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Report: Public safety program needs clarification JUNEAU — A working group in Alaska tasked with fixing a public safety program has completed a list of recommendations to send to state lawmakers after meeting in Anchorage this week.

Lawmakers formed the working group last year to fix the Village Public Safety Officer program, which has dealt with budget cuts, high turnover and fluctuating job descriptions, Alaska’s Energy Desk reported Friday.

The working group has held eight meetings across the state to gather feedback before coming up with the recommendations, officials said.

The biggest recommendation is to revise a state statute designating the programs’ responsibilities, said Republican Rep. Chuck Kopp, who co-chairs the working group.

The program was initially designed to assist with wildlife management and search and rescue efforts before it evolved into more policing and public safety efforts, Kopp said.

“It had much less emphasis on law enforcement, you know, keeping the law, apprehending violators and keeping people safe. But then the program kind of just dramatically evolved,” Kopp said.

Other issues such as funding and high turnover would benefit from a revised statute, he said.

The recommendations come after U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared a public law enforcement emergency in June and the U.S. Justice Department approved about $11 million in funding for federal law enforcement programs, officials said.

The working group plans to finalize the recommendations by the end of the month, officials said.

The group expects to focus on revising the statute during the 2020 Legislative session, which starts on Jan. 21 in Juneau, Kopp said.

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Lawmakers take it to the people Knopp discusses budget, PFD in town hall meeting.

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Soldotna, met with central peninsula residents on Thursday to discuss his

priorities for the upcoming legislative session as well as the concerns of his constituents.

During his town hall at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center, Knopp said that he expected this year’s session, much like last year’s, to be dominated by debates regarding the state budget and the Alaska

Permanent Fund dividend.

Knopp drew a few distinctions between the 2019 session and the one set to start on Jan. 21. Knopp characterized Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed fiscal year 2021 budget as “much less draconian” than the one he proposed last year and said that it provides a better starting point for

Vance, Carpenter talk budget, PFD, criminal justice In anticipation of the upcoming legislative session, Reps. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, and Sarah Vance, R-Homer, met with constituents on Thursday in Funny River to discuss their concerns and priorities for the state.

Before delving into their goals for the 2020 legislative session, Carpenter and Vance shared their experiences and accomplishments — both as freshmen lawmakers — during the 2019 session. Both pointed to the passage of House Bill 49, which

effectively repealed and replaced the controversial crime bill Senate Bill 91 and addressed many areas of criminal justice. The two lawmakers also cited last year’s reductions in the state budget as legislative successes and said they would continue the fight

legislators.

The main concern Knopp had with Dunleavy’s proposed budget is the fact that it draws $1.5 billion from the Constitutional Budget Reserve in order to pay out a PFD of approximately $1,600 per person. The CBR See meet, Page A2

this year to implement cuts in spending and pay out a full statutory Alaska Permanent Fund dividend.

The town hall at the Funny River Community Center served as an informal Q&A that covered a wide range of topics, including taxation, the PFD, the location of the legislative See hall, Page A2

Alaskans flock to register for PFD

By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

that were being held in the curatorial. SeaLife Center veterinary staff and avian staff treated the birds, and the animals seem to be recovering, according to the release. No staff or other animals were injured in the fire.

The SeaLife Center sustained

More than 100,000 Alaskans have already filed for their Alaska Permanent Fund dividend check already, which opened to qualified residents Jan. 1.

As of Saturday night, 101,266 had filed, according to date provided online by the Permanent Fund Dividend Division.

There’s still plenty of time to file, with the deadline this year being at 11:59 p.m. March 31.

Last year’s permanent fund dividend check was $1,606. In his proposed budget, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is budgeting for a check of about $3,000.

Since 1982, Alaskans have received a PFD check every year. The smallest payout was $331.29 in 1984. The highest was $2,072 in 2015, though, in 2008 the year’s $2,069 PFD check included an additional one-time payment of $1,200. A surplus of state natural resource revenues were distributed as the additional $1,200 when then Gov. Sarah Palin signed Senate Bill 4002.

This year, Alaskans 18 or older can participate in the Education Raffle, which gives them an option to donate money from their PFD to public education. Donations are made in $100 increments and for every $100, the applicant receives one entry into the Education Raffle. Half of the donation goes directly to public education that year and 25% of it goes into a new education endowment fund. The other 25% of the donation is used in the raffle fund. Each entry goes into a drawing which will take place sometime in January.

There are four prizes paid out

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Photo courtesy Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management

The frozen Kenai River can be seen here Friday near the Big Eddy State Recreation Site in Soldotn.

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Cold temperatures are expected to cause the Kenai River to continue freezing upstream and prolong flooding.

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

Cold weather and a prolonged ice jam on the Kenai River have prompted the National Weather Service to issue another flood advisory for the Big Eddy area of the central Kenai Peninsula.

The flood advisory is the result of an ice jam that formed near the Big Eddy State Recreation Site on Sunday, Jan. 5, which caused flooding in the Salmon Run Acres subdivision off Big Eddy Road in Soldotna.

The Kenai Peninsula Office of Emergency Management provided a Jan. 10 update on Facebook of

conditions in the area, notifying residents that flooded roads have been barricaded and continue to be monitored. Emergency Manager Dan Nelson said on Thursday that conditions are expected to remain static until warmer temperatures reach the area.

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Small fire breaks out at SeaLife Center

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

The Seward Volunteer Fire Department responded to a small fire at the Alaska SeaLife Center on Wednesday, according to a Jan. 9 press release from the center.

The fire occurred in the SeaLife Center’s avian curatorial on the

second floor of the facility around 6:37 p.m. Wednesday night, according to the release. Firefighters saw smoke coming from the building upon arrival and discovered that the fire sprinkler system had already extinguished what was believed to have been a small electrical fire.

Staff from the avian curatorial recovered two long-tailed ducks

Judge allows effort to recall governor to proceed

By Becky Bohrer Associated Press

JUNEAU — An Alaska judge ruled Friday that an effort to recall Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy may proceed, a decision that is expected to be appealed.

The decision from the bench by Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth in Anchorage followed arguments in the case and came two months after Gail Fenumiai, director of the state Division of Elections, rejected a bid

to advance the recall effort. Fenumiai has said her decision was based on an opinion from Attorney General Kevin Clarkson that found the reasons listed for recall were “factually and legally deficient.” The Recall Dunleavy group has argued that Clarkson’s analysis was overreaching and the recall effort should be allowed to move to a second signature-gathering phase.

The state Department of Law has said the group’s claims lack specificity or fail to explain how the alleged conduct resulted in consequences

justifying recall.

“This is not a mere policy disagreement, and the recall sponsors have alleged serious violations of the law” and constitutional issues, said Jahna Lindemuth, an attorney for the recall group who was an attorney general under Dunleavy’s predecessor, independent Bill Walker. She earlier argued that a showing of harm is not required.

Grounds for recall in Alaska are lack of fitness, incompetence, neglect of duties or corruption. The recall

group is not alleging corruption.

Margaret Paton-Walsh, an attorney for the state, said the court has to give meaning to terms such as neglect, incompetence and unfitness, and “if you interpret them in this sort of extraordinarily broad way that the committee does, those terms essentially lose their meaning.

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House-passed bill could lead to PFAS cleanup

By Ben Hohenstatt Juneau Empire

Alaska could have federal help in cleaning up so-called “forever chemicals” that have contaminated water and soil in the state. But first, a bill would need approval from the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump.

A bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Friday that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called PFAS, as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980. That’s the act that provides federal Superfund, which gives the EPA funds and authority to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites.

That means PFAS-contaminated

sites could be eligible to become Superfund sites if the bill becomes law.

PFAS are a group of long-lasting, man-made chemicals that have been linked to low birth weights, cancer, thyroid hormone disruption and negatively affecting the immune system, according to the EPA. Health concerns regarding water supply contamination led in November to residents of Gustavus having their blood tested.

There are currently 10 Superfund sites in Alaska, according to EPA. A Superfund site assessment process that considers the threat hazardous substances pose to people and the environment helps determine whether an area becomes a Superfund site.

PFAS contamination in Alaska is primarily related to the use of aqueous

film-forming foams, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and that’s reflected in a list of PFAS-contaminated sites.

DEC’s list of PFAS sites is long and names cities and military bases throughout the state. Sites listed include Juneau, Amchitka, Eielson Air Force Base, Soldotna, King Salmon, North Pole, Galena, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Fairbanks, Fort Greely, Adak, Fort Richardson, Coldfoot, Salcha, Prudhoe Bay, Fort Wainwright, Paxson, Stevens Village, Anchorage, Clear, Yakutat, Minto, Kenai, Utqiagvik, Nome, Bethel and Valdez.

Soil and water samples taken near Juneau International Airport and Hagevig airport showed PFAS present. The contamination was not near known sources of drinking water, according to City and Borough of

Juneau.

While many communities in Alaska have some level of PFAS contamination, it is not an Alaskaspecific problem. An interactive map of PFAS contamination created by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit activist group that researches toxic chemicals and water pollutants among other things, shows tight clusters of contamination in the northeastern U.S., Michigan, Kentucky and Southern California.

The prevalence of PFAS seems to be reflected in broad support for the PFAS Action Act, which passed with bipartisan support. Two hundred twenty-three Democratic representatives and 24 Republican representatives, including Alaska’s Rep. Don Young, voted for it.

“Too many Alaskan communities, particularly those in close proximity

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“It is vital that conservative voices call in and speak up,” Carpenter said. “This is what happens: we’re sitting behind a desk, and there’s a tally mark. This person’s for it, this person’s against it. That’s all that’s happening. We’re listening, and at the end of the night we look at the tally marks and say ‘OK, this is justification for where we’re going’ … I can tell you that when we were talking about budget cuts last year, 95% of the people who were calling

in were against budget cuts.”

Vance said that another way to keep tabs on the Legislature was by checking the website, akleg.gov, and added that she would be notifying her constituents over the course of the session when key issues are being discussed.

Some in attendance pointed out that not everyone has access to a computer, and Vance and Carpenter said that they would provide the relevant phone numbers for

calling in to public testimonies at the end of the meeting.

Carpenter said that one of his main priorities during this session will be pushing for the constitutional spending cap that was introduced

by Gov. Mike Dunleavy last year. Carpenter said that the current spending cap is inadequate for keeping state spending under control.

“Because of inflation, there is some growth (in spending) that has to happen. That’s just the reality,” Carpenter said.

“But the discretionary stuff and the decisions we make on where our priorities are: capital budget versus operating budget, roads versus education, those are decisions we need to make, and there needs to be a cap on the amount of money we can spend so that we can face that conversation.”

Vance said that one of the key issues on her agenda is the proposal to draw 50% of the permanent fund’s percent of market value (POMV) to use for the state’s budget, with the other half being used to pay out the permanent fund dividend. Vance said she would oppose this effort.

“I believe that the traditional formula is not broken.

It has worked well for many, many years,” Vance said. “I want you to know what is possibly coming … we need your feedback on it. I ran on a very clear platform of protecting the traditional formula. I’m not going to change on that. If you believe that is wrong, then vote me out, because I’m not going to change what I ran on and what I was elected on just because the winds are blowing differently.”

Vance said that she would

at flat funding today while still paying out a $600 or $700 dividend and not have to take anything out of savings,” Knopp said. “This is the nuts and bolts of where we’re at: We can either keep deficit spending, shut down government and keep paying out larger PFDs, or we can pay out what we have and not take any more from savings.”

Knopp also said he was concerned about certain smaller cuts in the governor’s proposed budget, including $450,000 from Alaska Legal

Services — a 55% reduction — and the flat funding for education, which he said is still somewhat of a cut when considering inflation.

Knopp said that he and the other majority coalition members in the House met in December to determine a timeline for events in the upcoming session with the intention of finishing business in the normal 90-day time frame. Last year’s legislative session had to be extended twice, partially due to the House failing to

organize within the first 30 days. Knopp said that if all goes according to their plan, the House will bring their budget to the floor on day 42 of the session this year.

After Knopp finished his presentation on the upcoming legislative session, he answered questions from about two dozen constituents who attended the meeting. The questions ranged

in topic from education to public safety, including what the status is on the effort to send Alaska inmates out of state to serve their sentences.

Knopp said that he and other lawmakers don’t know much at the moment and are still waiting on the Department of Corrections to give an update.

Knopp was also asked about the possibility of

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session and the public’s involvement in government processes.

Both Carpenter and Vance said that they were in support of moving the legislative session out of Juneau and onto Alaska’s road system.

“We’re both in agreement that we would love to see the capital, or at least the Legislature, moved to the road network,” Carpenter said.

“Unfortunately it is a political decision, and there are forces that don’t want to see it moved.”

Carpenter used this discussion to encourage people to utilize 360 North, which is a public broadcasting website that provides unedited live coverage of the Alaska State Legislature, in order to stay up-to-date with the various committee meetings and hearings.

Carpenter also urged his constituents to call in and voice their opinions during times when legislative committees are taking public comments and explained the importance of doing so.

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is the state’s only remaining savings account since the Statutory Budget Reserve was depleted last year. This transfer would leave about $540 million in the CBR, and Knopp said he believes the CBR should remain at a minimum of $2 billion in order to sustain the state.

“We could fund operations

to military bases, have faced challenges in remediating PFAS contamination,” Young said in a release. “It has been one of my priorities this Congress to address the issue of PFAS contamination in our state and across the country.”

Superfund typically forces those responsible for contamination to either perform cleanups or reimburse the government for EPA-led cleanup work, according to EPA. However, that could be financially devastating for small airports that were required to use contaminating foam by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Zack Brown, press secretary for Young, told the Empire via email the bill includes provisions to exempt parties, such as municipal airports, that were required to use PFAScontaining foam.

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Rep. Sarah Vance (R-Homer), left, and Rep. Ben Carpenter (R-Nikiski) speak to constituents during a town hall at the Funny River Community Center in Funny River on Thursday.

be fighting to ensure that any changes to the PFD formula go to a ballot so that the people of Alaska can vote on the change.

Vance also brought up a bill that she has prefiled, House Bill 194, which would consolidate the number of school districts from 54 to 18, which Vance said would reduce administrative costs and allow better communication between regions.

“There are some school districts that only have one school in the entire district with that overhead, so that could result in substantial savings that doesn’t take from the classrooms, doesn’t take from the teachers, but allows for greater flexibility in reducing that overall cost while still providing for their needs.”

Carpenter again emphasized the importance of people calling in and participating and warned that Vance’s legislation would be heavily opposed by the House majority coalition as well as educators.

The 2020 Legislative Session begins on Jan. 21 in Juneau.

Editor’s note: The author of this article is related to Rep. Ben Carpenter, R- Nikiski.

having a “community dividend” that is distributed to boroughs or municipalities in lieu of a personal dividend.

Knopp said he was open to that conversation but didn’t believe it would be possible to provide both forms of a dividend. It would have to be one or the other, Knopp said.

Reach Brian Mazurek at bmazurek@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Gary A Rieth

Shirley Bernice Horn

June 13, 1953 - December 31, 2019

October 6, 1930 - December 17, 2019

Ninilchik resident Gary A. Rieth, 66, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the American Legion Post 18 in Ninilchik. A second service will be held in Idaho Falls, Idaho at a later date.

Gary was born June 13, 1953 in Idaho Falls to Arthur and Mary Ellen Rieth, the fourth of six children. He graduated from Skyline High School in 1971. As a kid, he and his cousins loved to go to grandpa and grandma’s house to play in the cow sheds, swim in grandpa’s ditches and look for buried treasures in the garden. He also enjoyed riding horses and boogie boarding in the canals. He could think of all sorts of fun things, sometimes getting in trouble for things they did.

Growing up, he would spend his summers helping his uncle on his farm and helping his father train Labrador Retrievers. Gary was one of the best welders and mechanics around. When he went to school in Denver to learn more about Deutz Diesel engines, he was offered a teaching position on his first day. Not wanting to raise his boys in Denver, he gracefully declined. He was proud to say that he was a Jack of all Trades and Master of None, but many knew he was a Master of many.

He loved his boys and grandchildren to the moon and back. Gary enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, boating, four-wheeling, and shooting guns, including being a member of the Black Powder Club of Idaho. He also enjoyed using earth moving equipment, hanging out around the bonfire, educating others, singing and dancing.

Gary moved to Alaska in 1990 with his family and he fell in love with Alaska and decided to stay. In 1997, he met Roberta Wellhausen and a year later purchased property in Ninilchik, where they built their home together, where they enjoyed family, friends and the outdoors. They got married on Nov. 1, 2001 at the American Legion, and made a life together working and enjoying the community.

He loved living in Ninilchik. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.

Gary was a member of the American Legion Squadron Post 18 since 1997.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Gary is survived by his wife, Roberta Rieth of Ninilchik; sons, Jeffery Rieth of Mississippi, Johnathon Rieth of Idaho Falls and Scott Rieth of Anchorage; grandchildren, Shelby Walton, Robert Hacker, Cody Rieth, Matthew Rieth and Katlynn Rieth all of Anchorage; great-grandson, Angelo Marrufo of Anchorage; sisters and brothers-in-law, Gloria and Gerry Gibeault of Idaho Falls, Rosalie and Richard Lee of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mary Donnafield of Idaho Falls; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth and Judy Rieth and Anthony “Tony” and Colleen Rieth, all of Idaho Falls.

Memorial donations may be directed to American Legion Post 18 Gary Rieth Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel.

Shirley Bernice (Clinton) Horn passed away peacefully at Heritage Place Soldotna, on December 17, 2019. She had celebrated her 89th birthday on October 6, 2019 and was happy to have lived a full life. Born in Missouri, she moved with her parents and older brother and sister to Stockton California where she attend school and graduated in 1948. That year she married Leslie Horn and began a partnership that lasted until he passed in 2016.

Shirley and Les had a son Steve and a daughter Peggy and called many places home during their lives including Seattle, San Francisco, Lompoc, Ca., Utah, Alaska, and Oregon. The move from California to Alaska in 1967 was a shock to the family but they grew to love Alaska.

After living in Thorne Bay, Annette Island, and Fairbanks, the family settled in Anchorage in the early 1970’s. Later Shirley and Les moved to California to care for her mother and then she and Les settled in Oregon until his passing in 2016. After her husband passed away, Shirley came to live in Soldotna with her son and daughter-in-law. Her final home was at Heritage Place where she was loved and cared for until her passing.

Shirley was a teacher and loved working with people. She was an elementary school teacher and a non-profit director. She was an advocate for people with disabilities and worked to make their lives better. She directed church choirs, played the piano, and authored two books: Come Walk with Me: A Thought Held in Mind and Peace Within.

Shirley was the last of her family having seen the passing of her father, mother, sister, and brother. She was also survived the passing of her daughter and husband.

She is survived by her son Steve Horn and his wife Lisa Parker. Her grandson Nicholas Horn and wife Erin Horn and her great grandson, Hudson Horn, who called her G2. She leaves many extended family members whom she loved very much. In accordance with the wishes of mom and dad, their ashes will be spread together on the Oregon Coast and a memorial will be held for Shirley at that time.

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Troopers rescue Alaska man whose cabin burned last month ANCHORAGE — An Alaska man whose remote cabin burned down in mid-December was rescued Friday by Alaska State Troopers.

Tyson Steele, 30, was picked up in good health at his remote homestead 20 miles outside of Skwentna, troopers said.

Skwentna, with a population of 35, is 70 miles northwest of Anchorage. The temperature at 2:30 p.m. Friday was 2 degrees.

Steele’s family members had not heard from Steele for several weeks and requested that troopers check on his welfare.

The trooper helicopter crew at about 11 a.m. reached the homestead and saw Steele waving his arms near a makeshift shelter. He had stamped an SOS signal in snow.

The trooper helicopter transported Steele to Anchorage. The mid-December fire had left him with no way to communicate, Steele told troopers.

Anchorage Assembly members pitch new tax proposals ANCHORAGE — City leaders in Anchorage have discussed new taxes to offset declines in revenue from the state despite voters failing to pass former tax proposals as recently as April.

The Anchorage Assembly has held multiple town hall meetings this week to explain the city’s financial situation, explore revenue options and hear comments from the public, Anchorage Daily News reported Friday. Assembly members have pitched a sales tax and two versions of an alcohol tax, officials said.

The Assembly could place multiple proposals on the ballot, but only want one to go before voters, city officials said. At least eight out of the 11 members must vote in favor of a proposal for it to be placed on the April 7 election ballot, officials said.

The original 5% alcohol tax is closest to getting eight votes and is aimed at funding police and first responders; combating child and sexual abuse; funding mental and behavioral health programs; and helping address homelessness, officials said.

The other alcohol tax would start at 2% and increase to 5%, but would not fund more police, officials said.

The sales tax would fund more police, prosecutors, forensic lab technicians and parole and probation officers all under state regulation, officials said. It is unclear how much money that would require and how to fund state services without overseeing them, city officials said.

Multiple members of the public commented on the proposals and some have advocated for no new taxes or abolishing existing taxes, officials said.

Names of officers released in fatal Delta Junction shooting ANCHORAGE — A North Pole Police Department detective and a drug investigator with the Alaska Department of Public Safety fired weapons at a Delta Junction man wanted on counts of sexual abuse of a minor, Alaska State Troopers announced Friday.

Daniel Duane Jensen. Jr, 59, died Tuesday in the shooting by officers, troopers said. Delta Junction is at the crossroads of the Alaska and Richardson highways about 95 miles south of Fairbanks.

Troopers identified the officers who fired as North Pole detective Nathan Werner, a recent hire with 10 years of law enforcement experience, and investigator Jack LeBlanc, a 12-year-veteran who is part of the statewide drug enforcement unit.

Members of the U.S. Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force attempted to apprehend Jensen. The party on Tuesday

included U.S. marshals, troopers and police officers from Anchorage and North Pole.

Troopers have released few details on the fatal shooting.

The officers carried search warrants for Jensen’s property at Mile 1399 Alaska Highway about 23 miles east of Delta Junction, troopers said. Multiple buildings were on the property.

As officers approached one buildings, troopers said, they saw through a window that Jensen and another person were inside. Jensen also saw the approaching officers, troopers said, and grabbed a rifle. LeBlanc and Werner fired service weapons at Jensen.

The Alaska Bureau of Investigation will investigate the shooting and forward results for review to the Office of Special Prosecutions.

State employee files $19 million sexual harassment lawsuit ANCHORAGE — A state employee who says she was sexually harassed and physically injured by a supervisor is suing the state for $19 million.

Toni Prins, a Kenai juvenile justice worker, also said in her lawsuit that she was given a poor performance review when she complained, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

The lawsuit was filed in November. State officials deny that Prins has a valid claim and last month asked that it be dismissed.

Prins’ lawsuit claims a supervisor began to harass her in April 2016. She complained to another supervisor but no immediate action was taken, the lawsuit said.

The supervisor injured her during a training session intended to teach safe restraint, the lawsuit said.

Prins was transferred to another supervisor and received a positive performance review, the lawsuit said.

The Alaska State Commission on Human Rights investigated Prins’ complaint. The commission concluded that Prins’ injury was deliberate retaliation and that Prins was the subject of discrimination, according to a description written by Prins’ attorney, Sara Bloom.

Bloom declined comment on the lawsuit. Assistant attorney general Maria Bahr said the state generally does not comment on ongoing litigation.

— Clarion news services

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Dr. Alan Boraas Celebration of Life Join Kenai Peninsula College to celebrate the life of Dr. Alan Boraas, father, husband, KPC professor and community advocate, April 17, 1947-Nov. 4, 2019. The public is invited to come together from 5-7 p.m., Friday Jan. 17, 2020 at the Kenai River Campus in Ward rooms 102-106 to honor and remember Alan and the legacy he has left.

Share memories of Alan Boraas at https://www.facebook. com/groups/440578506823545/. The service can be viewed at http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/ev3oi.

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water damage in the avian curatorial as well as the first floor BP Theater and Exit Exhibit/Donor Recognition area. The SeaLife Center was closed to the public on Thursday for cleanup and to replace the sprinkler heads and sensors, and resumed normal operating hours on

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annually. The first prize is 8% of the raffle fund. The second prize is 4% of the raffle fund and third prize is 2% of the raffle fund. The fourth and final prize is 1% of the raffle fund. The remaining 85% of the fund will grow the fund for future year prize money.

Residents can file for their PFD online at pfd.alaska.

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in Anchorage to conduct surveys of the river and determine what actions can be taken to address the ice jam, Nelson said. Heavy equipment has been able to improve conditions along portions of Eddy Lane, but Riverside Drive remains inaccessible, according to the OEM update. Vehicle access is currently not possible past Amiyung Drive on Eddy Lane, according to the NWS flood advisory.

Cold temperatures are expected to cause the Kenai River to continue freezing upstream, Nelson said.

Celine Van Breukelen, senior service hydrologist for the National Weather

Friday.

“I’m so proud to work with this staff who, as a team, are willing to take on the challenges, learn from the experiences and go on with the important mission of the Alaska SeaLife Center,” center Chief Operating Officer Chip Arnold said in the release.

“Thank you Fire Chief Clinton Crites and the Seward Volunteer Fire Department for handling the situation with speed, professionalism and tact.”

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To be eligible for the PFD check, an applicant must have been an Alaska resident for an entire calendar year preceding the date they applied for a dividend and intend to stay in Alaska indefinitely. Applicants who wish to receive a PFD must also not claim residency in another state or country.

Residents who are absent from Alaska for more than 180 days are also not eligible to receive a PFD check.

Service, said that temperatures warm enough to break the ice jam are not forecast for the next week and that the flood advisory will likely remain in place or be extended until the weather changes.

“At this point, as long as temperatures stay well below zero, it’s a waiting game,” Van Breukelen said.

The current flood advisory was issued on Friday at around 11:30 a.m. and will remain in effect until 11:15 p.m. Sunday.

The OEM advised motorists to avoid the flooded areas and continue to take safety precautions when near the river, as significant amounts of water remain under the ice and the ice’s thickness can be deceptive along the river’s edge and in larger lakes.

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Americans deserve a fair impeachment trial

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major hiccup has been introduced into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plans for a speedy acquittal of President Donald Trump at his impending impeachment trial. Former national security adviser John Bolton says he is prepared to testify if subpoenaed. McConnell, with a big assist by Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, was all but prepared to declare the impeachment process dead.

Until Bolton’s announcement Monday, GOP leaders had convinced themselves that weeks of House testimony by former and current administration officials — describing multiple ways in which Trump abused his presidential power — really amounted to nothing. Senate Republicans had been hoping and praying that no new testimony or evidence would surface to derail their plans to acquit Trump and be done with this entire impeachment mess.

Nothing would sway them from their drive to declare Trump innocent — not even an official White House transcript that made clear Trump pressured Ukraine’s president into digging up dirt against Trump’s likely 2020 Democratic presidential opponent. They wouldn’t be swayed by a batch of unredacted emails uncovered last week in which defense and budget officials discussed the withholding of military aid to Ukraine, with one key official stating that there was “clear direction from POTUS (Trump) to continue to hold.”

The last thing Senate Republicans wanted was the prospect of testimony from someone with undeniable credibility. Bolton was in the room when many of the Ukraine discussions occurred between Trump and other top administration officials. Former aides described Bolton as harshly critical of the pressure being applied on Ukraine. Bolton has not denied witness testimony quoting him referring to the Ukraine affair and ridiculing Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, as “a hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up.”

Bolton’s conservative credentials are impeccable. He resigned abruptly on Sept. 10 as details of the Ukraine aid suspension were surfacing publicly. Bolton’s public dispute with Trump over the reasons for his White House departure accented the possibility that Bolton would not offer flattering versions of Trump’s involvement in the Ukraine affair if subpoenaed to testify.

That’s exactly why McConnell is likely to do anything he can to circumvent the possibility. Hawley offered help Monday by introducing a resolution allowing the Senate to dispense with the trial altogether if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to delay delivery of the articles of impeachment.

— The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan. 7

voices of the peninsula

Jet Skis don’t belong in Kachemak Bay I commend Will Rice on his accurate and well-worded letter criticizing the shady process and misguided intent of the governor’s removal of the ban on Jet Skis in the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area (ADN 1/7).

ADF&G biologists and the vast majority of local residents and users of the bay for traditional recreational and commercial pursuits have time and again concluded that the type of high-speed thrill riding, circling and wave jumping that are designed into and advertised for these watercraft are clearly not compatible with the primary objectives of the management plan for the area: ” …to protect and preserve habitat areas especially crucial to the perpetuation of fish and wildlife, and to restrict all other uses not compatible with that primary purpose.”

This type of activity exhibits little respect for the lives of birds and marine mammals, and conflicts with activities of other users such as tourists, wildlife researchers, and fishers who are there at least in large part to observe wildlife in a natural and undisturbed setting and behavior.

Like many outdoor activities, disturbance and safety characteristics of Jet Ski use depend to a large degree on the variables of skill, experience, maturity, respect and local knowledge of the operator, but Jet Ski speed alone makes awareness and avoidance of sensitive wildlife much more challenging when making full use of the technical capabilities of the craft.

As for the threat of injury or death to wildlife from collisions with Jet Skis, I am not aware of any published studies that would be relevant to Kachemak Bay. But anecdotally, one time while aboard a high-speed (~ 40 mph) commercial hydrofoil ferry in Denmark I watched in horror as common eider ducks and other diving birds emerged from the water just ahead and “bonked” to their death or injury off the hull of the boat, not having time to build up speed to fly out of the way. I can’t imagine diving birds and marine mammals would fare better in Kachemak Bay with Jet Skis, given their much higher speeds and abrupt changes in direction.

My hope is that there is enough outrage about this rule change and its process to at least force a delay until the next fair and thorough review of the KBCHA management plan, including modeling of potential impacts, using credible quantitative estimates of potential levels of future use of personal watercraft, and an up-to-date review of relevant literature. Please send comments on this issue immediately to: rick.green@alaska.gov or Gov. Dunleavy.

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voices of the peninsula | Suzanne Greenwood

Disamenity and invention: Jet Skis are not right for the bay

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hoose your battles wisely — there will be never-ending options here.”

Those were words of advice I received during my first week in Homer 22 years ago. Sure enough, before long I found myself standing in a crowded, tension-filled city hall — quiet-sport enthusiasts on one side, motor-sport fans on the other, debating whether or not to allow Jet Ski use in Kachemak Bay. Conflict is a normal part of life.

Consistent agreement between human beings is unrealistic. When conflict triggers strong feelings, a deep personal need is often at the core of the issue. We live in a society where one usually has a voice and, whether or not it is to your liking, majority rules.

Having spent the previous several years in New Zealand, I had witnessed first-hand the effects of personal watercraft on the oceans and lakes Downunder. No outdoor vehicle generates more social conflict and public outrage than a PWC. As someone who seeks and appreciates quietude, I personally put Jet Skis in the category of “man’s worst inventions,” alongside leaf blowers, Segways, auto-tune and robocalls.

In fact, if an entity existed that would take my money and turn off the noise, I would probably find a way to pay it.

Jet Ski noise is different from that

of other motor craft. Jet Skis continually leave the water, magnifying their impact. Minus the muffling effect of the water, the exhaust is much louder.

An airborne Jet Ski has the same noise impact on a listener at the water’s edge as an in-water Jet Ski eight times closer, or as 32 identical in-water jet skis at the same distance. Rapidly varying noise is much more disturbing than constant noise, as decades of psycho-acoustics research has established. In New Zealand the incessant series of “whomping” ruined countless days in the water and caused much stress and anxiety for swimmers and waders.

Comprising less than 10% of all U.S. vessels, they’re involved in 55% of all collisions. Contrary to industry claims, PWC themselves, not simply the riders, cause numerous accidents on public waters. With no braking mechanism, they coast to a stop with no turning ability. I have personally witnessed several unfortunate accidents resulting in serious injuries from PWC use — riders weaving and wake-jumping, zooming in close to shore and docks at high speeds.

So, yes, my hackles were up and my blood pressure was rising at the thought of my new home, this Critical Habitat Area, becoming open to thrill craft. A public process including hearings and testimonies resulted in an overwhelming majority voting in favor of the ban. Thousands of

Alaskans spoke out to protect Kachemak Bay followed by subsequent hearings to retain the ban.

So here I am, 20 years later, choosing the same battle and making a plea based on my personal beliefs and desires. The disamenity or unpleasant quality and character of the invention known as “Jet Ski” compels me to do so. The people have spoken and no new technology or so-called improvements over the past decades warrant repealing the ban.

The main difference this time around seems to be the unusual relationship of the governor and a few particular special interest groups and “special assistants” completely ignoring scientific reviews and wide support of the ban. There seems to be some question as to who approached whom and instigated this falsehood that the definition of personal watercraft is suddenly not in conflict with preservation of this crucial, vital habitat.

Why is the majority being ignored?

Why is this decision coming from the top down instead of originating from the bottom up?

“Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” Are we Dunlearnin’ and forgetting how democracy is supposed to work?

Suzanne Greenwood describes herself as “a passionate, inspired Alaskan and living proof that pobody’s nerfect.”

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Democratic 2020 candidates vie for unions, Latinos in Nevada

By Michelle L. Price Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Democratic presidential candidates descended on Nevada on Saturday in an attempt to build relationships with Latino voters and win the coveted endorsement of the powerful casino workers’ Culinary Union.

Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg, both running as Midwestern moderates who’ve warned against liberal plans to move the U.S. to a government-run health insurance system, pitched themselves Saturday morning to Culinary Union workers, who prize their robust health plans.

Klobuchar, a Minnesota senator, said the “Medicare for All” proposals like those put out by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren “might sound really good on a bumper sticker” but would cause millions of Americans to lose their current health insurance, including the plans the casino workers bargained hard for.

“All of that work, I don’t want it to go down the drain,” Klobuchar said during her appearance at the workers’ union hall just off the Las Vegas Strip.

Buttigieg, who took the stage after Klobuchar left, made a similar point as he pushed his plan to offer government-run Medicare insurance to those who want it. “I believe that if it’s the best answer for everybody, well, then everybody will choose it anyway,” said the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Visits from Klobuchar, Buttigieg and former Vice President Joe Biden came a little more than a month before early caucus

voting starts in Nevada, the third state to weigh in on the primary race. Biden has maintained a top spot in Nevada polls. In the most recent poll of the state, released Thursday by Fox News, he has a slight lead over Bernie Sanders, followed by Elizabeth Warren and Tom Steyer, with Buttigieg trailing slightly. Klobuchar, who has only recently ramped up her campaign in Nevada, has been polling in low single digits. Biden held a town hallstyle meeting at a high school in north Las Vegas with Latino and immigrant advocacy group Mi Familia Vota.

Nevada, considered the first state to test a candidate’s appeal before a diverse population, is a minority-majority state that’s about 29% Latino. Hispanic voters are a key constituency for Democrats in the state, along with labor unions.

Biden spoke to an audience of about 200, mostly people of color, packed into chairs and on stairways to listen. The former vice president said he has no Hispanic heritage but that he understands what it’s like to be a second-class citizen, growing up Irish Catholic in his Scranton, Pennsylvania, neighborhood. “We were considered sort of the bottom of the rung,” he said.

Mi Familia Vota leader Héctor Sánchez Barba asked Biden if he’d commit to having four Latinos in his Cabinet. Biden wouldn’t commit to any specific number but said he would have a “significant number of Latinos” in his Cabinet, along with Latinos serving as core members of his senior White House team.

“Latinos make up 25% of every single solitary person in school in

America today. The idea that we are not going to have overwhelming representation of Latinos in my Cabinet says we’re not going to move forward as a country,” he said. “You are the future.” The biggest immigrant organization in Nevada is the Culinary Union, 60,000 strong, mostly women and mostly Latinos, and one of the most important endorsements in Nevada Democratic politics. The Culinary Union’s leaders have not yet said if they will endorse in the primary. The union’s parent organization, Unite Here, will decide at the end of the month whether to endorse.

If it doesn’t, Culinary may endorse on its own, according to Culinary spokeswoman Bethany Khan. Biden, Warren and Sanders all made their pitch to the union in December.

While Warren sidestepped discussion of her “Medicare for All” plan to move the country away from private insurance, Sanders took on the issue directly and was heckled by some in the audience.

But all three of those candidates, who are much better known, received more enthusiastic receptions at their earlier visits than Klobuchar and Buttigeg did Saturday. Klobuchar told jokes and touted her family’s long union membership as she warmed up the crowd. Buttigieg drew whoops and claps as he broke into Spanish several times during his speech.

Biden, while answering a question about Latino representation at his event, apologized that he couldn’t speak Spanish. He said he took five years of French in high school and college and was still made fun of when he tried to speak that language.

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court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: ■■ Corey Green, 26, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended, committed Nov. 1. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, and placed on probation for 12 months.

All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Corey Sherman Green, 26, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended, committed Nov. 9. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Kim K. Lebrell, 61, was found guilty of driving under the influence, committed Dec. 14, 2014. She was sentenced to 270 days in jail or on electronic monitoring with 240 days suspended, received credit for treatment time completed, was fined $1,500, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $66 for the first three days plus $14 for each additional day of monitoring ordered, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for one year, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Shyanne Elizabeth Waters, 24, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating custodian’s duty, committed Nov. 23. She was fined $2,000 with $1,750 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, and placed on probation for 24 months.

■■ Hunter Lloyd Crosby, 19, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of an

amended charge of first-degree criminal trespass and one count of fifth-degree criminal mischief, committed June 16.

On the count of first-degree criminal trespass, he was sentenced to 180 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, and was placed on probation for 36 months. On the count of fifth-degree criminal mischief, he was fined $250 and ordered to pay restitution. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Hali Gwyn Borchgrevink, 26, address unknown, pleaded guilty to fourthdegree assault (recklessly injure), committed Aug. 1, 2017. She was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, and a $50 court surcharge, ordered to complete a parenting class and follow all recommendations, and was placed on probation for 12 months ■■ Merrill Edward Danna, 54, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment (anonymous, obscene, threatening call), a domestic violence offense committed Dec. 20, 2018. He was fined $250, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Paul Wayne Hermis, 32, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Sept. 29, 2018.

He was sentenced to 30 days in jail or on electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, credited for all time served, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $66 for the first three days of monitoring ordered, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety

Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for one year, and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Paul Wayne Hermis, 32, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed June 30. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited interest in an item seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Ryan J. Johnson, 20, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Dec. 15. He was sentenced to 150 days in jail with 130 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 to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for two years, and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Travis Lindley, 19, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed May 17. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail or on electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, fined $2,500 with $500 suspended, a $150 court 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, forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Briana Sarah Brumley, 27, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to

fourth-degree theft, committed June 1, 2018. She was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Lucky 13 Fashion, forfeited any items seized, and placed on probation for six months.

■■ Briana S. Brumley, 27, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating a protective order, a domestic violence offense committed Aug. 31, 2018. She was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Briana S. Brumley, 27, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted first-degree vehicle theft, committed Sept. 7, 2018. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ William E. Knackstedt, 62, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fourth-degree criminal mischief, a domestic violence offense committed Nov. 21. He was sentenced to 180 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 mental health assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Kenneth Paxton Oder, 50, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Aug. 17. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail or on electronic monitoring with 87 days

suspended, credited for all time served, first to active time, with remaining time credited to suspended time, was fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $150 court 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, forfeited items seized, ordered not to possess, consume or buy illegal drugs, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ A charge of driving while license cancelled, revoked for suspended against Corey Green, 26, of Nikiski, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Oct. 18.

■■ Charges of one count of fourthdegree misconduct involving weapons (possession while intoxicated) and one count of violating condition of release against Paul Hermis, 32, of Kenai, were dismissed. Date of the charges was July 3.

■■ Charges of one count of seconddegree theft and one count of an amended charge of fraudulent use of stolen access devise/ID against Briana Sarah Brumley, 27, of Soldotna, were dismissed. Date of the charges was Aug. 21. 2018.

■■ A charge of violating condition of release against Briana Brumley, 27, of Soldotna, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Nov. 6, 2018.

■■ A charge of violating condition of release against Briana Brumley, 27, of Soldotna, was dismissed. Date of the charge was May 2.

■■ Charges of two counts of violating conditions release for a misdemeanor against Briana Sarah Brumley, 27, of Soldotna, were dismissed. Dates of the charges were Aug. 5 and Nov. 27.

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 is presumed innocent.

■■ On Jan. 8, Kenai police arrested Ely C. Holmes, 32, of Kenai, for violating a domestic violence restraining order, fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, and violating conditions of release and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

■■ On Jan. 8 at 11:37 p.m., Kenai police came in contact with a wanted subject at a business on the Kenai Spur Highway near Bridge Access Road. Richard A. Mattox, 60, of Kenai was arrested on an outstanding Alaska State Troopers warrant for failure to

appear for arraignment on original charges of petition to revoke probation, two counts of fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance, and violating conditions of release and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Jan. 6 at 11:09 p.m., Kenai police responded to a noise complaint at Sprucewood Apartments. Nicholas G. Perkins, 29, of Nikiski, was arrested for violating conditions of release and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Jan. 5 at 4:56 a.m., Kenai police responded to Alaska Avenue about a vehicle that had struck a building. Jesse J. Ross, 24, of Nikiski, was arrested for driving under the influence, fourth-degree misconduct involving a weapon, reckless endangerment, and

fifth-degree criminal mischief and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Jan. 5 at 10:34 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop near Lawton Drive and Wooded Glen Court. Joshua L. Thompson, 36, of Kenai, was arrested for driving while license suspended, two counts of violating conditions of release, and first-degree unlawful contact and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Jan. 3 at about 6:10 p.m., Kenai police made contact with Luis A. Cazares, 36, of Soldotna. As a result of an ongoing investigation, Cazares was arrested for firstdegree sexual abuse of a minor and second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Jan. 2 at 9:04 a.m., Kenai

police responded to a local business on Bidarka Street for reports of damaged property. After investigation, Kobie T. Talbott, 26, of Soldotna, was arrested for thirddegree misconduct involving a controlled substance and petition to revoke probation. Catherine V. Keane, 30, of North Pole, was arrested for fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. Both were taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Jan. 2 at 1:13 p.m., Kenai police responded to a local business on Trading Bay Road. After investigation, Olivia J. Mapes, 21, of Kenai, was arrested for tampering with physical evidence and violating conditions of release and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

■■ On Jan. 2 at 11:29 p.m., Kenai police responded to reports of a REDDI (Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately) driver near Mile 11 of the Kenai Spur Highway. After investigation, Beau E. Brown, 35, of Fairbanks, was issued a summons for driving while license revoked.

■■ On Jan. 9 at about 2:00 p.m., Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Soldotna Post, while on patrol, located a dead moose calf on the Escape Route near Holt Lamplight Road in Nikiski. The calf was scavenged on by eagles, making it difficult to confirm a cause of death. The moose did not appear to have died from natural causes. There were no reported traffic collisions reported in the area recently. The moose did

not appear to have wounds consistent with being hit by a car. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Soldotna Wildlife Troopers at 907-262-4573 or contact the Wildlife Safeguard Hotline at 1-800-478-3377, where callers can remain anonymous.

■■ On Jan. 8 at about 3:30 p.m., Alaska State Troopers arrested Hugh Cowan, 31, of Homer, on an outstanding arrest warrant for a probation violation. Cowan was contacted at a residence on Brown Drive in Homer after troopers received information that he was at the residence. Cowan was taken to the Homer Jail, pending arraignment.

■■ On Jan. 9 at 11:09 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Warren Avenue in Nikiski. Investigation revealed that the driver, Catherine Keane, 30, of Kenai, was in possession of heroin and brass knuckles.

Keane was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail for fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, fourthdegree misconduct involving weapons, and violating conditions of release.

■■ On Jan. 9 at about 4:10 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a single-vehicle rollover at Mile 123.5 of the Sterling Highway.

Investigation showed that Francis Moesh, 20, of Kenai, was driving the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and that he had ran another vehicle nearly off the

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road just prior to the crash. Moesh sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash. Further investigation showed that Moesh was on conditions of release in a separate criminal case at the time of the crash. Moesh was arrested and taken to the Homer Jail, pending arraignment.

■■ On Jan. 10, Alaska Wildlife Troopers and Alaska State Park Rangers conducted a joint patrol that resulted in the arrest of Robert E. Carroll, Jr., 47, of Homer, who was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on charges of drug-related driving under the influence and third-degree theft.

■■ On Jan. 10 at about 8:20 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence in the Robinson Loop area of Sterling. Louis Redmon, 18, of Sterling, was contacted nearby. Investigation led to the arrest of Redmon on the charges of domestic violence related fifthdegree criminal mischief, seconddegree terroristic threatening, and interfering with the report of a domestic violence crime. Redmon was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on the charges.

■■ On Jan. 9 at 2:52 p.m., Alaska State Troopers received report of a theft of fuel on Alaskan Way in Nikiski. Investigation revealed that an unknown suspect has been siphoning gas out of cars. Anyone with info regarding this case is encouraged to contact Alaska State Troopers at 907-262-4453.

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Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake

By Nasser Karimi and Joseph Krauss Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — In the face of mounting evidence, Iran on Saturday acknowledged that it shot down the Ukrainian jetliner by accident, killing all 176 people aboard. The admission by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard undermined the credibility of information provided by senior officials, who for three days had adamantly dismissed allegations of a missile strike as Western propaganda.

It also raised a host of new questions, such as why Iran did not shut down its international airport or airspace on Wednesday when it

was bracing for the U.S. to retaliate for a ballistic missile attack on two military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq. No one was hurt in that attack, carried out in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an American airstrike in Baghdad.

Iran’s acknowledgment alters the narrative around its confrontation with the U.S. in a way that could anger the Iranian public. Iran had promised harsh revenge after Soleimani’s death, but instead of killing American soldiers, its forces downed a civilian plane in which most passengers were Iranian.

On Saturday night, hundreds gathered at universities in Tehran to protest the government’s late

acknowledgement of the plane being shot down. They demanded officials involved in the missile attack be removed from their positions and tried. Police broke up the demonstrations.

President Donald Trump tweeted messages of support to Iranians who back protests of the government, saying he and his administration are behind them. In the tweets, Trump called on the Iranian government to allow human rights groups to monitor the protests and expressed support for the “brave, long-suffering people” of Iran.

Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guard’s aerospace division, said his unit accepts full responsibility for the shootdown. In an address

broadcast by state TV, he said when he learned about the downing of the plane, “I wished I was dead.”

He said he raised the possibility to his superiors that his forces shot down the plane as early as Wednesday morning because “the simultaneous occurrence of the launch and crash was suspicious.”

Hajizadeh said Guard forces ringing the capital had beefed up their air defenses and were at the “highest level of readiness,” fearing that the U.S. would retaliate. He said he suggested Tehran should close its airspace but no action was taken.

He said the airline’s pilot and crew had done nothing wrong, but an officer made the “bad decision” to open fire on the plane after

mistaking it for a cruise missile.

“We were prepared for an all-out conflict,” he said.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, expressed his “deep sympathy” to the families of the victims and called on the armed forces to “pursue probable shortcomings and guilt in the painful incident.”

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked the U.S, Britain, Canada and others for information about the crash and their support.

He said that “undoubtedly helped” push Iran to acknowledge its responsibility for the crash. Zelenskiy said the crash investigation should continue and the “perpetrators” should be brought to justice.

Protesters fill streets in Tehran; Trump says ‘world is watching’

By Farshid Motahari, Eliyahu Kamisher and Bill Smith dpa

TEHRAN — Protests were reported late Saturday in several parts of the Iranian capital Tehran over the shooting down of the Ukrainian passenger plane by the Iranian military, according to Iranian media.

Hundreds of people took part in Saturday night protest rallies outside Tehran, Amir Kabir and Sharif, according to news agencies

IRNA and Isna. They criticized both the shooting down and the daylong denials by Iranian authorities and the media.

According to Isna, some demonstrators outside Amir Kabir University called for those responsible for the downing of the airliner to resign.

Thousands of Iranians posted a black page on social media as a sign of their grief and as a protest against the government. For them, the shooting down of the passenger plane does irreparable damage to Iran’s image.

After days of vehement denials, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Saturday admitted it mistakenly shot down a Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane outside Tehran this week, killing all 176 people on board, including 57 Canadians.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday voiced support for antigovernment protests in Iran just days after the two countries stepped back from an escalated military conflict.

“We are following your protests closely, and are inspired by your

courage,” Trump said in a tweet.

“The government of Iran must allow human rights groups to monitor and report facts from the ground on the ongoing protests by the Iranian people,” Trump said.

“There can not be another massacre of peaceful protesters, nor an internet shutdown. The world is watching,” he added.

Among those taking part in the demonstrations was the United Kingdom ambassador, who was reportedly detained briefly.

In London, U.K. Foreign Secretary

Dominic Raab accused Iran of a “flagrant violation of international law” after it briefly detained the British ambassador during antigovernment protests on Saturday in Teheran.

“The arrest of our ambassador in Teheran without grounds or explanation is a flagrant violation of international law,” Raab said after reports that Ambassador Rob Macaire was detained for more than one hour.

“The Iranian government is at a crossroads moment,” Raab said in a statement.

Storms sweep southern US, Midwest; death toll rises to 11

By Juan A. Lozano Associated Press

HOUSTON — Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed Saturday in the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain battered large swaths of the country.

Storm-related fatalities were reported in Texas due to icy weather, in Alabama from a deadly tornado and in Louisiana, where winds were so strong that a trailer home was lifted off its foundation and carried several hundred feet. A man drowned in Oklahoma and the storms even touched the Midwest with at least one death on an icy highway in Iowa. Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power from Texas to Ohio, parts of highways were closed in Oklahoma and Arkansas due to flooding and hundreds of flights were canceled at Chicago’s international airports.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson declared a state of emergency to assist crews working to restore power around the state.

Two first responders were killed

and another was critically injured in Lubbock, Texas, Saturday morning after they were hit by a vehicle while working the scene of a traffic accident in icy conditions, officials said.

Police Officer Nicholas Reyna, 27, who had been with the department for one year, died at the scene. Firefighter Lt. David Hill, 39, was taken to a local hospital where he later died.

Firefighter Matthew Dawson, 30, was hospitalized in critical condition.

Lubbock Police Chief Floyd Mitchell called it an “extremely tragic day” for the city.

Another person had died in Texas Friday night when a car flipped into a creek in Dallas as severe thunderstorms passed through. Lightning from Friday’s stormy weather was suspected of causing fires that burned two houses by caused no injuries in the North Texas cities of Burleson and Mansfield.

A man drowned near Kiowa, Oklahoma, after he was swept away in floodwaters, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Saturday. Randall Hyatt, 58, of Wardville, was overwhelmed by rushing water while getting out of his stalled truck.

The Iowa State Patrol said roads were caked with ice early Saturday

when a semitrailer on Interstate 80 overturned, killing a passenger in the truck east of Iowa City.

In Alabama, three people were confirmed killed near Carrollton in Pickens County, the National Weather Service in Birmingham said on Twitter. The Alabama Emergency Management Agency said the deaths were caused by an “embedded tornado within a long line of intense thunderstorms.”

Earlier Saturday, in northwestern Louisiana, firefighters found the bodies of an elderly couple near their demolished trailer in Benton, the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office said via Facebook. The winds were so strong the home of the couple, who were the in-laws of a parish deputy, was moved 200 feet from its foundation.

The National Weather Service in Shreveport said a tornado with winds of around 135 mph had touched down in Bossier Parish.

Drone footage showed smashed buildings, a large vehicle flipped on its side, toppled trees and debris scattered over a large area.

Also in Louisiana, Raymond Holden, 75, was killed in his bed when a tree fell on his home in Oil

City, crushing him, according to the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office.

About 91,000 customers were without power in Alabama on Saturday evening, according to Alabama Power. PowerOutage.us said Georgia had about 105,000 power outages Saturday evening, with tens of thousands of outages also reported in Mississippi and Louisiana. Outages were reported from Texas to Michigan.

In Tennessee, Memphis Light, Gas and Water said about 23,000 customers were without power Saturday morning. Damage was widespread throughout Shelby County, Tennessee’s most populous county that includes Memphis, including downed trees and power poles, some of which will need to be replaced, according to the utility.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reported Saturday morning that portions of several highways in the southeastern part of the state were closed due to flooding. The Arkansas Department of Transportation reported that portions of several state highways across the state, particularly in the southeastern portion of Arkansas were closed due to downed trees

and power lines and to flooding.

On Alabama’s Gulf Coast, the National Weather Service warned of high winds and flooding and the potential for 10-foot-high waves on beaches, where northern visitors escaping the cold are a common sight during the winter.

Many streams were already at or near flood levels because of earlier storms, and heavy rains could lead to flash flooding across the region, forecasters said. Parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana were under flash flood warnings or watches on Saturday.

The storm, bringing the threat of ice and snow to the Chicago area, prompted the cancellation of more than 1,200 flights Saturday at Chicago’s two main airports. Most occurred at Chicago’s O’Hare International, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation’s online flight-tracking website.

The weather service issued a winter weather advisory, flood watch and lakeshore flood warning for the Chicago metropolitan area for Saturday and a winter storm warning for adjacent areas of northwestern Illinois.

FAA seeks to fine Boeing $5.4 million over faulty Max parts Associated Press

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it plans to fine Boeing $5.4 million for installing substandard parts on the wings of 178 of its 737 Max jetliners, which have been grounded since two crashes linked to other systems on the planes.

The proposed civil penalty follows an FAA announcement last month that it would

fine Boeing more than $3.9 million for installing the same parts on other versions of the 737.

Boeing said it has no reports of the parts causing a problem during flights. The company said it is working with airlines to make corrections, and will make sure all inspections and any needed part replacements will be done before the 737 Max planes return to service.

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AccuWeather® 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna Today

Monday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

A bit of afternoon snow; very cold

Partly sunny and very cold

Mostly sunny and very cold

Hi: 14

Lo: 3

Hi: 12

Lo: -3

Hi: 7

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Lo: -8

Hi: 4

Lo: -12

Mostly sunny and very cold Hi: 2

Kotzebue 9/6

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Unalakleet 13/11 McGrath -5/-8

Tomorrow 8:55 p.m.

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Glennallen 7/-5

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Dillingham 32/20

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

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24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. . Trace Month to date .......................... Trace Normal month to date ............ 0.36" Year to date ............................. Trace Normal year to date ................ 0.36" Record today ................ 0.52" (1963) Record for Jan. ............ 3.03" (1980) Record for year ........... 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. . Trace Month to date .......................... Trace Season to date ........................ 24.2"

Seward Homer 24/18 32/19

Valdez 17/11

Juneau 15/4

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

Kodiak 40/32

88 at Immokalee, Fla. -36 at Kabetogama, Minn.

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Sitka 21/15

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Talkeetna 12/3

Bethel 29/21

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High ............................................... -4 Low .............................................. -21 Normal high ................................. 24 Normal low ..................................... 8 Record high ....................... 38 (2016) Record low ...................... -46 (1972)

Kenai/ Soldotna 14/3

Cold Bay 38/32

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Unalaska 39/33 Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

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Anaktuvuk Pass 1/-7

Nome 21/18

Full Feb 8

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Former Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth argues on behalf of the Recall Dunleavy campaign Friday, in Alaska Superior Court. The campaign alleges that the state improperly rejected one step of their recall effort. Judge Eric Aarseth ruled that an effort to recall Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy may proceed, a decision that is expected to be appealed. The decision followed arguments in the case and came two months after Gail Fenumiai, director of the state Division of Elections, rejected a bid to advance the recall effort.

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make. Unfitness becomes doing something that the committee doesn’t like.

“And I think that, in order to maintain a meaningful for-cause recall, those terms have to be given real substance,” she continued.

Aarseth said it’s important to understand that the recall process is “fundamentally a political process. This is not an issue for the judicial branch to decide whether the governor should stay in office or not, or some other elected official. This is a question for the voters, and the constitution makes that very clear.” The constitution gives responsibility to the Legislature to create a process for recall, he said.

He said he believes he does not have discretion to create more stringent definitions than have been used by courts before and said lawmakers have not stepped in to suggest that definitions used previously have been too broad or too liberally applied.

A statement from Cori Mills, an assistant attorney general, said all sides have expected the case would go to the Alaska Supreme Court. The Department of Law stands by its analysis in the attorney general opinion, she said.

Friday’s ruling “essentially gives us a political recall with no threshold,” the statement says. “We look forward to arguing these issues on appeal and receiving the court’s direction.”

Dunleavy said some people want to remove him from office to keep him from implementing his agenda. He said Friday’s decision, if

it stands, could have a “detrimental effect on governing and legislating going forward.”

While the case is appealed to the state Supreme Court, he plans to appeal to Alaskans. “We have to view this as the beginning of a campaign again,” Dunleavy told The Associated Press.

The recall group, among its claims, said Dunleavy, who took office in late 2018, violated the law by not appointing a judge within a required time frame, misused state funds for partisan online ads and mailers, and improperly used his veto authority to “attack the judiciary.” Aarseth struck an allegation that said Dunleavy improperly used his veto authority to “preclude the legislature from upholding its constitutional Health, Education and Welfare responsibilities.” The judge said while it may be difficult to achieve a veto override, the Legislature has that option.

He said petitions should be issued no later than Feb. 10, unless that date is stayed by the Alaska Supreme Court. If allowed to go forward, the recall group will need to gather at least 71,252 signatures. Claire Pywell, who manages the recall group, said while celebrating the decision, “we also recognize that the real work begins, and we’ve been headed in the right direction the whole time.”

She called the ruling “a critical step in allowing the citizens of Alaska to exercise their constitutional right to recall.” She said the group would move as quickly as possible in collecting signatures. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, just three efforts to recall governors nationally have gathered enough signatures to prompt recall elections. In 2012, then-Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker survived such an election.

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Ice Wolves get sweep of Brown Bears Staff report The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a 6-2 decision to the New Mexico Ice Wolves on Friday and a 6-5 decision on Saturday in North American Hockey League play.

The Bears now have lost all four games after the holiday break and are 22-12-1-3, good for second place in the Midwest Division. The Fairbanks Ice Dogs lead the division, seven points ahead of the Bears.

New Mexico improves to 8-25-12, and moves to second last in the

South Division.

Kenai River hosts the Maine Nordiques at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Friday, for the second straight game, Kenai River goalie Landon Pavlisin was pulled after the opposition got off to a lightning quick start.

New Mexico scored three goals on 13 shots to take a 3-1 lead with 7:33 left in the first period. The goal for Kenai River came from Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik, on assists from Logan Ritchie and Theo Thrun.

Ritchie, assisted by Krajnik, would score before the end of the first for a 3-2 game.

New Mexico, which outshot Kenai River 57-35, scored twice in the second period and once in the third to ice away the game.

Henrik Laursen had 33 saves for the Ice Wolves, while Danny Fraga stopped 41 for the Bears.

Saturday, New Mexico scored first, but Peter Morgan answered for the Bears, assisted by Wasilla’s Porter Schachle and Cody Moline.

Laudon Poellinger put Kenai

River up in the second period, and after the Ice Wolves answered, Anchorage’s Max Helgeson, assisted by Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik, made it a 3-2 game headed to the third.

In the third, Anchorage’s Skylar Gutierrez, assisted by Eagle River’s Brandon Lajoie, made it 4-2, but New Mexico then scored four unanswered goals. Logan Ritchie scored with 1:11 left, but the Bears couldn’t find the equalizer.

Pavlisin made 31 saves, while Garrett Mackay stopped 29 for New

Mexico.

Friday Ice Wolves 6, Brown Bears 2 Kenai River 2 0 0 —2 New Mexico 3 2 1 —6 First period — 1. New Mexico, Dominique (Sanom), 3:21; 2. New Mexico, Holt (Langefels, Ekberg), pp, 9:41; 3. Kenai River, Krajnik (Ritchie, Thrun), 10:46; 4. New Mexico, Kemp (Holt), 12:23; 5. Kenai River, Ritchie (Krajnik), 15:18. Penalties — Kenai River 1 for 2:00; New Mexico 1 for 2:00.

Second period — 6. New Mexico, Rudrud (Martinson), pp, 12:53; 7. New Mexico, Ekberg (un.), ps, 18:02. Penalties — Kenai River 6 for 12:00; New Mexico 5 for 10:00.

Third period — 8. New Mexico, Dominique (Prouty), 13:45. Penalties — Kenai River 3 for 6:00; New Mexico 3 for 14:00.

Shots on goal — Kenai River 11-13-11—35; New Mexico 18-24-15—57.

Goalies — Kenai River, Pavlisin (13 shots, 10 saves), Fraga (44 shots, 41 saves); New Mexico, Laursen (35 shots, 33 saves).

Power plays — Kenai River 0 for 8, New Mexico 2 for 9.

Hoops roundup: Homer girls hold off Kenai

Homer’s Rylee Doughty dribbles against Kenai Central’s Jaiden Streiff on Friday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

Halftime adjustments carried the visiting Homer girls to a 38-35 Southcentral Conference victory over Kenai Central on Friday.

Homer grabbed a 9-4 lead after the first quarter, but the Kardinals came back to lead 19-13 at halftime.

Kenai got its 15 points in the second quarter by actively penetrating against the Homer zone.

“We’re working on moving the ball more and challenging the defense,” Kenai head coach Jeff Swick said after his team fell to 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the league. “We want to push their defense to work more.”

While that worked for Kenai in the second quarter, Swick said his team seemed

to take its foot off the gas when it got a lead.

That would be costly when Homer head coach Chad Felice made some halftime adjustments to get the Mariners’ offense going. After scoring 13 in the first half, the Mariners got 25 in the second half.

“We made some adjustments and the girls did a good job working with those adjustments,” Felice said after improving to 3-0 and 1-0.

Kenai still held the lead at 28-26 after three quarters, but Homer would go on an 8-0 run that ended with a Kelli Bishop layup that gave the Mariners a 36-32 lead with 3:17 left in the game. Felice said better intensity and rebounding allowed Homer to keep Kenai off the board for this stretch.

With 1:21 left in the game,

Kenai’s Logan Satathite ended that run emphatically with a 3-pointer for a 35-36 game.

Kenai scrapped in the final minute and had the ball on an out-of-bounds play on Homer’s end with 5 seconds left, but the Kardinals turned the ball over.

“It was just lack of execution,” Swick said. “We had a play designed to get 3 and we didn’t run it.”

Marina Carroll paced Homer with 14 points, getting many of them on smart cuts to the bucket. Felice said Rylee Doughty also did a good job of serving as floor general.

For Kenai, Jaiden Streiff had 11 points, while Satathite had 10.

Kenai boys 66, Homer 59

Kenai Central’s Lucas Tunseth drives on Homer’s Ethan Anderson on Friday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

The host Kardinals pulled away in the fourth quarter for a Southcentral Conference victory over the Mariners on Friday.

It was the Southcentral Conference opener for both teams.

Kenai put five players in double figures, with Braedon Pitsch netting 16, Lucas Tunseth getting 15, Evan Stockton getting 12 and Andrew Bezdecny nabbing 10.

For Homer, Ethan Anderson had 12 points.

Nikiski girls 57, Seahawks 32 The host Bulldogs used a dominant second quarter to

top the Seahawks in Southcentral Conference play.

The game was tied at seven after one quarter, but Nikiski won the second quarter 28-5.

Kaitlyn Johnson had 17 for Nikiski, 11 in the second quarter. Lillian Carstens pitched in 13.

For Seward, Sequoia Sieverts had 12 points, while Shelby Siemanski had 11.

Bulldogs 28-13 in the third quarter.

For Seward, Trey Ingalls hit four 3-pointers en route to 23 points, while Connor Spanos added 17 and Bjorn Nilsson pitched in 11.

Noah Litke had 16 for Nikiski, while Austin Stafford added 12.

Seward boys 63, Nikiski 49

The Soldotna girls basketball team defeated Nome 59-23 on Saturday to win the Nome Subway Shootout, while the SoHi boys won the tourney with a 62-36 victory over Nome.

SoHi head coach Kyle

A dominant third quarter carried visiting Seward to a Southcentral Conference victory against Nikiski on Friday.

Seward led 27-23 at halftime, but then outscored the

Nome Invitational

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Stars, Kards get past Palmer Staff Report

Trent Powell scored Soldotna’s first three goals, one in each period, to lead the Stars to a 4-1 Railbelt Conference win over Palmer Saturday in Soldotna.

Powell also grabbed an assist in the win. Wyatt Medcoff dished three helpers. Carter Greco scored the lone goal for the Moose, who were outshot 44-14.

Soldotna 6, Houston 0

Soldotna’s Wyatt Medcoff chips the puck past Houston’s Nate Hutchinson on Friday, Jan. 10, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna goalie Josh Tree stopped all 14 shots he faced as the host Soldotna hockey team defeated Houston on Friday in Railbelt Conference action at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

David Aley put the Stars up 1-0 after the first, then Soldotna poured it on in the second period.

Galen Brantley III, Journey Miller, David Aley and Libby Miller scored for a 5-0 lead, then Trent Powell finished off the scoring in the third.

Josh Smoldon had 45 saves for Houston.

goal of the second for Palmer.

In the third, Nate Beiser and Gavin Langham put Kenai up 5-1 before Hayes scored again.

Tommy Baker stopped 18 for Kenai, while Jackson Heard made 21 saves for Palmer.

Kenai 5, Palmer 2

Dane Jellich netted a hat trick to lead the Colony Knights to a 5-1 nonconference win over the Kenai Kardinals Saturday in Kenai.

Jacob Ross also scored twice for the Knights, who outshot Kenai 59-19. Jacob Begich scored the lone goal for the Kards. Jackson Cross made 54 saves in the Kenai net.

The Kardinals topped the Moose in Railbelt Conference action in a game that was moved to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex due to cold temperatures.

The game was scoreless after the first period, but Hunter Erwin, Cooper Stock and Daniel Shelden scored in the second for Kenai, while Owen Hayes had the lone

Colony 5, Kenai 1

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Lightning blank Flyers

By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Pat Maroon scored the game’s only goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning tied a club record with their 10th straight win, 1-0 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

The Lightning haven’t lost since Dec. 21 at Washington, and have outscored opponents 43-17 during their streak. Tampa Bay has tallied 12 unanswered goals, two short of matching a team mark.

They will look to set a club record for consecutive victories on Sunday night at New Jersey.

DEVILS 5, CAPITALS 1 WASHINGTON — Nico Hischier scored twice, Louis Domingue made 33 saves and last-place New Jersey routed NHL-leading Washington, snapping the Devils’ losing streak at three games.

Blake Coleman scored a short-handed goal, and Nikita Gusev added one moments after a power play ended for the Devils.

Miles Wood scored an empty-netter.

Washington lost backto-back games in regulation for the second time this season and has dropped four of seven. Defensivezone miscues continue to haunt the Capitals, who largely hung All-Star goalie Braden Holtby out to dry as he allowed four goals on 21 shots.

Jakub Vrana’s scored for the Capitals.

BRUINS 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT NEW YORK — Patrice Bergeron scored a powerplay goal 1:33 into overtime to lift Boston over the Islanders.

Jake DeBrusk and John Moore scored, and Tuukka Rask stopped 35 shots to help the Bruins win their third straight. Boston also improved to 7-1-5 in its last 13 games.

Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, and Scott Mayfield also scored for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov had 30 saves.

HURRICANES 2, KINGS 0 RALEIGH, N.C. — James Reimer made 41 saves as Carolina posted a shutout for the second consecutive game.

Nino Niederreiter scored the opening goal 4:52 into the first period and Reimer took care of the rest to help Carolina earn its third consecutive

win and finish a seven game homestand with a 5-2-0 record. Teuvo Terravainen added an empty-net goal with four seconds remaining.

BLUES 5, RANGERS 2 ST. LOUIS — David Perron celebrated his selection to the NHL All-Star Game by scoring in his fourth straight contest, helping St. Louis beat the Rangers.

Robert Bortuzzo, Vince Dunn, Zach Sanford and Jaden Schwartz also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who are 11-2-1 in their last 14.

The Blues won their eighth straight home game, their longest such streak since winning 10 in a row from April 16-Oct. 12, 2013.

Filip Chytil and Brett Howden scored for the Rangers, who fell to 1-5-1 in their last seven on the road. The Rangers had a two-game winning streak snapped.

CANADIENS 2, SENATORS 1, OT OTTAWA, Ontario — Ilya Kovalchuk scored with 52 seconds left in overtime, helping Montreal snap an eight-game losing streak with a win over Ottawa.

Coming into the game, neither team had won since Dec. 23.

Montreal avoided losing nine games in a row for the first time this season. The Senators are 0-4-3 over their last seven games.

Nick Suzuki scored in regulation and Carey Price stopped 41 shots for the Canadiens, who signed Kovalchuk last week. The 36-year-old Russian had three assists in his first three games with Montreal before scoring the game-winning goal.

CANUCKS 6, SABRES 3 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Brock Boeser and Jake Virtanen scored 1:24 apart in the third period, and Vancouver beat Buffalo.

Boeser had two goals and Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller also scored for Vancouver, which had dropped consecutive games by a combined 14-4.

Loui Eriksson had an emptynetter, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 25 shots to improve to 7-1 in his past eight games.

Sam Reinhart, Zemgus Girgensons and Brandon Montour scored for Buffalo, which continued its midseason slide by dropping to 3-8-1 in its past 12.

BLACKHAWKS 4, DUCKS 2

CHICAGO — Dominik Kubalik scored two goals, Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist and Chicago beat Anaheim.

Kubalik has goals in four straight games and 16 for the season, tying him with Buffalo’s Victor Olofsson for the NHL rookie lead. The first two-goal game of his career gave the Chicago forward eight points in his last five games.

Olli Maatta also scored for the Blackhawks, who rebounded after two losses to finish a four-game homestand 2-2-0.

Max Jones and Rickard Rakell scored for last-place Anaheim, which has lost six of seven (1-5-1).

BLUE JACKETS 3, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 0 LAS VEGAS — Elvis Merzlikins made 27 saves for his first career shutout and Columbus beat Vegas.

Merzlikins is a 25-year-old rookie filling in for injured starter Joonas Korpisalo.

He improved to 5-6-4 in 17 games.

Emil Bemstrom, PierreLuc Dubois and Alexander Wennberg scored for Columbus. The Blue Jackets are 11-2-4 since Dec. 9, one point behind Tampa Bay for most in the NHL during that span.

SHARKS 2, STARS 1 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Brent Burns had a goal and an assist, Patrick Marleau also scored, and San Jose beat Dallas, spoiling the return of former star Joe Pavelski.

Aaron Dell had 27 saves for the Sharks, who are 5-2-2 over their last nine games after going 1-8-1 in their previous 10.

Jamie Benn scored for the Stars, who had a six-game winning streak halted.

FLAMES 4, OILERS 3 CALGARY, Alberta — Elias Lindholm scored twice and Calgary rallied to beat Edmonton.

The Flames won their fifth straight and moved into first place in the tight Pacific Division, one point ahead of Arizona and Vegas. The Oilers are two points back.

Johnny Gaudreau and Dillon Dube also scored for Calgary.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and Connor McDavid also scored for Edmonton, which lost in regulation for the first time in six games.

Kailer Yamamoto had two assists and Leon Draisaitl also had an assist, extending his point streak to six games.

Today in History Today is Sunday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2020.

There are 354 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 12, 1828, the United States and Mexico signed a Treaty of Limits defining the boundary between the two countries to be the same as the one established by an 1819 treaty between the U.S. and Spain.

On this date: In 1519, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I died.

In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected, 204-174, a proposed constitutional amendment to give women nationwide the right to vote.

In 1932, Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate after initially being appointed to serve out the remainder of the term of her late husband, Thaddeus.

In 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma, unanimously ruled that state law schools could not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race.

In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records (originally Tamla Records) in Detroit.

In 1965, the music variety show “Hullabaloo” premiered on NBC-TV with host-of-the-week Jack Jones; guests included Joey Heatherton, the New Christy Minstrels and Woody Allen.

In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the U.S. military should stay in Vietnam until Communist aggression there was stopped. The TV series “Batman,” starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the Dynamic Duo, premiered on ABC, airing twice a week on consecutive nights.

In 1969, the New York Jets of the American Football League upset the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16-7 in Super Bowl III, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami.

In 1971, the groundbreaking situation comedy “All in the Family” premiered on CBS television.

In 1995, Qubilah Shabazz (keh-BEE’-lah shuh-BAZ’), the daughter of Malcolm X, was arrested in Minneapolis on charges she’d tried to hire a hitman to kill Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan (the charges were later dropped in a settlement with the government).

In 2000, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Illinois v. Wardlow, gave police broad authority to stop and question people who run at the sight of an officer.

In 2006, Mehmet Ali Agca (MEH’-met AH’-lee AH’-juh), the Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, was released from an Istanbul prison after serving more than 25 years in Italy and Turkey for the plot against the pontiff and the slaying of a Turkish journalist.

Ten years ago: Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7 earthquake; the Haitian government said 316,000 people were killed, while a report prepared for the U.S. Agency for International Development suggested the death toll may have been between 46,000 and 85,000. U.S. and Mexican authorities announced the capture of Teodoro Garcia Simental, a high-ranking member of the Tijuana cartel known as “El Teo.” Five years ago: France deployed thousands of troops to protect sensitive sites, including Jewish schools and neighborhoods, in the wake of terror attacks that killed 17. Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns as Ohio State won the first national title in college football’s playoff era, running over Oregon, 42-20.

One year ago: The partial government shutdown extended into a 22nd day, making it the longest such closure in U.S. history. Officials at Miami International Airport closed a terminal for parts of the weekend because of a staff shortage related to the partial government shutdown. Former Obama Cabinet member Julian Castro joined the 2020 Democratic presidential race, announcing his candidacy in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. A powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak blew apart a Paris bakery, killing three people and injuring dozens.

Today’s Birthdays: The Amazing Kreskin is 85. Country singer William Lee Golden (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 81. Actor Anthony Andrews is 72. Movie director Wayne Wang is 71. Actress Kirstie Alley is 69. Political commentator Rush Limbaugh is 69. Legal affairs blogger Ann Althouse is 69. Writer Walter Mosley is 68. Country singer Ricky Van Shelton is 68. Radio-TV personality Howard Stern is 66. Writer-producer-director John Lasseter is 63. Broadcast journalist Christiane Amanpour is 62. Actor Oliver Platt is 60. Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins is 60. Entrepreneur Jeff Bezos is 56. Rock singer Rob Zombie is 55. Actor Olivier Martinez is 54. Rapper TBird (B-Rock and the Bizz) is 53. Model Vendela is 53. Actress Farrah Forke is 52. Actress Rachael Harris is 52. Rock singer Zack de la Rocha is 50. Rapper Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan) is 50. Actress Zabryna Guevara is 48. Singer Dan Haseltine (Jars of Clay) is 47. Rock musician Matt Wong (Reel Big Fish) is 47. Singer Melanie Chisholm (Spice Girls) is 46. Contemporary Christian singer Jeremy Camp is 42. Actress Cynthia Addai-Robinson is 40. Rhythmand-blues singer Amerie is 40. Actress Issa Rae is 35. Actress Naya Rivera is 33. Actor Will Rothhaar is 33. Actor Andrew Lawrence is 32. Rock singer ZAYN is 27. Pop/soul singer Ella Henderson (TV: “The X Factor”) is 24.

Thought for Today: “Necessity does the work of courage.” — Nicholas Murray Butler, American educator and Nobel laureate (1862-1947).

Homer’s Kelli Bishop passes the ball around Seward’s Katelyn Lemme during a Saturday basketball game between the two schools at the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/ Homer News)

Homer girls topple Seahawks

By Megan Pacer Homer News

The Lady Mariners basketball team claimed a victory over the Seward Seahawks on Saturday in Southcentral Conference action at Homer High School.

After a close game in the second half, Homer pulled ahead to win 29-22. The win bumped the Lady Mariners up to 2-0 in conference standings. Seward dropped to 0-2.

Homer took the lead and controled the game early, pulling out ahead 15-9 by the end of the first half. The Seahawks closed the gap in the third quarter, however, and at one point were only trailing Homer 23-20.

Senior Rylee Doughty led the Mariners with 10 points, followed by Kelli Bishop with six points and Laura Inama, Marina Carroll and Hannah Hatfield with four each.

Sophomore Kaylin Anderson also contributed a point.

Bishop and Doughty netted a 3-pointer each.

For the Seahawks, Shelby Siemanski led with eight

points, followed by Katelyn Lemme and Sequoia Seiverts with five each, and Anevay Ambrosiani with four.

Lemme had Seward’s lone 3-pointer of the game.

Homer head coach Chad Felice said the team is usually nervous during the first home game, and that the girls didn’t play quite as well as they could have.

“We played a tough one last night and got a good win against Kenai,” he said. “… The first home game is always tough. The girls played hard, and I just think they didn’t quite play up to the potential.”

Felice said it’s always good to get a win, and that he did see the team improving on certain things during the game.

“I like the way they fought,” he said. “They fought back and the game got close, and they didn’t crumble and they stayed on top of it, and I’m really proud of them for that.”

With four seniors this season — two of whom have played with the team all four years and one who’s been with the team for three

— Felice has a goal of rising to the top of the Southcentral Conference this year.

“They are great leaders,” he said of Bishop, Doughty and Carroll. “It’s been a joy to be around them. It’s going to be sad to see them go, but fortunately we have 19 more games with them.”

The Mariners has a break this coming week before facing Nikiski. Felice said the team needs to focus on moving defensively ahead of that game.

“Defensively, that’s what we kind of hang our hat on,” he said. “And just try to keep working defensively and working hard, and … just get clicking a little bit more offensively.”

Seward boys 47, Homer 33 The visiting Seahawks notched a Southcentral Conference victory on Saturday, with Trey Ingalls scoring 12 points for Seward. Ethan Anderson had 12 for Homer.

Reach Megan Pacer at mpacer@homernews.com.

Injured Lakers defeat Thunder

By The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 36 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 125-110 on Saturday night without stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Lakers coach Frank Vogel said James had a chest cold.

James is averaging 25.4 points, a league-leading 10.7 assists and 8.7 rebounds and has helped the Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference. Davis, who leads the Lakers with 27.1 points per game, missed his second straight game with a gluteus maximus contusion.

ROCKETS 139, TIMBERWOLVES 109 HOUSTON — James Harden scored 32 points in three quarters to surpass 20,000 and Houston rolled past Minnesota.

Houston led by double figures for most of the game and used a huge run in the third quarter to put it out of reach and bounce back after a lopsided loss to Oklahoma City on Thursday night.

Harden is the 45th player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points, and at 30, the seventh-youngest. He entered the game 10 points away and reached the milestone in fitting fashion, on a step-back 3-pointer midway through the second quarter.

He also had 12 rebounds and eight assists,

MAVERICKS 109, 76ERS 91 DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 19 points and 12 assists, Dwight Powell scored 10 of his 19 points in a decisive third quarter in Dallas’ victory over Philadelphia.

Powell was 5 of 6 from the field and had four of his season-high 12 rebounds in the third quarter, when the Mavericks outscored the 76ers 32-16 to turn a ninepoint deficit into a 73-66 lead that grew to a 21-point margin in the fourth.

CELTICS 140, PELICANS 105 BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum made six 3-pointers and had career-high 41

points to help Boston snap a season-high, three-game losing streak.

CAVALIERS 113, NUGGETS 103 DENVER — Kevin Love had 19 points and 15 rebounds to lead Cleveland past Denver.

BUCKS 122, TRAIL BLAZERS 101 PORTLAND, Ore. — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds, Khris Middleton scored 30 points and Milwaukee beat Portland.

Eric Bledsoe added 29 points for the Bucks. They made 14 3-pointers, with Middleton going 4 for 4.

BULLS 108, PISTONS 99 DETROIT — Zach LaVine scored 25 points and Chicago held off Detroit to snap a sixgame losing streak.

Already without injured Blake Griffin, the Pistons lost Andre Drummond when he was ejected early in the third quarter.

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49ers roll past Vikings SANTA CLARA, Calif.

(AP) — Richard Sherman anticipated the route for an interception and then watched the San Francisco 49ers run eight straight times for the touchdown that put them in control of their first playoff game in six years.

The dominant defense and powerful running game that carried the Niners to an 8-0 start this season delivered a 27-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round Saturday.

“People keep disrespecting us. At the end of the day, all you can do is go out and execute,” Sherman said. “It felt good. That’s what we look like when we’re totally healthy.”

The return of injured defensive starters Dee Ford, Kwon Alexander and Jaquiski Tartt had the Niners (14-3) playing as they did in the first half of the season as they set a franchise playoff record by allowing only 147 yards.

Jimmy Garoppolo threw a TD pass on his opening drive as a playoff starter and then mostly watched his defense and running game take over from there. The top-seeded 49ers turned a pair of second-half turnovers by Minnesota (11-7) into 10 points.

“They’re pretty good right?” tight end George Kittle said of his defense.

“It’s such a blast just to watch them, how they work together. ...

“If our defense keeps playing like that, all we have to do is not turn the ball over to win games” Sherman set up Tevin Coleman’s second short touchdown run of the game when he beat Adam Thielen to the spot to intercept Kirk Cousins for his third career playoff interception.

Coleman had five of the eight carries on the 44-yard drive as part of a 105-yard rushing performance.

“Those guys did very well,” Coleman said of his offensive line. “They moved the guys back so I had clear

holes to run through. So, yeah, they did a real good job.”

Marcus Sherels’ fumbled punt later in the third quarter led to a field goal that made it 27-10 early in the fourth quarter.

San Francisco didn’t allow Minnesota to gain a first down for more than 27 minutes of game action starting late in the second quarter.

The Niners will host the NFC championship game next week against the winner of Sunday’s game between Seattle and Green Bay. Garoppolo threw an interception deep in his own territory late in the first half and then spent most of the second half handing the ball off to Coleman and Raheem Mostert.

There was little reason for coach Kyle Shanahan to take chances the way his defense completely bottled up talented runner Dalvin Cook. That took away Minnesota’s play-action game and forced Cousins into becoming a drop-back passer.

“We didn’t do enough offensively to give ourselves a chance to win the game,” Cousins said. “It hurts right now. It’s so raw right now, just falling short.”

Cousins finished 21 for 29 for 172 yards with his only big play coming on a 41-yard TD pass to Stefon Diggs in the first quarter.

Cook was held to 18 yards on nine carries as the Niners defense was back to its dominant early season form as the bye week helped the defense get healthy again.

“That was the No. 1 emphasis all week,” defensive lineman Nick Bosa said of the Minnesota running game. “We knew we were facing probably the best back we’ve faced all year with Dalvin, and we knew we had to earn the right to pass rush. So, that’s what we did. We took the run as serious as we could, shut it down and then we ate.”

Henry, Titans shock Ravens BALTIMORE (AP) — With his bright red shoes and relentless running, Derrick Henry grabbed the spotlight and wouldn’t let go.

When he was done leading Tennessee into the AFC championship game Saturday night, he did a lengthy victory lap around the Baltimore Ravens’ home, slapping hands and taking selfies with Titans fans.

It has been quite a twoweek ride.

“It’s not just me,” Henry said after rushing for 195 yards and throwing a 3-yard touchdown pass in a 28-12 upset of the NFL’s top team Saturday night. ”It’s a team effort. We’re all playing collectively as an offense, as a whole. We’re just locked in. We believe in each other.

We communicate. It’s working out there.”

The Titans fear no one, and why should they with Henry rushing — and even throwing — the ball, and a big-play defense making clutch stops and turnovers?

One week after dominating defending Super Bowl champion New England, the Titans (11-7) eliminated Baltimore (14-3). The Ravens had won their last 12 games, with quarterback Lamar Jackson setting records and looking unstoppable.

On Saturday night, it was Henry who was unstoppable, despite Baltimore stacking eight men up front on almost two-thirds of his runs. At times, Henry used power to create space, at

others the holes the line provided were huge.

“Watch us work,” said Henry, the NFL’s leading rusher this season. “We don’t do too much talking.

We just go work and believe in each other. That’s our mentality. We’re going to come in here and work. ...

Focus on finishing.”

Tennessee’s defense had two interceptions of All-Pro QB Jackson, who also lost a fumble, and the Titans twice stopped Baltimore on fourth-and-1.

Henry’s jump-pass to Corey Davis displayed yet another of his skills. He has completed three throws in four attempts in his career.

“I put it perfect, man,” he said with a smile. “I haven’t done that pass since high school. I feel l like I still got it.”

But it’s the way he plows over and through opponents that makes Henry — and the Titans — dangerous.

Next week, they will go after their second Super Bowl trip and first since the 1999 season, either at Kansas City or Houston. The last sixth seed to get to the big game was Green Bay in the 2010 season; the Packers won it all.

Tennessee scored all of its points off takeaways or fourth-down stops.

Ryan Tannehill’s throws to Jonnu Smith and Kalif Raymond, who missed the last two games in concussion protocol, gave Tennessee a 14-point edge.

Skiers leave the chute during the boys 5-kilometer at the Government Peak Invitational Friday. (Photo by Tim Rockey/Frontiersman)

Area skiers shine at Valley meet

By TIM ROCKEY Frontiersman

HATCHER PASS — Palmer skiers Aila Berrigan and Rosie Whittington-Evans finished in the top two spots at the Government Peak Recreation Area Invite during the 5-kilometer skate race on Friday.

Returning from the winter break to ski in the first race at GPRA, teams are shaping up for the long haul of the high school cross-country ski season.

“It was good to finish like with a teammate and I’m glad that we can like draft off of each other and kind of like make our way to the finish line together. It was really exciting,” said WhittingtonEvans. “It’s really fun to be close to her and just like be able to hang out while we ski and I tried to pass her at the end but I didn’t have very much energy so it didn’t work out very well but that’s okay.”

Berrigan and WhittingtonEvans developed a massive lead on the pack prior to the photo finish. Berrigan finished the 5K course in 14:00 and Whittington-Evans finished only four seconds behind her. Colony’s Sofijia Spaic finished in third place in 15:24.

“The girls both skied really well. They put in a good effort and you’ve got to be happy with that as a coach,” said Palmer coach Mikey Evans.

“That was pretty evident by the margin of victory.”

Lydia Bushey and Anna Bell joined Spaic finishing in the top 10 for Colony just over 16 minutes.

Despite the late opening for GPRA after a lack of significant snowfall late into

Soldotna’s Bradley Walters won the boys varsity race during the Government Peak Invitational on Friday. (Photo by Tim Rockey/Frontiersman)

December, training with year-round club programs has prepared Valley skiers for excellence on the snow.

“I don’t think it set us back because really the majority of the training you’re doing in the summer is what’s preparing you for the races right now and we both were doing that,” said Berrigan.

“I really just want to see our team do as best we can.”

Soldotna’s girls made an impressive showing during Friday’s skate race, finishing with four of the Peninsula’s five racers in the top 10. Erika Arthur finished just four seconds behind Spaic in fourth place for Soldotna.

Katie Delker, Jordan Ruffner and Cameron Blackwell also finished in the top 10 for the Stars.

In the boys race, Soldotna’s Bradley Walters edged Kaj Taylor of Palmer to win.

Walters finished in 11:55 and Taylor right behind him

at 11:59. Evans is impressed with the work ethic of Taylor.

Despite less than ideal snow conditions, Evans estimates Taylor will ski more than 500 hours during this winter.

“It’s been a roller coaster ride. I mean it’s been too hot, too cold, no snow, too much snow, it’s just been a roller coaster ride and we just kind of deal with the weather. It’s our No. 1 adversary. Our competition is the weather,” said Colony coach Mark Strabel.

Bringing new teams to compete against Valley schools at GPRA is a blessing for the Palmer and Colony skiers. Despite low snowfall early in the year, skiers have been able to train in Hatcher Pass at Independence Mine.

Colony’s boys placed three racers in the top 10 on Friday.

Simeon Ramirez led the Knights with a fourth place finish in 12:27. Garrett Streit finished fifth for the Knights

and Glenn Steer finished ninth.

Jaxon Lee joined Taylor in the top 10 for Palmer with an eighth place finish in 13:08.

Skiers competed in classic races on Saturday at GPRA. No results were available as the Clarion went to press.

San Antonio at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Charlotte at Phoenix, 4 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Denver, 4 p.m.

Monday’s Games New Orleans at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 3 p.m.

Chicago at Boston, 3:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at Portland, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.

All Times AKST

Baylor 67, Kansas 55 Bowling Green 83, Ohio 74 Bradley 67, S. Illinois 48 Creighton 77, Xavier 65 Dayton 88, UMass 60 Illinois 54, Rutgers 51 Indiana 66, Ohio St. 54 Indiana St. 65, Illinois St. 52 Iowa St. 81, Oklahoma 68 Kent St. 79, Cent. Michigan 73 Louisville 67, Notre Dame 64 Loyola of Chicago 78, Evansville 44 Milwaukee 87, Green Bay 80 Missouri 91, Florida 75 N. Illinois 71, E. Michigan 68 N. Iowa 80, Missouri St. 57 Northwestern 62, Nebraska 57 Oakland 68, Cleveland St. 55 Rio Grande 87, Chicago St. 63 S. Dakota St. 70, Fort Wayne 61 South Dakota 91, Nebraska-Omaha 81 Tennessee St. 75, SE Missouri 73 Toledo 67, W. Michigan 59 Valparaiso 66, Drake 61 W. Illinois 86, Denver 80 Youngstown St. 69, Detroit 67 SOUTHWEST Abilene Christian 68, Texas A&M-CC 56 Arkansas St. 76, Troy 68 Cent. Arkansas 89, Sam Houston St. 82 Coastal Carolina 82, Texas-Arlington 77 Incarnate Word 73, New Orleans 70 Lamar 102, Houston Baptist 92 Louisiana Tech 64, UTEP 61 North Texas 81, FAU 58 Oral Roberts 88, North Dakota 73 Rice 92, FIU 78 South Alabama 52, UALR 43 TCU 52, Oklahoma St. 40 Texas 64, Kansas St. 50 Texas Southern 71, Prairie View 67 Texas State 82, Appalachian St. 57 Tulsa 63, Houston 61 UTSA 80, Southern Miss. 70 FAR WEST BYU 96, Portland 70 Cal Poly 74, CS Northridge 56 California 61, Washington 58 California Baptist 61, Grand Canyon 57 Colorado St. 81, San Jose St. 70 Gonzaga 87, Loyola Marymount 62 Idaho St. 71, N. Arizona 67 Long Beach St. 55, UC Santa Barbara 52 New Mexico 84, Air Force 78 New Mexico St. 74, UMKC 71 Oregon 78, Arizona St. 69 Pepperdine 85, San Diego 78 Portland St. 77, Montana St. 76 Sacramento St. 71, Weber St. 57 San Diego St. 83, Boise St. 65 San Francisco 79, Pacific 75 Santa Clara 67, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 66 Seattle 83, Utah Valley 50 Southern Cal 74, UCLA 63 Stanford 88, Washington St. 62 UC Irvine 74, Hawaii 60 UC Riverside 65, Cal St.-Fullerton 59 UNLV 78, Wyoming 69 Utah St. 80, Nevada 70

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis 46 29 10 7 65 148 124 Dallas 45 26 15 4 56 121 107 Colorado 45 25 15 5 55 162 134 Winnipeg 45 24 17 4 52 141 139 Nashville 43 20 16 7 47 149 145 Minnesota 44 20 18 6 46 134 146 Chicago 46 20 20 6 46 134 150 Pacific Division Calgary 47 25 17 5 55 131 139 Arizona 47 25 18 4 54 133 121 Vegas 48 24 18 6 54 149 145 Edmonton 47 24 18 5 53 144 148 Vancouver 45 24 17 4 52 151 142 San Jose 47 21 22 4 46 126 153 Los Angeles 47 18 25 4 40 118 146 Anaheim 45 17 23 5 39 115 143 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.

Government Peak Invitational

Friday Girls results: 1 A. Berrigan, Pal 14:00; 2. Whittington-Evans, Pal 14:04; 3. S. Spaic, Col 15:24; 4. E. Arthur, Sol 15:28; 5. K. Delker, Sol 15:37; 6. J. Boonstra, Ken 15:46; 7. L. Bushey, Col 16:04; 8. A. Bell, col 16:08; 9. J. Ruffner, Sol 16:11; 10. C. Blackwell, Sol 16:21; 11. B. Werner, Pal 16:22; 12. Z. Copp, Pal 16:22; 13.

E. Henneman, Pal 16:30; 14. L. Shea, Col 16:42; 15.

S. Foster, Ken 16:55; 16. A. Danielson, Ken 16:57; 17. A. Rinner, Gra 17:00; 18. K. Deering, 17:02; 19.

A. Boucher, Pal 17:14; 20. C. Dement, Sol 17:31; 21.

E. Metzger Gra 17:35; 22. A. Straub, Col 17:35; 23.

L. Fallon, 18:07; 24. S. Mueller, Pal 18:09; 25. M. Rinella, 18:20.

Boys results: 1. B. Walters, Sol 11:55; 2. K. Taylor, Pal 11:59; 3. C. Fritzel, Gra 12:20; 4. S. Ramirez, Col 12:27; 5. G. Streit, Col 12:58; 6. J. Harris, Sol 12:58; 7 W. Metzger, Gra 13:08; 8. J. Lee, Pal 13:08; 9. G. Steer, Col 13:14; 10. F. Boze, Sol 13:18; 11. Q. Cox, Sol 13:29; 12. T. Merritt, Pal 13:29; 13. J. Rice, Col 13:29; 14. P. Wethington, Gra 13:42; 15. T. Hippchen, Ken 13:45; 16. R. Giesler, Sol 14:03; 17. C. Steer ,Col 14:17; 18. J. Foster, Ken 14:19; 19. N. Johnson, Col 14:25; 20. B. Thatcher, Gra 14:27; 21.

J. Strom, Sol 14:39; 22. D. Grinstaff, Sol 14:44; 23. B. Hess, Col 15:10; 24. T. Boots, Sol 15:14; 25. T. Mueller, Ken 15:21.

scoreboard Football NFL Playoffs Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 San Francisco 27, Minnesota 10 Tennessee 28, Baltimore 12 Sunday, Jan. 12 Houston at Kansas City, 11:05 a.m. (CBS) Seattle at Green Bay, 2:40 p.m. (FOX) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 Tennessee at Houston-Kansas City winner, 11:05 a.m. (CBS) Seattle-Green Bay winner at San Francisco, 2:40 p.m. (FOX) All Times AKST

Bowls Monday, Jan. 13 College Football Championship New Orleans LSU (14-0) vs. Clemson (14-0), 4 p.m. AKST (ESPN)

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 26 11 .703 -Toronto 25 13 .658 1½ Philadelphia 25 15 .625 2½ Brooklyn 17 20 .459 9 New York 10 29 .256 17 Southeast Division Miami 27 11 .711 -Orlando 18 21 .462 9½ Charlotte 15 26 .366 13½ Washington 13 25 .342 14 Atlanta 8 31 .205 19½ Central Division Milwaukee 35 6 .854 -Indiana 24 15 .615 10 Chicago 14 26 .350 20½ Detroit 14 26 .350 20½ Cleveland 12 27 .308 22 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Houston 26 12 .684 -Dallas 24 15 .615 2½ Memphis 17 22 .436 9½ San Antonio 16 21 .432 9½ New Orleans 14 26 .350 13 Northwest Division Denver 26 12 .684 -Utah 26 12 .684 -Oklahoma City 22 17 .564 4½ Portland 16 24 .400 11 Minnesota 15 23 .395 11 Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 32 7 .821 -L.A. Clippers 27 12 .692 5 Phoenix 15 23 .395 16½ Sacramento 15 24 .385 17 Golden State 9 31 .225 23½ Friday’s Games Washington 111, Atlanta 101 New Orleans 123, New York 111 Brooklyn 117, Miami 113 Indiana 116, Chicago 105 Memphis 134, San Antonio 121 Utah 109, Charlotte 92 Phoenix 98, Orlando 94 L.A. Lakers 129, Dallas 114 Milwaukee 127, Sacramento 106 L.A. Clippers 109, Golden State 100 Saturday’s Games Houston 139, Minnesota 109 Chicago 108, Detroit 99 Boston 140, New Orleans 105 L.A. Lakers 125, Oklahoma City 110 Dallas 109, Philadelphia 91 Cleveland 111, Denver 103 Milwaukee 122, Portland 101 Sunday’s Games Miami at New York, 11:30 a.m.

Utah at Washington, 11:30 a.m.

Atlanta at Brooklyn, 2 p.m.

Golden State at Memphis, 2 p.m.

Men’s Scores EAST Albany (NY) 76, Maine 70 Boston U. 81, Army 59 Bucknell 75, Holy Cross 60 Colgate 70, Navy 63 Delaware St. 68, NC Central 66 Duquesne 66, George Washington 61 George Mason 76, La Salle 63 Georgia Tech 71, Boston College 52 LIU 84, Fairleigh Dickinson 70 Lafayette 65, Loyola (Md.) 62 Lehigh 82, American U. 73 Mass.-Lowell 85, Binghamton 66 Merrimack 58, CCSU 46 Mount St. Mary’s 67, Bryant 65 NC A&T 91, Md.-Eastern Shore 53 Robert Morris 94, Wagner 62 Seton Hall 69, Marquette 55 St. Bonaventure 64, Fordham 44 St. Francis (Pa.) 81, St. Francis Brooklyn 80 St. John’s 74, DePaul 67 Stony Brook 73, New Hampshire 48 Towson 84, Delaware 68 Tulane 65, Temple 51 Vermont 74, UMBC 50 Villanova 80, Georgetown 66 West Virginia 66, Texas Tech 54 Wisconsin 58, Penn St. 49 SOUTH Alabama A&M 59, Ark.-Pine Bluff 49 Alabama St. 81, MVSU 75 Arkansas 76, Mississippi 72 Auburn 82, Georgia 60 Austin Peay 71, Jacksonville St. 67 Belmont 85, UT Martin 78 Bethune-Cookman 85, Coppin St. 80 Charlotte 53, Old Dominion 47 Chattanooga 105, Samford 67 Cincinnati 68, UCF 54 Clemson 79, North Carolina 76 Davidson 89, Saint Joseph’s 83 Drexel 78, James Madison 71 Duke 90, Wake Forest 59 E. Kentucky 78, SIU-Edwardsville 72 ETSU 61, VMI 55 East Carolina 71, SMU 68 Elon 80, UNC-Wilmington 63 Florida A&M 77, Morgan St. 68 Florida Gulf Coast 66, Stetson 62 Georgia Southern 71, Louisiana-Lafayette 51 Georgia St. 84, Louisiana-Monroe 62 Grambling St. 61, Southern U. 56 Hampton 83, Longwood 80 Jackson St. 76, Alcorn St. 65 Kentucky 76, Alabama 67 LSU 60, Mississippi St. 59 Liberty 54, Jacksonville 37 McNeese St. 85, Northwestern St. 76 Morehead St. 69, E. Illinois 66 Murray St. 81, Tennessee Tech 69 NJIT 78, North Florida 66 Nicholls 69, SE Louisiana 58 Norfolk St. 71, Howard 63 North Alabama 82, Lipscomb 69 Presbyterian 77, High Point 62 Radford 68, Campbell 63 Rhode Island 65, VCU 56 Saint Louis 74, Richmond 58 Syracuse 63, Virginia 55 Tennessee 56, South Carolina 55 Texas A&M 69, Vanderbilt 50 UAB 61, Marshall 50 UNC-Asheville 71, Charleston Southern 69 UNC-Greensboro 86, Furman 73 Virginia Tech 72, NC State 58 W. Carolina 79, Mercer 71 W. Kentucky 69, Middle Tennessee 53 William & Mary 67, Coll. of Charleston 56 Winthrop 99, Gardner-Webb 95 Wofford 73, The Citadel 71 MIDWEST

HOckey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 46 27 8 11 65 154 119 Tampa Bay 44 27 13 4 58 161 127 Toronto 45 24 15 6 54 162 145 Florida 44 23 16 5 51 158 148 Buffalo 45 19 19 7 45 131 146 Montreal 46 19 20 7 45 143 148 Ottawa 45 16 22 7 39 121 154 Detroit 45 12 30 3 27 99 170 Metropolitan Division Washington 46 30 11 5 65 164 138 Pittsburgh 44 27 12 5 59 150 119 N.Y. Islanders 43 27 12 4 58 122 111 Carolina 45 27 16 2 56 150 123 Philadelphia 45 23 16 6 52 140 137 Columbus 46 22 16 8 52 121 124 N.Y. Rangers 44 21 19 4 46 146 149 New Jersey 44 16 21 7 39 117 155

Saturday’s Games Vancouver 6, Buffalo 3 Carolina 2, Los Angeles 0 Boston 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Montreal 2, Ottawa 1, OT Tampa Bay 1, Philadelphia 0 New Jersey 5, Washington 1 St. Louis 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Chicago 4, Anaheim 2 Calgary 4, Edmonton 3 Columbus 3, Vegas 0 San Jose 2, Dallas 1 Sunday’s Games Nashville at Winnipeg, 10 a.m.

Vancouver at Minnesota, noon Buffalo at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 2 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 3 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 3 p.m.

Monday’s Games Calgary at Montreal, 3 p.m.

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

Boston at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Carolina at Washington, 3 p.m.

Anaheim at St. Louis, 4 p.m.

All Times AKST

Transactions

BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES — Re-signed OF Brett Gardner to a one-year contract.

National League MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with INF/OF Jonathan Villar, RHP Jose Ureña and LHP Adam Conley on one-year contracts.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with INF Jedd Gyorko on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association SACRAMENTO KINGS — Assigned Fs Wenyen Gabriel and Caleb Swanigan and G Justin James to Stockton (NBAGL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Named Tosh Lupoi defensive line and run game coordinator.

DETROIT LIONS — Named Brayden Coombs special teams coordinator.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed F Ben Street on IR, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled G Evan Cormier from Binghamton (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned D Christian Djoos to Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS —Recalled D Eric Knodel from Reading (ECHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK CITY — Signed M Gedion Zelalem.

COLLEGE BIG TEN CONFERENCE — Suspended Wisconsin men’s hockey F Linus Weissbach one game.

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Sunday, January 12, 2020

Peninsula Clarion

No. 1 Gonzaga rolls Loyola Marymount

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Filip Petrusev scored 16 points, Corey Kispert had 15 and No. 1 Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount 87-62 on Saturday.

It was the Bulldogs’ 31st straight regular-season win in West Coast Conference play, tying them with the San Francisco squads led by Bill Russell and K.C. Jones for the second-longest streak in conference history. Pepperdine has the record at 32.

Gonzaga (18-1, 4-0) put five players in double figures.

Ryan Woolridge scored 13, and Admon Gilder added 12.

Eli Scott paced Loyola Marymount (7-10, 1-2) with 20 points.

NO. 2 DUKE 90, WAKE FOREST 59 DURHAM, N.C. — Tre Jones scored 23 points to lead Duke to the runaway victory.

Cassius Stanley added 16 points for the Blue Devils (15-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot 53% from the field.

Duke scored on eight of its first nine possessions to take control early. The Blue Devils led 49-23 at halftime.

Torry Johnson and Olivier Sarr each scored 13 points for Wake Forest (8-7, 1-4).

Sharone Wright Jr. added a season-high 11 points.

NO. 4 BAYLOR 67, NO. 3 KANSAS 55 LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jared Butler scored 22 points, MaCio Teague added 16 and Baylor got its first win at Allen Fieldhouse.

Freddie Gillespie added 13 points for the Bears (13-1,

Hoops

3-0 Big 12), who snapped a whole slew of ignominious streaks with their victory in Lawrence. They beat a topfive team on the road for the first time in 22 attempts.

Isaiah Moss scored 15 points for the Jayhawks (12-3, 2-1), who lost leading scorer Devon Dotson to an injury for a long stretch midway through the game and could never solve the Bears’ leaguebest defense.

the Aztecs (17-0, 6-0 Mountain West), who remained one of two unbeaten teams (Auburn).

San Diego State continued its hottest start since 2010-11, when it opened 20-0 behind Kawhi Leonard and reached the Sweet 16 for the first time before finishing a schoolrecord 34-3.

RJ Williams scored 16 points for Boise State (11-7, 3-3).

NO. 5 AUBURN 82, GEORGIA 60

NO. 9 OREGON 78, ARIZONA STATE 69

AUBURN, Ala. — Samir Doughty had 17 points, and Auburn shot 53% percent from the field in the win.

The Tigers (15-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) surged with a 40-13 run after falling behind early to the Bulldogs (10-5, 0-2), a stretch that extended into the second half.

Anfernee McLemore and freshman Allen Flanigan each scored 12 points for the Tigers.

Georgia star Anthony Edwards struggled much of the game but still finished with 18 points, nearly his season average. The freshman was 6-of-15 shooting.

EUGENE, Ore. — Payton Pritchard scored 29 points and Oregon held off Arizona State.

Much of the game was a personal duel between Pritchard and Arizona State’s Remy Martin, who also had 29 points.

Chris Duarte added 20 points for the Ducks (14-3, 3-1 Pac-12). They have won 11 of their last 12 games against the Sun Devils.

Arizona State (10-6, 1-2) remained one of only two Pac-12 teams, along with Washington State, that has never won at Matthew Knight Arena, which opened in 2011.

NO. 7 SAN DIEGO STATE 83, BOISE STATE 65 SAN DIEGO — KJ Feagin scored 16 of his season-high 23 points in the first half and San Diego State played its best home game all season, opening with a 23-9 outburst and beating Boise State.

Yanni Wetzell added 20 points, Malachi Flynn 19 and Matt Mitchell 10 for

McFall said the game was really physical. Ituau Tuisaula had 22 points on the way to being named the tournament MVP, while Morgan Bouschor had 10 points and was named to the all-tournament team.

Also for the Stars, Josie Sheridan had nine and Drysta Crosby-Schneider had eight.

For the boys, Jersey Truesdell was named tourney MVP, his third MVP of the season. Ray Chumley also made all-tournament.

Friday, the Soldotna boys defeated Unalakleet 72-30.

For the Stars, Tyler Morrison had 20 points, while Ray Chumley and Levi Rosin had 10 apiece. Six different Soldotna players hit 3-pointers.

Michael Haugen had 15 for Unalakleet.

Also Friday, the SoHi girls topped the Wolf Pack 69-34.

Ituau Tuisaula had 25 points, while Morgan Bouschor and Autumn Fischer had 11 apiece for Soldotna. It was a career high for Fischer.

“Unalakleet has some girls that can flat out shoot,” Soldotna head coach Kyle McFall texted.

Jewel Wilson had 19 points for Unalakleet.

SEWARD (63) — Mullaly 0, Koster 2, Moriarity 3, Cronin 4, Ingalls 23, Spanos 17, Deboard 0, Hollingsworth 3, Nilsson 11.

NIKISKI (49) — Litke 16, Eiter 6, M. Payne 0, Malston 0, Stafford 12, C. Payne 0, Bostic 3, McCoughey 0, Freeman 4, Handley 8.

3-point goals — Seward 5 (Ingalls 4, Nilsson); Nikiski 5 (Eiter 2, Litke, Stafford, Bostic). Team f0uls — Seward 12, Nikiski 19. Fouled out — none.

SOLDOTNA (72) — Rich 6, Sewell 8, Bouschor 6, Morrison 20, Hanson 2, Reutov 3, Chumley 10, Johnson 3, Rosin 10, Wilson 4.

UNALAKLEET (30) — Wilson 3, Haugen 0, K. Ivanoff 0, C. Ivanoff 7, M. Haugen 15, C. Commack 5, P. Commack 0, Pleasant 0.

3-point goals — Soldotna 8 (Sewell 2, Bouschor 2, Morrison, Reutov, Johnson, Rosin); Unalakleet 6 (M. Haugen 4, C. Ivanoff, C. Commack).

NO. 13 LOUISVILLE 67, NO. 15 DAYTON 88, NOTRE DAME 64 MASSACHUSETTS 60 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jordan Nwora scored 20 points, and Louisville edged Notre Dame.

Reserve guard Ryan McMahon scored 17 points for the Cardinals (13-3, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their second straight. Dwayne Sutton had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Sutton hit a pair of key 3-pointers as Louisville rallied in the final 4:05.

John Mooney had 15 points and 19 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (10-6, 1-4), who lost their second straight. T.J. Gibbs also had 15 points, and reserve Dane Goodwin added 14.

NO. 14 KENTUCKY 76, ALABAMA 67 LEXINGTON, Ky. — Immanuel Quickley scored the game’s final five points and finished with 19, and Kentucky topped Alabama for its 1,000th Southeastern Conference victory.

The Wildcats (12-3, 3-0) led by 15 early in the second half before a cold stretch allowed the Crimson Tide to climb within 63-60 with just over five minutes remaining. But Quickley stepped up down the stretch.

Kentucky beat Alabama for the 12th time in 13 meetings despite shooting just 32%

DAYTON, Ohio — Obi Toppin scored 16 points before leaving with an ankle injury early in the second half, and the Flyers pulled away for the win.

Dayton (14-2, 3-0 Atlantic 10) took control right away, building a 20-point lead, and remained unbeaten at home.

Toppin got tangled with Samba Diallo at midcourt and went down hard at 15:13 of the second half. Coach Anthony Grant said it looks as if Toppin sprained his left ankle, and “the next 24 hours will tell us more in terms of how it reacts.”

UMass (7-9, 1-2) never recovered from the Flyers’ opening surge. Tre Mitchell led the Minutemen with 16 points.

NO. 16 VILLANOVA 80, GEORGETOWN 66 PHILADELPHIA — Villanova’s Saddiq Bey hit eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points.

Bey, a 6-foot-8 sophomore forward, was 10 for 15 from the floor, including 8 of 10 on 3s. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 14 points, and Collin Gillespie had 11 for the Wildcats (12-3, 3-1 Big East).

Qudus Wahab led Georgetown with 13 points. The Hoyas (11-6, 1-3) missed 11 of 16 3s.

NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA 66, NO. 22 TEXAS TECH 54 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Miles McBride scored a season-high 22 points and Oscar Tshiebwe grabbed 17 rebounds, leading West Virginia to the win.

The Mountaineers (13-2, 2-1 Big 12) continued a remarkable turnaround by surpassing their total of 12 wins from last season, when they finished last in the league.

Davide Moretti led Texas Tech (10-5, 1-2) with 16 points. The Red Raiders have lost two straight, including a home loss to No. 4 Baylor on Tuesday night.

SYRACUSE 63, NO. 18 VIRGINIA 55, OT CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Buddy Boeheim scored nine of his 14 points in overtime and Syracuse got the win on the road.

The Orange scored 20 points in the extra period after netting just 19 in the second half.

Freshman Joe Girard had 19 points for Syracuse (9-7, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), and Elijah Hughes had 18.

WISCONSIN 58, NO. 20 PENN STATE 49 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Micah Potter scored 18 of his career-high 24 points in the first half and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading Wisconsin to the victory. Brad Davison had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Badgers (10-6, 3-2 Big Ten).

Seahawks 63, Bulldogs 49 Seward 12 15 28 8 —63 Nikiski 8 15 13 13 —49

Soldotna 19 18 20 15 —72 Unalakleet 8 11 0 11 —30

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Devonte Green scored 19 points, Rob Phinisee had 13 in his first start of the season, and Indiana handed Ohio State its fourth straight loss.

The Hoosiers (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) earned their second straight win despite going 20 for 36 at the line. Phinisee had four of the team’s 11 steals.

after intermission. The Wildcats are 1,000-281 overall in SEC play.

Herbert Jones had 18 points for the Crimson Tide (8-7, 1-2), and John Petty Jr. finished with 16.

Team fouls — Soldotna 10, Unalakleet 6. Fouled out — none.

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Friday boys Stars 72, Wolf Pack 30

INDIANA 66, NO. 11 OHIO STATE 54

Andre Wesson scored 15 points for Ohio State (11-5, 1-4), and Kaleb Wesson finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Buckeyes shot just 32.7% (17 for 52) from the field.

Kardinals 66, Mariners 59 Homer 15 12 13 19 —59 Kenai 15 15 12 24 — 66 HOMER (59) — Munns 0, Beachy 6, Etzwiler 3, Lowney 8, Jon. Raymond 9, Anderson 12, Knapp 8, Mann 7, Jos. Raymond 6.

KENAI CENTRAL (66) — McKibben 0, Baisden 1, Jo. Kvasnikoff 12, Bezdecny 10, Stockton 12, Tunseth 15, Pitsch 16.

3-point goals — Homer 7 (Lowney 2, Knapp 2, Beachy, Etzwiler, Mann); Kenai 2 (Tunseth 2). Team fouls — Homer 22, Kenai 21. Fouled out — Anderson, Jo. Kvasnikoff, Pitsch.

Friday girls Stars 69, Wolf Pack 34 Soldotna 16 19 14 20 —69 Unalakleet 9 12 13 0 —34 SOLDOTNA (69) — Sheridan 7, Burns 2, Leaf 0, Bouschor 11, Tuisaula 25, Leadens 6, Fischer 11, Holland 0, Crosby-Schneider 7.

UNALAKLEET (34) — Lex. Ivanoff 0, Len. Ivanoff 8, B. Ivanoff 6, Haugen 1, Wilson 19, S. Ivanoff 0, Fisher 0, Sarren 0.

3-point goals — Unalakleet 6 (Len. Ivanoff 2, B. Ivanoff 2, Wilson 2); Soldotna 6 (Sheridan, Bouschor 3, Fischer, Crosby-Schneider). Team fouls — Unalakleet 10, Soldotna 16. Fouled out — none.

Bulldogs 57, Seahawks 32 Seward 7 5 12 8 —32 Nikiski 7 28 8 8 —57 SEWARD (32) — Dow 0, Jagielski 3, Siemanski 11, Lemme 6, Sieverts 12, Dougherty 0, Jack 0, Ambrosiani 0.

NIKISKI (57) — A. Jeffreys 5, Reichert 2, Carstens 13, Bostic 0, Johnson 17, Zimmerman 3, B. Epperheimer 0, Nunley 0, S. Epperheimer 0, Freeman 5, Puente 2, Mullins 4, M. Jeffreys 0.

3-point goals — Nikiski 4 (A. Jeffreys, Carstens, Johnson, Freeman). Team fouls — Seward 17, Nikiski 16. Fouled out — Ambrosiani.

Mariners 38, Kardinals 35 Homer 9 4 13 12 —38 Kenai 4 15 9 7 —35 HOMER (38) — Rhodes 8, Bishop 0, Anderson 4, Doughty 4, Inama 4, Carroll 14, Hatfield 0, Johnson 6, Smude 2.

KENAI (35) — Pierce 2, Hamilton 2, Hanson 2, Streiff 11, Satathite 10, Severson 8, Lauritsen 0.

3-point goals — Kenai 3 (Satathite 2, Streiff); Team fouls — Homer 11, Kenai 16. Fouled out — none.

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Homer 10, Houston 0 Tyler Gilliland used a hat trick to lead Homer to a 10-0 Railbelt Conference win over Houston Saturday in Homer. Isaiah Nevak added two goals and an assist.

Keegan Strong earned the nine-save shutout.

Colony 7, Homer 5 Homer tried to rally late, but

Kenai Central’s Damaris Severson drives on Homer’s Kelli Bishop and Marina Carroll (20) on Friday at Kenai Central High School in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai 0 3 2 —5

Colony held on for a 7-5 nonconference win over the Mariners Friday in Homer.

The Mariners scored three times during the 5:25 of regulation. Alden Ross scored twice for Homer during the final two minutes.

Kaden Ketchum, Jacob Ross and Carson McLaughlin scored two goals each for the Knights. Ross also added a pair of assists.

Jeremiah Bartz of the Frontiersman contributed to this report.

Friday Kardinals 5, Moose 2 Palmer 0 1 1 —2

First period — none. Penalties — Palmer 4 for 8:00; Kenai 3 for 6:00.

Second period — 1. Kenai, Erwin (Shelden), 2:59; 2. Kenai, Stock (Marston), 6:34; 3. Kenai, Shelden (Begich, Marston), 8:59; 4. Palmer, Hayes (Nelius), 9:41. Penalties — Palmer 7 for 20:00; Kenai 2 for 4:00.

Third period — 5. Kenai, Beiser (un.), 13:09; 6. Kenai, Langham (Vann), 13:55; 7. Palmer, Hayes (un.), 14:34. Penalties — Kenai 6 for 28:00.

Shots on goal — Palmer 6-6-8—20; Kenai 11-11-4—26.

Goalies — Palmer, Heard (26 shots, 21 saves); Kenai, Baker (20 shots, 18 saves).

Stars 6, Hawks 0 Houston 0 0 0 —0 Soldotna 1 4 1 —6 First period — 1. Soldotna, Aley (Books), 8:46. Penalties — Houston 1 for 2:00.

Second period — 2. Soldotna, Brantley III (Burchom), 3:09; 3. Soldotna, J. Miller (un.), 3:57; 4. Soldotna, Aley (Powell, Walton), 5:12; 5. Soldotna, L. Miller (Brantley III), 5:58. Penalties — Houston 1 for 2:00; Soldotna 1 for 2:00.

Third period — 6. Soldotna, Powell (un.), 1:59. Penalties — Houston 2 for 4:00; Soldotna 4 for 11:00.

Shots on goal — Houston 6-6-2—14; Soldotna 21-219—51.

Goalies — Houston, Smoldon (51 shots, 45 saves); Soldotna, Tree (14 shots, 14 saves).

Soldotna 4, Palmer 1 Saturday, Soldotna First period — 1. Soldotna- Powell (Medcoff, Brantley III) pp 4:11.

Second period — 2. Soldotna- Powell (Miller, Medcoff) 8:31.

Third period — 3. Palmer- Greco (unassisted) 12:33; 4.

Soldotna- Powell (Dahlgren, Aley) 8:40; 5. Soldotna- Boohs (Medcoff, Powell) pp 5:47.

Shots on goal: Palmer 5-4-5—14, Soldotna 11-15-18—44; Saves: Palmer- Horacek 10-14-16—40; Soldotna- Tree 5-44—13.

Colony 5, Kenai 1 Saturday, Kenai First period — 1. Colony- Jellich (Lando) 2:50.

Second period — 2. Colony- Ross (McLaughlin, Jellich) 14:11; 3. Kenai- Begich (Shelden) 9:26; 4. Colony- Jellich (Ketchum, Lando) 7:54.

Third period — 5. Colony- Jellich (Ketchum, Lando) 12:50; 6. Colony- Ross (Ketchum, Yundt) 10:31.

Shots on goal: Colony 20-20-19—59, Kenai 4-8-7—19; Saves: Colony- Sheperd 4-7-7—18, Kenai- Cross 19-18-17— 54.

Homer 10, Houston 0 Saturday, Homer First period — 1. Homer- Gilland (Pitzman, Allen) 5:05, 2.

Homer- Otis (Gilland, Ross) 3:33.

Second period — 3. Homer- E. Allen (Ross) 6:34; 4. Homer-

Ross (Gilland) 2:34; 5. Homer- O. Pitzman (Reutov) 0:19.

Third period — 6. Homer- Gilland (unassisted) 10:06; 7.

Homer- Nevak (O. Pitzman) 8:27; 8. Homer- Nevak (unassisted) 3:18; 9. Homer- Wickstrom (Nevak) 2:22; 10. Homer- Gilland (E. Pitzman) 2:04.

Shots on goal: Homer 12-8-19—39, Houston- 3-3-3—9; Saves: Homer- Strong 3-3-3—9, Houston- Smoldon 11-414—29.

Colony 7, Homer 5 Friday, Homer First period — 1. Homer- Ross (Otis, Pitzman) 10:54; 2.

Colony- McLaughlin (Yundt) 10:43; 3. Colony- Ketchum (Lando) 58.6.

Second period — 4. Colony- Ross (unassisted) 4:20; 5.

Homer- Nevak (Pitzman) 3:18; 6. Colony- Ross (unassisted) 1:30.

Third period — 7. Colony- Ketchum (Ross) 11:33; 8.

Colony- Moore (Cappel) 11:13; 9. Colony- McLaughlin (Ross, Jellch) 7:23; 10. Homer- Pitzman (Nevak) 5:25; 11. HomerRoss (Pitzman, Gilland) 1:59; 12. Homer- Ross (Weston, Nevak) 0:27.

Shots on goal: Homer 6-4-4—14, Colony 10-5-11—26;

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Serving with stitches South Dakota woman knits scarves for vets, blankets for kids Jaci Conrad Pearson Black Hills Pioneer

DEADWOOD, S.D. — Each and every wrap and stitch Robin Carmody put in to 24, 5-foot by 8-inch hand-knit scarves over the last eight months turned into a Christmas “purl” to be opened and enjoyed by veterans in Oregon.

“Besides the fact that I joined my friend (Jean Allen) in thanking veterans by adding to their holiday gift bags, my dad was a Marine and in the Air Force,” Carmody said. “Tipping the scale, I suppose, is that my birthday is on Veterans Day.” In addition to this connection, Carmody explained an additional impetus for the kind Christmas gesture; that a friend of hers from high school just moved to Oregon, where her husband recently became the director of the Veterans

Administration Hospital there.

“She was telling me how they were planning to have goody bags for veterans, and I asked her if she thought, perhaps, that veterans would enjoy having a hand-made scarf,” she said.

“And she said ‘Sure.’ ” As she finished the two dozen scarves, Carmody shipped them in batches so her friend could put the goody bags, which contained hygiene items, cookies, and the hand-knit scarves, together.

“They were delivered to the veterans on Christmas day,” Carmody told the Black Hills Pioneer. “They had rolled up in the gift bag, my scarves, so that was pretty awesome.”

Definitely willing to share her wares, in the past, Carmody has knitted baby blankets and baby booties and given them to local churches for young children.

“I was told that a child that

had to go for cancer treatment at Mayo in Minnesota was given a blanket and booties to take with them, which cheered up the family, so that was a wonderful thing,” she said.

An affinity for helping and for knitting soon merged, as Carmody spends her evenings contributing to both causes.

“At night, when it’s time to relax, after work, you know, feet are up, jammies on, TV’s going,” Carmody said. “I just pick up something. I’m making a quilt for my cabin now for myself finally. But I knit. I knit a lot.”

Carmody picked up the craft when she was a teenager and has been knitting ever since.

“Mostly donating what I knit,” she said.

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Robin Carmody knits at the at the Deadwood Chamber of Commerce in Deadwood, South Dakota, on Dec. 30. Carmody generally uses 13 and 15 sized knitting needles, worsted yarn, and knits with two yarns together to craft her creations.

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Gardening trends for 2020? Think unconventional, sustainable

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ardeners in 2020 will veer from the beaten path, opting for unconventional varieties and eco-conscious surroundings, according to a plant trends study by horticulturalists with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).

Their forecast is based largely on market observations and feedback from people seeking information from Extension offices.

Interest is strong for native plants, dwarf hybrids, “re-wilding” gardens, edible settings, wildlife-friendly landscapes, dark foliage, succulents, novel greens, landscaping for natural disasters, and softer, leafier floral arrangements, the horticulturists said.

“More and more folks are wanting to think about sustainability,” said Mark Tancig, a UF/IFAS agent based in Leon County.

“They’re wanting to plant things that don’t require as much water or fertilizer,” he

said. “Plants that resist disease and insects. Plants that provide for wildlife use and need less maintenance and input. That not only saves money but it looks good, too. It’s restorative to the environment.”

Breaking down the study’s trending Top 10: ■■ Native Plants. These plants original to a specific place generally are lower maintenance, requiring less water, pruning and fertilizer.

■■ Dwarf Hybrids. Gardeners without a lot of living space increasingly are choosing the dwarf varieties of their favorite plants. They also require less pruning.

■■ Re-Wilding Gardens. To encourage beneficial insects and the health of your garden, allow shrubs to return to their natural shapes, let grass grow longer and permit a few weeds to flower, said Theresa Badurek, horticulture agent for Pinellas County. “Some of those volunteer weeds may be great wildflowers.”

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This June 15, 2015 photo shows some different varieties of Huecheras growing around a birdbath and split rail fence near Langley, Wash. Plants with red, purple or black leaves are striking additions to any landscape, making them a popular plant trend for the upcoming 2020 gardening season.

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slices for most of us home cooks, even with a good knife. But with a mandoline, you can get even slices of all sorts of vegetables and other ingredients. One example is the OXO Good Grips HandHeld version, which comes with settings for three different thinnesses, and a handle so you can slice safely and quickly into a bowl or over a plate.

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I love a shiny new kitchen object as much as the next cook, and at times my kitchen has resembled a kitchen specialty store. But if you have a small kitchen, counter space and cabinet storage are at a premium.

Here are some of my all-time favorite gadgets to make your cooking life better.

I’m skipping the bigger appliances like slow cookers and air fryers. I’m also skipping knives, cutting boards, pots and pans, measuring cups and the like, because you pretty much know you need those.

This is about great gadgets, both low- and high-tech, that deserve a spot in your kitchen because they work hard and smart.

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An assortment of various gadgets are must-haves in the kitchen.

with different blades, shapes and widths.

Perfect peeler

Peppermill

I use a peeler pretty much every day for something. Potatoes, carrots, apples, winter squash, etc.

I am a fan of Kuhn Rikon peelers, which are lightweight and easy to use on peels thick and thin.

OXO also make an assortment

Nothing is more important in the kitchen than salt and pepper, and freshly ground pepper is much better than pre-ground.

The Peppermate Traditional Pepper Mill is sleek and contemporary looking, made of ceramic

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with a side crank. It has a removable, clear bottom cup under the grinder to catch the pepper, and an adjustable grinding size, from very fine (for most things) to very coarse (for things like steak au poivre ). For a more classic look, Peugeot makes high-quality mills.

Mandoline It’s hard to get perfectly thin

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I use no appliance more than this one. I use it for pureeing, chopping, slicing and shredding. Cuisinart has long been my go-to brand; I grew up with one and now own half a dozen. Other companies, like KitchenAid and Breville, also make good food processors. Sizes range from quite large (14 or 16-cup bowls) to mini (about 2 cups). I recommend one little one, for things like mincing garlic or making pesto, and one large, for everything else.

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even though other manufacturers make similar items. This is basically a small, handheld grater.

The most classic one is long and narrow, with lots of fine blades that turn lemon zest and hard grating cheeses and chocolate into fluffy mounds of delicate tiny shreds. You can also get versions that grate food into larger strands.

Instant-read thermometer There are many versions on the market, from digital to analog to Bluetooth to infrared. When you want to make sure that you are not overcooking a roast beef, or that your bread is cooked through, an instant-read thermometer is indispensable. (You’ll justify the cost quickly when you consider how much you spent on that holiday filet!) In the most user-friendly digital arena, Thermapen instant thermometers are fast and precise with a wide temperature range.

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to transfer a pot of hot, chunky soup to a blender then you understand why an immersion blender is such an asset. Instead of pouring, just place the immersion blender right into the pot. You can even stick the wand into a can of whole tomatoes and puree them right there. There are loads of good ones on the market, from companies like Breville, All-Clad, Braun and Philips.

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When home designer and builder Marnie Oursler talks with clients about building their dream homes along the Delaware coast, their No. 1 request is having bright spaces with lots of natural light.

But at this time of year, it can feel like that brightness and light is in short supply in most any home. The sparkly holiday decorations have been put away, and the daylight hours are still way too brief.

Fortunately, there are plenty of things you can “do in a single day to hedge against the winter doldrums,” says Washington, D.C.based interior designer Josh Hildreth. We’ve asked Oursler, Hildreth and interior designer Jessica Wachtel of GTM Architects in Bethesda, Maryland, for advice on easy decor changes that will brighten up any room.

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Maximize your light We think of adding warmer, heavier curtains in winter, Wachtel says, but removing heavy draperies will let in more natural light.

Also, she says, consider using brighter light bulbs at this time of year, and perhaps even taking out a ceiling fixture that has just one bulb and replacing it with one that has several bulbs. You can use a dimmer to make sure the room doesn’t get too bright, but you’ll be able to brighten the space as needed.

Another practical trick: Add large mirrors to amplify natural light during the day and lamplight at night. Oursler made her office

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plants, ornamental vegetables and edible flowers do double duty, adding beauty as well as nutrition to the home landscape.

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Slipcovers and tablecloths If your dining table has dark chairs or your sofa is dark, Oursler suggests slipcovers in a light shade.

Hildreth says the same about covering a dark wood table: Since that dark table may dominate your dining room, he says, “a wonderful heavy, light-colored linen tablecloth is a beautiful idea.” The thickness of the fabric can still bring a sense of warmth, but the light color will open up the space.

Along with light-colored solids, consider bright patterns. Hildreth says patterns like colorful chintz may be returning and are perfect for brightening a room at any time of year.

Add openness and lift Rearranging furniture is an inexpensive way to give a room a different feel, Oursler says.

“And you de-clutter at the same time. People don’t realize how easy it is for a space to get cluttered. Once you de-clutter, the space will feel brighter and bigger,” she says.

As you rearrange, consider whether any of

diversity, so gardeners should choose a variety of plants that flower and fruit,” Badurek said.

Plants with berries attract birds, and layering plants of varying heights provides hiding places for other species.

■■ Dark Foliage. Plants with red, purple or black leaves are striking additions to any landscape, making them attractive to gardeners looking for something

Wishing to participate in hanging scarves on the presidential statutes on the street corners in Rapid City, Carmody began knitting for that cause.

“I was knitting and I was knitting and I was knitting and then, we had some really bad weather and I couldn’t get to Rapid and then I saved them,” Carmody said. “And my friend was telling me about the gift bags that they were going to put together and I thought, ‘Well, this would be a really good fit.’”

Once the number of

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your pieces could be replaced with something less dense and heavy. If you have a heavy coffee table or solid wooden end tables, Oursler says, consider switching to lighter pieces made of metal and glass. “You can find those relatively inexpensively, but they do make a big difference,” she says.

Also, she adds, make your space feel taller and more open by adding some wainscoting painted white about two-thirds of the way up a wall, and decorate above it by adding grasscloth or paintings in that space just below the ceiling.

“Anything you can do to elevate a space,” she says, “will make a room feel brighter because it will feel bigger.”

Citrus scents and candles Hildreth points out that scents can also brighten a room: Potted citrus trees in his sunroom add a crisp scent throughout the winter, but candles and diffusers can do the same. The designer Jo Malone has an orange blossom candle that he says is perfect for brightening a room with a fresh citrus scent.

And for a finishing touch, Hildreth suggests adding a few gorgeous coffee-table books filled with images of sun-filled spaces. A winter day will feel a lot brighter, he says, if you spend an hour getting lost in colorful images.

new in 2020, said Marguerite Beckford, a horticulture agent in Sarasota County.

Succulents. People are reaching out for lesserknown succulents that offer interesting shapes, textures and growth habits, the University of Florida horticulturists say.

Novel Greens. Vegetable gardeners will be looking

scarves the VA hospital needed was determined, Carmody kicked her knitting needles into high gear.

“I put the pedal to the knitting metal and I managed to get another four out in one month,” she said. “It’s not that it’s tedious. I think that it’s very relaxing.”

In crafting her creations, Carmody said she always knits with two yarns together, unless the yarn is large and prohibits that.

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to think about it.

“So my scarves, I just cast on and I start knitting,” Carmody said.

In years past, Carmody owned sheep and was afforded skeins of yarn made from their shearings to create family items.

“So I knit my children blankets out of them and myself,” she said. “I still have mine. Those were very heavy and very warm.”

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Hildreth suggests taking a cue from the design style of Nordic countries, where winter days are short: Try painting wooden floors white or cream, or bleaching them to a light shade of brown.

“When you use sort of a wonderful cream color or white on a floor,” Hildreth says, “everything put against it pops.” Even heavy, dark wooden furniture will feel more contemporary and less formal.

Also, Hildreth says, if you have heavy rugs or layered rugs on the floor, consider removing some of them. Although we tend in winter to want to warm our floors, having more bare floor can help open up the space and make it feel fresher and brighter.

Oursler and Wachtel also suggest swapping out dark rugs for lighter and brighter ones. It’s an easy change with big impact.

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to diversify their harvests with leafy greens generally grown outside the United States — bok choy, mizuna and komatsuna among them, according to the horticulturists.

Landscaping for Natural Disasters. “Storms are becoming more erratic and more feared,” Tancig said.

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yarns as donations,” she said. “Sometimes folks have asked me to make baby booties for someone they know and then I’ll ask them if they’ll just donate the rest of the yarn to me and it goes in another scarf. It’s always this turn-around.”

Clearance yarn is a godsend for the scarf project, as skeins normally cost at least $4.99 each.

“I normally use worsted yarn,” she said. “It’s washable, dryable. That’s what I feel is most practical. If I do have a lighter yarn, often times that will be the third yarn that I knit in with it.”

Quilts are another of Carmody’s creations, but those are serious business.

“We’re talking years on those,” she said.

“Because those are true labors of love for me. I’m

If you’re not a wine drinker, then obviously this isn’t a go-to gadget, but if you are, investing in a nice one makes opening a bottle a real pleasure.

Williams Sonoma makes a great assortment including classic winged corkscrews and easy-to-use lever corkscrews. Rabbit is an another reliable name in the wine-opener world, and you might splurge on a Pro Electric Corkscrew with an Infrared Thermometer for the true oenophile in your life.

Sous vide If you’ve been curious about sous vide (and many people are), then now is a good time to try this latesttechnology gadget; there are lots of options out there at pretty reasonable prices.

Sous vide is a cooking method that entails putting food in a vacuum-sealed bag and cooking it in water at a controlled temperature. It’s basically impossible to overcook it. The Joule Sous Vide is small compared to other sous vide appliances, but powerful, as well as sleek and attractive enough to leave out. It works with phone apps as well for the ultimate in modern cooking.

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Softer, Leafier Floral Arrangements. Flowers combined with foliage are gaining in popularity. “We are going away from the bundle bouquet of solitary flower blooms to the soft, organic feel of greenery,” said Karen Stauderman, an Extension horticulture agent for Volusia County.

working on one now that’s in panels because I’ve decided I’m not doing big anymore. I just don’t have the room for it. But I made quilts for my grandchildren and the center of each quilt was a crossstitched baby quilt. Those cross-stitchings took me a year each to do. And then, I took my time and picked out coordinating fabrics from wherever I went and did the sashings.”

In the past, Carmody has given demonstrations on technique, as well.

“Because I do a lot by hand,” she said. “I’d rather do any kind of embroidery stitching or fancy quilt stitching by hand,” she said, adding that she learned several handicrafts years and years ago.

“I started with embroidery. My first piece of embroidery was a Boston Bruins patch for my dungarees. From embroidery, I went to crewel, which is embroidery with yarn. And then I went to needlepoint, which is working on canvas. Then I went to latch hook rugs.

Somewhere all in there, I tried crocheting. But I crocheted in circles. So I gave that up because I couldn’t just get it to roll out and I didn’t have the patience for it. So knitting has always been my thing. I’ve done just a couple of fancy stitches, but basically, it’s just knit and move on to the next project.”

The next project will likely be a continuation of the scarves for veterans.

“They give them out now as bingo prizes,” Carmody said. “So now

they’re going to be bingo gifts.”

So the cycle will continue and knitting needles will continue to be in motion.

“So, other than the veterans, just to keep doing those, and then, every now and then, if I hear of another situation where someone, through their church knows a baby that needs treatment or something and they need something for that family, because those take a lot longer, obviously. It’s a baby blanket and then the booties that match the blanket.”

And friends have come to her side to help further the cause.

“My friend said, ‘Now you’re starting the knitting and yarn brigade,’” Carmody said.

In an effort to get more of her friends and pretty much anyone else who would like to join her, Carmody came up with a cleverly laid plan.

“What I decided I’m going to do is start one, give them the yarn and the needles, and say, ‘Finish this,’” she said. “That way, they don’t have to go buy yarn. If they have the time, even if it’s just a few more.

I mean, that would be great because my goal for next year is obviously to give more than 24.”

Oh, and one more thing.

“Anyone who wants to join in can get in touch with me,” Carmody said, adding interested parties should stop by the Deadwood Welcome Center, her place of employment. “If they want to donate yarn, that’s good, too.”

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More fun in the finding than in the having AUTHOR’S NOTE: Last time, we learned how “Big Jim” O’Brien and “Little Jim” Dunmire came to the Alaska in 1935, made a home near Schooner Bend on the Kenai River, and began what would become a long history of placer mining on Surprise Creek.

“This is not a gold country, and don’t let anybody kid you,” said Little Jim in a September 1969 interview, recorded three months before his death.

His words may sound bitter, but they’re not. The generally slim pickings from Kenai Peninsula mining never prevented the two Jims from trying for more than 30 years.

In 1973, four years after both Jims had been laid to rest in the Cooper Landing Cemetery, two officials from the Kenai National Moose Range traveled up to the Surprise Creek mine and inventoried what remained.

Among the many deteriorating, collapsing infrastructure they catalogued were: an old 10 x 20-foot barn; part of an old sawmill; two old cabins, including a 12 x 16 structure containing two calendars and several magazines from 1963; numerous 5-gallon cans and 55-gallon barrels; an old generator on wheels; a 12 x 14 cabin, chewed up by porcupines and built originally from unpeeled spruce logs; an 8 x 8 screened-in meat-storage building; a 10 x 12 cabin with its roof falling in and its walls bowing out; an old air compressor mounted on hemlock runners; and a 12 x 12 machine shop, including parts of a vise and an old forge.

At various times there was even more up there, including a small slab-sided cabin above treeline, just below the Surprise Creek headwaters; a small bridge over a tiny stream the Jims called “Joe’s Creek”; and the remains of a moose-calf corral created and used by the mine’s first owner, Stephan Melchior.

“We did more gold work than anybody in the whole damn country,” Little Jim said. “We spent more money and had more equipment to work with and drove more tunnel than anybody

I’ve ever heard of … even if you go clear back to when they first ever done any mining around here.

“We had an Ingersoll Rand J40, the best drill,” he added. “We had a #3 American Sawmill. We sawed thousands of feet of lumber, thousands of feet of planking, sluice boxes and everything else. Thousands of feet.”

Starting in 1939, the Jims began filing placer-mining claims. By 1953, they had 17 on or near Surprise Creek, plus others in the general area. Little Jim estimated that over the years they purchased “about $50,000” worth of equipment, which he doubted they ever made up for in gold. In fact, he said, the only real money they ever made came from trapping during the winters.

Estimates vary concerning the tunneling done by the Jims in their attempts to reach bedrock and, they hoped, a mother lode, but the lengths range from at least 900 feet (according to a 1947 Alaska Life magazine article) to about 2,600 feet, according to Little Jim himself.

They also installed a cable crossing between Jim’s Landing and the Surprise Creek trailhead. Then, after the Sterling and Seward highways provided greater access to the general public, the Jims tried to prevent people from messing with their equipment.

They were in the wrong this time, however. Their mining claims gave them mineral rights, not property ownership. The land was then and is now in the public domain. So in 1953 when they blocked their route to the landing with a steel cable and posted it “Private Road,” they raised the ire of federal officials.

Fish & Wildlife director Clarence Rhode called the Jims’ action “trespass” and encouraged immediate legal action. Territorial mining engineer James Williams took a more tempered approach: “It is hoped,” he wrote to Rhode, “that the matter can be taken care of in a manner so as to raise as little ill-feeling as possible. The men involved … are oldtime miners in the district, and as

A hiker rests near the remains of an old Surprise Creek mine structure, June 1990.

(with) most old-time Alaskans, deserve respect so long as they are intentionally law-abiding. …

We hope a satisfactory and peaceful understanding with them can be reached.”

While peaceful, the resolution was hardly satisfying to the Jims.

It left such a sour taste in their mouths that, upon retiring from active mining in about 1967, they decided not to surrender their claims to the government, as they had once planned.

Instead, they deeded everything over to heavy-equipment operator Morris Coursen, who soon afterward drove a bulldozer into the mountains, widening and clearing the original Surprise Creek trail.

“The dirty bastards (the feds) had crowded us and had given us a bad time so much,” Little Jim said. “If they would have been decent with us when we couldn’t make it anymore, we’d never have turned it over to Morris.”

In 1973, 49-year-old Morris Coursen also passed away. Over succeeding years, all mining ceased in the drainage, which currently contains no active claims.

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A gold nugget and a Mercury-head dime, both owned by Big Jim and lying atop his hand, circa early 1960s. (Photo from the)

“We got the beautifullest, coarsest gold we ever heard of in the whole country around here,” said Little Jim, noting that, while they sold most of what they discovered, they also gave some away to friends.

At 74 and in ill health during his final months, he recalled that he once asked Big Jim, “How would you feel if you got in there where

you found a thousand dollars a day? … What would you do?” And faced with the prospect of truly finding a fortune, Big Jim replied, “I’d be damned if I’d know. Just would be the fun of finding it, that’s all.”

“Well, he was right,” said Little Jim. “As old as I am and the shape I’m in, if I had a chance, I’d go again. You never get over it.”

briefly 2020 Kenai Peninsula Job & Career Fair registration begins Vendor registration for businesses is currently taking place for the 2020 Kenai Peninsula Job & Career Fair. The annual job and career fair will be held on Thursday, March 19 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Last year’s event saw almost 700 job seekers and over 60 employers and training providers ranging from small, local businesses, to large, international corporations and industries representing health care, oil and gas, law enforcement, military, seafood, transportation, retail, and more. Feedback from last year’s job and career fair was incredibly positive; vendors noted the variety/diversity of job seekers/ vendors, attendance, venue, public relations, and the organization as being some of the best aspects of the event.

Early Bird Registration (including a discounted registration rate) is on or before Feb. 19, please register at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions about how being a vendor at the Kenai Peninsula Job & Career Fair may benefit

your business, how to register as a vendor for this event, and/or about any other employer services, please contact me at 907.335.3030 or hanah.burrell@alaska.gov.

Learning for life: Better beverages Water, humble fluid that it may be, is a vital nutrient for the life of every cell. Without it we simply cannot survive. In fact, the adult human body contains approximately 60% water, which it uses to lubricate our joints, flush waste from our tissues, and metabolize our food, just to name a few.

Is your body getting enough water to function healthfully or are you filling it with sugary beverages instead? The average American takes in about 400 calories per day in beverages. Many people consume more. Replacing your drinks with water can help you manage calories, save money, and improve health.

Consider keeping a pitcher of water in the refrigerator so it’s always cold and accessible. Adding slices of lemon or oranges gives water a refreshing, enjoyable taste

VFW Auxiliary scholarship Soldotna VFW Auxiliary is sponsoring a scholarship for local 2019/2020 graduating seniors. There will be 1st place $500 winner and 2nd place $250 winner. First place winner will be entered in the State VFW VICKIE WEB NELSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP for $1,000. Deadline for entry is Feb. 15. Please see the One Stop section of the KPBSD web site for more info or call 907-398-8427.

Farm & Food Friday Farm & Food Friday, the informal monthly meet-up for Central Peninsula folks interested in local food or farming, happens this Friday, 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Odie’s Deli in Soldotna. Sponsored by Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District and Kenai Local Food Connection. Contact Heidi at kenaiswcd@

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On Jan. 4 at the American Legion Post 20, Sen. Dan Sullivan dropped by for a short visit to discuss any problems that the veterans of Post 20 may have or what he could do for them if they had a need. While there he had the chance to meet with Ed Dorsey, a Korean veteran from Kenai and Robert D Gordon, a Vietnam veteran from Soldotna. Sen. Sullivan is a Marine served in Afghanistan. Although from different wars, the stories where all most the same. Good evening for all and thank you American Legion Post 20 for hosting the senator.

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A Winter Concert of Traditional Irish Music Please join Kenai Peninsula College again this year for “A Winter Concert of Traditional Irish Music,” featuring John Walsh, Pat Broaders, and John Skelton 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in the Ward Building of the Kenai River Campus. This event is once again FREE open to the public.

Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Meeting Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Board of Directors will meet Saturday, Jan. 18 at

10 a.m., in the conference room at its Kenai office located at 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road. The meeting is open to the public. For more information call 283-5751.

Red Cross volunteer training Kenai Peninsula Red Cross volunteer orientation will take place Saturday, Jan. 18 from 10-11 a.m. at 450 Marathon Road, Floor 2 in Kenai.

Kenai Elks swearing in History was made at the 2019 Grand Convention when Virginia Calloway was sworn in as the first woman president of the Grand Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Please join us Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2:30 p.m. at the Kenai Elks to meet our new grand president and attend the installation of 2020 Igloo Officers. Light meal and dessert will be served. Contact Kit Hill 907-690-4658 for more info.

‘Low & Lower’ Join the Performing Arts Society for a delightful blend of virtuosic music and humorous storytelling in Low & Lower, an internationally appreciated entertainment

by Paul Sharpe, bassist, and Brooks Whitehouse, cellist. The fun erupts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. They are available at River City Books and Northcountry Fair in Continued on next page

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Soldotna and at Curtain Call, Already Read Books, and Country Liquor in Kenai. They may also be purchased at the door.

Take-a-Break Ladies Luncheon The Take-a-Break Ladies Luncheon will take place Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 11-12:30 a.m. Inspirational speaker Judy Oyler. Luncheon $12 at the Solid Rock Conference Center, Mile 90.5 Sterling Highway. For further information call Susan at 907-440-1319. Reservations required for complimentary child care.

Central Peninsula Child Find Screenings The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Frontier Community Services Infant Learning Program will be offering Child Find screenings for children birth to 5 years. The screening clinic will be on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. by appointment only at Frontier Community Services, Suite 36, in the Copper Center (formerly the Red Diamond Center). We will screen your child’s early development, motor skills, speech/communication, early learning concepts, vision & hearing. To make an appointment or for more information, call 262-6331.

T.O.P.S. meetings Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S), a nationwide non-profit weight loss organization, has local area weigh-in meetings Monday through Friday around the Kenai Peninsula. Adults and teens are welcome. First meeting is free. Mondays at Sterling Senior Center, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesdays: Kenai Senior Center, 9:30 a.m., Homer United Methodist Church, 9 a.m.

Wednesdays: Soldotna Christ Lutheran Church, 11:45 a.m. Thursday: Kasilof Fire Station, 8:30 a.m., Soldotna Baptist Church, 10:45 a.m., Soldotna Christ Lutheran Church, 6 p.m. Fridays: Soldotna Christ Lutheran Church, 9:45 a.m. Contact Dawn Lesterson 907-262-7319, aktops@outlook.com or Marj Wiley 907-394-6085. For more information log on to www.tops.org or call 1-800 -932-8677.

Kenaitze Indian Tribe to host suicide alertness and prevention training The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is offering community members the chance to potentially save a life. The tribe will host three suicide alertness and prevention workshops in January. The trainings are open to the community. There is no cost to attend, but an RSVP is required.

■■ QPR Gatekeeper Training, 9-10 a.m.

Jan. 17: This training teaches participants to Question, Persuade and Refer, three steps anyone can learn to help save a life.

Participants will learn to recognize the warning signs of suicide, how to offer hope, and how to get help.

■■ safeTALK, 1-4 p.m. Jan. 17: This training teaches participants to recognize and engage with a person who might be having thoughts of suicide, and to connect them with appropriate community resources.

“Safe” stands for “suicide alertness for everyone,” and TALK stands for the actions to take: Tell, Ask, Listen, Keep safe.

■■ Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 30-31: ASIST is a two-day training that teaches participants to prevent suicide by recognizing warning signs, providing a skilled intervention and developing a safety plan.

To RSVP for any of the trainings, email Ken Hoyt at khoyt@kenaitze.org. Questions may be directed to Ken at 907-335-7322.

Cook Inlet Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Cook Inlet Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse will hold its annual meeting at 2 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the Kenai office at 10200 Kenai Spur Highway. The purpose of the annual meeting is to elect the board officers. Anyone who is interested is invited to attend.

Homer Fish and Game Advisory Committee The Homer Fish and Game Advisory Committee will be holding a public meeting at the KBRR Building at 2181 Kachemak Drive on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. Agenda topics will include elections for expired seats and other business as necessary. For more information contact Dave Lyon at 399-2340 or contact ADF&G Boards Support at 907-267-2354.

‘Rough Around the Edges’ by Stephanie Cox and Anna Widman The Kenai Fine Art Center’s January exhibit is “Rough Around the Edges” by Stephanie Cox and Anna Widman; textural contrast explored by two area artists. This dynamic show starts of Jan. 2 and runs through Feb. 1.

Don’t miss “Rough Around the Edges” at the Kenai Fine Art Center located across from the Oiler’s Bingo Hall and next to the Historic Cabins. 283-7040, www.kenaifineart.com.

Sterling Judo Club member registration Sterling Judo Club member registration for this school year will be open Jan. 14 and 16. Registration is only available two times during the school year. Teens, adults of all ages and youngsters starting at age 8 may enroll. Come to the Sterling Elementary School on the Sterling Highway next to

the Sterling Fire Station between 5:45 and 8 p.m. on any of these four scheduled practice nights to register. Class instruction and practices occur every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year from 6-8 p.m. There is an annual U. S. Judo Federation registration fee of $80 but class instruction is free. For more information you can check the Sterling Judo Club Facebook pages or contact one of the four volunteer teachers. The teachers are Bob Brink, head sensei (242-9330), Bob Ermold, sensei (398-9544) and Clayton Holland, sensei or board members Terre and Marcus Lee (741-2055).

City of Soldotna Storefront Improvement Grant application period opens The City of Soldotna is now accepting grant applications for its Storefront Improvement Program. This grant offers up to $7,500 for projects that rehabilitate Soldotna storefronts to promote a thriving local economy and an attractive streetscape. Applications are due no later than Feb. 7. For more information, email jczarnezki@soldotna. org, or call the Planning Department at 262-9107. For program guidelines and an application, please visit Soldotna’s webpage at https://www.soldotna.org/ departments/economic-developmentand-planning/business-services/ storefront-improvement-program.

Other Alaska locations are Homer, Palmer, Anchorage and Fairbanks. More information and a link to registration can be found at womeninag.wsu.edu Registration is $30 until Jan. 17 and $35 after that. Contact kpchapterfb@gmail. com with questions.

KDLL Adventure Talks presents Backcountry Backyard KDLL Adventure Talks presents Backcountry Backyard — Skiing the southern Kenai Peninsula, with Tony Doyle and Craig Barnard at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center. Doyle and Barnard will share photos, trip reports and access tips for backcountry skiing on the southern Kenai Peninsula. Admission is free for KDLL members and $5 for nonmembers. Tune in for an interview with the skiers at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 on KDLL 91.9 FM.

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge January events

The 16th annual Ski For Women will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at Tsalteshi Trails behind Skyview Middle School. Choose a 5-kilometer skate or classic ski. Online registration is $25 at tsalteshi.org. Race day, in-person registration is $35. Proceeds benefit a women-focused nonprofit organization on the central Kenai Peninsula. Costumes are encouraged.

Men are welcome to ski in the “drag race” following the main event. Donations will be accepted for the drag race and no preregistration is needed. For more information, email tsalteshi@yahoo.com.

Snow and ice discovery room: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2-4:30 p.m. Drop in to explore the wintry world of snow and ice with a series of cool activities good for all ages. A great indoor event on the KPBSD Early Release Day. Guided snowshoe winter walks: Thursdays, Jan. 16, 23, 30, 1-2:30 p.m.

No experience needed for these rangerled walks. Snowshoes provided with pre-registration. Call 907-260-2820 or bring your own. Suitable for ages 12+. Walks will be canceled if noon temperatures are below 0 F. PEEPs, Preschool, environmental, education, programs: Thursday, Jan. 16, two sessions, 9 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Enjoy an hour of hands-on wildlife games, crafts, storytime and snack all about caribou. Perfect for ages 2-5. Meet at the Visitor Center.

Wildlife movies: Saturdays at the refuge — Refuge film: 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m.; “Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom” 1 p.m.; “Alone in the Wilderness,” 3 p.m.

The Kenai Refuge Visitor Center is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10-5 p.m.

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Tsalteshi Trails Association will hold its third annual Tour of Tsalteshi ski race Feb. 16 at the trailhead behind Skyview Middle School. The 40-kilometer freestyle race — two laps around the trails — starts at 11:30 a.m. A 20-kilometer race — one lap around the trails, with freestyle and classic divisions — starts shortly thereafter.

Prizes will be awarded for the top three men and women finishers in each race and raffle drawings will be available to all participants. Awards will be given at a post-race gathering at Kenai River Brewing in Soldotna. Discounts available for early registration, TTA members and members of neighboring ski clubs. The first 125 to sign up will get a free buff with Kaitlin Vadla artwork. To register, sign up to volunteer or for more information, visit touroftsalteshi.org.

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!

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Freezer Food Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna has its Freezer Food race series Sundays through January. Bring a nonperishable food donation for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank for a discounted race fee. January is ski races. Register in advance at tsalteshi. org or register in person starting at 1:30 p.m. Sundays. The races start at 2 p.m.

Visit Tsalteshi Trails on Facebook for information on each week’s race route and starting trailhead.

North Peninsula Recreation Service Area events The Nikiski Community Recreation Center offers 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 homeschool 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. The Nikiski Pool will be offering Aqua Cardio Exercise/’HIIT’ High Intensity Interval Training. Low impact cardio exercise classes lead by instructor but you work out at your own pace. Held Tuesday’s and Thursday’s 10-11 a.m. starting

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Jan. 14. Class is free but pool admission rates will apply. 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: Thursdays in January, 1-2 p.m.

■■ Social Security: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

■■ National Hat Day: Wear your favorite hat to lunch, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

■■ No-host dinner at Louie’s: Monday, Jan. 20, 4:30 p.m., $3 ■■ Birthday lunch: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m., $7 suggested donation or free if your birthday is in January and you are more than 60 years old.

■■ Riverside Band — lunchtime entertainment, Monday, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m.

■■ Kenai Peninsula Caregivers Group: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 1-3 p.m.

■■ Living Well with Diabetes class: Thursdays, Jan. 16, 23, 30 and Feb. 6, 13, 20. Course books are free, six-week commitment, 12 people maximum ■■ Sterling pancake breakfast: Saturday, Jan. 25, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Leave at 9 a.m. from Vintage Pointe, $5 ride fee ■■ Bells, lunchtime entertainment: Monday, Jan. 27, 11 a.m.

■■ Super Bowl party: Friday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m. Over 60 — $7 suggested donation.

Under 60 — $14

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

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.

Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholic Anonymous meetings take place seven days a week. Call 907-283-5722 or visit aakenaipeninsula.org for more information.

Hydroponic Gardening Central Peninsula Garden Club will host its monthly program Hydroponic Gardening Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.

Dr. Henry Krull of Fresh365 on Whistle Hill in Soldotna will present about this efficient and productive method of indoor gardening. Immediately preceding Dr. Krull’s presentation, a brief annual business meeting of the Central Peninsula Garden Club will occur for the purpose of CPGC board member elections. Free and open to the public; bring a friend!

Refreshments and sometimes door prizes. Location: Peninsula Grace Church, 44175 Kalifornsky Beach Road (at Mile 19.5, across the road from Craig Taylor Equipment), Soldotna. Membership and general club information is available at www.cenpengardenclub.org, on facebook, or contact Phyllis Boskofsky, cenpengardenclub@gmail.com.

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The Action Program on Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses meets nine times on Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m.: Jan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26; March 4 and 11 at PCHS 230 E. Marydale Soldotna (conference room upstairs).

Sponsored by PCHS. Fee: $95 (scholarships available). To register call: Gail Kennedy, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, 907-602-9944 or email: gail.griefrecovery@ gmail.com.

■ Existing and new patients, including those covered by Medicare, are welcome.

Women in Ag Conference

To make an appointment at Central Peninsula Internal Medicine, call 262-8597.

The 8th Annual Women in Ag Conference will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25. The one-day gathering takes place simultaneously at locations throughout Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. This year’s theme is Healthy Farms and the Kenai Chapter of the Alaska Farm Bureau is sponsoring the local venue at the Kenai River Center.

Local start time for the event is 7 a.m.

■ Same easily accessible location ■ Patients can expect the same quality of care they have come to expect from our Board Certified physicians.

Nicholas R. Berlon, MD John P. Bramante, MD, FACP William J. Kelley, MD Kristin M. Mitchell, MD, FACP Gail M. Pokorney, MD, FACP Megan Roosen-Runge, MD Anna A. Boutwell, MSN, ANP, FNP-C Cindy K. Nickels, MSN, ANP, FNP

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Nikiski Middle/High School News Monday, Jan. 13: High School Basketball C-Tea.m. @ Soldotna — Girls 3:30 p.m. Boys 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 14: High School Basketball C-Tea.m. @ Nikiski vs.

Homer — Girls 3 p.m. Boys 4:30 p.m.; Graduation After Grad parent meeting: 6 p.m. in the library Wednesday, Jan. 15: Early Release — Students Released at 12:45 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 16-18: High School Basketball — Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament — Thursday: Girls vs. Houston — 5:45 p.m. Boys vs. Houston — 7:15 p.m.

— Friday: Girls vs. Service — 5:45 p.m. Boys vs. South JV — 7:15 p.m.

— Saturday: Girls vs. Dimond — 3 p.m. Boys vs. West JV — 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 18: Middle School Wrestling @ Seward — 10 a.m.

Congratulations to Matthew Weathers, the Kenai Elks Student of the Month for January.

Mountain View Elementary Wednesday, Jan. 15 is an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 1:50 p.m.

Our lost and found is overflowing. Please stop by and look for any lost items.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District issued a release just in time for students to get ready to head back to school after a long winter break. As we kick off third quarter, we feel that it’s important to address the frigid weather out there with a reminder about KPBSD’s policy: Periods of prolonged outdoor activity for students will not occur when the temperature is minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit or below (-10° F). This figure includes the wind-chill factor. Prolonged outdoor activities include recess, P.E., class walks, etc.

When the temperature doesn’t meet or exceed the -10 degree mark, your child will be enjoying the fresh air outside! Thank you for helping ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, which includes coming to school with a jacket, snow pants, boots, gloves, and a hat.

Skyview Middle School Wrestling, Nordic Skiing and Intramural Volleyball are underway!

Wrestling: First scheduled meet is Saturday, Jan. 18 in Seward at 10 a.m.

Nordic Skiing: First scheduled meet is Friday, Jan. 24 in Kenai at 3 p.m.

Intramural Volleyball: Ends Friday, Jan. 24. Competitive Volleyball begins Monday, Jan. 27.

Events: Early Release Day:Wednesday, Jan. 15. Students end the school day at 1 p.m.

Next Site Council Meeting is Monday, Jan. 20 at 3:30 p.m. at Skyview Middle School.

Project Homeless Connect Towel Sets Donation Drive — Our Panther Student Council has committed to gathering 50 towel sets (face, hand, bath) to be distributed by Student Council volunteers at the Project Homeless Connect event on Jan.

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Panther Student Council Second Semester New Member Opportunity, Jan. 7 through Jan. 17: if you would like to be a member of our Panther Student Council this is the last opportunity to join for this school year.

Member Contracts are available at the front office and on Mrs. Pothast’s classroom door.

Contracts require a parent and student signature and must be returned by the end of the school day on Friday, Jan. 17. Please see Mrs. Pothast with any questions.

GEO Bee: Mr. Angleton is holding the 2020 Geography Bee. Get more information in the Thursday, Jan. 16 FOL with Mr. Angleton. Official start of competition will be Friday, Jan. 17. Must attend the first day of competition (Jan. 17) to continue (no late signups).

Purchase a yearbook! Cost is $30. Order online by visiting the Skyview Blog — Home page.

For more Skyview news Like us on Facebook!

Soldotna Elementary School Jan. 15: Early Release (1:55 p.m.)

Feb. 4: Parent PACK Meeting 3:40 p.m. in the library Feb. 14 and 17: Parent Teacher Conference Days (no school for students) Parent Pack needs your help!

Sign up for email communications or like the Parent Pack on Facebook for up-to-date volunteer opportunities.

Weather Reminder: Please ensure that children have appropriate gear for the weather. Students will attend periods of outdoor activity every day.

Redoubt Elementary School News We will be having our PTA meeting in the teachers’ lounge Jan. 14 at 3:45 p.m. We are always looking for new members to join our committee.

Early release will Jan. 15 at 1:45 p.m. Boys and Girls club will be open right after school.

Please make sure your student has a plan in place on their after school plans.

Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science The Life Skill we are focusing on this week is Organization — To plan, arrange, and implement in an orderly way: to keep things orderly and ready to use.

We are currently accepting lottery applications for the 20202021 school year. The deadline for this application is Feb. 28, 2020 by 4 p.m., with the lottery being held on Wednesday, March 18. If you are interested in attending Kaleidoscope please contact the office for more information at 283-0804.

All students need to come to school prepared to go outside.

Make sure to send your student to school with the proper gear.

Students will be going outside unless the temperature is -10 or below.

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Friday, Jan. 17: Re-enrollment forms will be coming home in Friday Folders along with report cards. Please complete the reenrollment form and return it to the office no later than Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. The re-enrollment form is to hold your student’s seat for the 2020-21 school year. If we do not receive the form back by the deadline your student loses their seat here at Kaleidoscope. For students not returning please fill out the back side of the form.

Upcoming Events Jan. 20-31: Artist in Residence Crystal Soyangco will be here working with staff and students.

Jan. 28: PTA meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 5: APC meeting at 4:15 p.m.

Feb. 10-17: Book Fair will be open Monday-Thursday 8:359:10 a.m. and 3:40-4 p.m. Friday and Monday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Feb. 14-17: no school, PT conferences Feb. 21: Re-enrollment forms are due to the office no later than 4 p.m.

Feb. 24-28: Staff Appreciation Week. If you would like to help with this event please contact your KSAS PTA. Feb. 27: Fifth grade will be having their Wax Museum at 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 28: Lottery Application Deadline — This is your last chance to fill out a new student or sibling lottery application. All applications have to filled out at the Kaleidoscope office and turned in by 4 p.m.

Volunteers: Study trips are already scheduled so watch for student permission forms. If you’d like to volunteer on a trip, you need to be an approved volunteer. Two steps are required each school year to be approved.

Go to http:kaleidoscope.blogs. kpbsd.k12.ak.uswpmuvolunteers and click the link to the background check. This may take two weeks for approval to be returned. The KSAS volunteer training is our second step, please see the office for information regarding this process.

Connections Jan. 14: Open Gym at Kenai Rec Center 12-2 p.m.

Jan. 15: Ice Fishing at Scout Lake 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (more info below) Jan. 16: Salmon Dissection at Soldotna Office (more info below) Jan. 22: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Q&A session (more info below) Jan. 23: Kenai Watershed Middle/High School Event 1-3 p.m.

Jan. 24: Navigating Homeschool Paperwork (more info below) Jan. 24: Book Bingo at The Soldotna Office 2:30-3:30 p.m. (more info below) Jan. 31: Geography Bee (more info below) Jan. 31: High School Eligibility Due Feb. 6: Kenai Watershed Elementary event 1-3 p.m.

Feb. 11: Battle of the Books, fifth-sixth grade meeting at 9 a.m.

Feb. 13: Battle of the Books, third-fourth grade meeting at 9 a.m.

Feb. 20: Kenai Watershed Middle/High School Event 1-3 p.m.

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Stop buying sodas and sugary beverages, and remember to carry a water bottle with you on the go. When you do crave a sweet drink, 100% juice is a great option. For tips on making better beverage choices, stop by our office at 43961 K-Beach Road, Suite A,

Community thanks

The City of Kenai Parks & Recreation Department would like to sincerely thank the following in recognition of their contributions to Kenai’s Skate with Santa event and Holiday Night Lights Community Ice Skating Party: Kenai Central High School

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Feb. 25: Kindergarten RoundUp! (more info below) Feb. 28: Connections Spelling Bee 1-4p.m. at the Soldotna Office (more info below) March 5: High School Eligibility Due March 24: Kindergarten Round-Up! (more info below) April 7: Kindergarten RoundUp! (more info below) April 9: High School Eligibility Due April 21: Kindergarten RoundUp! (more info below) May 4: Kenai Fjords Marine Science Explorer Tour — Please Contact Julie Lindquist for More Details jlindquist@kpbsd.org or 907-224-9035.

Connections Outdoor Club: Ice Fishing at Scout Lake, Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. All home-school families are invited! The outdoor club would like to provide fun, educational outdoor activities for home-school families to enjoy together. Bring warm winter clothes, snacks and drinks, fishing licenses for anglers 18 and older.

Directions to Scout Lake: Travel approximately 7.8 mile miles north of Soldotna on the Sterling Highway. There is a pull-off along the right side of the highway where we will meet at 11 a.m., then make the short walk down to the lake. Directions with a map/photo will also be posted on the Connections Homeschool Facebook page. *We will have augers to drill the holes as well as ice rods, tackle, bait, etc. for anyone that needs to borrow. Please RSVP by emailing Mark Wackler at mwackler@kpbsd.org.

Salmon dissection at Soldotna Office: Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. ADF&G will be leading a salmon dissection for our home-school students at the Soldotna Connections office. All ages are welcome to participate. Please RSVP for this by emailing Mark Wackler at mwackler@kpbsd.org.

Navigating home-school paperwork: Friday, Jan. 24 from 1:30-2:30 at Soldotna Office.

Connections advisors and staff will walk you through some of our common forms and procedures, hopefully saving you lots of time and energy in the long run! Our goal is that you’ll walk out of this get-together with a solid understanding of reimbursements, semester reports, the vendor direct payment process, eligibility, and any other forms or procedures you have questions about. We’ll provide snacks and book fair coupons to all attendees. We hope to see you there! All Homeschool Families are welcome Book Bingo: We have lots of new books from our fall book fair we’d love to give to our homeschool families! Come to the Soldotna office and play Book Bingo with the Connections staff!

Friday, Jan. 24 at the Soldotna Office from 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Connections Geography Bee: Connections students grade 4-8!

Come test your world knowledge by participating in the Geo Bee Friday, Jan. 31 @ 1 p.m. at Soldotna Connections Office (143 East Park Avenue, Soldotna).

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: Jan. 24. Please email Wendi Dutcher: wdutcher@kpbsd.org.

Attached you will find a study guide to help you prepare. Each year thousands of schools in the United States participate in the

National Geographic GeoBee using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society.

The contest motivates student to learn about the world and how it works. Students in grades four through eight are eligible for this entertaining and challenging competition.

There are three levels of competition: school, state, and national. To compete for advancement from the school to the state level, the winning student at each school must take the online qualifying test. The state GeoBee champion advances to the national championship in spring 2020.

Contact your advisor or Wendi Dutcher (wdutcher@kpbsd. org) if you have any questions regarding this or would like to participate!

Kindergarten Round-Up: Do you have a child entering kindergarten? Stop by to any or all of our round-up dates. We’ll have multiple activities to explore and we would love to share some information with you!

Connections Spelling Bee: We are pleased to announce that Connections Homeschool is enrolled in the National Spelling Bee this year, continuing with a great tradition. All Connections students in grades 3-8 are encouraged to participate in order to build confidence, increase vocabulary and improve spelling skills.

Our local Spelling Bee date is Friday, Feb. 28 from 1-4 p.m. The 2020 Alaska State Spelling Bee is Tuesday, March 24 at the Anchorage Center for Performing Arts (PAC) — Discovery Theater.

Attached is the study list. Start with One Bee and have your student work their way through Three Bee. All words for the Connections spelling bee will use the words from this list. Here is a link to the parent portal for the official Spelling Bee website: https:spellingbee.comparents.

For word lists and information, contact Carole Nolden at 714-8880 or cnolden@kpbsd. org. We look forward to hearing from you!

Soldotna High School SoHi Dessert Concert on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.

PTSA meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the SoHi Staff Lounge on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The Parents of Seniors and Parents of Junior committee meetings will follow immediately after at 6 p.m.

Snacks will be provided.

The after-school tutoring buses will start running on Sept.

3. There are two buses that leave at 4:15 p.m. You must be on the route list to ride the bus. See Ms. Wear in the library to find out more information andor get on the bus list. You can also email her at twear@kpbsd.org or call 260-7036, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Monday-Friday.

Soldotna Stars Letterman Jackets are available to order at http:www.neffco.com. Click on Varsity Jackets, find our school

by State, select Soldotna High School, starting at $149 you can personalize it anyway you would like. Makes a great Christmas gift!

SoHi Pool Schedule: M/W/F Morning Lap 6:30-7:30 a.m.

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Hockey Program, The Soldotna Santa Claus, Kenaitze Indian Tribe and Redline Sports.

Thank you for joining us in bringing these celebrations to our community. Also a huge thank you to the very kind impromptu decorating committee who helped us pull off “the look” — you know who you are.

— Your Kenai Parks & Recreation Team Mountain View/Kenai Middle School Christmas Drive committee would like to thank all the individuals, families, organizations and businesses that helped make our

a transcript. Each way serves a different purpose. If you need a transcript sent to a college or NCAA or a similar agency, then you will need to log on to: http:www.parchment.com to order transcripts to be sent. The request is then forwarded to SoHi. After processing, it then goes through cyberspace — rather than the US mail — to get to its destination, which is much faster! ALL transcripts that are headed for NCAA, colleges, etc. have to be processed this way!

FINAL TRANSCRIPTS! A final transcript is one that shows your second semester grades. If you order your transcript when we are in second semester, you will need to make sure you choose “next grading period” when you go on to Parchment — that way your transcript request will wait until the grades are in at the end of the year before it is sent.

Sterling Elementary News Happy New Year to all of our families!

Jan. 13: Board of Education Meeting — 6 p.m.

Jan. 15: Early Release — Students released at 2:05 p.m.

Jan. 18: Recycle Sterling! Bring aluminum cans, plastics #1 and plastics #2 to Sterling from 12-1 p.m. Sort and bag your recycling so we can easily help weigh it.

Jan. 27-31: Great Kindness Challenge!

Jan. 30: Site Council Meeting — 4:30 p.m. We are looking for a Sterling Elementary Parent to join our site council. If you are interested, please contact our school office.

Jan. 31: Friends of Sterling Elementary PTO Family Movie Night “Homeward Bound” — 6 p.m.

Feb. 3: Board of Education Meeting — 6 p.m.

Thank you for going 20 miles per hour on the highway during our morning and afternoon arrival and dismissal times! When the lights are flashing, please slow down!

Kenai Central High School December 2019 Students of the Month Rotary: Braedon Pitsch Chamber: Jaiden Streiff Elks: Dustin Bishop Kard of the Deck: Hunter Beck Super Staffer: Emily Sims Culinary Arts: Herald Ochea, Mrs. Sims Alaska Studies: Brooke Nash, Mr. Settlemyer Study Skills: Michael Dominic, Mrs. Smith-Bohn AP World History: Caitlin Crabb, Mrs. McCullough Biology: Maya Montague, Mrs. Bergholtz Geometry: Jayna Boonstra, Mr. Calvert Medical Terminology: Seth Segura, Mrs. Davis Personal Finance: Travis Verkuilen, Mr. Nyquist Language Arts 9: Brylee Niland, Mrs. Brankel Life Skills:Brandon Lee, Mrs. Nill Geography: Allie Knudsen, Mr. Lopez Chamber Choir: Kimberly Trefon, Mr. Nissen Calculus: Hunter Beck, Mrs. Herring

2019 Christmas Drive a success. This year we were able to provide Christmas dinner, toys and winter clothing for 45 families, including 125 children, in out local schools.

We want to thank everyone who donated everything from a turkey to a complete family sponsorship. Your generosity made this all possible. We feel very fortunate to live in a community that comes together year after year to help others in need during the holiday season.

— Kimb Remsen, Barbara Ralston, Deborah Aubin

January is Cervical Cancer Screening Month If found early, most cases of cervical cancer are treatable. The American Cancer Society has provided guidelines for screening “average-risk" women by age:  All women should begin being screened at age 21. Women between the ages of 21 and 29 should have a Pap test every three years. For this age group, HPV testing is only used as a follow up for abnormal Pap results.  Beginning at age 30, women should receive a combined Pap and HPV test every five years until age 65, OR a Pap test every three years.

If you or a loved one are facing a cancer diagnosis, we are here to help. For more information, call us at 907.262.7762, or visit PeninsulaRadiation.com.

 For women aged 65 and over, testing is not recommended if there have been three consecutive negative Pap tests, or two negative HPV tests in the last 10 years, with the most recent test taken within the past five years.  Women who have had a total hysterectomy (including removal of cervix) for reasons other than cancer or pre-cancer do not need to be tested.

Women in higher risk categories, or with a history of pre-cancerous cells, may need to be screened more often. Talk to your primary care physician or your gynecologist about his/her recommendations.

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Dolifka & Associates P.C. is looking to hire an Office Manager/Paralegal in its Soldotna law office. The law office primarily focuses on Estate Planning and Probate Law. The Office Manager/Paralegal position will work as administrative support for two supervising attorneys, one legal secretary, and one office manager.

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Anthropology KPC’s Kenai River Campus in Soldotna, Alaska is seeking an excellent individual to fill its Assistant/Associate Professor of Anthropology position. It is a fulltime, 9 month per year, tripartite, tenure-track position.

The successful candidate will teach anthropology courses face-to-face and online, advise students, participate in research, and participate in university and community service.

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Yoga for You

More yoga poses

Mini Fact:

• Now straighten out the left leg, and lean out over it with your left hand. Reach down to your ankle or calf, and reach up with your right hand. Both legs are straight. You are in triangle pose, or trichinasana.

• Child’s pose is sitting back on your feet and stretching out your arms along the mat in front of you. Close your eyes and relax.

• For seated twist pose, you cross your right foot over your left knee; your left leg can be straight out or bent in to go deeper.

Stretch your left arm out straight along the outside of your right knee, while your right hand is on the floor behind your right hip.

Turn your head to look over your right shoulder. Now do the other side.

• Some yoga classes end with shivasana. Lie on your back and close your eyes. Allow your body to relax. Picture every muscle of your body softening, and pay attention to your breath going in and out. When you are ready to return to your day, roll onto your right side for a few breaths before you sit up.

Yoga can teach us positive selfesteem, better focus and concentration, and respect for ourselves and others. photo © Katarzyna Bialasiewicz - Dreamstime.com

Who practices yoga?

Yoga postures, or asanas (AH-sah-nahs), are practiced by people of all ages all over the world. People don’t have to be athletic or in great shape to do yoga.

Practicing yoga helps relieve stress and pain, improves circulation and digestion, and improves balance and concentration.

Yoga is non-competitive and fun to learn for kids and adults. Sometimes kids feel pressure or stress about their schoolwork, their friends or about competitive sports. They might become too critical of themselves and lose confidence.

Yoga can help; there is no judgment in doing a pose “perfectly.” Instead, This yoga pose is called yoga encourages downward-facing dog. people to learn to It’s a good pose to come relax and have fun back to at any time. while practicing.

Many experts believe there is a strong connection between our mind and our body.

Emotions and worries can show up in our bodies as tension, pain and upset stomachs. When we

feel sad, we can be more likely to get sick.

If we can learn to release the tension in the body, the mind will relax, too.

In yoga, an instructor leads our thoughts so that we become relaxed and focused.

Breathing connects the body to the mind and helps create calmness.

Starting out

Beginning a yoga practice is easy.

• You need a clean floor and a mat. You should also have plenty of room to stretch and move.

• Wear comfortable clothes that move with you and that don’t dig in when you bend.

• Have an empty stomach. Wait an hour after eating to do yoga.

Let’s try it

• In warrior pose, you step back

with the right foot parallel to the back of your mat. The left knee is bent, and you are low over the floor.

Your left knee points toward your left little toe. Your right leg is straight. Your arms are outstretched, palms down, and you are looking over your left hand.

This pose is good for making your legs and core strong as it opens your chest. You can also do this on the other side.

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Have you ever tried yoga? Yoga (YOHgah) is an ancient practice and form of fitness.

It can help people be healthy and feel good by building self-awareness, strength and flexibility in both mind and body.

This week, The Mini Page learns more about this popular practice.

Resources On the Web:

• youtu.be/xlg052EKMtk

At the library:

• “Yoga for Kids” by Susannah Hoffman • “I Am Yoga” by Susan Verde

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Try ’n’ Find

Mini Jokes

Words that remind us of yoga are hidden in this puzzle.

Some words are hidden backward, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: ANCIENT, ASANA, BALANCE, BREATH, CHILD, CORE, FITNESS, FLEXIBILITY, FOCUS, POSE, POSTURE, PRACTICE, RELAX, SHIVASANA, STRENGTH, STRESS, TRIANGLE, TWIST, WARRIOR, YOGA.

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Malaysia’s last remaining male Sumatran rhino died in May of this year. Experts fear the entire species will go extinct within decades if conservation efforts are not expanded.

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7 Little Words for Kids Use the letters in the boxes to make a word with the same meaning as the clue. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of letters in the solution. Each letter combination can be used only once, but all letter combinations will be necessary to complete the puzzle.

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Cook’s Corner

For later: Try some of the yoga poses shown here.

Look in your newspaper for kids’ yoga classes in your area.

Teachers: Follow and

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Andrew Chaikin, of San Francisco, is a singer and meditation teacher who goes by the name Kid Beyond. He has opened for such luminaries as James Brown, Ray Charles and Sara Bareilles. This is his third Sunday crossword for The Times. Last January he made a resolution to have another puzzle in the paper by the end of the year. In October, with time running out, he thought, What’s an idea they’d want to publish by Dec. 31? Voilà! — W.S.

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46 Sold-out sign 49 Popular FisherPrice toy for prekindergartners Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 4,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

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68 ____ Shepherd, former co-host of “The View” 71 Trees used in furniture-making 72 Hub 73 C.E.O.’s deg.

76 Whip, as cream 77 Best Actor winner Malek 78 Junior 79 Many a TikTok user 80 Stalking tiger’s resolution?

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Daughter wonders if mom’s meddling changed her life

my mother had called him to her house and told him to marry me or let me go. We were both young and not ready for marriage. I have no idea what possessed her to do that. Sometimes I wish I had talked with her about it, but it wouldn’t have changed anything.

Jaqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020: This year, you seem able to easily integrate with others on a one-on-one level. Your popularity naturally soars. If single, dating provides many insights. You are likely to meet someone who gives you a case of the butterflies this year. If attached, your loved one could covet your time and want to spend more time together than ever before. Make it your pleasure.

VIRGO fusses about details and often pushes you away inadvertently.

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 Encourage a loved one or family member to get more into his or her feelings. Deciding on a joint venture or a family happening might be your strong suit. In this scenario, you can create a sense of well-being and happiness.

Tonight: Catch up with an older friend.

This Week: Prepare for a task-oriented week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Family and your domestic life are your high priorities. You might want to indulge a loved one and go off and do whatever he or she most adores. Your sense of humor emerges when hitting a mini controversy over plans yet to be made. Tonight: Happiest at home.

This Week: Creativity flows. The trick is to harness all this energy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Be more direct in how you handle a personal issue. The more you listen, as well as share, the easier it will be to come to a solution.

Your ability to get past a problem often puts you in a leadership position. Tonight: Hang out.

This Week: You might not be able to concentrate as calls come in from different sources.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH You might be ready to go out and enjoy a day pursuing a favorite activity unrelated to the past few weeks. Some of you might enjoy the movies; others delight in visiting the zoo.

Tonight: Stop for munchies on the way home.

This Week: Be your playful self. Others become highly responsive to you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You are all smiles and ready to take the next step in a new adventure. You could find it difficult to understand another person’s reluctance to take a small risk. Listen to his or her objectives. Imagine yourself in this person’s shoes.

Tonight: Plunge into the next adventure.

This Week: Honor a fast change by slowing down and rethinking your plans.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

HHH You might want to cancel your plans.

Make that desire OK. You never know when fatigue will hit, especially after such a hectic period. Getting some sleep and doing what you want might be just what the doctor ordered.

Tonight: Don’t push yourself.

This Week: You hit your power days early this week. Go for what you want.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH You have an inclination to do what is suggested rather than push to have your way.

You also might need to recognize your obligations to a family member before you go off to join a friend. Tonight: All smiles.

This Week: Not until midweek will you have enough energy to carry out a plan or project.

marriages. Some mothers can’t resist the temptation to interfere in their adult children’s lives. Today, when it is constant, it’s called “helicopter parenting,” and the unfortunate result can be disabling rather than helping because it prevents children from resolving their own issues.

DEAR ABBY: My 30-plusyear-old brother struggles with substance abuse. It has been going on for years. After countless trips to rehab, inpatient, outpatient and all the step programs, he still uses.

Periodically he’ll be sober for a short time, but it never lasts.

For a long time, I have been

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You might want to reconsider a meeting with someone you find very special.

Though this person can be charming and agreeable, he or she also can have dark moments that are challenging. Tonight: Out meeting friends.

This Week: Zero in on what you want.

Gather as much support as possible.

torn between total disassociation or the sporadic run-in at family events.

Seven months ago, his baby boy was born with narcotics in his system. Birds of a feather flock together, I guess. Since then he hasn’t been invited to my home or any event I have hosted. My mother and the rest of my siblings still invite him into their homes and act as if his lifestyle choices are OK. Am I supposed to boycott family functions (holiday gatherings, summer BBQs, birthday parties for my kids, nieces and nephews) because they all continue allowing him to attend? I

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If you prefer not to include him at events you host or invite him into your home, that is your right. But for you to forgo family events in an attempt to punish him is isolating only yourself, and I see nothing positive to be gained by it. Because your feelings about this situation are so strong, the ultimate decision is yours.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You might feel restricted by events, and in a sense you are. The other party involved could feel a lot freer than you and will take a dominant role. Though you might want to be critical, be smart and go along with his or her choices. Tonight: Be a duo.

This Week: Reach past the obvious and you could turn a dream into a reality.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Continue to defer to another party.

Make today a day to relax and enjoy a special person in your life. In a discussion, you might reveal more of yourself than you have for a long time. Your openness will be returned. Tonight: Go with the moment.

This Week: Close relating draws results. At times, you may feel uncomfortable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could be taking the lead organizing and clearing out a project. Others might decide to demonstrate their interest in a certain type of cuisine. You will tend to be happiest among friends and loved ones. Tonight: Bringing others together spontaneously.

This Week: Defer to others to make the most out of this week.

Solution to last week’s New York Times Crossword.

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He and I have visited a few times during the past few years. We both married wonderful people, had kids, and have had good lives. Yet there has always been the question: What if Mom had not interfered? Abby, please advise parents to mind their own business, especially where adult children are involved. — FIFTY YEARS WONDERING DEAR F.Y.W.: Whether that romance would have led to marriage had your mother stayed out of it, I can’t guess and neither can you.

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DEAR ABBY: Parents frequently write to you asking for advice about their children, seemingly asking permission to butt in where they should not. When I was in my 20s, I dated a guy who had just returned from the Navy. I saw him — and others — while working and going to college. Sometimes I’d drive 40 miles to visit him and stay with my mother.

At some point, he told me we wouldn’t be seeing each other anymore. He doesn’t remember the details of the conversation, and neither do I. I liked him very much and may have been in love.

I found out years later that

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Man is reluctant to share memories of his late father DEAR ABBY: My birthday, the anniversary boyfriend of two years of his death or the time and I recently moved in when they found out together. When we first about his prognosis. At met, he let me know those times he is clearly he had lost his father grieving. I don’t want to to cancer a few years cause my boyfriend more prior. While I know a pain, and I worry that little about his father, it is I’m being insensitive by mostly superficial. asking him to talk about As our relationship it. Yet, if we are going to Dear Abby has progressed — movstart a life together and be Jeanne Phillips ing in, talking about our a family one day, I want to future — I long to know know about his father. — more about his dad. What kind of a CURIOUS IN NEW YORK father and husband was he? What DEAR CURIOUS: Your boyfriend special memories does my boyfriend may not want to discuss his relationhave of spending time with him? ship with his father because the However, when I ask questions, I get subject is painful, either because of succinct answers with no elaborahis death or because they were not tion. If I ask more than one question close. If you want more details, you at a time, I feel like I’m pulling teeth, might have better luck asking your so I just drop it. When I asked if he’s boyfriend’s mother or his siblings, uncomfortable talking about it, he if he has any. Because the subject says it’s fine, but I still know next to clearly makes him uncomfortable, nothing. back off.

The only time he brings up his DEAR ABBY: I don’t smoke, but dad is around the time of his dad’s my mother and fiancee are chain

smokers. This is particularly annoying when the three of us eat together because they always light up during the meal. For example, they’ll almost always have a cigarette after the salad, another before the dessert and then two or three cigarettes afterward. It ruins the meal for me.

I’m really disappointed in my fiancee, who seems to have forgotten her promise to quit smoking before our wedding day. Is there anything I can do about their smoking at the dinner table? And should I remind my fiancee about her promise to give up cigarettes and be a smoke-free bride? — ANNOYED IN ALABAMA DEAR ANNOYED: Your mother and your fiancee are nicotine addicts. That they cannot get through a meal without lighting at least three cigarettes is alarming. No rule of etiquette dictates that you must tolerate secondhand smoke while you are trying to enjoy your dinner. If they need a fix, they should be considerate enough to excuse themselves

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from the table to indulge.

On a slightly different, but equally important, subject, your fiancee has not “forgotten” her promise to give up cigarettes before your wedding.

She’s ignoring it, and you haven’t called her on it. Please do. If you marry her, you will be living in a tobacco haze for the rest of her life, which could have a negative effect on your — and your children’s — health in the future. Don’t say you weren’t warned.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Plunge into your work or a project. Your focus will be on achieving results that are not only accurate but also impress the boss.

Others admire your precision and ability to come up with novel ideas.

Tonight: Do some shopping on the way home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Whereas others are stumped, you grasp the problem

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH One-on-one relating helps point you in the right direction. You also naturally brainstorm with the other party.

You could come up with an unusual solution, which might be an excellent choice. Tonight: Enjoy being with your favorite person.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be emotional over an evolving situation. You quickly make calls and seek out other opinions. A brainstorming session occurs out of the blue. Know that you do not need to immediately come up with the solution. Tonight: Meet up with a friend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You start the day full of vim and vigor, but you suddenly become bogged down in financial matters. Accepting the facts as they are proves to be vitally important.

Do not ignore details either.

Tonight: Make it your treat.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might believe that

Dear Readers: Have you received calls from people claiming to be with the Social Security office? Some of the calls might sound threatening, but sometimes they seem friendly. However, Social Security would first send you a letter, not just call and ask you for personal or financial information.

If you think you have been a victim of a scam call from Social Security, call 800-269-0271, or report this to the Office of the Inspector General at OIG. ssa.gov/report. — Heloise

HAPPILY DIVORCED Dear Heloise: How do I put a stop to this parade of co-workers and friends who keep asking me if I’m OK now that my divorce is final? We parted as friends and get along better now than we did when we were married. There were no children, and we split everything down the middle and went our separate ways. The only disagreement we had at the end was over the dogs (I got them). Still, people

Rubes | Leigh Rubin

HHHHH Reach past the obvious for answers. If you feel the need to find an expert or a group of friends to brainstorm with, do so. Though many different ideas come up, you will be selective about the one you choose. Tonight: Consider planning a weekend jaunt.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Tension mounts as a boss or an authority figure demands certain tasks from you. Do not say no. Follow through on what is necessary. Feel free to delegate tasks to others; you will be more effective that way. Tonight: Play it low-key.

HHHH You might be more responsive in the a.m. As a result of a personal bond, you will be able to come up with a solution. The exchange could be quite dynamic and may help you resolve another issue as well. Tonight: Be a duo.

HHHHH Zero in on what you want. A friend or a loved one supports you more than you expected. Go for what you want and desire, knowing that you are likely to achieve just that. Tonight: A meeting could go until the wee hours.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Defer to others, even if you feel that your ideas are better.

Those around you need to know they are competent, which will evolve from working with various situations. A loved one lets you know how much he or she cares. Tonight: Say yes to an invitation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21) HHH Tension builds to achieve more of what you want. You will need to absorb more information and details. How you see an evolving situation could transform as you hear more details. Tonight: Be practical about finances.

won’t believe me when I say I’m fine and not unhappy. Everyone is certain that I’m stuffing my feelings deep inside. Believe me, I feel liberated. — Lisa in Massachusetts Lisa, I know well-meaning people worry about us when we go through a major life change, but a change does not always mean it’s unwelcome or even unpleasant. When someone asks about how you’re holding up, just tell them you’re fine, and be sure to smile.

You don’t have to explain why you and your spouse decided on a divorce, and really, it’s no one’s business. This will stop in time, but for now, do something for you, such as a new hairstyle or new outfits, or redecorate your place for the new you! — Heloise

LETTER OPENER Dear Heloise: No letter opener? Use a plastic knife from takeout food. It works! — Faye in Youngstown, Ohio

Monday’s answer, 1-6

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

hints from heloise SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

you got up on the wrong side of the bed, but you could discover that belief is not valid. Unexpectedly, you steal center stage and take the lead. Others follow you naturally.

Tonight: Observe and contemplate your options.

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BORN TODAY Comedian Rip Taylor (1931), comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961), actor Patrick Dempsey (1966)

Conceptis Sudoku | DaveByGreen Dave Green

SUDOKU Solution

4 1 7 2 6 5 9 3 8

5 8 9 7 4 3 6 2 1

6 3 2 9 1 8 5 4 7

3 5 8 4 9 1 7 6 2

9 2 6 5 3 7 1 8 4

1 7 4 6 8 2 3 5 9

8 4 1 3 7 6 2 9 5

Difficulty Level

B.C. | Johnny Hart

7 6 5 8 2 9 4 1 3

2 9 3 1 5 4 8 7 6

8

5 2 4 8 4 2 5 3 6 1 6 4 9 5 3 1 5 9 7 4 8 6 8 7

1/06

Difficulty Level

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

7 8 5 1 4

1

5 1/13

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This year, you will naturally greet situations with a newfound creativity. As a result, many opportunities could appear. If single, you will enjoy meeting many new people. You will broaden your immediate circle of friends.

Within this group lies a person who could introduce you to your next heartthrob. If attached, the two of you become more intertwined than ever. You could gain a new addition to your home or family. A deeper commitment becomes likely. VIRGO can be unusually fussy, yet they offer many insightful comments.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

at hand and find a solution with ease. In fact, you come up with several ideas. A person you meet today seems to serve as a creative muse. Tonight: Act as if there is no tomorrow.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Jan. 13, 2020:

SUNDAY COMICS

Sunday, January 12, 2020

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