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Elderly couple dies in collision on Sterling Highway By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

An elderly couple died Friday after their vehicle collided with a semitruck on the Sterling Highway. Alaska State Troopers responded at 12:07 p.m. Friday to a motor vehicle collision at Mile 90.5 of the Sterling Highway near Walker Street in Sterling, according to a Feb. 21 trooper dispatch. Cedric Kyle, 81, was driving southbound in a 2006 Dodge Dakota with his wife Wilma Kyle, 83, when he lost control of his vehicle on the icy pavement and slid into oncoming traffic. Jason Griner, 48, of Anchorage, was traveling northbound in a 2020 International Tractor Truck and was unable to avoid the collision, according to the dispatch. Griner had minor injuries and was transported to Central Peninsula Hospital. Cedric and Wilma Kyle died on scene. Next of kin was notified.

UA President to make State of the University address University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen will make his annual State of the University address at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 at the Marriott Anchorage Downtown hotel. Johnsen will be speaking at the annual AlaskaCAN! Educational Equity Conference being held at the hotel. “The effects of 2019 will be long lasting,” Johnsen told a joint meeting of the House and Senate Education Committees on Jan. 29, “but we are pivoting.” At the meeting Johnsen said some of the biggest challenges facing the UA system going forward were declining enrollment and staff turnover. Johnsen’s address will be livestreamed on the University of Alaska website. — Juneau Empire

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Knopp: We should have PFD we can afford Lawmakers: PFD earnings critical to longterm financial stability By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

As Alaska’s House of Representatives continue to work out the state’s budget for the coming year, Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai, took a break from Juneau and visited Soldotna on Saturday with some of his fellow House members to discuss the state’s fiscal reality with his constituents. Knopp, along with House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, Majority Whip Louise Stutes, D-Kodiak, and Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome, spent a few hours in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers to give a presentation on the options for long-term funding of Alaska’s government services and the future of the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend.

The main takeaway from Saturday’s presentation was this: The four lawmakers believe that Alaska’s best bet for long-term financial security involves substantially growing the permanent fund and using its earnings to fund government services, acknowledging that revenue from the oil and gas industry will no longer be the primary revenue stream. The combination of relatively low oil prices and low production, Foster said, means that lawmakers have to look elsewhere for the funds necessary for Alaska’s state services, like education, health and social services, roads and public safety. “Up until a few years ago, oil made up for 90% of the state’s revenue,” Foster said. “Now the earnings from the permanent fund are, I believe, about two-thirds of our state’s revenue.” Alaska hit its peak for oil production in 1988 at over 2 million barrels per day,

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From left, Rep. Bryce Edgmon (I-Dillingham), Rep. Neal Foster (D-Nome), Rep. Gary Knopp (R-Kenai), and Rep. Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak), discuss the state’s budget with residents of the Kenai Peninsula at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna on Saturday.

according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. By 2018 production had dropped to about 479,000 barrels per day, and Edgmon

said that the 10-year forecasts given to legislators indicate that production will remain at about 500,000 barrels a day for the near future.

Sanders wins Nevada caucuses Vermont senator takes national lead in Democratic contests

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City offers incentives for land leasing By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

By STEVE PEOPLES, MICHELLE L. PRICE, JONATHAN J. COOPER and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders scored a commanding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses on Saturday, cementing his status as the Democrats’ national front-runner but escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Donald Trump. As Sanders celebrated, Joe Biden was in second place with votes still being counted. Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth

“In the future, we’re going to have a state government that’s going to be funded

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., with his wife Jane O’Meara Sanders, waves his hand during a rally in El Paso, Texas, Saturday.

Warren trailed further behind. They were all seeking any possible momentum heading into next-up South Carolina and then Super Tuesday on March 3.

Nevada’s caucuses were the first chance for White House hopefuls to demonstrate appeal to a diverse group of voters in a state far more representative of

the country as a whole than Iowa and New Hampshire. Sanders, a 78-year Vermont senator and self-described See caucus, Page A2

The city of Kenai is expanding land development and leasing incentives across the city. Incentives for development include no lease payments for up to five years and opportunities for lease with the option to purchase. Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander said the Kenai City Council wanted to find a way to encourage responsible growth and development within the city, and tasked the city’s administration to come up with ways the city could work together with local business owners. “We’re encouraging people to invest in See lease, Page A8

PFDs for land? Gov introduces land vouchers bill By Peter Segall Juneau Empire

Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation Friday that would allow Alaskans to exchange their Alaska Permanent Fund dividend checks for land vouchers that would be used to purchase state-owned land. Under the proposed legislation, announced by

Dunleavy in his State of the State address, Alaskans would be able to choose either receiving their PFD or a voucher worth double the statutory formula which can be applied only to the purchase of state lands. “It’s a priority for Gov. Dunleavy to grow the amount of land that Alaskans own,” said Department of Natural Resources

Commissioner Corri Feige in a press conference. “This is an innovative way to take (the state’s mineral wealth) and convert it to buying a piece of Alaska.” So far the bill has no official sponsor in the Legislature and has been referred to the House Rules Committee at the request of the governor. The state owns land in

abundance, according to Martin Parsons, director of the Division of Mining, Land and Water at DNR. The state will designate areas it deems suitable for settlement, and those lands will go into a land sale contract, Parsons said. The value of land varies throughout the state, Parsons said, with land in Southeast being more expensive and land in the Interior being

cheaper. The average price of land across the state was about $3,000 an acre, Parson said, and the state was looking at selling 5-acre parcels. Vouchers can be used toward lands being sold through various state programs. Lands for sale by the state can be found at the Division of Mining, Land and Water’s website. See land, Page A2

Alaska Natives say their voices ignored in ferry reshaping group By Peter Segall Juneau Empire

With the Alaska Marine Highway System in dire straights, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced in January the formation of an AMHS Reshaping Work Group to come up with a long-term plan for a sustainable ferry

system. The governor’s administrative order creating the group called for two members of the Legislature, representatives from the Marine Transportation Advisory Board, Aviation Advisory Board, Roads and Highways Advisory Board, a representative from one of the three maritime unions

who work on the ferries, and three members of the general public. When members of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood heard about the work group, the thought they should have a seat at the table as well. As people who have lived in Alaska for thousands of years

and who have traditionally used the state’s waterways for a number reasons, the cuts to AMHS are of significant importance to Alaska Native communities, ANS Grand President Paulette Moreno said. “I understand the numbers and I know they’re working through the numbers,”

Moreno said. “But there also is an effect on our cultural activities, on our spiritual strength, because of the decreases in ferry service.” For many communities in Southeast Alaska, the ferry system is the main link to the outside world. Travel by See ferry, Page A3

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Dunleavy says state will use private ferry companies JUNEAU — The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities will use one or more private companies to operate ferries during an ongoing breakdown in state service, the governor said. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the state needs private companies to operate ferries to coastal communities, The Anchorage Daily News reported Wednesday. “We’re going to have to rely on the private sector as a stopgap to some degree,” Dunleavy said Wednesday. Only one of the state’s fleet of 12 ships is operating, with four laid up in temporary storage and seven undergoing overhauls for scheduled or unscheduled work, Department of Transportation Commissioner John MacKinnon said. Coastal towns that cannot be reached by road in the winter are reporting food shortages because of the lack of service by the Alaska Marine Highway System. Hundreds of residents protested in a series of events across the state last week. The state requested information earlier this month from companies that might be able to provide interim sailings until state ferries exit the shipyard. There were three responses, but the state has not executed contracts with any of the companies. “If the lack of available ships continues, we’re going to engage them,” MacKinnon said. The transportation department has not released a firm plan for providing private service, and it is unclear how the state would pay the companies. The ferry Matanuska, which was scheduled to be the only operating mainline vessel in the state, broke down last month. Establishing a timeline for Matanuska to return to service is “a very complicated issue,” MacKinnon said.

supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and its escorts took part in exercises last year. The public in the past has expressed concern about Navy sonar and explosive ordnance disturbing marine life. The environmental review, Stanford said, is about hearing concerns so that the Navy can avoid negatively affecting marine mammals such as humpback whales, gray whales and Steller sea lions. The Gulf of Alaska has been a training ground for more than three decades, Stanford said, and best practices have been put in place to minimize disruptions. The Navy and regulatory agencies have not noted changes in marine mammals numbers in training areas, she said. “The Navy has developed numerous mitigations that include navigating away from marine mammals, implementing exclusion zones to cease activities or power down and shut down equipment if marine mammals are in proximity to training,” Stanford said.

Alaska House Republicans confirm Prax to open seat JUNEAU — House Republicans voted Friday to confirm Glenn “Mike” Prax to a seat vacated when longtime Rep. Tammie Wilson resigned last month. In a statement, House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt said Prax received enough votes to be confirmed. Prax was among the nominees that Republicans in Wilson’s North Pole district advanced to Gov. Mike Dunleavy for consideration. His appointment by Dunleavy was subject to approval by House Republicans. Prax is a former member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly. Dunleavy previously appointed him to the Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy and Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission. Dunleavy spokesman Jeff Turner has said Prax could not hold such positions if confirmed as a legislator.

American consumption of fish Navy taking public comment on rises slightly to 11-year high Gulf of Alaska exercises Americans’ consumption of seafood has JUNEAU — The U.S. Navy will collect public comment about its proposal for permits to again use the Gulf of Alaska for training exercises, a spokeswoman said. “Any time the Navy wants to do any sort of action, they have to go through an Environmental Impact Statement,” said Julianne Stanford of Navy Region Northwest. Exercise Northern Edge is a major Army, Navy and Air Force exercise held every two years across Alaska, the Juneau Empire reported. The

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Currently, most of the land eligible for purchase with vouchers are residential or recreational. There are some opportunities for commercial use, Parsons said, but none of the land will be available

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democratic socialist, won by rallying his fiercely loyal base and tapping into support from Nevada’s large Latino community. In a show of confidence, Sanders left Nevada for Texas, which offers one of the biggest delegate troves in just 10 days on Super Tuesday. “We are bringing our people together,” he declared. “In Nevada we have just brought together a multigenerational, multiracial coalition which is not only going to win in Nevada, it’s going to sweep this country.” Saturday’s win built on Sanders’ victory earlier this month in the New Hampshire primary. He essentially tied for first place in the Iowa caucuses with Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who has sought to position himself as an ideological counter to Sanders’ unabashedly progressive politics. But for all the energy and attention devoted to the first three states, they award only a tiny fraction of the delegates needed to capture the nomination. After South Carolina, the contest becomes national in scope, putting a premium on candidates who have the resources to compete in states as large as California and Texas. While Sanders’ victory in Nevada encouraged his supporters, it only deepened concern among

risen to its highest point in more than a decade. People in the U.S. averaged 16.1 pounds of seafood in 2018, an increase of a tenth of a pound from 2017, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday. The increase brought seafood consumption to its highest point since 2007, the agency said. The higher consumption of seafood is still well below the U.S. Department of

Agriculture’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which recommend two 4-ounce servings per week. That adds up to about 26 pounds per year. No one type of seafood is driving the increase in consumption, though Americans are eating slightly more shrimp, the agency reported. The vast majority of the seafood Americans eat continues to be imported products from other countries. NOAA made the announcement as part of its annual Fisheries of the United States report. The report found that the volume and value of commercial fishing operations in the U.S. were about on par with recent years.

Education group lawsuit accuses ex-leader of stealing $200K ANCHORAGE — An educational organization that promotes the oil, gas, mining and timber industries in Alaska has sued its former executive director, accusing her of stealing more than $200,000. Alaska Resource Education filed the civil complaint Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Alaska against Michelle Brunner, who led the organization until 2017. The complaint accuses Brunner of stealing money through unauthorized payroll and bonuses, improper credit card charges for personal expenses, and direct bank transfers. The organization is seeking $187,000 in funds it has identified and an estimated additional $50,000 that has not yet quantified from Brunner and her husband, the complaint said. “We have no comment at this time,” Michelle Brunner told the Anchorage Daily News in a text message. The complaint alleges the couple, who now live in Arizona, shared a checking account that received some of the stolen funds that were used to pay for vacations, wine club memberships and a house. The complaint comes after some questionable records were discovered when Brunner left, group executive director Ella Ede said. “We want to reassure our donors, our educational partners and the public that we have done everything possible to ensure the organization’s financial integrity and fiduciary responsibility going forward,” Ede said. She said the group filed a report with Anchorage police and an investigation was opened. Alaska Resource Education teaches thousands of public school students from elementary to high school about the state’s natural resources, Ede said. Its board of directors include employees from some of the state’s industry leaders, including ConocoPhillips, Usibelli Coal Mine and Hilcorp, along with Alaska Airlines and the Alaska

Railroad.

Alaska bars, breweries propose bill rewriting alcohol laws JUNEAU — An agreement was reached over drinks between a bar association and a brewing association in Alaska that could rewrite alcohol laws and change how people enjoy their beverages across the state. The agreement produced a bill that would bring changes for brewery, winery and distillery tasting rooms, including clarification on which events could be held on their premises, KTUU-TV reported. The Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant and Retailers Association (CHARR), the biggest trade association representing bars, and the Brewers Guild of Alaska, an association representing breweries, came to the agreement this week after yearslong conflict over the difference in licenses prices between bar and brewery owners. The bill would increase the time tasting rooms could stay open from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., maintain daily drink limits in tasting rooms, allow venues to hold four live music concerts each year and set rules in place so fundraisers, brewery tours and art shows would be in statute and could not be changed by regulation. “It reflects eight years of hard work,” Brewers Guild of Alaska President Lee Ellis said. Alaska CHARR “proudly offers its full support,” President Sarah Oates said. The bill was voted out of the Senate Finance Committee and will next head to the Senate for a full vote. “We sat down, had a beer, came to common ground, made some compromises, and we’re all happy with what the bill looks like now,” said Evan Wood, the co-owner of Devil’s Club Brewing in Juneau. Legislation would also increase limits on new breweries opening in the state unless given an exemption by the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Board. “What’s always caused the wedge has been that friction between new breweries and existing license holders,” bill sponsor and Republican state Sen. Peter Micciche said. Bar owners often pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a license and many have resented breweries serving alcohol after paying much less for their licenses, Micciche said. Brewery owners have argued that the cost of buying manufacturing equipment is also expensive. The bill could have a huge impact on bar owners, said Republican state Rep. Louise Stutes in opposition to the bill. But if CHARR, See news, Page A3

for industrial development. Vouchers are transferable, they can be pooled, sold or aggregated by their owners. The state will not keep records of who owns the vouchers, said Mike Barnhill, acting director of the Department of Revenue. The vouchers will be similar to bearer bonds in that whoever has the physical copy of the voucher will

be considered the owner. If the physical copy is lost, a replacement won’t be available. Vouchers would not expire and there won’t be requirements for development of the land once it is purchased. Alaskans will have the opportunity to obtain vouchers when applying for their PFD, Parsons said, but they will have to

choose between converting their entire dividend to a voucher or receiving their PFD check. Alaskans will not be able to allocate a portion of their PFD to a voucher and a portion to other sources such a Pick, Click, Give, according to Parsons. However, because vouchers have monetary value they will be considered as

an asset on applications for state aid programs such as Medicaid. If Alaskans choose to exchange their PFDs for the voucher, they must report those vouchers on applications for state or federal aid programs. That may raise their total asset value to a point they are ineligible for aid, according to Suzanne Cunningham, legislative director for the

governor’s office. “We are going to look at totally revamping how Alaskans get a piece of the Last Frontier,” Dunleavy said in his State of the State address. “Together, with these new initiatives, we will put Alaska’s land into Alaskans’ hands.” • Contact reporter Peter Segall at 523-2228 or psegall@juneauempire.com.

establishment-minded Democratic leaders who fear he is too extreme to defeat Trump. Sanders for decades has been calling for transformative policies to address inequities in politics and the economy, none bigger than his signature “Medicare for All” health care plan that would replace the private insurance system with a government-run universal program. Trump gloated on social media, continuing his weekslong push to sow discord between Sanders and his Democratic rivals. “Looks like Crazy Bernie is doing well in the Great State of Nevada. Biden & the rest look weak,” Trump tweeted. “Congratulations Bernie, & don’t let them take it away from you!” Buttigieg congratulated Sanders, too, but then launched an aggressive verbal assault on the senator as too divisive. “Before we rush to nominate Senator Sanders in our one shot to take on this president, let’s take a sober look at what is at stake for our party, for our values and for those with so much to lose,” he said. “Senator Sanders believes in an inflexible, ideological revolution that leaves out most Democrats, not to mention most Americans.” For Biden, a second place finish in Nevada could be the lifeline he needed to convince skeptics he still has a path to the nomination as the primary moves to more diverse states. He took aim at Sanders and billionaire Mike Bloomberg, who wasn’t on

the Nevada ballot, but has emerged as a threat to Biden in contests that begin next month. “I ain’t a socialist. I’m not a plutocrat. I’m a Democrat,” Biden declared. Warren, who desperately needed a spark to revive her stalled bid, ignored Sanders and instead took a shot at Bloomberg’s height as she thanked Nevada “for keeping me in the fight.” Rallying supporters in Seattle, she said she wanted to talk about “a big threat — not a tall one, but a big one: Michael Bloomberg.” Also still in the fight: Billionaire Tom Steyer, who spent more than $12 million on Nevada television and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who hoped to prove her strong New Hampshire finish was no fluke. Klobuchar, campaigning in her home state of Minnesota Saturday night, claimed Nevada success no matter her poor showing. “As usual I think we have exceeded expectations,” she said. The first presidential contest in the West tested the candidates’ strength with black and Latino voters for the first time in 2020. Nevada’s population aligns more with the U.S. as a whole, compared with Iowa and New Hampshire: 29% Latino, 10% black and 9% Asian American and Pacific Islander. Bloomberg, the former New York mayor who dominated the political conversation this week after a poor debate-stage debut, wasn’t on the ballot. He’s betting

everything on a series of delegate-rich states that begin voting next month. The stakes were high for Nevada Democrats to avoid a repeat of the chaos in the still-unresolved Iowa caucuses, and it appeared Saturday’s contest was largely successful. Unlike state primaries and the November election, which are run by government officials, caucuses are overseen by state parties. Nevada Democrats sought to minimize problems by creating multiple redundancies in their reporting system, relying on results called in by phone, a paper worksheet filled out by caucus organizers, a photo of that worksheet sent in by text message and

electronic results captured with a Google form. In addition, it appeared Nevada Democrats were able to successfully navigate a complicated process for adding early voting to the caucus process. Nearly 75,000 people cast early ballots over a four-day period, and the party was able to process those in time for Saturday so they could be integrated into the in-person vote. At the Bellagio casino caucus site, 41-year-old Christian Nielsen, a scuba diver for the Cirque du Soleil show “O,” said he backed Sanders because he believes the country needs a “major change in the White House.” “We need somebody in the White House who has been

on the right side of history for their entire career, somebody who stands with the working class, and will make things more fair for everybody,” Nielsen said. The Democrats’ 2020 nomination fight shifted beyond Nevada even before the final results were known. Only Biden, Buttigieg and Steyer were still in the state when news of Sanders’ victory was announced. Sanders and Klobuchar spent the night in Super Tuesday states, and Buttigieg was headed to a third, Virginia. Warren, who began Saturday in Las Vegas, was to finish the day in Washington state, which hosts its election on March 10 but has already begun offering early voting.

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Cody Lane Slemp

March 26, 1979 - February 17, 2020 Cody Lane Slemp was born at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska on March 26, 1979 to William M. and Susan K. Slemp. He attended all his school years in Soldotna and graduated in May 1998 from SoHi. Cody was a very athletic young man. He was in cub scouts, little league baseball and for several years played hockey for the Ice Hawks at the Soldotna Sports Arena. He loved to work on all types of mechanical equipment. Around age 12 he learned to fly remote control airplanes. At age 14 he started taking flying lessons from Dr. Alex Russell. Cody earned his private pilot license at 16 before he even had a driver’s license. He flew the family super cub for about 20 years. He enjoyed flying but his true love was riding and working on snowmobiles. He had several over his lifetime, always buying and selling as he did with his pickup trucks. His first vehicle he purchased was a lifted Ford Bronco named “Odie”. He would get calls at 2:00 am in the morning from different friends out mud bogging calling him to come and pull them out. He would always go as he loved the challenge. When he was 24 years old, his daughter, Carys Rose was born. She had him wrapped around her little fingers. He married Carys’ mother, Erin Mears in 2004 and they later divorced. His first jobs were at River and Sea Marine and Hughes Drilling. Eventually he became a member of the Local 302 Operators Engineers. Cody worked several construction jobs, his last employer being Bristol Bay Native Corporation out of Anchorage. He traveled all over the state of Alaska and sometimes out of state, running heavy equipment for the companies he worked for. His employees loved him for his good work ethics and willing to go to work on a moment’s notice. On some jobs after his shift was finished, he would stay and volunteer to fill up all the equipment and trucks with diesel so they would be ready for the next day’s work. Cody moved to Seward, AK. He loved living there as he could be on a snowmobile trail just minutes from his back door. He purchased a large house and with help he turned it into a vacation rental property. On February 16, 2020 he went out for a short snowmobile ride in the Lost Lake area and his life was taken in a snowmobile accident. Cody is survived by his daughter, Carys Rose, his stepdaughter, Avery Mears, his parents, Bill and Susan Slemp of Victor, Montana, his brother, Shane Von Schlemp of Portland, Oregon. Many aunts and uncles and cousins. He is also survived by his girlfriend, Sandra Forman, Mother-in-law, Ona Bacon, and lifetime friends, David Morgenweck and Danny Dykema, and previous wife, Erin Slemp. Condolences may be mailed to his daughters, Carys Slemp and Avery Mears at 48485 Funny River Road, Soldotna, AK 99669. A Celebration of Life will be held, Tuesday evening at the Soldotna Sports arena. Socializing at 6:00 pm and the memorial will start at 7:00 pm.

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in large part from the earnings of the permanent fund,” Edgmon said. “But hopefully, you know, we’re going to have a steady supply of oil revenue to supplement that.” The permanent fund is managed by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation and receives an average annual return on its investments of about 7%, according to the lawmakers’ presentation, with a portion of its annual earnings put into the Earnings Reserve Account. The principal of the permanent fund cannot be appropriated to pay for state services. The money for the permanent fund dividend, as well as the money used to pay for state services, is drawn from the ERA. Knopp said that he and his fellow lawmakers would like to continue drawing about 5% of the permanent fund balance from the ERA in order to pay for the PFD and the state’s budget, and for the last few years they have used about 5.25% of the fund annually. The total balance of the permanent fund, including the principal and the ERA, is about $66.98 billion as of Dec. 31, 2019, and Edgmon said that the board of trustees of the Permanent Fund Corporation have set a 10-year goal of increasing the permanent fund’s balance to $85 billion by 2030. “Personally I’m very supportive of doing this because I want this permanent fund to get big enough to where we could have the will to be able to provide all the services we need, provide as big of a permanent fund dividend as possible, and keep Alaska a low-tax environment,” Edgmon said.

Long-term investment in Alaska’s fiscal future, the lawmakers argued, could mean short-term cuts to the annual payout of the permanent fund dividend. A dividend payout the size that Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed — about $3,000 per Alaskan — would mean that legislators would either have to draw about $1.5 billion from the state’s Constitutional Budget Reserve, increase revenue through new taxes, or cut state expenditures by a similar amount to make up for the revenue shortfall. “That’s the intersection that we’re at in Juneau,” Edgmon said. “I’ve been asked many times, what size PFD should we have?” Knopp said. “And I’ve said we should have the PFD that we can afford.” During their presentation and afterwards, the lawmakers heard questions and comments from peninsula residents about what they would like to see during this year’s legislative session. Some in attendance were in favor of a smaller PFD in exchange for long-term financial stability, while others believed that the state should privatize some of its services — namely The University of Alaska, the Alaska Marine Highway System and the Alaska Railroad — in order to reduce expenditures and ensure a full PFD payout for residents. The House version of the state’s budget is still being discussed within the subcommittees of the House Finance Committee, of which Knopp is a member and Foster is the co-chair. Knopp said that he expects the budget to be on the floor of the House by around March 3 for deliberation and voting.

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James Fredrick Blythe

December 12, 1942 - January 28, 2020 Longtime Kenai resident, James Fredrick Blythe, 77, died Tuesday, January 28th 2020 in Soldotna. James was born to Kenneth and Edith Blythe on December 12th, 1942 in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended Wyandotte High School in Kansas City. He served as a jet engine mechanic in the US Airforce from 1961 - 1968 where he reached the rank of Staff Sergeant. He married his wife Bobbie on September 23rd, 1967, and in 1969 they relocated to Kenai where he worked for Phillips Petroleum at the LNG plant. James also served in the Alaska National Guard from 1970 - 1976. In 1977 he went to work for British Petroleum in Prudhoe Bay. James was featured in BP’s worldwide newspaper June 1997 celebrating 20 years in Prudhoe Bay. They recognized him as one of the Board Operators who engaged the electric shipping pumps to begin the first flow of oil into the pipeline. According to the article “North America’s largest oilfield came to life 20 years ago, charting new future for Alaska, BP, and the nation.” James retired from his Production Control Supervisor position in 1999. James was a true patriot and proud American who loved this country. He enjoyed life and chose to be happy and find joy in each day. He loved his family and especially enjoyed watching his grandchildren play sports. Most who knew him will probably always remember his love for riding his motorcycles. In recent years he could usually be found enjoying time with his friends at coffee, or riding his motorcycle whenever weather permitted. James was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Edith Blythe; wife, Bobbie Blythe; brother, Wayne Blythe; children, Melissa Blythe, Brenda Blythe, and Mary Little; great granddaughter, Kaydence Little-Curtiss and son in law, Daniel Little. He is survived by his daughter and son in law, Bonnie and Travis Bemis of Kenai; brothers, Donald Blythe of Okeechobee, FL, and Phil Blythe of Nikiski, AK; sister, Karen Campbell of Signal Mtn, TN; grandchildren, Donald Little, Danielle Little, Samantha Thompson, Parker Speed, Eli Bemis, and Maggie Bemis as well as many great grandchildren. The family will hold a private celebration of life at a later date.

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seaplane or private vessel is available, but is often too expensive and weather can keep planes grounded. “Many of the towns and villages have a high percentage of Alaska Natives who live in their communities and use the ferry system as a vehicle to go to Koo.eex (memorial ceremonies), to go to ceremonies, to have that spiritual connection clan to clan, from people to people,” Moreno said. “That balance and those relationships are something that we value highly.” A letter was sent to the Department of Transportation and the governor’s office on Tuesday, Feb. 18, requesting two seats on the work group be reserved for members of ANS/ANB. But by that time appointments to the work group had already been made and were announced at a press conference the next day. “I just saw the letter yesterday. This group was put together weeks ago,” said John MacKinnon, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities commissioner, when asked about the letter at the press conference. MacKinnon said the work group was meant to be balanced and include people from around the state. “I’m just hearing about the letter now,” Dunleavy said at the same press conference. “Whatever it is, it’s not a snub to any group or any particular folks or location.” He said that with nine members the group was already large enough and that as groups grow they tend to lose their effectiveness. “We’re trying to get something that’s actually going to produce a product the state can get around and support going forward,” Dunleavy said. Dunleavy spokesperson Jeff Turner said any future involvement by ANS/ANB would be up to Vice Adm. Tom Barrett, whom the governor named as chair of the work group. Barrett could

not immediately be reached for comment. Moreno expressed her disappointment no seats would be allocated to her organization, and said she believed Alaska Natives should still be included as the process moves forward. “We know what it feels like as a people when decisions are made for us,” Moreno said. “If you’re not invited to dinner, you’re probably on the menu.” When Moreno spoke to the Empire Friday morning, she and several other community groups in Sitka were in the process of trying to get hundreds of pounds of donated food to Kake, Angoon and other Southeast communities affected by the lack of ferry service. Moreno and other Alaska Native leaders have said the lack of consultation with tribal groups is the continuation of a long history of sidelining indigenous people. “It’s important because the Alaska Native Brotherhood, Alaska Native Sisterhood, have a history of well over 100 years where we’ve worked with majority culture to have voting rights, wages, the Alaska Marine Highway System,” said Sasha Soboleff, Alaska Native Brotherhood executive committee member. “One of the things

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BETHEL — A pioneering plowing effort has opened an Alaska ice roadfarther than most traditional highways in the state. The Kuskokwim River ice road has been plowed to 355 miles, its longest extensionever, KYUK-AM reported Thursday. The ice road allows snowmachine and vehicle traffic in a region that otherwise relies on unpredictable airplane travel during the winter. Care of the ice road typically begins in January. Crews clear the river and mark theice road so travelers can reach villages near Bethel. The average length of the ice road has been about 200 miles, according to Mark Leary, who works for the village of Napaimute. The farthest Leary previously plowed in the YukonKuskokwim Delta was

Crooked Creek, but this time he wanted to go 42 miles farther to Sleetmute. “Our role was just to prove that it could be done,” Leary said. “People were skeptical.” Leary and four others left Bethel Feb. 7 and picked up at least two extra men to help. Tim Zaukar maintains the roads for Crooked Creek and helped plow through to Sleetmute. Many villages in the middle Kuskokwim area do not have clinics or a permanent health aide, so residents rely on planes to travel for health care needs in the winter. Having another means of travel is important to them, Zaukar said. “It was hard to travel with the normal means of travel, with snowmachines and four-wheelers and stuff, because of all that rough ice down there and snow we’ve been having,” Zaukar said. The road means more traffic, which could put a greater burden on search and rescue crews by increasing the potential for stranded drivers, Zaukar said. Residents have seemed grateful for the extension allowing them to travel without airplanes. “It was a historical moment to extend the ice road all the way up to Sleetmute,” said Rebecca Wilmarth, whose village of Red Devil now has access to the road for the first time.

that they’ve recognized is the majority culture does not perceive there is much information outside of their own culture.” The small communities in Southeast are the ones that have been the most penalized by the reduction in ferry service, Soboleff said, and the opinions of the people who live there have not generally been listened to. Many of these communities existed long before statehood, he said, and lack of connection affects much more than just economic factors. “It provided an opportunity to actually physically meet community members, all of our communities are tied together,” Soboleff said. “Two moieties are permeated in every community. That means something in the Native positions. (The state) only perceive that we’re Alaskans, but we have a tie that most of the majority doesn’t have.” The lack of that connection provided by the ferries Soboleff said, “begins to touch at the fabric of what

Alaska Native culture is all about.” The first meeting of the work group has not yet been scheduled but the governor’s administrative order requests its recommendations by Sept. 30. The group is meant to analyze the data collected in the Alaska Marine Highway reshaping study released by Northern Economics in January. Moreno said she was pleased that at least the governor was aware of the request, and hoped ANS/ ANB could somehow be involved as the reshaping process moves forward. “The state of Alaska rolls out the red carpet for our guests from around the world, to display our ancestral homeland and their state,” Moreno said. “It is not just a choice to live in these communities. It is a cultural and spiritual relationship that we have had for time immemorial with the land and the sea and the beings thereof. People are living there because that is their home. This is their homeland.”

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Support for gun rights runs deep

emocrats took over both houses of the Virginia Legislature in November thanks in large part to voter support for gun control after mass shootings. Or so they claimed. But if they believe that, they now have some explaining to do after Gov. Ralph Northam’s restrictive gun-control proposal was shelved Monday for lack of votes. The bill had passed the state House, 51 to 48. But in the state Senate four Democrats joined every Republican on the Judiciary Committee to kill Mr. Northam’s so-called assault-weapons ban. The bill would have prohibited the sale of many semiautomatic firearms, as well as banned the possession of magazines holding more than 12 rounds. The latter would have required tens of thousands of Virginians either to surrender their legally purchased magazines or face up to a year in prison. The Democratic rout of the Democratic bill is a rebuke to Mr. Northam, who has interpreted last year’s narrow takeover of the Legislature as a license to try to impose restrictive gun laws similar to those in New York and California. The Virginia Legislature has waved through much of his gun agenda, including universal background checks, and a one-gun-per-month purchasing limit. But the voter backlash has been loud and swift, with more than 20,000 Virginia gun owners rallying last month at the state Capitol in Richmond. Ninety-one of Virginia’s 95 counties have also declared themselves to be “Second Amendment sanctuaries,” saying they won’t enforce state gun laws that violate the U.S. Constitution. The committee vote refers the bill to the Virginia State Crime Commission for further study, and some Democrats are attempting to mollify gun-control activists by claiming they aren’t opposed to a ban as much as to the bill’s vague wording. The truth is that the dissenting Democrats are worried that a voter revolt on gun rights would cost their seats, and perhaps their two-seat majority in the state Senate. The conventional media wisdom is that the politics of gun rights has moved left, and that bans are now possible even in swing states. Every one of the leading Democratic presidential candidates favors a ban on so-called assault rifles. But support for individual gun rights runs deep across the country. Voters rightly mistrust politicians who say they support “reasonable” gun laws while campaigning but then try to ban weapons or magazines once in power. — The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 18

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alaska voices | Amy Gulick

The salmon way is worth fighting for

nside the dim smokehouse, the dazzling riches before me illuminate the space. The bright orange flesh of salmon fills the room. It’s like I’ve stepped into the treasure-filled tomb of an ancient king. But a gold crown or bejeweled scepter isn’t particularly useful in Alaska. True wealth is found in smokehouses, fish holds and freezers full of salmon. Intrigued that Alaska is our country’s last salmon state, and one of the world’s last places where wild salmon still thrive, I set out to explore the human relationships that revolve around these remarkable fish. Commercial fishermen took me on as crew; Alaska Natives taught me to preserve fish and culture; and sport fishermen showed me where to cast my line and mind. Alaskans everywhere, regardless of their backgrounds, shared their salmon riches and stories with me in their kitchens, cabins and fish camps. Everyone said that salmon are a gift — to the land, water, animals, plants and people. And when you’re on the receiving end of a gift, you give thanks and you give back. It’s the salmon way. This generosity of spirit forges relationships, and relationships create communities. Without salmon, I was told, there would be no community. Without salmon, there would be no salmon economy. Of all the species in the Alaska seafood industry, salmon are responsible for the greatest economic impact. Current figures for the commercial salmon fishery show 816 million salmon harvested, resulting in $744 million in ex-vessel value,

$1.7 billion in first wholesale value, $1.7 billion in labor income, and 32,900 jobs. The sportfishing industry, fueled in large part by salmon, supports 16,000 jobs and brings $1.4 billion to the state. But how do you put a dollar value on salmon that have built Alaska Native cultures for millennia? Or time spent with family and friends dipnetting for dinner? Throughout my travels, I asked everyone I met how he or she values salmon. Whether people fished for their food, livelihood, or fun, everyone gave me the same answers: family, community, culture, connection to the land and way of life — values too precious to reduce to dollars and cents, and senseless to try. That wild salmon still endure in Alaska in the 21st century, when they’ve been decimated in much of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, is a testament to their resilience and their habitat remaining largely intact. It’s also a testament to a different state of mind that respects the relationship between salmon and people. Salmon were a driving force for statehood in 1959, and Alaska prioritized maintaining its salmon runs for its citizens in perpetuity. Whether this is being accomplished is a matter of fierce debate in meeting rooms and living rooms, in headlines and along coastlines, and in homelands and home streams. This much is clear: a salmonfilled future in Alaska depends on people fighting for the fish more than fighting over them. Threats to salmon in Alaska include those that are preventable

— overfishing and habitat destruction — and those that are unknown, particularly the effects of a changing climate and acidifying ocean. Whether it’s the Pebble mine in Bristol Bay, a dam on the Susitna River, Canadian mines polluting the transboundary rivers flowing into Southeast, or habitat degradation in the Tongass salmon forest, we lose salmon one stream at a time, one fishery and family at a time. It’s a slow death, but in the blink of a few generations the fish and ways of life they supported are gone. Pretty soon, people don’t remember what they’ve lost. “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone” can serve as a warning in Alaska. Truth is, the salmon people of the salmon state know and value what they have. It’s just hard to imagine losing it. We live in a time where salmon won’t be around if we’re not proactive in conserving what they need — freshwater systems to spawn and rear and a productive ocean to mature. Salmon are hardy creatures, but they can’t endure habitat destruction. There’s still time to get it right. Alaska is a place where history doesn’t have to repeat itself. Where the salmon way is still a way of life. And where true wealth is measured in silver scales. • Amy Gulick is the author/photographer of “The Salmon Way: An Alaska State of Mind.” A photographic exhibit based on her book is currently on display in downtown Juneau at Devil’s Club Brewing Company. She resides in Clinton, Washington.

Scandal proves Major League Baseball needs new leadership If Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred hated baseball and wanted to destroy it, he wouldn’t be acting any differently. America’s pastime needs new leadership, stat. Begin with Mr. Manfred’s pathetic reaction to the Houston Astros’ shameless sign-stealing scheme, which went on for years. The Astros have been caught red-handed, using video cameras to steal the signs of opposing teams during the years in which they enjoyed multiple playoff runs, culminating in a World Series win in 2017. Our own Nationals beat the Astros in last year’s World Series, overcoming probable chicanery, and making the Nats’ season all the more impressive. Mr. Manfred’s reaction? Blanket immunity for all of the players involved and a few light slaps on the wrist for management. The tainted 2017 championship will not be revoked. So: Fans can’t trust the game they’re watching is on the up-and-up, and Mr. Manfred’s weak response will hardly act as a deterrent against future cheating. If that wasn’t bad enough, Mr. Manfred plans more foolishness. Starting this year, pitchers will have to face a minimum of three batters when they enter a game — gone will be the days of lefty and righty “specialists.” So too will the days of skillful management — except that the number of pitchers facing “injury” and “having” to come out after a batter or two will surely rise. And his designs on future playoffs are even more worrying. “MLB is seriously weighing a move from five to seven playoff teams in each league beginning in 2022,” the New York Post reported. “The team with the best record in each league would receive a bye to avoid the wild-card round and go directly to the Division Series. The two other division winners and the wild card with the next-best record would each host all three games in a best-of-three wild-card round. So the bottom three wild cards would have no first-round home games. The division winner with the second-best record in a league would then get the first pick of its opponent from those lower three wild cards, then the other division winner would pick, leaving the last two wild cards to play each other.” Simple, right? If your eyes rolled to the back of your head reading that, the nutshell is this: The entire 162 regular game season would become essentially pointless as nearly half the league would make the playoffs. We’re a far cry from the era when the best team in the AL and the best team in the NL simply faced each other in a best of seven world series. That system, incidentally, coincided with the height of baseball’s popularity in America. Maybe MLB should hire a commissioner who actually likes the game. — The Washington Times, Feb. 18

alaska voices | Sen. Tom Begich

Our youngest Alaskans deserve opportunities to succeed

n this legislative session, we have set out to build upon past efforts to transform how we view public education by providing new opportunities for our youngest Alaskans. To achieve success, we know that all of us — the Legislature, the governor, education leaders, and the Alaskan public — must put aside political labels and work across party lines. If anything should transcend politics, it’s investing in our future leaders. We see three primary pillars where the Legislature can have a direct impact on education: (1) Establish and fund universal, voluntary pre-Kindergarten with a strong K-3 reading policy; (2) provide continued opportunities for teachers to advance their knowledge; and (3) establish forward-funding of education as routine policy. The markers for a child’s adult success develop early in life. Science underscores that how we use our brains in our crucial early years has a direct impact on how successful we are as adults. Research tells us that those who have a high-quality preschool experience succeed academically and professionally. By investing in our youth when they are young, we reduce the financial burden of remedial education, public assistance, and criminal justice services when they are older. Research further reinforces that if our investment in high-quality pre-K is to

truly succeed, it must be coupled with a strong commitment to reading and student growth. That is why this year, with the support of educational leaders in our communities, the Department of Education and Early Development, the governor, and other state leaders, we introduced Senate Bill 6, known as the Alaska Reads Act. In addition to universal voluntary pre-K, this bill includes a strong reading component, significant support for schools that are struggling, and evidence-based reading instruction. We also recognize that our teachers have not received the support or training they need from the State for far too long. Partially because of this lack of support, we are now experiencing historically low teacher retention. Teachers stay in their jobs when they are supported, properly trained, and integrated into the community. It is imperative that we address the systemic factors of teacher attrition and refocus our efforts on teacher retention and recruitment. That is why we supported an amendment from Sen. Mia Costello to the Alaska Reads Act establishing a Teacher Retention Task Force. In 2018, the Legislature took the lead and fully funded public education for two years, providing stability and predictability for our students, parents and teachers. Months after passing the budget, Alaska’s attorney general

challenged the Legislature’s authority to forward fund. Late last year, the Superior Court of Alaska reaffirmed the Legislature’s constitutional authority to forward fund. Now we are looking for ways to ensure stability and predictability of education. Because of this, a bipartisan group now supports Senate Joint Resolution 9, which seeks to amend Alaska’s constitution to require the Legislature to early fund public education as a priority. This will assist districts in recruiting teachers, help them plan their budgets, and provide districts an opportunity to prepare for the upcoming school year. Ensuring funding predictability gives our schools the tools necessary to focus on what really matters: educating our future leaders. Together these components — pre-K supported by strong evidencebased reading in early grades, support to retain and recruit our teachers, and early funding of education to provide stability and predictability are necessary to advance high-quality public education in Alaska. Some things are more important than our political disagreements, and the ability to provide the best education for our children is one of those. We are proud to say we are working together on these issues because our kids deserve the best opportunities to succeed. Tom Begich is a Democratic senator representing Anchorage.

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Truce worry: 1 militant could threaten peace process By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Hopes for ending America’s longest war hinge on maintaining a weeklong fragile truce in Afghanistan that U.S. officials and experts agree will be difficult to assess and fraught with pitfalls. What if one militant with a suicide vest kills dozens in a Kabul market? Or, if a U.S. airstrike targeting Islamic State insurgents takes out Taliban members instead, does that destroy the deal? The agreement, which took effect Friday, calls for an end to attacks around the country, including roadside bombings, suicide attacks and rocket strikes between the Taliban, Afghan and U.S. forces.

But in a country that has been wracked by violence for more than 18 years, determining if the agreement has been violated will be a tough task. And there are a number of other groups and elements in the country that would love to see the deal fall through. “The reason this is a challenge is this is a very decentralized insurgency,” said Seth Jones, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and an Afghanistan expert. “There are going to be a lot of opportunities for any militia commander, element of the Taliban, the Haqqani network, and other local forces who don’t want to see a deal, to conduct violence.” The Haqqani network is an insurgent group linked to the Taliban. According to one defense

official, any attack will be reviewed on a “case-by-case” basis. And much will depend on how well U.S. military and intelligence officials in Afghanistan can quickly determine two things: Who was responsible for the attack, and can any of the blame be traced back to the Taliban, particularly the group’s leaders who have been participating in the negotiations. The Taliban issued a statement late Friday saying their military council has instructed commanders and governors to stop all attacks against foreign and Afghan forces. The council has a web of commanders and shadow governors across the country. U.S. officials have made it clear that “spoilers” — such as militants associated with the Taliban who

are not in favor of the peace talks — could launch an attack in a deliberate attempt to prevent them from happening. Jones said the U.S. military has tried to get a good layout of where all the insurgent groups are operating so it will be able to determine where any attack comes from and who likely was responsible. And U.S. military officials said they were prepared and ready to make quick assessments. If successfully implemented, the weeklong “reduction in violence” agreement, which began at midnight Friday local time (1930 GMT, 2:30 p.m. EST), will be followed by the signing of a peace accord on Feb. 29. That accord would finally wrap up the 18-year war and begin to fulfill one of President Donald Trump’s

main campaign promises: to bring U.S. troops in Afghanistan home. The U.S. will continue to have surveillance aircraft and other assets overhead to monitor events and help to determine who is responsible for any attack. One senior U.S. official also said that the U.S., Afghans and Taliban will have a channel through which they will be able to discuss any issues that arise. Another U.S. official said that communications between the groups will allow the Taliban, for example, to quickly deny involvement with an attack. But in all cases, officials said the U.S. military — led by Gen. Scott Miller in Afghanistan — will be responsible for investigating incidents and figuring out who is at fault.

Marchers support Assange ahead of extradition hearing By Jill Lawless Associated Press

LONDON — Hundreds of supporters of Julian Assange marched through London on Saturday to pressure the U.K. government into refusing to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the United States to face spying charges. Famous backers, including Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood joined the crowd protesting the U.S. espionage charges against the founder of the secret-spilling website. An extradition hearing for Assange is due to begin in a London

court on Monday. WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told a rally outside Parliament that the prosecution of Assange represented “a dark force against (those) who want justice, transparency and truth.” U.S. prosecutors have charged the 48-year-old Australian computer expert with espionage over WikiLeaks’ publication of hundreds of thousands of confidential government documents. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. American authorities say Assange conspired with U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to hack into a Pentagon computer and release secret diplomatic cables and

military files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assange argues he acted as a journalist and is therefore entitled to First Amendment protection. He also maintains the documents exposed wrongdoing and protected many people. Civil liberties groups and journalism organizations, including Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders, have urged the U.S. to drop the charges, saying they set a chilling precedent for freedom of the press. More than 40 jurists from the U.K., the U.S., France and other countries published a letter Saturday asking the British government to reject the extradition request.

They accused the U.S. of “extra-territorial overreach” in seeking to prosecute an Australian who was based in the U.K. Assange is currently incarcerated in London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison, having previously spent seven years inside the Embassy of Ecuador. He holed up in the South American country’s U.K. diplomatic mission in 2012 to avoid being sent to Sweden to face questioning over rape and sexual assault allegations. That case has since been dropped. Assange was evicted from the embassy in April 2019 and arrested by British police for jumping bail seven years earlier. Assange’s legal team argues that

the case against him is politically motivated. His lawyers said they would present evidence they claim shows that Assange was offered a pardon if he agreed to say Russia was not involved in leaking Democratic National Committee emails during the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign. Emails embarrassing for the Democrats and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign were hacked before being published by WikiLeaks in 2016. Assange’s lawyers say the offer was made in August 2017 by thenRepublican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who claimed to be acting on behalf of President Donald Trump.

FDA approves drug that lowers cholesterol in a new way By Linda A. Johnson Associated Press

TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug aimed at millions of people who can’t tolerate — or don’t get enough help from — widely used statin pills like Lipitor and Crestor. The Food and Drug Administration approved Esperion Therapeutics Inc.’s Nexletol for people genetically predisposed to have sky-high cholesterol and people who have heart disease and need to further lower their bad cholesterol. The daily pill is to be taken in

conjunction with a healthy diet and the highest statin dose patients can handle, the FDA said. High LDL, or bad cholesterol, is one of the top risks for heart attacks and other problems. Studies showed that Nexletol could lower LDL by about 25% when taken alone and by an additional 18% when combined with a statin. “This is a nice alternative” to statins, but those medicines will still be the first choice, said Dr. Christie Ballantyne, Baylor College of Medicine’s cardiology chief. He consults for Esperion and helped test the drug. Millions of people take cheap,

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generic statins, but the medicines don’t lower LDL cholesterol enough for many patients and others experience side effects such as muscle pain. Other options include Zetia pills, also sold in generic form as ezetimibe for about $13 to $50 a month. Far fewer patients use Repatha and Praluent, newer drugs that cost $6,000 or more a year. Insurers often restrict coverage of those medicines, which are shots patients give themselves once or twice a month. Esperion, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, did not immediately disclose the drug’s list price but previously said it planned a price

of about $300 per month. Nexletol, also known as bempedoic acid, should be available in late March, the company said. It works in the liver by blocking an enzyme needed to make LDL. Statins also block cholesterol production in the liver, but in a different way, so the drugs together can reduce LDL more. The new drug “would be valuable to add to treatment” for patients who can’t get their LDL down enough with existing drugs or can’t afford the injected ones, Duke Heart Center co-director Dr. Manesh Patel said. Patel, who was not involved in the research, estimated 10% to 15%

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African nation of Togo held a presidential election Saturday that was expected to result in the incumbent winning a fourth term despite years of calls by the political opposition for new leadership. President Faure Gnassingbe became president in 2005 following the death of his father, who seized power in 1967. Under the country’s current law, Gnassingbe could remain in office until 2030, if he keeps getting re-elected. The president’s party predicted an all but certain victory for him Saturday.

Ex-U.S. envoy has book deal NEW YORK — Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and career diplomat who during the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump offered a chilling account of alleged threats from Trump and his allies, has a book deal. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt confirmed Friday to The Associated Press that it had acquired Yovanovitch’s planned memoir, currently untitled. According to the publisher, the book will trace her long career, from Mogadishu, Somalia, to Kyiv and “finally back to Washington, D.C. — where, to her dismay, she found a political system beset by many of the same challenges she had spent her career combating overseas.” — Associated Press

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Homer girls, Daigle nab titles By Joey Klecka For the Clarion

Homer’s Autumn Daigle double-poles late in the girls 7.5-kilometer classic race Friday at the Alaska state Nordic ski championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/For the Clarion)

The relentless snowflakes falling didn’t deter Alaska’s best high school skiers this weekend at the expansive Kincaid Park trails that line the west coast of Anchorage. Nordic skiers from the peninsula put the final touches on another season of racing with three straight days of state competition, starting Thursday with the mid-distance freestyle races, Friday with the longer classic races and finishing Saturday with the team relays. The Soldotna boys led the charge for the peninsula with a seventh-place showing after three days of individual competition, including a

seventh place in Saturday’s 4-by-5K relay. The Stars finished the weekend with a total team time of 4 hours, 25 minutes, 33.2 seconds, just over two minutes behind the sixth-place Palmer Moose among Region III programs, and more than 25 minutes behind the state champion Service Cougars at 3:59:56.6. The Stars’ relay team consisted of Foster Boze, Quinn Cox, Jack Harris and Bradley Walters. Last year, the SoHi boys placed 10th as a team. The last time the Stars were higher than seventh was 2009, when SoHi took fifth as a team. The Kenai Central boys finished 13th in a team time of 4:53:02.0, capping the weekend with a 13th place in the

relay that included Josh Foster, Sorin Sorensen, Nathan Haakenson and Tyler Hippchen. In the girls team race, SoHi led the way for local teams in ninth with a total time of 3:43:36.9, about 3 1/2 minutes behind fellow Region III team Palmer. The Service Cougars won the team title in 3:11:40.9, almost five minutes better than West Valley. The highest finish for peninsula girls teams in recent years has been sixth, accomplished by the 2018 Kenai Central girls and the 2014 SoHi girls. The Homer girls finished 11th as a team in 3:50:25.3, best among Division II schools, while Kenai was 12th at 3:51:16.2. The SoHi girls wrapped up the meet with a ninth-place

finish in Saturday’s relay, with Jordan Ruffner, Cameron Blackwell, Katie Delker and Erika Arthur teaming up. The Kenai girls took 11th in the relay with Jayna Boonstra, Gabriella Tews, Julia Anderson and Leah Fallon, and the Homer girls were 12th with Brita Restad, Aiyana Cline, Zoe Stonorov and Autumn Daigle. In the battle for the individual state championship, or the”Skimeister” award, the hardware was claimed by Service’s Alexander Maurer for the boys and West Valley’s Kendall Kramer for the girls. Maurer won both individual days, Thursday’s 7.5-kilometer freestyle and Friday’s See ski, Page B4

Nikiski cagers split with Hawks, suffer sweep to Redington By Jeff Helminiak Peninsula Clarion

The Nikiski and Houston basketball teams split a pair of Southcentral Conference games Friday in Nikiski. The Bulldogs girls eventually broke free in a tight defensive battle for a 44-25 triumph that put them at 12-8 overall and 4-1 in the league. The Hawks boys used a swarming defense and opportune offense for a 62-43 win that put them at 8-9 overall and 3-2 in the league. The score of the girls game was 9-3 for Nikiski after the first quarter, 16-8 after two quarters and 19-13 after three quarters. The points finally got flowing in the fourth when both teams spent a lot of time at the foul line. Houston committed 27 fouls in the game, while Nikiski had 23. Nikiski coach Rustin Hitchcock said Houston’s physical play on defense definitely was a challenge for his squad. “They’re big, super strong and the game plan is to get right in your face,” Hitchcock said. “Our offense got a little stagnant.” Houston coach Mat Bredberg said his squad was not scoring for the simplest of

reasons — the Hawks were not making shots. “We didn’t put the round thing in the round thing,” Bredberg said. “That’s what you’ve gotta do. In the first half, we kept them under 20 points, we just didn’t make shots.” In the fourth quarter, fouls caught up with the Hawks as Denali Whitted, Hanna Elson and Emily Bitler all fouled out. Tika Zimmerman fouled out for Nikiski, but nobody else had more than three fouls. “Ultimately, it was our depth,” Hitchcock said. “We just had more people.” Nikiski was 15 for 27 from the line in the final eight minutes, while Houston was 5 of 14. America Jeffreys paced a balanced Nikiski attack with 12 points, while Denali Whitted led Houston with eight. Hitchcock also gave credit to Kaycee Bostic for a rough and tumble game where she absorbed many fouls.

Houston boys 62, Nikiski 43 The Hawks grabbed a 17-7 lead after the first quarter and managed to shut down any

run Nikiski made to make the game close after that. Houston went with a man or zone press for the full court the whole game. Nikiski coach Reid Kornstad said his squad got the ball over the half-court stripe just fine, but then the pressure began to add up. “They were pressing all over the floor and that led to some turnovers,” Kornstad said. “The pressure also led us to take some shots we wouldn’t otherwise take.” An offensive attack led by the crafty Noah Litke, who paced the Bulldogs with 18 points, did spark several runs at the Hawks. Nikiski got the lead to single digits in the second quarter before Houston went on a run to lead 33-15 at the half. Kornstad said his team was hurt by not getting defensive stops when they were important. Nikiski also had 17 fouls to Houston’s 10, even though Houston was the one pressing. “They’ve got guys that can score,” Kornstad said of the Hawks, who have beaten the Bulldogs three times this year. “They’ve got shooters, See NIKISKI, Page B2

Houston’s Emily Bitler battles with Nikiski’s Kaycee Bostic for the rebound as Houston’s Denali Whitted watches Friday at Nikiski High School in Nikiski. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Weeks ties NAHL games mark; Bears get swept Staff report Peninsula Clarion

On a weekend where Soldotna’s Preston Weeks tied the North American Hockey League record for most games played, the Kenai River Brown Bears were swept on the road by the Minnesota Magicians. Weeks has now played in 231 games for his hometown team, tying the mark Skylur Jameson set with the Wichita Falls (Kansas)

Wildcats from the 2004-05 to the 2007-08 seasons. The Wildcats ceased operations after the 201718 season. Weeks, 20 and in his last season of junior eligibility, got in 11 games for the Bears in the 2015-16 season under coach Jeff Worlton. He played 54 games for the Bears in 2016-17 under Worlton, then 59 each in 2017-18 and 2018-19 for coaches Josh Petrich and Dan Bogdan. This year, Weeks has played 48 for coach

Kevin Murdock. By sitting out Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Magicians, Weeks will be able to break the record in front of friends and family on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex against the Amarillo (Texas) Bulls. The Bulls have the best record in the league at 38-8-1-3. “It’ll be cool,” Kenai River head coach Kevin Murdock said. “We talked to him and left it open to him, and he told us we could make

the call. “It’ll be cool to have his parents at the game. I’m sure he doesn’t think breaking the record is a big deal, but it’s a big deal.” The Bears also lost 6-5 to the Magicians on Friday to fall to 25-193-3 and finish their road trip 1-6-10. Kenai River, with 56 points, is now in third place in the Midwest Division. The Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel are in second with 57 points, while Fairbanks leads with 75

points. The Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets and Minnesota Magicians are tied for the fourth and final playoff spot with 43 points each. “For the most part, with the exception of maybe tonight, in the previous four games we played well and I thought we deserved more than two points,” Murdock said. “In the first half, we were winning games I didn’t think we deserved See BEARS, Page B3

Kenai girls split, Kards boys swept By Elizabeth Earl For the Clarion

Kenai’s Braedon Pitsch drives on Grace Christian’s Jaren Miller on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/For the Clarion)

The Grace Christian basketball teams proved a tough competitor for host Kenai Central on Friday night, with the Kenai girls pulling off a narrow victory and the boys marking a loss. The Kenai girls won 42-40, while the Kardinals boys couldn’t break through the Grizzlies’ defenses to come back from a lead the Grizzlies established in the second quarter. Grace won 37-24. In both games, the Grizzlies put up a tough defense, forcing the Kardinals to fight to get close enough to score. The girls game started off tight from the beginning,

with neither team topping 10 points until the second quarter. The teams traded shots and rebounds for most of the first quarter, with the only points for the Grizzlies coming from senior Tessa Binder. However, Kenai countered with plays that matched Grace’s score, with Kenai leading 17-16 after two quarters. Kenai pulled ahead in the third quarter, with senior Jaiden Strieff scoring two baskets and a free throw in quick succession. The Kardinals girls made multiple plays off rebounds, sometimes getting in two or three shots after a rebound in the second half. The Grizzlies relied on

Binder, who the other players would set up with an opening. With the exception of baskets by Grizzlies’ players Julia Tanner and Reagan Lash, Binder scored all of the Grizzlies’ points in the game against Kenai — 32 over the course of the game. Kenai managed to pull ahead to a 28–25 lead by the end of the third quarter and widened it at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but the Grizzlies came back with a series of plays that put Binder through to the basket and tightened their defense to keep the Kardinals out. By the final minute of the game, a 3-point shot and two See kenai, Page B3

Sunday, February 23, 2020

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Houston’s Kyle McLaughlin makes a layup while being fouled by Nikiski’s Noah Litke on Friday at Niksiki High School in Nikiski. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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they’ve got a big guy and they’re well-coached. “They’ve improved a ton over the course of the year.” Kyle McLaughlin, at 6-foot6, had 15 points for the Hawks, while guards Hayden Howard and Cody Wyrick had 18 and 16, respectively. Houston coach Ted Van Dussen said his team still has improving to do. The Hawks have had problems starting the second half all season. Friday, Nikiski cut the 33-15 halftime deficit to 42-28 by 2:34 left in the third quarter. “We’re battling a lapse in intensity,” Van Dussen said. “We’ve got to get a little better

at putting the pedal down when we have another team down.” The coach also said his team suffers lulls on offense when the ball doesn’t get in to McLaughlin. Michael Mysing added eight points for the Bulldogs. Kornstad gave him credit for a defensive game where his motor was constantly running.

Redington girls 36, Nikiski 32 The visiting Huskies knocked the Bulldogs down to 12-9 overall and 4-2 in conference play. Redington led 9-4 after a quarter, 17-8 at halftime and 23-16 after three quarters. Lexi Seymore had 18 points

Nikiski’s Elora Reichert tries to evade the pressure of Houston’s Denali Whitted, Anna Whitted, Emily Bitler and Hanna Elson on Friday at Nikiski High School in Nikiski. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

for the Huskies, while Nikiski got 17 from Lillian Carstens, eight from America Jeffreys, four from Kaitlyn Johnson, two from Kaycee Bostic and one from Elora Reichert.

Redington boys 63, Nikiski 55 The visiting Huskies took

an 18-10 lead after the first quarter and held on for a Southcentral Conference victory. Redington led 29-24 at the half and 49-39 after three quarters. Ruben Bord paced Redington with 23, while Wayde Bowman had 15 and Tony Rogers had 11. For the Bulldogs, Drew Handley

had 19, Austin Stafford had 16, Noah Litke had 14, and Michael Mysing, Simon Grenier and Brady Bostic had two points apiece. Friday girls Bulldogs 44, Hawks 25 Houston 3 5 5 12 —25 Nikiski 9 7 3 25 —44 HOUSTON (25) — D. Whitted 8, Rusher 2, Elson 6, Bitler 2, A. Whitted 7. NIKISKI (44) — A. Jeffreys 12, Carstens 8, Bos-

tic 5, Zimmerman 1, Nunley 7, S. Epperheimer 4, Freeman 3, Puente 1, Mullin 2, Jeffreys 1. 3-point goals — Houston 1 (Elson); Nikiski 3 (A. Jeffreys 2, Freeman). Friday boys Hawks 62, Bulldogs 43 Houston 17 16 10 19 —62 Nikiski 7 8 16 12 —43 HOUSTON (62) — Cork 3, L. Taylor 3, Howard 18, Wyrick 16, C. Taylor 4, Falaniko 1, Jefferson 2, McLauglin 15. NIKISKI (43) — Mysing 8, Litke 18, Stafford 8, Bostic 4, Handley 5. 3-point goals — Houston 3 (Howard 3); Nikiski 7 (Litke 3, Mysing 2, Stafford, Handley).

Soldotna girls, boys swept by Colony Staff report Peninsula Clarion

The host Colony boys basketball team completed a weekend sweep over Soldotna with a 50-25 Northern Lights Conference victory. Colony led 11-9 after the first eight minutes and 29-13 at halftime. Patrich McMahon paced the Knights with 17 points. For SoHi, Jersey Truesdell and Tyler Morrison had six, Jeffrey Bouschor had five, Ray Chumley had four, Mekhai Rich had two and Zach Hanson had two.

Homer, while Rylee Doughty had seven, Sailey Rhodes had six, Kaylin Anderson had six, Tonda Smude had four, Melanie Morris had three and Laura Inama had two.

Raymond had two and Travis Kuhn had one. Ruben Bond had 18 for Redington.

Homer boys 53, Houston 44

The host Seahawks were able to hang with the powerhouse Lions until succumbing late in the game. ACS led 16-10 after a quarter, 26-22 at the half and 39-34 after three quarters. JD McGee had 17 points to pace the Lions, while Connor Spanos and Max Pfeiffenberger had nine to lead Seward. Also for the Seahawks, Bjorn Nilsson had seven, Trey Ingalls had seven, Tommy Cronin had four, John Moriarity had three, Sam Koster had two and Levi Deboard had two.

The visiting Stars took a Northern Lights Conference loss to the Knights on Friday. Ituau Tuisaula paced Sohi with 15 points.

The host Mariners notched a Southcentral Conference victory over the Hawks on Saturday. Homer led 14-8 after the first quarter, 20-19 at halftime and 35-32 headed into the final eight minutes. For the Mariners, Clayton Beachy and Eyoab Knapp each had 13, Ethan Anderson had 11, Michael Munns had seven, River Mann had four, Jonathan Raymond had three and Josiah Raymond had two. For Houston, Kyle McLaughlin had 13 and Cody Wyrick had 11.

Colony girls 42, Soldotna 17

Redington girls 45, Homer 38

The host Knights finished a weekend Northern Lights Conference sweep over the Stars. Ituau Tuisaula paced SoHi with 10 points.

The visiting Huskies notched a Southcentral Conference victory Friday. The score was tied at eight after the first period, but Redington led 22-17 at halftime and 36-29 after three quarters. For Homer, Marina Carroll had 10, Kaylin Anderson had eight, Laura Inama had seven, Kelli Bishop and Rylee Doughty each had four, Sailey Rhoes had three and Hannah Hatfield had two.

Colony girls 40, Soldotna 33

Colony boys 60, Soldotna 33 The host Knights rolled to a Northern Lights Conference win Friday. Patrick McMahon had 16 for Colony, while Colton Spencer had 15. For Soldotna, Jeffrey Bouschor and Jersey Truesdell had eight, Tyler Morrison had six, Zach Hanson and Ray Chumley each had four and Mekhai Rich had three.

Homer girls 37, Houston 26 The host Mariners nailed down a Southcentral Conference victory over the Hawks on Saturday. Houston led 14-10 after the first eight minutes and 21-16 at halftime, but Homer won the second half 21-5. Marina Carroll had nine for

Homer boys 60, Redington boys 40 The host Mariners notched a Southcentral Conference victory over the Huskies on Friday. Homer led 16-8 after a quarter, 31-20 at the half and 43-29 after three quarters. Clayton Beachy had 13 points to pace Homer, while Jonathan Raymond had nine, River Mann had nine, Michael Munro had six, Eyoab Knapp had six, Ty Etzwiler had five, Parker Lowney had five, Ethan Anderson had four, Josiah

ACS boys 57, Seward 43

ACS girls 85, Seward 19 The visiting Lions cruised to a Southcentral Conference victory. Destiny Reimers paced ACS with 25. For Seward, Sophie Dow had nine, Shelby Sieminski had eight, Hannah Schilling had four, Selma Casagranda had two and Katelyn Lemme had one.

Grace Christian girls 37, Seward 22 The visiting Grizzlies picked up a Southcentral Conference victory over the Seahawks on Saturday. Grace led 5-2 after the first quarter, 18-8 at half and 33-15 after three quarters. Tessa Binder had 17 for the Grizzlies. For Seward, Anevay Ambrosiani had six, Katelyn Lemme had six, Shelby Sieminki had four, Sequioa Sieverts had three, Lena Jagielski had two and Hannah Schilling had one.

Grace Christian boys 54, Seward 38 The visiting Grizzlies got past the Seahawks for a Southcentral Conference victory on Saturday. Grace led 13-5 after a quarter, 22-12 at the break and 41-32 at the

break. Andrew Beck paced Grace with 16 points. For Seward, Trey Ingalls pumped in 17. Also, Bjorn Nilsson had nine, Sam Koster had four, John Moriarity had three, Max Pfeiffenberger and Connor Spanos had two and Tommy Cronin added a point.

Cook Inlet Academy girls 39, Birchwood Christian 32 The host Eagles notched a Peninsula Conference victory Saturday. The Eagles led 8-5 after the first quarter, 22-13 at halftime and 30-24 after three quarters. Anna Henderson had 18 points for CIA, while Annika Castenholz had seven, Linnea Dohse had six, Gene Nelson had four, Jamie Hyatt had two and Tatum Rozak had one.

Birchwood Christian boys 67, CIA 48 The host Eagles dropped a Peninsula Conference contest Saturday. Birchwood grabbed a 20-5 lead after the first quarter that was cut to 34-27 at halftimeand 48-44 after three quarters. For CIA, Austin Matheson had 11, Robert Walsh had nine, Mason Zeigler had nine, Josh Boyd had seven, James Boyd had four, Cole Moore had three, Isaac Johnson had two, Grizzly Beard had two, Ethan Boyd had one.

Birchwood Christian boys 60, Ninilchik 55 The visiting Birchwood Christian cagers edged the Wolverines for a Peninsula Conference victory Friday. Birchwood trailed 16-11 after the first quarter, 28-25 after two quarters and 37-36 after three quarters. Joel Swanberg had 22 points for Birchwood. For Ninilchik, Ben Botero had 24, Jake Clark had 13, Cole Hadro had seven, Jaylin Scott had four, George Nelson had four and Jacob Mumey had one.

Nikolaevsk girls 67, Thorne Bay 11 The visiting Warriors notched a big nonconference victory Friday. Elizabeth Fefelov had 20 points, Sarafima Mametieff had 10, Markiana Yakunin had nine, Emilee Gerasimof had eight, Zoya Fefelov had eight, Hannah Gerasimof had five, Krystyana Kalugin had five and Kerianna Lasiter had two.

Thorne Bay boys 87, Nikolaevsk 51 The Warriors took a loss on their Southeast road trip. Justin Trail had 11 points and 11 rebounds,while Zachary Trail had 15 points, Kosta Fefelov had 13 points, Justin Trail had eight points and Isaak Fefelov had four points.

Nikolaevsk boys 62, Klawock 38 The Warriors finished up a Southeast road trip by getting past Klawock. Nikolaevsk led 18-10 after a quarter and 36-23 after two quarters. Kosta Fefelov had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors, while Justin Trail had 17 points, Isaak Fefelov had six points, Lukah Kalugin had five points, Zachary Trails had four points and Damian Fefelov had two points.

Klawock girls 45, Nikolaevsk 44 The Warriors finished up a Southeast road trip with a tight loss to Klawock. Klawock led 12-11 after the first quarter, but Nikolaevsk led 20-18 at the half. The game was tied at 30 headed to the fourth. Elizabeth Fefelov had 10 rebounds for the Warriors, but was held scoreless. Markiana Yakunin had 19 points, Hannah Gerasimof had 12, Sophia Klaich had nine and Zoya Fefelov had four.

Fury wins in stunning stoppage of Wilder in heavyweight battle LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyson Fury reinvented himself once again, and once again he’s a heavyweight champion. The Gypsy King dropped Deontay Wilder twice Saturday night in their heavyweight title rematch, turning from boxer to puncher to win the title when Wilder’s corner threw in the towel as he was taking a beating in the seventh round. It was a stunning turnaround for a fighter who came back from drug and alcohol abuse to win the title for a second time, made even

more surprising because Wilder was the devastating puncher in their first fight 14 months ago. ``The king has returned to his throne,’’ proclaimed Fury, who fought to a draw with Wilder in their first fight. Fury dropped Wilder in the third round with a right hand that seemed to take the legs out of the champion. He put him down again in the fifth round, this time with a left hand to the body. He also bloodied Wilder’s ear, and seemed

to lick the blood off his shoulder in a bizarre scene in the sixth round. If that wasn’t enough fun for the night, he tried to lead the crowd in a singalong of “American Pie” after the fight. Fury knew all the words. The end came at 1:39 of the seventh round when referee Kenny Bayless stopped the fight after Wilder’s corner threw in the towel as he was getting pummeled in a neutral corner. Blood was pouring out of Wilder’s ear for several rounds before Fury went in for the

shoulder lick. It was the first loss for Wilder in 44 fights, and it came in the 11th defense of the title he won in 2015. ``Even the greatest have lost and come back,’’ Wilder said. ``I make no excuses. This is what big-time boxing is all about.’’ The two fighters are under contract for a third fight, though Wilder could opt out of it as the loser. If the fight happens, Fury would get the better part of a 60-40 purse bid.

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Kenai’s Damaris Severson passes under pressure from Grace Christian’s Julia Tanner on Friday at Kenai Central High School in Kenai. (Photo by Ben Boettger/For the Clarion)

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free throws from Binder had nearly tied the game at 41-40, with Kenai holding its breath with one point. Then a foul was awarded Grizzlies senior Anna Snow with two free throws in the last few seconds of the game. The spectators held their breaths as Snow shot — and missed both. One more foul, this time awarded to Kenai, gave Strieff one more made free throw in the last handful of seconds of the game, leaving Kenai with the inchwide win of 42-40. Strieff led Kenai with 14 and senior Damaris Severson scored 12. The Kardinal boys had a harder game from nearly the beginning. Nearly half the first quarter passed before either team was able to score, ending with Kenai in the lead 7-5. But the Grizzlies’ aggressive

defense made that the last time the Kardinals had the lead in the game. Playing with a strong man-to-man defense, the Grizzlies boys made it difficult for the Kardinals to cross half court, let alone score. By midway through the second quarter, the Grizzlies had pulled ahead with a series of two-point shots and a 3-point shot from senior Nathan Ivanoff. Kenai managed to put nine points on the board in the second quarter, but it didn’t match Grace’s 13 — the game broke for halftime with Grace in the lead 18-15. The second half continued a tough game for the Kenai boys. Kenai senior Kayden Daniels managed a 3-point shot and junior Jordan Kvasnikoff scored a two-point shot, but those were all the points the Kardinals were able to put on the board for the entirety of the third quarter. The Grizzlies’ defense pushed them out over and over again, often matching up before the Kardinals even

crossed half court, blocking passes and frequently blocking shots. The fourth quarter started with the Grizzlies in the lead 28-20, and they widened the gap to 37-24 by the end of the game. The Kardinals’ Braedon Pitsch managed to put four points up on the board, two of them free throws, but despite efforts, the Grizzlies managed to keep the Kardinals on defense most of the fourth quarter. Ivanoff, Andrew Beck and Kayden Ingram-Lamebull scored 10 points each for the Grizzlies in the course of the game.

six and Jaiden Streiff had four.

ACS girls 79, Kenai 17

Kardinals—8 9 11 14—42 Grizzlies—6 10 9 15—40

Anchorage Christian Schools rolled past the host Kardinals on Saturday in Southcentral Conference action. Sarah Sorrells paced the Lions with 19 points. For Kenai, Kailey Hamilton had seven, Damaris Severson had

ACS boys 66, Kenai 50 The visiting Lions ran away early for a Southcentral Conference victory Saturday. ACS led 19-8 after the first quarter and 35-17 at halftime. Daekwon Houston had 19 for ACS, while Braedon Pitsch and Evan Stockton had 14 to lead Kenai. Also for the Kardinals, Kayden Daniels had nine, Lucas Tunseth and Andrew Bezdecny had five, and Jordan Kvasnikoff had two. Reach Elizabeth Earl at elizabethearl@gmail.com. Friday girls Kardinals 42, Grizzlies 40

KENAI (42): Morris 3, Hamilton 7, Hanson 6, Strieff 14, Severson 12 GRACE CHRISTIAN (40): Binder 32, Tanner 2, Lash 6 3-point goals: Grace 3 (Binder 3). Friday boys Kardinals—7 8 5 4—24 Grizzlies—5 13 10 9—37 KENAI (24): Kvasnikoff 2, Bezdecny 7, Stockton 2, Pitsch 7, Daniels 6 GRACE CHRISTIAN (37): Ivanoff 10, Hiller 2, McGovern 2, Ingram-Lamebull 10, Lentfer 3, Beck 10 3-point goals: Kenai 2 (Daniels 2) Grace 1 (Ivanoff 1)

scoreboard BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB 41 15 .732 — 39 16 .709 1½ 35 22 .614 6½ 26 29 .473 14½ 17 39 .304 24 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 36 20 .643 — Orlando 24 32 .429 12 Washington 20 34 .370 15 Charlotte 19 37 .339 17 Atlanta 17 41 .293 20 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 48 8 .857 — Indiana 33 23 .589 15 Chicago 19 38 .333 29½ Detroit 19 39 .328 30 Cleveland 15 41 .268 33 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Houston 36 20 .643 — Dallas 34 23 .596 2½ Memphis 28 28 .500 8 San Antonio 24 31 .436 11½ New Orleans 24 32 .429 12 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 38 18 .679 — Utah 36 20 .643 2 Oklahoma City 34 22 .607 4 Portland 25 32 .439 13½ Minnesota 16 38 .296 21 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 42 12 .778 — L.A. Clippers 37 19 .661 6 Sacramento 23 33 .411 20 Phoenix 23 34 .404 20½ Golden State 12 44 .214 31 Friday’s late games New Orleans 128, Portland 115 L.A. Lakers 117, Memphis 105 Saturday’s games Sacramento 112, L.A. Clippers 103 Brooklyn 115, Charlotte 86 Atlanta 111, Dallas 107 Phoenix 112, Chicago 104 Miami 124, Cleveland 105 Milwaukee 119, Philadelphia 98 Houston 120, Utah 110 Today’s games Boston at L.A. Lakers, 11:30 a.m. Indiana at Toronto, 2 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 2 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 3 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Portland, 5 p.m. All Times AKST Toronto Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn New York

Men’s College Scores Saturday’s games EAST Army 86, Navy 75, OT Clemson 82, Boston College 64 Cornell 63, Brown 45 Florida Gulf Coast 55, NJIT 39 Hartford 75, Binghamton 74 Harvard 69, Penn 65 Hofstra 78, Delaware 62 La Salle 72, George Washington 62 Marshall 74, Old Dominion 66 New Hampshire 68, Albany (NY) 56 Northeastern 77, Drexel 68 Princeton 65, Dartmouth 62 Providence 84, Marquette 72 St. Bonaventure 75, Richmond 71 Stony Brook 54, Maine 46 Syracuse 79, Georgia Tech 72 Towson 84, Elon 71 UMBC 66, Vermont 64 UMass 57, Fordham 49 Virginia 59, Pittsburgh 56 Yale 83, Columbia 65 SOUTH Abilene Christian 75, SE Louisiana 69 Alabama 103, Mississippi 78 Alabama A&M 71, Alcorn St. 61 Appalachian St. 68, Troy 59 Auburn 73, Tennessee 66 Belmont 83, E. Kentucky 70 Bethune-Cookman 69, SC State 65, OT

Charlotte 72, W. Kentucky 70 Coppin St. 98, Delaware St. 86 Davidson 77, Rhode Island 75, OT Duke 88, Virginia Tech 64 ETSU 80, Samford 74 FAU 65, UAB 58 Florida A&M 66, Norfolk St. 63 Florida St. 67, NC State 61 Furman 67, Wofford 66 Gardner-Webb 73, Campbell 61 George Mason 62, Saint Joseph’s 55 Georgia 80, Vanderbilt 78 Grambling St. 63, Jackson St. 61 Hampton 87, Winthrop 81 Jacksonville 69, Kennesaw St. 55 Jacksonville St. 72, UT Martin 58 Kentucky 65, Florida 59 LSU 86, South Carolina 80 Liberty 77, Stetson 49 Longwood 57, High Point 54 Louisiana-Monroe 83, Louisiana-Lafayette 77 Louisville 72, North Carolina 55 Memphis 60, Houston 59 Mercer 85, Chattanooga 80 Middle Tennessee 61, Southern Miss. 53 Morehead St. 66, Tennessee St. 63 NC A&T 71, Howard 67 NC Central 74, Md.-Eastern Shore 55 New Orleans 82, McNeese St. 77 North Florida 82, Lipscomb 74 Radford 81, SC-Upstate 60 South Alabama 74, Coastal Carolina 71 Southern U. 56, Alabama St. 44 Tennessee Tech 71, SE Missouri 62 Texas Southern 94, MVSU 92 Tulane 75, UCF 74 UNC-Asheville 75, Presbyterian 64 UNC-Greensboro 71, VMI 68 UNC-Wilmington 68, Coll. of Charleston 55 W. Carolina 96, The Citadel 84 William & Mary 78, James Madison 74 MIDWEST Akron 75, Miami (Ohio) 65 Ball St. 64, E. Michigan 55 Bowling Green 62, Ohio 61 California Baptist 95, Chicago St. 53 Dayton 80, Duquesne 70 DePaul 74, Georgetown 68 E. Illinois 83, Austin Peay 80, OT Ill.-Chicago 77, IUPUI 72 Illinois St. 57, Drake 53 Michigan 71, Purdue 63 Missouri St. 74, Loyola of Chicago 62 Murray St. 59, SIU-Edwardsville 58 N. Illinois 82, Cent. Michigan 81, OT N. Kentucky 61, Youngstown St. 59 Nebraska-Omaha 93, W. Illinois 86 North Dakota 71, N. Dakota St. 68 Texas 70, Kansas St. 59 Texas Tech 87, Iowa St. 57 Toledo 68, W. Michigan 59 Valparaiso 90, Bradley 78 Villanova 64, Xavier 55 Wright St. 81, Cleveland St. 74, OT SOUTHWEST Arkansas 78, Missouri 68 Cent. Arkansas 84, Nicholls 65 Georgia Southern 81, Texas-Arlington 61 Kansas 64, Baylor 61 Lamar 79, Texas A&M-CC 62 Louisiana Tech 73, North Texas 71 Oklahoma St. 83, Oklahoma 66 Prairie View 69, Ark.-Pine Bluff 61 Sam Houston St. 77, Houston Baptist 73 Stephen F. Austin 80, Incarnate Word 56 TCU 67, West Virginia 60, OT Texas A&M 87, Mississippi St. 75 Texas State 86, Georgia St. 76 Tulsa 79, SMU 57 UALR 81, Arkansas St. 78 UTEP 68, Rice 62 FAR WEST Arizona St. 74, Oregon St. 73 BYU 91, Gonzaga 78 Colorado St. 78, San Jose St. 71 E. Washington 80, N. Arizona 70 Long Beach St. 64, Hawaii 60 Loyola Marymount 66, Portland 58 Montana 59, Montana St. 54 N. Colorado 85, Idaho St. 72 Nevada 78, Fresno St. 76 New Mexico St. 78, Rio Grande 62 Oregon 73, Arizona 72, OT Pacific 87, Santa Clara 74 Sacramento St. 67, Idaho 56 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 92, San Diego 63 San Francisco 63, Pepperdine 61, OT Seattle 69, CS Bakersfield 54 UC Irvine 87, CS Northridge 64 UC Riverside 61, Cal Poly 49 UC Santa Barbara 70, UC Davis 56 UCLA 70, Colorado 63 UNLV 66, San Diego St. 63

Utah Valley 92, Grand Canyon 80 Washington 87, California 52 Weber St. 82, S. Utah 71 Wyoming 78, Air Force 72

Women’s College Scores Saturday’s games EAST American U. 55, Boston U. 54 Army 62, Navy 52 Binghamton 78, Hartford 65 Brown 77, Cornell 73 Bucknell 67, Lehigh 56 Canisius 54, Monmouth (NJ) 53 Colgate 80, Holy Cross 69 Columbia 74, Yale 65 Fairfield 72, Quinnipiac 60 Florida Gulf Coast 68, NJIT 39 Fordham 50, Dayton 38 George Mason 54, Saint Joseph’s 49 George Washington 72, Duquesne 65 La Salle 54, Rhode Island 42 Lafayette 76, Loyola (Md.) 65 Manhattan 75, Niagara 61 New Hampshire 56, Albany (NY) 53 Old Dominion 64, Marshall 54 Penn 70, Harvard 48 Princeton 87, Dartmouth 55 Rutgers 59, Ohio St. 57 Siena 71, St. Peter’s 64 St. John’s 77, Seton Hall 76 UConn 66, UCF 53 UMBC 54, Vermont 47 UMass 61, Davidson 48 West Virginia 60, Kansas 53 SOUTH Abilene Christian 68, SE Louisiana 62 Alabama A&M 64, Alcorn St. 50 Belmont 85, E. Kentucky 46 Bethune-Cookman 86, SC State 70 Campbell 81, Longwood 76 Charlotte 59, Southern Miss. 55 Chattanooga 64, Samford 58 Coastal Carolina 66, Georgia St. 50 Delaware St. 73, Coppin St. 66 ETSU 56, Mercer 54 East Carolina 56, Temple 50 Gardner-Webb 54, Winthrop 49 Georgia Southern 78, Appalachian St. 70 Hampton 67, Presbyterian 53 High Point 64, Radford 63 Jackson St. 82, Grambling St. 59 Jacksonville 88, Kennesaw St. 81, OT Liberty 73, Stetson 53 Lipscomb 73, North Florida 66 Louisiana Tech 62, FIU 52 Louisiana-Lafayette 62, Louisiana-Monroe 49 Morehead St. 69, Tennessee St. 60 NC A&T 60, Howard 55 NC Central 78, Md.-Eastern Shore 70 New Orleans 85, McNeese St. 59 Norfolk St. 69, Florida A&M 62 Rice 74, UAB 65 SE Missouri 72, Tennessee Tech 59 South Florida 68, Memphis 47 Southern U. 61, Alabama St. 51 Texas Southern 86, MVSU 79 Troy 79, Arkansas St. 64 UALR 69, South Alabama 58 UNC-Asheville 53, SC-Upstate 45 UNC-Greensboro 61, Furman 53 UT Martin 73, Jacksonville St. 56 VCU 67, Saint Louis 60 W. Kentucky 69, FAU 56 Wofford 65, W. Carolina 58 MIDWEST Akron 79, Ohio 76 Buffalo 62, Bowling Green 56 Cent. Michigan 70, N. Illinois 66 Drake 87, Illinois St. 82 E. Illinois 73, Austin Peay 72 E. Michigan 61, Ball St. 58 Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Iowa 100, Penn St. 57 Kent St. 80, Miami (Ohio) 75 Murray St. 70, SIU-Edwardsville 61 N. Iowa 64, Bradley 57 Nebraska 80, Illinois 58 Nebraska-Omaha 65, Fort Wayne 51 Northwestern 82, Wisconsin 66 Rio Grande 74, New Mexico St. 63 South Dakota 77, S. Dakota St. 67 Valparaiso 70, Loyola of Chicago 57 W. Michigan 70, Toledo 58 SOUTHWEST Ark.-Pine Bluff 69, Prairie View 54 Baylor 101, Oklahoma 69 Incarnate Word 60, Stephen F. Austin 52 Kansas St. 60, Texas 54 Middle Tennessee 92, UTEP 80 Nicholls 67, Cent. Arkansas 58 North Texas 94, UTSA 55

SMU 60, Houston 47 Sam Houston St. 75, Houston Baptist 60 Texas A&M-CC 64, Lamar 56 Texas-Arlington 69, Texas State 49 FAR WEST Boise St. 95, New Mexico 76 CS Bakersfield 55, Seattle 43 CS Northridge 57, Cal St.-Fullerton 50 California Baptist 103, Chicago St. 68 Fresno St. 69, Nevada 58 Gonzaga 64, Pepperdine 50 Idaho 96, Sacramento St. 88 Idaho St. 71, N. Colorado 55 Montana St. 92, Montana 78 N. Arizona 63, E. Washington 58 Pacific 65, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 53 Portland 89, Loyola Marymount 78 S. Utah 82, Weber St. 66 San Francisco 60, BYU 58 San Jose St. 69, Colorado St. 64 Santa Clara 78, San Diego 66 UC Irvine 54, Cal Poly 51 UC Santa Barbara 65, UC Riverside 47 UNLV 72, San Diego St. 67 Utah Valley 64, Grand Canyon 54 Wyoming 68, Air Force 52

HOCKEY NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 63 39 12 12 90 208 159 Tampa Bay 62 40 17 5 85 221 171 Toronto 63 32 23 8 72 220 210 Florida 62 32 24 6 70 217 212 Montreal 64 29 27 8 66 194 195 Buffalo 61 28 25 8 64 180 192 Ottawa 62 21 30 11 53 164 212 Detroit 63 15 44 4 34 128 236 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 60 37 17 6 80 198 163 Washington 61 37 18 6 80 213 187 Philadelphia 62 35 20 7 77 206 183 N.Y. Islanders 60 34 20 6 74 172 163 Carolina 61 35 22 4 74 201 172 Columbus 63 30 19 14 74 162 163 N.Y. Rangers 61 33 24 4 70 203 188 New Jersey 61 24 27 10 58 167 210 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 62 35 17 10 80 196 173 Colorado 60 35 18 7 77 210 165 Dallas 61 35 20 6 76 165 158 Winnipeg 63 32 26 5 69 192 189 Nashville 61 30 23 8 68 195 196 Minnesota 60 29 24 7 65 185 193 Chicago 61 27 26 8 62 181 195 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 63 33 22 8 74 202 191 Vancouver 61 33 22 6 72 203 187 Edmonton 61 32 22 7 71 194 190 Arizona 65 31 26 8 70 181 174 Calgary 62 31 25 6 68 183 194 San Jose 61 26 31 4 56 158 199 Anaheim 61 24 30 7 55 156 191 Los Angeles 61 22 34 5 49 153 197 Saturday’s games Buffalo 5, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 4, Winnipeg 2 New Jersey 3, Washington 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, San Jose 2 Montreal 3, Ottawa 0 Carolina 6, Toronto 3 Arizona 7, Tampa Bay 3 Nashville 4, Columbus 3, SO Vancouver 9, Boston 3 Vegas 5, Florida 3 Colorado at Los Angeles, late Today’s games Pittsburgh at Washington, 8 a.m. Chicago at Dallas, 11 a.m. Winnipeg at Buffalo, 11 a.m. San Jose vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1 p.m. Calgary at Detroit, 3 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. Vegas at Anaheim, 6 p.m. All Times AKST

to win due to getting the bounces. Now, it’s kind of the reverse of that.” In Friday’s game, Minnesota’s Devlin McCabe scored with 1:02 to play to secure the victory. In the first period, Cole Oravitz and Lucas Kanta scored for the Magicians before Kenai River’s Logan Ritchie, assisted by Zach Krajnik of Eagle River and Connor Scahill. In the first half of the second period, the Bears grabbed a 3-2 lead thanks to goals from Ryan Green, assisted by JJ Boucher and Dylan Hadfield, and Scahill, assisted by Max Osborne of Anchorage and Peter Morgan. After Kanta tied it for Minnesota, Anchorage’s Max Helgeson, assisted by Jack Quinn and Peter Morgan, gave the Bears a 4-3 lead headed to the third. T.J. Sagissor and Chris Konin put Minnesota up before Helgeson, assisted by Quinn and Moline, tied it with 3:33 left to set up McCabe’s heroics. Danny Fraga saved 18 for Kenai River, while Dysen Skinner stopped 37 for the Magicians. “I think Friday night we played really well and probably deserved a little better fate there,” Murdock said. “I think if we consistently play more games like that, we’ll start getting a few bounces and find a way to win a few games.” Saturday, Sagissor had Minnesota up just 30 seconds into the game. Ryan Tucker, assisted by

Laudon Poellinger and JJ Boucher, sent the Bears out of the first period all square. Trevor Kikkonen put Minnesota up in the second period, but Logan Ritchie, assisted by Max Osborne of Anchorage and Adam Szubert, equalized on the power play midway through the second. Josh Bohlin and Kanta would score for the Magicians before the end of the second, then Bohlin scored again in the third. Raythan Robbins had 30 saves for the Bears, while Dysen Skinner stopped 25 for the Magicians. Robbins is a 17-year-old Anchorage goaltender who got a look from the Bears. “I thought he played pretty well once he settled in there,” Murdock said of Robbins. Friday Magicians 6, Brown Bears 5 Kenai River 1 3 1 —5 Minnesota 2 1 3 —6 First period — 1. Minnesota, Oravitz (Reifenberger, Bohlin), 1:17; 2. Minnesota, Kanta (Kryska, Oberle), 6:13; 3. Kenai River, Ritchie (Krajnik, Scahill), pp, 17:27. Penalties — Kenai River 1 for 2:00; Minnesota 5 for 18:00. Second period — 4. Kenai River, Green (Boucher, Hadfield), 1:51; 5. Kenai River, Scahill (Osborne, Morgan), 10:01; 6. Minnesota, Kanta (Sagissor, McCabe), pp, 12:25; 7. Kenai River, Helgeson (Quinn, Moline), 19:13. Penalties — Kenai River 2 for 4:00; Minnesota 1 for 2:00. Third period — 8. Minnesota, Sagissor (un.), 7:09; 9. Minnesota, Konin (Kryska, Oberle), 11:56; 10. Kenai River, Helgeson (Quinn, Moline), 16:27; 11. Minnesota, McCabe (Oberle, Reifenberger), 18:58. Penalties — none. Shots on goal — Kenai River 11-20-11—42; Minnesota 10-6-8—24. Goalies — Kenai River, Fraga (24 shots, 18 saves); Minnesota, Skinner (42 shots, 37 saves). Saturday Magicians 5, Brown Bears 2 Kenai River 1 1 0 — 2 Minnesota 1 3 1 —5 First period — 1. Minnesota, Sagissor (Konin), 0:30; 2. Kenai River, Tucker (Poellinger, Boucher), 6:07. Penalties — Minnesota 1 for 2:00. Second period — 3. Minnesota, Kukkonen (Reifenberger, Foss), 6:05; 4. Kenai River, Ritchie (Osborne, Szubert), pp, 10:01; 5. Minnesota, Bohlin (Konin, Sagissor), 11:03; 6. Minnesota, Kanta (Oberle, Christy), pp, 13:53. Penalties — Kenai River 5 for 18:00; Minnesota 4 for 16:00. Third period — 7. Minnesota, Bohlin (Konin, Donovan), 11:00. Penalties — Kenai River 3 for 27:00; Minnesota 1 for 2:00. Shots on goal — Kenai River 13-6-8—27; Minnesota 11-18-6—35. Goalies — Kenai River, Robbins (35 shots, 30 saves); Minnesota, Skinner (27 shots, 25 saves). Power plays — Kenai River 1 for 3; Minnesota 1 for 4.

BYU upsets Gonzaga PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU took the fight to Gonzaga and sent a message to everyone else about how dangerous it could be when March rolls around. The No. 23 Cougars imposed their will on offense and defense for the better part of 40 minutes for a 91-78 victory over secondranked Gonzaga on Saturday night. They ended the Bulldogs’ 19-game winning streak by battling for loose balls and forcing turnovers

on one end and attacking the basket without fear on the other end. BYU (23-7, 12-3 WCC) never trailed after halftime en route to winning its eighth straight game. “Gonzaga is a great team,” forward Yoeli Childs said. “They made their runs and they had great players out there making great plays, but nothing they did slowed us down. It gets me really excited for the future.”

Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2020. There are 312 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags (the second flag-raising was captured in the iconic Associated Press photograph.) On this date: In 1822, Boston was granted a charter to incorporate as a city. In 1836, the siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas. In 1848, the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, died in Washington D.C., at age 80. In 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington to take office, following word of a possible assassination plot in Baltimore. In 1870, Mississippi was readmitted to the Union. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an agreement with Cuba to lease the area around Guantanamo Bay to the United States. In 1942, the first shelling of the U.S. mainland during World War II occurred as a Japanese submarine fired on an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, causing little damage. In 1954, the first mass inoculation of schoolchildren against polio using the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh as some 5,000 students were vaccinated. In 1965, film comedian Stan Laurel, 74, died in Santa Monica, California. In 1995, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 4,000 mark for the first time, ending the day at 4,003.33. In 1998, 42 people were killed, some 2,600 homes and businesses damaged or destroyed, by tornadoes in central Florida. In 2005, a jury was selected in Santa Maria, California, to decide Michael Jackson’s fate on charges that he’d molested a teenage boy at his Neverland Ranch. (Jackson was later acquitted.) Ten years ago: The House Energy and Commerce Committee, looking into cases of sudden, unintended acceleration of Toyota automobiles, heard tearful testimony from Rhonda Smith of Sevierville, Tennessee, who said her Lexus had raced out of control to speeds up to 100 miles an hour. Dutch skater Sven Kramer lost the Olympic gold medal to Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea when coach Gerard Kemkers sent him the wrong way on a changeover during the 10,000-meter speedskating race at Vancouver, causing Kramer to be disqualified. Five years ago: A jury in New York found the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization liable for their roles in terrorist attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004 in which Americans were killed or injured; the Palestinians said later they would appeal the ruling. Tapping the anxieties of aging baby boomers, President Barack Obama called for tougher standards on brokers who manage retirement savings accounts. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized for misstating during a “CBS Evening News” segment that he had served in the military’s special forces. One year ago: Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas on protesters trying to deliver humanitarian aid from Colombia and Brazil, leaving two people dead and hundreds injured, as a U.S.-backed campaign to force President Nicolas Maduro from power met strong resistance. Storms raked parts of the Southeast; a woman was killed as a tornado hit Columbus, Mississippi. Actress Katherine Helmond, known for playing matriarchs on the ABC sitcoms “Who’s the Boss?” and “Soap,” died at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 89. Today’s Birthdays: Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff is 77. Author John Sandford is 76. Country-rock musician Rusty Young is 74. Actress Patricia Richardson is 69. Former NFL player Ed “Too Tall” Jones is 69. Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 68. Singer Howard Jones is 65. Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 58. Country singer Dusty Drake is 56. Actress Kristin Davis is 55. Tennis player Helena Sukova is 55. Actor Marc Price is 52. TV personality/businessman Daymond John (TV: “Shark Tank”) is 51. Actress Niecy Nash is 50. Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 49. Country singer Steve Holy is 48. Rock musician Lasse (loss) Johansson (The Cardigans) is 47. Film and theater composer Robert Lopez is 45. Actress Kelly Macdonald is 44. Rapper Residente (Calle 13) is 42. Actor Josh Gad is 39. Actress Emily Blunt is 37. Actor Aziz Ansari is 37. Actor Tye White (TV: “Greenleaf”) is 34. Actress Dakota Fanning is 26. Thought for Today: “Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.” — Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1892-1954).

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10-kilometer classic, to win in a combined time of 45:27.3, beating Chugiak’s Michael Earnhardt (46:16.9). Kramer, one of the top junior girls skiers in the nation, punished the competition both days to dominate in a combined time of 35:51.8, with runner-up honors going to Tatum Witter of Service in 37:29.6. Homer senior Autumn Daigle claimed top honors as the top Division II athlete in the girls Skimeister awards, finishing 19th overall in the stacked field. In the boys races, SoHi senior Bradley Walters led the peninsula with a 22nd-place result over two days. Walters had a big opening day in Thursday’s 7.5-kilometer interval-start freestyle race with a 15th-place finish, but fell back Friday after a 28th-place result in the 10K classic event. Walters said the kick wax on his skis proved to be a tricky foe as the fresh snow falling on the course stuck to the bottoms, dragging him back on downhill stretches. “Yesterday was really good for me, and today I was feeling great, but some things are out of your control,” Walters said. “That was a little problematic … it just grabs and you lose a lot of energy.” Soldotna head coach Isaac Erhardt acknowledged that the boys race Friday served as a test run for the girls event later in the day, and after seeing the boys deal with ice clumps, the SoHi wax team decided to shorten the kick zone and cut back on the wax. “The waxing was tricky, obviously, we were dealing with icing issues,” Erhardt said. “Some people felt like it was easy skiing, it was great, and others felt it was awful, they were struggling a little. Just one of those days, I guess.” SoHi junior Foster Boze had the biggest day of all, jumping from 45th in the boys standings on Thursday to record a

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27th on Friday, pulling Boze up to 33rd in the overall standings. Boze beat his teammate Walters in Friday’s classic race in a photo finish by .4 of a second. “He jumped up like, 20 places, that was fantastic,” Erhardt said about Boze. “And then Bradley had an incredible race the first day, 15th place was fantastic.” Boze crossed the stripe in 32:10.9, and said a steady start had him sitting behind a large group of racers, allowing him to save energy for a strong finish. Catching Walters, however, caught even Boze by surprise. “I just drafted behind a whole bunch of people and slowly made my way up,” Boze said. “I got (Walters) around an uphill and he drafted behind me for a bit, and he passed me but I got him again … he’s a great racer.” Jack Harris rounded out Soldotna’s top finishers in 35th while Quinn Cox was 37th. Also for SoHi, Ryder Geisler was 50th and David Grinestaff was 73rd. With the conditions throwing all teams a curveball, Kenai Central head coach Brad Nyquist said the Kardinals staff began their preparations on Thursday night with an eye on the forecast. “Last night we were looking through our (wax) box and picked some theoreticals,” he said. “Kailey (Mucha) came out early and picked some things that weren’t going to ice up on the base … the extra snow on top changed things a little bit. We look for kick and then put a little cover on it for speed, that’s kind of what we do.” Sophomore Tyler Hippchen led Kenai Central in the boys race in 56th after two days with a combined time of 56:07.0, falling from 40th on the first day. His senior teammate Josh Foster was 60th in 57:08.3. While Hippchen led the Kards on day one, Foster had the upper hand on day two, finishing 60th in a time of 35:36.5 to beat his younger teammate by 19 seconds in the classic race, thanks to a

strong second lap. “I caught a second wind, I was hitting it pretty hard and passed some people I needed to,” Foster said. “I caught up to like, 10 or 12 guys. It was a really good day.” The Homer boys were led Garrett Briscoe in 87th and Seamus McDonough in 89th overall. The Seward Seahawks recorded finishes of 72nd for Cody Bryden and 75th for Clay Petersen. In the girls Skimeister race, Daigle led the peninsula in 19th and Kenai Central freshman Jayna Boonstra followed suit in 21st. Daigle picked up a spot from Thursday’s result, while Boonstra picked up two spots. The two peninsula skiers raced each other in a sprint to the finish in Friday’s classic event, with Daigle pipping her younger Kenai competitor to the line by .6 of a second for 17th place. Boonstra was racing behind Daigle early in the race but caught and passed the Homer senior late in the going before she was beat in the sprint finish. “She’s always been right there, she’s super fast,” Boonstra said. “We’ve been pushing each other all season, kind of working together.” Boonstra, whose family has a rich history in the sport (father, Todd, competed in three Winter Olympics in Nordic skiing, mother, Kelli, was also a national-level talent who almost qualified for the 1998 Winter Olympics and older sister, Riana, is a former Region III champion and collegiate skier), said her weakness in double-poling left her behind at the start Friday, but added she has plenty of time to build on that. “I was able to make that up through the race,” Boonstra said. “It’s definitely nice knowing I have my whole rest of high school ahead of me to keep improving.” “Jayna has an amazing motor,” Nyquist added about his young skier. “She’s a freshman skiing against these older, more physically mature skiers, so she’s just doing great.” Boonstra was followed by Kenai teammates Leah Fallon

in 58th, Summer Foster in 61st, Julia Anderson in 63rd, Gabriella Tews in 64th and Anya Danielson in 77th. Soldotna featured a tight cluster of girls competing for top team honors after Thursday’s freestyle race, with 3.4 seconds separating Erika Arthur, Jordan Ruffner and Katie Delkner from 31st to 33rd positions. Friday’s race determined the final positions with Ruffner claiming the title as top SoHi girl in 31st in the classic race, beating Arthur by 14 seconds. In the overall standings, Ruffner finished 31st in a two-day total of 43:48, while Arthur took 32nd in 44:01.3, and Delker was 34th in 44:31. SoHi also got finishes of 47th by Cameron Blackwell, Carson Dement in 68th and Jordan Strausbaugh in 73rd. “Erika and I stayed together,” Ruffner said about the classic race. “I think I had faster skis.” Ruffner credited fast skis that had particularly good glide compared to the competition. Both her and Arthur credited the knowledge of the SoHi coaching staff for preparing the skis. “The kick was kind of iffy, we had to work for it, but the glide was so fast,” Arthur said. “We passed a lot of people on the downhills because of our glide.” Erhardt said he and assistant coaches Dan Harbison and Steve Milliron spent time Friday looking for the right combination of kick and glide for the classic event, and much was learned after the boys race. “We didn’t want them to have what happened with Bradley,” Erhardt said. “So to avoid that, we ended up going center, and maybe we were a little bit too thin, but it’s a tradeoff.” After Daigle, Homer’s top girls were Zoe Stonorov in 39th, Brita Restad in 50th, Aiyana Cline in 75th, Kara Super in 79th and Eryn Field in 81st. Lucy Hankins was 84th as the lone Seward girl. ASAA State Nordic Ski Championships BOYS

Kenai’s Gabriella Tews leads Soldotna’s Jordan Strausbaugh early in the girls 7.5-kilometer race Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at the Alaska state Nordic ski championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/For the Clarion) Friday races 10K classic top 10 — 1. Alexander Maurer, Ser, 28:19; 2. Joel Power, Ser, 28:26; 3. Peter Hinds, Dim, 28:30; 4. Michael Earnhart, Chu, 28:38; 5. Eric Difolco, WV, 29:23; 6. Aaron Power, Ser, 29:23; 7. Josh Baurick, WV, 29:46; 8. Max Beiergrohslein, Chu, 29:51; 9. Luke Buth, WV, 29:51; 10. Aaron Maves, Wes, 30:03. Peninsula finishers — 27. Foster Boze, Sol, 32:10; 28. Bradley Walters, Sol, 32:11; 34. Jack Harris, Sol, 32:57; 39. Quinn Cox, 33:14; 48. Ryder Geisler, 34:03; 60. Joshua Foster, Ken, 35:36; 61. Tyler Hippchen, Ken, 35:55; 66. Clay Petersen, Sew, 36:35; 67. Cody Bryden, 36:42; 68. Nathan Haakenson, Ken, 36:43; 73. David Grinestaff, Sol, 37:17; 76. Johann Carranza, Ken, 37:42; 82. Tucker Mueller, 38:54; 86. Sorin Sorensen, Ken, 40:40; 88. Seamus McDonough, Hom, 41:19; 89. Garrett Briscoe, Hom, 41:28; Saturday relays — 1. Service (Power, Power, Ulbrich, Maurer), 51:25.0; 2. West Valley, 51:36.6; 3. Chugiak, 52:48.8; 4. Dimond, 53:49.3; 5. West, 55:18.9; 6. Palmer, 55:20.2; 7. Soldotna, 56:11.2; 8. Lathrop, 56:29.1; 9. Colony, 57:35.1; 10. South, 58:32.7; 11. East, 1:00:05.4; 12. Grace, 1:00:10.6; 13. Kenai, 1:01:04.7; 14. Eagle River, 1:05:12.4. Overall Skimeister standings — 1. Alexander Maurer, Ser, 45:27; 2. Michael Earnhart, Chu, 46:16; 3. Peter Hinds, Dim, 46:26; 4. Joel Power, Ser, 46:40; 5. Eric Difolco, WV, 46:46; 6. Aaron Power, Ser, 47:35; 7. Josh Baurick, WV, 48:05; 8. Luke Buth, WV, 48:05; 9. Aaron Maves, Wes, 48:08; 10. Joseph Walling, Pal, 48:21. Peninsula — 22. Bradley Walters, Sol, 50:55; 33. Foster Boze, Sol, 52:31; 35. Jack Harris, Sol, 52:51; 37. Quinn Cox, Sol, 53:03; 50. Ryder Geisler, Sol, 54:30; 56. Tyler Hippchen, Ken, 56:07; 60. Joshua Foster, Ken, 57:08; 66. Nathan Haakenson, Ken, 58:31; 72. Cody Bryden, Sew, 59:10; 73. David Grinestaff, Sol, 59:17; 75. Clay Petersen, Sew, 59:58; 77. Johann Carranza, Ken, 1:00:33; 80. Tucker Mueller, Ken, 1:01:31; 85. Sorin Sorensen, Ken, 1:03:09; 87. Garrett Briscoe, Hom, 1:05:37; 89. Seamus McDonough, Hom, 1:06:03. Final team standings — 1. Service, 3:59:56.6; 2. West Valley, 4:03:38.5; 3. Chugiak, 4:09:12.8; 4. West, 4:14:13.5; 5. Dimond, 4:14:36.0; 6. Palmer, 4:23:26.1; 7. Soldotna, 4:25:33.2; 8. Lathrop, 4:28:23.6; 9. Colony, 4:31:57.9; 10. South, 4:31:59.6; 11. Grace, 4:38:45.9; 12. East, 4:42:12.6; 13. Kenai, 4:53:02.0; 14. Eagle River, 5:09:21.1. GIRLS Friday races 7.5K classic top 10 — 1. Kendall Kramer, WV,

22:01; 2. Tatum Witter, Ser, 22:53; 3. Garvee Tobin, Ser, 22:56; 4. Adrianna Proffitt, Chu, 23:10; 5. Ivy Eski, Wes, 23:14; 6. Emily Walsh, ER, 23:36; 7. Marit Flora, Ser, 23:39; 8. Neena Brubaker, Ser, 23:50; 9. Maggie Druckenmiller, WV, 23:53; 10. Meredith Schwartz, Ser, 23:59. Peninsula finishers — 17. Autumn Daigle, Hom, 25:41; 18. Jayna Boonstra, Ken, 25:41; 31. Jordan Ruffner, Sol, 26:47; 32. Erika Arthur, Sol, 27:01; 37. Katie Delker, 27:27; 41. Zoe Stonorov, Hom, 27:52; 44. Brita Restad, Hom, 28:04; 47. Cameron Blackwell, Sol, 28:12; 56. Leah Fallon, 29:02; 58. Gabriella Tews, Ken, 29:19; 60. Summer Foster, Ken, 29:30; 65. Carson Dement, Sol, 29:55; 67. Julia Anderson, Ken, 29:57; 71. Kara Super, 30:38; 72. Jordan Strausbaugh, Sol, 30:45; 73. Anya Danielson, Ken, 30:55; 74. Eryn Field, Hom, 30:57; 78. Aiyana Cline, Hom, 31:30; 85. Lucy Hankins, Sew. Saturday relays — 1. Service (Brubaker, Flora, Witter, Tobin), 38:49.0; 2. West, 39:10.2; 3. West Valley, 39:37.9; 4. Dimond, 42:32.9; 5. Eagle River, 42:40.2; 6. South, 42:54.5; 7. Chugiak, 42:59.4; 8. Palmer, 43:22.2; 9. Soldotna, 45:01.9; 10. Colony, 46:06.8; 11. Kenai, 46:13.2; 12. Homer, 46:49.2; 13. Grace, 48:27.0; 14. Lathrop, 50:53.6; 15. East, 52:36.0; 16. Bartlett, 57:02.2. Overall Skimeister standings — 1. Kendall Kramer, WV, 35:51; 2. Tatum Witter, Ser, 37:29; 3. Adrianna Proffitt, Chu, 37:40; 4. Ivy Eski, Wes, 37:47; 5. Garvee Tobin, Ser, 37:50; 6. Maggie Druckenmiller, WV, 38:21; 7. Marit Flora, Ser, 38:35; 8. Meredith Schwartz, Ser, 39:05; 9. Emily Walsh, ER, 39:09; 10. Neena Brubaker, Ser, 39:22. Peninsula — 19. Autumn Daigle, Hom, 41:52; 21. Jayna Boonstra, Ken, 42:06; 31. Jordan Ruffner, Sol, 43:48; 32. Erika Arthur, Sol, 44:01; 34. Katie Delker, Sol, 44:31; 39. Zoe Stonorov, Hom, 45:14; 47. Cameron Blackwell, Sol, 46:14; 50. Brita Restad, Hom, 46:38; 58. Leah Fallon, Ken, 47:10; 61. Summer Foster, Ken, 48:06; 63. Julia Anderson, Ken, 48:18; 64. Gabriella Tews, Ken, 48:18; 68. Carson Dement, Sol, 49:41; 73. Jordan Strausbaugh, Sol, 50:08; 75. Aiyana Cline, Hom, 50:43; 77. Anya Danielson, Ken, 50:58; 79. Kara Super, Hom, 51:14; 81. Eryn Field, Hom, 52:22; 84. Lucy Hankins, Sew, 54:00. Final team standings — 1. Service, 3:11:40.9; 2. West Valley, 3:16:34.5; 3. West, 3:18:00.6; 4. Dimond, 3:35:02.8; 5. Chugiak, 3:35:13.4; 6. South, 3:36:14.0; 7. Eagle River, 3:38:17.1; 8. Palmer, 3:40:03.6; 9. Soldotna, 3:43:36.9; 10. Colony, 3:49:14.8; 11. Homer, 3:50:25.3; 12. Kenai, 3:51:16.2; 13. Grace, 3:59:02.5; 14. Bartlett, 4:48:21.4.

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Untraceable virus clusters worry health officials By Aniruddha Ghosal and Lauran Neergaard Associated Press

In South Korea, Singapore and Iran, clusters of infections are leading to a jump in cases of the new viral illness outside China. But it’s not the numbers that are worrying experts: It’s that increasingly they can’t trace where the clusters started. World Health Organization officials said China’s crackdown on parts of the country bought time for the rest of the world to prepare for the new virus. But as hot spots emerge around the globe, trouble finding each source — the first patient who sparks every new cluster — might signal the disease has begun spreading too widely for tried-and-true public health steps to stamp it out. “A number of spot fires, occurring around the world is a sign that things are ticking along, and what we are going to have here is probably a pandemic,” said Ian Mackay, who studies viruses at Australia’s University of Queensland. That worst-case isn’t here yet, the WHO insists. It isn’t convinced that countries outside China need more draconian measures, but it pointed to spikes in cases in Iran

and South Korea to warn that time may be running out to contain the virus. “What we see is a very different phase of this outbreak depending where you look,” said WHO’s Dr. Sylvie Briand. “We see different patterns of transmission in different places.” The World Health Organization defines a “global pandemic” as a disease spreading on two continents, though some public health experts would call an outbreak a pandemic if the spread is over a wide area or across many international borders. The newest red flag: Iran reported 18 cases, including four deaths, in just two days. The cluster began in the city of Qom, a popular religious destination, but it’s not clear how. Worse, infected travelers from Iran already have been discovered in Lebanon and Canada. In South Korea, most of the more than 280 new cases detected since Wednesday are linked to a church in the city of Daegu and a nearby hospital. But health authorities have not yet found the “index case,” the person among the church’s 9,000 followers who set off the chain of infections. There also have been several cases in the capital, Seoul, where

the infection routes have not yet been traced. In Europe, Italy saw cases of the new virus more than quadruple in a day as it grapples with infections in a northern region that apparently have spread through a hospital and a cafe. A cluster of cases isn’t inherently worrying — in fact, it’s expected as an infection that’s easy to spread is carried around the world by travelers. The first line of defense: Isolate the sick to treat them and prevent further spread, and quarantine people who came in contact with them until the incubation period is over. But as the virus becomes more widespread, trying to trace every contact would be futile, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong acknowledged earlier this month. “If we still hospitalize and isolate every suspect case, our hospitals will be overwhelmed,” he said. So far, the city-state has identified five clusters of transmission, including two churches. But there remain eight locally transmitted cases with no links to earlier cases, or to China. Viruses vary in how they infect. The new coronavirus — unlike its cousins SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, and MERS, or Middle East respiratory syndrome

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Medical workers wearing protective gears move a patient suspected of contracting the new coronavirus from an ambulance to the Kyungpook National University Hospital in Daegu, South Korea on Wednesday.

— spreads as easily as a common cold. And it’s almost certainly being spread by people who show such mild symptoms that no one can tell, said Dr. Amesh Adalja of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “If that’s the case, all of these containment methods are not going to work,” Adalja said. “It’s likely mixed in the cold and flu season all over the place, in

multiple countries” and gone unnoticed until someone gets severely ill. These milder symptoms are good news “in terms of not as many people dying,” said Mackay, of Australia. “But it’s really bad news if you are trying to stop a pandemic,” he added. When Hong Kong reported it See virus, Page C2

Catering to a ‘wanting’ community Young developer pursues dream of building affordable homes By Adam Daigle The Acadiana Advocate

LAFAYETTE, La. — So what do you when you have a dream project that you’re convinced can change your neighborhood but more than 100 people say no to helping you finance it? Terrica Smith just kept moving forward. As owner of Cachet Real Estate, agent with Real Broker LLC and managing partner for Salt Capital Equity Group, she had an idea of bringing to life the Madeline Cove project, a housing development planned for Madeline Avenue on the city’s north side. Now that funding is in order, the plan is to break ground in six months on the $14 million development that will feature 30 affordable homes, 60 townhomes, a 50-unit senior complex and a retail building. But you should also know a little more about Smith. She’s a black woman in her mid-30s when most developers for projects like these are middle-aged white men. She’s also a former foster child who aged out of the system at age 16 and later spent time living on the streets of New Orleans. So handling dozens of naysayers to her idea — new construction on the Lafayette’s north side — was not that much of an obstacle. “You have to hold on to that dream,” said Smith, who landed in

Lafayette after Hurricane Katrina and then enrolled in real estate school. “This was an extremely hard task for us, and together we pulled through. The reason this development is near and dear to my heart is because growing up in area like this, it’s extremely hard to dream when you don’t see anything around you worth dreaming about.” The project, which still has to go through the municipal permitting process before breaking ground, aims to address housing needs of the city’s north side. While the Brook Pointe apartments now under construction and other projects will help, Madeline Cove will offer homes for sale that will be priced at $150,000 and below, Smith said. The need is so great that one large local bank has a waiting list of more than 300 people for affordable housing, she noted. “There’s a whole community that is wanting for something like this on this side of Lafayette that want to be on this side of I-10 and want to be in the corridors where it’s easy to get in and out of,” said Chris Dupuis, an engineer and partner with Salt Equity Group. “There’s not affordable new construction homes in the city of Lafayette — and I don’t mean this in a disparaging way — that are not in a flood zone. It’s taken a little bit of an effort from our standpoint to

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Project developer Terrica Smith holds a rendering of the planned Madeline Cove subdivision, at the site in Lafayette, La.

create a mechanism to get to that point.” The development will also resurrect the Madeline Cove project, which went dormant after previous developers installed the streets, drainage and electric and even began building the first house before activity halted. Court records show Hammond-based Southeast Property Group bought

the property in 2006, and the development and its 50 lots went into adjudication. The property now resembles one that went through the eye of Hurricane Katrina. It’s overgrown with lots of trash, old furniture and broken glass. There’s a slab on the left just as you enter that’s from a house that was partially built under the previous developers

but was later torn down before completion. Once the developers get the development replatted, construction can begin. First will be the home sites, which will be 1,200-1,400 square feet, followed by the townhomes, which will be 1,000-1,100 square feet. The senior center , featuring 50 living units See develop, Page C2

Backyard gardeners can act to help bee populations By Dean Fosdick Associated Press

Chemicals are routinely applied around residential landscapes to kill insect pests and troublesome weeds, but many are indiscriminate and devastate pollinators in the process. Over the past 30-plus years, pollinator populations have crashed worldwide due to a variety of reasons, including pesticide and herbicide exposure, invasive pests and diseases, loss of habitat, loss of species and genetic diversity, and a changing climate, scientists say. Pesticide contamination of lawns, gardens and waterways is widespread, and even at sublethal levels can impact pollinators’ foraging ability and hive

productivity. “Honeybees are not the most impacted of pollinators,” said Katie Buckley, pollinator coordinator with the Washington State Department of Agriculture. “Oncecommon butterfly and native bee species have become rare, with some on the verge of extinction.” The rusty patched bumblebee, island marble butterfly, Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly and the familiar monarch butterfly were among those singled out by Buckley as greatly depleted. Pesticides are over-applied by many backyard gardeners, said James Dill, a pest management specialist with University of Maine Extension. “They don’t read the labels, or they eyeball the amounts,” Dill said. “Sometimes, if maybe an

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ounce is called for, they’ll use 2 ounces. They often will use a calendar spray schedule or just spray because they had a problem in the past.” But well-informed gardeners can be a big help in reversing the pollinator declines, especially those caused by chemical poisoning. “In general, the best defense is to avoid spraying plants that are in bloom, use pesticides that have a short half-life when possible, and use pesticides with low toxicity to bees and other beneficial insects,” Buckley said. “Whether as a farmer or a homeowner, it is critical to always read and follow the label.” Clothianidin, dinotefuran,

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A beekeeper checks her honeybee hive boxes Aug. 2, 2015, Langley, Wash., for production and ensuring that the queen is still healthy and laying eggs for the next generation of workers.

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Demand up for riverboat tours along private border wall By Sandra Sanchez Border Report

MISSION, Texas — The Riverside Club is a popular South Texas hangout for retirees and Winter Texans who want to enjoy a taste of Americana while gazing at another country from the banks of the Rio Grande. The laid back, honky tonk-style bar has for years appealed to seniors in cowboy hats, boots and shorts who enjoy sipping drinks while hootin’ and hollerin’ on the concrete dance floor. But nowadays, a surprising number of patrons are packing the restaurant’s riverboat tours — many eager to see a newly built private border wall just upriver. A retired couple from Nebraska said they hadn’t visited the area in 12 years and were shocked by the restaurant’s newfound popularity. They now winter in Arizona but said they drove to South Texas “on a whim” in hopes of seeing the border wall. The couple said they didn’t tell their children so they wouldn’t “get in trouble for making the drive.” In years past, the restaurant operated one daily ride on the “Riverside Dreamer,” a 55-foot-long, 44-passenger pontoon boat. But the afternoon trip up and down the river often got canceled if the weather was bad or there weren’t enough riders. On Tuesday,

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imidacloprid and thiamethoxam are highly toxic to honeybees by contact and ingestion, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s toxicity classification scale for bees. Thiacloprid and acetamiprid are moderately toxic, the federal agency says. If you keep bees, finding the right apiary location is an important way to reduce pesticide exposure. “Keeping colonies as far away from commercial agriculture as possible (4 to 5 miles) is the safest,” Dill said. “Drive around your area where you intend to keep hives and get the lay of the land so you know what you are dealing with. If you have a large, pesticidefree foraging area with diverse flowering plants nearby, that would be ideal.” Supplying honeybees with uncontaminated water is also an effective deterrent, said Kevin Jensen, a pesticide management compliance investigator with the Washington State Department of Agriculture. “If the bees do not have a water source in the apiary, they will be forced to look for water elsewhere during the hot months,” Jensen said. “This can result in bees being attracted to an area that is being sprayed, even though that area may not have flowers blooming in it.” Even pesticides allowed for use in organic agriculture can harm bees and other beneficial insects like flies, beetles, moths and wasps, entomologists say. “Homeowners should avoid using pesticides in backyards and instead use nontoxic methods such as soapy water to get rid of pests such as aphids,” said Ramesh Sagili, an associate professorapiculture with Oregon State University.

however, at least four riverboat tours were completely booked — including two, twohour rides. In fact, all of the riverboat rides for the remainder of the week are sold out, according to the owner whose restaurant serves up traditional diner fare like burgers and chicken-finger baskets. Riverboat tours cost up to $13 an hour or $24 for two, with discounts for seniors and youth. The owners of the Riverside Club did not want to be interviewed but did acknowledge that their business has had a definite uptick since border-wall construction began in October on private riverfront property nearby. Even though federal plans have their own property behind the government-built border wall, the restaurant owners have been notably mum, compared with the vocal opposition from many of their neighbors. Outcry against a border wall at some nearby properties — like Historic La Lomita Chapel, and the National Butterfly Center — has even prompted Congress to exempt those properties from border-wall construction. Nevertheless, the club’s owner told Border Report on Tuesday they don’t give media interviews, and they did not allow cameras in their restaurant. Tommy Fisher, the Fisher Sand & Gravel Company CEO who built the controversial

3-mile-long private border wall, said the restaurant owners have told him business is booming, in part because of curiosity about the wall. “The gentleman who runs the Riverside Club told me his business has been super huge since we built the wall,” Fisher told Border Report on Tuesday. “The boat tours run constantly up and down the river now.” Fisher said his 18-foot-tall galvanized steel border wall is already built, but crews are waiting for the concrete to dry on the adjacent road they laid next to the bollards. Fisher wants to sell the border wall to the Department of Homeland Security for $14 million, or $16.5 million with 10 years of upkeep included. So far, they have not made an offer. That could change, however, because the Trump administration on Tuesday announced it was waiving federal procurement rules relating to border wall construction. How, and if, that pertains to purchase of a private border wall, however, is yet to be seen. If Fisher manages to sell this showcase private border wall to the government, he said he has 50 to 100 private landowners that have given him “firm commitments” for him to build private border walls on their property up and down the Rio Grande. “We’ve signed option agreements with

them so the moment the government signs on we’ll be ready to go,” Fisher said Tuesday, adding that this includes landowners in the Texas counties of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Zapata. “We’re working our way all the way to Del Rio.” “I just really feel comfortable in the product that we built and it’s the right thing to do. It can be built faster, it’s more economical and lasts longer and I believe it truly provides a high-security value to the nation because it’s on the border,” Fisher said. Fisher has twice taken Border Report onto his construction site and each time boats, kayaks, canoes and even rafts could be seen traversing the area. With 176 patrons riding on Tuesday, it’s clear that the river tours are now a viable business. One waiter said there is such demand to see the border wall that the boats are even filling up in cold and rainy weather. Tuesday was 90 degrees and sunny and many patrons showed up before the scheduled boat tour only to find a dreaded “SOLD OUT” sign at the bar. One boy stomped out mad as an elderly gentleman tried to explain to him that although they could see boats, no tickets were available to ride. The child did not seem to understand the concept as he kicked a rock in the packed parking lot.

Home greenhouse options grow in Minnesota By Martin Moylan Minnesoat Public Radio News

MINNEAPOLIS — A short growing season. Sudden, killing frosts. Minnesota is tough territory for gardeners, but an Emily, Minnesotabased company is enabling folks to grow their own organic veggies — in bulk — through our long, cold, dark winters. “We can get up to 500 planting locations in a 96-square-foot farm, which would be producing approximately 140 heads of lettuce a week,” said Jon Friesner, founder of GroShed. At the recent Home and Remodeling Show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Friesner showed off the sheds, which he calls farms. They’re actually well-insulated, windowless prefabricated sheds that use hydroponics and LED grow lights to raise vegetables, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. But you don’t have to settle for just lettuce. “We’ve grown over 70 varieties of plants, everything from eggplants to peas, beans, zucchinis, dozens of different varieties of lettuce, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes,” he said. “There isn’t a whole lot you can’t grow.” Even when it’s 30 below zero; the days are short; the sun is weak, he said. An 8-by-12-foot shed uses about $2 of electricity per day, and grow lights provide enough heat to keep the shed warm, he said. Friesner envisions multiple markets for the sheds: Homeowners who want to grow tastier produce for themselves and friends, community groups looking to upgrade the quantity and quality of winter-time produce, and entrepreneurs who want to supply fresh, locally grown, organic produce to grocers and restaurants on a small scale. The sheds meet all of those demands while reducing the environmental impact of growing and transporting food, he said. “Our current global food system is moving stuff all over the place at great costs,” Friesner said. GroShed has sold eight units since its launch in July 2018. A basic model goes for $13,000. Larger units — up to 16-by-40 feet — are $150 per square

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that will each be 500-600 square feet, will follow, and then construction will begin on the retail center, which will feature up to five spaces for light retail, a coffee shop or maybe a grocery store. The team is utilizing the Opportunity Zone program for the project,

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first death from the virus earlier this month, it also confirmed three locally transmitted cases with no known link to any previous cases or any travel history to China. Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Center for Health Protection warned then that “there could be invisible chains of infection happening within communities.” Officials in both South Korea and Japan have signaled in the

foot. Friesner hopes to lower prices as his business scales up. At the Minneapolis home show, people touring the GroShed remarked more about the freshness, flavor and healthiness of the food they could raise than whether it would save them money. “It’s definitely something to look into,” said veteran gardener Brad Akkerman of Princeton. Akkerman uses greenhouses, but not in the winter — they’re hard to heat and he’s had them collapse under the weight of snow. He said he’d like to grow his own veggies year-round. “If you can maintain herbs or vegetables in the wintertime that’s great,” he said. “Everything is so much better (that) you grow at home than what you find in the store.” Show attendee Randy Green of Minneapolis said structures like GroShed’s could be healthy community assets. “Minneapolis definitely has a shortage of fresh produce in communities like north Minneapolis that I feel could really benefit from something like this, especially if it’s affordable and sustainable,” he said. Ron Kidder, who lives in Ideal Corners, north of Brainerd, bought a GroShed in December. He had long tried to grow veggies in a dometype greenhouse in winter. He said the plants didn’t get strong enough sunlight, but his new structure works great. “I just plug it into an outlet from my porch, use a hose to get water to the reserve tank every couple of weeks or so. Otherwise, it takes care of itself because it’s so automated. The lights are on timers,” he said. So far, Kidder has focused on growing lettuce. One head he let grow and grow hit about 2 feet. He’s harvested about 40 heads, sharing what he and his wife can’t eat with neighbors and friends. Kidder said his GroShed also provides mentally refreshing doses of green during the eternal gray of winter. It’s just 10 feet from his back door to his GroShed “You just walk in there. It’s toasty warm and everything is growing,” he said.

GroShed is not alone in thinking it makes sense to try to grow veggies through cold northern winters, without using massive commercial greenhouses. A Boston firm — Freight Farms — puts hydroponic farms inside 40-foot shipping containers. And the University of Minnesota has developed what it calls deep winter greenhouses. They are passive-solar greenhouses that rely primarily on the sun for heat, using supplemental heat only when necessary. The greenhouses have a southfacing, glazed wall angled to get the most solar energy possible on the coldest day of the year. Heated air is blown underground and stored in rocks that provide heat at night. “There are some people that are like, ‘Oh we’re just growing for ourselves.’ Then there’s the other people who are actually trying to sell (produce),” said Daniel Handeen, a research fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Building Research. The model is well-suited for lettuces, herbs, sprouts and other greens that don’t need a lot of sun to grow. There are 25 of these Minnesota-hardy green houses in operation across the state. Handeen said the greenhouse owners who sell produce focus on serving small groups of customers who sign up to receive produce through the winter. They’re not looking to serve grocery stores. Companies like Bushel Boy in Owatonna and Revol Greens in Medford are focused on that business, with big commercial greenhouses producing tomatoes and lettuce throughout

winter. Anyone who wants to build a smaller winter-hardy greenhouse can download plans from the University of Minnesota Extension website. Handeen said it’s possible to build a 100-square-foot structure for about $5,000. Financially, investing in a GroShed or other greenhouse to grow food in winter may or may not pay off, said Ryan Pesch, an educator with the University of Minnesota Extension. “It’s economical for some and for others it’s not economical,” he said. “But the primary motivating factor for people to do this at all oftentimes relates to just how can we better feed ourselves and other people throughout the winter.” He said most people with one of the university’s deep winter greenhouses are growing veggies as a winter side business. “Nobody is getting rich off winter greenhouse production, just yet. These are very modest-scale enterprises and modestly-sized greenhouses,” Pesch said. The city of Minneapolis is working with the university and a couple of Minneapolis nonprofits — Appetite for Change and Tamales y Bicicletas — to deploy two 1,200-square-foot deep winter greenhouses in the city soon. “This project could help people in food-insecure neighborhoods to grow food at both a better price and better climate impact,” said Tamara Downs Schwei, the local food policy coordinator for the city. And GroShed will soon have a presence in Minneapolis, too, at the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center.

Smith noted. “A lot of things we’ve gone through in the last year is a hearts and minds change,” Dupuis said. “Most of the people see what they know. We made sure it was an Opportunity Zone. That way people can understand the benefits associated with it. We’re going to make sure our costs are acceptable. Most builders might say you can’t build that cheap. We say, OK, we’re just going to talk to someone else we can deal with.”

Yet at the heart of the project is Smith, who made a passionate statement on Facebook earlier this month as a victory lap of sorts. Earlier this month, she visited the White House along with other Acadiana leaders and business officials to speak about the area’s progress with the Opportunity Zone program. That’s a significant jump from a time where she was living under an overpass on Claiborne Avenue as a

teenager while caring for her son. “My mentor was being homeless,” said Smith, who details her experiences in her book, “Frightened, Scared and Alone No More,” which published in 2018. “It was the scariest moment of my life because people are pulling on you, trying to attack you. It’s not safe. You can’t sleep. I made a promise to my son under that bridge. As long as I had air in my lungs, I would never be homeless again.”

past week that the spread is entering a new phase in their countries. On Friday, South Korean Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun said the government would have to shift its focus from quarantine and border control to slowing the spread of the virus. Schools and churches were closed and some mass gatherings banned. Takaji Wakita, head of Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases, earlier urged people to work at home or in shifts to avoid being in a crowd, and refrain from holding non-essential and nonurgent meetings. But Adalja cautioned that

far-reaching measures like China instituted in the outbreak’s epicenter of Wuhan — where citizens have been ordered to stay in their homes for weeks — can backfire. While it remains to be seen if the new virus is waning, that kind of lockdown makes it hard for people to get other critically important care, like fast treatment for a heart attack. There’s no way to predict if the recent clusters will burn out or trigger widespread transmission. For now, health officials should try and contain the infection for as long as possible while preparing

for a change in strategy by preparing hospitals, readying protective equipment and bolstering laboratory capacity, said Gagandeep Kang, a microbiologist who leads India’s Translational Health Science and Technology Institute. “Although the window of opportunity is narrowing to contain the outbreak, we still have a chance to contain it,” said WHO DirectorGeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “But while doing that, we have to prepare at the same time for any eventualities, because this outbreak could go any direction – it could even be messy.”

GroShed technical engineer Jake Stern stands next to one of the company’s sheds at the Home and Remodeling Show in Minneapolis on Jan. 31. Martin Moylan / Minnesota Public Radio

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Peninsula kids take win at I Heart Hockey tourney

Passing community service to the next generations

Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association beat Anchorage Hockey Association 7-4 in the final at the I Heart Hockey U8 Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 16 at MTA Events Center in Palmer.

Sterling Judo Club brings home the metal A delegation of fighters from the Sterling Judo Club travelled to Palmer Middle School on Feb. 8 for judo competition. All five fighters came home with medals. The Club’s winners are: 9-year-old Mitch Sego 1st competition: Bronze medal 10-year-old Sebastian Dayek: Gold medal in two divisions 11-year-old Axel Coxwell: Gold medal 13-year-old Lance Sego: Bronze medal Senior open division Maurice Green: Silver medal. The Sterling Judo Club is a communitywide recreational program for both sport and self-defense. Instruction is free, utilizing the instruction and coaching expertise of three volunteers: Senseis Ermold, Holland and Brink. Registration for new members occurs during the school year in mid September and early January. The program takes place at the Sterling Elementary School. Additional information can be found at the Sterling Judo Club Facebook page. Submitted by Bob Brink, Sterling Judo Club

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around the peninsula Caregiver Support Program Kenai Peninsula family Caregiver Support Program Workshop and Open House will take place Tuesday, March 24, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Blazy Mall, Suite #209. Drop by our office to see how we may best serve you via the workshop, access to our lending library, durable medical equipment closet, gain information and assistance, or have a cup of coffee, relax and visit. DVD on Relaxation Through Meditation.

KPBSD ice fishing events The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, Soldotna and Homer offices would like to invite you to their annual Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Ice Fishing events. The first event is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 26-27, at Sport Lake in Soldotna. The second event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4 at the Homer Reservoir near Homer. The kids will be fishing during the following times at Sport Lake from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and at the Homer Reservoir from 10 a.m.2:45 p.m.

CPH Auxiliary High School Senior Scholarships The CPH Auxiliary is now accepting applications for their 2020 High School Senior Scholarships. These are awarded to any high school senior in the hospital’s service area that is seeking a medical degree. There will be two scholarships awarded at $4,000 each, payable at $1,000 per year for four years. You can pick up an application at the Care Package Gift shop at the hospital between 10am and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The application deadline is at 4 p.m. on March 20. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Childers at 907-714-4543.

Share your home with a German college exchange student Kenai Peninsula College is looking for a host family for the 2020-21 school year or semester. He/she will arrive mid-August. The hosts receive a monthly stipend to offset expenses and the German Exchange student will have a vehicle, insurance and an on-campus support structure. For more information, please

contact Diane Taylor 262-0328 or Mitch Michaud 907-252-5350.

Spruce Bark Beetles! Got the Spruce Bark Beetle Blues? Come learn the good, the bad, and the grub-ly about these destructive little critters and how you can help keep them out of our beautiful trees. Dawn Magness of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will be giving us so much great information on how to identify and battle these pests that you’re not gonna want to miss this! Free and open to the public. Bring a friend! Refreshments and sometimes door prizes. Date: Tuesday, March 10, 7 -8:30 p.m. at 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 Cleta Elefritz at cenpengardenclub@ gmail.com.

KPBSD requests input from public The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District requests input from staff, parents, and community members at the districtwide KPBSD budget development meeting, scheduled at the following locations: Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Seward Library. As new budget information becomes available, it will be posted here: http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/departments.aspx?id=38. If you have questions, please call Natalie Bates at 714-8888.

Learn to Tie Flies Learn to Tie Flies at Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s popular fly tying night. Family friendly. All skill levels welcome. Vices and fly tying equipment supplied. We meet the third Tuesday of each month at Odie’s deli in Soldotna. For more info: Contact Shayne at: flyfishinpond@gmail.com or 907-252-7823.

‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ Kenai Performers presents “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” at the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium on Feb. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, and March 1. Performances at Friday, Saturday at 7 p.m. Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. $26 general admission. $21

students/seniors/military.

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge February events Wildlife movies: Saturdays at the refuge — Refuge film: 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m.; “Snowbound: Animals of the Winter” at 1 p.m.; “Avalanche: White Death” at 3 p.m. Guided snowshoe winter walks: Thursdays and Saturdays, 1-2:30 p.m. No experience needed. Snowshoes provided with pre-registration (907-260-2820) or bring your own. Ages 12+. Walks may be canceled if noon temperature is below 0 F. PEEPS: Preschool Environmental Education Programs: Thursday, Feb. 20. Two sessions: 9 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Enjoy an hour of hands-on wildlife games, crafts, storytime and snack all about the Arctic Animals. Ages 2-5. The Kenai Refuge Visitor Center is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10-5 p.m.

LeeShore Center monthly board meeting The LeeShore Center will be holding its monthly Board meeting at The LeeShore Center on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The meeting is open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. For further information call 283-9479.

KDLL hosts backcountry skating presentation KDLL Adventure Talks has a backcountry ice-skating presentation with Elizabeth Applebee at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center. Learn where to go, when to go and what gear to use, with lots of photos for motivation. Admission is free for KDLL members or $5 for nonmembers. Tune in to an interview with Elizabeth at 10 a.m. Feb. 26 on KDLL 91.9 FM.

Grand Group meets The Grand Group Grandparents Raising their Grandchildren will meet Thursday, Feb. 27 at 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows. Join us any time during our 90 minutes together. 601 Frontage Road, Suite 102. Kenai > Downstairs / Seaman Bldg. Continued on next page

e belong to several organizations around the town. We’re from that generation who joined things for entertainment. We had Scouts, Campfire Girls, 4-H, and church groups outside of school. Then there was Letter Club for the guys, Girls League for the Virginia walters girls, Masque Life in the Pedestrian Lane and Dagger, FFA, FHA, Journalism and several other in-school groups. We didn’t have TV or computers so needed to find someway to expend the energy we had left over from daily chores, and also to salve our social needs. The best way in the world to get away from home for a few hours to see your friends, maybe even borrow the car, was to go to church youth group (and of course take your brother). This inclination came from our parents who belonged to the Grange, Oddfellows, Eastern Star, Masons, Moose, Elks, PEO, and various card playing groups and/or hunting clubs, neighborhood women’s clubs and any other gathering of three or more people who could get together regularly. It was a time of socializing. One that the younger generations no longer understand, much to their detriment, in my opinion (or is that IMO?). Everyone went to town on Saturday night in the summer. The kids would go to a movie, or maybe evening swimming. The parents used the time to shop, meet friends and enjoy a little adult time. We usually started home by 10 at the latest. That is unless there was a dance, and then it might be midnight. Saturday night dances at the Grange Hall were common, and all ages attended. A local group would supply the music: fiddle, guitars, piano, occasional vocal; they were fun get-togethers that don’t happen these days. Any excuse to get together with friends and family was legitimate. Sunday dinner at Grandma’s, Saturday night card games at the cousins’, drop-in for coffee at the neighbor’s. And that doesn’t count the spur-of-the-moment bonfires, keggers, and ‘let’s go to the lake’ drives. I’m not sure when the inclination to join others ended. My older granddaughters, born in the early ’80s, were social, and still are. They belong to book clubs, girl groups, card nights, and other get-together functions. The younger ones, born in the late ’90s, not so much. Their phone is the connection. They know their friends’ names, phone numbers and social media aliases, but may not know where they live or who their parents are. But, back to Me! These days we attend a meeting a week in the winter. A bunch of old people gather in a convenient meeting spot and rehash the last meeting and missing members. Business conducted usually involves money, spending it or making it. The spending is usually a scholarship or a memorial or a piece of equipment for some other entity. Making it, not so easy. As mentioned earlier, the membership is OLD. We have all been around the block so many times we’ve worn a path. New ideas are lacking and the old ones are a little stale or require a lot of work no one wants to (or can?) undertake anymore. So organizations are fading. Many exist only as a token of what they once were. So-called service organizations can barely field enough members to maintain the title, let alone supply the activity they are famous for. The youngest members these days are the Boomers (I am allowed to use that word because I am older). Gen Xers are peeking in, but only testing the waters. The antique membership scares them. When an organization does get some new, young members the old guys often pooh pooh their upstart ideas and turn them off immediately. I guess we have to concede that the nearest thing to a Saturday night dance we are going to see these days is the Blue-Grass group at the Senior Center and we probably attended our last kegger about 1969. Time to convince the kids that unless they step up, the next scholarship may be the last, and the memorial bench for the hard-working homesteader turned community leader won’t be forthcoming because the old codgers running the world these days are just too darn tired to do it again and the Boomers are getting there. We old members don’t think we are intimidating. The youngsters don’t know we find them a little scary. (Didn’t Jim Reeves have a song about “When two worlds collide”? and don’t you dare say “Who is Jim Reeves“!). It’s time we find some common ground to save one of the good parts of the old Society. Maybe show the youngsters that it’s easy to interact face to face and being social has its rewards. Hey! We had to learn the internet and social media to do our banking, they can learn eye contact and polite conversation to continue a beneficial tradition.

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Kenai Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule These teleconferences may be attended at the Kenai Legislative Information Office, 145 Main St Lp #217, Kenai. If you would like to participate call 283-2030 or email Kenai.LIO@akleg.gov. All hearings are streamed live on AKL.tv.

Monday, Feb. 24 9 a.m.: The Senate Special Committee on Railbelt Electric System will hold a public hearing to discuss SB 123 Electric Reliability Organizations. Testimony will be taken. 1 p.m.: The House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss HB 124 Electronic Documents and Notarization and HB 201 Defense of Public Officer: Ethics Complaint. Testimony will be taken. 3:30 p.m.: The Senate Resources Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss SB 171 Industrial

Hemp Program; Manufacturing, SB 150 Intensive Management Surcharge / Repeal Term Date, SB 145 Registration of Boats: Exemption and SB 161 Geothermal Resources. Testimony will be taken on SB 150, SB 145 & SB 161; SB 171 listen only.

Tuesday, Feb. 25 11 a.m.: The House Special Committee on Fisheries will hold a public hearing to discuss Confirmation: John Wood, Board of Fisheries, Marilyn Charles, Fishermen’s Fund Advisory & Appeals Council, HB 218 Salt Water Fishing: Operators / Guides and HB 247 Sport Fishing Enhancement Surcharge. Testimony will be taken. 3 p.m.: The House State Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss HB 239 Establish State Lottery Board / Lotteries, HB

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Alaska Board of Game will meet in Fairbanks The Alaska Board of Game will meet in Fairbanks on March 6-14 at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge. During this nine-day public meeting, the board will address more than 100 proposals requesting changes to hunting and trapping regulations for the Interior and Eastern Arctic Region.

Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholic Anonymous meetings take place seven days a week. Call 907-2835722 or visit aakenaipeninsula.org for more information.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church is hosting a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Feb. 25 from 5:30-8 p.m. Tickets are $3 a person or $12 for a family and are available at the door. This event will benefit the Food Pantry at the Kenai United Methodist Church. The Episcopal Church is located at 110 St. Spruce Street in Kenai. All are invited to attend

Public education course: Suddenly in command Flotilla 170-02-02 presents “Suddenly in command” workshop Saturday, Feb. 29, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Cook Inlet Aquaculture Center, 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road. Contact Allen Christopherson at allanc2@ hotmail.com or 907-690-0750 or Michael Chase at 907-201-1792. Cost $20. Register by Wednesday, Feb. 26.

Kenai Historical Society Scholarship The Kenai Historical Society Scholarship will award a $2,000 scholarship to each of two 2019/2020 graduating seniors who attend KCHS full time, or The Alternative School or a Home School Senior in the KCHS attendance area. The student must plan to attend a postsecondary school or training facility in the United States as a student during 2020/2021. The $2,000 will be paid directly to the school and applied towards tuition, fees, required textbooks, room and board or rent to a landlord (with special arrangements) for the 2020/2021 academic year. Payment will be issued to the school or landlord upon proof of acceptance and enrollment. Recipient shall notify Kenai Historical Society of school address where funds are to be mailed. See the Counselor for more information and the application process. Deadline is April 15.

A Natural History Safari Through Africa KPC Showcase: A Natural History Safari Through Africa will take place Thursday Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m. in the McLane Commons at KPC. Join recent visitors Sally Tachick, Sammy Crawford and David Wartinbee for a photo and natural history safari through Kenya and Tanzania. The travelers will share some of their experiences and spectacular photographs while visiting several of the major National Parks there. Free and open to the public.

Soldotna VFW Auxiliary scholarship Soldotna VFW Auxiliary is sponsoring a scholarship for local 2019/2020 graduating seniors. There will be first place $500 winner and second 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.

Nikiski Community Council to meet The Nikiski Community Council public meeting will be held the second Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Nikiski Recreation Center.

190 PFD Allowable Absences and SB 80 Initiative Severability. Testimony will be taken.

Wednesday, Feb. 26 8 a.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss HB 236 Increase Base Student Allocation. Testimony will be taken. 9 a.m.: The Senate Finance Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss SB 6 Pre-K / Elementary Education Programs / Funding; Reading. Testimony will be taken. 9 a.m.: The Senate Special Committee on Railbelt Electric System will hold a public hearing to discuss SB 123 Electric Reliability Organizations. Testimony will be taken. 1 p.m.: The House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss “An Act requiring

Kenai Fine Art Center features watercolors The Kenai Fine Art Center’s opening for February features area watercolor artists. The Kenai Fine Art Center is located across from the Oilers Bingo Hall and next to the Historic Cabins. Find more information at 283-7040 or www.kenaifineart.com. The show will hang until Feb. 29.

Healing Arts Ukulele Club Central Peninsula Hospital is offering a Healing Arts Ukulele Club hosted by Mike Morgan every Friday in February from 1-2 p.m. in the River Tower, 2nd Floor atrium. Bring your ukulele and join us as we learn new songs and provide an ongoing, fun and therapeutic activity for patients, staff and community. Contact Bonnie Nichols at bnichols@cpgh.org or call 907-714-4500 for more info.

Basic Alaska Plant Identification Basic Alaska Plant Identification: Alaska Herbal Solutions goal is to teach people about the plants and herbs that grow in Alaska and how they can use them to feel better naturally. Join us for four free classes to learn more. Feb. 3-24 at Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Call today to register 907-262-3151.

Al-Anon support group meetings Al-Anon support group meetings are held at the Central Peninsula Hospital in the Kasilof Room (second floor) of the River Tower building on Monday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. Park around back by the ER and enter through the River Tower entrance and follow the signs. Contact Tony Oliver at 252-0558 for more information.

Kaleidoscope tours Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science will be offering school tours every Tuesday in the month of February at 9:30 a.m. Kaleidoscope is a charter school that offers school tours to help parents and students understand our philosophy and key concepts. Call 283-0804 for more information.

Seeking STEM Club mentors The Kenai Boys and Girls Club is recruiting mentors for the 2020 STEM Club program! We’re seeking positive role models to lead a group of four mentees and ignite their interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Sessions are one-hour every Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. at our after-school site (705 Frontage Road in Kenai). The first STEM Club meeting will be on Feb. 5 and the LEGO League unit will run until mid-May. Connect with your mentees through fun, hands-on activities like building motorized LEGO models, playing games with dice and making catapults. Build positive relationships with your mentees and help them reach their goals. All career backgrounds welcome to apply. Volunteers will receive training and support from the STEM Mentoring Program Coordinator. For more information, contact Dan or Kimberli at 907-283-2682.

Local Food Directory Deadline March 1 is the deadline for farmers, fishers, local food businesses and sponsors to sign up to be included in the 2020 Kenai Peninsula Local Food Directory. The directory is published annually by Kenai Local Food Connection and Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District. For more information, go to www.kenaisoilandwater.org or call Heidi Chay at 283-8732 x 5.

Kenai Peninsula Job & Career Fair 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. Early Bird Registration (including a discounted registration rate) is on or before Feb. 19, please register at your earliest convenience.

background investigations of village public safety officer applicants by the Department of Public Safety; relating to the village public safety officers program; and providing for an effective date.” <Pending Introduction & Referral> HB 146 Motor Vehicle Dealers: Application; Insurance. Testimony will be taken. 1:30 p.m.: The Senate Health & Social Services Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss SJR 13 Constitutional Amendment: Prohibit Abortion / Funding. Testimony will be taken. 3:15 p.m.: The House Labor & Commerce Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss HB 27 Regulation of Flame Retardant Chemicals, HB 84 Workers’ Compensation: Police, Fire, EMT, Paramedic, HB 232 Municipal Tax Credits and HB 166 Telephone Cooperatives; Telecommunications. Testimony will be taken on

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.

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 907-2627319, aktops@outlook.com or Marj Wiley 907-394-6085. For more information log on to www.tops.org or call 1-800 -932-8677.

Programs at the Nikiski Community Recreation ■■ It’s Line Dance time, come join us and swirl around in our free line dance classes starting Thursday, March 5 at 6 p.m. Open to anyone 18 years or older. ■■ Spring Break Camp is just around the corner, March 10, 11 and 12. Loads of fun for just $10 a day. K-fifth grade and sixth-eighth grade. Cooking, arts and crafts, gym games, swimming and outside activities weather permitting. Please bring a sack lunch gym shoes and outdoor gear. Call Jackie for more information or to sign up. ■■ Spring cleaning and time to get ready for the Community Garage Sale on Saturday March 28, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Spaces available and are just $5 each. Call Jackie for more information or to reserve your space. ■■ Spring Craft Fair will be here before you know it, April 18 and registration deadline April 3. Space availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. Free public admission. For more information, contact Jackie at 776-8800. ■■ Other activities include Home School Gym, Tot Time, Yoga, Full Swing Golf, Senior Stride and Table Tennis. For more information, contact Jackie at 776-8800. The Nikiski Community Recreation Center offers Daily Gym Activities and Fitness Classes. Fitness classes currently being offered are Yoga, Senior Stride and Spin Classes. Gym activities include tot time and home-school gym time, and Full Swing Golf is available Monday through Saturday. And don’t forget the ice rink is open with open skate night or games each Friday night. For more information, please contact Jackie at 776-8800. The Nikiski Pool offers free and fun activities. Walk or swim your way to Nome in the Idita-Walk/Swim Health Challenge, March 2-31. Free participation and open to all ages. Test your skills at Log Rolling Tuesday night’s and Water Volleyball Thursday nights. For more information, contact Nigel at 776-8800. The Nikiski Pool offers Swimming Lessons. Group Lessons run April 8-April 24. Many other classes are also available, Semi-Private lessons, Tiny Tots and Aquatic Play, is a great way for the little ones to explore the water with games and fun activities. For more information, contact Nigel at 776-8800. Check out our website for: www.NorthPenRec.com or Facebook page. Youth Indoor Soccer, ages 4 years to fifth grade, will be loads of fun, registration deadline Feb. 28. If you enjoy volunteering, we’re looking for coaches, please give us a call. Get your team together, Adult Co-Ed Volleyball, starting in March and registration deadline Feb. 28. Game days are Wednesdays and/or Fridays, must be at least 18 years old to play. Stretch and move more freely at our Free Yoga classes on Tuesday’s and Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. each week with instructor Lacey Stock, you’ll be glad you came. Check out our website for: www.NorthPenRec.com or Facebook page.

HB 84 & HB 166; HB 27 & HB 232 listen only.

Friday, Feb. 28 8 a.m.: The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss HB 181 Public Schools: Mental Health Education, HB 155 AK Performance Scholarship; Eligibility, HB 136 Public Schools: Social / Emotional Learning and HB 260 State Education Policy: Early Childhood. Testimony will be taken on HB 136 & HB 260. 3:15 p.m.: The House Labor & Commerce Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss HB 24 Limited Teacher Certificates; Languages, HB 91 Naturopaths: Licensing; Practice, HB 235 AK Workforce Investment Board: Allocations and HB 84 Workers’ Comp: Police, Fire, EMT, Paramedic. Testimony will be taken on HB 24 & HB 91; HB 84 & HB 235 listen only.

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 907-283-4156 for more information. Riverside Band — lunchtime entertainment: Monday, Feb. 25, 11:30 a.m. Sterling pancake breakfast: Saturday, Feb. 29, 9 a.m.

Kenai Community Library ■■ DIY Animal Toys: Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. Join us at the Library in celebrating Responsible Pet Owner’s Month! We are collaborating with the City of Kenai’s Animal Shelter for this fun and interactive class! Learn how to make your own dog and cat toys, make one for your furry friend and make one for a pet at the animal shelter! You might even see your toy featured on Facebook while an adoptable pet plays with it! All of the material used are things you can find around your house! If you plan to attend, please sign up early at the front desk. Children under 8 need to be accompanied by an adult. ■■ Sourdough Pancakes: Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. Come to this interactive class and learn how to make this classic Alaskan fare! We will make some sourdough pancakes during the class to eat. Class size is limited to 10 participants so sign up early at the front desk! ■■ Infant Learning Program Play Group: Thursday, Feb. 27 at 10:30 a.m. ILP Play Groups are FREE and open to the community. Join us as we explore the many types of play through movement, art activities, sensory exploration, and so much more! Come and participate in free play, a monthly themed activity created and led by a developmental specialist, and then gather for songs at farewell. This is a FREE ongoing community event held the 4th Thursday of every month to help raise healthy children, connect, and learn. ■■ Beginning Drawing for Adults!: Thursday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. Learn portrait drawing techniques from artist James Adcox during this step by step class designed for beginners. Appropriate for ages 16 and older. Register at the Front Desk today! Contact James at 283-8210 for more information. ■■ Marvel-ous Movies: Saturday, Feb. 29 at 1 p.m. Join us for a new Marvel-ous movie every month. This month we will be celebrating Black History Month with the 2018 superhero film about the fictional African nation of Wakanda. T’Challa must fight to become the nation’s next king or watch as the world plunges into war. Snacks and drinks will be provided. The film is rated PG-13. Children under 8 must have adult supervision. ■■ DIY Face Moisturizer: Wednesday, March 4 at 5:30 p.m. Learn how to make your own nourishing and moisturizing face lotion! Made with Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil, and Aloe Leaf Juice! Class size is limited to 10 people! Register at the front desk! ■■ Raspberry Pi Club: Friday, March 6 at 4 p.m. Come join us at the library to create games and inventions, learn how to program, make music with Sonic Pi, meet new friends, and more! Whether you want to hone your skills or are learning about Pi for the first time, the Raspberry Pi club is the perfect place for you! If you plan to attend, please sign up at the front desk today!

Soldotna Public Library activities ■■ Kids STEM Program: Water Quality Activity: Thursday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. The Watershed Forum staff will be here at the Soldotna Library to allow students to participate in hands-on water quality testing stations (dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature) from the water at Soldotna Creek and find out why this information is important. ■■ Soldotna Library Friends Book and Art Sale: Thursday, Feb. 27 from 2-6 p.m. Join us for great deals on books and art! All proceeds benefit the Soldotna. ■■ Free AARP Foundation Tax Aide Preparation: FREE In-Person Tax Preparation will be offered by the AARP Foundation TaxAide program again this year at the Soldotna Library. Tax counselors will be available from early February through mid-April.

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Issue 08, 2020

Founded by Betty Debnam

Leap birthdays

Take a Leap!

Do you know anyone with a leap birthday? You might think that someone born on Feb. 29, called a leapling or a leaper, would have a birthday only every four years. But most leap birthdays are celebrated on Feb. 28 or March 1 in non-leap years.

Mini Fact:

photo by Alexas Fotos

In Greece, it’s considered unlucky to marry during a leap year.

photo by Denise Mattox

A calendar lesson

We define a year as the number of days it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun. (A day is one rotation of the Earth on its axis.) The problem is that the Earth doesn’t orbit the sun in a round number of days. In fact, it takes 365 1/4 days for our planet to circle the sun. If we didn’t have leap days and leap years, eventually our months would shift to different seasons. For example, July might be in the springtime. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar. This version of the calendar helped solve the problem of the shifting days and months. This is how it works: • Every year that can be evenly divided by 4 is a leap year, EXCEPT: • Years that can be evenly divided by 100 (centuries) are not leap years, BUT • Years that can be divided by 400 are leap years.

Time for some math

Whew! Let’s give it a try. Put your math hat on. This year is 2020. But what about 2021?

A remembering rhyme

You may already know this rhyme. There are many versions of it. The poem helps us remember the differences in the number of days in each month.

2020 ÷ 4 = ______

Therefore, 2020 is is not a leap year. (Check one.)

Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; Thirty-one the others date, Except in February, twenty-eight; But in leap year we assign February, twenty-nine.

2021 ÷ 4 = ______ 2021 will will not be a leap year because it is not evenly divisible by 4.

What about centuries?

Answers: 2020 ÷ 4 = 505. 2020 is a leap year. 2021 ÷ 4 = 505.25. 2021 is not a leap year. 2100 ÷ 4 = 525 2100 ÷ 100 = 21 2100 ÷ 400 = 5.25. 2100 will not be a leap year.

At the end of this week, people all over the world will experience a special day, one that usually comes only every four years. This year, February will have 29 days, and 2020 will have 366 days. In most years, February has only 28 days. How did we get this extra day?

We celebrated the last year of the century (100 years) and millennium (1,000 years) 20 years ago, in 2000. You may be alive when the next millennium arrives in 2100!

2100 ÷ 4 = 2100 ÷ 100 = 2100 ÷ 400 = So 2100 will leap year. Why?

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At the library:

Leap day

• “Mommy, Where’s My Birthday?” by Lakisha Cornell • “Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout” by Megan McDonald (Stink was born on Feb. 29.)

What do we do with the extra day in a leap year? It is tacked on to the end of February. It becomes February 29. It’s called leap day.

Try ’n’ Find

Mini Jokes

Words that remind us of leap years are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: F W C A L E N D A R

I U S N O S A E S U

H T R A E F O U R F

M N A I R O G E R G

C I E R H Y M E C D

V R L F A F U E E A

P O A L T H H L N Y

Y T R G E V V B T S

R A T J M N U I U Y

A T X L D I N S R E

U I E Z P T J I Y A

R O J A S S C V U R

B N E X M V G I I M

E L B I R T H D A Y

F M G S G R E E C E

Eco Note

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon • 1 cup pecans, chopped

What to do: 1. Break graham crackers in half; arrange with edges touching in a jelly roll pan. 2. Melt butter in a separate pan over medium heat; stir in sugars, cinnamon and pecans. 3. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. 4. Pour sticky mixture evenly over graham crackers. 5. Bake in a 375-degree oven for 12 minutes. 6. Cool before serving. Serves 6.

You’ll need: • 10 to 12 whole graham crackers • 1/2 cup butter • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed • 1/4 cup white sugar

* You’ll need an adult’s help with this recipe.

Cook’s Corner Cinnamon Graham Treats

The ongoing Australian firestorms may have killed billions of animals in recent weeks. Beyond the scorched koalas and kangaroos, scientists also fear the longfooted potoroo marsupial may now be extinct in the wild due to the southeastern bushfires. Experts fear the ecosystems there will never recover, with several other animal and plant species left critically endangered or extinct.

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AXIS, BIRTHDAY, CALENDAR, CENTURY, DAYS, DIVISIBLE, EARTH, EXTRA, FEBRUARY, FOUR, GREECE, GREGORIAN, LEAP, MILLENNIUM, RHYME, ROTATION, SEASONS, YEAR.

Logan: Where do most people eat on leap day? Lindsay: IHOP!

adapted with permission from Earthweek.com

For later: Look in your newspaper for articles about leap day.

Teachers: Follow and interact with The Mini Page on Facebook!

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Testing Assistant Kachemak bay Writers’ Conference Director

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KPC’s Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska is seeking an excellent individual to fill its Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference Director position. This part-time, 10.5 months per year position includes benefits and tuition waivers, starting in April 2020. It is a grade 79, beginning wage $25.82 per hour. The successful individual will design and manage all conference events, communications, marketing and volunteers, and provide other support as needed, reporting to the KBC Director. For more information and to apply for this position go to KPC’s employment page at www.kpc.alaska.edu. UA is an AA/EO employer & educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

KPC invites applications for a Testing Assistant in the Learning Center, Kenai River Campus, Soldotna. This is a temporary part-time, 16 hour/week position, and may include working evenings as needed. The position runs through the academic year and possibly will start up again in August/September for the next year. Hourly wage: $16.15. Review will begin 2/17/2020, but applications accepted after the review date until the position is closed. For more information and to apply online: www.kpc.alaska.edu - KPC employment UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

Alaska Trivia

There are over a dozen languages native to Alaska; Han, Haida, Eyak, Tanana, Tlingit, Dena’ina, Ahtna, Ingalik, Holikachuk, Tsimshian, Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Tanana, Kutchin, Aleut, Yup’ik, Central Yup’ik, Siberian Yupik, and Inupiaq.

LEGALS Marijuana License Transfer Ryan K. Hall, doing business as K Beach Reef, Located at 42106 K Beach RD, Soldotna, AK 99669 is applying under 3 AAC306.045 for transfer of a Retail Marijuana Store (3 AAC306.300, license # 15916 to KBR Retail, LLC., doing business as K Beach Reef. Interested persons may object to the application by submitting a written statement of reasons for the objection to their local government, the applicant, and the Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) not later than 30 days after the director has determined the application to be complete and has given written notice to the local government. Once an application is determined to be complete, the objection deadline and a copy of the application will be posted on AMCO’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/amco. Objections should be sent to AMCO at marijuana.licensing@alaska.gov or to 550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1600, Anchorage, AK 99501. Pub: Feb. 9, 16 & 23, 2020

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The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council will meet Friday, February 28, 2020, 10:00 a.m. in Dr. Glenn A. Olds Hall Conference Room, Alaska Pacific University Campus, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage. Topics for discussion include the FY 2020 Draft Work Plan. To participate, call: 800.315.6338, code 72241. For more information call: 907.278.8012 or 800.478.7745 or on the web at www.evostc.state.ak.us. If you have a disability and need special accommodations to participate, please contact Cherri Womac at the above contact numbers or email to cherri.womac@alaska.gov no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting to make any necessary arrangements. Pub: Feb 23, 2020 890444

Marijuana License Transfer Ryan K. Hall, doing business as K Beach Reef, Located at 42106 K Beach RD, Soldotna, AK 99669 is applying under 3 AAC306.045 for transfer of a Standard Marijuana Cultivation (3 AAC306.400, license # 11649 to KBR, LLC., doing business as K Beach Reef. Interested persons may object to the application by submitting a written statement of reasons for the objection to their local government, the applicant, and the Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) not later than 30 days after the director has determined the application to be complete and has given written notice to the local government. Once an application is determined to be complete, the objection deadline and a copy of the application will be posted on AMCO’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/amco. Objections should be sent to AMCO at marijuana.licensing@alaska.gov or to 550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1600, Anchorage, AK 99501. Pub: Feb. 9, 16 & 23, 2020

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

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

(10) NBC-2

(12) PBS-7

8 AM

8:30

Robert Jeffress (N) ‘G’

(20) QVC

137 317

(23) LIFE

108 252

(28) USA

105 242

(30) TBS

139 247

(31) TNT

138 245

(34) ESPN 140 206 (35) ESPN2 144 209

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sunday, february 23, 2020

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9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30 12 PM 12:30 1 PM

1:30

2 PM

2:30

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3 PM

3:30

Kickin’ It: With Byron Allen ‘PG’ P. Allen Mad Dog & Smith Garden Merrill MidStyle west Grill’n Mantracker Hope in the ‘PG’ Wild (N) ‘G’ To Be Announced Paid Program Graham ‘G’ Bensinger

Articulate Cook’s Coun- America’s Lidia’s Kitch- Pati’s Mexi- Sara’s Week- Christopher Simply Ming Joanne NOVA “Cat Tales” The perWith Jim Cot- try ‘G’ Test Kitchen en ‘G’ can Table ‘G’ night Meals Kimball’s Milk ‘G’ Weir’s Plates plexing behaviors of cats. ter ‘PG’ ‘G’ Street (N) ‘G’

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Cops ‘PG’

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Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man (8) W Standing Standing Standing Standing In the Kitchen With David (N) (Live) ‘G’ iRobot Home Innovations - LOGO by Lori Goldstein (N) IT Cosmetics (N) (Live) ‘G’ iRobot Home Innovations - Roberta’s Unique Gardens (20) Featuring Roomba ‘G’ (Live) ‘G’ Featuring Roomba ‘G’ (N) (Live) ‘G’ Joel Osteen Paid Program “The Wrong Student” (2017, Suspense) Jessica Morris, “The Wrong Teacher” (2018, Suspense) Jessica Morris, “The Wrong Boy Next Door” (2019, Suspense) Vivica A. “The Wrong Stepmother” ‘PG’ ‘G’ Jason-Shane Scott, Evanne Friedmann. A student develops Philip McElroy, Jason-Shane Scott. A teacher learns her one- Fox, Calli Taylor, Travis Burns. A teen becomes attracted to (2019, Suspense) Cindy (23) an unhealthy obsession for her coach. ‘14’ night stand is one of her students. ‘14’ her seemingly harmless neighbor. Busby, Vivica A. Fox. ‘14’ Dare Me Addy, Beth and Co- Briarpatch Allegra discovers The Sinner “Part III” ‘MA’ Law & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special Vic (28) lette face off. ‘MA’ a secret. ‘MA’ tims Unit “Sick” ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ Impractical Hot Ones: “Evan Almighty” (2007, Children’s) Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren “Eurotrip” (2004, Comedy) Scott Mechlowicz, Michelle “Vacation” (2015, Comedy) Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, “The 40-YearJokers ‘14’ The Game Graham. God commands a newly elected congressman to build an ark. Trachtenberg, Jacob Pitts. A teen and his friends have misad- Skyler Gisondo. Rusty Griswold and family take a road trip to Old Virgin” (30) Show ventures in Europe. Walley World. NCIS: New Orleans “Sic NCIS: New Orleans A blogger “Star Wars: A New Hope” (1977, Science Fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison (:45) “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016, Action) Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams. Bat (31) Semper Tyranis” ‘14’ is murdered. ‘14’ Ford. Young Luke Skywalker battles evil Darth Vader. man embarks on a personal vendetta against Superman. SportsCenter (N) (Live) College Basketball Wichita State at Cincinnati. From Fifth XFL Football New York Guardians at St. Louis BattleHawks. From The Dome at America?s SportsCenter “Miracle” (2004, Drama) Kurt Russell, Patri (34) E Third Arena in Cincinnati. (N) (Live) Center in Saint Louis, Mo. (N) (Live) (N) cia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich. Women’s College Basketball Vanderbilt at Tennessee. From Women’s College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Women’s College Basketball Auburn at Texas A&M. From Women’s College Gymnastics Utah at College Tour (35) E Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. (N) (Live) UCLA. (N) (Live)

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A (10:56) The Walking Dead (:10) The Walking Dead ‘MA’ (:13) The Walking Dead “Ghosts” Paranoia (:20) The Walking Dead ‘MA’ The Walking (43) AMC 131 254 Peak” (43) large comet is on a collision course with Earth. “Lines We Cross” ‘MA’ sweeps Alexandria. ‘MA’ Dead ‘MA’ World of World of Total Drama- Total Drama- Teen Titans Teen Titans Teen Titans Teen Titans DC Super Unikitty ‘Y7’ World of World of Teen Titans Teen Titans Teen Titans Teen Titans (46) TOON 176 296 Gumball (46) T Gumball Rama Rama Go! ‘PG’ Go! ‘PG’ Go! ‘PG’ Go! ‘PG’ Hero Girls Gumball Gumball Go! ‘PG’ Go! ‘PG’ ‘Y7’ ‘Y7’ North Woods Law “Triple North Woods Law “Dawn North Woods Law “Treacher- North Woods Law Ice fisher- Coyote Peterson: Brave the The Zoo “A Warthog Named The Zoo “The Great Gaur The Aquarium “Dolphin Doc (47) ANPL 184 282 Threat” ‘PG’ (47) A Patrol” ‘PG’ ous Trails” ‘PG’ men. ‘PG’ Wild ‘PG’ Peaches” ‘PG’ Move” ‘PG’ tor” ‘PG’ Big City Big City “Zombies 2” (2020, Romance-Comedy) Meg The Owl The Owl Jessie ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Jessie “G.I. Jessie “G.I. Bunk’d ‘G’ (1:55) Bunk’d Gabby Duran Gabby Duran (:45) “Zom (49) DISN 173 291 Greens ‘Y7’ Greens ‘Y7’ Donnelly, Milo Manheim. ‘G’ (49) D House ‘G’ House ‘G’ Jessie” ‘G’ Jessie” ‘G’ ‘G’ bies” ‘G’ SpongeBob SpongeBob Alvinnn!!! Jurassic-Isla SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob It’s Pony ‘Y7’ The CasaThe Loud The Loud (50) NICK 171 300 (50) N and Nublar grandes House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ (6:00) “Tomorrowland” (:12) “Happy Feet” (2006, Children’s) Voices of Elijah Wood. Animated. An (:45) “The BFG” (2016, Children’s) Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton. A (:25) “The Jungle Book” (2016, Children’s) (51) FREE 180 311 (2015) George Clooney. (51) F emperor penguin expresses himself through tap-dancing. 10-year-old girl befriends the Big Friendly Giant. Neel Sethi, Voice of Bill Murray. Four Weddings “... And Two Four Weddings “... and a Four Weddings “... And a Four Weddings “... And an Say Yes to the Dress ‘PG’ My Feet Are Killing Me ‘14’ My Feet Are Killing Me “Fix- My Feet Are Killing Me (55) TLC 183 280 Flower-Men” ‘PG’ (55) Talking Parrot” ‘PG’ Wax Museum” ‘PG’ Aircraft Carrier” ‘PG’ ing Frankenstein” ‘14’ “Trouble With Toes” ‘14’ Naked and Afraid “Fan Naked and Afraid ‘14’ Naked and Afraid “All Falls Naked and Afraid “Hell or Naked and Afraid: UncenNaked and Afraid Gary and Naked And Afraid: Feral Naked And Afraid: Feral (56) DISC 182 278 Down” ‘14’ (56) D Down” ‘14’ High Water” ‘14’ sored ‘14’ Karra are tested. ‘14’ Fashion “Episode 1” (N) Fashion “Episode 2” (N) UFOs: The Lost Evidence UFOs: The Lost Evidence UFOs: The Lost Evidence The Alaska Triangle Investigating a sea monster in Alaska. The Alaska Triangle The disappearance of an airplane. ‘PG’ Paranormal Caught on Cam (57) TRAV 196 277 “UFO Tech” ‘PG’ (57) T “UFO Abduction” ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ Counting Cars “Danny’s Detroit Special” The restoration of a 1969 Shelby GT500. ‘PG’ American Pickers A reel of American Pickers “High Fly- American Pickers “Picker’s American Pickers “Pickin’ The Men Who Built America (58) HIST 120 269 (58) Beatles footage. ‘PG’ ing Pick” ‘PG’ Dozen” ‘PG’ Safari” ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Hoarders “Randy; Vicki” A Hoarders “Lisa; Bertha” A Hoarders “Mike; Bonnie” A Hoarders “Ben and Robin & Live PD Live PD Live PD “Escape Plan” (2013, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, hoarder moves into her sisKevin” Sexual paraphernalia Presents: PD Presents: PD Presents: PD Jim Caviezel. A security expert must break out of a formidable prison. (59) A&E 118 265 massive boardwalk memora- food hoarder is also a chef. (59) bilia hoard. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ter’s home. ‘PG’ fills a home. ‘PG’ Cam ‘14’ Cam ‘14’ Cam ‘14’ Bargain Man- Bargain Man- Bargain Man- Bargain Man- Unsellable Unsellable Unsellable Unsellable Love It or List It “Bachelor Love It or List It “Overseas Love It or List It ‘PG’ Love It or List It “A Hole-in (60) HGTV 112 229 sions (60) H sions sions sions Houses ‘G’ Houses ‘G’ Houses ‘G’ Houses ‘G’ Pad Blues” ‘PG’ Oversight” ‘PG’ One Location” ‘PG’ The Pioneer The Pioneer The Pioneer The Pioneer Girl Meets Valerie Home Delicious Giada Enter- The Kitchen Honoring beWorst Cooks in America Guy’s Grocery Games “Five- Guy’s Grocery Games “All in (61) FOOD 110 231 Woman ‘G’ (61) F Woman ‘G’ Woman ‘G’ Woman ‘G’ Farm (N) ‘G’ Miss Brown tains ‘G’ loved comfort foods. ‘G’ “Amore Sucre” ‘G’ Star Showdown” ‘G’ the Family” ‘G’ Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Shark Tank A new dating Shark Tank ‘PG’ Shark Tank Millennials pitch Shark Tank A new dating Shark Tank ‘PG’ (65) CNBC 208 355 ‘G’ (65) C ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ app. ‘PG’ business ideas. ‘PG’ app. ‘PG’ (67) FNC (81) COM (82) SYFY

America’s News Headquar- America’s News Headquar- FOX News Sunday With The Journal Editorial Report America’s News Headquar- The Greg Gutfeld Show Fox Report with Jon Scott FOX News Sunday With 205 360 ters (N) (Live) (67) ters (N) (Live) Chris Wallace (N) ters (N) (Live) (N) (Live) Chris Wallace (N) (:10) The Of- (:45) The Office “Doomsday” (:20) The Of- (9:55) The Of- The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office “Horrible Bosses” (2011, Comedy) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day. Three op107 249 fice ‘14’ (81) C ‘PG’ fice ‘PG’ fice ‘PG’ ‘PG’ “Trivia” ‘PG’ ‘14’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ pressed workers plot against their employers. (7:30) “Gun Shy” (2017, Comedy) Antonio (:33) “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” (2013, Fantasy) Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell “Underworld: Blood Wars” (2016, Fantasy) Kate Beckin“The Magnificent Seven” (2016, Western) 122 244 Banderas, Olga Kurylenko. (82) S Bower. A teen learns she is part of a line of half-angel warriors. sale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies. Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt.

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303 504

^ HBO2 304 505 + MAX

311 516

5 SHOW 319 546 8 TMC

329 554

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Clarion TV

SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING A

(6) MNT-5

4 PM

4:30

Outdoorsman/Buck McNeely Small Town Big Deal (N) ‘G’ Best Friends

(3) ABC-13 13 5

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

(10) NBC-2

(12) PBS-7

PRE

(7:20) “Red Riding Hood” We Are the Dream: The Kids “Tolkien” (2019, Biography) Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, (11:55) “The Island” (2005, Action) Ewan McGregor, Scar- (:15) “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (2019, Science Fic(2011, Horror) Amanda Sey- of the Oakland MLK Oratori- Colm Meaney. Author J.R.R. Tolkien writes “The Lord of the lett Johansson. A mercenary pursues two clones on the run tion) Kyle Chandler. Godzilla collides with Mothra, Rodan and ! fried. ‘PG-13’ cal Fest ‘G’ Rings.” ‘PG-13’ in 2019. ‘PG-13’ King Ghidorah. ‘PG-13’ (7:30) McMil- “Seventh Son” (2014, Fantasy) Jeff Bridges. (:15) The (:45) “John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum” (2019, Action) Keanu Reeves, The Outsider The body of an The Outsider “Roanoke” (2:56) The Outsider “Dark lion$ ‘14’ An apprentice prepares to fight a malevolent Shop: Unin- Halle Berry, Ian McShane. Hit man John Wick battles the world’s top assas- 11-year-old boy is found. ‘MA’ Conflicting evidence baffles Uncle” Jack has a hair-raising ^ H witch. ‘PG-13’ terrupted sins. ‘R’ Ralph. ‘MA’ experience. ‘MA’ (6:45) “The Assassination of Jesse James (:25) “Mr. Brooks” (2007, Suspense) Kevin Costner, Demi (:25) Strike (:15) “The Dilemma” (2011, Comedy) Vince Vaughn, Kevin (:10) “Lights Out” (2016, Horror) Teresa (:35) “Breakby the Coward Robert Ford” (2007, West- Moore, Dane Cook. A man has a murderous alter ego. ‘R’ Back ‘MA’ James, Jennifer Connelly. A man sees his best friend’s wife Palmer. A supernatural entity terrorizes a fam- ing In” (2018) + ern) Brad Pitt. ‘R’ out with another guy. ‘PG-13’ ily at night. ‘PG-13’ (:15) “Them That Follow” (2019, Drama) Olivia Colman, “District 9” (2009, Science Fiction) Sharlto Copley, Jason “Mile 22” (2018, Action) Mark Wahlberg. (:45) “The Best of Enemies” (2019, Historical Drama) Taraji P. Henson, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert. A pastor’s daughter questions a Cope, David James. South Africa assigns a restricted area for A CIA operative leads an elite team through Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay. An activist and a KKK leader work together on 5 S deadly tradition. ‘R’ extraterrestrial refugees. ‘R’ hostile terrain. ‘R’ desegregation. ‘PG-13’ “Gremlins” (1984, Fantasy) Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, “Shakespeare in Love” (1998, Romance-Comedy) Joseph (:05) “Jerry Maguire” (1996, Romance-Comedy) Tom Cruise, Cuba Good- “Gosford Park” (2001, Mystery) Eileen Hoyt Axton. A lovable little creature spawns hundreds of evil Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow. A lovely muse helps break the ing Jr., Renee Zellweger. An attack of conscience changes an L.A. sports Atkins, Bob Balaban. A murder occurs at a 8 beings. ‘PG’ playwright’s writer’s block. ‘R’ agent’s life. ‘R’ hunting party in England. ‘R’

A = DISH

5 PM

5:30

Native Voices Family Feud ‘PG’

ABC World News

50PlusPrime Xtreme Off (N) ‘G’ Road ‘PG’

6:30

7 PM

7:30

America’s Funniest Home Videos Kids get upset for dumb reasons. (N) ‘PG’ Engine Power Truck Tech Detroit Mus‘PG’ ‘PG’ cle ‘PG’

Modern Fam- Frontiers ‘G’ CBS Weekily ‘PG’ end News Paid Program To Be AnFOX News Sunday With ‘G’ nounced Chris Wallace (N) Leverage “The Three Strikes Channel 2 To Be AnJob” A corrupt mayor. ‘PG’ News: Week- nounced end NOVA “Cat Tales” The perExpedition With Steve plexing behaviors of cats. ‘G’ Backshall “Bhutan: White Water” ‘PG’

CABLE STATIONS

6 PM

February 23 - 29, 2020

B = DirecTV

8 PM

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

8:30

9 PM

9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

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The American Access Hollywood (N) ‘PG’ Athlete ‘PG’ Forensic Files ‘PG’

Forensic Files ‘PG’

Outdoorsman/Buck McNeely Paid Program ‘G’

Soldotna Church of God KTVA 11 Castle Investigating a death in Major Crimes News at 10 the woods. ‘PG’ ‘14’ The Big Bang The Big Bang Funny You Funny You Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ Should Ask Should Ask ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Channel 2 The Song NCIS: New Orleans A Navy News: Late “Don McLean” lieutenant has a fatal fall. ‘PG’ Edition Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Romances Design in become complicated. ‘14’ Mind: On Location

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A young woman becomes suspi- Nate Wyatt, Li Eubanks. A woman becomes suspicious of her (2019) Vivica A. Fox, Jessica Vivica A. Fox. ‘14’ a darker side. ‘14’ cious of her new assistant. son’s new tutor. Morris. Law & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicDare Me “Containment” (N) (:01) Modern (:31) Modern (:01) Modern (:31) Modern (28) USA 105 242 tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ tims Unit ‘14’ ‘MA’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ (3:30) “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005, Romance-Comedy) “Ted” (2012, Comedy) Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Voice of “We’re the Millers” (2013, Comedy) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Will “American Reunion” (2012) Jason Biggs. Seth MacFarlane. A grown man has a live teddy bear as a Poulter. A dealer goes to Mexico with a fake family to score drugs. Former students from East Great Falls gather (30) TBS 139 247 Steve Carell, Catherine Keener. Three co-workers unite to help their buddy get a sex life. constant companion. for a high-school reunion. “Wonder Woman” (2017, Action) Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen. Wonder Woman “Justice League” (2017, Action) Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot. Bat- “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016) Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill. (31) TNT 138 245 discovers her full powers and true destiny. man, Wonder Woman and other heroes unite to battle evil. Batman embarks on a personal vendetta against Superman. (2:30) “Miracle” (2004, D Wade: Life Unexpected An intimate documentary on the SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter SportsCenter NBA Basket (34) ESPN 140 206 Drama) Kurt Russell. life and career of Dwyane Wade. (N) ball USA Climbing From RedSportsCenter Special (N) 30 for 30 Experience the “Miracle on Ice” and America’s ESPN Films The incredible story of the NHL’s D Wade: Life Unexpected An intimate documentary on the SportsCenter (35) ESPN2 144 209 mond, Ore. 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(:03) Bar Rescue “Caving (:04) Bar Rescue “Tanked (:05) Bar Rescue “Momster’s Bar Rescue “The Sound of Bar Rescue “Drunk on Punk” (:05) Bar Rescue “Reckless Bar Rescue A wine bar is Bar Rescue An owner parties (38) PARMT 241 241 In” ‘PG’ and Toasty” ‘PG’ Ball” ‘PG’ Failing Music” ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Roundhouse” ‘PG’ withering on the vine. ‘PG’ too hard. ‘PG’ The Walking The Walking Dead “Bonds” (:36) The Walking Dead (:40) The Walking Dead “Bonus Edition 1008” The Walking Dead The group (:05) Better Call Saul Jimmy unveils his new (:21) Talking Dead Guests The Walking (43) AMC 131 254 Dead ‘MA’ ‘MA’ “Open Your Eyes” ‘MA’ (N) ‘MA’ is in danger. ‘MA’ legal persona. (N) ‘14’ discuss “Squeeze.” ‘14’ Dead ‘MA’ Bob’s Burg- American American Bob’s Burg- Bob’s Burg- Family Guy Family Guy Rick and Ballmastrz Tigtone ‘14’ Joe Pera American Family Guy Family Guy Rick and Ballmastrz (46) TOON 176 296 ers ‘PG’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ ers ‘PG’ ers ‘PG’ ‘14’ ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ 9009 (N) ‘14’ Talks w/You Dad ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ 9009 ‘14’ The Aquarium “Ready for the The Aquarium “Big Is Beauti- The Aquarium “Sea Otter The Aquarium (N) ‘PG’ Coyote PeCoyote PeCoyote PeCoyote PeCrikey! It’s the Irwins ‘PG’ Coyote PeCoyote Pe (47) ANPL 184 282 Jelly” ‘PG’ ful” ‘PG’ Summer Camp” ‘PG’ tersn tersn terson terson tersn tersn (3:45) “Zombies” (2018, Adventure) Milo “Zombies 2” (2020, Romance-Comedy) Meg Raven’s (:23) Disney (:11) Shook ‘G’ (:10) Disney (:40) Raven’s (:10) Just Roll (:40) Disney (:10) Jes(:35) Jes (49) DISN 173 291 Manheim, Meg Donnelly. ‘G’ Donnelly, Milo Manheim. ‘G’ Home ‘G’ Fam Jam Fam Jam Home With It Fam Jam sie ‘G’ sie ‘G’ The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud Henry Dan- All That ‘G’ The Substi- Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Mom ‘14’ (50) NICK 171 300 House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ ger ‘G’ tute ‘G’ (2:25) “The Jungle Book” (4:55) “Big Hero 6” (2014) Voices of Ryan Potter. Animated. (:10) “Up” (2009, Children’s) Voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer. Ani- (:20) “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (1982, Children’s) Henry Thomas, Dee (51) FREE 180 311 (2016) Neel Sethi. A robotics prodigy uncovers a dangerous plot. mated. An old man flies away in a balloon-powered house. Wallace. A California boy befriends a homesick alien. 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days “Countdown to the New Season” A look back at 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days “Love Can’t Wait” To Sister Wives “Doubting Po- 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Day Fiancé: Before the (55) TLC 183 280 Darcey’s journey. (N) ‘14’ meet their overseas soulmates. (N) ‘14’ lygamy” (N) ‘PG’ 90 Days (N) ‘14’ 90 Days ‘14’ (3:00) Naked And Afraid: Naked And Afraid: Feral Naked And Afraid: Feral Naked and Afraid ‘14’ (:01) Naked and Afraid (:01) Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid ‘14’ (56) DISC 182 278 Feral Fashion (N) Fashion “Episode 3” (N) Fashion “Episode 4” (N) (N) ‘14’ “Thieves in the Night” ‘14’ (3:00) Paranormal Caught on Paranormal Caught on Cam- Paranormal Caught on Cam- Paranormal Caught on Cam- The Alaska Triangle Spirit attacks women at historic hotel. Paranormal Caught on Cam- Paranormal Caught on Cam (57) TRAV 196 277 Camera ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ (N) ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ era ‘PG’ (3:00) The Men Who Built The Men Who Built America “Bloody Battles” Andrew Carn- The Men Who Built America “Changing the Game” JP Mor- (:05) The Men Who Built America “When One Ends, An(:03) The Men Who Built (58) HIST 120 269 America ‘PG’ egie immigrates to the U.S. ‘PG’ gan expedites growth. ‘PG’ other Begins” The changing face of America. ‘PG’ America ‘PG’ “White House Down” (2013, Action) Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal. “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016, War) Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey. Medic Des- (:04) Live PD: Wanted ‘14’ (:03) “Hacksaw Ridge” mond Doss becomes a hero during World War II. (2016, War) Andrew Garfield, (59) A&E 118 265 Paramilitary soldiers take over the White House. Sam Worthington. Love It or List It “On Shaky Love It or List It “Mother in Love It or List It “An Artful Extreme Makeover: Home Extreme Makeover: Home 100 Day Dream Home “Mod- Dream Home Dream Home Extreme Makeover: Home (60) HGTV 112 229 Ground” ‘PG’ Law Matters” ‘PG’ Promise” ‘PG’ Edition ‘G’ Edition (N) ‘G’ ern Farmhouse” ‘G’ Edition ‘G’ Guy’s Grocery Games Guy’s Grocery Games ‘G’ Guy’s Grocery Games “Pizza Guy’s Grocery Games ‘G’ Worst Cooks in America “In- (:01) Beat (:31) Beat (:01) Beat (:31) Beat Worst Cooks in America (61) FOOD 110 231 “Game Day Rush” ‘G’ Play-Offs” ‘G’ cognito Cuisine” (N) ‘G’ Bobby Flay Bobby Flay Bobby Flay Bobby Flay “Incognito Cuisine” ‘G’ Shark Tank Millennials pitch American Greed ‘PG’ American Greed “The Luxury American Greed ‘PG’ American Greed ‘PG’ American Greed “The Luxury Paid Program Paid Program Listing Impossible ‘PG’ (65) CNBC 208 355 business ideas. ‘PG’ Curse Scam” ‘PG’ Curse Scam” ‘PG’ ‘G’ ‘G’ Life, Liberty & Levin (N) The Next Revolution With Watters’ World Life, Liberty & Levin The Next Revolution With Watters’ World FOX News Sunday With MediaBuzz (67) FNC 205 360 Steve Hilton (N) Steve Hilton Chris Wallace (N) (3:50) “Father Figures” (2017, Comedy) Ed Helms, Owen Wilson, Glenn “The Hangover” (2009, Comedy) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms. Three pals “Horrible Bosses 2” (2014, Comedy) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day. Nick, Awkwafina Is (81) COM 107 249 Close. Two brothers hit the road to find their long-lost father. must find a missing groom after a wild bash. Dale and Kurt plot revenge on a thieving investor. Nora (2:30) “The Magnificent Seven” (2016) Den- “Gods of Egypt” (2016) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites. A mortal (:15) “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” (2001) Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight. A globe- Futurama Futurama ‘14’ Futurama ‘14’ (82) SYFY 122 244 zel Washington, Chris Pratt. forms an alliance with the god Horus to save Egypt. trotter battles otherworldly creatures for an artifact. ‘PG’

PREMIUM STATIONS ! HBO

303 504

^ HBO2 304 505 + MAX

311 516

5 SHOW 319 546 8 TMC

329 554

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“Godzilla: The New Pope ‘MA’ “Casino Royale” (2006, Action) Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen. The Outsider “Foxhead” Avenue 5 (N) Curb Your Last Week (:40) The Outsider “Foxhead” (:40) Curb King of the James Bond plays poker with a man who finances terrorists. ‘PG-13’ Claude reconnects with his ‘MA’ Enthusiasm Tonight-John Claude reconnects with his Your EnthusiMonsters” brother. (N) ‘MA’ (N) ‘MA’ brother. ‘MA’ asm ‘MA’ (3:55) The Outsider Jack’s (4:54) The Outsider “Tear(5:48) The Outsider Holly (6:47) The (:45) “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993, Children’s) Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” (2003, Romance-Combehavior grows more erratic. Drinker” Jeannie delivers a presents her unusual theory. Outsider ‘MA’ Brosnan. An estranged dad poses as a nanny to be with his children. ‘PG’ edy) Kate Hudson. A writer bets she can seduce a man and ‘MA’ warning to Ralph. ‘MA’ ‘MA’ then drive him away. ‘PG-13’ (3:35) “Breaking In” (2018, (:05) “Night School” (2018, Comedy) Kevin Hart, Tiffany “Deadpool 2” (2018, Action) Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, “I, Robot” (2004, Science Fiction) Will Smith, Bridget Moy- (10:55) “Death Sentence” Suspense) Gabrielle Union, Haddish, Rob Riggle. A student puts up with a feisty teacher Zazie Beetz. Deadpool joins forces with a team of mutants to nahan, Bruce Greenwood. A homicide detective tracks a (2007, Suspense) Kevin Billy Burke. ‘PG-13’ at night school. ‘PG-13’ fight Cable. ‘R’ dangerous robot in 2035. ‘PG-13’ Bacon. ‘R’ The Circus: Our Cartoon Kidding “I’m Kidding ‘MA’ Homeland “Catch and ReThe Circus: Our Cartoon Homeland “False Friends” Kidding “Epi- (:31) Kidding Homeland “False Friends” Kidding “Epi- (:31) Kidding Inside the President ‘14’ Listening” lease” Carrie reconnects with Inside the President Carrie arranges a meeting. sode 3101” “The Death of Carrie arranges a meeting. sode 3101” “The Death of Craziest ‘MA’ an old ally. ‘MA’ Craziest (N) ‘14’ (N) ‘MA’ ‘MA’ Fil” ‘MA’ ‘MA’ ‘MA’ Fil” ‘MA’ (2:30) “Gosford Park” (2001, “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001, Comedy-Drama) Gene “Midnight in Paris” (2011) Owen Wilson. (:35) “Shakespeare in Love” (1998, Romance-Comedy) (:40) “Groundhog Day” (1993, RomanceMystery) Eileen Atkins. ‘R’ Hackman, Anjelica Huston. A scheming patriarch attempts to A couple has a life-changing experience in Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow. A lovely muse helps break Comedy) Bill Murray. A TV weatherman’s day reconcile with his family. ‘R’ France. ‘PG-13’ the playwright’s writer’s block. ‘R’ keeps repeating. ‘PG’

February 23 - 29, 2020

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WEEKDAYS MORNING/AFTERNOON A (3) ABC-13 13 (6) MNT-5 5 (8) CBS-11 11 (9) FOX-4 4 (10) NBC-2 2 (12) PBS-7 7

8 AM

CABLE STATIONS

(20) QVC

137 317

(23) LIFE

108 252

(28) USA

105 242

(30) TBS

139 247

(31) TNT

138 245

(34) ESPN 140 206

(35) ESPN2 144 209

(36) ROOT 426 687 (38) PARMT 241 241

M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F

M T (43) AMC 131 254 W Th F M T (46) TOON 176 296 W Th F

(47) ANPL 184 282 (49) DISN

(50) NICK (51) FREE (55) TLC

A = DISH

9 AM

M T 173 291 W Th F M T 171 300 W Th F

180 311

M T 183 280 W Th F

4:30

5 PM

5:30

(3) ABC-13 13

Family Feud (N) ‘PG’

Family Feud ‘PG’

ABC World News

(6) MNT-5

Chicago P.D. “There’s My Girl” A cafe is bombed. ‘14’

(9) FOX-4

(10) NBC-2

(12) PBS-7

CABLE STATIONS

108 252

(28) USA

105 242

(30) TBS

139 247

(31) TNT

138 245

(34) ESPN 140 206 (35) ESPN2 144 209 (36) ROOT 426 687 (38) PARMT 241 241 (43) AMC

131 254

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

173 291

(50) NICK

171 300

(51) FREE

180 311

(55) TLC

183 280

(56) DISC

182 278

(57) TRAV 196 277 (58) HIST

120 269

(59) A&E

118 265

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

205 360

(81) COM

107 249

(82) SYFY

122 244

303 504

^ HBO2 304 505 + MAX

311 516

5 SHOW 319 546 8 TMC

329 554

2:30

3 PM

3:30

Jeopardy Inside Ed. 25 Words 25 Words Dr. Phil ‘14’ Wendy Varied The Kelly Clarkson Show Varied Programs

6 PM Jeopardy! (N) ‘G’

6:30

7 PM

February 23 - 29, 2020

B = DirecTV

7:30

8 PM

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

8:30

Wheel of For- The Bachelor (N) ‘14’ tune (N) ‘G’

9 PM

9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

The Good Doctor “Autopsy” A student has a personality disorder. ‘14’ Dateline ‘PG’

ABC News at (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live! 10 (N) ‘14’

(:37) Nightline (N) ‘G’

2 Broke Girls How I Met Pawn Stars ‘14’ Your Mother ‘PG’ ‘14’ (:35) The Late Show With James CorStephen Colbert ‘PG’ den TMZ ‘PG’ Entertainment Two and a Tonight Half Men ‘14’ (:34) The Tonight Show Star- (:37) Late ring Jimmy Fallon BTS talk Night With and perform. ‘14’ Seth Meyers POV Shorts Amanpour and Company (N) ‘PG’

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Married ... Married ... How I Met How I Met DailyMailTV DailyMailTV With With Your Mother Your Mother HomeWorx Candles & Home Barefoot Dreams - California philosophy - beauty ‘G’ Style (N) (Live) ‘G’ Grey’s Anatomy Izzie finds Grey’s Anatomy Meredith Grey’s Anatomy “Break on (:03) “Madea’s Family Reunion” (2006, Comedy) Tyler (:01) “Diary of a Mad Black chemistry with a patient. ‘14’ and Cristina lie to each other. Through” The nurses go on Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield. A matriarch must Woman” (2005) Kimberly ‘14’ strike. ‘14’ keep the peace through family strife. Elise. Chicago P.D. “What Do You Chicago P.D. “What Puts You Chicago P.D. “Say Her Real Modern Fam- (:31) Modern (:01) Modern (:31) Modern Do” ‘14’ on That Ledge” ‘14’ Name” ‘14’ ily ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ Bob’s Burg- Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy American American Conan (N) ‘14’ Hot Ones: Brooklyn Conan ‘14’ ers ‘PG’ “Total Recall” “Save the “Farmer Guy” ‘14’ “Road to Ve- ‘14’ “Vestigial Pe- ‘14’ “A Fistful of Dad ‘14’ Dad “Eight The Game Nine-Nine ‘14’ ‘14’ Clam” ‘14’ ‘14’ gas” ‘14’ ter” ‘14’ Meg” ‘14’ Fires” ‘14’ Show ‘14’ (3:45) “Wonder Woman” (2017, Action) Gal Gadot, Chris Pine. Wonder (:45) “Justice League” (2017, Action) Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill. Batman, (:15) “Jack Reacher” (2012, Action) Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall. A former Woman discovers her full powers and true destiny. Wonder Woman and other heroes unite to battle evil. military investigator probes a sniper attack. (3:00) College Basketball College Basketball Oklahoma State at Kansas. From Allen SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter With Scott Van SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter Louisville at Florida State. Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. (N) (Live) Pelt (N) (Live) Women’s College Basketball Women’s College Basketball Oregon at Stanford. From Basketball NFL Live Around the Pardon the Now or Never UFC Fight UFC 246: McGregor vs. CerDuke at NC State. (N) Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. (N) (Live) Horn Interruption (N) Flashback rone - Prelims (Taped) Bundesliga Soccer Mark Few Mariners All Mariners Mondays Mariners All Mariners All Mariners All Mariners All Mariners Mondays Show (N) Access Access Access Access Access Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops “Pants Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops “In De- Cops (N) ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ on Fire” ‘14’ nial” ‘14’ (3:45) “GoodFellas” (1990, Crime Drama) Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta. An (:45) Better Call Saul Jimmy unveils his new Better Call Saul Business (:05) Better Call Saul Busi- (:10) “GoodFellas” (1990) Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta. An Irish-Italian hood joins the 1950s New York Mafia. legal persona. ‘14’ booms for Saul. (N) ‘MA’ ness booms for Saul. ‘MA’ Irish-Italian hood joins the 1950s New York Mafia. Home Movies Bob’s Burg- Bob’s Burg- Rick and American American Family Guy Family Guy Robot Chick- Mike Tyson Eric’s Awe- Family Guy Family Guy American American Rick and ‘MA’ ers ‘PG’ ers ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ en ‘14’ Mysteries some Show ‘14’ ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ Alaskan Bush People: Alas- Alaskan Bush People: Alas- Alaska: The Last Frontier: Alaska: The Last Frontier: Alaska: The Last Frontier: Alaskan Bush People: Alas- Alaskan Bush People: Alas- Alaska: The Last Frontier: kan Grit ‘PG’ kan Grit ‘PG’ The Frozen Edge ‘PG’ The Frozen Edge ‘14’ The Frozen Edge (N) ‘14’ kan Grit (N) ‘PG’ kan Grit (N) ‘PG’ The Frozen Edge ‘14’ Gabby Duran (:35) Jes(:05) Jes(:35) Raven’s (:05) Raven’s (:35) Bunk’d Bunk’d ‘G’ Gabby Duran Disney Fam (:40) Just Roll Coop & Cami Sydney to the (9:55) Bunk’d Gabby Duran (:10) Jes(:35) Jessie ‘G’ sie ‘G’ Home Home ‘G’ Jam ‘G’ With It Max ‘G’ ‘G’ sie ‘G’ sie ‘G’ The Loud The CasaIt’s Pony ‘Y7’ The Loud “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” (2009, Children’s) Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ (:35) Friends (:10) Friends (:45) Friends House ‘Y7’ grandes House ‘Y7’ Voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan. ‘PG’ ‘14’ ‘PG’ The SimpThe Simp“Back to the Future” (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. A “Speed” (1994, Action) Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock. A The 700 Club “17 Again” (2009) Zac Efron, sons ‘PG’ sons ‘PG’ boy travels through time to his parents’ teenage years. transit bus is wired to explode if it drops below 50 mph. Leslie Mann. Say Yes to the Dress ‘PG’ Say Yes to the Dress ‘PG’ Say Yes to the Dress ‘PG’ 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days “Love Can’t Wait” To 90 Day Fiancé: Before the sMothered “Equally Ob90 Day Fiancé: Before the meet their overseas soulmates. ‘14’ 90 Days ‘14’ sessed” ‘PG’ 90 Days ‘14’ Street Outlaws “Move Over, Street Outlaws Northeast Street Outlaws “The TakeStreet Outlaws (N) ‘14’ (:01) Fastest Cars in the Street Outlaws ‘14’ Motor City” (N) ‘14’ versus New Orleans. ‘14’ down” (N) ‘14’ Dirty South (N) ‘PG’ Most Terrifying Places in Unexplained: Caught on Unexplained: Caught on Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown “Over Beyond the Unknown Lizzie Beyond the Unknown ‘G’ Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ America ‘PG’ Camera ‘14’ Camera ‘14’ the Edge” ‘PG’ Borden; Bigfoot. ‘PG’ American Pickers “Pick Your American Pickers Frank gets American Pickers An epic American Pickers “Motor American Pickers “Back (:03) American Pickers “The (:05) American Pickers ‘PG’ (:03) American Pickers “Back Road Buys” ‘PG’ Battle” ‘PG’ a lesson. ‘PG’ untouched garage. ‘PG’ Mania” ‘PG’ Road Buys” (N) ‘PG’ Big Fix” (N) ‘PG’ Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live Rescue “Live Rescue -- 02.24.20” (N) ‘14’ Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ (N) ‘14’ (N) ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ Home Town A pastor is ready Home Town “Putting Down Home Town “Can This House Home Town (N) ‘G’ Home Town Ben and Erin Home Town “Southern One of a Kind One of a Kind Home Town Ben and Erin to settle down. ‘G’ Roots” ‘G’ Be Saved?” ‘G’ look back at porches. ‘G’ Coastal Style” ‘G’ (N) ‘G’ (N) ‘G’ look back at porches. ‘G’ Girl Scout Cookie Champi- Girl Scout Cookie Champi- Girl Scout Cookie Champi- Girl Scout Cookie Champi- Kids Baking Championship Chopped Sweets “Tiny Chopped Sweets “Boozy Kids Baking Championonship ‘G’ onship ‘G’ onship ‘G’ onship (N) ‘G’ (N) ‘G’ Treats” (N) ‘G’ Baskets” ‘G’ ship ‘G’ American Greed “Top Gun of American Greed ‘PG’ American Greed German American Greed “Top Gun of American Greed ‘PG’ American Greed German Dateline An affair comes to a Dateline A suspect with a Fraud” ‘PG’ heiress Anna Delvey. ‘PG’ Fraud” ‘PG’ heiress Anna Delvey. ‘PG’ lethal conclusion. ‘14’ dark secret. ‘PG’ Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) Hannity (N) The Ingraham Angle (N) Fox News at Night With Tucker Carlson Tonight Hannity The Ingraham Angle Fox News at Night With Shannon Bream (N) Shannon Bream (:10) The Of- (:45) The Of- (:15) The Office Jim tries to (5:50) The Of- (:25) The Of- The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office The Daily Lights Out-D. (:05) South (:36) South fice ‘14’ fice ‘PG’ save Dwight’s job. ‘PG’ fice ‘PG’ fice ‘PG’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘PG’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘PG’ Show Spade Park ‘MA’ Park ‘MA’ (3:00) “Blade” (1998, Horror) Wesley Snipes, “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” (2001, Adventure) Angelina Jolie, (:31) “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life” (2003) Angelina Jolie. (:01) Futura- (:31) Futura- Futurama ‘14’ Futurama ‘14’ Stephen Dorff. Jon Voight, Iain Glen. The globe-trotter battles a scientist for Pandora’s box. ma ‘14’ ma ‘14’

PREMIUM STATIONS ! HBO

2 PM

General Hospital ‘14’ Judge Judy Judge Judy The Mel Robbins Show Dish Nation Dish Nation Tamron Hall ‘PG’ Nature Cat Wild Kratts

Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Last Man Last Man Law & Order: Special Law & Order: Special Vic2 Broke Girls ‘14’ ‘14’ Standing ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ Victims Unit “Stolen” Infant tims Unit “Rooftop” Hunt for a ‘14’ black-marketing. ‘14’ serial rapist. ‘14’ The Ellen DeGeneres Show KTVA 11 CBS Evening KTVA 11 News at 6 (N) The NeighBob Hearts All Rise A celebrity’s murder Bull Chunk aims to get a new KTVA 11 (N) ‘PG’ News at 5 News borhood Abishola trial. ‘14’ trial for a man. ‘14’ News at 10 Two and a Entertainment Funny You Funny You The Big Bang The Big Bang 9-1-1: Lone Star “Bum Steer” (:01) Prodigal Son “Pilot” Mal- Fox 4 News at 9 (N) TMZ (N) ‘PG’ Half Men ‘14’ Tonight (N) Should Ask Should Ask Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ A runaway bull at a used car colm helps the NYPD solve ‘PG’ ‘PG’ lot. (N) ‘14’ crimes. ‘14’ Judge Judy Judge Judy Channel 2 NBC Nightly Channel 2 Newshour (N) The Voice “The Blind Auditions Season Premiere” The (:01) Little Big Shots (N) ‘G’ Channel 2 ‘PG’ ‘PG’ News 5:00 News With coaches seek America’s best voice. (N) ‘PG’ News: Late Report (N) Lester Holt Edition (N) Rick Steves’ Rick Steves’ BBC World BBC World PBS NewsHour (N) Antiques Roadshow “Raid- Antiques Roadshow “St. Independent Lens “Always in Season” A Europe ‘G’ Europe ‘G’ News News Outside ers of the Lost Ark” prototype. Louis” Grace Ravlin oil paint- woman fights for justice for her son. (N) ‘MA’ America Source (N) ‘G’ ing; Rolex. ‘G’

Last Man Last Man Last Man (8) WGN-A 239 307 Standing Standing Standing (3:00) Fashion’s Night In (N) (Live) (20) QVC 137 317 (23) LIFE

1:30

Strahan, Sara & Keke Divorce Divorce The Talk ‘14’ Paternity Simpsons Days of our Lives ‘14’ Molly Go Luna

Clarion TV

4 PM

(8) CBS-11 11

Wendy Williams Show Hot Bench Hot Bench Court Court Protection Protection Young & Restless Mod Fam Bold Rachael Ray ‘G’ Paternity Live with Kelly and Ryan The Dr. Oz Show ‘PG’ Dinosaur Cat in the Sesame St. Splash

A = DISH

Family Feud (N) ‘PG’

B = DirecTV

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sunday, february 23, 2020

In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Last Man Last Man In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods “Exiles” ‘14’ “2 Fast 2 Furious” In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Cops ‘PG’ Cops ‘PG’ Cops ‘PG’ Cops ‘PG’ In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ M*A*S*H M*A*S*H In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Last Man Last Man Deals on the Daily (N) ‘G’ The Big Find Jewelry ‘G’ Jayne & Pat’s Closet (N) (Live) ‘G’ IT Cosmetics (N) (Live) ‘G’ Denim & Co. 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less welcomed, and it makes me sad. The difference in the way family members interact with us is striking, and I can’t imagine that it makes her feel good. The family doesn’t intend this. Knowing them takes time. It’s just the way they are. I have tried hard to involve Tami, but she isn’t local. The family is very spread out, but my

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You suddenly reverse gears and feel as if you need to relax and take a step back. Honor your needs. You have had so much activity around you that slowing down will be a pleasure for you. Tonight: Vanish while you can. This Week: More and more energy builds around you. Do not slow yourself down.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Stay in contact with your needs and refuse to be pushed. How you handle a personal matter could change. Investigate and you might find that what you thought was happening is actually a whole different story. Tonight: Where your friends are.This Week: Recognize what you could accomplish with a little bit of help.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You often feel pressured to act in a certain manner and handle problems directly. Look within instead of acting. You might not feel comfortable with what another party asks for. Say so. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. This Week: Zero in on a major priority.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You have a way of dealing with problems that confuses others. You feel your way through problems. Though you might believe you appear logical, your instincts play a major role in your decisions at present. Tonight: Relax to a movie. This Week: You have a lot of punch and energy. Pick what you want to focus on.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH How you see a loved one could be a lot different from in your past. One-on-one relating takes a lot of your time. How you deal with another party might change substantially once you make a key decision. Tonight: Be responsive to a loved one. This Week: Once you accept the status quo, change becomes likely.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your ability to move a project

forward could force you to rethink a problem and get to the bottom of what is happening. A key person, loved one or relative invites you to join him or her. The only answer is yes. Tonight: Forget tomorrow. Live it up today. This Week: Allow a partner to take a stronger role in a project.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You might consider slowing down and completing a project that has been on the back burner. How you deal with a child, as well as a situation surrounding a loved one, might radically change. Tonight: Go with impulse. This Week: If you really want to complete a project, defer to another party.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might want to consider your options with greater care. Once you open up and share what is happening, you could be stunned by another person’s perspective. Tonight: Let situations flow. This Week: Honor your needs involving a partnership or relationship. All will fall into place soon.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Settle in and get to the bottom of a problem on the homefront. For some, it might be as simple as raking the lawn. For others, making the decision to move might be the issue. You know what you ultimately want. Tonight: Order in. This Week: Let your sense of humor come out.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Your sensitivity to a conversation and certain people runs high. Try not to be too callous with this matter to cover up your feelings. Be as authentic as you can. Tonight: Something as simple as a cozy meal and a chat puts everything back into balance. This Week: Do not hesitate to dig in your heels about a certain situation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You have the ability to move past a problem. You make your own decisions and are not easily pushed in one direction or another. Use caution with any decision involving finances. Tonight: Keep to your budget. This Week: Speak your mind, but do not expect others to agree with you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH When you move past self-imposed restrictions, you could be delighted with the results. Your sense of humor emerges. A loved one or dear friend plays a role in a decision. Tonight: Put on your dancing shoes. This Week: Honor your needs, but be aware of the costs of doing so.

and your brother-in-law are married, and she has been accepted into the family, ask your mother-in-law if she would mind your doing so.

with me while I was growing up and as adults. I resent my dad for not helping to resolve this issue. He was an angry and insecure person while I was growing up and took things out on Mom. What’s the best way for me to address this with him instead of harboring resentment and avoiding a relationship with him? — WITHOUT FAMILY IN NEW JERSEY DEAR WITHOUT FAMILY: What exactly do you expect your father to do at this point? Order your brothers to apologize? He is neither willing nor capable of doing it, as he has made clear. Accept that this is the way things are and keep a cordial relationship with your father if you can. It would also be healthy for you to concentrate on maintaining relationships with people who treat you well and who

DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away six years ago. I have two older brothers and a father in my immediate family. There was a rift between my brothers and me several years ago. I made clear to them in a letter how badly they had hurt me. Instead of apologizing, they choose to no longer have a relationship with me. Dad refuses to get involved. He says his kids are adults, and we should work it out. Recently, he admitted he was verbally abusive to my mom while I was growing up. I remember it well from my childhood. I believe my brothers mimicked his behavior

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in-laws visit us frequently due to the grandchild. My question is, how can I help her feel welcomed and comfortable in a slow-to-warm-up family? Should I offer some of the heirlooms prior to their wedding? Is there anything else I can do, aside from maintain a good relationship on my end? — SHARING GOOD WILL IN THE MIDWEST DEAR SHARING: It is entirely possible that Tami has taken the cold shoulder she has received personally. She is lucky to have you as an ally. If you haven’t already, it would be a kindness to have a private chat with her and share what you have written to me about your in-laws’ family dynamics. Although you are well-intentioned, at this point, you would be jumping the gun to give her any of the heirlooms. Once she

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DEAR ABBY: I am very lucky to have wonderful in-laws. I have been married to their son for five years and together for 10. We have one child. My in-laws are divorced but friendly, and my husband has one brother. My question revolves around my brother-in-law’s new fiancee, “Tami.” They dated only a short time prior to getting engaged. My in-laws were very slow to warm up to me and hard to get to know. It took almost four years for me to become close to them and feel comfortable. At this point, I am deeply involved with the family. My mother-in-law and I talk almost every day, and my father-in-law shows a lot of affection toward me. I have received all the family heirlooms and am the “daughter my mother-in-law never had.” It is apparent that Tami feels

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Mom can’t be optimistic about her son’s engagement DEAR ABBY: My son UNENTHUSED MOM IN is engaged to a young CALIFORNIA woman I’ll call Carla. DEAR MOM: If you They are currently living are asked to chip in for with my husband and me the wedding expenses, to save money and pay off consider making it condibills. They fight often. Betional. Tell your son and cause of this, my husband Carla that you are deeply and I were not excited concerned because of the when they flippantly amount of fighting you see announced their engagethey do, and if they will Dear Abby agree to premarital counment and also flippantly announced their wedding Jeanne Phillips seling, you will be glad to date recently. I just said, help them. “That’s nice” or “congratulations.” I know this is not my relationship, DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are and they are adults, but should I exin our 60s and have two grown sons. plain why we cannot get excited about We work full time and are financially it? I don’t dislike Carla, and I would be secure. truly OK if they could make each other The conundrum: We have one happy most of the time. But because grandchild who will soon turn 1. I of their arguing and unresolved issues, asked my daughter-in-law for gift I do not have confidence in their ideas because I know she already relationship. has more than enough clothes and I think they may ask us for money toys. My daughter-in-law promptly to help with wedding expenses, and responded that they will soon be unfortunately, I feel it would be throw- needing a new car seat, and that she’d ing money away. How awful is that? also like a nice running stroller. I don’t want to create hard feelings if They both have good jobs. They can they can make this work. Advice? — easily afford such items. Now I feel

that if we don’t produce one of these as a gift, she’ll think we’re cheap, but honestly, I don’t consider such things to be gifts for the baby, simply items parents should be responsible for if they can afford them. I really would like to get our grandbaby something unique that will withstand the test of time. Now I wish I hadn’t asked! — REGRETFUL INQUIRING GRANDMA DEAR REGRETFUL: You may wish you hadn’t asked, but you did. While you’re not obligated to give the gifts your daughter-in-law asked for, in the interest of family harmony, it would be a good idea to give her one of the necessities she requested. And in the future, DON’T ASK! DEAR ABBY: In my work, the department I’m responsible for has employees working in various locations throughout the U.S. I want to have an annual picnic at my home to show appreciation to my team. The problem is, I do not have the budget to pay for travel for employees who work in remote offices. Should I not invite these remote employees? Should I invite them but inform them that

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their travel won’t be reimbursed, or just not have the picnic at all? — NOT ENOUGH IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR NOT ENOUGH: Rather than invite workers from all over the country to a celebration you know they won’t be able to attend, consider having a small gathering at your home for the locals. Send gift cards for the favorite restaurants of the employees in distant locations. It would be thoughtful and generous and would cost far less than subsidizing travel expenses. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. To receive a collection of Abby’s most memorable — and most frequently requested — poems and essays, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby — Keepers Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price.

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars This year, you can create whatever you desire if you decide to focus on your intention. You will enjoy the power that comes with being able to realize a goal. If single, you project an unusual aura that draws many people toward you. Know what you want and go for it. If attached, the two of you manage to achieve a new level of understanding that has a near-psychic quality. Work on your sensitivity with your sweetie. Another PISCES lets you know how much you mean to them.

HHHHH You will feel as if there is a change in perspective, at least as to how you view a meaningful situation. Don’t assume you have all the answers. Work with circumstances rather than walking away. Tonight: A must appearance.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Make time to review recent decisions and whether you feel as if you gained the results you desire. A personal review might be in order. You have a lot of energy focused on completing a certain project. Tonight: Play it low-key.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Zero in on the importance of having support when pursuing hopes and desires. You could feel as if someone is determined to have his or her way. You figure out how both of you can gain. Tonight:

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Your emotional display could give someone a clue as to what path you want to head down. Kick back and say little. You could gain more insight and make better choices than you have recently. Explore an unusual option. Tonight: Read between the lines.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Make what you want a possibility. Do not assume that a partner or associate will disagree. The fewer judgments you make, the better the results will be. Eye what you want and decide that you can have it. Tonight: Chill with a favorite person.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Flow with others and their needs. You might be annoyed at all the requests you receive, but knowing where others come from

HHH You have a lot of ground to cover. You could be exaggerating what you need to do. You might feel as if you are carrying a heavy burden. Ask for some help and you will lighten up a bit. Tonight: In the whirlwind of the moment.

Dear Readers: Here are some new uses for apple cider vinegar: * To wash fruits and vegetables. * As a weed killer. * As a hair rinse: 1 part apple cider vinegar to 1 part water to remove product buildup. * To trap fruit flies, pour into a cup and add some dish soap. — Heloise

HOCKEY STICK HELPER Dear Heloise: I have found a clever way to retrieve an item from my pickup bed without having to climb up and in. I use a hockey stick, bought cheaply at a thrift store, to reach out and snag the item and pull it toward me. — Larry F., Salem, Ore.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Your ability to flex comes from a stronger-than-usual financial situation. You also see a proposition as a good bet no matter how you look at it. Listen to feedback from a fussy associate. Tonight: Clear out some errands.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You cannot cause yourself a problem if you keep your longterm goal in mind. You are capable of unusual creativity and should use your imagination to spark this desire. Do not allow others to slow you down. Tonight: Where crowds can be found.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Reach out for a loved one or dear friend. You might not understand totally where this person is coming from, but you are sure that together you can clear a path toward a mutual goal. Tonight: Whatever puts a smile on your face.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21) HHH Establish a boundary. Do not underestimate the implications of what is happening around you. Make sure your personal life stays clear of uproar. Tonight: Head home early.

TEACH THEM TO READ Dear Heloise: I’ve taught school for many years, and I would like to encourage parents to take time out and help their younger children to read. Find books that are a little above their child’s reading level, be patient and help them learn to enjoy reading. My father taught me to read the Sunday funnies when I was 4 years old, and my mother taught me phonics to sound out difficult words. They made it fun. Learning to read well at an early age helps a child achieve better comprehension of the written word and opens a world of knowledge. — Violet H., Boca Raton, Fla.

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company or perhaps a timeshare developer to see if you can get help. You might want to discuss a “deed back” that can help you get rid of your timeshare. However, please be very suspicious of scammers who promise to get owners out of their timeshare for an upfront fee. They usually target elderly people and demand thousands of dollars for services that they never perform. — Taylor H., Norman, Okla.

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HHHHH Your creativity allows you to toy with ideas that you would normally toss out immediately. Being open to new ideas enables greater flexibility and possibilities for success. Communication is key to creating what you want. Tonight: Hang out.

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proves helpful. Allow a key person to follow through on what he or she feels is a great idea. Tonight: Take a request seriously.

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