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Protesters say ‘no’ on Kavanaugh Wasilla

teacher charged with abusing minors

By KEVIN GULLUFSEN Juneau Empire

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski hasn’t yet publicly expressed how she will vote on the embattled confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

On Friday, protesters let Murkowski know that her yes means their no.

About 130 locals gathered Friday at Murkowski’s downtown office for an impromptu protest against Kavanaugh’s nomination to fulfill the vacant Supreme Court seat of retired justice Anthony Kennedy.

Newly-surfaced allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a 15-year-old when he was 17 have delayed his nomination.

On Thursday, Kavanaugh accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford told her story to the Senate Judiciary Committee in a highly-anticipated and nationally-televised hearing.

Kavanaugh responded with a fiery and categorical denial of Ford’s charges against him.

Kavanaugh’s tone and the insistence from many Republican lawmakers that Ford isn’t telling the truth are part of what sparked the protest, said organizer Meredith Trainor.

Trainor told the Empire she was “disgusted” by the way Kavanaugh came across in

Protestors rally Friday at the Juneau office of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who will soon vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The group of about 130 urged Murkowski to vote against the nomination of Kavenaugh, who is accused of sexual assault. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

his statements. She organized the Juneau protest a little over 12 hours prior to the noon gathering. (Trainor is the executive director of Southeast

Alaska Conservation Council, but organized the protest as a private citizen.)

“It was really disappointing to have some one who’s

nominated to be a Supreme protester Paul DeSloover Court justice who did not said Kavanaugh displayed present a compelling case “immaturity” at the hearing. in his own defense,” Trainor “Sen. Murkowski needs See NO, page A2 said.

ANCHORAGE — A longtime elementary school teacher in Alaska faces charges of sexually abusing students in incidents beginning a decade ago.

Lukis Nighswonger is charged with three felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor. The 36-year-old had taught 4th grade at Iditarod Elementary School in Wasilla, north of Anchorage, since 2005.

Charging documents say Nighswonger told authorities he has been attracted to children.

Anchorage television station KTUU reports prosecutors said at a court hearing Thursday they believe Nighswonger poses a danger to his own two children and asked he be barred from contacting them.

Nighswonger appeared telephonically at the hearing from jail. He agreed with prosecutors who said he poses a risk to the community.

His bail was set at $100,000.

Court records did not show an attorney for Nighswonger.

Community meets to combat homelessness Fairbanks

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

On Thursday afternoon, community members from around the central peninsula gathered to discuss issues on homelessness in the area.

Concerned community member Kathy Gensel and Love INC director Leslie Rohr led the meeting. The goal of the meeting was to explore opportunities in setting up or building a homeless shelter in the community.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Students in Transition program coordinator, Kelly King, was also in attendance. Both King and Rohr said at the meeting there has been a rise in homelessness in the area.

As of Wednesday, King said

110 students have been enrolled in the district’s Students in Transition program. More students will continue to enroll in the program throughout the year.

King said she helps serve about 250 students per school year.

Rohr told the group 348 homeless people walked through Love INC’s doors in 2017, and that the organization is seeing a 10 to 15 percent increase of homeless visitors year after year. She said the majority of the people visiting Love INC are from Alaska and the peninsula.

Data from the 2018 Project Homeless Connect report show that 119 clients of the Kenai Project Homeless Connect Subcommittee were experiencing homelessness.

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the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The average renter in 2018, in the borough, earns an estimated $14.98 per hour, according to the same Out of Reach report. The report states nearly a third of the peninsula households are rented out.

There are no homeless shelters on the Kenai Peninsula, but there are eight emergency and transitional housing organizations, including the LeeShore Center, Transitional Living Center (LeeShore), Alpha House, Freedom House, Calvary Life Fellowship, Friendship Mission, Leslie Rohr and Kathy Gensel lead a meeting on homeless- Nuk’it’un and Diamond Willow ness in the community on Thursday near Soldotna. (Photo by Transitional Living.

On the southern peninsula, Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion) the only emergency or transitional housing organization is ough, an individual needs to home, costing the 2018 average the Haven House. earn a $20.81 hourly wage to rent of $1,082, according to the See SHELTER, page A2 be able to afford a two bedroom 2018 Out of Reach report from

A year after his rescue from a mudflat near Trading Bay, Tyonek the Cook Inlet beluga whale is continuing the rehabilitation process and growing at his new .‘ .. We have laws in this home at SeaWorld San Antonio in Texas. country that protect Tyonek is the first whale individuals from being from the endangered Cook Inlet wrongfully accused.’ population to survive in human ... See page A5 care. After the four-week-old whale was rescued on Sept. 30, 2017, Tyonek was brought to the Alaska Sea Life Center in Seward, where he was cared for on a 24/7 basis. He was moved from the Sea Life Center to San Check us out online at Antonio in March 2018. www.peninsulaclarion.com According to a press release from SeaWorld, Tyonek To subscribe, call 283-3584.

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FAIRBANKS (AP) — A hearing for an Alaska woman accused of killing her two infant daughters was disrupted when she protested her public defender’s request that her trial be delayed.

Stephany Bilecki, of Fairbanks, called out from her seat Thursday, telling the judge she doesn’t want her trial held in December, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.

Bilecki’s public defender, Justin Racette, asked Superior Court Judge Michael McConahy on Thursday to reschedule Bilecki’s omnibus hearing for Dec. 13 to allow him time to get up to speed on the case.

Omnibus hearings are held so the judge can determine whether any motions will be filed, whether both sides have access to important evidence and whether the trial is likely to start on the scheduled date.

“I just received a pretty large volume of evidence on a In this Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 photo, volunteers at the Alaska hard drive just this last week.

SeaLife Center feed beluga calf Tyonek, who was rescued on I’ve only begun to scratch the Sept. 30, 2017, after he was stranded in Trading Bay. (Photo surface in going through it,” courtesy of Alaska SeaLife Center).

Racette said.

McConahy, noting the “nature of the case and the rephas reached many encouraging being severely underweight, resentation of the volume of milestones in the year since his weighing only 140 pounds at discovery,” granted Racette’s rescue and subsequent move 5’3” long, when he was first res- request and rescheduled the south. He’s progressed from See BELUGA, page A2 trial for the week of Dec. 31.

Tyonek, stranded Cook Inlet beluga calf, continues recovery

By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion

woman accused of killing daughters disrupts hearing

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to think seriously about this vote for Judge Kavanaugh,” DeSloover said. “Anyone who displays the immaturity that he did in the hearing yesterday, regardless of whether you feel he’s guilty or not of the charges, does not belong on the Supreme Court.”

Many protesters said they want to see an FBI investigation into the alleged assault, something Ford has called for and Kavanaugh has implied is unnecessary.

That might happen. On Friday, committee member Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, allowed Kavanaugh’s nomination to reach the full Senate only if an FBI probe is conducted. President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to a one-week delay to look into the 30-year-old allegations.

The larger message from Juneau protesters was that, amid the #MeToo movement against sexual assault, survivors deserve to be believed, and their accusations taken seriously. Some carried signs reading “believe survivors.”

This was the third Juneau protest over Kavanaugh’s nomination and the second since allegations of sexual assault have been made public. Previous protests have focused on Kavanaugh’s views

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Those suffering from homelessness in the area may find it hard to find housing for various reasons. Many landlords refuse to rent to those with a felony background and the waiting list for housing assistance at Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, and other organizations offering assistance can be over a year long, according to the Community Resource Assessment Report by the Kenai Peninsula Reentry Coalition.

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cued, to weighing 400 pounds and measuring 6’10” long. He recently started eating fish like herring and capelin as a supplement to his daily bottle feeding.

Tyonek is also benefiting from interactions with SeaWorld

toward reproductive rights and tribal issues.

Genevieve Gagne-Hawes said she came to the protest to send a message to Murkowski “as strongly as possible.” She watched Thursday’s hearing with tears in her eyes, she said.

“I thought Dr. Ford was incredibly convincing and her testimony was extremely powerful,” Gagne-Hawes said.

Many Alaska Native groups have publicly opposed Kavanaugh’s nomination.

Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska “redoubled” its opposition to Kavanaugh’s nomination on Friday.

Registered Alaskan voters are divided over the issue. According to a September poll from Alaska Survey Research, 46.5 percent of respondents to a statewide phone survey of 500 registered voters said they would encourage Murkwoski to vote yes on Kavanaugh’s nomination, while 43.4 percent would encourage Murkowski to vote no. About 10.2 percent said they were not sure. protester Terri Lauterbach said she voted for Murkowski when she was last up for re-election in 2016, despite Lauterbach not being a Republican. She joined the protest last minute after driving by.

“I’m frustrated that most

of the independents and ignored us,” Lauterbach said. port for the thrice-elected if she says yes on this. … I A yes vote on Kavanaugh senator. Murkowski will next hope we all have very long Democrats in Alaska voted for Murkowski the last time would be the “last straw,” be up for re-election in 2022. memories,” Lauterbach said.

“She should lose their vote around and she’s pretty much Lauterbach said, in her sup-

There are many reasons a person or a family could become homeless. King reminded the group that homelessness doesn’t just affect those with chronic addictions or those suffering from mental health illnesses.

“More people don’t want to admit it, but they are one paycheck away from having the bottom fall out of their financial situation,” King said. “There’s a large list of reasons why people become homeless.”

During the meeting, members of the group wanted to focus on what demographic was the most susceptible. Many people at the meeting expressed a

need for a teen or youth shelter, specifically.

“How do we decide what we’re going to look at?” Gensel asked the group. “We’d love to be able to do it all, and if we could we would, but at some point in time we’re going to have to say, where do we start and who is the most vulnerable.”

When it comes to disasters and major emergencies, the Kenai Peninsula Borough has an Emergency Operations Plan, which is currently being updated. Dan Nelson, emergency manager for the borough attended the meeting and briefly explained the purpose of the

sheltering plan.

“Basically what we do in the unlikely event of an emergencytype scenario, is we could potentially open a so-called warming shelter as sort of a temporary facility for folks,” Nelson said at the meeting. “Historically, to be brutally honest, it hasn’t happened much in this jurisdiction or other jurisdictions I’ve worked in. It’s geared toward community-based care; it’s not necessarily just for anybody that can’t access a potential shelter or warm place. All of our programs are geared toward temporary use; nothing is ever permanent in my business.”

San Antonio’s nine other beluga whales.

“We see Tyonek mimicking other whales’ behaviors and playing with toys,” said Dr. Steve Osborn, senior veterinarian at SeaWorld San Antonio. “Tyonek is also swimming and playing, sitting face-to-face, bumping and pushing up against other belugas, all positive signs as he continues to grow and learn.”

This social interaction was one of several reasons that Tyonek was moved to SeaWorld San Antonio. At the beginning of 2018, NOAA Fisheries determined that Tyonek was nonreleasable because of nutritional and social dependence and lack of survival and socialization skills needed to lead a successful life in the wild.

“The most important factor for placement of Tyonek was his age and social needs,” said Kate Brogan with NOAA Fisheries Public Affairs when it was announced that Tyonek was being moved to San Antonio. “SeaWorld of Texas has the most appropriate social group to integrate Tyonek, comprising of several mature females that may act as surrogate mothers as well as two young male calves that will provide additional companionship for him as he continues to grow.”

Now, according to SeaWorld, Tyonek is demonstrating common social behaviors and interactions with other belugas.

“Tyonek’s successful rehabilitation and growth is the result of an amazing team effort involving federal authorities, numerous organizations, and rescue and recovery experts in multiple states,” said SeaWorld Chief Zoological Officer Dr. Chris Dold. “Experts from several organizations collaborated to give Tyonek a second chance at life, and his growth, acceptance from the beluga pod and recent milestones are a testament to this team-curated care from many passionate and dedicated professionals.”

Since 1979, the Cook Inlet beluga whale population has declined by nearly 75 percent and is designated as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA scientists estimated in 2016 the population at about 328, in comparison to 1,300 in 1979.

“We want to thank the Alaska SeaLife Center and our partners in the marine mammal conservation community for the dedicated care that helped rehabilitate Tyonek,” said Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Chris Oliver. “The permanent placement of Tyonek at SeaWorld San Antonio — and the scientific knowledge gained by learning from him for years to come — will benefit Cook Inlet

Lituya Bay helicopter Walker files crash survivor rescued complaint

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Protestors rallied Friday at the Juneau office of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who will soon vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The group of about 130 urged Murkowski to vote against the nomination of Kavenaugh, who is accused of sexual assault. (Kevin Gullufsen | Juneau Empire)

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ANCHORAGE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued one survivor of a helicopter crash near a bay in southeast Alaska and is searching for three others.

The agency says the 14-year-old survivor of the Friday crash showed signs of mild hypothermia but is in good condition, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

The crash happened near Lituya Bay, about 120 miles northwest of Juneau, officials said.

Two adults and two adolescents were aboard the crashed helicopter that was reported to be brand new out of the factory, according to the Coast Guard.

The agency declined to identify them. However, family friend Jeff Brodsky said two of the missing victims were Josh Pepperd, of Anchorage, and his son Andrew, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Pepperd’s son Aiden was

Nelson said the borough had a database of borough or cityowned locations for such an emergency.

Creating a shelter To create a homeless shelter in the community, the group agreed it would take an immense amount of effort, time and resources. Finding land, funding and community support is only the beginning. Members of the meeting discussed possible locations and facilities that could make an appropriate shelter, like a six-plex apartment building or perhaps even the vacant Lowe’s building in Kenai.

Faith-based organizations

found, Brodsky said.

“We are holding onto hope that a miracle will happen,” said Brodsky, who said he has been in touch with family and friends gathered at the hospital where Aiden was taken for treatment.

Pepperd owns Davis Constructors and Engineers, a leading Alaska contractor based in Anchorage.

The helicopter was on a trip that began in Grand Prairie, Texas, bound for Wasilla, Alaska.

The Coast Guard command center in Juneau received an overdue aircraft alert at about 6:30 p.m. Friday from the Juneau Flight Service Station.

The private helicopter had been expected to reach Yakutat on Friday but had not arrived, the alert said.

Clint Johnson, chief of the National Transportation Safety Board in Alaska, said the agency is sending investigators to the crash site.

attended the meeting as well.

Many churches in the area offer a mid-week evening meal open to the public. Representatives from various church groups expressed interest in opening their doors, one day a week, to accommodate the growing population that is looking for shelter.

“If we’re mobilized, we could have seven churches, one night a week, provide a meal and have their doors open,” Rohr said.

The group intends to meet again in an effort to offer solutions. The next meeting is to be announced, but will operate at Love INC.

against RGA

JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker’s campaign said it has filed a complaint against the Republican Governors Association stemming from the 2014 election.

RGA attorney Michael Adams says the claims alleged Friday are false. He said if the RGA is asked to respond, it “will mount an aggressive defense.”

Walker’s campaign earlier this week filed a complaint with the Alaska Public Offices Commission against Families for Alaska’s Future-Dunleavy.

Mike Dunleavy is the Republican nominee for governor.

Walker’s campaign alleges the RGA set up that group in part to shield its donors from public disclosure.

The campaign says the new complaint raises similar questions about RGA activities in 2014.

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Obituaries Terry Ann Kelly Kenai resident Terry Ann Kelly, 61, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 at home.

A celebration of her life will be 2 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 7, at Paradisos in the Banquet Room.

Terry was born Aug. 30, 1957 at Elmenforf AFB. She lived in Alaska for a number of years before moving to Mossy Rock, Washington. She moved to Carson City, Nevada in 1986 and returned to Kenai in 2011. She worked as a waitress at various places in Washington, Nevada and Alaska.

Terry enjoyed watching movies and spending time with her family.

Her family writes, “She was a loving daughter, mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed.”

She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Williford.

Terry is survived by her mother, Joyce Williford of Kenai; daughter, Nichole Williford of Centralia, Washington; grandchildren, John Williford and Sidney Goins, both of Washington; brothers and sisters-in-law, Philip and Vicky Williford of Kenai and Jack and Sharon Williford, and their family, all of Kenai; nieces, Alexis Letender and Danielle Williford; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other extended family members.

Memorial donation may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22202.

Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.

Betty Jean (Cook) Logan Betty Jean (Cook) Logan, age 92 of Soldotna, Alaska passed away September 25, 2018 at Harbor Lights Assisted Living Center. Born September 27, 1925 to Georgene Chapman Cook and James C. Cook in Vancouver Washington, Betty married Melvin (Mike) Logan October 4, 1946 and bore two children well loved Stanton Ross and Sandra. Betty and Mike first lived in Camas Washington where they began raising their family. Mike, Betty and Sandra relocated to Soldotna Alaska in September 1969 while son Ross was gone in the Marine Corps.

Betty didn’t work away from home until Sandra was in middle school. She then worked in finance and customer service. Betty was a charter member of VFW Post 10046 Auxiliary. She volunteered for our local hospital auxiliary. Betty bowled league for years and enjoyed the camaraderie of generational state tournament trips with her daughter. A voracious reader, Betty self educated herself in many facets of life. Betty is predeceased by her parents Georgene and James Cook, sisters Vera Cook and Thelma (David) Slothower, and granddaughter Valerie Rogers. She is survived by her husband of almost 72 years Melvin Logan and their children Stanton Ross (Nancy) Logan and Sandra Sterling, granddaughters Keely Rogers of Texas and Samantha (Nick) McWilliams of Oregon, great grandchildren Xavier, Deyon and Cantrell Douglas, Quentin McIntyre and Jamar Rogers, and eight (almost eleven) great great grandchildren.

Services will be held at a later date. Donations in her memory may be made to Joyce Carver Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska. Condolences may be sent to 355 Fairway Drive, Soldotna, AK. 99669 Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please visit or sign her online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com.

who is. Call Sharon or Judy at (907) 262-1280 for more information.

“Clay on Display”

PROPS meeting

Kenai Fine Arts Center will host a reception for the “Clay on Display” art show featuring work by the Kenai Potters Guild on Thursday, Oct. 4 from 5-7 p.m. at the Kenai Art Center at 816 Cook Ave. in Kenai. Donate $10 to the Kenai Potters Guild for a chance to win a unique, handmade cup.

The Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council’s PROPS (Prevention, Response, Operations & Safety) Committee meeting will be held in Soldotna on Friday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Kenai Peninsula College CTEC building, 156 College Road. The public is welcome to attend. For an agenda, directions, or more information call 907-283-7222 or 800-652-7222.

Annual Veterans Picnic

The annual veterans picnic will take place at the Kenai Elks The Nikiski Community Council Lodge on Saturday Oct. 6 from 12-4 p.m. Food, door prizes, The Nikiski Community Council will be meeting Monday, entertainment and VA services. For more info call VFW@ 262- Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Lake Marie Nikiski Senior Center on 2722, American Legion @ 283-3222, or AM VETS @ 262- Holt-Lamplight Road. Residents will make recommendations 3540. Veterans bring your family and friends and enjoy the day. on how the State of Alaska FY19 Community Assistance Program (CAP) funds will be distributed for public projects or programs. All residents of the Nikiski community are invited Kenai Peninsula College Council meeting to attend.”

The College Council will hold their next meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 at KPC’s Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer in Pioneer Hall, room 212. The College Council is ad- Evening of Classics visory in nature and members are recruited from all sectors of The Redoubt Chamber Orchestra and other local musicians the Kenai Peninsula to provide input to KPC administration. will perform solos and ensembles on Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m at The meeting is open to the public. For a copy of the agenda, Christ Lutheran Church. It will be a fun music-filled evening contact the director’s assistant at 262-0318. with a feature a ‘Bid on the baton’ — a chance to conduct the orchestra. For further information please consult https://www. facebook.com/KenaiPeninsulaOrchestra/ or Marion Parrish 907Pinochle League tournament 420-7179.

The Peninsula Pinochle League will being the 2018-2019 winter season of league play on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 12 p.m. at the Caribou Restaurant in Soldotna. This will be a tournament Nikiski Senior Center fall fundraiser play day with regular season to start Oct. 13. This is a team The Nikiski Senior Center will host its fall fundraiser on Satleague format so bring a partner and join the league every Sat- urday, Oct. 6. Tickets are $40 for prime rib or chicken cordon urday for a winter of fun. Contact Jean at 907-202-1812 or Jay bleu. Event will include live and silent auctions, a wall of guns, a at 907-252-6397. raffle for 100,000 Alaska Airlines miles, and prizes. Doors open at 4 p.m. Dinner served at 6 p.m. Call 776-7654 for more information.

Soil and water meeting Kenai Soil & Water Board Meeting The monthly meeting of the Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of Su- Hospice volunteer training pervisors will be held Wednesday, Oct. 3, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, at Hospice of the Central Peninsula is currently registering for the District office located at 110 Trading Bay, Suite 140. For their upcoming volunteer training. Training will take place in the information, call 283-8732 x5.

Denali Room of the Central Peninsula General Hospital. Oct. 5 at 5-9 p.m., Oct. 6 at 9 a.m.-5 p.m., October 12 at 5-9 p.m., and Oct. 13 at 5-9 p.m. All dates must be attended to complete training.

Community meeting Lunch and snacks are provided. There is a $20 registration fee.

A public meeting to identify project proposals under the This is a great way to find out more about our Hospice Program State of Alaska Community Assistance Program (CAP) will be and give back to our community. Visit our website www.hospiheld at Love, Inc. at 44410 Kalifornsky Beach Road on Tues- ceofcentralpeninsula.com for more information and to register. day, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. All are welcome.

Cardiac Support Group meeting rescheduled Cardiac Support Group meeting for Monday Oct. 1 has been cancelled and has been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 8 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Borealis Room at Central Peninsula Hospital. The Borealis Room is immediately on the right just inside the hospital cafeteria. New members are always welcome. For more info call Jeanette Rodgers at 262-5547 or 252-1018.

Pound for Pink In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a Pound for Pink class raising money for Casting for Recoverey on the Kenai Peninsula will be held on Sunay, Oct. 28 at Kenai Middle School. Contact Wendi Dutcher at 907-398-1748 for more information. Sponsored by Studio 49.

Adult flu vaccinations

Blessing and Appreciation of the Animals St. Francis by the Sea and Our Lady of Angels will host a Blessing and Appreciation of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 1-4 p.m. at 110 South Spruce Street in Kenai. Parking, coffee, hospitality and treats for all the animals will be available. All are welcome.

Kenai Peninsula Historical Association fall meeting The Kenai Peninsula Historical Association will hold its fall meeting at the Donald E. Gilman Kenai River Center on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Speaker Betty Epps Arnett will present “22 and the Mother of 11” about her experiences as a housemother to 11 boys at the Jesse Lee Home in Seward.

Contact Bill Nelson at 283-5194 for more information.

Community transportation meeting

Central Peninsula Hospital is offering Free Adult Drive Thru Flu Vaccinations on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 3-5:30 p.m .on a first-come, first-serve basis while supplies last. Enter the covered parking garage from Binkley Street onto Vine (by Soldotna Pharmacy) and follow the signs. Take this opportunity to beat the flu season by getting immunized!

Change 4 the Kenai will host a public meeting on community transportation needs on Oct. 9, 2018 from 3–5 p.m. at the Kenai Public Library. Call in number 1-888-392-4560 Code 5749741. For more information, call 714-4521 or visit http:// www.change4kenai.org/s-3-contest.html.

Louise Mae Dubois

Sterling caregiver support meeting

Longtime Soldotna resident, Mrs. Louise Mae Dubois, 80, died Saturday, Sept.

22, 2018 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.

There will be a private service at her Kenai River House.

She was born Sept. 15, 1938 in Lancaster, NH. She graduated high school and furthered her education by receiving an AA degree in Business Law. Louise moved to Alaska in 1972 first living in Fort Richardson in Anchorage from 1972 to 1977 and from 1984 to 1990. She also lived in Cooper Landing from 1976 to 1981 and in Soldotna from 1980 to 2018. She retired as a military wife and a business woman in 2000. She loved traveling, sewing, flowers and vegetable gardening, square dancing and dogs.

The family wrote, so grateful for you, Malory Landes - granddaughter; Loving and generous mother who died peacefully surrounded by her beloved family, and close friends – Karen Dubois – daughter.”

She was preceded in death by her son, Michael Dubois and husband, Robert Dubois.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen Dubois of Soldotna; granddaughter, Malory Landes and husband Edward of Anchorage; and great-grandchildren, Owen and Hannah Landes of Anchorage.

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

Alaska Regional Convention of Narcotics Anonymous

The Sterling Senior Center will host a Caregiver Support Narcotics Anonymous XXXIV will host a weekend convenMeeting-Training: Awakening the Five Senses of Persons Living with Dementia on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. Please join us tion from Friday Oct. 5 to Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Lands End Reto share your experiences as a caregiver, or to support someone sort in Homer. Go to akna.org for more information.

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What Others Say

Fighting suicide in Alaska happens one conversation at a time Some problems aren’t measurable in

numbers.

This isn’t to say that there aren’t plenty of numbers that tell us how serious a problem suicide is in Alaska: At more than 22suicides per 100,000 residents, Alaska’s suicide rate is almost twice the U.S. average and is regularly at or near the highest ofany state in the nation.

More than 150 Alaskans per year, on average, end their own lives. And young Alaska Native menspecifically are at risk, with a suicide rate more than four times the national average.

But there’s no way to quantify the loss of a sibling, of a best friend. There’s no way to adequately measure the contributionsAlaskans lost to suicide would have made in their communities — the families they would have raised, the children they wouldhave inspired, the work they would have done. All we know is what a suicide feels like when it happens close to us: devastatingand incomprehensible.

In the wake of a suicide, we are always left wondering what more we could have done. And although there’s little senseabasing ourselves over actions we could have taken in the past but didn’t, that sentiment can be helpful if turned forward. Wecan’t save those who are already gone, but we should do everything we can to help those who are here and in need of help —and to seek that help ourselves when we need it.

Some of the Alaskans bravely standing up to speak out on a subject that is often taboo are also among the youngest. A 4-Hgroup from the Interior Alaska village of Tanana has for years tackled difficult subjects, with young people in the communityspeaking out about how they have been affected by suicide, domestic violence and drug and alcohol abuse. Along with adultleader Cynthia Erickson, they have spread their message in high-profile venues such as the Alaska Federation of Natives’annual convention, as well as via a river journey earlier this year in which participants visited communities along the riversystem and shared personal stories and gave support to residents of other villages.

There are other solutions that can help combat suicide on an institutional level: Alaska has a well-acknowledged mental healthservices deficit, and resources to more quickly help those who are struggling could make a world of difference in some cases.And informational campaigns to spread awareness of resources such as the Alaska Careline, (877) 266-4357, can connectpeople with someone they can feel safe talking to about their issues.

But we each also have a responsibility on an individual level, to be those people to whom our friends and family members canfeel safe talking and in whom they can confide. We all struggle at times, and there is no reason we must struggle alone.

Suicide is a thief that robs Alaska of some of its brightest lights and its tallest trees. To fight it, we must stand together, givinghelp to others when they need it and reaching out when we do. To the extent that we can win this fight, we will win it throughlove and connection with one another.

If you or someone you know needs help, the Alaska Careline can be reached at (877) 266-4357. The Veterans Crisis Line andMilitary Crisis Line is 1-800-273-8255.

And you can connect to a trained crisis counselor at any time, 24/7, by texting 741-741.

She said-he screamed

So now we know what Donald Trump will do for a living when he leaves office, whenever that is. He will be busy: In addition to continuing his television career by doing commercials for products that you can get by calling a 1-800 number, he’ll also be touring as a stand-up comedian.

Obviously he’s got a knack for it. Look no further than his reviews of his latest performance from us horrified pundits who are obviously not known for our sense of humor. We were missing the point, as usual, at the success Trump had when he brought the house down at the United Nations nightclub in New York. Actually, it was the General Assembly, and it was a really tough crowd who couldn’t help but laugh at the Trump routine when he claimed that under his leadership, the country was enjoying unprecedented success. Trump played it like he had been taken aback: “I didn’t expect that reaction, but that’s OK.” By the next day, he had put together another shtick, as he is prone to do. At his news conference, which could be described as absurd from beginning to end, he insisted: “They weren’t laughing at me, they were laughing with me. We had fun.”

No, Mr. President, they clearly were

offense prosecutor Rachel Mitchell. She was unable to crack Ford’s story, but she did make clear, by implication, that the Republican Party is run by fuddy-duddy men at a time when the woman vote may be decisive in the midterm elections for control of both houses of Congress. But Christine Blasey Ford was just the opening act. The headliner was Brett Kavanaugh, whose performance could be described only as a hissy fit, the veins in his face prominently showing. “This has destroyed my family and my good name,” he thundered, calling the accusation “a calculated and orchestrated political hit.” Depending on your point of view, he was either enraged or deranged. He had a great supporting cast as Republican senators ditched the methodical questions from Mitchell for some real method acting. Lindsey Graham probably won the prize with his high-volume monologue calling what had unfolded “the most despicable thing I’ve seen in my time in politics.” Graham suddenly has turned into Donald Trump’s attack dog, as if Donald Trump needed an attack dog. If it continues, maybe the senator from South Carolina should be tested for steroids. And rabies.

How Sen. Flake brought the Senate back from the brink

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The tension in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room was almost unbearable in the hours and minutes before Sen. Jeff Flake announced that he wanted a limited FBI investigation of the sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

The committee, and the Senate, seemed to be careening toward bedlam.

Republicans gave fiery speeches defending Kavanaugh. Some Democrats walked out of the room, irate that the committee was voting on Kavanaugh less than 24 hours after hearing from his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. Protesters roamed the halls outside and yelled at senators, including Flake hours earlier as he tried to get into an elevator.

As Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said, it was “not normal.”

Then Flake, R-Ariz., made his move, signaling to Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., to come talk in a small private room off the — Anchorage Daily News, Sept. 23 hearing room dais.

Suddenly, the mood in the room began shifting as senators huddled in a back hallway.

Ultimately, Flake, who is retiring this year, said he would not be ready to vote for Kavanaugh until the FBI conducted a background investigation into the sexual misconduct claims. He said he would vote E-mail: for Kavanaugh in committee, but wanted news@peninsulaclarion.com a week for the investigation before a floor vote.

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laughing at you. Sadly, they also were chortling at a United States of America that, for so long, has been regarded by some of them as sanctimonious.

For many, the U.S. is becoming a nonstop slapstick comedy act.

Bob Franken For yucks, look no further than the Senate’s contorted efforts to do its solemn duty to approve a justice to the nation’s highest court. Christine Blasey Ford suddenly popped up with a last-minute block in Brett Kavanaugh’s smooth road to the SCOTUS bench. Blasey Ford’s charge is that, 30-plus years ago when they were privileged prep-schoolers in Bethesda, Maryland, a Washington suburb, Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. In this #MeToo era, the majority Republicans on the Judiciary Committee were forced to convene a new hearing. The problem for the GOP members is that even now, they are all male. They were so frightened that they’d appear insensitive, they outsourced all their questions to a woman, noted sex-

proceed to Kavanaugh’s nomination over the weekend. McConnell soon called for the investigation as well, after resisting that step since the allegations became public.

Inside the anteroom, Flake had met Coons and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the committee.

Other Republicans and Democrats came in and out. The senators crowded in the back corridor of the room as staff filled the main area.

“At one point there were 14 senators jammed into a corner,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. Talking to his colleagues, Flake voiced discomfort with the accusation against Kavanaugh and said he was leaning toward asking for an FBI investigation, according to two people in the room who were not authorized to discuss the private conversation and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Other Republicans entered, including Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, to make their case to Flake. Coons said afterward that Flake’s fellow Republicans tried “vigorously” to get him to drop his concerns.

According to one person in the room, Flake tried to reach FBI Director Christopher Wray on the telephone, but ended up talking to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Ultimately, Flake stopped short of where Democrats hoped he would land, which was putting a hold on a committee vote. Instead he wanted the one-week delay on a final vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation while allowing the nomination to move out of committee to the full Senate.

The committee chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, mostly stayed out of the discussion, instead sitting awkwardly on the dais as people in the room buzzed about what might be happening behind closed doors. Grassley did walk into the anteroom briefly, where Flake told him his

decision.

The senators then filed out, and Flake announced the agreement.

“This country is being ripped apart here,” Flake said. “We’ve got to make sure that we do due diligence.”

The short delay would allow time for an FBI background investigation, Flake said.

President Trump would reluctantly authorize one later in the day.

Flake later said he knew his Republican colleagues Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — key swing votes on Kavanaugh — would feel more comfortable moving ahead if there were an FBI review.

“But most of all the country needs to feel better about this. This is ripping us apart, and there are enough things ripping us apart,” he said.

Flake’s made-for-TV moment in the hearing room was indicative of how wrenching things had become on Capitol Hill in the 24 hours since Ford publicly accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh, in testimony that alternated between anger and tears, denied ever doing such a thing to Ford or anyone else.

The charged emotions were mirrored by the senators in the room, including Lindsey Graham, who at one point on Thursday delivered an angry diatribe against the “sham process.” Red-faced and pointing his finger as he spoke, Graham, R-S.C., nearly reached the same heights of anger Kavanaugh displayed in his more than 40-minute opening statement.

After Friday’s meeting, Coons said that Flake had approached him, wanting to talk about Coons’ call for a one-week delay on Kavanaugh’s nomination. Flake “asked me to come into the anteroom to talk to him about how that might be made more real,” he said.

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Women line up to support Kavanaugh

Around the Nation Judge: Democrats in Congress can sue Trump over emoluments WASHINGTON — A federal district judge in Washington has ruled that a group of nearly 200 Democratic senators and representatives have legal standing to sue President Donald Trump to prove he violated the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments provision banning the acceptance of gifts from foreign and domestic interests.

The U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan on Friday found that lawmakers have adequately shown that they’ve suffered harm from the president’s alleged violation of the emoluments clause, which prohibit government officials from accepting benefits from foreign governments unless a majority of both houses of Congress consent.

The ruling was the second time a federal court judge has decided to advance such unprecedented constitutional lawsuits against the president.

Teen attacked by shark at California beach LOS ANGELES — A 13-year-old boy skin diving for lobsters was attacked by a shark Saturday along the Southern California coast but was quickly pulled from the water by other divers and flown to a trauma center, authorities said.

The boy was in critical but stable condition more than nine hours later at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, spokesman Carlos Delgado said.

The boy underwent surgery but no other information about him, including his name, was released.

The boy suffered traumatic upper torso injuries, city Lifeguard Capt. Larry Giles told reporters earlier at Beacon’s Beach in Encinitas, about 27 miles north of downtown San Diego.

Warren plans to take a “hard look” at running for president HOLYOKE, Mass. — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’ll take a “hard look at running for president” after the November elections.

The Boston Globe reports the Massachusetts Democrat spoke about her future during a town hall in western Massachusetts Saturday.

Warren, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, is running for re-election in November against GOP state Rep. Geoff Diehl, who was co-chairman of Trump’s 2016 Massachusetts campaign.

She has been at the center of speculation that she might take on Trump in 2020.

Thousands in Central Park panic after barrier collapse NEW YORK — The collapse of a police barrier sent thousands of people fleeing in a panic in Central Park, afraid of possible gunshots at a politically-charged show.

Big-name personalities from Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to Janet Jackson and John Legend urged spectators to get involved in the nation’s troubled politics.

Authorities quickly assured the crowd they were safe after the barrier fell Saturday evening.

Burning social justice issues dominated the event that started on a sunny afternoon.

About 60,000 people filled the park’s Great Lawn for the Global Citizen Festival, also awaiting Cardi B, The Weeknd and other pop stars.

Some speakers asked the audience to call their Congress members to react to this week’s Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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Supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gather inside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the Senate is divided on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, so too are women across the country.

Female voices have echoed throughout the U.S. Senate this week demanding male senators justify their support for Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination despite an allegation of high school sexual assault.

But other women have spent hours calling Senate offices in support of Kavanaugh, condemning what they saw as an anti-Republican ploy that’s damaged not only Kavanaugh’s reputation and livelihood but also his accuser’s.

To Hannah King, a college senior from Bristol, Tennessee, Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of a drunken attack

by Kavanaugh at a 1982 party when both were in high school were jarring and scary. But while King expressed empathy for Ford, she also said she’s concerned about the timing of Ford’s allegations, which surfaced publicly only after Kavanaugh — already a federal judge — was nominated to the

Supreme Court.

“It was too timely and strategic,” said King, 21. “Anything like that makes you question how true it is.”

King spoke Friday after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination to the full Senate.

Hours later, Trump ordered an FBI investigation of Kavanaugh upon Republican Sen. Jeff Flake’s insistence. Flake’s demand came after two women who said they had experienced sexual assault confronted him on an elevator at the Senate and demanded he take action against Kavanaugh. Two other women besides Ford have also lodged public sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh.

“A lot of times, you cope by suppressing and forgetting,” said King, who leads the King University College Republicans.

“But someone’s promotion isn’t something that should prompt someone to come forward.”

That sentiment was shared by Sarah Round, 69, a retired elementary school teacher of Newport Center, Vermont, who felt empathy for Ford but not at the expense of Kavanaugh’s reputation and future.

“Possibly something happened to her,” Round said. “But I think she embellished what happened, or she would have gone to some authority or said something about it years ago.”

Nancy Mace, the first woman to graduate from The Citadel

and a Republican state representative from Daniel Island, South Carolina, said she had been sexually assaulted as a teen herself. She expressed sympathy for Ford, but said Kavanaugh deserved protection, too.

“I’m very empathetic to women who’ve been through this type of situation,” said Mace, 40. “But on the other side, we have laws in this country that protect individuals from being wrongfully accused.”

Emma Scott, an 18-yearold University of South Carolina freshman from Charleston, South Carolina, said that, while she doesn’t doubt Ford endured a trauma of some kind, she wasn’t convinced it could be tied to Kavanaugh.

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During his high school years I Cashmere, Washington, Lane found his “niche” in life – writing. He was the top of his class in Journalism. The town newspaper editor visited Lane’s senior class and asked the teacher if he could recommend students to work at the newspaper. Lane was chosen and after graduation, began his life’s work (in part) as a printer.

In 1952, Lane married his first wife, Gertrude Pierson, who also worked at the newspaper. Then came his Army induction papers from Uncle Sam and off he went to Germany where he became the official stenographer for his Company “k”-26th Infantry in Bamberg, Germany.

After returning home, he and Gertrude moved to Tacoma, Washington, where Lane was a printer at the Tacoma Tribune for a few years. They then decided to travel the US with truck and trailer.

In those days, before the internet took over, newspapers were vital to getting world, national and local news out to the public. Lane had no trouble finding a printing job wherever they decided to “park” for a while.

He started writing articles, jokes, and short stories on his own, along with his regular newspaper work. Over the years, he had jokes published in Readers Digest and short stories in various magazines, including Alfred Hitchcock. He also wrote and published his book “Operating the Sheet-Fed Offset Press”.

After traveling through all 48 states and spending three summers in Alaska where Lane worked at the Anchorage Times in the early 1970’s, they decided to settle in Everett, Washington, where they purchased a home in 1980. Lane worked at the Everett Herald as night manager until his retirement in 1997. Gertrude passed away in 2000. No children were born to this union.

Lane met his present wife, Joan McConaghy Bowles and they married in 2004 in Ninilchik, Alaska. The service as performed by an Alaska State Trooper on the beach at Deep Creek. They both loved Alaska and on a return trip in 2005 decided to make Alaska their home. They bought property and built a log home not far from their wedding site. They shared this home together until Lane’s passing.

Lane was the oldest of 8 children. Preceding him in death are his parents and a sister, Billy Dee Dahl (Fred).

Lane is survived by his loving wife, Joan, of the family home, as well as six siblings: Jolene Green (Bob) of British Columbia, Canada; Joel of Montana; Merle of California; Shirley McCloud (Jerry) of Texas; Tim of Washington; and Charles (Charlie) of Washington; as well as several nieces and nephews.

Lane requested no services. His family will have a celebration of his life at a later date. Since Lane always enjoyed stream and lake fishing, he asked that his ashes be strewn beside an Alaska trout stream.

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Indonesia tsunami death toll Syria FM: Victory over ‘terrorism’ nears 400, expected to rise near, US must leave

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press

PALU, Indonesia — Residents too afraid to sleep indoors camped out in the darkness Saturday while victims recounted harrowing stories of being separated from their loved ones a day after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that unleashed waves as high as 6 meters (20 feet), killing hundreds on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

The official death toll stood at 384, with all the fatalities coming in the hard-hit city of Palu, but it was expected to rise once rescuers reached surrounding coastal areas, said disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. He said others were unaccounted for, without giving an estimate. The nearby cities of Donggala and Mamuju were also ravaged, but little information was available due to damaged roads and disrupted telecommunications.

Nugroho said “tens to hundreds” of people were taking part in a beach festival in Palu when the tsunami struck at dusk on Friday. Their fate was unknown.

Hundreds of people were injured and hospitals, damaged by the magnitude 7.5 quake, were overwhelmed.

Some of the injured, including Dwi Haris, who suffered a broken back and shoulder, rested outside Palu’s Army Hospital, where patients were being treated outdoors due to continuing strong aftershocks. Tears filled his eyes as he recounted feeling the violent earthquake shake the fifth-floor hotel room he shared with his wife and daughter.

“There was no time to save ourselves. I was squeezed into the ruins of the wall, I think,” said Haris, adding that the family was in town for a wedding. “I heard my wife cry for help, but then silence. I don’t know what happened to her and my child. I hope they are safe.”

It’s the latest natural disaster to hit Indonesia, which is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. In December 2004, a massive magnitude 9.1

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press

Villagers view a ship swept ashore by tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday. The powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 10-foot-tall tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities.(AP Photo/Rio Mario)

earthquake off Sumatra island in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries.

Last month, a powerful quake on the island of Lombok killed 505 people.

Palu, which has more than 380,000 people, was strewn with debris from the earthquake and tsunami. A mosque heavily damaged by the quake was half submerged and a shopping mall was reduced to a crumpled hulk. A large bridge with yellow arches had collapsed. Bodies lay

partially covered by tarpaulins and a man carried a dead child through the wreckage.

The city is built around a narrow bay that apparently magnified the force of the tsunami waters as they raced into the tight inlet.

Indonesian TV showed dramatic smartphone video of a powerful wave hitting Palu, with people screaming and running in fear. The water smashed into buildings and the mosque.

Nina, a 23-year-old woman who goes by one name, was

working at a laundry service shop not far from the beach when the quake hit. She said the quake destroyed her workplace, but she managed to escape and quickly went home to get her mother and younger brother.

“We tried to find shelter, but then I heard people shouting, ‘Water! Water!’” she recalled, crying. “The three of us ran, but got separated. Now I don’t know where my mother and brother are. I don’t know how to get information. I don’t know what to do.”

UNITED NATIONS — Declaring that victory over “terrorism” is almost at hand after more than seven years of civil war, Syria’s foreign minister took to the world stage Saturday and demanded that “occupation” forces from the U.S., France and Turkey leave the country immediately.

Walid al-Moallem told the General Assembly’s high-level meeting that the situation on the ground “is more stable and secure thanks to combatting terrorism” and “all conditions are now present for the voluntary return of refugees.”

Syrian government forces, backed by Russia and Iran, have retaken most of the territory rebels seized during the war that has killed over 400,000 people and driven millions from their homes. President Bashar Assad’s government refers to all armed opposition and rebel groups fighting Syrian forces as “terrorists,” not just Islamic State or al-Qaida militants.

Last week, Russia and Turkey agreed to a deal which stopped an imminent Syrian government offensive to retake the last major rebel stronghold in the northern province of Idlib.

It calls for setting up a demilitarized zone around Idlib to separate government forces from rebels, including those from the al-Qaida-linked group formerly known as the Nusra Front.

“We hope that when the agreement is implemented, the Nusra Front and other terrorists will be eradicated, thus eliminating the last remnants of terrorism in Syria,” al-Moallem said.

He offered no hard evidence to back up his assertions that victory was near. There was no response to emails seeking comment from the U.S., France and Turkey.

Al-Moallem’s upbeat speech praised the army and the Syrian people for remaining “defiant” during the war, “fully convinced that this was a battle for their existence.” He bashed Western and other countries supporting the opposition, al-

luding to their failed effort to install a transition government and get rid of Assad.

“To the disappointment of some, here we are today more than seven years into this dirty war against my country, announcing to the world that the situation on the ground has become more secure and stable, and that our battle against terrorism is almost over,” al-Moallem said.

“It is high time for all those detached from reality to wake up, let go of their fantasies, and come to their senses, see matters realistically,” he said.

“They must realize they will not achieve politically what they failed to achieve by force.”

While Turkey confronts the difficult task of trying to separate the forces in Idlib, the U.N. envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, is trying to bring the warring parties together to move forward on long-stalled political talks aimed at ending the war.

De Mistura is hoping to convene the first meeting of a committee to reform the country’s constitution, a key step in a 2012 roadmap adopted by world powers that is to culminate with elections and the formation of a new government.

He told The Associated Press this week that October will be crucial.

Al-Moallem signaled difficulties ahead in negotiations, indicating in his speech that Syria doesn’t want a new constitution. “We stress that the mandate of the committee is limited to reviewing the articles of the current constitution,” the Syrian minister said.

He added that Syria “will not accept any proposal that constitutes an interference in internal affairs of Syria, or leads to such interference.”

The United States, aided by Syrian Kurdish-led fighters, helped rout the Islamic State extremist group from all urban areas in Syria but remains in the country because pockets of IS militants remain. Turkey says it is fighting IS but is also seeking to curb the spread of the Syrian Kurdish militia that it considers “terrorists.”

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Saturday in protest against the presidential frontrunner, a far-right congressman whose campaign has exposed and deepened divisions in Latin America’s largest country.

At a festive demonstration in downtown Rio de Janeiro, pro-

testers danced, sang and shouted, “Not him!” The phrase has been the rallying cry of groups who are trying to prevent Jair Bolsonaro from taking office in October elections.

Around 7,000 people also gathered in the capital of Brasilia to denounce the candidate, according to police estimates. A

handful of rallies in support of him were also planned for the weekend.

Bolsonaro is currently leading polls with around 28 percent of support among voters polled, but he also has the highest rejection rate of any candidate. That could become especially important if no one wins the majority of votes on Oct. 7, and the election is decided in a second round. Polls then show him losing in most scenarios.

His support is particularly thin among women, who led the protests against him Saturday, although men and children were also in attendance. According to a recent Ibope poll, 36 percent of men surveyed said they would vote for Bolsonaro, while only 18 percent of women supported him — an unusual gap.

The difference in support between men and woman for other candidates varies by only a handful of percentage points.

The poll was conducted between Sept. 22 and 24 and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.

Brazil is experiencing a moment of intense and unusual polarization after a tumultuous few years. It has suffered a deep recession, a prolonged corruption investigation that ensnared the political class, and the impeachment of its first female president after highly contentious proceedings.

As a result, this year’s elections are among the most unpredictable and heated in years.

Peninsula Clarion | Sunday, September 30, 2018 | A7 RETIREMENT SAVINGS SHORTFALLS Only about half of retirement plan participants (52 percent) believe they will be able to retire at their ideal retirement age, according to a new survey from J.P. Morgan Asset Management. In the survey, 73 percent said they should be saving 10 percent or more, but 70 percent of these participants admitted they are missing their savings targets.

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In a year when online competition is fierce and brick-and-mortar shops are struggling, major retailers are likely to come out swinging on Black Friday this year.

Ron Kuntze, a professor of marketing at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, thinks Black Friday 2018 will be big for consumers – big, that is, when it comes to savings and customer service.

To maximize your odds of finding low prices on what you want to buy, some deals are worth waiting for until Nov. 23. Based on past sales, here’s what to hold off buying until Black Friday – and what to do if you can’t wait that long.

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We can’t know for sure what deals are coming this year, but, in general, it’s in your best interest to wait until Black Friday to shop for electronics (or Thanksgiving Day, when many sales actually start). ❚ 1. TVs: Black Friday has long been one of the best times to buy a TV. Last year, a 39-inch smart TV was $125 at Walmart. Amazon sold a 49-inch 4K TV for $159.99.

Kuntze says low-priced TVs sell out fast on Black Friday, but some stores continue to honor the sale price online or offer a similar deal on a similar TV. Just keep in mind that TVs with the biggest discounts will likely be models that haven’t sold as well as expected. ❚ 2. Smartphones: Smartphone promotions abound on Black Friday.

Kuntze says retailers know you’re likely to buy a lot of extras when you purchase certain electronics, such as phones. So they’re hoping you’ll pick up accessories like cases and chargers, too. ❚ 3. Video game consoles: You can usually find video games and video game consoles on the first few pages of Black Friday ads, especially from stores like Target and Best Buy. Retailers have been known to offer all-inone bundle deals that contain a console, a controller and sometimes a game.

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Black Friday is nearly two months away; plenty of other sales will happen between now and then.

If you can’t wait until late November to buy something or simply don’t want to shop on Black Friday, don’t feel pressured to do so. In fact, Kevin McIntyre, a professor of economics at McDaniel College in Maryland, thinks you shouldn’t wait until Black Friday to buy anything.

“Black Friday is ferociously competitive still, but I’m not convinced that there are any savings to be enjoyed on Black Friday that are unique to late November,” McIntyre says.

He says there are deals to be had throughout the year, so if you see a good sale in the next couple of months, go for it.

If you want to avoid the pressure of finding the best deal altogether, just look for a deal that’s “good enough,” says George John, a professor of marketing at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Determine what a product is worth to you, and if you see it reach that price, buy it.

With the holiday shopping season approaching, a number of companies have already announced they plan to hire thousands of seasonal workers.

That may be a challenge with unemployment hovering around historic lows, which gives workers significant leverage.

To combat that, companies are getting more aggressive when it comes to filling open positions. This may make it attractive for people to consider seasonal work who otherwise might not have.

“We have seen an unprecedented increase in incentives to sign on for seasonal roles, from gift cards at retailers such as Target to cash bonuses at fast-casual chains,” wrote Carlos Castelan, managing director of The Navio Group, a human resources consulting firm that works with major retailers. “It’s clear that companies are taking the unemployment rate and hot economy into consideration as a result of these incentives.”

It’s an environment that should make more people consider seasonal work. Here are reasons why you should consider taking a job with an expiration date even though there are many “permanent” jobs available. ❚ It’s a foot in the door: Just because the overall employment market is strong doesn’t mean you can land the position you want. Sometimes a seasonal position can get your foot in the door at a company where you otherwise can’t get hired.

That gives you the opportunity to prove your worth and work toward landing a permanent position. ❚ It’s a way back into the workforce: If you have been out of the workforce, seasonal work can be a way to get back in the swing of things. Companies can sometimes hold a gap in employment against candidates when considering them for a permanent job. That prejudice is less likely when it comes to seasonal work, and holding a seasonal job should help you land a regular one after the holiday season. ❚ It can help you pay down debt: Some people add seasonal jobs to more traditional employment as a way to pad their bank account. Adding some evening or weekend shifts to your traditional 9-to-5 job can help you pay off debt, build an emergency fund or offset holiday spending. ❚ It lets you try something new: Maybe you work in construction and are interested in retail or package delivery. The healthy economy means it’s possible in many fields to quit your job, try something else in a seasonal position and then make a decision whether to go back. That’s a risk, of course, but it’s one that could lead to a new career. ❚ Take advantage of the job market: This year offers opportunities that might not happen again. Companies have more openings than there are available workers to fill them, and that gives potential seasonal employees strong leverage. Take advantage and use the strong employment market to advance your career or at least give yourself a chance to experience something new while earning some cash.

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PERSONAL FINANCE

Redirect that money you haven’t spent Next step in catch-up plan gets you near goal Pete the Planner Peter Dunn USA TODAY

If you want to retire successfully but are starting from scratch at age 50, you need a plan. This is the third of a fourpart series on how to make it happen.

Finding yourself at age 50 and broke isn’t exactly what you had in mind when you graduated from high school. And, to be fair, you might not even be bothered by your asset-less current reality. Not having money isn’t indicative of a bad life or poor choices. Time just got away from you.

All that is in the past. There’s nothing you can do about that, so don’t waste any energy trying to rewrite history. You need your focus here.

The first two weeks of our four-week project were dedicated to cleaning up your financial past (debt) and living a more realistic financial present (lifestyle). We had to start there because if we didn’t, there would be no chance at a future.

Let’s quickly review some important numbers and details we’ve previously covered.

This project is based on a $60,000 annual income. You started by contributing 5 percent of your income to a company-sponsored retirement plan like a 401(k) that has a 3 percent employer match. You then dedicated the first two years of your focus to eliminating consumer debt, and, last week, you began your effort to reduce overall household spending by 10 percent. After all this, your estimated take-home (net) monthly income is $3,400.

Now to let you in on a little secret: You’ll be able to pull this whole thing off because, going forward, you will be investing the money you learned to live without over the past two years.

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you should also have used any tax refunds, bonuses or any other extra income to pay off whatever debt you had.

Once you eliminate your debt, or if you didn’t have any debt to begin with, it’s time to redirect the $340 per month you’re no longer spending toward your company-sponsored retirement plan.

Remember, you’re already contributing $250 a month (5 percent) to your retirement plan and getting your employer’s $150 a month (3 percent) match. Adding your $340 to your retirement account means your monthly contribution will be $740 a month going forward.

If it takes you two years to get out of debt, and you don’t redirect your $340 per month until then, your retirement account balance at age 70 will be approximately $362,174. This total is based on a 7.17 percent annual rate of re-

turn, which is the previous 20-year average of a 60/40 (stock/bond) portfolio.

At a 3.5 percent distribution rate and a 20 percent tax rate, your projected monthly income at age 70 from this fund in today’s dollars will be $897.89, or an inflation-adjusted $613.34.

Another thing happened when you reduced your monthly spending by $340. You just reset your retirement income needs. Your goal is now to replace $3,060 of income, instead of $3,400.

That’s $3,060 in today’s dollars but $4,673 in inflated 2038 dollars (at a projected 2.14 percent inflation rate). Yeah, inflation’s the worst. If you’ve never been motivated to drive your lifestyle lower, you will be now.

Before you hyperventilate, your estimated Social Security retirement benefit at age 70 will be $2,443 in today’s dol-

lars, or $3,768 in projected COLA dollars. If you’re still awake, that means at your freshly reconfigured current lifestyle, at age 70 you’ll need $4,673 of monthly income, and you’ll have $4,381.34 ($3,768 plus $613.34) income available.

All this work and you still have a projected shortage. Can you imagine how awful this would look if you never made the choice to turn over a new leaf? Alas, there’s still a shortage. But we’re not done.

Peter Dunn is an author, speaker and radio host, and he has a free podcast: “Million Dollar Plan.” Have a question for Pete the Planner? Email him at AskPete@petetheplanner.com.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.

DIGITAL DOLLARS

IDENTITY THEFT

Don’t fall for latest wave of fraudulent checks

Social Security scams on rise, putting beneficiaries in peril

Tech Talk Kim Komando

Check fraud has been on the rise lately, perhaps because this antiquated monetary system isn’t as popular as it used to be, and recipients are less defensive than they used to be. Checks take longer to clear than cards and wire transfers, so it often takes more time for victims to realize anything is wrong.

As reported by the Better Business Bureau, billions of dollars in fake checks are circulated every year. They appear to come from legitimate companies and are sent to victims along with a seemingly simple offer. ❚ The offer you should refuse: Auriyon Jacobs, a college student from Oakland, California, received a note with an offer to advertise for PepsiCo. Thinking it was from a fellow student, she applied for the unusual publicity job. All she had to do was stick a Mountain Dew ad on her car to earn $250 per week.

Jacobs told CBS News the offer was to represent PepsiCo, and after sending in her application, she was given a check for nearly $5,000. Along with that, she was provided instructions to withdraw $3,500 and deposit it into the alleged scammer’s account to cover the installation of the ad on her car.

She withdrew the money and, soon after, was alerted by her bank that the check she deposited was fake. Yet Jacobs was out $3,500. She had hoped to set this money aside for her tuition.

The check scam does not always involve an employment opportunity; sometimes it revolves around sweepstakes or grants, tech support, online purchases or rent. ❚ The stolen routing number: Randy, one of my listeners, recently wrote to me with this story: “Last week, my wife and I were notified by our bank that they received a digital ‘check’ for near $15,000 for goods purchased through Cabela’s website. The check had our tracking and account numbers, complete with our address and the name of

our bank. The check looked like one of ours, minus a different name in use.”

But that wasn’t all; Randy also learned of a Capital One credit card that was being used to withdraw money from his account. He had never heard of the card, and he quickly put a stop on it. He called the Cabela’s fraud hotline and received a prompt and professional response. All of the money has been refunded, he said.

Randy and his wife were lucky, and he told me he will now be more watchful of his data. One routing and account number can go a long way, especially if hackers can discern a little more information about you. Digital checks are easier to forge, yet physical checks can be printed almost anywhere, and with the right combination of banking info, a sophisticated thief can do a lot of damage.

Randy said that when he called the Cabela’s fraud department, the service rep claimed to have seen three similar check scams that week. ❚ How bad is it? The Better Business Bureau noted that the one thing each scam has in common is fraudulent checks, which might not be identified as fake until days after they are deposited.

There were nearly 30,000 fakecheck complaints submitted in 2017, with people reporting losses of almost $38 million. According to CBS News, the postal inspection service said it confiscated $62 billion of fake checks in 2017. ❚ What to avoid: Like all identity theft, the onus is on you to protect yourself. The Better Business Bureau says one of the best ways to avoid falling prey to the scam is to be very careful when receiving a check from someone you do not know. Do what you can to verify where it came from and why you got it.

Meanwhile, if you do deposit a seemingly random check that is not from a friend or family member and has nothing to do with payroll, wait at least two weeks to be sure it cleared before spending any of it.

Rita Williams The Motley Fool

The Social Security Administration recently issued a warning about an upsurge in schemes targeting Social Security recipients. Someone calls you over the phone claiming to be from the SSA and says your Social Security accounts have been suspended due to suspicion of illegal activity. The caller then says that if you fail to resolve the issue by calling back a certain phone number, your assets will be frozen.

Pretty scary, right? Especially when a majority of older people rely on Social Security benefits for a large part of their income after retirement. The specter of criminal prosecution or the freezing of vital assets can frighten elderly Social Security recipients into giving the caller whatever information they’re asked to provide.

And guess what: The info you provide – which may include your Social Security number, your mother’s maiden name, your date of birth and your bank account numbers – will be used for identity theft.

Tricks make detection tougher Unfortunately, this is only the most recent of many scams targeting Social Security recipients. Several years ago, many beneficiaries received an email purporting to be from the SSA. It used a highly official-looking email address, “no-reply@ssa.gov,” and asked recipients to click on a link to receive augmented protection for their benefits.

Fraudsters have set up fake websites looking like the SSA portal to entice people to apply for Social Security benefits. Callers can also duplicate the Washington, D.C., area code so you’re more likely to believe you’ve been called by a government agency. So don’t be fooled by calls, emails or websites that look official.

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yourself: ❚ Hang up immediately. If you are contacted out of the blue by the SSA, it is in all probability a fraudster. The SSA says it calls Social Security beneficiaries only in response to something the beneficiary has initiated, such as a question or request for help. So if you get an unsolicited call from the SSA, it’s likely not them.

Hang up immediately. Some robocalls will ask you to press a button to stop getting these calls. Don’t respond!

Fraudsters use these responses to identify potential victims. ❚ Never provide personal information over the telephone to an unknown caller. Don’t give out your personal information over the telephone to someone you don’t know, even if they seem to be threatening action. The information is likely to be used in ways that will harm you, not help you. If the caller asks to verify information, don’t say “yes.” They may be recording your voice. The word “yes” can then be used out of context – to authorize charges on your bank accounts and credit cards, for example. ❚ Report the call. Finally, you should report the call to the SSA. Scams involving people who claim to be from the SSA are frequent enough that the SSA has a fraud hotline. You can reach it at 1-800269-0271 or, if you’re hearing-impaired, at 1-866-501-2101 (TTY).

You can also report fraud online at https://oig.ssa.gov/report.

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Court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: n Jonathan Paul Avery, 34, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Aug. 6. He was sentenced to three days in jail and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. n Lawana Marie Barker, 54, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed June 4. She was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered not to consume or buy controlled substances unless with valid prescription and taken as prescribed for 12 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, forfeited items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months. n Luis Ramon Corona, 58, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to second-degree failure to stop at the direction of an officer, committed Aug. 7. He was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 30 days, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Zeb L. Frazier, 25, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to thirddegree theft, committed Jan. 25. Imposition of sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for 12 months, ordered to complete 20 hours of community work service, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Safeway, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Joel Oliver Helgevold, 35, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended, committed Sept. 23. He was fined $1,000, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days, and was placed on probation for 12 months. n Stanley Okpealuk, 30, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to two counts of four-degree assault (causing a peace officer fear of injury), each count merged with a count of reckless endangerment, committed Oct. 30, 2017. On count one, he was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 150 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 24 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, and was placed on probation for 24 months. On count two, he was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 150 days suspended, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 24 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, and placed on probation for 24 months. n Christopher Grant Burns, 68, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident (unattended vehicle damage), committed Aug. 9.

He was fined $500 with $250 suspended and a $50 court surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Joshua Timothy Denna, 28, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident (unintended vehicle damage), committed July 20. He was fined $200 and a $50 court surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Dewey Austria Devera, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Oct. 11. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $66 for the first three days plus $14 for each additional day of monitoring ordered, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoke for 90 days, forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n John Quincy Wilson, 22, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal mischief (damage under $250), committed June 12. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail with nine days suspended (time served), fined a $50 court surcharge and a

$150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Gail Marie Waterbury, 43, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct, committed Dec. 14. She was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 12 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Gail Marie Waterbury, 43, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed Feb. 6. She was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 12 months, and placed on probation for 12 months.

n A jury found Kevin J. Johnson, 20, of Soldotna, guilty of refusal to submit to a chemical test, committed June 16, 2017. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, fined $1,500, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $66 for the first three days plus $14 for each additional day of monitoring ordered, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for one year. He was found not guilty of all other charges in this case. n Matthew Shane Lay, 22, address unknown, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed Apr. 11. He was fined a $50 court surcharge

and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Gregg William McCord, 33, of Tyonek, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of fourth-degree assault (recklessly injure) and one count of resisting or interfering with arrest (by force), committed May 23. On count one, he was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended. On the count of resisting or interfering with arrest, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay restitution. n Alphonsus Pete, Jr., 20, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed May 3. He was

fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for 12 months. n Oscar Ray Villasenor, 21, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed June 17. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $66 for the first three days plus $14 for each additional day of monitoring ordered, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for one year. n Jesse Stephen Waltemyer, 35, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to second-degree harass-

ment (anonymous, obscene, threatening call), committed June 28. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail with nine days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a mental health assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to have no contact with victim, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Robert R. Backstrom 36, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises), committed June 8. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart, and placed on probation for 12 months.

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B Sunday, September 30, 2018

Sports Bears split with Jr. Blues Staff report Peninsula Clarion

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears split a weekend series with the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play.

The Bears stretched their winning streak to three with a 3-2 overtime victory Friday, but lost 3-2 Saturday. Kenai River, at 5-3-0-0, still leads the Midwest Division as it prepares for its home opener Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel. Springfield is 3-2-1-0.

“This is a game good teams win,” Kenai River head coach Josh Petrich said Friday.

“We weren’t very good tonight. We looked tired and slow. We still found a way to come out with two points.”

Petrich has emphasized fast starts this season, and the Bears came through when Logan Ritchie scored on assists from Justin Daly and Jack Conroy just 1 minute, 6 seconds, into the game.

“After that goal we let down because maybe we thought it was going to be easy,” Petrich said. “We chased our tail a little bit.”

Things got worse in the second period,

when the Bears were whistled for three penalties and Springfield (2-2-1-0) had a 2-1 lead just over seven minutes into the frame.

But the Bears steadied themselves enough to get the equalizer when Johan Bok threw the puck to the net and it went five-hole off a skate. Petrich said Sutton McDonald and Alex Klekotka put in extra effort to get the puck to Bok. After a cautious third period, the teams went to overtime. Petrich emphasized getting shots on net in the extra frame, and Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik did that just See BEARS, page B2

Kenai Central senior Jaycie Calvert sprints to the finish line to win the Division II girls state title Saturday at the ASAA state cross-country running championships at the Bartlett Trails in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Calvert, Kenai capture state

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

A summer of hard work paid dividends when Kenai Central senior Jaycie Calvert left the field in her dust to claim a state crown.

Calvert captured her first Division II state crosscountry title with a dominant victory Saturday afternoon under brilliantly sunny skies at the Bartlett Trails in Anchorage. Calvert’s individual victory fueled the Kenai girls to the state team championship, capping a season of fine form by the Kardinals.

“It’s amazing, I guess,” said a humbled Calvert. “It’s a special feeling to have the team here with me.”

Head coach Maria Calvert, Jaycie’s mother, said her daughter put in the necessary work this summer to reach her goal after having placed in the top-10 in each of the previous three years.

At the Division I level, Calvert notched finishes of fifth as a freshman, fourth as a sophomore and eighth as a junior.

Now, as a senior, Calvert finally reached the top.

“Jaycie showed how hard work can pay off,” coach Calvert said.

In other races, Kendall Kramer of West Valley defended her Division I girls title with a time of 17:52, the second-fastest girls time on the Bartlett state course See RUN, page B4

Clemson comeback raises questions

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

No. 3 Clemson is starting to look a little like another highly touted Atlantic Coast Conference team that reached the College Football Playoff with an unbeaten record, built on a foundation of great escapes.

The Tigers’ latest trick was a 10-point, fourth-quarter comeback victory against Syracuse in Death Valley on Saturday, with a quarterback who was third on the depth chart just a week ago. A long, late touchdown drive kept Clemson undefeated. Earlier this month, the Tigers needed to stop a potential tying 2-point conversion by Texas A&M late in the fourth quarter to hold off the Aggies in College Station.

Coach Dabo Swinney’s team is hard to beat. The Tigers rarely flinch when faced with adversity and winning tight games is just part of the program’s DNA. Since 2015, the season Clemson won the first of its current streak of three straight ACC championships, no other FBS team has more than Clemson’s 13 victories by seven or less points . The Tigers are 13-3 in those games.

In 2014, Florida State still ruled the ACC, and they had a similar ability to dodge the upset bug. The Seminoles were the defending national champions, with Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston. They started the season No. 1 in the rankings, but

rarely did anything come easy.

They needed OT to beat Clemson with a backup quarterback when Winston was suspended. They rallied from down 24-7 in the first quarter to beat North Carolina State and trailed Louisville 21-7 at the half before winning. Florida State won seven one-score games that season against an ACC schedule that was not loaded with ranked teams. The Seminoles slipped in the rankings but never lost and eventually went into the College Football Playoff as the No. 3 seed. Their good fortune ran out in the Rose Bowl, where they were eliminated by Oregon in the semifinals.

Clemson didn’t enter the season with quite the hype of that Florida State team, but they were a solid No. 2 in the preseason Top 25 behind Alabama, even drawing some support for No. 1. The Tigers have a defensive line touted as one of the best in college football history. They were expected to be closer to Alabama’s equal but they could be down to No. 4 or 5 in the rankings by Sunday depending on how top-10 showdowns between No. 4 Ohio State and No. 9 Penn State and No. 7 Stanford and No. 8 Notre Dame play out Saturday night.

In the playoff era fans are often far more focused on finding flaws in the playoff contenders then acknowledging strengths.

See COLLEGE, page B4

Soldotna quarterback Jersey Truesdell tries to elude Kenai Central defenders Justin Anderson, Billy Morrow, Tucker Vann, Braedon PItsch and Jacob Howard on Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi offense swamps Kenai

Stars score on all 9 possessions to end Kards’ season

By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

On a perfect autumn day — azure sky, short-sleeve temperatures, glowing yellows, the works — the Soldotna football team’s offense was, well, perfect.

The Stars scored on all nine possessions to swamp rival Kenai Central 72-24 on Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. The host school scored the second-most points in the

history of the rivalry, which now stands at 29-16 in favor of the Stars with SoHi on an eight-game winning streak.

Coach Galen Brantley Jr. also improved to 14-2 against his greatest rival.

Soldotna (3-0, 7-1) clinched the top spot in the Northern Lights Conference for the 13th straight time and 24th time overall. Kenai saw its chances at the playoffs evaporate and finishes 1-2 and 3-5. Eagle River, at 2-1 in the league, is the

second seed out of the conference.

Because Palmer is the host facility, the Stars travel to face the Moose, the No. 2 seed out of the Railbelt, Saturday at 1 p.m.

“Every year, Kenai is a big rivalry game,” said SoHi senior Levi Benner, who was honored along with Cy Updike, Ethan Gavalis, Brennan Werner and Cody Nye for senior day. “We came out of it OK. We had a few rough spots, so we’ve got

some things to work on for next week.”

Most of those rough spots came on defense, where Kenai was able to rush 43 times for 303 yards. On offense, Soldotna piled up 450 yards on 47 carries and another 121 yards through the air.

Quarterback Jersey Truesdell orchestrated the attack, rushing for 83 yards and three touchdowns, while going 6 for 7 for 121 yards and two touchSee RIVAL, page B2

Nikiski netters sweep matches

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

The Nikiski volleyball squad got the Bulldogs homecoming weekend off to a high start with a three-game sweep Friday night over Southcentral Conference opponent Houston.

And that came with “flat” play, according to head coach Stacey Segura.

Nikiski won with scores of 25-11, 25-16 and 25-14, upping their record to 4-1 in conference play and 5-1 overall and stamping their name as early contenders in the region. Nikiskis lone loss came against Grace Christian.

Segura said postgame she was happy to see her team prevail, but thought a lopsided win in the first set led to inconsistent play the rest of the night.

“We did well the first game, and I think they thought we could relax after that,” Segura explained. “And it’s homecoming weekend … but I’m not disappointed.”

Led by a hot-hitting sister duo of Bethany and Lillian Carstens, the Bulldogs got off to a 9-2 start before the Hawks called timeout in the first set.

After the minute-long break, Nikiski kept rolling with the next six points to stake out a Nikiski junior Kaitlyn Johnson sets up a shot for a teammate 15-2 lead, with several points Friday night against Houston at Nikiski High School. (Photo by coming from sophomore Lillian from the outside and senior Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Bethany in the middle. Lillian Carstens finished with six kills and Bethany ended with five kills and a block.

A string of service points from senior Kelsey Clark helped finish off the first set.

Clark finished the night with 12 digs as well.

Segura said junior Kaycee Bostic, who notched three aces and four kills, also showed big improvement in her service game.

“She did well with her serve,” Segura said. “She’s got a hard jump serve.”

The second set, however, started with Houston taking the first three points as Nikiski suffered with balls falling out of play.

The Bulldogs had the most trouble with Houston’s Jaydin Winzenburg, who countered Nikiski’s offense with a deadly service game of her own. Winzenburg helped the Hawks to an early lead in game two.

Segura said Nikiski had trouble with its own jump serve, as several of the girls on the team had been working on that in practice, but Kaitlyn Johnson helped to turn things around with two serving points in part of a mini 4-0 Nikiski run.

Houston led by as much as 11-7, but the Bulldogs swiftly turned things around with a big string of service points by See NET, page B2

B2 | Sunday, September 30, 2018 | Peninsula Clarion

. . . Bears Continued from page B1

15 seconds in after getting the puck from Markuss Komuls and Michael Spethmann. The puck went in for the winner.

Gavin Enright had 28 saves for the Bears, while Caleb Hannon stopped 20 for the Jr. Blues.

“He made very timely saves and weathered some storms,” Petrich said of Enright. “I’m very happy with Gavin’s performance.”

Saturday, Springfield led 1-0 after the first period before

Connor Scahill got things started in the second on a powerplay goal, assisted by Klekotka and Krajnik. But Springfield scored two before the end of the second to lead 3-1.

Wasilla’s Porter Schachle, assisted by Cody Moline and Bok, got the Bears within one with 10:24 to play, but Kenai River could not find the equalizer.

Dennis Westergard stopped 22 for Kenai River, while Jack Williams stopped 27 for Springfield.

The Bears have trimmed their roster to 24 by trading JJ Berdal to the Jamestown (Penn-

sylvania) Tomahawks for assets and by releasing Emils Ezitis and Alex Stuckert. Petrich said he plans on getting the roster down to 23 by Sunday.

Friday Brown Bears 3, Jr. Blues 2, OT Kenai River 1 1 0 1 — 3 Springfield 0 2 0 0 — 2 First period — 1. Kenai River, Ritchie (Daly, Conroy), 1:06. Penalties — none.

Second period — 2. Springfield, Puricelli (DenBeste), pp, 1:08; 3. Springfield, Techel (un.), 7:02; 4. Kenai River, Bok (A. Walker, McDonald), 16:23. Penalties — Kenai River 3 for 6:00.

Third period — none. Penalties — none.

Overtime — Kenai River, Krajnik (Komuls, Spethmann), 0:15. Penalties — none.

Shots on goal — Kenai River 9-4-9-1—23; Springfield 7-12-11-0—30.

Goalies — Kenai River, Enright (30 shots, 28 saves); Springfield, Hannon (23 shots,

20 saves).

Power plays — Kenai River 0 for 0; Springfield 1 for 3.

Saturday Jr. Blues 3, Brown Bears 2 Kenai River 0 1 1 — 2 Springfield 1 2 0 — 3 First period — 1. Springfield, Carabelli (Groton, Reid), 16:14. Penalties — none.

Second period — 2. Kenai River, Scahill (Klekotka, Krajnik), pp, 9:30; 3. Springfield, Panisa (Schmidling, Brainin), 10:09; 4.

Springfield, Puricelli (Kozyrev, Villegas), pp, 19:51. Penalties — Kenai River 6 for 12:00; Springfield 3 for 6:00.

Third period — 5. Kenai River, Schachle (Moline, Bok), 9:36. Penalties — Kenai River 1 for 2:00.

Shots on goal — Kenai River 7-14-8—29; Springfield 4-15-6—25.

Goalies — Kenai River, Westergard (25 shots, 22 saves); Springfield, Williams (29 shots, 27 saves).

Power plays — Kenai River 1 for 2, Springfield 1 for 4.

Homer football topples Nikiski Staff report Peninsula Clarion

The visiting Homer football team took advantage of a blocked punt late in the game to notch a 22-20 victory on Nikiski’s homecoming Saturday.

Both teams were eliminated from the playoff race before

this week. Homer finishes 2-2 in the Peninsula Conference and 2-6 overall, while Nikiski finishes 1-3 and 3-5.

“Homer has some big dudes,” Nikiski coach Paul Nelson said. “We played hard, and it was exciting and a great way to end the season.

“It didn’t turn out the way we would have liked, but

there are a lot of positives going into the offseason.”

Homer went up 16-0, but Nikiski came back with 20 unanswered points on two touchdowns from Sam Berry an another from Koleman McCaughey.

Late in the game, Nikiski tried to punt from deep in its own territory and the kick was

blocked. Homer scored the game-winner on the next play.

Ketchikan 50, Seward 40 The visiting Kings kept rolling on offense, finishing 3-1 in the Peninsula Conference and 6-1 overall.

Seward finishes 0-4 and 2-5.

Nikiski senior Emma Wik sets up a shot Friday night against the Houston Hawks at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

. . . Net Continued from page B1

Emma Wik to take the lead in a 7-0 run.

Houston got as close as 1615 Nikiski leading, but the home team ripped off a late 8-0 run to cruise to the set win and a 2-0 match lead, capped with more strong serving from Johnson.

Nikiski got off to another rocky start in the third set, but things eventually turned the Bulldogs’ way with a dominant run of points from Bethany Carstens and Johnson at the net.

Houston closed to within 1311, but the Bulldogs scored the next seven points to pull away for good.

Emma Wik pumped in six kills with seven assists, while Kaitlyn Johnson provided five

assists to go with five aces.

Angela Druesedow added four aces and America Jeffreys recorded eight digs.

Nikiski 3, Redington 0 The host Bulldogs moved to 5-1 and 6-1 by topping the Huskies 25-13, 25-11 and 25-12.

Johnson had seven assists and six aces, while Clark had three aces and 10 digs, Bethany Carstens had seven kills, Bostic had six kills, Savannah Ley had four kills and Wik had seven assists.

“Today and the whole week the girls played super consistent,” Segura said. “They didn’t get a game taken away all week.”

Segura had particular praise for Johnson, because when the play slows down, the coach said Johnson never slows down.

Kenai volleyball defeats Seward Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna’s Wyatt Medcoff picks off Kenai Central quarterback Connor Felchle in front of intended receiver Joey Sylvester on Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

. . . Rival Continued from page B1

downs through the air.

After the game, the junior quarterback distributed the credit as deftly as he had distributed the football, saying his coaches and teammates put him in a great position to succeed.

Truesdell reserved special praise for fellow junior Wyatt Medcoff.

The Kardinals came in as underdogs still with a shot at the playoffs. The last things Soldotna wanted Kenai to have was hope, and after Kenai had two illegal procedure penalties on its first three plays, Medcoff picked off Kenai quarterback Connor Felchle at the Kenai 40-yard line.

“That’s one thing we preached, that we can’t have mental mistakes against a team like SoHi,” said Kenai Central coach Travis Akana, whose team had 11 penalties.

“It has to be 100 percent from whistle to whistle.”

Six plays later Medcoff was crashing into the end zone for a 7-0 lead with 8:24

left in the first quarter. The Stars were on their way to taking a 28-0 lead.

“That was huge,” Truesdell said. “He doesn’t really have a nickname, but playmaker would be my nickname for him. He does something that wows you every game.”

For example, Truesdell said Kenai junior Titus Riddall was bowling over SoHi defenders in rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown before sitting out the second half injured. But on one of Medcoff’s carries, Truesdell said the 5-foot-8, 160-pound Medcoff gave the team a boost by getting the best of a collision with Riddall.

Medcoff finished with 196 yards rushing, plus two rushing touchdowns.

With Hudson Metcalf adding receiving and rushing touchdowns, Zach Zeigler adding a receiving touchdown, and Updike and Brock Wilson adding scoring runs, the Stars were able to light up the scoreboard despite the absence of running back Aaron Faletoi and tight end Galen Brantley III. “I think it shows how explosive our backfield is,” Truesdell said. “Without ar-

guably our best runner and blocker, we can plug in other people and still be good due to execution and focus.”

The Kardinals were able to find some holes in the Soldotna defense, which also received an interception from Zach Hanson deep in Soldotna territory. Tucker Vann picked up where Riddall left off in the second half, piling up 101 yards and a touchdown. Felchle also had a rushing score.

Akana said the Kenai coaching staff saw some weaknesses to the outside of the Soldotna defense and changed up the offense a bit to exploit those weaknesses.

“We weren’t playing them the best way we could have,” Benner said. “It’s nothing we can’t fix next week before Palmer with focus and time in the film room.”

Notes: Official Randy Sparks was briefly recognized at halftime. Sparks is finishing his 22nd year officiating on the Kenai Peninsula.

He has two playoff games left off the peninsula, but Saturday was his last game on the peninsula.

Saturday

Stars 72, Kardinals 24 Kenai 0 8 8 8 — 24 Soldotna 14 20 30 8 — 72 1st Quarter Sol — Medcoff 8 run (Truesdell kick), 8:24.

Sol — Truesdell 42 run (Truesdell kick), 3:48.

2nd Quarter Sol — Truesdell 1 run (run failed), 9:24.

Sol — Truesdell 1 run (Updike run), 1:36.

Ken — Riddall 8 run (Burnett run), 1:10.

Sol — Metcalf 7 pass from Truesdell (kick failed), 0:21.

3rd Quarter Sol — Metcalf 16 run (Medcoff pass from Truesdell), 11:05.

Sol — Medcoff 11 run (run failed), 7:36.

Ken — Vann 11 run (Vann run), 6:06.

Sol — Ziegler 31 pass from Truesdell (Metcalf run), 3:56.

Sol — Updike 15 run (Updike pass from Truesdell), 1:54.

4th Quarter Ken — Felchle 2 run (Vann run), 10:25.

Sol — Wilson 7 run (Sorhus run), 3:26.

Ken Sol First downs 15 24 Rushes-yards 43-303 47-450 Passing yards 24 121 Comp-att-int 4-9-2 6-7-0 Punts-avg 2-27.5 0-0 Fumbles 1-0 0-0 Penalties 11-94 6-57 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Kenai: Riddall 18-171, Vann 14-101, Burnett 1-19, Sylvester 3-15, Anderson 2-8, Felchle 3-(-11). Soldotna: Medcoff 16-196, Truesdell 10-83, Updike 6-52, Metcalf 7-43, Sorhus 2-23, Jaime 1-15, Wilson 2-15, C. Johnson 1-12, Escott 2-11.

Passing — Kenai: Felchle 3-6-2—17, Daniels 1-2-0—7, Burnett 0-1-0—0. Soldotna: Truesdell: 6-7-0—121.

Receiving — Kenai: Carver 1-11, Vann 1-7, Burnett 1-4, Riddall 1-2. Soldotna: Updike 2-45, Ziegler 1-31, Metcalf 2-27, Medcoff 1-18.

The visiting Kenai Central volleyball team defeated Seward in Southcentral Conference play Friday by scores of 25-13, 19-25, 25-18 and 25-22.

The Kardinals move to 3-2 in the league and 5-2 in nontournament play, while Seward falls to 3-3 in the league and 3-4 overall.

Bethany Morris had seven kills for Kenai, while Jaiden Streiff had five kills and Abby Every added four kills. Jenna Streiff piled up 25 digs, while Jaiden Streif added 15. Lexi Reis and Morris had four aces apiece.

Seward head coach Jodi Kurtz wrote in a text message that her squad played hard but couldn’t pull out the victory.

Coral Petrosius led with seven kills, while Calysta Lohman had three kills and Riley Von Borstel added two kills. Ashley Jackson had three aces in her 17 serves, while Allie Toloff also served well, finishing with 15 serves.

Colony 3, Soldotna 2 The visiting Stars fell 30-32, 25-13, 21-25, 25-18 and 15-8 in Northern Lights Conference play.

Soldotna falls to 9-2 in nontournament play and 4-1 in the league. The Stars face the Knights again at 12:30 p.m.

“They have a couple of outstanding hitters,” Soldotna coach Sheila Kupferschmid said of the Knights. “Colony has good size, and I think their block affected the match.”

Aliann Schmidt had 18 kills for SoHi, while Ituau Tuisaula had 13 and Bailey Leach added 10.

Holleigh Jaime led with 23 digs, while Brittani Blossom had 16 and Tuisaula added 15.

Jaime and Tuisaula also had three aces.

“Holleigh Jaime had one of the best games she’s played

‘I’m just pleased with the kids’ mental toughness coming back after a five-set loss. I’m very encouraged with the overall effort today.’

— Sheila Kupferschmid, SoHi coach

this year,” Kupferschmid said.

“She was consistent, steady and smart, and didn’t miss a serve.”

Soldotna 2, Colony 0 The Stars bounced back Saturday for a 25-22, 26-24 and 25-22 victory to move to 10-2 in nontournament play and 5-1 in the league.

“I’m just pleased with the kids’ mental toughness coming back after a five-set loss,” Kupferschmid said. “I’m very encouraged with the overall effort today.”

Kylie Ness stepped up with 14 service points and 10 digs.

Kupferschmid also said her team was strong through the middle, with Schmidt getting 13 kills and three blocks, and Leach getting eight kills. Tuisaula had 12 kills and eight digs.

Homer 3, Redington 0 The host Homer volleyball team breezed past Redington 25-11, 25-8 and 25-6 to move to 4-1 in the Southcentral Conference and 4-2 in nontournament play.

Homer 3, Houston 0 The host Homer volleyball team defeated Houston 25-15, 25-16 and 25-16 to move to 5-1 in the Southcentral Conference and 5-2 in nontournament play.

Peninsula Clarion | Sunday, September 30, 2018 | B3

Jacoby posts unofficial state record at Seward Invite

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

Seward freshman Lydia Jacoby continued her torrid run of domination in the pool Saturday with an unofficial state record at the Seward Invite.

Jacoby blazed to a victory in the girls 100 breaststroke race in a time of 1 minutes, 4.44 seconds, eclipsing the current state mark of 1:04.50 by Kodiak’s Laura Griffing, set in 2010.

The record is not official since state records can only be set at the seasonending state meet.

Homer’s Madison Story won the girls 100 butterfly and the 100 back-

stroke, while Jacoby took wins in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. Kenai’s Riley Reese also picked up two wins in the girls 200 and 100 freestyle races.

On the boys side, Homer’s Teddy Handley, Clayton Arndt and Kenai’s Savaii Heaven took six of the eight individual wins with two apiece. Handley collected wins in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke, Arndt won the 200 and 100 freestyles, and Heaven secured victories in the 100 butterfly and the 500 free.

GIRLS 200 medley relay — 1. Seward (Rodriguez, Jacoby,

Mullaly, Nilsson), 2:11.64; 2. Homer, 2:12.74; 3. Kenai, 2:16.33; 4. Homer, 2:55.60.

200 free — 1. Riley Reese, Ken, 2:10.14; 2. Adeline Berry, Hom, 2:10.34; 3. Grace Morrow, Ken, 2:23.07; 4. Hartley Miller, Hom, 2:24.44.

200 IM — 1. Lydia Jacoby, Sew, 2:18.32; 2. Avari Gross, ken, 3:10.30; 3. Olivia Glasman, Hom, 3:24.36; 4. Alida Stiers, Ken, 3:28.38.

50 free — 1. Alia Bales, Hom, 27.38; 2. Julia Anderson, Ken, 28.65; 3. Kylie Mullaly, Sew, 29.14; 4. Annika Nilsson, Sew, 30.90.

100 butterfly — 1. Madison Story, Hom, 1:02.59; 2.

Adeline Berry, Hom, 1:05.68; 3. Julia Anderson, Ken, 1:15.35; 4. Rachael Pitsch, Ken, 1:20.10.

100 free — 1. Riley Reese, Ken, 1:00.17; 2. Alia Bales, Hom, 1:01.91; 3. Grace Morrow, Ken, 1:02.37; 4. Sailey Rhodes, Hom, 1:09.13.

500 free — 1. Kylie Mullaly, Sew, 6:17.88; 2. Mickinzie Ticknor, Ken, 7:13.27; 3. Avari Gross, Ken, 7:23.56; 4. Michal Keyes, Ken, 7:30.67.

200 free relay — 1. Kenai B (Anderson, Morrow, Stiers, Ticknor), 2:01.43; 2. Kenai A, 2:01.82; 3. Homer, 2:02.55; 4. Seward, 2:07.61.

100 backstroke — 1. Madison Story, Hom, 1:01.96; 2. Hartley Miller, 1:18.38; 3. Annika Nilsson, Sew, 1:24.73; 4. Mickinzie Ticknor, Ken, 1:27.35.

100 breaststroke — 1. Lydia Jacoby, Sew, 1:04.44; 2. Rachael Pitsch, Ken, 1:28.09; 3. Sailey Rhodes, Hom, 1:28.41; 4. Abigail Moffett, Ken, 1:34.83.

400 free relay — 1. Homer A (Berry, Miller, Rhodes, Story), 4:17.84; 2. Homer B, 6:12.15.

BOYS 200 medley relay — 1. Kenai (Bagley, Poulin, Heaven, Rolph), 1:51.64; 2. Seward, 2:00.97; 3. Kenai, 2:01.19.

200 free — 1. Clayton Arndt, Hom, 1:55.30; 2. Jake Nelson, Hom, 2:08.14; 3. Peter Anderson, 2:09.17; 4.

Aiden Huff, 2:39.69.

200 IM — 1. Teddy Handley, Hom, 2:15.01; 2. Theo Castellani, Hom, 2:17.75; 3. Owen Rolph, Ken, 2:20.14; 4. Sorin Sorensen, Ken, 2:27.64.

50 free — 1. Hunter Hollingsworth, Sew, 25.48; 2.

Trevor Bagley, Ken, 25.66; 3. John Moriarty, Sew, 26.09; 4. Dominic Alioto, Ken, 26.43.

100 butterfly — 1. Savaii Heaven, Ken, 54.77; 2. Con-

NL West, Central go down to final day

By The Associated Press

A look at what’s happening around the majors on Sunday: PLAYOFF PUSH The last scheduled day of the regular season will see all 15 games begin within 15 minutes of each other — a perfect setup to settle a pair of NL division races.

The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are tied atop the NL Central going into Game 162. Mike Montgomery (5-6, 3.99 ERA) starts for the Cubs vs. St. Louis at Wrigley Field, while the Brewers hadn’t announced their pitcher to take on the Tigers at Miller Park.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies are all even in the NL West.

Walker Buehler (7-5, 2.76 ERA) was listed to pitch as the Dodgers visit San Francisco, trying to win their sixth straight

division title. The Rockies, who’ve never finished in first place, face Washington at Coors Field.

The Cubs, Brewers, Dodgers and Rockies have all clinched playoff spots, but want to avoid wild-card peril. If the divisions are tied after Sunday, they’ll go to tiebreakers Monday at Wrigley Field and Dodger Stadium — the winner advances to the Division Series, the losers meet Tuesday in the one-and-done wildcard game.

ting race at .324 and his 36 home runs are tied for most in the league with the Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter. Yelich only trails in the RBIs column — he has 109 and Javier Baez of the Cubs leads with 111.

Yelich, in his first season with the Brewers, faces Detroit rookie Spencer Turnbull at Miller Park.

The last Triple Crown winner in the majors with Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera in 2012.

CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT

FAREWELLS? No telling who will go where this winter. But this could be free agent-inwaiting Bryce Harper’s final game for Washington, veteran outfielder Adam Jones’ last day with Baltimore and manager Mike Scioscia’s wrapup in the Angels’ dugout.

Milwaukee outfielder Christian Yelich goes into the final day with a chance to become the first Triple Crown winner in the National League since Joe Medwick in 1937 for St. Louis.

Yelich holds a sizable edge in the bat-

Scoreboard Baseball AL Standings

East Division W L Pct GB x-Boston 107 54 .665 — y-New York 100 61 .621 7 Tampa Bay 89 72 .553 18 Toronto 73 88 .453 34 Baltimore 46 115 .286 61 Central Division x-Cleveland 90 71 .559 — Minnesota 77 84 .478 13 Detroit 64 97 .398 26 Chicago 62 99 .385 28 Kansas City 58 103 .360 32 West Division x-Houston 103 58 .640 — y-Oakland 97 64 .602 6 Seattle 88 73 .547 15 Los Angeles 79 82 .491 24 Texas 67 94 .416 36 x-clinched division y-clinched wild card Friday’s Games Minnesota 2, Chicago White Sox 1, 1st game Houston 2, Baltimore 1 N.Y. Yankees 11, Boston 6 Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 6 Minnesota 12, Chicago White Sox 4, 2nd game Milwaukee 6, Detroit 5 Cleveland 14, Kansas City 6 L.A. Angels 8, Oakland 5 Seattle 12, Texas 6 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 5 Houston 4, Baltimore 3, 1st game Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3 Milwaukee 6, Detroit 5 Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Kansas City 9, Cleveland 4 Houston 5, Baltimore 2, 2nd game Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 2 Seattle 4, Texas 1 Sunday’s Games Houston (Morton 15-3) at Baltimore (Yacabonis 0-2), 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees (TBD) at Boston (Porcello 17-7), 11:05 a.m.

Oakland (Anderson 4-5) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 2-2), 11:07 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Covey 5-13) at Minnesota (Littell 0-2), 11:10 a.m.

Detroit (Turnbull 0-1) at Milwaukee (Gonzalez 9-11), 11:10 a.m.

Texas (Gallardo 8-7) at Seattle (Elias 2-1), 11:10 a.m.

Toronto (Gaviglio 3-9) at Tampa Bay (Stanek 2-3), 11:10 a.m.

Cleveland (Carrasco 16-10) at Kansas City (Skoglund 1-5), 11:15 a.m.

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NL Standings

East Division W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 90 71 .559 — Washington 82 79 .509 8 Philadelphia 79 82 .491 11 New York 76 85 .472 14 Miami 63 97 .394 26½ Central Division z-Chicago 94 67 .584 — z-Milwaukee 94 67 .584 — St. Louis 88 73 .547 6 Pittsburgh 81 79 .506 12½ Cincinnati 67 94 .416 27 West Division z-Colorado 90 71 .559 — z-Los Angeles 90 71 .559 — Arizona 82 79 .509 8 San Francisco 73 88 .453 17 San Diego 65 96 .404 25 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 10, Philadelphia 2 Miami 8, N.Y. Mets 1 Colorado 5, Washington 2 Milwaukee 6, Detroit 5 San Diego 3, Arizona 2, 15 innings L.A. Dodgers 3, San Francisco 1 Saturday’s Games St. Louis 2, Chicago Cubs 1 L.A. Dodgers 10, San Francisco 6 Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 0 Milwaukee 6, Detroit 5 N.Y. Mets 1, Miami 0, 13 innings Washington 12, Colorado 2 Arizona 5, San Diego 4 Sunday’s Games Atlanta (Gausman 10-10) at Philadelphia (Suarez 1-1), 11:05 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 7-5) at San Francisco (Suarez 7-12), 11:05 a.m.

Arizona (Ray 6-2) at San Diego (Lucchesi 8-9), 11:10 a.m.

Detroit (Turnbull 0-1) at Milwaukee (Gonzalez 9-11), 11:10 a.m.

Miami (Alcantara 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 12-4), 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh (Holmes 1-3) at Cincinnati (Romano 8-11), 11:10 a.m.

Washington (Scherzer 18-7) at Colorado (TBD), 11:10 a.m.

St. Louis (Flaherty 8-8) at Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 5-6), 11:20 a.m.

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Yankees 8, Red Sox 5 NY Bos.

100 330 100—8 13 0 010 100 012—5 10 2

German, Tarpley (2), Lynn (3), S.Gray (6), Kahnle (8), Holder (9), A.Chapman (9) and Romine; Eovaldi, Rodriguez (3), Workman (5), Hembree (6), S.Wright (7), Velazquez (8), Scott (9) and C.Vazquez. W_Lynn 10-10. L_Rodriguez 12-5. Sv_A.Chapman (32). HRs_New York, Torres (24), Stanton (38). Boston, Holt (7).

Astros 4, Orioles 3 Hou. Bal.

000 003 001—4 10 0 000 000 300—3 7 0

Verlander, J.Smith (7), Harris (8), Rondon (9) and Maldonado; Bundy, Carroll (7), Gilmartin (8) and Ca.Joseph. W_Harris 5-3. L_Gilmartin 1-1. Sv_Rondon (15). HRs_Houston, Correa (15), Springer (22). Baltimore, Stewart (3).

Rays 4, Blue Jays 3 Tor. TB

100 001 001—3 5 010 001 20x—4 9

0 0

Borucki, Mayza (7), Paulino (8) and D.Jansen; Snell, Castillo (6), Roe (8), Romo (9) and Sucre. W_ Castillo 4-2. L_Borucki 4-6. Sv_ Romo (25). HRs_Toronto, Hernandez (22), McGuire (2). Tampa Bay, Cron (30), Meadows (1).

Royals 9, Indians 4 Cle. KC

102 000 010—4 10 0 010 204 20x—9 16 1

Kluber, A.Miller (6), Otero (6), C.Allen (7), O.Perez (7), Hand (8) and Gomes, R.Perez; Junis, Hill (7), McCarthy (8), W.Peralta (9) and Viloria. W_Junis 9-12.

L_A.Miller 2-4.

HRs_Cleveland, Ramirez (39). Kansas City, Mondesi (14).

Astros 5, Orioles 2 Hou. Bal.

100 101 020—5 9 010 000 100—2 6

0 1

Keuchel, Peacock (4), Valdez (5), McCullers (7), Devenski (8), Pressly (9) and McCann; Y.Ramirez, Wright Jr. (7) and Wynns. W_Peacock 3-4. L_Y. Ramirez 1-8. Sv_Pressly (2).

HRs_Houston, Straw (1), Marisnick (10), McCann (7).

Twins 8, White Sox 3 Chi. Min.

100 000 002—3 7 0 260 000 00x—8 11 1

Rodon, J.Gomez (2), Bummer (5), Vieira (7) and Narvaez, K.Smith; Gibson, Hildenberger (7), Moya (8), Belisle (9) and Gimenez. W_ Gibson 10-13. L_Rodon 6-8.

Mariners 4, Rangers 1 Tex. Sea.

100 000 000—1 10 2 000 010 30x—4 9 2

Sampson, Sadzeck (7), Claudio (7), Mann (8) and Kiner-Falefa; Paxton, Vincent (7), Colome (8), Diaz (9) and Zunino. W_Vincent 4-4. L_Sampson 0-3. Sv_Diaz (57).

Athletics 5, Angels 2 Oak. LA

201 001 010—5 8 000 010 100—2 4

2 0

Hendriks, Cahill (2), Kelley (6), Rodney (7), Familia (8), Treinen (9) and Lucroy, Phegley; Skaggs, Ramirez (4), J.Johnson (6), D.McGuire (7), Bedrosian (8), Almonte (9) and Briceno, F.Arcia.

W_Cahill 7-4. L_Skaggs 8-10.

Sv_Treinen (38). HRs_Oakland, Davis (48), Lowrie (23).

Brewers 6, Tigers 5 De. Mil.

102 011 000—5 8 002 300 10x—6 8

1 2

Norris, Coleman (5), Reininger (6), Stumpf (6), VerHagen (7), Farmer (8) and Greiner; Miley, Burnes (4), T.Williams (6), Cedeno (6), J.Barnes (6), Soria (7), Knebel (8), Jeffress (9) and Kratz. W_Soria 3-4. L_Stumpf 1-5. Sv_Jeffress (15). HRs_Detroit, Castellanos (23). Milwaukee, Yelich 2 (36).

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1 SL Chi.

000 110 000—2 3 100 000 000—1 5

1 1

Mikolas, C.Martinez (9) and Molina; Hamels, Cishek (8), Chavez (9) and Caratini. W_Mikolas 18-4.

L_Hamels 9-12. Sv_C.Martinez (5).

Reds 3, Pirates 0 Pit. Cin.

000 000 000—0 6 001 200 00x—3 7

0 0

Taillon, Crick (7), F.Vazquez (8) and Stallings; Lorenzen, D.Hernandez (6), Hughes (8), Iglesias (9) and Barnhart. W_Lorenzen 4-2. L_Taillon 14-10.

Sv_Iglesias (30). HRs_Cincinnati, Suarez (34).

Dodgers 10, Giants 6 LA SF

110 300 014—10 18 0 012 020 001— 6 9 1

Kershaw, Madson (6), Wood (7), Maeda (8), Rosscup (9), K.Jansen (9) and Grandal; Rodriguez, Blach (4), Black (6), Watson (6), D.Holland (7), Melancon (7), W.Smith (8), Okert (9) and Hundley. W_Wood 9-7. L_Melancon 1-4. HRs_Los Angeles, Puig (23), Pederson (25).

Phillies 3, Braves 0 Atl. Phi.

000 000 000—0 2 000 000 30x—3 5

0 1

A.Sanchez, Venters (7), Winkler (7), Toussaint (8) and Suzuki; Nola, Neris (8), Dominguez (9) and Alfaro, Knapp. W_Nola 176. L_Venters 5-2. Sv_Dominguez (15).

Mets 1, Marlins 0, 13 inn.

Mia. 000 000 000 000 0—0 5 0 NY 000 000 000 000 1—1 11 0 Richards, Conley (7), Steckenrider (9), Barraclough (10), Rucinski (11), T.Guerrero (12), J.Garcia (13), Javy Guerra (13) and Holaday; Matz, Bashlor (7), D.Smith (8), Swarzak (9), Blevins (10), Rhame (11), Zamora (13) and Plawecki. W_Zamora 1-0. L_J. Garcia 3-3.

Diamondbacks 5, Padres 4 Ari. SD

020 201 000—5 7 000 300 010—4 7

0 0

Godley, S.Miller (7), Ziegler (8), Diekman (8), Hirano (9) and Avila; Nix, Strahm (5), Wingenter (6), Makita (8) and Ellis. W_Godley 15-11. L_Nix 2-5. Sv_Hirano (3).

HRs_Arizona, Vargas (1). San Diego, Hosmer (18).

Nationals 12, Rockies 2 Was. Col.

230 010 321—12 18 1 010 001 000— 2 5 1

Strasburg, Glover (7), G.Holland (8), Doolittle (9), A.Williams (9) and Wieters, Severino; J.Gray, Bettis (3), D.Johnson (6), McGee (7), Howard (9) and Wolters, T.Murphy. W_Strasburg 10-7. L_J. Gray 12-9. HRs_Washington, Soto (22), Turner (19). Colorado, Gonzalez (16), Arenado (35).

Football Major College Scores EAST Army 42, Buffalo 13 Boston College 45, Temple 35 Brown 35, Georgetown 7 Bucknell 19, Holy Cross 16 Cincinnati 49, UConn 7 Cornell 43, Sacred Heart 24 Dartmouth 37, Penn 14 Indiana 24, Rutgers 17 Lafayette 31, CCSU 24 Marist 28, Dayton 17 Monmouth (NJ) 54, Wagner 47 Ohio St. 27, Penn St. 26 St. Francis (Pa.) 59, WV Wesleyan 3 Stony Brook 29, Villanova 27

Towson 41, The Citadel 24 Yale 35, Maine 14 SOUTH Alabama 56, Louisiana-Lafayette 14 Alabama A&M 21, Jackson St. 16 Alcorn St. 20, Southern U. 3 Appalachian St. 52, South Alabama 7 Auburn 24, Southern Miss. 13 Bethune-Cookman 35, Savannah St. 0 Campbell 30, North Alabama 7 Charleston Southern 48, Hampton 14 Clemson 27, Syracuse 23 Colgate 23, William & Mary 0 Drake 41, Jacksonville 9 E. Illinois 52, Tennessee Tech 38 ETSU 17, Chattanooga 14 East Carolina 37, Old Dominion 35 Elon 30, New Hampshire 9 FIU 55, Ark.-Pine Bluff 9 Florida 13, Mississippi St. 6 Florida A&M 55, NC Central 14 Florida St. 28, Louisville 24 Furman 44, W. Carolina 38 Georgia 38, Tennessee 12 Georgia Southern 28, Arkansas St. 21 Georgia St. 46, Louisiana-Monroe 14 Georgia Tech 63, Bowling Green 17 Jacksonville St. 48, Austin Peay 32 James Madison 63, Richmond 10 Kennesaw St. 24, Samford 10 Kentucky 24, South Carolina 10 LSU 45, Mississippi 16 Marshall 20, W. Kentucky 17 McNeese St. 17, Stephen F. Austin 10 Mercer 48, VMI 38 Middle Tennessee 25, FAU 24 Murray St. 45, UT Martin 38 NC State 35, Virginia 21 Nicholls 50, Lamar 27 Norfolk St. 54, Delaware St. 28 Prairie View 22, Grambling St. 16 SE Louisiana 24, Northwestern St. 17 Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 21 UAB 28, Charlotte 7 UCF 45, Pittsburgh 14 Vanderbilt 31, Tennessee St. 27 Virginia Tech 31, Duke 14 Wake Forest 56, Rice 24 Wofford 45, Gardner-Webb 14 MIDWEST Ball St. 52, Kent St. 24 Butler 24, Morehead St. 21 Davidson 40, Valparaiso 35 Michigan 20, Northwestern 17 Michigan St. 31, Cent. Michigan 20 Missouri St. 24, Illinois St. 21 N. Dakota St. 21, S. Dakota St. 17 N. Illinois 26, E. Michigan 23, 3OT Notre Dame 38, Stanford 17 Ohio 58, UMass 42 Oklahoma St. 48, Kansas 28 Purdue 42, Nebraska 28 South Dakota 31, S. Illinois 24 Texas 19, Kansas St. 14 W. Illinois 45, Youngstown St. 38 W. Michigan 40, Miami (Ohio) 39 SOUTHWEST Incarnate Word 44, Abilene Christian 34 Louisiana Tech 29, North Texas 27 Oklahoma 66, Baylor 33 SMU 63, Houston Baptist 27 Sam Houston St. 34, Cent. Arkansas 31, OT TCU 17, Iowa St. 14 Texas A&M 24, Arkansas 17 UTSA 30, UTEP 21 West Virginia 42, Texas Tech 34 FAR WEST Arizona St. 52, Oregon St. 24 Boise St. 34, Wyoming 14 E. Washington 34, Montana St. 17 Fresno St. 49, Toledo 27 Hawaii 44, San Jose St. 41, 4OT Idaho 20, Portland St. 7 Idaho St. 56, N. Arizona 42 Liberty 52, New Mexico 43 Montana 48, Cal Poly 28 Nevada 28, Air Force 25 North Dakota 38, N. Colorado 13 Oregon 42, California 24 San Diego 49, Stetson 10 Southern Cal 24, Arizona 20 Washington 35, BYU 7 Washington St. 28, Utah 24

NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Miami New England Buffalo

W 3 1 1

L 0 2 2

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .333 0 .333

PF 75 57 50

PA 52 77 84

N.Y. Jets South Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis Houston North Cincinnati Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh West Kansas City Denver L.A. Chargers Oakland

1

2 0 .333

77

58

2 2 1 0

1 1 2 3

0 .667 0 .667 0 .333 0 .000

49 57 60 59

50 44 63 74

2 2 1 1

1 1 1 1

0 .667 0 .667 1 .500 1 .500

89 97 60 88

77 51 59 90

3 2 1 0

0 1 2 3

0 1.000 118 0 .667 61 0 .333 82 0 .000 52

92 70 93 81

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Washington 2 1 0 .667 64 44 Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 59 55 Dallas 1 2 0 .333 41 53 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 55 62 South Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 102 91 New Orleans 2 1 0 .667 104 103 Carolina 2 1 0 .667 71 60 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 80 85 North Chicago 2 1 0 .667 63 55 1 1 1 .500 70 83 Green Bay Minnesota 1 2 1 .375 90 110 Detroit 1 2 0 .333 70 88 West L.A. Rams 4 0 0 1.000 140 67 1 2 0 .333 65 64 Seattle San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 73 89 Arizona 0 3 0 .000 20 74 ___ Thursday’s Games L.A. Rams 38, Minnesota 31 Sunday’s Games Cincinnati at Atlanta, 9 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Chicago, 9 a.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 9 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 9 a.m.

Miami at New England, 9 a.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 9 a.m.

Buffalo at Green Bay, 9 a.m.

Philadelphia at Tennessee, 9 a.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 12:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Oakland, 12:05 p.m.

New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 12:25 p.m.

San Francisco at L.A. Chargers, 12:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:20 p.m.

Open: Washington, Carolina Monday’s Games Kansas City at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

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Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Tampa Bay RHP Andrew Kittredge three games and N.Y. Yankees LHP CC Sabathia five games for their actions during Thursday’s game.

American League TEXAS RANGERS — Selected the contract of LHP Brandon Mann from Nashville (PCL).

National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled 3B Jung Ho Kang from Indianapolis (IL).

FOOTBALL National Football League DETROIT LIONS — Signed DE Eric Lee from the practice squad.

Waived OL Andrew Donnal.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed DL Muhammad Wilkerson on injured reserve. Signed CB Tony Brown from the practice squad and DL Deon Simon to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released WR Corey Coleman from the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned D Michal Cajkovsky and Roland McKeown, G Alex Nedeljkovic and Fs Janne Kuokkanen, Saku Maenalanen, Nicolas Roy, Patrick Brown and Greg McKegg to Charlotte (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Assigned F Denis Gurianov to Texas (AHL).

Recalled G Colton Point from Texas.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned G Patrik Rybar and D Jake Chelios to Grand Rapids (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed F Riley Sutter to a threeyear, entry-level contract.

OLYMPIC SPORTS USA SWIMMING — Elected Chris Brearton, Natalie Coughlin Hall, Maya DiRado, Dr. Cecil Gordon, Jeanette Skow, Davis Tarwater, Jay Thomas, Tom Ugast and Robert Vincent to the board of directors.

nor Spanos, Sew, 56.35; 3. Koda Poulin, Ken, 58.70; 4. Dominic Alioto, Ken, 1:05:85.

100 free — 1. Clayton Arndt, Hom, 51.15; 2. Jake Nelson, Hom, 56.18; 3. Skyler Rodriguez, Hom, 56.45; 4. Theo Castellani, Hom, 56.78.

500 free — 1. Savaii Heaven, Ken, 5:12.46; 2. Connor Spanos, Sew, 5:43.45.

200 free relay — 1. Homer (Handley, Castellani, Rodriguez, Arndt), 1:36.53; 2. Kenai B, 1:40.20; 3. Kenai A, 1:42.34; 4. Seward, 1:52.87.

100 backstroke — 1. Trevor Bagley, Ken, 1:03.57; 2.

Sorin Sorensen, Ken, 1:05.02; 3. Owen Rolph, Ken, 1:06.97; 4. John Moriarty, Sew, 1:11.46.

100 breaststroke — 1. Teddy Handley, Hom, 1:11.31; 2. Koda Poulin, Ken, 1:12.53; 3. Aiden Huff, Ken, 1:44.54.

400 free relay — 1. Homer (Handley, Nelson, Castellani, Arndt), 3:39.16.

Europe leads Ryder Cup SAINT-QUENTIN-ENYVELINES, France (AP) — Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood walked down the fairway after delivering another big point in the Ryder Cup, side by side with their arms around each other’s shoulder.

Here came “Moliwood” at Le Golf National, the latest Ryder Cup sensation and the first European tandem to win all four matches since the current format began in 1979.

Even more satisfying was that three of those points came at the expense of Tiger Woods.

But this was no time to celebrate.

“We came here to do a job, and it wasn’t to go in the record books or anything like that,” Molinari said.

And now they have to do it by themselves.

Everything points to Europe taking back the precious gold trophy on Sunday, starting from a 10-6 lead that re-

quires Europe to win only 4 1/2 points from the 12 singles matches on the final day.

Woods hasn’t won any of his three matches.

Phil Mickelson didn’t even play Saturday.

Europe filled the board with its blue scores right from the start, winning three of the four matches in fourballs for an 8-4 lead, its largest after three sessions in 14 years. It held on in foursomes, with Henrik Stenson delivering clutch putts in the only match that was close.

But the score should sound familiar, and it was enough to make them cautious.

That’s the same deficit Europe faced in 2012 at Medinah when it produced the largest comeback on foreign soil. The Americans have never made up that much ground away from home, though they were the first to win after trailing 106, at Brookline in 1999 when they front-loaded the Sunday lineup with their biggest stars.

Cyclocross series enjoys wet course Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Tyle Owens, Morgan Aldridge, Dylan Hogue and Will Morrow prevailed in the rain Thursday in the third race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series at Tsalteshi Trails.

Racers have 30 minutes until they can’t go out on anymore laps. Owens completed five laps in 34 minutes, 18 seconds, while Mike Crawford was second with five in 35:26 and Brian Beeson was third with five in 35:43.

Aldridge was the top woman, and 10th overall, with four laps in 34:25. Jen Tabor was the next woman at four laps in 36:17.

Hogue had four laps in 37:06 to rate as the top youth, with Madison McDonald next at four in 37:24 and Ethan Hogue third at four in 41:51.

Morrow had the top sin-

glespeed performance at four laps in 40:57.

The series continues Thursday at the top of angle hill on the Skyview Middle School side of the trails. Registration is at 5:45 p.m., with racing at 6:15 p.m. The cost is $5 for members of the Tsalteshi Trails Association and $10 for nonmembers.

1. Tyle Owens – 34:18 (5); 2. Mike Crawford – 35:26 (5); 3. Brian Beeson – 35:43 (5); 4. Tony Eskelin – 37:30 (5); 5. Nathan Kincaid – 39:39 (5); 6. Rob Carson – 39:42 (5); 7. Dave Edwards-Smith – 39:58 (5); 8.

Jamie Nelson – 41:14 (5); 9. Dustin Henkin – 42:24 (5); 10. Morgan Aldridge – 34:25 (4) (1st Place Women); 11. Mark Beeson – 34:59 (4); 12. Mark Forbes – 36:04 (4); 13.

Jen Tabor – 36:17 (4) (2nd Place Women); 14. Jon Iannoccone – 36:23 (4); 15. Dylan Hogue – 37:06 (4) (1st Place Youth); 16.

John Tabor – 37:10 (4); 17. Madison McDonald – 37:24 (4) (2nd Place Youth); 18.

Will Morrow – 40:57 (4) (1st Place Singlespeed); 19. Kelly Sederholm – 41:41 (4); 20. Ethan Hogue – 41:51 (4) (3rd Place Youth); 21. Benjamin Abel – 42:38 (4) (Youth); 22. Darrell Kincaid – 45:50 (4); 23. Robert Carson – 36:49 (3) (Youth); 24.

Audrey McDonald – 38:44 (3) (Youth); 25.

Caleb Abel – 39:38 (3) (Youth); 26. Teagan Kobylarz – 45:43 (3) (Youth); 27. Tom Kobylarz – 45:45 (3).

Nikiski grad stars in net for Cougs Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Rachel Thompson, a 2015 Nikiski High School graduate, was named the Pac-12 netminder of the week Tuesday after Washington State notched a 1-0 victory over UCLA on Sept. 21 Thompson, a redshirt junior, was making just her third career

start in goal. She produced a career-best nine saves in notching the first shutout of her career.

Thursday, Thompson and the No. 9-ranked Cougars kept right on rolling by defeating Oregon 2-1 in Pullman to improve to 9-0-0 overall and 2-0-0 in the conference.

Thompson improved to 4-0-0 on the year before a crowd of 1,254.

Ostrander leads Broncos to 2nd

By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, finished fifth at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday in Madison to lead the Boise State women to a second-place finish in the

loaded field.

Ostrander, a junior, finished the six-kilometer course in 19 minutes, 40.4 seconds, with winner Alicia Monson of Wisconsin, also a junior, finishing at 19:33.3. This same course will be used for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

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only to Allie Ostrander’s 2014 record of 17:06. Juneau-Douglas claimed the girls Division I team title with 71 points to Service’s 77.

In the Division II boys race, Tristian Merchant of Anchorage Christian dominated with a time of 15:56 but Grace Christian won the team title with 46 points to runner-up Sitka’s 58.

The Division I boys race went to Chugiak’s Daniel Bausch, whose time of 15:30 was not only the fastest time of the day, but the second-fastest course time, looking up only to three-time Kodiak state champ Levi Thomet’s 2014 record of 15:09.

KENAI GIRLS RECLAIM TEAM GLORY Calvert’s win led a slew of four Kenai girls in the top eight, which helped Kenai win the team title with 36 points, while runner-up Grace Christian finished with 63. Kenai sisters Logan and Brooke Satathite finished fifth and sixth, respectively, while freshman Leah Fallon took eighth.

Calvert’s winning time of 19 minutes, 22 seconds, beat out defending Division II girls champ Autumn Daigle of Homer. Last year, Daigle relied on a furious finishing kick to beat Seward’s Ruby Lindquist at the line for her state title, but Saturday, the Homer junior was not close enough in the finishing stretch to catch Calvert. Daigle finished second in 19:46.

“I haven’t beat her this year, like last year I was with Ruby,” Daigle said. “(Calvert) really took off.”

Calvert became the first individual champion from Kenai since Allie Ostrander won the last of her three straight in 2014.

The team championship is also the first crown for the Kardinal girls since they won it all in 2015 at the Division I level, Calvert’s freshman year.

Calvert has come a long way since then, and as she entered the weekend undefeated against Division II competition this fall, she made sure to stamp her name with authority. The seasoned runner said she bided her time in the top five, running with Grace Christian’s Mazzy Jackson and Daigle until about the 3K mark, when she moved into the lead and steadily began to open a gap.

When she broke into full view of the sunlit stadium, about 100 meters from the finish, there was no one else in sight.

“I race with my heart,” Calvert said. “I was trying to pull away, because Autumn’s a great runner and she has a crazy kick.”

Calvert praised the effort of her teammates, including a trio of impressive freshmen in the top 16 — Logan Satathite in fifth, Leah Fallon in eighth and Summer Foster in 16th.

“It’s just super special to celebrate it with the team,” she said. “The guys team made it too.”

Grace finished second in the standings after Jackson slipped to fourth at the finish and her next three teammates finished 13th, 14th and 15th.

Daigle said while it was sad to see her reign as state champion end, she was happy to see a peninsula rival like Calvert take the throne.

“I told her in the race, ‘Jaycie this is yours, let’s go’,” Daigle said. “She sped up from

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Clemson is positioned to be excessively nitpicked, much as Florida State was in 2014, if it doesn’t kick it into gear.

The ACC doesn’t look especially strong, though Syracuse, North Carolina State and even Boston College could change that perception. Clemson is so clearly the most talented team in the conference that it can play a poor game at home with a reserve quarterback in the second half and still gut out a victory. The Tigers’ resilience is a positive, but if they have to keep showing it off it won’t be viewed that way.

RED RIVER RELEVANT

Seward’s Max Pfeiffenberger (left) and Homer’s Bill Rich race for 16th place in the Division Soldotna’s Bradley Walters approaches the finish of the Divi- II boys race Saturday at the ASAA state cross-country running championships at the Bartlett sion I boys race Saturday at the ASAA state cross-country run- Trails in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion) ning championships at the Bartlett Trails in Anchorage. (Photo 22:24; 68. Jordan Ruffner, Soldotna 22:33; Homer 19:23; 73. Austin Cline, Homer

by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion) of Dimond by 33 seconds.

there.”

SOLDOTNA YOUTH SHINES Led by the 16th-place finish by freshman Jordan Strausbaugh, the Soldotna girls came home with an eighth-place team finish, beating Region 3 rival Colony in the process.

Strausbaugh hit the tape at an even 20 minutes, and was followed across the line by scoring teammates Erika Arthur in 21:09, Tanis Lorring in 21:44, Ellie Burns in 22:06 and Cameron Blackwell in 22:24.

Strausbaugh, 14, said her first time experiencing the big show left her wanting a little more after getting swallowed up by the ferocious pack in the final kilometer.

“I was 13th the whole time,” she said. “And I finished 16th.”

Nevertheless, Strausbaugh said she reached her goal of finishing top 20, which she credited to head coach Ted McKenney’s help.

“He’s a great coach,” Strausbaugh said. “Every practice he pulls everyone aside and talks to them, makes sure they’re not hurt, makes sure they’re healthy.”

McKenney said Strausbaugh is one of the runners on his team who demonstrates a very smooth gait in races, which he believes gives her good potential in future years.

“She has wheels,” McKenney said. “She has a natural smoothness in her stride.”

HOMER, KENAI TOP 5 IN BOYS Highlighted by a photo finish for sixth place in the Division II boys race, the Kenai Central and Homer boys staged a peninsula fight within the race.

The Mariners ultimately came away the winners with a third-place team finish, securing 80 points to beat Anchorage Christian’s 99 and Kenai’s 107.

“It was a fast race, fast up front,” Homer senior Luciano For the first time since 2012, Texas and Oklahoma will both be ranked going into the Red River Shootout at the state fair in Dallas. The 18th-ranked Longhorns crossed another milemarker in their return to national relevance by snapping a fivegame losing streak at Kansas State and racking up a fourth straight victory for the first time since 2013. No. 6 Oklahoma remained unbeaten, despite Kyler Murray starting the game on the bench . The star quarterback was held out of the first offensive series for disciplinary reasons. Then he went off as the Sooners had a much easier time against Baylor than they did against Army last week.

The Red River Rivalry has produced some entertaining games in recent years, including last season when Oklahoma won 29-24. Even as Texas has

Fasulo said. “I felt like we were running for second in such a tight pack.”

No one had anything for ACS junior Tristian Merchant, who took the lead about 1.5 kilometers in and stayed there the rest of the way to pick up a 37-second victory.

Kenai’s Maison Dunham and Fasulo finished in identical times of 16:46, but Dunham was credited with sixth after out-leaning his peninsula rival at the line.

Last year as a freshman, Dunham finished 11th among Division I competition with a time of 16:38. After a summer of minimal training left him unprepared heading into the season in August, Dunham said he was happy to see the improvements as his sophomore campaign wore on.

“I felt good at first, but I started getting a sideache at about (halfway in),” Dunham said. “I was losing to him at the beginning of the year but I beat him at boroughs and regions.”

Fasulo said he received a lot of motivation from his Homer teammates along the way, including the vocal leader of the group Eyoab Knapp, who finished nine seconds behind Fasulo in eighth.

“I was saying, ‘C’mon guys, let’s go!” Knapp said. “Like, ‘Let’s pass this guy.’”

Homer senior Bill Rich nipped Seward sophomore Max Pfeiffenberger for 16th place, both with identical times of 17:27. Kenai freshman Joe Hamilton was 22nd in 17:47, beating Seward sophomore Neil Lindquist for the spot, and Kenai junior Tucker Mueller took 25th in 17:58.

Denbrock finished 16th with a time of 16:57, and credited his uphill speed in breaking 17 minutes.

“I wish it was a little faster,” Denbrock said. “But I’m pretty happy.

Denbrock was followed close across the line by junior teammate Bradley Walters in 23rd. Walters crossed in 17:08.

McKenney said his boys team extracted all the speed they could among a fast pack of racers.

“It was a flat-out pace,” he said. “It was a nasty pack, and (Denbrock) ran well. … There was nothing more they could give.”

2018 ASAA state cross-country championships

Mekbeb Denbrock led the SoHi boys to a seventh-place team finish, beating out Region 3 rival Colony by a scant two points.

Chugiak senior Daniel Bausch won convincingly, beating runner-up Santiago Prosser

Saturday at Bartlett High School Division II Girls Team scores — 1. Kenai Central, 36 points; 2. Grace Christian, 63, 3. Homer 75; 4.

Monroe Catholic, 121; 5. Petersburg, 171; 6.

Galena, 178; 7. Anchorage Christian, 197; 8. Sitka, 209; 9. Nome, 225; 10. Bethel, 272; 11. Nenana, 285; 12. Haines, 292; 13. Cordova, 327.

Top 15 — 1. Jaycie Calvert, Kenai Central 19:22 2. Autumn Daigle, Homer 19:46 3. Katie Bast, Monroe Catholic 19:51 4.

Mazzy Jackson, Grace Christian 19:51 5.

Logan Satathite, Kenai Central 19:54 6.

Brooke Satathite, Kenai Central 19:55 7.

Lauren White, Monroe Catholic 20:08 8.

Leah Fallon, Kenai Central 20:23 9. Brooke Miller, Homer 20:36 10. Kendra Conrad, Petersburg 20:42 11. Maia Cowan, Petersburg 20:50 12. Grace Hodges, Monroe Catholic 20:53 13. Sophia Coverdell, Grace Christian 21:03 14. Grace Annett, Grace Christian 21:04 15. Laura Ellis, Grace Christian 21:05 Other peninsula finishers — 16. Summer Foster, Kenai Central 21:17; 18. Kaylin Anderson, Homer 21:27; 19. Fiona Hatton, Homer 21:39; 30. Nia Calvert, Kenai Central 22:22; 33. Kara Super, Homer 22:24; 35. Katia Holmes, Homer 22:27; 42. Shelbie Naylor, Kenai Central 22:50; 44. Sienna Carey, Homer 22:54; 72. Isabelle Hickman, Nikolaevsk 24:36.

Division I Girls Team scores — 1. Juneau-Douglas, 71; 2.

Service, 77; 3. West Valley, 95; 4. South Anchorage, 96; 5. West Anchorage, 98; 6.

Chugiak, 110; 7. Palmer, 172; 8. Soldotna, 203; 9. Colony, 232; 10. Lathrop, 268.

Top 15 — 1. Kendall Kramer, West Valley 17:52 2. Sadie Tuckwood, Juneau Douglas 18:18 3. Emily Walsh, Eagle River 18:31 4.

Ava Earl, South Anchorage 18:39 5. Allison VanPelt, Wasilla 18:51 6. Katey Houser, Palmer 18:51 7. Adrianna Proffitt, Chugiak 18:56 8. Grace Fahrney, Service 19:08 9.

Tatum Witter, Service 19:22 10. Aubrey LeClaire, West Anchorage 19:26 11. Naomi Bailey, West Valley 19:43 12. Anna Iverson, Juneau Douglas 19:45 13. Kylie Judd, Dimond 19:54 14. Lucy Young, South Anchorage 19:54 15. Breanna Day, Chugiak 20:00.

Other peninsula finishers — 16. Jordan Strausbaugh, Soldotna 20:00; 41. Erika Arthur, Soldotna 21:09; 53. Tanis Lorring, Soldotna 21:44; 61. Ellie Burns, Soldotna 22:06; 63. Cameron Blackwell, Soldotna

fallen way behind the Sooners in the Big 12, the Longhorns have won two of the last five head-to-head matchups. Twice Charlie Strong beat the Sooners. Neither time was Texas back. But this is an opportunity for Texas to truly start to be taken seriously.

A victory against the Sooners would put the Longhorns in first in the Big 12 with victories against TCU and Oklahoma, and with No. 12 West Virginia scheduled to come to Austin on Nov. 3.

AROUND THE COUNTRY: Not sure if coming from behind to beat a Louisville team that has looked like a mess is reason for a lot of optimism, but Florida State and new coach Willie Taggart seemingly have stabilized their season ... Will UCLA win a game in year one under Chip Kelly? The Pac-12 South isn’t all that tough, but UCLA

also plays No. 7 Stanford, No. 11 Washington, No. 19 Oregon and No. 24 California out of the north. The Bruins have never won fewer than three games in the Pac-12 (10, 8) era, which started in 1968. ... No. 13 UCF zipped through Pitt as if it was nothing and could work its way into the top 10 this week, but the Knights are again going to be saddled with a schedule that lacks oomph. UCF had to be hoping the American Athletic Conference might provide opportunities for resume-boosting wins, but that’s not working out.

Memphis is down. Navy seems OK. Temple has been about the same. Expect to be right back where we were last year, with UCF complaining about being dissed by the CFP selection committee, and the committee pointing the Knights’ strength of schedule.

SOLDOTNA BOYS FINISH STRONG

74. Ryann Canna Denison, Soldotna 23:39.

19:29; 87. Michael Trail, Nikolaevsk 19:55.

Division II Boys Team scores — 1. Grace Christian, 46; 2. Sitka, 58; 3. Homer, 80; 4. Anchorage Christian, 99; 5. Kenai Central, 107; 6. Haines, 203; 7. Bethel, 210; 8. Monroe Catholic, 217; 9. Petersburg, 223; 10. Galena, 223; 11. Kotzebue, 306; 12. Cordova, 364.

Top 15 — 1. Tristian Merchant, Anchorage Christian 15:56 2. Gabe Martin, Grace Christian 16:33 3. Luke Fritzel, Grace Christian 16:37 4. Skyler McIntyre, Sitka 16:41 5. Dominic Baciocco, Sitka 16:44 6. Maison Dunham, Kenai Central 16:46 7. Luciano Fasulo, Homer 16:46 8. Eyoab Knapp, Homer 16:55 9. Lucas Echenique, Galena 17:04 10. Joe Pate, Sitka 17:07 11.

Seth Kniegge, Grace Christian 17:09 12.

William Parks, Anchorage Christian 17:16 13. Amos Sage, Noatak 17:16 14. Coleson Voran, Port Alsworth 17:21 15. Paul Kopp, Grace Christian 17:24.

Other peninsula finishers — 16. Bill Rich, Homer 17:27 17. Max Pfeiffenberger, Seward 17:27; 22. Joe Hamilton, Kenai Central 17:47 23. Neil Lindquist, Seward 17:47; 25. Tucker Mueller, Kenai Central 17:58 26. Daniel Reutov, Homer 18:00; 36.

Corbin Mattingly, Homer 18:19; 41. Justin Trail, Nikolaevsk 18:26; 42. Samuel Roberts, Kenai Central 18:29 43. Evan Stockton, Kenai Central 18:30; 51. Luke Cross, Kenai Central 18:49; 56. Ocean Matley, Kenai Central 18:54; 69. Clayton Beachy,

Division I Boys Team scores — 1. Dimond, 38; 2. Chugiak, 75; 3. West Anchorage, 86; 4. West Valley, 100; 5. South Anchorage, 130; 6. JuneauDouglas, 158; 7. Soldotna, 193; 8. Colony, 195; 9. Kodiak, 210; 10. Lathrop, 274.

Top 15 — 1. Daniel Bausch, Chugiak 15:30 2. Santiago Prosser, Dimond 16:03 3. Alexander Maurer, Service 16:12 4. Ethan Davis, West Anchorage 16:20 5. Arne Ellefson-Carnes, Juneau Douglas 16:25 6.

Niko Latva-Kiskola, Dimond 16:38 7. Everett Cason, West Anchorage 16:38 8. Lane Meier, Colony 16:41 9. Kaleb Beloy, South Anchorage 16:42 10. Fred Rygh, Dimond 16:42 11. George Cvancara, Dimond 16:43 12. Jack Cater, West Valley 16:46 13. Dallin Gardiner, Dimond 16:51 14. Zanden McMullen, South Anchorage 16:51 15. Michael Earnhart, Chugiak 16:56.

Other peninsula finishers — 16. Mekbeb Denbrock, Soldotna 16:57; 23. Bradley Walters, Soldotna 17:08; 58. Jack Harris, Soldotna 18:10; 63. Lance Chilton, Soldotna 18:16; 64. Anchor Musgrave, Soldotna 18:17; 77. Logan Shane, Soldotna 19:12; 79. Maleda Denbrock, Soldotna 19:22.

Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2018. There are 92 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 30, 1962, James Meredith, a black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith’s presence sparked rioting that claimed two lives.

On this date: In 1777, the Continental Congress -- forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pennsylvania.

In 1791, Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” premiered in Vienna, Austria.

In 1846, Boston dentist William Morton used ether as an anesthetic for the first time as he extracted an ulcerated tooth from merchant Eben Frost.

In 1938, after co-signing the Munich Agreement allowing Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said, “I believe it is peace for our time.”

In 1947, the World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1 (the Yankees went on to win the Series four games to three).

In 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end.

In 1955, actor James Dean, 24, was killed in a two-car collision near Cholame, California.

In 1972, Roberto Clemente hit a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets during Pittsburgh’s 5-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium; the hit was the 3,000th and last for the Pirates star.

In 1986, the U-S released accused Soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov, one day after the Soviets released Nicholas Daniloff.

In 1988, Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev retired President Andrei A. Gromyko from the Politburo and fired other old-guard leaders in a Kremlin shake-up.

In 2001, under threat of U.S. military strikes, Afghanistan’s hard-line Taliban rulers said explicitly for the first time that Osama bin Laden was still in the country and that they knew where his hideout was located.

In 2003, the FBI began a full-scale criminal investigation into whether White House officials had illegally leaked the identity of undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame.

Ten years ago: Congressional leaders and President George W. Bush rummaged through ideas new and old, desperately seeking to change a dozen House members’ votes and pass a multibillion-dollar economic rescue plan. Wall Street regained hope as the Dow industrials rose 485 points. More than 200 people were killed in a stampede of pilgrims at a Hindu temple in Jodhpur, India. J.L. Chestnut Jr., the first black lawyer in Selma, Ala. and a prominent attorney in civil rights cases across a half century, died in Birmingham at age 77.

Five years ago: Pope Francis announced during a meeting with cardinals that he would canonize two of his most influential predecessors, John Paul II and John XXIII, the following spring. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implored President Barack Obama during a White House meeting to keep punishing sanctions in place against Iran over its nuclear programs.

One year ago: President Donald Trump lashed out at the mayor of San Juan and other officials in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying they “want everything to be done for them.” Monty Hall, the long-running host of TV’s “Let’s Make a Deal,” died of heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 96.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Angie Dickinson is 87. Singer Cissy Houston is 85. Singer Johnny Mathis is 83. Actor Len Cariou is 79. Singer Marilyn McCoo is 75. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is 73.

Pop singer Sylvia Peterson (The Chiffons) is 72. Actor Vondie CurtisHall is 68. Actress Victoria Tennant is 68. Actor John Finn is 66. Rock musician John Lombardo is 66. Singer Deborah Allen is 65. Actor Calvin Levels is 64. Actor Barry Williams is 64. Singer Patrice Rushen is 64. Actress Fran Drescher is 61. Country singer Marty Stuart is 60. Actress Debrah Farentino is 59. Rock musician Bill Rieflin (R.E.M.) is 58.

Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is 58. Actress Crystal Bernard is 57. Actor Eric Stoltz is 57. Rapper-producer Marley Marl is 56. Country singer Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery-Gentry) is 55. Rock singer Trey Anastasio is 54. Actress Monica Bellucci is 54. Rock musician Robby Takac (TAY’-kak) (Goo Goo Dolls) is 54. Actress Lisa Thornhill is 52. Actress Andrea Roth is 51. Actress Amy Landecker is 49. Actor Silas Weir Mitchell is 49. Actor Tony Hale is 48. Actress Jenna Elfman is 47. Actor Ashley Hamilton is 44. Actress Marion Cotillard (koh-teeYAHR’) is 43. Actor Christopher Jackson is 43. Actor Stark Sands is 40.

Actor Mike Damus is 39. Actress Toni Trucks is 38. Tennis player Martina Hingis is 38. Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu (moh-chee-AH’-noo) is 37. Actress Lacey Chabert (shuh-BEHR’) is 36.

Actor Kieran Culkin is 36. Singer-rapper T-Pain is 34.

Thought for Today: “If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.” -- Attributed to Catherine the Great, Russian empress (1729-1796).

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Spinning up a storm at the Fiberweed fest

Nancy Field sits at her spinning wheel and spins together a combination of llama and silk fibers, which will eventually become yarn, at the Fiberweed Guild Fiberfest on Saturday in Soldotna.

(Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Learning for Life

The Recycling Bin

An Alaska gardener’s fall and winter to-do list

The amazing worm

After a prolific growing season with harvest complete a gardener’s list is not quite done. To help keep on task the Cooperative Extension Service has updated the fall and winter to-do list. This helpful publication reminds us of tasks to reduce insect overwintering areas, help winterize perennials, prepare for next spring and more.

Your local Cooperative Extension Service is your year round resource for a variety of topics, visit us today at: http://www.uaf.edu/ces/districts/ kenai/. To find this publication and more or stop by and see us on KBeach Road between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. We are “Learning for Life.”

Get info on wild game processing If you are fortunate enough to have harvested a moose this year, Extension can help with the processing and preserving of your wild game.

“Canning Caribou, Deer & Moose, Making Jerky and Making Sausage at Home” are but a few of the free publications available at the Extension Office. To obtain your copy these publications and more, stop by and see us on K-Beach Road between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can also access our online library of publications at: http://cespubs.uaf.edu/.

Temperatures are dropping and it’s time to bring your composting worms in to their winter abode. And if you don’t have composting worms, this is a great time to start. With a tote, shredded paper (not glossy), soil, kitchen scraps, and worms, you will have rich compost for your houseplants and garden in short order.

Vermicastings (worm poop) is as much as 7 times richer in phosphates than soil that has not been digested by worms, 10 times the available potash, 5 times the nitrogen, 3 times the usable magnesium, and one and a half times higher in calcium. Worms are amazing little critters. Take care of those worms and they’ll take care of your soil.

Information provided by ReGroup, a nonprofit educational group, formed in 1989 to develop public awareness of waste reduction, reuse, and recycling benefit on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. ReGroup meets September through May, every third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Hope Community Center on Princeton Avenue off Kalifornsky Beach Road. Find ReGroup on Facebook or contact at regroupkenaipeninsula@gmail.com.

Kenai Senior Center activities

Nikiski Recreation 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.

—Senior shopping day at Fred Meyer, Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. Cost: free —Social Security, Wednesdays, Oct. 3 and 17 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Cost: free —Movie and popcorn night: “Moneyball” starring Chris Pratt and Brad Pitt. Cost at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4. Cost: free —Mystery Drive on Monday, Oct. 8 from 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Cost: $5 —Card making with Kimberley on Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 1-2 p.m. Cost: free —Flu shots available on Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free with Medicare card —Food bank shopping on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. $3 ride fee —Thrift shopping day trip on Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $10 ride fee —Fall prevention presentation courtesy of Freedom Physical Therapy from 11-11:30 a.m. Cost: free —“No Host” dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. $5 ride fee —Birthday Lunch “Oktoberfest” at 11:30 a.m. $7 suggested donation or free if your birthday is in October and you are more than 60 years old.

—Closed for Alaska Day on Thursday, Oct. 18 —Kumihomo (braid making) with kit on Tuesday, Oct. 23.

Cost: free —Halloween costume party on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Cost: free

—Nikiski Pool Closure: The Nikiski Pool Facility will only be open for showers, fitness room, courts.

Intro to pottery: The Nikiski Community Recreation Center will be holding a four-week intro to pottery class every Friday from 6-7:45 p.m. Class will begin Oct. 19 and participants must be at least 16 years or older. Registration deadline is Oct. 5.

— American Red Cross Lifeguard Class: Class will be held Oct. 8-12 from 5-10 p.m. For more information call 776-8800.

Spin class: Beginning Oct. 3, the Nikiski Community Recreation Center will offer spin class twice a week. Classes are Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. Bring water.

Call 776-8800.

—Fall swim lessons: Swim lesson registration will begin Monday, Sept. 24 at noon. Classes are offered for: Beginners, Advanced Beginners, Intermediates, Semi-Privates, Tiny Tots and Log Rolling. For more information, call 776-8800 — Toddler time: The Nikiski Community Recreation Center will be hosting Toddler Time on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Contact 776-8800.

—Open gym nights: Teen Center, Monday–Friday, 2:30–8 p.m. Full Swing Golf, Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge activities The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center is open every day from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. on Ski Hill Road near Soldotna. For more information, call 260-2820. All events are free.

—Termination Dust Celebration, Saturday Oct. 6: Marsh Lake Trail Grand Opening at mile 16.6 Skilak Lake Road 12-2 p.m.; Bear Aware Carnival Games and cocoa warmup at Upper Skilak Campground 2-4 p.m.; Take Aim at Invasives 3D Archery Shoot at Hidden Lake Campground 3-5 p.m. Pre-registration required for archery shoot. Call 907-260-2820.

— Drop-in craft and self-guided trail walk, different each week — Film screening: “Arctic Daughter” on Saturday, Oct. 13 at

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6:30 p.m. Book signing with Jean Aspen following film.

—PEEPs on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Handson games, crafts, storytime and snack for ages 2-5.

—Spooky Seasons, a not-so-scary all-ages event on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 12-4 p.m.

—Saturday Wildlife Movies Refuge film at 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m.; “Sea Ghosts: Beluga Whales” at 1 p.m.; “Ravens” at 3 p.m.

Kenai Community Library events —Lego Brick Club, Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Why not join us to build LEGO creations based on new themes each week and inspired by children’s books! Lego Makers, Mondays from 4–5 p.m. Designed for children ages 6-12; children under 8must be accompanied by an adult.

—Wee Read Story Time, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Designed for children ages0-3. Every Tuesday enjoy a program full of stories, songs, finger play and more! No registration required.

—Chess Club, Mondays at 4 p.m. Get ready to ROOK the HOUSE every Monday! Do you like playing Chess, or would you like to learn how? The Kenai Community Library is proud to offer a casual program for chess players of all ages and levels. Chess boards will be provided. -Preschool Story Time, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.Designed for children ages 3-5. Every Wednesday enjoy a program full of stories, songs, movement and more! No registration required.

—Fermented Dill Pickles Workshop: Thursday, Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. Come learn how to make delicious and tangy lacto-fermented dill pickles! Not only are the probiotics wonderful for your digestive health but this method keeps the pickles crunchy and fresh! Must pre-register at the front desk. Class size limited to 10 participants.

—Raspberry Pi Club: Friday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. Come Join us at the library to create games, 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’s for the first time, the Raspberry Pi club is the perfect place for you!

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Dear Readers: When you take your PET FOR A CHECKUP, do you go in the exam room? You should. Ask to be present for all or as many procedures as possible.

You will learn more, and your pet may feel more comfortable. Animals can experience a lot of anxiety, and your being there can help.

Be sure to ask your veterinarian if “pet parents” are allowed in the exam room.

-- Heloise CADDY REUSE Dear Heloise: I got a new dishwasher, and I saved the silverware caddy out of the old one.

I thought I might put pencils and crayons in it for the children, but it’s too deep, and of course there are holes in the bottom and some crayons fall out. Do you have any ideas about how it might be used?

-- Sherry G., Cecil, Ala. Sherry, I love the repurposing! How about a letter and office-supply holder for your home office, a display for dried flowers and herbs on the kitchen counter, or a catch-all

Hints from Heloise for the laundry room? A fresh coat of paint can brighten it up, and weave a pretty ribbon in between the slots! Tie with a fluffy bow.

-- Heloise PET PAL Dear Readers: Kathy S. in Marlin, Texas, sent a picture of King James, her 5-year-old Pekehund (half Pekingese and half dachshund). An adorable little camping companion, King James sports a shorter dachshund cut for the hot Texas summer months, then his fur grows long and beautiful (Pekingese hair), keeping him cozy during the winter months.

In this photo, King James is trying to decide if the frog is worth his time and effort as a play toy! To see King James and our other Pet Pals, visit www.Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.”

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-- WITHERING IN WISCONSIN DEAR WITHERING: A husband who is unwilling to devote time to his wife doesn’t sound “wonderful” to me.

Perhaps you should consider having a snack after you return from work, so you can have dinner with him when he comes in.

You appear to have a communication problem. Tell him what you want, and don’t be shy about it. Say you love him but need more of him than he has given you for a long time. He needs to know his wife feels she’s playing second fiddle to his tractor collection. If he is unwilling to listen, then you will have to evaluate whether you want to spend the rest of your life “withering.”

DEAR ABBY: I am married to a successful mental health professional, and I applaud how you recommend therapy or counseling when it is called for. I have noticed that some of your readers have written, “I tried it already, but it didn’t work.”

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To these people, my husband always says: “Therapists are like shoes. Sometimes you need to try on a few before you find a good fit.

And, like shoes, you can grow out of them and need new ones.

Sometimes Abigail Van Buren you need a more appropriate pair that matches a different lifestyle. (You wouldn’t go running in high heels, or wear flip-flops to business meetings.)

“Ask to TALK to potential therapists before hiring one. Ask questions. Get a feel for their personality and style. Ask how they might treat different issues and what types of therapy they practice, and inquire about sliding-scale fees if money is an issue. If a therapist’s style doesn’t match your needs, ask for a referral to someone else who might be a better fit.”

Abby, please encourage your readers not to give up. There is help out there for everyone.

-- MATT IN MARYLAND DEAR MATT: I like your spouse’s analogy and suggestions for finding a psychotherapist who’s a good fit.

Thank you for taking the time to write and share the wisdom.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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Man with nose to grindstone can’t see wife’s unhappiness DEAR ABBY: I have been married to a wonderful man for 17 years. The drawback is he’s a workaholic. We have not spent even one day together doing something fun in more than 10 years.

We both work full-time and live on a small farm. My husband is a carpenter. He collects tractors and works hay fields all summer long. Because he comes in late each evening, I often eat dinner alone. On weekends, he’s working on his tractors or cutting and baling hay.

I do see him a bit more during the winter months, but he thinks it’s a waste of time and money to go somewhere nice for dinner or take a weekend getaway. When I do travel, it is with my siblings because my husband prefers to stay home and work.

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Dear Heloise: I feed my miniature pinscher a good-quality dry dog food recommended by his vet.

To give him variety and keep him at a healthy weight, I supplement his dog food with vegetables. He gets a few chopped-up baby carrots for lunch. For his evening meal, I add no-salt-added peas or green beans to his dry food.

He loves all three vegetables, and his vet says they are fine for him to eat.

He is a healthy senior dog. At his recent RAG REDUX vet appointment, I was complimented on how Hi, Heloise: I love reading your columns! good he looks.

I would like to find out if there is a place to -- Debra in Pekin, Ill.

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-- Ann in San Antonio Hey, Ann: Surprisingly, the major charity organizations will take rags and torn and stained clothes. They can sell them as cleaning cloths. Call your neighborhood donation place and ask. Separate the rags from the clothing items that you donate. Don’t forget to ask for a tax receipt.

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Jaqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018: This year is especially exciting. At times, you choose to respond impulsively. You seem ready to take off at the drop of a hat. You also will learn a lot, as you naturally seem to absorb information through osmosis. If you are single, you will want to be with someone who is willing to take risks and greet adventure with a smile. You could meet this person this year. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy each other’s company more than ever. Boredom between you will not be a problem. GEMINI cheers you on and encourages you.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Speak your mind, and allow more creativity into your life. Others appreciate your authority. You could be overthinking a conversation. Relax more. Use some of your innate charm and wit, and success is likely to follow.

Tonight: Try not to let a reversal get to you.

This Week: Answers appear by the end of the week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You might be close to someone who feels as if he or she is quite the authority figure. This person can get stubborn and stuck on having his or her way. Walk away from controlling people, and you’ll be much happier. Curb a tendency to overspend. Tonight: Treat someone.

This Week: Finally in your element.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Reach out to someone you really care about but often don’t make time for. Reverse that tendency, and you will be much more content and easygoing. You share many common interests with this person, yet you live different lives. Open up more. Tonight: Only as you like it.

This Week: Use your imagination.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might want to make an effort to turn around a story that keeps repeating itself. You might be confused by what a friend says. Are you getting mixed signals? Understand what is needed to clarify the situation. A partner could become controlling. Tonight: Accept an offer.

This Week: Solutions emerge from your intellect and imagination.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You have the magnetism and energy to bring others together for a fun, spontaneous get-together. Do not hold back; instead, open up to new possibilities. You might be surprised at what the energy between you and a partner can create. Tonight: Only where your friends are.

This Week: Use Monday and Tuesday for planning.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You could be in a pickle, as you deal with a problem regarding communication and a boss. You cer-

tainly don’t look at life the same way. Rather than create a problem, decide to understand where this person is coming from. Others appreciate your efforts. Tonight: A must appearance.

This Week: Zero in on possibilities Monday and Tuesday.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Be willing to make an effort to break with some of your conventional ways. Those around you will enjoy witnessing this transformation. Conversations become easier as others realize that you are trying to understand them.

Tonight: Call someone you care a lot about.

This Week: You could be tense Tuesday.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Be more direct and surer of yourself. You might not like what comes up for you when dealing with a partner.

In some ways, you are very different from this person, yet this difference allows you to get to know each other better.

Tonight: Go with the flow, and smile!

This Week: Break past self-imposed restrictions.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Others seek you out before you can even get on the phone. Be appreciative that those around you are so assertive right now. You will have many choices to make.

Do what you want to do, and don’t be intimidated into doing what someone else wants. Tonight: In the limelight.

This Week: Listen to a close associate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You might need to adjust your plans so that you don’t miss out on a fun time. Still, you cannot ignore your obligations. Enjoying some lightness and frivolous fun helps you energize. Worry less. You will get a lot done after your break. Tonight: Call it early, if you can.

This Week: Try not to express negativity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Your innate playfulness and childlike spirit emerge. You will enjoy laughter and being around lighthearted people; you also need an outlet for your high energy. Take a walk or get into a preferred hobby or sport.

Consider a gym membership. Tonight: In the whirlwind of living.

This Week: Clear out as much as you can by Wednesday.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH If you feel anger bubbling up, take a break and head in a different direction. If possible, avoid expressing your strong feelings until you know where they’re coming from. You might be surprised by the source! Avoid a big problem by distancing yourself. Tonight: Happily at home.

This Week: Your creativity soars.

BORN TODAY Actor Eric Stoltz (1961), actress Angie Dickinson (1931), singer/songwriter Marty Stuart (1958)

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“HarryKnows Best Knows Best Grint, Emma Watson. The young wizard confronts the fugitive Sirius Black.

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Issue 39, 2018

Founded by Betty Debnam

150 Years of ‘Little Women’

After ‘Little Women’

Mini Fact:

In her time, Louisa May Alcott became as popular as “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is today, according to experts.

Her book made her one of the wealthiest women in the United States.

In 1933, the first of many movies was made of the famous story.

Louisa May Alcott was ambidextrous: She could write with both hands.

Lessons of ‘Little Women’ Alcott’s book is about family and how the sisters worked together to help provide for each other. Her characters are all very different, but they love and support each other, especially through terrible times or conflicts.

• “Rich or poor, May Alcott’s we will keep together drawing of Jo skating on a pond. and be happy in one another.” — The Marches Readers also learn that there isn’t just one way to be a girl ...

• “I’ll try to be what Father loves to call me, a ‘little woman,’ and not be rough and wild but do my duty here instead of wanting to be somewhere else.” — Jo ... and that family love is strong.

• “Don’t let the sun go down upon your anger; forgive each other, help each other, and begin again tomorrow.” — Marmee

image courtesy Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House

photo courtesy Library of Congress

Do you have heroes who are fictional characters? Whether it’s Harry or Hermione, Katniss or Gale, there are many boys and girls in books and movies today who are worthy of our admiration.

In 1867, there weren’t so many female characters for girls to read about and admire.

A wise publisher, Thomas Niles, thought girls would like to read about characters like themselves, so he wrote to a Louisa May young author, Louisa May Alcott Alcott, to see if she would write a book for girls. “Never liked girls or knew many, except my sisters,” Alcott wrote.

But Alcott did like to make money, so she set about writing the story of the March sisters, also known as “Little Women.”

A year later, the first part of her famous book was published, with the second part following in January 1869. This week The Mini Page celebrates 150 years of “Little Women” and the author behind the classic.

Louisa’s life

Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She grew up as one of four sisters. Their father, Bronson Alcott, was an educator and philosopher, and the family moved around a lot.

She and her sisters worked from an early age, as her father didn’t make enough money to support the family. The girls sewed and

took care of children, and Louisa wrote and sold stories and articles to make money.

The sisters

In “Little Women,” Alcott, her sisters and their mother are the main characters.

She named the girls Meg (her sister Anna), Jo (herself), Beth (Lizzie) and Amy (May). Their mother is known as Marmee.

While there are differences between the book and Alcott’s real life, many of the events in the story come from actual facts. For example, in the book, Amy is an artist. In real life, May was also an artist.

Louisa and Jo

The character Jo is different from others in the book. She is tall and sometimes clumsy, rather than small and ladylike.

She likes to run and play sports. Her best friend is a neighbor boy, Laurie (short for Laurence), and as an This picture of adult, Jo is not interested Jo, writing at her desk, appeared in in marrying. Jo thought part two of “Little boys were more free to be Women.” themselves than girls.

Alcott modeled Jo after herself; although Jo finally does marry in the book, Alcott herself never did. She took in her sister May’s daughter after May died, and she loved her nieces and nephews, but she was not interested in having a husband.

Resources On the Web:

• bit.ly/MPAlcott

At the library:

• “Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott”

by Yona Zeldis McDonough

The Mini Page® © 2018 Andrews McMeel Syndication

Try ’n’ Find

Mini Jokes

Words that remind us of “Little Women” are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: ALCOTT, AMY, ARTIST, AUTHOR, BETH, CHALLENGE, CHARACTER, CONFLICT, FEMALE, HEROES, JO, LAURIE, LESSONS, LITTLE, MARMEE, MARRY, MEG, MOVIES, PENNSYLVANIA, SISTERS, WOMEN.

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L M E G F L A B F K

Daisy: What did the mother buffalo say to her little boy on the first day of school?

Demi: “Bison!”

Eco Note Frosty, dry weather in Australia has sent mobs of kangaroos hopping into town from the surrounding countryside in search of food. In Canberra, the few remaining green lawns, sports fields and schoolyards in the city have proven to be irresistible to the roos.

Cook’s Corner You’ll need: • 1 (10-ounce) package fresh or frozen broccoli florets • 3 tablespoons low-fat sour cream • 2 tablespoons low-fat milk • 1 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice • 1/4 teaspoon sugar • 1/8 teaspoon salt • 1/8 teaspoon pepper • 1 1/2 tablespoons sliced almonds

What to do: 1. Cook broccoli according to directions (either in microwave or on top of stove).

2. Once broccoli is tender, cut into smaller pieces.

3. Place all remaining ingredients (except almonds) in a small blender.

4. Blend until smooth. Heat in microwave for 30 seconds.

5. Pour mixture over broccoli; top with almonds. Makes 4 servings.

Thank You The Mini Page® © 2018 Andrews McMeel Syndication

Dressed-Up Broccoli

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

adapted with permission from Earthweek.com

The Mini Page thanks Anne Boyd Rioux, professor at the University of New Orleans and author of “Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters,” for help with this issue.

Teachers:

For standards-based activities to accompany this feature, visit: bit.ly/MPstandards. And follow The Mini Page on Facebook!

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Autumn’s a good time for making compost, and a bin is key

Garden cleanup, lawn mowing and falling leaves all provide materials that make autumn a good time of year for composting.

No need for exotic ingredients, fancy equipment or a degree in soil microbiology to put together a pile that yields quality compost and is not unpleasantly aromatic.

HOUSING FOR YOUR COMPOST ‘PET’ You might look upon your compost pile as a pet, a conglomeration of millions of beneficial fungi, bacteria and other soil microorganisms. The pet benefits from the right housing.

So one item that can greatly improve your compost-making is some sort of enclosure — a compost bin. A bin can fend off raccoons and stray dogs, as well as retain moisture and heat generated by the hard-working compost microorganisms. The latter is especially important as outdoor temperatures cool.

And if nothing more, a compost bin keeps a compost pile from looking like a garbage pile.

Whether you purchase a bin or make one yourself, 9 cubic feet is the minimum size for a critical mass to generate and maintain heat.

My homemade “state of the art” compost bin was originally constructed from 1-by-12inch wooden boards, 5 feet long and notched near their ends so that they could be stacked together like Lincoln Logs.

Nowadays, I use 1-by-6-inch “manufactured wood” (such as Moistureshield, Azek or Correctdeck), which should last many, many years. The boards are about 4 feet long and, as before, have notches cut into them so they can stack.

A bin is a minimum requirement for good compost; compost mavens will set up two or more bins. This allows ingredients in one bin to age and mellow while materials are being added to a second bin.

FOOD AND WATER FOR YOUR COMPOST ‘PET’ If you become even more enthusiastic about composting, you might lavish more attention on the mix of ingredients.

The two most important foodstuffs of composting microorganisms are carbon and nitrogen. Old, usually brown and dry plant materials, such as autumn leaves, straw and sawdust, are rich in carbon. The older the plant material, the richer it is in carbon.

Nitrogen-rich materials include succulent, green plant parts, such as tomato stalks; vegetable waste from the kitchen; and grass clippings, as well as manures. Especially concentrated sources of nitrogen include nitrogen fertilizers and seed meals. Soybean meal (available at feed stores) is my favorite high-nitrogen feed.

Fuel your compost with a mix of nitrogenrich and carbon-rich materials. How much of each to add will vary with their composition and particle size, but let observation and experience be your guides.

A long-probed compost thermometer and your nose are good monitoring devices. If your pile never heats up — and temperatures above 130 degrees are not uncommon — it could be due to an excess of carbon, weather that’s too cold, or materials added gradually over a long a period of time. Offensive smells and the presence of flies might indicate the opposite problem — too much nitrogen.

Attention to water is the next level of care you might lavish on your compost pile. Too little water results in little or no activity, another reason why a pile may not heat up. Too much water drives out air and results in offensive smells.

NO CARE ALSO WORKS, EVENTUALLY You could do even more for your pile. You could chop the ingredients. You could stir the whole mass up and rebuild the pile after a few weeks or months.

If all this messing around seems like too much effort, don’t do it all. A casually made pile may not generate as much heat or finish up as fast as one deliberately assembled, but time has much the same effect on compost quality as does heat. Either way, any pile of living or once living ingredients eventually becomes compost, recognizable as a dark brown, crumbly fudge with a woodsy smell.

Do pile those raw materials into some sort of compost bin, though.

This photo provided by BIA Parade of Homes, shows a room in a home designed for the BIA Parade of Homes in Columbus, Ohio. (John Evans/ BIA of Central Ohio Parade of Homes via AP)

Natural light sets a nice mood, and builders seek more of it

By MELISSA KOSSLER DUTTON Associated Press

The first year that Bob Webb Homes used transom windows in the showcase house the company built for a home tour, visitors described the house as bright, warm and inviting. While few mentioned the windows, company representatives said tour participants were responding favorably to the additional natural light provided by the horizontal windows above the home’s more traditionally placed windows.

“They couldn’t quite figure out why our house felt different,” said chief operating officer Scott Shively. “It was all the natural light. It just makes you feel good.”

Taking a lead from architects who design office buildings, residential builders and architects say they are increasingly looking for ways to incorporate natural light into homes. (Numerous studies have shown that office workers with windows are healthier and happier.)

In addition to transom windows, many new homes include large sliding glass doors, interior glass doors and thoughtful window placement that lets light pass through multiple spaces.

Improvements in weatherproofing and insulation materials and in installation methods for windows and doors have made it possible to increase the amount of glass in a house without creating drafts, said Shively.

“We’ve figured out a better way to layer houses,” he says. “We can seal the entire house up around the windows.”

In many cases, architects are incorporating these features because they see their value — even if clients don’t request them, says Stu

Narofsky of Narofsky Architecture in New York City. Sometimes the additions are simple, like placing a bedroom window where the light it lets in will illuminate a hallway, or adding glass panes to a door for the same purpose. Other additions are more dramatic, like making an entire wall of glass.

Bob Webb’s latest show home, designed for the 2018 BIA Parade of Homes in Columbus, Ohio, features a retractable glass wall in the living room and a basement workout room that’s delineated by sliding glass, barn-style doors. More Midwest builders have begun using the retractable walls, which have long been prominent on the West Coast and Hawaii, because they too have undergone improvements that allow them to be used in colder climates, Shively said.

The see-through doors to the exercise room serve two functions, he said. They help incorporate the workout area into the main room and provide natural light to the whole space. The doors work because the architect also incorporated deep, wide window wells into the basement’s design. “It’s amazing what those deeper wells can do.

It makes a huge difference, and that light bleeds into the rest of the lower level,” Shively said.

In several homes that Narofsky has designed, he has found an extreme solution for incorporating natural light in the lower level: digging out the layers of soil around the basement. In the space that’s created, homeowners have planted terraced gardens and, in one case, added a pool.

Homeowners who aren’t planning to build a new house still have options — at a variety of price points — for bringing more natu-

This Aug. 23 photo provided by Christopher Wittmann of Callen Construction, Inc. shows his own kitchen in New Berlin, Wis., where he enlarged the main kitchen window allowing more natural light into the room. (Paulette Sodemann/Christopher Wittman/Callen Construction, Inc. via AP).

ral light into their space, said Jim Bimstefer, an associate broker with Keller Williams Realty in Baltimore.

“When I’m going to sell a house, one of the first things I address is, ‘How can we get more light coming in?’” Bimstefer said. “More light makes a house feel bigger.”

The solution can be as simple as trimming bushes and trees that are blocking windows, removing screens or keeping blinds raised during showings, he said. “There a lot of little things that can increase the value of the home,” he said. “If there is vegetation in front of the windows, absolutely cut it back.

Clean the windows. Let the natural light in.”

Other options can be more pricy, like adding glass doors, enlarging windows or installing skylights.

Those improvements are best done

long before listing a property so that the homeowner can enjoy the benefits, he said. The budget considerations are “completely different” if you intend to live in the house for many years before selling it, Bimstefer said. “Go crazy. Pull the walls down. Replace the old front door. Open it up. Put as much glass in as you can.”

As a remodeler, Christopher Wittmann regularly considers utilizing natural light when helping homeowners plan renovations. Depending on the project, he might suggest larger windows, glass doors or removing a wall, said Wittman of Callen Construction in Muskego, Wisconsin.

He doesn’t hesitate to suggest more glass these days. “The energy efficiency has increased in windows and doors,” he said. “You can create a lot larger footprint in glass.”

How to take care of your trees Lawns and gardens tend to draw the bulk of homeowners’ attention come spring and summer. But it’s important that property owners tend to the trees that dot their property as well.

The types of trees homeowners have on their property may influence when it’s time to trim and prune the trees. Homeowners concerned about tree maintenance should speak with local landscaping professionals and tree services about caring for the trees on their specific properties, but there are a few tricks to pruning trees that homeowners should keep in mind when dusting off their gardening tools.

• Prune at the right time. The Arbor Day Foundation® notes that pruning during dormancy (i.e., winter) is the most common practice. Pruning in late winter, after the season’s coldest temperatures have passed, can lead to impressive and healthy growth in the spring.

The ADF advises that some trees,

including maple and birches, may bleed sap during pruning. But this is normal and should cease as the tree starts to bloom. Novice landscapers should confirm with landscaping professionals about the best time to prune trees on their properties to ensure they are not inadvertently harming the trees or making them more vulnerable to fungus.

• Use appropriate tools. When removing branches, use sharp tools to minimize damage to the bark.

The ADF notes that young trees are best pruned with one-hand pruning shears with curved blades. For trees with high branches, use a pole pruner or hire a professional tree service. Novices should avoid anything too risky when pruning their trees, leaving the more difficult jobs to the professionals.

• Follow the rules of pruning.

When pruning trees, the ADF advises homeowners follow the onethird and a quarter rules of pruning. In adherence to these rules, no more than a quarter of a tree’s

crown is removed in a single season, and main side branches are at least one-third smaller than the diameter of the trunk. When trimming deciduous trees, homeowners should never prune up from the bottom more than one-third of the tree’s total height. Finally, where possible, homeowners should aim for side branches that form angles that are one-third off vertical to form 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock angles with the trunk.

• Water correctly. Like lawns and gardens, trees need water to thrive. Insufficient watering can make it hard for trees to thrive in summer, but overwatering can be harmful, too. The ADF suggests that watering each tree for 30 seconds with a steady stream of water from a garden hose equipped with a diffuser nozzle should be sufficient. Newly planted trees may need more help as they try to establish deep root systems, so consider laying mulch around newly planted trees. Mulch helps the soil

retain moisture and form deeper, stronger root systems.

Trees maintenance should be a priority as homeowners once again start tending to their lawns and gardens. More information about caring for trees is available at www. arborday.org.

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Rest assured: Waterbed revival promises comfort, not sex

By JENNIFER KAY Associated Press

TAMARAC, Fla. — Waterbeds still elicit a wink, wink, nudge, nudge whenever they come up in conversation — but two pioneers of the industry in the United States are hoping to generate a new wave of popularity for the old furniture concept by using a wholesome new pitch.

Talking about temperaturecontrol innovations and healthconscious consumers, inventor Charles Hall and City Furniture CEO Keith Koenig don’t sound like wild and crazy guys. They aren’t the ones who joke that millennials claiming to have never seen a waterbed likely were conceived in one.

They just sound enviably well-rested.

In the City Furniture showroom in Tamarac, a sign promises Afloat mattresses are “not your parents’ waterbed.” Koenig flops onto one, describing how it contours to his physique while also fitting into standard bedding and stylish bed frames.

He’s not selling nostalgia, and he doesn’t bring up waterbeds’ notorious reputation until he’s asked point-blank about it.

“We’re not selling better sex.

We’re selling better sleep, more comfortable sleep, temperature control,” Koenig said.

Hall fully agrees that health benefits are an Afloat’s main selling points.

But he says he also told Koenig, “Come on, we can’t be boring!”

Koenig, whose furniture store chain started as Waterbed City in 1971, has joined with Hall and former waterbed manufacturer Michael Geraghty to form Tamarac-based Hall

Flotation, which produces the Afloat waterbeds. They range from about $2,000 to $3,300 — adjusting for inflation, about the same cost as a waterbed in 1975.

They’ve traded product names Hall used in the 1970s such as The Pleasure Pit and Pleasure Island for the sobersounding Firm and Pure models.

“Seeing a thing undulate like they did in the early 1970s, people looked at it and said, ‘Well, this is an interesting ride,’” Hall said. “Now it’s comfort first.”

With materials unavailable in waterbeds’ heyday, Hall said, “it’s been kind of fun to reimagine all the things to make the design better.”

It’s been 50 years since Hall initially designed a waterbed for a thesis project at San Francisco State University. By the mid-1980s, the Waterbed Manufacturers Association reported roughly $2 billion in annual sales.

“People who might have bought it for Saturday nights, then started using it every night,” Hall said.

Michael Dart was one of those 1980s customers in Rochester, New York. His waterbed didn’t move with him to Florida several years later, and Dart said he missed its comforting warmth. When he went mattress shopping in June, he was thrilled to see the Afloat beds at City Furniture and bought the first one.

“It’s like floating, it’s so nice,” Dart said at his Coral Springs home. “Everybody is like, ‘Really, you got a waterbed?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, they’re really good, they’re better than they ever were.’ I’m like a pop-culture hero now

In this June 26, 2018, photo City Furniture CEO Keith Koenig, jumps onto a waterbed as he speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Tamarac, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

with the guys at work.”

If those guys think Dart is swell, they should meet Jeri Lollis, who really seems to be living her best life with a waterbed. She bought her first one 40 years ago, about the same time she installed a mirror on her bedroom ceiling in her redroofed mobile home in Hull, Georgia.

“I bought it because it was different, it was controversial , it was almost a conversation piece,” said Lollis, a retired corrections deputy.

Two years ago, for her 80th birthday, Lollis bought a new waterbed, and she still gets a

kick out of the looks she gets about her bedroom setup. After hearing about the Afloat venture, she said she’d love to take Hall out to dinner to compare their adventures as waterbed owners.

“I hope they think I’m a femme fatale, you know? If there is any sexual innuendo, good! I’m kind of a weird, different person. I think anything’s OK,” Lollis said.

Koenig is quick to clarify that while one of Hall’s waterbeds was covered in velvet and featured in Playboy magazine, the inventor was no Hugh Hefner.

“Charlie was a smart, conservative, laid-back, California design guy, and this industry that he grew, that he started, became pretty wild,” Koenig said.

“The parties at the trade shows in the ’70s and ’80s, well, I couldn’t stay long, and Charlie was not that kind of guy either.”

Koenig pulled the plug on waterbed sales at City Furniture stores about 20 years ago because he was unhappy with the available supply. But he’s decided it’s time to reintroduce them.

The first shipment of roughly 40 beds sold out within a month, Koenig said.

City Furniture is extending its Afloat test market to nine of its 17 Florida stores, and Geraghty said Hall Floatation website sales will soon be available.

Hall is curious to see who buys more, baby boomers or younger customers. So is Lynn Hardman of Southern Waterbeds and Futons in Athens, Georgia. He sold Lollis both her waterbeds, and he’s eager to see something revitalize his industry.

“The millennials buying the futons, we can’t get them interested in the waterbeds,” said Hardman.

Met Exhibit: how Chippendale became a household name

By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press

NEW YORK — A small but elegant exhibit tucked amid the American period rooms on the second floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores the little-known story behind Chippendale furniture, and how one young man’s bold idea to create a detailed manifesto about chairs and tables for the British elite transformed his name into an enduring style.

“Chippendale’s Director: The Designs and Legacy of a Furniture Maker” reveals how Thomas Chippendale, an 18th century artisan of humble origins, came up with a new way of designing, marketing and producing furniture. The exhibit, featuring furniture, drawings and other objects, remains on view at the Met through Jan. 27.

Chippendale’s pieces were created at the height of the Rococo period and were a British appropriation of a style imported from France, then known simply as “style moderne,” says Alyce Englund, assistant curator in the Met’s American Wing. She organized the exhibit with Femke Speelberg, associate curator of drawings and prints.

Other Chippendale pieces featured an Asian-inspired “chinoiserie” style, often in the form of tea stands and other tea-related furnishings popular in Britain at the time. Still other Chippendale works were in a Gothic revival or neoclassical style.

The overall look was meant to be both sophisticated and elitist, boasting adherence to Greek and Roman principals of design while featuring decorative elements so complex and upholstery so expensive that

the pieces would be inaccessible to more humble classes.

Common features included chair backs pierced in an interlaced design, often using abstract leaf motifs or swirling ribbons, with the uppermost corners of the chair backs tending to project upward in a variety of fashions. Designs often included intricate fretwork for shelves and chair legs, and decorative feet, sometimes featuring a hairy lion’s-paw design.

A skilled draftsman, Chippendale owed much of his fame to his publication of an enormous and detailed book of engravings called “The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director.” A typical copy of the Director was 18.5-by-12 inches and weighed over 8 pounds.

Its first edition featured 160 of Chippendale’s lovingly rendered drawings of furniture designs, from which clients around England and its colonies were invited to order. Later editions featured still more of his detailed drawings.

The front pages of the ambitious work announced that it would edify (including “a short explanation of the five orders of architecture”) and instruct, (including “proper directions for executing the most difficult pieces, the mouldings being exhibited at large and the dimensions of each design specified.”)

Chippendale invited independent furniture makers to use his designs for their own creations, advising only that complex decorative elements be simplified if they surpassed the skills of the furniture maker.

“Hundreds of copies of the book were printed and sent all over Britain and the colonies. It went viral,” Englund says.

In America, many in the as-

This photo provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art shows Thomas Chippendale Ribband Back Chairs for Chippendale’s Director. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art via AP)

piring mercantile class sought to fill their homes with furnishings in the latest fashion. And in many cases, the elaborately designed Chippendale furniture was not produced by his company in Britain but in the United States, by a wave of immigrant furniture-makers who had just arrived from Britain themselves, some bringing Chippendale’s designs with them.

Eventually, much of the 18th century home furniture in the United States was thought of as “Chippendale,” the name coming to describe decorative furnishings of this sort.

“Over time, Chippendale came to represent American fortitude and reverence for tradition,” Englund says.

When styles later changed and a preference for a streamlined, casual lifestyle took hold, the Chippendale name “became a scapegoat for fussy traditionalism,” she says.

“I think as long as Chippendale was popular there was an opposing crowd,” Englund says.

Designers as early as the 18th century made fun of Chippendale’s most famous decorative features, referring to them in their works — for instance, in streamlined chairs with the most minimalist of pierced chair backs, a playful reference to what by then were simply thought of as “traditional” chairs.

By the 1970s, even a famous group of erotic male

Factors to consider when choosing and applying mulch Homeowners may associate mulch with springtime lawn and garden care, but mulching in fall can benefit a lawn as well. According to the Morton Arboretum in Illinois, mulch protects roots against extreme temperatures, and not just those associated with summer heat waves.

Mulch is often connected with its ability to help soil retain moisture during especially warm times of the year, when mulch promotes strong roots that can help lawns and plants survive periods of extreme heat. But when applied in the fall, mulch also inhibits freezing and thawing in winter, reducing the likelihood

that plants will be injured.

While applying mulch in fall can be beneficial to lawns, homeowners should first consider a few factors.

• Timing: The Morton Arboretum notes that mulch being applied as winter protection should not be applied too early in the fall, as doing so may delay the soil freezing process. Homeowners should wait until after a hard frost in the fall to apply winter mulch. In many places, hard frost will not appear until late fall.

• Texture: The Morton Arboretum recommends mediumtextured mulch. Fine particles may pack down and retain mois-

ture that will evaporate before it reaches the plant roots. Materials that are too coarse may be incapable of holding sufficient amounts of water to benefit the soil.

• Nutrients: Humus is an organic component of soil that forms when leaves and other plant materials decompose. Organic mulches provide humus and decompose over time, adding nutrients into the soil. The Morton Arboretum recommends that homeowners use organic mulch that was composted or treated prior to application so any weeds, insects or microorganisms are killed.

• Application: Correct application of the mulch is essential.

Applying too much mulch can adversely affect lawns, plants and soil. In addition, excessive application can cause decay and make lawns and plants more vulnerable to disease. Homeowners uncertain about when and how to apply mulch in the fall can consult with a lawn care professional to devise a plan that ensures their lawns and gardens hold up against winter weather.

Mulch may be widely associated with spring lawn care, but applying mulch in the fall can benefit lawns and gardens as well.

dancers with a trademark “classy” look took on the name “Chippendales,” a reference to “the classic Chippendalesstyle furniture that adorned the club where the guys first performed,” according to the group’s website.

The furniture business founded by Thomas Chippendale went out of business in 1804. The elite clients to whom

he catered frequently failed to pay up, Englund explains, and the debts he’d incurred — in part to produce and distribute his influential Director — came due.

But furniture makers continued to adeptly produce his designs locally, and his name continued to spread, thanks to his detailed and inspiring drawings.

Peninsula Clarion | Sunday, September 30, 2018 | D3

Students in Texas use aeration on flowers to extend blooms

By LYNN BREZOSKY San Antonio Express-News

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aquarium pump could not only extend the life of lilies — their test plant — by almost a week but also bloom the plants faster.

That could be key as customers often want flowers in full bloom. “Everybody’s done research projects on putting pennies in the water or grandma’s old trick of Sprite and aspirin. I mean, old wives’ tales that you hear people talk about,� said Joshua Anderson, the Madison High technology teacher who coached them through the projFDU i8F XFSF MJLF ZFBI XFMM let’s do something different.�

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Still, he says it could be an industry game-changer. “If it goes through the next steps, really we can develop a product that could revolutionize the floral industry,� he said.

Anderson teaches floriculture — he saved thousands of dollars some 20 years ago by doing the flowers for his own wedding. Madison students earn more floral design certifications than any other school in Texas, knowing they can graduate with both a marketable skill and a transferable college fine arts credit.

Students sometimes sell floral designs, such as corsages for parents attending the recent senior night, homecoming mums, and arrangements for banquets, baby showers and weddings. “This morning I came in, I was like, man, I really wish I had the aeration going like right now, because I need these open for the funeral piece that we’re working on in class,� Anderson said.

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They used three groups of three plants each to see what happened. Sure enough, the control group had severe root browning, and flowers were falling off the stems.

The air stone group actually led to increased bacterial levels, possibly because the tiny bubbles produced by the

This photo taken Sept. 6 shows Joshua Anderson conducting a class in floral arrangement for a funeral after students Hannah Taylor and Ashley Walker, demonstrated the process for plant irrigation treatment which they have developed and are seeking a patent for. (Tom Reel/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

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Antibiotics for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer

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It’s a substantial change in thinking about how to treat an inflamed appendix. For decades, appendicitis has been considered a medical emergency requiring immediate surgery to remove the appendix because of fears it could burst, which can be life-threatening.

But advances in imaging tests, mainly CT scans, have made it easier to determine if an appendix might burst, or if patients could be safely treated without surgery.

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tients, 100 ended up having surgery within five years of treatment — most for a suspected recurrence of appendicitis in the first year. Seven of them did not have appendicitis and likely could have avoided surgery. The results suggest the success rate for antibiotic treatment was almost 64 percent, the authors said.

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What’s yogurt? Industry wants greater liberty to use term

By CANDICE CHOI AP Food & Health Writer

NEW YORK — If low-fat yogurt is blended with fatty ingredients like coconut or chocolate, is it still low-fat? Is it even yogurt?

The U.S. government has rules about what can be called “yogurt,” and the dairy industry says it’s not clear what the answers are. Now it’s hopeful it will finally get to use the term with greater liberty, with the Trump administration in the process of updating the yogurt definition.

The industry push to open up the yogurt standard illustrates how fraught it can be to define a food, especially as manufacturing practices and consumer tastes change.

Timothy Lytton, a professor of law at Georgia State University, notes the economic and political factors that determine food standards. “These are social constructions,” Lytton said.

Government standards exist for a range of packaged foods, mostly for one-time pantry staples such as bread, jam and canned peas. The standards were supposed to ensure a level of quality as mass production took hold decades ago.

But writing those rules sometimes turned into a bureaucratic nightmare — peanut butter’s definition took more than a decade — and regulators eventually stopped setting new standards. That’s part of the reason foods like ketchup have rules, but others like mustard don’t.

The ongoing dispute over yogurt offers a taste of how sour things can get.

The Food and Drug Administration established a standard for foods labeled as “yogurt” in 1981 that limited its ingredients.

The industry swiftly objected.

The following year, the agency suspended enforcement on various provisions and allowed the addition of preservatives.

A never-finalized 2009 proposal offered a unified standard and allowed emulsifiers as well.

The yogurt industry says that has cultivated confusion and left it vulnerable to lawsuits.

“What’s the rule? I mean, make a rule,” said Bailey Wood, spokesman for the International Dairy Foods Association, whose members include Chobani, Danone and Yoplait.

Adding to the confusion, the association says yogurt makers can opt to follow the 1981, 1982 or 2009 provisions in the absence of a final rule.

STANDARDS REVIEWED FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is reviving the matter with plans to “modernize” the standards. Milk producers take it as a sign the agency will crack down on soy and almond drinks that call themselves “milk,” which the standards say comes from a cow.

Gottlieb has also called out yogurt as a category where there have been “innovations.”

An FDA email from June obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request includes “rulemaking action” for yogurt, though the attachment with the details was not released.

In addition to finalizing a yogurt standard, the International Dairy Foods Association

is renewing its push to get rid of the requirement that regular yogurt have at least 3.25 percent milkfat. It says that causes confusion over products that mix low-fat yogurt with ingredients like coconut that push up the fat content.

The resulting product can be called neither “low-fat” nor “yogurt,” the association says.

Instead, the association says regular yogurt should simply be required to have more than 3 grams of fat — whether it’s from milkfat, coconut, chocolate or other ingredients. If the overall product has 3 grams of fat or less, then it could be labeled low-fat in line with the broader definition of “low fat,” the group says.

THE PEANUT BUTTER RULE Industry complaints about the standards aren’t new. It’s one reason finalizing the rules for peanut butter was such an ordeal.

The FDA proposed a peanut butter standard in the late 1950s after investigating Jif for having just 75 percent peanuts, according to Angie Boyce, a fellow at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics who researched food standards.

The Peanut Butter Manufacturers Association objected, saying ingredients like oils and sweeteners make peanut butter tastier and easier to spread.

Disagreement over exactly when a peanut spread turns into peanut butter spiraled into a yearslong fight.

It wasn’t until 1970 that the FDA drew a line: Peanut butter needs to be at least 90 percent peanuts.

This 2018, file photo shows yogurt on display at a grocery store in River Ridge, La. (AP Photo/ Gerald Herbert, File)

The Association for Dressing & Sauces has also been calling for the repeal of the standard for French dressing, given the proliferation of dressings like Ranch and Italian that do not have standards.

The FDA appears to be preparing to grant that wish, according to an April email .

Over the years, the FDA moved away from trying to establish new standards in favor of requiring products to list ingredients and nutrition information, said Xaq Frohlich, a professor of food labeling at Auburn University.

The policy shift was partly a response to the rise of lowfat diets, he said. Products that may have once been considered cheap imitations were suddenly desirable because

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Chicken coop project turns high tech for East Texas students

By GRACE JUAREZ The Lufkin News

LUFKIN, Texas — Students at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal School are thinking up new and improved ways to care for their chickens and gardens.

The Lufkin News reports over the summer, environmental science teacher Michelle Haney said she was working in the garden when she saw a bobcat approaching the chicken coop. It was then that she decided the class had better find new ways to protect their chickens, so she tasked sixth-grader Alex Tiu with a project.

“Alex had finished a project he was working on and did some online research for us to come up with this automatic chicken coop door,” Haney said.

The chickens tend to round themselves up in the coop around 7:30 p.m., so the door automatically closes at 8:30 p.m. Any stray chickens that didn’t make it in will have one minute to come back in the coop at 9 p.m.

“I looked up some ways to make an automatic door, and we were going to use a car antenna,” Alex said. “I’m glad I designed it and it was actually put into place.”

The car antenna ended up being too long to fit inside the coop, so Haney ordered a different one. Alex then came up with the idea to have the door open vertically and be powered by solar panels attached to the coop’s roof.

The students also installed cameras that they will eventually be able to observe the chickens with using linked iPads. They will even be able to communicate with the chickens.

“All the kids are going to get the app so they can log in and have a live chicken feed,” Haney said.

With the app, the students will be able to watch and speak to their chickens. Presley McWilliams, Kate Trevathan and Halle Devore said they’re excited to be able to talk to their chickens, but the chickens might be a little creeped out by their voices.

“They won’t know where the person is,” Halle said.

“If you yell in the camera, they’ll all jump up and try to figure out who’s making the sound,” Kate said. “It’s kind of funny. After a while, they’ll get real calm, and you’ll do it again, and they’ll jump up.”

The students take care of the chickens together. Their jobs

rotate so they can all get experience doing the different jobs.

Presley said the chickens have laid two eggs since they’ve been back to school.

“I have a lot of chickens at home, and I really like them,” Presley said.

Halle said her favorite job is watching the chickens, especially the one named Moonpie because it lets her pick it up. In the next few weeks, the chickens will have new ways to travel.

“We’re currently building a chicken run where they can run all through the yard,” Kate said. “They’ll be spaced all over so they have a nice, even space to run through.”

With the chicken run, the chickens will be able to run and get exercise while still being protected when the students can’t watch them. The students are building the run out of wood panels and wire. They also are working on creating a chicken orb.

“The chicken orb is a ball that you can put the chickens in, and they can run freely,” Halle said.

The ball is made of wire, and it still allows the chicken to peck at the grass while it runs.

“That way, when we’re gone from school, like winter

In this Sept. 19 photo, Sixth-grader Alex Tiu shows off the automatic door he and his classmates installed on their chicken coop to keep predators at bay during class at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal School. (Cara Campbell/The Daily News via AP)

break, they’ll have a way to run around,” Kate said. “And another thing, it’s just funny to see them in the orbs.”

The class will be starting its own farmer’s market of sorts on Fridays to sell their eggs and vegetables to learn about budgeting and to raise money to buy chicken feed. El-

Protect your joints and prevent pain Joints play vital roles in the human body, forming the connections between bones and facilitating movement.

Damage to the joints can be especially painful, and that damage may result from conditions such as osteoarthritis or gout.

While not all joint pain is debilitating, the discomfort of joint pain is such that it’s wise for adults to take steps to protect their joints with the hope of preventing joint pain down the road. Recognizing that joint pain can negatively affect quality of life, the Arthritis Foundation offers the following joint protection tips to men and women.

• Forgo fashion with regard to footwear. When women choose their footwear, fashion should not be their top priority. According to the Arthritis Foundation, three-inch heels stress the feet seven times more than one-inch heels and heels put additional stress on knees, possibly increasing women’s risk for osteoarthritis. Though heels may be fashionable, the risk of developing joint pain is not worth making the fashion statement.

• Get some green in your diet. A healthy diet pays numerous dividends, but many may not know that a healthy diet can help prevent joint pain.

Green vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, kale and parsley are high in calcium and can reduce age-related bone loss while also slowing cartilage destruction.

• Shed those extra pounds.

If you start including more healthy vegetables in your diet, you might just start to lose a little weight as well. Such weight loss also can help your joints, as the AF notes that every extra pound a person gains puts four times the stress on his or her knees. The AF also notes that research has shown that losing as little as 11 pounds can reduce a person’s risk of osteoarthritis of the knee by 50 percent.

• Hit the pool. Swimming is a great full-body workout and can be especially helpful to the joints. The buoyancy of water supports the body’s weight, reducing stress on the joints and minimizing pain as a result. If possible, swimmers already experiencing pain should swim in heated pools, which can help relieve pain. While you can

still benefit from swimming in pools with colder temperatures, cold water may not soothe the joints like warm water can.

• Take breaks at work.

Many people develop joint pain thanks to their jobs. If you spend all day sitting at a desk or standing on your feet, try to find a greater balance between the two. Joints can grow stiff from sitting all day, while

standing throughout your work day can stress the joints. Take a short break every 30 minutes to stand up and walk around if you spend most of your day at a desk. If you stand a lot at your job, stop to sit down for a few minutes once every half hour.

Joint pain and aging do not have to go hand in hand. More information about joint paint is available at www.arthritis.org.

liott Winston said she thought it was neat that the students could help things grow in their garden and sell them.

“I like whenever they’re fully grown, so we can pick them and eat them,” she said.

Haney said it’s good that the students learn to do these things.

“If they can imagine it, it’s good for them to learn how to make it,” she said.

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4 foods that can boost energy levels Diet can go a long way toward increasing or lowering energy levels. No one wants to consume foods that will make it harder for them to get through the day, so the following are a handful of foods that pack an energetic punch.

1. Cashews: Cashews, which are high in magnesium, help to convert sugar into energy. Magnesium deficiency can lead to low energy levels, so nuts that are high in magnesium, including cashews, can provide that mid-afternoon jolt that some people are seeking. Cashews are high in calories, so it’s best for those looking to lose weight or maintain healthy weights to adhere to serving suggestion guidelines.

2. Skinless chicken: A study from researcher Judith Wurtman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Clinical Research Center found that alertness tends to increase when the brain produces the neurotransmitter dopamine and the hormone norepinephrine. Skinless chicken contains an amino acid known as tyrosine that helps in the production of both dopamine and norepinephrine. If skinless chicken is not available, other foods that may provide this same effect include fish, lean beef and eggs. In addition, lean meats like skinless chicken contain enough vitamin B to help ease insomnia.

3. Salmon: Omega-3 fatty acids can help the body fight inflammation, which has been linked to a host of ailments, including chronic fatigue. Salmon is also high in protein, which can eliminate the mid- to late-afternoon hunger pangs that can derail healthy diets and contribute to weight gain.

4. Beans: Beans are loaded with fiber, and that’s a good thing for energy levels. Like magnesium, which can also be found in beans, fiber takes awhile to digest, extending the energy-boosting properties of foods loaded with fiber. In spite of the growing movement to eat and live healthier, many adults still do not include enough fiber in their diets. Men and women can consult with their physicians to determine how to make that happen, but eating more beans is a good start.

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