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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 90

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School board talks over cuts

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In the news Budget bill includes fisheries, cleanup money

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JUNEAU (AP) — A congressional omnibus spending bill includes $75 million for fisheries disasters.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office says that includes the 2012 disaster declared for Alaska chinook salmon fisheries in the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers and Cook Inlet.

More than three dozen members of Congress, including Alaska’s delegation, had sought $150 million for fisheries disasters that have been declared since 2012.

Murkowski spokesman Matthew Felling says the amount was set at $75 million during congressional negotiations, and it would be up to the U.S. Department of Commerce to distribute aid to affected regions.

Murkowski’s office says the bill also includes $1 million specifically for cleanup of debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan. It also requires a report on how federal agencies are coordinating to remove marine debris on federal land.

Inside ‘The average American looking at this, it looks pretty dysfunctional for the last couple of years.’ ... See page A-5

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Freedom, rescued after months of being homeless, is now living at Red Shed Racing near Kasilof.

Freedom finds a home Dog rescued after 19 months as a stray in Soldotna area

By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

The large fenced in area with regular food and water, straw beds, new four-legged friends and human care is a change of pace from the streets a former free-roaming dog was calling home.

A team of volunteers rescued Freedom, a Norwegian Elkhound and husky dog, early Saturday morning.

Now after living on the streets of Soldotna for about 19 months, Freedom is adapting to life on a two-acre property near Kasilof where Jill Garnet and kennel partner and boyfriend Sean Rice run Red Shed Racing caring for unwanted dogs.

Following multiple failed

Jill Garnet sits with rescued dog Pickles watching Freedom adjust to her new home at Red Shed Racing near Kasilof on Tuesday.

attempts to capture Freedom and with winter approaching, the group switched its focus from capturing Freedom to making sure she had food and water and showing her love.

When it got cold, Garnet made a straw bed for Freedom and even set up a doghouse.

Thanks to fresh snow, Garnet was able to track Freedom and discovered she had gone into a fenced yard of a home up for sale where the gate had been broken. The group got permission from the owner to start putting food in the yard for Freedom.

Garnet said the group called it the “bowl of love.” It had “fun food” like hot dogs and cheese and steak to entice Freedom to keep coming to See RESCUE, page A-12

After multiple years of relying on reserves to balance its budgets, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s administration told gathered Board of Education members Tuesday that the practice was not sustainable and the district needed to find a different solution to continued budgetary shortfalls.

According to the preliminary general fund budget data the district is projecting a more than $3.4 million budget deficit for the fiscal year 2015. District Superintendent Steve Atwater and Assistant Superintendent Dave Jones gave board members a broad overview of the district’s FY15 budget and gave several options for potential cuts in expenditures including closing the Skyview High School Pool — a projected savings of $180,000 — and reducing district level certified and support personnel — possibly saving $320,000.

None of the potential cuts were decided upon as necessary, and several board members said they were opposed to staff reductions. Jones and Atwater said they were looking for guidance from the board on how the administration should proceed when determining which things could be cut and to what level those cuts could be made.

“We’re facing a deficit that’s larger than what we’re used too and we’re at a point to where we’re going to make some recommendations for changes,” Atwater said.

See BUDGET, page A-12

Beluga whale research to be presented

By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

Several organizations which did research on the endangered population of Cook Inlet Beluga whales will be presenting the results of several projects during a Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Symposium Thursday and Friday at the River Center in Soldotna.

Using federal grant money, about $700,000, provided through the Marine Mammal Data Program, local organizations including the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory

Council, CIRCAC, and the Alaska SeaLife Center carried out research on factors including habitat, food sources, and environmental factors that could be playing a role in reducing the population of whales.

One group, LGL AK Research Associates, Inc., also carried out a photo-identification of the genetically distinct Cook Inlet belugas to track movement patterns, habitat, social structure, alongside reproductive and general health.

Susan Saupe, director of science and research for CIRCAC, said the goal of all of the re-

search was to fill in data gaps in research on the population and help the state and federal government better understand how the beluga population could be restored.

CIRCAC designed a study to look at how contaminants could potentially be affecting food sources for the whales.

“In particular we were targeting hydrocarbon contaminants,” Saupe said. “In part because there was really no data on hydrocarbons and marine mammals in Cook Inlet and, re- Photo courtesy LGL Alaska Research Associates, Inc.; taken ally, basically in Alaska.” under NMFS General Authorization LOC # 481-1795-01 and See BELUGA, page A-12 MMPA/ESA Research Permit # 14210.

Kenai man arraigned on child pornography charges

By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

A Kenai man already in jail since last March was arraigned in Kenai Superior Court Tuesday for possession and distribution of child pornography.

Jesse Lee Carlson, 33, was indicted by a grand jury on four charges of possessing child pornography and two charges of distribution.

Possession of child pornography is a class C felony and carries with it a maximum five-year jail sentence and $50,000 fine on each count.

Distribution of child pornography is a class B felony with a maximum of 10 years in prison and $100,000 fine on each count.

At his arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse Tuesday, Judge Anna Moran entered a not

guilty plea on Carlson’s behalf and deemed him eligible for a public defender. His next court appearance is Feb. 24.

According to the indictment files issued January 10, Carlson knowingly possessed or accessed on a computer sexual material with a minor on March 10, 2013.

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theft, a burglary charge and two charges of forgery committed last January are valued at more than $25,000, according to court documents. His defense attorney is William Walton from Public Advocacy. The case is still open and Carlson is facing 6 to 10 years in prison.

Carlson is currently awaiting trail at Wildwood Pre-trial facility.

Anchor Point man faces sexual assault charges An Anchor Point man was arraigned at Kenai Superior Court Tuesday on charges of sexual abuse of two minors under the age of 13.

Daniel Hinsberger, 54, is being charged with five counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree and two charges of See CHARGE, page A-12

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Wild weather feeds anxiety over trees

By DIANA MARSZALEK Associated Press

Nancy Owens takes no chances with trees since a windstorm propelled a large one through the roof of her Long Island, N.Y., home 15 or so years ago.

So when a neighbor whose property abuts Owens’ Maine summer home said he believed two of her tall pines looked suspiciously askew — and leaning toward his house — Owens wasted no time having them removed.

“They didn’t look dead to us. But what do I know?” Owens says. “I was born and raised in Manhattan. I know nothing about trees except they can come through your roof.”

Owens, who “cries every time I have to take down a tree,” is one of a number of homeowners who reluctantly opt to be safe rather than sorry by removing trees — even when it may not be necessary.

Arborist Dane Buell, who oversees tree care for the company SavATree, says that in the last few years people call him “all the time” asking to remove healthy trees. Most, he said, are afraid of the uptick in wild weather that has sent trees crashing down on homes, cars and power lines around the country.

“People see bad things that

‘It is very common for people to be afraid of trees simply because they are large.’

— Joe Lamb, arborist happen with trees, and the natural response is we should cut them all down,” says Buell.

Joe Lamb, a Berkeley, Calif., arborist sees the phenomenon too. He cautions that there’s no connection between a tree’s size and the hazard it poses.

“It is very common for people to be afraid of trees simply because they are large,” Lamb says.

The health of the tree is more important than its size, Buell says, and he recommends that property owners focus on managing their trees. That includes annual health checks, pruning, and precautionary steps such as adding support and even lightning protection when necessary.

Certified arborists can identify problems — insect infestation, nutritional deficiencies and disease — in the early stages “90 some percent of the time,” he says. Remediation is often fairly simple, too, he says.

“Trees fail often because these conditions are not identified early. They don’t fail because they are tall,” Buell says.

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Silver closed............ 20.23 -0.18 Dow Jones avg..... 16,373.86 +115.92 NASDAQ................ 4,183.02 +89.71 S&P 500................1,838.88 +19.68 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

Oil Prices Monday’s prices North Slope crude: $101.71, down from $102.48 on Friday West Texas Int.: $91.80, down from $92.72 on Friday

And while no one can prevent an extreme storm from toppling even the healthiest of trees, he says, the benefits of having trees usually far outweigh the risks they pose.

For example, trees around a home can increase its value up to 15 percent, according to the Arbor Day Foundation. Properly placed trees around buildings can also reduce air conditioning needs by up to 30 percent, and save 20 percent to 50 percent in energy used for heating, according to the USDA Forest Service.

Homeowners aren’t the only ones who have stepped up precautions in recent years. Bob McGee, a spokesman for Con Edison, which provides power to New York City and neigh-

boring Westchester County, says the utility company has improved its year-round treetrimming since the recent rash of harsh storms.

“This typically engenders either a community outpouring of thankfulness or scorn, depending on whether there’s been a recent storm,” McGee says. “We know that taking this action helps keep service reliable. But if nothing is going on and we trim the trees, people will hit the roof.”

Lamb — who says he gets a rush of tree-removal requests from homeowners after storms — says he finds many people are willing to try remedial measures like thinning out a tree and removing dead branches once they learn more about them.

For many others, however, it’s better to err on the side of caution.

“If someone says that a tree doesn’t look right, I don’t argue with that,” Owens says. “If they say it, I pay whatever it is.”

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Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Obituaries Joyce Elaine (Kuykendall) Burford Joyce Elaine (Kuykendall) Burford, age 69, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 at Kingman Regional Hospital, Kingman, Ariz.

She was the daughter of the late Edward and Marjorie Kuykendall of Benton, Ill. Joyce is survived by her son Brian K. Taylor and Kathy Allen of Whittington, Ill.; great-grand daughters Tay-Lyn and Keiara Taylor, Sesser, Ill.; brother Jerry Kuykendall and wife Nadine of Chicago; sisters Shelby Seals of Benton, Ill. and Linda Noel, Kenai, and her dear friend John Ayres of Golden Valley, Ariz. She also leaves a large extended family. Joyce was the youngest of four children.

Joyce was born and raised in Benton, and graduated from BCHS in 1961. She lived in the Benton area until 1975 when she and her son moved to Alaska. She stayed in the Kenai area until 2004. Her last employment was with ARCO Alaska when, in 1988, she was diagnosed with MS and retired because of her disability. She moved to Golden Valley, Ariz., in 2004 where she had lived ever since.

Joyce leaves many loved ones and will always be remembered for her love and generosity, infectious personality, story telling and being the No. 1 “queen of shopping” in the family.

She was a true warrior in the fight against her illness, although she had suffered for many years. Joyce passed away on the day she was supposed to fly to Illinois to spend Christmas with her family and friends there. Her passing will forever leave a hole in our hearts.

Her wishes were to be cremated with no formal service. A graveside memorial will be held sometime this summer in Benton, and also on the Kenai River where she wished some of her ashes to be spread.

In Joyce’s honor you may choose to be an organ or tissue donor through your local DMV or www.donatelife.net.

Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines:

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The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death.

We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge.

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How to submit: Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper.

Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611.

Pre-payment must accompany all submissions not already handled by a funeral home or crematorium.

Deadlines: Submissions for Tuesday – Friday editions must be received by 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services.

Copyright: All death notices and obituaries become property of the Clarion and may not be republished in any format.

For more information, call the Clarion at 907-2837551.

Frederick C. Rector Frederick C. Rector, 76, of O’Neill, Neb., passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2013.

Services with military rites were held Friday, Jan. 3, 2014.

Fredrick and twin Edmond were born Sept. 8, 1937, near Middlebranch, Neb., to George and Ruth (Gribble) Rector. He had an older sister, Helen Grutsch Babl and a brother, Ralph. His early youth was spent on the Muleshoe and Beaver ranches in Holt County. In sixth grade he moved to Boise, Idaho, then on to Marysville, Wash., where he graduated in 1955.

After graduation, Fred joined the Army was stationed in Germany. In 1960 he worked for Kenai Packers, then went to Seattle for welding school and worked for the Boilermakers Union. He returned to Alaska to work for the Piledrivers Union in 1965.

Fred married Dolores Keller on Dec. 27, 1968. They moved to Nikiski and raised three sons, Troy, Edmond, and Earl, along with other young people sent their way. He was dedicated to his family. He was active in the North Kenai Chapel. His love for the Lord was felt by those around him.

Fred worked on the trans-Alaska pipeline. For a time he was the only certified Coast Guard welder in Alaska. He owned Fred’s Welding Shop, later Fred’s Radiator & Welding, servicing radiators on Cook Inlet platforms. Fred belonged to the Kenai Elks Lodge, and Boilermakers and Piledrivers Union.

In 1991, Fred and Dee returned to O’Neill, where Fred and brother Ed worked refinishing floors, retiring in 2004.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son Ed; and sister Helen.

Fred is survived by his wife, Dolores Rector; sons, Troy Rector of Columbus, Neb., his daughter Sarah and her baby Talon, of Anacortes, Wash., and son Jacob of Bellingham, Wash., and Earl and Delta Rector of Omaha, Neb., their daughter Vanessa and son Tanner, daughter-in-law Jane, and her son Keith, of Omaha; brothers, Edmond C. Rector of Las Vegas, and Ralph Rector and wife Jane of Kenai; brother-in-law Lionel Babl of O’Neill; and extended family Lynette Burgess of Anchorage, Stephen, Tavia and Jamie.

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Around the Peninsula KPC hosts evening of Irish music Kenai Peninsula College invites the community to enjoy an evening of traditional Irish music and folklore at 7 p.m. on Jan. 23 at the Kenai River Campus. Renowned musicians John Walsh (tenor banjo), Pat Broaders (vocals and guitar) and Sean McComiskey (button accordion) will play a free concert of Irish music. This event is sponsored by the KPC Multicultural Consortium, the UAA Diversity Action Council and the KPC Showcase.

For more information, please contact Diane Taylor at 2620328.

Foster care, adoption information available A meeting to learn more about foster care and adoption on the Kenai Peninsula will be held today from 6 to 8 p.m. at 145 Main St. Loop in Kenai. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children’s Services, offers monthly Resource Family Orientations to give interested individuals a brief overview of the state’s foster care and adoption programs and process.

For more info, call Tonja Whitney or Michelle Partridge at 907-283-3136.

Coast Guard Auxiliary plans monthly meeting The Kenai Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct its monthly meeting on Jan. 18 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Nikiski Fire Station No. 1, 44800 Kenai Spur Highway. The public is cordially invited attend and take part in a Change of Watch ceremony in which elected officers take the Oath of Office.

For more information, contact the Flotilla Commander at 776-8522 or the Vice Flotilla Commander at 776-8457.

Submit announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

First lady hits half-century mark on Friday

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Approaching a milestone birthday, Michelle Obama exuberantly describes herself as “50 and fabulous.” She’s celebrating already and a big birthday blowout is in the works for this weekend at the White House.

The nation’s first lady hits the half-century mark on Friday and, by her own account, feels more relaxed now that President Barack Obama’s days as a candidate are over.

“That layer is gone now,” she told an interviewer. “It gives me a little more room to breathe.”

Nearly five years after assuming the role following a bruising campaign in which she sometimes became the subject of criticism, Mrs. Obama is showing increased comfort in what amounts to a volunteer

position with a host of responsibilities and outsized expectations. Not to mention a sometimes-unforgiving spotlight.

“I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman,” the first lady told Parade magazine when asked about the birthday. She started the celebration last week by spending extra time with girlfriends in Hawaii after her family’s holiday vacation there. It was an early birthday present from the president. On Saturday, she’ll be toasted at a White House party where guests have been advised to come ready to dance, and to eat before they come.

Second presidential terms can be freeing for first ladies, just as they are for presidents, because there is no next election. But while Mrs. Obama is over the bulk of her first lady tenure, with just three years remaining, it’s unclear if she will

Community Calendar Today 10:30 a.m.

• Pre-School Storytime at the Soldotna Public Library. Call 2624227.

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• Redoubt Homemakers at Nikiski Fire Station No. 1.

• Wee Read at the Kenai Community Library Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive, Kenai. Call 2621917.

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• Weight loss and health support group, Christ Lutheran Church. Call 362-1340.

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• Card games, Funny River Community Center.

• Narcotics Anonymous support group “Clean Machine” at Central Peninsula Hospital’s Redoubt Room, 250 Hospital Place,

Soldotna. Call 907-335-9456.

8 p.m.

• Al-Anon Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital in the Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 252-0558.

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take on new or different tasks.

There were expectations last year that she would help the president push for new gun-control measures in response to the shooting massacre of 26 firstgraders and adults at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school in December 2012. But she largely avoided the divisive debate after tip-toeing into it during a speech in her Chicago hometown. Mrs. Obama said even less about immigration legislation, another contentious issue and priority for her husband.

Valerie Jarrett, a senior White House adviser who is close to the Obamas, said the first lady doesn’t want to “spread herself too thin.”

“She really wants to have a maximum impact and to do that in fewer areas,” Jarrett said in an interview Monday. That, she said, “is better than trying to take on every single possible

cause that’s a priority for the administration.”

Like all first ladies, Mrs. Obama’s every move and fashion choices have been closely watched — and mercilessly critiqued. She gets wide credit for carefully shielding daughters Malia and Sasha, now 15 and 12, from public glare and for a strong sense of style. But there have been missteps, too, like wearing $500 sneakers to a food bank, taking a pricey vacation to Spain during the economic downturn and being photographed wearing shorts aboard Air Force One. Still, more of the public views Mrs. Obama favorably, 59 percent, than her husband, 46 percent, in an Associated Press-GfK poll conducted last month. And she’s helped raise millions of dollars for him and other Democratic candidates and drawn thousands to campaign rallies.

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What Others Say

The pipeline dream lives on The Alaska Gasline Inducement Act is

dead, six years, 10 months and 14 days after the publication of this column by then-Gov. Sarah Palin, who put forward the act three months after taking office: “We are confident that the AGIA will induce a project. We have done the homework, we have done the legwork, and now we are ready to roll up our sleeves and work with the Legislature to get this process moving.”

AGIA didn’t work.

Gov. Sean Parnell, who was Gov. Palin’s lieutenant governor at the time, announced on Friday that the state and pipelinebuilder TransCanada have agreed to terminate their working relationship under AGIA but remain engaged in pursuit of a pipeline. TransCanada was the winning company chosen under the AGIA process, which was approved overwhelmingly by the Legislature — 37-1 in the House and 20-0 in the Senate.

Rep. Ralph Samuels, the Anchorage Republican regarded as knowledgeable on oil and gas issues in the Legislature, was the only dissenter in the AGIA tidal wave. He now looks pretty prescient.

Mr. Samuels, no longer in the Legislature, remained critical of AGIA in a 2010 column during his campaign for governor. Here’s how he saw it then — and presumably still sees it today: “The path we are now on under AGIA is based on the notion that government can dictate the terms of construction, shipment and economics of a gas pipeline through Canada to Lower 48 markets. The current governor says AGIA is the answer. I believe it is a dead end.

“Now, three years after that vote, we find ourselves in a starkly different energy world. Technology has vastly improved the opportunity to develop shale gas. There are large shale gas formations across the United States, Europe and China. The world is now awash in gas and prices have fallen dramatically.”

“This is bad news for Alaska.”

Gov. Parnell, who for years was a faithful public supporter of AGIA, has turned the page. The project that it was designed to induce — a gas line from the North Slope and into Canada, where the gas would then find its way into a network to the Lower 48 — has fallen out of economic favor. ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and BP, which hold the North Slope gas leases, never liked AGIA and opposed it in the Legislature.

The companies have since lined up, at Gov. Parnell’s prompting, behind a project capable of exporting liquefied natural gas, but they haven’t fully committed to it. This pipeline would run from the North Slope to a point in Southcentral Alaska and could cost $45 billion to more than $65 billion.

Of some irony here is that Gov. Parnell is proposing that the state become a part owner in the project. Gov. Frank Murkowski, during his term from 2002-2006, proposed the state take a 20 percent equity share in a gas pipeline.

Gov. Murkowski reached a pipeline agreement with ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and BP in 2006 that included the equity share, but the proposal came under heavy public criticism over its tax provisions. The Legislature declined to act on the agreement, and Gov. Murkowski was defeated in the Republican primary later that year — by Sarah Palin.

Alaska’s leaders have been talking up a natural gas pipeline for decades. We all need to hope that Gov. Parnell’s burial of the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act and his ideas for how to proceed ultimately bring to fruition the pipeline we dearly need.

— Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Jan. 12

Doonesbury By GARRY TRUDEAU

Salmon series silent on salmon habitat Morris Communications is the Georgiabased media group that owns the Peninsula Clarion, Homer News, Juneau Empire, Alaska Journal of Commerce and numerous other media holdings in Alaska. In November, company chairman William Morris III announced a special 10-part series to help Alaskans “find the facts” about declining King salmon runs.

The special series recently concluded, and overall, it provided useful information that can help Alaskans understand the complexities of the King salmon life cycle and its management. Unfortunately, the series was strangely silent on one of the most important issues facing wild salmon across Alaska: healthy, productive habitat and the ever-growing threats to it.

In over 33,000 words, the series made no serious effort to address salmon habitat.

Maybe it was simply an oversight. Or maybe habitat protection has become sadly politicized in the rising tensions of the Cook Inlet fish wars.

It’s not as if salmon habitat issues have not been in the public eye lately. The proposed Pebble mine has galvanized tens of thousands of Alaskans around salmon habitat protection, and in Cook Inlet, there’s a growing wave of Alaskans concerned about the proposed Chuitna coal strip mine, which would be the first project in state history to completely remove miles and miles of wild salmon streams.

But here’s the problem: habitat protection implicates thorny legal, social and economic issues which in turn arouse incredibly strong passions. A prime example is the effort in 2013 to strip away habitat buffers along salmon streams and lakes in the Kenai Borough. Some property owners balked

Letters to the Editor An open letter to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly At your meeting of January 7th, the ordinance sponsored by the Mayor, Mr. Smalley and Mr. Smith was defeated by a 5 to 4 vote. By those actions, it is my view, the Assembly would rather accommodate a minority instead of the majority of property tax payers on the Kenai Peninsula. Before I proceed, I am a senior and am a beneficiary of your largess. The ordinance would have clarified in code, what should have been done in 2007, after the public voted to limit the Senior Property Tax exemption to $300,000. Proposition 1 of 2007 read as follows: “Shall the Kenai Peninsula Borough limit to $300,000 the exemption from taxation on the assessed value of real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode by a resident who is 65 years of age or older or a widow or widower of such a resident who is 60 years of age or older?

“YES [A Yes vote limits the senior citizen property tax exemption to $300,000 and provides an exemption in hardship cases.]”

What the Assembly has done, is to ensure the majority of tax payers will pay a larger share of the burden, to extend to Senior’s a tax break beyond what the voters approved in 2007. And let us not forget, this tax exemption exceeds by double that mandated by the state, and is not available in other Boroughs of the state. The additional tax break will impact particularly the service areas, for services voted on and expected by the public. Fire and Emergency, roads, hospitals, etc. These service areas need to be held harmless, and I certainly hope the Assembly will agree to increase their mill levy to cover the shortfalls.

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P eninsula B ob S havelson loudly at what they considered improper government intrusion. No one questioned their love for salmon, but the debate was raucous. Fortunately, a majority of Alaskans rose up in defense of salmon habitat.

Similar disputes have led to regulatory or management paralysis. In the Little Susitna drainage, for example, hydrocarbon pollution in summer months violates basic standards to protect salmon, but it’s too controversial for our state agencies to ban two-stroke engines, and the problem persists. In the Anchor River watershed, ADFG and ADEC have refused – despite concrete evidence of water and habitat violations – to stop ongoing pollution in prime King salmon habitat.

Unfortunately, our state agencies are not only ignoring habitat destruction, they are facilitating it. On the west side of Cook Inlet last year, ADFG granted a company permits to mine in a designated critical habitat area and to fill and cross salmon streams, despite laws in place prohibiting such activities. In fact, ADFG likes to boast how it issues hundreds of permits that impact salmon habitat each year – with a 99.5 approval rate. Now we have Governor Parnell’s attempts to remove Alaskans from fish habitat decisions through House Bill 77, and ADFG is working quietly to rollProposition 1 of 2007also provided for a hardship exemption, for those seniors who find their taxes beyond the exemption excessive for their income. That was included to ensure that homesteaders would not find themselves taxed off their property.

Unfortunately, there was no income limit included in code.

So, I hope the Assembly will look at the hardship exemption for Senior Citizens, regards that income limit. As it currently stands, a senior citizen residential property owner with an income of $80,000 per year, and an assessed property value of $550,000, less the now $350,000 senior exemption, leaves $200,000 taxable at, for instance, 10 mills would be $2,000 in taxes. Take 2 percent of the $80,000 equals $1,600, which is the current maximum this taxpayer, would be obligated to pay, under the current hardship exemption code.

Therefore, this senior citizen can apply for a hardship exemption, and receive another $400 tax break. And you, the non seniors, get to take care of the difference.

I sincerely hope the Assembly will take a hard look at what they have wrought, and at least put an income limit on the hard ship exemption.

Milli Martin Homer

Binkley Street resident looks forward to roundabouts Hurray! The City of Soldotna may soon build roundabout intersections on Binkley Street. The safety and convenience of these have long been used in many other places.

I have lived on Binkley Street for nearly 40 years, and couldn’t be happier with this development. The elimination of T-Bone collisions is the prime safety improvement as cars move in the same direction around the circle. The convenience is that busy

back a whole host of protections in important salmon habitat areas around the state.

It’s become increasingly common to ignore our responsibilities in our coastal watersheds, and to instead blame the “black box” of ocean conditions for the plight of our salmon. And while it’s true we have scant understanding how ocean conditions affect salmon, we do know two things: salmon need healthy spawning and rearing habitat, and we have the ability to do something to control impacts in those areas. So, instead of focusing on what we cannot control, let’s focus on what we can, and whether it’s inriver fishing impacts, poorly designed roads and culverts, loss of stream-side vegetation, polluted runoff or indiscriminate development, we have the tools to manage impacts in our coastal watersheds.

Now, all we need is the collective will to do something, to avoid the “death by a thousand cuts” dilemma that has destroyed wild salmon runs virtually everywhere except Alaska. If we want to follow the fate of fisheries in Europe or New England or the Pacific Northwest, however, all we have to do is one simple thing: nothing. Under our current direction, we are repeating the very same mistakes made elsewhere. And while this message is hardly new, it’s important to repeat again and again. Because if Morris’s special ten-part series on King salmon failed to discuss the ever-growing threats to salmon habitat in Alaska, it’s pretty clear the message is not getting through.

Bob Shavelson is the Executive Director of Cook Inletkeeper, a citizen-based organization working to protect clean water and healthy salmon throughout the Cook Inlet watershed. waits are gone.

My Australian wife and I have traveled to her home country every year since 1988 and I have traveled in Europe before that and have first hand knowledge of the ease of roundabouts. We will value these changes as time goes on.

Jay Goltz Soldotna

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n On Dec. 27 at about 5:00 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation on Tesoro Road in Nikiski.

Investigation revealed that Warren Pharris, 46, of Kenai, was driving with a revoked license.

He was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $500 bail. n On Dec. 26 at 7:06 p.m., Alaska State Troopers and the Anchor Point Volunteer Fire Department responded to the report of a residential structure fire on Chakok Avenue in Anchor Point. On arrival, troopers found a live-in style travel trailer to be fully engulfed in flames. Troopers were unable to locate anyone on the property and attempts to contact the owner of the land where the trailer was parked, identified as Trevor Cole, 33, of Anchor Point, were unsuccessful. After the fire was extinguished, as troopers were leaving the scene, they located Cole walking away from the area of the scene on North Fork Road.

When contacted, Cole was in possession of a rifle and a concealed handgun. Cole refused to allow troopers to secure the firearms during the contact, and he was arrested for misconduct involving weapons. Subsequent investigation revealed that the trailer that burned belonged to a third party, who had parked it on Cole’s property with his permission. Cole had set fire to the trailer due to a falling-out with the third party. After starting the fire, Cole fled the scene and hid in the woods nearby until the fire department had left the scene. During a search of his person, Cole was also found to be in possession of marijuana.

Cole was taken to the Homer Jail without bail on charges of second-degree arson, fifthThe following charges were recently dismissed in District Court in Kenai:

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n A charge of violating conditions of release against Britney M. Baier, 46, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Sept. 22. n A charge of violating conditions of release against Kohlina Marie Bavilla, 25, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Dec. 13.

The following judgments were recently handed down in Superior Court in Kenai: n Sara Lynn Brooks, 30, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of fraudulent use

Police reports degree misconduct involving weapons and sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. n On Dec. 28 at 10:35 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a residence on Spruce Haven Drive in Nikiski for a reported domestic disturbance. Investigation revealed that Ryan Dyer, 36, of Nikiski, had assaulted family members at the residence prior to troopers’ arrival. Dyer later resisted arrest and pulled a firearm from his clothing while troopers were trying to place him under arrest. Troopers were placed in fear of serious injury when the firearm was pulled.

Dyer was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility, where he was held without bail. Alcohol was a factor in the incident. n On Dec. 23 at 5:48 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota sports utility vehicle (SUV) that was driving on the wrong side of the highway near Mile 98 of the Seward Highway. The vehicle caused a trooper SUV and another oncoming vehicle to take evasive action to avoid a head-on collision. Investigation revealed that George Eischens, 84, of Homer, was driving without his glasses and couldn’t see the road or tell he was in the wrong lane. Eischens was issued misdemeanor citations for reckless driving and for driving in violation of license limitation. Troopers had a family member from Anchorage respond and take control of the vehicle. n On Dec. 21 at about 3:10 p.m., troopers located a singlevehicle accident at Mile 114.4 of the Seward Highway. Investi-

Court reports of stolen access device, committed June 6. She was sentenced to 36 months in prison with 30 months suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge with a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including marijuana, not to reside where alcoholic beverages are present, not to enter any business whose primary business is the sale of alcohol, not to possess apply for or obtain a medical

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by Kati Hansen, 27, of Sterling, was traveling northbound on the Seward Highway, when she lost control and struck the guardrail on the southbound side of the highway. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was uninjured. The vehicle was towed from the scene. Alcohol was not a factor. n On Dec. 29 at 3:18 a.m., Kenai police responded to the Bow Bar in Kenai for a report of an assault. Officers contacted Rhonda L. Marcrum, 50, of Kenai, who was issued a summons for disorderly conduct and false report and was released from the scene. n On Dec. 28 at 10:35 a.m., Kenai police received a report of a physical altercation at a residence in Kenai. Officers responded and contacted Nicholas D. Tuttle, 23, of Soldotna, who was arrested for fourthdegree assault (domestic violence) and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Dec. 28 at 7:37 p.m., Kenai police received a report of a disturbance at a residence in Kenai. Officers responded and contacted Leonard A. Weimer, 45, of Kenai, who was arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Dec. 29 at about 4:20 p.m., Crown Point Alaska State Troopers stopped a white fourdoor sedan for a moving violation. Investigations revealed that the passenger, Jennifer Gadola, 28, of Anchorage, had a $5,000 outstanding arrest warrant for fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. Gadola was arrested on the warrant and charged with possession of a weapon and was taken to the Seward Jail. n On Dec. 27 at 4:45 p.m.,

Crown Point troopers were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision of a tractor/trailer turnover on Mile 48 of the Sterling Highway. Investigations revealed that the tractor/trailer was traveling southbound, veered off the road, catching snow in the southbound ditch, causing the tractor/trailer to turn over and come to a rest on the passenger side, blocking a driveway.

Portions of the Sterling Highway at Mile 48 were shut down periodically from at about 3:30 p.m. to about 11:00 p.m., due to the operations necessary for the removal of the obstruction of the tractor/trailer. The driver of the tractor/trailer was issued a traffic violation. Normal traffic flow was resumed at about 11:00 p.m. n On Dec. 29 at 11:29 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, came into contact with a male who had wrecked his snowmachine on Kasilof River Road near the Sterling Highway. He was identified as Martin H. Monsaas, 58, of Kasilof. Investigation revealed that Monsaas was driving under the influence. He was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $500 bail. n On Dec. 28 at 1:01 a.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a 1979 Cadillac passenger car for a moving violation at Mile .5 of the Kenai Spur Highway in Soldotna. Investigation revealed that Lucas Hall, 23, of Kenai, was driving with a suspended license. Hall was issued a misdemeanor citation and released to a licensed driver on scene. n On Dec. 28 at about 10:20 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a silver 2002 Jeep near

Mile 110 of the Sterling Highway for a traffic violation. Dale Ervin Curtiss, 52, of Soldotna, was identified as the driver.

Investigation revealed that his license was suspended and that he was in violation of his conditions of release from a prior domestic violence offense. He was arrested for driving while license suspended and violating conditions of release and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail pending arraignment. n On Dec. 28 at 8:07 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula team stopped a 2006 Chevrolet Impala for a moving violation at Mile 15 of the Kenai Spur Highway, near Nikiski. Investigation revealed that Cody E. Ralls, 24, of Nikiski, was in possession of marijuana. Ralls was issued a misdemeanor citation and released on scene. n On Dec. 27 at 8:16 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a white 1991 Toyota car on Tote Road near Soldotna. Richard Followell, 52, of Soldotna, was identified as a passenger. Investigation revealed that he had a warrant outstanding for his arrest for failure to appear at arraignment, the original charge being seven counts of unsworn falsification. He was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $1,000 bail. n On Dec. 26 at 10:25 a.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers received a report that a key to the Food Bank was stolen.

Investigation revealed that the suspect pried open a lock box that contained an emergency key for the fire department to gain access to the building. The key is valued at about $5 and replacement of the lock box is estimated to be about $200.

This case is currently under in-

vestigation. n On Jan. 1 at 1:56 a.m., the Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, conducted a traffic stop on North Cohoe Loop Road near the Sterling Highway in Kasilof on an older model Suzuki passenger car for a moving violation. Investigation revealed that Nancy L. Kroker, 58, of Kasilof, was driving under the influence. She was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $500.00 bail. n On Dec. 31 at 8:24 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a blue 1989 Chevrolet Blazer on North Cohoe Loop Road in Kasilof for a traffic violation. Investigation revealed that Roland Dwayne, Harvey, 56, of Kasilof, had been driving while impaired and under the influence of alcohol.

He was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $500 bail. n On Dec. 31 at 10:31 p.m.

Alaska State Troopers stopped a 2004 Cadillac Escalade for a moving violation on the Sterling Highway at Abram Road in Kasilof. Investigation revealed that David Oder, 22, of Soldotna, was driving while under the influence of alcohol. Oder was arrested and taken to the Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. The vehicle was released to a sober person on scene. n On Dec. 30 at about 1:30 a.m., the Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, contacted Sam Allen Renney, 32, of Kenai, while investigating an assault. Investigation revealed that Renney had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for failure to appear at arraignment on the original charge being fourthdegree theft. He was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $250 bail.

marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete substance abuse and mental health evaluations and comply with treatment recommendations, to have no contact with victim in this case, to immediately close all checking and charge accounts and not apply for, possess or at any time use a credit card unless authorized in writing by the probation/parole officer, to inform any employer of this conviction and probation

status immediately following sentencing if currently employed at the time of sentencing, otherwise prior to beginning any employment and was placed on probation for three years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Lee Lawrence Graham, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree theft, committed June 6 and June 9. He was sentenced to 24 months

in prison with 20 months suspended on each count, time consecutive, fined $5,000 with $4,000 suspended, a $100 court surcharge on each count and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to consume alcohol to excess, not to use or possess any illegal controlled substances,

including marijuana, “spice” and other synthetic drugs, to have no contact with victim or co-defendants in this case, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations and was placed on probation for five years after serving any term of incarceration imposed.

All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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Huge budget bill aims to show Congress’ mettle

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A chastened Congress is putting aside the crisis-driven budget battles of the past three years, embracing a $1.1 trillion spending bill that restores or smooths the sharpest edges of the automatic cuts imposed as a result of its own dysfunction.

The huge election-year legislation preserves the downward trajectory on government spending demanded by Republicans. Yet the bipartisan measure steaming through Congress also preserves President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and stricter regulation of financial markets — and deflects the most significant attempts by Republicans to rewrite environmental rules and force other changes.

Lawmakers hope the compromise will show disgruntled voters before next fall’s midterm election that Washington — especially its unpopular Congress — can perform its most basic function of responsibly funding the government.

The bravado that prompted tea party Republicans to force a government shutdown in hopes of derailing “Obamacare” is long gone, replaced by an election-year desire to focus attention on the administration’s troubled rollout of the health care law instead of lurching from crisis to crisis.

“The average American looking at this, it looks pretty dysfunctional for the last couple of years,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. “We need to rack up some achievements here — not just for Republicans but for incumbents in general and for the institution.”

There could still be bumps in the road. Congress needs to raise the government’s borrowing cap by the end of February

‘We need to rack up some achievements here — not just for Republicans but for incumbents in general and for the institution.’

— Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. or early March, and it’s unclear how big of a battle that will be.

As for the compromise spending bill, the massive measure funds the operations of virtually every federal agency, making cuts and additions reflecting the trade-offs of divided government. While delivering relief from painful budget cuts and caps known as sequestration, it still imposes a 3 percent cut on agency budgets relative to those approved last year before automatic reductions lopped about $60 billion from them.

The measure doesn’t contain in-your-face victories for either side.

The primary achievement is that there is an agreement in the first place. Last year’s collapse of the budget process was followed by a 16-day government shutdown and another brush with a disastrous default on U.S. debt. After the shutdown and debt crisis last fall, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., struck an agreement to avoid a repeat of the 5 percent cut applied to domestic agencies last year and to prevent the Pentagon from absorbing about $20 billion in new cuts.

At the White House, President Barack Obama expressed support for the compromise and urged Congress to “pass that funding measure as quickly as possible so that all these agencies have some certainty

around their budgets.”

The measure contains dozens of hard-fought agreements between Democrats and Republicans as it fleshes out the details of the budget deal that Congress passed last month.

That pact gave relatively modest but much-sought relief to the Pentagon and to domestic agencies after the deep budget cuts of last year.

Republicans were denied the ability to handcuff agencies responsible for implementing Obamacare and new Wall Street regulations, but they succeeded in curbing those

budgets. Democrats won a big funding increase for Head Start early childhood education but were denied other money they wanted.

The huge bill reflects the nuts-and-bolts culture of the appropriations process. That used to occupy Congress for month but came off the rails last year.

Now, no item is too small: For instance, Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y., succeeded in blocking the Postal Service from selling a Depression-era post office in his Bronx district.

The bill is laced with sweeteners. One provision exempts disabled veterans and survivors of military spouses from a pension cut enacted last month. The bill also contains increases for veterans’ medical care backed by both sides and fully funds the $6.7 billion budget for food aid for low-income pregnant women and their children.

Yet the National Institutes

of Health’s proposed budget of $29.9 billion falls short of the $31 billion budget it won when Democrats controlled Congress.

Democrats did win a $100 million increase, to $600 million, for so-called TIGER grants for high-priority transportation infrastructure projects, a program that started with the 2009 stimulus bill.

The spending bill would spare the Pentagon from a brutal second-wave cut of $20 billion in additional reductions on top of last year’s $34 billion sequestration cut, which led to furloughs of civilian employees and hit training and readiness accounts.

It also contains a longstanding provision blocking the Postal Service from ending Saturday mail delivery and closing rural post offices, a rule that’s taking on greater importance as Congress contemplates cost-cutting steps for the post office.

There’s plenty for various

lawmakers to oppose, not the least of which was the closed process that delivered the measure to rank-and-file members as a take-it-or-leave it proposition. But many battle-weary lawmakers are willing to overlook that.

Rep. Steve Womack, RArk., said the bill would get “our country off this notion of shutting the government down” and would allow Republicans to “keep the spotlight on some other issues that affect the other side that we think are very important,” a reference to the health care law that’s weighing politically on Democrats.

Tea party favorites like Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, were slow to criticize the measure, which appears likely to pass the Senate no later than Saturday and probably before. Cruz was a key force in the politically disastrous strategy to shut down the government over funding of Obamacare.

Teacher ended NM school shooting

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press

ROSWELL, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez say a 12-year-old who shot two classmates in a Roswell middle school was stopped by a teacher who walked up to him and asked him to put down his shotgun.

Martinez says one student was critically injured and another is in serious condition following Tuesday morning’s shooting at Berrendo Middle School.

State police say the shooter was a seventh grader.

Martinez says the student walked into the gym where students were gathered for class and shot a boy and a girl.

She says a teacher “quickly stopped” the suspect by walking up to him and asking him to put down the firearm, which he did.

The governor says a staff member received very minor inAP Photo/Roswell Daily Record, Mark Wilson juries but declined medical care because he wanted to stay and A woman waits at a staging ground area where families are help.

Hospital officials say the boy who was shot is 11 and the being reunited with Berrendo Middle School students after a shooting at the school, Jan. 14, in Roswell, N.M. girl is 13.

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Around the World Proposal to shift surveillance phone record away from government drawing resistance WASHINGTON — Telephone companies are quietly balking at the idea of changing how they collect and store Americans’ phone records to help the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. They’re worried about their exposure to lawsuits and the price tag if the U.S. government asks them to hold information about customers for longer than they already do.

President Barack Obama is expected to announce Friday what changes he is willing to make to satisfy privacy, legal and civil liberties concerns over the NSA’s surveillance practices.

One of the most important questions is whether the government will continue to collect millions of Americans’ phone records every day so that the government can identify anyone it believes might be communicating with known terrorists.

The president’s hand-picked review committee has recommended ending the phone records program as it exists. It suggested shifting the storage of the phone records from the NSA to phone companies or an unspecified third party, and it recommended new legal requirements before the government could search anyone’s phone records.

The phone companies don’t want the job. Executives and their lawyers have complained about the plan in confidential meetings with administration officials and key congressional intelligence and other committees, according to interviews

by The Associated Press. Two phone executives familiar with the discussions said the cellular industry told the government that it prefers the NSA keep control over the surveillance program and would only accept changes if they were legally required. The executives spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the private discussions. But there have been public complaints, too.

“Our members would oppose the imposition of data retention obligations that would require them to maintain customer data for longer than necessary,” said Jot Carpenter, vice president of government affairs for CTIA-The Wireless Association, the trade group for the cellular phone industry.

To cut off jobless aid is to pinch GOP constituents in pockets of conservatism

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — When federal emergency unemployment benefits expired last month, the effects ran deep in a Colorado county marked by two exit ramps off Interstate 25 — one leading to the conservative religious group Focus on the Family, the other to the Fort Carson Army post.

Hardly a liberal bastion, El Paso County has the largest number of people in the state who lost unemployment benefits, and many aren’t happy about it. Plenty of Republicans, too, depend on jobless aid that Republicans in Congress are hesitant to prolong. The ideological argument for standing against an extension of benefits — that the aid can ultimately make it harder to find work — meets a more complex reality where people live.

Democrats propose to extend the emergency benefits for people who have been or are about to be out of work for more than six months; Republicans are less inclined to take that step, particularly if it means the government borrows more money. The paralysis led to the expiration of benefits for 1.3 million long-term unemployed on Dec. 28. Lawmakers are still working on a compromise.

The standoff infuriates people such as Lita Ness, who lost her job as a civilian contractor at Peterson Air Force Base in August 2012 and just received her final check from the unemployment office.

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Tunnels used for smuggling How they are built, used along US-Mexico border nancier or a cell that reports to the cartel bosses and runs the construction.

U.S. border officials estimate NOGALES, Ariz. — As bor- that the more sophisticated tunder security has tightened, drug nels probably cost between $2 cartels have turned to tunneling million to $3 million to build. beneath the ground to avoid de- How are tunnels used? tection.

Smuggling groups use tunNearly 170 tunnels have been found nationwide since 1990, nels to move drugs, guns and most along the Arizona and people who want to sneak California border with Mexico. across the U.S. border, though The job of searching these net- traffickers are sometimes selecworks can be dangerous, so the tive about what they will move U.S. Border Patrol is unveiling through their tunnels.

Experts say sophisticated its latest technology in the underground war — a wireless, tunnels are used for mostly drug camera-equipped robot that can and gun smuggling, though do the job in a fraction of the people who don’t want to risk traveling above ground will octime. casionally be sneaked through How are they built? those tunnels.

Cocaine and methamphetTunnel construction ranges from extremely rudimentary, amine are brought in through a small burrow dug by hand the tunnels, but marijuana — sometimes only large enough which is big and bulky and for a person to crawl through, therefore difficult to move to very sophisticated, including — is the most prevalent drug lights, supports to hold up the transported through the tunceiling and ventilation. They nels.

Authorities found a 600-yard can range from just a few feet stretching from one side of the tunnel in Southern California border to the other, to up to a during November 2011 that resulted in seizures of 32 tons of quarter mile long.

Some tunnels merely go marijuana on both sides of the from one side of the border to border, with 26 tons found on the other with the contraband the U.S. side, accounting for being offloaded in a field or one of the largest marijuana on public land, while others busts in U.S. history. That tunexit into warehouses or homes nel was equipped with electric railcars, lighting and ventilaalong the border.

Miners and other laborers tion while wooden planks lined hired by cartels use hoes, jack- the floor.

Immigrant smugglers use hammers, shovels and picks to gouge out soil and load the dirt “gopher hole” tunnels made into buckets that are brought up of huge PVC pipes that are back out of the tunnel’s start- buried underground and span ing point in Mexico. Their tools the border, providing enough are old-fashioned and can be space through which a person bought at home improvement can barely squeeze.

The storm-drain tunnels in stores. Miners, for instance, must use compasses because places like Nogales are used for GPS devices don’t work underground.

Smugglers have dug dozens of crude tunnels in Nogales, Ariz., that begin in Mexico and tie into the Arizona city’s storm drainage system.

For sophisticated tunnels, such as those found near San Diego, cartels will hire engineers and miners to build the tunnels. A cartel will have a fiBy BRIAN SKOLOFF and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press

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U.S. Border Patrol Agent Ryan Grimm demonstrates how a robot is used to navigate a drainage canal along the border fence during a briefing in Nogales, Ariz., Jan. 14. With more than 75 underground drug smuggling tunnels found along the border since 2008, mostly in California and Arizona, the Border Patrol is utilizing the wireless, camera-equipped robot, to search underground while keeping agents safer.

both immigrant and drug smug- navigate through corrugated pipes, tunnels, and drainage gling. systems while an agent controls How are tunnels the device from the surface, discovered? seeing what the robot sees on The majority of tunnels are a handheld screen. The robots found by human intelligence, are used, in part, as a safety either by Mexican or U.S. au- measure to keep agents out of thorities patrolling the border harm’s way as many tunnels and noticing the ground has can be poorly built and posbeen disturbed, or through in- sibly collapse and lack proper formants who tip authorities to ventilation.

They also can navigate an their presence. underground labyrinth in a How are tunnels fraction of the time it would take an agent to explore the tunexplored and nel. Some of the newer robots, investigated once which weigh about 12 pounds they’re located? and can navigate through passageways that are only several So-called tunnel robots have feet wide, are being deployed been in use by Border Patrol for this year across southern Ariseveral years. They can safely zona and California.

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Clashes kill 11 on first day of Egypt vote

By HAMZA HENDAWI and MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press

CAIRO — A referendum on a new constitution laid bare the sharp divisions in Egypt six months after the military removed the elected Islamist president. Pro-army voters lined up Tuesday outside polling stations, singing patriotic songs, kissing images of Egypt’s top officer and sharing their upbeat hopes for their troubled nation.

Despite heavy security, 11 people were killed in sporadic violence, with protesters burning tires and pelting police with rocks and firebombs to create just enough danger to keep many voters at home.

The two-day balloting will likely pave the way for a possible presidential run by the nation’s top general after he ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last July, setting off a fierce crackdown on Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood.

It’s also a key milestone in a military-backed political roadmap toward new elections for a president and a parliament after the coup, which has left Egypt sharply divided between Broth-

‘The constitution is not perfect. But we need to move forward and we can fix it later.’

— Ameena Abdel-Salam

erhood supporters in one camp, and the military, security forces in the other, as well as a large segment of a population exacerbated by three years of turmoil.

Amid a climate of fear and paranoia, authorities, the mostly pro-military media and a significant segment of the population are showing little or no tolerance for dissent. Campaigning for a “no” vote risked arrest by the police and Egyptians who have publicized their opposition to the charter, even just parts of it, are quickly labeled as traitors.

Some 160,000 soldiers and more than 200,000 policemen fanned out across the nation of some 90 million people to protect polling stations and voters against possible attacks by militants loyal to Morsi. Cars were prevented from parking or driving by polling stations

and women were searched by female police officers. Military helicopters hovered over Cairo and other major cities.

Shortly before polls opened, an explosion struck a Cairo courthouse, damaging its facade and shattering windows in nearby buildings but causing no casualties in the densely populated neighborhood of Imbaba — a Brotherhood stronghold.

The Health Ministry said 11 people died and 28 were wounded in clashes that broke out between Morsi supporters and government security forces on the sidelines of voting in Cairo, the adjacent province of Giza and two provinces south of the capital, Bani Suef and Sohag.

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were wounded, including a senior police officer.

A Morsi supporter also was shot to death as he and about 100 others tried to storm a polling station in the province of Bani Suef south of Cairo, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. It was not clear who was behind the shooting.

In Cairo’s working class district of Nahya, pro-Morsi protesters shot at and pelted with rocks a polling station before closing all entrances with chains, scaring away voters and locking election officials inside, Mohammed Seragedeen, the judge in charge of the station, said.

Security forces later fired tear gas to disperse the protesters and allow voting to resume, he said.

The referendum is the sixth nationwide vote since the authoritarian Hosni Mubarak was toppled in a popular uprising in 2011, with the five others widely considered the freest ever seen in Egypt, including the June 2012 balloting won

by Morsi. But this vote was tainted by criticism that many

of the freedoms won in the antiMubarak revolution have vanished amid a fierce crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that has spread to others as the military-backed administration tries to suppress all dissent.

The new charter, drafted by a liberal-dominated committee appointed by the militarybacked government, would ban political parties based on religion, give women equal rights and protect the status of minority Christians. It also gives the military special status by allowing it to select its own candidate for the job of defense minister for the next eight years and empowering it to bring civilians before military tribunals.

The charter is in fact a heavily amended version of a constitution written by Morsi’s Islamist allies and ratified in December 2012 with some 64 percent of the vote but with a nationwide turnout of just over 30 percent.

The current government is looking for a bigger “yes” majority and larger turnout to win undisputed legitimacy and perhaps a popular mandate for military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, to run for president

this year. El-Sissi has yet to say outright whether he plans to seek the nation’s highest office, but his candidacy appears increasingly likely every day.

“The constitution is not perfect,” said Ameena AbdelSalam after she cast her ballot in Cairo’s upscale Zamalek district. “But we need to move forward and we can fix it later.”

Illustrating the high stakes, the government and the overwhelmingly pro-military media have portrayed the balloting as the key to the nation’s security and stability. Hundreds of thousands of fliers, posters, banners and billboards urged Egyptians to vote “yes.” People have been arrested for posters and campaigns calling for a “no” vote.

Long lines of voters began to form nearly two hours before polling stations opened in some Cairo districts, including Imbaba, where the blast promptly whipped up anti-Brotherhood sentiment with chants and shouting against the Islamist group.

Women and the elderly were heavily represented. The mood was generally upbeat, hostile toward the Brotherhood and hopeful that the charter would bring better days.

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Israeli defense chief comments spark spat with US

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister was quoted Tuesday as deriding U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s Mideast peace efforts as naive and foolhardy, triggering an angry response from Washington and rekindling simmering tensions with Israel’s closest and most important ally.

The quotes appeared ahead of another visit by Kerry, who is expected in the region in the coming weeks to deliver his ideas on a framework for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Kerry has already submitted to Israel a series of proposals for ensuring Israel’s security as part of a future peace deal.

In the comments published by the Yediot Ahronot daily, Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon called Kerry “obsessive” and “messianic” and dismissed Kerry’s security plan as worthless.

“The only thing that might save us is if John Kerry wins the Nobel Prize and leaves us be,” Yaalon was quoted as saying.

Yaalon is a former military chief of staff and close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Since becoming defense minister last year, a position of great influence in Israel, he has been a vocal skeptic of Kerry’s peace efforts. In his public statements, he has said Israel has “no partner” for peace and questioned the Palestinian commitment to resolving years of conflict.

Asked about the report, Yaalon issued a statement saying that relations with the U.S. are “intimate and meaningful” for Israel.

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Israel,” Yaalon said. His office would neither confirm nor deny the comments in Yediot, and repeated requests for additional comment were not answered.

Late Tuesday, Yaalon’s office issued a second statement in which the defense minister expressed appreciation for Kerry’ peace efforts.

“The defense minister had no intention to cause any offense to the secretary, and he apologizes if the secretary was offended by words attributed to the minister,” the statement read.

Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders scrambled to distance themselves from Yaalon, while the U.S. condemned the reported comments as “offensive and inappropriate.”

The U.S. Embassy in Israel has complained about the reported comments to the Israeli government, said a senior State Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to discuss the matter on the record.

Under heavy American pressure, Israel and the Palestinians resumed substantive peace talks last July for the first time in nearly five years. So far, there have been no signs of progress, and the talks have been marred by finger pointing by both sides.

With an April target date for an agreement approaching, Kerry has said he will soon return with bridging proposals for a framework deal. In recent weeks, both sides appear to have hardened their positions.

During a visit to Israel this week, Vice President Joe Biden said both sides have “difficult decisions” to make.

The Palestinians seek the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, territories captured

by Israel in 1967, for an independent state. Netanyahu wants to keep parts of the West Bank and says he will not share control of east Jerusalem, home to sensitive Muslim, Jewish and Christian religious sites. He has also insisted that the Palestinians recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland, a condition they

‘The American plan for security arrangements that was shown to us isn’t worth the paper it was written on.’

— Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon say would undermine the rights of Palestinian refugees and Israel’s own Arab minority.

In Tuesday’s report, Yaalon said there have not been any direct talks with the Palestinians in months, and that the only communications have been through American mediators.

He also expressed deep skepticism about Palestinian intentions, saying peace could only be reached if the Palestinians accept Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people.

But his harshest comments

were on Kerry’s security proposals for the West Bank, which were drawn up by his security adviser, former Gen. John Allen, and dozens of other experts.

“The American plan for security arrangements that was shown to us isn’t worth the paper it was written on,” Yaalon is quoted as saying. “Secretary of State John Kerry — who arrived here determined, and who operates from an incomprehensible obsession and a sense of messianism — can’t teach me

anything about the conflict with the Palestinians.”

The U.S. plan includes a limited Israeli presence in the West Bank, but relies heavily on sensors, satellites and drones, according to Palestinian officials. Israel has demanded it be allowed to retain an onthe-ground presence along the eastern border with Jordan to prevent weapons smuggling or potential invasion by Arab armies.

The report quoted Yaalon as telling Kerry that technology was no substitute for ground troops when confronting militants.

“What are you talking about?” the defense minister was quoted as saying. “You presented us with a plan that is based on sophisticated technology, on satellites, sensors, war

rooms with television screens —without a presence of our troops on the ground. And I ask you—how will technology respond when a Salafist or Islamic Jihad cell tries to commit a terror attack against Israeli targets? ... Which satellites will handle the rocket industry developing today ... that will be fired at Tel Aviv and central Israel?”

“Relations between the United State and Israel are intimate and important to us. The United States is our greatest friend and most important ally, and when there are disagreements we air them inside the (discussion) room, including with Secretary of State Kerry, with whom I have held many discussions about the future of Israel,” Yaalon said in a statement to the media.

Isolated and misinformed, Syrian refugees struggle

By BARBARA SURK and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press

ZAHLEH, Lebanon — Fear, confusion and a lack of information are preventing many Syrian refugees in Lebanon from knowing where to turn for aid.

With a constant surge of refugees now fighting the bitter winter cold, humanitarian organizations are struggling to find ways to reach them with the information they need to survive — and are recruiting some refugees to help out.

In Lebanon, where displaced Syrians now equal one-third of the population, the problem is made worse by the government’s refusal to establish official refugee camps, leading to a chaotic, fractured operation with major gaps in coordination.

Many distrust a Lebanese government they deem sympathetic to President Bashar Assad and are suspicious of international aid organizations, making them hesitant to register with the U.N. refugee agency to become eligible for assistance.

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“Everyone, who comes here is confused and afraid,” said Elyse Maalouf, a UNHCR worker in Zahleh, one of two registration centers in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, where hundreds of informal refugee settlements have sprung up. “Many refugees are reluctant to register because they fear their names would be shared with the Syrian government.”

Of all of Syria’s neighbors, Lebanon has been the hardest hit by the exodus of Syrians fleeing their country’s violence.

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Sports

SoHi girls, Homer boys triumph in hoops

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

The Homer boys hoops team started fast en route to a 61-56 win over Soldotna in a nonconference matchup Tuesday night at Soldotna High School.

Sparked by a 19-7 run to start the game, the Mariners never trailed Soldotna, but had to hold off the clutch shooting of Daniel McElroy and Brooks Furlong, who combined for 17 of Soldotna’s 18 points in the fourth quarter.

Quinn Daugharty led all scorers with 28 points, and hit 9 of 11 free throws.

“We moved the ball well,”

Daugharty said about the final minutes. “That’s all we wanted to do, and get to the free-throw line.”

McElroy led SoHi with 16 points — eight in the fourth quarter — while teammates Austin Kruse and Furlong each had 12. The loss dropped the Stars to a 6-4 season, while Homer improved to 5-2 overall.

“I told them to run the clock down and make them foul us,” said Homer coach Mark Casseri. “Give up only layups, and that’s it.”

Trailing 30-24 at halftime, Soldotna tried to turn up the pressure in the second half, but the frenzied action only led to turnovers and missed assignments, according to Soldotna coach Matt Johnson.

“You put yourself in a tough spot when you get outworked for the first 16 minutes,” Johnson said. “Homer showed up, and the tempo was theirs from the get-go.

“Hats off to Homer, they came out of the gates running, and they pushed in transition.”

The two teams played to a draw with 14 points each in the third quarter, and the intensity picked up even more in the final quarter. With 3 minutes, 42 seconds, left in the game, Furlong sank a 3-pointer to close the gap to 5049. After a free throw by Daugharty, McElroy found the rim for a gametying layup with 3:08 remaining.

Homer’s Sheldon Hutt — who at 6-foot-5 matched up well against an

equally tall McElroy — answered with a floater 38 seconds later to put Homer back in front, but McElroy popped up a layup under pressure to knot it up at 53-all with 2:09 to go.

Ultimately, Daugharty had the final word, knocking down two shots only 16 seconds apart that left Homer with a two-possession lead. From there, Homer free throws dictated the outcome.

“We pushed hard and I thought we got gassed at the end,” Johnson said.

“We got the lead down to six or four a couple times but could never quite tie it, and finally we broke even near the end there. But we didn’t finish around the rim in the end.

“This team is very Jekyl and Hyde,

so I’m never sure what we’re going to get.”

Soldotna girls 65, Homer 25 The SoHi girls got 21 points from senior Julie Litchfield and cruised to an easy victory over nonconference team Homer on Tuesday night at Soldotna High School.

Junior Haley Miller had an impressive 15 points off the bench, and senior Katelynn Kerkvliet added 14 points as well. Litchfield had eight points in the first quarter and 11 in the third for a good shooting night.

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The host Homer hockey team evened the score with Soldotna on Tuesday at the Kevin Bell Ice Arena.

Tommy Bowe scored a pair of first-period goals as the Mariners notched a 2-1, North Star Conference victory.

Soldotna and Homer have played once this season in nonconference play, with Soldotna winning 2-1. The rubber match is Jan. 25 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Bowe started the scoring with 11:54 left in the first period on assists from Owen Delehanty and Ulian Kuzmin.

With 5:22 left in the first, Bowe struck again on an assist from Clem Tillion.

In the second period, Kenny Griffin got Soldotna within

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia adjusts his cap during his second-round match against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday.

Australian action heats up JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer

MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams wore a fitted pink blazer into her second-round match at the Australian Open, giving the impression she wasn’t feeling the heat.

After her 6-1, 6-2 win over Vesna Dolonc on Wednesday, the second consecutive scorching day at the season’s first major, Williams said she could remember hotter matches.

She extended her winning stretch to 24 matches dating back to August, and improved to 60-8 at the Australian Open, equaling Margaret Court’s re-

cord of 60 match wins at the tournament in the Open era.

Court, who won seven of her 11 Australian titles before the Open era began in 1968, has a show court named in her honor adjacent to Rod Laver Arena.

On day three at Melbourne Park, the center court was — at least according to the two fans holding up a sign — “Serena’s Arena.”

“I just try to hit a bunch of aces and a bunch of winners — that’s all you can do because it’s too hot to get into long rallies,” she said.

The heat topped 40 Celsius (104F) during the 63-minute match, and peaked at just under 42 C (108 F) during Novak

Djokovic’s 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 win over Leonardo Mayer. Second-seeded Djokovic, aiming to be the first man in the Open era to win four consecutive Australian Open titles, didn’t face a break point.

Williams fended off the only break point she faced with an ace, one of her 10 in the match. She hit 24 winners, sticking to the strategy for a hot day.

She said didn’t even go outside Tuesday because she heard the conditions “were a little bit extreme,” adding that the prospect of the scorching temperatures even interrupted her sleep.

“I kept waking up in the middle of the night last night

just paranoid. I just wanted to stay hydrated,” she said. “The last thing I want to do is to cramp in this weather. It can happen so easy.”

Temperatures topped 42 Celsius (108F) on Tuesday, and there were a total of nine retirements in the first round, equaling a Grand Slam record. The forecast is for the heat wave to continue until Friday.

Li Na opened proceedings on Rod Laver on Wednesday and completed back-to-back wins over the two youngest players in the draw.

The 2011 French Open champion, a two-time finalist at Melbourne Park, raced

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one when he scored on assists from Nick Wrobel and Justice Miller.

But Homer goalie Markian Polushkin was able to keep a clean sheet the rest of the way.

He had 18 saves.

Cody Harvey made 21 saves for the Stars.

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First period — 1. Homer, Bowe (Delehanty, U. Kuzmin), 3:06; 2. Homer, Bowe (Tillion), 9:38. Penalties — none.

Second period — 3. Soldotna, Griffin (Wrobel, Miller), 5:35. Penalties — Soldotna 1 for 2:00; Homer 1 for 2:00.

Third period — none. Penalties — none.

Shots on goal — Soldotna 5-5-9—19.

Homer 7-8-8—23.

Goalies — Soldotna, Harvey (23 shots, 21 saves); Homer, Polushkin (19 shots, 18 saves).

Power plays — Soldotna 0 for 1; Homer 0 for 1.

Grizzlies top Oklahoma City

By The Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Courtney Lee scored a season-high 24 points, including the closing two free throws, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 90-87 on Tuesday night in Marc Gasol’s return to the lineup.

Zach Randolph had 23 points and 13 rebounds on the night his inside partner came back after missing almost eight weeks with a left knee injury.

Gasol played 24 minutes and finished with 12 points. Mike Conley had 19 points and seven assists for Memphis, which won its third straight.

PACERS 116, KINGS 92 INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George scored 31 points, making four 3-pointers, as Indiana snapped Sacramento’s three-game winning streak.

David West had 16 points and eight rebounds, and Lance Stephenson added 13 points, five

rebounds and five assists for the Pacers (30-7), who have won five of six.

BOBCATS 108, KNICKS 98 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Al Jefferson scored a season-high 35 points, Kemba Walker had 12 of his 25 in the fourth quarter and Charlotte snapped New York’s five-game winning streak.

The Bobcats were in need of a win after losing three straight games and eight of their last 10.

CAVALIERS 120, LAKERS 118 LOS ANGELES — Luol Deng hit five 3-pointers while scoring 27 points, Anderson Varejao added 18 points and 18 rebounds, and Cleveland beat spiraling Los Angeles.

Dion Waiters scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers improved to 4-16 on the road. They also won for coach Mike Brown in his return to Staples Center to face the Lakers, who fired him early last season.

Devils’ Jagr moves to 7th on NHL career goals list

By The Associated Press

MONTREAL — Jaromir Jagr passed Mark Messier to move into seventh place in career NHL goals and Martin Brodeur made 29 saves to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

The 41-year-old Jagr got his 695th goal in his 1,438th career game. On Saturday, he passed former Pittsburgh Penguins’ teammate Mario Lemieux for seventh place in points with 1,724.

Goals less than three minutes apart early in the second period from Eric Gelinas and Adam Henrique were the difference as the Devils extended their points streak to five games and picked up a win against a team ahead of them in the Eastern Conference. Dainius Zubrus added an empty-net goal on an assist from Jagr.

AVALANCHE 3, BLACKHAWKS 2, OT CHICAGO — Tyson Barrie scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 4:09 of overtime to lift Colorado past Chicago.

With Jonathan Toews off for hooking, Barrie beat Corey Crawford with a onetimer from the left circle after taking a cross-ice pass from Matt Duchene to give Colorado its second straight win. The Avalanche improved to 6-1-1 in their last eight games despite being outshot 48-26.

Barrie and Ryan O’Reilly scored 1:02 apart late in the first period.

PREDATORS 4, FLAMES 2 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ryan Ellis ended a 42-game scoring drought by notching the first of Nashville’s three third-period goals and added an assist to lead the Predators over Calgary.

Shea Weber scored in the first period, Craig Smith and Viktor Stalberg followed Ellis with goals in the third, and David Legwand had three assists to help Nashville snap a three-game losing streak.

Carter Hutton stopped 22 shots for the Predators.

Lee Stempniak and Mikael Backlund scored and Karri Ramo made 30 saves for Calgary, which has lost four of its last five.

scored the only goal of the shootout, lifting San Jose over Washington.

Antti Niemi stopped Eric Fehr, Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom in the shootout after making 35 saves in regulation and overtime. Marleau tallied after Joe Pavelski missed on San Jose’s first shot.

Ovechkin scored his league-leading 33rd goal at 12:44 of the second period after Tyler Kennedy had tallied for San Jose at 13:30 of the first.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, BRUINS 3

made 33 saves in his return from injury and Tampa Bay snapped New York’s PANTHERS 4, ISLANDERS 2 three-game winning streak.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Scottie Upshall Hedman got the Lightning even with a power-play goal and Kucherov gave them scored a short-handed goal and had an asthe lead for good on a breakaway. Tampa sist to carry Florida past New York.

Nick Bjugstad, Drew Shore and AlekBay went 5-3 in a stretch in which it played sander Barkov also scored for the Panseven of eight on the road. thers. Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots, and Ed Jovanovski had two assists.

FLYERS 4, SABRES 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Vincent Lecavalier scored with 15 seconds remaining to cap a topsy-turvy finish, sending Philadelphia to victory over Buffalo.

Scott Hartnell had a goal and two assists, and Wayne Simmonds set up two goals in helping Philadelphia snap a twogame skid. Jakub Voracek also scored for the Flyers, who improved to 8-3 in their past 11 games.

BOSTON — Tyler Bozak scored twice, Phil Kessel had three assists and Toronto held off Boston.

Jonathan Bernier made 38 saves for the Maple Leafs, including 15 in the third period as the Bruins tried to rally after allowing three straight goals.

James van Riemsdyk’s goal a minute into the third put Toronto up 4-2, and the STARS 5, OILERS 2 Maple Leafs held on despite getting outDALLAS — Ryan Garbutt had a goal shot 41-26.

Jake Gardiner also scored for Toronto. and two assists, and Dallas snapped a sixgame losing streak with a victory over Edmonton.

LIGHTNING 2, RANGERS 1 Jamie Benn scored a rare power-play NEW YORK — Victor Hedman and goal for the Stars, who had not won since SHARKS 2, CAPITALS 1 Nikita Kucherov scored 9 seconds apart New Year’s Eve. They entered 29th in the WASHINGTON — Patrick Marleau early in the second period, Ben Bishop NHL with the man advantage.

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BLUES 2, COYOTES 1 ST. LOUIS — T.J. Oshie scored twice, Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves and St. Louis sent Phoenix to its season-high fourth straight loss.

The Blues have won eight of nine and improved to 7-1-1 against the Coyotes since the start of the 2011-12 season.

SENATORS 3, WILD 0 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist, Robin Lehner made 27 saves for his second career shutout and Ottawa beat Minnesota to head home after earning seven of a possible eight points on a four-game road trip.

Clarke MacArthur and Erik Condra also scored for the Senators.

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Indiana hands Badgers their 1st loss

By The Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell scored 25 points Tuesday night, leading Indiana to a 75-72 upset of previously unbeaten Wisconsin.

The third-ranked Badgers (16-1, 3-1 Big Ten) were trying to become the first team to ever win 13 straight games over the Hoosiers (12-5, 2-2).

Wisconsin started the night as one of Division I’s four remaining unbeaten teams and took a 10-point lead with 13:27 to play. But the Hoosiers answered with 12 straight points to take a 54-52 lead with 9 minutes left.

Indiana led 70-65 with 2:03 remaining but still had to fend off Wisconsin’s late challenge. Ferrell made two free throws with 18.3 seconds left to give Indiana the three-point lead and both of Wisconsin’s potentially tying 3-pointers came up short.

22 points and seven rebounds and Wichita State remained undefeated.

Darius Carter added 11 points for the Shockers (18-0, 5-0 Missouri Valley Conference), who extended school records for winning streak and best start to a season in their first game as a top 5 team since 1981.

Walt Lemon scored 12 points, Tyshon Pickett added 11 and Omari Grier had 10 for Bradley (6-12, 1-4). Those three were a combined 12 of 37 from the field.

The Shockers’ two leading scorers, Cleanthony Early and Ron Baker, combined for just 13 points in 40 minutes, and it didn’t really matter.

No. 7 FLORIDA 72, GEORGIA 50

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Michael Frazier II scored a career-high 21 points and Florida set a school record for consecutive home wins.

The undermanned Gators won their 25th straight at the O’Connell Center, topping the previous mark set between March No. 5 WICHITA ST. 72, 2006 and November 2007.

BRADLEY 50 Frazier made 7 of 16 shots, including 5 WICHITA, Kan. — Fred VanVleet had of 12 from 3-point range for Florida (14-2,

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3-0 Southeastern Conference). His previ- lation, taking a 74-71 lead with 9.5 secous high was 20 points in a loss to Wiscon- onds remaining on a three-point play by sin early this season.

Harris.

Juwan Parker led Georgia (8-7, 2-1) with 13 points while Marcus Thornton No. 19 CINCINNATI 69, added 11 points and seven rebounds.

ARKANSAS 87, No. 13 KENTUCKY 85, OT FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Michael Qualls slammed home a thundering twohand dunk with .2 seconds remaining in overtime for Arkansas.

The win ends a two-game losing streak for the Razorbacks (12-4, 1-2 Southeastern Conference), who have won three straight at home over the Wildcats.

Qualls, who finished with 18 points, flew in from the baseline as time was winding down and corralled Ky Madden’s 3-point miss for the dunk.

Madden had 18 points for Arkansas, while Alandise Harris finished with 12 and Bobby Portis 11.

James Young led Kentucky (12-4, 2-1) with 23 points, while Julius Randle had 20 and Aaron Harrison 16.

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Creighton, back in the Top 25 for the first time since late November, blew open the game after Alex Barlow’s 3-pointer pulled the Bulldogs within 21-18. McDermott scored 13 points during the Bluejays’ decisive spurt, finishing it with a jumper that TEMPLE 58 put him in the top 25 on the NCAA all-time CINCINNATI — Sean Kilpatrick scoring chart. He has 2,644 career points. emerged from his 3-point shooting slump Tuesday night, and Justin Jackson had a No. 22 PITTSBURGH 81, double-double as Cincinnati rallied from GEORGIA TECH 74 a late deficit.

ATLANTA — Talib Zanna scored 22 Cincinnati (16-2, 5-0) remained alone atop the American Athletic Conference points and James Robinson added 16 as with its ninth straight win. The Bearcats Pittsburgh pulled away in the second half. are 13-0 at home this season.

No. 20 CREIGHTON 88, BUTLER 60 OMAHA, Neb. — Doug McDermott scored 24 of his 28 points in the first half and Creighton defeated fellow Big East newcomer Butler for its 10th straight win.

The Bluejays (15-2, 5-0) closed the first half on a 32-6 run to lead 53-24, and Butler (10-7, 0-5) never got closer than 25 points the rest of the way.

made it.”

Matthew Moore paced the Seahawks with With the depth of talent that Soldotna dis- 15 points, while Ronnie Jackson chipped in played Tuesday, it was a tough task from the with 10. beginning for Homer to keep up.

For the Panthers, Micah Hilbish hit for 17.

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cy to take games lightly,” said Soldotna coach Doug Blossom. “What stood out to me was some of my younger girls came in and played rock solid. Just nice drives, nice passing, and I was really proud that they stepped up, and it was hardly noticed that I made substitutions.”

Soldotna continued its perfect season by improving to 8-0 overall.

The Mariners stayed with the Stars for the first two minutes of the game, but soon the superb passing of Soldotna led to open looks for players, and the points began to accumulate.

SoHi led 17-4 after the first quarter and 28-9 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Soldotna really let loose with 24 points, getting 11 buckets from mostly Litchfield and Miller.

Senior Tayla Cabana led Homer with 17 points, including 11 in the third quarter.

“I have some different goals for this team, and one of them is to score first,” said firstyear Homer coach Connie Akers. “One of my goals is to not let them mercy-rule us, and we

Seward girls 37, Skyview 21 The host Seahawks notched a Southcentral Conference victory Tuesday behind a stifling defensive effort.

Seward outscored Skyview 10-1 in the first quarter and 19-5 in the first half.

Ashley VonBorstel and Laura Kromrey each had 10 points, while Maria Jackson added eight points.

Meghan Powers and Hayley Ramsell paced the Panthers with five points.

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SOLDOTNA (65) — Litchfield 10 0-0 21, Benson 1 1-2 4, Shaw 0 0-0 0, M. Wong 1 0-0 2, L. Wong 2 0-2 5, Hendricks 2 0-0 4, Kerkvliet 7 0-0 14, Miller 7 1-2 15. Totals 30 2-6 65.

HOMER (25) — Cabana 6 5-8 17, Shelby 0 0-0 0, Koplin 0 0-0 0, Draves 0 0-0 0, Akers 3 0-1 6, Fellows 0 0-0 0, Waclawski 1 0-0 2, Luck 0 0-0 0, Kahn 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 5-9 25.

3-point field goals — Soldotna 3 (Benson 1, Litchfield 1, L. Wong 1).

Team fouls — Soldotna 6; Homer 11.

Seahawks 37, Panthers 21

Seward boys 42, Panthers 39 The host Seahawks used a big second quarter to hold off the Panthers on Tuesday in Southcentral Conference action.

Seward outscored Skyview 18-7 in the second quarter for a 25-13 lead.

The Panthers were able to post a 12-5 advantage in the final quarter, but it was not enough.

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SKYVIEW (21) — Powers 2 1-1 5, Ramsell 1 2-3 5, Mahan 2 0-0 4, Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Rouse 1 0-0 2, Glaves 1 1-2 3. Totals — 9 3-6 21.

SEWARD (37) — Henebein 1 0-0 2, VonBorstel 4 2-3 10, Kromrey 4 2-3 10, Jackson 2 4-5 8, Whiteshield 0 1-3 1, Clemens 3 0-0 6. Totals — 14 9-14 37.

3-point goals — none. Team fouls — Skyview 14, Seward 11.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 46 29 15 2 60 132 102 Tampa Bay 47 28 15 4 60 136 113 Montreal 47 26 16 5 57 118 111 Toronto 48 23 20 5 51 132 146 Detroit 46 20 16 10 50 118 127 Ottawa 47 21 18 8 50 134 146 Florida 46 18 21 7 43 109 141 Buffalo 45 13 27 5 31 80 125 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 47 33 12 2 68 152 112 Washington 46 22 16 8 52 137 137 Philadelphia 47 24 19 4 52 125 132 N.Y. Rangers 48 24 21 3 51 119 126 New Jersey 48 20 18 10 50 112 118 Columbus 46 22 20 4 48 129 131 Carolina 46 19 18 9 47 111 130 N.Y. Islanders 48 18 23 7 43 132 156

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Chicago 49 30 8 11 71 177 135 St. Louis 45 32 8 5 69 163 100 Colorado 46 29 12 5 63 135 117 Minnesota 49 25 19 5 55 118 122 Dallas 46 21 18 7 49 132 141 Nashville 48 20 21 7 47 113 143 Winnipeg 48 20 23 5 45 133 146 Pacific Division Anaheim 48 35 8 5 75 161 119 San Jose 47 29 12 6 64 150 117 Los Angeles 47 28 14 5 61 120 96 Vancouver 47 24 14 9 57 123 115 Phoenix 46 21 16 9 51 135 143 Calgary 47 16 25 6 38 105 148 Edmonton 49 15 29 5 35 128 174 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games San Jose 2, Washington 1, SO Toronto 4, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 3 New Jersey 4, Montreal 1 Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Colorado 3, Chicago 2, OT St. Louis 2, Phoenix 1 Nashville 4, Calgary 2 Ottawa 3, Minnesota 0 Dallas 5, Edmonton 2 Wednesday’s Games Buffalo at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 6:30 p.m.

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Basketball NBA Standings Atlantic Division

W L Toronto 19 17 Brooklyn 15 22 New York 15 23 Boston 13 26 Philadelphia 12 25 Southeast Division Miami 27 10 Atlanta 20 18 Washington 17 19 Charlotte 16 23 Orlando 10 28 Central Division Indiana 30 7 Chicago 17 19 Detroit 16 22 Cleveland 14 24 Milwaukee 7 30

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.730 — .526 7½ .472 9½ .410 12 .263 17½ .811 — .472 12½ .421 14½ .368 16½ .189 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio 30 8 Houston 25 14 Dallas 23 16 Memphis 18 19 New Orleans 15 22 Northwest Division Portland 28 9 Oklahoma City 28 10 Denver 19 18

.789 — .641 5½ .590 7½ .486 11½ .405 14½ .757 .737 .514

Minnesota 18 Utah 13 Pacific Division L.A. Clippers 26 Golden State 25 Phoenix 21 L.A. Lakers 14 Sacramento 13

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Tuesday’s Games Indiana 116, Sacramento 92 Charlotte 108, New York 98 Memphis 90, Oklahoma City 87 Cleveland 120, L.A. Lakers 118 Wednesday’s Games Chicago at Orlando, 3 p.m.

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 3:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

Memphis at Milwaukee, 4 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 4 p.m.

Utah at San Antonio, 4 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Portland, 6 p.m.

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

Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m.

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Men’s Scores EAST George Washington 76, VCU 66 Towson 80, Drexel 68 SOUTH Florida 72, Georgia 50 Liberty 71, Campbell 68 Pittsburgh 81, Georgia Tech 74 MIDWEST Cincinnati 69, Temple 58 Creighton 88, Butler 60 DePaul 77, St. John’s 75 E. Michigan 56, W. Michigan 37 Indiana 75, Wisconsin 72 Kansas St. 72, Oklahoma 66 Michigan 80, Penn St. 67 S. Illinois 68, N. Iowa 66 Wichita St. 72, Bradley 50 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 87, Kentucky 85, OT FAR WEST Boise St. 74, Nevada 65

Women’s Scores EAST DePaul 75, Seton Hall 68 Maine 92, Vermont 62 Temple 80, SMU 66 SOUTH Memphis 74, Rutgers 73, OT SOUTHWEST

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HOMER (61) — Daugharty 8 9-11 28, Beachy 0 0-0 0, Reutov 1 5-6 7, Schneider 5 1-1 12, Brown 1 2-2 4, Molodih 0 0-0 0, Walsworth 0 0-0 0, Harris 1 0-0 2, Hutt 4 0-2 8. Totals 20 17-22 61.

SOLDOTNA (56) — McElroy 8 0-2 16, Kruse 3 4-6 12, Furlong 4 0-0 12, Calloway 2 0-0 4, Kuntz 0 0-0 0, Young 4 0-0 8, Conradi 1 0-0 2, Phillips 0 0-0 0, Spence 1 0-0 2, Fowler 0 0-0 0, Trammell 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 4-8 56.

3-point field goals — Homer 4 (Daugharty 3, Schneider 1); Soldotna 6 (Furlong 4, Kruse 2).

Team fouls — Homer 10; Soldotna 17.

Seahawks 42, Panthers 39 Skyview Seward

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SKYVIEW (39) — Hill 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Duke 1 3-6 5, Carlson 2 3-4 8, Cook 0 0-0 0, Kruse 0 0-0 0, Harley 3 3-7 9, Hilbish 6 3-5 17. Totals — 12 12-22 39.

SEWARD (42) — P. Berry 0 0-0 0, Marshall 0 2-2 2, Pahno 3 1-2 9, T. Berry 0 1-5 1, Wolfe 1 0-2 2, Sieverts 0 0-0 0, Moore 4 7-8 15, Broughton 1 1-2 3, Jackson 3 2-6 10. Totals — 12 14-27 42.

3-point goals — Skyview 3 (Hilbish 2, Carlson); Seward 4 (Marshall 2, Jackson 2). Team fouls — Skyview 27, Seward 15.

Fouled out — Jones, Carlson, Hilbish.

Lions hire Caldwell

Scoreboard Hockey

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Marcus Foster scored 18 points and Nino Williams made four clinching free throws in the closing seconds for Kansas State.

Shane Southwell added 16 points for the Wildcats (13-4, 3-1 Big 12), who rallied from a 62-56 deficit with just over 5 minutes to play to turn back the streaking Sooners, who had moved into the Top 25 for the first time this season Monday.

Fouled out — none.

Homer Soldotna

Tuesday girls Stars 65, Mariners 25

KANSAS ST. 72, No. 25 OKLAHOMA 66

Georgia St. 76, Arkansas St. 74 Kansas St. 72, Texas Tech 65 Oklahoma St. 65, TCU 53

Tennis

Kei Nishikori (16), Japan, def.

Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

Gilles Simon (18), France, def.

Daniel Brands, Germany, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 16-14.

Grigor Dimitrov (22), Bulgaria, def. Bradley Klahn, United States, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

Andreas Seppi (24), Italy, def.

Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 7-5.

Gael Monfils (25), France, def.

Ryan Harrison, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Feliciano Lopez (26), Spain, def.

Somdev Devvarman, India, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Benoit Paire (27), France, def.

Frank Dancevic, Canada, 7-6 (12), 6-3, 6-4.

Fernando Verdasco (31), Spain, def. Zhang Ze, China, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.

Women First Round Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, def. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, def.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2.

Jelena Jankovic (8), Serbia, def.

Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-1, 6-2.

Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 6-0, 6-2.

Simona Halep (11), Romania, def.

Katarzyna Piter, Poland, 6-0, 6-1.

Sloane Stephens (13), United States, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

Carla Suarez Navarro (16), Spain, def. Vania King, United States, 6-3, 6-2.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (19), Russia, lost to Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-3.

Dominika Cibulkova (20), Slovakia, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-3, 6-4.

Sorana Cirstea (21), Romania, lost to Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-4, 7-6 (6).

Kaia Kanepi (24), Estonia, lost to Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

Alize Cornet (25), France, def.

Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 1-0, retired.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (29), Russia, def. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, 7-6 (7), 6-4.

Magdalena Rybarikova (32), Slovakia, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-2, 6-3.

Bojana Jovanovski (33), Serbia, def. Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-3.

Australian Open

Tuesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Men First Round Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 6-4, retired.

Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3.

Juan Martin del Potro (5), Argentina, def. Rhyne Williams, United States, 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Roger Federer (6), Switzerland, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (10), France, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.

Milos Raonic (11), Canada, def.

Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

John Isner (13), United States, lost to Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 6-2, 7-6 (6), 0-0 (30-0), retired.

Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Milwaukee LHP Will West 100 games after testing positive for an amphetamine, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, as well as a third positive test for a drug of abuse.

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with OF Delmon Young on a minor league contract.

Named Chris Correnti assistant trainer.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Brian Omogrosso on a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Invited OF Adron Chambers, INF Cesar

Izturis, RHP Peter Moylan and INF Gregorio Petit to spring training.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with RHP Yeiper Castillo, LHP Wade LeBlanc, LHP Mark Mulder, INF Shawn O’Malley, C Luis Martinez, LHP Clay Rapada and LHP Justin Thomas on minor league contracts.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with 2B Brian Roberts on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Promoted Gil Kim to director, international scouting and Rafic Saab to director, Latin America scouting.

National League CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with LHP Jeff Francis on a minor league contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with OF Seth Smith on a one-year contract. Named Mike Cather pitching coach and Jacque Jones hitting coach of El Paso (PCL); Francisco Morales hitting coach and Eric Wood strength coach of San Antonio (TL); Jamie Quirk manager, Bronswell Patrick pitching coach and Jody Davis coach of Lake Elsinore (Cal); Michael Collins manager of Fort Wayne (MWL); Robbie Wine manager and Homer Bush hitting coach of Eugene (NWL); Rod Barajas manager of the AZL Padres; Trevor Hoffman upper level minor league pitching coordinator; Gorman Heimueller minor league pitching coordinator; and Eddie Rodriguez minor league infield coordinator.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with RHP Kameron Loe on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed C Dewayne Dedmon to a 10-day contract. Assigned G Lorenzo Brown to Delaware (NBADL).

Women’s National Basketball Association SAN ANTONIO — Announced it’s changing it name from the Silver Stars to the Stars.

NBA Development League TEXAS LEGENDS — Claimed G-F P.J. Hairston from the NBADL waiver pool.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DE DE Kourtnei Brown, RB Anthony Allen and G Randy Colling to reserve/future contracts.

DENVER BRONCOS — Placed CB Chris Harris Jr. and DE Derek Wolfe on injured reserve. Signed CB Marquice Cole. Signed OT Vinston Painter from the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS — Named Jim Caldwell coach.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Named Ben McAdoo offensive coordinator.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed S Tony Dye to a reserve/future contract. Re-signed defensive coordinator Jason Tarver.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Named quarterbacks coach Frank Reich offensive coordinator.

Canadian Football League CALGARY STAMPEDERS — Resigned QBs Drew Tate and Bo Levi Mitchell to contract extensions.

TORONTO ARGONAUTS — Released DB Nieko Thorpe.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned D Dalton Prout to Springfield (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled RW Tomas Jurco from Grand Rapids (AHL). Reassigned C Louis-Marc Aubry from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned F Kyle Jean from Hartford (AHL) to Greenville (ECHL) and G Scott Stajcer from Hartford to Florida (ECHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Activated D Roman Polak from injured reserve.

Placed F Maxim Lapierre on injured reserve. Recalled F Dmitrij Jaskin from Chicago (AHL).

LACROSSE Major League Lacrosse OHIO MACHINE — Traded MF Stephen Peyser to Chesapeake for a 2015 first-round supplemental draft pick and a 2015 secondround college draft pick.

SOCCER Major League Soccer CHIVAS USA — Signed Adolfo Bautista.

COLORADO RAPIDS — Resigned MF Brian Mullan.

D.C. UNITED — Sent D Dejan Jakovic to Shumizu (Japan-J League) on permanent transfer.

LA GALAXY — Traded M Hector Jimenez and a 2014 first-round draft pick to Columbus for a 2014 second-round draft pick and allocation money.

PHILADELPHIA UNION — Named Chris Albright assistant technical director. Traded D Jeff Parke and the No. 6 allocation ranking to D.C. United for D Ethan White and the No. 1 allocation ranking.

COLLEGE AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION — Named Ithaca coach Mike Welch president. Elected Liberty coach Turner Gill, Duke coach David Cutcliffe and Southern Illinois coach Dale Lennon to the board of trustees.

FIESTA BOWL — Announced the resignation of executive director Robert Shelton.

AKRON — Named John Peterson assistant head coach/offensive line coach.

ALBANY (N.Y.) — Named Bob Benson, Joe Bernard, Bernard Clark and Jim Sweeney assistant football coaches.

FREDONIA STATE — Named Tony Ciccarello softball coach and Bob Katta softball pitching coach.

GEORGIA — Named Jeremy Pruitt defensive coordinator.

LENOIR-RHYNE — Named Ian Shields football coach.

LOYOLA (NO.) — Named Chad Mann men’s and women’s tennis coach.

NEW JERSEY CITY — Named Maurice Washington men’s assistant volleyball coach.

OREGON — Promoted linebackers coach Don Pellum to defensive coordinator.

ST. JOSEPH’S (L.I.) — Named Richard Garrett baseball coach.

SAINT MARY (NEB.) — Named Kim Gradoville tennis coach.

STANFORD — Announced S Ed Reynolds and OT Cameron Fleming will enter the NFL draft.

TEXAS A&M — Announced the addition of F Jalen Jones to the men’s basketball team, for the 2014-15 season.

UMASS — Named Mark Whipple football coach.

WASHINGTON (MO.) — Announced the retirement of athletics director John Schael.

WINSTON-SALEM STATE — Named Kienus P. Boulware football coach.

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The Lions hired Caldwell on Tuesday to replace fired coach Jim Schwartz, ending a search that included a phone conversation between Mayhew and Tony Dungy.

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. . . Budget Continued from page A-1

Part of the discussion revolved around state funding and borough funding, the two primary sources of revenue for the school district. Atwater also asked that board members set a cap on how much money they would be willing to spend out of district savings in its unassigned fund balance.

“What is your targeted number that you want to use for this?” Atwater said. “Our thought is that you would not want to exceed $1 million, that you would set that as your maximum as a way to position yourself to continue to be in good shape for the coming years.”

The district has just over $6 million in unassigned fund balance currently, according to figures Jones provided, however continual use of savings to balance the budget would be ultimately unsustainable, both Atwater and Jones said.

If the borough and state fund the district at the same levels as FY14, the district will use more than half of that figure or about $3.4 million, according to district data.

Retirement and health care costs have also been rising, according to district data, especially in the public employ-

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The organization also wanted to understand better the winter habitat of the whales.

“In the summer they’re really concentrated in where they feed to follow the salmon into mouths of rivers and they kind of concentrate there and also they’re easier to see and observe when there’s no ice,” Saupe said. “There was a real lack of

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sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree.

Public defender Josh Cooley entered a not guilty plea to all charges for Hinsberger.

According to the Alaska State Troopers affidavit, on Dec. 23, 2013, the victim’s mother reported the alleged rape after the daughter disclosed that her uncle, Hinsberger, had sexually assaulted her the last time she visited.

Upon further evaluation at South Peninsula Hospital and after an interview with Child Advocacy Center at Haven House in Homer, it was re-

ees retirements system, PERS, and Alaska Teacher Retirement System, TRS, revenue and expenditures.

The two retirement systems are basically an “unfunded liability” of the state which amounts to almost $12 billion in retirement costs to the state that have yet to be met.

Each year, as the state attemps to make up the deficit, more money comes into and goes out of the district.

Jones called it “governmental counting” that requires showing payments as revenue and expenditures in school district budgets.

District 9 board member Sunni Hilts said it was difficult to communicate the increased revenues and expenditures related to the PERS and TRS money paid into and out of the district to people who wanted to know why the district’s budget increases by so much ever year.

“That is so hard to justify to people,” she said. “They don’t get it, and they just see the numbers that we’ve increased the budget by so much.”

The projected budget also included about $43,500,000 in revenue from the Kenai Peninsula Borough — or about $2.5 million under the maximum amount the school district could be funded by the borough.

Administration recommended asking the borough for more

money to help close the school district’s revenue and expenditures gap.

Borough Mayor Mike Navarre said it was too early in the budget process to tell how much money the borough would be giving to the school district.

“Education is a priority for the borough, it’s our biggest expenditure by far,” he said. “...

We have to see what our funding sources are, where our revenues sources are and then make a determination on how we’re going to spend it.”

Navarre said the borough had funded the school district up to the cap in years previous but found the model to be unsustainable as well.

“I did an analysis when I first came into office because I obviously wanted to fully fund education,” Navarre said. “When I did the analysis, what it showed was that over a period of about four years or so, the borough’s fund balances had gone down by about $10 million and the school district’s had gone up by about $10 million. It just didn’t make much sense to have it go into their fund balances and come out of the borough’s fund balances.”

Navarre said the borough should make sure the district was spending money it had been allocated in the most efficient way.

“We have a responsibility not just to provide them with

the amount of money that they ask for, we have a responsibility to look at the overall funding for the borough and make the best decision,” he said.

Navarre said he thought the district had been doing a responsible job of managing its finances.

Atwater suggested an additional $1.3 million in cuts from the district staff office, technology equipment, supplies, software, school board travel and other sources but also said the district had seen the fiscal cliff coming.

“I think we should be proud of our finance department and of our management of our finances that we haven’t arrived at this cliff sooner,” he said.

“We’re not in dire straights with regards to when you compare us to other districts that are in much tighter straits.”

If funding where to “fall through” for the year, the school district would be able to continue operating.

“If everything went down the tubes and nothing happened, we would get through the next year just fine but the point I want to make is that we are at a point where we have to start cutting back and doing something differently,” Atwater said. “The revenue is just not keeping up.”

understanding of what food was available in the winter.”

A final report from the CIRCAC project is expected in the spring of 2014, however the results will be presented during the symposium.

The projects are in various stages of completion but a few were completed in 2013 including the Alaska SeaLife Center’s efforts to record the historical distribution and habitat used by the Cook Inlet whales within the boundaries of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.

Carrie Goertz, staff veterinarian at the sea life center, said center staff have been building on some of the research produced by project and continue to do indirect research on the whale population.

When the whales were listed as endangered, direct research on the group was suspended, she said.

“It’s only observational,” she said. “Since the listing, no animals have been captured to be sampled or studied.”

The SeaLife Center staff rely on carcasses of recently

dead whales to do a lot of their research.

“A lot of what we know about the Cook Inlet beluga diet comes from studying the deceased animals,” she said.

The presentations will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon on Friday at the Donald Gilman River Center, 514 Funny River Road in Soldotna.

vealed that Hinsberer not only sexually assaulted the 6-yearold victim on numerous occasions since 2011, but he also sexually abused his 5-year-old daughter.

The affidavit states Hinsberger lived with one woman and two minor children (ages 5 and 2) and was left alone with the children for extended periods of time. The victim’s mother left her daughter with Hinsberger to babysit because her daughter’s cousins were there to play with, according to the affidavit.

For the protection of the victims, the names of the mother and children will not be disclosed.

During an interview with Hinsberger’s daughter, the vic-

tim said her father told her not to say anything about them because “he would have to go to jail at the yellow castle.”

Hinsberger, who was arrested Jan. 3, is being held at Wildwood Pretrial Facility. The five counts of sexual abuse of

a minor in the first degree are unclassified felonies. The two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree are class B felonies.

Hinsberger’s next court date is Feb. 21 at the Kenai Courthouse.

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Reach Rashah McChesney at rashah.mcchesney@peninsulaclarion.com.

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group Kenai Peninsula Pets Found-Lost-Rehome-Sell and began working to get her off the streets in April 2013.

First Garnet tried a baited trap method, but Freedom never went far enough into the trap for it to work. “(Freedom) knew she could get all the way in and reach to the back with her paw, get whatever food she wanted, eat it and never put her body in there,” Garnet said.

Online threats to hurt or kill Freedom from Soldotna residents scared Garnet and Rice into trying to act fast to save her from potential harm. The couple tried to net Freedom, but they didn’t have time to test their latest idea before Freedom came over to see what they were doing.

“We were so pressured and stressed by the thought that somebody was going to kill her that we’re like, we’ve just got to go for it,” Garnet said.

They piled meat in the middle of the net to bait Freedom.

When Garnet spotted Freedom eating the meat, she whispered in her cell phone for Rice to pull the rope triggering the net.

The whole net went up in the air. But Freedom wasn’t it in; she was still free, Garnet said.

Garnet said Freedom was affected by their attempt to net her because if she saw them, Freedom would leave for hours.

“She lost trust in us. … So that was kind of a mistake,” she said.

Eventually, they baited her into a new spot and monitored a pen with a remote trigger door.

Garnet said it took months before Freedom went into the pen. One night while watching the pen, Garnet said she confirmed with her lookout partner that Freedom was completely in the pen and they agreed to close the pen.

“Boom! Door closes,” Garnet said. “She is not there. …

Like she’s the magic dog.”

After that Garnet and the group recruited a veterinarian to dart Freedom, which didn’t work either, before starting the successful “bowl of love” campaign.

Garnet began rescuing sled dogs in Colorado in 2001 and moved to Kasilof in 2006 and continued providing a home for dogs.

the yard.

To establish a friendly connection with Freedom, Garnet began walking the streets and singing with one of her 14 rescue dogs.

“She really liked that,” Garnet said. “She felt that was very nonthreatening.”

When Freedom began consistently coming to the “bowl of love” multiple times each night, the group decided to act.

Garnet said the group researched and got a safe combination of drugs that would sedate Freedom enough, so she would “go down” and could be collected.

Carefully, the appropriate dosage was measured out and put into Freedom’s “bowl of love.” After Freedom ate the food, one group member was then supposed to block the open gate with a panel to keep Freedom inside until she “went down,” Garnet said.

But the group member trapped her in the fenced yard early. Freedom bounced around the yard trying to figure out how to get out, but eventually she just sat down in front of the panel. Slowly, a group member laid a blanket on top of her and Freedom went right into a kennel. Freedom ate maybe one piece of meat with about a tenth of the dose, Garnet said.

“It was crazy,” Garnet said.

She said Freedom was calm that night, but she wasn’t drugged.

After a health check from the vet, where Garnet said Freedom didn’t flinch once, Garnet and Rice brought Freedom to their Kasilof home. In the yard with an 8-foot high fence, Garnet has introduced Freedom to a couple other rescued dogs in a large pen and said she gets along well with them.

While Freedom did curl up to Rice her first day at her new home, Garnet said the couple is giving Freedom space and time to choose how she wants to live her life at Red Shed Racing.

“We’re never going to pressure her to do anything she doesn’t want to do because we have respect for her,” she said.

Kaylee Osowski can be Garnet became aware of reached at kaylee.osowski@ Freedom through the Facebook peninsulaclarion.com.

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Nourishing, full of flavor and surprisingly easy to prepare The first time I ever tasted Italian Wedding Soup was when I lived in Pittsburgh in the early 1980’s. It was served to me at the former Tivoli’s Restaurant on Rodi Road in Penn Hills, and I enjoyed it so much, that I ate it at least once a week for the remaining years I resided in Pittsburgh where my husband worked for WTAE radio. Italian Wedding Soup has since become a popular menu item on Italian restaurants around the country, but like other “firsts,” only a handful compare to what I remembered relishing at Tivoli’s. It’s a surprisingly easy soup to put together, made with ingredients that marry well. In fact, research shows that the

Kitchen Ade Sue Ade

term “wedding” soup probably has more to do with how well components of the recipe pair than other explanations on how the soup got its name, including claims that Italian Wedding

Soup will help to “energize” the newly married on their wedding night. Chicken broth infused with the taste of meatballs, the nutrition of endive and the swirl of egg fortified with cheese and fresh ground pepper cannot be adequately described, so if you haven’t yet sampled Italian Wedding Soup, I hope you’ll give this Western, Pa. favorite a try soon.

Sue Ade is a syndicated food writer with broad experience and interest in the culinary arts. She has worked and resided in the Lowcountry of South Carolina since 1985 and may be reached at kitchenade@yahoo.com.

Right, Photos by Sue Ade

Italian Wedding Soup, bottom left, is comprised of ingredients that “marry” well, such as, meat, cheese and endive.

3 quarts de-fatted chicken broth (recipe fol1 large egg lows) 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese 3 carrots, cut into coins and cooked until Dash fresh ground black pepper, plus more barley tender for serving Meatballs (recipe follows) Acini di pepe (pastina) or Orzo pasta, 1 pound curly endive or escarole, well cooked, for serving rinsed and coarsely chopped (may substitute Parmesan cheese for serving with an equal amount of baby spinach) Minced fresh parsley, for garnish

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This is what chilled chicken fat (also known as “schmaltz” in some cultures) looks like. Store rendered chicken fat, well covered, in the refrigerator, or freezer, for up to three months – but use very sparingly. At 115 calories per tablespoon, chicken fat contributes high amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol to recipes.

Nourishing and full of flavor, Italian Wedding Soup is an easy soup to make – and eat.

1 pound ground chuck ¼ pound ground lean pork 1 large egg, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon minced garlic 8 fresh Italian parsley sprigs (leaves only), finely chopped ¾ cup fresh soft bread crumbs (from about three slices bread, with crusts); do not use dry bread crumbs ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese ½ teaspoon salt 1 8 / teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

In a mixing bowl, combine the meat with the egg. Add the garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs, cheese, salt and pepper; mix well. Shape meat into meatballs about 1-inch in diameter. Place meatballs in a roasting pan. (There is no need to space the meatballs in the roasting pan; they will shrink during baking.) Bake meatballs at 350 degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes or until nicely browned; set aside. (Don’t worry if the meatballs are not cooked completely through, they will finish cooking in the soup.) Makes about 40 small meatballs.

4 pounds chicken parts (backs, wings and legs are good) with bone and skin 4 quarts water 1 large onion, rinsed but not peeled (the peel adds color) 3 celery stalks with leaves, rinsed 2 medium carrots, rinsed and peeled Handful of parsley sprigs, rinsed 2 teaspoons salt ¾ teaspoon black peppercorns

and bring water to a boil over medium-high heat, skimming off any foam. Reduce heat to moderately low and simmer, uncovered, for a minimum of two hours, skimming the surface, as necessary. Remove large pieces of chicken from the broth with a slotted spoon, then strain the entire contents of the pot through a cheesecloth or paper towel-lined colander; discard the solids. Bring stock to room temperature, then chill overnight. The next day, remove the surface fat. Use immediately, store for up to Rinse chicken and place in a large stockpot, 1 week in the refrigerator, or pack in containadding the onion, celery carrots, parsley, salt ers and freeze for up to 3 months. Makes 4 and peppercorns. Cover chicken with water quarts.

Stacked in your favor, parsley (upper left) and either escarole (lower right) or curly endive (lower left) – both members of the endive family – go into making Italian Wedding Soup.

(Endive is a member of the chicory family, which includes radicchio, escarole, frisee and curly endive.) Baby spinach (upper right) makes a good substitute for endive.

Baking, rather than frying, is a good way to brown and cook large quantities of meatballs.

Also, feel free to place them as closely as you wish in the baking pan – they will shrink a good bit during baking.

In a large stockpot, bring the broth to a simmer. Add the meatballs and carrots and cook, covered, for ten minutes. Add the endive to the pot, cover, and cook until endive is tender.

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Spoon some of the cooked pasta into soup bowls, ladle soup, along with meatballs and vegetables into bowls, garnishing with parsley. Serve immediately with additional Parmesan cheese and fresh ground pepper.

Makes about 8 servings depending on appetite.

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Grannie Annie is the author of Grannie Annie Cookbook series, featuring Alaskan recipes and stories

About Dad, John Melvin Mcclure

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e was born in Westfall, Kansas, February 15, 1914. He was the third of seven children. His mother hauled him and his brothers and sisters off to church every Sunday in a car that she learned to drive in the 1920s. I can just see that old car now!

When he graduated from high school he and two of his brothers went to Montana and worked on a dam. The brothers went back to Kansas and Dad apparently bought an Indian or Eagle motorcycle and came to northern Colorado about 1935.

He worked on a farm East of Fort Collins, met my mother, Loretta Edith Cogswell and settled on a farm East of Fort Collins, just north of Cactus Hill Observatory District #101 Elementary School where my brothers and sisters and I went to grade school for eight years.

Dad eventually bought that farm from Sam Kemp, who had a contract with Safeway grocery stores to provide Japanese popcorn. This corn was canned in a blue can in the fall and shipped to the Safeway location. His hard work turned the farm into a productive sugar beet farm. He also raised corn for silage to feed his growing herd of cattle and a hay. He eventually turned the farm into a ranch called Shamrock Shorthorn Ranch. He cut out the Cloverleaf wood for the sign, painted it white and I got to paint the green lettering. He hung it out beside the driveway for everyone to see. I will forever be proud of being part

nostril and tore a big rip in it!

There was blood everywhere!

My dad thought for a minute I had shot myself, until he realized I had hit the big 5 gallon can. He scolded “I told you TO KEEP your arm straight!” He took his old hankie out of his back pocket and held it up to my nose until it stopped bleeding like a “stuck hog.” Then we both had to go see Mom who scolded both of us in no uncertain terms! Boy was she mad at my Dad! Grannie Annie In 1955 after a terrible long hailstorm that destroyed cattle, of that sign. Wonder where it horses and broke windows out is today? of houses and damaged roofs Dad had a sawed-off type and did lots of damage to cars gun he called a “mule leg” or and vehicles, Dad decided he a “hog leg.” He kept it high in needed to go into the John the coat closet on the porch Deere Equipment business. He “just in case.” We never knew was in his total element as he what “just in case” meant. got to visit with farmers and After bugging him for several ranchers and old family friends years and begging him to let every day and tell his stories me shoot the gun, he finally and jokes and learn new ones. said OK when I was about 14.

Dad was a big hard-working Setting up a 5 gallon bucket auburn haired Irishman. He on a fence post for a target, loved to tell jokes and stories much preparation went into and pull pranks on everyone the final “OK, now it packs especially us kids. He taught a punch, so you have to keep us work ethics, common sense, your arm straight and rigid! Do love of animals and how to not bend your elbow!” After say Amen, please and thank several minutes of making sure you. He also taught us how I was safe and understood all to sing Jesus Loves Me and the details, he gave me the gun the Old rugged Cross and the and repeated the “keeping your Old Strawberry Roan. Perhaps arm straight!” that’s where he learned to sing Sure enough as I pulled in the car going to church with the trigger, I bent my elbow, his mother and sisters. I still WHAM! The gun came back sing in the car — that way no and smacked me in the foreone can hear my monotonehead and the hammer caught Dad voice! me in the right side of my Good memories!

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he series is written by a 44 year resident of Alaska, Ann Berg of Nikiski. Ann shares her collections of recipes from family and friends. She has gathered recipes for more that 50 years. Some are her own creation. Her love of recipes and food came from her Mother, a self taught wonderful cook.

She hopes you enjoy the recipes and that the stories will bring a smile to your day.

Grannie Annie can be reached at anninalaska@gci.net

Cookbooks make great gifts!

The “Grannie Annie” Cook Book Series includes: “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ on the Woodstove”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ at the Homestead”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ Fish from Cold Alaskan Waters”; and “Grannie Annie’s Eat Dessert First.” They are available at M & M Market in Nikiski.

Advice for the care of your kitchen floor-1930s A linoleum covered floor is the most easily kept clean. The hardwood floor is the next best.

Anything you spill should be wiped up at once.

Grease spots on wood or stone floors should be covered with flour, starch or powder chalk, to absorb the grease. You may pour cold water on

the grease as soon as it’s split to harden it and the greater part may then be scraped up.

Sweep your floor thoroughly once a day.

With care it will not need washing or scrubbing “oftener” then once a week.

HALIBUT LASAGNA WITH FRESH VEGETABLES This is my own creation-may be some similar but I’m sure you will get lots of compliments like I did. Susan and her company enjoyed this and suggested that I write the recipe down - so here ya go!

PS This is long but not complicated-just read through first, gather your ingredients and enjoy!

Poached or leftover halibut about 2 to 3 cups TO POACH halibut(or salmon) bring a large pot of water to boil and add spices such as parsley, oregano, thyme, small amount of red pepper, lemon pepper garlic salt. 1/2 teaspoons sea salt or 1 teaspoon regular table salt, 1/4 cup sugar.

When water comes to a full boil, gently drop the trimmed halibut pieces into the hot water.(Be sure to remove all the darks spots from the halibut) After ONE min., turn off the burner and

put a lid on the pot. Do not remove from the burner. Let set for one hour or more. Drain and let cool.

Break halibut into bite-size pieces and set aside.

While the halibut is poaching make the White Cheese Sauce (recipe follows) and chop the fresh vegetables About 1 cup of fresh sliced mushrooms, small bite-size broccoli floweret’s.

About 1/2 cup each chopped diced onions, sliced and chopped red and green pepper, thin sliced celery.

WHITE CHEESE SAUCE for LASAGNA 4 cups of milk in large saucepan Add the following: 1/2 teaspoon each, dill weed, onion powder, garlic powder, brown mustard, paprika, lemon pepper, sea salt or table salt.

Bring to a simmer and add: 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water, stir to dissolve.

Swirl milk with whisk as you slowly pour cornstarch-water into hot milk mixture. This burns easily so stir until just thickened and take off stove and stir in: One large package of fresh mozzarella cheese-use your judgment on how much cheese you want, stir until cheese melts. Set aside.

One package of thin lasagna noodles (I had some that you do not need to boil, they are very handy, but if you have the pre-cook type, be sure and follow directions on package to make them pliable.)

In a well buttered 9 x 13 glass baking dish, place 2 to 3 tablespoons of White Cheese Sauce into bottom of dish. Lay lasagna noodles on sauce.

Sprinkle half the vegetables over noodles, lay all the halibut over the vegetables. Spread

one half the White Cheese Sauce over halibut.

Sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese.

Layer with noodles vegetables, sauce, Parmesan cheese and end with noodles and top with the remaining half of the White Sauce. Sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese, black pepper and paprika. If you intend to freeze this or put in refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours cover with plastic wrap and then foil.

If you intend to baking immediately cover with foil and bake in 350° oven for 35 min.

Take foil off and bake another 35 min. until it gets bubbly on the sides and slightly brown on top. Do not over bake. Halibut tends to dry out if baked too long.

For added taste you could add Swiss cheese on the first layer of noodles in the middle of the casserole.

If frozen, thaw in refrigerator overnight or 6 to 8 hours. Then bake but be sure and take the plastic wrap off and replace the foil for 35 min. You may have ingredients leftover so make a small pan for your neighbor.

Enjoy! We did! Bob who does not like seafood casseroles wanted this for the next night.

Now you know that it’s tasty.

COOKIES This is a cookie recipe from the 1930s.

I thought it was interesting. Hope it brings a smile to your face, it did mine.

1 cup of drippings or lard 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup molasses 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 egg beaten Pinch of salt Some flour Beat the dripping and the sugar with wooden spoon, add molasses and egg and beat well.

Add baking soda, ginger, salt and enough flour to make a soft dough. Drop by spoonfuls on a greased cookie tin. Bake in a moderate oven for 15 to 20 min..

MY NOTE: Drippings are, bacon grease, chicken fat, pork or beef fat, all poured into a jar or old coffee can and kept beside the stove to use for frying and in this case baking. So I would say this is a molasses cookie with the different flavors of drippings.

State agencies develop protection for honey bees ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two state agencies in Minnesota are taking steps to protect the beleaguered honey bee population.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will give the Legislature a report on Wednesday outlining a plan to study the use of a popular category of insecticides linked to bee deaths. The Department of Natural Resources is developing separate guidelines to improve habitat for the pollinating insects, which are critical to agriculture.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that more than a third of the nation’s honey bee population has died in each of the last several years.

Scientists say one reason is

because there are fewer flowering plants on the landscape, which affects insect nutrition.

Bees also suffer from persistent disease problems. Another serious threat is neonicotinoid insecticides, which are used to protect corn and other crops but are also commonly used in urban settings.

University of Minnesota bee expert Marla Spivak, who is working with a new team of university scientists looking for answers, told Minnesota Public Radio (http://bit. ly/1m4VvMH ) that protecting pollinating insects will be a daunting task.

“I just spent the morning with a bunch of epidemiologists here on the chalk board,” Spivak said. “By lunch time

they’re looking at this thing and going, ‘Oh my God, where do we begin?’”

Spivak said a growing body of scientific evidence shows that pollinating insects are affected by low levels of insecticides. But scientists still aren’t sure how much insecticide bees are exposed to as they travel from plant to plant.

The Legislature last year ordered the agriculture department to develop a process for reviewing the safety of neonicotinoids, which also protect soybeans and sugarbeets, and are commonly used on greenhouse plants. The insecticides are absorbed by plant roots, leaves and pollen. The report will outline how the year-long review will proceed.

“This has been such an issue, a contentious issue, that I just think it’s incumbent on the Department of Agriculture to take a very serious look at it,” Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson said.

Frederickson said changes in how the insecticides are used will be made only if the science strongly proves a risk to pollinators.

DNR officials are developing guidelines for managing habitat to best provide food and protection for pollinating insects.

Wildlife Habitat Program Manager Bob Welsh said new best management practices might mean changing when grassland is burned or mowed or adding more plants that are good food sources for pollinators.

AP Photo/Minnesota Public Radio, Dan Gunderson

In a Sept. 24, photo Mark Sundberg checks his apiary in Richville, Minn. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will give the Legislature a report on Jan. 15, outlining a plan to study the use of a popular category of insecticides linked to bee deaths.

The Department of Natural Resources is developing separate guidelines to improve habitat for the pollinating insects, which are critical to agriculture.

Coralville brewery says it’s biggest in state

By ADAM B. SULLIVAN Iowa City Press-Citizen

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — After just more than a year of brewing, a local business now bills itself as the biggest brewery in Iowa.

Coralville-based Backpocket Brewery installed more than 700 barrels of new fermenting capacity earlier this year, nearly doubling its brewing production.

Brewmaster and co-owner Jacob Simmons said expanding brewing capacity had been in the works since before the Coralville outlet opened in summer 2012. The new equipment is allowing the brewery to keep AP Photo/Iowa City Press-Citizen, Benjamin Roberts pace with growth and try more In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2012, patrons visit Backpocket new flavors.

Brewery in Coralville, Iowa. The brewery recently installed sev“We needed to make more en new fermentation tanks, allowing them to keep pace with beer,” Simmons told the Iowa growth and try more new flavors.

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com/1gjAxJe). “It has always been part of the plan to do more. We built the space to accommodate that.”

Being the biggest player in the Iowa beer game isn’t a small feat. The Iowa Brewers Guild lists more than 30 breweries on its website, some of which have been brewing for more than a decade longer than Coralville’s Backpocket.

Major beer companies like Anheuser-Busch and Miller still sell the majority of beer purchased in the United States, but some smaller operations such as Backpocket are seeing more success in recent years.

According to the Brewers Association, overall U.S. beer sales volume grew by just 1 percent in 2012, compared to 15 percent in the so-called craft brewing industry. The group

also estimates there were more breweries operating last year in United States than at any time since the 1880s.

What’s now Backpocket Brewery in Coralville started at Old Man River Brewing Company in McGregor, a tiny town on the Mississippi River.

Backpocket Brewery opened its doors in Coralville’s Iowa River Landing in June 2012 and started brewing beer on site shortly after.

The taproom also serves pizza and a couple desserts, helping earn the establishment the title of “best new restaurant” in the Press-Citizen’s Best of the Area contest a year ago. However, the focus is beer.

Operations manager Bob Wagner said Backpocket has 10 beers on tap and a shifting selection.

“We make seasonal beers, some experimental stuff as well, barrel-aged beers — all types of stuff,” Wagner said.

Backpocket already is distributing kegs and bottles of its beer to most of the major cities in Iowa — Iowa City, Davenport, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines — and smaller towns in between. Company leaders say they want to expand further to western and northern Iowa, as well as other states.

“The ultimate goal is to be a regional brewery. We’re moving toward that,” Simmons said.

The brewery’s plan for 2014: Brew a lot of beer.

“I have so many ideas it’s crazy, but the main focus for the next year is not looking for any major new things, but just using these tanks and filling them up with beer,” Simmons said.

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BECOME AN OCEAN RANGER Help protect Alaska's environment and its people!

Be an observer onboard cruise ships for the summer, monitoring State environmental and marine discharge requirements and identifying any potential safety, sanitation, and/or health risks. Compensation includes both salary and benefits.

Minimum Qualifications: 1.) Designated Duty Engineer (DDE) or Third Assistant Engineer (3 A/E) or degree in marine safety and environmental protection from accredited maritime institution.

2.) American Maritime Officers (AMO) Union member.

3.) Pass criminal background check, able to enter Canada.

4.) Of sound physical condition and able to pass post-offer physical examination.

5.) Successful completion of Ocean Ranger training.

To Apply: 1.) Online at www.Crowley.com/oceanrangers by 03/15/14.

2.) Email: marinejobs@crowley.com with questions.

Alaska residents are encouraged to apply!

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Frontier Community Services is a Soldotna based non-profit agency providing in-home and group home services to people experiencing a disabling condition. We are seeking top-notch personnel for full-time and part-time positions within the agency with an interest in providing health care services for the Kenai Peninsula area.

Current Openings • Care Coordinator • Case Manager • Forget-Me-Not Adult Day Program Manager • Mental Health Clinician • Developmental Specialist Full job descriptions can be found on our website, www.fcsonline.org ________________________________________ Pick up and return application packet to FCS’ HR Department, 43335 K-Beach Rd. Suite #36, Soldotna, AK 99669 or email to work@fcsonline.org FCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Submit resume and City of Kenai application form by January 17, 2014 to Peninsula Job Service, 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Kenai, AK 99611. The City of Kenai is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about the City of Kenai, visit our home page at www.ci.kenai.ak.us.

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ALL TYPES OF RENTALS

Apply in person: First Student 36230 Pero St. Soldotna.

907-260-3557

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Commercial Property Condominiums/ Town Homes Farms/Ranches Homes Income Property Land Manufactured Mobile Homes Multiple Dwelling Out of Area for Sale Steel Building Vacation Property Wanted To Buy Waterfront Property

Apartments, Unfurnished

To place an ad call 907-283-7551

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Apartments, Furnished DOWNTOWN Soldotna on the river.

2-bedroom, 1-bath, Seasonal/ Permanent, furnished/ unfurnished, NO pets/ NO smoking.

Credit/ background checks. $850., (907)252-7110 EXCELLENT OCEAN VIEW! Bay Arm Apartments, Kenai.

Accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom apartments, utilities included. $25. nonrefundable application fee.

No pets.

(907)283-4405.

EXECUTIVE SUITE 1-Bedroom, view, deck, satellite TV, High-speed Internet, washer/dryer.

No Smoking.

No Pets. $950. Available until May. (907)262-1361.

FURNISHED 1200sqft. 2-bedroom, 2-bath, amenities.

Conveniently located in Soldotna. $1,125. monthly, utilities included.

(907)262-4359 KENAI 1-Bedroom, furnished, heat, cable included.

No pets. $675. month.

(907)283-5203, (907)398-1642.

KENAI Large 1-bedroom furnished, $550., plus utilities.

No animals/ smoking.

(907)776-5382 KENAI RIVER FRONT Fully furnished apartments All Utilities including internet and cable except electric.

W/D on site 40 ft Fishing Dock No Pets, No Smoking.

3 Miles behind Fred Meyer 1 year lease 3-Bedroom, 2-bath $1,350 2-Bedroom, 2-bath Luxury apartment $2,000 2-Bedroom, 1-bath $1,800 (907)262-7430 Seasonal TOWNHOUSE Apartments On the River in Soldotna Fully furnished 1-bedroom, cable, WIFI, from $800.

No smoking/ pets.

(907)262-7835

Homes 1-BEDROOM Excellent location.

Cable available.

Immaculate. $825 plus utilities.

(907)262-7881 1-BEDROOM HOUSE in Sterling, full kitchen, full bath.

No smoking/ pets.

You pay utilities. $700. deposit, $640. per month.

(907)262-6093

1-BEDROOM On Kasilof River furnished, washer/dryer, new paint, carpet private. $900. includes utilities.

(907)262-7405.

3-BEDROOM, 1-BATH quiet cul-de-sac in Kenai.

No Smoking or Pets!! $1,100. plus utilities, $900.deposit.

(907)394-1622.

Murwood K-Beach Ranch Updated K-Beach Ranch Nikiski Cabin Clam Gulch Cabin Spacious Soldotna Ranch Century21 Property Management (907)262-2522 NEW DELUXE 1-BEDROOM Robinson Loop/ Area Pets on approval.

Washer/Dryer, Natural Gas. Cable available $700. First/ last plus deposit.

(907)394-8907 NIKISKI New construction 3-bedroom, 2-bath, garage, completion expect Feb. 1, walking distance to Nikiski Rec. Center. $1,475. month, leave message.

(907)776-3325 SOLDOTNA/ Endicott Executive home, River front, furnished 3-bedroom, 3-bath, appliances included, long term lease negotiable.

(907)252-7110 WHY RENT ?????

Why rent when you can own, many low down & zero down payment programs available.

Let me help you achieve the dream of home ownership. Call Now !!!

Ken Scott, #AK203469.

(907)395-4527 or cellular, (907)690-0220.

Alaska USA Mortgage Company, #AK157293.

Manufactured/ Mobile Homes 2-BEDROOM 2-bath washer/dryer.

Scout Lake area.

Prefer quiet tenant. $650 plus $500 deposit.

Small dog on approval.

(907)394-4313

Office Space PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING KENAI Across from City Hall.

Office space, Class A, approximately 1,100sq.ft., lease negotiable.

(907)283-5400

Retail/ Commercial Space RED DIAMOND CENTER K-Beach Rd. 1,200- 2,400sq.ft.

Retail or office, high traffic, across from DMV. Please call (907)953-2222 (907)598-8181

Financial Auctions Business for Sale Financial Opportunities Mortgages/Loans

News, Sports, Weather & More!

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Merchandise For Sale Antiques/Collectibles Appliances Audio/Video Building Supplies Computers Crafts/Holiday Items Electronics Exercise Equipment Firewood Food Furniture Garage Sales Heavy Equipment/ Farm Machinery Lawn/Garden Liquidation Machinery & Tools Miscellaneous Music Musical Instructions Office/Business Equipment Vacations/Tickets Wanted To Buy

Machinery & Tools HONDA 6500 WATT GENERATOR Must sell/ medical reasons. $1,000.

(907)776-3372

Miscellaneous WHITE GOLD RING with 1/2 carat diamond & smaller diamonds surrounding both sides. Worn for less than a year. $2,500.

OBO Call/ text Kimberlee (907)598-0647

Items Under $99 FREE KITTENS Males & females, 7wks, playful & friendly.

(907)252-4460

Recreation Aircrafts & Parts All-Terrain Vehicles Archery Bicycles Boat Supplies/Parts Boats & Sail Boats Boats Charter Boats Commercial Campers/Travel Trailers Fishing Guns Hunting Guide Service Kayaks Lodging Marine Motor Homes/RVs Snow Mobiles Sporting Goods

Boats Commercial WANTING TO BUY 32-38ft., aluminum combination vessel/ long line/jigging (541)999-1936

Transportation Autos Classic/Custom Financing Motorcycles Parts & Accessories Rentals Repair & Services Sport Utilities, 4x4 Suburbans/Vans/ Buses Trucks Trucks: Commercial Trucks: Heavy Duty Trailers Vehicles Wanted

Motorcycles ‘89 Honda GL1500 Give away for free.

Due to death of owner.

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Brussels Griffons (to breed) Are loved for their humanly expression and comical disposition.

Also referred to as the monkey face breed. If your looking for your own "Ewok" you've come to the right place!

Litter whelped October 29th, 2013.

2 Females available (1 black SOLD, 2 beige color Available )Rough coats meaning wiry fur and non shedding. AKC registered, parents both on site! Tails docked, declawed, to breed standard, and up to date on shots. This will be my femaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last litter as she is 5 years old and it's not healthy to breed past that age. This is her 4th litter. $1,000. each. For more information please call, text or e-mail me. Tyliencorlis@yahoo.com (907)953-9284. Thank you for your interest.

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City council meetings commence at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 177 N. Birch St., Soldotna, Alaska.

Located in Kenai Behind Wells Fargo/ stripmall (907)252-6510, (907)741-1105

All interested persons are invited to attend and participate in the public discussion. Written comments may be sent to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 177 North Birch Street, Soldotna, AK 99669. Copies of ordinances scheduled for public hearing are available at City Hall and on the internet at www.ci.soldotna.ak.us. For further information, call the City Clerk's Office at 907-262-9107.

Bids REQUEST FOR BIDS HOMER ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. LINE EXTENSION CLEARING - UNIT PRICED Homer Electric Association, Inc. (HEA) is seeking bids from qualified contractors to provide clearing and grubbing services on an 'as needed' basis in support of HEA's distribution line extension projects. Bids will be unit priced, based on the length of ROW to be cleared or cleared and grubbed. Services will be rendered within HEA right-of-ways on both public and private property.

HEA will not be responsible for any costs incurred while developing a bid.

To qualify, responders must as a minimum be licensed in the State of Alaska as a General Contractor, and provide certification of insurance as follows: â&#x20AC;˘ General (Public) Liability Insurance $2,000,000 â&#x20AC;˘ Auto Liability Insurance - $1,000,000 â&#x20AC;˘ Workers' Compensation / Employers' Liability Insurance To obtain a bid package contact Marti McCleery a t ( 907) 235- 3332 or b y e m a i l mmccleery@homerelectric.com Deadline for receipt of bids will be 3:00 p.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Mark R. and Delores A. Wilson d/b/a Hamiltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place located at 18280 Sterling Hwy., Cooper Landing, AK 99572 is applying for transfer of a Package Store AS 04.11.150 liquor license to Gwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resorts LLC d/b/a Gwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge/ Gwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roadhouse located at 14865 Sterling Hwy., Cooper Landing, AK 99572.

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CITY OF SOLDOTNA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING January 22, 2014

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Public Notices Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Request for Public Comment on Proposed Soil Remediation Facility to be located at the Nikiski Industrial Park Subdivision, near Mile 21 of the North Kenai Road, Nikiski, Alaska Comments must be received at ADEC by January 29, 2014 The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) is requesting public comments on an Operations Plan received from Soil Processing Incorporated (SPI), for ADEC approval of a petroleum contaminated soil remediation facility to be located off Cirrus Street on Lots 5 and 6, Nikiski Industrial Park subdivision, located between Hinerman Road to the north, and Robert Walker Avenue to the south, near Mile 21 of the North Kenai Road.

SPI proposes to construct a soil remediation facility at this site in order to receive and treat petroleum contaminated soil under an ADEC approved Operations Plan, in accordance with the provisions of 18 AAC 75.365 and 18 AAC 78.273 (Offsite Treatment Facilities). Soils would be trucked to the facility from surrounding areas for storage; pending treatment using thermal desorption technology. The soil processing equipment heats the soil to temperatures that drive off the petroleum contaminants, which are subsequently destroyed (oxidized) in a secondary afterburner. After soil sampling confirms that the treated soils meet ADEC required cleanup levels, the soils will be transported back to the place of origin or disposed at the soil treatment site.

Facility operations are scheduled to begin this spring (2014) and soil treatment could continue for three or more seasons.

In order to comment on SPI's proposed soil remediation facility, ask questions about the proposed project, or to review any ADEC file information regarding this project, please contact: Paul Horwath ADEC Contaminated Sites Program 43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Suite 11 Soldotna, Alaska 99669 Phone: (907) 262-3422, Fax: 262-2294 E-mail: paul.horwath@alaska.gov

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CONSUMERS MAY VERIFY REGISTRATION OF A CONTRACTOR . Contact the AK Department of Labor and Workforce Development at 907-269-4925 or The AK Division of Occupational Licensing in Juneau at 907-4653035 or at www.dced.state.ak.us/acc/home.htm

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Angry dad wants to learn how to control his emotions DEAR ABBY: I’m a dad in my 30s and I have a problem. I have been battling anger issues since I was a kid. I have been finding myself getting more and more worked up with my kids. When they misbehave, I lose it and yell at them. It is the way I was raised; however, I feel even worse afterward.

I really want to break this habit. I don’t want the only memories my children have of me to be images of my red face and bugged-out eyes hollering at them.

Do you have any guidelines I can follow to get a better handle on my anger?

— LOUD DAD IN WEST VIRGINIA DEAR LOUD DAD: Yes, I do. And I’m glad you asked me because it’s important that you find other ways of relieving your frustration than taking it out on your children. It is not only counterproductive, it is extremely destructive.

When a bigger person yells at a smaller person, the message is often lost because the smaller person (in your case, your children) simply shuts down out of fear that physical violence might follow.

You should not ignore your feelings when your children act up. Rather, you need to find another manner for expressing your emotions.

My booklet “The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It” offers suggestions on redirecting angry feelings in a healthy way.

It can be ordered by sending your name and mailing address, plus a check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds), to Dear Abby — Anger Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, Abigail Van Buren IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price.

Dealing with anger calmly and with reason is more effective than lashing out. Expressing your feelings is healthy when it’s done with a few wellchosen words that make your point. As you have already learned, exploding in anger serves no constructive purpose and only makes you feel worse afterward.

Sometimes when people are angry or frustrated about other things, they can lose control of their temper. In situations like these, it is important to evaluate the source of what might really be

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exists that you might need to give up an indulgence. A little self-discipline will go far at this point. Know that you are capable of nearly anything. Tonight: Balance your checkbook.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Today’s Full Moon puts you directly in the spotlight. As a result, you’ll be able to maximize the lunar energy in your favor. Interpersonal relating will be highlighted. Seize the moment to act on an important matter. Tonight: Whatever makes you happy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HH A dispute suddenly could break out. Someone might misread your attitude. Make a point to clarify your thoughts. A serious but important conversation will stabilize the situation. Note how this person gets when he or she is upset. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHYou know when you overspend.

You might feel as if you have made a commitment and have little to no choice but to follow through. How you handle this matter will be important, but probably not as important as you think. Tonight: Where crowds are.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You might feel as if you must act a certain way, and you could be irritated to be in that position right now. Do not fight the inevitable. You’ll want to balance the different aspects of your life. Tonight: Out till the wee hours.

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irritating you before misdirecting your anger at someone who is blameless.

There are healthy ways of dealing with anger and frustration. Developing the control to express emotions verbally without being abusive or calling names is one of them. Another is to say a prayer (“Please Lord, don’t let me lose my temper!”) before opening your mouth. Leaving the room, going for a walk or short run can be helpful.

Unhealthy ways that should be avoided include getting into your car when you are angry, or using alcohol or drugs to calm you.

My booklet offers many other suggestions for dealing with anger and frustration, and I hope it will be helpful to you.

However, if it isn’t, then you should discuss your problem with a mental health professional.

It’s important to get a handle on your feelings so your children won’t grow up thinking that verbal abuse is a normal way to handle their emotions.

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

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014: This year others present you with a different perspective more times than not. You are confident and sure of yourself, yet understanding a new way of handling life could be quite rewarding. If you are single, during the next six months you could meet someone quite exciting. This person will be generous, and have an excellent sense of humor. If you are attached, the two of you will learn to respect your differences.

As a result, your bond will become more loving and exciting. Both of you will flourish. CANCER is far more emotional than you are.

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) HHH The Full Moon could affect your mood. You might want to exercise your “kiss and make up” technique, especially with a close associate.

You might feel as though you’re between a rock and a hard place.

Express your thoughts openly and kindly. Tonight: Relax at home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Consider opening up to new possibilities that emerge in discussions. You might be quite surprised by what occurs. You could feel overwhelmed by everything that happens. You simply need to take in the moment and not make a commitment right now. Tonight: Play it easy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Be aware of expenses that keep arising. You might want to rethink your budget. The possibility

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edgeable than you on the topic.

On some level, you could discover how easily irritated this makes you feel. Walk away from a difficult or volatile situation. Tonight: Go with the flow.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Relate to a partner or key associate directly in order to avoid a volatile situation. A friend still might be less than agreeable because of a sudden change of plans. Make a point not to lose your temper, and you will be OK. Tonight: Togetherness is the theme.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Avoid a potentially touchy situation by deferring to others.

Consider what is more important: keeping the peace or being right.

Demonstrate compassion toward a partner or loved one. This person could be feeling insecure with today’s Full Moon. Tonight: Sort through ideas.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Someone could take advantage of your caring nature. You might feel hurt, or perhaps you’ll just feel sorry for this person. In any case, pull back and be more discriminating when it comes to your inner circle of friends. Tonight: Head home, and squeeze in some exercise.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH You might feel pulled in two different directions. Your friends really enjoy having you around, yet a child or loved one could express some neediness. You likely will try to juggle all of these concerns. As a result, a partner could become impatient. Tonight: Take a midweek break.

Processing cleanliness Dear Heloise: Do you have a hint for how to quickly and efficiently clean blenders and food processors? I like using these appliances but don’t enjoy taking them apart for cleaning.

— Susan W. in Pennsylvania I’m with you! A blender is easy to clean, but a food processor seems like too much work! Susan, there is an easy hint for cleaning these appliances: After you are done using the blender or processor, rinse the pitcher or bowl with water. Fill half of the pitcher or bowl with warm water and add a drop of dishwashing liquid. Put the lid on securely and turn the appliance back on for 2030 seconds. Also, it takes only a drop of detergent — don’t overdo it, thinking more is better. Rinse, dry and that’s it.

The appliance will be ready for the next time you want to whip up a meal.

— Heloise

Club waffles Dear Heloise: Help! Years ago, you printed a waffle recipe using club soda.

When I opened the book where I kept the recipe all this time, it wasn’t there!

Could you please print it again?

— Lucille S. in Texas Lucille, don’t worry, because you can enjoy these Heloise Club Waffles again! Gather the following ingredients: 2 cups biscuit mix 1 egg 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 1/3 cups club soda In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients using a large spoon. Be sure not to overmix, and use the batter immediately so it does not have a chance to go flat.

Get out your waffle iron and start making delicious, fluffy waffles for everyone to enjoy, or freeze for later!

— Heloise

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