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Administrators look at ways to address deficit

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from council and unanimously passed the resolution at its Feb. 12 meeting.

Jeff Twait, Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Chair said the purpose of the ordinance is to allow the commissioners the option to participate over the phone on a limited basis, since the commission meets twice a month, more than any other committee except the city council.

Twait said a member of the commission, who has since

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administrators spoke to about a dozen central peninsula residents about the multi-million dollar deficit in the 2014-15 school year preliminary budget on Wednesday at the Soldotna High School library.

Assistant Superintendent Dave Jones broke down the district’s general fund budget and reasons for the more than $4.5 million shortfall.

Superintendent Dr. Steve Atwater said the “big picture” is the district is spending more than it’s taking in and has been for a while.

“We’re now reaching a point where it’s harder and harder to make that work,” he said.

However, he said KPBSD is in “better shape” than other school districts in the state. He said KPBSD fortunately has some available money — about $6.2 million — in reserves.

“The sky isn’t falling because we’ve set ourselves up for this, but it’s not rosy either,” Atwater said.

He said the district is budgeting to receive the same amount of money as it did for the current year from the state and local government. However, the state is considering giving schools more than what the district budgeted.

The district originally faced a more than $8.2 million deficit and looked at what made up the largest percentage of expenditures. The majority of the spending — 84 percent — comes from staff salaries and benefits.

In July 2013, the KPBSD Board of Education reduced

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Hanging out Above, from left, Hunter Bourgeois, 16, Andrew Slade, 15, Brent Christenson, 17, Tristan Wright, 17 and Ryan Kimball, 18 take turns playing Battlefield 4 Thursday at the teen center in Soldotna. Right, Morgan Patterson, 15, reads as she reclines on a couch.

Photos by Rashah McChesney/ Peninsula Clarion

Murkowski wants empowered Arctic representative JUNEAU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she wants to ensure the country’s Arctic representative isn’t relegated to the “kids’ table.”

She says if the U.S. is to be viewed as a leader on Arctic issues, the person who holds the newly announced position of Special Representative for the Arctic Region must have gravitas, be a recognized authority on all-things-Arctic and have the authority within President Barack Obama’s administration to act.

She says she wants to ensure the person is on par with other nations’ Arctic ambassadors and sitting at the table with them.

Secretary of State John Kerry last week told Alaska’s U.S. senators he planned to name a “high-level individual of substantial stature and expertise.” He said he hoped to get input from them in creating and filling the post.

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Teleconference ordinance delayed Kenai city council postpones vote on zoning commission measure

By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Without Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and two other council members present, the Kenai City Council again postponed an ordinance regarding telephonic participation for Kenai Planning and Zoning commissioners at Wednesday’s meeting.

Porter and council members Tim Navarre and Mike Boyle were absent from the meeting while in Juneau attending a leg-

islative hearing, although Porter and Navarre participated telephonically. Vice Mayor Ryan Marquis directed the meeting.

Porter motioned the ordinance be postponed to the March 5 council meeting after council member Robert Molloy suggested two amendments. Porter said she wants to see the ordinance passed and show support to the commission.

“Instead of further delay the

council needs to vote because we have been on this issue for three months,” she said.

“Let’s give (the commission) the support they need. If it doesn’t work, we can fix it.”

Kenai City Council and commission members have discussed the ordinance since it was introduced and failed at the Jan. 8 commission meeting.

The commission made amendments following suggestions

Democrats offer Lawmaker: ‘Unintended education package consequences’ with legal pot

By MIKE COPPOCK Associated Press

JUNEAU — Minority Democrats on Thursday pitched an education package that includes an increase in the per-pupil funding formula and allows charter schools to be located within neighborhood schools when space is available.

The bills include a proposed increase in the per-pupil formula, known as the base student allocation, of $404 per student, a one-time grant of $500 for charter schools to assist with startup costs, and a requirement for traffic control at and around school zones.

Democratic lawmakers hope the allocation increase will hold off teacher layoffs for next year.

Rep. Les Gara, D-Anchorage, said the Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Kodiak districts alone are looking at possibly

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laying off 212 teachers for next year without such an increase.

“It’s not enough to increase the BSA,” said Sen. Berta Gardner, D-Anchorage. “It is something (school districts) need to rely on.”

The bill asks school districts to file an annual report regarding funding needs in order to maintain the student-teacher ratio from the previous year as a means for the Legislature to know what raises in the BSA are needed for budgetary requirements.

The bill also requires the amount for the BSA to be tied to inflation rates provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — House majority members on Thursday were asked about the potential tax revenues for the state should voters approve an initiative this summer legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.

Rep. Dan Saddler, R-Eagle River, acknowledged the potential for revenues. But he said legalizing pot could open the door to unintended consequences.

“I would encourage people to consider the social cost of allowing recreational marijuana use,” said Saddler, the only one of the four members at the news conference to respond to the question.

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letting that happen.”

Colorado’s governor, in a budget proposal Wednesday, estimated sales and excise taxes of nearly $100 million on marijuana next fiscal year, above the estimate of $70 million a year given to voters when they approved the tax. Colorado is one of two states that has legalized recreational use of marijuana.

Washington is the other.

The Alaska initiative, scheduled to appear on the August primary ballot, would make it legal for adults 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and as many as six plants, including three that are flowering. It would not allow public consumption of weed.

Anyone smoking in public would face a $100 fine.

The initiative would grant regulatory control to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and give the Legislature the

option to create a marijuana control board. It also would establish an excise tax of $50 an ounce or a proportionate part on the sale or transfer of marijuana from a cultivation facility to a retail marijuana store or marijuana product manufacturing facility. The cultivation facility would pay the tax.

Taylor Bickford, a spokesman for the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana in Alaska, said the campaign hasn’t released any estimates on the potential amount of revenue the tax could generate but expects to.

“What we do know is that regulating marijuana like alcohol will bolster our economy, create jobs, and generate new revenue for Alaska,” he said by email. “Marijuana sales will be conducted by legitimate taxpaying businesses, instead of criminal enterprises in the underground market.”

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Globally, January one of the warmest

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON — The globe cozied up to the fourth warmest January on record this year, essentially leaving just the eastern half of the United States out in the cold.

And the northern and eastern United States can expect another blast of cold weather next week.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday that Earth was 1.17 degrees warmer in January

than the 20th century average.

Since records began in 1880, only 2002, 2003 and 2007 started off warmer than this year.

Almost all of Africa, South America and Australia and most of Asia and Europe were considerably warmer than normal. China and France had their second warmest Januaries. Land in the entire Southern Hemisphere was hottest for January on record.

While more than half of America shivered last month, it was one of the few populated spots on Earth cooler than normal. The opposite happened in

2012, when the United States had its warmest year ever and the globe was only the eleventh hottest on record.

Looking ahead, forecasters are seeing a large area of temperatures much below normal starting midweek in the upper Midwest and then plunging south. But it won’t be quite as frigid as the deep freeze of early January that came from the polar vortex, said meteorologist Dan Collins of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.

The polar vortex is a highaltitude wind pattern that nor-

mally keeps Arctic air bottled up in northern Canada and around the North Pole. In January, a big chunk broke off and allowed that ultra-chilly air to meander south. That’s likely to happen again next week, Collins said.

The national forecast for March through May predicts no drought relief in the West and cooler than normal temperatures in the upper Midwest.

Warmer temperatures in the Southwest in March are expected to spread across the entire South in April and May.

Craigslist killing suspect’s dad: She’s a liar SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — The father of a Pennsylvania woman who with her newlywed husband is charged with killing a man she met through Craigslist said he would support his daughter’s execution if she is found guilty and even hold the hand of the victim’s widow.

Sonny Dean also told The Daily Item newspaper on Wednesday that he believes his 19-year-old daughter, Miranda Barbour, may have been involved in one other murder besides the Nov. 11 fatal stabbing of Troy LaFerrara, 42, in Sunbury.

But he cast further doubt on Barbour’s claim in a prison interview that she had killed more than 20 other people.

Northumberland County District Attorney Tony Rosini said earlier this week that investigators have so far been unable to substantiate her claim.

Police said LaFerrara met Barbour through her Craigslist ad, which offered companionship in exchange for money.

Investigators allege the young woman stabbed LaFerrara, of Port Trevorton, about 20 times in her parked car as her husband, Elytte Barbour, held a cord tight against LaFerrara’s neck from

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the back seat and then dumped his body in an alley.

Dean told the newspaper that his daughter was a heroin addict and is a liar and manipulator, but he doesn’t think she is a mass murderer. “Miranda lives in a fantasy world,” he said.

Miranda Barbour told The Daily Item last Friday she killed fewer than 100 people but stopped counting at 22. She said she lured a man into an alley in Alaska and watched as the lead-

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er of a satanic cult to which she belonged shot the man before telling Barbour it was her turn.

“Believe very little of what Miranda says,” said Dean, of Texas. “She has a long history of extreme manipulation and dishonesty.”

It is possible she participated

in a killing in Alaska, he said.

He also did not dispute her claim of being a satanist.

“The reason I think that the Alaska incident is a possibility is that Miranda ran away from home at least two times that I remember, both for over a 48hour period,” he said.

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ter picnic fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 22nd from 6-8 p.m. at the Nikiski Community Center in the Banquet Room. The Uptown Motel will be providing pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw and baked beans with M&M supplying ice cream cones. Cost is $10/plate.

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Ninilchik resident, Becky Oskolkoff, 53, passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 at Providence Extended Care in Anchorage.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Ninilchik Russian Orthodox Church with Father Michael Trefon officiating. Pallbearers will be Bruce and Gary Oskolkoff, Mark Herman, Allen Hoffman, Kenny Kvasnikoff and Joe Cooper. Honorary Pallbearers will be Torvald Hansen and Argent Kvasnikoff. A picnic celebration of life is being planned for May 30, Becky’s birthday.

Becky was born May 30, 1960 to Grassim and Marion Oskolkoff of Ninilchik, the same day her maternal grandfather died. She lived her life as she was born — in great love and great strife. She was our “Golden-Haired Angel” and lived the first half of her life with joy and passion: fishing on the beach with her family, having fun with cousins and telling stories with the old aunties. Most of all she loved following her Daddy wherever he went.

Becky was smart, graduating a year ahead of her class, and very talented. She enjoyed gardening, horseback riding, cooking, sewing, babysitting, playing guitar and writing poetry. She lived part of her life in Hilo, Hawaii and grew to love her Hawaii family too.

In a tragic accident on her father’s birthday in 1987, Becky was paralyzed from the neck down. For more than 26 years, day after day, hour after hour, and minute after minute, she was imprisoned in a body alternately numb and pain-filled.

The drugs the doctors gave her helped, but her biggest sources of comfort were her Mom and Daddy and God. In 1998, her beloved Daddy passed away and Becky was devastated, but she continued to grow in her love for the Lord. Defenseless and bedridden, she ministered to abusers, murderers, addicts and hurting souls of every type.

On her mother’s birthday in 2012, Becky was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. In pain and anguish she refused to have her Mom told until her birthday had passed so as not to ruin her day. Becky was given 2 months to live, but God had other plans and work for her yet to be done. For over a year, in the greatest of pain, Becky witnessed for God drawing close those in affliction and torment and praying for them. Finally, on Feb. 15, God released Becky from her prison so she could follow her beloved Daddy.

Becky is survived by her loving Mom, Marion; her brothers and sisters and families, Debra Oskolkoff, Marla and Jack Kvasnikoff Jr., Bruce and Jamie Oskolkoff and Gary and Susanne Oskolkoff; numerous nieces and nephews; as well as dear friends Peter Cooper, Patricia Engle, Tim Johnson, Norman Crampton and Amy Dimmick.

A very heartfelt thank-you to the nurses and care providers at the new Providence Extended Care in Anchorage, especially Molly, Sheila, Cecilia and Lu; and to Megan of ResCare in Soldotna.

Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.

A presentation on Advanced Directives will be offered at Christ Lutheran Church on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 12:15 p.m. Information included in the presentation will be: stating your Infant and preschooler screening available wishes on advanced health care directives; providing financial The KPBSD Child Find Program and Frontier Community power of attorney; and giving your loved ones direction if you Services Infant Learning will be offering free screenings for can’t. Soup lunch will be provided. For more info, call Kate children 5 years old and younger. The screening will be to252-4530. day, Feb. 21 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at the Frontier Community Services, Suite 14 in the Red Diamond Center. Your child will be screened for early development, motor skills, speech, early Caregiver support program learning concepts, vision and hearing. To make an appointment discusses heart conditions or for more information, call 714-6647.

The Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support Program will present a video on understanding a heart condition at the Idita-Swim at Nikiski Pool Soldotna Senior Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 1:00 p.m. The preThe Nikiski Pool’s annual Idita-Swim competition starts sentation is open to family caregivers, you do not have to be Tuesday, March 4 through April 30. Come swim or water-walk a member of the senior center to attend. Visit kpnfcsp.org, or your way to fitness all in the spirit of the Last Great Race. Evcontact Judy or Shelley at (907) 262-1280. ery 50-yard lap counts as 1 mile toward your trip to Nome.

The registration fee includes an Idita-Swim T-shirt. For more Training offered for farmers market vendors information please contact Nigel at 776-8800.

Learn how to market your product, how to set up your temporary food booth, and what foods do and do not require ADEC Triumvirate bookstore seeks volunteers permits. This training will be presented via videoconference The Triumvirate Theatre bookstore in the Peninsula Center on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Ward Building Room 115 at Kenai Peninsula College. The same material will be Mall in Soldotna is seeking volunteers. For more information, covered via teleconference on Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. There call Ruth at 398-9683. is no cost to attend. Register on-line at http://bit.ly/MarketReg2014 or call UAF Cooperative Extension at 877-520-5211. Neighbor-to-Neighbor workshop

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Lifelong Kenai resident Gertrude Frostad died at her home on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. She was 78.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at the Kenai Elks Lodge.

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Pending service/Death notices are 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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Obituaries may be submitted directly to the Clarion with prepayment, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611.

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Adult volleyball league forming North Peninsula Recreation is accepting team registrations for its Adult Coed Volleyball League. Registration deadline is March 7, so get your team together today! Games will be held at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. Season starts March 17 and runs through April. For more information please call 776-8800.

Explore Australia without leaving Alaska Visit Australia via a multimedia slide and music presentation

by Greg and Jan Daniels from their trips to the “Land Down Under” today, Feb. 21 at the Kenai Visitor Center. Doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m. The show will include images of exotic animals, birds, plants, scenic hotspots, local culture, and travel around this huge continent. Children will enjoy the show too, and Australian animal cookies, coffee, and drink will be served. All proceeds will go to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank.

Tickets are $5 per person, ages 10 and under are free.

Interested in learning about solar power systems and LED lighting options for gardening? These cost effective lighting systems have been researched and new innovations are being introduced rapidly providing assistance to gardeners who want to extend the growing season. A free presentation on Solar Power Systems, LED lighting and the Home Garden will take place Feb. 27 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Office, 43961 K-Beach Road in Soldotna. Class size is limited so register in advance by calling the CES office at 262-5824.

GPS training available

The Kenai Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct a “GPS for Outdoor Lovers” class on Feb. 22. This is a basic GPS navigation forum. Prior knowledge of map use and navigation is helpful. You are encouraged to bring your own hand held GPS unit. The class will be conducted at the Soldotna Public Library, 235 North Binkley Street, Soldotna, from 1-5 p.m. The cost of the class is $35 per person. A text book is included with the registration fee. Early registrations is recommended due to limited class size.

Wrestling club plans winter picnic For registration or more information, call 776-8522 or 252The Nikiski Freestyle Wrestling Club will be hosting a win- 3353.

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• Narcotics Anonymous support group “Dopeless Hope Fiends” at 607 Frontage Road, Kenai.

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• Narcotics Anonymous meet- • AA North Roaders Group ing, URS Club, 405 Overland at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway.

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Call 242-9477.

Noon • Homemade soup, Funny River Community Center.

Community Calendar Today 9:45 a.m.

• TOPS #AK 196 meets at The Grace Lutheran Church, in Soldotna. Call Dorothy at 262-1303.

Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 262-1917.

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• Well Elders Live Longer exercise (W.E.L.L.) will meet at the Nikiski Senior Center. Call instructor Mary Olson at 907-776-3745.

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• Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It Works” at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive.

• AA 12 by 12 at the United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road, Kenai.

• Twin City Al-Anon Family group, United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage road in Kenai. Call 541-953-8335.

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Language an important part of cultural heritage This week, a bill that would add 20

Alaska Native languages as official languages of the state was advanced in the Legislature.

While the move is largely symbolic — one of the bill’s sponsors, Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, DSitka, said state paperwork and forms would likely not become bilingual in the deluge of languages — it could pave the way for more measures designed to recognize the important cultural heritage of the Alaska Native population.

To speak a language fluently is to recognize the organization of a specific cultural mindset, each word a step toward understanding a philosophy often unique to the geographic location of the dialect. To lose a language is to see an ethnicity and way of life disappear into the annals of history where societal structure becomes an object of study rather than a blueprint for living.

House Bill 216 is an attempt to recognize the importance of language for Alaska Native groups whose rights to cultural self-determination have often been put aside in favor of the rights of an increasingly larger Englishspeaking majority.

Just 16 years ago, about 70 percent of Alaska’s voters approved an official-English initiative sponsored by the group Alaskans for a Common Language — opponents of the measure called it a war on language and the law was ultimately struck down as unconstitutional in 2002.

In a piece for the Juneau Empire, Xh’unei Lance A. Twitchell, an assistant professor of Alaska Native Languages at University of Alaska Southeast, called for legislators to vote in favor of the bill and help the languages survive.

“One of the things I hear repeatedly is that there is not enough resources to allocate toward language revitalization,” he wrote. “This always leaves me confused.

We can extract millions and billions from the land, but we cannot look to fix something that grew here with the land over tens of thousands of years.”

Twitchell is right, it is time that the Legislature — and by extension all Alaskans — turn their focus away from being more efficient at taking everything they can from this state without paying homage to and supporting the ways of life that Native Alaskans have cultivated to live in harmony with their environments.

Perhaps, instead of offering a secondary language from a country on the other side of the globe, Alaska’s youth could learn to communicate with their neighbors in the same state — Y’upik instead of French, Gwich’in instead of German, Tlingit instead of Italian.

Ultimately, a connection to the land and indigenous people of the state will foster healthier communities and perhaps even entice some of the up-and-coming youth to stay in the state where their lives are deeply rooted in the languages and thoughts of their local cultures.

Letters to the Editor Non-residents should pay non-resident sportfish fee In 2004, SB 56 sponsored by Senator Fred Dyson, passed both the House and Senate and was signed into law in 2005 by Governor Frank Murkowski. This law allows Yukon residents to pay the same annual fee for an Alaska sport fishing license and king stamp that an Alaska resident pays which is $24 and $10 respectively. This law was passed without the knowledge of many Alaskans and it is simply wrong and needs to be repealed.

In 2012, Yukon residents purchased 2,465 Alaska sport fishing licenses at $24 for a total amount of $59,160. If they paid non-resident fees at $145 dollars, the total amount would be $357,425. This is $298,265 lost revenue. In 2012, Yukon residents purchased 645 king stamps at $10 for an amount of $6,450. If they paid non-resident fees at $100, the total amount would be $64,500. This is $58,050 lost revenue. The ADF&G is losing revenue on average of $250,000 each year since this bill was signed into law in 2005. The number of Alaska sport fishing licenses and king stamps purchased by Yukon residents are increasing every year. If Yukon residents want to fish here in Alaska, they should pay the non-resident annual fee of $145 that everyone else pays.

I urge you to contact your representatives in the Alaska State Legislature and let them know you want AS 16.05.340(i) repealed. The State of Alaska should not be giving away Alaska resources at reduced prices to citizens of a foreign country.

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Kenai king salmon could benefit from enhancement The last two weeks have been busy for the Board of Fisheries. As a guide, lodge manager and avid fisherman, I was listening intently to as much as I could, especially regarding the Kenai and Kasilof king salmon returns.

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much disagreement among the attendees and the various fishing interests involved.

I am convinced that there will probably never be a consensus.

However, one significant proposal received little attention. That was stocking or enhancing the Kenai salmon runs. From what I was able to hear, ADF&G has the ability to enhance a run without prior approval. The question then becomes, why hasn’t this happened?

If the numbers are correct (according to testimony), 10 female salmon taken from their native environment and fertilized with the help of sperm from a few male salmon, could produce 1,250 mature returning fish.

Arguments occur regarding 2,000-plus salmon that setnetters supposedly catch while sockeye fishing, yet 20 adult females could easily replace those fish.

It certainly would be a proud statement to make that “Kenai salmon are not enhanced and are one of the last native stocks in the world.” But without enhancement and with continued depletion of stocks for numerous reasons we can all only point fingers at results (while pointing at each other). Hence, the statement will be “Kenai salmon WERE one of the last native stocks in the world and now they are sadly gone.”

I am not a biologist, I am simply a sportsman. I also believe commercial fisherman have a right to make a living just like I do as a guide. I also think commercial fisherman would support such an initiative of enhancement, because it would reduce some of the pressure on them.

Rumor has it that funding is an issue. That would seem like a legitimate reason, but I would think that with some effort between Peninsula fisherman, guides, commercial fisherman, lodges and local businesses downstream of the revenue, that the financial concerns could easily be minimized.

Another reason is that sportsman do not want an enhanced fishery. Some may and some may not, but the state has the tools to easily extrapolate a “poll” to see where the average sportsman stands.

I have spoke to many guides and we all seem to think that done properly, an enhancement program would benefit the fishery long term. Again, easy enough to find out.

I have been fishing the Kenai since the late 80s and the arguments are still be-

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tween the same groups and the results are the same — an annual decline in numbers and sizes of the prized Kenai king salmon.

By the time this issue is fixed, even if enhancement were to take place, I will be retired or in “the Kenai in the Sky.” For the benefit of the fish and its legacy, please do something about this!

Glenn Gillam Kenai and Las Vegas

Water safety worth the investment in local pools “In Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, drowning surpasses all other causes of death to children 14 and under” (Infantswim.com). According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2007, there were 3,443 fatal unintentional drownings in the United States, averaging ten deaths per day! Those statistics, and recent events closer to home, raise serious concerns and the question remains, how can the school board consider closing Skyview Pool, thus limiting access to a valuable resource that is an asset to the children of this community?

Preventing drownings takes a community effort as well as access to a pool. For students who have not learned elsewhere, the school district is left mandating swimming in high school to ensure their children will be safe around water. With this said, we, as a community, must be proactive as early as possible to avoid accidents, which brings me to my final point. Soldotna Middle School is relocating to Skyview, so why don’t we take advantage of such a wonderful opportunity to teach swimming two years earlier, thus fully utilizing a valuable resource and ensuring more safety for our young people around our waterways?

I currently attend Soldotna Middle School and I will be relocating to Skyview Middle School and enthusiastically welcome the opportunity to show my classmates how rewarding swimming can truly be. I believe I am a positive role model for my 7th grade class, not only as an advanced student academically, but as a member of the Soldotna Silver Salmon Swim team.

Erika E. Bennett Soldotna Middle School

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The following charges were recently dismissed in District Court in Kenai: n Charges of one count of fourth-degree assault and one count of fifth-degree criminal mischief against Sharon O. Alexie, 23, of Kenai, were dismissed. Date of the charges was Oct. 12. n Charges of one count of driving under the influence and one count of sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance against Thomas J. Fruichantie, 49, of Kenai, were dismissed. Date of the charges was Jan. 17, 2013. n A charge of fourth-degree assault against Shawn C. Seaman, 29, of Anchorage, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Jan. 4, 2013.

The following judgments recently were handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Stephan Edward Rose, 23, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed Jan. 4. He was fined

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n On Feb. 9 at 12:53 p.m., Kenai police received a report of brake lines cut on a vehicle in Kenai. Officers contacted Michael T. Kivi, 20, of Kenai, who was issued a summons for false report and was released from the scene. n On Feb. 9 at 4:56 p.m., Kenai police received a report of a male subject driving a vehicle down a power line trail in Kenai. Officers contacted Michael P. Redden, 68, of Kenai, who was arrested for third-degree and fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Feb. 9 at 8:23 a.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop at North Forest Drive and Redoubt Avenue. Officers contacted a male juvenile, 16, of Kenai, who was arrested for sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. The juvenile was released from the scene to a responsible adult. n On Feb. 7 at 3:45 p.m., Kenai police received a report of a disturbance at an apartment complex in Kenai. Officers contacted Dwayne L. Ape, 27, of Kenai, who was arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence and fourth-degree criminal mischief (domestic violence) and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Feb. 6 at about 9:30 a.m., Kenai police responded to Kenai Holiday gas station for a disturbance. Katie R. Wright, 27, of Kenai, was issued a summons for driving while license revoked. n On Feb. 6 at about 11:40 a.m., Kenai police responded to a disturbance off Watergate Way. Wayman E. Bright II, 24, of Kenai, was arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and fourth-degree criminal mischief (domestic violence related) and was taken to Wildwood Correctional Facility.

Court reports $1,000, ordered to complete 80 hours of community work service (fine will compensate for community work service time), fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Onya J. Schoulweiler, 26, address unknown, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault, committed Oct. 24. Schoulweiler was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 165 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Sadie C. Schroeder, 32, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Dec. 14. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail

Police reports n On Feb. 3 at 1:14 a.m., Kenai police contacted a subject on Walker Lane and Tern Avenue.

Officers arrested Dennis S. Poston, 56, of Kasilof, on a Soldotna Alaska State Troopers misdemeanor warrant for failure to Contact Wildwood Pretrial Facility by Jan. 23 to schedule remand on the original charge of driving while license revoked. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Feb. 7 at about 6:00 p.m., Crown Point Alaska State Troopers received a report of a motor vehicle collision at about Mile 5 of the Seward Highway.

Investigation revealed the accident involved three vehicles.

One of the vehicles lost control and started to spin down the Seward Highway. The vehicle behind the vehicle that lost control was slowing down when they were rear-ended by the vehicle following their vehicle.

No one was taken to hospital. n On Feb. 6 at 1:52 p.m., Soldotna Dispatch received a 911 hang-up from Douglas Means, 21, of Eagle River. Means advised everything was all right.

Investigation of the 911 hang-up revealed that Means was driving a vehicle without a valid driver’s license. Crown Point troopers were patrolling in the Cooper Landing area when they saw the vehicle Means was driving.

A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle and investigation revealed that Means was the driver. Means was issued a misdemeanor citation to appear in court and a licensed driver took possession of the vehicle. n On Jan. 31 at 9:29 a.m., Crown Point troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision at about Mile 46.2 of the Sterling Highway. Investigation revealed tht a Jeep Cherokee was travel-

with 87 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Shawn C. Seaman, 29, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release, committed Jan. 7, 2013. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited any items seized and placed on probation for two years. n Norman Fuaalii Thompson, 47, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of boat motor use, reduced from a misdemeanor charge of using/ operating a two-stroke motor on the Kenai River to a violation, committed July 26. He was fined $500 and a $10 court surcharge. n Michal Tomasz Trojan,

32, of Wasilla, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Aug. 15. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Gabriel Delacee Vanzee, 25, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Nov. 8, 2012. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended and credit for time served, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year.

ing southbound when the driver crossed the centerline and collided with a semi-truck pulling doubles, traveling northbound.

The Sterling Highway was completely blocked by the semitruck. The road was shut down for about three hours, before one lane was opened to allow vehicles through the area. The Sterling Highway was completely opened to travel at about 2:30 p.m. No one was taken to the hospital due to injuries. n On Jan. 26 at 6:36 p.m., Crown Point troopers were patrolling in the Seward area and conducted a traffic stop on a Ford truck. The passenger in the vehicle was identified as Jacob Sutphin, 22, of Seward. Investigation revealed that Sutphin had a $50 outstanding warrant for failing to appear for a traffic violation. Sutphin was arrested and taken to the Seward Jail. n On Jan. 26 at 7:08 p.m., Crown Point troopers were patrolling in the Seward area when they conducted a traffic stop on a Ford Taurus for an equipment violation. Investigation revealed that Nicholas Sparks, 71, Seward, was driving his vehicle under the influence of alcohol and controlled substance. Sparks was arrested for driving under the influence and released with a misdemeanor citation to appear in court. n On Feb. 6 at 3:27 p.m., Alaska State Troopers stopped a blue Mercury Villager for a moving violation near Mile 104.0 of the Seward Highway.

The driver was identified as Edward Counts, age 24 of Soldotna, by his Idaho identification card. A records check revealed that he did not have a valid license. He was issued a misdemeanor citation for driving without a valid license and released. The vehicle was towed from the scene of the stop.

n On Feb. 10 at 1:02 a.m., Kenai police received a report of a stolen vehicle currently being driven down North Forest Drive in Kenai. Officers responded and attempted to traffic stop the vehicle, which proceeded to elude law enforcement. During the pursuit, the stolen vehicle turned off onto a side road, where it lost control and drove into the ditch.

The driver of the vehicle fled on foot, which resulted in a short pursuit, after which officers contacted Junior P. Mikaele, 31, of Anchorage, who was arrested for first-degree vehicle theft, felony eluding, fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance, reckless driving and driving while license revoked and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Feb. 12 at 4:28 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a residence in Sterling for a domestic disturbance. Investigation revealed that Alexander White, 61, of Sterling, had assaulted a roommate at the residence.

White also had a non-related no bail warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail. n On Feb. 6 at 8:31 a.m., troopers were advised of an unconscious driver at the K-Beach Road and Bridge Access Road intersection. Investigation revealed driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Tanner J. Waterbury, 23, of Soldotna, to be driving under the influence, driving while license revoked and driving in violation of a limitation.

Waterbury was arrested for felony driving under the influence for having more than two DUIs in the past 10 years, driving on a revoked license and failure to have an ignition interlock device installed on the vehicle. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail.

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Cocaine found in Barrow home; man arrested ANCHORAGE — North Slope Borough police say a man was been arrested following a home search that found drugs in Barrow.

KTUU-TV reports police served a search warrant at a home Tuesday and arrested 62-year-old Zoran Antoski.

Police say they found 3.8 ounces of cocaine, drug paraphernalia and more than $16,600 in cash at the home.

Police estimate the seized cocaine has a street value of $50,430.

Antoski was taken into custody for violating conditions of probation. Police say additional charges could be filed.

Car crash kills 1, injures 2 in Anchorage ANCHORAGE — A 17-year-old boy has died in a car crash in Anchorage that injured two other teens, one of them critically.

KTUU says the single-vehicle rollover occurred shortly before 3:30 a.m. Thursday at O’Malley Road and Commodore Drive in south Anchorage.

Police say the driver of the SUV lost control of the vehicle, which rolled and came to stop in the yard of a condominium complex.

The 17-year-old and an 18-year-old man were ejected from the SUV, and a 16-year-old girl was able to get out of the vehicle.

The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The 18-year-old man is listed in critical condition at a local hospital, where the girl is listed in stable condition.

The names of the teens were not immediately released.

Anchorage crime report shows property crimes up ANCHORAGE — The good news in a crime report just released by the FBI is that violent crime was down in the first half of 2013 for Anchorage. The bad news for Anchorage was that property crimes spiked during the same period of time.

The Anchorage Daily News says the report shows violent crimes in the categories of murder, robbery and aggravated assault declined by 1.4 percent during the first 6 months of 2013.

However the reports states there was a rise in rape from 145 in 2012 to 199 in 2013. Officials attribute the rise in part to a broader definition of the crime by the FBI. Property crimes jumped 14.4 percent during the first half of 2013 over 2012. The category includes burglaries, larcenies/thefts, and motor vehicle thefts.

Anchorage police nab $400,000 in drugs ANCHORAGE — A California man faces federal charges after Anchorage police arrested him trying to retrieve cocaine and heroin that had been shipped to a motel.

The Anchorage Daily News reports 27-year-old Markee Allen is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Anchorage on Friday on drug possession and distribution charges.

Police say employees at the downtown Motel 6 called, saying Allen had boxes delivered after he checked out Wednesday. Federal charging documents say Allen checked back into the motel and tried to retrieve the packages.

Officers contacted him, and canine units indicated the packages held drugs. Police got a search warrant for the packages, and say they found a kilogram of cocaine and a half-kilogram of heroin.

Police say it has a street value of $400,000.

Man accused of making harassing 911 calls ANCHORAGE — A 58-year-old Palmer man is accused of making multiple obscene and harassing phone calls to 911.

Alaska State Troopers say Jordan Greer was arrested on a charge of harassment.

Troopers say they were notified Wednesday night that Greer had been making the calls.

It’s unclear if Greer has an attorney.

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Around the World Heavyweight champion shocked at Ukraine deaths; calls for president to step down SOCHI, Russia — Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko expressed shock and revulsion Thursday at the deaths in his country, and said Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych must step down before civil war engulfs the nation.

Klitschko, the brother of opposition leader Vitali Klitschko, said the situation in Ukraine had spiraled out of control because of government provocation.

“My own people are killing each other. It’s something worse than a dream,” Klitschko said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from Hamburg. “I am just speechless. I can’t believe something like this is happening in my country.”

Klitschko, who was in Kiev last month when the demonstrations were still peaceful, claimed the deaths in recent days were part of a government plan to break the opposition by forcing the Army to come in and impose martial law.

He called on the world to hold Yanukovych responsible for the violence, which he compared to some of the worst actions of dictators of the past.

NJ judge throws out lawsuit challenging NYPD surveillance of Muslims NEW YORK — The New York Police Department’s intelligence unit didn’t discriminate against Muslims with farreaching surveillance aimed at identifying “budding terrorist conspiracies” at Newark mosques and other locations in New Jersey, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.

In a written decision filed in federal court in Newark, U.S. District Judge William Martini dismissed a civil rights lawsuit brought in 2012 by eight Muslims who alleged the NYPD’s surveillance programs were unconstitutional because they focused on religion, national origin and race. The suit had accused the department of spying on ordinary people at several mosques, restaurants and grade schools in New Jersey since 2002.

The plaintiffs, including the former principal of a grade school for Muslim girls, “have not alleged facts from which it can be plausibly inferred that they were targeted solely because of their religion,” Martini wrote. “The more likely explanation for the surveillance was to locate budding terrorist conspiracies.”

The judge added: “The police could not have monitored New Jersey for Muslim terrorist activities without monitoring the Muslim community itself. ... The motive for the program was not solely to discriminate against Muslims, but to find Muslim terrorists hiding among the ordinary law-abiding Muslims.”

Israel sets off awkward debate by demanding recognition as a ‘Jewish state’ JERUSALEM — Is Israel “the Jewish state”?

The answer may seem as obvious as the Star of David on the Israeli flag. Yet the question is starting to complicate the ambitious U.S. effort to ram through a peace deal between the Palestinians and Israel.

A broad-based group of Israelis plans to lobby the Knesset to declare the country, for the first time, a Jewish state by law.

And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded that the Palestinians recognize Israel’s Jewish status explicitly as part of any agreement.

“This is the Jewish land. This is the Jewish state,” he said in a speech this week to assembled U.S. Jewish leaders.

— The Associated Press

By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget that would drop reductions he had previously embraced in federal benefits, officials disclosed Thursday. He also will ask Congress to approve about $56 billion in new or expanded programs, stepping back from aggressive efforts to tackle long-term government deficits and debt.

Obama is scrapping his previous offer to trim cost-of-living increases in Social Security and other benefit programs. That idea had been a central component of his long-term debt-reduction strategy, even though it was considered odious by many Democrats.

The decision amounts to a White House acknowledgement that Obama has been unable to conclude a “grand budget bargain” with GOP leaders, even by proposing a benefit reduction embraced by Republicans and opposed by many in his own party. But it is also a testament to the recently diminished importance of government red ink as a driving political issue amid falling deficits and public exhaustion over threats of federal shutdowns and defaults.

Officials said that some potential spending reductions included in last year’s Obama budget had been designed to initiate negotiations with Republicans over how to reduce future deficits and the nation’s debt. But Republicans never accepted Obama’s calls for higher tax revenue to go along with the cuts. The new budget for fiscal 2015 is to be released March 4.

“The president was willing to step forward and put on the table a concrete proposal,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. “Unfortunately, Republicans refused to even consider the possibility of raising some revenue by closing some loopholes that benefit only the wealthy and the well-connected.”

Republicans promptly portrayed the White House move as abandoning any commitment to fiscal discipline.

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‘The one and only idea the president has to offer is even more job-destroying tax hikes, and that non-starter won’t do anything to save the entitlement programs that are critical to so many Americans.’

— Brendan Buck “The one and only idea the president has to offer is even more job-destroying tax hikes, and that non-starter won’t do anything to save the entitlement programs that are critical to so many Americans,” said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner.

“With three years left in office, it seems the president is already throwing in the towel.”

Obama’s proposal embraces the new, more modest approach to fiscal policy reflected in a recent bipartisan congressional budget agreement. It retains the spending levels agreed to in that budget, but it shifts some specifics. It also proposes closing so-far-unspecified tax loopholes to pay for $56 billion in what the White House calls an “Opportunity, Growth, and Security Initiative.” That additional spending would be split evenly between military and domestic programs.

Among those programs would be a proposal he offered last year to help achieve universal pre-school education, funded through a tobacco tax, as well as new proposals to expand job training programs and a “Race to the Top” initiative to help states cut energy costs.

The budget also proposes an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, a tax benefit for lower-income workers. The proposal aims to benefit workers without children.

The budget envisions passage of an overhaul of immigration laws, a step that congressional budget analysts say would contribute further to deficit reduction.

As such, the budget serves as a reflection of the White House’s aspirations for this year and can serve as a campaigning blueprint for Democrats. Im-

migration is a long shot to be accomplished this year, and many of the spending proposals, though theoretically paid for, would face stiff opposition in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

While Earnest and other officials said that trims in benefit cost-of-living adjustments remain on the table should Republicans choose to bargain, Democrats cheered the decision to keep them out of the budget.

“I applaud President Obama for his important decision to protect Social Security,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who

last week organized a letter signed by himself and 15 Senate Democrats calling on the president to refrain from benefit cuts in his budget. “With the middle class struggling and more people living in poverty than ever before, we cannot afford to make life even more difficult for seniors and some of the most vulnerable people in America.”

The White House will retain other spending reductions in benefit programs that it has proposed in the past, including a requirement that wealthier Medicare recipients pay more, officials said.

The proposed cost-of-living trims, supported by many Republicans and now put aside

by Obama, would use a different inflation index to adjust annual benefit payments. Many economists believe the alternative formula, called a “chained consumer price index,” better reflects consumer spending behavior.

Shock persists as southwest Missouri mourns slain girl

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Family and friends remembered 10-year-old Hailey Owens as a vivacious spirit — a trusting little girl whose cheery disposition only deepened the heartbreak after she was snatched off a southwest Missouri street and killed by an abductor.

Memories of Hailey mixed with anger and shock in Springfield on Thursday, as the community tried to make sense of the brutal crime that took her life. She went missing on Tuesday, taken in daylight from a neighborhood street less than two blocks from her Springfield home as she walked back from her best friend’s house.

Craig Michael Wood, 45, a middle school football coach, is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and armed criminal action in the fourth-grader’s shooting death. His initial appearance in court was postponed Thursday and rescheduled for Friday.

Hailey’s mother Stacey Barfield and aunt Sara Wells gathered at the abduction site Thursday morning to retrieve some of the dozens of floral arrangements and stuffed animals left by well-wishers. Barfield broke down sobbing as she knelt beside the memorial.

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Democrats see chances for gains in governor races

By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Democrats, facing fewer opportunities to pick up seats in the Senate and House, see a more fertile playing field in the three dozen governors’ races across the country this year. As a bonus, there’s even the potential of scoring an early knockout against a potential 2016 Republican presidential contender or two.

In campaigns with broad presidential implications, Democrats see encouraging signs in their fight against Republicans’ hold of 29 of the nation’s 50 governor’s mansions. Republicans will have a large map to defend — the GOP controls 22 of the 36 seats up for election, including six in states that President Barack Obama carried twice: Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin and Maine.

“We know how to win national elections,” Obama said Thursday at a fundraiser for the Democratic Governors Association. But he said all too often, Democrats get into trouble by ignoring state races “because I guess we don’t think it’s sexy enough. But the fact of the matter is that’s where a lot of the action is.”

Part of the strategy aims to undercut a group of prominent

Republican governors first elected in 2010 who have presided over improving economies and billed themselves as reformers in contrast to the dysfunction in Congress. Democrats have sought to tarnish New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was re-elected last year, as he deals with home state scandals and hope to extend the scrutiny to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. All three are potential contenders for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

“The myth of Republican governors as reformers is dead,” said Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, who leads the Democratic Governors Association.

Obama’s allies jumped on the release of thousands of emails this week involving former aides to Walker. The emails appeared to mix official and campaign business while Walker was serving as a county executive and running for governor in 2010. The approach drew comparisons to their focus on investigations involving Christie, including emails indicating that former aides and allies participated in a decision to shutter access lanes to the George Washington Bridge as political payback.

Despite the ongoing homestate scandal, Christie plans to maintain an aggressive national travel schedule as the top fund-

‘They want to talk about our governors because they don’t want to talk about their own. They’ve got some very vulnerable incumbents.’

— Phil Cox, executive director of Republican Governors Association. raiser for Republican governors. But he was expected to keep a low profile this weekend as governors gather in Washington, D.C., for the annual National Governors Association meeting.

Walker is facing voters for the third time in four years.

He escaped a recall election in 2012, when Democrats and unions sought revenge after a bitter fight over collective bargaining rights for state workers.

In the investigation involving his former aides, Walker was never charged with any wrongdoing. The probe closed last year with convictions against six of his former aides and associates. A second investigation is ongoing and reportedly looking into fundraising and other activities by Walker’s campaign and conservative groups.

In Ohio, Kasich is up for re-election in the perennial presidential swing state. Recent polls suggest he holds a narrow

advantage over Ed FitzGerald, a little-known Democratic county executive. A former House Budget Committee chairman, Kasich was humbled by an expensive battle with labor unions in 2011 that overturned restrictions he championed on unions representing police, firefighters, teachers and other public workers. Kasich briefly sought the presidency in 1999 and Republicans say he could pursue it again if he wins re-election.

The GOP is waging a broad campaign to highlight improving economies and optimism under Republican governors from South Carolina to New Mexico. Republican strategists view Obama as a liability for Democrats, particularly in a number of Rust Belt states that elected GOP governors four years ago. But they acknowledge that the fall elections could influence the 2016 presidential race, when the GOP field could include Christie, Walker, Kasich and outgoing Govs. Bobby

Jindal of Louisiana and Rick Perry of Texas.

“2014 will have a lot to do with how 2016 turns out,” said former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. “If we re-elect most of our governors, and they run on their records, then the governors will become even stronger leaders of our party.”

The state campaigns represent an anomaly for Democrats, who face daunting challenges this year in trying to retain their Senate majority and recapture the House. In gubernatorial races, Democrats hope to go on offense.

In Pennsylvania, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett has struggled to recover after supporting deep cuts to public education, making a number of verbal gaffes and lingering questions about the Jerry Sandusky child abuse investigation at Penn State, which happened while he was attorney general. Republicans hope a competitive Democratic primary might produce an overly liberal nominee who will struggle in conservative parts of the state.

A tea party favorite, Maine Gov. Paul LePage has drawn a rash of negative press over his first term for making controversial statements. Polls suggest he is unpopular, but the Republican could benefit from a divided Democratic electorate in a three-way race.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott faces a comeback attempt by former GOP Gov. Charlie Crist, who is now running as a Democrat with the blessing of top Democrats. Scott, a wealthy health care executive before he entered politics, could spend up to $100 million defending his seat.

Elsewhere, Democrats are bullish on races in Arkansas, Michigan and South Carolina.

Republicans want to bind Democratic candidates to Obama on the economy and the health care rollout. They plan to challenge Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who avoided a primary challenge against former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, but could run into problems against the winner of a GOP primary field that includes wealthy businessman Bruce Rauner and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford.

Other potential trouble spots for Democrats include Connecticut, where first-term Gov. Dan Molloy may face a rematch against Tom Foley, a former Republican ambassador who nearly defeated him four years ago.

“They want to talk about our governors because they don’t want to talk about their own,” said Phil Cox, the executive director of the Republican Governors Association. “They’ve got some very vulnerable incumbents.”

Floor collapse at Mississippi church center; 35 people hurt

By JACK ELLIOTT Jr. Associated Press

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JACKSON, Miss. — As a student minister preached at a youth center in Mississippi, the wooden floor started to rumble and quickly collapsed, sending about 70 people tumbling and sliding onto the first floor below.

About 35 people were injured during the youth service Wednesday night, with most of them suffering cuts and bruises.

A 16-year-old girl had a head injury, but none of the injuries was considered life-threatening.

Everyone was released from the hospital by midnight.

“We were blessed by the Lord,” said Tommy Davis, a pastor at Freedom Baptist Church. “Today, we are getting all the inspections done to a get a better perspective about what happened Wednesday night.”

The two-story metal prefabricated building had been used

as a community activity center for basketball games and meetings in Laurel, which is in southern Mississippi. There are classrooms and a large recreation room where the young congregation had gathered.

The adult members of Freedom Baptist were worshipping at the church next door.

Linda Cranford, a spokeswoman for the Jones County Fire Council, said church leaders and members got their first good look inside the building Thursday.

“The floor collapsed in like a ‘V’ or funnel. It was an area of about 30 feet by 40 feet that gave way,” Cranford said.

Witnesses reported hearing a low rumble before the floor gave way as student minister Kevin Price gave a sermon.

“Kevin was preaching on everything we own isn’t our own,” Tori Hodge, 18, told The Chronicle newspaper in Laurel.

“Everybody heard it. The floor started crumbling and waving.

People started falling through the ceiling, just like you’d see in a movie.”

The floor is above a kitchen area. The drop was about 12 feet, said Sheriff Alex Hodge.

Davis said the building was built in 1998 and had not had any problems before.

“The floor gave way right in the middle. You can see board hanging there,” Jones County Emergency Operations director Marda Tullos said.

Davis, the pastor, praised the AP Photo/The Chronicle, James Pugh leaders of the worship service Floor collapse at Miss. church center; 35 hurt Emergency responders, members of Freedom for their quick action in restor- Baptist Church, and Myrick community members in rural Jones County, Miss. gather near an ing calm. He said the students, ambulance outside the Freedom Baptist Church Wednesday night . ranging in age from 12 to 18 years, had all been reunited with their parents.

Several of those hurt were shaken but had only minor injuries and were treated and released at the scene. Others were taken to hospitals.

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Kiev protest violence kills scores

By JIM HEINTZ and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press

KIEV, Ukraine — Protesters advanced on police lines in the heart of the Ukrainian capital on Thursday, prompting government snipers to shoot back and kill scores of people in the country’s deadliest day since the breakup of the Soviet Union a quarter-century ago.

The European Union imposed sanctions on those deemed responsible for the violence, and three EU foreign ministers held a long day of talks in Kiev with both embattled President Viktor Yanukovych and leaders of the protests seeking his ouster.

But it’s increasingly unclear whether either side has the will or ability to compromise.

Yanukovych and the opposition protesters are locked in a battle over the identity of Ukraine, a nation of 46 million that has divided loyalties between Russia and the West.

Parts of the country — mostly in its western cities — are in open revolt against Yanukovych’s central government, while many in eastern Ukraine back the president and favor strong ties with Russia, their former Soviet ruler.

Protesters across the country are also upset over corruption in Ukraine, the lack of democratic

rights and the country’s ailing economy, which just barely avoided bankruptcy with a $15 billion aid infusion from Russia.

Despite the violence, defiant protesters seemed determined to continue their push for Yanukovych’s resignation and early presidential and parliamentary elections. People streamed toward the square Thursday afternoon as other protesters hurled wood, refuse and tires on barricades.

“The price of freedom is too high. But Ukrainians are paying it,” said Viktor Danilyuk, a 30-year-old protester. “We have no choice. The government isn’t hearing us.”

In an effort to defuse the situation, the national parliament late Thursday passed a measure that would prohibit an “anti-terrorist operation” threatened by Yanukovych to restore order, and called for all Interior Ministry troops to return to their bases. But it was unclear how binding the move would be. Presidential adviser Marina Stavnichuk was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying the measure goes into effect immediately, but that a mechanism for carrying it out would have to be developed by the president’s office and the Interior Ministry.

At least 101 people have died this week in the clashes

in Kiev, according to protesters and Ukrainian authorities, a sharp reversal in three months of mostly peaceful protests.

Now neither side appears willing to compromise.

Thursday was the deadliest day yet at the sprawling protest camp on Kiev’s Independence Square, also called the Maidan.

Snipers were seen shooting at protesters there — and video footage showed at least one sniper wearing a Ukraine riot police uniform.

One of the wounded, volunteer medic Olesya Zhukovskaya, sent out a brief Twitter message — “I’m dying” — after she was shot in the neck. Dr. Oleh Musiy, the medical coordinator for the protesters, said she was in serious condition after undergoing surgery.

Musiy told The Associated Press that at least 70 protesters were killed Thursday and over 500 were wounded in the clashes — and that the death toll could rise further.

In addition, three policemen were killed Thursday and 28 suffered gunshot wounds, Interior Ministry spokesman Serhiy Burlakov told the AP. The National Health Ministry said a total of 75 people died in the clashes Tuesday and Thursday, but did not give a breakdown. Earlier Thursday, however, it said 28 people had died.

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Anti-government protesters reinforce a barricade in central Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 20. Protesters advanced on police lines in the heart of the Ukrainian capital on Thursday, prompting government snipers to shoot back and kill scores of people in the country’s deadliest day since the breakup of the Soviet Union a quarter-century ago.

There was no way to immediately verify any of the death tolls.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, along with his German and Polish counterparts, said after a five-hour meeting with Yanukovych and another with opposition leaders that they discussed new elections and a new government, but gave no details. The three

resumed meeting with Yanukovych late Thursday.

“For now, there are no results,” said an opposition leader, Vitali Klitschko.

Video footage on Ukrainian television showed shocking scenes Thursday of protesters being cut down by gunfire, lying on the pavement as comrades rushed to their aid. Trying to protect themselves with

shields, teams of protesters carried bodies away on sheets of plastic or planks of wood.

Protesters were also seen leading policemen, their hands held high, around the sprawling protest camp in central Kiev.

Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says 67 police were captured in all.

An opposition lawmaker said they were being held in Kiev’s occupied city hall.

Nigerian leader ousts reformist Central Bank chief

By MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s president on Thursday ousted the Central Bank governor who exposed billions of missing petrodollars, a move critics say is a warning to whistleblowers in the run-up to a hotly contested presidential election in Africa’s biggest oil producer.

President Goodluck Jonathan accused internationally respected career banker Lamido Sanusi of “financial recklessness and misconduct,” and officially suspended him just days before the governor reportedly planned on stepping aside.

The West African nation’s naira currency immediately weakened in response.

Last year Sanusi reported that $50 billion worth of oil

sold by the state’s Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. had not been paid to the government. The Senate Committee on Finance last week ordered an independent forensic audit into the missing money, now said to amount to about $20 billion. The Finance Ministry said missing receipts recovered in an audit accounted for the rest of the missing money.

Jonathan had dismissed Sanusi’s charges as “spurious” and has said that corruption is not among the biggest problems suffered in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation of more than 160 million people.

On Thursday, Jonathan named a deputy governor to act in Sanusi’s place but also immediately sent to Parliament the name of another banker he proposed as the new custodian of the nation’s federal reserves,

making clear that he has effectively fired Sanusi.

The reform-minded banker apparently planned a threemonth leave of absence starting next month before stepping down when his five-year term expired in June, according to London-based senior analyst Murtala Touray of IHS Country Risk.

“We assess that President Jonathan’s suspension of Sanusi is intended on the one hand to send a message to Sanusi’s successor not to ‘wash government’s dirty linen in public,’ and on the other to discredit Sanusi’s report on the (missing) $20 billion,” Touray told The

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The opposition All Progressives Congress coalition said Jonathan’s move against Sanusi sends “a strong signal to all Nigerians that it (Jonathan’s administration) will not tolerate any exposure of corruption under any circumstance.”

Sanusi, 52, who has spearheaded bank reforms and acknowledged making powerful enemies among vested interests in a country that Transparency International lists as one of the most corrupt in the world, could not immediately be reached for comment.

A dapper figure who wears signature bow ties, Sanusi said

he received death threats and frequent warnings he would be fired after he took on bank CEOs who had stolen billions of deposits and who he said had bought political protection or were themselves politicians.

He called his move, just after taking office in 2009, “a decision that would pitch us against powerful economic and political forces.”

That was before he took on the powerful Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., which denies his charges of missing billions.

Sanusi has said corrupt vested interests keep what should be a wealthy country impoverished and are at the heart of 90

percent of the problems confronting Nigeria, from a northeastern Islamic uprising and deadly ethnic strife to a dearth of jobs, education and health care.

“We don’t have development because vested interests continue to rape this country and take the money out, and the only way you’re going to move from potential to reality is to stop preaching and ask yourself how can we overcome the fear of vested interests and how can we confront them,” he told an audience of young people at a TedX forum in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in August.

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UN urges reinforcements for Africa Conflict

by EDITH M. LEDERER and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press

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BANGUI, Central African Republic — U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon called Thursday for the rapid deployment of at least 3,000 additional troops and police to conflict-wracked Central African Republic to prevent further religious killings that have forced almost one million people to flee their homes and are partitioning the country into Muslim and Christian areas.

That would bring the international forces in the country to more than 11,000.

Ban’s call followed an appeal for more troops by U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos at the end of a three-day visit to the country earlier Thursday.

She told reporters she and her colleagues “were shocked by what we saw” in the remote town of Bossangoa, which has been at the epicenter of the fighting between the country’s Muslim minority and the nation’s Christian majority. She said tensions between communities are high and people fear for their lives.

Ban paid tribute to the nearly 6,000 African Union peacekeepers and 1,600 French troops in the country, but told the U.N. Security Council that the requirements to restore security to the lawless country “far exceed” their capabilities and the 500 troops promised by the European Union.

The secretary-general said he will soon be recommending a U.N. peacekeeping operation with “a robust mandate” to take over peacekeeping duties in the country. But the U.N. deployment will take months and “the people of Central African Republic don’t have months to wait,” he said.

Ban therefore called for reinforcement of the AU and French troops with additional deployments of at least 3,000 more troops and police “in the coming days and weeks,” equipped with aircraft to operate wherever required.

He said French President Francois Hollande has pledged an additional 400 troops, the EU has said it will double its contingent to 1,000, and the AU

will propose an expansion of its force.

But Ban said more troops and police are needed urgently “and the wider international community must share the burden.” U.N. officials say they are privately hoping that European countries will provide even more troops and police.

The secretary-general called for “a coordinated command” for the AU, French and EU contingents that would focus on containing the violence, protecting civilians, providing security to deliver humanitarian aid to over 2.5 million people — more than half the 4.6 million population — and prepare for the handover to a U.N. peacekeeping force “as soon as possible.”

He also urged that African troops joining the force be provided with logistical and financial support, estimating this would cost $38 million for six months.

Central African Republic, long one of the world’s poorest and most unstable countries, plunged deeper into chaos nearly a year ago when the Muslim rebels from the north invaded the capital and overthrew the president of a decade.

The rebels pillaged neighborhoods, raping and killing people with impunity for months, giving rise to the Christian militia. Those fighters attempted a coup in early December, and violence between the two communities exploded in the days that followed.

The president installed by the Muslim rebels has since gone into exile, and a nascent civilian government is attempting to restore order.

The U.N. chief painted a grim picture of the country, saying “it is a calamity with a strong claim on the conscience

of humankind.”

“Innocent civilians are being killed in large numbers,” Ban said. “They are being killed purposefully, targeted for their religious beliefs, for their community affiliation — for who they are.”

Muslims have been especially targeted, he said, but former Seleka rebels, who overthrew the government in March 2013, ushering in months of violence against the Christian majority, continue to attack Christians as well.

“Almost one million people have been displaced, with many

homes burned to the ground with the purpose of preventing their return,” Ban said. “A creeping de facto partition of the country is setting in, with Muslims in one part and Christians in another.”

The secretary-general warned that “this separation is laying the seeds of conflict and instability for years, maybe generations, to come.”

Many here have called for an official U.N. peacekeeping mission, which would be better funded and equipped. France’s U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud said Thursday it would

likely take five or six months to deploy.

Critics say that the international peacekeeping mission has failed to sufficiently protect civilians in many remote areas outside the capital. In other cases, Burundian peacekeepers stood by as a group of soldiers brutally stomped and stabbed to death a man they accused of being a rebel. The man’s corpse was later dragged through the streets, dismembered and set on fire.

Amid such violence against the country’s Muslims, the world’s largest bloc of Islamic

countries agreed Thursday to send a high-level fact-finding mission to Central African Republic and to appoint a special representative to coordinate efforts with the AU and the U.N. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation made the decision in an emergency meeting at the body’s headquarters in Saudi Arabia and said it would “urgently dispatch” its high-level mission to the country to visit the capital to explore the situation, express solidarity with Muslims and to contribute to any peace talks.

Iran nuclear talks off to ‘a good start’

By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press

VIENNA — Iran and six world powers on Thursday ended nuclear talks with agreement on a framework for future negotiations but little progress on the main issue of what nuclear concessions Tehran must make in exchange for an end to sanctions stifling its economy.

In a joint statement at the end of threeday talks, officials for both sides said they would meet again in Vienna on March 17, continuing a process likely to take at least six months and probably longer.

Separately, the U.N. nuclear agency confirmed that Tehran is meeting its commitments under the first-step pact that led to this week’s negotiations, which seek a more ambitious deal.

The agency noted that Iran’s stockpile of nuclear material that can be turned quickly into the fissile core of a nuclear warhead had diminished by nearly 20 percent to 161 kilograms (355 pounds) under the first-step agreement, which took effect last month.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who came to the talks vowing that Iran would never strip down its nuclear facilities, was smiling and relaxed as he read out the joint statement.

But in a message apparently intended for skeptics at home who fear that Iran will give up too much, he told state TV afterward that his nation would “not close down any site.”

The six on the other side of the table — the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — want Tehran to agree to significant cuts in its nuclear program.

Iran opposes cuts, saying its program is not aimed at building weapons. The United States and its partners say Iran must accept an agreement if it wants an end to sanctions crippling its economy.

“We have ... identified all of the issues we need to address for a comprehensive and final agreement,” said Catherine Ashton, the EU’s top diplomat, who convened the negotiations.

“It won’t be easy, but we’ve gotten off to a good start,” she said in a statement read later in Farsi by Zarif.

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A Western diplomat said Ashton would visit Tehran March 9-10 to lead EU-Iran talks. He demanded anonymity because his information was confidential.

From Baghdad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow sensed that “all sides are interested in being serious and being pragmatic.”

The talks are designed to build on a first-step deal that commits Iran to initial nuclear curbs in return for some easing of sanctions. The deal can be extended by mutual consent after six months.

Under terms of that accord, Iran has already begun to carry out a series of steps.

They include diluting or converting its stockpile of higher enriched uranium and not to make any more for the next six months.

Iran also agreed not to increase its stockpile of lower-enriched uranium and not to set up new centrifuges at its enrichment plants as well as to rigorous oversight by the U.N. nuclear agency.

Sanctions being suspended during this interim agreement include those on Iran’s petrochemical exports, its trade in gold and precious metals, its car industry and the supply of parts for Iran’s civil aviation industry.

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Be sure to send all the bouquets upstairs

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r. Kenneth Wuest, who taught Greek, was my favorite college professor because he always brought something beyond the day’s lesson to the classroom to inspire his students; some insight that could change the day and leave a lasting and enlightening impression. He called these day brighteners “golden nuggets” and authored a book by that title, a copy of which still occupies a prominent place in my library.

In addition to his stimulating nuggets of truth drawn from the Greek New Testament, Dr. Wuest frequently quoted what must have been his favorite sage advice for preventing pride to grow due to too many compliments over our accomplishments: “Send all the bouquets upstairs.”

football seasons he awoke thinking about how important he was. Then oices of his wife reminded him to pick up eligion his socks and bathrobe and started telling about a problem with one of their children.

Roger C ampbell “Why is she bothering me with Joe Gibbs was head coach of the this?” Joe thought. “After all, I’m Washington Redskins from 1981 to an important guy on the verge of 1992. During that time, the Redskins winning the NFC championship.” won three Super Bowls, played in So he stormed out of the house, three NFC Championships, won four slammed the door and left in a huff, division titles and made six playbut on his way to work this proud off appearances. In the book, “THE coach suddenly realized the price of GREATEST LESSON I’VE EVER his pride.

LEARNED,” by Bill and Vonette Joe had developed a habit of prayBright, Gibbs tells about learning ing in his car on the way to work that money, position and power are and as he talked to the Lord the truth not important compared to relation- of what he had done grabbed him, ships. During one of those winning prompting, in his words, the follow-

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Church Briefs Hidden talents show takes the stage The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church invites the public to watch a Hidden Talent Show at 6:30 p.m. March 15 at the church, located Mile 8.2 of the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai. For more information, call Toni Loop at 740-1476.

Sack Lunch Sunday in Kenai Star of the North Lutheran Church, 216 North Forest Drive in Kenai, will serve free sack lunches every Sunday starting at 1 p.m. For more information, call 283-4153 or visit www.sotnlc.org.

Sterling church hosts AWANA

day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in our community who may be experiencing food shortages.

The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street. Nonperishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Thank you for your support.

Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 S. Binkley Street, is re-opening its Clothes 4 U program.

It is open on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All clothing and shoes are free to the public.

United Methodist Church provides food pantry

Sterling Baptist Church is starting an AWANA program this year, every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. The The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a club will meet at Sterling Baptist Church. Children 3 years old through sixth grade are welcome. Call Ster- food pantry for those in need every Monday from noon to 3:00 p.m. The Methodist Church is locatling Baptist for more information at 262-4711. ed on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry Calvary Baptist hosts AWANA is through the side door. The Pantry closes for Calvary Baptist Church in Kenai is offering holidays. For more information contact the church AWANA for kids ages 3 through 6th grade. AWANA office at 283-7868 or email kumcalaska@gmail. (www.awana.org) is an international kids club. Each com. week, participants will memorize Bible verses, play games, hear Bible lessons, and earn rewards. Begin- Clothes Quarters open weekly ning Sunday, the club will meet at Kenai Middle Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels Church School from 5:25-7:15 p.m. Use the back doors.

To register or for more information, call 283-4781 is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 or visit www.kenaicalvary.org. p.m. For more information, call 907-283-4555.

Food Pantry open weekly

Submit church news to news@peninsulaclarion.

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ing conclusions: “When I leave this earth, I thought, it will not be the football games or the fact that I am the head coach of the Washington Redskins that will count. All of that will wind up in an ashtray some day. But the influence I have on my wife and two children, on those I’ve worked with or helped, and the investments I’ve made in someone else’s life will last forever.”

Upon arriving at work, Joe called home and apologized to his wife.

Pride had tripped him up, but humility lifted him up. “I’m sorry for the way I acted,” he said, assuring her of his love for her and their children.

Wise Solomon said pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall (Proverbs 16:18), adding

Religion in the news Nun gets nearly 3 years in prison for nuke protest NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An 84-yearold nun has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for breaking into and defacing a storage bunker holding bomb-grade uranium in a peace protest at a Tennessee weapons plant.

Sister Megan Rice was sentenced Tuesday along with two men who were each sentenced to more than five years in prison.

The three activists cut through three fences on July 28, 2012, and reached a storage bunker that holds the nation’s primary supply of bomb-grade uranium. They painted messages, hung banners and threw blood on the bunker wall.

While officials claimed there was never any danger of the protesters reaching materials that could be detonated or used to assemble a dirty bomb, the break-in raised serious questions about security.

Pastor who died from rattlesnake bite remembered MIDDLESBORO, Ky. — A snakehandling pastor in Kentucky who died after being bitten by one of the serpents during a church service has been remembered fondly at a memorial service.

Jamie Coots was known for his role on the National Geographic television reality show “Snake Salvation.” But a

a man’s pride will bring him low.

Solomon was right.

Ask Joe. How can we avoid pride’s pitfalls?

By remembering that every gift, talent and ability we have is given to us by the Lord. Whatever we have achieved is the result of His goodness and grace. If we have performed well in any area of life it is because He has made it possible. So when praise and recognition come our way because of what others see as our accomplishments, it’s time to send all the bouquets upstairs.

Roger Campbell is an author, broadcaster and columnist who was a pastor for 22 years. He can be reached atrcministry@ameritech.net. family friend remembered him Tuesday night for his “great faith” and tolerance of others. Bill Bisceglia of Middlesboro told Knoxville, Tenn., station WBIR-TV that the 42-year-old Coots didn’t argue with people who didn’t agree with him, but maintained his own beliefs until he died.

People parked blocks away from the funeral home where visitation and a funeral service were held. Visitors said afterward the funeral home was full and lines were long.

Coots was handling a rattlesnake when he was bitten Saturday night.

Over 3 days, volunteers pack 2 million meals NOVI, Mich. — A Detroit-area pastor’s vision of guiding thousands of volunteers to pack 2 million meals over a three-day weekend has come true.

The Rev. Brad Powell said it was better than he imagined. His 2 Million Meals effort reached its goal Sunday.

When it did, the seven digits were displayed on an oversized video screen and volunteers cheered and danced as the sports-arena anthem “Rock & Roll, Part 2” filled the convention hall in Novi.

In all, 8,810 volunteers — working in 11 two-hour shifts — packed 2,029,536 meals from Friday to Sunday.

The food is a mixture of rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and 21 vitamins and minerals.

It will be shipped to El Salvador, Haiti and the Philippines, where it can provide one meal a day for a year to 5,560 children.

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amount and can then give an additional allowable amount to meet a maximum funding cap.

The district projects it will receive about $109 million from the state and about $43.5 million from the borough. The total amount the borough is projected to be allowed to fund is about $2.5 million in addition to the $43.5 million.

“What’s significant, folks, is we’ve just crossed the threshold in this district,” Jones said.

“This is the first time that when you look at our deficit and you look at what the borough can give us, they can’t solve our problem anymore.”

In its budget, Jones said the revenues are based on next year’s enrollment predicted to be 8,773 students, which is lower than the current year, at the current Base Student Allocation — money given to a district per student.

Jones said enrollment numbers are important because most of the district’s revenue is based on those figures and staffing is also figured based on enrollment.

While 8,773 is the starting number for the BSA, a number of adjustments are applied including school size, special education and vocational education. After all factors are applied the district arrived at 17,187.16 for daily membership to be multiplied by the current $5,680 BSA for a total of more than $97 million in funding between the state and local government. The minimum requirement for the borough is about $23.5 million.

However, in Gov. Sean Parnell’s proposed budget, the BSA is increased by $85 per student, which could bring the deficit down to about $3.1, Jones said. To completely wipe out the deficit via an increase to the BSA alone, the allocation would have to be increased by $268 per student, he said.

“Hopefully, we’ll get a good solid amount from (a BSA increase),” Jones said. “Then we need to look at the borough and start talking with them about can we have some additional revenue.”

Administrators will be at the Homer High School on Feb. 25 to discuss the budget to residents in the area.

staff by increasing the number of students to teachers by 0.5, which cut 10.5 certified positions.

With Alaska leading the way in health care and worker’s compensation rates, benefits come in at $65.7 million after the staff reduction.

In January the Skyview High School pool was removed from the budget, reducing costs by $180,000.

About $2.1 million from the health care fund balance, basically part of the district’s saving’s account, Jones said, was factored into the budget.

“Fund balance is a one-time usage money,” Jones said. “You have it. You spend it. It doesn’t regenerate by itself. … When I talk to the board I always say, ‘You need to be careful about where we’re at with the use of fund balance.’”

Jones said for fiscal year 2016, the school is scheduled to use another $2.1 million from the health care fund balance, but after that, there will be no money left in the account.

While costs add up to more than $161 million in the preliminary budget, the district is really spending $127 million because state on-behalf payments make up more than $33 million, Jones said. The district is required to reflect the on-behalf payments in its budget.

When the state realized the retirement system was underfunded, the legislators adopted a plan to make payments onbehalf of government entities into a retirement fund.

“Basically what they did was created a 20-year plan that says, ‘OK for all the money that we didn’t pay for 20 years, we’re now going to take the next 20 years to put it back in so when everybody that’s eligible retires … we’ll have the money to pay them off,’” Jones said.

The district receives money from two major sources, the state of Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula Borough, which accounts for about 94 percent of revenue.

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use telephonic participation.

Twait said he agrees if the commission discusses conditional use permits and someone is participating over the phone, they should not vote as long as a quorum is present and lowering the number of times someone can teleconference is not a big issue. But having the option to participate telephonically is a good tool to have in the event commissioners are unavailable.

“Tonight is a perfect example. Three people were not here but two were able to participate quite well,” he said.

“We thought we came up with a good compromise.”

Henry Knackstedt, who was reappointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission at Wednesday’s council meeting, said if he were to get stuck in Anchorage and could not fly in for a meeting, having the option to phone in makes sense.

“Either I’m going to be here or not but I’m always prepared,” he said. “Making small modifications to this document is frankly academic.”

Twait said it would not be long before council members are able to videoconference in and the technology is available to email agenda documents to have the needed information be able to contribute.

While he said the ordinance is not a high priority, he would like to see it resolved at the next council meeting.

resigned, introduced the resolution. Being able to ease the burden of service but still being able to participate and not disrupt the process as the ordinance reads, was an important issue to him, he said. The fact that this has dragged on for so long is part of the reason he decided to step down, he said.

During Wednesday’s meeting, Molloy said he had a couple amendments in mind to improve the ordinance. Instead of a maximum of four meetings via teleconference in a calendar year, he suggested it be reduced to two or three. He also asked that the starting month be changed to January, not November.

While the council was all in favor of those changes, Molloy said he was not supportive of the ordinance because the commission used the same template for the city council on telephonic participation and he does not see the two bodies the same.

“It is like comparing apples to oranges,” he said. “Council meets 35 times a year while planning and zoning meets 17 times.”

Molloy said commissioners who participate telephonically should not be able to vote when it comes down to quasi-judicial functions and decisions on conditional use permits. He said he would like to find out if any Reach Dan Balmer at danother state municipality plan- iel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. ning and zoning commissions com.

At hearing, public support for pipeline

By MATT WOOLBRIGHT Morris News Service-Alaska Juneau Empire

Alaska senators listened to over an hour of public testimony Wednesday on a bill that enables the Alaska gas pipeline to move forward.

The vast majority of the testimony expressed admiration and appreciation for the people who have been working on Senate Bill 138.

“We are counting on you to pass enabling legislation this session so that the parties involved can move forward with the front-end engineering and design portion of the project,” said Krista Gonder, a board member of the Alaska Support Industry Alliance.

Rachel Petro, president and CEO of the Alaska State Cham-

ber of Commerce, praised state officials who drafted the legislation by highlighting state participation and gas share percentage components.

Legislation to facilitate such a large-scale project in partnership with the private sector “must include necessary tools for confidentiality to develop the various projectenabling arrangements that any business needs to do,” Gonder said.

She added that the legislative oversight included in the process is a significant bonus.

SB138, introduced by Gov. Sean Parnell, effectively kills the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act in favor of an in-state natural gas pipeline to Southcentral Alaska. Current plans call for the pipeline to end at a liquefaction facility, allowing gas to

be exported by tanker.

Doing the LNG project well could have a significant impact on business growth in Alaska, Petro said.

“The cost of doing business in Alaska depending on where you are has lots of drivers, but the cost of energy is absolutely a driving force,” Gonder said.

Still, not everyone was backing the proposal.

George Pierce of Kasilof blasted the bill as a giveaway to special interest groups.

“You give consent to oil companies to produce our resources without any timeline or commitment, and then they want to give us our gas back for payment for the subsidized taxes you just gave them,” Pierce told the lawmakers. “Who are you representing?”

Two municipal mayors also

chimed in with their opinions on the bill. Both supported the project and the overall scope of the proposal, but requested a change in the way taxes are negotiated for the project.

“We will be living with the impacts long after the project is finished and we see the initial ramp-up for construction jobs,” said Mike Navarre, mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.

“So we’d like to know what those terms might be.”

Navarre told one senator that the borough’s primary concern was being able to be a part of the negotiation for property tax rates.

“We don’t want to stand in the way of the project,” Navarre said.

Still, “Local governments are capable of negotiating on their own behalf,” he added.

Parnell asks for more for hydro project

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell has proposed an additional $32.7 million for the proposed Susitna-Watana hydro project, but that is contingent upon the Alaska Energy Authority securing land access permits required for field studies and other work.

AEA is the group pursuing the massive project between Anchorage and Fairbanks.

Parnell proposed the funding as part of his amended supplemental budget for the current fiscal year. The dam funding brings the total supplemental package — which typically includes unforeseen or unexpected costs — to about $86 million. This year’s package also includes funding for things like fire suppression and disaster relief associated with flooding last year.

AEA had wanted $110 million to complete its initial study report and prepare its license application for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during the upcoming fiscal year.

Parnell included $10 million in next year’s budget, saying he

wanted to see greater progress on the land access agreements.

Parnell’s budget director, Karen Rehfeld, presented the budget amendments for this year and next to lawmakers on Thursday.

In the House Finance Committee, Rep. Lindsey Holmes, R-Anchorage, asked if putting the $32.7 million in the supplemental, versus next year’s budget, was a bit of a “shell game,” because it wouldn’t count against any spending cap for next year.

Rehfeld said if AEA gets the land access permits, it would have about $30 million left in existing appropriations. If Parnell’s budget requests are approved, AEA would have an additional $42.7 million, which Rehfeld said should allow AEA to get through the next fiscal year.

If the project remains on track, there would need to be another year of funding to get to the licensing application period, she said. If that’s successful, there would need to be money for preengineering or engineering.

Holmes said she wanted to dig into the details more to know how the money would be spent and if it should be in this

year’s budget or next year’s.

Rep. Bryce Edgmon, DDillingham, said he wanted to know why so much money was going toward the project when it was still, in his view, sort of “still on the back of the napkin, in some respects.” In recent years, the state has provided more than $170 million toward the project.

Rehfeld said AEA has an approved study plan so it’s more advanced than that. Edgmon later revised his comment, to say Susitna was “still on the drawing board.”

Rehfeld said she appreciated the discussion, which begins to get at how much decisionmakers are comfortable spending overall and how priorities are funded within that amount.

She said the administration is trying to keep its amendments and budget proposals as low as possible. But she said Susitna is considered a priority project and the administration believes the project should continue.

Committee co-chair Alan Austerman tried to keep discussion on the amendments. He said he didn’t want to get into a debate on one project versus

another, like Susitna and a gas pipeline project, at this point.

He said debate on project merits can come later, such as when the budgets or gas line bill are in front of the committee.

According to the SusitnaWatana project website, the project would be capable of generating half the Railbelt’s electricity when it comes online. Critics worry about the impact the dam could have on things like salmon and river levels and flow. They also contend the major gas line project the state is pursuing would make the dam unnecessary.

AEA spokeswoman Emily Ford said by email that the $32.7 million would allow AEA to continue its environmental study efforts this year, including studies dealing with fisheries.

She said an additional $73 million will be needed to advance the project to FERC license application, reflected as a funding need for 2016, according to information provided the committee. The document also shows that, upon obtaining a FERC license, $245 million would be needed for engineering work.

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The package compares with an omnibus education bill from Gov. Sean Parnell that borrows some elements from bills already floating around the Capitol, including a repeal of the high school exit exam. Parnell’s bill also would raise the base student allocation by $201 over three years and includes provisions aimed at improving access to charter schools, among other things.

Democrats unveiled their package just days after an education rally in front of the Capitol. The rally was in support of public education and in opposition of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow for public money to go to private or religious schools.

Supreme Court eyes abortion notification ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court is looking at the state’s legally challenged abortion notification law that applies to minors.

The law, passed in a ballot initiative in 2010, requires health care providers to notify the parents of a pregnant minor before she can undergo an abortion.

Exceptions allow minors to get abortions if they go before a judge or get a notarized statement saying they were abused.

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House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, told reporters lawmakers are looking at the different pieces of legislation to see how they can fit together to move the education system forward. He said he expected the Legislature to put together a package by the end of session to address some of the districts’ needs.

Asked if the Democrats’ bills would get hearings, he said he hadn’t seen them and didn’t know but would assume parts of the package are included among the already pending education bills.

He said he didn’t know what the right number would be for the base student allocation but said not all the money in the formula is spent in the classroom and can be used for other costs.

General funding appropriations for K-12 education have

gone up since fiscal year 2011, according to information recently provided a Senate subcommittee by the Legislative Finance Division. The figure includes such things as foundation funding, student transportation, school construction and major maintenance and retirement.

Under the proposed Democratic bill, the BSA would be raised by 10 percent for charter school students in order to cover rent and utilities that are currently paid out from classroom funds. The bill also provides a one-time $500 grant for furnishings.

“We don’t know the overall costs right now for this,” House Minority Leader Chris Tuck said. “I would say it is probably around two to three million dol-

lars for the charter schools.”

Tuck, D-Anchorage, said the extra funding might have to come from savings.

The bill includes a one-time $5,000 bonus for school administrators deemed “principals of excellence” by the state education commissioner for the next fiscal year.

The bills will be introduced Friday, more than a third of the way into the session.

“Good things can take a long time to happen,” Gardner said, referencing the timing of the bills. “If they don’t pass, then we will present them in the next legislative session.”

Tuck stated he believed there was time this session for the bills to work their way through committee and onto the floor for a vote.

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Fox finishes 2nd in state freestyle race Staff report

On a beautiful day for skiing, Soldotna’s Sadie Fox had a beautiful day of skiing.

Fox finished second at the girls fivekilometer race at the State Nordic Ski Championships at a freshly blanketed Kincaid Park in Anchorage.

“The conditions were awesome,” Skyview coach Kent Peterson said.

“It was fresh snow groomed up and it stayed pretty firm. It wasn’t sugary at all.”

Fox finished in 15 minutes, 5 seconds, while Chugiak’s Sarissa Lam-

mers won the event in 14:43.

Laura Pillifant, SoHi’s assistant coach and also Fox’s mother, said her daughter’s result comes from hard work.

She said Fox did summer training and summer camps for skiing, and also trains with Alaska Nordic Racing when the opportunity arises.

“Sarissa and her are good buddies,” she said. “They both ski the Besh Cups with Alaska Nordic Racing.”

If Fox can make up that 22-second deficit in today’s 7.5-kilometer mass start, she will become the first

skimeister from the Peninsula. The boys 10-kilometer classical mass start begins at 11 a.m.

“Sadie’s plan is just to hang with Sarissa,” Pillifant said. “I don’t think Sarissa will let herself get outsprinted by 22 seconds, but weird things can happen.”

Pillifant said classic used to be Fox’s weaker technique, but she has improved on it. She won the classic race at the invite at Chugiak, and also took the classic Besh Cup race in Homer.

Hannah Pothast, like Fox a Junior

Nationals skier, also had a solid race for the Stars, taking 12th in 16:16.

Those were the lone Peninsula skiers in the top 20 in either race.

“Hannah’s been skiing really well,” Pillifant said. “She’s hoping tomorrow in the classic that she can get into the top 10.”

Fox and Pothast led the Stars to a fifth-place finish in the race. SoHi was 21 seconds behind fourth-place Chugiak and four seconds in front of sixth-place East. South has the overall lead by over a minute.

“The SoHi girls team did really

well today,” Pillifant said.

That order will have plenty of chance to change in today’s mass start and Saturday’s relays, which begins at 11 a.m. for the girls and 12:30 p.m. for the boys.

Also scoring for Soldotna was Dani McCormick in 31st place and Emily Werner in 50th. Pillifant said McCormick had a big race for the Stars.

Kenai’s top girl was Alex Bergholtz in 29th place. Bergholtz helped put the Kardinals in 12th place after the first day.

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Morgan, Olds top Iron Dog Staff report

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Kenai’s Alli Steinbeck defends the basket against Palmer on Thursday in Kenai.

Palmer sweeps Kardinals

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

A day after being swept by Soldotna, the Palmer hoops teams were the ones doing the sweeping Thursday night, getting Northern Lights Conference wins over Kenai at Kenai Central High School.

The Palmer boys led wire to wire in a 55-39 victory over the Kardinals, although the action was closer than the score indicated.

Adam Ramoth scored 18 points to lead Palmer, and teammate Cody Wells added 15 as well. Kenai’s Trevor Shirnberg scored 10 points to lead the Kards.

“Every conference win is big,” said Palmer coach Brandon Blake. “It’s definitely nice to come off that tough loss yesterday on the road and respond.”

The win improves Palmer’s season to 7-13, while Kenai

continues to push on with only two wins to its name.

“We are learning to compete, and that’s a good thing, it’s a step in the right direction,” said Kenai coach Ken Felchle. “It’s good, mentally, for the kids, because they don’t see it that way. They see only wins and losses, and they look at the outcome instead of the overall picture.”

Kenai stuck with Palmer and its quick guards through most of the game, only to succumb late to missed buckets.

Kenai cut the gap to three points early in the fourth quarter, but from there on out, Palmer ran away with its stellar shooting from Ramoth and Wells, as well as James Nisbett, who had 11 points.

“We were a little sluggish to start the game, but I thought we responded well,” Blake said. “Cody Wells brought a lot of energy tonight, and Adam Ramoth finished really

well in the second half.”

After trailing the Moose 18-13 at the end of the first quarter, Kenai began to find a groove in its passing game, which led to open looks. With 3 minutes, 32 seconds, left in the first half, the Kardinals trailed by only a single point.

But, by the halftime break, Palmer had pushed the lead back out to 26-21.

“We talked about it at halftime, we felt like we were just settling for shots,” Felchle said. “Taking shots and not getting to the rim. We wanted to make that adjustment and then also stop them from scoring.

“Our goal was to attack the rim, and we did and we got good looks. We just didn’t finish at the rim.”

Finishing shots continued to plague Kenai in the third quarter, but a staunch defense also kept Palmer from scoring much. With 1:53 left in the

third, Shirnberg hit a jumper that put Kenai behind 32-29.

Austin McKee started the fourth quarter with a crucial 3-pointer that put Kenai within three points of Palmer, but that would be as close as they would get the rest of the way.

The Moose answered with a driving layup from Wells and three free throws from Ramoth on a foul call with just over six minutes to go.

With 5:05 left, Wells drilled an ice-cold trey that distanced Palmer by 10.

“Throughout the whole game, we were doing a good job, but we just were scoring with them,” Felchle said. “I don’t care who you’re playing, if you don’t score, you’re not going to win.”

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Mike Morgan of Nome and Chris Olds of Eagle River were leading the Iron Dog on Thursday night.

Olds, a two-time champion, and Morgan arrived at Kaltag at 2:27 p.m. Thursday and took their 10-hour layover.

Kaltag is 564 miles from the finish of the 2,000-mile race.

The race will finish Saturday in Fairbanks.

Todd Minnick of Wasilla, a one-time champ, and Nick Olstad of Wasilla, a two-time champ, arrived in Kaltag 27 minutes after the lead team.

Two other teams pushed ahead to Kaltag, but none were within an hour of the leaders.

Most of the teams chose to take their 10-hour layover at Unalakleet, which is 95 miles from Kaltag.

The first team to Unalakleet was Cory Davis of Soldotna and Ryan Simons of Alberta.

They arrived at 1:02 p.m. By

way of comparison, Morgan and Olds hit Unalakleet at 12:40 p.m. before quickly pushing through.

Davis has just one previous Iron Dog under his belt, but is the son of Scott Davis, the seven-time champ who has scratched from this race. Simons is an Iron Dog rookie.

But both Davis and Simons have been successful in the X Games, with Davis holding four medals and Simons two.

The second squad into Unalakleet was Dusty VanMeter of Kasilof and Marc McKenna of Anchorage. They arrived 16 minutes after Davis and Simons.

VanMeter, who holds five titles, is seeking a third straight with McKenna. Only twice in Iron Dog history has a team won three straight titles.

The last rider from the Peninsula, Devin Labarbera of Kenai, was in 28th place as of Thursday night.

Nikolaevsk girls top Bristol Bay Staff report

The host Nikolaevsk girls defeated Bristol Bay 50-35 on Thursday night in nonconference action.

Nianiella Dorvall controlled the action for the Warriors, notching 26 points. Rylie Lyon had 12 for the Angels.

Nikolaevsk led 15-12 after one quarter, then 31-17 at halftime.

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The Nikolaevsk boys are now 2-1 this season against the Eagles.

Jeruby Nelson paced the Warriors with 32 points, including seven 3-pointers. Also for Nikolaevsk, Jonah Fefelov had nine, Anthony Yakunin had eight and Neil Gordeev had seven.

For CIA, Timmy Smithwick had 28, Mylon Weems had 16 and Rylie Solie had nine.

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NIKOLAEVSK (50) — Ki. Klaich 0 0-0 0, Kr. Klaich 1 0-1 2, Fefelov 0 0-2 0, Stafford 4 1-2 9, Kalugin 3 2-4 8, Dorvall 13 0-1 26, Hickman 2 1-3 5. Totals — 24 4-13 50.

3-point goals — none. Team fouls — Bristol Bay 13, Nikolaevsk 15. Fouled out — none.

Canada’s comeback stuns US women After late attempt at empty-netter clangs off pipe, Americans lose in OT

By The Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia — The puck skittered the length of the ice on its way toward the empty Canadian net before clanging off the post and stopping in front of the crease.

It was — for a few more seconds, at least — still a one-goal game.

Then Marie-Philip Poulin scored with 54.6 seconds left in regulation, completing Canada’s comeback from a two-goal deficit and sending the game into overtime. Once there, she added the gold medal-winning goal to beat the United States 3-2 — the fourth consecutive Olympic women’s hockey title for the sport’s birthplace.

“I think it always gets better, for sure,” Poulin, who also scored twice in the Vancouver final four years ago, said Thursday night with her second gold medal draped around her neck.

“It’s so hard to get here and to bring it back (home) is amazing.”

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The puck hits the post with Canada’s goalie pulled in the last minutes of the third period of the gold medal women’s hockey game between Canada and the United States at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Thursday.

won 20 straight Olympic games since the Nagano final in 1998.

That was the only gold medal for the United States, which lost in the Olympic final to Canada in all three tries since then and earned a bronze in 2006.

Meghan Duggan and Alex Carpenter scored for the Amer-

icans. Jesse Vetter made 28 saves, shutting the powerful Canadians down for 56 minutes, 34 seconds before Brianne Jenner knocked a seemingly harmless shot off a defender’s knee and into the net.

With Szabados pulled for an extra skater, U.S. forward Kelli

Stack sent a clearing shot down the ice, missing a potential game-clinching empty-net goal by inches.

Even after insisting her confidence never wavered, Canada defenseman Jocelyne Larocque’s eyes grew wide when asked about the near clincher.

“I was freaked out at that point,” she said. “It hit the post and I went, ‘You know, it happened for a reason. We’re going to get that goal.’”

Stack said she could see the puck had the wrong angle, but she didn’t worry because the U.S. still had a 2-1 lead with just over a minute to play.

About 30 seconds later, with the goalie still off, Poulin tied it and sent the game into overtime.

“It would have given us a bigger cushion,” said Stack, who played at Boston College.

“I’ve done that once before in college, and it’s the worst feelAP Photo/Petr David Josek ing in the world.”

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Ukrainian skier withdraws Heat hold ALEXANDER ROSLYAKOV Associated Press

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — A Ukrainian skier has withdrawn from the Olympics to protest the deaths of anti-government protesters in her country.

“I don’t want to participate when in my country people die,” Bogdana Matsotska told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The 24-year-old skier is refusing to ski Friday in the slalom, which is her third and best event at the Sochi Olympics.

Matsotska wants to leave the Olympics immediately to join protesters in the camp known as Maidan in Kiev’s Independence Square, but said she has been unable to book a flight home.

“I am in Maidan but just with my soul,” she said.

The two-time Olympian explained her frustration with

Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych in an interview conducted in English and Russian.

“I think as a minimum he has to be jailed, and for a long time,” Matsotska said. “For all the lives that he took, for all the lives of innocent people that came peacefully to stand for their opinion.

“I hope that I will be heard by the world and that probably somebody will step in and will help,” she said.

Matsotska is remaining with Oleg Matsotskyy, her father and coach, in the Olympic athletes’ village in the mountains above Sochi.

“We made this decision together. It is really hard for a sportsman and coach,” she said. “The people are dying and my friends and family are there and I cannot race after all this in Ukraine going on.”

Oleg Matsotskyy posted a message in Ukrainian on his

Facebook page in which he assailed Yanukovych’s latest actions.

“Instead of resolving the conflict through negotiations (which we had hoped he would when we left for Sochi), has drenched the last hopes of the nation in blood,” the message read.

Matsotska was alerted to the fresh escalation of violence in Kiev by friends on Tuesday, hours after she raced to a 43rd-place finish in the giant slalom. She finished 27th in super-G last Saturday.

She said she could not sleep Tuesday night while worrying about friends and watching footage from Kiev online.

“As every person (in Maidan), I am afraid for my life but I hope I will never, ever be sorry about this decision,” said Matsotska, who wore Ukraine Olympic team clothing in national colors of yellow and pale blue, and with her finger-

nails painted pale blue.

IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the Olympic body has been in touch with Ukraine’s Olympic officials following a clash between anti-government protesters and police in Kiev that left more than two dozen dead and hundreds injured.

Ukraine is divided over whether the nation of 46 million will have closer ties to the West or to Russia. The protests began in late November after Yanukovych turned away from a long-anticipated deal for closer ties with the European Union.

Matsotska said her national Olympic committee and the IOC respect her decision.

Ukraine’s NOC posted a statement on its website saying that it was “shocked” by the violence at home toward “loved ones” and is doing its “best to honor them on the fields of play here in Sochi.”

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a power play when Catherine Ward was sent off for crosschecking. But five seconds later, Jocelyne Lamoureux was called for slashing for swiping at the Szabados’ pads after a save.

And during a sloppy player change by the Americans, fivetime Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser got free on a breakaway before Hilary Knight caught her from behind and she went sprawling.

It could have been called a penalty shot.

It could have been no call.

(Knight denied making any contact at all. And, when asked about the officiating, U.S. coach Katey Stone issued only a terse, “No comment.”)

But Knight was sent to the penalty box for cross-checking. With the 4-on-3 advantage, the Canadians worked the puck around and over to Poulin, who knocked it into the open net and set off the celebration on the bench and among the Maple Leaf-waving fans.

Canada’s Olympic hockey title broke Thursday’s pattern of first-time winners on the slopes and ice of the Sochi Games. Elsewhere, it was a day of firsts.

France swept the podium in the men’s skicross, claiming all three medals in a Winter Games event for the first time; Adelina Sotnikova gave Russia its first Olympic gold in women’s figure skating; Canada won its first gold medal in women’s curling; and Maddie Bowman of the US won gold in the debut of women’s halfpipe skiing.

Also, perennial Winter Games power Norway won the Nordic combined team competition — and its gamesleading 10th gold medal.

FIGURE SKATING: Russia’s cupboard was so bare of world-class female figure skaters that the sport’s most

dominant nation had to turn to the kids a few years ago.

Among those youngsters was Sotnikova, who won a national championship in 2009, when she was just 12.

She was too young to compete at the 2010 Olympics.

When she finally got to the games this year, she was overshadowed by an even younger teammate. But on Thursday night, the 17-year-old Sotnikova looked comfortable and unburdened by the pressure of the host nation, becoming Russia’s first gold medalist in women’s Olympic figure skating.

In the signature moment of the games for Russians, Sotnikova defeated defending champion Yuna Kim of South Korea. Both women skated nearly flawless programs, but Sotnikova completed one more decisive triple jump.

“I first dreamed to be at the Olympics after the nationals in 2010,” Sotnikova said. “And when I watched the games in Vancouver, I really wanted to qualify for the next games. I knew it won’t be easy. There are so many new talented girls around.”

Well, not really in Russia. Not until Sotnikova and 15-year-old Julia Lipnitskaia developed into junior world champions.

And while much-heralded Lipnitskaia was stumbling in Sochi, Sotnikova soared.

When she won the free skate, she further confirmed Russian command of the sport.

“This is the happiest day in my life,” Sotnikova said. “I simply stepped on the ice today and realized how much I like what I’m doing and skated really good.”

The Russians have won three figure skating gold medals at these Olympics: women’s, pairs and team.

Sotnikova did not skate in the team event, and that provided incentive for her in the individual competition.

“When I found out that I was not in the team, it was hurtful. I felt ugly inside,” she

said. “Maybe it is all for the best — an advantage for me to make me so mad.”

Sotnikova was considered a long shot against the likes of Kim, who announced her retirement after the free skate; Italy’s Carolina Kostner, who took bronze; Japan’s Mao Asada; and even Americans Gracie Gold and Ashley Wagner.

But she won it all, giving Russia or the Soviet Union 27 Olympic gold medals in the sport. They own five men’s golds, 13 in pairs, seven in ice dance, and took the first team event this year.

Sotnikova was watching the scores on a monitor in the media area when she realized she won. She ran waving her arms in the air before finding her coach for a warm hug.

When she got onto the podium for the flower ceremony, to raucous chants of “Ro-ssiya,” she jumped up and down like a teenager whose Olympic goal had come true.

“It’s the Olympics. And it was a long way for me,” she said. “To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one.”

Lipnitskaia was fifth.

“I wanted to skate my best today but it didn’t work,” she said. “I’ve lost control over my jumps— tiredness and emotions.”

Asada was third in the free skate after finishing 16th in Wednesday’s short program and wound up sixth.

Sotnikova trailed Kim by just .28 going into Thursday, and she overcame that by winning the free skate 149.95 to Kim’s 144.19. The final totals were 224.59 for Sotnikova, 219.11 for Kim and 216.73 for Kostner.

Skating last, Kim needed a repeat of her Vancouver performance to hold onto the gold. She nailed six triple jumps, one less than Sotnikova, and Kim’s artistry couldn’t make up the difference.

“At that time I could die for gold in the Olympics,” she said of 2010. “But that desire,

that strong wish, was not as present. The motivation was a problem, I think.”

Gold finished fourth, Wagner seventh and 15-year-old American Polina Edmunds ninth.

Wagner didn’t complain about her score, but criticized a scoring system that invites skepticism. Nine judges score each skater, and the individual judges’ scorecards are not released.

“People do not want to watch a sport where they see someone skate lights out and they can’t depend on that person to be the one who pulls through,” Wagner said.

“We’ve all been on the receiving end of it, and we’ve all been on the side where you don’t really get the benefit of the doubt. People need to be held accountable.

“They need to get rid of the anonymous judging.”FREESTYLE: The 20-year-old Bowman edged silver-medalist Marie Martinod of France in ski halfpipe, while Ayana Onozuka of Japan took the bronze. Bowman put together a pair of athletic runs that produced the two highest scores in the finals. In the men’s skicross, Jean Frederic Chapuis won the gold to lead the French 1-2-3 finish. Arnaud Bovolenta won silver and Jonathan Midol captured bronze.

NORDIC COMBINED: Norway finished third in the ski jumping and had to start the 20-kilometer race behind.

But cross-country ski specialist Mangus Moan made up the deficit on the first leg and Norway outdueled Germany and defending champion Austria in the relay. Germany, which had the lead after the ski jump, took silver and Austria got the bronze.

CURLING: Canada’s 6-3 gold medal victory in women’s Olympic curling came at the expense of Sweden, which had beaten the Canadians for the title in Vancouver four years ago. Britain won the bronze by beating Switzerland 6-5.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James sat silently in front of his locker with a towel draped over his head, not wanting to reveal the effects of a hit to his nose that prematurely ended his night.

His Miami Heat teammates finished off a 103-81 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder without him on Thursday night.

Miami’s star forward went down with 5:50 remaining after he was struck by Oklahoma City’s Serge Ibaka on a drive to the basket. James finished the dunk, but he was bloodied and he left the court with a towel over his face.

“I’m like everybody else, you’re used to seeing him like Superman, get up and sprint back even after tough hits and tough falls,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “So we knew something was up.”

James landed the hardest blow long before that. He scored 16 of his 33 points in the first quarter to put the Thunder in a bind, and the Heat rolled to a lopsided win.

James passed a concussion test, but some damage was done.

“He has a swollen nose right now. It’s bleeding,” Spoelstra said. “We’ll evaluate him when we get back to Miami, but it’s sore.”

The Thunder were the ones shaken up after James made his first five shots and scored 12 points in the first 4:11.

“It was flawless,” Wade said.

“He was aggressive defensively, he was able to play passing lanes and be who he is. That was a great start on the road by our leader. It was something that we needed.”

Wade had 24 points and 10 assists, and Chris Bosh added 24 points for Miami, which won its fourth straight and avenged an earlier loss to Oklahoma City.

It was a good step for the Heat, who are trying to catch Indiana for the top record in the Eastern Conference.

“You can see the resolve,” Wade said. “You can see the chemistry. You can see a team that’s gearing up for the second half of the season.”

Kevin Durant scored 28 points for Oklahoma City, which lost at home for the first time since Jan. 5.

Durant has been the popular

favorite to win the NBA MVP award, but Wade said James is still in the hunt.

“It’s not decided,” Wade said.

“I don’t think that was a message. That was LeBron James being LeBron James. He loves the matchup, just like KD loves the matchup. The MVP is long, long from over.”

Russell Westbrook, who had missed the previous 27 games after having surgery on his right knee, started and scored 16 points in 24 minutes. He made 4 of 12 shots.

NUGGETS 101, BUCKS 90 MILWAUKEE — Kenneth Faried continued his recent hot streak, scoring 26 points to carry Denver past Milwaukee.

Wilson Chandler scored 15 while J.J. Hickson added 14 points and 10 rebounds in a matchup of two teams left short-handed by deals they made before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline.

Faried, the No. 22 overall pick in the 2011 draft, has been impressive this February. Coming off a 21-point, 10-rebound performance against Phoenix, the forward also scored a career-high 28 against the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this month.

Caron Butler scored 17 for the Bucks, who have not won two straight games all season. Ersan Ilyasova had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

WARRIORS 102, Rockets 99, OT OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry made a tying layup with 3.2 seconds left in regulation and finished with 25 points, and the Golden State Warriors outlasted the Rockets 102-99 in overtime to halt Houston’s eight-game winning streak.

Just after James Harden hit a go-ahead jumper, Curry came back with a left-handed layup over Dwight Howard to send the game to the extra session. The Warriors got a big boost in overtime when Jermaine O’Neal, who was filling in for injured center Andrew Bogut, blocked Chandler Parsons’ baseline dunk attempt at the rim.

Curry followed with two free throws to give Golden State a 9895 lead with 15.9 seconds left. The teams traded free throws as the Rockets ran out of time.

Harden scored 34 of his 39 points in the second half and OT.

Pacers make deadline deal BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK — The Indiana Pacers decided Evan Turner gave them a better shot against Miami than Danny Granger.

Many other teams decided there wasn’t much worth doing.

Big names and big deals were mostly absent Thursday from the NBA’s trade deadline, with the Pacers’ late-day swap with Philadelphia the one that could have the biggest impact on the playoff race.

Indiana sent Granger and a second-round draft pick to Philadelphia in exchange for Turner and Lavoy Allen, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it was still awaiting league approval.

It gives the Pacers a potential upgrade in Turner, the former No. 2 overall pick whose average of 17.4 points is about twice that of Granger, who is still working his back from a series of injuries.

Kevin Love, Pau Gasol and Rajon Rondo spent weeks in trade rumors, but the only mention of Love on Thursday was when he denied that he had already told Minnesota Timberwolves president Flip Saunders that he wouldn’t stay once he became a free agent after next season.

“At the end of the day I just want to play basketball,” Love said. “I don’t want to think about, you know, whether or not I’m going to be here or somewhere else in 2015-2016, whenever it is.”

Gasol stayed with the Lakers and Rondo with the Celtics,

two of the many teams around the NBA focused much more on the future.

With the potential for a loaded draft in June, a 2015 free agent class that could include Love and Rondo, and stricter penalties in the collective bargaining agreement, many teams weren’t eager to add salary, especially with so few of them having a realistic chance to win the NBA championship.

The Pacers do, so they traded away their former leading scorer to add Turner after recently signing Andrew Bynum. They entered Thursday two games up on Miami but haven’t been sharp lately and hope Turner can provide a spark.

Andre Miller finally got out of Denver and landed as John Wall’s backup in Washington, while Gary Neal can help Charlotte chase a playoff spot after getting traded from Milwaukee.

The 76ers also dealt Spencer Hawes to Cleveland, which needs a big man while Anderson Varejao remains out with a bad back. Atlanta has even bigger woes in the frontcourt and will try to address them by convincing Antawn Jamison to accept a trade from the Clippers.

The Clippers freed up room to sign a player, as did the Heat when they dealt Roger Mason to Sacramento. The Brooklyn Nets did the same when they traded Reggie Evans and Jason Terry to the Kings on Wednesday for Marcus Thornton, and Jason Collins is one of the players being considered for it.

Collins worked out for the Nets in California during the All-Star break, and would become the first openly gay active NBA player if signed.

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Skyview’s Mika Morton was 38th as the Panthers finished 16th in the skate race.

Homer’s Aspen Daigle finished 34th to lead the Mariners to 13th, while Brooke Estes in 83rd was the top skier for Seward.

On the boys side, West Valley had a great day, winning the team race and the individual title with Max Donaldson.

Donaldson skied 7.5 kilometers in 19:14 to top South’s Seiji Takagi by 15 seconds. West Valley had the top overall team time by seven seconds.

Travis Cooper led the Peninsula by finishing 29th in 21:48.

The Kards were the top Peninsula team, taking 10th.

Also scoring for Kenai were Jordan Theisen in 36th, Fox Michaud in 46th and James Butler in 53rd.

Homer’s Brian Rowe finished 30th to lead the Mariners to 15th, while Soldotna’s Levi Michael was 40th to lead the Stars to 13th.

Brenner Musgrave finished 47th to lead Skyview to 14th, while Daniel Shuler was 79th.

“Daniel Shuler had a great day for us,” Peterson said. “We talked about how he’s been kind of picking it up lately, so it was good to see.”

Nick Zweifel, in 97th, led Seward.

State Nordic Ski Championships Thursday at Kincaid Park, Anchorage BOYS Team times: 1. West Valley, 1 hour, 20 minutes, 58 seconds; 2. South, 1:21:05;

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ment each and every game.

“At the beginning of the year, our goal was to get better, and we have continued to do that,” he said. “We have competed every night and have been in basketball games.”

Palmer girls 42, Kenai 27 After getting off to a fast start in the first quarter, the Moose held back the Kardinals en route to a Northern Lights Conference win Thursday night in Kenai.

Carly Venzke led Palmer with 12 points, while Kenai’s Laura Creighton topped the Kards with nine points.

Palmer coach Lyle Busby said after starting slow and losing to Soldotna on Wednesday, early points were needed Thursday to help his team win.

“That was our whole focus, tonight we wanted to try something different,” Busby said. “I think tonight our depth really showed. I pretty much went nine deep and just rotated. We saw some things against Soldotna that we can do a little differently, a lot of these teams have played six or seven people, but we don’t lose a lot nine deep.”

Palmer improved to 11-10 overall (3-5 conference) with the win, while Kenai dropped to 8-11 (0-6 conference).

Busby said after losing to Kenai at the Dimond Lynx tournament earlier in the season, his squad came into Kenai looking to turn the tables the second time around.

“I think Palmer just came out playing better than we did,” said Kenai coach Stacia Rustad.

“They hit shots, and we didn’t.

We struggled getting the ball across halfcourt.”

Palmer pressed Kenai all night, frustrating the Kards by trapping in the halfcourt and forcing a few 10-second violations. Additional sloppy ball-

3. West, 1:24:42; 4. Service, 1:26:54; 5.

Grace, 1:27:00; 6. Chugiak, 1:28:19; 7.

East, 1:28:20; 8. Dimond, 1:29:10; 9. Colony, 1:29:38; 10. Kenai, 1:30:19; 11. Lathrop, 1:32:18; 12. Palmer, 1:32:28; 13. Soldotna, 1:34:04; 14. Skyview, 1:38:01; 15. Homer, 1:40:18; 16. Eagle River, 1:41:46; 17. Wasilla, 1:47:39; 18. Bartlett, 1:56:58; 19. North Pole, 2:15:36.

Individual 7.5-kilometer results 1. Max Donaldson, WV, 19:14; 2. Seiji Takagi, Sou, 19:29; 3. Thomas O’Harra, Eas, 19:57; 4. Hunter Wonders, Sou, 20:05; 5.

Daniel Serventi, Gra, 20:08.

Peninsula finishers — 29. Travis Cooper, Ken, 21:48; 30. Brian Rowe, Hom, 22:03; 36. Jordan Theisen, Ken, 22:14; 40. Levi Michael, Sol, 22:27; 44. Colton Diehl, Sol, 22:39; 46. Fox Michaud, Ken, 22:54; 47.

Brenner Musgrave, Sky, 22:55; 53. James Butler, Ken, 23:21; 59. Tanner Best, Sol, 23:35; 67. Olen Danielson, Ken, 24:11; 73. Josh Vantrease, Hom, 24:31; 78. Nate Mole, Ken, 24:41; 79. Daniel Shuler, Sky, 24:52; 81. Jeremiah Hudson, Sky, 24:55; 85. Sky Schlung, Sky, 25:18; 86. Addison Downing, Sol, 25:21; 87. Aaron Swedberg, Sol, 25:41; 88. Logan Hemphill, Sky, 25:43; 94. Drew Kant, Sol, 25:56; 96. Hoxie Parks, Hom, 26:13; 97. Nick Zweifel, Sew, 26:14; 98. Sterling Stasak, Sky, 26:22; 101. Jerry Swanson, Sew, 26:54; 102. Tian-en Liu, Hom, 27:29; 103. Dylan Gillespie, Sew, 27:30; 104. Ryan Navrot, Hom, 27:33.

GIRLS Team times: 1. South, 1:03:19; 2. West, 1:04:29; 3. Service, 1:05:35; 4. Chugiak, 1:06:05; 5. Soldotna, 1:06:26; 6. East, 1:06:30; 7. Palmer, 1:09:05; 8. Dimond, 1:09:28; 9. West Valley, 1:09:58; 10. Grace, 1:10:47; 11. Colony, 1:11:17; 12. Kenai, 1:11:25; 13. Homer, 1:11:55; 14. Lathrop, 1:16:04; 15. Eagle River, 1:18:10; 16.

Skyview, 1:19:31.

Individual five-kilometer results 1. Sarissa Lammers, Chu, 14:43; 2. Sadie Fox, Sol, 15:05; 3. Anna Darnell, Sou, 15:20; 4. Annika Flynn, Sou, 15:34; 5.

Emma Tarbath, Ser, 15:35.

Other peninsula finishers — 12. Hannah Pothast, Sol, 16:16; 29. Alex Bergholtz, Ken, 17:01; 31. Dani McCormick, Sol, 17:10; 34. Aspen Daigle, Hom, 17:13; 35. Kirsten Nyquist, Ken, 17:15; 38. Mika Morton, Sky, 17:21; 43. Cassidy Soistman, Hom, 17:36; 50. Emily Werner, Sol, 17:54; 54. Rachel Ellert, Hom, 18:03; 56. Olivia Hutchings, Sol, 18:12; 60. Mikaela Salzetti, Ken, 18:21; 67. Mieka Chythlook, Sky, 18:43; 69. Katie Cooper, Ken, 18:47; 71. Mariah Vantrease, Hom, 19:02; 74. Audrey Russell, Hom, 19:12; 78. Xochi Harbison, Sol, 19:38; 80.

Maddie Michaud, Ken, 19:46; 83. Brooke Estes, Sew, 19:47; 87. Isabel Beach, Hom, 19:58; 96. Brittany Hollers, Sky, 21:07; 98.

Beverly Schindler, Ken, 21:57; 99. Abby Cook, Sky, 22:19; 100. Sage Link, Sky, 22:21.

handling led to a rough night for Kenai.

The Moose outscored Kenai 16-5 after one quarter, but Kenai managed the gap by outscoring the Moose 10-7 in the second. After trailing 16-2 at one point, Kenai scored eight straight points, getting layups from Hannah Barcus and Creighton. By halftime, Kenai trailed 23-15.

In the third quarter, Palmer began taking longer, perimeter shots, which combined with offensive rebounds, set the stage for a 13-3 scoring performance.

“They came out on fire, and we came out flat,” Rustad said.

“We cannot afford to play like that. We cannot expect to be in ballgames with that.”

By the time the third frame ended, the Moose were doubled up 36-18 on the Kards.

Kenai will face Colony Friday night in Kenai, with the girls game at 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday boys Moose 55, Kardinals 39 Palmer Kenai

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PALMER (55) — Ramoth 6 5-5 18, Jones 2 0-0 4, Roth 0 0-0 0, T. Ramoth 0 0-0 0, Ferris 0 0-0 0, Southwick 0 0-2 0, Wells 5 2-2 15, Nisbett 5 0-3 11, Blake 0 0-0 0, Christiansen 0 3-4 3, Colbert 2 0-0 4, Yanez 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 10-16 55.

KENAI (39) — Theisen 1 0-0 2, Glushkov 0 0-0 0, Shirnberg 3 4-6 10, McKee 4 0-0 9, Brazell 1 0-0 2, Jackman 2 2-2 6, Ivy 0 1-2 1, Sepulveda 0 0-0 0, Beeson 0 0-0 0, Foree 2 1-2 6, Jones 1 0-0 3, Wortham 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 8-12 39.

3-point field goals — Palmer 4 (Wells 3, Ramoth 1); Kenai 3 (McKee 1, Foree 1, Jones 1).

Team fouls — Palmer 8; Kenai 16.

Thursday girls Moose 42, Kardinals 27 Palmer Kenai

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PALMER (42) — King 0 0-0 0, Venzke 5 0-0 12, K. DePriest 2 0-0 4, Bowman 1 0-0 2, Oshiensky 2 0-0 4, Ledger 1 2-2 4, Perkins 1 0-0 2, Smylie 2 2-2 6, Till 0 0-0 0, L. DePriest 3 2-4 8. Totals 17 6-8 42.

KENAI (27) — Ostrander 0 0-1 0, English 1 0-1 3, Drury 1 0-0 2, A. Steinbeck 0 0-0 0, Creighton 3 3-4 9, Baker 0 2-2 2, C. Steinbeck 1 0-0 2, Barcus 3 1-1 7, Beck 0 2-4 2, Every 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 8-13 27.

3-point field goals — Palmer 2 (Venzke 2); Kenai 1 (English 1).

Team fouls — Palmer 18; Kenai 12.

Sports Briefs Hamlin, Kenseth take qualifiers DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s been 21 years since Joe Gibbs Racing celebrated its only Daytona 500 victory.

Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth have the team in good position to end the drought.

The JGR drivers swept the Daytona 500 qualifying races Thursday night. For Kenseth, it was redemption after a pair of wrecks during Speedweeks. Hamlin’s victory kept him undefeated on 2014.

Hamlin also won last Saturday’s exhibition Sprint Unlimited, and he goes into Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500 trying to become the first driver in history to sweep Speedweeks.

“Once that snowball starts to roll, it’s hard to stop it, and right now we’re just on a heck of a run,” said Hamlin, who closed last year with a win in the season finale.

After going so many years without winning a second Daytona 500, team owner Joe Gibbs wasn’t looking ahead. His only win was with Dale Jarrett in 1993.

“We’ve come with great cars over the years. It shows you what a tough race this is, the 500,” he said. “This race is extremely, extremely hard to win. That probably says it the best. That says it the best, over 21 years, that’s a bunch.”

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By The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Marcus Paige scored all 13 of his points in the second half, including two big baskets in the final 2½ minutes, to help North Carolina beat No. 5 Duke 7466 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win.

Senior Leslie McDonald added a season-high 21 points for the Tar Heels (19-7, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who rallied from 11 down in the second half to snap a two-game home losing streak to the Blue Devils (21-6, 10-4).

It was by far North Carolina’s most impressive win during the run that has helped the Tar Heels dig out from an 0-3 ACC start.

When it was over, UNC students and fans stormed to midcourt to celebrate a win that was came eight days later than they had hoped due to a winter storm that forced the game’s postponement last week.

The Tar Heels shot 47 percent and made their last 10 free throws in the final 6 minutes after a disastrous start at the line.

Jabari Parker and Quinn Cook both scored 17 points to lead Duke, which led 51-40 with about 15 minutes left before going ice cold from the field. The Blue Devils missed 13 straight shots and went scoreless for 6

minutes at one point.

Duke shot 36 percent (11 for 31) after halftime and finished 5 for 22 from 3-point range for the game.

No. 13 MICHIGAN ST. 94, PURDUE 79 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Gary Harris scored 25 points, Adreian Payne added 23 and Michigan State hit a school-record 17 3-pointers.

Harris and Payne combined to make 10 3-pointers for the Spartans (22-5, 11-3 Big Ten), who made 13 3s in the first half.

Kendall Stephens had 19 points and Ronnie Johnson added 17 for the Boilermakers (15-11, 5-8), who have lost two of three.

Payne scored eight points to open the second half, including a 3-pointer, to give the Spartans a 57-43 lead.

Denzel Valentine converted a three-point play and made two free throws before connecting with Harris on an alley-oop pass to give Michigan State a 66-47 lead with 14:07 remaining.

No. 21 CONNECTICUT 68, TEMPLE 55 PHILADELPHIA — Shabazz Napier had 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for Connecticut.

Ryan Boatright added 14 points and DeAndre Daniels had 13 for the Huskies (21-5, 9-4 American

Athletic Conference), who won their fourth straight despite shooting 2 for 13 from 3-point range.

Quenton DeCosey scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half for Temple (7-18, 2-11), at one point scoring all of his team’s points for more than a 13-minute stretch. He grabbed a career-high eight rebounds.

The Owls shot just 33 percent from the field.

The Owls went nearly 10 minutes without a field goal before DeCosey made a runner with 5:49 left to bring Temple within 52-40.

No. 22 MEMPHIS 64, RUTGERS 59 PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Michael Dixon Jr. scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half for Memphis, which led from start to finish.

The Tigers (20-6, 9-4 American Athletic), coming off an overtime loss at No. 21 Connecticut on Saturday, got 11 points from Joe Jackson and 10 each from Shaq Goodwin and Austin Nichols.

Kadeem Jack had 18 of his 22 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights (10-17, 4-10), while Myles Mack and Malick Kone had 10 points apiece.

Memphis beat the Scarlet Knights 101-69 in their first meeting on Feb. 4.

Memphis scored the game’s first seven points and led by 11 three times. The last was 32-21 early in the second half.

The closest Rutgers got was 6259 on a 3-pointer by Mack with 4 seconds left.

The victory extends Memphis’ school record of 20-win seasons to 14 straight and the Tigers improved to 36-4 after a loss under coach Josh Pastner. Rutgers has lost three straight and 10 of 13.

BYU 73, No. 25 GONZAGA 65 PROVO, Utah — Anson Winder scored 17 points and Matt Carlino added 15 to lead BYU. Eric Mika added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (19-10, 11-5 West Coast Conference) who snapped a five-game losing streak to the Bulldogs (235, 13-2).

Sam Dower had 14 points and Kevin Pangos added 13 for the Bulldogs who shot 40.7 percent (22 of 54) from the field and could not overcome 16 turnovers. BYU scored 18 points off of those miscues.

The Cougars scored six straight points to open the second half, taking a 45-39 lead on a jumper from Kyle Collinsworth. It was part of a 9-0 spurt for BYU that started with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Haws to close the first half.

The Bulldogs closed within four points three times, the last getting within 69-65 on a 3-pointer

by Pangos with 1:01 left. Carlino made two baskets and hit three free throws in the final minute to help the Cougars close it out.

Match Play sees another wild day DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

MARANA, Ariz. — Getting to the round of 16 in the Match Play Championship was all that mattered Thursday.

Jordan Spieth made it look like child’s play. Graeme McDowell aged another 10 years with another stunning escape.

And it proved too difficult for Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy, who lost in extra holes on another wild day at Dove Mountain.

“I thought I was dead and buried both days,” McDowell said.

One day after he rallied from 3 down with three holes to play to win in overtime, McDowell was two holes behind on the 15th tee when he made an 8-foot birdie, halved the next hole with a 10-foot par, won the 17th with a birdie and then holed a 6-foot par putt on the 18th for a 1-up win over Hideki Matsuyama of Japan.

In two matches, McDowell has stood on the tee with his match all square only four times — and two of those were at the start of the match.

Jason Day already has played 40 holes in two rounds. He won a tough match against Thorbjorn

Olesen in the opening round, then rallied from 3 down early in his match against Billy Horschel and beat him 22 holes.

“Doesn’t matter how you get it done,” Day said. “Find a way to win.”

The top seeds lost their way.

Stenson, the No. 1 seed, fell behind early against Louis Oosthuizen and never caught up in a 4-and-3 loss. It was the sixth straight year, dating to Tiger Woods winning the Accenture Match Play Championship in 2008, that the top seed failed to make it out of the second round.

Rose (No. 2) and McIlroy

(No. 4) followed him.

In one of the best matches of the day, Ernie Els poured in one clutch putt after another to stay in the match, and then beat the reigning U.S. Open champion. Els got up-and-down on the 18th hole by making a 6-foot par putt. Els and Rose both made 10-foot birdie putts on the 19th hole, and then Els finally got a break to go his way in a format that has haunted him over the years.

His approach settled on the slope of the bunker’s collar, and while the shot didn’t go as planned, it was close to perfect.

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Scoreboard Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Toronto 29 25 Brooklyn 25 27 New York 21 33 Boston 19 36 Philadelphia 15 40 Southeast Division Miami 39 14 Washington 26 28 Atlanta 25 28 Charlotte 25 30 Orlando 16 40 Central Division Indiana 41 13 Chicago 28 25 Detroit 22 32 Cleveland 22 33 Milwaukee 10 44

Pct GB .537 — .481 3 .389 8 .345 10½ .273 14½ .736 — .481 13½ .472 14 .455 15 .286 24½ .759 — .528 12½ .407 19 .400 19½ .185 31

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio 40 15 Houston 37 18 Dallas 32 23 Memphis 30 23 New Orleans 23 30 Northwest Division Oklahoma City 43 13 Portland 36 18 Minnesota 26 28 Denver 25 28 Utah 19 34 Pacific Division L.A. Clippers 37 19 Phoenix 32 21 Golden State 33 22 L.A. Lakers 18 36 Sacramento 18 36

.727 .673 .582 .566 .434

— 3 8 9 16

.768 — .667 6 .481 16 .472 16½ .358 22½ .661 .604 .600 .333 .333

— 3½ 3½ 18 18

Thursday’s Games Miami 103, Oklahoma City 81 Denver 101, Milwaukee 90 Golden State 102, Houston 99, OT Friday’s Games New York at Orlando, 3 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

New Orleans at Charlotte, 3 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 3 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 3:30 p.m.

Denver at Chicago, 4 p.m.

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

San Antonio at Phoenix, 5 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 6 p.m.

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

Saturday’s Games New Orleans at Washington, 3 p.m.

Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 3:30 p.m.

New York at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.

Indiana at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 5 p.m.

Boston at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

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

All Times AST

Women’s Scores EAST Canisius 56, St. Peter’s 43< Hofstra 63, Northeastern 58< Iona 78, Niagara 62< James Madison 72, Delaware 61< Penn St. 82, Northwestern 73< Quinnipiac 76, Siena 66< Towson 75, William & Mary 69< MIDWEST Ball St. 80, Miami (Ohio) 70< Michigan St. 76, Wisconsin 66<

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Nebraska 67, Ohio St. 59< Nebraska-Omaha 69, South Dakota 61< North Dakota 71, N. Arizona 41< Purdue 63, Minnesota 42< W. Illinois 79, Denver 76< BYU 89, Pepperdine 75< CS Bakersfield 97, UMKC 91< Cal St.-Fullerton 78, Cal Poly 77< E. Washington 59, S. Utah 54< Grand Canyon 72, Seattle 66< Hawaii 55, UC Irvine 54< Idaho St. 75, Montana St. 65< Long Beach St. 65, UC Davis 62< N. Colorado 62, Sacramento St. 55< New Mexico St. 83, Texas-Pan American 71< Pacific 64, Santa Clara 47< Saint Mary’s (Cal) 83, San Francisco 64< UC Riverside 67, UC Santa Barbara 57< Utah Valley 84, Chicago St. 62< Weber St. 56, Montana 54<

East Carolina 75, Louisiana Tech 68< Georgia Southern 77, Chattanooga 61< Georgia St. 75, Louisiana-Monroe 60< Jacksonville 91, ETSU 86< Louisiana-Lafayette 78, Troy 63< Middle Tennessee 71, Charlotte 49< New Orleans 67, SE Louisiana 58< North Carolina 74, Duke 66< North Texas 65, FIU 63< Old Dominion 55, Rice 51< SC-Upstate 81, North Florida 70< Southern Miss. 85, UTSA 56< Tennessee St. 66, SIU-Edwardsville 61< Tennessee Tech 91, UT-Martin 83< Tulsa 71, FAU 52< UAB 68, Marshall 62< UTEP 72, Tulane 54< W. Carolina 74, Appalachian St. 61< Wofford 70, Furman 50<

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Alabama 72, Mississippi St. 64, OT< Clemson 72, Boston College 67< Coastal Carolina 85, Charleston Southern 70< Coll. of Charleston 67, UNC Wilmington 53< Duke 83, NC State 70< ETSU 63, Kennesaw St. 60< Florida Gulf Coast 62, Jacksonville 43< Georgia 71, LSU 67< High Point 78, Gardner-Webb 63< Liberty 64, UNC Asheville 49< Maryland 87, Florida St. 77< Mercer 79, SC-Upstate 71< Missouri 81, Florida 76< North Carolina 80, Virginia 74< Notre Dame 86, Wake Forest 61< Presbyterian 58, Campbell 53< SE Louisiana 76, New Orleans 59< South Carolina 81, Kentucky 58< Stetson 87, North Florida 59< Syracuse 69, Miami 48< Tennessee 93, Auburn 63< Texas A&M 73, Mississippi 61< Virginia Tech 69, Pittsburgh 62< Winthrop 63, Longwood 35<

Arkansas St. 83, Texas-Arlington 60< New Mexico St. 78, Texas-Pan American 61< Texas A&M 63, Alabama 48< Texas St. 67, South Alabama 66, OT<

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SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 83, Texas-Arlington 60< New Mexico St. 78, Texas-Pan American 61< Texas A&M 63, Alabama 48< Texas St. 67, South Alabama 66, OT<

Men’s Scores MIDWEST CS Bakersfield 74, UMKC 69< Green Bay 67, Valparaiso 53< Michigan St. 94, Purdue 79< N. Illinois 61, E. Michigan 59, 2OT< Nebraska 80, Penn St. 67< SE Missouri 87, Jacksonville St. 70< South Dakota 87, Nebraska-Omaha 86< Toledo 60, Bowling Green 58< Utah Valley 79, Chicago St. 70< Youngstown St. 88, Milwaukee 83, OT< SOUTH Belmont 82, E. Illinois 63<

FAR WEST BYU 73, Gonzaga 65< Cal St.-Fullerton 67, Cal Poly 59< Denver 75, W. Illinois 67< Grand Canyon 74, Seattle 73< Long Beach St. 79, UC Davis 57< Montana 68, Weber St. 57< Montana St. 66, Idaho St. 60< N. Colorado 74, N. Arizona 59< Oregon St. 68, Washington St. 57< Pepperdine 72, Loyola Marymount 69< Portland St. 86, S. Utah 79< Sacramento St. 71, North Dakota 65< San Diego 61, Portland 59< San Francisco 73, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 62< Santa Clara 70, Pacific 50< Stanford 80, Southern Cal 59< UC Santa Barbara 55, UC Riverside 54< EAST Fairfield 72, Niagara 66< Fairleigh Dickinson 63, Bryant 52< Memphis 64, Rutgers 59< Mount St. Mary’s 87, CCSU 76< Quinnipiac 88, Canisius 81< Robert Morris 73, LIU Brooklyn 64< Seton Hall 82, Georgetown 67< St. Francis (NY) 73, St. Francis (Pa.) 44< St. Peter’s 58, Marist 57< Towson 79, Northeastern 70< UConn 68, Temple 55< Wagner 74, Sacred Heart 62<

Olympics Medals Table

At Sochi, Russia Through Thursday, Feb. 20 (81 of 98 events) Nation G S B Tot United States 8 6 11 25 Russia 7 9 7 23

Netherlands 6 Norway 10 Canada 7 Germany 8 France 4 Sweden 2 Switzerland 6 Austria 2 Czech Republic 2 Japan 1 Italy 0 Slovenia 2 Belarus 5 China 3 South Korea 2 Poland 4 Finland 1 Britain 1 Australia 0 Latvia 0 Slovakia 1 Croatia 0 Kazakhstan 0 Ukraine 0

7 4 9 4 4 6 3 6 4 4 2 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0

9 7 4 4 7 4 2 2 2 3 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1

22 21 20 16 15 12 11 10 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1

Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Boston LHP Francisco Tena 50 games following a positive drug test under the minor league drug program.

American League SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Logan Bawcom, LHPs Anthony Fernandez and James Paxton, C Mike Zunino, INFs Nick Franklin and Kyle Seager and OFs Julio Morban, Stefen Romero on one-year contracts.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with SS Andrelton Simmons on a seven-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Acquired F Antawn Jamison from the Los Angeles Clippers for the rights to G Cenk Akyol.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Traded F Earl Clark, C Henry Sims and two second-round draft picks to Philadelphia for C Spencer Hawes.

MIAMI HEAT — Traded G Roger Mason Jr. to Sacramento for a conditional 2015 second-round draft pick.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Traded Gs Gary Neal and Luke Ridnour to Charlotte for G Ramon Sessions and F Jeff Adrien.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS_Traded F Evan Turner and F-C Lavoy Allen to Indiana for F Danny Granger and a 2015 second-round draft pick. Acquired C Byron Mullens and a 2018 second-round draft pick from the L.A. Clippers for a 2014 second-round draft pick.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Traded G Nando De Colo to the Toronto Raptors for G Austin Daye.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Traded G Eric Maynor and a 2015 second-round draft pick to Philadelphia and F Jan Vesely to Denver, who sent G Andre Miller to Washington and a 2016 secondround draft pick to Philadelphia.

Philadelphia sent a protected 2014 second-round draft pick to Washington.

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National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Released OL Garrett Reynolds.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Named Michael Lombardi assistant to the coaching staff.

Canadian Football League B.C. LIONS — Signed PK Paul McCallum to a contract extension. Agreed to terms with P Ricky Schmitt.

EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed WR A.J. Guyton. Released S Donovan Alexander.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Named Gary Etcheverry defensive coordinator, Nelson Martin defensive backs coach and Mike Scheper defensive line coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned D Jerome Gauthier-Leduc from Rochester (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned Fs Cory Emmerton, Riley Sheahan and Teemu Pulkkinen and D Adam Almquist to Grand Rapids (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled D Dylan Olsen from San Antonio (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Reassigned D Andrey Pedan from Stockton (ECHL) to Bridgeport (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES — Recalled D Chris Summers from Portland (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled Cs Michael Michael Latta, Ryan Stoa and Casey Wellman from Hershey (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Purchased Chivas USA. L.A. GALAXY — Signed F Bradford Jamieson IV and F Raul Mendiola.

COLLEGE ARKANSAS — Named Clay Jennings defensive backfield coach.

BRIDGEWATER — Named Kyle Gillenwater defensive line coach.

CHATTANOOGA — Signed football coach Russ Huesman to a contract extension through 2018.

COASTAL CAROLINA — Announced the resignation of athletic director Hunter Yurachek, who will become associate vice president and chief operating officer of the University of Houston athletic department.

HOLY CROSS — Named Roderick Plummer linebackers coach.

LOYOLA (N.O.) — Named Angela Franke women’s volleyball coach.

NORTH DAKOTA STATE — Announced the resignation of women’s basketball coach Carolyn DeHoff, effective at the end of the season.

OLD WESTBURY — Named Elizabeth Gesualdo assistant softball coach.

RUTGERS — Announced the retirement of baseball coach Fred Hill. Promoted assistant baseball coach Joe Litterio to head coach.

ST. JOSEPH’S (L.I.) — Named Brie Claire Drost and Julianne Bernatzky women’s assistant lacrosse coaches.

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Advice for women who would fish Author’s note: The Clarion first published this column April 9, 2004. It’s been almost 10 years, and boys still outnumber girls, I notice. — LP

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his column is for women.

Specifically, it’s for women who have been thinking about taking up fishing, but haven’t done so for one reason or another.

If you’re a man, well, you’ve been warned.

Ladies, you buy only about one in three of the sport fishing licenses sold in Alaska. Why don’t more of you fish?

During a fishing class sponsored by the Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing Association of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., the participants were asked for the top ten reasons why more women don’t fish. Their reasons, followed by my comments, are listed below: 1. Husband doesn’t have patience to teach fishing skills Husbands aren’t very good at teaching wives things like driving and fishing. Figure out what kind of fishing might interest you, then find an experienced guide to teach you how to fish.

2. Tackle shops don’t respect lady customers Bunk. Tackle shop owners and employees disrespect men and women on an equal basis. Don’t be intimidated. Boost your confidence by doing a little research on the Internet before you go shopping.

3. Don’t have knowledgeable fishing buddies Then become buddies with some knowledgeable people. Or become knowledgeable yourself, and educate your buddies.

4. Guys won’t take me fishing And why won’t the guys take you? You didn’t help get the boat and motor ready to go, or help fix the trailer lights. You didn’t rig the tackle. You didn’t get up in time to fix the lunch. You say you’re cold.

You say you’re bored. You don’t want to touch those slimy, bloody fish. You want to go home. It’s no wonder guys won’t take you fishing. Ask what you can do to help.

If guys won’t take you, find women who want to go.

5. Get stuck driving the boat while everyone else fishes Maybe you “get stuck” with the driving because that’s the only thing you know how to do. While you’re driving, keep your eyes and ears open, and ask questions. Learn how to tie knots, handle the gear, fight fish, net fish and fillet fish.

Having skills and being helpful will get you invited again.

6. Too early in the morning “Early in the morning” is generally recognized as a good time to be fishing. But you want to sleep in, read the Sunday comics, eat a leisurely breakfast and then get dressed, put on your makeup and mess with your hair. By the time you’re ready, most guys would be on their way back home.

7. Don’t have a boat See PALMER, page C-2

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In this Feb. 6, photo, Steve and Kathy Muench ride the trails at Jug Mountain Ranch near McCall, Idaho. Fat bikes sport oversized balloon tires run at low air pressures that are specially designed to ride on packed snow and other surfaces.

Clunky bikes with fat tires catching on

By ROGER PHILLIPS Idaho Statesman

MCCALL, Idaho (AP) — You’ve probably seen these in a bike shop, in a bike rack, or even hanging from the ceiling of a bar or restaurant and wondered, “What the heck is that?”

They’re known as “fat bikes,” rather than “fat tire” bikes, which was an early nickname for all mountain bikes.

Fat bikes sport oversized balloon tires run at low air pressures that are specially designed to ride on packed snow and other surfaces.

So what’s it like to ride one? In short, it’s like riding a bicycle. There’s no special technique involved. You just get on and ride, and that’s what makes them fun.

While they’re sometimes called “snow bikes,” they’re actually more versatile and used for all kinds of riding, from snow to sand to commuting.

Kathy Muench of McCall and her husband, Steve, were looking for another activity to do during winter, and a pair of fat bikes caught their attention.

“We were pretty excited from the get go,” she said. “You look at these

things and go, ‘Oh my gosh, look at The Homer Cycling Club’s Big Fat Bike Festival is today through Sunthat bad boy.’ “ day.

Events include beach bonfires, a group ride from Anchor Point to HomThey started riding on snow — er, burger and brew, silent and live auction, obstacle course and much more. both groomed cross-country trails and Find more information or register at http://homercyclingclub.com/big-fatsnowmobile trails — then branched to bike-festival-2014.html. frozen lakes, firm snow during spring, as well as dirt roads, singletrack and even beaches.

“The more you’re on it, the more fun it gets,” she said.

On a recent weekend, it was the trails at Jug Mountain Ranch near McCall that lured them back onto their bikes.

“We’ve been on our bikes more than we’ve been on our skis this winter,” Kathy said.

I borrowed Jug Mountain Ranch manager David Carey’s bike and joined them on the trail system about 2 miles east of Lake Fork (For directions go to jugmountainranch.com/ location.)

Carey has welcomed the bikes on Jug Mountain’s groomed trail system, and he’s experimenting with a smaller, narrower groomer that compacts some of the ranch’s singletrack trails so they can be used during winter.

In this Feb. 6, photo, fat tire bicycle rider travels the trails at Jug Mountain Ranch Carey sees fat bikes as another near McCall, Idaho. Fat bikes sport oversized balloon tires run at low air presSee FUN, page C-2 sures that are specially designed to ride on packed snow and other surfaces.

Sandhill cranes showing up for Nebraska respite LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Sandhill cranes have started trickling into central Nebraska for a respite from their annual migration to arctic nesting areas.

Experts say the birds usually begin arriving around Valentine’s Day, so they’re on schedule.

“We just really had a handful show up two days before Feb. 14,” Bill Taddicken, director of the Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary near Gibbon, told the Lincoln Journal Star.

“These birds are pretty used to extreme weather,” Taddicken said. “Their biological clock runs on a different time that we don’t know.”

The vanguard will be followed by thousands that will rest and feed AP Photo/Nati Harnik before resuming their journeys from In this Friday, March 18, 2011 photo, Sandhill cranes fly in formation in front a wintering spots in the southwestern nearly full moon near Alda, Neb. U.S. states and northern Mexico. Ex-

perts estimate about 600,000 sandhill cranes make the yearly trek, as do millions of geese and ducks.

Adult cranes are about 4 feet tall and have a wingspan of up to 7 feet.

Every year between 20,000 and 25,000 people visit Rowe Sanctuary or the Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center near Alda to see the migration, tourism officials have said.

Last year people from all 50 U.S. states and 49 countries visited the sanctuary.

Taddicken said a great crowd is expected this year as the sanctuary celebrates its 40th year protecting the cranes and raising public awareness about them.

On March 15 there will be an afternoon open house at the sanctuary, with activities that include special speakers, hayrack tours and birding walks.

Time to apply for summer jobs at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

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re you interested in working at one of the premier wildlife refuges in the nation this summer? The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has a few challenging, yet rewarding, job opportunities for summer 2014.

The following job areas have positions available for summer 2014: Park Ranger (Visitor Services Specialist) — Rangers work indoors and outdoors. They operate the Refuge Visitor Center in Soldotna orienting visitors to the Refuge and providing information on hiking, camping, fishing, and other recreation activities. Rangers prepare and present wildlife interpretive programs including nature walks, ranger talks, and discovery hikes.

Park Rangers also work outdoors in the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area managing Kenai National Wildlife Refuge photo fee collections and caretaking the campSeasonal employees repair the roof on one of the Refuge’s grounds. They do foot patrols in camppublic use cabins. Now’s the time to apply through USAjobs grounds assisting visitors, and hike nearby for summer ranger and laborer jobs at Kenai National Wildlife trails while doing light duty trail work.

Park Ranger positions begin May 19 and Refuge.

R efuge N otebook C andace Ward last until August 16. Pay per hour ranges from $14.84-$16.60. (Hourly rate varies depending on number of college credits and prior job experience.)

Laborer (Cabin/Trail Crew) — Laborers in the cabin/trail crews work outdoors on cabin and trail projects in front country areas and in remote backcountry sites. Projects include historic cabin restoration, cabin and trail maintenance, trail re-routes, construction of footbridges, boardwalks, and timber stairs, and installation of drainage and erosion control structures.

Crew members use a variety of hand and power tools including chain saws.

Crew members must be prepared hike

with heavy packs and to overnight in spike camps at trail project sites. Positions begin on May 19 and last until August 16. Pay is $17.64 per hour.

How to Apply — You can apply through a convenient online website: USAjobs.

These are the announcement numbers: Park Ranger (Visitor Services Specialist) #R7-141052733-AV, and for Laborer (Cabin/Trail Crew) #R7-141051769-AV. The application period is open through Friday, March 7, 2014. For more information on Park Ranger positions, contact Park Ranger Leah Eskelin at 907-260-2811 and for Laborer positions, contact Deputy Refuge Manager Steve Miller at (907) 262-7021.

Candace Ward works as a Park Ranger at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge leading the Refuge’s Information & Education Program. She looks forward each summer to working with new energetic seasonal staff.

You can find more information at http://kenai.fws.gov or http://www.facebook.com/ kenainationalwildliferefuge.

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opportunity for winter recreation, a way to extend the bike riding season in the McCall area, and another way for people to enjoy Jug Mountain Ranch’s trails.

All riders have to do is buy a $10 daily trail pass and ride the ranch’s 15 miles of groomed trails and additional singletrack when conditions allow.

“Adding the fat bike to the overall Jug Mountain Ranch trail experience is a great fit,” Carey said. “We are firm believers that this is not a fad and can significantly increase winter trail use to a new demographic.”

Carey rents his personal fat bike and plans to add more to a rental fleet this winter.

Gravity Sports in McCall also rents them for $35 for a half-day, $40 for a full-day and $45 for 24 hours. Bikes are available on a first-come, firstserved basis.

“We almost always have bikes available for people,” said Michelle Reagan, owner of Gravity Sports.

Jug Mountain Ranch and Gravity Sports hosted the first “Snowy 45” fat bike relay last year and had 44 riders sign up.

The race returns March 2, and Reagan said 80 riders have already signed up.

They will also host a fat bike demo day Feb. 15 where you can try a Surly brand fat bike.

All the details haven’t been set, so check jugmountainranch. com or the ranch’s Facebook page.

The interest in fat bikes isn’t limited to McCall and other mountain towns.

Jeremy Whitman, manager of Meridian Cycles, has five fat bikes in the shop’s rental/ demo fleet, and the shop has sold 25 of them this winter.

He sees fat bikes on Foothills trails, and even in downtown Boise.

Idaho Mountain Touring in Boise also rents and sells them, and several bike shops around the Treasure Valley sell them.

The cartoonishly large tires and stocky, rigid frames make them look like throwbacks to the original mountain bikes, and also something entirely different than what people are used to seeing.

“On any given day, I will have five customers come in the shop just to look at a fat bike,” Whitman said.

It’s also not the young, fast and fit looking for a second, third, or even fourth bike.

It’s common for middle-aged rider to ride them because they’re stable, simple, durable and fairly low-maintenance bikes.

“They’re kind of built like a tank,” Kathy Muench said.

The bikes were originally built for the Iditabike, an endurance race in Alaska that’s run during winter. Their popularity has exploded in Alaska, according to Dave and Sharon Sell, who split their time between Boise and Anchorage.

Fat bike riders are as common on the trail systems there as Nordic skiers, and the two sports can complement each other because most skiers prefer softer snow, while firmer conditions favor bikes.

“When the skiing is bad, the snow biking is good,” Sharon

Sell said.

While the sale of fat bikes has grown in Idaho and beyond, it’s still a niche sport, and people are figuring out new ways to use the bikes.

Like mountain biking 30 years ago, fat bikes — especially riding on snow — is fairly new to Idaho, and it will likely grow and evolve.

“It’s the early stage for us, and the early stage for the sport,” Carey said.

Fat bike tips I’m no expert, but I want to pass on some things I learned as a first-time fat bike rider.

• Relax. It’s just a bike, and although it looks big and burly, it feels like a regular bike. It’s not as nimble as your average mountain bike, but there’s nothing about a fat bike that should intimidate you if you know how to ride a bicycle.

• Dress for exertion, so lighter layers than you would normally wear for cold weather, and breathable fabrics so you don’t get damp from sweat. Remember to factor in the wind chill when you’re going downhill. If you start feeling hot, peel a layer, especially before a prolonged climb, then put it back on for the descent.

• For your first time, go with flat pedals and warm shoes or boots. As you become more comfortable on the bike, you might switch to clip-in shoes and pedals.

• Soft or fresh snow is harder to ride than groomed, hardpacked or crusty snow. Fat bikes aren’t powder machines, which is good because there are lots of other fun things to do on fresh snow.

• A higher gear works better to plow through soft snow.

You’re more likely to break traction in a lower gear, but you don’t want to burn yourself out in a higher gear. Find a compromise.

• Stay off the front brake on the downhills. Descend slowly until you become comfortable with the traction, or lack thereof. Brake far in advance of corners, steep downhills or obstacles.

• If you’re losing traction while climbing, shift your weight toward the rear tire so it gets better grip.

• Pedal seated rather than trying to stand and grind up a steep section. You will maintain more consistent traction and balance.

• Enjoy the scenery. Fat bikes go slower than your average mountain bike goes on dirt. Pedal, relax and enjoy the fact you’re riding on snow in a beautiful environment.

• Not all groomed crosscountry ski trails are open to fat bikes. Jug Mountain Ranch and Tamarack Resort allow them on their trails, but they’re not allowed on the Bear Basin crosscountry trails west of McCall, or on the trails at Ponderosa State Park.

• Do not ride on the ski tracks set by the groomer.

They are needed for traditional cross-country skiers. Also, yield to skiers like you would hikers.

• You can ride fat bikes on groomed snowmobile trails, but snowmobilers probably won’t expect you out there, so ride with caution. Consider using a headlight and/or red flashing rear light to make yourself more visible, especially on an overcast day.

. . . Palmer Continued from page C-1

Nice try, but most guys don’t have boats, either.

Besides, you don’t need a boat for most kinds of fishing. If you need a boat, rent or charter one. Make friends with someone who has one. Save your money and buy one. If you really want a boat, you’ll find a way.

8. Seasickness This might keep you off the

ocean, but it’s no excuse for not fishing in streams, lakes or other protected waters.

Besides, most people can fend off seasickness with nonprescription drugs. If that doesn’t work, prescription drugs will.

9. Nobody to learn from Learning how to fish has never been easier. The Community Schools program holds fishing classes during the winter. In summer, you can attend the Kenai Fishing Academy, at Kenai Peninsula College.

You can learn how to fish at a Department of Fish and

Game “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” workshop. Books, videos, magazines, the Internet and TV shows cover every aspect of fishing. Read Pudge Kleinkauf’s book, “Fly Fishing Women Explore Alaska.” Take one of her classes, or blow a couple of PFD checks on one of her all-women fishing trips.

10. No baby-sitter for the kids I know this may seem like a weird concept, but take your kids with you. Fishing is a great family activity.

People of all ages can fish. In

the process of going fishing, kids learn to plan, organize, cooperate and communicate.

On the water, they learn new skills and their selfconfidence improves. In spite of themselves, they have fun.

And you’ll have fun, too.

You may not know or appreciate it, ladies, but you live in one of the best places on earth to go fishing. Enough excuses.

Les Palmer can be reached at les.palmer@rocketmail.com.

New Yorker tries to row solo across the Atlantic

BY DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press

NEW YORK — A tenacious New Yorker who has been trying for nearly a decade to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, but has been plagued by bad luck, shipwreck and maybe a little early naiveté, has embarked on his fourth attempt at the epic journey.

Victor Mooney, 48, of Brooklyn, left Wednesday from the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa for a roughly 3,000-mile row to the British Virgin Islands.

After landing in April or May, he plans to resupply his tiny boat and row another nearly 1,800-plus miles to New York. Along the way, he’ll live on freeze-dried military rations, a variety of herbs and green tea and whatever fish he can yank from the sea.

“I feel very confident,” Mooney said by telephone last week from a marina in Maspolamas, Gran Canaria. “Everything is checked, doublechecked. ... I’m ready.”

This impossibly long, lonely path is one Mooney has set out on before. But so far, his tale reads less like “The Old Man and the Sea,” and more like the one told in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” about a land-obsessed monarch who stubbornly builds his castle on swampland only to have it repeatedly sink or burn.

Mooney’s first trans-Atlantic attempt, in 2006, ended when a 24-foot, wooden rowboat he’d built himself sank off the West African coast just hours after he’d pushed off from a beach in Senegal.

Three years later, he tried again with an oceangoing rowboat boat built by a professional. Its drinking water systems failed after two weeks at sea and he had to be rescued.

In 2011, Mooney set off from the Cape Verde Islands in an even more sophisticated boat. But that vessel, dubbed the Never Give Up, had apparently been damaged in transit and sprang a leak shortly after he put to sea.

He escaped in a life raft then spent two weeks drifting 250 miles on the open ocean.

“It was quite humbling,” Mooney said of the disaster.

“The first two days I cried like a baby because I didn’t want to die.”

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A devout Roman Catholic, he consoled himself by reading a waterlogged Bible, especially Psalm 91, which promises that angels will protect the faithful. Finally, he was picked up by a cargo ship headed for Brazil.

Before that trip, Mooney had vowed to his wife that it would be his last, whether he made it or not. But he was barely on dry land in Brazil before he was plotting another attempt.

This time, Mooney says he has taken his preparation to another level.

His Brazilian-built oceangoing rowboat, he says, is his best yet. He spent months getting familiar with the craft by training around Long Island.

He has better communications equipment aboard. More care was taken packing and shipping the boat. He’s taken it out for extensive trials in the Canary Islands to make sure everything is working.

He’s also getting support throughout the trip from an oceanographer, Jenifer Clark, and meteorologist, Dane Clark, a husband-and-wife team in Maryland whose previous clients have included Diana Nyad, the long-distance swimmer who last year became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage.

Their role will be to make sure Mooney stays on a course that takes advantage of the Atlantic’s ever-changing currents and weather.

Rowers who get caught on the wrong side of an eddy can wind up moving backward,

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In this image released by G.C. Media, Victor Mooney, right, stands inside his custom built row boat “The Spirit of Malabo,” as he prepares for the Goree Challenge, his fourth attempt at crossing the Atlantic to raise funds for HIV/AIDS, on Feb. 19, in Maspolamas, Gran Canaria.

they said.

This time of year, Mooney isn’t likely to encounter any major storms, but the sea — as always — will test his mettle.

“It’s not a pleasant row,” Dane Clark said. “There are some pretty big waves that build up in the trade winds.

Six-, eight-, nine-foot seas. It’s not going to be easy. He has to be prepared to capsize.”

Mooney’s boat, a capsulelike affair, is designed to offer protection even in high seas.

Like all of his attempts, he said, this one is being done in honor of a brother who died of AIDS in 1983.

The New Yorker is one of several people to attempt an east-to-west crossing of the Atlantic this winter. Successful crossings happen annually, according to statistics kept by

The Ocean Rowing Society.

Failure and high-seas rescues are also common.

“A series of failures, a lot of times, leads you to a victory,” Jenifer Clark said. She cited the travails of Nyad, whose attempts to reach Florida from Cuba began in 1978, and were foiled repeatedly due to jellyfish stings, asthma and bad weather.

Mooney said he is committed to finally making it.

The stubborn king in “The Holy Grail” lost his first three castles to the swamp, as other kings ridiculed him as daft.

“But the fourth one stayed up!” he told his son. “And that’s what you’re gonna get, lad. The strongest castle in these islands.”

Here’s hoping Mooney is just as successful on his fourth try.

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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.

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KENAI 1-Bedroom, furnished, heat, cable included.

No pets. $675. month.

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

THREE-Bedroom, 2-bath, 2 large walk-inclosets, 1352 inside living space, crawl space, 1.5 car garage, fenced back yard, front and back decks.

Asphalt DW & neighborhood roads. Large space next to garage for boat or RV. Back yard fully sunned, perfect for greenhouse. Just shy of 1/2 acre. Excellent water. 2 blocks down from K-Beach. New in 2010 natural gas furnace, all new in 2010 appliances included (DW, oven, microwave, frig, washer & dryer). Master bath renovated w/walk-in tile shower; beautiful easy to maintain high-end vinyl flooring throughout.

Custom vertical blinds in living room and kitchen, and window coverings. Also included is 55-inch Samsung Plasma TV and 3-speaker Bose surround system; 8 camera security system; outside shed w/Honda lawn mower & weed trimmer. $1500 paint and wallpaper credit provided. Broker courtesy 2.5%. TWO ways to buy - Straight purchase or ASSUME low balance with $880 monthly payments for $70,000 up front cash. (No realtor or credit check is required for the assumption) MLS 14-560. Please call 398-8161; 24 hr notice requested for viewing.

Owner financing not available.

KENAI RIVER FRONT 3 Fully furnished apartments available.

Heat, internet & cable included.

Washer/dryer on site.

40ft Fishing Dock.

No Pets, No Smoking.

3 Miles from Fred Meyer, 1 year lease.

(2) 3-Bedroom, 2-bath $1,350. plus electric.

(1) 2-Bedroom, 1-bath, includes garage $1,850. plus electric.

(907)262-7430

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RIVERFRONT Log cabin, 1-bedroom, furnished, utilities included. Seasonal. $650. monthly.

No Smoking/ Pets.

(907)262-1072.

Duplex 3-BEDROOM DUPLEX Kenai on Aliak Drive 1-bath, 1-car garage, no smoking/ pets, $1,150/ month, heat included.

Tenant pays electric.

(907)252-8823

Homes 1-BEDROOM 5-minutes Soldotna, 10-minutes Kenai.

Cable.

Nice Neighborhood.

Immaculate.

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

No smoking/ pets.

You pay utilities. $700. deposit, $550. per month.

(907)262-6093 3-BEDROOM, 1-BATH HOUSE FOR RENT Attached heated garage. $1,000./month plus utilities, all appliances included. No smoking, pet on approval.

(907)260-9008

Multiple Dwelling

KENAI 2-Bedroom, 1.5-bath, carport. No smoking, no pets. $850. /month plus utilities.

(907)283-3878.

COZY 3-BEDROOM FOR RENT or SALE $145,000.

Sterling/ Soldotna.

Fully furnished $1,050.

Plus Deposit.

Pets on approval.

(907)252-9194 NIKISKI New homes, 3-bedroom, 2-bath, garage, walking distance to Nikiski Rec. Center. Indoor pool & ice rink. $1275. per month. Leave message (907)776-3325 SOLDOTNA/ Endicott Executive home, River front, furnished 3-bedroom, 3-bath, appliances included, long term lease, $2,500.

(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 NIKISKI Handicapped accessible, covered ramp, deck. Alaska Housing OK, 3-bedroom, 2-bath utilities included, pets allowed. $1,250./ month.

Call (907)776-6563.

Misc. Rentals K-BEACH FRONTAGE Approx. 1,500 Sq-ft space available. Gas electric, garbage, plowing & sanding included.

Call (907)262-4330

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

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Retail/Commercial Space PRIME KENAI RETAIL/ OFFICE SPACE 1,832SqFt to 20,000SqFt. Rates start @ $.50SqFt. Call Carr Gottstein Properties, (907)564-2424 or visit www.carrgottstein.com

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RON MOORE CO.

262-2112

35226 Kenai Spur Hwy., Soldotna, AK 99669

NEAR SOLDOTNA 2600 sf home, detached garage, greenhouse, new carpeting, separate kitchen area on lower level which could be rental, RV parking, new ext paint 2013, very nice family home with open floor plan, bright and sunny.

MLS 14-1855 $229,999

NEW COMMERCIAL LISTING Fifteen unit Motel (completely leased 2/14) with 3,792sq.ft. restaurant (vacant 2/14) located toward Sterling on the Hwy. Most furnishings and equipment to stay with property. Has been known as Naptowne Inn, Scout Lake Inn and currently as Otto’s Landing Inn & Chloe’s Café.

Great opportunity!

MLS 13-16282 $595,000

STERLING HOME 3 BR, 2000+st, new cabinets, and flooring.

Move-in ready! Open floor plan, private location, carport-just a great family home!

MLS 13-13472 $198,000

IN TOWN SOLDOTNA Nice 2142 sf 4 BR 2 BA home in the heart of Soldotna–great neighborhood off Kobuk.

Paved drive. RV parking, landscaped. Large deck, 2 car attchd garage.

MLS 14-636 $270,000

LITTLE SKIMO BUILDING Commercial-retail building for sale. Has been an established burger and brew spot in the heart of Kenai right across from the Kenai visitors center.

Can be sold with or without restaurant equipment and Beer and Wine license...A great location for any business in the heart of Kenai.

MLS 11-3701 $125,000

GARDENER’S DREAM W/VIEW What a great 2800+ sf home!

4 BR, 3 BA and a gardeners paradise! And one of the most outstanding views around to boot. Greenhouses, excellent fencing, shed incredible landscaping, lovely design and the privacy you want on 3+ acres.

MLS 13-11632 $475,000

HOME ON 40 ACRES Kasilof – Room to Roam with this Nice 1560 sf 2 BR home large LR and kitchen. on 40 acres with great 1008 sf garage/shop, conex, 2 carports, sheds. Slight view to peaks of mts from house site looking NW. MLS 13-16115 $240,000

SKYLINE AREA CEDAR HOME Well cared for 3 BR, 2 BA, open floor plan, lots of light, near college & Tsalteshi trails, deck carport.

MLS 13-15940 $225,000

Homes

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Linda McLane

Donna Miller

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252-4212

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RON MOORE CO. 262-2112 35226 Kenai Spur Hwy., Soldotna, AK 99669

This is JOE.

AMAZING VIEW HOME ENDLESS views from this 2646 sf home on 10 acres – Kenai Range, Wetlands, Hills & River – one of the best around. 3 BR, 2 car att garage + det 2 car w/ great shop, big lawn, woodstove, lots the privacy you need.

MLS 13-13935 $369,000

GREAT VIEW HOME! 2350+ sf home with 4 BR and a B&B cabin w/ kitchen, presently in operation!

Fantastic view of the River and Mountains, big deck, excellent landscaping 3 BA, 2 car gar. + carport, circ drive, wonderful design, well done tile floor sunroom.

MLS 12-7497 $385,000

KENAI RIVER LOG HOME Lovely log home with a huge detached garage on the Kenai River in the Sterling area. 2 BR + large loft, extra office room, open living with vaulted ceiling, stairs to river with a great bank and platform for fishing. Smokehouse, storage shed, huge deck facing river.

Boat launch nearby.

MLS 12-13221 $525,000

Mark White

Linda McLane

Donna Miller

260-1609

252-4212

398-4274

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398-1127

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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!

General Employment

CITY OF SOLDOTNA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICE OFFICER Wage Range 15 Starting Wage $25.84hr-$30.56hr D.O.E. The City of Soldotna has an opening for a grant funded Police Officer. This position serves the City of Soldotna as a Peace Officer in the administration of laws and ordinances. Becoming a member of the Public Safety Employees Association is a requirement of the position. A complete job description and application packet is available on the City's website http://www.ci.soldotna.ak.us/jobs.html.

Please submit a City application, F-3, Cover Letter and Resume to the Human Resource Department at City Hall, 177 N. Birch Street, Soldotna, by fax 1.866.596-2994, or email tcollier@ci.soldotna.ak.us

by March 7, 2014.

First review will be February 21, 2014.

The City of Soldotna is an EEO employer.

General Employment

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

HELP WANTED INSIDE PLUMBING SALES Plumbing sales experience preferred. Take orders on the phone and help customers at sales counter. Good customer service a must.

Full time with benefits.

Must pass drug & background check.

Apply at FERGUSON ENT. (907)262-5990 Fax (907) 262-1935 or Job Service.

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

PETS & LIVESTOCK Birds Cats Dogs Horses Livestock Livestock Supplies Pet Services Pet Supplies

SERVICES Appliance Repair Auction Services Automotive Repair Builders/Contractors Cabinetry/Counters Carpentry/Odd Jobs Charter Services Child Care Needed Child Care Provided Cleaning Services Commercial Fishing Education/Instruction Excavating/Backhoe Financial Fishing Guide Services Health Home Health Care Household Cleaning Services House-sitting Internet Lawn Care & Landscaping Masonry Services Miscellaneous Services Mortgages Lenders Painting/Roofing Plumbing/Heating/ Electric Satellite TV Snow Removal Tax Services Travel Services Tree Services Veterinary Water Delivery Well Drilling

NOTICES/ ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements Card of Thanks Freebies Lost/Found Personals/Notices Misc. Notices/ Announcements Worship Listings

Healthcare ADVANCED PHYSICAL THERAPY

Is currently accepting applications for the full-time position of Patient Administrator in our Soldotna clinic.

Summary of Duties: Interacts with patients in a professionally courteous and respectful manner whether communicating on the phone or in person. Schedules the patients as appropriately outlined by Caregivers and the plan of care.

Continues good communication between APT Caregivers and outside sources with good documentation and follow through. Works effectively with the other members of the clinic, be they care givers,administrative or support staff to further excel in our goals of providing our community with quality health care.

Please contact us at: (907)420-0640 for more information,or visit our office to fill out an application.

We are located at the following address: 44604 Sterling Highway, Unit A Soldotna, AK 99669

Oil & Refinery

Pets & Livestock Birds Cats Dogs Horses Livestock Livestock Supplies Pet Services Pet Supplies

Cats FREE TO A GOOD HOME 1 female older cat, spayed, very loving, will go outside. 1 male older cat, neutered, loves to go outside, does well with dogs.

Grandkids are allergic so they must find new homes.

(907)398-4647

PROJECT SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR This position is responsible for providing detailed financial support including cost reconciliation/assurance, project analysis and contract compliance providing detailed financial support including cost reconciliation/ assurance, project analysis and contract compliance; reviewing contractor timesheets.

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Auctions ANNUAL FUR RONDY AUCTION: Friday, Feb. 21, 6:00PM and Saturday, Feb. 22, 10:00AM Alaska Auction Co. 1227 E. 75th Ave., Anchorage Original art by: Goodale, Henne, Judge Keho, Scott McDaniel, Fred Machetanz, Gause. Silver and gold coins, currency, ivory carvings, C. Alan Johnson figures, fine jewelry, cameos, stamps, furs, Tlingit baskets and artifacts.

Preview Friday noon-6:00 PM Bid online at: http://www.alaskaauction.com/ <http://www.alaskaauction.com/> | (907)349-7078

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General Employment CAREGIVER NEEDED For assisted living home.

Call between 9am-9pm (907)262-5090.

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Barn Hunt and Treibball COMING SOON! Plus Agility, Nose Work, Obedience, Puppy, Privates, new for all breeds, Barn Hunt, Treibball.

PenDOG (907)262-6846 www.pendog.org

DENTAL ASSISTANT Busy family practice, experience required.

Dynamic team approach. 4 days/ week. Resumes to: PO Box 129, 99669, or in person to Dr. Rohloffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office.

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Pawsitive training for all dogs & puppies.

Agility, Conformation, Obedience, Privates & Rally. www.kenaikennelclub.com (907)335-2552

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PUREBRED GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES with papers for sale!

They are papered & will have their first set of shots.

Males:$800 Females:$1000 Call, text or email.

907-252-7753 jtmillefamily@gmail.com

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Public Notices CITY OF SELDOVIA, ALASKA REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR: WEST MARGINAL FLOAT REPLACEMENT PROJECT

The City of Seldovia is seeking a qualified contractor to perform renovations in their Small Boat Harbor. For complete sets of the bid documents, and additional information, contact Moffatt & Nichol at (907)-677-7500, or via email akofc@moffattnichol.com . Sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time on March 24, 2014, at Moffatt & Nichol, 880 H St., Suite 208, Anchorage, AK 99501. The bids will be publicly opened and read at that time. All interested parties are invited to attend.

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Bids KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT INVITATION TO BID #129-14 Technology Equipment The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District hereby invites qualified vendors to submit a proposal for acceptance by the District to purchase Technology Equipment.

One (1) original of the sealed bid must be submitted to the Purchasing Department, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, 139 East Park Avenue, Soldotna, AK 99669, no later than 4:00 PM local time on March 13, 2014. Bid can be obtained by calling 907-714-8876 during normal business hours, or from the District website www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us Kenai Peninsula Borough Code requires that businesses or individuals contracting to do business with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District be in compliance with Borough tax provisions.

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CORRECTED NOTICE OF PIPELINE TRANSFER APPLICATION The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Anchor Point Energy, LLC (APE) and Cook Inlet Energy, LLC (CIE) filed a joint application requesting approval to transfer a controlling interest in APE to CIE. Docket No. P-14-008 was opened to address this matter. APE holds Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 734, under which APE owns and operates the Anchor Point pipeline to transports natural gas produced at the North Fork Unit.

APE is currently owned by Armstrong Cook Inlet, LLC; GMT Exploration Company, LLC; Dale Resources Alaska, LLC; Jonah Gas Company, LLC; and Nerd Gas Company, LLC. If the application is approved, CIE will be APE's sole owner. CIE is an Alaska limited liability company owned by Miller Energy Resources, a Tennessee corporation.

No motions for waivers or petitions for confidentiality were filed with the application. The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the application. The Commission may determine whether the application is complete by March 4, 2014.

You may obtain more information about this filing from Robin Brena or Anthony Guerriero, of Brena Bell & Clarkson, P.C., attorneys for CIE, at 810 N Street, Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 258-2000. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission's office at 701 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222. You may also view the filings on the Commission's website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing â&#x20AC;&#x153;P-14-008â&#x20AC;? in the Find the Matter search box.

To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., March 10, 2014, at the Commission's address given above or via our website at: https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/ PublicNoticescomment.aspx Please reference the proper docket number and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with the applicants at the contact address given above.

Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll free at 1-800-390-2782 or TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by March 3, 2014.

DATED at Anchorage, Alaska this 18th day of February, 2014.

REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA T. W. Patch Chairman PUBLISH: 2/21, 2014

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI In the Matter of a Change of Name for: BRYDEN MAXWELL GREGORY Current Name of Minor Child Case No: 3KN-13-00832CI

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A petition has been filed in the Superior Court (Case # 3KN-13-00832CI) requesting a name change from (current name) BRAYDEN MAXWELL GREGORY to BRAYDEN MAXWELL FREEMAN GREGORY. A hearing on this request will be held on March 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Courtroom 2, Kenai Courthouse, 125 Trading Bay Drive, Suite 100 Kenai, AK.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI In the Matter of Estate of: JOHN ANDREW POLJACIK, JR. Decendent.

Date of Death: December 21, 2013

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CASE NO. 3KN-14-10 PR NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 29, 2014, MARY COLLEEN SINNOTT was appointed as the Personal Representative of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said clams will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to MARY COLLEEN SINNOTT, Personal Representative of the above Estate, c/o Daniel L. Aaronson, Law Office of Daniel L. Aaronson, 909 Cook Drive, Kenai, Alaska 99611, or filed with the Court.

DATED this 11th day of February, 2014.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHA meeting might cause you to do some serious thinking. Look for a new slant. Find someone neutral who perhaps is unexposed to the issue at hand. You could be surprised by what comes up, even if you opt not to use the information.

Tonight: Where the action is.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might be left holding the bag. While others start enjoying their weekend, you could find yourself with lots to do. Delegate what you can to others, and join your friends. A breath of fresh air will do more good than you can imagine.

Tonight: Till the wee hours.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Try to find an answer that will work for everyone. Some of you might decide to just walk away, if that works for you. Keep your long-term goals in mind when making this decision. Remain focused on what you desire. Tonight: Out late.

Sink your teeth into dental care Dear Readers: dental care is important to all of us, not just adults. Parents should begin teaching their children about proper dental care at a very early age to help prevent lifelong problems.

Here is some information and hints on how to take care of your children’s teeth: * Begin wiping your child’s gums after feedings as soon as possible to get him or her used to the process. * Once teeth break through, use a child’s toothbrush to gently brush the teeth. * Never let your child go to bed with a bottle or sippy cup full of milk or formula. This is a big NO-NO! * Make sure children always spit out toothpaste and do not swallow it. * Brush your children’s teeth twice a day. After breakfast and before bed are two good times.

Follow these simple hints, and your children’s smile will be beaming for years!

— Heloise P.S.: Sing a song your child knows to let him or her know how long to brush teeth.

Travel hint Dear Readers: Whenever you travel — especially abroad — staying in older hotels and bed-and-breakfasts can feel less secure than your own home. For added security, try carrying a rubberwedge doorstop. When you shut your door for the night, place the wedge a few inches from the opening side of the door frame and press it in with your foot until secure. Please don’t do this if you have a medical condition that may require help — it can prevent help from reaching you if needed. What do you do to sleep more soundly when traveling? Write to us at: Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX, 78279-5000, or send an email to: Heloise(at)Heloise. com.

— Heloise

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Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

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5 2 3 4 7 6 9 8 1

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Garfield

By Jim Davis

Take It from the Tinkersons By Bill Bettwy

Tundra

Shoe

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— “OUTLAW” IN ARIZONA DEAR “OUTLAW”: If your husband is “wonderful,” why has he tolerated his parents’ treating you this way for 17 years? He should have insisted from the beginning of your marriage that you be treated with respect. I can’t believe the two of you would expose Abigail Van Buren your children to this multiple times a year.

You can’t “make” your in-laws stop their verbal abuse, but your husband might be able to if he locates his spine and puts his foot down. There should be no more talk of moving close to these toxic people, nor should there be any more visits to them until they either change their attitudes or learn to watch their mouths. If your husband feels he must go, then he should go alone, and you should stop making excuses for your absence.

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Feb. 21, 2014: This year you often feel as if friends pave your path.

Somehow, they seem to have more insight into certain areas of your life than you realize. Travel and interactions with your in-laws and/or foreigners could be difficult.

If you are single, you could meet someone much older than you.

However, eventually you might become bored with this person. If you are attached, the two of you might decide to spend more time at home, as you are likely to take up a new hobby or interest together. SCORPIO can be hard on you.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Confusion marks your day, but you will manage to avoid someone’s contribution to the momentary chaos. Once you do, you might want to minimize the amount of time you spend interacting with this person in your daily life. Tonight: Go along with set plans.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Examine your long-term needs, and have a discussion with those involved in a joint venture. No one says there can’t be an adjustment, though one person might decide to say something that sounds more negative than he or she intended. Tonight: TGIF! GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Pace yourself, and know full well what you can complete. You won’t want to leave work or a project half-done. Complete what you

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