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P E N I N S U L A
MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska
Vol. 44, Issue 268
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Demo delayed
Question Do you think victims of the Ebola virus should be transported into the United States? n Yes; or n No.
Borough holds off on tear down of north wing of old Nikiski Elementary
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By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion
In the news Pro-Begich super PAC takes on Treadwell
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JUNEAU — A super PAC that supports Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Begich has a new ad that, for the first time, takes on Republican Senate hopeful Mead Treadwell. Put Alaska First’s ad also features Republican Dan Sullivan, the presumptive frontrunner in the race who has been a target of the group for months. Treadwell sees his inclusion as a sign that Put Alaska First sees him as a threat, with the Aug. 19 primary looming. Put Alaska First’s treasurer declined to comment on that. The ad says Treadwell launched a company that “pushed a national ID card,” in trying to paint him as supporting more government control. Treadwell says a company he helped found in the 1990s made technology to validate the authenticity of currency, passports and photo identifications.
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion
Justin Miller from Anchorage grooves to the music while indulging in Hoppin’ Salmon Wheat beer from the Kenai River Brewing Company at the Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival in Soldotna Saturday. Twenty-two breweries from all around the state participated in the festival, which served as a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Soldotna with benefits going to local rotary projects.
Cheers for beer
Hundreds flock to fourth annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion
Hundreds of craft beer enthusiasts came together to sample micro-brews from throughout the state Saturday at the fourth annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival in Soldotna. With 22 participating state breweries, festivalgoers packed the beer garden outside the Soldotna Regional Sports
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Complex from 5 to 10 p.m. to taste some unique creations from state brew masters. For $30 admission, guests received a 4-ounce glass and eight tickets to sample the variety of suds available. Live music and food trucks kept the crowds fed and entertained. Event organizer Dr. Matthew Pyhala said all but five breweries in the state were represented. The Soldotna Rotary Club sponsored the event with proceeds going to local rotary projects. The sold
out festival had to turn away nearly 100 guests and turned out to be a great success, he said. One of the projects that received funding was RAFT, ride assistance for transportation, which offers free rides to and from the hospital for people in need, Pyhala See BEER, page A-8
The north wing of the old Nikiski Elementary School will stand for at least one more winter. The Kenai Peninsula Borough recently completed additional analysis of the unoccupied section of the building. The re-evaluation showed that demolition of the north wing of the building is still the best option in accordance with the results of a 2007 analysis. However, the borough has decided not to move forward with the demolition plans because the KPB School District and local companies have expressed interest in the currently vacant portion of the facility, according to a laydown memo from Borough Mayor Mike Navarre to the borough assembly. KPBSD Board of Education president Joe Arness said he could see the portion of the building utilized for vocational educational programs. “With the … expansion of the (oil and gas) industry out north, it was just an idea that ran into my head that, ‘Hey, there is some classroom space,’” he said. “Maybe that industry can use it, maybe the district can use it toward that purpose and whether or not that will happen or is even logical I don’t know. It’s just an idea.” Arness said moving forward his plan is to speak with people in the oil and gas industry and discuss their needs as well as talk with local state representatives about state support. “The building for whatever See DEMO, page A-8
Egyptian cease-fire proposal accepted by Israel, Hamas By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press
CAIRO — Israel and the Hamas militant group accepted an Egyptian cease-fire proposal Sunday, clearing the way for the resumption of talks on a long-term truce to end a month of heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip that has taken nearly 2,000 lives. The announcement marked the second time in less than a week that the bitter enemies
had agreed to Egyptian mediation. A similar three-day truce last week collapsed in renewed violence over the weekend. The truce took effect at midnight (2101 GMT), preceded by heavy rocket fire toward Israel. In Cairo, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the cease-fire would allow humanitarian aid into battered Gaza neighborhoods and the reopening of indirect talks on a more lasting and comprehensive deal. Hamas is seeking an end
to the Israeli-Egyptian blockade against Gaza, while Israel wants Hamas to dismantle its formidable arsenal of rockets and other weapons. Palestinian negotiators accepted the proposal early Sunday after meeting with Egyptian officials throughout the weekend. Israeli officials concurred later. Both delegations are back AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis in Cairo. Restricted from playing outside, displaced Palestinian children Qais Abdelkarim, a member play indoors in a high-rise building where their families had of the Palestinian delegation, rented flats for them to live, after leaving their homes due to the See CEASE, page A-8 unrest, in Gaza City, Sunday.
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