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In the news Gay marriage: North Carolina official resigns

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A North Carolina official resigned Thursday rather than perform gay marriages, an individual stand that comes as fewer and fewer states are holding on to oppose samesex unions. Triggered by a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week, lower courts across the nation have moved to strike down gay marriage bans. Among the holdouts are conservative states such as Arizona and Wyoming, and their defiance comes against a tide of rulings that give hope to those who want to see samesex unions legalized in every state. The North Carolina magistrate who quit his job said performing gay marriages would violate his religious beliefs.

Correction The story in the Wednesday sports section of the Peninsula Clarion regarding the Soldotna-Kenai volleyball game contained an error. The game was a “pink night” and not affiliated with Dig Pink or the Side-Out Foundation. This allowed all proceeds of the event to remain local, going to the Central Peninsula Health Foundation, Breast Cancer Fund. The Clarion regrets the error.

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Fish Board spurns Central Peninsula By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

By the time the Alaska Board of Fisheries holds its next meeting on Upper Cook Inlet fisheries, it will have been nearly 20 years since its members have chosen to do so on the Kenai Peninsula. During the last day of the board’s work session in Juneau, members set the schedule for its next cycle of meetings. Several dozen people, city governments, boroughs and fishing advocacy groups and the entire

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legislative delegation from the Kenai Peninsula weighed in on the issue. Primarily, the comments fell into one of two sides: people who wanted the Board of Fish to hold its next Upper Cook Inlet meeting in the Kenai and Soldotna area and people who wanted to see the meeting continue to be held in Anchorage or the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Many of the public comments on holding the meeting away from the Peninsula referred to Anchorage as a “neutral” area between the Mat-Su

region and the central Kenai Peninsula. Board members in favor of keeping the meeting in Anchorage used the same terminology. “This has been a difficult one for me,” said board member from Kodiak, Sue Jeffrey. “I understand the importance of the fishing industry in this region. I also think it’s important to hold the meeting in what I can describe as a neutral place.” Jeffrey said people on the Kenai Peninsula who wanted to weigh in during the meeting

could “fly up to (Anchorage) pretty quickly.” Of all of the fishery management plans considered by board members, Upper Cook Inlet fin fisheries — which include the drift and setnet commercial fisheries, commercial guided fishing, recreational sport fisheries, personal-use and educational fisheries — are by far the most complex. Users generate several hundred proposals each cycle and the merits of each must be addressed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game staff, then by the public, then

Blocking the view A tree stands in the way of Kenai’s new mural

By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna identified an expansion to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex as its top capital project for the fiscal year 2016. City council member Pete Sprague said he would like to see the 2016 fiscal year legislative priorities list formatted so that the funding request for the complex expansion would be designated a regional project. “The regional sports center complex is a center piece for many different public functions,” Sprague said. “I would like the list at least formatted so that it is a standalone project.” The project would include a renovation of the existing facility. The total cost, originally estimated at $17 million, is now closer to $10.4 million, City Manager Mark Dixson said in a previous Clarion interview. Soldotna requested $5.9 million from the state for the expansion, according to the priorities list submitted by Engineer Kyle Kornelis. The list is submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough for inclusion in their federal and state requests, Kornelis said. Of the 20 that made the list, projects were divided into two categories, those costing more than $100,000 and smaller projects that require less than $100,000. The city will also support Department of Transportation projects within or just around Soldotna city limits, Kornelis said. Council member Linda Murphy said she had reservations about listing the expansion as the city’s top priority, because of the state’s limited budget flexibility. Murphy said she felt the project was something the city wanted, but was not an immediate need. She said she is curious what supplemental funding will come from the state or borough to offset the added annual costs, which will likely be close to $500,000 in maintenance and operations. Mayor Nels Anderson said the city has only been discussing the potential for the borough to fund a portion of the yearly costs. He said nothing has been ratified or outlined, but the assembly has said it wanted to assist financially. Now that the local election season is over those talks will resume, Anderson said. Dixson said he has spoken with Kenai Peninsula Borough See PRIORITIES, page A-14

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o cut or not to cut? That is the question the Kenai City Council briefly considered Wednesday. At issue is a 30-foot tall fir tree in front of the approved site of the Kenai mural at Kenai Municipal Airport and if the tree should be cut down to allow an unobstructed view of the mural. The installation of the 12-foot by 24-foot mural painting, “Kenai La Belle,” by Kenai artist Fanny Ryland was has been delayed until framework to hang the nine panels can be completed since it’s completion in May, said organizer for the Paint the Kenai Project Marcus Mueller. Prior to installation, Mueller will sign an agreement with city administration. He spoke to council Wednesday and said he had not set a date to install the mural. “The summer has gotten away from me,” Mueller said. “(The mural) is my top priority of my non-paid efforts. It’s something I think about on a daily basis.” In March, the Kenai Airport Commission approved the mural to be displayed on the exterior wall between the arrivals and departures doors at the airport. None of the council members objected to the location when briefed about the project at a March 19 meeting. The mural, which depicts salmon swimming in the Kenai River with view of the Russian OrthoSee TREE, page A-14

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by board members in a process that has burgeoned into a twoweek meeting, held every three years. For the last five full board cycles, or 15 years, board members have chosen to meet in Anchorage to debate Upper Cook Inlet issues and this year was no different. “I know that there has been a tremendous outcry for moving that meeting and I am certainly sensitive to that ... I certainly respect that, but when I just look at the enormity of the subSee FISH , page A-5

Kenai to host meeting on drugs, burglary By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

A town hall meeting to continue the discussion of the recent drug-related burglaries that have surfaced throughout the Kenai Peninsula will be held Saturday at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center. The event starts with free hot dogs and a visit with Governor Sean Parnell from noon to 1:30 p.m. Then the public is invited to participate in a town hall forum at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the theft and drug issues with Alaska State Trooper leadership. Colonel James Cockrell, Director of the Alaska State Troopers and Captain Andy Greenstreet Soldotna E Detachment Commander will be in attendance, along with the property crime suppression unit. Representatives from the Health and Social Services and the Kenai District Attorney’s Office have been invited to the meeting, but their attendance has not been confirmed, said Sen. Peter Micciche R-Soldotna. Micciche and House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, have organized the meeting to allow the public to share options on what the state can do to address the problem. Micciche said it has been well documented that the troopers are understaffed statewide and wondered if the personnel could be shifted to better accommodate the growing population on the Kenai Peninsula. He said he is interested to hear if more funding toward drug treatment programs could help the problem. The recent thefts in Nikiski and Kasilof have demonstrated the peninsula has a big drug problem, he said.

Parnell: Alaska at low risk for Ebola By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska is at low risk for Ebola infections but the risk is real, and the state is taking steps to be prepared, Gov. Sean Parnell said Thursday. During a news conference in Anchorage with state health officials, Parnell said we live in an interconnected world, with Alaska serving as an international crossroads. “So we want to be conscious of that,” he said. “And we are

preparing for the worst-case scenario — even though we are at low risk — so that we can be prepared for any event.” Parnell said a task force has been created to coordinate planning and preparedness among agencies. He said he has asked for weekly briefings “for the length of this potential public health concern.” Parnell also said the health department has been directed to continue activities with health care facilities that include training and exercises and to do ad-

ditional walk-throughs of facilities to make sure they and the state are ready to handle any suspected cases. Officials in the state’s epidemiology division have been on calls with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other states to aid in planning and ensuring accurate information is getting out. The division also plans to provide updated Ebola information on its website. “All of these activities help maximize the chance that any people in Alaska who are at risk

for having Ebola disease will be handled appropriately and any risk to fellow Alaskans will be minimized,” Parnell said. Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Cooper said the number of Alaskans with ties to the countries most affected by Ebola in west Africa and the estimated number of people from Alaska going to those countries to help and returning is low. But he said the risk is real because people may not show symptoms for up to 21 days after exposure. See EBOLA, page A-14

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Commission rejects shipping sheep out of state HELENA, Mont. — Montana wildlife commissioners on Thursday rejected a proposal to move some bighorn sheep out of state, saying they would prefer the agency either find new locations here or transfer animals between existing herds. Fish, Wildlife and Parks agency officials had recommended ending the state’s policy barring the relocation of sheep from Montana, saying overpopulated herds were making the animals prone to disease outbreaks and that they were having trouble finding suitable relocation sites within the state. Of particular concern are the sheep in the Missouri River Breaks, where the population this summer was estimated to be 436, or 111 animals over what the agency says the population should be. Agency officials had recommended reducing the numbers by transferring some of the sheep out of state to prevent disease and to keep bighorn sheep from commingling with domestic sheep in the area. South Dakota had requested bighorn sheep from Montana this winter. Washington state and Nebraska have requested animals during the winter of 2015-16, officials said. But after hearing from multiple people who were opposed to the plan, Montana Fish and Wildlife commissioners meeting in Bozeman voted against the agency’s recommendations. Commissioners said relocating sheep out of state should be a last resort, and that allowing the wildlife agency to do so now may cause officials to scale back their search for suitable in-state locations. The commissioners urged the agency to speed up its study of the health risks of transferring sheep between existing herds and left open the possibility of changing the state’s bighorn sheep conservation strategy. The state adopted its policy against out-of-state relocations in response to hunter complaints when 60 sheep were transplanted to Utah in 2009. -Associated Press

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Washington woman fined $500 for feeding bears LONG BEACH, Wash. — A woman on trial for feeding bears in her neighborhood in Washington state has agreed to stop and pay a fine to settle the case. The Daily News reports Doris Berryhill Parks was the

first person charged under a 2012 state law that makes it a misdemeanor to feed wild animals. Under the agreement, Berryhill Parks pays a $500 fine and promises not to leave food outside her Ilwaco home. That means no pet food or bird feeders and keeping garbage cans secure. Washington wildlife offi-

cials say they’ve had to trap seven bears that became a dangerous nuisance in her neighborhood. Wednesday’s agreement came after five hours of testimony before a judge in Pacific County District Court in Long Beach. If Berryhill Parks fails to comply, she would be subject to a 90-day jail sentence. -Associated Press

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Montana decides to keep Yellowstone bison in state By MATT VOLZ Associated Press

HELENA, Mont.— Montana wildlife officials decided Thursday against shipping 145 bison captured from Yellowstone National Park to the Bronx zoo and other locations across the nation, choosing to send them to an American Indian reservation within the state. The Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to transfer the bison to Fort Peck Indian Reservation instead of following a recommendation to divide the animals among the reservation, a New York-based wildlife consortium, Oklahoma’s Cherokee Nation and the state of Utah. The bison are now being held on a ranch owned by media mogul Ted Turner under a five-year agreement that comes to an end next month, adding urgency to

finding them a new home. Commissioners said they are confident in the Fort Peck tribes’ ability to manage the bison after successfully handling the one previous relocation of 63 Yellowstone bison in 2012. Commissioners also wanted to keep the animals in the state in anticipation of a Montana bison conservation plan to be completed next year. Commissioner Larry Wetsit, a Fort Peck tribal member, said he is certain the tribes will work with the other groups interested in the bison. “It’s always been the intent of the tribe to re-establish buffalo somewhere,” Wetsit said. “It’s always been our goal, and we will always work with others to ensure that does happen.” An environmental analysis of the relocation proposal is pending.

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The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries: The Clarion charges a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. Obituaries up to 300 words are charged $50, which includes a one-year online guest book memoriam to on Legacy. com. Obituaries up to 500 words are charged $100, which also includes the one-year online guest book memoriam. Tax is not included. All charges include publication of a black and white photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. How to submit: Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. Pre-payment must accompany all submissions not already handled by a funeral home or crematorium. Deadlines: Submissions for Tuesday – Friday editions must be received by 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services. Copyright: All death notices and obituaries become property of the Clarion and may not be republished in any format. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

Around the Peninsula HEA Member Appreciation Day today Homer Electric Association (HEA) will host a Member Appreciation Day at its offices in Homer and Kenai today. There will be food and refreshments available in the lobbies from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. along with a drawing for a $50 dollar energy credit. Member Appreciation Day is held in conjunction with National Cooperative Month. HEA’s Homer office is located at 3977 Lake Street and the Kenai office is located at 289 Airport Way. For more information about HEA’s Member Appreciation Day call Joe Gallagher at 283-2324 or Melissa Carlin at 235-3338.

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Celebrate Octoberfest in Soldotna Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church is hosting an Octoberfest on Oct. 24-25 at 222 West Redoubt Avenue, Soldotna. The activities begin on Oct. 24 with a carnival at the Redemptorist Center from 5-9 p.m., and Oct. 25 from 1-5 p.m. Teen Dance and Activities are Oct. 24 at O’Neill Hall on campus from 6 p.m., all high school students are invited, $10 admission fee for dinner/activities. Quilt Bingo will feature 25 quilts this year with the event at Fireweed Fellowship Hall on campus on Oct. 24, doors open at 6 p.m., games start at 6:30 p.m. Food is available at all venues. Octoberfest dinner is Oct. 25 at Fireweed, beginning at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call the church office at 262-5542.

Vigil for homeless youth planned

The Annual Candlelight Vigil for Homeless Youth and There will be a craft fair at the Sterling Community Cen- Families will take place on Nov. 13, from 6-7 p.m. at Farnster on Saturday, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. There are 10 vendors and worth Park in Soldotna. 30 crafters displaying their products and homemade items. This years’ awareness event will feature guest speaker Dr. Steve Atwater, KPBSD Superintendent of Schools. There will also be a scholarship opportunity presented to high Re-Group organizing electronic school students who attend. The vigil is an outdoor event recycling event — please dress warm. For more information, please contact Re-Group will be meeting Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in room Debbie Michael at dmichael@alaska.net or Kelly King at 159 of the Brockel Building on the Kenai River Campus. kking@kpbsd.k12.ak.us. The upcoming Electronics Recycling Event on Nov. 15 is being organized. Any interested community members are Redoubt Homemakers plan fall bazaar welcome. For more information call Jan at 252-2773. The Redoubt Homemakers FCE Fall Bazaar is Oct. 25 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Nikiski Fire Station No. 1, Mile 17.9 Totem Tracers plan general meeting of the Kenai Spur Highway. Wares include quilts, pillows, aprons, towels, quilt patterns, wool fabric, simplicity bobbin Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogical Society will meet on winder, complete felting kit, cookbooks, hot pads, scrubSaturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Kenai Community Library. bies, goat’s milk soaps, organic and locally grown jams-jelThis will be the Annual General Meeting required by the group’s by-laws. The program will be a work/help session. lies-syrups, “Spirit of Alaska Women” books, baked goods Bring questions and concerns and the information you want and more. to work on. Also, bring your laptop, if you have one. There are also laptops that you can check out from the library. For CIRCAC to discuss environmental more information, call 283-9591.

Judo club season under way The Sterling Judo Club has started a new season. Those who are interested in joining and are ages 13 and up may register at any time. The Sterling Judo Club meets every Tuesday and Thursday, at Sterling Elementary, from 6-8 p.m. For more information contact Bob Brink at 907-242-9330 or obobo1a@ gmail.com. Information can also be found on the Sterling Judo Club’s Facebook Page.

Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 9:45 a.m. • TOPS #AK 196 meets at The Grace Lutheran Church, in Soldotna. Call Dorothy at 2621303. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. 12:30 p.m. • Well Elders Live Longer

exercise (W.E.L.L.) will meet at the Nikiski Senior Center. Call instructor Mary Olson at 907-776-3745. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It Works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • 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 907-953-4655. Saturday 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As

monitoring, safety

Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (Cook Inlet RCAC) will hold a joint Environmental Monitoring Committee (EMC) & Prevention, Response, Operations & Safety Committee (PROPS) meeting at Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Inc. (CISPRI), 51377 Kenai Spur Hwy, Nikiski on Oct. 24 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend. For more information or an agenda, call 1-800-652-7222 or 907-283-7222. Board materials will be available online just prior to the meeting.

Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 9 a.m. • Al-Anon book study, Central Peninsula Hospital’s Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 907-953-4655. 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 8 p.m. • AA North Roaders Group

at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Fish board does Kenai Peninsula a disservice Flabbergasted.

That word most accurately sums up our feelings upon hearing that the Board of Fisheries has once again snubbed Kenai Peninsula residents and will hold its next Upper Cook Inlet meeting in Anchorage in 2017. There are a lot of other words that come to mind as well, but the bottom line is the fish board is knowingly and willingly preventing many of us who make our home on the Kenai Peninsula from effectively participating in a public process that impacts our way of life. Board members voted 6-1 to keep the Upper Cook Inlet meeting in Anchorage. Karl Johnstone, Tom Kluberton, John Jensen, Orville Huntington, Sue Jeffrey and Reed Morisky voted to keep the meeting in Anchorage. Fritz Johnson voted to change the meeting location, saying that a meeting in the Kenai-Soldotna area is “long overdue.” The fish board, which sets fishery management policy in Alaska, takes up each region of the state on a threeyear cycle. The board met on Upper Cook Inlet finfish this past winter — in Anchorage. In fact, the board has met in Anchorage to make decisions on central Kenai Peninsula fisheries for the past 15 years. The last time a full fish board meeting on Upper Cook Inlet finfish was on the peninsula was 1999. At this point, it seems a waste of time trying to understand the logic behind meeting in Anchorage. Board members say it is a neutral site for the meeting, while stressing the importance of meeting in the communities impacted by its decisions when scheduling meeting for other regions. For most people interested in participating, the prospect of spending two weeks in Anchorage, with the associated costs for food and lodging, make the site inaccessible. In making its decision on where to hold upcoming meetings, the fish board ignored the pleas from fishermen, asking the board to meet on the Kenai Peninsula. It ignored the stacks of public comment, asking the board to meet on the Kenai Peninsula. It ignored resolutions from multiple municipal governments, asking the board to meet on the Kenai Peninsula. And it ignored a letter from the Kenai Peninsula’s legislative delegation asking that the board meet on the Kenai Peninsula. The board did vote to conduct a work session on the Kenai Peninsula in 2016, with an opportunity for public comment, but quite frankly, that’s not good enough. With its decision to keep the Upper Cook Inlet meeting in Anchorage, the board has effectively disenfranchised a large segment of the population directly affected by board decisions. What’s more, there is no recourse; even Gov. Sean Parnell commented during a recent candidate forum that he tried to get the board to meet here in the past, to no avail. While the governor and the Legislature are not able to dictate where the board meets, the governor does determine who sits on the board, and the Legislature confirms those nominations. As the terms of current board members expire, it will be up to our elected representatives to carefully weigh the candidates selected to fill those seats. Because if members of the board aren’t willing to discuss fishery issues in a forum where the people who are affected are able to participate, they don’t belong on the board.

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Letters to the Editor Failure of leadership in Alaska National Guard I recently read with disgust the Anchorage Press article on the Alaska National Guard Sexual Assault scandal (The Three Headed Monster, Oct 15, 2014). While the allegations against the three recruiters are truly disturbing, I find the lack of leadership, moral courage, and accountability on the part of senior civilian and uniformed leadership every bit as problematic. Leaders have a solemn obligation to both their soldiers, and to the parents of those soldiers, to take care of them. A parent who gives their most prized possession to the military should rest assured that absent enemy action, their son or daughter will be well cared for. Leaders set the tone for their organization by deed, action, and directive, and by all appearances the command climate fostered by AKNG leadership resembles an old boys club. Actions prejudicial to good order and discipline are selectively ignored based on the personal relationship between the senior leader and subordinate. The corrosive characteristics of that leadership style, at some point, dissolve the bonds of respect and cohesion that are vital to a military unit. Soldiers see and hear everything their leaders say or do. A commander that turns a blind eye to sexual assault allegations sends a signal to the sexual predators in his unit and creates a dangerous environment for female soldiers. Zero tolerance policy,

immediate, thorough and fair investigation, and appropriate punishment of the guilty (based on the severity of the offense) set the right tone in the unit. In today’s world, the Guard fills a critical role in the defense of our nation. Over the last decade, National Guard units have served shoulder to shoulder with active duty Marine and Army units in Afghanistan, Iraq, and a variety of other overseas locations. If we are going to send Alaska’s young men and women into harm’s way, we should demand that they are properly trained and led. The allegations levied

against the current leadership do not inspire that confidence. Senior leaders, both civilian and uniformed, get paid to make hard decisions. Anyone can hand out medals, make brave speeches, or run a promotion ceremony. Having the moral courage to make the tough calls is where the true leaders are separated from the pretenders. John M. Pollock, Colonel USMC (Ret) Soldotna

Initiative 2 needs a new design The introduction of Ballot Measure 2 is providing Alaskans great opportunity for a lot of questions, answers and a host of testimony surrounding the pros and cons of marijuana access for all uses. Recreational and medicinal users coupled with caretakers and victims of marijuana abusers are bravely engaging in public hearings around the state expressing how marijuana is either helpful or hurtful. The proponents of this initiative are relying on notions that THC is better than and will curb alcohol consumption. They smack at opponents for having reefer madness and a prohibitionist mindset. Meanwhile opponents are exposing flaws in an initiative that is loaded with vague unwritten intentions and takes away local control of communities from pot importation, cultivation, and/or advertisements. This topic is worthy of more discussion and analysis, that needs more time than the weeks we have left to vote. If initiative 2 passes it would enact the production, sale, and recreational use of marijuana and all its derived edibles that would rival the candy and snack section of a convenience store. Alaskans should not allow themselves to be the petri dish for this experiment especially when we can learn from those states who are already wrestling with the consequences of legalization. The big idea of the National Marijuana Policy Project behind this initiative is to see that a marijuana industry, just like alcohol and tobacco is developed in Alaska. I urge we pause and ask if the idea of promoting increased use of another harmful intoxicant is good for Alaska. With the advent of medical marijuana allowances in other states, proponents of this initiative suggest everything about marijuana is good or better for you. They make unreasonable comparisons to alcohol, calling it “safer” and cite medical claims that are false, exaggerated, or invariably unique

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P eninsula R honda A. H ubbard to the individual user. While medicinal applications and useful hemp products are notable, this initiative does not target that nor address our flawed laws that need restructuring for controlled medical access and use. Instead it is written for much broader and harmful prospects. Proponents accuse opponents of being prohibitionists, yet Alaska has de-criminalized marijuana use and already allows small amounts in possession and plants to be grown in the privacy of homes. According to the Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police and the Alaska Department of Corrections, there are currently no inmates incarcerated solely due to simple marijuana possession. Proponents claim opponents are inducing fear and have “reefer madness”, yet they are actually cutting through the smoke and seeking “reefer clarity”. Increased pot use around the country has invoked more peer reviewed scientific studies which conclude negative health impacts of regular pot use on the brain and body. This information is complimented by testimonies from Alaskans having experiences with marijuana abuse that include insurance claims, violent outbursts, apathy, dwarfed personal development and deaths. Pot use is not as benign as users claim and is classic cause for minimalizing true realities of life. Those who claim their problems with alcohol were relieved when they switched to marijuana examples this obscurity if not an apparent cross addiction.

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Summarily, negative outcomes of alcohol consumption are overt and akin to sins of commission, whereas effects of marijuana use is more covert and akin to sins of omission. The activities, or lack thereof, might look different yet results of both are eventually far-reaching and expensive. While current cannabis consumption by a variety of users is undeniable, we should not deny its true impacts on our State if this initiative passes. Rather than supporting increased marijuana use in Alaska, we should admit to existing intake of all mind altering and addictive substances and identify the true costs. This in itself should obviate the need for cessation plans and addiction therapy programs. However to make the millions of dollars in tax revenue, and create the high paying jobs proponents claim, additional to alcohol, marijuana marketing, distribution and recreational consumption must increase substantially. This will be hugely consequential and runs counter to sustaining an already lacking local workforce for our existing industries as well as providing Alaskans a healthy socioeconomic environment to thrive in. Ballot Measure 2 is not about claiming civil liberties or rights for people as much as it is about strapping families, communities, businesses, and educators with more social costs that Alaska is already behind on facing and addressing honestly. I urge voters to take a more intelligible approach to how marijuana policies should be shaped for Alaska specifically. Big Marijuana is not the answer. Please vote No on Prop 2 and let’s re-visit all substance abuse in Alaska. Rhonda A. Hubbard is Area Coordinator for Vote No on 2 Campaign, lifelong resident from Seward, concerned parent and business owner in the Alaska fishing, marine and transportation industries.

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ject matter ... it seems like that big meeting belongs in the center of the area under consideration,” said board member from Talkeetna, Tom Kluberton after he moved to hold the meeting in Anchorage. “My perception over the years is that the folks who are engaged in fisheries find a way to these meetings.”

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Board discussion Before discussing the full Upper Cook Inlet meeting, board members agreed to hold a work session in on the central peninsula in 2016. Members then decided to hold the Kodiak meeting in Anchorage and the Lower Cook Inlet meeting in Homer before moving on to the Upper Cook Inlet meeting location. Jeffrey, Kluberton and board member from Petersburg, John Jensen said they considered Anchorage neutral territory and supported holding the meeting there. “I know that living in Kodiak, if there’s meetings that are important to us, we just have to fly to Anchorage,” Jeffries said. “But I am definitely sensitive to wanting the opportunity to participate.” But the board was not unanimous in its support for an Anchorage-based meeting. Board member from Dillingham, Fritz Johnson said a meeting in the Kenai and Soldotna area was “long overdue.” “I think the vast majority of people that attended the last Upper Cook Inlet meeting were from the Kenai-Soldotna area, most of the proposals are about that area ... I think we’re overdue for a meeting on the Upper Cook Inlet in that area.” Ultimately the board voted 6-1 to hold the meeting in Anchorage from Feb. 15-28, 2017.

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The last time a full board meeting convened on the central Kenai Peninsula was in 1999 and, depending on who is recalling the event — it was either a regular meeting, or one in which board members feared for their safety. As early as March of 1998, the Alaska Board of Fisheries chair, then John White, said he was considering moving the meeting out of the area due to “security concerns.”

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In this Feb 16, 1999 file photo, members and staff of Alaska’s Board of Fisheries meet in a conference room in the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. This meeting was the last time the board held a full Upper Cook Inlet meeting on the Kenai Peninsula, despite dozens of comments and letters from Kenai Peninsula fisheries organizations and legislators, board members voted on Thursday to keep the meeting in Anchorage.

‘I know that, living in Kodiak, if there’s meetings that are important to us, we just have to fly to Anchorage.’ — Sue Jeffries, Board of Fisheries member from Kodiak

At the time, White would not elaborate on who had been threatened or what threats had been made, just that “there has been clear message from some board members that there is a security risk and they want to look for a neutral meeting site.” At the time, Cooper Landing and Girdwood were considered as alternative sites, though the board ultimately held the 1999 Upper Cook Inlet meeting in Soldotna. Clarion articles from that meeting show a meeting that was contentious, but not anymore so than current board meetings tend to be as user groups fight allocation battles for shares of Cook Inlet salmon. No single incident, at least not one that happened publicly, stands out as particularly volatile. The board, however, did not reconvene in full on the peninsula for a decade after that

meeting. Members held a work session in 2010 in Kenai. In letters submitted to the board requesting that the next Upper Cook Inlet meeting happen on the central peninsula, some hold the 15-year-old meeting as a potential reason for subsequent boards to avoid meeting in the area. “We still hear the occasional reference to safety issues regarding a Kenai area meeting,” wrote Kenai Are Fisherman’s Coalition Chairman Ed Schmitt, in his comments to the board. “It should be mentioned that those concerns are in reference to a isolated incident during the 1999 UCI meeting held in Soldotna. In 2013, Kenai hosted the “BOF King Salmon Task Force” meetings without incident. The panel, participants and audience were very cordial in their demeanor during difficult discussion from very diverse groups. This should be testament that our area can host a safe and productive UCI BOF meeting process.” According to the Kenai Peninsula legislative delegations letter to the board, the incident was unfortunate, but overblown. “... avoiding the Central Peninsula area for (Board of Fisheries) meetings for almost 15 years seems a bit over-reactive for a group comprised of professionals and knowledgeable fishermen who know and understand the passions of those who make their living from

Alaska waters.” Kenai Peninsula setnetter Gary Hollier said he remembered one contentious incident, but did not think it merited the notoriety it had gotten. “I remember exactly what happened,” he said. A former board member, Carl Rosier, got up to testify during the 1999 meeting. Hollier said Rosier had been responsible for a board vote that resulted in setnetters being closed on a weekend that resulted in the loss of a lot of fish. “He got up to testify and somebody in the room called this guy a ‘fat liar.’ Hollier said, with a laugh. Rosier and another man whom Hollier identified as longtime sportfishing advocate Bob Penney called a Trooper over and indicated that Hollier had been responsible for the outburst. “She said, what did you tell him? I said ‘You’re a fat liar.’ Why? What did he say I called him?” Hollier said. “There could have been other incidents, but I think that’s the big incident.” Hollier said he could not recall anyone being specifically threatened during the meeting. “The whole thing was stupid,” he said. “The stigma that this area is dangerous to board members is stupid. It just gets heated.” Hollier, who has attended several board meetings in Anchorage since the incident, said

JUNEAU — After receiving an influx of written public comments asking it to hold an upcoming meeting in Kenai, the Board of Fisheries has scheduled a day of public comment during a work session. The board will meet in the Kenai and Soldotna area for its work session from Oct. 18 through 20, 2015, it decided at its Thursday work session at Centennial Hall. The board voted to approve the meeting location 6-1, with board member Fritz Johnson of Dillingham voting against the measure. Residents of the Kenai Peninsula had asked for a chance to speak before the board during its upcoming meeting cycle, which focuses on upper and lower Cook Inlet fisheries. The current cycle is Southeast-focused and the meetings are located in Southeast communities. The board decided to add a day of public testimony to its normal work session procedures for the Kenai meeting, which board Chairman Karl Johnstone said was “unprecedented.” Work sessions are meetings in which the public can watch the board perform its functions, but typically does not get an opportunity to speak. Board member Reed Morisky of Fairbanks was first to suggest the board hold the meeting in Kenai. “Based on the comments we’ve read... I believe having a work session would go a long way for access to the board,” he said, adding that holding a meeting in Kenai would provide an economic boost to the region in the fishing off-season. Board member Sue Jeffrey of Kodiak asked if the board could do Kenai one better and hold a special public comment period at the work session. After some discussion, the board decided to allow it. The other meetings in the board’s next cycle were also scheduled. The lower Cook Inlet meeting will be held in Homer from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, 2016. The notoriously extensive upper Cook Inlet meeting will be held from Feb. 15 to 28, 2017, in Anchorage. he would continue spending several thousand dollars a meeting to do so — he also doesn’t think he is the only reason several subsequent iterations of the board have chosen not to meet on the Central Peninsula. “If they wanted to hold it here, they would. It’s all political,” he said.

Missing out During the 2014 Board of Fisheries meetings, more than 200 people showed up to testify on the weekend leading up to Super Bowl Sunday. At least 470 public comments were submitted before the meeting and another 270 submitted during the meeting. Yet, not everyone felt like they had ample opportunity to weigh-in during the meeting. William Faulkner, an Eagle River resident and commercial setnet fisherman, ran out

of money for a hotel room in Anchorage after the first weekend. John McCombs of Ninilchik, who submitted 26 proposals for the meeting, traveled more than 180 miles one-way to Anchorage to talk about his proposals. McCombs weighed in heavily throughout the meetings as opportunities for public testimony arose. Typically, the board takes up a proposal and, if it is contentious, board members will call for a recess and spend time discussing alternatives with audience members “off-the-record” before convening to debate and decide on an issue. During the 2014 meeting, hundreds were available for discussion, but attendance dropped fast after the first weekend and by the mid-February end of the meeting, the audience was See FISH, page A-14

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Around the World Africa largely stems Ebola via border closings, monitoring and luck NAIROBI, Kenya — Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,500 people in West Africa have managed to limit its spread on the continent to five countries — and two of them appear to have snuffed out the disease. The developments constitute a modest success in an otherwise bleak situation. Officials credit tighter border controls, good patienttracking and other medical practices, and just plain luck with keeping Ebola confined mostly to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea since the outbreak was first identified nearly seven months ago. Senegal did so well in finding and isolating a man with Ebola who had slipped across the border from Guinea in August that the World Health Organization on Friday will declare the end of the disease in Senegal if no new cases surface. Nigeria is another success story. It had 20 cases and eight deaths after the virus was brought by a Liberian-American who flew from Liberia to Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital of 21 million people, in July. Nearly 900 people were potentially exposed to the virus by the traveler, who died, and the disease could have wreaked havoc in Africa’s most populous nation.

US proves surprisingly resilient despite investor panic over global economy WASHINGTON — Beyond the turmoil shaking financial markets, the U.S. economy remains sturdier than many seem to fear. The Dow Jones industrial average has lost 874 points since Oct. 8, largely over worries about another recession in Europe, a slowdown in China and world-spanning crises that include the Ebola outbreak and the rise of the Islamic State. Yet economists aren’t reducing their forecasts for the U.S. economy. The International Monetary Fund, which heightened jitters by cutting its forecasts for global growth, has actually upgraded its outlook for the United States. Economists say the troubles around the world aren’t enough to derail a U.S. economy that’s gaining strength from a stronger job market, falling fuel prices, lower mortgage rates and improvements in household finances and confidence. “The U.S. economy is nicely insulated from most global events,” says Eric Lascelles, chief economist for RBC Global Asset Management.

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Nation Apple Pay service debuting Thinner iPads and a new iMac with a high-resolution display shown By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple showed off thinner iPads and a new iMac with a highresolution display on Thursday. Sleek and stunning, yes, but not likely to spark the next iRevolution. The tech giant’s bigger strategic bet is that mobile pay service Apple Pay, debuting Monday, will be the next thing you didn’t know you needed — but now can’t live without. The new iPads should sell well during the upcoming holiday shopping season, even as the worldwide tablet market is showing signs of slowing growth, analysts said. But they’re not the kind of gamechanging new product that has made Apple a darling of Silicon Valley and the tech industry’s most valuable company. Instead, the industry will be watching closely to see how consumers react to Apple Pay, which CEO Tim Cook said will go live next week. Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett says the service is “hugely important” because it puts Apple in the middle of a wide range of consumer transactions. That underscores Apple’s value as a

brand and gives people a powerful new reason to buy iPhones, iPads and other gadgets. Apple Pay is designed to work on the company’s newest iPhones, which contain a chip that allows payments at a special terminal in retail outlets. It also will be available on the new iPad Air 2 for online purchases only. “It’s a strategic advance not just because it may be a new revenue source, but because it injects Apple into a whole different value stream” for customers and the company’s business partners, Gillett says. Mobile pay isn’t new; rival tech companies and the banking industry have worked on such systems for years. But Apple is launching its new service at an ideal time, says Gartner tech analyst Van Baker. Consumers are increasingly worried about the security of traditional credit and debit cards and U.S. merchants are facing new mandates to switch to safer chip-based cards or other payment systems. “Consumers are going to have to learn a new way to pay,” Baker said. “That levels the playing field for new technology.” Assuming there are no sys-

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Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, discusses the new desktop and Macbook Air products during an event at Apple headquarters on Thursday in Cupertino, Calif.

tem breakdowns or security flaws, Apple will get the benefit of pioneering a mobile payment system that has widespread brand recognition and acceptance from consumers, retailers and banks. That’s crucial to its

success, said MasterCard Inc. executive James Anderson, but he doesn’t expect Apple will hold the market by itself. The payment processor plans to work with other digital systems as well.

US faces a heavy challenge in building an anti-IS Syrian ground force WASHINGTON — Despite years of diplomacy and a CIA operation to vet and train moderate rebels, the U.S. finds itself without a credible partner on the ground in Syria as it bombs the Islamic State group. That’s a potentially serious flaw in its strategy to ultimately defeat the militants. Obama administration officials have long conceded that airstrikes alone won’t drive IS from its strongholds across Syria and Iraq, but it also has ruled out the use of American ground troops. The U.S. strategy to crush IS rests on the use of local proxy forces, and hinges on plans to use $500 million and a base in Saudi Arabia to build an army of moderate Syrian rebels. The ground force component has always been seen as a challenge in Syria, but the difficulty has become clearer in recent days. — The Associated Press

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Attorney denied hearing delay appears with baby By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press

ATLANTA — An immigration judge in Atlanta denied an attorney’s request to delay a hearing that fell during her sixweek maternity leave and then scolded her in front of a packed courtroom when she showed up with her 4-week-old strapped to her chest and the infant began to cry, the attorney said. When Stacy Ehrisman-Mickle took on two young brothers as clients in early September, she immediately filed a request to postpone their next hearing, which was set for a month later, she said. In an order denying her request, Immigration Judge J. Dan Pelletier Sr. wrote, “No good cause. Hearing date set

prior to counsel accepting representation.” Reached by phone Thursday, Pelletier said immigration judges can’t make public comment and referred questions to the public affairs office of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the branch of the Department of Justice that oversees immigration courts. That office said in an email it couldn’t comment on the judge’s action and that a complaint had been filed and was being processed. Ehrisman-Mickle’s clients came to her in early July for a consultation, but they couldn’t afford to hire her right away, she said. They went to their first immigration court hearing on Sept. 2 without a lawyer and

then came to Ehrisman-Mickle’s office with their mother four days later, on a Saturday, to hire her. Ehrisman-Mickle told them she would take their case but that their next hearing on Oct. 7 fell during her maternity leave. She told them she’d have to file a motion to delay the hearing but that it shouldn’t be a problem because two other immigration judges had already granted similar motions based on letters from her doctor, she said. She filed the motion Sept. 8 and it was received by the court the following day, she said. Pelletier ruled on the motion Oct. 2 and Ehrisman-Mickle’s office received the decision the following day, the Friday before the Tuesday hearing, she said.

At home in bed, EhrismanMickle was shocked when her secretary called to tell her the motion had been denied. Her truck driver husband was out of state, her 4-week-old daughter was too young for day care and she has no family in the area, she said. “I was in a state of panic. I didn’t know what to do with my baby,” she told The Associated Press on Thursday. She called her daughter’s pediatrician to ask if it would be safe to bring the baby with her to court. The doctor told her it would be OK as long as she kept the infant in a carrier on her chest facing her body and didn’t let anyone touch the baby. During the hearing, her baby began to cry, and Pelletier

scolded her for inappropriate behavior and commented that her pediatrician must be appalled that she was exposing the baby to so many germs in court, she said. “I was embarrassed. I felt humiliated,” she said. Another lawyer who was present in the courtroom confirmed the details of EhrismanMickle’s story. He asked that his name not be used because he doesn’t want the judge to retaliate against his clients. Pelletier finally agreed to delay the hearing until Oct. 24, the day after Ehrisman-Mickle expects to be cleared by her doctor to return to work, she said. Ehrisman-Mickle said she filed a formal complaint against

Pelletier the same day as the hearing. An investigating judge called to get her side of the story after the complaint was filed but she hasn’t heard anything further, she said. Georgia State University College of Law associate professor Tanya Washington said it was reasonable of Ehrisman-Mickle to believe the judge would delay the hearing to accommodate her maternity leave. Furthermore, Ehrisman-Mickle demonstrated a real commitment to her clients by showing up with her baby, Washington said. “I think the judge yelling at her for being unprofessional by appearing with her child is unreasonable, insensitive and unprofessional,” Washington said.

Nation’s travel security chief John Pistole plans to retire By JOAN LOWY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — John Pistole announced Thursday he is stepping down as chief of the Transportation Security Administration after 4 1/2 turbulent years in which the agency sought to balance passenger privacy against safety and stay a step ahead of terrorists looking for cunning new ways to smuggle bombs aboard planes. Pistole said he will leave office at the end of the year and expects to accept a position in academia next year. Shortly after his announcement, Anderson University posted a statement on its website that said a search committee will propose

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to the school’s board of trustees that Pistole be the school’s next president. The university is located in Anderson, Indiana, Pistole’s hometown. Pistole received a bachelor’s degree in 1978 from the nearly 100-year-old university, which was founded by the Church of God, according to the school’s statement. Pistole’s retirement comes at a time when the agency is facing one of its toughest challenges since its creation after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack — how to prevent a terrorist from boarding a plane with a bomb that contains no metal parts and isn’t detectable through normal screening. Pistole warned last month that an al-Qaida cell in

Syria known as the Khorasan Group has been researching and testing improvised explosive devices designed to elude airport security and represents “a clear and present danger” to commercial flights to Europe and the United States. Pistole, TSA’s administrator for four and a half years, instituted a “risk-based” security philosophy that has enabled the agency to move passengers deemed to be low risk through airport screening more quickly and significantly reduced passenger complaints. The Trusted Traveler and PreCheck programs are used by 5 million passengers per week at 120 U.S. airports, according to the agency. “John Pistole has been inte-

gral in leading TSA’s transformation to a risk-based, intelligence-driven counterterrorism agency dedicated to protecting our transportation systems,” said Jeh Johnson, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. “Because of his efforts over the past four and a

half years, our country’s transportation systems are more safe and secure.” But privacy advocates have complained that the programs create an air travel caste system by creating three categories of passengers: low risk, unknown risk and known risk. They say

such passenger profiling is arbitrary, discriminatory and inevitably leads to greater government intrusion into people’s lives. Pistole was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2010. Prior to that, he had spent 26 years with the FBI, most recently as deputy director.

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Syrian Kurdish official calls for arms for Kobani By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press

MURSITPINAR, Turkey — In its battle for the Syrian town of Kobani, the Islamic State group enjoys a key advantage: a supply of weapons, ammunition and fighters shuttling between Syria and Iraq. The town’s Syrian Kurdish defenders, while backed by airstrikes from the U.S.-led coalition, are outnumbered, poorly armed and squeezed against the unwelcoming Turkish border. Reflecting growing desperation despite their success so far in holding out, Syrian Kurdish officials are increasingly their appeals to better arm the defenders of the strategic frontier town. “From the start, we said the coalition’s airstrikes will not be able to save Kobani or to defeat Daesh in the area,” said Idriss Nassan, deputy head of Kobani’s foreign relations committee, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group. “We call upon the international community to open a humanitarian safe passage to allow in food, medicine, and weapons supplies,” Nassan told The Associated Press.

It’s unclear what friendly countries could do. Weapons for Kurdish fighters would have to cross through Turkey — a request the Ankara government is likely to rebuff. The Islamic State group launched its Kobani offensive in mid-September, capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages and a third of the town in lightning advances that sent waves of civilians fleeing over the border into Turkey. Bolstered by the intensified air campaign targeting the Islamic State group, Kurdish militiamen were able to regain some of the positions they lost in recent days. The U.S. Central Command said Thursday it most recently launched 14 airstrikes on Islamic State group targets near Kobani, hitting 19 buildings and two command posts, as well as fighting and sniper positions, and a heavy machine gun. “Indications are that airstrikes have continued to slow ISIL advances, but that the security situation on the ground in Kobani remains tenuous,” the military said, using another acronym for the group. But the Kurds fear their luck will run out without heavier weapons and more fighters to

‘We call upon the international community to open a humanitarian safe passage to allow in food, medicine, and weapons supplies.’ — Idriss Nassan, deputy head of Kobani’s foreign relations committee back their cause. About 3,000 to 4,000 Kurds are fighting to block the Sunni militant group from seizing Kobani, according to estimates from different Kurdish fighters. They have urged Turkey to open the border to allow members of the Kurdish militia in northwestern Syria — known as the People’s Protection Units, or YPG — to travel through Turkish territory to reinforce Kobani. But Turkey is wary of the Syrian Kurds and their YPG militia, which it believes is affiliated with the Kurdish PKK movement in southeast Turkey that has waged a long and bloody insurgency. This week, Turkish forces shelled PKK fighters in the country’s southeast and said the coalition should fight both the Islamic State group and the

government forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Syrian Kurdish fighters, who include a few women, are armed only with AK-47s and other light weapons, according to Sirwan Kajjo, a Syrian Kurdish analyst who has been in frequent contact with frontline forces, including Salah Muslim, the leader of the Kurdish Democratic Union party. This puts the Kurdish militiamen at a significant disadvantage against a militant group that has, over a year, managed to acquire an arsenal that includes Soviet-era tanks, Humvees, .50-caliber machine guns and at least one Scud missile — although it is unclear if the group is able to launch it. It has also captured M46 130 mm field cannons from bases overrun recently in Syria’s

Raqqa province, and artillery seized from the Iraqi military when the group seized the city of Mosul in June. Kajjo said Muslim told him that all his fighters needed were anti-tank missiles. “That is a legitimate request, because although (the militants) are not able to get the tanks inside the city, they are still able to shell (Kobani) with the tanks,” he said. Anti-tank missiles would also help the Kurdish fighters against the militants’ heavily armored Humvees advancing in Syria. When the militants tried to enter Kobani this month, they turned a countryside conflict into a guerrilla battle, with the Kurds gaining the upper hand in street fights against the militant group. The Kurds “know the lay of the land, and when they draw ISIL in close, the advantage ISIL has with its tanks and its weapons is neutralized,” said David L. Phillips, director of the peace-building and rights program at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University. U.S. Rear Adm. John Kirby said Wednesday there is no resupply mission into Kobani that

he is aware of. “We’re doing what we can from the air to try to support them in their effort to defend the city system,” the Pentagon spokesman said. Syrian Kurdish groups met Wednesday in northern Iraq to discuss the siege of Kobani. The meeting was aimed at finding a joint solution to the fight against the Islamic State group among traditionally feuding Kurdish parties in Iraq and Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll since the Islamic State offensive began has reached more than 660. The dead include 20 civilians, 258 Kurdish fighters, 374 jihadi fighters and nine Syrian rebels who are fighting on the Kurds’ side, it said. “Many important roads and electricity networks also go through” Kobani, said Paul Sullivan of the Washington-based National Defense University. “It is a crucial border state from which ISIL can cause all sorts of disruptions in Turkey and Syria.” Syrian Kurds “need more troops, they need food, medicine, ammunition, artillery, and many other supplies,” Sullivan added. “They need a miracle.”

Hong Kong police move in against pro-democracy protest zone By SYLVIA HUI and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press

HONG KONG — Riot police moved in on a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest zone in a dawn raid on Friday, taking down barricades, tents and canopies that have blocked key streets for more than two weeks. More than 100 police, some in helmets and shields, descended early morning at the busy district of Mong Kok, an offshoot protest zone across the

Victoria Harbor from the main occupied area in the city’s financial district. Police surrounded about 30 protesters, who did not put up resistance. Officers used loudspeakers to tell protesters to leave the site, and there were no clashes between the two sides. Officers swiftly tore down metal barricades, bamboo and wooden planks used by protesters to block off the streets, and much of the protest zone was cleared in about half an hour. It was the third dawn operation by police to retake streets

from protesters, who have taken over major roads and streets in the city center since Sept. 26 to press for a greater say in choosing Hong Kong’s leader. Tensions between the authorities and the protesters have escalated in the past few days as riot police armed with pepper spray and batons clashed with activists. Hundreds of police, some armed with batons and pepper spray, pushed back protesters as they battled for control for a road near the city’s government headquarters on Wednes-

day. Many in Hong Kong condemned police after officers were seen kicking a handcuffed protester and dragging dozens of others away. Hong Kong’s leader tried to soothe tensions with student-led

democracy protesters Thursday by reviving an offer of talks. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Thursday the government is ready to meet with student leaders as soon as next week, but urged them to be

pragmatic, reiterating that Beijing will not change its mind on election restrictions. That raised doubts that the proposed meeting can overcome the vast differences between the two sides.

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Egypt’s foray into Libya underlines its concerns By MAGGIE MICHAE and OMAR ALMOSMARI Associated Press

BENGHAZI, Libya — Egypt’s military involvement in Libya underlines Cairo’s concerns about the threat posed by Islamic militant groups operating near the two nations’ porous border, as well as home-grown jihadis who rely on their Libyan comrades for weapons. Above all, Egypt aims to prevent these groups from linking up. As fighting continued for a second day Thursday in Benghazi, where residents reported Egyptian warplanes have been pounding Islamist militia positions, analysts warned that Cairo’s foray into the ongoing fighting in Libya could deepen the turmoil there. Egyptian and Libyan officials have denied Egypt was carrying out airstrikes, while the United States, which maintains a naval force in the Mediterranean that includes surveillance aircraft, has not confirmed the aerial campaign. Egypt’s military involvement reinforces the notion that Libya has become a proxy battleground for larger regional struggles, with Turkey and Qatar backing the Islamist militias while Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates support their opponents. U.S. officials confirmed over the summer that Egypt and the UAE were carrying out airstrikes against militia positions in and around the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Egypt denied involvement, while the UAE said nothing publicly. Egyptian military intervention in Libya has long been anticipated since the election in June of its new president, former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who has striven to re-

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store Egypt’s traditional role as the region’s chief player. But it has also been dictated by the growing threat from weapons and militants illegally crossing the desert s frontier between Libya into Egypt, where Egypt is determined to prevent Egyptian and Libyan militant groups from linking up on its soil. Egypt has been battling a burgeoning insurgency by Islamic militants since the ouster last year by el-Sissi of the nation’s first freely elected president, the Islamist Mohammed Morsi. Authorities have since cracked down on Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, killing hundreds of its supporters and jailing thousands. The post-Morsi violence began in the Sinai Peninsula, long a bastion of dissent and militancy that borders Gaza and Israel, but later spread across much of the country with bombings and assassinations. “This is bound to exacerbate the fault lines and push the other side toward more militancy,” Frederic Wehrey, a senior associate in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said of Egypt’s involvement in Libya. “Libya is complex, with a mixture of hard-core jihadi groups, but a lot of those Islamists are into participation in the political process,” added Wehrey, a frequent visitor to Libya. Jason Pack, a Libya expert at Britain’s Cambridge University, also warned of the complexity of the Libyan conflict, saying Egyptian involvement could have unforeseen consequences. “Egyptians are making the same mistakes in Libya that the West made in Iraq and Afghanistan,” Pack said. “They

‘Weapons should have been collected, the army and security agencies should have been rebuilt, and there should have been help in setting up a democratic system that satisfies all Libyans.’ ­— Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, President of Egypt support one side over the other. But in Libya the divisions are not between Islamists and nonIslamists. The conflict is very complex.” Libya is witnessing its worst spasm of violence since Moammar Gadhafi’s regime was overthrown in 2011 by NATObacked rebels following an eight-month civil war. Militias born in that conflict have since challenged successive governments, which have failed to integrate them into the army and security forces or rein them in, leaving armed militiamen to operate outside state control with impunity. In June, after Islamist factions fared poorly in parliamentary elections, militias supporting them launched a broad offensive that ended with Libya’s two biggest cities — Tripoli and Benghazi — falling under their control. The elected parliament and internationally recognized government was forced to set in the eastern city of Tobruk as the militias in Tripoli revived an old parliament and formed their own government. Since Gadhafi’s ouster and the overthrow of Egypt’s longtime ruler, Hosni Mubarak, in Arab Spring uprisings, Egypt has become a major transit route for smuggled arms and militants across the EgyptianLibyan border. Rockets, antiaircraft guns, mortars and artil-

lery that flooded Libya during the civil war have found their way to the Sinai and into the hands of the militants fighting army troops and police there. Through an elaborate network of underground tunnels under the Sinai-Gaza border, some of those weapons have also reached Gaza’s militant Islamist groups, including Hamas. Since his rise to power, elSissi has repeatedly warned that the upheaval in Libya poses a serious threat to Egypt’s national security. Over the past year, Egypt’s army has stepped up its patrolling along the frontier with

Libya, cracking down on smugglers and beefing up security. In Sinai, it has destroyed most of the tunnels leading to Gaza and intensified its campaign against the militants. Still, a brazen attack by militants in July killed 22 army soldiers in Egypt’s western desert near the Libyan border in one of the deadliest attacks on the Egyptian army in years. ElSissi vowed then that the attack would not go unpunished. In an interview with The Associated Press last month, el-Sissi blamed the West and NATO for backing the rebels fighting Gadhafi’s forces then withdrawing with the “job incomplete.” “Weapons should have been collected, the army and security agencies should have been rebuilt, and there should have been help in setting up a democratic system that satisfies all Libyans. That never happened,” he told the AP. As the Benghazi fighting continued on Thursday between a coalition of Islamist

militias and government troops backed by armed residents, masked and armed civilians set up checkpoints across the city to guard their neighborhoods. Army supporters used garbage dumpsters, tires and cars to barricade streets as they searched passers-by. Most shops were shuttered, although a few bakeries, pharmacies and coffee shops were open early in the morning. The Egyptian airstrikes were greeted with mixed reactions on the ground in Libya. “If I were el-Sissi, I would do the same,” said former rebel commander Fadallah Haroun, who supports the Libyan army’s Benghazi offensive. Libya’s eastern frontier, he said, is “Egypt’s strategic backyard and it is better to secure it before chaos spills across the border.” “If you ask people here, they would support Arab involvement to restore stability and stop the daily bloodshed. A lot of blood has been spilled here,” he added.

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Court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Robin Hilton, 59, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed June 14. Hilton was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 30 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had license revoked for 90 days, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Bradley Wayne Hulen, 45, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed Aug. 22. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was 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 Matthew Shane Lay, 18, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to violating a protective order, a domestic violence offense committed Aug. 4. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victim, ordered to comply with all terms of any protective order in effect and placed on probation for one year. n Nicole Marie Matula, 21, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of third-degree theft and one count of fraudulent use of stolen access device, committed Dec. 2. On each count, she was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 330 days suspended, fined $2,500 with $2,000 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Jason Lain Smith, 38, address unknown, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief, committed July 16. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 25 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution and placed on probation for one year. n Garrett Cody Tikka, 22, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed July 27. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail 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 his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for two years. n Matthew D. York, 29, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourthdegree assault, committed Aug. 2. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Matthew D. York, 29, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed Aug. 7. He was fined a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment and placed on probation for two years. n Steven Eugene Griglione, 46, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of no valid operator’s license, committed March 13. He was fined $150, a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. n Michael R. Inman, 44, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed March 15. He was sentenced to 140 days in jail with 120 days suspended, fined $5,000 with

$2,000 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $1,467 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, ordered into treatment at Serenity House and placed on probation for three years. n Caitlin M. Martin, 30, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Feb. 23. She was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 117 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 two years. n Bobby Lee Boze, 38, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourthdegree assault (recklessly injure), a domestic violence offense committed Aug. 30. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 88 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete an anger management program and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Destany Feik-Trent, 18, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to driving without a valid operator’s license, committed April 30. She was fined $150 and a $50 court surcharge. n James Barry Francois, Jr., 35, of Wasilla, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree theft and one count of false information or report to a police officer, committed Aug. 13. On count one, he was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 270 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with any Safeway stores and placed on probation for five years. On count two, he was sentenced to 20 days in jail and fined a $50 jail surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Matthew D. Kidd, 34, of

Kasilof, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed July 6. He was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 30 days suspended, 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 two years. n Raymond Joseph Legenza, Jr., 51, of Eagle River, pleaded guilty to refusal to submit to a chemical test, committed July 2. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 170 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 his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Wester Morillo, 26, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of reckless driving, committed Aug. 11. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 25 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined $500 with $250 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 30 days and placed on probation for one year. n Samuel Charles Mesa, 21, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault (recklessly injure) a domestic violence offense committed Feb. 14. 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, ordered to comply with civil protective order entered in another case, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for two years. n Jason Alva Tyrell Moore, 25, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of seconddegree harassment, committed Nov. 23. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail

surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Darren Evan Petia, 23, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed May 2. 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 Oley A. Stevens, 33, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of driving without a valid license, committed May 20. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time and was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. n Jarod T. Walker, 33, of Ocean Shores, Washington, pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence and one count of an amended charge of second-degree vehicle theft (taking a propelled vehicle), committed May 14. On count one, he was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 117 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 his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for three years. On count two, he was sentenced, consecutive to count one, to 180 days in jail with 170 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered to have no contact with victim and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Sean Thomas Autry, 30, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of first-degree criminal trespass, committed April 23. He was sentenced to 320 days in jail with 300 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge

with $100 suspended, forfeited all items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim or a specific address, ordered to have no controlled substances without a valid prescription and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Tayln N. Bettencourt, 22, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed July 22. She was fined $150, a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge and forfeited items seized. The following judgments were recently handed down in Superiour Court in Kenai: n Jeremy David Whitlow, 31, Sterling, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree vehicle theft and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, committed Jan. 15. On the count of vehicle theft, he was sentenced to 23 months in prison, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge, had his license revoked for 30 days and ordered to pay restitution. On the count of driving under the influence, he was sentenced to 20 days in jail, fined $3,000, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $1,467 cost of imprisonment, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, forfeited all items seized and ordered ignition interlock for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Gwendolyn Marie Wood, 38, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to attempted third-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Jan. 17. She was sentenced to five years in prison with two years suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to consume alcohol to excess, not to use or possess any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana or synthetic drugs, no to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a

substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to have no contact with victims in this case or with another specifically named person, to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions, weapons and stolen property and was placed on probation for five years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Junior Poni Mikaele, 32, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer – reckless driving and one count of attempted fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Feb. 10. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 20 months suspended on the count of failure to stop and to six months with five months suspended on the count of attempted fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance (time served), fined $1,000 on the count of failure to stop, jail surcharges of $100 and $50 and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to consume alcohol to excess, not to use or possess any illegal controlled substances, including marijuana or synthetic drugs, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for four years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n In a judgment of acquittal, a jury found Christopher I. Doss, 28, address unknown, not guilty of six counts of second degree sexual abuse of a minor, two counts of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor and four counts of first degree sexual abuse of a minor. Dates of the charges were May 1, 2010, July 19, 2010 and July 30, 2013. C Y

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n On Sept. 24 at about 9:00 p.m., Kenai police responded to Wildwood Correctional Center to contact two individuals who were subject in two separate ongoing investigations. One subject, already in the custody of Wildwood Pretrial, John L. Cook, 28, of Kenai, was charged with second-degree theft, two counts of obtaining credit card by fraudulent means and scheme to defraud. Bria K. Shane, 29, of Kenai, was arrested for issuing bad checks, two counts of second-degree theft, two counts of obtaining credit card by fraudulent means, scheme to defraud and forgery. Shane was remanded to Wildwood Pretrial, and both are pending arraignment. n On Sept. 24 at 2:07 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop on Main Street Loop. Officers contacted Robert J. Whitney, 32, of Kenai. Records showed that Whitney had an outstanding $250 State warrant for failure to appear on the original charge of no valid operator’s license. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 24 at about 11:40 a.m., troopers arrested Andrew Ronald Cook, 23, of Nikiski, after he was contacted at a residence off North Miller Loop. Investigation revealed that Cook had an outstanding no bail arrest warrant for failure to comply with Wildwood Pretrial to schedule a remand date. Cook’s original charge was for fourth-degree criminal mischief. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial with five days to serve. n On Sept. 24 at 7:29 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers Bureau of Highway Patrol, stopped to assist a vehicle that was inoperable on the Kenai Spur Highway near Forrest Glen Avenue. Investigation revealed that Renee Miranda, 47, of Nikiski, was violating conditions of probation by being in contact with another occupant of the vehicle. Miranda was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail. n On Sept. 24 at 10:37 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers Bureau of Highway Patrol, South Central Team, stopped a Blue Yamaha ATV after the rider was observed operating it on the roadway at the intersection of Sandy Lane and the Kenai Spur Highway. Investigation revealed that Jonathan Hunter, 22, of Vermont, had a warrant for his arrest for driving

while license revoked. Hunter was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On Sept. 24 at 11:47 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Birch Street. Lucille Allen, 32, of Soldotna, was arrested for driving while license revoked and driving without liability insurance and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. At Wildwood Pretrial, Allen introduced heroin and methamphetamine into the correctional facility. She was additionally charged with two counts of first-degree promoting contraband and two counts of fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance. She was held without bail. n On Sept. 25, Soldotna Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a green Mercury Sable in Soldotna. Drew Mathiason, 29, of Sterling, was arrested for driving while license revoked and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $500 bail. n On Sept. 25 at 7:36 p.m., Alaska State Troopers contacted Pamela Ferris, 45, of Soldotna, in the parking lot of Log Cabin Liquor, near Mile 12 of Funny River Road. Investigation found that she was operating a vehicle while impaired on alcohol. Ferris was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $500 bail. Her vehicle was released to a relative on scene. n On Sept. 25 at 9:25 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers Bureau of Highway Patrol, South Central Team, stopped a 1999 Ford Expedition after the driver was observed speeding on the Kenai Spur Highway, traveling northbound near Mile 2.5. Investigation revealed that Luis Lugo, 59, of Kenai, was driving with a revoked license and was on conditions of release for driving while license revoked. Lugo was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail for violating conditions of release and on $500 bail for driving while license revoked. n On Sept. 25 at 7:01 p.m., troopers responded to a domestic disturbance near Mile 7 of East End Road in Homer. Investigation revealed that Margaret Goodlataw, 24, of Homer, had damaged property at the residence, valued at less than $50. Goodlataw was arrested for fifthdegree criminal mischief (domestic violence) and was taken to the Homer Jail without bail. n On Sept. 25 at 8:58 p.m., troopers conducted a traffic stop

for moving and equipment violations near Mile 4.5 of the Seward Highway. During the stop, investigation revealed that Andrew Nuckles, 38, of Seward, had been operating a vehicle while impaired by alcoholic beverages. Nuckles was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to the Seward Jail without bail. n On Sept. 25 at 1:04 a.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop at Mile 13 of the Kenai Spur Highway. After investigation, Cherona I. Hester, 27, of Kenai, was arrested for driving while license revoked and taken to Wildwood Pretrial pending arraignment. n On Sept. 25 at 9:55 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop on the Spur Highway near Main Street. State records determined that the driver, Shyanne A. Payment, 20, of Kenai, did not have a valid license. Payment was issued a summons for no valid operator’s license and released at the scene. n On Sept. 25 at 11:35 p.m., Kenai police responded to disturbance at a local apartment. After investigation, Jordan J Shaffer, 21, of Kenai, was issued a summons

for sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. n On Sept. 25 at 7:45 a.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Liebrock Street at Little Avenue. Glenn Rodman, 32, of Soldotna, was issued criminal citations for driving while license suspended and for not having vehicle liability insurance and released. The vehicle was impounded. n On Sept. 25 at 3:11 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on the Sterling Highway near Binkley Street. Diana P. Westover, 34, of Sterling, was issued a criminal citation for driving without insurance and released. n On Sept. 26 at 12:47 p.m., the Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center received a 911 call from a citizen in Kasilof, reporting a burglary in progress at an unoccupied residence on Kahiltna Avenue. The caller reported to dispatch that the suspect left the area in a vehicle, headed south on the Sterling Highway and eventually turned off onto Rachel Road near Ninilchik. Alaska State Troopers responded and located the suspect vehicle. Numerous items of stolen prop-

erty were found in the vehicle and recovered by troopers. Investigation on site resulted in the arrest of Michael A. Carmack, 55, of Ninilchik, for first-degree burglary, third-degree theft and driving while license suspended. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility pending arraignment. n On Sept. 26 at 6:03 p.m., troopers conducted a traffic stop on a green 1997 Dodge pick-up for driving on the bicycle and pedestrian path on Kalifornsky Beach, near the intersection with Frontage Road. Investigation resulted in the arrest of Annie Atkinson, 28, of Kenai, for fourth-degree and fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. A passenger in the vehicle, Jonathon Smith, 26, of Kasilof, was arrested for violating his condition of probation. Both were taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. The green Dodge was released to a family member on scene. n On Sept. 26 at about 7:50 p.m., troopers conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation near Mile 40.5 of the Sterling Highway. During the stop, investiga-

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tion revealed that the passenger Corrina Steinman, 24, of Anchorage, was on felony probation. It was discovered that she was in possession of a pistol, had no travel permit, as required by her probation, and possessed drug paraphernalia. She was arrested for third-degree misconduct involving weapons and probation violations and was taken to the Seward Jail without bail. n On Sept. 26 at about 10:30 p.m., Soldotna troopers located a vehicle in Nikiski that appeared to be stolen. Soldotna Troopers contacted the registered owner, who reported that the vehicle should be at a garage in Anchor Point. Anchor Point Troopers responded to the garage with the owner. The vehicle located in Soldotna was confirmed to have been stolen from the garage, and forced entry into the garage was discovered. A search of the garage discovered multiple tools to have been stolen. The owner reported over $2,000 in tools had been stolen, which included two brand new generators. The vehicle was recovered without damage and returned to the owner. Investigation continues.

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Religion

Give thanks for changing seasons “This is like driving in a beautiful painting!” Pauline exclaimed while we were on one of our annual October color tours. Well said! The brilliant blending of autumn’s artistic hues is enough to make the blues leave. No wonder millions break away from the rush of routine living, driving thousands of miles to see this annual show of splendor. Design dominates the landscape. And design declares the existence of the Designer. Colorful rolling hills and breathtaking views of quiet valleys entertained by flocking birds prove the ingenuity of the Master Planner. Mirror images of maples, oaks and birch beside still waters, dotted by leaf boats of red, yellow and brown, create a seasonal wonderland that cries

Voices of R eligion Roger C ampbell for recognition of the Creator. And even after sundown, the wonder remains. Harvest moons inspire poets and lovers, reminding us that the One who created all this loves us all. Still, some are so troubled by adverse circumstances in their lives that they allow present problems to color their thinking about God. Surrounded by countless evidences of His power, they mistakenly conclude they are beyond help and doubt that He cares. Having become problem conscious

instead of power conscious, they are unable to see any way out of their difficulties. Recent natural disasters add to our need of a peaceful haven. Threatening clouds call for a refuge from raging storms. High numbered hurricanes and killer earthquakes under seas and on land increase the tensions of our time. Terrorists take their deadly toll on innocent people longing to be free and threats of plagues that defy miracle drugs, possibly killing millions, seem to be ever on the minds of those who feed our fears. But creation’s wonders should soothe our minds, lifting us from every valley of despair. King David, who went through many dark valleys in his eventful and often troubled life, found his faith increased by observing evidences of

themes are: 1.How you are known in heaven; 2.Establishing your internal overcomer; 3.Mind of Christ; 4.Reinventing your walk in the fruit of the Spirit; 5. Law of the Spirit Peninsula Christian Center of Life in Christ. For information call Bev hosts Messianic rabbi at 776-8022 or 398-7311 or Paulette at 252Peninsula Christian Center, 161 Farns- 7372. worth Boulevard behind the Salvation Army store in Soldotna, is hosting Messianic Rabbi Sterling Pentecostal Dale Cohen Oct. 19-22. Sunday, Monday and hosts marriage seminar Wednesday service time is 6:30 p.m. TuesSterling Pentecostal Church will have day there will be a day session at 10:30 a.m. This will be a series of in-depth Bible study a Marriage Seminar titled “The Marriage that will give you insight to the Scriptures Fog” with Reverend Daniel Sirstad on Octolike never before. Call 262-7416 for more ber 24-25 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. each night. Topics such as “The Marriage Fog,” information. “Defogging the Marriage,” “Becoming Friends Again,” and “Marriage Fun” will be First Baptist hosts covered. People who are married or engaged women’s Bible study to be married are welcome to attend. Daniel A nine-week women’s Bible study on I Sirstad is a licensed clinical pastoral counand II Thessalonians, called “Children of the selor who lives in Troutdale, Oregon. Please Day” by Beth Moore is under way at the First call 262-7240 or go to sterlingpentecostalBaptist Church of Kenai. The group begins church.com for more information. with lunch at noon, a video and discussion. Childcare is available. For more information, Celebrate Octoberfest in Soldotna call Carole at 283-7772 or Kassy at 283Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic 7672. Church is hosting an Octoberfest on Oct. 24 25 at 222 West Redoubt Avenue, Soldotna. Bible study with Nikiski Aglow The activities begin on Oct. 24 with a carniNikiski Aglow meets each Saturday val at the Redemptorist Center from 5-9 p.m., morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Nikiski New and Oct. 25 from 1-5 p.m. Teen Dance and Activities are Oct. 24 at Hope Christian Fellowship, Mile 23 North Road. All are welcome to attend. Aglow In- O’Neill Hall on campus from 6 p.m., all high ternational is founded on prayer and com- school students are invited, $10 admission fee passionate outreach. It is global in ministry for dinner/activities. Quilt Bingo will feature 25 quilts this year vision, yet rooted in small groups. Nikiski Aglow is hosting the DVD teaching of Gra- with the event at Fireweed Fellowship Hall on ham Cooke with “Game Changers.” The five See CHURCH, page A-13

God’s work everywhere. “The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork,” he wrote (Psalm 19:1). Commenting on David’s soothing statement of faith, the nineteenth century English minister, Charles Spurgeon, wrote: “In his earliest days the Psalmist, while keeping his father’s flock, had devoted himself to the study of God’s two great books — nature and Scripture. The book of nature has three leaves: heaven, earth and sea. Any part of creation has more instruction in it than human mind will ever exhaust. Every moment God’s existence, power, wisdom and goodness are being sounded abroad. Even the changes of night and day equally reveal the Invisible One.”

Our Lord often used illustrations from nature to build the faith and quiet the hearts of His hearers. He spoke of birds that do no farming but are fed by their heavenly Father and of lilies that neither toil nor spin yet are clothed more elegantly than kings. Why then should we allow worry to take away the joy of living? True, the earth is in travail, causing upheavals of nature (Romans 8:22), but even these promise the birth of a new day. Meanwhile, wherever we live, we can give thanks for the beauty of changing seasons, announcing better things are on their way. Roger Campbell is an author, a broadcaster and columnist who was a pastor for 22 years. He can be reached at rcministry@ameritech.net.

Church News

Midnight Son opens new worship center Sept. 20 was a day of celebration for the Midnight Son Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Kenai as they opened their new worship center. Mayor Pat Porter assisted the children with the ribbon cutting ceremony stating that “our children are the future of our community and our churches.” Administrative Pastor, Quentin Purvis from the Alaska Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists travelled from Anchorage for the occasion and officiated in the inauguration service with local pastor, Rick Cabero. During the service, those who attended enjoyed a variety of Christian music complemented by sign language, as well as two special songs performed by the children, one in Spanish. The new worship center features a grand piano as well as state-of-the-art audio visual sound systems, enhancing the already astounding acoustics.

Contemporary lighting, comfortable seating, and overhead windows that frame birch trees set a very peaceful and worshipful atmosphere. Downstairs the facility reveals a modern kitchen with tables suitable for meetings, social functions and food service. Every Saturday services are held at 9:30 a.m. with Bible classes for all ages, and at 10:40 a.m. for Praise and Worship. Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step group meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. This church family is excited about the new church growth they observe and the capabilities of reaching more physical and spiritual needs of people in the community with their new facilities. All are welcome to attend the weekly services located at 1904 Wyatt Way (Mile 8.4 on the Kenai Spur Highway) near Mountain View Elementary School. Pastor Rick Cabero may be reached at 420-0820 or rickabero@aol.com. The new worship center will also be available for private use. — Photo and information courtesy Charlayne O’Brien

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campus on Oct. 24, doors open at 6 p.m., games start at 6:30 p.m. Food is available at all venues. Octoberfest dinner is Oct. 25 at Fireweed, beginning at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call the church office at 262-5542.

Calvary Baptist resumes kids club Calvary Baptist Church has resumed its Awana Kids Club on Sunday evenings. The group meets at Kenai Middle School from 5:15-7:30 p.m. All kids, ages 3 through sixth grade, are welcome. See the Calvary Baptist Awana web page for further details and Club schedule: calvarykenai.org/awana.

Grace Brethren plans Harvest Carnival Peninsula Grace Brethren Church on K-Beach Road is pleased to announce their fourth annual Kids Harvest Carnival. It will be held on October 29 from 6:30-8 p.m. The carnival features games, candy, hot dogs, temporary tattoos, a costume contest, and a puppet show. Awards for the costume contest will be given at 7:40 p.m. followed by a puppet show. Admittance is free. Supplies are limited to the first 150 kids who come. Please, no scary or inappropriate costumes. More information can be found at www.peninsulagrace.org or by calling 907-262-6442.

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Festival on Oct. 31 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. This is a free event ist Church at 158 South Binkley Street. Non-perishable food featuring games, prizes, candy, and much more. 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 to 6 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Thank you for Truth Time Machine at Soldotna Church of God p.m. your support. Visit Soldotna Church of God at the corner of Binkley and Redoubt in Soldotna for the Truth Time Machine on Oct. 31 from 6-9 p.m. for Bible based adventure, loads of fun and lots of candy. United Methodist Church provides food pantry For more information contact the church at 262-4729. The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur HighHarvest Festival at Star of the North way next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Star of the North Lutheran Church is having its annual Harvest Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry closes for holiFestival Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. at 216 N. Forest Drive in Kenai. There days. will be lots of games; fishing, bean bag toss, darts, cupcake walk For more information contact the church office at 283-7868 or and candy. Call 283-4153 with any questions. email kumcalaska@gmail.com.

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Kenai New Life Church would like to invite kids and their First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 S. Binkley Street, families its annual Harvest Carnival on Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. is re-opening its Clothes 4 U program. There will be dozens of carnival games, a bounce house, a It is open on the second and fourth Saturday of each month cakewalk, a snack bar, and (of course) lots of candy. Please from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All clothing and shoes are free to the pubavoid scary or inappropriate costumes. For more information, lic. visit kenainewlife.org or call the church office at 907-2837752. Kenai New Life Church is located at 209 Princess Street in Kenai. Service times are 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday Clothes Quarters open weekly mornings. Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels Church 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 p.m. For more information, call Food Pantry open weekly 907-283-4555. The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in our community who may be expeSubmit church announcements to news@peninsulaclarion. riencing food shortages. com. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Method-

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. . . Fish primarily composed of people who represented fishing organizations. McCombs, who is on the board for the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, a commercial drift gillnetting advocacy organization, said at the time that without financial help, he would have been unable to attend the full meeting. He estimated that he would spend about $500 on food and

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dox Church in Old Towne and surrounding landscape, was selected last September in the Paint the Kenai Community Mural and Pen the Kenai Writing Project. The essay, “Forged in the Fires,” by Clark Fair was chosen as the top submission and will be reproduced at the airport. Council member Terry Bookey said the council should have a more active role in planning for installations in the city, to avoid later conflicts. He referenced the veteran’s memorial in Leif Hansen Park when the council didn’t discuss the memorial before it was installed. By having the chance to discuss before any art is displayed in the city would help resolve ambiguity, he said. Vice Mayor Ryan Marquis asked if a decision had been made on the tree located in

transportation over the course of the meeting. Gary Hollier, a commercial setnet fisherman, said he’d spend about $3,000 to attend the full meeting, during a previous Clarion interview. “It’s a big commitment,” he said. “The average person cannot take time off from work, cannot take their time to come up here.” The lone board member who voted to hold the full board meeting outside of Anchorage, Fritz Johnson, said he thought

Rejected Kenai City Council member Brian Gabriel and city manager Rick Koch traveled to Juneau to lobby board members to hold the meeting on the Kenai Peninsula.

“We were a little bit surprised and disappointed also,” Gabriel, who is also a commercial setnet fisherman, said after the board’s vote. “Considering the amount of work that was put in ... I thought there’d be a little bit better discussion during deliberation.” The Kenai Peninsula Borough and cities of Homer, Kenai, Seldovia, Seward and Soldotna sent the board a joint resolution asking for the next Upper Cook Inlet board meeting to be held on the Kenai

‘Do you have any idea the things that go on in this city that are far more important than a tree getting cut down?’ — Pat Porter, Kenai Mayor front of the approved mural location. Mayor Pat Porter appeared flustered when council members briefly debated the status of the tree. “Do you have any idea the things that go on in this city that are far more important than a tree getting cut down?” she said. “I’m going to take a quick at ease because you guys are driving me crazy.” The council approved the location of the mural and recommended the tree in question be cut down. Council member Mike Boyle, who served in his last meeting after nine years on the council, cast the lone no vote to save the tree. The mural was painted by

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there were voices missing from the debate. “I think the voices least heard were Alaskans not specifically aligned with either group,” Johnson wrote during a post-2014 meeting email.

volunteers using process imaging to transfer the colors on the canvass at a workspace in the Blazy Construction in Soldotna. Ryland added the final touches and then a clear coat was added to protect the piece. The city donated $500 to pay for paint materials. Mueller said the painting is a beautiful work of art to greet visitors to the community. The council passed three resolutions, including its capital improvements priority list for state funding requests for the upcoming year. Kenai City Manager Rick Koch listed street paving and improvements as the No. 1 priority out of 14 listed city projects. The city is asking

complex could function as a command center or shelter in the case of a natural disaster, such as the Funny River Horse Trail wildfire. The city submitted their list of projects early to increase the probability that they may receive funding on the state level, Dixson said. Placing a project as a top priority does mean the city is placing extra emphasis on the urgency in the funding request, Kornelis said. The projects lower on the list can be more interchangeably carried out, he said. “There is some credence to the very top of the list,” Kornelis said. “Projects further down the list can be funded any different manner of ways.”

Mayor Mike Navarre, Peter Micciche, RSoldotna, Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna, and House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski who are all in favor of designating the expansion as a regional project. “It is a regional project that the city of Soldotna supports, not only for the city but for the region itself,” Dixson said. “The city is going to be saddled with the burden of operating and maintaining the complex.” Reach Kelly Sullivan at kelly.sullivan@ Dixson said the governor may consider allocating funding for the project because the peninsulaclarion.com

for $1.5 million from the state to pay for the project. Also among the requested funding projects was $1.4 million to help with wastewater treatment plant upgrades and $518,805 for renovations to the Kenai Senior Center. Other requests include $75,000 for new restrooms at the Kenai Little League Facility and $50,000 for lighting at the Kenai Nordic Trails. The city also weighed in on its preferences for statewide projects. Koch listed the No. 1 priority as the Kenai River South Shore Access for the dipnet fishery. The city requested $400,000 from the state to help with the project. According to Koch’s memo to the council the Governor’s Capital Budget is usually released in mid-December and it becomes more difficult to have requests considered after the middle of November.

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He questioned the efficacy of enhanced screening for Ebola at airports, like those planned at several major U.S. airports, given the timeframe

Peninsula. Gabriel said it was frustrating to see all of the work that went into getting cities and the borough to present a unified voice to the board, be ignored. Gabriel and Koch said a work session scheduled to be held on the peninsula felt like a compromise. “They think they addressed the concerns of the peninsula residents by including the oneday public testimony ahead of the work session,” Gabriel said.

“It’s just sort of an interesting scenario because that work session will be a couple of months ahead of the meeting ... whether or not the public comment would be on the record regarding Upper Cook Inlet proposals is a question I had.” Koch said he felt that the work session was “the bone that got thrown our way.”

The council also approved the purchase of a fire department command vehicle from Cal Worthington Ford in Anchorage for $26,914. City code allows the purchase of equipment, without the opportunity for competitive bidding if the equipment is purchased through the state fleet contractpricing contract. Council member Bob Molloy said the council has heard from the public on its purchasing code that doesn’t allow the city to buy from local dealerships. Molloy said it would be a good idea to discuss the purchasing code to look at buying local in the future. The council discussed a permanent protection of the flower field along Lawton Drive. Porter said the item was added to the agenda before the incident Monday when an intoxicated driver drove through the field and damaged the flowers. Kenai resident Holly Spann, with the beautification committee, said the committee discussed having a small fence around the perimeter of the field and a pathway to avoid flowers getting trampled when the field blooms next year.

They also considered permanent signs to notify residents not to pick the flowers. Boyle said he would hate to see the city take something simple like a field of flowers and overthink it with too much protection. “Allow people to enjoy it as it is,” he said. “It’s a wonderful concept.” Porter said while the vandalism is disappointing, people make mistakes and everyone is guilty of something at some point. What is important is people move on and learn from their mistakes, she said. At the conclusion of his last meeting, Boyle thanked the citizens for their support during his time and said it had been an enjoyable experience. Marquis said he appreciated Boyle’s “candor and tenacity” and all he has done for the citizens of Kenai. “I feel like I owe you an apology for throwing eggs at your house when I was 13,” Marquis said. “Apology accepted,” Boyle said. “We all make mistakes.”

for showing symptoms. “It’s good that they’re doing it, I’m not sure of the efficacy,” he said. Cooper said there has long been a quarantine station at Alaska’s largest airport, in Anchorage, for infectious illnesses like tuberculosis and measles.

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516 motivates Bulldogs Nikiski must hold down Eielson’s Griffith in championship By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

Since suffering a tough loss to Greatland Conference rival Eielson in early September, the Nikiski Bulldogs have had a lot of time to think about how they allowed Ravens running back Anthony Griffith to set a state single-game record 516 rushing yards against them. Nikiski coach Ted Riddall has not let them forget about it. The total offensive yardage Eielson put up against Nikiski that day was 579. It’s the number that the Bulldogs have stickered to the back of their hel-

mets, and when 4 p.m. rolls around on Saturday, each member of the team will rip off the sticker and throw it away. “And I’ll say, he hasn’t gained a yard on you today. Yet,” Riddall said. “Throw it away. You’ve been staring at it, thinking about it, but you can’t control the five seventy-nine. But you can control what you’re gonna do today.” Nikiski will get another crack at Eielson, 4 p.m. Saturday at Alumni Field at Dimond High in Anchorage. That’s when the two schools will play for the 2014 small-schools state football championship. Riddall also said the team created

shirts with the number on it as well, which read, “Bite harder, hold on longer,” something that he has stressed to his players every day since that brutal loss. Riddall said he hopes the symbolic gesture of throwing away the number will give his team the drive to go out and take what they believe to be theirs. “You’re standing toe to toe with a great opponent, you know it’s gonna be a battle every play,” Riddall said. “All you can do this week is prepare yourself to go out and play better than Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion you did last week. If you focus a lot Barrow’s David Elavgak is swept off his feet for a tackle during a game See HOLD, page B-4 against the Nikiski Bulldogs in September in Nikiski.

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Who is the underdog? SoHi, North Pole battle for title of David before battling for title By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

For a coach that has guided his football team to two straight state championships and 28 consecutive wins over the past two seasons, Galen Brantley Jr. does not sound as confident heading into Saturday’s medium-schools state title game as you would think. That’s because Soldotna’s opponent, the North Pole Patriots, just clobbered a Kenai squad that nearly toppled SoHi the previous week, and are now looking to avenge a loss to SoHi from a year ago. “They just manhandled somebody that nearly beat

us,” Brantley Jr. said. “That doesn’t make us feel very good.” Soldotna (8-0) and North Pole (6-3) meet on the turf 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Dimond’s Alumni Field in Anchorage to determine this year’s medium-schools champion. If it’s anything like last year’s playoff race, it is sure to be a doozy. “We know we’re in for a battle, and we have to do everything right to have a chance,” the coach said. The Stars last met with the Patriots in last year’s semifinals, which saw SoHi move on to the state final with a 6333 win over North Pole. This year, North Pole is

only stronger and wiser, and the Patriots showed that they are serious about winning their first state championship since 2004, when they won the large-schools title. Even though they’ve since dropped a level into the mediumschools division, North Pole is preparing for Saturday with the mindset of an underdog. “They’re up there doing the ‘David and Goliath thing,’ but our kids have seen enough that we feel like we’re David in this one,” Brantley Jr. said. “We’re gonna have to do something special to get the win.” Something special? Soldotna has a chance to tie its school record of 29 straight

wins — a standard set by the Stars of 2006 through 2008 — and win its seventh state championship, all in the last nine years. But first, they have to deal with the onslaught of North Pole, starring sophomore quarterback Andrew “Dew” Rogers and running back DeAundre Campbell. Both players exhibit acceleration and speed that will certainly keep SoHi on its toes Saturday afternoon. “I’ve been telling our kids, it’s like the scene from ‘Rocky’ when Mick throws the chicken in the courtyard,” Brantley Jr. said, referring to the 1979 film. “We feel See DAVID, page B-4

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Chris Jones wasn’t going to make the same mistake he did last year when Nick Folk tried another potential winning field goal Thursday night. This time, the New England defensive tackle didn’t commit a penalty to give the Jets kicker another chance. Jones blocked Folk’s 58yard attempt on the final play and the Patriots had just enough offense with Tom Brady’s three touchdown passes to edge surprisingly competitive New York 27-25. “It’s good to feel that ball hitting my hand and it’s good to get the win,” Jones said. “I just played it legally and did all that I could.” Last season, Folk was wide

left on a 56-yard attempt in overtime, but Jones was penalized under a new rule against players pushing a teammate into the opponent’s formation. Folk then connected from 42 yards, giving the Jets a 30-27 victory. “After what happened last year, I thought it was fitting that he made that play,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. Folk’s longest field goal in his career traveled 56 yards, but he had made all 13 of his attempts this year so the 58-yarder was makeable. “It felt pretty good off my foot,” he said. “I did kick it low, in order to give it enough to get it there.” But when Jones batted it down, the Patriots (5-2) raced onto the field in celebration of a win that was much tougher than See NFL, Page B-4

Rangers choose Banister to lead STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

The Texas Rangers hired Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Jeff Banister as their new manager. Banister got the nod over two other finalists, interim manager Tim Bogar and Cleveland Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash. General manager Jon Daniels said Thursday night that Banister won over the Rangers during the interview process. Daniels described Banister as the best fit for a team that quickly wants to recreate a winning culture after its most losses since 1985. “Jeff really impressed us across the board,” Daniels said. “From people that he works with now with the Pirates, the

people that used to work there, and players that he’s had recently and some years back, stars as well as role players, and everyone came back with the desire to win, a love for the game, the love for people, the ability to reach people, the ability to connect with a variety of people, an interest in learning more.” Banister will be formally introduced as Ron Washington’s replacement during a news conference Friday at the Rangers ballpark. The 50-year-old Banister has been Pittsburgh’s bench coach for manager Clint Hurdle the past four years and in the Pirates organization for 29 seasons. Hurdle was the Rangers’ hitting coach when they went to their first World Series in 2010.

Giants walk off on 3-run home run JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — It was the Shot That Shook the Bay. Travis Ishikawa hit the first homer to end an NL Championship Series, a three-run drive that sent San Francisco to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 on Thursday night. These every-other-year Giants will face the Royals in an all wild-card World Series that begins Tuesday night in Kansas City. A journeyman who began the season with Pittsburgh, Ishikawa connected for the first game-ending home run that sent the Giants into the World Series since perhaps the most famous drive in baseball history — Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” in a 1951 playoff. “It’s gratifying,” Ishikawa said. “If there’s an organization

I’d want to do it for, it would be this one.” A role player during the Giants’ World Series win in 2010, Ishikawa was with Milwaukee in 2012 when San Francisco won another championship. Pablo Sandoval singled to start the ninth inning against Michael Wacha, making his first appearance of the postseason for the Cardinals. After an out, Brandon Belt walked to bring up Ishikawa, who drove a 2-0 pitch into the elevated seats in right field to set off an orange towel-waving frenzied celebration. “These guys have been through it,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “They have been battle-tested and they know how to handle themselves on this type of stage, and then add to that the kids that we brought up, and then Ishikawa. “I mean, what a great story,” Bochy said. Ishikawa knew right away on

his first career postseason homer, raising his right arm into the air as he watched his ball sail into the seats. He emphatically threw his helmet down to the dirt in triumph and joined his jubilant teammates at home plate as fireworks shot off from the center field scoreboard. Pinch-hitter Michael Morse homered leading off the eighth against Pat Neshek, who replaced Adam Wainwright to start the inning, to tie it 3-all. Morse — relegated to a reserve role because of a lengthy oblique injury — was batting for Madison Bumgarner, crowned NLCS MVP. “It’s unbelievable,” Morse said. “This team has been on the same page since the beginning.” After taking a 3-1 lead in the series on wild throws the past two days, the Giants used the long ball to advance to their third Series in five years by knocking out the defending NL

champions. Rookie Joe Panik hit a tworun drive in the third inning off Wainwright for the Giants’ first homer in seven games. “Just a gutty effort through all this and I couldn’t be prouder of these guys. They just don’t stop fighting,” Bochy said. Ishikawa was the Pirates’ opening-day first baseman, but was soon cut. He re-signed with the Giants, his original team, on a minor league deal and went to Triple-A before making it back to the majors. He moved from his natural first base spot to play left field for the injured Morse. “He signed a minor league contract, he more or less picked us,” general manager Brian Sabean said. “I’m not surprised he hit a home run, I’m not. I’m surprised he’s our starting left fielder. That’s amazing to me. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu That’s the kind of commitment Giants’ Michael Morse celebrates a home run against the St. Louhe had to wanting to get on the is Cardinals during the eighth inning of Game 5 of the National field.” League Championship Series on Thursday in San Francisco.

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Moore brings winner back to Kansas City DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The memories come back in bits and pieces, and for that he can be forgiven. After all, 29 years have passed since he was standing on the hillside, watching everything unfold. It was a blowout, Dayton Moore says, the deciding game of the 1985 World Series. Darryl Motley homered off John Tudor in the second inning. Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar, known for his volatile temper, got tossed by umpire Don Denkinger later in the game. More than anything, though, Moore remembers the way Kansas City celebrated. “Just the joy and the atmosphere,” he said almost wistfully. “Actually, it was very similar to what we experienced during the playoff games here, a lot of energy. A lot of fun.” Nearly three decades after the Royals won their only World Series, they’re headed back to baseball’s biggest stage. And the kid who grew up cheering for them in his hometown of Wichita, Kan-

sas, and couldn’t score a ticket to Game 7 of the ‘85 Fall Classic — instead watching from beyond the outfield fence — is the general manager responsible for making it happen. “It’s what it’s all about, from a baseball standpoint,” Moore said Thursday, less than 24 hours clinching the AL pennant with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. “The things that have happened around the city, the joy we’ve brought to people’s lives, that’s special,” Moore said. “It’s what athletics is all about. That’s why we do what we do. We love to compete. We love to win. But this is what attracted us to the game as little kids.” The Royals will open the World Series on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium against the winner of the NLCS between the Giants and Cardinals. This time, Moore’s sure to have a decent seat. The way he pulled off one of the game’s great turnarounds is a testament to perseverance, to patience and savvy and good business sense. It took tricky trades, wise draft choices and the kind of commitment to a rebuild-

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ing job that is rarely seen in professional sports these days. In a win-now era, Moore spent eight long years rebuilding. There were pitfalls along the way, lousy contracts given to Gil Meche and Jose Guillen that proved to be a waste of precious money. There were misfires on managers. There were failed young prospects that were rushed to the majors or never even got there. Slowly, though, things started to turn around. Young hitters such as Alex Gordon and Billy Butler figured things out. First-round draft picks Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas matriculated to the big leagues. Shrewd signings in free agency and smart scouting of international prospects such as Salvador Perez and Kelvin Herrera began to pay dividends. Then the two big trades that would make or break Moore’s tenure in Kansas City. The first: shipping disgruntled Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke to Milwaukee for a package of prospects that included Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain, the ALCS MVP this year. The second: sending baseball’s

top prospect, Wil Myers, and several other young talents to Tampa Bay for starting pitcher James Shields and dominant reliever Wade Davis. “I think that was when Dayton really put us over the top,” said Gordon, the starting left fielder. “He did a great job of finding guys, developing them and turning it into this.” He also managed to do it with significant financial limitations. In a game of massive revenue disparity, the small-market Royals set a franchise record with just over $97 million in payroll this season. But the Dodgers still doled out $255 million, and the Angels — whom the Royals swept out of the playoffs — spent more than $163 million. “Dayton has all the assets you want in a general manager,” Royals owner David Glass said this week. “He’s a great talent evaluator. A great leader. He has absolute integrity. He’s very intense. He’s as good as it gets as far as general managers are concerned, in my opinion.” That’s why his name is now surfacing for other jobs. The biggest opening in baseball

happens to be in Atlanta, where Frank Wren was fired and interim GM John Hart declined an offer for the full-time job. Moore got his start in the Braves organization as a scout, and learned the ins and outs of the front office from their longtime general manager John Schuerholz — coincidentally, the GM of the Royals from 1982-90. Glass, who hired Moore away from Atlanta in 2006, said he wouldn’t stand in the way of him leaving. But Glass also said that he would do everything in his power to get him to stay. Given the long and complex history that Moore has with the Royals, from his days watching from the grassy hillside outside the ballpark to now occupying one of the suits reserved for the general manager, it might take quite the offer to lure him away. Especially given how much fun he’s had along the way. “It’s an unbelievable blessing to be where we are right now,” Moore said. “We knew this was a great fan base and if we could put a product on the field, they would support it. Hopefully we’ve grown the game in this area and brought a lot of joy to peoples’ lives.”

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The resolution to Florida State’s code of conduct investigation of Jameis Winston may not come before the end of the football season despite imminent deadlines in the process. The first deadline is Friday, when he and the woman who said he sexually assaulted her in December 2012 must strike one of three potential officials that will preside over the hearing. But when that formal hearing will take place remains unclear. Both sides must still present possible dates for the hearing at an information session, then the university can set a date. But once a date is set, either side could request postponements of the hearing for a variety of reasons that would have to be individually reviewed. Once the hearing concludes, the process isn’t complete. A formal decision letter must then be sent to Winston within 10 class days after the hearing ends, but that time limit could also be extended “if additional consideration of evidence and deliberation is required,” FSU spokeswoman Browning Brooks explained in an email.

JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

Cink, Laird share Shriners lead LAS VEGAS — Stewart Cink birdied seven of the final 11 holes Thursday for a 7-under 64 and a share of the first-round lead with Martin Laird in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Cink had a bogey-free round at TPC Summerlin in his first start since dropping out of the FedEx Cup playoffs after the second event. He won the last of his six PGA Tour titles in the 2009 British Open. “Well, 64 is good for anybody, I think, but on the first day of the year, you don’t really ever know what’s going to come out, the first day of the season,” Cink said. “It’s been six weeks since I played and you have to prepare yourself to be ready for both, a great start and a not so great start, and just be ready to keep going. “I have to be honest, through seven holes I had seven pars and it didn’t look like anything special out there except a whole lot of grazed putts. I just kind of was patient and waited for a good stretch, and a good stretch happened.”

Coach does not expect Gurley to play ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia star tailback Todd Gurley’s alleged rules violations were discussed Thursday in a meeting between top school officials and NCAA eligibility staff. Following the meeting in Indianapolis, University of Georgia President Jere Morehead said in a statement “There is no new news at this time and no further comment is necessary.” Coach Mark Richt said early Thursday on his Twitter feed he expects Gurley’s indefinite suspension to continue for No. 10 Georgia’s game at Arkansas on Saturday. The NCAA said Thursday it hasn’t received Georgia’s request for Gurley’s eligibility to be restored. “Regarding Todd Gurley’s eligibility, the NCAA is continuing to work with Georgia and is awaiting the school’s request for reinstatement,” the NCAA said on its Twitter feed.

Nets’ Lopez sidelined by sprained foot NEW YORK — Brooklyn center Brook Lopez is expected to be sidelined for 10 days to two weeks after mildly spraining his right mid-foot Wednesday night in the Nets’ exhibition game against Sacramento in China. The Nets said Thursday that X-rays and a CT scan in New York revealed no fractures or bone injuries. Lopez missed most of last season after breaking the foot Dec. 21 during a game at Philadelphia.

Ex-clinic owner pleads guilty in MLB drug case MIAMI — The former owner of a South Florida anti-aging clinic pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of illegally providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes including high-profile Major League Baseball players, most notably New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. Anthony Bosch, former owner of the Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute testosterone before U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles. Bosch, who was not a medical doctor yet called himself “Dr. T,” faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence but is likely to get far less because of cooperation with prosecutors and with MLB’s investigation into player drug use. “The message is clear: cheating doesn’t pay and individuals like Bosch, who distribute performance enhancing drugs to athletes and, more importantly, to our children, will be held accountable for their actions,” said Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer, noting that some customers were high school age. Defense attorney Guy Lewis said Bosch, 51, provided key information to MLB investigators that led to suspensions of 14 players, including the record season-long suspension handed to Rodriguez for this past year. Bosch also met numerous times with federal prosecutors and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents, Lewis said. “He was faithful in terms of appearing each and every time he was requested to,” Lewis said. “Each and every time he appeared, answered questions and was available.” Rodriguez has denied taking illegal substances while with the Yankees but did admit to doing so earlier in his career with the Texas Rangers. He remains on the Yankees’ roster for next season. MLB previously sued Bosch and his clinic but withdrew the lawsuit in February. The league had accused Bosch and others with conspiring to violate player contracts by providing them with — The Associated Press banned substances.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Guaranteed of a spot in the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs, Kevin Harvick has no reason to race hard Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. If it was up to him, he wouldn’t race at all. Four of NASCAR’s top drivers will see their title hopes come to an end at Talladega, where the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field will be cut from 12 to eight. Among those in danger of becoming a title-race spectator are defending champion Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth — Johnson’s closest competition last season — Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and 2012 champion Brad Keselowski. With so much on the line for others and nothing for Harvick to gain, he would really like to watch it all unfold. “I’d park it because it’ll be

one hell of a race to watch,” Harvick joked about his Talladega strategy. “It’s going to be fun to watch. It’s going to be crazy, offensive racing.” Harvick’s win last Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway earned him an automatic berth into the third round of the Chase. It was a welcome relief to Harvick, who likes NASCAR’s new elimination format but complained it’s created many a sleepless night. “It makes me want to puke every week,” Harvick said. “My wife can tell you, it’s like you go home and all you do, you lay up at night and you think about, ‘OK, what do I have to do next week? OK, what do we need to do? Who do I need to talk to?’ It consumes everything that you do.” Harvick is having one of those rare dream seasons, his first with Stewart-Haas Racing. He and crew chief Rodney Childers showed from their first time on the track together

that they had fast No. 4 Chevrolets and would be a force in the championship race. But for all the laps led — Harvick’s career-best 1,815 lead the Sprint Cup Series — and those eight poles, he had very little to show for his efforts. The win at Charlotte was just his third of the season as Harvick was plagued by mechanical problems, pit issues and plain old bad luck. Right before the Chase began, SHR gave Harvick the pit crew of team co-owner Tony Stewart — the one that won the 2011 championship — in an effort to strengthen Harvick’s chances. Harvick, who has never won a Cup title, insisted he never fretted about all the fluke things that kept him out of Victory Lane and he’s just been riding along waiting for some new karma. “We have a fast car and we can win every race,” Harvick said. “(We felt) we’ll just keep working on everything and try to

get it all worked out, and hopefully, by the end of the year you have everything worked out and you can race for a championship and be in position to race for that championship at Homestead. When you have fast cars, everything else takes care of itself eventually. Bad luck can’t haunt you forever.” A large amount of credit for the success of the No. 4 team goes to Childers, who left Michael Waltrip Racing last year to be paired with Harvick at SHR. Although he admitted to munching on anti-heartburn tablets throughout the race at Charlotte, Childers always seems calm. It’s an impressive character trait for a crew chief making his first appearance in the Chase, although Childers admitted he’d watched Johnson crew chief Chad Knaus and others from afar. To alleviate stress, Childers puts time in at the shop to ensure he’s brought the best car possible to every race.

Scoreboard Soccer MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T x-D.C. 16 9 7 x-New England 16 13 4 x-S. Kansas City 14 11 7 x-New York 12 9 11 Columbus 12 10 10 Toronto FC 11 14 7 Houston 11 16 6 Philadelphia 9 11 12 Chicago 5 9 18 Montreal 6 18 8

Pts GF GA 55 49 35 52 50 46 49 47 37 47 52 47 46 47 40 40 43 52 39 38 56 39 48 48 33 38 48 26 36 56

WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Seattle 19 10 3 60 x-Los Angeles 17 6 9 60 x-Real Salt Lake 14 8 10 52 x-FC Dallas 15 11 6 51 Vancouver 11 8 13 46 Portland 11 9 12 45 Colorado 8 16 8 32 Chivas USA 8 18 6 30 San Jose 6 15 11 29 NOTE: Three points for victory, for tie. x- clinched playoff berth

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Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE W 5 3 2 1

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PF 187 118 120 121

PA 154 126 124 185

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington South Carolina New Orleans Atlanta Tampa Bay North Detroit Green Bay

5 5 3 1

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Sunday’s Games Seattle at St. Louis, 9 a.m. Miami at Chicago, 9 a.m. Carolina at Green Bay, 9 a.m. Atlanta at Baltimore, 9 a.m. Tennessee at Washington, 9 a.m. Cleveland at Jacksonville, 9 a.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 9 a.m. Minnesota at Buffalo, 9 a.m. New Orleans at Detroit, 9 a.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 12:05 p.m. Arizona at Oakland, 12:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 12:25 p.m. San Francisco at Denver, 4:30 p.m. Open: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay Monday’s Game Houston at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. All Times ADT

Patriots 27, Jets 25 N.Y. NE

Thursday’s Games New England 2, Houston 1 Friday’s Games Real Salt Lake at Portland, 6 p.m. Saturday’s Games Montreal at Toronto FC, 10 a.m. FC Dallas at Colorado, 11 a.m. Chicago at D.C. United, 3 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT

East New England Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets South Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville North Cincinnati Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh West San Diego Denver Kansas City Oakland

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First Quarter NE_Vereen 49 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 13:31. NYJ_FG Folk 22, 6:29. NYJ_FG Folk 47, :19. Second Quarter NYJ_FG Folk 46, 7:52. NE_Vereen 3 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 4:22. NYJ_FG Folk 27, 1:01. NE_FG Gostkowski 39, :00. Third Quarter NYJ_Ivory 1 run (Folk kick), 8:58. NE_FG Gostkowski 36, 4:10. Fourth Quarter NE_Amendola 19 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 7:49. NYJ_Cumberland 10 pass from Smith (pass failed), 2:31. A_68,756.

Jets, Folk 58 (BK).

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Baseball Postseason LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7) American League Kansas City 4, Baltimore 0 Friday, Oct. 10: Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6, 10 innings Saturday, Oct. 11: Kansas City 6, Baltimore 4 Monday, Oct. 13: Baltimore at Kansas City, ppd., rain Tuesday, Oct. 14: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1 Wednesday, Oct. 15: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1 National League San Francisco 4, St. Louis 1 Saturday, Oct. 11: San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0 Sunday, Oct. 12: St. Louis 5, San Francisco 4 Tuesday, Oct. 14: San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4, 10 innings Wednesday, Oct. 15: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 4 Thursday, Oct. 16: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 3 WORLD SERIES

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE

NYJ NE First downs 28 16 Total Net Yards 423 323 Rushes-yards 43-218 15-63 Passing 205 260 Punt Returns 2-8 1-3 Kickoff Returns 2-80 4-105 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 20-34-0 20-37-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-21 1-1 Punts 3-42.7 5-46.4 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-70 9-64 Time of Possession 40:54 19:06 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_N.Y. Jets, Ivory 21107, C.Johnson 13-61, Smith 7-37, B.Powell 1-7, Vick 1-6. New England, Vereen 11-43, Gray 3-12, Edelman 1-8. PASSING_N.Y. Jets, Smith 2034-0-226. New England, Brady 20-37-0-261. RECEIVING_N.Y. Jets, Decker 4-65, Ivory 4-18, Cumberland 3-50, Amaro 3-22, Kerley 2-29, C.Johnson 2-19, B.Powell 1-12, Nelson 1-11. New England, Vereen 5-71, Gronkowski 5-68, LaFell 4-55, Edelman 4-44, Amendola 1-19, Bolden 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOALS_N.Y.

Southwest Division Houston 3 1 .750 New Orleans 3 2 .600 Dallas 1 2 .333 Memphis 1 3 .250 San Antonio 0 1 .000 Northwest Division Utah 4 0 1.000 Minnesota 1 1 .500 Oklahoma City 2 2 .500 Portland 1 2 .333 Denver 1 4 .200 Pacific Division Golden State 4 0 1.000 Phoenix 2 1 .667 Sacramento 1 3 .250 L.A. Lakers 1 3 .250

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Thursday’s Games Boston 111, Philadelphia 91 Chicago 85, Atlanta 84 New Orleans 120, Oklahoma City 86 Golden State 104, Denver 101 Phoenix 121, San Antonio 90 Utah 119, L.A. Lakers 86 Friday’s Games Charlotte at Washington, 3 p.m. Detroit at Orlando, 3 p.m. Dallas at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m. Toronto vs. Oklahoma City at Wichita, KS, 4 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Minnesota at Cedar Rapids, IA, 4 p.m. Golden State vs. Miami at Kansas City, MO, 4:30 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Dallas at Indiana, 3 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. Orlando vs. Philadelphia at Allentown, PA, 3:30 p.m. Miami at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Denver vs. L.A. Clippers at Las Vegas, NV, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE

(Best-of-7) All games televised by Fox Tuesday, Oct. 21: San Francisco at Kansas City, 4:07 p.m. ADT

Atlantic Division W Brooklyn 2 Toronto 4 Boston 3 New York 2 Philadelphia 1 Southeast Division Washington 3 Orlando 2 Charlotte 2 Atlanta 2 Miami 0 Central Division Cleveland 3 Detroit 3 Chicago 3 Indiana 1 Milwaukee 1

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Atlantic Division GP W Montreal 5 4 Ottawa 4 3 Tampa Bay 4 2 Toronto 4 2 Boston 6 2 Detroit 3 1 Buffalo 4 1 Florida 3 0 Metropolitan Division N.Y. Islanders 4 4 New Jersey 4 3 Washington 4 2 Pittsburgh 3 2 Columbus 3 2 N.Y. Rangers 5 2 Carolina 4 0 Philadelphia 4 0

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 3 Chicago 3 Dallas 4 Minnesota 2 Colorado 5 St. Louis 2 Winnipeg 3 Pacific Division San Jose 4 Anaheim 4 Calgary 5 Los Angeles 4 Vancouver 2 Arizona 3 Edmonton 4 NOTE: Two points overtime loss.

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Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, San Jose 3, SO N.Y. Rangers 2, Carolina 1, SO Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 0, SO Dallas 3, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 6, New Jersey 2 Montreal 6, Boston 4 Ottawa 5, Colorado 3

Friday’s Games Florida at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Calgary at Columbus, 3 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Nashville at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Anaheim, 6 p.m. Saturday’s Games Boston at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Colorado at Montreal, 3 p.m. Columbus at Ottawa, 3 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 3 p.m. San Jose at New Jersey, 3 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Florida at Washington, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 4 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

Transactions BASEBALL American League TEXAS RANGERS — Named Jeff Banister manager. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Named Mark Grace assistant hitting coach, Andy Green third base coach, Glenn Sherlock bench coach, Henry Blanco coach and bullpen catcher, Mike Harkey pitching coach, Dave McKay first base coach, Mel Stottlemyre Jr. bullpen coach and Turner Ward hitting coach. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Exercised the third-year contract option on G-F Giannis Antetokounmpo and the fourth-year contract option on F-C John Henson. WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Waived C Daniel Orton. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Waived C-G Taylor Boggs from injured reserve with an injury settlement. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed LB Jerod Mayo and RB Stevan Ridley on injured reserve. Signed OL Chris Barker and RB Jonas Gray from the practice squad. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Fired Isaiah Harris, director of player development. HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned Ds Jake McCabe and Mark Pysyk to Rochester (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned C Andy Miele to Grand Rapids (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Loaned D Griffin Reinhart to Bridgeport (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned F Jonathan Drouin to Syracuse (AHL). COLLEGE IDAHO STATE — Signed football coach Mike Kramer to a threeyear contract extension through the 2017 season.

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Canadiens win home opener over Bruins By The Associated Press

MONTREAL — Canadiens coach Michel Therrien was happy with the way his team bounced back from a tough loss in its last game. Brendan Gallagher and P.A. Parenteau each had two goals to lead Montreal in a 6-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Max Pacioretty had a goal and two assists, and Jiri Sekac got his first NHL goal. The Canadiens were coming off a 7-1 loss at Tampa Bay on Monday night. “I’m very satisfied,” Therrien said after Montreal won its home opener. “Our forecheck was good, our power play was much better. That was good to see after a bad loss.” Zdeno Chara, Carl Soderberg, Loui Eriksson and Simon Gagne scored for Boston, which led 3-2 before fading late in the second period. The pre-game buildup was all about last spring, when the Canadiens upset Boston in seven games in the second round of the playoffs. In the handshake line after Game 7, the Bruins’ Milan Lucic reportedly threatened to “kill” Montreal’s Dale Weise and Alexei Emelin. Weise was a healthy scratch in this game, but the Lucic vs. Emelin animosity was evident throughout the game. Emelin knocked down Lucic with an open-ice check early in the

game. Late in the third, with Boston pushing to tie the game, Lucic crushed Emelin and was given a two-minute boarding penalty. After Parenteau scored into an empty net to seal the win, Lucic was handed a misconduct for mouthing off to the officials, then flexed his muscles in the penalty box. There were reports he also made a rude gesture to the crowd. Lucic did not speak to reporters after the game. Other than that, it was a peaceful game with plenty of end-to-end action. “That’s what I expected,” Gallagher said. “When two points are on the line against a division rival, you can’t take undisciplined penalties because they’ll come back to bite you. “It was physical and heated at times, but both teams understood the importance of the two points.” Boston coach Claude Julien said sloppy play was to blame for his team’s loss. KINGS 1, BLUES 0, SO LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Quick tied a Kings record with his 32nd career shutout, making 43 saves and stopping all three St. Louis shootout attempts in Los Angeles’ victory. Jeff Carter scored the only shootout

goal for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Los Angeles won its third straight despite failing to score against Brian Elliott, who stopped 17 shots in his 26th career shutout for the Blues. Carter scored in the first shootout round, and Quick stopped T.J. Oshie, Alexander Steen and Vladimir Tarasenko to wrap up the Kings’ fifth straight home win over St. Louis. Quick matched Rogie Vachon’s franchise record for shutouts, reaching the mark in 50 fewer games than Vachon needed during the 1970s. Quick already became the Kings’ leader in victories last season on the way to his second Stanley Cup ring.

SENATORS 5, AVALANCHE 3 OTTAWA — Clarke MacArthur had the go-ahead score during Ottawa’s three-goal third period to lead the Senators. Bobby Ryan, Zack Smith and David Legwand also scored to help the Senators win their home opener. Craig Anderson stopped 31 shots and Chris Neil had an empty-net goal with 1:22 to go. Alex Tanguay, John Mitchell and Gabriel Landeskog scored for the Avalanche. Calvin Pickard stopped 23 shots in his NHL debut after replacing Reto Berra at 2:46 of the first period. Berra left the game after he was knocked over by Ottawa’s Kyle Turris, who was pushed by Mitchell. Pickard was called up earlier in the day from Lake Erie of the AHL after the Avalanche placed Se-

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NHL. Edmonton, Florida and Philadelphia are the others.

ISLANDERS 4, SHARKS 3, SO UNIONDALE, N.Y. — John Tavares scored the decisive goal of the shootout to help the New York Islanders remain unbeaten. San Jose’s Logan Couture and New York’s Kyle Okposo traded goals earlier in the shootout before Tavares beat Alex Stalock in the fifth round. San Jose’s Joe Thornton missed on his turn and the Islanders improved to 4-0-0 before a raucous crowd at Nassau Coliseum. San Jose’s Tomas Hertl tied the tense game at 11:16 of the third after goals by Okposo and Josh Bailey earlier in the period put the Islanders ahead 3-2. The teams played a pulsating overtime but both goaltenders were up to the task. Stalock made a spectacular glove stop on Tavares in the last minute of the extra five-minute session and had 42 saves overall.

RANGERS 2, HURRICANES 1, SO NEW YORK — Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 shots through overtime, and then all three attempts in a shootout, and Rick Nash scored the only goal in the tiebreaker to lift New York. Derick Brassard scored his third goal in his last three games to help New York (2-3-0) snap a three-game skid. Chris Terry scored for the Hurricanes (0-2-2), one of four winless teams in the

STARS 3, PENGUINS 2 PITTSBURGH — Tyler Seguin scored a power-play goal with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift Dallas. Seguin’s goal capped a furious comeback as Dallas scored twice in the final 2:57 to win its second straight and snap a six-game losing streak in Pittsburgh. Jamie Benn and Antoine Roussel also scored for the Stars, who won in Pittsburgh for the first time since Dec. 23, 2000. Sidney Crosby had his fourth goal of the season and Chris Kunitz also scored — both on power plays in the first 10 minutes of the game — for the Penguins. Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis left the game on a stretcher in the second period.

CAPITALS 6, DEVILS 2 WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored in his third straight game, Braden Holtby made 26 saves and Washington handed New Jersey its first loss. Marcus Johansson scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period for the Capitals (2-0-2). Chris Brown, Nicklas Backstrom, Joel Ward and Andre Burakovsky also scored for Washington, and Troy Brouwer, Mike Green and Matt Niskanen each had two assists. Rookie defenseman Damon Severson scored twice for the Devils (3-1-0), who were seeking their first 4-0 start since 1995-96.

Pace and space turn NBA into land of the 3 TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

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MIAMI — The offensive concept of pace-and-space was nearly an unbeatable combination for the Miami Heat, the plan of surrounding LeBron James with multiple shooters good enough to net two straight NBA titles. Plenty of teams are having success with the approach. None more than the San Antonio Spurs, who ended Miami’s championship reign with their pace-and-space attack. Shooters might be valued more now by NBA teams than ever, particularly those who can connect from beyond the 3-point line. More than 86 percent of those who played in the league tried at least one 3-pointer last season, and the most attempts in the history of the league were taken from that distance — continuing a trend and smashing the previous mark that was set just one year earlier. And no one seems to believe the fascination with movement,

passing and plenty of 3’s will end anytime soon. “The teams that are playing with the pass and shooting seem to be doing really well,” said Atlanta’s Kyle Korver, one of the league’s best shooters. “I think the Spurs are the model that a lot of teams are understanding that not everyone gets to have LeBron James on their team. Not everyone gets to have one of the few super-dominant, all-pro, superstars in this league and so playing with the pass and playing with space and playing quick is a really good backup.” The Spurs led the league in 3-point accuracy last year, making more shots from deep than ever before. In the playoffs, their percentages got even better, and in the NBA Finals against the Heat they shot a wildly good 47 percent from 3-land. “I hate it,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. No, he wasn’t kidding when he said that in June. Popovich detests the 3-pointer, but in this NBA, it’s a prerequisite.

“It’s changed the game,” Popovich said. “It makes it tougher to cover that much room defensively on the court, so you do have to pay attention to it defensively. It’s a heck of a weapon. ... To me it’s not basketball but you’ve got to use it. If you don’t, you’re in big trouble.” To wit: Of the 14 teams that made 600 attempts or less from 3-point range last season, 10 didn’t make the playoffs. The other four combined to go 1421 in the postseason. “All the analytics guys have looked at it and they see the value of the 3-point shot, especially the corner 3-point shot,” Heat forward Danny Granger said. “Teams are obviously game-planning to get those shots and to get shooters to space the court.” It’s not accurate to say everybody in the NBA is shooting 3-pointers. It just seems that way. Kevin Love, Kevin Durant and Paul George were all among the 10 most prolific 3-takers last season — and

they’re all listed at 6-foot-9 or taller. James made eight straight 3’s in a game against Charlotte, on his way to a 61-point night. Spencer Hawes and Chris Bosh combined to take more than 500 shots from past the arc — and they’re both 7-footers, give or take an inch. Hawes actually shot a smidge better from long range last season than San Antonio’s Danny Green — who just happens to have record for most 3’s in an NBA Finals. Now the Cavaliers are surrounding James with shooters in Cleveland, including Love. “It’s more of a skilled league,” Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn said. “Just the way fouls are called, the way the offense and the freedom of

movement is, if you’re a skilled basketball player there’s a place for you. And skill is shooting the basketball. I think we’re seeing that across the board in our league now.” When Vaughn played, the game was more physical, defenders allowed to do more things within legal limits. Vaughn said the first time he ever had a pick set against him was by longtime league strongman Charles Oakley, and he laughed at saying that he’s “still recovering” from that hit. Suffice to say, there aren’t many Oakleys in today’s game. Finesse is in, force is out. “The game has definitely changed,” Vaughn said. Preseason numbers show more of the same. The Heat

took nearly 50 shots from 3-point range in a team scrimmage earlier this month. Corner 3’s seen to tax teams defensive rotations more than anything else, and offenses aren’t going to take away that weapon anytime soon. In short, 3’s are wild in this NBA. “The game that we play today is a different game that was played 10 years ago, 15 years ago, 20 years ago,” Korver said. “Rules are different, philosophies are different, and shooting is a big part of the game. I think for a while people thought that shooting was a lost art in the NBA and I feel like it’s made a huge comeback recently and the trend is that it’s probably going to keep going.”

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kind of silly trying to chase (Rogers) around sometimes because he’s so stinking quick. “And Campbell’s one of the fastest kids in the state. There were a lot of times in that Kenai game that they didn’t even block the outside linebackers because he just ran by them.” In the regular season, Rogers had 548 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, while Campbell ran for 903 yards and nine scores. Last week against Kenai, Rogers put up five touchdowns on 271 all-purpose yards, while Campbell notched 152 yards and a touchdown. In short, the SoHi defense will be getting a workout. “They’re way faster than us,” admitted senior linebacker Drew Fowler. Fowler had two big defensive plays last week against Juneau; a crucial safety in the first half and a pick-six in the third quarter. “We just have to contain, our inside

linebackers have to force the ball inside,” Fowler said. “We just gotta be disciplined.” Discipline is something at which the Stars excel. “We don’t really have a choice,” Ty Fenton quipped. “We have some great coaching.” Fenton, a senior running back and linebacker, helped SoHi in last week’s semifinal win over Juneau with 97 yards on 11 carries, complementing the efforts of teammate Drew Gibbs, who rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns. Fenton said the Soldotna coaching staff has repeatedly kept its players on guard, which is a trait that has pushed the Stars to victory in close games. “We can’t get intimidated at all,” Fenton said about the aggressive play of North Pole. “If we just do our jobs and play to the best of our ability, we’ll be all right.” Perhaps discipline will be the deciding factor in Saturday’s game. Last week against Kenai, North Pole was charged with 17 penalties for 155 yards. The Patriots will have to play a much more disciplined game if they

wish to beat a juggernaut like SoHi. “They certainly had some periods of time that they looked undisciplined, but they’re so fast that every time they got a penalty, they could get back on pace to keep the chains going,” Brantley Jr. said. When it comes to being tested, North Pole decidedly holds that advantage. In games against West Valley, Palmer, Juneau and Colony this year, the Patriots went 3-1 but with a point differential of only plus-5. In the first five weeks of the season, the closest competition Soldotna saw was Palmer, in a game the Stars won 33-0. After that, the scores were closer, as Soldotna beat West Valley 67-30 and Kenai 21-14. The game against West Valley provided Soldotna its first real competition of the year, as the Stars had to deal with a few lightning-quick receivers, such as Dv’nn Cooks and Josh Cummings. That test provided the best idea of what North Pole will be like. “We did a good job against West Valley, I think our starters only gave up two touchdowns,” Fowler said.

“It’s the same type of thing but they’re more athletic, they’re faster. I mean, they made it to the state championship game so they’re the real deal.” Matching up common opponents doesn’t exactly make SoHi feel comfortable either. North Pole topped West Valley 41-35 in Week 1 of the season. Although the Wolfpack provided the closest thing to what North Pole will bring Saturday, it is still difficult to compare notes with a team that features a different offensive scheme. “Defensively, I think they’re more aggressive, but I hope that plays into our hands,” Brantley Jr. said. “Usually teams that try to send the house at us don’t do very well, they give up big plays.” Brantley Jr. said North Pole runs many different variations of zone reads, which played a big role in slowing down Kenai’s persistent run game. “They completely shut down Kenai’s running game, and we’re pretty similar offensively,” the coach said. “We’re gonna have to do a good job up front of getting after people.”

Standing on the precipice of a 29th consecutive win and third straight state championship, Fenton and Fowler both agreed that the motivation to win comes from the desire to stand among some of the state’s best teams, including the Soldotna squad from six years ago. Brantley Jr. said he would like to see the current crop of seniors go out with a bang. “Every group of young men is different and special in their own way,” Brantley Jr. said. “This group has put in a lot of time and effort along the way, and we’d like to see them go out with a win. “But ‘deserves’ has nothing to do with it, they’re gonna have to earn it.” Notes: Brantley Jr. also noted that defensive back Tim Duke — who was carried off the field in an ambulance last week after a jarring helmet impact with a Juneau player — returned to school but will not be getting game time this weekend, adding that Duke’s CT scan was negative. Duke will still be in Anchorage cheering on his teammates.

Seattle looks to spring Harvin TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer

RENTON, Wash. — Everyone has seen Percy Harvin take the quick screen or a handoff on a fly sweep and turn a play that starts at the line of scrimmage into a gain of 20 or 30 or more yards. But after five games this season with the Seattle Seahawks, questions remain about whether Harvin can be more of an option as a pass catcher down the field. “Well, we know he’s got speed and we know he can go down the field with speed,” Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said. “He’s got great quickness so we can use him in that. The test always is, is to make sure some of those guys get the ball in their hands.” The Seahawks are still trying to figure out how best to use the unique talents of Harvin within a run-first offense. Seattle never got its trial and error opportunity with Harvin last season following his trade from Minnesota because of hip surgery that limited him to one regular-season game. His on-field influence was never fully felt until the Super Bowl. So that process is happening for the first time now. The difficulty in fitting Harvin in was most evident last week in Seattle’s 30-23 loss to Dallas. “I just think they overall had a great defensive game plan just taking away the bubble screens, some of the sweeps they took away,” Harvin said. “Overall (their) defensive coordinator had a heck of a game plan. It slowed us down. It threw us off rhythm.” Marshawn Lynch finished with only 10 carries and just two in the first half. Seattle attempted to throw three wide receiver screens to Harvin that went for zero yards and he had three rushes for (minus)-1 yard. The fact Harvin finished with nearly as many overall touches as Lynch had carries had fans in an uproar that a run-first team was not leaning on its workhorse. It didn’t

help that Seattle finished with only 48 offensive plays and was 5 of 13 on third downs. “We want to get the running game going, we want (Lynch) to be a big factor, and we want you to have to deal with that running game that number 24 brings us. And when we’re not, we’re not quite the same and we don’t want it to be that way,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. This season, Harvin has 22 receptions, with 12 of those coming behind the line of scrimmage. He has only one catch on a ball thrown more than 10 yards, according to STATS Inc. Harvin’s average of 6 yards per catch is last among all wide receivers in the NFL averaging at least two receptions per game. The average point where Harvin is catching the ball through five games is 1.1 yards past the line of scrimmage, also the lowest number in the NFL. Against Denver, Harvin finished with 42 yards receiving, with 41 coming after the catch. Harvin’s numbers are slightly skewed because of big plays that have been called back due to penalties. He had a 40-yard touchdown catch against Washington called back because of a penalty. But for the most part, Seattle has simply thrown the ball to Harvin immediately and asked him to try to break a big play. While the clamor is for Harvin to be used more down field, the track record throughout his career is that Harvin is not much of a threat down field. Harvin has 303 career receptions and only 11 of those came on a throw that traveled more than 20 yards, according to STATS. More than half of his receptions — 241 total — have come within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage and 115 of those behind the line of scrimmage. “I’m just staying within the offense. When my number is called, I’m trying to do it to the best of my ability,” Harvin said. “When I don’t have the ball, just try and affect the game in the same way.”

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more on Eielson and all the things they can do, you might be focusing on the wrong area. “I know (Eielson) won the game, but I told our kids, that’s a good thing. It caused them to work their butts off, to work harder than they would’ve if they hadn’t lost.” The Bulldogs, looking to exact revenge on their rivals to the north, are playing in the state title game for the fourth straight year, and are looking to win their third crown in that span, and fifth in school history. Riddall said that making it to the state final every year since the realignment of divisions prior to the 2011 season is a big accomplishment of which he and his team are proud. “But last year’s team can’t help this year’s team,” Riddall said. “So these guys have got to go out and play their best game. Yes it’s in a championship setting, but we’ve challenged them all year to play every game like it’s for a state title, because every game is gonna affect it one way or another.” In each of the last three years, the team that Nikiski faced in the state title game had beaten the Bulldogs in the regular season. Of those years, the only time the Bulldogs did not

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expected. The Jets (1-6) suffered their sixth straight loss, the longest streak in Rex Ryan’s six seasons as coach, after taking a 19-17 lead with just under 9 minutes left in the third quarter on Chris Ivory’s 1-yard run. Stephen Gostkowski put the Patriots ahead to stay with his second field goal, a 36-yarder with 4:10 to go in the third. Brady’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola gave them an eight-point lead with 4:10 remaining. The Jets made it 27-25 on Geno Smith’s 10-yard scoring pass to Jeff Cumberland with 2:31 left, but Smith’s pass for

rebound with a state title victory was 2012 against Eielson. “If it stays status quo, that means we’ve got a good shot,” Riddall said. “It kind of wakes us up, and that’s good because the kids have invested more, and since that loss, it’s showing up.” In 2011, Barrow edged Nikiski 3428 in the regular season, only to lose the championship to the ’Dawgs in October of that year, 52-21. Eielson beat Nikiski 57-48 in a track meet of a game in 2012, and upheld that victory later in the year with a 27-7 win in the championship. Last year, Monroe Catholic caught the Bulldogs sleeping in the regular season with a 37-27 win, but lost to Nikiski in the state title game 36-28. This year, Eielson beat Nikiski 5234 in the two schools’ regular-season matchup, which also saw Griffith set the rushing record. “I don’t know how many teams actually get a second chance,” Riddall said. “They could be over there thinking they put 52 points on us. We can be here thinking, he rushed on us 41 times. “If he didn’t go for 41 touches, they don’t win.” Senior linebacker Luke Johnson will be one of the players in the Nikiski defense that is sure to have his hands full with stopping Griffith. Johnson does not want to see another

the 2-point conversion was incomplete. Ivory finished with 107 yards rushing. “This is extremely frustrating,” Smith said. “I felt it was going to happen for us.” Smith, last in the NFL in passer rating, had a solid game with 20 completions in 34 attempts for 226 yards and no interceptions. Brady was 20 for 37 for 261 yards and no interceptions. Each team played without two key starters who went on season-ending injured reserve after being hurt Sunday — cornerback Dee Milliner and left guard Brian Winters for the Jets and linebacker Jerod Mayo and running back Stevan Ridley for the Patriots. “As a whole offense we

big day from the Eielson senior, and said the number 579 has him and his teammates fired up for revenge. “We’ve thrown the number around, and both our offenses usually throw up tons of yards, but just that urge, that they got us,” Johnson said. “We shot ourselves in the foot and so this time we’re coming even harder. We want that second shot, that redemption.” Christian Riddall, another senior linebacker who finished the regular season with 1,134 rushing yards on offense, explained things his own way. “We’re gonna stuff him, that’s the plan,” Riddall said. “We put things in place to do exactly that.” Johnson added that the game will come down to who can hit harder. “We’ve been hitting every day in practice, getting ready for that contact,” he said. Standing at 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds, Johnson has been a menace to opposing offenses in 2014. Whether it be stuffing a running back at the line of scrimmage or giving receivers fits by stealing a pass out of midair, Johnson has come up big when it counts. Still, he knows that keying in on Griffith is not as easy as it sounds. It’s a matchup that Johnson has had to deal with all four years of high school. “The plan is to make somebody else beat us,” Johnson said. “We’ll put our team against any one athlete in the state. They have some other guys

needed to step up,” running back Shane Vereen said. “You can’t replace Stevan.” The Patriots led 17-12 at halftime despite having the ball for just 7:57, while the Jets held it for 22:03. “When the defense is out there as much as they were tonight it’s going to be tough for them,” Brady said. “We’ve got to help them out.” The Jets got inside the New England 30 on all four of their first-half possessions. But they managed just four field goals by Folk, covering 22, 47, 46 and 27 yards. The Patriots went threeand-out on two of their possessions in the half but made the most of the other two as Brady threw touchdown passes to Vereen — a 49-yarder on their fourth offensive play and a 3-yarder that made it 14-9

that can stand out, we’ll adjust to that. But the goal is to make somebody else beat us.” Coach Riddall mentioned that after looking at game film of Eielson, he believes that the key to slowing Griffith down will come down to containing a second player — junior back Kalib Dunlap. Dunlap has been one of the instrumental pieces on Eielson’s front line that has given Griffith the room needed to break off big chunks of yardage, putting down well-timed blocks to clear space for Griffith, who then puts his deadly speed to use. “It’s pretty clear on the film that if we can get to (Dunlap), we can get to (Griffith),” Riddall said. But how much can the Nikiski defense focus on Griffith and how much can they afford to focus on Dunlap? And what about the rest of the Eielson offense, including sophomore quarterback Antonio Griffith? “That doesn’t mean we’re not paying attention to (Griffith), we are, big time,” Riddall said. “But we’re saying, (Dunlap) and (Griffith), we’re going to focus on you. If somebody else makes a big play, fantastic. (Dunlap) and (Griffith) are going to get focused on because their whole offense is geared around what those two guys do.” Riddall added that he put Griffith’s performance in a different light — instead of looking at all eight times that

with 4:22 left in the half. After Folk’s fourth field goal, the Patriots got the ball with 55 seconds remaining in the half. On third-and-10 at the New York 44, Antonio Allen was called for defensive pass interference on Amendola, putting the ball at the 12. An unnecessary roughness penalty against guard Jordan Devey pushed the ball back to the 27. After a 6-yard run by Vereen, Gostkowski kicked a 39-yard field goal on the last play of the half. The Jets were competitive against a top team for the second straight game. They lost to the Denver Broncos 31-17 on Sunday. “The result is not showing on the scoreboard, but I think we are getting there,” Ivory said.

Griffith scored a touchdown, look at the 34 times that the Nikiski line stopped him. Eielson may also have to readjust for Nikiski’s improved passing game, one that has been steadily improving over the year. Junior quarterback Cade Anderson has put together one of Nikiski’s top passing seasons, as he currently stands with 1,267 passing yards and needs 74 more to break Josh Riley’s school record of 1,340, according to coach Riddall. In last week’s semifinal against Seward, Anderson tossed four touchdown passes in the first half. “We dropped three or four passes that would’ve been touchdowns,” Johnson admitted. “Our passing game has gone up and up every game. They try to stop everyone on the run, but Cade has no problem with throwing for 300 yards and scoring all our points.” For a Bulldogs team that is historically known for running a lethal ground game, the Ravens will be now faced with a dual threat. All that is really known is that Saturday’s game will be fast and furious, which is how the flourishing rivalry between Nikiski and Eielson has been for several years. “If we can start fast and keep the pedal down and don’t take a breath, it will be good,” coach Riddall said.

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ou rarely find “fishing buddy” listed as a necessity in a how-to article about fishing, but a buddy is every bit as necessary as tackle or technique. Recalling all the times when patience and persistence paid off for me, a buddy was there every time. When it’s cold and windy, when the only things biting are flies, fishing with only yourself for company can be torture. With no one to provide distraction, you tend to fret about the icicles hanging from your nose. You find yourself worrying about petty things, such as losing the feeling in your fingers and toes. A buddy will entertain you and distract you from thinking about what you could be doing if you were in your nice, warm home. He or she will keep you fishing long enough for something to change, hopefully for the better. Besides providing distractions, buddies can give you most of what you need. Without buddies and their pickup trucks, my clamming trips to the beaches at Ninilchik would’ve been few, instead of many. Without buddies, I never would’ve launched my 14-foot skiff in the surf at Deep Creek and got into some great halibut and salmon fishing, or got so many scary stories to tell my grandchildren. Before a buddy becomes a buddy, there’s a first time. It’s like going on a blind date. You find yourself thinking, “Is this someone I want to go out with again? Can I trust him to take me out without having to try to swim to shore? What was I thinking?” When too many “dates” turn bad, it can turn you against fishing with anyone. Finding a good fishing buddy is like finding a good fishing hole: They’re hard to find, and the best ones are already taken. I long ago gave up trying to find a buddy who felt the same way about things that I do. If such an animal exists, I probably wouldn’t want to spend much time with him. Having differing opinions about things makes conversations lively. If you voted for Obama, it’s not as much fun to needle your buddy about being a Democrat. Some guys use fishing as an escape, not so much to the wilds, but from their wives and kids. Some of these probably have a fishing buddy or two that their wives can’t stand. Having this guy along ensures that she won’t be along, yet another purpose for fishing buddies. Don’t get me wrong. Women can be wonderful fishing buddies. After you’ve lived with one for a while, she’ll give you few surprises of the unpleasant kind. In an emergency, you know whether she’ll See PALMER, page C-2

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s I traverse through my daily mountains of permits, paper work, and visitor requests, there is never doubt in my mind that my days in the office at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will always be an adventure. This is one of the reasons I truly enjoy my administrative position here at the Refuge — there is seldom time for boredom. Still, every now and then, I start to think maybe the grass is greener on the other side. I feel this especially on those beautiful Alaskan summer days when I’m stuck inside and the trail crew stops by the office with sun

tumena Glacier Trail at the far eastern end of the lake. The trail gets grown over from time to time, so we were there to make it more passable for hikers and hunters. Overall, the mileD onna H andley long hike was relatively flat which makes for easy walking, although hip boots are needed for about 100 yards and dirt on their faces. So, when the due to overflow from glacial melt. opportunity arose for me to get out on Except for a few inholdings, this the 73,000-acre Tustumena Lake with enormous 23-mile long lake is entirethe trail crew, I jumped at it. ly within Congressionally-designated After hitting most of the popular Kenai Wilderness. Did you know Refuge trails all summer long, our that Tustumena Lake has a maximum trail crew had a little time for a spedepth of almost 1,000 feet? That’s cial project resurrecting the old Tusdeeper than the Cook Inlet!

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I can’t deny the excitement wore off a little when I’m told I have to put the camera down and actually use the pulaski I carried in! At one point I remember thinking to myself — as I’m covered in sweat, dirt, no-seeums, and confused about which end of the tool I should be using — that I’m happy spending most of my days at the Refuge Visitor Center. It was a real eye opener for me to see how hard trail and cabin crews work. When on Tustumena Lake you have a sense of being somewhere See DAY, page C-2

Enjoying the sport of Treibball — “ball herding” By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer

YOUNGSVILLE, N.C. — With shouts of “point” and “drive” from her handler, the 3-year-old German shepherd charges into the triangle of brightly colored rubber orbs, scattering them with her nose like a cue breaking balls on a pool table. Then, zigging and zagging, Riley nudges the big purple one expertly down the field and into the goal. “There’s a good girrrrrrl,” Melissa Breau coos as she engages in a brief tug-of-war with Riley’s favorite chew toy. Playtime over, Breau calls out to the judge for the next ball color. “Light green,” comes the shout. And Riley is off. This is Treibball — German for “drive ball,” or more loosely translated, “ball herding”. The sport originated in that country about a decade ago, migrating to the United States four years ago where it’s still on a roll.

“Our organization has grown literally from just a few people to a little over 400 people in six countries,” says Dianna Stearns, co-founder and current president of the American Treibball Association. Another group, the Montana-based World Treibball League, started in 2012. Bobby Chastain, one of about 140 ATA-certified Treibball instructors, says the sport helps dogs develop focus, confidence and impulse control. “We have a lot of reactive dogs in it,” says Chastain, whose own dogs compete. “We have a lot of shy dogs in it. We have a lot of dogs that have a tremendous amount of energy. It helps burn the energy, but also can help calm a dog with high anxiety, because they’re working.” The sport’s creator, Jan Nijboer, a Dutch hunting and herding dog trainer, noticed his clients’ dogs pushing their AP Photo/Allen G. Breed water dishes around after their les- In this Sept. 20 photo, Riley, a 3-year-old German shepherd, nudges an sons. Realizing they still had plenty of exercise ball toward a goal at the Teamworks Dog Training arena in Youngsenergy, he wondered if he could teach ville, N.C. The German sport came to this country about four years ago and See BALL, page C-2 is slowing catching on.

How many times have you heard “Dude, it was epic!” By MARK MORICAL The Bulletin

BEND, Ore. — “Dude, it was epic!” How many times have you heard that in a local brewpub, or maybe just walking down a street in Bend? A search of www.urbandictionary.com gives a few synonyms for the word “epic,” including “awesome” and “incredible.” But the website also offers this about epic: “the most overused word ever.” And this: “An overly used word that’s getting totally out of hand.” Other — stronger — opinions on the word cannot be printed here. So I hesitate to call the 21mile North Fork-Flagline singletrack loop the quintessential Central Oregon “epic” mountain bike ride. But it does seem to have all AP Photo/The Bulletin, Mark Morical the characteristics of such a This Sept. 23, image shows part of the North Fork-Flagline mountain bike path near Bend, Ore. ride. It is long, strenuous, sceThe Flagline Trail opens every Aug. 15, as it is closed until then to protect elk calving grounds. nic and rewarding all at once.

It pushes a rider — at least this rider — to his or her limit, and then pushes some more. By the end, riders’ legs are fried from the climbing and arms sore from the descending. Webster’s Dictionary offers several definitions of the word epic, but these are probably the best to use when referring to a mountain bike ride: “grand, majestic, imposing.” This is from Adventure Maps on the North Fork-Flagline ride: “Bring a camera, food and extra water for this epic loop.” Totally, dude. The Flagline Trail opens every Aug. 15, as it is closed until then to protect elk calving grounds. I note this date every year because its arrival means it is time to start thinking about the, uh, “awesome” loop ride that includes Flagline. But this year it got to be late September before I made the trip to Tumalo Falls to ride the North Fork-Flagline route. That big sign on Skyliners Road west

of Bend advising drivers to expect 30-minute delays 3 miles ahead kept deterring me from driving to Skyliner Sno-park or Tumalo Falls. Construction on the controversial $24 million Bridge Creek water project has been causing the delays Mondays through Fridays. I finally decided to make the drive and risk the delay so I could access the North Fork Trail. The flagger at the start of the construction zone told me the wait was usually only 10 to 15 minutes. Then a school bus pulled up behind me, and the flagman told me, “You’re in luck. We try to let school buses right through.” The wait ended up lasting five minutes, and I was on my way to Tumalo Falls. From the falls, the North Fork Trail (an uphill-only route for bikes) climbs steeply along the North Fork of Tumalo Creek, passing seven waterfalls See DUDE, page C-2

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Cyclamen kin are dainty but hardy plants By LEE REICH Associated Press For the past few weeks, dainty pink or white butterflies have been hovering above the bare soil in some of my clay flowerpots. They’re not really butterflies, actually: They are cyclamen blossoms held aloft on thin flower stalks. These are not the cyclamens you typically find offered in florist shops, those plants with bold flowers and lush foliage. My cyclamens are among the few species of so-called “hardy” cyclamens (Cyclamen hederifolium, for example). They differ from florists’ cyclamens not only in their diminutive leaves and flowers but also in their ability to live outdoors year round, even in cold climates. My cyclamen plants are still leafless, the flowers being their first sign of life as they awaken from their summer dormancy.

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These blossoms will hover in sit with their tops just slightly place for weeks to come. below soil level. My plants have flowered indoors at east windows The show goes on and outdoors on the shaded, north side of the house. Even after the blossoms finally fade and drop, the show will Getting started not be over. Soon to begin is the leafy show. The leaves are heartHardy cyclamens are genershaped, but rounded rather than ally available from specialist pointed at the end, with silvery nurseries (such as Sunfarms, mottling painted over the dark www.sunfarm.com), but once green background. The silvery you have some plants, new ones design differs from one plant to are easy enough to propagate. the next. Sometime after bloom, surely The leaves last for weeks, per- while the plants are dormant, haps all winter if temperatures you’ll note seed capsules, each are not too frigid. So there’s real- about the size of a small marble, ly no time of year when the plant lying on the soil surface. These is unattractive. It’s just that in seed capsules, like the flowers, summer, when the plants go dor- are still tethered to the soil, this mant, the plant has nothing at all time by stalks now coiled like to show — no leaves or flowers. springs. Hardy cyclamens are as easy The seeds would likely selfto grow as florists’ cyclamens and sow, but to multiply your holdneed pretty much the same condi- ings more deliberately, pop the tions: perfectly drained soil and seeds out of the dry capsules. shallow planting. Tubers should Books and seed catalogs offer

hole in the boat, or in you. If you fall overboard, you’ll have some idea of what she’ll do by Continued from page C-1 way of rescuing you. When you find a good fishing buddy, don’t take him or scream like a little girl and her for granted. Nurture your faint, or wrap a bungee cord good buddies as if they were around your neck to stop the your closest friends, which bleeding. In good times and bad, you know what to expect they may well become. Accept from your woman, her capabil- their weaknesses, appreciate ities, how she’ll react. Right up their strengths and thank them often. Without them, fishing front, you’ll know if she can just wouldn’t be the same. bait her own hook, or if you have to do it for her. You know Les Palmer can be reached if you can trust her to shoot a at les.palmer@rocketmail.com. big halibut without putting a

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of varying size and grandeur over the first few miles. When I reached the west end of the North Fork Trail at an area called Happy Valley, the trail flattened out into an open meadow, and it seemed the climbing was over. But it was only just beginning. The climb up the MetoliusWindigo Trail was even steeper and more challenging than the North Fork section. Just when I thought it was over, the trail continued up, up and up through the Deschutes National Forest to near the boundary of the Three Sisters Wilderness. I arrived in a high alpine meadow from where I could see Broken Top to the northwest, its jagged edges shrouded in clouds. The singletrack changed from sandy to more tacky dirt covered in pine needles as I turned from Metolius-Windigo onto Flagline. The climb from Tumalo Falls to the west end of the Flagline Trail is about 2,000 feet total. But the climbing only continued along the northern base of Tumalo Mountain, where I finally topped out at near 7,000 feet in elevation. The descent along Flagline featured fast, twisty, rooty, singletrack that was blown out, with sand in many spots. The recent rainfall has likely helped improve the trail conditions by firming up the dirt since my ride last week. The Flagline Trail took me

elaborate instructions for germinating cyclamen seeds, detailing planting depth as well as sequential requirements for both warm and cool temperatures. I’ve followed such directives and gotten the seeds to germinate. Then again, I’ve also just sowed the seeds shallowly in pots, kept the soil moist and waited — eventually they seem to germinate no matter what you do. What is important is to keep the young seedlings growing continuously through their first year. They’re not old enough for their summer dormancy until their second year, at which time they generally start to flower. You may wonder why, if I’m growing hardy cyclamens, they are in flowerpots rather than in the ground with other hardy plants. The reason is that I have not yet decided just where to AP Photo/Lee Reich plant out these delicate looking This undated photo shows the dainty flowers of hardy cyclabeauties. mens growing in a pot in New Paltz, New York.

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summer Refuge staff meeting that almost all of Youth Conservation Corps kids (all local residents) said that visiting Tustumena Lake was the best part of their experience on the Refuge. Many of them also realized that chances are they would have never seen it if they hadn’t applied for their job. What a great thing to be able to say… Donna Handley is an administrative assistant at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. You can find more information about the refuge at http://kenai.fws.gov or http:// www.facebook.com/kenainationalwildliferefuge.

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black coat and kissing her on the head. “She loves it. Don’t you? You like to chase those balls.” But for most of these pet parents, it’s not about the ribbons and trophies. It’s about quality of life. Marcia Pines’ 11-year-old Belgian Tervuren, Logan, has been a titled agility dog. The Wake Forest, North Carolina woman sees Treibball as a lowimpact way to keep him active and stimulated “in his golden years.” “He’s starting to get up there, and I don’t want him to injure himself,” she says. “Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?”

such as myself. unforgettable day. I’ve heard In order to get to Tustumany stories of how unpremena, one must either take dictable the conditions of that Continued from page C-1 a boat that’s big enough to lake can be, so I know I was handle a lake of that size, a lucky to have a day in which very remote. As we hike to the floatplane, a horse, or take my biggest challenge was glacier, someone mentions that a long hike. Obviously, not staying awake on the smooth they feel as if they aren’t on everybody has these methods boat ride back. The physical the Kenai Peninsula anymore. of transportation available to labor on the trail really wore I feel the same way, because them or the ambition to hike me out. having never seen it before the seven miles of the Pollard We also checked in on a few (despite growing up here), it Horse Trail to just get to the of our historic pubic use cabins was uncharted land to me. It western shore line. on Caribou Island and at Big was a great feeling, and some That late September day on Bay. Both cabins are in great might say selfish too, as I knew Tustumena Lake was about as locations, and feel like a true I was seeing something that perfect as a day on the eighth wilderness getaway. Big Bay most people will never see in largest lake in Alaska could Cabin, built in the 1890’s, is their lives. Tustumena seems be. The combination of the now one of the oldest standto be a perfect balance of acfall colors, a hike to Tustume- ing structures on the Kenai to the Swampy Lakes area, cessibility and wilderness that na Glacier, and the glass-like Peninsula. water conditions made for an I recall from an end-of- thewhere I made a left turn onto makes it this way for visitors the South Fork Trail. I picked up speed along the trail, which includes numerous switchbacks but still has a decent flow to it. ‘We had to have a critical mass of South Fork seemed smoother Continued from page C-1 trainers and students who knew the and less dusty than Flagline. The trail took me down game before we could hold competitions to the South Fork of Tumalo teach them to play soccer, says and issue titles.’ Creek, a small, trickling brook Stearns. And Treibball was born. The that is easy to miss when speed— Dianna Stearns, co-founder and current ing past on a mountain bike. rules are pretty simple. president of American Treibball Association Eight exercise balls are arShortly thereafter, I made a left turn onto the Tumalo Creek ranged in a triangle at center Trail and arrived back at Tuma- field. Depending on the age and lo Falls about four hours after I size division of the dog, the canines have seven to 10 minutes could hold competitions and is- ke, who runs her own training had started. business, was especially proud On the way home along — dogs 7 years and up get an sue titles,” Stearns says. Two of Karen Mielke’s pups of Cheyenne. extra two minutes — to “herd” Skyliners Road, there was no “She’s very reactive to wait in the construction zone at them toward their handler and achieved that goal during the recent meet in Youngsville — other dogs, so we’ve worked about 3 p.m. I didn’t even have into a goal. Since dogs don’t see as many Luna, an Australian shepherd, a lot to bring her down to be to stop. colors as humans do and also and Cheyenne, a 9-year-old more calm,” she said, stroking Now that’s epic. perceive color differently, han- German shepherd rescue. Miel- Cheyenne’s thick brown and If you go ... dlers use directional commands North Fork-Flagline Loop Directions: Follow Skylin- like “center,” ‘’back” and ers Road west of Bend until it “over” to coax the animals to turns into Forest Road 4603 (a the correct ball. When the dog gravel road) and crosses Tu- reaches the right one, the hanmalo Creek. Continue another dler shouts “push” or “drive.” “It’s kind of a fun trick to 3 miles to Tumalo Falls and park there. (Typically about 20 demonstrate to people,” says minutes from Bend, but con- Kathleen Kiernan, whose struction on the Bridge Creek Cockapoo, Angus, competed in water project can cause delays the “teacup” division during a recent meet at the Teamworks Mondays through Fridays.) Features: Lots of climbing Dog Training arena north of followed by descending, and Raleigh. The ATA group held its first plenty of scenery, including numerous waterfalls, high alpine national competitions last year meadows and views of Broken in Colorado, Michigan and Top. (This loop is at high eleva- North Carolina. This year, they tion, so bikers should ride it added a fifth meet. The sport is so new here that before snow accumulates this only three dogs have reached fall.) champion level. Distance: About 21 miles. “We had to have a critical Rating: Aerobically strenuous and technically intermedi- mass of trainers and students who knew the game before we ate to advanced.

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K-Beach (W. Poppy) Duplex for Sale or Rent. Spacious 1100sqft. (x2), 3-Bedroom, 1-bath Garage, laundry. New bathrooms. One COMPLETELY REMODELED... paint, flooring, kitchen. Exterior to be painted this month. Excellent rental history. Currently rented one side month-to-month; remodeled side not rented. Perfect place to live and have other side pay most of your mortgage! $1,450. to rent remodeled side. Purchase for $268,000. OBO. (907)252-9153.

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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Homes KENAI 3-Bedroom, 2-Bath, 1,020sq.ft., garage, 610 Ponderosa St. $185,000. (907)953-9648

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NIKISKI 3-Bedroom, 2 1/2-baths, large kitchen with island, wood burning stove, 2-car garage. approximately 2000sqft., on 2 acres. Very peaceful, a lot of wildlife. $310,000. (907)776-8487, (907)394-1122.

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Apartments, Unfurnished Brunswick Apts. Soldotna. 1-bedroom, $580., 2-bedroom $630., Storage, Washer/dryer on premises. (907)252-9634, (907)262-7986. No AHFC. Application outside 340 Apt. 5. EXCELLENT OCEAN VIEW! Bay Arm Apartments, Kenai. Accepting applications for studio apartment, utilities included. $25. nonrefundable application fee. No pets. (907)283-4405. NIKISKI Lakefront Apartments 2-Bedroom/1-Bath $850. each plus Tax, Electric. 1-Bedroom/1-Bath $550. plus Tax Century 21 Freedom Realty Property Management (907)262-2522 REDOUBT VIEW Soldotna’s best value! Quiet, freshly painted, close to schools. 1-Bedroom from $625. 2-Bedroom from $725. 3-Bedroom, 2-bath, from $825. No pets. (907)262-4359.

Apartments, Furnished 1-LARGE ROOM FULLY FURNISHED Soldotna, quiet setting, includes utilities. (907)394-2543. EFFICIENCY APT. Killer view $450./ month. Plus utilities Clam Gulch Mile 118 (907)260-2092.

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Apartments, Furnished KENAI 1-Bedroom, furnished, heat, cable included. No pets. $700. month. (907)283-5203, (907)398-1642. Seasonal TOWNHOUSE Condominium On the River in Soldotna Fully furnished 1-bedroom, cable, from $880. Utilities included. No smoking/ pets. (907)262-7835 SOLDOTNA large mother-in-law apt. 1-bedroom (750sq.ft.) apt on river, fully furnished. For. 1 or 2 people. includes gas, wifi, cable, you pay electric, great view, right in town but quiet. $800. month. (907)394-1425

Cabins OCEAN FRONT Cabin, furnished, 1-bedroom, 1-bath, full kitchen, Satellite TV. No smoking/ pets. $800/ Month utilities included plus deposit. (907)262-5561.

Homes NIKISKI Holt Lamplight. 3-bedroom, 2-bath, home. Washer/dryer, partially furnished. $1,100. plus utilities. No pets/ no smoking. Deposit required. (907)776-6544 NIKISKI New home, 3-bedroom, 2-bath, garage, walking distance to Nikiski Rec. Center. Indoor pool & ice rink. $1,345. per month. Leave message (907)776-3325 NINILCHIK 3-bedroom home. $750. month you pay heat we pay electric. Available Nov. 1st. (907)242-6698 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.

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Duplex 2-BEDROOM 1-Bath, washer/dryer, heated garage, Kenai. $830. plus electric. No smoking, no pets. (907)394-2646. SOLDOTNA DUPLEX 1-bedroom each side, washer/dryer, Utilities included. $950. NO PETS. (907)262-7122 WEST POPPY DUPLEX for Rent or sale. 1,100sqft. 3-Bedroom, 1-bath, garage, laundry. Exterior newly painted. Excellent rental history. $1,300. to rent available early Nov. Buy for $263,000. OBO. (907)252-9153.

Homes 1-BEDROOM HOUSE Beaver Loop. Single or couple preferred. No smoking, no pets. $675. (907)283-4488.

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Drivers/Transportation DISPATCHER for Soldotna. First Student 36230 Pero St. Soldotna, AK 99669 907-260-3557

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Adult Basic Education Instructor Kachemak Bay Campus (KBC) in Homer is looking for an exceptional individual to serve as Adult Basic Education instructor in math, reading, writ ing, GED test preparation and ESL in an individualized and classroom format. Includes outreach travel by plane and car. This is a term 9 month position, 32 hours per week, starting Jan. 5. $22.68 per hour, grade 78, step 1, benefits and tuition waivers available. Review of applications begins Oct. 31. See list of responsibilities, qualifications and to apply online: www.kpc.alaska.edu - KPC employment Applications accepted until position is closed. UAA is an AA/EO Employer and Educational Institution.

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This is a 9-month position, 24 hours per week, salary depends on experience. See list of responsibilities, qualifications and to apply online: www.kpc.alaska.edu - KPC employment Applications accepted until position is closed. UAA is an AA/EO Employer and Educational Institution.

General Employment PATHOLOGY LABORATORY NOW HIRING 1 Administrative Assistant Great opportunity with varied duties. Word and excel skills required. 2 Office Logistic Coordinator Fast paced; action driven duties. Requires excellent communication and organizational skills. Call (9O7)262-3557.

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CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA Position Vacancy Animal Control Assistant II. Pay $ 21.24 per hour. This is a part-time temporary position, working 24 hours per week for approximately five months. This position performs animal control activities, providing support services for Kenai Animal Control. Position announcement, job description and application are available through the Alaska Job Center Network, (907) 335-3010. Submit resume and City of Kenai application form by November 6, 2014 to the Peninsula Job Service, 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Kenai, AK 99611. The City of Kenai is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about the City of Kenai, visit our homepage at www. ci.kenai.ak.us.

General Employment ENERGETIC, EXPERIENCE OPERATOR FOR PRINTING PRESS.

Requirements: Able to perform pre and post press duties. Operate and maintaining printing press, cutting, folding, scoring and perforating machines. Strong, organizational and good communication skills, and ability to handle deadlines. Some training provided to the right applicant. Hours Monday- Friday, 8am- 5pm. Pay dependent on experience. Applications available at Peninsula Clarion, 150 Trading Bay Rd. Kenai, Alaska.

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Now Taking Applications. 25- 30 hours per week. Evenings to early morning shift. No experience necessary. Applicants must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. & be deadline orientated. Pre-employment substance abuse testing required. Applications available at the Clarion front office

8am- 5pm, Monday-Friday. 150 Trading Bay Rd. in Kenai. The Peninsula Clarion is an E.O.E

General Employment Position open at our family- owned and operated Greek Restaurant. Seeking Assistant-Manager

with experience in operating and maintaining all aspects of the business. Must have marketing experience. Must have a college degree. Must be fluent in Greek. Must be able to write in Greek. Pay level depends on level of experience. Please contact us by phone at (907)283-2222 or via email at anamilok85@hotmail.com

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DIRECT SERVICE ADVOCATE Transitional Living Center Part-Time Organized, energetic and creative person to positively assist women and children residing in transitional / supportive housing. Excellent understanding of or working experience in domestic violence/sexual assault, and related victim issues. Must promote and model non-violent behavior, empowerment philosophy, positive parenting and direct communication. HS diploma or equivalent required, degree in related field preferred. Valid driver's license required. Resume, cover letter and three references to Executive Director, The LeeShore Center, 325 S. Spruce St., Kenai, AK 99611 by October 26, 2014. EOE.

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CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Part-Time Eligibility Technician Responsible for conducting interviews and ongoing case management to determine eligibility for childcare subsidies. Qualifications: HS diploma or GED, understanding of and ability to apply state, federal, and internal regulations and procedures. Strong organization and mathematical skills, data entry ability, excellent communication and decision making skills, ability to work with diverse population, work independently and as a team. Resume, cover letter and references to Executive Director, The LeeShore Center, 325 S. Spruce St., Kenai, AK 99611 by October 17, 2014. EOE.

Specialty Dental Office seeking a part time receptionist/sterilization tech to join our team! Fast paced and busy work. Must be organized and enjoy working with kids. Experience with computers and working in the dental field is preferred.

DOE Drop off resumes: 36275 Kenai Spur Suite 1 or fax (907)260-5447

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Central Peninsula Hospital is seeking qualified candidates for the following positions: Cook, Full Time at Heritage Place- High school diploma or GED is required. Institutional or restaurant cooking experience strongly preferred. Food Handler's card within 30 days of hire. Night Monitor/Cook, Per Diem at Serenity House- High school diploma or GED is required.

Qualifications, Education and Experience Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent. Must be 21 years of age and submit to a background check and drug screening. Must also have a clean driving record, current auto insurance and be able to transport consumers in your own vehicle.

CPH offers an excellent benefit package including major medical, dental/ vision insurance, educational assistance, retirement planning, and many other great advantages.

We have Full-time and Part-time schedules available. For a complete job description and application please visit fcsonline.org Please return application packet to Frontier Community Services 43335 K-Beach Rd Suite #36 Soldotna, AK 99669 Or email to work@fcsonline.org

Interested applicants may find additional information and apply online at www.cpgh.org. Pre-employment drug screen is required. EOE

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Healthcare MEDICAL ASSISTANT/ Clinical Reimbursement Coordinator

By bringing together medical, dental, and behavioral health services, PCHS offers highquality, coordinated care for the entire family. PCHS has Full-time hire position for

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Advertising Assistant Proficiency with both Mac and PC computer using Word/ Excel and Outlook, as well as experience with other software programs desirable. Exceptional customer service and telephone skills, accuracy in data entry with a high attention to detail. Professional appearance. Ability to meet deadlines and complete multiple tasks, this individual will support the Advertising Department with office related tasks, may work directly with customers in a receptionist capacity, perform data entry on a daily basis, and learn to answer phones. Hours are Monday – Friday, 8am- 5pm. Salary DOE. Benefits available. Submit completed application attention: Leslie Talent Peninsula Clarion PO Box 3009 Kenai, AK 99611 No Phone Calls. The Peninsula Clarion is an EOE. Applications are available at our offices on 150 Trading Bay Road in Kenai, Suite 1.

Now Hiring This position works hand in hand with individuals experiencing developmental disabilities. As a support staff you will assist them with daily living skills in their own home to ensure they are safe, respected, mentored and having fun. Daily activities may include fishing, hiking and outdoor sports. Your main job is to create opportunities for consumers to be active members of our community.

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Good command of the English language with excellent grammar, spelling and mathematical skills. Proficiency with both Mac and PC computer platforms using standard Word/ Excel and Outlook. Exceptional customer service and telephone skills. Accuracy in data entry with a high attention to detail. Professional appearance. Ability to meet deadlines and complete multiple tasks. Positive attitude and being self motivated. The successful candidate will work directly with customers, perform some light bookkeeping, and learn to answer phones using a 42+line switchboard. Hours are Monday – Friday 8am- 5pm. Position starts above minimum wage with benefits. Submit completed application attention: Peninsula Clarion Leslie Talent PO Box 3009 Kenai, AK 99611 Email resumes to leslie.talent@peninsulaclarion.com or fax (907)283-8144 No Phone Calls. The Peninsula Clarion is an EOE. Applications are available at our offices on 150 Trading Bay Road in Kenai, Suite 1.

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Student Health Clinic Nurse Practitioner

Kenai Peninsula College invites applications for a Nurse Practitioner for its Student Health Clinic. This position will be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses of KRC students. Additionally, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible for accurate health education designed to enhance the well-being and reduce harmful health behaviors of the campus community.

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Employment Agriculture Computing & Engineering Construction & Trades Domestics, Childcare, Aides Drivers/Transportation Education Finance & Accounting General Employment Healthcare Hospitality & Food Service Manufacturing & Production Oil & Refinery Office & Clerical Personal Care/Beauty Professional/ Management Real Estate, Leasing, Mortgage Retail Sales & Marketing Schools/Training Tourism Work Wanted

General Employment BUILDING MAINTENANCE PERSON 15hr/ wk. Maintain grounds, repairs, janitorial tasks, painting units, $12- $15. DOE. Apply in Person Monday- Thursday 8am- noon. Northwood Apts. 190 W. Park Ave. Soldotna

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NOW HIRING! HSE - RIG SAFETY TRAINING COORDINATOR Cook Inlet, AK Saxon Drilling is a growing international oilfield services company that operates an established drilling and well servicing business to oil & gas exploration and production companies in North America, South America, the Middle East, and South East Asia. We are looking for a Rig Safety Training Coordinator (RSTC) to support our drilling rigs in the Cook Inlet area of Alaska. This position works with local management in establishing and continuously improving the Health Safety and Environment culture within the worksite, and assists the rig managers in coordinating and implementing the QHSE management system and tools. Maintains a strong presence in the field through regular rig visits and interactions with employees at all levels. Ensures daily implementation of HSE systems. Provides required safety related training and new employee orientations as needed. Ensures that company policies are posted, known, understood and applied by all employees. 3-5 yrs experience in similar safety roles. Previous experience in the oil and gas industry preferred. Must have initiative, high energy levels, and good communication skills. Must be comfortable training/presenting in front of small and large groups. Competitive compensation and great benefits. Apply online at: http://www.saxonservices.com/ Saxon Drilling is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Sales & Marketing OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE

The Peninsula Clarion is accepting applications for an additional outside sales representative. Sales experience is a must. This position requires a dependable vehicle & an Alaskan drivers license. Position offers excellent earning potential. Benefits available.

Send resume and/or application to: Peninsula Clarion. Attn.: Leslie Talent PO Box 3009 Kenai AK 99611 NO PHONE CALLS leslie.talent@peninsulaclarion.com or deliver to: 150 Trading Bay, Kenai.

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MULTI-FAMILY INDOOR SALE Saturday- Sunday, 10am- 5pm, 37884 Robinson Loop, (on backside) Sterling. Follow signs. Everything goes cheap, furniture, household, to much to list, Come on over!

HUGE MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE. Furniture, drafting type desks, fishing gear, 16 inch Harley Davidson tires, household goods, bikes. Too many items to mention. Oiler's Bingo Hall, corner of Cook & Main, Kenai. Saturday, Oct. 18, 9am- 6pm & Sunday, Oct. 19, 9am- 1pm. Watch for the signs. Transportation

Auctions * ASPEN MINI * * STORAGE * *AUCTION* Unit #38 Susan Howarth-Guzman Unit #89 Rob Howarth Unit #327 Ashley Hetrick NO MINIMUM BID Saturday, Oct. 18th, 2014 @ 12 noon

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

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Boat Supplies/ Parts USED TWIN DISC 506 2-1 transmission, right-hand rotation. $2,500. (907)567-3334

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(September 18, 2014) On September 2, 2014, Chugach Electric Association, Inc. filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Fourth of July Project (Fourth of July Creek Project or project) to be located on Godwin and Fourth of July Creeks, near Seward in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission. The proposed project would consist of two new developments using the same: (1) 70-foot long, 30-foot-wide, 30-foot-high powerhouse; (2) tailrace consisting of a concrete drop box continuing to a rip rap channel; (3) 10,900-foot-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line extending from the powerhouse to an existing substation; (4) 4,300-foot-long, 16-foot-wide gravel access road; (5) 200-foot-long bridge; and (6) appurtenant facilities. Fourth of July Creek Development (1) a 110-foot-long, 20-foot-wide, 18-foot-high concrete intake structure located at an elevation of 790 feet mean sea level (msl) on Fourth of July Creek; (2) a 5,200-foot-long, 54-inch-diameter steel penstock from the Fourth of July Creek intake housed in a 3,460-foot-long, 16-foot-diameter tunnel and a 1,670-foot-long, 54-inch-diameter steel penstock buried where feasible; and (3) a horizontal Francis turbine/generator unite rated for 6.6 megawatts (MW) at 637 feet of net head. Godwin Creek Development (1) a 110-foot-long, 20-foot-wide, 18-foot-high concrete intake structure located at an elevation of 415 feet msl on Godwin Creek; (2) a 3,500-foot-long, 78-inch-diameter steel penstock buried where feasible from Godwin Creek; and (3) a horizontal Francis turbine/generator unit rated for 6.1 MW at 280 feet of net head. The estimated annual generation of the Fourth of July Creek Project would be 55,012 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul R. Risse, Senior Vice President, Chugach Electric Association, Inc., 5601 Electron Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99518; phone: (907) 563-7494. FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg; phone: (202) 502-8261. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.as You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-14630-000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the "eLibrary" link of Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-14630) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

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Bids Health KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT INVITATION TO BID #108-15 Nikiski High Commons Flooring The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District hereby invites qualified vendors to submit a proposal for acceptance by the District to purchase Nikiski High Commons Flooring. 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 November 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. PUBLISH: 10/17, 2014 1963/225

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Bids Public Notices INVITATION TO BID PURCHASE OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE SUMMER 2015 The Kenai Peninsula Borough Road Service Area hereby invites qualified vendors to submit a firm price for acceptance by the Borough to purchase the following for dust control on gravel roads: *** Estimated 900,000 pounds of Anhydrous Calcium Chloride, 94-97% mini pellets, industrial grade. Delivery must be made in no less than 2,000 pound bags and no more than 2,700 pound bags. *** The product must be palletized and delivered via flatbed trailers. *** All prices quoted must be delivered F.O.B. Kenai Peninsula no earlier than May 1, 2015 and no later than May 31, 2015. Estimated quantities to KPB locations are as follows: Soldotna 550,000 pounds; Kenai 200,000 pounds; Homer 125,000 pounds; Seward 25,000 pounds. Bid documents may be obtained beginning October 10, 2014 at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Road Service Area office, 47140 East Poppy Lane, Soldotna, Alaska 99669 (907) 262-4427. Bid documents may also be downloaded from the web at: http://purchasing.borough.kenai.ak.us/ Opportunities.aspx One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Purchasing and Contracting Department, 144 N. Binkley Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99669. These forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the bidder's name on the outside and clearly marked: BID: Purchase of Calcium Chloride Summer 2015 DUE DATE: October 30, 2014, no later than 2:00 PM PUBLISH: 10/10, 13, 17, 2014

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI In the Matter of a Change of Name for: JULIET MADELINE BURLINGAME, Current Name of Minor Child Case No: 3KN-14-00837CI

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Notice of Petition to Change Name A petition has been filed in the Superior Court (Case # 3KN-14-00837CI) requesting a name change from (current name) JULIET MADELINE BURLINGAME to MORGAN LEIGH BURLINGAME. A hearing on this request will be held on November 17, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Courtroom 6, Kenai Courthouse, 125 Trading Bay Drive, Suite 100 Kenai, AK.

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Public Notices Alaska Statewide Land Sale The Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office is holding a sealed bid auction for approximately 58 parcels throughout Alaska. Lots are approximately 0.5 to 7 acres in size. Information on the sale and the parcels can be viewed on the Trust Land Office's website at www.mhtrustland.org or call (907) 269-8658 PUBLISH: 8/4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31, 9/2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 29, 10/1, 3, 5, 7 8, 9, 12, 15, 17, 2014 1856/2285

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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have an ongoing disagreement about food. When there is special food in the house, something we both like, he feels free to eat as much of it as he wants and not leave any for me. His argument is that if it’s around — even if it’s frozen — I would have had “plenty of time to get my DEAR ABBY: My parshare.” I don’t think it should be up to him to tell me ents split up in 1987. They how much to eat and when. have just started dating again. It’s particularly upsetting if I have invested hours in What is the likelihood of Abigail Van Buren preparing a dish only to find that it’s gone when I want them remarrying? They are in my second helping. I feel he is being inconsiderate. their 70s. My concern is, what if they break up? I guess Am I wrong? I shouldn’t worry and just appreciate the time I have — WHERE’S MY BEEF? with them as a new couple starting out again. Are these DEAR WHERE’S: I don’t think so. Your husnormal concerns? band is behaving like a greedy child. If you’re cook— SWEET, CARING DAUGHTER, ing in large quantities, try this: Prepare only enough SUNNYSIDE, WASH. for two portions for a while — a LONG while. DEAR CARING DAUGHTER: Of course your concerns are normal. You love your folks and don’t Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also want either of them to be hurt if the romance goes known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her off the tracks (again). Because you can’t control mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. what happens next, cross your fingers and hope DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA for a happy outcome. Your parents seem to have a 90069.

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Wrapping up a travel problem Dear Heloise: I want to share an important safety travel tip. When packing to fly, with the Transportation Security Administration in mind, I place anything with batteries, like a clock, a face-cleaning brush, etc., in a zippered plastic bag on the very top of my clothes, so they can see them right away. I used to remove the batteries and leave them in that bag. However, I learned that loose batteries can cause a fire if they touch each other (Heloise here: It’s extremely rare.) So, on my last flight, I left the batteries in the appliances. When I was unpacking after the short flight, I noticed that my face brush was very warm. I opened the battery compartment, and the batteries were so hot that I could not touch them! (Heloise here: The device’s switch inadvertently could have been moved to the “on” position.) Imagine what could have happened on a longer flight! Now I remove all of the batteries and wrap each separately for travel. — Karen in Oxnard, Calif. Karen, thank you for bringing up this subject. Yes, when flying it’s vital to do the right thing when carrying batteries. Here are some suggestions from the TSA: * Keep batteries and devices with you or in your carry-on luggage. * Bring spare batteries in original packaging, if possible. If not, place each battery in its own bag, case, etc., so that it cannot touch any other batteries, coins or metal objects. * Place tape across the battery terminals for better protection. (Heloise here: This is what I do!) * If you have to leave batteries in a device, make sure it is turned off. Tape it in the “off” position to keep it from turning on. — Heloise

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DEAR ABBY: My fiance, “Derrick,” and I have been engaged for almost a year. The whole time we’ve been together he has been overseas. While he has many of the characteristics I look for in a man, he isn’t as down-to-earth as I’d like him to be. He’s now back in the U.S. for good, and we are living together. Derrick’s a great father to his children, a good provider, intelligent, handsome and we have a lot in common. I love his family. But for a few months now I have been rethinking my decision to marry him. I feel like I can’t be myself around him without him judging me or making facial expressions. I have tried telling him how I feel, but I always end up hurting his feelings or he ends up pointing the finger at me. He’s the best person I have ever met, but I’m not deeply in love with him. He doesn’t bring out the best in me and I don’t know what to do. How should I handle this situation without breaking our engagement? — MS. ENGAGED IN FLORIDA DEAR MS. ENGAGED: You and Derrick might be able to communicate more effectively if you had premarital counseling. However, if it doesn’t resolve your issues, do not marry him, regardless of how handsome he is or what a good provider you think he will be. To have a successful marriage, you will have to

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