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Sunday, April 14, 2019 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 49, Issue 166

In the news Lawmaker criticizes district’s handling of bathroom incident FAIRBANKS — An Alaska lawmaker is criticizing a school district after she says a student was wrongly suspended after the student defended herself against a group of boys who trapped the girl inside a bathroom.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Republican Rep. Tammie Wilson said Friday she would have taught her daughter to do the same.

Wilson says a group of boys at North Pole High School had apparently gone into the girls’ bathroom to protest the use of the boys’ bathroom by a student who is transitioning from female to male.

Wilson says after the girl was blocked from leaving the bathroom, she kneed a boy, who was then sent to the hospital.

Wilson has spoken with Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Superintendent Karen Gaborik.

The school district says seven boys were disciplined in connection with the incident.

Alaska to suspend senior benefit payments for 2 months JUNEAU — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services will suspend two months of payments from the state’s Senior Benefits Program, officials said.

The May and June interruption of funds will affect 4,731 Alaska residents, the Anchorage Daily News reported Thursday.

People who normally receive $76 per month should not expect May and June benefits due to “insufficient funding” of about $800,000, department officials said.

Payments will resume at the start of the new fiscal year in July, officials said.

The change will not affect monthly payments to 5,124 residents who receive $175 and 1,742 residents who receive $250, officials said.

Under program regulations, the smallest payments are dropped first if the program runs out of money, the newspaper reported.

—Associated Press

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Putting responders to the test

Borough to decide Emergency Management simulates disaster response efforts Tuesday on school The Borough’s Office of district Emergency Management teamed up with volunteers contribution from the community this

By BRIAN MAZUREK Peninsula Clarion

past week for several largescale disaster drills, including simulating the evacuation of a neighborhood and practicing treatment scenarios for disaster victims.

These events were part of Alaska Shield 2019, which is a series of exercises implemented statewide every three years to test the effectiveness of local agencies’ emergency response strategies under realistic conditions and time frames.

The beginning of the week was spent evaluating 911 response time for emergency services and reviewing coordinated plans with other borough agencies, and culminated in a disaster response scenario where OEM and volunteers with

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

CERT volunteers run the Office of Emergency Management’s Mobile Command Center during a simulated neighborhood evacuation in Kenai on Saturday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) practiced evacuating a Kenai neighborhood for a “no-no-

tice” event.

Dan Nelson, emergency manager for OEM and incident commander for Shield

week, said during the emergency operations planning on Friday that a no-notice event See OEM, page A2

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will determine how much money to provide the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District for the next fiscal year at Tuesday’s meeting, which will be held in Seward.

The school district is expecting to receive flat funding from the state, which it has received for the last three fiscal years.

The district is asking the borough to fund to the max, $52,537,091, a $2,798,659 increase from the borough’s contributions in the

See DECIDE, page A3

District discusses SoHi, SoPrep consolidation

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District hosted a meeting to offer more information about potentially consolidating Soldotna High School and Soldotna Prep School.

Community members, students, staffs and parents trickled into the meeting, which was in the Soldotna High auditorium, Thursday evening.

The school principals, Tony Graham of Soldotna High and Curt Schmidt of Soldotna Prep, and John

O’Brien, the assistant superintendent of instruction for the district, gave a presentation on the fiscal situation the district is currently dealing with, and reasons for potential consolidation.

“We’re in a situation we don’t want to be in,” O’Brien said at the meet-

ing. “We’re really here, for the most part, because of the governor’s proposed budget. A $22.4 million cut from our budget is an awful lot. There’s no way the district can do that simply by raising (the peer-to-teacher ratio) and increasing class sizes and laying off teach-

ers and support staff.”

The district conducted an online survey to gauge affected residents’ feelings on a potential consolidation. At the time of last night’s meeting, 456 people had participated, with over 80 percent of residents in See SOHI, page A2

Pace of Bering Sea changes startles scientists

By DAN JOLING Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — The Yupik Eskimo village of Kotlik on Alaska’s northwest coast relies on a cold, hard blanket of sea ice to protect homes from vicious winter Bering Sea storms.

Frigid north winds blow down from the Arctic Ocean, freeze saltwater and push sea ice south.

The ice normally prevents waves from forming and locks onto beaches, walling off villages. But not this year.

In February, southwest winds brought warm air and turned thin sea ice into “snow cone ice” that melted or blew off. When a storm pounded Norton Sound, water on Feb. 12 surged up the Yukon River and into Kotlik, flooding low-lying homes. Lifelong resident Philomena Keyes, 37, awoke to knee-deep water outside her house.

“This is the first I experienced in my life, a flood that happened in the win-

In this Feb. 12, 2019, photo provided by Philomena Keys, high water pushed up the Yukon River from the Bering Sea floods yards around homes in the western village of Kotlik, Alaska. Warm winds in February melted or pushed away Bering Sea ice, leaving coastal villages vulnerable to winter flooding. (Philomena Keys via AP)

ter, in February,” Keyes said in a phone interview.

Winter storm surge flooding is the latest in-

dication that something’s off-kilter around the Bering Strait, the gateway from the Pacific Ocean to

the Arctic Ocean. Rapid, profound changes tied to high atmospheric temperatures, a direct result

of climate change, may be reordering the region’s physical makeup. Ocean researchers are asking themselves if they’re witnessing the transformation of an ecosystem.

The Bering Sea last winter saw record-low sea ice. Climate models predicted less ice, but not this soon, said Seth Danielson, a physical oceanographer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

“The projections were saying we would’ve hit situations similar to what we saw last year, but not for another 40 or 50 years,” Danielson said.

Walruses and seals use sea ice to rest and give birth. Villagers use sea ice to hunt them. Sea ice is the primary habitat of polar bears. Algae that clings to the bottom of sea ice blooms in spring, dies and sinks, sending an infusion of food to clams, snails and sea worms on the ocean floor — the prey of gray whales, walruses and bearded seals.

See SEA, page A2

Bethel declares holiday Lawmakers weigh whether to keep Ocean Rangers program honoring Iditarod champion JUNEAU (AP) — State lawmakers are weighing whether to axe Alaska’s on-board cruise ship inspectors program.

Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune recently told state lawmakers that the cruise industry is over regulated and that the Ocean Rangers program doesn’t do much

for the state, CoastAlaska reported on Friday.

“The number of observations that the Ocean Rangers have made in the 11 years that actually led to state-issued Notices of Violation can be counted on my two hands — six,” Brune said.

But a series of public records requests by CoastAlaska found that Ocean

Rangers have documented a pattern of potentially serious water pollution in the form of foamy, oily sheens discharged by cruise ships both in port and while underway.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation’ public reports show the inspectors logged 373 potential violations over See OCEAN, page A3

BETHEL (AP) — An Alaska city has declared a public holiday honoring the hometown champion of this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

The Bethel City Council on Tuesday declared March 13 as “Pete Kaiser Day” in honor of the 2019 winner of the most celebrated event in sled dog racing, KYUK-AM reported Wednesday.

The 31-year-old won the 1,000-mile race across Alaska’s wilderness when he and his team of dogs crossed the finish line in Nome on March 13 after beating back a challenge from defending champion Joar Ulsom of Norway.

Kaiser was present for the declaration in the central Alaska community, See CITY, page A3

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. . . SoHi

In order to consolidate the two schools, the Soldotna Prep building would need to be completely vacated. Currently, Soldotna Prep is also home to River City Academy, the district’s professional development room and a number of special education staff. The district said three portables from Soldotna Prep would

also be moved to Soldotna High School, in order to help alleviate a potential consolidation.

O’Brien said the district is working hard to find a new site for River City Academy. He said the district has discussed the possibility of moving the charter school on to the Kenai Peninsula College campus.

“We were floating the idea that ‘wouldn’t it be great to put RCA on the KPC campus?’” O’Brien said. “Then we could talk about starting a middle college.”

However, he said concerns over the KPC campus were raised since River City Academy includes seventh and eighth graders.

“The best option we have is Skyview,” O’Brien said.

“That’s going to be inconvenient and is going to impact Skyview.”

Many parents and staff had concerns about an increase in peer-to-teacher ratio. Soldotna High principal Graham said “all arrows are indicating an increase in “ptr.” He said the class sizes now are about one to 25 but could be raised as high as one to 32.

O’Brien and Graham said that while combining the two schools would help save course offerings, some staff will be duplicative, requiring cuts.

Other community members were concerned about whether or not Soldotna High School was big enough to take on the students from Soldotna Prep. The projected enrollment would come to around 738 students.

“There will be enough room,” Graham said. “I know the first question that came was about lockers. We physically walked around and counted lockers and we have north of 750.”

O’Brien said he’s concerned about enrollment.

While the district is fairly accurate with their projec-

handing out information on a 12-week plan for building a home emergency kit as well as letting families know what the procedures would be in the event a real evacuation was required. The volunteers coordinated with a team inside OEM’s Mobile Command Center to keep track of what houses had been hit by the volunteers and communicate about any issues that came up during the evacuation. Sexton said that some of the neighborhood residents were asked

by OEM to play certain roles that forced the CERT volunteers to adapt to unexpected responses. Some people expressed skepticism about the imminent danger posed by the disaster, or were hesi-

tant because they had pets or needed additional assistance due to a disability.

In addition to the simulated evacuation efforts, OEM set up a Disaster Help Center on Saturday at Kenai Middle School. Nelson said that this was the first time OEM was testing out this practice, which combines the resources of a mass care center and emergency shelter in one centralized location. The disaster help center is meant to provide clothes, food, shelter, medical services and access to other local agencies for the people that are evacuated from a given area after a disaster. Nelson noted that often in emergency situations families may not want to stay in a shelter and

sleep on cots for a night or two, but they still need supplies like water bottles and blankets that are provided at said shelters. The disaster help center was staffed with OEM employees and CERT volunteers who signed people in and responded to their individual needs.

Community residents also volunteered to act as evacuees with specific roles that the CERT volunteers were unaware of ahead of time. One family brought in a baby that had been “abandoned” and had a daughter with a severe dog allergy, one man pretended to have a heart attack while being treated, and one woman acted very disoriented and kept asking CERT volunteers

“Where am I? How did I get here?”

The CERT volunteers are trained to handle a variety of issues associated with disaster response, but their skills were put to the test thanks to the acting skills of the other volunteers. One CERT volunteer who worked as an EMT explained a technique he had come up with for determining if someone is simply disoriented or if their mental acuity had faded due to dementia or Alzheimer’s.

“Just tell some jokes,” he said. “If someone is just disoriented, their brain can still process jokes and they’ll usually respond. If their mind is gone, the jokes usually don’t land.”

One of the younger volun-

teers went all out in committing to the role of having lost her mother, and she spent two hours crying and screaming as volunteers scrambled to help her.

Nelson said that Shield Week gives OEM an opportunity to see their full-scale response team in action, which would otherwise only happen in the event of actual emergencies. Nelson will be evaluating the results of this year’s Shield Week over the next month. After that, he will coordinate with the other participating agencies around the state to address any shortfalls in resources and how each agency can most effectively address emergencies when they arise.

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and ocean changes are due simply to climate change, said NOAA physical oceanographer Phyllis Stabeno, who has studied the Bering Sea for more than 30 years. The southern Bering Sea since 2000 has undergone multi-year stanzas of low and extensive ice, she said.

When sea ice in November began forming as usual, she expected a bounceback this winter. Instead, warm winds in February mostly cleared the northern Bering Sea of sea ice through the Bering Strait into the Chukchi Sea. “We’re in winter,” she said. “This is all supposed to be frozen.”

Formation of the cold pool is again in doubt. It could return in the future, but temperatures are trending upward with the rate of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere.

Scientists say figuring out the ocean physics is far less of a challenge than projecting the biological ramifications.

“We sort of opened up this whole Pandora’s box of not really knowing how the ecosystem as a whole is going to adjust to that,” Danielson said.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service early

last summer detected trouble. Resident called with reports of emaciated and dead seabirds.

Common murres, which can use up fat reserves and starve after three days without eating, fly hundreds miles to find fish schools or krill but were washing up dead on shore.

Forktail storm petrels, fulmars, shearwaters, kittiwakes, auklets and puffins also died.

No one can say why.

Seabird experts wonder whether the presence of more pollock and Pacific cod, which have voracious appetites and are far more efficient hunters of forage fish than seabirds, was a factor.

Dean Stockwell, a research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a specialty in phytoplankton, said the ocean changes have the potential to affect plant life at the bottom of the food web but it’s too soon to know.

Of immediate concern is whether warmer water will allow harmful algae containing toxins to stay viable long enough for shellfish to eat them and pass toxins to marine mammals and people.

Toxins are being carried to the Arctic, Stockwell said.

“The question with global warming types of things is, ‘Can it get a foothold? Can they do damage?’” he said.

Seabird experts wonder if toxins played a role in recent seabird deaths by affecting their ability to forage.

No one has connected the dots, said Britt, the NOAA fisheries biologist.

“At the moment, nobody’s sitting with inhand a comprehensive research study that covers the birds and the mammals and the fish and the zooplankton all in one synthesized report,” he said, adding that it will take researchers more time to figure out what’s going on.

Meantime, Kotlik resident Keyes is researching climate change effects in her coastal village of 650 as project coordinator for a team working under a Bureau of Indian Affairs program.

The absence of sea ice since mid-February meant taking land routes to visit nearby villages, she said. And seal hunters this spring found bearded seals to harvest but not near the village.

Like the cod fishermen, “They had to go farther north,” Keyes said.

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favor of consolidation.

Closing down Soldotna Prep, which houses ninth graders, and moving those students to Soldotna High School, would have a cost savings of $628,000, the district presented.

All school buildings are maintained and owned by the borough. After a building is vacated, it is turned back over the borough, where they have the ability to do what they want with it.

“They could put it up for auction, a private business could approach it, or the borough could just keep it if they wanted to,” O’Brien said.

The district is also exploring the options of consolidation in the communities of Homer and Seward.

“There’s no way the district would ever choose to be having these kinds of conversations in more than one community at a time,” O’Brien said. “We would be insane to do that in a normal situation. These are not normal situations.”

. . . OEM Continued from page A1

is any type of disaster — an earthquake or wildfire, for example — that requires an immediate response and usually strikes with little or no warning. OEM Community Planner Bud Sexton added that while the exercise itself was for a no-notice event, the neighborhood residents were given plenty of early notice that CERT volunteers would be going door to door on Saturday and that participation was entirely voluntary.

Saturday morning starting at about 10 a.m., the CERT volunteers split into teams of two and went door to door

Community members gather in the Soldotna High School Auditorium to get more information on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s potential plan to consolidate Soldotna High School and Soldotna Prep School on Thursday in Soldotna.

(Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sea ice also affects commercially valuable fish. Sea ice historically has created a Bering Sea “cold pool,” an east-west barrier of extremely cold, salty water at the bottom of the wide, shallow continental shelf. The wall of cold water historically has concentrated Pacific cod and walleye pollock in the southeastern Bering Sea. “It tends to extend from the Russian side to the northwest,” said Lyle Britt, a fisheries biologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “It kind of comes down almost like a little hockey stick shape … through the center of the southeast Bering Sea.” However, when Britt and other NOAA researchers last year conducted annual fish and ocean condition surveys, they got a big surprise: For the first time in 37 years, they found no cold pool.

Researchers found high concentrations of Pacific cod and walleye pollock in the northern Bering Sea. But the species that was supposed to be there, Arctic cod, was hardly found.

More than half the fish landed in U.S. waters come from the North Pacific, and most are caught in the Bering Sea. Chad See, executive director of the Freezer Longline Coalition, a trade association of vessels that target Pacific cod using baited lines, said members caught their quota last year but had to travel farther north.

“Does that mean that the stock is declining, is suffering because of the warming temperatures?

Or is it that they’ve moved north and it’s still a vibrant fishery?” See said.

It’s too soon to conclude that atmosphere

tion numbers, he said, the number of students projected to be in the district next year could be less than previously thought.

“I’m little concerned with what our enrollment is going to be in this district and districts across the state given this fiscal situation,” O’Brien said. “We are hearing that families are moving. We know that we have staff members that have already decided to move out of state who have two, three, four kids. When we have staff that decides to go teach in another state and they’re taking their kids with them, just by that virtue we are losing enrollment.”

O’Brien said more and more parents are choosing to home-school their students.

“I think we’re going to see here is that (enrollment projection) won’t be quite that high,” O’Brien said.

“There is adequate room here in the building. The portables being brought over will be a big help as well.”

The district has made no decisions yet, but the consolidation could come as soon as this upcoming school year.

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Around the Peninsula

Monday, April 15

Puppy Kindergarten

6:30 p.m.: The Joint House Resources Committee and House Special Committee on Fisheries will hold a public hearing to discuss Confirmation: Board of Fisheries - Gerad Godfrey, Israel Payton, Karl Johnstone & Marit Carlson-Van Dort. Testimony will be taken.

Next Puppy Kindergarten class starts April 18 at 6 p.m. Minimum Age: 12 weeks and must show proof Kenai Community Library activities of two puppy vaccinations. Call Sylvia at 398-8241 to —Lego Maker Mondays, Mondays from 4-5 p.m.: pre-register. More info is on our website www.kenaiken- Do you like LEGOs? Why not join us each week to crenelclub.com under Training Classes. ate with LEGO based on themes inspired by children’s Women in the Law books! Best for children ages 6-12; children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Women in the Law, Saturday, April 27 from 1-4 p.m.

—Wee Read Story Time, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.: The Kenai Community Library and the Kenai Peninsula Designed for children ages 0-3. Every Tuesday enjoy a Bar Association are partnering to show the 2018 film on program full of stories, songs, finger play and more! No the early efforts of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and litigants to registration required. advance gender equality through the 14th amendment.

—Chess Club, Tuesdays at 4 p.m.: Get ready to Following the movie, local female attorneys will share ROOK the HOUSE every Tuesday! Do you like playing their experiences with law in our unique State and faciliChess or would you like to learn how? The Kenai Comtate a discussion about the movie. Movie snacks will be munity Library is proud to offer a casual program for provided by the Kenai Peninsula Bar Association. chess players of all ages and skill levels. Chess boards will be provided.

Soldotna Public Library activities —Preschool Story Time, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.: For more information, contact the library at Soldotna Designed for children ages 3-5. Every Wednesday enjoy Public Library at 262-4227. a program full of stories, songs, movement and more!

—Lunch and Learn on Earth Day, Monday, April 22 No registration required. at 12 p.m.: What do penguins and polar bears have in —Yarn Club, Thursdays at 2 p.m.: Do you Knit? Crocommon? Doctor Kristin Mitchell can tell you! She’ll be chet? Embroider? Mend? Are you the kind of person here to talk science and tell stories about her recent trip who wants company doing so? Join other like-minded to Antarctica. library patrons for a fun hour of crafting. Share ideas, —Code Club, Mondays at 4 p.m.: Interested in learn- get help, and just enjoy a semi quiet hour of your favoring Scratch, Python, Java, HTML, or more? Join Code ite yarn craft with other patrons who feel the same way.

Club and learn to build websites, games, and basic apps.

—American Girl Club: Monday, April 15 at 4 p.m.: Absolute beginner-friendly, laptops provided. Ages 10-18 Join us at the Kenai Community Library for our monthwelcome! ly American Girl Club! We will be making an Easter —Big Play Date (infant to preschool), the first Monday Basket for your doll! Bring your doll (doesn’t have to of the month at 10:30 a.m.: Bubble wrap, streamer tunnels, be an American Girl) or use one of ours! The doll house Duplo Blocks, and more! This is an open-play hour of fun will be out for everyone to play with. Meets at the same with plenty of activities to stimulate growth, learning, and time and place as LEGO Club. imagination.

—Booklover’s Book Club, Wednesday, April 17 at Toddler Story Time (18 months-3 years), Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.: Join a friendly librarian at the Kenai Com10:30 a.m.: Get up and get moving at the library with sto- munity Library for an engaging hour of discussion on ries, songs, and silly fun that encourages your toddler’s books you are currently reading, books you have read language skills! and recommend and books you just did not care for!

—LEGO® Brick Club, Tuesdays at 4 p.m.: Tell your April is National Poetry Month so we will focus on stories and build your world with Lego® bricks. Bring a some of our favorite poetry. Come on in and chat with friend with you and let your imagination go wild. Adult other booklovers! supervision needed for those under the age of 10.

—Easter Baskets, Thursday, April 18 at 4 p.m.: Join —Bouncing Babies Story Time (birth-18 months), us for a FREE 15 minute basket craft. Drop in between Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.: Come share songs, stories, and 4pm and 5pm to build and decorate your very own bassnuggle time with Bouncing Babies. ket perfect for The Breakup Boot Easter Egg Hunt, or —Preschool Story Time (3-5 years), Thursdays at 10:30 collecting the first dandelions of spring. Make either a a.m.: Come share stories, songs, and other learning fun!

—Teen Lounge, every Wednesday at 4 p.m.: Teen circular cardboard basket or a square plastic one. SupLounge is a weekly program for middle-school and high- plies are limited. No registration required. Children unschool students. Join us for PS4, board games, nerf battles, der 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

—The Great Banana Olympics, Friday, April 19 at study sessions, crafts, and other fun! Snacks provided.

5 p.m.: Join us for an exciting after hours program for —Everyday Computer Skills for Beginners, Fridays at teens and tweens ages 10-14! Join us for our second 1 p.m.: Do you want to learn how to use a computer or the internet, but just don’t know where to start? We’re offering annual Banana Olympics, where we will celebrate the beginning computer classes focusing on learning how to use worlds favorite yellow berry. Oh yeah, every event will computers for everyday tasks. Topics we will cover include include a banana. Banana splits will be provided. Sign basic computer hardware and software, the internet, email, up at the front desk today!

—Back Yard Farms: Raising Small Livestock For managing files. Classes are on Fridays from 1 pm to 2:45 Food and Fun, Saturday, April 20 at 1 p.m.: Have you p.m. from April 5 through May 10. been interested in raising poultry or rabbits for fun, fiber, —Soldotna Library Friends Book and Art Sale, fertilizer, or for food? Come learn from Kenai Peninsula Thursday, April 25 from 2-6 p.m.: Join us for great deals on books and art! All proceeds benefit the Soldotna Li- District 4-H families their proven methods for successful backyard farming with small livestock. As well as brary Friends.

—Drawdown: Book to Action Climate Series, Thurs- having resources on hand, and informative presentations day, April 25 at 5:30 p.m.: Climate change is affecting from 4-H members, we’ll have animals for you to see Alaska faster than any other state in the nation. Join us for a and pet! The class will cover care, housing, and feed, as solution-oriented discussion focused on climate action and well as what breeds are best for your intended purpose and our Alaskan climate, and may even start you on your local solutions. The topic this month is energy.

—Free AARP Foundation Tax Aide Preparation, way to starting a small farm of your own!

—Seed Jars, Tuesday, April 23 at 4 p.m.: Want to FREE In-Person Tax Preparation will be offered by the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program again this year at learn how plants grow from seed? Want to see the whole the Soldotna Library. Tax counselors will be available process from your counter? Come learn about the growth from early February through mid-April. Tax-aide ser- process for seeds and maybe even be able to plant these vices are for taxpayers with lower incomes, with special seeds in your garden later this spring. Class size is limattention to those age 60 and older. Our volunteers are ited so register at the front desk!

Tuesday, April 16

3 p.m.: The House Health & Social Services Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss HB 89 Opioid Prescription Information, HB 114 Medical Provider Incentives / Loan Repayment, Confirmation: Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Board of Trustees and Confirmation: Commissioner Adam Crum, Dept. of Health & Social Services. Testimony will be taken.

3 p.m.: The House State Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss Confirmation: Lieutenant Governor Successor, Dr. Michael Johnson, Confirmation: Chief Administrative Law Judge, Kathleen Frederick, Confirmation: State Commission for Human Rights, Confirmation: State Board of Parole, Confirmation: Personnel Board, Confirmation: Alaska Public Offices Commission, Confirmation: Alaska Police Standards Council, HB 51 Probation; Parole; Sentences; Credits and HB 50 Arrest; Release; Sentencing; Probation. Testimony will be taken.

3:30 p.m.: The Senate State Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss Confirmation: Appointees to be announced (check with LIO) and SB 32 Crimes; Sentencing; Mental Illness; Evidence. Testimony will be taken.

Thursday, April 18

1:30 p.m.: The Senate State Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss SB 75 Commercial Vehicle Licensing Requirements, SB 97 Art in Public Buildings & Facilities and SB 32 Crimes; Sentencing; Mental Illness; Evidence. Testimony will be taken.

3 p.m.: The House State Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing to discuss HB 110 Vehicles / Boats: Transfer on Death Title, HB 115 Absentee Voting and HB 20 Sexual Assault Examination Kits. Testimony will be taken.

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the past two years.

The source of many of these discharges is ironically Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems, or pollutioncontrol equipment installed to meet EPA regulations.

The cleaning systems, commonly known as scrubbers, effectively use seawater to “scrub” engine exhaust of sulfur and heavy metals contained in the cheaper, but dirtier heavy fuel oil favoured by the shipping industry.

Carnival Corporation said it has invested $500 million in open loop systems designed to discharge the scrubbed wash water out to sea. And partially redacted records show the Department of Environmental Conservation received a number of public complaints about those systems.

Carnival Cruise Lines Senior Vice-President of Marine Technology Mike Kaczmarek denied that its fleet is polluting Alaska’s waters.

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fiscal year 2019.

“At this funding level, the school district will be able to hire elementary school counselors, reinstate the student success liaisons and curriculum supply budgets,” a letter from the school dis-

a consent agreement a year ago over its newly installed scrubbers failing to meet federal quality water standards in Alaska.

Carnival paid a $14,500 fine and agreed to monitor its scrubber discharges last year. It was to report its findings to EPA and the Department of Environmental Conservation by the end of January and eventually make them public.

Both agencies say they haven’t received the report.

Carnival’s executive Mike Kaczmarek said the cruise industry doesn’t see a problem.

“All of our research and individual investigations always lead us back to the same conclusion and that is … we’re doing a very good thing for air emissions quality,” Kaczmarek said.

“But beyond that, we’re also extremely confident in the fact that we have a negligible impact upon the ocean environment as well.”

Ocean Rangers will be on board for Alaska’s cruise season, which begins at the end of April. But whether they’ll remain in place after that depends on the Legislature. trict to the assembly reads.

The resolution from the borough is proposing to offer the school district $47,314,477.

Since the assembly meeting will be held in Seward, public comment on this resolution will also be taken via teleconference at the borough’s assembly chamber in Soldotna, as well as in Homer, at 206 E. Pioneer, Suite 1.

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Today in History Today is Sunday, April 14, the 104th day of 2019. There are 261 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 14, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. ship’s time and began sinking. (The ship went under two hours and 40 minutes later with the loss of 1,514 lives.)

On this date: In 1775, the first American society for the abolition of slavery was formed in Philadelphia.

In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington.

In 1902, James Cash Penney opened his first store, The Golden Rule, in Kemmerer, Wyo. In 1935, the “Black Sunday” dust storm descended upon the central Plains, turning a sunny afternoon into total darkness.

In 1939, the John Steinbeck novel “The Grapes of Wrath” was first published by Viking Press.

In 1956, Ampex Corp. demonstrated the first practical videotape recorder at the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters Convention in Chicago.

In 1960, the musical “Bye Bye Birdie” opened on Broadway.

In 1970, President Richard Nixon nominated Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court. (The choice of Blackmun, who was unanimously confirmed by the Senate a month later, followed the failed nominations of Clement Haynsworth and G. Harrold Carswell.)

In 1981, the first test flight of America’s first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ended successfully with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

In 1986, Americans got word of a U.S. air raid on Libya (because of the time difference, it was the early morning of April 15 where the attack occurred.) French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir died in Paris at age 78.

In 1994, two U.S. Air Force F-15 warplanes mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26 people, including 15 Americans. Turner Classic Movies made its cable debut; the first film it aired was Ted Turner’s personal favorite, “Gone with the Wind.”

In 2004, in a historic policy shift, President George W. Bush endorsed Israel’s plan to hold on to part of the West Bank in any final peace settlement with the Palestinians; he also ruled out Palestinian refugees returning to Israel, bringing strong criticism from the Palestinians.

Ten years ago: Somali pirates seized four ships with 60 hostages. North Korea said it was restarting its rogue nuclear program, booting U.N. inspectors and pulling out of disarmament talks in an angry reaction to the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of its April 5 rocket launch.

Five years ago: Speaking for the first time in more than two weeks, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin showed little sign of agreement during a telephone call initiated by Putin, with Obama urging pro-Russian forces to de-escalate the situation in eastern Ukraine and Putin denying that Moscow was interfering in the region. Suspected Islamic militants struck in the heart of Nigeria with a massive rush-hour bomb blast that killed 75 people in Abuja, the capital. The Washington Post and The Guardian won the Pulitzer Prize in public service for revealing the U.S. government’s sweeping surveillance efforts.

One year ago: President Donald Trump declared “Mission Accomplished” for a U.S.-led allied missile attack on Syria’s chemical weapons program, but the Pentagon said the Assad government was still capable of using chemical weapons against civilians if it chose to do so. Gun rights supporters gathered at state capitols across the country to push back against efforts to pass stricter gun control laws. Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies “Amadeus” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” won a deluge of Academy Awards including Oscars for best director, died at a Connecticut hospital at the age of 86.

Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Loretta Lynn is 87. Actress Julie Christie is 79. Retired MLB All-Star Pete Rose is 78. Rock musician Ritchie Blackmore is 74. Actor John Shea is 70. Actor Peter Capaldi is 61.

Actor-turned-race car driver Brian Forster is 59. Actor Brad Garrett is 59. Actor Robert Carlyle is 58. Rock singer-musician John Bell (Widespread Panic) is 57. Actor Robert Clendenin is 55. Actress Catherine Dent is 54. Actor Lloyd Owen is 53. Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Maddux is 53. Rock musician Barrett Martin is 52. Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 51. Actor Adrien Brody is 46. Classical singer David Miller (Il Divo) is 46.

Rapper DaBrat is 45. Actor Antwon Tanner is 44. Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is 42. Actor-producer Rob McElhenney is 42. Roots singer JD McPherson is 42. Rock singer Win Butler (Arcade Fire) is 39. Actress Claire Coffee is 39. Actor Christian Alexander is 29. Actor Nick Krause is 27. Actress Vivien Cardone is 26.

Actor Graham Phillips is 26. Actress Skyler Samuels is 25. Actress Abigail Breslin is 23.

Thought for Today: “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” -- Simone de Beauvoir, French author (born 1908; died this date in 1986).

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Tax filing should be made easier, not harder Congress has landed on one of those rare ideas that commands support from both Democrats and Republicans. Unfortunately, it’s a bad one.

On Tuesday, the House approved legislation misleadingly titled the Taxpayer First Act that includes a provision prohibiting the Internal Revenue Service from developing a free online system that most American households could use to file their taxes. The Senate is considering a similar piece of bipartisan legislation.

This makes no sense. Congress should be making it easier for Americans to file their taxes.

Instead of barring the I.R.S. from making April a little less miserable, why isn’t Congress requiring the I.R.S. to create a free tax filing website?

Better yet, the United States could emulate the roughly three dozen countries, including Chile, Japan and Britain, where most taxpayers do not need to fill out tax returns. In some of those countries, the accuracy of tax withholding is sufficient to obviate the annual filing process. In others, the government sends out completed forms to most taxpayers. In Estonia, filing taxes can be done in less than three minutes.

The federal government collects enough information about most American households to mail out a completed tax form that people would simply need to verify, sign and return. President Ronald Reagan proposed a version of just such a system. In 1998, Congress passed a law instructing the I.R.S. to develop such a system by 2008.

President Barack Obama endorsed the concept during the 2008 presidential campaign. It still hasn’t happened.

The explanation is sad but not surprising. The most vocal opponent of simplicity is Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, which has spent millions of dollars lobbying against efforts to reduce demand for its services. The company draws support from conservatives worried that making it easier to file taxes would make it easier to raise taxes. …

Intuit and its allies, including proponents of the legislation, say that it’s cheaper and better for the government to let private companies run the system. But companies have little incentive to advertise the availability of free filing or to make the system easy to use. Indeed, they have every reason to steer people away from the free products. That is how they make money.

As a result, the government is saving taxpayer money at the expense of those taxpayers. …

Members of Congress pay lip service to ideas like filing taxes on a postcard, but they continue to perpetuate the current system of mass April immiseration by preventing the most obvious and effective way to simplify tax collection.

— The New York Times, April 10

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The toady competition

Mike Pence had better watch his back. There may be others in the Trump orbit who are aiming to take over his SSS role. That stands for “Shameless Simpering Sycophancy,” and Pence has excelled as the Don’s best ring-kisser in an administration mob where the key to keeping your job is a willingness to kiss the boss’s whatever, if you get my drift.

It’s Pence’s most important role.

In fact, as vice president, it’s really his only role. And he has embraced it.

(Can we say “embraced” these days?)

Who will ever forget the recent Cabinet speech where he buttered up the Trumpster every 12 seconds? He was “humbled” to work for him; it was a “blessing” to do so. He is the SSS kisser in chief. Not that he doesn’t have to constantly guard against competition. Steve Miller comes to mind; he’s the White House speechwriter and anti-immigration fanatic who is constantly whispering in the president’s ears and inciting his darkest impulses, which are his only impulses. Another Steve, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, is someone else who has survived by blowing smoke all over POTUS. There are many, many others in the groveler category who keep their jobs that way. Mnuchin’s latest is to refuse to turn over the Trump tax returns, legally demanded by the new Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. In effect, he’s saying “so sue me,” which delights the boss man. When the chief

says “jump,” they say, “How high?”

Perhaps that’s why they call it toadying.

O b v i o u s l y, that’s what it takes to survive in this White House. Just ask Bob Franken Kirstjen Nielsen, the Department of Homeland Security secretary. Oh, make that FORMER DHS secretary.

She really tried hard to be a flunky and carry out the big guy’s every whim on immigration, no matter how bizarre, cruel or illegal, but sometimes she’d privately whimper that there were impediments ahead. Inevitably, that was her downfall. Never mind that she sold her soul on his behalf; she tried hard not to be a naysayer, but sometimes she had no alternative and nay would carry the day. So it was goodbye, Kirstjen — in fact, goodbye to almost all of the leadership at DHS. The president is looking for people who are “tougher,” meaning flunkies.

Now, there’s still another individual who is scrambling to do his bidding. The new lickspittle is William Barr, the most recent addition to the Cabinet, as attorney general. He replaced Jeff Sessions, the original AG, who had the temerity to recuse himself from supervision of the investigation into Russian interference in the election.

Sessions suffered all the indignities Donald Trump and “Saturday Night Live” could throw his way, until Trump finally fired him. Barr had a relatively good reputation and managed to survive a Senate nomination process, but since then, he’s covered himself in glory as far as the president is concerned by covering up the damaging information in the now-shutdown special counsel investigation.

At least we suspect there’s damaging information. All we’ve gotten so far is a puny four-page letter from Barr to Congress glossing over the Bob Mueller report’s findings and a promise of its delivery when Congress is on Easter break. Did I mention it will be a redacted version, with Barr deciding what will be kept from the public?

Furthermore, he delighted the boss by suggesting that the entire FBI probe into Russian coordination may have involved the Feds “spying” on the Trump campaign. Now, Barr knows full well, that the “sword,” “spying,” is a button-pusher, and by the way factually inaccurate.

But that didn’t stop the president from quickly declaring that all the investigations were nothing less than an attempted “coup.” That will fan the flames of his paranoid base, now won’t it.

The 2020 election is coming up.

There is no law that says Mike Pence will be Trump’s running mate. If I were Pence, I’d be very nervous.

Bumper stickers and the 1st Amendment Inappropriate use of authority by a government official is the central theme behind the suspension of Marti Buscaglia, the executive director of the state Commission for Human Rights.

Below that, freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, gun safety, racial injustice, mass shootings and more are competing for attention.

And the thread that ties them together is the idea that freedom isn’t free. It always comes with responsibility to the society that grants it.

This story began in an Anchorage parking lot where the commission is located. Brent Linegar, the owner of Sage Mechanical, parked his company truck there. On the tailgate was an image of an AR-15 rifle over the words “Black Rifles Matter.”

After seeing it, Buscaglia wrote on the back of her business card, “Please do not park this truck with that offensive sticker in this parking lot.” It was left on the windshield. Then, turning to the minimally informed pool of jurists on social media, she posted a photo of the truck and sticker on the commission’s Facebook page. The caption asked: “In what world is this OK?” On the main issue, Buscaglia was out of line attempting to establish rules about messages that can be displayed on private vehicles parked there. That it’s a privately owned lot shared by the Municipality of Anchorage made it a bigger mistake. And it was even more egregious if, as reported in the Alaska Landmine, she emailed the property owner implying “Linegar was a racist” and “accused Sage Mechanical of performing substandard work and exercising poor judgment.”

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repulsed by it.

Furthermore, the Second Amendment isn’t a simple binary debate.

Not everyone who supports the right to bear arms believes it should extend to weapons like the one depicted.

And not everyone who advocates for stricter gun control legislation wants to strip Americans of the right to own handguns and hunting rifles.

My point is that although bumper stickers are also protected by the First Amendment, putting them on a car is speech in its lowest form. In most cases, to the person reading them, the speaker is hiding behind the face of anonymity. Their statements are limited to what the owner is for or against, which, on complex issues, is an invitation to be misunderstood.

The First Amendment doesn’t compel us to listen to people with different viewpoints. It offers no assistance for navigating the nuances of our disagreements. That’s why it’s permissible for some to only see the gun rights message in the “Black Rifles Matter” sticker and others to believe it contains a racist element. And both sides are free to publicly express their view.

But we all have the responsibility to do more. If we don’t like being mislabeled, we should understand the full range of possible interpretations of the simple messages we display. And we should be prepared to apologize for and mitigate any harm caused when we’ve erred in the exercise of our freedom of speech.

Alaska’s Human Rights laws, one would expect Buscaglia to know offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment. Further, she should have understood it’s wrong to attach a stereotype to anyone. And she shouldn’t have expected a politically correct censoring act to solve anything.

But let’s not pretend there’s a universally accepted meaning to the sticker. Leingar told the Alaska Landmine he got it at an event “promoting Second Amendment rights and the safe and appropriate handling of firearms.” That may be what he believed it spoke to, but that doesn’t preclude anyone else from seeing a different message.

To suggest that there’s no possible racist interpretation is to ignore the obvious reference to the “Black Lives Matter” movement. That doesn’t justify extrapolating into a racist statement. But ignoring the connection is like arguing the “My kid beat up your honor student” bumper sticker had nothing to do with the “My child is an honor student” one that came first.

It’s also reasonable for people concerned with the plague of mass shootings in America to feel offended by the sticker. In fact, it’s hard to imagRich Moniak is a Juneau resident ine anyone traumatized by massacres and retired civil engineer with more like Sandy Hook and Marjory Stone- than 25 years of experience working man Douglas High School not being in the public sector.

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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN AP Economic Writers

WASHINGTON — Global finance officials are pledging closer cooperation in efforts to lift the world economy out its current slowdown, but tensions persist between the United States and other nations over trade and other issues.

Officials wrapped up the spring meetings of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Saturday, expressing hope the slowdown that began last year will be followed by stronger growth in the second half of this year and into 2020.

The IMF’s steering committee said all members, in order to protect the current economic expansion, would “act promptly to shore up growth for the benefit of all.”

At a closing news conference, the committee chairman, Lesetja Kganyago, head of the central bank of South Africa, said every

International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting, at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, Saturday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

country needs to be ready to address issues involving financial stability “with all available tools.”

Many nations were jolted last year when stock markets went into a nosedive, reversed only when major central banks, including the Federal Reserve, halted ef-

forts to tighten credit policies.

Separately, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that both the United States and China were moving closer to an agreement on trade. The trade war between the world’s two biggest economies and the

punitive tariffs each nation has imposed on the other raised widespread concerns during the talks.

But Chen Yulu, deputy governor of People’s Bank of China, struck a less positive stance in his remarks to the IMF policy committee, contending that rising trade

protectionism in the form of punitive tariffs had already begun to disrupt global supply changes.

“The protectionism of some countries has harmed mutual trust among countries, limited the scope for multilateral cooperation and impeded the willingness to achieve it,” he said.

The U.S. and China have imposed tariffs on $350 billion worth of each other’s goods. They are battling over U.S. allegations that China deploys predatory tactics — including cybertheft and forcing foreign firms to hand over trade secrets — in a sharp-elbowed effort to challenge American technological dominance.

In his meeting with reporters, Mnuchin said he had told the other finance officials that the US-China negotiations were making progress but he would not disclose a timeframe for when they might be wrapped up. He said both sides had conducted phone discussions over the past week, but he wasn’t certain

whether more face-to-face meetings would be needed.

“If we are able to conclude this, it will be the most significant change in 20 years” in the economic relations between the two nations, Mnuchin said.

He said that the proposed agreement the two sides are working on has seven chapters and includes language that will allow both countries to set up enforcement offices to make sure the deal is followed.

In remarks to the World Bank’s steering committee on Saturday, Mnuchin said the U.S. was encouraged that the bank’s private sector lending operation wanted to step up support for nations “affected by fragility, conflict and violence.” But he said World Bank officials must ensure such support is aimed at boosting effective private investments in poor countries.

David Malpass, a longtime World Bank critic, took over as president of the bank on Tuesday with the backing of the administration.

Trump ‘strongly looking’ at releasing migrants in Dem cities

By JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he is strongly considering releasing “Illegal Immigrants” into Democratic strongholds to punish congressional foes for inaction on the border— just hours after White House and Homeland Security officials insisted the idea had been rejected as fast as it had been proposed.

“Due to the fact that Democrats are unwilling to change our very dangerous immigration laws, we are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only,” Trump tweeted.

He added that, “The Radical Left always seems to have an Open Borders, Open Arms policy - so this should make them very happy!”

The reversal, which appeared to catch officials at the Department of Homeland Security off guard, came as critics were blasting Trump

for the supposedly-rejected idea, accusing him of turning migrants into pawns to go after his political opponents. It comes as Trump has grown increasingly exasperated by a surge of Central American migrant families crossing the southern border and is looking for new ways to pressure congressional Democrats to change laws that he insists are making the problem worse.

Indeed, last week Trump urged his soon-to-be acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan to seal the southern border and told McAleenan he would pardon him if he were to find himself in trouble for blocking legal asylum-seekers, according to two people familiar with the conversation who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe a private exchange.

It was not clear whether the president was joking, and a Homeland Security spokesman said in a statement: “At no time has the president indicated, asked, directed or pressured the acting secretary to do anything illegal.

” The reported conversation came during the president’s trip last week to Calexico, California, a day after he announced he was delaying his threat to close the border because Mexico appeared to be stepping up its enforcement efforts.

Before Trump’s tweets on Friday, both the Department of Homeland Security and a White House official had released nearly identical statements saying the sanctuarycities plan had been floated but then flatly rejected.

But not, apparently, by the president, who emphatically revived the idea.

Asked about it by reporters, he said he was “strongly looking at” releasing migrant families into those communities.

“They’re always saying they have open arms. Let’s see if they have open arms,” he said.

There were no indications, however, that officials were taking any steps to move forward with the idea or considered the president’s words

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There have been at least two versions of the sanctuary city plan discussed: One to move people who have already been detained to places with Democratic opponents of the president, the other to transport migrants apprehended at the border directly to San Francisco, New York City, Chicago and other spots.

ICE arrests people in the U.S. illegally and also manages migrants who present themselves at border crossings and ask for asylum.

The surge of migrant families at the border has been taxing the system, and ICE says it no longer has the resources to handle immigrants processed by the Border Patrol.

As a result, more than 125,000 people have been released as they await court hearings — a practice Trump has derided as “catch and release.”

With immigrant processing and holding centers overwhelmed, the administration has already been busing people hundreds of miles inland and releasing them at Greyhound stations and churches

in cities such as Albuquerque, San Antonio and Phoenix.

Transporting large groups of immigrants to distant cities would be even more expensive for an agency already strapped for cash. Flights chartered by ICE cost about $7,785 per flight hour, according to the agency, and require multiple staffers, including an in-flight medical professional.

The agency also uses commercial flights but requires that migrants to pay for those.

At the same time, many “sanctuary” communities would likely welcome the immigrants in question. Some of these cities have robust networks of nonprofit legal groups that could help them strengthen their legal cases to stay.

The Department of Health and Human Services said this week it had started scouting vacant properties that could be turned into facilities for holding migrant children in several cities, including Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, and San Antonio.

Those facilities would be licensed by each state and likely take several months to be approved and opened, separating them from the rapidly expanding emergency shelter at Homestead, Florida, and the now-closed tent facility at Tornillo, Texas.

The Defense Department has also been reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border this spring.

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The community is invited to celebrate the Easter holiday in any of these area churches.

The Gospel knows no denominational boundaries.

Assembly of God

Kenai New Life www.kenainewlife.org 209 Princess St. Kenai, Across the Spur Hwy from the Challenger Learning Center 283-7752 Rev. Stephen S. Brown Good Friday Service 6:30 pm Easter Celebration Renee C. Henderson Auditorium, KCHS Sunday Morning 10:30 am

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Peninsula Christian Center Soldotna (Behind Salvation Army) Coho & Farnsworth Jon Watson - Pastor Please join us for Special Easter Services 10:30 am Easter Sunday

Catholic Our Lady of the Angels 225 South Spruce St, Kenai Palm Sunday 10:30 Mass Holy Thursday Liturgy 7:00 pm Good Friday Stations of the Cross, Noon Liturgy 7:00 pm Holy Saturday Liturgy Easter Vigil 8:30 pm Easter Sunday Mass 10:30 am Potluck Brunch and Easter Egghunt

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Our Lady of Perpetual Help 222 W. Redoubt, Soldotna Oblates of Mary Immaculate 262-4749 Holy Thursday Liturgy 7 pm Followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight.

Good Friday Stations of the Cross walk through town - leaves O’Neil Hall at Noon Stations of the Cross at the Church at 3pm Liturgy at 7pm Holy Saturday Mass and Easter Vigil 8:30 pm Easter Sunday Service at 10 am followed by Breakfast Brunch and Easter Activities

Episcopal

Lutheran

St Francis by the Sea 110 S. Spruce St. Kenai 283-6040 Good Friday Service 6:00 pm Holy Eucharistic Service Sunday 11:00 am

By Rev. Bob Thwing

Grace Brethren Sterling Grace Brethren Church “He is risen indeed” Dr. Roger E Holl Pastor 907-862-0330 Meeting at the Sterling Senior Center 34453 Sterling Hwy Easter Services 10:30 am

Lutheran Funny River Community Lutheran Church Andy Carlson Pastor 35575 Rabbit Run Road off Funny River Rd. 262-7434 Maundy Thursday 6:00 pm Good Friday Services 6:00 pm Easter Services 11:00 am

Methodist

Christ Lutheran Kenai United Church Methodist Church Mile1/4 Kenai Spur 607 Frontage Road, Meredith Harber Kenai (Across from Wells Fargo) Pastor Bailey Brawner Palm Sunday Pastor April 14 283-7868 11 am, followed by Maundy Thursday Lenten Fair with Service Puppet-making Kenai United Maundy Thursday Methodist 7:00 pm 5:30 pm A joint worship service with Soldotna United Good Friday Services North Star United Methodist Church at Methodist Church 7:00 Soldotna UMC pm Good Friday Service Easter Sunday Sunrise 7:00 pm Service Easter Breakfast North Star United 9:30 am Methodist Church 6:10 Followed by a festive am worship services with Service 9:30 am hymns, scripture and Sunday Worship bell choir at 11:00 am Songs and Celebration 11:30 Worship Service Kenai United worship 6:00 pm Methodist

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Star of the North Lutheran Dustin Atkinson Pastor Sponsor of the Lutheran hour 216 N. Forest Drive Kenai Maundy Thursday Holy Communion 6:30 pm Good Friday Service of the Tenebrae 6:30 pm Easter Sunday Easter Breakfast 9:30 am Festival Worship 11 am

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North Star United Methodist Church Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Hwy., Nikiski Holy Week Easter Schedule Good Friday Service 7:00 pm Sunrise Service 7:15 am Ribbins’ Home Call 398-1828 for directions Easter Service 9:30 Easter Service in Sanctuary followed by Potluck Brunch in basement, and Easter Egg hunt

Methodist Soldotna United Methodist Church 158 South Binkley St 262-4657 Pastor Karen Martin Tichenor Thursday Maundy Service 7:00 pm Tenebrae Service Friday 7:00 pm Easter Sunrise Bonfire Service Sunday, 7:00 am Worship Service Sunday 10:00 am Easter Brunch Sunday 11:30 am Non Denominational

Soldotna Bible Chapel 300 W. Marydale www.soldotnabible chapel.com 262-4865 We invite you to our Easter Services!

Good Friday Music & Communion Service 7:00 pm Resurrection Sunday Worship Service 9:30 am (No Sunday School)

Non Denominational

Kasilof Community Church Mile 109 Everyone is invited to join the resurrection of Jesus Christ Sunday, April 1, 2018 7:30 Sunrise Service at Kasilof Beach Directions: Take K-Beach Rd 4.6 miles toward Kenai from Kasilof Turn left on Kasilof Beach Rd. Follow road 0.9 miles, park anywhere.

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Brunch 9:30 am (Potluck) Service 11:00 am for more information please call 262-7512

Russian Orthodox Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary 1106 Mission Ave, Kenai 283-4122 Easter Services April 27th, 2019 Saturday 11:00 pm Nocturnes 11:30 pm Midnight Matins and Divine Liturgy 12:00 am

HOLY WEEK DATES:

Maundy Thursday April 18th Good Friday April 19th • Holy Saturday April 20th

Easter Sunday April 21st

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n Hoops Peninsula seniors play in All-Star Games Page B2

Bears tab Murdock as head coach Bogdan to remain with Kenai River as associate head coach

By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai River Brown Bears, set to embark on their 13th season next fall, named Kevin Murdock, 28, on Thursday as the eighth head coach in franchise history.

Murdock will be charged with ending a five-year North American Hockey League playoff drought and becoming the only Bears head coach other than Oliver David to finish with a record over .500 for Kenai River.

The Bears also announced that Dan Bogdan

will remain with the team as associate head coach. Bogdan served as interim head coach when Josh Petrich resigned for personal reasons Feb. 10. Bogdan guided the team to an 8-8-1-1 record down the stretch.

With Bogdan, as well as General Manager Nate Kiel and Associate General Manager Chris Hedlund, Murdock said the pieces are in place for the Bears to have success.

“I really haven’t thought too much about why past coaches haven’t been able to finish over .500,” Murdock said. “I’m thinking more about how Dan, Chris,

Murdock

Nate and I can continue this thing in the right direction and get it back to where it was when Oliver David was there.”

Murdock had been the

associate head coach at the North Iowa Bulls of the Tier III NA3HL. According to a press release from the Bears, in his three seasons, Murdock helped the Bulls to a record of 11931-7-3, two regular season division championships and two trips to the Fraser Cup championships.

Murdock also helped promote 40 players to the Tier II NAHL and college level, including five currently playing Division I. As a goaltender, Murdock also had playing stops at prep powerhouse Shattuck St. Mary’s in Minnesota, the Tier I United States

Hockey League, Division I Lake Superior State University and even a couple short pro stints in the ECHL. Murdock said Todd Sanden, head coach and general manager of the Bulls, played a huge role in preparing Murdock for the Kenai River job.

“He helped me most getting the lay of the land from the junior aspect,” Murdock said. “He got me more familiar with the operational side of hockey as a coach versus as a player.”

Hedlund said Murdock’s knowledge of what it takes to be a head coach stood out in interviews.

“He came to the interview committed to our program,” Hedlund said. “You could tell he looked at it and put himself in it as if it was his next job.

“We asked him a lot of questions and he answered them as if he was the next head coach and really wanted the job.”

Murdock said the top thing that makes the job attractive is Kenai River’s fans and community.

“As far as what you hear about this organization, the fans and community are the No. 1 thing people have to say,” Murdock said. “Like I See BEARS, page B3

Kenai wins 2 vs. North Pole

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

Just when they needed a quick boost, junior Olivia Brewer was there to give the Kenai Central girls a surge.

Brewer scored the goahead goal for the Kardinals on Saturday morning in a 2-1 nonconference victory over North Pole, only one minute after the Patriots had equalized in the second half.

“She was determined to make something happen,” said Kenai head coach Dan Verkuilen. “It was a wonderful play, but I always ask the players why it takes someone (else) scoring to make something

happen.”

The win helped the Kardinals to a 2-1 overall mark in 2019. North Pole competes in the Mid-Alaska Conference in interior Alaska and is a team seldom seen by Kenai Central, which made for an unpredictable clash Saturday between the two Division II programs.

North Pole had lost 6-1 Friday to Soldotna, but by halftime Saturday, the Kards held a precarious 1-0 advantage on a goal by junior Alyssa Bucho in the 22nd minute in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated.

“You kind of wish it was a 6-1 game, but that’s easier See KENAI, page B4

The Colony softball team warms up for a game against Kenai Central on Friday at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

NLC schools chase Southeast Softball schools also expect tighter conference competition

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna’s Meijan Leaf (left) attempts to steal the ball from North Pole’s Abby Taylor Friday in a nonconference game at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/ Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna soccer sweeps Patriots

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

The second-half flurry of goals between Soldotna and North Pole at Soldotna’s Justin Maile Field on Friday was punctuated with a fivegoal outburst between both teams in a 20-minute span.

By the time the dust settled, North Pole junior Skyler Denny had notched a hat trick for the Patriots, but Soldotna sophomore Josh Heiber one-upped him with four goals to lead the Stars to a 7-3 win.

“I’m still trying to make sense of it all,” said Soldotna head coach David Holmes. “I don’t know.”

The Stars moved up to 2-2 overall this year with the victory.

Earlier in the day, the SoHi girls got three goals from junior Meijan Leaf to down North Pole 6-1, giving the Stars a sweep on the

day.

The wild second half in the boys contest was preceded by a tamer opening stanza that saw the Patriots grab a 2-1 lead, even as SoHi unofficially outshot North Pole 8-3 in the half.

“We weren’t connecting on anything,” Holmes said about the first half. “Just weren’t connecting, and it was pretty soft … we were so flat that first half. It’s a mystery to me.”

North Pole had lost 6-0 to Homer on Thursday, a team that SoHi beat 3-0 earlier in the week, so the matchup favored the Stars before kickoff.

However, North Pole took the first lead with a penalty kick eight minutes in after a Patriots player was taken down in the goal box.

Denny stepped up and converted the shot for his first of the day.

See SOHI, page B2

Season preview

In their quest for Alaska prep softball trophies, Kenai Peninsula teams haven’t had much trouble navigating their own conference.

In the Northern Lights Conference that houses teams from Soldotna, Kenai Central, Homer, Kodiak and Houston, the regular season and tournament banners have come in bunches for the peninsula squads.

But the one obstacle they’ve struggled with the most has been state. The Division II field is loaded with Southeast teams that make mincemeat of rival conferences.

Since the state moved to two separate classifications for large and small schools in 2005, the state championship final has had a Southeast representative every single year, with eight of those 14 years featuring a title-game lockout between Southeast schools. The Southeast has won all but two of those titles,

with Homer in 2006 and Kodiak in 2008 the lone outcasts.

Homer has never had a problem of getting to state (the Mariners have made it 18 of the last 19 years), but it’s been a problem of going deep into the tournament and winning it all. The lone state softball title came for Homer in 2006, and last made it to the championship game in 2012, which culminated with a loss to Sitka.

But with the dawn of a new season, hopes of breaking through are rampant.

“I think they’re really excited about that,” said Homer head coach Bill Bell, who enters his 15th season with the Mariners.

Last year, Homer endured a 2-3 run at state, including two blowout losses to the eventual state finalists, Thunder Mountain and Ketchikan, by a combined score of 41-1.

“The Southeast is just crazy,” he said. “They have the attitude of supporting softball down there, they get strong athletes, they work throughout the winter, they have good leaders and community support.

“You get the feeling in the NLC that we just exist behind the curtain.”

Local coaches explain that the big difference between peninsula and Southeast teams lies in the number of players that focus solely on softball season and the amount of offseason work and resources that are available. Bell said he tries to get a handful of players throwing and fielding indoors over the winter months, but basketball and other extracurricular activities put a drain on that practice time.

Soldotna head coach Kelli Knoebel said that offseason road trips play a big role as well.

“Game experience is huge,” Knoebel said. “And if you’re getSee PRE, page B3

Colony softball topples Kenai, SoHi

By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

Friday’s nonconference softball game at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park between host Kenai Central and Colony would have been a great warm-up for the season, if it weren’t so cold out.

The Knights, a Division I school playing just their second full game of the season, handed the Kardinals, a Division II school making their season debut, a 22-2 loss in four innings. A light pregame rain gave way to a rainbow, then to a dry sky with a brisk, cold wind that wore down fans and players alike as the contest progressed.

“This team is coming

together,” said Colony head coach Tamara Finley, whose team then traveled to Soldotna for a 13-2 nonconference victory over the hosts. “They’re keeping the energy up and the camaraderie up.

They’re encouraging each other and holding each other accountable.”

The Knights were sharp offensively and defensively throughout.

On offense, Colony banged out 12 hits but also had the patience to collect nine walks and three hit batters against Kenai starter Kaylee Lauritsen.

“We try to teach the girls discipline and to know where the strike zone is,” Finley said.

Kenai head coach John Manley said Lauritsen was

pitching in just her second varsity game. Manley said he expected some rough patches and Lauritsen did better than expected.

“It was a good game and she’s going to get better,” Manley said.

The coach also was mostly pleased with his infield. Both shortstop Zaharah Wilshusen and second baseman Nani Rapoza made several nice plays.

Third baseman Abby Every also had a solid stop, while first baseman Lexi Reis made sure catches at first.

For Colony on offense, Hailey Welcome was 2 for 2 with four runs and four RBIs, Alyssa Oswald had three runs, two hits and two RBIs, Bryanna Scarratt and Danyel Fin-

ley each had four runs, Brookelyne Helms had two RBIs, Haile Willeford had two runs and Josie Rockefeller had three runs.

Oswald also was in command for the Knights on the mound, giving up just the two runs on five hits while walking one and striking out seven.

Finley said Oswald normally needs a reliever, but Friday was the first time she was able to finish off a game.

Catcher Maddi Kennedy was sure-handed, as the Kardinals took just three extra bases — two on passed balls and one on a wild pitch.

“We did not hit as well as we hoped,” Manley See TOP, page B3

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. . . SoHi Continued from page B1

SoHi answered in the 18th minute on a race to a through ball down the right flank that got in on Heiber’s strike, but Denny got it back nine minutes later on a cross from the right that he volleyed in for a 2-1 North Pole lead.

“Their heads can take them out of it, and their heads can get them right back into it,” Holmes said.

Heiber said he and the other team captains stressed to the team to not succumb to the pressure of being down a goal.

“We had our captains talk and say some words to us,” Heiber said. “Stop getting down on each other and if we make a mistake, it’s all about the next play.”

Things changed quickly, however, at the sound of the second-half whistle. Less than a minute in, it was SoHi’s turn to receive a penalty call and Alex Montague made the shot count to tie things up at 2 apiece.

Two minutes later, Heiber put SoHi ahead 3-2 by getting his head on a ricocheting ball in the goal box after a direct kick.

“We came back out and in the first five minutes we got two,” he said. “We just had all the momentum and kept going from there. …

That PK really gave us a lot of momentum. Just having that goal gave us a lot of momentum and knowing the boys, we were a better team and we could see that in the first 10 minutes of the first half that we were slacking and getting down on each other.”

But it didn’t stop there.

The Patriots tied it up yet again on a superb 53rd-minute goal by Denny on a free kick from outside the goal box. The strike glanced off

the crossbar and caromed back into the net for a 3-3 game.

The Stars didn’t wait long to take back the lead.

Heiber took advantage of a misplayed ball by North Pole’s goalie to kick in a rebound and a 4-3 lead.

SoHi senior Kaleb Swank headed in a goal on a corner kick in the 61st minute for a 5-3 lead, then was followed three minutes later by Heiber’s fourth of the night, a goal that capped 20 minutes and six goals.

Cameron Johnson tallied the final goal of the night in the 70th minute, getting his head on a loose ball in the box that got there on a long free kick by Montague.

Soldotna girls 6, North Pole 1 Meijan Leaf scored a hat trick en route to lead the Stars to a rebound victory Friday afternoon over North Pole.

Coming off a 3-3 draw with Homer — which was only possible due to a late goal by freshman Rhys Cannava — earlier in the week, SoHi was looking for a fresh start on Friday, and got it in the 11th minute as Leaf pumped in her first of the day on a corner kick by Journey Miller.

Leaf had yet to score in 2019, but credited fellow forward Sierra Longfellow chief among her teammates that gave her premier chances to break that short skid in the early portion of the season.

“We just had chemistry together,” Leaf said. “They gave me good through balls and they had good set balls.”

Freshman Jordan Strausbaugh, junior Ryann Cannava and freshman Katie Delker also tallied a goal each for SoHi. SoHi head coach Jimmy Love praised Leaf’s perfor-

Homer soccer has perfect weekend Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna’s Josh Heiber juggles the ball in front of two North Pole defenders Friday in a nonconference game against North Pole at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

mance, citing her as the latest player to step up when the team needs it.

“She’s always moving her feet,” Love said. “She’s like the Energizer Bunny.”

Delker and senior Margarida Mendoca split the two halves in goal for the Stars. Delker posted a blank sheet in the first half while Mendoca let in one in the second half amid a frenzied opening 15 minutes.

Love said he has been working with the team to

Senior hoops players cap careers at All-Star Games Staff reports Peninsula Clarion

The Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches held their Senior All-Star Games on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Arena in Anchorage, giving seniors from throughout the Kenai Peninsula a chance to cap their career.

In the Class 3A/4A boys game, the Gold team topped the Blue team 95-82. Nikiski’s Jace Kornstad had eight points for the Gold team, while Kenai’s Adam Trujillo had two points for the Blue team.

In the Class 3A/4A girls game, Gold won 88-61 over Blue. For the winning Gold team, Nikiski’s Bethany Carstens tied for game-high scoring honors with 17 points.

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goal for a 2-0 lead in the 32nd minute.

The Stars snuck in two more goals before the halftime break, one in the 39th minute on a strike from Cannava behind the North Pole defense, and the other in stoppage time by Leaf, who slotted home her second of the day by outracing a defender to the ball for the goal.

Love said he felt the opening to the second half looked a bit relaxed and

lackadaisical, and it showed as the Patriots displayed renewed spirit at a comeback.

North Pole got one back on a goal by junior Breeauna O’Rear in the 51st minute.

O’Rear batted in a rebound off a corner kick as the ball ricocheted around a few times.

Leaf completed her hat trick for the day in the 57th minute, arcing in a deep short from the right corner of the field for an impressive goal.

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The Homer soccer teams swept the Redington Huskies and Seward Seahawks in boys and girls action Friday and Saturday in Homer.

Friday, the Mariner girls beat Redington 2-0 while the Homer boys picked up a 7-0 win over Redington. Saturday, Homer was back at it against Seward with a 9-0 girls win and a 9-1 boys victory.

The weekend sweep helped the Homer boys improve to 1-1 in the Peninsula Conference and 2-1 overall, while the girls jumped to 1-0-1 in conference, 2-0-1 overall. Seward dropped to 0-1 in both teams’ first contest of the season.

In Friday’s win over Redington, the Homer girls got first-half goals from Eve Brau and Kappa Reutov, and the defense made the lead stand with a shutout effort in the second half.

The Mariners boys team posted five goals in the first half against Redington, including a hat trick by Daniel Reutov. Austin Shafford and Clatyon Beachy also knocked in goals.

Austin Cline and Tucker Weston notched goals for Homer in the second half.

In Saturday’s girls game, Kappa Reutov netted three goals to lead the Mariners. Homer led 2-0 at halftime with goals from Rylee Doughty and Reutov, then tallied seven in the second half. Reutov and Sela Weisser notched two apiece, and Homer also got goals from Jessica Sonnen, Zoe Stonorov and Aiyana Cline.

In the boys game, Daniel Reutov was back at it against Seward with four goals, three coming in a seven-goal, second-half splurge by the Mariners.

Tom Gorman added two goals for Homer, which also got scoring strikes from Eyoab Knapp, Parker Lowney and Shafford.

play with consistency, but said he still didn’t see a full 80-minute game that was controlled by the Stars.

“All I told the girls was it doesn’t matter who we have on the schedule, it doesn’t matter what style they play,” Love said. “We’ve got to come out here and continue to play our game.”

After Leaf’s first goal, Strausbaugh was next in line to score for SoHi, getting a cross from her right while unguarded to tap home the

East Division W L Pct Tampa Bay 11 4 .733 New York 6 8 .429 Baltimore 6 9 .400 Boston 5 10 .333 Toronto 5 10 .333 Central Division Minnesota 7 4 .636 Cleveland 8 6 .571 Detroit 8 6 .571 Chicago 4 9 .308 Kansas City 4 10 .286 West Division Seattle 13 4 .765 Houston 10 5 .667 Oakland 10 8 .556 Los Angeles 8 7 .533 Texas 6 7 .462

GB — 4½ 5 6 6 — ½ ½ 4 4½ — 2 3½ 4 5

Friday’s Games Detroit at Minnesota, ppd.

Chicago Cubs 5, L.A. Angels 1 Chicago White Sox 9, N.Y. Yankees 6, 7 innings Tampa Bay 11, Toronto 7 Boston 6, Baltimore 4 Oakland 8, Texas 6 Kansas City 8, Cleveland 1 Houston 10, Seattle 6 Saturday’s Games Oakland at Texas, ppd.

Baltimore 9, Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 0 Minnesota 4, Detroit 3 L.A. Angels 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 3, Cleveland 0 Houston 3, Seattle 1 Sunday’s Games Baltimore (Means 1-1) at Boston (Price 0-1), 9:05 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 1-0), 9:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay (Morton 2-0) at Toronto (Stroman 0-2), 9:07 a.m.

Detroit (Zimmermann 0-1) at Minnesota (Berrios 1-1), 10:10 a.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 1-2) at Kansas City (Junis 1-1), 10:15 a.m.

L.A. Angels (Cahill 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 0-0), 10:20 a.m.

Oakland (Anderson 3-0) at Texas (Sampson 0-1), 11:05 a.m.

Houston (Cole 0-2) at Seattle (Gonzales 4-0), 12:10 p.m.

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NL Standings

East Division W L Pct New York 9 5 .643 Philadelphia 8 5 .615 Atlanta 8 6 .571 Washington 7 6 .538 Miami 4 11 .267 Central Division Milwaukee 10 5 .667 St. Louis 8 6 .571 Pittsburgh 7 6 .538 Cincinnati 5 8 .385 Chicago 5 9 .357 West Division San Diego 11 5 .688 Los Angeles 8 8 .500 San Francisco 7 9 .438 Arizona 6 9 .400 Colorado 3 12 .200

GB — ½ 1 1½ 5½ — 1½ 2 4 4½ — 3 4 4½ 7½

Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 5, L.A. Angels 1 Pittsburgh 6, Washington 3, 10 innings Philadelphia 9, Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 2 San Diego 2, Arizona 1 Milwaukee 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 San Francisco 3, Colorado 2, 18 innings Saturday’s Games L.A. Angels 6, Chicago Cubs 5

San Francisco 5, Colorado 2 Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2 Miami 10, Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 2 Atlanta 11, N.Y. Mets 7 San Diego 5, Arizona 4 Milwaukee 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Sunday’s Games Philadelphia (Velasquez 0-0) at Miami (Urena 0-3), 9:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh (Taillon 0-2) at Washington (Scherzer 1-2), 9:35 a.m.

L.A. Angels (Cahill 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 0-0), 10:20 a.m.

Colorado (Marquez 1-1) at San Francisco (Holland 1-1), 12:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Chacin 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 0-1), 12:10 p.m.

San Diego (Lauer 2-1) at Arizona (Greinke 1-1), 12:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1) vs. Cincinnati (DeSclafani 0-1) at Monterrey, 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 2-1) at Atlanta (Teheran 1-1), 3:05 p.m.

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Basketball NBA Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 13 Brooklyn 111, Philadelphia 102, Brooklyn leads series 1-0 Orlando 104, Toronto 101, Orlando leads series 1-0 Golden State 121, L.A. Clippers 104, Golden State leads series 1-0 San Antonio 101, Denver 96, San Antonio leads series 1-0 Sunday, April 14 Indiana at Boston, 9 a.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 11:30 a.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 3 p.m.

Utah at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 15 Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16 Orlando at Toronto, 4 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 5 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 6:30 p.m.

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Racing Richmond-Toyota Owners 400 Results

Saturday At Richmond Raceway Richmond, Va. (Starting position in parentheses) 1. (5) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400.

2. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 400.

3. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 400.

4. (1) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 400.

5. (30) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400.

6. (6) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 400.

7. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400.

8. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400.

9. (24) Ryan Newman, Ford, 400.

10. (9) Paul Menard, Ford, 400.

11. (2) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 400.

12. (34) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 400.

13. (13) William Byron, Chevrolet, 400.

14. (35) Erik Jones, Toyota, 400.

15. (32) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400.

16. (11) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 400.

17. (12) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet,

399.

18. (33) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 399.

19. (17) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 399.

20. (16) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 399.

21. (23) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 398.

22. (7) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 398.

23. (31) Aric Almirola, Ford, 398.

24. (20) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 398.

25. (22) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 398.

26. (21) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 396.

27. (19) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 396.

28. (15) David Ragan, Ford, 396.

29. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford, 395.

30. (29) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 394.

31. (27) Jeb Burton, Ford, 392.

32. (26) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 392.

33. (37) Joey Gase, Toyota, 387.

34. (28) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 386.

35. (25) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 322.

36. (18) Michael McDowell, Ford, Accident, 240.

37. (10) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 125.

Golf Masters Scores

Saturday At Augusta National GC Augusta, Ga. Purse: To be annouced, $11 million last year Yardage: 7,475. Par: 72 Thir Round a-amateur F. Molinari 70-67-66—203 Tony Finau 71-70-64—205 Tiger Woods 70-68-67—205 Brooks Koepka 66-71-69—206 Webb Simpson 72-71-64—207 Ian Poulter 68-71-68—207 Matt Kuchar 71-69-68—208 Justin Harding 69-69-70—208 Xander Schauffele 73-65-70—208 Dustin Johnson 68-70-70—208 Louis Oosthuizen 71-66-71—208 Rickie Fowler 70-71-68—209 Adam Scott 69-68-72—209 Patrick Cantlay 73-73-64—210 Thorbjorn Olesen 71-71-68—210 Justin Thomas 73-68-69—210 Phil Mickelson 67-73-70—210 Jon Rahm 69-70-71—210 Jason Day 70-67-73—210 Bubba Watson 72-72-67—211 Lucas Bjerregaard 70-72-69—211 Jordan Spieth 75-68-69—212 Tommy Fleetwood 71-71-70—212 Corey Conners 70-71-71—212 Henrik Stenson 74-72-67—213 H. Matsuyama 75-70-68—213 M. Fitzpatrick 78-67-68—213 Cameron Smith 70-74-69—213 Kevin Tway 72-71-70—213 Patton Kizzire 70-70-73—213 Aaron Wise 75-71-68—214 Marc Leishman 72-72-70—214 Si Woo Kim 72-72-70—214 Kyle Stanley 72-72-70—214 a-Viktor Hovland 72-71-71—214 Charley Hoffman 71-71-72—214 Kevin Kisner 69-73-72—214 B. DeChambeau 66-75-73—214 a-Takumi Kanaya 73-74-68—215 Rory McIlroy 73-71-71—215 Keegan Bradley 76-68-71—215 Gary Woodland 70-71-74—215 Jimmy Walker 72-72-72—216 J.B. Holmes 70-72-74—216 K. Aphibarnrat 69-72-75—216 Charles Howell III 73-67-76—216 Kevin Na 71-73-73—217 a-Alvaro Ortiz 73-71-73—217 Patrick Reed 73-70-74—217 a-Devon Bling 74-73-71—218

Keith Mitchell 72-74-72—218 Tyrrell Hatton 73-73-72—218 Satoshi Kodaira 75-70-73—218 Andrew Landry 72-73-73—218 R. Cabrera Bello 73-70-75—218 Bernhard Langer 71-72-75—218 Eddie Pepperell 74-73-72—219 Branden Grace 72-75-72—219 Martin Kaymer 73-74-72—219 Haotong Li 72-74-73—219 Emiliano Grillo 72-75-73—220 Zach Johnson 74-73-73—220 Billy Horschel 72-75-74—221 Trevor Immelman 74-72-75—221 Alex Noren 75-72-75—222

Hockey NCAA Division I FROZEN FOUR At KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. National Semifinals Thursday, April 11 Minnesota Duluth 4, Providence 1 UMass 4, Denver 3, OT National Championship Saturday, April 13 Minnesota Duluth 3, UMass 0

NHL Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Friday, April 12 Columbus 5, Tampa Bay 1, Columbus leads series 2-0 N.Y. Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 1, N.Y. Islanders leads series 2-0 St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 3, St. Louis leads series 2-0 Vegas 5, San Jose 3, series tied 1-1 Saturday, April 13 Washington 4, Carolina 3, OT, Washington leads series 2-0 Nashville 2, Dallas 1, OT, series tied 1-1 Boston 4, Toronto 1, series tied 1-1 Colorado 3, Calgary 2, OT, series tied 1-1 Sunday, April 14 N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 8 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Columbus, 3 p.m.

Winnipeg at St. Louis, 3:30 p.m.

San Jose at Vegas, 6 p.m.

Monday, April 15 Boston at Toronto, 3 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 3 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 6 p.m.

All Times ADT

Soccer MLS Results Friday, April 12 Vancouver 1, Chicago 1, tie Saturday, April 13 Montreal 1, Columbus 0 Houston 2, San Jose 1 Seattle 3, Toronto FC 2 New York City FC 3, Minnesota United 3, tie Atlanta 2, New England 0 FC Dallas 2, Portland 1 D.C. United 3, Colorado 2 Real Salt Lake 2, Orlando City 1 LA Galaxy 2, Philadelphia 0 Los Angeles FC 2, Cincinnati 0 Sunday, April 14 New York at Sporting Kansas City, 3 p.m.

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent C Austin Wynns to Bowie (EL) for a rehab assignment.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned RHP Jon Edwards and OF Jordan Luplow to Columbus (IL).

Recalled RHPs Cody Anderson and Jefry Rodriguez from Columbus.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled LHP Reymin Guduan from Round Rock (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned LHP Stephen Tarpley to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Reinstated LHP CC Sabathia from the 10-day IL. TEXAS RANGERS — Placed 2B Rougned Odor on the 10day IL, retroactive to Thursday.

Selected the contract of INF/OF Danny Santana from Nashville (PCL). Transferred RHP Edinson Vólquez to the 60-day IL. Signed RHP David Carpenter to a minor league contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned INF Richard Urena to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Clay Buchholz from the 10-day IL. Sent RHP Ryan Tepera to Buffalo (IL) for a rehab assignment.

National League CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled OF Phillip Ervin from Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Signed OF Craig Gentry to a minor league contract.

MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned OF Peter O’Brien to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled OF Austin Dean from New Orleans.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Recalled RHP Victor Arano from Lehigh Valley (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Sent OF Gregory Polanco and RHP Dovydas Neverauskas to Indianapolis (IL) for rehab assignments.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent RHP Luke Gregerson to Springfield (TL) for a rehab assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Pedro Avila to Amarilo (TL). Recalled RHP Gerardo Reyes from El Paso (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed RHP Justin Miller on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Austen Williams from Fresno (PCL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Agreed to terms with DT Tyeler Davison on a one-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS — Signed S Charles Washington.

HOCKEY American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Hershey F Liam O’Brien three games.

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Assigned D Trevor Hamilton to Toledo (ECHL).

HERSHEY BEARS — Recalled D Joey Leach from South Carolina (ECHL).

ECHL ECHL — Suspended South Carolina LW Mason Mitchell one game.

TOLEDO WALLEYE — Released D Mike Moffat.

SOCCER Major League Soccer ORLANDO CITY SC — Loaned M Cam Lindley to Memphis (USL Championship).

COLLEGE HOFSTRA — Named Danielle Santos Atkinson women’s basketball coach.

YORK (N.Y.) — Named Harris Rappel assistant athletic director for external relations/sports information director.

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tournament held May 30 to June 1 at Cartee Fields in Anchorage.

Continued from page B1 So what do peninsula teams have in store for ting kids with, I don’t know 2019? … 60 to 80 games, then my kids are getting 14 to 20 HOMER MARINERS games, that’s the element Bill Bell enters year 15 you’re trying to do your best of his run as Homer softball in.”

Knoebel said many head coach. The reigning times, it’s about making the NLC champs only gradumost of a narrow window of ated three seniors off the opportunity to practice and 2018 squad, most notably prepare for the short spring left-fielder Sam Moonin, as well as Libby Fabich and season.

“I think it’s (about) be- Miranda Martin.

This year, the lone senior ing creative,” she said. “It’s about all trying to come to- is catcher Brianna Hetrick, who Bell praised as one of gether.”

The Kenai Kardinals, the top hitters on the team. which have never been to the Hetrick already has a home Division II state tournament run on the board this season in its 14-year existence, are at last week’s Island Invitaone of those programs look- tional in Kodiak.

Chief among returning ing to break out of its own conference, and Kenai head players is Northern Lights coach John Manley is opti- Conference MVP Annamistic about taking that first lyn Brown, a junior righthanded pitcher who Bell is step.

“I think our conference hopeful will make a big imis getting tighter,” Manley pact for the Mariners in the pitching circle. said.

When Brown needs a Kenai plays host for the NLC tournament this year, break pitching, Bell said he scheduled for May 23 to has returning junior Becca 25 at Steve Shearer Memo- Chapman in the fold, as well rial Ball Park. The top two as a new face in freshman teams qualify to the state Zoe Adkins.

The Homer infield sports a younger look with sophomores Haylee Owen at first and Hannah Hatfield at second, and junior Kaitlyn Johnson at shortstop. Bell said third base is still up in the air, but freshman Kaylin Anderson looks like a good fit, while juniors Elizabeth Love and Kitri Classen could also get starts on the hot corner.

The Mariners outfield will likely position freshman Delilah Harris in left, sophomore Grace Godfrey in center and Adkins in right, when she’s not pitching.

SOLDOTNA STARS Kelli Knoebel returns for her seventh year with the Stars, and said the program is looking healthy at 25 roster names.

“We barely had enough for a varsity team two years ago,” Knoebel recalled.

While SoHi will be missing the experienced arms of graduated seniors Taralynn Frates and Madelyn Barkman, the Stars still return a hungry crop of sophomores and juniors that gained valuable varsity innings last year.

After missing out on state in 2018, Knoebel said the opportunity to play better was what stayed on her mind after the region tournament. Soldotna lost to Kodiak in the region semifinals last spring, but Knoebel said SoHi is harboring a fresher mentality this year.

“I think they understand that it’s big team, little me,” she said. “The big theme is embracing the journey and realizing that sometimes, failure is part of the game. If you look at it as an opportunity to grow and fine tune yourself for the team, things can grow.

“I think the kids are really buying into the culture.”

The big returning players on the team include junior Bailey Smith, senior Bailey Berger and junior Casey Earll, all of which have the experience to lead the Stars in game situations.

The pitching staff features primarily a threearm rotation of Earll, who is making the move from catcher, junior Janna Kriegr and sophomore Ashlyn Asp. Taking over for Earll at catching will be junior Ashley McDonald, formerly a shortstop.

Smith will return as first

Peninsula Clarion | Sunday, April 14, 2019 | B3 baseman and is joined by senior Lillian Gomez at second and sophomore Macie Schroeder and senior Bailey Berger on the left side of the infield. Knoebel said it’s still a battle to who will take which position exactly.

The SoHi outfield will primarily feature junior Kylie Loop, sophomore Harley Thomas and senior Casey Card. Knoebel said junior Estrella Slats will likely come in as a utility option.

Knoebel is joined by assistant coach James Knoebel, while Scott Knoebel and Taralynn Frates will occasionally join the assistant staff when available.

KENAI CENTRAL KARDINALS Manley starts his third year as head coach of the Kardinals.

After securing the fourth seed in the region last year, Manley said the Kards could jump up a spot or two this year if they catch the right breaks.

“It really just depends on how far and how well our pitchers come around as the season progresses,” he said.

“I think we’ll end up being good hitters. We’re not there

yet, because we’ve only been outside a couple of weeks and haven’t tested it against live pitching.

“Time will tell.”

Losing senior pitcher Savannah Jones won’t do Kenai any favors, but Manley said he likes what he sees so far in sophomores Lexi Reis and Kaylee Lauritsen.

Both are fresh off a state run with the Kenai girls basketball team, but have quickly gotten up to speed with the softball program. Manley said when they’re not pitching, Reis will likely be at first base and Lauritsen will man the outfield.

Kenai’s three returning seniors include Leinana Rapoza, Kylan Lakshas and Nereid Phillips, but behind them follow a large group of sophomores. Rapoza will play second base, Phillips will be third and Lakshas will catch.

The sophomore crowd includes first and third baseman Taylor Carver, shortstop Zaharah Wilshusen and infielder Abby Avery. Junior Tamarah Frates could also see a mix of starts in the infield and outfield, while freshmen Kaidence Harvey and Andy Galloway will likely be outfielders.

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said. “That’s something we’ll be working on.”

Lauritsen led the way at the plate by going 2 for 2 with two RBIs. Rapoza was 1 for 2 with a run, while Lakshas and Reis had hits, and Kaidence Harvey scored Kenai’s other run.

said before, they’re one of the best in the NA. “It’s pretty much all you could ask for in terms of community support.”

Murdock said he is looking forward to working with the organization to make sure the Bears keep on volunteering a lot around town.

Murdock graduated from Lake Superior State with degrees in parks and recreation, and natural resource technology. He had internships with both the United States Forest Service and Department of Natural Resources on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

He also spent some time in Utah a few years ago and loved being around mountains.

“I’ll be around mountains and I’ll be on water,” said Murdock, who has been to Alaska but never the central Kenai Peninsula. “It

“We got this first game under our belt early,” Knoebel said. “We were able to learn a lot and grow a lot. Now, we have a list of things we can fine-tune.”

The coach also said Ashley McDonald did a fantastic job behind the plate.

seems to be the perfect fit.”

Both Murdock and Hedlund said things are coming together for the Bears as well.

After making the playoffs in the 2013-14 season, the team had 16, 4, 12 and 18 wins before improving to 23 last season.

“I feel we’re in good shape,” Hedlund said. “We obviously have to replace some forwards, but we have a strong core defensively and we could get (goalie) Gavin (Enright) back on the back end.

“I think we’re ready to take the next step. We need to add another good crop of players and we should be playoff bound.”

Murdock said it became apparent after talking to Bogdan for over an hour that the two would form a good coaching team.

“He’s a good fit,” Murdock said. “We’ll feed off each other and help each other on areas we need to improve on.”

Murdock said his re-

On offense, Knoebel said Bailey Smith hit the ball well, tripling and lining out to first. Estrella Slats followed that triple in the second inning with a single to knock in Smith.

Ashlyn Asp then singled to drive in Slats.

Casey Card also was 1 for 3 against Colony.

cruiting contacts are in the Midwest, while Bogdan has good contacts on the East Coast. Bogdan is very good at player development, but Murdock has more experience coaching at the junior level.

Murdock also said Bogdan has spent a year on the central peninsula and traveling arond the NAHL, so that experience will come in handy.

Like Hedlund, Murdock said the Bears are on the cusp of the playoffs. But Murdock sounded a lot like Bogdan during his interim period when Murdock said he’s more concerned with getting better each day right now than he is with the playoffs.

“I don’t think you can look too far ahead,” he said.

“Take care of the things right in front of you and things generally work out for you.”

Murdock is currently scouting talent in Michigan.

He is not sure when he will make his first appearance on the peninsula.

Kucherov suspended for Game 3 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — NHL leading scorer Nikita Kucherov has been suspended for Game 3 of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s first-round series against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Kucherov was suspended for boarding Columbus de-

Academy’s Adara Warren was scheduled to play in the girls game, while NanContinued from page B2 walek’s Uriah Huntsman, Ninilchik’s Garrett Koch Also for that squad, Sol- and Nikolaevsk’s Michael dotna’s Danica Schmidt Trail were scheduled to and Kenai’s Brooke Sata- play in the boys contest. thite each had four points.

For Blue, Soldotna’s Ali- 3A/4A Boys Gold 95, 3A/4A Boys Blue 82 ann Schmidt had seven points, Seward’s Ashley Blue 24-13-18-27—82 Jackson had three points, Gold 13-19-31-32—95 Homer’s Rylyn Todd had Blue (82) — Esaw 4 2-3 10, Lozano 6 three points and Kenai’s 0-0 16, Garcia 3 0-0 7, Williams 3 0-0 Jaycie Calvert was held 7, Hansen 1 0-0 2, Heckathorn 1 0-0 3, Mooe 1 1-2 3, Menad 3 0-0 7, Scascoreless.

The results of the 1A/2A boro 2 0-0 4, Trujillo 1 0-0 2, Graves girls and boys games were 7 3-4 19; Totals: 33 6-9 82. not available as the Clarion Gold (95) — Lee 1 0-0 3, Lohrke 5 13, Kornstad 3 0-0 8, Johnson 6 went to press. Cook Inlet 0-0 1-2 18, King 3 0-0 7, Hinkle 3 0-0 6,

Adkins 1 0-0 3, Hall-Schriven 6 2-2 18, Renson 3 2-2 8, Hoosier 5 1-2 11; Totals: 36 4-6 95.

3-point field goals: Blue 10 (Lozano 4); Gold 19 (Johnson 5).

fenseman Markus Nutivaara late in Tampa Bay’s 5-1 loss in Game 2 to trail 2-0 in the series. Kucherov was given a major penalty and ejected for hitting Nutivaara in a defenseless position with 4:26 remaining in the lopsided defeat. The Presidents’ Tro-

phy winning Lightning will have to try to win in Columbus on Sunday without the player who put up a leaguebest 128 points during the season. They also could be without banged-up Norris Trophy caliber defenseman Victor Hedman.

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Kenai Central pitcher Kaylee Lauritsen delivers to Colony on Friday at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula

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was third in the shot put at 31—9 and second in the discus at 97—1. Evan Welty was fifth in the discus at 77—4.

For the girls, Brooke Miller won the 800 at 2:38.07 and Brock won the shot put at 36—7. Izzy Gregoire was fourth in the 200 at 29.5, while Overson was third in the 800 at 2:58.00 and Blanton-Yourkowski was fourth in the 800 at 3:00.08.

The 1,600 relay of Biggs, Blanton-Yourkowski, Miller and Daigle was second at 4:42.83.

In the shot put, Kulhanek was fourth at 28—9, Izzy Fisk was fifth at 26—11 and Biggs was sixth at 26—9. In the discus, Brock was third at 102—7, Kulhanek was fourth at 76—9 and Fisk was fifth at 76—7.

The host Kodiak track teams controlled a tri meet with Colony and Homer on Friday and Saturday.

Friday, the Bears boys scored 69.99 points, while Colony had 23 and Homer had 3. On the girls side, Kodiak had 47 points, while Colony had 34 and Homer had 15.

Saturday, the Bears boys had 61 points, while Colony had 24 and Homer had 10.

On the girls side, Kodiak had 47, while Colony had 25 and Homer added 21.

Friday for the Homer boys, Hunter Patton was fourth in the 300 hurdles at 49.30 seconds, Aiden Brost was fifth in the 300-meter hurdles at 58.82, Joshua Manwiller was fourth in the

Colony 13, Soldotna 2 The Knights toppled the Stars in Soldotna’s home opener. The game was shortened to five innings due to the run rule.

SoHi coach Kelli Knoebel said her team has only been on the field for three days, so she was pleased her squad was able to hang with the Knights for a while. Colony led 5-2 after three innings.

Casey Earll pitched all five innings for SoHi, striking out three. Knoebel said Earll had a fair amount of walks, as well.

“For her first time ever pitching, she did great,” Knoebel said. “At this time last year, she was catching.”

Knoebel said the Stars made some errors in the field, but Earll did a good job staying strong mentally.

shot put at 30 feet, 10.75 inches, and Manwiller was fourth in the discus at 82— 8.

For the Homer girls on Friday, the 3,200 relay of Brooke Miller, Ella Blanton-Yourkowski, Autumn Daigle and Haylee Overson won at 11:13.61. In the discus, Anna Brock won with a toss of 106—5, while Isabella Kulhanek was fourth at 77—9 and Izzy Fisk was fifth at 77—8.

Brock was second in the shot put at 35—9.5, while Kulhanek was fourth at 30—0, Fisk was fifth at 28—.75 and Rachelle Biggs was sixth at 27—6.5.

Saturday, Patton was second in the 110 hurdles at 19.29. The 400 relay of Brost, Caleb Evans, Patton and Adams Veldstra was third at 54.21. Manwiller

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Kenai’s Olivia Brewer races to the ball against North Pole’s Maryn Long on Saturday in a nonconference game at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

. . . Kenai Continued from page B1

said than done,” Verkuilen said. “The girls created opportunities but there’s that finishing part. We worked on that all week, but I liked that they were taking the shots today, they weren’t passing up shots.”

Bucho grabbed a rebound off a shot by Brewer that pinged off North Pole goalie Makali Kazense and pocketed it up into the netting.

The Patriots tied it up 16 minutes into the second half on a goal by Katy Vinton, but Brewer’s goal on what was essentially the very first possession after the ensuing kickoff immediately erased any momentum the Patriots had hoped

to snag.

Brewer brought the ball down field into space and lofted it up over the oncoming goalkeeper to score.

From there, Kenai’s defense clamped down for over 20 minutes to secure the victory.

“The defense played great today,” Verkuilen said.

“They didn’t allow much.

Just thought the team is getting better.”

Kenai boys 4, North Pole 1 In the boys game later on Saturday, Leif Lofquist scored twice for Kenai in a convincing victory.

The Kardinals (2-2 overall) outshot the Patriots 15-6 over the course of the game, which was broken open by a two-goal burst late in the first half.

“The guys regrouped on the field a bit and put the ball wide,” explained Kenai head coach Shane Lopez.

“They made some good passes on the ground.”

Tied at one apiece, the big moment came in the 31st minute when Tomas Levy-Canedo received a well-timed through ball up the middle from Damien Redder and raced down the field on a one-on-one rush with Patriots goaltender Dillon Talburt. When the two met just outside the goal box, Levy-Canedo juked left and got around Talburt to net the go-ahead score.

“Damien looked up, saw him and served it to him on a platter,” Lopez said. “Tomas had the presence of mind to be able to make that tap around to finish that. A

Kenai’s Tomas Levy-Canedo beats North Pole’s Jacob Blanchard to the ball Saturday, April 13, 2019, in a nonconference game at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

lot of times guys can get in their heads with those breakaway shots.”

Just two minutes later, it was Leif Lofquist’s turn to dazzle. Levy-Canedo crossed a deep ball from the goal line across the box and found Travis Verkuilen on the far end, whose one-timer sent the ball into the box where Lofquist was there to kick in the rebound for a 3-1 lead.

Francisco Garmen Munarriz notched a late goal for Kenai in the 48th min-

ute.

Early in the game, Kenai caught a break when Lofquist was tackled in the goal box for a penalty kick in the 15th minute.

Lofquist deftly deposted the PK to the lower right corner to give Kenai the early lead.

North Pole made its tying shot in the 25th minute on a long range strike from junior captain Skyler Denny, whose blast made it over the fingers of Kenai goalie Braedon Pitsch.

Lopez said the ability of the team in rallying from that letdown spoke volumes. Lopez praised the work of outside backs Joe Hamilton, Johann Caranzza and Travis McKinley in helping keep the midfield humming.

Kenai will face one of its biggest tests this season Tuesday when the Kards travel down to Homer for a conference clash with the Mariners. The Kenai and Homer girls will also play Tuesday at KCHS.

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KITCHEN SMARTS: Slow cooker or Instant Pot?

By Katie Workman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Now that the viral craze surrounding the Instant Pot has quieted down a bit, let’s look at whether it really is an appliance you should add to your kitchen, or whether the classic slow cooker will do just fine.

INSTANT POTS

This undated photo shows part of an apple branch being pruned in New Paltz, N.Y. (Lee Reich via AP)

If there’s one group of plants that cries out for regular and careful pruning, it’s fruit trees.

Taste the sweetness of a perfectly ripe pear: That sweetness represents energy, and that energy comes from sunlight. With proper pruning, all the limbs of a fruit tree bask in sunshine.

Pruning also helps these trees strike a balance between shoot growth and fruit production, so important in making sure they bear large, luscious fruits year after year. Those shoots are needed for energy-producing leaves and for places on which fruits hang.

THE YOUNG TREE The first years are important to a fruit tree’s future performance. These are the years to help your tree lay down a permanent framework of branches that can support loads of fruit and not shade each other.

Centuries of fruit growing have spawned many different forms for trees, but three predominate: the central-leader, the open-centre, and the modified-centralleader.

The central-leader tree is shaped much like a Christmas tree, with a single leader — the trunk — flanked by shorter and shorter side branches moving up the tree. The open-centre tree is vase-shaped, with three or four main limbs growing outward and upward. The modified-central-leader tree is a hybrid that starts as a central-leader then becomes open-centre.

All these forms allow a tree to “harvest” enough sunlight. The ideal form for a particular tree depends not only on your whims, but also on the plant’s natural growth habit.

GET YOUR TREE IN SHAPE Begin pruning any new tree by cutting back broken stems and dead or diseased wood to healthy tissue. If your new tree is but a single stem (called a “whip” by nurseries), shorten it by one-third to promote branching. If it is already branched (the “feathered tree” of nurseries), save well-placed stems and completely cut away all others.

The ideal branching arrangement starts about 2 feet from the ground and continues in a spiral arrangement up the trunk with about 8 inches between branches. In the case of the open-centre tree, lop off the central stem just above the third branch.

In the case of the central-leader and modified-central-leader trees, induce the main stem to keep making new branches by cutting off about a third of the previous season’s growth each year while the plant is dormant. The top bud grows to become an upright shoot, a continuation of the leader, and lower buds become side branches. Select new side branches that are well-spaced along the leader.

THE MATURE, BEARING TREE Once a fruit tree is mature and beyond the training stage, then pruning it well means striking a balance between shoot growth and fruit production. How to achieve this balance depends on how — or really where — a particular tree bears its flowers and how big its fruits are.

Especially with large fruits, such as apple and peach, individual fruits tend to be undersize and less sweet with too heavy a crop. Pruning also removes some potential fruits so the plant can pump more energy into those that remain.

Once a tree matures to start bearing fruit, each year prune some stems and remove others completely.

Shorten stems where you want regrowth and increased branching. Completely remove stems where you do not want such regrowth, such as where stems are overcrowded. Complete removal is also the way to deal with those vigorous, upright shoots called watersprouts, which are not fruitful and tend to shade lower portions of the plant.

The kind of tree you are pruning dictates the overall amount of pruning needed. The younger the stems on which fruits are borne, the more stems need to be shortened.

At one extreme are peach and nectarine. They bear fruit only on stems that grew the previous season, so need fairly severe annual pruning to stimulate an annual flush of vigorous, new shoots for the following year’s crop. Prune enough so that a bird could fly right through the branches.

Apple and pear trees, at the other extreme, bear fruit on long-lived, very short, knobby branches, called spurs, so need little such annual stimulus. Eventually, though, even spurs need pruning for rejuvenation and elbow room.

Most other fruit trees lie between the extremes of apples and peaches in bearing habit and severity of annual pruning needed. Again, completely remove some stems and shorten others to achieve a good balance of fruiting wood and stem growth.

Instant Pot is the most popular brand name for a fairly new breed of programmable, electric, multifunction cookers. There are a number made by other manufacturers too. Instant Pots (we’ll use the popular moniker) are pressure cookers, slow cookers, rice cookers, yogurt makers, steamers and warmers, all in one. They also can brown foods, so you can sear or saute in them.

This last feature is one of the reasons I like mine so much. When making something like pulled pork or braised chicken, I prefer to sear the meat first, before cooking it. This gives the final product more texture, with a nicely caramelized outside and a super-tender interior. With a regular slow cooker, you must do this step in a pan on the stove before transferring it to the slow cooker, which is an extra step and an extra thing to wash.

The main draw of the Instant Pot is the pressurecooking function. The cooking temperature of an Instant Pot in the “instant,” or pressure-cooker, setting ranges between 239 degrees F and 244 degrees F. Many meals can be cooked in less than 60 minutes, including things that might surprise you if you’ve never had a pressure cooker.

Pot roast in an hour? Yup. The Instant Pot has insulated housing, which makes it energy efficient.

You have to seal the pressure valve, and then it locks itself during the pressurecooking process, which results in no cooking smells.

You might think that a pro or a con (I’m a fan of cooking smells myself). The pot raises, monitors and adjusts the pressure automatically, and when the cooking time is finished the valve is released to bring the pressure back down (some recipes say you should release the

This photo shows two well loved small appliances, a slow cooker, left, and an Instant Pot, in a New York home. (Katie Workman via AP)

pressure valve manually, while others allow for the Instant Pot to do this automatically and slowly). The food should be allowed to sit in the Instant Pot until the release time is over — most recipes will be clear on that, and the pot itself unlocks when it’s time to remove the food.

You can certainly use the slow-cooker function on an Instant Pot, but many slow-cooker fans don’t think it’s as good as a designated slow cooker.

Because the Instant Pot seals itself so well, even when it’s not on the pressure-cook mode there is less liquid able to evaporate than with a traditional slow cooker. This may result in some liquid left at the end, and less reduction and thickening of sauce as the food cooks.

Most Instant Pots have smart, built-in programs like “rice” or “bean/chili” so you can make certain foods with the press of a button. But overall, it’s less intuitive than a slow cooker, so you should find recipes with explicit Instant Pot instructions. Once you get the hang of it, then you can experiment more.

For steaming, or for other recipes where you don’t want the food submerged in liquid, there is a rack insert to keep the food suspended above a small amount of water or other liquid. This means you can make foods in your Instant

Pot that you would not usually make in a slow cooker, such as a lasagna in a pan.

There are pans designed just for the slow cookers on the market, and also some silicone slings and other inserts designed for cooking specific foods, such as eggs, and lifting foods from the machine.

THE SLOW COOKER As the name suggests, the slow cooker cooks foods low and slow, with a temperature range of about 175 degrees F to 200 degrees F. There are usually only two settings, low and high the high setting usually has a minimum cooking time of four hours and a maximum of six, with the low offering a choice between eight and 10 hours.

Most recipes specify which setting and amount of time to use, but I’ve found that some recipes, like a roast or pork shoulder, can be flexible, so you may choose a setting and time based on how much time you have (for example, if you are cooking something in the afternoon for dinner, or overnight while you sleep).

The slow cooker is more intuitive for most cooks than the Instant Pot. Fewer functions (one) mean fewer buttons, and it’s harder to mess anything up.

Slow cookers are available in sizes up to 10 quarts, while Instant Pots top out at 8 quarts, so if

big-batch cooking is your thing, that’s a consideration.

WHAT THEY BOTH DO Both machines are good for foods with lots of moisture and long cooking times, such as soups, chilies, stews and braises. With both, the cooking time can usually be preset, and foods can be kept warm after cooking is finished.

WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU? If you are a person with lots of the appliances that an Instant Pot can replicate, such as a yogurt maker, a slow cooker, a pressure cooker and a rice maker, then boy, will you save a lot of storage space with this one device. And if you are a last-minute dinner maker, then the Instant Pot might become an invaluable tool. But if you are someone who plans ahead, loves slow-cooked foods, and wants to walk in the door to a house filled with the scent of dinner waiting to be served up, then stick with the slow cooker.

Me? I have both. And I use both. I use my big slow cooker for slow cooking, and I use my Instant Pot mostly for searing and pressure cooking. At some point, I might pick a lane and stick to it, but for now, I’m making room for both of them.

Basement remodeling tips

A basement remodeling project can add valuable and usable space to a home. For many years, homeowners overlooked the potential of a basement remodel, perhaps thinking it would not be a smart return on investment. But that’s no longer the case.

The latest “Cost vs. Value” report from Remodeling magazine says the average basement remodel can cost around $61,000 with a 70.3 percent recoup rate. In addition, HGTV says architects and contractors indicate the cost of redoing a basement is roughly one-third to onehalf less than the price of putting an addition on a home.

Before remodeling a basement, homeowners should think about how they want to use the space.

Homeowners also must focus on some potential obstacles in a basement that will need to be addressed so that the area can be as functional as possible.

Basements can be chilly and damp. That means moisture issues and heating and cooling needs must be addressed prior to any construction. Homeowners may have to consider the installation of a dehumidifier and run venting through the basement to allow for proper climate control. If a basement takes on water, either through the walls or a concrete slab, a

professional waterproofing company can come in and fix these issues so they will not damage drywall and flooring afterwards.

The presence of insects and pests also must be addressed. Exterminators can help homeowners figure out which insects are in their basements and how to make the space less hospitable to these unwelcome guests so that the room will become comfortable for human occupants.

Space is often at a premium in basements, which may contain HVAC units, water heaters, filtration devices, ductwork, pipes, and the other appliances.

Qualified contractors can suggest solutions for cordoning off appliances and camouflaging pipes and wires so they won’t detract from the finished product.

However, building access panels into the design will make it easier to service or repair features as necessary. Homeowners also may want to wrap pipes before drywall is installed to quiet noisy drainage pipes.

Uneven basement flooring will need to be smoothed out and flat-

tened before carpeting or tile can be laid down.

A self-leveling underlayment can be applied to fill in gullies, while larger crack and holes will need to be patched.

Once the structure of the basement is addressed, then the design work can begin. Many professionals advise against drop ceilings, which can take away from ceiling height and look cheap. Basements can be dark, so the addition of plenty of lighting can help brighten the room. Small basement windows can be replaced with larger ones to add more light as well.

Homeowners can mimic built-ins and architectural details from elsewhere in the home so the basement is aesthetically cohesive and doesn’t seem like an addition. Bookcases and shelving can add valuable storage space as well. Decorate the basement with bright, neutral colors so they make the space feel more inviting.

With some effort and financial investment, basements can be as beautiful and functional as other rooms in a home.

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NASA twins study explores space, the final genetic frontier “We learned that the human body is pretty resilient and we can survive and to some extent maybe even thrive on these long-duration flights,” Mark Kelly said.

Other findings: —Some changes in the structure of Kelly’s eye and thickening of his retina suggested that, like about 40% of astronauts, he experienced symptoms of “spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome.” It may be caused by fluids shifting in the absence of gravity.

—He experienced some chromosomal instability that might reflect radiation exposure in space.

—A flu shot given in space worked as well as one on Earth.

—Kelly aced cognitive tests in space but slowed down after his return, maybe as more things competed for his attention.

In this 2016 file photo, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, left, and his identical twin, Mark, stand together before a news conference in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

WASHINGTON — From his eyes to his immune system, astronaut Scott Kelly’s body sometimes reacted strangely to nearly a year in orbit, at least compared to his Earth-bound identical twin — but newly published research shows nothing that would cancel even longer space treks, like to Mars.

The good news: Kelly largely bounced back after returning home, say scientists who released final results from NASA’s “twins study,” a neverbefore opportunity to track the biological consequences of spaceflight in genetic doubles.

It marks “the dawn of human genomics in space,” said Dr. Andrew Feinberg of Johns Hopkins University. He led

one of 10 teams of researchers that scrutinized the twins’ health down to the molecular level before, during and after Kelly’s 340-day stay at the International Space Station.

More importantly, the study “represents more than one small step for mankind” by pointing out potential risks of longerduration spaceflight that need study in more astronauts, said Markus Lobrich of Germany’s Darmstadt University and Penny Jeggo of the University of Sussex, who weren’t involved in the work.

The findings were published in Friday’s edition of the journal Science, on some notable space anniversaries — when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space in 1961, and the first launch of the space shuttle in 1981.

KEY FINDINGS NASA already knew some of the toll of space travel, such as bone loss that requires exercise to counter. This time, NASAfunded scientists looked for a gamut of physiologic and genomic changes that Scott Kelly experienced in space, comparing them to his DNA double on the ground, former astronaut Mark Kelly. Some results had been reported in February.

Possibly the weirdest finding had to do with something called telomeres, the protective ends of chromosomes. Those tips gradually shorten as we get older, and are thought to be linked to age-related diseases including some cancers.

But in space, Scott Kelly’s telomeres got longer.

“We were surprised,” said Colorado State Univer-

sity telomere expert Susan Bailey. She can’t explain it although it doesn’t mean Kelly got younger. Back on Earth, his telomeres mostly returned to preflight average although he did have more short telomeres than before.

Next, Kelly’s DNA wasn’t mutated in space but the activity of many of his genes — how they switch on and off — did change, especially in the last half of the voyage, which ended in March 2016.

Immune system genes especially were affected, putting it “almost on high alert as a way to try and understand this new environment,” said study co-author Christopher Mason, a Weill Cornell Medicine geneticist in New York.

Again, most gene expression returned to normal back home, but some of the immune-related genes were hyperactive six months later.

WHAT THE KELLYS SAY “It was a real privilege to be part of this study,” said Scott Kelly, who spent the year in space along with Russia’s Mikhail Kornienko. Kelly retired from NASA soon after his return.

He said it probably took him six months once back on Earth before he felt 100% again, but acknowledged his wife said it seemed more like eight months. What was particularly hard, he said, was getting used to not having a schedule dictating his life in five-minute increments every single day, like there was in space.

During a teleconference he joked with his twin, “I got all the glory and you got a lot of work.”

“I got people coming to my house, right, for tubes of blood,” responded Mark Kelly.

“But it’s great we saw and we learned that the human body is pretty resilient

and we can survive and to some extent maybe even thrive on these long-duration flights,” he added.

As for trips to Mars, Mark Kelly said: “I hope it’s sooner rather than later, and hopefully, our participation in this study will help us get closer to making a mission like that a success.”

ULTRA LONGDISTANCE TESTING Researchers needed months’ worth of blood, urine and fecal samples, along with cognitive and physical tests and ultrasound scans. That meant getting creative: Some blood samples required analysis so rapidly that Kelly would time collection so the blood could travel on Russian Soyuz capsules carrying other astronauts back to Earth.

That wouldn’t be an option on a three-year trip to Mars. One of the study’s technological advances: Portable DNA-sequencing equipment that will let astronauts run some of their own genomic analyses on future missions, said Weill Cornell’s Mason.

WHAT’S NEXT? Studying one pair of twins can’t prove risks of spaceflight, researchers cautioned. And longer missions, to the moon or Mars, will mean greater stress and radiation exposure.

Colorado State’s Bailey plans to study 10 additional astronauts on yearlong missions, using the twin findings as a road map.

More one-year missions are planned by NASA, officials said, but no details were given Thursday.

“We need to get outside of low-Earth orbit and we need for the astronauts to spend longer periods of time to really evaluate some of these health effects,” she said.

Pollution still drifting into Rocky Mountain National Park

By Dan Elliott THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONGMONT, Colo. — Harmful nitrogen pollution is still drifting onto fragile, high-elevation ecosystems in Rocky Mountain National Park from Colorado highways, power plants and livestock operations, state and federal agencies said.

Nitrogen pollution was 38% higher than the 2017 target level, according to a draft report released Wednesday by the Colorado health department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Park Service.

But the report recommended against activating a contingency plan to reduce pollution, saying nitrogen levels did not increase much in the previous decade.

The report also said pollution will probably begin to decline because of tougher state and federal rules for vehicle emissions, planned retirements of coal-fired power plants and other steps.

Increased nitrogen reduces biodiversity, worsens the risk of insect and disease outbreaks and makes it harder for ecosystems to respond to climate change, scientists say. The effects are magnified at high elevations because of shallow soil and harsh conditions.

Rocky Mountain National Park, about 60 miles (95 kilometres) northwest of downtown Denver, is renowned for its high-elevation alpine tundra, a land of cold temperatures, high winds and a short growing season. The park has 60 peaks at least 12,000 feet (3,658 metres) above sea level.

Researchers say wind, rain and snow carry nitrogen into the park, primarily from sources inside Colorado including vehicles, power plants, livestock, agricultural fertilizers and oil and gas operations.

Changes in the park were first detected in the early 1980s.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the

two federal agencies began monitoring nitrogen in the park in 2005 under pressure from the Environmental Defence Fund and Colorado Trout Unlimited. Neither group had any immediate comment on the new report.

The agencies set a goal of limiting yearly nitrogen pollution to 1.5 kilograms per hectare, or 3.3 pounds per 2.5 acres, by 2032.

They also set a series of interim goals, including 2.4 kilograms per hectare (5.3 pounds per 2.5 acres) in 2017.

The 2017 level was 3.3 kilograms (7.3 pounds).

“Trends indicate that nitrogen deposition has not been reversed but remains stable, and has not increased or decreased in recent years,” the report said.

The agencies developed a contingency plan in 2010 that could be activated if the goals were not met.

The plan does not call for specific steps, saying only that “an ‘adaptive management’ approach will be used to adjust strategies.”

This photo shows Longs Peak towering over alpine tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo. (AP Photo/Dan Elliott)

But the new report advises against that, citing the fact that nitrogen pollution is not getting worse and is expected to improve.

Neither the state health department nor national park officials immediately responded to questions

about the decision.

Some nitrogen-reduction practices are already in place, the report said.

Colorado State University developed a system to warn farmers, ranchers, wastewater treatment plants and others to avoid

How to incorporate more reading into your schedule Those who want to boost their health and happiness need look no further than a good book to do so.

Reading helps people of all ages expand their vocabulary. For students, that can translate into improved scores on standardized tests and performance in school.

Reading also can lead to higher scores on general tests of intelligence, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

One of the main advantages to reading, particularly for adults, is that it helps keep minds sharp longer.

According to the journal Neurology, reading gives the brain a good workout, which can improve memory func-

tion. This can slow down the process of cognitive decline.

Reading also helps boost concentration. Multitasking, checking email, watching television and chatting on social media can cause stress levels to rise and productivity to wane. Conversely, when reading a good book or informative article, all attention is focused on the story. This focus can be extended to other things, such as school or work projects.

Now that just some of the reasons to read have been presented, people may wonder just how to increase their propensity to read. The following are some ideas to get started.

• Buy several paper books. While all books

and reading materials can be beneficial, paper books may help people stay focused longer. Based on the research paper, “Reading from paper versus screens: A critical review of the empirical literature,” by Andrew Dillon, figures vary according to means of calculation and experimental design, but the evidence suggests a performance deficit of between 20 percent and 30 percent when reading from a screen. People can’t toggle between apps when reading a paper book versus text on an e-reader, reducing distractions.

• Subscribe to magazines and newspapers. Have plenty of reading materials handy, which can easily be

tossed in a tote bag or carried to and from appointments. Resist the urge to use a mobile device, opting to read a magazine or paper instead.

• Read at the gym.

Bringing a book along to the gym has dual benefits.

Not only will one be engaging the brain as well as the body, but also becoming absorbed in a chapter or interesting piece can prolong the workout. That means spending more time on that treadmill, elliptical machine or stationary bike to finish the meaty part of a chapter.

• Read before bed. Skip late-night television watching in favor of a relaxing read. Blue light, which is

emitted from televisions, mobile phones and tablets, signals to the brain that it isn’t time for sleep. Therefore, melatonin production can be delayed, making it more difficult to fall asleep.

Reading a paper book by a dim light may be relaxing enough to induce sleep.

In addition, according to the organization Weight Watchers, snuggling up with a good read tamps down levels of unhealthy stress hormones such as cortisol. Feeling stress-free is a relaxing way to wind down from a tough day.

It is easy to include more reading in your day, especially when people understand the benefits reading provides the mind and body

large releases on days when weather conditions would carry pollution to the park.

The agencies are taking public comment on the report until May 10, and the final version is expected in May or June.

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NASA twins study explores space, the final genetic frontier “We learned that the human body is pretty resilient and we can survive and to some extent maybe even thrive on these long-duration flights,” Mark Kelly said.

Other findings: —Some changes in the structure of Kelly’s eye and thickening of his retina suggested that, like about 40% of astronauts, he experienced symptoms of “spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome.” It may be caused by fluids shifting in the absence of gravity.

—He experienced some chromosomal instability that might reflect radiation exposure in space.

—A flu shot given in space worked as well as one on Earth.

—Kelly aced cognitive tests in space but slowed down after his return, maybe as more things competed for his attention.

In this 2016 file photo, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, left, and his identical twin, Mark, stand together before a news conference in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

WASHINGTON — From his eyes to his immune system, astronaut Scott Kelly’s body sometimes reacted strangely to nearly a year in orbit, at least compared to his Earth-bound identical twin — but newly published research shows nothing that would cancel even longer space treks, like to Mars.

The good news: Kelly largely bounced back after returning home, say scientists who released final results from NASA’s “twins study,” a neverbefore opportunity to track the biological consequences of spaceflight in genetic doubles.

It marks “the dawn of human genomics in space,” said Dr. Andrew Feinberg of Johns Hopkins University. He led

one of 10 teams of researchers that scrutinized the twins’ health down to the molecular level before, during and after Kelly’s 340-day stay at the International Space Station.

More importantly, the study “represents more than one small step for mankind” by pointing out potential risks of longerduration spaceflight that need study in more astronauts, said Markus Lobrich of Germany’s Darmstadt University and Penny Jeggo of the University of Sussex, who weren’t involved in the work.

The findings were published in Friday’s edition of the journal Science, on some notable space anniversaries — when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space in 1961, and the first launch of the space shuttle in 1981.

KEY FINDINGS NASA already knew some of the toll of space travel, such as bone loss that requires exercise to counter. This time, NASAfunded scientists looked for a gamut of physiologic and genomic changes that Scott Kelly experienced in space, comparing them to his DNA double on the ground, former astronaut Mark Kelly. Some results had been reported in February.

Possibly the weirdest finding had to do with something called telomeres, the protective ends of chromosomes. Those tips gradually shorten as we get older, and are thought to be linked to age-related diseases including some cancers.

But in space, Scott Kelly’s telomeres got longer.

“We were surprised,” said Colorado State Univer-

sity telomere expert Susan Bailey. She can’t explain it although it doesn’t mean Kelly got younger. Back on Earth, his telomeres mostly returned to preflight average although he did have more short telomeres than before.

Next, Kelly’s DNA wasn’t mutated in space but the activity of many of his genes — how they switch on and off — did change, especially in the last half of the voyage, which ended in March 2016.

Immune system genes especially were affected, putting it “almost on high alert as a way to try and understand this new environment,” said study co-author Christopher Mason, a Weill Cornell Medicine geneticist in New York.

Again, most gene expression returned to normal back home, but some of the immune-related genes were hyperactive six months later.

WHAT THE KELLYS SAY “It was a real privilege to be part of this study,” said Scott Kelly, who spent the year in space along with Russia’s Mikhail Kornienko. Kelly retired from NASA soon after his return.

He said it probably took him six months once back on Earth before he felt 100% again, but acknowledged his wife said it seemed more like eight months. What was particularly hard, he said, was getting used to not having a schedule dictating his life in five-minute increments every single day, like there was in space.

During a teleconference he joked with his twin, “I got all the glory and you got a lot of work.”

“I got people coming to my house, right, for tubes of blood,” responded Mark Kelly.

“But it’s great we saw and we learned that the human body is pretty resilient

and we can survive and to some extent maybe even thrive on these long-duration flights,” he added.

As for trips to Mars, Mark Kelly said: “I hope it’s sooner rather than later, and hopefully, our participation in this study will help us get closer to making a mission like that a success.”

ULTRA LONGDISTANCE TESTING Researchers needed months’ worth of blood, urine and fecal samples, along with cognitive and physical tests and ultrasound scans. That meant getting creative: Some blood samples required analysis so rapidly that Kelly would time collection so the blood could travel on Russian Soyuz capsules carrying other astronauts back to Earth.

That wouldn’t be an option on a three-year trip to Mars. One of the study’s technological advances: Portable DNA-sequencing equipment that will let astronauts run some of their own genomic analyses on future missions, said Weill Cornell’s Mason.

WHAT’S NEXT? Studying one pair of twins can’t prove risks of spaceflight, researchers cautioned. And longer missions, to the moon or Mars, will mean greater stress and radiation exposure.

Colorado State’s Bailey plans to study 10 additional astronauts on yearlong missions, using the twin findings as a road map.

More one-year missions are planned by NASA, officials said, but no details were given Thursday.

“We need to get outside of low-Earth orbit and we need for the astronauts to spend longer periods of time to really evaluate some of these health effects,” she said.

Pollution still drifting into Rocky Mountain National Park

By Dan Elliott THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONGMONT, Colo. — Harmful nitrogen pollution is still drifting onto fragile, high-elevation ecosystems in Rocky Mountain National Park from Colorado highways, power plants and livestock operations, state and federal agencies said.

Nitrogen pollution was 38% higher than the 2017 target level, according to a draft report released Wednesday by the Colorado health department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Park Service.

But the report recommended against activating a contingency plan to reduce pollution, saying nitrogen levels did not increase much in the previous decade.

The report also said pollution will probably begin to decline because of tougher state and federal rules for vehicle emissions, planned retirements of coal-fired power plants and other steps.

Increased nitrogen reduces biodiversity, worsens the risk of insect and disease outbreaks and makes it harder for ecosystems to respond to climate change, scientists say. The effects are magnified at high elevations because of shallow soil and harsh conditions.

Rocky Mountain National Park, about 60 miles (95 kilometres) northwest of downtown Denver, is renowned for its high-elevation alpine tundra, a land of cold temperatures, high winds and a short growing season. The park has 60 peaks at least 12,000 feet (3,658 metres) above sea level.

Researchers say wind, rain and snow carry nitrogen into the park, primarily from sources inside Colorado including vehicles, power plants, livestock, agricultural fertilizers and oil and gas operations.

Changes in the park were first detected in the early 1980s.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the

two federal agencies began monitoring nitrogen in the park in 2005 under pressure from the Environmental Defence Fund and Colorado Trout Unlimited. Neither group had any immediate comment on the new report.

The agencies set a goal of limiting yearly nitrogen pollution to 1.5 kilograms per hectare, or 3.3 pounds per 2.5 acres, by 2032.

They also set a series of interim goals, including 2.4 kilograms per hectare (5.3 pounds per 2.5 acres) in 2017.

The 2017 level was 3.3 kilograms (7.3 pounds).

“Trends indicate that nitrogen deposition has not been reversed but remains stable, and has not increased or decreased in recent years,” the report said.

The agencies developed a contingency plan in 2010 that could be activated if the goals were not met.

The plan does not call for specific steps, saying only that “an ‘adaptive management’ approach will be used to adjust strategies.”

This photo shows Longs Peak towering over alpine tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo. (AP Photo/Dan Elliott)

But the new report advises against that, citing the fact that nitrogen pollution is not getting worse and is expected to improve.

Neither the state health department nor national park officials immediately responded to questions

about the decision.

Some nitrogen-reduction practices are already in place, the report said.

Colorado State University developed a system to warn farmers, ranchers, wastewater treatment plants and others to avoid

How to incorporate more reading into your schedule Those who want to boost their health and happiness need look no further than a good book to do so.

Reading helps people of all ages expand their vocabulary. For students, that can translate into improved scores on standardized tests and performance in school.

Reading also can lead to higher scores on general tests of intelligence, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

One of the main advantages to reading, particularly for adults, is that it helps keep minds sharp longer.

According to the journal Neurology, reading gives the brain a good workout, which can improve memory func-

tion. This can slow down the process of cognitive decline.

Reading also helps boost concentration. Multitasking, checking email, watching television and chatting on social media can cause stress levels to rise and productivity to wane. Conversely, when reading a good book or informative article, all attention is focused on the story. This focus can be extended to other things, such as school or work projects.

Now that just some of the reasons to read have been presented, people may wonder just how to increase their propensity to read. The following are some ideas to get started.

• Buy several paper books. While all books

and reading materials can be beneficial, paper books may help people stay focused longer. Based on the research paper, “Reading from paper versus screens: A critical review of the empirical literature,” by Andrew Dillon, figures vary according to means of calculation and experimental design, but the evidence suggests a performance deficit of between 20 percent and 30 percent when reading from a screen. People can’t toggle between apps when reading a paper book versus text on an e-reader, reducing distractions.

• Subscribe to magazines and newspapers. Have plenty of reading materials handy, which can easily be

tossed in a tote bag or carried to and from appointments. Resist the urge to use a mobile device, opting to read a magazine or paper instead.

• Read at the gym.

Bringing a book along to the gym has dual benefits.

Not only will one be engaging the brain as well as the body, but also becoming absorbed in a chapter or interesting piece can prolong the workout. That means spending more time on that treadmill, elliptical machine or stationary bike to finish the meaty part of a chapter.

• Read before bed. Skip late-night television watching in favor of a relaxing read. Blue light, which is

emitted from televisions, mobile phones and tablets, signals to the brain that it isn’t time for sleep. Therefore, melatonin production can be delayed, making it more difficult to fall asleep.

Reading a paper book by a dim light may be relaxing enough to induce sleep.

In addition, according to the organization Weight Watchers, snuggling up with a good read tamps down levels of unhealthy stress hormones such as cortisol. Feeling stress-free is a relaxing way to wind down from a tough day.

It is easy to include more reading in your day, especially when people understand the benefits reading provides the mind and body

large releases on days when weather conditions would carry pollution to the park.

The agencies are taking public comment on the report until May 10, and the final version is expected in May or June.

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Community

Celebrate our students!: Gary Hondel At the Kenai River Campus of Kenai Peninsula College, we like to celebrate our students and share their successes with our community. Here is one of many: The voice of Kenai Peninsula College alumnus Gary Hondel is familiar on local radio stations. Currently Gary produces a 60-second segment called “Here’s Something Interesting,” but he has been working in a variety of roles for a group of stations since he graduated from KPC with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2003.

“Although I haven’t used the degree directly for psychology,” he said, “I have learned valuable and useful lessons from the experience of earning it. I’ve learned about research, ethics, communication, scholarship,

public speaking, meeting deadlines, and other aspects that I’ve utilized many times in business and in everyday life.”

A 1985 graduate of Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope, Minn., Gary, now 52, appreciates the way that radio work allows him to weave his skills and interests into the fabric of his community.

“I enjoy the variety and ability to utilize my creativity in radio,” he said. “You also meet many interesting people and have the opportunity to get out in public and participate in many great activities throughout the year. I’m not sure where life will take me at this point, but radio has always been a good fit for me. I’m fortunate to be involved in it.”

In addition to his radio work, Gary has also employed his graphic arts skills to good effect. In 2003, he wrote, illustrated and published a children’s book entitled “Pudgee Woodchuck,” and for a time he drew a weekly comic strip called “Bearly,” which ran in several newspapers around the state. He also has done some freelance graphic and website design.

He began attending classes at the Kenai River Campus in 1997 and speaks highly of the opportunities the college afforded him.

“It’s a blessing to have such a great college in your own backyard, with such a variety of programs, modern facilities, and great, knowledgeable, caring faculty,” he said. “I’ve also made some great friends there.

You’re able to complete certain programs through UAA as well, without having to travel back and forth from Anchorage.”

“You can’t go wrong going to college,” he continued, “and KPC will create great opportunities and establish wonderful and invaluable experiences and relationships that you’ll carry with you through the rest of your life. Even if you don’t seek a degree, take a class or two there anyway.

You may even discover a new career path in the process!”

We congratulate Gary on his career path that allows him a wide range of creative expression while continuing to contribute to our state. We are proud of his success, and proud to call him our own.

Kenai Peninsula College alumnus Gary Hondel produces a 60-second segment called “Here’s Something Interesting,” but he has been working in a variety of roles for a group of stations since he graduated from KPC with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2003.

Meet the Clarion: News reporter Brian Mazurek

By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion

Brian Mazurek is new to Alaska and embracing the change of seasons — something he hasn’t seen often.

As the latest addition to the newsroom, the recent Florida transplant moved to the Kenai Peninsula because he fell in love with the state.

“Actually I had no idea I’d end up working for the Clarion when I moved here,” Mazurek said. “I came up for a few reasons.

Mostly I fell in love with Alaska after visiting a few times over the years. Also, I’m fortunate enough to have a big, amazing family unit up here — aunts, uncles and cousins.”

Mazurek said he misses his family in Florida, but after finishing his degree at Florida State University

Clarion public safety reporter Brian Mazurek is new to the peninsula. (Photo courtesy Brian Mazurek)

he grew tired of the Sun- than he can keep track of. shine State and decided to “We’re spread out all move north. His family is over the country, from large, with more cousins here to California to Flor-

Around the Peninsula Kenai Elks Lodge #2425 Easter Extravaganza Kenai Elks Lodge #2425 will host an Easter Extravaganza on Sunday, April 21, Free to the Public. We provide the turkeys and hams, but please bring a side dish to share! There will be an egg hunt for three age categories, a jelly bean guessing contest, and a deviled egg contest. If you’d like to enter the deviled egg contest, please bring 12 eggs. Elk Members eat from 12:30-1:30 p.m. All Public eats from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Estimated Times:Age 0-5 Egg Hunt from 2-2:30 p.m. Age 6-9 Egg Hunt from 2:30-3 p.m. Age 10-13 Egg Hunt from 3-3:30 p.m.

Alaska Resilience Initiative CLE Alaska Resilience Initiative CLE workshop, History & Hope: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), Resilience, and Trauma-Informed Care, will take place on Friday, April 19. No-host lunch begins at noon, Training 12:15-2:15 p.m., Paradisos Restaurant, Kenai. CLE Credit Pending.

No charge. Open to the public. Sponsored by: Kenai Peninsula Bar Association For more information contact Jennifer at 398-7894. To register: http://uaa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/ form/SV_e50gsDE45FxviGp.

Kenai River Festival Salvage Art Exhibit Creative entries for the Salvage Art Exhibit are encouraged to be displayed at the Kenai River Festival June 7-9 This event is cosponsored by ReGroup and The Kenai Fine Art Center. Recycling at other summer events will be discussed at the monthly meeting of ReGroup Monday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hope Community Center on Princeton Ave. just off K-Beach. Details of the upcoming Electronics Recycling Event May 4 will be finalized. For more information or to volunteer to help at any of these happenings call 252-2773.

“Diabetes and Food”

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank and UAF Cooperative Extension Service are partnering to offer a special program on Wednesdays during the month of April. Come join us on April 17th for a free, tasty, hot meal and a brief presentation, “Diabetes and Food”. Are you confused about what you can and can’t eat on a diabetic diet? Get answers to your questions about diabetes and food from Ruth Claire, Diabetes Educator, CPGH. RSVP to Greg Meyer at 907262-3111 or gmeyer@kpfoodbank.org.

Nikiski Senior Center Easter Egg Hunt

The Nikiski Senior Center is hosting a free community Easter dinner on Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. We will have an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids following the meal.

Kenai Local Food Connection meeting

The Kenai Local Food Connection will hold its monthly meeting on April 18, 6:30 p.m., at Kenai Peninsula College, in the Library. We are planning for the next Harvest Moon Festival.

ida and most places in between,” he said. “My mom and dad still live in Florida, but they read the

Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival will be celebration its 20th year with a very special appearance of The Sahanas Brothers with Susan Lansford and Tumbledown House Band over the solstice weekend of June 20-23 in Seldovia. Tickets are $49, adults. $16, teens. Under 12, free. The En Plein Air Art Festival will be happening throughout the weekend where local and visiting artists display their impressions of Seldovia.

A silent auction will be the culmination of the weekend. Visit Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival on Facebook, or Seldoviaartscouncil.net.

Virtual tour of the Tutka Backdoor Trail KDLL Adventure Talks brings you a virtual hike of the Kenai Peninsula’s newest long-distance backpacking route, the Tutka Backdoor Trail. Trail coordinator Bretwood “Hig” Higman and Eric Clarke, with Kachemak Bay State Park, will share photos, maps and stories of the trail work so far and plans for the future. Tune in to KDLL 91.9 FM at 10 a.m. April 17 for an on-air interview with Hig and Eric about planning and permitting the trail. Then come to their live photo presentation at 6:30 p.m. April 17 at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center.

Admission is free for KDLL members or $5 for nonmembers.

For more information, contact Jenny at 283-8433 or email jneyman@kdll.org.

Bernie and the Believers Triumvirate Theatre, KDLL Public Radio and the Alaska State Council on the Arts present a concert by Bernie and the Believers, who were featured in an NPR Tiny Desk Concert. The band is touring to raise awareness of ALS disease and raising funds for the endof-life-care of their friend and songwriter, Bernie. Bernie and the Believers will perform a live, on-air concert at 2 p.m. April 18 on KDLL 91.9 FM and play at Triumvirate Theatre at 7 p.m. April 18.

Advance tickets are available at triumviratetheatre.ticketleap.com.

E-edition of the Clarion every day and having their support from so far away means the world.”

Outside of the newsroom, Mazurek loves to listen to live music, stay up to date on political philosophy and play Dungeons and Dragons. He also speaks four languages: English, Spanish, Arabic and Mandarin.

“I’m by no means fluent in any of these (probably including English) but if you dropped me off in Beijing or Beirut or Barcelona tomorrow I could probably get around OK,” he said (in English).

In the newsroom, Mazurek is the public safety reporter, meaning he compiles police dispatches and court reports. He’ll also check the criminal charges to keep tabs on crime.

Outside of the world of crime, Mazurek also enjoys covering community events

such a chamber of commerce luncheons.

“I consider public safety a pretty broad term, so I have a lot of freedom in choosing what I get to write about,” he said.

As for his first summer in Alaska, Mazurek said he isn’t necessarily a planner but hopes to explore the state he now calls home.

“I’ve still really only seen what’s on the peninsula, Anchorage and Denali, so there’s a lot left on the list,” he said. “I’m looking forward to experiencing all of the seasonal changes. Florida really only has two seasons, summer and “winter,” so watching all the snow melt and all the birds come back and all the moose grazing along the highways has been very cool for me. There’s nothing like an Alaskan winter to give you a whole new sense of appreciation for this time of year.”

The Recycling Bin Poet and environmentalist April is National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world.

W. S. Merwin, one of the U.S.’s most celebrated poets, died in March 2019 at the age of 91. Merwin lived since the early 1970s on an old pineapple plantation in Hawaii, which he had painstakingly restored to its original rainforest state. Merwin explored a sense of wonder, celebrated the power of language, practiced deep ecology and was a strong advocate for the environment.

Information provided by ReGroup, a nonprofit organization of volunteers formed in 1989 to develop public awareness and participation in the benefits of waste reduction, reuse and recycling on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.

“Spring Into Action” Event The Peninsula Points on Prevention and Change 4 the Kenai welcome you to visit us at the Peninsula Center Mall April 20 from 12-4 p.m during the Easter Egg Hunt.

We will be providing information about making our community a safer place and have activities to promote connecting with your neighbors. There will chances to win prizes and drawings for gift cards. For more information contact the Prevention Coordinator at 395-7269.

Carhartt & Xtratufs Ball

Women in the Law

Join KDLL Public Radio for the Carhartt & Xtratufs Ball — a dressed-down event to celebrate spring, from 7 to 10 p.m. April 20 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex conference rooms. Featuring live bluegrass music from Big Chimney Barn Dance, food from the Schnitzel Bomber, beer from Kenai River Brewing, wine from Alaska Berries, auctions, raffles, prizes for whoever wears the most beat-up Carhartts and Xtratufs, plus Carhartt and Xtratuf storytelling! General admission is $20, or $15 for KDLL members.

For more information, visit KDLL 91.9 FM on Facebook.

Women in the Law, Saturday, April 27 from 1-4 p.m.

The Kenai Community Library and the Kenai Peninsula Bar Association are partnering to show the 2018 film on the early efforts of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and litigants to advance gender equality through the 14th amendment.

Following the movie, local female attorneys will share their experiences with law in our unique State and facilitate a discussion about the movie. Movie snacks will be provided by the Kenai Peninsula Bar Association.

International Fly Fishing Film Festival

Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Training

Worldwide fly fishing adventures from Alaska’s barren Kuskokwim River drainage to lush South American jungles will be premiered at the 2019 annual International Fly Fishing Film Festival, April 27 at the Kenai Visitors Center, 11471 Kenai Spur Highway, Kenai. Doors to the theater open at 5:30 p.m. with the film screening at 6:30 p.m. The Film Festival is hosted by the conservation organization Kenai Peninsula Trout Unlimited. International Fly Fishing Film Festival tickets are priced at $12 general admission and are available at the theater the day of the event. For more information, contact pic41@comcast.net.

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor class in Seward, Alaska on April 29, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at AVTEC, 809 Second Avenue. The class is free to commercial fishermen, thanks to support from the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development, the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, and AMSEA members.

The cost is $175 for all others. Interested mariners may register online at www.amsea.org or call (907) 747-3287.

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A pathway for pet adoption

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Dear Heloise: I use the plain side of the front of greeting cards for grocery lists, phone call notes and miscellaneous memos to myself. It is a good way to recycle usable card stock. I also have cut out pieces of product packaging boxes to reuse if the inside is white or light gray. I enjoy your column!

-- Vonnie S., Pasadena, Calif.

Dear Heloise: Getting prescriptions filled at the veterinarian’s office may not be the best or most cost-effective choice. Did you know that the pharmacy at the grocery store may carry your pet’s meds, and they may be cheaper too?

SURE SEAL One problem I’ve run into, though: The grocery store pharmacy may not have the corDear Heloise: If I’m out and about and norect dosage that the veterinarian prescribed. tice I have a button coming undone, I have a -- Harold R. in Illinois fix: I dab some clear nail polish on the button, and this holds it in place until I can get home FUN COOKIE and reattach it properly.

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Mom taking care of everyone else has no time for herself DEAR ABBY: I am a stay-at-home mom to three wonderful little girls. I appreciate my husband working so I can do this, but I’m very lonely. I have no real friends.

I help my mom with all her medical needs, making appointments and getting her to them. I also help my brother with his three kids. I help everyone with everything.

In addition to running my home and taking care of our three children, I do everything for my husband. All he has to do when he comes home from work is eat and take a shower.

I haven’t been anywhere by myself in a very long time. We haven’t had a date night, either. Finding a baby sitter isn’t easy. Mom can’t watch the kids, and my grandparents do it only when I need to take her to the doctor’s without the baby. I take the baby everywhere with me.

Please give me some advice on making time for myself and my marriage. I just need someone to be on MY side.

five wonderful children during his previous marriage.

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I recently got word that my halfsister is getting married in June and plans on inviting our father and my mother as well. Due to their absence at my half-brother’s wedding, my parents have decided they shouldn’t go to any of my half-siblings’ weddings in order to be fair to everyone.

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Jaqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, April 14, 2019: This year, you express fiery enthusiasm and a willingness to follow through. Others admire your zest for living, as well as your confidence. If single, you might be more inclined to alter that state this year. If you’re attached, you and your partner keep an innate closeness that seems to be more important than it was in the recent past. LEO knows how to fire you up.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH You start the day on the right foot. Feelings intensify with someone you put on a pedestal. This person feels lucky to be around you.

You might want to look at the longterm implications of what’s going on with both of you. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

This Week: A need for precision dominates through Wednesday.

Change gears then, and be more in touch with your feelings.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Despite someone’s ups and downs, stay centered. A partner or someone from a distance could transform before your very eyes.

Lady Luck seems to be on your side, but don’t take that as a given. Tonight: Make a favorite dinner.

This Week: No matter what age you are, some caring moments earmark the beginning of the week. But you still might not be sure of yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Defer to a partner who seems to feel that he or she understands more and can handle a situation differently. One-on-one relating brings in many possibilities. A conversation with a loved one helps you understand where this person comes from. Tonight: Hang out at a favorite spot.

This Week: Serious yet worthy thoughts dominate through Wednesday. Your witty and flirtatious tem-

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spot), looking out the window. Daniel says Pancho weighs only 2 pounds, but his personality is that of a giant Doberman!

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perament emerges then.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Others want to control your plans and what occurs. You can go along only so far. Also, you might choose not to share your feelings on a personal matter. Don’t feel as though you must. Support yourself in getting what you want. Tonight: Make it your treat.

This Week: You are likely to say what you mean. Others sense your determination.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Your energy soars.

Let go; enjoy yourself with friends or whomever surrounds you. Your ability to make the most of a situation wherever you are amazes others.

They would like to have that same skill. Tonight: Just be you.

This Week: Stay in tune with your budget. Discussions prove to be unusually enlightening.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH One-on-one relating proves to be your strong suit. If you have a problem, open up and discuss the issue at hand. You could be too worried or concerned about hurting another person’s feelings. Be sensitive, but think about how you’d like to verbalize what ails you. Tonight: Vanish.

This Week: You beam as the week begins. Do not hesitate to go for what you want.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Zero in on what’s going on with a friend. You could be overwhelmed by all the invitations that you might get. Prioritize, and you’ll be A-OK. Fortunately, you communicate well, and others get the essence of your feelings. Tonight: Give others the space to state their cases as well as their feelings.

This Week: Not until early Wednesday do you feel like yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Wherever you are, others notice you. You have a lot to offer someone and will do so, if given the space. Others look to you to take the lead. On one level, you might want to

vanish. Use caution with spending.

Tonight: A must appearance.

This Week: You have the ability to zero in on what you want and where others are coming from. Use your skills.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Your positive attitude creates an opening where there was none, or so it seems. Look beyond the obvious; you’ll see yet another path. When dealing with a key person over a money matter, you could feel out of sorts. Tonight: Opt for a new type of adventure.

This Week: You know what you want and can create just that.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH One-on-one relating opens a door that you might not have known existed. At first, you might be reticent to walk through, but you will.

Know that you don’t need to make any major decisions at this moment in time. Tonight: With a favorite person.

This Week: Read between the lines. Think carefully before making a decision.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Your awareness that someone needs to play a stronger role in your life emerges. Remain caring; let others do what they need to do to express their feelings. You might also have strong feelings about a person.

Tonight: Go for the moment.

This Week: A loved one makes a request. You are likely to fulfill that wish.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH When making choices, be practical. Know that every day cannot be perfect. You’ll enjoy the company of a usually cantankerous friend. Fortunately, your sense of humor kicks in. Be more in touch with your feelings. Tonight: Make it early.

This Week: Others might be demanding, but they do not intend to be difficult.

BORN TODAY Musician Loretta Lynn (1932), baseball player Pete Rose (1941), law-enforcement professional Frank Serpico (1936)

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DIRECT SERVICE ADVOCATE Part-Time Transitional Living Center Provide support, advocacy and assistance to homeless women and children residing in transitional housing who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, ability to work with diverse populations, work independently and on a team and promote non-violent behavior and empowerment philosophy. HS diploma or equivalent required; degree or experience working in related field preferred. Valid driver’s licensen required. Resume, cover letter and three references to: Executive Director, The LeeShore Center 325 S. Spruce St. Kennai, AK 99611

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Apprenticeship Opportunity: Are you unemployed, underemployed, laid off or facing a layoff because of a business closure? Are you a commercial fishermen tired of being dependent on unstable salmon and other runs? We offer a dynamic career opportunity option. Train for jobs as United States Coast Guard-Certified, Able Bodied Seaman, Engine Room Oiler, or Steward Galley operations.

All jobs offer a steady career ladder and union wages/benefits.

CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA Position Announcement

Men and women, must be at least 18 years of age, substance-free and in good health. The Seafarers International Union along with their contracted vessel operators are offering free training and a guaranteed job in the US Merchant Marine commercial maritime industry, with a great salary and lucrative benefits.

Police Officer Starting pay rate for a Police Officer is $33.74. Applicants are required to posess at least an Associates degree from an accredited college or university or a minimum of (2) years of police, military or law enforcement related employment experience.

Complete position announcement, job description and application materials are available through the NEOGOV, https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kenai Recruitments close as noted on each job posting.

The City of Kenai is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about the City of Kenai, visit our home page at http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us LEGALS

LEGALS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI In the Matter of the Estate of MICHAEL A HALLFORD, Deceased.

Case No. 3KN-19-00080 PR NOTICE TO CREDITOR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must be presented to the undersigned Personal Representative of the estate, at DOLIFKA & ASSOCIATES, P.C., ATTORNEYS AT LAW, P.O. Box 498, Soldotna, Alaska, 99669.

DATED this 28th day of March, 2019.

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE /s/JENNIFER L BECKMANN Pub: 3/31, 4/7 & 4/14, 2019 850673 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI In the Matter of the Estate of: EDWARD C GREENHALGH Deceased Case # 3KN-19-00056 PR NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that PAMELA K GREENHALGH has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Dated this 23th day of March, 2019. /s/ Pamela K Greenhalgh PO Box 1074 Kasilof, Alaska, 99610 Pub: 3/31, 4/7 & 4/14, 2019 850677

EMPLOYMENT Our high tech friendly practice is looking for an experienced financial/dental insurance coordinator to join our team. A fun, independent and dependable person with dental experience is preferred. Must be able to collect money, audit accounts accurately, check insurance benefits, write insurance letters and talk to patients daily about finances. Being familiar with Dentrix and Medicaid is a plus but not required. Wage DOE

Alaska Trivia Salmon will travel up to 1,900 miles (3,040 km) on the Yukon River to spawn.

Each week, our Classified section features hundreds of new listings for everything from pre-owned merchandise to real estate and even employment opportunities.

So chances are, no matter what you’re looking for, the Classifieds are the best place to start your search.

Work takes place aboard ocean-going freighters, tankers, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Support Vessels and even cruise ships in Hawaii. The five phase federally-certified training regimen takes approximately one year to complete and is done at the Seafarers affiliate training school --the Lundeberg School of Seamanship, located in Piney Point, Maryland and aboard contracted vessels at sea.

Through an agreement between the Seafarers International Union and the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development recruitment for this great opportunity has been given a priority. All those who graduate are guaranteed employment by and through the Seafarers International Union.

Sealink, Inc., a nonprofit organization based out of Ketchikan, AK has been awarded a grant by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development to handle the recruitment and assessment of individuals to determine eligibility and facilitate placement. Qualified applicants will also be given a needs assessment and if eligible, referred to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development to assist them financially in obtaining the USCG mandated; Merchant Mariners Certification (MMC), the Homeland Security, mandated Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC), required physical/s, drug tests, passport, uniforms, clothing, possible dental work, eye wear, and airfare. For residents that have gone through the Ketchikan school system, the William Lund Memorial Scholarship may apply.

If interested in this great opportunity, please call Sealink at (907) 254-1896 or (907) 204-0550 email: sealink@kpunet.net.

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Public Notice The Cook Inlet Regional Planning Team will be meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 10:00am at Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association headquarters (40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Kenai).

Agenda topics include review Annual Management Plans for CIAA hatcheries, and the 2019 season. The public is invited to attend. More information is available on our website at www.ciaanet.org.

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Senior Branch Services Specialist Soldotna Branch Senior Branch Services Specialist Alaska’s largest credit union is seeking a Senior Branch Services Specialist to provide branch assistance to area branches, introduce new products and services, assist in providing and conducting training to branch employees with an emphasis on providing accurate, warm, friendly, efficient member service and cross sales of all credit union products and services including loans.The credit union strives to provide employees with a comfortable working atmosphere, career opportunities and financial security in the form of competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit programs.

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EMPLOYMENT WANTED Cook/Prep cook Someone willing to do both duties. Competitive pay and benefits, flexible hours. Apply in person at the Duck Inn

EMPLOYMENT Dental Assistant.

Are you looking for a new profession without paying tuition?

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Public Notice

The City of Kenai is soliciting interest for Request for Proposals for the right to perform management and administration services at the City of Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility for the purpose of providing summer ice skating activities. Interested individuals and/or firms should contact Bob Frates at (907)283-8261, on or before 4/22/19.

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PUBLIC AUCTION Commercial Bottling Equipment & Related Items. Auction Commercial Bottling Equipment And related items Wednesday April 10 at 2 PM Preview Tuesday April 9 from 2PM to 4 PM at 814 West Northern Lights Blvd., Anchorage 19 bottle fill & capping line Komatsu propane forklift, Pallet wrapping machine, Pallet Jack, Tools, Bottles and more www.NorthPacificAuctions.com KUBOTA TRACTOR 2007 Diesel B7610 4WD; Front Loader with Ballast Box, 3 cycle - 24 HP; $17,500. A workhorse machine that’s maintained like new with only 200 hours. The 4WD front loader makes short work of major projects for heavy duty jobs like hauling, raking and scraping in gardens, fields, paddocks and pastures. Perfect for upkeep of agricultural and livestock grounds or landscaping and general maintenance on large or smallscale business or personal property. The vehicle includes a post-hole digger, 3-point hitch and 9inch bit, landscape rake and chains. Also equipped with block heater so well-suited for cold weather use including snow removal and plowing. Serious inquires only; Located Anchorage; cash; akannmg@yahoo.com

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Issue 15, 2019

Founded by Betty Debnam

Two examples

Protect Earth’s Species

Let’s look more closely at two examples of living beings that are disappearing.

Mini Quote:

Insects

“In nature, nothing exists alone.”

— Rachel Carson

You might at first be glad to hear that bugs are becoming extinct. After all, they can be annoying pests, making us swat and itch.

But without insects, we wouldn’t have food! For example: Flowers and other plants and trees have to be pollinated in order to produce more seeds. If plants can’t grow, we don’t have wheat for bread, or grass to feed cows, which we eat as beef. We don’t have fruit, which grows on trees or vines.

You can help by using organic products, which have been grown or produced without pesticides and herbicides.

You can grow plants that are native to your area, which will attract and feed insects.

image by Elizabeth Haslam

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. This year is the 49th anniversary of the first Earth Day, in 1970.

For 2019, the Earth Day Network has named “Protect Our Species” as the theme.

Let’s learn more about how to conserve important species on our planet.

What is extinction?

An animal or plant that is extinct no longer exists anywhere in the world. It is usually considered extinct when the last living individual dies.

It is normal for some species to become extinct. Normally, about one to five species will become extinct each year.

But now, partly because of human activity, we are losing species 1,000 to 10,000 times faster. The planet loses multiple species on a daily basis.

Some examples are: Insects: There are many fewer insects than there were just 30 years ago. This is a problem because birds and other animals rely on insects for food, and bees and other insects pollinate wild plants.

Primates: Almost 60 percent of the primates, or apes and monkeys, in the world

(like the langur monkeys shown above) are threatened with extinction.

Birds: About 40 percent of bird species are losing population.

Marine mammals: Fishing operations are affecting the populations of dolphins, whales and porpoises all around the world.

Why are we losing species?

Whales

There are many reasons why species are disappearing.

Overexploitation, or overuse, of animals or plants — for example, hunting animals for food or sport, or cutting down trees to make paper.

Habitat loss, such as building roads and buildings for humans that remove wild areas where animals live.

This also includes polluting areas like rivers and lakes where animals make their homes.

Climate change, which changes weather patterns and temperatures so that animals and plants have to adapt or migrate.

Chemical use, usually in farming, which affects people and animals who eat the food and drink the water that chemicals have entered.

Whales are fun to watch, but they also contribute a lot to our environment. images courtesy Earth Day Network They recycle nutrients such as iron in sea water. They also help create the oxygen we breathe by supporting phytoplankton.

You can help whales by preventing ocean pollution. For example, help keep plastic out of the ocean by using resuable water bottles or cleaning up a beach. Ask your parents not to use toxic fertilizers on the lawn and garden.

Resources On the Web:

• bit.ly/MPEarthDay • bit.ly/EarthDay2019

The Mini Page® © 2019 Andrews McMeel Syndication

Try ’n’ Find

Mini Jokes

Words that remind us of Earth Day are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: ACTIVITY, BIRDS, CHEMICAL, CLIMATE, CONSERVE, DAY, EARTH, EXTINCT, HABITAT, HUMAN, INSECTS, LOSS, MAMMALS, MARINE, ORGANIC, PLANET, PRIMATES, PROTECT, SPECIES, THREATENED.

S P E C I E S F B S

R G T A T I B A H S

D D C L I M A T E O

Y Q T C E T O R P L

A B Y T I V I T C A

D Z M A M M A L S Q

D E N E T A E R H T

C C T X I Y C U M P

O C C M N A H B R B

Alex: How do you record a monkey’s voice?

Adam: With an ape recorder!

N I N A S P E I T I

S N I R E L M H H R

E A T I C A I T U D

R G X N T N C R M S

V R E E S E A A A R

E O S E N T L E N Z

Eco Note A new study finds that Earth’s insect population is undergoing a “catastrophic collapse” due to habitat loss and insecticide use, with nearly half of all species worldwide in rapid decline.

Researchers found that bees, ants and beetles are disappearing eight times faster than birds, reptiles and mammals.

Since many of the vanishing species pollinate crops, replenish soils and provide food for other creatures, their disappearance could trigger a global ecological disaster.

You’ll need: • 3 ripe kiwi fruits • 1 medium banana • 1 (8-ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained (reserve juice)

• 1 lime • 2 tablespoons brown sugar • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

What to do: 1. Peel and cut kiwis into bite-size chunks. Place in bowl.

2. Peel and slice banana. Add to bowl. Add pineapple chunks to bowl, reserving juice.

3. Pour reserved pineapple juice into small saucepan. Add juice of one lime and brown sugar. Heat mixture to boiling, then lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add vanilla after 5 minutes.

4. Pour sauce mixture over fruit. Stir gently to coat fruit with sauce. Serve warm or cold.

Serves 2.

The Mini Page® © 2019 Andrews McMeel Syndication

Kiwi Fruit Salad

* You’ll need an adult’s help with this recipe.

Cook’s Corner

adapted with permission from Earthweek.com

For later: Look in your newspaper for Earth Day events in your community.

Teachers: For standards-based activities to accompany this feature, visit: bit.ly/MPstandards. And follow The Mini Page on Facebook!

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