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Shutdown averted; 2015 budget set The County Council unanimously passes a compromise spending plan. “Every one of us has things in this budget that we like and that we don’t like,” Councilman Dave Somers says. By Noah Haglund Herald Writer

EVERETT — Snohomish County Council members united on Wednesday to pass a

compromise version of the 2015 budget, averting the prospect of a government shutdown. Council members voted 5-0 for an amendment package that added about $232,000 in funding

each for the Sheriff’s Office and First Steps, a social services program for young mothers. The give-and-take also resulted in more money for the county Medical Examiner’s Office, which is undergoing restructuring to address longstanding management problems. That included keeping the morgue’s deputy director, who on Jan. 1 stood to lose his job after a majority of

the council abruptly erased his position. “It’s been a tough process for all of us and I’m glad we’re able to move forward,” Executive John Lovick said after the vote. The budget passage resolved an impasse between a majority of the council and Lovick’s administration. The council passed a $226 million spending plan before Thanksgiving on a 3-2

Happy life cut short Gerald ‘Jerry’ Olmstead had little time to enjoy full-time job

vote. Lovick vetoed that budget on Dec. 10, taking issue with several of the council’s cuts. The council’s action on Wednesday made Lovick’s earlier budget veto moot. The deal came after county staff members put in a week’s worth of long days to find common ground among elected officials. See BUDGET, Page A8

Military service claim still unproven A man involved in a 2013 standoff with deputies has yet to convince a judge that he was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. By Diana Hefley Herald Writer

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Gerald “Jerry” Olmstead loved his groundskeeper job at Everett Community College, and began working there full time Nov. 17 after five years as a part-time employee. He was killed in an accident Dec. 6 on I-5 near Smokey Point.

By Eric Stevick Herald Writer

EVERETT — In life, there are those who love their jobs and those who don’t. Gerald “Jerry” Olmstead, 51, loved his. It showed each and every day. For five years, he worked part time as a groundskeeper at Everett Community College. All the while, he hoped to

land a full-time position. His patience and work ethic were rewarded recently. He was hired full time, beginning Nov. 17. He beamed for days, several times telling his boss, EvCC’s facilities department director Thom Watson, “I won’t let you down.” He’d say the same thing to his co-workers. On Dec. 6, Olmstead was killed along I-5 near Smokey

Point. He was a passenger in a Dodge Ram that pulled over onto the highway’s shoulder. Olmstead got out to secure the load in the truck’s bed. When traffic suddenly slowed down in the nearest lane, an Arlington man, 23, swerved into the shoulder to avoid hitting the cars in front of him, according to a Washington State Patrol memo. Olmstead was hit and died at

the scene. The day before, Olmstead was gleeful as he handdelivered holiday wreaths across the EvCC campus. “Just wait,” he told office worker Joy Lott. “It’s going to be beautiful.” “He was just super excited about making other people happy,” Lott said. See JERRY, Page A2

EVERETT — A Snohomish man could face jail time if he can’t convince a Snohomish County judge that he has delved into the accuracy of his claimed military experiences as part of his court-ordered mental health treatment. Superior Court Judge Michael Downes said Wednesday that he hasn’t received sufficient records documenting that Tyler Gaffney is getting to the bottom of whether he has been truthful about his military service in the U.S. Army. Downes in January sentenced Gaffney to six months in jail for a Sept. 29, 2013, incident that involved a standoff with Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies. Gaffney assaulted his father and threatened to blow up and shoot police. He confronted deputies, armed with a Airsoft gun that resembled a M-4, an assault rifle widely used by the U.S. military. Deputies used less-than-lethal ammunition to subdue him. Gaffney later told detectives that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder because of his combat experiences. He claimed that “he was a member of a super-secret Special Forces team,” who served in clandestine combat missions and had been awarded medals for his bravery.

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Luckily, Japan’s still got a McDonald’s staple in that nation: a pattie made of shrimp and macaroni and cheese called gurakoro, which is Japanese for “dog’s dinner.” Have a cigar: President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the United States will break with more than

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1944, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the government’s wartime evacuation of people of Japanese descent (Today in History, Page D6). The ruling’s known as Korematsu v. United States — and more recently, as the decision that makes Citizens United look Solomonic.

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Co-workers described Olmstead as a gregarious, conscientious and colorful man with a love for metal working and a sweet tooth for Twinkies. He took pride in wearing the reflective vest that said “Staff” on the back. It was a badge of honor. Olmstead, who was born on Christmas, also was the guy who would bring in a box full of doughnuts for his colleagues each Wednesday and drop off dishes for barbecues, even if he couldn’t attend. He’d faithfully give a ride to a co-worker who didn’t have a car, play Santa Claus for a good cause and find homes for kittens. “He always put in extra effort for everything he did,” said Brent Sall, a fellow groundskeeper. “He was just like the best dude.” Olmstead was ever mindful of the children at the school’s daycare center, never wanting to interrupt their routine or make noise during their rest time. He grasped the importance of not only making the grounds inviting aesthetically, but also in how people treated one another. “He saw the big picture of why his work mattered,” said lead groundskeeper John Syson. “I think Jerry understood the value of the first impression.” Olmstead was a 1981 Meadowdale High School graduate. He served in the Navy and spent 19 years working on ships in the

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Associated Press NEW YORK — Under the threat of terrorist attacks from hackers and with the nation’s largest multiplex chains pulling the film from their screens, Sony Pictures Entertainment took the unprecedented step of canceling the Dec. 25 release of the Seth Rogen comedy “The Interview.” The cancellation announced Wednesday was a startling blow to the Hollywood studio that has been shaken by hacker leaks and intimidations over the last several weeks by an anonymous group calling itself Guardians of Peace. A U.S. official said Wednesday that federal investigators have now connected the Sony hacking to North Korea and may make an announcement in the near future. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to openly discuss an ongoing criminal case. Sony said it was cancelling “The Interview” release “in light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film.” The studio said it respected and shared in the exhibitors’ concerns. “We are deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company, our employees, and the American public,” read the statement. “We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.” Seemingly putting to rest any hope of a delayed theatrical release or a video-on-demand release Sony Pictures spokeswoman Jean Guerin later added: “Sony Pictures has no further release plans for the film.” Earlier Wednesday, Regal Cinemas, AMC Entertainment and Cinemark Theatres — the three top theater chains in North America — announced that they were postponing any showings of “The Interview.”

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According to co-workers, Gerald “Jerry” Olmstead (center) took pride in his groundskeeper job at Everett Community College. “Jerry loved this place,” said Molly Beeman, a manager with the facilities department. “He loved being a part of the campus.”

Bering Sea off Alaska. A few years ago, he earned an associate’s degree in technical arts in welding from EvCC. While a student, he was hired by the college’s maintenance department under a workstudy program. He stayed on part time afterward and worked other jobs while keeping a foothold with the college maintenance department. One of those jobs was on the grounds crew at Harvey Field in Snohomish. He could have worked full time there, but chose part time because he wanted to stay on at the college, airport manager Cynthia Hendrickson said. “He was a wonderful person,” she said. “He would do anything for anybody. He always looked at any challenge as an opportunity.”

At EvCC, Olmstead found a home away from home tending the grounds and gardens around the campus. “Jerry loved this place,” said Molly Beeman, a manager with the facilities department. “He loved being a part of the campus.” Olmstead took particular pride in the school’s rose garden near the president’s office on the west end of campus. He also had a knack of striking up friendly conversation with staff and students. Christopher Nickles, an instructor who works with dropouts on completing high school studies, recalled a spring day when he was taking a break and playing his flute in the Japanese garden behind the Nippon Business Institute

building. There were blossoms everywhere and Olmstead was working among the plants. As Nickles was preparing to leave, Olmstead thanked him, saying it was a special treat to be able to work in that setting while enjoying the music. “He had a rare quality that few possess, which is to make a person immediately feel like they have been friends for ages,” Nickles said. The week before the accident, Nickles was walking on the campus with his flute under his arm. Olmstead drove by on a cart, stopped briefly and reminded him of that glorious spring day. Memorial services are pending. Eric Stevick: 425-3393446; stevick@heraldnet. com.

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Police find suspected Everett chop shop By Eric Stevick Herald Writer

EVERETT — Police say they uncovered a chop shop Wednesday morning at an Everett home that was the site of two separate homicide investigations in recent years. A team of detectives found stripped parts from at least 10 vehicles in the back yard, Snohomish County Auto Theft Task Force detective Terry Haldeman said.

A 49-year-old man living at the home was being investigated for operating an illegal wrecking yard and possession of a stolen tow truck. A woman was arrested on a warrant and for investigation of drug possession. The law enforcement team that converged on the home included the auto theft task force, Everett police and Washington State Patrol troopers. Police served a search warrant on the property in the 2400 block of 75th Street SE around 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Detectives were trying to determine if other vehicles had been stolen. Besides the car parts, detectives found stolen street signs and some traffic cones from the city of Bothell. “It’s a problem house for the Everett Police Department,” Haldeman said. “They contacted the wrecking yard inspector for the State Patrol and he wrote the warrant and they called us for help.” In May 2011, a robbery at the home turned deadly. Two men were attempting to rob a third

man of his wallet. The target of the robbery told police he’d been hit in the head with a flashlight and began to lose consciousness when he fatally shot one of the attackers. Another man who lives at the house pleaded guilty to robbery and unlawful gun possession. He was sentenced to a year and five months in prison in 2012. The man who was attacked was not charged. Police said he was acting in self defense. In 2008, a 38-year-old man

was shot and killed at the home. In that case, investigators believe three men, including a man who lived there, were arguing about drugs and a car. The argument spilled outside, where one of the men was fatally shot. The shooter pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446; stevick@heraldnet.com.

The start of a new school The Stanwood district is laying the groundwork for a new high school that would open its doors in 2019. By Kari Bray Herald Writer

Pharmacy in Monroe. The lives of at least half of the people who die of opiate overdoses in Washington each year could be saved if the kits were more widely available, said Caleb Banta-Green, a research scientist at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington in Seattle. Erickson has just completed training so that he can advise people when they buy the naloxone kits how to properly administer the medication. The drug is given through a nasal spray. People who administer naloxone are advised to stay with the patient and, if necessary, administer rescue breathing and call for emergency

STANWOOD — The school district is pulling together a proposal for a new high school. It’s been eight years since voters turned down a bond measure centered around the same request. A preliminary timeline puts a new bond in front of voters in 2017, with the school opening in 2019. “Everything would have to work like clockwork to get that kind of a timeline,” said Gary Platt, the district’s executive director of business services. “We have to be proposing something that’s feasible, too.” That means the timeline isn’t set in stone. In fact, nothing about the new school is set in stone. How much it would cost, where it would be built and how many students it would serve are questions the district aims to answer in research that is just beginning. The Stanwood-Camano School Board on Tuesday approved a contract with McGranahan Architects for up to $191,315 to draft a basic design and cost analysis, among other research. Another $97,705 of optional services are listed in the contract. A draft report should be complete by fall 2016, according to a letter from Christopher Lilley, McGranahan’s managing principal. Lilley plans at least two community forums to gather ideas and answer questions. One key decision the report will addresses is whether to tear down the existing high school and rebuild, or start

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Lifesaving OD drug goes public By Sharon Salyer

Where to get overdose kits

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MONROE — There’s an antidote that can help reverse overdoses of powerful opiate drugs, but it hasn’t been available for purchase by the general public. Now four area pharmacies are offering kits with the medication, called naloxone, or Narcan. It’s part of an early effort by about a dozen pharmacies statewide to make a potentially lifesaving drug easily available. The kits cost about $125 and can be purchased without a prescription. The drug helps block the effects of prescription pain medications such as oxycodone, Vicodin and codeine, as well as heroin. Last year, 580 people died in

Naloxone kits, which can reverse opiate drug overdoses, are now available at some local pharmacies. They cost about $125. No prescription is needed. ■■ Providence Pharmacy 9200 N. Kelsey St. Monroe 360-794-5555 Washington from opioid drug overdoses, 86 of whom were from Snohomish County. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett treated 440 cases of opiate poisonings last year.

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Ode to Congress: Gone for the year, something to cheer

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is two days after session and all through the Dome, Not a member is working since they all have gone home;

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House members left first, making deals left and right, Then voting out bills near the middle of the night;

Candlelight walk Snohomish Mayor Karen Guzak is hosting the ninth annual solstice candlelight walk from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. The free event is to include luminarias along the Snohomish River. The walk is to take place on the Riverfront Trail between Avenue D and Cady Landing. People should bring a

Senators, meanwhile, had debates on the floor, ‘Till the chance came Tuesday to bolt out the door; If Murray and Cantwell looked to be a bit dour, That’s because very soon they’ll be losing some power; They’re majority today,

luminaria to carry or a musical instrument to play. They’re also encouraged to bring hot drinks to share. Artist Susan McManamen, who last year painted a piece under the light of her headlamp that was sold before it was finished, is expected to participate in the event Sunday. More information can be found on Guzak’s Yoga Circle

minority tomorrow, They’ve been in it before, still there’ll be some sorrow; Murray will lead Dems on a key committee, On which Rs may take aim at the N-L-R-B; She’ll seek to rewrite No Child Left Behind,

Studio website or by calling 360-568-1000. New insurance-parity requirements: New standards and tools for measuring parity between mental-health and medical and surgical insurance benefits took effect Wednesday, the state insurance commissioner said. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said the rule aligns state

But getting it done will be quite a grind; Minimum wage is looming on the horizon, If the panel gets there, brace for a collision; Ds want it higher and will say

and federal mental-health parity laws and creates standards or formulas for health insurers, who must show the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner how they are delivering mentalhealth services and substanceuse-disorder treatments, compared to medical and surgical benefits. For more information, go to www.insurance.wa.gov.

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medical assistance. The kits are being sold in local pharmacies through a collaborative agreement with Dr. Gary Goldbaum, health officer for the Snohomish Health District. The medication also is distributed to paramedic units throughout the county, said Katie Curtis, a health district spokeswoman. State law allows bystanders to administer naloxone if they suspect an overdose. The program to make the kits available at pharmacies throughout the state was launched through the Washington State Pharmacy Association. “I started talking to people about how pharmacists could be involved in making the kits more available to the public,” said Steve Singer, who works at Woodinville’s Bellegrove Pharmacy and is a board member of the state

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from scratch on new property. A capacity study, looking at enrollment and space needs, is another piece of the research. About 1,400 students attend Stanwood and Lincoln Hill high schools. District enrollment has been flat or declining. Stanwood and Camano don’t necessarily need a bigger school. The large, open campus is part of the problem, Platt said. “There are a number of issues, but safety and security is a really big one,” he said. “That building right now has a lot of exterior doors, so if you talk about a lockdown and keeping students secure, that’s hard to do.” It’s a sprawling campus with outside walkways, and students are given seven

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Kits that can get a person breathing again following opioid poisoning or overdose contain instructions, two syringes and nasal adaptors for applying naloxone to each nostril.

pharmacy association. Singer said he has taught several classes for fellow pharmacists on how the kits can be used to reverse opioid overdoses. When he asked if the pharmacists knew of someone at risk for overdosing or who had overdosed, 80 percent to 90 percent raised their hands, he said. The drugs are far more common than many people realize, said

Banta-Green, the UW research scientist. About one in five adults has been prescribed an opiate medication, as have one in 10 adolescents, he said. Many insurance plans, including Medicaid, will pay for someone at risk of an overdose to buy the naloxone kits, Banta-Green said.

minutes between classes. A more compact design could allow for shorter passing periods, adding hours of instruction time to the school week. Changing state graduation requirements call for more science and technical education, which require labs, shops and art rooms. “We’re just flat out of space for stuff like that,” Platt said. In November 2013, voters approved a $29 million capital levy to upgrade school buildings and technology. The heating, ventilation and lighting at Stanwood High School were updated over the summer. Repairs to the gym, restrooms and some classrooms are in the works, and the district plans to repaint the outside of the building and resurface the track. “We’re not doing a major facelift,” Platt said. “We’re just doing safety repairs and weatherization stuff to keep the building good for

five or six years, whatever’s needed.” The levy rate drops by about 90 percent in 2017 and expires in 2018, and the district paid off past bonds in December 2013. In 2006, voters rejected a $110.7 million construction bond that centered on rebuilding the high school. “One of the messages we got from the community in 2006 was that we needed to wait until other bonds were paid off so we can build a new high school without raising taxes,” Platt said. This year, people in Stanwood and Camano Island are paying $3.78 per $1,000 assessed property value for schools, according to the county assessor. That’s $945 on a $250,000 home. A 2017 bond measure would maintain or lower the rate, Platt said. Public meetings are planned in early 2015 to get ideas from the community about the new high school. Dates have not been set.

LOCAL BRIEFLY

Planners continue pot discussion EVERETT — After a three-hour public hearing Tuesday evening, the Snohomish County Planning Commission decided to continue discussing input from marijuana-enterprise owners and neighbors who oppose pot operations. The commission was to meet Wednesday again evening. More than 100 people turned out for Tuesday’s hearing, and dozens testified about zoning for marijuana grow operations and whether a moratorium on new marijuana businesses should be made permanent. The volunteer

commission has been tasked with making recommendations to the Snohomish County Council so the lawmakers can consider amending the rules for marijuana businesses in the spring.

School bomb threat Everett High School was evacuated Wednesday after a written bomb threat was found in a girl’s bathroom. The threat was on a note discovered during third period, school district spokeswoman Mary Waggoner said. The note said a bomb would go off at the end of that period. Police swept the campus, nothing suspicious was found and classes resumed. A letter about what happened was sent to parents.

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Rs don’t care Hey, doesn’t that sound like class warfare? Where Cantwell is moving should be lots of action, It’s the same energy panel where once sat Scoop Jackson. Murkowski is the leader and knows issues ‘round here But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to fear;

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Cantwell wants biofuels put ahead of oil, But the chair’s from Alaska, so expect a little roil; This panel has created

some great national parks, Yet raising the subject may generate some sparks; Congress acted swiftly in its final few days, Hard to keep track in so many ways; Buried at the end of those last-minute bills Are what some fear are poisonous pills; Like easing protections in ‘ole Dodd-Frank Could leave the markets ripe for a prank; And allowing the parties to haul in more cash Could wind up inciting voter backlash; Yet tucked in the bills are

Bothell: Slashing victim identified Officials have identified a woman who died earlier this month after a boxcutter attack as Gina M. Mangulabnan, 48, of Lynnwood. Her death was ruled a homicide, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday. The woman’s estranged husband, also 48, is hospitalized with suspected self-inflicted injuries. Police allege that he wielded a boxcutter during the domestic-violence attack. Both were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where the woman died two days later. The attack was reported Dec. 4 along Maltby Road in the Bothell area. From Herald staff reports

bites of good news Regardless of one’s political views; Like the sales tax deduction, it’s safe once again, A rare cause that united our delegation; ‘Tis two days after session — yes Congress is done, They’ll look back without fondness ‘cuz it wasn’t fun; They’ll return in a few weeks, all full of good cheer, Knowing they don’t face election next year. Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet. com. Contact him at 360352-8623; jcornfield@ heraldnet.com and on Twitter at @dospueblos

The Daily Herald Thursday, 12.18.2014

Driver badly hurt when van hits barrier at 100 mph By Eric Stevick Herald Writer

LYNNWOOD — An Auburn woman was seriously injured early Wednesday morning when her van slammed into a concrete barrier while

traveling at an estimated 100 mph along I-5, the Washington State Patrol reported. The woman, 59, was taken by ambulance to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Troopers said she had

two broken legs, broken ribs and cuts to her face. The crash occurred shortly after 1:10 a.m. A trooper recorded her speed at 110 mph moments before she left the freeway northbound using a bus transit only exit ramp.

“It was not a pursuit,” trooper Travis Shearer said. The transit-only lane leads to a park-and-ride lot at Ash Way off 164th Street near Lynnwood. At the top of the ramp, the 1999 Plymouth Voyager van struck the barrier head

on, Shearer said. “She doesn’t drop very much speed at all,” Shearer said. “She brakes very late. The guesstimate is she hit the barrier at 100 mph.” The van flipped over twice and was stopped by a second barrier.

Based on initial information, troopers don’t believe either alcohol or drugs likely were factors in the crash. An airbag in the van and the second concrete barrier prevented the outcome from being much worse, Shearer said.

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OBITUARIES AND MEMORIALS

Michelle Lynne Drury (Shaw) (Potebnya)

Oct. 6, 1934-Dec. 8, 2014

April 13, 1975-December 15, 2014

Florence “Marlene” Copley, 80 of Everett, Washington died on December 8, 2014. Marlene passed peacefully of Alzheimer’s in the presence of cherished loved ones. M a r l e n e w a s a l i fe l o n g resident of Everett, Washington. She was born October 6, 1934 to Oscar Johnson and Lillie Broberg. Marlene attended Everett schools and eventually earned her high school diploma as well as her Real Estate license. Marlene loved the outdoors, hiking a n d wa l k s o n t h e b e a c h . She especially loved being around her family and friends. The time she spent with her grandchildren and great grandchildren were among her greatest joys. Marlene was known for her great smile and big hear t. Her sense of humor and warmth will be deeply missed. Marlene is preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Lillie; her sisters, June, Shirley and Jean; and a son William. She is sur vived by her b r o t h e r, G a r y J o h n s o n ; children, Danel (Barry) Mitchell, Allen, Stephen (Beth) and Julie (Phil); two step-sons Bruce (Lori) C o p l ey a n d D a l e ( L e s l i e ) Copley; her good friend and ally Barbara Marquiss; plus several grandchildren and great grandchildren. The memorial service for Marlene will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 2 2 , 2 014 a t E ve r g r e e n Funeral Home & Cemetery, Everett, Wash.

M i c h e l l e Ly n n e D r u r y (Shaw) (Potebnya), born April 13, 1975, in Akron, Ohio passed away at home on December 15, 2014, surrounded by her loving family, after her courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She is sur vived by her loving husband and the love of her life, Curtis Drury; son Ta y l o r D r u r y , 2 3 y e a r s (Mariah Wilson, Harlen Ly n c h ) ; d a u g h te r, S i d n ey D r u r y, 2 0 ye a r s ( N o a h N a t a n ) ; g r a n d m o t h e r, Ber ylanna Greer; mother, C h e r y l P o t e b ny a ; f a t h e r, A l ex a n d e r Po te b ny a ; a n d brother, Shannon Shaw (Ellie McCaughey) and his children Chelsey Querol (Kris), Shannon, and Brandon. She is also survived by numerous in-laws, aunts, u n c l e s , a n d m a ny n i e c e s and nephews. Michelle was a beautiful w i f e , w o n d e r f u l m o t h e r, fabulous daughter and sister, and a bright light in the lives of all who knew her. Her loving, kind and compassionate personality will be an inspiration to us always. She is now in the arms of our heavenly father. She will truly be missed by all who knew and loved her. Our hearts are broken and tears endless, but we find comfor t knowing she is at peace and will be with us always in our thoughts and prayers. Rest in peace. You are loved. Services will be held S a t u r d ay, D e c e m b e r 2 0 , 2 014 a t 1 2 : 0 0 n o o n a t Northshore Christian Church, 5700 23rd Dr. W., Everett, WA 98203 425-407-1119. Burial on Monday, December 2 2 , 2 014 a t 2 : 0 0 p m a t Floral Hills Cemeter y, 409 Filber t Rd. Lynnwood, WA 98036.

Thomas A. Taylor

Dec. 7, 1940-Dec. 10, 2014 Tom Taylor passed away December 10, 2014. H e g r a d u a t e d f r o m Northwestern University and was honorably discharged from the US Navy. He is survived by ex-wife, S u s a n Ta y l o r ; d a u g h t e r, Mary Taylor (Tony); son, Jeff Ta y l o r ( K r i s t i n e ) ; a n d granddaughters, Jennifer, Jessika (Jacob) and Cecelia. His family is greatly saddened and he will be dearly missed. Fu n e r a l s e r v i c e s 10 : 3 0 a.m. December 20, 2014 B e c k s Fu n e r a l H o m e i n Edmonds.

Larry W. West

L a r r y W . W e s t , 76 , o f Stanwood, Wash. died December 10, 2014. Larry was born to Mary and Wilbur on April 25, 1938 in Leroy Township, Miss. L a r r y r e c e i v e d h i s p h a r m a c i s t l i c e n s e f ro m Ferris State University. After he moved the family to Wa s h i n g t o n S t a t e , L a r r y worked at Todd and Marco shipyards and then for the Everett School District working nearly 20 years as the head custodian for Silver Lake Elementary. Larr y is sur vived by a brother and sister; six Carol Elizabeth Fish children (three adopted); Dec. 24, 1923-Dec. 3, 2014 fourteen grandchildren; and one great grandchild. Mass will be held Thurs Flowers and cards can be day, December 18, 2014, 1 sent to 8002 283rd St. NW, p.m. at St. John Mission, Stanwood, WA 98292. 829 3rd Street, Mukilteo. Reception to follow.

In Loving Memory Thomas Phillip Bayley

Jan. 10, 1927-Dec. 18, 2009 “Beloved Husband”

And when the stream that overflows has passed A consciousness remains upon the silent shore of memory, Images of precious thoughts that should not be... And cannot be destroyed. -William Wordsworth Five long and lonely years! I never stop missing you. Your Loving Wife, Iris

Frances “Jane” Crawford Frances “Jane” Crawford born December 26, 1923 made her way to the arms of h e r l o v i n g s a v i o r, J e s u s C h r i s t , o n D e c e m b e r 13 , 2014, after a long, loving, adventurous stay here. Her life brimmed with love and she shared this with many through her service to others. As a lifelong member of Epsilon Sigma alpha (ESA) sorority, whose main objective is suppor ting charitable causes, such as St. Jude’s Hospital and Ronald McDonald Houses. She spent many year s i n leadership roles with ESA and traveled throughout the US supporting the local and regional chapters. As a devoted member of Berean Bible Church, for 45 years she continuously gave of herself as a Deaconess, in t h e Wo m e n ’ s M i s s i o n a r y Fellowship, in Bible studies, and by suppor ting her church family with endless love and fellowship. A t a l e n te d s e a m s t r e s s , she spent countless hours over the year s f illing the Missionar y Cupboard with beautiful quilts, blankets, and embroidered works. In the community she gave her t i m e a t t h e vo t i n g p o l l s , mentoring children in Scouting programs, volunteering with the PTA, Block Watch, and giving of h e r s e l f to n e i g h b o r s a n d friends. M a r r i e d t o G a r f i e l d Crawford, they settled and raised their family in Ly n nwo o d , a n d s p e n t 6 3 wonder ful years together. Duri ng these busy year s, aside from all her volunteer work, she raised 2 children, worked at Sears in the men’s and jewelry d e p a r t m e n t s , a n d ke p t a beautiful home. She loved to cook, sew, enter tain, and spend time with her many, many friends. Proceeded in death by her loving husband, Gar f ield; and daughter, Kathy. Survived by her brothers, Bob Smith (Kathy), Don Smith (Cheryl); sister-in-laws, Joy and Doris Crawford; son, William and (Glenda) and (Julie); grandchildren, Sarah and Willie; greatgrandchildren, Haley, Amanda, and Carlos; and life-long friends, the Miller and Rogers families. Also, many numerous nieces and nephews. Thank you to loving friends Jim and Lynne Slaeker for three wonderful years of activity, travel, and friendship. She will be g r e a t l y m i s s e d b y m a ny, many people. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Ro n a l d M c D o n a l d H o u s e . Viewing at Floral Hills on December 18, 2014 at 9:30 followed by graveside service at 11:00 am. Celebration of Life on January 16, 2014 at 2:00 at Berean Bible Church in Shoreline. Please sign the guestbook and share a story on www.dignitymemorial.com

April 4, 1932-Dec. 7, 2014 Leona M. Yandle, born in Sultan, Wash. April 4, 1932, passed away December 7, 2014 at home in Arlington. Lee enjoyed hunting, camping, putt-putt golf, clam digging, black berry picking, her flower gardens and babysitting all the young kids. She would have you laughing with her “one-liners”, greeting you at her door with open arms, and packing her home with loved ones until it was “standing room only.” Lee was preceded in death by siblings: John Delany, Iris Sletten, and Marge Meeker. She is sur vived by her s i s t e r s , L o u i s e H a m m e r, Diana Pasco, Joanne Sheehan, and Louella P r e a e g e r. S h e i s a l s o survived by her son, Marvin Michael Yandle and his wife Lisa; grandchildren, Diedra M a t y s , C h r i s t i n e Ya n d l e , Jonathan Yandle, Michelle Turner, and Lorie Wellman, and eight greatgrandchildren. Lee held a special place in her heart for Art Unruh (her “King Arthur”) and his children, Mary (Dennis) Thornton, Jerry (Sue) Unruh, and Ar t (Mar y) Unruh, Jr.; and his grandchildren, David, Brandon and Arron. She became “bestest” friends with the purchase of a used car from Neil Knutson and his wife, Charlotte, and her “bestest” little boys, Nelson Knutson and Nolan Knutson. Services will take place at Weller Funeral Home, 327 N. MacLeod Ave., Arlington, Wash. A viewing will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2014 from 1-5 p.m. and a memorial service will take place on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 11 a.m. with a r e c e p t i o n a n d g r av e s i d e service following. Lee is thankful to all that h e l p e d m a ke h e r s u n s e t comfor table including her f r i e n d s , H o l l ey, S a u n d r a , Mary, and her King Arthur.

Feb. 27, 1923-Dec. 8, 2014 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dad, Mar v Hendrickson, on Monday, December 8, 2014. He was a g r e a t fa t h e r, h u s b a n d , brother, uncle and friend, providing many laughs, “stories” and quiet wisdom throughout his 91 years. He was born on February 27 , 19 2 3 i n Fe l t , I d a h o , where he spent his younger years before the family moved to Yakima. Prior to WWII, he met and married his wife, Winnie, a union lasting nearly 65 years. In the war effort, Marv joined the Army Air Corps and flew ove r 2 5 m i s s i o n s o u t o f England in a B-24 as a ball turret gunner. After the war, Marv took advantage of the G.I. Bill, earning both a B a c h e l o r ’ s a n d M a s te r ’ s degree in Education. He s p e n t h i s e n t i r e 31 ye a r career serving students in Arlington both as a teacher and as elementary principal. Before and after retirement, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, and winning at pinochle. Marv and Winnie also enjoyed traveling and visiting friends and family. He was preceded in death b y h i s w i fe , W i n n i e ; h i s sons, Timothy, Marvin and David; his parents, George and Viola; and his brother, Don. He is survived by his daughters, Susan (Bill), Melinda (Gene) and Mar y (Roger); his sister, Helen; his brothers, Orv, Clen and Te d a l o n g w i t h s e v e r a l nieces and nephews. We’d like to thank all the caregivers who helped our dad in so many ways during his last years. Plans are being made for two gatherings to remember and honor our dad. One will be a Celebration of Life in Arlington, and the other will be a burial with military honors at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. Both will be scheduled for a future date and will be announced when confirmed. We love and miss Dad more than words can express.

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New relations with Cuba 50 years of isolation have not worked, President Obama says Herald news services WASHINGTON — The United States and Cuba ended more than a half-century of enmity Wednesday, announcing that they would reestablish diplomatic relations and begin dismantling the last pillar of the Cold War. The historic move, following 18 months of secret negotiations and finally made possible by Cuba’s release of detained U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross, fulfilled one of President Barack Obama’s key secondterm goals. The decision is likely to reverberate across many political frontiers where the standoff between Washington and Havana has played a role — including across much of Latin America, where U.S. policy on Cuba has long been a source of friction. “These 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked,” Obama said in a televised, midday address. “It’s time for a new approach.” Saying that he was “under no illusion about the continued barriers to freedom that remain for ordinary Cubans,” Obama said he was convinced that “through a policy of engagement, we can more effectively stand up for our values and help the Cuban people help themselves.” In simultaneous remarks in Havana, Cuban President Raul Castro affirmed his government’s willingness for dialogue on “profound differences” between the countries, “particularly on issues related to national sovereignty, democracy, human rights and foreign policy.” Castro said that “Obama’s decision ... deserves the respect and acknowledgment of our people.” Obama and Castro — who spoke by phone Tuesday, the first such exchange between leaders of the two countries since the 1959 Cuban Revolution — thanked Pope Francis and the Vatican, which they said were instrumental in promoting their dialogue, and the government of Canada, where secret talks that began in June 2013 were held. In addition to reopening its embassy in Havana, the administration plans to significantly ease trade and financial restrictions, as well as limits on travel by Americans to Cuba, by using its regulatory and enforcement powers to evade limits imposed by a congressionally mandated embargo. Americans will be permitted to send more money to Cuban nationals, use their debit and credit cards in Cuba, and bring $100 worth of Cuban cigars into this country. U.S. exports to Cuba will be made easier, and additional items will be authorized. U.S. banks will be allowed to open correspondent relations with banks in Cuba. The administration also

WASHINGTON — He may be president now, but Barack Obama says he’s a black man who has been mistaken for the valet and worries his daughters could face stereotypes. “There’s no black male my age, who’s a professional, who hasn’t come out of a restaurant and is waiting for their car and somebody didn’t hand them their car keys,” Obama told People magazine in an interview out Wednesday. That happened to him, he said. First lady Michelle Obama said her husband also once was mistaken for a waiter at a black-tie party and asked for coffee. She said even when she

Surprise in new bill: Medical pot ban ends WASHINGTON — Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government’s prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy. Under the provision, states where medical pot is legal would no longer need to worry about federal drug agents raiding retail operations. Agents would be prohibited from doing so. The Obama administration has largely followed that rule since last year as a matter of policy. But the measure approved as part of the spending bill, which President Barack Obama plans to sign this week, will codify it as law.

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Anti-Castro protester Lazaro Lozano (left) argues with an unidentified Obama supporter in the Little Havana area of Miami on Wednesday.

said it would launch a review of Cuba’s status as a state sponsor of terrorism, a designation it feels Havana may not deserve alongside Sudan, Syria and Iran, and would work with Congress to ultimately lift the trade embargo and other sanctions. While Obama said the Cubans had also agreed to expand Internet access and other freedoms, and to free 53 political detainees, Castro did not mention any of those measures in his own televised speech. Coverage of the momentous announcement in Cuba’s Communist Party media was limited to the reestablishment of diplomatic relations and the release of three Cuban spies imprisoned in the United States. In addition to Gross, whom the Obama administration said was freed on humanitarian grounds after five years, the United States exchanged the three Cubans for an unnamed U.S. intelligence asset said to have been held in Cuba for two decades. The inclusion in the deal of the U.S. spy, a Cuban national, appeared to have been the break that allowed it to go through. Cuba had long offered to release Gross in a swap for its imprisoned intelligence agents; the administration had long refused on the grounds that Gross, a subcontractor working for the U.S. Agency for International Development, was not a spy and should be released without conditions. Gross left Cuba on Wednesday morning aboard a U.S. government aircraft, accompanied by his wife and several members of Congress who had long pushed for his release. Despite concerns about his increasingly ill health, he appeared relatively healthy, albeit significantly slimmer than at the time of his arrest and missing several teeth he

said he had lost in prison. Obama’s decision to go far beyond a deal to bring Gross home and declare an end to the estrangement between the countries was rooted in the long-term strategic goal of eliminating what he called an outdated policy that “has had little effect beyond providing the Cuban government with a rationale for restrictions on its people.” “Today,” Obama said, “Cuba is still governed by the Castros and the Communist Party that came to power half a century ago.” The White House also said that the U.S. stance against Cuba alienated Washington from “regional and international partners.” That alienation has been particularly apparent in Latin America, which long ago rejected U.S. insistence that it continue isolating Cuba. One senior administration official described U.S. policy on Cuba as “an albatross around the neck of the United States in the hemisphere and around the world.” Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and one of several Cuban American lawmakers to denounce the deal, said it will “invite further belligerence toward Cuba’s opposition movement and the hardening of the government’s dictatorial hold on its people.” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called the announcement “just the latest in a long line of failed attempts by President Obama to appease rogue regimes at all cost.” But Democrats generally, and some Republicans, applauded the moves. “Having diplomatic relations is far more likely to achieve the ends that we seek than trying to cook up programs like the one that ultimately got Gross in prison,” said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. Gross was sent

to Cuba to secretly distribute Internet equipment to Jewish community groups, part of a congressionally mandated program to encourage Cuban democracy. Administration officials said that the reestablishment of relations was a “reciprocal” decision by both countries. But measures to expand commerce and Cuban American contacts, they said, were not “concessions” but unilateral decisions they believe will better accomplish U.S. goals of promoting democracy and openness in Cuba. Repeated polls by different organizations underscore how much the politics of Cuba have changed. Florida International University, for example, has polled Miami-area Cuban Americans since 1991. In its most recent survey, this spring, a slight majority of Miami-area Cubans supported lifting the embargo and a large majority, 68 percent, favored reopening diplomatic relations. Cuban Americans ages 65 and older, many of whom left Cuba in the years immediately after Fidel Castro’s revolution, still supported the embargo, the poll found; those younger than 65 did not. In Cuba, church bells rang throughout Havana as the two presidents delivered their simultaneous addresses. “Finally!” said Joseph Carlos Quintero, cheering the normalization announcement with fellow students on the University of Havana campus. Saying the vast majority of Cubans were “ecstatic” at the news, Quintero said that any thaw between the two countries would mean more money and more visits from Cubans in the United States. “Everyone is talking about this right now,” Aline Rodriguez said as she stood in a long line for ice cream in Havana’s Coppelia Park. “And everyone is happy.”

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went to Target as first lady, a fellow shopper asked her to get something from a shelf. “I think people forget that we’ve lived in the White House for six years,” she said. “Before that, Barack Obama was a black man that lived on the South Side of Chicago, who had his share of troubles catching cabs.” The first couple spoke about their experiences with racism amid protests nationwide over the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in State Island, New York. Michelle Obama said they have long talked to their girls about racism and the issues that have been raised in the wake of the two men’s deaths. “These conversations aren’t

new to us,” she said. “I mean, when you’re raising black kids you have to talk about these issues because they’re real.” The president said his daughters have grown up in a time of enormous progress and take for granted that it makes no sense to treat someone differently for their race, sexual orientation or disability. He said he and the first lady remind them that prejudices are still there and that they should reflect on any hidden biases they may have, including about themselves as black girls. “We don’t want them to be constrained by any of these stereotypes,” he said. “So when something like Ferguson or the Trayvon Martin case happens, around the

dinner table we’re pointing out to them that too often in our society black boys are still perceived as more dangerous or riskier, they get less benefit of the doubt, and that it will be part of their task, their generation’s task, to continue to try to eradicate some of those old stereotypes,” Obama said. “The small irritations or indignities that we experience are nothing compared to what a previous generation experienced,” Obama said. “It’s one thing for me to be mistaken for a waiter at a gala. It’s another thing for my son to be mistaken for a robber and to be handcuffed, or worse, if he happens to be walking down the street and is dressed the way teenagers dress.”

The latest in a string of storms noisily marched across Southern California on Wednesday, hurling lightning bolts, coating mountains with snow and unleashing downpours that triggered a freeway-blocking mudslide before mostly moving on. “It was rather rare to see lightning all night long as this storm system moved across the region,” the National Weather Service said, noting that the tempest’s instability was similar to a heavy rain event last week that produced no lightning at all. Another weaker storm entered the northern end of the state late Wednesday, but that rainfall was expected to remain light.

Texas: Emergency on 777 An American Airlines Boeing 777200 encountered severe air turbulence shortly after taking off from Seoul, South Korea, prompting an unscheduled landing at Narita International Airport in Tokyo after 14 people asked for medical attention. The airline said four passengers and a crew member needed hospital treatment, but none of those injuries are life-threatening. The airline said American Flight 280 was headed for Dallas-Fort Worth on Tuesday when the airliner hit turbulence.

New York: Bush stops by Former President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to the Sept. 11 museum in New York City over the weekend. A museum spokesman said the man who was president at the time of the terrorist attacks arrived unannounced around 6 p.m. Sunday. He was greeted by the museum’s president and director. A museum spokesman said Bush toured the museum and exhibit and “took the time to shake a lot of hands” from people who thanked him for his service. The museum announced in September that it had gotten its millionth visitor in less than four months after opening to the public.

Wyoming: A geyser app Yellowstone National Park fans can get a heads up on when Old Faithful and five other geysers are set to erupt thanks to a new app available for smartphones and tablets. The geyser app also features a link to a webcam so people can view live eruptions of Old Faithful and other nearby geysers. There’s also a FAQ section that provides answers to frequently asked questions about geysers. The National Park Service geysers app is available from the Google Play and Apple app stores.

AROUND THE WORLD Britain: Three-person baby New rules proposed would make Britain the first country to allow embryos to be made from the DNA of three people in order to prevent mothers from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases to their babies. The department of health said Wednesday it had taken “extensive advice” on the safety and efficacy of the techniques from the scientific community. The methods used to modify embryos would involve using DNA from two women and one man. Experts said the procedure would likely only be used in about a dozen British women a year.

Millions for Churchill work A painting by Winston Churchill of the fishpond at his rural home sold for just under $2.8 million, almost double the previous record for his work. “The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell” surpassed the 1 million pounds paid at auction in 2007 for another painting by Britain’s World War II prime minister. The painting was a star at a Sotheby’s sale Wednesday of possessions of Churchill’s daughter, Mary Soames, who died in May. From Herald news services

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Beijing to get third airport Associated Press BEIJING — China has greenlighted a third airport for the capital Beijing in a bid to reduce congestion and chronic delays, state media reported Wednesday. The massive new airport will be located 29 miles south of the city center and take five years to build, according to the China Daily newspaper and other outlets. When completed, it will handle 72 million passengers per year, taking the pressure off Beijing Capital International Airport in the city’s northeast that is the world’s second-busiest, handling more than 83 million passengers last year. A second airport, Nanyuan, is a former military airfield with limited capacity. China is boosting spending on

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A man takes a photo at Beijing Capital International Airport. China has approved a third airport for the city in a bid to lessen congestion and delays.

infrastructure as part of efforts to limit its economic slowdown. Beijing’s is the third airport to

get the go-ahead in just the last month, while feasibility studies for five other projects were

approved in October. The state planning agency the National Development and Reform Commission has set the airport’s construction budget at just over $13 billion dollars. Designed by Netherlands Airport Consultants B.V., it will have a 7.5 million square foot main terminal and capacity to process 2 million tons of cargo per year. The airport will be connected to Beijing by a 41-mile light rail line with travel times under 30 minutes. China’s fast growing air travel market is the world’s second biggest, but the heavy air traffic and tight control of airspace by the military have given it the world’s worst record for flight delays. Flight cancelations and delays have sparked frequent incidents of air rage aboard Chinese flights and at airports.

Ruble’s fall sparks panic buying Apple halts all online sales in Russia.

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An employee changes a sign indicating the spread on dollar-ruble and euro-ruble currency rates at an exchange office in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday.

of the 1998 Russian crisis when the ruble tumbled after the government’s default on sovereign bonds. “What’s pressuring us is the fact that many people (back then) rushed to withdraw money from bank cards, accounts,” she says. “We want to safeguard ourselves so that things wouldn’t be as bad they were back then.” Consumers are buying durable goods as they are seen as better investments than most Russian stocks. And, an overwhelming majority of Russians cannot afford to buy land or real estate. Some signs emerged Wednesday that the ruble’s freefall over the past couple of days may have come to an end, at least in the short-term. After posting fresh losses early Wednesday, the ruble

rallied some 10 percent to about 60 per dollar at 8 p.m. Moscow time. Analysts credited a series of reassuring statements from the Central Bank and the government for the improving ruble backdrop. First, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseyev said the government will sell foreign currency from its own reserves “as much as necessary and as long as necessary.” And then, the Central Bank expanded a series of measures to help calm the situation such as giving banks more freedom to increase interest rates on retail deposits and offering them more flexibility to deal with the ruble’s depreciation on their balance sheets. Neil Shearing, chief

emerging markets economist at London-based Capital Economics, said the “authorities have at last started to develop a strategy for containing the effects of the ruble’s collapse on the banking system and wider economy.” Earlier this week, the ruble suffered catastrophic losses as traders fretted over the impact of low oil prices on the Russian economy, as well as the impact of Western sanctions imposed over Russia’s involvement in Ukraine’s crisis. The ruble’s tailspin continued Tuesday despite a surprise move by Russia’s Central Bank to raise its benchmark interest rate to 17 percent from 10.5 percent — a move aimed to make it more attractive for currency traders to hold onto their rubles.

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MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Premera Blue Cross announced Wednesday that it will offer telehealth benefits to its 1.8 million members through its virtual care offering starting next year. “The industry is moving toward offering people access to care at a place and time that is convenient to them,” said Rich Maturi, senior vice president of Premera’s Health Care Delivery System. “Our virtual care offering will allow us to meet our members where they are and also make it simple for them to get the care

Jobless rate grows in state for third month The unemployment rate in Washington state has increased for the third month in a row, according to the latest report released Wednesday by the state’s Employment Security Department. The jobless rate for November was 6.2 percent, up from 6 percent in October. That increase comes despite an estimated 6,800 new jobs that were created from October to November, officials say. Since last year, Washington state has seen growth in major industries in the state, with the state adding an estimated 82,700 jobs since November 2013. Industries that saw the biggest gains in November were construction, education and health services, and professional and business services. Government saw the biggest job losses last month, followed by the leisure and hospitality sector.

Democrat sworn in on U.S. labor board Democrat Lauren McFerran is the newest member of the five-member National Labor Relations Board. She replaces Nancy Schiffer, also a Democrat, who served on the board since August 2013 and whose term expired Tuesday. The turnover maintains the federal labor board’s 3-2 Democratic majority control of the panel. Previously, McFerran served as chief labor counsel for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. McFerran was confirmed earlier this month by a 54-40 vote in the Senate.

Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian consumers flocked to stores Wednesday, frantically buying a range of bigticket items to pre-empt price rises kicked off by the staggering fall in the value of the ruble in recent days. As the Russian authorities announced a series of measures to ease the pressure on the ruble, which slid 15 percent in the previous two days and raised fears of a bank run, many Russians were buying cars and home appliances — in some cases in record numbers — before prices for these imported goods shoot higher. The Swedish furniture giant IKEA already warned Russian consumers that its prices will rise Thursday, which resulted in weekend-like crowds at a Moscow store Wednesday. Shops selling a broad range of items were reporting record sales — some have even suspended operations, unsure of how far down the ruble will sink. Apple, for one, has halted all online sales in Russia. “This is a very dangerous situation, we are just a few days away from a full-blown run on the banks,” Russia’s leading business daily Vedomosti wrote in an editorial Wednesday. “If one does not calm down the currency market right now, the banking system will need robust emergency care.” Alyona Korsuntseva, a shopper at IKEA in her 30s, said the current jitters surrounding the Russian economy reminded her

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they need.” Premera members will have access to telehealth services through two types of healthcare provider channels. Members can receive virtual care through their local healthcare provider, such as a primary care physician or a pediatrician, if they are equipped with telehealth capabilities. Members will also have 24-hour virtual care access through Teladoc, the largest and fastest-growing provider of telehealth medical consultations in the U.S. Teladoc provides its

The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation has donated a number of automated blood pressure machines. Free blood pressure screenings are now available at the following locations: Skagit Regional Clinics — Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley Hospital — Kincaid Street Entrance, and Skagit Regional Clinics – Stanwood.

members fast, affordable, high-quality access to U.S. board-certified, state-licensed physicians who can resolve many medical issues by phone, secure online video and mobile apps from wherever the member is. Premera members who utilize Teladoc will be able to receive diagnosis and receive treatment anytime virtually, which may allow health issues to be resolved in less time and from the convenience and privacy of a member’s home or office. While not intended to replace a member’s primary care physician, Teladoc is designed as a

Jody Scott has joined RE/MAX Direct Realty in Edmonds. Scott will offer expertise in serving veteran and current military families. Scott’s familiarity with the military comes from a long line of family members who served in various branches. Before entering real estate two years ago, she worked to help those with

chemical dependencies. The Snohomish Community Food Bank announced that it recently benefited from several donations. Public School Employees No. 1124 held their “Stuff-a-Bus” promotion. Windermere held their annual Spaghetti Feed at St. John’s Episcopal Church.

convenient alternative to urgent care and unnecessary ER visits. Common conditions treated by Teladoc include: bronchitis, respiratory infection, sinus problems, allergies and influenza. “By making telehealth services available, our members can have peace of mind that they will have access to virtual care any time of day,” Maturi said. “This service provides a viable alternative when in-person care is a challenge due to geographic distance, limited access to transportation and a need for care outside of regular doctor office hours.”

The Carnegie Foundation and PSE donated 50 Christmas trees for food bank clients and The Christmas House has opened to benefit qualifying clients. Biz Bits runs Monday through Saturday. Send your business news and high-resolution photos to businessnews@heraldnet.com.

Cash shortage grounds Indian jets Low-cost Indian airline SpiceJet grounded all flights Wednesday after oil companies stopped supplies of jet fuel to the financially beleaguered carrier. No SpiceJet flights had taken off Wednesday, Press Trust of India reported. India’s civil aviation ministry Tuesday asked stateowned oil companies and airport operators to extend credit to SpiceJet for 15 days to prevent the airline from shutting down. But oil marketing companies are refusing to supply jet fuel to SpiceJet. The aviation ministry also said it would ask Indian banks to extend loans of around $95 million to the airline to keep it afloat. Like many Indian airlines, SpiceJet has been hit by high fuel costs and a weak rupee.

Japan short of fries due to port backups Only small fries with that? McDonald’s in Japan is limiting the serving size of fries as stocks run short due to labor disruptions on the U.S. West Coast. McDonald’s began rationing its fries Wednesday. It said prolonged labor negotiations with port workers on the West Coast have made it difficult to meet demand despite an emergency airlift of 1,000 tons of processed spuds and an extra shipment from the U.S. East Coast by sea. Frozen french fries — ready for the deep-fryer — are a leading U.S. export. Herald news services

Amazon . . 298.88 3.82 Boeing . . . 125.06 0.81 Costco . . . . 139.33 2.02 Crane . . . . . 54.99 1.36 FrontierCom . 6.55 0.19 HeritageFin 17.61 0.43 Microsoft . . 45.74 0.58 Nordstrom . 75.77 0.93 Starbucks . . 80.43 1.31 WshFederal 22.22 0.51 Zumiez . . . . 37.45 1.56 Market report, A8

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THE DAY ON WALL STREET A pledge from the Federal Reserve to remain "patient" when deciding when to lift interest rates gave the stock market its biggest gain in more than a year. Stocks rose from the open Wednesday, led by gains for the energy sector, as oil prices showed signs of stabilizing after their big slump in recent months. The market's gains were extended after Fed policymakers released a statement following the end of its most recent policy meeting. A near six-year bull run for the stock market has come against a background of exceptional stimulus from the Fed. — Associated Press

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Neither side got everything it wanted. “Every one of us has things in this budget that we like and that we don’t like,” council Chairman Dave Somers said. A 1 percent hike in the county’s general tax levy raised about $820,000 to pay for services the council added Wednesday. The changes addressed concerns in Lovick’s veto letter. The property tax increase passed 4-1, with Republican Councilman Ken Klein opposed. Lovick and the other four council members are Democrats. The tax hike will add about 20 cents per month to the property tax bills of a house assessed at the countywide average of $244,000. Disputes over the budget and other issues have split the council into proand anti-Lovick factions. Somers earlier sided with Klein and Terry Ryan to form a majority opposition to Lovick’s proposals. Council members Stephanie Wright and Brian Sullivan supported the executive. In the final budget, the Somers-led majority prevailed with a demand to reserve money raised by some specific property-tax increases to pay off bonds on a future county courthouse. Though all of the bonds aren’t likely to start coming due until 2016, Somers and others are worried about the $162 million project staying on budget. The council majority also held fast on rolling back raises for a half-dozen managers in Lovick’s administration. They did agree to pay $25,000 to study appropriate salary levels. The final version of the budget cut an inclusion

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manager job that’s been vacant in the executive’s office for more than a year; added back $28,000 that the council had cut from the salary of the county’s trade and economic development director, Sean Connell; and revived a budget analyst’s position that the council had removed from the executive’s office. “I am glad that we could reach a budget compromise that restores funding to public safety, economic development and other vital services,” Wright said. While the budget passed, it is unclear whether council members and Lovick’s administration will overcome a breakdown in communication that has resulted in testy exchanges recently. The anti-Lovick bloc on the council agreed earlier this month to spend $15,000 to hire an attorney to investigate comments allegedly made by Lovick’s top administrator, Deputy Executive Mark Ericks. The three councilmen contend that Ericks threatened them and created a hostile environment. Lovick says his own investigation didn’t support the threat claims. On Friday, Sullivan sent a letter to all of his council colleagues and The Daily Herald criticizing Somers’ leadership. When voting for the new budget on Wednesday some councilmembers praised Prosecuting Attorney Mark Roe for “shuttle diplomacy,” working as a go-between to resolve differences between the sides. After the budget was adopted Wednesday, Lovick pledged to do his part to improve the atmosphere. “We’re going to do everything we can from our office to have a good relationship,” Lovick said. “The public expects this from us and the public demands this from us.”

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Colorado funds medical pot research By Kristen Wyatt Associated Press

DENVER — Colorado will spend more than $8 million researching marijuana’s medical potential — a new frontier because government-funded marijuana research traditionally focuses on the drug’s negative health effects. The grants awarded by the Colorado Board of Health will go to studies on whether marijuana helps treat epilepsy, brain tumors, Parkinson’s disease and post-traumatic stress disorder. Some of the studies still need federal approval.

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The detectives, who both served in the military, reported that many of Gaffney’s combat stories followed the plots of popular war movies. Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Paul Stern raised concerns about “stolen valor.” “The issue of stolen valor — whether there was or wasn’t — I wasn’t really concerned except to the extent of how it might affect his mental health,” Downes said Wednesday. As part of his sentence Gaffney, 34, was ordered to undergo mental health counseling, specifically addressing his claims. He also was instructed to get an evaluation to determine if he is addicted to drugs or alcohol. Downes has been pushing for documentation for months. In a hearing in May, Gaffney was ordered to provide the court with a letter from his Department

Though the awards are relatively small, researchers say they’re a big step forward. While several other federal studies currently in the works look at marijuana’s health effects, all the Colorado studies are focused on whether marijuana actually helps. “This is the first time we’ve had government money to look at the efficacy of marijuana, not the harms of marijuana,” said Dr. Suzanne Sisley, a Scottsdale, Arizona, psychiatrist who will help run a study on marijuana for veterans with PTSD. Sisley plans to do her research in private practice after previously

working for the University of Arizona. Federal approval to study marijuana’s medical potential requires permission of the Food and Drug Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and either the National Institutes of Health or the Department of Health and Human Services. And there’s only one legal source of the weed, the Marijuana Research Project at the University of Mississippi. Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C., allow marijuana use by people with various medical conditions. But under federal

law, pot is considered a drug with no medical use and doctors cannot prescribe it. Dr. Larry Wolk, Colorado’s Chief Medical Officer, says the lack of research on marijuana’s medical value leaves sick people guessing about how pot may help them and what doses to take. “There’s nowhere else in medicine where we give a patient some seeds and say, ‘Go grow this and process it and then figure out how much you need,”’ Wolk said. “We need research dollars so we can answer more questions.”

of Veterans Affairs therapist verifying that he was continuing treatment and addressing “the concerns of his misrepresentation of his military service,” court records show. At that hearing Gaffney provided a letter from his counselor at the Everett Vet Center. The counselor confirmed that Gaffney was being treated for PTSD. The counselor said he didn’t have access to Gaffney’s personnel records from the Army. He had a file listing his time in the service and job category only. “I am aware as his treatment provider of your concerns that he is misrepresenting his military history. Please know that I am addressing that possibility while engaging in the mental health treatment of Mr. Gaffney,” the counselor wrote. The court also was provided a certificate of Gaffney’s service in the First Special Forces Group (Airborne). Last month, a Snohomish County sheriff’s detective called the

certificate into question. Sheriff’s detective Dave Bilyeu wrote in an affidavit that he believes the certificate is “a phony, purchased document.” The certificate, he wrote, was similar to other falseappearing documents found at Gaffney’s home during the standoff last year. Bilyeu, a former U.S. Marine, discovered that similar documents are available for purchase online for $19.95 plus shipping costs. “The first certificate on this website I viewed was identical to the document Gaffney submitted on May 21, 2014,” Bilyeu wrote. Downes was told Wednesday that the Department of Veteran Affairs refused a subpoena prosecutors sent last month to compel Gaffney’s therapist to testify. “I would have thought the military would have been more upset about false valor than us,” Stern said. “The VA doesn’t seem to care.” The judge advised the lawyers to do some

research. Is this the standard response from the Department of Veterans Affairs or is this one person’s position? “Perhaps someone should talk to the Secretary of Defense,” Downes said. Gaffney’s attorney Rob O’Neal asked Downes to review about 40 pages of notes previously provided from his client’s therapist. Those notes, he said, likely will address the judge’s concerns. Downes ordered Gaffney to return next month and advised the man that he would consider sanctions if he wasn’t given a report proving that Gaffney was following his orders. “I signed all the releases to the (Veterans Affairs). I can’t make the VA do anything,” Gaffney said Wednesday. Gaffney may be caught up in government bureaucracy but “I’m not going to let it pass,” Downes said. Diana Hefley: 425339-3463; hefley@ heraldnet.com. Twitter: @ dianahefley

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IN OUR VIEW | SR 530 Landslide Commission Report

Report points to critical fixes It was not intended as a tribute to the 43 people who lost their lives in the Oso landslide, but the SR 530 Landslide Commission’s report to Gov. Jay Inslee and Snohomish County Executive John Lovick surely honors the lives lost as well as those who responded to the disaster that struck on March 22. The report of more than 50 pages, released Monday, clearly states the lessons learned during the response that followed in the hours, days and weeks after the slide, making 17 recommendations that will require action by the governor, the Legislature, state and county officials and other agencies and groups. The panel urged swift action on three “critical first steps”: ■■A statewide landslide hazard and risk mapping program, including the use of “lidar” (light detection and ranging) mapping of areas

posing the greatest threat to lives and property; ■■Creation of a task force to study and make recommendations by December 2016 on the integration of and sustainable funding for the state’s Emergency Management System; and ■■Clarification of the state’s fire service mobilization law to ensure that frontline responders can mobilize “all-hazards” incident management overseen by the Washington State Patrol. The last may be among the most pressing needs. The day after the slide struck, the report says, Oso Fire Department Chief Willy Harper requested technical rescue support from a state Incident Management Team through the Northwest Regional coordinator for the Washington state Fire Defense Board. The Incident Management Teams,

most often used during large wildfires, provide for mobilization of statewide resources and coordination of efforts. But the WSP, on advice of its legal counsel that such a mobilization could leave the agency open to financial responsibility for the response because its help wasn’t being sought to fight a wildfire, denied the request. The decision delayed the arrival of technical rescue teams and additional equipment for the first responders on the scene. Imagine being told not to pull a fire alarm during an earthquake. The problem is an apparent lack of clarity in state law. In 1995, the Legislature adopted language in the law that broadened the availability of the teams beyond wildfire response to “an emergency and disaster situation that has exceeded the capabilities

of available local resources.” While that language seems pretty clear — “And the Commission believes the Legislature spoke quite clearly to the issue in 1995,” it said — the report recommends that the Legislature remove all doubt and clarify the language to make it obvious that such teams can be mobilized for all disasters. State Sen. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, whose district includes the Stillaguamish Valley communities of Arlington, Oso and Darrington, told The Herald he will sponsor such a bill when the Legislature convenes in January. Attention to these and the report’s 14 other recommendations, will honor the memory of those who died and those who responded to the landslide by better preparing us for any disaster that strikes in the state.

morbid fear of Fox News — and then follows that rant with a strong illustration of the type of subjects Fox News is constantly hammering its viewers with. I would suggest that the author consider the possibility that Fox News should be avoided and the same goes for the other major networks as well. My sincere condolences go out to those who intentionally participate in their own brain-washing by overdosing on Fox News because I have seen cases where the damage is irreversible.

failed. Does this remedy open the door for the PBGC and single-employer pension plan sponsors to seek the same relief? Congress did not stipulate that this change applied to multi-employer plans only. It enacted the law in a way that it changed ERISA to permit the change to some underfunded multiemployer plans but did not add the word “only.” Therefore, Congress did not preclude underfunded single-employer plans from being de-risked by allowing plan sponsors to cut retiree pension benefits in the future! Tell Congress it needs to amend the provision to protect single-employer pension plan retirees.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ■■JUSTICE

Where’s outrage over dead officers? Thousands of people spent this past weekend marching for justice from lethal force at the hands of police officers. Some even called it a “history-making moment.” Others chose the occasion to attack two New York City officers of the peace so that they required medical attention. Where is the outrage, I wonder, at the 27 peace officers feloniously killed in 2013 trying to keep our streets safe? Or the 41 killed in the line of duty in 2008? Or the many killed in any given year? Can even a single weekend protester tell you the name of just one of those fallen officers? Can any of us? On The Herald’s Sunday opinion page, it was written that the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reports that an average of just over 51 American police officers have been feloniously killed per year in the last decade. Where are the Al Sharptons of the world with respect to that shocking statistic? Who mourns and marches for those brave men and women who gave their lives so that you and I can conduct our business and raise our children in relative safety and peace? I respect the many heroes in uniform and plain clothes who through countless actions each day — the majority about which we never hear — protect and serve citizens all across this country (even the citizens who are suspicious of the police and in some cases, condemn them without thought.) Have you ever sat down and had a conversation with a police officer? Have you done a ride-along with one? Or do you assume, and teach your children, that they are bullies and killers to be feared? We are a nation of law and order. Keeping the peace is honorable and can be dangerous. Do police officers ever make mistakes or overreact? Of course they do, but what evidence is there that the great majority of them are not reasonable people charged with not only upholding the law but enforcing it? Sometimes the headlines make me wonder who would want such a thankless job. Thank God for those who are willing. Let’s pray — and care — for those on both sides of the issue. Clint Kelly Everett

Have your say Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The The Daily Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Have a question about letters? Call Carol MacPherson at 425-339-3472 or send an e-mail to letters@heraldnet. com.

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Best to avoid all major networks Thanks to The Herald for not censoring contributions to its Opinion page that grant us a barometer of the effectiveness of propaganda because sometimes, what is opined are obviously just echoes from the media. A definite sense of the insidious indoctrination is apparent by reading between the lines and in a few cases the revelation are truly sad. For example, a recent letter with the headline “Truth might bother the left” states that they have a lack of understanding of those with a

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■■CONGRESS

Pension benefits need protecting Congress has passed a trillion dollar omnibus spending bill that includes giving trustees of multi-employer pension plans the ability to cut pensions earned by 1.5 million workers and retirees. Many pensions will be cut by up to 50 percent to retirees who are in no position to make up for the monthly shortfalls they will be sorely missing in order to be financial secure. On behalf of the workers and retirees who read your newspaper, I feel you should publish an editorial telling members of Congress they should hold hearings early in the new Congress to explore better solutions other than cutting pension benefits. Reportedly, Congress acted out of concern about the $42.4 billion that the PBGC says it is short for needed payouts if at-risk multiemployer pension plans

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Be smart, respect the big trucks To all Boeing employees: This is a letter from a member of your Local No. 38. We are working at your Everett plant and are doing this to help give you job security in the future. So please quit cutting off our trucks. Giving us the bird or even worse, subjected to your foul language when we are not driving as fast as you. Our trucks need room to turn around corners, so please don’t try to squeeze into that small space between us and the curb — there is a reason we swing wide to make these corners. A concerned driver for your safety. Lenny Vinson Everett

Coal, oil lobby’s new tack: CO2 is good for you

or years, the fossil-fuel industries have been telling us that global warming is a hoax based on junk science. But now these industries are floating an intriguing new argument: They’re admitting that human use of coal, oil and gas is causing carbon dioxide DANA MILBANK in the atmosphere to rise — but they’re saying this is a good thing. We need more CO2 in our lives, not less. “CO2 is basically plant food, and the more CO2 in the environment the better plants do,” proclaimed Roger Bezdek, a consultant to energy companies, at an event hosted Monday by the United States Energy Association, an industry trade group. The session, at the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington, was devoted to demonstrating that “CO2 benefits clearly outweigh any hypothesized costs.” And though Bezdek is an economist, he played a scientist — showing a PowerPoint presentation that documented a tree growing faster when exposed to more carbon dioxide. “CO2 increases over the past several decades have increased global greening by about 11 percent,” the consultant said. Higher carbon levels in the atmosphere will boost worldwide agricultural productivity by $10 trillion over the next 35 years, he added. And this doesn’t include the indirect benefits of good-ol’ CO2. “Over the past two centuries, global life expectancy has more than doubled, population has increased eightfold, incomes have increased 11-fold. At the same time, CO2 concentrations increased from 320 ppm to about 400 ppm,” Bezdek said, using the abbreviation for parts per million. The benefits of CO2, he said, exceed its costs by ratios of between 100 to 1 and 900 to 1. I’m neither a scientist nor an economist, but I’ve heard that correlation is not the same as causation. I pointed out to Bezdek that increasing energy use fueled the economic growth, and CO2 was just a byproduct. So wouldn’t it make more sense to use cleaner energy? “Fossil fuels will continue to provide 75, 80, 85 percent of the world’s energy for at least the next four or five decades,” he asserted. And even if we could reduce CO2, we shouldn’t. “If these benefits are real — and there have been five decades and thousands of studies and major conferences that pretty much have proven they are — then maybe we shouldn’t be too eager to get rid of CO2 in the atmosphere.” This was some creative thinking. Another questioner asked Bezdek if he had considered ocean acidification, the release of methane gases, pollution and other side effects of rising CO2. This did not trouble him. “As you develop and you become wealthier,” he explained, “you have the wealth to clean up the mess.” And the solution to climate change is not to ban energy but to make it cleaner. Bezdek seemed to have a special place in his heart for coal, “the major world energy source of the past, present and future ... lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.” The presentation began as a standard recitation of the climate-change denial position, that forecasts are “based on flawed science.” But then Bezdek pivoted into a robust defense of carbon dioxide’s benefits. “These days, CO2 seems to be blamed for everything,” he lamented, but the much-maligned gas is what’s keeping the world from an economic collapse so deep “you’d look upon North Korea as an economic consumer’s paradise, literally.” He mocked European efforts to use renewable fuels (“You can’t check your email today because the wind isn’t blowing”) and he said that in the United States, “inability to pay utility bills is the secondleading cause of homelessness.” Clearly, more CO2 would make us all breathe easier. “Controlled studies indicated that twice today’s levels would be very good for agriculture,” he said, “and below certain levels ... plants wouldn’t grow and we wouldn’t live.” We need not worry about that, because Bezdek is confident fossil fuels will continue to prevail. In “2070 will we have a new and different energy source?” he asked. “Maybe, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.” Definitely don’t hold your breath, sir. We need all the CO2 we can get. Dana Milbank is a Washington Post columnist.

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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho beer distributors are taking issue with a Boise brewpub now that the business has been purchased by Anheuser-Busch. The Idaho Beer and Wine Distributors Association contends 10 Barrel brewpub is now too big to operate as a small brewery under Idaho state law, the Idaho Statesman reported. Idaho has a three-tiered system that requires alcohol producers, distributors and retail sellers to operate independently of each other. The law is designed to prevent

large producers from controlling the distribution chain and squeezing out competitors, and the beer distributors say 10 Barrel now occupies two tiers. 10 Barrel Brewing Co. started in Bend, Oregon, and the company produced about 42,000 barrels sold in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. The downtown Boise location opened last year, and the company is also opening a brewpub in Portland, Oregon. AnheuserBusch InBev SA, the world’s largest beer maker, announced it was buying the company last month. The state, however, only

counts beer produced in Idaho to determine whether a brewing company qualifies for a brewpub license, which allows a brewery to self-deliver. The law defines “small brewers” as those producing fewer than 30,000 barrels of beer per year. Idaho Beer and Wine Distributors Association Executive Director Jeremy Pisca said regulators should count beer brewed out-of-state to make sure only small breweries receive smallbrewer exemptions. “If the state doesn’t (aggregate production totals), what stops any brewery in the world from

getting a brew license in Idaho, brewing one gallon of beer and claiming exemptions from the three-tier system?” Pisca said. “This isn’t an attack on either 10 Barrel or Anheuser-Busch. This is a request for ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) to define what the law says. We’re seeking validity of the three-tier system.” Lt. Russ Wheatley of ABC, which is a unit of the Idaho State Police, said the state will review the complaint. Idaho’s law defining small breweries was passed in 1987. Wheatley said the laws written to protect the three-tier system have aged poorly.

“Part of the issue is the exemptions for small breweries and brewpubs make things difficult,” he said. “The intentions were good when those laws passed. I don’t think anybody envisioned the scenario we’re in.” Anheuser-Busch emailed a statement saying the company expected business to proceed as normal. “State law in Idaho allows for brewpub ownership, and we look forward to providing the service and offerings 10 Barrel brewpub guests expect,” said Andy Goeler, vice president of the company’s International, Craft and Specialty Division.

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It might have been foggy in the Willamette Valley on Tuesday, but Cerridwen Martin was able to revel in the view from the summit of Spencer Butte in Eugene, Oregon. Martin was joined by Joe Martinson (right) for the 1.1 mile trek. Fog shrouded much of the city for most of the day.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police said a third suspect has been arrested in their investigation of a shooting outside an alternative Portland high school that injured four young people. The arrest came after a chase late Tuesday in Marion County, about 40 miles south of Portland. Police said the suspect is 16 years old. The shooting Friday appears to be related to gang activity, and the Police Bureau’s gang squad is handling the investigation. One victim, Taylor Michelle Zimmers, 16, is hospitalized in fair condition. Two others have been discharged. A fourth teenager was grazed and treated at the scene. The three suspects are being held on warrants for probation violations. Police said charges in the shooting are expected.

Private eye develops line of Banner day for VA concealed-weapon handbags By Larry Larue The News Tribune

TACOMA — Hours into a surveillance, two private investigators sat in the front seat of a car when the man working alongside Paula Summers asked if the paper Starbucks sack between them held cookies. “No,” Summers said. “That’s my gun.” Afterward, Summers realized there had to be a better way to carry her Walther PPK. “I didn’t know there were concealed weapons handbags,” the Lakewood PI said. “I’d worked almost entirely with men on the job, and they certainly didn’t know about them.” As it turns out, there are dozens of women’s purses on the market that have pouches for carrying a gun. Summers flew to a Dallas trade show, where she introduced herself to the few companies making those purses. A few weeks ago, Summers fired up a new website, gunpackers.com (“For women who pack heat”), and began selling concealed-weapon handbags online. She also has a small retail booth at South Tacoma Antique Mall, 8219 South Tacoma Way. She has a lot of potential customers in her home state. Washington’s rate of people with concealed-carry permits is higher than at least 30 other states, The Seattle Times reported this year, and the growth rate for women obtaining permits is double that of men. Some 451,000 Washington residents are allowed to carry a hidden handgun almost anywhere they go, and more than 100,000 of them are women, the

Some 451,000 Washington residents are allowed to carry a hidden handgun almost anywhere they go, and more than 100,000 of them are women. Times reported. In nearly five years as a private investigator, Summers has often carried but never pulled a gun. “The day before my concealed weapons permit test, I went to a gun range. I’d never fired my gun, didn’t even know how to load it,” she said. “I asked for help, and this guy with hair down to his belt line, who I thought looked a bit like a meth dealer, took the time to work with me. “I probably spent five hours there learning the gun and how to shoot. I passed the test.” Should all women carry a gun? No, Summers says. But she wouldn’t mind selling every woman a gun handbag. “If you haven’t taken a class, put something else in the pouch — maybe ninja throwing stars,” said Summers, 62. “If you’re not prepared to deal with the consequences of using a gun, don’t carry one. If you

go out alone late at night, you should be packing.” “If you’re going to carry, take a class, get your permit — and practice. Practice loading and unloading, practice handling the gun, and practice firing it,” Summers said. “Some target ranges offer Ladies Nights.” Her handbags go for anywhere from $45 to $999. Some have locking pouches. Most can conceal anything up to the size of a .45. Selling them is a sideline for Summers, a Washington native who came late to the PI business. “I grew up in Mount Vernon reading Nancy Drew, watching Honey West,” Summers said. “I spent my first 40 years there, got into real estate flipping, then had a midlife crisis. “I wanted to wake up somewhere where the sun was almost always shining. I found a home in Palm Springs and moved there.” She bought and ran a highend furniture store until someone made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. She sold out, retired. “I wanted to live near water and found this house on Lake Steilacoom that was built in 1929,” Summers said from her living room. “I spent a couple of years fixing it, furnishing it, landscaping it.” Once finished, she realized she needed something to do. “I requested the state packet, studied for the state exam to get my PI license,” Summers said. “Then I did the same thing and passed my exam and got an agency license.” She attended seminars and See GUN, Page B2

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Bikes in Walla Walla are covered in leaves blown by storms that hit the Northwest with wind, snow and rain Monday.

Anchorage keeps pot sales Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Anchorage Assembly has rejected a proposed ordinance that would have banned legal marijuana sales within municipal boundaries. The Alaska Dispatch News reports assembly members listened to four hours of testimony Tuesday and voted 9-2 to kill

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Pierce County deputies kill armed suspect PARKLAND — Police said a man wanted for murder was shot and killed by Pierce County sheriff’s detectives. At about 2 a.m. Wednesday, a 23-year-old man was shot and killed at the Woodmark apartments, said spokesman Ed Troyer. His name was not released. About an hour later, detectives responded to a report that a man matching the description of a suspect in the shooting was trying to enter apartments at another complex about four blocks away. When detectives found him, the man pulled out a gun and fired, Troyer said. Both detectives returned fire. The 21-year-old died at the scene. His name was not released. The man killed by police was a convicted felon, Troyer said.

Olympia: State is feeding deer The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department is feeding Okanogan County mule deer to keep them out of orchards in the Pateros area. The department said widespread feeding will not likely be needed this winter because of below-average snow cover and good forage in the area burned in last summer’s Carlton Complex wildfire.

Port Angeles: Toy theft suspect Police arrested a man Tuesday in connection

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with the theft of Salvation Army holiday toys. KONP reported the 24-year-old man was cited for possession of stolen property. A few of the toys were recovered. The toys were taken Sunday from a building where they were being processed.

sheriff’s office said a man forced his 10-year-old son to run for three hours on logging roads at the crack of a horse whip. Family members reported the 32-year-old father and another relative who were punishing the boy Sunday for not doing his chores properly at their home in Maple Falls. Both men were arrested for investigation of abuse.

Tacoma: Unclaimed ashes to be scattered Longview: Three The Pierce County years for peeping medical examiner plans to scatter the unclaimed ashes of 23 people on Puget Sound. Dr. Thomas Clark said many of the cremated remains are decades old and no relatives can be found or they’re not interested. So Thursday, the sheriff’s patrol boat will carry the remains to an undisclosed location on the Sound where fire department chaplains will say a few words before the ashes are scattered.

Shelton: Man, 80, defends killing

A Longview man who was caught on camera peeping into a 17-year-old girl’s window was sentenced Tuesday to more than three years in prison. The Daily News reported Dosson Robert McGee, 28, pleaded guilty in October to voyeurism and had a previous voyeurism conviction.

Oregon: OSU prize for big data

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Oregon State University is offering $175,000 for algorithms to help marine scientists sort tens of millions of plankton photos. The university’s Hatfield Marine Science Center announced the National Data Science Bowl on Monday for the best “big data” approach to catalog the photos. The Oregonian reported the job would take human hands two lifetimes to finish. Data crunchers have 90 days. Authors of the top three algorithms will share the $175,000 purse. The plankton photos come from an expedition OSU scientists took last summer in the Straits of Florida. From Herald news services

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The Mason County sheriff’s office said an 80-year-old Shelton man said he killed a 51-year-old acquaintance who attacked him during an altercation. Deputies responded to a 911 call Tuesday evening from a residence near Shelton where they found the dead man, Scott Tracey Jeffries, of Shelton. The sheriff’s office said Charles Lewis Anderson was jailed on suspicion of murder.

Bellingham: Boy, 10, reported abused

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Washington governor proposes carbon pollution cap By Phuong Le Associated Press

SEATTLE â€” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday proposed an ambitious cap-and-trade program to require the stateâ€™s largest industrial polluters to pay for every ton of carbon they release. The proposal was part of a broader package that the Democrat said would help the state meet a 2008 mandate to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming. It sets an overall limit on heat-trapping gases similar to a program that California launched nearly three years ago. â€œIt is primarily and foremost an issue of health for our children and our grandchildren,â€? said Inslee, who was flanked by Democratic lawmakers and other supporters at a news

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (right) looks at skis with REI employee Tim Williams on Wednesday at REIâ€™s flagship store in Seattle. Inslee was at the store to propose a cap-and-trade program.

conference at REIâ€™s flagship store in Seattle. â€œItâ€™s not only a good idea, itâ€™s the law,â€? he added. Supporters hailed the plan as historic and bold, saying it will protect human health and the environment. Critics

questioned whether the cap-and-trade program would raise gas and energy prices and harm families and businesses. The proposal must be approved by the Legislature and is certain to face resistance. Republicans,

who will have control of the Senate next year, have voiced opposition. Inslee said the plan would raise nearly $1 billion in its first year, which would begin in July 2016. Money raised by selling allowances to pollute would pay for transportation projects, education-funding requirements imposed by the state Supreme Court, and assist low-income families and industries that are most affected by higher energy costs. Inslee said legislators in both parties will have to face stark realities as they confront a projected budget gap of more than $2 billion during the next twoyear period. â€œThey may conclude itâ€™s better to tax pollution than voters, that itâ€™s better to tax polluters than drivers,â€? he said. Republican state Sen.

Doug Ericksen, who chairs the committee that deals with environment and energy issues, said the governorâ€™s plan â€œwould make it more expensive to take a family vacation, drive your kids to soccer practice and heat your home.â€? Ericksen called it â€œa general fund tax increaseâ€? that will hurt working families and businesses. He said heâ€™ll work to come up with clean energy solutions that arenâ€™t so costly. The plan could raise fuel prices by 7 to 15 percent above what they would be by 2035, according to state estimates. Among other initiatives proposed Wednesday, Inslee said he asked state regulators to draft a low carbon fuel standard similar to Californiaâ€™s firstin-the-nation mandate. Inslee also proposed extending a break on

the sales tax for the first $60,000 on the cost of an electric vehicle, creating a $60 million fund to support clean-energy research and improving state incentives for solar energy. The key part of the plan is cap-and-trade. Under that market-based program, the state would set an overall cap on carbon emissions and require the stateâ€™s biggest polluters to pay for each metric ton of pollution emitted. The price would be set at an auction. Polluters can sell excess permits they donâ€™t need to others. The proposal would apply to about 130 large facilities, including refineries, power plants and steel mills, or those that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases a year. It will cover about 85 percent of all the stateâ€™s carbon emissions.

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#JET 3'2 T 3'1 T NO. 14-4-07098-2SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY In Re the Estate of DAN F. LAUGHLIN, Deceased. The AdministratorPe r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i ve named below has been appointed as AdministratorPersonal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be b a r r e d by a ny o t h e r w i s e applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the A d m i n i s t r a t o r - Pe r s o n a l Representative or the A d m i n i s t r a t o r - Pe r s o n a l Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the A d m i n i s t r a t o r - Pe r s o n a l Representative ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) Four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the c l a i m i s fo r ev e r b a r r e d , except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: December 18, 2014 Personal Representative: Betty J. Laughlin Attorney for the Personal Representative: Christopher P. Frost Address for Mailing or Service: 11120 N.E. 2nd Street, Suite 220 Bellevue, WA 98004 Court of Probate Proceedings: King County Superior Court 516 Third Avenue #E-609 Seattle, WA 98014 Cause Number: 14-4-07098-2 SEA EDH 606275 Published: December 18, 25, 2014; January 1, 2015

ABANDONED VEHICLE AUCTION SNO-ISLE TOWING LLC. 3005 300th ST NW Stanwood, WA 98292 (425) 870-7527 Sunday, December 21, 2014 Preview 10 am - 1 p.m. Auction 1 PM CASH ONLY ‘91 Honda Accord ANF0695 ‘99 Chev Cavalier AOD0492 ‘94 Geo Tracker AIC5822 All vehicles are sold As is, Where is and are subject to release to owner pr ior to auction. Published: December 18, 2014. EDH606019

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CITY OF STANWOOD WASHINGTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL POLICE STATION / CITY HALL CAMPUS BUILDING FEASIBLITY STUDY Request for Proposal packets must be received by January 9, 2015 (Friday) 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time The City of Stanwood is accepting Requests for Proposals (RFP) for a Building Feasibility Study and general site evaluation for a Police Station/City Hall campus. The City is entering into a purchase and sale agreement for property located at 26820 Pioneer Highway (north of SR 532 and west of Pioneer Highway) and is also considering a secondary site as an alternative. It is the sole responsibility of responder to have the packet at designated location prior to the deadline date and time. Each response must be sealed in an envelope which has been clearly marked “RFP Police Station/City Hall”. All late packets will be returned to responder unopened when properly marked. All responders shall submit one (1) signed original RFP, five (5) copies of the original, and a pdf copy on a thumb drive to: City of Stanwood ATTN: Ryan C. Larsen 10220 270th Street NW Stanwood, WA 98292. All questions concerning the RFP should be directed to Community Development Director Ryan C. Larsen at (360) 629-2181 or via e-mail at Ryan.Larsen@ci.stanwood.wa.us. T h e R e q u e s t fo r P r o p o s a l p a cke t i s ava i l a bl e o n - l i n e a t http://www.ci.stanwood.wa.us/ on the City of Stanwood’s front page. The City reserves the right to modify or cancel in part, or in its entirety, this RFP. Published: December 18, 23, 2014. EDH606029 No. 14-2-06827-0 SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH PNC MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO., Plaintiff, v. BILL L. UPTAIN and SHIRLEY A. UPTAIN, individually and the marital community thereof; FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., Defendants. TO: THE DEFENDANTS A lawsuit has been started against you in the Superior Court of Snohomish County by PNC Mortgage, a division of PNC Bank, N.A., successor by merger to National City Bank, successor by merger to National City Mortgage Co., plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claim is stated in the written Complaint, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons. In order to defend against this lawsuit, you must respond to the Complaint in this action by stating your defense in writing and serving a copy upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff within 20 days after service of this summons and complaint within the State of Washington or 60 days if service is effected by personal service outside the State of Washington or by publication, or a default judgment will be entered against you without notice. A default judgment is one where plaintiff is entitled to what it asks for because you have not responded. If you ser ve a Notice of Appearance on the undersigned attorney, you are entitled to notice before a default judgment may be entered. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the State of Washington. DATED this 14th day of October, 2014. RCO LEGAL, P.S. By ___________________________ Kathleen A. Allen, WSBA# 19655 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13555 SE 36th St., Ste. 300 Bellevue, WA 98006 EDH600177 Phone: 425.458.2121 Published: November 13, 20, 27; December 4, 11, 18, 2014.

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NOTICE OF CORRECTION To Whom It May Concern, Regarding: NOTICE TO BIDDERS Request for Quotation No. 6437 Continuous Feed Billing Printer The notice that published Wednesday, December 17, 2014, should NOT have published. This was an error on the part of The Herald, and was not the fault of the Snohomish County PUD or its employees. We hope this will answer any inquiries you may have. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you, your staff, vendors or the customers of Snohomish County PUD. Published: December 18, 2014. EDH606496

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Project Name: Whispering Meadows Final Plat Project File No.: LUA2014-0096 Applicant: Craig Deaver, on behalf of Richmond American Homes Application Date: November 24, 2014 Completeness Date: November 24, 2014 Notice of Application Date: December 18, 2014 Proposed Project Description: Craig Deaver, on behalf of Richmond American Homes has submitted a final subdivision application to subdivide a 16.5-acre property, located off 102nd Ave NE, into 55 residential lots. Final subdivisions are Type V applications subject to public notice and acceptance by the City Council following a public meeting. Snohomish County issued an environmental mitigated determination of non-significance on October 25, 2006 and issued preliminary approval for this project on January 18, 2008. The applicant is constructing required improvements. The decision for this project is on hold at the request of the applicant to coordinate the decision of the final subdivision and a related right-of-way vacation. A combined meeting notice for these actions will follow separately. Project Location: 102nd Ave NE - north off 32nd Street NE in Lake Stevens, WA Public Review and Comment Period: The project file may be viewed at the city of Lake Stevens Permit Center, 1812 Main Street, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For fur ther information or to submit written comments, please contact the project planner. P l a n n e r n a m e a n d phone number: Russ Wright, Senior Planner 425-212-3315 Planner email: rwright@lakestevenswa.gov Mailing address: P.O. Box 257, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Upon publication of the Notice of Application, there is a 14-day period comment period. The city must receive public comments by 4:00 PM, Friday January 2, 2015. It is the City’s goal to comply with the American with Disabilities Act. The City offers its assistance to anyone with special needs, including the provision of TDD services. Published: December 18, 2014. EDH606213

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Project Name: Tanners Ridge (AKA Dynasty) Short Plat Project File No.: LUA2014-0101 Applicant: West Coast Residential Properties Application Date: December 09, 2014 Completeness Date: December 09, 2014 Notice of Application Date: December 18, 2014 Proposed Project Description: West Coast Residential Properties has submitted a final short subdivision application to subdivide a .95-acre property, located off 83rd Ave SE, into four lots. Final short subdivisions are Type II applications subject to public notice and a decision by the Planning and Community Development Director. The city issued preliminary approval for this project on October 18, 2014. This project was determined to be categorically exempt from the State Environmental Policy Act. The applicant has constructed or financially secured required improvements. P r o j e c t L o c a t i o n : 1 2 1 8 - 8 3 r d A v e S E , Ta x P a r c e l #00431400200500 in Lake Stevens, WA Public Review and Comment Period: The project file may be viewed at the city of Lake Stevens Permit Center, 1812 Main Street, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For fur ther information or to submit written comments, please contact the project planner. Planner name and phone number: Russ Wright, Senior Planner 425-212-3315 Planner email: rwright@lakestevenswa.gov Mailing address: P.O. Box 257, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Upon publication of the Notice of Application, there is a 14-day period comment period. The city must receive public comments by 4:00 PM, Friday January 2, 2015. It is the City’s goal to comply with the American with Disabilities Act. The City offers its assistance to anyone with special needs, including the provision of TDD services. Published: December 18, 2014. EDH606203

No: 14-7-50412-9 Notice and Summons by Publication (Termination) (SMPB) SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF FRANKLIN JUVENILE COURT Dependency of: MYRA AGUILAR, D.O.B.: 06/30/2008 To: Kristin Turner, Mother A Petition to Terminate Parent Rights was filed on October 14, 2014. A termination hearing will be held on this matter on: January 26, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. at: Benton/Franklin Juvenile Justice Center, 5606 W. Canal Place, Kennewick, WA 99336. You should be present at this hearing. The hearing will determine if your parental rights to your child are terminated. If you do not appear at the hearing, the court may enter an order in your absence terminating your parental rights. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship Petition, call DSHS at (509) 585-3000. To view information about your rights, including right to a lawyer, go to www.atg.wa.gov/TRM.aspx. DATED this 10 day of December, 2014 MARIA AGUILAR DEPUTY CLERK Published: December 18, 25, 2014; January 1, 2015. EDH605569

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Dawgs roar past Tigers R

Kemp and Upshaw dominate the interior in the Huskies’ 86-38 win over Grambling, C2 R

THURSDAY, 12.18.2014

Youthful Vikings top Knights Balanced attack helps Lake Stevens top Kamiak 57-46 in Wesco 4A matchup. By Aaron Lommers Herald Writer

words or actions. Obviously actions speak louder than words, and that’s just what I was trying to do out there tonight.” Cole MacDonald added two goals and an assist, Patrick Bajkov also scored, and Nikita Scherbak dished out three assists for Everett. Austin Lotz had a rough night in goal for the Tips, making just 14 stops on 20 shots. However, he stopped three of the four

MUKILTEO — One of the biggest reasons the Lake Stevens girls basketball team has gotten off to a fast start to the 2014-15 season is its depth. Of the 10 players on the Vikings’ roster, all 10 played and seven scored points in a 57-46 victory over Kamiak on Wednesday. The varsity roster is made up of five sophomores and one freshman to go along with two juniors and two seniors, but all that youth hasn’t stopped the Vikings from opening the season 2-0 in Wesco 4A play and 4-1 overall. “With young kids, you want to build that confidence early,” Lake Stevens head coach Randall Edens said. “If they can start feeling good about themselves then maybe we can keep accomplishing bigger and better things as we keep moving forward throughout the season.” One of the team’s juniors, Hailey Wilson, gave the Vikings’ offense what it needed to outlast the Knights. After scoring just two points in the first half, Wilson scored 18 in the second half to finish with a game-high 20 points. Twelve of her 20 came in the fourth quarter. “I’m real excited for her because she’s really worked hard on her game and she’s one of our four upperclassmen out of 22 kids (on junior varsity and varsity), so we really need to rely on her at these type of times,” Edens said. “It’s really nice to see her step up like that.” With the Vikings’ leading scorer Emily Vandegrift struggling to find her shot, Wilson took over late in the game. “What got me going was my teammates support and my teammates help,” Wilson said. “Without them encouraging me, because I didn’t really have a great first half, they really got my spirits up which helped me carry my team.” Despite several missed shots, Vandegrift still managed to finish with 14 points, 10 of which came in the first half. The Knights’ perimeter shooting kept them in the game most of the game. They made eight 3s, six of which came in the first half to say within four points of the Vikings at halftime. “They were in their comfort

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Victoria’s Logan Fisher (left) and Everett’s Nikita Scherbak vie for control of the puck Wednesday night at Xfinity Arena in Everett.

Wild win for Silvertips Bauml saves Everett from disastrous finish, Tips top Victoria 7-6 in shootout By Nick Patterson Herald Writer

EVERETT — The Everett Silvertips were done and dusted. They were headed home for the Christmas break with their tails between their legs after giving up yet another third-period lead. But one player was determined not to let it happen, and Kohl Bauml’s force of will pulled Everett back from the brink. Everett’s captain scored a hat trick and added the winner in

the shootout as the Tips beat the Victoria Royals 7-6 in a wild encounter at Xfinity Arena that brought down the curtain on the first half of the season. In a game in which both teams seemed to already have one foot on the plane home for the break, Everett found itself down 6-4 after giving up three quick goals early in the third period. But Bauml scored twice in the third to get the Tips back even. Then after Victoria had already celebrated the victory in the

shootout only for it to be nullified by a video review, Bauml scored with a nifty move to his forehand to end it and send the Tips home happy for the holidays. “It was quite the way to go into the Christmas break with a bang, I guess you could say,” said Bauml, whose hat trick was the second of his career. “We’ve had a couple games the past month where we were lackluster in the third period,” Bauml added. “I was determined to change that either through

Ignoring the noise

Plenty of people are doubting the Arizona Cardinals and Ryan Lindley, but the NFL’s feel good story of 2014 and the third-string quarterback aren’t listening

ENTON — Ryan Lindley hasn’t heard his many doubters this week for one simple reason. “My wife on Monday put a social media ban on the house this week,” said Lindley, who on Sunday will become the third quarterback to start for the Arizona Cardinals this season. Smart woman, that Lindsay Lindley. Despite the fact that the Cardinals own the NFC’s best record at 11-3, few people, Vegas odds makers included, are giving them much of a chance against the Seattle Seahawks and the league’s best defense. But that’s just fine with Lindley and the rest of the Cardinals, who are used to being doubted despite all of their success this year. “That’s been the sentiment for

JOHN BOYLE about a month or six weeks,” Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said on a conference call with Seattlearea media. “I haven’t heard anybody pick us for a long time, so there’s no difference.” People have been picking against the Cardinals for so long because, quite frankly, they have no business being this good minus so many important players. Arizona has played most or

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all of this season without defensive tackle Darnell Dockett and outside linebacker John Abraham, who are on injured reserve. Linebacker Daryl Washington hasn’t played this year due to suspension, starting running back Andre Ellington recently went on injured reserve, and Arizona suffered perhaps the biggest blow when quarterback Carson Palmer tore his ACL last month. And after the Cardinals lost back-to-back road games to Seattle and Atlanta following Palmer’s injury, it seemed they might have finally suffered one injury too many, and that one of the NFL’s best feel-good stories might be headed for an ugly end. See BOYLE, Page C5

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Arizona head coach Bruce Arians talks with quarterback Ryan Lindley (14) during the second half against the St. Louis Rams on Dec. 11.

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Thursday, 12.18.2014 The Daily Herald

CALENDAR THU 18

DECEMBER

OUTDOOR OUTLOOK

FRI 19

Next game: at Arizona 5:30 p.m., Sun., Dec. 21

Blackmouth still biting in the San Juans

Next game: Vancouver 7:05 p.m., Sat., Dec. 27

Next game: vs. Oklahoma St. 7:15 p.m., Fri., Jan. 2

Next game: vs. Oklahoma 6 p.m., Sat., Dec. 20 UW MEN

Minnesota 5 p.m.

San Diego State 6 p.m.

UW WOMEN

Next game: Idaho State 1 p.m., Sun. Dec. 21

Next game: San Jose State 4 p.m., Sun. Dec. 21

Next game: Cal Poly (in Seattle) 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 20 Home

Away

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BASKETBALL 5 p.m. 770 Seattle at Minnesota 7:15 p.m. 1380 Lake Stevens at Jackson

PREPS TODAY

BOYS BASKETBALL Wesco 3A South—Shorecrest at Shorewood, Meadowdale at Glacier Peak, Mountlake Terrace at Edmonds-Woodway, all 7:15 p.m. Cascade Conference—Sultan at King’s, 6:45 p.m. Northwest 1B—Tulalip Heritage vs. Providence Classical Christian at Overlake Christian Church, 4 p.m. BOYS SWIMMING Wesco—Edmonds-Woodway vs. Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace at Lynnwood, Edmonds-Woodway at Meadowdale, Mountlake Terrace at Meadowdale, all at Lynnwood Pool, 3:15 p.m.; Shorewood vs. Glacier Peak, Shorewood vs. Snohomish, both at Snohomish Aquatic Center, 3:15 p.m.; Monroe vs. Mariner at Kamiak H.S., 3:15 p.m.; Marysville Pilchuck vs. Shorecrest, Marysville Getchell vs. Shorecrest, both at Shoreline Pool, 3:30 p.m. Nonconference—Stanwood vs. Cascade at Forest Park Pool 2:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cascade Conference—Sultan at King’s, 5 p.m. GIRLS BOWLING Wesco—Cascade vs. Sehome, Everett vs. Anacortes, Jackson vs. Squalicum, all at Majestic Lanes, 3:30 p.m. WRESTLING Wesco 3A South—Shorewood at Shorecrest, 7 p.m. Cascade Conference—Lakewood at Granite Falls, 5:30 p.m.; South Whidbey at Archbishop Murphy, Sultan at Cedarcrest, both 6:45 p.m.

WAYNE KRUSE

he hottest item on the outdoor scene remains the winter blackmouth action in the San Juan Islands, and from reports, it’s been smokin’ up that way. Kevin John at Holiday Sports in Burlington said “fishing’s been outstanding since before the Resurrection Derby” on Dec. 5-6. State Department of Fish and Wildlife creel checks Saturday showed 61 anglers with 32 chinook at the Washington Park ramp in Anacortes; 13 fishermen with nine chinook at the Cornet Bay ramp on the north end of Whidbey Island; and 45 anglers with 18 chinook at the Bellingham ramp. Those are good catch rates, and even better are reports saying a high percentage of the blackmouth are in the low- to mid-teens. Closer-to-the-ramp spots that have been putting out fish, John said, include Fidalgo Head, Eagle Bluff, Reef Point and, recently, Lopez Flats. Those willing to run a little farther have been doing well at Spring Pass and up the northwest side of Orcas Island. Herring is by far the most popular choice in the Islands right now, John said, but small spoons such as the 3-inch Coho Killer in green glow are also a good choice. Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2 have produced only fair fishing recently, said Gary Krein, owner of All Star Charters in Everett, with a few fish taken over the weekend at Columbia Beach, south Hat Island and, in Area 10, Jefferson Head. Krein likes 3½-inch Coyote or Kingfisher Lite spoons in green, Irish cream, peaches and cream, and cop car.

Roche Harbor Derby Debbie Sandwith, coordinator of the 12th annual Roche Harbor Salm-

PICK OF THE WEEK | Coastal razor clams

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Another banner winter razor clam season is underway on the coastal beaches and, according to state Fish and Wildlife Department clam manager Dan Ayres, “there are clams everywhere and they’re fat, healthy and in great condition.” The last tide series, Dec. 3-9, pulled 11,000 digger trips, even though the last two days were completely blown out. Despite that, diggers averaged 13 clams per trip, Ayres said. The next series, Dec. 19-23, has two of the better tides of the winter season — minus 1.3 feet on Dec. 22 and 23 — which is typical of December on the coast, Ayres

n The Evergreen Fly Fishing Club is offering a series of Fly Tying Classes in January at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. The classes meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, starting Jan. 7 and continuing through March. The classes are for beginning to intermediate tiers and will feature flies that have been effective for club members. Class members need to supply their own vises and tying tools. The materials needed to tie each fly will be supplied. The cost is $60. To sign up, call the community center at 425-263-8180 and ask for class 4060. Items for the Outdoor calendar can be submitted by e-mail (sports@heraldnet. com), by fax (425-3393435) or by mail (P.O. Box 930, Everett, Wash.). The deadline is noon Monday.

on Classic, said that as of Wednesday morning just 25 spots remained for the Feb. 5-7 event. The entry fee is $750 for up to four anglers, all vying for $25,000 in guaranteed cash prizes. A bonus of $30,000 will be added if the first-place fish weighs 30 pounds or more. The 2014 derby was a sellout — 100 boats and 344 anglers, who weighed in 172 fish. The winner went 20.2 pounds, second was 16.2, and third was 15.8. Sandwith announced that Roche Harbor Resort and Island Boat Rentals have sponsored two derby teams supporting the Salmon for Soldiers program For more derby info, contact Sandwith at 360-378-5562, or market@rocheharbor.com.

Steelhead Recent high water brought decent numbers of winter steelhead into the Forks-area rivers, which were just reaching fishable visibility over the weekend. State checks on the Bogachiel tallied one wild fish released and 14 hatchery fish for 66 bank and 35 boat anglers. On the Calawah, 30 mostly bank fishermen had 17 hatchery steelhead. No fish and little effort were recorded for the Sol Duc and Hoh. Mike Chamberlain at Ted’s Sport Center in Lynnwood said the upper Skykomish has been fair since it dropped into fishing shape late last week, and that the Cascade was putting out a scattering of early winter fish. “The Cascade went to a threesteelhead limit on Tuesday,” Chamberlain said, “and WDFW announced they would be ‘recycling’ this winter’s run, but they had only three fish currently in the trap.’” The state is changing the run timing in the Cowlitz from early to late winter, and the river will offer a chance at a few remnant three-salt steelhead from the early run — nice fish going 12 or 15 pounds, but not

said. The tide on Dec. 22 is low at 6:48 p.m., and digging is allowed on Twin Harbors and Long Beach only. On Dec. 23, the tide is low at 7:31 p.m., and digging is allowed on the same two beaches. For a coastal forecast, Ayres suggests “googling National Weather Service Seattle. The front of the web page has a map you can click (for weather in the) area you’re interested in.” You’ll get wind and swell forecasts, updated three or four times per day. If swells are predicted to be 12 feet or over, forget it, Ayres said. — Wayne Kruse

many of them. Late-run hatchery fish should show in force by mid- to late-February, Chamberlain said. The Whidbey beaches are starting to produce steelhead. Chamberlain said one of his customers — a regular on the beaches — took two fish last Wednesday at 5 and 7 pounds, and one on Thursday at 10 pounds, all three at Lagoon Point.

Other good stuff Recreational crabbing remains pretty good in most of Puget Sound, but the winter season ends Dec. 31. “Squid jigging at the Edmonds pier was phenomenal over the weekend,” Mike Chamberlain said. “The best I’ve seen in years.” Flooded rivers provided too much water for waterfowl hunters, but the recent cold snap has started to produce pretty good hunting. The bayfronts along the Skagit delta have been best, according to Kevin John, but field hunting is improving as feed thaws.

Licenses for Christmas State fishing and hunting licenses are now available for the 2015 season by phone (866-246-9453) online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/, and from licensing dealers around the state at http://wdfw.wa.gov/ licensing/vendors. A Vehicle Access Pass for State Department of Fish and Wildlife lands is free with most types of annual fishing and hunting licenses. For broader access to other state lands (DNR, state parks, heritage sites, natural areas, trails and trailheads), a Discover Pass, at $35, makes a fine gift. For details, visit http://discoverpass,wa,gov/.

Online duck stamp Legislation making the federal duck stamp permanently available online has passed through Congress and awaits only a presidential signature to become law. Physical stamps will still be mailed to buyers, but the

online proof of purchase provides new convenience to sportsmen and women by immediately fulfilling the requirement of possessing a stamp to hunt waterfowl. After 45 days, the proof of purchase expires and purchasers must have the traditional paper stamp. For more information, visit www. ducks.org.

Wildlife management A new six-year plan that will be used by the state to develop hunting seasons and guide management of game species was approved by the state Fish and Wildlife Commission during its meeting Dec. 12-13 in Tumwater. The plan addresses a number of issues, including hunter recruitment and retention; predator/prey interactions, where guidelines are offered to help depressed deer and elk herds subject to serious predation by black bears, cougars, bobcats, or coyotes; access to private timberlands without maximizing direct costs to hunters; wolf recovery, particularly after they are no longer listed for protection; and (pay attention here, hunters) non-toxic ammunition.

For more outdoor news, read Wayne Kruse’s blog at www.heraldnet.com/huntingandfishing.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL | Roundup

Washington men rout Grambling State reer-high 18 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Mocs (7-3) stunned the Cardinal (6-3) for their second home victory over a top-10 opponent this season. Chattanooga won despite being held without a basket after Keiana Gilbert had given the Mocs a 4434 lead with 11:26 remaining. The Mocs went 7-for-8 on free throws in the final 50 seconds to seal the victory. Lili Thompson scored nine points to lead Stanford (6-3), which shot just 28 percent. The Mocs pulled their latest stunner three weeks after producing a 6763 upset of No. 11 Tennessee, which was ranked fourth during their Nov. 26 meeting. Chattanooga has won 43 of its past 44 home games.

Herald news services SEATTLE — Competitive basketball was not played at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Wednesday night. The No. 16-ranked Washington Huskies men’s basketball team made sure of that by demolishing the overmatched, undersized and overwhelmed Grambling State Tigers 86-38 to improve their record to 9-0. That’s the Huskies’ best start to a season since 2005-06, when they began 11-0. The game was decided in the first half, when the Huskies raced to a 17-3 lead behind a series of dunks from senior forward Shawn Kemp, then celebrated Grambling’s second made field goal by ripping off an 18-0 run that made it 35-6 with 4:45 to go in the first half. By halftime, the Huskies led 45-13. It didn’t get any closer. A 23-8 Huskies run greeted the Tigers (2-7) to begin the second half. Washington’s largest lead was 81-30, and seldom-used walkons Dan Kingma (Jackson High School), K.J. Garrett and Greg Bowman (Mountlake Terrace High) each logged playing time. Bowman and Kingma both scored. Kemp led all scorers with 21 points on 9-for-12 shooting, and didn’t play the final 10:22. Sophomore point guard Nigel Williams-Goss nearly notched a double-double with nine points and 11 assists, and added six rebounds in 33 minutes. Robert Upshaw did have a double-double, scoring 15 points while grabbing 15 rebounds in just 22 minutes. Andrew Andrews (16 points) and Mike Anderson (10 points) also finished in double-figures. Unsurprisingly, the Huskies dominated nearly every statistical category, including rebounds

Montana 70, Seattle U 64 (OT)

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Washington’s Shawn Kemp Jr. dunks against Grambling in the first half of the Huskies’ rout of the Tigers’ on Wednesday night.

(52 to 27), field-goal percentage (50.0 to 24.1), second-chance points (26 to 5) and points in the paint (50 to 18). The Tigers, who have not defeated a Division-1 team this season, entered the game ranked 347th nationally in field-goal percentage (35.0) and lost their first six games by an average of

nearly 38 points. Washington plays against No. 15-ranked Oklahoma in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Women Chattanooga 54, No. 7 Stanford 46 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chelsey Shumpert scored a ca-

SEATTLE — Seattle U (2-8) twice led by three points late in regulation, but Montana (5-4) tied the score with 93 seconds remaining and went on to win in overtime. “We had our chance at the end of regulation, but we have a lot to build on from this game — I like the effort, I like our intensity,” Seattle U coach Joan Bonvicini said. “I thought Crystal (Allen) played her best game, Jazmine (Johnson) played a lot of minutes, and Taelor (Ross) came in in the second half and played great. “It was just a game we needed to finish.” A three-point play by Montana’s Kellie Rubel made it 54-54 with 1:33 to go in regulation and neither team scored again before overtime. The Grizzlies then outscored the Redhawks 16-10. Montana won despite shooting just 29.9 percent from the field for the game. However, the Grizzlies found their shooting touch in overtime when they made four of five shots from the field and were 7-for-9 from the free-throw line. Seattle U didn’t fair much better shooting in regulation than Montana, making just 32.4 percent from the field. The Redhawks then got colder in overtime, making just three of 12 shots. Seattle U’s Allen led all scorers with a career-high 18 points.

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WEDNESDAY | Top Prep Event

Unbeaten Glacier Peak wrestling team wins twice more Herrald staff MARYSVILLE — Glacier Peak’s wrestling team defeated Marysville Pilchuck 46-26 for the first of two victories Wednesday and the Grizzlies ran their unbeaten streak to 12 consecutive meets. Glacier Peak defeated Marysville Getchell 68-9 in the

nightcap for their second victory of the day. “These guys understand what it means to keep working hard and we set some goals early on and this is part of our goals,” Glacier Peak head coach Bryan Mossburg said. “It keeps us on target and they realize they can’t let up. This is setting a stage for the next phase and

For MLB, changes in Cuba will take time to sort out Associated Press NEW YORK — Fred Claire can see the day when Major League Baseball teams open academies for prospects in Cuba. “It’s absolutely a natural, just as the Dominican was and Venezuela. You go to where the talent is,” the former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager said Wednesday. “The high talent level for Cuban players is still there.” That talent has faced obstacles getting to the U.S. since 1961, when the United States terminated diplomatic relations with Cuba. President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the two nations were re-establishing relations. The path to the major leagues for Cuban players has often involved smugglers who bring them out of the island nation for a price. It’s hard to foresee exactly how that will change in the shortterm, or whether MLB teams will be allowed to invest resources in the communist country. “While there are not sufficient details to make a realistic evaluation, we will continue to track this significant issue, and we will keep our clubs informed if this different direction may impact the manner in which they conduct business on issues related to Cuba,” MLB said in a statement. Twenty-five Cuban-born players appeared in the major leagues this year, a group that includes outfielders Yasiel Puig and Yoenys Cespedes, and hard-throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman. There have been 59 since 1995, according to STATS. Many have received large contracts, topped by a $72.5 million, seven-year agreement in August between outfielder Rusney Castillo and Boston. Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu was voted AL Rookie of the Year this season after agreeing to a $68 million, six-year deal with the Chicago White Sox. Yasmany Tomas, an outfielder who may be shifted to third base, signed $68.5 million, six-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks this month. Because of the American trade embargo, a player who defects from Cuba has to obtain a license from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to “unblock” him before he can sign with a major league

organization. It would take congressional action to lift the embargo. “We remain hopeful that today’s announcement will lead to further positive developments,” the Major League Baseball Players Association said in a statement. The Cuban government has approved a policy allowing athletes to sign in foreign leagues and pay tax on their earnings, but the U.S. embargo prevents American teams from employing Cuban residents. Well regarded outfielder Alfredo Despaigne agreed this year to a contract with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s Pacific League. Defecting players have established residency outside the U.S. in order to become free agents and not be subject to MLB’s amateur draft. But free-agent riches could come to an end in 2017, when MLB teams hope to start an international draft. Under MLB’s collective bargaining agreement with the players’ association that runs until December 2016, Cubans and others who reside outside the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico are included in each MLB team’s international signing pool unless they are 23 or older and have played as a professional in a professional league for at least five seasons. Teams are penalized for exceeding their signing bonus pools. The New York Yankees, Boston and Tampa Bay have forfeited their rights to give any international player a bonus over $300,000 in the next two signing years, which start each July 2. MLB and the union instituted similar signing pools in 2012 for players covered by the amateur draft each June. But Cuban defectors remain exempt from those limits for now. “Frankly, American players, many of them have a lesser standard than what’s offered international players,” said agent Scott Boras, who has criticized restraints on contracts for players in American high schools and colleges. “We’ve really got to review what we’re doing with our draft and our international players to really say what we do with the Cubans. Maybe it will prompt a broader discussion to revamp the entirety of the system.”

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gets us ready for the holiday swing.” Glacier Peak started the night by winning three of the first four matches, but the Tomahawks bounced back to win three straight of their own and regain momentum. But Marcus Becerra put the Grizzlies back in the driver’s seat with a pin against Dakota Guzman at 195.

“It stopped that momentum they had and got us going again,” Mossburg said. “(Becerra) is a kid who is just going to give everything he’s got and he knew it was big for us to get a pin. He had a mission and did that and fired the guys up.” After two MP wins the Grizzlies ended the night with back-to-back pins at 120 and

126. Max Kiser pinned Jonathan Neumann in 1 minute, 22 seconds and Stefano McKinney pinned C.J. Goodman in 1:40. The Grizzlies will compete in two tournaments over the holiday break, first at Mount Baker Wrestling Invite on December 23, followed by an appearance at the Cat Classic at Eastmont High School on January 3.

WEDNESDAY | Prep Scoreboard Wrestling Glacier Peak 68, Marysville Getchell 9 At Marysville Pilchuck H.S. 106—M. Beard (GP) won by forfeit; 113—J. Bail (GP) pinned Sean Vincent; 120—M. Kaiser (GP) pinned Anthony LaBrake; 126—S. McKinley (GP) pinned Aiden Noel; 132—A. McDonald (GP) pinned Cole Nevin; 138—M. Fairbanks (GP) won by forfeit; 145—M. Haneberg (GP) pinned Adrian Diaz; 152—R. Kranz (GP) pinned Daniel Knowlton; 160—Michael Stewart (MG) pinned M. Paimuffy; 170—I. Jenson (GP) won by forfeit; 182—G. Thomas (GP) pinned Zach Moore; 195—M. Cecerra (GP) pinned RIley Kalamen; 220—Brett Engelman (MG) def. J. Geie 8-3; 285—M. Fifita (GP) won by forfeit. Records—Glacier Peak 1-0 league, 5-0 overall. Marysville Getchell 0-0, 3-3.

Glacier Peak 46, Marysville Pilchuck 26 At Marysville Pilchuck H.S. 106—Cole Daurie (MP) pinned Morgan Beard 3:17; 113—Sam Foss (MP) dec. Josh Vail 11-7; 120—Max Kiser (GP) pinned Jonathan Neumann 1:22; 126—Stefano McKinney (GP) pinned C.J. Goodman 1:40; 132—Aidan MacDonald (GP) pinned Steven Duong 4:51; 138—Mason Fairbanks (GP) pinned Justin Collier 3:26; 145—Ryan Daurie (MP) dec. Mats Haneberg 4-0; 152—Ricky Kranz (GP) maj. dec. Rigo Perez 12-4; 160—Keith Pablo maj. dec. (MP) Micah Palmaffy 14-6; 170—Donovan Hamilton (MP) dec. Ian Jensen 14-6; 182—Drew Hatch (MP) pinned Griffin Thomas 0:33; 195—Marcus Becerra (GP) pinned Dakota Guzman 1:18; 220—Jesse Gere (GP) pinned Adam Holston 2:54; 285—Mosese Fifita (GP) pinned Austin Brown 1:43. Records—5-0 overall. Marysville Pilchuck 4-2.

Snohomish 62, Marysville Getchell 15 At Marysville Pilchuck H.S. 106—Natt Doran (S) won by forfeit; 113—Dillan Meyer (S) pinned Cameron Finch-Bridge; 120—Anthony LaBrake (MG) def. Tanner Ohlsen 18-10; 126—Brad Hodkinson (S) pinned Aiden Noel; 132—Conner Snow (S) pinned Cole Nevin; 138—Ben Kloes (S) won by forfeit; 145—Wyatt Butler (S) pinned Adrian Diez; 152—Noah Bomar (S) def. Daniel Knowlton 10-7; 160—Joseph Profit (S) tec. fall Michael Stewart 15-0; 170—Mark Currier (S) won by forfeit; 182—Zach Moore (MG) pinned Miguel Rodriguez; 195—Riley Kalamen (MG) pinned Frank Daniel; 220—Peder Morrill (S) pinned Charlie Diedrich; 285—Alex Fairhust (S) pinned Brett Engelman. Records—Snohomish 4-0 overall. Marysville Getchell 3-2.

Snohomish 47, Marysville Pilchuck 30 At Marysville Pilchuck H.S. 106—Cole Daurie (MP) pinned Matt Doran 0:52; 113—Dillan Meyer (S) pinned Sam Foss MP 3:59; 120— Jonathan Neumann (MP) pinned Tanner Ohlsen 0:54; 126—Brad Hodkinson (S) pinned C.J. Goodman 0:48; 132—Conner Snow (S) pinned Steven Duong 1:05; 138— Deacon Thibault (S) pinned Justin Collier 0:26; 145—Wyatt Butler (S) pinned Ryan Daurie 5:52; 152—Noah Bomar (S) tech. fall Rigo Perez 15-0; 160—Keith Pablo (MP) dec. Jo-

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zone early, where they would just drive and kick for 3s,” Edens said. “It seemed like everyone was hitting one that we didn’t anticipate.” Edens said he talked to his team at halftime about making Kamiak drive to the rim instead of getting open looks from the 3-point line. In the third quarter, the Vikings strategy seemed

seph Proffit 7-6; 170—Donovan Hamilton (MP) dec. Mark Currier 11-10; 182—Drew Hatch (MP) pinned Miguel Rodriguez 0:23; 195—Dakota Guzman (MP) pinned Franjk Daniel 3:25; 220—Peder Morrill (S) pinned Alex Lafave 1:10; 285—Alex Fairhurst (S) pinned Austin Brown 1:41; Records—Snohomish 3-0 overall. Marysville Pilchuck 4-2.

Boys Basketball Everett 70, Interlake 66 (OT) At Everett H.S. Interlake Everett

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Interlake—Matt Koenig 8, Brandon Galland 9, Derek Dawson 4, Ayden Allen 10, Nick Stoner 4, Brett Muramoto 9, Sean Morrisey 6, Justin Jordan 4, Ben Webb 0, Lawrence Haddad 12. Everett—Bryan Lucas 5, David Popach 14, Chris Bell 17, Nate Tuck 3, Dominic Barashkoff 6, Desmond Burton 8, Ethan Grice 2, Noah Juarez 5, Nolan Rogge 10. 3-point goals—Koenig 2, Galland 1, Muramoto 2, Popach 2, Bell 1, Rogge 1, Burton 2, Juarez 1. Records—Interlake 1-5 overall. Everett 2-5.

Girls Basketball Glacier Peak 70, Meadowdale 45 At Meadowdale H.S. Glacier Peak Meadowdale

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Glacier Peak—Sadie Mensing 15, Natalie Rasmussen 3, Charlie Sevenants 3, Maya McFadden 6, Sierra Nash 4, Kianna Garner 4, Samantha Fatkin 10, Paisley Johnson 11, Kayla Watkins 13, Abbie Juozapaipis 1. Meadowdale— Ciara Hart 20, Kassi Dotter 6, Emily Carroll 4, Alexandria Steen 5, Lauren Hunnewell 0, Emma Helm 2, Sarah Haughney 4, Ngozi Ezeoeke 4. 3-point goals—Fatkin 2, Johnson 1, Sevenants 1, Hart 3. Records—Glacier Peak 2-0 league, 7-0 overall. Meadowdale 0-2, 3-4.

Lake Stevens 57, Kamiak 46 At Kamiak H.S. Lake Stevens Kamiak

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Lake Stevens—Alex Briggs 5, Emma Smith 6, Kristen Glick 0, Anna Lundquist 3, Riley O’Toole 0, Marissa Walton 5, Emily Vandegrift 14, Kylee Griffen 4, Hailey Wilson 19. Kamiak—Tiana Roe, Grace Hamill 1, Alexie Morris 9, Sarah Payne 9, Tylor Adcock 9, Katelyn Huguenin 3, Jamie Beirne 4, Emily Pillman 3, Aliea Marrero 8. 3-point goals—Briggs 1, Smith 1, Lundquist 1, Walton 1, Morris 3, Payne 2, Huguenin 1, Pillman 1, Marrero 1. Records—Lake Stevens 2-0 league, 4-1 overall. Kamiak 1-1, 3-2.

Snohomish 65, Jackson 29 At Snohomish H.S. Jackson Snohomish

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Shorewood 59, Shorecrest 48 At Shorewood H.S. Shorecrest Shorewood

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Shorecrest—Bianca Harris 4, Wurrie Njadoe 18, Ari Rantz 4, Jazzlyn Owens 12, Julia Strand 8, Ronna Iverson 0, Sheridan Stephenson 2, Samantha Shoemaker 0. Shorewood—Danica Bernabe 2, Mika Morgan 0, Ledia Musye 4, Lily Gustafson 24, Karrin Leazer 11, Taryn Shelley 8, Dakota Laut 3, Jalyn Hizey 7. 3-point goals—Owens 4, Laut 1, Hizey 1, Leazer 1. Records—Shorecrest 1-1 league, 3-2 overall. Shorewood 0-1, 4-3.

Monroe 82, Mariner 44 At Mariner H.S. Monroe Mariner

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Monroe—Kylee Ferreira 7, Corrina Roppo 0, Jadynn Alexander 4, Emily Donnelly 10, Katie Piland 3, Hannah Drivstuen 17, Alex Alexander 12, Chelsea Santjer 1, Amber Van Brunt 23, Loryn Moore 5. Mariner—Denisa Grebovic 8, Carlita Vilchez 4, Marli Koba 1, Emily Saga 0, Kateleen Setrick 0, Ivory Hernandez 1, Hannah Hezekiah 30, Zaira Rubio 0, Payten Redwood 0, Zaria Smith 0. 3-point goals— not reported. Records—Monroe 1-1 league, 3-3 overall. Mariner 0-2, 1-5.

Edmonds-Woodway 69, Mountlake Terrace 22 At Mountlake Terrace H.S. Edmonds-Woodway 14 Mountlake Terrace7 6

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Edmonds-Woodway—Kate Wooley 3, Allie Browning 2, Mady Burdett 20, Natalie Kasper 9, Kendra Cooper 9, Claire Fyfe 2, Keitra Jones 4, Moni Jackson 19, Lea Bakken 2, Missy Peterson 4. Mountlake Terrace—Claire Zucker 2, Skylar Zenk 5, Maddie Powers 1, Jorie Lambert 6, Riley Zucker 8. 3-point goals—Burdett 3, Jackson 1, Zenk 1, Zucker 1. Records—Edmonds-Woodway 2-0 league, 6-0 overall. Mountlake Terrace 0-2, 1-6.

Bowling Jackson 3, Sehome 0 At Glacier Lanes Highlights—Jackson: Vy Bui 167 (431). Sehome: Simone Hall 147 (337). Records—Jackson 5-2 overall. Sehome 1-4.

Cascade 3, Squalicum 0

Jackson—Faithaleen Lopez-Flores 6, Martina Mason 2, Kelsie McKay 1, Makayla Nearing 0, Emily Kipp 2, Mackenzie Conrad 0, Imari Clinton 13, Drew Locknane 6, Kassaun-

At Glacier Lanes Highlights—Cascade: Savanna Williams: 191 (537). Squalicum: Cortney Coppinger 192 (523). Records—Cascade 5-3 overall. Squalicum 3-2.

to work as Kamiak didn’t hit one shot from long range. With the perimeter shot not working, junior post Tylor Adcock stepped up. Kamiak’s most consistent player was shut out in the first half, but came alive with seven points in the third quarter. She finished the game with nine. “She’s kind of the glue because their group is very perimeter oriented and she brings a toughness to that group that you have to match, at least, otherwise she’s going to kind of have her way,” Edens said. “If you have to collapse

down on her that’s just going to free up everyone else to shoot it.” Adcock helped keep the Knights within seven heading into the final quarter. They would cut the lead to three midway through the third period, but Wilson’s 12 fourth-quarter points were too much to overcome. “This was great for us,” Wilson said. “This is just a testament to show how far we can go this season. I’m really excited because we have a really good team and we have a lot of aspects of the team that are going to take us far.”

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dra Jackson 0, Kaylei Werner 0, Emily Brown 0. Snohomish—Katie Brandvold 14, Emily Preach 3, Shaylee Harwood 6, Madison Pollock 20, Madeline Smith 19, Ireland Baus 0, Bernadette Beeman 2, Ellie Flitsch 1, Morgan Loberg 0. 3-point goals—Lopez-Flores 2, Brandvold 4, Preach 1, Pollock 2. Records—Jackson 1-1 league, 1-4 overall. Snohomish 2-0, 2-3.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL | Notebook

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Report: Michigan offers Harbaugh 6 years, $48 million Herald news services Michigan is apparently making a serious run at San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to fill its open coaching position. According to a report from the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, citing anonymous sources, U-M offered Harbaugh $8 million per year to coach the Wolverines. That would be almost $1 million more than the current highest-paid college coach, Alabama’s Nick Saban, who made $7,160,187 in his most recent season, according to USA Today. “Jim Harbaugh has not yet told Michigan a definitive no,” Rapoport said on NFL Network’s “Around the NFL.” Rapoport earlier reported that U-M had approached Harbaugh and he said he would prefer to stay in the NFL. Meanwhile, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter posted on his Facebook page Wednesday that one person familiar with Harbaugh’s thinking said he is “considering it.” Schefter also said that another person close to the hiring process said “it was not likely” Harbaugh would end up at Michigan.

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attempts he faced in the shootout as the Tips won that 2-1. Everett is 5-1 in shootouts this season. Tyler Soy had two goals and an assist and Chaz Reddekopp had a goal and three assists to lead Victoria, which dropped its fourth straight. Regan Nagy, Austin Carroll and Brandon Fushimi also scored for the Royals, while Coleman Vollrath made 27 saves in net. Everett finished off the first half 20-9-3-1 and in first place in the U.S. Division, three points ahead of Portland with three games in hand. The Tips won just six of their final 14 games after starting the season 14-2-2-1. “Overall it was pretty good,” was Bauml’s evaluation of Everett’s first half. “We had a bit of an up-and-down last month after starting out really well. I think maybe everyone was just in a bit of a mental fog, so it will be good to get a break here. But it was a pretty good first half, 20 wins has to be top-five in the league. It’s a good start, but we have a lot of work ahead of us in the second half to raise a banner.” The Tips are now off for nine days. The season resumes Dec. 27 when the Everett plays host to Vancouver. Victoria, which was playing without arguably its three best players and its head coach — coach Dave Lowry and defenseman Joe Hickets are with Canada for the World Junior Hockey Championships, winger Brandon Magee was injured, and center Greg Chase was suspended — finished the first half 17-17-2-1. Everett seemed in dire straits when Victoria took advantage of slips by Lotz in the third to grab a sudden lead. First, just after the Tips had killed off a penalty, Soy put a shot from the left circle under Lotz to knot it at 4-4 at 3 minutes, 11 seconds. Then, while the teams were skating four-on-four, Lotz overcommitted to Reddekopp as he bore down on goal, and Reddekopp had an easy wraparound

Harbaugh, the former Michigan quarterback, signed a five-year, $25 million contract when he was hired by the 49ers in 2011. He took them to the Super Bowl and two other NFC title games in his first three seasons. This year, though, the 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention after Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Harbaugh has one year remaining on his contract but most NFL insiders have insisted that there is no repairing his damaged relationship with 49ers management. Rapoport said the Oakland Raiders are interested as well.

EWU’s Adams headlines FCS All-Americans Vernon Adams needed to play just 10 games for Eastern Washington to become an All-American. Adams was chosen the first-team quarterback for The Associated Press FCS All-America football team released Wednesday after a remarkable — yet abbreviated — season. The junior broke his foot against Idaho State on Oct. 4 and missed four games. Adams was one of three Eastern Washington players named to the first team. He was joined by senior offensive lineman Jake Rodgers and sophomore wide receiver Cooper Kupp.

to give the Royals the lead at 5:19. When Fushimi batted in a bad rebound at 6:53, it seemed all over for the Tips. But that’s when Bauml went to work. He had already been the game’s best player when he gave the Tips life again at 7:55 by putting in a rebound. Then with time winding down, he found himself on a two-on-one with Carson Stadnyk. Stadnyk held the puck to until the last moment before feeding Bauml at the far post, and it was tied 6-6 with 4:06 remaining. “We just didn’t want to go into the Christmas break in a bum mood,” Bauml said about the comeback. “We knew we had seven days coming up to recoup band recover. We said enough is enough, we were going to do anything it took and leave it all out there. We knew we had time to rest, so it was an all-or-nothing game for us.” Then in the shootout, Victoria though it had won when, in the third round, it was ruled that Vollrath had stopped Stadnyk’s attempt. The Royals came off the bench to celebrate, but the officials headed to the scorers table and ordered a video review. The review showed the puck had crossed the line and the shootout went to round four. After Lotz denied Dante Hannoun, Bauml was sent out with a chance to win it, and fittingly he finished it off to give the Tips a merry Christmas. Silvertips 7, Royals 6 (SO) Victoria Everett

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Silvertips won shootout 2-1 First Period—1, Everett, Bauml 13 (Scherbak, Leedahl), 7:46. 2, Everett, MacDonald 8 (Scherbak, Nikolishin), 8:31. 3, Victoria, Nagy 4 (Walker), 16:18. 4, Victoria, Soy 9 (Carroll), 19:52. Penalties—Hannoun, Victoria (hooking), 3:03. Second Period—5, Victoria, Carroll 22 (Brown, Reddekopp), 1:51 (pp). 6, Everett, MacDonald 9 (Nikolishin, Scherbak), 12:29. 7, Everett, Bajkov 11 (Mykitiuk), 13:50. Penalties—Davis, Everett (interference),, 1:01; Juulsen, Everett (delay of game), 1:12; Miller, Everett (holding), 9:52. Third Period—8, Victoria, Soy 10 (Fushimi, Reddekopp), 3:11. 9, Victoria, Reddekopp 2 (Soy, Fushimi), 5:19. 10, Victoria, Fushimi 7 (Reddekopp, Ibragimov), 6:53. 11, Everett, Bauml 14 (Juulsen, MacDonald), 7:55. 12, Everett, Bauml 15 (Stadnyk, Leedahl), 15:54. Penalties—Davis, Everett (boarding), 1:05; Dmytriw, Victoria (tripping), 4:29; MacDonald, Everett (embellishment), 4:29; Hannoun, Victoria (slashing), 9:59; Gagnon, Victoria (delay of game), 10:59. Overtime—no goals. Penalties—none. Shootout—Victoria 1 (Soy NG, Carroll NG, Walker G, Hannoun NG); Everett 2 (Bajkov NG, Nikolishin NG, Stadnyk G, Bauml G). Shots on goal—Victoria 8-6-5-1—20. Everett 13-7-10-3—33. Power-play opportunities—Victoria 1 of 4. Everett 0 of 3. Goalies—Victoria, Vollrath 14-11-2-1 (33 shots, 27 saves). Everett, Lotz 15-6-1-1 (20 shots, 14 saves). A—3,188.

NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 20 6 .769 — Oklahoma City 12 13 .480 7½ Denver 10 15 .400 9½ Utah 7 19 .269 13 Minnesota 5 19 .208 14 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 21 3 .875 — L.A. Clippers 18 7 .720 3½ Phoenix 13 14 .481 9½ Sacramento 11 14 .440 10½ L.A. Lakers 8 17 .320 13½ Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 21 4 .840 — Houston 19 5 .792 1½ Dallas 19 8 .704 3 San Antonio 17 9 .654 4½ New Orleans 12 12 .500 8½ EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 20 6 .769 — Brooklyn 10 14 .417 9 Boston 9 14 .391 9½ New York 5 22 .185 15½ Philadelphia 2 22 .083 17 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 18 6 .750 — Atlanta 18 7 .720 ½ Miami 12 14 .462 7 Orlando 10 18 .357 10 Charlotte 6 19 .240 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 15 9 .625 — Cleveland 14 10 .583 1 Milwaukee 13 13 .500 3 Indiana 8 18 .308 8 Detroit 5 21 .192 11 Wednesday’s games Phoenix 111, Charlotte 106 Atlanta 127, Cleveland 98 Utah 105, Miami 87 Dallas 117, Detroit 106 Boston 109, Orlando 92 Toronto 105, Brooklyn 89 Memphis 117, San Antonio 116,3OT Portland 104, Milwaukee 97 L.A. Clippers 102, Indiana 100 Houston 115, Denver 111, OT Today’s games New York at Chicago, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Hawks 127, Cavaliers 98 ATLANTA (127) Carroll 5-9 0-0 13, Millsap 7-11 0-0 14, Horford 10-14 0-0 20, Korver 1-3 1-1 4, Schroder 4-6 2-2 10, Scott 5-7 3-4 15, Sefolosha 1-3 0-0 3, Antic 4-6 2-3 11, Mack 7-8 4-4 24, Bazemore 3-7 1-2 9, Muscala 2-2 0-0 4, Jenkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 49-76 13-16 127. CLEVELAND (98) James 8-16 5-7 21, Love 4-10 3-3 13, Varejao 2-4 0-0 4, Marion 2-5 2-2 6, Irving 4-9 1-1 9, Thompson 3-3 1-2 7, Dellavedova 2-7 0-0 6, Waiters 9-18 2-2 21, Harris 1-2 0-2 3, Jones 2-5 0-0 6, Price 0-3 0-0 0, Amundson 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 37-82 16-21 98. Atlanta Cleveland

26 39 30 32 — 127 34 26 15 23 — 98

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 16-28 (Mack 6-6, Carroll 3-6, Bazemore 2-3, Scott 2-3, Sefolosha 1-1, Antic 1-2, Korver 1-3, Millsap 0-1, Schroder 0-1, Horford 0-2), Cleveland 8-30 (Jones 2-5, Love 2-6, Dellavedova 2-6, Harris 1-2, Waiters 1-3, Price 0-1, James 0-2, Marion 0-2, Irving 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 41 (Millsap 8), Cleveland 39 (Love 10). Assists— Atlanta 36 (Schroder 10), Cleveland 24 (Love, Irving 6). Total Fouls—Atlanta 17, Cleveland 17. Technicals—Atlanta defensive three second, Waiters. A—20,562 (20,562).

Suns 111, Hornets 106 PHOENIX (111) Tucker 1-3 2-2 4, Mark.Morris 6-10 0-0 13, Len 5-6 0-0 10, G.Dragic 8-17 3-3 20, Bledsoe 5-15 4-4 15, Plumlee 1-2 0-0 2, Marc.Morris 4-5 0-0 8, Thomas 7-13 6-10 23, Green 6-11 1-2 16. Totals 43-82 16-21 111. CHARLOTTE (106) Kidd-Gilchrist 3-8 0-3 6, Zeller 2-4 3-4 7, Jefferson 13-22 2-2 28, Stephenson 3-8 1-1 7, Walker 9-20 5-6 27, Williams 1-4 1-2 4, Henderson 2-2 0-0 4, Neal 5-13 0-0 13, Roberts 2-5 4-4 10, Biyombo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-86 16-22 106. Phoenix Charlotte

27 27 29 28 — 111 31 30 26 19 — 106

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 9-25 (Green 3-5, Thomas 3-8, Mark.Morris 1-1, Bledsoe 1-4, G.Dragic 1-6, Tucker 0-1), Charlotte 10-24 (Walker 4-8, Neal 3-6, Roberts 2-4, Williams 1-4, Stephenson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 52 (Mark.Morris 8), Charlotte 44 (Jefferson 10). Assists—Phoenix 22 (G.Dragic 8), Charlotte 22 (Walker 7). Total Fouls—Phoenix 15, Charlotte 16. Technicals—Mark.Morris 2. Ejected—Mark.Morris. A—15,459 (19,077).

Celtics 109, Magic 92 ORLANDO (92) Harris 5-9 7-8 17, Frye 4-9 2-2 13, Vucevic 9-19 0-0 18, Fournier 6-14 1-2 13, Oladipo 3-12 0-0 7, B.Gordon 2-7 0-0 4, Payton 3-5 0-0 6, O’Quinn 4-6 3-3 11, Harkless 1-3 0-0 3, Nicholson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 13-15 92. BOSTON (109) J.Green 6-14 2-3 16, Sullinger 7-13 0-0 16, Zeller 4-5 2-2 10, Bradley 2-6 0-0 4, Rondo 6-12 0-0 13, Olynyk 6-8 1-3 15, Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Bass 6-10 6-6 18, Turner 3-4 2-2 8, Pressey 4-8 1-2 9. Totals 44-80 14-18 109. Orlando Boston

28 25 20 19 — 92 29 27 22 31 — 109

3-Point Goals—Orlando 5-19 (Frye 3-6, Oladipo 1-2, Harkless 1-3, B.Gordon 0-1, O’Quinn 0-1, Payton 0-1, Harris 0-2, Fournier 0-3), Boston 7-19 (Sullinger 2-3, Olynyk 2-4, J.Green 2-5, Rondo 1-3, Bradley 0-1, Pressey 0-3). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Orlando 41 (Vucevic 13), Boston 49 (Zeller, Rondo 7). Assists—Orlando 17 (Payton, Fournier 4), Boston 25 (Rondo 15). Total Fouls—Orlando 16, Boston 16. A—16,764 (18,624).

Mavericks 117, Pistons 106 DALLAS (117) Parsons 10-17 8-9 32, Nowitzki 5-10 6-6 18, Chandler 5-9 6-9 16, Ellis 11-20 2-4 25, Nelson 0-4 0-0 0, Aminu 1-3 1-2 3, Harris 2-4 2-2 8, Wright 4-5 2-3 10, Jefferson 0-2 0-0 0, Barea 1-2 0-0 3, Crowder 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 40-79 2735 117. DETROIT (106) Singler 3-6 0-0 9, J.Smith 3-4 1-2 7, Drummond 9-16 1-6 19, Caldwell-Pope 5-15 1-1 14, Jennings 5-14 2-2 13, Monroe 1-5 2-2 4, Meeks 2-8 4-4 9, Butler 3-9 0-0 8, Augustin 4-7 0-0 10, Jerebko 5-5 2-2 13. Totals 40-89 13-19 106. Dallas Detroit

32 21 30 34 — 117 30 21 22 33 — 106

3-Point Goals—Dallas 10-22 (Parsons 4-6, Harris 2-3, Nowitzki 2-4, Barea 1-2, Ellis 1-2, Jefferson 0-1, Nelson 0-2, Crowder 0-2), Detroit 13-33 (Singler 3-5, Caldwell-Pope 3-9, Augustin 2-3, Butler 2-6, Jerebko 1-1, Meeks 1-3, Jennings 1-5, Drummond 0-1). Fouled Out—Drummond. Rebounds—Dallas 54 (Nowitzki 10), Detroit 48 (Drummond 24). Assists—Dallas 29 (Harris 9), Detroit 22 (Jennings 7). Total Fouls—Dallas 15, Detroit 27. A—12,287 (22,076).

Jazz 105, Heat 87 UTAH (105) Hayward 9-13 7-7 29, Favors 3-8 5-7 11, Kanter 7-12 3-4 18, Burks 3-7 4-4 12, Burke 3-10 0-0 9, Exum 4-5 0-0 10, Hood 2-3 0-0 6, Booker 2-4 0-0 4, Gobert 2-2 2-2 6, Ingles 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-66 21-24 105. MIAMI (87) Deng 3-6 2-2 8, Andersen 3-6 0-0 6, Hamilton 1-3 0-0 2, Wade 12-19 16-21 42, Cole 0-4 1-2 1, Chalmers 3-13 4-5 11, Haslem 1-4 1-3 3, Napier 0-4 0-2 0, Williams 2-7 0-0 5, Ennis 2-4 5-5 9. Totals 27-70 29-40 87. Utah Miami

33 22 22 28 — 105 16 25 18 28 — 87

3-Point Goals—Utah 14-25 (Hayward 4-5, Burke 3-8, Hood 2-2, Burks 2-3, Exum 2-3, Kanter 1-2, Ingles 0-2), Miami 4-17 (Wade 2-3, Williams 1-4, Chalmers 1-5, Cole 0-1, Hamilton 0-1, Deng 0-1, Napier 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 46 (Gobert 9), Miami 42 (Andersen 9). Assists—Utah 23 (Hayward 7), Miami 10 (Wade 3). Total Fouls—Utah 26, Miami 24. Technicals—Booker 2, Burks, Utah defensive three second. Ejected—Booker. A—19,633 (19,600).

Raptors 105, Nets 89 BROOKLYN (89) Jo.Johnson 8-17 0-3 17, Teletovic 5-10 0-0 14, Plumlee 9-13 5-11 23, Anderson 1-7 1-2 4, D.Williams 5-15 0-1 11, Jack 2-6 0-0 4, Jordan 1-3 4-5 6, Jefferson 3-4 0-0 7, Bogdanovic 1-5 0-0 3, Davies 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-81 10-22 89. TORONTO (105) Ross 3-10 1-1 9, A.Johnson 5-8 3-6 13, Valanciunas 6-7 4-4 16, Fields 3-4 0-0 6, Lowry 7-13 4-4 20, Patterson 5-10 0-0 13, L.Williams 4-10 0-0 10, Hansbrough 0-3 0-0 0, Vasquez 6-11 0-0 13, Ja.Johnson 2-4 1-4 5, Stiemsma 0-0 0-0 0, Caboclo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-80 1319 105. Brooklyn Toronto

30 22 21 16 — 89 22 31 23 29 — 105

3-Point Goals—Brooklyn 9-27 (Teletovic 4-8, Jefferson 1-1, Bogdanovic 1-3, Jo.Johnson 1-4, Anderson 1-5, D.Williams 1-5, Plumlee

0-1), Toronto 10-20 (Patterson 3-4, Lowry 2-3, L.Williams 2-4, Ross 2-5, Vasquez 1-3, Fields 0-1). Fouled Out—A.Johnson. Rebounds— Brooklyn 53 (Plumlee, Jo.Johnson 8), Toronto 50 (Valanciunas 10). Assists—Brooklyn 20 (D.Williams 7), Toronto 24 (Lowry 12). Total Fouls—Brooklyn 16, Toronto 21. A—19,800 (19,800).

Grizzlies 117, Spurs 116 (3OT) MEMPHIS (117) Pondexter 2-6 0-0 4, Randolph 9-19 3-4 21, Gasol 10-16 5-6 26, Conley 5-19 2-2 14, Lee 6-13 0-0 14, Carter 6-13 1-2 18, Koufos 8-10 0-0 16, Udrih 0-4 0-0 0, Leuer 1-4 0-0 2, Calathes 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 48-107 11-14 117. SAN ANTONIO (116) Anderson 1-3 1-1 3, Duncan 9-22 5-15 23, Bonner 0-1 0-0 0, Joseph 4-10 0-0 8, Green 9-17 0-0 25, Ginobili 7-20 3-7 21, Diaw 5-15 4-4 17, Splitter 2-6 0-0 4, Belinelli 6-11 0-0 15, Daye 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-105 13-27 116. Memphis 34 18 21 19 10 9 6 — 117 San Antonio 19 26 23 24 10 9 5 — 116 3-Point Goals—Memphis 10-27 (Carter 5-9, Lee 2-2, Conley 2-7, Gasol 1-1, Calathes 0-1, Leuer 0-1, Pondexter 0-3, Udrih 0-3), San Antonio 17-35 (Green 7-13, Ginobili 4-9, Diaw 3-6, Belinelli 3-6, Joseph 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 68 (Randolph 21), San Antonio 70 (Duncan 16). Assists—Memphis 29 (Conley 10), San Antonio 31 (Ginobili 8). Total Fouls—Memphis 27, San Antonio 16. A—18,581 (18,797).

Trail Blazers 104, Bucks 97 MILWAUKEE (97) Dudley 1-5 1-2 3, Antetokounmpo 4-7 2-2 10, Sanders 4-4 1-3 9, Knight 10-19 2-2 24, Mayo 4-12 4-6 12, Pachulia 1-3 3-4 5, Middleton 5-12 3-3 17, O’Bryant 1-1 0-0 2, Marshall 2-6 0-0 5, Bayless 5-8 0-0 10, Wolters 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 16-22 97. PORTLAND (104) Batum 3-11 1-1 8, Aldridge 10-19 3-4 23, Robinson 5-8 5-15 15, Lillard 10-18 5-6 29, Matthews 5-8 0-0 11, Blake 1-5 0-0 3, Kaman 3-12 0-0 6, Crabbe 0-0 0-0 0, Freeland 3-4 0-1 6, McCollum 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 41-87 15-29 104. Milwaukee Portland

25 16 29 27 — 97 18 25 25 36 — 104

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 7-19 (Middleton 4-6, Knight 2-6, Marshall 1-2, Bayless 0-1, Dudley 0-2, Mayo 0-2), Portland 7-23 (Lillard 4-7, Blake 1-4, Matthews 1-4, Batum 1-6, Aldridge 0-1, McCollum 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 40 (Pachulia 8), Portland 66 (Robinson 16). Assists—Milwaukee 16 (Dudley 5), Portland 25 (Lillard 7). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 25, Portland 19. Flagrant Fouls—Sanders. A—19,495 (19,980).

Clippers 102, Pacers 100 INDIANA (100) S.Hill 2-8 4-4 10, West 8-15 1-2 17, Hibbert 3-10 1-2 7, Watson 3-9 6-7 12, Stuckey 6-12 0-2 12, Miles 6-14 3-5 17, Allen 6-11 0-0 12, Sloan 1-3 1-1 3, Scola 5-7 0-0 10, Rudez 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-90 16-23 100. L.A. CLIPPERS (102) Barnes 1-3 1-2 3, Griffin 11-27 9-13 31, Jordan 4-8 7-15 15, Paul 7-14 5-6 20, Redick 4-10 5-7 16, Crawford 4-7 1-2 10, Farmar 2-5 0-0 5, Davis 1-3 0-0 2, Douglas-Roberts 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 28-45 102. 27 24 21 28 — 100 Indiana L.A. Clippers 30 22 26 24 — 102 3-Point Goals—Indiana 4-19 (S.Hill 2-5, Miles 2-8, Rudez 0-1, Scola 0-1, Stuckey 0-1, Watson 0-3), L.A. Clippers 6-18 (Redick 3-8, Crawford 1-1, Farmar 1-2, Paul 1-3, Barnes 0-2, Griffin 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Indiana 53 (Allen 14), L.A. Clippers 65 (Jordan 23). Assists—Indiana 27 (S.Hill 6), L.A. Clippers 20 (Paul 9). Total Fouls—Indiana 30, L.A. Clippers 15. Technicals—Indiana Coach Vogel. A—19,060 (19,060).

Rockets 115, Nuggets 111 (OT) HOUSTON (115) Ariza 4-15 2-3 13, Motiejunas 7-13 1-3 18, Howard 7-16 10-15 24, Beverley 3-9 6-6 12, Harden 11-21 18-21 41, Black 1-3 0-0 2, Canaan 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 2-6 0-0 5, Dorsey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-85 37-48 115. DENVER (111) Chandler 8-17 2-2 23, Faried 5-12 1-2 11, Mozgov 0-3 1-2 1, Lawson 4-12 4-4 12, Afflalo 7-17 5-6 22, Hickson 4-8 0-0 8, Arthur 5-13 1-2 12, Nurkic 3-6 0-0 6, Gallinari 4-8 4-5 16, Robinson 0-3 0-0 0, Gee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-99 18-23 111. Houston 25 30 20 24 16 — 115 Denver 29 31 18 21 12 — 111 3-Point Goals—Houston 8-28 (Motiejunas 3-5, Ariza 3-11, Johnson 1-2, Harden 1-7, Canaan 0-1, Beverley 0-2), Denver 13-30 (Chandler 5-10, Gallinari 4-8, Afflalo 3-7, Arthur 1-5). Fouled Out—Faried. Rebounds—Houston 64 (Howard 16), Denver 61 (Faried 11). Assists— Houston 17 (Harden 10), Denver 30 (Lawson 16). Total Fouls—Houston 23, Denver 36. Technicals—Arthur, Denver Coach Shaw, Denver defensive three second. A—12,107 (19,155).

College men’s scores UW 86, Grambling St. 38 GRAMBLING ST. (2-7) Shine 5-15 0-0 12, Cormier 1-5 0-0 2, Williams 3-10 0-0 6, Lowe 1-4 0-0 3, Gray 1-7 4-4 7, Brown 0-4 0-0 0, Freeman 1-8 0-0 2, McElwain 0-0 0-0 0, Agyeman-Budu 1-4 2-5 4, Altheimer 0-1 0-0 0, Wiley 0-0 0-0 0, Patterson 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 14-60 6-10 38. WASHINGTON (9-0) Williams-Goss 4-7 1-2 9, Anderson 3-6 3-3 10, Andrews 5-11 2-2 16, Jarreau 1-3 2-4 4, Kemp Jr. 9-12 3-6 21, Johnson 1-5 2-2 4, Winters 1-4 0-0 3, Kingma 1-4 0-0 2, Garrett 0-1 0-2 0, Bowman 1-1 0-0 2, Upshaw 6-7 3-5 15, Dorsey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-63 16-26 86. Halftime—Washington 45-13. 3-Point Goals—Grambling St. 4-15 (Shine 2-6, Gray 1-1, Lowe 1-3, Cormier 0-1, Patterson 0-1, AgyemanBudu 0-1, Freeman 0-2), Washington 6-23 (Andrews 4-8, Anderson 1-2, Winters 1-4, Kingma 0-2, Williams-Goss 0-2, Dorsey 0-2, Johnson 0-3). Fouled Out—Dorsey. Rebounds—Grambling St. 29 (Williams 7), Washington 51 (Upshaw 15). Assists—Grambling St. 5 (Brown 2), Washington 24 (Williams-Goss 11). Total Fouls—Grambling St. 18, Washington 11. A—NA. TOP 25 12. Ohio State (9-1) beat N.C. A&T 97-55. 16. Washington (9-0) beat Grambling St. 86-38. 19. San Diego St. (7-3) lost to Cincinnati 71-62. 25. Michigan St. (8-3) beat E. Michigan 66-46.

College women’s scores TOP 25 1. South Carolina (10-0) beat Hampton 69-49. 3. Texas (9-0) beat McNeese State 76-59. 7. Stanford (6-3) lost to Chattanooga 54-46. 13. Duke (6-3) beat Oklahoma 92-72. 21. Mississippi St. (12-0) beat La.-Lafay. 66-51. 25. DePaul (7-3) beat Loyola of Chicago 109-84. FAR WEST Montana 70, Seattle 64, OT Northwestern 88, UNLV 84 San Francisco 60, North Texas 42

FOOTBALL NFL NFC West W L T Pct PF PA 11 3 0 .786 287 244 10 4 0 .714 339 242 7 7 0 .500 251 285 6 8 0 .429 291 297 East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 10 4 0 .714 381 328 9 5 0 .643 416 347 Philadelphia N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 317 339 Washington 3 11 0 .214 257 370 South W L T Pct PF PA 6 8 0 .429 364 374 New Orleans 5 8 1 .393 288 358 Carolina Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 348 369 Tampa Bay 2 12 0 .143 254 367 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 10 4 0 .714 281 238 Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 436 325 Minnesota 6 8 0 .429 277 297 5 9 0 .357 296 409 Chicago AFC West W L T Pct PF PA 11 3 0 .786 407 303 x-Denver 8 6 0 .571 322 254 Kansas City San Diego 8 6 0 .571 303 294 Oakland 2 12 0 .143 213 381 East W L T Pct PF PA x-New England 11 3 0 .786 442 280 Buffalo 8 6 0 .571 302 254 7 7 0 .500 327 301 Miami 3 11 0 .214 230 360 N.Y. Jets South W L T Pct PF PA x-Indianapolis 10 4 0 .714 424 317 7 7 0 .500 324 277 Houston Tennessee 2 12 0 .143 231 390 Jacksonville 2 12 0 .143 211 376 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 9 4 1 .679 311 289 Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 389 339 Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 376 267 Cleveland 7 7 0 .500 276 300 x-clinched division Today’s game Tennessee at Jacksonville, 5:25 p.m. Saturday’s games Philadelphia at Washington, 1:30 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 5:25 p.m. Sunday’s games

Arizona Seattle San Francisco St. Louis

Baltimore at Houston, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Miami, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Carolina, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 1:05 p.m. Buffalo at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 5:30 p.m. Monday’s game Denver at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m.

NFL Injury Report NEW YORK — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited participation in practice; FULL - Full participation in practice): TENNESSEE TITANS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — TITANS: OUT: RB Dexter McCluster (knee). DOUBTFUL: T Taylor Lewan (ankle), QB Zach Mettenberger (right shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: LB Zaviar Gooden (hamstring), T Byron Stingily (ankle), TE Delanie Walker (knee), LB Kamerion Wimbley (hamstring), WR Kendall Wright (hand). PROBABLE: S Daimion Stafford (concussion). JAGUARS: OUT: DE Andre Branch (groin). QUESTIONABLE: QB Blake Bortles (foot), DE Ryan Davis (hip pointer), S Josh Evans (foot), DT Roy Miller III (knee), WR Tommy Streeter (abdomen). PROBABLE: WR Marqise Lee (elbow). SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — CHARGERS: DNP: WR Keenan Allen (ankle, shoulder), TE Ladarius Green (concussion, ankle), DT Corey Liuget (ankle), RB Ryan Mathews (ankle), QB Philip Rivers (chest, back), P Mike Scifres (shoulder). FULL: NT Ryan Carrethers (elbow). 49ERS: DNP: LB Chris Borland (ankle), CB Tramaine Brock (hamstring), LB Ahmad Brooks (thumb), WR Michael Crabtree (knee), RB Frank Gore (concussion), RB Carlos Hyde (ankle), WR Stevie Johnson (knee), DT Justin Smith (back), LB Michael Wilhoite (hip). LIMITED: CB Perrish Cox (ankle), CB Chris Culliver (knee), T Anthony Davis (concussion), DT Quinton Dial (knee), DT Tony Jerod-Eddie (foot), S Bubba Ventrone (groin). FULL: C Marcus Martin (knee), TE Kyle Nelson (back). PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at WASHINGTON REDSKINS — EAGLES: OUT: LB Trent Cole (hand), QB Nick Foles (collarbone). FULL: LB Emmanuel Acho (groin), DE Brandon Bair (knee), TE Brent Celek (neck), DT Bennie Logan (pectoral), S Chris Maragos (hamstring), WR Jordan Matthews (knee), K Cody Parkey (right groin), RB Chris Polk (ankle). REDSKINS: DNP: DE Jason Hatcher (knee), LB Gabe Miller (ankle), TE Jordan Reed (not injury related), T Trent Williams (shoulder). LIMITED: S Brandon Meriweather (toe), LB Keenan Robinson (knee). FULL: NT Chris Baker (chest, toe), LB Will Compton (shoulder), RB Roy Helu Jr. (toe), G Kory Lichtensteiger (knee). MINNESOTA VIKINGS at MIAMI DOLPHINS — VIKINGS: DNP: LB Anthony Barr (knee), S Robert Blanton (ankle, knee), G Charlie Johnson (ankle), DT Linval Joseph (illness), TE Kyle Rudolph (ankle, knee). LIMITED: RB Matt Asiata (foot), DT Sharrif Floyd (knee), WR Greg Jennings (hamstring), DE Brian Robison (ankle). FULL: CB Xavier Rhodes (wrist), S Andrew Sendejo (thumb). DOLPHINS: DNP: G Nate Garner (illness), G Dallas Thomas (foot), RB Daniel Thomas (knee). LIMITED: TE Charles Clay (hamstring), CB Cortland Finnegan (ankle), LB Jonathan Freeny (hamstring), LB Jelani Jenkins (foot), S Don Jones (shoulder), LB Koa Misi (hamstring, knee), CB Jamar Taylor (shoulder). BALTIMORE RAVENS at HOUSTON TEXANS — RAVENS: DNP: DE Chris Canty (ankle), S Will Hill (not injury related), WR Jacoby Jones (illness), G Kelechi Osemele (not injury related). LIMITED: S Anthony Levine (ankle), RB Bernard Pierce (back). TEXANS: DNP: LB Brian Cushing (ankle), RB Arian Foster (hip), TE Garrett Graham (ankle), WR DeAndre Hopkins (ankle), CB Johnathan Joseph (ankle), QB Tom Savage (knee), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (back), DE J.J. Watt (not injury related). LIMITED: T Tyson Clabo (foot), LB Akeem Dent (neck), CB Kareem Jackson (knee), WR Andre Johnson (concussion), LB Whitney Mercilus (back), LB Jeff Tarpinian (knee). DETROIT LIONS at CHICAGO BEARS — LIONS: DNP: DT Nick Fairley (knee), DE George Johnson (illness), T LaAdrian Waddle (knee). LIMITED: S Don Carey (ankle), WR Calvin Johnson (ankle), LB Ashlee Palmer (quadriceps), CB Mohammed Seisay (hamstring). BEARS: DNP: K Robbie Gould (right quadriceps), CB Tim Jennings (ankle), LB Shea McClellin (ankle), DT Jeremiah Ratliff (knee). LIMITED: S Chris Conte (back). FULL: CB Kyle Fuller (hand). CLEVELAND BROWNS at CAROLINA PANTHERS — BROWNS: DNP: S Tashaun Gipson (knee), CB Joe Haden (shoulder), WR Marlon Moore (knee), T Joe Thomas (not injury related), CB K’Waun Williams (hamstring). LIMITED: TE Gary Barnidge (rib), LB Karlos Dansby (knee), CB Robert Nelson (hamstring), LB Jabaal Sheard (foot). PANTHERS: DNP: S Roman Harper (thigh), LB A.J. Klein (ankle). LIMITED: QB Cam Newton (back), G Amini Silatolu (knee), RB DeAngelo Williams (hand). FULL: LB Thomas Davis (knee). ATLANTA FALCONS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — FALCONS: DNP: G Jon Asamoah (back), WR Harry Douglas (foot), WR Julio Jones (hip), S William Moore (foot), WR Roddy White (knee). FULL: CB Josh Wilson (hand). SAINTS: DNP: T Terron Armstead (neck), DE Akiem Hicks (ankle), S Jamarca Sanford (hamstring). GREEN BAY PACKERS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — PACKERS: DNP: T Bryan Bulaga (concussion), CB Davon House (shoulder), G Josh Sitton (toe). LIMITED: RB Eddie Lacy (eye), G T.J. Lang (ankle), LB Clay Matthews (biceps), LB Mike Neal (abdomen), LB Nick Perry (shoulder). BUCCANEERS: DNP: CB Isaiah Frey (ankle), S Major Wright (ribs). LIMITED: LB Mason Foster (Achilles), DT Clinton McDonald (hamstring), T Kevin Pamphile (ankle, knee), WR Solomon Patton (foot). KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS — CHIEFS: DNP: WR Dwayne Bowe (illness), TE Anthony Fasano (knee), DT Jaye Howard (illness, shoulder). LIMITED: RB Jamaal Charles (knee, ankle), LB Tamba Hali (knee), LB Joe Mays (knee). FULL: DE Allen Bailey (concussion), G Zach Fulton (toe), CB Phillip Gaines (concussion), LB Josh Mauga (oblique), CB Chris Owens (knee), CB Sean Smith (groin). STEELERS: DNP: CB William Gay (not injury related), NT Steve McLendon (not injury related), TE Heath Miller (not injury related), S Mike Mitchell (groin), S Troy Polamalu (knee), QB Ben Roethlisberger (not injury related), TE Matt Spaeth (elbow). LIMITED: C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), CB Ike Taylor (shoulder, forearm). FULL: T Marcus Gilbert (ankle), LB James Harrison (knee). NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at NEW YORK JETS — PATRIOTS: LIMITED: C Danny Aiken (finger), CB Kyle Arrington (hamstring), RB LeGarrette Blount (shoulder), G Dan Connolly (ankle), WR Julian Edelman (thigh, concussion), T Cameron Fleming (ankle), LB Dont’a Hightower (shoulder), DE Chandler Jones (hip), WR Brandon LaFell (shoulder), DE Rob Ninkovich (heel), RB Shane Vereen (ankle), LB Chris White (ankle). FULL: QB Tom Brady (ankle). JETS: DNP: WR Percy Harvin (ankle). LIMITED: G Willie Colon (knee), S Jaiquawn Jarrett (shoulder), DE Muhammad Wilkerson (toe). FULL: S Antonio Allen (hand), K Nick Folk (right hip), RB Chris Johnson (knee), C Nick Mangold (finger), S Calvin Pryor (shoulder). NEW YORK GIANTS at ST. LOUIS RAMS — GIANTS: DNP: RB Rashad Jennings (ankle), LB Jameel McClain (knee). RAMS: DNP: C Scott Wells (not injury related). BUFFALO BILLS at OAKLAND RAIDERS — BILLS: DNP: TE Scott Chandler (illness). LIMITED: K Dan Carpenter (right groin), CB Stephon Gilmore (shoulder), TE Chris Gragg (knee), S Da’Norris Searcy (hamstring), DE Jarius Wynn (knee). FULL: RB Boobie Dixon (chest). RAIDERS: No Data Reported INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at DALLAS COWBOYS — COLTS: DNP: T Gosder Cherilus (groin), WR Josh Cribbs (not injury related), CB Vontae Davis (groin), WR T.Y. Hilton (hamstring), LB D’Qwell Jackson (not injury related), G Joe Reitz (ankle), G Hugh Thornton (knee), LB Erik Walden (knee). COWBOYS: DNP: DT Josh Brent (calf, not injury related), T Doug Free (ankle), G Zack Martin (ankle), LB Rolando McClain (hand), QB Tony Romo (back), LB Dekoda Watson (hamstring). FULL: S Jeff Heath (thumb), CB Tyler Patmon (knee, ankle), DE George Selvie (thumb). SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at ARIZONA CARDINALS — SEAHAWKS: No Data Reported CARDINALS: PROBABLE: S Chris Clemons (knee). DENVER BRONCOS at CINCINNATI BENGALS: No Data Reported

FCS All-America team The Associated Press FCS All-America team. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback — Vernon Adams, junior, 6-foot, 200 pounds, Eastern Washington. Running backs — Zach Zenner, senior, 6-0, 220, South Dakota State; Marshaun Coprich, junior, 5-9, 205, Illinois State. Linemen — Collin Seibert, senior, 6-4, 277, Eastern Illinois; Jake Rummells, senior, 6-5, 301, Northern Iowa; Cole Carruthers, senior, 6-4, 292, Central Arkansas; Joe Haeg, junior, 6-6, 299, North Dakota State; Jake Rodgers, senior, 6-6, 315, Eastern Washington. Tight end — MyCole Pruitt, senior, 6-3, 255, Southern Illinois. Wide receivers — Cooper Kupp, sophomore, 6-2, 195, Eastern Washington; R.J. Harris, senior, 6-0, 201, New Hampshire. All-purpose player — Johnta’ Hebert, junior, 5-10, 195, Prairie View A&M. Kicker — Michael Schmadeke, junior, 5-10, 181, Northern Iowa. DEFENSE Linemen — Kyle Emanuel, senior, 6-3, 251, senior, North Dakota State; Zack Wagenmann, senior, 6-3, 250, Montana; Davis Tull, senior, 6-3, 240, Chattanooga; Javon Hargrave, junior, 6-2, 295, South Carolina State. Linebackers — Don Cherry, junior, 6-1, 221, Villanova; Nick Dzubnar, senior, 6-2, 250, Cal Poly; Quinn Backus, senior, 5-10, 215, Coastal Carolina. Backs — Donald Payne, sophomore, 6-0, 205, Stetson; Jacob Hagen, senior, 6-3, 205, Liberty; Caleb Schaffitzel, senior, 6-0, 217, Missouri State; Colten Heagle, junior, 5-11, 206, North Dakota State. Punter — Kyle Loomis, senior, 6-2, 230, Port-

land State.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback — John Robertson, junior, Villanova. Running backs — Tyler Varga, senior, Yale; Gus Johnson, senior, Stephen F. Austin. Linemen — Chad Hamilton, senior, Coastal Carolina; Ronald Canty, senior, North Carolina A&T; Mike Coccia, redshirt freshman, New Hampshire; Max Holcombe, junior, Jacksonville State; Antoine Everett, senior, McNeese State. Tight end — Seth Cranfill, senior, GardnerWebb. Wide receivers — De’Andre Carter, senior, Sacramento State; Jake Wieneke, freshman, South Dakota State. All-purpose player — Ed Eagan, junior, Northwestern State. Kicker — Justin Syrovatka, senior, South Dakota State. DEFENSE Linemen — Devaunte Sigler, junior, Jacksonville State; Zack Hodges, senior, Harvard; Mike Reilly, senior, William & Mary; James Cowser, junior, Southern Utah. Linebackers — Evan Byers, senior, Bucknell; Connor Underwood, junior, Indiana State; Lynden Trail, senior, Norfolk State. Backs — Jaquiski Tartt, senior, Samford; Christian Ricard, senior, Stony Brook; Jarrett Dieudonne, senior, Wagner; De’Ante Saunders, junior, Tennessee State. Punter — Cory Carter, junior, Texas Southern.

GOLF Snohomish Men’s Club Nine Hole Eclectic Dec. 7 First Flight (11-under): Gross—Joe Palmer 31. Net— Wes Robinson 27 Third Flight (12-up): Gross—D. Subblefield 36. Net—Mike Lewis 29

HOCKEY NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 33 21 7 5 47 97 89 31 18 11 2 38 89 88 32 17 11 4 38 90 82 32 15 11 6 36 84 78 33 17 14 2 36 97 90 31 11 16 4 26 72 100 32 7 19 6 20 66 106 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 32 22 9 1 45 100 64 St. Louis 31 21 8 2 44 94 72 Nashville 30 20 8 2 42 81 59 32 16 10 6 38 78 75 Winnipeg Minnesota 30 16 12 2 34 86 78 Dallas 30 12 13 5 29 87 103 Colorado 30 10 13 7 27 78 98 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 33 20 10 3 43 110 87 Montreal 32 20 10 2 42 87 80 32 17 7 8 42 92 80 Detroit Toronto 31 19 9 3 41 109 87 Boston 32 16 13 3 35 81 83 Florida 29 13 8 8 34 66 75 Ottawa 31 13 12 6 32 82 86 32 13 17 2 28 62 100 Buffalo Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 30 20 6 4 44 98 71 N.Y. Islanders 31 21 10 0 42 99 89 N.Y. Rangers 29 15 10 4 34 89 79 Washington 30 14 10 6 34 86 81 Columbus 30 13 15 2 28 72 95 New Jersey 33 11 16 6 28 74 96 Philadelphia 30 11 14 5 27 80 90 Carolina 30 8 19 3 19 62 87 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s games Ottawa 2, New Jersey 0 Boston 3, Minnesota 2, OT Dallas 2, Vancouver 0 Today’s games Florida at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Colorado at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Toronto at Carolina, 4 p.m. Washington at Columbus, 4 p.m. Anaheim at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim Vancouver San Jose Los Angeles Calgary Arizona Edmonton

Senators 2, Devils 0 Ottawa New Jersey

1 0 1 — 2 0 0 0 — 0

First Period—1, Ottawa, Turris 5 (Karlsson, Stone), 2:47 (pp). Second Period—None. Third Period—2, Ottawa, Turris 6 (MacArthur, Borowiecki), 19:59 (en). Shots on Goal—Ottawa 4-4-8—16. New Jersey 10-16-8—34. Goalies—Ottawa, Anderson. New Jersey, Cor.Schneider. A—15,379 (17,625). T—2:17.

Bruins 3, Wild 2 (OT) Boston Minnesota

2 0 0 1 — 3 1 0 1 0 — 2

First Period—1, Boston, Soderberg 6 (Eriksson, Kelly), 5:06. 2, Minnesota, Brodziak 4 (Sutter, Haula), 5:33. 3, Boston, Bergeron 6 (Marchand, Trotman), 17:55. Second Period—None. Third Period—4, Minnesota, Pominville 7 (Suter), 11:39. Overtime—5, Boston, Eriksson 6 (Soderberg, Chara), 1:30. Shots on Goal—Boston 9-5-7-4—25. Minnesota 8-20-9-0—37. Goalies—Boston, Svedberg. Minnesota, Backstrom. A—18,841 (17,954). T—2:32.

Stars 2, Canucks 0 Dallas Vancouver

0 1 1 — 2 0 0 0 — 0

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Dallas, Sceviour 2 (Horcoff, Fiddler), 2:53. Third Period—2, Dallas, Roussel 7, 19:34 (en). Shots on Goal—Dallas 5-17-7—29. Vancouver 11-4-12—27. Goalies—Dallas, Lehtonen. Vancouver, Lack. A—18,755 (18,910). T—2:27.

Western Hockey League WESTERN CONFERENCE U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Everett 33 20 9 3 1 112 94 44 Portland 36 19 14 0 3 122 124 41 Spokane 33 18 12 3 0 93 91 39 Tri-City 33 17 15 0 1 93 89 35 33 14 15 2 2 86 92 32 Seattle B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 36 28 5 3 0 157 86 59 Victoria 37 17 17 2 1 121 131 37 35 17 18 0 0 107 141 34 Prince George Vancouver 34 16 18 0 0 105 110 32 Kamloops 38 13 20 3 2 114 143 31 EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Brandon 35 24 7 3 1 160 116 52 Regina 33 20 11 2 0 124 98 42 Swift Current 35 17 14 0 4 110 112 38 Prince Albert 35 16 18 1 0 105 114 33 Moose Jaw 35 15 17 2 1 105 124 33 Saskatoon 35 7 25 2 1 91 161 17 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Medicine Hat 34 24 8 1 1 133 86 50 Calgary 34 19 12 1 2 134 101 41 Red Deer 35 18 13 3 1 124 117 40 Edmonton 35 16 14 3 2 106 102 37 Kootenay 35 18 17 0 0 109 129 36 Lethbridge 33 8 20 3 2 83 133 21 Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Wednesday’s games Lethbridge 5, Regina 4 (OT) Prince Albert 5, Moose Jaw 1 Swift Current 5, Saskatoon 2 Medicine Hat 7, Kamloops 3 Kelowna 6, Red Deer 3 Edmonton 3, Calgary 1 Spokane 5, Prince George 0 Everett 7, Victoria 6 (SO) Today’s games No games scheduled

LINE FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG NFL Today at Jacksonville 3 Tennessee Saturday at San Francisco 1 San Diego Philadelphia 7½ at Washington Sunday at Miami 6½ Minnesota Green Bay 10½ at Tampa Bay Detroit 7 at Chicago at New Orleans 6 Atlanta New England 10 at N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh 3 Kansas City at Carolina OFF Cleveland Baltimore 5½ at Houston at St. Louis 5 N.Y. Giants Buffalo 5½ at Oakland at Dallas 3 Indianapolis Seattle 8 at Arizona Monday Denver 3 at Cincinnati Off Key Carolina QB questionable

Bears bench QB Cutler By Rich Campbell Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Bears have benched quarterback Jay Cutler and plan to start Jimmy Clausen against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Wednesday evening. ESPN first reported the news. The move, which comes in the death throes of a season in ruins, is a seismic shift for an organization that has exalted Cutler as its franchise quarterback. In January, general manager Phil Emery signed Cutler to a new seven-year, $126.7 million that includes $54 million guaranteed. Cutler, however, leads the NFL with 24 turnovers. His inconsistency is a big reason why the Bears are 5-9 and their offense failed to match expectations despite returning all 11 starters from a unit that ranked third in the NFL in yards per play during coach Marc Trestman’s debut campaign in 2013. Trestman for weeks has defended Cutler’s status as the starting quarterback. However, he did not directly address the issue during his Wednesday press conference when he was asked about ESPN analyst Jon Gruden’s assertion that Cutler should be benched.

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New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Kasim Edebali (91) sacks Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) during the teams’ game Dec. 15 in Chicago.

“Jon certainly has a right to his opinion, and each and every week we go through our evaluations all the way around, and as I said, Jon’s got a right to his opinion,” Trestman said. The embattled coach did say, though, that it’s “evident” he hasn’t gotten the best out of Cutler. “Am I working at it? Yes,” Trestman said. “We’ve seen moments, but we haven’t done it on a consistent basis. I can’t

hide from that. I haven’t been able, and we haven’t been able to do the things that we want to get done. We’re working towards that. “But the answer to that is obvious. I’m trying to give you the most truthful answer, and that is we’ve seen moments of it, but it’s not where we need to go. It’s not where we need to be. But it’s not all about Jay. It’s about our entire offense, working together to get it done.”

San Francisco ‘terminates’ McDonald

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Citing a pattern of behavior and off-field issues, San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke informed defensive lineman Ray McDonald that he was released Wednesday amid a sexual assault investigation by San Jose police. Baalke spoke with McDonald and his agent by phone to let them know the defender is “terminated” “After the recent allegations concerning Ray McDonald, we as an organization notified him and his agent that he will be terminated, released immediately, effective immediately,” Baalke said. “While this organization has a strong belief in due process and has demonstrated that over time, Ray’s demonstrated a pattern of poor decision-making that has led to multiple distractions to this organization and this football team that really can no longer be tolerated.” Baalke said CEO Jed York and coach Jim Harbaugh also were involved in the decision. Baalke said the 49ers notified the NFL of the allegations against McDonald, saying: “This is a team decision. This is not a league decision.” San Jose police Sgt. Heather Randol said Wednesday that

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But then Arizona rallied to beat Kansas City, then held on for an ugly win in St. Louis after Palmer’s backup, Drew Stanton went down with a knee injury, setting up what will serve as a de facto NFC West championship game this weekend, while also prompting a pretty funny dig at the Rams from Arians, who told reporters in St. Louis, “I love it when nobody says you have a chance to win. There’s an 11-3 team and a team that is always 8-8. You figure it out.” While Seahawks fans will obviously be rooting against Arians and the Cardinals Sunday, it would be hard for any neutral fan not to pull for the Cardinals and Arians, not just for the coach’s brashness and sense of humor, but for what he has done with his career and with the Cardinals this season. A life-long assistant in the pro and college ranks, Arians was 59 before he served as a head coach for the first time, and that only happened when Indianapolis coach Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia early in the 2012 season, making Arians, the Colts’ offensive coordinator, the interim head coach. Arians went 9-3 in that interim role, earned AP coach of the year honors, and as a result, at the age of 60, earned his first head coaching gig with the Cardinals. So yeah, a man who has worked

the department is investigating McDonald on suspicion of sexual assault and had searched his San Jose home. Randol said an area hospital notified police late Tuesday night that a woman was seeking treatment. “The victim alleged she was possibly sexually assaulted a day prior,” Randol said. Last month, the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office announced that it declined to file charges against McDonald in a domestic violence investigation. He was arrested Aug. 31 while celebrating his then-upcoming 30th birthday at his home. Rice case investigator gets NFL phone, email records NEW YORK — Nearly 500 employees at NFL headquarters in New York turned over phone and email records to investigators looking into how Commissioner Roger Goodell and his staff pursued and handled evidence in the Ray Rice case, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because details of the investigation won’t be made public until former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III releases his report. The report is expected to be completed this month, one of the sources said. Mueller has been investigating whether anyone at the NFL had seen or obtained video of the former Baltimore Ravens running back striking his then-fiancee inside an elevator at an

this long for this chance isn’t going to feel sorry for himself if his team is suffering more than its fair share of injuries, nor is he going to worry about defying convention, either as an aggressive play-caller or in a press conference. “He’s a real obvious candidate for coach of the year,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “I think he’s done all the things you hope to see a guy do. He’s shown consistency, style, and the ability to endure hardships and issues and stuff; he’s done a great job. What I like about Bruce is that he’s got a great style — it’s not just the hat, he’s more than that — he’s got great style about his football and I really admire that.” So now in what has been a pretty amazing season for the Cardinals, it’s somewhat fitting that their hopes at a division title and home-field advantage — Arizona has already clinched a playoff berth — comes down to a third-string quarterback who was cut earlier this season and spent time on San Diego’s practice squad before making what will be his fifth career start, and first since 2012. “It’s been a roller coaster, but that’s the NFL,” Lindley said on a conference call. “Everybody’s got a story like that, and I’m really blessed to be in the position I’m at right now and have the opportunity that I do, and I’m just looking to take full advantage of it.” Conventional wisdom says Lindley, who has zero career touchdown passes, and the Cardinals don’t stand a chance against

Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino before the video was published online. League employees were instructed to cooperate with Mueller’s team of investigators and respond immediately to requests for information, the sources said. Investigators zeroed in on phone calls made from NFL offices to numbers with a New Jersey area code. Employees also were asked to identify certain numbers in question and investigators even called some of the numbers to verify call recipients. A representative for Mueller, who led the FBI for 12 years under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, declined comment.

Lawsuit dismissed NEW YORK — A lawsuit brought by retired NFL players against the league for routinely mishandling painkillers has been dismissed. Judge William Alsup of the U.S. Northern District in California cited a section of the Labor Management Relations Act in dismissing the claim. Alsup noted that the league has addressed the “serious and inevitable evil” of player injuries in a “serious way” through collective bargaining with the players’ union.

Newton practicing CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has returned to practice eight days after an automobile accident left him with two fractures in his lower back. He participated in all of the team drills Wednesday and did some throwing during the portion of practice open to the media. He didn’t do much running.

a defense that is allowing 6.75 points over its last four games, but then again, conventional wisdom says injuries should have derailed Arizona’s season a long time ago, and conventional wisdom also says guys who are overlooked for head coaching gigs until their 60 aren’t going to be great coaches. Plenty of people are doubting the Cardinals and Lindley, but the NFL’s feel good story of 2014 and the third-string quarterback aren’t listening. “We preach in this building that it’s all about how we feel and what we think about each other inside of this facility,” Lindley said “As long as through this week practice I keep gaining the respect of my teammates, then I’ll feel comfortable going out there on Sunday.” And the Seahawks, despite beating the Cardinals 19-3 four weeks ago, aren’t about to overlook their next opponent, not after Arizona has spent an entire season exceeding expectations. “It’s impressive when you have a coach of that caliber who can coach anybody and make them as good as he is doing right now,” defensive end Michael Bennett said. “The Cardinals are a really good team and Bruce Arians is a great coach. The way that he gets them going, and even though he doesn’t have a quarterback that people say is really good or a toptier quarterback, he’s still winning more games than Jay Cutler. It’s crazy.” Herald Columnist John Boyle: jboyle@heraldnet.com

Mariners get OF Ruggiano from Cubs By Bob Dutton

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SEATTLE — So ... Justin Ruggiano. The Seattle Mariners culminated their search for a second right-handed bat Wednesday by acquiring outfielder Justin Ruggiano from the Chicago Cubs in a trade for minor-league reliever Matt Brazis. “Was it a surprise?” Ruggiano echoed. “In a way it was, but I am never really shocked by (a trade) anymore.” Ruggiano ranks as an underthe-radar acquisition after the Mariners failed to sign free-agent outfielder Melky Cabrera. They were also linked to several other high-profile targets before landing Ruggiano. “He has versatility,” general manager Jack Zduriencik said. “He has defensive ability, and he has power. If you break down his numbers at different segments of his career, he’s been a guy who can get on base. “I think it’s nice, well-rounded package that we’re acquiring.” Ruggiano, 32, is a six-year veteran who batted .281 last season with six homers and 28 RBI in 81 games despite missing the final five weeks because of an injured left ankle that required surgery to remove bone spurs. Zduriencik said Ruggiano checked out fine in the Mariners’ pre-trade medical examinations. The Mariners cleared space for Ruggiano on their 40-man roster by designating right-hander Logan Bawcom for assignment. Bawcom, 26, was 4-4 with a 4.93 earned run average in 40 relief appearances for Class AAA Tacoma. The Mariners acquired him with outfielder Leon Landry in a July 30, 2012, trade from the Dodgers for reliever Brandon League. Brazis, 25, was picked as the organization’s reliever of the year after going 4-1 with a 2.36 ERA in 40 games at Hi-A High Desert and Class AA Jackson. He was a 28thround pick in the 2012 draft. Ruggiano is eligible for arbitration after making $2 million but is under club control through the 2016 season. He has a .257 average in 398 career games with a .319

on-base percentage and a .431 slugging percentage. “You look back at a few years of his career when he had 13 and 18 home runs,” Zduriencik said. “We were in pursuit of an outfielder who could play all three spots. He can do that.” Ruggiano will get an opportunity to win a regular spot in right field but more likely projects to play primarily against left-handed pitchers because of his career splits: .508/.390 slugging percentages against lefties/righties. “I want to be a part of that lineup every day,” he acknowledged, “but I’m here to fill whatever role they want me to fill and help Seattle win some games.” A platoon would open a spot for James Jones, a left-handed hitter who batted .250 last season as a rookie while stealing 27 bases in 108 games. Both players also could slot into the No. 2 hole in the lineup between Austin Jackson and Robinson Cano. Manager Lloyd McClendon previously said he’d prefer to shift Dustin Ackley from No. 2 to a lower spot. “Last year,” Ruggiano said, “I really enjoyed being in the twohole right in front of (Anthony) Rizzo. I felt like I got really good pitches to hit and and opportunity to set the table for him.” Tellingly, perhaps, Zduriencik did not rule out a further move to bolster the lineup. The Mariners have shown interest in San Diego outfielder Seth Smith, who also could be paired with Ruggiano in a platoon arrangement. Talking in general terms, Zduriencik said, “I don’t think there’s any doubt you’d look at that. We’ve had a lot of different discussions. You just don’t know. We have competition right now. “James and Stefen (Romero) certainly have ability, but there is a degree of inexperience. What Justin brings to the table is a power righthanded hitter. We’ll continue to look. That’s as simple as I can say it.” Ruggiano spent parts of three seasons at Tampa Bay (2008-11) before a trade sent him to Miami for two years. The Cubs acquired him in a Dec. 12, 2013, deal from the Marlins for outfielder Brian Bogusevic.

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Tampa Bay trades Myers to Padres Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres acquired outfielder Wil Myers from the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the deal said. Myers was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2013, when he hit .293 with 13 homers with 53 RBI with Tampa Bay. But he was limited to 87 games last season due to a right wrist injury, and he hit just .222 with six homers and 35 RBI. There were multiple reports that Washington also was involved in the deal, but the Nationals’ involvement could not be confirmed. San Diego also receives catcher Ryan Hanigan and minor league pitchers Jose Castillo and Gerardo Reyes in the trade, with catcher Rene Rivera moving from the Padres to Tampa Bay. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been announced. The deal comes as the Padres, desperate for a power bat to punch up the worst offense in the majors, try to finalize a trade that would send catcher Yasmani Grandal and two pitchers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielder Matt Kemp and catcher Tim Federowicz. The Kemp deal is pending physical exams and the commissioner’s office approving the Dodgers sending $32 million to the Padres to help offset the $107 million remaining on Kemp’s contract. With Myers coming on board, the Padres now have six outfielders, although two of them, left fielder Carlos Quentin and center fielder Cameron Maybin, have had a hard time staying on the field due to injuries. Kemp likely will play right or left. The Padres’ best option for dealing an outfielder would appear to be Seth Smith, who hit .266 with 12 homers and 48 RBI last year.

Morrow, Padres have deal SAN DIEGO — Free agent righthander Brandon Morrow and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract, a deal that allows him to earn up to $8 million if he

starts regularly next season. Morrow was 1-3 with a 5.67 earned run average in six starts and seven relief appearances for Toronto this year and is 42-43 with a 4.28 ERA in parts of eight big league seasons with Seattle and the Blue Jays.

Morse, Marlins finalize contract MIAMI — Michael Morse and the Miami Marlins have finalized a $16 million, two-year contract. Morse hit .279 with 16 homers and 61 RBI in 131 games for the World Series champion San Francisco Giants this year. He batted .300 in the postseason and had four RBI in the World Series. The Marlins expect Morse to replace Garrett Jones as their first baseman and to bat cleanup.

Romo, Giants deal? SAN FRANCISCO — A person with knowledge of the negotiations says free agent reliever Sergio Romo is closing in on a new two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. The 31-year-old right-hander has spent all seven of his big league seasons with San Francisco, helping the Giants win three World Series championships in the past five years. He went 6-4 with a 3.72 ERA with 23 saves in 64 outings last season.

Reliever to Rangers ARLINGTON, Texas — Japanese reliever Kyuji Fujikawa agreed to a $1.1 million, one-year deal Tuesday with the Texas Rangers. Fujikawa was a standout reliever in Japan before spending the past two seasons with the Cubs. His time in Chicago was limited because of Tommy John ligament replacement surgery in his right elbow.

Capuano, Yankees agree NEW YORK — Chris Capuano, a 36-year-old left-handed pitcher, agreed Tuesday to a $5 million, one-year contract with New York and figures to join a rotation projected to included Masahiro Tanaka, CC Sabathia and Michael Pineda — all coming off injuries. Capuano was 2-3 with a 4.25 ERA in 12 starts for the Yankees, who set a team record by using 33 pitchers this year. He has a 7687 record and 4.28 ERA in 10 big league seasons.

McCarthy, Dodgers finalize deal LOS ANGELES — Right-handed pitcher Brandon McCarthy and Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $48 million, four-year contract on Tuesday. McCarthy eagerly agreed to a long-term deal with his favorite childhood team, seizing the chance to replace Dan Haren as the NL West champions’ fourth starter alongside Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and Hyun-Jin Ryu.

Thursday, 12.18.2014 The Daily Herald TODAY

Western WA Northwest Weather

51°42°

Rather cloudy today; a morning shower, then periods of rain, except a shower near the Cascades. Rain tonight.

Bellingham 51/42

Increasing rain later in the day

TOMORROW

Mountains

49°43°

Oak Harbor 51/44

Scattered showers and sunbreaks

SATURDAY

Arlington Eastern WA 52/43 Granite Variable cloudiness today. Falls A bit of snow and rain Marysvile 48/40 at times with little or no 50/44 accumulation near the Langley EVERETT Lake Stevens Cascades tonight; a little 51/42 49/44 48/40 rain elsewhere. Mukilteo Snohomish Gold Bar 50/44 50/42 50/42 Lynnwood Mill Creek Index Monroe Sultan 49/43 45/37 49/43 50/42 50/42 Kirkland Redmond 51/43 51/43 Seattle Bellevue 53/45 52/44

50°42° 52°46° Rain continues

MONDAY

Mount Vernon 51/43

Stanwood 51/43

Breezy with heavier rain

SUNDAY

More clouds than sun today. Rain and snow will increase tonight and continue into tomorrow. Snow level 3,5004,000 feet.

50°44°

Port Orchard 50/43

Fewer showers with sunbreaks

Auburn 52/43

Puget Sound

Everett High Low High Low

Almanac

Time

3:01 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 1:07 p.m. 8:24 p.m.

Feet

9.3 6.7 10.9 0.1

Wind southeast 20-30 knots today. Seas 2-4 feet. A shower. Wind southeast 25-35 knots tonight. Seas 1-3 feet. Cloudy, rain.

Port Townsend High Low High Low

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Arlington

Whidbey Island

Air Quality Index

Planets

Sun and Moon

Yesterday’s offender ....... Particulates

Good: 0-50; Moderate: 51-100, Unhealthy (for sensitive groups): 101-150; Unhealthy: 151-200; Very unhealthy: 201300; Hazardous: 301-500 WA Dept. of Environmental Quality

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through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 48/28 Normal high/low ....................... 43/35 Records (1976/2006) ................. 60/27 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 29.86 S 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.03” Month to date ............................. 3.15” Normal month to date ............... 3.30” Year to date ............................... 57.31” Normal year to date ................. 44.67” Rises Mercury ..... 8:33 a.m. Venus ......... 8:59 a.m. Mars ......... 10:38 a.m. Jupiter ........ 8:49 p.m. Saturn ........ 5:33 a.m. Uranus ..... 12:47 p.m. Neptune ... 11:34 a.m. Pluto ........... 8:46 a.m.

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Sets ........ 4:29 p.m. ........ 5:10 p.m. ........ 7:49 p.m. ...... 11:13 a.m. ........ 2:50 p.m. ........ 1:32 a.m. ...... 10:08 p.m. ........ 5:36 p.m.

Today Hi/Lo/W Amsterdam 53/49/sh Athens 62/48/pc Baghdad 64/48/pc Bangkok 84/69/pc Beijing 40/21/s Berlin 54/49/sh Buenos Aires 86/71/pc Cairo 71/55/pc Dublin 57/40/r Hong Kong 64/55/pc Jerusalem 63/47/pc Johannesburg 74/56/c London 58/50/c

Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 51/43/r 60/47/pc 65/49/c 87/71/c 40/20/s 53/38/r 90/68/pc 69/55/c 46/41/pc 60/56/r 60/47/c 76/58/pc 52/40/r

Feet

3:10 a.m. 6:27 a.m. 12:14 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Everett

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 47/43 Normal high/low ....................... 43/35 Records (1935/1964) ................... 59/5 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 29.84 S 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.07” Month to date ............................. 2.51” Normal month to date ............... 2.82” Year to date ............................... 36.54” Normal year to date ................. 33.62”

Washington Bellingham Colville Ellensburg Forks Friday Harbor Moses Lake Ocean Shores Olympia Port Angeles Pullman Spokane Seattle Tacoma Walla Walla Wenatchee Yakima Idaho Boise Coeur d’Alene Sun Valley Oregon Astoria Bend Eugene Klamath Falls Medford Portland

7.0 6.1 8.6 -0.1

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 51/41 Normal high/low ....................... 45/35 Records (1994/1964) ................... 55/8 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 29.85 S 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.01” Month to date ............................. 1.05” Normal month to date ............... 1.27” Year to date ............................... 22.00” Normal year to date ................. 19.45”

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First Dec 28

7:54 a.m. 4:17 p.m. 3:59 a.m. 2:12 p.m.

Full Jan 4

Last Jan 13

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Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Madrid 58/34/s 57/32/s Manila 83/75/r 84/76/c Mexico City 74/44/pc 75/42/s Moscow 34/28/sf 37/35/sn Paris 55/49/c 53/41/r Rio de Janeiro 89/74/pc 88/74/pc Riyadh 69/49/s 74/51/s Rome 60/42/s 60/48/s Singapore 86/76/t 86/77/r Stockholm 40/37/r 41/31/s Sydney 79/63/t 74/62/s Tokyo 47/38/s 48/44/s Toronto 35/23/sf 32/18/pc

City

Vancouver

49/43

Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 51/42/pc 39/34/c 41/33/c 49/41/r 50/42/pc 40/33/c 51/46/r 51/40/sh 48/38/r 43/35/c 41/35/c 53/45/c 53/40/sh 45/38/c 41/33/c 42/34/c 44/34/pc 41/34/c 35/28/c

43/30/r 39/31/sh 37/25/sn

55/44/r 42/31/c 53/43/c 43/33/c 53/40/c 52/44/c

52/43/sh 40/27/c 51/41/sh 42/29/r 50/39/sh 51/43/sh

Today Hi/Lo/W Albany 39/28/pc Albuquerque 46/28/pc Amarillo 46/31/c Anchorage 27/22/s Atlanta 59/39/pc Atlantic City 44/35/pc Austin 71/55/r Baltimore 43/30/pc Baton Rouge 69/55/c Billings 40/28/pc Birmingham 54/35/pc Boise 44/34/pc Boston 45/31/pc Buffalo 35/26/sf Burlington, VT 35/24/sf Charleston, SC 63/40/s Charleston, WV 37/28/c Charlotte 55/33/pc Cheyenne 41/19/pc Chicago 31/23/c Cincinnati 35/26/c Cleveland 33/28/c Columbus, OH 35/26/c Dallas 60/45/r Denver 43/20/pc Des Moines 31/24/c Detroit 35/28/c El Paso 59/34/r Evansville 34/28/c Fairbanks 10/1/s Fargo 23/16/c Fort Myers 74/50/s Fresno 57/44/pc Grand Rapids 34/25/c Greensboro 51/32/pc Hartford 44/29/pc Honolulu 81/71/s Houston 72/60/t Indianapolis 31/23/c

Bellingham

Kelowna 38/30

Calgary 51/42 37/23 Everett Port Angeles 51/42 48/38 50/41/sh Medicine Hat Seattle 30/14 40/32/c 53/45 Spokane Libby Tacoma 43/30/r 39/30 41/35 53/40 49/41/sh Yakima Coeur d’Alene 42/34 50/42/sh Portland 41/34 52/44 Great Falls Walla Walla 41/30/r Newport Lewiston Missoula 41/26 45/38 51/46/sh 54/46 45/36 33/25 Salem 50/38/sh 54/43 Helena Pendleton 48/39/sh 34/20 43/37 41/32/r Eugene Bend 53/43 Butte 40/31/r 42/31 32/16 Ontario 51/43/sh 42/31 Medford 51/37/sh Boise 53/40 45/35/r 44/34 Klamath Falls 40/30/r Eureka 43/33 Idaho Falls Twin Falls 45/30/r 60/49 35/26 44/29

National Weather

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Tides

City

Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 33/22/pc 46/26/s 45/26/c 29/23/s 60/45/c 45/32/s 60/43/r 43/27/pc 66/47/r 41/31/s 55/44/r 43/30/r 39/28/s 31/21/c 27/13/s 64/45/c 38/28/pc 56/38/pc 41/23/s 33/26/c 38/29/c 33/26/c 36/27/c 53/37/r 44/22/pc 36/29/c 35/26/pc 57/31/s 39/31/c 18/7/pc 31/21/c 76/58/pc 58/44/r 33/26/pc 51/34/pc 37/26/s 83/70/s 64/47/r 34/26/c

Redding 52/49

Roseburg Salem Montana Butte Great Falls Missoula Alaska Anchorage

55/44/c 54/43/pc

51/43/sh 51/42/sh

32/16/c 41/26/pc 33/25/c

35/21/c 42/30/pc 35/23/c

27/22/s

29/23/s

Today Hi/Lo/W Jackson, MS 56/44/c Kansas City 33/28/sn Knoxville 45/29/sn Las Vegas 53/37/pc Little Rock 48/41/r Los Angeles 63/48/pc Louisville 38/29/c Lubbock 58/32/c Memphis 49/37/c Miami 78/60/s Milwaukee 31/24/pc Minneapolis 25/17/pc Mobile 66/47/pc Montgomery 61/40/pc Newark 46/31/pc New Orleans 70/56/c New York City 44/30/pc Norfolk 46/33/pc Oakland 60/51/c Oklahoma City 47/38/sh Omaha 32/26/c Orlando 70/47/pc Palm Springs 65/45/pc Philadelphia 44/33/pc Phoenix 63/45/pc Pittsburgh 33/28/c Portland, ME 42/27/sn Portland, OR 52/44/c Providence 45/29/pc

Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 52/42/r 35/28/c 47/35/c 55/37/pc 46/37/r 65/50/pc 41/33/c 50/30/pc 46/37/r 77/65/s 33/26/pc 31/26/c 64/54/r 60/45/r 42/27/s 71/55/r 40/30/s 46/34/s 59/49/r 45/29/c 36/28/c 72/54/pc 66/47/pc 43/29/s 63/45/s 35/26/c 36/24/s 51/43/sh 39/26/s

City

Barrow -6/-10/c Fairbanks 10/1/s Juneau 34/29/sn British Columbia Chilliwack 47/41/c Kelowna 38/30/pc Vancouver 49/43/c Victoria 49/42/r City

Today Hi/Lo/W Raleigh 52/33/pc Rapid City 41/19/c Reno 46/31/pc Richmond 49/28/pc Sacramento 57/50/c St. Louis 35/31/sn St. Petersburg 68/51/pc Salt Lake City 44/29/c San Antonio 73/59/r San Diego 64/51/pc San Francisco 61/54/c San Jose 60/49/c Stockton 58/48/c Syracuse 35/26/sf Tallahassee 68/40/pc Tampa 69/50/pc Tempe 62/41/pc Topeka 35/30/sn Tucson 56/38/c Tulsa 44/38/sh Washington, DC 46/34/pc Wichita 38/31/c Winston-Salem 51/33/pc Yuma 67/47/s

-4/-7/c 18/7/pc 37/32/sh 44/37/r 39/28/c 48/42/sh 49/41/sh Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 51/33/pc 43/20/s 49/30/r 48/29/pc 57/49/r 38/30/c 70/57/pc 47/33/pc 64/46/t 64/54/pc 62/52/r 60/49/r 56/48/r 28/20/sf 70/45/c 71/57/pc 63/41/s 37/28/c 59/37/s 45/33/c 47/32/pc 40/30/c 51/35/pc 67/48/pc

Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

National Extremes (for the 48 contiguous states) High: Fort Lauderdale, FL ............... 81 Low: Langdon, ND ............................. -6

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

Busy time for Sounders begins today with next phase of MLS re-entry draft By Don Ruiz The News Tribune

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So far, the Seattle Sounders’ offseason has been a matter of subtraction. The Sounders have lost players to retirement, to the Major League Soccer expansion draft, to the English Premier League and the general crash of contracts colliding with salary caps. The transaction shrapnel has sliced the Sounders roster down to just one goalkeeper and there are “Help wanted” signs dotting the team’s back line. It’s the dreary part of the Major League Soccer calendar: goodbye to goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann, off to retirement; goodbye to defender DeAndre Yedlin, off to Tottenham Hotspur; goodbye to defender Jalil Anibaba, off to Orlando City in the expansion draft and then off again to Sporting Kansas City in a trade. “This is a sad time of the year for us,” general manager Adrian Hanauer said. “We like to think of our organization as a family and at this time of the year, some of

the family leaves town.” But there is good news for those who don’t like goodbyes. The worst appears over. Get ready for hellos. That process could begin at noon Thursday, when MLS holds the second phase of its re-entry draft. The Sounders sat out last week’s first phase — as did all but three of the 20 MLS clubs. However, increased contract flexibility makes the second phase more active. And when the re-entry draft closes, a trade window opens leading to the SuperDraft on Jan. 15. “I think it’s going to be a busy next few weeks,” sporting director Chris Henderson said. “… Now it’s about refining our team and looking at our biggest needs, and where we need to spend the money to improve our team.” In terms of sheer numbers, the biggest needs are on the back end, where there are no reserves behind goalkeeper Stefan Frei because of the retirement of Hahnemann and the decision to decline the contract of Josh Ford.

Along the back line, defensive player of the year Chad Marshall returns, as does left back Leo Gonzalez, who dodged the bullet of the expansion draft. However, there are questions at center back and right back — each aggravated by the loss of Anibaba, who played both spots. Just days before the expansion draft, coach Sigi Schmid had listed Anibaba as one option for the starting right back position vacated by Yedlin. The other choice he mentioned was Brad Evans, who has played right back for the U.S. national team but has primarily been a midfielder with the Sounders. Also ominously open is the center back spot alongside Chad Marshall. Last season, that was filled by a rotation of Anibaba, Zach Scott and Djimi Traore. But now Anibaba is gone, Traore is considering retirement and Scott is facing foot surgery. All of the key guys return at midfield and forward. But there could be a depth issue at midfield, especially if Evans moves to right back.

Prosecutor resigns from FIFA ethics committee Associated Press

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GENEVA — The American lawyer who led the investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid process resigned from the FIFA ethics committee on Wednesday in protest over the handling of his findings. Michael Garcia cited a “lack of leadership” at the top of FIFA in a resignation statement. He also said he has lost confidence in the independence of his ethics committee colleague, German judge Joachim Eckert. The former U.S. Attorney quit a day after the FIFA appeals panel rejected his

challenge of Eckert’s summary of the confidential 430-page investigation dossier. Last month, Eckert moved to close the case on the World Cup bidding contest because of lack of evidence. Russia won the right to host the 2018 tournament and Qatar was awarded the 2022 edition. Garcia claimed that Eckert misrepresented his work and launched his failed appeal. “(The) Eckert Decision made me lose confidence in the independence of the Adjudicatory Chamber, (but) it is the lack of leadership on these issues within FIFA that

leads me to conclude that my role in this process is at an end,” Garcia wrote. In his resignation statement, Garcia also questioned how FIFA can truly change after years of scandals and criticism. “No independent governance committee, investigator, or arbitration panel can change the culture of an organization,” Garcia wrote. Garcia was appointed in July 2012 to probe the controversial 2018-2022 World Cup bidding contests. The investigation was designed to help reveal the willingness of Blatter’s organization to confront some of its deep-rooted problems.

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It’s so hard for an arborist like me to drive around and see the work of tree butchers. There are some truly horrible pruning jobs out there. — Dennis Tompkins

PHOTOS COURTESY DENNIS TOMPKINS

Dennis Tompkins inspects part of a tree. Tompkins, an arborist, talks about tree safety Jan. 9 in Mukilteo

Saving the trees

During lecture series, arborist Dennis Tompkins will speak about his work By Gale Fiege Herald Writer

With winter wind storms in the forecast, certified arborist and tree-risk assessor Dennis Tompkins has advice to give. He plans to talk about keeping trees healthy and why they topple when he speaks Jan. 9 at the first lecture of the Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation’s 12th annual Winter Speaker Series in Mukilteo. Tompkins has helped many people decide if their trees are root-diseased and hazardous enough to be felled. He does tree assessments, appraisals, construction site monitoring and renovation pruning in south King and north Pierce counties. He’s seen it all. And in many instances, he’s been able to

A flowering plum tree seen (left) during the height of an ice storm before Tompkins worked on it, and after (right).

save trees heavily damaged by winter storms. Primarily, he enjoys telling people worried after a big storm to leave their trees alone. “It’s so hard for an arborist like me to drive around and

see the work of tree butchers,” Tompkins said. “There are some truly horrible pruning jobs out there.” Aggressive pruning does trees absolutely no good, he said. “First, never top a tree, and

then prune and thin branches only selectively,” Tompkins said. “A butchered tree tries to re-establish the leaf surface and it sprouts like crazy. It’s a mess to deal with.” A forest management graduate of the University of

California at Berkeley, Tompkins has won many awards for his work and was a speaker at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show earlier this year. In Mukilteo, he will cover tree root systems, common tree diseases and defects, how to prepare for storm season, how to deal with tree disputes with neighbors and what trees to plant for stability and low susceptibility to disease. Tree failure in winter often happens because the soil is saturated and can’t hold the roots down when the wind begins to blow. Trees also fall down after suffering root rot for many years. Disease spreads through root-to-root contact. “The surrounding trees might look healthy, but people need See TREES, Page D3

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES | Terry and Kim Kovel

Unexpected toys help Santa make his rounds S BERTOIA AUCTION

This Santa is a bit thinner than usual so he can fit in his vintage tin car. It’s a wind-up toy made in Japan before 1940. The toy sold for $37,760.

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anta Claus traditionally arrives in his sleigh, but children born in the past 100 years or so have wondered why Santa doesn’t use faster, newer ways to make his Christmas Eve journey. Writers and toymakers have modernized the Christmas story in several ways — with a train to the North Pole, an airplane, an early car, modern cars and even Santa in a rocket or spaceship. Of course, some still wonder how he can go around the world in one night while stopping to deliver gifts. One rare toy made in prewar Japan has Santa in an open car that’s

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decorated with pictures of toys, children and a Christmas tree. Santa is seated with his bag of toys. The car has a clockwork drive wound with a key. It can zoom across the floor. The 7-inchlong toy sold for $37,760 at a 2013 Bertoia auction. Q: Our family has complete collections of both Bing & Grondahl and Royal Copenhagen Christmas plates. We understand only a limited number of these plates have much value, but we would like to know the value of the collection as a whole. Is it greater than the sum of its parts?

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A: Bing & Grondahl, a Danish porcelain factory, began making annual Christmas plates in 1895. The company became part of Royal Copenhagen in 1987. Royal Copenhagen, another Danish porcelain factory, had introduced its own series of Christmas plates in 1908. Many of the old plates can be found on the resale market. The first Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, “Behind the Frozen Window, 1895,” sold at auction for $2,320 in 2012. The first Royal See KOVEL, Page D3

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Animal behaviorist Temple Grandin to speak in Stanwood Herald Staff STANWOOD — This year’s Country Living Expo and Cattlemen’s Winter School features keynote speaker Temple Grandin, well-known for the biographical 2010 TV movie about her starring Claire Danes in the title role. The Colorado State University associate professor plans to talk at the

Expo about understanding animal behavior and about her desire that animals Temple have more Grandin than just low-stress lives. Grandin, who holds a doctorate in animal science, has written

extensively about livestock and has brought about changes in the way animals are held for slaughter. She has linked her autism to her ability to understand animal behavior and has become an advocate for those with autism. The annual all-day Expo — Jan. 31 at Stanwood High School — offers a vendor trade

show along with more than 185 workshops and classes. People can learn about cheesemaking, beekeeping, landscape design, raising rabbits and chickens and smallscale solar power. “Our program has grown to include not only rural farmers and cattle producers but also homeowners, backyard farmers and urban apartment

CALENDAR EVENTS Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation Annual Winter Lecture Series for 2015: Northwest garden experts and personalities in eight sessions on alternate Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 beginning Jan. 9, Social Hall of the Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4515 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. Learn new information and talk shop with like-minded gardeners. Speakers will have books for sale and signing. Some will bring plants. Speakers are: Jan. 9, Dennis Tompkins: Are Your Trees Safe? (or The Good, the Bad and the Scary!). Jan. 23, Jessi Bloom: Designing Your Oasis, Create a Great Space with Permaculture Ethics and Principles. Feb. 6, Polly Hankin: Hardscaping From the Ground Up. Feb. 20, Kelly Dodson and Sue Milliken: Expanding Botanical Horizons, Plants You Won’t Find at The Big Box Stores. March 6, Ciscoe Morris: A Visual Tour of Ciscoe’s Garden. March 20, Lisa Taylor: Trellis and Vertical Gardening. March 27, Riz Reyes: Designing Spaces with Extraordinary Plants. April 10, Dan Hinkley: Grasses and Grass-Like Plants for the PNW. Season tickets for all eight sessions are $85 or indi-

vidual lectures are $20. For more: www.gardenlectures.com. 2015 Northwest Flower & Garden Show: Feb. 11 through 15, 2015, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. For more: www.gardenshow.com. Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens Arboretum tours: Reservations for custom group tours are available all year by calling 425-257-8597. There is no charge, but donations to the Evergreen Arboretum Foundation are welcome. The arboretum is at 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Go to www.evergreenarboretum.com or email contactus@evergreenarboretum.com.

CLASSES Evergreen Arboretum Foundation: Lectures, noon to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the arboretum, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. All the classes are free. Seating is limited and require registration. Call 425257-8597 to register. Register by mail at P.O. Box 13014, Everett, WA 98206 or email contactus@ evergreenarboretum.com. For more: www.evergreenarboretum. com. Learn to Grow Your Own Groceries: 10-class series continuing through March, WSU Snohomish

County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium and Evergreen Room, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, inside McCollum Park. Cost: $25 per class; five classes for $100; or all for $175. These classes meet 7 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 21: What to Grow in Western Washington. Feb. 4: Seed Starting & Growing Transplants. Feb. 18: Small Fruits, Big Harvests. These classes meet 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Feb. 28: Early Start = Early Harvest. March 7: Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, & Pollinators. March 14: Weeding and Watering. March 21: Small Space & Vertical Gardening. March 28: Growing Heat Lovers in the Chilly Northwest. Register online at GrowingGroceries.BrownPaperTickets.com. For more: information: snohomish. wsu.edu/growing-groceries.

NURSERY CLASSES These local nurseries feature gardening classes, guest speakers and special events throughout the year, often for no charge. Check their websites or call for details. Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Falling Water Gardens: Free classes in creating and caring

for a pond, 17516 Highway 203, Monroe; 360-863-1400, www. fallingwatergardens.com. McAuliffe’s Valley Nursery: 11910 Springhetti Road, Snohomish; 360-862-1323; www. mcauliffesvalleynursery.com. Molbak’s Garden & Home: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000; www.molbaks.com. Li’l Sprout Nursery: 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-482-5276; www. lilsproutnursery.com. Pine Creek Nursery: 23225 Sofie Road, Monroe; 360-863-8866; www.pinecreeknursery.com. Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851; www.skynursery.com. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-3342002; www.sunnysidenursery.net. Classes are free. The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351; www. theplantfarm.com. Wight’s Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com. To submit an item for the Home & Garden calendar, e-mail features@ heraldnet.com.

GARDEN CLUBS Alderwood Garden Club: Crossroads Church, 18527 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood; Millie Lawrence at 425-743-1430; LMillieBob@gmail.com. American Rhododendron Society: Pilchuck Chapter, Red Barn, Jennings Park, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville; Wayne Lawson, 360-659-9218. Arlington Garden Club: Gleneagle Family Restaurant: Meg Jacobsen, 360-652-1771; e-mail info@arlingtongardenclub.org; www.arlingtongardenclub.org. Camano Garden Club: Camano Country Club; Liz Helms, helms@wavecable.com; 360-5724895.

Memorial Community Church, 710 Pecks Drive, Everett; Kathy Nazare, 360-216-3306. Greenbank Garden Club: September through June, Greenbank Progressive Clubhouse, Bakken Road; 360-579-5880. www. greenbankgardenclub.org. Green Thumb Garden Club: Martha Lake Fire Station, 16819 13th Ave. W, Lynnwood; Marie Waller, 425-355-1397; greenthumbgardenclub.wix.com/gtgc1. Greenwood Garden Club: Warm Beach Community Church, 9620 188th St. NW, Stanwood; Patricia Simmons, 360-652-4138.

Down to Earth Gardeners: Camano Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island; LaLee Burrill, 360-387-3122.

Mill Creek Garden Club: Shawn O’Donnell’s, 122 128th Ave. SE, Everett; Michael Crawford, 425-743-2164; michaelcarrollcrawford@gmail.com; www. millcreekgardenclub.com.

Edmonds Floretum Garden Club: Edmonds City Hall; Barbara Chase, 425-697-3552; www. edmondsfloretumgardenclub.org.

Monroe Garden Club: United Methodist Church, 342 S. Lewis St., Monroe; Jeannette Susor, 360-863-6160.

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Club: Meets at Mountlake Terrace Library; email mltgardenclub.com. Mukilteo Way Garden Club: Locations vary; Jean Skerlong, 206-799-2484; www.mwgc.org. No Nonsense Garden Club: City of Arlington’s Utility Office Building, 154 W. Cox Ave., meets 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of the month (except December or January), 360-4350463. Oak Harbor Garden Club: Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church, 1050 SE Ireland; Helene Valdez, 360-675-0392.

Second St., Snohomish; Rebekah Jackson, 425-398-5544, email: snohomishcfs@gmail.com; http:// snohomishcfs.wordpress.com Snohomish Garden Club: Snohomish Senior Center; Thea Weczorek, 206-819-8162; thea_ weczorek@yahoo.com; www. snohomish gardenclub.com. Sno-King Fuchsia Society: Lynnwood Fire Station No. 14, 18800 68th Ave. W.; Dorothy Anderson, 425-776-4442; rand37@ frontier.com.

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Puget Sound. Native trees provide privacy, shade, soil erosion protection and homes for wildlife. And they look good, said Kelley Govan of Sound Salmon Solutions. Once established, native plants require very little maintenance. The free program also is sponsored by WSU Snohomish County Extension, Friends of North Creek Forest and the federal Environmental Protection Agency. To schedule a visit, call Andy Noone at 425-2526686 or email andy@ soundsalmonsolutions.org.

GREAT PLANT PICK What: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, yellow cedar, is a beautiful native conifer of the Pacific Northwest, and “Green Arrow” is an exceptional selection. This clone’s extremely narrow growth habit forms an exclamation point in the garden. Its side branches hang closely against the trunk, especially as they mature. The tree’s silhouette gives the impression of a green arrow rocketing toward the sky. The tree does best in full sun or light to open shade and is drought tolerant when established. Where: This evergreen is great for small gardens or tight spaces.

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Snohomish County Dahlia Society: Legion Park, Everett; Hills Collins, 360-659-8687 or Danielle Parshall, 425-486-6163.

Sultan Garden Club: Sky Valley Resource Center, 701 First St.; Kathleen Tyrrell, 360-793-3920; www.sultangardenclub.webs. com.

Snohomish County Fruit Society: Meets 7 p.m. second Thursday of month, except July and August at the Boys & Girls Club, 402

Tri-Valley Rose Society: Totem Middle School, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville; Lorraine Karman, 360-403-8148.

The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden in Shoreline is a treasure, even in December when most of its plants are asleep for the winter. The public is invited in for the annual Solstice Stroll at Kruckeberg, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 19, 20 and 21 in the garden at 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline. During the longest nights of the year, the garden is lighted and strewn with

Pilchuck Fuchsia Society: Red Barn at Jennings Park, Marysville; Diane Woodard, 425-252-6215, dlw48@hotmail.com.

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breakfast, five classes and choice of prime rib or vegetarian lunch. There is no charge to attend the trade show. In addition to the Expo, Grandin will deliver a speech, “The Way I See It,” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Everett Civic Auditorium. Tickets are available now online for $25 at temple grandin.brown papertickets.com.

South Whidbey Garden Club: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 6309 S. Wilson Place, Clinton; Sandy Eschen 425-443-5672; www. southwhidbeygardenclub.com.

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s new carpet in your future? Don’t forget to walk through installation details first. It’s important to assess carpet quality and match type to intended use, but you’ll avoid hassles if you also know what to expect with installation and related fees.

Because carpet rolls are limited in width, a room will often require a seam. The World Floor Covering Association recommends working with your provider to create a diagram that plots out seams and transitions before carpet is cut. Seams can be minimized if placed under furniture or if they run in the direction of the light.

Hire an experienced, reputable carpet installer Start with choosing carpet from a retailer with good reviews from friends, family or a trusted online site. If the dealer doesn’t offer installation, ask for a recommendation or follow the same steps you’d take to source carpet. Work with a provider who’ll visit your home to ensure proper measurements and to plan transitions between rooms, as well as seam placement.

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a trained eye to assess what is going on,” Tompkins said. Trees susceptible to common root disease include Douglas fir. Western red cedar, on the other hand, is the native tree that seems most resistant, he said. Tompkins cautions against “door-bell arborists” who work on commission and talk people into letting them cut down branches from older trees with the argument that

Kovel Copenhagen Christmas plate, “Madonna & Child, 1908,” sold for $2,722 in 2011. But most Christmas plates sell for about $20. Only the very earliest plates and those made during World War II are rare and sell for more. We have never seen a complete set of either company’s plates offered for sale. Q: I have a Bols Ballerina liquor bottle with a figural windup ballerina inside. When it’s wound up, it plays music and the ballerina spins and moves her legs. A label on the bottom says “Le Bleu Danube” and “Bottle and Unit Made in France.” The liquor has evaporated a little, but the ballerina works perfectly. The label says “Sale Distributors for the USA, Brown Forman Import Company, New York 16, New York.” Does this bottle have any value? A: Bols Ballerina bottles were made between 1957 and 1978. They came filled with different kinds of liquor made by Lucas

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Be sure you know about warranties on the carpet and the installation. A reputable installer should follow instructions from the carpet manufacturer and adhere to standards set by such organizations as The Carpet and Rug Institute. The CRI recommends that carpets be power-stretched to minimize wrinkling. One

thinned trees will let the wind blow through. “There is no proof that it works, and if it is overdone, this pruning will stress the tree,” he said. “Way too many trees are cut down after storms. In the vast majority of assessments, I give trees a clean bill of health.” One tree that Tompkins does like to prune is the Japanese maple. “It’s a specialty of mine,” he said. “People like to see the exotic, twisty branches of these maples.” Gale Fiege: 425-339-3427; gfiege@heraldnet.com. Twitter: @galefiege.

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Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Depression glass salt & pepper, Doric, pink, $25. Fireplace surround, cast iron, wreath, leaves, S. Thompson, c. 1880, 35 inches, $315. Popeye bag-puncher figure, pipe in mouth, tin, windup, Chein, 7 inches, $480. Keno goose game, mahogany balls, turned wood, supports, c. 1880, 221⁄2 inches, $540. Enterprise coffee mill, No. 750, cast iron, coun-

Bols, a Dutch distillery. Two versions were made, with the ballerina wearing either a red skirt or a white skirt. The Bols family opened a distillery in Amsterdam in 1575, making Lucas Bols the world’s oldest distillery brand. There have been several changes in ownership, but the company is still in

Ask about all carpet installation fees Don’t let carpet companies hide fees under the rug. Some advertise free or low-cost installation or padding, but tack on other charges. Before you hire, be clear about what services and fees will be part of your job. For example, you may have to pay for the installer to move and replace furniture and to remove and discard old carpeting and padding. Baseboards and moldings will have to be removed. Will you want to keep or replace them? Reinstallation may cost extra, and could require patching and

Winter Speaker Series If you’re still looking for a Christmas gift for the gardener in your family, consider the Winter Speaker Series by the Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation. This popular series of talks by Northwest gardening experts is $85 for eight classes, each offering two hours of lecture, instruction and Q&A time. Sessions are 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. every other Friday, Jan. 9 through April 10, at Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4515 84th St. SW. Go to www.gardenlectures.com to register. For more information, call 425-357-

tertop, 1 wheel, red, blue, gold, 21 inches, $560. Santa Claus nodder, composition head, fur beard, wood body, Germany, 111⁄2 inches, $590. Decoy, trumpeter swan, sleeping, carved, white, black paint, Chesapeake Bay, 32 inches, $1,140. Chanel necklace, bronze, 12 plaques, 4 mounted stones, rhinestone surround, marked, box, 1997, 24 inches, $2,390. Bookcase, L. & J.G. Stickley, oak, gallery top, paned glass doors, shelves, c. 1910, 55 x 49 inches, $3,200. Cane, oak, turned, carved names of 55 men executed at Auburn Prison, 18901916, A. Lamb, 31 inches, $7,340.

business. Brown-Forman offered the Bols Ballerina bottle as a Christmas item in 1959. It was produced in limited quantities at that time but proved so popular that thousands more were made. Collectors like unique bottles. A full bottle in its original box sells for the highest price. Your partly full bottle without

paint touchup. If you believe interior doors may not clear the carpet, ask about your company’s door policy. You may need to hire a carpenter. Top installers say excess carpet should total no more than 10 percent of a room’s width and length. For a small fee, you could have larger leftover pieces bound as small rugs.

Plan before the carpet installers arrive Ideally, install carpet after wallpapering, painting or other remodeling work. To reduce dust and dirt, vacuum existing carpet before removal. Ask if the installers will vacuum the exposed sub-floor or if you’ll need to do that. During installation, provide

6010. In some cases, speakers will have books and plants to sell after the session. “We depend on ticket sales to fund our various teaching and mentoring programs (that help gardeners) throughout the county,” said Bernie Wojcik, a Washington State University master gardener. Here’s the list of speakers, dates and lecture subjects: ■ Dennis Tompkins, www.evergreenarborist.com, Jan. 9, Are Your Trees Safe? ■ Jessi Bloom, www.nwbloom.com, Jan. 23, Designing Your Oasis

the box is worth about $50. Q: We inherited a bird’seye maple bedroom set that has been in the family for years. It consists of a bed, dresser, dressing table, rocking chair and straight-back chair. There is a sticker on the back of the dresser that reads, “The Upham Mfg. Co., Marshfield, Wisconsin, Manufacturers of Chamber Suits [sic] and Side Boards.” The drawers to the dresser have little locks and we have the keys. Can you tell us anything about this furniture? A: William H. Upham and his brother, C.M. Upham, built a sawmill in Marshfield in 1879. In 1881 they opened a furniture factory and veneer mill. Upham Manufacturing Co. was incorporated in 1883. By 1890 the company included a flour mill, grain elevator, general store, railway, waterworks and electric light plant. The 1904 Furniture Journal said the company sold “cheap, medium and high grade chamber suits, odd dressers, chiffoniers, sideboards and buffets.” Upham Manufacturing was in business until 1927. Your furniture was probably made in the late 1890s or early 1900s. Q: Are my old Budweiser

adequate ventilation by opening windows and doors, running an exhaust fan or operating your HVAC system fan.

After carpet installation Before the installer leaves, walk through the carpeted area and confirm that everything meets your expectations. It may take 72 hours for odors and volatile organic compounds from the carpet or adhesives to dissipate. Also, it’s normal for new carpet to shed; vacuum loose fibers. Use scissors to trim any “sprouting” loops or tufts. If you see wrinkles or ripples, contact your retailer or installer immediately; they might need to re-stretch your carpet. Angie Hicks is the founder of Angie’s List, www.angieslist.com, a resource for consumer reviews.

■ Edmonds Community College instructor Polly Hankin, Feb. 6, Hardscaping ■ Far Reaches Farm, www.far reachesfarm.com, Feb. 20, Expanding Botanical Horizons ■ Ciscoe Morris, www.ciscoe.com, March 6, A Tour of Ciscoe’s Garden ■ Lisa Taylor, www.seattletilth.org, March 20, Vertical Gardening ■ Riz Reyes, nextgenerationgardener. blogspot.com, March 27, Designing with Extraordinary Plants ■ Dan Hinkley, danieljhinkley.com, April 10, Grasslike Plants for the Northwest

Christmas steins worth anything? A: Budweiser has issued an annual Christmas beer stein every year since 1980. The ceramic steins are made in Brazil. Today only the oldest, sold in 1980 and 1981, sell for more than $100. We have seen a 1980 stein listed for $130. Tip: Coffee and tea stains can be removed from the inside of silver or porcelain

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Couple needs expert’s input on toddler Adapted from a recent online discussion. Carolyn: I often feel like my husband is too quick to wonder if there’s something “wrong” with our 3-year-old. He doesn’t ride his balance bike as fast as our neighbor. He’s not fully potty trained. He may or may not have pushed his brother down the stairs. He has tantrums and won’t stay in his bed in the morning. To me, these are all normal toddler behaviors (not that I don’t address them, of course). I’m not an expert on toddler development, but I feel like my husband puts me in the position of being the family expert and of defending our son. I wind up saying, “I really think that’s normal” over and over again. He doesn’t do this with our superficially easier-to-love almost 2-year-old. How can I disrupt this pattern? — Just a Toddler He’s got the parental headswivel (watching other kids for cues that his is OK, which is normal), and you’re defensive over something that isn’t personal — also normal. Both of you could use a deep breath or two. Then, bring in actual experts in toddler development. Not by dragging your 3-year-old to

CAROLYN HAX TELL ME ABOUT IT specialists, but by dragging your husband to a good parenting class or seminar. Your pediatrician can likely recommend one. This will allow both of you to be better informed, and also relieve you of “family expert” duty. Learning the range of normal is important, because you might be right, but so might he. Certainly the potty training and balance bike speak to areas of development where the range of normal is wide. (Age 3 is prime potty training time, not a marker of failure!) Tantrums, too, are part of the toddler package ... But this is where it gets more interesting. There are standard toddler tantrums, and there are tantrums that alert you to a developmental issue. And when you put tantrums together with a gross motor issue and a toilet issue and aggression, you could also

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distance myself from this child, I allowed the adoptive mom to go into the delivery instead, because it was important for her to bond with the baby. It was easier, in a sense, to distance myself from this child because of my daughter’s circumstances. I think about my grandson all the time, and I get pictures from the adoptive family. When the time is right, he will meet his biological family. My hope is that Un-Grandparent can trust the adoptive parents to be the right ones and that they will do the right thing for the child. — Christine On The West Coast Dear Abby: I was neither willing nor emotionally able to raise my 13-year-old daughter’s child. There was an open adoption, with a family that had five children of their own, but neither my daughter nor I took the opportunity to get to know this child or his new family. My parents (the baby’s great-grandparents) made the effort to keep in touch and were welcomed with open arms. My parents brought ALL the children Christmas gifts, and my mother wrote to them often, visiting when they had a chance. So, if this is an open adoption, there is still the possibility for you to have as much contact as everyone is comfortable with. There is no such thing as too much love! — Kathryn In Texas Universal Uclick

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Dear Abby: I am writing this in response to “UnGrandparent in Ohio” (Aug. 25), whose pregnant teenage daughter has decided to place her baby for adoption. My daughter and son-inlaw adopted their newborn daughter in an open adoption. Each summer the adoption agency sponsors a picnic that is attended by birth and adoptive parents, grandparents and other family members — and the adopted child. During the rest of the year, our daughter sends the birth mother photos and letters, going through the same agency. I can only imagine the sadness Un-Grandparent is feeling. I hope her daughter has chosen an adoption agency like this one so she will be able to share in her grandchild’s life. — Grateful Adoptive Grandmother Dear Grateful: I welcomed feedback from readers about that letter and they provided UnGrandparent with advice: Dear Abby: I am a grandmother and an attorney. I have done a lot of guardianship work and would like the grandmother to know that in many cases similar to hers, it is the grandmother who adopts the baby. This is often the best solution for everyone — especially the baby. Most states favor adoptions by family members. It could be a wonderful ending/beginning for all concerned if that could happen in this case. — Grandma Claire Dear Abby: I went through this with my daughter, who was not in a mental or financial position to keep the child. I was in the delivery room for the birth of all my grandchildren, but in order to

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THE CLICKER Thursday’s highlights on TV include: Can you handle the truthiness? Sadly, “The Colbert Report” closes out its hilarious latenight run as our host begins preparing to take over for David Letterman. 11:30 p.m., Comedy Central. “The iHeartRadio

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Jingle Ball 2014”: Taylor Swift and — aw, you had us at Taylor Swift. 8 p.m., CW “The People Magazine Awards”: The award for Most Awarded-out Viewer should go to every American with basic cable. 9 p.m., NBC. From Herald news services

SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY 50 years ago (1964) Deputy Sheriff Glenn Mann headed an effort to free a duck stuck frozen to the ice that covered Beverly Lake. The duck was frozen to the lake by her breast feathers. Gann took an axe to the ice around her and she freed herself. Teen-age Square Dance Club was to hold a Christmas party and dance with a potluck lunch at Promenade on Holly Drive. Preparing for the fete Jim Gann called for Tana Gann, John Mannino. Beth Stainton and Chris Iverson. Club members came from Everett, Eastmont, Marysville and South County. 25 years ago (1989)

The section of the 2800 block of Hoyt Avenue over the Burlington Northern tunnel, closed where the soil sank nearly a foot, opened at 10 p.m. Larry Crawford with Everett Public Works said that the alley just west of Hoyt would remain closed. Barbara and Chuck Evans of Mill Creek decided to use his dump truck for transportation for a Christmas caroling party. Joined by close friends, they sang at shopping centers and nursing homes. They caroled for three hours before the cold weather stopped them. By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library.

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Allison Williams takes flight as Peter Pan, but NBC’s live production of the musical crashed shortly after takeoff.

The 3 biggest duds of 2014 Along with its triumphs, the world of TV had its share of setbacks in 2014. Here’s a sample: “How I Met Your Mother” concludes: This long-running CBS sitcom met few viewers’ expectations for a slam-bang finish. Its big reveal — naming the titular “your mother” after nine years of teasing — yielded a finale only slightly less tangled than the ending of “Lost.” And even “Lost” resisted the temptation to include a blue French horn in its wrap-up. “Utopia” unrealized: Arriving with much fanfare, this Fox reality show stranded a group of strangers at a remote site where, during the year to follow, they were meant to build a more perfect

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, Dec. 18, the 352nd day of 2014. There are 13 days left in the year. Today’s highlight: On Dec. 18, 1944, in a pair of related rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Korematsu v. United States, upheld, 6-3, the government’s wartime evacuation of people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, from the West Coast (the decision was limited to the exclusion policy, and did not take up the issue of internment), while in Ex parte Endo, the justices unanimously agreed that “concededly loyal”

Americans of Japanese ancestry could not continue to be detained. (Both rulings came a day after the U.S. Department of War said it was lifting the internment policy.) On this date: In 1912, fossil collector Charles Dawson reported his discovery of supposed early human remains at a gravel pit in Piltdown, England. (Piltdown Man was later exposed as a hoax.) In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson, widowed the year before, married Edith Bolling Galt at her Washington home. Associated Press

society. But it turned out they couldn’t even build a show that viewers would watch. Puny ratings forced its cancellation after just two months. For Fox (and the human race) “Utopia” swiftly proved to be a dream unfulfilled. “Peter Pan Live!” It proposed a bold counter-theory for the space-time continuum. It argued for eternal youth in a realm only accessible by fairy dust-assisted human flight. Unfortunately, NBC’s live production of this time-honored musical never managed to take off. Viewers had the feeling they had grown up and grown old by the end of its three hours struggling to get off the ground. Frazier Moore, Associated Press

The punk trio Green Day, poet of the New York underground Lou Reed and “Lean on Me” singer Bill Withers will lead a new class of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. The hall announced Tuesday that it will also welcome Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, who famously sang about loving rock ‘n’ roll, and make Ringo Starr the fourth ex-Beatle enshrined as an individual. Besides Reed, the class includes two other posthumous inductees, guitar heroes Paul Butterfield and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The 30th annual induction ceremony will be held at Cleveland, Ohio’s Public Hall on April 18. Public tickets go on sale Thursday. Inductees are chosen by a vote of more than 700 artists, historians and music industry representatives. An artist needed to have first released material no later than 1989. The Rock Hall of Fame, which is based in Cleveland, will open a new exhibit dedicated to the 2015 inductees. Associated Press

NEW ON DVD “The Maze Runner” ★★½: Group of young captives must find a way out of a giant maze. Based on the James Dashner youngadult dystopian science fiction novels. Action is the film’s main draw. “This is Where I Leave You” ★★½: Give all the credit to Jason Bateman for making “This Is Where I Leave You” work. The former “Arrested Development” star — one of the more underrated actors

working today — gives this family dramedy the strong emotional core needed to hold together the less interesting story lines. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” ★★½: New York’s under attack by the sinister Shredder. It’s up to Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo to save the day. Also new on DVD this week: “The Skeleton Twins”: Estranged twins get back

together after near-death experiences. “The Devil’s Hand”: One of six girls will fulfill an ancient prophecy. “Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever”: Aubrey Plaza provides the voice for the grumpy cat. “Love the One You’re With”: Three sisters face major decisions about taking success over love. “Expedition to the End of the World”: Crew sets sail for the rapidly melting

massifs of Northeast Greenland. “Lord of Illusions”: Clive Barker’s supernatural thriller that tears apart the boundaries between reality and magic. “Magic in the Moonlight”: Efforts to debunk a mystic turns magical. Colin Firth stars. “Mentor”: Documentary looks at teen suicide and bullying in America. Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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The cost of installing a heating system in a home and paying for the ongoing heating costs is a major chunk of a family’s budget. The purchase, as well as the annual operating costs and maintenance of equipment, can entail a lot of expense. Here are a few heating systems that combine savings with cozy pleasure. Fireplaces and stoves Fireplaces and stoves have no equal in coziness and comfort, whether they use natural gas, ethanol, propane, wood, pellets, or electricity, and whether they are built-in, prefabricated, freestanding, traditional or modern. Before choosing a heating system, compare the characteristics of different fuels and available models. Electric baseboards and linear induction With programmable electronic thermo-

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stats, electric baseboard and linear induction heating systems allow you to economize on heating costs without compromising on comfort. During the winter, each room can be heated independently.

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