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Friday-Saturday, September 7-8, 2018 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Vol. 48, Issue 292
In the news Iditarod gains new sponsor after others leave ANCHORAGE — Organizers of Alaska’s 1,000-mile Iditarod say an Anchorage business has become a sponsor of the famed sled dog race. The addition of Anchorage Distillery follows a challenging time for race officials who have faced the loss of major sponsors, financial hardships and the first-ever dog doping scandal. In June, the maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey said it was dropping its long-running sponsorship. The race lost Wells Fargo bank as a major sponsor last year. Race organizers have blamed pressure from animal rights activists, who have long criticized the Iditarod as running the dogs to death. Anchorage Distillery CEO Bob Klein said the loss of sponsors gave his company the opportunity to join the race. He says the company is proud to be part of an “incredibly Alaskan” event.
Not guilty plea entered for woman accused of killing daughters FAIRBANKS — A not guilty plea has been entered for a woman charged with killing her two infant daughters years apart, with the second child’s death occurring shortly after authorities say the mother searched the internet for “best ways to suffocate” and “ways to kill human with no proof.” Stephany Lafountain of Fairbanks is charged with murder in the deaths of a 4-month-old girl in 2015 and a 13-month-old girl last November. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports her public defender entered the plea on her behalf Wednesday and asked that she now be known legally as Stephany Bilecki, her maiden name. Police reopened the first daughter’s death after investigating the second death in November. Fairbanks police say they found similarities in the two cases. A grand jury indicted her last week. — Associated Press
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In response to ACLU suit, state Kenai gives OK to small political signs works to thwart cyber attacks
By JAMES BROOKS Juneau Empire
The Alaska Department of Transportation and the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union appear to have reached partial agreement on the issue of campaign signs along state roads. The ACLU, in conjunction with a political group supporting the election of Mike Dunleavy as governor, has sued the state to partially overturn a 1998 voter-approved ban on billboards. This summer, the state has removed some political signs that violate that ban, and the ACLU claims the state is enforcing the law unequally by removing political signs but not commercial signs. Under state law, any sign visible from a state road and within 660 feet of that road is illegal unless attached to a building. In court filings, the state says it will ignore small signs that violate the law, as long as those signs are on private property. To date, the state said, it has not removed any signs from private property, only from the public right of way.
By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion
torneys from both the state and ACLU presented oral arguments in front of Anchorage Superior Court Judge Herman Walker Jr.
Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel announced at Wednesday’s, Kenai City Council meeting that the city is taking preventive steps to avoid a cyber attack. Cities across Alaska, including Wasilla and Valdez, have experienced cyber attacks that knocked city services offline. The malware at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough was launched on its May 3 and was discovered July 23. The borough’s entire network, 150 servers, 500 workstations and computers had to be rebuilt and restored. Borough services are slowly coming back online, according to an Aug. 30 update from the Mat-Su Borough. Gabriel said he made the Kenai IT department aware of the issue.
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A collection of signs confiscated in Juneau is seen at an Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities facility on July 24, 2018, in this image provided by the DOT. (Courtesy photo)
“The state agrees … that while this case is pending, it must allow small, temporary political signs to be posted on private property,” state attorneys wrote.
The ACLU has requested an immediate injunction to keep the state from removing political signs, and the ACLU is pursues a broader attack on the state law. On Thursday, at-
Freedom House looks to create a recovery home for men struggling with addiction By ERIN THOMPSON Peninsula Clarion
When Jennifer Waller launched Freedom House, she had $800, a dream of creating a safe space for women recovering from addiction and a lot of prayers. A year and a half later, the faith-based women’s recovery home has raised half a million dollars, helped a number of women successfully transition from addiction to sobriety, and Waller has her eyes set on another project. This time, she has prayers, a $100 and a whole community behind her. Last week, dozens of people filed into an empty retail space in downtown Soldotna to inspect the site of a potential sober-living home that would offer men the same faith-based recovery services Freedom House currently offers to women. “My vision from the beginning was always a brothersister house,” Waller told the crowd Thursday night.
Freedom House founder Jennifer Waller, left, discusses her vision to create a men’s recovery home similar to sober-living women’s facility during a community open house on Thursday, Aug. 30. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Nestled between Soldotna Emergency Services and Wells Fargo, within walking distance of the restaurants, coffee shops and businesses lining the Ster-
ling Highway, the potential home site would provide a central location for men trying to get their lives back on track, Waller said.
Waller said she had been waiting for the right time to launch the men’s project and had recently been given the green light by the Freedom
House board to see if the community would support the project. She said she only began advertising the open house a few days before the event. “We only gave them three days, because the board on Sunday said we want to see if the community is behind this or not. So I sent out emails, put it on Facebook and I’m beyond blessed by the turnout,” she said. Despite the short notice, about 50 people attended the event. “I’m so encouraged, so excited,” Waller said. “It was way more than we thought.” During a night of song and prayers, current and former residents of Freedom House shared their recovery experiences. “I’ve been grateful from the time that I’ve been at Freedom House because I’ve learned a lot about myself and about this community,” Jules Stepanoff said. Stepanoff, who had been See HOME, page A8
Farm tour kicks off Harvest Moon local food week By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion
To kick off the Harvest Moon Local Food Week, the Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District will be putting on a local farm tour and wine tasting event. The event — the first of its kind — will tour three local farms, including Lancashire Farms, Ridgeway Farm and Alaska Berries. Heidi Chay, district manager for Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District, helped organize the event. “What makes this event new and different is the fact we are
visiting three unique local farms, then ending with a wine tasting,” Chay said. “We’re giving people an inside look at three farms that are tackling the challenges of growing in this challenging climate in different ways… It should make for a very varied and interesting outing for folks.” A motorcoach will be carrying passengers from one farm to the next. Local food expert Janice Chumley will be the acting tour guide. “We partnered with (Chumley), a local expert on local farms, who is also very entertaining and knowledgeable,”
Chay said. Chay said the tour is a part of the growing industry of agricultural tourism. “This tour is to showcase small farms and to build on the idea that we have a thriving visitor industry here,” Chay said. The farms were chosen for the tour in part because of their accessibility and proximity to one another, and to provide examples of all the different facets of small-scale agriculture that are present in the area. Lancashire Farms is a multigeneration farm with homestead history. They raise sheep
Amy Olson invites you to taste the new award winning wines with a visit to Alaska Berries.
for fiber and meat, lambs for high tunnel to grow vegetables. Ridgeway Farms uses many the 4-H program, eggs, chickSee FOOD, page A8 en and use a geodesic-shaped
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Big quake hits northern Japan By EUGENE HOSHIKO HARUKA NUGA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press
SAPPORO — A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber, prompting frantic efforts to unearth any survivors. At least nine people were killed, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. Officials said at least 366 were injured, five of them seriously, and about 30 people were unaccounted for after the magnitude 6.7 earthquake jolted residents from their beds at 3:08 a.m. Nearly 3 million households were left without power by the quake — the latest in an exhausting run of natural disasters for Japan. It paralyzed normal business on the island, as blackouts cut off water to homes, immobilized trains and airports, causing hundreds of flight cancellations, and shut down phone systems. In the town of Atsuma, where entire hillsides collapsed, rescuers used small backhoes and shovels to search for survivors under the tons of earth that tumbled down steep mountainsides, burying houses and farm buildings below. The area’s deep green hills were marred by reddish-brown gashes where the soil tore loose under the violent tremors. Twenty-eight people remained unaccounted for in the town, Atsuma Mayor Shoichiro Miyasaka told public broadcaster NHK. “We will carry on searching for them,” he said. Miyasaka said the town had emergency meals for up to 2,000 people and that more than 500 had sought refuge in its emergency shelters. The landslides ripped through some homes and buried others. Some residents described awakening to find their next-door neighbors gone. “The entire thing just col-
Police, in blue with yellow uniform, search for missing persons around a house destroyed by a landslide after a powerful earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday. Several people were reported missing in the nearby the town, where a massive landslide engulfed homes in an avalanche of soil, rocks and timber. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP)
lapsed,” said one. “It’s unbelievable.” The island’s only nuclear power plant, which was offline for routine safety checks, temporarily switched to a backup generator to keep its spent fuel cool. Nuclear regulators said there was no sign of abnormal radiation — a concern after a massive quake and tsunami in March 2011 that hit northeast Japan destroyed both external and backup power to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, causing meltdowns. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the quake’s epicenter was 40 kilometers (24 miles) deep. But it still wreaked havoc across much of the relatively sparsely inhabited island. Many roads were closed and some were impassable. NHK showed workers rushing to clean up shattered glass and reinstall ceiling panels that had fallen in the region’s biggest airport at Chitose. Japan is used to dealing with disasters, but the last few months have brought a string
of calamities. The quake came on the heels of a typhoon that lifted heavy trucks off their wheels and triggered major flooding in western Japan, leaving the main airport near Osaka and Kobe closed after a tanker rammed a bridge connecting the facility to the mainland. The summer also brought devastating floods and landslides from torrential rains in Hiroshima and deadly hot temperatures across the country. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that up to 25,000 troops and other personnel would be dispatched to Hokkaido to help with rescue operations. As Japan’s northern frontier and a major farming region with rugged mountain ranges and vast forests, Hokkaido is an area accustomed to coping with long winters, isolation and other hardships. But the blackouts brought on by the quake underscored the country’s heavy reliance on vulnerable power systems: without electricity, water was cut to many homes, train lines were idled and phone systems out of
order. In the prefectural capital of Sapporo, a city of 1.9 million, the quake ruptured roads and knocked houses askew. A mudslide left several cars half buried. By evening the city’s streets were dark and shops closed. Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko told reporters that the extensive power outage was caused by an emergency shutdown of the main thermal power plant at Tomato-Atsuma that supplies half of Hokkaido’s electricity. The hope had been to get power back up within hours and some electricity was gradually being restored. However, damage to generators at the plant meant that a full restoration of power could take more than a week, Seko said. Utilities were starting up several other thermal and hydroelectric plants and power was restored to 340,000 households, but even with those stopgap supplies thousands will still be without electricity for some time.
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Around the Peninsula An Alaska Gardener’s Fall & Winter To-Do List After a prolific growing season with harvest complete a gardener’s list is not quite done. To help keep on task the Cooperative Extension Service has updated the Fall & Winter ToDo List. This publication reminds us of tasks to reduce insect overwintering areas, help winterize perennials, prepare for next spring and more. Your local Cooperative Extension Service is your year-round resource for a variety of topics, visit us today at: http://www.uaf.edu/ces/districts/kenai/ or stop by and see us on K-Beach Road between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. We are “Learning for Life.”
Auxiliary holiday bazaar vendor applications The CPH Auxiliary is accepting vendor applications for the 14th Annual Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale which will take place Nov. 1 and 2 in the Denali Room at the hospital. Interested parties can pick up an application at the Care Package Gift Shop at the hospital. Applications are due returned to the gift shop no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28.
City of Kenai, Valhalla Heights Neighborhood Cleanup
Become a Red Cross volunteer! Our volunteers touch lives in the community every day. They are the heart and soul of the Red Cross and represent every age, gender, religion, race and ethnicity. There are so many ways you can help. Start your Red Cross story today. The Red Cross will host a Kenai Peninsula New Volunteer Open House on Friday, Sept. 7 from 6-8 p.m. in Central Peninsula Hospital’s Denali Room. Call 907-232-2698 or email pam.laforest@redcross.org.
The City of Kenai will provide dumpsters in the right-of-way of North Dogwood Road across from Phillips Drive and Standard Drive for the FREE collection of trash and debris from Thursday, Sept. 6 to Saturday, Sept. 9. Two dumpsters will be provided for general household waste and one dumpster will be provided for construction/demo debris, including building materials, insulation, roofing materials and plywood. Please do not drop off hazardous waste; NO oil, City of Kenai plans trash cleanup paint, batteries. To inquire about limited assistance for the reLooking for an opportunity to exercise with a purpose? The moval of bulky items or to volunteer for this event, please conCity of Kenai is sponsoring three separate lunchtime hikes we’re tact the City of Kenai at 283-8235. dubbing “TRASHersize.” Join us as we enjoy the city’s trail system and help keep our community clean at the same time. All Mental health first-aid course hikes are from Noon – 1 p.m. The city will provide bags, gloves The Sierra Frost and American Foundation for Suicide Pre- and water. Maps will be available upon arrival. This is a child vention will host adult and youth mental health first-aid courses friendly event. The events are dependent on suitable weather in Kenai on Sept. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more infor- conditions. The next TRASHersize Hike is scheduled for Thursmation contact nvitationwellness@gmail.com or call 970-818- day, Sept. 20, 2018 from Noon – 1:00 p.m. Meet at the Kenai Library. The hikes will take place at noon on Thursday, Sept. 20, 1271. Register at www.invitationwellness.com/mhfaak. and Thursday, Oct. 4.
Ladies’ Night Out
School immunizations available
Peninsula Take-A-Break will host a Ladies’ Night Out on Talk to your healthcare provider or your local public health Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Featured guest Kenda center to make sure your child’s vaccinations are current. For Blanning of Soldotna’s Orange Poppy will be speaking on the Kenai Totem Tracers more information call Kenai Public Health Center at 335-3400. latest and greatest in home decor. Inspirational speaker Jessie The Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogical Society will meet in Ruffrige will give a talk on “Jumping for Joy.” Dinner cost is the Kenai Community Library on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 1 p.m. $12. For reservations contact Susan at 335-6789 or 440-1319. Narcan kits available at Kenai Public Health to 3 p.m. This will be the first monthly meeting after the summer Reservations must be made by Saturday, Sept. 15. Heroin overdoses are on the rise in Alaska. Narcan is an easy break. The public is welcome to attend. medication you can give to someone who is overdosing. It may Community Wellness Convention save their life. Adults can get free Narcan nasal spray kits at the Coast Guard boating safety class Geneva Woods Health Supplies and Geneva Woods Pharma- Kenai Public Health Center at 630 Barnacle Way, Suite A, in The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer “About Boating cy proudly presents our second-annual “Community Wellness Kenai. For additional information call Kenai Public Health at Safely” class on Tuesday Sept. 11 from 6-9 p.m. and on Satur- Convention” at the Peninsula Center Mall Soldotna on Saturday, 335-3400. day, Sept. 15 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $35. This two-day boat- Sept. 29, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to join ing course is designed to educate boaters in the skills needed to us for this free, fun and informative community event! We have safely handle and operate a boat. Whether you are a new boater invited many local community exhibitors and speakers for this New Life Assembly of God classes or have been boating for many years you may discover that you great one-day event! The Alaska Health Fair group will be at the The Kenai New Life Assembly of God church is offering the can still learn something new “about boating safely.” Topics In- event to provide health screenings and testing. No appointment clude: Know Your Boat; Before You Get Underway; Navigating; necessary. Call Christie Gibbs (Geneva Woods) 907-262-2540 following two classes this fall on Wednesdays, Sept. 12–Dec 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Kenai New Life Assembly of God 209 Princess St.. Operating Safely; Legal Requirements; Boating Emergencies. or Betty Rieth (Alaska Health Fair) 907-278-0234. Childcare provided. Register at office@kenainewlife.org or call For more information please either text or otherwise contact: 907-283-7752. —DivorceCare: A 13 week class for those who Marion Parrish (907) 420-7179 or register online at the Kenai Kenai Peninsula Woodturner’s are separated or going through divorce. —Single&Parenting: A Flotilla website. The Kenai Peninsula Woodturner’s Chapter will hold its Sep- 13-week class for those who are experiencing parenting alone. tember meeting at 1 p.m.this Saturday, Sept. 8. Location is the Nikiski Senior Center fall fundraiser log building, Mile 100 on the Sterling Highway, just a few miles Suicide awareness walk in Kenai The Nikiski Senior Center will be hosting its annual Fall south of Soldotna where Echo Lake Road meets the highway. The second annual Kenai Out of the Darkness Community Fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 6. Doors open at 4 p.m. The first There will be a woodturning demonstration. Non-members are Walk, an event to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevendrawing for the Wall of Guns is at at 5 p.m. Dinner is at 6 p.m. welcome. Questions? Call 801-543-9122. tion, is Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Dena’ina Wellness Center, 508 There will also be live and silent auctions, ladies and men’s grab Upland Street in Kenai. Check-in and registration on the day of bags, mystery wine pull and a quilt raffle. Cost of the prime rib the walk begins at noon at the Dena’ina Wellness Center. There or chicken cordon bleu dinner is $40 per person. Tickets are Caregiver Support meeting available at the Nikiski Senior Center. Call 907-776-7654 for The Caregiver Support Meeting: Part 2 Training DVD from will be an opening ceremony at 12:45 p.m., with the walk to more information. Proceeds from the event go toward needed The Pines of Sarasota Education and Training Institute will take start at 1 p.m. Participation is open to the community. There is services to seniors in the Nikiski community and scholarships place Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Soldotna Senior Cen- no registration fee for the walk, but participants are encouraged for high school seniors. ter. Learn with dementia expert Teepa Snow about “Designing a to fundraise. Those raising $150 by Sept. 8 will receive an Out Supportive Dementia Care Environment.” Join us to share your of the Darkness Walk T-shirt. Register in advance at www.afsp. experiences as a caregiver, or to support someone who is a care- org/kenai. Online registration closes at noon on Friday, Sept. 7. Nikiski Senior Center bingo nights Participants also may register in person at the walk. For more ingiver. Call Sharon or Judy at 262-1280 for more information. formation, contact Audré Gifford at 907-335-7355 or agifford@ Bingo and Pulltabs are back at the Nikiski Senior Center! kenaitze.org. Bingo and pulltabs will be on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.), Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. after lunch and Sat- Sterling Judo Club registration open urday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 pm). Saturday bingos Registration for the Sterling Judo Club new beginners’ class Garden club to discuss growing fruit are potluck so bring your favorite dish! Call 907-776-7654 for will run from Sept. 11-20. Members must be at least 8 years old. The Central Peninsula Garden Club monthly program on more information. Teens and adults may register and begin instruction any time, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. will be “Growing Fruit Inside and Out,” prealthough everyone interested is encouraged to start with the new sented by Mike O’Brien, owner of O’Brien Garden & Trees. He beginners now. The next youngster’s beginning signup should Trapping and snaring orientation classes will share his expertise with us about growing fruit, both inside occur in early January 2019. A parent or adult participant must scheduled a green house or high tunnel and outdoors. Free and open to come to the class any Tuesday or Thursday evening between the public; bring a friend! Refreshments and sometimes door The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will hold its 2018 trap- 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. to register. There is no charge to participate prizes are provided. Peninsula Grace Church, 44175 Kalifornping orientation class and snaring seminar on Saturday, Oct. 27 in the program, but an annual registration required by our nasky Beach Road (at mile 19.5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Refuge Environmental Education tional judo organization to cover program insurance, sanction, across the road from Craig TayCenter on Ski Hill Road in Soldotna. To obtain a permit to trap etc. This non-refundable annual fee is $80. For more informalor Equipment). Membership on the Refuge, it is mandatory to attend at least one Refuge tion visit the Sterling Judo Club’s Face Book page or contact trapping orientation. Trappers who have previously attended one of the class teachers: Senseis Bob Brink at 242-9330, Clay and general club information the trapping and snaring orientation do not need to re-attend; Holland at 394-1823, Bob Ermold, or one of our other board is available at www.cenpengarhowever, all Refuge trappers are welcome. Starting October 5, members: Sensei Kati Gibler, Bob Ermold, Marcus and Terre denclub.org, on facebook, or contact Renae Wall, cenpengartrapping permits for the 2018-19 season will be available at the Lee and Carrie Fairbanks. denclub@gmail.com. Refuge Headquarters, on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. For additional information, please contact RefKenai Historical Society meeting Potters’ guild offers uge Officer Joe Williams at (907) 260-2852.
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For Trump, ruling is more important than the rule of law By now, few might lift an eyebrow
at President Trump’s crusade to delegitimize his own Justice Department and, specifically, his attorney general, Jeff Sessions. It long ago became clear that Mr. Trump regards federal law enforcement — as he sees all of government — as a political tool to advance the interests of himself and of his party (assuming those interests align, of course; if not, the party is on its own). Yet even by that debased standard, Mr. Trump’s latest Twitter tantrum against Mr. Sessions, on Monday, set a new low, providing a kind of anti-civics lesson for the nation he’s supposed to lead. “Two long-running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department,” he wrote. “Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff.” With this latest outburst, the president has again laid bare his contempt for the rule of law. Mr. Trump does not even pretend to care about the allegations of corruption against the two lawmakers in question. His concern is only that they are “very popular” members who would have scored “easy wins” in November, if only Mr. Sessions had kept his fat mouth shut until after the midterms — or better yet, buried the allegations permanently. Chris Collins, Republican of New York, who was indicted last month on insider trading charges, is facing multiple counts of securities fraud, wire fraud and lying to federal agents. Investigators were aided in their efforts by the fact that the representative’s alleged misbehavior was caught on video while he was attending the White House congressional picnic last summer. Duncan Hunter, Republican of California, indicted just a couple of weeks after Mr. Collins, is accused of misappropriating $250,000 in campaign funds for personal use. He and his wife, also named in the 47-page indictment, allegedly dipped into the political kitty to buy items ranging from running shoes to family vacations to plane tickets for their pet. Both lawmakers have pleaded not guilty. Mr. Collins has suspended his campaign, while Mr. Hunter’s name will remain on the ballot and he has a strong chance to win re-election against an inexperienced Democratic challenger. These indictments carry a personal resonance for the president. Mr. Collins was the first member of Congress to endorse Mr. Trump’s candidacy. Mr. Hunter was the second. For a president for whom blind loyalty matters above all, the possibility of losing two such devoted followers must be especially vexing. The heart of the matter for Mr. Trump is, as always, what’s in it for Mr. Trump. Keeping Congress under Republican control is key to the president’s fortunes, both political and legal. As Mr. Trump sees it, Mr. Sessions has once more put everything at risk with his traitorous insistence upon upholding the law. Indeed, Mr. Trump continues to make clear that if only he had known then what he knows now — especially as regards the Russia investigation — Mr. Sessions would never have been offered the job. Mr. Trump’s beef is not with Jeff Sessions or the Justice Department. He has a problem with the law — or at least with the idea that it should apply to him and those who do his bidding. Republicans, especially Republican lawmakers, are by their silence complicit in this perversion of justice. — The New York Times, Sept. 4
Letters to the Editor Celebrating Medicaid Expansion This week marks the third anniversary since I took executive action to expand Medicaid in Alaska. It opened the door to health care for more than 43,000 Alaskans, a critical improvement for our health and economy. Alaskans around the state have shared their stories with me about receiving necessary care as a direct result of Medicaid expansion. Working on the slope, fishing, logging, construction, subsistence – hard work is an Alaskan value, but it can take a toll. Countless hardworking Alaskans have told me about being able to return to work because expansion helped them get the care they needed… Stories about cancer detection and treatment, medications for chronic diseases, and treatment for addiction – these are real lives and the real motivation behind my decision to expand access to health care. No Alaskan wants to be sick or injured. No Alaskan should have to choose between taking their partner to the doctor or paying their rent. Medicaid coverage enables Alaskans to get the care they need to stay in, or return, to the workforce. It decreases medical costs for all of us, by making sure people who need care have a reliable, affordable option. They don’t have to delay getting care until they are in such poor condition that treatment is absolutely necessary - but impossibly expensive. We all benefit by making sure Alaskans have access to preventative care, instead of relying on emergency treatment that bankrupts families before passing those costs on to the rest of us. Medicaid expansion is also a critical component in addressing Alaska’s opioid epidemic. It has covered more than $73 million in behavioral health services, providing essential help for addiction, which has touched far too many of our family members, friends, and neighbors’ lives. Medicaid expansion also makes eco-
nomic sense – especially in light of Alaska’s fiscal crisis for the last four years. Medicaid expansion brought federal dollars to Alaska when we most needed an economic boost. Since September 1, 2015, Medicaid expansion has paid nearly $1 billion into Alaska’s health care industry. According to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, some of the 800 new Alaska health care jobs created in 2017 are due to the expansion. At a time when other Alaska industries experienced significant job loss, Medicaid expansion made health care one of Alaska’s fastest growing industries. Along with bringing money in, expansion has also saved money going out. Alaska has saved close to $16 million because of expansion. It opened the door to federal match funding of at least 90 percent for programs that were previously funded entirely with state general fund dollars. Despite strong political opposition, even a lawsuit to block expansion from Senate Majority, thousands of Alaskans and more than 150 organizations stood together to support our efforts to expand Medicaid, including the Alaska Federation of Natives, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, MatSu Borough Assembly, Alaska AFL-CIO, and the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation. It was clear to all of us that partisan politics was not a worthwhile reason to deny thousands of Alaskans health care, at the expense of their financial security, our economy, and other working Alaskans. Expanding Medicaid was not a political decision for me: I was born and raised in a state that taught me self-determination and strength are essential for success. And after a lifetime of living here, I’ve learned those qualities are most valuable when employed in the service of others. Whether it’s digging out a snow-bound truck, dividing the first whale of the spring, or sharing the last berries of the fall, many of the most fiercely independent Alaskans I know are those who are first to lend a hand when there’s work to be done. That’s the Alaska I live
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in, and the Alaska I hope my grandchildren will live in, too. I can’t tell you how many people have come up to me in the last three years to thank me and say, “I am alive because of Medicaid expansion.” I believe that all Alaskans deserve dignity, respect, and the opportunity to lead safe and healthy lives. I expanded Medicaid because I was unwilling to compromise on that belief. Alaska today is stronger and healthier than it was three years ago. I have no doubts. — Gov. Bill Walker
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Nation/World Dispute over documents dominates hearing By LISA MASCARO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation tumbled into highly charged arguing Thursday over whether key documents were being withheld, and one Democrat risked Senate discipline by releasing confidential material. A newly disclosed email revealed that President Donald Trump’s pick once suggested Roe v. Wade was not settled law. The finger-pointing over the unusual vetting process for Trump’s nominee made for a rough start for the final day of questioning of Kavanaugh who has so far avoided major missteps that could block his confirmation. Republican John Cornyn of Texas said senators could be expelled from office for violating confidentially rules, while Democrats led by Cory Booker of New Jersey, responded, “Bring it on.” Meanwhile it was shown, in an email obtained by The Associated Press, that Kavanaugh had taken a different tone on a 2003 abortion case than he had during Wednesday’s hearing when he stressed how difficult it is to overturn precedents like Roe. In the email, Kavanaugh
was reviewing a potential oped article in support of two judicial nominees while he was working at the George W. Bush White House, according to the document. It had been held by the committee as confidential. “I am not sure that all legal scholars refer to Roe as the settled law of the land at the Supreme Court level since Court can always overrule its precedent, and three current Justices on the Court would do so,” Kavanaugh wrote, referring to justices at the time, in an email to a Republican Senate aide. The document is partially redacted. Asked about it by the committee’s top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein of California, Kavanaugh reiterated his previous testimony that “Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court.” Pressed further by Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Kavanaugh denied he was questioning Roe as settled law. Kavanaugh said that he was not discussing his views, but rather “what legal scholars might say.” He said he offered the comments because he’s “always concerned with accuracy.” The 15-year-old email underscored a dispute that has dominated part of the hearing over Kavanaugh’s unusually long paper trail stemming from
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, next to Sen. Kamala Harris, DCalif., questions Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, on the second day of his confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
his years in the Bush White House. The panel’s process resulted in hundreds of thousands of pages of Kavanaugh’s documents being withheld as confidential or kept from release under presidential privilege by the Trump White House. Booker called the process “a bit of a sham.” He was chastised by GOP colleagues for having discussed a confidential document about Kavanaugh’s legal views on race. Cornyn said it was “irresponsible and conduct unbecoming a senator.” Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, released more docu-
ments Thursday — including those Booker wanted made public — and stood by his handling of Kavanaugh’s paper trail. “My process was fair,” Grassley said as he opened the session. So far, Kavanaugh appears on track toward confirmation in the Republican-held Senate, but after a 12-hour session Wednesday and more questioning Thursday, he also does not seem to have changed minds on the committee, which is split along partisan lines.
Big rigs abandoned as wildfire scorches freeway By NOAH BERGER and PAUL ELIAS Associated Press
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — Truckers abandoned big-rigs and motorists screamed in fear as they came dangerously close to an explosive wildfire that shut down about 45 miles of a major California interstate near the Oregon border that authorities were desperately trying to reopen. In a video, a passenger in a vehicle screams: “Oh my God, I want to go!” as nearby trees burst into flames. “I can’t breathe,” the woman says, sobbing. “Please, guys, come put it out.” The fire erupted Wednesday afternoon in a rural area and devoured timber and brush on both sides of Interstate 5 as it nearly tripled in size overnight, officials said Thursday. Elsewhere in the state, a fire raging in the Sierra Nevada had grown to more than 7 square miles (18 square kilometers) after shutting down stretches of U.S. 395, State Route 108 and the Pacific Crest Trail along the eastern spine of California. The Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, camp-
grounds and other areas were evacuated Wednesday. Ranchers were told to prepare to move livestock out of the area in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The two fires Thursday were raging just weeks after a blaze in the Redding area killed eight people and burned some 1,100 homes in a frightening start to the fire season. California’s insurance commissioner said Thursday that victims of that fire and one in the Mendocino area — the two largest blazes in the state so far this year — have filed more than 10,000 claims so far totaling $845 million. The two fires “devastated entire communities and tragically cost many people their lives, and were among the most destructive fires in our state’s history,” Commissioner David Jones said in a statement. The two fires destroyed or damaged a combined 8,800 homes and 329 businesses, he said, warning that scientists are predicting more destructive wildfires later this year. The blaze Thursday along Interstate 5 has blackened 23 square miles (60 square kilometers), prompting mandatory evacuations. It was moving rap-
Bruce Palmer prepares to tow a truck scorched by the Delta Fire on Interstate 5 in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Calif., near Shasta Lake on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
idly but was still far from any large towns. Officials from a number of agencies were meeting Thursday to determine if they can reopen the highway, a key route for commercial trucks, California Highway Patrol Officer Jason Morton said. The highway runs north from the Mexico border through California, Oregon and Washington state to the border with Canada. The scattered homes and cabins in and around Shasta-Trinity National Forest were under evacuation orders, from the commu-
nity of Lakehead north to the Siskiyou County line, said Chris Losi, a spokesman for the forest. “It isn’t a lot of people,” he said. The blaze was human-caused, officials said, without indicating whether it was arson or an accident. About 17 big-rigs were abandoned along the interstate and at least four caught fire, Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Foster of the California Highway Patrol’s Mount Shasta office told the Los Angeles Times. At least two trucks were partially melted.
Kremlin denies accusations of Novichok attack By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Thursday rejected accusations by British authorities that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ultimately responsible for poisoning a former spy in England, and said Russia is not going to investigate the suspects. Britain’s security minister on Thursday called out Putin over the nerve agent attack targeting Sergei Skripal and his daughter and also warned that the U.K. would counter Russian “malign activity” with both public and covert measures. Ben Wallace told the BBC that Putin and his government “controls, funds and directs” the
military intelligence unit known as the GRU , which Britain believes used the Soviet-developed Novichok nerve agent to try to kill ex-Russian spy Skripal. Skripal and his daughter Yulia were hospitalized for weeks in critical condition after they were exposed to Novichok in the city of Salisbury on March 4. They are now recovering in a secret location for their own protection. Local woman Dawn Sturgess died and her boyfriend Charlie Rowley was sickened after they came across remnants of the poison in a discarded perfume bottle in June. Britain on Wednesday announced charges in absentia against two alleged Russian agents, Alexander Petrov and
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BEIJING — China is ready to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with a tariff hike on Chinese goods and is confident it can maintain “steady and healthy” economic growth, a government spokesman said Thursday. The Trump administration is poised to impose 25 percent penalties this week on $200 billion of Chinese goods in an escalation of their fight over U.S. complaints that Beijing steals or pressures companies to hand over technology. China has announced a $60 billion list of American products targeted for retaliation. “China will have to take necessary countermeasures if the U.S. side ignores the opposition of the overwhelming major of its enterprises and adopts new tariff measures,” Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said. The two governments already have imposed penalty duties on $50 billion of each other’s exports. Beijing has rejected pressure to scale back plans for stateled development of champions in robotics and other technologies. U.S. officials say that violates China’s free-trade commitments and worry it might erode American industrial leadership. Some Chinese exporters say U.S. orders have declined, but Chinese leaders express confidence the economic impact will be modest. The United States buys about 20 percent of China’s exports, but trade has shrunk over the past decade as a share of the Chinese economy. “We are confident, capable and able to maintain steady and healthy development of the Chinese economy,” Gao said.
Brazilian candidate Jair Bolsonaro stabbed during event RIO DE JANEIRO — Jair Bolsonaro, a leading presidential candidate in Brazil, was stabbed on Thursday during a campaign event, though officials and his son said the injury is not life-threatening. Numerous videos on social media showed Bolsonaro, whose platform includes cracking down on crime in Latin America’s largest nation, being stabbed with a knife to the lower part of his stomach. The candidate was seen flinching after the attack before going out of view. Police spokesman Flavio Santiago confirmed to The Associated Press that Bolsonaro had been stabbed and that his attacker was arrested. Santiago said Bolsonaro was taken to a hospital in Juiz de Fora, a city about 125 miles (200 kilometers) north of Rio de Janeiro, and was in good condition. Bolsonaro’s son, Flavio Bolsonaro posted on Twitter that his father is doing fine. The wound “was superficial and he is OK,” wrote Flavio, who also asked for prayers for the family. A statement from federal police said the candidate had body guards. In the videos, Bolsonaro does not appear to be wearing a protective vest. Bolsonaro, a former Army captain, is second in the polls to ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has been barred from running but continues to appeal. Despite being a congressman since 1991, Bolsonaro is running as an outsider ready to upend the establishment. While he has a strong following, Bolsonaro is also a deeply polarizing figure. He has been fined, and even faced charges, for derogatory statements toward women, blacks and gays.
Egypt, US special forces hold drills on combating terrorism CAIRO — Egypt’s military says its special forces have held drills with special forces from the United States to exchange expertise on combating terrorism. The announcement was made in a Thursday statement by Egypt’s armed forces. The anti-terrorism drills come ahead of the “Bright Star” exercise on Sept. 8-20, which will involve additional countries including Greece, Jordan, Britain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Italy and France. The first “Bright Star” exercise took place in 1980, but the Obama administration postponed them in 2011 following the uprising that toppled longtime President Hosni Mubarak, and scrapped them in 2013 after Egyptian security forces killed hundreds of protesters while breaking up a mass sit-in. Last September, Egypt held the war games with U.S. troops for the first time in eight years. — The Associated Press
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Politics
Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, Infowars, citing abuse
Giuliani to AP: Trump will not answer obstruction questions
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK — Twitter permanently banned right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars show for abusive behavior, a day after CEO Jack Dorsey testified before Congress about alleged bias against conservatives on the platform. The company said Jones won’t be able to create new accounts on Twitter or take over any existing ones. In a tweet, it said it would continue to monitor reports about other accounts potentially associated with Jones or Infowars, and will “take action” if it finds any attempts to circumvent the ban. Twitter said Jones posted a video on Wednesday that violates the company’s policy against “abusive behavior.” That video showed Jones berating CNN journalist Oliver Darcy for some 10 minutes in between two congressional hearings on social media. Dorsey testified at both hearings, but did not appear to witness the confrontation. Jones had about 900,000 followers on Twitter. Infowars had about 430,000. Jones did not immediately respond to a request for comment. New Jersey Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone praised Twitter’s action in a tweet. “Glad Twitter is taking steps to put an end to the abusive behavior from Alex Jones & Infowars,” the tweet stated. “Tweets designed to threaten, belittle, demean and silence individuals have no place on this platform.” Twitter had previously suspended Jones for a week. But until now it had resisted muzzling Jones further. Other tech companies have limited Jones by suspending him for longer periods, as Facebook did, and by taking down his pages and radio stations.
In this Aug. 1, 2018 file photo, Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, addresses a gathering during a campaign event for Eddie Edwards, who is running for the U.S. Congress, in Portsmouth, N.H. President Donald Trump will not answer any questions, written or in-person, about possible obstruction of justice, Giuliani told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File ) By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks outside of the Dirksen building of Capitol Hill after listening to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on ‘Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media Platforms’ on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. Twitter is permanently banning right-wing conspiracy theorist Jones for abusive behavior. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Jones heckled Darcy in a Capitol Hill hallway where reporters were waiting to enter the House committee room. He criticized the journalist’s reporting and appearance, referencing his “skinny jeans” and repeatedly saying, “just look at this guy’s eyes” and “look at that smile.” At one point, he said Darcy was “smiling like a possum that crawled out of the rear end of a dead cow. That’s what you look like. You look like a possum that got caught doing some really nasty stuff — in my view. You’re a public figure too.” Darcy has aggressively questioned social media companies about the forbearance they showed Jones, asking why they have allowed him to remain on their platforms for as long as they have.
Jones is currently active on Facebook; his personal suspension there recently expired. Apple, YouTube and Spotify also permanently removed material Jones had published. Facebook did not immediately respond to a message asking whether it would also ban Jones. Dorsey originally defended his company’s decision not to ban Jones, tweeting that Jones “hasn’t violated our rules” but if he does “we’ll enforce.” “We’re going to hold Jones to the same standard we hold to every account, not taking oneoff actions to make us feel good in the short term, and adding fuel to new conspiracy theories,” Dorsey tweeted on Aug. 7 , after the other companies took action against Jones. But a week later Twitter joined the other tech compa-
nies in muzzling Jones, even if it was only for a week. It was a significant move for a company one of its executives once called the “free speech wing of the free speech party.” But critics warn there is another side to high-profile cases such as this one. “We should be extremely careful before rushing to embrace an internet that is moderated by private companies by default,” said David Greene, civil liberties director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation in an email last month. While high-profile cases of highly offensive content being taken down gets a lot of attention, he added, content moderation “continues to silence” the voices of people around the world struggling to be heard.
Word detectives: Science may help identify anonymous editorial author By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON — Language detectives say the key clues to who wrote the anonymous New York Times opinion piece slamming President Donald Trump may not be the odd and glimmering “lodestar,” but the itty-bitty words that people usually read right over: “I,” “of” and “but.” And lodestar? That could be a red herring meant to throw sleuths off track, some experts say. Experts use a combination of language use, statistics and computer science to help figure out who wrote documents that are anonymous or possibly plagiarized. They’ve even solved crimes and historical mysteries that way. Some call the field forensic linguistics, others call it stylometry or simply doing “author attribution.” The field is suddenly at center stage after an unidentified “senior administration official” wrote in the Times that he or she was part of a “resistance” movement working from within the administration to curb Trump’s most dangerous impulses. “My phone has been ringing off the hook with requests to do that analysis and I just don’t have the time,” says Duquesne University computer and language scientist Patrick Juola. Robert Leonard, a Hofstra University linguistics professor who has helped solve murders by examining language, says if experts could get the right number of writing samples from officials whose identities are known, “an analysis could certainly be done.” One political scientist fig-
ures there are about 50 people in the Trump administration who fit the Times’ description as a senior administration official and could be the author. The key would be to look at how they write, the words they use, what words they put next to each other, spelling, punctuation and even tenses, experts say. “Language is a set of choices. What to say, how to say and when to say it,”Juola says. “And there’s a lot of different options.” One of the favorite techniques of Juola and other experts is to look at what’s called “function words.” These are words people use all the time but that are hard to define because they more provide function than meaning. Some examples are “of,” ”with,” ”the,” ”a,” ”over” and “and.” “We all use them but we don’t use them in the same way,” Juola says. “We don’t use them in the same frequency.” Same goes with apostrophes and other punctuation. For example, do you say “different from” or “different than?” asks computer science and data expert Shlomo Argamon of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Women tend to use firstand second-person pronouns more — “I,” ”me” and “you” — and more present tense, Argamon says. Men use “the,” ”of,” ”this” and “that” more often, he says. “You look for clues and you try to assess the usefulness of those clues,” Argamon says. But he is less optimistic that the Trump opinion piece case will be cracked for various reasons, including the New York Times’ editing for style and possible efforts to fool lan-
guage detectives with words that someone else likes to use such as “lodestar.” Mostly, he’s pessimistic because to do a proper comparison, samples from all suspects have to be gathered and have to be similar, such as all opinion columns as opposed to novels, speeches or magazine stories. Rachel Greenstadt at Drexel University studies when people try to throw off investigators with words they don’t normally use or purposeful bad spellings. She says her first instinct is that the word “lodestar” — one Vice President Mike Pence has used several times — is “a red herring.” It seems too deliberate. “Most people are still looking for sound bite-sized features like lodestar instead of trying to get a handle on the whole picture,” says Hofstra’s Leonard. Greenstadt says language analysis “could kind of contribute to the picture” of who wrote the Times’ opinion pieces, but she adds “by itself, I’d be concerned to use it.” Still, with the right conditions words matter. Juola testified in about 15 trials and handled even more cases that never made it to court. His biggest case was in 2013, when a British newspaper got a tip that the book “The Cuckoo’s Calling” by Robert Galbraith was really written by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. In about an hour, Juola fed two Rowling books, “The Cuckoo’s Calling” and six other novels into his computer, analyzed the language patterns with four different systems and concluded that Rowling did it.
A couple of days later, Rowling confessed. It was far from the first time that language use fingered the real culprit. The Unabomber’s brother identified him because of of his distinctive writing style. Field pioneers helped find a kidnapper who used the unique term “devil strip” for the grassy area between the sidewalk and road. The phrase is only used in parts of Ohio. Even in politics, words are poker tells. In 1996, the novel “Primary Colors” about a Clintonesque presidential candidate set Washington abuzz trying to figure out who was the anonymous author. An analysis by a Vassar professor and other work pointed to Newsweek’s Joe Klein and he finally admitted it. But the literary sleuthing goes back to the founding of the republic. Historians had a hard time figuring out which specific Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton and which were by James Madison. A 1963 statistical analysis figured it out: One of the many clues came down to usage of the words “while” and “whilst.” Madison used “whilst”; Hamilton preferred “while.” Juola says experts in the field can generally tell introverts from extroverts, men from women, education level, age, location, almost everything but astrological sign. “The science is very good,” Juola said. “It’s not quite DNA. It’s actually considered by some scientists to be considered the second-most accurate form of forensic identification we have because it is so good.”
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump will not answer federal investigators’ questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, one of the president’s attorneys told The Associated Press on Thursday. Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said questions about obstruction of justice were a “no-go.” Giuliani’s statement was the most definitive rejection yet of special counsel Robert Mueller’s efforts to interview the president about any efforts to obstruct the investigation into possible coordination between his campaign and Russians. It signals the Trump’s lawyers are committed to protecting the president from answering questions about actions the president took in office. It’s unclear if Giuliani’s public position has been endorsed by Trump, who has said he wants to answer questions under oath. Negotiations about the scope and format of an interview are still ongoing. If the legal team holds its stance, it could force Mueller to try to subpoena the president, likely triggering a standoff that would lead to the Supreme Court. Mueller’s office has previously sought to interview the president about the obstruction issue, including his firing last year of former FBI Director James Comey and his public attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Trump’s legal team has argued that the president has the power to hire and fire appointees and the special counsel does not have the authority to ask him to explain those decisions. Giuliani said Thursday the team was steadfast in that position. “That’s a no-go. That is not going to happen,” Giuliani said. “There will be no questions at all on obstruction.” In a letter last week, Mueller’s team said it would accept written responses from Trump on questions related to Russian election interference. Giuliani suggested Thursday that Trump’s lawyers had agreed to those terms but wanted to prohibit investigators from asking follow-up questions. “It would be in written form and if you want to follow up on our answers, justify it. Show us why you didn’t get there the first time,” Giuliani said. He said he was not categorically ruling out answering a second round of questions but the entire matter of whether there would be follow-up inquiries should be settled before the president answers anything at all. “We aren’t going to let them spring it on us,” said Giuliani, who has served as lawyerspokesman for the president’s personal legal team, using television interviews and public comments as a tactic in the negotiations. He has repeatedly moved the goalposts on what would be required for a presidential interview and, at times, has been forced to clarify previous statements. In earlier interviews, Giuliani had suggested some obstruction questions could be
allowed if prosecutors show necessity and preview the questions with the defense lawyers. Trump, in a Fox News interview taped ahead of a Thursday night rally in Montana, was noncommittal when asked about a possible Mueller interview. In the latest letter to the legal team, Mueller’s office didn’t address obstruction questions, indicating investigators would later assess what additional information it needs from the president after receiving a response about the written submissions, according to a person familiar with the document. The person familiar with the letter spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to publicly discuss the negotiations. Giuliani’s declaration drew a swift rebuke from Rep. Adam Schiff, the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, who tweeted: “Trump’s legal team never had any intention of allowing him to be interviewed, knowing he is incapable of telling the truth. It’s past time to subpoena the President. No one is above the law.” Though the president has publicly said he was eager to face questions from Mueller, his lawyers have been far more reluctant to make him available for an interview and have questioned whether Mueller has the right to ask him about actions that he is authorized, under the Constitution, to take as president. Giuliani’s comments came just hours after Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, espoused a belief in an expansive view of executive powers and declined to say whether a president can be subpoenaed and forced to testify. Mueller’s team raised the prospect in March that it could subpoena the president, though this would unquestionably prompt a court fight. The Supreme Court has never definitively ruled on the question of whether a president can be forced to testify, though the justices did rule in 1974 that Richard Nixon had to produce recordings and documents that had been subpoenaed. In addition to questions about Comey and Sessions, Mueller has expressed interest in Trump’s role in drafting a statement to The New York Times about a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower attended by his son, Donald Trump Jr., and a Russian lawyer. Trump Jr. took the meeting, emails show, after it was described as part of a Russian government effort to help his father’s campaign by providing derogatory information about Democrat Hillary Clinton. Trump has said he knew nothing about the meeting before it happened. Trump and Giuliani have led an onslaught of attacks on Mueller’s credibility, claiming that the special counsel was biased and that the entire probe was a “witch hunt.” Giuliani has also demanded that the probe suspend its activities with the midterm elections approaching, but the former mayor said Thursday he was not certain of Mueller’s intentions.
Religion
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Sunday School Answers Schools across our area have opened their doors again after the long summer vacation. But schools aren’t the only form of education that has started up. Here at Star of the North, we have all of our different classes and studies in full swing. There seems to be people here at the church learning almost every day. Seeing all of this learning reminds me of my own education. I remember one of my professors at Concordia University - Nebraska, Dr. Sylwester. He taught the majority of my Computer Science classes in under-
V oices of F aith D ustin A tkinson grad. No matter what class he taught though, he liked to play a game called “Guess What the Teacher is Thinking.” He would constantly ask the class a very difficult question. After asking, he would patiently wait for us to answer. There were many times that none of us knew the answer. So, when
we didn’t know the answer, we would begin to shout out what we dubbed “Sunday School Answers.” Every field of study has those answers. In our Computer Science classes, they were “time and space,” “Taylor Series,” or “artichokes!” (Dr. Sylwester loves artichokes). After we shouted out our “Sunday School Answers,” he would laugh, knowing that we were clueless. I know here at church we hear the “Sunday School Answer” a lot! No matter what the question is, especially to the little children, Jesus can be an answer. It’s not always the correct
answer though, and can often times express that we aren’t sure. But not knowing the correct answer is why we have Christian education. Learning about our God, both who He is and what He has done for us, is very important. As St. Paul says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, ESV). Reading, meditating, and studying the Word of God builds us up allowing us
off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church Soldotna 9 a.m. until noon. For more information call 262-4657.
Church Briefs
closed for summer
United Methodist Church food pantry
The clothes closet at First Baptist Church in Soldotna will be closed for the summer. Donors are asked not to The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food drop anything off. The church looks forward to reopen- pantry for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur ing the service in the fall. Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets place at the closes for holidays. For more information contact the table church of ce at 907-283-7868. A Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Soldotna con- ‘Celebrate Recovery’ at Peninsula tinues to offer a hot meal and fellowship, and blood Grace Church pressure checks to anyone interested. The meal is every fourth Sunday of the month, from 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Celebrate Recovery meets each Wednesday, from 6:30Hall, located on campus at 222 West Redoubt Avenue, 8 p.m., at Peninsula Grace Church, 44175 Kalifornsky Beach Rd., Soldotna, upstairs in room 5-6 in the worSoldotna. The Abundant Life Assembly of God church, Sterling, ship center. Celebrate Recovery is a Biblically based 12will be joining us in this ministry and providing a hot step program that provides a safe place to share your meal on the second Sunday of the month also, at 4-6 hurts, habits and hang-ups, in a Christ-centered recovery p.m. at Fireweed Hall. Our Lady of Perpetual Help atmosphere. Come early for a free meal, served at 5:45. would like to invite other churches who would like to There is no charge, but donations are welcomed. Quesjoin this ministry, to perhaps pick up one of the other tions? Contact: 907-598-0563. Sunday evenings in the month. Please call for informaSubmit announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com. tion: 262-5542. Submissions are due the Wednesday prior to publication. For more information, call 907-283-7551. Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in the community who are experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street, and all are welcome. Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped
Clothes Quarters open weekly Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 907-283-4555.
to share our faith. Its also important to keep that “Sunday School Answer” in mind as we do learn and study. No, not artichokes! Jesus! He is our Savior, and the one whom all of the Scriptures testify. God blesses us by letting us join together to learn more about Him, and His beloved Son. See you in class! Rev. Dustin Atkinson is the pastor of Star of the North Lutheran Church, 216 N. Forest Drive. Sunday school and bible study at 9:30am with Divine Service at 11:00am every Sunday. Visit sotnlc.org for more information.
Centuries old Torah not burned in Rio blaze RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s National Museum said Wednesday that centuries-old Torah scrolls, considered to be some of Judaism’s oldest documents, had been moved before a massive fire ravaged the place and gutted much of the largest collections of national history artifacts in Latin America. Questions about the fate of the scrolls had swirled since Sunday night’s blaze at the museum, which used to be the home of Brazil’s royal family. Amid an ongoing investigation and unable to access much of the now destroyed museum, officials have been reluctant to give any account of how specific artifacts fared in the fire or disclose information on other material that may have been in other locations. “The Torah is being kept in a safe place,” according to a museum statement sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday, adding it had been removed nearly two years ago. The statement did not say where it had been transferred. A spokesman at the Israeli Embassy in the capital Brasilia said it didn’t have more information on the Torah, Judaism’s holy book. Brazilian scholars have said the scrolls originated in Yemen and possibly date back to the 13th century. The museum’s website says the nine scrolls, written in Hebrew, were acquired in the early 19th century by the country’s last monarch, Dom Pedro II. The website, which had apparently not been updated, also said the scrolls were not part of an exhibit, but rather kept in a safe in the director’s office. Avraham Beuthner, from the Jewish organization Beit Lubavitch in Rio de Janeiro, told the AP that university officials told him the Torah was being housed at a university library near the museum. The museum is part of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Beuthner said he had been fielding calls from Jews in Israel and several Latin American countries since the fire inquiring about the scrolls. “Thank God it’s safe,” he said, adding that university officials had promised to soon allow Jewish community leaders to see where the Torah is being held. The good news came as museum officials said they feared as much as 90 percent of Latin America’s largest collection of treasures might have been lost in the fire. Aerial photos of the main building showed only heaps of rubble and ashes in the parts of the building where the roof collapsed. — The Associated Press
Religious Services Assembly of God
Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Lutheran
Church of Christ
Soldotna Church Of Christ
Christ Lutheran Church (ELCA)
Mile 1/4 Funny River Road, Soldotna
209 Princess St., Kenai 283-7752 Pastor Stephen Brown Sunday..9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.................6:30 p.m. www.kenainewlife.org
Peninsula Christian Center
161 Farnsworth Blvd (Behind the Salvation Army) Soldotna, AK 99669 Pastor Jon Watson 262-7416 Sunday ....................... 10:30 a.m. www.penccalaska.org Nursery is provided
The Charis Fellowship Sterling Grace Community Church
Dr. Roger E. Holl, Pastor 907-862-0330 Meeting at the Sterling Senior Center, 34453 Sterling Highway Sunday Morning ........10:30 a.m.
Catholic Our Lady of Perpetual Help 222 W. Redoubt, Soldotna Oblates of Mary Immaculate 262-4749 Daily Mass Tues.-Fri. .................... 12:05 p.m. Saturday Vigil ........... 5:00 p.m. Reconciliation Saturday................4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Sunday Mass ............ 10:00 a.m.
262-2202 / 262-4316 Mile ¼ Kenai Spur Mile 91.7 Sterling Hwy. Minister - Nathan Morrison Box 568, Soldotna, AK 99669 262-5577 Sunday Worship ........10:00 a.m. 262-4757 Minister Tony Cloud Bible Study..................11:15 a.m. Meredith Harber Sunday Services Evening Worship ........ 6:00 p.m. Bible Study..................10:00 a.m. Worship ............10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wed. Bible .................... 7:00 p.m. Morning Worship ......11:00 a.m. Holy Communion Evening Worship ....... 6:00 p.m. 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month Kenai Fellowship Wednesday Service Mile 8.5 Kenai Spur Hwy. Bible Study.................... 7:00 p.m Funny River
Church 283-7682
Classes All Ages ........10:00 a.m. Worship Service.........11:15 a.m. Wed. Service ................ 7:00 p.m. www.kenaifellowship.org
Episcopal
Nikiski Church Of Christ 50750 Kenai Spur Hwy (mile 24.5) 776-7660 Sunday Services Bible Study..................10:00 a.m. Morning Worship ......11:00 a.m. Fellowship Meal....... 12:30 p.m. Afternoon Worship ... 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study.................... 7:00 p.m
Community Lutheran Church
Andy Carlson, Pastor Missouri Synod 35575 Rabbit Run Road off Funny River Rd. Phone 262-7434 Sunday Worship ........11:00 a.m. www.funnyriverlutheran.org
Lutheran Sterling Lutheran Church LCMS
Non Denominational
Southern Baptist
Kalifonsky Christian Center
College Heights Baptist Church
Mile 17 K-Beach Rd. 283-9452 Pastor Steve Toliver Pastor Charles Pribbenow 35100 McCall Rd. Behind Sunday Worship .......10:30 a.m. Sterling Elementary School Youth Group Wed. ..... 7:00 p.m. Worship: Sunday .... 11:00 a.m. Passion for Jesus Bill Hilgendorf, Deacon Compassion for Others 907-740-3060
Kenai Bible Church
Kenai United Methodist Church
604 Main St. 283-7821 Pastor Vance Wonser Sunday School..............9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship ........11:00 a.m. Evening Service .......... 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Service .... 6:30 p.m.
Corner of Spur Hwy. & Bluff St., Kenai
North Kenai Chapel
Methodist
283-7868 Pastor Bailey Brawner Sunday Worship ........11:30 a.m. Food Pantry Mon...Noon - 3 pm
North Star United Methodist Church
Pastor Wayne Coggins 776-8797 Mile 29 Kenai Spur Hwy
Sunday Worship...................10:30 am Wed. Share-a-Dish/Video.....6:30 pm
“Whoever is thirsty, let him come”
776-8732 NSUMC@alaska.net Sunday Worship ..........9:30 a.m.
110 S. Spruce St. at Spur Hwy. - Kenai • 283-6040 Sunday Services Worship Service.........11:00 a.m. Eucharistic Services on the 1st & 4th Sundays
283-6040
300 W. Marydale • Soldotna 262-4865 John Rysdyk - Pastor/Teacher Sunday:
Star Of The North Lutheran Church L.C.M.S. Dustin Atkinson, Pastor Sponsor of the Lutheran Hour 216 N. Forest Drive, Kenai 283-4153 Worship Service.........11:00 a.m. Bible Study....................9:30 a.m. You Are Invited! Wheelchair Accessible
Sunday School .......9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Morn. Worship .......9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - Home Groups. Nursery provided
First Baptist Church of Kenai
12815 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai 283-7672 Sunday School..............9:30 a.m. Morning Worship ......10:45 a.m. Evening Service .......... 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer ..... 6:30 p.m.
Non Denominational King James Bible Study and Chapel Pastor Jep Hansen 907-262-3509
Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Hwy, Nikiski
St. Francis By The Sea
44440 K-Beach Road Pastor: Scott Coffman Associate Pastor: Jonah Huckaby 262-3220 www.collegeheightsbc.com
Morning Worship ................9:30 a.m. Sunday School....................11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship ..6:00 p.m.
Located on Echo Lake Rd ½ Mile off Sterling Hwy Bible Study at 6:00 pm Thursday Sunday Service 2:00 pm LIVE BROADCAST ON FACEBOOK
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Sharpest jabs at gubernatorial debate aimed at Republican By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
JUNEAU — Some of the sharpest jabs during a relatively tame debate Thursday featuring the major candidates for governor in Alaska were aimed at Republican nominee Mike Dunleavy. The conservative former state senator said later that his rivals, independent Gov. Bill Walker and Democrat Mark Begich, could see him as the one to beat and the one who concerns them the most. “They should. I think I’ve got some great ideas to get us out of this,” he said. Alaska fell into a recession after a crash in oil prices that also exploded the size of the state’s budget deficit. Prices have since moderated, and lawmakers, who blew through billions of dollars in savings amid gridlock over how best to tackle the deficit, this year decided to use earnings from the state’s oil-wealth fund, the Alaska Permanent Fund, to help fill much of the remaining gap. Issues in the governor’s race include the future of the annual dividend check that residents receive from permanent fund earnings, crime and the economy. During the forum, hosted by the Greater Juneau Cham-
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Walker took the case under advisement and did not immediately issue a ruling. In court filings, state attorney Michael Schechter requested a “narrow preliminary injunction limited to allowing the specific form of political speech addressed by the Plaintiffs: small, temporary political campaign signs no larger than 4’ x 8’ displayed on private property by owners or occupants of the property who have not been
Court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: n In an amended judgment, Jeremiah Terrel, 32, of Willow, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fourth-degree criminal mischief, committed May 4. He was ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with Axtmann Bunkhouse, and placed on probation for one year. n Brittany Ann Foster, 26, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Jan. 1. She was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered not to consume or buy controlled substances unless prescribed by a medical professional, taken as prescribed, and kept in original container, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, forfeited items seized, except cell phone and wallet, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Brittany Ann Foster, 26, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree theft and one count of violating condition of release, committed Apr. 18. On count one, she was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited items seized, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart, and placed on probation for six months. On the count of violating condition of release, she was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspend-
ber of Commerce, Begich said the numbers don’t add up in Dunleavy’s plans to pay a full Permanent Fund dividend. Dunleavy said that although oil prices fluctuate, they recently have been above $70 a barrel, and there is potential for more oil being produced in the next several years. He said he also supports finding efficiencies in government to further reduce the size of the budget. “You can’t bank all the time on the price of oil, Sen. Dunleavy,” Begich said, adding that at some point new revenues will be needed. He called Dunleavy’s approach a short-term plan that threatens the fund’s earnings reserve. Walker pressed Dunleavy on where he would cut government costs. “It fits on a bumper sticker, but I’m not sure where it comes from,” Walker said. He pointed to a January 2017 article in which Dunleavy suggested seeking $1.1 billion in cuts over four years as part of a fiscal plan. Oil prices were around $50 a barrel then. Dunleavy said he wants to reduce the budget and limit its growth. But he did not specifically say where he’d cut. He said he supported deeper cuts when oil prices were lower, while Walker proposed taxes that Dunleavy said would have “destroyed the economy.”
Both Walker and Begich enue. “I know Sen. Dunleavy gich, a former U.S. senator and for the state ferry system and for keeping Juneau as the state have talked about the need for doesn’t want to answer that mayor of Anchorage. All three expressed support capital. some kind of additional rev- question at all, ever,” said Be-
she said. Katherine Bliss lives with her 6-year-old son in Freedom House. Bliss left the recovery home after spending five months there earlier this year, but returned to the home after about a month. She was celebrating three weeks sober and credited Freedom House for helping her become a better parent to her son. “I was out of his life for three years, so I didn’t know how to be a mom,” Bliss said. “And because of Freedom House,
I’ve learned how to be a mom again.” Sharee Jones, Freedom House’s first resident graduated from Freedom House in August, after two relapses. “Jen took me back, and I went through treatment again,” Jones said. Jones said Freedom House has helped her reclaim her life after years of addiction. “I lost all my kids, all four of them … and tonight we get to spend our very first night together,” she said.
Page Peak, who had been sober for 115 days, was spending her second month at the recovery house. Peak, who was nine months pregnant at the time, said the women of Freedom House have supported her in a time of need. “I would be alone in that delivery room tonight, or tomorrow, or whenever she decides to come,” Peak said.
paid to display the signs.” If Walker rejects that request and issues a broader injunction against the law, it might affect the ability of the state to ban commercial billboards. Attorney Peter Scully, representing the ACLU, said that isn’t the goal of the organization. “We are not advocating for paid advertising; we’re not advocating for billboards,” Scully. Scully, of Holland & Knight, added that the ACLU is not entirely opposed to a narrow injunction because it believes it has a strong case and will
eventually overturn the antibillboard law in part or wholly. “We think the court can get there, but it doesn’t need to get all the way there,” he said of the injunction. While it might agree with the state on the matter of signs on private property, the ACLU is continuing to push for a broader injunction, one that allows political signs within state highways’ rights of way. Schechter said the state opposes that. “The problem is clear … we have a flood of political campaign signs in the right of way,”
he said to Walker, referencing signs that block the view of drivers on state roads. Walker asked Schechter whether the state’s actions could have a “chilling effect” on the actions of people who are uncertain of the law, then referenced the example of plaintiff Eric Siebels, whom the ACLU and the Dunleavy group are representing. Schechter referenced a picture of a sign erected by Siebels. “Considering he’s got a giant sign up there, I would say no,” Schechter said.
ed, concurrent with count one, and placed on probation for six months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Donna R. Juliussen, 31, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to firstdegree criminal trespass (upon land, intend crime), committed June 17. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim or victim’s address, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Donna Renee Juliussen, 31, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of first-degree criminal trespass (in a dwelling) and one count of an amended charge of fourth-degree criminal mischief, committed June 22. On count one, she was sentenced to 30 days in jail, fined, concurrent with count two, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, and forfeited items seized. On count two, she was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 150 days suspended, fined, concurrent with count one, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a mental health assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim or victim’s residence, and was placed on probation for 12 months. n Donna Renee Juliussen, 31, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to
one count of fourth-degree assault (recklessly injure) and one count of first-degree harassment (offensive contact with fluids), committed June 22. On count one, she was sentenced to 330 days in jail with 270 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a mental health assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to admit conduct was directed at a law enforcement officer, ordered to have no contact with victim unless on police business, and was placed on probation for 24 months. On count two, she was sentenced to 60 days in jail, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to admit conduct was directed at a law enforcement officer, and ordered to have no contact with victim unless on police business. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Tonja Marie Mahoney, 47, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed May 17. She was sentenced to five days in jail (time served) and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Ernestina Nunez, 45, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree assault (recklessly injure), domestic violence offenses committed July 9. On count one, she was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 55 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not ton consume or buy alcohol for 24 months, or-
dered to complete a substance/ alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to have no contact with victim unless allowed by the Office of Child Services, and was placed on probation for 24 months. On count two, she was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 55 days suspended, ordered not to consume of buy alcohol for 24 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to have no contact with victim unless allowed by the Offices of Child Services, and was placed on probation for 24 months. n Jacob J. Barrett, 22, address unknown, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed June 27. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victim, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Michael Lee Davis, 26, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed July 23. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for 12 months. n Jon Hagen, 58, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed May 19. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $1,467 cost of imprisonment, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treat-
The major candidates for governor in Alaska are shown on stage before the start of a chamber of commerce forum on Thursday in Juneau. Shown from left, Republican nominee Mike Dunleavy, former state senator; Gov. Bill Walker, an independent; and Democratic nominee Mark Begich, a former U.S. senator. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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“These are pretty devastating attacks — crippling to some extent — operated by characters out of reach,” Gabriel said at the city council meeting. “They operate with impunity.” City manager Paul Ostrander said he has been working with the city’s IT manager, Dan Castimore, to secure the city’s virtual infrastructure. “I’ve worked with Dan Castimore to take proactive steps to be as protective as we can be,” Ostrander said at the city council meeting. “Though, I don’t think you’re ever 100 percent protected… Certainly, I think we’re in a good spot as far as our IT Reach Victoria Petersen at goes.” Ostrander said the city will vpetersen@peninsulaclarion. provide cybersecurity traincom. ing to their employees, which is something the city hasn’t done in the past. Reach Victoria Petersen at vpetersen@peninsulaclarion. com. high tunnels and fields to grow an abundance of vegetables. They also have the largest vegetable subscription service in the area, Chay said. Alaska Berries differs in that they are solely devoted to berries and fruit, and to creating products like wine, jam and vinegar. The tour was made possible through an Alaska Division of Agriculture and Specialty Crop Block Grant. The event also partnered with Alaska Farm Tours, who assisted with promotion and ticket sales. Limited space available for people who purchase a ticket today online at AlaskaFarmTours.com.
ment, had his license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, and placed on probation for two years. n Jonathan Aaron Alexander, 23, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of fourthdegree assault (fear of injury) and one count of fourth-degree criminal mischief, committed May 23. On count one, he was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items received, except cell phone, ordered to have no contact with victims in this case, and placed on probation for 12 months. On the count of fourth-degree criminal mischief, he was ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victims, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Bryan Edward Bakk, 29, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), one count of driving under the influence, one count of fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons (possession while intoxicated), and one count of an amended charge of fourth-degree criminal mischief (domestic violence), committed May 19. On count one, he was ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 12 months, ordered to complete a mental health or anger management assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, including the firearm, and placed on probation for 12 months. On count two,
he was sentenced to 30 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended and credit for time served, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $66 for the first three days plus $14 for each additional day of monitoring ordered, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, forfeited items seized, including firearm, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for one year, and placed on probation for 12 months. On count three, he was fined $500 and forfeited items seized, including firearm. On count four, he was ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 12 months, ordered to complete a mental health or anger management assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, including firearm, and was placed on probation for 12 months. n Brandon Nicholas Barfell, 21, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed Aug. 12. he was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with Bargain Basement in Kenai, forfeited all items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months. n Oliver Christensen, 35, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, revoked, or suspended, committed July 10. He was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and a $50 court surcharge and placed on probation for 12 months.
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eward trails have been getting plenty of foot traffic lately. I have a friend who ran three of the major ones last week — in one day. She found herself at the summit of Alice, Bear and Marathon all before dark on a sunny, summer Seward day. When the weather is good, there’s no reason not to try it all. The next day, I asked her how she felt after completing the Triple Crown of elevation gain. “My knees kind of hurt,” she said before heading out to the Harding Ice Field Trail on another sunny day. When the weather is good, who wants to take a rest? We both ran the Lost Lake Run on Aug. 25, a dreary day in comparison to the past week or so, but with only a bit of fog and a light misting of rain, it was a good day by Seward standards. The through trail from Primrose up, over and down Lost Lake was full of people from near and far. At the start I caught up with friends from Soldotna, Homer and Anchorage. Across the 15ish-mile trail, I was a part of and heard a lot of conversations. One woman who I was running alongside was a grandmother who had back surgery in February. When she passed me on an uphill I couldn’t help but cheer her on. (Despite the fact that I was being passed by a grandmother who underwent a recent back surgery!) At the finish I found a sunny afternoon waiting for me, as well as some local friends who had come to show their support. When the weather is good, there’s lots of reasons to cheer. Along the Tonsina Creek Trail on a particularly toasty afternoon, I bumped into runners, hikers and dog-walkers around almost every corner. With a nod and a hello, we expressed our mutual happiness at the cloudless days. By the time I made it over the creek, down past the second bridge and alongside the beach, I was working up a sweat and getting dangerously close to calling the September afternoon a summer day, so I cooled off with a quick jump in the ocean. When the weather is good, might as well take a dip. I also found myself swimming in Vagt Lake, between Seward and Moose Pass. The trail was quiet that day, but after talking to friends who had all spent one of their recent sunny afternoons hiking to the lake, three of us hopped in the car and trekked a bit out of town. After a short hike, we found ourselves at the top of a platform looking down at the lake, maybe a little too far down. But when the weather is good, it’s a bit easier to jump for joy. So we did, although it may take a lot more sunshine to warm Vagt Lake See BLUE, page B3
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Football conference races heat up By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion
The halfway point of the prep football season gives pause and reflection on how preseason predictions have been proven right or wrong, and the chaos is slowly coming into focus. The Soldotna Stars have shrugged off an opening week loss to West Anchorage to reclaim the throne as top Division II team in the state with a trio of overpowering victories. The Kenai Central Kardinals have been hot and cold with an average margin of victory of 49 points in their
two wins, but an average margin of defeat of 28 points in their two losses. At the Division III level, the Nikiski Bulldogs have mirrored their Kenai brethren with two dominant wins of 24-point average margins, along with two big losses by an average of 31 points. The Seward Seahawks also have played to a split first half, all against Aurora Conference opponents, and have seen both sides of the shutout coin the past two weeks with a 45-0 dud to Eielson, followed by a 41-0 triumph over Valdez. And down in Homer, the young
Mariners have reached the halfway stop still searching for that elusive win, just one year after a one-loss regular season resulted in a championship game appearance. Homer has been outscored 201-48 thus far in 2018. All five peninsula football teams take to the road this weekend in a challenging test of motivation. Soldotna’s current reign of terror — a three-game win streak that has seen the Stars outscore their opponents by an average of 40 points and induce a running clock in the fourth quarter for each contest — has helped push the Stars back to the top spot in
the weekly Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network poll. While the weekly releases of the ASBN polls keep things interesting and create intriguing matchups for fans and team supporters, SoHi head coach Galen Brantley Jr. has not kept his distaste for the polls secret, even as his No. 1 ranked Stars prepare to meet No. 2 Eagle River this weekend. “It’s not worth the paper it’s printed on,” Brantley Jr. said. Ranked first in the preseason poll, SoHi was left out completely after the Week 1 loss, then made its return at See PREP, page B4
Cycle Series sees biggest year yet Riders respond to variety in numbers By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion
Sometimes, all it takes for an idea to explode is a little push. With a record number of racers in the sixth year of existence, the Soldotna Cycle Series has been given the push it needed. Like a kid taking off the training wheels, the series made the big jump this summer with record attendance. The eight-race series saw an average of 52 riders each week, with a record-high of 74 at the July 27 event. For race organizers and volunteers, it was a big step in the right direction. “Yes, by a long ways,” said Brian Beeson, brother of series organizer Mark Beeson. The eight-race series wrapped up last week with a pursuit-style event based on riders’ average times this summer, but a ninth event, simply known as “The Gauntlet,” will challenge local bikers one more time as summer fades away. The Gauntlet, which begins Saturday at 11 a.m. sharp, features no set course, but eight Tony Oliver shows off during his race in the Soldotna Cycle Series season finale held checkpoints give riders the option to decide their own Aug. 30 at the Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
route. Racers are assigned a number and must pick up the matching number at each checkpoint, and complete as many laps as possible within a three-hour time limit. A rider’s final lap may be shortened to ensure they reach the finish in time. Beeson also reminded riders of a fat-bike series of races this winter which will utilize the Slikok and singletrack trails, with the first tentatively being scheduled a week after the Super Bowl in February. The Cycle Series was the brainchild of Soldotna rider Mike Crawford, who relinquished the reigns three years ago to Beeson, who has helped take it to new heights. Most riders trace the success of the series in 2018 to two key factors — the Tsalteshi Sprockets program for youth riders and the introduction of two race distances this summer. The Sprockets program took off this summer as an eight-week training program in June and July that transitioned seamlessly with the Cycle Series races. The program helped develop young riders ages 8 through 16 and help bring them up to speed See RIDE, page B2
Antarctica shows potential of peace and science
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Signpost at Palmer Station — one of three United States research bases in Antarctica. (Photo provided by Sue Mauger)
esearch stations in Antarctica look a lot like coastal villages in Alaska. Metal roofs, multipurpose shipping containers and above-ground pipes apparently work just as well down there as here. When we visited Palmer Station, one of three United States research bases, nine days into our three-week Antarctic expedition, I noted with some pride the American ingenuity of repurposing an old fish tank into a hot tub — something I would expect to see back home. By this point in our journey, we had visited China’s Great Wall Station as well as Cámara Base and Carlini Base, two of 13 research stations operated by Argentina. These three
P olar C onnections S ue M auger bases, along with Palmer Station, are north of the Antarctic Circle and about as far from the equator as Fairbanks. The other two active, year-round U.S. stations are below the Antarctic Circle: McMurdo, which is capable of supporting more than 1,200 residents, making it the largest community in Antarctica; and Amundsen-Scott South Pole, the most southern place See POLAR, page B2
The gift of graduate students
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hese days, with internet search engines making information so accessible, it’s easy to forget how tedious the collection of scientific data can be. Certainly in the natural world, where there is a lot of inherent variation among seasons or between years, it shouldn’t be surprising that field studies usually take at least two years. And high variation across landscapes or within populations of the same species demands repeated sampling sometimes over large and remote areas, especially in Alaska. These attributes make statistically rigorous fieldwork in the natural sciences so difficult for agency biologists to accomplish. Most biologists, such as myself, have other duties to juggle at our workplace. We frequently research multiple issues at any given moment,
R efuge N otebook J ohn M orton respond daily to many queries from colleagues and the public, plan workshops or public meetings, write reports and articles, apply for permits, receive or provide training, give presentations, work on contracts, and deal with sometimes mindnumbing administrative tasks required of government employees. The solution, at least for me, is to have graduate students. These young men and women are intelligent and motivated, with their sole purpose at this point in their life to collect enough data to defend their master’s thesis or doctoral dis-
sertation. It is wonderful to have them around the office because their passion reminds me of why I got into wildlife ecology in the first place. And our intellectual discussions over coffee or beer (after hours) keep me engaged and entertained in real time. My first graduate student at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was Caleb Slemmons from Miami University in Ohio. When he started in 2005, the refuge was all but ignoring invasive plants. By the end of his tenure, Caleb had conducted the first of many exotic plant surveys, produced a brochure for identifying common invasives, and helped us begin the aggressive management program we now have in place. Caleb subsequently founded the Kenai Sadie Ulman studied how shorebirds used Chickaloon Flats in 2009-10 as a graduate student Peninsula Cooperative Weed at the University of Delaware. She now works for the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. (Photo See REFUGE, page B3 courtesy of Sean Ulman)
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Eagles stop Ryan to Jones again PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Ryan to Julio Jones failed in Philly again. Jay Ajayi had a pair of touchdown runs, Nick Foles caught another pass to jumpstart a sputtering offense and the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles needed another defensive stand to open the NFL season with an 18-12 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. A sloppy, mistake-filled game that featured 26 penalties came down to Ryan throwing an incomplete pass to Jones in the left corner of the end zone on the final play from Philadelphia’s 5. Jones couldn’t come down with Ryan’s pass from the 2 in the right corner of the end zone in Atlanta’s 15-10 loss in the divisional round in January. “It was deja vu,” said cornerback Ronald Darby, who covered Jones on the last play this time around instead of Jalen Mills. “Jones is one of the best but we got the stop.” A weather delay pushed kickoff back 45 minutes, forcing fans to wait for the unveiling of the “world champions” banner following the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory. Wearing his gold Hall of Fame jacket, former safety Brian Dawkins riled up the sellout crowd with owner Jeffrey Lurie by his side and led a chorus of “Fly Eagles Fly.” The defense fed off that energy with a strong goal-line stand on the opening series, stopping the Falcons three times at the 1. “We put a big emphasis on red zone,” safety Malcolm Jen-
kins said. “We trust our matchups and do we do our job.” They did it again at the end. After Ajayi’s 11-yard TD run and 2-point conversion gave the Eagles a lead with 2:25 left, Ryan led the Falcons down the field. He completed a 36-yard pass to Jones and connected with him again for 18 yards on third-and-17. The Falcons had a first down at the 10 but Ryan threw four straight incomplete passes. A penalty on Jordan Hicks gave them one more chance and the Eagles held again. “That’s a great defense and a great team,” Jones said. “You aren’t going to score at will on that team. They won a Super Bowl for a reason, they have the same guys on defense.” Needing a spark on offense, Eagles coach Doug Pederson resorted to the “Philly Special” play that helped the Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 in the Super Bowl. This time, Foles caught a 15-yard pass from Nelson Agholor to extend a drive that ended with Ajayi scoring a go-ahead 1-yard TD run in the third quarter. “It was in our third-down men,” Pederson said. Foles, the Super Bowl MVP still filling in for Carson Wentz, played it safe and the offense was conservative until Pederson turned to his favorite play on third-and-5 midway through the third quarter. Corey Clement took a toss and flipped to Agholor, who threw it to Foles running open down the right side for a gain to the Falcons 26.
Atlanta Falcons’ Julio Jones, front right, cannot catch a pass against Philadelphia Eagles’ Ronald Darby during the final second of an NFL football game early Friday in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 18-12. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Foles hit Zach Ertz for 18 yards on third-and-6 and Ajayi ran in a few plays later to put Philadelphia up 10-6. “No panic, we’re resilient,” Pederson said. Against New England, tight end Trey Burton took a flip from Clement on a reverse and threw a 1-yard TD pass to Foles to give the Eagles a 10-point halftime lead.
Philadelphia’s defense overcame a pair of blunders to temporarily preserve the lead. Tre Sullivan kicked a loose ball on a punt and the Falcons recovered the fumble at the Eagles 32. A sack by Fletcher Cox on third down was negated by Derek Barnett’s offside penalty to keep the drive going. But Rasul Douglas intercepted Ryan’s pass at the 4. Jones said he lost
the ball in the lights. Deion Jones then intercepted Foles’ pass that bounced out of Dallas Goedert’s hands and returned it 20 yards to Philadelphia’s 27, setting up Tevin Coleman’s 9-yard TD run that gave the Falcons a 12-10 lead in the fourth quarter. Matt Bryant hit the right post on the extra point. On a hot, muggy night, it
looked more like an August preseason game than a playoff rematch. Both teams looked rusty after many starters didn’t play much in preseason. It didn’t compare to the action in Kansas City’s 42-27 victory at New England in the 2017 NFL opener. Bryant kicked field goals of 52 and 21 yards in the first quarter.
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with six different ability levels getting sage advice and technique lessons from local experts from around the area. The number of young riders coming out with parents and family members helped inject new excitement into the series, Beeson said. “We had a lot of youth riders this summer,” he said. “They rolled their Tuesday classes into Thursday’s races when we started up.” The series also introduced a shorter race each week, with a six-kilometer event being offered along with the traditional 12K race, the latter which increased from 10K last year. “I noticed last year when all the races were 10K, a lot of people just did one lap (out of two),” Mark Beeson said. “A lot of them said it was more palatable.” “It helped reduce the intimidation factor,” added Brian. With the revamped format, Beeson said the locals turned out again. The first two weeks each saw 62 total riders show up, both attendance records, and Week 3’s showing of 74 set the record again. Nathan Kincaid, a series veteran of three years, biked in four races this year, and said he enjoyed being able to tackle the longer races while his wife, Alicia, took on the 6K event. “I like to ride,” Kincaid said. “Why not ride longer?” Alicia said she showed up for one event last year after moving to the peninsula, then
Youth rider Sean Raften navigates a rooted section of trail in the Soldotna Cycle Series season finale held Aug. 30 at the Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
decided she would try more this summer because of the friendliness of the events. “The biking community is just so welcoming and really fun,” she said. “The shorter races for me give me the opportunity for doing it on my own time.” Nathan’s parents, Darryll and Wanda Kincaid, both avid cyclists from Sterling, also
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on earth. As an expedition of women scientists, we were keenly interested in the realities of working at a research station. We had the rare opportunity to host Palmer Station-based researchers, support staff and administrators onboard our ship for small group conversations about life in Antarctica and the challenges of doing research in extreme conditions. Although each individual I met was clearly very capable, it really struck me how vulnerable they and their work were to mechanical problems, equipment shortages, mental and physical health issues, and weather delays. They had to rely on each other and on the goodwill of nearby stations, regardless of current political tensions, when things got rough. Antarctica is a continent owned by
joined in this summer to see what the fuss was about. “The races were the impetus for us to come out,” Darryll explained. “Nate challenged us to come out and stay healthy.” “It brings out the ones like me,” Wanda added. “Everyone is super encouraging, even the 10-year-olds are going by, Audrey McDonald (56) rides through a narrow section of trail in the Soldotna Cycle Series seagiving me a pat on the back.” son finale held Aug. 30, 2018, at the Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
no one and provides a unique template for how nations can interact on neutral ground, or in this case neutral snow and ice. Clarifying that interaction, the Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 by 12 countries with active scientific interests in and around Antarctica and came into force in 1961. There are now 53 nations who have signed on to the treaty. And it is a notably simple agreement. Antarctic shall be used for peaceful purposes and freedom of scientific investigation. Peace and Science. The value and purpose of treaties and international agreements have been hot topics lately. We continue to test, debate and embrace what it means to be part of something bigger. What do we get out of it? Why should we engage with others? Can we trust them? Can they trust us? The Antarctic Treaty is now almost 60 years old. There are signs of strain as new research bases are built and tourism expands, bringing the threat of invasive species and greater
environmental impacts, but the treaty holds and is an impressive example of the benefits of working together across nations. Closer to home, and in a region drawing global attention with emerging resources and opportunities, we still have no Arctic treaty. As an ocean surrounded by humanoccupied lands rather than an unoccupied continent, the Arctic is an entirely different polar beast than Antarctica. But does that mean an Arctic treaty is not needed or not achievable? We have the same need to address concerns over impacts like oil spills, overfishing and expanding infrastructure in a unique polar environment. We need collaborative scientific partnerships to understand the rapidly changing Arctic ecosystem and its influence on oceanic and atmospheric currents. And we have the additional need to address protection of traditional hunting and fishing grounds for indigenous peoples of the region. The closest we have to an agree-
ment that would address some of the issues in the Arctic is the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which was negotiated between 160 nations in the 1980s; however, the United States has not signed onto it yet despite recent efforts by our Alaskan delegation. Meanwhile, the Arctic Council moved forward with an agreement on enhancing international Arctic scientific cooperation last year. Nevertheless, an Arctic treaty that clarifies expectations and builds trust among neighboring Arctic nations and peoples seems unlikely in the near future. We visited Rothera Research Station, the largest British base, near the end of our trip. In the Antarctic summer about 100 people live and work here with only 25 hearty souls staying for the winter. When they are not out monitoring penguin and seal colonies or SCUBA diving to assess marine invertebrates, researchers document the presence of plastics and microplastics
in the Southern Ocean. Even in this remote outpost, evidence of this global problem can be found. After we toured the labs at Rothera and saw the dive facility that supports the underwater research, we walked up a hill for a panoramic view. Standing next to a monument dedicated to all the sled dogs that had worked at the station and looking down on the metal roofs, I felt both a connection to Alaska as well as the remoteness of our 67° S latitude. I was also aware of the importance of knowing your neighbors – whether across the icefield at an Argentinian Base, over the horizon on a Russian icebreaker or down the street on the Kenai Peninsula – and trusting that they will show up when you need them. Treaty or no treaty. Sue Mauger is Science Director for Cook Inletkeeper and lives in Homer. She went to Antarctica as part of Homeward Bound – a global leadership initiative for women in science.
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up. This past, sunny, Labor Day weekend, the Marathon Bowl stole some attention from its neighbor, the infamous race
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Management Area partnership through the Homer Soil & Water Conservation District. Matt Bowser and Dawn Magness both completed their masters and doctorate, respectively, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2009. Matt processed 15,000 arthropod specimens to help populate our current inventory of over 2,000 species. Matt is now the refuge’s entomologist and, I believe, the only one in the entire National Wildlife Refuge System! Dawn’s dissertation on how the NWRS, its managers and biologists are poised to address climate change was ahead of its time. She showed how risk models could be used to systematically manage the more than 500 refuges to ensure an ecologically coherent response to climate change. Dr. Magness is now the refuge’s landscape ecologist, one of only a few in the entire U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
point on Mt. Marathon, with a live concert from Blackwater Railroad Company. Crowds hiked up along the Marathon Jeep Trail, through the bench and into the bowl for the concert, getting music lovers on the trail and hike enthusiasts to a show. When the weather is good,
might as well sing. In between one of the many peak-induced sunsets and some chants of “one more song,” you could hear the snippets of conversations about the weather. “What a perfect day for this!” “Yeah, we’ve been having such wonderful weather this
past week.” “I haven’t seen a September like this in years.” When the weather is good, talk of the weather will do.
Brown Bears set for Brown-Gold Game
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Kim Sager also earned her graduate degree in 2009 from the Alaska Pacific University. Her thesis evaluated the habitats of three passerines that nest at different forest canopy heights on the Kenai Peninsula: Yellow-rumped warbler (high), Varied thrush (medium) and Dark-eyed junco (low). Kim now works for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Also in 2009, Andy Baltensperger completed his thesis at Colorado State University on why American marten colonized the Kenai Lowlands in recent years. He showed that the range expansion was likely due to warmer winters, particularly at night, which allow marten to survive even without an insulating snow pack. Dr. Baltensperger now works for the National Park Service. As a University of Delaware graduate student, Sadie Ulman completed her thesis on shorebird use of Chickaloon Flats in 2012. As part of her study, she quantified vegetation change on this estuary as it rebounded from the 1964 Alaska earthquake. Sadie is now a Research Associate with the Alaska
SeaLife Center in Seward. As part of his doctoral program at UAF, Tim Mullet defended his dissertation on the ecological effects of snowmachine traffic in 2014. Along the way, Tim developed a creative approach to modeling the winter “soundscape” across the 2-million-acre Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, perhaps the first to model the distribution of different sounds over such a large area. Dr. Mullet is now the ecologist at Kenai Fjords National Park. My current graduate student, Tracy Melvin from Michigan State University, works closely with me to figure out smart approaches to steward ecological outcomes in response to a warming climate. She is considering ways of not only sustaining biodiversity, but increasing it as part of her doctoral research. Other graduate students working on the Kenai refuge over past decades have helped answer questions about wolf pack dynamics in response to harvest management, occurrence and distribution of exotic earthworms, public percep-
tions of brown and black bears, moose browse regeneration in response to prescribed fire and mechanical treatments, and lichen response to caribou browsing. Graduate students helped estimate rates of drying wetlands and rising treeline, mean fire return interval in black spruce, and carbon loss in peatlands. I hope you now appreciate that graduate students contribute much to our understanding of the ecology of the Kenai Peninsula, as well as to the broader arena of wildlife science and management. Many have ended up contributing even more by becoming part of our communities as professional biologists with local agencies and organizations. Precisely because they had to work really hard collecting scientific data to earn their degrees, we become the recipients of these gifts — it’s a winwin outcome! Dr. John Morton is the supervisory biologist at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Find more Refuge Notebook articles (1999-present) at https://www. fws.gov/Refuge/Kenai/community/Refuge_notebook.html.
at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. There will be a skate with the Brown Bears after the game. The Kenai River Brown Tickets are $5 cash, or entry is Bears will have their Brown- free with the donation of three Gold Game today at 6:30 p.m. nonperishable food items.
Nikiski, SoHi netters triumph Staff report Peninsula Clarion
The Nikiski Bulldogs opened their Southcentral Conference volleyball campaign with a 3-1 match victory Thursday night in Seward. On the heels of three straight tournament titles in three weekends, the Bulldogs came out slow but gained steam to win with scores of 18-25, 25-15 2725 and 25-18. Nikiski head coach Stacey Segura said the recent run of success to start the volleyball season seemed to have an affect on her players, as an opening set loss to the Seahawks indicated. “This week we seemed a little flat in practice, we definitely
showed that in the first game,” Segura said. “We didn’t have the best warmup, and we spent the rest of the game trying to work out of that flatness. It was like they had to force themselves to do it, it didn’t come naturally.” However, once the Bulldogs (1-0 conference) put it together, they were able to secure the win. Senior middle hitter Bethany Carstens led the attack with nine kills and three blocks, while Kaycee Bostic had seven kills and five aces. On defense, America Jeffreys took charge with 15 digs while teammates Emma Wik had 11 assists, Kelsey Clark had five aces and 20 digs and Kaitlyn Johnson notched six
assists. Soldotna 3, Houston 0 The Stars rolled to a threegame sweep of nonconference opponent Houston Thursday with scores of 25-16, 25-13 and 25-20. SoHi pushed its early season record to 4-0 overall. SoHi will face Northern Lights Conference opponent Palmer tonight at 6:30 p.m. with a 2-0 NLC record on the line. Soldotna and Palmer will play again Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Stars head coach Sheila Kupferschmid said she was happy to get every player on the court at some point, which she hopes will help the team through an early slate of con-
ference matchups. “It cemented it for me that my nucleus is rather large,” Kupferschmid said. “Typically we have seven or eight players in our nucleus, but we have probably 10 to 11 starters right now. “We’re really balanced, and that can be really effective.” Serena Foglia led the SoHi charge with 14 game points and four aces, while teammate senior Aliann Schmidt plastered Houston with five kills. Ituau Tuisaula added eight game points and three blocks, and Kodi McGillivray and Bailey Leach notched four kills each. On defense, Holleigh Jaime provided 13 digs and six points.
Woods, McIlory get off to scorching start NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — With the glare of a scorching sun in his eyes, Tiger Woods couldn’t believe what he saw. He finally missed a green on his 14th hole.
“Is that long?” he said to his caddie. “I thought it was perfect.” Everything else felt that way Thursday in the BMW Championship, where Woods had his lowest score in an opening round in nearly 20 years and his best score on
the PGA Tour since his last victory more than five years ago. With a bogey on his penultimate hole, he had an 8-under 62 at Aronimink. And all that got him was a share of the lead with Rory McIlroy.
New York 63 76 .453 13½ Miami 56 84 .400 21 Central Division Chicago 83 57 .593 — Milwaukee 79 62 .560 4½ St. Louis 78 62 .557 5 Pittsburgh 69 71 .493 14 Cincinnati 59 82 .418 24½ West Division Colorado 77 62 .554 — Los Angeles 76 64 .543 1½ Arizona 75 65 .536 2½ San Francisco 68 73 .482 10 San Diego 56 86 .394 22½
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Scoreboard Monday’s Games N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 3:10 p.m. L.A. Rams at Oakland, 6:20 p.m. All Times ADT
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Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 18, Atlanta 12 Sunday’s Games San Francisco at Minnesota, 9 a.m. Houston at New England, 9 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 9 a.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 9 a.m. Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 9 a.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 9 a.m. Buffalo at Baltimore, 9 a.m. Tennessee at Miami, 9 a.m. Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 12:05 p.m. Dallas at Carolina, 12:25 p.m. Seattle at Denver, 12:25 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 12:25 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 4:20 p.m.
Baseball AL Standings
East Division W L Pct GB Boston 97 44 .688 — New York 87 53 .621 9½ Tampa Bay 75 64 .540 21 Toronto 63 77 .450 33½ Baltimore 41 99 .293 55½ Central Division Cleveland 80 60 .571 — Minnesota 63 76 .453 16½ Detroit 57 83 .407 23 Chicago 56 84 .400 24 Kansas City 46 93 .331 33½ West Division Houston 87 53 .621 — Oakland 84 57 .596 3½ Seattle 78 62 .557 9 Los Angeles 68 72 .486 19 Texas 61 79 .436 26 Thursday’s Games Cleveland 9, Toronto 4 Friday’s Games Cleveland (Carrasco 16-8) at Toronto (Estrada 7-11), 3:07 p.m. Baltimore (Bundy 7-13) at Tampa Bay (Snell 17-5), 3:10 p.m. Houston (Cole 13-5) at Boston (Price 14-6), 3:10 p.m. St. Louis (Gomber 5-0) at Detroit (Norris 0-3), 3:10 p.m. Kansas City (Fillmyer 2-1) at Minnesota (Gonsalves 0-2), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Pena 1-4) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 6-4), 4:10 p.m. Texas (Gallardo 8-3) at Oakland (Hendriks 0-1), 6:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 10-5) at Seattle (Paxton 11-5), 6:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Houston at Boston, 12:05 p.m. Texas at Oakland, 12:05 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 12:07 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 2:10 p.m. St. Louis at Detroit, 2:10 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 3:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 5:10 p.m. All Times ADT
NL Standings
East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 77 63 .550 — Philadelphia 73 66 .525 3½ Washington 69 72 .489 8½
Thursday’s Games San Diego 6, Cincinnati 2 Chicago Cubs 6, Washington 4, 10 innings Atlanta 7, Arizona 6, 10 innings Friday’s Games San Diego (Kennedy 1-2) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-4), 2:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 15-5) at Washington (Ross 0-0), 3:05 p.m. Miami (Straily 5-6) at Pittsburgh (Archer 4-7), 3:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Nola 15-4) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 5-11), 3:10 p.m. St. Louis (Gomber 5-0) at Detroit (Norris 0-3), 3:10 p.m. San Francisco (Holland 7-8) at Milwaukee (Anderson 9-7), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 6-5) at Colorado (Gray 11-7), 4:40 p.m. Atlanta (Gausman 9-9) at Arizona (Corbin 10-5), 5:40 p.m. Saturday’s Games Miami at Pittsburgh, 9:05 a.m. San Diego at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m. St. Louis at Detroit, 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Washington, 3:05 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 3:10 p.m. San Francisco at Milwaukee, 3:10 p.m. Atlanta at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. All Times ADT
Indians 9, Blue Jays 4 Cle. Tor.
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Bieber, Olson (7), Cimber (7), C.Allen (8), Otero (9) and Gomes; Gaviglio, Fernandez (5), Shafer (6), D.Barnes (7), Paulino (8), Leiter Jr. (9) and McGuire. W_Bieber 9-3. L_Gaviglio 3-8. HRs_Cleveland, Kipnis (15), Lin-
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Cubs 6, Nationals 4 Chi. Was.
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Hendricks, Rosario (6), Cishek (7), Edwards Jr. (8), Wilson (8), Strop (9), Chavez (10) and Contreras, Caratini; Strasburg, Grace (6), Glover (7), Miller (8), Collins (8), Holland (9), Cordero (10) and Kieboom, Severino. W_Strop 5-1. L_Cordero 1-2. Sv_Chavez (4). HRs_Washington, Reynolds (13).
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Sanchez, Carle (6), S.Freeman (7), Winkler (7), Venters (8), Jackson (8), Biddle (9), Brach (10) and Suzuki, Flowers; Greinke, Diekman (6), Ziegler (6), McFarland (7), Bracho (7), Andriese (8), Chafin (9), Boxberger (10), Hirano (10) and Mathis, J.Murphy, Avila. W_Biddle 5-1. L_Boxberger 2-6. Sv_Brach (12). HRs_Atlanta, Suzuki (11), Camargo (16). Arizona, Goldschmidt (32).
Soccer US Open Results
NEW YORK (AP) — Results Thursday from the U.S. Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): Women’s Singles Semifinal Serena Williams (17), United States, def. Anastasija Sevastova (19), Latvia, 6-3, 6-0. Naomi Osaka (20), Japan, def. Madison Keys (14), United States,
Transactions BASEBALL American League OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Announced C Bruce Maxwell cleared waivers and was sent outright to Nashville. FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived DT Chris Okoye and CB Josh Shaw from the reserve/injured list with injury settlements. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Claimed DL Anthony Zettel off waivers from Detroit. Waived OL Aaron Neary. LOS ANGELES RAMS — Resigned S Isaiah Johnson. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed TE MarQueis Gray on injured reserve. Signed TE Gavin Escobar. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed WR Riley McCarron from the practice squad and TE Stephen Anderson to the practice squad. Placed DB Duke Dawson on injured reserve. HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed president of hockey operations John Davidson and general manager Jarmo Kekalainen to contract extensions. Promoted Bill Zito to associate general manager and signed him to a contract extension. SOCCER Major League Soccer INDEPENDENT PANEL — Rescinded the one-game suspension and fine for the red card issued to Seattle D Chad Marshall for serious foul play in a Sept. 1 match against Sporting Kansas City. FC DALLAS — Loaned D Moises Hernandez to San Antonio (USL). COLLEGE FORDHAM — Named Jasmine Cannady associate athletic director of marketing, promotions and tickets. OREGON STATE — Announced the retirement of baseball coach Pat Casey. TENNESSEE — Signed men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes to a three-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season.
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9/11 Tribute Rodeo set for this weekend Staff report Peninsula Clarion
The 9/11 Soldotna Tribute Rodeo kicks off today with an opening night of festivities and action at the Soldotna Rodeo Grounds off Kalifornsky Beach Road. Hosted by the Soldotna Equestrian Association, which teamed up with Alaska’s Healing Hearts, the three-day event returns for a second year after its inaugural event last summer. The Tribute Rodeo is held to honor the local and national heroes, including members of law enforcement, fire fighters, first responders and military. Discounts will be given at
the door for food bank donations, with $2 discounts for every two donations. The SEA will also be fundraising by “filling the boot” to benefit Soldotna firefighter Tim Weekley, who was injured in a structure fire accident in January. The weekend begins Friday at 7 p.m. with barrel racing and ranch rodeo displays, then continues Saturday at 1 p.m. with the youth rodeo, a free admission event, and 6 p.m. with the main rodeo. Saturday night’s action will include the Guardian’s Challenge, a rescue race between the local emergency responder departments. The main rodeo finishes off Sunday at 1 p.m.
Tribe tops Jays By The Associated Press
TORONTO — Francisco Lindor had two solo homers and four RBIs, rookie Shane Bieber pitched into the seventh inning to remain unbeaten in nine road starts and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 on Thursday night for their third straight win. Cleveland trimmed its magic number to seven for clinching a third consecutive AL Central championship. BRAVES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 6 PHOENIX — Dansby Swanson scored the go-ahead run on Yoshihisa Hirano’s wild pitch in the 10th inning, and Atlanta regrouped to beat Arizona after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth. Coming off a three-game sweep by Boston, the NL East-leading Braves jumped on Zack Greinke
with homers by Kurt Suzuki and Johan Camargo to lead 6-4 heading into the ninth. But then A.J. Pollock hit a sacrifice fly and Paul Goldschmidt tied it with a homer off winner Jesse Biddle (5-1).
CUBS 6, NATIONALS 4 WASHINGTON — Pinch-hitter David Bote had an RBI double and scored in the 10th inning as Chicago came back to beat Washington in the opener of a four-game series.
PADRES 6, REDS 2 CINCINNATI — Francisco Mejia hit a solo homer and a threerun shot during his first start as the Padres’ up-and-coming catcher, leading San Diego over Cincinnati. Mejia connected on his first two swings against Luis Castillo (8-12) for his first homers in the majors. The 22-year-old was called up Tuesday as the Padres get him ready for a bigger role next season.
Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2018. There are 115 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London. On this date: In 1901, the Peace of Beijing ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. In 1927, American television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting the image of a line through purely electronic means with a device called an “image dissector” at his San Francisco laboratory. In 1936, rock-and-roll legend Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas. In 1963, the National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio. In 1972, the International Olympic Committee banned Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett of the U.S. from further competition for talking to each other on the victory stand in Munich during the playing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” after winning the gold and silver medals in the 400-meter run. In 1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos (toh-REE’-hohs). Convicted Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was released from prison after more than four years. In 1979, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its cable TV debut. In 1987, the syndicated TV talk show “Geraldo,” hosted by Geraldo Rivera, began an 11-season run. In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later. In 2001, Venus Williams and Serena Williams reached the finals of the U.S. Open, defeating Jennifer Capriati and Martina Hingis respectively, becoming the first sisters to play for a Grand Slam championship in more than 100 years. In 2002, President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, meeting at Camp David, said the world had to act against Saddam Hussein, arguing that the Iraqi leader had defied the United Nations and reneged on promises to destroy weapons of mass destruction. In 2007, Osama bin Laden appeared in a video for the first time in three years, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they wanted the war in Iraq to end. Ten years ago: Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship. Hurricane Ike roared across lowlying islands in the Atlantic as a Category 4 storm. Serena Williams outlasted Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 to win her third U.S. Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title. Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins died in El Paso, Texas, at age 78. Mystery author Gregory Mcdonald (cq) died in Pulaski, Tenn., at age 71. Astroland, New York City’s world famous amusement park at Coney Island, closed after 46 years. Britney Spears won three MTV Video Music Awards, including video of the year for “Piece of Me.” Five years ago: Tony Abbott’s conservative Liberal-led party won a crushing victory in Australia against the center-left Labor Party which had ruled for six years. Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Olympics, defeating Istanbul in the final round of secret voting by the International Olympic Committee. One year ago: More than a half million people were ordered to leave South Florida as Hurricane Irma approached; Georgia’s governor ordered nearly 540,000 coastal residents to move inland. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country’s southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing at least 90 people. (A deadlier quake would strike central Mexico nearly two weeks later.) Equifax, one of the three major U.S. credit bureaus, announced that hackers gained access to credit information on 143 million Americans between mid-May and July. A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s limited view of who is allowed into the country under the president’s travel ban, saying grandparents, cousins and other close relatives of people in the United States should not be kept out. Donald Trump Jr. told a Senate panel that he did not collude with Russia to hurt Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Today’s Birthdays: Jazz musician Sonny Rollins is 88. Singer Gloria Gaynor is 75. Singer Alfa Anderson (Chic) is 72. Actress Susan Blakely is 70. Rock musician Dennis Thompson (MC5) is 70. Actress Julie Kavner is 68. Rock singer Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) is 67. Rock musician Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 65. Actor Corbin Bernsen is 64. Actor Michael Emerson is 64. Pianist Michael Feinstein is 62. Singer/songwriter Diane Warren is 62. Singer Margot Chapman is 61. Actress J. Smith-Cameron is 61. Actor W. Earl Brown is 55. Actor Toby Jones is 52. Actress-comedian Leslie Jones (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 51. Model-actress Angie Everhart is 49. Actress Diane Farr is 49. Country singer Butter (Trailer Choir) is 48. Actress Monique Gabriela Curnen is 48. Actor Tom Everett Scott is 48. Rock musician Chad Sexton (311) is 48. Actress Shannon Elizabeth is 45. Actor Oliver Hudson is 42. Actor Devon Sawa (SAH’-wuh) is 40. Actor JD Pardo is 39. Actor Benjamin Hollingsworth (TV: “Code Black”) is 34. Actress Alyssa Diaz (TV: “Ray Donovan”; “Zoo”) is 33. Singer-musician Wes Willis (Rush of Fools) is 32. Actress Evan Rachel Wood is 31. Actor Ian Chen (TV: “Fresh Off the Boat”) is 12. Thought for Today: “Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind.” -- Walter Bagehot (BAJ’-uht), English editor and economist (1826-1877).
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fourth after a Week 2 win over North Pole, then the No. 1 team in the poll. SoHi moved up two spots to No. 2 last week before facing top-ranked West Valley. This weekend, the Stars travel to face No. 2 Eagle River in a third straight matchup against a No. 1 or 2 ranked team. The Kards have yet to make an appearance in the polls at 2-2 overall, but after a big win over North Pole, head coach Dustin Akana said the team is beginning to find its stride. “We’re past the halfway mark, we’re starting to click, and we’re getting a hang of positions and understanding reads and getting our technique down, and it’s showing,” Akana said. “But we still have a whole half of season and lot of improve on.” After a rough game against the Peninsula Conference leading Ketchikan Kings, the Nikiski football team is in need of a conference win before their playoffs hopes begin to dim. Bulldogs head coach Paul Nelson said Nikiski can’t rely on a late season run to make the playoffs if they don’t start winning now. “I assume one more conference loss would mean we miss the playoffs,” Nelson said. “(Ketchikan) held (Valdez) to zero points, and Valdez scored 28 on us. So we’ve got to go out there and play a complete game. We haven’t done that yet.” The second half of the season is sure to see the drama meter pegged as conference races heat up: Nikiski (2-2) at Seward (2-2), 2 p.m. Saturday Nikiski’s opening conference clash of the season snapped a two-game win streak by the Bulldogs as a powerful Ketchikan squad proved their might. Nelson said Nikiski was doomed by allowing too many big plays and had trouble making tackles in open field. “It was tough sledding,” Nelson said. “They’re athletic, talented, tough. They’re for real.” Nikiski’s defense was shredded by Kings QB Brendan Wong, who hit six touchdown passes for 264 yards. On the other side of the coin, Nikiski signal-caller Noah Litke also had a big day, throwing three scoring passes for 246 yards, including two to Michael Eiter, who had 176 receiving yards. “It was just kind of something we had to go to, the pass was working a little bit,” Nelson said. “We weren’t getting a whole lot of production on the ground … fortunately (Litke and Eiter) hooked up and Mike had some great catches.” The Seahawks are six days removed from a 41-0 beatdown on Valdez, a team Nikiski defeated 48-28 earlier in the sea-
son. Seward held Valdez to just 54 yards of offense. Cinereski said a severe concussion to Seward quarterback Gunnar Davis three weeks ago forced him to reassemble his starting roster. Cinereski put Chris Kingsland under center in a 45-0 loss to Eielson, then made a QB switch again last week in the win over Valdez, this time putting freshman Tommy Cronin in while moving Kingsland to tight end. The moves worked, as Cronin tossed two touchdown passes and had a third one called back, while Kingsland thrived as a pass catcher and blocker. “He’s super fast and when you throw a ball to him, he’ll be coming down with it,” Cinereski said about Kingsland. “It was a good win, any time you can get a win is good. We’re very young and the guys came back well.” Many of the matchups Nikiski and Seward have played have come in the season finale with playoff hopes on the line. Seward head coach Kelly Cinereski said while a game against the Bulldogs in Week 5 of the season doesn’t quite hold the same feeling, he still looks forward to the intensity the two rivals bring. “Looking at the whole scheme of things, this is a huge game,” Cinereski said. “It’s usually the last game of the season, and it’s been a big rivalry for years. They’re always a big deal, because they’re just our size and we can compete with each other.” The last meeting between Seward and Nikiski resulted in a 58-14 Bulldogs victory in the final week of the regular season last year. “It doesn’t make a difference what the record is,” Cinereski said. “It’s always a tight game.” Cinereski said the matchup against Nikiski QB Noah Litke and receiver Michael Eiter will be tough to handle, especially with the Bulldogs running game matching the passing attack. Sam Berry leads all peninsula backs with 448 rush yards in 2018. However, Cinereski said he likes his backfield of Beau Freiberg, Gabe Schrock and Kingsland, which he hopes will move the ball effectively and to provide the necessary leadership for the younger players. “I like to think the best defense is offense,” he said. Soldotna (3-1) at Eagle River (3-0), 3 p.m. Saturday The Stars will get their first taste of NLC play this year with a matchup against the No. 2 ranked Wolves in the ASBN polls. The Wolves are undefeated through three games for the first time in school history, which dates back to 2005. The question turns to whether Eagle River can sustain momentum in an already historic season for a program not as accustomed to winning. “We’re interested in that same question,” Brantley Jr.
said. “We know they have talent, and they’ve made us uncomfortable for a half the last time we played them.” In such a rare position, the stakes are high for an Eagle River squad searching for its first-ever state playoff appearance. Brantley Jr. said he is not surprised to see the Wolves sitting with three wins thanks to a team loaded with senior talent that has been groomed for several seasons. “This is the best Eagle River team that I’ve seen,” Brantley Jr. said. “They’ve got a huge class that are finally all seniors. I definitely think Eagle River could easily make the playoffs, and I think they’re good enough to make the title game.” Eagle River starting QB Ryan Adkins has led the Wolves offense with a talented stable of ball catcher and carriers, and Brantley Jr. said SoHi’s objective will be to keep that offense off the field as much as possible. With SoHi finally getting down to conference play, Brantley Jr. said the 2018 Stars are slowly being molded into the team he hopes to see. First-year starting QB Jersey Truesdell is fresh off a fourtouchdown night against West Valley, three by air and one by ground. Truesdell’s favorite passing target, Galen Brantley III, hauled in an end zone reception last week to go along with a second-half opening fumble recovery touchdown. The Stars defense also hasn’t allowed more than 21 points in a game this year, which may be slightly down from recent years, but with three of their first four opponents having played in Division I in 2017, the numbers are to be expected. “Some players are developing into their roles and starting to piece together the identity of team,” Brantley Jr. said. “Ideally, we’re a team that plays hard, unselfish and if we can do those two things, we’ll have a chance.” The only injury on the team is kicker and defensive back Cam Johnson, who Brantley Jr. said will be sitting out for another week. Kenai (2-2) at West Valley (3-1), 1 p.m. Saturday Kenai will play its final nonconference game of the year, before finishing with three straight weeks of NLC opponents. Akana said the Kardinals enjoyed a positive week of practice after a dominant victory over North Pole. “They’ve progressed,” Akana said. “I’m happy with the progression we’ve made, we have a lot of guys playing varsity for the first time in their lives, and some are playing positions they’ve never played before.” The Kenai defense had one of its biggest days in recent years last Saturday with four interception returns for touchdowns against the Patriots. Overall, the Kardinals defense scored four of the team’s nine touchdowns, a huge confi-
dence booster, Akana said. “Any time you have success like that, it’s a confidence booster for the boys,” he said. “It was not only getting the win, but also seeing them trust their reads, and seeing that it works. It made them more hungry to want to continue that success.” The Wolfpack are fresh off a humbling road loss to SoHi last week, and will be looking to get back on the horse. Ranked No. 1 in the ASBN poll entering the weekend, West Valley’s two quarterbacks put 154 passing yards on SoHi, and the run game had 127 yards, led by Isaiah Warner with 63. While any team may look subdued when playing SoHi, Akana said West Valley is a team the Kards must not underestimate. Akana said the Wolfpack’s offensive line is not particularly large, but they are fast. “They’re a good team, they’re really good,” Akana said. “We’re going into this game like we have this whole season, just focusing on their players and also on their strengths.”
Prep football standings 2018 Peninsula high school football standings
Northern Lights Conference League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Eagle River 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 Soldotna 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 Kenai 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 Kodiak 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 Peninsula Conference 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000
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Soldotna 62, West Valley 18 Houston 59, Homer 0 Ketchikan 54, Nikiski 24 Seward 41, Valdez 0 Kenai 64, North Pole 18
Saturday’s road game in Fairbanks will be a rematch of the 2017 Division III semifinal round, which saw Homer topple the three-time defending state champion Ravens 33-21 at home. But that was a different Homer team, said Mariners head coach Walter Love. In that semifinal win over Eielson, the Mariners exploded for 455 yards of offense. However, none of the current Homer players had touches on the ball in that game last October, so inexperience will hope to be overshadowed by tenacity, Love said. “Those guys have a great team, what can I say?” Love said. “Any time you can take the field and beat a team like Eielson is a great day. “Our guys this year are just really young, and where we are, being banged up from the first day, it’s one of those things we knew where we were going. The idea is you’re going to play, and 60 minutes is coming whether you want it or not.” Homer only had 57 yards of offense last week in a 59-0 road loss against conference foe Houston, a game that Love said disappointed him after the team fell into an early hole. “It was unexpected,” he said. “I’ll say that as a coach, it was unexpected.” Homer QB Anthony Kalugin struggled with four picks (with three being returned for touchdowns) and just two completed passes all day, but Love said his young signal caller is learning a valuable process with games like that. “I told him, ‘I could sit here and scream at you’, but if I strip you of your confidence, then I’ve done nothing good for you,” Love explained. “I’m here to help you relax, calm down, make good decisions and see your guys. I’m here to help to make him the best ath-
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Team G Pts Rsh Pas Tot Soldotna 4 191 1436 289 1725 Nikiski 4 108 971 388 1359 Kenai 4 149 973 253 1226 Homer 4 48 341 188 529 TEAM DEFENSE Team G Pts Rsh Pas Tot Nikiski 4 122 528 384 912 Kenai 4 107 648 469 1117 Soldotna 4 76 494 665 1159 Homer 4 201 1174 223 1397 PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Com Att Yds TD Int Litke, Nik 4 27 53 388 7 2 Truesdell, Sol 3 10 20 224 6 3 Felchle, Ken 3 20 26 184 1 1 Kalugin, Hom 3 7 32 58 0 8 Brantley, Sol 1 1 1 55 1 0 Daniels, Ken 2 2 3 28 1 0 Bradshaw, Hom 1 3 7 18 0 0 Riddall, Ken 1 0 1 0 0 0 Johnson, Sol 1 0 1 0 0 0 RUSHING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Berry, Nik 4 Truesdell, Sol 3 Faletoi, Sol 4 Fisk, Hom 3 Medcoff, Sol 4 Metcalf, Sol 4 Riddall, Ken 3 Sarks, Nik 3 Handley, Nik 2 O’Reagan, Sol 2 C. Johnson, Sol 2 Sylvester, Ken 2 Eiter, Nik 2 Anderson, Ken 2 Vann, Ken 1 Golick, Hom 2 Burnett, Ken 3 Updike, Sol 2 J. Harris, Nik 2 Jaime, Sol 1 Kalugin, Hom 3 D. Harris, Nik 3 T. Johnson, Sol 2 Escott, Sol 2 Sorhus, Sol 1 Taylor, Sol 1 Bradshaw, Hom 2 Hicks, Hom 1 Litke, Nik 4 Bond, Sol 1
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Yds Avg TD 448 4.8 4 307 11.3 4 303 6.8 2 256 5.6 3 244 7.1 5 233 10.1 4 215 4.3 5 196 9.8 2 175 6.0 0 106 9.6 1 98 14.0 1 80 11.4 1 75 4.6 0 70 3.1 0 62 31.0 1 62 4.1 2 62 3.4 0 58 8.2 1 50 12.5 1 29 9.6 0 28 1.0 0 25 2.2 1 21 1.7 1 20 2.8 0 12 3.0 0 10 3.3 0 6 0.8 1 4 2.0 0 2 0.1 0 1 0.5 0
lete on that spot, and that goes for every player.” Love said senior running back Noah Fisk will be sitting out this week to continue recovering from an early season injury, and three other players are staying home for personal reasons. Those absences won’t help against the Ravens offensive attack, led by ballcarrier Jayden Manibusan and QB Payton DeVaughn. Both seniors have been a part of the Eielson dynasty that won three straight
Napoka, Nik 1 Baker, Ken 1 Felchle, Ken 2 Morawitz, Hom 1 Hrencher, Hom 2
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RECEIVING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Rec Yds Avg TD Eiter, Nik 2 11 218 19.8 4 Brantley, Sol 3 7 153 21.8 4 Pitsch, Ken 3 5 88 17.6 2 Payne, Nik 1 4 46 11.5 1 Handley, Nik 2 3 43 14.3 2 Carver, Ken 2 3 42 14.0 0 Updike, Sol 1 1 39 39.0 1 Berry, Nik 3 8 39 4.8 0 Burnett, Ken 2 4 36 9.0 0 Hrencher, Hom 2 2 32 16.0 0 McKibben, Ken 1 2 32 16.0 0 Druesedow, Nik 1 1 28 28.0 0 Metcalf, Sol 1 1 17 17.0 0 Medcoff, Sol 1 1 15 15.0 1 Anderson, Nik 1 1 14 14.0 0 Konev, Hom 1 2 13 6.5 0 Kroto, Ken 1 1 11 11.0 0 Fisk, Hom 2 2 9 4.5 0 Goana, Hom 1 1 7 7.0 0 Golick, Hom 1 1 6 6.0 0 Wood, Hom 1 1 3 3.0 0 Anderson, Ken 1 4 3 0.7 0 Riddall, Ken 1 3 -2 -0.6 0 SCORING LEADERS Name, school TD FG PAT1 PAT2 Pts Riddall, Ken 5 0 0 2 34 Brantley, Sol 5 0 0 1 32 Berry, Nik 4 0 0 1 26 Eiter, Nik 4 0 0 1 26 Medcoff, Sol 4 0 0 0 24 Metcalf, Sol 3 0 0 2 22 Fisk, Hom 3 0 0 0 18 Faletoi, Sol 2 0 0 3 18 Sarks, Nik 2 0 0 2 16 J. Harris, Nik 2 0 0 1 14 Truesdell, Sol 2 0 0 1 14 Golick, Hom 2 0 0 0 12 Sylvester, Ken 2 0 0 0 12 Vann, Ken 2 0 0 0 12 Pitsch, Ken 2 0 0 0 12 C. Johnson, Sol 1 0 5 0 11 O’Reagan, Sol 1 0 0 1 8 Felchle, Ken 1 0 0 1 8 McKibben, Ken 0 1 4 0 7 Bradshaw, Hom 1 0 0 0 6 T. Johnson, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Updike, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Handley, Nik 1 0 0 0 6 D. Harris, Nik 1 0 0 0 6 Burnett, Ken 1 0 0 0 6 Payne, Nik 1 0 0 0 6 Kalugin, Hom 0 0 0 1 2 Gaona, Hom 0 0 1 0 1
state crowns. While Homer’s road to the playoffs is currently an uphill battle, Love said he preached to his team this week that the season is not over until the final game. “There’s no such thing as a lost season,” he said. “The only lost season is the one you don’t play. Until the last whistle of the last game, the season’s not over. Last year, there were only two teams playing to the last game, and we were one of them.”
Williams reaches 9th US Open final, 31st in all Grand Slams By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer
NEW YORK — Serena Williams was a bit shaky at the start of her U.S. Open semifinal. For all of six minutes. That’s how long it took her to drop the opening two games Thursday night. Williams spent the next hour playing flawlessly, particularly up at the net, grabbing 12 of 13 games to beat No. 19 seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-3, 6-0 and reach her ninth final at Flushing Meadows and 31st at all Grand Slam tournaments. “I’ve been working hard on my volleys. I have won a few doubles championships, so I know how to volley,” Williams said with a laugh, before adding this punch line: “I just usually come in only to shake hands.” With one more victory, Williams will earn her seventh U.S. Open championship and her 24th major singles trophy, equaling Margaret Court for the most in tennis history. Williams already owns the mark for the most in the half-century professional era; Court won some of hers against amateur competition. On Saturday, Williams will face No. 20 seed Naomi Osaka, a 20-year-old who is the first
Japanese woman to reach a Grand Slam final. Osaka saved all 13 break points she faced Thursday and defeated 2017 runner-up Madison Keys 6-2, 6-4. Asked during her on-court interview how she managed to stave off all of those break chances, Osaka replied with a laugh, “This is going to sound really bad, but I was just thinking, ‘I really want to play Serena.’” Why? “Because she’s Serena,” Osaka said. “Like, what do you mean?” Williams had lost in the semifinals in her previous two trips to New York — against Roberta Vinci in 2015 while bidding for a calendar-year Grand Slam, and against Karolina Pliskova in 2016. A year ago, Williams missed the U.S. Open because she gave birth to her daughter, Olympia, during the tournament. She then dealt with complications related to blood clots. The American returned to the tour in February and to Grand Slam action at the French Open in May, when she had to withdraw from the field with an injured chest muscle. At her second major back, Wimbledon, she was the runner-up.
Now comes a chance to take a title and become, a few weeks shy of turning 37, the oldest woman to win a Slam in singles. “It’s honestly really incredible. A year ago, I was fighting for, literally, my life at the hospital after I had the baby,” Williams said, her voice wavering. “So every day I step out on this court, I am so grateful that I have an opportunity to play this sport, you know? So no matter what happens in any match — semis, finals — I just feel like I’ve already won.” Sevastova was participating in a major semi for the first time at age 28. While she began the evening well enough in Arthur Ashe Stadium by turning in two error-free games for a quick 2-0 lead, that all soon changed. The roof was closed hours earlier because of a forecast calling for rain and strong wind, and so the screams and applause reverberated through the place whenever spectators roared for Williams, during the pre-match introductions, when she stepped to the baseline to serve in the opening game, and then after nearly every point she won. And there were plenty of those. Total winners? Williams
led 31-10 in that category. And Sevastova’s penchant for drop shots did not pay off: She lost three points in the first set alone with miscues that landed on the
wrong side of the net. “She got a little bit lucky, I think, on some breaks in the first set. Then she started feeling better. When she’s in front,
it’s tough to play,” said Sevastova, who retired from tennis in 2013, then returned to the tour in 2015. “She stayed focused in the second set.”
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Friend can’t hold tongue about woman’s pattern of bad choices Crossword Take it from a professional: The most unwelcome advice is that which is unasked for, which is why she gets angry when you try to tell her what she’s doing wrong. She doesn’t want to hear it. The way to get someone like this to recognize her “errors” is to stop trying to save her from them. You can’t fix what’s Abigail Van Buren wrong in her life -- only she can do that -- so step back. If you really think her children are going hungry, contact child protective services, so those kids can get the help they need. DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I are both 68. We have been engaged for a year now. When we shopped for an engagement ring, we also purchased wedding bands because the jewelry store was having a sale. Because of our ages, I have come to feel that there is no compelling reason to get married. It would be a big legal hassle, and there’s no reason why we just cannot live together. He agrees. However, we have made a
commitment to each other, and I call him my husband and he calls me his wife. My question is, would it be OK for us to wear the wedding bands, even though we are not legally married? I wonder if other couples have done this having made that commitment to each other. Your thoughts? -- HAPPILY TOGETHER DEAR HAPPILY: No law forbids the two of you from wearing wedding rings and calling yourselves married. Others have done it. In some states, after a period of time, the arrangement would become a common-law marriage. However, before making a final decision to do this, you and your fiance should discuss it with a lawyer. There are certain guarantees and benefits to being legally wed, because spouses have rights of inheritance and decision-making in case of illness that unwed couples do not enjoy. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. To order “How to Write Letters for All Occasions,” send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby -- Letter Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Sept. 7, 2018: This year you will be more reflective than usual. You won’t necessarily be depressed, but rather contemplative. You could feel as though you need to transform a certain part of your life. If you are single, guard against the tendency to pick emotionally unavailable suitors. Proceed with care when dating. If you are attached, you and your partner benefit from time spent alone as a couple. You relax well together. Make these downtimes part of your regular day-to-day life. LEO makes a great healer for you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Your ideas receive a strong positive reception; however, one person could question how inspired or unique they are. A discussion ensues to clear the air. You see the power in working as a duo, at least as far as brainstorming goes. Tonight: Do your best to follow a loved one’s lead. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You could be too tired -or even too bored -- to continue on your established path. A meeting allows you to air your issues and get feedback. Obviously, not everyone wants to experience the same process or outcome. Tonight: Celebrate the entry of the weekend. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Make inquiries and gather facts instead of making up a story that seems to fit. When you hear the real story, it is likely to be much different from what you had anticipated. Keep focusing on the
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long term, rather than on the immediate results. Tonight: At your favorite haunt. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be surprised by the cost of a new enterprise. You’ll want to slow down and consider whether you can afford to proceed. You might find a way to lower the drain on your budget. Consider the possible implications of taking this action. Tonight: Let others treat! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Despite someone’s confusion, you could be determined to have things go your way. You even might forgo a discussion. You have more on your mind than usual. Use the power of your personality to get past what seems like a serious boundary. Tonight: Invite a friend to join you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You might believe that you have clarity on a situation that seems to be evolving, but it is likely that you are missing some facts that still need to be relayed. If needed, defer a decision. You could feel dismayed, but don’t. You are not the source of the problem. Tonight: Go for easy. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Meetings will be unusually powerful, as you encounter several people from different walks of life. You might not believe everything you’re hearing, because someone is clearly exaggerating. Ask questions and gather more info, if needed. Tonight: Where your friends are. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Stay on top of a longterm goal. You might not hear everything that someone else is sharing;
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however, you might want to. Make a point of having a conversation with this person to ask some questions. You know what you want. Tonight: Take the lead with making plans. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might be more anxious than you realize. Your mind travels to faraway places. Someone at a distance could play a role in this mindset. You have some choices to make. Plan on getting together with a group of friends you rarely see. Tonight: Refuse to fall into a pattern. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Given a little time, a challenging situation could change radically. Try not to make any decisions as a result of a recent conversation. Given time to reflect, someone might opt to change his or her tune. Tonight: Several friends make it impossible to be anywhere but with them! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You have the wherewithal to make a needed change. You might want to put off a decision for a while or test it out on several friends. The feedback might not be as helpful as you would like. Your major concern revolves around your finances. Tonight: Follow the gang. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might not be intending to confuse others; however, you have so much on your mind that you could give the wrong answer to a question. Slow down, work on your listening skills and be responsive -- especially to a fellow associate. Tonight: Only what you want to do. BORN TODAY Comedian Leslie Jones (1967), musician Buddy Holly (1936), Queen Elizabeth I (1533)
Make ‘someday’ happen Dear Heloise: I’ve TRAVELED a lot over the past 50 years, and I’m glad I did. It’s been educational, fun and rewarding in so many ways. However, I hear people today say, “Someday we’ll get to Paris, after the kids grow up” or “Someday I want to see the Grand Canyon.” Why wait? Save up and go. Pick a day of departure and work toward that day. Put money aside, get the grandparents to baby-sit the kids, take your vacation time and go. If you don’t, “someday” you’ll regret it. -- Leo K., Naples, Fla. Leo, I agree. There’s so much to see and do in this world. -- Heloise DIFFICULT SITUATION Dear Heloise: My fiance and I are getting married over the Christmas holiday in an evening wedding by candlelight, where cocktails will be served. The problem is that we would rather not have infants and toddlers at this event, mainly because of the hour and the inclusion of alcohol, but several people we know have children in that age range. How can we gracefully ask them to leave the little ones home with a sitter? -- Lauren R., via email P.S. No, we don’t hate children. Lauren, this is going to be a touchy subject with some families, but here are a few suggestions: First, on both the outer and inner envelope, write only the names of those invited, such as “Mr. and Mrs. John Smith.” If the invitation does not say “plus family” or list the names of the children, then they are NOT included. If, on the return card, they add “and children,” call them and explain that children are not invited due to the hour of the wedding and lack of accommodations for children. -- Heloise
SUDOKU
By Tom Wilson
Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.
3 2 8 6 1 9 5 7 4
1 7 6 4 8 5 2 9 3
Difficulty Level
4 5 9 2 3 7 6 1 8
7 3 4 8 9 2 1 5 6
9 1 5 7 6 3 8 4 2
8 6 2 1 5 4 9 3 7
2 9 1 3 4 6 7 8 5
6 8 3 5 7 1 4 2 9
Previous Puzzles Answer Key
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Tundra
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5 6
7
3
9
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Difficulty Level
3 2 8 7 2
4
9 2 8 5
5 1 9
By Dave Green
5 4
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2018 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who’s 22 and has two children, which I helped her to deliver. She is also my neighbor. Since she moved in and divorced her husband, my husband and I have watched her make bad choices over and over again, starting with the derelict men she dates to the way she gets drunk, then drives her paper route at night. She blows her money on tattoos and then asks us for food. It’s become exhausting. She’s now dating another man who’s obviously using her. I have a hard time not telling him off when I see him. He won’t get a job and he keeps her in perpetual relationship limbo, which forces her to focus all her attention on him and neglect her children and home. What can I do? I value her so much I lose sleep. She constantly posts on social media that she’s lonely and everyone always leaves her, but she gets mad at me for telling her where she keeps going wrong. Why can’t she understand that she’s doing this to herself? How can I help her see her errors, so she can move on from this awful phase? -- CARING FRIEND IN FLORIDA DEAR CARING FRIEND: Your friend has a job. If she weren’t supporting her boyfriend, she would be able to support herself and her children. The more you give her, the more reliant she will become on your handouts.
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Mother Goose and Grimm
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