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By ELWOOD BREHMER Morris News Service-Alaska Alaska Journal of Commerce

In the news Kodiak police announce $120,000 drug seizure

KODIAK (AP) — Kodiak police have seized illegal drugs with an estimated value of $120,000. KMXT-radio reports police Sunday seized 76 grams of suspected black tar heroin, 28 grams of Afghan brown heroin, 42 grams of crack cocaine and smaller amounts of methamphetamine and powder cocaine. Kodiak Police Chief Ronda Wallace says the investigation began when officers contacted two people acting suspiciously in downtown Kodiak. She says one was a parole violator from Anchorage. After discovering one person was carrying drug paraphernalia, officers obtained a search warrant and found the drugs in two hotel rooms. Wallace says heroin use is increasing in Kodiak. She says outside sellers have recognized the demand for drugs and are coming to the island with supplies. A second person arrested was from Missouri.

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George Pierce of Kasilof holds out the remains of a common garter snake he found in his yard Saturday. The 1 1/2-foot long snake has a nick on the end of his tail which he assumes occured while using a slow blower in his yard. Pierce said he has no idea how the snake ended up on his property and had never seen a snake in Alaska before.

A snake in the snow?

Kasilof resident discovers reptile in his yard By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

While feeding his dogs last Saturday, George Pierce of Kasilof noticed something out of place in his back yard — a garter snake. The frozen reptile, 1 1/2 feet in length, was coiled up uncovered by the melting snow. Pierce, who has lived in Alaska for more than 25 years, said he would never expect to find a snake this far north. “It’s an odd thing to find

‘It’s an odd thing to find here especially this time of year.’ — George Pierce, Kasilof here especially this time of year,” he said. “Like it fell out of the sky. Not something you see everyday.” As for the cause of death of the snake, while the above average temperatures this month might have been warm enough

‘My snowmen ... are made with lots of love and smiles and a pat on the head for good luck and always with the hope that it will make someone smile.’ ... See page B-2

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for the snake to survive outside, Pierce said the nick on the end of its tail suggests he may have run it over with his snow blower. He said he could only speculate to how the slithering reptile retired in his yard.

Pierce said he lives a block away from Tustemena Elementary School on the Sterling Highway. Perhaps it is an escapee from a classroom show and tell or maybe the snake arrived here through transport from the Lower 48, he said. Tustemena Elementary School Principal Doug Hayman said nobody has reported any missing pet snakes. Alaska Fish and Game wildlife biologist Jeff Selinger

When the Federal Aviation Administration approved the University of Alaska’s proposal to be an unmanned aircraft systems test site Dec. 30, it also approved areas of Hawaii and Oregon, where the university has test range locations. Ro Bailey is deputy director for the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the director of the test sites, which will be known as the Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex. Bailey said the university center has partners in Oregon and Hawaii beyond the agreements for range locations and that the Pan-Pacific name is meant to best describe the full range of areas available for testing. “It’s not just about our strategic sites,” Bailey said. “It’s about all that water that’s in between, which gives the opportunity to do some types of test operations that would be more risky than you would want to do over land — very high speed, very high altitude testing for example.” Additionally, the locations outside Alaska give the complex members the option to test unmanned aircraft systems,

JUNEAU — Rep. Beth Kerttula announced Tuesday that she is resigning from the Alaska Legislature for a fellowship with her alma mater, Stanford University. Her resignation will take effect Friday. She stepped down as minority leader Tuesday, which was also the opening day of the new legislative session. The Juneau Democrat has served in the House since 1999 and as minority leader since 2007. She hadn’t drawn a general election opponent since 2004 and would have been up for re-election again this year.

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Rep. Chris Tuck of Anchorage, who had served as minority whip, succeeds Kerttula as leader. Minority Democrats plan to ask that Rep. Scott Kawasaki of Fairbanks be allowed to replace Tuck on the House Resources Committee, given Tuck’s new role. The resignation will leave the caucus with just nine members in the 40-member House until a new member is appointed. Ten is the minimum number of members required for a

formal minority for purposes of committee assignments. House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, said he planned no changes in the number of minority members on committees, saying a change in committee makeup, pending appointment of a replacement, would just cause disruption. Under state law, when a vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a replacement within 30 days. The law calls for the appointee to be a member of the same political party as the predecessor. The appointee is subject AP Photo/Mark Thiessen to confirmation by a majority of House Democrats. That would House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, left, talks with a staff include the four Democrats who member during a recess on Tuesday during the first day of the See JUNEAU, page A-14 Alaska House of Representatives’ session in Juneau.

Sterling man pleads guilty to child porn charge By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

A Sterling man charged with 25 counts of child pornography charges pleaded guilty to one consolidated count at a change of plea hearing Tuesday at the Kenai Courthouse. A Kenai Grand Jury indicted Michael Padilla, 56, in March 2013 with 21 counts of distribution of child porn, class B felonies, and four counts of possession of child porn, class C felonies. Padilla was also charged with three misdemean-

or counts of failure to register as a sex offender and one misdemeanor count of improper use of vehicle plates and registration. Padilla accepted a deal to plead guilty to one count of possession of child porn. Sentencing calls for 20 years with eight years suspended and 12 to serve followed by six years of probation. He will also be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his lifetime. Sentencing is scheduled for April 23. The maximum penalty for a

class C sex felony is 99 years. The mandatory minimum is 12 years with a sentencing range of 12 to 20 years. Public Defender Bill Taylor said Padilla did have some concerns about two conditions of probation — maintaining employment and the possibility being requested to take classes other than sex offender treatment. “When he gets out he’ll likely be over 65 years old and it’s unlikely that he’ll be able to find meaningful full-time employment,” Taylor said. C

Superior Court Judge Charles Huguelet said he has never seen a probation violation filed for not going to work, especially for someone 65 years old. According to an Alaska Bureau of Investigation report, in September 2012 Investigator Terrence Shanigan began conducting an online investigation of the distribution and possession of child porn on a file-sharing network. Throughout his investigation, Shanigan tracked a nickname of a network user, which during his arrest Padilla admitted belonged to him. The

investigator accessed, through the user’s IP address, multiple videos depicting child porn many of which involved men raping children. In an affidavit, Shanigan wrote that he served a search warrant to a Sterling house, where Padilla was living in February 2013. Padilla told the investigator he keeps his room locked, his computer is password protected and he is the only one with access to it. Investigators found more than 20 movies containing child porn See PLEA, page A-14

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2013 the fourth-warmest year on record By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON — The sweltering year of 1988 first put global warming in the headlines and ended up as the hottest year on record. But on Tuesday, it was pushed out of the top 20 warmest by 2013. Last year tied for the fourth hottest and 1988 fell to 21st. The average world temperature was 58.12 degrees (14.52 Celsius) tying with 2003 for the fourth warmest since 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday. At the same time, NASA, which calculates records in a different manner, ranked last year as the seventh warmest on record, with an average temperature of 58.3 degrees (14.6 Celsius). The difference is related to how the two agencies calculate temperatures in the Arctic and other remote places and is based on differences that are in the hundredths of a degree, scientists said. Both agencies said nine of the 10th warmest years on record have happened in the 21st century. The hottest year was 2010, according to NOAA. The reports were released as a big snowstorm was hitting the U.S. East Coast. “There are times such as today when we can have snow

‘There are times such as today when we can have snow even in a globally warmed world.’ — Gavin Schmidt, deputy director, Goddard Institute of Space Studies even in a globally warmed world,” said Gavin Schmidt, deputy director of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies in New York. “But the long term trends are not going to disappear ... Quite frankly people have a very short memory when it comes to climate and weather.” Those longer trends show the world has seen “fairly dramatic warming” since the 1960s with “a smaller rate of warming over the last decade or so,” said Thomas Karl, director of NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. In the past 50 years, the world annual temperature has increased by nearly 1.4 degrees (0.8 degrees Celsius), according to NOAA data. Unlike 2012, much of the worst heat and biggest climate disasters last year were outside the U.S. Parts of central Asia, central Africa and Australia were record warm. Only a few places, including the central U.S., were cooler than normal last year.

Tuesday Stocks Company Final Change ACS.......................... 2.39 +0.01 Agrium Inc............... 93.88 — Alaska Air Group...... 80.06 +1.55 AT&T........................ 33.57 -0.13 BP ........................... 48.53 +0.33 Chevron.................. 120.36 +1.07 ConocoPhillips......... 68.26 +0.75 1st Natl. Bank AK... 1,760.00 +1.00 Forest Oil.................. 3.37 +0.09 Fred Meyer.............. 36.59 -0.20 GCI.......................... 10.94 -0.02 Harley-Davidson.......67.51 -0.07 Home Depot............ 80.46 -0.54 Key Bank..................14.01 +0.47 McDonald’s.............. 95.08 +0.15 National Oilwell.........77.15 +0.18 Shell Oil....................71.28 +0.71 Safeway................... 32.00 +0.18 Tesoro...................... 53.00 +0.42 Walmart................... 75.84 -0.35 Wells Fargo.............. 46.50 +0.11 Gold closed............ 1,253.17 +10.79 C

Silver closed............ 20.28 +0.17 Dow Jones avg..... 16,414.44 -44.12 NASDAQ................ 4,225.76 +28.18 S&P 500................1,843.80 +5.10 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

Oil Prices Friday’s prices North Slope crude: $103.34, up from $102.95 on Thursday West Texas Int.: $94.37, up from $93.96 on Thursday

Temperatures that were only the 37th warmest for the nation last year. That followed the warmest year on record for the U.S. Last year, the world had 41 billion-dollar weather disasters, the second highest number behind only 2010, according to insurance firm Aon Benfield, which tracks global disasters. Since 2000, the world has averaged 28 such billion dollar disasters, which are adjusted for inflation. Nearly half of last year’s biggest weather disasters were in Asia and the Pacific region, including Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 6,100 people and caused $13 billion in damage to the Philippines and

Vietnam. Other costly weather disasters included $22 billion from central European flooding in June, $10 billion in damage from Typhoon Fitow in China and Japan, and a $10 billion drought in much of China, according to the insurance firm. Usually the weather event called El Nino, a warming of the central Pacific, is responsible for boosting already warm years into the world’s hottest years. But in 2013, there was no El Nino. The fact that a year with no El Nino “was so hot tells me that the climate really is shifting,” said Andrew Dessler, a Texas A&M University climate scientist, who was not part of either the NOAA or NASA teams. Online: NOAA climate report: http:// www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/2013/13 NASA climate report: http://1.usa.gov/1kUFqhj Aon Benfield climate disasters report: http://bit.ly/ KCwbS4

Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Obituary William Lindsay Root

Nikiski Community Council to meet

William Lindsay Root, 75, passed away Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. A funeral will be held at noon Friday, Jan. 24, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Soldotna Chapel with a viewing to be held at 11:00 a.m. at the church. There will be a memorial service at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Colony Chapel in Wasilla. “Bill” was born Jan. 10, 1939 in Santa Fe, N.M. to Lindsay Root and Karen (Wold) Root. He graduated from Santa Fe High School. He served a two-year mission for the LDS Church in the Alaskan-Canadian Mission. After his mission, Bill returned to Fairbanks where he met Nancy Kay Hall. They were married for time and all eternity in the Los Angeles Temple on August 23, 1961. They were married 52 years and were the parents of 10 children. Bill graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and earned a MBA from Brigham Young University. He was a Certified Public Accountant/Entrepreneur. The family moved often, living in Alaska, California, Idaho, New Mexico, and Utah. They always returned to Alaska. Bill held many church callings, including Branch President, and Seminary Teacher. Together, Kay and Bill served two missions in the Family and Church History Mission in Salt Lake. Bill was an avid fisherman. He will be remembered for his dedication to the Lord, his love for his family, and the great stories he told. Bill is survived by his wife Kay and his children, Rochelle (Doug) Bushey, Bill Root, Jr., Karen (Frank) Fager, David Root, Shere Holtz, Martie (Jared) Jarvis, Russell (Chris) Root, Richard (Carrie) Root, Deborah (Tyler) Fuelling, and Julienne (Brandon) Pixton. He is also survived by his mother, 2 siblings, 35 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother. For more information please contact Kay Root at (907)715-6522 In lieu of flowers, a donation account has been set up for the William Root memorial at Alaska USA Federal Credit Union. Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.

The Nikiski Community Council will hold its next meeting on Monday at 7:00 p.m. at the former Nikiski Senior Center on Island Lake Road. The meeting is open to the public and community members are encouraged to attend.

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

Court Appointed Special Advocates needed The Kenaitze Indian Tribe will hold a meeting to provide information to people interested in becoming Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers. CASA volunteers advocate for abused and neglected children in both tribal and state courts. Learn how to be the voice of a child in need Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be at the Kenatize Indian Tribe’s administration building at 150 N. Willow St. in Kenai. For more information about the Kenai Peninsula CASA program, contact Joy Petrie at 335-7219 or at jpetrie@kenaitze.org.

Aqua Zumba offered in Nikiski Aqua Zumba will be offered at the Nikiski Pool at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. For more information, call the pool at 907-776-8800.

Sterling Community Center offers activities The Sterling Community Center now offers Co-ed Basketball on Sundays, 6-8 p.m., and Competitive-style Volleyball on

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Mondays, 7-9 p.m. for high school age and adults. The center is located next to Sterling Elementary School.For more info, call 262-7224, www.sterlingcommunityclub.com, or facebook Sterling Community Center.

Citizens advisory council plans election, seeks membership applications Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council, a congressionally mandated citizens’ council for oversight of oil industry operations and safe marine transportation in Cook Inlet, represents regional stakeholder groups through its Board of Directors. The Board positions for Environmental interest groups and Alaska Native organizations become available in 2014. CIRCAC is accepting applications from environmental and Native groups that are currently not members. To become a certified member and participate in the upcoming election process to fill these Board seats, contact Jerry Rombach at jerryrombach@ circac.org, or call 907-283-7222. The deadline for submittal of applications is January 24, 2014. There is no membership fee.

T200 looking for hosts The T200 sled dog race is once again looking for families to host out of town mushers Jan. 31 – Feb. 3. Hosts need to have need room to park at least a team of 16 dogs, a couple beds for musher and handler, access to running water (warm if you have it) and no loose dogs while the teams are there. Housing from Sterling to Kenai and on down as far as Clam Gulch area would be ideal. If you are interested please go to the T200 website, www.tustumena200.com, and fill out our host family form and you will be contacted soon after. For more information call Tami Murray at 907-394-1318.

New regs sought for child car seats By JOAN LOWY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Child car seats would for the first time have to protect children from death and injury in side-impact crashes under regulations the government is proposing, The Associated Press has learned. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeks to upgrade standards for child seats for children weighing up to 40 pounds to include a new test that simulates a side crash. The agency estimates the standards will prevent the deaths of about five children and injuries to 64 others each year. NHTSA Acting Administrator David Friedman is scheduled to announce the proposal Wednesday. Under the proposal, the new tests will simulate a “T-bone” crash, where the front of a vehicle traveling 30 mph strikes the side of a small passenger

vehicle traveling at 15 mph. The tests will position the car seat on a sled, with another sled ramming the side of the sled with the seat, rather than using actual vehicles since the aim isn’t to test the crash worthiness of specific vehicles, NHTSA officials said. Research shows that most child deaths and injuries in side-impact crashes involve a car carrying children that is stopped at an intersection, usually at a light or stop sign, officials said. When the car begins to accelerate to go through the intersection, it is struck in the side by a vehicle traveling at a higher rate of speed on the cross street. The side-impact test — the first of its kind — simulates both the acceleration of the struck vehicle and the vehicle’s door crushing inward toward the car seat. Besides using a 12-month-old child dummy already approved under NHTSA

Community Calendar Today 10:30 a.m. • Pre-School Storytime at the Soldotna Public Library. Call 2624227. 11 a.m. • Redoubt Homemakers at Nikiski Fire Station No. 1. • Wee Read at the Kenai Community Library Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive, Kenai. Call 2621917.

4 p.m. • Build It Workshop at the Kenai Community Library. 5:30 p.m. • Weight loss and health support group, Christ Lutheran Church. Call 362-1340. 7 p.m. • Card games, Funny River Community Center. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Clean Machine” at

standards, the proposed test will also utilize a to-be-developed side-impact dummy representing a 3-year-old child. “As a father of two, I know the peace of mind this proposed test will give parents,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement. The test “will give parents and car seat makers important new data on how car seats perform in side crashes.” Friedman called car seats “an essential tool for keeping young children safe in vehicles and have a proven track record of saving lives.” Safety advocates have long sought tougher standards for car seats to protect against sideimpact crashes. “I think this is terrific,” said Joan Claybrook, who was the NHTSA administrator during the Carter administration and later president of Public Citizen. She noted that today’s passenger vehicles have eight air

bags, in part to protect adults from side-impact crashes. “We have an absolute moral obligation to protect children as well,” she said. NHTSA’s estimates of the number of lives that will be saved and injuries prevented by the proposed standards are “very, very conservative,” Claybrook said. The public will have 90 days to comment on the proposed regulations after they are published this week. The regulations won’t be made final until after the agency has reviewed the comments and answered any important issues that may be raised. That typically takes months and sometimes years, although NHTSA officials said they hope to move quickly. The proposal includes giving car seat manufacturers three years to make any adjustments to meet the new requirements. That window doesn’t begin until the regulations are made

Central Peninsula Hospital’s Re- ing, time of meeting, place, and a doubt Room, 250 Hospital Place, contact phone number to news@ peninsulaclarion.com. Soldotna. Call 907-335-9456. 8 p.m. • Al-Anon Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital in the Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 252-0558. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meet-

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Anti-abortion cycle to begin anew After 41 years of court challenges

to Roe vs. Wade, American abortion law is becoming a dense thicket of case law that makes tea-leaf reading difficult when jurists decline to explain their decisions. That is what happened on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear a case involving an Arizona law limiting when a woman could seek an abortion. Last May, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a federal judge’s ruling that Arizona’s 2012 law House Bill 2036 was constitutional. In its decision, the appeals court panel noted that “controlling Supreme Court precedent” forbids states from denying women the right to an abortion “at any point prior to viability.” Viability — the ability to survive outside the womb — is generally considered to occur at 22 to 24 weeks, not at 20 weeks. The appeals-court decision affects only Arizona, however. At least nine other states have laws that ban abortions at 20 weeks, and those laws will remain in effect. If that seems confusing, it should. It may be that Arizona’s law pushed the viability envelope a bit too far. The law is structured so that, in practice, it could affect pregnancies that are only 18 weeks along. Regardless, we know what the outcome of this nondecision by the high court will be: The process will begin anew. Advocates who oppose abortion already have declared their intent to bring a new proposal to the Legislature, where it’s likely to pass. Then, it is off to the courts once again. Lawyers need not fear unemployment. — Arizona Republic, Jan. 13

Quotable “I apologize to all those who have been harmed by these crimes and this scandal, the victims themselves, most certainly, but also rank and file Catholics who have been shamed by the actions of some priests and bishops.” — Cardinal Francis George as victims’ attorneys are poised to release documents showing how the Archdiocese of Chicago handled the sexual abuse of children by priests. “There is much work that we must do. Are we afraid, or are we truly committed to the work that must be done?” — Bernice King, daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on civil rights struggles that persist today.

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By GARRY TRUDEAU

Break the silence: Talk about suicide Silence seeks to hide hopelessness and grief. Silence prevents us from asking for help when we need it. Silence can increase our grief until it is so crippling, there seems to be no hope. We’ve learned a lot about suicide prevention over the years, and one thing research and experience show us is that talking about suicide is key to preventing suicide: n It is important to talk about suicide. n How we talk about suicide is equally important. n It is OK to ask someone if he or she is thinking about suicide. After a suicide, we need to acknowledge the loss, reach out to others, and ask how they are coping. Acknowledging feelings of despair can be the first step towards a healthier frame of mind. If you are worried about someone, call Careline, Alaska’s suicide prevention line, 877-266-HELP (4357). Careline helps people who are in crisis, people who are worried about someone, people who are grieving — anyone who needs to talk. Careline is confidential, open 24-7, and staffed by trained Alaskans. Careline can also be reached most afternoons and evenings by texting 4help to 839863. Share

Letters to the Editor Snow removal not up to snuff this season What’s up with snow removal this year? I’ve lived here going on 30 years now, and for better than 20 of those years my job has involved snow removal. I understand what it takes and a good system when I see it. Kenai does not have a good system at present. A good system requires three things: experienced help, a good plan of attack, at least decent equipment and in that order. Kenai has decent equipment but definitely no plan of attack and little or no experienced help. We’re a Northern city for heaven’s sake. Snow removal should be a priority and not just the roads; the walkways should also be cleared well and in a timely matter. I was recently told by a city official that they get to the walkways at their convenience. There are a lot of people who have to walk to get around and others who do it for health or enjoyment; they should not be an afterthought. Safety is an issue. We’ve had one large snow event this season and it was weeks ago; yet yesterday as I drove in my plow truck I had to inch the plow forward into a traffic lane in order to look around berms for oncoming traffic in the downtown area. I’ve heard of plans to add an automatic sprinkler system to the soccer fields which are used a few hours a day for a few weeks each summer and yet we can’t keep walkways clear which are used year round? Kenai is not hurting for money, so what’s the problem? I’d like to see you all give some thought to the old saying “penny wise, pound foolish.” Do Kenai’s finances look good because corners are being cut at the expense of sound investment? Why can’t we keep experienced help? There is a lot of City employee turnover in this town. You all asked to be in a position of responsibility; you owe it to the taxpayers to take that responsibility seriously and be more than just a rubber-stamp council. Ask some hard questions and question the answers. Like councilman Bookey questioning the wisdom of creating a street for heavy equipment beside a family park. Make sure the present and even more importantly, the future, of Kenai is being soundly managed. C

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their own life. We must be careful in reporting, talking about, and mourning our losses to suicide so that we do not glamorize or normalize suicide. We need to remind each other that there is hope and there is help. Celebrate the person’s life rather than focus on how the person died. Take the time to talk about help and resources available to people in crisis, so that people feeling lost or vulnerable seek help rather than consider suicide. Suicide is not the way to cope with the complex issues that usually precede a suicide. Finding help is -- almost 90 percent of people who die by suicide have a treatable mental health issue such as depression or substance use disorder. “Postvention” is the term for everything we do after a suicide to minimize the risk of further suicides. A postvention howto guide for communities is available on StopSuicideAlaska.org. It provides tools and information to help communities cope with the ripples of pain and damage and promote healing. We invite Alaskans to visit StopSuicideAlaska.org and learn more.

the Careline number with anyone you are concerned about. Active duty military, veterans and their families can call Careline or the national hotline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), and hit 1 if they’d like to reach a Veterans Affairs clinician who is familiar with military and veteran issues. They can also text to 838255 or use a confidential chat option on the website www.veteranscrisisline.net. You can learn how best to reach out and help someone. Communities statewide offer classes on warning signs. (Did you know anger can be a sign of depression?) Find information under “Training” at StopSuicideAlaska.org. Some of the people we talk to, or who Kate Burkhart is the executive director see news stories, or who attend memorial services for those who have died by sui- of the Statewide Suicide Prevention Councide, are hurting and considering taking cil. I encourage the public to contact coun- manners and respect. Great job to the stucil members (see City website). Democ- dents and Mr. Dahl! Pat Rhodes racy does not work in a vacuum. Kenai Mark Schrag Kenai

Fish board should address king salmon I’m a property owner on the lower Kenai River and have seen the decline in the amount of King salmon over the past 20 years. I have done bank restoration per the Kenai River Center requirements to help give salmon fry a safe haven from the predators when they are at the fry stage. I hope to enjoy fishing and relaxing on the Kenai for another 30 years. Thank you for this chance to let you know how concerned I am about the dire situation facing our Cook Inlet king salmon fisheries. Kings are very important to me as well as to my family and friends. Decisions at the upcoming Board of Fisheries meeting on January 31, 2014 through February 14, 2014 at the Egan Center will greatly impact the direction and health of these king salmon runs for many years to come. The time is now to act on this most important resource. The Kenai River Sportfishing Association has submitted 13 proposals of which I am in favor of. Stephen Helms Anchorage

Parents need to teach kids to mind their manners We recently attended our grand daughter’s band/choir concert at Soldotna Elementary. The kids did a great job in their performance. The problem is with the parents. There was a group of little girls that were allowed to run around during the performance, playing, running back and forth between the bleachers, where they were playing, and their parents. This did not take place in the back of the gym, it was right between the audience, and the band/choir. This had to be very distracting for the kids trying to do their best at showing us what they had learned. This was extremely rude to those students, the music teacher and the parents that were trying to enjoy the show. You can’t blame the children, it was the parents that were allowing it to happen. People, show some

Support makes Christmas Drive a success

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the individuals, families, organizations, and businesses that helped make our 2013 Christmas Drive a success. This year we were able to provide Christmas dinner, toys, and winter clothing for 48 families, including 143 children, in our local schools. We want to thank everyone who donated everything from a turkey to a complete family sponsorship. Your generosity made this all possible. We feel very fortunate to live in a community that comes together year after year to help others in need during the holiday season. Thanks again! Kimb Remsen, Kim Harding, Barbara Ralston, Monica Mullet Mountain View/Kenai Middle School Christmas Drive Committee

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Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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A crumbling Sochi hides behind Olympic facades By NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia — A shining new $635 million highway on the outskirts of Sochi stands next to a crumbling apartment block with a red “SOS!” banner on its roof. The residents of 5a Akatsy street have lived for years with no running water or sewage system. Construction for the 2014 Winter Games has made their lives more miserable: The new highway has cut them off from the city center. Even their communal outhouse had to be torn down because it was found to be too close to the new road and ruled an eyesore. The slum is one of the many facets of a hidden dark side in the host city of next month’s Winter Olympics, which stands side-by-side with the glittering new construction projects that President Vladimir Putin is touting as a symbol of Russia’s transformation from a dysfunctional Soviet leviathan to a successful, modern economy. While state-run TV trains its cameras on luxury malls, sleek stadiums and high-speed train links, thousands of ordinary people in the Sochi area put up with squalor and environmental waste: villagers living next to an illegal dump filled with Olympic construction waste, families whose homes are sinking into the earth, city dwellers suffering chronic power cuts despite promises to improve electricity. Putin promoted the Sochi Games, which begin on Feb. 7, as a unique opportunity to bring investment to the Black Sea resort and improve living standards for its 350,000 residents. Looking back at those promises, many residents, weary from years of living in the midst of Russia’s biggest construction project in modern history, say they have yet to see any improvement in their lives and point to an array of negative effects. “Everyone was looking forward to the Olympics,” said Alexandra Krivchenko, a 37-yearold mother of three who lives on Akatsy street. “We just never thought they would leave us

bang in the middle of a federal highway!” People elsewhere in Sochi and surrounding villages have seen the quality of their life decline because of Olympic construction. In the village of Akhshtyr, residents complain about an illegal landfill operated by an Olympics contractor that has fouled the air and a stream that feeds the Sochi water supply. Waste from another illegal dump in the village of Loo has slid into a brook that flows into the already polluted Black Sea. In the village of Mirny, just outside the Olympic Park, rumbling trucks have damaged foundations and caused homes to sink. And right across the railroad tracks from the Akatsy building, another multifamily residence has become prone to flooding after an Olympicsrelated road was built nearby. Sochi residents also complain about widespread environmental damage, including the destruction of forests and the contamination of a river running down to the sea. Near the Olympic Park, a popular sandy beach was paved over for the development of a port that was never built. The Winter Games were intended to showcase Russia’s resurgence from the collapse of the Soviet Union two decades ago. From drab sanatoriums to gleaming ski resorts. From outdoor markets with counterfeit clothes to boutiques filled with international brands. When an AP correspondent asked the Sochi mayor last year what had changed in the city for the better, Anatoly Pakhomov started talking about a new shopping mall and a Louis Vuitton store as symbols of positive change. Amid such pride in status symbols, Sochi has fallen short in providing basic necessities, residents say. Two giant power stations have been commissioned to provide electricity for the Olympic venues and the city, but power shortages across the city are still ubiquitous. At a recent televised meeting with Putin, Russia’s energy minister said the grid was still being built and was unlikely to come online before Saturday,

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In this photo taken on Nov. 27, 2013, a new highway is seen on the fringes of the Olympic park in Sochi, Russia. As the Winter Games are getting closer, many Sochi residents are complaining that their living conditions only got worse and that authorities are deaf to their grievances.

less than two weeks before the opening ceremonies. The city has undertaken a colossal effort to upgrade its infrastructure and municipal services, installing a new sewage and waste-disposal system and hooking up thousands of homes to pipelines supplying natural gas. Three weeks before the start of the games, some Sochi streets remain dug up as construction workers continue to lay down new pipes and pavements. Thousands of people whose homes were demolished to make way for Olympic construction have been relocated, but many others are still waiting for new homes. Meanwhile, even as investment has poured into Olympic facilities, Sochi’s slum dwellings remain standing: The city government told The Associated Press in a written statement that more than 100 apartment buildings and private homes have been classified as uninhabitable. For many residents, the Sochi they live in bears little resemblance to the city they see on Kremlin-controlled national television. “It’s a parallel universe that locals to a great extent have no

In this photo taken on Nov. 27, 2013, Alexandra Krivchenko, right, and her children, center, play with the dogs in the yard of a house sandwiched between the railway and a federal highway (seen in the background) in the village of Vesyoloye outside Sochi, Russia.

access to,” said Olga Beskova, editor of the local website Sochinskiye Novosti, or Sochi News. “It has very little to do with how Sochi lives every day. So far, city streets are all dug up, residents have a lot of problems, and it’s hard to see a happy ending after all of this construction.” The people on Akatsy street have petitioned for decades to get the government to classify the 1941 barracks-like building

as uninhabitable and provide them with new housing, so far with no success. They put up their red “SOS!” sign in a desperate effort to call attention to their plight. City Hall has insisted that the government roads management agency is responsible for relocating the Akatsy residents; the road agency shifts the responsibility on City Hall. The Akatsy house, in the village of Vesyoloye, is about three

kilometers (less than two miles) from the Olympic Park, where the arenas and main stadium are located. Like thousands of private houses in Sochi, this property is not connected to city water or sewage systems, but residents have made do over the years by drilling wells and building outhouses. Adding humiliation to hardship, the roads agency secured a court ruling ordering them to pull down their common outhouse, which stood on the edge of the new highway. Krivchenko’s neighbor, Irina Kharchenko, whose family is seeking justice for 5a Akatsy in court, said the judge told them to “get yourselves a bio toilet.” Residents seemed embarrassed and reluctant to explain how they got around the problem. Some mentioned a bucket, while others pointed to an outhouse on the other side of the property. Unusual for Russia, Sochi residents are not only willing to talk to reporters but stop them in the street and invite them over to see “what the real Sochi looks like.” Across railroad tracks is another barracks-type house with no indoor plumbing, where Vladimir Zarytovsky has been living for 43 years. Since a road for the Olympics was built nearby, the house and yard have become prone to flooding. “You have to put on rubber boots if you want to go to the toilet,” Zarytovsky, 56, said with a chuckle as he pointed to water marks crawling up the walls of the wooden outhouse and outdoor kitchen that reach a foot high. His 29-year-old son, Igor, lives elsewhere with his wife and two children, but says he still loves the house where he grew up, even though it is crumbling. What he resents is what he describes as the lies on Russian state television. “I watch Channel One and get the feeling that I am living in paradise,” he said. “It’s disgusting to hear the governor and the mayor singing songs to Putin, telling him that everything is fabulous.”

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Around the World Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife indicted on federal corruption charges RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into thousands of dollars in gifts the Republican received from a businessman and political donor. A bond hearing and arraignment is set for both defendants Friday in U.S. District Court in Richmond. “Today’s charges represent the Justice Department’s continued commitment to rooting out public corruption at all levels of government,” Acting Assistant Attorney General Raman said in a news release. “Ensuring that elected officials uphold the public’s trust is one of our most critical responsibilities.” McDonnell left office earlier this month after four years in the governor’s office. Virginia law limits governors to a single term. A federal investigation overshadowed the final months in office for the once-rising star of the Republican Party, with authorities looking into gifts he and his family received from Jonnie Williams, the former CEO of dietary supplements maker Star Scientific.

Christie sworn in amid scandal, touts mandate from big election win and bond TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie sought to turn back the clock as he was sworn into a second term Tuesday, saying voters gave him a mandate in November to “stay the course” and put aside partisan differences, even as Democrats ramped up an investigation into whether his administration abused its power. Christie, considered a likely Republican presidential candidate in 2016, was inaugurated amid a snowstorm that forced him to cancel an evening celebration on Ellis Island, and then gave an 18-minute address that dwelled on his 22-point election victory in the fall. He did not mention the investigations that have already led to the firing or departure of four top aides or associates. The people making up a broad coalition that returned him to office, he said, “have demanded that we stay the course they have helped set.” “It was the largest and loudest voice of affirmation that the people of our state have given to any direction in three decades,” Christie said, noting priorities including the economy, education and improving access to jobs for recovering drug addicts. “We have no moral option but to heed the voice of the voters, and that is exactly what I intend to do.” His speech came less than an hour after Democratic lawmakers announced they were consolidating twin probes into allegations that aides engineered traffic jams in September in the community of Fort Lee as political retribution, apparently against the town’s mayor for not endorsing his re-election bid. — The Associated Press

Nation Snowstorm hits Northeast By KATHY MATHESON and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — A swirling storm with the potential for more than a foot of snow clobbered the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast on Tuesday, grounding thousands of flights, closing government offices in the nation’s capital and making a mess of the evening commute. The storm stretched 1,000 miles between Kentucky and Massachusetts but hit especially hard along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston, creating a perilous ride home for millions of motorists. The snow came down harder and faster than many people expected. Forecasters said some places could get 1 to 2 inches an hour, with wind gusts up to 50 mph. A blizzard warning was posted for parts of Massachusetts, including Cape Cod. Late in the afternoon, highways in the New York City metropolitan area were jammed, and blowing snow tripled or even quadrupled drive times. “I just want to get to the Bronx,” motorist Peter Neuwens lamented. “It’s a big place. Why can’t I get there?” In Jersey City, N.J., Stanley Gaines, wearing just a thin jacket and huddling beneath an overhang as snow stung his face, said he had been stuck for more than an hour waiting for a ride home from his appointment at a Veterans Affairs clinic. “I’m waiting on anything I can get: a taxi, a shuttle, a bus,” Gaines said, squinting to read the destination on an approaching bus in near white-out conditions. “I didn’t really pay attention to the weather this morning because there was no snow on the ground, and now — this!” In White Plains, N.Y., An-

thony Schirrone pulled over his car to scrape snow from the windshield. “I just did this five minutes ago,” he said. “But it’s coming down too fast.” The storm was blamed for at least one death in Maryland after a car fishtailed into the path of a tractor-trailer on a snowcovered road about 50 miles northwest of Baltimore. The car’s driver was thrown from the vehicle. Forecasters said the storm could bring 10 to 14 inches of snow to Philadelphia and southern New England and up to a foot in New York City, to be followed by bitter cold as arctic air from Canada streams in. Washington was expecting 4 to 8 inches. This one was a conventional storm that developed off the coast and moved its way up the Eastern Seaboard, pulling in cold air from the arctic. Unlike the epic freeze of two weeks ago, it was not caused by a kink in the polar vortex, the winds that circulate around the North Pole. Pennsylvania’s Transportation Department said it had already blown through more than half of its $189 million winter weather budget. “Lots of nuisance storms this season have meant that PennDOT crews have been plowing and treating roads more frequently this winter,” spokeswoman Erin WatersTrasatt said. About 3,000 flights Tuesday were canceled, with airports from Washington to Boston affected. More than 1,000 flights for Wednesday were called off as well. Amtrak planned to cut back train service in the afternoon. The rush to get home early by many workers was evident in Philadelphia, where many commuter trains were packed. The storm put a damper on

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Susan Miller of Windber, Pa. walks during the snow storm on Jan. 21. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s inauguration, forcing the cancellation of an evening party on Ellis Island. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick postponed his annual State of the State address, while the Philadelphia Flyers postponed their Tuesday night hockey game. Schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky stayed closed for an extra day after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, or sent students home early. Some parents kept their kids home all day, unwilling to put them on slippery roads for a few hours of school. Federal workers in the Washington area were also given the day off. Standing in Philadelphia’s LOVE Park with snow swirling around her, visitor Jenn Byrne of Portland, Ore., said the nasty weather put a crimp in her plans to do a “giant walking tour” of the city. But she vowed to soldier on, taking cabs instead of

trudging. She wasn’t wearing snow boots. “I’ll keep going. Just the means of transportation will change a bit,” Byrne said. Others shrugged off the snow as well. In Herndon, Va., where voters were casting ballots in a special election that was likely to determine control of the state Senate, Earlene Coleman said she felt obligated to make her selection: “It only made sense to come out and do my duty.” Construction worker Tony Cockrell, stopping for coffee at a Hagerstown, Md., gas station, said he planned to continue driving to work sites in western Maryland and northern Virginia to supervise the installation of insulation in building projects. “If you don’t work, you don’t get paid,” he said, adding that deep cold is good for business. “We’re trying to get stuff insulated so it doesn’t freeze up.” C

Obama, Francis to meet By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama meets Pope Francis in the Vatican in March, both men will speak a common economic language rooted in similar views about poverty and income inequality, giving prominence to an issue that the U.S. president wants to be a central theme of his second term. In the complicated relationship between the Obama administration and the Catholic Church, the White House sees the popular new pontiff and his emphasis on the plight of the poor as a form of moral validation of the president’s economic agenda. When Obama delivered a major address on the economy last month, he cited the growth of inequality across the developed world and made sure to note that “the pope himself spoke about this at eloquent length.” The White House and the Vatican announced Tuesday that Obama will meet with the pope on March 27 during a

four-day European trip that includes a nuclear security summit in the Netherlands and a U.S.-European Union summit in Brussels. The meeting is the first between the president and Pope Francis. Obama had an audience with the previous pope, Benedict XVI, in July 2009. At the time, the Vatican underscored the deep disagreement between them on abortion. Benedict gave the president a copy of a Vatican document on bioethics that asserted the church’s opposition to using embryos for stem cell research, cloning and in-vitro fertilization. Obama supports stem cell research. Francis has made it clear that Catholic positions on homosexuality, same-sex marriage and abortion haven’t changed. “But in his view those issues which create conflict need to be deemphasized a bit,” said John C. Green, a political scientist who specializes in religion and politics at the University of Akron. The pope a stir in November when he decried trickledown theories that assert that

economic growth can result in greater justice and inclusiveness as unproven. “The excluded are still waiting,” he wrote. Paul Begala, a former top aide to President Bill Clinton, said Obama can only benefit from Francis’ emphasis on economic disparities. “It becomes very difficult for conservatives to attack President Obama for being divisive, when the world’s greatest figure for unity is saying pretty much the same thing,” Begala said. Still, Francis’ attention to poverty has also captured the attention of Republicans, among them Rep. Paul Ryan, a devout Catholic and Mitt Romney’s running mate in 2012. Other Republicans, such as Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky have also staked out prominent anti-poverty positions. The economic theme will be a centerpiece of Obama’s State of the Union address next week. But his specific policies — a higher minimum wage, universal pre-school and ending loopholes for the wealthy — face difficulty in Congress

in an election year. “American Catholics as a whole don’t tend to take specific policy guidance from the pope, whether it’s Pope Benedict or Pope Francis,” Green said. “But what the pope can do is to get them thinking about particular issues and thinking about them in distinctly Catholic ways. That kind of rethinking could very well be an advantage to President Obama.” The issue of health care has highlighted other disagreements between the administration and the Catholic Church. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has been a high-profile critic of a provision in Obama’s health care law that requires employers to provide insurance coverage that includes birth control. Churches and other houses of worship are exempt from the control requirement, but affiliated institutions that serve the general public are not. That includes charitable organizations, universities and hospitals, and critics say that violates religious liberty. The issue is now before the Supreme Court.

Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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This Dec. 8, 2013 file photo shows Pope Francis as he arrives at the Spanish Steps to pray at the statue of the Virgin Mary, in central Rome on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception feast. President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican as part of a European trip scheduled for March.

Chicago archdiocese hid decades of child sex abuse RACHEL ZOLL and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press

CHICAGO — Top leaders at the Archdiocese of Chicago helped hide the sexual abuse of children as they struggled to contain a growing crisis, according to thousands of pages of internal documents that raise new questions about how Cardinal Francis George handled the allegations even after the church adopted reforms. The documents, released through settlements between attorneys for the archdiocese and victims, describe how priests for decades were moved from parish to parish while the archdiocese

hid the clerics’ histories from the public, often with the approval of the late Cardinals John Cody and Joseph Bernardin. Although the abuse documented in the files occurred before George became archbishop in 1997, many victims did not come forward until after he was appointed and after U.S. bishops pledged in 2002 to keep all accused priests out of ministry. George delayed removing the Rev. Joseph R. Bennett, despite learning that the priest had been accused of sexually abusing girls and boys decades earlier. Even the board the cardinal appointed to help him evaluate abuse claims advised George that Bennett should be removed.

“I realize this creates a rather awkward situation, but I believe I need to reflect on this matter further,” George wrote in a Nov. 7, 2005, letter to an archdiocese child protection official. Also against the advice of his board, George had Bennett monitored by another priest who was a friend and who vacationed with Bennett. Allegations against Bennett continued well after 2002. He has denied any wrongdoing in his communications with the archdiocese, but was forced out of ministry on Feb. 3, 2006, according to the newly public documents. George tried to get another priest, Norbert Maday, released

early from a Wisconsin prison, where he was serving time after a 1994 conviction for molesting two boys, documents show. He also has apologized for how he handled allegations against former priest Daniel McCormack, who pleaded guilty in 2007 to abusing five children and whose case prompted an internal investigation of how the archdiocese responds to abuse claims. “The issue is not when the abuse happened; the issue is what they did once it was reported,” said Chicago attorney Marc Pearlman, who has represented about 200 victims of clergy abuse in the Chicago area.

While disturbing stories of clergy sexual abuse have wrenched the Roman Catholic Church across the globe, the newly released documents offer the broadest look yet into how one of its largest and most prominent American dioceses responded to the scandal, even years after the abuse occurred. The documents, posted online Tuesday by victims’ attorneys, cover only 30 of the at least 65 clergy for whom the archdiocese says it has substantiated claims of child abuse. Vatican documents related to

the 30 cases were not included, under the negotiated terms of the disclosure. Victims’ attorneys say they’re working to get files on the other 35 priests. The files are being released as George, a 77-year-old cancer survivor, awaits permission from Pope Francis to retire. Naming a successor for George will be the pope’s first major appointment in the U.S. church. In a letter distributed to parishes last week, George apologized for the abuse, and said the disclosures are an attempt to help victims heal.

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Thailand declares state of emergency By GRANT PECK and THANYARAT DOKSONE Associated Press

BANGKOK — Thailand’s government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas to cope with protests that have stirred up violent attacks, adding to the country’s monthslong sense of crisis. Labor Minister Chalerm Yubumrung said that the measure will continue for 60 days beginning Wednesday, but did not announce any specific actions. The decree greatly expands the power of security forces to issue orders and search, arrest and detain people, with limited judicial and parliamentary oversight. The areas covered had already been placed under tougher-than-normal security under the country’s Internal Security Act. The state of emergency follows increasing attacks at protest sites for which the government and the protesters blame each other. These include grenades thrown in daylight and drive-by shootings. On Sunday, 28 people were wounded when two grenades were tossed near one of several stages set up by protesters at key Bangkok intersections. Another grenade attack on a protest march last Friday killed one man and wounded dozens. No arrests have been made in either attack. Nine people have been killed and hundreds hurt in violence since the protests began in early November. The protesters escalated their tactics this month with a threat to “shut down” the capital to prevent the government from functioning. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the government, through a newly established Center for Maintaining Peace and Order, “will take care of the situ-

‘Whatever they warn us not to do, we will do. We will march on the routes they ban. ... If they order us not to rally, we will be here indefinitely. If they ask us not to use loudspeakers at night, we will just keep going 24 hours a day at every stage!’ — Suthep Thaugsuban, protest leader ation according to international practices, which is something we have always said. Primarily, we have to use the principle of negotiation first.” Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, in speeches afterward to followers, vowed to continue demonstrating and questioned whether the declaration was justified, saying the protesters had been peaceful. “Come and get us!” he cried. “Whatever they warn us not to do, we will do,” he declared. “We will march on the routes they ban. ... If they order us not to rally, we will be here indefinitely. If they ask us not to use loudspeakers at night, we will just keep going 24 hours a day at every stage!” The protesters have been demanding Yingluck’s resignation to make way for an appointed government to implement reforms to fight corruption. Yingluck called elections for Feb. 2 but the protesters are insisting they not be held. The opposition Democrat Party, closely aligned with the protesters, is boycotting the polls. The announcement of the emergency decree said the elections would proceed as planned. The protesters charge that Yingluck’s government is carrying on the practices of Thaksin Shinawatra, her billionaire brother who was prime minister from 2001 to 2006, by using the family fortune and state funds to influence voters and cement its power. Thaksin

was ousted by a military coup in 2006 after protests accused him of corruption and abuse of power. He fled into exile in 2008 to avoid a two-year prison sentence for a conflict of interest conviction. Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said

“the protesters have constantly violated the law, especially in closing down government offices and banks and harassment against civil servants to prevent them from working.” He added that Suthep’s group “had gone overboard, and attacks were carried out by ill-in-

tentioned people, causing people to be injured and killed, affecting the country’s stability.” In Washington, the State Department said the U.S. strongly condemns increasing violence in Bangkok, and it urged Thai authorities to investigate the attacks and bring those responsible to justice. “It is unfortunate that the situation has gotten to the point where the government felt it was necessary to invoke an Emergency Decree. We urge all sides to exercise restraint,” spokeswoman Marie Harf said Tuesday. “We encourage all involved to commit to sincere dialogue to resolve politi-

cal differences peacefully and democratically.” Human Rights Watch criticized the emergency decree for allowing excessive use of power and possible human rights violations. Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher for the New York-based group, said the security situation had not become so bad that police could not perform their duties, and the decree could be seen as having been implemented for political rather than public safety reasons. As many as 200,000 people have joined the biggest of the opposition protests in the past two months.

Russia conducts security preparations By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russia’s counter-terrorism agency says it’s studying a video posted by an Islamic militant group that asserted responsibility for suicide bombings that killed 34 people last month and is threatening to strike the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Security experts say the Russians are right in taking the threat seriously. The video was posted online Sunday by a militant group in Dagestan, a predominantly Muslim republic in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus. The Olympic host city of Sochi lies only 500 kilometers (300 miles) west of Dagestan. Two Russian-speaking men featured in the video are identified as members of Ansar al-Sunna, the name of a Jihadist group operating in Iraq. It was unclear whether the men in the video had received funding or training from that group or only adopted its name. There was no confirmation the two men were the suicide bombers who struck the southern Russian city of Volgograd last month as the video claims. Scores of people were also injured by the bombings of a train station and a bus.

Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said Monday it was studying the video and would have no immediate comment. The video couldn’t be viewed in Russia, where Internet providers cut access to it under a law that bans the “dissemination of extremist materials.” In Washington, a Pentagon spokesman Monday said the U.S. has offered support to the Russian government as it conducts security preparations for the Winter Olympics. Rear Adm. John Kirby said the U.S. will offer air and naval support, including two Navy ships in the Black Sea, to be available if requested “for all manner of contingencies,” in consultation with the Russian government. The video was released by the Vilayat Dagestan, one of the units that make up the so-called Caucasus Emirate, an umbrella group for the rebels seeking to establish an independent Islamic state in the North Caucasus. Doku Umarov, a Chechen warlord who leads the Emirate, had ordered a halt to attacks on civilian targets in 2012. But he rescinded that order in July, urging his followers to strike the Sochi Olympics, which he denounced as “satanic dances on the bones of our ancestors.” The games run from Feb. 7-23.

The Kremlin-backed leader of Chechnya claimed last week that Umarov was dead, but the claim couldn’t be verified. The Vilayat Dagestan statement said the Volgograd attacks were carried out in part because of Umarov’s order, but it didn’t specifically say he had ordered them. Dagestan has become the center of an Islamic insurgency that has engulfed Russia’s North Caucasus after two separatist wars in Chechnya. Militants seeking to create an independent state governed by Islamic Shariah law in the Caucasus launch daily attacks on police and other authorities there. One of the two ethnic Chechen brothers accused of staging the Boston Marathon bombings spent six months in Dagestan in 2012. Andrei Soldatov, an independent Moscow-based security analyst, said the video threat need to be taken seriously. “They have capabilities to strike beyond the North Caucasus, which they demonstrated in Volgograd,” he said. “It’s extremely difficult to stop a ‘lone wolf’ suicide bombing attack.” Georgy Mirsky, a respected Russian expert on the Middle East, said the video reflected the increasingly close ties between Jihadists in the Caucasus and elsewhere.

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Brutality of Syria war casts doubt on peace talks By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press

BEIRUT — Syria’s conflict was sparked by an act of brutality — the detention and torture of schoolchildren who spraypainted anti-government graffiti in a southern city. In the three years since, the conflict has evolved into one of the most savage civil wars in decades. The atrocities have been relentless. Protesters gunned down in the streets. An opposition singer whose vocal cords were carved out. Beheadings and mass sectarian killings. Barrels full of explosives dropped from warplanes onto bakeries and homes. It will be hard enough to find a political solution to Syria’s crisis at an international peace conference convening in Switzerland on Wednesday, given the vast differences between the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the opposition. But in a nation drowning in blood, reconciliation and justice over the atrocities seem even more distant. “The ethical and moral fabric of this society has been stretched to beyond breaking point,” said Amr al-Azm, a U.S.-based Syrian opposition figure and professor at Shawnee State University in Ohio. “For a country to recover from such a traumatic rupture of the very glue that holds it together is not easy.” In the latest sign of the brutality, three prominent international war-crimes experts said

they had received a huge cache of photographs documenting the killing of some 11,000 detainees by Syrian authorities. David Crane, one of the three experts, told The Associated Press that the cache provides strong evidence for charging Assad and others for crimes against humanity — “but what happens next will be a political and diplomatic decision.” In the 55,000 digital images, smuggled out by an alleged defector from Syria’s military police, the victims’ bodies showed signs of torture, including ligature marks around the neck and marks of beatings, while others show extreme emaciation suggestive of starvation. The report — which was commissioned by the Qatar government, one of the countries most deeply involved in the Syrian conflict and a major backer of the opposition — could not be independently confirmed. “It’s chilling; it’s direct evidence to show systematic killing of civilians,” said Crane, former chief prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. New York-based Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that the United States has focused too strongly on bringing the warring parties into peace talks at the expense of putting “real pressure” on the Assad government to end atrocities and hold to account those responsible. The group also accused Russia and China of shielding their ally Syria from concrete action at the United Nations. “The mass atrocities being

‘It’s chilling; it’s direct evidence to show systematic killing of civilians.’ — David Crane, former chief prosecutor of Special Court for Sierra Leon committed in Syria should be a parallel focus of the peace process,” Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, told reporters Tuesday in Berlin. For Syria watchers, the descent into the abyss was not inevitable, but the result of conscious decisions by a multitude of players. “From day one, there was a level of violence used initially by the government in its suppression that was unprecedented,” said Nadim Houry, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division. “Since the Balkan wars and Rwanda in the 1990s, we have rarely seen a conflict with that many people killed in such a short amount of time.” More than 130,000 people have died in Syria’s conflict, and more than a quarter of the population of 23 million now live as refugees, either within Syria or in neighboring countries. Fighters who took up weapons against Assad have turned their guns on each other, trapping ordinary Syrians in the violence of two parallel wars. Protests started in the southern city of Daraa in March 2011 in response to the arrest and

torture of high school students who scrawled anti-government graffiti on the school wall. Security forces responded with brute force, beating and opening fire on largely peaceful protesters, who initially demanded reforms and later moved to seek Assad’s ouster. Chilling brutality against opposition figures came quickly in the very first months of the conflict. Hamza al-Khatib, a chubby-faced teenager, was arrested at an anti-government demonstration in April 2011 and not seen again until his mutilated body was delivered to his family weeks later. Popular cartoonist Ali Farzat was severely beaten up and both his hands broken before being dumped on the side of the road after he compared Assad to Libya’s dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The body of Ibrahim Qashoush was thrown in the Orontes River with his throat carved out for writing poetry and anti-Assad songs that rallied thousands of protesters. As opponents increasingly took up arms, the government escalated its repression. Warplanes indiscriminately hit rebel-held residential areas with incendiary bombs and crude

explosive-filled barrels, often hitting bread lines at bakeries, schools and makeshift hospitals. Government forces have been blamed for an August chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds. Sectarianism fueled the viciousness. Syria is a patchwork of religious groups, with Sunnis making up the majority and forming the backbone of the rebellion. Assad is a member of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. A May 2012 assault on Houla — a cluster of Sunni villages surrounded by Alawite towns in central Syria — killed about 100 people, including many children under the age of 10. Gruesome video showed rows of dead children with gaping head wounds in a mosque, and the U.N. called it a massacre by pro-Assad gunmen. In a massacre blamed on rebels, nearly 200 civilians were killed in pro-regime villages in Latakia province. Islamic militants and foreign al-Qaida-linked fighters joined the war against Assad — and reports of human rights abuses by the opposition soared, including mass killings of prisoners, beheadings and floggings. In Aleppo last year, al-Qaida-linked militants shot to death a 15-year-old coffee vendor in front of his parents, accusing him of being an “infidel” for allegedly mentioning Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in vain. “I never imagined that this could happen to my country,”

said Ibrahim, a 41-year-old former teacher whose brother died in an air raid on the northern town of al-Bab last year. He said his brother — two years his elder — had gone over to a friend’s house to play backgammon when the bomb struck without warning, killing 12 people. “He has two children and his wife doesn’t speak from the shock,” Ibrahim said in a Skype interview, declining to give his full name for fear reprisals. Ibrahim fled al-Bab after militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant took it over, terrorizing civilians. He is now staying with relatives in Syria until he can leave the country. “There’s no future here anymore,” he said. Experts say justice and accountability are crucial if the hatred is not to be transmitted to future generations. In neighboring Lebanon, for example, wounds have still not healed from the 15-year civil war that ended in 1990 with more than 150,000 killed. The Taif agreement which ended the Lebanese war — brokered partly by Lakhdar Brahimi, the same diplomat who will sit down with the Syrian warring sides in Switzerland — did not mention justice. “There was a blanket amnesty, which meant that all the warlords and war criminals became respectable ministers, and they just split the pie of the state,” Houry said. “We are still paying the price more than 20 years later.”

New video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford emerged Tuesday CBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press

TORONTO — A new video of Mayor Rob Ford emerged Tuesday that shows him swearing and slurring his words while apparently trying to imitate a Jamaican accent. In the video posted on YouTube, Ford is shown in a fast food restaurant rambling and talking about police surveillance and calling police chief Bill Blair a derogatory name. Ford, who said in November that he quit drinking, said outside his office Tuesday that he drank on Monday night “a little bit” and acknowledged it was him in the video. When asked if he also did drugs, Ford said no. “I was with some friends and what I do in my personal life with my personal friends, that’s up to me,” Ford said. “It really has nothing to do with you guys.” Ford said he did not think the language he used was offensive or discriminatory. “It’s how I speak with some of my friends,” he said. The video is titled “New Video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Drunk, Swearing in Jamaican Patois? Bumbaclot.” “Chase me around for five months,” the mayor says in the video. “Leave me alone . and then try and tell me, we’re countersurveilling the guy. He’s hiding here, I’m hiding here. Oh, we don’t know?” he says before rambling incoherently. Mark Pugush, a spokesman for Police Chief Blair, said they don’t respond to personal attacks. Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly, who assumed some of the mayor’s powers after the City Council stripped Ford of many of his duties year, urged Ford to seek professional help. “He’s got to do a lot of soulsearching in the next few days,” Kelly said. Ford said in November that he was finished with drinking alcohol after having a “come to Jesus moment.” He snapped at reporters and denied he was drinking after pictures emerged last week of him at a night club. Ford vowed in November that the public would never see a tape of him intoxicated again. He said he was working out and the mayor noticeably lost weight. He put his name on the ballot to run for another term earlier this month. Ford acknowledged last year that he smoked crack “in one of my drunken stupors” after police said they obtained a copy of a tape that appears to show him smoking crack. He refused to resign.

City councilor Joe Mihevc said the latest tape appears to ‘I was with some friends and what I do show that Ford has not stopped in my personal life with my personal drinking and continues to be an embarrassment to the city of friends, that’s up to me. It really has Toronto. nothing to do with you guys.’ City Councilor Michael Thompson, who is black, said — Mayor Rob Ford, Toronto he was shocked. “Is that the mayor speaking Jamaican? Wow,” Thompson said when reThe City Council stripped or was the subject of a police porters showed him the video. Ford of most of his powers but investigation but was never lacked the authority to force charged. According to police him out because he wasn’t interviews, staffers accused convicted of a crime. The may- Ford of frequently drinking.

“I’m numb.” Thompson said the mayor’s interpretation of “supposedly being Jamaican” was offensive. He called it a sad day and said the mayor needs to seek help. “We’ve been fairly silent in just waiting for the next thing to occur,” Thompson said. “I think we all had sort of concluded it was only a matter of

time.” City councilor Denzil Minnan-Wong said Ford had been doing well lately but said this is clearly a setback for him. “It looks like he’s fallen off the wagon,” Minnan-Wong said.

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Sports

Soldotna cagers sweep Kardinals By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai-Soldotna sports rivalry had another chapter written in its long history Tuesday night at the Kenai Central High School gym, as the Soldotna girls hoops team scored a 4936 victory over their Northern Lights Conference rivals. The win keeps SoHi’s unbeaten season alive at 10-0, and sets the Stars up for a Friday night tussle with the 2-4 Colony Knights (2-1 against Alaska teams).

Soldotna coach Doug Blossom said his team will need to improve on one thing in preparing for Colony. “Defense,” he said. “Colony has two guards, and it’s the same thing as with Kenai. We can’t let one or two players score too many points.” On Tuesday, it was a fast start and good shooting that propelled the Kardinals to an 11-6 lead late in the first quarter. From the get-go, Kenai seniors Justice English and Caitie Steinbeck found the net for easy points that were allowed by Soldotna defenders leaving open space in front of the basket.

“I would say our defense wasn’t where it should be at,” Blossom said. “I don’t know how many points we let Justice (English) score, but we let her score way too many points coming off screens, and we’re better than that.” English topped all scorers with 19 points — including 10 in the fourth quarter — while Soldotna senior Julie Litchfield notched 18 points for the Stars, and senior teammate Kelci Benson had nine points on a trio of 3s. The Kards’ defense held SoHi senior Katelynn Kerkvliet to only nine points. It wasn’t until midway through

the second quarter that the Stars took their first lead, when Makayla Wong hit two free throws with 4 minutes, 28 seconds, left. Soldotna took the lead for the final time with 1:17 remaining when Litchfield knocked down a jumper. “They played us very well, I don’t want to take anything away from Kenai,” Blossom said. “But our defense didn’t play as good as we normally do. “I thought at times, we picked it up and stretched it out, but then we’d back off and let them have too much

breathing room.” Soldotna stretched its lead in the third quarter to 35-20, putting up 14 points and holding Kenai to just five, but the Kards were not ready to leave just yet. Led by English’s shooting, Kenai began forcing Soldotna into mistakes and turnovers, which limited their offensive opportunities. Kenai outscored SoHi 16-14 in the final quarter, and got as close as 41-31 with 2:52 remaining. English was also perfect from the charity stripe, hitting all five of her See HOOPS, page A-11

Azarenka is out of Open JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer

MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka’s run as Australian Open champion ended in a yelling, screaming quarterfinal defeat to Agnieszka Radwanska on Wednesday, continuing the flow of stars tumbling out of the season’s first major. Fifth-seeded Radwanska stopped Azarenka’s 18-match winning run at Melbourne Park and her own streak of three consecutive quarterfinal defeats at the Australian Open, winning 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 with a stunning display of versatility and court craft that shocked and confused the two-time champion. The result means both defending champions were out

AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) fouls Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) as he drives to the basket in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

Durant pours in 46 points Oklahoma City forward is too much for Blazers down the stretch By The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 46 points in the final 3:23 to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 105-97 on Tuesday night. Durant has scored at least 30 points for eight consecutive games, the longest such streak of his career. He made 17 of 25 field goals, including 6 of 7 3-pointers. Reggie Jackson added 15 points for Oklahoma City (32-10), which took a onegame lead over Portland in the Northwest Division. Portland had won the previous two meetings this season. LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 16 rebounds and Wesley Matthews added 21 points for Portland (31-11).

scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, Chris Bosh added 16 and the Heat blew an 18-point lead before rallying to beat the Celtics. Chris Andersen scored 13 points and made all five of his shots for Miami, which ended the game on a 9-0 run. Brandon Bass scored 15 points, Kris Humphries had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Jeff Green had 12 points for the Celtics, who outrebounded Miami 46-33 but shot only 39 percent. Rajon Rondo, still coming around after returning from knee surgery, missed all eight of his shots, plus missed a pair of free throws with the Celtics down four with 44.4 seconds remaining. Avery Bradley, the Celtics’ other starting guard, was lost in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle.

reserve forward Mirza Teletovic added 14 points as the Nets beat the Magic for their eighth win in nine games. One night after routing the crosstown rival New York Knicks, the Nets kept up the surge. Their 8-1 start in January is a NBA best after a disappointing 10-21 start to their second season in Brooklyn. Joe Johnson and Paul Pierce each had 13 points apiece for the Nets.

KINGS 114, PELICANS 97

NEW ORLEANS — Rudy Gay tied a career high with 41 points, and the Kings cruised to a victory over the Pelicans. Isaiah Thomas had 20 points and 11 assists, while DeMarcus Cousins had 18 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for the Kings, who’ve won five of eight. Gay hit 16 of 25 shots, includNETS 101, MAGIC 90 ing 5 of 8 from 3-point range. NEW YORK — Andray Tyreke Evans scored 17 for HEAT 93, CELTICS 86 Blatche came off the bench and New Orleans, which trimmed a MIAMI — LeBron James had a team-high 18 points and 23-point first-half deficit to six

shortly before halftime, only to fall behind by 23 again in the third quarter.

TIMBERWOLVES 112, JAZZ 97 SALT LAKE CITY — Kevin Love had 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves run past Utah and sweep a home-andhome set with the Jazz. Ricky Rubio has returned to his spontaneous, free-flowing style and had 11 points and 13 assists for the Wolves, who snapped a seven-game losing streak in Utah. Corey Brewer scored 19 points and Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin each contributed 18. Each time the Jazz threatened to get close in the fourth quarter, J.J. Barea hit big baskets and had 15 points to keep the Jazz at bay. Gordon Hayward returned from a five-game absence to lead the Jazz with 27 points, but he was the only starter in double figures.

in the quarterfinals — Novak Djokovic lost in five sets to Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday night. Azarenka’s defeat followed the fourth-round exits of topranked Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova and leaves 2011 French Open champion Li Na as the only major winner remaining in the women’s draw. Radwanska next plays No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova, who won the last eight games in a one-hour, 6-3, 6-0 quarterfinal rout of No. 11-seeded Simona Halep. Li, a two-time finalist in Australia, will play 19-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard in the other semifinal. Radwanska played drop shots and slices from the baseSee OPEN, Page A-11

Spartans keep perfect record By The Associated Press

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Gary Harris scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half, helping No. 3 Michigan State beat Indiana 71-66 on Tuesday night to remain unbeaten in the Big Ten. The Spartans (18-1, 7-0) have won 11 straight games, extending their best one-loss start in a season in school history. The Hoosiers (12-7, 2-4) have lost two straight and four of six. Michigan State went on a 10-2 run to take a 62-52 lead with 4:29 left, but led by just four points after Yogi Ferrell made a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left. Keith Appling made one of two free throws on the ensuing possession and Stanford Robinson’s runner pulled the Hoosiers within three points. No. 14 KENTUCKY 68, TEXAS A&M 51 LEXINGTON, Ky. — Alex Poythress scored a season-high 16 points for Kentucky. Poythress and 7-foot freshman Dakari Johnson eagerly picked up the slack inside for Kentucky (14-4, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) with struggling 7-foot pivot man Willie Cauley-Stein limited by foul trouble. Poythress worked inside for baskets and got to the free throw line, hitting

five straight during his 7-0 run that put the Wildcats up 44-33 with 14½ minutes remaining.

No. 20 PITTSBURGH 76, CLEMSON 43 PITTSBURGH — Talib Zanna scored 22 points on near flawless shooting for Pittsburgh. Zanna connected on 9 of 10 shots, most of them dunks or layups, as the Panthers (17-2, 5-1 ACC) bounced back from a loss to No. 2 Syracuse. Lamar Patterson added 13 points, six rebounds and four assists for Pitt, which ended Clemson’s three-game winning streak.

TEXAS 67, No. 22 KANSAS ST. 64 AUSTIN, Texas — Jonathan Holmes made a catch-and-shoot 3 pointer at the buzzer to send Texas to its fourth straight victory in the Big 12 and second in a row over a ranked team. Texas had almost blown its chance for the game-winner when it nearly botched an inbounds pass with 3 seconds left. But after a quick timeout, Isaiah Taylor zipped the ball to the Holmes in the left corner and he put up the shot over two defenders. The ball swished through the basket at the buzzer and Holmes was mobbed by his teammates.

Jackets top Kings for franchise-record 7th straight win By The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to their franchise-record seventh straight win, a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. Nathan Horton scored in his 600th NHL game, Artem Anisimov had a goal and an assist and Ryan Johansen also scored for Columbus, with James Wisniewski picking up two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky moved to 8-0 in his past eight starts with 26 saves. MAPLE LEAFS 5, AVALANCHE 2

fourth in the Eastern Conference standings a four-game injury absence, and Winnipeg during its win streak. ended Anaheim’s 10-game home winning streak. Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd also ISLANDERS 5, RANGERS 3 scored for the last-place Jets, who also NEW YORK — Thomas Vanek scored handed Anaheim its first regulation loss a power-play goal with 4:38 left, and the at home this season after a 20-0-2 start at Islanders rallied from two goals down for Honda Center. a second straight day and beat the Rangers. CANUCKS 2, OILERS 1 Vanek capped the comeback as the EDMONTON, Alberta — Rookie KelRangers were trying to kill a penalty for too many men on the ice. Colin McDonald lan Lain and Zack Kassian scored and and defenseman Thomas Hickey scored Vancouver won its first game without susin the second period to get the Islanders pended head coach John Tortorella in a victory over Edmonton. even. The Canucks have won just three of Matt Martin scored a rare goal in the first, and Frans Nielsen added an empty- their past 11 games. Roberto Luongo netter. Kevin Poulin made 30 saves in the made 28 saves for the win. Islanders’ ninth win in their past 11 road games.

DENVER — Phil Kessel scored twice, James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist and Toronto beat Colorado for its sixth DEVILS 7, BLUES 1 straight win. Nazem Kadri also scored and James NEWARK, N.J. — Mark Fayne and JETS 3, DUCKS 2 Reimer stopped 35 shots for Toronto. Ryan Carter scored 24 seconds apart earThe Maple Leafs are on their longest ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ondrej Pavelec ly in the first period to spark New Jersey winning streak in eight years after los- made 40 saves, Evander Kane had a short- Devils over St. Louis. ing four in a row. Toronto has climbed to handed goal and an assist in his return from Jaromir Jagr, Ryane Clowe, Adam C

Henrique, Damien Brunner and Eric Gelinas added goals and the Devils celebrated a return to the snow-bound Prudential Center after losing three of four on the road. The seven goals were a season high. It was the biggest outburst by the Devils, and the most surrendered by the Blues.

34 saves and Ottawa beat Washington to hand the Alex Ovechkin-less Capitals their sixth straight loss. With NHL scoring leader Ovechkin sidelined with an unspecified lower-body injury, Washington generated few quality scoring chances, failing to convert on five power plays. During their six-game skid, the Capitals have scored just seven goals. It was PANTHERS 4, SABRES 3 the third time Washington has been shut BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ed Jovanovski out this season, with all the games at scored the go-ahead goal and added an as- home. sist in his 1,100th career game, sparking Florida over Buffalo. STARS 4, WILD 0 Sean Bergenheim, Jesse Winchester and Nick Bjugstad also scored for Florida, DALLAS — Erik Cole and Ray Whitwhich improved to 4-0-1 in its past five ney scored power-play goals, and Dallas trips to Buffalo. Tom Gilbert set up two stopped a three-game losing streak with a goals in helping the Panthers overcome a victory over Minnesota. pair of one-goal first-period deficits and Kari Lehtonen made 18 saves as Dalthen hang on for the win. las won for the second time in its past 11 games. It was his second shutout of the season and No. 24 for his career. SENATORS 2, CAPITALS 0 Jordie Benn scored on a penalty shot, WASHINGTON — Kyle Turris and Ja- beating Darcy Kuemper at 11:22 of the son Spezza scored, Craig Anderson made third period.

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free throws. “I think it’s like any game, anything can happen,” Blossom said. “I tell the girls, expect the unexpected.” The deficit ultimately proved to be too great for the Kards, who dropped to 4-4 overall on the season, and will face the Kodiak Bears on Friday. Soldotna boys 57, Kenai 28 The home team struggled to score early on in the boys matchup at Kenai Central High School, and the Stars pulled away in the third quarter to coast to a win Tuesday night. The Kards only managed eight points in the first half, and matters weren’t helped in the third quarter when Soldotna outscored Kenai 26-7. “I thought our effort, especially in the first half, was where it needs to be to win games,” said Soldotna coach Matt Johnson. “I don’t think we’re good enough to not give that kind of effort.” Austin Kruse led all players with 14 points — sinking four 3s along the way — and teammate Daniel McElroy added

13. Kenai was led by Nate Saavedra with eight points, all in the fourth quarter once the game was out of reach. With the win, Soldotna improved to 7-4 on the season, while Kenai dropped to 2-8. Johnson praised the seniors for leading the effort, most notably Max Conradi, Colton Young, Austin Kruse and Daniel McElroy. “They really came out of the gates and set the tone defensively,” Johnson said. “They were going to work, and it created a lot of looks for us.” After leading 9-4 after one quarter, the Stars took advantage of mistakes from Kenai, including a number of turnovers from freshman Josh Jackman. The mistakes led to a 10-0 scoring run in the final 3:35 that resulted in a 22-8 halftime lead. “The reality is we got beat by a better team,” said Kenai coach Ken Felchle. “They’re faster, bigger and stronger. A more seasoned team with older kids.” In the third quarter, things only got worse for Kenai. The Stars rode a 17-1 points streak in the first four minutes to a 30-point lead, aided by two big 3s from Kruse. Kruse also ended the quarter with a third trey just 33 seconds from the end.

Gebhardt takes 4th at Kusko 300 Kasilof musher Paul Gebhardt led area mushers at the Kusko 300 by taking fourth place Sunday. Rohn Buser won the race by finishing at 9:18 a.m. Sunday, while nine-time Kusko champion Jeff King was right behind at 9:25 a.m. Cim Smyth took third by finishing at 10:55 a.m., while Gebhardt finished fourth at 11 a.m. Kasilof’s Kristy Berington came in at 8 p.m. to nab 17th.

Yukon Quest will have smallest field ever

time together. The Eagles host Wasilla Lake at 3 p.m. Friday. Ninilchik boys 40, Kalskag 31

The host Wolverines got big games from a pair of freshmen to notch a nonconference win Tuesday. Freshman Tyler Presley had 20 points to lead the Wolverines, while Austin White had 17. Kalskag led 15-9 after one CIA boys 68, quarter, but Ninilchik tied it Kodiak ESSS 40 at 19 heading to halftime. The The host Eagles notched a game was tied at 25 heading Peninsula Conference victory into the final eight minutes Tuesday to improve to 5-1 before Ninilchik pulled away. overall and 4-0 in the league. Tuesday girls Timmy Smithwick paced Stars 49, Kards 36 all scorers with 35 points, Soldotna 9 12 14 14 —49 13 2 5 16 —36 while Mylon Weems pitched Kenai in 11 for the Eagles. SOLDOTNA (49) — Nelson 0 0-0 0, Ben“I was disappointed in son 3 0-0 9, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Litchfield 6 4-7 M. Wong 0 3-4 3, L. Wong 0 0-0 0, Henthe fact that we gave up 40 18, dricks 2 0-0 4, Kerkvliet 4 1-2 9, Miller 3 0-0 points,” CIA coach Justin 6. Totals 18 8-13 49. (36) — Ostrander 1 0-1 3, English 6 Franchino said. “Our defense KENAI 5-5 19, Drury 0 0-0 0, A. Steinbeck 0 0-0 0, wasn’t disciplined like it Creighton 0 0-0 0, Baker 0 0-0 0, C. Steinshould have been, but as the beck 2 1-2 5, Barcus 3 0-0 6, Beck 0 1-2 1, 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 7-10 36. game went on we picked up Every 3-point field goals — Soldotna 5 (Benson the intensity on defense and 3, Litchfield 2); Kenai 3 (English 2, Osgot the ball moving better, trander 1). and that’s what made the dif- Team fouls — Soldotna 17; Kenai 14. ference in the game.” Tuesday boys Franchino added that he Stars 57, Kardinals 28 was impressed with Kodiak 9 13 26 9 —57 ESSS, which pulls from vari- Soldotna 4 4 7 13 —28 ous schools in Kodiak and Kenai doesn’t get a lot of practice SOLDOTNA (57) — Kruse 5 0-0 14, McEl-

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The Yukon Quest will have its smallest field ever this year, with just 18 mushers remaining for the 1,000-mile Fairbanks-to-Whitehorse sled dog race Yukon Quest Alaska Executive Director Marti Steury says late withdrawals are usually prompted by financial shortfalls or concerns about whether a team is healthy enough to complete the race. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://bit.ly/19KZNsA ) the previous record for smallest Yukon Quest field was 21 teams in 1996 and 2005. The biggest field was 48 entries in 1988, although not all of those entries ultimately ran the race. The 2014 race will begin Feb. 1 in downtown Fairbanks. The purse for this year’s Yukon Quest will be at least $115,000, an increase from the 2013 pot of $100,000. The top 15 mushers finish in the money.

Pro Bowl picking begins HONOLULU — NFL great Jerry Rice is already bucking conventional fantasy football wisdom in a new Pro Bowl format inspired by the popular hobby. Rice picked New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees and St. Louis defensive end Robert Quinn to anchor his Pro Bowl team on Tuesday, opting for a passer over a runner. Rice made the selections in Hawaii after winning a coin toss against Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders. Rice called tails. The decision prompted Sanders to select Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles and Houston defensive end J.J. Watt for Sunday’s game. “Don’t think we forget Jerry picked them first,” Watt said when asked whether the new schoolyard-style format would leave players with bruised egos. The toss and selections started a new process for the NFL in selecting this year’s Pro Bowl teams. Rice and Sanders are serving as captains and general managers in charge of divvying up the NFL stars. “I’m so pumped — I’m ready to run some routes,” Rice said at a news conference after winning the toss, picking his players and embracing them as active player captains. “That’s exactly how I thought it was going to go,” Sanders said. The toss gave Sanders and Rice another chance for good-natured trash talk in a game that’s become as much about showcasing their personalities as celebrating the accomplishments of the NFL’s best. — Staff and wire reports

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 20 20 Brooklyn 18 22 New York 15 26 Boston 14 29 Philadelphia 13 28 Southeast Division Miami 30 12 Atlanta 21 19 Washington 20 20 Charlotte 18 25 Orlando 11 31 Central Division Indiana 33 7 Chicago 20 20 Detroit 17 24 Cleveland 15 26 Milwaukee 7 33

Pct .500 .450 .366 .326 .317

GB — 2 5½ 7½ 7½

.714 — .525 8 .500 9 .419 12½ .262 19 .825 — .500 13 .415 16½ .366 18½ .175 26

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio 32 9 Houston 28 15 Dallas 25 18 Memphis 20 20 New Orleans 16 25 Northwest Division Oklahoma City 32 10 Portland 31 11 Denver 20 20 Minnesota 20 21 Utah 14 29 Pacific Division L.A. Clippers 29 14 Golden State 26 17 Phoenix 23 17 L.A. Lakers 16 26 Sacramento 15 25

.780 — .651 5 .581 8 .500 11½ .390 16 .762 — .738 1 .500 11 .488 11½ .326 18½ .674 — .605 3 .575 4½ .381 12½ .375 12½

Tuesday’s Games Brooklyn 101, Orlando 90 Miami 93, Boston 86 Oklahoma City 105, Portland 97 Sacramento 114, New Orleans 97 Minnesota 112, Utah 97 Wednesday’s Games Atlanta at Orlando, 3 p.m. Boston at Washington, 3 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 3 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Dallas at Toronto, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 3:30 p.m. Sacramento at Houston, 4 p.m. Detroit at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Indiana at Phoenix, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Women’s Scores EAST Quinnipiac 54, Rider 44 SOUTH Charleston Southern 68, Presby-

terian 50 Nicholls St. 71, McNeese St. 63 South Florida 57, Cincinnati 48 MIDWEST Ill.-Chicago 69, Valparaiso 51 Marquette 87, Providence 79 Oklahoma 75, Iowa St. 54 Seton Hall 72, Xavier 62 SOUTHWEST Louisville 93, Houston 52

Men’s Scores

SOCHI, Russia — Russian security officials are hunting down three potential female suicide bombers, one of whom is believed to be in Sochi, where the Winter Olympics will begin next month. Police leaflets seen by an Associated Press reporter at a central Sochi hotel on Tuesday contain warnings about three potential suicide bombers. A police letter said that one of them, Ruzanna Ibragimova, a 22-yearold widow of an Islamic militant, was at large in Sochi. A U.S. congressman who was in Sochi on Tuesday to assess the situation said he was impressed by the work of Russian security forces but troubled that potential suicide bombers had gotten into the city, despite all of the extraordinary security measures. “We know some of them got through the perimeter,” Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, told The As-

Eagles 68, Kodiak ESSS 40 Kodiak 6 12 11 11 —40 CIA 16 15 16 21 —68 KODIAK ESSS (40) — G. Nelson 5, Rest 7, Robo 2, E. Nelson 4, Elvehjem 3, Bennet 2, Bartellsun 17. COOK INLET ACADEMY (68) — A. Hammond 2, Leaf 4, J. Solie 8, T. Smithwick 35, R. Solie 8, Weems 11. 3-point goals — Kodiak ESSS 3 (G. Nelson, Elvehjem, Bartellsun); CIA 5 (J. Solie 2, T. Smithwick 3). Team fouls — Kodiak ESSS 11, CIA 12. Fouled out — none. Wolverines 40, Grizzlies 31 Kalskag Ninilchik

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KALSKAG (31) — L. Levi 2 0-0 4, Samuelson 1 1-3 4, A. Hetherington 2 0-2 4, Holmberg 3 1-3 8, Davis 1 1-2 3, Hetherington 0 0-2 0, Kerr 4 0-1 8. Totals — 13 3-13 31. NINILCHIK (40) — C. Appelhanz 0 0-0 0, Presley 7 6-10 20, Delgado 1 0-2 2, Bartolowits 0 0-0 0, Thorne 0 0-0 0, S. Appelhanz 0 1-2 1, White 6 5-8 17. Totals — 14 12-22 40. 3-point goals — Kalskag 2 (Samuelson, Holmberg). Team fouls — Kalskag 21, Ninilchik 19. Fouled out — Davis, Thorne.

Georgia Tech 68, Boston College 60 Pittsburgh 76, Clemson 43 Providence 65, Butler 56 UConn 90, Temple 66 SOUTH FAU 68, Harvard 53 Florida St. 76, Notre Dame 74 Kentucky 68, Texas A&M 51 LSU 77, Missouri 71 Nicholls St. 87, McNeese St. 79, OT MIDWEST Michigan St. 71, Indiana 66 Missouri St. 64, Evansville 61 Northwestern 63, Purdue 60, 2OT Wright St. 73, Milwaukee 57 SOUTHWEST SMU 70, Rutgers 56 Texas 67, Kansas St. 64 FAR WEST New Mexico 84, Boise St. 75

Tennis Australian Open

Wednesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $29.72 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Women Quarterfinals Dominika Cibulkova (20), Slovakia, def. Simona Halep (11), Romania, 6-3, 6-0. Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, def. Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, 6-1, 5-7, 6-0.

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP Boston 49 Tampa Bay 50 Montreal 49 Toronto 52

sociated Press. “She’s for real. What we don’t know is how many more black widows are out there.” Russian authorities have blamed the so-called “black widows” of slain insurgents for previous suicide attacks in the country. The Black Sea resort town will host the games amid concerns about security and potential terrorist attacks. The southern city of Volgograd was rocked by two suicide bombings in late December, which killed 34 and injured scores more. An Islamic militant group in Dagestan posted a video on Sunday claiming responsibility for the bombings and threatened to strike the games in Sochi, about 500 kilometers (300 miles) west of Dagestan. McCaul, a Republican from Texas, said he had numerous meetings with officials in Moscow and Sochi, and was briefed by the joint operation center in Sochi, which is responsible for overall security in the area. “The one improvement I

Ottawa 50 22 19 9 53 141 155 Detroit 49 21 18 10 52 122 134 Florida 50 20 23 7 47 120 151 Buffalo 48 13 28 7 33 89 137 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 49 34 13 2 70 157 120 N.Y. Rangers 52 27 22 3 57 131 133 Philadelphia 50 25 19 6 56 137 144 Columbus 49 25 20 4 54 143 138 New Jersey 51 21 19 11 53 122 124 Washington 50 22 20 8 52 142 152 Carolina 48 20 19 9 49 117 137 N.Y. Islanders 52 21 24 7 49 147 169

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Russian officials hunt bombers NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press

roy 5 3-4 13, Calloway 0 1-2 1, Kuntz 0 0-0 0, Young 2 0-0 4, Conradi 2 1-2 5, Phillips 0 0-0 0, Furlong 2 0-0 4, Spence 3 2-3 8, Fowler 3 1-2 7, Deatheridge 0 0-0 0, Trammell 0 1-2 1. Totals 22 9-15 57. KENAI (28) — Theisen 2 1-2 5, Glushkov 0 0-0 0, Shirnberg 1 1-4 3, McKee 0 0-0 0, Brazell 0 0-0 0, Jackman 2 0-1 4, Saavedra 3 0-0 8, Ivy 1 0-2 3, Sepulveda 0 0-0 0, Beeson 0 0-0 0, Foree 0 0-0 0, Jones 2 0-0 5, Wortham 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-9 28. 3-point field goals — Soldotna 4 (Kruse 4); Kenai 4 (Saavedra 2, Ivy 1, Jones 1). Team fouls — Soldotna 10; Kenai 13.

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line, forcing Azarenka to come forward and then lobbing or passing her. She hit touch volleys with calm precision, and instinctively anticipated Azarenka’s shots. She didn’t fall into bigswinging rallies against the second-seeded Azarenka, either, continually mixing it up and saving the power for when she needed it. “She was aggressive. She was making everything. She was guessing right,” Azarenka said. “I was just playing a little bit too predictably. “In the second set I managed to fight back. Third set, the first game was important. I let it go, like easily let it go. From there just couldn’t get back to it.” Radwanska was also safe on her own serve, dropping just two games in the two-hour match while breaking Azarenka six times. She hadn’t beaten Azarenka in their last seven matches, and had only won three of their previous 13. “I said to myself one day I have to have one step forward and do the semifinal, and I’m so, so happy that I did it finally,” Radwanska said of her first run to the semis of a major on hard courts.

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“The good news about that first half is that we only gave up 22 points,” Felchle said. Johnson said he will have his squad preparing for a Colony boys team that is viewed by many as one of the top teams in the state. “That’s the goal, to keep building on what we’re doing,” Johnson said. “They’re good, and they’re well coached, so we’ll have our hands full for sure.”

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would ask of the Russians is to allow our intelligence services to coordinate and cooperate better with theirs,” McCaul said. Although the Russian side was confident that it could provide security, the U.S. has information that could help keep the games safe, he said. The congressman also expressed concern that terrorists could have gotten into Sochi before security was tightened. “How many potential cells could be in Sochi and the Olympic village?” he said. “But after ‘the ring of steel’ was implemented we have this one person who seems to have been able to penetrate it. It does demonstrate vulnerability.” Police material distributed to the hotel staff included pictures of two other women in veils: 26-year-old Zaira Aliyeva and 34-year-old Dzhannet Tsakhayeva. It said they had been trained “to perpetrate acts of terrorism.” It warned that the two women “are probably among us,” but, unlike Ibragimova’s case, did not say if they are in Sochi. C

Central Division Chicago 51 32 8 11 75 184 139 St. Louis 49 33 11 5 71 171 115 Colorado 49 31 13 5 67 144 127 Minnesota 52 27 20 5 59 125 129 Dallas 50 22 20 8 52 141 152 Nashville 51 22 22 7 51 125 152 Winnipeg 51 23 23 5 51 144 152 Pacific Division Anaheim 52 37 10 5 79 177 129 San Jose 50 32 12 6 70 161 123 Los Angeles 51 29 16 6 64 131 108 Vancouver 51 26 16 9 61 129 128 Phoenix 49 23 17 9 55 141 149 Calgary 50 16 27 7 39 111 159 Edmonton 52 15 31 6 36 132 183 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games Florida 4, Buffalo 3 New Jersey 7, St. Louis 1 N.Y. Islanders 5, N.Y. Rangers 3 Ottawa 2, Washington 0 Columbus 5, Los Angeles 3 Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 Toronto 5, Colorado 2 Vancouver 2, Edmonton 1 Winnipeg 3, Anaheim 2 Carolina at Philadelphia, ppd., snow Wednesday’s Games Carolina at Philadelphia, 2 p.m. Montreal at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Calgary, 5:30 p.m. All Times AST

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Dylan Axelrod, Parker Frazier, Brian Omogrosso, Omar Poveda and Zach Putnam; LHPs David Purcey and Mauricio Robles; C Hector Gimenez, INF Alex Liddi; and OF Denis Phipps on minor league contracts. Named Tommy Thompson manager of Winston-Salem (Carolina), Pete Rose Jr. manager of Kannapolis (SAL), Charlie Poe manager of Great Falls (Pioneer), Mike Gellinger manager of the AZL White Sox, and Vance Law assistant minor league hitting coordinator.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with OF Justin Maxwell on a one-year contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with OF Ricardo Nanita on a minor league contract. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Signed Cs Miguel Olivo and Griff Erickson to minor league contracts. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with LHP Antonio Bastardo on a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with OF Bobby Abreu and RHP Chad Gaudin on minor league contracts. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with C Ed Easley and INF Scott Moore on minor league contracts. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Clay Hensley on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Indiana G Lance Stephenson $5,000 for violating the anti-flopping rules for the second time this season, during a Jan. 20 at Golden State. CHICAGO BULLS — Traded G Marquis Teague to Brooklyn for F Toko Shengelia. Women’s National Basketball Association ATLANTA DREAM — Named Angela Taylor executive vice president and general manager. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed P Dave Zastudil to a two-year contract. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Named Vance Joseph assistant defensive backs coach. DETROIT LIONS — Named Joe Lombardi offensive coordinator. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Promoted Nicole Ledvina to vice president of human resources. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Mark Duffner linebacker coach. NEW ENGLAND PATRIORS — Signed DL Marcus Forston to a reserve/future contract. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Announced co-owner Gideon Yu resigned as president. Promoted Paraag Marathe to president. Named Al Guido chief operating officer. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Named Jason Licht general manager. Canadian Football League MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Announced the retirement of QB Anthony Calvillo. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS —

Signed DB Josh Francis and WR Julian Feoli-Gudino. Arena Football League SPOKANE SHOCK — Traded DB Patrick Stoudamire to Portland for future considerations. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned D Sami Vatanen to Norfolk (AHL) and D Andrew O’Brien from Utah (ECHL) to Norfolk. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned F Cam Janssen to Albany (AHL). Activated RW Damien Brunner from injured reserve. NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with G David LeNeveu. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Nate Schmidt from Hershey (AHL). MOTORSPORTS WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL — Named Levi Palmer as corporate sales executive. SOCCER Major League Soccer COLORADO RAPIDS — Traded M Tony Cascio to Houston for an international roster spot. Signed F Charles Eloundou. COLUMBUS CREW — Traded an international roster slot to Vancouver for a 2014 third-round draft pick. North American Soccer League NEW YORK COSMOS — Named coach Giovanni Savarese sporting director and Jack Gaeta manager of team operations. Signed assistant coaches Carlos Llamosa and Alecko Eskandarian, goalie coach Guillermo Valencia and fitness coach Simone Lucchesi to contract extensions. Promoted Luke Sassano to assistant sporting director. COLLEGE INDIANA — Named Kevin Johns offensive coordinator and Larry McDaniel defensive line coach. Reassigned offensive assistant James Patton to tight ends and fullbacks coach. JACKSONVILLE STATE — Announced the resignation of football coach Bill Clark. LOUISIANA TECH — Named Manny Diaz defensive coordinator. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE — Named Rick Comegy football coach. NORTHWESTERN — Announced RB Venric Mark was granted a medical hardship waiver by the Big Ten and is eligible to return for a fifth season in 2014. VIRGINIA UNION — Named Mark James football coach.

A-12 Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, January 22, 2014

n On Jan. 5 at 2:52 p.m., Kenai police responded to an apartment complex in Kenai and contacted William M. Karron, 25, of Kenai, who was issued a summons for second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor. n On Jan. 4 at 03:21pm Kenai police contacted a subject at the Kenai Police Department for a fix-it ticket. Keith Lohry, 21, of Kenai, was issued a summons for improper use of registration and was released from the scene. n On Jan. 6 at 9:41 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation near Mile 21.5 of the Kenai Spur Highway. Investigation revealed that Brandon Elizalde, 21, of Kenai, was driving with a revoked license. He was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On Jan. 6 at about 12:30 p.m., Troy James TJ Oclair, 33, of Nikiski, was contacted by Alaska State Troopers at a business in Nikiski and arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), fourth-degree criminal mischief (domestic violence) and interfering with a report of domestic violence, following a report of a disturbance at a residence in Nikiski on Jan. 5. Oclair was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail. n On Jan. 4 at 10:25 a.m., Alaska State Troopers contacted Victoria Christmas, 32, of Kasilof, after observing a traffic infraction in Soldotna. Christmas admitted she did not have a valid driver’s license and this was confirmed. Investigation showed she had the additional requirement of needing an ignition interlock device, which she did not have. She was cited for no proof of insurance and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $1,000 bail for driving while license revoked and avoidance of ignition interlock device. n On Jan. 6 at 7:17 p.m., Kenai police responded to a residence to a report of a dispute between family members. Officers arrived and, after investigation, a 17-year-old female, of Kenai, was arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence related) and taken to the Kenai Peninsula Youth Detention Facility. n On Jan. 6 at 1:45 p.m., Kenai police conducted at traffic

Police reports stop near North Willow Street and Airport Way and contacted Brian R. McCoy, 30, of Nikiski. State records indicated McCoy had two outstanding warrants for his arrest, one a $250 warrant for failure to comply with Alcohol Safety Action Program requirements on the original charge of petition to revoke probation – Alcohol Safety Action Program, and the second a $250 failure to comply with Alcohol Safety Action Program requirements on the original charges of fourth-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal mischief. McCoy was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Jan. 7 at 4:18 a.m., Soldotna police contacted Vincent R. Calderon, 34, of Soldotna, and arrested him on an outstanding warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail. n On Jan. 7 at 5:12 p.m., Soldotna police contacted Joshua Patterson, 25, of Soldotna, and arrested him on an outstanding warrant for failure to remand at Wildwood Pretrial. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Jan. 5 at 10:06 a.m., Soldotna police contacted Shannon Gries, 36, of Sterling, at the Soldotna Inn and arrested her on two outstanding material witness warrants. She was taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $5,500 bail. n On Jan. 4 at 1:42 a.m., Soldotna police responded to a residence on SoHi Lane for a disturbance. Scott H. Sellers, 40, of Soldotna, was arrested for fourth-degree assault and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Jan. 4 at 7:47 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Kalifornsky Beach at Home Run Circle. Stephan E. Rose, 23, of Kenai, was arrested for driving while license suspended and driving a motor vehicle without liability insurance and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $1,000 bail. n On Jan. 4 at 11:07 p.m., Soldotna police attempted to stop a vehicle on the Sterling Highway at Funny River Road. The driver fled from officers and the vehicle was located a short time later in the ditch at Mile 6 of Funny River Road. Joel Hel-

gevold, 30, of Soldotna, was arrested for felony driving under the under the influence, felony failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer, driving while license revoked and sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial and held without bail. n On Jan. 3 at 10:43 a.m., Soldotna police responded to a residence on Farnsworth Boulevard for a disturbance. Clancey P. Weston, 43, of Soldotna, was arrested for fourth-degree assault and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Jan. 3 at 5:08 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on the Sterling Highway near Lover’s Lane after a REDDI (Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately) report was received. Dustin Schirf, 37, of Soldotna, was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On Jan. 1 at 3:14 a.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle in the 200 block of Corral Avenue. Micah Price, 22, of Soldotna, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and fourthdegree misconduct involving weapons and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $1,000 bail. n On Dec. 31 at 12:59 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Corral Avenue. Zachery Bryant, 23, of Soldotna, was arrested for driving while license suspended and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On Dec. 30 at 1:13 p.m., David D. Antilla, 48, of Soldotna, turned himself in at the Soldotna Police Department because of an outstanding arrest warrant for two counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance. Antilla was taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $10, 000 bail. n On Dec. 29 at 8:15 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on the Sterling Highway at Warehouse Drive. Paul R. Zufelt, 59, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for misuse of registration and released. A passenger in the vehicle, Edward Matthews, 43, of Sterling, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to remand to Wildwood Pretrial on the original charge of fourth-degree assault and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. The ve-

hicle was impounded. n On Dec. 28 at 9:12 a.m., Soldotna police responded to a residence on Lover’s Lane for a disturbance. Steven R. Winn, 41, of Soldotna, was arrested for fourth-degree assault and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Dec. 28 at 1:13 p.m., Soldotna police received a report of a theft from Wilderness Way. Later in the afternoon, a second report of a theft from Beemun’s Variety Store was also received. Chase Sedy, 25, of Soldotna, was arrested for two counts of third-degree theft in the third degree and tampering with physical evidence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. Cole R. Sedy, 22, of Soldotna, was arrested for third-degree theft and tampering with physical evidence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Dec. 26 at 8:12 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Kalifornsky Beach Road at Polar Drive. Jennifer Simpson, 35, of Anchorage, was issued a criminal citation for driving while license suspended and released. n On Dec. 25 at 7:45 p.m., Soldotna police responded to a residence on SoHi Lane for a disturbance. Ivan Golia, 29, of Soldotna, was arrested for fifth-degree criminal mischief and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Dec. 24 at 11:49 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Kobuk Street at the Sterling Highway. Heidi Self, 24, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for no having motor vehicle liability insurance and released. n On Jan. 8 at 6:59 p.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers responded to a single motor vehicle collision with a moose on Marathon Road/Escape Route in Nikiski. Investigation revealed that Marcus Byrd, 33, of Louisiana, was driving, was wearing his seat belt and sustained no injuries. The vehicle sustained minor damage. Alaska Moose Federation was contacted and responded for the moose. n On Jan. 6 at 8:09 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, conducted a traffic stop on a silver 1997 Kia SUV for an equipment vio-

lation. Investigation revealed that Chad M. Denboer, 32, of Soldotna, had a Soldotna Alaska State Troopers warrant for failing to appear to court for the original charges of no valid operator’s license and false report. Denboer was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail, 10 days to serve. n On Jan. 5 at about 1:40 a.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, conducted a traffic stop on a 2000 Audi passenger car for a moving violation. Investigation revealed that Matthew M. Knight, 25, of Kenai, was driving under the influence. He was arrested for arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On Jan. 4 at 11:01 p.m., the Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a black 1999 GMC car near Mile 21 of the Kenai Spur Highway. Investigation revealed that passenger Jared Lee Meader, 30, of Nikiski, had a warrant outstanding for his arrest. He was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $1,500 bail. n On Jan. 7 at about 2:00 p.m., Scott R. Harris, 38, of Soldotna, was arrested on a no bail parole warrant on the original charge of second-degree theft and was charged with providing false information to law enforcement, no valid operator’s license and sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, after he was contacted on a traffic stop by Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Jan. 8 at 10:41 a.m., Kenai police received a report from Loss Prevention at Walmart, stating that there was a female in the business concealing items. Officers responded and contacted Rene L. Baker, 25, of Sterling. After investigation, Baker was arrested for felony concealment of merchandise and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Jan. 7 at 8:31 p.m., while Kenai police officers were responding to an aggressive moose near the parking lot of Walmart, officers stopped to assist a motorist who appeared to be stuck in the snow bank. After contacting the driver, Kenneth W. Maal, 43, of Sterling it was determined that Maal had a concealed weapon on his person. After further in-

vestigation, Maal was arrested for fifth-degree misconduct involving weapons, failure to insure vehicle, driving with a suspended license and sixthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. The vehicle was impounded. n On Jan. 7 at 10:41 p.m., Kenai police contacted a vehicle on the Kenai Spur Highway near Coral Avenue and contacted Jason D. Owen, 27, of Soldotna. A state records check determined that Owen was driving on a revoked license and, after further investigation, Owen was arrested for felony driving under the influence and driving while license revoked and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. The vehicle was impounded. n On Jan. 7 at about 10:00 p.m., Alaska State Troopers received a complaint from an adult male about a domestic violence assault that occurred on Jan. 1. Interviews were conducted with all parties involved. Investigation is ongoing. n On Jan. 10 at 2:06 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision at Mile 164.5 of the Sterling Highway in Homer. Investigation revealed Dale Chorman, 59, of Homer, was driving a 2001 Ford F250 southbound, when the trailer attached to the vehicle jack-knifed. The trailer struck the rear of the vehicle and pushed it off the highway. Chorman was not injured in the collision. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $3,000. n On Jan. 9 at 8:16 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a burglary in progress at a Ptarmigan Heights Drive residence in Homer. Multiple suspects were contacted at the residence. Ryan Friesen, 27, of Homer, was subsequently arrested for fourth counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Riley Christensen, 19, of Homer, was arrested for sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and violating conditions of release. Both were taken to the Homer Jail. A 15-year-old male was referred to the Department of Juvenile Justice for first-degree burglary and third-degree criminal mischief charges.

Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, January 22, 2014

The following charges were recently dismissed in District Court in Kenai: n A charge of driving under the influence against Rhianna Nichole Autry, 35, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Nov. 16. n A charge of drunken person on licensed premises against Alexandru S. Bias, 26, address unknown, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Oct. 20. n A charge of driving without a valid operator’s license against Marie A. Pittman, 34, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was March 11. n A charge of driving without a valid operator’s license against Charlene A. Sandifer, 26, of Soldotna, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Nov. 18. The following judgments recently were handed down in District Court in Kenai:

n Johnathon J. Pelletier, 20, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault, committed July 29. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended (time served), fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a batterer’s intervention program and to obtain a mental health evaluation for file quarterly compliance reports with the court for one year, ordered to possess no firearms or ammunition and placed on probation for two years. n Candace Linn Ann Peterson, 24, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree theft and one count of violating conditions of release from a felony, committed June 6. On count one, she was sentenced to 330 days in jail with 320 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim or victim’s property and placed on probation for three years. On count two, she was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 50 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and was placed on probation for three years. n Denis R. Straughn, 42, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault, committed Oct. 19. Straughn was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution and placed on probation for one year. n Corey J. Dockter, 46, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked, committed Dec. 5. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 60 days suspended, fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for two years. n David Holt, 41, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release, committed Oct. 2. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment and to obtain a mental health evaluation and file quarterly compliance reports with the court, ordered not t consume alcohol for two years and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Howard Marcus Augustus, 25, address unknown, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of no valid operator’s license, committed Sept. 6. He was fined $150 and a $50 court surcharge. n Britney Maureen Baier, 26, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed June 8. She was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $1,467 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, ordered not to consume alcohol for three years and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Jesse E. Bass, 27, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to no liability insurance, committed Dec. 2. Bass was fined $500 and a $50 court surcharge.

Court reports n Amber Jade Blayner, 22, of Palmer, pleaded guilty to driving without a valid operator’s license, committed Jan. 6. She was fined $250, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. n Joseph A. Carrico, 36, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of fifth-degree misconduct involving weapons and one count of driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked, committed Aug. 15. On the count of fifth-degree misconduct involving weapons, 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, forfeited all items except rifle and handgun and was placed on probation for one year. On the count of driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked, he was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 30 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a concurrent $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days, forfeited all items seized except rifle and handgun and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

n Brian P. Cote, 29, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to thirddegree theft, committed Nov. 29, 2012. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 85 days suspended, fined $500, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, ordered not to enter Kenai Walmart or Safeway and was placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Brian P. Cote, 29, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal mischief, committed April 16. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail with 40 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Brian P. Cote, 29, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating a protective order, committed Sept. 5. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail with 40 day suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for three years. n Theodore Dewaine Cummings, 50, address unknown, pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicle theft, committed May 31. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail with 10 months suspend-

ed, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 30 days, forfeited all items seized, ordered to have no contact with five specifically named individuals and placed on probation for four years. n Dale Ervin Curtiss, 52, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked, committed Dec. 28. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Richard L. Followell, 52, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of unsworn falsification, committed May 13, 2008. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined $1,500 with $500 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his fishing and hunting privileges revoked for life and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Philip David France, 28, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influ-

ence and one count of a reduced charge of attempted fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed July 9. On count one, he was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, forfeited all items seized, ordered not to possess controlled substances without valid prescription and in original containers, ordered not to possess syringes and was placed on probation for three years. On count two, he was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 310 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited all items seized, ordered not to possess controlled substances without valid prescription and in original containers, ordered not to possess syringes and was placed on probation for three years. n Gerard A. Franey, 58, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence and one count of breath test refusal, committed July 14. On count one, he was sentenced

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to 45 days in jail with 42 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. On count two, he was sentenced to 45 days in jail with 42 days suspended, fined $1,500, a $75 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Joshua M. Freel, 24, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, committed May 5. He was sentenced to one day in jail and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Joshua M. Freel, 24, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of no valid operator’s license, committed June 30. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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in the winter.” After 21 years, Our Best Friends pet store on Kalifornsky Beach Road went out of business last March. Selinger said the store did sell reptile pets. The Petco in Soldotna, which opened October 2012, is the only pet store in the central peninsula. Petco employee Brittney Bickle said the Soldotna store does not have any garter snakes in stock, but said she is aware of one customer who keeps one as a pet and feeds them fish. Bickle recommends anyone interested in adopting a garter snake to inquire in the summertime. Pierce may not know where the snake came from, but has learned to never rule anything out when living in Alaska.

Around Alaska Murkowski calls for state decision on Pebble

said snakes in Southcentral ANCHORAGE — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the state Alaska are not as far-fetched as and not the federal government should make the call on whethone would think. The common er the proposed Pebble Mine can be developed safely. garter snake is the only species The Anchorage Daily News reports the federal Environmenof snake found in Alaska and tal Protection Agency released a study last week that concluded can be found as far up as Northa large mine in the Bristol Bay region would threaten sockeye ern Canada, he said. salmon. Selinger said no snakes have U.S. Sen. Mark Begich calls the massive gold-and-copper been recorded living in the project “the wrong mine in the wrong place for Alaska.” wild in the Kenai Peninsula, Murkowski has been critical of an EPA veto of the mine but that does not mean people at this point. She says the agency seems to be leading up to cannot have them as an indoor the point where it could take that step. Murkowski says she pet. Some pet stores sell garter wants to make sure that decisions about projects built on state snakes, he said. Another possibility that the snake arrived in Alaska via cartion team should know if all the go ship, he said. ranges are approved by mid“(Garter snakes) live off inFebruary. sects and frogs,” he said. “It “There’s a lot of discussion is not out of the question one Reach Dan Balmer at dan- Continued from page A-1 that needs to happen with the could survive here, but our iel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. or UAS, in nearly all climates FAA before we know how all harsh climate makes it difficult com. and terrains, from the tropics to this is going to work out,” she high-Arctic regions. said. The FAA cited the ranging that Tuck was more than ready The complex team is also in locations as a reason it chose discussions to use other porto take over. Kerttula said she found out the university’s plan in a Dec. tions of the military’s restricted Continued from page A-1 she’d gotten the post last Fri- 30 release, stating, “The Uni- airspace in the state for testing, versity of Alaska proposal con- according to Bailey. day. caucus with majority RepubliThe issues she will be work- tained a diverse set of test site The fact that the Alaska cans. ing on will have bearing on range locations in seven climat- Center for Unmanned Aircraft Kerttula said she favors the Alaska, too, she said. She and ic zones as well as geographic Systems Integration conducted practice of having the local her husband do not plan to sell diversity with test range loca- UAS testing across the state at Democratic organization sub- their house. tions in Hawaii and Oregon.” sites such as Poker Flats could mit names to the governor for The State of Alaska put $5 bode well for approval of the Kerttula, 58, earned a bachappointment. She did not rule elor’s degree in political sci- million toward developing the plan. The university center alout another run for office after ence from Stanford and a law complex and Oregon contrib- ready has 50-plus certificates her stint at Stanford ends. degree from the University of uted $3 million, Bailey said. of authorization, or COAs, apKerttula is leaving to serve Santa Clara School of Law, ac- Legislation is being drafted in proved for various UAS operaas visiting fellow with the cording to her bio. She grew up Hawaii for additional funding, tions across the state. A COA is Center for Ocean Solutions at in Alaska, and her father, Jay she said. essentially a flight plan for unStanford University in Cali- Kerttula, was a long-time state New York’s Griffiss Interna- manned aircraft. It designates fornia. In that role, she will be legislator. tional Airport, the State of Ne- where, when and at what altiinvolved in meetings and comBefore running for the Leg- vada, the North Dakota Depart- tude an unmanned craft can be munications to help strengthen islature, Beth Kerttula worked ment of Commerce, Texas A&M flown. decision-makers’ understand- in private practice and served University-Corpus Christi and Obtaining a COA from the ing of the policy implications as an assistant public defender Virginia Tech University were FAA can often take up to three of changing oceans and cli- in the 1980s and assistant attor- the other applicants selected by months, but her team is familiar mates, according to informa- ney general in the 1990s. Kert- to operate UAS test sites. The enough with the process to usution provided by the minority tula has been a vocal advocate FAA received complete test site ally get it done within 30 days, leader’s press office. on women’s and children’s is- applications from 25 entities in Bailey said. It’s a one-year position, the sues, equal rights and of Alaska 24 states. The center also experience office said, with an opportunity getting its “fair share” for its oil Each site manager will con- operating UAS for private into extend it for another year. and gas resources. tribute to the FAA’s overall goal dustry. A team monitored oil The fellowship, scheduled to In the attorney general’s of- of determining UAS operating spill recovery equipment tests begin Feb. 3, will require that fice, she worked with the state’s standards within national air- for Chevron at the mouth of Kerttula move to California. coastal management program space through the unique as- the Columbia River in Oregon The center’s executive direc- and on oil and gas issues. As pects of the different sites, ac- last March. In 2012, center tor, Meg Caldwell, said Kert- a legislator, she supported ef- cording to the FAA. staff monitored wildfires on the tula will help with how the forts to set standards for waste Currently, the site approval Florida Panhandle. center can facilitate informed discharges from cruise ships. allows for operations until Feb. That same year they counted discussions among policymak- In more recent years, she sup- 13, 2017. endangered Steller sea lions ers about major ocean issues ported — unsuccessfully — efThe UAS initiative was along the Aleutians in highand challenges. forts to re-establish a coastal spurred by the FAA Modern- risk flight conditions for the “The opportunity was just management program after it ization and Reform Act signed too great,” Kerttula said in an lapsed. into law by President Obama in interview, during which her Bills she introduced will February 2012. eyes occasionally welled with remain in play, Kerttula said. Within Alaska, the Pantears. One she hopes other members Pacific complex plan includes She felt bad about leaving in will take up — and one she said a range on Kodiak Island, the the midst of her term, but this she hates leaving — is HB139, Poker Flats Research Range was one of the few opportuni- which would prohibit discrimi- north of Fairbanks, the Denali ties she ever would have con- nation based on sexual orienta- Range between Fairbanks and sidered leaving for, Kerttula tion or gender identity or ex- Tok, and U.S. Air Force landing said. There are many people in pression. Other members of her strips at Wainwright and Olikher district who are qualified to caucus previously signed onto tok Point on the North Slope, serve, and she knows the seat that bill. Bailey said. will be in good hands, she said. Oliktok Point is roughly 40 Chenault praised Kerttula on She said she also felt the Tuesday, and said it has been a miles northwest of Prudhoe caucus was in a good place and pleasure working with her. Bay. Bailey said that the opera-

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on Padilla’s desktop computer and more than 10 on a second hard drive. Padilla admitted to accessing the file-sharing network for three to four years and frequently downloading child porn. Following a 2002 conviction, Padilla was registered as a sex offender, according to records. Padilla said he did not report his change of residence,

vehicle and work to the sex offender registry and that he did not register his new vehicle and put plates from another vehicle onto it, the investigator wrote in his report. According to Shanigan’s report, police contacted Padilla in other instances during the investigation. In September 2012, employees at a Soldotna hotel called Soldotna Police to report a “suspicious person that was using hotel power and Internet access without permission.” Police trespassed Padilla from the hotel property.

In October 2012, according to records, Kenai Police responded to a report of a vehicle following kids and attempting to verbally contact them in a residential neighborhood. When police reached the scene and contacted Padilla, he told the officer he was trying to make a phone call and that is why he stopped. Padilla is jailed at Wildwood Pretrial Facility. Kaylee Osowski can be reached at kaylee.osowski@ peninsulaclarion.com.

of Alaska lands are made using a state process.

APOC recommends fine for Fairbanks mayor FAIRBANKS — Alaska Public Offices Commission staff members have recommended that the new mayor of Fairbanks be fined nearly $4,000 for campaign finance violations. A staff report also said that Mayor John Eberhart, who was elected in October to his first term, should be ordered to reimburse his employer $384 for using office equipment. Eberhart plans to contest the recommendation, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The case is on the agenda for the commission meeting in February. APOC staff attorney Heather Hebdon in a report said Eberhart on two occasions accepted non-monetary contributions from corporations. Alaska law bans corporate campaign contributions. — The Associated Press

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with a four-pound, quad-rotor drone known as a Puma. Prior to a ConocoPhillips UAS test flight in the Chuckchi Sea in September, no commercial group had flown an unmanned aircraft in the United States. All flights had been controlled by non-profits or government agencies, per FAA regulations. UAS industry experts have widely concluded that demand for unmanned craft could quickly escalate to a $30 billion-plus industry nationwide. In Alaska, they are seen as an integral tool for future Arctic offshore oilfield monitoring, providing cost savings and more importantly safety advantages over manned flights in harsh environments. Jen Haney of Peak 3 Inc., an Anchorage-based UAS technical services and consultation firm, said the experience the center’s team provides in the industry should attract businesses from Outside wanting to test UAS equipment for their specific need. “We actually have folks that can fly them,” Haney said. Peak 3 is a part of the 58-member team supporting the university center’s development of the Pan-Pacific complex. Bailey said she foresees government and private entities coming to her operations team with testing proposals that the team will then use to collect data on UAS large and small for the FAA. The FAA will in turn use that data to compile air-worthiness standards for

specific types and sizes of craft — standards similar to what are needed for general aviation in many cases, she said. “You have to think about what are the reasons of concern for approving unmanned aircraft to operate in the national airspace and that kind of leads you to where (the FAA’s) issues are,” Bailey said. A major issue with UAS that must be remedied is that of a lack of a pilot to “see and avoid,” or what is now known by the FAA as “detect and avoid,” nearby aircraft. Bailey said testing technology being developed for the Department of Defense in the relatively empty airspace of the complex to make sure UAS can safely operate in the often crowded domestic airspace will likely be a top priority of the operations team. “Obviously, with no pilot on board, there’s no one whose eyeballs can look at another airplane and take action to move the unmanned aircraft away from the path of the other aircraft; so we need an alternative means of detecting and avoiding other aircraft,” she said. Engineering studies will also be done to test lift capacity and stability of rotor craft, along with determining how different UAS handle varying weather conditions. All that information will be passed along to the FAA, Bailey said. Elwood Brehmer can be reached at elwood.brehmer@ alaskajournal.com.

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In 1962, my parents Frank and Pauline Conforti, opened Frankie’s Italian Restaurant in Huntington Station, Long Island, New York. The restaurant was cozy, family-friendly and popular for its homemade pizzas and meals, generous portions and modest prices. They captured their niche quickly, and it wasn’t long before Frankie’s became the kind of favorite neighborhood place that everybody wanted to consider their “own.” For a restaurant of its size (or for any restaurant for that matter), Frankie’s featured an ambitious menu, with numerous specialties, including desserts, which were lock, stock and barrel in my mother’s domain. Pauline’s homemade cheesecakes (she made three varieties) and tortoni, which she introduced into the restaurant in 1964, were legendary. (Tortoni? Remember tortoni?) Moreover, because the restaurant was small, take-out business was brisk, including the demand for

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pizza, which just about flew out the door. I remember my father, who is now deceased, telling me that for feeding big families (and he would know, he and mom raised five kids), “it was hard to beat pizza.” Sue Ade is a syndicated food writer with broad experience and interest in the culinary arts. She has worked and resided in the Lowcountry of South Carolina Photos by SueAde unless otherwise noted since 1985 and may be reached Biscuit Tortoni, once a hot trend, has all but disappeared from Italian restaurant menus. My mother’s recipe contains sweet at kitchenade@yahoo.com. almond-flavored Italian liqueur and crushed Amaretti cookies

July 5, 1985: “I’m wild about two of the desserts, the chocolate cheesecake and the homemade tortoni thick with almonds.” – Sylvia Carter, Newsday

In the early years, and for many years thereafter, Frankie’s offered a large (and I mean large) pizza for $1.75. If you were in the mood for a sandwich, you could have an eggplant parmigiana or sausage and peppers hero for 80 cents. In addition, if it was chicken you craved, a complete chicken cacciatore meal, including spaghetti and salad with homemade house dressing (another specialty), could be yours for $2.50. Of course, as time went on, prices did go up, but reasonably so in comparison to food expenses and the general cost of doing business. In fact, nearly a quarter of a century after Frankie’s opened, the restaurant’s prices were still deemed “modest” in a frame-worthy review in 1985 by Sylvia Carter, a food columnist and restaurant critic for Long Island’s Newsday.

Above, In 1985, after 23 years of business, Frankie’s Italian Restaurant was still winning rave reviews. A framed copy of the review by Sylvia Carter, a food columnist and restaurant critic for Long Island’s Newsday, has hung in my home ever since. Frankie’s remained in business, at their Depot Road location, for 32 years – from 1962 until 1994.

Right, although the 1962 prices found on Frankie’s Italian Restaurant take-out menu have come and gone forever, the dishes on it remain classics. In a report released by The National Restaurant Association in December, close to 1,300 American Culinary Federation chefs surveyed said that Italian food continues to be a “perennial favorite” as a restaurant cuisine.

Carter, who likened my parents’ cooking to “soul food, Italian style,” was also “wild” about my mother’s chocolate cheesecake and homemade tortoni. It was once as hot on Italian restaurant menus as tiramisú, but seems to have all but disappeared. I’ll give you that tortoni is deadly – and rich – but not any more so than any other calorie-laden dessert. Flavored with DiSaronno Italian liqueur and crushed Lazzaroni Amaretti cookies, tortoni is uniquely delicious and deceptively easy to prepare. Biscuit Tortoni is the stuff dreams are made of. Unless you prepare it yourself, or it makes a comeback at your favorite Italian eatery, it will more than likely stay that way

Recipe courtesy Pauline Conforti

Frankie’s Italian Restaurant, Huntington Station, New York

3 large eggs, separated (for safety, use pasteurized eggs) ½ cup granulated sugar 1 cup heavy cream, whipped 2 tablespoons DiSaronno Italian liqueur 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 cup Lazzaroni Amaretti cookie crumbs (¾ cup for the tortoni, ¼ cup reserved for garnish)* Maraschino cherries, halved, for garnish Fluted paper cups (3- to 4-ounce size) In a large bowl, with an electric mixer set to low speed, begin to beat the egg whites. Increase speed to medium-high and continue to beat the whites until they are stiff; set aside. In another bowl, with an electric mixer set to medium-high, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until thick and lemon-colored. Beating on low speed, slowly add the liqueur and vanilla, beating until combined; set aside. Gently fold egg yolk mixture into egg whites. Fold whipped cream into egg mixture, then fold in ¾ cup of cookie crumbs. Spoon mixture into paper cups, garnishing with reserved cookie crumbs. Freeze until set. Before serving, top each tortoni with a maraschino cherry half. (To store, tightly cover each tortoni with plastic wrap and keep frozen for up two weeks.) Makes 9 to 12 tortoni, depending on the size of cups. *Kitchen Ade note: For the purposes of this recipe, Lazzaroni Amaretti Cookie Snaps were used. Forty cookies (6-ounces) yielded 1 cup cookie crumbs.

The Biscuit Tortoni served at Frankie’s Italian Restaurant contained the best of the best ingredients, like DiSaronna Italian liqueur and crushed Lazzaroni Amaretti Cookie Snaps. The paper cups, for holding individual portions of tortoni, are Wilton’s 3.4-ounce “party cups.” C

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Grannie Annie is the author of Grannie Annie Cookbook series, featuring Alaskan recipes and stories

About making snowmen 1940s Colorado to 2014 in Nikiski

have for the past 70-some years of my life, had a passion for making snowmen. It hasn’t always been possible with the Colorado winters that were just cold with no snow and the Alaskan winters when it was too cold for the snow to stick together. So this past week I could not resist after it rained, to get out and make a snowman with the water-packed snow. I formed a snowball and rolled it around and sure enough it was ready to be made into a snowman. My snowmen never turn out the same except they are made with lots of love and smiles and a pat on the head for good luck and always with the hope that it will make someone smile. I remember the few times my Dad attempted to make a snowman with us and trying to get the snow to stick together because the air and snow in Colorado was so dry. When we had just the right “snowball snow” Dad’s snowman were always big! Mine are about 3 to 4 feet tall. The Colorado snowman usually wore an old hat of Dad’s, always a carrot nose and branches for the arms. Coal or buttons for the eyes and a pair of Dad’s old boots for feet. And sometimes we put an old work coat of Dad’s on him and always a scarf. I was very, very sad when he melted. One year, years later after my Dad passed away the nephews were visiting Grandma and with lots of adult help made a great big wonderful snowman in Grandma’s back yard. Trouble is it can be nice snowman weather one day in Colorado and the next day the sun comes out and spoils all your fun. This big snowman started to melt and so did the two nephews, who will remain nameless, with the sobbing and crying for hours, because their snowman was going away! Even with hugs from them it did not help! So through the earlier years in Alaska I have made many, many snowmen or snow women. It is always a surprise at the outcome, especially with my grandsons Arleigh and Grey’s help. The most outstanding and memorable snow woman was one that Grey and I made about 10 years ago. We had lots of wet snow to make a fairly large snow women. We worked and worked to get it just to our liking. She was overly sized or in real life “over weight.”

Grannie Annie’s snow woman

We put lilac branches on for arms and put mittens on the end for hands. Grey looking it over, seeing that is was not anatomically correct, announced to me,(just as Bob was coming out of the house with an old pair of boots he was retiring) “Grandma she needs boobs!” Bob overhearing the conversation in his own hard of hearing world, thought Grey said “boots!” So Bob marched over to us and said “here use these boots.” I cannot explain the totally surprised look on Grey’s face! It was priceless. He regained his shock and surprise and said “Oh, OK Bob,” took the boots and placed them at the base of the snow woman. It happened so fast that I was still trying to figure out what Bob said and what Grey did — then it hit me! I looked at Grey and we burst out in a big belly laugh! After we explained to Bob what was going on and let him in on what we were laughing about, he laughed just as hard! This story gets told every year with lots of laughter and repeated to a new neighbor or to an older neighbor that needs a laugh for the day. The other problem with making snowmen is if you have pets, especially dogs. You are never sure what will be the end result of your carefully crafted statue. Last year Lily and I created a masterpiece of a snowman in front of Bob’s cave! We completed it with a floppy summer hat of mine, a scarf and because I had an abundance of large, long carrots, I used one for her nose and one for each arm. We placed gloves on the end of the carrot-arms, gave her some eyes made out of buttons from my large jar of buttons. I carved out lips from a red bell pepper and Lily finished the project by putting jelly beans down her front for buttons. We gave her a pair of my old shoes and we were done! We stood back admiring our creation when Old Sadie Dog walked up and with a half of a blink of our eye, snatched her carrot nose. (She loved carrots for a treat.) I told Lily we can replace it but she was not pleased at

Sadie’s actions at all. Stomping around in the snow, Lily was busy trying to keep Sadie from grabbing a carrot arm and yelling “NO! No! Sadie!” I replaced her nose with a button and when the arms mysteriously disappeared I replaced them with twigs. But most of all her lips disappeared later along with the jelly beans on her dress. Our creation stood at attention in front of Bob’s cave for about a month and every time we went by we would have to readjust something or replace the stick arms because Sadie love to play with sticks too. Fun, fun! This year with Sadie watching me from her place in Heaven, I made my annual snowman. Small but cute and because I had no carrots in the fridge, raided my button jar again and gave the almost completeld snowman black button eyes and nose. Having no red bell pepper for lips, I happen to have a large slice of uncooked squash that I carved for lips. Then raided the jelly bean jar for black jelly beans. Placed a red knitted hat on her head and found the never ending stash of little gloves. I finished the project just as Bob was done plowing. We admired the end result patted her on the head and went into the cave to rest. Our good neighbor Dan came to visit within the hour and we talked for a while. I went inside the house to continue what I had put off till later, because it was nice outdoors. Coming back out of the house, there stood Dan, Cathy and Chase’s doggies, Ranger, Rosie and a little Gus, admiring my snow woman ... or should I say, looking for more goodies they could glean off. Gus got the jelly beans because he is so short — Rosie and Ranger completed the rest of this story! Makes me smile that I have through the years kept doggies tummy full by building snowmen. Go build a snow man — it is good for your soul.

ONE PAN - NO BOWL CARROT CAKE Heat oven to 350° In an ungreased 8 x 8” or 9 by 9 square pan, place the following: 1 1/2 cup flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt Stir with a fork until well blended Add 1 cup of coarsely shredded carrots and stir into flour.

ROTINI SALAD This recipe is from my cookbook “Grannie Annies Cookin’ at the Homestead” Recipe Box of Susan Jordan, page 226 Into a salad bowl: Toss with Italian dressing and let marinate Sliced black olives-drain two hours. Finely chopped green pepper PS I always add more vegetables and usualCrushed garlic clove ly add diced cooked chicken or turkey to this. 4 cups cooked rotini pasta Finely chopped onion and celery

MACARONI SALAD An old standby found on the same page of the same cookbook Cook small salad macaroni-about 4 cups cooked. Finely slice the following: Celery, black olives, dill pickles, green pepper and onion. Add cubed cheddar cheese and

he series is written by a 44 year resident of Alaska, Ann Berg of Nikiski. Ann shares her collections of recipes from family and friends. She has gathered recipes for more that 50 years. Some are her own creation. Her love of recipes and food came from her Mother, a self taught wonderful cook. She hopes you enjoy the recipes and that the stories will bring a smile to your day. Grannie Annie can be reached at anninalaska@gci.net

Cookbooks make great gifts! The “Grannie Annie” Cook Book Series includes: “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ on the Woodstove”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ at the Homestead”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ Fish from Cold Alaskan Waters”; and “Grannie Annie’s Eat Dessert First.” They are available at M & M Market in Nikiski. C

1 cup of ham. Mix with Miracle Whip Salad Dressing and sprinkle with dill weed Note: My own spin on this is add canned salmon or left over cooked fish in place of ham.

CHINESE B.B.Q. RIBS Short ribs or spare ribs are great with this. 1-10 ounce jar plum jelly, cherry or apricot 1/3 cup dark corn syrup or brown sugar - I prefer the sugar 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/3 chopped green onion or yellow 2 cloves garlic minced 2 teaspoons ground ginger 2 pounds or

more of spare ribs or short ribs cut into serving pieces Heat everything but the ribs. Pour ingredients over ribs and marinate for 4 to 6 hours or over night. Bake or BBQ (slowly) for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Turn and basting with marinade. Serve with lots of napkins.

GRANNIE ANNIES’ TURKEY NOODLE SOUP One turkey breast-roasted Slice off white meat for other uses, leaving a lot of meat on the bone In a large soup pot place the turkey breast and cover with water Add 1/2 teaspoon each garlic salt, celery salt, Italian seasoning spices Add 1/4 teaspoon each black pepper and table salt Add 1/2 cup each dehydrated minced onion or one half chopped yellow onion, sliced celery and carrots Heat to just boiling, turn down to slow simmer and cook 1 to 2 hours. (NOTE: At this

One of Grannie Annie’s snowmen.

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Add: 1 tablespoon lemon juice 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla Stir to blend. With a rubber spatula, stir ingredients that are clinging to the sides and corners of the pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. Bake for 25 to 30 min. until wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool. Cut in squares. This can be frosted or served with whipped cream.

point I bring to a boil, turn off heat and set on woodstove to cook the rest of the afternoon) One hour before supper time add another one half cup diced onion,celery and carrots Adjust salt and seasoning-Simmer 10 minutes Add one can undiluted cream of chicken soup-stir in, do not boil. Add 2 to 3 cups already cooked home-style egg noodles. Stir and warm but do not boil, serve in soup bowls. Crackers and cheese and dill pickles go well with this or sour dough garlic bread.

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Homer Electric Association, Inc., is seeking a highly qualified individual to fill the position of Member Support Representative in the Kenai office. Member Support Representatives are our first line of contact with members. Friendly and courteous service is a must when working with members on billing issues and providing information on a variety of subjects relating to membership, electric services, utility regulations and tariffs. Qualified applicants will have a minimum of two years of office based customer services experience, with high-volume public contact both in person and by telephone. This position requires 2 years of college level, or formal business education which can be substituted by an additional 4 years of progressively responsible customer service experience. The position also requires 10-key by touch and a familiarity with various computer database applications. An individual with prior utility experience is preferred. Applications may be completed on line at http://homerelectric.applicantpro.com/jobs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Human Resources at (907) 235-3369 or hr@homerelectric.com. HEA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications will no longer be accepted after January 24, 2014.

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Retail/Commercial Space PRIME KENAI RETAIL/ OFFICE SPACE 1,832SqFt to 20,000SqFt. Rates start @ $.50SqFt. Call Carr Gottstein Properties, (907)564-2424 or visit www.carrgottstein.com

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UDELHOVEN OILFIELD SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.

UOSS is a merit shop construction contractor serving the Kenai Peninsula and Alaska for over 40 years. We are accepting applications for current openings on the Kenai Peninsula for JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS for work offshore and onshore including overtime. If you want to become a part of an established company that puts their employees first, conducts their business with integrity, makes safe execution a priority, and shares success with their employees along with a great benefits package then we want to hear from you. Please send a copy of your resume with work history and any other information to kenaireception@udelhoven.com or fax (907) 283-5929.

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VAC TRUCK DRIVERS NEEDED AIMM Technologies, Inc is hiring 4 Operator/ Drivers. Minimum Class B CDL with Hazmat and Tanker endorsement. Vac Truck experience needed. CITS card needed. Pay DOE.

ROUSTABOUTS NEEDED

AIMM Technologies, Inc is hiring 4 Roustabouts. Applicants need 40 hr HazWoper, CITS and TWIC. Must have valid driver's license. Pay DOE. NO PHONE CALLS. Apply in person at Mile 17.9 Kenai Spur Hwy, Nikiski

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JOB OPPORTUNITY NOTICE

Planning / GIS Technician Wage Range 14 $25.76/hr - $33.31/hr Non-Exempt

BECOME AN OCEAN RANGER Help protect Alaska's environment and its people! Be an observer onboard cruise ships for the summer, monitoring State environmental and marine discharge requirements and identifying any potential safety, sanitation, and/or health risks. Compensation includes both salary and benefits.

For full announcement and how to apply, visit <http://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/WG4749-05_job_notice_full.pdf> or call (907) 262-7021.

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Property Management Division 170 N. Birch Suite 101, Soldotna (907)262-2522 Mary.Parske@century21.com www.Century21FreedomRealty.com

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QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Two years work exp in social services or case management Bachelor’s in Health/Social Science, Psychology, Special Education or closely related field AND one year of full time, paid work experience with human services recipients- Experience may substitute for education on a 2 for 1 basis

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2-BEDROOM Mile 18 Spur Hwy., $700. plus deposit of $700./ electric. No pets. Coin operated washer/dryer on site. (907)262-7248.

COLONIAL MANOR (907)262-5820 Large 2-Bedroom, Walk-in closet, carport, storage, central location. Onsite manager. K-BEACH Large 2-bedroom, newly remodedled, utilities included. No pets. $875. (907)252-2579. NEWLY REMODELED Brunswick Apts. 2-bedroom, storage, $630. Washer/dryer on premises. (907)262-7986. (907)252-9634. No AHFC. QUIET, CLEAN 2 or 3-bedroom, Gas included. Mackey Lake. No pets! (907)398-8515.

JOB SUMMARY The Care Coordinator provides planning and advocacy to individuals experiencing disabilities. This includes working with the person-centered team to coordinate services, facilitate meetings, quality assure supports, and author professional documents. This position will also be required to do monthly visits at support recipient’s homes & in the community. The ideal candidate will be organized and have excellent time management, written and oral communication skills. Starting salary is $18.25/hr.

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Hospice of Central Peninsula reaches out to individuals and families offering comfort and compassion when needed most. Are you sensitive to the human needs and situations encountered in the provision of hospice and bereavement care and ready for a life changing call to help people discover renewed meaning and purpose in life? Do you have knowledge of adult and child grief counseling, understanding of physical and psychosocial needs of terminally ill patients and caregivers? Consider the rewarding work of a Bereavement Coordinator. Job description and application for this 20 hour weekly position are available at 35911 Kenai Spur Hwy., Soldotna.

Hope Community Resources, Inc. [Hope] is a private, non-profit agency that provides services to people who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through in-home supports and community activities, people supported by Hope have the opportunity to live a full life in the community of their choice. More information regarding Hope’s mission and corporate culture is available at www.hopealaska.org

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3-PLEX 2-Bedroom, dishwasher, washer/dryer. $780 plus electric, deposit. No smoking & no pets. (907)252-1527.

Hope Community Resources is hiring on the Peninsula! Join our team as a Care Coordinator!

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SALARY: Starting at $21.09 per hour

WHO MAY APPLY: Any qualified U.S. citizen who has lived or worked in or near Alaska public Lands and has special knowledge or expertise concerning the natural and cultural resources of the public lands and their management.

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Minimum Qualifications: 1.) Designated Duty Engineer (DDE) or Third Assistant Engineer (3 A/E) or degree in marine safety and environmental protection from accredited maritime institution. 2.) American Maritime Officers (AMO) Union member. 3.) Pass criminal background check, able to enter Canada. 4.) Of sound physical condition and able to pass post-offer physical examination. 5.) Successful completion of Ocean Ranger training. To Apply: 1.) Online at www.Crowley.com/oceanrangers by 03/15/14. 2.) Email: marinejobs@crowley.com with questions. Alaska residents are encouraged to apply!

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DUTIES : Performs construction work at remote sites within Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, performs routine maintenance of historic and public use cabins and repairs historic log cabins.

FIREFIGHTER/MEDIC. Pay $19.64 per hr., plus Certification pay. The City of Kenai will be offering an entry-level FIREFIGHTER exam January 28th, 2014. Under general supervision, members of the Kenai Fire Department perform the full range of duties associated with fire suppression and rescue activities including driving and operating all fire apparatus vehicles. Members have daily contact with the public and are routinely exposed to dangerous situations. The candidate must be able to exhibit a business like demeanor under stress and have the ability to multi-task. Must be willing to work a 48/96 rotating work schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays. Position announcement, job description and application are available through the Alaska Job Center Network, (907) 335-3010. Submit resume, certifications and City of Kenai application form by end of business on January 23, 2014 to Peninsula Job Service, 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Kenai, AK 99611. The City of Kenai is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about the City of Kenai, visit our home page at http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us

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POSITION: Maintenance Worker (Cabin Crew) WG-4749-05

ORGANIZATION: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Soldotna, Alaska

Rentals CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA Position Announcement

The City of Soldotna has an opening for a regular full time Planning / GIS Technician in the Planning and Zoning Department. A complete job description is available on the City's website at http://ci.soldotna.ak.us/jobs.html. Must submit City application, resume and cover letter to Human Resources at 177 N. Birch Street, Soldotna, by email tcollier@ci.soldotna.ak.us, or fax 866-596-2994 by 5 p.m., January 31, 2014. The City of Soldotna is an EEO employer.

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DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS One year of case management experience Experience working with individuals who experience disabilities OTHER Ability to lift 25 lbs. from a squat-and-kneel position Possess a valid Alaska driver license and proof of insurance Provide driving record that meets agency guidelines Pass a criminal background check under state regulation

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To apply, please visit our website at www.hopealaska.org and complete an online application, or download a printable application form to fill out by hand. Submit paper applications by mail, fax or in person to the nearest Hope office. Résumés are optional and can be emailed to jobs@hopealaska.org.

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Apartments, Furnished FURNISHED 1200sqft. 2-bedroom, 2-bath, amenities. Conveniently located in Soldotna. $1,125. monthly, utilities included. (907)262-4359 KENAI Large 1-bedroom furnished, $550., plus utilities. No animals/ smoking. (907)776-5382 KENAI RIVER FRONT Fully furnished apartments All Utilities including internet & cable except electric. washer/dryer on site. 40 ft Fishing Dock. No Pets, No Smoking. 3 Miles behind Fred Meyer, Redoubt/ Keystone Dr. 1 year lease. 3-Bedroom, 2-bath $1,350. 2-Bedroom, 1-bath, includes garage $1,800. (907)262-7430 Seasonal TOWNHOUSE Apartments On the River in Soldotna Fully furnished 1-bedroom, cable, WIFI, from $800. No smoking/ pets. (907)262-7835

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EVOS Trustee Council Teleconference January 27, 2014. The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council will meet telephonically Monday, Jan 27, 2014, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Grace Hall Conference Room 222, 4230 University Drive, Anchorage. To participate call: 800.315.6338, code 8205. For more information call: 907.278.8012 or 800.478.7745 or on the web at www.evostc.state.ak.us. If you have a disability and need special accommodations to participate, please contact Cherri Womac at the above contact numbers or email to cherri.womac@alaska.gov no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting to make any necessary arrangements.

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Man who doesn’t want marriage keeps attracting women who do DEAR ABBY: I am a 53-year-old male who is fit, healthy and has a good job. I also have two failed marriages behind me, which have cost me dearly, both emotionally and financially. I have no intention of making that mistake again! I have been on my own for five years, and in that time I have had five relationships — always with women my age. My problem is that women my age seem to have only one agenda: marriage. One very nice lady finally clarified her feelings by saying that at this time in her life, she didn’t have time for “just dating” because in a few years she’d be 60. I understand her dilemma, but I’m not interested in younger women. I try hard to make it clear at the beginning of any relationship that marriage is out of the question, and I don’t proceed with the relationship unless the lady wholeheartedly agrees. But somehow I have broken five good hearts, whose only transgression was falling in love with me. — NOBODY’S RETIREMENT HUSBAND DEAR N.R.H.: I admire your self-image. You must be doing something right to have the ladies lining up the way they are. However, you may not be as effective a communicator as you think you are if five different women failed to get the message you said you convey. I have several thoughts about your predicament: If your only fear of marriage is that you would

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volatile news heads your way. Until you have a complete grasp of the situation, this disengagement will feel right. Don’t push so hard to have your way. Tonight: Don’t swallow your anger; instead, express it in a way that can be heard. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Focus on what you want and expect from a situation. You have many options that could work well for you, but you must know your goal in order to make the right choice. A partner or loved one might throw a lot of possibilities at you. Tonight: Where the gang is. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might have no choice except to assume the helm of the ship. The results could be excellent because of your experience and drive. A partner will add to the commotion in your life without even realizing it. Instead of getting irritated, enjoy the moment. Tonight: Work late. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH The key to making a situation work will be gaining a broader perspective. Detach, as difficult as it might be and despite someone’s attempt to pull you into the action. Someone at a distance could make a strong statement that shocks you. Tonight: Go where you can relax. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could be in a situation that typically would push you and cause a temper tantrum or an argument. The smart move is to detach. An unexpected financial matter might force you to rethink a commitment. Share your feelings with a trusted friend. Tonight: Dinner for two.

The same, but different Dear Heloise: My mother and I would like to know if salted and unsalted butter have different cooking properties? Also, why would a recipe call for unsalted butter, but then require salt? — Michelle and Janet C. in Washington Very good question, and it is a little contradictory! Salted and unsalted butter don’t have any different cooking properties. They are the same, except that one has 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of salt per stick. Each company may produce a little “different” butter. So, when added to a recipe, there is no way to tell how much salt is really in that butter. By starting a recipe with unsalted butter, you know that the recipe is starting with and ending with the proper amount of salt. — Heloise Leftover bacon Dear Heloise: My family enjoys bacon for breakfast, but because of our busy schedules, we only have it on weekends. This leaves leftover bacon that I use the rest of the week as a topping for baked potatoes, added to salad or as a garnish for beans or asparagus. — Janice R. in New Mexico Here’s another use for the bacon: as a topping for potato soup or other cream-style soups. It’s tasty on spinach, too. The great thing about soup is that there are so many different ways to add flavors, use up leftovers and save money. My pamphlet Heloise’s Spectacular Soups has family and friend recipes, plus hints to help you save time when making soup. To order one, send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (70 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Soups, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. — Heloise

SUDOKU

By Tom Wilson

9 1 6 5 2 3 7 8 4

3 2 8 9 7 4 5 6 1

4 5 7 8 6 1 3 9 2

1 6 5 7 4 8 2 3 9

7 9 2 6 3 5 4 1 8

8 4 3 1 9 2 6 7 5

6 8 4 3 5 9 1 2 7

5 7 9 2 1 6 8 4 3

Difficulty Level

2 3 1 4 8 7 9 5 6

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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.

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