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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

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TAPS owners take series of setbacks in court

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By TIM BRADNER Morris News Service-Alaska Alaska Journal of Commerce

Things have not gone well for Trans-Alaska Pipeline System owners in the courts and key federal regulatory arenas in recent weeks, but the battles aren’t over. First, on the state level, Alaska’s Supreme Court upheld a $9.98 billion valuation of the pipeline for property tax purposes on Feb. 21, more than ten times the $800 million figure the pipeline owners originally sought. Second, in Washington, D.C., an administrative law judge with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, issued a ruling Feb. 28 disallowing several hundred millions of dollars of investments in TAPS pump station upgrades, although the ruling will be contested and the full commission has yet to issue a decision. The TAPS owners, which include BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and minority owners Koch Industries and Unocal (now Chevron), had filed tariffs that included the expenses for 2009 and 2010. The State of Alaska and Tesoro, who ships oil through TAPS but is not an owner, contested the tariffs. The TAPS owners had asked for $454.4 million in capital costs to be included in the tariff rate base for the two years, but FERC Administrative Law Judge Carmen Ana Cintron ordered that $397.1 million should be excluded, and approved only $57.3 million of what was requested. Cintron agreed with the state and Tesoro that the pipeline pump station upgrade project had not been managed well, and the owners had failed to prove the expenses were prudent. On the property tax case, the state high court’s ruling, on

In the news No tsunami threat detected from large Chile earthquakes

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LOS ANGELES — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says it does not see a threat of powerful waves along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska or Hawaii due to a powerful earthquake off South America. Two earthquakes struck off Chile’s Pacific coast Sunday afternoon, with the U.S. Geological Survey reporting the first, larger one at preliminary magnitude of 7.0. Chilean authorities called for a precautionary evacuation along a stretch of shoreline. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later said there did not appear to be a threat of a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami.

Photos by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Above: Abby Ala, owner of Ridgeway Farms in Kenai, works in her polyculture getting plants ready to move into the two high tunnels she uses on her farm. Ala is expanding her farm and plans to build another reimbursable high-tunnel using a program through the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service that reimburses a portion of the cost of building a high tunnel. Below: Rows of plants grow underneath a layer of plastic in a polyculture building at Ridgeway Farms Saturday in Kenai. The farm utilizes several types of structures, including high tunnels, to extend its growing season.

Season’s growing USDA high tunnel reimbursement program expands By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

It smells of wet soil, tender green plants, chickens and several other layers of agricultural production inside Abby Ala’s polyculture building at Ridgeway Farms in Kenai. On a recent Saturday, Ala stood among rows of tables on the lower floor of the building — muted sunlight streaming through the semi-translucent plastic that covers the side of the building — her fingers expertly scraping around the edges of each tiny growing container as she transplants some of her budding crops into larger containers. Within the month, Ala will

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Inside ‘It’s backcountry downhill and they’re going to places where only very experienced skiers will go.’ ... See page A-2

move a majority of her plants into two large high tunnels that sit near the center of her farm. The two structures rely on solar radiation to keep plants, soil warm and temperatures more consistent than what is generally experienced on the Kenai Peninsula in April. Ala and some 70 other growers in an area stretching from just south of Clam Gulch to Seward, use hightunnels that were at least partially paid for by a program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS. The seasonal high tunnel program — which has been drastically expanded in 2014 — allows growers to See GROW, page A-10

See TAPS, page A-5

Correction In the Sunday March 16, 2013 story “Stranded” we incorrectly labeled the United Airlines flight that landed at the Kenai Airport. It was a 737. The Clarion regrets the error.

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Kenai Peninsula leads Alaska in elodea fight By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

A bill to help control Alaska’s elodea infestation was pulled out of the legislature on Monday after the Alaska Division of Agriculture quarantined the invasive aquatic plant from the state. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Kurt Olson, R-Kenai, Paul Seaton, R-Homer, and House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, called for prohibiting the import, sale, purchase and release of elodea into Alaskan waters. However, the Division of Agriculture was able to establish the quarantine and immediately make elodea illegal without the legislative process, Olson said. “It was a happy ending,” Olson said. “We got done much faster than waiting two months for it to be signed into effect.” Olson said Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Member

Kelly Wolf had brought the elodea issue to lawmakers’ attention. Wolf said the borough is seeking funding to eradicate the plant from three infested lakes on the Kenai Peninsula but questioned how eradication can be successful when the plant is commonly sold for aquariums and school classes. “All it would require would be somebody to dump out an aquarium inside a lake … and then you’ve got (an elodea) transport,” Wolf said. Wolf said the Division of Agriculture’s regulatory act carries the same weight as a prohibition on the plant issued by the legislature. Brianne Blackburn, Natural Resource Specialist with the Division of Agriculture, said elodea can lead to boat, float plane, recreation and fish habitat issues. Five aquatic invasive plants are now quarantined following

the establishment of the regulation. Two are documented elodea species in Alaska — Canadian waterweed and western nuttallii. The other three aquatic plants have not been documented in the state outside of the aquarium industry — Brazilian waterweed, hydrilla and Eurasian watermilfoil. Blackburn said last three were included in an attempt to keep them out of Alaskan waters. The efforts are being made to develop a statewide strategy on dealing with invasive plants, Blackburn said, but a project of that scale is difficult to accomplish. She said Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Kenai Peninsula areas are working to develop plans. With the way elodea reproduces — without seeds — she said the focus needs to be on controlling the infestation. The Kenai Peninsula Borough has taken steps to fight elodea in Beck, Daniels and Stormy lakes. In its fiscal C

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Invasive plant elodea in one of the many ways it is transported from lake to lake.

year 2014 budget, it allocated $40,000 to purchase the herbicide Diquat. However, a more intensive program is necessary to fully eradicate elodea from the lakes.

“I think the Kenai area is taking steps to really protect the Kenai at this point and doing the rest of the water bodies in the state a huge favor in elimiSee ELODEA, page A-10

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Winter still here, more Ski guide critically snow for parts of US injured in avalanche expected in the Southeast, some By PAM RAMSEY Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Spring is just days away but winter is not leaving quietly. Just as the trees started blooming and the birds started chirping, another round of snow and ice was bearing down Sunday on the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic. Snow was expected by Monday afternoon from the Central Appalachians to the Jersey Shore, making the morning commute treacherous for motorists. Parts of eastern West Virginia, central and west-central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley could see up to 10 inches of snow. Smaller accumulations were expected in Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Parts of Southern Virginia and North Carolina braced for a slippery mix of rain, sleet and snow. “Travel will be dangerous. It’s a late-season storm but we can’t let our guard down,” said Amy Bettwy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s office in Sterling, Va. A band of snow fell across Iowa on Saturday evening, following a warm and sunny day. The Des Moines area received about an inch of snow. Rain and thunderstorms were

of which could be strong. In Alabama, authorities were investigating whether straight line winds or a tornado led to the collapse of a building in Atmore. A group of campers stranded during heavy rainfall in the Prattville area was rescued. No injuries were reported in either incident. Five adults and seven children were camping on high ground near the Pine Creek when rain flooded the area surrounding them. They were rescued in about 15 minutes, Prattville Fire Department Capt. Mike Rogers told the Montgomery Advertiser. Winter’s return follows several days of spring-like temperatures. With spring officially starting Thursday, people weary of shoveling snow are hoping that the latest storm will be winter’s final encore. Ricardo Contreras, an upholsterer from Harrisburg, Pa., said he was tired of the winter and had no plans to shovel whatever might fall overnight. “I’ll just let it melt by itself,” Contreras said. Engineer Bill Bingham, heading into the West Shore Plaza in Lemoyne, Pa., for Sunday breakfast, said he was most looking forward to playing some golf for the first time in many months.

Friday Stocks Company Final Change ACS...........................1.89 -0.04 Agrium Inc............... 93.56 +0.13 Alaska Air Group.......91.49 +4.08 AT&T........................ 32.49 +0.14 BP ............................47.69 +0.10 Chevron...................114.10 -0.35 ConocoPhillips......... 66.60 +0.28 1st Natl. Bank AK... 1,741.00 0 Forest Oil...................1.70 -0.03 Fred Meyer.............. 43.91 +0.42 GCI.......................... 10.62 +0.10 Harley-Davidson.......67.22 +0.01 Home Depot............ 79.38 +0.58 Key Bank................. 13.79 +0.05 McDonald’s...............97.58 +0.21 National Oilwell.........74.60 -0.58 Shell Oil....................71.37 +0.32 Safeway................... 38.39 +0.07 Tesoro...................... 53.21 +0.23 Walmart....................74.28 -0.65 Wells Fargo...............47.40 -0.44 Gold closed............ 1,381.49 +11.34 C

Silver closed.............21.43 +0.25 Dow Jones avg..... 16,065.67 -43.22 NASDAQ................4,245.40 -15.02 S&P 500................ 1,841.13 -5.21 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

Oil Prices Thursday’s prices North Slope crude: $106.12, up from $104.87 on Wednesday West Texas Int.: $98.20, up from $97.99 on Wednesday

By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press

A 31-year-old ski guide in Alaska was in critical condition after getting buried by an avalanche, Alaska State Troopers said Saturday. Spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said Aaron Karitis was unconscious when he was pulled out from under 7 feet of snow Saturday morning. He was taken to a clinic in Haines and was expected to be flown to an Anchorage hospital. She did not know if he regained consciousness. Karitis, a heli-skiing guide with Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures, was buried for about 30 minutes before his four clients and fellow guides rescued him. He was wearing a locator beacon. The incident happened in the Kicking Horse Valley west of Haines. In heli-skiing, a helicopter drops the skiers on the mountain, and they ski down. “It is backcountry downhill, and they’re going to places where only very experienced skiers will go,” Ipsen said. Late winter and early spring is the prime season for avalanches. Karitis checked conditions for his clients about the 4,000-foot level and was concerned, Ipsen said. “He was kind of troubled by the conditions, so they were going to move further along on the ridgeline,” Ipsen said. “I don’t know if they had actually started moving or were about to move. But after he made that decision, that’s when the avalanche triggered.”

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Comedian David Brenner, ‘Tonight’ favorite, dies By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer

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LOS ANGELES — David Brenner, the lanky, toothygrinned “Tonight Show” favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standups, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser, died Saturday. He was 78. Brenner, who had been fighting cancer, died peacefully at his home in New York City with his family at his side, according to Jeff Abraham, his friend and publicist. “David Brenner was a huge star when I met him and he took me under his wing. To me, historically, he was the godfather of hip, observational comedy,” comedian Richard Lewis said in a statement. “He mentored me from day one. ... His passing leaves a hole in my life that can never be replaced.” The tall, thin and always sharply dressed Brenner became one of the most frequent visitors to Johnny Carson’s “Tonight” in the 1970s and ‘80s. His 150-plus appearances as guest and substitute host turned the former documentary filmmaker into a hot comedian, one who was ubiquitous on other talk shows and game shows. He also briefly hosted his own syndicated talk show in 1987 and starred in four HBO specials. Brenner moved with the times, trading routines about the humor of everyday life for jokes about social and political issues, and appearing on MSNBC and Fox News Channel cable programs. Although his career faltered, he worked steadily through 2013 doing standup. A four-day gig last December included a New Year’s Eve show at a Pennsylvania casino-resort in which he showcased young comedians. Brenner, who was raised in working-class south Philadel-

phia and graduated with honors from Temple University, was “always there helping a bright young comedian, whether it be Richard Lewis, Freddie Prinze or Jimmie Walker, and he was still doing it until the very end,” Abraham said. In a statement, Walker called Brenner “a true comic genius” who was “my mentor and taught me about life and comedy.” Although Brenner took a brief stabs at TV fame, with the 1976 sitcom “Snip” and the talk show “Nightlife” he hosted in 1987, he didn’t achieve the success of Seinfeld’s self-titled NBC sitcom or Reiser’s “Mad About You,” and he saw Jay Leno follow Carson as “Tonight” host. Brenner’s take on his career path, as he described it in a 2000 interview with The Associated Press, was that he put family before stardom. He said a long custody battle with a girlfriend over their son, Cole, forced him to curtail his TV appearances and visibility beginning in the mid-1980s, when Brenner lived in Aspen, Colo. “In a nutshell, I couldn’t work more than 50 nights a year (out of town) or I’d be an absentee father,” he said. “That was when they were giving out the talk shows, the sitcoms.” He was asked if he regretted his decision. “I didn’t even make a decision. I didn’t even think about it. How could you not do it? I don’t mean to sound noble,” Brenner said. “Besides, I come from the slums of Philadelphia and everything in my life is profit. My downside is what most people would strive a lifetime to get to.” Decades ago, he had burned out on filmmaking — “You don’t change the world by doing documentaries,” he told “CBS This Morning” in 2013 — and decided to give comedy a try. He was on the verge of quitting when his effort to impress talent bookers at “Tonight” worked.

Around the Peninsula St. Patrick’s Day parade today

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let Academy, Skyview High, River City Academy, Kenai Central High, Nanwalek, Port Graham, Susan B. English (Seldovia), and Nikiski High. Donations can be dropped off at the Soldotna High School office from 8:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m. The program is in need of formal dresses, accessories, and shoes.

Soldotna’s 23rd annual St. Patrick’s Day parade is scheduled to start at 4:40 p.m. Monday, March 17. The parade starts at the Bailey’s Furniture parking lot and proceeds down the Kenai Spur Highway toward the Y.

Take a break with inspirational speaker

Cinderella getting ready for the prom

Cribbage tournament continues

Cinderella’s Closet is opening March 18, 20, 25, and 27 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the theater dressing rooms at Soldotna High School. This program helps local ladies in need with free prom dresses, shoes, and accessories. Last year, Cinderella’s Closet provided items to 92 local students from Soldotna High, Cook In-

The Soldotna Lions 20th annual Kenai Peninsula Cribbage Tournament continues every Saturday at 3 p.m. through May 3 at the American Legion Post 20, 902 Cook Street in Kenai. The public is invited to participate. For more information, call Ray at 776-5688 or Bob at 776-5339.

Peninsula Take-A-Break will meet Wednesday, March 19 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Solid Rock Conference Center, Mile 90.5 of the Sterling Highway in Soldotna. The program will include muAfrican bow hunting safari video class sic and a special feature with Bonnie Nichols to discuss Central PenThoses interested in learning to bow hunt in the African safari, a insula Hospital volunteer opportunities, and inspirational speaker free video class will be held at the Kenai First Baptist Church, lo- Mary Lou Cragg. Lunch is $12. For reservations and complimencated at 12815 Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai on Monday, March tary child care, call Susan at 335-6789. RSVP by March 16. 17 at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Kenai Peninsula Archers and the Kenai First Baptist Church. For more information Cancer support meeting slated call Len Malmquist at 296-7375. There will be a meeting for men affected by prostate cancer at 6 p.m. Thursday March 20 in the Redoubt room at Central PeninFly-tying demonstration planned sula Hospital. Family and friends are welcome. For information The Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Sports- contact Jim at 260-4904. man’s Warehouse present “Bar Flies 2, Tie One On: An Evening of Free Fly tying Instruction and Demonstration.” The event will be hosted by Brendyn Shiflea, KPTU Board member and avid fly SCI offers $4,000 scholarship fisher, at the Main Street Grill in Kenai, Tuesday, March 18, 6:30 Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Safari Club International p.m. is accepting applications for a $4,000 scholarship ($1,000 per year for 4 years) to a graduating senior from any accredited high school Soccer club kicks off within the Kenai Peninsula Borough. This year’s essay topic is: The Sterling Soccer Club is starting up at the Sterling Com- Hunting’s Role in Wildlife Conservation. Applications are availmunity Center for boys and girls of all skill levels in grades 1-6. able on the website www.kenaisci.org or the KPBSD one-stop Instructors are Jennifer Waller and AnnMarie Rudstrom. The Club scholarship website. Deadline is April 1. will meet for 7 weeks, Tuesdays, March 18-April 29, 3:50 to 5:15 p.m. at the Sterling Community Center. Sterling Elementary stu- Family History Center on winter hours dents will meet in the school lobby after school and walk over to The Family History Center, 159 Marydale Ave., is open Tuesthe SC Center together. $20 per participant. Visit the SCC website at www.sterlingcommunityclub.com for a registration form or stop day through Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. by the SC Center in person. Call 740-8018 for more info. Registra- to offer one-on-one assistance, classes and a wealth of genealogy sites to aid in research. For more information, call 907-262-3581. tion is limited.

LIO Schedule Monday 3:15 p.m. The House Labor & Commerce Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss SB 159 Air Ambulance Services, HB 288 AIDEA: Arctic Development Program / Fund and HB 281 Prescription Without Physical Examination. Testimony will be taken. Monday 3:30 p.m. The Senate Resources Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 77 Land Use / Disposal / Exchanges; Water Rights, SB 160 DNR: Hunting Guides, Concession Program and HB 135 Petersville Recreational Mining Area. Listen only. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. The House Finance Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 305 Junk Dealer & Metal Scrapper Licensing and HB 306 Evaluate Indirect Expenditures; Tax Credits. Testimony will be taken. Tuesday 10 a.m. The House Special Committee on Fisheries will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 18 Personal Use Fishing Priority. Testimony will be taken. Tuesday 3 p.m. The House Health & Social Services Committee will sponsor a public hearing for Presentations: “Pediatric Partnership” and “Alaska Health Workforce Coalition & Vacancy Study” and to discuss HB 324 Controlled Substance Prescription Database and HB 361 Licensing of Behavior Analysts. 3 minute testimony limit. Tuesday 5:30 p.m. The House Finance Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 278 Education: Funding / Tax Credits / Programs. 2 minute testimony limit.

Community Calendar Today Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. 5 p.m. • TOPS group 182 meets at the Sterling Senior Center. Call 260-7606. 6 p.m. • Kenai Bridge Club plays duplicate bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 252-9330 or 283-7609. 7 p.m. • Women’s Barbershop sings at the Soldotna Church of God on the corner of Redoubt and Binkley. For more information, call 335-6789 or 262-4504. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Middle of the Road” at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends” at 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Into Action” group, VFW basement Birch Street, Soldotna, 907-262-0995. 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 meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Stalemate between parties prevents progress IN HIS RECENT BOOK “DUTY: MEMOIRS OF A secretary at War,” Robert Gates, former secretary of defense under both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, makes pertinent observations on our defense policy. Oddly enough, Gates’ primary problem is not with our allies or the defense bureaucracy but with our legislators, both House and Senate members. Gates was constantly belabored with requests on the part of their constituents — not lowly individuals who have one vote, but business owners represented by lobbyists whose primary interest is not American defense but how they can profit from doing business with the Department of Defense. Gates’ efforts to enhance efficiency and lower costs were hampered by the demands of these legislators, whose power was exercised in committee meetings and budget decisions. The defense secretary’s problem with political opportunism in Washington was constant. Given that background, Gates makes a number of interesting observations about the political climate in Washington. In one instance Gates refers to a conversation between Obama and Hillary Clinton. Gates recalls that “in strongly supporting a surge in Afghanistan, Hillary told the president that her opposition to the surge in Iraq had been political because she was facing him in the Iowa primary. She went on the say, ‘The Iraq surge worked.’ The president conceded vaguely that opposition to the Iraq surge had been political. To hear the two of them making these admissions, and in front of me, was as surprising as it way dismaying.” Gates’ observations on Russia and Vladimir Putin also are intriguing. He felt that Putin’s predecessor as president, Dmitry Medvedev, was realistic about Russia’s internal problems and its relationship with the West, and was more willing to closely align with the West. Gates’ feelings toward Putin are worth quoting, especially given the recent happenings in Ukraine: “Putin’s lust for power led him to shoulder Medvedev aside and reclaim the presidency. I believe Putin is a man of Russia’s past, haunted by lost Empire, lost glory, and lost power. ...As long as he remains in office, I believe Russia’s internal problems will not be addressed. Russia’s neighbors will continue to be subject to bullying from Moscow, and while attentions of threats of the Cold War period will not return, opportunities for Russian cooperation with the United States and Europe will be limited.” Our country needs more people like Robert Gates serving in government. But the political stalemate between our major parties prevents many capable people from serving our country. Ambassadorships, as an example, are purchased by major contributors and other positions are filled with political cronies rather than those devoted to serving their country first. If our politicians would declare a truce, at least on the appointment of civil servants, we would be better able to meet the problems of our country and the world.

The anti-Koch campaign

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has high standards for American-ness. That’s why it carried such weight when he described the Koch brothers in a speech on the Senate floor as “about as un-American as anyone that I can imagine.” Coming from anyone lacking Reid’s powers of patriotic discernment, this would have been shameful hyperbole. From Reid, it was a peerless act of taxonomy. What immediately had him so exercised was anti-Obamacare ads funded by the Koch brothers, but surely other potentially un-American activities lurked in the back of his mind. David Koch gave $100 million to a theater in New York City so people can perform ballet and opera there. No wonder Reid harbors the darkest suspicions. If you want to score a contest between the Koch brothers and Harry Reid over who has contributed more to America, it doesn’t seem close. The Koch brothers got wealthy creating productive industries that employ tens of thousands of people. Harry Reid got (obviously much less) wealthy as a career politician. Any one of the Koch brothers’ many major philanthropic ventures -- say, the $100 million to New York Presbyterian Hospital, or just the $35 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History -- will do more good than Harry Reid’s constant maneuvers to try to protect his vulnerable incumbents. Reid’s maligning of the Koch brothers is part of a partywide effort to attack the politi-

cally engaged libertarian duo. Groups that the Kochs have donated to or are affiliated with have spent some $30 million on the midterm elections so far, with more on the way. For Democrats, that is a mortal sin. Rich Lowry Of course, Reid didn’t complain about a globe-trotting billionaire who made a mint through currency speculation spending more than $25 million trying to defeat President George W. Bush in 2004. By Reid’s standard, George Soros was as robustly American as John Wayne. The left doesn’t lack for people trying, in Reid’s stilted terms, “to buy America.” Green billionaire Tom Steyer has pledged to spend $100 million supporting Democrats this year. The billionaire Koch brothers can agitate against cap and trade, and billionaire Steyer can agitate for it. That’s how a free system works. But the break-glass-in-emergency Democratic option in tough midterms is finding a boogeyman. In 2010, it was “secret foreign money” funneled through the Chamber of Commerce. This absurdly tendentious demagoguery didn’t stop Republicans from picking up more than 60 House seats. Nor will the attack on the Kochs affect this year’s outcome one way or another. Are we supposed to believe that voters, who are

overwhelmingly sour on Obamacare, will ignore their feelings about the highly consequential law and treat the midterms as a referendum on the people funding ads attacking the law that they don’t like in the first place? The left can be forgiven for thinking everyone else is as obsessed with the Koch brothers as it is. The log on the Koch Industries website of New York Times stories mentioning the Kochs since 2011 runs about 20 pages when printed. The logical endpoint of this anti-Kochery was the spectacle of left-wingers protesting the coming advent of the David H. Koch Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital because of its association with a philanthropist with uncongenial politics. How long before demonstrators target the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center and interrupt “Swan Lake” with cries of “Koch Kills Democracy”? The old Saul Alinsky dictum is apt: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” In its piece on Reid’s anti-Koch gambit, The New York Times reports, “The majority leader was particularly struck by a presentation during a recent Senate Democratic retreat, which emphasized that one of the best ways to draw an effective contrast is to pick a villain.” How high-minded. For a powerful national officeholder to stoop to such invective against private citizens seems bullying and itself vaguely un-American. But I defer to Harry Reid. He is the expert on American-ness.

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Letters to the Editor HB77 isn’t in public’s interest

In a Clarion article dated March 13th, I was misquoted and I wish to clarify what actually was said in relation to what was reported. The article erroneously states that I said Senator Micciche disparaged me when I spoke to him of my concerns with HB77. That isn’t at all what I actually stated. Besides, I’m fairly thick skinned, I doubt I’d mention it publicly were I the only one being disparaged. When I spoke of the Senator’s attempt to disparage others, I was speaking of his going to the press in order to preemptively mischaracterize as ‘extremists,’ anyone who may dare object to the alleged compromise language in HB77. In subsequent testimony given to the Senate Resource Committee, counting the various organization members, native group members and individuals, literally thousands of Alaskans registered their objections to the so‘compromise language’ in HB77. Were The Journal Inquirer of Manchester (Conn.), called all those everyday Alaskans extremists? March 12 Not by any stretch of the imagination. By attempting to label a vast multitude of everyday Alaskans as extremists, even before those Alaskans had a chance to articulate their objections, the Senator committed an unpardonable lapse of public trust. I did say about my own conversaBy GARRY TRUDEAU tionWhat with the Senator was that when I spoke to

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Senator Micciche about my concerns with the bill not serving the best interests of the public, Senator Micciche replied that he has ‘another side’ he felt he has to represent. I, for one, have a problem with defining what ‘other side’ he’s supposed to represent besides the best interests of the public, but that can perhaps be answered by looking to his voting record and seeing whose interests are being served by his actions. Senate Bill 21 comes immediately to mind, a bill which provided, without any strings attached, billions of dollars to the oil corporations. Including the oil corporation which employs the Senator. In that case, the Senator started out saying he had problems with that bill, but in the end, despite vast numbers of Alaskans objections, he voted for it. In the case of HB77, the Senator again started out saying he has concerns with the bill, I expect in the end, he’ll be voting for it too, despite vast numbers of the Alaskan public objecting to it. Some ‘other side’ must be appeased, no? Paul Zimmerman Kasilof

Let Alaskans testify

I wrote the following to the senators on the Senate Finances Committee: “The Silencing Alaskans Act, HB 77, seems to be living up to it’s name. At the Homer LIO, 17 of 20 who intended to testify at a public hearing were not allowed to testify. When 85 percent of the

people who attend a public hearing are not heard, something is wrong. This is not a democracy.” I attended a Town Hall meeting with Senator Micciche in Homer on Friday, March 7. He could not answer many questions about HB 77 because the amendments were not released until Monday, March 10. 48 hours is not enough time to review a law that restricts the public to provide input to their legislators. Obviously, 1.5 hours was not enough time allowed for the public hearing. But, more than 150 people statewide found time to go to the hearing. Reply from Sen. Giessel, Chairperson: “Thanks for your message. It will be added to the bill file. There are NO Alaskans being prevented from testifying. You just did! Its as easy as an email.” My reply to Sen Giessel: “Many people speak better than they write, or aren’t comfortable with computers. To make it easier to destroy our salmon habitat and resources that create our Alaskan lifestyle - will the multinational corporations and outside billionaires buy our government and resources owned by the people of Alaska - and totally eliminate public hearings? Looks like we are headed that way.” It appears that dozens — or hundreds of Alaskans were prevented from testifying at public hearings — where the public was not heard. Kevin Walker Kachemak City

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on which the pipeline owners have filed a request for reconsideration, dealt only with fiscal year 2006 property taxes. However, it will set precedents that will affect the disputes over TAPS values that will be for the percolating through the courts for the following years. In the dispute over 2006, the state Department of Revenue, which under state law sets the value for oil and gas properties for taxation, concluded TAPS was worth $3.64 billion. Municipalities that were affected appealed the decision to the revenue department’s State Assessment Review Board, which reviews assessment disputes. The review board agreed with some of the municipalities’ arguments, and upped the value to $4.3 billion. Municipalities with pipeline property within their boundaries include the City of Valdez, Fairbanks North Star Borough and the North Slope Borough. Not satisfied with the board review, the municipalities appealed the assessment decision to state Superior Court. The municipalities were concerned that while replacement cost of TAPS was used as the basis for valuing the pipeline, a cost study provided to the state by TAPS owners of what the pipeline would cost, if rebuilt today, was obsolete. The municipalities had their own cost study done and Judge Sharon Gleason, then a state judge in charge of the case, agreed with it. She set the value at $9.98 billion, which has now been upheld by the Supreme Court. Gleason agreed with the municipalities that the value should be based on what it would cost to replace the pipeline with an allowance for depreciation to arrive at a $9.98 billion value. As the disputes roll along, the next phase is the Supreme Court taking briefs in April from the disputing parties on tax years 2007, 2008 and 2009, although the court’s decision on 2006 has sent a signal of how the judges are likely to rule. “We believe the court’s decision narrows many of the issues involved in the appeals of the superior court’s decision,” for the next three years, said Ken Diemer, a state attorney involved in the case. Prior to being elevated to the federal court system Gleason ruled that the TAPS value for 2007 is $8.94 billion; for 2008, $9.64 billion, and for 2009, $9.23 billion. The TAPS owners have appealed those decisions to the Supreme Court, however, and a decision will be made at some point for those years. Meanwhile, tax years 2010, 2011 and 2013 are now before the Superior

Court, with the parties actually reaching agreement on 2012. Jim Greeley, the state oil and gas property assessor, has set a $5.5 billion value for the pipeline for tax year 2014. Municipalities have already said they will appeal that to the state review board. In what has become a sideshow, Gov. Sean Parnell recently fired one member of the board, Marty McGee, and appointed two retired oil and gas company managers to fill two of five seats on the board. One of Parnell’s appointments, Dennis Mandell, is under fire, however, for being a resident of California. Critics say state law required members of the board to be Alaska residents. Senate Democratic Minority Leader Hollis French, DAnchorage, has asked Partnell to withdraw Mandell’s appointment, but Parnell has refused. Manell worked for ARCO Alaska when he lived in Anchorage. Another Parnell appointment to the board, Bernard Washington of Anchorage, is a former ConocoPhillips employee. French said Parnell fired McGee from the board because he was an advocate for higher valuations, which helped the municipalities. How TAPS is valued is very important to the three municipalities that are affected. Under state law the municipalities must use the state’s valuation for pipeline and other oil and gas production and transportation property. An approximate doubling of the pipeline value for 2006 from the state assessment review board’s determination means the municipalities will collect twice as much tax. It has a downside for state revenues, however, because the property tax payments are included in the tariffs, or transportation charges that the TAPS owners are allowed to charge for shipping oil. The pipeline tariff is one of several expenses allowed as deductions against the value of North Slope oil for state tax and royalty purposes. State taxes and royalties constitute about one fourth of the production value of North Slope oil, so indirectly the state pays a quarter of the higher taxes paid to the three municipalities. The effect of the change is value is not insignificant. As a rule of thumb, every billiondollar increase in the pipeline valuation for tax increases the pipeline tariff by 10 cents a barrel, according to sources familiar with how the tariffs are calculated. Based on that, the $4 billion increase agreed to by Judge Gleason has effectively raised the tariff by 40 cents per barrel. TAPS tariffs were averaging $6.28 per barrel for the third quarter of 2013, according to the Department of Revenue, so an additional 40 cents per barrel is significant.

Police reports n On March 6 at 4:12 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop at Tinker Lane and Kaknu Way. Robin A. Greep, 51, of Clam Gulch, was issued a summons for no valid operator’s license and failure to insure vehicle. Kevin W. Dell, 54, of Clam Gulch, was issued a summons for permitting an unlicensed driver to drive. The vehicle was impounded from the scene. n On March 5 at about 10:47 p.m., Alaska State Troopers arrested Joseph Newton, 19, of Homer, for driving on a revoked license, after he was stopped at Mile 168 of the Sterling Highway for following too closely. He was taken to the Homer Jail on $500 bail. n On March 8 at 6:47 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, was on a traffic stop on the northbound shoulder of the road near Mile 78 of the Sterling Highway. A vehicle traveling southbound went into the northbound lane at a high rate of speed and passed another southbound vehicle near the traffic stop. The vehicle was identified as an older model Chevrolet truck and was observed to continue passing other vehicles at a high rate of speed. The driver was identified as Samuel P. Penrod, 19, of Soldotna. A passenger in the vehicle was identified as Adam P. McMillan, 20, of Sterling. McMillan was found to have two outstanding warrants out of Kenai and a third outstanding warrant for his arrest out of Seward for the original charges of minor consuming alcohol and failure to appear. Penrod was issued a speeding citation and a misdemeanor citation for reckless driving and was released at the scene. McMillan was arrested on the outstanding warrants and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $450 bail. n On March 4 at 7:39 p.m., David Miles, 49 of Seward, was contacted by Alaska State Troopers at his residence and arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), following a report of a disturbance at the residence in Seward. Miles was taken to Seward Jail without bail. n On March 11, Anna R. Nisler, 19, of Kenai, was served a summons for overtaking and passing a parked emergency vehicle, resulting in personal injury from an earlier case on the eve-

ning of March 8. n On March 8 at 5:45 p.m., Crown Point Alaska State Troopers contacted Adam Pringle, 32, of Moose Pass, who had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear at a remand hearing on the original charge of driving under the influence. He was arrested and taken to the Seward Jail without bail. n On March 12 at 12:13 a.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop at the Kenai Spur Highway and Walmart. Sean T. Autry, 31, of Kenai, was arrested for driving while license suspended, driving under the influence and one Soldotna Alaska State Troopers warrant, totaling $1,000, for failure to appear for trial call on the original charge of first-degree hindering prosecution. Rene L. Baker, 26, of Sterling, was arrested for reporting false information and violating conditions of release. Both were taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On March 12 at 7:46 a.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop at Tinker Lane and Crow Court. Willow F. Slwooko-Hunter, 25, of Kenai, was arrested for violating conditions of release. Thayr I. Watson, 29, of Kenai, was arrested for second-degree hindering prosecution. George N. Hunter, 55, of Kenai, was issued a summons for violation of custodian duties. SlwookoHunter and Watson were taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On March 12 at 12:27 p.m., Kenai police received a report of a dangerous driver on the Kenai Spur Highway. Shawn M. Lewis, 45, of Kenai, was issued a summons for driving while license suspended. n On March 12 at about 1:50 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop at Mile 14 of the Kenai Spur Highway. Michael C. Wallace, 20, of Kenai, was issued a summons for driving while license suspended. n On March 12 at 9:46 p.m., Robert M. Luton, 28, of Soldotna, was arrested for three Soldotna troopers’ warrants, totaling $9,000, for failure to appear for disposition hearing on the original charges of firstdegree robbery and third-degree assault, failure to appear for disposition hearing on the original charge of fourth-degree assault and failure to appear for remand hearing status on the original charge of driving while license suspended. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

Man nabbed for pot possession near daycare KETCHIKAN — A 21-year-old man suspected of stealing $1,500 worth of rifle ammunition was arrested for possessing nearly an ounce of marijuana near a daycare center.

The Ketchikan Daily News reports that 21-year-old Herman Joseph Brown III was arraigned Wednesday in Ketchikan District Court on one count of fourth-degree controlled-substance misconduct.

Court reports The following charges were recently dismissed in District Court in Kenai: n A charge of driving in violation of restricted permit against Shawn T. Kuhuski, 23, of Soldotna, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Sept. 2. n A charge of driving while license suspended against Kimberly Payne, 21, address unknown, was dismissed. Date of the charge was July 13. n A charge of driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited against Jessica J. Smith, 25, of Soldotna, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Feb. 10. n A charge of fourth-degree criminal mischief against Rita Seaton, 35, of Nikiski, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Oct. 26. n Charges of one count of driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited and one count of driving in violation of license limitation against Dalton L. Bush, 22, of Soldotna, were dismissed. Date of the charges was Jan. 20. n A charge of driving while license suspended against Thawatchai Labnongsang, 39, of Soldotna, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Aug. 13. n A charge of disorderly conduct against Terre Sam Jones, 53, of Kenai, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Dec. 5. The following judgments were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Brennan M. Coleman, 26, address unknown, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed June 9. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for two years. n Kirk Daman, 50, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of reckless driving, committed Oct. 28. He was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 35 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of

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community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined $500, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 30 days and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Rita Lucille Seaton, 35, address unknown, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of violating conditions of release, committed Oct. 28. Imposition of sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation for one year, sentenced to one day in jail, credited for time served in a prior case and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended. n Cary Andersen, 44, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to thirddegree theft, committed Nov. 25. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Walmart and placed on probation for three years. n Alexander S. Christensen, 27, of Clam Gulch, pleaded guilty to driving while license revoked, committed April 14. He was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 30 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. n Alexander Scott Christensen, 27, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of violating a domestic violence protective order, committed Jan. 17. He 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 have no contact with victim except as allowed by a protective order or other court order per victim’s written consent on file with the District Attorney, ordered to follow all terms of any protective order and was placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Terre S. Jones, 53, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree assault, committed Dec. 6. He was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 270 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to consume no alcohol and to have no contact with victims without written notice to the court and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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US cites security more to censor, deny records BY JACK GILLUM Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration more often than ever censored government files or outright denied access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of federal data by The Associated Press. The administration cited more legal exceptions it said justified withholding materials and refused a record number of times to turn over files quickly that might be especially newsworthy. Most agencies also took longer to answer records requests, the analysis found. The government’s own figures from 99 federal agencies covering six years show that half way through its second term, the administration has made few meaningful improvements in the way it releases records despite its promises from Day 1 to become the most transparent administration in history. In category after category — except for reducing numbers of old requests and a slight increase in how often it waived copying fees — the government’s efforts to be more open about its activities last year were their worst since President Barack Obama took office. In a year of intense public interest over the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, the government cited national security to withhold information a record 8,496 times — a 57 percent increase over a year earlier and more than double Obama’s first year, when it cited that reason 3,658 times. The Defense Department, including the NSA, and the CIA accounted for nearly all those. The Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency cited national security six times, the Environmental Protection Agency did twice and the National Park Service once. And five years after Obama directed agencies to less frequently invoke a “deliberative process” exception to withhold materials describing decisionmaking behind the scenes, the government did it anyway, a record 81,752 times. “I’m concerned the growing trend toward relying upon FOIA exemptions to withhold large swaths of government information is hindering the public’s right to know,” said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “It becomes too much of a temptation. If you screw up in government, just mark it top secret.” Citizens, journalists, businesses and others last year made a record 704,394 requests for information, an 8 percent increase over the previous year. The government responded to 678,391 requests, an increase

of 2 percent over the previous year. The AP analysis showed that the government more than ever censored materials it turned over or fully denied access to them, in 244,675 cases or 36 percent of all requests. On 196,034 other occasions, the government said it couldn’t find records, a person refused to pay for copies or the government determined the request to be unreasonable or improper. Sometimes, the government censored only a few words or an employee’s phone number, but other times it completely marked out nearly every paragraph on pages. The White House said the government’s figures demonstrate “that agencies are responding to the president’s call for greater transparency.” White House spokesman Eric Schultz noted that the government responded to more requests than previously and said it released more information. “Over the past five years, federal agencies have worked aggressively to improve their responsiveness to FOIA requests, applying a presumption of openness and making it a priority to respond quickly,” Schultz said. Sunday was the start of Sunshine Week, when news organizations promote open government and freedom of information. The chief of the Justice Department’s Office of Information Policy, which oversees the open records law, told the Senate last week that some of the 99 agencies in the past five years have released documents in full or in part in more than 90 percent of cases. She noted the record number of requests for government records, which exceeded 700,000 for the first time last year, and said decisions are harder than ever. “The requests are more complex than they were before,” director Melanie Pustay told the

Senate Judiciary Committee. The government’s responsiveness under the FOIA is widely viewed as a barometer of its transparency. Under the law, citizens and foreigners can compel the government to turn over copies of federal records for zero or little cost. Anyone who seeks information through the law is generally supposed to get it unless disclosure would hurt national security, violate personal privacy or expose business secrets or confidential decision-making in certain areas. It cited such exceptions a record 546,574 times last year. “The public is frustrated and unhappy with the pace of responses and the amount of information provided,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said at the same congressional hearing. “There’s a common reaction for anybody who has any experience with it that it doesn’t function well.” John Cook, the incoming new editor at the Intercept, the online magazine founded by investor Pierre Omidyar, said his experience under the open records law was “abysmal” but not especially worse last year than previously.

“It’s a bureaucracy,” Cook said. “As often as it’s about trying to keep data from falling into the hands of reporters, it’s the contractor looking for ways to reduce the caseload. It’s just bureaucrats trying to get home earlier and have less to do.” The AP could not determine whether the administration was abusing the national security exception or whether the public asked for more documents about sensitive subjects. The NSA said its 138 percent surge in records requests were from people asking whether it had collected their phone or email records, which it generally refuses to confirm or deny. To do otherwise, the NSA said, would pose an “an unacceptable risk” because terrorists could check to see whether the U.S. had detected their activities. It censored records or fully denied access to them in 4,246 out of 4,328 requests, or 98 percent of the time. Journalists and others who need information quickly to report breaking news fared worse than ever last year. Blocking news organizations from urgently obtaining records about a government scandal or crisis — such as the NSA’s phone-records collection, Boston bombings, trouble with its health care website, the deadly shootings at the Washington Navy Yard or the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi — can delay uncovering significant developments until after decisions are made and the public’s interest has waned. The government said the average time it took to answer a records request ranged from less than one day to nearly two years. AP’s analysis showed that most agencies took longer to answer requests than the previous year, although the White House said the government responded more quickly and did not immediately explain how it determined that. The Pentagon reported at least two requests still pending after 10 years and the CIA was still working on at least four requests from more than eight years ago. The AP’s request to the Health and Human Services Department for contracts with public-relations companies to promote Obama’s health care

law has been pending for more than one year. Requests for files about the Affordable Care Act and the IRS’s treatment of taxexempt political groups have languished in government offices for months. Similarly, the AP has waited for more than 10 months for emails between the IRS and outside Democratic super PACs about tea party groups. Last year, the government denied 6,689 out of 7,818 requests for so-called expedited processing, which moves an urgent request for newsworthy records to the front of the line for a speedy answer, or about 86 percent. It denied only 53 percent of such requests in 2008. The EPA denied 458 out of 468 expediting requests. The

State Department, where expedited processing can save 100 days of waiting time for example, denied 332 of 344 such requests. The Homeland Security Department denied 1,384 or 94 percent of expediting requests. The Justice Department, which denied AP’s request for video its investigators obtained days after the Navy Yard shooting, denied 900 out of 1,017 such requests. The U.S. spent a record $420 million answering requests plus just over $27 million in legal disputes, and charged people $4.3 million to search and copy documents. The government waived fees about 58 percent of the time that people asked, a 1 percent improvement over the previous year.

Around the Nation Founder of anti-gay church in care facility TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., who founded a Kansas church widely known for its protests at military funerals and anti-gay sentiments, is in a care facility, according to a church spokesman. Phelps, 84, is being cared for in a Shawnee County facility, Westboro Baptist Church spokesman Steve Drain said Sunday. Drain wouldn’t identify the facility. “I can tell you that Fred Phelps is having some health problems,” Drain said. “He’s an old man, and old people get health problems.” Members of the Westboro church, based in Topeka, frequently protest at funerals of soldiers with signs containing messages such as “Thank God for dead soldiers,” and “Thank God for 9/11,” claiming the deaths are God’s punishment for American immorality and tolerance of homosexuality and abortion. Westboro Baptist, a small group made mostly of Phelps’ extended family, inspired a federal law and laws in numerous states limiting picketing at funerals. But in a major free-speech ruling in 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the church and its members couldn’t be sued for monetary damages for inflicting pain on grieving families under the First Amendment. Nate Phelps, an estranged son of Fred Phelps, told The Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday night that members of Westboro voted Phelps out of the church last summer, apparently “after some kind of falling out.” Nate Phelps, who broke away from the church 37 years ago, said church members became concerned afterward that his father might harm himself and moved him out of the church, where he and his wife had lived for years.

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Around the World Focus shifts to pilot of vanished jetliner KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — When someone at the controls calmly said the last words heard from the missing Malaysian jetliner, one of the Boeing 777’s communications systems had already been disabled, authorities said Sunday, adding to suspicions that one or both of the pilots were involved in the disappearance of the flight. The Malaysia Airlines jet took off from Kuala Lumpur in the wee hours of March 8, headed to Beijing. On Saturday, the Malaysian government announced findings that strongly suggested the plane was deliberately diverted and may have flown as far north as Central Asia or south into the vast reaches of the Indian Ocean. Authorities have said someone on board the plane first disabled one of its communications systems — the Aircraft and Communications Addressing and Reporting System, or ACARS — about 40 minutes after takeoff. The ACARS equipment sends information about the jet’s engines and other data to the airline. Around 14 minutes later, the transponder that identifies the plane to commercial radar systems was also shut down. The fact that both systems went dark separately offered strong evidence that the plane’s disappearance was deliberate.

Disappearance unveils flaws in aviation NEW YORK (AP) — The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has exposed wide gaps in how the world’s airlines — and their regulators — operate. But experts warn this isn’t likely to be one of those defining moments that lead to fundamental changes. For financial and technological reasons, and because of issues tied to national sovereignty, the status quo is expected to prevail in the way passports are checked, aircraft are tracked at sea and searches are coordinated. In an age of constant connectedness, it’s almost inconceivable to lose a 209-foot-long airplane for more than a week, or be in the dark about what happened onboard around the time it went missing. The reality is that large portions of the globe don’t have radar coverage. Over oceans, pilots fill in those gaps by radioing air traffic controllers at routine intervals with position updates. And while planes record sounds in the cockpit as well as speed, altitude, fuel flow and the positions of flaps, that information isn’t shared with anyone on the ground. Crash investigators only get access to the data on the recorders after combing through the wreckage. Numerous experts have said it is time to update tracking abilities and use satellite links to provide real-time feeds on the operation of planes and conversations within the cockpit.

Crackdown in Egypt sees 16,000 detained

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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s crackdown on Islamists has jailed 16,000 people over the past eight months in the country’s biggest round-up in nearly two decades, according to previously unreleased figures from security officials. Rights activists say reports of abuses in prisons are mounting, with prisoners describing systematic beatings and miserable conditions for dozens packed into tiny cells. The Egyptian government has not released official numbers for those arrested in the sweeps since the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July. But four senior officials — two from the Interior Ministry and two from the military — gave a count of 16,000. The count, which is consistent with recent estimates by human rights groups, was based on a tally kept by the Interior Ministry to which the military also has access. It includes hundreds of women and minors, though the officials could not give exact figures. The officials gave the figures to the AP on condition of anonymity because the government has not released them. The flood of arrests has swamped prisons and the legal system. Many are held for months in police station lockups meant as temporary holding areas or in impromptu jails set up in police training camps because prisons are overcrowded. Inmates are kept for months without charge. “My son looks like a caveman now. His hair and nails are long, he has a beard and he is unclean,” said Nagham Omar, describing to the AP the conditions that her 20-year-old son Salahideen Ayman Mohammed has endured since his arrest in January while participating in a pro-Morsi protest. He and 22 others are crammed in a 3-by-3 meter (yard) cell in a police station in the southern city of Assiut, said Omar, who visits him once a week.

Peninsula Clarion, Monday, March 17, 2014

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Crimeans vote to leave Ukraine JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Associated Press

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — Just two weeks after Russian troops seized their peninsula, Crimeans voted Sunday to leave Ukraine and join Russia, overwhelmingly approving a referendum that sought to unite the strategically important Black Sea region with the country it was part of for some 250 years. The vote was widely condemned by Western leaders, who planned to move swiftly to punish Russia with economic sanctions. As the votes were counted, a jubilant crowd gathered around a statue of Vladimir Lenin in the center of Simferopol to celebrate with song and dance. Many held Russian flags, and some unfurled a handwritten banner reading “We’re Russian and proud of it.” Fireworks exploded in the skies above. “We want to go back home, and today we are going back home,” said Viktoria Chernyshova, a 38-year-old businesswoman. “We needed to save ourselves from those unprincipled clowns who have taken power in Kiev.” Ukraine’s new government in Kiev called the referendum a “circus” directed at gunpoint by Moscow, referring to the thousands of troops that now occupy the peninsula, which has traded hands repeatedly since ancient times. The referendum offered voters the choice of seeking annexation by Russia or remaining in Ukraine with greater autonomy. After 50 percent of the ballots were counted, more than 95 percent of voters had approved splitting off and joining Russia, according to Mikhail Malishev, head of the referendum committee. Final results were not expected until Monday. Opponents of secession appeared to have stayed away Sunday, denouncing the vote as a cynical power play and land grab by Russia. Putin insisted the referendum was conducted in “full accordance with international law and the U.N. charter.” Russia was expected to face strong sanctions Monday

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Pro-Russian people celebrate in the central square in Sevastopol, Ukraine, early Monday. Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine and join Russia.

from the U.S. and Europe for going forward with the vote, which could also encourage rising pro-Russian sentiment in Ukraine’s east and lead to further divisions in this nation of 46 million. Residents in western Ukraine and the capital, Kiev, are strongly pro-West and Ukrainian nationalist. Andrew Weiss, vice president for Russian and East European studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, suggested the confrontation could intensify. Russia “is really turning its back on the outside world and is basically going to say to the West, ‘Now, go ahead. Show us how tough you are.’ And the West, I think, is struggling to come with an adequate response.” The Crimean parliament planned to meet Monday to formally ask Moscow to be annexed, and Crimean lawmakers were to fly to Moscow later in the day for talks, Crimea’s proRussia prime minister said on Twitter. Russian lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky said the annexation could take “from three days to three months,” according to the Interfax news agency. Some residents in Crimea said they feared the new Ukrainian government that took over when President Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia last month would oppress them. “It’s like they’re crazy Texans in western Ukraine. Imag-

ine if the Texans suddenly took over power (in Washington) and told everyone they should speak Texan,” said Ilya Khlebanov, a voter in Simferopol. Ukraine’s new prime minister insisted that neither Ukraine nor the West would recognize the vote. “Under the stage direction of the Russian Federation, a circus performance is underway: the so-called referendum,” Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Sunday. “Also taking part in the performance are 21,000 Russian troops, who with their guns are trying to prove the legality of the referendum.” As soon as the polls closed, the White House again denounced the vote. “The international community will not recognize the results of a poll administered under threats of violence,” it said in a statement. “Russia’s actions are dangerous and destabilizing.” Russia raised the stakes Saturday when its forces, backed by helicopter gunships and armored vehicles, took control of the Ukrainian village of Strilkove and a key natural gas distribution plant nearby — the first Russian military move into Ukraine beyond the Crimean peninsula of 2 million people. The Russian forces later returned the village but kept control of the gas plant. On Sunday, Ukrainian soldiers were digging trenches and erecting barricades between the village

and the gas plant. “We will not let them advance further into Ukrainian territory,” said Serhiy Kuz, commander of a Ukrainian paratrooper battalion. Despite the threat of sanctions, Putin has vigorously resisted calls to pull back in Crimea. At the United Nations on Saturday, Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution declaring the referendum illegal. However, Putin spoke with President Barack Obama and supported a proposal from Germany to expand an international observer mission in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Sunday in a statement after the vote. “The heads of state noted that despite the differences in their assessments, it was necessary to work together to find a way to stabilize the situation in Ukraine,” the statement said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who also spoke with Putin on Sunday, wants more observers sent to tense areas, particularly in eastern Ukraine, her spokesman said. Putin told Obama that such a mission would be welcome but would need to be extended to all regions in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. In Donetsk, one of the main cities in eastern Ukraine, proRussia demonstrators called Sunday for a referendum similar to the one in Crimea. In the streets of Sevastopol, the Crimean port where Russia now leases a major naval base from Ukraine for $98 million a year, speakers blared the city anthem, but the military threat was not far away — a Russian naval warship still blocked the port’s outlet to the Black Sea, trapping Ukrainian boats. At a polling station inside a historic school, tears came to Vladimir Lozovoy, a 75-year-old retired Soviet naval officer, as he talked about his vote. “I want to cry. I have finally returned to my motherland. It is an incredible feeling. This is the thing I have been waiting for for 23 years,” he said. Associated Press writers Dalton Bennett in Sevastopol, Yuras Karmanau in Strilkove, Jim Heintz and Maria Danilova in Kiev and David Melendy in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.

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Sports

Clippers top Cavs for 11th-straight win By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists on his 25th birthday, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-80 Sunday night for their 11th consecutive victory. Chris Paul had 15 assists and scored 11 of his 16 points in the final 6:04 for the Clippers, who haven’t lost since Feb. 21. HEAT 113, ROCKETS 104 MIAMI — Ray Allen scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each scored 24 and Miami stopped its worst skid in three

years. Chris Bosh added 18 points for the Heat, who won for just the second time in their last seven games. They were down 97-92 following a 3-pointer by James Harden midway through the fourth, then finished the game on a 21-7 run.

SPURS 122, JAZZ 104

Duncan scored 16.

PELICANS 121, CELTICS 120, OT NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis set career highs with 40 points and 21 rebounds for New Orleans, and Eric Gordon made two crucial free throws in overtime. Tyreke Evans added 26 points and Gordon had 19 for the Pelicans, who had lost two consecutive games. Gordon’s foul shots with 9.4 seconds remaining gave the Pelicans a 121-117 lead.

SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili scored 21 points and San Antonio earned its 10th consecutive victory to become the first NBA team to 50 wins this season. The Spurs (50-16) shot a seaWARRIORS 113, son-high 62.8 percent from the TRAIL BLAZERS 112 field in their fourth victory in four PORTLAND, Ore. — Stephen games this season against Utah. Tony Parker had 18 points and Tim Curry scored 28 of his 37 points in

Edwards nabs Bristol crown

Third Round

Orlando • Thurs. San Diego • Fri. Buffalo • Thurs. St. Louis • Fri. Raleigh • Fri. Spokane • Thurs. San Antonio • Fri.

16 Texas Southern (19-14)

11 Tennessee (21-12)

Men’s Division I Basketball Championship Sweet 16

Sweet 16

March 27-28

16 Albany/MSM

Second Round March 20-21

1 Arizona (30-4) 16 Weber State (19-11)

Elite Eight

March 29-30

9 Pittsburgh (25-9)

March 22-23

March 27-28

Elite Eight

8 Colorado (23-11)

Third Round

8 Gonzaga (28-6)

March 29-30

9 Oklahoma St. (21-12) 5 Oklahoma (23-9)

5 VCU (26-8) 12 Steph.F. Austin (31-2)

Final Four

12 N. Dakota St. (25-6)

4 UCLA (26-8)

Arlington, Texas

4 San Diego St. (29-4)

13 Tulsa (21-12)

April 5

13 New Mexico St. (26-9)

SOUTH

6 Ohio State (25-9)

M e m p h i s , Te n n .

WEST

6 Baylor (24-11)

Anaheim, Calif.

11 Dayton (23-10)

11 Nebraska (19-12)

3 Syracuse (27-5)

3 Creighton (26-7)

14 Western Mich. (23-9)

14 La-Lafayette (23-11)

National Championship

7 New Mexico (27-6) 10 Stanford (21-12)

7 Oregon (23-9) 10 BYU (23-11)

April 7

2 Kansas (24-9)

2 Wisconsin (26-7)

15 Eastern Kent. (24-9)

15 American (20-12)

1 Virginia (28-6)

1 Wichita State (34-0)

16 Coastal Car. (21-12)

16 Cal Poly/TSU

8 Memphis (23-9)

8 Kentucky (24-10)

9 G. Washington (24-8)

9 Kansas State (20-12)

5 Cincinnati (27-6)

5 St. Louis (26-6)

12 Harvard (26-4)

12 NCSU/Xavier

4 Michigan St. (26-8)

4 Louisville (29-5)

13 Delaware 25-9) 6 North Carolina (23-9)

EAST

MIDWEST

13 Manhattan (25-7)

N e w Yo r k

Indianapolis

6 UMass (24-8)

11 Providence 23-11)

11 Iowa/Tennessee 3 Duke (26-8)

14 N.C. Central (28-5)

14 Mercer (26-8)

7 UConn 26-8)

7 Texas (23-10)

10 St. Joseph’s (24-9)

10 Arizona St. (21-11)

2 Villanova (28-4)

2 Michigan (25-8)

15 Milwaukee (21-13)

15 Wofford (20-12) AP

Milwaukee • Thurs.

3 Iowa State (26-7)

Raleigh • Fri.

Buffalo • Thurs.

March 22-23

1 Florida (32-2)

March 18-19 Dayton, Ohio

Wednesday

11 Iowa (20-12)

Orlando • Thurs.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — More than seven years without a victory. A trip to Augusta National riding on the outcome. A three-way tie for the lead going into a daunting three-hole closing stretch called “The Snake Pit” on the Copperhead course of Innisbrook. John Senden was trying to keep his mind off all of that Sunday in the Valspar Championship. The finish will be hard for him to forget. Senden chipped in for birdie from 70 feet on the 16th hole, one of only two birdies in the final round at the toughest hole on the course. He followed that with a 20-foot birdie putt to build a two-shot lead, then made it tough for Kevin Na to catch him with perfect pace on a 40-foot putt on

the 18th that left him only a tapin for par. Senden closed with a 1-under 70 and had enough strength left to hoist a trophy he said felt like 50 pounds. “I didn’t turn my phone on because I know there’s going to be 4,000 messages,” Senden said. “It feels good to do it again after seven years. Lot of good things to come.” One of them is next month — the Masters. The 42-year-old Australian was No. 123 in the world and his only hope of returning to Augusta National for a third straight year was to win. That didn’t look likely after opening with rounds of 71-72, leaving him in the middle of the pack. He had a bogeyfree 64 on Saturday to get back into contention, then closed it off on a wild and windy final round with Innisbrook as tough as it had been all week.

12 Xavier (21-21)

Wednesday

16 Cal Poly (13-19)

St. Louis • Fri.

DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

16 Mt. St. Mary’s (16-16)

First Round

MILWAUKEE — Kemba Walker scored 21 points and Al Jefferson added 16 of his 20 in the second half to help Charlotte beat Milwaukee for its fourth straight victory. Gary Neal added 18 in his return to Milwaukee after the Bucks traded him to Charlotte last month. Gerald Henderson scored 14 as the Bobcats matched their longest winning streak of the season, set Feb. 18-22.

Milwaukee • Thurs.

Senden closes strong to take championship

Tuesday

12 NC State (21-13)

BOBCATS 101, BUCKS 92

San Antonio • Fri.

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Tuesday

March 20-21

MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Love had 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to lead Minnesota to the win. Love was 3 for 6 from 3-point range, including one with 1:07 to play to give Minnesota a 97-95 lead and the Timberwolves hung on.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shawn Marion scored 19 points, Vince SUNS 121, RAPTORS 113 Carter added 18 and the Mavericks TORONTO — Markieff Morstopped a seven-game, regular-searis had 16 points and 14 rebounds, son losing streak to the Thunder. Kevin Durant scored 30 points Gerald Green scored 13 of his 28 for Oklahoma City. It was his 26th points in the fourth quarter, and

16 Albany (18-14)

Second Round

KINGS 102

Spokane • Thurs.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Carl Edwards claimed a rain-soaked win at Bristol Motor Speedway, where weather wreaked havoc on yet another Sprint Cup race. The rain caused two delays lasting more than five hours — one that delayed the start Sunday by almost two hours, and another that stopped the race for 3 hours, 18 minutes. But when the drivers got on the track, they raced fast and furious. Much like the season-opening Daytona 500, which was stopped by rain for almost six hours, the threat of more bad weather bringing a sudden halt to the race forced the drivers to go hard every single lap. So when a caution with 77 laps remaining sent most of the field to pit road, Edwards’ crew chief, Jimmy Fennig, made the call to leave his driver on the track. The move gave Edwards the lead on the restart with 70 laps remaining. He had no trouble pulling

out to an easy lead and had victory in sight when the yellow caution lights came on with two laps remaining. No one was sure what the caution was for and Fennig even wondered if water damage might have inadvertently caused the lights to turn on. Then the sky suddenly opened and NASCAR had no choice but to declare the race over. NASCAR said after the race that someone in the flag-stand accidentally leaned on a switch to trigger the lights. NASCAR was forced to issue a full caution “because operation of the lights was comprised.” “No harm, no foul, let’s act like it just didn’t happen,” Edwards told NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton. Edwards led Roush Fenway Racing teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. across the finish line. Aric Almirola from Richard Petty Motorsports was third as Ford drivers swept the top three

MAVERICKS 109, THUNDER 86

straight game of 25 points or more, Phoenix beat Toronto for its secthe longest such streak since Mi- ond straight victory. chael Jordan did so in 40 straight Goran Dragic scored 19 points, games during the 1986-87 season. Eric Bledsoe had 14 and P.J. Tucker 11 for the Suns, who had lost three of four before winning 87-80 TIMBERWOLVES 104, at Boston on Friday.

San Diego • Fri.

JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

the second half and Klay Thompson made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 11.1 seconds remaining, leading Golden State to the win. Thompson finished with 27 points and David Lee added 16 for the Warriors, who rallied from an 18-point deficit in the third quarter. Golden State snapped a two-game skid and pulled within 1½ games of the Blazers for the Western Conference’s No. 5 playoff spot.

NCAA shows early games count NCAA M BRACKET 2 031614: ADDS RECORDS; bracket for the 2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship; 5c x 8 inches; 245.5 mm x 203 mm; with related stories; staff; ETA 8:45 p.m.

EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer

The man in charge of the NCAA selection committee insists a win in November is worth the same as a win in March. Don’t believe him? Check out the seeds slapped beside these conference champions: —A 4 for Louisville of the American Athletic. —A 4 for Michigan State of the Big Ten. —Yet another 4 for UCLA of the Pac-12. —A 7 for New Mexico of the Mountain West. Oh, and don’t forget that 8

for Kentucky, which had the ball and a chance to beat Florida, the NCAA tournament’s top overall seed, in the waning seconds of the SEC title game. Only Virginia, which wrapped up the ACC tournament Sunday to back up its regular-season title, seemed to get a significant bump from the conference tournaments that polish off resumes of teams before the start of America’s favorite office pool — March Madness. Ron Wellman, chair of the NCAA selection committee, said the Cavaliers, considered a 2 or 3 on most mock-

ups, “continued to impress us throughout the year.” Asked to explain the mediocre seed for a team like Louisville, the defending national champion that has won 12 of 13 and rolled through the AAC tournament, Wellstone explained the committee looks at the entire resume, not just March. “We look at the total body of work, everything they did from November to March,” he said. “Every time we scrubbed that seed, Louisville ended at the same place every time when compared to the people above them.” The people above them in

the Midwest region, which shapes up as the toughest, include top-seeded and undefeated Wichita State, No. 2 Michigan and No. 3 Duke. Yes, that’s three of last year’s Final Four teams. The national semifinals are April 5 in Arlington, Texas. On the ‘1’ line in the West was Arizona, which stayed there despite falling in the Pac-12 title game to UCLA. The Bruins are a ‘4,’ same as Michigan State and Louisville — their fellow power-conference champions. “They pass everyone’s ‘eye test,’” Wellman said. “They’re See HOOPS, Page A-9

Flyers topple Penguins for 2nd-consecutive day By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Wayne Simmonds had two power-play goals in the first period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second consecutive day, 4-3 on Sunday. Simmonds assisted on Brayden Schenn’s goal 2:06 into the game and then scored twice in a 6:54 span to give the Flyers a three-goal lead 14 minutes in. Surging Philadelphia, which beat its cross-state rival 4-0 at home Saturday, improved to 5-1-1 in its past seven. SHARKS 1, RANGERS 0 NEW YORK — Antti Niemi stopped 41 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and made Logan Couture’s first-period, short-handed goal stand up as the San Jose Sharks beat the New York Rangers for their sixth straight win. Niemi and the Sharks’ defense were

the difference in this one, unlike in the Joel Ward had a goal and an assist, and the Senators. first meeting between the teams, won 9-2 Jason Chimera also tallied for Washington, by San Jose on Oct. 8. Niemi, who has which scored on three of its first five shots CANADIENS 2, SABRES 0 27 NHL shutouts, was particularly strong against James Reimer for a 3-0 lead. during a Rangers power play early in the BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rookie Dustin third. Tokarski stopped 29 shots to earn his first OILERS 2, HURRICANES 1 NHL shutout in the Montreal Canadiens’ RALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Schultz win over the Buffalo Sabres. CANUCKS 4, PANTHERS 3, SO scored a power-play goal at 9:01 of the Brendan Gallagher and Dale Weise SUNRISE, Fla. — Nicklas Jensen third period and the Edmonton Oilers scored for the Canadiens (37-25-7), who scored in the first period and added the earned a win over the Carolina Hurri- vaulted into second place in the Atlantic only goal in the shootout and the Vancou- canes. Division by jumping ahead of Toronto and ver Canucks earned a victory over former David Perron and Taylor Hall had the Tampa Bay. Tokarski improved 2-0 this goalie Roberto Luongo and the Florida assists for Schultz’s ninth goal of the sea- season and 3-3-1 for his career after bePanthers. son. ing called up from AHL Hamilton earlier Alex Burrows had a goal and two asin the day. sists and Dan Hamhuis also scored for the AVALANCHE 3, SENATORS 1 Canucks. Eddie Lack made 26 saves. BLACKHAWKS 4, RED WINGS 1 OTTAWA, Ontario — Semyon VarCHICAGO — Marian Hossa celebratCAPITALS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 2 lamov made 38 saves and Andre Benoit, Nick Holden and John Mitchell scored for ed his return to the lineup with a goal and WASHINGTON — Troy Brouwer the Colorado Avalanche in a win over the two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks scored two goals and the Washington Ottawa Senators. defeated the Detroit Wings to snap a twoCapitals scored three times in the first peVarlamov was 6 seconds away from his game losing streak. riod before holding on against the Toronto second shutout of the season and 13th of Ben Smith had a goal and assist, and Maple Leafs. his career until Mika Zibanejad scored for Nick Leddy and Jonathan Toews scored C

for defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago, which is struggling to keep up with the top contenders in the Western Conference. Despite the win, the Blackhawks are 11-8-7 in 2014 and remained fifth in the conference and third in the Central Division.

JETS 7, STARS 2 WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Dustin Byfuglien had two goals and an assist and Blake Wheeler added four assists as the Winnipeg Jets cruised past the Dallas Stars. The win pulled the Jets to within four points of the Stars for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, although Dallas has two games in hand. Jacob Trouba, Michael Frolik, Evander Kane, Ollie Jokinen and Tobias Enstrom also scored for the Jets, who snapped a sixgame winless streak that hurt their playoff chances. Jokinen and Enstrom each added two assists in the team’s highest-scoring game this season.

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playing as well right now as anyone in the country. If you look at the last three or four weeks, they probably would’ve been seeded differently. When you look at the entire season, then it’s a little bit different.” Of course, the numbers are just that — numbers. In an era of one-and-done, superstar coaches and unending parity, the real drama starts after the brackets are out. That’s why Warren Buffett had no problem paying the insurance premium against a $1 billion payoff for anyone who fills out a perfect bracket. “There’s more good teams and less great teams,” said coach Bill Self of second-seeded Kansas. “The difference between a 2 seed and a 7 or 8 seed is as narrow as it’s ever been.” The last four bubble teams in this year’s draw were 12thseeded North Carolina State and Xavier, who play in the First Four on Tuesday, and 11th-seeded Iowa and Tennessee, who play Wednesday. Left out of the tournament was SMU of the AAC — a team almost all the experts had securely in the bracket. But not the folks in the conference room, who couldn’t overcome the Mustangs’ strength of schedule: 129. “When I saw Louisville, I kind of figured that they didn’t have a lot of respect for our conference,” said coach Larry Brown. “But we only can blame ourselves, that’s the way I look at it.” The committee handed out only seven at-large bids to midmajors after they took 11 in each of the last two seasons. The Big 12 led all conferences with seven teams, though winning the conference didn’t move Iowa State past the ‘3’ line.

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spots — one day after a Ford team won the Twelve Hours of Sebring sports car race for the first time since 1969. It was Edwards’ 22nd career victory, third at Bristol, but first of the season — and the one that should clinch him a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship under NASCAR’s new qualifying format. “We’re in the Chase and we’re going to go win this championship,” said Edwards, who

Other conference titles that didn’t change much: —St. Joe’s was the champion of the six-bid Atlantic-10 and got a 10 seed while the team the Hawks beat, VCU, was seeded fifth. —Providence went from the bubble to Big East champion and was seeded 11th. Meanwhile, Kansas lost in the semifinals of the Big 12 but remained a 2 seed because of its ranking in the RPI — No. 3. The Jayhawks have to get through the first weekend without center Joel Embiid, out with a back injury, but could face a third-round game against Mountain West champs New Mexico. “Off the top of my head, I can’t remember exactly what the conversation was about New Mexico,” Wellman said. “I can tell you the conversations about New Mexico were very positive.” In the West, Arizona’s second game could come against eighth-seeded Gonzaga, which lost its second game as a No. 1 seed last year, or No. 9 Oklahoma State, which has one of the nation’s best players in Marcus Smart. The nation’s top scorer, Doug McDermott (26.9 points per game), is on the other side of that bracket with No. 3 Creighton. On Virginia’s side of the East bracket is one team nobody wants to play come tournament time — No. 4 Michigan State, which hadn’t won back-to-back games since late January, but strung three together to win the nation’s second-toughest conference. “You don’t get many teams that are talented, have inside and outside, show toughness, are together, have great chemistry,” coach Tom Izzo said. “I’ve said three times in my career that I thought we were good enough to get to a Final Four. I thought this team was next in line.” celebrated with his traditional backflip off his car onto the slick track. “I wasn’t sure about the backflip.” Stenhouse was disappointed he didn’t get a shot to race his teammate for the win. “I was thinking that I would use the bumper if the opportunity was there,” he said. “If you get the win, you’re in the Chase and you can let the rest take care of itself later. That’s what I was really thinking if we went back green. I was thinking about doing whatever I could to win.” And Almirola also was having trouble accepting the final outcome.

Scoreboard Ted Potter, Jr. (49), $64,068 73-71-67-73—284 James Driscoll (16), $13,053 73-70-68-78—289 Jordan Spieth (49), $64,068 71-70-71-72—284 J.B. Holmes (16), $13,053 71-74-71-73—289 Ryo Ishikawa (43), $42,587 73-72-72-68—285 Justin Leonard (16), $13,053 71-71-71-76—289 Cameron Tringale (43), $42,587 74-71-70-70—285 Michael Putnam (16), $13,053 69-72-74-74—289 Valspar Championship Scores Brian Harman (43), $42,587 71-70-73-71—285 Stuart Appleby (10), $12,426 71-73-74-72—290 Sunday Charley Hoffman (43), $42,587 70-72-67-76—285 Darren Clarke (10), $12,426 71-74-73-72—290 At Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Copperhead Course Morgan Hoffmann (43), $42,587 74-69-71-71—285 Jerry Kelly (10), $12,426 76-68-71-75—290 Palm Harbor, Fla. Russell Knox (43), $42,587 70-73-70-72—285 D.H. Lee (10), $12,426 74-70-70-76—290 Purse: $5.7 million; Yardage: 7,340; Par: 71 Josh Teater (43), $42,587 73-70-70-72—285 David Lingmerth (10), $12,426 73-72-71-74—290 Final Robert Allenby (37), $31,540 73-71-70-72—286 Brandt Snedeker (10), $12,426 72-73-71-74—290 John Senden (500), $1,026,000 72-71-64-70—277 Jonathan Byrd (37), $31,540 70-73-70-73—286 Michael Thompson (10), $12,426 72-69-72-77—290 Kevin Na (300), $615,600 70-68-68-72—278 Erik Compton (37), $31,540 72-73-72-69—286 Stephen Ames (4), $11,742 72-70-72-77—291 Scott Langley (190), $387,600 71-69-69-70—279 Ben Crane (37), $31,540 70-72-71-73—286 Jason Bohn (4), $11,742 71-74-73-73—291 Luke Donald (115), $235,600 71-72-67-70—280 Justin Hicks (37), $31,540 72-72-70-72—286 Nicolas Colsaerts (4), $11,742 69-73-76-73—291 Robert Garrigus (115), $235,600 69-66-70-75—280 John Merrick (37), $31,540 70-70-72-74—286 Padraig Harrington (4), $11,742 75-70-72-74—291 Will MacKenzie (115), $235,600 73-70-68-69—280 Chad Collins (31), $23,940 73-71-69-74—287 Marc Leishman (4), $11,742 75-69-74-73—291 George McNeill (90), $190,950 73-71-67-70—281 Harris English (31), $23,940 72-69-74-72—287 Paul Goydos (1), $11,229 75-69-73-75—292 Graham DeLaet (73), $148,200 75-68-71-68—282 James Hahn (31), $23,940 69-74-70-74—287 Davis Love III (1), $11,229 74-70-71-77—292 Matt Every (73), $148,200 68-71-72-71—282 Matt Kuchar (31), $23,940 73-71-69-74—287 Rory Sabbatini (1), $11,229 70-72-72-78—292 David Hearn (73), $148,200 71-70-70-71—282 Kevin Streelman (31), $23,940 73-69-71-74—287 Daniel Summerhays (1), $11,229 77-68-71-76—292 Matteo Manassero, $148,200 69-70-71-72—282 Y.E. Yang (31), $23,940 73-72-70-72—287 Sean O’Hair (1), $10,944 73-71-74-78—296 Justin Rose (73), $148,200 71-68-69-74—282 Woody Austin (23), $15,892 71-71-74-72—288 John Mallinger (1), $10,830 71-73-74-80—298 Gary Woodland (73), $148,200 72-71-70-69—282 Greg Chalmers (23), $15,892 68-72-72-76—288 Made cut; did not advance Sang-Moon Bae (55), $94,050 72-73-71-67—283 K.J. Choi (23), $15,892 72-72-69-75—288 Eric Axley (1), $10,431 72-70-77—219 Jason Dufner (55), $94,050 72-73-68-70—283 Ben Curtis (23), $15,892 70-74-71-73—288 Ricky Barnes (1), $10,431 70-72-77—219 Bill Haas (55), $94,050 69-73-72-69—283 Tommy Gainey (23), $15,892 69-72-72-75—288 Brian Gay (1), $10,431 75-69-75—219 Chesson Hadley (55), $94,050 75-70-67-71—283 Retief Goosen (23), $15,892 72-73-64-79—288 Tim Herron (1), $10,431 73-72-74—219 Charles Howell III (55), $94,050 71-70-74-68—283 Peter Hanson (23), $15,892 75-70-69-74—288 Luke Guthrie (1), $10,146 70-70-80—220 Jason Kokrak (55), $94,050 74-68-68-73—283 Pat Perez (23), $15,892 68-71-77-72—288 Tim Clark (1), $9,975 73-72-76—221 Jim Furyk (49), $64,068 71-69-71-73—284 Nicholas Thompson (23), $15,892 76-69-69-74—288 Ken Duke (1), $9,975 71-71-79—221 Freddie Jacobson (49), $64,068 70-71-70-73—284 Brendon Todd (23), $15,892 70-75-70-73—288 Boo Weekley (1), $9,804 74-71-77—222 Carl Pettersson (49), $64,068 71-70-71-72—284 68 39 15 14 92 231 179 town (17-14), 3 p.m. 334; M.Kenseth 335-396; Chicago 502, 62.7, 27, $123,273. Belmont (24-9) at Wisconsin- 18. (36) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, D.Hamlin 397; K.Harvick 398-425; Minnesota 67 35 22 10 80 164 164 Dallas 67 32 24 11 75 193 192 Green Bay (24-6), 4:15 p.m. C.Edwards 426-503. 502, 55.6, 26, $104,340. NBA Standings Winnipeg 69 31 29 9 71 193 201 High Point (16-14) at Minnesota 19. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevro68 29 29 10 68 164 201 (20-13), 4:15 p.m. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Nashville let, 501, 87.4, 26, $146,551. EASTERN CONFERENCE Georgia State (25-8) at Clemson 20. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 500, Led, Laps Led): M.Kenseth, 4 Pacific Division Atlantic Division W L Pct GB (20-12), 5 p.m. 68 45 16 7 97 218 172 times for 165 laps; C.Edwards, 1 Anaheim 92.3, 25, $138,231. Toronto 37 28 .569 — Indiana State (23-10) at Arkansas 21. (28) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, time for 78 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time San Jose 69 45 17 7 97 214 165 Brooklyn 33 31 .516 3½ (21-11), 5 p.m. for 73 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time Los Angeles 68 38 24 6 82 165 144 500, 66.9, 23, $123,629. New York 27 40 .403 11 Davidson (20-12) at Missouri (22- 22. (16) David Gilliland, Ford, 500, for 44 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time Phoenix 68 32 25 11 75 188 193 Boston 22 45 .328 16 11), 5 p.m. for 40 laps; Ku.Busch, 3 times Vancouver 70 31 29 10 72 167 190 65.6, 22, $119,598. Philadelphia 15 51 .227 22½ Utah (21-11) at St. Mary’s (CA), 23. (32) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, for 28 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time Calgary 68 27 34 7 61 165 202 Southeast Division 7 p.m. for 28 laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for Edmonton 69 24 36 9 57 171 224 499, 48.4, 21, $91,865. x-Miami 45 19 .703 — 24. (14) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chev- 16 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 12 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for Washington 35 31 .530 11 Wednesday, March 19 laps; J.McMurray, 1 time for 10 overtime loss. rolet, 499, 74.8, 20, $102,990. Charlotte 33 34 .493 13½ Illinois (19-14) at Boston U. (24- 25. (22) A J Allmendinger, Chev- laps; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 5 laps; Sunday’s Games Atlanta 29 35 .453 16 10), 3 p.m. D.Hamlin, 4 times for 4 laps. rolet, 498, 62.2, 19, $109,448. Vancouver 4, Florida 3, SO Orlando 19 48 .284 27½ Iona (22-10) at Louisiana Tech 26. (34) Michael Annett, Chevro- Wins: D.Earnhardt Jr., 1; Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3 Central Division (27-7), 3:30 p.m. C.Edwards, 1; K.Harvick, 1; Bra. Washington 4, Toronto 2 let, 497, 44.3, 18, $106,123. x-Indiana 49 17 .742 — Vermont (22-10) at Georgia (19- 27. (25) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, Keselowski, 1. Edmonton 2, Carolina 1 Chicago 37 29 .561 12 13), 4 p.m. Top 12 in Points: 1. Bra.Kes497, 53.6, 17, $111,762. Cleveland 26 41 .388 23½ Toledo (27-6) at Southern Miss 28. (35) Reed Sorenson, Chevro- elowski, 163; 2. D.Earnhardt San Jose 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Colorado 3, Ottawa 1 Detroit 25 41 .379 24 (27-6), 4:30 p.m. Jr., 153; 3. C.Edwards, 152; 4. let, 497, 44.9, 16, $94,065. Milwaukee 13 54 .194 36½ UC Irvine (23-11) at SMU (23-9), 29. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 496, J.Gordon, 152; 5. J.Johnson, 143; Montreal 2, Buffalo 0 Chicago 4, Detroit 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE 5 p.m. 6. J.Logano, 141; 7. D.Hamlin, 140; Winnipeg 7, Dallas 2 99.7, 16, $138,806. LSU (19-13) at San Francisco (21- 30. (31) Landon Cassill, Chevro- 8. M.Kenseth, 138; 9. R.Newman, Monday’s Games Southwest Division 125; 10. R.Stenhouse Jr., 122; 11. Minnesota at Boston, 3:30 p.m. let, 496, 34.5, 0, $92,115. San Antonio 50 16 .758 — 11), 6 p.m. Houston 44 22 .667 6 Utah Valley (20-11) at California 31. (19) David Ragan, Ford, 495, K.Kahne, 120; 12. G.Biffle, 118. Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m. 43.6, 13, $100,315. Dallas 40 27 .597 10½ (19-13), 6:30 p.m. Winnipeg at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Memphis 39 27 .591 11 All Times ADT 32. (33) Alex Bowman, Toyota, Phoenix at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. 493, 41.4, 12, $89,740. New Orleans 27 39 .409 23 All Times ADT 33. (39) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 491, Northwest Division MLS Results 35.2, 11, $89,690. Oklahoma City 48 18 .727 — 34. (41) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, Saturday’s Games Portland 43 24 .642 5½ Transactions New York 1, Colorado 1, tie 487, 31.8, 10, $89,640. Food City 500 Results Minnesota 33 32 .508 14½ 35. (13) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, Philadelphia 1, New England 0 BASEBALL Sunday Denver 29 37 .439 19 Toronto FC 2, Seattle FC 1 473, 68.8, 10, $89,590. American League At Bristol Motor Speedway Utah 22 45 .328 26½ 36. (29) Martin Truex Jr., Chevro- Houston 1, Montreal 0 MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned Bristol, Tenn. Pacific Division Sporting Kansas City 1, FC Dal- LHP Kris Johnson, C Eric Fryer let, 471, 52.2, 8, $117,448. Lap length: .533 miles L.A. Clippers 48 20 .706 — 37. (24) Michael McDowell, Ford, las 1, tie and INF Danny Santana to Roch(Start position in parentheses) Golden State 42 26 .618 6 San Jose 3, Real Salt Lake 3, tie ester (IL). Reassigned LHP Sean Phoenix 38 28 .576 9 1. (12) Carl Edwards, Ford, 503 469, 40.8, 7, $89,479. Gilmartin, OF Darin Mastroianni, Sacramento 23 44 .343 24½ laps, 119.2 rating, 47 points, 38. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chev- Sunday’s Games rolet, accident, 453, 84.5, 7, Portland 1, Chicago 1, tie OF Jermaine Mitchell, INF James L.A. Lakers 22 44 .333 25 $234,225. Chivas USA 1, Vancouver 1, tie Beresford and INF Brandon Waring 2. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, $121,894. x-clinched playoff spot 39. (27) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, to their minor league camp. 503, 98.9, 42, $166,400. NEW YORK YANKEES — Op3. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, 503, accident, 450, 99.2, 6, $121,713. Sunday’s Games 40. (18) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 430, tioned LHP Manny Banuelos to 101.9, 41, $160,161. Charlotte 101, Milwaukee 92 Tampa (FSL). 4. (37) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 39, 4, $76,680. Phoenix 121, Toronto 113 NHL Standings 41. (42) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Op503, 87.1, 40, $148,083. Miami 113, Houston 104 tioned RHP Kyle Drabek, RHP EASTERN CONFERENCE New Orleans 121, Boston 120, 5. (5) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 503, rear gear, 322, 27.6, 0, $80,680. 42. (40) Ryan Truex, Toyota, acciChad Jenkins and LHP Sean Nolin 89, 39, $131,145. OT Atlantic Division to Buffalo (IL). 6. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 503, dent, 271, 30.4, 2, $68,680. Minnesota 104, Sacramento 102 GP W L OT Pts GF GA 43. (43) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, acNational League 97.8, 39, $116,865. Dallas 109, Oklahoma City 86 Boston 67 45 17 5 95 215 146 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Re7. (6) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 503, cident, 160, 23.9, 1, $65,180. San Antonio 122, Utah 104 Montreal 69 37 25 7 81 174 174 assigned RHP Zach Petrick and 88.6, 37, $143,051. Golden State 113, Portland 112 Toronto 69 36 25 8 80 203 211 Race Statistics OF James Ramsey to their minor 8. (10) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, L.A. Clippers 102, Cleveland 80 Tampa Bay 67 36 24 7 79 194 175 Average Speed of Race Winner: league camp. 503, 106.3, 37, $114,965. Monday’s Games Detroit 67 30 24 13 73 175 188 FOOTBALL 9. (38) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 503, 84.051 mph. Philadelphia at Indiana, 3 p.m. Ottawa 67 28 26 13 69 190 221 Time of Race: 3 hours, 11 minNational Football League 83.3, 35, $131,440. Atlanta at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Florida 68 25 35 8 58 169 221 DENVER BRONCOS — Agreed to 10. (20) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, utes, 23 seconds. Phoenix at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. 68 19 41 8 46 132 202 Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Buffalo terms with WR Emmanuel Sanders Oklahoma City at Chicago, 4 p.m. 503, 104.5, 34, $128,160. Metropolitan Division on a three-year contract. 11. (26) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Caution Flags: 12 for 95 laps. Utah at Houston, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh 67 44 19 4 92 209 167 Lead Changes: 20 among 12 drivNEW YORK GIANTS — Signed 503, 67.4, 33, $143,176. Boston at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia 67 35 25 7 77 192 193 S Quintin Demps and CB Walter L.A. Clippers at Denver, 6:30 p.m. 12. (8) Greg Biffle, Ford, 503, 74, ers. Columbus 67 35 26 6 76 195 184 Lap Leaders: D.Hamlin 1; Thurmond. All Times ADT 32, $139,240. N.Y. Rangers 69 36 29 4 76 177 170 13. (3) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 503, B.Keselowski 2-41; J.Logano 42- Washington 69 32 27 10 74 201 207 NEW YORK JETS — Re-signed LB 53; J.Johnson 54-97; M.Kenseth Calvin Pace to a two-year contract. 120.4, 33, $153,826. NIT New Jersey 68 29 26 13 71 166 176 HOCKEY 14. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 98-119; Ku.Busch 120; M.Kenseth Carolina First Round 68 29 30 9 67 169 194 121-152; Ku.Busch 153-178; National Hockey League 503, 104, 31, $139,398. Tuesday, March 18 N.Y. Islanders 69 26 34 9 61 195 233 J.McMurray 179-188; Ku.Busch BUFFALO SABRES — Called up Robert Morris (21-13) at St. John’s 15. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 503, WESTERN CONFERENCE 189; C.Bowyer 190-194; Ky.Busch G Nathan Lieuwen from Rochester 67.5, 30, $133,531. (20-12), 3 p.m. 195-267; K.Kahne 268-277; Central Division (AHL). Florida Gulf Coast (22-12) at Flor- 16. 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start planting earlier. At least 25 new applicants have applied to take part in the program in 2014 according to NRCS data. The jump-start on the planting season is vital to keeping Ala’s farm’s production capacity at a level that can generate enough money to keep the business afloat — especially during the winter months. Soon, Ala plans to expand the number of high-tunnel structures on her property to include shorter, longer high tunnels that cover some of the outdoor rows she plants every year. “(They) say I want to have everything covered in plastic,” she said with a laugh as she talked about what her husband and son thought of her plans to expand. “Maybe I’ll cover the entire farm.” The draw of expanded production is part of the reason Liz Lynch, of Nikiski, applied to get reimbursed for putting a high tunnel on her property three years ago. Another reason for Lynch was comfort. “I love gardening,” she said. “It’s always cold outside so I wanted to be inside a greenhouse. To be able to go out there in April and it’s 80 degrees and it’s beautiful in there, just lifts the spirits. I also have flowers in there that bloom to bring in the pollinators. So in spring the flowers are growing and it’s like my little oasis in there, Shangri-La.” Lynch said she has been gardening for about 20 years and uses her high tunnel to grow things she cannot grow outside. “Outside we just have a normal garden with potatoes and carrots and things,” she said. “Inside we’ve got blackberries, corn ... melons. I’ve got cantaloupes and Asian melons.” Lynch said her growing season starts in April and stretches well into November. When Lynch lists off the crops she grows, it’s like walking down a packed aisle in a grocery store. “The tomatoes are growing, the broccoli and

the cabbage and the kale and brussels sprouts,” she said. Primarily, she shares the bounty with her family and church, thought sometimes supply far outweighs demand. The second year Lynch started growing, she generated more than a ton of food. “There’s no way one family could eat that much,” she said. “I keep cutting down the number of things I have of each variety and I still produce more. People at church kind of look the other way now when I show up with my bags of produce to give away to everyone.” Lynch, like many others in the area, said she heard about the program through word of mouth. The process of ordering the high tunnel through a manufacturer, one of the requirements of the program, and getting it set up was fairly easy, Lynch said. “We got it in April and had it planted by the end of May,” she said. Still, despite the boon in crop production and being able to grow fresh berries every year, Lynch said she probably would not have built a high tunnel had it not been reimbursable. “It’s too much money just on an experiment to see if it would work,” she said. The high tunnel Lynch built ended up being completely reimbursed through the NRCS program. “I want to say it was like $8,500,” she said. “We had to shop around and work with other people to combine the shipping of getting them up here and stuff, we really tried to cut the cost.” In 2014 the basic rate for reimbursement on a high tunnel was $5.74 per square foot,

according to USDA data. Populations that are considered “historically underserved,” including low-income people and veterans, are reimbursed at $6.89 per square foot. The cost of a high-tunnel can vary depending on the quality of materials used, shipping and the cost of labor to build the structure, said Meg Mueller, an NRCS district conservationist in Kenai. The high tunnel program is one of several offered through the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives program which provides monetary and technical assistance to growers to help improve their water, air and soil quality. “From a resource conservation agency perspective — it’s intended to extend the growing season, improve the health and vigor of the crops and ideally people manage to a higher level under the high tunnel,” Mueller said. ”They’re more conscientious about the water and nutrients that they apply. You would conceivably get less erosion under that covered area, so those are sort of the benefits we see.” Pam Voeller, NRCS soil conservationist agreed with Mueller. “I think here in this cooler soil area, there maybe be a benefit too of soil building because if you’re outdoors and the soil remains cold, it takes longer for organic material to break down and start rebuilding that portion of your soil,” Voeller said. “I think in the high tunnels, that might be an advantage for improving your growing soil.” The newly expanded high tunnel eliminates the requirement that just one high tunnel per farm can be reimbursed, it also eliminates the maximum square footage requirement which was about 5 percent of

an acre, Mueller said. “You could have as many high tunnel structures covering as much square footage as you have in production if you wanted,” Mueller said. There are still requirements to qualify for reimbursement including producer eligibility and land eligibility. The land to be covered by the high tunnel must already be in production. “They have to be gardening to the extent that they would like to build the high tunnel,” Mueller said. “So, like Ridgeway wouldn’t have any problem, they’ve got gardening production and hay production.” The other requirement is producer eligibility. Last year, growers had to produce $1,000 worth of food or fiber product, either for personal or commercial consumption, to qualify for the program. For those looking to expand operations or build larger high tunnels, access to water will also be a consideration. “They’re going to need to irrigate it, so they’re going to need state water rights,” Mueller said. “They’re going to need to ensure that their water delivery system is at that kind of capacity. So, it’s going to be a little more complicated.” Despite the restrictions, a recent meeting with the Central Peninsula Garden Club generated a considerable amount of interest. “There was a packed house,” Voeller “I don’t know why I’m always surprised by that but there’s just a lot of interest and it’s that time of year too, everyone is thinking about gardening.” Reach Rashah McChesney at rashah.mcchesney@peninsulaclarion.com

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eliminating one pathway,” Blackburn said. The borough included elodea eradication in both its state and federal capital improvement project priorities; the planned eradication program came with a $700,000 price tag. The program calls for the use of an herbicide called Fluridone, which, according to the project description, doesn’t appear to have any short or long-term effects on fish or birds. “Somebody has to start somewhere,” Wolf said. “The Kenai Peninsula Borough just was the entity that started it first. … We can only try to lead by example. And that’s what we’re trying to do.” Blackburn said elodea was first documented in Alaska in the Cordova area in the early 1980s, but wasn’t to the point of concern. In 2010 it was discovered in the Chena Slough in Fairbanks taking up 80-90 percent of the growth space in a 10-mile stretch of the slough. The discovery led to an inventory of other lakes in the state, she said. Elodea was found in about 15 water bodies across the state including in Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula and Cordova. “Given the massive amount of water we have in the state, that’s a very small number,” Blackburn said. “We still consider it pretty limited distribution in the state.” Elodea likely went unnoticed, she said, because people weren’t looking for it.

‘ We can only try to lead by example. And that’s what we’re trying to do.’ — Kelly Wolf, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member However, the permitting for chemical eradication can be a slow process requiring approval from the Division of Mining, Land and Water, the Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Environmental Conservation, she said. She said the key to preventing introductions and re-introductions is to educate the public about how to stop the transfer of the plant by cleaning equipment. Blackburn said the quarantine applies to intentional movement. She said people are asked to be aware of the issue and clean their equipment, but if elodea is accidentally transferred via a float plane, for example, that would not count as intentional movement. She said the division is reaching out to vendors and schools to let them know about the change and how to dispose of any elodea they possess. “This is a good, proactive step — the quarantine is — to help protect our resources,” Blackburn said. Kaylee Osowski can be reached at kaylee.osowski@ peninsulaclarion.com.

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School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley Street in Soldotna (unless otherwise noted). For more information, call 907-714-8888 or visit http://www.kpbsd.k12. ak.us/board.aspx?id=28035. The agenda and packet items are posted on Wednesday afternoon prior to the date of the Board Meeting. Persons with disabilities who need accommodations to participate at School Board meetings should contact Debbie Tressler at 907-714-8836 or email dtressleratkpbsd.k12.ak.us no later than three business days before the meeting date. The board will meet: n April 14; n May 5 (at Seward High School); n June 2; n June 3 (Board Planning Session).

Early release dates for KPBSD schools Six times throughout the academic year, on a Wednesday, schools will meet the minimum day, so that teachers may have approximately 90 minutes of additional time to work on improvement strategies. On these early release dates, school will end 90 minutes earlier. Bus transportation will be adjusted by 90 minutes. Upcoming early release date is: Apr. 16.

KBEA scholarships up for grabs The Kenai Borough Employees Association scholarship committee is currently accepting applications for three scholarships of $500 each. The scholarships are available to all 2014 graduates of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, including public schools, private schools and home-schooled. Applications and instructions are available from any Kenai Peninsula Borough High School counselor’s office or on the borough’s website at borough.kenai.ak.us. Applications must be delivered or postmarked by March 28. Applications can be mailed or dropped off at the KBEA Scholarship Committee, 144 N. Binkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669.

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If you will be a graduate in 2014, live in the community of Nikiski, and plan on continuing your education after graduation, please consider applying for the Thelma McConnell Scholarship. Applications are available at Nikiski Middle-High School. The deadline for applications is March 31. If you have questions, please contact Patti Floyd at the Nikiski Senior Center at 907-776-7654.

Career and Tech training offered KPBSD Career and Tech Department is offering free after school academies to train students in the Welding, Construction and Medical Field. There will be a summer construction academy at the Workforce Development Center (located behind KCHS). Students will be constructing a greenhouse and a shed. Class days will be May 28-30 and June 2-6 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Also offered this summer is an Emergency Trauma Technician (ETT) academy. Dates and times TBA. This course will cover all areas required to receive certification as an Emergency Medical Technician. The last week of class will be for review and the final exam. If you pass the exam you’ll receive your certification and an ETT patch. Any high school student is able to participate in any of our academies. If a student successfully completes the 60 hour academy they will receive a ∏ practical art credit. To sign up go to http://onestop.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/ or for more information call Debbie Pearson at 283-2145 or students can see there counselor. Funding for the Alaska Construction Academies comes from a grant from the Ak Dept of Labor and Workforce Development, The Ak Dept of Commerce and Economic Development and The AK Youth First Program.

Connections Home-school Dates To Remember: n March 17 — Walk/Run Club every Monday 2:30-4p.m. at Soldotna Connections n March 20 — Kenai Field Trip to Airport Fire Station & Animal Shelter n March 20 — 3-4:30 p.m. weekly Outdoor Adventure Club begins in Homer: for info call 907-226-1880 n March 26 — Job and Career Fair at Peninsula Job Center 11 a.m.-6p.m. n March 31 — Last day to turn in Iditaread minutes n March 31 — Deadline for the State Fish Art Contest; Last Day To Turn In Connections Orders n April — Enrollment for 2014/2015 Begins This Month n April 1-3 — HSGQE Grade 10 and Retest Grades 11th and 12th; Standard Based Assessments Grade 3rd through 10th. n April 8 — Science Assessments for Grades 4th, 8th and 10th n April 17 — High School Eligibility Due n April 28-May 16 — Ed Performance Testing for 7th and 8th n April 29 — Connections Talent Show n April 30 — Last Day To Turn In Connections Reimbursement Forms Let’s Walk/Run Together Connections is beginning a weekly Walk/Run Club on Mondays from 2:30 - 4p.m. Our first walk/run will be Monday wear GREEN for St. Patrick’s day! Running plans are available for additional training. We will meet at Soldotna Connections. Please bring a small journal because we will be weaving wellness into our runs; incorporating goal setting and stretching. This fitness fun is welcome to all Connections families and an See SCHOOLS, page B-2

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St. Gregory College Preparatory School seniors Victoria Stiely, left, 18, and Peter Chipman, 17, pose for a portrait in their school’s auditorium on Wednesday in Tucson, Ariz. The pair’s 10-minute comedic play, entitled “Set Back”, won a nationwide playwright competition sponsored by David Letterman’s World Wide Pants production company.

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Tucson students have play headed for off-Broadway By KATHY ALLEN Arizona Daily Star

TUCSON, Ariz. — Some playwrights write a lifetime and never see their work on stage. It took high school seniors Peter Chipman and Victoria Stiely just two days. That’s how long the St. Gregory College Preparatory School students had to collaborate on “Set Back,” a 10-minute comedy that has won a national competition funded by David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants. It’s headed to off-Broadway in May, where it will be part of the threeday Worldwide Plays Festival. This is not some low-budget reading — it will be produced, designed, directed and performed by New York City-based theater professionals.

That’s a big, big deal. And the $1,000 budget, and in a two-day festival he produced and directed 19 plays.” scholarship isn’t bad, either. The next year, Wallace-Segall said, Here’s a look at how it all happened: they were prepared to double the budget. That’s when Letterman’s producThe contest tion company stepped in, handing over This is the fifth year New York City- $50,000 for the play competition. That based Writopia Lab has held this contest, amount is now up to $60,000, and the open to students ages 6 to 18. Writopia is gift allows for a bang-up festival. a 7-year-old nonprofit that offers work“We get submissions from all over the shops with professionals to young, bud- country,” Wallace-Segall said. “This year, ding creative writers across the country. we got over 400. It was wonderful.” Five years ago, Writopia held its first Judges for the 2014 competition innational competition for young play- cluded writers for “The Late Show With wrights. David Letterman,” filmmaker Finbarr “We had an instructor who said he Wilbrink and screenwriter Karl Gajwould love to produce some of the dusek. plays” students had written, said Jeremy While submissions come from stuWallace-Segall, the organization’s chief dents who have attended the workshops, operating officer. “We gave him a $2,000 See PLAY, page B-2

Homer students set new reading record By McKibben Jackinsky Morris News Service-Alaska Homer News

Students at Paul Banks Elementary School, a K-2 school on East End Road that also offers a preschool program, are known as “Peanuts.” However, there’s nothing peanut-sized about their love of reading. Between Feb. 3 and Feb. 26, a shorttwo-week stretch, the youngsters read a total of 204,490 minutes. “They set a new school record and were pretty impressive,” said Principal Eric Pederson of exceeding the previous 140,000

minutes read during the annual event. The school’s student population adds to the impact of an activity such as this. “The coolest thing is you can really focus on things at one level,” said Pederson. “We really pushed these emerging readers into really getting into it. They just focused on reading.” The theme for this year’s read-a-thon was “The Case of the Missing Books.” In the kick-off assembly, the storyline presented to the students was that Nome resident Sven, a lover of books and dogs, had received a letter from the school asking him for a sled load of books to replace

those lost in a flood in the school’s library. Eager to help out, Sven packed a supply of reading material into a dry bag, put it on his sled and he and his dogs headed for Homer. In spite of a snowstorm along the way, Sven safely completed the journey only to discover the books were no longer on the sled. However, along the way, Sven had met a couple of sourdoughs, Henry and Stanley, who knew the books’ location. For every 12,000 minutes the students read, they were given a trivia question that, when answered See READ, page B-2

Take a fly fishing course this spring The public is invited to enroll in KPC’s popular course, CED A133: Beginning Fly Fishing, which will be taught by Dave Atcheson, experienced instructor and author of “Fishing Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula: A Complete Angler’s Guide.” The one-credit, six-week course will be offered at both KPC’s Kenai River Campus in Soldotna as well as the Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer. The KRC course will kick off on March 20 and will meet from 7:15-9:15 p.m. on Thursdays in room 158. The KBC course will begin on March 21 and will meet from 5:30-8 p.m. on Fridays in room 212. Beginning Fly Fishing introduces the basics, including selection of equipment, types of line, flies, and techniques geared toward local lakes and streams. The course is designed for those new to fly fishing. Enroll today and learn how to fish for trout, salmon and steelhead! For more information, please contact KPC Student Services at 262-0330.

K enai P eninsula C ollege A round C ampus attend KPC this summer should register as soon as possible. Courses begin on May 19. Browse course offerings on KPC’s searchable schedule, located online at www.kpc. alaska.edu/schedule. In addition to summer registration opening, priority registration for KPC’s 2014 fall semester will be opening for admitted, degree-seeking students (based on class standing) beginning April 7. Senior status students can begin registering on April 7; juniors will follow on April 8; sophomores on April 9; and freshmen on April 10. The week of April 14 is reserved for students with a pending degree-seeking status. Fall registration will open to the general public on April 21. Questions concerning registration should be directed toward KPC Student Services at 262-0330.

Summer registration open, fall registration just around the corner Scholarship opportunities Registration for KPC’s 2014 summer for high school and college semester recently opened to the general students public. Returning admitted students had

KPC’s 2014/15 high school seniors one week of priority registration to ensure that they could secure seats in classes they tuition scholarship packet and 2014 fall need to graduate. As anticipated, classes scholarship packet are both currently are already filling, so anyone wanting to available to local students. C

KPC’s 2014/15 high school seniors tuition scholarship packet offers several tuition scholarships to graduating seniors from local schools including: Cook Inlet Academy, Kenai Alternative High School, Kenai High School, Nikiski High School, Ninilchik High School, Seward High School, Skyview High School, Soldotna High School and Kenai Peninsula Borough residents participating in home-school programs. Chosen recipients will have full-time tuition (up to 15 credits) waived for the fall and spring semesters of KPC’s 2014/15 school year. This scholarship may be used for attendance during the academic year at KPC’s Kenai River Campus in Soldotna or at the Resurrection Bay Extension Site in Seward. Applications are due to the KPC financial aid office by April 3, 2014. KPC’s 2014 fall scholarship packet is open to students who are admitted in a UAA or KPC degree or certificate program. This packet offers students the opportunity to apply for over 20 KPC scholarships by turning in just one application! Applications are due to the KPC financial aid office by April 10, 2014. Both of the scholarship packets referenced can be accessed online at www. kpc.alaska.edu/KPC/scholarships <http:// www.kpc.alaska.edu/KPC/scholarships> . Students are reminded to complete the 2014/15 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before applying. For further information, please contact the KPC financial aid office at 262-0332.

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it’s open to all young writers. Chipman and Stiely have not attended any Writopia events, but their drama teacher at St. Gregory, Lisa Bodden, had received a flier in the mail and decided it would be a good project for her drama students. “It was such a shot in the dark,” Bodden said. “But I knew the stakes were high, and the ultimate goal was the performance in New York. We had nothing to lose by trying.”

The writing team Chipman and Stiely decided to write the play despite the looming deadline, just two days away. Collaborating made sense to them. “We’ve been friends since middle school, and we both write,” Stiely, 18, said as she sat in St. Gregory’s conference room March 11, Chipman at her side. The two seem like lifelong friends — they laugh easily together and sometimes finish each other’s sentences.

After brainstorming ideas for the play, they went their separate ways. “We went on Google docs and alternated the writing back and forth,” Stiely said. “We would edit each other’s stuff and offer ideas.” Their long friendship, and appreciation for each other’s humor, fueled the story. “My humor is sarcasm, and Peter’s is absurdity,” Stiely explained. While she loves to write, she has no doubt that the play needed both of them to succeed. “It definitely wouldn’t be so good without Peter,” she said. “I appreciate his humor so much.” Stiely started writing in earnest when she was in the eighth grade. Chipman started earlier than that, and has saved all his stories to prove it. “I write ‘Tar Struck,’ episode-by-episode parodies of ‘Star Trek,’ “ said Chipman, 17. He’s been doing that since the fourth grade. Chipman also published a parody of fantasy fiction last year, “An Epic of Novel Proportions” (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform), which is available on Amazon. com.

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nal, Hydration, Appropriate Layers, we run/walk rain or shine! Please RSVP and share your ideas and questions with Shelli Furlong: sfurlong@kpbsd.k12.ak.us Let’s Learn About Our Community: Our March 20 Kenai field trip adventure begins at the Kenai Municipal Airport Fire Station, then a tour of the Animal Shelter. Here is our agenda: 10 a.m. — Kenai Municipal Airport Fire Station at 305 N Willow St. 11:30 a.m. — Kenai Animal Shelter at 510 N Willow St Please RSVP with Shelli Furlong, at sfurlong@ kpbsd.k12.ak.us. Iditaread The Iditaread Challenge has started! Stop by your local Connections Office for more information and to get your sled ready to hit the trail! You can also log on to the Iditarod website: www.iditarod.com. Username: connections, password: 4connect. The challenge will run through March 31 and we will have prizes once you cross the finish line at Nome!

IDEA Home-school IDEA students in the 3rd grade or other first time SBA test takers plan to join in the Test Prep Workshop, March 17 at the Challenger Center in Kenai from 11 a.m. until noon. Students will have the opportunity to explore their testing environment, practice the procedures of testing with a practice test and ask questions. If you are an IDEA student in grades 7 through 12, Please join us in learning about the FFA (Future Farms of America) and the Midnight Sun FFA Chapter March 17 at the IDEA office. There will also be information on how you can earn grants and scholarships while doing Supervised Agricultural and/or Natural Resources with hands on experience, developing premier leadership, personal growth, career success, and learning how to become a valuable member of your community. March 18 is the Spring Presentation Evening at the Soldotna Community Library Conference Room beginning at 5:30 p.m. Parents please sign up for a presentation spot for your student via the email sgh-up link. This evening will showcase student achievements in many forms from piano to karate to poetry to science. Plan to come out and enjoy. Families who are pre-registered for the Alyeska Ski Trip on March 24 plan to arrive at the Alyeska Day Lodge by 9:30 a.m. Skiers and snowboarders will collect their gear and be assigned their instructor before hitting the lifts for a full day of fun.

Kaleidoscope School Of Arts and Science n March 17 — KMS will visit with 6th graders at Kaleidoscope n March 19 — D.A.R.E. begins for the 5th / 6th grade classes n March 20 — Tap Dance Club is meeting from 3:45-4:45 p.m. PTA Yearbooks are on sale through April 4 for $18. Reserve your copy today! Watch for flyers to come home for Staff Appreciation Week and the carnival – lots of volunteer opportunities! Reminders n March 26 at 4 p.m. is our lottery. Year-end study trips are being scheduled now. If you plan on volunteering for any study trips, please make sure that you have the volunteer requirements done 48 hours prior to the trip. The Life Skill we are focusing on this week is Responsibility: To respond when appropriate; to be accountable for one’s actions.

Kalifornsky Beach Elementary K-Beach students were terrific at the District forensics competition, but first we would like to say thank you to our amazing judges; Anne Larson, Dr. Kashi, Peggy Jones, Jeanne Duhan, Nancy Egbert, Ruby Christopherson. K-Beach brought not only the most judges, but they brought the best. Here is how we placed in the competition: Joseph Russo- 6th grade non-humorous poetry - 2nd place; Maison Dunham-5th grade humorous

The play “Set Back” took the top honor for comedy in the high school category. “Two actors walk on stage 10 minutes before curtain and realize the entire set is missing,” Chipman said. “It was a huge set.” Indeed. The script refers to a diner, apartment, factory and underwater research station, now all gone. The props are, too. The story takes place in real time, and while reading it you can sense the actors’ rising panic as they realize the gravity of the situation. The only prop they can find in the theater is a case of beans. As the clock ticks away, and an audience paying $12 a ticket is about to be seated, they scramble to see how they can make the play work. “Hey, the scene where Roberto and Alex crash the car into the recently renovated zoo?” one character says. “We can build the car out of the cans by stacking them. ... And when it crashes, we just knock them all down.”

only sent me one,” said Chipman, who got the message late last week. He immediately texted Stiely with a bunch of jumbled letters that she understood to be screaming. “I was totally confused,” she said. Realizing she was at a loss as to the reason for his excitement, he forwarded her the email notifying them of the win. “In the middle of dinner I read it and put my plate down — which was a big deal for me,” Stiely said.

What’s next

Chipman and Stiely will go to New York City for the May staging of their play. But after that, they are headed in different directions. Chipman plans to study computer science in college. The National Merit Scholarship finalist hasn’t decided where yet, but his top choice is California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. Stiely plans to stick to writing for now and is headed to Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The liberal arts school How they heard is known for its strong writing “We had both our email ad- program. dresses on the script, but they

poetry - 4th place; Payton Rusk -5th grade non-humorous prose - 2nd place; Kylie Cramer-5th grade interpretive reading - 2nd place; Connor Koppes and Cassidy King-5th grade multiple poetry - 1st place; Bethany Richmond—4th grade humorous poetry - 5th place; Brandiee Bowers-4th grade interpretive reading single - 1st place; Matthew Gist and Jordan Henley multiple interpretive reading 3rd place; Emylee Wilson and Elora Olson—4th grade multiple poetry - 1st place Fifth grader Aldon Burns did a great job representing K-Beach in the Alaska State Spelling Bee. Way to go Aldon, we are so proud of you! K-Beach First Grade will walk in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday. All students please meet a first grade teacher at Baily’s Furniture by 4:15p.m. to walk to the Wash N Dry. March 18 – Band concert in the K-Beach gym at 6 p.m.

Kenai Middle February Students of the Month are: Joshua Foster, Elizabeth Hanson, Olivia Brewer, Derek Brown, Gabriella Hunt, Ithaca Bergholtz, Raleigh Van Natta, Alisa Posey-Schave, Lisa Krol, Brock Sarks, Braden Stigall, Haley Miller, Jian Hayes. Great job KMS students! Several 8th grade students went on the annual Washington D.C. trip with Mr. Summer during spring break. The following students were chosen as wreath bearers for the wreath ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday March 11th: Nadia Walluk, Mayzie Potton, Brenna Eubank and Dareena Doyle. There is a Site Council meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the library. Congratulations to last week’s Character Counts award winners: Ithica Bergholtz and Cheyenne Everett. Good Job!

Mountain View Elementary Mountain View Elementary early Kindergarten registration for the 2014-2015 school year open is now open. Students must be 5 years old by Sept. 1. Registration forms may be picked up at the Mountain View Office. Kindergarten Parent Orientation will be on April 24. Registered students will be invited to visit a Kindergarten classroom on April 29. Applications are available for the 2014-2015 Mountain View Pre-K Program. Screenings for this program will be held at the Kenai Community Library on April 15. In order to be considered, a child must be 4 years old by Sept. 1. and have a completed application returned to Mountain View Elementary. Screenings will be scheduled after applications are brought back to the school. For information please call 283-8600. SBA Testing will take place April 1, 2 and 3 for 3rd – 5th grade students. This assessment measures your student’s proficiency in reading, writing, math, and science. Here are a few ways you can support these efforts at home: Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep. Eat a good breakfast. Be on time to school. Testing will begin at 9:15 a.m. We will have an alternate plan for those students arriving late. Thank you for your support! Spring pictures are scheduled for April 4. Watch for more information coming home soon. Congratulations to Matthew Grzybowski for taking 1st place in the 5th grade non-humorous poetry category at the district forensics competition. Hooray to all of our forensics performers at our school meet. They were Taylor Huett, Dylan Duniphin, Brooke Sample, Hanna Morrow, Sarah Witt, Lydia Williams-Vasilie, Duasian Patow, Natalie Schneider, Amber Matthews, Nani Demello, Patience Kruse, & Kristi Anderson. We are looking for parents to serve on our Site Council for the 2014-2015 school year. The Site Council advises Mountain View Elementary staff in matters regarding staffing, goal setting, climate issues, budgeting, disciplinary procedures and strategic planning. The Site Council meets from 4 – 5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month during 7 months of the school year. If you are interested in being a member of the Site Council please call the office at 283-8600 before April 1.

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correctly, resulted in a piece of a map indicating the books’ whereabouts. Winning pizza parties for being the students with the most read minutes were the classrooms of teachers Margaret Priest, Jennifer Reinhart, Dina Marion and Jennifer Olson. Individual students who read the most minutes and won dog sled rides were: • Berend Pearson, preschool; • Karah Martin, kindergarten; • Caitlyn Rogers, first grade; • Hazel Pearson and Regan Baker, second grade. A side benefit to the read-athon involved students enlisting the help of sponsors, who pledged either a flat amount or for every 15-minute block of reading completed. “They raised about $4,000,” said Pederson, of financial support that “directly effects the kids,” and is used for fieldtrip transportation,

night including a cake decorated with the theme of the book, My Father’s Dragon. Thank you to Samantha and Travis Moore, and Tammy Freeman for another great cake for everyone to enjoy. Every NNS student who performed at the KPBSD Forensics meet placed either first, second or third. Congratulations to the following students: 5th grade Multiples Poetry: Karley Harden and Emilee Braun 3rd place; 5th grade Humorous Poetry: Brenden Boehme 3rd place; 5th grade Singles Interpretive Reading: Ethan Redfern 2nd place; 5th grade Multiples Prose: Stephen Foster, Emily Hufford and Piper Rucker 2nd place; 4th grade Humorous Poetry: Carly Johnson 2nd place; 4th grade Multiples Interpretive Reading: Olivia Easley and Calie Liebes 2nd place; 4th grade Single Interpretive Reading: McKinlee Jeffreys 2nd place; 4th grade Multiples Poetry: Cadence Selanoff and Diane Nasibog 2nd place; 5th grade Mulltiple Interpretive Reading: Kalei Biamonte, Travis VanCurler and Kyle Malston 1st place

Redoubt Elementary Redoubt’s 4th grade classes will be selling ice cream every Friday through the months of March and April to raise money for their spring field trip to the Kenai Fjords. Ice cream prices range between .75cents and $2. Redoubt Elementary 2014/2015 Preschool applications may be picked up at the school office. Children must be 4 years old by September 1, 2014. Kindergarten and new student registration will be held April 1-3 from 10:a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Please bring your child’s immunization records and a copy of their birth certificate. Pre-Registration forms for the 2014/2015 school year were sent home Thursday, February 27. Parents are asked to complete this important form and return it to school with your child. All students in the same household may be listed on one form. March 18 — 6:30 p.m. 6th grade parent and student night at Skyview Middle School. 2014-15 school year information and tours of the building. All volunteers must be registered with the school district prior to volunteering in classrooms/driving on field trips. Field trip drivers must complete a driver form and submit required documentation when driving on school related field trips. Please contact the school office for additional information or go to http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/ click on volunteer link and follow the instructions.

River City Academy

Recently five students participated in five days of job shadowing at Central Peninsula Hospital. The students: Kiowa Richardson, Sheilyn Pogue, Nicole Mills, Jordan Smythe, and Zoe Zorn all completed a full day of required training prior to their five days. They received valuable hands on experience in the fields they chose to observe. A very special thank you to CPH volunteer coordinator Jim Childers for helping with this project. Capra Edwards-Smith, Misha James-Ravin, Kiowa Richardson, Sterling Stasak and Rachael Todd participated in the 32nd Annual Model United Nations program at the University of Alaska, Anchorage Feb. 27-Mar 1. The students represented the Islamic Republic of Iran and were the first team from the Kenai Peninsula in more than 15 years to participate in the program according to Kimberly Pace, Professor of Political Science and Director of the MUN program at UAA. Students from 14 other schools including the University of Alaska Anchorage and Le Jardin High School from Oahu, Hawaii participated in the three day conference which debated this year’s topic “The Ethics of Emerging Technology.” Students researched their country, wrote a position paper and a variety of UN Resolutions from their assigned countries point of view and then had to debate, discuss and gain support for their ideas within the International community. Once students gathered the necessary support for their Resolutions they still faced the issue of winning over the NGOs and World Bank for financial support. “It was great insight and practice into the world of real politics and the negotiations that are required on a national and international level,” said Annaleah Karron, the River City Academy social studies teacher and advisor for their MUN program. Karron also received the UAA Outstanding Faculty Award which was voted on unanimously by the UAA Secretariat & staff. “As a first year Nikiski North Star Elementary team we had such a positive experience and hope For the whole month of February, NNS cele- to increase participation in the coming years, this is brated Love of Reading and it was a huge success! a program I would encourage all high school stuThe celebration culminated with a family movie dents to experience,” she stated. C

‘We really pushed these emerging readers into really getting into it. They just focused on reading.’ — Eric Pederson, principal as well as technology and equipment needs. Leading fundraisers in each grade level also will be awarded dog sled rides. Adding a touch of reality to the event, Pederson and his dog team, as well as Henry and Stanley, arrived at the school at the end of the read-a-thon, delivering to the young readers the missing bag of books. “The ending assembly was amazing,” said teacher Wendy Todd, one of the read-athon organizers. “One of the students said at the end, in total excitement, ‘This whole thing was real. It wasn’t a story. This is so great.’”

Interested in attending a school that’s as unique as you are? RCA is now taking registrations for next year’s 7-12 graders. Please visit the school’s web site on the district web page for an enrollment form. New student information night will be held in late March. Priority registrations for next year are due by March 21, call the school office for more information 714-8945.

Soldotna Middle March 18 – Parent/Student night at Skyview — 6:30 p.m. Parents and students of current 6th and 7th grade students are invited to attend an orientation night at Skyview. Skyview will be the new location of the Middle School at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. Spartan Student Council would like to thank everyone who participated in our February “Show Us Your Spartan Heart” bulletin board project! Our compliments, thank you notes, and acts of kindness spilled over the bulletin board and extended down the hallways as students and staff celebrated the many ways we share our Spartan Hearts with those around us! StuCo extends our heartfelt thanks to all those who participated! Congratulation to the February Students of the Month! Social Studies - Haley Buckbee, Megan Calloway, Logan Craig, Victoria Denison, Cheyenne Groff, Kennedy Holland, Danica Schmidt, Brittany Taylor, Brennan Werner; World History - Asia Angeles Hanson; American History - Javan King, Sarah McConnell, Savannah McDonald; Science Haley Buckbee, Rylan Burrows, Mckenzie Hale, Madeline Kindred, Colter Landeis, Maguire Merriman, William Selden, Eli Sheridan, Kindle Williams; Language Arts - Kenneth Asbell, Mckenna Foster, Madeline Kindred, Denali Lombard, Jacob Wylie; Math - Titan Farrell, Maguire Merriman, Mackenzie Powell, Tre Rybak, Rebecca Takak, Sharon Childsdress White, Kambree Whittom; Math Study Skills - Ernest Childers, Megan Eskue, Blaze Gardiner, Jillyan White, Cheyenne Vroman, Denali Wurst; Study Skills - Brady Hanson, Dorothy Kreider, Sean Verg-In; Reading - Steven Ivanoff, Trystin Clucas; Health - Levi Benner, Luis Chicas Sorto, Laurel Glaves, Dalton Hatten, Joseph McLeod, Kayli Smith, Levi Wahl; Career - Kyle Bauter, Emily Books, Caroline Cho, Charis Curry, Cora Davis, Jessica Davis, Darrion Derflinger, Noah Deutsch; Spanish 1 - Gavin Goggia; Spanish 2 - Tyla Moorleghen, Sam Snow; Construction Rachel Davidson, Ashlee Heiman, Jaela Hubbard, Katie Richmond, Sam McElroy, Marlayna Saavedra, Kristina Sopkowiak, Cecilia Stewart, Louis Redmond; Woods 1 - Carsen Brown, Megan Calloway, Abigail Cooke, Mykenna Foster, Mirricale George Mills, Brittany Taylor, Sharon Childsdress White, Selene Williams; Business Info - Brittani Blossom; Robotics - Nicholas Edwards; Digital Photo 1 - Colin Fleming, Kyla Smith; Digital Storytelling - Colter Landeis; Yearbook - Kalyn McGillivray; Band - Haley Buckbee; Choir - Hannah Delker; Drumline - Cody Quelland; Homeroom - Kalista Eastham, Madisen Elder, Colter Landeis, Garret Moore, Ian Reger, Cheyenne Vroman, Levi Wahl, Tanner Brooks; Aide - Ella Stenga Perfect Attendance Third Quarter! Hali Anderson Currier, Garryn Baker, Sarah Baktuit, Donald Bennett, Derrick Bever, Kortney Birch, Fiona Boze, Tovia Bremond Hilton, Carsen Brown, Kristina Bybee, Garrett Cadwalader, Cora Carter, Caroline Cho, Abigail Cooke, Joshua Corbin, Hunter Crosby, Charis Curry, Wyatt Denna, Abigail Dipaolo, Megan Eskue, Colin Fleming, Mykenna Foster, Conner Fowler, Jay Frost, Laurel Glaves, Patrick Gross, Daniel Grubb, Christian Hames, Dalton Hatten, Ashlee Heiman, John Holland, Jessie Hubbard, Emily Jackson, Lucas Johnson, Angel Joseph Matumeak, Jayden Kemp, Javan King, Jared Knight, Jemma Lane, Denali Lombard, Anthony Long, Mariah Mattfield, Tyler McDonald, Amanda McGlothen, Maguire Merriman, Quincy Miller, Calvin Mitzel, Michael Moore, Mikala Mudrick, Cody Nill, Joseph Parker, Brianna Peters, Emily Pieh, Josep Pons Vives, Cody Quelland, Austin Reeves, Arin Reger, Tyler Reynolds, Logan Schrader, Rachel Seneff, Bethani Shepard, Eli Sheridan, David Victoroff, Levi Wahl, Hailey Wilkinson, Melinda Williams, Michayl Wilshusen, Andrew Winslow, Branden Worfolk, Denali Wurst, Jacob Wylie Citizens of the Third Quarter – Reid Casey, Landen Dewitt, Kiernan Escott, Brenner Furlong, Daniel Grubb, Charles Meyer, Kamry Meyer, Calvin Mitzel, Tyla Moorleghen, Levi Nelson, Nathaniel Patat, Delaney Risley, Jacob Wylie

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THREE-Bedroom, 2-bath, 2 large walk-inclosets, 1352 inside living space, crawl space, 1.5 car garage, fenced back yard, front and back decks. Asphalt DW & neighborhood roads. Large space next to garage for boat or RV. Back yard fully sunned, perfect for greenhouse. Just shy of 1/2 acre. Excellent water. 2 blocks down from K-Beach. New in 2010 natural gas furnace, all new in 2010 appliances included (DW, oven, microwave, frig, washer & dryer). Master bath renovated w/walk-in tile shower; beautiful easy to maintain high-end vinyl flooring throughout. Custom vertical blinds in living room and kitchen, and window coverings. Also included is 55-inch Samsung Plasma TV and 3-speaker Bose surround system; 8 camera security system; outside shed w/Honda lawn mower & weed trimmer. $1500 paint and wallpaper credit provided. Broker courtesy 2.5%. TWO ways to buy - Straight purchase or ASSUME low balance with $880 monthly payments for $70,000 up front cash. (No realtor or credit check is required for the assumption) MLS 14-560. Please call 398-8161; 24 hr notice requested for viewing. Owner financing not available.

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

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

Apartments, Unfurnished NEAR VIP Furnished 2-bedroom, 1,100sqft., $1,250. or 1-bedroom, 450sqft. $750. washer/dryer, Dish TV. utilities included. (907)398-0027.

Homes

REDOUBT VIEW Soldotna’s best value! Quiet, freshly painted, close to schools. 1-Bedroom from $625. 2-Bedroom from $725. 3-Bedroom, 2-bath, from $825. No pets. (907)262-4359.

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General Employment

NEWSPAPER CARRIER The Peninsula Clarion is accepting applications for a Newspaper Carrier. Delivery area Sterling.

•Must have own transportation. •Independent contractor status. •Home delivery - 6 days a week. •Must have valid Alaska drivers license. •Must furnish proof of insurance. •Copy of current driving record required upon hire

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

General Employment $11/ HOUR GUARANTEED, PLUS BONUS Men & Women needed for telephone sales of concert tickets. Students welcome. Call Bob. (907)395-4000. Leave message.

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General Employment

Inspector wanted immediately API-570, API-653 or combination of both. ASNT Certifications in RT, UT, MT, PT a plus. Wage DOE. Please send resume and contact information to humanresources@kakivik.com

Commercial Property Condominiums/Town Homes Farms/Ranches Homes Income Property Land Manufactured Mobile Homes Multiple Dwelling Out of Area for Sale Steel Building Vacation Property Wanted To Buy Waterfront Property

Website… www.kakivik.com

General Employment BRISTOL BAY Crew needed for the 2014 season. Must have commercial fishing experience. Pay is percentage based on experience. Contact Dan at (907)398-6367

TWO WEEKS RENT FREE! 3-Bedroom, 1-bath on Redoubt (Kenai). Cats Allowed. Non-Smoking. No ASHA. $916. plus electric. $916. Deposit. (907)335-1950

3-Bedroom 2-bath 2-car garage. Beautiful cedar sided home in very quite paved neighborhood on a corner lot with 1.37 acres. All one floor with no steps! All doors are extra wide. Paved driveway and parking area. Excellently maintained. Ideal open floor plan with open kitchen. In floor heat throughout. Vaulted ceilings and a gas fireplace. Large master bedroom with walk in closet and sliding glass door leading to the back deck with lots of privacy (perfect for a hot tub). Each room has its own thermostat and this house is very energy efficient. Well maintained large front and back lawn with lilac trees and rose bushes. Top of the line water filtration system that has eliminated all iron! Garage is 601Sq.Ft. Asking $269,000. (907)283-5747

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Apartments, Furnished 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT Gaswell area. New Carpet, Linoleum & Bath Fixtures. Washer & Dryer and Con. available for Dish or DirectTV. (907)690-0881

Manufactured Mobile Homes

EXCELLENT OCEAN VIEW! Bay Arm Apartments, Kenai. Accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom apartments, utilities included. $25. nonrefundable application fee. No pets. (907)283-4405.

WINTER IN MESA ARIZONA. Why pay rent when you can own a 3-bedroom home in a 5 star gated retirement park. Priced to sell at $27,000. Includes major appliances, air conditioning & much more. For more information please call (505)321-3250

KENAI 1-Bedroom, furnished, heat, cable included. No pets. $675. month. (907)283-5203, (907)398-1642.

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KENAI RIVER FRONT 3 Fully furnished apartments available. Heat, internet & cable included. Washer/dryer on site. 40ft Fishing Dock. No Pets, No Smoking. 3 Miles from Fred Meyer, 1 year lease. (2) 3-Bedroom, 2-bath $1,350. plus electric. (1) 2-Bedroom, 1-bath, includes garage $1,850. plus electric. (907)262-7430

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Homes

Apartments, Unfurnished CLEAN KENAI 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath. fireplace, washer/dryer, dishwasher, basement. Near schools. $775. includes heat, cable. No pets. (907)262-2522. COLONIAL MANOR (907)262-5820 Large 2-Bedroom, Walk-in closet, carport, storage, central location. Onsite manager.

KENAI HOUSE 2-Bedroom, 1.5-bath, carport. No smoking, no pets. $850. /month plus utilities. (907)283-3878. NIKISKI 3-bedroom, 2-bath, garage, walking distance to Nikiski Rec. Center. Indoor pool & ice rink. $1,345. per month. message (907)776-3325 WHY RENT ????? Why rent when you can own, many low down & zero down payment programs available. Let me help you achieve the dream of home ownership. Call Now !!! Ken Scott, #AK203469. (907)395-4527 or cellular, (907)690-0220. Alaska USA Mortgage Company, #AK157293.

KENAI TRI-PLEX 2-Bedroom, 1-bath, Heated garage, small pet on approval, $880. plus utilities, ASHA approved. Available 4/1. Near schools. (907)262-6375. C

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Lots For Rent

Thompsons’s Building/ Soldotna, Sterling Highway Next to Liberty Tax (907)252-8053, (907)398-2073

2 MOBILE HOME SPACES FOR RENT Both large enough for double wides. Info: call (907)260-7879

Health Retail/ Commercial Space RED DIAMOND CENTER K-Beach Rd. 1,200- 2,400sq.ft. Retail or office, high traffic, across from DMV. Please call (907)953-2222 (907)598-8181

Rooms For Rent

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Financial Auctions Business for Sale Financial Opportunities Mortgages/Loans

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

Building Supplies BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR SALE-Band Saw- Saw mill $2600. Large stack of rough cut lumber $400. 9 used double rollout windows 53x58 $300. ‘12” Saw- Dewalt 790 contractors power shop $200. (907)776-7673

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Located in Kenai Behind Wells Fargo/ stripmall (907)252-6510, (907)741-1105

Transportation Autos Classic/Custom Financing Motorcycles Parts & Accessories Rentals Repair & Services Sport Utilities, 4x4 Suburbans/Vans/ Buses Trucks Trucks: Commercial Trucks: Heavy Duty Trailers Vehicles Wanted

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GOLF CLUBS $99. (907)283-2771 PURPLE POWER Industrial strength cleaner, 2.5 gallons. $10. (907)283-2771

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Services Appliance Repair Auction Services Automotive Repair Builders/Contractors Cabinetry/Counters Carpentry/Odd Jobs Charter Services Child Care Needed Child Care Provided Cleaning Services Commercial Fishing Education/Instruction Excavating/Backhoe Financial Fishing Guide Services Health Home Health Care Household Cleaning Services House-sitting Internet Lawn Care & Landscaping Masonry Services Miscellaneous Services Mortgages Lenders Painting/Roofing Plumbing/Heating/ Electric Satellite TV Services Snow Removal Tax Services Travel Services Tree Services Veterinary Water Delivery Well Drilling

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Pawsitive training for all dogs & puppies. Agility, Conformation, Obedience, Privates & Rally. www.kenaikennelclub.com (907)335-2552 PUREBRED GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES with papers for sale! They are papered & will have their first set of shots. Males:$800 Females:$1000 Call, text or email. 907-252-7753 jtmillefamily@gmail.com

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INVITATION TO BID CITY OF SOLDOTNA 177 NORTH BIRCH STREET SOLDOTNA, ALASKA 99669 Phone 907â€˘262â€˘9107 The City of Soldotna hereby invites qualified firms to submit a firm price for acceptance by the City for the Soldotna City Hall Safety, Security and Efficeincy remodel. The project consists of the following: Demolition, salvage and construction of interior walls and associated fixtures in the Soldotna City Hall located at 177 N. Birch Street in Soldotna. Relocation of existing and installation of new electrical fixtures and mechanical equipment is included in the project. Contractor will not be responsible for purchasing any new furniture. The project consists of all work shown on plans unless noted otherwise. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the City Hall, Soldotna, AK on March 24, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Attendance at the pre-bid is required. This contract is subject to the provision of State of Alaska, Title 36, Minimum Wage Rates. The subsequent contract will require certificates of insurance and may require performance and payment bonds. One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the City of Soldotna at 177 North Birch Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99669. These forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the bidder's name on the outside and clearly marked: Soldotna City Hall Safety, Security and Efficeincy Remodel SOLB 14-04 DUE DATE: April 1st at 3:00 p.m

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4:30 PM, JOINT WORK SESSION - Safe Routes to School 5:30 PM, REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes - 3/5/14 SCHEDULED COMMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS - No Items PUBLIC HEARINGS - No Items OLD BUSINESS - No Items NEW BUSINESS - Resolution PZ 2014-008 - Granting a Parking Waiver for the C & C Center Mall at 34851 Kenai Spur Highway, Legally Described as T 5N R 10W Sec 32 Seward Meridian KN 0860018 Soldotna Junction Sub No 10, Lot 2a, Block 5 - Discussion of the City's 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan - Discussion of Binkley Street Improvements - Comprehensive Plan Progress Report PUBLIC COMMENTS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS - No Items COMMISSIONER TRAINING & EDUCATION - No Items REPORTS Mayor and Council City Manager/City Planner Director of ED&P Commission Comments PENDING ISSUES - No Items ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting of the Soldotna Planning & Zoning is scheduled for April 2, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. For agenda items & other information, see www.ci.soldotna.ak.us or call the City Planner at 907-262-9107. PUBLISH: 3/17, 2014

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The project documents may be obtained from the City of Soldotna beginning March 17, 2014 for a non-refundable fee of $30.00 (without tax). An additional non-refundable fee of $5.00 will be required if mailing is requested. Project documents may be downloaded from the City of Soldotna web site at www.ci.soldotna.ak.us. It is not required to be on the planholders list to bid on City of Soldotna projects. To receive project addendums, you must be on the planholders list . To be placed on the planholders list, please contact Suzanne Lagasse either by phone (714-1241) or email publicworks@ci.soldotna.ak.us. Downloading projects from the City web site does not automatically put you on the planholders list. PUBLISH: 3/17, 19, 21, 23, 2014

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Mom worries about 11-year-old daughter who acts grown up ful. All you need to do is smile and say firmly that you are under a doctor’s care and are satisfied with the treatment you are receiving. And, heaven forbid, if another individual tells you that your MS is “all in your head,” remember that just because a jackass brays does not mean you have to pay attention.

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DEAR ABBY: I am a 29-year-old woman who has just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It has been a rough road, and I’m lucky CONFIDENTIAL TO MY IRISH READERS: I to have such a supportive received this Irish prayer from a reader. I’m shargroup. ing it with you today in honor of St. Patrick’s Day: My issue is, when people Take time to work, find out, I get comments Abigail Van Buren It is the price of success, such as, “Wow, you look so Take time to think, GOOD!” or suggestions on It is the source of power. how I should “cure” my MS. The most hurtful one was Take time to play, that it’s all in my head. It is the secret of perpetual youth. While I appreciate that folks care and want to offer Take time to read, help, I find their comments offensive and hurtful. How It is the foundation of wisdom. do I respond tactfully, but also convey that they should Take time to be friendly, think twice before they say these things? It is the road to happiness. — UPSET IN OHIO Take time to love and be loved, DEAR UPSET: If someone says you look good, It is the privilege of the gods. respond as you would to any other compliment — Take time to share, say thank you. When someone offers a suggestion Life is too short to be selfish. about how you can “cure” yourself, you’ll save Take time to laugh, yourself a lot of frustration if you keep in mind that Laughter is the music of the soul. the person cares enough about you to try to be help-

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town green. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHHYou might not be in the right shape to do what is necessary. You could find that relating to a child tests your need to control a situation. Your creativity will charge any interaction you have now, especially if you embrace the Irish spirit. Tonight: Enjoy the moment. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Pressure builds, and there are many options. You have a strong intuitive sense today that you’ll put to good use. A discussion with a loved one could be difficult. You might feel as if you have too much to juggle. Try to eliminate as much as you can. Tonight: At home. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Make yourself available for calls and others’ inquiries. You will receive a spontaneous invitation that you would like to say yes to, but it might force you to cancel other established plans. Only you can choose what to do. Tonight: Whatever makes you happy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHYou could go overboard when celebrating your Irish heritage. You might feel uncomfortable when someone brings up your tendency to overindulge. A loved one might try to encourage this conversation, which he or she could feel is long overdue. Tonight: Try to relax. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHHYou might have made plans with someone, only to have a lastminute change occur. Be gracious, because you could have an even better time opting to be spontaneous. If you are unattached, the potential for meeting someone is high. Remain open. Tonight: Party away.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Pisces and a Moon in Libra. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, March 17, 2014: This year you have to handle more than your share of demands, especially those that revolve around a special relationship. You often might not see eye-to-eye with this person, but you learn from each other, as you both present different perceptions that are valid. If you are single, you probably will date a lot and grow as you come to understand the various personalities you will encounter. If you are attached, the two of you benefit from a healthy dose of nostalgia and romance. You often wonder how much to give and when to say “enough.” Open up this discussion with your significant other. LIBRA is as romantic as you are. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Your instincts will help you understand a partner’s needs. Be sensitive with this person. Understand that you are capable of expressing unusual sensitivity. You might find that you’re not sure how much to give. Don’t worry so much. Tonight: Get into the St. Paddy’s Day mood. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Speak your mind.You’ll sense a change in someone’s demeanor that could concern you. Your efforts count more than you realize. Approach a new situation in a different way. Follow your intuition in order to understand someone’s odd reaction. Tonight: Paint the

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HH If you want to let go of a tradition or decide not join in with the shamrocks and the green-themed parties, make it OK. It is quite possible that you need a break from rituals, so take it. By next year, you might be more up for participating. Tonight: Not to be found. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHHYou’llwanttonetworkrather than be stuck in a meeting. You will feel 100 percent Irish today. Nothing makes you as happy as being the party animal you naturally are. Try to get started early on in your Irish transformation. Tonight: With friends. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You naturally take the lead, whether you’re at work or out socializing. Take charge — be it at the office, at home or at a St. Paddy’s Day party. You might need to distance yourself from a situation that is evolving into a power play. Tonight: A must appearance. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Your mind wanders today to distant places or people far away You might need to carefully rethink a decision involving a personal matter. How much are you really willing to reveal? Recognize a limitation instead of avoiding it. Tonight: Try a new spot. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH One-on-one relating could take a new twist, as long as you remain open-minded. Perhaps a discussion about long-term goals with a close friend needs to happen. You also might find that you are changing your values and the kind of people you are with. Tonight: Go with the flow.

Drivers need to turn it on! Dear Readers: Here is this week’s Sound Off, about drivers not using their turn signals: “My Sound Off is to remind motorists that turn-indicator usage is not an option — it saves lives and prevents crashes. Freeway travel is stressful at its best, and displaying five clicks of the turn indicator before changing lanes (not just one or two blinks) alerts fellow motorists to what’s about to happen. — Theresa S. in Alabama” A major pet peeve of many, many folks, myself included! It’s the LAW in most states. Not only are you being rude, you also might get a ticket. There are so many vehicle accidents, some fatal, where the driver did not signal the intended turn. And folks, do me a personal favor and be aware of motorcycles! We are on the road, too. — Heloise Fast Facts Dear Readers: Here are other uses for a photo album: * Use to hold recipe clippings. * Keep sports or other trading cards in one. * Keep empty seed packets in one as a reminder of what was planted. * Use to hold extra ID or reward cards. * Save special greeting cards in it. — Heloise Pre-measure cooking Dear Heloise: When cooking, I premeasure as many ingredients as I can. I have only a couple of measuring cups and one set of measuring spoons, so once measured, I place the ingredients in cupcake liners (if it is a small quantity) until ready to use. It helps having everything already measured and handy. — A Reader in San Antonio

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DEAR ABBY: My 11-year-old daughter, “Gwen,” just started middle school. She makes good grades, but she’s strong-willed. Do kids grow up instantly when they start middle school? She wants to know if she can have a boyfriend. I told her not until she’s 15. Now she’s flirting with girls who ask her out. I told her to stay away from them, not because they are lesbians but because they are not good girls. They are always in trouble. Gwen says I’m too strict, and if I don’t stop, she will run away. I adopted her at birth (it was an open adoption), and she recently asked me if I am going to place her for adoption. She was worried that I would. I am very concerned that she is hanging out with the wrong crowd. Any advice? — SAN ANTONIO MOM DEAR MOM: People do not grow up “instantly.” I know individuals who are immature at 50, and I’m sure if you think about it, so do you. From what you have told me about your daughter, it’s clear that she is far from the grown-up she thinks she is. If you do not to want Gwen to date until she is older, that is your prerogative as her parent. The gender of the person isn’t the issue. Because you think she is hanging out with the wrong crowd, my advice is to make sure she is so busy she doesn’t have time to spend with them. Involve her in activities outside of school — sports, scouting, music or art. And be sure she knows that you are her for-

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