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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

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Safe Route plan set for action

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to find evidence of radioactive contamination in U.S. food supplies at levels that would be a public health issues, according to a March update on the organization’s website. In addition, recent tests of Alaska’s seafood have shown that it is safe to consume, according to a joint Friday media release issued by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health and Social Services.

After two years of development, Soldotna’s Safe Routes to School Walk Zone Inventory and Recommendations plan is finalized and ready for implementation. Developing Soldotna’s Safe Routes plan began in 2012 after the city received a $65,600 federal grant through the Alaska State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The program aims to develop a better understanding of the local attitudes about how children are getting to school, specifically elementary and middle school students, said Director of Economic Development and Planning Stephanie Queen. Recommendations focused on the half-mile radius around a school, called the “Walk Zone,” according to the report. “In my experience it went exceedingly well,” said Queen. “Public involvement, and our relationship with the consultant resulted in this planning document which we’re already beginning to implement.” The city, along with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, contracted PDC Inc. Engineers to develop the final report. Each recommendation was identified as a “Priority 1,” “Priority 2” or “Priority 3” level project. Projects identified as “Priority 1” require execution within

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In the news Early run of Kenai king salmon makes escapement goal

With several days of dwindling counts of king salmon passing the DIDSON sonar on the Kenai River, the chances that the run of fish would reach its escapement goal were looking grim. However, on the last day of counting on Monday, 183 fish passed the sonar putting the season total at 5,311 or 12 fish above the lower bound of the river’s escapement goal. Monday’s count was the highest in ten days, according to Fish and Game data. In late February managers closed the early run of king salmon on the Kenai River to sportfishing as they projected 2,230 fish to return — well below the optimum escapement goal range of 5,3009,000 fish. — Rashah McChesney

Fairbanks, Juneau set rainfall records ANCHORAGE (AP) — Fairbanks and Juneau might be more than 600 miles apart, but they had something in common last month. Both cities set records for the most rainfall in the month of June. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports a late Monday evening rainstorm was enough to set the record. Fairbanks officially had 3.56 inches in June, beating the mark of 3.55 inches in 1949. The Juneau Empire says 7.48 inches of rain was recorded as of Sunday. The easily bested the previous monthly record of 6.69 inches of rain that fell in June 2012.

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Lazy day on the river

Four anglers and a dog spent a leisurely morning fishing during the opening day of king salmon fishing on the Kenai River near Poacher’s Cove in Soldotna Tuesday. Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers said guided and unguided anglers reported slow fishing. Area management biologist Robert Begich wrote in an email that there were fewer than 100 boats with actively fishing anglers on them in the entire area open to king salmon fishing on the Kenai River. Bait is prohibited for the late run of Kenai River king salmon and anglers are restricted to fishing downstream of the mouth of Slikok Creek to the mouth of the Kenai River.

Inletkeeper tests for radiation Organization looks to crowdsourcing to fund project By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

In an effort to answer lingering questions about the effects of Japan’s failed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a nonprofit organization has launched a crowdsourced funding project to test water in the lower Cook Inlet for radiation. Cook Inletkeeper, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, launched

a CrowdRise project to raise $3,000 for the testing efforts primarily to allay fears that local water and seafood could be contaminated, said Cook Inletkeeper executive director Bob Shavelson. So far, the organization has raised about $600 toward its goal, via the online funding website. “We’ve gotten a lot of calls and we’re very concerned about a lot of hyperbole and misinformation on the internet,” Shavel-

son said. The false information could be damaging to the fishing industry in Alaska both for consumers and producers. “We recognize how important safe seafood and clean water are to Alaskans, not only for personal consumption, but also marketability,” Shavelson said. The Federal Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for monitoring the nation’s food supply, has yet

Ranger rescues dog from cliff By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — A ranger at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska plucked a dog off a cliff ledge near Exit Glacier. Sadie was brought down in the backpack of ranger John Anderson on Monday. “I could tell when he had lassoed the dog because the crowd kind of, yay, applauded,” chief ranger Mark Thompson, who helped in the rescue, said Tuesday. The park’s chief of interpre-

tation, Kristy Sholly, said she didn’t know how long the dog had been there, and it blended in with the rocks. Sadie was probably a bit dehydrated, and she was coaxed into the backpack after refusing to walk on her own, Sholly said. Thompson said the dog was pretty worn out, and he and Anderson took care so as to not spook her. Park officials began hearing reports late last week of a dog in the area, on the glacier and along the Resurrection River

near Seward, Alaska. But Sholly said rangers weren’t able to find it. Anderson had to be lowered by rope Monday to rescue the dog from the ledge. Sadie was on a trial adoption when she apparently started roaming the park, Sholly said. Sadie was being cared for back at the local shelter, and there was some interest from local residents in adopting the dog, she said. AP Photo/National Park Service, Mark Thompson Sholly did not know what Kenai Fjords National Park Ranger John Anderson is shown kind of dog Sadie is, but de- with Sadie after her rescue from a ledge near a glacier on Monscribed her as “poodle-ly.” day at Kenai Fjords National Park.

Soldotna woman charged after crash in stolen truck By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

A Soldotna woman, who is alleged to have crashed a stolen truck and who Alaska State Troopers say attempted to bring drugs into Wildwood Pretrial Facility on June 18, was indicted on three felony charges in Kenai Superior Court Tuesday. At her arraignment Tuesday, Jessica Rodman, 32, pleaded not guilty to vehicle theft in the

first-degree, misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth-degree and promoting contraband in the first-degree. All three are Class C felonies and if convicted, Rodman could serve a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of $50,000 for each charge. On June 18, troopers responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover at mile 106 of the Sterling Highway at about 7 a.m. and found Rodman, who crawled out the window

of a white 1996 Toyota T100 pickup. After an eyewitness said Rodman was the only person in the vehicle, which conflicted with her claim she was hitchhiking, Rodman said she took the truck from a house in Kasilof, according to an affidavit filed by Trooper Ryan Tennis. Rodman told troopers she got into a verbal altercation at a party and walked a mile away and jumped into an unlocked truck to sleep. A short C

time later, she took the truck with the intention of leaving it in town. Rodman told troopers she didn’t know how she lost control and crashed, according to the report. In the affidavit, Tennis wrote that Rodman admitted using methamphetamine in a prior contact with her a couple days earlier. A broken glass pipe was found in the driver side of the truck. Rodman admitted the pipe was hers, but denied there were drugs in the

vehicle and passed a field sobriety test. The owner of the vehicle, Peggy Svrcek told Tennis she last saw her truck in the driveway at 4 a.m. and had left it unlocked with the keys under the seat. Svrcek said she didn’t know Rodman. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $1,500-$2,000, according to the report. Rodman was searched and arrested and taken to Wildwood See CRASH, page A-14

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Drone access to U.S. skies faces hurdles FAA misses nine of 16 deadlines toward implementing regulations By JOAN LOWY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The federal effort to provide civilian drones regular access to U.S. skies faces significant hurdles and won’t meet a September 2015 deadline set by Congress, a government watchdog said Monday. Despite years of research, the Federal Aviation Administration hasn’t figured out what kind of technology unmanned aircraft should use to avoid crashing into other planes, or how to prevent lost links with ground control stations, Matthew Hampton, the Transportation Department’s assistant inspector general for aviation, said in a report. The FAA also hasn’t set standards for certifying the safety of drone designs and manufacture like those that exist for manned aircraft, the report said. Nor has the agency developed standard procedures for air traffic controllers to guide drones, partly because the FAA’s air traffic control equipment wasn’t developed with unmanned aircraft in mind. There is no adequate program for training controllers how to manage drones. And criteria for training “pilots” who remotely control drones from the ground have yet to be developed. The agency also isn’t effectively collecting and analyzing data on safety risks associated with unmanned aircraft operations, the report said.

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But the FAA also isn’t getting cooperation from the Defense Department, which has a wealth of data on drone accidents and incidents, the report said. The Defense Department sends the FAA annual summaries on mishaps, but the information is so lacking in detail that FAA staff say it’s not useful, the report said. FAA officials requested more detailed data from the Pentagon more than two years ago, but defense officials have been reluctant to provide it “due to concerns regarding the release of sensitive information and uncertainty over who would bear the cost of retrieving the information,” the report said. Until the FAA resolves these problems, the effort to integrate drones into the national airspace “will continue to move at a slow pace, and safety risks will remain,” the report said. FAA officials, defending the agency’s record, said in a statement that the FAA “has made significant progress” toward giving drones wider access to U.S. skies “even as it dealt with disruptions” due to automatic, government-wide spending cuts and a three-week partial government shutdown. The report makes 11 recommendations to FAA for improvement, all of which agency officials said they agree with and are working on. A bill passed by Congress more than two years ago directed the FAA to set regulations

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for the safe “integration” of civilian drones into the national airspace by September 2015. There were 16 other deadlines along the way for the FAA to meet, of which nine were implemented late. Deadlines for the others have not yet passed. One of those deadlines is in August, when the FAA is supposed to issue final regulations for use of small drones, defined as weighing less than 55 pounds. However, the agency hasn’t yet proposed regulations for small drones, and it will take months if not years after regulations are proposed before they can be made final. Meanwhile, the FAA continues to prohibit the use of commercial drones with a very few exceptions. The FAA is under in intense pressure from Congress and companies that want to make or deploy drones to issue the small drone regulations. The FAA forecasts there will

be 7,500 civilian drones in use within five years of new regulations being released, and that $89 billion will be invested in unmanned aircraft worldwide in the next 10 years. FAA officials have been making an effort to show the agency is making progress. Three weeks ago, the FAA granted the first permission for commercial drone flights over U.S. land to the BP energy corporation and drone maker AeroVironment of California to use a Puma drone to survey pipelines, roads and equipment at Prudhoe Bay in Alaska. The week before that, FAA officials announced the agency was considering giving permission to seven movie and television filming companies to use unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, a potentially significant step that could lead to greater relaxation of the agency’s ban on commercial use of drones.

Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 10:30 a.m. • Pre-School Storytime at the Soldotna Public Library. Call 262-4227. 11 a.m. • Wee Read at the Kenai Community Library Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. 5:30 p.m. • Weight loss and health support group, Christ Lutheran Church. Call 362-1340. • Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors meeting at 110 Trading Bay, Suite 160. For information, call 283-8732 x 5 7 p.m. • Card games, Funny River Community Center. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Clean Machine” at Central Peninsula Hospital’s Redoubt Room, 250 Hospital Place, Soldotna. Call 907-335-9456. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Into Action” group, 12X12 study meeting, 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.

Around the Peninsula Tri the Kenai rescheduled for Sept. 7 The Tri the Kenai triathlon has been rescheduled for Sept. 7. Registration for the new date will be open until Sept. 2. The triathlon, staged at Skyview High School, includes a sprint triathlon (500-yard pool swim, 10-mile road bicycle ride, 5-kilometer trail run) and, new this year, an intermediate length triathlon (1,000-yard pool swim, 20-mile bike, 10-kilometer trail run). Also on tap is a kids triathlon for ages 6-14 (100yard swim, 4-kilometer trail bike, 3-kilometer run). The sprint triathlon and kids triathlon are open to relay teams. Timing this year will be done with a chip-based system. Adult registration is $85. Team registration is $175. Youth registration is $25; youth team registration is $70. The charity focus for this year’s event is Hospice of the Central Peninsula. For more information or to register, go to www. trithekenai.com.

Senior softball up to bat Senior softball in Soldotna has started on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. at Centennial Park on the first Little League diamond. New players are welcome. It doesn’t matter how long it has been since you played. It is co-ed softball starting at age 50 and up. Call Paul at 394-6061 or just show up at Centennial Park on Tuesday between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Games last until about 11 a.m. or until players get tired. If you have a glove or bat, please bring them. If not, come anyway. It is not a league; there are no fees.

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.

Run for Women registration open; volunteers needed

Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines:

Registration for the 27th Annual Kenai Peninsula Run for Women is now open. This is a certified 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer race that will be held at the Kenai City Park. The event is August 9 and is open to women and girls of all ages. To promote healthy families, we are encouraging participation of male youth age 17 and under. Volunteers are needed to staff water tables, help serve lunch, and to staff safety positions along the race route. Safety volun-

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

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teers (flaggers) will need to take a short safety course at the Kenai Police Department a few days before the run. Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 283-9479 for further information.

CIRCAC recertification public comment period open The Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (Cook Inlet RCAC) is a nonprofit corporation organized exclusively for the oversight, monitoring, assessing and evaluation of oil spill prevention, safety and response plans, terminal and oil tanker operations, and environmental impacts of oil tanker and oil terminal operations in the Cook Inlet of Alaska. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) includes a provision calling for an annual review of Cook Inlet RCAC’s activities by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). This Recertification process is designed to ensure that Cook Inlet RCAC is meeting the mandates spelled out in OPA 90 and is representing the interests of the communities within the vicinity of the terminal operations. Public comment is now being accepted on the Recertification application. It may be viewed at www.regulations.gov; online at www.circac.org; or at the Cook Inlet RCAC’s Kenai, Alaska office, 8195 Kenai Spur Highway. The deadline for public comment to the USCG is July 16, 2014. Comments may be submitted through the federal website above, by fax at 202493-2251, or in writing to: Rear Admiral Daniel B. Abel, Commander, 17th Coast Guard District, United States Coast Guard, c/o Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, D.C. 20590-0001. Letters should reference Docket Number USCG-2014-0414. For more information, call the Cook Inlet RCAC at 907-2837222.

Have a photogenic pet? Pet photos run on the Pets page every Tuesday. They can be color or black and white and may include people. Limit one photo per household. They may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com, dropped off at the Kenai office or mailed to the Clarion at P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, 99611. A brief explanation of the photo, the pet’s and owner’s names, owner’s address and phone number must be included.

Court to take up church sign case GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will decide whether an Arizona town violates the First Amendment by restricting where and when a church can place signs advertising Sunday morning services. The justices will hear arguments this fall on an appeal from the Good News Community Church, which has argued that the town of Gilbert applies stricter rules to church signs than to other types of non-commercial signs. Town officials say church signs must be 6-feet square and can be displayed in public areas only 14 hours before each

event. Opponents note that political or ideological signs can be larger and remain standing for months. Under Gilbert’s ordinance, political signs can be up to 32 square feet and an ideological sign can be up to 20 square feet and both can be unlimited in number. The church’s signs are limited to four per property. “Towns cannot apply stricter rules to church signs when it doesn’t apply them to ideological, political, and other non-commercial signs,” said David Cortman, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian

law group that is representing the Good News Community Church and filed a brief with the Supreme Court in March. A federal court in Arizona ruled the town code was allowed to have different rules for various categories of noncommercial speech, as long as they were not based on the content of the speech.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling last year in a 2-1 decision, saying the sign code “is constitutional because the different treatment of types of noncommercial temporary signs are not content-based” and “the restrictions are tailored to serve significant governmental interests.”

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What’s the revenue on a barrel of nothing? The problem with starting a political

campaign with a deception is that eventually it unravels and has to be abandoned or it has to be defended to the point of inanity. Such is the case with the ongoing effort to repeal the oil tax reform passed in April 2013 as Senate Bill 21. The proponents of repeal and reversion to the previous regime known as ACES kicked off their petition drive and campaign asserting that SB 21 was a “$2 billion giveaway” to industry — a figure that was roughly based on the projected budget deficit for fiscal year 2014 that will end this June 30. Of course they knew that was a bogus claim. Alaska was projected for near-term budget deficits while ACES was in effect and, in fact, the state ended the 2013 fiscal year with a deficit of more than $300 million before SB 21 took effect this past Jan. 1. It is worth noting that the same people who tout and were responsible for passing ACES are the same ones who were in charge of the Alaska Senate and passed the capital and operating budgets that led to the 2013 deficit. These same people have also begun to shift their tune about the “$2 billion giveaway” since University of Alaska economist Scott Goldsmith released a report that showed ACES and SB 21 bring in roughly the same revenue for the current fiscal year and Alaska would be in a deficit under either system. That’s because while SB 21 removed the aggressive progressivity formula under ACES that kicked in at high prices, it did raise the base tax rate from 25 percent to 35 percent. That means the state takes in more revenue at lower prices under SB 21 than it does under ACES. In response, the ACES proponents have shifted their spin after witnessing the cratering of their claim that the current budget deficit is the fault of SB 21. Now, they will grudgingly acknowledge that in fact there is no “$2 billion giveaway” this year under SB 21 but argue that when prices rise the state won’t make its windfall share of the gain that it would have under ACES. They also point to Goldsmith’s report that the state would have made $8 billion less under SB 21 that it did under ACES. That is indeed true. But it raises the larger question: At what cost? In the last year before ACES, 2007, the annual production decline on the North Slope was 1.86 percent. In the succeeding years under ACES, the annual decline was 5.3 percent, 5.7 percent, 7.2 percent, 5.7 percent and 5.5 percent. The total annual production on the Slope declined by 28.5 percent from 280.5 million barrels in calendar year 2007 to 200.3 million barrels in 2013. The annual decline for the 2013 calendar year was 2.4 percent, and the estimated annual decline for the 2014 fiscal year ending June 30 is 1.8 percent based on production that is exceeding the Revenue Department forecast by more than 13,000 barrels per day (resulting in about $374 million in additional state take). No matter how you slice it, the production decline was smaller and drilling activity was better in the last year before ACES and in the first year after it was repealed. So let’s return to the question of the cost to the state for beefing up its savings accounts and spending more than $3 billion per year on capital budgets under ACES. While it’s true that the state would have made less under SB 21 than it did under ACES from 2008-13, what if production had not declined at an average rate of about 5.3 percent at that same time? What if production had instead declined by 2 or 3 percent or less annually under a more favorable tax regime during a climate of high prices that should have encouraged additional investment? Based on the cumulative 80-million barrel drop from 2007 to 2013, the state would have been able to tax an additional 40 million to 60 million barrels of oil if the total production decline had ranged from 7 percent to 14 percent instead of the 28.5 percent we saw under ACES. Not only would that considerably change the calculus in comparing SB 21 and ACES, the state would be on a much firmer financial footing looking forward with greater production than it is now after enacting a growth-stunting tax formula that left Alaska behind while the rest of North America boomed. — Alaska Journal of Commerce, June 26

Hillary Clinton: Yes or no?

I’m sure you, too, have been caught up in breathless speculation over whether Hillary Clinton will do the deed and actually run for president. That’s all we’re talking about here in D.C., and of course, Washington is so typical of Anytown, USA. A lot of people are rooting for her to run again — certainly a lot of Democrats. And a lot of Republicans. Yes, Republicans. The GOP operatives are licking their chops after watching her performance during her “Hard Choices” book tour. Let’s put this as delicately as possible: She’s stepped in it a few times. Her comment during one of her countless TV interviews that she and her husband left the White House “dead broke,” while certainly true, opened up a toxic torrent from the GOP about how she and hubby Bill managed to immediately overcome their own deficit and make millions of dollars the old-fashioned way, with sheer hard work and perseverance making speeches. It might not have occurred to her that some Americans can’t relate to getting paid a couple hundred thousand dollars for one lecture. Add to that the news that daughter Chelsea was picking up $600,000 a year for an occasional appearance on NBC news, and those on the right were only too glad to pounce. She was making it so easy for them. And pounce they have. They have made it clear that they have every intention of

clubbing her not just about Benghazi and her performance as secretary of state, but on her real or imagined personal vulnerabilities, particularly the impression she leaves that she has a robust sense of en- Bob Franken titlement. To her enemies, that would explain her tone deafness when it comes to discussing the recently accumulated family wealth. But, beyond that, she can sometimes make it very easy to form an impression she believes she was put on this earth with a mandate to save lesser humans. They point to that noninclusive tendency as the reason that she failed with health care when her husband, the president, appointed her to reform the system. But back to the question, which is: Will she take the plunge into the cesspool one must swim in to get to the White House as chief executive? Count me among those few who think it’s quite possible she will NOT. I’m not convinced she will become a candidate. I think the current book tour has soured her on the idea of dealing with us unworthies in the media, to say nothing of the scoundrels on the other side. Even though millions of Americans are excited

about the idea of a woman POTUS (including me, by the way), the Republicans obviously are gearing up for a campaign based on the question “Do you want it to be THAT woman?” Add to the mix that some will find it weird that an ex-president would be first gentleman, and you have the makings of a really ugly campaign. On the other hand, what might persuade her to run is that the selection of GOP possibilities is not exactly awe-inspiring. A less-charitable person than I might describe the present roster as a freak show, so it might be tempting to enter the fray. Beyond that, Hillary will definitely get a lot of pressure from her party’s leaders that she has to run because after her, the Democratic lineup is not laden with heavy hitters. Obviously, Vice President Joe Biden is anxiously waiting, but the question is how inspired the country would be for an “Uncle Joe.” After Biden, it gets real thin, real fast. Of course, it’s entirely possible that someone will pull a Barack Obama and suddenly explode onto the scene from obscurity, but at the moment, the entire focus is on “will she or won’t she” be the one. From a journalist’s point of view, I certainly hope so. No matter what, it would be a great story. Bob Franken is a longtime broadcast journalist, including 20 years at CNN.

Crossroads spending big in U.S. Senate races By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press

WASHINGTON — High-dollar donors’ favorite political machine on Tuesday began booking another $20 million in television air time for an autumn advertising blitz aimed at tipping six Senate seats into Republican hands. The Karl Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC and its affiliated nonprofit Crossroads GPS disclosed they had requested blocs of ad time to start in September and to build on criticism against vulnerable incumbent Democratic senators. While Crossroads cannot directly coordinate with candidates or the GOP’s central committees, by making its advertising schedule public, allies can plan their media strategies. Crossroads, which accepts unlimited donations and has some of the GOP’s top strategists as advisers, also plans to spend more cash on House campaigns. Crossroads’ ad plan is just the latest example of high outside spending that now defines campaigns for both parties. The Senate Majority PAC has already aired more than $20 million in ads to help Democratic incumbents — many of them Crossroads’ targets. House Democrats’ and Republicans’ campaign committees, meanwhile, have booked almost $75 million in ad time for their fall campaign. The biggest Crossroads ad booking so far is in Alaska, where American Crossroads plans to spend $5.5 million starting Sept. 9 to make Democratic Sen. Mark Begich’s re-election bid more difficult. Crossroads GPS also plans a $5.1 million ad campaign starting Sept. 30 in North

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AP News Extra Carolina to criticize Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan. American Crossroads, which must disclose its donors, plans a $3.1 million ad campaign in the race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa and $1.7 million in Montana, where appointed Democratic Sen. John Walsh is running to stay in the seat. Crossroads GPS, which does not disclose its donors, plans $2.1 million on negative ads in Louisiana about Sen. Mary Landrieu’s record and $2.5 million in Arkansas against Sen. Mark Pryor. Both are endangered Democrats. The bookings, which can still be changed, are on top of the $9.4 million in ad time already booked in North Carolina, Colorado, Alaska and Arkansas through August. The ad reservations suggest Crossroads has stepped up its fundraising. American

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Crossroads ended May with $4.6 million in the bank and has raised a cumulative $11 million since January 2013. Crossroads GPS does not have to disclose its finances because under campaign finance rules it is considered nonpartisan and nonprofit. Crossroads spent heavily on races in 2012 and came up short; 11 of the 13 Senate races where Crossroads spent money were won by Democrats, and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney failed to defeat President Barack Obama. In all, American Crossroads spent more than $116 million between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2012. During the peak of the 2012 campaign, American Crossroads spent $42 million between Oct. 18, 2012, and Nov. 26, 2012. But Republican donors are looking at a Senate map that increasingly gives them optimism — and, thus, reason to open their wallets. Republicans need to pick up six seats to reclaim the majority for the first time since 2006’s elections.

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The following dismissals were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Charges of one count of driving under the influence and one count of refusal of breath test against William M. Hodges, 57, address unknown, were dismissed. Date of the charges was Nov. 20, 2011. n Charges of two counts of fourth-degree assault against Onya Jean Schouweiler, 26, of Sterling, were dismissed. Date of the charges was April 7. The following judgements were recently handed down in Kenai Superior Court: n Joel Nathan Reeves, 43, address unknown, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault (causing fear of injury with a weapon), committed Feb. 17, 2013. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 15 months suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including marijuana and synthetic drugs such as “spice,” to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to have no contact with victim in this case, not to enter any business establishment whose primary business purpose is the sale of alcoholic beverages, to successfully complete a batterer’s intervention program or violence intervention program and was placed on probation for two years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Jesse Leeland Rice, 39, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and one count of second-degree theft, committed Oct. 18. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 20 months suspended on each count, fined a $100 court surcharge on each count and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay resC

Court reports titution, forfeited items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including marijuana or synthetic drugs, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to have no contact with victims in this case without written permission from Probation Officer and was placed on probation for four years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. n Donna Renee Juliussen, 27, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Nov. 23. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison with 15 months suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including marijuana or synthetic drugs, not to reside where alcoholic beverages are present, not to enter any business establishment whose primary business is the sale of alcohol, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to be employed, actively seeking employment or actively engaged in school or vocational training while on probation, to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probably cause, for the presence of alcohol, controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions, weapons, illicit sale of controlled substances or contact with known drug traffickers. n Rebecca M. Walker, 31, address unknown, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed July 18. Imposition of sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation for

two years, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered, among other conditions of probation, to serve 60 days in prison, not to consume alcohol to excess, not to use or possess any illegal controlled substances, including marijuana or synthetic drugs, not to reside where alcoholic beverages are present, not to enter any business establishment whose primary business is the sale of alcohol, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to be employed, actively seeking employment or actively engaged in school or vocational training while on probation, to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probably cause, for the presence of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions or weapons. n Paul F. Brown, 52, address unknown, pleaded guilty to attempted third-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Nov. 20, 2012. He was sentenced to three years in prison and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $100 jai surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n A jury found Jeromy F. Hurlburt, 38, of Soldotna, guilty of two counts of thirddegree assault, two counts of first-degree assault and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, committed March 21, 2012. On the misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, he was sentenced to nine months in jail, fined $3,000, a $75 court surcharge, $1,467 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited items seized, forfeited interest in his vehicle and had his license revoked for one year. On the felony counts, merged for sentencing, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison with one year to be consecutive. He was fined a $100 court surcharge on each of the four felony charges and a $100 jail surcharge and ordered

to pay $2,500 cost of appointed counsel. A charge of refusal to submit to chemical test was dismissed. n Joshua Daniel Saunders, 34, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of seconddegree assault – injury with weapon, intent and one count of third-degree assault – cause of fear of injury with weapon, and one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault, a domestic violence offense, committed June 27, 2013. On the felony charges, he was sentenced to 90 months in prison, fined a $100 court surcharge on each count and a $100 jail surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, recommended to receive treatment while incarcerated and ordered not to have any contact with victim or victim’s family. On the misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault, he was sentenced to six months in mail with four months concurrent and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. The jury found him not guilty of attempted first-degree murder. n Robert Connor Paulk, 21, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Feb. 23. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 23 months suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including marijuana, not to reside were alcoholic beverages are present, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to have no contact with co-defendant, to submit so search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause for the presence of alcohol, controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions and weapons and was placed on probation for three years after serving any term of incarceration imposed.

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Expert says Alaska has history of discrimination ANCHORAGE — An expert testifying in an Alaska Native voting rights trial says the state has a history of discrimination dating to pre-statehood. University of Utah political science professor Daniel McCool testified Monday in the trial being heard by a federal judge in Anchorage. He said the state’s current failure to provide full language assistance to Native language speakers can be traced to territorial days, when Alaska Natives were not allowed citizenship unless they renounced their own culture. “This represents the continuing organizational culture, looking at the law as something they’re forced to do, instead of looking at the policy goal of being sure that everyone has the opportunity to participate,” he said. “It’s part of a pattern I see over a long period of time, a consistent culture — they’re going to fight this. When forced to do something, they’re going to do it, but only when they’ve been ordered to.” McCool testified on behalf of several Native villages and elders who say the state has failed to provide complete translations of voting materials into Native languages, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Plaintiffs are suing Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell and elections officials he oversees. Plaintiffs say the state is violating language provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act. The state contends its program meets legal requirements, providing sample ballots and oral translations for some Native languages. Witnesses for the state have said it has gone out of its way to consult with tribal councils.

Man with driving convictions arrested on highway PALMER — A Wasilla man on probation for a felony drunken driving conviction was arrested Monday night as he drove on the Glenn Highway. Alaska State Troopers say 42-year-old Robbie Sampson Jr. was recorded driving 97 mph near Palmer Hay Flats. Troopers say Sampson had an open container of rum on the driver’s seat. Sampson was charged with a probation violation and driving with a revoked license. He was cited for speeding and driving with an open container of alcohol. He remains jailed at Mat-Su Pretrial Facility and is being held without bail.

2 charged with pepper spray robbery KETCHIKAN — Ketchikan police have arrested a woman and man suspected of using pepper spray in a robbery. The Ketchikan Daily News reports 28-year-old Jillian Gallyer is charged with robbery and violating conditions of release. Thirty-year-old Casey McDonald is charged with robbery and theft. Both remained jailed Tuesday. Police say Gallyer met a man at a bar and agreed to see him early Sunday morning at a hotel. Police say the man left his back room door open for her. The man told police Gallyer came in and said she had to retrieve something from outside. The man told police McDonald then entered, sprayed him and stole a wallet containing $1,200 and a cellphone. Police contacted Gallyer and McDonald at an apartment. After a search and an interview, they were arrested. — The Associated Press

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Measles outbreak complicates Amish events By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press

SHILOH, Ohio — Visitors from around the world to two upcoming events in Ohio’s Amish country could come away with more than they bargained for, health officials fear — a case of measles from the nation’s largest outbreak in two decades. The outbreak, with more than 360 cases, started after Amish travelers to the Philippines contracted measles this year and returned home to rural Knox County, where it spread thanks to a lower rate of vaccination among the Amish and the difficulty public health authorities had in getting the word out to largely rural communities where phones are few and the Internet is nonexistent. Health officials believe the outbreak is slowing in Ohio thanks to vaccination clinics and door-to-door visits by public health nurses. But Horse Progress Days, an international showcase of horse-drawn equipment scheduled for Friday and Saturday, is expected to draw more than 20,000 Amish and others from around the globe. And a large annual auction that raises money to help Amish families pay medical bills for children with birth defects is scheduled for Saturday. Authorities are trying to spread education — and vaccination. “Very easily someone could come for these events, be exposed to someone who didn’t know that they were sick, and

travel home, and start another outbreak in another community somewhere in the United States or overseas,” said Dr. D.J. McFadden, health commissioner in Holmes County, site of Horse Progress Days and home to one of the country’s largest Amish populations. The county has 54 cases of measles and one hospitalization. Most of its Amish were already vaccinated before the outbreak, McFadden said. Symptoms of measles, which is caused by a virus, include fevers, coughs, rashes and pinkeye. Before widespread vaccinations in the U.S. beginning in the 1950s, 450 to 500 people died each year, 48,000 were hospitalized and nearly a thousand people suffered brain damage or deafness. Though nearly eradicated in the United States, measles remains common in many parts of Asia, the Pacific and Africa. The Amish eschew many conveniences of modern life. Their religion does not prevent them from seeking vaccinations, but because their children don’t attend traditional public schools, vaccinations are not required and therefore not routine. For Amish who aren’t vaccinated, Ohio health officials say, reasons include religious objections, unwillingness to shoulder the cost because they don’t have insurance, and not seeing the need for a disease that isn’t common. Outreach efforts to deliver vaccinations and education have been hampered by com-

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In this June 25 photo, Richland Public Health nurse Renee Blankenship, left, gives Christina Martin a Measles, Mumps, & Rubella (MMR) vaccination while her brother Ed Martin and mother Linda Martin, third from right, wait to get their vaccinations at a clinic in Shiloh, Ohio. The Martin’s are Mennonites from Richland County. Health officials said Ohio’s current outbreak of measles consists of more than 360 cases and is the biggest in the U.S. since 1994.

munication — few Amish have phones — transportation and the strapped resources of rural counties without big health departments, said Richland County public health nurse Sue McFarren. But when they’re contacted, most Amish have cooperated, she said. Officials have distributed about 10,500 vaccines in Ohio, about half in Holmes County in central Ohio. The other affected areas are mostly,

but not all, nearby — in Crawford, Ashland, Coshocton, Highland, Holmes, Richland, Stark and Wayne counties. “They have been excellent about quarantining themselves,” McFarren said. “If they have a case, they stay home until it’s run its course.” Amish dairy farmer Daniel Weaver got a vaccination during a clinic at a pole barn near Shiloh in northern Ohio on July 25, concerned because he trav-

els often. “The Amish in general are not reacting that much differently than the rest of the population,” said Weaver, 48, of nearby Shreve. “It’s just because of our tight proximity, it creates a different effect.” Several Mennonite families visited the same clinic, arriving one after the other in horsedrawn buggies with fluorescent orange triangles affixed to the rear. These “horse-and-buggy”

Mennonites live a lifestyle similar to some Amish, though many have phones and other modern conveniences. Mennonite dairy farmer Samuel Zimmerman, who got his vaccine after hearing about the outbreak, said he’d never really had an opinion about vaccines before. “I guess when I was growing up we were hale and hardy, and we didn’t think about vaccinations,” said Zimmerman, 36, of Blooming Grove. Organizers of Horse Progress days said they are distributing letters to international visitors warning them of potential measles exposure. Past events have drawn non-Amish from countries including Australia, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden and New Zealand. Posters will provide information about measles and encourage people with symptoms to go home, and a hospital will provide free vaccinations Friday, general coordinator Daniel Wengerd said. Saturday’s auction for the Ohio Crippled Children’s Fund is being held at the Kidron Auction House in Wayne County. An auctioneer there said he wasn’t familiar with officials’ concerns. The Ohio outbreak is the biggest in the U.S. since 1994. Overall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking 529 cases in 20 states, with the next biggest outbreaks in California and New York, none of which involve the Amish.

FTC: T-Mobile made millions in bogus charges By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — T-Mobile USA knowingly made hundreds of millions of dollars off its customers in potentially bogus charges, a federal regulator alleged Tuesday in a complaint likely to mar the reputation of a household name in wireless communications. In its complaint filed in a federal court in Seattle, the Federal Trade Commission claimed that T-Mobile billed consumers for subscriptions to premium text services such as $10-per-month horoscopes that were never authorized by the account holder. The FTC alleges that T-Mobile collected as much as 40 percent of the charges, even after being alerted by other customers that the subscriptions were scams. “It’s wrong for a company like T-Mobile to profit from scams against its customers when there were clear warning signs the charges it was impos-

‘It’s wrong for a company like T-Mobile to profit from scams against its customers when there were clear warning signs the charges it was imposing were fraudulent.’ — FTC Chair Edith Ramirez

ing were fraudulent,” said FTC Chair Edith Ramirez in a statement. “The FTC’s goal is to ensure that T-Mobile repays all its customers for these crammed charges.” The Federal Communications Commission has launched a separate inquiry into T-Mobile’s billing practices, which could result in fines if it finds any wrongdoing. The practice is often referred to as “cramming”: businesses stuff a customer’s bill with bogus charges associated with a third party. In this case, the FTC says T-Mo-

bile should have realized that many of these premium text services were scams because of the high rate of customer complaints. In some cases, the FTC says, as many as 40 per-

cent of customers demanded refunds in a single month on certain services. The FTC said one way for consumers to try to prevent fraudulent charges is to ask their providers to block all third-party businesses from providing services on their phones. T-Mobile did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile US, Inc., is a publicly traded company. According to its website, Deutsche Telekom AG maintains a 67 percent ownership in the company’s common stock.

Sprint Corp., the third-largest cellphone carrier, is in talks to buy T-Mobile US Inc., according to published reports. Analysts believe such a linkup would face stiff opposition

from the same regulators who blocked AT&T from buying TMobile in 2011. T-Mobile’s stock fell 10 cents to $33.52 in afternoon trading.

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Around the World Obama administration struggles to resolve ‘inconsistencies’ in health sign-ups WASHINGTON — Many of the 8 million Americans signed up under the new health care law now have to clear up questions about their personal information that could affect their coverage. A government watchdog said Tuesday the Obama administration faces a huge task resolving these “inconsistencies” and in some cases didn’t follow its own procedures for verifying eligibility. Two reports from the Health and Human Services inspector general marked the first independent look at a festering behind-the-scenes issue that could turn into another health law headache for the White House. The inspector general found that key personal details submitted by many consumers — such as annual income and citizenship — do not match records the government has on file. It also found shortcomings in the internal safeguards used by the federal insurance exchange and some state marketplaces to check the accuracy of consumer information.

Hobby Lobby ruling on birth control, religious freedom puts Green family in crosshairs David Green felt like the black sheep of his family. His five other siblings had followed their preacher father into church work; David went into retail. But as his business successes mounted, he found his religious calling: using the financial might from his Hobby Lobby arts and crafts chain as an engine for evangelism. That mission, until recent years carried out largely within the world of Pentecostal Christianity, took the 72-year-old Green all the way to a landmark victory Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court over the birth control coverage rule in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. “I don’t think they decided to go into that kind of an area. I think it was forced on them by the government,” said Vinson Synan, a friend of the Greens and a prominent scholar of Pentecostal history at Regent University. “They’ll be heroes to the very conservative religious people who are very much against abortion.” The justices ruled 5-4 that requiring closely-held companies such as Hobby Lobby to pay for methods of women’s contraception to which they object violates the corporations’ religious freedom. It was the first time the high court has declared that businesses can hold religious views under federal law. Women’s rights groups and their supporters condemned the decision. But the ruling revitalized religious conservatives who, after a series of defeats over gay marriage, felt they were on the losing side of the culture wars. Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy arm, said after Monday’s ruling, “I’m so happy about this I almost want to be dancing in the streets about it.”

Justices agree: Robust defense of digital-age privacy marks a less-divisive term

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WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices found more common ground than usual this year, and nowhere was their unanimity more surprising than in a ruling that police must get a judge’s approval before searching the cellphones of people they’ve arrested. The term that just ended also had its share of 5-4 decisions with the familiar conservative-liberal split, including Monday’s ruling on religion, birth control and the health care law. But the 9-0 cellphone decision last week may be the most consequential of the justices’ 67 rulings this term. It signaled a high degree of skepticism about the government’s authority, without any need to satisfy an impartial judge, to sweep up vast quantities of information that individuals store on computers and cellphones, as well as other records that companies keep online. The scope of that ruling will await future cases, including possible challenges to NSA’s surveillance and collection of massive amounts of Americans’ telephone records. But the justices indicated that constitutional privacy protections, embodied in the Fourth Amendment, will apply strongly to cases involving computers and digital storage, said Elizabeth Wydra, the liberal Constitutional Accountability Center’s chief counsel. Chief Justice John Roberts’ opinion for the court “was a broad and sweeping ruling in favor of privacy,” Wydra said.

Navy has its first female four-star admiral WASHINGTON — The Navy has its first female four-star admiral. She is Michelle Janine Howard, promoted on Tuesday to the service’s highest rank. The ceremony was held at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery, near the Pentagon. She will serve as the vice chief of naval operations, which makes her the No. 2 admiral in the Navy behind Gen. Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations. Howard has served 32 years in the Navy. She is a 1978 graduate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado. She graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982. Among her many distinctions, Howard in 1999 became the first African-American woman to command a Navy ship.

BY JIM SALTER and JIM SUHR Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — More torrential rain worsened flooding in the Midwest, spawning high water that swept away an Iowa teenager, caused a traffic nightmare near one of the nation’s busiest airports and threatened to swamp a Missouri town for the fifth time in less than a decade. More than 3 inches of rain fell over much of eastern Iowa and northern Illinois Monday night and Tuesday morning, and some areas got up to 5 inches of rain, National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Fuchs said, capping a week of downpours in the region. Six Midwest states — North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri — were dealing with significant flooding and there were pockets in some other states. By the weekend, the Mississippi River will be at major flood stage along many Iowa, Illinois and Missouri communities, forecasters said. River flooding could close highways, potentially top levees and threaten some homes and businesses. The Mississippi River rise came suddenly after a spate of thunderstorms in the last month, Fuchs said. “The spring wasn’t that terribly bad. It was minor flooding, kind of ho hum,” he said. “We had a very wet June, and it looks like, initially at least, July will follow suit.” In Iowa, rescue crews were searching for 17-year-old Logan Blake, who was swept away in a Cedar Rapids storm drain Monday night. The storm sewer drains into a lake and rescue crews were using sonar and boats to search. The storms were blamed for two deaths in Indiana, where trees fell on homes early Tuesday, killing 14-year-old Daniel Holbrook in Winona Lake and 64-year-old Larry Davisson at Big Long Lake; and in Iowa, where a man died when a building collapsed in high winds.

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Kane County crews look over a sinkhole in Burlington Township, Ill Tuesday, where three people escaped serious injury when two vehicles traveled into the sinkhole on a rural stretch of road. Officials say severe storms that swept through the region late Monday and early Tuesday were suspected of causing the sinkhole that measured some 10 feet in diameter.

The sudden rain overwhelmed the Kennedy Expressway, a major Chicago thoroughfare that runs to O’Hare International Airport. All but a single lane of traffic heading to the airport was closed for several hours Tuesday because of standing water. Some desperate air travelers were getting out of taxis and hauling luggage the rest of the way to the airport. Karen Pride, a spokeswoman for Chicago’s aviation department, said Tuesday that some 125 flights at O’Hare had been canceled. A dozen more were scrapped at Midway International Airport. A Chicago area water authority released millions of gallons of storm runoff and sewage into Lake Michigan to relieve tunnels and reservoirs, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago said. In Kane County, Illinois, west of Chicago, storms washed out a stretch of an unlit, rural road and created a 10-foot sinkhole that a Ford Taurus drove into early Tuesday morning, trap-

ping both occupants. No one was seriously hurt. The fast-rising Mississippi River prompted sudden floodfighting efforts in several towns from southern Iowa to near St. Louis. One of those was Clarksville, Missouri, about 70 miles north of St. Louis. The town of only about 400 residents draws tens of thousands of visitors every year to one of the widest and most scenic spots on the Mississippi. It also has no flood protection. In four of the past eight years, Clarksville has been forced to spend $400,000 to $700,000 in city funds to pay for sandbagging operations — the entire annual city budget is $350,000. The flood is expected to crest nearly 9 feet above flood stage on Tuesday. That’s enough to put water into several homes and most downtown businesses. But Mayor Jo Anne Smiley said there will be no organized sandbagging this year. “The city has no funding to

deal with this flood,” Smiley said. “Individuals and business owners are on their own.” Homeowners and merchants are already using sand and bags left over from last year to fortify their own properties. Smiley is also trying to get prisoners to help fill and place the bags. Flood warnings have been issued for multiple areas of central and eastern Iowa and several rivers that flow into the Mississippi were flooding, the National Weather Service said. Lucinda Robertson, a spokeswoman for Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said her office received requests from several counties for equipment to cope with the flooding. In Minnesota, fresh off its wettest June in more than a century, there were signs that the worst flooding may be receding. The flooding has already forced St. Paul to relocate a major food festival and the annual Fourth of July Fireworks display away from the Mississippi River.

Cannibal-plot case tossed; ex-cop gets out of jail By TOM HAYS Associated Press

NEW YORK — A former New York Police Department officer left jail on Tuesday after a judge stunned prosecutors and overturned his conviction in a sensational case accusing him of plotting on the Internet to kidnap, kill and eat young women, including his wife. Judge Paul Gardephe ruled late Monday that there was insufficient evidence to support a jury’s guilty verdict in the kidnapping conspiracy conviction of Gilberto Valle. He agreed with defense arguments that the defendant’s bizarre exchanges in fetish chat rooms about cannibalizing women never put anyone in danger. Valle’s “depraved, misogynistic sexual fantasies about his wife, former college classmates and acquaintances undoubtedly reflected a mind diseased,” the judge wrote. But, he added, prosecutors failed to prove he had entered into genuine agreements to kidnap the women and taken concrete steps to carry them out.

‘I want to take this opportunity to apologize to everyone I hurt, shocked and offended with my infantile behavior.’ — Gilberto Valle, former NYPD officer At a hearing Tuesday before his release, Valle - dubbed the “Cannibal Cop” by the tabloids - smiled at his family and hugged his lawyers in court. Once outside, he told reporters he was eager to go home after spending more than 20 months behind bars. “I want to take this opportunity to apologize to everyone I hurt, shocked and offended with my infantile behavior,” he said. He also thanked his family and fellow inmates at a federal lockup for helping him endure an “impossible situation.” Valle, 40, “is guilty of nothing more than very unconventional thoughts,” said one of his attorneys, Julia Gatto. “We don’t put people in jail for their thoughts. We are not the thought police.” The judge set bail at $100,000

— The Associated Press

and ordered home detention in Queens for the defendant after prosecutors told him they intended to appeal his ruling. “The government believes the jury got it right,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Hadassa Waxman. Valle was arrested in 2012 after his wife discovered disturbing material on his computer and reported it to the FBI. He was convicted in March 2013 on the conspiracy charge - which carries a possible life term - and a misdemeanor count of illegally accessing a law enforcement database. At trial, prosecutors had ar-

gued that Valle took steps to carry out his plot, including looking up potential targets on a restricted law enforcement database; searching the Internet for how to knock someone out with chloroform and where to get torture devices and other tools. In one of the numerous online conversations shown to the jury during the trial, Valle told a man he met in a fetish chat room, “I want her to experience being cooked alive. She’ll be trussed up like a turkey. ... She’ll be terrified, screaming and crying.” In another exchange, Valle suggested a woman he knew would be easy prey because she lived alone. The men discussed cooking her, basted in olive oil, over an open fire and using her severed head as a centerpiece for a sit-down meal. The NYPD fired Valle after his conviction.

A-10 Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, July 2, 2014

World

Civilian group: 56 dead in Nigeria market blast By HARUNA UMAR and MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A car bomb in a marketplace in Maiduguri, the northeast Nigerian city that is the birthplace of Boko Haram extremism, killed at least 56 people on Tuesday, the leader of a civilian group that recovered the bodies said. Sadiq Abba Tijjani, leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force, told the Associated Press his group recovered at least 56 dead bodies at the blast site, mostly elderly women who sold peanuts and lemon juice at the market. Tijjani said they managed to identify 21 of the dead but the rest “were either burnt or damaged beyond recognition.” Other witnesses also estimated the death toll to around 50. Some officials said only 17 people died in the explosion that ripped through the market early Tuesday, but officials regularly play down the death toll. Witnesses and officials blamed Boko Haram extremists who have been accused of a series of bomb attacks in the West African nation. The group, which attracted international attention with its April abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls, has scaled up its activities in recent months, launching more

AP Photo/Jossy Ola

People stand by a damaged car, at the scene of a car bomb explosion, at the central market, in Maiduguri, Nigeria. A car bomb exploded in a market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday morning, and dozens of people are feared dead, witnesses said. They immediately blamed Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist group whose birthplace is Maiduguri and which is accused of a series of recent bomb attacks in the West African nation.

frequent and deadly attacks. The inability of the military to curb attacks has brought international criticism, with the United Nations noting the government is failing in its duty to protect citizens. In a statement issued Monday, U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon reiter-

ated the readiness of the United Nations “to support Nigeria as it responds to this challenge in a manner consistent with its international human rights obligations.” Maiduguri, a city of more than 1 million people, has suffered from many strikes. In

March, twin car bombs killed more than 50 people at a latenight market where people were watching a football match on a big screen. Tuesday’s explosives were hidden under a load of charcoal in a large vehicle, according to witnesses who spoke on condi-

tion of anonymity for fear of reprisals. Stalls, goods and vehicles were reduced to piles of trash. The burnt-out shells of five vehicles and some tricycle taxis marked the site of the explosion. Trader Daba Musa Yobe, who works near the popular market, said the bomb went off just after the market opened at 8 a.m., before most traders or customers had arrived. Witnesses said the death toll could have been even higher was it not for Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting from sunrise to sunset, which meant fewer people than normal were at the market at that time because they had stayed up late to eat. Security forces cordoned off the area for five hours but had a hard time keeping people out, even though they warned there could be secondary explosions timed to target rescue efforts. Boko Haram has adopted a two-pronged strategy this year of bombing urban areas and conducting scorched-earth attacks in northeastern villages where people are gunned down and their homes burned. On Sunday, suspected extremists sprayed gunfire on worshippers in four churches in a northeastern village and torched the buildings, killing at

least 30 people. Last week, at least 42 people were killed in three blasts around the country, including 24 people at the biggest shopping mall in Nigeria’s central capital Abuja. It was the third blast in as many months in that city. In May, twin car bombs at a marketplace also left more than 130 dead in the central city Jos. Nigeria’s military announced Monday night that it had busted a terrorist intelligence cell and arrested a businessman who “participated actively” in the mass abduction of schoolgirls that caused outrage around the world. It was unclear if the first arrest of a suspect in the kidnappings could help in rescuing the at least 219 girls who remain captive. Boko Haram is threatening to sell the girls into marriage and slavery if Nigeria’s government does not exchange them for detained insurgents. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday condemned the recent attacks. “The federal government and national security agencies will continue to intensify ongoing efforts to end Boko Haram’s senseless attacks until the terrorists are routed and totally defeated,” he said in a statement.

Pro-Russian rebels capture police HQ in Ukraine By BALINT SZLANKO Associated Press

DONETSK, Ukraine — The Interior Ministry headquarters in eastern Ukraine’s largest city fell to pro-Russia separatists Tuesday after a five-hour gunbattle that erupted hours after the Ukrainian president ended a cease-fire. The shaky cease-fire had given European leaders 10 days to search for a peaceful settlement, and its end raised the prospect that fighting could flare with new intensity in a conflict that has already killed more than 400 people since April. In Tuesday’s clashes, rebels fought for more ground, and badly trained and disorganized government troops seemed incapable of crushing the mutiny. President Petro Poroshenko had called a unilateral ceasefire to try to persuade the rebels to lay down their weapons and hold peace talks. Some of the rebels signed onto the break in fighting as tentative negotiations began, but each side accused the other of repeated violations. When he ended the cease-fire, the president said the rebels were not serious about peace. In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin argued that substantive talks with representatives in eastern Ukraine had failed to start in earnest and that the cease-fire announced by Poroshenko amounted to an ultimatum to the rebels to disarm. The Russian leader also denounced the Western threat of sanctions as blackmail, adding that Moscow wouldn’t accept “ultimatums and mentor’s tone.” Europe must not allow “any unconstitutional coups and interference into the domestic

AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky

A pro-Russian fighters’ APC travels near the captured Interior Ministry headquarters in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Tuesday. The rebels captured the Interior Ministry headquarters in the city after an hours-long gun battle, a day after the president said rebels weren’t serious about peace talks and ended a cease-fire.

affairs of sovereign states” and should steer clear of “inciting radical and neo-Nazi forces” to avoid destabilization, Putin said. Russia has cast February’s ouster of Ukraine’s former proMoscow president following massive protests as a coup conducted by radical nationalists and neo-Nazis. In Donetsk, the capital of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, many streets were deserted, and gunfire filled the air Tuesday as rebels besieged the headquarters of the regional Interior Ministry. The rebels eventually captured the compound, leaving the body of a plainclothes police officer outside. In Kiev, the interior minister said Ukrainian forces had repelled the rebel attack in Donetsk, but an AP journalist on the ground saw that clearly was not the case.

Panicked residents fled the fighting. “I was driving and some people appeared with automatic weapons,” said a man named Vitaly, who said he was too fearful to give his last name. “They put me and my girlfriend on the ground and then they said: ‘Run away from here!’ “I don’t know who is fighting whom. We are standing here. We are afraid and shaking.” It was not clear what prompted the rebel attack on the Interior Ministry building, which houses regional police, who have peacefully coexisted with the rebels even though they still officially answer to the central government in Kiev. The Interfax news agency quoted Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for the insurgents in Donetsk, as saying the attack was launched by militants from the neighboring Luhansk region. There was no way to im-

mediately confirm his claim. Poroshenko announced the end of the cease-fire late Monday. By early Tuesday, the military had made artillery and airstrikes against separatist positions, Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkovsky told the Interfax news agency. He said one service member was killed and 17 wounded in the previous 24 hours, and that a military jet was damaged. There was no comment on any casualties from the rebel side. Near the village of Karlovka, 30 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of Donetsk, residents told The Associated Press that government forces and rebels began firing heavy weapons at each other across a bridge early Tuesday, just hours after the cease-fire expired. “There was shooting near the water. Even the water was splattering,” said Inna Vladimirovna, who gave only her name and patronymic, fearful of being identified. “We know when they are just shooting to

scare and when they are shooting to kill.” Ukrainian troops appeared to score some success Tuesday, with Poroshenko congratulating them on dislodging rebels from one of the three checkpoints on the border with Russia that the separatists had seized. European leaders have been pressing Putin to persuade the rebels to lay down their weapons. The West has accused Russia of fomenting the rebellion with troops and weapons. Russia has rejected those claims, saying that Russians who crossed into the east to fight with the rebels were private citizens. It says its influence with the rebels is limited

and urges the Ukrainian government to negotiate directly with them. Putin warned Tuesday that by ending the cease-fire, Poroshenko had made himself politically responsible for the fighting that began months before he was inaugurated in early June. Over the last two days, Poroshenko held four-way phone talks for hours with Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande but said the rebels’ failure to meet his conditions made it impossible to extend the cease-fire. On Wednesday, foreign ministers of France, Germany, Rus-

Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, July 2, 2014

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Leader of militants urges Muslims to build Islamic state By RYAN LUCAS Associated Press

BAGHDAD — The leader of the extremist group that has overrun parts of Iraq and Syria has called on Muslims around the world to flock to territories under his control to fight and build an Islamic state. In a recording posted online Tuesday, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared he wants to turn the enclave his fighters have carved out in the heart of the Middle East into a magnet for militants. He also presented himself as the leader of Islam worldwide, urging Muslims everywhere to rise up against oppression. The audio message came two days after al-Baghdadi’s group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, unilaterally declared the establishment of an Islamic state, or caliphate, in the land it controls. It also proclaimed al-Baghdadi the caliph, and demanded that all Muslims around the world pledge allegiance to him. His group’s forceful seizure of territory and its grand pronouncement of a caliphate have transformed the Iraqiborn al-Baghdadi into one of the leading figures of the global jihadi movement, perhaps even eclipsing al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri. The blitz across Iraq has pushed the death toll there to levels unseen since the worst sectarian bloodletting in 2006 during the U.S. occupation. The United Nations said Tuesday that more than 2,400 Iraqis were killed last month. That tally would make June the deadliest month in Iraq since at least April 2005, when The Associated Press began tracking casualty figures there. After melting away in the initial onslaught, Iraq’s military and security forces have regrouped and managed to stem the tide at the outskirts of Shiite-dominated regions. The country’s political leaders, however, have been unable to bridge their differences to confront the militant threat, and failed again in parliament Tuesday. In his 19-minute address, alBaghdadi said the Islamic state was a land for all Muslims regardless of nationality, telling them it “will return your dignity, might, rights and leadership.” “It is a state where the Arab and non-Arab, the white man and black man, the easterner and westerner are all brothers,” he said, trying to broaden his base beyond the Middle East. “Muslims, rush to your state. Yes, it is your state. Rush, because Syria is not for the Syrians, and Iraq is not for the

‘The time has come for you to free yourself from the shackles of weakness, and stand in the face of tyranny.’ — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, militant leader Iraqis. The Earth is Allah’s.” To help build that state, he appealed to those with practical skills — scholars, judges, doctors, engineers, former soldiers and people with administrative expertise — to “answer the dire need of the Muslims for them.” He also urged militants to escalate fighting in the holy month of Ramadan, which began Sunday. “In this virtuous month or in any other month, there is no deed better than jihad in the path of Allah, so take advantage of this opportunity and walk the path of your righteous predecessors,” he said. “So, to arms, to arms, soldiers of the Islamic state, fight, fight.” In an appeal to Muslims worldwide, he said: “The time has come for you to free yourself from the shackles of weakness, and stand in the face of tyranny.” The message was posted on militant websites where the group has issued statements before, and the voice resembled that on other recordings said to be by al-Baghdadi, who has rarely been photographed or appeared in public. Al-Baghdadi’s group has already attracted jihadi fighters from across the Arab world, the Caucasus and extremists from Europe and some from the U.S. In a few short years, the organization has been transformed from an al-Qaida affiliate in Iraq into a transnational military force that has conquered and held a massive chunk of territory. Al-Qaida’s al-Zawahri expelled al-Baghdadi from the terrorist network earlier this year. In the past year alone, alBaghdadi’s group — which has changed its name to simply the Islamic State, dropping the reference to Iraq and the Levant — has managed to effectively erase the Syria-Iraq border and lay the foundations of its protostate. The Sunni insurgents’ advance in Iraq appears to have crested, at least for now, as it reaches Shiite-majority areas, where resistance is tougher, and as it seeks to consolidate its control of the territory already in hand. But the group has continued to advance in Syria. On Tuesday, it captured the town

of Boukamal near the Iraqi border. Its fighters advanced toward Shuheil, to the northwest, a stronghold of its alQaida-linked rival, the Nusra Front. As fighting intensified in the area Tuesday, thousands of Shuheil’s residents were seen fleeing the town, the Britainbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Al-Baghdadi’s group also held a triumphant parade Monday in Raqqa, the largest city it controls in Syria. Fighters drove through the streets displaying material apparently captured in Iraq — U.S.-made Humvees, heavy machineguns, tanks and armored per-

sonnel carriers, and a flatbed truck carrying what appeared to be a Scud missile. Online video showed militants carrying automatic rifles and black flags, sitting atop vehicles and driving through Raqqa, honking amid occasional bursts of gunfire. The video appeared genuine and matched AP reporting of the event. The Obama administration has been hesitant to send much military aid to Iraq for fear of dragging the U.S. into another years-long Mideast war. President Barack Obama has ruled out sending in combat troops after withdrawing U.S. forces in 2011, but this week sent more soldiers to Baghdad to help bolster the U.S. Embassy. All told, officials said, there are about 750 U.S. troops in Iraq — about half of which are advising Iraqi counterterrorism forces. In Baghdad, the new parliament deadlocked less than two hours into its first session when minority Sunnis and Kurds

walked out, dashing hopes for the quick formation of a government. Iraqi politicians are under pressure to form a more inclusive government that can bring backing from the Sunni Muslim minority, which holds deep grievances with Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. AlMaliki, who has held the post since 2006, is being pressed to step aside, with even some of his former allies blaming his failure to promote reconciliation for fueling Sunni support for the insurgency. Acting speaker Mahdi alHafidh ended the proceedings after most of the 328-member legislature’s Sunni and Kurdish lawmakers did not return from a short break, depriving parliament of a quorum. The impasse prolonged what has already been days of intense jockeying among blocs trying to decide on a prime minister, president and parliament speaker. The main sticking point is

the job of prime minister, who holds the main levers of power. Under an informal system that took hold after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, the prime minister is chosen from the Shiite community, the president from the ethnic Kurdish minority, and the speaker of parliament from the Sunni community. Al-Maliki has shown no willingness to bow out. His bloc won the most votes in April elections, which traditionally would give him first crack at forming a government. Sunni lawmaker Hamid alMutlaq said the Sunnis walked out because they feel they need more time to reach an understanding to “change the course that has led the country to the current disaster.” “We do not want only to discuss the distribution of posts and the names of the candidates,” he told AP. “Rather, we think we need to discuss how to change the behavior of the failing government.”

Thousands of Israelis mourn slain teens By IAN DEITCH Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of mourners converged Tuesday in central Israel for a funeral service for three teenagers found dead in the West Bank after a two-week search and crackdown on the Hamas militant group, which Israeli leaders have accused of abducting and killing the young men. The deaths of Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Fraenkel, a 16-year-old with dual Israeli-American citizenship, have prompted angry calls for revenge. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security Cabinet for an emergency meeting to discuss a response to the killings, hours after airstrikes targeted dozens of suspected Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip. Ahead of the late-night meeting, Netanyahu vowed a tough response against Hamas, saying Israel “will not rest” until it catches the killers. He also warned of stepped up military activity in Hamascontrolled Gaza if rocket fire out of the territory continues. “Hamas continues to support, even at this time, the kidnappings of our citizens and is directly responsible for firing rockets and mortars at our territory, including in recent hours,” Netanyahu said in a statement aired on national TV. “If there is a need, we will broaden the campaign as much as needed.” Israeli troops also shot dead a Palestinian man in the West Bank, where the teens disappeared on June 12. Israel has accused the Hamas militant group of carrying out the abduction, and Netanyahu has warned “Hamas will pay.” The three young men were buried side by side in the central Israeli town of

Modiin. Mourners arrived in large convoys of buses arranged for the ceremony. Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres were among the speakers to eulogize the youths, whose bodies were wrapped in blue-and-white Israeli flags and laid on stretchers. Hundreds of people also attended separate memorial services in the hometowns of the three teens. “Recently, the people of Israel went through a great trauma,” said Shirel Shaar, Gilad Shaar’s younger sister. “We are living as if we are in a movie, whose ending is as bad as can be,” she said. “I don’t have a brother anymore.” “We are burying a child today, a child who could have been the child of anyone of us,” said Finance Minister Yair Lapid. “Therefore he is indeed the child of each and every one of us.” Israeli officials say the three were abducted while hitchhiking home from the Jewish seminaries where they were studying near the West Bank city of Hebron. Hamas has praised the kidnappings but not confirmed or denied Israeli allegations that it was involved. Their disappearances prompted the army to launch its largest ground operation in the West Bank in nearly a decade, dispatching thousands of troops to search for them and arresting nearly 400 Hamas operatives. The search came to a sad end on Monday when the bodies were found buried under a pile of rocks in a field north of Hebron. The crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank has been accompanied by a spike in rocket fire out of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. At sundown, Gaza militants fired five more rockets toward Israel, raising the total number of rockets launched Tuesday to 10, the army said. The barrage, which caused no damage or inju-

ries, raised the likelihood of new Israeli reprisals. Overnight Tuesday, the Israeli air force carried out airstrikes on 34 targets, including a Hamas compound, the military said. Palestinian officials said four people were wounded. In the West Bank, Israeli troops shot and killed a 20-year-old Palestinian man during a raid in the northern town of Jenin. Israel said the man had thrown a grenade at the troops. But his family said he had been carrying eggs home for a predawn meal before the daylight fast for the Ramadan holiday. Israeli authorities have released few details of the abduction, or the search for the teens. On Tuesday, Israeli media published a recording of an emergency call made to police by one of the teens shortly after the abduction. “They kidnapped me,” a voice, believed to be Shaar, can be heard saying. Another male voice is then heard, shouting, “head down.” Police confirmed the recording is authentic. Hot-line workers initially dismissed the call as a hoax, delaying the rescue efforts for several hours, and several workers have been disciplined for the mishap. Israel has not yet decided how it will respond to the deaths of the youths. Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet held a stormy, three-hour meeting late Monday but was unable to agree on a response. It was to meet again Tuesday. The Israeli daily Haaretz said that Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon had proposed building a new settlement in the West Bank in memory of the teens. Another Cabinet minister, Naftali Bennett, proposed a large-scale military operation in Gaza and to begin using the death penalty against Palestinian militants.

A-12 Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Sports

Nadal, Sharapova lose at Wimbledon HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

LONDON — Rafael Nadal ran out of comebacks at Wimbledon, losing to a brash, big-serving, betweenthe-legs-hitting 19-year-old kid who might just be a future star. Maria Sharapova, somehow, seemed on the verge of a turnaround despite a flurry of unforced errors, saving six match points before finally succumbing on the seventh with — what else? — a missed shot. And in the most striking sight of a memorable day of departures by past Wimbledon champions, Serena Williams couldn’t get the ball over the net in a doubles match with her sister Venus, stopping after three games because of what was called a viral

illness. All in all, Tuesday was chock-full of significant events, and the most noteworthy winner had to be 144thranked Nick Kyrgios of Australia, who used 37 aces and a have-no-fear approach to beat Nadal 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3 for a quarterfinal berth. “I was in a bit of a zone out there,” said Kyrgios, the lowest-ranked player to beat the No. 1 man at any Grand Slam tournament in 22 years. “You’ve got to believe you can win the match from the very start, and I definitely thought that,” the 6-foot-4 (1.93-meter) Kyrgios said. “I’m playing some unbelievable tennis on the grass.” That’s for sure. Playing in only his fifth major tournament — he got into the field

thanks to a wild-card invitation — Kyrgios (pronounced KEER-ee-os) is the first man to reach the quarterfinals in his Wimbledon debut in 10 years. He’s also the first teenager to defeat the top-ranked man at a Slam since Nadal was 19 when he beat Roger Federer at the 2005 French Open. “We keep saying, ‘Who’s the next guy?’ And I think we may have found him,” seven-time major champion John McEnroe said on the BBC broadcast. Nadal dropped the first set in each of his previous three matches before coming back to win. When he took the second set Tuesday, though, Kyrgios stayed steady. “Kyrgios is young; he has nothing to lose,” said Nadal’s uncle and

coach, Toni “It’s like when Boris Becker won here. He was 17 and had a very good serve. He could beat everyone because of his serve. It’s the same with Kyrgios. He plays aggressively and without any doubts.” For Nadal, who won Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010, it was yet another early exit at the grass-court tournament against a much-lower-ranked opponent. In 2012, he lost in the second round against No. 100 Lukas Rosol. Last year, he was beaten in the first round by No. 135 Steve Darcis. Neither of those players is considered an up-and-coming contender like Kyrgios is, but the common thread among the trio was going for broke. “The thing is, (on) this surface, when you have an opponent that de-

cides to serve and to hit every ball very strong, you are in trouble,” Nadal said. Kyrgios, who saved nine match points while beating 13th-seeded Richard Gasquet in the second round, showed zero hint of nerves. Indeed, he soaked up all the attention and adoration offered by the Centre Court crowd, particularly after an audacious trick shot: Facing the net at the baseline, he whipped his racket around his back and casually flicked a shot that sailed between his legs and over the net for a winner. He joked about reading that his mother said she didn’t think he could beat Nadal. “It actually made me a bit angry,” Kyrgios said, then noted: “I’ll just text her a smiley face.”

Oilers hold off Chinooks Staff report

AP Photo/Felipe Dana

Exhausted US players lie on the ground as Belgium’s Axel Witsel celebrates at the end of the extra time during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Belgium and the USA at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday.

Belgium ousts United States By The Associated Press

SALVADOR, Brazil — For a full 90 minutes, Belgium’s almost relentless attack added up to nothing in the face of Tim Howard. Only in extra time was the superb United States goalkeeper finally beaten. Kevin De Bruyne turned Howard’s heroic night into defeat on Tuesday when he scored an extra-time goal and then set up Romelu Lukaku for another to give Belgium a 2-1 victory over the Americans. Their reward is a quarterfinal match against Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates on Saturday in Brasilia. “For my heart, please don’t give me too many games like this,” Belgium coach Marc Wilmots said. “He (Howard) was in a state of grace.” Belgium’s unyielding attacks for the full 90 minutes of regulation time only highlighted the great performance of the 35-year-old Howard, but the goalkeeper’s teammates finally wilted in the

evening heat once extra time came. “They were all on their limit,” United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. “(Howard) had an absolutely amazing match.” Three minutes into the extra period, Lukaku found space on the right and passed into the center. At first, the ball was poked out before De Bruyne gained possession. Belgium’s creative genius still had the energy for a sharp turn and his low shot finally missed the yellow foot of Howard and settled inside the post. Realizing he had finally been beaten, Howard fell back on the grass almost in slow-motion, arms and legs outstretched and eyes staring up into the darkness over the Arena Fonte Nova. The best man of the match turned out to be on the losing side. “The levee is going to break at some point,” said Howard, who plays for Everton in the Premier League. In the 105th minute, Bel-

gium looked like it had put the game away. De Bruyne launched Lukaku into open space on the left and the Everton striker beat his club teammate with a drive to the near post. It wasn’t over on a sticky, anxiety-ridden night, however. The Americans got late hope when Julian Green pulled one back in the 107th minute with a perfect volley on the turn that Thibaut Courtois could only touch before he saw it fly into his net. Suddenly, Klinsmann started wildly shouting with flailing arms “Come on, come on,” and there was a new team on the field. Now, it was the Belgium’s turn to be caught flat-footed. With six minutes to go, the Americans almost got the equalizer. A free kick move set Clint Dempsey free in the center with only Courtois to beat. But the Belgium keeper proved he is one of the world’s best by spreading his giant body to smother the shot.

“The second extra time was a total turnaround. Suddenly, they had all the energy,” De Bruyne said. With waves of chants of “USA, USA” echoing around the 48,000-seat stadium, the reinvigorated Americans kept searching for a late goal right up until the final whistle. It never came. “It was a game that just went to the extreme,” Klinsmann said. “We just needed a little bit more luck.” Belgium had been criticized for its low scoring rate at the World Cup but it was not for want of trying on Tuesday. The team had 27 shots on Howard, compared to nine for the United States. Amazingly, in the most lopsided knockout game so far, victory came preciously close for the Americans with seconds to go in regulation time when a goalmouth scramble brought the ball to Chris Wondolowski, who skied the ball over from the six-meter line. See CUP, Page A-13

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks 9-7 on Tuesday in Alaska Baseball League play. The game at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai had no scoring until the sixth inning, but then runs started streaming across the plate. The Chinooks took a 1-0 lead after the sixth, the Oilers led 3-1 after seven and 9-1 after eight, then the Chinooks rallied for six in the ninth inning. The same two teams play tonight at 7 p.m. at Seymour Park. The Oilers are 5-5 in the league and move to 2 1-2 games in back of the Anchorage Bucs in the American League. The Chinooks carried a 1-0 lead into the seventh inning after Steven Karkenny doubled to lead off the sixth and scored on a single by Kyle Conkle. But the Oilers rallied in the seventh. With the bases load and two outs, Jake Sandlin had a two-out triple that he drove over the head of the center fielder to give the Oilers a 3-1 lead. In the eighth inning, the Oilers then continued to attack the Chinooks’ bullpen by pasting up six more runs. In the ninth inning, the Chinooks took advantage of three walks and a hit batter by Mitchel Daugherty to get to him for four runs. Tyler Gibson came on to thwart the rally, allowing one run and two hits in the ninth.

Alaska Baseball League Standings

W L Pct. GB Overall American League Bucs 10 5 .667 -- 16-7 Oilers 5 5 .500 2.5 14-6-2 Goldpanners 2 4 .333 3.5 12-5 National League Pilots 11 6 .648 -- 13-7 Miners 9 6 .600 1 13-7-1 Chinooks 2 13 .133 8 4-15 Tuesday, July 1 Oilers 9, Chinooks 7 Pilots 1, Miners 0 Pilots at Miners, late Wednesday, July 2 Chinooks at Oilers, 7 p.m. Miners at Pilots, 7 p.m.

Jimmy Nesselt got the start for the Oilers and went six innings, giving up just one run despite allowing nine hits. He walked one and struck out three. Also for the Oilers, Cody Richey pitched a scoreless inning and Nolan Sheridan gave up a run in an inning pitched. Sheridan faced just one batter in the ninth without getting an out. On offense, Sandlin finished 2 for 4, while Alex Rubanowitz was 2 for 3. For the Chinooks, Josh Altmann was 4 for 5, while William Arendt was 3 for 4 and Karkenny and Conkle added two hits apiece. Notes: Tyler Painton has signed with the Oakland A’s. He left the team Monday. He was 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA in three games, striking out eight in 11 innings pitched.

Tigers blank A’s By The Associated Press

DETROIT — Rick Porcello pitched a four-hitter for his second straight shutout, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 victory over the Oakland A’s on Tuesday night. Porcello (11-4) only had one career complete game before blanking the Rangers on June 26, but is now the first Tigers pitcher since Jack Morris to throw back-to-back shutouts. Morris threw three in a row in

July 1986. GIANTS 5, CARDINALS 0 SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum followed his second career no-hitter with another vintage performance, pitching eight sharp innings to lead San Francisco to the shutout. Lincecum (7-5) allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two. He worked out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the fourth and See MLB, PAGE A-13

Deveaux pours in hole-in-one on No. 9 during Memorial Tournament

he Kenai Golf Course will celebrate the Fourth of July with the Red, White and Blue Tournament organized by Rich Edwards. Rich started this tournament a couple of years ago and everyone really looks forward to it. The format is a two-person scramble. Each group plays from the same tees: six red tees, six white tees and six blue tees with ALL tees in the forward position. Entry fee for this even is $75 per person or $150 per team. For more information, contact the clubhouse at 283-7500. The Memorial Tournament was held this past weekend. Chris Murray held a sizeable lead going into day two over the field. On the second day, Doug Jung came roaring back with a 36 on the front nine, which tightened things up considerably. In the final analysis Murray held on to a one-stroke victory over Doug Jung and Greg Harrington with a two-day net total of 149 to Jung’s

and Harrington’s 150. On a card-back Jung was second and Harrington was third. Rich Edwards and Joe Deveaux tied for fourth with net scores of 151. On a card-back Rich Edwards finished fourth and Joe Deveaux finished fifth. Other notable net scores included Gary Early with a 153 total and Skip Dove with a total of 157. Closest to the pins Saturday were won by Edwards on No. 5 with a shot of 8 feet, 11 inches. No. 9 was won by Murray with a shot of 12-9. Murray also won No. 10 with a shot of 14-2. The Gross Sidepot on Saturday was also won by Murray. Closest to the pin on Sunday on No. 5 was won by Joe Deveaux with a shot of 28 feet and a half inch. No. 9 was also won by Joe with a shot of 0-0 which was, indeed, a hole-in-one on the longest par 3 on the golf course. It was a high, magical shot that landed softly and rolled in the hole. It was a lot of fun to be

Mike for your support throughout the entire golf season. Men’s Night, June 19 — The team of Aaron Cooper, Matt Hopson and Kevin Stalker finished first at 1-under-par. The team of Brandon Wold, G ordon G riffin Skip Dove and Steve Fickes finished second at even par. Kevin Stalker won on the tee box, watching Joe hit that shot. Congratulations, Joe, on hitting closest to the pin on the second shot on No. 7 with 3-3. Bill Haese won your first hole in one ever, and also thank you for the refreshments at the closest to the pin on No. 5 with a shot of 15-8. Brian Wodarek won No. 9 end of the day. with a shot of 16-7. Closest to the pin on No. 10 was Men’s Night, June 26 — The team won by Gordon Griffin with a shot of 6-9. Pat Bowen won closest to the of Steve Fickes and Josh Lansing won with a score of 1-under-par. pin on No. 14 with 12-9. Saturday The team of Aaron Cooper and Gary skins were won by Doug Jung, Gary Early and Steve Fickes, each with one Early was second with a score of even par. Closest to the pin on No. 5 skin. Chris Murray won three skins. was won by Steve Fickes with a shot Skins on Sunday were won by Rich Edwards, Ken Liedes, Aaron Cooper of 24-0. Closest to the pin on No. 9 was won by Aaron Cooper with 15-1. and Greg Harrington, each with one Thank you to Arby’s and Jersey Subs skin. Joe Deveaux won two skins. I would like to thank Mike Navarre and for providing door prizes for Men’s Night. Arby’s for their sizeable donation to Atigun Cup Update — Chris this Memorial event. Thanks also,

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Murray continues to lead with a total of 56.5 points, followed by Gilbert Arellano with 51.5 points, Doug Jung 49, Ken Liedes 33, Greg Harrington 32, Todd Eskelin 26, Gordon Griffin 25, Chris Morin 23 and Rene Alvarez 8. In the Net Division, Steve Fickes continues to lead with 49.5 points, followed by Aaron Cooper with 46.5, Michael Houghton 42.5, Joe Deveaux 42.5, Chuck Rupenthal 41, Kirk Hyman 32 and John Gibson 12. Next beginning golfer Ladies’ Clinic is next week, July 7 to 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. The next Junior Clinic is July 28 to 30, also from 6 to 8 p.m. Call the clubhouse for more information. Coming up at Kenai Golf Course will be the Tesoro tournament on Tuesday, the Firefighters tournament on July 12 and a KGA tourney on July 13. As always, see you on the course.

Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, July 2, 2014

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It only served to set up a thrilling extra time. “Now,” Wilmots said, “Belgium can celebrate.” Argentina 1, Switzerland 0 SAO PAULO — Argentina’s theme at this World Cup seems to be scrappy wins with Lionel Messi pulling through at the last minute to save the day. This time he didn’t score on his own, but set the stage for Angel Di Maria to score an extra-time winner against Switzerland. “It doesn’t matter if it’s beautiful or ugly,” Di Maria said. “Only that Argentina won and will play another game in the tournament.” Argentina will play Belgium in the quarterfinals. Except for its final groupstage win over Nigeria, Argentina has won its matches in Brazil in the same manner — grinding down its opponents rather than dazzling them with brilliant football. In the first half Tuesday, Argentina struggled to find paths through Switzerland’s five-man

midfield, and it was the Swiss that produced the best chances. Granit Xhaka pushed Sergio Romero to a great save and Josip Drmic spoiled a great opportunity when he tried to chip the ball over the Argentina goalkeeper. When cracks started opening in the defense in the second half, goalkeeper Diego Benaglio kept Switzerland in the game, stopping Gonzalo Higuain’s header and Messi’s low shot in the 78th minute. Benaglio also saved a powerful attempt by Di Maria in extra time, and it looked like the Swiss would be able to push the game into a penalty shootout. Then, in the 118th, Rodrigo Palacio won the ball in midfield and fed Messi, who dribbled down the middle in trademark fashion, escaping a challenge from Swiss defender Fabian Schaer before poking the ball to Di Maria. Unmarked, the Real Madrid player beat Benaglio with his 10th goal in Argentina’s colors. “What’s important is that we moved on to the next stage,” said Messi, who has scored four of Argentina’s seven goals, including an injury-time winner against Iran. “It was difficult. We knew it was going to be a hard match.”

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hit his 26th home run, and Steve Pearce and Caleb Joseph also went deep against rookie Nick Martinez to help Baltimore breeze past skidding Texas.

stayed out of trouble the rest of the way, helping San Francisco snap a INDIANS 10, DODGERS 3 four-game losing streak since his LOS ANGELES — Cleveland latest gem against San Diego. turned an unorthodox triple play that required two replay reviews, and David Murphy broke out of RAYS 2, YANKEES 1 a 1-for-44 slump with three hits NEW YORK — David Price against Los Angeles. came within one pitch of extending his remarkable strikeout streak in leading resurgent Tampa Bay past MARINERS 13, ASTROS 2 New York. HOUSTON — Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager had three RBIs NATIONALS 7, ROCKIES 1 apiece, James Jones added two and a seven-run sixth inning helped SeWASHINGTON — Stephen attle score a season high in runs. Strasburg bounced back from his worst outing of the season with PIRATES 3, 7 2-3 dominant innings, and JayDIAMONDBACKS 2 son Werth had two doubles and three RBIs in Washington’s fourth PITTSBURGH — Starling straight win. Marte hit a two-run double to tie

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the game with one out in the ninth inning and then scored on pinchhitter Ike Davis’ single two batters SAN DIEGO — Seth Smith hit later to propel Pittsburgh. K a home run and scored three runs and Carlos Quentin homered and CUBS 2, RED SOX 1 drove in three runs to lead San Diego. BOSTON — Luis Valbuena

PADRES 8, REDS 2

ANGELS 8, WHITE SOX 4; ANGELS 7, WHITE SOX 5 CHICAGO — Kole Calhoun homered and scored twice in the nightcap to help Los Angeles complete a doubleheader sweep of Chicago. Howie Kendrick added two hits and scored two runs as the Angels won their second straight and moved to within 3 1/2 games of first-place Oakland in the AL West.

broke a ninth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly that carried Chicago past Boston.

TWINS 10, ROYALS 2 MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer drove in two runs before leaving with an injury, Eduardo Nunez homered and Minnesota beat Kansas City.

BRAVES 5, METS 4

ATLANTA — Andrelton Simmons’ two-run single sparked a MARLINS 5, PHILLIES 4 three-run fourth that sent streaking Atlanta past Daisuke Matsuzaka MIAMI — Ed Lucas’ single and New York. scored the winning run from second base with one out in the 11th inning, snapping Miami’s four- BLUE JAYS 4, BREWERS 1 game losing streak and sending Philadelphia to its fifth straight TORONTO — Jose Bautista loss. and Colby Rasmus hit solo home runs, and Drew Hutchison struck ORIOLES 8, RANGERS 3 out a career-high 10 to snap a two-start losing streak for ToBALTIMORE — Nelson Cruz ronto.

NHL teams quickly snatched up the best players available in free agency, giving Paul Stastny, Jarome Iginla and Ryan Miller new homes in the league. When the market opened Tuesday, teams tried to make a splash to improve their rosters and fire up fans. Stastny cashed in, signing a $28 million, four-year contract with the St. Louis Blues, leaving the Central Division rival Colorado Avalanche. “It’s a tough decision, (but) I was in a good position,” Stastny, a St. Louis native, told the Blues’ website. “You almost have to take a step back and take all the emotions out

Texas Houston

Soccer World Cup Saturday, June 28 At Belo Horizonte, Brazil Brazil 1, Chile 1, Brazil advanced 3-2 on penalty kicks At Rio de Janeiro Colombia 2, Uruguay 0 Sunday, June 29 At Fortaleza, Brazil Netherlands 2, Mexico 1 At Recife, Brazil Costa Rica 1, Greece 1, Costa Rica advanced 5-3 on penalty kicks Monday, June 30 At Brasilia, Brazil France 2, Nigeria 0 At Porto Alegre, Brazil Germany 2, Algeria 1, OT Tuesday, July 1 At Sao Paulo Argentina 1, Switzerland 0, OT At Salvador, Brazil Belgium 2, United States 1, OT QUARTERFINALS Friday, July 4 At Rio de Janeiro France vs. Germany, 8 a.m. At Fortaleza, Brazil Brazil vs. Colombia, Noon Saturday, July 5 At Brasilia, Brazil Argentina vs. Belgium, 8 a.m. At Salvador, Brazil Netherlands vs. Costa Rica, Noon All Times ADT

Tennis Wimbledon

Tuesday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London Purse: $42.5 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men Fourth Round Roger Federer (4), Switzerland, def. Tommy Robredo (23), Spain, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Stan Wawrinka (5), Switzerland, def. Feliciano Lopez (19), Spain, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7), 6-3. Milos Raonic (8), Canada, def. Kei Nishikori (10), Japan, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Women Fourth Round Simona Halep (3), Romania, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-0. Sabine Lisicki (19), Germany, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Angelique Kerber (9), Germany, def. Maria Sharapova (5), Russia, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4. Quarterfinals Lucie Safarova (23), Czech Republic, def. Ekaterina Makarova (22), Russia, 6-3, 6-1. Petra Kvitova (6), Czech Republic, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-5.

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Irving, Cavs agree to 5-year deal Kyrie Irving isn’t going anywhere. Dogged by rumors that he has wanted out of Cleveland, Irving and Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert tweeted Tuesday morning that they have agreed to terms on a new five-year contract extension. Neither side announced the terms of the deal, but several outlets reported that it was a maximum deal worth about $90 million that will keep him in Cleveland for the next six years. “Looking forward to the next 6 years of @KyrieIrving in CLE,” Gilbert tweeted not long after the free agent market opened at midnight on Tuesday. “Just shook hands (and) intend to sign on the 10th. Can’t be more excited about @cavs.”

Livingston lands at Golden State OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State made a move to fill an important role on the first day teams were allowed to speak with free agents. The Warriors and guard Shaun Livingston agreed to a threeyear contract worth about $16 million Tuesday night, a person familiar with the deal said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because teams can’t sign free agents until the NBA’s moratorium ends July 10.

Cameroon investigates match-fixing RIO DE JANEIRO — A convicted match-fixer denied a report in a German magazine Tuesday that he predicted the result and details of a World Cup game. Cameroon’s football federation said it was investigating the match-fixer’s allegations of corruption involving its World Cup squad and that seven of its players could have been bought.

— The Associated Press

the Vancouver Canucks gave goaltender Miller a three-year deal worth $18 million. “I like to think that this team can get its mojo back, have a good attitude and push forward,” said Miller, 33. “From the top down I think they have the right attitude in place. I think it’s going to be exciting to play hockey here.” The Washington Capitals also made a big splash — or at least spent the most money on a pair of players. The Caps bolstered the blue line behind superstar Alex Ovechkin and gave defenseminded coach Barry Trotz the pieces he sought to build a winner. Washington signed defenseman Matt Niskanen to a seven-year, $40.25 million contract soon after seal-

ing a $27.5 million, five-year deal with defenseman Brooks Orpik. The Capitals also took a couple key players off the roster in Pittsburgh, a Metropolitan Division rival. Pittsburgh signed defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, forward Blake Comeau and goaltender Thomas Greiss to one-year deals. The Minnesota Wild signed forward Thomas Vanek to a $19.5 million, three-year deal, two summers after investing a lot in free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Dallas got a jump on the competition before free agency began, acquiring highscoring forward Jason Spezza in a trade with Ottawa, taking advantage of having space under the salary cap.

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of it and try to realize what’s best for me hockey-wise. Not just next year, but two or three or four years down the road.” The Avs found someone to score in Stastny’s place, picking up an aging player who has proven he’s still got it. Iginla was given a threeyear, $16 million deal on Tuesday, his 37th birthday. The wing had 30 goals to tie for the most in Boston last season. The Avs also acquired a veteran defenseman, Brad Stuart from San Jose. Colorado had quite a turnaround last season thanks in part due to 18-yearold Nathan MacKinnon, the Calder Trophy winner as top rookie. After trading away Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider,

LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer

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Tuesday’s Games San Antonio 74, Connecticut 71 New York 90, Tulsa 74 Indiana 77, Atlanta 70 Chicago 90, Los Angeles 83 Wednesday’s Games Indiana at Washington, 3 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

Baseball AL Standings

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Tuesday’s Games Toronto 4, Milwaukee 1 L.A. Angels 8, Chicago White Sox 4, 1st game Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Baltimore 8, Texas 3 Detroit 3, Oakland 0 Chicago Cubs 2, Boston 1 Minnesota 10, Kansas City 2 Seattle 13, Houston 2 L.A. Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 5, 2nd game Cleveland 10, L.A. Dodgers 3 Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee (W.Peralta 9-5) at Toronto (Happ 7-4), 8:37 a.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 3-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno 2-4), 9:05 a.m. Oakland (J.Chavez 6-4) at Detroit (Verlander 6-7), 9:08 a.m. Kansas City (Vargas 7-3) at Minnesota (Correia 4-9), 9:10 a.m. Seattle (C.Young 7-4) at Houston (Peacock 2-4), 10:10 a.m. Cleveland (Bauer 2-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-4), 11:10 a.m. Texas (Mikolas 0-0) at Baltimore (Tillman 7-4), 3:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-6) at Boston (Workman 1-1), 3:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 7-6), 4:10 p.m. All Times ADT

NL Standings

East Division W Atlanta 46 Washington 45 Miami 40 New York 37 Philadelphia 36 Central Division Milwaukee 51 St. Louis 44 Cincinnati 43 Pittsburgh 43 Chicago 36 West Division San Francisco 47 Los Angeles 48 San Diego 37 Colorado 36 Arizona 35

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34 40 40 40 46

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36 38 47 48 50

.566 — .558 ½ .440 10½ .429 11½ .412 13

Tuesday’s Games Toronto 4, Milwaukee 1 Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2 Washington 7, Colorado 1 Chicago Cubs 2, Boston 1 Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Miami 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings San Diego 8, Cincinnati 2 Cleveland 10, L.A. Dodgers 3 San Francisco 5, St. Louis 0 Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee (W.Peralta 9-5) at Toronto (Happ 7-4), 8:37 a.m. Cleveland (Bauer 2-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 9-4), 11:10 a.m. Cincinnati (Cueto 8-5) at San Diego (T.Ross 6-8), 11:40 a.m. Colorado (Matzek 1-2) at Washington (Fister 6-2), 2:05 p.m. Arizona (C.Anderson 5-3) at Pittsburgh (Morton 4-9), 3:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-6) at Boston (Workman 1-1), 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 1-4) at Atlanta (Teheran 7-5), 3:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 2-4) at Miami (Koehler 5-6), 3:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 10-4) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 5-4), 6:15 p.m. All Times ADT

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Price, McGee (8), Balfour (9) and J.Molina; Kuroda, Huff (9) and Cervelli. W_Price 7-7. L_Kuroda 5-6. Sv_Balfour (11). HRs_Tampa Bay, Loney (5).

Orioles 8, Rangers 3 Tex. Bal.

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N.Martinez, Poreda (6), Frasor (7), Sh.Tolleson (8) and Chirinos; McFarland, R.Webb (6), Tom. Hunter (7), O’Day (8), Z.Britton (9) and C.Joseph. W_McFarland 1-1. L_N.Martinez 1-6. HRs_Baltimore, Pearce (10), N.Cruz (26), C.Joseph (3).

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Mills, Ji.Johnson (7), Francis (8) and Vogt; Porcello and Holaday. W_Porcello 11-4. L_Mills 1-1. HRs_Detroit, J.Martinez (10).

Mariners 13, Astros 2 Se. Hou.

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Iwakuma, Leone (7), Maurer (8) and Zunino; Cosart, D.Downs (6), K.Chapman (7), Zeid (9) and J.Castro, Corporan. W_Iwakuma 6-4. L_Cosart 8-6. HRs_Seattle, Seager (13).

Twins 10, Royals 2 KC Min.

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Angels 7, White Sox 5 LA Chi.

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Weaver, R.Hill (6), Morin (6), Jepsen (7), Grilli (8), J.Smith (9) and Conger; Carroll, Petricka (7), Guerra (9) and Nieto. W_Weaver 9-6. L_Carroll 2-5. Sv_J.Smith (9). HRs_Los Angeles, Calhoun (8). Chicago, Gillaspie (1), Viciedo (9).

Blue Jays 4, Brewers 1 Mil. Tor.

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Estrada, Duke (7), Wooten (8) and Lucroy; Hutchison, Loup (8), McGowan (8), Janssen (9) and D.Navarro. W_Hutchison 6-6. L_Estrada 7-5. Sv_Janssen (13). HRs_Toronto, Bautista (16), Col. Rasmus (12).

Cubs 2, Red Sox 1 Chi. Bos.

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E.Jackson, W.Wright (7), N.Ramirez (7), Strop (8), H.Rondon (9) and Castillo; Buchholz, A.Miller (7), Tazawa (8), Uehara (9) and Pierzynski. W_Strop 1-3. L_Uehara 3-2. Sv_H.Rondon (11).

Nationals 7, Rockies 1 Col. Was.

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Friedrich, Bettis (4), Belisle (6), Ottavino (7), Brothers (8) and Rosario; Strasburg, Stammen (8) and W.Ramos. W_Strasburg 7-6. L_Friedrich 0-3. HRs_Colorado, LeMahieu (3).

Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 2 Ari. Pit.

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated OF Nolan Reimold from the 60-day DL and designated him for assignment. Returned 3B Michael Almanzar to Boston. BOSTON RED SOX — Traded LHP Rich Hill to the L.A. Angels for cash considerations. Released LHP Chris Capuano. Agreed to terms with LHP Michael Gunn, SS Jeremy Rivera-Valera, 1B Francisco Tellez, Cs Ben Moore and Jordan Procyshen, and RHPs Reed Reilly, Ryan Harris and Taylor Nunez on minor league contracts. HOUSTON ASTROS — Designated RHP Jerome Williams for assignment. Optioned SS Jonathan Villar to Oklahoma City (PCL). Placed OF Dexter Fowler on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Recalled LHP Kevin Chapman and OF Domingo Santana from Oklahoma City (PCL). Selected the contract of INF Enrique Hernandez from Oklahoma City. Agreed to terms with OF Derek Fisher on a minor league contract. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Michael Kohn to Salt Lake (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Jose Ramirez to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Transferred LHP CC Sabathia to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Jim Miller from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Cory Burns to Montgomery (SL). Placed SS Yunel Escobar on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 25. TEXAS RANGERS — Designated LHP Joe Saunders for assignment. Recalled RHP Mike Mikolas from Round Rock (PCL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with SS Nate Samson, LHP Kyle Anderson and RHP Nickolas Sarianides on minor league contracts. Sent 1B Mark Trumbo to the AZL Diamondbacks for a rehab assignment. ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed C Evan Gattis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled RHP Juan Jaime from Gwinnett (IL). CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Fabio Castillo and Hector Nelo and LHP Scott Maine on minor league contracts. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent LHP Scott Elbert to Albuquerque (PCL) for a rehab assignment. MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned LHP Donnie Joseph to New Orleans (PCL). Designated OF Brent Keys for assignment. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Assigned OF Zach Collier outright to Reading (EL) and RHP Sean O’Sullivan outright to Lehigh Valley (IL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Traded 1B Brock Peterson to the L.A. Dodgers for cash. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Agreed to terms with G Kyrie Irving on a five-year contract extension. DETROIT TIGERS — Announced the resignation of assistant general manager George David. INDIANA PACERS — Announced the resignation of vice president of player relations Clark Kellogg. WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Agreed to terms with C Marcin Gortat on a five-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS — Acquired the rights to LB Rolando McClain and a 2015 seventh-round draft pick from Baltimore for a 2015 sixth-round draft pick. Placed LB Sean Lee on injured reserve. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released LB Marcus Thompson. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released WR Lamont Bryant. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Signed D Clayton Stoner to a four-year contract. ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed G Devan Dubnyk to a one-year contract and F Joe Vitale to a three-year contract. BUFFALO SABRES — Re-signed F Marcus Foligno to a two-year contract. Signed F Matt Moulson to a five-year contract and F Brian Gionta to a three-year contract and D Josh Gorges. CALGARY FLAMES — Signed F Mason Raymond to a threeyear contract and G Jonas Hiller to a two-year contract. Agreed to terms with D Deryk Engelland on a two-year contract. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Agreed to terms with G Drew

MacIntyre on a one-year, two-way contract. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with Fs Brad Richards, Peter Regin, Cody Bass and Pierre-Cedric Labrie and G Scott Darling on one-year contracts. DALLAS STARS — Signed G Anders Lindback and RW Patrick Eaves to one-year contracts and F Ales Hemsky to a three-year contract. DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed C Riley Sheahan to a two-year contract, G Petr Mrazek to a oneyear contract extension and LW Kevin Porter to a one-year contract. EDMONTON OILERS — Signed D Mark Fayne to a four-year contract and F Benoit Pouliot to a five-year contract. LOS ANGELES KINGS — Signed RW Adam Cracknell and LW David Van der Gulik to one-year contracts. MINNESOTA WILD — Agreed to terms with LW Thomas Vanek on a three-year contract. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Traded D Josh Gorges to Buffalo for a 2016 second-round draft pick. Agreed to terms with D Tom Gilbert on a two-year contract. Signed F Manny Malhotra to a one-year contract and G Joey MacDonald to a one-year, twoway contract. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed Fs Mike Cammalleri and Martin Havlat and G Scott Clemmensen. NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to terms with Chad Johnson on a two-year contract, D T.J. Brennan F Cory Conacher on one-year contracts and F Kael Mouillierat on a one-year, twoway contract. NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with D Mike Kostka, D Mike Hunwick, D Steven Kampfer and F Chris Mueller. OTTAWA SENATORS — Traded C Jason Spezza to Dallas for Fs Alex Chiasson, Alex Guptill and Nicholas Paul and a 2015 second-round draft pick. Re-signed F Milan Michalek to a three-year contract. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Signed D Christian Ehrhoff, F Blake Comeau and G Thomas Greiss to one-year contracts. Resigned F Marcel Goc. ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed C Paul Stastny to a four-year contract and C Brian Boyle. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Resigned F Mike Angelidis to a oneyear, two-way contract. Signed D Anton Stralman to a five-year contract, RW Mike Blunden to a one-year, two-way contract and G Evgeni Nabokov to a one-year contract. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed G Ryan Miller to a threeyear contract. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed G Justin Peters to a twoyear contract, D Brooks Orpik to a five-year contract, D Matt Niskanen to a seven-year contract and Ds Jon Landry and Mike Moore and RW Chris Conner to one-year, two-way contracts. Resigned C Michael Latta to a twoyear contract. WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Chris Thorburn and C Mathieu Perreault on three-year contracts. SOCCER Major League Soccer CHIVAS USA — Traded M Carlos Alvarez to Colorado for M Nathan Sturgis. D.C. UNITED — Mutually agreed to terminate the contract of D Cristian Fernandez. ORLANDO CITY — Signed M Kaka to a multiyear contract. COLLEGE ALBANY (NY) — Named Blake Metcalf video coordinator. ERSKINE — Promoted athletic director Mark Peeler to vice president for intercollegiate athletics. FREDONIA STATE — Named Linda Hill-MacDonald women’s basketball coach, Amy Simon women’s lacrosse coach and Katalin Parent assistant trainer. FURMAN — Named Brett Harker pitching coach. LEES-MCRAE — Announced the resignation of women’s lacrosse coach Ray Cameron. LOYOLA (NO) — Named Matthew Shelton men’s and women’s cross country and track coach. MINNESOTA STATE-MANKATO — Named Masayasu Takaiwa assistant trainer. NEW JERSEY CITY — Named Robert Cole men’s and women’s volleyball coach. OKLAHOMA CITY — Named Nathan Doll men’s and women’s assistant soccer coach. TEXAS A&M — Named Gerry Glasco associate head softball coach. UAB — Moved Lucy Bass from assistant softball coach to director of operations. Named Amanda Ellis assistant softball coach. WINTHROP — Promoted Clint Chrysler to assistant head baseball coach.

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Shavelson said each test should cost about $600, but the organization asked for about $400 more than that, per test, to cover the cost of getting boats into the water and shipping samples. “Everything we raise here would go back into the testing process,” he said. After Cook Inletkeeper sends the sample for testing, it will post the results at inletkeeper.org. “I don’t anticipate that we’re going to find any problems,” Shavelson said. The organization will work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration using its maps of the Kachemak Bay area to determine where to test, Shavelson said. “Our goal is to do three tests,” Shavelson said. “Hopefully as the summer goes on, people will throw a couple of dollars at the effort.”

Samples were collected from the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea over to Southeast Alaska and were found to contain none of the Fukushimarelated radioactive isotopes, although researchers did find background radiation in the samples, according to the release. “We’re sampling water, the FDA is sampling fish so it’s a complementary sampling regime,” Shavelson said. The tests in Cook Inlet will be performed by the Wood’s Hole Center for Marine and Environmental Radioactivity, part of the Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution. The organization measures bulk seawater samples as well as fish and kelp to get information on how much radiation a person or marine animal could Rashah McChesney can be be exposed to by eating the reached at rashah.mcchesney@ contaminated organism, ac- peninsulaclarion.com. cording to its website.

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according to the report. Rodman was released on bail and Brittney Cole was assigned Continued from page A-1 as a third party custodian after a June 26 hearing in Kenai Pretrial Facility. A correctional District Court. Her next court officer discovered a piece of date is August 11 at the Kenai folded lined paper in Rodman’s Courthouse. pants pocket with a substance that tested positive for crystal Reach Dan Balmer at danmeth and weighed 0.5 grams. iel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. Rodman said she didn’t know com. the drugs were in her pocket,

First Yukon River king salmon reach Canada FAIRBANKS (AP) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says the first Yukon River spawning king salmon have reached the border with Canada. As of Monday, 700 kings, also called chinook salmon, were detected by sonar at Eagle just 16 miles from the border. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the goal is to see at least 42,500 kings cross the border. That would meet requirements of an international salmon treaty. King salmon runs on the Yukon have declined dramatically and king salmon fishing is banned for the length of the Yukon. As of Sunday, 122,923 king salmon had passed a sonar counter at Pilot Station, a community 120 miles upriver from the mouth of the Yukon.

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the next three years, according to the report. School sites considered for improvement include Cook Inlet Academy, Soldotna Elementary and Soldotna Montessori, Redoubt Elementary, Kalifornsky Beach Elementary, and Skyview Middle School. “Priority 1” projects include a pedestrian crossing on Binkley Street, a mid-block cross-

ing on Redoubt Avenue, and islands at the intersection of the Kenai Spur Highway and Marydale Avenue. John Czarnezki, City Planner, said it was important to the Planning and Zoning Commission to identify recommendations by which jurisdiction would be responsible for their development. “It will be necessary for cooperation among these grounds to fund, develop and construct the recommended improvements,” according to the report. Many of the potential proj-

ects listed in the report will require further engineering analysis before design and implementation, according to the Safe Routes report. Recommendations in the report complement other planning and development efforts in Soldotna such as Envision Soldotna 2030 and the Soldotna Recreation and Trails Master Plan, according to the report. Building and expanding sidewalks were found to be the most effective way to promote walking to school, according to the report. Sidewalks reinforce a predictable

path to school, and separate pedestrians from vehicles. Sidewalks built under the Safe Routes plan must meet all Americans with Disabilities Act. Bikeways and bike facilities, pick-up and drop-off zones, adjacent roadway conditions, and school property features are other areas of focus. Overall the project went well and stayed on budget, Czarnezki said. Kelly Sullivan can be reached at kelly.sullivan@peninsulaclarion.com.

governments and individuals, challenges the department’s denial of a road through Izembek (EYE’-zem-bek) National Wildlife Refuge that could improve access to emergency flights. The refuge is an internationally recognized habitat for miIditarod registration gratory birds. But critics of the government’s decision say this opening draws 60 mushers is a life-or-death matter and that birds shouldn’t be prized over ANCHORAGE — Organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog human health. Race say 60 mushers have signed up for the 2015 race so far. Organizers say 36 mushers signed up at Iditarod Trail Com- Judge asked to halt EPA action on Pebble mittee headquarters in Wasilla Saturday, the opening day of JUNEAU — A federal judge has been asked to block the registration. Another 24 mushers registered by mail for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from continuing a pro1,000-mile race. Defending champion Dallas Seavey, a two-time winner, is cess that could lead to the veto of the proposed Pebble Mine, among those who registered. Other former winners to sign up pending the outcome of litigation. The group behind the project, the Pebble Limited Partnerare four-time champions Lance Mackey, Jeff King and Martin Buser, and two-time champion Mitch Seavey, the father of Dal- ship, and the Alaska Peninsula Corp. filed the motion last week as part of their lawsuit against EPA. las Seavey. Mackey skipped this year’s Iditarod. EPA earlier this year concluded that large-scale mining in the Bay watershed posed significant risks to salmon. It State seeks to intervene in King Cove lawsuit thenBristol initiated a process that could result in development of the JUNEAU — The state is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit project being restricted or prohibited. Critics fear the agency will veto the project before mine challenging the Interior Department’s rejection of a road from plans are finalized or permits are sought. King Cove to an all-weather airport at Cold Bay. — The Associated Press The lawsuit, filed last month by the city of King Cove, tribal

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Woman accused of threatening couple By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

A Kasilof woman is out on bail after Alaska State Troopers allege she held a couple at gunpoint and shot one round in their direction during a disturbance on June 22 at her home. Troopers arrested Kathy Bender, 53, on two counts of assault three, a Class C Felony, and a resisting arrest misdemeanor. A Class C Felony holds a maximum of five years in prison and $50,000 fine. Bender was arraigned in Kenai District Court on June 23 and

released on $2,500 cash performance bond. According to a trooper’s affidavit, Bender called 911 to report a man, Julian Harris, 20, who had lived at her home on Johansen Drive for nearly three months, refused to leave. Harris reported that Bender threatened him and his girlfriend, 21-yearold Haili Hoeldt, who was waiting in Harris’ car. Harris said Bender invited him over to her house to pick up some things and pay back money and when he walked inside, she pointed a small silver pistol at him. When Harris

went outside and walked to his car, he told troopers he heard Bender, who was behind him, shoot the pistol in his direction, according to the report. Hoeldt told troopers she saw Bender point the pistol at Harris and heard the gunshot from the car, according to the affidavit. Bender tapped the pistol on the passenger door window and threatened to kill Hoeldt, according to the affidavit. Neither party reported any injuries, according to the report. When troopers contacted Bender, they smelled alcohol on

her breath. She was not cooperating with the arresting trooper and had to be put down on the ground to be placed in handcuffs, according to the report. Troopers obtained a search warrant for Bender’s home and located a Walther .380 semiautomatic pistol with one round missing from the magazine. Bender’s next court date is July 8, in Kenai Superior Court. Reach Dan Balmer at daniel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. com. C

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In my neck of the woods, it’s no secret who the good cooks are. Luckily, they are generous, too, frequently sharing the best of their best recipes. From Bluffton’s Sun City, Caroline Kennedy is one such cook, whose recipes have won contests, appeared in cookbooks and magazines (like Southern Living) and, of course, in newspapers, including this one. I’ve not yet shared Caroline’s recipes using fresh tomatoes and, with Fourth of July weekend meal plans underway, any one (or all) of them would make fine additions to a celebratory menu. Green Tomato-Basil Pie, robust with fresh basil and melted creamy Monterey Jack cheese, makes for a satisfying first course, or even a light meal. In addition, the pie may

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good to go. Caroline’s Marinated Tomatoes and Cucumbers are excellent, as well. In this dish, cucumbers and sweet onions are marinated and refrigerated in a basil-vinaigrette dressing overnight. The next day, twenty minutes before serving, some sliced fresh tomatoes are added to complete the dish. Side dishes have never been easier – or tastier, Kitchen Ade so long as your tomatoes – the Sue Ade main attraction here – are like Caroline’s recipes, the best of also be served as a side dish, the best. along with grilled meat, fish or chicken. Equally good as a side Sue Ade is a syndicated food is Greek Tomatoes, garnished writer with broad experience and with Italian flat leaf parsley, interest in the culinary arts. She piquant capers and feta cheese. has worked and resided in the Add a few cracks of fresh pep- Lowcountry of South Carolina per and a drizzle of olive oil since 1985 and may be reached and your Greek tomatoes are at kitchenade@yahoo.com. Photos by Sue Ade unless otherwise indicated.

RIGHT: Enjoy Caroline Kennedy’s recipe for Green Tomato-Basil Pie as an appetizer, side dish or light meal. When purchasing green tomatoes, choose those that are the size of an average fully ripened tomato, at least 6 ounces, or more, in weight. (The smaller ones tend to be bitter.) Good green tomatoes will have firm flesh and a slightly sweet, immature tomato flavor.

Recipe courtesy Caroline Kennedy, Bluffton, S.C. ½ cup red-wine vinegar 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup chopped fresh basil 1 garlic clove, pressed 1 tablespoon granulated sugar ¾ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground

Green Tomato-Basil Pie calls for Monterey Jack cheese. If you substitute with another cheese, be sure it’s a cheese with equally good melting qualities, such as Cheddar, Fontina, Gruyère, Havarti or Muenster. A combination of these cheeses works well, too.

Recipe courtesy Caroline Kennedy, Bluffton, S.C. 1 (9-inch) unbaked pastry shell 2 to 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese* 1 bunch chopped fresh basil Salt Freshly ground black pepper 3 to 4 green tomatoes, sliced and patted dry with paper toweling Extra-virgin olive oil Place oven rack in middle and preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake pastry shell 5 minutes; cool on wire rack. Sprinkle shredded cheese over bottom of pastry shell.* Cover with chopped

basil and salt and pepper to taste. Arrange sliced green tomatoes over all and brush with olive oil. Bake about 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve warm. Yield: 6 servings

black pepper 2 large cucumbers, thinly sliced 2 sweet (Vidalia) onions, thinly sliced 6 medium red ripe tomatoes, sliced, drained*

In a large container, combine first seven ingredients. Add cucumber and onion, tossing gently. Cover and refrigerate overnight. *Add tomato slices 20 minutes before serving. Yield: 12 servings.

Be sure to plan ahead if you would like to serve Marinated Tomatoes and Cucumbers. Sweet onions (a principal component in the recipe), along with cucumbers, must be refrigerated overnight in a basil-vinaigrette dressing before the dish can be completed the next day.

*Kitchen Ade Note: For the purposes of this recipe, I placed two cups of cheese over the bottom of the pastry shell, topping the tomatoes with an additional cup of cheese during the last 10 minutes of baking. (The cheese topping should be nicely melted and slightly browned.) Allow pie to rest for at least 5 minutes before cutting.

Recipe courtesy Caroline Kennedy, Bluffton, S.C.

Tomato storing tips by Caroline Kennedy

4 medium tomatoes cut into ¼-inch-thick 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil slices ¼ cup capers, drained and rinsed Place tomatoes on a decorative platter. Sprin1 (4-ounce) package crumbled feta cheese kle with capers and next 3 ingredients; drizzle ¼ cup minced fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley with oil. Serve right away. Do not refrigerate! Coarsely ground black pepper Yield: 6 servings

• Store ripe tomatoes, stem side down, in because the flesh gets mushy and some of the indirect sunlight at room temperature. flavor will be lost. • Try to use tomatoes within a few days. • Don’t place ripe tomatoes in bright sun• Do not put tomatoes in the refrigerator, light.

Colorful and flavorful, Greek Tomatoes go well with any number of dishes, including grilled steak, chicken or seafood.

“If you have too many ripe ones, prepare a homemade marinara sauce and freeze it.” – Caroline Kennedy C

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

The olden days in England

his article was sent to me several years ago by my cousin Jim Nelson in Kansas. If you have the slightest interest in history or words saying origins, this is an article for you.

smelled pretty good. By June however, they were starting to smell slightly so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. And now that is more than you wanted to know ... huh?

England in the 1500s and later: Houses had thatched roofs, thick straw piled high with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the dogs, cats and other small animals such as mice, rats and bugs lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes animals would slip and fall off the roof, hence the saying, “it’s raining cats and dogs.” There was nothing to stop things from crawling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings really messed up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That’s how canopy beds came into existence. They cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while, which brings us to the rhyme, “peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.” Sometimes they would obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up the bacon to show it off. This was a sign of wealth that a man could “bring home the bacon.” They would cut off little bacon squares, to share with guests and would all sit around and “chew the fat.” Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach into the food caus-

A visit to Aunt Alma Webb

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ast Thursday, Susan and I made a trip to Sterling, Alaska, bringing Aunt Alma two beautiful bright pink petunia hanging baskets that Susan had planted at Fireweed Greenhouse and wanted to share with Aunt Alma. It was raining so I had my rain jacket on and pulled the hood over my head. As I lifted out a basket from the car, my hood fell over my eyes and when I looked up at Susan and asked her to push my hood back, she burst into laughter and well, you know the rest — we had a big giggle about it. No harm came to the baskets of flowers, but it took lots of concentration! We sat visiting with Aunt Alma and her granddaughter, MerryAnn and her husband David (Doc). I had not seen MerryAnn since she was about 5 or 6 years old when she and her brothers lived with Grandma Alma in La Porte, Colorado. A little later, listening to a deep conversation, I looked down at my shoes. To my complete surprise, I had on a black shoe and a brown shoe! I poked Susan and stuck my feet out. She did good to suppress a giggle that time — but I had to try really hard not to laugh out loud so as not to interrupt Aunt Alma’s conversation. After photos and hugs, we left with the promise to come back soon and telling MerryAnn how glad I was to see her and meet her friendly husband. You can bet I will have matching shoes on the next time!

ing lead poisoning and death. This happened most often with tomatoes so for the next 400 years or so tomatoes were considered poisonous. Most people did not have pewter plates but had trenches, a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Often trenchers were made from stale bread which was so old and hard that they could use them for quite sometime as a bowl. Trenchers were never washed and a lot of times worms and mold got into the wood and the old bread. After eating off wormy, moldy trenchers, one would get “trench mouth.” Bread was divided accordingly to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf. The family got the middle and the guest got the top or the “uppercrust.” Next time you’re washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it think about how it used to be, here are some other facts about the 1500s. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of nice warm clean water, then all the other sons and men. The women next and finally the children and last of all were the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in and, hence the saying “don’t throw the baby out We hope you have a safe and with the bath water.” Most people got married in happy Fourth of July! Pease do June because they took their not forget why we celebrate this yearly bath in May and still great day!

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

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

RHUBARB MUFFINS WITH RHUBARB SAUCE Not too sweet, good texture and very tasty! The sauce makes a great difference, to be Mix ingredients plus the rhubarb with a served on a split muffin fork Oil in a large muffin tin that holds 6. In a separate bowl: Heat oven to 425° 3/4 cups milk 1/4 cup oil 2 eggs Muffin topping: Mix well and combine with the dry ingre1/2 cup brown sugar dients. Mix lightly and with a oiled 1/4 mea1/4 cup flour suring cup, dip into mixture and pour in well 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon oiled large muffin tins. Sprinkle topping over 1/4 cup crushed walnuts - optional top (minus the 1/4 cup.) Bake for 20 to 25 1 Tblsp room temp butter minutes. Mix with a fork. Set aside 1/4 cup for the Test to see if done. sauce-see below.

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Make the Rhubarb Sauce:

1 3/4 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup brown sugar A sprinkle of nutmeg-op 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup small diced rhubarb

1 cup of small diced rhubarb 1/4 cup of the reserved topping Microwave on High for 1 minute - stir and microwave 30 to 60 seconds. Stir in a tablespoon of butter. Serve warm on split buttered warm muffins.

ORIENTAL SALMON-HALIBUT SALAD 2 1/2 cups combination of cooked salmon 1 5oz can water chestnuts-sliced-drained and halibut (or shrimp) 1/2 cup Italian Dressing - oil type 1 cup uncooked rice - cooked as directed 1/4 cup soy sauce on pkg. Cool rice and add everything to rice..Fluff 1 can-16 oz bean sprouts-drained carefully Chill one hour 1/2 cup celery-sliced on diagonal Stir in the Italian Dressing. 1/4 cup diced onion - red or yellow or green Garnish with green onion tops and sliced onions radishes. 1/4 cup each diced green and red bell pepMakes 6 to 8 servings per

HALIBUT OR SALMON TOSTADAS I just tell Bob it is Mexican Fish Salad 2 cups of cooked or canned salmon or hali1 cup of shredded mild Pepper-Jack cheese but or combination - or cheese of choice 1-4oz can diced green chilies Salsa or green chili sauce 1/4 cup Sour Cream plus topping Break fish into bite sized chunks. Toss with Garlic salt to taste green chilies and 1/4 cup sour cream. You may Hot pepper sauce - pass to those who like have to add more sour cream. Season with this garlic salt and pepper and hot pepper sauce if 6 crisp fried or soft fried corn tortillas desired. 6 cups of shredded lettuce Place prepared tortillas on plate, top with 2 tomatoes, diced lettuce, layer with fish mixture and tomatoes, 1 cup sliced red or yellow onion - or green onions and cheese. Top with a dollop of sour onions plus the tops cream on each plate. Enjoy!!

SALMON-CHEESE MELT Or use cooked halibut 2 cups canned or cooked salmon-halibut Mix in bowl: Set aside drained 2 medium tomatoes, sliced thin 1/2 cup diced celery 12 sliced or American or Swiss cheese 1/2 cup diced onion-op 6 English Sour Dough Muffins-lightly 1 cup mayonnaise toasted and buttered 2 Tblsp Dijon mustard Top each half with thin sliced tomatoes 1 teas lemon juice Divide the fish mixture evenly between the 1 teas Worcestershire sauce 12 muffins halves. 1/4 teas garlic salt Top with favorite cheese. Broil on medium A sprinkle of black pepper heat until cheese is bubbling. Place on serving platter and pass to the eager guests.

SEAFOOD SAUCE FOR COOKED FISH

1 8oz container of plain yogurt - you can A few shakes of Tabasco use mayonnaise or sour cream also 1/4 cup of small diced onion 1/4 cup ketchup 1/4 cup of sweet or dill relish 2 teas lemon juice Chill before serving with cooked or deep 2 teas horseradish fried fish 1/4 teas garlic salt

Chef Dan Barber urges a reboot of our food system By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer

NEW YORK — At Blue Hill, his intimate, understated restaurant in Greenwich Village famous for its locally sourced ingredients — not to mention having hosted Barack and Michelle Obama on a much-publicized date night — chef and coowner Dan Barber is featuring a Rotation Salad this week. Not the most inviting name for a dish, perhaps. But this salad epitomizes Barber’s new approach to food — not only how we prepare it, but how we farm, consume and even conceive of it. And so this particular salad includes soil-building crops: Barley, buckwheat, rye. And legumes, a natural soil fertilizer: Peas, kidney beans, peanuts. A so-called “cover crop,” meant to replenish soil — pea shoots — is used in the vinaigrette. Seed crops include benne and rapeseed. Why is all this significant? Many know Barber, who also has another well-known restaurant in leafy Westchester County, based on his own farm — Blue Hill at Stone Barns — as a key champion of the farm-to-table movement, favoring locally sourced and produced food.

But now, he’s shifted his approach. In “The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food,” Barber argues that the farm-to-table philosophy, while wildly and increasingly popular, is fundamentally flawed, because it’s based on cherrypicking ingredients. What we need instead, Barber says, is a cuisine based on what the land can provide — nothing more, nothing less. He argues for a nose-to-tail approach, not to one animal, but the entire farm. He recently sat down at Blue Hill with The Associated Press to explain. (The interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.) AP: For starters, what the heck is “The Third Plate”? Barber: It’s not a specific plate of food. You could say it’s a metaphor for a way of eating. AP: Is there a First or Second Plate? Barber: The First Plate would be that seven-ounce (or eight- or twelve-ounce) steak that becomes the paradigm of everyday dining. It’s proteincentric, with a few veggies to fill in, and maybe refined rice. The Second Plate is actually the same architecture, but you know where your ingredients are coming from a little more — hopefully you got them at

the farmer’s market or they’re organic or sourced in a way that connects you to a farm or community. It’s tastier, but it’s not a way to think of our future diets. AP: But with that Second Plate, aren’t we doing everything right? Barber: Yes, but we can’t support the system. That’s becoming abundantly clear from alarming forecasts about the future of the environment, soil, water. You know, with the farmto-table movement, we feel good about what we’re eating; we’re lulled into thinking it’s the answer. The evidence is actually saying the opposite. It’s saying that in the last 10 years, big agriculture is getting bigger. AP: A harsh assessment. Barber: It sounds hardhearted. I mean to sound hardHEADED. The recent U.S. agricultural census that came out a few weeks ago said that, for the first time in history, nearly 45 percent of the money we spend on food is in the hands of 1 percent of the farmers. And in the last 10 years, corn and soy account for more than 50 percent of the harvestable acres in the United States. AP: How did your new philosophy emerge? C

‘It’s cherry picking. At the farmers market this morning, everyone was buying asparagus, peas, and all these exciting vegetables, which are high-value crops. But it’s the rotation crops we need to be more supportive of.’ — Dan Barber, chef Barber: About 10 years ago, I really wanted good flour in the restaurant. I met an amazing farmer named Klaas and bought his emmer wheat. The bread was jaw-droppingly delicious, and I was really proud: it was sourced locally, organically and was an ancient grain, headed for extinction. I went up to visit his farm a few years later. I was standing in the middle of his field — 1,500 to 1,800 acres — and I didn’t see any wheat! He showed me buckwheat, barley, bean crops, mustard plants and clover. He described these meticulously timed rotations of cover crops to restore lost nutrients to the soil. He’s continually rotating them, to get his soil ready for the wheat. But, what was I doing? I was supporting the wheat but not

the other crops. They go into bag feed, for animals. AP: But isn’t supporting the wheat good? Barber: It’s cherry picking. At the farmers market this morning, everyone was buying asparagus, peas, and all these exciting vegetables, which are high-value crops. But it’s the rotation crops we need to be more supportive of. AP: So what else should we be eating? Barber: Buckwheat and millet, barley and rye ... I could go on. How many kidney beans do you eat? Not enough. If you think back to truly sustainable ecologies, cuisines evolved from what the land could provide. French peasant cuisine. Italian cuisine. Cantonese cuisine. All the cuisines in India. When Parmesan cheese was invented in

Italy, what did they do with the whey? They fed it to pigs, and made prosciutto de Parma. The pigs are fattened on the whey — that’s what makes prosciutto so delicious — but it’s a waste product of the cheese. AP: You write a lot about soil. Barber: Yes, the whole first quarter of my book. It’s hard to get through. But it all starts with soil. I fell in love with soil. AP: I’m the consumer. What’s my job? Barber: First, don’t underestimate cooking — for yourself. Also, I would support chefs who are willing to break out of the paradigm of that sevenounce steak, and are offering menus heavy on vegetables, grains and beans. AP: Don’t you yourself offer some protein-centric plates? Barber: I’m trying to get away from it. It’s hard. But many chefs are trying to change the paradigm of the plate — because it’s boring. A sevenounce steak or lamb loin isn’t really cooking, just heating. It’s not culinary transcendence. Not even close. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy a good steak. I love it, but in proportion. So, celebrate — but do it in proportion to what the land can provide.

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Kenai Peninsula College is looking for an exceptional individual to fill the position of Educational Technology Team Lead Instructional Designer. This is a 12 month, fulltime position at level 81, step 1; $2,350.40 bi-weekly salary, beginning October, 2014. Tuition waivers included with benefits package. Applications will be accepted until the position is closed. This position leads the KPC Educational Technology Team and serves as the lead Instructional Designer for the system of KPC campuses. The successful candidate will work with faculty and staff to conduct activities enhancing campus-based, distance, and hybrid education, providing support to faculty and staff for instructional design and educational technology to enhance effectiveness, collaborating to determine best tools and provides individual and group training. For more information about the position, and to apply for this position go to KPC's employment page at www.kpc.alaska.edu UAA is an AA/EO Employer and Educational Institution.

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DELIVERY REPRESENTATIVE We have an outstanding career opportunity for a proven Delivery Representative in our Soldotna location You will help build customer satisfaction by delivering propane to our industrial, commercial and residential customers. If you are energetic, have a high school diploma (or equivalent), a valid class B CDL with hazmat endorsements, a great driving record and can satisfactorily complete a DOT physical, drug test and background check. We are a leader in our industry, and our team members enjoy growth opportunities and competitive compensation. Apply in person at 35992 Kenai Spur Hwy., Soldotna AK 99669. EOE/AA/M/D/V

PCHS has a summer hire position for a board certified Family Physician. The applicant must also be a graduate from an accredited medical school or school of osteopathy. Must have a valid DEA license and be able to secure credentialing through identified agencies (e.g. Medicaid and Medicare). Must possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support certification. Please send cover letter, resume & application to: Human Resources, 230 E. Marydale Ave., Suite 3, Soldotna, AK, 99669 or fax to 907/260-7358. Job description and application available at above address or online at www.pchsak.org PCHS is an equal opportunity employer.

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Finance & Accounting F/T LEGAL ADS/ BUSINESS OFFICE CLERK

The Peninsula Clarion has an immediate opening for a full time clerk. Minimum 2 year experience in business/ office environment. Strong customer service, phone etiquette, and computer experience a must. Job entails legal ad entry & billing, filing & basic accounting skills. Please drop off resume at: 150 Trading Bay Rd. Suite 1, Kenai

or mail to attention: Jane Russell, Peninsula Clarion PO Box 3009 Kenai, AK 99611. Please be sure to list references and phone numbers. Salary DOE. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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Hope Community Resources is seeking an experienced candidate for our Home Alliance Coordinator position in Kenai! Hope is a private, non-profit agency that provides services to people who experience disabilities. Through in-home supports and community activities, people supported by Hope have the opportunity to live a full life in the community of their choice. The HAC is a live-in assisted living home manager. This involves assisting with daily living needs, connecting the individuals with activities in their community, and training and scheduling other staff who work in the home. This position is compensated at approximately $49,900/yr. We offer paid training and competitive benefits. Visit our website and apply online at www.hopealaska.org or visit our local office at 47202 Princeton Ave in Soldotna.

Homer Electric Association, Inc., is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill an Assistant Engineering Services Supervisor in our Kenai office. The Assistant Engineering Services Supervisor is responsible for assisting in providing inspections of design and construction of HEA/AEEC Transmission and Distribution lines and equipment; assist in monitoring compliance with engineering and construction standards as well as development of standards; assist Engineering Services Supervisor to review work orders, staking sheets and procedures for these activities; maintain processes for accounting and material reconciliation; coordinate with government, local agencies and other utilities for sharing graphics information and joint graphics standards; and provide backup support for customer service complaints to the Engineering Services Department.

Part/Full Time Medical Receptionist

Peninsula Hearing Services, Inc. has an opening for a part/full time medical receptionist. Experience in computers, medical terminology, phones, scheduling, filing, verifying insurance eligibility. Must be able to multi-task and work well with the public. Attention to detail and able to meet deadlines. Must be able to work well under pressure in a busy workplace with little or no supervision. Monday – Thursday, 6- 7 hours per day. Salary DOE. Bring resume to Peninsula Hearing Services at 105 Shady Lane, Soldotna, Alaska. No phone calls please. Only serious applicants need apply.

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The successful candidate will demonstrate an Associates Degree in surveying/civil engineering, or related field. Additionally, five years of related work experience is required. An additional four years of related experience may be substituted for the degree requirements. Applications may be completed on line at http://homerelectric.applicantpro.com/jobs If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Human Resources at (907) 235-3369 or hr@homerelectric.com. HEA is an Equal Opportunity Employer; Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

NIGHT ADVOCATE Full-time

Duties: Education, support, advocacy for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Requirements: Understanding of DV/SA and victim issues, excellent communication skills, knowledge of available community resources, ability to work with diverse population, model non-violent discipline techniques, ability to function both independently and on a team, calm in crisis. Shift work, hours vary. High school diploma or equivalent required, degree in related field preferred. Full-time position, including benefits. Resume and cover letter to Executive Director, The LeeShore Center, 325 S. Spruce St., Kenai, AK 99611 by 5pm July 9, 2014. EOE

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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

To place an ad call 907-283-7551

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Human Resources Director/ Business Office Manager

PENINSULA CLARION, KENAI, ALASKA An exciting opportunity has become available at the Peninsula Clarion newspaper in Kenai, Alaska. We are looking for an individual who has a strong employee relations background, a strategic mindset and the desire to work in an industry that is fast-paced, community-focused and endlessly evolving. HR Director/Business Office Manager serves as strategic partner to the Publisher and is responsible for overall supervision and planning for the business office, provides timely and useful information to management and prepares and maintains the operating and capital budgets, in addition to fulfilling the human resources function for the newspaper. DUTIES: As Strategic Partner to the Publisher___________ • Prepares profit analysis for new/existing products/ services • Monitors and forecasts business performance • Supervises the business office • Prepares and monitors budget and expenses • Hires/Trains/Evaluates staff, including new hire orientation and exit interviews • Responsible for bi-weekly payroll data entry • Responsible for proper controls and security of all personnel files • Assists managers with employee relations issues • Handles employee communications • Responsible for all compliance with state and federal laws pertaining to employment issues (FMLA, HIPPA, Unemployment Insurance, COBRA, etc.) • Seeks ways to streamline and make work more efficient through process changes and the use of technology Maintain Internal Controls____________________ • Complies with Morris policies and procedures • Assists with periodic Internal Audits • Fosters control issue awareness throughout the organization • Provides timely and useful Information to the Management Team • Responsible for financial closing and reporting • Supervises human resources activities such as ensuring accuracy of employee data, overseeing timekeeping administration, supporting managers by supplying information, resources and advice • Prepares the Operating and Capital Budgets (This is not an exhaustive list of duties, but represents key responsibilities.) Kenai, Alaska, with its natural beauty and abundance of wildlife, has the nickname “Alaska's Playground.” Whether you enjoy fishing, golf, wildlife viewing, hunting, or hiking, Kenai has it all. The City of Kenai boasts of wonderful views of the mouth of the Kenai River, Cook Inlet, miles of sandy beaches and three active volcanoes. With a population of approximately 7,000, the city is the largest community on the Kenai Peninsula. REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent plus 3+ years of accounting experience Experience in human resources a plus. Qualified candidates may submit a resume to: jobs@morris.com

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For more information contact Peninsula Clarion Circulation Dept. (907)283-3584

General Employment CITY OF SOLDOTNA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Utility Provisional Operator, Operator I or II Non-Exempt Re-Post The City of Soldotna has an immediate opening for an Operator in the Utility Department. Provisional Operator- Range 13 $24.32- $31.44, or Operator I- Range 14 $25.76- $33.31, or Operator II- Range 15 $27.73- $35.85, D.O.E. A complete job description is available on the City's website at http://ci.soldotna.ak.us/jobs.html. Must submit City application, resume and cover letter to Human Resources at 177 N. Birch Street, Soldotna, by email tcollier@ci.soldotna.ak.us, or fax 866-596-2994 by 5 p.m. July 9, 2014. The City of Soldotna is an EEO employer.

General Employment LOOKING FOR Hardworking people to fill

Customer Service positions in Soldotna & Kenai. Resume & References Call Brenda (907)394-8220

or drop off an application/resume at the

Peninsula Clarion 150 Trading Bay Road, Kenai The Peninsula Clarion is an E.O.E.

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BRING YOUR CAREER HERE! Want to work at a growing company that invests in you? Want to work in the ever evolving technology industry? Interested in a fast paced career in sales?

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We have the perfect position for you! Alaska Communications is looking for a

Client Account Manager III

Visit our website at www.alaskacommunications.com/careers More info Contact LeeAnn Pocaigue at (907)564-1607

Current Openings: Accounts Payable/Purchasing Specialist Care Coordinator Care Coordinator Associate Mental Health Clinician Support Staff Forget-Me-Not Adult Day Program Manager DD Grant Coordinator Administrative Support Assistant

Full job descriptions can be found on our website, www.fcsonline.org ____________________________________ Pick up and return application packet to FCS’ HR Department, 43335 K-Beach Rd. Suite #36, Soldotna, AK 99669 or email to work@fcsonline.org FCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Alaska Communications is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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Frontier Community Services is a Soldotna based non-profit agency providing in-home and group home services to people experiencing a disabling condition. We are seeking top-notch personnel for full-time and part-time positions within the agency with an interest in providing health care services for the Kenai Peninsula area.

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Apartments, Unfurnished

Homes

ALL TYPES OF RENTALS

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

Homes NEW HOME ON 2.49 ACRES

Cabins KENAI RIVER FRONT LOT

Homes 4-BEDROOM 1.5-Bath, Soldotna near schools. Washer/dryer. Storage Shed. No smoking/ pets. $1,270. per month plus tax and utilities. (907)252-4970.

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

Employment

Two story home has 2,576sqft. living area, 728sqft. garage; 4-bedrooms, 5-bathrooms, vaulted ceilings, radiant floor heat (both floors) & a two story fireplace/woodstove area that is the centerpiece of living/dining room. Large living room windows, southern exposure, high efficiency gas furnace keeps the heating bills down. Five star energy rating. Underground utilities, well with excellent water quality & flow. Finishing touches to be selected are flooring, cabinets, appliances, countertops, stairway hardwoods & bathroom tile/sinks/baths/toilets. Can be sold As Is, or can be finished to owners specifications for additional costs. Six miles from Soldotna, towards Sterling, on Forest Lane. Quiet subdivision with covenants. $126 per sqft. for living area, $76 per sqft. for garage. AS IS price $380,000. Ross Baxter, Century 21/ Freedom Realty (907)398-7264 MLS#14-8451

CABIN Furnished, Sterling, 1-bedroom, quiet, utilities included. No Pets/ smoking. $815. month. (907)262-5325

AND CABIN CASTAWAY COVE. Kenai River front double lot. 70 foot frontage by 100 feet deep. KNOCK EM DEAD RED SALMON HOLE right in front of cabin. electricity available. Very accessible location. Age forces me to sell this very valuable location... Lots 34 and 35 block 9, Castaway Cove, $112,000. Borough book and page map 55-253 Call me for a visit to the property (907)252-4500 or (907)283-4960

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

Construction & Trades

Land 1.7 to 2 ACRE LOTS. Holt Lamplight & Miller Loop. GAS, ELECTRIC & borough maintain roads. Owner financed , 10% down, 8% interest, 10 years. $29,500. (907)776-5212 2.11 ACRES West Poppy Lane. Partially cleared, Utilities hooked up. (907)262-2211, (907)252-8053, (907)252-9946. 20 ACRES Strawberry Road Sell for appraisal. $25,000. (907)283-4945

ON KASILOF RIVER. Log home furnished 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath, garage, basement. $1,150. month, utilities included. (907)262-7405 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.

Misc. Rentals RV SPOTS on the Kenai River, call for details. (907)953-0141

KENAI RIVER/

NEEDED PAINTER & DRYWALL FINISHER

Homes

Full time, experience preferred. Soldotna/ Kenai. (907)398-7201

KENAI RIVER HOME

General Employment 3-Bedroom, 2 1/2-bath 2466sq.ft. home for sale. Located on K-Beach between Kenai & Soldotna on the Kenai River. This home has an 1100sq.ft. attached garage and work shop area, storage shed, paved driveway and established lawn with sprinkler system. The view is gorgeous with the mountains, kenai flats, Kenai river and the city of Kenai. Enjoy watching the amazing wild life from the comfort of your home including eagles, moose, caribou, coyotes, seals and the occasional bear and beluga sightings. Asking $599,000. (907)283-5447 or (907)398-6885.

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BUSY MEDICAL OFFICE Seeking clerk with Billing skills. Apply to: Blind Box #A310 c/o Peninsula Clarion PO Box 3009 Kenai, AK 99611 MEN/ WOMEN WANTED Phone sales $10- $12/ Hour. (907)395-0651 Mike Leave message.

Hospitality & Food Service Prep cook/ dishwasher

KENAI RIVER FRONT HOME. World-Class SALMON FISHING out your back door! 5-Bedroom, 3-Bath Ranch home, att, heated 4+ car gar. Open kitchen, dining/ living area with 5 picture windows all with views of the river! 112' RIVER frontage. 48' Aluminum dock with fish cleaning table/ sink/ water. Nat. Gas heat, Wood stove, Automatic backup generator. Landscaped yard with Fire Pit/ view of the Kenai Mtns. For MORE INFO See: KENAIRIVERDREAM.blogspot.com Call: (907)252-4671 $749,000. FSBO

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needed Competitive wages Please apply in person at The Duck Inn

Office & Clerical RECEPTIONIST/ OPTICAL ASSISTANT

Full-time, professional position. Requires strong math, computer skills & multi-tasking ability. Please bring resume with references: Kenai Vision Center 110 South Willow #108, Kenai.

Real Estate For Sale

Lake front home with float plane accessibility. Quiet lake home for someone with many interests --- landscaping; animal raising (barn, tack room, chicken coop) art/handicraft studio (26 X 26) that could become separate bedrooms; lake for sailing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming; float plane accessible; two bedroom apartment for B & B; two car, heated garage; many, many possibilities. This unusual home is built into a hillside. The unique house kept expanding up the hill. All three stories are at ground level,with the main floor handicapped accessible. Windows everywhere. You live with nature. Built as close as possible to 5 Star requirements and to be as maintenance free as possible. It has cement siding, vinyl windows and storm doors. Seven miles south of Soldotna. Priced for sale this summer at $367,000. For appointment to see this home call Ruth at (907)262-9619 or Sharilyn at 5 Star (907)252-3163

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Homes HOME FOR SALE.

NIKISKI 3-Bedroom, 2.5-baths, large kitchen with island, wood burning stove, 2-car garage. approximately 2000sqft., on 2 acres. Very peaceful, a lot of wildlife. $310,000. (907)776-8487, (907)394-1122

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PRIVATE LOT. Protected slough, Castaway Cove. Castaway Cove is a gated community with 24 hour access fo property owners. $57,500. George (801)244-7285, (907)252-0946.

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

Rentals Apartments, Unfurnished Apartments, Furnished Cabins Condominiums Town Homes Duplex Homes Lots For Rent Manufactured/Mobile Homes Misc. Rentals Office Space Out of Area Rentals Rental Wanted Retail/Commercial Space Roommate Wanted Rooms For Rent Storage Rentals Vacation Rentals

Antiques/ Collectibles STUNNING IVORY & Baleen Mask by, Byron Amos, measures 17.5" across. $2450. AND Aleut Alaska Basket PRIMO! With Red, Green & Blue Beading RARE! by, Martha Kahutak, Old Harbor, (Kodiak) AK Size: 2 x 1 3/4" w $1,199.

Apartments, Unfurnished 2-BEDROOM 6 miles north of Kenai. $800. per month plus electric & deposit. No pets. Coin operated laundry on site. (907)262-7248.

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

BATIKART QUILT made by, Duchess of Leander, TX, measures 77x61". $325-. Call 907-250-7575. The colors exude ENERGY. Great workmanship. It can be hung by attached sleeves on the back from two different directions.

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NEAR VIP Sunny 2-bedroom, 1,100sqft., $1,050. washer/dryer, Dish TV. carport, utilities included. No Smoking/ No Pets. (907)398-0027. 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.

Aircrafts & Parts WIPLINE 4000 Amphibious Floats, Mount Brackets for Cessna 206, all new Tires, nice tight floats. $22,000. (360)864-6271 (360)269-4907 Toledo, Washington.

Apartments, Furnished 5 Minutes North SOLDOTNA Country setting, 1-bedroom, 1-bath, $875. month includes utilities. No Smoking/ no pets. RV parking available. (907)262-4122.

Boats & Sail Boats

LONGMERE AREA 2-bedroom, Available Aug 1. No smoking/ pets. Washer/dryer, WiFi, all utilities included, $850./ 1st & last month rent plus deposit. (907)262-1790 (907)398-9695

17x60 WILLIE DRIFTER Blue diamond outside, 9.9 Yamaha long shaft motor, $8,500. for boat, $1,800. for motor, both $10,000. (907)283-3536 C

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Parts & Accessories Pork's Torques & Tranny Part's.

We Build & Sell Torques Converters and Transmission Parts for all makes & models of automatic Transmissions.foreign & Domestic, stock, modified stock, performance and sever duty. Give us a call 907-373-4401 or check us out on the Web at porkstorques.com or visit us at 491 Lucille st. in Wasilla. And like on Facebook !!!

Boats & Sail Boats 19FT. LUND Aluminum Riverboat Fully equipped 50-Horse Yamaha, 4 stroke. 3 pedestal seats. River ready, just like new. (907)598-1945

Campers/Travel Trailers ‘92 9FT. WESTERN WILDERNESS cab-over camper. Excellent condition stored in heat shop. sleeps-4, self-contained, roll around jack stands. $10,500. (907)262-3828 WOOLRIDGE BOAT 15.7Ft., Honda 30-50, 5 seats, 3/4 canvas-top, full length cover, anchor/ rope/ chain. Hummingbird depthfinder, trailer. $12,500. (907)262-3828

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

Autos LOOKING FOR Good used vehicle. between $5,000- $6,000. cash. (907)953-9665

Trucks ‘70 CST C10

350 Vortec Cratemotor, Turbo 350 transmission, runs great, very reliable, new battery, lots of extras. $17,000. OBO (907)378-8862

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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HC 15 The Ninilchik Traditional Council is seeking General Contractor's w/residential endorsement to construct a single level handicapped accessible ranch style home in Anchor Point. Indian Preference applies. Contractor must pay Tribal Wage Rate, must obtain proposal packet, do an on-site visit, and attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference. Bid opens July 1, 2014 @ 9am and closes July 30, 2014 @ 5pm. Please contact Diane Reynolds, Procurement Officer for a bid packet @ (907) 567-3313. PUBLISH: 7/1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 2014

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LIQUOR LICENSE MELODIE SYMINGTON DBA ODIE’S DELI located at 44315 Sterling Hwy Soldotna AK 99669 is applying for transfer of a Restaurant/Eating Place AS 04.11.100 liquor license to PS241, LLC DBA Odie's. Interested persons should submit written comment to their local governing body, the applicant and to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 2400 Viking Drive, Anchorage, AK 99501.

KENAI KENNEL CLUB

Pawsitive training for all dogs & puppies. Agility, Conformation, Obedience, Privates & Rally. www.kenaikennelclub.com (907)335-2552

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Public Notices State of Alaska, Division of Elections Notice of Absentee Voting Absentee in-person voting for the August 19, 2014 Primary election begins August 4th. Ballots for all districts will be available in each of the Division of Elections regional offices and other locations throughout the state. If you would like to vote by mail, you must submit an absentee ballot application to the Division of Elections by August 9, 2014. For a list of absentee voting locations, or to obtain an absentee ballot application, visit the division's web site at www.elections.alaska.gov

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Taking orders. Quality Timothy Hay. $8. (907)262-4939.

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The State of Alaska, Division of Elections, complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need special assistance and/or accommodation to vote, please contact your local Division of Elections office to make necessary arrangements. STATEWIDE TDD: 1-888-622-3020

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