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Lawmakers share LNG concerns Project update focuses on local impact, project finances By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

Remarks from state legislators representing the Kenai Peninsula during an Alaska LNG Project update focused on local impact and project finances. Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Joe Balash and Alaska LNG Project Manager Steve

Butt provided an update on the project at a joint public hearing held by House of Representatives and Senate Resources Committees on Monday. The legislative briefing was the first as required by the passage of Senate Bill 138, which calls for an update at least once every four months. With Nikiski selected as the lead site for the project’s liquefied natural gas

plant, storage and shipping terminal, Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, asked about the infrastructure footprint, land acquisition and the possibility of eminent domain in Nikiski. “I have to admit this is the first time in my district there’s a very large facility being looked at,” Micciche said. The LNG plant needs 400 to 600 acres, which encompasses all aspects

of the facility including storage tanks, trains, utilities and offices. Officials are trying to secure a larger area as a buffer, Butt said. “We know to be a good neighbor, you want to have some space,” Butt said. “We want to be a good neighbor. We want durable and fair terms with all of the landowners we’ve talked with, so See LNG, page A-13

Pair of stolen vehicles located

In the news

By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Official: Sullivan didn’t receive improper credits

JUNEAU (AP) — A tax official says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan did not receive improper tax credits on a home he owned in Maryland. The chairman of the Alaska Democratic party requested the investigation and was notified by email of the response from the director of Maryland’s Department of Assessments and Taxation. Sullivan is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Begich. His opponents have focused on his residency. Sullivan, in his declaration of candidacy, says he’s been an Alaska resident since 1997, when he and his wife moved here. Sullivan left in 2002 for a White House fellowship and later military duty. The couple bought the Maryland house in 2006, while Sullivan worked in the U.S. State Department. It was listed as his principal residence. The Sullivans returned to Alaska in 2009.

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The project, as envisioned, would feature a 735-foot high dam — higher than the Hoover Dam — built into the Susitna River Canyon. The project website says the dam would provide a source of long-term stable power and generate half of the Railbelt’s current electric demand. The Railbelt is the most populous region in Alaska. But critics question the cost and see it as unnecessary with the state also pursuing a major natural gas pipeline project. The Susitna River Coalition says the dam would hurt salmon runs, harm wildlife habitat

Alaska State Troopers recovered two stolen vehicles in Nikiski two days after a town hall meeting addressed recent thefts in the area. Troopers received a report that a 2002 Chevrolet truck was stolen from a residence on South Miller Loop on Sept. 25. The owner of the vehicle, Luke VanCurler, told troopers his girlfriend’s cousin, Corey Green, had spent the night and when they awoke the next morning, the truck and Green were gone along with VanCurler’s wallet and his girlfriend’s cellphone, according to a trooper affidavit. Troopers received an anonymous tip two days later that Green and the truck were in the Cabin Lake Drive area in North Kenai. Green was inside the truck when troopers located it and said the truck broke down and he was unable to return it. Green had VanCurler’s wallet and credit cards. He told the troopers the cellphone was taken by a man he was hanging out with, but couldn’t recall the man’s name, according to the report. VanCurler and his girlfriend told the troopers Green was not given permission to take the truck and that he had stolen from his cousin before. Green, 21, of Nikiski, was arrested for vehicle theft in the first-degree and theft in the second-degree. Theft 1 is a B felony and carries a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison and maximum $250,000

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See THEFT, page A-14

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Brad Altman, 19, of Kasilof, plays guitar in the parking lot of Soldotna High School Thursday in Soldotna.

Feds express concern with dam study By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — A federal fisheries agency has raised concerns about the accuracy of some studies being conducted for a massive proposed dam in south-central Alaska. In a letter to the project manager for the Susitna-Watana dam, the regional administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, James Balsiger, said for his agency to effectively review the project, studies must accurately identify fish species, develop accurate habitat models, and use the best available science

to understand fish distribution and habitats. He said accurate information also is needed to integrate models without amplifying errors. “Given the current issues with the data, it is not plausible that the data for predictive modeling be used to describe baseline conditions or to predict potential impacts,” he wrote. Requests for another year of studies cannot be approved given the current issues with the data, he wrote. Similar concerns were raised by the Anchorage field supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Project spokeswoman Emily

Ford said that overall, the Alaska Energy Authority, which is pursuing the project, is confident in the information it is gathering. She said the comments raised by agencies and others will be discussed during an upcoming round of technical meetings, at which the authority also will discuss its plans for next year. She said the authority is finding many similarities between the information it is gathering and that was gathered in the 1980s, when the project was last pursued, and is not seeing any large potential issues that need to be addressed.

School board candidates look to district’s future Holt, Yerly run for District 7 seat District 3, 4 seats uncontested By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

The race for the Kenai Peninsula Board of Education District 7 Central seat is between incumbent Bill Holt and newcomer Damon Yerly. Yerly said he was drawn to the race by a desire to heighten the level of fiscal accountability within the board. He is running for public office for the second time, having run for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly last fall. “When you are running a deficit you shouldn’t be buying stuff,” Yerly said. “I am saying I need to kick the board in the butt but move it in the right direction.” His role on the board will focus on the bigger picture, which is maintaining a viable source of education for

his two children, students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Yerly said. With the looming potential for bigger state budget cuts to education, he said he is prepared to make tough decisions. Yerly’s background is in running small accounting companies, and has been a commercial driver but is currently unemployed. He has spent significant time in his son’s classrooms, directly witnessing the consequences of the board’s decisions. Both Yerly and Holt are Kasilof residents, and have an overlap of mutual friends, Yerly said. He has only heard good things about his opponent, whom he met for the first time during this year’s campaign season. Yerly has been an Alaskan resident See RUN, page A-14 C M Y

By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

For two school board seats, the decision is already made. Two candidates in the election for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education are running uncontested. Current board president Joe Arness, running for the Nikiski seat, has a total of 23 successive years in public service and Penny Vadla, running for the Soldotna seat, collectively has 11 under her belt. Vadla, a self-described busy body, and Arness, who said not much fires him up until asked about big issues, have worked with each other on the school board for the past six years, and have outlined similar goals they hope to accomplish in their next terms.

Arness, a commercial fisherman and real estate broker, said he feels his long history with the school district will be an asset during the transition as Superintendent Steve Atwater leaves his position. Determining who replaces Atwater is one of his biggest concerns. Atwater has always been honest about his aspirations to move on from the district, so it was not a surprise when he announced his new job as University of Alaska Associate Vice President for K-12 Outreach, Arness said. “He was doing a good job here,” Arness said. “I wish him well. In my opinion we have a very solid district, and I want to see that continue. I want to see us continue to be, in my opinion, the flagship district in the state of Alaska.” Vadla, who has served on the Board See BOARD, page A-14

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Wyoming denied control of wolves By BEN NEARY Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A federal judge on Tuesday denied requests from the state of Wyoming, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service and pro-hunting groups to change last week’s decision that reinstated federal protections for wolves in the state. The decision by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C., leaves Wyoming and the Fish and Wildlife Service with the choice of either appealing or developing a revised management plan. The planning process can take years and require more public comment, during which time Wyoming wolves would remain protected under the federal En-

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dangered Species Act. The Wyoming wolf plan Jackson rejected took effect in 2012. It classified wolves as unprotected predators subject to being shot on sight in most of the state. Many ranchers and hunters in Wyoming are concerned that if left unchecked, wolves will take too heavy a toll on other wildlife and livestock. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, a Republican, issued a statement saying he’s disappointed by the judge’s ruling. He said his administration will consider the best way to regain state wolf management. “Wyoming has managed wolves well above the minimum and buffer population numbers,” Mead said. “Overturning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s delisting decision on a technicality highlights Wyoming’s concerns with the Endangered Species Act.” Jackson has agreed with the Fish and Wildlife Service that wolves in the Northern Rock-

ies have recovered. She also accepted the agency’s finding that wolves aren’t endangered or threatened within a significant portion of their range. A spokesman for the Fish and Wildlife Service said the agency hasn’t decided how to proceed. In response to legal challeng-

es from conservation groups, Jackson ruled last week that the Fish and Wildlife Service shouldn’t have accepted Wyoming’s nonbinding promise to maintain at least 100 wolves and 10 breeding pairs outside of Yellowstone and the Wind River Indian Reservation.

Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Obituary Frances Standley

Soldotna Library Friends host Harvest Faire

Kenai resident Frances Standley, born June 2, 1926, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 2:00 p.m. at Peninsula Christian Center, located at 161 Farnsworth Boulevard in Soldotna, Alaska. She was a woman who’s heart for both people and animals was always open. She welcomed all with love and a caring nature. A Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and friend. She enjoyed the company of family and friends at any time. There with a listening ear and years of wisdom and advice to anyone who needed her. She had a love of baking and crafts and made many gifts for both family and friends in the community. She spent many years caring for others as a nurse, then after retiring, enjoyed chatting and playing games on the computer, listening to audio books, and interacting with friends and family both near and far away. She had a close personal relationship with her Lord and Savior and loved sitting and sharing her faith with others. She was preceded in death by her husband Jasper Standley. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, Paulette and Juan Espinoza, Ed Standley, and Coralee and Garry Price; by her grandchildren, Jasper and Heidi Covey, Johanna Espinoza, Travis and Fern Covey, Joel and Ronda Price, Andrea and Stan Holguin, and Justin and Christine Walters; and numerous great-grandchildren and many other extended family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.

The Soldotna Library Friends will be hosting a free Harvest Faire at the library on Oct. 4 from 3-5 p.m. Entertainment by Bull Don and The Moose Nuggets. Juggling demonstrations, scavenger hunt, face painting, and other free activities. Basket auction and bake sale. Baskets are currently on display at the library. Kids need to bring their favorite adult.

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Fourth annual Project Homeless Connect volunteers needed

The Kenai Peninsula’s upcoming 4th Annual Project Homeless Connect event will be held in January 2015. Planning for the event is currently being conducted and we’re looking for volunteers to assist in event planning and coordination. The next Project Homeless Connect meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Kenai Public Health building, located behind Country Foods in Kenai. Please consider being a part of our efforts to assist homeKenai Peninsula Quilt Guild to meet less individuals in our community! For more information on how The General Membership meeting for the Kenai Peninsula Quilt you can help, please email Holly Palmer at coordinator@ppwca. Guild will be held on Saturday Oct. 4, at Christ Lutheran Church in com or call 907-398-7774. Soldotna. The business agenda begins at 10:00, followed by demonstra- Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional tions at 1:00. Alternate ways to do common quilt blocks and how Advisory Council to meet in Kenai to navigate Pinterest will be shared. Lunch will be a potluck. Please The Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Counbring new quilt projects to show and share. Anyone interested in cil will meet Oct. 15-16 at the Kenai Convention and Visitor Center, attending is welcome. 11472 Kenai Spur Highway, in Kenai. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. daily. LeeShore to hold community The Council will meet to discuss proposals to change Federal awareness workshop subsistence fish and shellfish regulations for the 2015-2017 regulaThe LeeShore Center will be holding its bi-annual Community tory years and other issues related to subsistence. The public is inAwareness Workshop on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault vited to participate in person or by teleconference, 1-866-916-7020 Oct. 6–10 from 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. at The LeeShore Center. Topics to (passcode: 37311548). For additional information regarding this meeting contact the be covered include domestic violence, sexual assault, the effects of domestic violence on children, the agency’s Batterer’s Intervention Office of Subsistence Management at (800) 478-1456 or (907) Program, and other related topics. The public is invited and may at- 786-3888 or by e-mail, subsistence@fws.gov. Meeting materials tend a portion or the entire workshop. Continuing education cred- and additional information on the Federal Subsistence Manageits are available through Kenai Peninsula College. The Changing ment Program can be found at doi.gov/subsistence/councils/sc/ Patterns class on Tuesday is canceled during this week. For more index.cfm. If you need special accommodations for disabilities or for teleconferencing arrangements, please contact the Office of information, call the Volunteer Coordinator at 907-283-9479. Subsistence Management at least five business days prior to the meeting. Health insurance sign-up class offered More information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program can be found atdoi.gov/subsistence/index.cfm. Peninsula Community Health Services will provide access to affordable insurance via: Affordable Care Act, Denali Care, Medicare and VA Enrollment. This is a free service. This is an open Fall Bazaar and Bake Sale house style class. Fully qualified staff will be on site to help anNikiski Senior In Home Services Fall Bazaar and Bake Sale, will swer questions. For more information call 260-3691. Services are be held Friday, Oct, 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. available from 7-9 p.m. at Soldotna Prep (formerly SMS) on the Rental is $10 a day per table, vendor reservations are being acfollowing dates: cepted. More information call Laurajean at 776-7586. n October 7 n October 21 Have a photogenic pet? n November 4 n November 18 Send the Clarion a picture n December 2 Pet photos run on the Pets page every Tuesday. They can be n December 16 color or black and white and may include people. Limit one photo per household. They may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion. Hospital offers drive-through flu shot clinic com, dropped off at the Kenai office or mailed to the Clarion at P.O. Central Peninsula Hospital is offering free adult (18 years and Box 3009, Kenai, 99611. A brief explanation of the photo, the pet’s older) flu shots during a drive-through clinic on Oct. 9 from 3-5:30 and owner’s names, owner’s address and phone number must be p.m. on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last. Enter the included. Photos with an address written on the back will be returned. For covered parking garage at the hospital from Fireweed Street and follow the signs. Take this opportunity to beat the flu season by more information, call 907-335-1251.

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. • TOPS group AK 222 Soldotna meets at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. Call 260-1662. 5:30 p.m. • Weight loss and health support group, Christ Lutheran Church. Call 362-1340. • Kenai Soil & Water Con-

servation 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. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Editor’s note: The following opinion pieces and questionnaire responses were requested by the Clarion to offer our readers the viewpoints of those running for public office in the Oct. 7 municipal election. Today’s coverage includes the opinion pieces from candidates for school board, printed below, and questionnaire answers

Holt: Board members need an open mind

What Others Say

Price of higher education is rising

this: If the revenue from the proposed tuition increase was so needed, it will either have to be raised elsewhere or more reductions will have to be made. What other choices could there be? The tuition increase was to have raised about $4 million in 2015-16. That’s no small sum when laid against the $26 million budget shortfall that the UA system was confronted with this fiscal year, which began July 1. Of that total, a $12 million shortage was assigned to the Fairbanks campus. To deal with it, UAF Chancellor Brian Rogers in late June announced several individual reductions as well as broad funding cutbacks of 3 percent to 6 percent for most components of the campus. The shortfall, at least at UAF, was attributed to increased fixed costs, reduced funding from the Legislature, no increase in federal research funding and a decline in tuition revenue. The drop in tuition revenue was a result of, according to a memo from Chancellor Rogers to “a combination of low tuition rate increases and declining enrollment.” System wide, enrollment is down 5.6 percent from spring 2010, according to a UA report from the end of the 2013-2014 academic year. Students are, however, generally taking more courses, helping offset the enrollment decline. Tuition has become an increasingly volatile subject for students at UA, where rates have about doubled in the past decade. Regents last approved a tuition increase in November, for the current academic year, voting 8-2 to raise rates by $6 per credit for resident undergraduate courses and $12 per credit for resident graduate courses. That increase followed an increase in the prior academic year. President Gamble, to his credit, has made an effort to keep increases to a minimum. A UA news release in November announcing regents’ approval of the current tuition rates boasted that the university’s tuition rates were some of the lowest among public universities in the 15 Western states. But President Gamble himself appeared troubled, in that November news release, about turning to tuition as a way to deal with budget troubles. “Tuition should be the last place we go when trying to balance the budget,” he said. Nevertheless, he would go on to propose another increase, the one subsequently rejected by the regents at their meeting earlier this month. Now what? The outlook for increased federal funding seems dire. And the tuition increase has rightly been shelved. Cuts are being made on all campuses. That leaves Gov. Sean Parnell and the Legislature as the providers of a solution. The Fairbanks region, home to UAF and the headquarters of the University of Alaska system, has a particular interest in what happens next. Ensuring the university doesn’t wither through financial neglect will require a vigorous, coordinated and united effort from all of the area’s legislators, aided by strong support from the community. — Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Sept. 26

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are printed on Page A-6. Candidates include incumbents Mike Boyle and Tim Navarre, as well as Henry Knackstedt and Holly Spann. Navarre did not submit and opinion piece. Each response is printed exactly as it was received.

School Board District 7

have enjoyed being a member of the KPBSD Board of Education for the past six years. The experience has been productive and very rewarding. I am currently serving as the school board representative on the Career and Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC), the Kenai Peninsula School Activities Association (KPSAA) executive board of directors, the school board’s Legislative Affairs committee and the Charter School Oversight committee. I hope to continue my participation on these committees if I am re-elected to the school board. The reasons were varied, but the My wife Kathy and I have raised our three children, Galen, Marina and Ellen outcome was clear: no tuition increase in the 2015-16 in Kasilof and all three have attended and academic year for University of Alaska students. graduated from peninsula schools and all Perhaps the majority of regents who voted earlier this have gone on to graduate from college. month against UA President Pat Gamble’s proposed 4 Raising our kids in Kasilof and working percent increase flinched because of the public pushback with the schools they attended gave me a great appreciation for our area schools. against the raise they gave — and later rescinded — to I have been a commercial fisherman for President Gamble. over 40 years and this work has afforded We don’t know for certain, but what we do know is me the opportunity to spend winters helpA Morris Communications Corp. Newspaper

printed on Page A-5. Joe Arness is running for the District 3 seat; Penny Vadla is running for the District 4 seat, and Damon Yerly is challenging incumbent Bill Holt for the District 7 seat. Arness and Vadla did not submit opinion pieces. In Kenai, four candidates are running for two open seats. Their opinion pieces

children and their supportive parents. I am a firm believer in the benefits of outdoor education and am proud that this program ing raise my children and the chance to is an asset for our young students and our participate with their school activities. I whole community. As a member of the have been an assistant ski coach at Solschool board and the Physical Education dotna Middle, Soldotna High and Skyview Curriculum Committee I will continue High schools. I worked at Skyview High to encourage geographically specific School for five years as the Community physical education activities. We need Schools Coordinator and as the pool aide. to embrace our Alaskan climate and find My wife, Kathy, has followed her comactivities that our kids can carry with them mitment to education even farther and throughout their lives. The schools can do is now a teacher at Soldotna Montessori more to get kids outside. Charter School. I was a board member of Working on the school board requires the Tsalteshi Trails Association for twelve commitment and a willingness to look years and am currently the Tsalteshi Trails at problems with an open mind, to be Maintenance and Development Director. able to see the issues from more than one My work on the trails as well as my work perspective and be able to make decion the school board has kept me in close sions that best support the success of our contact with peninsula students and their children. I look forward to continuing families. my service with the students, families, Five years ago I helped start the teachers, administrators and support staff Tsalteshi Trails Youth Ski Program for of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School kids 6-12 years old and we have now District. successfully grown the program to 150

Bill Holt

Yerly: Tweaks will make good system better

any people have asked me why I am running for the school board. Simply because I see a system that needs some minor tweaks to make it even better, and I want to make sure those things happen. I have two sons, one in 1st grade, and one in 2nd. They will be in this system for a long time and they deserve the best experience they can get. Not just my sons, but the sons and daughters of my friends, neighbors and everyone in this community. We must take care of our children, make the most of their years spent in our schools, and do our absolute best to guarantee that when they leave us, they are fully prepared to succeed in whatever they decide to do. We need to make sure they have plenty of choices when it comes to what they will learn. We can’t rely on teaching them to pass tests, simply to get the best rating we can, and make sure they score high for college. We need to teach them real world skills that they can use, things that will better them for the long haul. Things that the ones who decide not to go to college can use to start out running and have the

Letters to the Editor Family grateful for searchers’ efforts The family of Leif Osmar would like to thank everyone involved in the search for Leif, who was lost at sea on September 9, 2014. Special thanks to the Alaska National Guard, who had 2 helicopters flying day and night; the U.S. Coast Guard, who had the Coast Guard Cutter and aircraft searching for days; Trooper Webber and the rest of the Alaska State troopers; family friends pilot Dusty Van Meter, Rob and Chris Williams; Alaska State Parks employee Jacquie Erion, and many others. Leif’s kayak, along with his beloved pet miniature beagles Haley and Ivan (found deceased) still wearing their small puppy life jackets, were recovered 2.8 miles off shore near the Sister rocks. Leif remains missing. The Osmar family

Boyle working to keep neighborhoods residential One year ago, Kenai voters overwhelmingly rejected the city’s proposed comprehensive plan that would have allowed commercial and other development in certain neighborhoods. But at the same time, voters re-elected those who came up with the plan. On October 7, we will choose two Kenai city council members. Mike Boyle will be getting my vote. He is the one candidate that opposed the comprehensive plan as written, and that spoke up to protect neighborhoods like Beaver Loop and MAPS. Kenai could have a plan that invigorates our downtown, that protects trees and buffer zones, and that gives people the right to keep their neighborhoods residential. Please think about your vision for Kenai’s future when you vote on Tuesday. Laura Sievert Kenai

some of the moneys for future needs? I would like to see the School Board more involved in the community they repbest chance at great careers. It is a parresent. I have been asked by a few people, ent’s responsibility to mold their children, if it is true that the School Board memand teach them to be better adults, but bers are not allowed to talk to the public these children spend almost half their time outside of meetings. Whether this is true in the hands of our educators and this or not doesn’t matter, the fact that such an means those people also carry some of the idea exists in the minds of the people the burden. board is elected to represent is horrible. If There are some minor changes I would elected, I hope to have a monthly meetlike to see take place over the first year if ing in one of the central communities to I am elected. First of course would be the sit down with whomever wants, and talk budget being reined in and spending cut about the issues at hand. This is the only back a little. I’m not talking about huge way to truly learn what the people think slashes to the budget, I’m talking about about the issues and discuss intelligently minor changes here and there that will add with them, a plan on how to tackle those up to a more balanced budget. We can’t issues. keep hoping for big money from the state I want to thank you for taking the time or the Borough to save us when we come to read this. I hope you will take the time up short. We have an increase in student to learn how each of us candidates stands spending this year, and how we deal with on the issues that are important to you and that will have repercussions in the future vote for the one you think represents you of our schools. Do we jump in and buy as the best. I would like nothing better than many shiny new things as possible, or do to represent you, and your children in the we try our best to stay within the numbers future of this great school system. we have previously managed and bank

Damon Yerly

long time. He is an honorable man who is activity and a good role model in our community. He will tell you where he is at on an issue but more importantly will listen to your position. He has done an ethical and good job as mayor. In contrast, his opponent Tom Bearup has a number of ethical and questionable dealings in his life. He was fired from the Housing and Urban Development over ethical issues. He stopped making payments on his HUD mortgage for 25 months even while he was making 40,000 dollars a year at HUD for part of that time. He had on his web page a request for donations from his church members to pay for his move to Alaska and gave a bank account to use for that purpose. He filed for bankruptcy while living in Arizona which he called home for most of his life. He was the executive assistant to Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio who has had a number of ethical lapses and legal difficulties. He was accused of using that position to gain personal favors according to the Phoenix New Times. The contrast is clear. Do we want a mayor with a history of ethical behavior or one that does not seem to know where the ethical line even starts? I am voting for a proven candidate in Mayor Mike Navarre. Ken Tarbox Soldotna

Applause Pregnancy Care Center appreciates help

The ABC Pregnancy Care Center (ABC PCC) donors, volunteers, board and staff are tremendously grateful to ConocoPhillips and its employees for their recent help. ConocoPhillips selected the ABC PCC for one of their 2014 United Way projects. Their timing could not have been better. The ABC PCC recently purchased and had begun the renovation of the building next to Dan’s TV in Kenai. Many volunteers from ConocoPhillips donated their skilled labor, time, expertise and upbeat and encouraging attitudes to help with the inteNavarre a proven candidate rior demolition of the front portion of the I have known Mayor Mike Navarre for a building. C

Furthermore, through the ConocoPhillips employee volunteer matching grant program ConocoPhillips is making a generous donation to the expansion project. Thanks to donors and volunteers, like ConocoPhillips, the ABC PCC has provided life-affirming pregnancy and pregnancy related services in this community for 31 years. Ultrasounds, pregnancy tests, parenting and life skill classes, and material resources are available to those in need — all at no cost to clients due to the generosity of donors, most of whom are local. ConocoPhillips and its wonderful employees embodied the United Way mission through this project – “mobilizing the caring power of communities … to advance the common good.” In essence, ConocoPhillips set a prime example of neighbors helping neighbors. Thank you! Colleen Ward Executive Director ABC Pregnancy Care Center

Many hands help with book sale The success of the recent mega book sale at the Home Gallery by the Friends of the Kenai Library was made possible with the help of the many volunteers who gave of their time and efforts. Arrangements for the sale began with moving of the books from storage to the Home Gallery in their van. Also Conley Croom of AK Trucking Services who moved six pallets of books from storage. Our thanks begin with: Randy Parrish, City of Kenai employee; Dale Cragg and Dalton Jas, employees of Home Gallery’ Phil Bryson, Bill Switzer, Sam Thibodeau, Don Oberg, Steve & Patty Tressler, Eileen Bryson, Keri Mohn, Dale & Barb Sandahl, Cliff Heus, Dennis & Carolyn Ostrander, Barb Christian, Connie Jung, Donna Steele, Lee Tanner, Margaret Simon, Katrina Nelson, Hugh Nelson, Ember Nelson, Satorene Jackson, Shirley Ferris, Marc Dragnich, Shawna Laws, Kelley Smith, Jeanne Laurie, Nora Satathite, Allison Darsey, M.J. Loveland, Mary Armstrong, Mary Estes, Vickie Johnston-Freese, Heather Floyd, Marge Wiley, Nedra Evenson, Craig Jung, Virginia Hallmark, Monti See LETTERS, page A-6

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School Board Q&A

Board of Education candidates share their views

1. If elected, what issues do you feel require the board’s ways to determine student and district progress and testing is immediate attention? just a part of the bigger picture. School climate, graduation and drop-out rates, attendance, student participation in activities, the Joe Arness: Clearly, the most immediate issues for the Board availability of a rich and diverse curriculum including music and of Education are the replacement of the Superintendent and the art, career and technical training, a supportive administration, upcoming labor negotiations. The first issue is the definition of adequate professional development for teachers and the availan important board issue in that its largest responsibility is to ability for school choice are some of the many indicators of “hire the supt.”. The second issue is pressing simply because la- progress. bor costs comprise such a large percentage of the annual budget. Getting organized and ready for those negotiations is huge. At Vadla: KPBSD is one of the prime educational leaders in the the same time, the initial steps are being taken to develop next state of Alaska. We continue to improve our schools and have inyears budget and that will also be a troubling issue over the next creased the number of five star schools in our district. Test scores few months. continue to improve, staff development and collaborative practices continue to propel our leadership capabilities, and innovaBill Holt: The School Board works very closely with the tive practices are reviewed by the school board and celebrated Superintendent and we have been very fortunate for the past throughout the school district. five years to have a good working relationship with Dr. AtThe KPBSD was and continues to be instrumental in the dewater. It is my hope that we can carefully select a new super- velopment of new teacher and principal evaluations that focus intendent who can enhance the programs already initiated, on performance and innovation. Not only are we making progbring new energy to the district and provide the trust and ress, we are also setting some of the standards. I am proud of the commitment to continue improving our schools. Improving school district; yet, I also know that this progress is an ongoing student education is always the goal of the board and we must effort that requires the participation of all the stakeholders in keep that in focus during this time of transition. I am commit- the borough. ted to helping the school board, the district leadership team and all the district stakeholders find a good replacement for Yerly: The only true way to measure the progress of our Dr. Atwater. district, is to know what percentage of our students are coming out ready to either start a career, or head to college. Not Penny Vadla: 1. Developing a sustainable budget all students want to attend college, and we need to make 2. Hiring a new superintendent sure they are represented in our schools by giving them ad3. Enhancing community involvement equate options. Too many of the current ways to measure the 4. As always, offering a variety of educational options and op- schools, are geared around testing for colleges. How well a portunities that promote student success student tests, isn’t always indicative of how well that student has learned and how well that student will do after high Damon Yerly: The major issues in front of us now, are the hir- school. ing of a new Superintendent, and the upcoming budget. Whomever is given the job of Superintendent, will help shape 3. Does the school district provide adequate options for our school district for many years to come. I hope to be elected school choice? Are there other options to be explored? so that I can have a part in hiring this person. I think Dr. Atwater has done a good job, but I hope the new hire will do even better. Arness: Our District has been a leader in the State in develMy sons have more than 10 years left in this system and whatever oping options for student learning. While I am sure that there choices are made by this person, can decide if they have good are alternatives we haven’t seen yet, I feel that we do a fairly years, or bad years. nice job of providing and delivering a measure of choice for The budget is always a big task, but this year they have parents. In a perfect world, all those options would be directly increased the amount per student, meaning that there is more available for all students…but, that’s not a realistic goal given money available overall. I don’t think this means we need to the “far-flung” nature of our geography coupled with the small spend more though. Last year we had a shortfall, luckily that number of students in many of the population areas. We are, was taken care of by local and state government, but we can’t however, committed to developing and improving those opalways count on that to happen. We need to rein in our spend- tions. ing a little and try to inflate our savings for the days when we can’t be saved. Holt: The Kenai Peninsula School District supports many options for school choice and is very receptive to other pos2. The methods by which student and district progress are sibilities. We currently have four public charter schools (Firemeasured continue to evolve. How do you measure the dis- weed Academy, Kaleidoscope, Soldotna Montessori and Aurora trict’s progress? Borealis), an alternative high school (Kenai Alternative); a performance-based school (River City Academy) and a district supArness: Measurement of progress or condition for the Dis- ported home school option (Connections). We have approved the trict is always a bit of a difficult problem. However, we now have charter for a new charter school (Greatland Adventure School) access to pretty extensive information regarding other districts and are supporting their efforts to find a facility. The University student achievement levels and we can compare our results di- of Alaska offers many dual credit courses and the “Jump Start” rectly with theirs. I find those comparisons a pretty instructive program has grown greatly over the past few years. Our Career source of information (this district does very well in those com- and Technical Education (CTE) courses and construction acadparisons). Graduation rate has become a more highlighted bit of emies have also been very successful. Several neighborhood information which can help determine the big picture of district schools are offering optional programs within the schools and achievement…again, our District has made great strides. Mostly, others are incorporating technology to create shared classrooms however, I listen to people in our community and assess whether “without walls” with other schools. We have had great success they feel their needs are being met for my interpretation of our with our school choice options and are excited to explore other Districts progress. possibilities. Holt: It is expected that the adoption of the new “Core Standards” and the new assessments partnered with these standards will show a drop in test scores. There is a predictable amount of panic relating to this and that is understandable, especially since student performance will now be a factor in teacher evaluations. However, the new assessments will be an initial baseline for measuring student growth and will hopefully create a better understanding of true student progress. I think there are many

in the state, all students must adhere to definable standards and similar assessment methods. Choice is definitely an option in the state of Alaska! Yerly: I think we need a better set of options when it comes to school choice. Both in what schools to attend and what classes to take in those schools. We did make a huge step in Soldotna by combining the two high schools, thus greatly adding to the classes available. I would like to see this charter school finally open that has been in the works for a while also. 4. What would you change about the school district’s budget or budget process? Arness: What I would really like to see in the District budget process is more involvement. That involvement could be from members of the public or organizations around the peninsula. I believe more involvement would contribute to a greater understanding on the part of the community as to how the budget is structured, how it is developed, and how it gets to be such a large amount of money. On the other hand, it would also provide board members with another “set of eyes” on the information…and potentially a source of suggestions which could reduce those expenditures. Holt: The budget process would be greatly improved with the adoption a “Forward Funding” model. As it is now the district has to provide a budget based on unknown levels of state and local funding. The timing makes it very difficult to plan ahead for the next fiscal year and issue staff contracts, purchase materials and prioritize maintenance needs. It is currently a “shot in the dark” to develop a budget based on the prior years levels, factor in inflation, changes in enrollment, new testing mandates, etc. and have it land on the same page as the final approved funding. It is not uncommon for the board and administration to develop two or more budget contingencies in the hopes that one will be “right on the money”. This process takes lots of energy that could be channeled elsewhere. I am grateful that the legislature approved an increase in the BSA (base student allocation) for FY 2015 but am disappointed that those increases along with “one time funding” are not adequate to fully fund the services KPBSD has been providing students in future years. Vadla: A focus of the KPBSD district is to develop a balanced budget and to continue our fiscally responsible practices. As we face potential upcoming fiscal gaps, we will need to continue to closely review our current and future expenditures. The KPBSD continues to pursue an open dialogue with the Community as it hosts a districtwide KPBSD budget development meeting on October 9, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. Community members can attend the meeting by attending a school site and linking into the meeting via MS Lync. For more information about school locations for this meeting, please refer to the site: http://bit.ly/ MediaPublicRelationsRelations Our goal is to maintain a sustainable, fiscally responsible budget.

Yerly: The budget needs to be smaller. Wed can’t keep buying things for the sake of spending money, and we can’t keep our spending on a schedule. Now we replace computers needed or not, on a set schedule. We are removing perfectly good computers, and buying new ones, when the old ones are working just fine. We spend a lot of money on things that are shiny and cool, when what we need to focus our spending on is our finest assets, our teachers and staff. I have never heard a student say they thrived in Vadla: Yes, KPBSD provides a diverse palette of educa- school because of that one computer that made them enjoy being tional options and opportunities for the students in borough there. schools. Students can choose to attend small k-12 schools, a selection of charter schools with varying focuses, alternative schools, local neighborhood schools with a variety of grade configurations, performance-based schools, and optional schools. Because the state is charged with overseeing Charter schools

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. . . Letters

Kenai City Council

Boyle: Strength is listening to residents

am thankful to the residents of Kenai for the opportunity to serve as a Council Member. Originally and still, the importance of individual public service is my reason for serving on the Council. I am asking to serve one more term. It has always been my intent to hear and listen to the needs and desires of the individual citizens and respond in the best interest of the City. I feel that this is my strength as a member of the Council. In 2009 and 2011

on the issues and be a voice even if not the popular one. At the request of residents, I I voted in the minority against have introduced legislation over a rezone of the Spur Highway the years. After seven years corridor (4-3 vote) and the and three attempts, residents Comprehensive Plan (6-1 vote). finally have free launch access Both of these Council actions at the city dock outside of the were overturned by the citizens dipnet season. This came about in referendums Proposition A by persistence and a willingand Proposition 1. My votes were ness to find solutions to legal based on public testimony and and other types of issues. While the comments made by citizens it is still not permissible by throughout the process. My votes code, to raise chickens for egg also show that I will take a stand production in the backyards

Mike Boyle

of Kenai, this legislation was brought forth by me after many discussions with residents that wished to be able to do so. As a member of your City Council, I will listen and react to your questions and comments. My answers to the Q&A will give more insight to my views on current issues of the City. I thank you for your support and ask you for your vote once again. It has been a pleasure to serve as your Council Member.

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Roderick, Nancy Egbert, Kathy East, Sherry Lewis. Tables provided by Tim Navarre & Pat Malone of Eagles Aerie #3525; Conoco Phillips, Contact Peter Micciche; Terri Tidwell, Kenai United Methodist Church; Bobby Clucas, Kenai Central High School; Kenai Community Library and Dale and Barb Sandahl. A Special Thanks to Lee and Dee Cassell and staff at Home Gallery for their generosity in allowing us the use of their facilities for the sale and storage of the remaining books and supplies. Our sincerest thanks to all for a job well done. Kathy Heus Jean Taylor Co-Chairmen

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Knackstedt: Put city advisory panels to use

he city council needs to utilize to their fullest extent the men and woman who volunteer for the City of Kenai commissions and committees. Decisions are being made by council without benefit of the commissions that have the first hand knowledge of the subject. I believe working directly with the commissions will provide the best solutions to many of the city issues. As city councilman I would work with commissions, and also with city administration, to

struction, and renovation. With the expected renewed interest in Old-Town, a city center-like provide the most considered area could be created which and complete legislation before would be an attraction for presenting it to council. residents and tourists. It is my intent to work I am very excited about the through the City Manager’s of- prospects of oil and gas develfice to see the Kenai bluff ero- opment, and the potential for sion project completed. With a natural gas pipeline virtually the bluff stabilized, properties in our back yard. The City will such as Millennium Square benefit greatly from the opportuand many smaller lots within nity available to us. We can and and adjacent to the Historical should encourage responsible oil District would become desirand gas industry support busiable for development, reconnesses in appropriate locations.

Henry Knackstedt

Our city is in need of a community biking/walkability plan to map existing and proposed routes between city parks and other destinations, such as local businesses, points of interest, and the beach. The plan could showcase city assets, and identify needed walks or paths between destinations. With a plan like this in place, grants can be secured to pay for new trails and walkways. This is a long range vision of mine for our city. I would very much appreciate your vote on October 7th.

Spann: Get younger generation involved

ne of the reasons, I have decided to step up and run for City Council, is to raise awareness for the younger generation to get out there and vote. Young people need to vote, we can not afford for them not too! There are many issues that affects everyday, like public education, college funding, jobs, housing, and public assistance. Our future rests in the next generation. The change starts locally. Every vote counts. It’s important for young eligible voters know what’s going on around them in their community. They should learn about arising issues, learn about and choose their choice of leaders, to help change and make a difference by their “one” vote. No one should decide their future, but them. Alaska’s young voters ages 18-29, voted half as much, compared to their fellow older voters did, according to a poll

more like-voters there are, the louder that voice grows. Thankfully, our generation, taken in the year 2012. Political is raised on technology and interests among young people have the opportunity too use it are decreasing every year. for their benefit. Social media, The only way democracy internet, smart phones, along works is if citizens, young and with public media are great old, are active participants. tools to spread the word, to get A government by the people, informed about what is hapfor the people just can’t work pening around them. without the people. This is a Should politics become an simple fact. increased part of the education Growing up in my teens, we system in high-school? would touch lightly on politics So what’s stopping us to in school, and as it was talked vote? about outside of school, I was Some feel that voting told that there was no point doesn’t affect them. We need in voting, because my vote to get more informed, more doesn’t matter. That is what I educated, get more involved, came to believe, and unfortuand speak up. nately it wasn’t until my latter Sometimes life gets too years, that I learned, is that busy, or maybe it’s not a priorEVERY vote counts! ity on our list, or sometimes Educating ourselves about the issues locally, and nationally, when we vote, we have the opportunity to combine our votes with other voters who share the same views and ideas, becomes a voice and the

Holly Spann

it’s just more of an inconvenience, than anything else. Would more people vote, if they used a mail in ballot? What if there was an opportunity to vote using a web-based app for an absentee ballot? Well, you’re in luck. There is one, that is available, and is continually being worked on. Created by an Alaskan college student. The app: http:// vote-ak.us/ Takes your voter information and inputs it into a ballot request form. It’s pretty convenient. So what can each of us do? You would be surprised, by what one vote can do if you’re willing to get involved. One person, each and every one of us, can make all the difference by being in the right place at the right time and saying the right thing.

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Nation & World Around the World California bans single-use plastic bags at grocery, convenience stores SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores, driven to action by pollution in streets and waterways. A national coalition of plastic bag manufacturers immediately said it would seek a voter referendum to repeal the law, which is scheduled to take effect in July 2015. Under SB270, plastic bags will be phased out of checkout counters at large grocery stores and supermarkets such as Wal-Mart and Target starting next summer, and convenience stores and pharmacies in 2016. The law does not apply to bags used for fruits, vegetables or meats, or to shopping bags used at other retailers. It allows grocers to charge a fee of at least 10 cents for using paper bags. State Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles, credits the momentum for statewide legislation to the more than 100 cities and counties, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, that already have such bans. The law marks a major milestone for environmental activists who have successfully pushed plastic bag bans in cities across the U.S., including Chicago, Austin and Seattle. Hawaii is also on track to have a de-facto statewide ban, with all counties approving prohibitions.

Body of real estate agent found; suspect pleads not guilty to murder, other charges

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A parolee accused of abducting and killing a top-selling Arkansas real estate agent had contacted her to set up an appointment to view a vacant house, authorities said Tuesday, hours after discovering the woman’s body in a shallow grave at a concrete company. Police found Beverly Carter’s body early Tuesday, five days after she went to show the house in a rural area near Little Rock and never returned. Authorities arrested Arron Michael Lewis, 33, on Monday on suspicion of kidnapping, and preliminary charges of capital murder and robbery were added after Carter’s body was found buried at a business where Lewis previously worked. Lewis, who was on parole for theft convictions, pleaded not guilty to the preliminary charges and remained in the Pulaski County jail Tuesday without bond. It wasn’t immediately clear whether he had an attorney, though Lewis told reporters Tuesday while he was being taken to be questioned by authorities that he did not kill Carter. When asked why Carter was targeted, Lewis responded: “Because she was just a woman that worked alone — a rich broker.” Pulaski County Sheriff’s Capt. Simon Haynes wouldn’t say how the 49-year-old Carter was killed or why, but described her as “a target of opportunity” for Lewis. He said Lewis scheduled the appointment to see the home in Scott, about 15 miles east of Little Rock, but wouldn’t say how Lewis learned that Carter was a real estate agent.

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Ebola case diagnosed in US DALLAS (AP) — A patient being treated at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the United States, federal health officials announced Tuesday. Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital say the unidentified patient is being kept in isolation and that the hospital is following Centers for Disease Control recommendations to keep doctors, staff and patients safe. The hospital had announced a day earlier that the patient’s symptoms and recent travel indicated a case of Ebola, the virus that has killed more than 3,000 people across West Africa and infected a handful of Americans who have traveled to that region. The CDC initially embargoed the announcement of the diagnosis until 4:30 p.m. CDT, but then lifted the embargo after several news organizations broke that restriction. The CDC has said 12 other people in the U.S. have been tested for Ebola since July 27. Those tests came back negative. Four American aid workers who have become infected while volunteering in West Africa have been treated in special isolation facilities in hospitals in Atlanta and Nebraska, and a U.S. doctor exposed to the virus in Sierra Leone is under observation in a similar facility at the National Institutes of Health.

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A police car drives past the entrance to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Tuesday. A patient in the hospital is showing signs of the Ebola virus and is being kept in strict isolation with test results pending, hospital officials said Monday.

The U.S. has only four such isolation units but the CDC has insisted that any hospital can safely care for someone with Ebola. According to the CDC, Ebola symptoms can include fever, muscle pain, vomiting and bleeding, and can appear as long as 21 days after exposure to the virus. Jason McDonald, spokesman for the CDC, said health officials use two primary guide-

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lines when deciding whether to test a person for the virus. “The first and foremost determinant is have they traveled to the region (of West Africa),” he said. The second is whether there’s been proximity to family, friends or others who’ve been exposed, he said. U.S. health officials have been preparing since summer in case an individual traveler arrived here unknowingly in-

fected, telling hospitals what infection-control steps to take to prevent the virus from spreading in health facilities. People boarding planes in the outbreak zone are checked for fever, but symptoms can begin up to 21 days after exposure. Ebola isn’t contagious until symptoms begin, and it takes close contact with bodily fluids to spread.

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Afghan pact signed amid questions on Iraq pullout By JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON — After lengthy delays, U.S. and Afghan officials signed a security pact Tuesday to keep American troops in Afghanistan beyond year’s end, aiming to prevent the country from descending into the kind of chaos that has plagued Iraq following the Pentagon’s withdrawal. President Barack Obama has pressed hard for the agreement, but his comments about the situations in the two countries have brought criticism from some quarters. While he has touted the Afghan accord as crucial to protecting progress in the fight against al-Qaida, he’s also insisted that had he reached a similar pact with Iraq, it would have done little to stop the rise of the Islamic State militants now wreaking havoc there and in neighboring Syria. “The only difference would be we’d have a bunch of troops on the ground that would be vulnerable,” Obama said in August, shortly after authorizing

airstrikes in Iraq. “And however many troops we had, we would have to now be reinforcing, I’d have to be protecting them, and we’d have a much bigger job.” The president and his advisers have repeatedly said they were left with no choice but to withdraw from Iraq. Under an agreement signed by former President George W. Bush, U.S. troops had to leave by the end of 2011 unless an extension was signed. Negotiations over the terms of a new deal collapsed when it became clear that Iraq’s parliament would not give American forces immunity from prosecution, as is typical of such agreements. Obama administration officials also rejected former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki’s offer to sign an executive order granting Americans immunity. But White House critics, as well as some former administration officials, have suggested that Obama put his desire to end the Iraq war ahead of concerns about the security vacuum the U.S. might leave behind. The

‘What good really is a (bilateral security agreement) that has an endpoint? It’s almost pointless.’ — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. president has repeatedly heralded the withdrawal of American forces as the fulfillment of his campaign pledge to bring the unpopular war to a close. Vali Nasr, who served as a State Department adviser during Obama’s first term, said, “The administration’s leaning was to say we’re going to leave, we really want to find all of the reason why we’re able to leave Iraq.” What’s happened to Iraq since then, he said, appears to have affected the way the administration views the necessity of staying in Afghanistan. “There’s some motivation to avoid Afghanistan turning into a crisis of ISIS magnitude,” said Nasr, who is now dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He referred to the Islamic

State group by one of its many names. Even before the rise of the Islamic State group, the White House showed enormous flexibility in trying to get the Afghan deal done. U.S. officials first warned their Afghan counterparts that if the security accord was not signed by the end of 2013, the Pentagon would have to start planning for a full withdrawal. But when the year ended, the White House moved back the deadline, saying Afghan President Hamid Karzai needed to sign off within weeks. Karzai surprised U.S. officials by ultimately saying he would not sign the accord and would instead leave that task for his successor. But the results of the race to replace Karzai took

months resolve, finally coming to a conclusion Monday with the swearing in of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as Afghanistan’s second elected president. Ahmadzai signed the security agreement Tuesday, nearly one year after the White House’s initial deadline. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, cast the agreement as a key step in completing the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. “This is what should have happened in Iraq, and it’s essential that the Obama administration does not repeat the same mistakes that it made there,” he said. The agreement provides a legal framework for the United States to keep about 9,800 troops in Afghanistan to train, advise and assist that country’s national security forces after the current international combat mission ends Dec. 31. Obama announced earlier this year that he would cut the number of troops in half by the end of 2015 and leave only about 1,000 in a security office after the end of 2016, as his presi-

dency comes to a close. The Afghan government also is expected to sign an agreement this week with NATO that would outline the parameters for 4,000 to 5,000 additional international troops — mostly from Britain, Germany, Italy and Turkey — to stay in Afghanistan in noncombat roles after the end of this year. U.S. military officials say al-Qaida is in “survival mode” in Afghanistan after 13 years of war, but that if all international forces left, the terrorist network would see it as a victory, regroup and again use the region to plan and conduct operations against the West. Some White House critics have questioned whether Obama’s decision to publicly choreograph plans to withdraw troops in 2016 allows al-Qaida to simply wait the U.S. out. “What good really is a (bilateral security agreement) that has an endpoint?” Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said in an interview. “It’s almost pointless.”

No images of Hong Kong protests in China’s state-controlled media By DIDI TANG Associated Press

BEIJING — China’s government has cut off news about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests to the rest of the country, a clampdown so thorough that no image of the rallies has appeared in state-controlled media, and at least one man has been detained for reposting accounts of the events. By contrast, media in semiautonomous Hong Kong have been broadcasting nonstop about the crowds, showing unarmed students fending off tear gas and pepper spray with umbrellas as they call for more representative democracy in the former British colony. The contrast highlights the differences in the “one country, two systems” arrangement that China’s Communist Party agreed to when it negotiated the

1997 return of Hong Kong. It also reflects Beijing’s extreme sensitivity about any possible sparks of pro-democracy protest spreading to the mainland. “The authorities see this as a matter of life and death,” said Shanghai-based columnist and independent analyst Zhao Chu. “They don’t see it as a local affair but a fuse that can take down their world.” In Hong Kong, broadcasters NOW and Cable TV have carried wall-to-wall coverage of the unfolding events, including student leaders storming government headquarters Friday and the running clashes with police over the weekend. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper, the popular Apple Daily, has run its own live Internet feed that features aerial images of the crowds captured by a drone. Beijing clearly has not been

pleased with the unfettered coverage and has appeared to lump the Hong Kong media outlets in with foreign ones. “Several Western media are making a big fuss, and some even have done live casts,” said an editorial on the party-run news site of the People’s Daily. While Hong Kong enjoys civil liberties unheard of on the mainland under the “one country, two systems” arrangement, the situation is vastly different in Beijing’s official media, through which the authorities can largely control the narrative on any outbreaks of unrest in the mainland. The coverage of the Hong Kong protests has been confined in mainland China to TV anchors reading brief statements with no video and text reports with no photos. The reports have mostly mentioned illegal gatherings in Hong Kong

and the efforts of authorities to disperse them. The Hong Kong-based China Media Project counted only nine articles in Chinese newspapers Tuesday about the protests, six of them stemming from a news release by the official Xinhua News Agency saying the protests had hurt Hong Kong’s economy and misquoting a high-profile university administrator as saying students should disperse. The other three pieces appeared in the nationalistic newspaper Global Times, which called the gatherings illegal, disruptive of social order and harmful to the economy. Censorship of microblogs — including phrases such as “tear gas” — has kept online discus-

sion muted. The image-sharing Instagram service was shut down in China over the weekend. “The clampdown has been most thorough, covering all media — traditional or new, central or local, governmental or market-oriented,” Zhao said. Some images from Hong Kong’s streets have seeped into the mainland via cellphone messaging services. Many users have converted words into images to avoid having searchable text that can be easily caught by censors. Still, users are complaining of posts being deleted, including in private chats with friends. Activist Wang Long in the southern city of Shenzhen, who reposted news about the protests on the instant messaging

service WeChat, was detained Monday by police on suspicion of causing trouble, his lawyer friend Fan Biaowen said. The controls have been largely effective. “The majority of the Chinese public does not know what’s going on in Hong Kong. Only a handful know,” said Beijingbased journalism professor Zhan Jiang. While Hong Kong is outside China’s “Great Fire Wall” that blocks mainland access to many foreign Internet news and social sites, authorities could conceivably shut down the Internet there — as they have done in the country’s restive ethnic regions — because of their control of telecommunications companies.

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Kurds claim advances in Iraq as Britain joins fray By VIVIAN SALAMA, and RYAN LUCAS Associated Press

SALHIYAH, Iraq — Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq captured a border crossing with Syria on Tuesday, expelling Islamic State militants in heavy fighting that ground down to vicious house-to-house combat and close quarters sniping. In neighboring Syria, Kurdish militiamen were on the defensive as the extremists pressed ahead with a relentless assault on a town near the Turkish border. The attack on Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, has driven more than 160,000 people across the frontier in the past few days.

Iraqi Kurdish fighters, known as peshmerga, were doing the bulk of the fighting on the ground as a U.S.-led coalition carried out an aerial assault against the Islamic State group in both Iraq and Syria. Britain joined the air campaign Tuesday, carrying out its first strikes against the extremists in Iraq — though it does not plan to expand into Syria. The goal of the campaign is to push back the militant group that has declared a self-styled caliphate, or Islamic state, ruled by its brutal interpretation of Islam in territory it has seized across much of Iraq and Syria. On Tuesday, Kurdish fighters in Iraq said they saw some of the heaviest fighting yet. Peshmerga

spokesman Halgurd Hekmat told The Associated Press the Kurds seized the border crossing of Rabia, which the extremists captured in their blitz across Iraq over the summer. Rami Abdurrahman, the director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, also said the Kurds had retaken the border post. He said Syrian Kurdish militiamen, who control the Syrian side of the frontier, had helped in the fight. Kurds wounded in the fighting were brought to a makeshift clinic in the town of Salhiyah, where dusty and exhausted, they described savage battles, with militants sniping at them from inside homes and from the windows of a hospital in Rabia.

EU says Apple gets illegal tax benefits in Ireland By JUERGEN BAETZ Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Apple risks having to repay Ireland tax rebates worth billions of dollars after the European Union’s competition watchdog said Tuesday the company appears to be benefiting from illegal tax deals there. In a preliminary report into the company’s overseas tax practices, the 28-nation bloc’s executive Commission said the low tax treatment Ireland is granting Apple counts as state aid and could be illegal under EU law. If the finding is confirmed, Apple Inc. could face a huge repayment bill because it funnels the bulk of its international sales through subsidiaries in Ireland. To keep market competition fair, the EU forbids governments from helping individual companies. The EU first announced the tax probe in June, also targeting coffee chain Starbucks and others as part of a crackdown on multinationals exploiting tax loopholes. The EU Commission is now requesting further documents from Ireland before making a legally binding decision on whether the rebate granted to Apple is illegal and must be recouped, wholly or partially. The EU probe focuses on exaggerated transfer pricing, where one part of a company charges another part an inflated price for goods or services to shift profits to low-tax locations. If Apple had to repay some taxes, the money C

would come as a windfall to Irish state coffers. However, fearful of losing its reputation as a business-friendly country with low corporate taxes, the Irish government is adamant that no EU rules have been breached. The Commission said the tax deals Ireland struck with Apple in 1991 and in 2007 show “several inconsistencies” and may not comply with international taxation standards. The Brussels-based executive body also was critical of the fact that Apple’s applicable tax rate appears to have been the result of “a negotiation rather than a pricing methodology” which a “prudent, independent” tax authority should not have accepted. The Commission added documents provided by Irish authorities, including minutes of meetings with Apple’s tax advisers, fail to provide a consistent explanation for the agreed tax rates. It did not publish an estimate for Apple’s effective tax rate in Ireland. Apple maintains it has not received a favorable treatment in Ireland. “We’re subject to the same tax laws as the countless other companies who do business in Ireland,” the company said in an emailed statement. “Apple has received no selective treatment from Irish officials over the years.” The company added that its tax payments to Ireland increased tenfold since it launched its first iPhone in 2007. In the statement, Apple also said that on a global level, “comprehensive corporate tax reform is badly needed.”

“They’re such good fighters,” said one soldier, resting outside the clinic on a rock surrounded by blood-soaked bandages. He refused to be identified because he was not a senior officer. “They’re fighting with weapons the Iraqi military abandoned — so, American weapons really.” Fighters at the clinic described how the peshmerga first took the town of Mahmoudiya near the Syrian border on Monday, then moved down the highway to assault Rabia. The two sides had intense clashes overnight, with Islamic State group snipers shooting from inside houses and setting off roadside bombs. Peshmerga fighters advanced on a five-story hospital in the city, only to be ambushed by some two dozen militants inside, the fighters said. Hekmat said the Kurdish fighters intended to push further south toward the town of Sinjar, which the extremists took last month, prompting the flight of members of the small Yazidi religious sect. In Britain’s first airstrikes of the campaign, two Tornado jets hit a heavy weapons post and an armored vehicle being used by the militants to attack Kurdish forces in northwest Iraq, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said in London. In Washington, Pentagon spokesman Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said the U.S. and its coalition partners conducted 20 strikes in Iraq and Syria against fixed and mobile targets. So far, about 306 air attacks have been conducted — more than 230 in Iraq and the rest in Syria, he said.

‘No one should be lulled into a false sense of security by accurate airstrikes. We will not, we cannot bomb them into obscurity.’ — Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, Pentagon spokesman He said the strikes were having an effect because the extremists have changed their tactics — blending in more with the local population, dispersing and refraining from communicating as openly as they once did. But, he said, that “doesn’t mean they aren’t still trying, and in some cases succeeding, at taking and holding ground.” “No one should be lulled into a false sense of security by accurate airstrikes,” he said. “We will not, we cannot bomb them into obscurity.” In northern Syria, Islamic State group fighters have pushed ahead with an assault for days trying to take the beleaguered Kurdish town of Kobani near the Syrian-Turkish border — despite U.S. airstrikes on their positions. The fighting has created one of the single largest exoduses in Syria’s civil war, now in its fourth year: More than 160,000 people have fled into Turkey over the past few days, the U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said. “Their fear is so great that many people crossed heavily mined fields to seek refuge,” she told the U.N. Security Council.

Kurds and militants battled Tuesday on Kobani’s eastern edge, said Ahmad Sheikho, an activist operating along the Syria-Turkey border. He said that members of the Syrian Kurdish militia, known as the YPG, destroyed two tanks belonging to the Islamic State group. Militants have been hitting the town with mortars and artillery shells. A day earlier, fighting around Kobani killed 57 fighters, both Kurds and militants, the Observatory said. The situation in Kobani is “very difficult,” said Nawaf Khalil, a spokesman for Syria’s leading Kurdish Democratic Union Party. Just outside Kobani, Islamic State militants captured the deserted Kurdish village of Siftek on Tuesday and appeared to be using it as a headquarters from which to launch attacks on Kobani itself. The fighting could be seen from a hilltop on the Turkish side of the border, in the Karacabey area, where spectators — mostly Turkish Kurds — watched the fighting, peering through binoculars and cheering on their Syrian Kurdish brethren.

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Hoke facing criticism for dazed quarterback NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan announced changes to its injury protocol Tuesday, admitting it made a mistake in handling quarterback Shane Morris following a suspected concussion because of a “serious lack of communication” and “confusion” among the coaching staff. Athletic director Dave Brandon said Michigan plans to have a medical professional in the press box or video booth at future football games after what happened over the weekend. Coach Brady Hoke has been criticized for not immediately sitting Morris for the rest of the game after the sophomore took a hard hit in the fourth quarter against Minnesota on Saturday. Hoke said Monday he didn’t

see the hit on Morris, and that all he knew at the time was that his quarterback was dealing with an ankle issue. About 12 hours later, Brandon released a statement saying Morris had eventually been diagnosed with a probable concussion. “In my judgment, there was a serious lack of communication that led to confusion on the sideline. Unfortunately, this confusion created a circumstance that was not in the best interest of one of our student-athletes,” Brandon said. “I sincerely apologize for the mistakes that were made.” University President Mark S. Schlissel apologized to Morris, his family and teammates. As the leader of our university community, I want to express my extreme disappointment in the events surrounding the handling of an on-field injury to one of our football players,”

Schlissel said. He said he has asked the athletics department to give him and the Board of Regents “a thorough review of our in-game player safety procedures, particularly those involving head injuries.” “Despite having one of the finest levels of team medical expertise in the country, our system failed on Saturday. We did not get this right,” he said. Brandon outlined two changes Michigan will make immediately. “We will have an athletic medicine professional in the press box or video booth to ensure that someone will have a bird’s eye view of the on-field action, have television replay available and have the ability to communicate with medical personnel on the sidelines,” Brandon said. “We are also examining how to reinforce our sideline communication processes and how decisions will be made in order to make sure that

information regarding student-athlete availability to participate is communicated effectively amongst the medical team and to our coaches.” Morris took a crunching hit from Minnesota’s Theiren Cockran and briefly looked as if he was having trouble standing, but he remained in for the next play and threw an incompletion before coming out of the game. Devin Gardner replaced Morris, but later on that drive, Gardner’s helmet came off at the end of a play. While Gardner sat out for a play, as required, Morris went back in and handed the ball off to a running back. Asked Monday if Morris had been diagnosed with a concussion, Hoke said: “Everything that I know of, no.” Hoke said Morris would have practiced Sunday night if not for a high ankle sprain. In his statement, Brandon said:

“As of Sunday, Shane was diagnosed with a probable, mild concussion, and a high ankle sprain. That probable concussion diagnosis was not at all clear on the field on Saturday or in the examination that was conducted postgame. Unfortunately, there was inadequate communication between our physicians and medical staff, and Coach Hoke was not provided the updated diagnosis before making a public statement on Monday.” Brandon said Morris had been treated for a sprained ankle earlier in the game, and medical staff on the sideline believed that was why he stumbled while trying to walk around after being hit by Cockran. “The team neurologist, watching from further down the field, also did not see the hit. However, the neuroloSee HOKE, page A-11

Stars, Bulldogs notch victories Staff report Peninsula Clarion

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Kansas City Royals’ Norichika Aoki, center, facing camera, celebrates after with teammates after the Royals’ 9-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics in 12 innings in the AL wild-card playoff baseball game Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo.

Royals edge A’s in 12 innings Kansas City makes the most of 1st playoff game since 1985 DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Back in the playoffs after 29 years, the Kansas City Royals ran wild and outlasted Oakland in a thrilling opener to baseball’s postseason. Salvador Perez singled home the winning run with two outs in the 12th inning, capping two late comebacks that gave Kansas City a 9-8 victory Tuesday night in the AL wild-card game. Quite a start to October baseball — even if this one appeared to be over with plenty of time to spare in September. “This will go down as the craziest game I’ve ever

played,” said Eric Hosmer, who sparked the final rally with a one-out triple. “This team showed a lot of character. No one believed in us before the game. No one believed in us before the season.” After falling behind by four runs, the Royals raced back with speed on the bases. They finished with seven steals to tie a postseason record previously shared by the 1907 Chicago Cubs and 1975 Cincinnati Reds, according to STATS. The biggest one came in the 12th. Hosmer scored the tying run on a high chopper to third by rookie Christian Colon, who reached safely on the in-

Phelps arrested JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Olympic champion Michael Phelps apologized Tuesday for his latest brush with the law, saying he was “deeply sorry to everyone I have let down” with an arrest for DUI. Police charged the 18-time gold medalist after officers said he was speeding and failed field sobriety tests when pulled over in his native Baltimore early Tuesday. This is the second time Phelps has been arrested on drunken-driving charges, the first coming in 2004 after he competed at the Athens Olympics. He also was photographed using a marijuana pipe after the 2008 Beijing Games, which resulted in a three-month suspension from USA Swimming. The 29-year-old Phelps was charged with driving under the influence, excessive speed

and crossing double lane lines in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on Interstate 95 in his native Baltimore, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. “I understand the severity of my actions and take full responsibility,” Phelps said in a statement. “I know these words may not mean much right now but I am deeply sorry to everyone I have let down.” He is the winningest athlete in Olympic history, with twice as many gold medals as anyone else, and has 22 medals overall. After the London Olympics two years ago, Phelps followed through on his long-stated plan to retire. But he returned to competition in April, signed a long-term sponsorship deal with a new swimsuit company, and has set his sights on competing at the 2016 Rio Games, which would be his fifth Olympics.

field single and then stole second with two outs. Perez, who was 0 for 5 after squandering two late chances to drive in key runs, reached out and pulled a one-hopper past diving third baseman Josh Donaldson. Colon scored easily, and the Royals rushed out of the dugout for a mad celebration. Sitting upstairs in a suite, Royals Hall of Famer George Brett put his hands on his head in near disbelief at the frenzied scene that was unfolding below. “We wanted to use our legs,” Hosmer said. “We’re an athletic team, and we stuck to that.” The A’s raced out to a 7-3

lead by the sixth inning, but the Royals countered with three runs in the eighth. Nori Aoki’s sacrifice fly off Sean Doolittle in the ninth forced extra innings. The teams kept trading blows over the next couple innings, as midnight came and went on the East Coast and the tension continued to build. Brandon Finnegan finally cracked after tossing two scoreless innings, but the Royals were there to pick up their pitching one last time. Eric Hosmer hit a rocket to the wall in left field off Dan Otero for a leadoff triple in the 12th, and Colon hit an infield chopper that he beat See WILD, page A-11

Soldotna volleyball grabbed a road win against Homer Tuesday night with a 3-1 nonconference victory. The Stars took hold early, winning with game scores of 25-21, 25-17, 23-25 and 25-16, moving the Stars season record to 5-1 overall. “It was a good win, especially after all the homecoming activities,” said SoHi coach Sheila Kupferschmid. “We weren’t as smooth tonight, and Homer played very good defense, but I’m happy we won it in four.” Hayley Ramsell led the attack with 13 kills, six service points and five blocks. Teammates Makenna Rosin had eight kills and four blocks, Lindsey Wong notched five service points, Skylar Shaw had five kills and five service points, Hayley Miller had five kills and five service points, and Bailey Rosin had one kill. Alex Ashe took hold defensively with 31 digs, along with three service points, while Shaw had 14 digs Jane Rohr led the Mariners with five kills, three service aces and 16 digs, while teammate Maggie LaRue notched 30 digs. Larsen Fellows recorded 17 digs and four kills, McKi Needham had 17 digs, Malina Fellows had five service aces, Izabelle Hagge had six digs, and Maryhana Bowe tallied three aces and two kills. Soldotna travels to Kodiak for a pair of Northern Lights Conference matches Friday and Saturday. Homer takes on Cordova at home Friday night and Saturday. Nikiski 3, Seward 0 The Bulldogs also found success on the road Tuesday night, sweeping the Seahawks in Seward with game scores of 26-24, 25-19 and 25-14. Nikiski also swept the sea-

son against Seward, after beating their Southcentral Conference rivals earlier in the year. The Bulldogs improved to 5-2 in conference play. Nikiski coach Stacey Segura said she was happy to see her team sweep all three matches, a first for the Bulldogs in 2014. “It was our goal tonight to come to Seward and send a message,” Segura said. Segura added that the defensive play of senior libero Laura Hufford and junior Zykiah Cooney was “phenomenal”. Hufford notched 43 digs (with only eight errors), and Cooney had six digs. Senior setter Rachel Thompson led the offense with 16 assists, 12 digs, seven kills and seven serving aces, and Brittany Perry added eight kills. Seward held match point in the first set at 24-18, but Nikiski rallied back with eight straight points to take the win and preserved the shutout. “I was telling the girls to get this game over so we could start over in the next set,” Segura said. “But they pulled through, it was one point after the other, and it was all defense.” Seward coach Jamie Frederickson said she could see it in her player’s eyes that once Nikiski began clawing back, they tensed up. “I’ve known them long enough now, and they started doubting that,” Frederickson said. “As soon as they made a mistake, they kind of lost it, and they couldn’t recover.” Seward was led by senior middle hitter Misha JohnsonGray, who had 13 hits, two aces and one kill, along with five blocks. Senior Maria Jackson had 15 hits and three kills, and senior Cary Anderson added six service points. Nikiski will be taking a much longer road trip this weekend, playing games in Bethel on Friday night and Saturday. Seward travels to Kenai Central Friday night.

Scoreboard baseball MLB Postseason WILD CARD Tuesday, Sept. 30: Kansas City 9, Oakland 8, 12 innings, Kansas City advances Wednesday, Oct. 1: San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-10) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 13-7), 4:07 p.m. (ESPN) DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5) All AL games televised by TBS American League Baltimore vs. Detroit Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit (Scherzer 18-5) at Baltimore (Tillman 136), 1:37 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3: Detroit (Verlander 15-12) at Baltimore, 8:07 or 11:07 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5: Baltimore at Detroit (Price 15-12), 11:45 a.m. Los Angeles vs. Kansas City Thursday, Oct. 2: Kansas City (TBA) at Los Angeles (Weaver 18-9), 5:07 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3: Kansas City at Los Angeles, 5:37 or 6:07 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5: Los Angeles at Kansas City, 3:37 p.m. National League Washington vs. San FranciscoPittsburgh winner Friday, Oct. 3: San FranciscoPittsburgh winner at Washington (FS1), 8:07 or 11:07 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4: San FranciscoPittsburgh winner at Washington

(FS1), 1:37 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6: Washington at San Francisco-Pittsburgh winner (FS1 or MLBN), TBD Los Angeles vs. St. Louis Friday, Oct. 3: St. Louis (Wainwright 20-9) at Los Angeles (Kershaw 21-3) (FS1), 2:37 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4: St. Louis at Los Angeles (MLBN), 5:37 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6: Los Angeles at St. Louis (FS1 or MLBN), TBD All Times EDT

Tuesday

Royals 9, Athletics 8 Oak. 200 005 0 00 0 01—8 13 0 K.C. 102 000 031 0 02—9 15 0 (12 innings) Lester, Gregerson (8), Doolittle (9), Otero (11), Abad (12), Hammel (12) and G.Soto, De.Norris; Shields, Ventura (6), K.Herrera (6), W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9), Finnegan (10), Frasor (12) and S.Perez. WСFrasor 1-0. LСOtero 0-1. HRs—Oakland, Moss 2 (2).

Transactions BASEBALL American League TEXAS RANGERS С Signed a two-year player development agreement with High Desert (Cal) through the 2016 season. National League ATLANTA BRAVES С Announced the resignation of hitting coach

Greg Walker. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS С Released LB Victor Butler. ATLANTA FALCONS С Placed C Joe Hawley and OT Lamar Holmes on the injured reserve list. Placed S William Moore on the on the injured reserve/return list. Signed S Sean Baker, OT Cameron Bradfield and G Harland Gunn. Signed S Kimario McFadden and G Adam Replogle to the practice squad. BUFFALO BILLS С Signed TE Jamie Childers to the practice squad. Released TE D.J. Tialavea from the practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS С Signed WR Chris Williams from the practice squad. Waived WR Rashad Ross. CLEVELAND BROWNS С Signed LS Charley Hughlett to the practice squad. Placed DL Calvin Barnett on the practice squad/injured list. DALLAS COWBOYS С Released G Ronald Patrick from the practice squad. Signed G Rishaw Johnson to the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS С Signed CB Jalil Brown. Signed WR Chandler Jones and LB Rob Ruggiero to the practice squad. Signed LB Robert Mathis to a one-year contract extension through the 2016 season. MIAMI DOLPHINS С Signed RB LaMichael James to the practice

squad. NEW YORK JETS С Re-signed FB John Conner. Placed FB Tommy Bohanon on the injured reserve list. OAKLAND RAIDERS С Promoted offensive line coach Tony Sparano to interim coach. WASHINGTON REDSKINS С Signed LB Gabe Miller and NT Robert Thomas to the practice squad. Released DL Hebron Fangupo from the practice squad. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS С Signed DE Bo Adebayo. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS С Signed WRs Rashad Lawrence and Justin Wilson to the practice roster. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL С Announced the Board of Governors today unanimously approved the purchase of a minority stake in the New York Islanders by Scott Malkin and Jonathan Ledecky. The purchase remains subject to completion of documentation and further League review before the transaction can be closed. BUFFALO SABRES С Assigned F Matt Ellis, D Drew Bagnall, F Joel Armia, F Tim Schaller, D Nick Petrecki, G Nathan Lieuwen and G Andrey Makarov to Rochester (AHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS С Assigned Fs Cody Bass and Pierre-Cedric Labrie to Rockford

(AHL). DALLAS STARS С Assigned C Justin Dowling, C Radek Faksa, D Julius Honka, D John Klingberg, LW Curtis McKenzie and RW Brendan Ranford to Texas (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS С Assigned G Dan Ellis to San Antonio (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS С Signed F Taylor Beck to a oneyear contract. NEW JERSEY DEVILS С Released F Ruslan Fedotenko and D Tomas Kaberle. OLYMPIC SPORTS USA LUGE С Named Lubomir Mick assistant coach and Keith Younger team manager. COLLEGE BARUCH С Named Michael Kotrozos women’s assistant basketball coach. CHATTANOOGA С Promoted Brooks Savage to men’s assistant basketball coach and Alex Wharton to director of men’s basketball operations. CINCINNATI С Fired Antrione Archerm, football director of player welfare and development, after being arrested on a misdemeanor sexual abuse charge in northern Kentucky. MISSISSIPPI С Announced sophomore S Anthony Alford has left the football program to pursue a professional baseball career with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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out for a tying single. That set the stage for Perez, who lined a pitch from Jason Hammel just inside the third-base line to send the Royals pouring out of their dugout in a mad celebration. The long-suffering franchise hadn’t played in the postseason since beating St. Louis in the 1985 World Series, and the excitement the permeated the city might best be summed up by a statement posted by the Kansas City Police on Twitter in about the 10th inning: “We really need everyone to not commit

crimes and drive safely right now. We’d like to hear the Royals clinch.” They finally did it in a thrilling start to baseball’s playoffs. For the Oakland, it was one final collapse in a season full of them. The club that once had the best record in baseball wilted over the second half of the season, and needed a victory on the final day of the regular season just to squeeze into the playoffs. They had chances to put all that in the past. Instead, it will be dragged up for years. A much-anticipated pitching showdown between Oakland ace Jon Lester and Kansas City counterpart James Shields instead turned into a high-scoring

game and a battle of attrition between their bullpens. Brandon Moss helped the A’s strike first, belting a two-run homer in the first inning and a three-run shot in the fifth. Kansas City clawed back from a four-run deficit over the final two innings. The impassioned play by a scrappy bunch of Royals that have rarely tasted success energized a sellout crowd that had been pining for postseason baseball since the 1985 World Series. Then again, maybe it was the crowd that energized the Royals. Oakland had built a big lead after the fifth inning, and Lester — long a thorn in the side of

Kansas City — had started to hit his stride. But A’s manager Bob Melvin opted to send him out for the eighth inning, and the Royals finally got Lester into a real jam. Luke Gregerson entered in relief but failed to provide much. By the time he struck out Perez and Omar Infante to leave runners on second and third, the A’s four-run lead had become one. Doolittle tried to finish the game off in the ninth, but he served up a leadoff single to pinch-hitter Josh Willingham. Pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson was sacrificed to second, and then brashly stole third base, allowing him to score on Aoki’s sacrifice fly to right field.

PSG tops mighty Barcelona . . . Hoke ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer

LONDON (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain overcame goals from Lionel Messi and Neymar to inflict Barcelona’s first loss of the season on Tuesday. PSG, which has endured a subdued start to its French title defense, took control of Group F with the 3-2 victory over the Spanish league leaders in the Champions League. “You are made to pay for errors at this level and we made a few mistakes at the beginning,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. “Later we saw some strategic moves which they execute with great strength and they hurt us.” It meant there was nothing for Xavi Hernandez to celebrate as the Barca midfielder overtook Raul Gonzalez by making a record 143rd Champions League appearance. It was also a record-breaking night for 38-year-old Francesco Totti, who became the oldest

scorer in the competition’s 22year history to give Roma a 1-1 draw at Manchester City. Bayern Munich leads Group E after winning 1-0 at CSKA Moscow, whose stadium was empty as a punishment for racist abuse. Chelsea also beat Sporting Lisbon 1-0 to lead Group G, with Schalke held to a 1-1 draw by Maribor. FC Porto leads Group H after a 2-2 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk that was played in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv due to the conflict in the east. BATE climbed to second place by beating Athletic Bilbao 2-1. It was a star-studded occasion in the French capital — even in the stands, with celebrity couple Jay-Z and Beyonce watching with former PSG midfielder David Beckham. And it was the perfect start for the hosts, with David Luiz becoming the first player to score against Barcelona this season in the 10th minute after connecting with Javier Pas-

tore’s free kick. But Messi leveled inside two minutes, slotting into the bottom corner of the net for his 402nd career goal and 68th Champions League goal — putting him three behind all-time leading scorer Raul. Slack defending by Barcelona allowed Verratti — one of the smallest players on the pitch — to drift in unmarked and head in his first PSG goal on his 62nd appearance in the 26th minute. PSG’s lead was extended at the start of the second half when Van der Wiel’s firmly struck cross was met by Blaise Matuidi at the back post. Although PSG’s defensive vulnerability was exposed by Neymar knocking the ball into the net off the post, the hosts held on to collect three points. In the other game in Group F, Lucas Andersen put Ajax in front but Gustavo Manduca scored from the penalty spot to give APOEL Nicosia a 1-1 draw.

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gist, with expertise in detecting signs of concussion, saw Shane stumble and determined he needed to head down the sideline to evaluate Shane,” Brandon said. As for how Morris went back in after Gardner’s helmet came off: “Shane came off the field after the (incomplete pass) and was reassessed by the head athletic trainer for the ankle injury,” Brandon said. “Since the athletic trainer had not seen the hit to the chin and was not aware that a neurological evaluation was necessary, he cleared Shane for one additional play.” Brandon said the neurologist and other team physicians were not aware Morris was being asked to return to the field, and Morris left the bench when he heard his name called and went back into the game. “Under these circumstances, a player should not be allowed

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It was the third time in the last three seasons Doolittle has blown a postseason save. By that point, a series of blunders by the Royals and manager Ned Yost had become moot. Sean Doolittle tried to finish the game off in the ninth, but he gave up a bloop single to pinch-hitter Josh Willingham. Pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson was sacrificed to second and then brashly stole third, allowing him to score on Aoki’s sacrifice fly to deep right field. It was the third time in the last three seasons that Doolittle has blown a postseason save. By that point, a series of blunders by the Royals and manager Ned Yost had become

moot. The first occurred in the first inning, when slow-footed designated hitter Billy Butler was caught wandering off first base on an attempted steal with a runner on third. Eric Hosmer broke late for the plate and was thrown out easily to end the inning. In the sixth, Yost yanked Shields — the ace of his staff — and called on Yordano Ventura. The rookie promptly served up Moss’ go-ahead, three-run homer. All that was forgotten as midnight approached at Kauffman Stadium. And now, none of it will be remembered after one of the most dramatic games in franchise history.

to re-enter the game before being cleared by the team physician,” Brandon said. Hoke has been under mounting scrutiny as his team struggles for the second straight season. But Brandon did not single him out for falling short in what happened with Morris. In 2004, when he was the coach at Ball State, Hoke was formally reprimanded by his athletic director after a football player got frostbite during a disciplinary workout in subzero temperatures. Athletic director Bubba Cunningham said the disciplinary workout was acceptable, but not in severe weather conditions.

season as coach. Sparano had a 29-32 record as head coach in Miami from 2008-11. He took over a onewin team in 2008 and led the Dolphins to an 11-5 record and an AFC East title. That was his only winning season and he was fired with three games remaining in 2011. Sparano has been offensive line coach the past two seasons in Oakland. “Tony Sparano has a strong presence in this organization,” McKenzie said. “His experience and leadership qualities will serve the team well in helping reach the goal of everyone here, which is to win football games.” Sparano becomes Oakland’s eighth coach in the past 12 seasons. The Raiders have not made the playoffs or had a winning record since winning the 2002 AFC championship. The Raiders are off this week after losing 38-14 to Miami in London on Sunday for their 10th straight loss dating to last season. Oakland next plays at home against San Diego on Oct. 12.

Raiders promote Sparano ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders promoted offensive line coach Tony Sparano to interim coach on Tuesday, a day after firing head coach Dennis Allen. General manager Reggie McKenzie announced the move to Sparano after cutting ties to Allen four games into his third

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The following dismissals were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai: n A charge of sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance against Sherrie Louise Abbott, 54, of Soldotna, was dismissed. Date of the charge was May 3, 2011. n A charge of driving without a valid operatorâ€™s license against Chantz R. Aluska, 19, of Nikiski, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Jan. 14. n A charge of violating conditions of release from a misdemeanor against Brian Marcus James, 25, address unknown, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Sept. 1, 2013. The following judgments were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Jon Daniel Gilliam, 29, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of no motor vehicle liability insurance, committed March 8. He was fined $500 and a $50 court surcharge. n Jon Lewis Harman, 61, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence and one count of an amended charge of fourth-degree assault, committed Jan. 9. On count one, he was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 350 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, ordered to pay restitution, ordered not to go to bars, liquor stores or other businesses where alcohol is the primary item of sale and was placed on probation for three years. On count two, he was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 330 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and, concurrent with count one, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for a period of three years, ordered not to go to bars, liquor stores or other businesses where alcohol is the primary item of sale and was placed on probation for

Court reports three years. n Cameron Moon Harvey, 22, of Mammoth Lakes, California, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed July 6. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. n Peter D. Hein, 49, of Talkeetna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Aug. 2. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $2,000, a $75 court surcharge $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for two years. n James Stephen Naud, 46, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed July 26. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Cindy Ann Pearcy, 42, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to false information or report to a peace officer, committed Aug. 12. She was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 55 days suspended, fined $500 with $250 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for 18 months. n Ricky Leon Smith, 61, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited and one count of an amended charge of no motor vehicle liability insurance,

committed July 20. On count one, he was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. On count two, he was fined $500 and a $10 court surcharge. n Dylan Leroy Zoske, 22, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted first-degree vehicle theft, committed Sept. 1. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 165 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited all items seized, ordered to have no contact with a specifically named person and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Iva V. Berninger, 33, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Aug. 14. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Joshua D. Black, 33, of Palmer, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed June 1, 2013. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Aaron Jay Bullard, 50, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, committed Feb. 2. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail with five days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in

lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. n Dexter W. Christensen, 35, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fourthdegree assault, committed July 4. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victim, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for two years. n Garrett E. Garber, 31, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed June 15. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $1,467 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months and placed on probation for three years. n Nestor S. Ivanov, 58, of Fritz Creek, pleaded guilty to a commercial fishing during a closed period, a violation committed Aug. 1. He was fined $1,500 and a $10 court surcharge. n Lillian Nellie Kelila, 35, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed March 23. She was sentenced to 150 days in jail with 130 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $1,467 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months and placed on probation for two years. n John Henry Maestas, 42, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault, committed Aug. 10. He was sentenced to 80 days in jail and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. n Randy Ray McCafferty, 59, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, commit-

ted March 14. He was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, ordered not to return to Kenai Home Depot and placed on probation for two years. n Jeffrey B. Mills, 55, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, committed Dec. 12. He was sentenced to nine days in jail (time served) and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Jeffrey Barrett Mills, 55, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to refusal to submit to chemical test, committed Aug. 15. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Josi N. Philbin, 26, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of driving without a valid license, committed April

10. She was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and placed on probation for one year. n Derek Daniel Poppin, 26, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed July 6. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Eric J. Rody, 23, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed July 13. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year.

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ally thorny because it is a place where all the owners aren’t as necessarily aligned as in other places,” Butt said. Seaton also asked if any costs to the state in development of the project weren’t included. “Do we have further costs of either capital credits or net operating loses that will occur in the development of the project?” Seaton said. Balash said the state has attempted to do an “all in look” and will continuously refine models moving forward accounting for potential changes. He said he doesn’t think the outputs of the model are “100 percent correct today as they will be in the future.” He said costs incurred are estimated in a range that will change. “At this point I would say that the estimates made last year and the ranges associated with them are correct,” he said. Balash recently went with a team of state and BP representatives to Japan, China and Korea and met with LNG consumers and potential buyers. Rep. Kurt Olson, R-Soldotna, asked if the Asian markets are willing to pay a premium for security. He said for 40 years export out of Cook Inlet was reliable and wondered if that would have any influence on pricing. “I don’t know how we’re going to measure that premium,” said Revenue Commissioner Angela Rodell. “I think what it’s going to do is hopefully it’s going to generate enough participants in wanting to participate because they’ll be able to see a premium.”

we’re looking to get more land than we need.” On Sept. 5, the project sponsors — ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, BP, TransCanada and the State of Alaska — sent a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to begin the National Environmental Policy Act pre-file process. The request was approved on Sept. 14, which triggers community engagement and requires the sponsors to send a letter to landowners within about half a mile of the proposed plant saying, “In case you haven’t noticed, we’re planning to build an LNG plant somewhere near you,” Butt said. He said the project backers don’t want to use eminent domain. However, he said the project has a few other sites in mind that will work, if Nikiski proves to be an issue. “Our community is thrilled about the potential for the project to be in the district and there are some that have some concerns,” Micciche said. Referencing a recently published Wall Street Journal article which reported Australia’s domestic gas prices have nearly tripled due to an increase in exported gas while production levels have been fairly flat, Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, asked if the Alaska LNG Project was considering that phenomenon. Butt said that is something officials with the DNR and the Department of Revenue are working to understand. “It is one of the top issues Kaylee Osowski can be that the team is looking at right reached at kaylee.osowski@ now because we know it’s re- peninsulaclarion.com.

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and turn seasonal river flows upside down. The coalition’s president, Mike Wood, said he’s worried the authority is rushing through the study phase to meet a 2016 target for filing a licensing ap-

plication. He also questioned whether the quality of the data is worth the money that’s been spent so far, nearly $200 million. Online: Susitna-Watana project website: http://www.susitna-watanahydro.org/ Susitna River Coalition: http://susitnarivercoalition. org/

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Sterling man arrested after shots fired By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

A Sterling man is in jail after shooting at the driver of a pickup following an early morning vehicle collision last week. Christopher Allen, 49, told Alaska State Troopers he shot at a black Chevy Colorado truck and that the driver intentionally crashed him at 2:50 a.m. on Sept. 21 on Jim Avenue in Sterling. According to a trooper’s affidavit, Allen knew the driver as Kyle Barnes, 29, of Sterling. Allen said Barnes reached into his coat with his right hand and was yelling at him after the accident. Allen exited his vehicle with his rifle and fired one round into the air to deter Barnes. Allen fired a second round after Barnes continued to act “aggressively.”

Allen told troopers Barnes recently stole a shotgun from him and admitted to it in a text message to Allen. Barnes did not brandish a firearm in the incident, according to the report. Witnesses heard yelling and gunshots and observed Allen standing near Barnes with his rifle pointed at him. Barnes stood up and ran from the scene, according to the affidavit. Trooper spokesperson Megan Peters said Barnes fled the scene after being shot at and before troopers arrived. Troopers were unable to locate Barnes until 8 p.m. that evening, she said. Barnes told troopers he was traveling on Jim Avenue with Laura McKenna, 24, of Sterling, when he saw Allen traveling on Marilee Street. Allen then backed up and followed Barnes and was traveling in

Barnes’ lane and accelerated to collide with him. Allen shot a third round that struck Barnes’ jacket. At that point Barnes hit the ground and pleaded with Allen to stop, according to the report. Troopers followed up the investigation on Sept. 24 and interviewed McKenna at Central Peninsula Hospital, the passenger who suffered a back injury after the collision. McKenna told troopers Allen sped toward them in their lane and collided with them. When she walked away from the scene after the accident, she heard two shots before she went to a nearby friend’s house and then heard a third shot, according to the report. Allen was arrested for firstdegree assault, a class A felony, second-degree assault, a class B felony, third-degree misconduct involving weapons, a class

C felony and reckless endangerment. Class A felonies are punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Class B felonies are punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000 and class C felonies carry a maximum sentence five years in prison and fine of up to $50,000. Trooper Timothy Tefft observed Allen’s truck in Barnes lane of travel angled like it was blocking the lane. Tefft found a live cartridge in the dirt near the rear of Allen’s truck, according to the report. Allen is currently jailed at Wildwood Pretrial Facility. His next court date is Oct. 6 in Kenai District Court. Reach Dan Balmer at daniel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. com.

35,000 walrus come ashore near Point Lay By DAN JOLING Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — Pacific walrus that can’t find sea ice for resting in Arctic waters are coming ashore in record numbers on a beach in northwest Alaska. An estimated 35,000 walrus were photographed Saturday about 5 miles north of Point Lay, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Point Lay is an Inupiat Eskimo village 300 miles southwest of Barrow and 700 miles northwest of Anchorage. The enormous gathering was spotted during NOAA’s annual arctic marine mammal aerial survey, spokeswoman Julie Speegle said by email. The survey is conducted with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the agency that oversees offshore lease sales. Andrea Medeiros, spokeswoman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said walrus were first spotted Sept. 13 and have been moving on and off shore. Observers last week saw about 50 carcasses on the

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In this aerial photo taken on Sept. 23 and released by NOAA, some 1,500 walrus are gather on the northwest coast of Alaska.

beach from animals that may have been killed in a stampede, and the agency was assembly a necropsy team to determine their cause of death. “They’re going to get them out there next week,” she said. The gathering of walrus on shore is a phenomenon that has accompanied the loss of summer sea ice as the climate has warmed. Pacific walrus spend winters in the Bering Sea. Females give birth on sea ice and use ice as a

diving platform to reach snails, clams and worms on the shallow continental shelf. Unlike seals, walrus cannot swim indefinitely and must rest. They use their tusks to “haul out,” or pull themselves onto ice or rocks. As temperatures warm in summer, the edge of the sea ice recedes north. Females and their young ride the edge of the sea ice into the Chukchi Sea, the body of water north of the Bering Strait. In recent years, sea ice has

receded north beyond shallow continental shelf waters and into Arctic Ocean water, where depths exceed 2 miles and walrus cannot dive to the bottom. Walrus in large numbers were first spotted on the U.S. side of the Chukchi Sea in 2007. They returned in 2009, and in 2011, scientists estimated 30,000 walruses along 1 kilometer of beach near Point Lay. Young animals are vulnerable to stampedes when a group gathers nearly shoulderto-shoulder on a beach. Stampedes can be triggered by a polar bear, human hunter or low-flying airplane. The carcasses of more than 130 mostly young walruses were counted after a stampede in September 2009 at Alaska’s Icy Cape. The World Wildlife Fund said walrus have also been gathering in large groups on the Russian side of the Chukchi Sea. “It’s another remarkable sign of the dramatic environmental conditions changing as the result of sea ice loss,” said Margaret Williams, managing director of the group’s Arctic program, by phone from Washington, D.C.

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for 15 years. Holt has lived in Alaska for 35. In the past Holt has worked as a commercial fisherman, board member of the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, an is currently the Tsalteshi Trails Association as maintenance director. Holt, a two-term board veteran, said the reconfiguration of local schools, moving to a new process of teacher evaluation and the upcoming challenge of picking a new superintendent make it hard to walk away. “I don’t see a dead end with this position,” Holt said. “These are all things we have been working on for four or five years and I just want to see them continue to move forward.”

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of Education and Parks and Recreation Board for the City of Soldotna, said she has seen Atwater make some amazing strides for the district, including a very clear strategic plan. She said she has known people come from out of state just because they knew their children would be attending a strong school system. “I have a strong conviction that we are doing the right things,” Vadla said. “Dr. Atwater has been a strong leader, I stayed because wanted to help maintain what has been put in place.”

Fiscal responsibility Vadla said she also sees the school district as fiscally responsible despite this year’s $4.5 million deficit. She said part of being accountable and financially viable is having a good superintendent. Vadla said she believes it is the state’s responsibility to fund education. It is always

KPBSD Superintendent Steve Atwater’s successor. “Replacing Dr. Atwater is going to be very tough,” Holt said. “He was very passionate about education and very passionate about organizing the district.” Yerly said upon hearing Atwater accepted the University of Alaska Associate Vice President for K-12 Outreach on August 5, he knew he wanted to be involved in determining a good candidate to fill the vacant position. He said he believes the board already has a short list, but either way he wouldn’t end up seeing it just as a member of the public. “I like Atwater. He had some weird ideas but overall he was a good guy and did good things for the schools,” Yerly said. Holt said his biggest concern is identifying a candidate willing to help the board move in the direction it is already going. He said with the KPBSD teachers, staff and students already on board with the current set up, it would be incredibly frustrating to hire someone who is

He said his own school experigoing to shake that up. “Change is good but diffi- ence included too much testing, and he didn’t want that to be his cult,” Holt said. children’s problem. “I would sit in the corner and Teaching to the test watch what is being written on Holt said he is well aware of the board,” Yerly said. “I didn’t the challenges either candidate get to ask questions. I was just will face in the next term. Both taught how to test.” candidates are concerned about maintaining individualistic Differentiation teaching in the classroom. As a frequent classroom volAt the beginning of 2014, the Department of Education unteer, Yerly said students need and Early Child Development more individual focus. They announced a five-year contract need encouragement to get with Achievement & Assess- their parents more involved in ment Institute of Kansas, which their education, he said. “Differentiation and individwill develop and carry out assessments for Alaska’s public ual teaching is the only way I schools for grades 3-10. The think it works,” Yerly said. In the school district difassessments will be computer and online-based, with the first ferentiation, a instructing style phase being carried out in the based on tailoring curriculum to each student’s learning style, spring of 2015. The role of the board will be is already a focus, Holt said. The school district impleto help teachers and administrators enter into these new as- mented differentiated instrucsessments without adapting by tion into their curriculum three years ago as part of the 2012“teaching to the test.” Yerly said test-focused 2017 Kenai Peninsula School growth is already an existing District Strategic Plan. Good teachers incorporate problem in the school district.

provide an element of common sense in running the school district. He said he adds a “man on the street” viewpoint to policy development. “I have always said ‘elect common sense and you hire brain,’” Arness said. Vadla, a professor Kenai Peninsula College, said with her background as an educator, the board has a variety of voices and viewpoints that only increase the quality of the discussion and make stronger decisions. She said she continues to learn how to better do her job on the board. Throughout the years, she has come to define the board’s position as maintaining a budget that supports the abilities of the district, Vadla said. The KPBSD is the “state leader” in education, she said. Vadla said she has concerns with the board being able to facilitate the maintenance of innovative instruction strategies in the district. She said she hopes the board can help create performance-based districtThe role of the board wide teaching strategy. Arness said his role is to Vadla said it is very important nice to know what funding will be available before a budget is built, so the board knows what money will be available when they request it, she said. While the deficit this year was large, Vadla said any good business keeps a reserve, and that has been there for the board to tap into. Moving forward, Arness said continued low funding will result in decreasing the amount of spending, which compromises a well functioning school system. He said the plan is to lobby legislative as best the board can. He added the borough has the ability to fund the board more than they already do. His goal is to provide the school district with services, and if the money isn’t there then those services will start to look very different. “It is an unfortunate system that we are asked to budget,” Arness said. “The numbers haven’t balanced in last three years. It forces us to reduce expenditures.”

differentiation with their students, Holt said. River City Academy is a performancebased school that moves students ahead at their own pace, he said. Soldotna Montessori Charter School has three grades in each classroom and spends time each day in small working groups that affords the teacher a great amount of time teaching individual students, he said. Seward High School is working on a blended education model. “The students are not just bundles of accumulated test scores that all move at the same pace with the same talents and interests,” Holt said. “We need to recognize their diversity and relate to them as individuals.”

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he wants to get up and do something about it. From his perspective, the school district has adopted a “policy of shiny and new.” He said when the district, is running a deficit they shouldn’t be buying new computers. Bottom line, the district shouldn’t be cutting teachers, he said. Holt said with the state funding levels to education being so inadequate, the ability to avoid these cuts is not so simple. “We either need to figure out a way to increase funding but make pretty drastic cuts,” Holt said. “It’s not that the sky is falling but we might have to make some pretty difficult decisions.” Holt said the school district is doing very well. The drop out rates are decreasing, students are doing well in their standard assessments. Overall the school district is recognized as a high functioning district, and one of the top in the state.

“We actually have a great school district. We hire phenomenal teachers,” Yerly said. “I think the district could just do better. We could save a little money.” Yerly said he is not the type Reach Kelly Sullivan at kelof guy to just sit around and ly.sullivan@peninsulaclarion. complain. If he sees a problem com.

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cated a vehicle in Nikiski that to consistently research and lisappeared to be stolen. The regten to what the public has to say istered owner, from Anchor about the way the school district Point, said the vehicle should is being run. She said there has Continued from page A-1 have been in his garage, acto be a clear set of goals that ulfine. Theft 2 is a C felony and cording to a trooper dispatch. timately support the students. Troopers in Anchor Point re“Bottom line it is about the carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and up to sponded to the garage with the kids,” Vadla said. $100,000 fine. owner and discovered the vehiGreen is currently jailed at cle was stolen and saw signs of Moving forward Wildwood Pretrial Facility. forced entry. The owner reported Arness said he hopes the Last September, Green was more than $2,000 worth of tools board and the Kenai Peninsula convicted on felony probation had been stolen, along with two Borough Assembly will de- for theft in the second-degree. new generators. The vehicle was velop a more collaborative re- His latest arrest is a parole vio- returned to the owner. Troopers lationship. He said he want to lation. are continuing the investigation see more cooperation between On Sept. 26, troopers lo- of the incident. the two bodies. Overall, both Vadla and Arness said they believe the disRequest for National Guard records denied trict is using educational tools responsibly and addressing budANCHORAGE (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell’s office has geting issues well. The two said denied a media request to obtain records showing how the improvements the school disoffice handled complaints of sexual abuse in the Alaska Natrict has made and is making is tional Guard. measurable in the quality of the It took 86 working days to deny the request for the recurrent and graduated students. cords, the Alaska Public Radio Network reported. Under “I think our community Alaska regulations, government entities have 10 working should be really proud of us,” days to fulfill a records request. They have another 10 if they Arness said. need an extension. APRN said that on Friday it received a response letter Reach Kelly Sullivan kelly. from policy director Randy Ruaro, who cites among other sullivan@peninsulaclarion. reasons the legal rights of privacy for victims. com.

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do not know if it is because I watched and participated in the preserving of fruits and vegetables when I was growing up or if it’s an instinct that most of us have to gather and preserve our garden bounty - pick berries, make pickles and relish, can and freeze meat. My Grandma and Grandpa lived in the middle of a 80 acre cherry and apple orchard in Northern Colorado. We lived on a farm one mile from them. Mom would go and help her Mom (Grandma) can apples and cherries and make relish and pickles. I, of course, was under foot and so I was put to work. We spent hours and hours and more hours pitting cherries. I mean each and every cherry was picked up and with one flick of the thumb the pit was ejected into a bowl and the cherry into another. Grandma was the fastest with Mom and Aunt Ruth always in competition about how high the pile of pitted cherries were in their bowl. I was put to work under the intense stare of my Mom and the abolishment “You cannot eat more cherries that you pit!” Then the cherries were packed in quart jars with a cup of sugar on top or hot sugar syrup poured over top - sealed and processes in hot water bath. That took all day! But first you picked the cherries!! Apples were gathered - mostly Jonathan’s and other tart apples canned for pies in the winter time - especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Grandma always brought her cherry and apple pies to picnics. She made her own pie crusts from lard. Oh my those were so good! The apples were washed, peeled and immersed in a pan of water with lemon juice added. I have her recipe for pie apples. Peel and slice apples into water-lemon bowl. Drain and place in another bowl - add sugar-depending on the tartness-pour over top of apples -but do not stir. Let set for 12 hours on cupboard. Heat through with liquid, simmer gently 15 minutes and pack in quart jars Complete with hot water bath to seal and preserve. So very good! This is the method I use to can apples. But first you pick the apples! My Uncle Guy who lived with us, would take a pickup truck to the Western Slope of Colorado - Grand Junction, Fruita - to buy peaches and pears and bring them back for Mom to can and make jams. No doubt Uncle Guy had ulterior motives!! He absolutely loved Moms jams on hot biscuits and freshly baked bread. The peaches were blanched and peeled, then sliced and hot packed. Pears were peeled, cut in two-cored and hot packed. But first they had to be picked, brought some 200 miles to Fort Collins to the farm, picked over and the blemished ones were set aside for Uncle Guys Jam. Mom canned peaches one day, pears the next and made Jams the next. Me and my sisters job were to wash jars, count out the rings and lids for each jar. Mom would boil water and pour See GRANNIE ANNIE, page B-2

ach year, families visit the local pumpkin patch to choose the ideal candidate for carving into a jack-o’-lantern. For the purposes of cooking and baking, small “sugar” pumpkins are also selected, with a two-pound pumpkin being about right for making an average size cake, pie or side dish. If you’ve ever used fresh pumpkin for making a recipe, you already know that the seeds and fibers must first be removed from the pumpkin before its flesh can be cooked, cooled and mashed for use. While I do enjoy working with fresh pumpkins most of the time, there are occasions when opting for the convenience of canned pumpkin just seems like a good idea. As long as you choose a pure pumpkin purée product, with no other ingredients listed on its label, canned pumpkin will be virtually indistinguishable from fresh in your recipe. In addition, in recipes calling for pumpkin purée, sweet potato purée may be substituted. Many folks have mistakenly picked up a can of pumpkin pie filling thinking it was the same as pumpkin purée, but the two are neither the same, nor inter-

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changeable, so be sure to know what you are buying when making your selections at the store. Today, you’ll see some of the most popular pumpkin/sweet potato recipes to have run in this column. If you’ve not enjoyed them before, why not make this season the time to give one, or all, of them a try? Sue Ade is a syndicated food writer with broad experience and interest in the culinary arts. She has worked and resided in the Lowcountry of South Carolina since 1985 and may be reached at kitchenade@yahoo. com.

A perennial favorite with readers, Pumpkin-Rum Spice Pound Cake is moist, flavorful and has good keeping qualities.

1 (15-ounce) can pure pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling) ½ teaspoon salt 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon ½ teaspooon ground nutmeg, plus more for garnish ½ teaspooon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground allspice ½ teaspooon ground cloves 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1(12-ounce) can evaporated milk 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell Whipped cream for garnish

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Canned pumpkin and sweet potatoes are good substitutes for fresh in recipes for cakes, side dishes and more.

1 cup butter, softened 3 cups granulated sugar 5 large eggs, room temperature 3 cups all-purpose flour (spoon flour into measuring cup, then level off) 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 1 8 / teaspoon apple-pie spice 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling) 1 3 / cup spiced rum Confectioners’ sugar for dusting cake, optional

an electric mixer about 2 minutes, or until soft and creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes more. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Combine flour with next 6 ingredients and sift. Combine pumpkin and rum. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix on lowest speed until blended after each addition. Pour batter into prepared pan; bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until cakes tests done and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Allow cake to cool for 15 minutes before inverting on to a wire rack to finish cooling. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cake will keep up to 1 week if stored Grease and flour a large (15-cup) tube in a tightly sealed container, or may or Bundt pan. be frozen, well wrapped, for up to 1 Beat butter on medium speed of month. Makes 16 servings.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. With an electric mixer on medium speed, mix sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and cloves. Blend in eggs, milk and pumpkin; mix well. Pour filling into pie shell and bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake for an additional 45 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool pie. Garnish pie with whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg, if desired. Store leftover pie in the refrigerator. Makes 1 (9-inch) pie. For use in recipes, pure pumpkin purée is interchangeable with sweet potato purée.

Sylvia Pacetti’s scrumptious recipe for Sweet Potato Soufflé calls for a 10 x 7-inch baking dish, but a 10-inch cast iron skillet works well, too. Sylvia’s recipes calls for fresh sweet potatoes, but if you are short on time, one (15-ounce) can sweet potato purée may be substituted.

Recipe courtesy Sylvia Pacetti, Melbourne, Florida 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peel potatoes and mash to make 3 scrubbed* cups. Add next five ingredients, mix1 cup granulated sugar ing well. Place mixture in a greased ½ cup butter, melted 10 x 7-inch baking dish.* 2 large eggs For the topping: Mix brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and flour, combining well. Add melt1 3 / cup milk ed butter and chopped pecans. Stir mixture well, then spoon evenly over Topping potato mixture in baking dish. Bake 1 3 / cup brown sugar, packed in a preheated 350-degree oven for ½ cup self-rising flour 40 minutes, or until mixture is hot. 1 3 / cup butter, melted Makes 6 to 8 servings. 1 cup chopped pecans *Kitchen Ade note: I used 1 (15-ounce) can of sweet potato pu*For the potatoes: Bring a large rée for the fresh potatoes in this pot of lightly salted water to a boil. recipe with good results. Also, a 10Add potatoes and cook until tender; inch, lightly greased cast iron skillet drain. When cool enough to handle, worked perfectly for this recipe.

Thin is in for this grilled zucchini with Parmesan cheese By ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press

Summer may be done, but the proliferation of zucchini continues. And we might as well make the most of it. Because even though zucchini is available all year, the end-of-summer crop is always something special. When it is fresh from the garden and plump with natural juices, it is sweet and delicate and begs for simple preparations. One of my favorite recipes is grilled zucchini ribbons. I first used them to spruce up a grilled Greek-style pizza. At first, I wasn’t sure the thin rib-

bons would hold up to the heat of the grill. But not only did the zucchini grill perfectly and develop a beautiful ladder of grill marks, it was so tasty that I began adding the ribbons to other dishes. You will find that the grilled zucchini ribbons add both flavor and visual appeal to so many things. I love pairing them with homemade ricotta cheese and grilled bread, or tossing them with pesto and serving them like a veggie pasta. As the weather cools, I turn them into a vegetable lasagna with sauce made from the last of the tomatoes. But my favorite way is a

light, delicate preparation that can be served as a simple side for grilled fish or pork, or as a warm salad — grilled zucchini ribbons with Parmesan cheese and toasted almonds. The trick to grilling the long, thin slices is to make sure that the entire surface of each zucchini ribbon has a thin coat of olive oil on it. This will promote caramelization —think grill marks — and help prevent sticking. Next, let the vegetable strips cook until they are ready to be turned, about 2 minutes per side. The zucchini ribbons will stick as soon as you place them on the heated cooking grates,

but if the grates are clean and you’ve oiled the food, they will naturally release after the grill marks are made. I toss the grilled ribbons in just a touch of butter to add a layer of flavor to the salad and bring out the flavor of the toasted almond slices. I don’t add any lemon or vinegar because I find that the acid kills the delicate sweetness of the summer zucchini, the nuttiness of the almonds and the unctuousness of the cheese. Recipe for Grilled zucchini AP Photo/Matthew Mead ribbons with parmesan and This Sept. 8, photo shows grilled zucchini ribbons with Parmetoasted almonds see: san and toasted almonds in Concord, N.H. The grilled zucchini See GRILL, page B-2 ribbons add both flavor and visual appeal to many dishes. C

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GRANDMA’S GERMAN RELISH Grannie Annie is the author of Grannie Annie Cookbook series, featuring Alaskan recipes and stories Continued from page B-1

over the jars to sterilize. We had water delivered and put in a cistern - so not one drop of water was ever wasted. Mom stored the jars and rings in the basement. Our job was to lug the jars up the stairs. I wish I could help Mom again! I am not giving times or pressure for canning here because of the difference in altitudes in other parts of the country - use your canning book for details. I have a collection of canning books. And then there is the pick-

les!! My Mom made the very best dill pickle!! Grandma made bread and butter pickles, pickled apples rings with cinnamon candies and pickles peaches with a piece of cinnamon stick in each jar. After she opened a jar for Christmas dinner, I would chew on the cinnamon stick all after noon! I have Grandma’s German Relish recipe. I made this every year for several years. The past five years I have not. The recipe for German Relish follows in the recipe section. But first you go and pick the cucumbers out of Dads or Pickle Bills field.

I freeze blueberries, rhubarb, strawberries and raspberries. I dry herbs that I grow and catnip for the kitties. I can salmon and freeze it also. Years ago, I made Moose Mincemeat. I love mincemeat as much as my Dad did. Mom’s was made out of venison, spices and apples, no citron. Boiled down all day and canned. But first you have to hunt for the deer or moose! OH I forgot - smoking meats are a type of preserving. Done that too! Good memories on a fall day with the chill in the air.

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.

5 pounds of a combination of zucchini, cucumbers and green tomatoes- finely ground in a food processor 6 large onions - ground 2 carrots - grind-for color 1/2 cup salt Cold water Place the ground vegetables a bowl and sprinkle with the salt and barely cover with water. Cover and let set for 4 hours. Place in a cheese cloth lined colander and rinse well - let drain for 4 hours. Twist cheese cloth to extract most of the liquid. Place in a 6 to 8 quart enamel pot. Add: 2 cups of apple cider vinegar

1 cup of sugar 1 teaspoon dry mustard 2 teaspoons celery seed 1/2 teaspoon each, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper. Bring to boil on high heat and stir occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes until heated through. Prepare about 6 pint jars. Fill and proceed according to your canning book for hot water bath. I gave away jars of this relish as Christmas presents. One of my favorite people to give this to was Eva Jordan, my son-in-law, Porter’s mother. She loved relish! Great memories of a great lady!

DAVID’S HOT PICKLED GREEN TOMATOES My son loves these - so do we. Good way to use small green tomatoes Wash and remove cores of 3 pounds of small green tomatoes. Cut large ones in two. Measure 12 cups of prepared tomatoes Cut one large red pepper in bite size pieces 1/2 cup of seeded and finely chopped jalapeno peppers. (I use the canned) In a large sauce pan combine: 4 1/2 cups of apple cider vinegar 3 cups sugar 2 tablespoons mustard seed 2 teaspoons celery seed 3 to 5 teaspoons whole peppercorns

Bring to boil and simmer while you pack tomatoes, putting one or two red pepper pieces and one or two tablespoons of Jalapeno per jar, in the clean pint jars. Pour hot liquid over top. Remove air bubbles with a knife, wipe rims and adjust lids and ring. Process in a hot water bath 15 minutes, (please refer to your canning book for your area-we are at sea level) Remove from hot water and cool on rack. Make 6 pints. Store and give as Christmas presents.

Ina Garten turns to make-ahead meals in new book By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press

Ina Garten is a best-selling cookbook author, an Emmy-winning television host and the doyenne of casual elegance. But on a recent afternoon, the so-called “Barefoot Contessa” star looked around her East Hampton, New York, kitchen and realized that she had produced piles of cherry biscotti and tubs of rum-raisin ice cream — but no dinner. The lifestyle maven then did what millions of Americans do in such a pinch: she called the nearest restaurant. “On a day that I’ve been cooking all day, it’s very nice to call up and do take-out from them,” said Garten, whose ninth cookbook is released in late October and who is already at work on the next. “There’s pasta with tomatoes that’s on the menu. It’s wonderful.” It’s that laid-back, I’m-like-you approach that has secured Garten legions of fans who pre-order her books the day they’re announced and call her by her first name, just like Martha or Oprah. Whether helping neighbors throw potluck dinners in a farm field, hosting cocktails for the historical society on her terrace or roaming through California’s wine country in a Mini Cooper, Garten approaches the task as an adventure that can benefit from her sensibilities. Hers is a casual approach to home cooking and entertaining, but do not take it for sloppy or indifferent. Even when preparing the do-it-early meals that are the focus of her new book, “Make It Ahead,” she’s exacting. “I was always interested in science,” Garten, who began her career as a nuclear policy analyst in the Ford and Carter White Houses, said in a recent telephone interview. Then, “out of the blue,” she bought a Hamptons specialty food store, the now-shuttered Barefoot Contessa. She now spends her time writing cookbooks, filming her popular Food Network program and living a life her fans envy. But she’s a stickler for details, toiling over recipes until she’s confident they’re as good as they’re going to get in the hands of a home cook. Especially the meals that she prepares ahead of time and then stores in the refrigerator or freezer until she has guests to entertain. “I find it very scientific,” she said of her method of testing recipes — sometimes as many as 25 times before settling on the ratios. “But in the end you end up with cherry biscotti.” Garten is perfectly aware that hers is an aspirational life. Not everyone buys a neighbor’s Hamptons home, tears it down and

. . . Grill Continued from page B-1

Grilled zucchini ribbons with parmesan and toasted almonds Start to finish: 15 minutes Servings: 4 2 large zucchini 1/4 pound block or wedge Parmesan cheese Olive oil 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted Kosher salt and ground black pepper Heat a grill to medium-low. Slice off both ends of each zucchini, then slice each zucchini in half lengthwise. Using a vegetable peeler, start on the flat side of each zucchini half and shave the zucchini into thin “ribbons.” Alternatively, use a mandoline or sharp knife to make the long thin slices. Continue until you have “peeled” all of the zucchini into ribbons. Repeat the shaving process with the cheese, cutting long ribbons off the block. Set the zucchini ribbons in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Toss gently to coat the ribbons on both sides. Make sure the grill cooking grates are very clean. Carefully lay the ribbons across the grates. Grill for 2 minutes per side, or until well marked. Using tongs, carefully remove the zucchini from the grill and return it to the bowl. Add the butter and toss gently to coat. Mound the ribbons on a serving plate and top with the cheese and the almonds. The heat of the zucchini will warm the cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

builds a barn to film a television series in, after all. “There’s no such thing as too indulgent. What would be too indulgent?” she deadpans. During the first episode of the 21st season of her Food Network show, Garten made dog biscuits with producers Rob Marshall (“Chicago,” ‘’Into the Woods”) and his partner John DeLuca (“Nine,” ‘’Memoirs of a Geisha”) before having cocktails. In another episode, she and food mogul Eli Zabar have a butter tasting to see which is best. But she also confesses that it looks easier than it actually is. “I always feel like when people arrive for dinner, you want them to feel like, ‘Oh, I just whipped it up in the few minutes before you got there,’” she says with a chuckle. “Of course, any cook knows that it never happens that way.” But in her new book, “Make It Ahead,” Garten offers a guide to that feeling. “There’s always a way around it so you’re actually doing the last-minute cooking just before it’s served,” she said. It’s what she’s been doing for decades, but now has collected her recipes in one book. But there are limits, she adds. “People want to make Christmas cookies and bake them in July and then freeze them and defrost them in December, which you clearly can’t do,” Garten said. “But there’s a way to make 90 percent of it ahead of time and then just bake it off before you serve them. This I know how to do.” And if it doesn’t work out, there’s always take-out.

Pastitsio “Pastitsio is like a Greek lasagna,” Garten explains in her new cookbook, “Make It Ahead.” ‘’It takes a while to make, but you can assemble it a day ahead and refrigerate it. The combination of beef, lamb, red wine, garlic and cinnamon — plus the creamy, cheesy bechamel topping — makes this a really satisfying winter meal.” To prep this ahead, assemble the pastitsio completely and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 3 months. If frozen, thaw before baking. Start to finish: 2 1/2 hours (40 minutes active) Servings: 10 Good olive oil 1 large yellow onion, chopped (1 1/2 cups chopped) 1 pound lean ground beef 1 pound lean ground lamb 1/2 cup dry red wine, such as Cotes du Rhone

1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves) 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves Pinch of cayenne pepper 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes in thick puree Kosher salt and ground black pepper 1 1/2 cups whole milk 1 cup heavy cream 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese, divided 7 ounces plain Greek yogurt 12 ounces small pasta shells 2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten In a large pot over medium-high, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add the beef and lamb and saute over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, crumbling it with a wooden spoon, until it’s no longer pink. Add the wine and cook for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, cinnamon, oregano, thyme and cayenne, and continue cooking over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and their liquid, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the liquid evaporates. Set aside. Heat the oven to 350 F. For the bechamel, in a small saucepan over medium-low, heat the milk and cream until simmering. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, then add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes. Pour the hot milk mixture into the butter and flour mixture, whisking constantly. Continue whisking over medium heat for 4 to 6 minutes, until thick and smooth. Add the nutmeg, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Stir in 3/4 cup of the Parmesan and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Stir in the yogurt and set aside. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta shells and cook until al dente, according to the package instructions. Don’t overcook the pasta; it will be baked later. Drain and set aside. To assemble, combine the pasta with the meat and tomato sauce, then stir in the eggs. Pour the mixture into an 11-by-15-inch baking dish. Spread the bechamel evenly over the pasta and sprinkle with the remaining 3/4 cup of Parmesan. Bake for 1 hour, until golden brown and bubbly. Set aside for 10 minutes and serve hot.

Female sommeliers make their mark By SAMANTHA MELAMED The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA — About a decade ago, when Melissa Monosoff was working as a sommelier at the Four Seasons, she faced plenty of tests — some from the Court of Master Sommeliers, where she obtained the highest possible certification, and others tableside, from skeptical customers. “A lot of times I did have to prove myself,” she recalled. “I’d approach people and say, ‘I see you’re looking at the wine list. Can I help you?’ And they’d say, ‘Yes. If you could get the sommelier, that’d be great.’ “ Since then, the city’s wine landscape has evolved, and more women are assuming prestigious sommelier posts than ever before. The highest profile of those is at Volver at the Kimmel Center, where Gordana Kostovski selects champagnes, wines, beers, and sakes to complement chef Jose Garces’ elaborate gastronomy “performances.” Close on her heels are thoughtful young wine directors like Mariel Wega at a.kitchen + bar at AKA Rittenhouse Square, Lauren Harris at East Passyunk’s intimate Townsend, C

and Alexandra Cherniavsky, who’s responsible for the hefty wine list at Avance, the finedining successor to Le Bec-Fin. And that’s not to mention Kate Jacoby at Vedge and Charlotte Calmels at Le Cheri, both of whom have skillfully wrapped wine-buying into their management responsibilities. Cherniavsky said attitudes have changed, too. “When I was first starting out in this industry, I would find that people would be surprised that I was the sommelier, because I’m a woman. But I really haven’t come across that in the last few years,” said Cherniavsky, who worked her way up at a restaurant in New Jersey. Parity has been a long time coming, said Marnie Old, who landed her first wine-buying job in 1994 and was, by ‘96, in the prominent role of sommelier at Striped Bass. There, Old began informally mentoring other women, including Monosoff, then a chef at Striped Bass who volunteered to assist Old on her days off. Old, now an author, educator, and wine consultant, found that she was a novelty at first. “A woman sommelier was a refreshing change for people,” she said. It was also an inevitabil-

ity, she said: As women made strides in the traditionally male role of formal dinner service, they were bound to enter sommelier positions, often the first rung of management. (The gig, to be clear, often includes overseeing wine, beer, cocktail, and nonalcoholic-beverage programs, purchasing inventory, managing and training servers, even running food and hanging coats. Monosoff, for one, was often mistaken for the “coat-check girl.”) Others came out of the kitchens, driven away by what Old described as the “crazy pirateship vibe.” Old liked hiring them: She found they tend to be hard workers who often underestimate their own value. They tend to take a more empathetic approach than men to assisting customers, taking the diner’s taste into account when suggesting a wine, rather than informing the diner of the theoretically correct pairing. And they tend to have more sensitive noses than men, making them better wine tasters, she said. “Americans don’t like asking for advice on wine any more than they like stopping the car to ask for directions,” Old said. She thought women were better

at reducing that stress and awkwardness. Kostovski takes that empathetic approach at Volver, where her realm includes a cellar stocked with close to a thousand selections to fuel the champagne-soaked Bar Volver and the main dining room. Her approach — even when it comes to pairings for Garces’ 15-course global tasting menu, one of the most expensive meals in town — is simple. “The general consensus is: Drink what you like to drink,” she said. “Wine’s subjective,” she added. “In some ways, we’re translators. If you tell me you like a certain type of wine or grape, it’s my job to translate that into the perfect wine for your meal. We have guests who come in who say, ‘I only like white wine or I only like red wine,’ and I accept that challenge.” Kostovski didn’t plan this path: A University of Pennsylvania graduate, she started waiting tables at the now-defunct Cutter’s Grand Cafe in Center City to kill time before applying to medical school. Instead she stayed on, and took over Cutter’s beverage program. These days, the prominence of women in wine is self-perpetuating, said Wega.

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Responsibilities: provide community and staff training and education. Recruit, train and oversee agency volunteers. Assist with agency events. Develop and maintain agency's social media components. Experience in public relations, social media development, education instruction, program assessment, and public speaking. Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills. Proficient with various software applications. Ability to work with diverse population, work independently, model direct-communication and non-violent behavior. Resume, cover letter and references to Executive Director, The LeeShore Center, 325 S. Spruce St., Kenai, AK 99611 by October 15, 2014. EOE.

Employment 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

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Homes

3-Bedroom, 2-bath, K-beach area home, over 2200ft, 1.23 acres. 2200+ square foot home with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car garage,shed, two story addition with second living room and downstairs family room. Located just off K-beach in a desirable, K-beach elementary school location. Energy upgrades made from 3 star to 4 star. Motivated sellers. (907)252-1960

Healthcare

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

Healthcare

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 Wednesday October 8 ,2014. EOE

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

General Employment

Aircrafts & Parts All-Terrain Vehicles Archery Bicycles Boat Supplies/Parts Boats & Sail Boats Boat Charters Boats Commercial Campers/Travel Trailers Fishing Guns Hunting Guide Service Kayaks Lodging Marine Motor Homes/RVs Snowmobiles Sporting Goods

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 Snow Removal Tax Services Travel Services Tree Services Veterinary Water Delivery Well Drilling

Apartments, Unfurnished ALL TYPES OF RENTALS

First Student 36230 Pero St. Soldotna, AK 99669 907-260-3557

RECREATION

Birds Cats Dogs Horses Livestock Livestock Supplies Pet Services Pet Supplies

Office & Clerical

NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS & BUS ATTENDANTS for Soldotna & Seward areas. HIRING BONUS!

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Single family residential mobile home, 1268sqft, on 1.06 acres. Property includes a well-maintained, partially fenced yard, along with an untouched treed area. Very private setting with wooded views on all sides. Conveniently located 4 miles from Nikiski High School and 8.5 miles from Captain Cook State Park. Includes a 12 x 12 shed with additional overhead storage, a large fenced dog pen, and is wired for your generator. 100 gallon propane tank, and an above ground 300 fuel tank, private well and septic. All appliances stay. Wonderful investment opportunity. Owners are highly motivated. $65,000. OBO (907)776-7641 call anytime.

Multiple Dwelling

DENTAL ASSISTANT Full-time Kenai Looking for an individual with great patient, communication/ computer skills, versed in all area of general dentistry assisting. Mail to: PO Box 3976 Soldotna, AK 99669

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

K-Beach (W. Poppy) Duplex for Sale or Rent. Spacious 1100sqft. (x2), 3-Bedroom, 1-bath Garage, laundry. New bathrooms. One COMPLETELY REMODELED... paint, flooring, kitchen. Exterior to be painted this month. Excellent rental history. Currently rented one side month-to-month; remodeled side not rented. Perfect place to live and have other side pay most of your mortgage! $1,450. to rent remodeled side. Purchase for $268,000. OBO. (907)252-9153.

Homes K-BEACH/ SOLDOTNA 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage. 1.2 acre $195,000. (907)262-3580

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B-4 Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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

Homes HOME FOR SALE.

NIKISKI 3-Bedroom, 2 1/2-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.

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

Apartments, Unfurnished EXCELLENT OCEAN VIEW! Bay Arm Apartments, Kenai. Accepting applications for studio apartment, utilities included. $25. nonrefundable application fee. No pets. (907)283-4405. NIKISKI Lakefront Apartments 2-Bedroom/1-Bath $850. each plus Tax, Electric. 1-Bedroom/1-Bath $550. plus Tax Century 21 Freedom Realty Property Management (907)262-2522 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.

Homes SOLDOTNA Fully furnished House $2,400. Cabins $925. each Cabin $1,100. Plus Tax/ Utilities Century 21 Freedom Realty Property Management (907)262-2522 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.

WAREHOUSE K-Beach, 2,000Sqft., 14ft.-door, bathroom, heat included/ Deposit. $1,110. (907)283-7430.

Rooms For Rent KASILOF $400/ month, utilities included. Daily/ weekly/ monthly rates. (907)260-9006.

Financial Auctions Business for Sale Financial Opportunities Mortgages/Loans

Financial Opportunities CAPITALIZE on CANNABIS Discover tips & tricks from industry experts. 2-day seminar Oct 11- 12 at the Egan Center. $420/seat. RESERVE YOUR SEAT @ AlaskaCannabisInstitute.com or call for more info 907-331-0506

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

PRIVATE Furnished Cabin, 1-bedroom, 1-bath, full kitchen, utilities/ Direct TV included. $750. month plus deposit. No smoking/ pets. (907)262-5561

Homes 3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH, washer/dryer, partially furnished. 1300 plus utilities monthly. No pets/ no smoking. Holt Lamplight. Deposit required. (907)776-6544 SMALL 2-BEDROOM House, great view, mile 118 Clam Gulch. $500./ per plus utilities, 6 month rent minimum. (907)260-2092

Miscellaneous SUNDANCE CAPRI Hot Tub 2-3 person Purchased May 2013. Used 5 months. Waterfall, lighting feature, Clear Ray UV system, cover/ lift system. $7800. (907)262-0863

‘10 VW BEETLE Automatic, Gecko Green, like new, extra wheels with snow tires $15,000. OBO (907)252-2965

Health

Public Notices

**ASIAN MASSAGE** The right touch, wonderful, relaxing. Call anytime. (907)598-4999

Health

Pets & Livestock

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO 1. ROCK MARTIN HARRIS, father, of MADOLYN HARRIS; DOB; 2/14/07; Cause No. 14-7-00868-0; A Dependency Petition was filed on 4/16/14. AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A Fact Finding Hearing will be held on this matter on: October 28, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. at Pierce County Family and Juvenile Court, 5501 6th Avenue, Tacoma WA 98406. YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR CHILD IS DEPENDENT AS DEFINED IN RCW 13.34.030(6). THIS BEGINS A JUDICIAL PROCESS WHICH COULD RESULT IN PERMANENT LOSS OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER A DEPENDENCY ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Petition, calls DSHS at 1-800-423-6246. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx. DATED this 16th day of September 2014 by MARGARET PIWONSKI, Deputy County Clerk

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KENAI KENNEL CLUB

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

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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***GRAND OPENING*** A Summer Massage open everyday call, texts. (907)252-3985

Public Notices Alaska Statewide Land Sale The Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office is holding a sealed bid auction for approximately 58 parcels throughout Alaska. Lots are approximately 0.5 to 7 acres in size. Information on the sale and the parcels can be viewed on the Trust Land Office's website at www.mhtrustland.org or call (907) 269-8658 PUBLISH: 8/4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31, 9/2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 29, 10/1, 3, 5, 7 8, 9, 12, 15, 17, 2014 1856/2285

CITY OF SOLDOTNA Planning & Zoning Commission Notice of Public Hearing October 8, 2014 The Soldotna City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 177 N. Birch St., Soldotna, Alaska, on the following items: Resolution PZ 2014-025 - A Resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission Granting a Variance to the Maximum Driveway Width to Allow a 30-Foot Driveway Width in a Single Family / Two Family Residential District. The Property is Located at 154 W. Riverview Avenue and Legally Described as Lot 98A, Binkley Street/Shady ROW Dedication and Replat. (Plat No. KN 88-40). Resolution PZ 2014-026 - A Resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission Granting a Request for a Conditional Use Permit for the Development of an Animal Care Facility in a Commercial Zoning District. The Property is Located at 374 Lovers Lane and Legally Described as Lot 2, Binkley River Subdivision Number 2 (Plat No. KN 0820116). Resolution PZ 2014-027 - A Resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission Granting a Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a Mulit-Family Dwelling (Tri-Plex) in a Commercial Zoning District. The Property is Located at 329 Binkley Circle and Legally Described as Lot 3A, Terra Edge Subdivision, Part 4 (Plat No. KN 0940034). All interested persons are invited to attend and participate in the public discussion. Written comments may be sent to the Planning & Zoning Commission, c/o John Czarnezki, 177 North Birch Street, Soldotna, AK 99669. For further information, call John Czarnezki at 907-262-9107. PUBLISH: 10/1, 3, 2014

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Public Notices IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI In the Matter of a Change of Name for: ROBERT LEE SHOMLER-CHIKOYAK, Current Name of Adult Case No: 3KN-14-00781C1

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Notice of Petition to Change Name A petition has been filed in the Superior Court (Case # 3KN-14-00781CI) requesting a name change from (current name) ROBERT LEE SHOMLER-CHIKOYAK TO ROBERT LEE SHOMLER. A hearing on this request will be held on October 16, 2014 at 9:30 p.m. at Courtroom 6, Kenai Courthouse, 125 Trading Bay Drive, Suite 100 Kenai, AK.

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OCEAN FRONT Cabin, furnished, 1-bedroom, 1-bath, full kitchen, Satellite TV. No smoking/ pets. $800/ Month utilities included plus deposit. (907)262-5561.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHHYou’llsmileandworkthrough a problem by asking questions and having a talk. You are more centered than you have been, so you won’t have a problem with a runaway imagination. You’ll find ways of harnessing your ideas and making them work. Tonight: Visit with others. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Be aware of the costs of pursuing what appeals to you. You might want to hold off for now or do some price comparisons. You will learn a lot about those around you from their reactions. Tonight: Acknowledge what needs to happen in order to get past the present situation. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHYou’ll wake up feeling on top of your game. You might decide to explore what would suit your long-term plans best. You could discover that your thoughts are quickly changing. Give yourself the space to play with different ideas. Tonight: The world is your oyster. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might feel as if you need to get some space in order to make the appropriate decision that will serve you best. Sometimes saying little and reflecting is a far more powerful process when it comes to making a positive decision. Tonight: Get some extra sleep — you will need it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Stay focused on what you need rather than on what someone else wants. You will discover that there is a midpoint where both of you could feel content with the situation in question. Be aware of a tendency to go overboard. Tonight: Let the good times begin.

Vinegar dispenses a clean solution Dear Heloise: I’m wondering if you have a cleaning hint for the ice/water dispenser on my refrigerator. I love the convenience, but am concerned how to clean the dispenser and keep it sanitary, particularly the tip of the dispenser. — Jan H. in San Antonio Very good question, and one many may not even have considered! Check the manual (or go online for help) for your refrigerator before doing anything. Then, grab one of my all-time favorite products — vinegar! Heat some white or apple-cider vinegar until warm (NOT boiling) and wipe down the outer ice/ water dispenser surface. Next, clean the dispenser water tip by using a small brush and vinegar to poke up in there, and wipe inside and outside. For deeper cleaning, turn off the water and disconnect the water supply line. Pour a couple of cups of vinegar (unheated) into the line and let the vinegar flow through the system. Then flush with water several times, and throw out the first couple of batches of ice until the vinegar smell is gone. — Heloise Send a great hint to: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com Banana hints Dear Heloise: Purchase a weekly supply of bananas when they are partly green and turning yellow. Leave the amount of bananas you will eat in three days out on the counter and put the rest in the refrigerator. The remaining bananas should keep for six to seven days. The skin may turn dark, but the inside is perfect. — Merle N., Florence, Miss.

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By Tom Wilson

By Dave Green

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

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A baby born today has a Sun in Libra and a Moon in Sagittarius if born before 12:41 a.m. (PDT). Afterward, the Moon will be in Capricorn. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014: This year you will be focused on your personal life. At times, you will experience significant discomfort, but ultimately it will be worth it. You have a tendency to be harsh with others. Work on incorporating more kindness. If you are single, you might be moving someone in before you know it. Be careful about committing too soon! If you are attached, you could be going through a situation involving a parent, which actually might involve moving him or her in with you. You and your sweetie both will need to be more nurturing as a result. CAPRICORN might be difficult to deal with. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Take one of the whimsical ideas you have been toying with and start manifesting it. You could experience the gamut of emotions, from being misunderstood to feeling a sense of true mental mutuality. Pressure is likely to build. Tonight: Out till the wee hours. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHHYoumightwakeupwithsome strange new ideas. You’ll want to test them out on a friend first. Be honest with yourself about whether this person is just a part of your fan club or is really being open with you. Tonight: You could be taken aback by a sudden insight. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Defer to someone else, and

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DEAR ABBY: Last year I found a bottle of Valtrex in my husband’s car. He had been taking the medicine for months. When I asked him about it, he lied. I was devastated when I realized I had been exposed to herpes. He actually tried to say he got it from me, but later he admitted that he had been stepping out with random women while working out of town. (He’s a truck driver.) I had a blood test and thankfully I didn’t catch it. What is the doctor’s responsibility in informing the spouse? I’m sure my ex is going to sleep around and infect others. We are divorced now, so I’m free of his lying and cheating, but I am fearful for others. He’s so lowdown that he will spread it to other women and not care. Should I be concerned, or should I just leave it alone since he’s not my problem anymore? — HEARTBROKEN IN ALABAMA DEAR HEARTBROKEN: Unless your husband gave his physician permission to reveal his medical status to you, the doctor was bound by HIPAA regulations, and by law could not warn you that your husband had an STD. (Yes, I agree this aspect of the law is disgusting.) Much as you might wish to, there’s nothing you can do to control your former spouse’s behavior. My doctor tells me that herpes is most contagious dur-

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Score with Team Buckets at Bucket’s Sports Grill in Soldotna. Page 2

Women strike silvers at annual fishing classic. Page 3

After starting one of the most successful sandwich shops in Soldotna back in ___Odie retired, then after a successful battle with cancer her daughter Melodie restarted Odie’s Deli at a new location and Odie started “Odie’s Bead It.” Now Odie has decided to retire once again and the popular bead and craft store next to PJ’s Diner has become “Abby’s Beads & More.” At her retirement party last week many old friends and community members turned out to wish Odie well and meet the new family of owners Elizabeth and Jimmie Ward. “It’s just time to go home and take care of my house and be an Alaskan bum I guess for a little while and see what God has for me next,” Odie told the Dispatch. “We weren’t looking for a business, it found us and it’s a long story,” said Elizabeth. “I think God was talking to my husband Jimmy one night because he told me I think we’re supposed

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New owners of Abby’s Beads give Odie a farewell hug.

to buy a bead store. So I said Oh Really! This is the only bead store around so here we are and we’re naming it after my daughter Abigail ‘Abby’ and we’re all here as a family business,”

she laughed. Fourteen year old Abby is proud to have the store after her name, “I think more kids are getting interested in crafting today because of all the high tech information, making things

Jhasmine Lamb of KPTMC tumbles the tickets and pulls out the winner. Page 4

with your hands beads for friends are popular and we plan on having beads, beads and more beads plus more craft items for everyone,” said Abby. Stop in and meet the new family of owners.

Abby’s BEADS & More is open Monday-Thursday 10:00am – 6:00pm, Friday 10:00am – 4:00pm, closed Saturday and open Sunday 11:00am-3:00pm for your beading and crafting

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Get a Bucket’s Burger with bacon & fries and watch your favorite game at Bucket’s Sports Grill.

Catch the Fall Family Festival of Games at Buckets’ Sports Grill Take the family and watch all the fall games at Nick and Fran Jones’ “Bucket’s Sports Grill” on the Sterling Highway just past the “Y” in Soldotna. Fall specials include Monday Night “Buy One Get One half off appetizers!” Tuesday Kids Night “Kids eat free with an adult meal!” Wednesday Night Wing Night “Buy One 8 piece wings get the second for free!” Let Team Bucket’s help you score with these specials that

Get a Bucket’s Burger with bacon & fries and watch your favorite game at Bucket’s Sports Grill.

will last all winter long. And be sure to check out Bucket’s Gluten Free Menu with appetizers, lettuce wrap sandwiches, salads & dinner choices along with the most unique breakfast menu in town. “It’s just better than watching the game at home. The energy at Bucket’s makes whatever game you’re watching at your table more exciting. So score big points with your family by taking them to the place

where they can be loud and cheer with everyone else during their favorite game.” The friendly servers known as “Team Buckets” round out the atmosphere for kids, families, after game team players, and couples of all ages. Bucket’s is open seven days a week, Sunday-Thursday 8:00am to 10:00pm and Friday & Saturday 8:00am-11:00pm. Dine in or get it to go by calling 907-262-7220.

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Kenai River Women’s Classic draws business leaders from across Alaska.

Annual Women’s Event raises funds & awareness for Kenai River and King Salmon Nearly 90 female business leaders from across Alaska gathered for the 7th annual Kenai River Women’s Classic, a threeday networking and fundraising educational event that helps raise awareness for the Kenai River and its fisheries resources. The event was hosted by Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) on a day that forecasters were calling for typhoon conditions with warnings of up to 6 inches of rain, “We did have the prediction of the ex-typhoon with torrential amounts of rain, but Mother Nature between the wild salmon, wild women and

wild times on the River decided to turn it the other way for us, this event has gotten to my heart since its inception,” said KTUU Channel 2 meteorologist Jackie Purcell, the emcee for the ladies weekend. The event kicked off Thursday evening at the Soldotna Sports Center with a banquet and auction, followed by two days of silver salmon fishing, afternoon activities, an evening networking dinner and closing barbecue and awards. “The Women’s Classic is a unique and popular women’s-only event that has tripled in attendance

since it began in 2008. Female executives from a wide range of businesses rave about the event, which sold out within a month of accepting registrations,” said event repeat chairperson Kristin Mellinger of Soldotna. Lynden Vice President Jeanine St. John has attended every Women’s Classic except the first year and said, “Best Women’s Classic event ever!” Lea Souliotis of BP said, “This was one of the best business networking/fundraising events I’ve ever attended. It was beautiful, well run, courageous and completely valuable from a business

perspective.” Irene T. Garcia of ExxonMobil hauled in the biggest fish of the weekend at 14.7 pounds. Second place with a 14.1-pound silver went to Robyn Engibous, co-executive director of the Ted Stevens Foundation. Kelly Droop of CH2M Hill secured third with a 13.8 pounder. Alaska Communications’ Linda Leary won the smallest fish award for her 3.7-pound silver. For Garcia and Engibous, it was the first time either had caught a fish. Funds raised through participant and sponsor fees and auction proceeds are used for habi-

90 women business leaders from across Alaska participated in the KRSA Women’s Classic on the Kenai River.

tat restoration, angler access and education, fisheries management and research, and other conservation efforts on the Kenai River and other Southcentral Alaska watersheds. More than 50 dedicated volunteers and local businesses donated time, services and auction items to make the Women’s Classic a success. Signature sponsor of the event for the last five year’s GCI says it’s a perfect for them, “We’re an Alaskan company and we like to sponsor local events and you can’t find a more local Alaskan event than this one for the Kenai Peninsula and we’re

proud to be part of it and we also like to support events that focus on women so this is a perfect fit for us and it’s great fun,” said Maureen Moore of GCI. KRSA is a 501(c) 3 charitable nonprofit, fishery conservation organization of sport anglers, conservationists and others whose primary goal is to preserve and improve salmon habitat while promoting responsible sport fishing on the Kenai River. Learn more at www.kenairiversportfishing.com. See FISH, page A-5

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Lucky hometown winner of Stanley Chrysler’s Playground Pick-up

Folks have been looking at the Stanley Chrysler “Stay and Play” Ram 1500 pick-up all summer long as it promoted “Kenai Alaska’s Playground,” and for the price of a $50 raffle ticket visitors from all over the lower 48 bought in for a chance to have the one of a kind vehicle and a chance at other great prizes to boot. But when the tickets were tumbled by the lovely Jhasmine Lamb of the Kenai Peninsula Tourism & Marketing Council it was a lucky local boy who came up as the winner Mike Erstrom of Soldotna. “It was the day I was interviewing for my dream job with Hilcorp as a construction foreman, so I didn’t answer my phone when the call came in and then after landing the job I got the message and it caught me off guard as I was talking with a lady from Houston and I said, may I be excused I think I just won a pick-up. Then after bouncing off the wall for a bit it started to sink in. I mean I’m one of those guys who donates, I don’t win anything, so it was amazing!” Mike told the

Dispatch the day he was given the keys to his new truck. The raffle was a partnership between KPTMC, Soldotna Chamber of Commerce and Stanley Chrysler to promote tourism and buy local on the Peninsula, “Shopping and playing locally is what we are all about at Stanley Chrysler and this was a great way for us to come together with the Chamber and KPTMC to help brand our store on a local level while giving back to the local community with a promotion that benefited all local businesses,” said Courtney Stanley with Stanley Chrysler. “The promotion more than met our expectations,” said KPTMC executive director Shanon Hamrick, “We had the truck all over the Peninsula from Seward to Homer all summer long and people noticed it and talked with us about it and tourism on the Peninsula. It was a great success and we’re grateful to Stanley Chrysler for making it possible and branding themselves as the dealership of Alaska’s Playground,” she said. Shannon & Courtney Stanley congratulate Mike Erstrom as he drives off in his new pick-up to his new job.

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Women’s Classic has tripled since its inception in 2008.

The difference between the regular and the Women’s Classic? Chocolate! Women’s Classic has tripled since its inception in 2008.

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Capital Projects Manager plans, organizes and coordinates larger (100k+) capital improvement and maintainance and repair projects from conceptual initiation through construction closeout; and performs related duties as assigned Benefits include Holidays, Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave, Medical/Dental/Life & Accidental Death Insurance, 401(k) For the job description or to apply visit our website at http://kenaitze.applicantpro.com. For questions call 907-335-7200. P.L. 93-638 applies

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

OCEAN FRONT Cabin, furnished, 1-bedroom, 1-bath, full kitchen, Satellite TV. No smoking/ pets. $800/ Month utilities included plus deposit. (907)262-5561.

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605 Marine Ave. Kenai............................. 283-4875

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260-4943

Cleaning

â€˘ Experienced â€˘ Trustworthy â€˘ Dependable â€˘ Attention to detail Serving the Kenai Peninsula for over 11 years

Timâ€™s

Bathroom Remodeling

Automobile Repair

Bathroom Remodeling

Full or Partial Bathroom Remodels

HaveGENERAL ToolsCONTRACTING Will Travel

O N E AL ASK AN H AN DYM AN SERV ICE

RAINTECH

Member of the Kenai Peninsula Builders Association

www.rainproofroofing.com

Licened â€˘ Bonded â€˘ Insured

Fax: (907) 262-2347

L ic.# 901 31 5 L icen sed & In sured

All W ork G uaran teed â€˘ Referen ces

Hon est & Reliable

Slide Backs â€˘ Winch Out Services â€˘ Auto Sales Vehicle Storage â€˘ Roll Over Recoveries

Reddi Towing & Junk Car Killers

CRAFTSMAN ~ MTD ~ ARIENS ~ YARDMAN BRIGGS & STRATTON ~ TECUMSEH HONDA & OTHER MAKES

We donâ€™t want your fingers,

just your tows!

907. 776 . 3967 C

WILLIAMS

Long Distance Towing

LAWNMOWER & SNOWBLOWER PARTS & REPAIRS FOR ALL BRANDS

Lic.# 992114

Phone: (907) 262-2347

â€“ Based in Kenai & Nikiski â€“

PARTS - SALES - SERVICE

Lawnmowers & Snowblowers Bought & Sold Larry Stearns â€˘ 776-3704 51710 Koala Lane, Nikiski AK

9 07-39 4-6034

30 Years E xperien ce

OF ALASKA

Raingutter Technicians with over 20 years Alaskan Experience CONTINUOUS CUSTOM ALUMINUM & STEEL GUTTERS

Towing

907-260-roof (7663)

Rain Gutters

LARRYâ€™S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR

fax 907-262-6009 Small Engine Repair

35158 KB Drive Soldotna, aK 99669

Notices

262-4338

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Roofing

Installation Services LLC

WINDOW WASHING

Window Washing

Licensed â€˘ Bonded â€˘ Insured All Repairs Guaranteed

Rain Gutters

HEATING

Construction

Sales, Installation & Repairs Come see our new show room.

24/7 PLUMBING AND

Licensed, Bonded & Insured

283-3362

Notice to Consumers

Do you look forward to your gas bill each month? If not, you should call

252-3965

35 Years Construction Experience

CHIMNEY SWEEPS Installation

R ep a ir or R ep la c em en t of R oofin g, Sid in g, Sh eetroc k ,D ec k s,W in d ow s, D oors & M ost B u ild in g C om p on en ts. C lea n -u p & H a u lin g. & Insured 690-3490 776-3490 Licensed Lic.# 952948

Construction

130 S Willow Street, Suite 8 â€˘ Kenai, AK 99611

ROOFING

Insulation

Computer Repair, Networking Dell Business Partner Web Design & Hosting

Construction

Computer Problems Call Today ( 9 0 7 ) 2 8 3 - 5 1 1 6

â€˘ Carpentry â€˘ General Handyman Work â€˘ Sheetrock â€˘ Painting â€˘ Woodwork â€˘ Tree Removal â€˘ Hauling â€˘ Cleanup & Repairs â€˘ Decks â€˘ Kitchen Remodels â€˘ Bath â€˘ Siding â€˘ Remodels â€˘ Unfinished Projects?

Tim Wisniewski, owner â€˘ Residential & Commercial â€˘ Emergency Water Removal â€˘ Janitorial Contracts â€˘ Upholstery Cleaning

Scott The Handyman

LLC

Lic #39710

Computer Repair

Handyman

Plumbing & Heating

Roofing

Commercial â€˘ Residential ($35 min.) 10 years Experience â€˘ Free Estimates Hard Water Deposit Removal License #314902

907-398-7582

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