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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 45, Issue 107

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Soldotna voters say ‘no’ Commission to study home rule rejected By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna voters ended the possibility of the city becoming home rule in the near future. During Tuesday’s special election, voters chose not to form a seven-member charter commission that would have drafted the parameters of how Soldotna would govern

itself under home rule status. The question on the ballot read, “Shall a Charter Commission be elected to prepare a proposed charter?” Unofficial results show “No” votes at 298 while “Yes” votes came in at 170. The seven commissioner candidates on the ballot were Jerry Farrington, Keith Baxter, Dale Bagley, Peggy Mullen, Pete Sprague, Patrick Cowan and Dan Nelson. See VOTE, page A-12

By Ian Foley/Peninsula Clarion

A sign notifies the public of the special election Tuesday at Soldotna City Hall.

In the news Alaska board seeks input on literacy screenings waiver

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Board of Education is taking public comments on a proposed rule to allow waiver of early literacy screenings at schools. Written comments are being taken through Feb. 27. Comments also will be taken at a meeting in Juneau that’s scheduled for March 19. The waiver issue emerged in December when the Birch Tree Charter School appeared before the board. The school, which is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, requested regulation language to allow for a waiver for literacy screenings. School officials told the board the school does not teach reading in early grades. Susan McCauley with the state education department says the state only requires schools to prepare students for assessments in third grade.

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Five swans a-landing

DPS could cut 24 jobs JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s Department of Public Safety is proposing to cut 24 permanent fulltime positions, though an official says no layoffs are planned for the affected workers. Kelly Howell is the department’s director of administrative services. She said that figure includes 19 specialized trooper positions that would transfer into currently vacant patrol positions. The budget proposal also would cut additional vacant positions within the troopers and other divisions. The department proposes cutting some nonpermanent positions, too, including four cold case investigators. Other investigators would assume those duties. The budget proposal for next year would add several civilian jobs, such as mechanics, within the Alaska Wildlife Troopers as part of an effort to restructure its aircraft section following a 2013 fatal crash. Budget details were discussed during a House Finance Committee hearing Tuesday.

Several swans take flight over the Kenai River on Sunday near Sterling.

AK Sex Counselors: testing takes a toll workers crowd fund for lobbyist By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District counselors are concerned state regulated standardized testing is taking an unexpected toll on students. At Monday’s School Board meeting, a group of seven counselors, including representatives from Kenai Central High School, Skyview Middle School and Soldotna High School spoke about the detriments of organizing the excess of annual exams.

“I am concerned that we are losing the very activities School Counselors are specifically trained for to excessive test responsibilities,” said District Specialist and Counselor Sara Moore said. “Our counselors are specifically trained for serving students, not for putting stickers on test booklets.” Moore asked the school district’s 16 counselors to take the School Counseling Activity Rating Scale during a meeting on Jan. 23. The survey is designed to rate the actual and

preferred frequency of functions that counselors may perform, she said. Of non-test coordinator counselors, 100 percent routinely advise students regarding academic issues, whereas only 25 percent of test coordinators are able to accomplish academic advising, Moore said. Only 40 percent of non-test coordinator counselors routinely counsel with students regarding personal and family concerns, and that number drops to only 13 percent for test coordinator coun-

selors, she said. “They don’t feel as available to as many students as they want to be, and know they need to be,” Moore said. The school district’s counselors operate under the American School Counselor Association’s National Model, Moore said. The plan recommends that school counselors spend at least 80 percent of their time in direct and indirect services to students in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social development. See TESTS, page A-12

KPB food tax is on the table again By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

The seasonal exemption from sales taxes on non-prepared food items is on the table again. Blaine Gilman introduced the ordinance that would allow for the borough to collect taxes from Sept.1 until May 31 on non-prepared groceries, during Tuesday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting. The borough has missed the opportunity to collect nearly $3 million in tax revenue annually without the exemptions, according to the ordinance. If approved, the generated revenue would go to funding schools. Nikiski resident James

‘Every other tax that we collect in the borough goes also to education. This isn’t an exclusive way to generate funding for schools.’ — James Price Price, who has been fighting the exemption since 2008, said he appreciated being allowed to comment at the initial introduction of the ordinance. He said he did not understand why the borough was trying to tax people’s groceries. “Every other tax that we collect in the borough goes also to education,” Price said. “This

isn’t an exclusive way to generate funding for schools.” The ordinance will open for public comment on March 17. Following Price’s comments, the assembly approved Robert Ernst’s appointment to the Borough Northwest Board Seat, by one vote. Board member Wayne Ogle requested that the assembly dismiss Borough C

Mayor Mike Navarre’s appointment. “As far as Mr. Ernst is concerned he is a very honorable person, well educated but the perception is…Ernst is involved with the Cook Inletkeeper,” Ogle said. “It is a good organization, but it does not represent business ventures in the Nikiski area, and as a result there is a lot of concern about the trust of the planning commission with that particular point of view.” Assembly member Mako Haggerty said it was fortunate someone was volunteering to take the position while member Kelly Cooper said Ersnt’s experience would diversify the commission, which is why she supported him.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska organization for sex workers is trying to raise money online to fund an advocate’s work lobbying lawmakers in Juneau. Terra Burns is leading the campaign by the group, Community United for Safety and Protection, to raise at least $1,500 through crowdfunding website Tilt. As of Tuesday afternoon, the group had raised more than $900. “It’s really been really hard for people in Alaska’s sex industry to have any voice at all because of stigma and criminalization,” Burns said. Burns, who doesn’t use her real name, is a 33-year-old Fairbanks resident and is staying in a camper in Juneau. She declined to give The Associated Press her real name to protect her safety and because she has advocated under Terra Burns for many years. A bill reintroduced this legislative session would allow victims of sex trafficking to use that as a defense if they are charged with prostitution crimes. The legislation was introduced last year and passed See LOBBY, page A-12

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow -22/-28

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Daylight Length of Day - 8 hrs., 7 min., 58 sec. Daylight gained - 5 min., 13 sec.

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... 0.00" Normal month to date ............. 0.10" Year to date .............................. 0.49" Normal year to date .................. 1.06" Record today ................. 0.47" (2003) Record for Feb. ............. 2.80" (1955) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.0" Month to date ............................. 0.0" Season to date ......................... 14.4"

Juneau 30/14

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A swath of snow today will stretch from northern Colorado into the Midwest, with light snow lingering in the Northeast. Steady rain will shift from Texas along the Gulf Coast to the Florida Panhandle.

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Kenai/ Soldotna 17/0 Seward 30/12 Homer 32/12

Valdez Kenai/ 20/4 Soldotna Homer

Cold Bay 41/32

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Anchorage 17/0

Bethel 12/3

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Fairbanks -13/-31

Talkeetna 21/7 Glennallen 5/-15

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Today’s activity: Moderate Where: Auroral activity will be moderate. Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Barrow to as far south as Talkeetna and low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska.

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Montana lawmaker wants to keep drones from harassing hunters By ALISON NOON Associated Press

HELENA, Mont. — A Billings lawmaker wants to keep drones from interfering in Montana’s hunting and fishing sports. Republican Rep. Jeff Essmann introduced House Bill 278 in the House Fishing, Wildlife and Parks Committee on Tuesday. It would ban all unmanned aerial devices from harassing people before, during and after they hunt or fish. Todd Eames, of Billings, testified in favor of the bill. He said he was followed by a drone two years ago when he and his two brothers were fishing in the

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Boulder River. “We were standing in the river, probably had been there about three hours, when I look up and about 10 feet above my head was an aerial drone,” Eames said.

The drone hovered above him for about 15 minutes, buzzed over to his brothers and left a short time later, Eames said. He never discovered who owned the device or its intention.

The measure would also prohibit the use of drones to photograph people hunting or fishing in public places without consent, and from using drones above waterways during fishing season.

Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Obituaries Leo Andrew Gaffikin Leo Andrew Gaffikin, 85, was born on Nov. 7, 1929 in Tacoma, Washington and passed away at his home in Yuma, Arizona on Jan. 31, 2015. He was a graduate of Bellarmine High School, Tacoma, and lived in Anchorage, Soldotna and Yuma the last 43 years. He was preceded in death by parents Peter and Ann Gaffikin, wife Nora, brother Larry and sister Kathleen Hazen. He is survived by longtime partner Lillian Aszmus, sisters Marie Schuler, Marge Schlegel (Arthur), brother James Gaffikin (Kathleen), daughter Sandra Mathes, grandsons Dana and Kelly Oathout (Kim), and great-granddaughter Nicole Carlock (Jason). Leo served in the Navy and was a member of Moose, Elks, American Legion, VFW and worked in food and sporting good sales. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and visiting with friends. A memorial service will be planned in Tacoma at a later date.

Dorothy Ann Green Dorothy Ann Green died peacefully in Soldotna, Alaska on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at the age of 64. Dorothy was born Jan. 14, 1951 in Willimantic, Connecticut to Margaret and Steven Dominic. She is survived by brothers Robert and Stanley Dominic of Connecticut; three children, Dot Green of Virginia, Peg Dominic of Alaska, and Steve Dominic of Colorado; and two grandchildren, Michael Dominic of Alaska and Aylia Green of Virginia. She was preceded in death by her son, Tommy. A service is planned for Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Kenai Christian Church.

Ryan W. Hakkinen Ryan W. Hakkinen, 32, died unexpectedly at his home in Soldotna on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Ryan was born to Dan and Anita Hakkinen at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, on Jan. 7, 1983. He attended Soldotna and Service high schools, graduating in 2001. Ryan was an outgoing and energetic young boy who loved sports. He enjoyed skiing, snowboarding

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and playing baseball. His true passion was skating. He played hockey from age 4 through high school, then as a young adult played Junior Hockey in Fairbanks. He worked as an apprentice electrician and a welder. His biggest love was spending summers commercial fishing with his dad in Cook Inlet. If he’d had his way, summers would have lasted all year long! Ryan loved music, playing the guitar and writing. He cherished time with family and friends, who appreciated his quick wit and generous ways. Ryan is survived by his parents, Dan and Anita Hakkinen, and his sister, Andi; uncles David (Marilee) Hakkinen, Brian (Yvonne) Hakkinen, Dave Grove, Dan Grove, and Darren (Lori) Grove; aunt Alana (Kurt) Haider; and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Waino and Lillian Hakkinen; and maternal grandfather Lyle Grove. Visitation will be held at Peninsula Memorial Chapel on Thursday, Feb. 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Kenai on Friday, Feb. 6, at 4:00 p.m., followed by a reception at the church.

Duane J. Vasicek Soldotna resident Duane J. Vasicek, 69, passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family from a long battle with metastatic cancer. At his request, no services are planned. Duane was born April 14, 1945 in Spokane, Washington. After graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Navy as a shipfitter on the U.S.S. Sarsfield DD837 Destroyer. He was honorably discharged. He moved to Soldotna in 1992 and began working for Fred Meyer in 1995. He retired as a BSM manager at Fred Meyer in 2000. Duane was a born again Christian. He enjoyed being with his family, fishing with his son Dustin, fabricating many things and scrap/salvaging, and driving around town with his cat, Domino. “Dad was a man who would do anything for his family. He loved the Lord Jesus Christ, his wife, Diana and son, Dustin. He loved to fish and camp. He was also fully trusting Jesus as his Savior in his heart, and his favorite passage from the Bible was Psalm 23, ‘Dwell in the house of the Lord forever.’” Duane was preceded in death by his mother, Helen Bodey, his dad, Frank Vasicek, brothers, Jack and Dennis, and a sister, Marlene. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Diana Jean Vasicek of Soldotna; son, Dustin Jay Vasicek of Kenai; brother, Robin Vasicek of Cheney, Washington; and sister, Penny Daum of North Plains, Oregon. Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.

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Around the Peninsula MS Society meets The MS Society meets on the second Thursday of each month. Its next meeting is from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at Heritage Place in Soldotna. For more information call Terrie Butcher at 907-756-1282 or Tim Reed at 907-252-0432.

Sterling/Soldotna Headstart plans fundraiser dinner The 13th annual fundraiser with the Sterling Headstart/ Soldotna Headstart and the Sterling Community Center is Feb. 21. Tickets are on sale at the Sterling Community Center office or Sterling Headstart. Tickets are $30 per person, with silent and live auction items available. Dinner will be prepared by Michael Evan. Entertainment will also be offered. For more information call the Sterling Community Center at 262-7224.

Fish and Game Advisory Committees to meet — The Central Peninsula Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Ninilchik School Library to prepare comments on statewide shellfish proposals and any other business that may properly come before the committee. The public is encouraged to attend. For more information contact David Martin at 567-3306. — The Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture building on K-Beach Road. the agenda will include preparing comments for the Board of Fisheries statewide shellfish proposals. For more information contact Mike Crawford at 252-2919. — The Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture building on K-Beach Road. The agenda will include preparing comments for the Board of Game Southcentral Region proposals. For more information contact Mike Crawford at 252-2919.

Compassionate Friends group to meet Have you lost a child, grandchild, or adult sibling of any age? The Compassionate Friends of the Kenai Peninsula meets at 6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Soldotna Public Library. For more information, email tcfofthekenai@gmail.com or call Leslie at 907-398-3113. Submit community announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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. • Bouncing Babies 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 Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors meeting at 110 Trading Bay, Suite 160. For information, call 283-8732 ext. 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. 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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Word as bond That the state of Alaska decided last

week to appeal the recent Ketchikan Superior Court ruling freeing Alaska municipalities from required financial contributions to local schools surprised virtually no one. Judge William Carey’s decision, made on the grounds that the required contribution violated a state constitutional requirement that no tax can be earmarked for a specific purpose, plunked an additional $220 million hole in school district budgets at a time when a porous operating budget is going to lose at least $3.5 billion in 2015 thanks to stunningly low oil prices. Still, the modus operandi of the state on the issue of local education contributions has been essentially unchanged between the administrations of Gov. Sean Parnell and Gov. Bill Walker, and that might surprise those who solely relied on Walker’s statements when he was running for election. When asked about the Ketchikan Gateway Borough’s lawsuit in October, during a debate hosted by the Ketchikan Daily News, Walker the candidate told a Ketchikan crowd that as a member of the Alaska Municipal League and Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association he had reviewed the litigation and that there was “a tremendous amount of support for it, a tremendous amount of empathy and acknowledgment that something had to be done.” What did Walker himself think of the lawsuit? “I think it’s a bold move,” Walker said. “I do support what you’re doing. I think there are times to step up and say enough is enough. I certainly am sorry that we’ve reached that point, I’ll put it that way. I know there’s lots of things that must have been done prior to reaching that point because I know that was not a knee-jerk reaction, but at some point you have to say enough is enough and stand up for what you feel is right, that’s what you’re doing, and I applaud your efforts on that.” That sounds pretty straight forward. After being elected, Walker was much less forthcoming on the issue. “I have been advised by my attorney general that I need to defer to my attorney general on those things,” Walker told the Daily News in December. Attorney General Craig Richards — who was Walker’s law partner for over 10 years — evidently decided on an appeal. We’re not going to pillory Walker over what, on the surface, certainly looks like a drastic about face. Oil prices were not then what they are now, and technically everything Walker said at the debate could be a statement of his personal opinion, not how he planned to act as governor. We will, however, offer advice: Be careful. When you discuss an issue as a political candidate, you are essentially writing a check to Alaska communities and saying, “you can’t cash this now, but if you elect me, you can.” This was an avoidable issue. Many people expected the state to appeal if it lost the suit, regardless of who was in the governor’s office. In other words, Walker didn’t have to say what he did, and a gubernatorial debate is not the place to express your personal legal opinions if you are not planning on following through on them as governor. That being said, things never stay the same. If the price of oil has dropped too low since the October debate, or if something else has changed your opinion, sit down with the voters and explain why. Voters are not necessarily owed action, but they are owed an explanation. In any election, voters add up the checks that politicians have written with their promises, and count how many of those checks can now be cashed. Knowing Walker’s admirable views on what it means to be an Alaskan, we don’t think he would have it any other way. — Ketchikan Daily News, Feb. 2

Mitt, Bibi and their common enemy

Now that Mitt Romney has done his famous back-stepping one more time and withdrawn from the presidential race, he doesn’t have to be concerned about poverty and the middle class anymore. At least for the moment. I say that because buried in his pullout is a hint that he just might be waiting to be pushed back in if GOP leaders decided that the other candidates were making the party go kablooey, and pleaded with him to reverse direction still again to come roaring to the rescue. Could it happen? “That seems unlikely,” said Romney, which is not the same thing as “No way.” “Unlikely” in Mittspeak seems to translate to: “Oh, just ask me. Pleeeeeeze!” But give the guy some credit: He can read the handwriting on the Republican wall, which was saying “Mitt Romney, go home” (or perhaps more appropriately “homes”; he’s got a bunch of them)! So that leaves center-right field open to Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Scott Walker and even Lindsey Graham, who seems to have started a “sure, why not?” campaign. As for Mitt, maybe for solace he can turn to his old BFF Bibi. He’ll have his chance in March if Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu follows through on his plan to address the U.S. Congress while entirely bypassing President Barack Obama — and probably seriously setting back U.S.-Israeli relations in the process. If ever the Yiddish word “chutzpah” applied, this would be it. First of all, Netanya-

great about it is that the animosity is so intense that it can’t be hidden behind the usual diplo-speak smokescreen. In fact, neither one of them bothers hiding it. For once, we get a clear view of big egos colliding. It also means, however, that any chance whatsoever of making progress in the fitful peace negotiations with the Palestinians is obliterated, certainly as long as these two figures dominate the world stage. It also threatens the hope of somehow negotiating Iran away from nuclear development, putting the deadline in serious jeopardy, thanks to interference from Netanyahu and congressional Republicans. Nobody wins. The White House feels like Netanyahu and Dermer have engaged in some serious head-of-state backstabbing. Not only will Obama refuse to see Netanyahu during his visit, but his aides openly talk about making Israel pay a big price diplomatically for what they regard as a serious and malicious breach of protocol. It would not surprise me that, given all the negative election campaign reaction Bibi might realize he’s committed a booboo and won’t come after all. It’s possible he’ll change his mind. If he does, he’ll be acting just like his buddy Mitt Romney. Bob Franken is a longtime broadcast journalist, including 20 years at CNN.

Mother knows best, even on Valentine’s Day By CONNIE CASS and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Guys, if you want to get the girl, try bringing flowers — to her mother. With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s something to think about: Winning over mom may sound old-fashioned, but it’s still a smart strategy in today’s fast-changing, app-tapping, hookup-happy world of dating. In a new poll, 6 in 10 young women say when they’re thinking of getting serious with somebody, their mother’s approval is “extremely” or “very” important. “She makes the call,” said Jessica Wilhelm, a 19-year-old college student and self-described “mommy’s girl.” Wilhelm, from Brighton, Michigan, said she learned her lesson in high school when she tried going out with “the guy your parents don’t want.” “It’s not a good idea,” she said. “It doesn’t go smoothly for anybody.” Indeed, 4 in 10 young women say they would consider breaking up with someone their mom didn’t like, according to the Associated Press-WE tv poll. And 16 percent say they’ve actually dumped a guy for that reason. In contrast, a mere 6 percent of the young women, ages 18 to 29, say their mother’s opinion of their dates matters “not at all.” Sons worry a little less about what mom thinks, the survey found. Still, half of men under 30 say her approval is extremely or very important when a relationship might get serious. Andy Lowney, 22, of DeWitt, Michigan, said if he were dating a woman his mother didn’t like, he wouldn’t ditch her immediately. “I’d see if it’s something you can change over time,” he said. “But long, long term, that’s going to be an issue.” Dads, the stereotypical gatekeepers for teenage daughters, still have some say, too. Half of young women and nearly 40 percent of young men put high importance

AP-WE tv Poll on dad’s opinion when a romance is getting serious. A father’s view outranks what friends or siblings think, according to the poll. Kelsley Broomfield, 21, said her parents deploy different tactics when sizing up boyfriend material. Her mother, always friendly and chatty, asks the what-do-you-want-to-do-withyour-life questions. Dad listens and doesn’t say much, but he’ll signal his verdict later with a few subtle comments. “He’s kind of the test,” said Broomfield, of Englewood, New Jersey. Of course, dating a guy your parents like isn’t the same as dating a guy who’s like your parents. And it turns out men aren’t necessarily looking for a girl just like the girl that married dear old dad, either. Among men and women of all ages, a slim majority — 51 percent — think it’s better to go out with someone who’s the opposite of their parents, instead of someone who reminds them of the folks. And how do the folks feel about all this? We’re not asking for much, they insist, but couldn’t you just listen to us now and then? While few parents say they want a lot of sway over their grown children’s love lives, the vast majority of parents of all ages — 7 in 10 — would like to exert at least a little influence. Alas, fewer than 6 in 10 parents believe they have, or will have, any influence at all. Some may be underestimating their lifetime impact, however.

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hu is running scared in his own election. Unfortunately for him, his move to insert himself into the American political debate over Iran sanctions by addressing a joint session is causing a backlash Bob Franken at home, where he’s been accused of serious hot-dogging. Not only that, but this whole maneuver was done behind President Obama’s back and arranged on the sly in secret discussions between the GOP’s House Speaker John Boehner and Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer. There’s something really important to note here: Dermer was born and raised in the United States. Before he switched U.S. for Israeli citizenship and became a Likud Party functionary, he had been a Republican operative. It is not a stretch to suspect that he would be a willing plot participant in the nonstop GOP effort to discredit Barack Obama, even if it sabotages delicate foreign policy in the explosive Middle East. Add to the mix that Netanyahu really dislikes Mr. Obama, if for no other reason than the Obama administration hasn’t been as pliant about Israel’s wishes as those lock-stepping in the past. But it’s gotten personal, and it’s mutual. What’s really

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L.D. Ross Jr. of Clinton, Maryland, said he made his expectations known early through years of dinner-table conversations about values and how to judge character. By the time his son and three daughters were old enough to date, he said, “they were very good about the people they selected to bring home.” Three of the four are married now, and he has five grandkids. “I don’t think anybody really wants to bring home somebody they know their parent is going to just totally disapprove of,” said Ross, 59. “It’s not going to be a happy family.” What about when he was going out as a young man, did he give his own parents cause to worry? No, Ross says, laughing — but they didn’t know about everything. “I was a sneaky little sucker,” he said. The poll of 1,315 adults was conducted ahead of the premiere of WE tv’s new show “Match Made in Heaven.” The poll was conducted online Dec. 19-21, 2014, using a sample drawn from GfK’s probability-based KnowledgePanel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3 percentage points. Respondents were first selected randomly using phone or mail survey methods, and later interviewed online. People selected for KnowledgePanel who didn’t otherwise have access to the Internet were provided access at no cost to them.

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UA plans push to increase, retain homegrown teachers ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska has completed an action plan to create more homegrown teachers and shrink the annual rate of teacher turnover, among other objectives. The plan leans on a nearly $2.8 million funding request from state legislators this session. The university also will pitch in about $278,000 from fees and tuition. The plan creates new programs and expands existing ones in the state, which has failed to produce enough teachers to meet the needs of its 54 school districts, some of them off the state’s limited road system. The plan seeks to graduate 50 percent more teachers by 2025, decrease the teacher turnover rate, ease the way toward teacher certification and heighten admission standards. Most school districts now

must spend money to send personnel outside Alaska to recruit teachers. Research shows most of those teachers who wind up in rural Alaska will leave after a year or two. About 40 percent of the university system’s funding comes from state dollars and remains at the mercy of falling oil prices. The university is bracing for a smaller budget next academic year, like most state-funded entities. Just because the $2.8 million funding request is new, however, doesn’t mean the plan won’t become a reality, said Carla Beam, UA’s vice president of university relations. “We’re expecting an overall cut to the budget and then we’ll have to figure out, internally, what we can fund and how do we fund it,” Beam said. “I think we’ve all identified that this is a huge issue for the state

and we have to figure out how to solve it.” Dana Thomas, former vice president of academic affairs and research for the university, said the UA system launched two similar efforts in the past 10 years to increase the quantity and quality of graduates from specific programs. The programs, one focusing on engineers and the other on health care professionals, were successful, receiving significant attention from industry, said Thomas, who retired in late December. A push for educators would be a different sort of challenge, Thomas said. “The teacher issue is twice the size of either of those and we don’t have industry backing for this because it’s a public service, so we need the state to help engage in it the same way the industry did.”

Juneau triples tobacco tax, cost now over $10 a pack

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Juneau Assembly has tripled a tax on cigarettes, with the intent that people will think twice before shelling out more than $10 for 20 smokes. The Assembly on Monday night approved increasing the local tax to $3 a pack, up from the current $1. With an existing 5 percent sales tax and a $2 state tax, an average pack will now exceed $10, the Juneau Empire reported. The Assembly approved the hike as an excise tax instead of a sales tax that would have had to go to voters for approval. As an excise tax, its stated purpose must be for something other than raising revenue. The ordinance says the purpose is to reduce the use of tobacco prod-

ucts, especially among young people. An opponent of the tax, Joe Lassiter, cited statistics from an Alaska risk behavior study that show 42 percent of smokers live in households below the poverty level and about 45 percent do not have high school diplomas. “You are taxing mainly the poor and the uneducated here,” he said. The Assembly also voted to classify e-cigarettes as tobacco products. Hilary Zander, with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, told Assembly members e-cigarettes use by young people increased threefold last year, making young people twice as likely

to start using regular tobacco products. “We are particularly concerned with skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes among kids,” said Emily Nenon, Alaska director of the American Cancer Society. The tax hike was approved on a 6-3 vote.

Making a mark

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An eagle’s wing leaves an indentation in the snow on Sunday near the banks of the Kenai River.

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Nation

Lawyers request trial be moved Toyota must

pay $11M to crash victims

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer

BOSTON— Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a federal appeals court again on Tuesday to order the judge to move his trial outside of Massachusetts, arguing he cannot get a fair trial here. The request was the second time the defense has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to step in and take the decision on whether to move the trial out of the hands of Judge George O’Toole Jr. The 1st Circuit rejected a similar request last month, before jury selection began. In their new request, Tsarnaev’s lawyers say their review of questionnaires filled out by 1,373 prospective jurors show that 68 percent already believe Tsarnaev is guilty. They said 69 percent have identified some sort of personal connection or allegiance they have to the “people, places and/ or events” in the case. Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two bombs exploded near the marathon finish line on April 15, 2013. Prosecutors say Tsarnaev, then 19, and his brother, Tamerlan, 26, planted and detonated two pressure-cooker bombs as retaliation for U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died following a gunbattle with police days after the bombings. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, now 21, could face the death penalty if convicted.

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This file photo provided Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Tsarnaev’s lawyers argued that since the judge began individual questioning of prospective jurors, additional evidence of bias among jurors has been revealed. The defense cited a variety of personal connections noted by prospective jurors, including an emergency room doctor who treated both Tsarnaev and his brother when they were wounded during a getaway attempt days after the attack; a neighbor of the special agent in charge of the Boston FBI office at the time of the bombings; friends and acquaintances of people wounded; and people who donated to a fund to help victims of the attack.

“It is unrealistic to expect that even the most sincere and scrupulous jurors can shield themselves from the biases and connections that inundate the communities in which they, themselves, live,” Tsarnaev’s lawyers wrote. The defense also cited remarks prospective jurors had written on their questionnaires or said while being questioned by the judge. The comments were redacted from the petition. But in the defense’s third motion to move the trial, filed Jan. 22, some of the comments were included, including a comment from one juror who wrote: “We all know he’s guilty so quit

wasting everybody’s time with a jury and string him up.” Tsarnaev’s lawyer said the jury selection process so far “has damaged both the appearance of impartiality and public confidence in the fairness of the proceedings beyond repair.” A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz declined to comment. O’Toole has said repeatedly that he believes a fair and impartial jury can be seated in Boston. On Tuesday, a court official said individual questioning could be completed by the end of next week, despite delays caused by two separate snowstorms over the past week.

Christie declines questions on UK trip By JILL COLVIN Associated Press

LONDON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie canceled plans to talk with reporters in London on Tuesday after his comments on vaccinations sparked a political flap at home. The Republican governor and likely presidential contender had originally been scheduled to address the media three times during the final day of his three-day trip to the United Kingdom. Instead, the availabilities vanished from

his schedule, which included lunch with the chancellor of the exchequer and a visit to the famous Globe Theatre. “Is there something you don’t understand about, ‘No questions?’” Christie snapped when a reporter asked whether he’d discussed the Islamic State group during his meetings with dignitaries during the visit to the Globe. “We’re just not having press availability today,” his communications chief Maria Comella said when asked for an explanation. Billed as an official trade

mission, the trip doubled as a chance for Christie, a likely presidential contender, to broaden his foreign policy resume and build relationships with world leaders. But coverage of the trip has been dominated by remarks he made Monday after touring a pharmaceutical facility, that “parents need to have some measure of choice” when it comes to whether to vaccinate their children. Christie’s office quickly backtracked, releasing a statement that declared that “with a disease like measles there is no question kids should be vacci-

nated.” But the comments drew scorn, first across social media and later from medical professionals, newspaper editorial boards and national Democrats, who accused the governor of ignoring medical science. A measles outbreak centered in California has sickened more than 100 people, focusing attention on parents who choose not to vaccinate their children. Some do so for religious or philosophical reasons, while others cite a concern that vaccines can lead to autism and developmental disorders — a link debunked by rigorous medical research.

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal jury found that Toyota Motor Corp. must pay nearly $11 million to victims of a fatal 2006 crash after deciding Tuesday that a design flaw in the 1996 Camry was partly to blame for the Minnesota wreck. Jurors said the company was 60 percent to blame for the accident, which left three people dead and two seriously injured. But they also found that Koua Fong Lee, who has long insisted he tried to stop his car before it slammed into another vehicle, was 40 percent to blame. Lee and his family sued the company, along with those injured in the crash and relatives of those killed, in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. The lawsuit alleged the crash was caused by an acceleration defect in Lee’s vehicle, but Toyota argued there was no design defect and that Lee was negligent. “No amount of money... will bring my life back, my life is not the same anymore,” Lee said after the verdict, adding that he wanted the victims and their families to know: “I tried everything I could to stop my car.” Toyota released a statement saying the company respects the jury’s decision but believes the evidence clearly showed that the vehicle wasn’t the cause of the accident. The company said it will study the record and consider its legal options going forward. After the 2006 wreck, Lee was charged and convicted of vehicular homicide, and sentenced to prison. But he won a new trial after reports surfaced about sudden acceleration in some Toyotas, and questions were raised about the adequacy of his defense. Prosecutors opted against a retrial and he went free after spending 2 ½ years behind bars. He later sued. Under Minnesota law, Tuesday’s verdict means Toyota is responsible for paying all damages minus 40 percent of the amount awarded to Lee, bringing Toyota’s total liability to $10.94 million. Lee will receive $750,000 of that total. The trial lasted three weeks, and jurors spent about four days deliberating. Lee’s attorney, Bob Hilliard, said it was a relief for Lee to hear “this accident that has caused him so much suffering was primarily the responsibility of Toyota.” During the trial, Hilliard told jurors that there was a defect in the car’s design. He said the Camry’s auto-drive assembly could stick, and when tapped or pushed while stuck, it could stick again at a higher speed. Hilliard also accused Toyota of never conducting reliability tests on nylon resin pulleys that could be damaged under heat and cause the throttle to stick. “This is what makes the car go. This is what turns it into a torpedo, a missile, a deadly weapon,” Hilliard said during his closing argument. Toyota said there was no defect in the design of the 1996 Camry, and that Lee was negligent. The company’s attorney, David Graves, suggested that Lee was an inexperienced driver and mistook the gas pedal for the brake, and that’s why the car accelerated. Toyota also noted that Lee’s car was never subject to the recalls of later-model Toyotas.

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Juror removed from Hernandez trial

Around the Nation Republicans challenge Obama on Keystone, immigration and health care WASHINGTON— Newly-empowered congressional Republicans challenged President Barack Obama at both ends of the Capitol on Tuesday, voting in the House to repeal the health care program he signed into law but faltering in an initial Senate attempt to roll back immigration policies he issued on his own. There was a third challenge as well, as Republican leaders announced the House would give final approval next week on legislation clearing the way for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. That would trigger Obama’s threatened veto, the first in a new era of divided government. The skirmishes all seemed likely to end in eventual defeat for Republicans, but served as a potent reminder of their power after Obama challenged them bluntly last month with his State of the Union address and a no-balance budget on Monday calling for higher taxes and new spending. The GOP won control of the Senate in last fall’s elections, and has its largest House majority in nearly 70 years.

Harper Lee novel to be published in July, features character Scout as adult woman NEW YORK — “To Kill a Mockingbird” will not be Harper Lee’s only published book after all. Publisher Harper announced Tuesday that “Go Set a Watchman,” a novel the Pulitzer Prize-winning author completed in the 1950s and put aside, will be released July 14. Rediscovered last fall, “Go Set a Watchman” is essentially a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird,” although it was finished earlier. Reactions ranged from euphoria (Oprah Winfrey issued a statement saying, “I couldn’t be happier if my name was Scout”) to skepticism that the new book will be of the same quality as “Mockingbird.” Biographer Charles J. Shields noted that Lee was a “beginning author” when she wrote “Watchman.” The 304-page book will be Lee’s second, and her first new work in print in more than 50 years, among the longest gaps in history for a major writer.

Testing finds many herbal supplements don’t contain what the label says

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Bottles of Walmart-brand echinacea, an herb said to ward off colds, were found to contain no echinacea at all. GNC-brand bottles of St. John’s wort, touted as a cure for depression, held rice, garlic and a tropical houseplant, but not a trace of the herb. In fact, DNA testing on hundreds of bottles of store-brand herbal supplements sold as treatments for everything from memory loss to prostate trouble found that four out of five contained none of the herbs on the label. Instead, they were packed with cheap fillers such as wheat, rice, beans or houseplants. Based on the testing commissioned by his office, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday he has sent letters to the four major store chains involved — GNC, Target, Walmart and Walgreens — demanding that they immediately stop selling adulterated or mislabeled dietary supplements. Schneiderman said the supplements pose serious risks. People who have allergies or are taking certain medications can suffer dangerous reactions from herbal concoctions that contain substances not listed on the label, he said. —Associated Press

By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press

FALL RIVER, Mass. — The judge overseeing the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez removed a juror Tuesday, saying there was evidence she had previously discussed evidence in the case and had an early interest in being seated on the panel. Later, the girlfriend of the man Hernandez is accused of killing testified that the day after he was found dead, the former NFL star tried to reassure her that the pain of losing a loved one would get better with time. Most of Tuesday’s court session was spent on the problem with the juror, who has not been identified except by her jury number, 96. Bristol County Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh dismissed her after questioning her individually and closing the courtroom to hear evidence on the matter. After a closed-door hearing that lasted more than 90 minutes, Garsh said there was credible evidence the juror specifically discussed an opin-

ion about the case, including that it would be hard to convict Hernandez without the murder weapon, which has never been found. She said the juror also discussed several items of evidence that the court has ruled are inadmissible in this case. “Over the last few years, the juror has expressed an interest in serving on this particular jury,” Garsh said. “There is credible evidence that the juror has attended more Patriots games than were disclosed on the questionnaire.” Hernandez listened as Garsh spoke and tapped his thigh with the palm of his hand. “Discharge of the juror is indeed in the best interest of justice,” Garsh said. It wasn’t immediately clear how the juror issue came to light. When the 17 remaining members of the jury came back, Garsh told them that one juror had been dismissed for “purely personal reasons” unrelated to the case. Twelve jurors will ultimately decide Hernandez’s fate. The alternates will be randomly selected from the pool of 17 immediately before deliberations

begin. The former Patriots standout is accused of the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, a semipro football player who was dating his fiancée’s sister. Hernandez, 25, had a $40 million contract with the Patriots when he was arrested. Also charged with murder are Hernandez’s friends Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace. Prosecutors haven’t said who pulled the trigger but say Hernandez orchestrated the killing. They have both pleaded not guilty and will be tried separately. Lloyd’s girlfriend, Shaneah Jenkins, took the stand for a second day Tuesday. She is the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins. Shayanna Jenkins and Hernandez have a 2-year-old daughter together. She is charged with perjury for allegedly lying to a grand jury, including when she said she could not remember what she did with a box prosecutors believe she disposed of after getting what they called a coded message from Hernandez. She has pleaded not guilty. Shaneah Jenkins testified Tuesday that she went to the

home her sister and Hernandez shared hours after being told by police that her boyfriend had been found dead. She began to cry on the witness stand and wiped away tears as she recounted that moment. She said she then saw Hernandez. “(He) asked me if I was OK, put his hand on my shoulder, told me he’d been through this death thing before,” she said, adding that he told her it would get better with time. Then, he left. She said after that, her sister kept getting text messages and phone calls and was acting secretive. She then went in the basement with a folded up trash bag, came back upstairs and asked her sister to let her borrow her car, Shaneah Jenkins said. Shaneah Jenkins also testified about coming back to the home later to find police searching it, and said she stayed at Hernandez’s home for a few more days. She said Hernandez seemed “a little stressed but normal” during that time. Shayanna Jenkins has been seen frequently in court sitting behind Hernandez, but she was not there Tuesday.

Vaccine debate tests White House hopefuls By JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON— For a pair of first-time presidential hopefuls, the sudden injection of the childhood vaccine debate into the 2016 campaign is a lesson in how unexpected issues can become stumbling blocks. Long-held positions can look different under the glare of the national spotlight. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, both weighing bids for the GOP presidential nomination, struggled this week to articulate their views on the emotionally charged vaccination controversy. The matter has taken on new resonance amid a frightening measles outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people across the U.S. and in Mexico. Paul pushed back on criti-

cism of his initial assertion that he was aware of “many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.” He issued a statement Tuesday denying immunizations cause disorders, saying they were just “temporally related.” He also posted a photo on Twitter of himself getting a booster for a vaccine. Christie, in the midst of a three-day trip to the United Kingdom, took a different approach, canceling plans to speak to reporters Tuesday after his comments a day earlier caused a stir. “Is there something you don’t understand about ‘No questions’?” Christie snapped at reporters Tuesday. The measles outbreak has revived the discussion about parents who choose not to vac-

cinate their children, some out of fear that vaccines can lead to autism and developmental disorders — a claim that has been vigorously debunked by medical researchers. It’s unclear whether the vaccine issue will have a long shelf life in a White House campaign that is only just beginning. But the ways prospective candidates handle unanticipated issues can help determine whether those subjects blow over or become nagging distractions that contenders can’t shake. “Every day you want to go out with a message to voters, and every day there are a dozen

trapdoors you don’t want to fall into,” said Robert Gibbs, a top adviser for both of Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns. “If you look at Chris Christie and Rand Paul, they fell into the trapdoors yesterday.” Christie’s and Paul’s assertions that parents should have some choice in basic vaccinations have put other potential 2016 contenders on the spot on a topic that was largely absent from political discussions until this week and does not break down along party lines. Several potential GOP candidates voiced their support for vaccines Tuesday.

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World

US, Iran discussing nuclear talks compromise By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press

VIENNA — With time for negotiations running short, the U.S and Iran are discussing a compromise that would let Iran keep much of its uranium-enriching technology but reduce its potential to make nuclear weapons, two diplomats tell The Associated Press. Such a compromise could break the decade-long deadlock on attempts to limit Iranian activities that could be used to make such arms: Tehran refuses to meet U.S.-led demands for deep cuts in the number of centrifuges it uses to enrich uranium, a process that can create material for anything from chemotherapy to the core of an atomic bomb. Experts warn that any reduction in centrifuge efficiency is reversible more quickly than a straight decrease in the number of machines, an argument that could be seized upon by powerful critics of the talks in the U.S. Congress. The diplomats are familiar with the talks but spoke only on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized

to discuss them. Ahead of a new round of negotiations this week, they said there is no guarantee that the proposal can be finessed into an agreement. According to the diplomats, the proposal could leave running most of the nearly 10,000 centrifuges Iran is operating but reconfigure them to reduce the amount of enriched uranium they produce. One of the diplomats said the deal could include other limitations to ensure that Tehran’s program is kept in check. For one, Iran would be allowed to store only a specific amount of uranium gas, which is fed into centrifuges for enrichment. The amount of gas would depend on the number of centrifuges it keeps. Second, Iran would commit to shipping out most of the enriched uranium it produces, leaving it without enough to make a bomb. Iran denies any interest in nuclear weapons and says its program is for peaceful uses such as nuclear power and medical technology. In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said

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In this Jan. 14, 2015 file picture US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, listens to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as they walk in the city of Geneva, Switzerland, during a bilateral meeting ahead of nuclear discussions.

there is a range of discussions going on, focused on cutting off the different pathways for Iran to potentially arrive at a nuclear bomb. “There are many pieces of the puzzle that need to be put together,” Psaki told reporters.

These include how many centrifuges Iran operates and how they operate, she said. Iran offered last year to reduce the output of its centrifuges if it could keep most of them going. That was rejected back

then by the U.S. and its five negotiating partners. But both sides are under increasing pressure ahead of two deadlines: to agree on main points by late March, and to reach a comprehensive deal by June 30. The latest negotiations have been extended twice, strengthening skepticism from both hardliners in Iran and critics in U.S. Congress. Failure this time could result in a push for new sanctions by influential U.S. legislators, a move that some Iranian officials warn would scuttle any future diplomatic attempts to end the standoff. The talks increasingly have become a dialogue between Washington and Tehran. Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany are also at the table but recognize that the U.S and Iran stand to gain — or lose — the most. Iran now has withstood a decade of diplomatic and economic pressure aimed at reducing its program. Washington demanded a year ago that Tehran reduce the number of operating centrifuges from nearly 10,000 to fewer than 2,000. That would increase the time it would need

to make enough weapons-grade uranium from a few months to a year or more. By November, when the talks were extended, diplomats said the U.S. and its partners were ready to accept as many as 4,500 but Iran had not significantly budged. The possible compromise was revealed ahead of the next negotiating round on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that starts Friday. Centrifuges are set up in series — called cascades — to spin uranium gas to increasingly higher concentrations of enriched uranium. The diplomats said one possibility being discussed is changing their configuration to reduce the amount of enriched uranium produced at the tail end of each cascade. Iran could try to re-pipe the cascades into their original setup. But that could take months, and such attempts would be quickly reported by the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency, which would monitor Iran’s compliance with any deal.

Greece braces for talks with Germany amid market relief By DEREK GATOPOULOS and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s new anti-bailout government confirmed it will hold meetings with lead lender — and critic — Germany this week after markets and European governments reacted with relief to alternatives proposed in Athens to a hard debt writeoff. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he will travel to Germany on Wednesday to meet European Central Bank President Mario Draghi in Frankfurt and German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble in Berlin the following day. Greece’s left-wing Syriza party won general elections eight days ago on a pledge to

ax more than half its debt to eurozone lenders. But Varoufakis told the Financial Times newspaper that Greece was proposing alternatives included exchanging debt to bailout creditors for repayment linked to growth, as well as using interest-only “perpetual” bonds. “We will use all the means at our disposal to reach our target, and that target is to reduce the debt ... (regardless) of the name and euphemisms it is given to make it more digestible,” Varoufakis, who is on a tour of European capitals, said in Rome late Tuesday. The news nudged investors into a buying spree. The Athens Stock Exchange roared up 11.3 percent, leading a European rally, while Greek borrowing rates also eased.

“After a very rocky start last week, the new Greek government is faring better this week,” Berenberg Bank analyst Holger Schmieding said. “The charm offensive of the new finance minister Varoufakis seems to be paying off in financial markets.” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker also appeared relieved, arguing Europe would “have to adapt a certain number of our policies” to accommodate Greece. Germany has flatly ruled out Greek debt forgiveness. But calming tension with the new Tsipras government, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on a visit to Singapore that there would be “sufficient opportunities” to discuss the new proposals. In Rome, Varoufakis was

joined in Rome by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who met Italian Premier Matteo Renzi and is due to hold talks with Juncker in Brussels Wednesday. “We didn’t discuss the (new) proposals today but you will always find Italy ready to discuss them,” Renzi told a joint news conference with Tsipras. Greece has to strike a deal with creditors by the end of June or be unable to repay about 7 billion euros ($8 bil-

lion) worth of bonds maturing in July and August. A swift agreement, analysts argue, would also keep uncertainty from scaring off investors, hurting the already suffering economy, and inducing depositors to pull money from banks. As things stand, Greece’s banks can use their government’s bonds as collateral to tap cheap ECB credit only until Feb. 28, when Greece’s bailout program expires. After that, they would need to

get emergency credit at higher rates from the Bank of Greece, though only with permission from the ECB. Despite the improved atmosphere, JPMorgan Chase Bank analyst Malcom Barr cautioned that the Tsipras government and creditors still remain far apart. “We still find it difficult,” he said, “to believe that the path toward an accommodation between Greece and the rest of the region will be at all smooth.”

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UK moves toward making babies from DNA of 3 people By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer

LONDON — Britain moved Tuesday toward allowing scientists to create humans from the DNA of three people. The technology aims to liberate future generations from inherited diseases, but critics say it crosses a fundamental scientific boundary and could lead to “designer babies.” The U.K.’s House of Commons voted 382-178 in favor of legislation to license these experiments. If approved in the House of Lords, Britain would become the world’s first nation to allow genetic modifications in human embryos. “This is a bold step to take, but it is a considered and informed step,” Health Minister Jane Ellison told the Commons. The technology is completely different from that used to create genetically modified foods, where scientists typi-

cally select individual genes to be transferred from one species into another. But critics say it crosses a red line, since changes made to embryos will be passed on to future generations, with the potential for unforeseen consequences. While this legislation was drafted specifically to grant permission only for certain specified techniques, critics fear it will encourage scientists to push for other experiments in the future. The protests are “about protecting children from the severe health risks of these unnecessary techniques and protecting everyone from the eugenic designer-baby future that will follow from this,” said David King, director of the secular watchdog group Human Genetics Alert. The technology altering a human egg or embryo before transferring it into a mother with defects in her mitochondria, the energy-producing

structures outside a cell’s nucleus. These genetic defects can result in diseases including muscular dystrophy, heart, kidney and liver failure and severe muscle weakness. Scientists would remove the nucleus DNA from the egg of the prospective mother and insert it into a donor egg from which the nucleus DNA has been removed. The resulting embryo would have the nucleus DNA from its parents but the mitochondrial DNA from the donor. This can be done two ways — before or after fertilization — in the techniques approved by the Commons. Scientists say more than 99 percent of the DNA in the resulting child would come from its parents, with a tiny fraction coming from the donor egg. Britain’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sally Davies, said the law would give women with mitochondrial disease “the op-

portunity to have children without passing on devastating genetic disorders.” Britain has long been a leader in reproductive technology; the world’s first baby from in vitro fertilization, Louise Brown, was born in the U.K. in 1978. U.S. regulators are moving more slowly: Scientists at a U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting on the techniques last year warned it could take decades to determine if they are safe. Meanwhile, experts say the techniques are likely being used elsewhere, such as in China and Japan, but are mostly unregulated. “Scientists around the world...have raised many cautions about the risks to any children that might result from these techniques,” said Marcy Darnovsky, who directs the Center for Genetics and Society, an American advocacy group. “We urge women who might consider

undergoing this biologically extreme procedure to carefully investigate.” But Rachel Kean, whose mother is a carrier of mitochondrial disease, said the techniques offer hope to women who face a devastating dilemma of potentially passing on genetic defects. Kean’s aunt suffered several miscarriages and stillbirths and was ultimately killed by the disease. “Knowing that you could bring a child into this world for a short, painful life of suffering is not something I would want to do,” said Kean, an activist for the Muscular Dystrophy campaign. A spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said he was a “strong supporter” of the legislation. Cameron’s severely disabled son, Ivan, died at age 6 in 2009 from a rare form of epilepsy. No date has been set for debate in the House of Lords, but it is expected to be in the next

few weeks. It would be unusual for it to reject legislation that has passed overwhelmingly in the Commons. The techniques would likely be used about a dozen times a year in British women with faulty mitochondria. Each case would be closely scrutinized, and doctors would track the health of any children born as well as their future offspring, said Lisa Jardine, who chaired a review by Britain’s fertility regulator. “Every medical procedure ultimately carries a small risk,” Jardine said, pointing out that the first in-vitro baby was the product of an experiment with unproven methods. Kean understands the opposition: “It’s everybody’s prerogative to object, due to their own personal beliefs,” she said. “But to me the most ethical option is stopping these devastating diseases from causing suffering in the future.”

Argentine prosecutor considered call for president’s arrest By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Investigators examining the death of a prosecutor who accused Argentine President Cristina Fernandez of shielding the alleged masterminds of a 1994 terror bombing said Tuesday they have found a draft document he wrote requesting her arrest. Chief investigator Viviana Fein said the request was found in a trash bin of the apartment where Alberto Nisman’s body was discovered on Jan. 18. It was not included in a complaint Nisman had filed in federal

court days earlier. “To formally go after a sitting president like this, especially somebody like Cristina, is a huge deal,” said James Cooper, professor at California Western School of Law. “It makes you wonder if Fein is getting pressure not to press the case further?” Nisman was found dead of a gunshot wound in his bathroom hours before he was to appear in Congress to detail his allegations that Fernandez agreed to protect those responsible for the 1994 bombing of Buenos Aires’ largest Jewish community center. The attack, which killed

85 people, remains unsolved. Fernandez has dismissed the allegations against her. Fein at first denied the existence of the request of the president’s arrest after Argentina’s Clarin newspaper published an article about it on Sunday. Cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich tore the article in front of reporters on Monday and said it was a lie produced by the “opposition media.” But Clarin then published a copy of the draft, which was dated from June 2014. It said Nisman also had considered requesting arrest orders against Fernandez’s foreign minister, Hector Timerman, and other

officials in the government. Fernandez’s government and Clarin have often clashed and the Nisman case has reignited the dispute. On Tuesday, Fein clarified her earlier statement, acknowledging the existence of the draft document and saying she made an error of “terminology and interpretation,” and there had been a miscommunication with her office.

“The words I should have used are: ‘I know that there was a draft’” of a document, she said. But she said its existence “is not important enough to change the course of the investigation.” The final complaint Nisman submitted to judicial authorities called for Fernandez and Timerman to face questions in court instead. Why Nisman may have changed tack is unclear, but it

brings the focus back to Fernandez, who has tried to distance herself, in part by suggesting rogue elements in intelligence services were behind Nisman’s death. She is currently in China seeking investments, and before she left she submitted a proposal to Congress to reform the Secretary of Intelligence. A Senate committee took up the bill on Tuesday.

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Sports

Auriemma fastest to 900 college hoops wins By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma reached 900 wins faster than any other college basketball coach, and has no plans to slow down. Auriemma achieved the milestone when No. 2 UConn routed Cincinnati 96-36 on Tuesday night. It only took him 1,034 games to do it. “I don’t want to stop setting the bar, and it’s up to everybody else to try to get there,” the Hall of Fame coach said. “We’re going to keep doing what we’re doing and we’re not going to stop.” The victory ties him with former Texas coach Jody Conradt for fifth place on the all-time women’s list, 198

wins behind former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. Freshman Gabby Williams led six players in double figures for the Huskies (21-1, 11-0 American Athletic Conference) with a career-high 18 points. She also had 14 rebounds. The Huskies showed some nerves early, falling behind 5-0. But UConn scored the next 15 points, all on 3-pointers They closed the first half on a 22-0 run to put the game away. “It’s kind of like giving back to him,” Williams said. “I know how hard he works, so for him to feel he’s getting something for me is a great feeling for me as well.” Auriemma’s winning percentage of 87.04 percent in the best in the history of the women’s game. He also holds a record nine NCAA titles, and has ap-

peared in the Final Four 15 times. Cincinnati coach Jamelle Elliott, who played for Auriemma and was an assistant at UConn, said she hopes she’s learned something along the way about “demanding and not accepting anything less than perfection.” “He never coached me and he doesn’t coach any of his players like girls,” she said. “He coaches us like players.” The list of college women’s basketball coaches who have reached the 900-win plateau also includes North Carolina’s Sylvia Hatchell, Rutgers’ C. Vivian Stringer and Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer. Jasmine Whitfield led Cincinnati (6-16, 3-8) with 14 points. The Bearcats missed 18 straight shots and failed to score for the last

9:27 before intermission, trailing 4715 at the break. The Bearcats have lost five of their last six games, which also included a 96-31 defeat at the hands of the Huskies just over a week ago in Ohio. UConn cruised through the second half and the crowd began chanting “Geno! Geno!” as the buzzer sounded. Former players appeared in a video message after the game, congratulating their coach. His current team wore shirts that said “Geno Never Stops.” They also had on paper glasses that had the number 900 on them. “We got a long way to go this year and a lot of work left to do,” Auriemma said to the crowd after the game. “I know this is 900, but there are six games in March that will mean as much as the previous 900 and they are

the ones I’ll try to reach.” Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had 16 points and Breanna Stewart added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Huskies. Saniya Chong scored 11 points, while Kia Nurse and Morgan Tuck each had 10. UConn has won 20 straight games since a November loss at Stanford, and has not lost a conference game since the founding of the AAC last season. They have dominated the conference schedule this season, winning games by an average of more than 50 points. The Huskies held Cincinnati to 14 field goals and 24.6 percent shooting UConn faces a tougher test next Monday when it steps out of conference to host top-ranked South Carolina in Storrs.

Warriors cruise to victory over Kings By The Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry had 23 points and nine assists, and the Golden State Warriors rode a 23-0 spurt in the first half to beat the Sacramento Kings 121-96 on Tuesday night. The Warriors shut down Sacramento for more than seven minutes at the end of the first quarter and start of the second quarter to take an 18-point lead. They went ahead by 20 at the half and 25 in the third quarter before holding off a brief Kings comeback. Andre Iguodala added 17 points, and Marreese Speights finished with 17 points and eight rebounds to help the Warriors sweep the four-game series with Sacramento for the second straight season. DeMarcus Cousins had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Rudy Gay scored 20 for the Kings, who rallied within 11 late in the third quarter before the Warriors regrouped.

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Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein, right, shoots under pressure from Georgia’s Nemanja Djurisic, left, and Houston Kessler (24) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky won 69-58.

Kentucky stays undefeated No. 1 men’s team shakes off pesky Georgia to improve to 22-0 LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Andrew Harrison and KarlAnthony Towns combined for 38 points and scored key baskets down the stretch to help top-ranked Kentucky survive pesky Georgia 69-58 on Tuesday night. Twice on the verge of running away from a Georgia squad playing its second straight game without leading scorer and rebounder Marcus Thornton (concussion), the Wildcats needed both starters to fend off the determined Bulldogs. Harrison’s layup with 3:58 remaining provided a 62-54 lead that proved critical as

Yante Maten and Nemanja Djurisic scored baskets to get Georgia within 63-58 with 2:06 left. Towns’ short jumper with 1:33 left got the lead to seven, and Tyler Ulis and Andrew Harrison each added two free throws in the final minute to keep the Wildcats (22-0, 9-0 Southeastern Conference) unbeaten. Harrison scored a seasonhigh 23 points and Towns 15 with 13 rebounds.

and No. 5 Wisconsin’s athletic frontcourt overwhelmed Indiana. Kaminsky was 9 of 12 from the field for the Badgers (20-2, 8-1 Big Ten). Nigel Hayes added 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting. Guard Bronson Koenig provided balance from the outside with 15 points, going 3 of 4 from 3-point range.

No. 9 LOUISVILLE 63, MIAMI 55

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 22 points and Louisville overcame secondNo. 5 WISCONSIN 92, half shooting woes to beat the INDIANA 78 slumping Miami Hurricanes. The Cardinals built an early MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Frank Kaminsky scored 23 points 13-point lead and shot 68 percent in the first half. They made

only 31 percent in the second half, which allowed Miami to cut the margin to three points before Louisville dug in.

No. 14 N. IOWA 61, INDIANA STATE 51 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Seth Tuttle had 15 points and eight rebounds and Jeremy Morgan added 12 points as Northern Iowa ran away from Indiana State. The Panthers (21-2, 10-1 Missouri Valley) won their 10th in a row and got their first season sweep of the Sycamores in five seasons. Indiana State (11-12, 7-4) was See HOOPS, page A-11

help offensively for Miami, which was still without injured star Dwyane Wade. It was the first time in Bosh’s five seasons with the Heat that they lost a regular-season game with him scoring at least 30 points. They had been 17-0.

TRAIL BLAZERS 103, JAZZ 102 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers, boosted by the return of center Robin Lopez, held off the Utah Jazz. LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 points and 11 rebounds as Portland snapped a three-game losing streak.

CELTICS 108, KNICKS 97

NEW YORK (AP) — Avery Bradley scored 26 points, Jared Sullinger added 22 and the Boston Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak. Bradley shot 11 for 14 from the field for the Celtics, who rediscovered their offense after a C lineup change that put rookie Mar- Y cus Smart in the backcourt with Bradley. Smart made consecutive PISTONS 108, HEAT 91 3-pointers during the Celtics’ 14-2 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) start, and they never trailed. — D.J. Augustin had 25 points and 13 assists and the Detroit Pistons 76ERS 105, NUGGETS 98 closed the first quarter on a 25-1 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Holrun, going on to beat the Miami lis Thompson scored a career-high Heat. Chris Bosh scored 34 points, 23 points to lead the Philadelphia including 21 in the third quarter, 76ers to the victory over the slumpbut nobody else provided much ing Denver Nuggets.

Sabres end losing skid with close win By The Associated Press

MONTREAL (AP) — Brian Gionta and the Buffalo Sabres stopped their 14-game losing streak — the longest in team history — by beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night. Gionta, a former Canadiens captain, capped a three-goal first period for the Sabres (1533-3), who won three of four meetings with Montreal (32-153) this season. Drew Stafford and Matt Moulson also scored for Buffalo. Brandon Prust and David Desharnais had the goals for the Canadiens, who have lost

two in a row at home. Montreal outshot Buffalo 34-18. PREDATORS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Fisher had a goal and two assists, and Nashville handed Toronto its franchise record-tying 10th straight loss. Seth Jones, Shea Weber and Colin Wilson also scored for the Predators, winners of two straight.

CAPITALS 4, KINGS 0 WASHINGTON (AP) — Troy Brouwer scored two goals, Braden See NHL, page A-11

Seahawks players, fans still reeling from shocking loss By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — When Russell Wilson took the snap with 26 seconds remaining in the Super Bowl, made his read and released the pass, he believed he was on his way to getting fitted for a second Super Bowl ring. He never saw New England’s Malcolm Butler breaking, beating Ricardo Lockette to the pass and creating one of the most infamous plays in Super Bowl history. “When I threw it, I was like, ‘Touchdown, second Super Bowl ring, here we go,’” Wilson said. “And it didn’t happen.” The Seattle Seahawks cleaned out their lockers and headed into the offseason in a solemn, quiet fashion on Tuesday, two days after their dramatic 28-24 loss to New England. Some players were still at a loss to describe the emotion of Seattle getting

to the New England 1-yard line with 26 seconds left only to see Wilson get intercepted by Butler. Normally talkative tight end Luke Willson seemed to sum up the feelings for everyone. “I don’t know guys. I don’t really have too many answers,” Willson said. “Sorry. It is what it is.” Seattle was on the verge of staging a final rally to cap a second straight title and put the Seahawks in position to be talked about as the first team in NFL history to win three straight titles headed into next season when Wilson was intercepted. Two days later, Wilson said he had no doubts about the decision to call for a quick slant to Lockette. Even in hindsight, he said he continues to support the decision to pass on second down from the 1, even though Marshawn Lynch had just run for 4 yards on first down. “It’s one of those things, you trust what they called,” Wilson said. “I had

no doubt. I had no doubt in the play call. I still don’t to this day. I just wish we had made the play.” Wilson said when he took the snap, Lockette appeared to be open enough to score. He didn’t see Butler breaking hard for the spot where the ball would be delivered. “He made a great play. It was one of those bang-bang plays. That’s how it usually is in a goal line area, a red zone area,” Wilson said. “The guy played a great game, honestly. A guy that I think was undrafted just made tons of plays. Play after play. You’ve got to give him a lot of respect. He won the game for them right there.” Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell intimated after the game that Lockette could have gone harder after the ball. The play was also disrupted by New England cornerback Brandon Browner holding up Jermaine Kearse and not allowing any traffic to impede Butler’s route to the ball. C

Wide receiver Doug Baldwin called Bevell’s comments “harsh.” “I would be lying if I said it didn’t bother us,” Baldwin said. “He’s a coach and so you take that criticism or whatnot and you look in the mirror and figure out what you could have done with it. It’s harsh. But in the reality of it, it’s in the heat of the moment right after the game, people may say things or do things they may have changed or would like to be interpreted differently. However, at the end of the day, like I said, we’re going to stick together and move forward so none of that matters now.”

Quinn introduced as Falcons head coach FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Two days after a startling Super Bowl loss, Dan Quinn is off to a new start with the Atlanta Falcons. It happened quickly. The former

Seattle defensive coordinator was introduced as the team’s coach Tuesday, a day after he was hired and less than 48 hours after a Super Bowl loss to New England. Quinn beamed as he discussed plans for the Falcons. But he’s still trying to process the Patriots’ 28-24 win, sealed when Malcolm Butler intercepted a pass at the goal line with 20 seconds left. “For me it was such an emotional time in the game,” Quinn said. “So I didn’t really have time to put it into a place you would want it to get to.” Surely, Quinn would like to put it in the past. “I can’t wait to build a similar championship environment here in Atlanta,” Quinn said. “There are all sorts of challenges ahead, lots of hard work to do. I can’t wait to get started.” Quinn’s defenses helped lead Seattle to two straight Super Bowls. The Seahawks beat Denver to win last year’s championship.

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Sports Briefs Seldovia notches win over Wasilla Lake The Seldovia boys took care of business Tuesday with a 55-47 Peninsula Conference win over Wasilla Lake. The win was the Sea Otters’ third in a row and left them undefeated in conference play with a 4-0 mark. Scores for the Nikolaevsk boys and girls teams were not reported when the Clarion went to press. MONDAY

The Lumen Christi girls squeaked by Seldovia 39-38 in Peninsula Conference action Monday. The Archangels had a big first quarter, outscoring the Sea Otters 19-10. Seldovia battled back but came up short in the fourth. The Seldovia boys routed the Lumen boys 64-28, led by Dylan Waterbury’s 23 points. Seldovia pulled away early with a 16-3 first quarter effort, then scored a combined 42 points in the second and third quarters to seal the win.

MMA fighters Silva and Diaz fail drug tests LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has tested positive for steroid use. Silva, the 39-year-old Brazilian widely considered the greatest mixed martial artist in the young sport’s history, tested positive for Drostanolone metabolites and another steroid in an out-of-competition test Jan. 9. Nick Diaz, his opponent at UFC 183 last Saturday, also tested positive for elevated levels of marijuana metabolites in results released Tuesday night by the Nevada Athletic Commission. The UFC said the commission is doing further testing to confirm the results, but the stunning announcement casts a large shadow over Silva’s impressive comeback from a badly broken leg last Saturday for a unanimous-decision victory over Diaz. In a brief statement, the UFC said it was “disappointed to learn of these initial results.” “Anderson Silva has been an amazing champion and a true ambassador of the sport of mixed martial arts and the UFC, in Brazil as well as around the world,” the UFC’s statement added. “The UFC has a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance-enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents by its athletes.” Silva (34-6) beat Diaz by a wide decision last weekend in Las Vegas, winning every round on two of the three judges’ scorecards.

. . . Hoops

basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 33 16 Brooklyn 19 28 Boston 17 30 Philadelphia 11 39 New York 10 39 Southeast Division Atlanta 40 9 Washington 31 18 Charlotte 21 27 Miami 21 27 Orlando 15 36 Central Division Chicago 30 19 Cleveland 30 20 Milwaukee 26 22 Detroit 19 30 Indiana 17 32

Pct GB .673 — .404 13 .362 15 .220 22½ .204 23 .816 — .633 9 .438 18½ .438 18½ .294 26 .612 — .600 ½ .542 3½ .388 11 .347 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 36 12 Houston 33 15 Dallas 33 17 San Antonio 30 18 New Orleans 26 22 Northwest Division Portland 33 16 Oklahoma City 24 24 Denver 19 30 Utah 17 31 Minnesota 8 40 Pacific Division Golden State 38 8 L.A. Clippers 33 16 Phoenix 28 22 Sacramento 17 30 L.A. Lakers 13 35

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Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 105, Denver 98 Detroit 108, Miami 91 Boston 108, New York 97 Portland 103, Utah 102 Golden State 121, Sacramento 96 Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Indiana, 3 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Denver at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Okla. City at New Orleans, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Houston, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. Miami at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Orlando at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at Utah, 5 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT

Men’s College Scores EAST Hartford 62, Binghamton 61 NJIT 69, Delaware St. 51 Syracuse 72, Virginia Tech 70 Vermont 68, Maine 49 SOUTH Campbell 66, Presbyterian 53 Coastal Carolina 68, UNC Asheville 56 FIU 64, FAU 56 Gardner-Webb 87, Longwood 78 Kennesaw St. 80, Paine 75 Kentucky 69, Georgia 58 Louisville 63, Miami 55 Mississippi St. 71, Tennessee 66 Radford 67, High Point 64 SC-Upstate 79, St. Andrews 39 Stetson 77, Bethune-Cookman 72 UNC Greensboro 85, VMI 56 Vanderbilt 67, Florida 61 Wake Forest 88, NC State 84 MIDWEST Butler 85, St. John’s 62 DePaul 75, Seton Hall 62 E. Illinois 59, Baker 32 Illinois 66, Rutgers 54 Illinois St. 77, Evansville 51 N. Iowa 61, Indiana St. 51 Nebraska 76, Northwestern 60 Saint Louis 68, Saint Joseph’s 61, OT Wisconsin 92, Indiana 78 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 75, South Carolina 55 Northwestern St. 110, Cent. Arkansas 108 Oklahoma 71, West Virginia 52 Texas A&M-CC 71, Incarnate Word 70 FAR WEST Boise St. 68, Utah St. 63

Women’s College Scores

. . . NHL

EAST

DEVILS 2, SENATORS 1

AVALANCHE 3, STARS 2, SO

PANTHERS 4, ISLANDERS 2

DUCKS 5,

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — HURRICANES 4, OT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Jimmy Hayes’ second goal of the Tarasenko tied the game late in the ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — game 2:10 into the third period lifted third period and then Jaden Schwartz Ryan Getzlaf scored 45 seconds slumping Florida over New York. scored in overtime to give streaking into overtime, Corey Perry scored St. Louis a victory over Tampa Bay. two goals and Anaheim rallied COYOTES 4, from a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat Carolina. BLUE JACKETS 1

WILD 3, BLACKHAWKS 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Devan Dubnyk stopped 24 shots in his third shutout since joining Minnesota in mid-January, leading the Wild past Chicago for their fourth straight win.

SOUTH East Carolina 79, Houston 56 South Florida 91, UCF 68 SOUTHWEST Tulane 84, SMU 60

hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 52 32 15 5 69 167 135 Montreal 50 32 15 3 67 132 114 Detroit 50 29 12 9 67 149 129 Boston 50 27 16 7 61 134 124 Florida 49 22 17 10 54 122 140 Ottawa 49 20 20 9 49 137 138 Toronto 52 22 26 4 48 147 160 Buffalo 51 15 33 3 33 97 181 Metropolitan Division N.Y. Islanders 50 32 17 1 65 160 143 Pittsburgh 50 28 14 8 64 145 129 N.Y. Rangers 48 29 15 4 62 145 115 Washington 51 26 15 10 62 151 129 Philadelphia 51 22 22 7 51 140 151 New Jersey 51 20 22 9 49 115 139 Columbus 49 21 25 3 45 121 155 Carolina 50 17 26 7 41 109 134

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 50 33 11 6 72 153 118 St. Louis 50 33 13 4 70 162 121 Chicago 51 31 18 2 64 155 118 Winnipeg 53 26 18 9 61 146 140 Colorado 51 22 18 11 55 134 143 Minnesota 50 24 20 6 54 138 140 Dallas 50 23 19 8 54 159 162 Pacific Division Anaheim 51 33 12 6 72 152 138 San Jose 51 27 17 7 61 143 140 Vancouver 49 28 18 3 59 134 126 Calgary 51 28 20 3 59 149 131 Los Angeles 50 21 17 12 54 134 136 Arizona 51 19 26 6 44 120 171 Edmonton 51 14 28 9 37 120 170 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games Colorado 3, Dallas 2, SO

in jeopardy and could be the end of his days with the Browns. Gordon, who has already served two league suspensions for drug violations, will have to apply for reinstatement. A league spokesman said his one-year ban begins immediately, meaning he will miss the entire 2015 season and forfeit his $1.07 million salary and a portion of the $2.3 million bonus he got while signing a four-year contract in 2012. The former Pro Bowler has been a repeat offender of the league’s drug policy, and his latest offense seems to have driven a deep wedge between him and the Browns. General manager Ray Farm-

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike Cammalleri scored the go-ahead DALLAS (AP) — Maxime Talgoal early in the third period and bot scored the winner for Colorado Holtby stopped 27 shots and Wash- New Jersey extended its best run of in the 11th round of a shootout ington beat Los Angeles for its sec- the season with a win over Ottawa. after Tyson Barrie tied the game ond win in eight games. in the final minute of regulation against Dallas. Continued from page A-10

BLUES 2, LIGHTNING 1, OT

Delaware St. 56, NJIT 54, OT Sacred Heart 73, Wagner 59 UConn 96, Cincinnati 36

New Jersey 2, Ottawa 1 Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Washington 4, Los Angeles 0 Arizona 4, Columbus 1 Buffalo 3, Montreal 2 St. Louis 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT Nashville 4, Toronto 3 Minnesota 3, Chicago 0 Vancouver 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Anaheim 5, Carolina 4, OT Wednesday’s Games Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 4 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES С Traded C Michael Ohlman to St. Louis for cash considerations. Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Gonzalez on a one-year contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS С Agreed to terms with 3B Mike Moustakas and OF Lorenzo Cain on one-year contracts. National League COLORADO ROCKIES С Agreed to terms with RHP John Axford on a minor league contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATES С Acquired INF Steve Lombardozzi from Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. SAN DIEGO PADRES С Agreed to terms with C Wil Nieves on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS С Signed G Dahntay Jones for the remainder of the season. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER С Signed F Nick Collison to a multiyear contract extension. Women’s National Basketball Association PHOENIX MERCURY С G Diana Taurasi announced she will sit out the 2015 WNBA season. FOOTBALL National Football League

NFL С Suspended Cleveland WR Josh Gordon for at least one year for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. BALTIMORE RAVENS С Released NT Terrence Cody. BUFFALO BILLS С Claimed WR Justin Brown off waivers from Pittsburgh. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS С Announced the retirement of special teams coach Scott O’Brien, who will remain with the organization. Named Joe Judge special teams coach. NEW YORK JETS С Retained assistant offensive line coach Ron Heller and Steve Hagen, who will switch from tight ends coach to assistant special teams coach. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS С Announced the retirement of C Nick Hardwick. HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS С Recalled G Jussi Rynnas from Texas (AHL). Loaned G Anders Lindback to Texas for a conditioning assignment. SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS С Named Denis Hamlett assistant coach. National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC С Signed M Sarah Killion and D Kristin Grubka. COLLEGE CLEMSON С Announced the resignation of women’s volleyball coach Jolene Jordan Hoover. COLUMBIA С Named Peter E. Pilling director of intercollegiate athletics and physical education. DAYTON С Named Eric West assistant tennis coach. HOLY CROSS С Named Charlie Noonan defensive line coach. THIEL С Named Andrew Hindman men’s volunteer assistant lacrosse coach. UTSA С Retained receivers coach Tony Jeffery.

NFL suspends Browns’ Gordon 1 year

scorer, made 8 of 13 shots, including 5 of 7 3-pointers. Jordan Woodard had 12 points and Ryan Spangler and Isaiah Continued from page A-10 Cousins each added 10 for the By TOM WITHERS Sooners (15-7, 6-4 Big 12). Okla- AP Sports Writer led by Devonte Brown with 14 homa shot a season-high 61 perpoints, but the Sycamores fell to 0-3 cent from the field to win their CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh this season against ranked teams. third straight. Gordon has been pushed out of Defensively, Northern Iowa was bounds again by the NFL. And every bit as good as advertised. InNo. 22 BUTLER 85, this time, there’s no guarantee diana State shot 37.3 percent from ST. JOHN’S 62 he’ll be back. the field and finished with a season The troubled wide receiver low for points. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelwas suspended by the league len Dunham had 21 points and for at least one year without pay seven rebounds to lead Butler to a No. 21 OKLAHOMA 71, No. on Tuesday for violating the victory over St. John’s. 15 WEST VIRGINIA 52 Alex Barlow scored 15 points league’s substance-abuse proNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — and Andrew Chrabascz added 14 gram. The 23-year-old’s third Buddy Hield scored 21 points and for the Bulldogs (17-6, 7-3 Big suspension since turning pro has Oklahoma defeated West Virginia. East), who have won four straight placed his once promising career Hield, the Big 12’s leading conference games. C

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — CANUCKS 3, JETS 2, OT Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan scored power-play goals in VANCOUVER, British Columthe second period, and Mike Smith bia (AP) — Luca Sbisa scored 36 made 30 saves to lead Arizona over seconds into overtime to lift VanColumbus. couver over Winnipeg.

er was blunt in responding to Gordon’s latest troubles. “As we have conveyed, we are disappointed to once again be at this point with Josh,” Farmer said in a statement. “Throughout his career we have tried to assist him in getting support like we would with any member of our organization. Unfortunately our efforts have not resonated with him.” Farmer said Gordon needs to make substantial strides to live up to the team’s expectations. “Our hope is that this suspension affords Josh the opportunity to gain some clarity in determining what he wants to accomplish

moving forward and if he wants a career in the Nation Football League,” he said. Last week, Gordon said his failed test was for alcohol. He was prohibited from drinking for the 2014 season because of previous violations. Gordon said in an open letter posted online that he erroneously thought the season was over when he drank on a flight to Las Vegas with teammates a few days after the Browns lost in their season finale to Baltimore. Gordon appeared on the brink of superstardom when he led the league with 1,646 yards in 2013 despite playing in just 14 games.

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. . . Tests Continued from page A-1

Not all KPBSD counselors are testing coordinators,” said school district spokesperson Pegge Erkeneff. “Traditionally our counselors have been in charge of organizing the implementation of assessments, which can be state and federally mandated.” LaDawn Druce, who works as a counselor at River City Academy, Soldotna High School and Ninilchik School said the workload increased even more at the start of this school year when the K-12 College and Career Readiness Standards changed again. The state now requires all graduating students must have taken the WorkKeys, SAT or the ACT. The testing organizations set nation-wide test dates, and the school district can’t coordinate times that would work best locally, Druce said. “Next year won’t be easier, we will just know the horror ahead of time,” Druce said. “Just know the sequel and know what’s coming ahead of time.” The requirements make it physically impossible for counselors to help students, Druce said. The school district does not employ counselors in the elementary schools, which is where students will most directly benefit from social services, she said. “We have been completely reactive, and not being proactive at all,” Druce said. Ideally, a staff member would be designated to handle testing, Druce said. Moore said she is optimistic because the school board and school district administration feel similarly about the challenges local counselors are facing. The school district recognizes the frustrations surrounding testing as a result of the new requirements, Erkeneff said. At the meeting board member Sunni Hilts said the school board plans to advocate for counselors in Juneau. “You are preaching to the choir,” Hilts said.

Lawmakers hear from community officials on new marijuana rules MOLLY DISCHNER Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska — Local government officials want the Legislature to make some of the decisions about marijuana regulations but leave other choices to individual communities. Alaska voters decided in November to legalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for adults 21 years and older. The law takes effect Feb. 24. The measure also allowed for individual communities to prohibit commercial activity associated with the drug and to create regulations regarding consumption. The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee is vetting a bill to address how communities get involved in the regulation process, and it is also trying to gather information on what communities are looking for in the state’s regu-

lations, said committee chair Rep. Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla. The House Health and Social Services Committee also held a hearing on marijuana Tuesday, where it discussed a bill that would delay regulations for marijuana concentrates by up to a year from the November deadline for implementation of other commercial regulations. During the community and regional affairs hearing, Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Larry DeVilbiss said the borough’s assembly wants the Legislature to restrict packaging that entices minors and clarify whether an ounce of marijuana applies to concentrates. Matanuska-Susitna Borough Attorney Nick Spiropoulos said the borough also wants the Legislature to define what constitutes a public place. Under the initiative, “public” consumption is banned. The borough wants to focus on commerce

. . . Lobby

‘It may be tough to get a handle on what the rules are depending on what piece of ground you’re standing on and where a line is on the map.’ — Nick Spiropoulos, Attorney issues, like land-use regulation and business districts, he said. Spiropolous said there is also concern about which local governments will be allowed to set rules. If each city makes its own rules, regulations could be inconsistent within a single borough, he said. “That may not be the best thing, because it’s inconsistent as you cross borders,” Spiropoulos said. “It might be tough to get a handle on what the rules are depending on what piece of

ground you’re standing on and where a line is on the map.” But Palmer Mayor DeLena Johnson said it’s important for communities to be able to opt out of the marijuana industry, even if the borough wants to opt in. Johnson also said Palmer has a smoking ordinance on the books that the city wants to apply to marijuana and doesn’t want the borough to have the power to change that. Anchorage Municipal Attorney Dennis Wheeler said

. . . Vote

discuss the possibility of raising property tax to make up for the lost revenue. During election day, voters had varied opinions on Soldotna potentially becoming home rule and the special election. Soldotna voter Randy Richeson said he was against special elections. “I don’t like the idea of a special election,” Richeson said. “We just had an election not long ago. They could have presented the idea then, and they would have had more voters show up and we would have had a real election rather than just slide something through when nobody’s looking.” Soldotna resident Tim Cashman said he voted in favor of forming a commission because he wants Soldotna to be a home rule city. “I believe the city needs the ability to self-govern and to set its own tax rates,” Cashman said. Cashman said that having certain sales tax was important,

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the Senate before stalling in the House. Burns and her group oppose Alaska sex trafficking laws, saying they work against sex workers and they redefine actions sex workers might take for their own safety as trafficking. Burns plans to testify about the bill, sponsored by Anchorage Democratic state Sen. Berta Gardner, if it comes up for a hearing. Gardner said she isn’t sure that a lobbying effort by Burns would be productive. “She’s well-intentioned, and might very well be right about some of the things she’s saying,” Gardner said. “But we deal with the reality here of what it takes to pass legislation, and you can have a great, big, earth-shaking proposal, or you can bite off one little piece that won’t draw opposition from any quarter, and try to get that through.” Burns said in an email to the AP that the bill is “basically a law about who can go to the police and report that they’ve been a victim of sex trafficking without being prosecuted.” All victims should be able to report the crime without facing penalties, but “Gardner believes it should only be victims who’ve never willingly engaged in any kind of sex work,” Burns wrote.

Had they been elected, the commissioners would have had one year to draft a home rule charter for the public to vote on. Being home rule would have given Soldotna greater autonomy, enabling the city to determine tax rates, and a variety of other issues. According to Bagley, the push for home rule was a result of the city’s grocery tax possibly being repealed later this year. Because Soldotna will remain a first class city, there is the possibility of a proposition passing on October’s ballot that would eliminate a tax on nonprepared food items. City council member Keith Baxter, said that without the tax on non-prepared foods, the city could lose between $785,000 to $1.2 million in tax revenue. Baxter said without home rule, the city council was prepared to

the city uses conditional-use permits, which are related to land-use regulations, to decide whether an establishment serving alcohol fits into an area. A similar process could be used for regulating marijuana establishments, he said. The Health and Social Services hearing focused on committee chair Rep. Paul Seaton’s bill to separate and delay the regulations for marijuana concentrates. Cynthia Franklin, executive director of the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control board, said that’s not necessary. The voter initiative passed in August delegated the commercialization rules to the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control board, or gave the Legislature the option of creating a marijuana board to handle the duties.

because it allows the city to collect revenue from not only citizens, but visitors as well. “I think it would be very harmful for 4,000 residents to pick up the cost of millions of people who pass through Soldotna annually.” Cashman said. “People come here and they pay sales tax and it benefits the facilities - our world class parks, the library - anything that’s here is for everybody to use. There’s no admission (fee). That’s offset by the sales tax.” Other voters, like Eva Knutson, wanted to see a charter before deciding on the home rule issue. “I’d like to see the commission actually be formed to explore the idea of (home rule). Knutson said. “I don’t think there was a lot of information about home rule in general going into this election. We heard about it because of the “No” signs, and we had to research into it on our own.” Reach Ian Foley at Ian.foley@peninsulaclarion.com C

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The end of an era Alma Arlene Webb 1917-2015 Beverly, Kansas and Sterling, Alaska

he end of an era closed a chapter of our family history book. After 97 years on this earth Aunt Alma Webb went to “see Jesus” at 3 a.m. Sunday morning, Feb. 1, 2015. She often said she wanted to see Jesus ... so now she has her wish. She was the youngest sister of our Dad, John McClure, thus the closing chapter of relatives in our family that lived from 1917 to present. I had the privilege of getting to know Aunt Alma all over again when she moved to Alaska to be with her son, Hall, his daughter, Billie Anne and Billie Anne’s four children — Alma’s great-greatgrandkids, of whom she had many. She could tell you the month, day and year they were all born and where. She lost track the last two years, but at times she would proudly tell you how many grands, great-grands, and great-greatgrandkids she had. She would add and “some great, great, greats I do not know about.” She always wanted to be kept in the family “loop” and talked of times when she grew up in Kansas. How she loved high school and that John, our Dad, was her protector in school if she was being teased because of her red hair. Growing up in the 1920s and 30s was a way of life most of us have never experienced.. It was hard work to make a living and put food on the table. The transportation in the old cars. Seeing old cars develop into the fancy cars of today. Seeing the old coal burning railroad trains chugging down the tracks and how they whizz by today. Seeing an airplane in the sky! And seeing the space shuttles! Seeing modern medicine of today. And a telephone, a television, a microwave and computers, of which she tried to master. She also was a great piano player and played Hymns on a electric piano in her 90’s, like she was playing them in Church. We had lively discussions and some were real history lessons for me. She was born in 1917 in Kansas and lived under standards that none of us can comprehend today. She talked a lot about poverty and being very poor, after she was married. One of her statements that she repeated often was there were times when she did not have a penny for penny candy for her little sons. She was very protective and proud of her 5 sons. She also proudly helped raise and loved dearly, many of her grandkids. She rose through all of that to get her GED after they moved to Colorado, while she was working at Colorado State University in Fort Collins as an accountant, one of her proudest moments in her life. She had her name plate displayed at all times in her little house in Sterling, Alaska. See ANNIE, page B-2

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The global magic of a fish tagine

t’s been a few years since I’ve written about tagines, which is the name for those spicy, aromatic stews of North African and the cone-shaped, knob-handled cooking vessels in which they are cooked. My Le Creuset Moroccan tagine has served me well, but no more so than this week, when time was short, and I needed to put together a meal in less than 30 minutes. So, staring down a perfect filet of flounder, and pulling out a little of this and little of that from both the pantry and the refrigerator, a rather delicious, if not colorful meal, was ready in nothing flat. More South American than North African in flavor, the easy fish tagine featured here, made with coconut milk, sweet bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and cilantro, may be made with just about any kind of boneless fish fillet, as well as other kinds of seafood, such as scallops, shrimp, even clams or mussels, if you like. The dish is nice served

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K itchen A de S ue Ade with rice, but couscous works well, too, especially when it’s been enriched with coconut milk and coconut water. A good tagine cooking vessel is not an inexpensive purchase, but in exchange for its cost, you’ll be getting years of service and motivation sufficient to create globally-inspired meals for some time to come. Sue Ade is a syndicated food columnist with broad experience and interests in the culinary arts. She has resided and worked in the lowcountry of South Carolina since 1985 and may be reached at kitchenade@yahoo.com.

Photos by Sue Ade

The word “tagine” refers to both the cooking vessel (left) and the stews that are cooked in them. Although the highly-seasoned cuisines of North Africa, particularly Morocco, come to mind as classic tagine fare, the Brazilian Fish Tagine, right, splendid with the flavors of South America, proves just how adaptable a tagine can be. Source note: Enameled cast iron Moroccan tagine, with glazed earthenware cone-shaped lid, pictured in “kiwi” green, from Le Creuset, www.lecreuset.com.

Brazilian Fish Tagine If you don’t own a tagine, 5 minutes. use a Dutch oven to make this While the fish is marinating, recipe. melt the butter in the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil over medi2 pounds flounder fillets (or um heat in the base of a tagine other white fish of choice) (or heavy Dutch oven). 4 tablespoons olive oil, diWhen butter foams, mix in vided garlic, onion and peppers, cook2 tablespoons fresh lime ing for 4 to 5 minutes. Mix in tojuice matoes and ¼ cup of the cilantro, 2 tablespoons white wine and cook for 5 minutes more. 3 tablespoons butter Turn heat down and add co2 cloves garlic, minced conut milk, stirring gently to 1 large onion, chopped blend. Season sauce with salt, 2 cups chopped bell peppers pepper and crushed red pepper, (for color, use an assortment of to taste. Simmer for 5 minutes. peppers) Remove fish from marinade 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced to- and gently place on top of the matoes, undrained sauce. Dust the top of the fish ½ cup chopped cilantro, di- with fresh ground pepper, if devided sired. 1 cup coconut milk Place lid on the tagine (or Salt and fresh ground pep- Dutch oven) and gently simmer per until fish is opaque throughout, Crushed red pepper flakes about 10 minutes, depending Serve with rice or coconut on the thickness of the fish. milk-flavored couscous (recipe Use the remaining cilantro follows) for garnishing the finished dish. Serve with rice or couscous. Place the fish in a single Makes 4 servings. layer in a shallow bowl. Mix together 2 tablespoons of the Kitchen Ade note: If you oil, the lime juice and the wine, plan to serve rice with this dish, then pour over the fish. Allow for extra flavor try substituting Colorful Brazilian Fish Tagine is flavored with coconut milk, an assortment of sweet bell to stand for 15 minutes, bathing coconut water for the water the fish with the mixture, every called for in your rice recipe. peppers, onions, tomatoes and fresh cilantro.

Couscous with Coconut Milk 1¼ cups plain couscous 1 cup coconut milk ½ cup coconut water 1 tablespoon olive oil or unsalted butter 1/8 teaspoon salt Place couscous in medium-size heat-proof serving bowl. Place coconut milk and coconut water in a medium sauce pan and bring just to a boil. (Watch carefully so mixture does not boil over.) Remove pan from heat and stir in butter and salt, stirring to blend. Pour hot liquid over couscous, mixing well. Let stand for 10 minutes, then fluff with a fork. (The couscous should be light and fluffy – not “gummy.”) Makes 4 to 6 As a side dish for Brazilian Fish Tagine, spoon couscous over the tagine sauce. servings.

In honor of Mardi Gras, try this twist on Bananas Foster By SARA MOULTON Associated Press

AP Photo/Matthew Mead

This Jan. 12 photo shows bananas Foster crepes in Concord, N.H.

In honor of Mardi Gras, I decided to try a fresh take on a classic New Orleans dessert — bananas Foster. Bananas Foster is the luscious indulgence created at Brennan’s Restaurant in New Orleans during the 1950s. It’s hard to beat sauteed bananas doused with rum and brown sugar, then topped with vanilla ice cream. So I decided to keep most of the classic elements, but wrap the bananas in a crepe topped with ice cream and toasted walnuts. My real agenda? To help folks get over their fear of making crepes. Because once you master this simple, classic technique, you’ll wish you’d done it long ago. Making the batter is easy. Throw all the ingredients into a blender or food C

processor and blend until smooth. Then let the batter rest for half an hour. This ensures tender crepes. Making the crepes requires one key tool — the right pan. I use a stick-resistant ceramic or enamel pan. A nonstick pan also will do the trick. Just don’t overheat it; this prevents you from being able to swirl and spread the batter as needed for a perfectly thin and evenly cooked crepe. Transporting the batter from the bowl to the pan can be messy. I keep the mess to a minimum by setting the measuring cup on a plate placed right next to the stove, then pouring out the batter a 1/4 cup at a time. Now it’s the moment of truth. You can’t hesitate when making crepes. After the pan is properly heated (you’ll know it is ready when a bead of water drizzled into the pan skips across its surface), you dump in the measured

batter, then immediately lift up the pan and tilt it all around so that the batter completely covers the bottom. After only 30 to 45 seconds, you peek under the crepe with a spatula to see whether it has browned. If so, gather your courage, slide the spatula under the crepe, and quickly flip it over. Transfer the cooked crepe to a rack, where it’ll cool off slightly. Then, as you make more, you can stack them. Fear not, they won’t stick to each other. One last note: A crepe’s pretty side is the first one you cooked. When you roll up a crepe, keep the pretty side on the outside (which means place it on the plate pretty side down before filling and rolling). Admittedly, making crepes takes a little bit of practice, but you’ll be a pro after knocking out two or three of them. You also can make the crepes See FOSTER, page B-2

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. . . Annie

in the hospital before she went to “see Jesus.” Now she has her last wish — setting up there with Jesus, no doubt telling him all about her long journey on earth. Yes, it was a long one, she has paved the trail for others that will follow.

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She loved the Bible and could tell you almost any verse you wanted to hear. She had many fears and haunting ghosts of the past, but her mind was clear and precise — no one every changed her mind! You knew when she did not approve and you also knew when she loved you, whether it was your hair, your clothes or the company you kept. Alma was a great cook. She wanted to be included in picnics and holidays and often brought her deviled eggs and a great cake everyone loved with marshmallows on top. She cooked her meals up

— Ann McClure Berg, Alma Webb’s niece, North Nikiski

Alma and Annie

until this December when she transferred to Riverside Assisted Living. She fell shortly

after that and never really got to appreciate that fine living facility. She spent two weeks

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg is a 44-year resident of Alaska. 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. Grannie Annie can be reached at anninalaska@gci. net.

Rhubarb Crumb Cake

Fish Soup

A very old recipe

I use halibut for this old recipe

TOPPING: 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1/2 cup sugar 1 tblsp butter 1 tsp cinnamon Mix ingredients and set aside CAKE: 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 cup diced rhubarbthaw if frozen and drain in colander

1 tsp vanilla 1 can chicken broth 1 tsp soda 1/2 cup diced celery 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup diced carrots 2 cups flour 1/2 cup diced onion Cream butter and sugar, 1/2 tsp salt and a dash of blend in egg. Combine soda pepper and sour cream and add. 8 oz, about one cup - I add Add flour, stir in rhubarb more at times, firm white fish and vanilla. such as halibut Pour into a buttered and 1/2 cup canned milk floured 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle 1 tsp butter with topping and bake at 350 Oyster crackers degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. In a soup pot, bring chicken broth to boil. Add vegetables

, salt and pepper. Cook until tender crisp. Add fish and cook until fish is opaque and flakes easily. NOTE: I use cooked halibut Add: 1/2 cup evaporated canned milk and the butter. Stir and bring to simmer but do not boil. Serve with oyster cracker.

Broccoli Casserole 2 pkg frozen broccoli -thaw and drain 2 cans mushroom soup 1 can cheddar cheese soup 1 tbsp minced onion

salt and pepper 1 can mushrooms drained Mix soups and seasonings. Add mushrooms. Pour over broccoli and bake

350 degrees until it bubbles. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese and serve. Can use a combination of cauliflower and broccoli.

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ahead of time, then cool, stack and wrap them in plastic. If you are going to freeze them, wrap them again in foil and label them well. Contrary to popular myth, you can stack the crepes and they won’t stick as long as you let them warm to room temperature before using. Or, alternatively, remove them from the plastic, wrap the stack in foil and heat in a low oven for a few minutes. Once the crepes are made dinner or dessert is just minutes away. It’s so easy it may start to make every day feel like Mardi Gras.

(40 minutes active) Servings: 4 For the crepes: 5 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup whole milk 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 large eggs 1/4 teaspoon table salt For the filling: 2 slightly green bananas 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 cup dark rum Coffee or vanilla ice cream, to serve Chopped toasted walnuts, to serve

To make the crepes, in a 10-inch nonstick or stick-resistant skillet over low heat, melt the butter. Transfer 2 Bananas Foster Crepes tablespoons of the melted butter to a Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes ramekin and set aside. Pour the rest of

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1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, then drizzle over the cheese. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. — Fig and almond: Heat 1/4 cup fig preserves with 1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur until just warm. Spoon over the cheese, then sprinkle with toasted chopped almonds.

— Olive: Top with 1/4 cup finely chopped green olives, 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary, the grated zest of 1 orange, and a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic glaze. — Prosciutto-pear: Peel and dice a pear. Cook the diced pear with 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet until just

the butter into a blender. Set the skillet aside, but do not wipe it out. To the blender, add the milk, flour, eggs and salt. Blend until smooth, scraping the sides. Strain through a sieve into a bowl, then cover and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, heat the skillet over medium-high until hot but not smoking. Reduce the heat to medium. Stir the batter and ladle a scant 1/4 cup into the pan, tilting and rotating the pan until the batter evenly coats the bottom. Cook for 30 to 45 seconds, or until the surface of the crepe looks set and the bottom is barely golden. Flip the crepe and cook for 30 seconds more on the second side. Transfer the crepe to a cooling rack, then repeat the procedure, brushing the skillet as necessary with some of the reserved melted butter, until you have used up all of the batter. You should

end up with 8 to 10 crepes. Once they are cool, set aside 4 crepes. The remaining crepes can be wrapped in plastic, then refrigerated or frozen for another use. For the filling, peel the bananas, cut them in half lengthwise, then into quarters crosswise. In a large skillet over medium heat, combine the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Cook, stirring, until melted. Add the bananas and cook, gently turning over 1 or 2 times, until the bananas are just golden at the edges, about 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and add the rum. Stir well, then return the skillet to the heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring, and cook until the sauce is the consistency of honey, turning the bananas often to coat them with the sauce. Arrange 1 of the 4 reserved crepes on each serving plate. Spoon a quarter of the banana mixture down the middle

tender. Spoon over the cheese. Cook 2 slices of prosciutto in the same skillet until crisp. Break into shards and sprinkle over the pears. Season with black pepper. You can’t have an Oscars viewing party without a bit of sparkling wine. So here are five ideas for taking basic bubbles and making them Oscarworthy. — Mojito: Lightly muddle a strip of lime zest and 2 fresh mint leaves in the bottom of a glass with 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Add 1/2 tablespoon lime juice, then top with sparkling wine. — Crushed: Add an orange twist, 2 lightly crushed raspberries and 1/2 ounce orange liqueur to a glass of sparkling wine. — Ruby: Gently stir in 1/2 ounce red grapefruit juice and 1/2 ounce pomegranate juice. — Rhubarb: Add 1 ounce Rhubarb Tea liqueur and a couple shakes of rhubarb bitters to a glass of sparkling wine. — Honey-bourbon: Stir together 1/2 tablespoon honey with 1 ounce bourbon until completely dissolved. Add 1/2 tablespoon Aperol and an orange twist. Top with sparkling wine.

of each crepe, then roll up the crepes to enclose the filling. Turn the crepe so the seam is on the bottom. Top each filled crepe with a scoop of ice cream, a drizzle of sauce from the skillet and a sprinkling of walnuts. Nutrition information per serving: 640 calories; 320 calories from fat (50 percent of total calories); 36 g fat (19 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 190 mg cholesterol; 62 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 35 g sugar; 11 g protein; 240 mg sodium. Editor’s note: Sara Moulton was executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years, and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows. She currently stars in public television’s “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” and has written three cookbooks, including “Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners.”

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CITY OF SOLDOTNA Notice of Public Hearing February 11, 2015 The Soldotna City Council will conduct a public hearing on February 11, 2015, on the following ordinances: Ordinance 2015-001 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $1,000 in the General Fund for a Donation Received From the Soldotna Library Friends for the 2015 Summer Reading Program (City Manager) Ordinance 2015-002 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriation by $880 in the General Fund for Donations Received in Memory of Dolly Farnsworth (City Manager) City council meetings commence at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 177 N. Birch St., Soldotna, Alaska. All interested persons are invited to attend and participate in the public discussion. Written comments may be sent to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 177 North Birch Street, Soldotna, AK 99669. Copies of ordinances scheduled for public hearing are available at City Hall and on the internet at www.ci.soldotna.ak.us. For further information, call the City Clerk's Office at 907-262-9107. Please be advised that, subject to legal limitations, ordinances may be amended by the council prior to adoption without further public notice. Shellie Saner, CMC City Clerk PUBLISH: 2/4, 2015

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Separated husband feels ambushed by stealth photo DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been separated for a year. I have been seeing another woman in a city nearby, and my wife is aware of it. I took my lady friend out for dinner recently while visiting her in her town. A couple from home who know my wife and me were also eating at this restaurant. I greeted them as we walked by their table. The next day, my wife approached me and showed me a picture of me and my date that had been taken by this couple without my knowledge. I was furious about the invasion of privacy. My wife claims I am just angry because I got “caught.” If I were worried about getting caught, I wouldn’t have been in a public restaurant in a city frequented by people who know me. What are your thoughts on people who secretly take photos like this? Do they really think they are doing their civic duty? — VIOLATED IN IOWA DEAR VIOLATED: You have a right to your privacy. If you and your wife have been separated for a year, then with whom you socialize is your own business. The same applies to your wife. I fail to see what kind of “civic duty” this couple was performing by taking a picture of you and your date. Frankly, I think it was in poor taste and served no good purpose.

DEAR ABBY: I’m 30 and have felt pretty happy with my life. I enjoy my job, my social life, staying fit and extensive stays abroad. I thought I was going along OK, even though there is still room for improvement. My biggest (or most obvious) shortcoming, however, is that I’m not attractive in any way, and guys have never been attracted to me, so any Abigail Van Buren chance at a future with someone is not an option. I thought I was learning to accept it, but it’s harder than I thought — especially because of reactions from other people. Now that I’m older, people look at me with pity or treat me strangely. I don’t know how to handle the constant questioning about whether I have found someone yet. It is not going to happen. Is there something wrong with me? I’m starting to feel like a total loser and complete failure. — LOSER IN LOVE DEAR LOSER IN LOVE: If you are asked whether you have “found someone yet,” tell the per-

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015: This year you evolve to a new level of understanding with others. You often feel as if you stumble into one obstacle after another, but you will have the resources to pull yourself out of any potential quicksand. If you are single, you attract an unusual amount of friends. You will discover that at least one of them has the potential to become more. If you are attached, the two of you open up to many different ideas. You could quarrel more than usual if you are not careful. Honor your differences. LEO always has good ideas that are different from yours. 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 You will be coming off of an unusually busy period, where you felt as though you were going from one problematic area to another. Know that you don’t have to push yourself so hard in the future. Be smart and relax. Tonight: Let off some steam. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You could be in a position where you want to break away from it all. On some level, your reaction to pressure is part of what causes so many challenging situations. Try to assume a more laissez faire attitude, and you will be a lot happier. Tonight: Head home. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHYou have a lot to say, and you are going to say it. The problem lies in the fact that no one is likely to

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limelight and your actions will be observed. Even if you believe otherwise, the truth will reveal itself soon enough. Do only what you must today. It would be wise not to start a new project. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Reach out to someone at a distance who means a lot to you. Make time to catch up on this person’s news. You might want to think carefully about some of what you are hearing. Why not make plans to see each other soon? Tonight: Let your imagination choose. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH An associate or loved one is likely to take charge. Kick back and enjoy a day off. Of course it will be hard to release your need for control, but if you don’t, you could have a power play on your hands. Take some extra time to visit with a friend. Tonight: Togetherness works. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Defer to others, and welcome a conversation. Your friendly, outgoing personality tends to melt barriers, which allows more giveand-take. Keep it easy and relaxed. It is important to have a few calm hours to yourself. Tonight: Go along with a loved one’s idea. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Pace yourself, and know that you have a lot to do. You could be overwhelmed by all the choices you have. Realize that this is not the kind of day that you’ll want to make a decision. Instead, just take your time; the answer will come to you. Tonight: Go for a walk.

Solutions for Kitchen Conundrums Dear Readers: The KITCHEN is the perfect place to hang out, be with family and experiment with cooking. However, may I say to please keep in mind, when watching cooking shows on TV, that what you see probably is NOT how it happens in real time. A lot gets edited out; some steps are skipped or just talked about. Most times, the final dish has been prepared by someone else. Here are a few Heloise hints to help you take care of an “uh-oh” problem: * Ketchup won’t come out of the bottle easily? Use a drinking straw to reach the bottom, break the vacuum and help the ketchup flow. * Onions too strong? Soak onion rings or chopped pieces in water or milk for about an hour. * Whipped cream not sweet enough? Use confectioners’ (powdered) sugar rather than granulated sugar. Have a kitchen hint that got you out of a kitcheneering disaster? Let me know, and you could see your hint in the column! — Heloise ALL ABOUT ALLSPICE Dear Heloise: I have a question about allspice. I see some recipes that use it, but I’ve never cooked with it. Is it just a blend of a few spices, like pumpkin-pie spice is? — Eva W. in Oregon No, it’s not a blend of other spices. Allspice comes from a berry that grows on a tropical evergreen tree. It does smell, I think, like a blend of cloves, cinnamon and maybe a touch of nutmeg, However, allspice has a flavor and an aroma that is uniquely its own. Don’t be afraid to try a new recipe with a new spice. I do like allspice and sometimes put a dash in my morning coffee for a hint of flavor. — Heloise

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Native Youth Olympics “Kick Off” Winter Games

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Collaborative effort gets four Soldotna Elementary

52 kids participate MONOPOLY Tournament.

Crowley employees serve up over 1,200 free corn dogs.

Twins have double the fun at their first Winter Games.

Home Depot volunteers help kids craft sleds & bird houses inside at Winter Games.

Foodbank provides free ice cream for kids at Winter Games.

Sportsmen’s Warehouse volunteer’s man archery booth at Winter Games.

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Soldotna High students painted over 200 hundred Puck drops at Winter Games KPHA tournament. faces.

After the lack of winter weather canceled many of the traditional Peninsula Winter Games events, like ice slides and carvings, Mother Nature granted a little snow for the 39th Peninsula Winter Games and out came the kick sleds and ice bowling events with squeals of children having outdoor winter fun in Alaska. “Yeah Mike Crawford of the Tsalteshi Trails who with only a few hours’ notice got out the kick sleds and coordinated the races,” said Michelle Glaves, retiring executive director for the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce. “The snow arrived just in time, but we were ready snow or not. Fred Myers was in the sports arena with ice a cookie, The Study did an Amazing Race, Soldotna high volunteers painted hundreds of kid’s faces, Sportsmen’s Ware-

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house taught archery, Jumpin’ Junction had an obstacle course and the Food Bank had free ice cream for everyone at lunch and over 1,200 corn dogs were given away by volunteer employees from Crowley who sponsored the free lunch and dinner The winner of the kid’s MONOPOLY tournament, that 52 registered participants, was Briley Morton of Soldotna Elementary who also won the Amazing Race,” she said. Morton became the Monopoly Champion without ever owning Boardwalk or Parkplace, but had the lucky shoe as her board

token. Asked if she was planning a career in real estate Briley replied, “I don’t know.” And regarding her winning strategy she also replied “I don’t know! Just lucky.” All tournament participants went home with a MONOPOLY game of their choice and Champion Briley also went home with $50 of real money. Other Table Winners were Leah English, Drew Cox, Matthew Lewis, Morgan Lemm, Matt Hagel and Gracie Buss. The Bird TLC of Anchorage had planned to come down for the event with several live raptors to display but according to

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Tami Murray of the Soldotna Chamber they didn’t want to take a chance with the weather, but hope to bring the raptors back to next year’s Peninsula Winter Games. After serving 1,200 corn dogs for lunch Crowley volunteers turned around and fed nearly 1,000 folks dinner which was followed by a fantastic fireworks display. “We had lots of great volunteers, from handing

out game bags, to cooking and serving corn dogs. It took over 40 volunteers to make this happen and we appreciate them all! Special thanks to the crew at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, with an already busy day with a hockey tournament and the Brown Bears adding in the Peninsula Winter Games on the same day was an amazing feat,” said Murray.

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Native Youth Olympics “Kick Off” Winter Games

Youths compete Alaskan high kick event at NYO’s.

Native Youth Olympics “Kick Off” Winter Games at Kenai Middle School.

Youths compete Alaskan high kick event at NYO’s.

For the last few years the regional Native Youth Olympics (NYO) have been like the opening ceremony or kick off for the Peninsula Winter Games which began in 1976 when Sterling missionaries Al and Bernice York started the first Games with the vision of getting families on the Peninsula outdoors and enjoying traditional Alaskan winter sports like dog mushing and snow shoeing. A few years earlier in the spring of 1971, the first NYO were organized in Anchorage. That year, NYO consisted of twelve schools, which included Anchorage boarding students, a team from Mt. Edgecomb, and some state operated schools from as far away as Sitka and Nome. The event took one

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afternoon, and approximately 100 students participated. The original NYO organizers wanted an opportunity to demonstrate their favorite Native Games. By sharing their games with others, it was hoped that the people of Alaska would not forget the many traditional contests of their forefathers. Since that time, interest and the number of competitors has grown and regional events like the one on the Kenai Peninsula have sprung up around the State. The competition is open to all Alaskan students in grades 7 to 12 regardless of ethnic origin. While events like the one-legged high kick require astonishing coordination others like the stick pull teach strategy and surprise

as well as strength. The competition is more about getting better at a skill than defeating your opponent and each competitor can be found helping one another to be better and improve techniques. NYO is a vehicle for participants to gain confidence and improve self-esteem. NYO puts an emphasis on flexibility, power, balance, concentration, agility, physical strength, and stamina. There are medals given out for first, second, and third place finishers in each event in both the boys and girls divisions. This year’s event drew teams from Anchorage, Seward, Kenai, Chickaloon and Tebughna. Find complete results of the regional NYO at peninsulaclarion.com.

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Collaborative effort gets four Soldotna Elementary schools reflective hats

Brad Nelson of CES talk’s safety to kids at Redoubt Elementary.

Redoubt students get new reflective hats.

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Collaborative effort gets four Soldotna Elementary schools reflective hats.

Mild weather during the long winter nights on the Kenai has more kids out and about in the darkness. To help those on foot be more visible to motorists in the Central Peninsula area a collaborative effort between the City of Soldotna “Safe Routes to School” grant, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Central Peninsula Health Foundation, Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula Coalition, Soldotna Lions Club, KPEA, and KPESA to create school assemblies at four

elementary schools in Soldotna to promote safety and visibility for the dark wintery Alaska conditions. Last week at an assembly at Redoubt Elementary, Brad Nelson of Central Emergency Services rallied the students with safety tips before they were presented with reflective hats bearing their school mascot. John Czarnezki with the City of Soldotna planner told the Dispatch in an interview about the program, “The City received

a grant from the Safe Route to School program and we had some money left over and we decided to get some reflective gear on our kids so they would be more visible to drivers, bikers and other pedestrians in the darkness. The program is about getting kids to and from school safely, so we came up with the idea of getting reflective hats out there,” he said. Jane Fellman of Central Peninsula Hospital Safe Kids has been working to get reflective tape and

gear on kids for years and applauded the joint effort, “This is wonderful with the Safe Routes to School and City of Soldotna and School District and all these other participants joining in we are multiplying our efforts and that’s great,” she said. All four elementary schools in Soldotna received hats for all their students and teachers with the school mascot on the hat, “Something like 1,500 hats will going on kids heads this winter. We were able to afford all those

hats because Alaska Industrial Hardware AIH got them for us at a reduced price with the Elks and Central Peninsula Health Foundation and some PTA’s chipping in get the mascots of each school on each hat to inspire the kids to wear them. Additionally Brad Nelson of CES has a little competition going on and as he rides around town he’ll be counting the kids that are wearing their hats and then will announce the winning school come spring,” said

Czarnezki. “It’s been a great partnership with the KPBSD,” said Pegge Erkeneff, KPBSD spokesperson. “We started over a year ago when we were surveying parents about ways to get kids to bike and walk to school safely and to see all these kiddos with their reflective hats so excited shows the results of community collaboration to keep our kids safe,” she said. “It’s all about the kids,” said Redoubt principal John Pothast.

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Project Homeless Connect sees largest turn out yet

Some vendors offer services for the homeless.

Largest turn out ever for Project Homeless Connect.

Lisa Roberts of United Way chaired this year’s Homeless Connect.

Rose Bezilla offered free massages again this year at Project Homeless Connect.

The fourth annual Project Homeless Connect was held Thursday, January 29th from 10:00am – 3:00pm at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex and according to the event organizers had the greatest participation since the events inception. “There were over 60 confirmed participants with the estimated number to be around 80-100, which equates to the largest attended Project Homeless Connect yet,” reported Jodi Stuart, president of the Soldotna Rotary Club. “There were approximately 30 vendors and over 100 volunteers involved.” The event is a coalition of groups addressing homeless-

ness on the Peninsula including The Leeshore Center, KPC, Bishops Attic and the Kenaitze Indian Tribe in addition to the 30 some service vendors. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe this year offered services, information and backpacks with sleeping bags. Free lunch was provided along with practical services such as haircuts, massages and healing touch. “The reason we do this is to not only provide practical services like resume writing to those in need, but to get some facts and numbers on the homeless issue. It’s difficult here because there are so many variables to it,” said Lisa Roberts, United Way ex-

ecutive director and chair for this year’s Project Homeless Connect. According to Roberts since 2012 chronic homelessness on the Peninsula has increased 20%. “It tends to be less visible here but the need is here and we’re doing our best to address it with practical help to meet the need. There is a specific phone number directly for Project Homeless Connect that anyone can call at any time and that number is 907- 953-1498,” said Roberts. “Thanks to all the volunteers and vendors that participated. Anyone interested in being involved in next year’s event can call 283--9500 or Kenaitze Indian Tribe offered services & backpacks with sleeping bags at Project Homeemail kpuw@ptialaska.net. less Connect.

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150 Trading Bay Road, Suite 2 Kenai

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Extractions, Crowns, Bridges Root Canals, Dentures, Partials Emergency appts. available DKC/Medicaid

908 Highland Ave. Kenai............................. 283-0454

Computer Repair Walters & Associates Located in the Willow Street Mall

130 S. Willow St. #8 Kenai............................. 283-5116

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