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ROTARY’S COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION

The long wait for the opening of the new public pool located on the south side of Lions Park, near the Airport fence, C M across from ANZ Bank, is finally coming to an end. Y K When asked for an update on the work, Rotary Club member Peter Crispin told Samoa News that the pool is expected to be completed around late August, early September. The funds for the project come from nearly 15 years worth of fundraising activities that include the Rotary Club’s annual golf tournaments, private donations, and help from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). “It will be a great place for kids as well as adults to have fun” said project designer Joe Weileman. Both Weileman and Crispin report that although the project is almost completed, it still needs a bit more time. Furthermore, the pool is in need of a manager. Construction started nearly a year ago and once it’s open, the pool will serve as a multi-purpose environment for people looking to have fun, and as a place to teach people the proper way to swim, although it can also be used for therapy. As an added bonus, the project also contains a pool suited for competition. The pool, according to Wieleman, will be called, ‘The Pala Lagoon Swimming Center’. [photo: Mark Espiritu] Page B2 samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 EMPLOYMENT Baseball chasing Dodgers, OPPORTUNITY Astros on eve of second half The Washington Nationals inger has provided an unex- what we have here, what we’re have Bryce Harper anchoring pected lift with 25 homers, and capable of,” Cubs second one of baseball’s best lineups, left-hander Alex Wood is 10-0 baseman Ben Zobrist said. NEWS REPORTER and a glaring hole at the back of with a 1.67 ERA. “Just got to execute better in the their bullpen. The Boston Red “Every night it’s somebody second half and really turn on Sox are enjoying life with Chris different, and that’s a sign of the burners.” Samoa News is looking for a news writer that has a Sale, and missing David Ortiz a good team,” Dodgers man- Another starting pitcher also at times. The Chicago Cubs are ager Dave Roberts said. “It could help the Cubs, so expect natural curiosity about our local community and is searching for answers for their seems like I say depth every Theo Epstein and company to willing to report accurately for our newspaper readers. pesky championship hangover. single night, but that’s probably be working the phones all the The Los Angeles Dodgers been the biggest reason for our way to the non-waiver trade The successful applicant must possess bi-lingual, and Houston Astros are looking success.” deadline on July 31. The Astros, Samoan and English, speaking and/or writing down at the rest of the majors The Astros are feeling pretty Brewers, Rockies and sweet- skills. They must be able to meet daily deadlines right now, and it’s quite a gap at good, too. Led by All-Stars swinging Yankees also could be and if needed, to work weekends. the moment. Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and on the lookout for rotation help. With the All-Star Game in George Springer, they top the Some possibilities include Access to computer, camera and vehicle is a the rearview mirror and the majors in runs, hits, home runs, White Sox left-hander Jose definite advantage. trade deadline inching closer, RBIs and batting average. Per- Quintana, Athletics right- the World Series favorites are haps most importantly, they also hander Sonny Gray and Tigers Call Samoa News at 633-5599 for an appointment as clear as the beautiful blue have a whopping 16 1/2-game star Justin Verlander. Any one to interview. waters of Miami that hosted lead in the AL West, allowing of those pitchers on the right baseball’s best players for the them to go slowly with Dallas team could help close the gap past couple days. The Dodgers Keuchel after the 2015 AL with the Dodgers and Astros. and Astros are each on pace to Cy Young Award winner was “We’ve had a lot of injuries, win 100-plus games, something shelved by a neck injury. a lot of guys going down,” Yan- We’re Here For You! that hasn’t happened for two “You don’t think you’re kees slugger Aaron Judge said. teams in a single season since going to play that well but you “We’ll get a couple guys back the St. Louis Cardinals and New don’t think you’re going to play so I’m looking forward to the York Yankees in 2004. badly either,” Springer said. second half.” “I don’t think there’s one “I’ll take it.” A year ago, the Washington needs another Roldan makes key, but I think that’s probably Cubs were in the same position arm or two for its bullpen, and why we’re doing so well — is as the Dodgers and Astros, on Boston could look for a power- that there’s not one specific top of the game heading into the hitting third baseman before the thing you can hone in on as to second half of the season. They deadline. While Ortiz seems to US debut against why we’re playing so well,” went on to their first World be enjoying his retirement very Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw Series championship since much, the AL East-leading Red said. 1908, but their title defense has Sox have an AL-low 92 homers Los Angeles leads the been one bumpy ride so far. at the break. The Nationals Martinique among majors with a 61-29 record, one Hampered by injuries and bashed their way to a big lead game better than Houston and 7 inconsistency, the Cubs are in the NL East, but they have 14 1/2 ahead of second-place Ari- under .500 and trail surprising blown saves and a major league- zona in the loaded NL West. Milwaukee by 5 1/2 games in worst 5.20 bullpen ERA. 8 changes The Dodgers’ plus-163 run dif- the NL Central. The Cleveland One shrewd move by either ferential is the best in National Indians, who lost to Chicago in team, and they could turn TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mid- Zardes. Jordan Morris and Juan League history at the All-Star the World Series, have experi- into a legitimate challenger to fielder Cristian Roldan made Agudelo headed the attack. break, according to STATS enced some of the same prob- the front-running Astros and his U.S. debut against Marti- Lichaj had not played for LLC. lems, but they are in position Dodgers. nique in the CONCACAF Gold the national team since an Kershaw has been, well, for another October run at the “We’re having fun, we’re Cup on Wednesday night and exhibition at Puerto Rico in Kershaw, and Kenley Jansen top of the AL Central. playing confidently,” Bellinger defender Justin Morrow his first May 2016, and Zardes had not remains one of the majors’ best “We definitely believe in said. “When it all clicks like it international appearance in 4½ started since the third-place closers. But rookie Cody Bell- ourselves as a team. We know is now, it’s fun.” years. game of the Copa America the Coach Bruce Arena made following month. eight changes from the lineup Among the starters against that opened with a disap- Panama who were on the pointing 1-1 tie against Panama bench were defenders Matt last weekend. Besler, Graham Zusi and Jorge Roldan, 22, is in his third Villafana; midfielders Dax season with Seattle. Morrow, McCarty, Kelyn Rowe, Joe 29, plays for Toronto and made Corona and Alejandro Bedoya; his only previous appearance in and forward Dom Dwyer. an exhibition against Canada in Dwyer scored in his first two January 2013. games for the U.S., an exhibi- Goalkeeper Brad Guzan, tion against Ghana and the draw defender Omar Gonzalez and against Panama on Saturday, midfielder Kellyn Acosta were The U.S. had played Marti- the only holdovers. nique just once before, winning Eric Lichaj was at right 2-0 in the group stage of the back, Gonzalez and Matt 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Hedges in central defense and The Americans had won their Morrow at left back. Roldan previous 13 Gold Cup openers and Acosta were joined in the before last weekend’s tie, which midfield of the 4-4-2 -forma dropped them to 30-1-4 during tion by Paul Arriola and Gyasi the tournament’s group stage. ACCURACY We make an issue of it every day. If you want to comment about our accuracy, call Samoa News at 633-5599 American League teammates celebrate winning the MLB baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Miami. The American League defeated the National League 2-1 in ten innings. Seattle Mariners Robinson Cano (22), second from right, hit the game winning home run. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Page B3 Former Utah State football player jailed 12 days for theft LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Police said Kevin Meitzen- former Utah State University heimer and Dayshawn Littleton football player will spend 12 tried to hit the witness with their days in jail before transferring car and threatened to return and schools after he pleaded guilty shoot the person. Police say they to stealing a PlayStation. arrested the pair after finding an The case that also brought assault rifle in the car’s trunk. charges against another two Meitzenheimer, a 19-year- other students accused of old redshirt freshman line- attempting to hit witness with backer from Moreno Valley, their car. California, was suspended Troy Murray was sentenced from the team indefinitely. Monday after agreeing to a He pleaded guilty to misde- plea deal, the Herald Journal of meanor witness tampering and Logan, Utah, reported. He and obstructing justice in a June A look at some of the girls currently participating in the Fagaloa Basketball Development summer teammate Jaylan Brown were deal with prosecutors. clinics being held at the Aua basketball court across from the elementary school. charged this spring after police Meitzenheimer agreed to pay [photo: courtesy] said they pawned the PlaySta- a fine, write an apology letter, tion, games and accessories in testify against the other defen- the Salt Lake area. dants if necessary and give up The two redshirt freshmen, the gun, court records show. both 19, were also suspended His lawyer Cara Tangaro AMERICAN SAMOA from the team. says it was a fair resolution to Murray pleaded guilty a case that “was not what it COMMUNITY COLLEGE in May to reduced theft and appeared to be.” Meitzenheimer trespassing charges. He will is happy to move on with his transfer to Snow College in life, she said. central Utah, the newspaper Littleton, from Carson, Cali- reported. Brown has not yet fornia, is charged with witness entered pleas to burglary, theft tampering and obstructing of INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) and witness tampering charges. justice. He hasn’t yet entered He’s due back in court July 18. a plea and is due back in court Lawyers for the two didn’t in August. His lawyer didn’t immediately return messages immediately return a call for RE-BID from the Associated Press comment. IFB No. Re-Bid ASCC# 005-2017 Due Date and Time: July 24, 2017 seeking comment. Littleton, 20, had signed a The case also led to charges letter of intent to play football Date of Issuance: July 5, 2017 No Later than 2:00p.m. Local Time against a third teammate and at Utah State, but he never offi- The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) issues an Invitation for Bids (IFB) another student accused of cially joined the team, according trying to intimidate a witness. to athletics officials. from qualified firms to submit bids for the following: “FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT (FF&E) FOR ASCC NEW MULTIPURPOSE CENTER BUILDING” SUBMISSION: An original and one (1) copy of the Invitation for Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: “ASCC IFB#004-2017 Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment for new Multipurpose Building” Bids are to be sent or email to the following address and will be received no later than 2:00p.m. Local Time; Monday, July 24, 2017: ASCC Procurement Office Mapusaga Campus, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Attn: Jessie Su’esu’e, Procurement Officer Email: [email protected] Any bids received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened and will be determined as being non- responsive. DOCUMENTS: The IFB complete package detailing requirements is available at the ASCC Procurement Office, Mapusaga Campus during normal working hours and may also be obtained by emailing [email protected] RIGHT OF REJECTION: The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted bid proposals that are not in the best interest of the college or the public.

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LONDON (AP) — Andy Roddick reached the Wim- comment: “That’s my boy.” Murray interrupted a reporter’s bledon final eight years ago. It was accompanied by a heart question to make an important Serena Williams alone has emoji. Murray has a history of distinction during his post- won more than 10 major titles supporting women in tennis. In match news conference at Wim- since 2009. And then there’s 2014, he became the first high- bledon on Wednesday. her sister Venus, a Wimbledon profile player to hire a female Murray had just lost to Sam semifinalist last year and this coach when he took on Amelie Querrey in the quarterfinals at year, for example, not to men- Mauresmo, a two-time Grand the All England Club, and the tion a finalist at the Australian Slam champion. question started by referring Open in January. Writing about their rela- to Querrey as the “first U.S. And that’s just the Williams tionship at the time, Murray player” to reach a major semi- sisters. CoCo Vandeweghe, defended hiring a woman. final since 2009. Madison Keys and Sloane Ste- “Have I become a feminist?” “Male player,” Murray phens also have reached major Murray wrote on his website. Alabama NCAA college football coach Nick Saban signs an pointed out . Querrey is indeed semifinals since Roddick’s run. “Well, if being a feminist is autograph for fans during the Southeastern Conference’s annual the first American man to make Judy Murray, Andy’s mother about fighting so that a woman media gathering, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Hoover, Ala. it to the semifinals at a Grand and a tennis coach, tweeted a is treated like a man then yes, I (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Slam tournament since Andy quote of the exchange with the suppose I have.” samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Page B5 Alabama’s Nick Saban hopes team learns from failure

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — a 2-6 mark in the SEC. Odom cats hope to build off their bowl Missouri coach Barry Odom was blunt when describing his appearance in 2016, returning was surprised at the buzz he was team’s struggles, saying the set- eight players on offense and feeling around Southeastern back “hurts your soul.” nine on defense. Conference media days on But there’s reason to believe Kentucky’s four wins in SEC Wednesday morning as he made Missouri could be better this play last season were the most the rounds among reporters. season. The Tigers played for the program since 2006, but Then, the second-year coach well down the stretch in 2016 Stoops said that’s no guarantee realized what was happening: — beating Vanderbilt and for future success. “Nick (Saban) was before me.” Arkansas — and return 10 “I know this about the The contingent from the starters on offense, including league, the league’s not backing Crimson Tide, who are widely junior quarterback Drew Lock. up, Stoops said. “Nobody we’re expected to win a fourth straight Kentucky’s Mark Stoops is playing is backing up. We’re SEC title, made the short trip returning for a fifth season after certainly not backing up. We’re from Tuscaloosa and was leading the Wildcats to a 7-6 worried about us getting better Some of the youngest players in the Fagaloa Basketball Devel- greeted by a large group of fans record last season, including a to put us in a position to contend opment summer clinic which is ongoing until the end of the month. in the hotel lobby. Coach Saban 4-4 mark in the SEC. The Wild- each and every week.” [photo: courtesy] was the rock star of the road show, explaining how he hoped his program would improve after losing to Clemson in last year’s national championship game. “When you lose the mind- set is much more, I’m willing to change,” Saban said. “I want to learn. I don’t want to waste a failure. What could we have done better?” Alabama certainly hasn’t had much failure lately as it relates to SEC competition — Saban and company have won 17 straight games in SEC play. The Tide must replace four first-round NFL draft picks, but returns stars like quarterback Jalen Hurts, receiver Calvin Ridley, tailbacks Damien Harris and Bo Scarbrough and defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick. Alabama has a major challenge in its opener, facing ACC heavyweight Florida State. “There’s a lot of really good football teams in college football,” Saban said. “And we have a lot of guys on our team that have tremendous challenges to be able to replace some of the good players that we lost.” Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin took the podium as one of the league’s coaches on the hot seat. The Aggies have started fast the past three seasons before slumping to an 8-5 record each time. Aggies athletic director Scott Woodward has already said that Sumlin “knows he has to win.” Sumlin said on Wednedsay that “nobody puts more pressure on me than me.” The sixth-year coach expressed optimism despite having to replace talented players like No. 1 overall NFL draft pick defensive end Myles Garrett and quarterback Trevor Knight. Missouri and Kentucky are both hoping to improve this season after ups and downs in 2016. The Tigers finished with a 4-8 record last season, including Page B6 samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Several SEC coaches facing questions about job security HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Gus twice. Malzahn and Kevin Sumlin got The NCAA case involves their Southeastern Conference alleged academic, booster, and head coaching tenures off to recruiting misconduct. Ole blazing starts. Miss has disputed some of the They’re both facing a dif- NCAA’s charges, including ferent kind of heat now. lack of institutional control and Auburn’s Malzahn and failure to monitor by Freeze. Texas A&M’s Sumlin enter Both Sumlin and Malzahn this season on likely needing have both found themselves to show some improvement to trying to reclaim the magic of ensure their job security. their first years, when they had Mississippi’s Hugh Freeze dual-threat quarterbacks. could find his job on the line for Both have since been des- a different reason, depending on perately seeking another QB the outcome of an NCAA inves- to run their up-tempo offenses tigation into his program . nearly as well. Texas A&M followed a Redshirt freshman Johnny familiar trajectory last season, Manziel helped the Aggies to an starting fast and then slumping 11-2 season in 2012, their first in November. season in the SEC. He became The Aggies won their first the first freshman to win the six games and rose to No. 6 in Heisman Trophy. the rankings before falling to Since then, Texas A&M has 8-5 for the third straight season. routinely gotten off to fast starts “For me, my job, nothing only to struggle late. National League’s St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (4), rounds the bases after hitting changes for me,” Sumlin said At Auburn, Malzahn debuted a homerun in the sixth inning, during the MLB baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Wednesday at SEC media days. a year later with a junior college Miami. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) “Nobody puts more pressure transfer Nick Marshall. on me than I put on myself and The Tigers won an SEC nobody wants to win more than title and made it to the national I want to.” championship game while DEVELOPMENT BANK His boss, athletic director leading the nation in rushing. OF AMERICAN SAMOA Scott Woodward, has already They’ve lost 16 games in the P. O. Box 9, Pago Pago A.S. 96799 made his mandate public three seasons since and are Office: (684) 633-4031 • Fax: (684) 633-1163 • Website: www.dbas.as leading up to Sumlin’s sixth 11-13 in the league. season. Even more damaging, “Coach knows he has to Auburn is 0-6 the past three sea- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY win,” Woodward said in May. sons against top rivals Georgia “And he has to win this year. and Alabama. POSITION: MAINTENANCE And we have to do better than “To me, Sumlin is a little bit we’ve done in the past.” of an outlier,” SEC Network PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIC DUTIES Sumlin said he’d keep con- analyst and talk radio host Paul • Responsible for maintaining the premises at the Lumana’i; Bank building located in Pago Pago and the old site versations between himself and Finebaum said. for Rainmaker Hotel. Woodward private. “You can’t do this but if • Perform minor and routine maintenance work such as painting, plumbing, electric wiring, carpentry, replacing Aggies receiver Christian you take Johnny Manziel off lights, and cleaning air-conditioners. • Able to do some lifting of at least 50lbs with no problem. Kirk said talk about Sumlin’s of his resume, he’s got a pretty • Must be physically fit for outdoor work job security “just kind of goes average record at A&M. He • Must be able to operate light gas operate machines such as weed eaters, lawn mower, chain saw, and similar out the window” for players. was really good at Houston. equipment. “We don’t really worry about “Malzahn, if you take 2013 • Must be able to provide own transportation to and from work. that,” Kirk said. “As players, we off of his resume, who is he? • If warranted, must be able to perform various housekeeping and cleaning tasks including: focus on what we have to focus What is he?” Finebaum said. • Sweeping, mopping, waxing, and polishing floors of bank’s head office and Lumanai building office. on. Coach Sumlin’s not the one “I think that’s what people • Vacuuming and spot cleaning carpets. who’s going out there playing. have to examine.” • Cleaning and washing walls and ceilings It’s us. It’s on us, those Finebaum isn’t sure Mal- • Dusting and polishing office furniture, fixtures, and equipment. zahn would have survived • Cleaning and maintaining supplies in the restrooms. second-half slumps at the end • Empting trash and garbage containers. of the season.” last season if Auburn hadn’t • Wash and clean DBAS office vehicles as required. Other coaches are facing edged out LSU, which had the • Maintain assigned yard space around bank’s head office, including cutting trees, trimming grass, and collecting some job security questions, apparent game-winning touch- garbage. though not with the urgency down waved off because time • Notify Facility Manager the necessity for any major repairs. facing Malzahn, Sumlin and had run out. • Assist bank staff to reorganize office furniture and equipment as needed. perhaps Freeze have to deal Instead, LSU fired coach Les • ASG valid private driver’s license is recommended by not required. with. Miles the next day in the sea- • Performed any other duties assigned by Facility Manager or President. The scrutiny is increasing for son’s lone SEC head coaching Tennessee’s Butch Jones and change. QUALIFICATIONS Bret Bielema of Arkansas, even “I was talking to prominent EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE • High School Diploma or Associates Degree or Certificate of proficiency in if their jobs probably aren’t on Auburn people who were ready QUALIFICATION: Carpentry with two to five (2-5) years of relevant experience. the line going into this season. to fire Gus Malzahn” before the SKILLS/ABILITIES: • Professional appearance and attitude. If Freeze’s job comes into LSU game, Finebaum said. • Ability to operate office cleaning equipment and mechanical tools. jeopardy any time soon, it “He wins that game on • Knowledge of carpentry, electrical, painting, and plumbing work is recommended. won’t be because of on-the- a controversial, last-second field performance. ending. If that LSU pass had Please submit your Resume & Application to the Development Bank of American Samoa The Rebels were 10-3 two been completed with a second located in Pago Pago - 2nd floor. This job posting will expire Friday – July 14, 2017. years ago and are the only SEC left as opposed to no time, I team to beat Alabama over the don’t think we’d be having this Development Bank of American Samoa past three seasons, doing it conversation.” is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Provider and Employer samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Page B7 Column: Can’t some- PIGS FOR SALE All sizes. Size 2 and big ones for Fa’alavelave. body speed up the Contact 252-5005 or 699-2652 game of baseball? That didn’t last long. 20 years before that. MOSOOI BUSINESS CENTER A day after basking in the glow of the most The reasons are varied, and not hard to find. 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Those in Miami were so disinterested too slow for today’s limited-attention viewers. themselves that there were empty seats visible They’re finding better things to do than watch around the ballpark even as the game was tied endless pitching changes, long replay challenge 1-1 in the late innings. delays and games that always seem to revolve Baseball should be thriving this season, around home runs or strikeouts. coming off a historic World Series last year Commissioner Rob Manfred admitted as that captivated the country. Marquee teams like much in a meeting with baseball writers before the Yankees and Dodgers are playing well and Tuesday’s game. there’s an intriguing new crop of sluggers led “There have been dramatic changes in the by Home Run Derby star Aaron Judge that offer game, the way the game’s taught, the way the some appeal. game is played at the big league level,” Manfred New ballparks are bringing in money with said. “There is a dramatically increased toler- cushy $1,000 seats behind home plate. Televi- ance for strikeouts by offensive players. There’s sion rights deals are still in a bubble, and owners much, much more emphasis on the home run as have to be salivating over skyrocketing valua- the principal offensive tool in the game. There’s tions that mean even a team like the Marlins can a dramatic increase in the use of relief pitchers, bring more than $1 billion on the open market. even to the point of kind of a rotating bottom of Take a closer look, though, and there’s trouble the roster between Triple-A and who’s in the big ahead. leagues.” An All-Star Game that used to be must-see What Manfred didn’t do was offer a plan to TV struggled again to draw eyeballs, even with keep fans more involved. And that’s crucial at no real competition from any other sports. The a time when nine-inning games are averaging 3 game drew half the audience of All-Star Games hours, 5 minutes, up a whopping 9 minutes from 20 years ago, and a quarter of the viewers from just two years ago.

Martinique defender Jordy Delem, second from right, ducks away from a kick by Nicaragua midfielder Luis Galeano (10) during the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match Saturday, July 8, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Page B8 samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Horn feels ‘relief’ after judging review, welcomes rematch LOS ANGELES (AP) — “I kind of feel it’s been put Jeff Horn already felt confi- to bed now that I definitely won dent he had won his bout with the fight, because they re-scored Manny Pacquiao, no matter it,” Horn said. “But people are what Filipino government offi- always going to have their opin- cials or U.S. television com- ions, and you’re never going to mentators thought. change some of those. I guess When an independent the only way to do it is to do it review this week affirmed the again, to have a rematch, and I three ringside judges’ decision, think I would do even better the the new WBO welterweight second time.” champion took the news as yet While Horn and many of another victory. the 51,000 fans in Brisbane’s C M “I feel like I’ve defended the Suncorp Stadium agreed with title again already, and I’ve only the three ringside judges’ ver- Y K had it for a week,” Horn said dict, Pacquiao was seen as the after arriving in California from winner by everyone from ESPN his native Australia. analyst TeThursday, July 13, After claiming Pacquiao’s 2017 Atlas to a department of 147-pound title July 2 in a stun- the Philippines government, ning upset, Horn would wel- which requested the WBO’s French Guiana forward Sloan Privat tries to kick the ball during a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer come the chance to leave no official review of the scores. match against Honduras Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Houston. The match ended in a 0-0 tie. doubt in anybody’s mind in a Three of the five indepen- (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) second bout with Pacquiao. dent judges awarded the fight to Horn (17-0-1, 11 KOs), and an aggregation of those judges’ scores also favored the new champ. “I felt like I had won, so if it had come back with (the independent judges) saying I hadn’t, I would have still felt like I did anyway,” Horn said Tuesday over lunch in downtown Los Angeles, where he is attending ESPN’s sports awards show on Wednesday. “But to have them say that everyone else that studied it (felt) I had definitely won the fight gives me another sense of relief.” Horn, whose fight injuries already have healed nicely, pressured Pacquiao (59-7-2) for 12 rounds and forced the eight- division champion to back up. While Pacquiao landed plenty of shots, Horn credits his per- sistence for the result — along with his resilience after he was rocked in the ninth round. “At the end of that (ninth) round, I actually didn’t feel that bad,” Horn said. “But when (the referee) came over and said, ‘Show me something,’ I was just like, ‘Hold on a second, I’m not that bad!’ I’m pretty good at that stage. I thought, ‘All right, I’ll show you something over the next few rounds.’” C M Horn’s enjoyment of his victory in the frenzied stadium Y K was dampened in his post-fight interview with Atlas, who flatly told Horn that he disagreed with the decision. “To hear someone like him say it straight to my face was a little bit heartbreaking,” Horn said. “But I easily just forget. I kind of lost a little bit of respect for TeThursday, July 13, 2017 after that.” The victory has thrust instant stardom on Horn, the London Olympian and former school- teacher who traveled to LA with his pregnant wife, Jo. Horn plans to upgrade the couple’s cars, and probably to pay off the mortgage on their home, but he also plans to keep pushing forward in his boxing career. samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Page B9 LeL eLaliLali Fesiligia Sataua fa’aiuga Pulesili

C M ASTCA fa’asaga Y K tagata faigaluega

Afioga i faipule i le mae’a ai o galuega a le maota o sui i le taeao ananafi, lea e aofia ai ma le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Sataua Dr. Mataese Samuelu sa ia fa’aleoina le mataupu e fa’atatau i pe amiotonu a’afiaga o tagata faigaluega o lo o tula’i mai i le Ofisa o Fesootaiga a le malo (ASTCA). [ata AF] tusia Ausage Fausia (Faaauau itulau 12) Talu ai le to’atele o tagata faigaluega mai le Pulega o Fesootaiga a Amerika Samoa (ASTCA), ua latou fa’aalia i o latou sui faipule i le Fono Faitulafono, tusi fa’ailo ua latou maua e fa’ailoa atu ai le taimi e fa’amuta ai la latou tautua mai galuega sa latou galulue ai mo le tele o tausaga, e aunoa ma ni mafua’aga tatau, ua fesiligia ai e le afioga i le ali’i Faipule mai le Itumalo o Ituau le fa’amaoni ma le amiotonu o ia fa’aiuga. I le taimi o folafolaga a le maota o sui i le aso Lua o le vaiaso nei, na tula’i ai le afioga i le ali’i foma’i ia Sataua Dr. Mataese Samuelu ma ia fa’aleo atugaluga a tagata o lona itumalo o lo o a’afia i lenei mataupu. O le talosaga a le afioga i le ali’i Faipule na auala atu lea i le Ta’ita’i o le maota o sui, le afioga i le Fofoga Fetalai ia Savali Talavou Ale, ona e le i auai le Ta’ita’i o le Komiti o Fesootaiga a le maota o sui e tatau ona aga’i tonu i ai le mataupu, le afioga i le Faipule ia Puleleiite Li’amatua Tufele Jr, o ia fo’i lea ua tofia e le Kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga e avea ma Ta’ita’ifono ma le Pulesili le tumau o le ASTCA. C M Na taua e Sataua le fia maua Y K lea o se feiloaiga ma le Pulega o Fesootaiga a le malo, mo le fa’atalatalanoaina o le mataupu e fa’atatau i tusi fa’ailo ia ua maua e ni isi o ana tagata faigaluega, poo se tulaga tatau lea tulaga, ae pe fa’amaoni fo’i nei ituaiga fa’aiuga ua faia. “Atonu o lo o tofu uma lava itumalo o le atunu’u ma tagata o lo o galulue i le Pulega o Fes- ootaiga a le malo, i latou ia ua sili ona mafatia ma loto tiga i lenei mataupu, o le mafua’aga lena e tatau ai ona maua sa tatou feiloaiga ma le Pulega o Fes- ootaiga mo le fa’amaninoina mai o se tali e uiga i lenei mataupu”, o le saunoaga lea a Sataua. O le mataupu e fa’atatau i tagata faigaluega a le ASTCA e Page B10 samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Fo’i fiafia to’atele o tagata faigaluega i aiga ina ua maua siaki o lafoga tusia Ausage Fausia ua lata i le 5 masina o fa’atali, e ui lava i le laititi o lenei ai suiga i le tulafono o lafoga o loo i ai, ina ia mafai E na o lagona o le fiafia ma foliga tausa’afia na moli- tupe, ae o le a fa’aaoga tatau i manaoga o le aiga”, o ai ona si’itia le aofa’i o fa’amanuiaga tau tupe e maua mauina e le Samoa News i le to’atele o tagata faigaluega le saunoaga lea a le susuga ia Vincent Uili, o se ali’i e tagata o le atunu’u. o le atunu’u ananafi, ina ua o latou taulimaina siaki mai galue i le kamupani i’a o le Starkist Samoa, lea na i ai O le taimi nei e pei ona taua e le malo i lana folasaga a latou lafoga ua silia i le 4 masina o fa’atalitali. E tusa uma ma lona faletua ma nai o la alo e to’a 3 i le pikiina ua mae’a ona taoto i luma o le Fono, o lo o fa’aaoga e le ma le $2.4 miliona le aofa’i o le tupe na fa’amatu’u atu o le la siaki ma lona faletua sa faila fa’atasi le la lafoga. malo le lisi o lafoga faila o le tausaga 2000 (2000 Tax e le malo o Amerika Samoa i tagata totogi lafoga i le Ae mo le Tina ia Tamara Uatisone, o lana siaki o Table), peita’i o le suiga ua fuafua e faia i le tausaga aso ananafi, mo i latou sa faila a latou lafoga mai le aso le lafoga lea ua fa’amoemoe e totogi ai pasese o lana fou 2018 pe afai ae pasia e le Fono Faitulafono la latou 2 e oo atu i le 17 Fepuari 2017 fanau e malaga ai i Samoa mo le tu’uaga o aoga. tulafono taufa’aofi, o le a fa’aaoga ai e le malo le lisi o Na molimauina le fa’atumulia o le nofoaga autu o “Ua leva ona fia ave si a’u fanau e tuua i o’u matua lafoga faila o le 2004 (2004 Tax Table), ma fa’aauau le Ofisa o le malo i Utulei, le EOB i le to’atele o tagata i Apia, ae o le avanoa lelei la lenei e fa’ataunu’u ai loa atu ai lava seia oo atu i le tausaga e 2022, ae fetaui loa faigaluega na lolofi atu e piki a latou siaki o lafoga, i le la malaga, aua o lea ua maua le tupe e totogi ai a la fo’i ma le fa’aaoga o le lisi o lafoga faila o le 2022 le mae’a ai lea ona latou maua o le fa’amaoniga mai le pasese”, o le saunoaga lea a Uatisone. (2022 Tax Table). Ofisa o Tupe a le malo, o le taeao ananafi e piki ai siaki E ui e le tetele ni siaki na maua e ni isi o tagata E leai se tupe maua a le malo e maua mai i le suiga o latou lafoga. faigaluega a le atunu’u, ae sa latou fa’aalia i le Samoa o le lisi o lafoga faila, ae o le a maualuga se vaega tupe O ulugali’i ma latou fanau sa molimauina le News le agaga fa’afetai ina ua mafai ona maua lenei e le mafai e le malo ona toe maua mai, lea e amata atu fa’atumulia ai o lalo o le Ofisa autu a le malo, e tupe e fesoasoani ai i le taliina o manaoga o le aiga. lava i le $400,000 mai le ulua’i tausaga e faia ai lenei fa’atalitali ai le taimi e piki ai a latou siaki o lafoga ua Na taua e ni isi o i latou lo latou fa’anaunauga o lo o suiga seia oo atu lava i le $4 miliona i le tausaga e 2022. maua. i ai, ina ia tafa le finagalo o le malo ae sui le tulafono o Ae ui i le tele o lenei vaega tupe o le a le toe maua e O ni isi sa latou fa’aalia le tele o manaoga tau tupe lafoga, ina ia mafai ai ona feololo se vaega tupe latou te le malo mai tulaga o lafoga faila mai tagata faigaluega, i totonu o aiga e fa’aalu i ai le siaki o lafoga, ae o ni isi maua pe a toe faila a latou lafoga i le lumana’i. ona o le suiga ua fuafua e faia, ae talitonu le afioga i le sa manatu e fa’aalu le tupe o le lafoga e tapena ai fanau Ae pei ona fa’aalia e le afioga i le ali’i kovana ia Lolo ali’i Kovana ia Lolo, o se tasi lenei o itu taua e tatau mo le toe a’e i aoga i le masina fou. Matalasi Moliga ma lana faigamalo, i fa’amaumauga i le malo ona fai, o le saili lea o tulafono e manuia ai “Fa’afetai i le Atua ina ua maua lenei tupe e fesoa- ua tu’uina atu i luma o le Fono Faitulafono a le atunu’u, tagata lautele i tulaga o fa’amanuiaga tau tupe, ona o soani ai i le aiga, e fa’afetai fo’i i le malo ina ua tafa lo o se tasi o pili ua fuafua le malo e fa’aulu i luma o le lea fo’i ua finau le malo e si’i lafoga i ni isi o oloa ma latou finagalo e fa’amatu’u mai siaki o lafoga a tagata Fono i lana tauaofiaga lea ua nofoia nei, o le pili e faia uta mai fafo.

Fa’atumulia le Ofisa autu o le malo i Utulei i le taeao ananafi, le EOB i le to’atele o le atunu’u na lolofi atu mo le pikiina o latou siaki o lafoga ua maua. [ata AF] samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Page B11 Fa’amanatu le atoaga o le 113 tausaga o le fu’a a Manu’a i Malaetele tusia Ausage Fausia mai ai loa lea o ta’ita’i o le malo e ui i le utiuti o le fa’asoa atoa ai O le aso Gafua o le vaiaso i Tutuila nei i le aoauli o le aso ma le itu tau tupe a le malo i le fou, Iulai 17, 2017 ua fa’atulaga Gafua lava lea. taimi nei, e le tatau ai lava ona i le kalena a le malo o Amerika O le a aofia ai fo’i ma nai taofia le fa’ataunu’uina o- fua Samoa, e fa’ataunu’uina ai fa’afiafiaga ua saunia lava ele fuaga e tatau ona fa’ataunu’uina sauniga mo le fa’amanatuina o itumalo, mo le fa’amoemoe e mo le itumalo, ina ia maua ai e le 113 tausaga talu ona sainia saga fa’amatagofie atili ai le aso tupulaga talavou le avanoa latou le feagaiga i le va o le Iunaite fiafia mo Manu’a. te molimauina ai nei sauniga Setete o Amerika ma le itumalo O isi ta’ita’i o le malo e pei taua. Sa talosagaina e le sui o Manu’a, i le malae o Mala- o sui o le Kapeneta ma tagata fofoga fetalai o le maota o sui etele i Si’ufaga i Ta’u i Manu’a. Manu’a o loo alala i Tutuila nei ia Fetui Fetu Jr i le vaiaso nei O le fonotaga a le Kapeneta e fia auai i lenei aso taua, o le le Fofoga Fetalai, mo se avanoa i le vaiaso nei, na fa’amaonia a malaga atu i le va’a o le MV e totogi tasi ai e le Fono pasese ai e le Kovana o le Falelima i Sili i le fa’aiuga o le vaiaso, o Faipule uma o le maota o sui, Manu’a fuafuaga uma mo le ma le fa’amoemoe a mae’a le ina ia mafai ai ona malaga atu e fu’a a Manu’a, le afioga i le sauniga o le fu’a i Manu’a, ona molimauina le fa’amanatuina o Fa’atui ia Laolagi Fonoti Savali toe malaga mai ai fo’i lea o i le fu’a a Manu’a i lenei tausaga. Vaeao. O le polokalame e latou uma pe a toe fo’i mai le Na taua e le afioga i le ali’i pei ona fa’alauiloa e Laolagi i va’a i Tutuila nei. I le aso na faipule mai Fitiuta ia Fetui luma o le Kapeneta, e aofia ai tatalaina ai le Ofisa Tutotonu e fa’apea, o le taua o aso le malaga atu lea o Ta’ita’i o le a le malo i Ofu, na taua ai e le fa’amanatu fa’apenei, e le gata e malo i le taeao o le aso Gafua, afioga i le ali’i kovana ia Lolo lagona ai e tagata o le itumalo o mo le molimauina o lenei aso Matalasi Moliga i tagata o le Manu’a le lototele pe a fa’atasi taua mo tagatanu’u uma o itumalo o Manu’a na auai i le uma atu ta’ita’i o le malo, ae o Manu’a. O le polokalame e pei molimauina o lea fa’amoemoe se avanoa lelei fo’i lea e mafai ona fuafuaina e aofia ai le sisiina taua, le i ai lea o le fuafuaga a le ai ona feiloa’i ma fetufa’i sui o lea o le fu’a i Malaetele, pe a malo e fa’amanatuina le fu’a o le itumalo ma ta’ita’i o le malo i mae’a se sauniga lotu e saunia Manu’a i lenei tausaga. ona tafa e tolu. lava e le aufaigaluega a le Atua Mai le tele o folafolaga sa Ona o le Aso o Manu’a, o i Manu’a, atoa ai ma se tauma- tu’uina atu e le ali’i kovana i lea ua avea ai le Aso Gafua o Ta’ita’i o Manu’a, le afioga i le Kovana o le Falelima ia Laolagi fataga mo ta’ita’i o le malo ma tagatanu’u o lona itumalo o le aso malolo a le faigamalo o Fonoti Savali Vaeao, ma le afioga i le Senatoa ia Misaalefua J. le itumalo atoa, ma toe malaga Manu’a, sa ia taua ai e fa’apea, Amerika Samoa. Hudson. [ata AF] tusia: Leua Aiono Frost le Malofie i Tacoma ma Seattle, TO’ESEA FA’AFUASE’I Setete o Uosigitone. O se sui o TAMA O LE AIGA - le Samoa News sa molimauina MASAVAI LAMEKO lea fa’atasiga mai ia Iuni 30 - LOPESI Iulai 2. O le loto fa’avauvau ma O le matuaofaiva o Tufuga le lagona o le fa’anoanoa sa Su’a Suluape Ala’iva’a Petelo tutula’i ai le atali’i o Douglas sa o’o atu ma lana au ta fes- Lopesi ma molimau i le olaga oasoani e aofia ai lona atali’i o si ona tama, ma e o’o mai i Su’a Suluape Peter, Suluape le taimi ua lagomau ai nei o Steve Looney, Suluape Angela, ia, e le o iloa e lona mafaufau i lana molimau, sa ia fa’ailoa ai, ua litaea. O ia fo’i lea sa ia faia le suesuega i tua i aiga e Suluape Keone Nunes ma fa’avasega, le mafuaga ua alu “O lenei tama e matua manino fa’afaigaluegaina Lopesi i le fa’atatau i lo latou soifua malo- Suluape Sii Liufau. fa’afuase’i ai lona tama, ae lona fa’amaoni i ona tiute i le taimi na ulufale atu ai e faigal- loina I gasegase o lo’o togafitia Sa i ai nisi sa faato’a va’aia tu’ua i latou ma le tina o le aiga. galuega. E le tuai i le galuega, e uega I lea faleoloa tele. “Sa ou ai sui o aiga, ma vaila’au o lea i le tiga o le au, aua sa E ui fo’i i nei mau tiga, ae ia fai mea mafai, e le fai mea ittiti i va’ai i le tagata e fa’amaoni i le lo’o latou fa’aaogaina. O le a faatoa maimoaina lea e i latou fa’ailoa, le toe fo’i o nisi o lona le galuega ae fai mea ia lava ma taimi, e fa’amaoni fo’i i le tulaga fa’amauina fo’i faamaumauga le taina o le malofie. Peita’i, o a’iga a’o tatalia pea le taimi e totoe, e fiafia fo’i e talia e tagata tau le tupe. E moni lava e saunia uma e ao i le aiga atoa, po’o i le fa’aiuga o lea vaitau fa’apitoa faia ai lenei toe sauniga mo lona lona tautina.” e le Atua ala e fa’amanuia ai i ai nisi o lo’o togafitia i gasegase mo le “Laei Samoa moni, ae o tua’a, se tasi na te iloa lelei, le E tele na’ua le li’o o lana so’o se tasi e faia le amiotonu. tau le mafaufau, ma nisi o lo’o i le amataga lea ona autova’a atu to’atele o tagata e na te faia i tautua. E le gata i le aiga Sa O lona laufofoga e te le va’aia ai mana’oga fa’apitoa. le to’atele mo le fa’ailogaina ai galuega lelei. O le tama o se Fano i Faga’alu, ae au fo’i lana ai se fa’anoanoa I taimi uma, o Talosaga mo avanoa, malaga o le Fu’a a Samoa i Seattle, tama alofa, ua molimauina e va’aia i nisi o lona aiga e nonofo le ata lava e fa’afeiloa’ia oe pe a ane i le Ofisa o le Children, ma sa o’o atu i ai le afioga le lana fanau lea tulaga. E o’o fo’i solo i le atunu’u. lua fetaui.” Families & Behavioral Health Faipule o Amerika Samoa i le i lona aiga, sa matua leiloa e le Sa fa’ailoa fo’i e nisi o sui o AVANOA FAIGALUEGA Services i Utulei, tuaoi I le WIC Konekeresi, Aumua Amata mo to’atele, o Lopesi o se tasi na le Aiga Sa Fano, “E leai ma se VA’ATAIMI DHSS & DOH ma le Food Stamps ae ua e tauli- lea fa’amoemoe lelei. malaga mai i Amerika Samoa tasi o i matou na iloa, o Lopesi Ua vala’auina so’o se tasi o maina lou Numera Saogalemu, O le Tufuga lea ma lana au ao tolu ona tausaga, nofo ai ma o se Niue, seia o’o i le taimi na tama fanau a Amerika Samoa pepa aso fanau, pepa fa’amaonia ta tatau sa matele ina galulue i a’oga, lea ua i’u ina amatalia maliu ai, ma fesilgia le tina o fa’apea ma i latou ua alaala ID e le’i uma aso ae i ai ma le Kalefonia, peita’i ua fa’asolo lona aiga ma le tina o Misela Sela, po’o fea se nu’u na soifua tumau i Amerika Samoa, ina ata: Tusi folau, ID o le Ofisa ate nei le latou galuega i lea Lopesi, ae fa’afetai, e matua a’e ai Lopesi, ae na fa’ailoa mai, o’o ane e piki ni a latou pepa Femalaga’iga. O fa’amaoniga Setete tele aua ua fa’ateleina foi Samoa lava lona agaga. o Lopesi o le Niue moni lava!” fa’atumu e talosaga ai mo o tipiloma ma fa’ailoga mai tagata atumotu i lea itu o le Iun- “O le tele o mea o le ma’ua Na i ai sui o lona aiga mai avanoa faigaluega mo sina a’oga e pei lava ona masani ai aite Setete. aiga e faia lava e Masavai le Niue, o ona tuafafine sa latou vaitaimi i le matagaluega o Ala- i tatou pe a talosaga mo avanoa O le Cam Tattoo supplies, tonu aua ua masani i mea e fai ola fa’atasi mai, ma ua alaala manuia mo Tagata Lautele ma faigaluega. lea e numera muamua i le tele i aiga Samoa ma le olaga tautua tumau nei i Ausetalia. Na o le a fa’amalamalama atili fo’i TAGA TATAU A LE o latou mamanu e taina ai pea, e leai se leo. E fa’amoemoe ia te usuina latou pese i le fa’a Niue, outou pe afai e te fia iloa atili ia ATUVASA - TACOMA/ ma e latou te sapalaia fo’i le tele ia lo’u loto i mea i le lotoifale, ma le fa’atoga ae maise o le ituaiga avanoa ma galuega o le SEATTLE o mea faaaogaina mo le taina ma le aiga potopoto fo’i. Ina fa’asamoa o lea lava pese lotu, a e fa’atinoa pe afai ae talia lau O le to’atele o Samoa o o pe’a, lea sa latou fa’atautaia ua maliu o ia, sa sili ai ona ou e fa’ailoa ai le agaga o Lopesi talosaga e te faigaluega. loo alaala i so’o se malo, e lenei Fa’aaliga o Pe’a Eseese a muamua, aua e tele atu lona iloa a’o ola, e fia fia i nei uma lava O le toe aso e tatau ai ona toe auga o latou mafaufau ma le Atuvasa i Tacoma ma Seattle, ma lona malosi e fa’atino ai mea gagana ma ona tagata ma sa ola fo’i ane ai lau talosaga ua mae’a fa’anaunauta’iga ina ia ta ni a Uosigitone. E le gata ina latou uma o le aiga,” o le molimau lea ai lava i Samoa nei. fa’atumuina, o le aso 14 Iulai, latou ‘la’ei samoa moni,’ malu sapaia lea fa’amoemoe, ae ua a si tina. Na tula’i Faye Roberts o 2017 i le itula e 3:00 i le afiafi. mo tama’ita’i, a’o tatau mo ali’i. latou fa’atupea fo’i le “Tauvaga O le upu mai le Fesoasoani se tasi sa faigaluega o le Pule O ituaiga o galuega e Ua o’o atu lea tautua mat- Tatau 2017” i ona vaega eseese muamua o le Uarota i Pago Pago fo’i o le Cost-U-Less peita’i fa’atinoa e tagata ua talia, e avela a ali’i tufuga fa’apitoa o sa fa’amasinoina ai. (Faaauau itulau 12) Page B12 samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017

Cricket Games, CCCAS Pulega Sua E LE(July O1 & 4, 2017)OE O SE SULI MONI by Sam - Vaega 71 o tagata pologa mo oe ma lou e fa’atatau i lo oulua aiga”, sa Na fa’ateia le toeaina o aiga i aso ua mavae, aisea na le na o le luelue ulu o le tamaititi Pulusi i le fesili a le ali’i foma’i, tausia fa’atasi ai maua ma lo’u ao sau saoasaoa le la ta’avale poo fea la o i ai lona tuafafine tuafafine, semanu e fa’apenei ma le toeaina o Pulusi, ina ua pe afai e to’alua le fanau a lona lava o loo ma ola fa’atasi ma ia mautinoa e na o le fafine lava Tina sa i ai. maua le fiafia”, o le toe oso atu o Mekala e maua atu i ai le tali Na umi se taimi e le tali le lea a le tamaititi foma’i ma lona sa’o o le mau fesili o loo ia fia toeaina o Pulusi i se tala, se’i loto ua amata ona ita. “Ou te fia maua i ai se tali. vagana ai lona autilotilo solo i malamalama fo’i poo ai le igoa O le suamalie o tala vaega o le fanua na tu ai le la o lo’u Tama, ae pe tutusa fo’i o fa’agauloto a le fafine saua o ulua’i fale ma lona to’alua, ma Tama ma lo’u tuafafine”, o Mekala na mafua ai ona malie le atoa ai ma le la fa’atoaga toga- le fesili mulimuli lea a le ali’i ali’i foma’i latou te momoe i lea laau ‘aina tele lava na mafua ai foma’i na momotu fa’afuase’i po, ma maua ai loa le avanoa o ona ta’uta’ua i laua i le aai i na ai loa e le toeaina o Pulusi le le ali’i foma’i na te fa’asufiina ai vaitaimi, i le tele o le fualaau mataupu o loo la talanoa ai, ina le ulugali’i e tusa ai o lona Tina ‘aina na mafai ona la sapalaiina ua ia talosagaina le tatau lea ona ae o fea fo’i na te maua i ai lona atu i faleoloa eseese atoa ai ma la toe vave fo’i atu i le aai manu tuafafine. “Vaai oe ali’i foma’i, le maketi sa tu i le ogatotonu o e lei malu ifo le pogisa. e faigata ona e toe talatalanoa i le tama’i aai. “Vaai oe le ali’i Na savali atu nei le tamaititi ni mea ua tele tausaga talu ona foma’i, e umi le tala e fa’atatau foma’i ua fa’aola le la ta’avale tutupu, aua o le mea moni lava, ia te oe ma lou tuafafine aemaise ma le toeaina o Pulusi, ma toe o lou tupuaga na e tupuga mai ai lou Tina, e le o se tala fo’i e aga’i ane loa i tai i le aai. i se aiga mata’utia le matitiva tatau ona e fa’alogo i ai, pau le O le la malaga toe fo’i ane i toe ola pologa, ae na avea lo ma itu taua ou te fia fa’ailoaina atu tai lea na maua ai loa le avanoa fetagofi atu e tausi mai lou Tina ia te oe, e ui ua oti si ou Tina, ae e toe fesiligia ai e le tamai- ma, ma agalelei i ai ma itu na e i ai lo’u talitonuga o loo ola mai titi foma’i le toeaina o Pulusi ola mai ai i lenei olaga, e ui e le pea lou tuafafine i le taimi nei, e tusa ai o lona tuafafine, ae o oe o se suli moni o le aiga”, ae ou te le o iloa poo fea tonu pe faapefea fo’i ona ia maua o le fa’amatalaga lea a le fafine se vaega o lenei malo o loo nofo le nofoaga o loo tausia ai o ia o Mekala na te’i ai le fa’alogo ai o ia, ou te le o iloa poo nofo i i le taimi nei. “Vaai oe le ali’i a le ali’i foma’i ma ia toe fesili le nofoaga o loo fa’amautu uma foma’i, o le isi lenei itu taua e tuli tatao atu i ai, “O le a le uiga ai tagata pologa i le isi itu o le tatau fo’i ona e malamalama o lau fa’amatalaga, ua laki lo’u malo, poo i ai fo’i se aiga mil- i ai, na pau le auala e mafai Tina ina ua lau tausia ma fafaga ionea o avea ai o ia ma pologa”, ona e sulu i ai e fa’amaonia fa’alelei, ae o ia na ola a’e i se o le tali atu lea a le toeaina o mai ai poo ai lou Tama, o lou olaga pologa, e le o a’u fo’i o se Pulusi i le tele o le mau fesili na taumafai lea e fa’apele le olo- suli moni o le aiga. fesiligia ai o ia e le ali’i foma’i. matua (Mekala), o ia lena o loo O ai la lo’u aiga”, o le toe E lei logo malie i le fa’alogo a teu uma i ai fa’amaumauga e fesili fia malamalama atu lea le foma’i le upu sa fa’aaoga e le fa’atatau i lou Tina ma le taimi a le tamaititi ma itu na ita ai toeaina o Pulusi e fa’amatala ai na oulua fananau mai ai ma lou loa le fafine saua o Mekala ma latou ma lona Tina, o i latou o tuafafine, o ia fo’i lena e te maua ia manatu loa o le a fasiotia le tagata pologa. “Afai o i matou uma i ai isi ituaiga fa’amatalaga tamaititi foma’i.

➧ Tala i le Vaifanua… Mai itulau 11 O le iuga o nei taumafaiga O fa’ailoga o le tauvaga le tausala mo le taua’aoina o ana uma, ma sola mai ma le atali’i tatau na saunia fa’apitoa lea e fa’ailoga i e na lautogia ai, ma le o le tasi o ali’i tape’a mai Futiga le Tausala Lalelei o Amerika tama’ita’i Peresetene o le Masi, ma Alao, Akiu Sele o Amerika Samoa, Ms Antonina Lilo- Fou Imo mo lana fo’i vaega. Samoa le fa’ailoga muamua. maiava, ma le MASI. Sa alai atu

➧ Fesiligia Sataua… Mai itulau 9 pei ona vavao ai le to’atele o le atunu’u, na alia’e i le fa’aiuga o le masina o Iuni na te’a nei. mai i le masina na te’a nei ina ua tu’uina atu e le O atugaluga e pei ona fa’aalia e ni isi o tagata Pulesili le tumau a le ASTCA ia Puleleiite tusi faigaluega ua a’afia, e le gata e lei taitai lava fa’ailo i tagata faigaluega e to’a 10, e fautuaina ai tausaga faigaluega, ae lei atoa fo’i tausaga faigal- i latou ina ia fa’amavae mai galuega sa galulue ai uega e agava’a ai mo le litaea. Mo se fa’ata’ita’iga mo le tele o tausaga. o se tasi o tagata faigaluega e 60 tausaga le matua, O ni isi o mafua’aga e pei ona taua e Puleleiite ae na o le 13 tausaga talu ona galue i le ASTCA. i tusi sa tu’uina atu i ni isi o tagata faigaluega ua O le itula e 8:30 i le taeao o le aso Lua o le a’afia, o lo o taua ai le tatau lea ona fa’amavae vaiaso fou lea ua fa’atulaga e faia ai le iloiloga mai lana galuega, ona ua latou ausia tausaga e o lenei mataupu, i lalo o le ta’ita’iga a le afioga i tatau ai ona malolo litaea. le ali’i Faipule ia Ve’evalu Meauta Mageo, o ia O isi o tagata faigaluega sa latou maua tusi fo’i lea o se totino o le Komiti o Fesootaiga a le fa’ailo, o i latou ia o lo o galulue i lalo o koneka- maota, ma ua fa’amoemoe e fesiligia ai le afioga rate pupu’u, ma ua fa’amutaina fo’i ia konekarate a Puleleiite e uiga i lenei mataupu.

Nisi sa auai i le sauniga mo le aiga o le tama ia Masavai Lameko Lopesi lea sa maliu fa’afuase’i ona o se fa’alavelave tau ta’avale. O lea sauniga sa fa’atautaia i le malumalu LDS i Pago Pago o lana ekalesia sa tautua. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Page B13 Page B14 samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy Parker July 13, 2017 Thursday, ACROSS 57 It’s my time 27 Soap 47 “___ My July 13, 2017 1 Like old (End) component God to bread 61 Mental 29 “Roses ___ Thee” 6 Mine shaft’s spark red ...” 48 Inventive end 62 Equal 30 Things wizard of 10 Cornfield 63 Juliet’s love pitchers Menlo Park bird 64 Common want 50 Long-term 14 Unit of farm animal 31 Stump prisoner Happy Birthday: Use your charm to get what you want. It’s OK to do things your own special way. brightness 65 Nimble 33 Bone-dry, 51 Ebony How others perceive you isn’t important. 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Offering compliments will ease a stressful situation. ✸✸✸ Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren WEDDING DATE FORCES DIFFICULT DECISION FOR MAID OF HONOR DEAR ABBY: My best friend is getting married next year and I am supposed to be the maid of honor. I am Jewish, and she scheduled her wedding on the first day of Passover. This also means her rehearsal dinner will be during my family’s first Seder. How do I explain to her that for the first time in my life, she has broken my heart? It seems her family doesn’t understand that Jewish holidays are as important as theirs. She is asking me to choose between my beliefs, my family and our friendship. What do I say to her, or should I just decline to be in her wedding? With 52 weekends in a year, I feel like she could have found another day. -- BROKENHEARTED IN BOSTON DEAR BROKENHEARTED: Your friend was under no obligation to time her wedding date to avoid conflicting with your religious ritual. If you are wise, you will put aside the temptation to lay a guilt trip on her. Explain that you will be unable to be part of her wedding party the same way you explained it to me. Because you are strictly observant, you should make clear to her why this religious observance takes precedence over her wedding. ** ** ** DEAR ABBY: As my children have grown older, I have regarded myself as matriarch of the family, giving advice and help where I think it’s needed. Lately, though, I’m afraid my relationship with them may have taken a turn for the worse. I can’t seem to stop criticizing. Recently they sat down with me and told me they dread coming to visit, are sick of my “mother-in- law” treatment of their spouses and collectively wish I’d check my tongue. I meant well, but my kids are right. The problem is, I’m afraid I can’t stop. Trying to hold my opinions back leaves me anxious and depressed. My family is pretty normal, and I don’t want to alienate anyone. But I am having difficulty dialing back these habits and don’t know where to turn. -- CRITICAL MATRIARCH IN UTAH DEAR MATRIARCH: When the urge to criticize becomes overwhelming, bite your tongue or leave the room. The only exception would be if you see an impending disaster. I’ll share with you some advice my mother gave me years ago: The most unwelcome advice in the world is that which is unasked for. Take it to heart and your relationship with your adult children and their spouses may improve. ** ** ** DEAR ABBY: I’m planning to travel to another state in September and trying to save up for the plane ticket. The issue is, I’m going during my birthday. I’d like my family to help me with the cost of the trip, even if it’s only $5 to $10, instead of buying me gifts. How do I go about telling them that, instead of gifts, I’d prefer money without sounding ungrateful or pushy? I just would really like help paying for my trip. -- FAMILY HELP DEAR FAMILY HELP: Because you would prefer cash to tangible gifts, a way to approach this would be to confide your preference in your mother or another close relative and let that person spread the word. Good luck! samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017 Page B15 Page B16 samoa news, Thursday, July 13, 2017

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