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Inside Today House of Representatives discusses bill that would create refuge in Tangle Lakes. » A3 Closing arguments heard in murder trial

By Dorothy Chomicz in the nearby Walgreens park- acquit Burton-Hill on any of of any person, or, that he knew ing an extreme indifference to [email protected] ing lot and ended when Bur- the three charges against him. his conduct was substantially the value of human life. ton-Hill grabbed Hinson’s A first-degree murder convic- certain to cause death or serious A Fairbanks jury heard clos- 9 mm Glock pistol from their tion requires the state to prove physical injury to another per- ing arguments Wednesday in vehicle and fired off 12 rounds. that Burton-Hill intended to son, and he caused the death of Nondeadly force the murder trial of Patrick Dale One of the rounds entered the cause the death of another per- any person. If the jury finds the Burton-Hill. back right side of Kavairlook’s son, and that he did cause the state has proved these elements versus deadly force Burton-Hill, 24, is charged head and exited through the top death of any person. If the jury and has also proved Burton-Hill Lyle told the jury a defendant with one count of first-degree of his left ear. He died on scene. finds those first two items to be did not act in self-defense, they may use nondeadly force upon murder and two counts of sec- true, and also finds the state did must find him guilty. another if he believes it is nec- ond-degree murder for the May not prove Burton-Hill acted in A conviction on the second essary for self-defense against 17, 2015, shooting death of John Criteria for a self-defense, they must find him count of second-degree murder what he believes to be the use D. Kavairlook Jr. guilty of first degree murder. requires the state to prove Bur- of unlawful force by the other The shooting happened after murder conviction A conviction on the first ton-Hill did not act in self-de- person. The defendant’s beliefs Kavairlook and one of Bur- Superior Court Judge Paul count of second-degree murder fense when he caused the death must be reasonable under the ton-Hill’s friends, Demarius Lyle began the day’s pro- requires the state to prove that of another person, that he know- circumstances. A defendant Hinson, were kicked out of the ceedings by reading the jury Burton-Hill intended to cause ingly engaged in this conduct may not use nondeadly force in Rock N Rodeo bar after getting instructions on how to deter- serious physical injury to anoth- and the conduct was performed in a fight. The fight resumed mine whether to convict or er person, and caused the death under circumstances manifest- TRIAL » A3

GOOD MORNING GOLD EXPERIENCE Regulators side with GVEA in dispute The weather. Snow. Areas of freez- with Delta ing fog. Areas of fog in the afternoon. A chance of light freez- Wind Farm ing rain in the after- By Sam Friedman noon. Snow accumu- SFRIEDMAN lation around 2 inch- @NEWSMINER.COM es. Tonight: Snow. High today ...... 35 The Regulatory Com- Low tonight ...... 19 mission of Alaska has again ruled against Delta Junc- WEATHER » A5 tion wind turbine opera- tor Mike Kraft, this time Aurora forecast. concluding that the Gold- Auroral activity will be en Valley Electric Associ- moderate. Weather per- ation doesn’t have to buy mitting, moderate dis- power from his proposed plays will be visible over- 13.5 megawatt Delta Wind head from Utqiagvik to ’ Jessica Diggins, left, and Kikkan Randall celebrate after winning the gold Farm because it would cost as far south as Talkeetna medal Wednesday in the women’s team sprint freestyle cross-country skiing final at the Winter Golden Valley ratepayers. and visible low on the Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. AP PHOTO/KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH Kraft is a homebuild- horizon as far south as er who’s been in the wind Bethel, Soldotna and energy business for about southeast Alaska. 10 years, much of it mired in conflicts with Gold- This information is provided en Valley. He seeks to by aurora forecasters at US women win 1st Olympic sell power under the Pub- the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska lic Utility Regulatory Pol- Fairbanks. For more infor- icies Act, a 1978 federal mation about the aurora, law designed to encourage visit http://www.gi.alaska. cross-country ski medal small companies that pro- edu/AuroraForecast duce renewable energy by requiring public utilities to By Steve Reed teammates waiting for her at and at that moment Diggins buy their energy if it can be • • • AP SPORTS WRITER the finish line to bring home the said she felt “unstoppable.” sold at a price that doesn’t United States’ first medal ever in “Around that final corner I hurt ratepayers. PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA women’s cross-country skiing — felt like I was uncoiling a spring But Golden Valley says — As she headed up the steep- and then she let loose. and letting it go,” Diggins, of electricity from Kraft’s tur- est, most grueling hill of her life Diggins reached the peak of Afton, Minnesota, said. “Giving bines wouldn’t be afford- in third place, Jessica Diggins the hill in third place but sped it everything I had, digging as able. The Fairbanks-based thought to herself that just win- past Norway’s Maiken Caspers- deep as I could and putting it utility concluded it would ning an Olympic medal was no en Falla on the last big, wind- all out there. When your team is cost money to add Delta longer good enough. ing downhill. She rounded the counting on you, you don’t give Wind Farm’s power to the She wanted more. She wanted final corner and took dead aim up ever.” grid because wind power gold. at Sweden’s Stina Nilsson on the Diggins certainly didn’t give is sporadic and requires Diggins dug deep, remem- final 100-meter homestretch. up. backup from fossil fuel bering all the years of training The crowd in the grandstand HIT THE SKI » A3 power plants. Buying she had put in, and of all her was on its feet sensing history, power from Kraft would TRAILS mean having diesel plants High school state ski in North Pole ready more meet starts today at often, and the diesel plants Birch Hill. are among the most expen- SPORTS sive plants in the Golden Page B1 Tearful student asks Trump, Valley network. A ruling from a group of five regulatory commis- • • • sioners on Feb. 6 agreed with Golden Valley’s anal- SOURDOUGH JACK: ‘How do we not stop this?’ ysis that the cooperative “I might not be would lose 16 cents for By Catherine Lucey the raw emotion and every kilowatt hour of wind powered, power that it would be but I can blow a and Matthew Daly pledged action, includ- ASSOCIATED PRESS ing the possibility of required to buy from the lot of hot air.” arming teachers. wind farm. The loss would WASHINGTON — Spill- “I turned 18 the day go up to 64 cents per kilo- ing out wrenching tales after” the shooting, watt hour if the calcula- of lost lives and sto- said a tearful Samuel tions are run with Gold- len security, students Zeif, a student at the en Valley’s Healy 2 coal and parents appealed Florida high school power plant online. After to President Donald where a former stu- a few closures because of Trump to set poli- dent’s assault left 17 explosions in recent years, tics aside and protect dead last week. “Woke President Donald Trump looks to Julia Golden Valley plans to have America’s school chil- up to the news that my Cordover, the student body president at Healy 2 operational again dren from the scourge best friend was gone. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as she in September. of gun violence. Trump speaks during the listening session Wednesday listened intently to TRUMP » A6 in Washington. AP PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER WIND » A3

INSIDE Classified » B4 | Comics » B6 | Dear Abby » Latitude 65 | Markets » A5 | Opinion » A4 Thursday, February 22, 2018 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner A3 INTERIOR/NATION Students celebrate skating with reading and new ice rink

ockey activities don’t In 2017, students from Cant- spearheaded by the Barnette walkway from the school to always happen on the Kris Capps well School also discovered the PTA, which hosted a Family the rink. Play It Again Sports ice. Check out what “Brady Brady” books and cre- Fun Day to commemorate offered discount skate sharp- H COMMUNITY EDITOR second-graders at Barnette ated their own version: “Brady opening of the rink earlier this ening for the dozens of school Magnet School plan to do this [email protected] Brady and The Last Frontier.” winter. skates. week. They performed it for their Establishing the rink was a Two classes of students ond-grade class will present own community. An ice storm huge community effort that will present hockey-related “Brady Brady and the Run- prevented their trip to Fair- came to fruition with help Jersey Day performances for their class- away Goalie.” Lesa Meath and banks to perform it here. from these businesses: Big Friday is “Wear Your Jersey mates and families in a special Cassie Kendall’s class will What makes this project Street Construction, Taylored to School Day” for Fairbanks Reader’s Theatre. Thanks to break into smaller groups and especially meaningful for Bar- Restoration Services and Hockey Week. an informal collaboration with present “Brady Brady and the nette students is that imme- Ridge Construction. Gold- Every year, one school is Fairbanks Hockey Week, these Big Mistake, Puck on the Ice, diately after the performance, stream Water donated 30,000 selected for a special event. students discovered the “Brady and The B Team.” students are invited to go ice gallons of water. Wilson and This year, it is University Park. Brady” books. “Students have been work- skating on their new ice rink. Wilson Construction provided An all-school student assem- These are hockey-themed ing hard, learning their parts If they’d rather not go outside, a Zamboni to ensure smooth bly will be held from 2-3 p.m. books for children that are and have enjoyed reading activity stations will be avail- skating at the first Family Fun UAF Nanook Justin Woods really all about life lessons. the Brady Brady books,” said able indoors. Day. Woody’s Auto Resurrec- will return to talk about set- The author, Mary Shaw, actu- Moore, a UAF student intern The school already has 72 tion spent a full day removing ting goals and working hard to ally visited Fairbanks during who works with the students. pairs of ice skates to loan to snow from the rink in time for achieve those goals. He’ll also the hockey week a couple years “Valuable conversations and young skaters and some hel- that first Family Fun Day. play a little floor hockey with ago. lessons have been discussed mets. Helmets are required. Spenard Builders Supply students. The students read a series during the weeks we’ve been How fitting to read about offered discount prices on Reach columnist/community editor of the books and chose their reading them and the students hockey, act out a story about building supplies. Florcraft Kris Capps at kcapps@newsminer. favorites. Stacy Foshee and have enjoyed connecting to the ice skating and then go skate. Carpet One Floor and Home com. Call her at the office 459-7546. Charity Moore’s entire sec- topics within.“ Creation of the new rink was donated carpet to line the Follow her on Twitter: @FDNMKris.

Anchorage Rep. introduces bill to create Tangle Lakes game refuge

By Erin Granger been long in the works. acres of land as a game area and its resourc- Southcentral near Ken- Fairbanks Paddlers EGRANGER “The idea of a refuge refuge in the Tangle es for our fellow Alas- ny Lake, as well as from has also expressed sup- @NEWSMINER.COM has been bandied about Lakes region north of kans,” Josephson wrote people in Fairbanks who port for the bill, sending at least since 2002,” the Denali Highway and in his sponsor statement travel to the area to hunt, out an email to members The Alaska House of Josephson said Tuesday. west of the Richardson attached to the bill. fish and recreate. to encourage calls and Representatives is dis- In 2008, the Alaska Highway. The legislation has yet Copper Country Alli- emails to legislators. cussing a bill that would Board of Game contact- Josephson clarified to gain any cosponsors, ance, a nonprofit organi- The bill has been heard create a wild game ref- ed then-Gov. Sarah Palin that, while the refuge but Josephson said this zation in the Copper Riv- once in the House Fish- uge in the Tangle Lakes on the issue, noting the would protect the area is common and bills typ- er Valley, issued a news eries Committee. If vot- region, protecting the potential for devel- from further develop- ically gain more of a fol- release in support of the ed out of the Fisher- lakes and surrounding opment and resource ment in mining or oil lowing later in the com- legislation, saying that ies Committee, the area from further devel- extraction in the area and gas exploration, it mittee process. the area not only serves bill would head to the opment. but added that the board would honor those that “We’ve received doz- as a place for subsistence House Resources Com- House Bill 272 was remained “convinced the are in the books now. ens of emails of support. hunting and fishing but mittee, which Josephson introduced by Anchor- long-term value of main- “This area is of great We’ve only received one also for recreation for co-chairs, before moving age Democratic Rep. taining wildlife habitat importance for recre- email in opposition,” many Alaskans. It add- to a vote on the House Andy Josephson in Jan- far outweighs the poten- ational, hunting and Josephson said. ed that the area serves floor. uary. tial benefits of possible fishing, subsistence and Josephson said there as an essential habitat Contact staff writer Erin Josephson said in a development projects.” tourism purposes, and had been growing sup- for the Nelchina Caribou Granger at 459-7544. Follow telephone interview that If passed, HB 272 we would like to ensure port for the bill in the herd that lives in that her on Twitter: the push for a refuge has would designate 156,000 the preservation of this Copper Center area and area. @FDNMPolitics.

Kraft said in a tele- TRIAL WIND phone interview APPLAUSE Continued from A1 Continued from A1 Wednesday that he plans to ask the Regu- Thanks to Sponsors for their sup- Hammond and Kim, self-defense if he used “Under those con- latory Commission to port: Randy Weaver, of of Fairbanks Ear, Nose the force in mutual ditions, unless DWF reconsider. Champion Denali State Bank; Jack & Throat Clinic; Jim combat not authorized agrees to pay GVEA In a separate case, he’s Wilbur, of Design Dieringer, of Fairbanks by law; if he provoked 16 cents per kilowatt also appealing a Regula- Sponsors Alaska; Ally Jenkins, Youth Sports; Gwen the other’s conduct with hour to take DWF pow- tory Commission ruling of Kendall Automo- Ramras and Gina intent to cause physical er (which we do not on the rates Golden Val- Fairbanks Tennis tive; Patty Mongold, Pender. injury to the other, or if expect it to do), GVEA’s ley pays for power from Association thanks of Mt. McKinley Fairbanks Tennis he was the initial aggres- ratepayers will be sub- Kraft’s smaller, 2-mega- its 2017 Champion Bank; Drs. Raugust, Association sor. jected to higher costs watt wind farm that’s If a defendant is justi- if GVEA takes power already in operation. business. (Applause 7917, or email people@ fied in using nondeadly from DWF,” the regula- “My hundred dollar Give that effort some letters are not intended newsminer.com. Email force in self-defense, he tory commission ruling question to the RCA to endorse the regular is the preferred method. may use deadly force in stated. recognition (Regulatory Commis- work of businesses, Please check spellings, self-defense when and to The ruling closes the sion of Alaska) is, ‘Hey The Daily News-Miner agencies or individuals.) use punctuation and the extent he reasonably issue before the com- you goofballs, don’t you invites readers to share Send your letters to avoid acronyms and believes the deadly force mission, although the realize you’re in Alaska their thanks for a good “Applause,” Fairbanks abbreviations on first is necessary for self-de- parties have the option Superior Court right Daily News-Miner, P.O. reference. The word fense against imminent to petition for reconsid- now for violating these deed, a contribution or death or serious physical eration or to appeal in rules already?’” Kraft a helping hand beyond Box 70710, Fairbanks, limit is 250. Letters may injury. The defendant court. said the bounds of daily AK 99707, fax 452- be edited. can’t use deadly force in “Further process Kraft said the Gold- self-defense if he knows will only add to the en Valley model that that, with complete per- costs already borne by shows adding his wind sonal safety and with DWF and GVEA’s rate- farm to the grid will complete safety as to payers in furtherance of cost ratepayers money ican cross-country ski try, taking home silver others being defended, a project that appears is wrong. Among other SKI team since the 2002 at the 1976 Innsbruck he can avoid the neces- not to be workable problems, he said Gold- Continued from A1 Salt Lake City Games. Games. sity of using deadly force under current or expect- en Valley assumes that She said it was also fit- Diggins and Ran- by leaving the area of the ed conditions,” the com- power from his wind She blew by Nilsson in ting that the American dall ended that 42-year encounter. He does not mission stated. farm will be as sporad- a blur to capture gold in women won their first drought and surely gave have a duty to leave the Golden Valley ic as the wind farm that the team sprint, bring- medal in a team event. a huge boost to all of the area if he is in any place announced the Regula- Golden Valley built at ing the United States “I got to see in 2013 young cross-country where he has a right to tory Commission ruling Eva Creek northeast its first gold medal in when we won the world skiers back home in the be, according to Lyle’s in a news release Tues- of Healy. Kraft said cross-country skiing. championships ... that United States. instructions. day. his wind farm would As she crossed the team gold is worth far “Hearing it out loud, Burton-Hill’s attor- “We are pleased with produce more-reliable line, she collapsed in more than any indi- it still doesn’t feel real,” ney, Jeffrey Saffold, has the commission’s rul- power. He said he com- exhaustion as team- vidual accolade,” the Randall said. “It’s what asserted throughout the ing, particularly that missioned an engineer- mate Kikkan Randall, 35-year-old Randall I’ve been working on trial that his client shot GVEA acted in good ing study in 2010 that of Anchorage, tackled said. “What really kept for 20 years and with Kavairlook because faith in complying with showed wind in Delta her in the snow. Ran- me going over the last this team for the last he was afraid Kavairlook the RCA’s regulations Junction is more con- dall lay on top of a cry- four years was trying five years and, wow, was armed and was going and the reasonableness sistent. ing Diggins shaking her to contribute toward it’s just so fun to put to kill him and his friends. of the modeling pre- “They’re implying ski jacket in pure excite- a team medal. To do it it together tonight — Assistant District sented by the co-op in that my wind farm ment and utter joy. with Jessie one more finally.” Attorney Andrew Bal- establishing the rate reacts the same way that “That feeling of being time is just amazing.” “It feels unreal. I dock told the jury the to be paid for ener- theirs does. That’s the able to cross the line So move over Bill can’t believe it just hap- proof of Burton-Hill’s gy from Delta Wind first fallacy right there,” and have Kikkan tack- Koch, you have compa- pened,” Diggins said. guilt can be found in Farm’s proposed proj- he said. “The report le me was the coolest ny — finally. It meant more that Walgreens video sur- ect,” Golden Valley CEO came back and said if thing ever,” Diggins Koch was the only their teammates were veillance footage of the Cory Borgeson said in a you build Eva Creek, said. other American to win there to celebrate — shooting. written statement. “We you’re going to swing It was fitting Ran- a medal in cross-coun- and family, too. “He gets the gun and will continue to work the grid 24 megawatts dall was her partner they fan out in into the with independent in under 10 minutes on on the two-woman middle of the parking lot, power producers to a regular basis. At Delta team. She has been where it would be much integrate more renew- Wind Farm, the same through all of the easier, if John had a gun, able power into our size wind farm at the tough times, compet- Happy to shoot them. There’s no system — as long as we time — 24 megawatts ing with the Amer- cover at all. Look at the can keep our members’ — the biggest swing we video and see if they look costs low and main- could create at one time th scared. The evidence is tain system reliability,” was 10 megawatts.” Come Visit Fairbanks’ clear. They don’t,” Bal- First Distillery 80 dock said. “At this time, in this Birthday place, they want John to INTERIOR GAS UTILITY run down toward them. Finance Committee Meeting That is evident in the vid- Tuesday, February 27, 2018 • 12:00 pm Lou! eo. Watch it and watch it 100 Cushman Street, Suite 501, Fairbanks, AK again. The video does not Agenda: Roll Call, January Financials, Profit & Loss, Tasting Room Hours lie, and it shows, beyond Bank Statements, External Financial Reports (as needed), Tuesday - Fri. 4 to 8pm a reasonable doubt, that Closing Comments. F17528203 Love, Family & Friends he was in no fear.” 907-374-4474 • www.interiorgas.com F12527203 Thursday, February 22, 2018 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner A5 INTERIOR COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT FAIRBANKS 5-DAY FORECAST Today Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 35/19 22/3 17/-1 10/-2 16/10 Colder; a bit of A bit of morning Mostly cloudy with a Snow at times, 1-3” Some sun morning snow snow little snow Almanac The Region Data through 2 p.m. Wednesday Barrow Prudhoe Bay Temperature 12/3 24/4 High/low ...... 21/3 Normal high/low ...... 13/-11 Bettles Shown is Last year high ...... -5 Kotzebue Fort today’s weather. 29/6 27/9 Temperatures Last year low ...... -26 Yukon 26/13 are today’s highs Record high ...... 41 in 1977 and tonight’s Record low ...... -54 in 1932 Tanana Fairbanks lows. Nome 32/12 Snowfall 24/6 35/19 24 hrs ending 2 p.m...... 0.6” Month to date ...... 10.5” Anchorage Tok 36/19 26/14 Normal m-t-d ...... 6.3” Bethel Season to date ...... 61.4” Valdez 31/16 Homer Juneau Normal s-t-d ...... 54.5” 39/16 Forecasts 43/26 36/30 and graphics Kodiak At the recent opening night performance of Fairbanks Drama Association’s Sun & Moon provided by 41/29 Sunrise ...... 8:25 a.m. AccuWeather, Ketchikan “Terra Nova,” the show’s co-sponsors, Julie Scott, of Wealth Management, Inc. ©2018 38/36 Sunset ...... 5:44 p.m. Alaska Extremes Yesterday: far left, and Richard and Patricia Seifert (not pictured) were honored at the Length ...... 9 hrs, 18 min, 33 sec Cold Bay Port Heiden ...... 52 gala celebration for their generous donations. FDA Director Peggy Ferguson Daylight gained ... 6 min, 49 sec 40/31 Eagle ...... -10 and FDA President Cindy Wright,far right, presented the honors. Civil twilight starts ...... 7:34 a.m. Today Fri. Today Fri. 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Snow trooper dispatches, fire 16/-6 the window with a boat to get her to drink alco- Detroit and ice are expected over part Minneapolis 39/32 department reports and propeller. hol in another incident. 29/22 45/34 of the interior Northeast and in Chicago interviews with public safety Brown told investigators 39/34 Washington parts of the Plains and Upper Denver 54/42 San Francisco 29/14 Kansas City Midwest. Spotty snow is fore- officials. Individuals named he touched the girl two 54/39 38/32 cast from the southern Rockies as arrested and/or charged Drugs to five times but said he Los Angeles to the southern Cascades and with crimes in this report Wiliam Beattus Vent, was “joking” or “messing 59/44 Atlanta northern Sierra Nevada. Rain El Paso 80/61 are presumed innocent until 23, of Anchorage, was around.” 61/36 will fall on the West coast. 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Breakfast-Sponsored by NCPS Carnival Corp CCL 55.07 9 72.70 69.60 +.15 +0.2% +4.9% +28.3% 18 1.80 (Nenana Senior Center) 10:00 A.M. Craft & Vendors Booths Open (Civic Center) Columbia Sportswear COLM 51.56 9 79.21 74.46 +.68 +0.9% +3.6% +31.2% 27 0.88f 11:00 A.M. Concession Stand Opens (Civic Center) - NCPS ConocoPhillips COP 42.27 7 61.31 53.76 -1.08 -2.0% -2.1% +17.7% 43 1.14f Face Painting (FREE) SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD EnCana Corp ECA 8.01 5 14.31 10.59 -.28 -2.6% -20.6% -11.5% 18 0.06 Homemade “Bread” Contest (Front Stage) 8:00 A.M. Breakfast - Sponsored by NCPS Exxon Mobil Corp XOM 73.90 1 89.30 74.89 -.86 -1.1% -10.5% -3.6% 16 3.08 11:10 A.M. Homemade “Sweet Bread” Contest (Front Stage) 9:00 A.M. Craft & Vendors Booths Open (Civic Center) 11:20 A.M. Homemade “Quilt” Contest (Front Stage) General Commun GNCMA 17.50 9 44.11 39.52 -.18 -0.5% +1.3% +99.7% dd ... 10:00 A.M. Sign-up for Sled Dog Race (Civic Center Back Stage) 11:30 A.M. Parent/Child Look-A-Like Contest (Front Stage) Gen Dynamics GD 183.72 9 229.54 220.75 -1.08 -0.5% +8.5% +19.1% 23 3.36 10:30 A.M. Mayor Jason Mayrand Welcomes Guests & Community 11:45 A.M. Homemade “Chili” Contest (Front Stage) Harley Davidson HOG 44.52 1 63.40 46.30 -.34 -0.7% -9.0% -15.5% 14 1.48f and Leads Community in “Pledge of Allegiance” 12:00 P.M. Jump Rope Contest (Dance Floor) Keycorp KEY 16.28 9 22.22 21.05 +.10 +0.5% +4.4% +12.5% 16 0.40f 10:40 A.M. Beadwork Contest (Front Stage) Prettiest and Grungiest Carhart Contests (Front Stage) Kinross Gold KGC 3.15 4 4.91 3.71 -.08 -2.1% -14.1% -2.3% 29 ... 10:45 A.M. Homemade “Dessert” Contest (Front Stage) “NIC 40” Sled Dog Race - 2nd Stage (Tanana River) Kroger Co KR 19.69 6 32.90 27.45 -.05 -0.2% ...% -17.7% 14 0.50 10:50 A.M. Homemade “Candy” Contest (Front Stage) 12:15 P.M. Kid’s Art Contest ages: 3-5, 6-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18 (back stage) Lithia Motors Inc LAD 80.88 7 127.99 110.90 +1.42 +1.3% -2.4% +10.3% 14 1.00 11:00 A.M. Poster Presentation - Honorable Mention 12:30 P.M. Magic Show/Balloonist Marriott Intl A MAR 85.63 9 149.21 142.05 +1.61 +1.1% +4.7% +58.6% 36 1.32 2018 Pin Presentation - Bill Howe 1:30 P.M. Nenana Native Youth Olympics Team Nabors Inds NBR 5.32 2 15.25 6.44 -.07 -1.1% -5.7% -55.9% dd 0.24 Honorary Member Presentation 1:45 P.M. Tug-O-War (Locals vs. Visitors) ‘A’ Street in front of Civic Center Face Painting (FREE) Northrim BanCorp Inc NRIM 26.31 7 38.15 33.75 +.05 +0.1% -0.3% +14.3% 14 0.88 2:00 P.M. Dance Contest (Dance Floor) 11:15 A.M. Hula Hoop Contest (Dance Floor) NovaGold Resources NG 3.35 3 5.92 4.08 +.07 +1.6% +3.7% -33.6% dd ... 2:30 P.M. Banana Eating Contest 11:30 A.M. Concession Stand Opens (Civic Center) - NCPS Pioneer Natural PXD 125.46 7 196.00 174.73 -3.52 -2.0% +1.1% -7.1% cc 0.32f 3:00 P.M. Ashley Hecox Memorial- Limbo Contest (Dance Floor) Jump Rope Contest (Dance Floor) Rowan Cos plc RDC 9.02 4 18.97 12.37 -.25 -2.0% -21.0% -27.6% 7 0.40 3:30 P.M. TRIPOD RAISING: ON THE TANANA RIVER 12:00 P.M. Pickle Puss Contest (Dance Floor) Royal Caribn RCL 93.40 9 135.65 130.55 -1.01 -0.8% +9.4% +40.5% 17 2.40 4:00 P.M. Pop Scramble (‘A’ Street in front of Civic Center) Turkey Shoot - Moose Rifle Shoot Sears Holdings Corp SHLD 1.99 1 14.32 2.36 +.03 +1.3% -34.1% -69.1% dd ... “NIC 40” Dog Sled Race 1st Stage (Watch Tower) Wells Fargo & Co WFC 49.27 7 66.31 59.76 -.19 -0.3% -1.5% +5.9% 14 1.56 12:30 P.M. Ashley Hecox Memorial- Limbo Contest (Dance Floor) Williams Cos WMB 26.82 3 33.67 28.62 -.47 -1.6% -6.1% +7.4% 11 1.36f 1:00 P.M. Saucer Races (‘A’ Street in front of Civic Center) Yum! Brands Inc YUM 62.85 7 86.93 77.81 -.27 -0.3% -4.7% +16.0% 28 1.20 Young Native Fiddlers WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US AND HOPE Dividend Footnotes: a - Extra dividends were paid, but are not included. b - Annual rate plus stock. c - Liquidating dividend. e - Amount declared or paid in last 12 Tripod Ski Race @ Living Center (end of 6th street) months. f - Current annual rate, which was increased by most recent dividend announcement. i - Sum of dividends paid after stock split, no regular rate. j - Sum of dividends paid this year. Most recent dividend was omitted or deferred. k - Declared or paid this year, a cumulative issue with dividends in arrears. m - Current annual 1:20 P.M. Zumba Demonstration YOU ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES! rate, which was decreased by most recent dividend announcement. p - Initial dividend, annual rate not known, yield not shown. r - Declared or paid in preceding 12 2:00 P.M. Latin Dance Group months plus stock dividend. t - Paid in stock, approximate cash value on ex-distribution date. PE Footnotes: q - Stock is a closed-end fund - no P/E ratio shown. cc - P/E exceeds 99. dd - Loss in last 12 months. 2:30 P.M. Sack Races (‘A’ Street in front of Civic Center) *Sign up for the Ski Race at the 2:45 P.M. Cutest Baby Contest 0-6 months & 7-12 months (Front Stage) 3:00 P.M. Bubblegum Blowing Contest (Dance Floor) Living Center before the race. BiggestGainers BiggestLosers MostActive 3:30 P.M. Donut Eating Contest (Front Stage) (School-age Children) NAME LAST CHG %CHG NAME LAST CHG %CHG NAME VOL (00s) LAST CHG 4:00 P.M. Nenana Jumping Lynx **Sign-up for Texas Hold-em AntherP rs 2.47 +.78 +46.0 RAIT pfC 8.05 -9.96 -55.3 GenElec 980604 14.52 -.22 4:15 P.M. Nenana Native Dancers Tournaments on Friday & Saturday at RestorRob n 6.48 +1.79 +38.2 RAIT pfB 7.80 -8.60 -52.4 RiteAid 777410 2.03 -.18 4:45 P.M. 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METALS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Commodities Crude Oil (bbl) 61.68 61.79 -0.18 +2.1 AGRICULTURE CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Ethanol (gal) 1.48 1.48 +0.14 +11.1 Heating Oil (gal) 1.93 1.93 +0.24 -6.9 Cattle (lb) 1.30 1.30 -0.50 +5.4 Natural Gas (mm btu) 2.66 2.62 +1.64 -10.0 Coffee (lb) 1. 19 1.20 -0.67 -5.8 Unleaded Gas (gal) 1. 76 1.75 +0.40 -2.3 Corn (bu) 3.66 3.66 +0.07 +4.3 Cotton (lb) 0.79 0.78 +1.81 +0.4 METALS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Lumber (1,000 bd ft) 526.40 516.80 +1.86 +17.5 Gold (oz) 1330.00 1328.80 +0.09 +1.8 Orange Juice (lb) 1.43 1.46 -2.22 +5.3 Silver (oz) 16.60 16.43 +1.09 -2.7 F12527846 Soybeans (bu) 10.34 10.27 +0.75 +8.7 Platinum (oz) 996.60 1004.00 -0.74 +6.7 For information, call 832-5446 • www.nenanaakiceclassic.com Wheat (bu) 4.47 4.49 -0.45 +4.7 Copper (lb) 3.21 3.19 +0.80 -2.1 A6 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Thursday, February 22, 2018 INTERIOR/NATION COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Cure to remedy gardeners’ spring fever

By Julie Riley University of Saskatchewan. and Kirstenbosch National teaches during the summer are ($25-$60), the Friday night Alaska fruit growers love this Botanical Garden, acclaimed always packed full of students dinner program ($20), or aster gardeners have guy. Carmine Jewel, a very to be one of the most magnif- so it’s a real treat to have Gary both. But register early as come to the rescue early ripening sour cherry, and icent botanical gardens in the as part of the agenda. eating is limited. Details are M for those in need of many varieties of haskap, also world. Changes have been afoot available at bit.ly/1F3RKFj. a dose of spring. On March known as honeyberries, have Many of our garden flowers at the Georgeson Botanical Early bird prices are in effect 23-24, gardeners will come come from Bob’s breeding hail from Africa, including Garden, and garden manager through Feb. 28. together in Fairbanks to glean program. Bob will highlight geranium, gladiolus, nemesia, Katie DiCristina will provide Spring will definitely be information on fruit, flowers, super-hardy fruits, a chapter in diascia and felicia. Les’ own a preseason snapshot of plans in the air when over 100 herbs, wild mushrooms and his new book, “Growing Fruit Coyote Garden in Willow has for the 2018 growing season passionate gardeners gather the Georgeson Botanical Gar- for Northern Gardens,” co-au- appeared in over 20 books, and how to become involved. March 23-24. You don’t need den. thored with Sara Williams. magazines and TV shows, Volunteers from the Herb to be a master gardener to As volunteers for the Uni- Aware of gardening interests including Horticulture, Sunset Bunch plant and help care for join Master Gardeners of the versity of Alaska Fairbanks, in the community, the master and Better Homes and Gar- the Georgeson herb garden Tanana Valley or be a member master gardeners help the gardeners have also asked Bob dens. and Herb Bunch member of the organization to attend Cooperative Extension Service to address pruning and train- Renowned Alaska mush- Marsha Munsell will speak at the 2018 Alaska Master Gar- disseminate gardening infor- ing techniques for fruit. room expert Gary Laursen will the conference on herbal tinc- deners Conference. mation throughout Alaska. The gardening event kicks off offer a glimpse of the many tures and other concoctions Julie Riley is horticulture agent for This year’s statewide confer- the Friday evening before with wild mushrooms that can be you can make from the herbs UAF Cooperative Extension Service in ence is being hosted by Master a dinner presentation by Les found in the Interior. Gary has you grow. Fairbanks. She has trained more than Gardeners of the Tanana Valley Brake titled “Wildflowers and studied mushrooms in Arc- The conference planning 1,200 Master Gardener volunteers. at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge. Wildlife of Africa.” Les’ images tic regions for more than 40 committee, headed by master She can be reached at 907-474-2423 Bob Bors, northern climate are sure to inspire. They will years and is co-author of two gardener Virginia Damron, or [email protected]. The Tanana fruit breeder and recently pub- show the amazing biodiversity books, “Alaska’s Mushrooms” promises attendees a chance District office recently moved to the lished gardening author, will of Namaqualand in Southwest and “Common Interior Alaska at many door prizes. Register University Park Building, 1000 make his fourth trip from the Africa, Kruger National Park Cryptogams.” The classes he for the Saturday conference University Ave, Room 109.

Bill would exempt companies from pesticide pollution

By Jacob Resneck important for consumers. Homer Electric’s Gen- benefits Alaska consum- the law changed. poles go.” KTOO “The reason for bring- eral Manager Brad Jan- ers, who would eventually “This particular study The Department of ing this forward is the orschke testified to the end up paying for these by the Fish and Wildlife Environmental Conserva- JUNEAU — A bill that financial protection of Senate committee that it expenses through their Service may have been at tion is studying the issue. would protect power com- nearly every Alaskan rate- would be expensive if they utility bills.” least the primary impetus “We know what the panies from liability relat- payer who depends upon had to remove the poles, Golden Valley Electric for the utilities to seek a product does and its tox- ed to a widely used pes- a utility to have electricity especially as they’d need Association in Fairbanks political solution to their icity. That’s been clear- ticide is moving through delivered to their home, to be barged south for dis- is a member of the Alaska problem,” she said. ly defined by EPA,” said the . Fed- business or facility,” he posal. Power Association. There’s been push back Kristin Ryan who heads eral wildlife officials have said. “The cost to remove a The Fish and Wildlife on the Resources Com- DEC’s spill response and already alerted the state In 2015, biologists single utility pole from Service has yet to pub- mittee. Sen. Bill Wiel- prevention division. they’ve found “concerning working for the U.S. Fish service and comply with lish its findings from the echowski, an Anchorage Ryan told senators that levels” of the toxic com- and Wildlife Service dis- a lengthy site clean- Kenai Peninsula, but its Democrat, said the bill recent samples were taken pound on the Kenai Pen- covered what it termed up process would be correspondence with would shift liability for to see whether the pesti- insula. “concerning levels” of about $30,000,” he said. the state — and raw data contamination away from cide leaches from pow- There are about a quar- the pesticide in soils “30,000 bucks a pole.” from the soil samples — the utilities and onto er poles. She said DEC ter million wooden pow- around power poles run- A Feb. 8 letter to Mic- were released to the Alas- property owners. doesn’t expect results for er poles in Alaska. Most ning through the Kenai ciche from the Alaska ka Community Action on “I’m concerned that at least several weeks. are treated with a pesti- National Wildlife Refuge. Power Association states Toxics. nobody’s going to be The bill now heads to cide marketed as “penta,” The refuge manag- that the organization Pamela Miller is the responsible,” he said. “I the Senate Judiciary Com- which is short for penta- er notified the Alaska “strongly supports this Anchorage-based envi- mean, should the man- mittee. chlorophenol. It’s been Department of Environ- bill.” ronmental group’s execu- ufacturer possibly be Alaska’s Energy Desk is a public around since the 1930s. mental Conservation “Senate Bill 173 ensures tive director. She says the responsible? Should the media collaboration focused on Senate Bill 173’s spon- in January 2016. State that Alaska’s public utili- group filed a Freedom of person who’s applying it energy and the environment sor is Sen. Peter Micciche. regulators then wrote to ties will not incur signifi- Information Act request be responsible? It would with partners KTOO in Juneau, The Kenai Peninsula Homer Electric Associ- cant regulatory expenses when it found out about seem to me, there should Alaska Public Media in Republican told the Sen- ation saying the utility from the use of federally the studies on the Kenai be some responsibility Anchorage, KUCB in Unalaska, ate Resources Commit- would be responsible for regulated pesticides on National Wildlife Refuge. somewhere other than the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner tee that protecting power any contamination since wood utility poles,” the Miller is alarmed that person who has absolutely in Fairbanks and KBRW companies from liability is it owns the poles. letter reads. “This bill the power industry wants no say about where these in Utqiagvik.

Opioids dangers force police to abandon drug field tests

By Jim Salter and methamphetamine. called into question the accu- ASSOCIATED PRESS Over the past 18 months, field racy of field tests, saying they testing has been banned by the often produce false positives. ST. LOUIS — Police who find DEA, state police in Oregon, Still, field test results often suspected drugs during a traffic Arizona, Michigan and Missou- convince suspects to plead stop or an arrest usually pause ri, and several big-city depart- guilty even before the initial to perform a simple task: They ments, including New York and indications are checked by sci- place some of the material in Houston. entists, prosecutors said. a vial filled with liquid. If the No police deaths have been For cases that go to trial, full liquid turns a certain color, it’s blamed on fentanyl, a synthet- lab results can take months, supposed to confirm the pres- ic opioid developed for cancer which puts some suspects back ence of cocaine, heroin or other patients and others suffering on the streets for long periods. narcotics. severe pain. But dozens of offi- State police in Oregon and These chemical field tests cers have become ill, including Missouri stopped field testing have been standard procedure 18 in one raid last year in Pitts- last month. for decades, with officers across burgh. Paige Clarkson, who is in the country using them every Illegal raw fentanyl powder charge of drug prosecutions in day. Prosecutors rely on the can be 50 times more potent Marion County, Oregon, which A reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl results to jail suspects and file than heroin and is often mixed includes Salem, has been trying criminal charges. that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from with other street drugs. Syn- to focus on rehabilitation for But some large law enforce- fentanyl exposure June 6, 2017, at DEA Headquarters in thetic drugs were blamed for low-level drug offenders. She ment agencies have recently Arlington, Virginia. AP FILE PHOTO/JACQUELYN MARTIN more than 20,000 U.S. over- worries that the long wait for abandoned the routine tests out dose deaths in 2016 — double lab results makes it harder to of concern that officers could be Police are instead sending frankly,” said James Shroba, the number from 2015. Prince help defendants. exposed to opioids that can be suspected drugs to crime lab- the agent in charge of the Drug and Tom Petty are among its “If we don’t have a confirma- absorbed through the skin or oratories, which have quickly Enforcement Administration victims. tory test and cannot enter into inhaled. Even a minute amount become over-burdened, delay- office in St. Louis. Agents, he The field test provides only a a criminal-justice process, we of the most potent drugs, such ing many cases. said, began finding fentan- preliminary finding that must lose our window to get those as fentanyl, can cause violent “We instituted the precau- yl in everything they seized, be confirmed by a lab. In fact, people into treatment,” Clark- illness or death. tions for self-preservation, including marijuana, cocaine a 2016 New York Times report son said.

notes bearing his mes- cific policy solution, but loss, saying this moment The NRA quickly reject- School in Littleton, Col- TRUMP sage to the families. “I pledged to take action and isn’t about gun laws but ed any talk of raising the orado, and Sandy Hook Continued from A1 hear you” was written in expressed interest in wide- about fixing the schools. age for buying long guns Elementary in Newtown, black marker. ly differing approaches. “It should have been one to 21. Connecticut. Students And I don’t understand The president had Besides considering school shooting and we “Legislative proposals and parents from the why I can still go in a invited the teen survivors concealed carrying of should have fixed it and that prevent law-abiding Washington area also store and buy a weap- of school violence and par- weapons by trained school I’m pissed. Because my adults aged 18-20 years were present. on of war. An AR. How ents of murdered children employees, a concept he daughter, I’m not going old from acquiring rifles The student body pres- is it that easy to buy this in a show of his resolve has endorsed in the past, to see again,” said Pollack. and shotguns effectively ident at the Parkland type of weapon? How against gun violence in the he said he planned to go “King David Cemetery, prohibits them for pur- school, Julia Cordover, do we not stop this after wake of last week’s shoot- “very strongly into age, that is where I go to see chasing any firearm, thus tearfully told Trump that Columbine? After Sandy ings at Marjory Stoneman age of purchase.” And he my kid now.” depriving them of their she “was lucky enough to Hook?” Douglas High School in said he was committed to A strong supporter of constitutional right to come home from school.” Trump promised to Parkland, Florida, and in improving background gun rights, Trump has self-protection,” the group She added, “I am confi- be “very strong on back- past years at schools in checks and working on nonetheless indicated in said in a statement. dent you will do the right ground checks.” And he Connecticut and Colora- mental health. recent days that he is will- Several dozen people thing.” suggested he supported do. The latest episode has Most in the group were ing to consider ideas not assembled in the White Trump later tweeted allowing some teachers prompted a renewed and emotional but quiet and in keeping with National House State Dining that he would “always and other school employ- growing call for stronger polite. Rifle Association ortho- Room. Among them were remember” the meet- ees to carry concealed gun control. But Andrew Pollack, doxy, including age restric- students from Parkland ing. “So much love in the weapons to be ready for Trump asked his guests whose daughter Meadow tions for buying assault- along with their parents. midst of so much pain. intruders. But largely to suggest solutions and was killed last week, noted type weapons. Still, gun Also present were parents We must not let them he listened Wednesday, solicited feedback. He did the previous school mas- owners are a key part of of students killed in mas- down. We must keep our holding handwritten not fully endorse any spe- sacres and raged over his his base of supporters. sacres at Columbine High children safe!!”