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Last Saturday morning, the American Samoa Volley- ball Association (ASVA) held the opening of their 2017 ASVA Volleyball Tourna- ment – that was hosted at the American Samoa Commu- nity College (ASCC) gymna- C M sium. An action packed day Y K of volleyball servings will continue tomorrow morning to it’s second weekend of activities. [courtesy photos] Page B2 samoa news, Friday, February 24, 2017 Cauley-Stein scores 29, Kings beat Nuggets 116-100 SACRAMENTO, Calif. the Kings, including two this (AP) — Willie Cauley-Stein season. had a career-high 29 points Minus Cousins, the Kings and 10 rebounds to help the are lacking a legitimate go-to Sacramento Kings, playing player. Yet it didn’t seem to for the first time since trading matter as the Kings received DeMarcus Cousins, beat the contributions from numerous Denver Nuggets 116-100 on players. Eight players scored Thursday night. eight or more points and Kings The Kings made a block- shot 52 percent. buster deal Sunday, trading Typically a struggling first- the all-Star Cousins to New half team, the Kings shared the Orleans. The controversial, ball, hustled at the defensive often petulant star spent seven end, and used 11 unanswered seasons with the Kings, who points to take a 61-44 lead into haven’t had a winning record intermission. Cauley-Stein had or made the playoffs since 19 points, including 11 in the 2005-06. second quarter when the Kings Newcomers Buddy Hield outscored Denver 32-18. scored 16 points and Tyreke TIP INS Notre Dame’s Lindsay Allen, right, goes up for a layup over Boston College’s Taylor Ortlepp during Evans had 15 for the Kings, Nuggets: Prior to today’s the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Darren Collison had 15 points trade deadline, Denver acquired (AP Photo/Robert Franklin) and 10 assists. Seldom-used big man Roy Hibbert from the rookie Skal Labissiere had a Milwaukee Bucks for a 2019 season-high 12 points and Ben protected second-round draft McLemore 10. pick. Hibbert was not at the Gary Harris made five game. ... Emmanuel Mudiay Lindsay Allen leads 3-pointers and had 23 points (back) has not played since for Denver. Wilson Chandler Feb. 4. had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Kings: Labissiere was a Will Barton scored 16, Danilo surprise contributor early. Gallinari had 15, and Jameer The seldom-used rookie came No. 5 Notre Dame Nelson 12. off the bench in the opening The Nuggets have lost two quarter and had eight first-half straight overall and five of six points. .. Acquired from the on the road, where they are Pelicans, Langston Galloway past Boston College 10-19 this season. did not play. Their fifth victory in six UP NEXT games moved the Kings within Nuggets: Host Brooklyn on SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame was 4 of 8 from 3-point range. a half-game of Denver for Friday night. guard Lindsay Allen waved to the stands, thanking Notre Dame chose to honor its seniors ahead eighth place in the Western Kings: Host Charlotte on the crowd for its standing ovation as coach Muffet of Sunday’s home finale against No. 8 Florida Conference. The Nuggets Saturday. McGraw joined the chorus of applause in hon- State with the intention of getting the emotions have dropped five straight to oring her senior leader. out of the way early. More than four minutes remained against “I had such an open mind coming in here Boston College on Thursday night, but Allen’s that I didn’t really come in expecting anything,” work was complete, earning her an early exit Allen said of her college career. “I just came in from the Fighting Irish’s 82-45 victory on what expecting to work hard and be challenged, and the school declared as Senior Night at Purcell luckily I started my first game and started every Pavilion. game ever since, so it’s really been a dream come Allen had 18 points, six rebounds and eight true.” assists in her 141st consecutive start, setting the SHE SAID IT tone early as Notre Dame (26-3, 14-1 Atlantic Notre Dame entered Thursday second in the Coast Conference) made quick work of the Eagles ACC in rebounding margin, at plus-7.4 The fact (9-19, 2-13). the Fighting Irish won the rebounding battle “It brings back a lot of memories,” McGraw against the Eagles by just a 47-44 margin did not said about watching Allen on Senior Night. “We sit well with McGraw, who said everyone but were talking about recruiting Lindsay, and I Jackie Young (eight rebounds) did a poor job on remember the first time I saw her play, and she’s the glass. “That’s disgraceful,” McGraw said of been such a joy. She’s so smart, so easy to coach, the margin. does so many things and always wants to know POLL IMPLICATIONS what else she can do to help.” Notre Dame moved up from No. 7 to No. 5 in Allen connected on 6 of 8 shots on a night the AP Top 25 this week, and the Fighting Irish she was honored along with center Diamond could have another opportunity to improve that Thompson, who added six rebounds, two steals ranking Sunday, when they host No. 8 Florida and one block. Notre Dame forced 22 turnovers State. and scored 17 points off those takeaways. The BIG PICTURE Fighting Irish outscored the Eagles in the paint by Notre Dame: Coming off consecutive close a 44-14 margin, and they tallied 10 blocked shots road wins at Clemson (84-80) and at then-No. 21 to Boston College’s one. Syracuse (85-80), the Fighting Irish were able to Notre Dame held Boston College to just 14 take care of the Eagles rather easily, building a points in the second half, making up for a shaky double-digit lead late in the first quarter. offensive start to the third quarter in which the Boston College: The Eagles dropped their Fighting Irish scored just two points across the first third straight game, with all three contests coming five minutes of the period. “It was ugly,” McGraw against ranked opponents. Thursday’s game said about the second half. “We just didn’t shoot ended a stretch of six ranked opponents in seven it well; that makes it look ugly. And we turned it games for the Eagles, whose only win during that over, which helps to make it look uglier.” time came at unranked North Carolina on Feb. 9. Notre Dame shot 45.5 percent for the game UP NEXT but just 35.7 percent in the second half. Boston Boston College returns home Sunday for its College shot 25.4 percent for the game. Mari- home finale against Virginia Tech. ella Fasoula scored 14 points to lead the way for Notre Dame hosts No. 8 Florida State on Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari, center, goes to the the Eagles. Erin Boley added 14 points, Brianna Sunday in both teams’ regular-season finale, with basket against Sacramento Kings center Kosta Koufos, right, Turner had 12, and Arike Ogunbowale had 11 the Irish needing a win to avoid a tie for the ACC during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. points and six rebounds for Notre Dame. Boley title. 23, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) samoa news, Friday, February 24, 2017 Page B3 Budenholzer says Ilyasova will be good fit for Hawks CHARLES ODUM, ward Mike Scott, the rights AP Sports Writer to Turkish guard Cenk Akyol ATLANTA (AP) — Hawks and cash considerations to the coach Mike Budenholzer says Phoenix Suns for a top-55 pro- newly acquired power forward tected 2017 second-round pick. Ersan Ilyasova was targeted as Scott averaged 7.1 points a player he saw as a good fit on over five seasons with Atlanta Atlanta’s front line. but had seen a diminished role The 6-foot-10 Ilyasova this season. He was averaging FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 file photo, Philadelphia 76ers forward Ersan Ilyasova (7) gives Atlanta a “stretch for- a career-low 2.5 points in only shoots against Memphis Grizzlies forward Troy Williams (10) in the first half of an NBA basketball ward” who can make 3-pointers 18 games this season and was game in Memphis, Tenn. Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer says newly acquired power for- while playing behind All-Star sent to the NBA Development ward Ersan Ilyasova is a player the team “really targeted and wanted” as a good fit on the front line Paul Millsap. League on three assignments. with center Dwight Howard, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File) “To get somebody that we really targeted and wanted, we feel really good about that,” CHANNEL * (E) English Subtitles Budenholzer said Thursday. Budenholzer said matching * (L)-Live Programming/News center Dwight Howard’s inside * (R)-Rerun game with Ilyasova “who can stretch and hit the 3s, that is a 47 good pairing.” Ilyasova is expected to join the team before the team plays Miami on Friday night. Ilyasova was acquired from Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The 76ers obtained injured center Tiago Splitter and a protected second-round draft pick from Atlanta, and have the right to swap another 2017 second-round pick with the Hawks. Ilyasova, from Eskisehir, Turkey, has averaged 14.8 points while starting in 40 of 53 games this season. “He’s somebody that for some time all of us in the front office ... we all kind of watched and wanted him to be a part of the team,” Budenholzer said. “I think he’s a smart player, a competitive guy. He does a lot of little things. He has an edge to him. Obviously he can shoot.” The Hawks hope Ilyasova, 29, adds scoring punch as they attempt to improve their playoff position. They are fifth in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind Toronto. “He can help our team a lot,” Millsap said. “We can help our- selves a lot too. With both of those, I think we can move up to 2. I think we’ve got a chance. We’ve got enough games to do it.” Hawks guard Kent Baze- more said Ilyasova is “one of the best shooters in the game, I think, as far as playing the stretch 4 position.” “If there’s one thing this *Note: If you need this Schedule, e-mail
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. here next year because of what- (AP) — Time is running out ever happens, he will always be for Adrian Peterson and the a Minnesota Viking,” Spielman Vikings to work out a way for said. the venerable running back to Spielman, meeting with stay in Minnesota. reporters at team headquarters, With the increasing likeli- said he has not spoken with hood of a split after 10 seasons Peterson or his representatives together, the two sides have not since the end of the season. spoken yet about a path to a Two weeks before the deadline FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 file photo, Minnesota Vikings’ Adrian Peterson warms up future if there’s even a mutual for picking up his contract at a before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wis. Minnesota Vikings desire for it. General man- cost of $18 million for 2017, general manager Rick Spielman says Adrian Peterson’s status has not been decided, two weeks before ager Rick Spielman sounded Spielman said Peterson’s status the deadline for exercising an option on the running back’s contract that would cost the club $18 mil- Thursday a little like he was has not been decided. lion in 2017, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke, File) eulogizing the franchise’s all- “Until I talk to Adrian and time leading rusher. talk to his agent, I’m not going free agency starts,” Spielman we always will keep the door of return on investment that “In my mind, regardless of to announce anything. But that said. “The one thing I’ll say is open on all of our players.” would push any team to bring whether Adrian is here or not will get addressed here before if we don’t exercise that option, Spielman declined to directly back a player at age 32, no answer a question whether matter how much the salary cap Peterson would still fit in the rises nor how valuable he has scheme of the offense, with been to the organization for the his limited impact on passing last decade. plays and modest success run- Likewise, Peterson could ning out of the shotgun forma- find refreshment from a new tion. But he separately praised place if he’s cut and hits the the depth of the running back free agent market. He has class in the upcoming draft. occasionally hinted at interest “The strongest I’ve ever in other teams, even crypti- seen,” said Spielman, who cally tweeting last week that with the seventh overall selec- the New York Giants have tion in 2007 made Peterson the intrigued him by their recent first player picked under his moves that included releasing watch with the Vikings fol- wide receiver Victor Cruz and lowing his hire the year before running back Rashad Jennings as vice president of player to make space under the salary personnel. Spielman was pro- cap. moted to general manager Spielman dipped into other with full authority over the subjects, too, expressing open- roster in 2012. ness to re-signing pending free Peterson’s hefty hit to the agent left tackle Matt Kalil, and salary cap under his current acknowledging the priority of a deal would dwarf that of every contract extension for corner- other running back in the NFL. back Xavier Rhodes. So the only feasible scenario He avoided the topic of a C M for him to continue carrying new deal for Sam Bradford but Y K the ball in purple is a renegoti- was effusive in his praise of the ated salary. hastily acquired quarterback in Peterson said the day after 2016. the season ended that he’d like Bradford’s predecessor, to return to the team that stuck Teddy Bridgewater, has not by him in 2014 during the yet resumed football activities child abuse case that unfolded. in his rehabilitation from the That case kept him off the field massive left knee injury that for all but one game. required an ambulance to take Last year, he appeared in him off the practice field. only three games because of Bridgewater is still working a torn meniscus in his right on re-establishing his range of knee, totaling a measly 72 motion after the dislocation yards on 37 attempts. Even and multiple ligament tears, with the league-leading 1,485 and Spielman did not promise yards rushing Peterson accu- a resumption of Bridgewater’s mulated in the 2015 season, career. and including his receiving “It is totally unfair to say totals, the Vikings have paid that there is a timeline on Teddy him about $18,000 per yard Bridgewater,” Spielman said, over the last three years. “because it’s unknown.” That’s simply not the type samoa news, Friday, February 24, 2017 Page B7 Feeling the (g) love: Indians shortstop Lindor in high demand GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — email’s subject line read: “Next Just this week, Francisco Lindor Week (BUSY!!)” has given a hitting lesson on Actually, Lindor’s life has national television, modeled for been a whirlwind since last fall, commercial shoots and maga- when he helped the Indians FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor zine cover, even worn a uniform advance to the World Series for takes a practice swing during batting practice at the team’s baseball spring training facility in Good- outfitted with electrical sensors the first time since 1997. They year, Ariz. Lindor, at 23, has blossomed into one of the game’s rising young stars. as the subject of a sports science lost in seven games to the Chi- (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) C M experiment. cago Cubs and are favored to Y K No player has been more in make a return trip this season. a cloudless morning with the currently sports a curled haircut it’s for the shoes or the signings demand at Cleveland’s camp. After batting .301, leading Arizona sky providing a chal- with highlights as golden as his or whatever it is.” No surprise there. the league with 15 sacrifice lenging background, Lindor glove. While stardom beckons, The trappings of stardom Only 23, Lindor has become flies and winning his first Gold charged a popup and called off he hasn’t changed outwardly, can be intoxicating, and Indians a star among stars, the smiling Glove in his first full major his teammates by screaming, “I approaching his job with the manager Terry Francona has face and young soul of the league season, Lindor hit .310 in got it! I got it!” same boyish enthusiasm he seen players succumb to their AL champion Indians. But the postseason, which was also He’s got it, all right. In always has. pull. However, he’s not worried while baseball fans have fallen the first extended look many bunches. Lindor is ultra-talented, While he’s being pulled in about Lindor falling. head over spikes for him, and people had at the kid known as charismatic and humble. A first- numerous directions, Lindor is “He’s a very intelligent kid,” although the Indians’ young “Frankie” to his teammates. round pick in 2011, he blazed fixated on his profession. Francona said. “I think he knows shortstop’s profile swells with “Absolutely dynamic through Cleveland’s minor league “At the end of the day, I’ve what comes first and when you every sensational, backhanded player,” Cubs manager Joe system and in less than two years still got a job to do and I’ve do your job on the field, and stop in the hole, Lindor has Maddon said. “I mean he’s has established himself as one of got to separate my job from the you do it like Frankie is doing stayed grounded. really good now, but he’s still the game’s best middle infielders. other stuff,” he said. “What I do it, there’s probably going to be “I’m me,” he said Thursday scratching the surface. As he He’s already Cleveland’s most on the field comes first because things that happen because of following practice during a brief continues to gain confidence popular player, quickly moving that is my job. That’s my pride. I it. Good things. But they don’t lull in his crammed schedule. and understanding of the league ahead of All-Stars Jason Kipnis, don’t get that stuff if I don’t per- happen unless you take care of Lindor has been so coveted and what people are trying to do Michael Brantley, Corey form. So I just focus on the daily your job on the field. Even at a during spring training that the versus him, woof, it’s going to Kluber and newly signed Edwin basis on my job and I work as young age, he’s very aware of Indians’ media relations director keep getting better.” Encarnacion. hard as I can and then after that that. I’ve never felt the need to sent him an itinerary outlining As Cleveland’s players But don’t think any of it has is done, then I’ll go and do what- say anything to him about that. his many obligations. The went through fielding drills on gone to Lindor’s head, which ever I’ve got to do — whether And if I did, I would.”
C M Y K Page B8 samoa news, Friday, February 24, 2017 Landale leads No. 20 Saint Mary’s over Pepperdine MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — shooting in the dark. Saint Mary’s Jock Landale “Never happened before. I had a distinct height advantage found out it was campus-wide. I against Pepperdine, and the didn’t know if it was city-wide, only thing that slowed him was because we’ve had it off and a power outage that caused the on,” Pepperdine coach Marty lights to go out. Wilson said. “I’ve never been When the lights came back a part of any game ever, in the on, Landale almost immediately 100 years I’ve been coaching, had an emphatic dunk and the that’s ever happened. I didn’t Gaels continued the rout. know the protocol. Landale had 23 points, 14 “I asked the refs, ‘How long Saint Mary’s forward Dane Pineau (22) and Pepperdine center Jock Landale (34) get tangled rebounds and two blocks to lead do we wait?’ They said typi- under the basket in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Malibu, Calif., Thursday, No. 20 Saint Mary’s to a 78-49 cally one hour. It didn’t take Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) victory Thursday night. that long.” “At first we were all joking Saint Mary’s coach Randy That puts you in a tough situ- talking to (assistant coach) from Australia. Six earned that it gave us the fright of our Bennett said he had never been ation. You’ve got to pick your John Impelman, and he was playing time Thursday, and lives when the lights went out,” a part of game in which the poison. When you have a guy talking about the Super Bowl each played 5 minutes or more. Landale said. “We just kept lights went out, either. that big, you can toss it up and back when the Ravens were in UP NEXT: saying to stay warm and not let “I was just glad we were able he’ll win that battle nine times it, and (the 49ers rallied) and Saint Mary’s returns home it affect us. We were on a roll at to finish it,” Bennett said. “I out of 10.” we thought, you know what? to play its regular-season finale the time and we just wanted to didn’t want to be here waiting BIG PICTURE: It might be our opportunity to against Santa Clara on Saturday, keep it that way.” for an hour. It worked out Saint Mary’s did what it do that. Obviously, it didn’t the final tuneup before the WCC The Gaels (25-3, 15-2 West good.” needed to do in recording happen.” Major on how the Tournament. The Gaels won the Coast) continued to roll in win- The delay didn’t slow down another road victory. The Gaels Waves hoped they could follow last matchup, 72-59. ning 10 of their last 11 games. Saint Mary’s, which led 41-21 and Landale continued to flex the 49ers near-comeback in the Pepperdine plays its last Their only loss in that stretch before the lights went out. The their usual muscles as they Super Bowl after the lights went home game on Saturday against was to No. 1 Gonzaga. Waves had no answer for the dominated in the paint and out- out. The Ravens hung on for a San Francisco. It’s the final Lamond Murray Jr. had 17 6-foot-11 Landale, who is from rebounded the Waves 47-29. close win despite leading by 22 game at Firestone Fieldhouse points for Pepperdine (9-20, Australia. Pepperdine has weathered points. for Major, who is scheduled 5-12), which lost its third con- “Obviously, he’s 7-foot,” the storm of an injury-plagued HEY MATE to make his 122nd career start, secutive game. Pepperdine guard Jeremy Major season and played with its 10th Saint Mary’s has seven which would become most in The power outage caused said. “It wasn’t necessarily him lineup of the season. Chris players on its roster who hail school history. the lights to go out with 18:41 so much. We’re having a hard Reyes (heel) was ruled out for left in the second half. Pep- time with our injuries. With our the season on Thursday, but perdine official Roger Horne personnel, it’s tough to guard a the Waves still suited up nine MVP’s huge third quarter said power surges throughout 7-footer when you don’t have players. campus caused the 15-minute anybody over 6-6, 6-7. They’re QUOTE OF THE GAME delay. Players stayed loose by so good on the pick-and-roll. “When they went out, I was propels Warriors Mavs turn eye to future by getting Noel, waiving Williams DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks itzki’s spot at power forward with the 7-foot made two plays for the future Thursday, acquiring German playing more center. big man Nerlens Noel from the Philadelphia 76ers But the trade fits with the Mavericks’ inten- before the trading deadline and waiving point tions to get younger and more athletic with Now- guard Deron Williams to clear the way for rookie itzki’s career winding down and the team among Yogi Ferrell. the also-rans in the Western Conference with an The Mavericks sent veteran center Andrew outside shot at the eighth playoff spot. Bogut, young swingman Justin Anderson and a While hesitant to discuss the trade before it protected first-round draft pick to the 76ers. was announced, coach Rick Carlisle acknowl- Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin, right, drives The 22-year-old Noel was the sixth overall edged its intent. against Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) during pick in the 2013 draft. He clashed with the Sixers “This is not something we would get into if we the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. at times during his stay due to a logjam in the didn’t think it could help us and help our future,” 23, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) frontcourt that also included Jahlil Okafor and Carlisle said before the team left for Minnesota Joel Embiid. He gives the Mavericks an athletic, for Friday’s first game after the All-Star break. defensive-minded power forward who will be a Noel is expected to make his Dallas debut Sat- OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 17 of his 35 restricted free agent this summer. urday at home against New Orleans. points in a 3-point flurry over the final 3:37 of the third quarter, “What an exciting journey it’s been,” Noel The move with Williams also emphasizes and the two-time reigning MVP also had seven rebounds, five wrote on his Instagram account. “To have such an youth, with the 32-year-old’s departure meaning assists and four steals as the Warriors used a big second half to amazing city embrace a kid from Boston coming that Ferrell will take over at the point after a daz- beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123-113 on Thursday night. out of Kentucky the way y’all did, is something zling start with Dallas under a 10-day contract Curry’s four-point play with 30.7 seconds left in the third and I’ll truly never forget. And even through the ups when Williams was hurt. buzzer-beating 3 to punctuate the one-sided period propelled and downs I never doubted the love here and that The 23-year-old Ferrell, from owner Mark Golden State. Curry and Kevin Durant combined for eight of won’t change.” Cuban’s alma mater of Indiana, played his way their team’s nine 3-pointers in the third. The Mavericks will keep their pick in this into a two-year contract. The Warriors scored 50 points in the quarter after trailing year’s draft if it is among the top 18. In that case, Williams spent about a season and a half with 61-49 at halftime. It was the NBA’s first 50-point quarter since the 76ers would get a pair of Dallas second-round his hometown team and was productive when the Lakers had 51 against the Knicks on March 25, 2014. picks, in 2017 and 2020. healthy, joining Dallas after a buyout in Brooklyn. Durant scored 15 of his 25 points in the third and also con- Noel’s fit in the rotation could be tricky early But he couldn’t finish the playoffs last season tributed 15 rebounds and seven assists as the NBA-best War- because of how Harrison Barnes has thrived in because of a sports hernia that required surgery, riors (48-9) began the stretch run with a downright dominant his first season with the Mavericks in Dirk Now- and has missed 16 games this season with injuries. second half. samoa news, Friday, February 24, 2017 Page B9 Page B10 samoa news, Friday, February 24, 2017 Universal Crossword Friday, Feb- Edited by Timothy Parker February 24, 2017 ruary 24, ACROSS 47 More than 13 Whiskey 41 Liquid- 1 Aykroyd and merely grain leaving-a- 2017 Rather miffed 18 Guiding bottle sound 5 Egg, in 49 Casanova nightlight 42 Fanning or ancient type 19 Farm cackler Johnson Rome 52 Container in 23 “Get ___ it!” 43 Place to 9 “___ our con- a chemistry 24 Near the become versation ...” lab belly, as a a part of 14 A Great Lake 53 Farmer’s shark fin humanity Happy Birthday: Don’t let your dreams slow you down. 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DAUGHTERS BLAME MOM’S FIANCE FOR BREAKING UP HER MARRIAGE DEAR ABBY: My fiancee and I plan to be married next year. I met her after she left her hus- band because he had cheated on her twice. She refuses to tell her daughters that she left their dad because he cheated, so I am doomed to be the “bad guy” for eternity. They think I’m “the man who stole Mama from DaFriday, February 24, 2017.” Her youngest (age 25) thinks I’m the devil incarnate and is unbelievably rude to me, no matter who is around. I’m thinking marriage will be hell because she and her mother interact every day. What am I to do? -- BLAMELESS IN THE SOUTH DEAR BLAMELESS: This is not a question of what “you” should do. It’s a question of what you and your fiancee should do together. While it may not be necessary for her to tell her adult daughters that their father was a cheater, and that’s the reason she left him, she should definitely call a family meeting and clear the air by telling them that you were not the reason the marriage ended. She should also insist that you be treated with respect -- if not affection. However, if she’s unwilling to do that, then you should seriously consider calling off the wedding because a marriage under those conditions would be miserable for you. Her daughters would guar- antee it. ••••••••••••••• DEAR ABBY: This is in response to “Another Husband in Oregon” (Sept. 3) who wondered about the “man cave” behavior he had observed in his neighbors. I can tell you from personal experience that the appeal of spending long hours working on mechanical things in a garage or workshop in total solitude is strong for many men. Regarding the guy who rebuilt an antique truck from the ground up, if you go to any car show featuring restored cars, you can’t help but admire the time, energy, skill and commitment some men put into a restoration. These can be works of art. Balance is very important to a successful marriage. Before a wife complains about too much time spent in the “cave” (and not all do complain), she should consider the upside. He is safe, he’s not blowing family money in a bar or at a blackjack table, and he’s not chasing other women. And he just may be creating something unique that will give him great pride and satisfaction. -- PAUL IN WISCONSIN DEAR PAUL: When I put the question about “garaged husbands” out to my readers, they were forthcoming with their views. The responses -- predominantly from men, but also some of their wives -- were overwhelmingly positive. While the theory of spending too much time in the garage as a result of being “frozen out of the bedroom” was raised, most readers affirmed the value of having separate time from a spouse -- as long as it is only “spare” time. Wives wrote that it enables them to catch up on reading, shopping, a project with the kids or grandkids, or watch a favorite TV show or movie. samoa news, Friday, February 24, 2017 Page B11 Page B12 samoa news, Friday, February 24, 2017 THANK YOU! Fa’afetai Tele Lava! Samoa News would like to thank all those who made this year’s 23rd Annual Territorial Spelling Bee a great success. Our hats off to the 32 spellers from our public, private and home schools, who vied for top honors to represent American Samoa at the National Bee in Washington DC. A special thanks to our Major Sponsor, McDonald’s American Samoa and all the companies who donated prizes for our students. Blue Sky, Carl’s Jr, GHC Reid & Company (Vaimalu & Peace Tea) SoPac (Aloha Maid) Krispy Krunchy Chicken, Paradise Pizza, Vai’s Flowers, Skyview, CBT/Learning Tree and SSAB. Thank You also; Judges: Samantha Jeremiah Tatupu from Congresswoman Aumua Amata’s District Office and Matesina Willis from Samoa Stationary & Books Limited (SSAB). C M Pronouncers: Utu Abe Male, CEO of ASPA and Dr. Sybil Johnson, ASCC Land Grant. Y K KVZK-TV Director Tauapai Laupola and KVZK-TV crew Evelyn Lili’o Satele, Salima Eucharist Elisara Reupena
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