Kiwis clinch spot against Oracle Team

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1 SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS SAMOANEWS.COM TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS CARTOONS ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE Kiwis clinch spot against Oracle Team C Y C Y M K M K It s on again, mates. The 35th America s Cup match will be another showdown between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand, a rematch of the epic 2013 regatta that was decided by one of the greatest comebacks and collapses in sports. Emirates Team New Zealand earned its spot in the finals of sailing s marquee regatta when it sped away from Sweden s Artemis Racing on Bermuda s Great Sound on Monday to clinch the challenger finals at 5-2. It s almost as if it were preordained that the scrappy Kiwis, now led by unflappable 26-year-old helmsman Peter Burling, would once again face the powerhouse U.S. squad owned by Silicon Valley maverick Larry Ellison, skippered by nails-tough Australian Jimmy Spithill and featuring few Americans on the race crew. The match starts Saturday with Races 1 and 2. Oracle Team USA needs to win seven races to keep the oldest trophy in international sports. Because Oracle won a bonus point by winning the qualifiers, Team New Zealand must win eight races. In 2013, Oracle Team USA started at minus-2 after being penalized in the biggest cheating scandal in America s Cup history. It still won. Emirates Team New Zealand reached match point at 8-1 on San Francisco Bay. It had a big lead in what could have been the clinching race, but the breeze died and the time limit expired. Later that day, Oracle Team USA began an eight-race winning streak that allowed it to retain the Auld Mug. On Monday in the challenger finals, a first attempt at Race 7 was abandoned at the 25-minute time limit with the boats crawling in barely a knot of wind. In freshening breeze a few hours later, the Kiwis dominated. They finally won a start against Artemis skipper Nathan Outteridge. Their 50-foot catamaran rose up on hydrofoils and showed its incredible speed in a 56-second, wire-to-wire victory. There were subdued celebrations aboard the Kiwi cat until a magnum of champagne arrived. Grinder-trimmer Blair Tuke, who teamed with Burling to win Olympic gold and silver medals, popped the cork and sprayed his mates. Their focus has to shift immediately to trying to atone for the mind-blowing loss in That s why we came to Bermuda, that s what we re here to do is bring that Cup back home USA in America s Cup to New Zealand, said Burling, who replaced the fired Dean Barker after the 2013 collapse. We feel like we ve had an incredibly tough road to get here. We ve gone through a lot of adversity with the things like the capsize and some tough races here and there. But one thing about this team is they ve dug super deep to get us to this point, keep making the boat go faster while fixing the things that we ve broken. The Kiwis capsized last Tuesday, throwing three sailors into the water and extensively damaging their catamaran. They came back two days later and clinched their semifinal against Britain. Oracle Team USA beat Team New Zealand twice in the round-robins. Artemis, led by Olympic gold medalists Outteridge of Australia and Iain Percy of Britain, looked good in practice races earlier this spring but didn t find its stride until late in the trials. It rebounded from a 3-1 deficit to win four straight races against SoftBankTeam Japan to win its challenger semifinal, but too many unforced errors cost it against the Kiwis. Among them was Outteridge falling overboard in Race 3 on Saturday. American Samoa Na7onal Olympic CommiEee In collabora8on with the Department of Youth & Women and Sports Complex Proudly Presents Saturday, June 24, Veteran s Memorial Stadium *Annual 5k walk and 10k color run, fun for the whole family **Over 20 different Sports Federa8ons with ac8vi8es and prizes **Over 40 different vendors; food, businesses, and organiza8ons **First Car Show in 10 years with the island s sweetest rides **First ever Samoan Ninja obstacle course comple8on and 8tle **Farmers Fair & animal exhibi8on showcasing cows, pigs and horse **All out sales event merchandise, yard sale, flea market, vendors **Food tents fast food, ethnic food, BBQ plates, bake sale **Games sports, kids, prizes, bouncy castles, fun, excitement **Entertainment music, live bands, DJ, dancing, demonstra8ons **Live event Live TV show, Live radio broadcast, live streaming* Registra7on Deadline Cost Tent Space (10x20) June 23 rd Free Car Show June 23 rd Free Logo Compe88on June 23 rd Free Stadium Parade June 23 rd Free 5k/10k Walk & Run June 24 th Free Pick up Registra7on Forms at the following loca7ons: *DYWA Center - Pago Pago *ASNOC Office VA Stadium *SPW - Utulei Drop off all forms at ASNOC Office

2 Page B2 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Twins draft California prep shortstop Royce Lewis at No. 1 Hunter Greene, a pitcher and shortstop from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif., walks off the stage after being selected No. 2 by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Secaucus, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Position Title Department Division Position Type Reports To PUBLIC JOB POSTING Power Generation Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor Power Generation Electric Career Service - 12 months probation Plant Manager Posting Date Deadline Pay Rate Job Grade/Status Major Duties & Responsibilities Minimum Requirements An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace Human Resource Department, Tafuna PO Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa Phone No: (684) Fax No: (684) humanresource@aspower.com June 12, :00 PM, June 19, 2017 $ $20.97 per hour L/1/A L/3/A; Exempt The Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor shall be responsible for the Power Generation Division s Preventive Maintenance Program - for diesel power stations including the new Satala Power Plant. Incumbent will coordinate, plan, monitor and schedule all maintenance work in consultation with other PG supervisors; perform daily inspection of power plant equipment, review log sheet entries and table reports for weekly Preventive Maintenance meetings; responsible for maintenance of both electronic and paper records of maintenance work on generators and plant equipment. Incumbent will also be responsible for initiating spare part orders for all plant equipment; preparation of maintenance reports and provide information for benchmarking reports; also to perform maintenance work with a team of mechanics and PG staff on generators and auxiliary equipment. Perform other duties as required. Education Experience Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Associates Degree in Diesel Mechanics or Diploma / Certificate from a Technical Institute specializing in Diesel Mechanics, Mechanical engineering / Advanced Trade Certificate in Mechanical Engineering / Trade Certificate in Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor s degree in Mechanical Engineering is an advantage. Ten (10) years minimum experience in electric power production and diesel engine operation. Three (3) years of supervisory experience in electric power production and diesel engine operation, a plus. Experience in the use of a Computerized Maintenance Program for maintenance planning, scheduling and execution. Related work experience or related trade certification from approved learning /technical institute may substitute degree. Successful completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a mechanic and experience with large marine grade diesel engines similar to Deutz, GE, CAT or Cummins engines utilized by ASPA, a plus. Required knowledge: Mechanical principles, materials, tools & equipment used in diesel electric power plant; generators and related mathematics; safety principles, methods & practices. Skills & Ability to: Read and understand plan specifications, be able to use trade tools and demonstrate skills, other trade skills a plus. Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions necessary. Good organizational skills. Skills in verbal and written communication. Physical demands: Work involves standing, walking and periods of stooping, bending and kneeling and occasional heavy lifting of items up to 75lbs may be required. Must be able to climb a ladder or work at an elevated position when required. The physical work environment where the diesel generators operate is extremely noisy and technicians are required to wear ear earplugs when performing duties around these large machines. Approximately 50% of the Supervisor s time is spent on the Preventive Maintenance Program itself with the remaining 50%, spent working on or around the diesel generators The position has a high level exposure to physical injury due to the close proximity of rotating parts within the diesel generators. Qualified applicants: Please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to ASPA Tafuna (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. Candidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & test negative on pre-employment drug test. ASPA reserves the right to waive education and experience requirements as necessary. No phone inquiries accepted. SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) The Minnesota Twins selected California high school shortstop Royce Lewis with the No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball draft Monday night. It was the third time the Twins led off the draft, and first since they took hometown high school catcher Joe Mauer in The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Lewis hit.377 with four homers and 25 stolen bases for JSerra Catholic High School, establishing himself as a top prospect with excellent speed and a solid bat. He played both shortstop and outfield in high school, but the Twins classified him as a shortstop when Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement at MLB Network studios. My body just went numb, Lewis said during an interview with MLB Network. It was an unbelievable feeling. Lewis was a standout on USA Baseball s gold medalwinning Under-18 team at the Pan American Championships last year. He was also selected as this year s National High School Coaches Association s high school senior baseball athlete of the year. With the second pick, Cincinnati took California high school right-hander Hunter Greene, one of the top two-way talents in a draft full of them. Greene, chosen as a pitcher, also played shortstop at Notre Dame High School, but his upper-90s (mph) fastball that can hit triple digits has the Reds projecting him as a future ace. He was 3-0 with a 0.75 ERA and 43 strikeouts and only four walks in 28 innings this season. Greene also batted.324 with six homers and 28 RBIs. Greene, the first of four players in attendance at the draft site to be selected, was asked to give a scouting report on himself as a pitcher. Man, I m a monster, Greene said, chuckling. I m different on the field than I am off the field. I m just going to go out there and compete and challenge and pound the zone and go after guys like I know I can and like everybody else knows I can. At No. 3, San Diego selected North Carolina high school lefthander MacKenzie Gore. With his big leg kick, Gore throws a fastball that sits in the low- to mid-90s to go along with a knee-buckling curve. He also has a hard slider and solid changeup in his arsenal. Louisville two-way star Brendan McKay was drafted fourth overall by Tampa Bay as a first baseman. McKay had teams considering whether they should draft him as a pitcher, hitter or both. The Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year is hitting.343 with 17 homers and 56 RBIs for the College World Series-bound Cardinals. He s also 10-3 with 2.34 ERA and 140 strikeouts and just 33 walks in 104 innings on the mound. Atlanta selected Vanderbilt right-hander Kyle Wright with the No. 5 pick, potentially adding to a large stable of touted arms in the Braves farm system. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Wright, who grew up a Braves fan, went 5-6 with a 3.40 ERA, 121 strikeouts and 31 walks in 103 1/3 innings pitched. With his mid-90s fastball, knee-buckling curve and physical size, Wright is considered a potential front-end starter. Good Morning! You know it s a good morning when you wake up with everything you need. Find us at a store near you!

3 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Page B3 United States coach Bruce Arena, center, celebrate with Christian Pulisic, left, as Michael Bradley salutes supporters at the end of a World Cup soccer qualifying match at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Sunday, June 11, The match ended in a 1-1 tie. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) Arena rebuilds US confidence after Klinsmann MEXICO CITY (AP) Bruce Arena has managed the tricky task of establishing a sense of calm along with urgency within the U.S. soccer team. It s quite a contrast to the frustration and futility at the end of Jurgen Klinsmann s coaching reign last November. Of course, climbing from last to third in the final round of World Cup qualifying has eased pressure immensely. We haven t lost yet this year since Bruce has had the team, U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati said Tuesday, a day after a 1-1 draw with Mexico at Azteca Stadium. So whatever has gotten us there, whatever occasion or bonding that s led to a change, that s a positive, and certainly Bruce has to receive a lot of credit. Now 65, Arena is a member of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. He coached the national team from , leading the Americans to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals in their best result since the first tournament in Klinsmann was fired after a 2-1 home loss to Mexico and a 4-0 fiasco at Costa Rica. The rebound in qualifying under the witty and sarcastic Arena began with a 6-0 home win over Honduras and a 1-1 tie at Panama. It continued with a 2-0 home victory over Trinidad and Tobago last Thursday in Colorado and the draw against El Tri just the third point the Americans have gained at Azteca. I m not going to compare the current situation to any previous situations. I don t think that is appropriate. But I think that clearly the team has responded to some of the things that Bruce has outlined and is doing, and that s what we were hoping for, Gulati said. I think it s probably a lot of little things and not any one thing. Obviously when you re on the field and in camp and the team starts to believe even before they ve played a game that they re capable of playing better and of winning, that helps. And then when you go out and see results that come from that, from following the path he s laid out, that obviously gives people a lot of confidence not only in Bruce but in themselves and in the team. On the sidewalk outside Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica, last fall, U.S. captain Michael Bradley said self-examination and urgency was needed. Speaking in Azteca s tunnel on Monday night, Bradley diagnosed what had gone wrong. It was just a case at the end of last year where a few too many areas started to drop, and I think Bruce has done a very good job of coming in and just little by little working at getting every just raising the level across the board, he said. And obviously a big part of it is this idea of team, of spirit, of mentality, of (guts) and understanding that we have good players, we have a good team, but we re not good enough to just step on the field and think that things are going to take care of themselves. Arena s biggest personnel changes were to add left back Jorge Villafana, who was overlooked by Klinsmann, and to bring back midfielder Darlington Nagbe, dropped by Klinsmann in a spat for refusing an invitation to a training camp ahead of exhibition games last October. Arena used 20 of the 26 players on his roster in the last two qualifiers, changing seven starters because of the 7,820-foot altitude and the short recovery time. Arena shifted from a formation against Trinidad to a five-man back line against Mexico, a tactic he settled on in the winter, and had players practice daily once the most recent training camp opened May 29. He wouldn t try to explain how he created confidence. I haven t spent a whole lot of time examining what happened in the past. And in a lot of ways, that s not my business, Arena said. I m just doing things the way I do things. I can t comment on the things that went on in the past, but I could say that the players have responded very well, and we re really becoming a team. Mexico leads the final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region with 14 points, followed by Costa Rica and the U.S. (eight each), Panama (six), Honduras (four) and Trinidad and Tobago (three). The top three advance to next year s World Cup in Russia, and the fourth-place team faces Asia s No. 5 nation in a playoff. (Photos: Blue)

4 Page B4 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 McCullers latest Astros pitcher to go on disabled list Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. talks to catcher Brian McCann after giving up the first hit of the baseball game by the Kansas City Royals, during the seventh inning Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) HOUSTON (AP) The Houston Astros placed righthander Lance McCullers on the 10-day disabled list with a back problem on Monday, another blow to a rotation decimated by injuries. His stint on the DL with discomfort in his lower back is retroactive to June 9. General manager Jeff Luhnow said the team doesn t expect it to lead to a long absence for McCullers but didn t specify a specific timetable for his return. It s something that was going to keep him from making his start (Tuesday), manager A.J. Hinch said. So then we decided to put him on the DL and give him complete rest and hope that he comes back at the end of those 10 days. McCullers joins ace Dallas Keuchel and right-hander Charlie Morton on the 10-day disabled list. Houston has also been without starter Collin McHugh, who is on the 60-day disabled list, all season. There was some good news for the first-place Astros on Monday with right-hander Joe Musgrove coming off the disabled list to start against the Texas Rangers. McCullers is 6-1 with a 2.58 ERA in 13 starts this season, providing a potent 1-2 punch with Keuchel at the front end of the rotation as the Astros raced out to a double-digit lead in the AL West. The injury to McCullers forced Houston to shuffle its lineup. Brad Peacock will pitch in his spot on Tuesday against the Rangers on three days rest. The Astros decided Peacock was the best option to slide into that spot even though he left his last start after struggling early. Hinch said he would normally be reticent to have a pitcher make two starts so close together, but several factors made Peacock the best option in this situation. With Peacock it s a little bit different, Hinch said. He s got some experience as a reliever. He also came out of the game after three innings and pitches in the 70s the other day. So of the time to send a guy out after three days, this is probably the best-case scenario. The Astros will put top prospect Francis Martes into the rotation to make his first major league start on Wednesday. Martes allowed four hits and four runs in 3 2/3 innings of relief on Friday in his major league debut. While dealing with the mounting injuries to his pitching staff has certainly been challenging for Hinch, he and the Astros aren t feeling sorry for themselves. We can make it work, Hinch said. I think everybody wants the frustrating quote or the woe is me or the sky is falling. The reality is we ve got a really good team and we re going to have to absorb this or else. So I think our guys understand exactly what s going on. There s no more pressure on us. There s no more anxiety on us... we re tough enough to deal with it. Florida Panthers new coach Bob Boughner shares a laugh with Panthers President & CEO Matthew Caldwell Monday, June 12, 2017, in Sunrise, Fla. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Panthers new coach Bob Boughner says team s future is bright Ph SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Location:Room 209, Tedi of Samoa - Fagatogo Office Hrs. 9am to 2pm (684) Family Owned & Operated since We are American Samoa s only full time Pest Control Company. We provide a very affordable and friendly service. Do you have ROACH, ANT, FLEAS, TICKS, TERMITE, RATS, AND OTHER PEST PROBLEMS? Call for a FREE PEST EVALUATION OR NO OBLIGATION INSPECTION We do GROUND TERMITE TREATMENT & CONSTRUCTION PRE_TREATMENTS We provide services for Houses, Boats, Cars, Offices, Warehouses, Storage, Restaurants, Furniture pieces, stores and cafeteria and health clinics. The Florida Panthers went into this offseason with a very specific plan regarding what they thought they wanted for the team s next head coach. Then they met with Bob Boughner. And their plan changed on the spot. Boughner was introduced Monday as the Panthers 15th coach in 24 years and the fifth to hold the job since It s the first time Boughner has gotten the reins of an NHL team, and he comes to Florida after spending the last two years as an assistant coach under former Panthers coach Peter DeBoer in San Jose. I think we have a lot of great pieces here to build something special in South Florida, Boughner said. General manager Dale Tallon said Boughner sees the game in a modern way and is the right leader to get the Panthers back toward competing for the Stanley Cup. Tallon said the Panthers quickly decided after interviewing Boughner that he was the pick, and went forward with the rest of their lengthy search anyway no one knowing those subsequent talks were in vain. Of all the interviews and of all the people, Bob Boughner impressed us like no one else, Tallon said. All the years I ve been in the business interviewing coaches, firing coaches, meeting coaches, Bob was the most prepared. His performance, his preparation, his passion knocked us out of the park. It really did. It was incredible to see. Added Panthers President Matthew Caldwell: He blew us away. He s the right fit for us. DeBoer said the Sharks hated to see Boughner leave. This is a terrific opportunity for Bob to become a head coach in the National Hockey League and one that he deserves, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said. Boughner is the fifth coach to be hired since the regular season ended, a list that includes the Vegas Golden Knights choosing Gerard Gallant as their first coach. Gallant was fired by the Panthers early this past season, getting replaced by then-general manager Tom Rowe. But Florida never found the same form it had a year ago on the way to the Atlantic Division title, and missed the playoffs by 14 points. That led to the Panthers going back to what has worked in the past: Tallon squarely in charge again as general manager, and his first major move of the offseason is bringing in (Continued on page B6)

5 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Page B5 Steve Stricker answers questions after a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament Monday, June 12, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Stricker proud of his Wisconsin grit to get into US Open ERIN, Wis. (AP) Steve Stricker was missing a critical piece of equipment when he finished a practice round for the U.S. Open. He walked under a tunnel off the ninth green at Erin Hills and saw a line of fans on both sides of the rope, bending to the left for another 100 yards or more. He grasped at both back pockets and realized he didn t have a pen. Not to worry. He had plenty of friends to bail him out. Stricker saw them on every hole during nine holes of practice. He heard them, too, with applause greeting him at every green. It s cool, Stricker said Monday. It s special. One of the reasons I wanted to play here is I knew it would be fun to play in front of your home crowd. I don t get this on a weekly basis. It s fun to be part of it. It s our first U.S. Open in the state. I don t know how many more I have in front of me, so I m glad I made it. This was the big one, and Stricker never felt more proud to be playing. He is the most prolific PGA Tour winner from Wisconsin. Andy North won a pair of U.S. Opens during a career slowed by injuries. Stricker has won 12 times on the PGA Tour, was a regular on Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams for seven straight years and is such a popular figure in golf that he was appointed Presidents Cup captain for this year. None of that got him into the U.S. Open an hour from where he lives. He had to earn that. The USGA declined his request for a special exemption. His world ranking was too low because of his part-time schedule. So the 50-year-old headed to the U.S. Open qualifier in Tennessee and shot to win it. That made a U.S. Open in his home state even better. As it turns out, it s the way it probably should have been, he said. They decline, and I get in on my own merit. That s what makes me feel good. I feel like I belong here. I wasn t given anything. I earned my way in. In so many ways, it feels like the perfect ending to a PGA Tour career no matter how he fares. Stricker s wife, Nicki, used to caddie for him when he first turned pro. His first big chance at winning a major was the 1998 PGA Championship at Sahalee. Nicki was home in Wisconsin about to give birth to their first child, Bobbi Maria, who was born two weeks after his runnerup finish. Nicki is caddying for him this week at Erin Hills. Bobbi Maria, who just finished her freshman year at Wisconsin, is playing in her first Women s State Open this week. Their second daughter, Izzy, is playing a match this week at their home club. It s a big week of golf for the Stricker clan. It s definitely an exciting time, Nicki Stricker said. She was working as a lifeguard at a country club when Stricker went to see Wisconsin golf coach Dennis Tiziani for help with his game. Stricker recalls seeing the lifeguard and blurting out, Whoa, who s that girl? That s my daughter, Tiziani replied. They have been married 23 years, and the golf heritage runs deep. Nicki s brother, Mario Tiziani, played a full PGA Tour season a decade ago and competed in two U.S. Opens (in 2000 and 2002, both won by Tiger Woods). He now is Stricker s manager. It s a family affair, always has been, and it s particularly meaningful for the first U.S. Open in Wisconsin. Stricker, who reduced his playing schedule the last few years to spend more time at home, remains among the most popular figures in golf. The only time he gets uncomfortable is trying to explain why people like him so much. I ve been fortunate to have had a lot of nice things said about me in the press. Or maybe I ve got people snowed, I don t know, Stricker said. I was brought up in a small town (Edgerton), and you have to watch what you did all the time because everybody knew your business. But this story, and maybe the reason it s a little bigger than normal for me, is because I was declined the invite and then I got in on my own. I think that s Wisconsin people in general, he said. It s that blue-collar Wisconsin mentality that people work hard here. And that s what I had to do to get in. (Photos: Blue)

6 Page B6 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Son of Ray Lewis has charge dismissed FILE - This May 23, 2017 file photo shows New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker catching a pass during the team s organized team activities at its NFL football training facility in Florham Park, N.J. The New York Jets have released Decker, six days after saying they would do so if they couldn t work out a trade. The announcement Monday, June 12, 2017 officially ends his tenure with the team after three seasons. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file) Another step in Jets purge: WR Decker released NEW YORK (AP) Now, it s official: Eric as veterans who have been released by the team Decker s days with the New York Jets are done. this offseason. The team released the veteran wide receiver I think there s a lot of things that go into Monday, six days after saying it would do so if it these decisions, Maccagnan said. I think we ve couldn t work out a trade. been focused on trying to create opportunities While it appeared Decker drew some interest for a lot of players on this roster. We have some from teams in the trade market, the 30-year-old very competitive positions and we ll see how it receiver is now a free agent. unfolds going forward. It s the latest in a series of offseason moves Decker was limited to nine receptions for by the Jets to cut high-priced veterans. New York 194 yards and two TDs in three games last year cut linebacker David Harris last Tuesday after 10 because of a shoulder injury. He had his torn seasons, and general manager Mike Maccagnan rotator cuff repaired last November, just over a also announced that the Jets would be parting month after having surgery on his hip, which had ways with Decker. also been ailing him. We think very highly of Eric, and our focus His recovery appeared to be going well this right now is seeing our young players, how they offseason as he participated in organized team do, Maccagnan said that day. We wish Eric, activities the past few weeks. Decker had said going forward, a lot of success, but again if we he expected to be ready for the season opener in can t facilitate a trade we will move on from September. Eric. n Decker s departure will save the Jets Thank for the opportunity the $7.25 million in salary. The receiver had 163 last 3 years! I truly made some great memories catches for 2,183 yards and 19 touchdowns in and friendships that will last forever! Decker three seasons with New York. wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. To all the diehard fans-i wish we would of accomplished more In a statement issued by the team Monday night, owner Woody Johnson thanked Decker for for you but I sincerely appreciate the support his contributions with the Jets. through all the ups and downs! While with us, he was a competitive, productive and dependable receiver who represented Denver after the Broncos drafted him in the third Decker spent his first four NFL seasons in the team well both on and off the field, Johnson round in 2010 out of the University of Minnesota. The Jets signed him to a five-year, $36.25 said. On behalf of the organization, I wish him the best as he continues his career. million in March Decker and Harris have joined Darrelle Revis, Decker has 385 receptions for 5,253 yards and Nick Mangold, Nick Folk and Brandon Marshall 52 touchdowns in seven seasons. CONWAY, S.C. (AP) A charge of criminal sexual conduct against the son of former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis has been dismissed. Horry County court records showed the case against Ray Anthony Lewis III was dismissed last Friday. The younger Lewis was a football player at Coastal Carolina when he was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in April He was indicted a 46-year-old he shared the ice with Panthers free agent forward Jaromir Jagr both as a teammate and an opponent to take over a team that believes it should be right back in the playoff mix next spring. Panthers captain Derek Mackenzie said players had no doubt Tallon would make the right call. Given the makeup of our team and knowing the way he played, I think it s kind of the perfect combination for our team right now, Mackenzie said. Boughner s only previous experience as a head coach came in the Ontario Hockey League with the Windsor Spitfires, over two stints spanning eight seasons. He led Windsor to a pair of Memorial Cups and he was twice selected as the OHL s coach of the year. He also spent the season as an NHL assistant in Columbus. He now takes over a team with a young core led by one of Windsor s favorite natives Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad, a 21-year-old who has already been an All-Star and is by a grand jury last August, the panel alleging he had engaged in sexual battery with an 18-year-old female who was incapacitated because of use of drugs or alcohol. But Lewis attorneys disputed that charge, saying the sex with the woman was consensual and she was fully conscious. Lewis, of Apopka, Florida, was dismissed from the football team after his arrest and soon after left the university. Panthers New Coach Continued from page B4 one of the biggest keys for Florida s hopes over the next few seasons. Ekblad has been close to Boughner for years, usually calling him Bougs or Boogie. I m probably going to have to start calling him something maybe a little more formal now, Ekblad said. Boughner s hiring follows a formula that the Panthers have used quite often in recent years: Bring in a coach who has never been in charge of an NHL team. Of the Panthers last six coaches, five DeBoer, Kevin Dineen, Peter Horachek, Rowe and now Boughner were not previously NHL coaches before getting the chance in Florida. For now, Boughner is one of only two true first-time coaches in the NHL. Vancouver s Travis Green was hired in April, and he s never before coached in any league higher than the AHL. I know this league and I know the game, Boughner said. And I m ready for this challenge. Good Morning! You know it s a good morning when you wake up with everything you need. Find us at a store near you!

7 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Page B7 Margaret Hutson, who preceded Pat Summitt at Tennessee, dies BRISTOL, Va. (AP) Margaret Hutson, who preceded Pat Summitt as the Tennessee women s basketball coach, has died. She was 78. Dean Hutson, Margaret s brother, said Monday that Margaret Hutson died Wednesday of Alzheimer s disease at NHC Health Care in Bristol, Virginia. Summitt also had fought Alzheimer s before dying last June. Hutson coached Tennessee from and posted a record before leaving to pursue her Ph.D. Summitt succeeded Hutson as Tennessee s coach and went on to lead the Lady Volunteers to eight national titles and a Division I record 1,098 victories. Hutson also coached the Emory & Henry women s volleyball team from She posted winning records in 13 of those 16 years, including eight seasons with at least 20 wins. She entered the Emory & Henry Sports Hall of Fame in New arena in Detroit aims to be the best after scouting rest DETROIT (AP) Olympia Entertainment President Tom Wilson traveled throughout North America, visiting NHL arenas to take the best ideas from them for the Motor City. He also took a look at how the roof of a hockey arena in Russia during the 2014 Winter Olympics was lit up with cool displays. Just three months before Kid Rock becomes the first star to perform in the centerpiece of a 50-block development, Wilson touted the facility that the Detroit Red Wings and Pistons will share next season. The arena is part of an active construction zone in an $800-plus million project. Much of the arena is draped with an aluminum shell that will become a big screen to show projected videos and images to create the same effect people saw three years ago during the Sochi Games. Bigger than anything you ll see in Times Square, Disney or Vegas, Wilson told reporters Monday during a guided tour. He spoke under a translucent plastic roof on an elevated concourse inspired by the High Line in New York. This building is going to be a piece of art, Wilson gushed. I think this is going to blow people away. Capacity for hockey games will be about 20,000, with almost half of those seats in the lower level. About 21,000 fans can watch hoops in the heart of the Motor City. Even those without one of the best seats in the house will have a clear view of what Wilson said will be the largest scoreboard in the NHL with videoboards that will be the same size along the sideboards and behind the nets. There are seating sections that seem suspended from the ceiling, looming over steeply pitched sections below them. That idea was born after a scouting trip to Madison Square Garden in New York. On another day, he took note of how intimate the Bell Centre appeared to be for the Montreal Canadiens. It should be the tightest bowl, Wilson said. The whole emphasis is about getting close. It should sound good, too. FILE - In this April 20, 2015, file photo, Carolina Panthers Michael Oher speaks to the media during the first day of their NFL football offseason conditioning program in Charlotte, N.C. Oher Äôs future in Carolina remains cloudy as the Panthers prepare for their mandatory three-day minicamp beginning Tuesday, June 13, (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) Oher s future with Panthers uncertain entering minicamp CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Michael Oher s future in Carolina remains uncertain as the Panthers prepare for a mandatory three-day minicamp beginning Tuesday. The team s starting left tackle during its Super Bowl season in 2015 has not had any contact with the Panthers in more than a month, making it unclear if he will attend the camp. Attempts to reach Oher the subject of the popular movie The Blind Side were unsuccessful and his agent Drew Rosenhaus declined comment on his client s situation. Oher s whereabouts is just one of several story lines entering minicamp. Quarterback Cam Newton is expected to begin throwing this week, rookie running back and first-round draft pick Christian McCaffrey will rejoin the team on Wednesday, and free agent pickup Julius Peppers could be back on the field after the team rested the 37-year-old free agent for most of OTAs. But Oher s situation is clearly the most compelling. His status with the team has been a rollercoaster ride since he suffered a head injury last September and was placed in the league s concussion protocol. He hasn t played since, missing the last 13 games in 2016 and remains in the protocol eight months later. General manager Dave Gettleman flew to Nashville, Tennessee, to meet with Oher over lunch on May 5. Oher followed up with Gettleman for a few days, but the team said Oher has not communicated with Carolina s front office since. On Thursday night a cryptic message was posted on Oher s Instagram account with a picture of 10 prescription pill bottles along with the words all for the brain smh (shaking my head). The post was quickly deleted from Instagram. The Panthers responded by saying they re unsure if Oher posted the photo and message since they ve not been in contact with him, but Gettleman reiterated that Oher s health and safety is the team s top priority. The 31-year-old Oher, who won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens earlier in his career, is also dealing with accusations that he assaulted an Uber driver over a disagreement of a fare. He has a trial date set for July 7 in Nashville. Gettleman said through the team that our No. 1 priority is a healthy Michael Oher. This is not about football, this is about Michael. Still, it appears the Panthers are preparing to move on from Oher. They signed free agent left tackle Matt Kalil to a five-year, $55 million contract this offseason that included $24 million in guaranteed money with the plan being to move Oher to right tackle. However, since then the Panthers drafted secondround pick Taylor Moton from Western Michigan to compete for the starting right tackle spot with former third-round draft pick Daryl Williams. Oher has been unavailable for comment and his agent Drew Rosenhaus had no comment on his client s situation. Oher has two years remaining on a three-year, $21.6 million contract extension he signed shortly after the Super Bowl, so it s hard to imagine him simply walking away. This season Oher is set to make $4.5 million, including a $2 million bonus if he makes the roster and another $250,000 workout bonus. The Panthers potentially could save millions under the NFL salary cap if they reach an injury settlement with Oher.

8 Page B8 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Blank, Falcons hold retirement celebration for Vick, White In this photo provided by the America s Cup Event Authority, Emirates Team New Zealand celebrates after defeating Sweden s Artemis Racing on the third day of the best-of-nine America s Cup challenger finals on Bermuda s Great Sound, Monday, June 12, (Ricardo Pinto/America s Cup Event Authority via AP) ATLANTA (AP) Michael Vick received a big hug from Arthur Blank. Vick also received an embrace from Blank s team that he said would last a lifetime. Vick, the dynamic quarterback whose career with the Atlanta Falcons ended in disgrace, and Roddy White, the leading receiver in franchise history, were honored with a retirement ceremony Monday. I m here today as a retired Atlanta Falcon, and I can live with that forever and will forever be grateful. Thank you, Vick said. Vick, who thrilled fans with his dual-threat skills as a passer and runner, and White, the physical and productive receiver, were two of the biggest stars and most dynamic players in Falcons history. For Vick, the warm embrace from the Falcons was not automatic. After leading the Falcons to two playoff appearances and one NFC championship game appearance in his six years in Atlanta, Vick was sent to prison in 2007 for running a dogfighting operation. The revelation of the abuse of dogs on Vick s property angered fans in Atlanta and around the nation. He returned after missing two seasons to play five years for the Eagles and had backup stints with the Jets and Steelers. Vick did not play last season, but expressed his wish to retire with the Falcons. Blank spoke about his belief in second chances as he granted that wish. Life is really all about learning from your mistakes, redemption, learning to be a better person, moving on and making a difference in the lives of other people, Blank said. There are many people I know in life who have done that and I would say none more than Michael Vick. Blank said Vick and White would certainly be considered for the team s Ring of Honor. For now, Vick said it meant more to simply have a retirement day with the Falcons. I just appreciate the fact nobody ever changed toward me, Vick said of his relationship with Blank and the team following his prison sentence. I wasn t perceived any different. Vick said that about three days after leaving the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, Mr. Blank and his family came with food from my favorite restaurant. Said Blank: I knew what Michael liked. Some were not as quick to forgive Vick s crime, but he remained popular with a large segment of Falcons fans. His No. 7 jersey remained popular at the Georgia Dome, where in his six seasons he was a big reason sellouts became routine. Vick was the first quarterback to run for 1,000 yards in a season. He holds the record for most yards rushing in a career (6,109) by a quarterback. C Y C Y M K M K

9 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Page B9 Rev. Fa atauva a: Ou te le i taliaina tu uaiga sese fa asaga ia te a u C Y C Y M K M K tusia Ausage Fausia Na fa amanino e le susuga a Fa atauva a Talamoni lea sa avea ma Faifeau a le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Amerika Samoa (EFKAS) i le afioaga i Pago Pago i le vaiaso nei e fa apea, e leai se taimi na tu uina atu ai sana fa amatalaga i luma o le Komiti a le Au Toeaiina a le EFKAS na te taliaina ai tu uaiga sese sa faia e ni isi o le aulotu fa asaga ia te ia, e pei ona faia ai le fa aiuga e fa amalolo lona tofi Faifeau. O le mae a ai ona lomia e le Samoa News o se ripoti i le vaiaso na te a nei, e tusa ai o le fa aiuga a le Au Toeaiina o le Ekalesia e fa amalolo ai le tofi Faifeau a le susuga a Fa atauva a Talamoni mo le 3 tausaga, na maua ai loa le avanoa e feso ota i mai ai le susuga a Talamoni mai lona aiga i Oklahoma i Amerika, mo le fia tu uina mai o sana saunoaga e tusa ai o le ripoti sa fa asalalauina e le Samoa News. I le ripoti e pei ona fa asalalau e le Samoa News, i le mae a ai lea o se fa atalatalanoaga ma le Failautusi o le Komiti a le Au Toeaiina a le Ekalesia, susuga Rev. Elder Leatulagi Fa alevao, o lo o taua ai le talia ma le agaga fiafia e le susuga a Talamoni o le fa aiuga a le Au Toeaiina ua tu uina atu ia te ia, e fa amalolo ai lona tofi faifeau mo le 3 tausaga. Sa ma taliaina ma le loto maualalo le ma tula i ese lea ma Pago Pago, ina ia tausi ai le filemu, e pei ona fautuaina ai i maua e le ma Toeaina, ma le fa amatalaga sa tu uina mai, e sau se taimi ona aami lea o i maua e Tama o le Ekalesia, peita i ane e le i aamia lava i maua. Ou te le i faia lava se tala fa apea ua ou taliaina moliaga pepelo e tele ua ta u leagaina ai a u ma si o u to alua, ua mae a ona faia le fa aiuga a le Au Toeaiina mo maua, e aunoa ma le feso ota i mai e fesiligia i maua, o le saunoaga lea a Talamoni. E fia fa ailoa i le Ekalesia aoao ma le atunu u, ou te le o toe taumafai e fai se fa amatalaga ina ia toe suia ai le fa aiuga ua faia mo a u ma si o u to alua e le Au Toeaiina, pau le itu e fia fa ailoa, ua lagona lo ma fa anoanoa i le fa aiuga ua faia ae aunoa ma ni mau e lagolagoina ai, atoa ai ma le tele o tala sese ua fa atupu solo ua ta u leagaina ai i maua ma le aiga. O le mea sa o lava na tupu, sa ou pisapisao i luma o le fale o le faifeau i le afiafi o le aso Gafua, ina ua mae a le Kerisimasi, ona o tulaga lava i lo ma aiga ma si o u to alua, ae ou te le i pa i lima i se tasi e pei ona tu uaia ai a u, ae sa pule tutu e ni isi o le nu u le fa aiuga ina ia ma tula i ese, ae le o le finagalo lea o le Ekalesia atoa, o le saunoaga lea a Talamoni, atoa ai ma lona taua o suafa o ni isi o le au matutua o le aulotu sa latou faia fa amatalaga le sa o i le Au Toeaiina e fa asaga ia te ia ma lona to alua. O le mataupu e fa atatau i le aulotu i Pago Pago ma le susuga a Talamoni, na tofu atu i le Komiti a le Au Toeaiina ina ua tu uaia le ali i faifeau i lona fa ao olima. Saunoa atili le susuga a Talamoni e fa apea, sa i ai lava lona manatu maualuga e lavea i e le Au Toeaiina i laua ma le la galuega ina ua tula i mai le fa alavelave, peita i ane e le o le tulaga lea sa i ai, sa ia talosaga fo i ma loimata i sui o le aulotu i Pago Pago mo se avanoa e fono ai le aulotu atoa ae se i fa aleo sa laua fa atoesega i luma o le aulotu atoa ae le i oo atu i le po o le vaeluaga o le tausaga fou na mavae atu nei, ona o le tulaga e pei ona ia pisapisao ai i luma o le maota o le galuega, peita i sa matua teena lava e se tasi o Tama matua o le Ekalesia. O le aso Sa muamua o le tausaga lenei ina ua mae a le sauniga o le Fa amanatuga, sa fai ai le ma ifoga, na ma to otutuli ai ma si o u to alua i luma o le nu u ma le aulotu i Pago Pago ma ma fa atoese i ai ona ua ou sese, peita i ane e le i taliaina la maua ifoga, o lea na ma tula i ese ai ma le agaga maualalo ina ia tausi le filemu, ona ua malosi tele le fa amata u mai a se tasi o Tama matua o le Ekalesia, o le saunoaga lea a Talamoni. E pei ona taua e le susuga a Talamoni i le Sama News, e fa alua ona alu le savali a le aulotu i Pago Pago i le Komiti a le Au Toeaiina o le Ekalesia aoao, ina ia tu u se avanoa ia te i laua ma si ona to alua, na o o lava ina to otutuli le aulotu i luma o le Au Toeaiina, peita i ane sa le i taliaina lava le talosaga. E pei ona ou fa ailoa atu, ou te le o toe taumafai lava e fai se tulaga ina ia fesiligia ai le fa aiuga a le Au Toeaiina ua faia, po o se tulaga fo i ina ia atagia mai ai lo u toe taumafai e sui le fa aiuga, pau le tulaga ou te mana o e fia fa asa o, ou te le i taliaina lava tu uaiga sese e pei ona ta u leagaina ai lo u igoa, e le i maua fo i se avanoa e fa aleo ai ni o ma lagona ma si o u to alua i luma o le Komiti a le Au Toeaiina, a o lea lava ua faia la latou fa aiuga, o le mafua aga tonu lena ua vaeluaina ai le aulotu i Pago Pago, ona o le fa aiuga e fa atula i (Faaauau itulau B11) O se va aiga i nisi o alo o le tatou atunu u na auvasa atu i Hawaii ma savavali ai e talia o latou fa ailoga i le fa auuga a le Argosy University, sa faia i le Hawaii Convention Center i Honolulu. [ata: foa i] Mana omia togafitiga mo i latou a afia fa afitauli fualaau fa asaina tusia Ausage Fausia O le ofoina atu o togafitiga atoa ai ma fesoasoani i tagatanu u o le atunu u o lo o a afia i le fa afitauli o fualaau fa asaina, o se tasi lea o mataupu na taua e le afioga i le ali i Fa atonusili ia Samana Semo Veavea, i lana saunoaga i le sauniga o le fa au uga o Leoleo fou i le vaiaso na te a nei, e tatau ona tutu fa atasi ai Ta ita i o Ofisa uma a le malo o lo o galulue i le fa amalosia o tulafono, ina ia mafai ai ona maua se auala e fesoasoani ai ia i latou o lo o a afia i nei a afiaga tuga o le olaga. O le mataupu e pito sili ona pele i lo u loto e tatau ona tele se taimi tatou te talanoa i ai, o tulaga i fualaau fa asaina o lo o a afia ai le to atele o fanau, faapea ai uso ma tuafafine, aua e i ai lo u talitonuga ua ou fa atusaina le fa ama i o fualaau fa asaina i se silailagi, a uma ona oso i le isi ou aoao (tulou), ona toe oso lea i le isi ou aoao, pau la le tulaga e mafai ai ona foia lea fa afitauli, o le ave i le foma i e tipi ese ina ia malolo ai le tagata ma i, o se vaega lea o le saunoaga a le afioga a Samana, o ia lea o le Fa atonusili o le Matagaluega o le Puipuiga o le Saogalemu Lotoifale (DHS). O i latou uma o lo o a afia i le fa afitauli o fualaau fa asaina, e manaomia e i latou ni togafitiga ina ia mafai ai ona foia a afiaga tuga o lo o a afia ai i latou. O i latou uma lava o lo o a afia i le tulaga o le fa atauina atu o fualaau fa asaina, i latou o lo o fa aaogaina atoa ai ma i latou o lo o gaosia mai, e mafai ona tatou fa aigoaina i latou o tagata o lo o a afia i faiga fa asolitulafono, ma ua tatau ona ofo atu i ai ni togafitiga e fesoasoani ai i o latou fa afitauli. E tatau la ona lava la outou onosa i e fa atino ai le galuega, ae aua fo i ne i galo e lamatia lo outou saogalemu i soo se taimi tou te fa atinoina ai lenei galuega, pau le fautuaga ia lava mea faigaluega e fa atinoina ai la outou tautua ma mafai ai ona puipuia lo outou saogalemu. O le afioga a Samana, o le isi lea failauga faapitoa e to afa i ai failauga na saunoa i le fa auuga o le Vasega lona 25 a Leoleo, lea sa fa ataunu uina i le aso Faraile o le vaiaso na te a nei i le Fale Laumei i Utulei. O isi failauga sa auai i le sauniga o le fa auuga e aofia ai le Loia Sili ia Talauega Eleasalo Ale, o le afioga i le Kovana ia Lolo (Faaauau itulau B11)

10 Page B10 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Fa amalosi Kovana lana Kapeneta e galulue fa alelei itu tau tupe malo Samana Vaevea, le Faatonusili o le Ofisa o le Puipuiga o le Saogalemu Lotoifale a le malo. [ata AF] O nisi o aiga sa auai i le fa auuga o leoleo mai le Vasega 25 a le Matagaluega o Pupuiga Lautele i le aso Faraile ua te a. [ata: FS] FA AALIGA TAUA Aiga Sa MALAEPULE O lea ua ifo nei le fa alogoaga i mea sa teu i le sa aga. Ua mapu fo i le manu ma le to omaga, ina ua magoto le igafo a Tamali i. O ou paia Samoa e afua mai le Taisamasama o le Tui Manu a, i le taeao nai Tafagafaga se ia pa ia le Tai ulaula o Nafanua ma le taeao nai Mataniu Feagaimaleata. Ou te faatulou atu Tulou, Tulou, Tulouna Lava. O paia o au faigā malō Samoa-galua, paia o le Talalelei, aemaise le fa afofoga tapua i o el atunu u, ou te fa atulou atu, Tulouna lava. A o lenei fa asalalauga e fa asino tonu lava i lo tatou aiga, SA MALAEPULE i OLOSEGA, MANU A. Ua leai se fa ai uga e faia e Fa amasinoga e ala i le Suafa o lo tatou aiga e pei ona iai i ala o le tulafono. O lea ua toe tu uina mai i aiga, e toe saili se finagalo o aiga. E muamua ona momoli atu le agaga fa afetai tele i lo tatou aiga, e ala i la outou tapua iga, a o feagai lo tatou aiga ma ala o le fa amasinoga. O a fo i ni fa aletonu i suaga a le va atele i ala o le fa amasinoga, ou te fa amalūlū atu i le paia o aiga. E le taua le mana o, a o le nofo fealofani o aiga o le mea sili lena i le finagalo o le Atua. O le mea lea, e ala i fautuaga a lo tatou aiga ma Tamā Matutua o le aiga, o le a faia le talanoaga a lo tatou aiga ia Iulai 13, Ona o auala o femalagaiga ma le soifua matutua o le to atele o Tamā, o le a faia le taotu talanoaga i Tutuila i le Ofisa o le Mataupu tau Samoa, i le itula e 10:00 i le taeao, i le aso ua atofaina. Paia e, o lo tatou aiga, tala mai a ao, se i saili le tofa ma le fa autaga i se tasi e tasui lo tatou aiga, ae a le Ekalesia, Nu u, Itumalō ma le Atunu u. O le a le avea lou le auai ma auala e taofia ai se finagalo autasi o aiga. Ia alofagia e le Atua le soifua o aiga. Tatou talosia ia tatou aulia ma le manuia le aso fa amoemoeina. Ma le fa aaloalo tele e tatau ai, FUEGA S. MOLIGA tusia Ausage Fausia O se tasi o itu na mamafa i ai le saunoaga a le afioga i le ali i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga, i le fonotaga ma lana kapeneta i le aso Faraile o le vaiaso na te a nei, o lona fa amalosia lea o Fa atonusili o Matagaluega ma Ofisa Tumaoti uma a le malo ina ia galulue fa amalosi e fa aleleia le itu tau tupe a le malo, ina ia o o atu i le fa aiuga o le tausaga tupe lenei o lo o tulaga lelei pea le fa aiuga o le paketi a le malo. O ova taimi, itula fa aitiitia atoa ai ma le taumafai lea ina ia paleni tupe e sau i totonu ma tupe fa aaoga a le malo, o ni isi ia o itu sa aofia i le saunoaga a le ali i kovana i luma o lana kapeneta. Ina ua talanoaina le mataupu e fa atatau i le paketi a le malo mo le tausaga tupe fou 2018, na talosagaina ai e Lolo lana kapeneta ina ia galulue fa atasi e foia fa afitauli tau tupe ia ua amata ona alia e mai i totonu o le malo. Mo se fa ata ita iga o tulaga i tupe o lo o fa apaketi mo kesi o ta avale a ofisa ta itasi, ua fautuaina le tatau lea ona fa aitiitia ina ia mautinoa e sefe mai le isi vaega tupe lea sa fa apaketi mo kesi o ta avale e fa atino ai isi galuega taua a le malo. E i ai lava galuega taua e tatau ona ave i ai le fa amuamua a le tatou malo i le taimi nei, o le mafua aga lena e talosaga atu ai i le tatou kapeneta ina ia tatou taumafai e fai le mea sili e fa asao mai ai a tatou tupe o lo o fa aaoga i isi manaoga e le o mana omia le ave i ai o le fa amuamua, o le saunoaga lea a Lolo. O le faanaunauga a le tatou faigamalo o lo o i ai, ia aua ne i mumu la tatou paketi i le faaiuga o le tausaga tupe lenei 2017, ae o galuega ia o loo matou vaavaai atu i ai ma sui o le Ofisa o le Tupe faapea ai le Ofisa a le Paketi, e i ai le talitonuga e ova i le $7 miliona le tupe e mumu ai le malo pe afai e tapunia le tausaga tupe i le aso 30 Setema 2017, e mafua lea tulaga ona ua maitauina le televave o la tatou fa aalu ae laititi tupe o lo o maua mai i totonu, o le saunoaga lea a le ali i kovana. O le mea moni la e tatau ona tatou faia i le taimi nei, ia mautinoa e ao mai i totonu le tele o a tatou tupe ina ia mafai ai ona faapaleni tupe maua ma tupe fa aalu, ona leai ai loa lea o se fa aletonu e tula i mai ai i le fa aiuga o le tausaga tupe lenei a le malo. Ou te iloaina lelei tulaga faigata o loo feagai ma le tatou malo i le taimi nei, i le 3 tausaga ua mavae sa tatou fetaia i ai fo i ma le fa afitauli lava fo i lea e tasi, o le faaitiitia o tupe maua mai ae tele tupe fa aalu, peita i sa mafai lava ona tatou galulue e fai le mea sili ina ia foia ai le ono tula i mai o se fa aletonu, lea fo i na manuia a tatou taumafaiga, o le mafua aga lena ou te tatalo atu ai i la tatou kapeneta, ina ia tatou faia le mea sili e fa asao mai ai a tatou tupe i le tausaga tupe pito sili lenei ona pagatia, e pei fo i ona tatou faia i tausaga tupe e 3 ua mavae atu sa sili ona fa aletonu. O se tasi o mataupu na o o i ai le saunoaga a le ali i kovana, o le mataupu e fa atatau i le toe fa afo iina lea o itula faigaluega a tagata faigaluega uma a le malo o lo o totogi i tupe mai le feterale i le 80 itula mai le 70 itula sa i ai i piriota totogi e 3 ua mavae atu. Saunoa Lolo e fa apea, o itula uma sa fa aitiitia mai totogi o tagata faigaluega na a afia, e tatau ona fa amaopoopo fa amaumauga a le Fa atonusili ona tu uina atu lea i le Ofisa o le Tupe ma le Paketi mo le toe totogiina atu o itula a tagata faigaluega. E fia fa amanatu atu ai fo i i le mataupu e fa atatau i itula ova taimi, ona o le isi lea mataupu o loo to atele ai pea tagata faigaluega o lo o tu u fesili, ae faigofie lava le mataupu, e leai se tulaga e ova taimi ai fua se tagata faigaluega pe afai e leai sana galuega e mana omia ona fa atino, o le saunoaga lea a Lolo. Mo outou Faatonusili, ia faigaluega ova taimi na o le tagata faigaluega e aoga ma mana omia i le fa atinoina o le galuega, ae leai se mafua aga e ala ai fua ona faigaluega ova taimi le tagata e le mana omia e faigaluega. E le taitai sa o ma amiotonu le isi tulaga lea ua maitauina, o le ave e le isi tagata o le ta avale ae faigaluega le isi tagata, ona maua ai uma lea o itula ova taimi a tagata e to alua i le galuega e mafai ona fa atino e le to atasi. Afai e fesiligia pea tulaga i itula ova taimi, o le tulaga faigofie lava e tatau ona fa atino, o le tulaga sa o lava e pei ona manino mai i le tulafono, ia fa aatoa muamua lava itula faigaluega masani e 80 a le tagata faigaluega, o itula loa e totoe ai, o itula ova taimi na, ae leai se mea e tele ai fua itula ova taimi ae lei taitai atoa itula faigaluega e 80 aso. I se tusi a le Faatonusili o le Ofisa o Tagata Faigaluega a le malo sa tu uina atu i Faatonusili o matagaluega ma ofisa tumaoti uma a le malo i le aso 9 Iuni 2017, o lo o ia taua ai le toe fa afo i lea o le tulaga sa i ai totogi o tagata faigaluega o lo o fa atupe mai a latou totogi i tupe mai le feterale, atoa ai ma le totogiina o ia itula i le tulaga o loo totogi ai itula faigaluega masani a le malo, ae le o ni itula ova taimi. Ua fautuaina e le tama ita i fa atonusili ia Eseneiaso Liu susuga i faatonusili ina ia tu uina atu a latou taimi ma fa amaumauga mo le fa amaninoina o le tulaga e pei ona tu u fesili ai le to atele o tagata faigaluega a le malo.

11 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Page B11 Kapeneta a le ali i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga [ata AF] Rev. Fa atauva a ese i maua sa faia e sui e to atolu o le aulotu, ae o le i finagalo i ai le 95% o le aulotu, o le saunoaga lea a Talamoni ma ia taua ai suafa o i latou e to atolu sa faia fa amatalaga ma tu uaiga le sa o fa asaga ia te ia i luma o le Au Toeaiina. Saunoa atili le susuga a Talamoni e fa apea, ua Mana omia Togafitiga mae a sa latou feiloaiga ma ni isi o le aulotu a Pago Pago sa malaga atu ma latou feiloa i i Amerika i se taimi e le i mamao atu, ma ia fautuaina ai i latou ina ia galulue pea e tausi le filemu i totonu o le ekalesia a le Atua, ma taumafai ina ia toe faia se leleiga i le lotoifale o le aulotu. Matalasi Moliga, o le afioga i le Maoputasi ia Mauga Tasi Asuega, ma le Komesina o Leoleo, tofa Le i Sonny Thompson. O la outou tiute tauave o le puipuia lea o le saogalemu atoa ai ma mea totino a le atunu u, e le faigofie la outou galuega aua e i ai tagata e fai outou mo latou fili, latou te le fiafia pe afai tou te fa atinoina le mea moni ma le sa o, ae fa atoa latou manatuaina lava outou pe afai e i ai se fa alavelave matuia e tula i mai, o se tasi lea o saunoaga a Samana e fa amalosia ai Leoleo fou ina ia fa amalosi e fa atino a latou tiute ma le fa amaoni. Na fa ai u le saunoaga a Samana i lona fa ailoa lea ia Le i le tatau lea ona o mai fa atasi uma Ofisa a le malo o lo o galulue i le fa amalosia o tulafono e pei o le Ofisa o le Puipuiga o le Saogalemu Lotoifale (DHS), Ofisa o Leoleo, Ofisa o Tiute, Ofisa o Femalagaaiga, fa apea ai le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa, Pulega a ali i ma faipule o afioaga ma itumalo eseese, e galulue fa atasi mo le sailia o se auala e foia ai le fa afitauli o fualaau fa asaina i totonu o le atunu u. E pei ona manino i le fuafuaga a le afioga i le ali i Komesina ia Le i, o le toe fa aauau lea o le tautua a le Vaega o le Vice & Narcotics a le Ofisa o Leoleo, mo le taumafai e saili auala uma e foia ai le toe alia e mai o le fa afitauli tau fualaau i totonu o le atunu u, aemaise lava i totonu o aoga. E pei ona manino i le folasaga a Le i sa tu uina atu i luma o le Fono Faitulafono i le amataga o le tausaga nei, o le a tofia ni Leoleo e tiute i nofoaga eseese o lo o i ai Aoga Maualuluga i totonu o le atunu u i le taimi atoa o aoga, ina ia fesoasoani ai i le fa afitauli o le a afia atu ai ma fanau aoga i le fa afitauli o le umia lea fa asolitulafono o fualaau fa asaina. I le saunoaga a le ali i kovana ia Lolo, sa ia taua ai e fa apea, o le puipuiga o le saogalemu lautele o tagata, e le o se galuega e fa apatino mo na o Leoleo, ae o le galuega a tagatanu u uma o le atunu u. E mafua ona ou fai atu o le galuega e fa atino e tagata uma, ona o le avea ma Leoleo o se galuega lea e amata mai i totonu o le aiga, e ala i le vaega a matua e aoaoina ai le tama ma le teine, ona fa atoa oo mai ai lea i le avea ma Leoleo e tautuaina le atunu u lautele, o se vaega lea o le saunoaga a le ali i Kovana. Na fa atepa e le ali i kovana le taua o le galuega fa a leoleo, ona o le ulua i tofiga lea sa filifilia e le Atua i ona po o le feagaiga tuai, e pei ona tofia ai lana auauna o Mose e tofia e avea ma Leoleo o Isaraelu, atoa ai ma le fa atonuina o Mose e fai ia Isaraelu e mulimuli ma usita i i le tulafono a le Atua. E taua tele le tiute o le Leoleo, o se tiute fo i e mamalu ma maualuga, e le tau fa amamaluina, aua ua uma ona tofia ma fa amamaluina e le Atua, pau la tatou galuega e fai o le fesoasoani i Leoleo i la latou pito laau, aua e tatau fo i ona fesoasoani i ai aiga uma, tagata uma, nu u ma le atunu u atoa, o se vaega lea o le saunoaga a le ali i Kovana. Sa ia fautuaina le vasega fa au u ina ia fa amaoni i le fa atinoina o a latou tiute, ma ia fa amaoni i le fa amalosia o le tulafono. A saili se isi galuega e tatau ona ave i ai le fa amuamua a le malo e lagolago ma puipui, o le galuega i le puipuia o le saogalemu o tagata ola uma o le atunu u, aua o iina lea e mafua ai ona tula i mai tulaga manuia i totonu o soo se faigamalo, afai e lelei ma fa amaoni Leoleo i le fa atinoina o a latou tiute, e fa apena fo i ona manuia le atunu u atoa, aemaise lava i le taumafai e foia le fa afitauli o fualaau fa asaina, o le fa aiuga lea o le saunoaga a le ali i kovana. E tumau pea o ma lagona alofa i le aulotu i Pago Pago aemaise ai lava le aufaigaluega a le afioaga, ae o le itu fo i e tatau ona tatou mafaufau i ai, ia tatou manatua le poloaiga mulimuli a lesu, ia tatou fealofani, o le saunoaga fa ai u lea a le susuga a Talamoni. Mai itulau 9 In The High Court of American Samoa TRIAL DIVISION PROBATE NO IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TAUFUIAVA SAMOOMIA VAIVAI, Deceased by VISA VAIVAI-TAPUSOA, Petitioner NOTICE OF PETITION TO: VEVESI VAIVAI, AOTEROA HONG, POUVI VAIVAI, LIKI VAIVAI, JOE VAIVAI, MEAFOU VAIVAI-AUNOA AND DALEEN VAIVAI AND ANY OTHER PERSON INTERESTED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION for the Estate of TAUFUIAVA SAMOOMIA VAIVAI has been filed in the High Court of American Samoa, located at Fagatogo, by VISA VAIVAI-TAPUSOA. You have three (3) weeks from the first publication of this Notice to appear or otehrwise respond to this action. If you fail to appear or respond, the PETITION FOR APPOINT- MENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION may be granted. Dated: June 01, 2017 Mai itulau 9 CLERK OF COURTS Published: 06/06, 06/13, 06/20/17

12 Page B12 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 O se vaaiga i nisi o aiga ma uo mamae i le fa auuga o leoleo mai le Vasega 25 a le Matagaluega o Pupuiga Lautele i le aso Faraile ua te a. [ata: FS] E tele sosia o le aganu u a Samoa o lo o fa amauina i Mamanu Elei Samoa. [ata:foai] This image provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows a wanted poster for Eric Christopher Conn. The FBI is circulating a wanted poster for Conn, a fugitive Kentucky lawyer as authorities search for the ringleader in a $550 million Social Security fraud case. Conn disappeared last week, a month before his sentencing. The FBI said Friday, June 9, 2017 that Conn s electronic monitoring device was found in Lexington, Kentucky, on June 2 in a backpack near Exit 115 along Interstate 75. (Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) via AP) tusia: Leua Aiono Frost TAOFI PITO MAEA O LAU AGANU U O le tausaga tausaga lenei ua tatalaina avanoa mo le lesitalaina o fanau i le polokalama mo le tu uaga umi lenei o a oga a le atunuu, ina ia a oa oina ai le fanau i nisi o mea e ao ina fa amautu i o latou olaga, e matua mautinoa ai ua ia malamalama lelei i lana aganu u e ala lea i mamanu o Elei ma o latou uiga! Lea ua tapena ai le Amerika Samoa Arts Council i Fagatogo, ina ia toe fa ailoa ma aoao fanau, mai le 7 tausaga se ia o o i le 17 tausaga le matutua, i le aganu u o lo o taofiofia pe fa amau i Mamanu o Elei Samoa moni. O lenei polokalama mo le taumafanafana mo le fanau e faia lava i tausaga ta itasi, peita i, e sailia lava manulauti ina ia fa aautu i ai le tapenaga mo mataupu e aoaoina i le fanau, o autu fo i e ao ina manino e matua taofia ai le pito maea tu ma agaifanua a le atunu u. O lea ua mautinoa nei, ua tele ituaiga o elei ona o lea ua la eia e tagata lautele so o se ituaiga o mamanu ua tusia ma lomia mai mo fefa ataua iga mai Fiti, Tonga, Maori a Niu Sila, mamanu o la ei mai Hawaii, ma ua tauai ina fefiloi fa atasi ma Elei Samoa moni. O lea o le a a oa oina fa apitoa le fanau i uiga o ata o lo o ua tusia ma lomia i Elei Samoa moni. E le gata i lea, ae o le a latou taina i Laupapa Elei mo le gasoia lelei ai o Upeti Elei Samoa moni. O le a lomia ai ie ma fa atau atu pe fa aalia fo i i le fa aiuga o lenei polokalama ma taumafai e fa aosofia ai le fiafia ma le naunauta i o le tama ma le teine samoa talavou, ia le mou atu lea agaifanua matagofie a le atunu u, o se tala lea mai se tasi o sui o le Art Council e tusa o le polokalama o lo o loma nei mo le fanau talavou. E amata le a oa oga fa apitoa mo le taumafanafana ia Iulai 3, ae fa ai uina lelei ia Iulai 28, Peita i, o le Lesitala e amata ia Iuni 12 se ia oo ia Iuni 23. Ua le taliaina se lesitala mo le fanau e telefoni mai, peita i ua mana omia ona fa aulu mai le suafa o lou alo i lou oo ane i le latou Ofisa ma totogia fo i le $5 mo lona ulufale i lea polokalama taua mo le tu uaga lenei o a oga. E le gata ai ina a oa oina le Elei ma le Taina o Mamanu Samoa i Upeti e tapena ai Elei, ae o le tele o isi fo i galuega alofilima a le atunu u, ua a oa oina ai le fanau ina ia fa amautu atili lo latou iloa ma le fiafia e silafia nan gaosia nei oloa Samoa. FA AU U FANAU AMERIKA SAMOA - ARGOSY UNIVERSITY HAWAII Ona o lenei vaitau o lo o fa asolo atu pea maimoaga ma le patipatia fo i e le mamalu o le atunu u o taumafaiga a latou pelega, o fanau o lo o lu ia o latou soifua talavou i le sailliga o le atamai lautele i kosi eseese ua ofoina mai i A oga Maualuluga, Kolisi ma Iunivesite, o lea ua va aia ai nisi o alo o le atunu u, ua fa au u mai le Iunivesite a le Argosy i Hawaii, ae sa a oa oina e faiaoga i Amerika Samoa i le potu a oga i le Pago Plaza ma le Tradewinds Hotel i Naumati Tafuna. Na fesiligia le malaga mamao atu o fanau i fafo mo lea fa amoemoe, peitai ua fa ailoa mai e le susuga Dr. Toafa Vaiaga e, o se tasi o ta ita i fo i o lea Iunivesite i le lala i le teritori, ma ia fa ailoa ai, O le vaega lea o i latou ua maua le avanoa lelei e malaga atu ai fafo, ae ua mae a fo i latou kosi sa tau avea. Ua le mafai fo i ona taofia i latou mai se avanoa lelei e malaga atu ai, ina ia savavali e talia o latou fa ailoga maualuluga i Hawaii, ma o se fiafiaga fo i lea i le matou aufaigaluega, pe a va aia, o lo o fiafia alo talavou o le atunu u e fa aauau a oa oga, ma talia o latou fa ailoga sa tautiga ai. Mai ata sa fa auia mai e i latou na fa au u, ua iloga ai fo i le matagofie o le polokalama fa apitoa o le fa au uga sa auai atu ai i latou, ma ua ese fo i lagona o i latou ina ua ese fo i sui o latou aiga ua fa atasia ma i latou i le tatou setete tuaoi, ma ua fa ailoa mai e i latou, Ua matou fiafia aua na matou fuafua faatasi e o mai i Hawaii e talia ai matou fa ailoga. Ua uma na talia fa ailoga AA i le Kolisi Tu ufa atasi o Amerika Samoa, ae o lea ua oo mai i matou fa ailoga nei, ua manana o e talia i se isi nofoaga e ese mai le tatou atunu u, e fa aosofia ai fo i lagona e fa aauau atu pea le taumafai mo isi fa ailoga il usa atu, pe a aula i le ola ma le malosi mai le Atua. O se tala lea a le tama ita i fa au u, May Masina Katitar - Thompson mai Pago Pago, Falealili ma Afonotele. E tusa ai ma se fa apupulaga a Dr. Vaiaga e, sa ia fa ailoa ai, Sa mafai fo i ona faia se fa ai uga a i latou ua maea latou kosi ina ia tatalia le matou fa au uga lea ua fa atulaga mo Setema Peita i, o le faitalia lava e i le tama ma le teine fa au u, ua mae a latou kosi ma ua agava a mo le fa alauiloaga ua maua tusi pasi maualuluga, ona fiafia lea o nisi o i latou e malaga atu i fafo e tofo fo i i le suamalie o le fa ailoa mamao ese atu mai o tatou eleele o latou taumafaiga. Peita i, o le to atele o le au fa au u, lea ua naunau e latou te tatalaina se isi matati a fou i le amataga o galuega a os o a le Iunivesite o le Argosy i o tatou laufanua nei. Ona ua fuafua le fale ua mae a osi feagaiga ma le Argosy e tatala ai matou Ofisa uma i le latou fogafale muamua, o lea ua taofiofi ai le avanoa matagofie lena, e mae a tatala Ofisa autu i lea fale fou, ma fa ataunu u ai loa le fa au uga tele i le Gov. Rex Lee Auditorium, Utulei, ia Setema o lenei tausaga. O le fale fou o loo fausia nei i talaatu o le CostULess i Tafuna, lea ua mae a fa atulaga mo le Iunivesite o Argosy i lona fogafale muamua, ae o le fogafale 2 e pule ai lava le aiga o Halecks ma latou pisinisi po o a Ofisa o le a lisia i ai. O le fale atoa, e le o pulea e le Argosy University, o lo o pulea lava e le susuga Dave Haleck. Ua fa ailoa mai, o le tele o latou potu a oga o le fa amautu i lea falefou,fa atasi ai ma latou Ofisa Autu uma, ae o le Laboratory ma se isi potu a oga e tasi o le a tumau pea lea i le Pago Plaza. O le aofa i o le au faau u ua fuafua atu e taua aoina latou fa ailoga i lea fa au uga tele, pe tusa o le 65 o i latou, e amata atu i le AA, BA, BS ma MA. Ua faailoa mai fo i e Dr. Vaiaga e, O nei AA, ua na o ni tagata matutua o lo o ua leva ona faigaluega e tau sailia tusi pasi peita i e faigata ona maua avanoa e a o oga ai ona e leai ni vasega e ofoina mai i itula afiafi i le tatou Kolisi Tu ufaatasi. Peita i, o fanau talavou uma fa ato a pasi mai High Schools uma lava finei, e fa amalosia lava e i matou, ina ia o atu e tau avea muamua kosi mo latou ASc ma AA, fa ato a ulufale mai ai mo ni fa ailoga maualuluga ia i matou. O le afuaga lea e matou te le faia ai ni fa apupulaga tau kosi tau avea i a oga maualuluga, ae fa atali lava se ia o o ma maea mai taumafaiga a le fanau mai le tatou Kolisi Tuufa atasi. Pe afai e tusa ai ma le Silisiliese ma ana fa amanuiaga, ua tamau le aso e tatalaina aloaia ai le latou Ofisa fou ia Setema 27, 2017; peita i, o le latou fa au uga ua fa atulaga e faia lea i le aso 29 Setema, 2017 i le Lee Auditorium i Utulei.

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14 Page B14 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 ACROSS 1 Pundit s piece 5 Hello or goodbye word 10 Fish or cut this 14 Old Danny DeVito vehicle? 15 Shaker partner 16 Fortunate miner s mother? 17 Thrilling late-inning situations 18 Wombs 19 Field, as of study 20 Three pits 23 Black-andwhite cookies 24 Convalesces 25 Fixed socks 28 Earthy lummox relative? 30 Sound that lingers 31 and aahed 33 Old witch 36 Three pits 40 Mauna 41 Lubricated 42 Turner or Sinatra 43 Jupiter s spouse 44 Cheerful shout 46 Wedge stuck under a wheel 49 Luster 51 Three pits 6/13 Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy Parker June 13, Estrada of CHiPs fame 58 Edit, as text 59 The Auld Sod 60 Not easily duped 61 Tuscan city 62 Planting unit 63 Winter vehicle 64 Wander 65 Dick Tracy s love DOWN 1 Bus driver on The Simpsons 2 Two twos but not three threes 3 Board member, for short 4 Bring shame upon 5 Tickled pink 6 Numberedball game 7 Once- (quick examinations) 8 The Greek name of 43-Across 9 Opera highlight 10 Pointed fingers at 11 Vital artery 12 Perfect 13 for Fears 21 Previously, previously 22 Island Red 25 It has four kings in suits 26 Reason to see a dentist 27 Actress Perlman 28 African nation 29 Albanian coin 31 Norwegian capital 32 God bless us, every! 33 Aquarius musical 34 Tutor of Siam royalty 35 Down Under hiya 37 Far from smooth 38 Yang go-with 39 Most hardhearted or rocky 43 Like a car with three tires on the ground 6/12 THE PITS By Timothy E. Parker 44 Period of greatest success 45 the land of the free Emulates an active volcano 47 Great risk or danger 48 Part of a poker bluff 49 Look like a stereotypical villain 50 Natural dye 52 Sunday service for some 53 Purposely pass over 54 Costing zip 55 Bits of dishonesty 56 Ceases PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER 2017 Andrews McMeel Syndication Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Happy Birthday: Live and learn. The experience you gain this year will be remarkable and will encourage you to get involved in a project that makes you think about life and what you can do to make the world a better place. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make adjustments to stabilize your personal life. The more regard you have for the life goals of those around you, the easier it will be to incorporate a plan that gives you clearance to do your own thing as well. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don t fret over little annoyances. Keep busy working toward a common goal with someone you have emotional differences with. Overreacting or making an assumption will lead to trouble. You ll be judged if you are critical. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Short trips, attending a lecture or setting up an interview are all favored. Make personal changes that will encourage you to do more and complain less. Showing compassion to others will put you in a good position. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Look at what you can afford before you spend on personal items or try to buy someone s love. You are better off investing your cash in ways that will allow you to better plan for retirement. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Love and work won t mix. Be careful when dealing with conflicting interests. Avoid making personal or physical changes because someone else wants you to. Act on your own behalf and let past experience guide you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Work hard to make personal improvements. Don t give in to someone trying to push you in a direction you don t want to go. A creative endeavor looks promising if you are realistic about how you move forward. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get involved in events that will give you the chance to discuss your projects, lifestyle and goals. Your ability to appeal to people of all ages will help you gain approval that can lead to exciting new opportunities. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Emotional issues will surface if you try to make changes that someone doesn t like. Spend more time putting your creative ideas into perspective and, once they are doable, into play. Include your loved ones to avoid opposition. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Bring the old and the new together. Use past experience to set trends and objectives and you will excel. Build a strong relationship with someone who shares your excitement about the transformations and endeavors you want to pursue. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The changes in the industry you are part of will leave you feeling uncertain. Your best recourse is to indulge in personal growth by adding new skills, diplomas, licenses or any other talent that can secure your position or future. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make changes at home or to the way you live that will cut corners or help you build your personal assets. Spending time with people who bring out the best in you will inspire you to try new things. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may want to make emotional or physical alterations, but before you begin, take the time to find out more about the process or potential outcome. You will avoid problems by being fastidious about the details. Dear Abby by Abigail Van Buren EARLY PLAYTIME LEAVES RETIRED NEIGHBOR TOSSING AND TURNING DEAR ABBY: We have owned our house for 31 years and raised our kids here. They are grown now and have moved out. Several families across the street have come and gone. The most recent owners have two kids, one in kindergarten and another in first grade. Every morning before school, the mom lets her kids run wild, screaming, yelling, riding their bikes and scooters unsupervised in the street from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. My husband is retired and hears this every morning. He has a back injury and two hip replacements, so he doesn t sleep well and isn t an early riser. Today he finally went over and asked her not to let them do this every morning. She, of course, became defensive and said she likes to let them play before school and thought 8 a.m. wasn t unreasonable. Not only are the kids loud, but cars often race up the road and it s dangerous. We were always out there watching our kids on this road, especially when they were that age. Are we a couple of old fogies, or do you agree she is an irresponsible parent? -- UPSET IN WASHINGTON DEAR UPSET: Playtime at 8 a.m. may not seem unreasonable, but it is to someone who has health and sleep problems. However, your neighbor has a right to let her children out to play before school. I wouldn t call you a couple of old fogies, but I would point out that after people reach a certain age, their needs can change. Try earplugs or double-paned bedroom windows. But if that doesn t help, it may be time to consider moving to a community for people over 55. ** ** ** DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for five years. He s always been a jokester, which is OK, except for the way he does it. He knows what pushes my buttons, so his jokes are geared toward that. At first, I ignore it, but when he persists, I get mad. Then he accuses me of overreacting and calls me unreasonable for getting mad because he s only joking. If a husband knows what pushes your buttons and makes you yell at him (which I never did before I met him), isn t that playing with your emotions for his own entertainment? I m not the only one he does this to. His daughter has been on the receiving end many times. He claims she s being unreasonable, too. I have asked him to stop, but he doesn t. It s affecting our relationship. I almost feel like he s gaslighting me. What say you, Abby? -- PUSHING MY BUTTONS DEAR PUSHING: I say you are absolutely right. Your husband s behavior is emotionally abusive, not funny. It would be interesting to know how years of that kind of treatment have affected his daughter. The effects of a parent s ridicule can remain with a child into adulthood. Because you haven t been able to get through to him, perhaps you should enlist the assistance of a licensed marriage counselor. If he refuses to go with you, you should go by yourself. And if nothing changes, ask yourself if this is how you are prepared to spend the rest of your life.

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16 Page B16 samoa news, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 (A NIGERIAN FOLKTALE adapted by Amy Friedman and illustrated by Meredith Johnson Once upon a time long ago, when the Moon and Sun and Stars were not so far away as they are now, a woman lived all alone. She had no family, and she was terribly poor. To make her home, she collected the leaves of the tombo palm. She built a tiny hut. There she lived quietly for many years, picking berries and plants for her food. She could afford nothing more. But all was well for a long time. She enjoyed the world for all it offered. Above all else, she loved the light of the Moon. In those days, the Moon was full of rich meat, and she was always fat. People worshipped her light and sang her praises. They could not imagine their lives without her. But in those days too, sometimes the Moon came to Earth during the daytime to visit. She loved to visit. She loved observing the way the people lived their lives. She felt great love for all the people, and she especially loved the woman who lived in the hut made of the tombo leaves. One year, drought came to the land. The rivers grew dry. The plants withered. The berries shriveled. And soon the woman in the tombo palm hut began to starve. The Moon saw this, and she felt sorry for the poor woman. She saw how hungry she was. She watched as she grew so skinny, she could barely move outside her hut. The woman was so weak, she could no longer do anything but lie on the mud and wait to die. The Moon thought her heart would break. She decided she would sacrifice some of her own meat to feed the woman. And so she came for a visit. The Moon peeked into the door of the hut, and the poor woman looked up at her, smiling at the sight of one she so loved. Welcome to my humble home, the woman said. Please, come in. The Moon stepped inside and looked down at the woman and said, Please, cut away some of my meat for your food. I have plenty. You can see that I am big and round and full and fat. Nothing will happen to me if you take some away. At first the poor woman resisted, but the moon was forceful. You must eat. You must live, she insisted. And so very carefully, the woman sliced off a tiny piece of the Moon s flesh. The moment she tasted it, she felt stronger. Thank you, oh thank you! I can never offer you enough thanks, the woman said. But the next day, the Moon came again, and once again she insisted the woman eat some of her meat. After that day, the Moon came every day to visit the woman in the palm hut. Take some more, she always said. Take enough to fill you up. Each day, the poor woman sliced off a little more meat, and each day the Moon grew smaller and smaller. When she returned to the sky, she was not quite so bright and fat, and to the others looking up at her, she began to look thin. Then she seemed skinny. She gave off less and less light. The people began to grumble about this. Why is our Moon growing so thin? they whispered among themselves. What has happened to her? Why has she changed? Let us try to fix this trouble. And so people began to follow the Moon when she came to Earth. They followed her to the tombo palm hut. When the people looked inside and saw the woman with her knife carving THE GENEROUS MOON the meat out of the Moon, they understood. They ran back to tell all the others. The very next day, the Moon came to visit again, but when she reached the woman s hut, she saw a crowd standing outside the door. As the poor woman walked outside with her knife, prepared to cut her daily slice of meat, the people began to shout at her. Leave our Moon alone! they cried. Put away your knife! You must not harm our Moon! they urged. She belongs to all of us! The poor woman of the tombo palm hut was terrified, and the Moon was, too. She had never seen the people so angry. She had never heard their voices so shrill and laced with fury. The Moon raced away, back up to the sky, and the woman hurried back inside her hut. After that day, the Moon never again returned to Earth. No one knows what happened to the poor woman in her tombo palm hut, for no one else came to her rescue. But ever since that day, the Moon has chosen to remain in the sky. During the day she hides -- they say she fears the people s anger. Once during each month, she appears to be as fat as ever, round and bright, radiating light and reminding us all of her glorious days, and of her generosity. But as the days pass, the Moon grows thinner and thinner. Some people say she is remembering the woman in the tombo palm hut. They say she grieves for her. Others say she still gives away a part of herself for the sake of others -- that there must be other women carving away the meat that once was the Moon s flesh. But everyone celebrates the day each month when the Moon returns again, as full and fat and bright as she ever was. C Y C Y M K M K