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SUN Charlotte€DeSoto€Sarasota FIRST IN LOCAL NEWSWEEKEND EDITION € SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 2016 PULITZER WINNER € FPA GOLD MEDAL WINNER 2022 $4.00VOL. 132, NO. 42 FRANK DIFIORESta WriterNORTH PORT „ More than a year after Hurricane Ian, residents are feeling burned by both insurance companies and government agencies. For months, Yvonne May was unable to live in her own house in North Port. She was forced to evacuate to a hotel during the storm and returned later to see her home gutted from the wind and the rain. Now, May is back in her home and can plug in some appliances but exposed wood and drywall makes it far from homey. I never thought Id be sitting here this long without a house,Ž May said. For most of the last 18 months, May „ whose husband died from medical complications just prior to Hurricane Ian „ has been living in a small trailer parked in her driveway by Unite Florida, a firm contracted to coordinate hurricane relief. Despite the damage to her house, she is still involved in an ongoing dispute with her insurance provider „ USAA „ over claims of how her house was damaged. She asserts water damage came from heavy rains and wind, while the company counters with claims of flooding damage not covered in her policy. With her $300,000 policy currently denied, May has taken drastic measures to get her house back in order. She was recently forced to sell her Jeep for $20,000 to pay for some repairs. Groups have stepped forward to offer help. May has described the situation as one disappointment after another. One of those groups was Jacobs House, a charity affiliated with Allied Contractors Group of Sarasota. Volunteers with the group came out to Mays house in early 2023 to help cover her roof and Hurricane Ian leaves locals hurtingResident: I never thought Id be sitting here this long without a house SUN PHOTO BY ELAINE ALLENEMRICHYvonne May looks over the devastation of her house and attached lanai in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. How do you prove that a mattress is wet?Ž „ Kristen Hayes, on dealing with insurance companies JESS ORLANDOSta WriterPUNTA GORDA „ A Charlotte County Sheriffs sergeant said he felt helpless as he held a 6-month-old baby who wasnt breathing after a fatal crash last week. But Sgt. Dave Musgrove was able to give the infant the life-saving resuscitation needed to save her life. On Friday, Musgrove recounted the details of what happened following the fatal wreck on Regina Drive in Englewood about 7:40 p.m. Feb. 8. Musgrove was driving a police cruiser when he was passed by a motorcyclist with speeds estimated at more than 100 mph, according to CCSO. He flipped on his police lights and then saw a bright flash seconds later. Arriving at the scene, the motorcycle was shattered and an SUV approximately 20 to 40 feet away. There were loud cries coming from the vehicle. Musgrove didnt realize it right away, but the body of the motorcyclist was wedged into the rear window on the drivers side of the SUV. As he rushed to the vehicle, Musgrove heard the driver, Kayleigh Foley, yelling and pleading for him to help her children, who were in the back seat. I had to help her,Ž Musgrove said at a news conference at CCSO headquarters Friday afternoon. He was able to extract a young child, Ariel Foley, 3, from her booster seat. Next to her older sister was Lola, who is 6-monthsold, unconscious and buried beneath the body of the dead motorcyclist. Bystanders rushed over to help Musgrove lift the body off the baby. She was not breathing, and the deputy could not find a pulse. I felt helpless, honestly,Ž Musgrove said. I wanted to Deputy lauded for performing life-saving CPR on babyCharlotte County sergeant saves childs life after recent crash SUN PHOTO BY JESS ORLANDOCharlotte County Sheriffs Office Sgt. Dave Musgrove becomes emotional as he recalls the events of a horrific Feb. 8 crash, and how his efforts saved a babys life. JIM DELACommunity News CollaborativeThousands of low-income residents in DeSoto County are still dealing with Hurricane Ians aftermath, nearly a year and a half after the worlds third-costliest weather disaster struck Florida. We have hundreds (of cases) right now,Ž said Amanda Reuter, executive director of Hope DeSoto Long-Term Recovery Group. We would have thousands if everybody that was affected by Hurricane Ian came to us.Ž After completing a monthslong assessment of needs in the county, Hope DeSoto is now beginning to close some of its cases, and is securing more grants to continue helping rebuild and repair homes damaged in the storm. A part of Hope DeSotos mission is to assess if residents have exhausted all federal and state aid available to them. Then, Reuter says, her agency can begin to fill in the gaps. We have to verify every person makes sure that they are still in Aid agencies fill gaps in DeSotos Hurricane Ian reliefWith government help exhausted, private groups take action to help thousands of victims nearly 18 months laterMore IAN | A7 More AID | A6 More DEPUTY | A6 RISE TOA NEWVIEWat SHELLPOINT MeetVistaCay.org

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Tel: 800-285-2220FLORIDA 2016 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER Charlie : Even without equipment, you can still get in shape. SEE FEELING FITINSIDE TODAY Monterrey 58/42 Chihuahua 70/36 Los Angeles 66/51 Washington 40/25 New York 37/25 Miami 84/69 Atlanta 50/32 Detroit 26/21 Houston 53/36 Kansas City 38/25 Chicago 30/26 Minneapolis 31/23 El Paso 60/34 Denver 37/22 Billings 36/23 San Francisco 59/51 Seattle 52/41 Toronto 25/18 Montreal 24/7 Winnipeg 30/13 46 4 6 City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W FLORIDA CITIES CANADA CITIESCold FrontWarm FrontStationary FrontShowersT-stormsRainFlurriesSnowIce Shown are today's noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.110s 100s 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s 10s 0s -0s -10s City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/WCity Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/WCity Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/WWeather (W): s -sunny, pc -partly cloudy, c -cloudy, sh -showers, t -thunderstorms, r -rain, sf -snow urries, sn -snow, i -ice. THE NATIONPrecipitation (in inches)Temperatures PORT CHARLOTTEPunta Gorda Englewood Boca Grande El Jobean Venice High Low High Low TIDES S h o w n i s t o d a y  s w e a t h e r . T e m p e r a t u r e s a r e t o d a y  s h i g h s a n d t o n i g h t  s l o w s . Shown is todays weather. Temperatures are todays highs and tonights lows. P o r t C h a r l o t t e Port Charlotte E n g l e w o o d Englewood F o r t M y e r s Fort Myers M y a k k a C i t y Myakka City P u n t a G o r d a Punta Gorda L e h i g h A c r e s Lehigh Acres I m m o k a l e e Immokalee L a B e l l e La Belle H u l l Hull A r c a d i a Arcadia L o n g b o a t K e y Longboat Key P l a c i d a Placida O s p r e y Osprey L i m e s t o n e Limestone V e n i c e Venice S a r a s o t a Sarasota B o c a G r a n d e Boca Grande C a p e C o r a l Cape Coral S a n i b e l Sanibel B o n i t a S p r i n g s Bonita Springs N o r t h P o r t North Port T a m p a Tampa B r a d e n t o n Bradenton B a r t o w Bartow B r a n d o n Brandon S t . P e t e r s b u r g St. Petersburg W a u c h u l a Wauchula A v o n P a r k Avon Park S e b r i n g Sebring L a k e P l a c i d Lake Placid B e a r H o l l o w Bear Hollow L a k e W a l e s Lake Wales F r o s t p r o o f Frostproof A p o l l o B e a c h Apollo Beach C l e a r w a t e r Clearwater F t . M e a d e Ft. Meade AIR QUALITY INDEXSource: scgov.net TreesGrassWeedsMolds POLLEN INDEX AIRPORTPossible weather-related delays today. Check with your airline for the most updated schedules. Hi/Lo Outlook DelaysPrecipitation (in inches)Temperatures Precipitation (in inches)Temperatures SEBRING VENICE MARINE SOLUNAR TABLE WEATHER HISTORY SUN AND MOONCape Sable to Tarpon Springs Tarpon Springs to Apalachicola Wind Speed Seas Bay/Inland direction in knots in feet chopThe solunar period schedule allows planning days so you will be shing in good territory or hunting in good cover during those times. Major periods begin at the times shown and last for 1.5 to 2 hours. The minor periods are shorter. Minor Major Minor Major GULF WATER TEMPERATURE Today Sun. Today Sun. Apalachicola 63/44/r 57/37/c Clearwater 66/54/r 58/52/r Daytona Beach 63/55/r 60/49/r Fort Lauderdale 83/70/pc 73/61/r Gainesville 63/46/r 54/39/r Jacksonville 63/47/r 54/40/r Key Largo 78/72/s 74/64/r Key West 80/74/s 77/64/r Lakeland 69/54/r 58/48/r Melbourne 69/60/r 64/55/r Miami 84/69/pc 75/62/r Naples 78/62/pc 69/57/r Ocala 63/49/r 55/40/r Okeechobee 78/58/r 67/55/r Orlando 68/55/r 59/49/r Panama City 63/44/r 58/40/c Pensacola 57/39/r 59/35/pc St. Augustine 60/51/r 56/46/r St. Petersburg 66/55/r 58/51/r Tallahassee 65/43/r 60/33/c Vero Beach 75/62/sh 67/57/r Calgary 44/15/s 41/15/pc Charlottetown 25/14/pc 20/10/pc Churchill 10/-22/sn -15/-25/pc Edmonton 35/6/s 31/6/s Fredericton 27/9/c 23/12/s Halifax 31/18/pc 26/18/pc Iqaluit -14/-22/s -11/-15/c Labrador City 1/-12/c -2/-17/c Montreal 24/7/c 30/14/sn Ottawa 19/4/c 29/11/sn Quebec 21/-5/c 17/12/sn Regina 29/3/s 25/6/s St. Johns 28/23/c 27/19/sn Saskatoon 29/1/s 25/2/s Sudbury 10/6/c 25/-2/sn Toronto 25/18/sn 33/20/sn Vancouver 44/38/c 47/41/sh Victoria 45/40/c 47/42/sh Winnipeg 30/13/pc 20/3/s Whitehorse 21/9/pc 25/10/pcPUBLICATION DATE: 02/17/24 Today Sun. Today Sun. Today Sun. Albuquerque 52/30/pc 57/35/c Anchorage 31/26/pc 35/28/c Atlanta 50/32/pc 54/33/s Baltimore 40/22/pc 47/28/s Birmingham 46/28/pc 54/29/s Boise 48/35/c 50/32/sh Boston 36/23/sf 36/30/pc Bu alo 27/23/sn 34/24/sn Burlington, VT 27/14/sf 32/19/sf Charleston, WV 34/20/pc 45/25/s Charlotte 55/29/pc 55/30/s Chicago 30/26/s 44/26/s Cincinnati 29/21/pc 44/26/s Cleveland 27/22/sn 41/27/s Columbia, SC 58/37/c 53/30/c Columbus, OH 29/19/pc 41/22/s Concord, NH 33/14/sf 31/24/c Dallas 46/31/s 57/40/s Denver 37/22/s 52/33/c Des Moines 36/25/s 47/27/s Detroit 26/21/sf 40/23/pc Duluth 28/19/pc 29/13/pc Fargo 39/21/s 33/18/s Hartford 36/17/sf 36/26/pc Helena 22/9/pc 35/23/c Honolulu 79/67/pc 78/68/pc Houston 53/36/pc 62/40/s Indianapolis 26/20/pc 42/24/s Jackson, MS 47/30/pc 55/28/s Kansas City 38/25/s 55/33/s Knoxville 42/24/pc 50/27/s Las Vegas 64/49/c 68/50/s Little Rock 48/27/pc 59/33/s Los Angeles 66/51/pc 63/54/r Louisville 33/25/s 49/28/s Memphis 40/26/pc 52/31/s Milwaukee 31/27/c 40/25/s Minneapolis 31/23/pc 36/19/s Montgomery 52/33/pc 55/29/s Nashville 39/22/pc 53/27/s New Orleans 57/42/r 59/41/s New York City 37/25/sn 40/32/pc Norfolk, VA 49/32/c 49/33/s Oklahoma City 42/24/s 57/38/pc Omaha 40/23/s 52/29/s Philadelphia 39/23/sf 42/28/s Phoenix 75/52/pc 77/52/s Pittsburgh 31/19/sf 40/25/pc Portland, ME 33/16/pc 32/25/pc Portland, OR 44/39/r 50/41/r Providence 35/17/sf 36/28/pc Raleigh 52/29/c 49/28/pc Rapid City, SD 40/13/s 48/28/pc Salt Lake City 48/35/c 53/39/r St. Louis 33/27/s 53/30/s San Antonio 54/33/pc 59/39/s San Diego 63/52/pc 64/55/c San Francisco 59/51/r 63/54/r Seattle 52/41/c 50/42/r Washington, DC 40/25/pc 46/29/sPunta Gorda through 2 p.m. Friday24-hour total 0.00Ž Month to date 0.73Ž Normal month to date 1.18Ž Year to date 4.73Ž Normal year to date 3.22Ž Record 1.68Ž (1978) High/low 79°/59° Normal high/Low 80°/55° Record high 86° (2023) Record low 34° (1991) Today 8:04p 4:32a ----Sun. 9:19p 5:56a ----Today 6:41p 2:48a ----Sun. 7:56p 4:12a ----Today 8:36p 5:01a ----Sun. 9:51p 6:25a ----Today 4:56p 1:27a ----Sun. 6:11p 2:51a -----65°On Feb. 17, 1980, Albany, N.Y., had its only subzero temperature of the season. The following year, on the same date, temperatures in nearby Connecticut soared into the 60s. 7 8 / 5 8 78/58 7 0 / 5 5 70/55 6 9 / 5 5 69/55 6 7 / 5 4 67/54 6 9 / 5 6 69/56 7 4 / 6 1 74/61 7 4 / 5 9 74/59 8 0 / 6 0 80/60 7 4 / 5 7 74/57 8 0 / 5 8 80/58 8 1 / 6 0 81/60 8 2 / 6 1 82/61 8 0 / 5 9 80/59 7 9 / 5 8 79/58 7 7 / 5 7 77/57 7 0 / 5 5 70/55 7 0 / 5 5 70/55 6 6 / 5 5 66/55 7 2 / 5 6 72/56 7 2 / 5 6 72/56 7 3 / 5 6 73/56 7 7 / 5 6 77/56 7 8 / 5 6 78/56 6 9 / 5 7 69/57 7 4 / 5 9 74/59 7 3 / 5 8 73/58 7 5 / 5 6 75/56 6 9 / 5 5 69/55 7 4 / 6 0 74/60 7 1 / 5 5 71/55 7 1 / 5 7 71/57 6 6 / 5 4 66/54 7 2 / 6 0 72/60 7 9 / 6 2 79/62 7 8 / 6 0 78/60 7 8 / 5 8 78/58 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2024Source: National Allergy Bureau Readings as of Friday Readings as of Friday GoodMain pollutant: Ozone Full Feb 24 Last Mar 3 New Mar 10 First Mar 16 Today Sun. Today 6:10p 1:58a ----Sun. 7:36p 3:21a ----highabsentabsentlow Ft. Myers 80/60 rain afternoon Punta Gorda 80/58 rain afternoon Sarasota 71/57 rain afternoon Venice through 2 p.m. FridayHigh/low 73°/59° Normal high/Low 74°/54° Record high 85° (1982) Record low 39° (1971)Sebring through 2 p.m. Friday24-hour total 0.00Ž High/low 79°/58° 24-hour total 0.00Ž Month to date 0.90Ž Normal month to date 1.19Ž Year to date 3.20Ž Normal year to date 3.63Ž Record 0.98Ž (2016) S 6-12 1-2 Light NNE 7-14 1-2 Light Today 12:18p 6:05a ---6:32p Sun. 12:43a 6:56a 1:10p 7:24p Mon. 1:33a 7:46a 1:59p 8:13p Tue. 2:21a 8:34a 2:47p 9:00p Sunrise 7:04 a.m. 7:03 a.m. Sunset 6:21 p.m. 6:22 p.m. Moonrise 12:21 p.m. 1:11 p.m. Moonset 1:51 a.m. 2:52 a.m. TODAY / TONIGHTA little afternoon rainPeriods of rainHIGH 78° LOW 58°65% chance of rain100% chance of rain Rain and a thunderstorm62° 50°95% chance of rain SUNDAYPartly sunny, pleasant and warmer68° 49°25% chance of rain MONDAYPleasant with abundant sunshine70° 48°5% chance of rain TUESDAYPartly sunny and pleasant76° 56°0% chance of rain THURSDAYBeautiful with plenty of sun75° 48°0% chance of rain WEDNESDAYSPORTS 1B Sports on TV 6B Agate 7B LOCAL 1C Calendar 8C Obituaries 8C Opinion 6C ARTS 1E GO! Calendar 7E Motley Fool, puzzles Classifieds pages 11-13E DAILY BREAK 1F Comics and Puzzles 2-5F Horoscopes 3F FEELING FIT 6F Saturday, Feb. 17 is the 48th day of 2024. There are 318 days left in the year. On this date: In 1815, the United States and Britain exchanged the instruments of ratification for the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812. In 1863, the International Red Cross was founded in Geneva. In 1897, the forerunner of the National PTA, the National Congress of Mothers, convened its first meeting in Washington. In 1995, Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings (he was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison). In 2013, Danica Patrick won the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race. Todays Birthdays: Actor Christina Pickles is 89. Actor Brenda Fricker is 79. Actor Becky Ann Baker is 71. TV personality Rene Syler is 61. Movie director Michael Bay is 60. Singer Chante Moore is 57. Rock musician Timothy J. Mahoney (311) is 54. Actor Dominic Purcell is 54. Olympic gold and silver medal skier Tommy Moe is 54. Actor Denise Richards is 53. Rock singer-musician Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) is 52. Actor Jerry OConnell is 50. Country singer Bryan White is 50. Bible verse: Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.Ž „ Job 22:25. Sunday, Feb. 18 is the 49th day of 2024. There are 317 days left in the year. On this date: In 1564, Michelangelo died in Rome. In 1984, Italy and the Vatican signed an accord under which Roman Catholicism ceased to be the state religion of Italy. In 1988, Anthony M. Kennedy was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1994, at the Winter Olympic Games in Norway, U.S. speedskater Dan Jansen finally won a gold medal, breaking the world record in the 1,000 meters. In 2017, Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym Jane RoeŽ led to the U.S. Supreme Courts landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, died in Katy, Texas, at age 69. Todays birthdays: Singer Yoko Ono is 91. Singer-songwriter Bobby Hart is 85. Singer Irma Thomas is 83. Singer Randy Crawford is 72. Actor John Travolta is 70. Actor John Pankow is 69. Game show host Vanna White is 67. Actor Matt Dillon is 60. Rock musician Tommy Scott (Space) is 60. Rapper Dr. Dre is 59. Actor Molly Ringwald is 56. Actor Sarah Brown is 49. Country musician Trevor Rosen (Old Dominion) is 49. Actor Ike Barinholtz is 47. Actor Kristoffer Polaha is 47. Singer-musician Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 47. Rock-singer musician Regina Spektor is 44. Bible verse: Trust in the lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and he shall bring it to pass.Ž „ Psalms 37:3-5. TODAY IN HISTORY FEBRUARY 17 18, 2024

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PAGE 6A SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comdo as much as I could to help her „ and hopefully what I did and when I did it helped.Ž He immediately performed chest compressions until the baby finally took in a deep breath. I felt a sense of happiness knowing that she was breathing, but I wanted to tell the mom right away, because she was frantic,Ž he said. Im still worried about Lola.Ž EMS arrived at the scene, and continued life-saving efforts getting a pulse from the baby. Kayleigh and Ariel were transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. The two had minor injuries and were released from the hospital, while Lola was airlifted by helicopter to Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital in St. Petersburg. Lola was put into a medically induced coma after suffering from seizures due to brain swelling, according to Peggy Coates, a family friend, who has been providing daily updates on the family on a GoFundMe page for the family. Her seizures have lessened this week, according to Coates updates. Musgrove has been checking in with the family every day, and he plans to go visit Lola in the hospital. Hes a father himself. Im hoping she gets to go to her home, and live a normal life,Ž he said. I have a little girl and two older boys.Ž He said hes been with the Sheriffs Office for 20 years. Ive never seen anything like that,Ž he said. Its going to stick with me „ it would with anybody.Ž When asked if he thinks of himself as a hero, Musgrove responded with a no.Ž Im humbled,Ž he said. Ive never been considered a hero, and I dont consider myself a hero „ because Im just doing my job.Ž Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell said that Musgroves quick thinking and actions helped make a bad situation better. His poise and calm demeanor in a scene of chaos and tragedy ultimately saved the life of a beautiful child,Ž Prummell stated in a news release. I want to thank the bystanders who came to his aid as well, allowing him to focus on the immediate need of the baby.Ž Prummell also said the crash was senseless. This was a senseless accident that resulted in a life lost, but it would have been two lives had Dave not been there,Ž he stated. Still, I offer my thoughts and prayers to the friends and family of the motorcyclist and I ask that you keep this mother and her children in your prayers.Ž Musgrove asked everyone to follow the laws so crashes like this dont occur, and families dont have to suffer over the loss of a loved one. Its not worth it,Ž he said. A human life is more important than getting your YouTube shot of outrunning the cops, or flicking the cops off as you drive by us.Ž Coates is asking for donations for the family during this difficult time. Please pray for this family as they have been through sooo much already,Ž Coates stated. They are a family of faith who have been so strong through so much, but I know they are hurting, physically, emotionally and financially.Ž As of Friday afternoon, the GoFundMe has raised about $23,000. I just want to help them in any way I can,Ž she said. Most of all, please pray for baby Lola, and the entire family.Ž To donate, visit gofund. me/d0655ebaDeputy/from A1recovery (from Ian),Ž often a time-consuming process, she said. Hurricane Ian, the fifth-strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States, made landfall near Fort Myers on Sept. 28, 2022. It tracked inland, dumping 20 inches of rain in DeSoto County. Two days later, the Peace River, which winds through DeSoto County, spilled over its banks, flooding parts of Arcadia and much of the surrounding area. It left many of DeSotos 35,000 residents without shelter. Federal and state agencies doled out millions in aid. FEMA grants alone in DeSoto County totaled $26.5 million. But FEMA stopped taking aid applications last January and closed its recovery center in Arcadia a year ago. Most of the states disaster funds were disbursed. But the needs remain, Reuter said. According to Florida Department of Health data, more than 26% of DeSoto residents live below the poverty line. The federal government defines the poverty level as a single person making less than $14,580 a year, or a family of four living on $30,000 or less. Hope DeSoto has connected residents with agencies such as the Mennonite Disaster Service and Arcadia-DeSoto Habitat for Humanity who are working on more than a dozen home repair projects. Requests for assistance can vary, Reuter said. It doesnt have to be a huge project. It can be something simple like yard debris or fixing a fence,Ž she said.THIS IS THE ONLY THING YOU GOTJames Smith owns a 100-year-old home on 10th Street in Arcadia. The 60-year-old artist says health problems „ including a serious heart condition and cancer „ have kept him from being able to work. Smith was in his home the night Hurricane Ian hit. He says he knew a storm was approaching Florida but was unaware it was bearing down on DeSoto County. Smith noticed a message on his phone from his cousin, urging him to evacuate. Smith said he resisted at first. You got to stay here, because this is the only thing you got,Ž he recalled thinking. Smith fell asleep but it didnt last long. I woke up and all hell broke loose,Ž he said. He got into his vehicle and fled to Orlando. Smith returned to find a large section of his roof gone; and the floors and walls severely damaged. Hope DeSoto connected Smith with Mennonite Disaster Service, which has put a new metal roof on his home and replaced the floor. Electrical and drywall work are next. Theres plenty of resources here,Ž Reuter said. Its a matter of, can you get to it on your own? Can we help you get that?Ž Reuter also notes the 2024 hurricane season begins June 1. Hope DeSoto will participate in hurricane preparation instruction as part of the Patterson Foundations annual Suncoast Remake Learning Days April 20 to May 4, as well as the DeSoto County Emergency Managements hurricane expo in June.Jim DeLa is a reporter for the Community News Collaborative. 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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 7ASTAFF REPORTNORTH PORT „ Those receiving Direct Temporary Housing program assistance through FEMA are receiving a six-month extension, according to officials. It now lasts until Sept. 29 for eligible householdsŽ in Charlotte, DeSoto and Sarasota counties. Other counties receiving the same extension include Collier, Hardee, Lee, and Volusia. Since Hurricane Ian, FEMA has provided temporary housing units for over 1,300 displaced families in the state,Ž FEMA stated in a news release. Working with the Florida Division of Emergency Management and local partners, more than 650 families have found a more permanent home.Ž It noted about 700 families are still in temporary housing until a permanent solutionŽ is determined. Disaster case managers are also working oneon-one with them to help with their needs,Ž the news release stated. But the housing is not free. Federal rules state those living in the housing after March 29 will be responsibleŽ for a type of rent. Rental rates will vary based on the size and location of the temporary housing unit but will not exceed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments Fair Market Rate,Ž it states. Residents will receive a letter about their individual situation.Ž It also notes they can speak with their own FEMA adviser. For more information, visit floridadisaster.org/ info or fema.gov/disaster/4673.FEMA gives another six months of Ian assistance SUN PHOTO BY SCOTT LAWSONResidents review the damage to their mobile home from Hurricane Ian in 2022.mitigate the damage done by mold and water. At first, she thought they were a God-send; then, she received a notice stating that a lien had been placed on her home. She said volunteers initially told her they were donating their time and efforts for free. An Allied Contracting Group representative told The Daily Sun the lien was meant to recoup expenses from Mays insurance provider. If the money does not come from them, however, the company would simply write off as a loss the demolition work done as part of the effort. May has also expressed frustration with FEMA for failure to provide recompense for the $25,000 she spent in hotel costs after being forced to leave her home, as well as the local Long-Term Recovery Group for a lack of action after so much paperwork.ITS FRUSTRATIONThe United Way of South Sarasota County estimated recently that there were still about 920 homes across their service area with destroyed or damaged homes as a result of Hurricane Ian. Chris Johnson, vice president of community impact for UWSSC, noted statutory protocols prevent them from disbursing money until clients have exhausted all other sources of funding „ including insurance, other FEMA funding and other charity. He acknowledged that restriction is a notable reason why the recovery has not moved faster for some residents. Its a frustration, but our case managers do what they can,Ž Johnson told The Daily Sun . So far, UWSSC has assisted in complete repairs of 11 homes with another eight in progress. The organization partnered with larger organizations like World Renew and local groups to connect clients with resources. Volunteers complete non-permitted work like clearing debris. When the time comes for permitted work with specialized workers „ such as roofing or electrical work „ UWSSC can also disburse funds once the conditions are met. While roadblocks continue, people like Kristen Hayes „ a retired special education teacher and friend of Yvonne May „ continue to live precarious lives. We made it through Irma, so we didnt realize it was going to be as disastrous as it turned out,Ž Hayes told The Daily Sun . She estimated her home saw an inch of flooding and had holes emerge in the roof. A week after the storm, floodwaters were 4 feet high outside her home. She eventually left in a canoe. While staying with relatives, she struggled with Progressive Insurance over her rental insurance claims and tried to find a new permanent assisted living facility for her mother. How do you prove that a mattress is wet?Ž Hayes recalled. Like May, she was eventually approved for a Unite Florida trailer. Initially North Port ordinances didnt allow her to place it on certain properties. While those rules were relaxed later, Hayes had to travel to Punta Gorda to find a place to park it. Hayes experienced difficulties reaching out to FEMA and seeking reimbursement for hotel stays resulting from the storm. She eventually accrued $11,000 in costs, forcing her to use her rental move-out bonus and other money she did get from insurance to cover those costs. Part of the issue she described was a haphazard system of tracking clients by hurricane recovery agencies. FEMA could be better organized. You get a different person every time you call,Ž she said.DOWN TO THE STUDSOther locals, like Rotonda West resident George Cristos, were more successful in dealing with the aftermath of the storm. Cristos, a disabled veteran, said he heard shingles fly off his roof during Hurricane Ian as 179 milean-hour winds ripped through the area. Like May, he also had a $300,000 policy on his home for storm-related damage. Unlike May, however, his insurance company eventually did pay something „ $30,000, after four months of waiting. Cristos set to work trying to make clear the amount of damage done to his house. He wrote the company a five-page letter detailing the water leaks and wind damage that made the house uninhabitable. He brought in other adjusters to double check the estimated property damage „ which came to total $400,000. We had the house taken down to the studs,Ž Cristos said. He decided to make his situation known to the states Better Business Bureau and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Within minutes of sending a video of his damaged home, Cristos heard back from officials. By January, the CFO organized an insurance meetup at an Englewood library, where claims were vetted in person. With that opportunity, Cristos and his family were able to recover much more funding „ not the full amount „ and return to their home by August 2023 If you dont do that, the insurance company just ignores you,Ž he said.DISPUTES DRAG ONBack in North Port, Yvonne Mays dispute with USAA drags on. Other firms have stopped by her home „ sent by Unite Florida and its affiliated firms „ but photos of her current home make it appear that it has not been adequately secured from the elements. You can see the ceiling bubble,Ž May said, pointing to wet wood above her head after a recent rain. May still receives warnings her allotted time with the trailer provided by Unite Florida has expired and to expect that it will be collected by the end of the month „ only to receive another notice days before that the previous notice has been rescinded. Were just statistics,Ž she lamented. As many area residents continue working to recover their lives pre-Ian, Johnson and the UWSSC have vowed to keep helping despite the roadblocks. This is an ongoing effort that well be doing for the next two or three years,Ž he said.frank.di ore@yoursun.comIan/from A1 SUN PHOTO BY FRANK DIFIOREThe lanai at Yvonne Mays home has remained untouched as she tries to rebuild the main house. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY YVONNE MAYYvonne May has been staying in a trailer provided by Unite Florida for more than 16 months after Hurricane Ian, waiting in her driveway for progress on house repairs. PHOTO PROVIDED BY YVONNE MAYNorth Port resident Yvonne May said that a rotating cast of contractors have come to her home over the past 16 months, organized by contracted agencies, but continue to leave her in the dark about aid. Were just statistics.Ž„ Yvonne May, North Port resident T o view to d ays l ega l notices a n d more visit, www . oridapublicnotices.co m T o view toda y s legal notices and more visit , www .orida p ublicnotices.co m L e g a l N otice s 02/ 1 8/2024 INVITATION TO BID Aj ax B u ildi ng C ompany, LLC (425 Commercial Court , Suite J , Venice, FL 3 4 292) as C onstruction Mana g er for Charlotte Count y Public S chools: ProjectCC P S C T C -Bldg. H C HILLER & COO LIN G TO WWER will accept bids (f rom Pre-qualified bidders onl y ) for C HILLER & COO LIN G T O WER R ep l acement an d El ectr i ca l S copes o f Work. Bidd ers s h ou ld contact D an Dreier ( Phone 407-233-0563 or e m ail : Forrest.Wilson@a j axbuilding. com ) for additional information . Publish: 02 / 09 / 2 4, 02 /11/ 2 4, 02 /1 2 / 2 4, 02 /1 3 / 2 4, 02 /14/ 2 4, 0 2/15/24, 02/16/24, 02/18/24, 0 2/19/24 , 02/20/2 4 4 1 8 7 26 39 1 9 1 82 Aj ax B u ildi ng C ompany, LLC ( 4 2 5 C ommercial C ourt, S uite J, Venice, FL 3 4 292) as C onstruction Manager f or C harlotte County Public Schools: ProjectCC P S C T C -Bldg. H C ooler/Freezer Re p lacement will acce p t bids (from Preq ualified bidders only ) f or C ooler/Freezer Removal & Replacement and Electrical S copes o f Work. Bidd ers s h ou ld contact D an Dreier (Phone 407-233-0563 or ema il : Forrest.Wilson@a j axbuilding. com ) for additional information . Publish: 02/09/24, 02/11/24, 0 2/12/24 , 02/13/24 , 02/14/24 , 02 /15/ 2 4, 02 /1 6 / 2 4, 02 /1 8 / 2 4, 0 2/19/24, 02/20/2 4 4 1 8 72 6 39 1 9 1 83 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE C IR CU IT COU RT F O R CHARLOTTE COUNTY , FLORID A PR O BATE DIVI S I O N C ase No.: 23 -11 02 CP INRE: ES TATE OF G L O RIA MA Y KERR , a /k/ a G L O RIA M . KERR , D ecease d , N O TI C E T O C REDIT O R S T h e ad mini st r at i o n o f t h e estate of GLORIA MAY KERR , deceased , whose date o f death was February 2 1, 2023 , and whose soc i a l secur i t y num b er i s pr i vate, is pendin g in the Circuit Court for Charlotte Count y , Florida, Probate Division , the address of which is 3 5 0 East Marion Avenue, Punta G orda , Florida 339 5 0 . T he names and addresses o f t h e persona l representat i ve an d t h e p ersona l re p resentat i ve  s attorne y are set forth below. All c r edito r s o f t h e decede n t an d ot h er persons h av i ng c l a i ms or d eman d s aga i nst d ece d ent  s estate on whom a cop y of this not i ce i s requ i re d to b e serve d m ust fil e t h e ir c l a im s wi t h t hi s cou r t WITHIN THE LATER O F 3 M O NTH S AFTER THE TIME O F T HE FIR S T PUBLI C ATI O N O F THI S N O TI C E O R 30 DAY S AFTER THE DATE O F S ERVI C E O F A CO PY O F T HI S N O TI C E O N THEM. All ot h e r c r ed i to r s o f t h e dece dent and other persons havin g c l a i ms or d eman d s aga i nst decedents estate, must file their c l a im s wi t h t hi s cou r t WITHIN 3 M O NTH S AFTER THE DATE O F THE FIR S T P U BLI C ATI O N O F THI S N O TI C E. ALL C LAIM S NO T FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERI O D S S ET F O RTH IN S E C TI O N 7 33 .7 0 2 O F THE FL O RIDA PR O BATE CO DE WILL BE F O REVER BARRED. N O TWITH S TANDIN G THE T IME PERI O D S ET F O RTH AB O VE, AN Y CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR M O RE AFTER THE DE C EDENT S DATE O F DEATH I S BARRED. Th e date o f first publication of this Notice is February 11, 202 4 . Attorne y for P e r so n a l R epresentat i ve : Arl e n e C . Chase, Es q. Attorney f or Petitio n e r Flo r ida Ba rN o . 0033591 Arlene C . C hase, P.A . 2121 6 O l ea n B lvd., Suite 1 Port Charlotte , F L 3395 2 Ph o n e : 9 415 7 5 5 14 2 P ersona l R epresentat i ve: LI S A HENRY-KERR 30 Car p enterL a n e Bloomfield, CT 0 600 2 Publish: 02/11/24 , 0 2/18/2 4 3 11 828 39 1 92 5 1 NOTICE OF PERMIT N ot i ce i s h ere b y g i ven t h a t t he S outhwest Florida Water Mana g ement District has rece i ve d an E nv i ronmenta l R esource p erm i t a ppli c a t ion number 888399 from B ermont R oa d P artners hi p mailing address 3200 Baile y Lane, Suite 199, Na p les, FL 3 41 0 5. Application received: Februar y 13, 2024. Proposed act i v i ty: E xcavat i on. P ro j ec t name: W aters id e E xcavat i on Modification. Project size: 14 8 . 92 acres Location: S ections 32,33 Township 40 South Ran g e 24 East in Charlotte County. O utstandin g Florida Water: [no]. A quat i c preserve: [ no ] . Th e application is available f or public i nspect i on M on d ay t h roug h Friday at 7601 US Highway 301 N, Tampa, FL 3363 7. Interested persons ma y inspect a cop y of the a pp lication and submi t w r i tten comments concern i ng t he application. C omments mus t i nc l u d e t h e perm i t app li cat i on num b er an d b e rece i ve d w i t hi n 14 days from the date of this notice. If y ou wish to be notified of intended agency action or an opportun i ty to request an a d m i n i strat i ve h ear i ng regar di ng th e app li cat i on, you must sen d a written request referencin g th e p erm i t a ppli cat i on num b er to t h e Sout hw est Fl o ri da W ate r M anagement Di str i ct, R egu l at i on Performance Mana g emen t Department, 23 7 9 Broad S treet, Brooksville, FL 3 4 60 46899 or submit y our request throu g h th e Di str i ct  s we b s i te at www. w atermatters.org. Th e Di str i c t d oes not di scr i m i nate b ase d on di sa bili ty. A nyone requ i r i ng accommo d at i on un d er t h e ADA should contact the Re g ulation Performance Managemen t De p artment at (352)796-7211 or 1 (800) 4 23 -147 6 , TDD onl y 1(800)231-6103 . Publish: 02 / 18 / 24 309538 391991 2 N O TICE O F SALE PUBLI C S ALE F O R C A S H: O n 03 / 0 1/ 202 4 at 8 : 00 AM an auct i on w ill ta k e p l ace at 6 415 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL ,, 339 5 0 . 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NA not available. p previous day´s net asset value. s fund split shares during the week. x fund paid a distribution during the week. Source : Morningstar and the Associated Press. 3,800 4,000 4,200 4,400 4,600 4,800 5,000 5,200 AF SONDJ -4.77 MON -68.67 TUES 47.45 WED 29.11 THUR -24.16 FRI 30,000 32,000 34,000 36,000 38,000 40,000 AF SONDJ 125.69 MON -524.63 TUES 151.52 WED 348.85 THUR -145.13 FRI Close: 38,627.99 1-week change: -43.70 (-0.1%)Dow Jones industrials Close: 5,005.57 1-week change: -21.04 (-0.4%)S&P 500Stocks Recap 38927.08 31429.82 Dow Jones industrials 38927.08 38039.86 38627.99 -43.70 -0.1 s s 2.5 | 995421 14.2 16717.04 13400.45 Dow Jones transport. 16273.00 15618.64 15629.19 -586.31 -3.6 s s -1.7 | 765431 3.3 17502.54 14471.08 NYSE Comp. 17502.54 16965.94 17409.30 133.43 0.8 s s 3.3 | 97654 9.9 16080.07 10982.80 Nasdaq Comp. 16080.07 15551.44 15775.65 -215.01 -1.3 s s 5.1 | 999993 33.8 5048.39 3808.86 S&P 500 5048.39 4920.31 5005.57 -21.04 -0.4 s s 4.9 | 99975432 22.7 2857.94 2322.38 S&P MidCap 2857.94 2745.23 2828.30 19.83 0.7 s s 1.7 | 876321 6.1 50856.86 37776.71 Wilshire 5000 50856.86 49476.45 50451.41 -126.51 -0.3 s s 4.5 | 9998 23.6 2071.78 1633.67 Russell 2000 2062.80 1950.47 2032.74 22.75 1.1 s s 0.3 | 86321 4.4 52-WEEK WK WK YTD 1YR HIGH LOW INDEX HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG %CHG MO Q TR %CHG %CHGASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON „ In a single week, the Republican chairs of three House committees announced they would not be seeking reelection, raising questions about whether the chaos that has reigned this Congress is driving out some of the GOPs top talent. What makes the retirements particularly noteworthy is that none of the chairs were at risk of losing their position due to the term limits that House Republicans impose on their committee leaders. They conceivably could have returned to the same leadership roles in the next Congress, but chose instead to leave and give up jobs they had worked years to obtain. They would clearly rather be home with their family than in Washington with a dysfunctional Congress,Ž said Republican strategist Doug Heye. I would have said this to you 10 years ago, but its just gotten worse. Congress has become a bad workplace.Ž The three are Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin and Mark Green of Tennessee. McMorris Rodgers was the first to announce she would be leaving after four years as the top GOP member on the Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the most prestigious panels on Capitol Hill. The second retirement announcement came from the new chair of a special committee focused on China. Gallagher, announced with a heavy heart,Ž he would not seek reelection. Gallaghers announcement came days after he voted against impeaching Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, frustrating the right flank of the GOP and generating a likely primary challenge. But Gallagher told the local Fox affiliate in his Wisconsin district that he and his wife were thinking about his leaving Congress long before the impeachment vote. And, on Wednesday, Rep. Green, now in just his second year as chair of the Homeland Security Committee, announced he would not seek reelection. The move came one day after he led the Mayorkas impeachment vote on the House floor. He said he wanted to get in front of a pending story about his retirement that had leaked to the press. Green came the closest to acknowledging the chaos of the last 14 months played a role in his decision. Well, the work to productivity ratio may have had a little bit to do with it,Ž Green said. He said Republicans would have to increase their majority in the House to get anything done. So Im going to go do a few other things,Ž Green said. Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., said he believes the exodus includes the possibility that Republicans could be serving in the minority next year if they lose the House in the November election. Who wants to finish your career here in the minority?Ž Lucas said. Its also a frustration with the difficulty of legislating at this time because of issues within factions and the balanced nature of the House membership.ŽUS House losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement ASSOCIATED PRESSThis combination photo of the Republican chairs of three House committees who announced they will not seek reelection shows Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., from left, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.

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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 9AASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK „ A New York judge ordered Donald Trump and his companies on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties, finding they engaged in a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated his wealth. Trump wont have to pay out the money immediately as an appeals process plays out, but the verdict still is a stunning setback for the former president. If hes ultimately forced to pay, the magnitude of the penalty, on top of earlier judgments, could dramatically diminish his financial resources. And it undermines the image of a successful businessman that hes carefully tailored to power his unlikely rise from a reality television star to a onetime „ and perhaps future „ president. Judge Arthur Engoron concluded that Trump and his company were likely to continue their fraudulent waysŽ without the financial penalties and other controls he imposed. Engoron concluded that Trump and his co-defendants failed to accept responsibilityŽ and that experts who testified on his behalf simply denied reality.Ž This is a venial sin, not a mortal sin,Ž Engoron, a Democrat, wrote in a searing 92-page opinion. They did not rob a bank at gunpoint. Donald Trump is not Bernard Madoff. Yet, defendants are incapable of admitting the error of their ways.Ž He said their complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathologicalŽ and the frauds found here leap off the page and shock the conscience.Ž Trump, who built his reputation as a real estate titan, also was barred from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation for three years or from getting a loan from banks registered in his native state. His eldest sons, Trump Organization Executive Vice Presidents Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, each were ordered to pay $4 million and barred from being officers of New York companies for two years. Former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was ordered to pay $1 million. Trump called the verdict a Complete and Total sham.Ž He wrote on his Truth Social platform that New York Attorney General Letitia James has been obsessed with Getting Trump for yearsŽ and that Engorons decision was an illegal, unAmerican judgment against me, my family, and my tremendous business.Ž The total $364 million verdict „ which James office said grows to $450 million, adding interest „ keeps the Trump Organization in business. The judge backed away from an earlier ruling that would have dissolved the former presidents companies. But if upheld, the verdict will force a shakeup at the top of the company.ASSOCIATED PRESSAlexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putins fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russias prison agency said. He was 47. The stunning news „ less than a month before an election that will give Putin another six years in power „ brought renewed criticism and outrage from world leaders toward the Russian president who has suppressed opposition at home. After initially allowing people to lay flowers at monuments to victims of Soviet-era repressions in several Russian cities, police sealed off some of the areas and started making arrests. More than 100 people were detained in eight cities, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk in the Arctic Circle, Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don in the south of Russia, according to the OVD-Info monitoring group. Shouts of Shame!Ž were heard as Moscow police rounded up more than a dozen people „ including one with a sign reading KillerŽ „ near a memorial to political prisoners, the group said. But there was no indication Navalnys death would spark large protests, with the opposition fractured and now without its guiding star,Ž as an associate put it. Russias Federal Penitentiary Service reported Navalny felt sick after a walk Friday and lost consciousness at the penal colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenets region about 1,200 miles northeast of Moscow. An ambulance arrived, but he couldnt be revived; the cause of death is being established,Ž it said. Navalny had been jailed since January 2021, when he returned to Moscow to face certain arrest after recuperating in Germany from nerve agent poisoning he blamed on the Kremlin. Alexei Navalny, galvanizing opposition leader and Putins fiercest foe, died in prison, Russia says ASSOCIATED PRESSRussian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia on Feb. 29, 2020. Russias prison agency says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died. He was 47. Judge orders Trump and his companies to pay $355 million in New York civil fraud case ASSOCIATED PRESSFormer President Donald Trump attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York, Jan. 11. 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Patrick Obley: Sports editor patrick.obley@yoursun.com SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | SUNPREPS.COM | FACEBOOK.COM/SUNPREPS | SUN_PREPS | EMAIL: SPORTSSUNHERALD.COMRAIN, RAIN GO AWAY : Daytona 500 may be impacted by the elementsPAGE 4B INDEX | College basketball 2 | MLB 2 | Auto racing 4 | Golf 5 | Sprots on TV 6 | Scoreboard 7 | Local 8 SUN S p ort s COLLEGE FOOTBALLRALPH D. RUSSOAP College Sports WriterThe Atlantic Coast Conference asked a Florida court to pause Florida States lawsuit against the conference while the ACCs claim against the school in North Carolina moves forward or dismiss the Seminoles case altogether, according to a filing submitted Friday. The ACCs response to Florida States complaint came at the deadline set by the court and a week after the school filed a motion for dismissal of the conferences lawsuit in North Carolina, where the league office is located. The first court appearance in either case is a hearing set for March 22 in Mecklenburg County Superior Court in North Carolina. The ACC initially sued the Florida State Board of Trustees in North Carolina in late December, asking a court to uphold the grant of rights that binds conference members through their media rights as a valid and enforceable contract. The ACC filed its lawsuit without announcement the day before Florida State sued the conference. Florida State is seeking a quick and easy path out of the conference instead of paying more than $500 million in exit fees and penalties to get out of a deal that runs through 2036. The schools lawsuit, filed in Leon County Circuit Courts, claims the ACC has mismanaged its members media rights and is imposing draconianŽ exit fees and penalties for withdrawing from the conference. In its latest filing, the ACC said Florida State is misunderstanding the transaction tied to the grant of rights. Florida State (twice) assigned its media rights for a specific term to the Conference for the purpose of entering into agreements with ESPN. The Conference thus controls those rights for that term. If Florida State wishes to regain control of the rights EVAN LEPAKSports WriterFlorida consistently produces some of the best talent on the gridiron within the high school ranks. According to 247 Sports, 22 of the top 100 recruits in the 2023 class came from the state „ more than Texas or Georgia. Before the start of the National Football Leagues 2023 season, 178 players from the state were on NFL rosters „ second only to Texas with 187. For many of these talented players, their most important years of development came at the high school level, and they have their high school football coaches to thank for their success. The amount of time spent to build and sustain a winning culture, as a high school football coach, isnt for the faint of heart. Thats why the pay is so attractive in states like Texas, Georgia and South Carolina. Throughout Dallas, Houston and the surrounding areas, hundreds of high school football coaches get paid north of $100,000 a year. The number of coaches in Georgia getting paid a livable wage continues to increase year over year, and many coaches in South Carolina are getting paid much more than the $55,000 average salary that teachers/coaches get in the state of Florida. Thats just a small sample size. According to Andrew Ramjit, executive director of the Florida Coaches Coalition „ an advocacy group looking to get better pay for Florida coaches in every sport „ the pay ranks at an embarrassing level. Right now, Florida ranks 50th in the nation in pay,Ž Ramjit said. Dead last. So you have a large number of states not producing the same type of talent that we do that are making more money. Coaches in North Dakota and Alaska are making more money than coaches here, and thats just not acceptable.Ž GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING GIRLS SOCCERPATRICK OBLEYSports EditorLAKELAND „ A Madison McQueen lift isnt just about throwing weight in the air. Its a vibe. Take, for example, her approach to the bench press. Coach Matt Galley is in place, ready to spot. The judges are in position. McQueen? Shes still over at the table, bobbing her head to the beat of whatever music is thumping through her head phones. Its really just a playlist,Ž she says. Theres no specific song. I just wait until the beat drops and then I put em down.Ž Once she puts the headphones down, she throws iron skyward better than anyone in the state. McQueen swept the 101pound Olympic and Traditional titles Friday at the Class 3A state weightlifting meet. I came in wanting it, but Ive never seen a lot of these (lifters) before. I only saw numbers on a spreadsheet,Ž McQueen said. I dont know if those numbers are easy for them or hard for them, so I just came in and did what I could do and see how it came out.Ž Charlottes Gabriella Charles was the only other state champion at the meet, which also included lifters from North Port and Venice. She took home the 183-pound Traditional title as the Tarpons finished fourth as a team in Olympic and fifth in Traditional. McQueen started her day in flawless fashion, working through her three Snatch lifts until she finished with 115 pounds, tops in that category. She then put up 145 CHUCK BALLAROSports WriterNORTH PORT „ The Palm Harbor girls soccer team just couldnt get North Port out of its hair. The third-seeded Hurricanes had outplayed them decisively, yet found themselves on the edge of elimination before finally putting away the Bobcats 4-3 after seven rounds of penalty kicks in a thrilling Region 4A-2 semifinal match at the Preserve. Palm Harbor (15-3-1), the defending regional champions, will play top-seeded Newsome for the regional title. The Hurricanes outshot North Port 20-10, had a 6-1 edge in corner kicks and spent the majority of the game on the attack. However, the Bobcats did a good job holding up their top two goal scorers „ Kassie Fragale and Makenna Egan „ just enough so the game went the full 100 minutes without a goal. In penalty kicks, North Port (134) got the early edge when Autumn Matthews saved the first. However, that was erased when Isabella Muniz missed wide on the second kick. After both teams made their third kick, each failed on their fourth and fifth kicks, with Alyssa Tutas missing high for the Hurricanes on what would have been the winning shot. On the seventh attempt, Gabby Louty missed high to give the Hurricanes an opening, which Alexa Maketa converted for the win. North Port coach Hans Duque was as disappointed as his tearyeyed girls, who had come so close to stealing one.ACC asks court to dismiss FSUs lawsuitMore LAWSUIT | B5OVERTIMEFlorida trails other states in football coaches pay and the battle for change has begun JUSTIN FENNELL | SUN PREPSVenice head coach John Peacock talks with his team during a game against Riverview at Venice High last season. Peacock has been to Tallahassee to advocate on behalf of the states coaches for increased supplemental pay.More PAY | B8Pair of Tarpons bring home trio of titlesMcQueen sweeps Class 3A states; Charles wins Traditional SUN PHOTO BY PATRICK OBLEYCharlottes Madison McQueen swept the Traditional and Olympic competitions Friday at the Class 3A state championships in Lakeland.More TITLES | B8Bobcats go the distance but fall shortPalm Harbor escapes Preserve with win on extended PKs SUN PHOTO BY TOM ONEILLNorth Ports Malia Hambrick (8) controls the ball against Palm Harbor University on Friday at North Port High School.More BOBCATS | B4

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PAGE 2B SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comWOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALLERIC OLSONAssociated PressIOWA CITY, Iowa „ More scoring records are in sight for Caitlin Clark, but right now the Iowa superstar is looking forward to a break from the chase. She passed Kelsey Plum as the NCAA womens career scoring leader Thursday night, putting up a school-record 49 points in a 106-89 victory over Michigan and running her career total to 3,569. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said it was a relief to have Clarks pursuit of the NCAA record end. Its been a little bit of a distraction, but a good distraction, right?Ž Bluder said. You want these kinds of distractions for your team. But at the same time, its time now for us to really focus on making our team better and getting ready for Indiana next week, the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.Ž With Clark having become the face of college basketball, the spotlight has been on the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes for a year. They reached the national championship game for the first time, losing to LSU in a game that set a television viewership record of nearly 10 million and is remembered for the you cant see meŽ gesture Angel Reese made toward Clark. The Hawkeyes drew national attention again in October when they played DePaul in an exhibition at Kinnick Stadium that drew 55,646, the largest crowd to ever watch a womens basketball game. And from the start of the regular season, Clarks progress toward the NCAA scoring record turned into the narrative. Obviously, getting this record is tremendous and it has to be celebrated,Ž she said. There are so many people who have come before me and laid such a great foundation for womens basketball, and that has to be celebrated, too. Were really getting into the best part of basketball season. These are the times when your team really shows who you are, and I believe coach Bluder always has us playing our best basketball at the end of February and in March.Ž When the Hawkeyes play at Indiana next Thursday, Clark will be 80 points away from Lynette Woodards major college basketball womens record of 3,649 for Kansas from 1977-81. The NCAA doesnt recognize that record because it was set when the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women governed womens college sports. Assuming Clark breaks Woodards record, she will be within striking distance of the overall NCAA mark held by LSUs Pete Maravich, who finished his career with 3,667 points. He amassed his points in only three seasons (196770) because freshmen of his era werent allowed to play on varsity teams. Woodard and Maravich set their records when there was no 3-point shot in college basketball. Francis Marions Pearl Moore has the overall record with 4,061 points from 1975-79 at the small-college level in the AIAW. Moore had 177 of her points at Anderson Junior College before enrolling at Francis Marion. When Stanfords Tara VanDerveer became the all-time wins leader last month, the NCAA recognized her AIAW wins in the total. The NCAA said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal that it counts pre-NCAA coaching wins in career totals if the career extended into the NCAA era. For players, the NCAA counts a players statistics from a nonNCAA school if the player ends up spending at least two of three years in the NCAA. Bluder said the suggestion that Woodards points should be counted by the NCAA was probably a really valid point.Ž We played basketball before the NCAA,Ž she said, so I dont know why we have this, NCAA records. I think that makes really good sense.Ž Iowas Clark wants more focus on team during final stretch ASSOCIATED PRESSIowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) stands with teammates after being presented with a commemorative basketball after Thursdays game against Michigan. Clark broke the NCAA womens career scoring record. MLBMARC TOPKINTampa Bay TimesPORT CHARLOTTE „ Taj Bradley has good reason to be more relaxed this spring. Last year, he was the promising starting prospect who staff, teammates and media were all curious about, and he didnt know what to expect. But a solid spring showing put him in position to be summoned in April when injuries ravaged the rotation, and he went on to have a solid, albeit inconsistent, rookie season, going 5-8, 5.59 over 23 games (21 starts). So after throwing his first bullpen session of the spring Thursday, Bradley „ still 22 for another month „ said the differences this season already are apparent. Im just more comfortable, less nervous and knowing how things are going to be run, like innings,Ž Bradley said. Especially after last year, not knowing what my progress would be like in the big leagues. But now knowing, its not that different, just confidence is going to get me through it.Ž In addition to his typical offseason work on pitching and conditioning, Bradley made some tweaks to his cutter, which was the least effective of his four pitches, behind a 96-mph fastball, a curveball that was rarely hit and a changeup that got swing and miss. He was visibly pleased with how it looked and what the data said about it during Thursdays session. Bradley has a chance, along with newcomer Ryan Pepiot, to win a spot in the rotation behind top starters Zach Eflin, Aaron Civale and Zack Littell. He figures his experiences last year „ good and bad „ should help him take advantage, and said he doesnt feel any pressure. Manager Kevin Cash had a similar take, saying Bradley did pretty well given all the ups and downs he had to deal with last year. I dont think its fair to look at Taj and say, Hey, youve got to take this big, huge jump, but were optimistic its in there,Ž Cash said. And hes capable of taking a big jump.Ž For now, Bradley is just enjoying being back in the clubhouse with his teammates, and being more relaxed about it. A lot of the guys I have been playing with in the minor leagues, but now, just getting to know them through a full season, even hanging out with them in the locker room, now its like first day of school,Ž Bradley said. You go back, hug everybody. Youre not, like, reintroducing yourself for the first time. So you already know who they are. They know who you are. You have a good time.ŽA STRONGARMED OPTIONReliever Manny Rodríguez didnt get the chance to be called up from Triple A after being acquired from the Cubs at least years trade deadline. But his lively arm and powerful fastball made enough of an impression that the Rays put him on the 40-man roster this winter, and he showed glimpses of why in a bullpen session Thursday. His fastball does some unique things, and hes a strike thrower,Ž Cash said. You have guys that look to avoid contact and some that look to engage and get no contact in the zone. Thats him.ŽMISCELLANYThe teams annual Fan Fest is Saturday at Tropicana Field, from 1-5 p.m., with free admission (though a mobile ticket from raysbaseball.com is required). ƒ A three-game ticket package tied to the Fan Fest was announced Thursday. Fans can pick lower reserved seats for three games from a list of 24 and the offer is available through Feb. 23 starting at $90, but anyone attending Saturdays free event at the Trop can get it for $75. ƒ Veteran second baseman Brandon Lowe, sporting a shaved head, and new outfielder Richie Palacios joined the group of early-reporting position players. Among others seen at camp were Jose Caballero, Junior Caminero, Greg Jones, Curtis Mead, Taylor Walls and Carson Williams. ... The Rays won their arbitration case over DH Harold Ramirez, who will make the $3.8 million they offered rather than the $4.3 million he requested.Rays Bradley has a different perspective this spring TAMPA BAY TIMESRays pitcher Taj Bradley signs autographs Wednesday at the spring training complex in Port Charlotte. JAY COHENAP Baseball WriterSURPRISE, Ariz. „ Ronald Acuña Jr. and Corbin Carroll just got a little more dangerous. Same for Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz and the rest of baseballs fastest players. Major League Baseball wants umpires to crack down on obstruction, and the commissioners office outlined plans during a call with managers this week. MLB staff also will meet managers in person during spring training to go over enforcement. The increased emphasis is only on the bases and not at home plate. The focus is on infielders who drop a knee or leg down in front of a bag while receiving a throw, acting as a deterrence for aggressive baserunning and creating an increased risk of injuries. I think with everything, theyre trying to make the game a little safer to avoid some unnecessary injuries,Ž Phillies shortstop Trea Turner said Friday at the teams facility in Florida. The intentions are always good. It comes down to how it affects the players and the games. Im sure there will be plays where one team doesnt like it or one team does.Ž With more position players arriving at spring training every day, the topic likely will come up more and more as teams ramp up for the season. Well touch on that. Well show them some video of whats good and whats not,Ž Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. You know, its going to be a little adjustment.Ž Making obstruction a point of emphasis fits in with an ongoing effort by MLB to create more action. Obstruction calls are not reviewable, which could lead to some disgruntled players and managers as enforcement is stepped up, but it also means it wont create long replay deliberations. A package of rule changes last season „ including pitch clocks, bigger bases and limits on defensive shifts and pickoff attempts „ had a dramatic effect. There were 3,503 stolen bases in the regular season, up from 2,486 in 2022 and the most since 1987. MLB changed a different baserunning rule this offseason, widening the runners lane approaching first base to include a portion of fair territory. MLB also shortened the pitch clock with runners on base by two seconds to 18 and further reducing mound visits in an effort to speed games. Last year, you know, a lot of our preparation was around like, especially just the unknown of the clock and making sure like were really buttoned up on that,Ž New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. These guys are so used to it in so many ways that sometimes I even forget.Ž Increased enforcement could lead to more action on the basepaths. But a significant element of MLBs motivation is injury prevention. Top players have hurt hands or wrists on headfirst slides into bases blocked by a fielder. White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. sprained his left wrist when he slid into Jonathan Schoops lower left leg on a steal attempt during an August 2022 game against Detroit. Its been happening for a while. 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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 4BNASCARJENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterDAYTONA BEACH „ Denny Hamlin leaned into the window of Christopher Bells winning Toyota to congratulate his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate on beating him in a Daytona 500 qualifying race. Hamlin then gave Bell detailed directions to victory lane. Been to victory lane at Daytona a time or three,Ž Hamlin wrote on social media. Had to show (Bell) the way.Ž After a dismal showing in time trials for Sundays season-opening Daytona 500, the Toyota camp roared back and swept the two 150-mile qualifying races that set the field for The Great American Race.Ž The wins by Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing „ the team co-owned by Hamlin and Michael Jordan „ and Bell marked the first sweep of the Daytona qualifying races for Toyota since 2014. Adding in Hamlins victory in the exhibition Clash at the Coliseum earlier this month, Toyota heads into the Daytona 500 a perfect 3 for 3 on the season in its new Camry XSE. With all nine Toyota drivers qualified for Sundays field, the automaker is hoping to remain undefeated in 2024. The nine entries are the most Toyota has had in the Daytona 500 since 2011. Paul Doleshal, group manager of motorsports at Toyota North America, said the automaker was disturbedŽ when no Toyota driver cracked the top 20 in time trials. Erik Jones had the fastest lap for the OEM at 22nd, and seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, the Legacy Motor Club co-owner and Jones teammate, was 35th and forced to race his way into the 40-car field. I think we were a little bit disturbed „ probably a strong word „ but just surprised about the lack of qualifying speed,Ž Doleshal said a day after the Toyota sweep. But then felt that the car would race well, and that proved out, so were encouraged with that.Ž Said Reddick: This new Toyota Camry is truly a beast. It was a lot of fun to drive.Ž Hamlin, who is Toyotas only Daytona 500 winner with three previous victories, will be going for a fourth Sunday and was initially listed as the race favorite by FanDuel Sportsbook. The odds Friday had tilted slightly toward both Joey Logano, who will start from the pole for Team Penske in a new Ford Dark Horse Mustang, and Kyle Busch, who crashed in the qualifying race and will start 34th in a Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. Logano will try to continue a hot streak for team owner Roger Penske. The run started last May when Penske won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500 with driver Josef Newgarden. He won the Cup championship in November with Ryan Blaney, won the Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race last month for the first time since 1969, and now has his first driver on the pole for the Daytona 500. Theres not a cooler race team that you can work for when it comes to motorsports in general. Theres not another motorsports team in America thats decorated as much as Team Penske and what Roger Penske has done, whether its in NASCAR, sports cars, IndyCar, you name it, the guys been involved in all of it,Ž Logano said. One thing thats in common with all of it is he wins. Thats where I want to be because of that reason, right? The guy wins, he does it right, hes professional. Theres no corners ever cut. Roger Penske has never gotten a Daytona 500 pole. Not very often that you can actually do something for the first time for The Captain.Ž Im really proud of them. It wasnt easy,Ž Duque said. They were the regional champions from last year and we held them all the way to penalty kicks. We were prepared, but you have to get lucky in kicks.Ž The Hurricanes controlled the tempo throughout, but Matthews was outstanding in net for North Port, especially in the second half when she made a kick save and a beauty on an Egan free kick just outside the box. She played aggressively the entire game, which almost bit her a couple times, but the defense was able to make the play on the ball. Palm Harbors Erin Walker had two point-blank chances to score, but wasnt able to finish. North Port also had a pair of great chances, with Sophia Ramirez missing high in front early in the second half and Malia Hambrick missing wide on a long shot after Hurricane goalkeeper Keely Cash got caught out of net in overtime. While the Bobcats will lose several key players, such as Dani Van Deusen and Matthews, Duque said his team is still pretty loaded and can make a run next year. We have a lot of sophomores,Ž he said. Were definitely going to miss Van Deusen. But well have Abby Ester in goal next season and well still be pretty loaded.ŽToyota has high hopes, but weather may affect Daytona 500 ASSOCIATED PRESSJoey Logano (22) and Austin Cindric, top left, lead the field to start the first of two Daytona 500 qualifying races Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. SUN PHOTOS BY TOM ONEILLNorth Ports Sophie Ramos (2) passes against Palm Harbor University on Friday at North Port High School. North Ports Isabella Muniz (7) blocks a shot by Palm Harbors Alyssa Tutas (19) on Friday.Bobcats/from B1 adno=3917899-1

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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 5BGOLFDOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterLOS ANGELES „ Patrick Cantlay began with an eagle and never let anyone close to him the rest of the round Friday. He shot a 6-under 65 to build a fiveshot lead at the Genesis Invitational going into a weekend that wont include Tiger Woods. Woods made another early exit, this one because of flu symptoms instead of his injured body. He withdrew after six holes and spent the next two hours getting intravenous fluids before leaving Riviera, along with a big chunk of the gallery. Cantlay was making it tougher on the field with every birdie. Even when he appeared to be in trouble left of the fairway on the par-4 15th „ the hardest hole at Riviera „ he ripped an iron over the bunker to 3 feet for birdie. Cantlay, who grew up down the coast in Long Beach and played at UCLA, was at 13-under 129 and was five shots clear of Jason Day (69), Luke List (69) and Mackenzie Hughes (65). This signature event had a 36-hole cut to the top 50 and ties and anyone within 10 shots, which wasnt a factor the way Cantlay was playing. The cut was at 1-over 143, eliminating Pebble Beach winner Wyndham Clark and Justin Thomas. Will Zalatoris had a 70 despite making five bogeys, helped by a hole-in-one on the 14th hole that came with a car for Zalatoris and one for his caddie, Joel Stock. before the end of the term, it could attempt to repurchase them. But having to buy back a right which was assigned is not a penalty; it is simply a commercial possibility. Paying a fair price for rights that were previously transferred cannot be a penalty under any reasonable definition of the term,Ž the ACC said. Florida State amended its lawsuit in January, taking aim at former ACC Commissioner John Swofford and accusing him costing member schools millions of dollars by acting in the best interest of his son, who worked at television partner Raycom Sports. The ACCs motion for a stay or dismissal was focused on legal arguments and not meant to respond to Florida States latest claims, though it did make one reference to the accusation of self-dealingŽ by Swofford. ... Florida State is improperly using this Court to air decades-old insinuations (apparently solely from an old news article) about former ACC Commissioner Swofford and his son while simultaneously seeking an impermissible advisory opinion about decades-old contractual provisions that it may never invoke,Ž the ACC said. The ACC says the Florida court doesnt have jurisdiction to hear the case and the statute of limitations has run out on some of FSUs complaints, which date back as much as a decade. The ACC also says Florida States claims are not recognizable legal claims and the school is seeking an advisory opinion from the court, asking for a ruling based on FSUs possible withdrawal from the league. Lawsuit/from B1Cantlay builds a fiveshot lead at RivieraWoods makes early exit with flu symptoms ASSOCIATED PRESSPatrick Cantlay watches his putt on the 13th green Friday during the second round of the Genesis Invitational. adno=3917354-1 1620PlacidaRd.Ste.D Englewood,FL34223941-475-4418€Wills €Trusts €Probate SimpleWill$200 ParadiseGolf adno=3917360-1

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PAGE 6B SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.com SATURDAY, FEB. 17AHL HOCKEY4 p.m. NHLN „ Hershey at Toronto AUTO RACING10:30 a.m. FS1 „ NASCAR Cup Series: Final Practice, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.11:30 a.m. FS1 „ NASCAR Xnity Series: Qualifying, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.1:30 p.m. FS1 „ ARCA Menards Series: The Daytona ARCA 200, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.5 p.m. FS1 „ NASCAR Xnity Series: The United Rentals 300, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. BEACH SOCCER MENS6:20 a.m. FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Italy vs. Egypt, Group A, Dubai, United Arab Emirates7:50 a.m. FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Spain vs. Tahiti, Group B, Dubai, United Arab Emirates10:20 a.m. FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: United Arab Emirates vs. U.S., Group A, Dubai, United Arab Emirates12 p.m. FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Argentina vs. Iran, Group B, Dubai, United Arab Emirates6:20 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Japan vs. Belarus, Group C, Dubai, United Arab Emirates COLLEGE BASEBALL8 p.m. MLBN „ 2024 MLB Desert Invitational: Grand Canyon vs. Southern Cal, Scottsdale, Ariz. COLLEGE BASKETBALL MENS12 p.m. BTN „ Penn St. at NebraskaESPN „ Texas A& M at AlabamaESPN2 „ Wake Forest at VirginiaESPNU „ TCU at Kansas St.12:30 p.m. FOX „ Creighton at ButlerUSA „ Richmond at George Washington1 p.m. CBS „ Texas at HoustonSECN „ Florida at Georgia1:30 p.m. CBSSN „ Fordham at Dayton2 p.m. ACCN „ Virginia Tech at North CarolinaESPN „ Duke at Florida St.ESPN2 „ The NBA HBCU Classic: Winston-Salem State vs. Virginia Union, IndianapolisESPNU „ Arkansas at Mississippi St.NBATV „ The NBA HBCU Classic: Winston-Salem State vs. Virginia Union, IndianapolisTNT „ The NBA HBCU Classic: Winston-Salem State vs. Virginia Union, Indianapolis2:15 p.m. BTN „ Wisconsin at Iowa2:30 p.m. USA „ Saint Josephs at Duquesne3 p.m. FOX „ Marquette at UConn3:30 p.m. CBSSN „ Davidson at St. BonaventureSECN „ LSU at South Carolina4 p.m. ACCN „ Miami at Boston CollegeESPN „ Kansas at Oklahoma5:30 p.m. CBSSN „ Utah St. at Colorado St.CW „ Syracuse at Georgia TechFOX „ Illinois at Maryland6 p.m. ESPN „ Kentucky at AuburnESPN2 „ Baylor at West VirginiaPAC-12N „ Stanford at Washington St.SECN „ Vanderbilt at Tennessee6:30 p.m. ACCN „ Louisville at Pittsburgh7:30 p.m. CBSSN „ Fresno St. at Boise St.FS1 „ DePaul at Providence7:45 p.m. CW „ NC State at Clemson8 p.m. FOX „ Michigan St. at MichiganESPN2 „ Yale at PrincetonPAC-12N „ California at Washington8:30 p.m. SECN „ Missouri at Mississippi9:30 p.m. FS1 „ Arizona St. at Arizona10 p.m. ESPN „ Colorado at Southern CalPAC-12N „ Oregon at Oregon St.11:30 p.m. FS1 „ Nevada at UNLV COLLEGE BASKETBALL WOMENS4 p.m. ESPN2 „ Iowa St. at Texas COLLEGE HOCKEY MENS4:30 p.m. BTN „ Wisconsin at Ohio St.7 p.m. BTN „ Michigan at Penn St. COLLEGE LACROSSE MENS6 p.m. ESPNU „ Maryland at Syracuse COLLEGE SOFTBALL9 a.m. ACCN „ Shriners Childrens Clearwater Invitational: Northwestern vs. Georgia Tech, Clearwater, Fla.10 a.m. ESPN2 „ Shriners Childrens Clearwater Invitational: Georgia vs. Florida St., Clearwater, Fla.10:30 a.m. SECN „ Shriners Childrens Clearwater Invitational: Oklahoma St. vs. LSU, Clearwater, Fla.4 p.m. ESPNU „ Shriners Childrens Clearwater Invitational: UCLA vs. Tennessee, Clearwater, Fla. COLLEGE WRESTLING3 p.m. PAC-12N „ Stanford at Arizona St. FISHING7:30 a.m. FS1 „ Bassmaster Opens: The 2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake Ouachita presented by SEVIIN, Hot Springs, Ark. GOLF5:30 a.m. GOLF „ Ladies European Tour: The Aramco Saudi Ladies International, Third Round, Riyadh Golf Club, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1 p.m. GOLF „ PGA Tour: The Genesis Invitational, Third Round, Riviera Golf Course, Pacic Palisades, Calif.3 p.m. CBS „ PGA Tour: The Genesis Invitational, Third Round, Riviera Golf Course, Pacic Palisades, Calif.GOLF „ PGA Tour Champions: The Chubb Classic, Second Round, Tiburon Golf Club Black Course, Naples, Fla.4:30 a.m. (Sunday) GOLF „ Ladies European Tour: The Aramco Saudi Ladies International, Final Round, Riyadh Golf Club, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia HORSE RACING1:30 p.m. FS2 „ NYRA: Americas Day at the Races MIXED MARTIAL ARTS8 p.m. ESPN „ UFC 298 Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Anaheim, Calif. NBA BASKETBALL8 p.m. TNT „ NBA All-Star Saturday Night: Skills Challenge, 3-Point, and Slam Dunk Contests, IndianapolisTRUTV „ NBA All-Star Saturday Night: Skills Challenge, 3-Point, and Slam Dunk Contests, Indianapolis (Alternate Cast) NHL HOCKEY12:25 p.m. ABC „ Los Angeles at Boston3 p.m. ABC „ Edmonton at Dallas8 p.m. ABC „ Stadium Series: Philadelphia vs. New Jersey, East Rutherford, N.J. RODEO10 p.m. CBSSN „ PBR: Round 2, Los Angeles SOCCER MENS7:30 a.m. USA „ Premier League: Liverpool at Brentford10 a.m. USA „ Premier League: Arsenal at Burnley12:30 p.m. NBC „ Premier League: Chelsea at Manchester City SOCCER WOMENS7:25 a.m. CBSSN „ FASL: Manchester United at Arsenal TENNIS10 a.m. TENNIS „ Doha-WTA Singles Final1:30 p.m. TENNIS „ Rotterdam-ATP, Buenos Aires-ATP, Delray Beach-ATP Seminals7:30 p.m. TENNIS „ Delray BeachATP Seminal2 a.m. (Sunday) TENNIS „ DubaiWTA Early Rounds6 a.m. (Sunday) TENNIS „ DubaiWTA Early Rounds; Rotterdam-ATP, Buenos Aires-ATP, Delray Beach-ATP Finals TRACK AND FIELD4 p.m. NBC „ USATF: The U.S. Indoor Championships, Albuquerque, N.M.SUNDAY, FEB. 18AUTO RACING2:30 p.m. FOX „ NASCAR Cup Series: The DAYTONA 500, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. BEACH SOCCER MENS6:20 a.m. FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Japan vs. Belarus, Group C, Dubai, United Arab Emirates7:50 a.m. FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Mexico vs. Oman, Group D, Dubai, United Arab Emirates10:20 a.m. FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Senegal vs. Colombia, Group C, Dubai, United Arab Emirates11:50 a.m. FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Brazil vs. Portugal, Group D, Dubai, United Arab Emirates6:20 a.m. (Monday) FS2 „ 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Egypt vs. U.S., Group A, Dubai, United Arab Emirates BOWLING1 p.m. FS1 „ PBA: The Pete Weber Missouri Classic, Springeld, Mo. COLLEGE BASKETBALL MENS12 p.m. CBSSN „ Loyola of Chicago at Rhode IslandESPN „ FAU at South FloridaESPN2 „ Wichita St. at Charlotte1 p.m. CBS „ Purdue at Ohio St.2 p.m. CBSSN „ Chattanooga at FurmanESPN2 „ Bradley at N. Iowa3 p.m. FS1 „ Northwestern at Indiana4 p.m. ESPN „ Memphis at SMU5 p.m. FS1 „ Seton Hall at St. Johns6:30 p.m. BTN „ Rutgers at Minnesota7 p.m. FS1 „ Utah at UCLA COLLEGE BASKETBALL WOMENS12 p.m. ACCN „ Pittsburgh at ClemsonBTN „ Michigan St. at MichiganCW „ Georgia Tech at NC StateSECN „ Florida at Kentucky1 p.m. ABC „ Georgia at South Carolina2 p.m. ACCN „ Syracuse at VirginiaESPN „ Virginia Tech at LouisvilleESPNU „ Columbia at HarvardSECN „ Tennessee at Vanderbilt3 p.m. PAC-12N „ Southern Cal at Oregon St.4 p.m. ACCN „ Florida St. at MiamiESPN2 „ Texas Tech at BaylorSECN „ Missouri at Arkansas5 p.m. PAC-12N „ UCLA at Oregon6 p.m. ACCN „ North Carolina at Wake Forest COLLEGE LACROSSE MENS12 p.m. ESPNU „ Loyola (Md.) at Johns Hopkins COLLEGE SOFTBALL9:30 a.m. ACCN „ Shriners Childrens Clearwater Invitational: Washington vs. North Carolina, Clearwater, Fla.ESPN2 „ Shriners Childrens Clearwater Invitational: Texas vs. Northwestern, Clearwater, Fla.SECN „ Shriners Childrens Clearwater Invitational: Minnesota vs. LSU, Clearwater, Fla.6 p.m. ESPN „ Shriners Childrens Clearwater Invitational: UCF vs. UCLA, Clearwater, Fla.8 p.m. ESPN „ Shriners Childrens Clearwater Invitational: Florida St. vs. Tennessee, Clearwater, Fla. COLLEGE WRESTLING2 p.m. BTN „ Wisconsin at Iowa4 p.m. BTN „ Nebraska at Penn St. GOLF4:30 a.m. GOLF „ Ladies European Tour: The Aramco Saudi Ladies International, Final Round, Riyadh Golf Club, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1 p.m. GOLF „ PGA Tour: The Genesis Invitational, Final Round, Riviera Golf Course, Pacic Palisades, Calif.3 p.m. CBS „ PGA Tour: The Genesis Invitational, Final Round, Riviera Golf Course, Pacic Palisades, Calif.GOLF „ PGA Tour Champions: The Chubb Classic, Final Round, Tiburon Golf Club Black Course, Naples, Fla. HORSE RACING3 p.m. FS2 „ NYRA: Americas Day at the Races NBA BASKETBALL8 p.m. TBS „ NBA All-Star Game: West vs. East, Indianapolis (Alternate Cast)TNT „ NBA All-Star Game: West vs. East, IndianapolisTRUTV „ NBA All-Star Game: West vs. East, Indianapolis (Alternate Cast) NHL HOCKEY3 p.m. ABC „ Stadium Series: NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders, East Rutherford, N.J. 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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 7B NATIONAL SCOREBOARD SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULETAMPA BAYHome games at Charlotte Sports ParkFEBRUARY24 Braves , 1:05 p.m. 25 Tigers , 1:05 p.m. 26 at Orioles, 1:05 p.m. 27 Yankees , 1:05 p.m. 28 at Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m. 29 Braves (ss), 1:05 p.m.MARCH1 at Pirates, 1:05 p.m. 2 Boston, 1:05 p.m. 3 at Twins, 1:05 p.m. 4 Pirates, 1:05 p.m. 5 at Red Sox, 1:05 p.m. 6 at Yankees, 1:05 p.m. 7 Phillies, 1:05 p.m. 8 Off day 9 RED SOX-n, 5:05 p.m. 10 RED SOX-n, 1:05 p.m. 11 Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. 12 at Orioles, 1:05 p.m. 13 Twins, 1:05 p.m. 14 at Braves, 1:05 p.m. 15 Orioles, 1:05 p.m. 16 at Twins, 1:05 p.m. 17 at Pirates, 1:05 p.m. 18 Braves, 1:05 p.m. 19 Red Sox, 1:05 p.m. 20 Off day 21 at Phillies, 1:05 p.m. 22 Twins, 1:05 p.m. 23 Orioles (ss), 1:05 p.m. at Braves (ss), 1:05 p.m. 24 at Tigers, 1:05 p.m. 25 at Phillies, 12:05 p.m. (ss)-split squad n-at Santo Domingo, D.R. For Rays tickets, visit the teams website: www.mlb.com/raysATLANTAHome games at CoolToday ParkFEBRUARY24 at Rays, 1:05 p.m. 25 Red Sox (ss), 1:05 p.m. 26 Orioles, 1:05 p.m. 27 at Pirates, 1:05 p.m. 28 at Phillies, 1:05 p.m. 29 at Rays (ss) Twins (ss)MARCH1 Orioles, 1:05 p.m. 2 at Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m. 3 Phillies, 1:05 p.m. 4 at Twins (ss), 1:05 p.m. 5 Tigers, 1:05 p.m. 6 Off day 7 at Red Sox, 1:05 p.m. 8 Pirates (ss), 1:05 p.m. 9 Orioles, 1:05 p.m. 10 at Yankees, 1:05 p.m. 11 Twins, 1:05 p.m. 12 at Pirates, 1:05 p.m. 13 at Orioles, 6:05 p.m. 14 Rays, 1:05 p.m. 15 at Tigers, 1:05 p.m. 16 Pirates (ss), 6:05 p.m. 17 at Orioles (ss), 1:05 p.m. Red Sox (ss), 1:05 p.m. 18 at Rays, 1:05 p.m. 19 Off day 20 Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. 21 Yankees, 1:05 p.m. 22 at Twins, 1:05 p.m. 23 Rays, 1:05 p.m. 24 at Red Sox, 1:05 p.m. 25 Twins, 1:05 p.m. 26 at Twins, 1:05 p.m. (ss)-split squad Home games in BOLD For Braves tickets, visit the teams website: www.mlb.com/ braves AUTO RACINGNASCAR Cup Series DAYTONA 500 Lineup Qualifying; race Sunday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.50 miles (Car number in parentheses)1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 181.947 mph. 2. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 181.686. 3. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 181.635. 4. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 181.207. 5. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 181.178. 6. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 181.174. 7. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 181.068. 8. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 180.995. 9. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 180.883. 10. (21) Harrison Burton, Ford, 180.328. 11. (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 180.339. 12. (15) Riley Herbst, Ford, 180.195. 13. (41) Ryan Preece, Ford, 180.173. 14. (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 180.122. 15. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, 180.079. 16. (10) Noah Gragson, Ford, 180.076. 17. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 180.014. 18. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 179.989. 19. (99) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 179.791. 20. (62) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 179.648. 21. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 179.637. 22. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota, 179.637. 23. (4) Josh Berry, Ford, 179.634. 24. (31) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 179.522. 25. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 179.390. 26. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 179.365. 27. (60) David Ragan, Ford, 179.283. 28. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 179.254. 29. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 179.211. 30. (51) Justin Haley, Ford, 179.190. 31. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 179.172. 32. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 179.101. 33. (7) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 179.065. 34. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 178.951. 35. (84) Jimmie Johnson, Toyota, 178.845. 36. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 178.806. 37. (71) Zane Smith, Chevrolet, 178.271. 38. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 177.904. 39. (42) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 177.837. 40. (78) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 177.343. 41. (44) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 175.572. 42. (36) Kaz Grala, Ford, .000.BASKETBALLNBA EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic W L Pct GBBoston 43 12 .782 „ New York 33 22 .600 10 Phila. 32 22 .593 10½ Brooklyn 21 33 .389 21½ Toronto 19 36 .345 24Southeast W L Pct GBMiami 30 25 .545 „ Orlando 30 25 .545 „ Atlanta 24 31 .436 6 Charlotte 13 41 .241 16½ Washington 9 45 .167 20½Central W L Pct GBCleveland 36 17 .679 „ Milwaukee 35 21 .625 2½ Indiana 31 25 .554 6½ Chicago 26 29 .473 11 Detroit 8 46 .148 28½ WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest W L Pct GBNew Orleans 33 22 .600 „ Dallas 32 23 .582 1 Houston 24 30 .444 8½ Memphis 20 36 .357 13½ San Antonio 11 44 .200 22Northwest W L Pct GBMinnesota 39 16 .709 „ Oklahoma City 37 17 .685 1½ Denver 36 19 .655 3 Utah 26 30 .464 13½ Portland 15 39 .278 23½Pacic W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 36 17 .679 „ Phoenix 33 22 .600 4 Sacramento 31 23 .574 5½ L.A. Lakers 30 26 .536 7½ Golden St. 27 26 .509 9Thursdays GamesMemphis 113, Milwaukee 110 Golden St. 140, Utah 137 Minnesota 128, Portland 91Fridays Games2024 RISING STARS SEMIFINAL 1 Team Tamika vs Team Jalen, 9 p.m., Indianapolis 2024 RISING STARS SEMIFINAL 2 Team Pau vs Team Detlef, 9:30 p.m., IndianapolisSaturdays GamesNo games scheduled.Sundays Games2024 ALLSTAR GAME East NBA All Stars vs West NBA All Stars, 8 p.m., IndianapolisMondays GamesNo games scheduled.NBA Leaders THROUGH FEBRUARY 15SCORING G FG FT PTS AVG Doncic, DAL 47 542 341 1606 34.2 G-Alexander, OKC 53 580 424 1649 31.1 Antetokounmpo, MIL 54 626 386 1662 30.8 Mitchell, CLE 44 434 236 1249 28.4 Durant, PHO 48 491 263 1353 28.2 Curry, GS 50 457 235 1401 28.0 Brunson, NY 52 511 273 1434 27.6 Booker, PHO 45 432 274 1237 27.5 Tatum, BOS 52 481 290 1411 27.1 Fox, SAC 48 461 221 1284 26.8 Young, ATL 50 414 338 1333 26.7 Edwards, MIN 52 473 285 1365 26.3 Jokic, DEN 53 541 244 1382 26.1 Maxey, PHI 49 438 234 1259 25.7 Davis, LAL 52 493 289 1294 24.9 James, LAL 49 456 200 1216 24.8 Lillard, MIL 51 375 358 1256 24.6 Leonard, LAC 48 432 180 1156 24.1 Randle, NY 46 395 236 1102 24.0 Markkanen, UTA 46 365 196 1075 23.4 FG PERCENTAGE FG FGA PCT Gaord, WAS 222 325 .683 Poeltl, TOR 216 320 .675 Zubac, LAC 217 331 .656 Gobert, MIN 280 433 .647 Allen, CLE 308 477 .646 Duren, DET 238 377 .631 Claxton, BKN 235 376 .625 Sabonis, SAC 439 706 .622 Antetokounmpo, MIL 626 1017 .616 Okongwu, ATL 214 351 .610 REBOUNDS G OFF DEF TOT AVG Sabonis, SAC 54 175 540 715 13.2 Gobert, MIN 54 192 485 677 12.5 Davis, LAL 52 158 474 632 12.2 Jokic, DEN 53 157 480 637 12.0 Duren, DET 39 131 336 467 12.0 Antetokounmpo, MIL 54 136 470 606 11.2 Adebayo, MIA 45 103 376 479 10.6 Allen, CLE 48 169 340 509 10.6 Vucevic, CHI 50 134 394 528 10.6 Capela, ATL 47 225 271 496 10.6 ASSISTS G AST AVG Haliburton, IND 43 502 11.7 Young, ATL 50 546 10.9 Doncic, DAL 47 448 9.5 Jokic, DEN 53 474 8.9 Harden, PHI 48 403 8.4 Sabonis, SAC 54 450 8.3 VanVleet, HOU 47 385 8.2 James, LAL 49 380 7.8 Cunningham, DET 44 328 7.5 Booker, PHO 45 315 7.0College Top 25 Men Saturdays GamesNo. 1 UConn (23-2) vs. No. 4 Marquette (19-5), 3 p.m. No. 3 Houston (21-3) vs. Texas (16-8), 1 p.m. No. 5 Arizona (19-5) vs. Arizona St. (13-12), 9:30 p.m. No. 6 Kansas (19-6) at No. 25 Oklahoma (18-7), 4 p.m. No. 7 North Carolina (19-6) vs. Virginia Tech (14-10), 2 p.m. No. 8 Tennessee (18-6) vs. Vanderbilt (7-17), 6 p.m. No. 9 Duke (19-5) at Florida St. (13-11), 2 p.m. No. 10 Iowa St. (19-5) vs. Texas Tech (18-6), Noon No. 11 South Carolina (21-4) vs. LSU (12-12), 3:30 p.m. No. 12 Baylor (18-6) at West Virginia (8-16), 6 p.m. No. 13 Auburn (20-5) vs. No. 22 Kentucky (17-7), 6 p.m. No. 14 Illinois (18-6) at Maryland (14-11), 5:30 p.m. No. 15 Alabama (17-7) vs. Texas A& M (15-9), Noon No. 16 Dayton (20-4) vs. Fordham (10-14), 1:30 p.m. No. 17 Creighton (18-7) at Butler (16-9), 12:30 p.m. No. 19 BYU (18-6) at Oklahoma St. (10-14), 2 p.m. No. 20 Wisconsin (17-8) at Iowa (14-11), 2:15 p.m. No. 21 Virginia (19-6) vs. Wake Forest (16-8), Noon No. 23 Indiana St. (22-4) at S. Illinois (16-10), 7 p.m.Sundays GamesNo. 2 Purdue (23-2) at Ohio St. (14-11), 1 p.m. No. 24 FAU (20-5) at South Florida (18-5), NoonWomenFriday No. 1 South Carolina (24-0) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia, Sunday. No. 2 Ohio St. (22-3) did not play. Next: at Penn St., Thursday. No. 3 Stanford (22-3) vs. California. Next: vs. Arizona, Friday. No. 4 Iowa (23-3) did not play. Next: at No. 14 Indiana, Thursday. No. 5 Texas (23-3) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa St., Saturday. No. 6 NC State (22-3) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Sunday. No. 7 Kansas St. (21-4) did not play. Next: vs. UCF, Saturday. No. 8 Colorado (20-4) at No. 22 Utah. Next: at No. 10 Southern Cal, Friday. No. 9 UCLA (19-4) at No. 11 Oregon St. Next: at Oregon, Sunday. No. 10 Southern Cal (18-4) at Oregon. Next: at No. 11 Oregon St., Sunday. No. 11 Oregon St. (20-3) vs. No. 9 UCLA. Next: vs. No. 10 Southern Cal, Sunday. No. 12 Virginia Tech (21-4) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Louisville, Sunday. No. 13 LSU (21-4) did not play. Next: at Texas A&M, Monday. No. 14 Indiana (21-3) did not play. Next: at Illinois, Monday. No. 15 UConn (22-5) beat Georgetown 8544. Next: vs. No. 20 Creighton, Monday. No. 16 Notre Dame (18-6) did not play. Next: at Duke, Monday. No. 17 Gonzaga (25-2) did not play. Next: at Pacic, Saturday. No. 18 Louisville (21-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech, Sunday. No. 19 Syracuse (21-4) did not play. Next: at Virginia, Sunday. No. 20 Creighton (21-3) beat St. Johns 7151. Next: at No. 15 UConn, Monday. No. 21 Baylor (18-6) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Sunday. No. 22 Utah (18-7) vs. No. 8 Colorado. Next: at No. 9 UCLA, Thursday. No. 23 Oklahoma (18-6) did not play. Next: at No. 24 West Virginia, Saturday. No. 24 West Virginia (21-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 23 Oklahoma, Saturday. No. 25 Princeton (19-3) beat Brown 74-62. Next: at Yale, Saturday.GOLFPGA Tour The Genesis Invitational Friday At Riviera Country Club Pacic Palisades, Calif. Purse: $20 million Yardage: 7,322; Par: 71 Second RoundPatrick Cantlay 64-65„129 -13 Jason Day 65-69„134 -8 Mackenzie Hughes 69-65„134 -8 Luke List 65-69„134 -8 Corey Conners 70-65„135 -7 Tom Hoge 66-70„136 -6 Xander Schauele 70-66„136 -6 Will Zalatoris 66-70„136 -6 Tony Finau 70-67„137 -5 Hideki Matsuyama 69-68„137 -5 C. Bezuidenhout 69-69„138 -4 Cameron Davis 65-73„138 -4 Harris English 69-69„138 -4 Tommy Fleetwood 70-68„138 -4 Max Homa 73-65„138 -4 Beau Hossler 68-70„138 -4 Tom Kim 69-69„138 -4 Scottie Scheer 68-70„138 -4 Cameron Young 72-66„138 -4 Byeong Hun An 67-72„139 -3 Rickie Fowler 70-69„139 -3 Adam Hadwin 69-70„139 -3 Brian Harman 69-70„139 -3 Russell Henley 70-69„139 -3 Viktor Hovland 70-69„139 -3 Kurt Kitayama 70-69„139 -3 J.T. Poston 68-71„139 -3 Adam Svensson 67-72„139 -3 Nick Taylor 70-69„139 -3 Brendon Todd 68-71„139 -3 Jordan Spieth 66-73„139 -3 Ludvig Aberg 68-72„140 -2 Lucas Glover 69-71„140 -2 Rory McIlroy 74-66„140 -2 Adam Scott 72-68„140 -2 Sam Burns 70-71„141 -1 Ben Grin 72-69„141 -1 Emiliano Grillo 70-71„141 -1 Nicolai Hojgaard 70-71„141 -1 Collin Morikawa 70-71„141 -1 Andrew Putnam 71-70„141 -1 Sahith Theegala 72-69„141 -1 Eric Cole 73-69„142 E Sungjae Im 71-71„142 E Chase Johnson 72-70„142 E Taylor Moore 69-73„142 E Seamus Power 74-68„142 E Gary Woodland 70-72„142 E Lee Hodges 69-74„143 +1 Charley Homan 69-74„143 +1 Si Woo Kim 69-74„143 +1 Denny McCarthy 69-74„143 +1 Tiger Woods 72-WD Missed CutKeegan Bradley 71-73„144 +2 Wyndham Clark 71-73„144 +2 Matt Kuchar 72-72„144 +2 Patrick Rodgers 71-73„144 +2 J.J. 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Rangers 7, Montreal 4 Tampa Bay 6, Colorado 3 Dallas 9, Nashville 2 St. Louis 6, Edmonton 3 Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 1 San Jose 6, Calgary 3 Vancouver 4, Detroit 1Fridays GamesCarolina at Arizona, 9 p.m.Saturdays GamesLos Angeles at Boston, 12:30 p.m. Edmonton at Dallas, 3 p.m. Ottawa at Chicago, 3 p.m. Detroit at Calgary, 4 p.m. Bualo at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Nashville at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Toronto, 7 p.m. Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m. Philadelphia vs. New Jersey at MetLife Stadium, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Carolina at Vegas, 10:30 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Sundays GamesN.Y. Rangers vs. N.Y. Islanders at MetLife Stadium, 3 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Mondays GamesAnaheim at Bualo, 12:30 p.m. Dallas at Boston, 1 p.m. Toronto at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Vancouver at Minnesota, 2 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 3:30 p.m. Edmonton at Arizona, 4 p.m. Vegas at San Jose, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Calgary, 4 p.m. Chicago at Carolina, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.BETTING ODDSFanduel Line National Hockey League (NHL) SaturdayFavorite Line Underdog LineAt Boston -146 Los Angeles +122 Ottawa -192 At Chicago +158 At Dallas -115 Edmonton -104 At Calgary -128 Detroit +108 At St. Louis -115 Nashville -104 At Minnesota -152 Bualo +126 Florida -128 At Tampa Bay +106 At Toronto -315 Anaheim +250 Washington -120 At Montreal +100 At New Jersey -156 Phila. +130 At Vancouver -126 Winnipeg +105 At Vegas -122 Carolina +102 Columbus -134 At San Jose +112For The Latest Odds, Go To Fanduel Sportsbook, Https://Sportsbook.fanduel.com/© Data Skrive. All Rights Reserved. TRANSACTIONSFriday BASEBALL Major League Baseball American LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES „ Claimed INF/OF Diego Castillo of waivers from Philadelphia. Designated INF Livan Soto for assignment. NEW YORK YANKEES „ Claimed RHP McKinley Moore o waivers from Philadelphia. Placed RHP Lou Trivino on the 60-day IL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS „ Agreed to terms with INF Eduardo Escobar on a minor league contract.BASKETBALL National Basketball AssociationNBA „ Fined L.A. Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue $35,000 for public criticism of the ociating and questioning the integrity of game ocials on Feb. 14 in a game against Golden State. WASHINGTON WIZARDS „ Waived G Delon Wright.Womens National Basketball AssociationCONNECTICUT SUN „ Signed G Shey Peddy to a training camp contract. MINNESOTA LYNX „ Signed F Ruthy Hebard to a training camp contract. NEW YORK LIBERTY „ Signed F/C Jonquel Jones to a two-year contract.FOOTBALL National Football LeagueHOUSTON TEXANS „ Signed DE Marcus Haynes to a reserve/futures contract. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS „ Signed Dave Toub assistant head coach and special team coordinator to a three-year contract extension. Picked up their option to retain DL Chris Jones. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS „ Announced QB Jimmy Garoppolo will be suspended for two games for violating the NFLs performance enhancing substances policy. NEW YORK JETS „ Placed LB Maalik Hall on waivers.HOCKEY National Hockey LeagueARIZONA COYOTES „ Recalled G Matthew Villalta from Tucson (AHL) loan. BUFFALO SABRES „ Recalled D Kale Clague form Rochester (AHL). Reassigned G Dustin Tokarski to Rochester. CALGARY FLAMES „ Recalled LW Dryden Hunt from Calgary (AHL). Returned C Cole Schwindt and G Dustin Wolf to Calgary on loan. Activated G Dan Vladar from injured reserve. 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NEW YORK RED BULLS „ Signed M Dennis Gjengaar to a four-year contract after completing his transfer from Norwegian Odds BK with an undisclosed transfer fee.ON THIS DATEFEB. 171923 „ Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHLs career scoring leader. He scores his 143rd goal to surpass Joe Malone in a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens.1924 „ Johnny Weissmuller sets a world record in the 100-yard freestyle swim with a time of 52.4 seconds.1926 „ Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills 6-3, 8-6 in Cannes, France, in their only tennis match against each other.1928 „ Swedens Gillis Grafstrom successfully defends his 1920 and 1924 Olympic gure skating title, with Austrian Willy Bockl nishing in second place as he did four years earlier.1941 „ Joe Louis knocks out Gus Dorazio in the second round in Philadelphia to defend his world heavyweight title.1955 „ Mike Souchak establishes the PGA 72-hole scoring record with a 257 at the Texas Open. Souchak starts with a record-tying 60 at San Antonios Brackenridge Park course and ends with a 27-under-par, beating the previous low for a 72-hole event by two shots.1968 „ The Basketball Hall of Fame opens in Springeld, Mass.1974 „ Richard Petty wins his second straight Daytona 500. Its the fth Daytona 500 title for Petty, who also won in 1964, 1966, 1971 and 1973.1992 „ Raisa Smetanina wins a gold medal with the Unied Team in the 20-kilometer cross-country relay to set the career Winter Olympics medal record with 10. Smetanina, 39, also becomes the oldest champion and the rst to win a medal in ve straight Winter Games.1994 „ San Antonios David Robinson records the fourth quadruple-double in NBA history with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks in the Spurs 115-96 win over Detroit.1998 „ The U.S. womens hockey team wins the sports rst Olympic gold medal. Sandra Whyte scores on an empty-netter with 8 seconds left to give the United States a 3-1 victory over Canada.2010 „ Americans Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso nish 1-2 in the downhill at the Vancouver Olympics. Its the rst time since 1984 that the U.S won gold and silver in a womens Alpine event.2013 „ Danica Patrick wins the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the rst woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race.2014 „ Meryl Davis and Charlie White win the gold medal in ice dance, the rst Olympic title in the event for the U.S..2018 „ Japans Yuzuru Hanyu becomes the rst man to successfully defend his Olympic gure skating title since Dick Button in 1952. 2020 „ 62nd Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin wins second straight title by 0.014 seconds over Ryan Blaney on the second restart in overtime; his third Daytona victory

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PAGE 8B SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comRamjit, a former coach and Brevard County athletic director, has seen the effects of coaches pay first hand. A handful of football coaches flocked to surrounding states for better benefits during his time overseeing the county. That number continues to increase across the state. Venice head coach John Peacock has been the leader of the Indians for two decades, and hes never seen football coaches leave for greener pastures as often as they do now. Just as of December, the number of coaches that left their football programs in the state was at 53,Ž Peacock said. Im sure its gone up since then. Its been like that for a number of years now, and were losing talented football players because were losing quality coaches. These coaches in states like Georgia, Alabama and Texas are being paid to just be the football coach. Here in Florida, you have to be a teacher in some capacity if you want to have a livable wage.Ž Outside of Walton and Bay counties, statewide head coaching supplements for football coaches average between $3,000 and $6,000 after taxes in Florida. For the amount of time and effort it takes to run a successful football program in the present day, many believe the numbers just dont add up. These supplements are based off of a model that was put together back in the 1970s,Ž Peacock said. Back then, the football coach would show up a couple days before the start of practice in the fall, pass out equipment, coach the team and after the season was over, he moved on with his life. Nowadays, thats just not how it is at all.ŽTHE COMMITMENTMost „ if not all „ football coaches in Florida would tell you that they dont do what they do for the money. Theyre passionate about the program, the sport of football and most importantly, the kids they coach. However, a breakdown of the number of hours worked „ in combination with what the supplements pay „ is eye-opening in a lot of ways. Of course, not every program pours in the same amount of time as the ones at Venice and Port Charlotte, but the pedigrees of both programs are hard to ignore. The Indians have won two state championships under Peacock, to go along with a number of state title runner-ups, regional titles and district championships. They havent had a losing season since 2006, and the number of players Peacock has sent to college is in the triple digits. Port Charlotte has become one of the top 5A programs in the area under head coach Jordan Ingman since he took over in 2012. For a long time, the Pirates were down on their luck when it came to football before Ingman stepped in. Since he took over, the Pirates havent had a losing season. More time and effort means more success, which leads to better schools, better communities and better futures for many of the players. A lot of these players these days are either making NIL money right out of high school or going to college for an education to set themselves up for the future,Ž Peacock said. Being a part of a football program can be a great career path. And look at what some of these football programs do for their schools and their communities. Venice is always busy on Friday nights, and our stands are always filled every Friday night. For some of these communities, a successful football program goes a long way.Ž To be able to have that kind of influence, you have to put in the time. Both Peacock and Ingman say they average 50 to 60 hours per week during the football season, and those are hours just focused on football. From August into November/December, Peacock and Ingman have days that start before the sun comes up and end well after the sun goes down. This job is seven days a week in the fall,Ž Ingman said. I was actually talking to a coach the other day who was interested in coaching a varsity program. I told him what my schedule kind of looked like, and there was a long pause afterwards. I could tell I kind of rattled him a little bit. But that kind of time is what it takes.Ž And after the grind of a full season ends, the work isnt finished. Coaching a strong high school football program is a 12-month endeavor. Offseason workouts start right after the season ends and move into April when spring football begins. After over a month of spring football practices, summer workouts and conditioning take place. These usually bleed right into the start of fall camp at the beginning of August. Then, there are the recruiting meetings, the ordering of equipment, staff meetings, scheduling games, etc. The list goes on. Peacock estimates he devotes a minimum of 1,030 hours a year just on activities related to the football program. Were fighting for either more compensation or more time to do our jobs,Ž Peacock said. After teaching a full day of classes and tackling all of the football responsibilities, youre physically and mentally exhausted.Ž All of these things are sacrifices coaches „ and their families „ are usually willing to make. Time taking care of their football family means less time for their actual family, though. For Charlotte head coach Cory Mentzer, that means time away from his one-year-old son. During the season, there were a couple days out of the week that I wouldnt even see him,Ž Mentzer said. And you know, hes 20 months old. Hes starting to walk, hes starting to say his first words. From a personal life side of things, head coaches sacrifice a lot. I think a little extra compensation for our families would be appreciated.ŽMAKING PROGRESSIn January, both Peacock and Ramjit visited Tallahassee and presented to a group of legislators some of the problems surrounding the pay of high school coaches in the state. We were able to share some data with them that really opened some eyeballs,Ž Ramjit said. I think getting that opportunity was a huge accomplishment, and I think its going to have a lasting impact into the future.Ž According to Ramjit, the meeting garnered a positive response, with Rep. Adam Anderson and State Senator Corey Simon „ a former Florida State football player „ saying this was something they wanted to act on. Along with Peacock and Ramjit, Florida State head coach Mike Norvell was present to speak his mind about the importance of the states high school coaches when it pertains to his own program. One of (Norvell)s things was keeping the player talent in this state,Ž Peacock said. The rate of quality coaches leaving, in his mind, is affecting the product. And nobody wants that. We all want the best for our athletes and for our kids. Right now, thats not happening, because of the mass exodus we continue to see.Ž With the interest of some high-level state politicians, theres traction for a potential pay increase. Our hope is to have a legislative hearing in Tallahassee at some point soon,Ž Ramjit said. A meeting where well be able to get a panel together in front of legislatures to be able to have an official state hearing on the matter.ŽA SPECIFIC NUMBERAs it stands right now, the states football coaches are making an average of $1-2 an hour for the actual hours they put in. When it comes to an initial raise, whats the right number? Were fighting for minimum wage,Ž Ramjit said. Thatd be around $15,000 a year for football coaches.Ž Thatd be a great start,Ž Peacock said. If youre going to have a job description with a list of expectations, at the very least, pay us minimum wage to do our job. At these football games, if you think about it, everybody working the games are making more than the football coach. The ticket takers, the security, the referees, theyre all getting paid more to be there.Ž Where all of this money talk becomes a slippery slope is where the extra funds would come from, and who it would affect. Each county in Florida represents itself when it comes to salary negotiations. The teachers associations have control over the salaries, which includes the coaching supplements. The main focus is, of course, the teachers. With a limited amount of money to go around, supplement increases are hard to come by under the current system. To start with, these coaches certainly put in an extraordinary amount of hours,Ž Sarasota County athletic director James Slaton said. Especially for the pay, when you breakdown the numbers. But it is a big undertaking. The hard part is that the unions for each district negotiate these supplements.Ž Athletics are usually lumped in with all other supplemented positions, which includes all extracurricular positions like the band and yearbook teachers. Im just not 100 percent sure how it would go down if they only gave supplemental raises to certain people like the football coach,Ž Slaton said. You could, in theory, do it, but youre going to make a lot of other people pretty upset.Ž Slaton recognizes that the numbers arent where they could be, but he feels Sarasota and some of the other surrounding counties are doing all they can with what they have. I get the push that our coaches arent paid enough for the time they put in,Ž Slaton said. We in Sarasota County have been able to increase the coaching supplements by 5 percent in two of the last three years. And Im confident that Sarasota County is near the top, when it comes to supplements.Ž According to Slaton, Sarasota Countys head football coach supplement is $7,360 before taxes. For comparison, Charlotte County is at $6,742 before taxes. While an increase is a step in the right direction, the numbers still fall well short of what people like Peacock, Ramjit and others are fighting for. Which is a big reason why theyve taken their concerns to the top of the food chain at the State Capitol. Were not stopping until we achieve the goal of getting coaches the minimum wage,Ž Ramjit said. Once we get to that huge step, well reevaluate and start looking into how we can compete with states like Texas and Georgia.Ž I dont know if Ill ever see a big change,Ž Peacock said. But Id like to see us continue to work toward that, so maybe one day, these young coaches will be able to get paid what they deserve for all of the work theyre putting in.ŽPay/from B1 SNOWBIRD CLASSIC SCHEDULEAll games at Centennial Parks adjacent C-9 and C-10 elds unless otherwise noted FRIDAY, FEB. 16 Illinois State 18, St. Thomas 12 Pittsburgh 10-7, Maine 7-4 St. Louis 13, Illinois State 8 St. Louis 21, St. Thomas 10 SATURDAY, FEB. 17 St. Thomas vs. Illinois State, 11 a.m. Maine vs. Pittsburgh, noon St. Thomas vs. St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. SUNDAY, FEB. 18 St. Louis vs. Illinois State, tbd WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21 At Cool Today Park Indiana State vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, FEB. 23 Michigan State vs. Indiana State, noon Marshall vs. Michigan State, 3:30 p.m. SATURDAY, FEB. 24 Marshall vs. Indiana State, noon Marshall vs. Michigan State, 3:30 p.m. SUNDAY, FEB. 25 Marshall vs. Indiana State, 1 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Otterbein JV vs. Heidelberg JV, 5 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Otterbein vs. Misericordia, noon Baldwin Wallace vs. Misericordia, 3 p.m. SUNDAY, MARCH 3 St. Johns, MN vs. Otterbein, 11 a.m. Misericordia vs. Heidelberg, noon Wabash vs. Otterbein, 2:30 p.m. Misericorda JV vs. Heidelberg JV, 3 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 4 Heidelberg vs. St. Johns, MN, 11 a.m. Marietta vs. Wabash, noon Misericorda vs. St. Johns, MN, 2 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 5 St. Johns, MN vs. Marietta, 10 a.m. Bluton vs. Heidelberg, 11 a.m. St. Johns, MN JV vs. Marietta JV, 12:30 p.m. Bluton JV vs. Heidelberg JV, 2 p.m. Wabash vs. Misericorda, 2:30 p.m. Wabash vs. Misericorda JV, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Misericordia vs. Marietta, 11 a.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 7 Marietta vs. Misericorda, 11 a.m. Heidelberg vs. Wabash, 3 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Misericordia vs. Wabash, 9 a.m. Webster vs. Kean, noon Heidelberg vs. Babson, 12:30, p.m. Webster vs. Marietta, 3 p.m. Kean vs. Heidelberg, 4 p.m. North Central JV vs. Denison JV, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Marietta vs. North Central, 10 a.m. Wabash vs. Heidelberg, 10:30 a.m. Kean vs. Marietta, 1 p.m. Denison vs. Babson, 1 p.m. Baldwin Wallace vs. Babson, 4:30 p.m. Denison JV vs. North Central JV, 4:30 p.m. SUNDAY, MARCH 10 US Merchant Marine vs. Denison, noon Babson vs. North Central, 1 p.m. Denison vs. Kean, 3 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 11 Denison vs. Stevens IT, 10 a.m. Denison JV vs. Stevens IT JV, 1 p.m. US Merchant Marine vs. North Central, 5 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 12 Denison vs. US Merchant Marine, 11 a.m. Stevens IT vs. North Central, 11:30 a.m. Denison JV vs. North Central JV, 1:30 p.m. Ohio Wesleyan vs. Kean, 3 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 North Central vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 11 a.m. Stevens IT vs. US Merchant Marine, noon pounds in the clean and jerk, good enough to win the Olympic competition, but putting her neck-andneck with Paces Amaya Pablo for the Traditional title. When McQueen benched 130 in her second turn on the press, Pablo matched the total with her final lift. McQueen promptly tossed 135 in the air to secure the Traditional title without having to step over to weight scale. I knew what I could do and I was lighter coming out in body weight, so if she could go five pounds above me, then good for her, and I was just going to take it,Ž McQueen said. Thats her mentality,Ž Galley said. She finds a way to get it done when it needs to get done. ƒ We never go against Pace during the season, so coming in, you know numbers, but thats it. It makes it a little harder to game plan against them. Youre always wondering if people are sandbagging, and so youre looking at numbers, seeing if they missed any weights, but at the end of the day, they can lift what they can lift.Ž For Charles, Friday was a instance of triumph over tumult. Midway through the season, she suffered a herniated disc in her back. Then just as the Tarpons entered district competition, Galley decided to bump her up from 169 to 183. So I had to eat,Ž Charles said. But I think, honestly, it did me good because while everyone else is cutting, Im having to gain three pounds.Ž Charles harbored no illusions of an Olympic title, but still acquitted herself well, finishing fourth in a stacked class. In a three-way race with Navarres Izzy Zach and Winter Springs Taylor Rice, Charles was lagging after the clean and jerk. She trailed Zach by 15 and Rice by five entering the bench competition. But like McQueen, should there be a tie, Charles weight would pay off, as she was significantly lighter than her competition. Zachs final lift of 175 gave her a 390 total. Rice topped out at 185 to finish at 390, as well. Charles needed 190 to tie and 195 to win outright. Galley asked her to lift 195. Charles said no, and easily through 190 in the air to forge the three-way tie, which she won. Ive put up 195 before, but I was more comfortable with 190,Ž Charles said. I just wanted the number Im more comfortable with. It was my call and Im proud of where Im at.Ž Galley was impressed with Charles approach. She knows enough about her body and what she can and cant do and what she needs to do,Ž Galley said. Our ultimate goal as coaches is that were there for support. Were there if they need advice.Ž For her to accomplish the feat with an injured back was a different kind of success. Shes just been sucking it up since then to get through it,Ž Galley said. Her winning is four years of just busting her butt.Ž Makayla Waterhouse (199) also had a terrific day for the Tarpons, taking second in Traditional and third in Olympic. Kaitlin Kohlenberg gave North Port a podium participant by fighting off three other lifters for fourth place in the 129-pound Traditional competition. The key for her was a 170-pound bench press on her final attempt, forging a tie at 335 with Paces Lilly Slaughter, which she won on the weight scale. Her first run at 170 ended badly. How I started wasnt really expected and I ended up missing my first lift,Ž she said. I went in with a mindset, prayed to God, and my second attempt at 170, I got it up.Ž Venice had tough sledding throughout the day, as the Indians best lifters found themselves in loaded classes while other lifters were recovering from illness and not as effective as they could have been. In the end, Venice coach Sascha Hyer considered it a good learning experience, participating in a setting as large as Lakelands RP Funding Center. This whole concept here, youre in a big arena, not a high school gym, its different,Ž he said. And our kids get to see times from the panhandle and other kids from all over the state. Its a good thing.Ž Sam Mitizak narrowly missed out on the Traditional podium at 110, as did Allison Schapley (183). Venice does not compete in the Olympic.Titles/from B1 SUN PHOTOS BY PATRICK OBLEYCharlottes Gabriella Charles topped out at 200 on the clean and jerk during Fridays Class 3A state championship, on her way to a Traditional state title in the 183-pound class. North Ports Kaitlin Kohlenberg makes sets up to clean 160 pounds during Fridays Class 3A state championships in Lakeland. She would eventually top out at 165, setting her up for a fourthplace finish.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | YOURSUN.COM SUN L ocal N e w s ELAINE ALLENEMRICHSTAFF WRITER PUNTA GORDA „ Punta Gorda Airport will receive $10 million in federal funding for terminal expansion, the Biden-Harris Administration announced Thursday. The airport is one of 114 facilities slated for nearly $1 billion in grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Punta Gorda Airport will use the grant for a portion of terminal rehabilitation and expansion project, according to a news release from the Federal Aviation Administration. The money will also be used for renovating the security checkpoint and adding public circulation, waiting area and restroom space. Punta Gorda Airport CEO James Parish has been to Washington D.C. and to Tallahassee in the past year to lobby lawmakers for help funding airport infrastructure projects. Some had to be put on hold because of soaring construction prices. The airport also suffered millions in damage following Hurricane Ian in 2022. The Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers also was included in the announcement. It received $8 million for a portion of the reconfiguration and expansion of the terminal access and curbside roadways. The grant helped airports in 44 states and three territories to help improve passenger experience, accessibility and sustainability while creating good-paying jobs, according to FAA Associate Administrator for Airports Shannetta R. Griffin. The funding at some airports includes new baggage systems, larger security checkpoints, increasing gate capacity, and modernizing aging infrastructure throughout terminals and ground transportation. Last year, the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Sarasota received $10 million for a terminal expansion project that added new passenger security screening checkpoint lanes, five gates and a new energy-efficient central energy plant.Email: elaine.allen@yoursun.comPGD gets $10 million for expansionFederal funds will help pay for security upgrades, other improvements SUN PHOTO ELAINE ALLENEMRICHPunta Gorda Airport will use a $10 million federal grant for a portion of terminal rehabilitation and expansion project to renovate the security checkpoint and add public circulation, hold room and restroom space. JESS ORLANDOSta WriterENGLEWOOD „ The Florida Forest Service is investigating the cause of several brush fires that popped up around Englewood on Thursday evening. The Englewood Area Fire Control District responded to calls for a brush fire at the Ann & Chuck Dever Regional park, 6791 San Casa Drive, at around 4 p.m. The fire burned several acres of woods, just behind the Suncoast Humane Societys animal shelter and office facility at the park, and the Turtle Bay mobile home park. The park area that burned includes several walking trails. The fire at the park was the largest of brush eight fires that were reported around the same time, fire officials said Friday. The Englewood firefighters were joined by firefighters from Sarasota and Charlotte counties, the city of North Port, along with the Florida Forest Service to help get the fires under control.Englewood brush fires deemed suspiciousChief: Were operating on the assumption they were initiated PHOTO BY JESS ORLANDOThe skies near the ballfields at the Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park in Englewood are smoky Thursday evening as a brush fire burns aggressively.More FIRES | 3C CHLOE NELSONSTAFF WRITERSARASOTA „ The sounds of whirring and whizzing rang around Braden River Middle Schools gymnasium walls as bot battles between mans metal creations began. Like watching a medieval battle inside Plexiglass rings, students competed in challenging obstacles with game controllers as their swords and personalized robots as their horses as spectators looked. Robotics teams, 26 total hailing from Palm Harbor to Fort Myers, competed in the Gulf Coast League Robotics Championship on Jan. 27. It involved programmers, designers and builders aged 12 to 18 making up the 300 participants of the regional event. The competition is part of the FIRST Tech Challenge 2023-24 season, with teams competing to advance to the state championships in March. FTC is an international nonprofit focused on inspiring the next generation of science and technology leaders in the workforce,Ž according to its website. FIRST is divided into four main programs „ FIRST LEGO League Explore, FIRST LEGO League Challenge, FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition „ based on age and skill level. Each program allows for bigger robots and more complex concepts. FUNducation, the nonprofit hosting the event, partners with FIRST to encourage students to develop STEM skills while building community outreach and practicing teamwork. FIRST Tech Challenge teaches kids to think like engineers and work as a team while supporting Local robotics team set to STEM innovationBotTanks hope to change the world with their robot and STEM community outreach PHOTO BY KARA MERINOThe BotTanks team captain Michael Merino, shown left, helps a participant at RoboRumble, a community outreach event headed by Merino and three other team members focused on STEM advocacy and education at Suncoast Science Center.More STUDENTS | 3C EntertainingOutdoorsNeverLookedSoGood!PORTCHARLOTTE 941-889-7450OSPREY 941-925-1686BRADENTON 941-739-7711 P O R T C H A O S N T O N 0%Financingfor aYearNowuntil February29!Ž CHARLOTTE C H A R L O T T E 2022 2 0 2 2 heraldtribune.com WINNER

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PAGE 2C SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.com POLICE BEATThe Charlotte County Sheriffs Office reported the following arrests: € John Bowleski, 60, 7300 block of Snow Drive, Englewood. Charge: DUI. Bond: $1,000. € Chase Allen Boynton, 20, 1100 block of Rhinelander Street, Port Charlotte. Charges: two counts of misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $1,000. € Robert Damien Capote, 30, 26100 block of Rampart Boulevard, Punta Gorda. Charges: two counts each of assault on person aged 65 or older, criminal mischief, and resisting officer without violence. Bond: none. € Sergio Lux, 23, of Kenner, Louisiana. Charge: operating motor vehicle without valid license. Bond: $150. € Delano Mathurin, 32, 2500 block of Luther Road, Punta Gorda. Charge: misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: none. € Marcy Mae Meinzer, 52, of Jenison, Michigan. Charges: resisting and officer without violence and disorderly intoxication. Bond: $1,250. € Gina Suzanne Phillips, 41, address withheld. Charge: battery. Bond: none. € Alan Dee Rucker, 55, of Sarasota. Charges: petty theft and possession of another persons ID without consent. Bond: none. The Punta Gorda Police Department reported the following arrest: € Shanluk Diaz Marrero, 32, of Naples. Charge: out-of-county warrant. Bond: none. The Sarasota County Sheriffs Office reported the following arrests: € Brandon Cordele Ortega, 23, 13400 block of Mary Jo Avenue, Port Charlotte. Charge: contempt of court. Bond: none.Compiled by Frank DiFioreDANIEL FINTONSTAFF WRITERNORTH PORT „ With more than 300 businesses coming to the city in 2023, and an abundance of development, residents have expressed concerns about what happens to wildlife when construction workers arrive and begin clearing a site. The new North Port Natural Resources Division has been put into place to provide a balance between growth and environmental protection, city officials say. The new team includes Natural Resource Manager Stefan Kalev, arborist Shawn Ruff and environmental specialist Aaron Zimmermann. Environmental planner Liz Blessing, environmental specialist Joe Mansuetti and Jeremy Rogus, another arborist, are also team members. The team has 100 years of experienceŽ between them, according to Kalev. He believes they will be able to educate the public and preserve the natural landscape of the city effectively. Outreach, education, events, and being a resource for advice and connections to the right environmental agencies are what were here for,Ž Kalev said. Kalev claimed that, with issues such as erosion, having green space is highly beneficial. The new division believes education is key to helping residents understand natures importance. Along with being a resource, Arborist Ruff will do inspections of plots of land that are set for development. To preserve trees, there are incentives and fines to avoid the cutting down of heritage trees.Ž Heritage trees are defined as native species that exceed a 24-inch diameter at breast height, according to Ruff. If a tree is cut down, there are mitigation points, leading to money that has to be paid out to the citys tree fund. Leaving trees in-tact can provide conservation points, which can significantly reduce fees. The tree fund helps the city purchase parcels and trees to plant, according to Ruff. The reason for the keenness on preserving older trees is the minimal maintenance they require. Whereas a young tree will need watering and other assistance in its growth, older ones are more self-sufficient and already provide benefits to the environment. Owners do have the right to develop, and were happy with the growth of the city „ but we just want to make sure we do so responsibly,Ž Kalev said. The new division plans to assist with the implementation of stronger preservation guidelines for developers. In the meantime, they are looking to connect with the community. On Tuesday, Feb. 20 „ at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. „ a coffee and conservation listening tour will be held at the Morgan Family Community Center, 6207 W Price Blvd., North Port. The Natural Resource Division describe what they are all about, accepting questions. Snack and beverages will be provided. For more information about the event visit Northportfl.gov. To learn more about the new division visit Northportfl.gov/Building-Planning/Natural-Resources.Incentivizing protection of area treesNew Natural Resources Division put in place SUN PHOTO PROVIDED BY CITY OF NORTH PORTStefan Kalev and the North Port Natural Resource Division will help protect trees such as this heritage oak on a plot designated for a home development. 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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 3CEFD Fire Chief Kevin Easton said Friday that its his suspicion that the fires were not accidental. Its hard to pinpoint the cause of a vegetation fire, but its my impression that they were not spot-over fires,Ž Easton said. A spot-over fire is when an outside fire originates from a stray ember caused by another fire that is usually larger. The wind was blowing in the opposite direction for some of the other fires,Ž he said. Easton said the fires were all successfully contained by 7:30 p.m. Its suspicious that there were eight fires in the area,Ž he said. Were operating on the assumption they were initiated.Ž State Forestry rangers were at Dever Park on Friday morning. The Florida Department of Agriculture will be working with Florida Forest Service and the fire departments to investigate the origin of these fires. There have been no reported injuries or deaths. Charlotte County Recreation and Parks officials announced at Friday that the trails portion of Ann & Chuck Dever Park would be closed for the remainder of the day. The park would reopen on Saturday, according to an email from Charlotte County.Fires/from 1Cthe S.T.E.A.M. education in our community,Ž said Neirda Thompson-Pemberton, executive director of FUNducation. One of the teams competing in FTC this year is BotTanks, a nine-member rookie group from Osprey. The community-based team is headed by Kara Merino, a longtime coach for various FIRST programs in Southwest Florida. The team in comprised of students from Lakewood Ranch and Pine View. Merino said the robotics league preaches more than just power when it comes to contests, stating its more than robotsŽ mission promotes a well-rounded education for students. BotTanks was influenced to create multiple events and outreach programs across Sarasota and Manatee counties focused on STEM innovation and education. RoboRumble, a community outreach event headed by team captain Michael Merino, Natalie Merino, Ike Lippincott and Owen Lippincott last year, provided younger children interested in robotics with hands-on guidance at Suncoast Science Center. This is not only about competition and beating your opponent,Ž Kara Merino said. Scores have a holistic overview, with judges analyzing a teams community outreach and teamwork just as much as their winning matches before advancing them.Ž The BotTanks programming team shared this sentiment, stating their favorite part of the experience is collaboration. I like the idea of being able to code something to do something,Ž Lakewood Ranch High School senior Tess Lippincott said. And being able to work with other teams to strategize is an environment I love to be in.Ž Bad blood is not common in FIRST leagues, BotTanks programmer Connor Wren said, noting as randomized assignments to teams in each league encourages everyone to befriend their enemies. Tables for each team are set up communal-style to also promote collaboration between competitors, with boxes of gadgets and gizmos at the ready for any groups last-minute mishap. It all creates a community where nobody is against anybody because we all help each other out at some point,Ž Wren said. But when it comes to the robot itself, its up to the individual minds of each sector on a team and their local sponsors to create a working masterpiece. Lippincott said brainstorming begins mid-summer followed by meetings twice a week for about two or three hours during the school year. Because BotTanks is a team comprised of students from different schools, the group has to hold meetings at convenient spots, like each others houses and parks. One of the unique things about our team is that its not affiliated with any school, so it has to be done through our personal time and extracurricular interests outside of school,Ž Wren said. But that doesnt stop the team from innovating. Design and building crews work with local sponsors like Suncoast Science Center at their Faulhaber Fab Lab, using industry professionals and materials such as wood, metal channels, metal sliders and 3D-printed pieces to build their robots exterior. Natalie Merino, the youngest member of BotTanks, said the guidance and engineering lessons offered by the Fab Lab technicians has taught the team skills well beyond just robotics. The knowledge they give you during these lessons, including life knowledge, its great stuff to take with you wherever you go,Ž Merino said. The programming team gets to work on their computers, creating a variety of coordinates for a robots mobility and response to its controller through applications, like Java, that are free and accessible. Wren explains the robots brain is a hubŽ with a battery pack that acts as the power circuit for the robots functions, allowing updates and tweaks for the robot to be automatically applied from the programming teams personal laptops. While the manufacturing materials, competition fees, field kits and 3D printing costs total more than $7,000 for the rookie FTC team with no school backing, the students were able to secure seven sponsors and industry professionals willing to cover the price. These students have always continued to build community and advocate for STEM no matter the size of impact, so seeing our sponsors meet our needs this year was really an amazing thing to see for such a new team,Ž Kara Merino said. One example of BotTanks social impact was during its 2019-20 competition year, where students were instructed to identify a problem with a building or public space in their community. That FLL team designed a device to emit a sound to incapacitate a school shooter, naming their robot ImpulseŽ in honor of Kendrick Castillo „ a student at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado who sacrificed himself to save his classmates during a school shooting in 2019 „ and his FRC team, Impulse. Since that season, we have never renamed our robot in honor and remembrance of Kendrick,Ž Kara Merino said. That season, the BotTanks were the regions Global Innovation Award nominee and went on to win third at FIRST Worlds Championship for FLL. The team is hoping to return this year. With the group placing third in Saturdays regionals championship tournament and winning the Inspire Award for their dedication to the community and robotics, BotTanks will move on to compete in the FIRST Florida state championship on Feb. 26. Their coach said it wont be an easy path to get to Worlds again, but they are putting in the workŽ while rallying the community around them on their journey. I have never looked at these students as just a robotics team,Ž Kara Merino said. They are really an innovation team with the ability to truly change the world around us through their creativity and ingenuity.ŽEmail at Chloe.Nelson@yoursun.com.Students/from 1C SUN PHOTO BY CHLOE NELSONThe BotTanks team is comprised of seven members aged 13 to 18 from various schools in Sarasota and Manatee counties, including Pine View School and Lakewood Ranch High School. 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PAGE 4C SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comSTAFF REPORTENGLEWOOD „ Erin Halstead has been named chairperson for the Board of Trustees for HCA Florida Englewood Hospital. Additionally, Dr. Jaclyn Nadler has been appointed to a three-year term as a board member. HCA Florida Hospital announced the changes this week in media release. Halstead is a Realtor with Michael Saunders & Company, serving Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties for more than eight years. In her role, she has earned the Circle of Excellence Award for achieving the companys highest standards, according to the release. Before that, she served as the chief financial officer for Amberjack Sanitation for 23 years. Halstead has been a member of the Englewood Hospital Board of Trustees for five years. She was recently appointed 2024 president for the Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and has served as the treasurer for the Englewood Area Cancer Foundation for the past 10 years. Halstead is a past president of the Womens Council of Realtors. She and her family reside in Englewood and are Lemon Bay High School graduates. It is an honor to be selected to serve at this level on the hospital Board of Trustees. I care about the community I grew up in and will continue to work with our board members to uphold the commitment to providing high-quality healthcare to our growing area,Ž Halstead stated in the release. She succeeds Jeff Harvey, assistant superintendent of Charlotte County Schools, who will remain on the board. The Board of Trustees advises hospital leadership on quality and operations, following standards set by The Joint Commission, a global driver of quality improvement and patient safety through the accreditation of healthcare organizations, according to the HCA release. Jaclyn Nadler is a board-certified internal medicine physician who has served in health care for more than 35 years. Nadler is the owner and CEO of CoastalMED DPC in Englewood and is a fellow in the American College of Physicians. Nadler was trained at the University of Miami School of Medicine before completing an internship and residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to the release. She completed her MBA from Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst. As a native of Charlotte County, Nadler has served on several local advisory councils and committees. She has volunteered for the Community Care Clinic in Winston-Salem and on the Englewood YMCA Advisory Board. Nadler replaces Dr. Todd Chase, who has served two terms on the board from 2018 to 2023. He was among the first physicians on the hospitals medical staff when the hospital opened in 1985. We thank Jeff for his thoughtful and collaborative leadership as our board of trustees chair and appreciate his continued service. As one of our longest-tenured physicians, we are grateful for Dr. Chases expertise and passion to the board,Ž hospitals Chief Executive Officer Joseph Rudisill stated in the release. We are excited to have Dr. Nadler join such talented and dedicated leaders on our Board of Trustees. With Erin as chair of our board, I believe we are well-positioned to make an even greater impact as the need for access to healthcare grows. I look forward to working with all our board members to improve the health of our patients, colleagues and communities,Ž Rudisill stated. For more information, visit HCAFloridaHealth care.com.Halstead named chair of HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Board of TrusteesNadler selected to join board PHOTOS BY RBPHOTOS.COM / RICKBErin Halstead is chair of the HCA Florida Englewood Hospitals Board of Trustees. Dr. Jaclyn Nadler >edwardjones.com|MemberSIPC MKT-5894M-A-A1AECSPAD20880993Starttheyearwitha“nancialreview. Let'stalkaboutyouroptions.VanyaPopadiynaFinancialAdvisor1531RioDeJaneiroAve Suite1 PuntaGorda,FL33983 941-743-4664 adno=3917395-1 a d o 66 5*AnnualPercentageYield(APY)eectiveasofthepublicationdate.OerappliestonewCDsonly.$1,000 minimumdeposittoopenandisrequiredtoearnstatedAPY.Penaltyforearlywithdrawal.IRACDissubject toeligibilityrequirements.OernotavailabletoPublic Funds,brokers,dealersandother“nancialinstitutions. Feescouldreduceearnings.Oersubjecttochangewithoutnotice.OergoodatlocationsinFloridaonly. **IRACDmustbeopenedinpersonandcannotbeopenedonline. StartearningtodaywithBankOZK!VisitoneofourPortCharlotteorPuntaGorda locationsoropenanaccountonline atozk.com** 8-MONTHCDORIRACD**SPECIAL5 . 5 . 13-MONTHCDORIRACD**SPECIAL 0 0 3 0 adno=3917357-1 adno=3918702-1 Homesfromthe$100s12116SWCR769,LakeSuzyFL34269ePreserveFlorida.com"Notavailableon$155,814house.ModelCenterOpen9-5Daily844.935.0264Florida'sNewest 55+ActiveManufacturedHomeCommunity UPTO$40,000OFFON8SELECTEDHOMES IMMEDIATEOCCUPANCYAVAILABLE PHASE2 CLOSEOUT SPECIAL$149*permonth

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PAGE 6C SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.com OUR VIEWOUR POSITION: Charlotte County is inundated with important projects that it clearly struggling to get done as it deals with insurance holdups, FEMA and public expectations.Considering the long list of facilities that are closed and the lack of plans or dates for reopening, we looked to Charlotte County government for some answers.Our overall concern was: Is Charlotte County broke? We got a resounding noŽ answer from Brian Gleason, spokesperson for the county. For years, the county has built up a reserve cushion specifically for this type of scenario,Ž he said in an email. So, whats the problem? Even with the logjam of funds requested from FEMA and insurance companies, its alarming that two county recreation centers „ the Ann and Chuck Dever Recreation Center and the Tringali Center in Englewood „ sit idle with no action toward reopening them. The lack of progress on a decision for rebuilding the Cultural Center is frustrating. Rotonda residents have two bridges that need repairs „ work on one is set to start within weeks but the other remains closed with no word on its repair or replacement. Despite work to four-lane Burnt Store Road, those living along the thoroughfare are up in arms over growth and the need for more work, including passage for wild animals. The county finally does now have a plan to renovate the Mid-County Library after mulling over its options for a year. A plan for renovations to the Beach complex on Harbor Boulevard and the construction of a new pool have been topics for seemingly years with no obvious progress. Theres more, but these are the main concerns. So, what gives? Tommy Scott, director of community services for Charlotte County, told us recently the county has approval from insurance companies to begin work on the two Englewood rec centers. He said they just have to hire contractors and get the schedule down before we see action there. As for our other concerns, Gleason had some explanations. The board has directed staff to repair the library. It is covered by insurance,Ž he said in an email. The timeline yet to be determined because we have to go through the usual procurement process (design consultant and contractor). We cant finish redoing the Cultural Center. It is not funded and the board has not given direction on how to proceed. The board will be getting a presentation from our consultant at an upcoming meeting. A consultant presentation is scheduled for an upcoming Chamber of Commerce morning coffee. Funding would have to be IDd, insurance would only cover part of whatever is built there. Sales tax is an option, but the next referendum isnt until 2026. Remember the Cultural Center was a private operation in a county-owned facility. They shut down, not the county. The facility was already a likely teardown without the hurricane.Ž Gleason added that a press release about one Rotonda bridge repair announced it would begin later this month. The other awaits decisions by FEMA, which will only support a fix, and discussion with the MSBU. The county hired an engineering firm to survey the bridge and make recommendations. They recommended replacement. A meeting was scheduled with FEMA this past week. The Burnt Store Road issues have nothing to do with funding. The four-laning was funded by sales tax. The county is currently working with a consultant on the location of an east-west connector between Burnt Store Road and Zemel. Even if BSR widening were moved up, the connector has to be built first.Ž And how about the beach complex? The county just gave a presentation last week about the proposed design for the recreation center. It is a funded sales tax project. The pool will be next (also sales tax funded). The county has always done sales tax projects as the revenue is generated.Ž The updates are appreciated. Its obvious the county has a lot on its plate.Judgment, morals more important than memoryEditor:Do I wish Biden was younger? Certainly. Does he have memory issues? Almost certainly, like so many of us once we reach Medicare age, Trump included. There is a difference between memory and judgment though. For most of us, memory lapses are corrected by family members, friends, etc. Judgment, however, is a result of wisdom gained through lifes experiences, augmented by trusted advisors. Its also guided by ones moral fiber and, in the case of the President, a commitment to the welfare of our country and our allies over all else. Do I wish we had different choices for President than we had four years ago. Again, certainly. However, it looks like we wont. As you evaluate your two choices remember Bidens judgment and effectiveness. He inherited a global pandemic and its resulting global inflation. Add to that a political divide that renders Congress almost inoperative. He was able to get bipartisan legislation passed in terms of infrastructure, economic recovery, microchip manufacturing and aid to Ukraine to name a few. He was able to rally and solidify NATOs commitment to stopping Putins aggression, supporting democracy around the world over authoritarianism. Contrast this to his apparent opponent who couldnt pass legislation that addressed our infrastructure needs, over-ride Obamacare (thankfully) as promised or pass meaningful immigration reform, all in spite of his party controlling both houses of Congress. And now he blocks bipartisan immigration reform and denigrates NATO while encouraging Putin. If you worry about age and memory, remember judgment and effectiveness.Bob Tompkins Rotonda WestKansas City shootings indicative of our nationEditor:I grew up in Detroit and was an avid fan of the Detroit Tigers. When the Tigers won the 1968 World Series after being behind three games to one and after the devastating race riots of1967, it seemed as if a dream had come true. The night of the last game, downtown Detroit once again experienced riots and destruction with many stores being vandalized, cars burned, and a senior citizen tour bus being overturned. From then on, my enthusiasm for professional sports waned. Detroit could not sustain winning titles if it meant continued destruction. My one remaining sports interest was the Detroit Lions. This year I followed them religiously until the championship game, when leading by 17 points at halftime, they lost the game by 3 points. Perhaps the loss was a blessing in disguise. Seeing what happened in Kansas City during their celebration, I am relieved that Detroit lost sparing Detroiters a similar fate. In KC, ubiquitous guns did what guns do and one person was killed, and 22 others were wounded, including 9 children. I imagine that there are many Kansas Citians who wish that San Fransisco had won the Super Bowl Game. No place or event is safe if we remain a country in which guns are virtually unregulated.Don Van Den Berghe Rotonda WestActions always speak louder than wordsEditor:In the old days, Do as I say, not as I doŽ worked for parents, community leaders and politicians. No more, because of 24-hour television, cell phones, and internet. Now its Actions speak louder than words.Ž So, lets look at whos running for president: Who has lied about his bank accounts, his business ventures and his life? Who has served our country in various capacities since the 70s? Who believes he has executive privilege and immunity because he was president and had no role in Jan. 6, doesnt have to obey laws, and will pardon those who are his cohorts. Who doesnt need immunity or others help because he obeys the laws? Who doesnt believe in paying his bills and took money from foreign countries while in the Whtie House, so he can live large like its his money? Who allowed his children and family to do the same? Who files his tax forms on time and his life is pretty much an open book? Who helped his son with a car loan while his son was under the influence of drugs? Who lost a son while serving his country? Who got out of serving because of a bone spur, but he can golf, and calls those who have served our country stupid for dying, or weak for joining?Ž Who doesnt have a clue about U.S. history, policies, never did learn about what it takes to be a good person, much less president and is too old to learn? Who knows more in his one finger than 45 knows at all? Remember actions speak louder than words! Do your actions speak for you?Helen Tiistola Punta GordaWe must protect US by helping UkraineEditor:After much bipartisan work, the U.S. Senate created historic changes to our immigration laws. As part of that compromise, Republicans agreed to funding for Ukraine. Ukraine stands between us and war with Russia. At the urging of Trump, the Republicans did not keep their word. They put allegiance to Trump above country „ endangering our country, Europe and the world. Putin seized Crimea and attempted to seize Ukraine. The Ukrainian people said no. The U.S., Europe and other neutral countries understood how dangerous it would be to their own safety to allow Putin to seize Ukraine. They got behind Ukraine. The global wheat crisis, precipitated by Russia, quickly showed how damaging it would be if Ukraine lost. In addition to wheat, Russia would gain access to the largest source of untapped lithium in Europe, along with large deposits titanium and iron. Another U.S. enemy, China, would also gain this access. Ukrainian people have suffered greatly during this war fighting a battle vitally important to our safety. If Ukraine falls and Russia attacks a country in NATO, our country will be pulled into a war with Russia. It is the sworn duty of all members of the Senate and House to protect us. Failure to provide funding to Ukraine is walking away from that critical responsibility. Call your senators and representative. Tell them to put protecting our country first.Nancy J. Shoemaker EnglewoodIvy League support for Hamas is just stupidEditor:The supporting and praising of hideous murder of babies and rape of little girls by the Ivy League university professors and students with their incestuous league with the terrorist of Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthi backed by Iran. What is the country becoming? Higher education does not breed intelligence or provide wisdom. People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.Ž „ Ralph Waldo Emerson The stupidity of the current universities is unfathomable. I used the word stupidityŽ because it is their frame of mind, their Marxist attitude. Ignorance can be cured with knowledge, but stupidity is with you forever and has no cure. Always speak truth to stupidity. You are what you think, in other words, what you fill your mind with shapes your reality. God promised Israel to Abraham over 4,000 years ago; Moses over 3,000 years ago. Dont ivy league professors know the Israelites are Gods chosen people and Jesus was a Jew? Palestine did not exist until 35 AD, when Roman Emperor Hadrian renamed Israel for the Philistines to Palestine. Islam has been at war with our freedom of thought, since it started 1,400 years ago. Thomas Jefferson confronted the Islamic Barbery Pirates with the inception of the U.S. Marines copulating with the Battle in Tripoli. Then again 80 years ago, the German Nazis tried to exterminate the Jews. Didnt work then and will not work now. Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth.Ž „ George OrwellTerry M. Campbell Port Charlotte PUBLISHERGlen NickersonCOMMENTARY EDITORJohn HackworthV i ew p o i n t LETTERS TO THE EDITORCharlotte County has many irons in the fire 2 0 2 4 _ 0 2 _ 1 8 _ o t c _ e n c _ 0 6 . p d f 1 1 7 F e b 2 4 0 1 : 1 9 : 0 5

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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 7C OPINIONSThe official ribbon cutting and open house marking the completion of the Family Services Center was held Thursday. The six-acre campus features two buildings that house 15 community organizations who have committed to an integrated client service model. In our increasingly interconnected world, addressing social services requires a strategic and multifaceted approach. The Family Services Center will provide a centralized location for local governments and nonprofit organizations to take on pivotal roles in supporting individuals and families, particularly when it comes to addressing trauma and its far-reaching effects. Collaborating not only enhances effectiveness and efficiency of services, but also fosters resilience and stability within the community. By working together, clients achieve stability much faster. Every agency at the Family Services Center has committed to a trauma-informed approach to assisting clients. Each day, our partners and staff see the widespread impact of trauma and seek to understand, recognize, and respond appropriately to its effects. We have worked to make this campus welcoming and emphasize safety, trustworthiness, collaboration, empowerment and cultural sensitivity in delivering services. Historically, local government agencies and nonprofit organizations have often operated in silos, with limited communication and collaboration. This fragmented approach can result in an impersonal experience with duplicated efforts, gaps in services and inefficient use of resources. Moreover, it fails to address the interconnected nature of social issues, including trauma, which requires a holistic and coordinated response. By collaborating and co-locating on one campus, local government agencies and nonprofit organizations can leverage their respective strengths and resources to provide more comprehensive and effective support to our residents in need. Nonprofits often possess specialized expertise, community connections, and flexibility in service delivery, while local governments bring institutional support and infrastructure. Together, they now offer a system of care that addresses the diverse needs of our county, which is reflected in our shared purpose: Strengthening the fabric of our community by empowering people to help themselves and each other. With the completion of the second building, space is available for additional leased partners. Organizations are invited to submit an application for consideration of tenancy at the Family Services Center for the purpose of integration with other health and human services organizations. The selected organizations will join 15 other agencies delivering coordinated services to youth, families, seniors, disabled adults and veterans. Space is limited. Applications and requirements are available on the Family Services Center page on the county website at www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov/FSC.Readers may reach Charlotte County Human Services Director Carrie Walsh at Carrie.Walsh@CharlotteCountyFL.gov.County celebrates completion of Family Services Center CARRIE WALSH Charlotte County Human Services Director When we created the city of North Ports Strategic Vision Plan in 2022, the City Commission identified six pillarsŽ that would be our organizations most important areas of focus. All of our priorities, projects and initiatives would tie back to one or more these pillars, the building blocks of what we do „ Safe Community,Ž Quality of Life,Ž etc. Since then, as the Commission refined its priorities, it became clear that one of our pillars, Environmental Resiliency and Sustainability,Ž probably wasnt getting the attention it deserved. We identified the preservation of our environment as something that is important to us as a community, and we sought to be a role model in this area, but we really werent dedicating the kinds of coordinated resources needed to truly be effective. That has changed now with the creation of our new Natural Resources Division. In our last budget cycle, the City Commission supported the addition of this new team, made up of arborists, environmental planners and specialists who are experts in their field. Together, the group has more than 100 years of experience, and they have worked for cities, counties, state and federal agencies and in the private sector. The creation of the division shows that we mean business when it comes to our environment. North Port already had environmental regulations and protections in place, including the updated tree ordinance the city adopted in 2022, to help preserve our natural resources and be more sustainable as a community. However, we didnt have the dedicated resources or people power to truly make a difference while keeping pace with North Ports rapid growth. We cant stop development, even if we wanted to, due to private property rights and a state law that prevents us from adopting a moratorium on construction. We also cant put the genie back in the bottle, build a fence around North Port and prevent people from moving to this amazing community we all enjoy. What we can do is help to foster responsible growth and protect our environment, and that is exactly what our Natural Resources team is here to help with. Instead of just allowing developers to clear-cut lots and write a check for the citys tree fund, our new team is out there reviewing plans, enforcing regulations and educating builders about how they can save trees and wildlife habitats. Often, a developer can actually preserve heritage trees and other valuable ecological resources and save money doing so. The Natural Resources team is also being proactive, meeting with local environmental groups and attending events to educate the public. And they want to hear your ideas and priorities for the environment, too. Theyre hosting a Coffee & ConservationŽ listening tour event on Feb. 20 at Morgan Family Community Center, 6207 W. Price Blvd., with sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and more events to follow. You can also reach them at NaturalResources@NorthPortFL. gov. Your thoughts „ and North Ports environment „ are important to us.NORTH PORT UNITED TOURThe next stop on our North Port UnitedŽ Tour is scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at North Port Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail. Join North Port Forward and the citys leadership team as we provide updates on our projects and initiatives and answer your questions. The event is free to attend, but registration is required at NorthPortForward.com/events. I hope to see you there!Jerome Fletcher is the North Port City Manager. He can be reached at jetcher@ NorthPortFL.gov.North Ports Natural Resources team gives environment a boost JEROME FLETCHER North Port City Manager With all the changes modern life is bringing us, heres one that makes me sad: romance is dying. Here are some interesting romance trends, as reported in CNN health: The percentage of Americans who dont have a steady partner is up 50% since 1986. Americans are less likely to have sex than at any point since 1989. Fewer Americans celebrated Valentines Day now than they did at the end of the 2000s. Psychology Today reports that millennials between the age of 27 and 42 are resisting entering into serious relationships because they may involve love.Ž With many millennials up to their ears in college debt and children of divorced parents, love is often perceived by members of that generation as a luxury they cannot afford, or as a foolish enterprise on which to embark,Ž says Psychology Today. Its heartbreaking to see so many people so cynical at such a young age. Their lack of hopefulness is costing them so many opportunities, including the opportunity to experience lasting love. Pursuing lasting love is risky. It means you must open yourself up to the possibility of tremendous hurt. But as the great poet Tennyson wrote, Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.Ž Love is one of the strongest feelings or emotions a human can know, yet strong feelings have been on the outs since the early 1970s, according to Manhattan Institute scholar Kay S. Hymowitz. A Wall Street Journal article she wrote in 1995, notes Psychology Today, argues that strong feelings, such as love, became frowned upon as far back as the early 1970s, partly as a result of the feminist movement. Terms such as boyfriend,Ž girlfriend,Ž datingŽ and commitmentŽ started losing favor, as they limited ones personal freedom. Fast forward to 2024 and the rigidŽ past in which couples courted with the end goal of marriage has given way to a meaningless hookup culture that robs individuals of experiencing a deep, lasting, highly-satisfying connection with another human being. We need only examine modern love songs to see how well the hookup culture is working out. Consider the lyrics to Dean Martins 1953 hit song, Thats Amore.Ž When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie Thats amore When the world seems to shine like youve had too much wine Thats amore The longing for an innocent, romantic love was very strong in 1953, when my mother and father were courting „ their love story still fills their offspring with tremendous joy and satisfaction. How do Dinos innocent, hopeful lyrics compare with those of modern love songs? Lets take a look at Billboards top three Hot 100 SongsŽ for 2023: Number 1: Last Night,Ž by Morgan Wallen, shares the details of a whiskey-fueled argument a fellow had with his girlfriend, who slammed the door in his face on the way out. Number 2: Flowers,Ž by Miley Cyrus, is about a woman who leaves her man and convinces herself she doesnt need him because she can hold her own hand and love herself better than he can. Number 3: In Kill Bill,Ž by SZA, a woman plots to kill her ex and vows that his new girlfriend is going to be next! Well, there you have it. Modern love songs capture well the sorry state of romance in 2024. And now you know why the death of romance is making me so sad.Purcell, creator of the infotainment site ThurbersTail.com, which features pet advice hes learning from his beloved Labrador, Thurber, is a Pittsburgh TribuneReview humor columnist. Email him at Tom@TomPurcell.com.We are experiencing too much loveless romance in the US TOM PURCELL Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The city of Punta Gorda has a rich history passed on through the generations. Many organizations have had a hand in preserving our history, and we are grateful for the work they have done and continue to do. One of our partners in preservation is the Florida Division of Historical Resources. The Division is responsible for preserving and promoting Floridas historical, archaeological, and folk culture resources. The weather in our area is not easy on any of the infrastructure. The cast aluminum signs telling history stories also fall victim to the elements. Fortunately, the Division of Historical Resources covers the restoration of all state historical markers. Their staff recently journeyed to Punta Gorda to refresh some of the local historical markers. One of the refreshed historical markers is located at the City Hall and tells the story of our incorporation. The text reads: Spanish fishermen from Cuba first gave the name Punta GordaŽ to this area in the early 1800s. The city was originally platted as TrabueŽ by Isaac H. Trabue on February 24, 1885. The city of Punta Gorda began when a group of men met in a home on Cross Street and decided that the community should be incorporated. They walked to Pine Level and filed the necessary papers on December 7, 1887.Ž Also located at City Hall is the recently replaced Alber Waller Gilchrist marker. The original 1963 memorial language remains unchanged. A founder of Punta Gorda, he was a resident until his death. Served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives in 1893, 1895, 1903 and was House Speaker in 1905. He resigned as Brig. Gen. of the Florida Militia and enlisted as a private in the U.S. Volunteers during the Spanish-American War. He was discharged a captain. He served as Governor 19091913. Was noted for rugged honesty, good humor, and concern for others. Gilchrist County was named for him.Ž Also located downtown is the Hector House Plaza: The Founding of Punta Gorda marker. The newly painted marker shares the story of the 34 men, who were made up of a diverse group of landlords, tenants, merchants, and workers, some white and some Black, who passed the articles of incorporation. The documents were filed at Pine Level, the county seat, on Dec. 7, 1887. The markers new paint makes it easy to read the entire story. Another refreshed marker is located at Ponce de Leon Park, with an address of 3400 Ponce de Leon Parkway. Initially installed in 2004, the marker is entitled Columbus G. Mcleod Protector of Plumed Birds. Many wading birds can be seen here, largely due to the sacrifice of men like Columbus G. McLeod (1848-1908), who gave his life trying to protect them from plume hunters. Ladies hats with exotic bird feathers were high fashion for the late 1800s, and thousands of birds were slaughtered in Florida for their plumage. The marker shares the following historical information: In 1901 the Audubon Society persuaded the state to adopt laws protecting Florida wildlife, especially plumage birds. Even so, no funds were allocated. The state, however, agreed to deputize two wardens hired by the Audubon Society. The danger of this work was evidenced when Guy M. Bradley, charged with protecting the Everglades area, was found shot to death near Flamingo on July 8, 1905. Columbus G. McLeod of Placida, charged with protecting to rookeries here in northern Charlotte Harbor, disappeared under suspicious circumstances and was presumed murdered on Nov. 30, 1908. This second death of an Audubon warden sparked a national campaign against the wearing of feathers, and shifted public sentiment in favor of stronger enforcement of wildlife protection laws and the prosecution of plume hunters. Today we enjoy the beauty of our Florida wading birds largely because of these men.Ž The markers are just one aspect that adds to the quality of life we enjoy in the city of Punta Gorda. Additional historical resources and organizations are listed at https://www.ci.punta-gorda.fl.us/ about/history.For any further inquiries, you may reach City Manager Greg Murray at citymgr@ cityofpuntagorda.com or call the general oce line at 941-575-3302.Historic markers tell the story of Punta Gorda GREG MURRAY Punta Gorda City Manager

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PAGE 8C SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comThe family of Miracle NaShae Lenox sadly announces her passing af ter a short stay at John Hop kins All Childrens Hospital on Wednesday, Febru ary 7, 2024. Miracle was beloved by all who knew her, including her family members, neighbors, classmates, and teach ers at LaMarque Elementary School. Miracle was active in school activities such as safety patrol, drama, Venice Theatre classes, Art Center classes, Big Brothers, Big Sisters group, and Faith formation Class at Epiphany Cathedral. Miracle was a rare flower and a free spirit, to say the least. Wise beyond her years, she brought unmeasured joy and happiness to all she met, pets as well as people. Miracles enlightened sense of humor, justice, and compassion are her legacy. She will be missed greatly by all the lives she touched who were fortunate to be in her glorious orbit. Miracle is survived by her mother, Kelly House, stepmother, Michelle Murphy, father, John Lenox, sister, Zariah House, and loving family members. The Northern Lights have gained the brightest star yet, and Miracle will live on in all our hearts. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Suncoast Humane Society, 6781 San Casa Drive, Englewood, FL 34224. Miracle NaShae LenoxDavid Phillips Good, 82, of Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024. David was a USMC helicopter and Jet Pilot in the Vietnam Era and is a retired Northwest Airlines pilot. He was a local realtor of 25 years in Port Charlotte, a friend to many who enjoyed boating and golfing outings as well as local Veterans clubs. David is survived by his son Michael and grandson Austin, brother Bill and wife Leslie, sister Lori and family, Stepmother Vivian, girlfriend Jackie and her son Todd. He will be dearly missed. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2024, from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Eagles of Port Charlotte. The Veterans Memorial Service will be held at a later date on or before the anniversary of his Death. David Phillips Good Featured EventsNAACP Black History Month Spaghetti Dinner Charlotte County NAACP Branch 5093-B will celebrate Black History Month on Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 4-7 pm. The event will be held at the Cooper Street Rec Center, 650 Mary Street, Punta Gorda, FL. This event will be a FUNDRAISING SPAGHETTI DINNER. Adults $15, Seniors $10, Children $5 Anyone interested in learning more about our local NAACP is welcome. Historical Americana through Pictures Photographer Jayne Galye displays photographs of Americana throughout the United States. Tuesday Feb. 20th 3pm-5pm at Port Charlotte Library 2280 Aaron Street Port Charlotte, 33952. 941-764-5562. Free Event no Reservations needed. The Charlotte Chorale presents; Say It With MusicŽ. Join The Charlotte Chorale for an unforgettable evening Saturday February 24, 4 PM Burnt Store Presbyterian Church, 11330 Burnt Store Rd. This enchanting evening will showcase the talent and versatility of the Charlotte Chorale as they breathe new life into classic songs that have stood the test of time. This concert promises to transport the audience to different eras, allowing them to relive the magic of these iconic compositions. Tickets: Adults $25 Students $10. 941-204-0033 FREE Lecture-ŽFloridas Role in the American Civil WarŽ Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 7 PM, UUCOV Sponsored by Venice Area Historical Society* Presented by Professor James MikeŽ Denham, Ph.D. Mr. Denham is a professor of history and director of the Lawton M. Chiles Jr. Center at Florida Southern College, where he has taught since 1991. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice, 1971 Pinebrook Rd., Venice, FL 34292 Seating is limited. Please plan to arrive early. *The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series is funded by the Bill Jervey Charitable Foundation. Venice Shrine Club The Venice Shrine Club meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at our bldg. located at 91 S. Auburn Rd, Venice, Fl, 34292. Our next lunch/stated meeting will be this coming Tuesday starting at 11 AM with a social hour. For further information, please contact Bob Collins, Secretary, at (352) 391-7081 or bobcollins45@mac.com or go to www. veniceshrineclub.org. All Shriners in the area are welcome!Ž PAID ADVERTISEMENTS COMMENTARYDid you happen to catch the best Super Bowl commercial last weekend? If you are thinking of the brilliant Dunkin Donuts one, thats not it. My vote goes to the one that features ALICE (those in our community who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) obscure and most likely missed, perhaps because it was only online due to the cost of commercials. The ads tagline gets right to the point, While youre enjoying the matchup, remember the food service workers, ticket takers, game day merchandisers, janitors, and countless others working hard this Sunday and every day, yet struggling to afford the basics. #UnitedForALICE #ThankALICE.Ž Over the last three weeks, I have had the opportunity to experience and listen to many perspectives on just this. In as many weeks, three different events, including a coaching session for local businesses through our United at Work program, the National ALICE Summit, and then regionally the 2Gen Summit hosted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. With my word of the year, listen,Ž I could do nothing but that. Still processing, I am struck with this one thing. Every single person has others who have marked the path for them. It can be good, it can be bad, and it can be the most life producing directional event needed to set that trajectory of success. One after another, through these events, I heard revered leaders speak of lessons they learned along the way, of the grit it took to rise up as ALICE seeking a better life for their family, stopping the generational process ensuring future success and thriving. People, just like me and you, were the one thing consistent among them all. I wish I could list all the examples here. Several stopped me in my tracks. Steve Pemberton, author of The Lighthouse Effect,Ž stated Those who wrote my case file never saw who came into my life. My lighthouses bent the arc of my life. None of us forget who sees us first. There are lives counting on our examples. It is my responsibility to be a beacon for others.Ž In his amazing testimony at the ALICE summit, he shared of those beacons, the one who kept bringing him books and how the books did not judge him. Another speaker from the 2Gen Summit shared that it was not only about where they are going to live (which we know is incredibly important) but how they are living and finding the stars in their eyes. Listen to more than just my lights are off. We have more to share than just that.Ž A panel of mothers who shared their lived expertiseŽ highlighted how they are working to understand how they fit into the community and how to move across it to achieve their goals. The voices of these women will stay with me for a long time inspiring me as a community stakeholder to help identify tools to alleviate barriers for families we serve. ALICE does not identify as ALICE. She or he just knows theyre working really hard to realize their dreams. What does it take for dreams to be realized? Simply put, people investing in them, providing resources, networking, access „ some refer to this as social capital. My question for you as you read this. Who was your beacon, your lighthouse? Dont just pass by this moment. Really think about who that was and what they gifted you with. Then go and be that for someone else. It can be as simple as asking the restaurant server how they are doing. There is a whole community of folks hungry to be seen and heard. Please take a moment to review some current opportunities and join our list to learn of future options. We are currently seeking reading buddies as well as volunteers to be phone friends to a senior. If you would like to join us, simply visit unitedwayccfl.org/lighthouse.For more information about United Way of Charlotte Countys mission, contact Angie Matthiessen, executive director. She can be reached at director@ unitedway cc.org.Musings of a listening soulBeing a lighthouse for those in our community FILE PHOTO BY SUE PAQUINDella Booth and Marjorie Benson attend the fifth annual Beaujolais event in 2018 hosted by the United Way of Charlotte County at The Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda. The 2024 event is set. ANGIE MATTHIESSEN AREA NEWS BRIEFS Secrets of the Underground RailroadNORTH PORT „ The Underground Railroad was a network of safe houses to lead escaping slaves from the South to the North and eventually to freedom that used songs and quilt patterns. Host Alice White will present Secrets of the Underground Railroad „ Revealed,Ž a program that includes music, visuals, quilts and displays that show how those secret messages were conveyed. Two programs will be presented at the Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port. For adults, 3 p.m. Feb. 22, and for children 10:30 a.m. Feb. 24. The childrens program will include a coloring activity. For more information about the programs, call 941468-2486.Sunlight Mission Health Fair and Cookout PORT CHARLOTTE „ Charlotte County Libraries & History will host the second annual Sunlight Mission Health Fair and Cookout event from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Port Charlotte Public Library, 2280 Aaron St. The community event is for homeless, low-income and financially at-risk residents in Charlotte County. Services available include haircuts, blood pressure and blood sugar checks, substance and alcohol abuse courses, health insurance, mobile showers, immunizations and employment assistance.STAFF REPORTENGLEWOOD „ Kristina Watts, Business Relationship banker and vice president with Crews Bank & Trust, is celebrating her 20-year anniversary with the institution. Watts joined the bank in 2005, bringing 17 years of general merchandising, service management and training experience from her home state of Vermont, according to a release from Crews. She earned an American Institute of General Banking degree in 2010. Kristina has made so many connections in this area over the past 20 years,Ž Market President Joe Cataldo said. She has earned a reputation as being knowledgeable and dependable; the people and businesses of the greater Englewood area know that if shes managing their banking needs, they are in great hands.Ž Watts assists the banks business customers with a variety of financial solutions, ranging from small business loans, commercial real estate loans, to merchant services and convenience banking. Her availability and willingness to help business owners and nonprofits earned her the sobriquet Watts on Demand.Ž She has been a longtime member of the Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce and has served on their board of directors. Watts is a 2009 graduate of Leadership Englewood and has served six years on the chamber board as vice president of Leadership. She currently serves as Community Service Chair for the Rotary Club of Englewood, which awarded her the Leo PeteŽ Cypher Service Above Self Award and Presidents Award and named her a Paul Harris Fellow +1 for her contributions to the Rotary Foundation. She also serves on the board of directors of Boca Cares, a philanthropic organization comprised of residents, friends, and business partners of the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club. Since its formation in late 2018, Boca Cares has awarded over $275,000 in grants to more than 25 local charities in the Englewood and Venice area. I am devoted to this community,Ž Watts said. Working with these organizations is my way of contributing back. I am grateful to be a part of such a supportive community.Ž Watts can be contacted at kmwatts@crews.bank or by calling 941-473-2713.Kristina Watts celebrates 20 years at Crews Bank & Trust Watts JAMESW.MALLONEE,P.A.LAWOFFICEJAMESW.MALLONEEPROBATEWILLS/TRUSTS MEDICAIDPLANNINGREALESTATEOfceHours…MondaythruFriday,9:00AMto5:00PM946TamiamiTrail,#206,PortCharlotte,FL33953871VenetiaBayBlvd.Suite#225,Venice,FL34285 (941)207-2223www.jameswmallonee.com(941)206-2223 adno=3917470-1

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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 9CELAINE ALLENEMRICHSTAFF WRITERNORTH PORT „ So many new people are using the Awaken Outreach food pantry that its leader needs more volunteers and funding. Its just been nonstop since the pandemic,Ž Larry Grant said. Then, after Hurricane Ian, we saw families weve never seen before.Ž Now, new issues have hit North Ports only food pantry, located at 4940 Pan American Blvd. Because more than 750 vehicles drive through the parking lot from 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, during the weekly giveaways, Awaken must pay $2,500 a month for traffic control from offduty police. The pantry is also tasked with paying All Faiths Food Bank for food items, some of which were free during the pandemic and Hurricane Ian in 2022. These are monthly expenses that have become overwhelming,Ž said Grant, who leads an all-volunteer team. Our volunteers are doing all they can to keep the pantry going. We have a lot of groups who partner with us to serve 14,000 people each month.Ž Grant is teaming with the Atlanta Braves for a new fundraiser, he said. Grant and the Outreach crew are invited to work the parking lot doing traffic control at CoolToday Park, 18800 West Villages Parkway, in Wellen Park, for its upcoming spring training schedule. The stadium enlists nonprofits to work food concessions, parking and in other areas to earn money for their causes. Some of the games happen about the same time that church volunteers are cleaning up after the food giveaways. Therefore, they cant be in two places at once, Grant said. We need a team of people to get trained to work these 17 games,Ž he said. There is a chance to be trained as a volunteer „ from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday „ and additional opportunities coming up. Awaken needs 15 volunteers per game for four hours. After parking is done, volunteers can watch the game for free,Ž he said. We would love for those who can help to partner with us in raising funds to serve our community.Ž Those interested in volunteering can sign up at: tinyurl.com/3btkb34v For more information, call 941-549-3902.Email: elaine.allen@yoursun. comAwaken Outreach needs ball park volunteersPantry effort inundated with people needing food PHOTO PROVIDED Volunteers help at Awaken Church food pantry in North Port during a recent giveaway. STAFF REPORTPUNTA GORDA „ The Florida International Air Show recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte branch of the American Association of University Women. Connie Hite, the airshows volunteer director, thanked the AAUW for providing 26 volunteers for the event in November 2023. AAUW members will also help out at the 2024 airshow. The AAUW will use the money for its scholarship fund. Scholarships are given to Charlotte County women who had an interruption in their education and are enrolled in a degree-granting program, according to a news release. Scholarship applications are available at local Florida colleges and universities, or by contacting Kathleen Campanirio of AAUW at 508-878-9160. The scholarship application deadline is April 2.Florida International Air Show donates $1K to AAUW PHOTO PROVIDEDFrom left, Carolyn Brox, Gloria Pearse, Mary Lou Proudfoot Kennedy, Georgia Narsavage, Florida International Air Show volunteer director Connie Hite, Sherry Olmsted, Mary Fleenor, Kathy Campanirio, Shirley Brewer, Jen Verreaux, Martha Hoover and Sharon Astle. a d n =XN 9154 SUNNewsMedia FLORIDA owe e e by*TheGrill1951dinner-for-fourgiftcerticatedoesnotin udetax,gra erages. oRE andWINwit y JAN.29-FEB.27,2024 Itsourannual$5,000CarPaymentsforaYearSweepstakes! o ee . v nne * . ,CLI o S a n . s a d no=3917896-1 ToledoBlade WeightLossRapid Weight LossAnnetteNeumann,D.O.BoardCerti“edFamilyMedicine(941)889-6915 17940ToledoBladeBlvd.,PortCharlotte CallNOWforYourFREEConsultation M edicall pervisedadno=3917624-1 NEW MEDICATIONS AVAILABLE! Affordable LivingTrustsNowtheresnoexcuseforyouandyour familynottobene“tfromtheadvantages ofaRevocableLivingTrust--especially ifyouownahomeorcondo.SinglePerson$495MarriedCouple$595PlusAdditionalIncidentalCostRobertD.SchwartzAttorneyatLawandCPATollFree1-866-34TRUST(348-7878)PaulsonCentre 18245PaulsonDr. Suite107 PortCharlotte,FL33954PremierExecutiveCenter 5237SummerlinCommons Blvd.,Suite322 FortMyers,FL33907AvailablebyappointmentMr.Schwartzsquali“cationsInclude: GraduateofUniv.ofFloridaCollegeofLaww/honors. GraduatedCumLaudefromFloridaStateUniversity. NationalSpeakeronEstate&TaxPlanningThehiringofalawyerisanimportantdecisionthatshouldnotbebased solelyuponadvertisement.Beforeyoudecide,askmetosendyoufree writteninformationaboutmyqualicationandexperience.Žadno=3918739-1 a d no=3916978-1

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | YOURSUN.COM SUN C ommunit y JESS ORLANDOSta WriterROTONDA WEST „ The Brookdale Senior Living center brought back its Health Fair recently after a two-year hiatus. Professionals and community members learned about the facility at 550 Rotonda Blvd. West, while gleaning insights about health related topics. Alicia Green, Brookdale Senior Livings sales and marketing manager, said it happy to hold the fair again. When COVID came along, it ended any outside events happening in the building, so I said why not bring the Health Fair back?Ž Green said. In the past weve had 200 to 250 folks come through, and were hoping for the same turnout today.Ž There were a variety of professionals available at the Health Fair both medical and non-medical, ranging from Charlotte County Sheriffs Office to Seaside Dermatology. I found that this event has been very missed by professionals in the past, so we are going to reintroduce our yearly Health Fair in the hopes to get a lot more people in the building to know what senior living is about,Ž she said. Chelsie Drake, Brookdale Senior Living medical tech, was helping to boost moral and enthusiasm with her hot dog costume. Were really like a family here,Ž Drake said. Hurricane Ian really brought us together.ŽADDICTION RECOVERYDarla Mapes, Englewood Alano Club, had a booth with information on recovery programs and assistance. Shes looking to raise more awareness around addiction related diseases. We really provide all sorts of Health fair offers insightsBrookdale hosts health fair for community members PHOTO BY JESS ORLANDODoris Goodman with BrightStar Care was providing information about home care services offered anywhere between South Sarasota to Punta Gorda.More FAIR | 2D ELAINE ALLENEMRICHSTAFF WRITER PUNTA GORDA „ As water rushed into her home, Angela Hogan was texting Charlotte County Emergency Manager Patrick Fuller on how to best respond to others needs after the storm. Not only did Hurricane Ian rip away parts of Hogans house, but it damaged her bedroom and closets. Hogan is the CEO of the Gulf Coast Partnership Inc., a nonprofit that finds solutions to countywide homelessness and supports the community through emergency situations. The Gulf Coast Partnership recently honored dedicated nonprofits, businesses and first responders who stepped up after Hurricane Ian rocked Charlotte County. Hundreds gathered at the Community Leaders Breakfast at the Charlotte Harbor Event Center in Punta Gorda. Fuller and others spoke about the response, aftermath and resilience after the hurricane. We didnt have enough affordable housing prior to the storm,Ž he said. We know that and we lost and very critical senior housing. So its going to take us some time to rebuild.Ž Fuller said the county is also still working on addressing putting shelters in higher elevations. Anything we can do to mitigate out the risk of storm surge is something that is in my mind isnt worthwhile,Ž Fuller said. We are well on our way to recovery, but this is a long road ahead.Ž Hogan said despite being personally impacted by the hurricane, she and others on the Gulf Coast Partnership and the countys Mass Care team wanted to help others after the storm. Its why the winner of the Community Champion Leader award was presented to the Mass Care Team of Charlotte County Emergency Management. The team consists of Fuller, Hogan, Charlotte County Human Services Director Carrie Walsh, Public Works director John Elias, Community Services Director Tommy Scott, and Joseph Pepe, Charlotte Countys Health Department administrator.HOSPITAL HONOREDAlso honored with the Shining Star award was ShorePoint Health for its staffs dedication during and after the hurricane. According to the hospital, some of the staff members didnt go home for days after the storm. They had damaged homes, but remained away from their families and at work. It was the only hospital open within a 30-mile radius, including after the hurricane hit a neighboring hospital in Port Charlotte. The outstanding employer winner was awarded to Publix for helping the vulnerable community after the storm. Community leaders honored at breakfast SUN PHOTO BY ELAINE ALLENEMRICHMembers of the Mass Care Team given the Community Leadership award include Charlotte County Human Services Director Carrie Walsh, John Elias, Public Works director, Patrick Fuller, emergency manager, Angela Hogan, CEO „ Gulf Coast Partnership, Inc. and Joseph Pepe, Charlotte County Health Department administrator. Their award was announced by Punta Gorda Lt. Justin Davoult at the breakfast.More LEADERS | 2DELAINE ALLENEMRICHSTAFF WRITER CLEVELAND „ Another new Dollar General opened in the Punta Gorda area. Staff is still adding items to the shelves and freezers at the Dollar General, 5150 Duncan Road in the Cleveland area of Punta Gorda. This is the third Dollar General store in Punta Gorda, joining locations on Tamiami Trail and on Charlee Road near Burnt Store Marina. In addition to Easter items lining some of the aisles, Dollar General has household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, over-the-counter medicines, hygiene products and baby items. At Dollar General, we believe the addition of each new store provides positive economic growth for the communities we proudly serve,Ž said Matthew Simonsen, Dollar Generals senior vice president. The addition of our new Punta Gorda store highlights our commitment to deliver a pleasant shopping experience that includes great prices on quality products in a convenient location.Ž The retailer has more individual points of produce distribution with tomatoes, onions, New store opens for Cleveland communityThird Dollar General in Punta Gorda area is hiring SUN PHOTO BY ELAINE ALLENEMRICHA new Dollar General in Punta Gorda recently opened on Duncan Road.More DOLLAR | 2D JESS ORLANDO Sta WriterENGLEWOOD „ Carolyn Pope was honored by her fellow Lemon Bay Crew Club members Wednesday night. Her passion for rowing along with a need to share the sport with others led her to start the club nearly 24 years ago. An Englewood native whose family has a strong history in the community, Pope began teaching others how to row at Indian Mound Park after discovering there werent any rowing groups in town, especially for those with little to no experience. We tried to get together a group of four to take it out, but we didnt know anyone who would row with us,Ž Pope said. We got a younger person, their 14-year-old daughter and a photographer, and we took them out in the four.Ž Afterward, Pope began to have beginner rowing lessons on Saturdays. Two more people, Jan Barrett and Eva Johnson, would eventually become close friends with Pope and core members of the Crew Club. These two along with 16 others came,Ž Pope said. It took off from there.Ž Barrett said the first couple of meetings were quite funny, trying to get everyone situated in the boats. We only had eight oars, so the people in the four had skulling oars,Ž Barrett said, laughing. It didnt work very well.Ž The club didnt have lights on their boat back then, and theyd practice at 5 or 6 a.m. We got to the point wed put little flashing red lights on our hats, so people could see us, and then we put lights on the mangroves, so we could get back in,Ž she said. From that it grew and grew, and I often wonder how we made it back in those days.Ž President Linda McGinley wanted to honor the hard work and Carolyn Pope honored by rowing clubLemon Bay Crew Club gets new eight-seater, names it after groups founder SUN PHOTO BY JESS ORLANDOCarolyn Pope closes the naming ceremony by breaking a bottle of champagne attached to the new eight-person rowing shell.More POPE | 2D

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PAGE 2D SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comrecovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous,Ž Mapes said. The nonprofit holds monthly potlucks along with a meeting space for groups to talk. I think people pass over us a lot,Ž she said. Its important to support our friends and loved ones through hard times.Ž Mapes is seeking donations for a new building. Those interested in helping can contact her at darlamapes@gmail.com or visit englewoodalanoclub.org.MEDICATIONPam Shedosky with Guardian Pharmacy of Southwest Florida was providing information on how senior living center residents receive their medication. We service long-term care like senior living and behavioral health,Ž Shedosky said. The pharmacy is able to work with the care facilities, insurance companies and doctors to be able to make sure residents are able to have all of their updated medication. Guardian Pharmacy provides daily deliveries and 24/7 services in case a resident needs an emergency prescription. We try to take the burden off of the families, because they have so much going on already,Ž she said. Its website is guardianpharmacyswfl.com.AT HOME CAREDoris Goodman, with BrightStar Care, offered information on home care services, ranging from companion care to skilled care. The company is award winning for their service quality. We have companion care which is like driving them to places like the doctor, help with housekeeping, keep them company and supervise them,Ž Goodman said. Personal care is usually for people who have come from the hospital or rehab and have a fall risk.Ž Goodman said that sometimes its better for an individual to be in a familiar setting like their home to minimize anxiety after a surgery. Certified professionals can help with bathing, dressing and feeding. Its to keep them safe inside of their homes,Ž she said. Goodman said the home care company services anywhere from South Sarasota to Punta Gorda. For more information, visit brightstarcare.comDNA KITSTammy Wilkie, with Charlotte County Sheriffs Office, provided demonstrations on at-home DNA kits to help families find loved ones if they wander off or go missing. Youve got someone who wanders, and you can help them by taking getting their DNA, so that one of our bloodhounds can pick up their scent,Ž Wilkie said. The bloodhound is able to pick up the scent from the DNA and find the trail of the missing person. Its very new-age,Ž Wilkie said. Its very simple, and we do it a lot with the resource officers at school for the kids.Ž Wilkie said that CCSO got a grant for the kits. All you have to do is go to a district office, and fill out a form so I know who has them,Ž she said. For more information, contact CCSO at 941-639-2101.Fair/from 1D ST. VINCENT DE PAUL RECOGNIZEDSt. Vincent de Paul also received the Shining Star award for compassionate service to Charlotte County residents in need. The Gulf Coast Partnership said the groups dedication to alleviating hardship embodies the best of community spirit.Ž This recognition is a reflection of the unwavering commitment of our volunteers and partners to serve those in need, especially during times of crisis,Ž President Jerry Presseller said. After the hurricane, St. Vincent de Paul volunteers helped survivors with food, water, clothing, bedding and other household furnishings for those who lost belongings to flooding. The collaborative spirit demonstrated throughout our emergency response efforts underscores the power of community solidarity,Ž past President Gary Moerke said. Together, we have made a meaningful difference in the lives of those affected by Hurricane Ian.ŽEmail: elaine.allen@yoursun.comLeaders/from 1Dapples, strawberries, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lemons, limes, salad mixes, and more. Dollar General stores also carry the top 20 items typically sold in traditional grocery stores, which cover approximately 80 percent of the produce categories most grocery stores traditionally provide. In January, Dollar General surpassed a milestone by offering fresh produce options in more than 5,000 nationwide stores. We are constantly looking for ways to better serve our customers and one of our top priorities is to ensure the communities we call home have access to fresh, affordable, and convenient food options,Ž said Emily Taylor, Dollar General executive vice president. The new store will employ about 10 local residents. Dollar General also supports literacy and education initiatives through the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. (With) the addition of the Punta Gorda store ... schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of the store can apply for Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants,Ž Taylor said. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, visit www.dgliteracy.com.Email: elaine.allen@yoursun. comDollar/from 1D dedication Pope has put into helping others learn how to row by naming the clubs brand new eight-person shell after Pope. Its because of you that nearly 25 years ago, you introduced the sport of rowing to Englewood,Ž McGinley said. Pope worked hard to get the word out about rowing in Englewood from from Tampa all the way to Naples. She told McGinley when they met that rowing is nothing without the people involved. One of the joys of your life through rowing has been the ability to gain friends from all over,Ž McGinley said. Even when you were competing and winning golds at nationals, you said it was the friendships and the feeling of giving to others that meant so much to you.Ž The Crew Club has continued to instill those principles in their members. Those of us at Lemon Bay Crew Club feel incredibly indebted to you because you have given us opportunities of a lifetime,Ž she said. Popes spirit and leadership has provided rowers both new and advanced with the courage to try. You may not know this, but you have created a community for those that have come to the area and are looking for a place to belong,Ž she said. Please except our deepest gratitude because youve given us so much individually and collectively.Ž For more information, visit lbcc.jimdofree.comPope/from 1D O O N S A L E . . . 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PAGE 4D SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comOn June 26, 2023, Arick Baker, a 23-year-old farmer from New Providence, Iowa, went down into an 80,000-bushel grain bin to remove some rotten corn. He was trying to unplug a hole so corn could pass through. Suddenly, an air pocket collapsed, and he was sucked down and engulfed in about 22,000 bushels of corn. Ten seconds later, there was 2 feet of corn above him. No one was around to help. Iowa Falls emergency dispatchers received a call and sent out a crew. As firefighters removed grain from around Baker, more grain took its place. They had to cut holes into the sides of the bin so grain would fall out. Miraculously, Arick was rescued from his grave of grain by the hard work of the responders and because he was wearing a ventilation mask. In the book of Genesis, we read about Joseph who was unjustly accused of attempting to rape his masters wife. Potiphar had him thrown into the dungeon. Lied about and unjustly accused, Joseph found himself in a horrible pit due to no fault of his own. However, we read that Joseph wasnt alone in the pit. Gen. 39:21 says: But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercyƒŽ. God had not forgotten Joseph. He was right there with him in the pit. God graciously rescued Joseph out of the dungeon and allowed him to find favor with the warden. When David was in a pit, he said in Ps. 40:1-2 : I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.Ž Have you ever found yourself in some kind of pit? It may be a pit of a sinful addiction, or the pit of depression, or perhaps the pit of abuse, loneliness, or grief. God gives some amazingly good news for His precious pit people. Not only does He promise to be with us, He is also in the business of rescuing us from our pits. Reach up to Him today!The Rev. Jim Stultz is pastor at Peace River Baptist Church.Rescued from the pitSERMON OF THE WEEK JIM STULTZ STAFF REPORTMURDOCK „ Carl Kerby will bring his Reasons for HopeŽ message to Murdock Baptist Church, March 1-3. Kerby has preaches a message of faith in the Bible and Christ after he once believed in evolution but heard different. He has a strong desire to keep young people, who often walk away from church as they grow older, to realize what they are walking away from. He will speak at 6 p.m. Friday, March 1 on Answering Skeptics,Ž and at 7:15 p.m. on God vs. Nothing,Ž with a question and answer period to follow. On Saturday, March 2, at 9 a.m., his talk is titled There is no Truth ƒ DeBunked,Ž and at 10:15 a.m. on What About fake news?Ž Again there will be a question and answer period from 11:15 a.m. until noon. Finally on Sunday, March 3, he will speak on the Bottom StripŽ of the Christian faith. Murdock Baptist Church, 18375 Cochran Blvd., Port Charlotte, welcomes all to these free events.Carl Kerby to visit Murdock Baptist Church Kerby STAFF REPORTThe Venice CROP Hunger Walk team is celebrating 35 years and $1.3 million raised in Venice for global hunger relief. CROP originated as Christian Rural Overseas Program. The walks parent organization, Church World Service, returns 25% of the money each year to the local CROP team for distribution, which means that since 1989, $333,000 in grants has been awarded to local nonprofits. Venice is the No. 1 CROP Hunger Walk in Florida, No. 7 in the southeast United States and No. 35 out of more than 700 in the U.S. The annual CROP Hunger Concert is at 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at South Venice Baptist Church, 3167 Englewood Road. It will feature a community choir, solos, quartets, piano, guitar and religious and secular music. An ice cream social follows the concert. The event is free but donations will be accepted, with 100% of them being divide among the Center of Hope Church, Trinity Presbyterian Community Assistance Ministry and Venice Community Mobile Meals, aka Meals on Wheels. The 2024 John Clay Memorial Venice CROP Hunger Walk will be on Sunday, Feb. 25. Walkers will gather at 2:30 pm at Grace United Methodist Church, 400 Field Ave. E., Venice. Preand post-walk festivities include a visit from an ice cream truck. The walks goals are 350 walkers and $35,000. To register for the walk or to donate to the Venice CROP effort, visit: bit.ly/3wn9yOi.States top CROP walk event set for February PHOTO COURTESY OF JAN MOOREThe Venice CROP Hunger Walk is set for Feb. 25.Weekly fish fryPORT CHARLOTTE „ Knights of Columbus St. Charles Borromeo holds a fish fry every Friday night, continuing weekly, excluding Good Friday. The Knights will be serving a fish dinner in the Parish Center, 21505 Augusta Ave., Port Charlotte from 5-7 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person and will be sold at the door.Family Movie Night at GCUMCGULF COVE „ Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 S. McCall Road, Port Charlotte, will have a free showing of a surprise family movie. It will be shown at 6 p.m. Friday, inside the church. Bring your own snacks and drinks. Free popcorn will be available. No drop-offs. Call 941-697-1747 or GulfCoveUMC@gmail.com for information.San Antonio Trash and Treasure SalePORT CHARLOTTE „ San Antonio Catholic Church will hold a Trash and Treasure sale from 8 a.m.-noon Feb. 17 at the church, 24445 Rampart Blvd. The sale includes seven rooms with books, household appliances, tools and other items.The Goldtones play at First Presbyterian ChurchPUNTA GORDA „ The Goldtones, a harmony group that sings music from the 50s, 60s and 70s, will perform at 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at First Presbyterian Church of Punta Gorda, 25250 Airport Road, Punta Gorda. Tickets are $15 and are available by calling 941-625-4945 or at the church from 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday.Food drive plannedNORTH PORT „ North Port Community United Church of Christ, 3450 S. Biscayne Drive will have a food drive from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Feb. 19. The church is coordinating with North Ports Salvation Army food bank. Needed are food staples, personal hygiene and toiletries, bottled water, paper products, and school lunch items. Donors can just pull up and church members will take donations. Call the church office, 941-426-5580 for more information.Boy Scout spaghetti fundraiserGULF COVE „ Boy Scout Troop 776 has planned a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for 4-7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 S. McCall Road, in the Gulf Cove area of Port Charlotte. The menu includes spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, meat sauce or regular pasta sauce, dessert, and water, tea, or coffee. Tickets are $15 for adults and youth over 12, and $8 for children 5-12. Kids under 5 eat free. For advance tickets, call Michelle at 941-716-2918, or the church at 941-697-1747 Monday through Thursday. Tickets will also be available in the church office and at the door.Huge Rummage Sale at Englewood MethodistENGLEWOOD „ Englewood Methodist Churchs 38th annual Huge Rummage Sale is set for Feb. 22-24 at the church, 700 E. Dearborn St. Pay a $5 shop-early fee at the early bird pre-sale, from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. There is no admission for the other days. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 and 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 24 Call Cindy at 847-636-0118. Visit www.englewoodmethodist. com for information about the church.Card parties at St. FrancisGROVE CITY „ The Womens Guild of St. Francis of Assisi Church, 5265 Placida Road, Grove City, has monthly card parties the first Wednesday of each month through May. The parties are 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pay $12 for lunch, card play and door prizes. Reserve tables at sfoachurch.com or call 941-697-4899 and press 6 to leave a message with a name and phone number.The Chosen and Bible studyPORT CHARLOTTE „ Wintergarden Presbyterian Church, 18305 Wintergarden Ave., Port Charlotte, is showing The ChosenŽ every Wednesday night. A potluck dinner starts at 5 p.m., followed by the viewing and a Bible study after the episode. For more information, call 941-743-5335.Mothers Helping Mothers at GCUMCGULF COVE „ The Mothers Helping Mothers relief trailer is available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 S. McCall Road. The group offers free clothing for the entire family and other basic necessities. For more information, call 941-697-1747.Church seeking new facilityPORT CHARLOTTE „ The Trinity Anglican Catholic Church is seeking a lease in a church building. The church was lost due to Hurricane Ian. To assist, text or call Bob at 941-661-0948.FREE FOOD The Seventh-day Adventist Community Center has a food pantry every Thursday from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 1655 Taylor Road, Punta Gorda. Drive-thru available. For more information, call 941-916-1332. St. Francis of Assisi Food Pantry, 5265 Placida Road, Grove City, is open 9:15-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Wintergarden Presbyterian, 18305 Wintergarden Ave., Port Charlotte, drive through food pantry is open from noon-4 p.m. Thursday. Free food will be given away from 4-5:30 p.m. every Thursday in a drive-thru at Community Life Center, 19048 Edgewater Drive, Port Charlotte. For more information, call 941-629-0999. Free baked goods will be given away between 9:3010:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Praise Tabernacle, 18350 Edgewater Drive, Port Charlotte. For more information, call 941766-9995.To submit religious news, email newstips@yoursun.com. Submissions will be edited for length. 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PAGE 6D SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comA papaya is not a true tree, but a tree-like or arborescent plant. This large herbaceous plant is relatively shortlived but can be a great producer of high-quality fruit. I have grown them for years with successes and failures along the way. However, the attempt to grow this exotic and much-favored fruit is part of the fun of gardening, and when you do get useable fruit, the reward is spectacular. Papaya originated in Central America but is now grown worldwide in tropical regions. It is a major crop in some areas, even Florida has a small commercial industry. However, the backyard papaya is a worthy and obtainable goal. You can start papaya from seed, or simply buy a plant. Plants from seeds will end up either female, male or bisexual. This must be taken into consideration when starting papayas from seed as sufficient plants will be needed until you are sure of the plant type you have. Your best situation is to have a self-pollinating type (bisexual). A female-only plant will of course need a male plant nearby to allow cross-pollination to occur. If all goes well, a one-foot plant started from seed will develop flowers in about four months. A good papaya plant can produce up to 80 pounds of fruit in a year. Papayas need full sun sites in well-drained soil for best results. They cannot tolerate flooding, so make sure that the planting site is high and dry. Proper fertilization with regular small amounts of nutrients will ensure that the plant grows steadily. Use any of the granular fertilizers suitable for tropical fruit and apply as per label instructions. Young plants should be fed every two weeks with no more than a quarter of a pound of fertilizer „ increase this slightly as the plant grows, and as per label directions. Once the papaya is about seven months old, fertilizing once a month is sufficient. While papaya do not like standing water, they will need to be irrigated regularly to support good growth. Mulch will help retain moisture and suppress weeds. Apply mulch so that it is about 12 inches away from the trunk. Perhaps one of the most easily prevented insect pests is the papaya fruit fly. This fly lays eggs in the fruit which grow into maggots ruining the fruit „ nasty. A simple paper bag placed over the newly developed fruit will serve as a mechanical barrier to keep female fruit flies from inserting eggs. Paint strainer cloth can also be used as a barrier. Other than papaya fruit flies, my worst problems have been the occasional freeze and high winds. Unless your papaya is in a microclimate or an otherwise warm protected area, temperatures down to 31 degrees can cause damage. Papayas will often recover from a light frost in time, but a hard freeze can take a plant out of commission. High winds are no friend of papayas either. When papayas are heavily laden with fruit, they can easily topple over in high winds. Of all the varieties I have tried, red lady has given me the most success. It is self-pollinating and is commonly available at nurseries. Papaya fruit is ready to harvest when between one-tenth and one-third of the peel color has changed to yellow. However, for the best flavor, leave the fruit on as long as possible. Store at room temperature until fully ripe. The ripe fruit will be in good condition for about seven days. If you have fallen green fruit or need to rescue some before a freeze, it can be used like a vegetable. I have had it before, and it reminds me of squash which takes on the flavor of whatever it is cooked with. With some planning and upkeep, you can grow your own papaya and maybe even share one with a neighbor. A plant-ripened papaya from your own backyard is a delicious treat unlike anything else. For more information on all types of tropical and sub-tropical fruit to grow in our area, or to ask a question, you can also call the Master Gardener Volunteer Helpdesk from 1-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 941-764-4340 for gardening help and insight into their role as an Extension volunteer.Ralph E. Mitchell is the director/ horticulture agent for the UF/IFAS Charlotte County Extension Service. He can be reached at 941-7644344 or ralph.mitchell@charlotte county.gov.Fruit tales „ my papaya PHOTO PROVIDEDGreen papaya, not quite ripe. RALPH E. MITCHELL MASTER GARDENER adno=3919678-1 @FloridaLakesSpaWellenPark ThisyearwerehonoringGalentinesDay! 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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 7DDANIEL FINTONSta WriterNORTH PORT „ Heather Jorge is having a shoe drive for blessing bagsŽ that will get fresh footwear for students in need. But she needs donations to make it happen. The former teacher taught in Sarasota and Collier counties for 17 years, but now she volunteers at various schools and is looking to her community to help make a difference. A MakingFLDreams happy hourŽ donation event is set for 6-8 p.m. March 5 at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 5664 Tuscola Blvd., North Port. The blessing bagsŽ she is working to gather will contain a reusable shopping bag to hold the items, along with a pair of new sneakers, a pair of new sandals or slides and a package of new socks. Shoes and socks are needed for the current colder weather, and slides are intended for when the Florida heat returns. Jorge asks that donors label the handle of each bag with the gender and size of the shoes and socks. She also welcomes extras like toys or games. Jorge got the ball rolling on the project by creating the first bags. She said many parents want their childrens sneakers to last for the entire school year, however that rarely happens „ especially not on the frenetic feet of younger students. Many parents simply cannot afford to buy their children new shoes that are sometimes needed in the middle of a school year, despite working multiple jobs, according to Jorge. The experienced teacher has a background garnering baskets of goods, though, so she is confident about the success of the drive and helping those in need. For Thanksgiving, she helped collect 99 blessing basketsŽ that included all the ingredients needed for Thanksgiving dinner along with a gift card to purchase a turkey. She believes that just as everyone deserves a feast at Thanksgiving, all students deserve solid footwear. Kids dont need to come to school with holes in their shoes, or hungry,Ž Jorge said. I just want to help. In a meeting with the school district they said we need shoes, so I said OK,Ž she said. Guidance counselors at various schools in the area will gift bags to families in need. If your child is in need, speak to their school guidance counselor. To RSVP at the Hampton Inn located donation at 5664 Tuscola Blvd., on March 5, visit Docs.google. com/formsLocal students need shoes STAFF REPORTSeveral of the regions students have been honored for academic achievement by various colleges and universities. Aspen Wilhelm of Punta Gorda and Cassandra Heeg of Englewood were named to The University of Alabama Presidents List for fall semester 2023. Caden Marcum of Port Charlotte earned a bachelors degree in business administration in management from Valdosta State University. Ralston Stephenson of Port Charlotte earned an associate of arts degree in foreign language from Georgia State University during the fall 2023 semester. Reece Philip Gross of Port Charlotte and Nathan Robert Hander of Venice, were named to the Deans List of for the fall semester of 2023 at Iowa State University. Gross is a junior studying music. Hander is a junior studying finance. Jonas Sanchez, of Venice, has been named to the Deans List at Bucknell University. Sanchez is a member of the Class of 2027 and has not declared a major. SCHOOL NOTES WEEKLY RECORDMARRIAGES Reisha Singh, Port Charlotte and Alexandre Richer Levasseur, Port Charlotte Danielle Rae Steffen, Punta Gorda and Michael Leonard Emery, Punta Gorda Sierra Nicole Holly, North Port and Noah Christopher Martin, North Port Alexandria Renee South, Englewood and Nicolas Alexis Martinez Rojas, Englewood Luis Ramon Diaz, Port Charlotte and Tammy Lynn Kelsey, North Port Alexander Ramirez, North Port and Mariana Sophia Setti, North Port Adam John Mccarthy, Punta Gorda and Sarah Denise Deschenes, Punta Gorda Deborah Ann Lewis, Union, Nebraska and Bryan James Murdoch, Union, Nebraska Paul George William Anderson, Port Charlotte and Bianca Romina Hoeger, Punta Gorda Richelle Leigh Black, Punta Gorda and Christopher James Pepe, Punta Gorda, Florida Manuel Vega-Rivera, Punta Gorda and Maritzabel Gonzalez-Feliciano, Punta Gorda Roxana Roque, Punta Gorda and Luis Enrique Ortega Ulloa, Punta Gorda William Ira Winesett, Punta Gorda and Aimee Irene Chalifour, Punta Gorda Sergio Varona Paneque, Port Charlotte and Zusset Gutierrez, Port Charlotte Andrew James Davis, Port Charlotte and Linda Johnson Davis, Tampa Jeffrey Thomas Briscoe, Port Charlotte and Ciria Infante, Port Charlotte Casey Smith, Punta Gorda and Katherine Linda Samolyk, Punta Gorda Eric Rockwell Schilt, Port Charlotte and Mercene Inez Langlois, Port CharlotteDIVORCES April Ann Jones v. 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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | YOURSUN.COM SUN ART S GLENN FOSBRAEYThe ConversationLove and romance are unquestionably the dominant lyrical themes of popular music. In fact, research in 2017 found that loveŽ has been the most common theme for pop song lyrics in every decade since the 1960s.If youre trying to write a love song for the first time, you might not know where to begin, or cringe at the thought of being schmaltzy. But love songs dont necessarily have to be romantic. In the 2011 song S--it And See,Ž Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner proposed that the ultimate compliment to bestow upon a loved one is to say theyre rarer than a can of dandelion and burdockŽ. An even stranger example comes courtesy of Underneath This Lamppost LightŽ (2008) by The King Blues where the singer expresses undying love and devotion through the line: Ill kiss you after youve thrown up in the gutter / Id do anything for youŽ. One of my own favorites, Dry Your EyesŽ by The Streets (2004), not only eschews terms wed associate with love, but launches into an expletive-laden ramble in the third verse, demonstrating how love can leave us unable to express ourselves eloquently (or even coherently). Other songwriters, however, prefer the more direct approach. The likes of Billie Eilish, Avril Lavigne, Mike Love, Lou Reed, Chuck Berry, The Ramones, and dozens of others all releasing songs simply titled: I Love You. I research song lyrics and creative writing. Here are my top tips for making your own love song special.1. ENSURE ITS ACCESSIBLEAlthough the likes of Arctic Monkeys, The Streets and The King Blues have tried something a bit different, their quirky expressions of love risk alienating people who cant make the connection between the image theyre presenting and the emotion theyre linking it to. As I note in my book, Writing Song Lyrics,Ž while such original phrasing may bring freshness to the subject matter, non-universal images may be so foreign that the connection isnt made between them and love. This can make your words less impactful. As it is, most successful love songs draw on the same tropes over and over. Rain, for example, is frequently used to symbolize pain and misery „ think November RainŽ by Guns N Roses, or Raining In My HeartŽ by Buddy Holly. And sunshine is frequently used to represent happiness „ think You Are the Sunshine of My LifeŽ by Stevie Wonder or Good Day SunshineŽ by The Beatles. If a listener doesnt have to work too hard, you could be on to a winner.2. KEEP IT SIMPLE AND FAMILIARThree of the top five bestselling love ballads are cover versions „ Love Is All AroundŽ by Wet Wet Wet, Unchained MelodyŽ by Robson and Jerome and I Will Always Love YouŽ by Whitney Houston. This suggests that when it comes to love songs, were drawn to something were already familiar with. A 2012 experiment found that participants generally preferred songs that they rated as more structurally predictable.How to write a love songThree tips for beginners SHUTTERSTOCKTo write a successful love song, keep it simple and familiar. Popular ones have discernible introductions, verses, choruses and bridge sections.KELLY JAKUBOWSKIThe ConversationWhy is it that many people cant remember where they put their car keys most mornings, but can sing along to every lyric of a song they havent heard in years when it comes on the radio? Do song lyrics live in some sort of privileged place in our memories? Music has a long history of being used as a mnemonic device, that is, to aid the memory of words and information. Before the advent of written language, music was used to orally transmit stories and information. We see many such examples even today, in how we teach children the alphabet, numbers, or „ in my own case „ the names of the 50 states of the US. Indeed, Id challenge even any adult reader to try and recall the letters of the alphabet without hearing the familiar tune or its rhythm in your mind. There are several reasons why music and words seem to become intricately linked in memory. Firstly, the features of music often serve as a predictable scaffoldŽ for helping us to remember associated lyrics. For instance, the rhythm and beat of the music give clues as to how long the next word in a sequence will be. This helps to limit the possible word choices to be recalled, for instance, by signaling that a three-syllable word fits with a particular rhythm within the song. A songs melody can also help to segment a text into meaningful chunks. This allows us to essentially remember longer segments of information than if we had to memorize every single word individually. Songs also often make use of literary devices like rhyme and alliteration, which further facilitate memorization.SING ITWhen we have sung or heard a song many times before, this song may become accessible via our implicit (non-conscious) memory. Singing the lyrics to a very wellknown song is a form of procedural memory. That is, it is a highly automatized process like riding a bike: its something we are able to do without thinking much about it. One of the reasons music is so deeply ingrained in memory in this way is because we tend to hear the same songs many, many times Sing that tuneThe science of why you can remember song lyrics from years agoMore LOVE | E8 More SING | E8 The features of music often serve as a predictable scaffoldŽ for helping us to remember associated lyrics. adno=3918570-1

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PAGE 2E SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comED SCOTTSta WriterAs a student at Lemon Bay High School, Angelena Vargas evolved from a girl lacking confidence to a young woman brimming with it, especially through her art. That was great, to see the change in her over the four years,Ž said Dawn Matonis, Vargas high school art teacher. Shes very driven and focused on her future, her career.Ž Vargas, who graduated from Lemon Bay last year, was in Matonis ceramics and sculpture class for four years. Matonis said Vargas won awards throughout her high school years and regularly was chosen to participate in end-of-year Charlotte County schools fine arts shows. She was definitely one of our shining artists,Ž Matonis said. Vargas assisted two years in setting up the Manta Market fine arts and crafts market, the schools fine art department project. The market, conducted once a month from November through March, gives the community another outlet to buy and sell arts and craft items and also is a fundraiser for the fine arts department, including scholarships. The final 2023-24 event is March 9. For her efforts helping with the Manta Market, Vargas earned a $750 scholarship she put toward her education at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, where she is a freshman. She sold her designs in a Manta Market booth while in high school and now while she is in college. She also has her own business, Cryptic Creations (crypticcreations.org). The website is part of an Etsy-like company called Universe. I want to make this into a big thing,Ž Vargas, 17, said of her business, which she is learning how to run both at the Manta Market and, more importantly, in the classes she takes to earn a bachelors degree in Business of Art and Design at Ringling, with a minor in graphic design. A native of Hong Kong, Vargas makes many styles of jewelry, with a focus on wiring bead necklaces, bracelets and earrings. She recently began wiring spider pendants. Giving the public what it wants, she plans to launch a minimalistic line, while maintaining her current style.BUILDING ON BASICSWhen she was little, Vargas took one-on-one private art lessons, where she focused on realism and technique. I think its really important, if you want to build style, to know the basics,Ž she said. In many Hong Kong households, Vargas said, parents put their kids in a number of extracurricular activities from an early age. She was in ballet. She took piano lessons for years. She even took drawing lessons. When her family moved from Hong Kong to Florida, to increase her educational opportunities, Vargas applied what she learned. She said she wanted to make art her full time career. Vargas was tuned in to Ringling from a young age. At 9 she saw a YouTube video by Ringling alum and animator Rebecca Parham, who creates original animated and live action content as a YouTuber (internet entertainer/public personality). Vargas heard Parham talk about her portfolio and her time at Ringling, prompting Vargas to research both the artist and the school. Ever since then,Ž Vargas said, Ringling has been in my head, and Ive always wanted to come here for school.ŽHER PROCESSVargas said her jewelry appeals to people of all age groups. Most of the time I dont pre-plan my pieces,Ž she said. Except for when they are themed, like the Valentines Day jewelry.Ž She started doing more themed lines after her inclusion in the Made By Gallery at Ringling (madebygallery.com) increased her exposure. Being at Ringling I reach a much larger audience than I ever have,Ž she said. Vargas displayed her Opal NecklaceŽ, which has faux pearls with stainless steel heart charms, and a sparkle pendant in the front. If you put this under sunlight, these beads will project a golden light,Ž she said. Its one of my best sellers.ŽMAKING PLANSKathleen Sobr, Ringling department head who had Vargas in one of her classes last semester, describes her as incredibly driven. She was setting up meetings with me to talk about (plans). She wants to double minor. Shes getting her moneys worth. Thats good. Not a lot of freshmen are thinking that far in advance.Ž Business of Art and Design is one of Ringlings 13 majors. It trains students on the business side of creative industries. There are three areas of study: creative entrepreneurship (Vargas likely focus), branding and marketing, plus production management (being in charge of bringing a creative idea to life). Students who come into this program are creative, like Angelena,Ž Sobr said. Maybe theyve had some design experience, some photography experience. Theyre entrepreneurial. They dont want to train for or pursue a single discipline. They want to learn the ins and outs of the industry while also ... honing their creative skills.Ž Sobr said entrepreneurialism appeals to students who believes they need to know more than just whats in their field of study. You can tell that Angelena is that sort of student,Ž Sobr said. You can tell that she has a head for business. You can tell she understands and wants to know how creativity fits into the whole ecosystem.ŽCrafting her future one jewelry piece at a timeRingling College student has her own business and local following SUN PHOTOS BY ED SCOTTAngelena Vargas holds one of her most detailed pieces, the Glamour Necklace. It is made of faux heart pearl beads, glass beads, gold-plated chains and a gold-plated zinc rose pendant. The Cherry Bomb Necklace, the Elegance Necklace, and the Opal Necklace on display, along with five variations of spider pendant necklaces made by Angelena Vargas with copper wire and glass beads. ART WALKArtwork by Vargas and about 300 other artists „ students and alumni „ will be on display at the schools next Art Walk, 5-8 p.m. Feb. 23. Made By Gallery „ Ringings designated retail gallery „ is where to purchase art. There are seven fine art galleries for people to view art. Ringling College of Art and Design, 2700 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Ringling.edu. 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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 3ESPECIAL FEATURE Sources: The New York Times, the BBC, the Motley Fool, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, NME.com, Internet Movie Database, Mental Floss, Turner Classic Movies, Relevant magazine, the A.V. Club, ScreenRant.com PHOTO OF MIKE JUDGE FROM HBO ENTERTAINMENT. ALL OTHERS FROM 20TH CENTURY FOX.MIKE JUDGE: ANIMATOR, WRITER, ACTOR AND ... CUBICLE WORKER? HOW OFFICE SPACE CAME TO BEJudge was a trained engineer but ended up spending his day alphabetizing purchase orders at a startup company in Silicon Valley. He loathed the job and quit after less than three months. He based the character of Peter Gibbons „ played by Ron Livingston „ on his experience there and also drew on his former coworkers and some of the tasks they were given. Judge based the character of Milton on a former coworker who had grown bitter after having his desk moved too often. Stephen Root had to wear contact lenses in order to see with the thick glasses his character wore. Swingline received so many requests for red staplers after the release of this “lm that it began oering staplers again in that color. The studio wanted Judge to hire Matt Damon and Ben Aeck „ who had recently hit the Oscar jackpot with Good Will HuntingŽ „ to star in Oce Space.Ž Judge hired the relatively unknown Livingston instead. It wasnt until Livingstons work on Sex and the CityŽ „ hes the guy who broke up with Carrie Bradshaw via a Post-it note „ that he gained fame as an actor. The P.C. Load LetterŽ bit wasnt scripted „ the printer on the set jammed while Herman and Livingston were “lming a scene. The printer was a 1200 DPI Samsung Finale 8000. Judge said he got the idea for the smashing the printer scene while dealing with dicult hardware while writing the screenplay for Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.Ž The TPS reports that Peters boss „ Bill Lumbergh, played with patronizing brilliance by Gary Cole „ is constantly nagging him about are a real thing. Some of the paperwork Judge had to deal with in his oce job were called Test Program Set reports. Judge said executives at 20th Century Fox hated the character and asked him to make Lumbergh more upbeat. The studio asked Judge to give Jennifer Aniston more to do, since she was the biggest star cast in the “lm. She played Peters girlfriend who works at a restaurant clone of TGI Fridays, so Judge came up with a storyline in which she is repeatedly nagged by her supervisor for not wearing enough pieces of ”air.Ž TGI Fridays phased out ”air as a result of this movie. Peters pals in a nearby cubicle were played by Ajay Naidu, left, and David Herman. Hermans character resents the fact that he shares a name with a no-talent ... clownŽ like Michael Bolton. The real Bolton said it took him a decade to “nally make peace with this odd bit of fame. He now willingly signs Oce SpaceŽ DVDs for fans. The studio blamed Judge for Oce SpaceŽ grossing only $12 million. It was months before anyone realized what a cult following the “lm had attracted. A showing on Comedy Central brought in 1.4 million viewers. Within four years, it had sold more than 2.6 million copies on VHS and DVD. Entertainment Weekly named it the No. 5 best comedy ever made. 19931997TV SERIESBeavis and ButtHeadMTV 203 episodes 7 seasons1996FILMBeavis and ButtHead Do AmericaGrossed $63.1 million but cost only $12 million to make19972010TV SERIESKing of the HillFox 259 episodes 12 seasons 1999FILMOce Space2006FILMIdiocracyStarring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard and Terry Crews2009TV SERIESThe Goode FamilyABC 13 episodes 1 season2009FILMExtractStarring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig and J.K. Simmons2011TV SERIESBeavis and ButtHeadMTV 22 episodes 1 season20142019TV SERIESSilicon ValleyHBO 53 episodes 6 seasons20172018TV SERIESTales from the Tour BusCinemax 16 episodes 2 seasons2022FILMBeavis and ButtHead Do the UniverseStreamed on Paramount+2022-TV SERIESBeavis and ButtHeadParamount+ 50 episodes 2 seasonsTBATV SERIESKing of the HillHulu Expected premiere in 2025 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 CUBICLEMADNESS Oce SpaceŽ „ Mike Judges satire of the modern-day oce, the culture of micromanagement and corporate life among the endless cubicles „ opened in theaters a quarter-century ago. Im going to need you to read this page. MmmmK?ByCharles Apple | THESPOKESMAN-REVIEW Born in Ecuador in 1962 and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mike Judge studied physics at the University of California, San Diego and moved to Santa Clara, California, to work for a startup video card company. He grew horri“ed by his experience there, however „ as a mindless clone in a cubicle farm, sorting paper by hand for eight hours a day „ and tried music for a while before relocating to Dallas. In 1989, he bought a 16 mm “lm camera and began making crude animated short “lms. One of his “lm series „ Milton,Ž about an oce worker very much like he had been „ was spotted at an animation festival and bought by Comedy Central. Those shorts would be broadcast on MTV and, later, on Saturday Night Live.Ž MTV then hired Judge to create shorts starring two heavy-metal-loving teens Judge had come up with: Beavis and Butt-Head „ both of whom Judge voiced himself. Those shorts led to a series and then to an animated prime-time series for Fox, King of the Hill.Ž Judge again voiced characters himself: Those of Hank Hill and Boomhauer. A move into feature “lms came next. 20th Century Fox wanted Judge to make a movie based on his MiltonŽ shorts but he declined, insisting on expanding his vision to give him more material to lampoon. He got a green light for the project only after turning in a script and after hiring Jennifer Aniston „ who was already starring in the NBC sitcom FriendsŽ „ to play a role. Judges work on Oce SpaceŽ was frought with con”ict from the studio. They didnt like the lack of energy in the cubicle scenes. They didnt like the rap music he insisted on using in the soundtrack. Judge, on the other hand, hated the ending he had written for the “lm and said repeatedly he wanted to rewrite it. But the production was running short of cash and time. Judgedid, however, play a small role himself in the “lm: Disguised in a wig and glasses as Stan, Anistons overly perky restaurant supervisor who constantly nags her about pieces of ”air.Ž Oce SpaceŽ only barely bought in enough to cover its costs. Judges other live-action feature “lms „ 2006sIdiocracyŽ and 2009s ExtractŽ „ would also become box-oce disappointments. Those, too, would become appreciated after they were released on DVD. But neither has attracted the cult following that Oce SpaceŽ has. Mike Judge as himself ...... and as a manager at Chotchkies.

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PAGE 4E SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comALFRED LUBRANOThe Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)PHILADELPHIA „It takes audacity to write a self-help book. What youre proclaiming, page after page, is not only that you have a better take on whats plaguing the human condition than everyone else, youre also saying that youre enlightened enough to fix it. Thats chutzpah. Now comes a new survey that says 47% of Americans believe they could write a selfhelp (also called selfimprovement) book. Whats more, 81% of Gen Z folks (ages 12 to 27) are confident they could pen such a tome, compared to 48% of millennials (ages 28 to 43), and just 28% of boomers (ages 60 to 78). The survey was conducted last fall by OnePoll, a market research company. The inference, various observers say, is that the longer you live, the less wisdom you believe you have to impart. Conversely, the younger you are, the more you have to say about how to conduct a life. Thats hilarious,Ž said Eve Robbins, 68, who works in logistics at a kitchen design and supply company in Center City. People are such geniuses. They have such high opinions of themselves and how they do everything. But Im cautious about giving advice. As you age, you learn that you dont know as much as you thought you knew. Maybe Gen Z is so confident because their egos havent been punctured yet. And they dont know what they dont know.Ž What Gen Z does understand is how to be in touch with their emotions, said Charlie Huemmler, 25, of Brewerytown. Gen Z has a bigger emotional vocabulary because were taught to speak through our emotions,Ž said Huemmler, currently seeking a job in city planning. Weve learned a therapeutic style of communication.Ž Anna Nicholaides, a Center City psychologist, agreed that theres been a big push for mental health awareness with younger generations.Ž She added, A lot more young people are having therapy. They also have a lot of confidence, whereas aging boomers have more humility. But I dont know if that means young people can write self-help books.Ž Actually, having lived just a quarter-century hasnt stymied some self-help authors, most notably Texas writer Keila Shaheen, who published her best-seller, The Shadow Work Journal,Ž a mental health guide, last year at age 24. Many people learned about her on TikTok. Social media pounds out powerful how-to/self-help messaging, said Delaney Mullen, 23, a kitchen designer. I definitely dont have a self-help book in me now,Ž she said. But there are a lot of women my age thinking they can give advice because theyre on social media: Eat this for breakfast, do this on a run, fold your laundry this way.Ž And its a lot easier for Gen Z people to take advice from young people, said Katie Barone, 22, of South Philadelphia, who does cancer research for Lankenau Institute for Medical Research. Its different from the past where guidance came from parents and grandparents,Ž she added. I think people learn more from their peers, which is a little backwards.ŽSELFHELP SELLSIt seems that no matter whos giving advice, selfhelp books sell. The pandemic helped boost appetite for the books, as people had more time to sit home and contemplate how to better manage their lives, according to Marketdata, a research company. The sales of self-help books grew by 9% between 2021 and 2022 to $708 million, company figures show. Lots of self-help thinking emanates from Philadelphia. Martin Seligman, one of the best-known selfimprovement authors in the United States, is the director of the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center. Hes written around 30 selfhelp books and more than 350 articles about the science of what makes life worth living, according to the PositivePsychology. com blog. His better-known works include What You Can Change & What You Cant (The Complete Guide to Successful SelfImprovement),Ž and Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life.Ž Neither Seligman or other center faculty members were available to comment. Other recently published local authors in the genre include Felecia Burton, 56, who splits her time between North Philadelphia and Atlanta. She wrote The Three Cs: How I Survived Crack, Cancer and Covid-19: My Memoir, Your Self-Help Tools (2020).Ž Also known as Doc B, Burton said it was her confidence and spiritualityŽ that propelled her to write. Ive got to tell people how I got through it all,Ž she said. Finding such certitude to deliver her own self-help book was not easy for Caroline Wiseblood Meline, 82, of Germantown, author of The Constant Dieter: A Philosophers Guide to Conquering Chronic and Compulsive Overeating (2023).Ž Shed conquered an eating disorder 40 years ago but didnt think she was qualified to produce a self-help book until shed studied her subject, then herself, then psychology and philosophy. I couldnt write the book until Id gotten into the topic sufficiently to convince myself it wasnt just sheer ego powering me to write,Ž she said. 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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 5EED SCOTTSta WriterIn January of last year, the Alliance for the Arts, a local nonprofit organization, began soliciting for members of the public to call in and tell their stories about Hurricane Ian. Mary Charles, president of the Gulf Coast Writers Association met with the Alliance director and asked if her group could create an anthology of stories. Our collaboration began then, with the Alliance inviting artists to submit pieces for a Hurricane Ian exhibition and Gulf Coast Writers soliciting writers to send us their stories,Ž Charles said. They established a deadline of May 31, which allowed time to edit, design and print in time for the launch at the Alliance on Sept. 9. The project required hundreds of hours of work on the part of the editorial team, but we were committed and felt strongly that this was a work that would help heal a broken community,Ž the Fort Myers resident said. Charles discussed the book project and the writers organization, which was founded in 1995. Have you done a lot of marketing for the anthology? At our launch on Sept. 9, a team of six read portions of each of the 81 stories and poems in the book to a packed house of authors and their families. They spread the word within their communities, churches and homes up North. We repeated that reading performance in November at Unity Church in Fort Myers. We also placed the book in the Fort Myers Barnes & Noble and held a book-signing event there. Other independent book stores continue to carry the book, and it enjoys regular sales „ not spectacular but steady. We have done no advertising, but the book, Hurricane Ian „ Storm StoriesŽ, continues to sell well on Amazon. And several local broadcast journalists have featured our organization and our book on segments of their shows. It was never our aim to make money, only to reach the community and to break even financially. In addition to first-person accounts, did members write about Ian in other ways? The book includes 81 stories and poems by 78 authors. All the authors agreed to tell the truth as they saw or interpreted it. There are flights of fancy and allegorical tales, but each is rooted in the experience of Hurricane Ian. Based on that experience, is the organization planning to do another large book project? We have not quite caught our breath after that labor, but I would not be surprised if we create an anthology of our own members writings. We have a wealth of talent in our organization, and we want to help them become published authors. Tell us about the future of the organization. Until the pandemic that began in early 2020, we were an organization of 200-plus members. During the pandemic we met exclusively by Zoom and lost the intimate contact of prior years. Since then, membership has begun to climb again, partly due to the publication and publicity around Storm StoriesŽ. Attendance at our monthly meetings now approaches 50, and the paid membership is twice that. What happens at meetings? How does your organization help writers turn ideas into published books? Every meeting includes a featured presentation, either by a writer with a perspective to share, or a publisher with inside knowledge to share, or a workshop to focus on developing skills. This year were trying something new „ breakout groups after the featured presenter in which members find other members with like skills or interests and get together to help each other and themselves grow. We also have member readings during many meetings. Writers work hard long hours alone and then share their work with small groups like yours for feedback before trying to connect with publishers. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of creative people being writers. Writing is solitary, but talking about writing is social „ and essential to developing the craft. GCWA encourages the free exchange of ideas in a safe environment, establishment of critique groups of like-minded writers, and boosting the confidence of our fellow writers. All that requires connection among members, which is our focus this year. As George Orwell said, Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a calling if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.Ž That defines each of us in GCWA. What are some of the programs you have scheduled for future meetings? This month (February) were being visited by Arielly Haughee, owner and publisher of Orange Blossom Books, an awardwinning writer and publishing guru in upstate Florida. Later were hearing from the fiction contest editor at Florida Weekly, whose annual fiction contest draws entrants from all over the U.S. Well be having a program entirely devoted to hearing each other present their works and engaging in commentary, and well have workshops on a variety of subjects. Do new members bring things in to read straight away or do they typically wait a meeting or two? We never ask a new member to come with such a gift! But we do ask each new member to tell about their writing focus, their current projects, etc., so that we can get to know them and help meet their needs.Learn more at gulfwriters.org.Collaborating to connect with the communityWriters group publishes anthology after Hurricane Ian IMAGE PROVIDED BY GULF COAST WRITERS ASSOCIATION DAN KELLY The Kansas City Star (TNS)KANSAS CITY, Mo. „ Local author Candice Millard had been down the road to Hollywood before, with would-be producers buying options on her bestselling nonfiction books. I know a lot of these things look exciting and then just never happen,Ž the Leawood resident said. But now one has. Big time. Netflix has announced that Destiny of the Republic,Ž Millards 2011 tale of President James Garfield and his 1881 assassination, will come to TV as a series. It will be produced by the creators of Game of ThronesŽ (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss) and will star Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen. Shannon (The Shape of Water,Ž George & Tammy,Ž Boardwalk EmpireŽ) will portray Garfield, and twotime Emmy Award winner Macfadyen (Succession,Ž Pride & PrejudiceŽ) will play his assassin, Charles Guiteau. The series, which doesnt yet have a release date, will be titled Death by Lightning.Ž Netflixs promotional materials say, Death by Lightning is a drama series that brings to life the epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau „ the man who would come to kill him.Ž Millard has no problem with the title change, indicating it comes from an ironic quote by Garfield himself upon entering the White House 16 years after Abraham Lincoln was killed: Assassination can no more be guarded against than death by lightning, and it is not best to worry about either.Ž She also has nothing but praise for the screenplay by Mike Makowsky. Obviously, he takes literary license, which I expected and understand,Ž she said. But what was most important to me was that the basic story remained true and especially our understanding of James Garfield ƒ that he was brilliant, he was brave, he was a decent, good, kind human being and probably would have been one of our great leaders. Thats what mattered to me, and that comes through in the screenplay.Ž Makowsky, 32, wrote HBOs Bad Education,Ž which starred Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney and Ray Romano and won the 2020 Emmy for best TV movie, as well as I Think Were Alone NowŽ starring Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning. He had read Destiny of the RepublicŽ in high school and approached Millard with the screen idea about five years ago. She says she trusts him to do a good job, calling Makowsky an original thinker.Ž He takes his own approach to it, which I wanted and respected,Ž she said. I think that was the only way it would have been made. Its very true to the story, but he was able to capture the attention and the imagination of people in Hollywood, which is hard to do with any period piece. But about James Garfield?Ž Millard is working on her fifth book, which like the others addresses a relatively overlooked chapter of history. This one will focus on British nurse Edith Cavell and her heroic efforts in German-occupied Belgium during World War I. The book is about three years from publication. Meanwhile, she will follow the production of the Netflix series, which she said will film this summer in Budapest. They have these beautiful old buildings that make you think youre in 1881 Washington, D.C.,Ž Millard said. Although she hasnt been involved in the project beyond writing the book, she might take up the producers invitation to visit the filming on location. This is just kind of icing on the cake for me,Ž Millard said. Its just kind of fun. So Im perfectly content to watch from the wings. Whats most exciting to me about this is that I hope it will bring Garfields story to a whole different segment of the population. 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PAGE 6E SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comDAN DELUCA The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)PHILADELPHIA „ One summer night in 2015, Olivia Phan and her husband, Ian Hayden, were at dinner at Bridget Foys on South Street when they met a particularly charming waiter. He was very talkative, and gregarious, a really nice guy,Ž Hayden recalls. Then he proceeded to get all of our orders wrong.  Listen, he said, Im obviously not a waiter. What Im trying to do is start doing music classes for kids. Would you like to come to one? Ž The server was John Francisco, a Georgia-born musician, actor, and educator who had recently moved to Philadelphia from Chicago. He had just started Mister Johns Music, a school thats fostered a community of music-loving families and turned Francisco into a South Philly celebrity. He now heads a growing childrens music empire with a new headquarters in a converted South Philly town house, plus satellite sites around the Philadelphia area and South Jersey, and start-up schools in Atlanta and Brooklyn. Phan and Hayden brought their oldest daughter, Levity, to a rented dance studio near South Street when she was 1. That first early childhood music lesson was built around the music of Beyoncé. There was one other couple with their toddler,Ž Phan says. From the very first minute, we were like Wow! It really put to shame every other experience we had for parents and babies here in Philadelphia.Ž The rest of the South Philly couples story is typical among Franciscos fans. Levity, now 10, and the couples other daughters, Serena, 8, and Treble, 6, play multiple instruments and have attended Mister Johns classes and open mic performances since they were infants. Hayden has taken adult guitar classes and is considering ukulele lessons.CLASS WITH MISTER JOHNWhat John does brilliantly is say, the kids are going to have fun, theres music, theres shakers, theyre going to learn about important things,Ž he says. But instead of Twinkle, Twinkle, you get somebody who is incredibly accomplished musically singing songs you would hear on the radio. Its not a chore anymore.Ž On a recent Thursday in the spacious Eighth Street studio Mister Johns moved into in October, it was Gwen Stefani week. The class would make themselves heard on Dont SpeakŽ and other No Doubt favorites. But Francisco kicked off the class for a dozen or so dancing, delighted 1to 4-year-old music lovers „ and their parents, grandparents, and caregivers „ with Love,Ž from the 1973 Disney movie Robin Hood on the guitar. He then switched to piano for a jaunty take on Amy Winehouses Valerie.Ž Julie Wilen, whose twins Sloan and Jesse, 5, are Mister Johns veterans, was in the class with her 2 ½-yearold daughter Ellie. She compared Francisco to a way more fun Mister Rogers. The lessons are about accepting others. He really makes you feel like youre part of a community.Ž Wilens twins attended classes pre-pandemic but really became hooked during lockdown, watching weekly episodes featuring Francisco and his fellow teachers mixing in classic childrens songs with artists like Sia or Rihanna. We watched those videos every single day,Ž Wilen says. They would remember what shirt he wore in each and say I want to watch rainbow Mister John or I want to watch yellow Mister John. ŽMUSICAL KIDFranciscos own musical education began growing up outside Macon, Georgia. His parents are lawyers, but his mother went to Juilliard. When he goes home, political arguments are often avoided by making music together. I make them do a lot of Brandi Carlile, and my sister loves to sing the Avett Brothers.Ž I played everything as a kid,Ž says Francisco, 43. That included piano, trumpet, trombone, tuba, bassoon, and banjo. I didnt really find an instrument that felt correct until I started playing guitar,Ž at 28. After college at the University of Georgia, he moved briefly to New York City, where he was working at a Broadway theater when the planes struck on Sept. 11, 2001. He moved to Chicago and stayed for 13 years, acting in productions put on by the LGBTQ theater company About Face. His first taste of teaching came from a friend who taught kids at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I realized I wanted to do it too,Ž and, within a year of picking up the guitar, he was teaching music to children on the autism spectrum. I loved it,Ž he said. When you teach, its not about you. Its about the people that youre lifting up. I love teaching people to sing because we all have a unique voice. Nobody has your voice. Its exciting to relay to kids that they dont need to sound like anybody else.Ž Francisco wound up moving to Philadelphia because I was dating somebody and he got a show in New York. I asked him if he wanted me to move with him, and he said, No, I want you to figure out what you want to do next. That was tough to hear, but also the greatest gift he could have given me.Ž He had friends in Philly, and in 2015 he launched Mister Johns in the rented dance studio where Phan, Hayden, and Levity were among his first families. Within a year, Mister Johns was open for business and has been growing steadily since. Francisco now employs 20 music teachers, and 500 kids are enrolled in early childhood classes, with 200 more older students and adults. Business is concentrated in South Philly, but there are classes in Wayne, Haddonfield, Margate, Media, Wilmington, and elsewhere around the region. Casie Girvin leads the voice program as well as adult choir and cabaret classes. She auditioned for the job at an outdoor open mic on Ninth Street in early 2021, and sang Hoagy Carmichaels The Nearness of You.Ž Francisco hired her on the spot. Girvin, who is also the assistant director of Arden Theatre Companys The Lehman Trilogy, has a wide range of students. The youngest in my kids choir is 4 and the oldest in my adult choir is in their late 70s,Ž she says. In theater, sometimes we call it a survival job. But honestly, at Johns ... its kind of an informal artists collective. He fosters a lot of creativity. John is ... like Willy Wonka if (Wonka) was the mayor of a music school. Hes quite a wonder of a person,Ž Girvin says. Francisco has ambitions to take Mister Johns to even more cities but this year is all about sustainabilityŽ and getting the new studio building fully up to speed. There is a garage band room still to be completed, and work being done so Francisco himself can live on the third floor of his music clubhouse. What Id like to be is the musical Mr. Rogers,Ž he says. Hes the standard. Its about multigenerational belonging. When you walk through the door, you should feel like you are walking into your own home.Ž John Francisco is building an empireHes one of the most famous musicians for children PHOTOS BY THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER/TNS/ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZJohn Francisco, founder of Mister Johns Music, where he teaches music appreciation to young children and adults. John Francisco, founder of Mister Johns Music works with toddlers during an 11 a.m. class. Instead of Twinkle, Twinkle, you get somebody who is incredibly accomplished musically singing songs you would hear on the radio.Ž Parent Ian Hayden, about John Francisco When you teach, its not about you. Its about the people that youre lifting up.Ž John Francisco, founder of Mister Johns Music Additionalfeesmayapplytoadvertisedprice.Allsalesnal.Callforspecialneedsseating.Itsallaboutthemusic.Nobackingtracksortricks.Theywilltake youonamusicaljourneythroughthebestofFleetwoodMac,from theearlyPeterGreenyearsthroughStevieNickssolocareer.In lessthantwoyears,FleetwoodGold,hassetitselfapartfromother tributeswiththeirtightlyfusedvocalharmonies,leadvocalsand instrumentalexcellence.ExperiencethemagicofFleetwoodGold. 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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 7EVenice Concert Band „ Have Passport, Will Travel7 p.m. Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Ave., Venice. 941-218-0627 or https://veniceperformingartscenter.com.Dwight Icenhower and The Blue Suede Review7:30 p.m. Visani, 2400 Kings Highway, Port Charlotte. 941-629-9191 or www. visani.net.Clyde Butcher: Nature Through the LensThrough Aug. 31. Large-scale prints on aluminum of Butchers beautiful photographs of plants, animals and habitats of Florida will be exhibited amid the natural landscape of the 30-acre waterfront preserve, enabling the public to engage with the artists work like never before. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 401 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey. 941-366-5731 or https://selby.org. Thursday Friday Tuesday Monday Wednesday Saturday Sunday Florida Frontier Days Festival9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 23-24. Punta Gorda History Park, 501 Shreve St., Punta Gorda. 941-769-1270 or https:// cchistoricalsociety.com.Greek Fest11 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 23-24, noon-6 p.m. Feb. 25. Greek dancing, music, food, grape stomping and more. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 24411 Rampart Blvd., Port Charlotte. 941-629-3888.The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream OnFeb. 23-March 17. Venice Theatre, Pinkerton Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave. W., Venice. 941-488-1115 or https:// venicetheatre.org.The Venice Symphony/Key Chorale „ Magical Maestro: A Tribute to Alan MenkenFeb. 23-24. Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Ave., building 5, Venice. 941-207-8822 or www. thevenicesymphony.org.Disconnected Piecers Quilt Guild 15th Biennial Quilt ShowFeb. 23-24. Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, 75 Taylor St., Punta Gorda. 941-833-5444 or www. charlotteharborecc.com.Englewood Area Orchid Society „ Orchids by the Sea10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 23-24. Orchids, supplies, artwork, books, raffles, professional advice and more. $5 admission. Tringali Community Center, 3460 N. Access Road, Englewood. https:// eaos.org.Here Come the Mummies7 p.m. Laishley Park, 120 Laishley Court, Punta Gorda. https://goldentertainment. us.Welcome Back Weekend at CoolToday ParkKick off the return of the Atlanta Braves spring training at the Welcome Back Weekend on Feb. 17 at CoolToday Park. The stadiums open house takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., followed by the Party On The PlazaŽ ticketed concert by The BStreetBand. The Budweiser Clydesdale parade takes place at 1 p.m. CoolToday Park, 18800 S. West Villages Parkway, Wellen Park. www.facebook. com/CoolTodayParkItalian Feast and CarnivalFeb. 22-25. Italian food, vendors, live entertainment and carnival rides. Venice Airport Festival Grounds, 610 Airport Ave E., Venice. Sponsored by the Italian American Club of Venice. http:// italianamericanclubofvenice.com/feast.38th Annual Huge Rummage SaleFeb. 22-24. Englewood Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 700 E. Dearborn St., Englewood. Pay a $5 Shop Early Admission FeeŽ at the door 3-6 p.m. Feb. 22. Admission is free from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 23 and 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 24. 847-636-0118. 941-474-5588 or www. englewoodmethodist.com.Satisfaction „ Rolling Stones Tribute6:30 p.m. Berts Back Porch at The Twisted Fork, 2208 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte. 941-235-3675 or https:// twistedfork.net.Thomas Bryant of Head East7 p.m. Troll Music, 628 E. Venice Ave., Venice. 941-484-8765 or www.trollmusic. com.Pictures From HomeThrough Feb. 25. Florida Studio Theatre, Keating Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota. 941-366-9000 or FloridaStudioTheatre.org. ARTLANDISH By American Cancer Relay For Life of VeniceArt auction, lite bites and sips to fundraise for the Venice Relay For Life. 5:307:30 p.m. March 5. Tickets $20. Historic Venice Train Depot, 303 E. Venice Ave., Venice. www.facebook. com/RFLVeniceFL.Venice Blues Festival Live music on two stages, food trucks, vendors, beer garden and more. 4-10 p.m. March 22 and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. March 23. Venice Airport Festival Grounds, 610 Airport Ave. E., Venice. Musical acts announced at www.venicebluesfest. com.Photography exhibit showcasing Florida avenues, streets and neighborhoods across the United StatesTamar Palmeras art exhibit is on display through Feb. 29 at Shannon Staub Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port. culturedpalmtree@ gmail.com.Venice Area Garden Clubs Home Tour & Plant Sale10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 8-9. Tour six beautiful tropical gardens and visit one of the most beautiful waterfront homes on Venice Island. Tickets $25. Plant sale, craft and garden shops at 1400 MacIntosh Road, Nokomis. https://veniceareagardenclub.com.Quarter Auction Fundraiser for Elite Fine Arts Academy6-9 p.m. Feb. 24. Bid on items and win for just a few quarters. Its a unique blend of auction-style bidding and a raffle. Paddles are $3 each or 3 for $6. Must be 18 or older to play. Eagles Club, 23111 Harborview Road, Port Charlotte. 915-841-6801.Spring Training Spectacular Sports Card Show9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 24. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 25. Hotel Venezia Banquet Center, 425 U.S. 41 Bypass N., Venice. Dealers will be buying and selling sports cards and memorabilia from the 19th century to the present. Free appraisals on your pre-1975 items. JSA will be on hand for autograph authentication. Denny McLain (1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers) will be signing autographs, fees start at $25. McLain merchandise will be available for purchase. Admission is $3 per day. 810-441-4028 or pennantfevershow.com.14th Biennial National Art ExhibitionFeb. 16-April 12. Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St., Punta Gorda. 941-639-8810 or https://visualartcenter.org.Readings with Spiritual Artist and Medium Colin Hall 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Players, Langdon Playhouse, 1182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte. 941-255-1022 or www. charlotteplayers.org.Sarasota Opera presents CarmenFeb. 17-March 22. Sarasota Opera, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota. 941-328-1300 or sarasotaopera.org.Calendar Girls Through Feb. 25. Charlotte Players, Langdon Playhouse, 1182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte. 941-255-1022 or www. charlotteplayers.org.Forever Simon & Garfunkel7 p.m. Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 701 Carmalita St., Punta Gorda. 941-2071038 or www.sunevents.com.German American Friendship Club Valentine Dance6-10 pm. Feb. 17. German and American music by Werner Smolka. RSVP 813 419-7941, Walk-ins welcome.. South Venice Yacht Club, 4425 Yacht Club Drive, Venice. 813-419-7941.North Port Concert Band „ Let Me Call You Sweetheart3 p.m. North Port Performing Arts Center, 6400 W. Price Blvd., North Port. 941-4268479 or northportconcertband.com.Cirque MaCeo equestrian showFeb. 17-18. Combines traditional dressage, aerial performance, Cossack riding and vaulting. Turner Agri Civic Center, 2250 N.E. Roan St., Arcadia. 800-927-1539 or www.cirquemaceo.com.A Soldiers PlayThrough Feb. 18. Westcoast Black Theatre Troup, 1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota. 941-366-1505 or westcoastblacktheatre. org. Featured Featured Featured Featured Featured Featured Featured Feb. 17-23 SunCoastEvents.com adno=SP5105_V2For more information call 941.206.1212

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PAGE 8E SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.com KOBBY DAGAN/SHUTTERSTOCKMusician Stevie Wonder performs onstage during day the Life Is Beautiful Festival on September 25, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. H is song, You Are the Sunshine of My Life,Ž uses the sun to represent happiness.Most popular love songs have discernible introductions, verses, choruses and bridge sections. Some, like I Will Always Love YouŽ and My Heart Will Go On,Ž swap bridges (the parts of the song that connect the verse to the chorus) for dramatic keychange sections, but the best ones all strive to keep things as simple as possible.3. MAKE YOUR LYRICS RELATABLELove songs can act as a mirror for our own experiences. As listeners, we use songs as substitutes for what we cannot say. As such, it is important that we can relate love songs we listen to our own experiences. This is probably the reason why so many love songs are broad in terms of their subject matter, focusing on generic occurrences, people and places rather than specifics to maximize their relatability. See Adele and Ed Sheeran for all the examples you could ever need in this area. But if you want to write a song for that special someone, try to add a smattering of personal details. That will emphasize that the song has been written for them and them alone.Glenn Fosbraey is an associate dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Winchester. This article originally was published on The Conversation.ŽLove/from E1throughout our lifetimes (more so, than say, reading a favorite book or watching a favorite film). Music is also fundamentally emotional. Indeed, research has shown that one of the main reasons people engage with music is because of the diversity of emotions it conveys and evokes. A wide range of research has found that emotional stimuli are remembered better than non-emotional ones. The task of trying to remember the ABCs or the colors of the rainbow? is inherently more motivating when set to a catchy tune „ and we can remember this material better later on when we make an emotional connection.MUSIC AND LYRICSIt should be noted that not all previous research has found that music facilitates memory for associated lyrics. For instance, upon the first encounter with a new song, memorizing both the melody and associated lyrics is harder than memorizing just the lyrics. This makes sense, given the multiple tasks involved. However, after getting over this initial hurdle and being exposed to a song several times, more beneficial effects seem to kick in. Once a melody is familiar, the associated lyrics are generally easier to remember than if you tried to memorize these lyrics without a tune behind them. Research in this area is also being applied to assist people with various neurodegenerative disorders. For instance, music seems to help those with Alzheimers disease and multiple sclerosis to remember verbal information. So, the next time you put your car keys in a new spot, try creating a catchy song to remind you of their location the next day „ and, in theory, you shouldnt forget where youve put them so easily.Kelly Jakubowski is an associate professor in Music Psychology at Durham University. The article originally was published on The Conversation.ŽSing/from E1 FIZKES/SHUTTERSTOCKMusic is fundamentally emotional. Research has shown that one of the main reasons people engage with music is because of the diversity of emotions it conveys and evokes. A.PAES/SHUTTERSTOCKSinger Axl Rose and guitarist Slash of Guns N Roses perform in Rio de Janeiro in 2017. The groups love song November RainŽ uses rain to symbolize pain and misery. Additionalfeesmayapply.Allsalesnal.Callforspecialneedsseatingorgrouprates. Experiencethehyper-realisticsightsandsoundsofwhataQueenconcert waslikeintheearly1980s,lledwithmanyhits,incrediblevocals,stories aboutQueenandthesongs,costumechanges,andhighenergysing alongsongsthatwillliftyouoyourseat! PurchaseTicketsOnlineorByPhonewww.SunEvents.com941-207-1038 Wednesday,March27,2024€7:00PMGETYOURTICKETSTODAYTOSECURE THEBESTSEATS!VeniceCommunityCenter 326NokomisAveS Venice,FL34285 adno=3915163-1

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | YOURSUN.COM SUN Charlotte€DeSoto€Sarasota SARAH MORENOMiami Herald (TNS)MIAMI„ Arnhilda Badía was a teenager when she was almost arrested for handing out prayer cards in the 1960s in Cuba. Those were the days when the Castro regime attacked the Catholic Church, expelled priests and nuns, and closed schools like the French Dominicans, which she attended. The friend who was accompanying her was caught, but Badía managed to escape full speed on a bicycle. At the age of 18, in 1964, she was leaving Cuba with a baby in her arms „ heading to Mexico „ after the government confiscated her fathers pharmacy and a small farm that the family had on Havanas outskirts. This is just one of the many stories collected in a new book,  Cuban American Women: Making History,Ž about 54 women who, like Badía, found success in the United States and made important contributions to the community, while still remaining faithful to their roots and sharing their values and traditions with their children.PERSISTENCE AND GRATITUDEShortly after her arrival in the United States, Badía entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to pursue a doctorate in linguistics while raising her family. She then pursued a distinguished career as a teacher, holding positions in Tallahassee and Florida International University, and promoted bilingualism, working closely with the Florida Commissioner of Education. She also entered politics, inspired by Jeb Bush, becoming a state representative (1984-1988). I was very idealistic,Ž said Badía. One of the most gratifying projects she worked on is the Dr. Armando Badia Senior Center in Flagami Park. I promised the seniors a center, and I got the land, and it is an honor to have been able to do it and to have it named after my father,Ž she told el Nuevo Herald. What most impressed her as she learned about the lives of the women she profiled was their persistence, Badía said. One story in particular stuck with her. Businesswoman, publicist, and promoter of the arts Aida Levitan, who came to the United States as part of Operation Pedro Pan, worked serving lunch in the school cafeteria while in high school in Miami Beach. If she didnt do it, she wouldnt eat, because her family didnt have a dollar left for lunch, Levitan told el Nuevo Herald in an interview in 2022 when she was included by Forbes magazine on its Fifty over 50Ž list,Ž as one of the most prominent women in the finance field in the United States. Levitan then chaired the Board of Directors of the U.S. Century Bank, of which she is still a member. The Cuban-American woman has been an example of what immigrants can achieve in this country,Ž Levitan said. She has made an enormous sacrifice for her family and at the same time she has participated in the workforce, she has built her own businesses, and she has participated in politics.Ž Levitan was part of a panel at the University of Miami in late January that featured some of the women included in the book, who talked about their struggles, thanked their families and mentors, and analyzed the challenges that Cuban-American women have traditionally faced, and what work still needs to be done. Discipline, courage and authenticity,Ž was what Dr. Eneida Roldán, executive director of the Florida International University health network, and former president and CEO of the Jackson hospital system, highlighted about the Cuban-American women. The gift of gratitude, I carry that with me and pass it on to my children,Ž said Roldán in the lounge of the Otto G. Richter Library at the University of Miami, which houses the Cuban Heritage Collection, founded by Esperanza Bravo de Varona, who, along with Celia Cruz, is one of the two Cuban Americans to receive posthumous recognition in the book. Roldán thanked her grandmother for nurturing her desire to become a doctor since she was little. Writer Uva de Aragón, also featured in the book, recognized her aunt Sara Hernández-Catá, a liberal and liberated woman,Ž who in Havana in the 1940s and 1950s was a kind of ambassador of culture, host to Cuban and foreign intellectuals. She smoked out of a long cigarette holder, she went everywhere on a bus and slept naked,Ž De Aragón said at the panel. The celebration of women who have stood out in various professions and branches of culture is always an important contribution. I am honored to be included in this book. I know that there are many Cuban Americans in the field of literature who deserve it as much or more than me. It is on behalf of all of them that I accept this distinction,Ž said De Aragón. Not only are these stories inspiring, but biographies like that of philanthropist Ana Veiga Milton, president of the José Milton Foundation, also carry a message of hope for young people. Veiga Milton became an engineer and lawyer thanks to generous scholarships that paid for her studies at the University of Miami. One of her goals was to recognize the generosity of Cuban Americans, Veiga Milton said during the panel. It begins with the family, extends to the church, and leaves its mark on public life. She currently serves as president of the foundation that pays tribute to the legacy of her father-in-law, José Milton, a Cuban architect and developer of Lebanese origin.WOMEN PROMOTING WOMENThe event at the University of Miami also highlighted the challenges that Cuban-American women share with other Latinas, such as wage inequality, which costs Latinas $1 million over the course of their professional lives, according to the National Womens Law Center. There is no equity between the salaries paid to men and women,Ž said Badía, talking about one of her battles as a state representative in Tallahassee, which she noticed at the university campuses where male professors were better paid. Badía highlighted the need to make changes or new laws at the federal level to achieve equitable pay. Levitan said that, despite the talent, capacity and initiative of Cuban-American women, they are often invisible,Ž and sometimes they are discriminated against even by their male compatriots. One of the most significant aspects is the lack of representation of Cuban-American women „ and Hispanic women in general „ on the boards of directors of companies and cultural and social institutions in South Florida, said Levitan, demonstrating with numbers the composition of the boards of these institutions and the scarce presence of Cuban American women. In Miami there is a lack of women in the centers of power,Ž said Levitan, giving as an example the Miami City Commission, which does not have a woman Hispanic commissioner, and the MiamiDade County Commission, which only has Raquel Regalado, who is included in the book. Levitan regretted that there is no organization that brings together Cuban-American women, in the style of the Coalition of Hispanic American Women (CHAW,) which she co-founded in 1978. She expressed the need for a new generation that creates this type of organization and offered to serve as a mentor. Women have a duty, when we acquire a position of power, to bring a woman,Ž Levitan said. Journalist and professor Olga Connor, featured in the Discipline, courage and authenticityNew book celebrates Cuban-American women, including some in Florida Mari Tere Rojas, chair of the Miami-Dade School Board, holds a copy of Cuban American Women: Making HistoryŽ before a panel discussion about the book with women featured in it at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. PHOTOS BY ALIE SKOWRONSKI/MIAMI HERALD/TNS Arnhilda Badía, author of the book and former Professor at Florida International University, left, speaks with Mari Tere Rojas, chair of the Miami-Dade School Board, before a panel discussion about Badías book Cuban American Women: Making HistoryŽ with women featured in the book, at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. We have to provide funds for our filmmakers, for our artists, to tell the story of exile and preserve our identity.ŽAdriana Bosch, filmmakerMore BOOK | F2 a d ISION.BeerLIFE. BestYearEver! € € € € Dial **o Mobile TODAY!BeerVision.net l eLensforbrilliantvisionfreef omcataracts. n hancedlensescustomizedto“talllifestyles: PanOptix n t near,farandintermediatedistances. LightAdjustableLens Non-invasivelensadjustmentsthatcustomize o . VivityIOL xt ndeddepthoffocuswiththebestnightvisionofany i  class. tswhohavetheexperienceandtechnologyto isionyoudeserve.

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PAGE 2F SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.com LOS ANGELES TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD EDITED BY RICH NORRIS AND JOYCE LEWIS Rating: GOLD JANRIC CLASSIC SUDOKU NEWSDAY CROSSWORD EDITED BY STANLEY NEWMAN SATURDAY STUMPER By Lester Ruff MARMADUKE By Brad Anderson CORY OLDWEILERStar Tribune (TNS)In December 2023, the Department of Housing and Urban Developments homelessness assessment identified an estimated 653,100 individuals who, on a single night, were either unhoused or housed in shelters and the like. More than 186,000 of them were in families with children, while almost 35,000 experienced homelessness alone, without family, while still being kids themselves. You may not be aware of these youths sleeping under bridges or in doorways, living in their cars or cheap hotels. In the mid-aughts, Florida resident Vicki Sokolik wasnt aware of them, either. A stay-at-home momŽ raising two kids, Sokolik was affluent enough to donate scores of Thanksgiving meals and Christmas gifts but was motivated more by trying to make [herself] feel better.Ž Her incentive changed after encountering unaccompanied homeless youth,Ž defined as those under 25, not living with a parent or guardian, and lacking safe, stable housing. In If You See Them,Ž Sokolik writes how she went from searching for meaningŽ to making a difference, founding a nonprofit that has helped hundreds of homeless youth by providing the resources, advocacy and care they need to learn to succeed independently. Like Sokolik, who exhibits a boundless, indomitable determination, her book tries to do it all, acting as public policy primer, introspective autobiography and nonprofit origin story, while introducing around 10 kids who benefited from Starting Right, NowŽ (SRN), the organization she founded to help 15to 19-year-olds in west central Florida. Sokoliks earliest actions were solo, and when she tells her husband she paid the deposit on an apartment for people she only recently met, he responds: I think youve lost your mind.Ž He quickly comes around, and Sokolik enlists big guns like Tampas mayor and the Tampa Bay Rays president, one of her cousins. By 2012, SRN is up and running, fielding referrals from schools. SRN pays for standardized tests, clothes, food, medical care, even proms and a prize-winning pig, but its most valuable resource is relentless support. Initially, kids got their own apartments, but in 2013, after predictable setbacks, SRN acquired and rehabbed an abandoned shelter. These arent rebellious teenagers who leave home because they dont like the rules,Ž but traumatized kids who grew up in nightmarish circumstances. Not every child wants help, and not every story is a success. Snapshots of the kids lives reveal the many ways the system is stacked against them. Courtney stole a coat when she was sleeping in a park, and her misdemeanor arrest dogs her for years. Sergio cant get a copy of his birth certificate without parental assistance. I wish the book „ while unquestionably well-intentioned, informative and laudable „ had focused on just a couple of kids, like Alex Kotlowitz with There Are No Children HereŽ or Steve James with Hoop Dreams.Ž After reading If You See Them,Ž you only really know Sokolik. First-person passages from SRN alums become superfluous because she echoes them in her own words, and her privileged background, parenting dilemmas and forthright soul-searching can be distracting. Everyone cant emulate Sokolik, but her example should motivate us not only to see these folks, but to help them if we can.ŽIf You See ThemŽ by Vicki Sokolik. (Publisher: Spiegel & Grau, 337 pages), $30.What happens if you dont look awayIn If You See Them, Florida author looks at unhoused youth SPIEGEL & GRAU/TNS book in the literature section, agreed that women should promote women and help them advance in their careers. I learned that from feminists,Ž Connor said.REACH BEYOND MIAMIThe book includes, among others, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; María Elvira Salazar; Gloria Estefan; Judge Bertila Soto, astronaut Serena Auñon Chancellor; designer Yas González; Madeline Pumariega, president of Miami Dade College; Liliam M. López, president and CEO of the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, who chaired the panel at the UM library; Josefina Carbonell, co-founder of the Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Center, who was assistant secretary for aging issues at the Department of Health and Human Resources. The company Independent Living Systems, where Carbonell is assistant vice president, donated the funds for Cuban American Women: Making HistoryŽ to be translated into Spanish. Badía chose to write it in English to spread the successes of Cuban-American women outside of Miami and to a broader spectrum of readers. Filmmaker Adriana Bosch, also recognized in the book, emphasized that Cuban-American womens stories must be told in movies, and their achievements and challenges told beyond the community. You have to be persistent and insistent. The story must be told over and over again,Ž said the director of PBS documentaries such as American Comandante Ž (2015) and Letters to Eloísa.Ž We have to provide funds for our filmmakers, for our artists, to tell the story of exile and preserve our identity,Ž said Bosch.Cuban American Women: Making History,Ž revised edition, is available on Amazon.Book/from F1 The Cuban-American woman has been an example of what immigrants can achieve in this country.ŽAida Levitan, businesswoman

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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 3F JUMBLE CRYPTOQUIP WORD SLEUTH ARIES action of the day rides TAURUS decide that it's too much GEMINI the last eort that catches it's the one that catches CANCER LEO "Let's VIRGO and you'll also notice and LIBRA SCORPIO you long to enter a cocoon more to listen to than the SAGITTARIUS The team isn't CAPRICORN AQUARIUS of all are the ones you PISCES TODAY'S BIRTHDAY take you to glamourous scenes and you'll actually HOROSCOPE WHATZIT? TODAYS CROSSWORD PUZZLE WANT MORE PUZZLES? MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM By Mike Peters MALLARD FILLMORE By Bruce Tinsley ZITS By Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman WORDY GURDY By Tricky Ricky Kane Solution: 7 LITTLE WORDS

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PAGE 4F SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.com CRANKSHAFT By Tom Batiuk & Chuck Ayers SHOE By Gary Brookins & Susie MacNelly REX MORGAN By Terry Beatty MARY WORTH By Karen Moy and June Brigman BABY BLUES By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott DOONSBURY By Garry Trudeau Q: I'm having a lot of trouble falling asleep and staying asleep these days. I know how lousy it makes me feel the next day „ but are there any other health concerns I should have about it? And if so, what should I do? I am 42. „ Steve R., Portland, Oregon You're smart to pay attention to your sleep patterns „ and to do what's needed to make sure you start to get seven to eight hours of restful sleep nightly. There are many reasons you might be having a hard time sleeping. They range from stress and worries, to allergies, apnea, digestive or urinary problems, restless leg syndrome, dehydration and overall poor nutrition and/or lack of physical activity. Whatever the cause, chronically poor sleep patterns age you and increase your risk of heart disease, stroke, various cancers and dementia. A study in the journal Neurology reveals that when folks in their 30s and 40s have interrupted sleep, they double their risk of having cognition and memory problems 10 years later. So, anyone with persistently disturbed sleep „ or too little of it „ should get medical help to identify root causes. Q: Can you share any new info on what can be done to have an ActualAge that's a lot younger than my chronological age? I love the idea of getting the better of Father Time. „ Stacey T., Lafayette, Indiana As you know, the RealAge test on Sharecare.com and the ActualAge test at LongevityPlaybook.com (both developed by Dr. Mike) are based on hard science that shows how to preserve youthfulness. At any age, you can take the test to discover how you are doing. And then you can launch a plan to retain youthful energy, strength and cognition. One of the most exciting recent discoveries about how to turn back the clock was presented at the University of California San Francisco's 2023 Byers Award lecture. "Blood Work and the Brain: Deciphering the Language of Cognitive Regeneration," explains how there are elements in young blood that, when introduced to an older body, can clear out factors (mostly misfolded proteins) that make us age. It all has to do with turning on youthpromoting genes and getting rid of substances that age the brain and body. While the researchers are just beginning to think about launching studies on clinical applications of their insights, we want to explain what you „ on your own „ can do to tap into the rejuvenating processes they've discovered "young blood" provides. 1. Keep the treadmill and elliptical spinning and use the weight bench! Physical activity turns on a gene in the liver that produces a protein that clears out aging factors in blood and tissue. Also, the gene that makes irisin is turned on when you exercise, helping prevent dementia, diabetes and obesity. 2. Take an avocado soybean unsaponi“able (ASU) supplement „ it can help you stay free of cartilage breakdown and joint pain. 3. Enjoy “ltered black coffee! It can help preserve cognition and, in moderation, promote heart health. Young blood can be yours if you help your body maintain its ability to refresh and replace aging cells, proteins and biochemical processes!Poor sleep habits cause long-term harm DEAR READERS: Are your lampshades dusty? If so, you should wipe and clean them often to remove the dust or debris. Dust them gently with a new, soft paintbrush or a clean, soft cloth. „ Heloise DEAR READERS: To keep the door hinges of your vehicle from squeaking, lubricate them with petroleum jelly. And for door locks that seem to stick, apply some graphite lubricant on the lock before calling in a lock-repair service. That just might clean up the problem. „ Heloise DEAR HELOISE: I love to bake, but I hate it when my baking soda or baking powder clumps up into hard balls. I “nally took a neighbor's advice to stir them into the sugar before adding either one. Apparently, the gritty texture of the sugar breaks down the lumps much easier than the ”our. „ J.W., in Illinois DEAR READERS: If your plastic shower curtain gets wrinkled, toss it into the dryer with some towels for several minutes. Remove it from the dryer right away and hang it up ASAP. You can keep it soft and ”exible by adding a few drops of mineral oil to the rinse water. „ Heloise DEAR HELOISE: I have a nasty habit of drowning my plants with too much water. I recently received a beautiful arrangement of succulents in a lovely, large bowl as a birthday gift, but I don't want to kill them. So I asked a nursery about watering them, and they suggested I use a turkey baster and add only a few drops of water per plant about once a week. They recommended I make Friday after work my watering day. „ F.P., in Michigan DEAR READERS: If you see animal abuse, please report it to the police and/or a shelter. Ask them to intervene or, at least, let you know who to report it to. Remember, you can serve as the animal's voice. Speak up! „ Heloise DEAR READERS: Do you know which cheese is the most popular cheese in the world? Is it: (A) Swiss (B) Cheddar (C) Ricotta (D) Stilton (E) Parmesan If you came up with "B," then you guessed correctly! Cheddar is a worldwide favorite for so many people because it not only has a nice ”avor, but can be used in several dishes. „ HeloiseEasily clean lampshades with soft paintbrush HINTS FROM HELOISEAdvice Columnist Fridays Challenger Answers CHALLENGER FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Lynn Johnston PICKLES By Brian Crane B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart DRS. ROIZEN AND OZAdvice Columnists SALLY FORTH By Francesco Marciuliano and Jim Keefe

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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 5F DEAR ABBY: I host holiday meals for my out-of-town family. During the last one, my cousin's 5-yearold son ran up and down the upstairs hallway pretty much nonstop the entire time. The ”oor is ceramic tile, so when he did this, it made a huge racket and shook the house. The pounding frayed my and my husband's nerves, but we didn't say anything because I was afraid it wouldn't go over well. In the future, I asked if he can be told we have a house rule of no running inside. I also asked if there is a game or something I can buy to keep him entertained or redirect him if he starts doing it again. I was then informed that "this is just what children his age do and it is impossible to get them not to run." Trying to compromise, I asked if it could be limited to the three-season room, the outside or the basement, and was told they pr obably won't come then. My mother was just diagnosed with a serious illness, and I would hate to not have part of the family here this year because of this. Was my request out of line? Is there another solution? My cousin and her family say their homes are too small to host, and no one wants to go to a restaurant. „ Unnerved In The Midwest DEAR UNNERVED: If this is "just what children his age do," then one or both of the child's parents should take their son outside so he can burn off some of that energy. (It's not unlike what some pet owners do out of respect for their hosts' house rules.) I have seen parents do this in restaurants when their child becomes disruptive, so it's not unheard of. If your cousin considers this too much of a burden, then please accept that she has CHOSEN to be absent, and do NOT let it diminish your good time when the next holiday rolls around. DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have two kids „ a 3-yearold who has see-through pale skin and blond curls, and a 4-month-old with an olive complexion and straight brown hair. When we are out together, people often ask me if my kids have the same father. Is this a polite question? The potential answer could involve sharing intimate details of my relationship history or our fertility. No one is entitled to any of those answers in casual conversation, so why do they ask? This happens so often that our preschooler has started to wonder aloud who her brother belongs to, if not her daddy. It makes me crazy. I have plenty of answers lined up for the impertinent question, but how do I keep people from asking in the “rst place? „ Mom Of Beauties In Puerto Rico DEAR MOM: There is no end to the nosy, rude and sometimes stupid questions people ask. Your answer should be, "If you will forgive me for not answering you, I'll forgive you for asking me that." However, there is no way to STOP a stranger from asking a question in front of your children, short of carrying cotton candy and stuf“ng it in their mouth. (Note that I'm not suggesting you use a dirty diaper.) Be sure to explain „ AND REPEAT AS NEEDED „ to your preschooler that not all siblings look alike, and her sibling ABSOLUTELY belongs to her daddy AND TO HER.Parents dont keep young boy under control DEAR ABBYAdvice Columnist KEN KEN THE LOGIC PUZZLE THAT MAKES YOU SMARTER GOREN BRIDGE WITH BOB JONES PREVIOUS ANSWERS PEARLS BEFORE SWINE THE WIZARD OF ID By Brant Parker and Johnny Hart MUTTS By Patrick McDonnell HAGAR THE HORRIBLE MARVIN By Tom Armstrong GARFIELD HI AND LOIS By Brian and Greg Walker BORN LOSER PEANUTS By Charles Schulz BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall Weekly bridge quiz BEETLE BAILEY

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ZOMBIE CELLS AND AGING PAGE 8F Feeling “ t SUN Charlotte€DeSoto€Sarasota FEBRUARY 18, 2024YOURSUN.COMLAURA YUENStar Tribune (TNS)In an alternate reality, maybe Mark Rosen would still be lonely. Maybe he would be still be fixed in his grief. Maybe he would be plumbing the dark night of the soul, just him in his downtown Minneapolis apartment and his runaway thoughts. In that parallel universe, Mark Rosen did not do the thing that would forever change him: He did not share photos of his cat on Twitter. One has to wonder: If he hadnt posted pictures of Willow, would Rosen have ever found love again? In the fall of 2021, at the urging of his daughter, the retired TV sports anchor adopted a kitten from the humane society to cope with devastating loss. His wife, Denise, died of brain cancer a month earlier. Posting pictures of his pet on social media, as one does, was therapeutic. The mere act helped Rosen smile. A fellow cat lover named Karin Nelsen proceeded to likeŽ a few of those photos. (And there were a lot of photos.) Like so many Minnesotans, she had been following Rosens story of caring for Denise and grieving her death. Nelsen left encouraging comments, one of thousands of wishes from near-strangers rooting for his heart to make a full recovery. Months later „ and yes, this does sound as sweet as a romcom „ they met for coffee. Then dinner. Mark Rosen and Karin Nelsen are now happily married. The likable 72-year-old broadcaster was a fixture in Minnesotans living rooms for the 50 years he worked at WCCO, and he hasnt been afraid to let them in on the curveballs of his life. Just as he shared the pain of losing Denise, hes been open about discovering joy and love again, now with Karin (pronounced CAR-in). His journey has involved a lot of therapy, a village of supporters and a series of incremental steps to fight grief and loneliness, including that first cat photo. About 99% of the public is beyond thrilled for him, if the content of his DMs is any indication. But there are always a few comments from callous randoms questioning how he could have moved on so quickly. People have their own impression, like, Well, I would have done ...  says Rosen, his voice trailing off. Youre not me. Im not you. You dont know my circumstances. You dont know what Ive been through.Ž Rosen is very much like his plainspoken, down-to-earth on-air persona (he still appears regularly on KFAN, as well as Fox 9 during the Vikings season). You can recognize his booming voice a half-mile away, as well as his 6-foot-6 stature. Even when reflecting on his good fortune „ measured in enduring friendships, doting family members and interviews with sports legends „ he seems in grateful disbelief. Thats Rosey. He and Nelsen recount their beginnings from their living room sofa in a pristine 30th-floor condo overlooking the Mississippi River. And to hear Rosen tell it, his wooing of Nelsen was not calculated, but it did involve some investigation. Months after they interacted on Twitter, a light bulb went off in his head: Karin! He knew she was the chief legal officer for the Minnesota Vikings and that they had met once or twice professionally. Rosen fired off a text to the teams then-head of P.R., asking if Nelsen was single. The response was all of one word: Yes.Ž Rosen, the journalist, took it from there. To his point, we dont intimately know what Rosen has been through. Glioblastoma, the same aggressive brain cancer that killed John McCain and Ted Kennedy, is what Denise stubbornly fought. Family members became certain something was amiss when she couldnt add a servers tip to a restaurant bill. In July 2018, when the doctor told the couple that Denise had stage 4 glioblastoma, Rosens knees buckled. Everything changed that day,Ž he says. I remember going to bed. I looked around my apartment and went, What am I going to do? Everything switched. My career didnt mean anything to me anymore.Ž He looked lost,Ž recalls Rosens daughter, Chloe. I dont think it was something we fully comprehended. We didnt have a plan of attack. We didnt know how to navigate the news.Ž Rosen sped up his retirement date from WCCO and became Denises primary caregiver, along with Chloe. He pored over reams of articles about glioblastoma and found the best doctors in town to treat her. The couple squeezed in time together, seeing plays in New York, visiting their son, Nick, in California, and flying to Key West, right before the COVID-19 shutdown. Well-wishers would utter their hopes for Denise to recover. Rosen didnt have the energy to inform them that she never would. There was no cure. Most people with glioblastoma die within 12 to 18 months. The familys top priority was prolonging Denises quality of life. She eventually lost the ability to walk, then talk. But one of the toughest things to see in Denise, so feisty and inquisitive by nature, was how the disease numbed her personality. Horrifying,Ž he says, choking up. Nelsen looks into his eyes, which is pooling with tears, and places her hand on his cheek. She leaves her place beside him on the sofa to grab him a tissue. She just wasnt the same person anymore,Ž Rosen says of Denise. What people dont understand about their familys grief, Chloe told me, is that it started the day of diagnosis. They experienced a mini-deathŽ when Denise was told she had glioblastoma, again when she could no longer walk, again when she lost her verbal skills, and again in hospice, when the look in her eyes suggested she had no idea who her daughter was. Mark was incredible, absolutely incredible,Ž says his for-mer sister-in-law, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, who considered Denise her best friend. I learned a lot from watching him, like unconditional love in times of utter despair.Ž Rosen worked through the trauma with the help of his therapist, trying to stay strong for Denise. When she died in August 2021, three years after the diagnosis, he had all the support anyone could ask for. But the sneaky M.O. of loneliness is that it creeps up at night when everyone else has gone home. Its still you and your thoughts, and youre all alone,Ž he says. It doesnt matter how many people are there for you. Its still you, alone, dealing with this.Ž Six months after Denise died, he asked Nelsen out to coffee. They met in February 2022, the morning Minneapolis lifted its mask mandate. Nelsen figured the meeting was an opportunity to network, and Rosen viewed it as a tiny step outside of his shell. What surprised them both was how naturally their conversation volleyed. He was enamored of her curiosity and her independence. Before they parted, he asked her to dinner. Nelsen said yes, but this time, she was uncertain about the context. She later called her brother Mark Rosen became a public face of grief and caregivingThis is how he found love againMark Rosen and Karin Nelsen chat during an Eden Prairie vs. Minnetonka Bantam AA hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at Eden Prairie Ice Arena in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Malina Anderson and Trent Tuckers son William Jesse Tucker plays for Eden Prairie. Mark Rosen and his wife Karin Nelsen were at the game to watch their friends son play. PHOTOS BY ASSOCIATED PRESSMalina Anderson, Karin Nelsen and Mark Rosen chat before an Eden Prairie vs. Minnetonka Bantam AA hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at Eden Prairie Ice Arena in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.More ROSEN | F7

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yoursun.com | The Daily Sun SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 7FEBONY WILLIAMSThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)If youre strapped for time or have gym anxiety, its possible to do an effective workout at home. While its easy to purchase weights and bands for resistance workouts, it can be hard to find the right cardio equipment that doesnt take up major space in your house. Highand low-impact exercises can give the same effect and burn as a treadmill or elliptical. To get started, all you need is a little room and the willingness to push your limits. The best way to get a great at-home cardio workout is to implement plyometric exercises, which are full-body movements in short quick bursts. Those exercises are perfect for a cardio workout at home, as they save space and time because it requires max effort. And thus, less overall time spent, while also offering strength, power, and cardio benefits,Ž Judine Saint Gerard, NASM-CPT, head coach at Tone House in New York, told Health. With these added benefits of strength and power, it may be even better than just trotting away on the elliptical.Ž Here are four workouts that dont require equipment.BURPEESBurpees are often a dreaded word, however, they are effective and a great full-body workout. Whether you go full-out or the low-impact route, youll always get a great workout when doing a proper burpee. Heres how: Start standing, feet hipwidth apart. Place both hands flat onto the ground before you and hop your feet behind you into a plank. Keep your hips and core tight, forming a straight line from shoulders to heels. Once in the tabletop position, you can do a push-up for an extra burn or move to the next step. Quickly hop your feet back up toward your hands. Jump up to stand, bringing your arms above your head and exploding off your feet. Repeat. For a low-impact version take out the jump and slightly stand on your tip toes.SQUAT JABSFor a full body burn with a focus on the legs, the squat jab brings out our inner fighter while toning your legs and back. Heres how to do squat jabs: Start by standing with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your arms down at your sides. Squat down, keeping your chest up, butt back and knees out. Stand up, and when your legs are extended, throw a cross-body punch with each arm. Squat down again, stand up and punch, repeat.SKATERSSkaters require a bit of coordination and balance. This exercise will get your heart pumping while working every muscle from the abs, legs, arms, back and chest. Heres how to do skaters: Start with both feet pointing forward. Much like a reverse lunge, the skater requires one leg at a time to go back as if you were doing a curtsey for the King of England. Pushing off the left leg, begin to stand, bringing the right leg forward and swinging your left leg back and across, switching arms as you go. Work quickly, but to maintain the low-impact approach, dont jump. For a low-impact version, omit the jump and do a slight lunge.HIGH KNEESHigh knees are like running in place but with a little more pizzaz. Heres how to properly do high knees: Start standing, feet together. Drive one knee toward your chest, with the opposite arm driving forward (elbows bent 90 degrees). Quickly place the foot back down and drive the other knee up and the opposite arm forward. For a low-impact version, keep your arms pointing forward, and allow your knees to meet the palm of your hands. Keeping your back straight and abs tucked in. While all of the exercises are great for increasing heart rates, they also tone the entire body when done properly. If you cant do the high-impact version, its OK to take your time with the low-impact option. Not only does low-impact exercise come with the benefits of improved strength, lower blood pressure and reduced stress, but such a workout also cuts down on the risk of musculoskeletal injury,Ž Nations Health said.4 highand low-impact cardio workouts that dont require equipment BIANCOBLUE/DREAMSTIME/TNSThe best way to get a great at-home cardio workout is to implement plyometric exercises, which are fullbody movements in short quick bursts. UNLOCKING THE POWER OF YOGA PROPSNoon-2 p.m. Feb. 24. Led by TYS teacher, Anna Martin, discover techniques to incorporate blocks, bolsters, straps and blankets. Learn how props can help to safely improve more advanced yoga poses, deepening your personal yoga journey. The Yoga Sanctuary, 112 Sullivan St., Punta Gorda. For additional information, call 941-505-9642 or online at www. theyogasanctuary.biz.PARKINSONS EXPOMarch 2. Doors open at 9 a.m. Program begins at 10 a.m. Virtual option available to livestream the event. The expo was created with input from the Parkinsons community to educate, engage and empower participants. Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto. Registration is required at https:// parkinsonsexpo.org.WELLEN PARKS HALF MARATHON AND 5KThe half marathon is open to runners 15 and older and starts at 7:30 a.m. March 16. The 5K run starts at 7:45 a.m. and is open to runners and walkers of all ages, with strollers and leashed dogs permitted. The half marathon and the 5K have also been cleared for disabled runners. Both races start and finish at Solis Hall, 19745 Wellen Park Blvd., Downtown Wellen, with an awards ceremony to recognize male and female winners. Runners and attendees are encouraged to dress up and celebrate St. Patricks Day with festive green gear. Attendees will also enjoy live music from Solis Halls outdoor stage, as well as beverages and food from different Downtown Wellen restaurants and The Yard eateries. HEALTH & WELLNESS HAPPENINGSRegistration at runsignup. com/Race/FL/Venice/ WellenParkHalfMarathon and5K.ADULT TAP CLASSESWednesday and Friday afternoons at Centennial Park Recreation Center, 1120 Centennial Blvd., Port Charlotte. Beginners tap class is from 1-2 p.m. and advanced beginner tap class is from 2-3 p.m. Classes for the more experienced tapper are from 3-4 p.m. The fee is $2 per class. Tap dancing is a fun way to stay in shape and offers many other health benefits such as improved flexibility, strength and balance. For more information, call 941-740-7563 or mccjaz51@gmail.com.VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEER GROUPGroup for the visually impaired and blind. Educational programs, guest speakers, games and peer support. Meets from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays at Wintergarden Presbyterian Church, 18350 Wintergarden Ave., Port Charlotte. For information, call Bethany at 239-573-6996 or Cheri at 941-882-2432.MELLOW MORNING YOGA10-11 a.m. Tuesdays, 9-10 a.m. Thursdays. Enjoy a safe and playful mixed level Yoga Flow class designed for beginners to intermediate level practitioners. Explore awareness of the mind/ body connection to inspire good posture, better breathing, movement, balance and relaxation. Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, 2001 Shreve St., Punta Gorda. For additional information, or to register, visit pgica.org, email lmhaverlock@gmail. com or all 941-637-1655.HASHIMOTO SUPPORT GROUPHashimotos disease is an autoimmune disorder where an individuals immune system makes antibodies that attack the thyroid gland. The group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. at Beef O Bradys, 1105 Taylor Road, Punta Gorda. For additional information, call 941-787-4234.LABLAST8:30-9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. LaBlast combines partnerfree ballroom dancing and weight training. Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, 2001 Shreve St., Punta Gorda. For additional information or to register, visit pgica.org, email zumbawithcarla@gmail. com or call 941-637-1655.WEIGHT LOSS & FITNESS SUPPORT GROUPTOPS (Take-OffPounds-Sensibly) is an affordable, welcoming, and non-judging support group focused on weight loss and health management. Meetings focus on underlying weight issues such as stressinduced and emotional eating, weight loss and health, and strategies to achieve a healthy weight. Visit topschapter0828. wordpress.com or call 304-919-3794 for more information. Meetings: TOPS 0828 Wednesdays, weigh-in 8:45 a.m., meeting 9:15 a.m. at South PG Heights Civic Center, 11200 1st Ave., Punta Gorda. TOPS 0133 Fridays, weigh-in 9 a.m., meeting 9:30 a.m. at Trinity UMC, 23084 Seneca Ave., Charlotte Harbor. and asked him, Do you think its a date?Ž Karin,Ž her brother responded without missing a beat, thats a date.ŽFAVORITE SPOTAt Nelsens insistence, their first date was at one of her favorite restaurants, Spoon and Stable. Jessi Pollak, a nationally acclaimed bartender, sent an original cocktail to their table, knowing Nelsens preferences in tastes and even the shape of the glass. I was scared and impressed,Ž Rosen says, with a playful deadpan. Ive been at Spoon and Stable before, but she must be like Norm at Cheers.  Over three hours, the two discovered how many friends they had in common at the intersection of sports, media and business. He learned she had lived in Russia, Singapore and Switzerland through her jobs at Cargill, but grew up on a farm in the small southern Minnesota town of Westbrook (pop. 739). Rosen couldnt remember the last time hed been on a date. He and Denise married in 1977. But it felt easy to be on the intake, absorbing Nelsens stories and appreciating how deeply she valued her family. As they take stock of their relationship, they recognize the small but audacious acts that quickly built a runway for their future. Nelsen had married young, right out of her undergraduate years at Minnesota State University, Mankato. That marriage was shortlived. While she dated people in the years afterward, she hadnt been seeking to remarry. Her life was full. You were courageous. I never would have reached out to you, its just not my style,Ž Nelsen, who is 58, tells Rosen. And I think I was courageous a bit, as well, to say, You know what? Im willing to give this a shot.  Marrying a widower with two grown children, all who have suffered tremendous pain, isnt without complication. But Rosens marriage to Denise isnt something to be diminished, Nelsen says. Its an important part of his story, and its shaped him to be who he is today.Ž Through it all, Rosen found that speaking about his pain helped people, and their love and encouragement helped carry him. He had openly worn his broken heart during Denises fight with cancer. Now he was displaying it again, and it fluttered for all to see. On Memorial Day weekend of 2022, he announced his relationship with Nelsen on social media. After nearly 4 years of grieving I asked myself about the kind of life I wanted. Karin Nelsen, the Executive VP and Chief Legal officer of the Vikings, is that woman,Ž he wrote. Nelsen knew Rosen had a massive following, but she wasnt prepared for the onslaught of pings. My phone was practically on fire,Ž she said. As for the trolls who taunted Rosen for rediscovering love too soon in their eyes, Chloe got angry. Her dad was happy, and he deserved it. She told Rosen, Its no ones business.Ž Among the couples who celebrated the romance was Vikings coaching legend Bud Grant and his longtime companion, Pat Smith. Smith worried about Rosen. Sometimes men go downhill quickly after they lose someone. Youve got to find love again and do something,Ž she says. If you find someone you think is the person, dont wait. Jump in with both feet and go for it.Ž Grant passed away by the time Rosen and Nelsen exchanged vows last September. But Smith attended the wedding in northeast Minneapolis, and so did family and friends that included a constellation of local industry giants. Alan Page. Frank Vascellaro and Amelia Santaniello. U.S. Attorney Andy Luger, who knew Nelsen through mutual friends in legal circles, was the officiant. For anyone else coping with loss, Rosen says, Its OK to cry yourself to sleep. But youve got to keep moving. Youve got to take care of yourself.Ž And take chances, he adds. No need to dip your toe in the water. Just jump in the deep end. And he still credits Willow the shelter cat for putting everything in motion. The day Rosen decided to adopt her, he recalls, she popped up her head from the cage, above all of her littermates. Shes basically looking at me, saying, I choose you.  Fair enough. Willow chose Rosen. But Rosen chose life.Rosen/from F6 ASSOCIATED PRESSMark Rosen and his wife, Karin Nelsen, have happy hour drinks while Jessi Pollak, beverage director, mixes a drink Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at Spoon and Stable in Minneapolis. Rosen, a Minnesota sports broadcasting personality, lost his first wife in 2021 before meeting Karin. Spoon and Stable was the site of their first date.

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PAGE 8F SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 The Daily Sun | yoursun.comMAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK TNSWith age, cells can experience senescence, a state where they stop growing but continue releasing inflammatory and tissue-degrading molecules. When a person is young, the immune system responds and eliminates senescent cells, often referred to as zombie cells. However, zombie cells linger and contribute to various age-related health problems and diseases. Mayo Clinic researchers, in two studies, shed light on the biology of aging cells. In a study published in Aging Cell, Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed zombie cells to explain aging at the cellular level. We know people age at different rates and that a persons chronological age doesnt always match their biological age,Ž says Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D., the lead author of the study and scientific director of the Population Health Science Scholars Program at Mayo Clinics Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery. We found that a group of diverse proteins secreted by zombie cells can serve as biomarkers of senescence and can predict health outcomes in older adults. We also found that measuring these biomarkers in the blood can help predict mortality beyond the combination of a persons chronologic age, sex or presence of a chronic disease.Ž The study included 1,923 adults aged 65 and older with one health condition or none. The group included 1,066 women and 857 men, with 68% of study participants having no chronic conditions and 32% having one condition. Whats so unique about this study is that even in the absence of disease, biomarkers are highly predictive of bad health outcomes in the future,Ž says Nathan LeBrasseur, Ph.D., director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging and senior author of the study. Dr. LeBrasseur studies the biological processes that drive aging. The researchers noted that the most common chronic conditions in the group were arthritis, high cholesterol and a history of cancer. Researchers found that higher levels of specific senescent biomarkers, such as GDF15, VEGFA, PARC and MMP2, were all associated with an increased risk of death. Some of these biomarkers have been associated with developing chronic diseases. For example, research has shown that people with heart disease and some types of cancers have higher levels of GDF15 and VEGFA. Ongoing studies are investigating how lifestyle factors, including diet, physical activity and medications that appear to help clear senescent cells, influence the circulating levels of the biomarkers. Dr. LeBrasseur envisions using these biomarkers as tools for clinical practice to find people at risk for health challenges. In addition, research could benefit from identifying subjects who may be most responsive to emerging ways to target senescent cells and gauge their responsiveness to treatment. Dr. St. Sauver underscores the need to include more diversity in future studies, ensuring various populations are included in ongoing aging research. We did see differences in levels of these biomarkers between men and women, and we also know that race and ethnicity influence many biological processes,Ž says Dr. St. Sauver. For future studies, we must consider these factors in aging research.ŽUNKNOWN PHENOMENONMayo Clinic researcher Joao Passos, Ph.D., who also studies the biology of aging, sees his main purpose as working to enhance the vitality and health span„ the period of life free from the consequences of disease and disability„in older people. In a new study published in Nature, he, along with postdoctoral researcher Stella Victorelli, Ph.D., and a large interdisciplinary team of collaborators, uncovered a previously unknown phenomenon that occurs in zombie cells. Mitochondria, the tiny powerhouses within a cell, are responsible for producing energy but also play a crucial role when a cell incurs excessive damage. They can initiate a self-destruct mechanism called apoptosis, which leads to a cells death. Senescent cells, which do not die, are notorious for resisting apoptosis. These two processes, apoptosis and senescence, have often been regarded as opposite cell fates. However, Dr. Passos, Dr. Victorelli and the team unexpectedly observed a small group of rogueŽ mitochondria attempt to initiate apoptosis in senescent cells. When they do so, these mitochondria release their DNA into the cells cytosol, the soupŽ inside a cell. Mitochondria were once independent bacteria, so the cell perceives the mitochondrial DNA as foreign, which sparks inflammation that can damage tissues and lead to disease. Furthermore, the researchers found that if they blocked this process in mice equivalent in age to a 70-yearold human, they could reduce tissue inflammation and significantly boost their health, including improving their strength, balance and bone structure. This newfound knowledge of the inner workings of a senescent cell may open doors to new types of therapeutics, beyond senolytics that eliminate senescent cells, to improve peoples health span. Inflammation is one of the main ways we think senescent cells cause detrimental effects in aging-related diseases. So, its exciting to have found a way to target a pathway that reduces inflammation,Ž Dr. Victorelli explains.THE BIG PICTUREDr. Passos and colleagues, in collaboration with researchers across the U.S., are part of an ambitious project to map senescent cells across different tissues. The project is called the Cellular Senescence Network ( SenNet) and is funded by the National Institutes of Health Common Fund. Its primary objective is to compile a comprehensive atlas of senescent cells within the human body over a lifetime. Dr. Passos recently spearheaded an effort published in Nature Aging to highlight emerging technologies and challenges in spatial mapping of cellular senescence. By targeting these fundamental mechanisms driving the aging process rather than tackling each disease individually, we have the potential to not only fight one disease of aging but all of them,Ž Dr. Passos says.The Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery supported the Aging Cell study, and the Mayo Clinic Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging supported the Nature study. For the full list of disclosures, authors and research funding, please see the studies.Zombie cells and agingA persons chronological age doesnt always match their biological age DREAMSTIME/TNS/ EDUARD MUZHEVSKYIAging zombie cells linger and contribute to various age-related health problems and diseases. MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK TNSYou probably know that tea and coffee contain caffeine, but did you know it also can be found in other drinks, food and some medications? When it comes to caffeine consumption, youre not alone if you depend on it to help you concentrate or be alert. Studies have shown that about 90% of U.S. adults consume a form of caffeine every day.HOW MUCH CAFFEINE IS TOO MUCH?Caffeine content in beverages widely varies. For most adults, consuming up to 400 milligrams of caffeine daily does not have adverse side effects. Depending on the type of beverage, that can be roughly four cups of brewed coffee, 10 cans of cola or two energy shot drinks. While consuming some caffeine is OK, too much can cause side effects, including: Fast heartbeat Headaches High blood pressure Insomnia Muscle tremors Adolescents and young adults must be cautious when drinking caffeine, and children should avoid it altogether. People who are sensitive to caffeines effects or take certain medications should avoid consuming too much caffeine. People who are pregnant, want to become pregnant or are breastfeeding should talk with their healthcare team about caffeine consumption.COMMON CAFFEINE SOURCESIf you reach for different types of beverages throughout the day, you may be drinking more caffeine than you realize. With a cup of coffee or tea with breakfast, a soda in the afternoon and a piece of chocolate after supper, caffeine is part of your daily eating habits. Some of the most common sources of caffeine are: Chocolate Coffee Medication Soda Tea Caffeine also can hide under some names that are less recognizable. Energy drinks have additives that contain caffeine to enhance the effects of the drink. Knowing about these additives can help you avoid consuming more caffeine than you thought, so be sure to check labels before you buy. Some common additives that contain caffeine include: Cartinine Choline Ginseng Glucuronolactone Guarana Inosol Kola nut Malic acid Maltodextrin Niacin Pantothenic acid Taurine Theanine Tyrosine Yerba mate Caffeine in powder or liquid form can be particularly dangerous. The Food and Drug Administration has warned that high levels of caffeine can cause serious health problems. One teaspoon of powdered caffeine is the same as drinking 28 cups of coffee, which is significantly more than the recommended level.KICKING A CAFFEINE HABITIf caffeine becomes more of a hindrance than a help, you may want to consider cutting back. This can be challenging because an abrupt decrease can cause withdrawal symptoms like headaches, fatigue and difficulty focusing. To lessen caffeine withdrawal symptoms, try these tips: Be aware of and track how much caffeine you consume throughout the day. Cut back gradually so your body gets used to lower levels of caffeine. Check products you use for caffeine, such as over-the-counter pain relievers. Shorten the brew time of tea to cut down on the caffeine content, or choose an herbal tea that doesnt have caffeine. Switch to decaffeinated beverages, which have a similar taste but much less caffeine than their full-strength counterparts. Contact your primary care provider for guidance or evaluation if youre struggling with persistent or severe caffeine withdrawal symptoms.Brian Burroughs is a physician assistant in Family Medicine with special interest in headache treatment, in Red Wing, Minnesota.Some caffeine sources may surprise youTips on how to consume less and kick the habit DREAMSTIME/TNSWhen it comes to caffeine consumption, youre not alone if you depend on it to help you concentrate or be alert. Studies have shown that about 90% of U.S. adults consume a form of caffeine every day. SONYA GOINS Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS)Exercising as you age can be challenging. Sometimes it can feel like your body is breaking down. One possible reason for this could be senescent cells, which build up in your body as you get older and contribute to age-related disorders. A recent study by Mayo Clinic shows that exercise and other physical activities can reduce the number of senescent cells. Dr. Nathan LeBrasseur, director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at Mayo Clinic, says people must prioritize physical activity, especially as they age. There is no magic pill to reverse the aging process. But if you want to counter the biological mechanisms that drive age-related conditions, like the accumulation of senescent cells, you will need to exercise. Just being more active throughout your day appears to be sufficient to reduce kind of the burden of senescence cells in an individual,Ž says Dr. LeBrasseur. Many people tend to lead sedentary lifestyles when they age. But Dr. LeBrasseur says older adults should find ways to become more active throughout the day. Dedicating time, purposeful time, to getting some form of aerobic exercise or endurance exercise, like walking or cycling or swimming, and also getting some form of strength training is critically important,Ž says Dr. LeBrasseur. He says just adding 30 minutes of activity daily can be beneficial. (It) may have benefits for muscle strength or bone health, or maybe even cognitive health and function,Ž explains Dr. LeBrasseur. Exercising can beneficial Controls weight. Boosts energy. Enhances cognitive function. Promotes better sleep.Dr. LeBrasseur, is one of the medical editors of Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging. He is also the Director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging and the Co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, and the Scientic Director of the Oce of Translation to Practice at Mayo Clinic.Aging and the benefits of exercisingThere is no magic pill to reverse the process STOCKLITE/SHUTTERSTOCKIf you want to counter the biological mechanisms that drive age-related conditions you will need to exercise. Just being more active throughout your day appears to be sufficient to reduce kind of the burden of senescence cells in an individual,Ž says Dr. Nathan LeBrasseur.

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Many buyers in this niche want to belong to exclusive communities or enclaves where they can socialize with like-minded peers. They expect properties equipped with advanced security systems and staffed by professionals who respect their privacy. Luxury buyers often seek a turnkey experience. They want properties that are ready for immediate occupancy and come with all the necessary furnishings and amenities.NAVIGATING THE MARKETWork with a specialized Realtor who has access to exclusive listings and understands the nuances of high-end properties. Clearly articulate your priorities and preferences. Determine the type of property you desire, the location and your must-have features. The luxury real estate market operates at its own pace. It may take time to find the perfect property. Be patience and stay attuned to the market. Due diligence is crucial. Hire experts to inspect properties to make sure they meet your standards for quality and safety. Think longterm. 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Community 2 2 0 1990 Condominium Convent ional 182.21 0.88 160.77 A4596150 PORT CHARLOTTE 33952 1515 FORREST NELSON BLVD #R105 $177,900 899 $175,000 2/8/2024 Community 2 2 0 1984 Condominium Cash 197.89 0.98 184.4 A4591029 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 6351 CONISTON ST $199,000 1,152 $192,000 2/5/2024 None 3 2 0 1987 Single Family Residence Cash 17 2.74 0.96 166.67 N6130140 PORT CHARLOTTE 33952 21458 GLADIS AVE $210,000 812 $210,000 2/6/2024 None 2 1 0 1961 Single Family Residence Cash 258. 62 1 141.89 C7480381 NORTH PORT 34287 8791 PICKWICK RD $214,900 911 $205,000 2/6/2024 None 2 1 0 1969 Single Family Residence Conventional 235.89 0.95 185.86 C7473127 PORT CHARLOTTE 33980 3310 LOVELAND BLVD #1502 $219,000 897 $209,500 2/6/2024 Community 2 2 0 1990 Condominium Cash 244.15 0.96 233.56 A4580802 NORTH PORT 34288 4020 BOSTON TER $220,000 1,344 $210,000 2/7/2024 None 4 2 0 1999 Single Family Residence Cash 163.69 0.95 89.97 C7484207 NORTH PORT 34287 7987 JEFFERY AVE $239,900 1,065 $230,000 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$272,500 1,026 $255,000 2/9/2024 None 2 2 0 1984 Single Family Residence Cash 265 .59 0.94 190.58 A4593649 NORTH PORT 34287 8418 OSBERT AVE $275,000 1,260 $265,000 2/7/2024 None 3 2 0 1997 Single Family Residence Conventional 218.25 0.96 120.45 D6133082 ENGLEWOOD, VENICE AREA 34223 243 PARK FOREST BLVD #153 $275,000 1,286 $257,500 2/9/2024 Community 2 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence Cash 213.84 0.94 129.66 C7484276 NORTH PORT 34287 4963 ESCALANTE DR $289,900 1,317 $272,000 2/6/2024 None 3 2 0 1980 Single Family Residence Cash 220.1 2 0.94 117.14 D6133062 NORTH PORT 34286 3237 CAKE TER $299,900 1,739 $300,000 2/9/2024 None 4 2 0 1992 Single Family Residence FHA 172.46 1 1 19.95 N6127709 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 2678 DIXON TER $314,999 1,499 $309,999 2/9/2024 None 4 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence FHA 210.1 4 0.98 206.8 C7481468 NORTH PORT 34288 1247 FAIROAKS DR $315,000 1,506 $330,000 2/11/2024 None 3 2 0 2020 Single Family Residence Convention al 209.16 1.05 164.59 C7481353 PUNTA GORDA 33983 26049 OLLA CT $315,000 1,256 $312,000 2/9/2024 None 2 2 0 1987 Single Family Residence VA 250.8 0.99 174.3 D6130569 PORT CHARLOTTE 33980 24044 PARK PLACE DR S #35 $315,000 1,473 $295,000 2/6/2024 Community 2 2 0 2006 Condominium Cash 213.85 0.94 142.72 C7473532 PUNTA GORDA 33950 3256 WHITE IBIS CT #22B $318,000 1,138 $305,000 2/6/2024 Community 2 2 0 1987 Condominium Convention al 279.44 0.96 268.01 O6156331 PORT CHARLOTTE 33980 23438 VAN BUREN AVE $324,900 1,515 $322,000 2/8/2024 None 3 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence FHA 214.46 0.99 145.57 C7484647 PUNTA GORDA 33983 27041 DEEP CREEK BLVD $329,900 1,498 $317,000 2/7/2024 None 3 2 0 1991 Single Family Residence Cash 220.23 0.96 146.15 C7477986 NORTH PORT 34287 4794 CUMBANO ST $329,996 1,405 $310,000 2/9/2024 None 3 2 0 1999 Single Family Residence Conventional 234.87 0.94 145.4 A4593884 ENGLEWOOD 34223 638 YALE ST $335,000 672 $300,000 2/6/2024 None 2 1 0 1959 Single Family Residence Conventional 498.51 0.9 289.58 T3486931 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 5302 KEMPSON LN $339,900 1,670 $335,000 2/5/2024 None 3 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence Conventional 203.53 0.99 159.52 N6126685 PUNTA GORDA 33983 26525 COPIAPO CIR $339,999 1,828 $339,999 2/6/2024 None 4 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence VA 186 1 143.64 N6126461 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 10459 LIVE OAK RD $344,999 1,982 $339,999 2/5/2024 None 3 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence Conven tional 174.07 0.99 122.3 C7483761 PORT CHARLOTTE 33948 810 FOREST HILL LN NW $345,000 1,782 $315,000 2/6/2024 None 3 2 0 1992 Single Family Residence Ca sh 193.6 0.91 121.62 C7485806 PORT CHARLOTTE 33948 18096 SHIRLEY AVE $349,900 1,248 $325,000 2/8/2024 None 3 2 0 1989 Single Family Residence FHA 28 0.37 0.93 220.79 C7483471 PUNTA GORDA 33983 26128 DUNEDIN CT $350,000 1,833 $334,000 2/5/2024 None 3 2 0 1985 Single Family Residence Convention al 190.94 0.95 127.82 C7485623 NORTH PORT 34286 5134 EASTER TER $354,900 1,437 $354,900 2/5/2024 None 3 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence Conventional 246.97 1 175.17 T3487840 PORT CHARLOTTE 33954 282 SANTA MARTA ST $354,900 1,710 $345,000 2/5/2024 None 4 2 0 2024 Single Family Residence Cash 207.54 0.97 164.29 A4587470 PORT CHARLOTTE 33953 14194 MARLIN AVE $354,900 1,710 $354,900 2/8/2024 None 4 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence VA 207. 54 1 169 C7483398 PORT CHARLOTTE 33948 4040 PARRISH ST $357,900 1,833 $343,000 2/6/2024 None 3 2 0 2021 Single Family Residence Conventi onal 195.25 0.96 130.12 C7481185 PUNTA GORDA 33950 25405 E LENOX CIR $364,900 1,683 $360,000 2/5/2024 Community 3 2 0 2021 Single Family Residence Cash 216.82 0.99 159.29 C7477183 NORTH PORT 34288 3995 DOMINIC ST $365,000 2,000 $354,000 2/9/2024 None 3 2 0 2005 Single Family Residence FHA 182.5 0.97 125.27 N6129137 ENGLEWOOD 34224 7193 BURNSVILLE ST $368,999 1,705 $330,263 2/7/2024 None 2 2 0 1985 Single Family Residence Cash 216.4 2 0.9 148.43 D6134379 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 15739 STAUNTON CIR $369,999 1,982 $355,500 2/8/2024 None 3 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence Cash 186.68 0.96 127.88 N6126684 PUNTA GORDA 33983 387 SAN CRISTOBAL AVE $369,999 2,090 $369,999 2/9/2024 None 3 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence Conve ntional 177.03 1 138.27 T3499954 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 12144 WADSWORTH AVE $370,000 1,636 $370,000 2/6/2024 None 4 2 0 2024 Single Family Residence Conv entional 226.16 1 177.97 C7485457 PUNTA GORDA 33983 2061 RIO DE JANEIRO AVE $375,000 1,732 $375,000 2/5/2024 Private 3 2 0 1988 Single Family Residence Cash 216.51 1 145.24 T3487738 NORTH PORT 34289 2139 DARLEY OAK WAY $379,845 1,662 $369,845 2/8/2024 Community 3 2 0 2023 Single Family Residence Cas h 228.55 0.97 151.89 C7480416 NORTH PORT 34287 5329 GRAND CYPRESS BLVD $379,900 1,671 $373,000 2/7/2024 Community 3 2 0 2017 Single Family Residence Conventional 227.35 0.98 164.24 A4592305 NORTH PORT 34286 3253 BAY CITY TER $384,999 2,214 $384,999 2/8/2024 None 4 2 0 2009 Single Family Residence Convention al 173.89 1 132.53 D6131524 ENGLEWOOD 34223 247 PARK FOREST BLVD #151 $387,900 1,588 $370,000 2/5/2024 Community 2 2 0 1994 Single Family Residenc e VA 244.27 0.95 158.59 D6132549 ENGLEWOOD 34223 2950 N BEACH RD #A212 $389,000 870 $365,000 2/7/2024 Community 1 1 0 1981 Condominium Cash 447.13 0.94 384.21 A4584195 PORT CHARLOTTE 33953 1932 SUNSET PRESERVE WAY $389,990 2,289 $389,990 2/9/2024 None 4 2 1 2023 Single Family Residence FHA 170.38 1 137.47 C7483278 PUNTA GORDA 33982 502 RIO VISTA AVE $394,000 1,880 $360,000 2/7/2024 None 3 2 0 2002 Single Family Residence Conventional 209.57 0.91 101.41 C7484758 NORTH PORT 34287 6849 GRAND CYPRESS BLVD $395,900 1,670 $388,500 2/8/2024 Community 3 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Conventional 237.07 0.98 147.44 C7483784 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 11513 CLAGGETT AVE $399,000 1,698 $380,000 2/9/2024 Private 3 2 0 1999 Single Family Residence Ca sh 234.98 0.95 223.79 A4587868 NORTH PORT 34288 5130 ARITON RD $399,900 2,107 $399,900 2/5/2024 None 4 2 0 2020 Single Family Residence Conventional 189.8 1 160.8 A4579431 ENGLEWOOD 34223 155 ENGLEWOOD HEIGHTS RD $399,900 1,570 $395,000 2/8/2024 Private 3 2 0 1975 Single Family Residence C onventional 254.71 0.99 177.29 C7485179 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 5504 JOSLYN TER $407,000 1,908 $397,000 2/7/2024 Private 3 2 0 1997 Single Family Residence Cash 213.31 0.98 145 C7481680 PUNTA GORDA 33950 24715 RIO VILLA LAKES CIR $413,900 1,390 $408,900 2/5/2024 Community 3 2 0 2019 Single Family Reside nce Cash 297.77 0.99 197.25 C7485447 PUNTA GORDA 33955 26205 FEATHERSOUND DR $419,000 1,936 $419,000 2/9/2024 Community 3 2 0 2001 Single Family Residence Conventional 216.43 1 156.64 C7480413 PORT CHARLOTTE 33948 18563 BRIGGS CIR $429,000 1,573 $395,000 2/5/2024 Private 3 2 0 1987 Single Family Residence Cash 272.73 0.92 175.01 N6130234 PORT CHARLOTTE 33954 20217 ELROSE AVE $435,000 2,180 $430,000 2/5/2024 None 3 3 0 2016 Single Family Residence Convent ional 199.54 0.99 139.97 N6126745 PUNTA GORDA 33983 2239 OBERON LN $459,999 2,414 $459,999 2/5/2024 None 4 3 0 2023 Single Family Residence Cash 190.55 1 138.55 D6133638 PORT CHARLOTTE 33953 4734 CLUB DR #202 $474,900 2,041 $465,000 2/5/2024 Community 3 2 0 2009 Condominium Cash 232.68 0.98 227.83 C7484788 PORT CHARLOTTE 33948 2376 PELLAM BLVD $475,000 1,467 $480,000 2/5/2024 Private 2 2 0 1983 Single Family Residence Cash 323.79 1.01 194.41 C7481413 PORT CHARLOTTE 33954 23323 GARRISON AVE $475,000 2,961 $452,500 2/5/2024 Private 4 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Co nventional 160.42 0.95 112.12 A4586287 NORTH PORT 34287 2701 HALLADAY ST $489,000 2,112 $489,000 2/6/2024 Private 3 2 1 2004 Single Family Residence Conventi onal 231.53 1 170.32 C7485763 PORT CHARLOTTE 33948 18316 BRIGGET AVE $494,500 2,517 $474,000 2/9/2024 Private 4 3 0 1992 Single Family Residence Cash 196.46 0.96 135.16 C7482210 PORT CHARLOTTE 33953 327 SHAEFER ST $495,000 2,230 $480,000 2/9/2024 Private 3 2 1 2005 Single Family Residence Conven tional 221.97 0.97 158.47 A4591121 ENGLEWOOD 34223 151 BRANDYWINE CIR $499,900 1,947 $480,000 2/9/2024 Private 3 2 1 1980 Single Family Residence Cash 25 6.75 0.96 172.6 D6133649 ENGLEWOOD 34223 1651 BEACH RD #404 $574,900 1,222 $555,000 2/6/2024 Community 2 2 0 1982 Condominium Conventional 470. 46 0.97 454.17 C7483645 PUNTA GORDA 33955 17043 TORREON LN $585,000 1,961 $580,000 2/9/2024 Private 3 2 0 2003 Single Family Residence Convent ional 298.32 0.99 204.95 C7485427 PUNTA GORDA 33982 42370 EDGEWATER DR $599,000 1,675 $530,000 2/5/2024 Private 2 2 0 2021 Single Family Residence Cash 357.61 0.88 216.15 A4563074 ENGLEWOOD 34223 26769 WEISKOPF DR $625,000 2,066 $575,000 2/7/2024 Community 3 2 1 2018 Single Family Residence Cash 3 02.52 0.92 195.31 C7482072 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 9540 GALAXIE CIR $639,000 2,139 $600,000 2/5/2024 Private 3 2 1 2002 Single Family Residence Conv entional 298.74 0.94 206.75 C7481523 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 8098 TRACY CIR $639,000 2,188 $615,000 2/8/2024 Private 3 2 0 2007 Single Family Residence Cash 2 92.05 0.96 198.58 C7483963 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 12347 MINOT AVE $650,000 2,182 $625,000 2/5/2024 Private 4 3 0 2003 Single Family Residence Conve ntional 297.89 0.96 231.65 D6133623 ENGLEWOOD 34223 379 EDEN DR $675,000 2,544 $675,000 2/5/2024 Private 3 2 0 1991 Single Family Residence Cash 265.33 1 183.08 N6130221 NORTH PORT 34291 3560 ALWOOD ST $689,000 2,127 $647,500 2/9/2024 Private 3 2 1 2023 Single Family Residence Cash 323.9 3 0.94 206.08 A4577509 PUNTA GORDA 33955 25193 LONGMEADOW DR $699,000 1,874 $675,000 2/8/2024 Private 2 2 1 2021 Single Family Residence Lease Option / Purchase 373 0.97 232.2 T3481030 ENGLEWOOD 34223 10133 BEACHWALK DR $790,305 1,889 $710,000 2/8/2024 Private, C ommunity 3 3 0 2023 Single Family Residence Cash 418.37 0.9 284.11 C7477956 PUNTA GORDA 33955 3321 SUNSET KEY CIR #609 $819,900 2,351 $750,000 2/8/2024 Private 3 3 0 2004 Condominium Cash 348.75 0.91 319.01 C7480274 PUNTA GORDA 33955 25049 OAK HAMMOCK CT $859,900 2,444 $825,000 2/9/2024 Private, C ommunity 3 3 0 2019 Single Family Residence Cash 351.84 0.96 249.92 N6124805 ENGLEWOOD 34223 26842 FALDO LN $895,000 2,267 $870,000 2/9/2024 Private, C ommunity 3 2 0 2017 Single Family Residence Cash 394.79 0.97 288.46 C7481010 PUNTA GORDA 33982 43514 WATERSIDE TRL $1,300,000 2,446 $1,225,000 2/7/2024 Private, C ommunity 4 3 0 2021 Single Family Residence Cash 531.48 0.94 321.52 D6133910 ENGLEWOOD 34223 1260 SHORE VIEW DR $2,299,000 3,800 $2,299,000 2/8/2024 None 6 6 0 2002 Single Family Residence Cash 6 05 1 496.01 ML# CITY ZIP CODE ADDRESS LIST PRICE AREA SOLD PRICE SOLD DATE POOL BE FB HB BUILT PROPERTY STYLE SOLD TERMS LP/SQFT SP/LP LP/SQFTCHARLOTTE COUNTY/NORTH PORT TRANSFERSCOURTESY OF PUNTA GORDA, PORT CHARLOTTE, NORTH PORT ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PROPERTY TRANSFERSML# ADDRESS CITY ZIP LEGAL SUBDIVISION NAME SQFT PRICE BE FB HB BUILT POOL PROPERTY STYLE SOLD TERMS CLOSE LP/SQFT SP/SQFT SP/L PENGLEWOOD TRANSFERSCOURTESY OF ENGLEWOOD AREA BOARD OF REALTORS D6130466 6115 SHEARWATER DR ENGLEWOOD 34224 LEMON BAY ISLES PH 03 1,372 $80,000 2 2 0 1988 Community Manufactured Home Post 1977 Cash 2/8/2024 $107.87 $58.31 0.54 C7473636 6796 GASPARILLA PINES BLVD 34 ENGLEWOOD 34224 VILLAGE AT WILDFLOWER CC PH 04 B 933 $150,000 2 2 0 1990 Community Condominium Conventional 2/7/2024 $182.21 $160.77 0.88 A4591029 6351 CONISTON ST PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 095 1,152 $192,000 3 2 0 1987 None Single Family Residence C ash 2/5/2024 $172.74 $166.67 0.96 C7486180 1196 SEAHORSE LN ENGLEWOOD 34224 HOL MOB ESTATE 1ST ADD 1,152 $195,000 2 2 0 1976 None Mobile Home Pre 1976 Cash 2/ 7/2024 $184.90 $169.27 0.92 N6127866 179 BOUNDARY BLVD #8 ROTONDA WEST 33947 CLUBHOUSE 1,134 $215,000 2 2 0 1985 Community Condominium Conventional 2/5/20 24 $193.12 $189.59 0.98 D6133082 243 PARK FOREST BLVD #153 ENGLEWOOD, VENICE AREA 34223 GLENS OF PARK FOREST 1,286 $257,500 2 2 0 1990 Community Single Family Residence Cash 2/9/2024 $213.84 $200.23 0.94 A4593884 638 YALE ST ENGLEWOOD 34223 ENGLEWOOD OF 672 $300,000 2 1 0 1959 None Single Family Residence Conventional 2/6/2024 $ 498.51 $446.43 0.9 N6127709 2678 DIXON TER PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 GULF COVE 1,499 $309,999 4 2 0 2023 None Single Family Residence FHA 2/9/2024 $21 0.14 $206.80 0.98 N6129137 7193 BURNSVILLE ST ENGLEWOOD 34224 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 074 1,705 $330,263 2 2 0 1985 None Single Family Residence Cash 2/7/2024 $216.42 $193.70 0.9 T3486931 5302 KEMPSON LN PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 053 1,670 $335,000 3 2 0 2023 None Single Family Residence Co nventional 2/5/2024 $203.53 $200.60 0.99 N6126461 10459 LIVE OAK RD PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 82 1,982 $339,999 3 2 0 2023 None Single Family Residence C onventional 2/5/2024 $174.07 $171.54 0.99 O6146117 17 CLEAT CT PLACIDA 33946 ROTONDA SANDS 1,891 $350,000 4 3 0 2023 None Single Family Residence Conventional 2/4/2024 $185.03 $185.09 1 O6146116 270 SWEETWATER DR ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA HEIGHTS 1,891 $355,000 4 3 0 2023 None Single Family Residence Conventio nal 2/4/2024 $192.97 $187.73 0.97 D6134379 15739 STAUNTON CIR PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 082 1,982 $355,500 3 2 0 2023 None Single Family Residence Cash 2/8/2024 $186.68 $179.36 0.96 D6132549 2950 N BEACH RD Unit#A212 ENGLEWOOD 34223 TAM ARIND GULF & BAY BLDG A2 PH 870 $365,000 1 1 0 1981 Community Condominium Cash 2/7/2024 $447.13 $419.54 0.94 O6138990 156 REDWOOD RD ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA LAKES 1,891 $365,000 4 3 0 2023 None Single Family Residence FHA 2/4/2024 $ 195.61 $193.02 0.99 T3499954 12144 WADSWORTH AVE PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SECTION 87 1,636 $370,000 4 2 0 2024 None Single Family Resid ence Conventional 2/6/2024 $226.16 $226.16 1 D6131524 247 PARK FOREST BLVD #151 ENGLEWOOD 34223 PARK FOREST 1,588 $370,000 2 2 0 1994 Community Single Family Residence VA 2/5/2024 $244.27 $233 0.95 C7483784 11513 CLAGGETT AVE PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE R SEC 65 1,698 $380,000 3 2 0 1999 Private Single Family Resid ence Cash 2/9/2024 $234.98 $223.79 0.95 D6134116 92 CADDY RD ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA W OAKLAND HILLS 1,691 $390,000 3 2 0 1974 Private Single Family Residence Cash 2/8/2024 $235.96 $230.63 0.98 A4579431 155 ENGLEWOOD HEIGHTS RD ENGLEWOOD 34223 ENGLEWOOD HEIGHTS 1,570 $395,000 3 2 0 1975 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 2/8/2024 $254.71 $251.59 0.99 C7485179 5504 JOSLYN TER PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 052 1,908 $397,000 3 2 0 1997 Private Single Family Residence Cash 2/7/2024 $213.31 $208.07 0.98 A4592228 82 BROADMOOR LN ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA W BROADMOOR 1,400 $425,000 2 2 0 1991 Private Single Family Residence Cash 2/5/2024 $310.71 $303.57 0.98 D6133423 36 MARKER RD ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA W LONG MEADOW 1,866 $454,900 3 2 0 2002 Private Single Family Residence Cash 2/7/2024 $246.46 $243.78 0.99 A4591121 151 BRANDYWINE CIR ENGLEWOOD 34223 ENGLEWOOD ISLES SUB 1,947 $480,000 3 2 1 1980 Private Single Family Residence Cash 2/9/2024 $256.75 $246.53 0.96 A4590465 203 APOLLO DR ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA LAKES 1,872 $520,000 3 2 0 2023 None Sin g le Famil y Residence Cash 2/7/2024 $293.80 $277.78 0.95

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PAGE 4 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | The Daily Sun | www.yoursun.com N6126663 730 CAREFREE 2 1 1 1967 Country Club Estates Mobile Home Pre 1976 Cash $210.65 0.96 2/6/2024 $182,000 FALSE A4586741 245 CENTER RD #201 2 2 0 1979 Puritan Arms Condominium Cash $168.76 0.94 2/6/2024 $188,000 FALSE J972021 41 CORNELL RD 2 2 0 1980 South Venice Single Family Residence Cash $179.98 1 2/6/2024 $205,000 FALSE A4585607 875 ROYAL RD 2 1 0 1973 South Venice Single Family Residence Cash $194.54 0.91 2/5/2024 $217,500 FALSE A4580191 764 N GREEN CIR 2 1 1 1967 Country Club Estates Mobile Home Pre 1976 Cash $317.86 0.95 2/7/2024 $222,500 FALSE C7484786 1743 LAKE PL #1743-C 2 2 0 1984 Villa Nova Condominium Cash $203.52 0.88 2/8/2024 $243,000 FALSE N6128268 638 BIRD BAY DR E #112 3 2 0 1983 Bird Bay Condominium Cash $240.11 0.96 2/5/2024 $255,000 FALSE J971820 742 AVENIDA ESTANCIA #105 2 2 0 1980 Estancias Of Capri Isles Condominium Cash $254.01 1 2/9/2024 $285,000 FALSE N6129742 442 PENDLETON DR 2 2 0 1986 Chestnut Creek Villas Villa Cash $283.69 0.96 2/6/2024 $320,000 FALSE A4589167 887 NANTUCKET RD 2 2 0 1988 South Venice Single Family Residence Cash $347.73 0.92 2/9/2024 $330,000 FALSE A4593021 736 MANGROVE RD 3 2 0 2003 South Venice Single Family Residence Cash $196.76 0.92 2/5/2024 $340,000 FALSE C7482649 20251 LAGENTE CIR 3 2 1 2018 Gran Paradiso Townhouse Conventional $181.89 0.97 2/9/2024 $354,500 FALSE N6129557 964 RYAN CT 2 2 0 1978 Venice Gardens Single Family Residence Cash $279.72 0.98 2/9/2024 $360,000 FALSE N6129176 971 HARBOR TOWN DR 2 2 0 1989 Patio Homes Of Chestnut Creek Single Family Residence Conventional $264.34 0.96 2/7/202 4 $364,000 FALSE N6129895 443 SUNNYSIDE DR 2 2 0 1974 Venice East Single Family Residence FHA $269.01 1.01 2/7/2024 $368,000 FALSE N6129497 805 SAINTCLAIR CIR #805 2 2 0 1985 Bird Bay Villa Cash $333.33 0.95 2/8/2024 $372,000 FALSE C7484791 20387 LAGENTE CIR 3 2 1 2021 Gran Paradiso Townhouse Conventional $202.15 1 2/5/2024 $394,000 FALSE O6133084 177 HOLLY BANK AVE 4 2 0 2023 Not Applicable Single Family Residence Conventional $240.06 0.95 2/5/2024 $404,985 FALS E A4584898 12211 AMICA LOOP 2 2 0 2019 Gran Paradiso Villa Cash $258.29 0.95 2/9/2024 $405,000 FALSE N6129853 555 SHERIDAN DR 3 2 0 1965 Venice Gardens Single Family Residence Cash $244.87 0.98 2/5/2024 $430,000 FALSE A4594709 4975 PEPPERWOOD PL 3 2 0 1988 Southwood Single Family Residence Cash $277.03 1 2/8/2024 $451,000 FALSE N6130530 4015 MILLAY CT 3 2 0 1997 Woodmere Lakes Single Family Residence Cash $228.63 0.99 2/7/2024 $452,000 TRUE N6125768 12485 GHIBERTI CIR #202 3 2 0 2020 Gran Paradiso Condominium Cash $217.19 0.85 2/5/2024 $475,000 FALSE N6130027 9815 HAZE DR 2 2 0 2017 Waterside Village Villa Cash $281.03 0.99 2/9/2024 $480,000 FALSE N6129647 884 CHALMERS DR #884 3 2 1 1998 Pa tios Of St Andrews Park At Plantation C ondominium Cash $246.96 0.98 2/8/2024 $487,500 FALSE N6128582 1618 LISCOURT DR 3 2 0 1989 Waterford Single Family Residence Conventional $257.20 0.95 2/7/2024 $500,000 TRUE N6129047 10447 MEDJOOL DR 3 2 0 2018 Sarasota National Single Family Residence Cash $300.42 0.96 2/9/2024 $505,000 FALSE N6128487 18527 DAYSPRING PL 3 2 0 2023 Solstice Villa Cash $296.56 0.99 2/5/2024 $535,000 FALSE N6129686 1161 COVEY CIR 3 2 0 1989 Quail Lake Single Family Residence Conventional $235.24 0.96 2/6/2024 $550,000 TRUE A4558346 4435 VIA DEL VILLETTI DR 3 3 0 2005 Venetia Single Family Residence Cash $210.92 0.8 2/9/2024 $560,000 TRUE A4594055 3131 QUINCY RD 3 2 0 1991 South Venice Single Family Residence Conventional $250.67 0.98 2/8/2024 $565,000 TRUE J971443 17341 LUMINOUS AVE 3 2 0 2024 Lakespur at Wellen Park Single Family Residence Conventional 1 2/8/2024 $571,201 TRUE O6130970 542 SUN CHASER DR 4 3 0 2023 Not Applicable Single Family Residence Conventional $267.30 1 2/6/2024 $585,390 FALSE A4591308 525 CYPRESS RD 3 2 0 2023 South Venice Single Family Residence Cash $308.93 0.95 2/9/2024 $595,000 FALSE N6129112 213 VINADIO BLVD 4 2 0 2022 Toscana Isles Single Family Residence Conventional $292.77 0.99 2/9/2024 $595,500 FALSE A4592079 397 MARSH CREEK RD 3 2 1 2003 Sawgrass Single Family Residence Cash $310.40 0.95 2/9/2024 $600,000 TRUE N6129422 161 PALAZZO CT 3 2 0 2011 Venetian Golf & River Club Single Family Residence Cash $295.84 0.98 2/9/2024 $605,000 FALS E D6133212 2229 SONOMA DR E 3 2 0 1999 Mission Estates Single Family Residence Conventional $302.08 1.02 2/9/2024 $609,000 TRUE N6129150 12481 CINQUETERRE DR 4 3 0 2018 Gran Paradiso Single Family Residence Cash, Conventional $304.67 0.98 2/5/2024 $620,0 00 FALSE A4588071 283 VENICE GOLF CLUB DR 4 3 0 1991 Venice Golf & Country Club Single Family Residence Conventional $207.30 0.93 2/5/2 024 $625,000 TRUE N6129731 4351 VIA DEL SANTI 3 2 0 2003 Venetia Single Family Residence Cash $288.33 0.92 2/6/2024 $645,000 TRUE A4582581 2409 HERMITAGE BLVD 3 2 0 1984 Venice Acres Single Family Residence Conventional $313.41 0.94 2/7/2024 $645,000 TRUE J971709 17449 LUMINOUS AVE 5 3 0 2024 Lakespur at Wellen Park Single Family Residence Cash, Conventional $204.24 1 2/5/2024 $6 59,901 TRUE N6130149 6188 TALON PRESERVE DR 2 2 0 2023 Talon Preserve on Palmer Ranch Single Family Residence Cash $349.18 0.97 2/8/2024 $ 705,000 FALSE J971864 12500 WELLEN GOLF ST 3 3 0 2023 Wellen Park Golf & Country Club Single Family Residence Conventional $316.69 1 2/9/2024 $711,596 FALSE N6129439 1668 STILL RIVER DR 3 3 0 2019 Grand Palm Single Family Residence Cash $355.41 1 2/8/2024 $719,000 FALSE A4582989 10188 CROOKED CREEK DR 3 3 0 2020 Sarasota National Single Family Residence Conventional $356.27 0.99 2/5/2024 $725,0 00 TRUE N6129797 13131 BORREGO ST 3 2 0 2020 Islandwalk At The West Villages Single Family Residence Cash $355.79 0.95 2/6/2024 $750,0 00 TRUE N6130592 37 RIVERFRONT DR 3 2 0 1985 Myakka Country Single Family Residence Conventional $288.75 0.98 2/7/2024 $760,000 TRUE A4595613 226 SAINT JAMES PARK 3 2 1 1988 The Oaks Single Family 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SP/L P D6133649 1651 BEACH RD Unit#404 ENGLEWOOD 34223 SANDPIPER KEY BLDG 06 1,222 $555,000 2 2 0 1982 Community Condominium Conventional 2/6 /2024 $470.46 $454.17 0.97 A4563074 26769 WEISKOPF DR ENGLEWOOD 34223 BOCA ROYALE UN 12 PH 2 2,066 $575,000 3 2 1 2018 Community Single Family Residence Cash 2/7/2024 $302.52 $278.32 0.92 D6133734 72 PINE VALLEY LN ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA PINE VALLEY 2,291 $590,000 4 3 0 2014 Private Single Family Residence Co nventional 2/6/2024 $261.85 $257.53 0.98 C7482072 9540 GALAXIE CIR PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 071 2,139 $600,000 3 2 1 2002 Private Single Family Residenc e Conventional 2/5/2024 $298.74 $280.50 0.94 C7481523 8098 TRACY CIR PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 093 2,188 $615,000 3 2 0 2007 Private Single Family Residence Cash 2/8/2024 $292.05 $281.08 0.96 C7483963 12347 MINOT AVE PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 060 2,182 $625,000 4 3 0 2003 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 2/5/2024 $297.89 $286.43 0.96 J971709 17449 LUMINOUS AVE VENICE 34293 LAKESPUR AT WELLEN PARK 3,231 $659,901 5 3 0 2024 Private Single Family Residence Cash , Con 2/5/2024 $204.24 $204.24 1 D6133623 379 EDEN DR ENGLEWOOD 34223 ENGLEWOOD ISLES SUB 2,544 $675,000 3 2 0 1991 Private Single Family Residence Cash 2/5/20 24 $265.33 $265.33 1 T3481030 10133 BEACHWALK DR ENGLEWOOD 34223 BEACHWALK BY MANASOTA KEY 1,889 $710,000 3 3 0 2023 Private, Com Single Family Res idence Cash 2/8/2024 $418.37 $375.86 0.9 N6130592 37 RIVERFRONT DR VENICE 34293 MYAKKA COUNTRY 2,632 $760,000 3 2 0 1985 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 2 /7/2024 $295.97 $288.75 0.98 N6124805 26842 FALDO LN ENGLEWOOD 34223 BOCA ROYALE 2,267 $870,000 3 2 0 2017 Private, Com Single Family Residence Cash 2/9/20 24 $394.79 $383.77 0.97 D6133910 1260 SHORE VIEW DR ENGLEWOOD 34223 ENGLEWOOD SHORES 3,800 $2,299,000 6 6 0 2002 None Single Family Residence Cash 2/8 /2024 $605.00 $605 1 D6133571 401 LAFITTE ST BOCA GRANDE 33921 GOLDEN BEACH 2,203 $3,150,000 3 2 0 1982 None Single Family Residence Cash 2/6/2024 $1,429.87 $1,429.87 1 D6132635 5000 GASPARILLA RD #114 BOCA GRANDE 33921 BOCA GRANDE CLUB PH 10 2,770 $3,800,000 3 3 0 1987 Community Condominium Ca sh 2/6/2024 $1,425.99 $1,371.84 0.96 D6133215 228 PILOT ST BOCA GRANDE 33921 GOLDEN BEACH 2,995 $7,200,000 4 4 1 1959 Private Single Family Residence Cash 2/6/2024 $2,335.56 $2,404.01 1.03 SUNNews Media

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PINE ACRES ANNUAL COMMUNITY SALE!! Clothes, Household Goods, & MUCH MORE!! Also Baked Goods, Elephant Ears, Hot Dogs & Chips, Soda & Coffee Available. NORTH PORT AREA GARAGE SALES CEDAR GROVE @ THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY SALEAcross from Woodlands Middle School on Martin Oak Dr. SATURDAY. 8-3 Something for Everyone! ENGLEWOOD AREA GARAGE SALES FRI-SAT. 9AM-3PM 167 Rotonda Blvd E. MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE Household, yard, art, tools, sports, small furniture, pizza oven & much much more. S. GULF COVE AREA GARAGE SALES HUGE COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE FRI. & SAT. 8AM-1PM, 14859 Ingraham Blvd. 33981 Over 20 tables filled with local residents selling their items at g reat Prices! S. VENICE AREA GARAGE SALES WHITE ELEPHANT SALE! @ Trinity Presbyterian Church 4365 SR 776 FRI., 2/16, Preview Sale, 4:30PM-6 $5.00 Admission. SAT. 2/17, 8AM 1:00PM FREE Admission Furniture, Household Items, Collectibles , & MUCH MORE!! 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Call 513-519-6434 Merchandise ARTS AND CRAFTS WANTEDHIGHWAYMEN ARTBuckner, Newton, Hair Walker, Butler, Backus Text or call Walter 863-517-1986 SEWING SEWING TABLE 2x4, 3Ž drop area 11Žx21Ž, folds for storage, sturdy, dark walnut. $30 248-807-1954 HOUSEHOLD GOODS A IRFRYER, NINJA smart 2 basket, 8qt airfryer DZ201, Rarely used, excellent condition. $110 941-475-2188 HOUSEHOLD GOODS BOWLS, DEPRESSON glass bowls. vVintage 1932 iris & herringbone pattern, mint! Each $15 941-639-1517 CLOCK, LARGE round wall clock, 2 X 2, grey, silver, black, new. $25 941-235-2203NEED TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD? FREE MERCHANDISE ADS! WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE! To Place a FREE Merchandise Ad please go to: yoursun.com/classifieds and click Place an AdŽ New users will need to register with their email address & create a password FREE ads are for Merchandise UNDER $500, The ad must be placed online by you. One item per ad. Ad must be 15 Words or less and the price must appear in the ad. Autos, pets, plants, trees, fruits, vegetables, flowers, firearms and firearm accessories are excluded from this offer. Your ad will appear online for 7 days and will show in print Wednesday & the Weekend Edition. LIMIT 5 FREE ADS PER WEEK. Enter Your Classified Ad 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week. NUTRIBULLETRX NEW!, Blender, super food, elixir, recipes for inflammation, diabetes, detoxifying, smoothies, soups and more! Paid $208, Now $125 941-726-1963 URNS ( 2 ) , with boxwood plants. $50 516-639-3110 FURNITURE A RMOIRE, OAK and Walnut $250 516-639-3110 BAR STOOLS ( 2 ) counter height, deep red, brad trim, great condition. $75 419-467-9121 BAR STOOLS ( 2 ) , Counter height, brown legs, fabric tops $70 864-569-4205 BED, LUXURIOUS Pillow Top Mattress, Box Spring and Frame. Like new. $300 941-661-6987 FURNITURE BEDROOM SET, Two night tables, One chester draw, Black with cherrywood trim. $400 516-639-3110 CABINET, CURIO 6-shelf light maple, 80Ž high 40Ž wide 15Ž deep. Sliding door. $300 941-460-0515 COFFEE TABLE Round, solid wood. $25. LAMP with shade, very good condition. $25 941-257-5500 COUCH, LEATHER, Latte color, excellent condition, Quality Leather $400 941-257-5500 DINING ROOM FURNITURE. Early American, cherry finish, 6 chairs, table 66x42, 18Ž leaves/pads. $250 941-457-9048 DRESSER, ANTIQUE dresser 49Ž high 34Ž wide 18Ž deep $80 941-460-0515 HUTCH, Dark Maple 76Ž high 56Ž wide 18Ž deep. $200 941-460-0515 KITCHEN TABLE chrome legs with white top. New! $75 941-257-5500 LIVING ROOM SET Glass top Coffee table, and glass top end table $400 516-639-3110 LOVESEAT, Fabric, stripe, blue/gray, excellent condition, $75 941-257-5500 OTTOMAN, FAUX leather ottoman, 30x30x18, smoke, pet free, like new. $90 419-467-9121 SOFA, ETHAN Allen 89Ž long, excellent condition. FREE! 941-391-6781 SOFA/LOVESEAT, A merican Signature. Beige microfiber. No tears. Non-smoker, no pet home. $295 941-759-3665 TABLES, and end tables. Many to choose from. 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www.yoursun.com | The Daily Sun | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 7 Getting a Top SalaryAfter nailing the interview, get ready to talk dollars and senseYouve polished your resume, secured a job interview and gotten that sought-after job interview. Theres still another hurdle to clear before accepting this new position: Negotiating a salary. Some-times, its the most difficult one of all. Heres how to get the pay you deserve.THE RIGHT MINDSETThese negotiations require both confidence and the ability to compromise. Even if you are just starting out, its important to know your worth as an employee. Your pay must take into account your level of education, specific skill set and experience. At the same time, youll need to di splay the required level of professionalism to continue a healthy dialogue. If youre not able to secure a proper starting salary, its more difficult … if not impossible … to ever pull even with peers doing the same work. On the other hand, if you negotiate too aggressively, you may convince a prospective employer to look elsewhere. Seek out a compromise that suits both sides. BE PREPAREDThe more you know about the pay scale for your position the better prepared youll be to discuss salary options. Evaluate the numbers before you arrive, paying close attention to national averages, differences based on your experience and education, and also the cost of living where youll be employed. Your pay level has to take all of those things into account. Resources to find out more include SalaryExpert.com, Salary.com and the U.S. Department of Labor website. TAKE YOUR TIMEAvoid discussing the lowest salary you can accept, focusing instead on the upper end. This leaves room for you to negotiate downward in good faith. Dont settle for their first offer. Youre looking to achieve a happy medium. Even if youve negotiated your way to a final number that seems equitable, take a moment to decide. The impulse is to quickly accept, rather because of excitement about the new job or exhaustion at the end of a protracted hiring process. Make sure that youre comfort-able with the money and the job before making a final decision. If the numbers are never quite right, or something still feels off, be prepared to walk away. Better to keep looking than to be stuck in an unwanted position. © ADOBE STOCK Employment SERVICES LOOKING FOR A NEW CAREER?PROFESSIONAL RESUMESA PHONE CALL... CAN DO IT ALL!CHARLOTTE & SARASOTA CO. Call for DETAILS 941-214-5257 PROFESSIONAL LICENSED BARBER NEEDED, for Very Well Established Barber Shop in Englewood. Full-Time or Part-Time. Call 941-830-4638 for Information. CLERICAL/OFFICE EFFICIENT GUTTERS LLC is seeking Administrative Assistant in Port Charlotte, FL.Review and draft correspondence, order supplies, schedule appointments; answer the phone. Maintain database of suppliers and customers, update job order logs. Pay bills for the company, keep record of collections and disbursements. Monitor status of licenses. Arrange travel and meetings for mgmt. Update online presence. Requirements: High School/GED 12 mo experience as admin asst or secretary Microsoft Word user proficiency Customer service experience Compensation: $37,000 year Send resumes to sales@efficientgutters.com GENERAL DOCK HAND Needed at Uncle Henry`s Marina on Boca Grande. Full & Part Time Available. Tolls Paid. Call 941-964-0154 T urnyou r trashinto cash! Advertise youryard sa l e! PUT YOUR JOBS BANNERHERE FIND YOUR PASSION Call: Toll Free 866-463-1638 or Locall y 941-429-3110 Email: Classieds@YourSun.com JOBS SouthwestFlorida.JOBSServing: Arcadia € Englewood € North Port € Port Charlotte € Punta Gorda € Venice Se SUN 2 0 2 4 _ 0 2 _ 1 8 _ c l _ e n c _ 0 7 . p d f 1 1 5 F e b 2 4 2 1 : 4 4 : 5 5

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PAGE 8 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | The Daily Sun | www.yoursun.com PUT YOUR JOBS BANNERHERE FIND YOUR PASSION Call: Toll Free 866-463-1638 or Locall y 941-429-3110 Email: Classieds@YourSun.com JOBS SouthwestFlorida.JOBSServing: Arcadia € Englewood € North Port € Port Charlotte € Punta Gorda € Venice S e SUN COMPUTER EQUIPMENT COMPUTER, Dell Optiplex Midtower WIN10 OS. Nokomis $80 714-599-2137 CLOTHING/JEWELRY LEATHER JACKET, Mens large, pockets, brown, non-smoker, like new condition. $75 941-235-2203 MENS CLOTHES, shirts, shorts, slacks name brand, Large, x large. $6 941-235-2203 PIN/BROACH, Large ŽSarah CoventryŽ golden mum starburst, mint! $20 941-639-1517 RING/JEWELRY HOLDER, Hand, 8Ž white/ŽlaceŽ sleeve, painted flowers. $40 941-496-9308 ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES 1961 BARBIE, Carrying case. (Black). Average Condition. $100. 941-624-0928 A SH TRAYS Las Vegas collectors items. $5 814-450-9899 BASEBALL PROGRAMS, assorted MLB team magazines, 80s2001. $2 each 617-460-2341 BEATLES TICKET, unused concert in St. Louis on August 21, 1966. Mint condition! $200 941-408-0834 CIGAR BOX, Vintage 1970 wooden box. Disney. $125. 941-624-0928 COINS, modern comemoratives from U.S. mint, $40 each 781-956-8891 COTTAGE, David Winter The ChapelŽ cottage. Mint, bargain deal! $20 941-639-1517 DISHES COCA-COLA 9000 Old days 16pc set, dishes & mugs $125 941-539-0412 DISTILLERY CROCK, Irish, 1972 fitzgerald, 10Žx4, art & verses, gold cork. $30 941-496-9308 DISTILLERY CROCK, Irish art & verses, gold cork, vintage. $30 941-496-9308 GOLD COIN, 2.5 1910 U.S. Indian Head. $450 781-956-8891 IRISH SHILLELAGEH, 16Ž, genine blackthorn beauty. $30 941-496-9308 IRISH TEAPOT 7Ž, belleek, harp handle, white, shamrocks, mint $38 941-496-9308 IRISH TRUNK, great condition, 15Žx15x15, decor/store. $185 941-496-9308 MAGAZINES, HISTORY of 2nd W.W. 128 magazines, mint condition, complete set, printed in 1970s $250 617-460-2341 PENNIES ( 20 ) Indian head pennies, Average circulation. $25 814-450-9899 PROOF SET, US mint/silver, 2004. Lots of 90% Silver $42 814-450-9899 PROOF SETS, Prestige sets from U.S. Mint, $40 each 781-956-8891 RECORDS, R&B, doo-wop 45s. Starting at $3 and up. Very good. Mint. $3 617-460-2341 RING/JEWELRY HOLDER, hand, 8Ž white lace cuffŽ 4Ž, painted butterfly, Vintage. $40 941-496-9308 SCHOOL DESK, Antique elementary school desk, original condition. $50 941-662-9147 SHILLELAGH STICK, Ireland, 16Ž genine blackthorn, decor/ protection. $30 941-496-9308 SILVER DOLLARS, Morgan and Peace, common dates, each uncirculated. $100 781-956-8891 SILVER DOLLARS, peace silver dollars, circulated. $28 814-450-9899 SILVER EAGLES 2024 Brand New uncirculated, 1 oz. Silver $33 814-450-9899 SILVER EAGLES, ( 10 ) . One ounce. $400. 781-956-8891 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, great condition 1980s 1990s, 25 magazines. $1 each 617-460-2341 STEIN, BOAC airlines, tourquoise with boac coat of arms. Mint $15 941-639-1517 TEAPOT, IRELAND 8ŽX4.5, harp handle/lid, white shamrocks $75 941-496-9308 TRUNK 1860S, great condition. 15Žx15x15+, decor/store. $185 941-496-9308 WHEATIES BOX Albert Pujols champion series $5 941-408-0834 FRUITS & VEGETABLES THE LAW REQUIRES all Florida nurserymen, stock dealers, agents or plant brokers who advertise nursery stock for sale to provide the publisher of the advertisement with a copy of their certificate of registration. Also, the registration number issued by the Fla. Department of Ag. and printed on the certificate of registration must be included in the advertisement. MUSICAL JUKEBOX, ROCK-OLA 1968 45 RPM, records included. $500 941-460-0515 MUSICAL PIANO KIMBILL , Nice shape, Free to good home. 941-4216560 S. Gulf Cove MEDICAL BED SIDE, commode like new, collapsable, all cleaned. $20 941-268-8951 SHOWER CHAIR Like New $17 941-268-8951 WALKER, 4 WHEEL , basket, brakes, seat, good condition $65 941-268-8951 HEALTH/BEAUTY HEATING PAD, back wet or dry modes, bnib, Venice. $50 714-599-2137 TREES & PLANTS THE LAW REQUIRES all Florida nurserymen, stock dealers, agents or plant brokers who advertise nursery stock for sale to provide the publisher of the advertisement with a copy of their certificate of registration. Also, the registration number issued by the Fla. Department of Ag. and printed on the certificate of registration must be included in the advertisement. BABY ITEMS STROLLER, by baby trends expedition 3 wheel, cleaned, good condition. $60 941-268-8951 GOLF ACCESSORIES GOLF BALLS, Kirkland 24 pack golf balls, 3/4 pc., cover. All brand new. $20 864-569-4205GOLF CART TIRESŽ $10-$79.95 Used and New Your Choice Pickup only 941-769-1431 Visit Darsgolfcarts.com GOLF CLUBS (12) with bag. Ladies, barely used! Reduced! $60 941-639-1517 GOLF CARTS $701.86 GOLF CART BATTERIESSet of six 6 voltBrand New, 1st Quality,Factory Warranty$799.99Set of six 8 Volt Brand New, 1st Quality Factory Warranty Cash or Check Only 941-769-1431 Visit Darsgolfcarts.com Reason #1 LITHIUMGolf Cart Conversions No Maintenance No Watering No Messy Acid Spills No Orange Stains No Messy Sprays 10-15 year life expectancy 36volt, 48volt or 72 volt Batteries in stock Dont buy a new cart! Upgrade to Lithium In-stock ready for Install 941-769-1431 Getthe Getthe WordoutWordoutAdvertise Advertise inthe inthe Classifieds! Classifieds! GOLF CARTS Reason #2 LITHIUMGolf Cart ConversionsLong Term Storage Charge and forget No trickle charging No having neighbors and friends check your batteries while away 10-15 year life expectancy 36volt, 48volt or 72 volt Batteries in stock Dont buy a new cart! Upgrade to Lithium Instock ready for Install 941-769-1431 Visit Dars g olfcarts.com Reason #3LITHIUM GOLF CART CONVERSIONS less weight up to 330lbs lighter increased acceleration Less wear and tear on shocks, bushings, tires Less overall maintenance 10-15 year life expectancy 36 volt, 48 volt or 72 volt batteries in stock Dont buy a new cart! Upgrade to Lithium In-stock ready for install 941-769-1431 visit darsgolfcarts.com REASON #4 LITHIUM GOLF CART CONVERSIONS Turn-Key-complete Quick turn around Most conversions completed in 24 hours Free pickup and delivery 10-15 year life expectancy 36volt, 48volt or 72 volt Batteries in stock No watering Dont buy a new cart! Upgrade to Lithium 941-769-1431 VISIT DARSGOLFCARTS.COM EXERCISE/FITNESS MASSAGE TABLE portable massage table, lightly used $50 941-662-9147 SPORTING GOODS WALKING SHOES, Dr. Comfort. BNIB. All white leather. Nokomis. $30. 714-599-2137 FIREARMS NOTICE: Seller Acknowledges Compliance With All Existing Federal, State and Local Firearms Regulations and Laws in Regards to Sale and Transfer of Advertised Firearms. BICYCLES/ TRICYCLES 24Ž ROADMASTER Laides bike, excellent condition $75 937732-5406 26Ž LADIES BIKE 7 speed, & 26Ž Mens bike, 18 speed. $65 each 260-316-2819 A DULT TRIKE 6 speed, like new, big basket, big seat, lights, mirror, blue. $275 248-807-1954 BICYCLE HELMET, Mens large, red, black, white, Bontrager, clean, Excellent condition. $25 941-235-2203 LAWN & GARDEN BACKPACK SPRAYER, 4 Gallon, Fountainhead Group Inc, New w/ instruction book. $40 941-235-2203TOP SOIL FOR SALE 941-468-4372 BUILDING SUPPLIES JALOUSIE GLASS, many sizes. $15. 941-624-0928 TOOLS/MACHINERY A IR COMPRESSER brute vertical tank 125psi 50 ft hose $85 941-662-9147 CHAIN SAW, poulan pro, Like new w/ case. $80 941-629-4857 CULTIVATOR, ELECTRIC, Greenworks, used one time, Like new $100 201-725-5235 OFFICE/BUSINESS EQUIP./SUPPLIE OFFICE CHAIR, w/ casters. Black, Clean. $25 941-268-8951 CATS NOTICE: Statute 585.195 states that all dogs and cats sold in Florida must be at least eight weeks old, have an official health certificate and proper shots, and be free of intestinal and external parasites. DOGS BIEWER YORKIE PUPPIES, Boys and Girls, Health Certificates, 1st Puppy Shots, 9 Weeks Old. 941-405-9301 SHIH-TZU PUPPIES CKC, Dew claws done, vet checked, shots, $1500. and up leave msg for wait list 941-525-4078 Englewood NOTICE: Statute 585.195 states that all dogs and cats sold in Florida must be at least eight weeks old, have an official health certificate and proper shots, and be free of intestinal and external parasites. PET SUPPLIES & SERVICES DOG BOARDING LONG OR SHORT-TERM PORT CHARLOTTE Completely Fenced. Huge Play Yard, Shade Tree G rove, Inground Splash Pond with Waterfall, Super-Sized Doggy Door to and from House. SEE US ON FACEBOOK. SEARCH: Pam Comstock My Aunt Pams House 941-625-0853 DOG STROLLER Great condition. Blue Dogs, 25lbs under. Carrier size H13in. L19in. $35 518-813-2909 DOG STROLLER Great condition. Blue Dogs, 25lbs under. Carrier size H13in. L19in. $35 518-813-2909 APPLIANCES A IR FRYER Wolfgang Puck french door air fryer toaster oven. $40 941-412-3863 MICROWAVE, GE, White Over the range, Very good condition, includes owner manual. $40 315-200-5637 APPLIANCES WASHER & DRYER Spacesaver GE, 27ŽW, 76ŽH, White, great condition. $450 941-586-6885 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE A IR PUMP, small foot pump. Never used. Black. $30 941-916-2841 A MERICAN FLAG One is 5x9.5, one is 4x7. New, never flown. Valley Forge. $30 941-408-0834 BOAT LIFT SWITCHES plug wire 5 motor wire 10, pair for $60 941-625-9765 CHAR-BROIL GRILL w/ Cover & Tank. $80 941-629-4857 CHICKEN EGGS, Fertilized! Hatch your own Olive Egger, Cream Leg Bar, and Americauna. $6 941-875-4052 CHICKEN EGGS! Local farm fresh eggs. $6 941-875-4052 DUCK EGGS! Farm fresh, rich and delish. Dozens available. Text or call. $8 941-875-4052 FLOOR MATS, CARPET. Chevy Traverse, 3 rows, charcoal. $125 301-440-6691 FLOOR SAFE, combination, tan $150 941-916-2841 OLD NEWSPAPERS, many to choose from. 70 years old, JFK, Vietnam, etc. $1 941-408-0834 RECORDS, R&B, doo-wop 45s. Starting at $3 and up. Very good. Mint. $3 617-460-2341 Transportation CADILLAC 2011 CADILLAC DTS $9,000 Loaded, excellent condition, all leather interior, Beige, private owner, garage kept, 119,000mi, Accident Free! Call 941-928-4591 CHEVY 2003 CHEVY CORVETTE 50th Anniversary, 1,000 miles, Loaded, Special edition, convertible, like new, garage kept. Sold Sold Sold Placida area. JOB SEARCH SUN866-463-1638 CLASSIFIEDS CHEVY 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO $52,000 Convertible ZLI, 9,000 miles, 6 speed auto, 6.2 liter with super charger. Too many options to list. All full set of Ralley gagues in console. Black spoke rims, Black interior red stitching 941-412-3671 FORD NEED TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD? FREE MERCHANDISE ADS! 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www.yoursun.com | The Daily Sun | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 9INSPIRATIONAL BY MYLES MELLOR1 . JPZ IVTK MI FKDBZC MG JPZ UVCS KMOZ D HVTRP CMDNVGC DGC NTIJ UZ FVKMIPZC, VH JPZ KTIJZH VE MJ YMKK GZQZH DFFZDH.Ž … CDGMZK CZEVZ 2 . ZXDDS DYRDCY UKOCJ BZYOQ OEEYQ FRQCJ; KEZXDDS DYRDCY UCXVY BZYOQ RKBYQ FRQCJ.Ž … JXCXO CXVX 3 . E FGECS V JLEZEFNVP KQNZCRB EJ CQF JQ HNXG V KQNZCRB QT YEJXQDRZB. EFJ V KQNZCRB QT ZRXQDRZB. EFJ V KQNZCRB QT NCXQDRZECW BQNZ QMC ECCRZ CVFNZR. EFJ VPZRVYB FGRZR.Ž … OEPPB XQZWVC 4 . EVXXL MCD V XVATMF VED MK RHATAPUU, OHDI AM PWJPEDVDHMA MK XPOVXT, UVKP HA DIP RAMOYPTZP DIVD MAP TVL UMFPMAP FHZID TM DIP UVFP KMX LMC.Ž … JXHAEPUU THVAV LOS ANGELES TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD EDITED BY RICH NORRIS AND JOYCE NICHOLS LEWIS GOREN BRIDGE WITH BOB JONES© 2024 Tribune Content Agency, LLCDEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 32 years. I cannot remember the last time he asked me about my day, let alone my life, without a prompt from me. I feel ignored and emotionally neglected. After years of this treatment, Im no longer willing to tolerate it. He doesnt engage with me verbally unless he has a question or a complaint. If I laugh out loud at something I am reading, he never asks whats funny. We do love each other, but we have very different personalities. I respect his introversion, and he respects my need for social engagement. His career demands very long hours, and I understood that from the start. We have been living parallel lives most of our marriage. Our children are grown and out of the house. He is a good man. He tells other people how much he loves me and how beautiful I am, but he doesnt say it to ME. I try to engage him in basic small talk and hug him every day, but he doesnt respond or take the initiative. Years ago, he volunteered that he wasnt seeing someone else. I am not, either, but I do have a standing offer from an old ”ame who does talk with me and does tell me how “ne I look. I would never disrespect my husband by having an affair, but maybe it would get my juices ”owing again. Is there anything to salvage here? „ DISSATISFIED IN TEXAS DEAR DISSATISFIED: An affair might get your juices ”owing again, but not with your husband, so I dont advise it. You and your husband may love each other, but unless you are willing to stay on a starvation diet, it may be time to make some decisions about whether the status quo is how you want to live the rest of your life. Do not attempt to do this alone. A licensed marriage and family therapist should guide you „ and him. DEAR ABBY: I recently reconnected with an acquaintance who has now become a dear friend. I have at least one meal a week with her and her family. I suffer from misophonia, and they are always quite in tune, asking if the volume is too loud on the TV or whatever. However, while we are eating, there is a lot of lip-smacking and open-mouth chewing by my friend and her 17-year-old daughter. I love them, and I try to ignore it, but its extremely dif“cult. I remember my friend doing this 20 years ago when we were teenagers. I know its not my place, but is there anything that can be said? I worry about this girl heading off to college soon with such deplorable table manners. They are otherwise wonderful, amazing friends. „ HEARS TOO MUCH IN NEW YORK DEAR HEARS: I agree that atrocious table manners can be a handicap when young people ”y the nest. You can, as tactfully as possible, remind your friend ONCE about your hearing disorder and that it is magni“ed when she and her daughter chew with their mouths open. If that doesnt help, however, you may have to stop being a dinner guest. To receive a collection of Abbys most memorable „ and most frequently requested „ poems and essays, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby „ Keepers Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)Woman feels unloved after three decades of marriage DEAR ABBYAdvice Columnist CRYPTOGRAMS JANRIC CLASSIC SUDOKU Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and 3x3 block. Use logic and the process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The diculty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver (medium) to Gold (hardest). Rating: BRONZE POSITION PAPERSBy John Lieb

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PAGE 10 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | The Daily Sun | www.yoursun.com ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19). Today is nonstop movement toward one particular goal „ an aim that has you sometimes going in circles or doubling back to progress. Its like a drawing exercise „ the one where youre not allowed to take your pen o the paper for the entirety of the sketch. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20). You may “nd yourself stretching to meet one of your responsibilities and perhaps feeling a tad resentful that you cant have more fun with your time. All in due time. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 21). You have the chance to right a wrong, or at least illuminate the fact that it is wrong „ an act of education, if executed with tact. Share your opinion and youll quickly learn that youre not the only one who holds it. CANCER (JUNE 22-JULY 22). When you agreed to help out, you had no idea it would take this long or lead to so many other things, many of which are opportunities youre glad to have. Its still good to keep in mind that you can, at any point at all, change your mind. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22). As for the rebel inside you, sometimes it has a cause, and more often, being rebellious is enough of a purpose all on its own. That raucous energy is stirring. It will feel good to match the aesthetics of your world to its renegade spirit. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22). Youve already proven yourself. You dont have to talk about your work, defend your actions or explain yourself in any way. Youve earned this level of respect and acceptance. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 23). Youll get information in a psychic ”ash and follow through immediately on the impulse „ good, because this one cant wait. Some part of your mind is working out the riskbene“t ratio even as youre already in motion. SCORPIO (OCT. 24-NOV. 21). The prospect of making a certain person smile will occupy your thoughts and activities. Mahatma Gandhi suggested, To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.Ž SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21). Justice will prevail, although reciprocity wont necessarily come in the form of a one-to-one, equal exchange with the same individuals. The giving and receiving may occur in dierent ways and from dierent sources. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19). Youll be spinning on good ideas in the morning and great ideas at night. Also, your work keeps improving because youre not afraid to scrap the mehŽ and go for something better. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18). You are eortlessly charming, and not only do you not have to work at it but youre often unaware theres anything out of the ordinary happening at all. Meanwhile, others experience you as extraordinary. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20). Youre doing a juggling act today, and more items are thrown into your rotation, too. But no matter how many come, you only have to handle one at a time. TODAYS BIRTHDAY (FEB. 18). You dreamed you would be able to have a certain special thing and share it with your loved ones and the world one day. This year, that day comes. More highlights: a discovery akin to stumbling upon diamonds, a serendipitous encounter that grows into a signi“cant connection and a change at work that puts you in control. Capricorn and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 48, 11, 36, 32 an d 5 . HOROSCOPEDEAR READERS: Mirrors are essential in our bathrooms because we use them daily. To keep your bathroom mirror clean, polish it with a cloth dipped in denatured alcohol. Wipe it dry with a lint-free cloth or a paper towel. Rubbing alcohol can also wipe away hairspray haze from a mirror. Also, bathroom mirrors will not steam up if you run 1 inch of cold water in the bathtub before you add hot water. If you need to defog a bathroom mirror in a hurry, spray it with hot air from your handheld dryer. „ Heloise DEAR HELOISE: My car began to make some strange sounds, but I didnt know what it was. I got out my cellphone and recorded the noise, and it helped the mechanic pinpoint the problem! „ L.L., in Colorado DEAR READERS: Jazz up your driveway or sidewalk by creating your own Hollywood Walk of Fame.Ž Whether its a cement sidewalk or a series of stepping stones with poured cement, have your family members put their handprints, names, birthdays or other important dates in the wet cement. This walkway will be a treasured memory for years to come. Make sure you check the requirements in your neighborhood before trying this out! „ Heloise DEAR HELOISE: I have never been happy about using hairspray on my hair, mostly because it sprays very widely, oversprays the room and “lls the air I have to breathe. One day, when I was putting white moisturizing cream on my face, I looked in the mirror and saw strands of wispy hair that had escaped from where they had so carefully been placed minutes before. Then the thought came to me: What would happen if I gently put moisturizing cream on them?Ž So, with a very light, nearly invisible coating on my “ngers, I gently touched the naughty strands. Sure enough, they instantly snapped to attention and allowed me to put them in place. Wow! Then I rubbed a tiny bit of cream onto both of my hands and gently patted the hair all over my whole head „ but just the surface hair. It also gave my hair just enough weight to get it under gentle control. I am so pleased that I never expect to use hairspray again. „ P.Z., in Washington DEAR READERS: This is a reminder to be organized when you travel. Always put your name and address on all your possessions. Stick-on address labels can be placed on binoculars, cameras and anything plastic. Take your business cards and put them inside your bags for identi“cation in case the luggage tags get ripped off. If possible, when you have carryon baggage, try to be among the “rst to board in your section, and you wont get stuck having to check in a bag when all the compartments are full. „ Heloise DEAR HELOISE: I wash out various round lids and use them as cookie cutters. I have all kinds of lids that are different sizes and make great cookie shapes. Even the lids of my hairspray can be used after theyre cleaned and dry. The lids are also easy for children to hold onto when they want to help with baking cookies! „ A.S., in Maine DEAR HELOISE: At my job, I have to give presentations to large groups. I like to look my best for these events, so I usually check into my hotel a little early. Sometimes they have a room ready, and sometimes they dont. If they dont have a room where I can freshen up right away, I go to the hotels gym to wash up and change clothes. There is seldom anyone else in the gym, so I have the whole place to myself. And the hotel always stores my luggage for me. „ G.M., in AtlantaKeep bathroom mirror clean with denatured alcohol HINTS FROM HELOISEAdvice Columnist KEN KEN THE LOGIC PUZZLE THAT MAKES YOU SMARTER must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating. heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. cages with the number in the top-left corner.©2024 KenKen Puzzle LLC www.kenken.comKenKen is a registered trademark of KenKen Puzzle LLC. ©2024 KenKen Puzzle LLC. All rights reserved. Dist. by Andrews McMeel Sy ndication 2-18-24©2024 KenKen Puzzle LLC www.kenken.comTODAYS ANSWERS 7 LITTLE WORDS JUMBLE BY DAVID L. HOYT AND JEFF KNURELLast weeks cryptograms 1. The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.Ž … Daniel Defoe 2. Happy people build their inner world; unhappy people blame their outer world.Ž … Dalai Lama 3. I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. Its a journey of recovery. Its a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. Its already there.Ž … Billy Corgan 4. Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.Ž … Princess Diana PUZZLE ANSWERS LOS ANGELES TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD JUMBLE CRYPTOGRAMS Saturdays Challenger Answers CHALLENGER EASYCHALLENGING

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www.yoursun.com | The Daily Sun | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 PAGE 11 PUNCH LINES BY DANIEL GRINBERG / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZNo. 0211RELEASE DATE: 2/18/2024 ACROSS1 Pink, purple and blue Pride display, familiarly7 Hound10 Kind of opening13 Frontwoman for the Pussycats18 Nipple rings20 Target of an inventory scan22 Acting like23 Fault line?25 Qualifier for a date26 Olafs creator in Frozen27 Nickname that drops An-28 A gig has a thousand of these29 Permitted30 Permitted31 Fine line?35 Atomic number of neon36 Preserves things?37 Shaped like a kiwifruit38 Processes41 ____ attachment44 Anatomical stabilizer45 The Green Hornets assistant46 Not down, in a way47 Fishing line?53 Mediterranean morsel55 Get just right56 Long-running police procedural, for short57 Catalan artist Joan58 Thought the world of59 To Kill a Mockingbird setting61 Match well with62 First color-TV manufacturer63 Subway line?68 Tittle69 1970s-80s Supreme Court justice ____ F. Powell Jr.70 Scams73 With an eager spirit76 Landed77 Flying formations79 March ____ 80 South American grassland81 Assembly line?84 Variety85 Boxing stats88 Celestial shape89 British bottoms90 Ladybugs and fireflies92 Some sports-car features95 Currency replaced by the euro97 North American fish with toxic roe98 Power line?101 Simple card game104 Groundskeeping equipment106 Its signed after a break107 Otherworldly creatures, for short108 Z, to Zeno109 Illegal offering110 Subject line?114 Passage of rite?115 Two outs left, in baseball116 Performed really badly117 Timetable: Abbr.118 Theres more to the story, right?119 The Shining prop120 Quakes DOWN1 Theres a hole in one2 Gloaters cry3 One-named indie singer with the 2007 hit 12344 Kinks hit that starts, I met her in a club down in old Soho5 Neighbor of Ctrl6 Sense of orientation 7 Peacock parent8 Exclamation of amazement9 Alternative to nana10 Shake slightly11 Ukraines third-mostpopulous city12 Where a lot of lying happens13 Item in a trunk14 Post-surgery prescription15 Private line?16 Motivator17 Crikey!19 Brings in21 Moved like a cat burglar24 Word after dead or data29 Volunteers declaration31 Soothe32 Communal housing arrangements33 /, in math34 Director Lupino36 Co-founder of the Joining Forces initiative, with Michelle Obama39 One role in a classic interrogation trope 40 Zoomed41 World Heritage Site in Sicily42 Ground grain43 Dame Edna, for Barry Humphries44 Enough! I get the picture already!45 Capital of Japan until 186848 Hostile state49 Volunteers declaration50 Like many retired professors51 Petty arguments52 TLC or Run-D.M.C.54 Person of interest?58 HBO comedy about a sports agent60 Salamander named after an Aztec deity 61 ____ knife64 Gives a hand?65 Hot spot66 Genealogists chart67 Kids and nannies71 Liberated72 N.S.A. agents, e.g.73 Superficial, in a way74 Rich with metaphor75 Party line?77 What might lead to a bridge78 Subside82 Second-year: Abbr.83 Bunny ____ (photo prank)86 Janitors ringful87 Spanish bear91 Kind of clef92 Switched93 Actress Thompson of Westworld94 Canadian Tulip Festival location95 Light-headed sorts?96 Selling points99 School name that sounds like a Canadian territory 100 Hip Hop Awards channel 101 Gestational metric102 First-stringers103 Posts in a rage, perhaps104 Degrees for C.F.O.s105 Bog plant108 New Mexican tribe110 ____-courtin 111 Shot in the arm, slangily112 Word after stink or pink113 Whats what in Oaxaca Online subscriptions: Todays puzzle and more than 4,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). Daniel Grinberg, of Philadelphia, researches user experience for a utility company. This is his fifth crossword for The Times. It was inspired at a party when he heard someone with a new haircut cry out [the answer to 47 -Across]. To which he thought [the clue t o 47-Across] „ which became the seed of this puzzle. Apart from the theme, Daniel tried to include new vocabulary in the grid. 1A , 116A, 10D, 15D, 36D and 74D are all appearing in a Times crossword for the first time. „ W. S. Name That CompanyI trace my roots back to 1976, when a store called Price Club began in a converted airplane hangar in San Diego. Another company bearing my current name opened its first warehouse in Seattle in 1983, and it was the first company to grow from zero to $3 billion in sales in less than six years. Those companies merged in 1993, and today, Im a retail powerhouse, with a recent market value topping $320 billion and 872 warehouses around the world (including 600 in the U.S.). On average, I only mark up products by 11% to 13%. Who am I?Think you know the answer? Well announce it in next weeks edition. missed. Those statements can help note most of your other spending „ such as restaurant meals, concert tickets, clothing or gifts. Try to categorize and total these expenses; you might find that your household spent, say, $5,000 at restaurants last year. (Spreadsheets help here.) Now think of all your financial goals, and how much you will need to sock away each month to reach them. For example, you might determine that in order to amass the nest egg you think youll need, you will have to save and invest $1,200 per month. Putting it all together, youll see how much money is coming in and out each month „ or year. (It can be helpful to use monthly figures for income and expenses, so adjust various figures as needed, such as dividing your annual home insurance bill by 12.) Take your income and subtract all mandatory and high-priority expenses, such as food and retirement savings. With whats left, you can plan your discretionary spending. If there isnt enough, see what spending can be trimmed „ perhaps some streaming services or a lightly used gym membership.The Motley Fool TakeCalling AT&TAT&T (NYSE: T) is facing challenges and may not grow briskly, but investors seeking income might want to consider it: The stock recently sported a hefty dividend yield of 6.6%. Burdened with long-term debt, AT&T cut its dividend nearly in half in 2022 and has kept it steady since then. Future dividend cuts are always a possibility, but the payout seems sustainable at the moment: AT&T generated $16.8 billion in free cash flow in 2023, and paid shareholders about $8.1 billion. The company is growing, albeit slowly. In its recently reported fourth quarter, revenue was up 2.2% year over year, and full-year adjusted operating income increased 5%, topping $23 billion. Management boasted that it continued to enhance the largest wireless network in North America and expand the most reliable 5G network,Ž which covers more than 210 million people, and that its growing the nations largest fiber network, which now passes 26 million+ consumer and business locations.Ž CEO John Stankey has noted, In addition to delivering high-margin revenue growth, fiber is more energy efficient, requires less maintenance and customers keep the service longer.Ž With a recent price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio below 9, and well below the five-year average of 26, AT&Ts stock appears undervalued, and its dividend yield is quite attractive. Income seekers might want to buy some shares „ but monitor the companys progress, as a golden future is not guaranteed. Ask the Fool My Dumbest InvestmentSold Toyota Too SoonMy most regrettable investment happened decades ago. In 1968, I bought 200 shares of Toyota Motors. I later heard that there might be a reverse split coming up. My broker said the company was doing well and not to worry, but I didnt listen. I sold in 1970 for a profit of a few pennies per share. I know that had I hung on, Id have profited very well. „ C. J., online The Fool Responds: Reverse splits are indeed red flags, often executed to prop up a stocks price. (Whereas a regular stock split multiplies your number of shares while reducing their price proportionately, a reverse split shrinks your number of shares while increasing their price. Both leave the total value of your shares unchanged.) But trading on mere rumors can lead to regrets, as you learned. Its true that hanging on to shares of great and growing companies for decades can lead to tremendous gains, but dont kick yourself too much, because its not always easy to see which companies will be dominant decades from now. Toyota began selling cars in the U.S. in the 1950s. By 1967, it was the third-bestselling import brand in the U.S., and by 1975, it was No. 1. As of 2021, it had built more than 30 million vehicles in America. (Do you have a smart or regrettable investment move to share with us? Email it to TMFShare@fool. com.) Whats Bitcoin?QWhats bitcoin? „ B.P., Cranston, Rhode IslandALaunched in 2009, bitcoin is the first and most well-known cryptocurrency. (There were recently more than 12,000 cryptocurrencies. In contrast, there are only around 6,000 stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq.) A virtual and digital currency, bitcoin is not backed by the U.S. government or any other entity, and no central organization regulates it. Its value is based on what people think its worth, and that value has soared over the past decade or so „ with much volatility. The price of each token peaked above $67,000 in late 2021 and was recently around $47,100. Its meant to be used as a currency, but many view it as an investment. If youre interested in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, read a lot about them, pro and con, as there are more than a few risks. Its perfectly sensible to just stick with stocks or other conventional investments for long-term wealth building. ***QAre bank accounts insured? „ I.N., Kaysville, UtahAMost bank accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), and credit union accounts by the National Credit Union Administration. The FDIC insures checking, savings, money market accounts and CDs for up to $250,000 per depositor „ at each bank, for each account ownership category. Some entities offer more coverage than that, while some dont offer FDIC protection at all, so make sure your bank is among those covered. The FDIC does not protect stocks, bonds, mutual funds, crypto assets, safe deposit boxes (and their contents), life insurance policies and annuities, among other things. Learn more at FDIC.gov . 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NATIONAL NEWS ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 1 ASSOCIATED PRESSWATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. „ Former President Donald Trump railed against the judge who slapped him with a $355 million fine in his New York civil fraud trial and went after the long list of prosecutors with cases against him as he campaigned in Michigan Saturday night while facing penalties that, with interest, could exceed half-a-billion dollars. Trump was making his pitch in a state that is expected to be critical in November as he pivots toward a likely general election rematch against President Joe Biden. While Biden narrowly beat Trump here in 2020, the president is facing deep skepticism in the state, especially from Arab-American voters angry over his support for Israel in the Israel-Hamas war as the Palestinian death toll has climbed. Trump, meanwhile, has been working to appeal to the blue-collar and union voters who were critical to his victory in 2016. On Saturday, he again made his pitch to auto workers, railing against electric vehicle mandates that he argues will ultimately lead to lost jobs and touted tariffs he put in place. We have to let them know a freight train is coming in November,Ž Trump told more than 2,000 supporters gathered in a freezing plane hangar in Waterford Township, in the suburbs of Detroit. But Trump was again most focused on his grievances, opening with a 15-minute screed about the criminal and civil cases against him. On Friday, a judge in New York ordered Trump to pay $355 million after concluding he had lied about his wealth for years, scheming to dupe banks, insurers and others by inflating his wealth on financial statements. That penalty came days after Trump was ordered to pay $83.3 million to the writer E. Jean Carroll for damaging her reputation after she accused him of sexual assault. With interest payments, Trumps legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars „ an amount it is unclear whether or not Trump can afford to pay. Trump cast Fridays decision as a lawless and unconstitutional atrocity that sets fire to our laws like no one has ever seen in this country before.Ž He called the judge in the case, Arthur Engoron, crooked,Ž and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought the case, a lunatic.Ž He called special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against him an animal,Ž while mocking the pronunciation of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis name. Trump has succeeded in the GOP primary by casting the charges „ which include state and federal criminal indictments across four separate jurisdictions „ as part of a coordinated effort by Biden and other Democrats to damage his electoral prosects. He has also repeatedly cast them as an attack on his supporters. These repulsive abuses of power are not just an attack on me, theyre really an attack on you and all Americans,Ž Trump said Saturday. Were all in this mess together!Ž But its unclear whether those appeals will work in a general election, particularly among suburban voters in key swing-state metro areas in places like Oakland County, where Trump was speaking Saturday. An affluent Detroit suburb and the states second-largest county, Oakland County was once a GOP stronghold, but has trended more Democratic in recent elections, in part due to women voters. Trump lost the county to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020, both times by eight percentage points. While Michigan will hold its primary next after South Carolina, only 16 out of 55 Republican presidential delegates will be determined by the Feb. 27 vote. The remaining 39 will be distributed by precinct delegates at a Michigan GOP state convention on March 2. Trumps visit came as the states GOP has been in turmoil, amid competing claims on the chairmanship and financial crisis. Trump waded carefully into the chaos by offering a shoutout to the newly elected state GOP Chairman Pete Hoekstra, a former longtime U.S. House member and Trump loyalist who served as Trumps ambassador to the Netherlands. Hoekstra was elected after thenChair Kristina Karamo was ousted after racking up hundreds of thousands in debt. A great congressman, and a great ambassador,Ž Trump said. A lone man in the crowd still loyal to Karamo, who has said she wont cede the position, booed and called Hoekstra a RINO. The term is intended as an insult and an acronym for Republican In Name Only.ASSOCIATED PRESSRepublican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Waterford Township, Mich., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.Trump rails against New York fraud ruling ASSOCIATED PRESSKYIV, Ukraine „ Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war largely at a stalemate. The Russian Defense Ministrys announcement came the same day Ukraines military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka, where the outnumbered defenders had battled a Russian assault for four months. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told the Kremlin that Russian forces were working to clear final pockets of resistance at the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, officials said in a statement. Videos on social media Saturday appeared to show soldiers raising the Russian flag over one of the plants buildings. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a personal message of congratulating to his troops in the city, state news agency Tass reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described Avdiivkas capture as an important victory.Ž Along with the invasions upcoming anniversary on Feb. 24, Russia also is preparing for a March presidential election that is all but guaranteed to give Putin another six-year term. The Kremlin has cracked down heavily on dissent during the war, and the death Friday of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has silenced the voice of Putins most formidable foe.Russia takes complete control of city in eastern Ukraine ASSOCIATED PRESSA Ukrainian soldier sits in his position in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Aug. 18, 2023. Ukrainian troops are under intense pressure from a determined Russian effort to storm the strategically important eastern Ukraine city of Avdiivka, officials say.A supplement to your hometown newspaperFormer President Donald Trump railed against the judge who slapped him with a $355 million fine in his New York civil fraud trial

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2 | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 APG NATIONAL NEWS WEATHERASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK „ Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show. The lawsuit filed in U.S. district court for the southern district of New York names Kimmel, ABC and Walt Disney Co. as defendants. A Disney representative listed as a media contact for the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show didnt immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking comment. Santos, who was expelled from the House of Representatives last year after being charged with multiple counts of fraud and stealing from donors, is suing over alleged copyright infringement, fraudulent inducement, breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Kimmel misrepresented himself to induce Santos to create personalized videos capitalizing on and ridiculingŽ his gregarious personality,Ž the lawsuit alleges. Through Cameo, Santos received requests from individuals and businesses seeking personalized video messages. Unbeknownst to Santos, Kimmel submitted at least 14 requests that used phony names and narratives, according to the complaint. Starting in December the videos were played on a segment,  Will Santos Say It? Ž the suit says. In one of the clips, Santos offers congratulations to the purported winner of a beef-eating contest, calling the feat of consuming 6 pounds (2.7 kilograms) of loose ground beef in under 30 minutes amazing and impressive.Ž Frankly, Kimmels fake requests were funny, but what he did was clear violation of copyright law,Ž Robert Fantone, an attorney for Santos, said in an email. Santos is seeking statutory damages totaling $750,000 for the five videos he created that were played on the show and various social media platforms. He also asks for other damages to be determined at trial. The ex-lawmaker faces a slew of criminal charges, including allegations that he defrauded campaign donors, lied to Congress about his wealth, received unemployment benefits while employed and used campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses like designer clothing. He also is alleged to have made unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to some of his donors. Santos pleaded not guilty to a revised indictment in October. On Tuesday, Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for Santos former seat.George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel Honolulu 79/67 Hilo 75/62 Anchorage 34/30 Fairbanks 14/4 Juneau 42/33 Monterrey 59/40 Chihuahua 72/42 Los Angeles 64/55 Washington 49/31 New York 41/32 Atlanta 54/35 Detroit 39/23 Houston 59/39 Kansas City 54/29 Minneapolis 36/19 El Paso 64/42 Denver 50/31 San Francisco 64/55 Seattle 50/40 Port Charlotte 63/55 Knoxville 49/27 Greensboro 50/29 Madison 36/19 Bozeman 33/14 Nampa 54/37 Toronto 35/19 Montreal 32/12 Winnipeg 21/3NATIONAL (for the 48 contiguous states)INTERNATIONALNATIONAL FORECAST In the digital e-edition, you can click anywhere on the US map to get up-to-date forecasts, radar, MinuteCast® and more.NATIONAL CITIES TODAY INTERNATIONAL CITIES-10s-0s0s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s100s110sShowersT-stormsRainFlurriesSnowIce Cold frontWarm frontStationary frontWEATHER HISTORYWEATHER TRIVIA’City Hi Lo W UV AQCity Hi Lo W UV AQCity Hi Lo W UV AQCity Hi Lo W UV AQCity Hi Lo W UV AQ City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo WWeather ( W ): s -sunny, pc -partly cloudy, c -cloudy, sh -showers, t -thunderstorms, r -rain, sf -snow ”urries, sn -snow, i -ice. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index’ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme. Air Quality Index ( AQ ): 0-50 , Good; 51-100 , Moderate; 101-150 , Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200 , Unhealthy; 201-300 , Very unhealthy; 301-500 , Hazardous. Shown are todays noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.High temperature 85 at Fort Lauderdale, Florida Low temperature -23 at Lake Yellowstone, Wyoming Precipitation 1.05 inches at Brooksville, Florida High temperature 116 at Paraburdoo, Australia Low temperature -70 at Delyankir, Russia Precipitation 5.36 inches at Cairns, Australia Severe thunderstorms roared across northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio late in the day on Feb. 18, 1992. The storm produced hail and funnel clouds. A tornado tore through southern Van Wert County in Ohio. Q: How thick should pond ice be for safe skating?A: At least 4 inchesAitkin, MN 33 16 pc 3 33 Alcoa, TN 50 29 s 4 50 Antigo, WI 30 13 pc 3 33 Apple Valley, MN 35 16 s 3 45 Ashland, WI 30 14 pc 3 33 Athens, OH 44 17 s 4 46 Athens, TN 49 23 s 4 49 Belgrade, MT 33 14 sn 1 69 Beloit, WI 42 22 s 3 51 Big Timber, MT 42 30 c 1 42 Boone, NC 43 23 s 4 46 Boston, MA 38 30 pc 3 45 Bozeman, MT 33 14 sn 1 55 Buffalo, NY 33 22 sf 1 35 Caledonia, MN 38 21 s 3 40 Cambridge, MN 35 13 s 3 38 Casper, WY 39 23 c 2 38 Charlotte, NC 54 29 s 4 43 Cheyenne, WY 46 30 c 3 46 Chicago, IL 43 27 s 3 51 Cincinnati, OH 43 23 s 4 50 Cleveland, OH 36 25 s 3 39 Columbus, MT 41 21 c 1 40 Columbus, OH 37 20 s 4 50 Coon Rapids, MN 36 17 s 3 40 Dallas, TX 56 37 s 4 39 Dayton, TN 51 23 s 4 46 Denver, CO 50 31 c 3 52 Detroit, MI 39 23 pc 2 50 Dillon, MT 32 16 sn 1 47 Driggs, ID 34 15 sn 1 47 Dundalk, MD 47 29 s 4 47 Easton, MD 47 30 s 4 50 Eau Claire, WI 36 15 s 3 36 Eden Prairie, MN 35 17 s 3 40 Edenton, NC 51 32 pc 4 33 Elizabeth City, NC 50 32 pc 4 33 Elk River, MN 36 15 s 3 42 Elkton, MD 44 25 s 4 46 Ellensburg, WA 39 29 r 1 30 El Paso, TX 64 42 pc 5 51 Emmett, ID 50 34 sn 1 31 Fargo, ND 34 22 s 3 44 Faribault, MN 34 17 s 3 40 Flagstaff, AZ 50 25 pc 5 44 Forest Lake, MN 36 14 s 3 41 Forsyth, MT 41 26 pc 3 32 Fort Atkinson, WI 37 19 s 3 50 Fort Myer, VA 49 28 s 4 51 Gladwin, MI 34 19 c 1 33 Glendive, MT 37 20 s 3 49 Grand Rapids, MN 29 11 pc 3 34 Greeneville, TN 46 19 s 4 46 Greenville, NC 50 32 pc 4 37 Hardin, MT 43 25 pc 2 35 Hartford, CT 37 26 pc 2 38 Helena, MT 33 21 c 1 60 Hertford, NC 51 30 pc 4 33 Hickory, NC 55 29 s 4 45 Hillsville, VA 44 26 s 4 40 Honolulu, HI 79 67 pc 7 51 Idaho Falls, ID 37 22 sn 1 45 Isle, MN 34 19 pc 3 34 Janesville, WI 42 22 s 3 50 Kenansville, NC 50 28 pc 4 34 Key West, FL 76 66 r 1 38 King, NC 51 29 s 4 44 Klamath Falls, OR 47 35 c 2 33 Kuna, ID 53 36 sn 1 33 Lake Mills, WI 36 18 s 3 49 Lakeview, OR 49 35 c 2 32 La Plata, MD 49 28 s 4 48 Laramie, WY 41 27 c 2 47 Laurel, MT 41 26 c 1 42 Lenoir City, TN 50 25 s 4 47 Lewistown, MT 41 23 pc 3 37 Little Falls, MN 34 17 pc 3 40 Livingston, MT 43 30 c 1 44 Logan, OH 41 18 s 4 49 Marinette, WI 32 19 pc 1 35 McArthur, OH 43 17 s 4 47 Meridian, ID 52 36 sn 1 38 Miles City, MT 36 24 s 3 34 Minneapolis, MN 36 19 s 3 42 Monticello, MN 35 16 s 3 41 Mount Airy, NC 52 27 s 4 44 Mount Vernon, WA 48 34 sh 1 34 Nampa, ID 54 37 sn 1 33 Newland, NC 43 20 s 4 43 New Lexington, OH 39 17 s 4 44 Newport, TN 49 23 s 4 49 Osseo, MN 36 17 s 3 43 Pocatello, ID 44 25 sn 1 41 Port Charlotte, FL 63 55 r 1 24 Princeton, MN 36 15 s 3 38 Rawlins, WY 33 23 c 1 39 Red Lodge, MT 36 29 c 1 42 Rexburg, ID 33 20 sn 1 43 Rock Springs, WY 34 15 sn 1 38 Rocky Mount, NC 51 31 c 4 37 Rogersville, TN 47 20 s 4 45 Sauk Centre, MN 33 20 s 3 41Snow Hill, NC 51 31 pc 4 35 South Logan, UT 39 23 r 1 40 Stanford, MT 46 27 c 2 38 Stillwater, MN 35 14 s 3 40 Sun Prairie, WI 36 18 s 3 49 Terry, MT 36 20 s 3 39 Venice, FL 65 57 r 1 23 Virginia, MN 26 5 pc 3 35 Waconia, MN 35 17 s 3 40 Walker, MN 31 13 pc 3 34 Watertown, WI 36 18 s 3 50 Waunakee, WI 37 19 s 3 50 Waverly, OH 43 18 s 4 49 West Jefferson, NC 42 23 s 4 42 Williamston, NC 50 30 pc 4 33 Willoughby, OH 35 26 s 3 36 Windsor, NC 50 30 pc 4 32 Yadkinville, NC 52 26 s 4 43 TODAY MON. TODAY MON. Athens 64 45 s 62 48 s Auckland 78 62 pc 79 66 pc Beijing 50 32 c 41 21 c Berlin 52 45 c 47 44 r Bogota 74 44 pc 74 48 sh Buenos Aires 81 70 t 83 71 pc Cairo 69 55 s 70 53 pc Hong Kong 80 69 pc 80 71 r Jerusalem 55 45 pc 53 40 sh Johannesburg 85 60 t 83 60 pc London 59 44 r 56 41 sh Madrid 64 39 pc 66 34 s Mexico City 70 43 pc 76 44 s Montreal 32 12 sn 21 4 pc Moscow 34 16 sn 25 12 c Nairobi 89 64 pc 89 63 s Nassau 84 71 c 75 66 r New Delhi 79 58 pc 81 60 s Paris 54 49 r 55 41 pc Rio de Janeiro 85 76 t 84 76 t Rome 63 48 s 61 40 pc Seoul 55 49 r 55 34 r Singapore 90 78 c 92 79 pc Stockholm 34 29 pc 34 29 i Sydney 83 72 pc 78 69 sh Toronto 35 19 sn 33 20 pc Tokyo 61 55 s 64 59 c Vancouver 46 39 sh 50 39 sh National Summary: Much of Florida will face another day of rain, heavy at times today. Rain also pushes into more of the West as the latest storm delivers an additional burst of moisture, with snow for the northern Rockies. 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APG NATIONAL NEWS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 3 Top UN court to hold hearings on legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed landsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands „ The United Nations highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israels 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state. The case is a U.N. request for a non-binding advisory opinion and it plunges the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Six days of hearings at the International Court of Justice involve an unprecedented number of countries that will participate in the proceedings. Though the case occurs against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, it focuses instead on Israels open-ended occupation of Palestinian territories. It will likely take months for the court to deliver its opinion.Mediator says talks on Gaza not progressing as expected after momentum in recent weeksRAFAH, Gaza Strip „ Key mediator Qatar says talks on a potential cease-fire deal in Gaza have not been progressing as expectedŽ in the past few days. Qatars prime minister on Saturday noted difficulties in the humanitarian part of the talks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Hamas militant group of not changing its ŽdelusionalŽ demands. Netanyahu says he sent a delegation to cease-fire talks in Cairo earlier in the week at U.S. President Joe Bidens request but doesnt see a point in sending them again. New airstrikes in central Gaza have killed more than 40 people and wounded at least 50. And concerns are still mounting over Israels planned offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.Army Reserve soldiers, close friends killed in drone attack, mourned at funerals in GeorgiaWAYCROSS, Ga. „ Two Army Reserve soldiers killed in a Middle East drone attack three weeks ago are being remembered at funerals in their home state of Georgia. Sgt. Kennedy Sanders and Sgt. Breonna Moffett were close friends serving in the 926th Engineer Battalion based at Fort Moore, Georgia. They died along with a third soldier, Staff Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, in a Jan. 28 drone strike while deployed in Jordan. Family and friends said their farewells to Sanders at a middle school auditorium in Waycross, where the 24-year-old citizen-soldier worked at a pharmacy and coached childrens sports. Services for Moffett, who worked with disabled people and turned 23 just days before her death, were held at a church in Savannah.Solemn monument to Japanese American WWII detainees lists more than 125,000 namesLOS ANGELES „ Japanese Americans who were incarcerated on U.S. soil during World War II are being commemorated at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. A massive book, called the Ireich, lists the names of the more than 125,000 people who were detained in the camps nationwide. It will be on display at the museum until Dec. 1. Visitors can honor detainees by leaving by a mark under their names using a Japanese stamp called a hanko. The project was conceived by a team of researchers led by a Buddhist priest at the University of Southern California and took more than three years to complete. AROUND THE WORLD NATION & WORLDBEN FINLEYAssociated PressNORFOLK, Va. „ Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic „ not a tyrant. And yet the nation will once again commemorate the first U.S. president on Monday, 292 years after he was born. The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in the 1700s to the consumerism bonanza it has become today. For some historians the holiday has lost all discernible meaning. Historian Alexis Coe, author of You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of Washington,Ž said she thinks about Presidents Day in much the same way as the towering monument in D.C. that bears his name. Its supposed to be about Washington, but can you really point to anything that looks or sounds like him?Ž she said. Jefferson and Lincoln are presented as people with limbs and noses and words associated with their memorials. And hes just a giant, granite point. He has been sanded down to have absolutely no identifiable features.Ž Here is a look at how things have evolved:WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAYSWashington was born Feb. 22, 1732, on Popes Creek Plantation near the Potomac River in Virginia. Technically, though, he was born Feb. 11 under the ancient Julian calendar, which was still in use for the first 20 years of his life. The Gregorian calendar, intended to more accurately mark the solar year, was adopted in 1752, adding 11 days. Either way, Washington paid little attention to his birthday according to Mountvernon.org, the website of the organization that manages his estate. Surviving records make no mention of observances at Mount Vernon, while his diary shows he was often hard at work. If he had it his way, he would be at home with his family,Ž Coe said. Maybe some beloved nieces and nephews (and friend) Marquis de Lafayette would be ideal. And Marthas recipe for an indulgent cake. But thats about it.Ž Washingtons birthday was celebrated by his peers in government when he was president „ mostly. Congress voted during his first two terms to take a short commemorative break each year, with one exception, his last birthday in office, Coe said. By then Washington was less popular, partisanship was rampant and many members of his original Cabinet were gone, including Thomas Jefferson. One way to show their disdain for his Federalist policies was to keep working through his birthday,Ž Coe said. The Library of Congress does note that a French military officer, the comte de Rochambeau, threw a ball celebrating Washingtons 50th birthday in 1782.AFTER HIS DEATHWashington was very aware of his inaugural role as president and its distinction from the British crown. He didnt want to be honored like a king, said Seth Bruggeman, a history professor at Temple University in Philadelphia. Still, he said, a market for Washington memorabilia sprang up almost immediately after his death in 1799 at age 67, with people snapping up pottery and reproductions of etchings portraying him as a divine figure going off into heaven. Even in that early moment, Americans kind of conflated consumerism with patriotic memory,Ž said Bruggeman, whose books include Here, George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture, and the Public History of a National Monument.ŽMAKING IT OFFICIALIt wasnt until 1832, the centennial of his birth, that Congress established a committee to arrange national parades, orations and festivals,Ž according to the Congressional Research Service. And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia. The official designation is as Washingtons Birthday, although it has come to be known informally as Presidents Day. Arguments have been made to honor President Lincoln as well because his birthdate falls nearby, on Feb. 12. A small number of states, including Illinois, observe Lincolns birthday as a public holiday, according to the Library of Congress. And some commemorate both Lincoln and Washington on Presidents Day.From Washingtons modest birthdays to big sales and 3-day weekends ASSOCIATED PRESSThe likeness of George Washington is seen on a U.S. $1 bill, March 13, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa.PRESIDENTS DAY

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BUSINESSKELVIN CHANAssociated PressLONDON „ Its not just you. A lot people think Google searches are getting worse. And the rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information.While Google has been the one-stop shop for decades „ after all, we commonly call searches googlingŽ „ its longtime dominance has attracted a flood of sponsored or spammy links and junk content fueled by search engine optimizationŽ techniques. That pushes down genuinely useful results. A recent study by German researchers suggests the quality of results from Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo is indeed declining. Google says its results are of significantly better quality than its rivals, citing measurements by third parties. Now, chatbots powered by generative artificial intelligence, including from Google itself, are poised to shake up how search works. But they have their own issues: Because the tech is so new, there are concerns about AI chatbots accuracy and reliability. If you want to try the AI way, heres a how-to:WHERE DO I FIND AI SEARCH TOOLS?Google users dont have to look far. The company last year launched its own AI chatbot assistant, known as Bard, but recently retired that name and replaced it with a similar service, Gemini. Bard users are now redirected to the Gemini site, which can be accessed directly on desktop or mobile browsers. The Gemini app also launched in the U.S. this month and is rolling out in Japanese, Korean and English globally „ except in Britain, Switzerland and Europe „ according to an update notice, which hints that more countries and languages will be coming soon.Ž Google also has been testing out a new search offering, dubbed Search Generative ExperienceŽ that replaces links with an AI-generated snapshot of key info. But its limited to U.S. users signing up through its experimental Labs site. Microsofts Bing search engine has provided generative AI searches powered by OpenAIs ChatGPT technology for about a year, first under the name Bing Chat, now rebranded as Copilot. On the Bing search home page, click the Chat or Copilot button underneath the search window and youll get a conversational interface where you type your question. Theres also a Copilot app. A slew of startup AI search sites have emerged, but they arent as easy to find. A standard Google search isnt that helpful, but searches on Copilot and Bard turned up a number of names, including Perplexity, HuggingChat, You.com, Komo, Andi, Phind, Exa and AskAI.DO I HAVE TO SIGN UP OR PAY FOR THEM?Most of these services have free versions. They typically limit how many queries you can make but offer premium levels that provide smarter AI and more features. Gemini users, for example, can pay $20 for the advanced version, which comes with access to its most capableŽ model, Ultra 1.0. Gemini users need to be signed in to their Google accounts and be at least 13 years old „ 18 in Europe or Canada. Copilot users dont have to to sign in to a Microsoft account and can access the service through Bing search or Copilot home pages. Startup sites are largely free to use and dont require setting up an account. Many also have premium levels.HOW DO I DO AN AI SEARCH?Rather than typing in a string of keywords, AI queries should be conversational „ for example, Is Taylor Swift the most successful female musician?Ž or Where are some good places to travel in Europe this summer?Ž Perplexity advises using everyday, natural language.Ž Phind says its best to ask full and detailed questionsŽ that start with, say, what isŽ or how to.Ž If youre not satisfied with an answer, some sites let you ask follow up questions to zero in on the information needed. Some give suggested or related questions. Microsofts Copilot lets you choose three different chat styles: creative, balanced or precise.One Tech Tip ASSOCIATED PRESSA portion of a Opera page showing the incorporation of AI technology is shown in London, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information. BRIEFCASE ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 4 California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?CHULA VISTA, Calif. „ Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is behind on getting food recycling programs up and running. CalRecycles director Rachel Machi Wagoner says about three-quarters of communities are currently collecting organic waste from homes. Its hard to change peoples longstanding behavior quickly and some communities have faced delays setting up organic waste hauling contracts due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, some of those that ramped up collection now have more compost than they can use. By 2025, the state seeks to slash by 75% the amount of organic waste it sends to landfills from 2014 levels.US wholesale inflation accelerated in January in latest sign that prices picked up last monthWASHINGTON „ Wholesale prices in the United States accelerated in January, the latest sign that some inflation pressures in the economy remain elevated. The producer price index „ which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers „ rose 0.3% from December to January after having fallen -0.1% from November to December. Measured year over year, producer prices rose by a mild 0.9% in January. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, coreŽ wholesale prices rose 0.5%, the most since last July. Compared with a year ago, core prices climbed 2%, up from 1.7% in the previous month.Recession has struck some of the worlds top economies. The US keeps defying expectationsNEW YORK „ Both Japan and the United Kingdom said Thursday their economies weakened during the final three months of 2023. For each, it was the second straight quarter thats happened, which fits one lay definition for a recession. Yet in the United States, the economy motored ahead in last years three months for a sixth straight quarter of growth. Its blown past many predictions coming into last year that a recession seemed inevitable because of high interest rates meant to slow the economy and inflation. Give much of the credit to U.S. households, who have continued to spend at a solid rate despite many challenges.Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election fraudMajor technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt reasonable precautionsŽ to prevent artificial intelligence tools from disrupting democratic elections worldwide. Tech executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok gathered at the Munich Security Conference to announce a new voluntary framework for how they will respond to AI-generated deepfakes that deliberately trick voters. Twelve other companies „ including Elon Musks X „ are also signing on. The accord is largely symbolic, but targets increasingly realistic AI-generated images, audio and video that make candidates say something they didnt or mislead about how to vote. Ready to go beyond Google? Heres how to use new generative AI search sites

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HEALTH ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 5BILL BARROWAssociated PressATLANTA „ Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia one year ago, the former U.S. president has celebrated his 99th birthday, enjoyed tributes to his legacy and lost his wife of 77 years. Rosalynn Carter, who died in November, about six months after the Carter family disclosed her dementia diagnosis, lived only a few days under hospice supervision, with her frail husband at her bedside. Experts on end-of-life care say the Carters different paths show the range of an oft-misunderstood service. Those advocates commend the Carter family for demonstrating the realities of aging, dementia and death. They express hope that the attention spurs more Americans to seek out services intended to help patients and families in the latter stages of life. Its been massive to have the Carters be so public,Ž said Angela Novas, chief medical officer for the Hospice Foundation of America, based in Washington. It has shed hospice in a new light, and its raised questionsŽ for people to learn more. The Carter family released a statement ahead of Sunday, the one-year anniversary of their announcement that the 39th president would forgo future hospital stays and enter end-of-life care at home in Plains. President Carter continues to be at home with his family,Ž the statement said. The family is pleased that his decision last year to enter hospice care has sparked so many family discussions across the country on an important subject.Ž To be clear, the family has not confirmed whether Jimmy Carter remains in hospice care or has been discharged, as sometimes happens when even a frail patients health stabilizes. Here is a look at hospice and the Carters circumstances:HOSPICE SERVES EVERYONE, EVEN THE RICH AND POWERFULMollie Gurian is vice president of Leading Age, a national network of more than 5,000 nonprofit elder-care agencies. She described hospice as holistic care ... for someone who is trying to live the end of their life as fully as possibleŽ but no longer seeks a cure for a terminal condition. Hospice offers multiple practitioners for each patient: nurses, physicians and social-service professionals like chaplains and secular grief counselors. Home hospice features in-home visits but not round-the-clock or even full-shift care. Initial eligibility requires a physicians certification of a terminal condition, with the expectation that a person will not live longer than six months; there are also disease-specific parameters. For-profit businesses or nonprofit agencies typically provide the care and employ the providers. Medicare pays those agencies a per-day rate for each patient. There are four levels of care and daily rates. The concept was developed after World War II and has been part of the Medicare program since the early 1980s. Private insurance plans also typically cover hospice. In 2021, 1.7 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in hospice at a taxpayer cost of $23.1 billion, according to the federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). Almost half of Medicare patients who died that year did so under hospice care.HOSPICE IS MORE THAN THE MORPHINE MYTHHospice can elicit images of someone doped up and bedridden,Ž but it is not just providing enough morphine to make it through the end,Ž Gurian said. Indeed, patients give up curative treatments and many medicines. Cancer patients no longer receive radiation or chemotherapy. Those with late-stage Alzheimers, Parkinsons or another degenerative neurological disease typically ditch cholesterol and blood-pressure medication „ and eventually drugs that regulate their acute condition. But Novas and Gurian said treatment is caseby-case. Some agencies might allow someone with end-stage kidney disease to get dialysis or take regulatory medication. They simply have to absorb the cost, because Medicare almost certainly does not pay separately for those treatments. Further, hospice does not necessarily mean forgoing treatments for certain complications that threaten comfort: antibiotics for a urinary tract infection or infected bed sores, for example. That said, patients or families may forgo such treatments, especially in cases of end-stage neurological disease.ASSOCIATED PRESSFormer President Jimmy Carter and his wife former First Lady Rosalynn Carter sit together during a reception to celebrate their 75th anniversary Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Plains, Ga.A year after Jimmy Carters entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness

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SPORTS ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 6MICHAEL MAROTAssociated PressINDIANAPOLIS „ G-League champion Mac McClung won his second straight Slam Dunk Contest by grabbing the ball out of Shaquille ONeals hands and leaping over him to draw five perfect scores on his final attempt.McClung finished with 98.8 points on his final two dunks, one point ahead of Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown. McClung became the sixth player to win the contest twice and the first to do it in back-toback seasons since Zach LaVine in 2015 and 2016. McClung needed a big score after Brown drew an average of 49.2 on his final dunk over another person with a sequin glove covering the left hand he used. McClung jumped over two people in his first dunk of the final round. Brown paid tribute to the late Terrence Clark, a Massachusetts prep star who died in a car crash at age 19 in April 2021.3POINT CONTESTMilwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard defended his NBA 3-point contest title by finishing with 26 points in the final round during All-Star Saturday night. Lillard, who won with Portland last season, became the eighth player to win at least two 3-point crowns and the first since Jason Kapono in 2007 and 2008 to do it in consecutive years. This one nearly ended without Lillard advancing to the final round. Four players „ Lillard, Tre Young of Atlanta, Tyrese Haliburton of Indiana and Karl Anthony-Towns of Minnesota „ finished in a tie for the three spots in the last round. Haliburton was eliminated in the tiebreaking round with 12 points. Then in the final, Young and Towns each put up 24 points, giving Lillard a chance to win it with a late shooting flurry that gave him the title. The final event of the night, the Slam Dunk Contest, was set to begin later.SKILLS CHALLENGEHaliburton, a two-time All-Star, made the tiebreaking half-court shot with 20.5 seconds left in a timed contest Saturday night to give Team Pacers the NBAs Skills Challenge crown over Team All-Stars. Haliburton, Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin teamed up to win the nights first two competitions „ the team relay and the passing competition „ at Lucas Oil Stadium, just a short walk from their home arena. Team All-Stars win in the shooting contest tied the score at 200, forcing the tiebreaker. It took Team All-Stars 58.8 seconds to make its first half-court shot. Haliburton needed just 38.3 seconds for a win that continued a big weekend for the Pacers, who are hosting their first All-Star weekend since 1985. Mathurin was selected MVP of Friday nights Rising Stars game after leading Team Jalen past Team Detlef, a game that pitted two former Pacers players as coaches „ Jalen Rose and Detlef Schrempf. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBAMac McClung earns perfect score to take 2nd straight NBA Slam Dunk Contest title ASSOCIATED PRESSOsceola Magics Mac McClung dunks during the slam dunk competition at the NBA basketball All-Star weekend, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Indianapolis Lefty Driesell, folksy, fiery coach who put Maryland on college basketballs map, dies at 92COLLEGE PARK, Md. „ The Hall of Fame basketball coach Lefty Driesell has died. His family says Driesell died Saturday at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Driesells folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor. He rebuilt struggling programs and won 786 games over parts of five decades. He was the first to win more than 100 games at four Division I schools. Driesell put Maryland on college basketballs map and was the coach there when Len Bias fatally overdosed. He also coached at Davidson, James Madison and Georgia State. Charles LeftyŽ Driesell was 92.Cantlay leads by 2 at Riviera as he goes for a hometown winLOS ANGELES „ Patrick Cantlay still has the lead in the Genesis Invitational. Its just not as large as he might have hoped. Cantlay made a soft bogey on the second-easiest hole at Riviera. He shot a 70 and his lead is down to two shots over Xander Schauffele and Will Zalatoris. Hell play the final round with Schauffele, his best friend in golf. They have been partners 23 times in various team events. They have been paired together 20 times on the PGA Tour. And they have played close to 100 practice rounds. At stake is $4 million to the winner.An ecstatic Super Bowl rally, upended by the terror of a mass shooting. How is KC faring?KANSAS CITY, Mo. „ Kansas City was at its highest moment of community pride, celebrating a Super Bowl win, when it experienced one of 21st-century American cultures most traumatic events „ a public mass shooting. By the time it was over, one woman was dead and nearly two dozen other Chiefs fans were wounded. Police now blame a dispute between several people. On Friday, two juveniles were charged with gun-related and resisting arrest charges. Additional charges are expected in Wednesdays post-rally shooting. While it lasted only moments, it has left a knocked-back community struggling to make sense of how something so positive could turn so quickly into something so terrifying and sad.The NBA is hoping for a little more competitiveness in this years All-Star GameINDIANAPOLIS „ Last seasons AllStar Game played out in a way that the NBA hopes to never experience again. Nobody was interested in defense and almost nobody was watching the game, at least according to the abysmal television ratings. So, the league sent a message: Make the All-Star Game better. How thatll work is anyones guess. But theyll give it a shot on Sunday night, when the NBAs midseason showcase game returns to Indianapolis for the first time in nearly four decades „ with a return to the old no-draft, Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference, 48-minute game format that the league had gotten away from in recent years. SPORTS IN BRIEF Stephen Curry tops Sabrina Ionescu in All-Star 3-point shootout contestINDIANAPOLIS „ Stephen Curry was on a roll „ and it was barely enough to beat Sabrina Ionescu. And fittingly, he won by three. The Golden State star and NBAs all-time 3-point king beat Ionescu 29-26 in the Steph vs. Sabrina competition at All-Star Saturday night, the first such himvs.-her event of its kind at the leagues weekend showcase.

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NATIONAL SCOREBOARD * All times EDT AUTO RACINGNASCAR Cup Series DAYTONA 500 Lineup After qualifying and duel races; race Sunday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.50 miles (Car number in parentheses)1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 181.947 mph. 2. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 181.686. 3. (19) Tyler Reddick, Toyota 4. (16) Christopher Bell, Toyota 5. (3) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet 6. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford 7. (9) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet 8. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 9. (20) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet 10. (19) John H. Nemechek, Toyota 11. (12) Erik Jones, Toyota 12. (5) Harrison Burton, Ford 13. (10) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet 14. (18) Zane Smith, Chevrolet 15. (15) Ty Gibbs, Toyota 16. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford 17. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet 18. (3) William Byron, Chevrolet 19. (8) Chris Buescher, Ford 20. (7) Chase Briscoe, Ford 21. (5) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet 22. (15) Justin Haley, Ford 23. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Toyota 24. (14) Bubba Wallace, Toyota 25. (7) Ryan Preece, Ford 26. (21) Kaz Grala, Ford 27. (14) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota 28. (10) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet 29. (17) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet 30. (11) Josh Berry, Ford 31. (6) Todd Gilliland, Ford 32. (9) Ryan Blaney, Ford 33. (4) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet 34. (4) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet 35. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet 36. (6) Riley Herbst, Ford 37. (13) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet 38. (8) Noah Gragson, Ford 39. (62) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet 40. (13) David Ragan, FordBASKETBALLNBA EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic W L Pct GBBoston 43 12 .782 „ New York 33 22 .600 10 Phila. 32 22 .593 10½ Brooklyn 21 33 .389 21½ Toronto 19 36 .345 24Southeast W L Pct GBMiami 30 25 .545 „ Orlando 30 25 .545 „ Atlanta 24 31 .436 6 Charlotte 13 41 .241 16½ Washington 9 45 .167 20½Central W L Pct GBCleveland 36 17 .679 „ Milwaukee 35 21 .625 2½ Indiana 31 25 .554 6½ Chicago 26 29 .473 11 Detroit 8 46 .148 28½ WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest W L Pct GBNew Orleans 33 22 .600 „ Dallas 32 23 .582 1 Houston 24 30 .444 8½ Memphis 20 36 .357 13½ San Antonio 11 44 .200 22Northwest W L Pct GBMinnesota 39 16 .709 „ Oklahoma City 37 17 .685 1½ Denver 36 19 .655 3 Utah 26 30 .464 13½ Portland 15 39 .278 23½Paci“c W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 36 17 .679 „ Phoenix 33 22 .600 4 Sacramento 31 23 .574 5½ L.A. Lakers 30 26 .536 7½ Golden St. 27 26 .509 9Fridays Games2024 RISING STARS SEMIFINAL 1 Team 40, Team 35 2024 RISING STARS SEMIFINAL 2 Team 41, Team 36 2024 RISING STARS FINAL Team 26, Team 13Saturdays GamesNo games scheduled.Sundays Games2024 ALLSTAR GAME East NBA All Stars vs West NBA All Stars, 8 p.m., IndianapolisMondays GamesNo games scheduled.Tuesdays GamesNo games scheduled.NBA All-Star Slam-Dunk Contest Results Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis First Round Player ScoreMac McClung 48.0-49.4„97.4 Osceola Magic 48.0-49.4„97.4 Jaylen Brown 48.8-47.6„96.4 Jacob Toppin 47.8-47.2„95.0 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 47.4-46.8„94.2FinalMac McClung 48.8-50.0„98.8 Jaylen Brown 48.6-49.2„97.8NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout Results First Round Player PtsTrae Young 26 Damian Lillard 26 Karl-Anthony Towns 26 x-Tyrese Haliburton 26 Lauri Markkanen 25 Jalen Brunson 24 Donovan Mitchell 21 Malik Beasley 13 Kevin Huerter 8FinalsDamian Lillard 26 Trae Young 24 Karl-Anthony Towns 22NBA All-Star Skills Challenge Winners2024 „ Team Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana, Bennedict Mathurin, Indiana, Myles Turner, Indiana 2023 „ Team Jazz, Jordan Clarkson, Utah, Walker Kessler, Utah, Collin Sexton, Utah 2022 „ Team Cavs, Jarret Allen, Cleveland, Darius Garland, Cleveland, Evan Mobley, Cleveland 2021 „ Domantas Sabonis, Indiana 2020 „ Bam Adebayo, Miami 2019 „ Jayson Tatum, Boston 2018 „ Spencer Dinwiddie, Brooklyn 2017 „ Kristaps Porzingis, New York 2016 „ Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota 2015 „ Patrick Beverley, Houston 2014 „ Trey Burke, Utah; Damian Lillard, Portland-x 2013 „ Damian Lillard, Portland 2012 „ Tony Parker, San Antonio 2011 „ Stephen Curry, Golden State 2010 „ Steve Nash, Phoenix 2009 „ Derrick Rose, Chicago 2008 „ Deron Williams, Utah 2007 „ Dwyane Wade, Miami 2006 „ Dwyane Wade, Miami 2005 „ Steve Nash, Phoenix 2004 „ Baron Davis, New Orleans 2003 „ Jason Kidd, New Jersey Note: x-format changed to a two-man relay.College Top 25 Men SaturdayNo. 1 UConn (24-2) beat No. 4 Marquette 81-53. Next: at No. 17 Creighton, Tuesday. No. 2 Purdue (23-2) did not play. Next: at Ohio St., Sunday. No. 3 Houston (22-3) beat Texas 82-61. Next: vs. No. 10 Iowa St., Monday. No. 4 Marquette (19-6) lost to No. 1 UConn 81-53. Next: vs. DePaul, Wednesday. No. 5 Arizona (20-5) beat Arizona St. 10560. Next: vs. Washington St., Thursday. No. 6 Kansas (20-6) beat No. 25 Oklahoma 67-57. Next: vs. Texas, Saturday. No. 7 North Carolina (20-6) beat Virginia Tech 96-81. Next: at No. 21 Virginia, Saturday. No. 8 Tennessee (19-6) beat Vanderbilt 88-53. Next: at Missouri, Tuesday. No. 9 Duke (20-5) beat Florida St. 76-67. Next: at Miami, Wednesday. No. 10 Iowa St. (20-5) beat Texas Tech 8274. Next: at No. 3 Houston, Monday. No. 11 South Carolina (21-5) lost to LSU 64-63. Next: at Mississippi, Saturday. No. 12 Baylor (19-6) beat West Virginia 94-81. Next: at No. 19 BYU, Tuesday. No. 13 Auburn (20-6) lost to No. 22 Kentucky 70-59. Next: at Georgia, Saturday. No. 14 Illinois (19-6) beat Maryland 85-80. Next: at Penn St., Wednesday. No. 15 Alabama (18-7) beat Texas A& M 100-75. Next: vs. Florida, Wednesday. No. 16 Dayton (21-4) beat Fordham 78-70. Next: at George Mason, Wednesday. No. 17 Creighton (19-7) beat Butler 79-57. Next: vs. No. 1 UConn, Tuesday. No. 18 Saint Marys (Cal.) (21-6) did not play. Next: vs. San Francisco, Tuesday. No. 19 BYU (18-7) lost to Oklahoma St. 93-83. Next: vs. No. 12 Baylor, Tuesday. No. 20 Wisconsin (17-9) lost to Iowa 8886, OT. Next: vs. Maryland, Tuesday. No. 21 Virginia (20-6) beat Wake Forest 49-47. Next: at Virginia Tech, Monday. No. 22 Kentucky (18-7) beat No. 13 Auburn 70-59. Next: at LSU, Wednesday. No. 23 Indiana St. (22-5) lost to S. Illinois 74-69. Next: at Valparaiso, Wednesday. No. 24 FAU (20-5) did not play. Next: at South Florida, Sunday. No. 25 Oklahoma (18-8) lost to No. 6 Kansas 67-57. Next: at Oklahoma St., Saturday.Women NCAA Womens Basketball Top 25 Daily Fared SaturdayNo. 1 South Carolina (24-0) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia, Sunday. No. 2 Ohio St. (22-3) did not play. Next: at Penn St., Thursday. No. 3 Stanford (23-3) did not play. Next: vs. Arizona, Friday. No. 4 Iowa (23-3) did not play. Next: at No. 14 Indiana, Thursday. No. 5 Texas (24-3) beat Iowa St. 81-60. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Wednesday. No. 6 NC State (22-3) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Sunday. No. 7 Kansas St. (22-4) beat UCF 60-58. Next: vs. No. 24 West Virginia, Wednesday. No. 8 Colorado (20-5) did not play. Next: at No. 10 Southern Cal, Friday. No. 9 UCLA (19-5) did not play. Next: at Oregon, Sunday. No. 10 Southern Cal (19-4) did not play. Next: at No. 11 Oregon St., Sunday. No. 11 Oregon St. (21-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Southern Cal, Sunday. No. 12 Virginia Tech (21-4) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Louisville, Sunday. No. 13 LSU (21-4) did not play. Next: at Texas A& M, Monday. No. 14 Indiana (21-3) did not play. Next: at Illinois, Monday. No. 15 UConn (22-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Creighton, Monday. No. 16 Notre Dame (18-6) did not play. Next: at Duke, Monday. No. 17 Gonzaga (26-2) beat Paci“c 91-78. Next: vs. San Francisco, Thursday. No. 18 Louisville (21-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech, Sunday. No. 19 Syracuse (21-4) did not play. Next: at Virginia, Sunday. No. 20 Creighton (21-3) did not play. Next: at No. 15 UConn, Monday. No. 21 Baylor (18-6) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Sunday. No. 22 Utah (19-7) did not play. Next: at No. 9 UCLA, Thursday. No. 23 Oklahoma (18-7) lost to No. 24 West Virginia 70-66. Next: at Cincinnati, Tuesday. No. 24 West Virginia (22-3) beat No. 23 Oklahoma 70-66. Next: at No. 7 Kansas St., Wednesday. No. 25 Princeton (20-3) beat Yale 70-25. Next: at Columbia, Saturday.GOLFPGA Tour The Genesis Invitational Saturday At Riviera Country Club Paci“c Palisades, Calif. Purse: $20 million Yardage: 7,322; Par: 71 Third RoundPatrick Cantlay 64-65-70„199 -14 Xander Schauele 70-66-65„201 -12 Will Zalatoris 66-70-65„201 -12 Luke List 65-69-68„202 -11 Jason Day 65-69-69„203 -10 Harris English 69-69-65„203 -10 Corey Conners 70-65-70„205 -8 Hideki Matsuyama 69-68-68„205 -8 J.T. Poston 68-71-66„205 -8 Adam Hadwin 69-70-67„206 -7 Tom Hoge 66-70-70„206 -7 Beau Hossler 68-70-68„206 -7 Mackenzie Hughes 69-65-72„206 -7 Adam Svensson 67-72-67„206 -7 Eric Cole 73-69-65„207 -6 Tony Finau 70-67-70„207 -6 Ben Grin 72-69-66„207 -6 Adam Scott 72-68-67„207 -6 Cameron Young 72-66-69„207 -6 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 69-69-70„208 -5 Lucas Glover 69-71-68„208 -5 Russell Henley 70-69-69„208 -5 Max Homa 73-65-70„208 -5 Kurt Kitayama 70-69-69„208 -5 Scottie Scheer 68-70-70„208 -5 Brendon Todd 68-71-69„208 -5 Byeong Hun An 67-72-70„209 -4 Sam Burns 70-71-68„209 -4 Tommy Fleetwood 70-68-71„209 -4 Viktor Hovland 70-69-70„209 -4 Rory McIlroy 74-66-69„209 -4 Seamus Power 74-68-67„209 -4 Nick Taylor 70-69-70„209 -4 Ludvig Aberg 68-72-70„210 -3 Rickie Fowler 70-69-71„210 -3 Brian Harman 69-70-71„210 -3 Tom Kim 69-69-72„210 -3 Taylor Moore 69-73-68„210 -3 Cameron Davis 65-73-73„211 -2 Sungjae Im 71-71-69„211 -2 Denny McCarthy 69-74-68„211 -2 Collin Morikawa 70-71-70„211 -2 Sahith Theegala 72-69-70„211 -2 Lee Hodges 69-74-69„212 -1 Si Woo Kim 69-74-69„212 -1 Andrew Putnam 71-70-71„212 -1 Gary Woodland 70-72-70„212 -1 Nicolai Hojgaard 70-71-73„214 +1 Emiliano Grillo 70-71-74„215 +2 Charley Homan 69-74-72„215 +2 Chase Johnson 72-70-73„215 +2 Jordan Spieth 66-73-DQ HOCKEYNHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 55 36 15 4 76 185 135 Boston 55 32 12 11 75 185 147 Toronto 53 29 16 8 66 193 168 Tampa Bay 56 30 21 5 65 193 189 Detroit 54 28 20 6 62 190 176 Bualo 54 24 26 4 52 158 166 Montreal 55 22 25 8 52 157 198 Ottawa 51 22 27 2 46 172 184Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 54 35 16 3 73 179 151 Carolina 54 32 17 5 69 181 155 Philadelphia 56 29 20 7 65 167 165 New Jersey 54 28 22 4 60 183 185 N.Y. Islanders 53 22 18 13 57 155 177 Washington 53 24 21 8 56 131 167 Pittsburgh 51 24 20 7 55 150 137 Columbus 53 17 26 10 44 157 197WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 55 34 14 7 75 208 167 Winnipeg 52 33 14 5 71 156 119 Colorado 55 33 18 4 70 205 178 St. Louis 54 29 23 2 60 160 168 Nashville 55 28 25 2 58 167 179 Minnesota 54 25 23 6 56 164 176 Arizona 53 23 26 4 50 154 168 Chicago 55 15 37 3 33 115 193Paci“c Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 56 37 13 6 80 205 146 Vegas 54 31 17 6 68 173 149 Edmonton 51 32 18 1 65 181 147 Los Angeles 52 26 16 10 62 163 144 Seattle 54 23 21 10 56 149 155 Calgary 55 25 25 5 55 166 174 Anaheim 54 19 33 2 40 139 190 San Jose 54 15 34 5 35 116 207 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playos.Fridays GamesCarolina 5, Arizona 1Saturdays GamesLos Angeles 5, Boston 4, OT Chicago 3, Ottawa 2 Edmonton 4, Dallas 3, OT Detroit 5, Calgary 0 Nashville 5, St. Louis 2 Bualo 3, Minnesota 2, OT Florida 9, Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 9, Anaheim 2 Washington 4, Montreal 3 New Jersey 6, Philadelphia 3 Winnipeg 4, Vancouver 2 Carolina 3, Vegas 1 Columbus 4, San Jose 3Sundays GamesN.Y. Rangers vs. N.Y. Islanders at MetLife Stadium, 3 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.Mondays GamesAnaheim at Bualo, 12:30 p.m. Dallas at Boston, 1 p.m. Toronto at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Vancouver at Minnesota, 2 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 3:30 p.m. Edmonton at Arizona, 4 p.m. Vegas at San Jose, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Calgary, 4 p.m. Chicago at Carolina, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.Tuesdays GamesDallas at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 9 p.m. Nashville at Vegas, 10 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.BETTING ODDSFanduel Line College Basketball SundayFavorite Line UnderdogAt Charlotte 6½ Wichita St. Fla. Atlantic 4½ At South Fla. Loyola Chicago 4½ At Rhode Island Purdue 8½ At Ohio St. At Iona 6½ Saint Peters At Furman 2½ Chattanooga Belmont 2½ At Uic Bradley 1½ At Northern Iowa Rider 2½ At Manhattan At East Carolina ½ Tulane At Temple 5½ Utsa At Quinnipiac 7½ Niagara Canisius 2½ At Siena At Fair“eld 4½ Mount St. Marys At Drake 9½ Murray St. At Indiana ½ Northwestrn At Uab 2½ North Texas At Illinois St. 3½ Evansville At Smu 5½ Memphis At St. Johns 5½ Seton Hall At Minnesota 3½ Rutgers At Ucla 2½ UtahNational Hockey League (NHL) SundayFavorite Line Underdog LineNew York -150 At N.Y. Islanders +125 At Colorado -240 Arizona +195 At Pittsburgh -122 Los Angeles +100For The Latest Odds, Go To Fanduel Sportsbook, Https://Sportsbook.fanduel. com/© Data Skrive. All Rights Reserved.TRANSACTIONSSaturday BASEBALL Major League Baseball American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX „ Acquired RHP David Sandlin from Kansas City in exchange for RHP John Schreiber. SEATTLE MARINERS „ Claimed RHP Levi Stoudt o waivers from Cincinnati. Designated OF Canaan Smith-Njigba for assignment.National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS „ Agreed to terms with OF Randal Grichuk on a oneyear contract. Placed RHP Drey Jameson on the 60-day IL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS „ Agreed to terms with RHP Jacob Barnes on a minor league contract.FOOTBALL National Football LeagueSEATTLE SEAHAWKS „ Named Charles London quarterback coach.HOCKEY National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS „ Activated C Alex Killorn from injured reserve. BOSTON BRUINS „ Recalled C Anthony Richard from Providence (AHL). COLORADO AVALANCHE „ Recalled C Chris Wagner from Colorado (AHL) loan. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS „ Recalled D Max Lajoie from Toronto (AHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS „ Recalled F Arshdeep Bains from Abbotsford (AHL). Returned D Jett Woo to Abbotsford on loan. WASHINGTON CAPITALS „ Activated LW Sonny Milano from injured reserve.ON THIS DATEFEB. 181924 „ Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and “nal U.S. “gure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his “fth straight and “nal mens title.1928 „ Sonja Henie, 15, becomes the youngest Olympic “gure skating champion. She easily beats Fritzi Burger of Austria and Beatrix Loughran of the U.S.1932 „ Sonja Henie wins her sixth straight world title.1951 „ Manhattan District Attorney Frank Hogan orders the arrest of three City College basketball players on bribery charges and two professional gamblers and two intermediaries in a game-“xing scandal involving college teams across the country.1961 „ Bob Pettit of St. Louis scores a career-high 57 points in a 141-138 victory over the Detroit Pistons.1964 „ Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points against Detroit, his second consecutive 50-point game.1972 „ Randy Smith of Bualo plays the “rst of what would become 906 consecutive games, an NBA record which took more than 11 full seasons to accomplish.1981 „ Edmontons Wayne Gretzky scores “ve goals and adds two assists to lead the Oilers over the St. Louis Blues 9-2.1986 „ San Antonios Alvin Robertson records the second quadruple-double in NBA history, with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in the Spurs 120114 win over Phoenix.1990 „ Dale Earnhardt blows a tire with one mile remaining in the Daytona 500, giving Derrike Cope the biggest upset in stock car racing history.1992 „ Italys Alberto Tomba wins the giant slalom in Albertville, France, to become the “rst Alpine skier to win the same event at two Winter Olympics.1995 „ Utah guard John Stockton becomes the “rst NBA player with 10,000 assists in a 10898 victory over the Boston Celtics.2001 „ Dale Earnhardt, the greatest stock car star of his era, is killed in a crash on the last turn of the last lap of the Daytona 500 as he tries to protect Michael Waltrips victory.2006 „ Shani Davis becomes the “rst black athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics, capturing the 1,000-meter speedskating race. Joey Cheek makes it a 1-2 American “nish, adding a silver to his victory in the 500 at the Turin Games.2010 „ Evan Lysacek becomes the “rst U.S. man to win the Olympic gold medal since Brian Boitano in 1988, shocking everyone with an upset of defending champion Evgeni Plushenko.2012 „ Shenneika Smiths 3-pointer from the wing with 8 seconds left lifts St. Johns to a 57-56 win over No. 2 Connecticut, ending the Huskies 99-game home court winning streak. Its the Huskies “rst home loss to an unranked opponent in nearly 19 years.2013 „ Brittney Griner scores 25 points, including the 3,000th of her career, to help No. 1 Baylor rally past third-ranked Connecticut 76-70.2017 „ Mikaela Shirin wins a third straight slalom title at the world championships to retain her unbeaten record at major events.2022 „ Johannes Thingnes Bø of Norway wins his 4th biathlon gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics when he takes out the mens mass start.

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TODAY IN HISTORY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 ASSOCIATED PRESSA 12-foot plastic sea horse gets a finishing gloss from George Freige before being put into place in a new California family am usement center, Feb. 18, 1958. The sea horse is one of three which will revolve on top of a 60-foot arch at the entrance to Neptunes Courtyard in the amusement p ark. The translucent see horses were molded by Freige and his brother, Irving. The amusement center, Pacific Ocean Park, will open next July. It will cover 30 acres on the boundary lines of Los Angeles and Santa Monica.Today is Sunday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2024. There are 317 days left in the year. On this date: In 1564, Michelangelo died in Rome. In 1885, Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry FinnŽ was published in the U.S. for the first time (after being published in Britain and Canada). In 1970, the Chicago SevenŽ defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention; five were convicted of violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (those convictions were later reversed). In 1983, 13 people were shot to death at a gambling club in Seattles Chinatown in what became known as the Wah Mee Massacre. (Two men were convicted of the killings and were sentenced to life in prison; a third was found guilty of robbery and assault.) In 1984, Italy and the Vatican signed an accord under which Roman Catholicism ceased to be the state religion of Italy. In 1988, Anthony M. Kennedy was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1994, at the Winter Olympic Games in Norway, U.S. speedskater Dan Jansen finally won a gold medal, breaking the world record in the 1,000 meters. In 2001, veteran FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested, accused of spying for Russia. (Hanssen later pleaded guilty to espionage and attempted espionage and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.) In 2003, an arson attack involving two South Korean subway trains in the city of Daegu claimed 198 lives. (The arsonist was sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2004.) In 2012, a star-studded funeral service was held for pop singer Whitney Houston at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, a week after her death at age 48. In 2017, Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym Jane RoeŽ led to the U.S. Supreme Courts landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, died in Katy, Texas, at age 69. In 2018, Black Panther,Ž the Marvel superhero film from the Walt Disney Co., blew past expectations to take in $192 million during its debut weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters. In 2020, President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for political corruption; Blagojevich left prison hours later and returned home to Chicago. (Trump also issued pardons or clemency to former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik, financier Michael Milken and a long list of others.) In 2023, former President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice care. The charity created by the 98-yearold former president said that after a series of short hospital stays, Carter decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.Ž (Carter remains alive a year later). Todays birthdays: Todays Birthdays: Singer Yoko Ono is 91. Singer-songwriter Bobby Hart is 85. Singer Irma Thomas is 83. Singer Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) is 83. Actor Jess Walton is 78. Singer Dennis DeYoung is 77. Actor Sinead Cusack is 76. Actor Cybill Shepherd is 74. Singer Randy Crawford is 72. Actor John Travolta is 70. Actor John Pankow is 69. Game show host Vanna White is 67. Actor Jayne Atkinson is 65. Actor Greta Scacchi (SKAH-kee) is 64. Actor Matt Dillon is 60. Rock musician Tommy Scott (Space) is 60. Rapper Dr. Dre is 59. Actor Molly Ringwald is 56. Actor Sarah Brown is 49. Country musician Trevor Rosen (Old Dominion) is 49. Actor Ike Barinholtz is 47. Actor Kristoffer Polaha is 47. Singer-musician Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 47. Rock-singer musician Regina Spektor is 44. Opera singer Isabel Leonard is 42. Roots rock musician Zac Cockrell (Alabama Shakes) is 36. Actor Shane Lyons is 36. Actor Sarah Sutherland is 36. Actor Maiara Walsh is 36. TODAYS HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY: On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash at the Daytona 500; he was 49.APG NATIONAL NEWS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 8

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82.68 83.48 +.02 Comcast CMCSA 42.99 41.16 41.24 -.83 -2.0 ConAgra CAG 27.94 26.62 27.21 -.19 -.7 ConocoPhil COP 112.14 108.84 110.57 +.19 +.2 ConEd ED 89.56 85.93 87.32 -.91 -1.0 ConstellA STZ 248.12 242.12 243.84 +1.29 +.5 ConstEnrg CEG 132.66 126.73 131.16 -1.01 -.8 CooperCo COO 380.52 362.69 372.01 -4.59 -1.2 Copart s CPRT 50.86 48.71 48.96 -1.95 -3.8 CorebrFn CRBG 25.55 23.34 25.35 +1.84 +7.8 Corning GLW 32.38 30.97 31.91 -.13 -.4 Corteva CTVA 55.41 53.35 54.80 +1.20 +2.2 Costco COST 729.06 709.04 723.99 +.59 +.1 Coterra CTRA 24.88 23.73 24.68 +.38 +1.6Coupang CPNG 15.85 14.48 15.70 +1.24 +8.6 Credicp BAP 173.39 153.34 170.21 +15.93 +10.3 CrowdStr CRWD 338.45 302.00 329.24 -.10 CrwnCstle CCI 109.08 103.40 108.22 -.18 -.2 Cummins CMI 269.70 250.90 266.48 +14.70 +5.8 DR Horton DHI 149.38 140.25 141.27 -3.64 -2.5 DTE DTE 108.59 103.12 107.80 +3.39 +3.2 Danaher DHR 252.33 238.40 250.00 +7.05 +2.9 Darden DRI 167.94 160.00 162.46 -5.20 -3.1 Datadog DDOG 138.61 123.50 129.74 -5.17 -3.8 Dayforce DAY 74.66 69.71 73.26 +2.57 +3.6 DeckrsOut DECK 878.68 824.38 862.98 +17.76 +2.1 Deere DE 391.51 358.26 360.68 -20.61 -5.4 Dell C DELL 86.89 82.42 84.21 -1.99 -2.3 DeltaAir DAL 41.42 39.36 40.12 -.39 -1.0 DeutschBk DB 13.04 12.58 12.87 +.33 +2.6 DevonE DVN 43.73 41.41 43.46 +1.87 +4.5 DexCom DXCM 120.50 114.96 117.05 -3.42 -2.8 DiambkEn FANG 181.54 158.62 179.42 +27.68 +18.2 DigitalRlt DLR 149.07 134.75 136.22 -10.97 -7.5 Discover DFS 111.66 107.10 110.49 +1.31 +1.2 Disney DIS 112.92 107.83 111.60 +3.21 +3.0 DollarGen DG 144.71 130.32 141.50 +6.29 +4.7 DollarTree DLTR 145.46 138.23 143.37 +3.87 +2.8 DomEngy D 45.88 43.53 45.86 +1.16 +2.6Combined StocksStocks in Bold changed 10% or more in price from the previous Friday Sources: FactSet Data as of Feb. 12 Damian J. Troise; Jenni Sohn € APUneven gainsWhile the technology and industrial sectors are currently cruising at record highs, real estate and utilities are over 20% below their peaks. The rest of the S&P 500 sectors are also well below their all-time highs. *S&P 500 sectors ranked by percentage above/below their record highs.Its a long way to the top Its a long way to the topInvestors whove thrilled to the stock markets recent flight to record highs would do well to question whether those gains are sustainable. The S&P 500 leaped to 5,206.61 on Feb. 9 following a streak of record-breaking days. The gains have been mostly contained to the technology sector, however. Nvidia is up more than 40% and Microsoft is up about 20% this year. Meanwhile a wide range of consumer-related companies, utilities and energy companies are still below their own records. Analysts expect gains for those sectors this year, but much of the timing depends on economic growth and inflation easing. Several of the largest names in the index have driven performance thus far and the hope would be for a broadening of the market to continue to drive performance going forward,Ž said Rob Swanke, senior equity strategist for Commonwealth Financial Network, in a note to investors. Corporate earnings will need to continue growing to ensure the recent gains are sustainable. 1.06Ranges to records* Technology 0%Industrial 0%Healthcare Š0.1%Financials Š5.4%Consumer staples Š7.3%Materials Š7.4%Energy Š12.9%Consumer Disc. Š13.5%Communication Š19.1%Utilities Š21.5%Real estate Š26%Š25%Š20%Š15%Š10%Š5%0% SUNNews Media For questions or comments, contact Chris Porter at 941-206-1134 or email chris.porter@yoursun.comClosing gures for Friday, February 16, 2024 38927.08 31429.82 Dow Jones industrials 38927.08 38039.86 38627.99 -43.70 -0.1 s s 2.5 | 995421 14.2 16717.04 13400.45 Dow Jones transport. 16273.00 15618.64 15629.19 -586.31 -3.6 s s -1.7 | 765431 3.3 17502.54 14471.08 NYSE Comp. 17502.54 16965.94 17409.30 133.43 0.8 s s 3.3 | 97654 9.9 16080.07 10982.80 Nasdaq Comp. 16080.07 15551.44 15775.65 -215.01 -1.3 s s 5.1 | 999993 33.8 5048.39 3808.86 S&P 500 5048.39 4920.31 5005.57 -21.04 -0.4 s s 4.9 | 99975432 22.7 2857.94 2322.38 S&P MidCap 2857.94 2745.23 2828.30 19.83 0.7 s s 1.7 | 876321 6.1 50856.86 37776.71 Wilshire 5000 50856.86 49476.45 50451.41 -126.51 -0.3 s s 4.5 | 9998 23.6 2071.78 1633.67 Russell 2000 2062.80 1950.47 2032.74 22.75 1.1 s s 0.3 | 86321 4.4 52-WEEK WK WK YTD 1YR HIGH LOW INDEX HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG %CHG MO QTR %CHG %CHG 3,800 4,000 4,200 4,400 4,600 4,800 5,000 5,200 AF SONDJ -4.77 MON -68.67 TUES 47.45 WED 29.11 THUR -24.16 FRI 11,000 12,000 13,000 14,000 15,000 16,000 17,000 AF SONDJ -48.12 MON -286.94 TUES 203.55 WED 47.02 THUR -130.52 FRI Close: 15,775.65 1-week change: -215.01 (-1.3%)Nasdaq composite Close: 5,005.57 1-week change: -21.04 (-0.4%)S&P 500Stocks Recap WEEKLY PERFORMANCE Taxable„national avg 4.89 Allspring MMF/Premier 5.43 $10 mil. (888) 253-6584 MIN Money market mutual funds YIELD INVEST PHONE 8.50 8.50 7.75 5.38 5.38 4.63 PRIME RATE FED FUNDS FRIDAY 6 MOS AGO 1 YR AGO Tax-exempt„national avg 2.99 Fed/Hermes Muni Oblig Fund/Wealth 3.56 500K (800) 341-7400 48 month new car loan 7.86 7.87 60 month new car loan 7.94 7.95 NATL WK NATL WK CONSUMER RATES AVG AGO AVG AGOInterest Rates Money market account 0.50 0.49 1 year CD 2.63 2.64 3 year CD 2.70 2.70 5 year CD 2.78 2.78 Savings interest 1.68 1.68 $30K Home equity loan 9.87 9.96 30 year xed mortgage 7.24 7.16 15 year xed mortgage 6.59 6.59 3-month T-Bill 5.38 -0.02 s t 0.56 5.55 4.48 6-month T-Bill 5.34 0.05 s t 0.32 5.60 4.69 52-week T-Bill 5.00 0.13 s t -0.01 5.51 4.22 2-year T-Note 4.65 0.17 s t 0.03 5.51 3.77 5-year T-Note 4.29 0.15 s t 0.23 4.95 3.29 7-year T-Note 4.31 0.14 s t 0.33 5.00 3.32 10-year T-Note 4.28 0.10 s t 0.44 4.99 3.30 30-year T-Bond 4.44 0.07 s t 0.54 5.12 3.55 FRIDAY CHANGE 52-W EEK TREASURYS YIELD 1WK 1MO 3MO 1YR HIGH LOW Stocks slipped and gave Wall Street its second losing week in the last 16. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Friday after a report on inflation at the wholesale level came in hotter than expected. The benchmark index set a record high a day earlier. The Dow fell 0.4%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.8%. The inflation report was the latest reminder that the battle against rising prices isnt over. Treasury yields rose after the data kept the door closed on hopes that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in March. It also discouraged bets that a Fed move to relax conditions on the economy and financial markets could come even in May.The maker of chipmaking equipment gave investors a strong earnings forecast for the current quarter. The delivery apps fourth-quarter loss was bigger than Wall Street expected. The cryptocurrency exchange beat analysts fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts. The maker of flow control and compression equipment gave investors an encouraging earnings forecast. 140 160 180 $200 NF DJ Applied MaterialsAMAT Close: $199.57 11.91 or 6.4% $109.00$206.77 Vol.: Mkt. Cap: 15.4m (2.6x avg.) $166.1 b 52-week range PE: Yield: 24.6 0.6% 80 100 120 $140 NF DJ DoorDashDASH Close: $116.01 -10.26 or -8.1% $51.50$126.65 Vol.: Mkt. Cap: 19.5m (4.5x avg.) $43.0 b 52-week range PE: Yield: ... ... 100 150 $200 NF DJ Coinbase GlobalCOIN Close: $180.31 14.64 or 8.8% $46.43$193.64 Vol.: Mkt. Cap: 33.1m (2.4x avg.) $34.6 b 52-week range PE: Yield: ... ... 60 70 80 $90 NF DJ Ingersoll RandIR Close: $89.47 1.68 or 1.9% $51.84$92.32 Vol.: Mkt. Cap: 5.0m (2.1x avg.) $36.2 b 52-week range PE: Yield: 47.8 0.1%

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MONEY & MARKET$Page 2 www.yoursun.com WEEKLY WK WK NAME TKR HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG %CHG WEEKLY WK WK NAME TKR HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG %CHG WEEKLY WK WK NAME TKR HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG %CHG Dominos DPZ 429.00 417.64 421.85 -3.24 -.8 DoorDash DASH 126.65 109.00 116.01 -3.30 -2.8 Dover DOV 164.09 158.29 161.46 +.93 +.6 Dow Inc DOW 55.96 52.60 55.48 +1.49 +2.8 DraftKin DKNG 45.62 41.25 44.57 +1.19 +2.7 DuPont DD 69.18 66.10 68.45 +.77 +1.1 DukeEngy DUK 92.93 90.30 91.88 +1.22 +1.3 eBay EBAY 43.55 40.74 43.45 +1.02 +2.4 EMCOR EME 255.71 238.94 252.92 +7.77 +3.2 EOG Rescs EOG 115.25 109.88 113.56 +2.51 +2.3 EPAM Sys EPAM 313.22 269.94 311.98 +25.71 +9.0 EQT Corp EQT 35.36 32.07 34.70 +.53 +1.6 Eaton ETN 278.94 266.00 277.52 -.44 -.2 Ecolab ECL 221.55 201.99 215.38 +12.66 +6.2 EdisonInt EIX 66.60 63.15 66.31 +1.61 +2.5 EdwLfSci EW 87.48 84.44 86.10 +1.09 +1.3 ElectArts EA 144.53 136.21 142.28 +1.67 +1.2 Elevance ELV 514.34 502.30 512.63 +6.55 +1.3 EliLilly LLY 794.47 726.45 782.06 +43.20 +5.8 EmersonEl EMR 107.08 102.63 106.15 +3.48 +3.4 Enbridge ENB 35.00 33.24 34.42 +.86 +2.6 EgyTrnsfr ET 14.56 13.94 14.55 +.61 +4.4 Enphase ENPH 138.21 119.20 131.87 +9.40 +7.7 Entegris ENTG 140.10 119.00 136.81 +9.88 +7.8 Entergy ETR 100.77 96.15 100.15 +2.20 +2.2 EntProdPt EPD 27.33 26.31 27.25 +1.02 +3.9 Equifax EFX 260.91 246.01 258.08 +8.90 +3.6 Equinix EQIX 881.80 825.14 856.23 +.47 +.1 Equinor EQNR 26.66 24.44 25.46 +.16 +.6 EquitHld EQH 34.82 32.72 34.21 +.47 +1.4 EqLfPrp ELS 67.66 65.47 66.18 -.63 -.9 EqtyRsd EQR 60.43 57.33 60.03 +1.17 +2.0 ErieInd ERIE 362.93 349.20 359.81 +5.10 +1.4 EssexPT ESS 236.23 223.06 235.37 +5.57 +2.4 EsteeLdr EL 147.64 140.20 146.37 +3.03 +2.1 EvrstGrp EG 379.00 354.13 367.87 +14.11 +4.0 Evergy EVRG 50.42 48.17 50.03 +.95 +1.9 EversrceE ES 59.43 53.76 58.87 +3.89 +7.1 ExactSci h EXAS 62.99 58.37 60.97 +.33 +.5 Exelon EXC 35.14 33.50 34.91 +1.07 +3.2 Expedia h EXPE 139.72 130.70 135.25 +4.14 +3.2 ExpdIntl EXPD 127.77 124.10 124.16 -3.20 -2.5 ExtraSpce EXR 144.33 136.06 141.57 -1.81 -1.3 ExxonMbl XOM 104.63 100.42 103.73 +2.91 +2.9 FactsetR FDS 477.74 456.33 458.42 -19.17 -4.0 FairIsaac FICO 1333.93 1257.78 1282.06 -41.75 -3.2 Fastenal FAST 70.67 68.46 70.24 +.22 +.3 FedExCp FDX 244.60 234.45 237.59 -5.03 -2.1 Ferrari RACE 391.57 375.31 389.23 -3.33 -.8 FidlNatFn FNF 52.93 50.33 52.39 +1.17 +2.3 FidNatInfo FIS 64.52 60.39 63.65 +1.89 +3.1 FifthThird FITB 34.58 32.29 33.93 +.28 +.8 FCtzBA FCNCA 1536.12 1460.76 1514.99 +20.18 +1.4 FstSolar FSLR 163.43 149.79 156.98 +5.48 +3.6 FirstEngy FE 37.78 36.62 37.39 +.08 +.2 Fiserv FI 148.65 142.47 148.04 +3.81 +2.6 Fleetcor FLT 277.03 264.68 271.62 -1.78 -.7 Flex Ltd FLEX 29.02 26.69 28.22 +1.57 +5.9 Flor&Dec FND 112.57 102.70 110.94 +2.28 +2.1 FordM F 13.07 12.26 12.30 -.05 -.4 Fortinet FTNT 71.49 67.90 68.48 -1.96 -2.8 Fortis FTS 39.58 38.24 39.27 +.21 +.5 Fortive FTV 85.34 81.78 84.32 +1.62 +2.0 FrancoN g FNV 110.82 105.48 109.08 +.24 +.2 FrankRes BEN 28.51 26.07 27.27 +.17 +.6 FrptMcM FCX 39.75 36.26 38.83 +1.47 +3.9 GE Hlth GEHC 87.29 81.16 86.02 +4.68 +5.8 GFL Env GFL 37.00 34.43 36.97 +1.74 +4.9 Gallaghr AJG 242.03 234.30 239.22 +.38 +.2 Gam&Lsr GLPI 45.99 44.25 45.19 -.53 -1.2 Garmin GRMN 124.04 120.06 122.20 -1.07 -.9 Gartner IT 463.00 440.16 448.61 -14.91 -3.2 GenDigitl GEN 22.01 21.03 21.36 +.14 +.7 GenDynam GD 271.18 263.10 269.44 -.70 -.3 GenElec GE 150.36 138.69 149.16 +9.88 +7.1 GenMills GIS 64.49 61.48 64.10 +1.76 +2.8 GenMotors GM 39.54 37.83 38.70 +.14 +.4 GenuPrt GPC 145.88 135.00 142.93 -.25 -.2 GileadSci GILD 75.14 71.37 71.58 -2.09 -2.8 GlobPay GPN 141.78 131.40 134.19 -1.81 -1.3 GlbFndri GFS 57.21 52.19 53.38 -2.56 -4.6 GlbeLife GL 127.36 124.54 125.53 -.41 -.3 GoDaddy GDDY 113.64 107.92 109.98 -2.94 -2.6 GoldmanS GS 396.35 375.20 384.44 +.18 GrabHl A GRAB 3.60 3.25 3.53 +.10 +2.9 Graco GGG 89.35 86.06 88.15 -.01 Graingr GWW 957.87 928.41 935.80 -23.21 -2.4 H WrldGr HTHT 36.50 HCA Hldg HCA 311.48 301.83 308.55 +2.23 +.7 HF Sincl DINO 61.79 58.02 60.11 +.59 +1.0 HP Inc HPQ 29.09 27.89 28.58 +.16 +.6 Hallibrtn HAL 35.70 33.79 35.31 +.80 +2.3 HartfdFn HIG 93.69 89.79 93.06 +2.25 +2.5 Heico A HEI/A 158.22 146.48 157.19 +8.65 +5.8 Hershey HSY 197.43 189.53 191.16 -2.92 -1.5 Hess HES 150.00 141.72 148.43 +6.36 +4.5 HP Ent HPE 15.75 14.91 14.93 -.55 -3.6 Hilton HLT 198.05 186.83 197.57 +5.41 +2.8 Hologic HOLX 74.57 72.50 73.79 +.35 +.5 HomeDp HD 368.72 353.88 362.35 -.80 -.2 HonwllIntl HON 198.90 192.72 197.17 +2.33 +1.2 Hormel HRL 29.80 28.51 28.99 -.07 -.2 HostHotls HST 19.91 18.88 19.72 +.14 +.7 HowmetAer HWM 63.92 58.34 62.82 +4.22 +7.2 Hubbell HUBB 364.76 347.73 358.88 -4.13 -1.1 HubSpot HUBS 646.56 588.04 613.50 -33.13 -5.1 Humana HUM 373.27 360.89 366.92 -3.36 -.9 HuntJB JBHT 219.51 211.05 211.70 -3.88 -1.8 HuntBncsh HBAN 13.06 12.18 12.87 +.46 +3.7 HuntgtnIng HII 287.33 273.39 285.09 +11.19 +4.1 IdexxLab IDXX 569.84 546.41 555.54 -16.67 -2.9 IQVIA Hldg IQV 243.82 212.90 238.60 +20.40 +9.3 Icon PLC ICLR 296.68 272.14 289.03 +10.55 +3.8 IDEX IEX 229.50 222.70 227.47 -.73 -.3 ITW ITW 257.23 249.59 253.92 -1.83 -.7 Illumina ILMN 147.25 129.63 143.41 +5.57 +4.0 ImpOil g IMO 60.86 58.02 59.90 +1.62 +2.8 Incyte INCY 60.70 57.38 57.96 +.30 +.5 IngerRand IR 92.32 83.74 89.47 +3.57 +4.2 Insulet PODD 193.99 186.06 191.01 -1.54 -.8 Intel INTC 45.27 42.76 43.51 +.20 +.5 IntrBrkr IBKR 106.43 97.76 104.53 +6.47 +6.6 IntcntlExc ICE 138.34 133.66 137.12 +1.63 +1.2 IBM IBM 188.95 182.26 187.64 +1.30 +.7 IntFlav IFF 81.62 78.96 81.19 +1.25 +1.6 IntPap IP 35.99 34.24 35.80 +.54 +1.5 Interpublic IPG 32.74 30.83 32.45 +1.67 +5.4 Intuit INTU 664.83 628.70 655.74 -2.42 -.4 IntSurg ISRG 387.36 371.00 378.63 -9.59 -2.5 InvitHm INVH 33.30 31.98 32.70 -.37 -1.1 IronMtn IRM 69.27 66.20 67.98 -.65 -.9 JPMorgCh JPM 180.21 172.62 179.03 +4.02 +2.3 Jabil JBL 142.99 135.20 138.50 -1.19 -.9 JackHenry JKHY 178.37 171.12 172.48 -3.45 -2.0 Jacobs J 149.17 142.54 147.54 +2.02 +1.4 JohnJn JNJ 158.48 154.84 156.55 +.98 +.6 JohnContl JCI 58.13 54.07 56.86 +1.36 +2.5 JnprNtwk JNPR 37.18 36.81 36.92 -.11 -.3 KKR KKR 98.63 94.20 95.66 -1.20 -1.2 KLA Cp KLAC 677.47 625.50 661.35 +13.00 +2.0 KarunaTh KRTX 321.45 316.75 318.25 +1.11 +.4 Kellanova K 55.85 53.29 55.47 +1.98 +3.7 Kenvue n KVUE 19.64 18.92 19.05 -.08 -.4 KeurDrPep KDP 31.50 30.68 30.97 -.18 -.6 Keycorp KEY 14.37 13.25 14.07 +.18 +1.3 Keysight KEYS 161.78 151.80 155.22 -6.30 -3.9 KimbClk KMB 120.79 117.67 118.29 -1.52 -1.3 Kimco KIM 20.25 19.06 19.63 -.45 -2.2 KindMorg KMI 17.18 16.47 17.11 +.50 +3.0 KinsaleCp KNSL 528.04 410.23 505.03 +85.94 +20.5 KraftHnz KHC 36.62 33.67 34.81 -1.16 -3.2 Kroger KR 47.74 45.17 47.64 +2.52 +5.6 L3Harris LHX 212.61 205.73 211.98 +2.14 +1.0 LKQ Corp LKQ 50.34 47.66 50.04 +2.10 +4.4 LPL Fincl LPLA 264.24 246.49 257.66 +9.53 +3.8 LabCp LH 229.46 216.00 216.64 -5.95 -2.7 LamResrch LRCX 955.99 871.97 926.03 +14.45 +1.6 LambWst LW 104.04 100.20 101.23 +.40 +.4 LVSands LVS 55.66 53.25 55.25 +1.63 +3.0 LeidosHld LDOS 124.93 113.67 123.83 +10.30 +9.1 LennarA LEN 158.36 148.78 150.22 -2.80 -1.8 Lennox LII 456.30 423.09 448.41 -8.72 -1.9 LibMCFor FWONK 74.10 Lghtspeed LSPD 118.61 LincElec LECO 252.98 225.26 249.90 +18.28 +7.9 LiveNatn LYV 94.11 87.27 93.25 +3.72 +4.2 LockhdM LMT 431.90 413.92 424.07 -2.43 -.6 Loews L 75.38 72.50 74.34 +1.59 +2.2 Logitech LOGI 88.07 84.05 85.90 +.69 +.8 Lowes LOW 230.94 222.87 226.85 +4.59 +2.1 lululemn g LULU 478.00 445.53 449.60 -20.64 -4.4 LyonBas A LYB 98.58 93.55 97.70 +2.30 +2.4 M&T Bk MTB 139.98 130.84 138.31 +4.98 +3.7 MGM Rsts MGM 47.53 41.68 42.54 -4.20 -9.0 MPLX LP MPLX 39.16 37.78 39.03 +1.31 +3.5 MSCI Inc MSCI 596.80 568.07 568.75 -22.07 -3.7 Magna g MGA 55.73 53.22 54.94 +.25 +.5 ManhAssc MANH 251.00 239.04 243.81 -6.69 -2.7 Manulife g MFC 24.89 21.95 24.69 +2.08 +9.2 MarathnO MRO 23.55 22.18 23.38 +.93 +4.1 MarathPt MPC 172.50 166.84 170.01 +.04 MarkelGp MKL 1491.52 1426.65 1461.50 +32.56 +2.3 MarIntA MAR 249.14 232.01 241.63 -5.39 -2.2 MarshM MMC 202.00 194.94 200.30 +2.39 +1.2 MartMM MLM 550.79 519.70 539.87 +12.73 +2.4 MarvellTch MRVL 72.73 65.96 66.29 -2.54 -3.7 Masco MAS 74.12 70.90 73.16 +.55 +.8 MasterCrd MA 474.17 456.04 468.13 +10.25 +2.2 McCorm MKC 66.74 64.33 66.15 +1.50 +2.3 McDnlds MCD 293.70 285.67 292.02 +2.55 +.9 McKesson MCK 512.48 493.97 511.06 +9.71 +1.9 Medpace MEDP 399.41 321.24 391.64 +65.25 +20.0 Medtrnic MDT 85.74 83.13 84.42 -.57 -.7 MercadoL MELI 1792.57 1669.01 1768.78 +26.52 +1.5 Merck MRK 128.09 124.40 127.79 +2.34 +1.9 Meta Plt META 488.62 455.09 473.32 +5.21 +1.1 MetLife MET 69.96 67.04 68.77 +1.27 +1.9 MettlerT MTD 1202.51 1133.46 1187.44 +12.93 +1.1 Microch MCHP 86.04 79.94 81.61 -3.83 -4.5 MicronT MU 86.91 79.25 79.50 -6.06 -7.1 Microsoft MSFT 420.74 403.39 404.06 -15.74 -3.7 MidAApt MAA 130.12 121.51 129.17 +4.65 +3.7 Moderna MRNA 92.08 84.06 88.37 +.96 +1.1 MolinaHlth MOH 404.86 383.15 401.72 +13.05 +3.4 MolsCoorB TAP 62.74 59.78 62.15 +1.92 +3.2 Mondelez MDLZ 73.87 70.97 71.98 -1.19 -1.6 MngDB A MDB 509.62 451.00 465.06 -35.84 -7.2 MonPwSys MPWR 758.27 690.10 730.50 -21.81 -2.9 MonstrBv s MNST 56.64 54.96 55.02 -.64 -1.1 Moodys MCO 407.62 363.49 370.76 -34.41 -8.5 MorgStan MS 87.64 83.09 86.50 +.61 +.7 Mornstr MORN 283.07 272.62 273.91 -7.72 -2.7 MotrlaSolu MSI 330.80 314.84 320.49 -10.40 -3.1 NRG Egy NRG 52.72 51.26 51.90 -.47 -.9 NVR NVR 7617.24 7285.05 7390.65 -57.34 -.8 NXP Semi NXPI 241.26 228.10 232.16 -1.39 -.6 Nasdaq NDAQ 57.38 55.02 55.42 -1.83 -3.2 NatWstGp n NWG 5.94 5.16 5.93 +.51 +9.4 NetApp NTAP 90.95 85.64 85.71 -4.14 -4.6 Netix NFLX 597.00 549.00 583.95 +22.63 +4.0Neurcrine NBIX 135.99 129.51 132.31 +.01 NewmntCp NEM 33.69 31.62 33.43 +.64 +2.0 NextEraEn NEE 57.66 54.67 57.03 +.45 +.8 NikeB NKE 107.43 101.65 103.51 -.99 -.9 Nordson NDSN 267.45 258.46 264.07 +1.12 +.4 NorkSo NSC 257.00 248.27 252.04 -2.79 -1.1 NorTrst NTRS 81.77 76.67 79.95 +.31 +.4 NorthropG NOC 455.64 443.00 450.96 -3.96 -.9 Nu Hldg NU 10.50 9.54 10.36 +.47 +4.8 Nucor NUE 189.58 178.22 185.58 -.96 -.5 Nutanix NTNX 59.87 53.30 58.34 +.19 +.3 Nutrien NTR 51.35 47.90 51.12 +2.01 +4.1 Nvidia NVDA 746.11 696.20 726.13 +4.80 +.7 OReillyAu ORLY 1060.51 1016.86 1051.05 +25.23 +2.5 OcciPet OXY 60.88 57.03 60.52 +3.05 +5.3 Okta OKTA 90.95 80.61 88.86 +1.01 +1.1 OldDomFrt ODFL 437.10 418.84 423.45 -11.88 -2.7 Omnicom OMC 88.43 84.43 87.51 +2.92 +3.5 OnSmcnd ON 83.43 77.16 78.64 -2.16 -2.7 ONEOK OKE 72.51 68.65 71.99 +2.95 +4.3 OpenText OTEX 41.96 38.62 39.98 -1.88 -4.5 Oracle ORCL 117.10 111.25 111.31 -5.33 -4.6 OtisWrlW OTIS 92.79 89.37 91.24 +.50 +.6 Ovintv g OVV 45.11 41.44 44.83 +3.27 +7.9 OwensCorn OC 150.79 138.76 139.95 -8.26 -5.6 PG&E Cp PCG 16.54 15.94 16.43 +.18 +1.1 PNC PNC 150.26 142.80 148.85 +1.08 +.7 PPG PPG 142.56 137.43 141.91 +2.98 +2.1 PPL Corp PPL 26.81 25.60 26.64 +.77 +3.0 PTC Inc PTC 183.31 172.72 178.19 -4.91 -2.7 Paccar PCAR 108.67 103.97 107.77 +2.03 +1.9 PacCashCow COWZ 44.23 PackAmer PKG 169.72 163.68 167.98 -.35 -.2 Palantir PLTR 25.53 23.31 24.44 +.06 +.2 PaloAlt PANW 376.30 353.81 366.41 -10.49 -2.8 ParkerHan PH 527.43 505.67 520.06 -1.32 -.3 Paychex PAYX 123.82 120.36 123.38 +1.24 +1.0 PaycomSft PAYC 196.42 184.00 190.82 +.82 +.4 PayPal PYPL 60.62 57.63 59.14 +.23 +.4 PDD Hld PDD 139.06 128.15 135.26 +7.78 +6.1 Pembina g PBA 34.27 32.81 34.03 +.46 +1.4 Pentair PNR 75.94 72.44 74.92 +.44 +.6 PepsiCo PEP 171.45 165.68 166.32 -1.35 -.8 PerfFood PFGC 75.10 70.97 74.61 +2.90 +4.0 Pzer PFE 28.02 26.86 27.62 +.06 +.2 PhilipMor PM 90.17 88.42 89.65 +.53 +.6 Phillips66 PSX 147.38 143.06 143.81 -.80 -.6 Pinterest PINS 37.05 34.49 35.28 -1.59 -4.3 PioNtrl PXD 234.12 224.48 231.57 +4.35 +1.9 PlainsAAP PAA 16.23 15.45 16.13 +.73 +4.7 Pool Corp POOL 395.20 373.50 387.30 +.65 +.2 PriceTR TROW 110.75 103.40 108.86 +2.53 +2.4 PrinFncl PFG 83.39 78.14 80.04 +1.84 +2.4 ProLogis PLD 134.23 127.24 133.39 +.91 +.7 ProcoreTc PCOR 78.72 69.34 75.92 +1.29 +1.7 ProctGam PG 158.97 154.91 157.51 +.09 +.1 ProgsvCp PGR 191.92 180.72 189.09 +6.37 +3.5 Prudentl PRU 110.12 104.02 107.28 +3.00 +2.9 PSEG PEG 60.10 57.40 59.79 +1.37 +2.3 PubStrg PSA 286.73 272.03 281.52 -2.55 -.9 PulteGrp PHM 106.34 100.24 101.45 -1.65 -1.6 PureStrg PSTG 45.34 41.35 42.95 -1.80 -4.0 Qorvo QRVO 114.79 110.00 112.17 -.15 -.1 Qualcom QCOM 157.76 148.41 152.69 +1.69 +1.1 QuantaSvc PWR 214.49 205.82 211.44 +1.33 +.6 QstDiag DGX 130.73 123.81 124.00 -2.74 -2.2 RPM RPM 109.99 107.38 108.44 +.63 +.6 RJames RJF 119.23 113.35 118.49 +3.61 +3.1 RaythTch RTX 92.25 89.86 91.01 +.50 +.6 RltyInco O 53.04 51.16 52.33 -.43 -.8 RgcyCtrs REG 61.78 58.76 60.81 -.51 -.8 Regenrn REGN 958.74 933.80 948.05 -5.37 -.6 RegionsFn RF 18.83 17.61 18.48 +.48 +2.7 ReinsGrp RGA 172.43 165.38 168.95 +1.98 +1.2 RelStlAl RS 333.33 286.25 326.43 +26.82 +9.0 RenaisRe RNR 231.38 224.80 226.76 +.82 +.4 Replgn RGEN 211.13 195.70 208.42 +3.42 +1.7 RepubSvc RSG 181.34 171.06 180.43 +6.94 +4.0 ResMed RMD 184.24 178.49 180.46 -4.17 -2.3 RestBrnds QSR 78.85 73.17 77.19 +.17 +.2 Revvity RVTY 105.82 100.16 102.46 -1.30 -1.3 RexfordIR REXR 53.55 50.26 53.07 +.41 +.8 RiviaAu A RIVN 16.80 15.04 16.30 -.38 -2.3 RockwlAut ROK 286.61 273.57 279.72 -2.53 -.9 RogCm RCI 46.01 43.89 45.65 +.03 +.1 Rollins ROL 44.41 40.41 41.05 -2.43 -5.6 Roper ROP 550.43 532.03 545.57 -4.69 -.9 RossStrs ROST 145.92 142.81 144.08 -1.79 -1.2 RoyalBk g RY 98.72 93.97 97.83 +.49 +.5 RylCarb RCL 120.15 114.49 116.09 -.88 -.8 Roblox RBLX 45.09 41.53 42.91 -1.49 -3.4 S&P Glbl SPGI 439.14 417.47 423.57 -14.32 -3.3 SBA Com SBAC 218.88 205.95 206.80 -10.65 -4.9 SS&C Tch SSNC 64.20 59.53 63.46 +2.49 +4.1 Saia Inc SAIA 571.64 538.54 540.73 -24.54 -4.3 Salesforce CRM 292.07 276.42 289.72 -1.58 -.5 SareptaTh SRPT 143.00 122.01 134.61 +7.74 +6.1 Schlmbrg SLB 48.89 47.00 48.57 +1.49 +3.2 Schwab SCHW 65.25 61.68 64.40 +1.03 +1.6 Sea Ltd SE 46.06 41.60 44.99 +1.48 +3.4 SeagateT STX 90.66 86.05 87.52 -1.89 -2.1 Sempra s SRE 70.95 68.41 70.49 +.82 +1.2 ServcNow NOW 815.00 750.23 765.00 -47.94 -5.9 Shrwin SHW 314.38 301.98 309.08 -2.66 -.9 Shopify SHOP 91.57 77.01 81.29 -9.43 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Thats the key question as big U.S. retailers get set to report their latest quarterly results. Even when inflation was high, interest rates were shooting upward and worries were rising that a recession seemed inevitable, U.S. consumers kept spending at a remarkably solid rate. That strength helped avoid a recession. Now, inflation is cooling, and the Federal Reserves next move is likely to be to cut interest rates. But even as the job market remains solid, other pillars of support may be weakening. Besides the resumption of student-loan repayments, spent-down savings cushions and higher credit-card balances is the simple but frustrating fact that prices for things at the market are still much higher than they were before the pandemic. Yes, inflation is easing, but that means prices are rising at a slower rate from here, not falling back to where they were. Coping with inflation remains U.S. consumers top concern, except for those making more than $150,000, according to a recent survey by Morgan Stanley. Retailers are traditionally among the last companies to report their earnings each quarter, and industry behemoth Walmart is set to report on Tuesday. Analysts expect it to report a drop in earnings. The following week will include reports from AutoZone, Best Buy, eBay and Lowes. Each should help shed some light on how different types of consumers are doing. By Stan Choe; Jenni SohnOff The Charts APSpent: Consumers have little le f t to give 201920202021202220232024 380B 400B 420B 440B 460B 480B 500B 520B 540B 560B 580B $600B Pandemic recessionSource: U.S. Census BureauU.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted)Strong spending by U.S. shoppers at retailers have helped keep the economy out of a recession.

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Fund Footnotes: b Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f front load (sales charges). m Multiple fees are charged, usually a marketing fee and either a sales or redemption fee. NA not available. p previous day´s net asset value. s fund split shares during the week. x fund paid a distribution during the week. Source: Morningstar and the Associated Press. BUILD-A-BEAR TAKES RIVAL TO COURT Build-A-Bear and the makers of Squishmallows are facing off in federal court. Kelly Toys and its Berkshire Hathaway-controlled parent company Jazwares have sued Build-A-Bear, saying its new SkoosherzŽ toys copy the look and feel of their mega-popular Squishmallows products. Jazwares is seeking unspecified damages and for Build-A-Bear to stop selling Skoosherz products. But Build-A-Bear hit back with its own lawsuit Monday, claiming Skoosherz does not infringe on the Squishmallows makers rights. It wants a declaratory judgement saying that the Squishmallow makers claimed trade dress rights are invalid and unenforceable. POP-TART DEVELOPER WILLIAM POST DIES William Post, a Michigan man who played an important role in the development of Pop-Tarts, has died at age 96. Post died Saturday, according to a family obituary that provided no details about how he died. According to the family, Post retired at age 56 as a senior vice president with the Keebler Company and settled in Glen Arbor, Michigan. Kellanova, formerly known as Kellogg Co., said in a statement Wednesday that Post played an important role in co-creating the iconic Pop-Tarts brand.Ž Pop-Tarts debuted in 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, before the toaster pastry was released nationwide the following year, Kellanovas website states.Market Pulse AP TIGER WOODS UNVEILS NEW APPAREL BRAND Five weeks after Tiger Woods and Nike announced their relationship had ended after 27 years, the 48-year-old said it was the right time in my lifeŽ to develop his own brand in an expanded partnership with TaylorMade Golf. The brand is called Sun Day Red,Ž and mens apparel „ golf shirts, hoodies, outerwear „ will be available online in the United States and Canada starting May 1. The plan is to expand his line to include footwear, along with women and kids apparel. The logo is a tiger with 15 stripes, one for each of his majors.

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