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MAY 1, 2023www.chronicleonline.com HIGH Sunny and nice. PAGE A4 TODAY & next morning MONDAY 54 80 LOW Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community VOL. 129 ISSUE 121 $1NBA: Heat starts round 2 with win over Knicks / B1 INDEX Classieds ................ B7 Comics ..................... B6 Crossword ................ B5 Entertainment ........... B4 Horoscope ................ B5 Nation/World ........... A10 Obituaries ............. None Sports ....................... B1 Opinion ..................... A8 TV Listings ................ B4 Weather .................... A4Inverness makes headway with Wallace Brooks dredge/beach plans By FRED HIERS Chronicle Reporter Visitors to Wallace Brooks Park in Inverness are getting closer to being able to take a dip from the shoreline out into Lake Henderson. For city of cials working with state wa ter regulators, progress that will allow the city to dredge along a portion of the shoreline has been slow going. But after more than a year of swimming against bureaucratic currents, City Manager Eric Williams is expected to report progress to the Inverness council members during their regularly sched uled public hearing May 2. The city wants to dredge and restore a portion of the shore line at the park to its original sand-bottom condition. While discussing the proposed proj ect with state water ofcials, city staff aren’t talking about turning the site into a beach, but that’s the goal. What’s unique about the case is that the city owns a strip of submerged land of Lake Hen derson along Wallace Brooks Park. That’s rare, Williams said. So instead of asking state water agencies for permission to dredge, William’s request is that the agencies acknowledge the city is exempt from the nor mal regulatory process when it comes to dredging there. The city owns a 1962 document recording a public dedication by the State of Florida of sub merged lands of Lake Hen derson to the city at Wallace Brooks Park and for the city to develop. “Currently, the city has re ceived an exemption to the proposed activity from the Southwest Florida Manage ment District and is awaiting the nal exemption acknowl edgement from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection,” Williams wrote the city council. “Once the aforementioned exemption is in hand, the city will proceed with the rst phase of the res toration and dredging.” Williams said that once the land along the shoreline is dredged and brought back to initial state, visitors may want to enjoy the water in the lake, and the city won’t stop them. Williams said that he expects the FDEP to respond to the city’s exemption request in a matter of days. Williams is scheduled to give the council an update on the issue. Williams will also give the council an update about Coun cilman Gene Davis’ proposal two weeks ago that the council consider moving the current boat dock at Wallace Brooks to nearby Liberty Park. If ap proved, the city would replace the dock for boaters with a pier. “In keeping with the Coun cil direction staff has engaged with Environmental Resources Management to best under stand what would be required to move the dockage,” Wil liams said. The council meeting will be gin 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the city’s government center, 212 West Main St., Inverness. Fred Hiers is a reporter at the Citrus Chronicle. Email him at fred.hiers@ chronicleonline.com. Chronicle file Wallace Brooks Park WILLIAMSCelebrating Golden Citrus Scholars By GEORGIA SULLIVAN Chronicle Reporter Greeted by a busload of con fetti cannons, banners, gifts and applause, 20 of Citrus County’s best and brightest students had their front yards turned into mini ceremonies as this school year’s Golden Citrus Scholars. Back by popular demand, School District ofcials and Cit rus County Education Foundation (CCEF) board members ventured around the county Saturday, April 29, for their fourth annual Golden Citrus Scholars bus tour, making 19 stops to honor these remark able students. Each public high school in the county selected students for sev en different categories, which the school district and CCEF then chose from to determine the dis trict’s winners for these catego ries. Slightly different from last year, rather than eight categories for selection, the categories for En glish, Literature & Journalism and World Languages & Foreign Studies were combined into one this year: English Language Arts & World Languages. On Saturday, the bus stopped to give 10 students nominated by their schools a $500 stipend to spend on educational expenses af ter high school, a plaque and a gift bag with a certicate for a free sub and ice cream at Publix inside. Eight students were also cho sen (one tied) to be a school dis trict Golden Scholar for the seven categories. They each received a $1,000 educational stipend, a lap top and a gift bag. Carson Edwards, of Crystal Riv er High School, wasn’t just cho sen by his school to be its Golden Scholar in mathematics. He was also selected to be the school dis trict’s Hall of Fame Golden Citrus Scholar, awarding him a $2,000 stipend in addition to the laptop and other gifts. “I’m super surprised, I didn’t ex pect it but I’m super appreciative and just happy to be here,” said Carson. The bus tour riders showered both him and his twin brother, Austin Edwards, who is the dis trict’s Golden Scholar for Social Studies, in gifts and golden con fetti as their achievements were announced together Saturday af ternoon. “I won’t brag about it too much, but just a little bit,” said Carson, referencing his brother’s district win versus the Hall of Fame award he received, both remarkable achievements for the siblings. Both brothers will be attending the University of Florida (UF), Carson to study mechanical engi neering and Austin to study engi neering. Laci Hindalong and Cage New man received the school district’s title of Golden Heart Scholar, a student who has faced adversity in their life and yet persevered in their studies. “I feel very honored that I was able to receive this award,” said Hindalong, Citrus High School’s Career and Technical Golden Scholar. “I’m very shocked that I got the Golden Heart award, I wasn’t really expecting that. I’m very appreciative of everything and I feel very honored that I got to represent Citrus High School.” “This is awesome, and I really Photos by Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Citrus County School District Golden Heart recipient Cage N ewman, 18, is flanked by Citrus County School District Assi stant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Scott Hebert and Citrus County Education Foundation Executive Director Shaundra Burdette Saturday morning while Dr. Hebert snaps a cell phone photo. The teen receives news of his Golden Heart award in front of friends and family at his Hernando home.Officials tour Citrus County with a busload of gifts Shawyn Newman, grandmother of Golden Heart recipient Cage Newman, reacts to the announcement of his award Saturday morning at the family home in Hernando.Deadly heat waves threaten older people as summer approaches By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX — Paramedics summoned to an Arizona retire ment community last summer found an 80-year-old wom an slumped inside her mobile home, enveloped in the suffo cating 99-degree heat she suf fered for days after her air con ditioner broke down. Efforts to revive her failed, and her death was ruled environmental heat exposure aggravated by heart disease and diabetes. In America’s hottest big met ro, older people like the Sun Lakes mobile home resident accounted for most of the 77 people who died last summer in broiling heat inside their homes, almost all without air condition ing. Now, the heat dangers long known in greater Phoenix are becoming familiar nationwide as global warming creates new challenges to protect the aged. From the Pacic Northwest to Chicago to North Carolina, health clinics, utilities and local governments are being tested to keep older people safe when temperatures soar. They’re adopting rules for disconnect ing electricity, mandating when to switch on communal air con ditioning and improving com munication with at-risk people living alone. Situated in the Sonoran Des ert, Phoenix and its suburbs are ground zero for heat-asso ciated deaths in the U.S. Such fatalities are so common that Arizona’s largest county keeps a weekly online tally during the six-month hot season from May through October. Temperatures this year were already hitting the high 90s the rst week of April.A warming world“Phoenix really is the model for what we’ll be seeing in other places,” said researcher Jennifer Ailshire, a native of the desert city now at the University of Southern California’s Leonard Davis School of Gerontology where she studies how environ mental factors affect health and aging. “The world is changing rapidly and I fear we are not acting fast enough to teach peo ple how harmful rising tempera tures can be.” A 2021 study estimated more than a third of U.S. heat deaths each year can be attributed to human-caused global warming. It found more than 1,100 deaths See SCHOLARS , page A3 See HEAT , page A4

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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 1, 2023 A3L CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLEMay Master Gardener Plant Seminars Hurricane Season is fast ap proaching on June 1, but it is not too late to prepare your landscape to avoid some major damage. The May Master Gardener Plant Semi nar will identify some “housekeep ing” for your yard before the start of the season and, if necessary, some cleanup/restoration infor mation should there be damage to the plants in your landscape. They will identify some of the trees that are wind-resistant, and make a good addition to your landscape. These seminars will be held at 1 p.m. at all library locations on the following dates: May 10 at Central Ridge in Beverly Hills, May 11 at Citrus Springs, May 17 at Floral City, May 22 at Coastal in Crystal River, May 24 at Lakes Region in Inverness and May 25 at Homosassa. There will also be a Zoom presentation on May 15 for anyone wishing to use this format. Registration is required for the Zoom presentation so that con nection information can be sent to those wishing to participate. Regis tration is available via Eventbrite; contact the Citrus County Exten sion ofce for details: citrus@ifas.u.edu. Master Gardener volunteers will be happy to answer all gardening questions. The Master Gardener phone numbers at the Extension ofce are: 352-527-5709 or 5711.Texas Hold ’Em style poker tournament VFW Post 8189 Auxiliary is hosting a Texas Hold ’Em style poker tournament beginning at noon on May 13, located at 8856 W. Veterans Drive, Homosassa. Doors open at 11 a.m. Presale tickets are $30. Tickets at the door are $40. Prizes awarded for rst, second and third places. There will be food available for purchase. Proceeds from the tournament will allow the VFW Auxiliary to continue to support veterans and the community.Convention of States meeting There will be a Convention of States House District 23 district meeting from 1 to 2 p.m. on May 15 in the community room of the Lakes Region Library, 1511 Druid Road, Inverness.Center to host free workshop to manage falls Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities. In June, the West Citrus Community Center will host a free four-week workshop emphasizing practical strategies to manage falls, in partnership with Gamba & Associates Health Edu cation, Elder Options and the Flor ida Department of Elder Affairs. “A Matter of Balance” is an award-winning program designed to manage falls and increase activi ty levels. Participants learn to view falls as controllable, set goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home and exercise to increase strength and balance. Anyone who is concerned about falls, has fallen in the past or has restricted activities because of falling concerns is encouraged to attend. Attendees interested in improving balance, exibility and strength are also welcome. The workshops will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thurs days from May 16 through June 8, located at 8940 W. Veterans Drive, Homosassa. For more information or to register, contact Laura Gam ba at lgamba@live.com.Hospital to host stroke seminar at YMCA HCA Florida Citrus Hospital will present a stroke seminar at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, at the Citrus Memorial Health Founda tion YMCA, 4127 W. Norvell Bry ant Highway, Lecanto. “Stroke 101” will feature a pre sentation from a Fellow in the hospital’s graduate medical edu cation program. The talk will fo cus on the types of stroke, signs and symptoms. Attendees will learn about the steps they can take to prevent a stroke as well as the treatment and recovery process for stroke survivors. Seating is limited so an RSVP is required to attend. Call 352-637-3337 or visit HCAFlorida Healthcare.com to reserve a seat. IN BRIEF National Day of Prayer event at noon May 4 in Inverness By NANCY KENNEDY Chronicle Reporter On Thursday, May 4, the 72nd National Day of Prayer is a day on which Americans are urged to stop and pray for the na tion, its states, counties, cities and families. This year’s theme is “Pray fervently in righteousness and avail much!” Here in Citrus County, the public is invited to at tend a noon prayer gath ering at the Inverness De pot at Liberty Park, 268 N Apopka Ave, Inverness, FL 34450. Bring a lawn chair.The annual prayer ob servance, which lasts about an hour, includes special prayers offered by local ofcials and church leaders for gov ernment, schools, law enforcement and rst re sponders, children, fami lies and more. This nationwide annual observance was started in 1952, created by a joint resolution of the Unit ed States Congress, and signed into law by Presi dent Harry S. Truman. In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan, desig nating the National Day of Prayer as the rst Thurs day in May. For more information, go online at www.nationalday ofprayer.org. Nancy Kennedy can be reached at 352-564-2927 or by email at nkennedy@chronicleonline.com. Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Mother and daughter Sharon and Sarah Crowe fold their hands in prayer Thursday, May 5, 2022, during the 71st National Day of Prayer in downtown Inverness. The two attend Calvary Church in Inverness and joined dozens of others for the annual event that this year is themed, “Exalt the Lord, who has established us.”School district celebrates its Golden Citrus Scholars appreciate all of the gifts, I was not expecting all of this,” said Newman, who is Lecanto High School’s Golden Scholar for Social Studies. “I just feel really, really happy and excit ed.” Hindalong and Newman were also each awarded a $2,000 sti pend in addition to their arm load of gifts from CCEF and its partners. In his advice to other students, Carson encouraged others to “keep working hard.” “You’re going to do great,” he said. “Just stick with it and ev erything will turn out great.” The two Golden Heart Schol ars’ advice for those in high school: don’t procrastinate, get plenty of sleep and focus on your goals.Golden Citrus Scholars of 2023ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS & WORLD LANGUAGES: Le canto High School’s Zacha riah Hooper, district winner; Darla Edwards, of Citrus High School; and Sophia Monsalve, of Crystal River High School. FINE & PERFORMING ARTS: Citrus High School’s Jacob Bemis, district winner; Olivia Riffe, of Crystal River High School; and Alexis Rodriguez, of Lecanto High School. LEADERSHIP & SERVICE: Cit rus High School’s Brooke Sanders, district winner; Mor gan Faust, of Crystal River High School; and Alissa Ward, of Lecanto High School. MATHEMATICS & ENGINEER ING: Citrus High School’s Carl Wilson and Lecanto High School’s Nuwayrah Sami tie as district winners; and Carson Edwards, of Crystal River High School, Hall of Fame Scholar. SCIENCE: Citrus High School’s Lucia Dillersberger, district winner; Garrett Hick man, of Crystal River High School; and Riya Patel, of Le canto High School. SOCIAL STUDIES: Crystal River High School’s Aus tin Edwards, district winner; Chase Watkins, of Citrus High School; and Cage Newman, of Lecanto High School, Golden Heart Scholar. CAREER & TECHNICAL: Crys tal River High School’s Kasey Strom, district winner; Rory Croasdale, of Lecanto High School; and Laci Hindalong, of Citrus High School, Golden Heart Scholar. In Carson Edwards’s Gold en Scholars nomination letter, CRHS Academy of Health Careers Coordina tor Danielle Doherty-Koch wrote of him, “Carson is a shining example of a diligent, well-rounded and very driv en student committed to his education. ... He consistently treats both students and staff with respect, kindness and ap preciation.” In addition to being a Na tional AP Scholar and AP Cap stone Diploma recipient, Ed wards is a 2023 National Merit Finalist, a 2022 STEM Sun shine State Scholar, is in the honors biomedical science pathway of the Academy of Health Careers at CRHS and is certified as a Biotechnician Assistant through Biotility and UF. He completed more than 300 hours of com munity service and was vice president on the Superintendent Student Coun cil senior year, was a senator for 2022 Florida Boys State, rep resentative for Citrus County Blessings Stu dent Board for two years, on the CRHS Aca demic Team all four years and captain senior year, placed at Math Field Day three years in a row and has been varsity captain of the soccer team for two years among several other sports-re lated accom plishments. After gradua tion, Edwards plans to attend UF to study mechanical en gineering with the intention of becoming a mechanical and aerospace engi neer. In Hindalong’s Golden Scholar nomination let ter, CHS girls weightlifting head coach Cin dy Lewis wrote, “She has faced adversity that many of us can not imagine; yet through it all she stays positive and focused on her goals. I am proud to know her and admire all that she has accomplished.” Hindalong has already earned her AP Cap stone Diploma and is an AP Scholar with Honor. She has completed the Nature Coast In vestment Practi cum and has earned business and childcare certifications, as well as credit in seven criminol ogy classes at CF. On top of the 255 hours of community ser vice she earned, Hindalong was also captain of the varsity weightlifting team, an Aca demic All-State recipient, wres tling team man ager and is in CHS’s Hall of Fame. After grad uation, Hind along plans to attend the Uni versity of South Florida where she will major in biology and criminology with the intention of becoming a crime scene investigator. “My goal is to enter this field with the desire to change at least one person’s life and give them the justice and peace they deserve,” said Hindalong. “I want to inspire change in areas that have seen years of corrup tion, injustice and very little revisions.” Cage Newman was described in his nomination letter, writ ten by LHS IB Social Studies teacher Robert LeCours, as having “a love for history that extends from a personal love for his country.” “Cage is a young man of deep integrity and kindness, whose aim is not only for his own suc cess, but to support the success of his peers and family,” wrote LeCours. A member of the Internation al Baccalaureate (IB) program at LHS, Newman is an AP Scholar with Distinction and has received the National Merit Commendation. Newman is also a Purple Heart Ceremony student rep resentative for LHS. Not only did he attend the ceremony each year, but he coordinated with more than 60 students and staff members to collect photos and stories from participants to honor veterans in their fami lies, creating a beautifully or ganized board to present at the ceremony. Following graduation, Newman plans to attend Florida State University to study physics and astro physics with the intention of becoming a theoretical physi cist. To read more about the school district’s Golden Schol ars, view this story online at chronicleonline.com. Contact Chronicle Reporter Georgia Sullivan at 352-564-2929 or georgia.sullivan@chronicleonline.com. From page A1 LEFT: As confetti and streamers float to the ground, Crystal River High School senior Carson Edwards celebrates his Citrus Golden Scholars Hall of Fame award Saturday afternoon outside his Homosassa home. RIGHT: Citrus High School student and Citrus County School District Golden Heart award recipient Laci Hindalong is presented the 2023 distri ct Golden Scholar award Saturday morning. She is one of two recipients of the honor this year. Photos by Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Signs in the front yard of Citrus High School senior Laci Hindalong let the world know a Golden Citrus Scholar lives at this address. On top of being a Golden Scholar for Citrus High the teen is also a Golden Heart recipient, one of two in the district this year. BEMIS DILLERSBERGER A. EDWARDS C. EDWARDS HINDALONG HOOPER NEWMAN SAMI SANDERS STROM WILSON

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Palm Bch.7970s Chassahowitzka* 3:56 a.m.0.5 ft4:04 p.m.0.3 ft11:25 a.m.0.1 ft11:06 p.m.0.1 ft Crystal River** 1:52 a.m.1.8 ft2:36 p.m.1.6 ft9:01 a.m.0.5 ft9:13 p.m.0.6 ft Withlacoochee* 12:15 p.m.2.9 ftNonen/a6:47 a.m.0.8 ft7:11 p.m.0.9 ft Homosassa*** 3:46 a.m.1.0 ft4:10 p.m.1.1 ft10:39 a.m.0.2 ft10:50 p.m.0.1 ft 8:04 pm6:47 am4:27 pm4:35 am 05/01MONDAY6:4810:288:0410:4805/02TUESDAY6:4711:098:0511:30 Predominant: TreesMon lowmedhigh Yesterday at 3 p.m.60° 10 Yesterday78/70 95/4686/57 72 3 TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY MORNINGHigh: 83° Low: 56° Sunny and nice TODAY & TOMORROW MORNINGHigh: 80° Low: 54° Sunny and nice MODERATE. Burn ban in effect. For established lawns and landscapes, irrigation may occur during only one (1) of the specified time periods, 12:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m., or 4:00 p.m. 11:59 p.m., on the allowable watering days below:Addresses with house numbers ending in: Questions, concerns or reporting violations, please call: City of Inverness at 352-726-2321; City of Crystal River at 352-795-4216, Ext. 313; unincorporated Citrus County at 352-527-7669. For more information, visit:https://www.citrusbocc.com/departments/water_resources/watering_restrictions.phpMONDAY KEY TO CONDITIONS: c=cloudy; fg=fog; hz=haze; mc=mostly cloudy; pc=partly cloudy; ra=rain; rs=rain/snow; s=sunny; sh=showers; sm=smoke; sn=snow; ss=snow showers; t=thunderstorms 105, Furnace Creek, Calif.19, Hettinger, N.D. Today: West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Tonight: West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Bay and inland waters a PRGHUDWHbFKRS 76° FORECAST FOR 3:00 P.M. Monday ALERT CITRUS SIGNUP Q To register for the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office’s Alert Citrus weather program, visit www.sheriffcitrus.org and click on the links to register. Q Create a profile, list how you want to be contacted in case of a weather emergency (text, mobile phone, home phone, email), then include the address(es) you want alerts for. You can choose what types of emergencies you want to hear about, and set a quiet period for no conduct. Q Those without computer access may call 352-2492705. a year from climate change-caused heat in some 200 U.S. cities, many in the East and Midwest, where people often don’t have air condi-tioning or are not acclimat-ed to hot weather. Another study showed that in com-ing decades dangerous heat will hit much of the world at least three times as hard as climate change worsens. Isolated and vulnerable, the heat victims last year during Maricopa County’s deadliest summer on record included a couple in their 80s without known relatives, an 83-year-old woman with dementia living alone after her husband entered hos-pice care and a 62-year-old Rwandan refugee whose air conditioner broke down. While most of the county’s con rmed 378 heat-associ-ated deaths were outdoors, those who died indoors were especially vulnerable because of isolation, mobil-ity issues or medical prob-lems as outside summertime highs hit 115 degrees. Older people of color, with a greater tendency for chron-ic conditions like diabetes, obesity and high blood pres-sure are especially at risk. In Chicago, three African American women in their 60s and 70s died in spring 2022 when the centrally controlled heating in their housing complex remained on and the air conditioning was off despite unseason-able 90-degree weather in mid-May. An undetermined number of older people died during the summer of 2021 when an unexpected heat wave swept across the U.S. Paci c Northwest. Canada report-ed that coroners con rmed more than 600 people died from the heat in neighboring British Columbia.Checking on older peopleMany U.S. cities, including Phoenix, have plans to protect people during heat waves, opening cooling cen-ters and distributing bottled water. But many older people need personalized attention, said Dr. Aaron Bernstein, who directs the Center for Cli-mate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “If you are elderly and sick you are unlikely to get into an Uber or bus to get to a cool-ing center,” said Bernstein, who vividly recalls a 1995 heat wave that killed 739 mostly older people in Chica-go, his hometown. “So many were socially isolated and at tremendous risk.” Sociologist Eric M. Klinenberg, who wrote about the catastrophe in his book “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago,” has not-ed social contacts can protect older people during disasters. “Older people are more prone to live alone,” he said, “and they are the most likely to die.” That’s true of all extreme weather. When Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana in 2005, around half of the 1,000 peo-ple killed were 75 or older, most of them drowned when their homes ooded. Chicago encourages residents to check on older relatives and neighbors on hot days and city workers visit people’s home. But last year’s deaths at a Chicago apartment house shows more is needed.Community health clinics can helpBernstein’s center is working with relief organization Americares to help commu-nity health clinics prepare vulnerable patients for heat waves and other extreme weather. A “climate resilience tool kit” includes tips like mak-ing sure patients have wall thermometers and know how to check weather forecasts on a smart phone. Patients learn simple ways to beat the heat, like taking a shower or sponge bath to cool off and drinking plenty of water. Alexis Hodges, a family nurse practitioner at the Community Care Clinic of Dare in coastal North Caro-lina, said rising temperatures can cause renal failure in pa-tients with kidney problems and exacerbate dehydration from medications like di-uretics. Hodges contributed to the climate kit from a region that experiences all the weath-er events it covers: extreme heat, hurricanes, ooding and wild res. At the nonpro t Mountain Park Health centers that annually serve 100,000 patients in greater Phoenix, nurse practitioner Anthony Carano has written numer-ous letters to utility compa-nies for low-income patients with chronic conditions, ask-ing them not to turn off pow-er despite missed payments. “This is such an at-risk population,” Carano said of the overwhelmingly Latino patient population that suffer from diabetes and other ail-ments aggravated by warm weather. About one-tenth of the patients are 60 and older. Francisca Canes, a 77-yearold patient visiting for back pain, said she’s fortunate to live with two daughters who take care of her during hot spells. In the summertime, she stays in shape by join-ing several women friends at 4 a.m. most mornings for a 4-mile walk.Air conditioner replacement and repairMaricopa County in April used federal funds to to allo-cate another $10 million to its air conditioner replace-ment and repair program for people who qualify, brining total funding to $13.65 mil-lion. In greater Phoenix and several rural Arizona coun-ties, older low-income peo-ple can apply for free repair or replacement of air condi-tioners through a separate non-pro t program. The Healthy Homes Air Conditioning Program run by the nonpro t Foundation for Senior Living last sum-mer ensured about 30 peo-ple got new air conditioners or repairs and helped others with home improvements. Priority goes to older people, those with disabilities and families with very small children, who are also vul-nerable to the heat. A per-son living alone must earn $27,180 or less, said Laura Simone, program coordina-tor for FSL Home Improve-ments. The program recently installed energy ef cient win-dows in the 1930s home of 81-year-old widow Socorro Silvas. “I am so grateful they are taking care of low-income people like me,” said Silvas, who got her air conditioner in the middle of a swelter-ing summer several years ago through a program run by Tolleson, a suburb west of Phoenix. Utility companies can also help protect vulnerable peo-ple by halting power discon-nections during hot periods. “In Arizona, air conditioning is a matter of life and death, especially if you are older,” said Dana Kennedy, the state director of AARP, which has fought for stricter regulations preventing sum-mertime power cutoffs. HEATFrom page A1Should school use ‘Warrior’ nickname? Tribe to have last say By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press SALAMANCA, N.Y. — The pro le of a Native American man, a braid trail-ing down and feather jut-ting up, is tiled into a high school hallway, dyed into the weight room carpet and laid into the turf of the foot-ball eld at Salamanca city schools. School leaders say the omnipresent logo and “War-rior” name for the school athletic teams are sources of pride here, in the only U.S. city built on land leased from a Native American reservation. But as New York joins states moving to ban schools’ use of Indigenous nicknames and mascots be-cause they diminish Native cultures, the tribe may have the last say over whether the logo stays. When the state Board of Regents this month voted to prohibit public schools’ use of In-digenous names, it included an exception for districts that receive written approval from a federally recognized tribal nation in New York. It has put the tribe in an awkward spot. While the Seneca Indian Nation’s leader has en-dorsed the ban, some cit-izens of the nation want to keep the logo, which was designed by a Seneca artist in the 1970s. About 38 per-cent of students in the public school system south of Buf-falo, near the Pennsylvania line, are Native American, mostly citizens of the Sen-eca tribe. Superintendent Mark Beehler said he thinks it’s unfair of the Regents to put any tribal nation in the middle, where its decision could upset students and the com-munity. On Tuesday, the school board authorized seeking approval from the Sene-ca Nation to keep the logo and Warrior nickname. The Seneca Nation did not im-mediately issue a decision. New York is one of at least 20 states that have tak-en or are considering action to address Native-themed mascots used by pub-lic schools, according to the National Congress of American Indians, which tracks the issue. In 2001, former New York Education Commissioner Richard Mills said using Native American symbols or depictions as mascots can become “a barrier to building a safe and nur-turing school community and improving academic achievement for all stu-dents.” Today, there are more than 100 schools rep-resenting over 50 New York districts that still have such mascots. Nationwide, 966 districts have Native “themed” mas-cots, according to NCAI’s database, with “Braves,” “Chiefs,” “Warriors” and “Indians” the most widely used. A push to do away with such mascots gained momentum with a cam-paign targeting the name of the NFL’s Washington team, which in 2022 re-named itself as the Com-manders.

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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 1, 2023 A5What GOP’s plan for Medicaid work requirements would mean By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health in surance under legislation passed by House Repub licans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. It’s one of dozens of pro visions tucked into a GOP bill that would allow for an increase in the debt limit but curb government spending over the next decade. The bill is unlikely to become law, though. It is being used by House Republicans to draw Democrats to the ne gotiating table and avoid a debt default. Democrats have strongly opposed the Medicaid work requirement provision, saying it won’t incentivize people to get a job and will drive up the number of un insured in the country. Here’s a look at how the proposal might save tax payers money but cost some Americans access to health care coverage.Who would be required to work?The work requirements say able-bodied adults ages 19 to 55 who don’t have children or other depen dents would be required to work, train for a job or perform community service to stay on Medicaid. They would have to put in at least 80 hours a month to stay on the government-sponsored health care coverage. About 84 million peo ple are enrolled in Medic aid, and the Congressional Budget Ofce estimates 15 million would be subject to the requirement. The Health and Human Services De partment, however, predicts millions more – about a third of enrollees altogeth er – would be required to work.Why are work requirements controversial?Republicans say the move would help push Americans into jobs that eventually might put them in a position to move off of government aid. The requirements would also be more equitable for those who are working to support their families, said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La. “That single mom that’s working two or three jobs right now to make ends meet under this tough economy, she doesn’t want to have to pay for somebody who’s sit ting at home,” Scalise said. Democrats argue that work requirements could unfairly push people out of Medicaid, too. Some people were wrongly kicked off Medicaid in Ar kansas when the state briey introduced work require ments, Chiquita Brooks-La Sure, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told law makers. In some cases, peo ple were not required to work but didn’t ll out the required paperwork. “It’s not just people who are subject to the requirements that often get caught up in red tape,” she said. “It can often be people who are exempt ed.” About 1 in 4 people who were required to work lost coverage during Arkansas’ experience with work re quirements in 2018. Work requirements can put Medicaid enrollees in a bind. While no one has been kicked off Medicaid over the last three years because of the pandemic, that changed in April when the federal government required states to review income eligibility for all enrollees to see who now makes too much money to qualify for the health care benets. People who picked up work, earned a small raise or switched jobs are nding that those new incomes could soon cost them coverage. Amy Shaw, 39, of Roch ester, New Hampshire, lost her family’s Medicaid coverage in April because of her husband’s 50-cent raise to $17 per hour at an auto parts store. Shaw wouldn’t be subject to the GOP’s work requirement because she has two daugh ters, but the family’s case illustrates how modest in comes can push people out of Medicaid coverage – and cost them big time. Suddenly, instead of a $3 copay, she was billed $120 for a cancer screening ordered by her doctor. Meanwhile, their rent increased by 40 percent since the pandemic started, and the cost of food, utilities and other essential have gone up. “It just seems like the sys tem is set up so that you don’t want to go back (to work) be cause you lose more than you gain,” Shaw said. “It makes me not want to go and get my mammogram and my colo noscopy. I don’t even want to go to these appointments because it’s going to cost so much money.”How much would the Republican proposal save?That largely depends on how many people who would be required to work opt not to or don’t ll out the proper paperwork to re main covered. The Congressional Budget Ofce estimates the require ments would save $109 bil lion over the next decade. Those savings would come in two ways: from about 600,000 people who would be dropped from Medicaid, then 900,000 who would lose federal funding for their Medicaid, but remain enrolled in the program through their state. That analysis also says the bill would do little to im prove employment among Medicaid enrollees.What’s next?The House GOP bill won’t pass a Democratic-con trolled Senate or be signed into law by President Joe Biden in its current state. But don’t expect the issue of work requirements and trimming Medicaid ben ets to go away anytime soon. The number of people enrolled in Medicaid has ballooned in recent years, growing by more than 20 million since 2020. If you ask Democrats, that’s a great thing – they’ve pointed to the record low uninsured rate that’s given more people access to med ical care. Democratic-led states have also pitched new ways to expand Medicaid under the Biden administra tion, granting more access to recently released con victs and new mothers, for example. Republicans, however, want to scale back safety net programs to pre-pan demic levels. And, Repub licans in some states are already trying to imple ment work requirements of their own. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked the federal govern ment to OK a proposal that would move anyone who doesn’t comply with work requirements off Medic aid’s private insurance to traditional fee-for-service Medicaid. David Goldman / AP A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital in January 2014. More than a half million of the poorest Americans would be left without health insurance under legisla tion passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. The bill is unlikely to become law, though, with Democrats strongly opposing the idea.Tornado flips cars, damages homes in coastal Florida cityPALM BEACH GAR DENS (AP) — A torna do touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday as a power ful storm system brought intense rain and powerful winds to the state, over turning cars, damaging homes and snapping tree branches. The National Weather Service in Miami said the tornado hit late Saturday afternoon with winds of 100 mph near Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center and headed northeast to ward the coast. Storm damage forced au thorities in the coastal city to close major roadways as workers cleared debris and inspected wreckage. Imag es from the scene showed cars ipped over on top of each other, cracked tree limbs resting on vehicles and homes, as well as oth er debris littering streets. The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department has not reported any major inju ries or fatalities. A spokes woman for the city said ofcials have deactivated emergency protocols and were working through lin gering issues Sunday. The National Weather Service had placed a large stretch of central Flori da under a tornado watch on Saturday afternoon as thunderstorms were cut ting across the state. Joe Cavaretta / South Florida Sun-Sentinel Downed trees appear near a property with a damaged roof after a reported tornado hit the Palm Beach Gardens area.U.S. Army: Helicopters crashed in mountainsFAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army helicopters that crashed last week in Alaska, kill ing three soldiers, collided over a rugged, mountain ous area, and there were no weather issues or visibility problems at the time, an Army spokesperson said Sunday. The two AH-64 Apache helicopters were returning to Fort Wainwright from an aerial gunnery range southeast of Fairbanks when they collided. Killed were Chief War rant Ofcer 3 Christopher Robert Eramo, 39, of One onta, New York; Chief Warrant Ofcer 2 Kyle D. McKenna, 28, of Colora do Springs, Colorado; and Warrant Ofcer 1 Stewart Duane Wayment, 32, of North Logan, Utah. A fourth soldier survived and remained hospitalized Sunday, said John Pennell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Alaska. Investigators planned to y on Monday morning to the accident scene about 50 miles east of the small town of Healy, Pennell said. Two Black Hawk heli copters crashe d last month in Kentucky during a rou tine nighttime training exercise that killed nine soldiers, and in Febru ary a Tennessee Nation al Guard Black Hawk crashed in Alabama during a ight-training mission, killing two crew members. Also in February, two sol diers were injured when an Apache helicopter rolled after taking off from Talk eetna, Alaska. rrn r rnr rrrr rr MondaysandThursdays1PM-4PMOpentothePublicFOOD-GAMES-FUN AMERICANLEGIONPOST155 6585WestGulftoLakeHwy. 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A6 Monday, May 1, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleWhat’s behind the shortages of Adderall, Ozempic and other meds? By TOM MURPHY Associated Press Shortages of drugs like Adderall are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolv ing them. For patients, that can mean treatment delays, medication switches and other hassles lling a pre scription. In recent months, unex pected demand spikes, man ufacturing problems and tight ingredient supplies have contributed to shortag es that stress patients, par ents and doctors. For some drugs, such as stimulants that treat ADHD, several factors fueled a shortage and make it hard to predict when it will end. Shortages, particularly of generic drugs, have been a longstanding problem. The industry has consolidated and some manufacturers have little incentive to solve shortages because cheap ge nerics generate thin prots. Here’s a deeper look at the issue.How many drug shortages are there?There were 301 active national drug shortages through this year’s rst quarter, according to the University of Utah Drug Information Service. That’s 49 percent higher than the 202 recorded in the rst three months of 2018. Patients don’t feel all drug shortages because doctors may be able to substitute different medications or be cause other parts of the drug supply system mask the issue, said Stephen Schon delmeyer, a University of Minnesota College of Phar macy professor. “But there are more short ages now, and they’re be coming more visible,” he said.Which drugs are in shortage?In the fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a shortage of the attention decit/hyper activity disorder treatment Adderall due to a manufac turing problem. That has persisted and grown at times to include other stimulants that treat the condition. That situation seems to be improving, said University of Utah Health researcher Erin Fox. But several ex tended-release doses of the medication, its most pop ular form, remain in short supply. The FDA also has tracked a shortage of the diabetes treatment Ozempic, which doctors also prescribe for weight loss. Prescriptions for Ozempic – touted by celebrities and others on so cial media – have doubled since the summer of 2021 to more than 1.2 million, according to the health data rm IQVIA. A spokeswoman for Ozempic maker Novo Nor disk says all doses of the drug are now available at pharmacies nationwide. Last year, a spike in re spiratory illnesses forced drugstore chains to tempo rarily limit purchases of fe ver-reducing medicines for children. A shortage of the antibiotic amoxicillin also cropped up around then. Injectable drugs used in hospitals and clinics, such as IV saline and some can cer treatments, are more than twice as likely as tab lets or topical treatments to experience a shortage, according to a recent re port written by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Why do drug shortages develop?Reasons can vary, and a combination of factors fuels many shortages. The Adderall manufac turing problem hit as more people started taking the drug. During the pandemic, prescriptions climbed as regulators started allowing doctors to prescribe the drug without rst seeing a patient in person. Prescrip tions for Adderall and its generic equivalents jumped 20 percent between Febru ary 2020 and the end of last year, according to IQVIA. Adderall supplies face an additional challenge when demand spikes. Federal reg ulators limit supplies for the drug each year because it is a controlled substance. Pricing might also be a factor with some drugs. Ozempic is a diabetes drug. The same medica tion, semaglutide, is sold under a different brand name, Wegovy, for weight loss. Schondelmeyer noted the per-milligram price for Wegovy can be more than twice as much as Ozempic. “They’ve been having a run on Ozempic be cause people don’t want to spend that much on We govy,” Schondelmeyer said. Novo Nordisk spokes woman Allison Schneider said price was not connect ed to the shortage. She tied that to a combination of demand and global supply constraints. Another factor driving shortages: Medications like Adderall and amoxicillin generate thin prots so com panies don’t have an incen tive to make and store large amounts in case a shortage develops, Fox said. “Once a shortage starts with something you make just in time anyway, it’s re ally hard to resolve it unless all the suppliers are back,” she said.How are patients affected by drug shortages?Shortages might lead to treatment delays, which can hurt patients dealing with time-sensitive conditions like cancer. Doctors are sometimes forced to prescribe alterna tives that might not be as effective. That also can lead to medication errors if the doctor is less familiar with the other medication. Patients also may run out of their prescriptions or be forced to hunt for a pharma cy that has enough supply to rell it.Future prospectsIt’s tough to predict when many shortages may be re solved, partly because mea suring demand is hard. “You can estimate you’re going to increase your pro duction by 10%,” said Mike Ganio, senior director of pharmacy practice and qual ity with the American Soci ety of Health-System Phar macists, “but is that going to be enough?” Meanwhile, conditions that could feed future short ages still exist. The Senate report cited an overreliance on foreign sources as a con cern. Factories in China and In dia supply most of the raw materials used in Ameri can medicines. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, India restricted exports of 13 ac tive pharmaceutical ingre dients and nished drugs made from those chemicals, to protect its domestic drug supply. Once shortages develop, they can last years. And it can be tough for patients to get reliable information. Fox said there is no legal requirement for drugmakers to update the public. The Senate report notes that “no federal agency or private industry partner has end-to-end visibility into the entire U.S. pharmaceu tical supply chain.” Fox says the stimulant shortage has been particu larly frustrating. Companies have said they aren’t getting enough raw materials to make the drugs, and the fed eral government says com panies aren’t using what they have. “There’s been a lot of nger pointing back and forth,” Fox said.Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Research on a at spot for air evacuations. Talk of old-style civil defense sirens to warn of fast-mov ing wildres. Hundreds of urban reghters training in wildland reghting techniques while snow still blankets the ground. This is the new reality in Alaska’s largest city, where a recent series of wild res near Anchorage and the hottest day on record have sparked fears that a warming climate could soon mean serious, unten able blazes in urban areas – just like in the rest of the drought-plagued American West. The risk is particular ly high in the city’s bur geoning Anchorage Hill side neighborhood, where multi-million dollar homes have pushed further and further up steep slopes and to the forest’s edge. Making the challenge even greater is that many of these areas on the Hillside – home to about 35,000 people – have but one road in and out, meaning that eeing resi dents could clog a roadway or be cut off from reaching Anchorage at all. The prospect of a major wildre there keeps An chorage Fire Chief Doug Schrage awake at night when conditions are hot and dry. “I’ve characterized this as probably the single largest threat to the municipality of Anchorage,” he said. Schrage’s city re depart ment is adept at ghting blazes in buildings. But as Anchorage has grown, the available land is higher up, where wild and urban areas intersect, and those res are very different from what his reghters are trained to combat. The city also has limited wildre equipment, and it’s nearly impossible to get a re engine up some switchback roads to homes nestled high up mountains. “Our strategy is basically to put as many resources as we have on duty on a small re so that we can keep it contained” while waiting for assistance from the Alaska Division of For estry and Fire Protection, Schrage said. This spring, 360 city reghters are training on wildland reghting tac tics like using water hoses to create a line around the perimeter of a re and the city is encouraging home owners to participate in a program to identify hazards like brush and old trees that would feed a re before it’s too late. In one hilly neighborhood, a commu nity council is researching locations for a makeshift helipad that could be used for air evacuations. That same small neigh borhood with but one road in and out has also dis cussed installing sirens to warn residents on the city’s wooded fringes of re dan ger and hopes to build a database of all residents for emergency communi cations. “As much as you wouldn’t want to do it ... it’s like roll ing the dice on being alive or dead,” said Matt Moore, who ed his home in 2019 lest he be trapped on the wrong side of the ames on the single road. Such precautions – com mon in parched and re-prone states like California and Colorado – are relative ly new in Anchorage in the face of increased re risk fueled by global warming. The city reached 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Cel sius) four years ago, the city’s hottest temperature on record, and it’s had ve signicant wildres over the past seven years that were all extinguished be fore causing much damage. Still, the U.S. is headed into an El Nino year this season, which traditionally means a bigger re year and further raises concerns, said Brian Brettschneider, a cli mate scientist with Nation al Weather Service, Alaska Region. More than 4,844 square miles burned statewide last year – an area just under the size of Connecticut. Since 1950, there have been 14 years in which more than 4,687 square miles – the equivalent of 3 million acres – have burned during Alaska’s short but intense re season. Half of those re seasons have oc curred since 2002, includ ing the worst year on record – 2004 – when over 10,156 square miles burned. From his home high above Anchorage in 2019, Moore saw the black smoke billow ing from a re miles away in a heavily wooded area of the city. He gathered his pets and important papers in his vehicle – his wife was already safe in Anchorage – and drove 5 miles down the only road serving the roughly 600 neighborhood residents to safety. “Thankfully, they started getting it under control,” he said. For now, both the city and Schrage’s re department are focused on keeping things under control – im plementing as many preven tative measures as possible. The city department has removed evergreen trees and reduced brush in strips of 100 feet next to neigh borhoods to help contain any future res and Anchor age has cleared trees and other hazards in parks and along greenbelts. Fireghters have also con ducted inspections at peo ple’s homes to identify re hazards such as rewood kept too close to their homes or too much vegetation on their property – all in hopes of preserving homes, liveli hoods and the community in a time of growing climate uncertainty. Quiet and parents’ touch help opioid users’ newborns: study By CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Babies born to opioid users had shorter hospital stays and needed less medication when their care emphasized parent involvement, skin-to-skin contact and a quiet environ ment, researchers reported Sunday. Newborns were ready to go home about a week ear lier compared to those get ting standard care. Fewer received opioid medications to reduce withdrawal symp toms such as tremors and hard-to-soothe crying, about 20 percent compared to 52 percent of the standard-care babies. Babies born to opioid users, including mothers in treat ment with medications such as methadone, can develop withdrawal symptoms after exposure in the womb. Typically, hospitals use a scoring system to decide which babies need medicine to ease withdrawal, which means treatment in newborn intensive care units. In the new approach – called Eat, Sleep, Console – nurses involve mothers as they evaluate together wheth er rocking, breastfeeding or swaddling can calm the baby, Young said. Medicine is an option, but the environment is considered too. “Is the TV on in the room? Do we need to turn that off? Are the lights on? Do we need to turn those down?” Young said. About 5,000 nurses were trained during the study, pub lished Sunday by the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers studied the care of 1,300 newborns at 26 U.S. hospitals. Babies born before training were com pared to babies born after. The National Institutes of Health funded the work as part of an initiative to address the U.S. opioid addiction cri sis. “One of the great strengths of the study is its geographic diversity,” said Dr. Diana Bi anchi, director of the branch that researches child health and human development. “We’ve had newborns en rolled from sites as varied as Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Kansas City, Missouri; and Spartanburg, South Caroli na.” Many U.S. hospitals have adopted the new approach, Bianchi said, adding she hopes the research will lead to recommendations from pediatrics groups. Researchers followed the babies for three months and found no difference in ur gent care or emergency room visits or hospitalizations – reassuring evidence about the safety of shorter hospital stays. The new approach could yield “tremendous savings” in hospital resources, Young said, although the study didn’t estimate cost. rn rrn MOLES YA RD? IN YOUR r ASKMEHOW! CALLTODAY nr nr n   rn   r n

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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 1, 2023 A7GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Republican secretar ies of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri have promoted their states’ elec tions as fair and secure. Yet each also is navigating a ne line on how to address election fraud conspiracies as they gear up campaigns for U.S. Senate or governor in 2024. The split-screen messag ing of Ohio’s Frank LaRose, West Virginia’s Mac Warner and Missouri’s Jay Ashcroft shows just how deeply elec tion lies have burrowed into the Republican Party, where more than half of voters be lieve Democrat Joe Biden was not legitimately elect ed president. Even election ofcials who tout running clean elections at home are routinely pushing for more voting restrictions and ad ditional scrutiny on the pro cess as they prepare to face GOP primary voters next year. All three withdrew their states last month from the Electronic Registration Information Center, a bi partisan, multistate effort to ensure accurate voter lists. LaRose did so less than a month after calling the group “one of the best fraud-ghting tools that we have” and vowing to main tain Ohio’s membership. He deed backlash against the organization stoked by former President Donald Trump before relenting. The three also have sup ported increased voter re strictions in their states – part of a national trend for Republicans that they say is intend to boost public con dence. Those bills impose new voter ID requirements, shrink windows for pro cessing ballots or ease the ability to consolidate voting precincts. For Republicans aspiring to higher ofce, “it’s kind of hard to skip some of these things if you want to succeed” in GOP primaries, said Nancy Martorano Mill er, an associate professor of political science at the Uni versity of Dayton. That includes appearing responsive to Republican voters’ belief in Trump’s false claims of a stolen 2020 presidential election at the same time they promote the job they’re doing in their own states. “You’re secretary of state, so it’s your job to run elec tions and make sure they’re fraud-fee,” Martorano Miller said. “You’re kind of stuck between, ‘I need to show I’m doing these things to battle fraud,’ but at the same time, ‘if I make it seem like there’s too much fraud, it looks like I’m not doing my job.’” Warner and Ashcroft have announced campaigns for governor while LaRose is considering a U.S. Senate run. When he unveiled legis lation in February aimed at standardizing election data, LaRose said it was all about providing transparency so voters would “have con dence in knowing that when the election is over, that the true voice of the people was heard.” A couple weeks later, he was sitting on an elections panel titled “They Stole It From Us Legally” at the an nual Conservative Political Action Conference. LaRose’s spokesperson said the panel was renamed at the last minute, but the secretary used the opportu nity to promote the integrity of Ohio elections. “Voter fraud is exceeding ly rare in Ohio because we take election security very seriously, aggressively pur sue those who commit it and refer the potential crime to the attorney general and county prosecutors,” Rob Nichols said. Similarly, Ashcroft has said Missouri has secure elections and praised Gov. Mike Parson for signing a package of election law changes last year that in cluded a new photo ID re quirement. “Missouri voters are pas sionate about their right to vote,” he said. “This bill makes Missouri elections safer and more transparent, which instills condence and trust.” Then in January, Ashcroft hosted a meeting at his of ce with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a conspira cy theorist who travels the country fueling distrust in elections. The meeting alarmed some voting rights advocates in the state. Warner has defended Trump’s false claims of a fraudulent 2020 election and demonstrated alongside “Stop the Steal” protesters, while also promoting the integrity of West Virginia’s elections. He said in a recent inter view that he is working to strike a balance between those on the right who be lieve the 2020 election was stolen and those on the left who argue “there’s nothing to see here.” “The truth is obviously somewhere in the middle,” he said, while adding: “I will admit Biden won the elec tion, but did he do it legiti mately? Or did that happen outside the election laws that legislatures in certain states had put in place? That’s where I balk and say no.” Warner said he would like to see an “after-action re view” of the 2020 election, like those conducted in the military, to ease citizens’ minds and make elections better. Trump and others have criticized the expansion of mail voting in 2020 in the COVID-19 pandemic, although there is no evi dence of any widespread fraud and multiple reviews in the battleground states where Trump contested his loss have upheld the results. The House com mittee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol found that Trump advisers and administration ofcials re peatedly debunked allega tions of fraud in the weeks after the 2020 election, but Trump continued to push the lies, anyway. In a recently settled def amation case against Fox News, a Delaware Superi or Court judge ruled it was “CRYSTAL clear” that none of the claims repeat edly aired on the network about Dominion Voting Systems machines rigging votes against Trump was true. Christopher McKnight Nichols, an Ohio State University professor of his tory, said it’s confusing for voters when secretaries of state claim elections they run are fair but then raise questions or hint at prob lems, without evidence, about elections elsewhere. An earlier era of Repub licans “absolutely would have been chagrined, em barrassed, and perhaps pushed out fellow Repub licans who ip-opped so radically, or promoted lies,” he said. “Their brand was the principled and consistent politician.” In Ohio, LaRose spent years assuring the public that voter fraud represents a tiny fraction of Ohio’s cast ballots and that elec tion tallies were nearly perfect. Then during his reelection campaign last year, he said Trump “is right to say that voter fraud is a serious problem” and blamed the mainstream media for “trying to min imize voter fraud to suit their narrative.” In October, he joined a national Republican trend by opening a unit to in vestigate election law vi olations in Ohio, among other duties. He said that day that Ohio has a “strong national reputation for se cure, accurate and accessi ble elections” – but added that anything short of “ab solute condence” in elec tion integrity “weakens the very foundation of our de mocracy.”Chinese who reported on COVID to be released after 3 years By KANIS LEUNG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HONG KONG — Chi nese authorities were preparing Sunday to re lease a man who disap peared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak, a relative and another per son familiar with his case said. Fang Bin and other members of the public who were dubbed citizen journalists posted details of the pandemic in early 2020 on the internet and social media, embarrass ing Chinese ofcials who faced criticism for failing to control the outbreak. The last video Fang, a seller of traditional Chi nese clothing, posted on Twitter was of a piece of paper reading, “All citi zens resist, hand power back to the people.” Fang’s case is part of Beijing’s crackdown on criticism of China’s early handling of the pandemic, as the ruling Communist Party seeks to control the narrative of the country. He was scheduled to be released Sunday, accord ing to two people who did not want to be identied for fear of government retribution. One of them said Fang was sentenced to three years in pris on for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a vague charge tradition ally used against political dissidents. The Associated Press could not independently conrm his release and could not conrm the de tails with the authorities. Two ofces of Wuhan’s public security bureau did not provide a phone number of their informa tion ofce or answer any questions. Phone calls to a court that reportedly sentenced Fang rang un answered on Sunday af ternoon. A woman from another court that had re portedly handled Fang’s appeal said she was not authorized to answer questions. In early 2020, the initial COVID outbreak devas tated the city of Wuhan, home to 11 million resi dents, in central China’s Hubei province. Under a 76-day lockdown, its streets were deserted for months, apart from am bulances and security personnel. At that time, a small number of citizen jour nalists tried to tell their stories and those of oth ers with smart phones and social media ac counts, defying the Com munist Party’s tightly policed monopoly on in formation. Although their movement was small, the scale was unprecedented in any previous major dis ease outbreak or disaster in China. But the information they posed soon got them into trouble. Fang and another citizen journalist, Chen Qiushi, disappeared in February. Chen in September 2021 resurfaced on his friend’s live video feed on YouTube, saying he had suffered from de pression. But he did not provide details about his disappearance. Another citizen journal ist, Zhang Zhan, who also had reported on the early stage of the outbreak, was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of picking ghts and pro voking trouble in Decem ber 2020. About eight months later, her lawyer said she was in ill health after staging a long-run ning hunger strike.‘Woolly delinquents’ celebrate Charles’ coronation in yarn By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON — Heather Howarth tugged at King Charles III’s ears and tittered with satisfaction. The other ladies who gather to knit and natter in her small English village thought the ears should be bigger. But when creating a crocheted likeness of the new king, she was determined not to cause offense. Howarth and her friends in the village of Hurst, a stone’s throw from Reading, west of London, have fash ioned a woolly coronation procession to rival the pomp and circumstance that will take place when Charles is crowned on May 6 at West minster Abbey. Sheathing the 29 posts that circle the community pond with their knitted and crocheted cre ations, the women have rec reated the cast of characters set to attend the big event. There’s the king, of course, the queen consort and the Archbishop of Canter bury. And lots of Grenadier Guards. They even threw in Paddington Bear – a sort of honorary member of the royal family after he shared tea with the late Queen Eliz abeth II in a lm celebrating her 70 years on the throne. The Hurst Hookers are part of a phenomenon that has taken hold across Britain in recent years, with guerrilla knitters and crochet enthu siasts celebrating holidays and royal occasions by deco rating the nation’s iconic red post boxes and other public spaces with their handiwork. There’s no money in it, and the creations are sometimes stolen. But they do it any way because they have fun brightening their commu nities, even if no one asked them to. “Yarn bombers” around the country have been hard at work for months creating ev erything from golden coach es to crenelated castles and jewel-encrusted crowns that will add fuzzy bits of color to the coronation festivities. The “guerrilla’’ action be gan just after 5:30 p.m. on a recent Friday as the setting sun bathed the newly cleaned pond in a peaceful light. There was little stealth, but much determination. First they pulled out the crocheted likenesses of Charles, wearing a crown and a cape fashioned from an old Christmas stocking, and Camilla, with a ash of unruly blond hair. Then came the archbishop, whose spectacles rest on a bulbous woolen nose. And nally, the red-coated guardsmen. Quick as you like, the g ures were pulled down over the posts and rmly stapled in place, with the precisely embroidered medals, mous taches, sergeant stripes and other embellishments get ting an extra staple or three. Valerie Thorn, who did the embroidery, carefully re searched all the decorations, so that every medal was from a different campaign in which the guards participat ed. The insignia on Charles’ chest is so precise that from a few feet you mistake it for the real thing. The archbishop’s miter, modeled after the one he wore at his installa tion, is immediately recog nizable. 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A8 Monday, May 1, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle A fter several years of working hard to get the tired and worn-down animal shel ter replaced, the County Commission voted to build a new facility at its most recent meeting. Led by Commissioner Ruthie Schlabach, the new shel ter will increase from about 14,000 square feet to almost 25,000 square feet. Shelter capacity will expand for both dogs and cats and there will be more dog runs as well as cat condos and “catios” or enclosed secured open areas allowing the cats to get a whiff of the out doors. The commission voted to accept the second of two proposals with the new construction amount ing to about $9 million, though the exact figure won’t be known until bids are received. That total is expected to increase to about $12.5 million when all costs are added in. The plan allows for future expansion to meet county needs. Noting the current fa cility’s state of disrepair, Schlabach herself has said she was tired and certainly worn down at times during her more than three year-long battle which began even prior to her joining the county commission in 2021. The previous county board routinely deep-sixed any effort to vote in favor of the issue. But Schlabach, along with the efforts of fellow commissioner Hol ly Davis, persevered, and the April 25 BOCC voted 3-1 to move forward. The lone dissenting vote was from Commissioner Diana Finegan, who said she wanted a new shelter but said she was concerned how the county was going to pay for the shelter. Regardless, the new facility will be a welcome improvement. Both Schla bach and Davis visited other animal shelters in order to gain insight into what other counties were doing. County residents were impressed by their efforts and more than one individual contributed in excess of six figures for the new shelter. State representative Ralph Mas sullo and his wife said they would stroke a check for a half million dollars and an anonymous donor promised $400,000 to be earmarked for the catio construction. This issue has been one which has had its ups and downs but unquestionably got our county residents actively involved over the past three or four years. Dozens of individuals have called the Chronicle’s “Sound Off” line – most in support. A “Go Fund Me” was set up by the Chronicle with more than $230,000 in donations. Sure, there have been some curmudgeons, but when you look at the deplorable current facility and read the comments about shelter staff hav ing to persevere in pitiful working conditions, as the Chronicle has reported going back to November 2021, this move by the county is, well, humane, especially in a society which sometimes begs the question, “Where is our humanity?” T here is a terrible shortage of people who x things. I am thinking of electricians, plumbers, glaziers, auto mechanics and many more skilled workers who keep life livable and society running. It is frustrating if you can’t get a plumber when you need one. But the skilled worker shortage has much more signicant conse quences than the inconvenience to the homeowner. The very rate of national progress on many fronts is being affected. More housing is desperately needed, but architects tell me some new construction isn’t happening because of the skilled worker shortage. Projects are being shelved. The problem in electric utili ties is critical – and interesting because the utilities offer excellent pay, retirement and healthcare, and still, they are falling short of recruits. They are aware that many of their workers will be retiring in the next several years, adding to the problem. One utility, DTE in Michigan, has been training for mer prisoners in vegetation control – the endless business of trimming trees around power lines. Auto dealerships are scrounging for mechanics, now euphemistical ly called “technicians.” Skilled workers are in short supply for the railroad and bridge industries. Many industries are prepared to offer training. The need is great, and it has a quietly crippling effect on national prosperity. President Biden has almost ceaselessly promoted solar and wind generation as job creators. Someone should tell him there is a severe shortage of those same electricians, pipe tters, wind farm erectors and solar panel installers. The skilled worker shortage has been worsening for some time, but it is now palpable. Contributory factors have been building: The end of the draft meant an end to a lot of trade schooling in the military. Many a youth learned electronics, motor repair or how to paint something from Uncle Sam. That is the gen eration that is now retiring. Then there is the education im balance: We encourage too many below-average academic students to go to college. It is part of the credentialing craze. Those less suited to academic life seek easier and easier courses in lesser and lesser colleges just to come out with a bachelor’s degree – a certif icate that passes for a credential. The result is a glut on the market of workers with useless degrees in such things as marketing, com munications, sociology, and even journalism. If you arrive in college in need of remedial English, your future as a journalist is likely to be wobbly. Since childhood, I have been impressed with people who x things: People like my father. He xed everything from diesel engines to water well pumps, burst pipes and sagging roofs. Men, and some women, of his generation worked with their hands, but they were, in their way, Renaissance people. They knew how to x things from a cattle feeder to a sewing machine, from a loose brick in a wall to a child’s bicycle to a boiler. The work of xing, of keeping things running, isn’t stupid work; it involves a lot of deduction, knowl edge and acquired skill. Men and women who xed things were at one with men and women who made things, often bound together in a common identity inside a union. Think of the great names of the unions of the past and the sense of pride members once took in their belonging: the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, the Teamsters or the United Autowork ers. You had work and social dignity. You weren’t looked down upon because you hadn’t been to college. We aren’t going to bring back quickly honor to manual work or reverence for the great body of people who keep everything running. So we might look to the hundreds of thousands of skilled artisans who would do the work if they could enter the United States legally. Yes, the migrants milling at the southern border. Many skilled welders, plumbers and masons are yearning to cross the border and start xing the dilapidated parts of this country. The owner of a clothing factory told me she was desperate to nd women who could sew. She said it is a skill that has just disappeared from the American workforce. A landscape contractor in Wash ington told me he would close without his Mexican workers. A modest proposal: Let us write an immigration law based on who is really needed. Add to this a work permit dependent on fulll ing certain conditions. You would soon nd company recruiters mingling with the border agents along the Rio Grande. And we would lose our fear of a burst pipe. Help is just a frontier away. Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of “White House Chronicle” on PBS. He wrote this for InsideSources.com. O Disagree with Gouvellis column I am writing this in response to the recent column written by Jim Gouvellis. The influx of people to Citrus County has caused more crime in the 40+ years that I have lived here. This column seems to be a smear campaign against Sher iff Prendergast, possibly because next year is an election year. There’s no possible way that every single crime committed in this county can be reported to the public on the daily. If the Sheriff’s office feels that there is a direct threat to our community we are made aware of it immediately. You sir, are clearly not looking at the whole picture. The CCSO Facebook page is a social platform set up to inform us of occurrences in the county as well as to uplift our citizens about positive things happening. In this world we live in, it’s nice to hear some good news for a change. As for the arrest reports on the sheriff’s website, the vast number of arrests made could not remain on the site for an extended period of time-there would be no room for anything else. Under Sheriff Dawsy’s reign meth use became so rampant but he never cracked down on the dealers. When Sheriff Prendergast came into office, and thank God he did, only then did drug arrests become a priority. Due to his dil igence and hard work, his depart ment has been bringing down these scumbags. You say that he isn’t reporting enough of what goes on in this town--well then I suggest you follow the deputies around. See for yourself what they are up against. Apparently you must be a transplant from up north. Either support our Sheriff’s office or go back to where you came from. Don’t imply our CCSO is not doing their job-they are doing it better than its ever been done-especially consider ing what they are up against. Try doing your job for the amount of money deputies make. Your pub lisher is well aware of the crime change here and how bad it has become. Stop bashing and maybe start applauding? Now let’s see if this gets printed! Christa Brooks Inverness To the sheriff: I am an American, too I am writing concerning a hat that Sheriff Prendergast posted on his Facebook wall that said, “I’d rather be an American than a Democrat.”My second late hus band was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served as a nuclear submariner. The asbestos in the submarines, on which he served, gave him lung cancer and, ultimately, killed him, in 1992. He gave his life for his country, and he was a Democrat. My new husband was a brave Marine, who fought in Vietnam, saw his whole company get killed, was wounded, and received The Purple Heart. After the war, he served as a police officer and state trooper, in Mary land. He now volunteers for the Citrus County Crime Watch. He is a Democrat. My first late husband was a professor at the University of Florida, educating our next generation, as I did, as a teacher, in East Cleveland, Ohio, Gainesville, and Floral City, for 50 years. He and I were/are both Democrats. To intimate that Democrats are not Americans is offensive, especially from a sheriff, who has sworn to ... “protect and serve” all citizens of his jurisdiction. Sheriff Prendergast owes the Democrats of Citrus County an apology. Linda Piotrowski Lavery Coughlin Beverly Hills Agree that sheriff should report crime Thank you for pointing out to the public the importance of our county’s Sheriff department reporting serious crimes, espe cially when a minor is involved. You are absolutely correct that when a minor is shot we deserve to know asap! Delaying the cor rect information causes facts to be construed. You are also correct with your last statement that this public servant isn’t serving the public. I hope your article/opinion has an impact on the Sheriff’s department, public relations and public information, to change its way of releasing and reporting information to the public. Sue Hallman Crystal RiverFrom plumbers to electricians, the U.S. is gasping for skilled workers LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINIONS INVITED Q Viewpoints depicted in political cartoons, columns or letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the editorial board. Q Groups or individuals are invited to express their opinions in a letter to the editor. Q Persons wishing to address the editorial board, which meets weekly, should call Jim Gouvellis at 352-563-5660. Q All letters must be signed and include a phone number and hometown, including letters sent via email. Names and home towns will be printed; phone numbers will not be published or given out. Q We reserve the right to edit letters for length, libel, fairness and good taste. Q Letters must be no longer than 400 words, and writers will be limited to four letters per month. Q SEND LETTERS TO: The Editor, 1624 N. Meadowcrest Blvd., Crystal River, FL 34429; or email to letters@chronicle online.com. 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Gerard “Gerry” Mulligan publisher emeritusFurry friends to get new accommodations Our Viewpoint The Issue: New Animal Shelter Approved By The CountyOur Opinion: Hard Work By Com mission Pays Off For Pets And People Llewellyn King @CitrusChronicle Follow us on Twitter

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A10 Monday, May 1, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleN & W CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE IN BRIEF Pope open to helping return Ukrainian children in Russia ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Sunday the Vatican was willing to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war, saying the Holy See had already helped mediate some prisoner exchanges and would do “all that is humanly possible” to re unite families. “All human gestures help. Gestures of cruelty don’t help,” Francis said during an airborne press conference en route home from Hungary. Francis also revealed a secret peace “mission” was under way. However, he gave no details when asked whether he spoke about peace initiatives during his talks in Budapest this weekend with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Or ban or the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Hungary. The International Crimi nal Court last month issued an arrest warrant for Rus sian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s chil dren’s commissioner, ac cusing them of war crimes for abducting children from Ukraine. Russia has denied any wrongdoing, contending the children were moved for their safety.A powerhouse U.S. doctor slain in Sudan, ‘killed for nothing’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Bound to Sudan by ailing parents and his de votion to treating the poor there, American doctor Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman kept working as long as he could after ghting en gulfed Sudan’s capital. For days after battles between two rival Suda nese commanders erupted in Khartoum on April 15, the 49-year-old Sulieman treated the city’s wound ed. He and other doctors ventured out as explosions shook the walls of homes where Khartoum’s people cowered inside. Gunre between the two factions battling for control re sounded in the streets. The morning that Su lieman decided he had to risk the dangerous escape from Sudan’s capital with his parents, American wife and his two American chil dren was the morning that the war found Sulieman, friends say. In the wholesale loot ing that has accompanied ghting in the capital, Khartoum, a city of 5 million, a roving band of strangers surrounded him in his yard Tuesday, stab bing him to death in front of his family. Friends sus pect robbery was the mo tive. He became one of two Americans conrmed killed in Sudan in the ght ing, both dual nationals. Authorities say the oth er, with ties to Denver, was caught in a crossre. They have not released that American’s name. Mohamed Eisa, a Suda nese doctor who practic es in the Pittsburgh area, was a close colleague of Sulieman. Over the years, “sometimes I asked him, ‘Bushra, what are you do ing here? What are you doing in Sudan?” Eisa re called. Eisa said Sulieman would tell him: “In Sudan, every thing I do has so much impact on so many lives, so many students and so many medical profession als.” The sudden illness and death of Eisa’s father in Khartoum meant Eisa was in Sudan when ghting broke out. Now trying to get back to his American wife and children in the U.S., Eisa spoke late last week from Port Sudan, a city on the Red Sea now crowded with Sudanese and foreigners who made the dangerous 500-mile drive from the capital in hopes of securing spots on ships leaving Sudan. Eisa described a jour ney through checkpoints manned by armed men, past bodies lying in the streets, and past vehicles carrying other families killed attempting the es cape route. After evacuating all U.S. diplomats and other U.S. government personnel April 22, the U.S. conduct ed its rst evacuation of private American citizens Saturday. It used armed drones to escort buses car rying between 200 and 300 U.S. citizens, permanent residents and others to Port Sudan.1 killed when plane slams into hillside in LA neighborhood LOS ANGELES (AP) — One person was killed when a single-engine plane slammed into a grassy hillside above homes in a Los Angeles neighborhood amid dense fog, authorities said. The Cessna C172 crashed around 8:45 p.m. Saturday on the city’s west side, about 8 miles southeast of Van Nuys Airport, the Los Angeles Fire De partment and Federal Aviation Administration said. Joubin Solemani was at home with his family in the upscale Beverly Crest area when they all heard a loud crash. After searching for sev eral hours in darkness and “thick ground level fog,” crews found the crash site and one person dead in the wreckage, the re de partment said in a state ment. The pilot was the plane’s lone occupant, the FAA said. When the sun came up Sunday, Solemani said he could see the plane a few hundred feet above his property in the Santa Mon ica Mountains. “It’s totally mangled,” he told The As sociated Press. The pilot was not im mediately identied. Fire department personnel re covered the body Sunday afternoon. The plane avoided hitting power lines and a large wa ter tank and, ofcials said, there was minimal re.Biden, Marcos set to meet as tensions grow with China WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Mon day as concerns grow about the Chinese navy’s harass ment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea. Marcos’ visit to Wash ington comes after the U.S. and Philippines last week completed their largest war drills ever and as the two countries’ air forces on Monday will hold their rst joint ghter jet training in the Philippines since 1990. The Philippines this year agreed to give the U.S. ac cess to four more bases on the islands as the U.S. looks to deter China’s increasing ly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea. Meanwhile, China has an gered the Philippines by re peatedly harassing its navy and coast guard patrols and chasing away shermen in waters close to Philippine shores but which Beijing claims as its own. Before departing for Washington on Sunday, Macros said he was “de termined to forge an ever stronger relationship with the United States in a wide range of areas that not only address the concerns of our times, but also those that are critical to advancing our core interests.”Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Fran cis said Sunday that talks were underway to return colonial-era artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indig enous peoples in Canada and voiced a willingness to return other problemat ic objects in the Vatican’s collection on a case-by-case basis. “The Seventh Command ment comes to mind: If you steal something you have to give it back,” Fran cis said during an airborne press conference en route home from Hungary. Recently, Francis re turned to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures that had been in the Vatican Museums’ col lection for two centuries. The pope said Sunday that the restitution was “the right gesture” and that when such returns were possible, museums should undertake them. “In the case where you can return things, where it’s necessary to make a gesture, better to do it,” he said. “Sometimes you can’t, if there are no pos sibilities – political, real or concrete possibilities. But in the cases where you can restitute, please do it. It’s good for everyone, so you don’t get used to putting your hands in someone else’s pockets.” His comments to The Associated Press were his rst on a question that has forced many muse ums in Europe and North America to rethink their ethnographic and anthro pological collections. The restitution debate has gathered steam amid a reckoning for the colonial conquests of Africa, the Americas and Asia and demands for restitution of war loot by the countries and communities of origin. The Vatican has an exten sive collection of artifacts and art made by Indige nous peoples from around the world, much of it sent to Rome by Catholic mis sionaries for a 1925 exhi bition in the Vatican gar dens. The Vatican insists the artifacts, including cere monial masks, wampum belts and feathered head dresses, were gifts. But In digenous scholars dispute whether Native peoples at the time could have freely offered their handicrafts given the power differ entials at play in colonial periods. Francis, the rst-ev er Latin American pope, knows the history well. Last year, he travelled to Canada to personally apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses they endured at the hands of Catholic missionaries at residential schools. In the run-up to the vis it, Indigenous groups vis ited the Vatican’s Anima Mundi museum, saw some of their ancestors’ hand iwork, and expressed in terest in having greater ac cess to the collection, and the return of some items. “The restitution of the Indigenous things is un derway with Canada – at least we agreed to do it,” Francis said, adding that the Holy See’s experience meeting with the Indige nous groups in Canada had been “very fruitful.” Indeed, just a few weeks ago in another follow-up to the Canada apology, the Vatican formally re pudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery.” This theory, backed by 15th-century “papal bulls,” was used to legitimize the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and forms the basis of some property laws today in the U.S. and Canada. Francis recalled that looting was a common feature during colonial-era wars and occupations. “They took these deci sions to take the good things from the other,” he said. He said going forward, museums “have to make a discernment in each case,” but that where pos sible, restitution of objects should be made. “And if tomorrow the Egyptians come and ask for the obelisk, what will we do?” he said chuck ling, referring to the great obelisk that stands at the center of St. Peter’s Square. The Roman Em peror Caligula brought the ancient obelisk to Rome more than 2,000 years ago, and it was moved to the square in the 16th century. The Vatican Museums are mentioned in the 2020 book “The Brutish Mu seums,” which recounts the sacking of the Royal Court of Benin City by British forces in 1897 and the subsequent dispersal in museums and collections around the globe of its famed Benin Bronzes. In the appendix, the Vat ican is listed as one of the museums, galleries or col lections that “may” have objects looted from Benin City, in today’s Nigeria, in 1897. The Vatican Museums hasn’t responded to re quests for information. The Nigerian Embassy to the Holy See, asked re cently about the claim, said its “contact in the Vat ican is currently looking into the issue.” Vincenzo Pinto / AFP POOL Pope Francis meets the journalists during a press conference aboard the airplane directed to Rome, at the end of his pastoral visit to Hungary on Sunday.Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by ‘zero leads’ By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press CLEVELAND, Texas — A widening manhunt for a Tex as gunman who killed ve neighbors continued turning up nothing Sunday as of cers knocked on doors, the governor put up $50,000 in reward money and the FBI acknowledged they had “zero leads” after nearly two days of searching. “What we need from the public is any type of infor mation, because right now we’re just we’re running into dead ends,” James Smith, the FBI’s special agent in charge, said during an afternoon news conference. “I can tell you right now, we have zero leads.” The search for the suspect has grown in scale since the Friday shooting, with more than 200 police from multi ple jurisdictions searching for Francisco Oropeza, many go ing door to door, looking for the 38-year-old suspect and asking for tips. Local ofcials and the FBI also chipped in reward money, bringing the total to $80,000 for any in formation about Oropeza’s whereabouts. Oropeza is considered armed and dangerous after eeing the area Friday night, likely on foot, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said late Saturday. He said authorities had widened the search beyond the scene of the shooting, which occurred after the suspect’s neighbors asked him to stop ring off rounds in his yard. Capers said the suspect re sponded by telling them that it was his property. Doorbell camera video captured him walking up to the front door with a rie. Investigators found clothes and a phone while combing a rural area that includes dense layers of forest, but tracking dogs lost the scent, Capers said. Authorities were able to identify Oropeza by an iden tity card issued by Mexican authorities to citizens who reside outside the country, as well as the doorbell camera footage. He said police have also interviewed the suspect’s wife multiple times. Police recovered the AR15-style rie that they said Oropeza used in the shoot ings, but authorities were not sure if he was carrying another weapon, the sheriff said. There were other weap ons in the suspect’s home, he said. The attack happened near the town of Cleveland, north of Houston, on a rural street where single-story homes sit on 1-acre lots and are sur rounded by a thick canopy of trees. Some residents say neighbors often unwind by ring off guns. Rene Arevalo Sr., who lives a few houses down, said he heard gunshots around mid night Friday but didn’t think anything of it. It was a much quieter scene Sunday. Police crime scene tape had been removed from around the victims’ home. Some people stopped by to leave owers. An FBI agent, several Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and other of cers could be seen walking around the neighborhood, going door to door and try ing to speak with neighbors. The agent and ofcers de clined to comment about what they were doing. One trooper stopped a red truck and asked to look inside be fore letting the driver contin ue on his way. The victims of Friday’s shooting were between the ages of 9 and 31 years old and all were believed to be from Honduras. All were shot “from the neck up,” Capers said. A GoFundMe page was set up to repatriate the bodies of two victims, a mother and son, to their na tive country. David J. Phillip / AP Law enforcement officials work Sunday in the neighborhood where a mass shooting occurred Friday night, in Cleveland, Texas. The search for a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard stretched into a second day Sunday, with authorities saying the man could be anywhere by now. Francisco Oropeza, 38, fled after the shooting Friday night that left several people dead, including a young boy.

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S CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE Section B MONDAY, MAY 1 , 2023 Panthers oust record-setting Bruins 4-3 in OT in Game 7 By JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BOSTON — Brandon Mon tour tied it with 1 minute left in regulation, and Carter Ver haeghe scored the game-win ner at 8:35 of overtime to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 Game 7 victory on Sun day night and eliminate the record-setting Boston Bruins from the playoffs. Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the Panthers won three in a row after falling behind 3-1 in the series to advance in the postseason for just the second time since reaching the Stanley Cup Fi nal in 1996. They will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round. Boston rallied from a twogoal deficit to take a 3-2 lead, but Florida pulled Bo brovsky for one final push and Montour tied it with his second of the game. Verhae ghe won it on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle that just made it under the crossbar. That eliminated the Bruins, who set NHL records with 65 wins and 135 points in the regular season but become the second Presidents’ Tro phy winner in five years to lose in the first round. Sam Reinhart also scored for Florida. The Bruins had not lost three games in a row all season. David Krejci and Tyler Ber tuzzi scored after Boston fell behind 2-0, and David Pas trnak gave the Bruins their only lead of the game on a power-play goal 55 seconds into the third period. Jeremy Swayman, making his first start of the series as a sub for likely Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark, stopped 32 shots. The game could be the last for Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron, the five-time Selke Trophy-winner who teased retirement last year but opt ed to return. He was the last Boston player on the ice. Michael Dwyer / AP Florida Panthers’ Sam Reinhart celebrates his goal with Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell during the second period of Sunday’s Game 7 of a Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins.Butler, Heat start 2nd round with 108-101 win over Knicks By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Jimmy Butler looked his coach in the eye and said he was staying in the game, no matter how much his ankle might have hurt. The Miami Heat needed all sea son to turn into the team they ex pected, so no way Butler wants to miss a minute of it now. Butler had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the No. 8-seed ed Heat kept rolling after barely reaching the postseason, beating the New York Knicks 108-101 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference seminals. Gabe Vincent scored 20 points for the Heat, who became the sixth No. 8 seed to beat a No. 1 when they toppled Milwaukee in the rst round. They continue to look nothing like a team that was only three games above .500 when they reached April and needed to win a play-in game just to get the nal postseason berth in the East. They averaged 124 points in that series behind Butler’s 37.6 per game, but they pulled this one out with old-fashioned defense and rebounding that has always worked so well before for them at this time of year. “It’s the playoffs, number one. You expect it to be tough,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Two, just be cause the regular season didn’t go the way we wanted it to go or oth er people wanted it to go, doesn’t mean we weren’t developing grit and tough habits and good things. It wasn’t just from the play-in.” RJ Barrett scored 26 points and Jalen Brunson had 25 for the fth-seeded Knicks, who are in the second round of the playoffs for the rst time since 2013. They started strong and led most of the rst half, but the Heat eventually got the Madison Square Garden crowd quieter and quieter as the game went on. Game 2 is Tuesday night.The Knicks were without AllStar forward Julius Randle be cause of a sprained left ankle and they surely missed him when the transition points dried up and it became a half-court game. They could’ve used his shoot ing on a day they went 7 for 34 behind the arc, missing a chance to break open the game early and then hindering any chances of coming back. Brunson was 0 for 7 from outside and committed ve turnovers. The Heat fell behind by 12 points in the second quarter, but that wasn’t going to faze a team that eliminated decits of 15 and then 16 points in the last two games against Milwaukee. They gradually narrowed the decit be fore halftime, blew by the Knicks with a 21-5 run in the third quarter and pulled away to a double-digit lead in the fourth. They did it without needing the type of huge performances Butler delivered in the rst round, when he scored 56 and 42 points in the nal two games. He did plenty of other things they needed, in cluding staying in the game after getting hurt with 5:05 to play, re maining on the court for a while and then limping to the bench during a timeout before coming back out to shoot the free throws. Butler gave the Heat a good start John Minchillo / AP Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) rebounds against New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) during the first half of Game 1 in the Eastern Confer ence semifinals on Sunday in New York.Heating things upFinau holds off Rahm to take Mexico Open for 6th career winVALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Tony Finau and Jon Rahm play enough golf together away from the PGA Tour that Finau thinks it has only made him a better player. He showed that Sunday in the Mexico Open at Rahm’s ex pense. Finau was expecting a tough test against Rahm, the Mas ters champion and No. 1 play er in the world. Equipped with a two-shot lead, Finau played bogey-free for a 5-under 66 and never gave Rahm or anyone else much of a chance. He wound up winning by three shots for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last nine months. Finau earned a small measure of redemption at Vallarta Vidan ta, where last year he nished runner-up to Rahm by one shot. Finau nished at 24-under 260. Turns out Rahm wasn’t his biggest threat. Brandon Wu, also a runner-up last year, holed a 45-foot eagle putt on the par-5 sixth hole and made a short birdie on the next hole to briey tie for the lead. Finau answered with a birdie on the seventh, and then Wu fell back with a bogey from the bun ker on No. 8 and a tee shot into the water on the 10th that led to double bogey. Rahm closed with a 67 and certainly had his chances. He was three behind Finau at the turn, but failed to birdie two of the par 5s with a poor drive on the 12th and a poor approach on the 14th that kept him from rea sonable birdie chances. The Spaniard’s last hope was on the 16th hole. Finau hit his approach into the bunker and Rahm hit a 7-iron into the same bunker. Both made par, and at that point, Rahm simply ran out of holes. “I feel like if I hit that second shot on 16 on the green and give myself a real look at birdie, To ny’s up-and-down gets signi cantly more difcult,” Rahm said. Akshay Bhatia, the 21-yearold who has special temporary membership, faded to a 70 and nished fourth. Finau now has two victories this season – his other was in the Houston Open last fall – to join Rahm, Scottie Schefer and Max Homa as the only multiple winners on tour this season. Finau’s sixth career PGA Tour victory was worth $1,386,000. He also moved to No. 11 in the world. Finau did his best work on the front nine. He left a bunker shot in the sand on the sixth hole and managed to get up-and-down for par. On the eighth hole, an other bunker shot from a tough lie didn’t quite reach the green, and he holed a 15-foot putt from the fringe for par. Rahm was playing for the second time in three weeks since winning the Masters. He is skipping the Wells Fargo Championship – his one opt-out from elevated events with a $20 million purse – and will have a two-week break going into the PGA Championship. Finau, who went more than ve years between his rst and Vaughn, White Sox stop slide with wild 12-9 win against Rays By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO — On the very last day of a mostly miserable April, Andrew Vaughn and the Chicago White Sox nally got to celebrate again. Vaughn capped Chicago’s sev en-run ninth inning with a three-run homer, and the White Sox stopped a 10-game losing streak with a wild 12-9 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Yasmani Grandal also homered and Adam Haseley had four hits as Chicago won for the rst time since April 18. It was the longest slide for the team since it also dropped 10 in a row in 2013. “That felt like a huge weight off our shoulders,” Vaughn said. “You know April showers bring May owers, so here we go.” Chicago nished with a sea son-high 18 hits. It was the fran chise’s biggest ninth-inning come back since it trailed 10-4 against Minnesota on Sept. 7, 2007, be fore winning in extra innings. “We’ve got some ght in that clubhouse,” rst-year manager Pedro Grifol said. Jake Burger sparked the winning rally with a one-out RBI double against Jalen Beeks (0-2). Oscar Colás then hit a sacrice y and Elvis Andrus made it 9-8 with a run-scoring single. After Lenyn Sosa’s single, Beeks was replaced by Garrett Cleavinger. But Haseley greeted Cleavinger with a tying single and Vaughn followed with his third homer of the season, a drive to left eld that led to a big celebration at home plate. “Sometimes hits are contagious, and it seemed like that was pretty much what was happening in that last inning,” Haseley said. Vaughn said he “blacked out” as he rounded the bases, but he remembered crossing home plate. “Yeah, I do, and I’ll have a nice little shiner tomorrow,” a grinning Vaughn said. Aaron Bummer (1-1) got the win after he allowed two runs in the top of the ninth. Luke Raley homered twice and drove in three runs for Tampa Bay, which went 6-1 against Chi cago this season. Taylor Walls and Christian Bethancourt also con nected. “We’ve got a lot of condence in this group, and condence there to the very last pitch to Vaughn that we were going to nd a way to win the ballgame,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “Ultimately we just didn’t today.” The White Sox led 4-2 after seven innings on a rainy, over cast afternoon. Grandal hit a two-run homer in the sixth, and Eloy Jiménez added an RBI single in the seventh. But Tampa Bay showed off its power during a ve-run eighth, taking advantage of sloppy play Nam Y. Huh / AP Tampa Bay Rays’ Luke Raley hits a solo home run during the fourth inning of Sunday’s game in Chicago. See GOLF , page B3 See RAYS , page B3 See HEAT , page B3

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B2 Monday, May 1, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 23 6 .793 – Baltimore 19 9 .679 3½Toronto 18 10 .643 4½Boston 15 14 .517 8 New York 15 14 .517 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Minnesota 17 12 .586 –Cleveland 13 15 .464 3½Detroit 10 17 .370 6Chicago 8 21 .276 9Kansas City 7 22 .241 10 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 17 11 .607 – Houston 14 13 .519 2½ Los Angeles 15 14 .517 2½Seattle 12 16 .429 5 Oakland 6 23 .207 11½ NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 18 9 .667 – New York 15 12 .556 3 Miami 16 13 .552 3 Phila. 15 13 .536 3½Washington 10 17 .370 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Pittsburgh 20 9 .690 –Milwaukee 18 10 .643 1½Chicago 14 13 .519 5Cincinnati 12 16 .429 7½St. Louis 10 19 .345 10 West Division W L Pct GBArizona 16 13 .552 –Los Angeles 16 13 .552 –San Diego 15 14 .517 1San Francisco 11 16 .407 4Colorado 9 20 .310 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Saturday’s Games Detroit 7, Baltimore 4, 1st gameKansas City 3, Minnesota 2Toronto 1, Seattle 0, 10 inningsCincinnati 3, Oakland 2Boston 8, Cleveland 7, 10 inningsBaltimore 6, Detroit 4, 2nd gamePhila. 6, Houston 1Texas 2, N.Y. Yankees 0Milwaukee 7, L.A. Angels 5Tampa Bay 12, Chicago White Sox 3 Sunday’s Games Boston 7, Cleveland 1Baltimore 5, Detroit 3L.A. Angels 3, Milwaukee 0Seattle 10, Toronto 8, 10 inningsMinnesota 8, Kansas City 4Texas 15, N.Y. Yankees 2Chicago White Sox 12, Tampa Bay 9Oakland 5, Cincinnati 4Phila. at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Cleveland (Quantrill 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Germán 2-2), 7:05 p.m.Toronto (Berríos 2-3) at Boston (Kluber 1-4), 7:10 p.m.San Francisco (Stripling 0-1) at Houston (Garcia 2-2), 8:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m.Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Baltimore at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m.L.A. Angels at St. Louis, 7:45 p.m.Arizona at Texas, 8:05 p.m.San Francisco at Houston, 8:10 p.m.Seattle at Oakland, 9:40 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday’s Games Pittsburgh 6, Washington 3, 1st gameCincinnati 3, Oakland 2Miami 7, Chicago Cubs 6Phila. 6, Houston 1Pittsburgh 16, Washington 1, 2nd gameSan Diego 16, San Francisco 11Milwaukee 7, L.A. Angels 5Arizona 11, Colorado 4L.A. Dodgers 1, St. Louis 0Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Sunday’s Games Miami 4, Chicago Cubs 3Washington 7, Pittsburgh 2L.A. Angels 3, Milwaukee 0Colorado 12, Arizona 4Oakland 5, Cincinnati 4L.A. Dodgers 6, St. Louis 3San Diego 6, San Francisco 4Phila. at Houston, 7:10 p.m.Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Monday’s Games Atlanta (Strider 3-0) at N.Y. Mets (Reyes 0-0), 1:10 p.m., 1st gameAtlanta (Morton 3-2) at N.Y. Mets (Megill 3-1), 4:40 p.m., 2nd gameChicago Cubs (Smyly 2-1) at Washington (Gore 3-1), 7:05 p.m.San Francisco (Stripling 0-1) at Houston (Garcia 2-2), 8:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Weaver 0-1) at San Diego (Snell 0-4), 9:40 p.m.Phila. (Walker 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 0-0), 10:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Atlanta at Miami, 6:40 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Washington, 7:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at St. Louis, 7:45 p.m.Arizona at Texas, 8:05 p.m.San Francisco at Houston, 8:10 p.m.Milwaukee at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.Cincinnati at San Diego, 9:40 p.m.Phila. at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. CHICAGO WHITE SOX 12, TAMPA BAY 9 Tampa Bay Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi B.Lowe 2b 5 0 1 0 Haseley cf 5 3 4 1Arozarena lf 5 0 1 0 Vaughn 1b 4 1 2 3Ramírez dh 4 0 1 0 Sheets lf 2 0 0 1J.Lowe rf 3 2 0 0 Robert Jr. ph 0 0 0 0Paredes 3b 5 1 2 0 González pr-lf 1 0 0 0Walls ss 5 2 4 2 Jiménez dh 5 1 4 1Raley 1b 4 2 2 3 Benintendi pr 0 1 0 0Bethancourt c 4 1 1 2 Grandal c 4 2 1 2Margot cf 4 1 1 0 Burger 3b 5 1 1 1 Colás rf 4 0 1 1 Andrus ss 5 2 3 1 Sosa 2b 5 1 2 0Totals 39 9 13 7 Totals 40 12 18 11 Tampa Bay 000 200 052 — 9Chicago 100 002 117 — 12E–Colás (1), González (1). DP–Tampa Bay 2, Chicago 1. LOB–Tampa Bay 9, Chicago 9. 2B–B.Lowe (2), Andrus (4), Burger (5). HR–Walls (4), Raley 2 (7), Bethancourt (5), Gran dal (3), Vaughn (3). SB–Walls 2 (5), J.Lowe (5), Margot (4). SF–Bethancourt (1), Sheets (1), Colás (1). IP H R ER BB SOTampa Bay Rasmussen 5 9 3 3 0 3K.Kelly 1 1 0 0 0 0Poche 1 1 1 1 2 1Adam H,4 1 1 1 0 0 2Beeks L,0-2 2 / 3 4 5 5 0 0 Cleavinger BS,0-1 0 2 2 2 0 0Chicago Clevinger 5 7 2 2 1 8Santos 1 1 0 0 0 0J.Kelly H,2 1 0 0 0 0 3López BS,3-6 1 / 3 2 3 3 1 0 Graveman 2 / 3 1 2 1 0 2 Bummer W,1-1 1 2 2 2 1 0Rasmussen pitched to 2 batters in the 6th, Cleavinger pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.HBP–Rasmussen (Vaughn), Santos (Raley), Poche (Robert Jr.), Graveman (Margot), Beeks (Grandal). WP–Rasmussen.Umpires–Home, John Tumpane; First, Alex MacKay; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt.T–3:24. A–17,049 (40,241). MIAMI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 3 Chicago Miami ab r h bi ab r h bi Hoerner 2b 5 0 1 0 Berti ss-2b 3 2 2 0Swanson ss 5 0 2 1 Cooper 1b 2 0 1 0Happ lf 3 0 0 0 Sánchez rf 2 0 1 0Suzuki rf 4 1 1 0 Arraez 2b-1b 3 0 1 2Bellinger cf 3 1 1 2 Soler dh 3 0 0 0Wisdom 3b 4 0 1 0 Segura 3b 4 0 0 0Hosmer 1b 3 0 1 0 Chisholm Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 Mancini ph-1b 1 0 1 0 Fortes c 2 1 1 0Ríos dh 1 1 1 0 De La Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 Veláz. ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Hampson rf-ss 3 1 2 1 Gomes c 3 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 Totals 28 4 8 3Chicago 001 101 000 — 3Miami 002 100 01x — 4DP–Chicago 2, Miami 1. LOB–Chicago 8, Miami 4. 2B–Ríos (1), Hampson 2 (6). 3B–Suzuki (1). HR–Bellinger (7). SB–Fortes (1). SF–Bellinger (2), Arraez (1). IP H R ER BB SOChicago Steele 6 7 3 2 1 3 Fulmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thompson L,1-1 1 / 3 1 1 1 1 0 Alzolay 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Miami Hoeing 5 5 2 2 1 4 Nardi BS,0-1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Barnes 1 1 0 0 1 1 Scott W,2-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Puk S,5-5 1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP–Steele (Soler), Hoeing (Gomes). WP–Barnes.Umpires–Home, Bill Miller; First, Chad Whitson; Second, Roberto Ortiz; Third, Rob Drake. T–2:18. A–20,345 (37,446). BOSTON 7, CLEVELAND 1 Cleveland Boston ab r h bi ab r h bi Kwan lf 4 1 1 0 Verdugo rf 4 1 2 3Rosario ss 4 0 1 1 Turner 1b 4 0 0 0Ramírez dh 4 0 0 0 Refsnyder lf 4 0 0 0Bell 1b 4 0 0 0 Devers 3b 3 1 0 0Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0 Yoshida dh 3 1 1 0Giménez 2b 3 0 1 0 Arroyo ss 3 1 2 2Straw cf 3 0 0 0 Wong c 4 2 2 2Arias 3b 3 0 1 0 Duran cf 4 1 1 0Gallagher c 2 0 0 0 Valdez 2b 4 0 1 0Naylor ph 1 0 0 0 Viloria c 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 4 1 Totals 33 7 9 7Cleveland 000 001 000 — 1Boston 000 022 30x — 7E–Rosario (6), Devers (1). DP–Cleveland 1, Boston 0. LOB–Cleveland 5, Boston 8. 2B–Kwan (4), Yoshida (4), Duran (9), Arroyo (4), Valdez (3). HR–Wong (1), Verdugo (4). IP H R ER BB SOCleveland Allen L,1-1 5 4 2 2 2 8Sandlin 1 2 2 2 0 0Batteneld 2 3 3 3 4 2Boston Sale W,2-2 6 1 / 3 3 1 1 0 5 Schreiber H,6 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 1 Bleier 1 0 0 0 0 1Bernardino 1 0 0 0 0 0HBP–Sale (Giménez).Umpires–Home, Jeff Nelson; First, CB Buc knor; Second, Chris Segal; Third, Ben May.T–2:32. A–29,395 (37,755). BALTIMORE 5, DETROIT 3 Baltimore Detroit ab r h bi ab r h bi Mullins cf 4 0 1 0 McKinstry 2b-rf 5 0 0 0Rutschman c 4 1 1 0 Greene cf 5 1 1 0Mountcastle 1b 4 1 2 1 Báez ss 4 0 2 1 Stowers rf 4 0 1 0 Torkelson 1b 2 0 0 0McKenna rf 0 0 0 0 Maton dh 2 0 1 0Hays lf 2 1 0 1 Haase ph-dh 1 0 0 0Henderson 3b 4 0 0 0 Baddoo lf 3 0 0 0Mateo ss 4 1 1 1 Short ph-2b 1 0 1 0Frazier 2b 4 1 1 1 Vierling rf-lf 4 1 1 0O’Hearn dh 3 0 1 1 Rogers c 3 1 1 2Urías ph-dh 1 0 1 0 Ibáñez 3b 4 0 0 0Totals 34 5 9 5 Totals 34 3 7 3Baltimore 011 110 001 — 5Detroit 000 030 000 — 3E–Mateo (4), McKinstry (2). DP–Baltimore 0, Detroit 2. LOB–Baltimore 6, Detroit 8. 2B–Rutschman (3), Mountcastle 2 (6), Urías (6), Maton (4), Báez (5). HR–Frazier (3), Mateo (6), Rogers (3). SB–Mullins (11). SF–Hays (1). IP H R ER BB SOBaltimore Bradish 4 2 / 3 6 3 3 1 5 Pérez 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Voth W,1-1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Coulombe H,7 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 2 Cano S,2-2 1 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 2 Detroit Turnbull L,1-4 4 5 3 2 2 3 Holton 2 1 / 3 1 1 1 1 1 Foley 1 1 / 3 1 0 0 0 0 Shreve 2 / 3 2 1 1 0 0 Lange 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 2 Voth pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.HBP–Bradish (Torkelson).Umpires–Home, Doug Eddings; First, Charlie Ramos; Second, Ramon De Jesus; Third, Edwin Moscoso.T–2:46. A–13,626 (41,083). SEATTLE 10, TORONTO 8 Seattle Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi Crawford ss 4 0 1 1 Springer rf 6 1 3 0Suárez 3b 5 1 0 0 Bichette ss 6 2 2 3Kelenic cf 4 2 0 0 Guerrero Jr. 1b 4 1 0 0 Raleigh c 4 3 2 4 Chapman 3b 5 1 3 2Hernández rf 4 2 1 1 Merrifield lf 4 0 1 0Trammell lf 4 1 1 4 Kiermaier cf 1 0 0 0La Stella dh 3 0 0 0 Kirk c 5 1 2 0Caballero pr-dh 0 1 0 0 Varsho cf-lf 4 0 1 0Haggerty 1b 3 0 0 0 Jansen dh 5 1 1 1France ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Espinal 2b 4 1 1 2Wong 2b 4 0 2 0 Totals 36 10 7 10 Totals 44 8 14 8Seattle 400 001 021 2 — 10Toronto 233 000 000 0 — 8E–Haggerty (1), Espinal (2). DP–Seattle 1, Toronto 2. LOB–Seattle 3, Toronto 11. 2B–Chapman 2 (15), Jansen (2). HR–Trammell (1), Hernández (7), Raleigh 2 (5), Bichette (6). IP H R ER BB SOSeattle Gonzales 3 8 8 5 1 2 Murfee 1 0 0 0 1 2 Speier 1 1 0 0 0 0 Flexen 2 3 0 0 1 2 Topa 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sewald W,2-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Brash S,1-4 1 1 0 0 0 2 Toronto Bassitt 5 2 4 4 4 7 Richards 2 2 1 1 0 2 Bass H,1 2 / 3 1 2 1 0 0 García BS,0-2 1 1 / 3 1 1 1 1 2 Pop L,1-1 1 1 2 1 0 0 HBP–Bassitt (Hernández).Umpires–Home, Mark Carlson; First, Jordan Baker; Second, Tripp Gibson; Third, Brennan Miller.T–3:10. A–40,158 (49,282). MINNESOTA 8, KANSAS CITY 4 Kansas City Minnesota ab r h bi ab r h bi Witt Jr. ss 5 1 0 0 Kepler rf 4 1 0 0Pasquantino 1b 4 1 3 2 Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0Perez c 3 0 1 0 Correa ss 3 1 0 0Melendez c 2 0 1 0 Buxton dh 4 2 2 3Olivares lf 4 0 1 1 Larnach lf 3 1 1 0Pratto rf 4 0 1 0 Gallo 1b 2 1 0 0Reyes dh 4 0 0 0 Gordon cf 3 1 1 2Dozier 3b 4 0 0 0 Castro 3b 3 1 1 1Bradley Jr. cf 4 2 2 0 Solano ph-3b 1 0 1 0 Duffy 2b 3 0 1 0 Vázquez c 4 0 1 2Totals 37 4 10 3 Totals 31 8 7 8Kansas City 000 001 102 — 4 Minnesota 017 000 00x — 8 E–Vázquez (2), Polanco (1). DP–Kansas City 0, Minnesota 1. LOB–Kansas City 9, Minne sota 5. 2B–Duffy (3), Pasquantino (8), Brad ley Jr. (2), Melendez (5), Buxton (6). HR–Bux ton (7). SB–Castro (1). S–Gordon (1). IP H R ER BB SOKansas City Singer L,2-3 2 2 / 3 5 8 8 3 5 Staumont 1 1 / 3 1 0 0 0 3 Garrett 1 2 / 3 0 0 0 1 1 Hernández 1 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 3 J.Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 2 Minnesota Gray W,4-0 6 5 1 1 1 7 Pagán 1 2 1 0 0 1 Stewart 1 0 0 0 1 1 Winder 2 / 3 3 2 2 1 1 Duran S,6-7 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 HBP–Singer (Gallo). WP–Staumont.Umpires–Home, Vic Carapazza; First, Nick Mahrley; Second, Jerry Layne; Third, Brock Ballou.T–2:50. A–17,150 (38,544). TEXAS 15, N.Y. YANKEES 2 New York Texas ab r h bi ab r h bi Volpe ss 4 0 1 0 Semien 2b 4 1 0 0Peraza 3b 4 0 1 1 Grossman dh 3 3 1 1Rizzo dh 4 0 0 0 Lowe 1b 2 3 1 2LeMahieu 1b 2 0 0 0 Miller ph-1b 1 0 0 0Calhoun rf 1 0 0 0 García rf 3 3 2 1Torres 2b 4 1 1 0 J.Smith lf 1 0 0 0Cabrera rf-1b 3 0 0 0 Jung 3b 4 3 2 5Kiner-Falefa cf 4 0 2 0 Heim c 4 2 3 3 Higashioka c 3 0 1 1 León c 1 0 1 1Hicks lf 4 1 2 0 Duran ss 5 0 1 2 Thompson lf-rf 5 0 0 0 Taveras cf 3 0 0 0Totals 33 2 8 2 Totals 36 15 11 15 New York 001 000 001 — 2 Texas 400 046 01x — 15 E–Ramirez (1). DP–New York 0, Texas 1. LOB–New York 7, Texas 5. 2B–Volpe (3), Heim 2 (7), Jung (5), León (1). HR–Jung (6), Lowe (4), García (8), Heim (5). SB–Semien (4). IP H R ER BB SONew York Cortes L,3-2 4 2 / 3 5 7 7 4 7 Abreu 1 2 6 6 4 1 Ramirez 2 1 / 3 4 2 2 0 2 Texas Pérez W,4-1 6 6 1 1 1 2 Kennedy 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ragans 1 0 0 0 0 2 Rodríguez 1 2 1 1 2 1 Abreu pitched to 7 batters in the 6th.Umpires–Home, Chris Guccione; First, Lance Barrett; Second, Ryan Blakney; Third, Jere my Riggs.T–2:30. A–39,078 (40,000). COLORADO 12, ARIZONA 4 Arizona Colorado ab r h bi ab r h bi Marte 2b 2 0 0 0 Blackmon rf 3 1 2 2Fletcher rf 2 1 1 0 Daza pr-cf 0 0 0 0Rivera 1b-3b 4 1 1 1 Profar lf 4 2 1 0Gurriel Jr. lf 4 0 1 1 McMahon 3b 5 0 0 1Walker dh 3 0 0 0 Cron 1b 5 2 3 4Longoria 3b 2 1 1 1 Díaz c 5 1 2 0Perdomo 2b 1 0 0 0 Moustakas dh 4 1 1 2Smith rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Grichuk cf-rf 4 2 2 0Ahmed ss 3 1 0 0 Doyle cf 0 0 0 0Moreno c 4 0 2 0 H.Castro 2b 4 2 3 2Thomas cf 4 0 1 1 Tovar ss 4 1 2 1Totals 33 4 7 4 Totals 38 12 16 12 Arizona 010 000 021 — 4 Colorado 014 104 20x — 12DP–Arizona 1, Colorado 1. LOB–Arizona 6, Colorado 6. 2B–Fletcher (1), Rivera (2), Gurriel Jr. (7), Cron (5), Díaz (6), Grichuk 2 (2), H.Castro (1), Tovar (6), Blackmon (7). HR–Longoria (3), Cron (6). SF–Blackmon (1). IP H R ER BB SOArizona R.Nelson L,1-2 4 9 6 6 1 2Solomon 2 1 / 3 7 6 6 2 1 K.Nelson 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Mantiply 1 0 0 0 0 1Colorado Gomber W,2-4 6 3 1 1 2 4Suter 1 0 0 0 1 0Hand 1 3 2 2 0 2Mears 1 1 1 1 1 1WP–R.Nelson.Umpires–Home, Paul Emmel; First, Chad Fairchild; Second, Nic Lentz; Third, Emil Jimenez.T–2:31. A–31,900 (50,144). WASHINGTON 7, PITTSBURGH 2 Pittsburgh Washington ab r h bi ab r h bi Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0 Call lf 5 0 1 0Reynolds dh 4 0 2 1 García 2b 5 1 1 2Andujar rf 3 0 0 0 Ruiz c 4 1 2 0Santana 1b 2 0 0 0 Meneses dh 5 1 4 1Suwinski cf 4 0 0 0 Candelario 3b 3 0 2 2Joe lf 4 1 1 0 Smith 1b 5 1 1 0Marcano ss 4 0 2 1 Thomas rf 3 1 1 0Bae 2b 4 1 1 0 Abrams ss 4 1 1 0Hedges c 3 0 0 0 Robles cf 4 1 2 2McCutchen ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 2 Totals 38 7 15 7Pittsburgh 001 000 001 — 2Washington 232 000 00x — 7DP–Pittsburgh 1, Washington 0. LOB–Pitts burgh 7, Washington 11. 2B–Reynolds (9), Joe (7), Candelario (6), Abrams (4), Robles (4). SB–Santana (3), Bae (11). IP H R ER BB SOPittsburgh Oviedo L,2-2 2 1 / 3 9 7 7 2 1 Moreta 1 2 / 3 1 0 0 1 1 Hernandez 2 2 0 0 0 2 Ramirez 1 2 0 0 0 1 Underwood Jr. 1 1 0 0 1 0 Washington Gray W,2-4 6 3 1 1 3 6 Machado 2 1 0 0 0 1 Finnegan 1 2 1 1 0 2 Umpires–Home, Ryan Wills; First, Andy Fletcher; Second, Erich Bacchus; Third, Laz Diaz.T–2:41. A–16,898 (41,376). L.A. DODGERS 6, ST. LOUIS 3 St. Louis Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi Nootbaar rf 4 0 1 1 Betts rf 3 0 1 0Goldschmidt dh 4 0 1 0 Freeman 1b 4 0 1 0Gorman 2b 4 0 0 0 Smith c 3 1 1 1Arenado 3b 4 0 1 0 Muncy 3b 4 1 0 0Contreras c 4 1 2 0 Heyward dh 1 2 1 0Burleson lf 2 1 1 0 T.Thomp. ph-dh 1 0 0 0O’Neill ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Outman cf 3 1 1 0Carlson cf 3 0 1 1 Vargas 2b 3 0 0 1Donovan 1b 4 0 2 1 Peralta lf 4 0 0 2Edman ss 3 1 1 0 Taylor ss 4 1 2 1Totals 34 3 10 3 Totals 30 6 7 5St. Louis 020 010 000 — 3Los Angeles 010 220 01x — 6DP–St. Louis 0, Los Angeles 2. LOB–St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 10. 2B–Burleson (5), Edman (4), Betts (8), Heyward (3), Taylor (1), Smith (4). SB–Outman (4), Taylor (2), Free man (4). SF–Carlson (1), Smith (3). IP H R ER BB SOSt. Louis Woodford 3 2 / 3 4 3 3 3 2 Z.Thompson L,1-2 2 / 3 1 2 2 2 1 VerHagen 1 0 0 0 1 1Romero 1 1 / 3 1 0 0 0 1 Gallegos 2 / 3 1 1 1 1 0 Helsley 2 / 3 0 0 0 1 0 Los Angeles Syndergaard W,1-3 5 1 / 3 8 3 3 0 0 Ferguson H,4 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Vesia H,2 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 2 Graterol H,2 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Almonte H,2 1 0 0 0 0 1Phillips S,3-3 1 1 0 0 0 1VerHagen pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.HBP–Woodford (Smith). WP–VerHagen, Helsley.Umpires–Home, Jim Wolf; First, Mike Much linski; Second, Nate Tomlinson; Third, Sean Barber.T–2:46. A–52,304 (56,000). SAN DIEGO 6, SAN FRANCISCO 4 San Francisco San Diego ab r h bi ab r h bi Wade Jr. 1b 4 1 1 1 Tatis Jr. rf 4 1 2 0 Flores ph 1 0 0 0 Machado 3b 4 0 0 0Estrada ss 4 0 1 0 Soto lf 3 1 2 1Pederson dh 4 0 1 0 Bogaerts ss 4 1 1 0Haniger lf 4 1 1 1 Crnen. 2b-1b 4 1 1 1Conforto rf 4 1 1 0 Cruz dh 4 0 1 0Davis 3b 3 1 2 1 Carpenter 1b 4 1 2 2 Yastrzemski cf 4 0 2 1 Kim pr-2b 0 0 0 0Villar 2b 0 0 0 0 Nola c 4 1 1 2Bart c 4 0 0 0 Grisham cf 2 0 0 0Wisely 2b-cf 3 0 0 0 Slater ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 33 6 10 6San Francisco 110 200 000 — 4San Diego 000 030 03x — 6E–Bogaerts (2). DP–San Francisco 1, San Diego 0. LOB–San Francisco 6, San Diego 5. 2B–Conforto (1), Tatis Jr. (2), Carpenter (6). 3B–Cruz (1). HR–Wade Jr. (5), Davis (6), Haniger (2), Nola (1). IP H R ER BB SOSan Francisco Cobb 5 7 3 3 0 7 Alexander H,1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Brebbia H,4 1 0 0 0 0 3 Ty.Rogers L,0-2 H,4 1 / 3 1 2 2 1 1 Doval BS,3-4 2 / 3 2 1 1 0 1 San Diego Darvish 6 9 4 4 0 9 García W,1-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 Hader S,10-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 HBP–Cobb (Grisham), García (Davis). WP–Cobb(2).Umpires–Home, Pat Hoberg; First, Jeremie Rehak; Second, Nestor Ceja; Third, Alfonso Marquez.T–2:52. A–19,633 (20,576). HOUSTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 3 Philadelphia Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Stott 2b 5 0 1 0 Peña ss 4 1 1 0Turner ss 4 0 1 0 Bregman 3b 2 1 1 0Schwarber lf 1 1 0 0 Alvarez lf 3 0 1 0Castellanos rf 4 0 0 0 J.Abreu 1b 4 0 0 0Marsh cf 3 0 0 0 Tucker rf 4 0 2 1Realmuto c 4 1 1 1 Hensley dh 4 1 1 0Bohm 1b 4 0 0 0 Meyers cf 4 1 1 1Clemens dh 4 1 1 1 Bannon 2b 3 0 0 0Sosa 3b 4 0 1 0 Maldonado c 3 0 2 1Totals 33 3 5 2 Totals 31 4 9 3Philadelphia 010 010 010 — 3 Houston 110 110 00x — 4 E–Bregman (3). DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 0. LOB–Philadelphia 7, Houston 6. 2B–Hens ley (1), Maldonado (2). HR–Realmuto (3), Clemens (3), Meyers (2). IP H R ER BB SOPhiladelphia Falter L,0-5 4 1 / 3 8 4 4 3 3 Brogdon 1 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Soto 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ortiz 1 1 0 0 0 2 Houston Urquidy W,2-2 5 1 / 3 3 2 2 1 3 Neris H,2 2 / 3 0 0 0 1 1 Montero H,2 1 2 0 0 0 2 B.Abreu H,4 1 0 1 0 1 1 Pressly S,3-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP–Urquidy (Schwarber). WP–Neris.Umpires–Home, Ryan Additon; First, Dan Merzel; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Will Little.T–2:46. A–41,669 (41,000). OAKLAND 5, CINCINNATI 4 Cincinnati Oakland ab r h bi ab r h bi Newman 2b-ss 5 0 2 2 Ruiz cf 3 0 1 1Steer dh 4 0 1 0 Laureano rf 4 0 2 0Fairchild lf 3 0 1 0 Rooker lf 2 2 2 2India 2b 2 0 1 0 Aguilar 1b 4 1 2 2Stephenson 1b-c 5 0 0 0 Pérez dh 2 0 0 0 Ramos rf 5 1 2 0 Noda ph-dh 1 0 0 0Senzel cf-3b 4 2 2 1 Langeliers c 4 0 0 0Reynolds 3b-1b 4 0 1 0 Diaz 2b 2 0 0 0 Barrero ss 2 0 1 0 Kemp ph-2b 2 0 0 0Friedl ph-cf 2 1 1 0 Peterson 3b 4 2 2 0Casali c 1 0 0 0 Smith ss 2 0 0 0Fraley ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Totals 38 4 12 3 Totals 30 5 9 5Cincinnati 010 003 000 — 4Oakland 200 100 101 — 5E–Reynolds (1), Acevedo (1). LOB–Cincinnati 10, Oakland 8. 2B–Fairchild (3), Steer (6). HR–Senzel (2), Aguilar (5), Rooker (9). SB–Barrero (3). SF–Rooker (2). S–Smith 2 (4). IP H R ER BB SOCincinnati Lodolo 5 5 3 3 0 7 Sims H,1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Farmer BS,0-2 1 2 1 1 1 0 Law L,0-4 1 1 1 1 0 1 Alex.Díaz 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oakland Waldichuk 5 2 / 3 6 3 3 1 7 Acevedo BS,0-2 1 / 3 2 1 1 1 0 Oller 1 1 / 3 2 0 0 0 2 Moll 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 2 Jackson W,2-1 1 2 0 0 0 2 Lodolo pitched to 1 batter in the 6th, Law pitched to 2 batters in the 9th, Alex.Díaz pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.HBP–Lodolo (Ruiz), Waldichuk (Steer), Sims (Rooker), Alex.Díaz (Ruiz). WP–Alex.Díaz.Umpires–Home, John Libka; First, Edwin Jimenez; Second, James Hoye; Third, D.J. Reyburn.T–2:48. A–18,271 (46,847). MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS AND SCORESOhtani sets Statcast-era mark for highest HR vs Brewers By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MILWAUKEE — Shohei Ohtani hit a third-inning home run off Colin Rea that reached 162 feet above the eld, the highest since Statcast started tracking in 2015, and helped the Los Angeles An gels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Ohtani hit his seventh home run of the season on an 85.9 mph cutter from Rea (0-2). Ohtani is batting .394 (13 for 33) in his last eight games and .294 for the sea son. José Suarez (1-1) allowed two hits in ve innings with six strike outs and three walks. Rea struck out a career-high nine in ve innings, allowing three hits and a walk. Padres 6, Giants 4 MEXICO CITY – Matt Carpenter capped an eighth-inning rally with a tiebreaking, two-run double off the glove of diving center fielder Mike Yastrzemski, and San Diego beat San Francisco for a two-game sweep of Major League Baseball’s first regular-season series in Mexi co City. A day after winning an 11-home run slugfest 16-11, the Padres overcame a 4-0 deficit with three runs in the fifth and three in the eighth. In the thin air of Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, 7,349 feet above sea level, Lamonte Wade Jr. led off the first inning with a home run against Yu Darvish. J.D. Davis went deep in the sec ond and Mitch Haniger homered in a two-run third that included an RBI single by Yastrzemski, who is headed to the injured list. Before a crowd of 19,633, Austin Nola’s two-run homer and Juan Soto’s RBI single against Alex Cobb cut the deficit to 4-3 in the fifth. Luis García (1-2) pitched two hit less innings and Josh Hader got three straight groundouts to remain perfect in 10 save chances. Tyler Rogers (0-2) lost for the second straight day. Dodgers 6, Cardinals 3 LOS ANGELES – Noah Syndergaard earned his first win in a Dodgers uniform and Los Angeles got some timely hits and took advantage of mistakes by St. Louis pitchers for the win. David Peralta drove in two runs for the Dodgers. Syndergaard (1-3) allowed three runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. At 10-19, the Cardinals are 10 games behind Pittsburgh in the NL Central – that’s the first time since 1907 that St. Louis is in this spot at the end of April, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The game was tied at 3 in the fifth inning when Will Smith led off with a double before Zack Thompson (1-2) walked Max Muncy and Jason Hey ward to load the bases. After James Outman struck out, Drew VerHagen came on and threw a wild pitch on a sweeper with a 2-2 count to score Smith. Evan Phillips worked a scoreless ninth for his third save. Nationals 7, Pirates 2 WASHINGTON – Josiah Gray pitched six strong innings, Joey Meneses had four hits and Washing ton finally cooled off Pittsburgh in a game delayed nearly 2 1 / 2 hours by rain. Jeimer Candelario and Victor Robles each had an early two-run double for Washington, Luis García delivered a two-run single in the second, and every Nationals starter got at least one hit. Bryan Reynolds and Tucupita Mar cano each had two hits and an RBI for the Pirates, who finished April with a 20-9 record. Gray (2-4) allowed one run on three hits and three walks while striking out six. Andrés Machado worked two scoreless innings for Washington, and Kyle Finnegan allowed a run in the ninth. Pirates starter Johan Oviedo (2-2) gave up seven runs and nine hits in 2 1 / 3 innings. Mariners 10, Blue Jays 8, 10 Innings TORONTO – Cal Raleigh hit two of Seattle’s four home runs, including a tiebreaking shot in the 10th inning, to rally the team past Toron to and snap a four-game losing streak. Toronto was one strike away from completing a three-game sweep and extending its winning streak to seven, but Mariners shortstop J.P Crawford hit a game-tying single off Yimi Garcia in the ninth. Raleigh won it with a two-run shot off Zach Pop (1-1), scoring auto matic runner Eugenio Suárez. It was the third multi-homer game of Raleigh’s career. He also hit a two-run homer off Anthony Bass in the eighth. Paul Sewald (2-0) worked one inning for the win and Matt Brash pitched the 10th for his first save in three chances. Marlins 4, Cubs 3 MIAMI – Luis Arraez hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to give Miami the three-game series sweep over Chicago. Jon Berti drew a leadoff walk against reliever Keegan Thompson (1-1) and advanced to third on Jesús Sánchez’s single. Arraez then drove the first pitch from Thompson to deep center to score Berti. Tanner Scott (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth around two singles and A.J. Puk closed with a perfect ninth for his fifth save. Garrett Thompson doubled twice for the Marlins, who won their fourth straight. Chicago’s Nico Hoerner singled in the seventh, extending his consec utive games on base streak to 25. Justin Steele limited Miami to three runs and seven hits in six innings. It ended the left-hander’s string of 12 consecutive starts of allowing two runs or fewer dating back to July 20, 2022. Red Sox 7, Guardians 1 BOSTON – Connor Wong hit a tworun homer and Alex Verdugo singled home a pair of runs and added a late solo homer to help Boston top Cleve land. Chris Sale (2-2) struck out five, holding the Guardians to three hits over 6 1 / 3 innings. Christian Arroyo added a two-run double during a three-run seventh that sealed it for the Red Sox, who overcame a strong start by rookie Logan Allen (1-1) and piled on late runs against Guardians relievers. Amed Rosario drove in Cleveland’s only run with a single in the sixth inning, one of just four hits for the Guardians. Sale took a shutout into the sixth before Steven Kwan led off with a double and scored on Rosario’s sin gle. Sale later got an out in the sev enth inning for the first time since Aug. 8, 2019. Twins 8, Royals 4 MINNEAPOLIS – Byron Buxton hit a three-run homer as part of a sev en-run third inning and Sonny Gray kept rolling with six strong innings in Minnesota’s win over Kansas City. Gray (4-0) allowed one run on five hits while striking out seven batters. Gray has given up just three runs in 35 innings this sea son and saw his MLB-best ERA rise to 0.77 after the outing. Jhoan Duran recorded his sixth save. Brady Singer (2-3) lasted just 2 2 / 3 innings for the Royals, surren dering eight runs on five hits and three walks. Vinnie Pasquantino had three hits for Kansas City. Orioles 5, Tigers 3 DETROIT – Adam Frazier hom ered in the fourth inning to help Baltimore take a four-run lead, and Yennier Cano made sure the Ori oles held on against Detroit. Baltimore has won six straight series for the first time since 2014. The Orioles scored one run in four consecutive innings, taking a 4-0 lead in the fifth before Detroit scored three in the home half. Baltimore’s bullpen combined to pitch 4 1 / 3 innings of scoreless relief. Austin Voth (1-1) worked two hitless innings and Cano earned his second save. He has not allowed a hit in 32 at-bats this season. Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish started strong, retiring nine of the first 10 Tigers he faced and holding them scoreless through four innings. He was chased after giving up three runs in the fifth. Spencer Turnbull (1-4) gave up three runs – two earned – in four innings. Rangers 15, Yankees 2 ARLINGTON, Texas – Josh Jung hit a first-inning grand slam, Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis García also hom ered off All-Star Nestor Cortes and Texas routed New York to hand the Yankees their sixth loss in eight games. Cortes (3-2) had the worst outing of his Yankees career, allowing seven runs and five hits in 4 2 / 3 innings along with four of New York’s eight walks. Fellow All-Star Martín Pérez (4-1) gave up one run and six hits in six innings for Texas, which has won three straight following a four-game losing streak. Jung tied his career high with five RBIs. Rockies 12, Diamondbacks 4 DENVER – C.J. Cron had three hits, including a three-run homer, Austin Gomber gave up one run over six innings and Colorado beat Arizona to snap a seven-game home losing streak. The last-place Rockies also avoid ed tying the worst 29-game start in franchise history. Cron’s team-leading sixth home run of the season was the catalyst for a four-run third inning that gave Colorado the lead and broke the game open. Gomber (2-4) threw his second consecutive quality start, allowing only three hits and striking out four. Charlie Blackmon’s run on Cron’s third-inning homer moved him past Larry Walker for sole possession of second place on the franchise’s all-time list. Evan Longoria’s 463-foot home run in the second inning was the only source of offense for much of the day for the Diamondbacks. Arizona starter Ryne Nelson (1-2) pitched just four innings, allowing six runs and nine hits. Athletics 5, Reds 4 OAKLAND, Calif. – Esteury Ruiz singled in the winning run in the bot tom of the ninth inning and Oakland beat Cincinnati to halt its nine-game home losing streak. Jesús Aguilar and Brent Rooker homered for the Athletics. The victo ry prevented Oakland (6-23) from having the worst 29-game start to a season since the 2003 Detroit Tigers opened 4-25. The crowd of 18,271 was Oak land’s largest since 26,805 on open ing day. Zach Jackson (2-1) pitched out of big trouble in the ninth for the A’s. Derek Law (0-4) took the loss.

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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 1, 2023 B3 NBA FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 15 Phila. 121, Brooklyn 101Boston 112, Atlanta 99New York 101, Cleveland 97Sacramento 126, Golden State 123 Sunday, April 16 L.A. Lakers 128, Memphis 112Miami 130, Milwaukee 117L.A. Clippers 115, Phoenix 110Denver 109, Minnesota 80 Monday, April 17 Phila. 96, Brooklyn 84Sacramento 114, Golden State 106 Tuesday, April 18 Boston 119, Atlanta 106Cleveland 107, New York 90Phoenix 123, L.A. Clippers 109 Wednesday, April 19 Memphis 103, L.A. Lakers 93Milwaukee 138, Miami 122Denver 122, Minnesota 113 Thursday, April 20 Phila. 102, Brooklyn 97Golden State 114, Sacramento 97Phoenix 129, L.A. Clippers 124 Friday, April 21 Atlanta 130, Boston 122New York 99, Cleveland 79Denver 120, Minnesota 111 Saturday, April 22 Phila. 96, Brooklyn 88, Phila. wins series 4 – 0Phoenix 112, L.A. Clippers 100Miami 121, Milwaukee 99L.A. Lakers 111, Memphis 101 Sunday, April 23 New York 102, Cleveland 93Golden State 126, Sacramento 125Boston 129, Atlanta 121Minnesota 114, Denver 108, OT Monday, April 24 Miami 119, Milwaukee 114L.A. Lakers 117, Memphis 111, OT Tuesday, April 25 Atlanta 119, Boston 117Denver 112, Minnesota 109, Denver wins series 4 – 1Phoenix 136, L.A. Clippers 130, Phoenix wins series 4 – 1 Wednesday, April 26 New York 106, Cleveland 95, New York wins series 4 – 1Memphis 116, L.A. Lakers 99Miami 128, Milwaukee 126, OT, Miami wins series 4 – 1Golden State 123, Sacramento 116 Thursday, April 27 Boston 128, Atlanta 120, Boston wins se ries 4 – 2 Friday, April 28 Sacramento 118, Golden State 99L.A. Lakers 125, Memphis 85, L.A. Lakers wins series 4 – 2 SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 29 Denver 125, Phoenix 107, Denver leads series 1 – 0 Sunday, April 30 Miami 108, New York 101, Miami leads series 1 – 0 FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Golden State 120, Sacramento 100, Golden State wins series 4 – 3 SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Monday, May 1 Phila. at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Phoenix at Denver, 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 2 Miami at New York, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 Phila. at Boston, 8 p.m. Friday, May 5 Boston at Phila., 7:30 p.m.Denver at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Saturday, May 6 New York at Miami, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7 Boston at Phila., 3:30 p.m.Denver at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Monday, May 8 New York at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 x-Phila. at Boston, TBAx-Phoenix at Denver, TBA Wednesday, May 10 x-Miami at New York, TBA Thursday, May 11 x-Boston at Phila., TBAx-Denver at Phoenix, TBA Friday, May 12 x-New York at Miami, TBA Sunday, May 14 x-Phila. at Boston, TBAx-Phoenix at Denver, TBA Monday, May 15 x-Miami at New York, TBA NHL FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Monday, April 17 Carolina 2, N.Y. Islanders 1Boston 3, Florida 1Minnesota 3, Dallas 2, 2OTLos Angeles 4, Edmonton 3, OT Tuesday, April 18 N.Y. Rangers 5, New Jersey 1Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3Winnipeg 5, Vegas 1Seattle 3, Colorado 1 Wednesday, April 19 Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OTFlorida 6, Boston 3Dallas 7, Minnesota 3Edmonton 4, Los Angeles 2 Thursday, April 20 Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 2N.Y. Rangers 5, New Jersey 1Colorado 3, Seattle 2Vegas 5, Winnipeg 2 Friday, April 21 N.Y. Islanders 5, Carolina 1Boston 4, Florida 2Minnesota 5, Dallas 1 MLB 8 p.m. (FS1): San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros COLLEGE SOFTBALL 7 p.m. (SEC): Tennessee at Arkansas NBA PLAYOFFS 7:30 p.m. (TNT): Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics 10 p.m. (TNT): Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets GOLF 4 p.m. (GOLF): 2023 PGA Professional Championship, Second Round NHL PLAYOFFS 7 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN2): Teams TBA 9:30 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN2): Teams TBA PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER 3 p.m. (USA): Leicester City vs. Everton TENNIS 6 a.m. (TENNIS): 2023 Mutua Madrid Open ATP Third Round, WTA Round of 168 a.m. (BSF): 2023 Mutua Madrid Open WTA Round of 16 & ATP Third Round2 p.m. (TENNIS): 2023 Mutua Madrid Open ATP Third Round, WTA Round of 165 a.m. (TENNIS): 2023 Mutua Madrid Open ATP Round 16, WTA Quarterfinal 1 & 2 BASEBALL District 5A-8 Quarterfinals7 p.m.: No. 7 Lecanto at No. 2 Zephyrhills District 2A-5 Quarterfinals6 p.m.: No. 5 Redeemer Christian at No. 4 Seven Rivers ON THE AIRWAVES PREP CALENDAR LOTTERY NUMBERS POWERBALL Saturday, April 29, 2023 16-53-54-57-65-8-x2 Next Jackpot: Monday, May 1, 2023 $60 MILLIONMEGA MILLIONS Friday, April 28, 2023 18-38-53-62-64-20-x3 Winning Numbers Next Jackpot: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 $52 MILLIONLOTTO Saturday, April 29, 2023 14-18-21-33-35-48 Next Jackpot: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 $32 MILLIONCASH 4 LIFE Saturday, April 29, 2023 11-30-32-39-51-4 Winning Numbers Top Prize: Sunday, April 30, 2023 $1,000/DAY FOR LIFEJACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY Friday, April 28, 2023 3-9-20-27-28-32 Winning Numbers Next Jackpot: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 $2 MILLION CASH POPSunday, April 30, 2023 Morning 6 Sunday, April 30, 2023 Matinee 5 Saturday, April 29, 2023 Afternoon 11 Saturday, April 29, 2023 Evening 4 Saturday, April 29, 2023 Late Night 14 FANTASY 5 Sunday, April 30, 2023 Midday 8-11-13-14-34 Saturday, April 29, 2023 Evening 1-3-21-25-27PICK 5 Sunday, April 30, 2023 0-7-2-8-0 8 Saturday, April 29, 2023 8-3-6-2-9 7PICK 4 Sunday, April 30, 2023 9-4-7-5 8 Saturday, April 29, 2023 0-9-9-2 7PICK 3Sunday, April 30, 2023 4-9-9 8 Saturday, April 29, 2023 6-3-9 7 PICK 2Sunday, April 30, 2023 4-9 8 Saturday, April 29, 2023 4-8 7 second wins on the PGA Tour, now has multiple wins in back-to-back sea sons.Gooch claims back-to-back LIV Golf titles with Singapore win SINGAPORE — Talor Gooch became the rst player to win back-to-back LIV Golf titles after a play off hole victory against Sergio Garcia at the LIV Singapore tournament at Sentosa Golf Club on Sun day. Gooch and Garcia shad owed each other for most of the opening two rounds and the nal round was no dif ferent, with both the Amer ican and Spaniard never more than stroke apart as they nished at 17-under 196 to force a playoff. At the rst playoff hole, the par-5 18th, Gooch skirted with the water hazard with his tee shot but played a near perfect sec ond shot into the heart of the green where he easily two-putted for birdie. Garcia’s second shot at the playoff hole found the greenside bunker and the Spaniard was unable to make his birdie giving Gooch his second succes sive win and a $4 million prize. For Gooch, it’s the ninth time he’s either led or shared a lead after an LIV round, the most of any player. He’s now led or shared the lead in the last six rounds. Twice LIV Golf tourna ment winner Brooks Koep ka shot 67 to nish third at 16-under 197, one shot ahead of Scott Vincent (67) of Zimbabwe, who had briey threatened to make it a four-way battle for the title before a bogey at the par-4 15th stalled his mo mentum. British Open champion Cam Smith (71) nished in a tie for sixth after he mixed regular birdies with bogeys for an even nal round and an overall score of 12-under 201. Phil Mickelson shot a 72, with two double bogeys in his nal round, to fall down the leaderboard into a tie for 13th. Garcia, who began his round on the rst hole with Gooch in the shotgun-start format, birdied three of the rst nine holes to maintain the lead with the American, who had four birdies and a bogey before nine consecu tive pars. The next event is at Tulsa, Oklahoma starting May 12. Steven Alker defends Insperity title for 1st win of season THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Steven Alker won the Insperity Invitation al for the second straight year Sunday, closing with a 6-under 66 for a four-shot victory over Steve Stricker and his rst title of the year on the PGA Tour Champi ons. Alker pulled away from Stricker on the back nine with ve birdies in a sev en-hole stretch for a 31 on the back nine, and he had an emotional moment of reection when it was over. His former caddie, Sam Workman, was from the Houston area. Workman last caddied in January in Hawaii before being diagnosed with can cer. He died about a month later. Stricker was ve shots behind going into the nal round. He was slowed by a double bogey on the third hole, but wound up with nine birdies in his round of 65. The runner-up nish enabled Stricker to take the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup over David Toms, who tied for third with Colin Montgomerie. Alker, who nished at 15-under 201, won for the rst time this year. He won the Charles Schwab Cup last year and was voted player of the year. Stricker knew he needed a big closing round to have a chance and his tee shot into the water on the par-3 third hole was going to cost him. But he played with Alker on Friday and could see him playing well. Stricker also noticed plenty of orange Houston Astros gear in honor of his late caddie.Larrazábal edges Helligkilde to win Korea Championship INCHEON, South Ko rea — Pablo Larrazábal shot a tidy 5-under 67 in the nal round of the Ko rea Championship to com plete a two-shot victory over Marcus Helligkilde on Sunday. The Spaniard’s 12-un der 276 at the Jack Nick laus Golf Club Korea was good enough to secure his eighth European tour title after starting his last round one shot back. Larrazábal then closed to a ve-way share of the lead at the turn on 9-under and pulled away with four birdies in the next ve holes to open a three-shot lead that he never relin quished. Denmark’s Helligkilde nished his fourth round with a 68 to take second place, holding off a four-strong chasing pack that included home favourite Park Sanghyun. Scotland’s Scott Jamie son joined Park in third place along with Span iard Jorge Campillo and Dutchman Joost Luiten, who both shot 7-under 65s in the nal round to nish on 9-under 279.Hannah Green wins LPGA at Wilshire in a playoff LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Green of Australia made a 25-foot birdie putt on the nal hole to join a three-way playoff, and then made par on the second ex-tra hole to win the JM Ea gle LA Championship on Sunday at Wilshire Coun try Club. In a wild nish that fea tured a ve-way tie for the lead late in the nal round, Green made birdie for a 2-under 69 to join Aditi Ashok of India and Xiyu Lin of China in the playoff. Ashok, who had the 36hole lead, and Lin each closed with a 67 and were the rst to post at 9-under 275. Green and Lin birdied the rst playoff hole on the par-3 18th. On the second extra hole at No. 18, Lin hit into a bunker and blasted out to some 18 feet and missed the par putt. That left Green to tap in from 2 feet for her rst LPGA win since Sep tember 2019. Green was emotional and wiping away tears after the win. Green won for the third time. She captured her lone major in the 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA at Hazel tine, and followed that with a win at the Portland Clas sic that year. Ashok had a 15-foot putt that lipped out on the 18th in the playoff, ending her bid for her rst LPGA title. Lin made a 12-foot putt, and Green made a 4-footer to stay in the game. GOLFFrom page B1 by Chicago. The Rays also trailed 3-0 after six innings on Saturday, then scored 10 runs in the seventh on their way to a 12-3 victory. Tampa Bay scored its rst run in the eighth when Colás mishandled Isaac Paredes’ single to right against Reynaldo López. Raley hit a two-run shot to center with one out, lifting the Rays to a 5-4 lead. After López departed with a trainer, Bethancourt hit a solo shot off Kendall Graveman. Manuel Mar got was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored when Romy González dropped Brandon Lowe’s y ball to left – drawing boos from the crowd of 17,049 at Guaranteed Rate Field. “Just a lot of good atbats,” Cash said. It was Raley’s second ca reer multihomer game – he also accomplished the feat on April 3 at Washington. He has four homers in his last ve games and seven on the season. Tampa Bay increased its major league-leading to tal to 61 homers during its 23-6 start. The Rays be came the second team to hit at least 61 homers in its rst 29 games, joining St. Louis with 64 in 2000.Up nextRays: Head home to be gin a three-game series against Pittsburgh on Tues day night. White Sox: RHP Michael Kopech (0-3, 7.01 ERA) starts Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series against Minnesota. RHP Joe Ryan (5-0, 2.81 ERA) takes the mound for the Twins. RAYSFrom page B1 in a renewal of what was once a erce rivalry, with the teams meeting four straight years from 1997-2000. The Knicks won the last three of those but have work to do if they’re going to take this one. Getting Randle back would be a good start. He reinjured his ankle in Game 5 against Cleveland after missing the nal ve games of the regular season and hadn’t done much since the Knicks returned to practice. He went through a workout before the game, but the Knicks ruled him out about 45 minutes before the start. New York led 61-53 ear ly in the third before Kevin Love converted a three-point play to trigger a 21-5 spurt by Miami. He added a 3-pointer during it, but his biggest contribution was with his outlet pass ing. With new Jets quarter back Aaron Rodgers sitting courtside, Love red three long passes for scores, with Butler’s basket on the last one capping the run and giving the Heat a 74-66 lead.Tip-insHeat: Kyle Lowry scored 18 points. Bam Adebayo had 16. Knicks: Randle was originally hurt against the Heat in a victory at MSG on March 29. Earli er that month, he capped a 43-point performance with a 3-pointer with 1.7 sec onds remaining in a 122-120 win at Miami. ... Quen tin Grimes had four points off the bench after missing the nal two games against Cleveland with a bruised right shoulder. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau opt ed to keep Josh Hart in the starting lineup.Curry scores playoff career-high 50 as Warriors down Kings SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With his big-game swagger on display for the world and that signature mouthpiece dangling from a celebratory grin, Stephen Curry drove fearlessly to the basket with jaw-dropping acrobatics all afternoon and he red with precision from way back in a Game 7 extravaganza for the ages. He even playfully pretend ed to push the button and Light the Beam, Sacramen to-style. Curry scored a playoff ca reer-high 50 points in the most prolic Game 7 per formance ever and answered time and again to will the Warriors on in their quest for a repeat, sending Golden State into the Western Con ference seminals with a 120-100 win against the Sac ramento Kings in Sunday’s winner-take-all Game 7. Curry led a memorable comeback in the series, too, perhaps improbable even for the defending champi ons when they got down 2-0 and given their road woes all season. Curry’s points are the most in NBA history in a Game 7, topping former teammate Kevin Durant’s 48 for the Nets against Milwaukee in 2021. HEATFrom page B1 LIV Golf Singapore Par Scores Sunday At Sentosa Golf Club Singapore Purse: $25 million Yardage: 7,423; Par: 71 Final Round x-won on the rst playoff hole x-Talor Gooch, $4,000,000 64-65-67_196 -17Sergio Garcia, $2,250,000 65-64-67_196 -17Brooks Koepka, $1,500,000 65-65-67_197 -16Scott Vincent, $1,000,000 69-62-67_198 -15Mito Pereira, $800,000 67-66-66_199 -14Jason Kokrak, $655,000 67-68-66_201 -12Cameron Smith, $655,000 65-66-70_201 -12Charles Howell III, $468,333 69-70-63_202 -11Harold Varner III, $468,333 71-66-65_203 -11Joaquin Niemann, $468,333 70-66-66_203 -11Peter Uihlein, $380,000 69-68-66_204 -10Cameron Tringale, $380,000 65-66-72_203 -10Eugenio Chacarra, $330,000 71-69-74_204 -9Patrick Reed, $330,000 67-70-67_204 -9Phil Mickelson, $330,000 66-66-72_204 -9Marc Leishman, $280,000 69-68-68_205 -8Jediah Morgan, $280,000 70-67-68_205 -8Louis Oosthuizen, $280,000 66-69-70_205 -8Anirban Lahiri, $245,000 72-67-67_206 -7Carlos Ortiz, $245,000 73-64-69_206 -7Kevin Na, $245,000 68-69-69_206 -7Bryson DeChambeau, $245,000 66-70-70_206 -7Thomas Pieters, $208,750 70-68-69_207 -6Danny Lee, $208,750 68-69-70_207 -6Dustin Johnson, $208,750 69-68-70_207 -6Bubba Watson, $208,750 70-66-71_207 -6Brendan Steele, $190,000 74-68-66_208 -5Ian Poulter, $190,000 71-71-66_208 -5Laurie Canter, $190,000 70-70-68_208 -5Paul Casey, $175,000 76-70-63_209 -4Henrik Stenson, $175,000 69-71-69_209 -4Matt Jones, $175,000 70-67-72_209 -4Sebastian Munoz, $160,000 73-67-70_210 -3Charl Schwartzel, $160,000 67-73-70_210 -3David Puig, $160,000 70-69-71_210 -3Richard Bland, $145,000 70-73-68_211 -5Pat Perez, $145,000 73-69-69_211 -5Graeme McDowell, $145,000 74-68-69_211 -5Lee Westwood, $145,000 70-72-69_211 -5Bernd Wiesberger, $145,000 71-70-70_211 -5Matthew Wolff, $133,750 73-72-67_212 -1Dean Burmester, $133,750 69-74-69_212 -1Branden Grace, $133,750 70-70-70_212 -1Martin Kaymer, $133,750 72-66-68_212 -1 Insperity Invitational Par Scores Sunday At Tournament Course The Woodlands, Texas Purse: $2.7 million Yardage: 7,002; Par: 72 Final Round Steven Alker, $405,000 66-69-66—201 -15 Steve Stricker, $237,600 68-72-65—205 -11 Colin Montgomerie, $178,200 66-74-68—208 -8 David Toms, $178,200 67-71-70—208 -8 Matt Gogel, $129,600 67-71-71—209 -7 Ernie Els, $102,600 68-70-72—210 -6 Bob Estes, $102,600 70-73-67—210 -6 Miguel Angel Jimenez, $86,400 70-70-71—211 -5 Stephen Ames, $70,200 69-72-71—212 -4 Ken Duke, $70,200 71-74-67—212 -4 Ken Tanigawa, $70,200 69-71-72—212 -4 Scott Dunlap, $56,700 73-73-67—213 -3 Justin Leonard, $56,700 66-75-72—213 -3 Jason Bohn, $45,900 71-72-71—214 -2 Marco Dawson, $45,900 69-72-73—214 -2 Steve Flesch, $45,900 73-73-68—214 -2 Jerry Kelly, $45,900 71-72-71—214 -2 Paul Stankowski, $45,900 71-74-69—214 -2 Billy Andrade, $34,628 70-71-74—215 -1 Paul Broadhurst, $34,628 69-73-73—215 -1 Glen Day, $34,628 70-71-74—215 -1 Wes Short, $34,628 68-77-70—215 -1 Mexico Open at Vidanta Par Scores Sunday At The Norman Course at Vidanta Vallarta Vallarta, Mexico Purse: $7.7 million Yardage: 7,456; Par: 71 Final Round Tony Finau (500), $1,386,000 65-64-65-66—260 -24 Jon Rahm (300), $839,300 67-68-61-67—263 -21 Brandon Wu (190), $531,300 66-64-67-68—265 -19 Akshay Bhatia (0), $377,300 68-65-63-70—266 -18 Eric Cole (100), $284,900 65-68-69-66—268 -16 Emiliano Grillo (100), $284,900 68-68-67-65—268 -16 Austin Smotherman (100), $284,900 63-70-68-67—268 -16 Cameron Champ (83), $232,925 68-66-69-67—270 -14 Ben Taylor (83), $232,925 67-70-66-67—270 -14 Joseph Bramlett (65), $179,025 68-70-67-66—271 -13 Harry Hall (65), $179,025 67-71-68-65—271 -13 Beau Hossler (65), $179,025 67-68-70-66—271 -13 Patrick Rodgers (65), $179,025 70-69-68-64—271 -13 Alejandro Tosti (0), $179,025 69-67-71-64—271 -13 Jimmy Walker (53), $132,825 67-67-70-68—272 -12 Dylan Wu (53), $132,825 68-71-66-67—272 -12 Carson Young (53), $132,825 67-71-65-69—272 -12 Mark Hubbard (44), $98,432 68-70-69-66—273 -11 Stephan Jaeger (44), $98,432 65-71-70-67—273 -11 Adam Long (44), $98,432 70-68-70-65—273 -11 Vincent Norrman (44), $98,432 67-71-67-68—273 -11 Kevin Roy (44), $98,432 67-72-65-69—273 -11 Greyson Sigg (44), $98,432 72-64-71-66—273 -11 Kevin Chappell (33), $62,755 72-67-66-69—274 -10 Wyndham Clark (33), $62,755 73-67-69-65—274 -10 Will Gordon (33), $62,755 67-66-67-74—274 -10 Seonghyeon Kim (33), $62,755 69-69-68-68—274 -10 Francesco Molinari (33), $62,755 68-70-68-68—274 -10 Andrew Putnam (33), $62,755 67-66-69-72—274 -10 GOLF Los Angeles 3, Edmonton 2, OT Saturday, April 22 Vegas 5, Winnipeg 4, 2OTToronto 4, Tampa Bay 3, OTNew Jersey 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OTColorado 6, Seattle 4 Sunday, April 23 Carolina 5, N.Y. Islanders 2Boston 6, Florida 2Dallas 3, Minnesota 2Edmonton 5, Los Angeles 4, OT Monday, April 24 New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 1Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 4, OTVegas 4, Winnipeg 2Seattle 3, Colorado 2, OT Tuesday, April 25 N.Y. Islanders 3, Carolina 2Dallas 4, Minnesota 0Edmonton 6, Los Angeles 3 Wednesday, April 26 Florida 4, Boston 3, OTSeattle 3, Colorado 2 Thursday, April 27 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2 New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 0Vegas 4, Winnipeg 1, Vegas wins series 4 – 1 Friday, April 28 Carolina 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, OT, Carolina wins series 4 – 2Florida 7, Boston 5, Florida wins series 4 – 3Dallas 4, Minnesota 1, Dallas wins series 4 – 2Colorado 4, Seattle 1, series tied 3 – 3 Saturday, April 29 Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT, Toronto wins series 4 – 2N.Y. Rangers 5, New Jersey 2, series tied 3 – 3Edmonton 5, Los Angeles 4, Edmonton wins series 4 – 2 Sunday, April 30 Florida 4, Boston 3, OTSeattle at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Monday, May 1 N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 8 p.m.

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B4 Monday, May 1, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle rnr r n n n n n n ( 2 ) (WESH)  ­€‚ƒ­„rƒ…†­‡ (3) (WEDU) „ˆ ­ ‰€ ‰ˆ‡€Š‰n ‡€Š‰‹­‡Œ‡‡€Ž‡ rn‘‡ ‡€‡­n­‡’‡“‰‡ (5) (WUFT) ”” “‰ˆ‡€Š‰‹­‡€Š‰‡Œ‡‡€Ž‡‰ (8) (WFLA) ­‡‡­€’€­‡‡­€‡€ˆ€­‡„‡€‡’€   ­€‚ƒ„­€‚ƒ­„…† ‡ˆ­•‡‡r‡’€  (9) (WFTV) ­€Œ„ “ˆƒŒ­ˆ–“—†ˆ€‰‡„ˆ ­‡‰­Š‚ n‚‹‚ ‚‚‚„Œ €ˆŒ  nŽrƒ„„ ˜„„Ž™– (10) (WTSP) ­„Œ­­™‡‡’“—†ˆ€‰‡ƒŒ­ˆ–’šˆš­ˆ€š­‘nƒ‚n­­‚ŽŒ ­„Œ­­ršˆ€ (13) (WTVT) †› †›n†›nœ••’Ž†­‡€­­‡“† ‘ƒ†›n†›n†›n†›n (20) (WCJB) “ˆ‡…„ˆ ­‡‰­Š‚ n‚Œ €ˆnŽ­€rƒ…˜„„ (22) (WCLF) Ž™ˆ’ƒˆ­€­ž‡‡’€Ž™­ˆ­  ‡ˆ“„„„†˜€ˆˆ­ (24) (WYKE) ˆ­‡—ˆ„­€ˆ‚‹€‚ˆ­€­ž‡‡’€ ˆr“ˆ†­€€„ „˜‡­‰ˆ’ˆ­€ (28) (WFTS) “ˆ‡…„ˆ ­‡‰­Š‚ n‚Œ €ˆnŽrƒ…˜„„ (32) (WMOR) ‡‡’­‡’’­‡’„„Ž­€­‡Ž­€­‡’šˆ’šˆ’­‡’‡ (38) (WTTA) Ÿ€ˆ­†­„†‰†­„†‰­‡‡€ ­­„Œ­Ž­¡ˆˆn‘Ž­¡ˆˆn‘ (40) (WACX) …ˆ‰šŽ™ˆ­Ž™­˜‡‡€Ÿ‡€ˆ­ˆ’…“‡€‡…ˆ†­€ˆ‡  (44) (WTOG) “¢¢¢ „ˆ ­‡‰— ‰— ”•­‡­­—‡ ­‡­­—‡ „ˆ ­‡‘– —‡‘†­‘  ‘ ‡‘‘˜­„Œ­­­€‡“¢¢Ž­¡ˆˆn‘ŒŠ (50) (WVEA) ‘””” € ­€ ˆŽ­ˆ­‰­­‰ŒŽ­ˆ‡ ­Žˆ €­„š£‡ˆ­‡Ž­„­ˆ­€ˆ­€ ­r€ ˆ (51) (WOGX) †› †Ÿ”’­€’­‡’’­‡’••’Ž†­‡€­­‡†›””rŽ­•‘ (66) (WXPX) ˆ„‡­‡††™‚ƒ†Œ†‘†‘ƒn (A&E) ”¢¢”¢ †ˆ€¢n†ˆ€¢†ˆ€¢n—†ˆ€¢†ˆ€¢“‚r€†ˆ€¢ (ACCN) šr€€Œ“„‡‚’—ƒƒrŽ’—ƒƒrŽ•­†ˆ­ˆ (AMC) ””¢”” šrš<++‰­ˆ­‡ €‰›Œ„ < + ++­€­†n†„ < + ++‡š­ ­­ (ANI) ””” „€­‹ ‰„€­“œœ„€­‹ ‰„€­‹ ‰ „€­‹ ‰„€­‹ ‰ (BET) ­‡­‡­‡­‡­‡­‡ < + ++†ˆ­ ž†‚†‘„ (BIGTEN) ¢ ’‡€‰ˆ‰†€š­ ­ ­’†€š­ˆ‚nŸ˜nƒ‚“‹‰€’ˆ†€š­­  (BRAVO) ”¢””¢  ž™‡€‰ˆ  ž   ž œ‡‰„„ˆ‰“­€ “­€   ž œ‡‰„„ˆ (BSFL) ”” Œ€’€Œ‡‰€‰­­ˆŒ‡‡‡˜ˆ­‰’ˆ“ˆžˆ‰ˆ (CC) —— —— ——  —— —— —— —— —— —— —— ­r‰€­ˆ ž (CMT) ¢” Ž­€­‡Ž­€­‡Ž­€­‡Ž­€­‡ž¡ž¡ž¡ž¡ ž¡ž¡‹š­‹š­ (CNN) ¢¢ €‰­€‡‹„Œ……‰€†ˆ‡€ŒŒˆŒˆ„€„Œ‡’€Œ‡’€Œ (ESPN) Œˆ€‡€ˆŒŽ žŽˆrŒŽ žŽˆrŒ (ESPN2) ¢ ‡€ŒŽ žŽˆrŒŽ žŽˆrŒ (FBN) ¢ €€„Ž‡Œ˜‡‡Œ„ˆ ­“ˆž„ˆ ­“ˆž„ˆ ­“ˆž‰€‰€ (FLIX) r­€<+++­ˆ’‡­ ­­†›Œnƒ„ < + ++­­ˆ ¡‰ rš< + +­­ˆ‡ˆ­ž‡’ˆ­‡‡’ ¡¡ ™ (FNC) ¢¢¢¢ Œ ­‹Œˆ€Œƒ“­€€ˆŒ†Ÿ‡’€Œ­‡‡€Œ‡’ˆ­­„Œ‰€—– (FOOD) ” ŒŒ­€šš­€šš­ž‡’ ŒŒŒŒŒŒŒ (FREEFORM) ” r€<+++‡’ ­‰‚‚‚ƒ„ r< + +‡‡ ­‰š (FS1) ‹‰šŒˆ’­„ŒŽ­š­nŽ“Œ€’­„Œ (FX) r€€<†­‡€­€ †‰ˆn‹„„„ <+++Œˆ•­‡n„ „‡’ ­¡›†ˆ‡–Š„†„ <+++Œˆ•­‡n„ „‡’ ­¡„ (GOLF) šr€€——‡€ˆ­‘‹‘‹ ‘……Œ‡Œ ‰ˆ—…ƒ”†Žˆ (HALL) ” <Ž™­€†ˆ€­‡  ­¡“†n„ <€‰€‰„‡ €–˜†‡„ˆˆˆˆ (HBO) ‰  ‡ r€<++­ž‡ ­šŽ˜†„“€‰  ‡r€“€‰‰„šˆ (HBO2) rš<+++‰ ­–‚„‰  ‡ < + ++€ ¤¤­ ¢¢Šˆ„ rš< + +™­‡„’€ €¡nŒ„ (HGTV) ” Ž™€ˆŽ€€Ž™€ˆŽ€€Ž™•Ž€n‚˜Ž™€ˆŽ€€‰‡€ˆ‰‡€ˆ‰‡€ˆ‰‡€ˆ (HIST) ””¢” ˆ„‰­ˆ‚˜Œ‰ˆ“­€ˆ‚Ž€ˆ‚•€ˆ€ˆ‚•€ˆr€€ˆ‚•€ˆ™…ƒ‚ (LIFE) ¢¢ ­€“„‡„n„­€Ž­€„­Ž’€£˜n–œr­€ (LMN) ” <ˆ­„Œ˜ˆ €ˆ„ <ˆ—ˆ‰ˆŽ— ­“„ <˜ˆˆ„ ­‡ˆ„ (MSNBC) ¢¢¢ ­€“€Œ‹‰€Œ‡“€Œ‹…­ŒŽ­€“ˆŒ€‰ˆŒ (NBATV) Œ ­­——­——Œ ­Œ ­Œ ­­——‡€ˆ­ (NGEO) ” <+++‡†’‰ˆ ­‰Œnƒ†Š¤†‹„„„­Ž’€£˜n–œ„­Ž’€ (NIC K ) Ž‰‰Ž‰‰ <+­‡’“€†ˆ ­žŠ“†Š„†ˆ‡†ˆ‡†ˆ‡†ˆ‡†ˆ‡†ˆ‡ (NWSNTN) ­ˆ’­‹Œˆ€‡­­‡ ‰„­‡šˆ­„Ž™Œ­‡—‰„ (OWN) ”¢ ˆ…ˆ…r‡“r‡“r‡“r‡“ (OXY) ¢¢ ‡­ŒŒ˜‡€­‡€‡€‡“ƒ‡€ˆ‚‚•ˆ‚‡€ (PARMT) ¢ ‡‡ ‡‡™ ™ (SEC) ¢”r€€†‡š­‰„Œ’—€š­Œ’†€š­n“Ÿ“’†€š­ (SHOW) ¢¢¢ <+++­‡ žnn†Š†ˆ‡„“­ n—€ˆ„­€ <+++‘‡ ‰€„ ­ž›n†n„ (SUN) r€€‹­ˆ’­„Ž ž Ž’€‡‡’‡‡‡‡ (SYFY) ” r­€<+++‰­ˆ­‡—€­­Ÿ… ­¡ r­€< + +›•‡nŒ ­Œ ­‰Ž†Š–†ŠŒ„ r<ˆ™ (TBS) ¢¢ ’­‡’’­‡’’­‡’ ’­‡’’­‡’’­‡’’­‡’’­‡’„ˆ ­‡„ˆ ­‡„ˆ ­‡„ˆ ­‡ (TCM) ” r­<„­’­žˆn™‡€‰ˆ—„ˆ ­‚„„„ < + +Ž­‰’‡Ž­‰’ ¢ < + ++­ˆž—€­„Œˆ rš< + +++ˆ‡ˆ—œ‡­ ¡ (TDC) ”¢”šr€€‰€­n†­€€ˆ€‰€­‰€­n†­€­€›“‚ˆ›‚­€›‚‚„€ˆ€š‰€ˆ (TLC) ”¢” ­†­‡ £­†­‡ £­†­‡ £‰¡Ÿ­†­‡ £‰š­‡–‡ (TMC) ”” r€<++‡—‡€€ˆ„ –†˜„ <­‡­„­ “†„ r< + +‡€€‰ €Š†˜„ ™ (TNT) ¢¢ šr€<˜‡’nž‰­‡ˆ’­„­ž€š­rŒ­ž€š­rŒ (TOON) ”r€‡ š•˜‡’r˜‡’r˜‡’r˜‡’r ˜‡’r‰ˆ’ˆ‰ˆ’ˆ„ˆ ­‡„ˆ ­‡‹  ž (TRAV) €ˆ—€‘‡ž‡‡€ˆ—€‘‡ž‡‡€ˆ—€‘‡ž‡‡ (truTV) ”””” ƒžˆƒžˆƒžˆƒžˆƒžˆƒžˆƒžˆƒžˆ <++­‡’™ˆ­ˆ€ ­­™†ƒ„ (TVL) ¢ ˆ——€ˆ——€ˆ——€ ˆ——€‹­„‡‹­„‡‹­„‡‹­„‡‹­„‡‹­„‡˜‡’˜‡’ (USA) ¢¢ Ž­•‘‘ŒŽ­•‘Ž‚™““‡­’€‹“Œ‹­ €‰ˆ™™n­ž­ (WE) ‡Š‡‡““‡‡‡ E ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ hits $1B, is No. 1 for 4 weeks By JAKE COYLE Associated Press NEW YORK — It’s still Mario Time at the box ofce. “The Super Mario Bros. Mov ie” led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in U.S. and Ca nadian theaters with $40 million as the global haul for the Universal Pictures release surpassed $1 bil lion, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Nintendo videogame adapta tion dominated the month of April in theaters, smashing records along the way. Over the weekend, it faced little new competition, though that will change next week when Mar vel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” kicks off the summer movie calendar and is expected to move Mario to the side. Studios spent the last week at CinemaCon in Las Ve gas promoting coming blockbust ers and promising big returns at the summer box ofce. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” was estimated to easily cross $1 billion in worldwide box ofce Sunday, making it the 10th animat ed lm to reach that milestone and the rst since 2019. With a domes tic total thus far of $490 million, in ternational sales are even stronger. The Illumination-animated release took in $68.3 million overseas over the weekend, pushing its interna tional haul to $532.5 million. Second place went to “Evil Dead Rise.” The horror sequel from War ner Bros. held well in its second week, especially for a horror lm, dipping 50 percent with $12.2 mil lion. Among the weekend’s newcom ers, the Judy Blume adaptation “Are You There God? It’s Me, Mar garet” fared the best. The Lions gate release grossed $6.8 million in 3,343 locations, a decent start for the $30 million-budgeted com ing-of age tale written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (“The Edge of Seventeen”). As expected, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” about an 11-year-old (Abby Ryder Fortson) going through puberty, drew an overwhelming female audience. With stellar reviews (99 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and strong audience scores (an “A” CinemaScore), “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret,” should play well through Mother’s Day. Lionsgate also released the Finn ish action movie “Sisu” in 1,006 locations. The lm, about a pros pector (Jorma Tommila) whose gold is stolen by Nazis, grossed an estimated $3.3 million. That was a solid result for the rare interna tional lm to receive a nationwide opening. Reviews have been good (93 percent fresh on Rotten Toma toes) for writer-director Jalmari Helander’s lm. “Sisu” managed to surpass the weekend’s most heavyweight new release: “Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World.” The lm, from So ny’s Christian production company Afrm Films, gives a faith-based twist to the sports biopic. But af ter getting dinged by bad review, it didn’t punch very hard, with $3 million in 3,054 theaters. Nida Manzoor’s “Polite Soci ety,” about a British-Pakistani high-schooler (Priya Kansara) with dreams of becoming a stuntwom an, debuted with $800,000 in 927 theaters. The Focus Features lm, one of the standouts of January’s Sundance Film Festival, blends kung-fu with Jane Austen in a story about London sisters. One of the weekend’s biggest successes was a familiar box-of ce force. The Walt Disney Co.’s rerelease of “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” grossed $4.7 million in just 475 theaters. Disney put “Jedi” (the 1997 special edition version) back into theaters to commemorate the 1983 lm’s 40th anniversary. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Cana dian theaters, according to Com score. Final domestic gures will be released Monday. 1. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” $40 million. 2. “Evil Dead Rise,” $12.2 mil lion. 3. “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret,” $6.8 million. 4. “John Wick: Chapter 4,” $5 million. 5. “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,” $4.7 million. 6. “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” $4.1 million. 7. “Air,” $4 million.8. “Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two,” $3.6 million. 9. “The Covenant,” $3.6 mil lion. 10. “Sisu,” $3.3 million. Nintendo and Universal Studios Mario, voiced by Chris Pratt, left, and Luigi, voiced by Charlie Day in Nintendo’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Monday, May 1, the 121st day of 2023. There are 244 days left in the year. Highlight in history:On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation. (Because of the time difference, it was early May 2 in Pakistan, where the al-Qaida leader met his end.) On this date:In 1866, three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis, Tennessee, as white mobs targeted Blacks, 46 of whom were killed, along with two whites. (The violence spurred passage of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Con stitution defining American citizenship and equal protec tion under the law.) In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers. In 1963, James W. Whittaker became the first American to conquer Mount Everest as he and Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reached the summit. In 1964, the computer pro gramming language BASIC (Beginner’s All-Purpose Sym bolic Instruction Code) was created by Dartmouth College professors John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz. In 1971, the intercity pas senger rail service Amtrak went into operation. In 1991, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers threw his sev enth no-hitter at age 44, shut ting out the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0. Ten years ago: Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies – from fury in Europe over austerity measures that cut wages, reduced benefits and eliminated many jobs alto gether, to rage in Asia over relentlessly low pay, the rising cost of living and hideous working conditions. Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was a unani mous choice as the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. Chris Kelly, 34, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross, died in Atlanta. Five years ago: Entering the State Department head quarters for the first time as America’s top diplomat, Sec retary of State Mike Pompeo vowed to reinvigorate Ameri can diplomacy and help the United States get “back our swagger.” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein lashed out at Republican allies of President Donald Trump who had drafted arti cles of impeachment against Rosenstein, saying the Justice Department would not give in to threats. One year ago: A long-await ed effort to evacuate people from a sprawling steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol began. The United Nations said the operation was being carried out by the Internation al Committee of the Red Cross and in coordination with Ukrainian and Russian offi cials. A top-level U.S. con gressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a surprise visit to Ukraine undertaken in extraordinary secrecy, holding a three-hour meeting in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volo dymyr Zelenskyy at which Pelosi vowed the U.S. would stand with him “until the fight is done.” Jacky Hunt-Broers ma, A South African amputee athlete, set a new world record for the number of daily consecutive marathons by running her 104th in a row. A woman was rescued from the rubble of a building in central China more than 50 hours after it collapsed, leaving doz ens trapped or missing. Today’s birthdays: Singer Judy Collins is 84. Actor Ste phen Macht is 81. Singer Rita Coolidge is 78. Pop singer Nick Fortuna (The Bucking hams) is 77. Actor-director Douglas Barr is 74. Actor Dann Florek is 72. Sing er-songwriter Ray Parker Jr. is 69. Actor Byron Stewart is 67. Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen is 63. Actor Maia Morgenstern is 61. Actor Scott Coffey is 59. Country singer Wayne Hancock is 58. Coun try singer Tim McGraw is 56. Movie director Wes Anderson is 54. Actor Julie Benz is 51. TODAY IN HISTORY

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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 1, 2023 B5A & P New mom is frustrated by her old momDEAR AMY: My mom and I have had a bumpy relationship ever since my parents got divorced about 10 years ago. Instead of nding healthy ways to cope, my mother blamed me (and my brother) for her unhappiness during a time when we were trying to get on our feet as adults. We slowly worked things out and talk by phone a couple of times a week. I am currently in my early 30s and in the last tri-mester with my third baby. Sadly, I lost my rst baby at birth, but I do have a toddler at home now, and my mom is back to her old tricks. She indirectly blames me for her loneliness, even though my husband and I have offered to help her move closer to us (she refused). She’s started leaving me passive-aggressive voicemails about having to “sched-ule” time to talk with her daughter (which I do). I now have health concerns related to my pregnancy. The stress is terrible. I have suggested that she nd a therapist, get some fresh air, make a new friend – but she seems to spend a lot of time napping, now that she’s retired. She calls me “dis-respectful” for making these suggestions. I love my mom, but I hate that she always jumps to conclusions and blames me for avoiding her, when really I’m just busy chasing my 2-year-old, heavily preg-nant, and not feeling well. Am I in the wrong here? Should I be making more of an effort to speak to her? – Stressed Out Daughter DEAR STRESSED OUT: Given that – of the two of you – your mother is the one who seems to want more attention, the burden should be on her to gure out how to get it. Do you reward your toddler for throwing a tantrum? No – you convey: “We can talk after you’ve calmed down.” Your mother sounds depressed, but my main concern is for you. This is an ex-tremely important and stressful time in your life, and you should prioritize your own mental and physical health – and that of your children. I agree with the idea of scheduling chats with your mother. This allows you to (hopefully) block out some time and pre-pare yourself to talk and listen. If you can reach out or take a call from her at other times, then do. You have made a number of (excellent) suggestions to your mother regarding ways she might cope with her depression and loneliness. She has rejected every-thing, but all of these ideas are strategies YOU should employ to cope with your challenging mother. In the meantime, think about the “hooks” she dangles: “I’m lonely.” “My unhappi-ness is your fault.” “You’re disrespectful.” You might practice ways not to bite when she offers these hooks. Try, “I’m sorry you’re unhappy.” “That sounds hard.” “I love you, mom. I hope things get better for you.” DEAR AMY: Should I approve a false obituary going out on the internet? My serial cheater elderly dad moved in with his (my age) girlfriend and divorced my mom (who was dying of lymphoma). Dad showed up at our mother’s funeral and announced he was engaged to his girlfriend! He has now sent around a copy of an obit that says our mom was survived by her “husband.” He also demanded that I lie about other things. Within months of our mother’s death, he had married the girlfriend and none of us kids showed up at the wedding, so they screamed at us. We were told to “straighten up and y right” and from now on send Mother’s Day cards to her because we now have a NEW mother. We kids are all adults!I truly feel brain dead.Should I just shut up and fake all the lies for family unity? – Grieving DEAR GRIEVING: No. You shouldn’t fake anything. Your father seems to take up a lot of space. I suggest that you let his new wife provide the attention he seems to demand. He is her problem now. Do your best to avoid their histrionics, stay calm, and focus on your own healing and progress. DEAR AMY: I’d like to add my voice to others who objected to “Upset Teacher,” who expected congratulations when her daughter had a massive student loan debt forgiven. I worked hard to pay off my own student debt. It’s a “loan,” not a “gift.” – Upset DEAR UPSET: Many modern students face decades of loan payments, prevent-ing them from participating in the econo-my in other ways. 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Excellentbenefitspackage, 401k.DFW,EOE EMPLOYMENT Experienced Maintenance -Must beabletoperform variousactivitiesrelativeto theinstallationonrelocation ofexistingmachinesand equipmenttoinvolve dismantling,leveling, fittingandaligningoperations. -Must beabletodiagnose machinemalfunctionsand operatingdifficultiesand makerepairsoradjustments tokeepequipment inproduction. -Must have knowledgeofhydraulics, pneumatics,electricaland weldingcapabilities. Priorexperienceinan industrialatmosphere preferred Applyinperson Mon-Fribetweenthehours of8:00amto3:00pm. MetalIndustries, 400WalkerAve., Bushnell,FL33513. Excellentbenefitspackage, 401k.DFW,EOE PAINTERS SubContract or Hourly (352)464-3276 LEADPRESS OPERATOR FULL-TIME OurcentralofficeisinCrystalRiver,FLprinting newspapersthatserve Citrus,Sumter,Marionand LevyCounties. Musthaveaminimum5yrs exp.runningaGossCommunity/DGM430printing press.Thisisanightshift position,fourdaysperweek. Weofferanexcellentbenefitspackageincludinghealth, life,dental,eyecare,401K, paidvacationsandholidays. Applyinpersonor sendresumeto: CitrusCountyChronicle Attn.TomFeeney 1624NMeadowcrestBlvd. CrystalRiver,FL34429 Office352-563-3275or Fax#352-563-5665 PETS DogCrate Large24'x36',2gatesfront& side,slideouttray, perfectcondition $60 352-513-5339 DogKennel Portable&foldable, 48"tall48"widesq. $65obo 352-287-1735 MiniGoldenDoodle MalePuppy$600 352.568.5345 PETCARRIER Smallpetcarrierblack $15 352-419-5549 PETS PUPPIESFORSALE CKCRegisteredMini Dachshunds.FLHouseCerts. Completepuppykit.Silver dapplelong-coatmale,anda Black/Tanmaleandfemale shortcoat.Homeraisedwith love.ReadyMay19th. 352-220-4231 FARM AUGER 5ftlongsteelgroundauger tobeusedPTO $30OBO 352-344-1515 HANGINGWILDFLOWER POTw/Dahlia&Zinnia incoconutshells,$10ea. 352-746-4160 HORSE&CATTLE BURIALS ...alsootheranimals 352-212-6298 KawasakiMotor 25hp,twincylinder,horizontal shaft,modelengine FH721D/CS01,runsgreat $900352-422-3015 callafter9:30am LivePlants BostonFern,Spider, ElephantEars,Loofa LecantoArea 352-464-3634 LOOFAHSEEDS Togrowyourownloofah sponges $3.00 352-746-4160 SAGOPALMS(PUS) babyplants,$5ea., 352-746-4160 SEEDS MultiColoredannualseeds $3perbag. 352-746-4160 MERCHANDISE 1PAIROFDARKWOOD SWIVELCHAIRS picturesavailable,std.height $12ea, 352-344-1515 1PAIROFDARKWOOD SWIVELCHAIRS picturesavailable,std.height $12ea, 352-344-1515 20lbIronANVIL 10inlong $25Picsavail. 352.344.1515 360-DEGREETURBO SCRUBBER $15 352-726-1882 AluminumCargoCarrier Hookstoyourreceiver $50 352-287-1735 ANGELTABLELAMP w/silkwings $35, 352-560-3019 BCIWalkInTubs arenowonSALE!Beoneof thefirst50callersandsave $1,500!CALL 888-687-0415 forafree in-homeconsultation. 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P rofessionalinstallation.Top q uality-MadeintheUSA.Call f orfreeconsultation: 866-6361910 .Askaboutourspecials! VinylRecords FamilyCollectionVinylrecords 50centseach 352-463-8595 APPLIANCES COMMERCIALMIXER GLOBESP20Commercial 20QuartPlanetaryMixer AllAccessoriesincluded! ExcellentCond.!$1100OBO 352-212-4622LeaveMsg SMITTYS APPLIANCEREPAIR 352-564-8179 OverStoveMicrowave Workswell$50 706-502-5691 APPLIANCES COMMERCIALMIXER GLOBESP20Commercial 20QuartPlanetaryMixer AllAccessoriesincluded! ExcellentCond.!$1000OBO 352-212-4622LeaveMsg NAPOLEON36" OUTDOORGAS FIREPLACEINSERT Craftedofstainlesssteel, requiresnoventing. GSS36N.$3400+new. $800SSCoverIncluded. 352-770-5458 FURNITURE 2BarStools Goodwood,Swivel, Darksolidwood,$25each 352-509-7397 callorleavemessage 4AluminumSwivelChairs forpatiouse,needfabric& cushionsreplaced $30obo 352-344-1515 AIRMATTRESS OZARKTRAILbrand fullsize,greatforcompany $25 865-201-6579 DeskComputerorOffice VeryniceCondition,picsavail. $125 352-527-1193 DinningTable QueenAnne,2extraleaves, 8chairs$500obo 352-262-0200 NewTempur-Pedic BoxSpring Queen9";boxspringNOT mattress,retail$380, selling$150 352-513-5339 PulloutSofaBed 3cushions,Green,Grey,Tan Plaidpattern,usedbut ingoodcondition $110 352-509-7397 callorleavemessage Solidwood VictorianKing b edroomset includesframe, 2 sidetablesw/beveledglass+ dresser $650 ;Brown(faux) leather doublereclinersofa $200 ;otheritemsavailable. MovingCall417-425-9541 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AdultPullups PrevailBriefsSize218ct packageexpandexwings 352.422.6088 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ATTENTIONOXYGENTHER-A PYUSERS! 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ELECTRICSCOOTERLIFT Electricormanualscooterlift thathooksintohitch. $1,100 352-601-0885 FannyPack forINOGENOneG4Portable OxygenConcentrators Brandnewstillinpackage $45727-247-3025 InvacarePlatinumXL Oxygenconcentratorandfill, completesystem$800obo 352-287-1735 INVERSIONTABLE $60352.726.1882 Merits3Wheel MobilityScooter Needsbatteries $150obo 352-287-1735 PAIROFALUMINUM CRUTCHES $10 352-726-1882 Pride4Wheelgo-goScooter Newbatteries&Switch$350 Leavemessage352-465-6580 ROVERKNEECYCLE withmanual$25 352.726.1882 SCOOTER/WHEELCHAIR/ MOTORCYCLEALUMINUM CARRIER Foldsupanddown,not electric,350LBcapacity, 52"Lx275/8"W, 2"hitchrequired. $570OBO 352-634-4906 TOILETSEATCHAIR $10 352-726-1882 TransportationWheelchair Usedtwice,$130whennew, asking $50 352-489-0887 SPORTING GOODS 2008GEMGulfCart 72volts,StreetLegal, Fullenclosure, Excellentcondition $6,000 352-302-6200 BeautyBeltMassager Messagesyourwaist.Suntentownbrand. $25 352-419-4066 FishingWaders Tidewefishingwaders,size11 fitssize10,likenew $30 352-746-1017 REDPHILIPSBIKE MadeinEngland usedfordisplayonly $85OBO 865-201-6579 RIBSTICKGSKATEBOARD $10, 352-560-3019 SCHWINNBICYCLEHELMET ventilated,adjustable,Model #SW124,$22, 352-344-1515 WEIGHT 25lbcastirondumbbell $20 352.344.1515 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT RoomforRent Privatebath,nopets,no smoking$595 Call 352-476-3598 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE LOTFORSALE . 28AcrelotinSugarmillWood s $26,000 352-220-2891 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 8.4WOODEDACRE FORSALEBYOWNER 3Bd/3BaHome,newporches front8x20,backporch12x30 w/newscreen,newmetalroof, completelyinspected. Readytomovein! $300KCashorBestOffer Ray:(828)497-2610Local 6acres with 370ftofpavedroadfrontage Mixedresidential.LocatedEof Hwy19inHomosassa. Call352.422.6088 BacktoNature 38.11AcresOffasecludeddirt road.SliceofOldFlorida, beautifulpropertywithlarge oaktreesandplentyofwildlife . $350,000 352-287-2213foratour DUNNELLON NorthWilliamsSt 3000SFMOL; Commercialbuilding on.042acre **Forsaleorlease** MotivatedOwner Contact:AlIsnetto, PalmwoodRealty. 352-597-2500x202 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 2bed2bath approx.1,600sqft Recentlybeenremodeled NewAC. Formoreinfo. Call706-492-5119 HOMOSASSA 71CypressBlvd Outstanding3/2/2Pool Homeonanoversized LotinSMW Only$440,000 RE/MAX KathyGreen724.601.8619 kathygreensellshomes.com HOMEFORSALE 1570W.DaturaLn.Citrus Springs,FL. 3Bed/2bath, POOL .Approx. 1/4acre,fencedinrear.Many updatestotheinterior.Allappliancesincludingwasher/dryerincluded.HVAC(2009)contractserviceyearlysinceinstallation.Roof(2006)30year shinglesandRoofMaxresurface(2023)5yearwarranty. 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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 1, 2023 B9 HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY .. NickKleftis .. NOWisthetimeto considerlistingyourhome, inventoryisdownand buyersareready. Callmefora FREEMarketAnalysis. Cell:352-270-1032 Office:352-726-6668 email: nick@nickkleftis.com BETTYJ.POWELL Realtor "Yoursuccessismygoal... Makingfriendsalongtheway ismyreward!" BUYINGORSELLING? 352.422.6417 352.726.5855 E-Mail: bjpowell72@gmail.com DEB THOMPSON *Onecallawayforyour buyingandsellingneeds. *Realtorthatyoucanrefer toyourfamilyandfriends. *Servicewithasmile sevendaysaweek.ParsleyRealEstate DebThompson 352-634-2656 resdeb@yahoo.com PROTECTYOURHOME from p estssafelyandaffordably. P est,rodent,termiteandmosq uitocontrol.Callforaquoteo r inspectiontoday 888-498-0446 HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY FRANKJ.YUELLING,JR. Lic.RealEstateBroker VETERANOWNED Callmeifyouare lookingto buyorsellyourhome orvacantlot, residentialorcommercial. Over30yearsexperience. Cell:352-212-5222 GARY&KAREN BAXLEY GRIRealtors YourChristianRealtor connectiontoyour nexttransaction 352-212-4678Gary352-212-3937Karen kbbaxley@yahoo.com TropicShoresRealty Iputthe REAL in REALESTATE! JIMTHE"REAL" MCCOY I'mattentiveto yourrealestate needs! CALL&GET RESULTS! (352)232-8971 TIMETOBUY ORSELL YOURMOBILE InALeasedLandPark? CALL LORELIELEBRUN LicensedRealtor&Mobile HomeBroker Century21 NatureCoast, 835NEHighway19, CrystalRiverFl. 352-613-3988 HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY LaWanda Watt LWattC21@gmail.com Thinkingofselling? Inventoryisdown andweneedlistings!! Callmefora FreeMarketAnalysis! 352-212-1989 Century21J.W.Morton RealEstate,Inc. MakingRealty DreamsaReality Mypassionandcommitment istohelpyoumake yourRealEstatedreams cometrue. CALLME forallyour RealEstateneeds!! LandmarkRealty KimberlyRetzer DirectLine 352-634-2904 MICHELEROSE Realtor "Simplyput I'llworkharder" 352-212-5097 isellcitruscounty @yahoo.com CravenRealty,Inc. 352-726-1515 38Clientsservedin2022 8.3 MILLION inSales 40yearsintheBusiness MayIhelpyounext? CALL(352)302-8046 DebInfantine-Realtor TropicShoresRealty HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY MikeCzerwinski Specializingin *GOPHERTORTOISE SURVEYS&RELOCATIONS *WETLANDSETBACKLINES *ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS MichaelG.Czerwinski,P.A ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 352-249-1012 mgcenvironmental.com 30+Yrs.Experience Ourofficecoversallof CITRUSandPINELLAS Counties! **FREE** MarketAnalysis PLANTATIONREALTY LISAVANDEBOE BROKER(R)OWNER 352-634-0129 www.plantation realtylistings.com PickJeanne Pickrelforall yourReal Estateneeds! CertifiedResidential Specialist. GraduateofReal EstateInstitute. 352-212-3410 Callfora FREE MarketAnalysis. pickjean@gmail.com Century21JWMorton RealEstateInc. HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY Debra"Debbie"Cleary Professional Representation IstheKEYtoSuccess! PROVENPRODUCER! MeadowcrestSpecialist ServingALLofCitrusCounty (352)601-6664 TROPICSHORESREALTY SharonMiddleton Whetherbuyingorselling, contactmetoday. "It'sYOURMOVE!" Over38yrsofexperience asarealestatebrokerin bothNYandFL.Putmy experience,knowledge,and professionalismtoworkfor you!You'llbegladyoudid! Freehomemarketanalysis. Cell:518-755-3232 SharonMidd75@gmail.com TropicShoresRealty Century21JWMorton RealEstate,Inc StefanStuart Realtor 352.212.0211 Honest Experienced HardWorking ForAwardWinning CustomerServicecontact StefanStuartC21@gmail.com HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY AGENTFOR SUGARMILLWOODS Sellers&Buyers FRUSTRATED? NEEDINGHELP? CALLME,NOW. HelloI'm WayneCormier KeyOne 352-422-0751 wayne@waynecormier.com "Haveagreatday andGodBless" THINKINGOFSELLING YOURHOME? LETMY25YEARSOF EXPERIENCEHELPYOU SELLYOURHOME! EXPERIENCECOUNTS! CALLMETODAYFORALL YOURREALESTATE NEEDS! *FreeHomeMarketAnalysis MARTHASATHER Realtor (352)212-3929 Martha.sather@gmail.com TropicShoresRealty Unique&HistoricHomes, CommercialWaterfront& Land SMALLTOWNCOUNTRY LIFESTYLEOUR SPECIALTYSINCE1989 www.crosslandrealty.com "LETUSFINDYOU AVIEWTOLOVE" (352)726-6644 CrosslandRealty Inc. SAR011149 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE locatedonanIslandinNorth FloridawithAceHardware department,Conveniencest ore,Bar&3bed2bath house.Ownerretiringafter 10years.$1,400,000 352.498.5986 USMSONLINEAUCTION Civil A ctionNo.1:19-CV-626. B id5/1–5/12.3Propertiesinc ludingAirbnbinthemount ainsofAsheCounty,NCalon g t heNewRiver.RogersRealty & Auction-NCAL#685,fulldet ails: RogersAuctionGroup.com. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE DAVIDKURTZ Realtor VacantLand SPECIALIST Letmehelpyou BUY,SELLOR INVEST FREE/NoObligation MARKETANALYSIS foryourproperty. Residential&Commercial Century21 J.W.MortonRealEstate, Inverness,FL34450 CELL954-383-8786 Office352-726-6668 TRANSPORTATION CARGOTRAILER 20228'X16'Arisingw/2ftV noserearrampdoorandside door110Vlights&plugsinside.Pulledlessthan800mi. LocatedinHomosassa $7500CallsOnly 407.705.9141 CUSTOMVAN 1998Savanna1500.Oneofa kind,rarefindw/only16,000 miles&garagekeptinTN. 2Captainchairseatsand entirecargoareaisopenand carpeted.Makingthisthe perfectcamperorhauling largerequipmentasthiswas designedforsuch. Refurbishedenginetiresand radio.Haveallreceiptstotaling 14,000alongwithletterfrom customcarshoponallwork donetobringthisvanbackto life.$18,500 Call901.377.4930 EZGOElectricGolfCart N ewJanuary2022;fullcanvas ; lowhours$9,700 Denny760-415-0653 TRANSPORTATION WANTED ALLCARS,TRUCKS,SUVs, RV's/Upto$1,000& MORE!!!-FREETOWING (352)342-7037 PickuploadingRamps aluminumfolding,7.5ftby11", 1,500lbscompacity, neverused, $130 352-344-8493 TruckTires CooperDiscoverHT3 LT225/75R16;Goodyear LT235/85R16;2CastelRock STRadialST226 ST235/80R16 $75each Leavemessage352-465-6580 BOATS 1997SPORTSCRAFTFISHM ASTER ,27ft.,new2021twi n 350VortecMtrsw/650Holly doublepumpers,includeselectronics&safetygear,etc., alum.3-axleTrailer,$28,500 Local864-247-6395 BOATS 2OutboardMotor VintageEvinrude Lighting3.0hp $300Pairobo 352-287-1735 FISHINGKAYAKS 1)Lifetime-TamahawkAngler 10010'Lx30"WV.G.C-$40 0 2)Pelican-RamXKayakSentinelAngler100X10"Lx30"W VGC$400 Bothfor$750 352-489-4127LeaveMessage IBUYBOATS CASHPAIDFOR ALLBOATS $$CALLVINCE$$ LOCAL 941-301-9946 OUTBOARDMOTOR 1972Chrysler2stroke8HP outboardmotor+stand.Fresh waterMidwetonly.Super clean.Lastserviced/ran (perfectly)2012. $575 352-770-5458 OUTBOARDMOTOR Yamaha2.5HPNeverUsed, boughtassparekicker New-2008$850 352.212.6326 TrolleyMotors Minn-Kota 75lbsofthrust24v remotecontrol$900 Watersnake 54lbsofthrust12v $525OBO 352.586.8946 BOATS PONTOONBOAT 22ftG3SuncatcherPontoon 115HPYamahawraparound benchseats.Livewell,2 biminis,brandnewtrailer& cover.Cleanvessel$20,000 OBOsellingduetohealth 515.460.1173 CARS/SUV 2006ToyotaSequoiaLTD 4x4,navigationsystem, DVD/CD,Sunroof,3rowseati ng,rearconsoleseat,coldAC , leather&powerseats,black exteriorgrayinterior Everythingingoodcondition 159,800mi $9,500OBO352-293-4504 CADILLAC Black2008DTS165,000Miles Newtires,brakes,Battery 18"ChromeRims Notnewbutnicecar 352-342-3917 FORD 2019MUSTANGGT HighPerformance5.0460HP 17KSpecial,Maroonincolor $50,000 Tom352-341-3803

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B10 Monday, May 1, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle C rnrr rrr rrr    Fun By The NumbersLike puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked fromthe moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! 5/1/23 CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS'XOODQGÀDW 6. Baking measurement (abbr.) 9. Education-based groups 13. Not behind14. Runners run them15. Japanese ankle sock16. Grave17. Japanese industrial city18. People of southern Ghana 19. Particular designs'HYLFH¿WWHG to something 22. Infections23. Pirates’ preferred alcohol 24. Expression of sympathy25. Rock guitarist’s tool28. Neither29. Ancient city of Egypt31. You __ what you sow33. Ruined36. Narrations38. Body art (slang)39. Fencing sword 41. Apartment buildings44. Type of missile45. Fathers46. Extremely high frequency 48. Type of school49. Incorrect letters51. Two-year-old sheep52. Nasty manner54. One who accepts a bet56. Indian prince60. Asian country61. Rhythmic patterns in Indian music 62. “Uncle Buck” actress Hoffmann 63. Detailed criteria64. Son of Shem65. Talked wildly66. Discount67. Not good68. Growing outCLUES DOWN 1. Actor Damon 2. A call used to greet someone 3. Part-time employee 4. Emaciation 5. “Westworld” actor Harris 6. Gains possession of 7. Relaxing spaces 8. 23rd star in a constellation 9. Northern grouse10. Monetary unit of Bangladesh 11. Manila hemp12. Unites muscle to bone14. Makes deep cuts in17. 18-year period between eclipses 20. Member of a people inhabitingsouthern Benin 21. Synthetic rubbers23. Unwelcome rodent25. Expression of creative skill 26. Some is red27. Seems less in impressive 29. Harry Kane’s team30. Gland secretion 32. Action of feeling sorrow34. Disallow35. Deceptive movement37. More dried-up40. Crimson42. Actress Ryan43. Adherents of a main branch of Islam 47. Accomplished American president 49. Side of a landform facing anadvancing glacier 50. Sheep breed52. Appetizer53. Broadway actress Daisy ,QÀXHQWLDO¿OPFULWLF56. NY Giants ownership family 57. Type of script58. Assist59. London park61. Bar bill65. In reply indicator SOLUTIONSPeanuts WILLCONSTRUCTIONCORP. 352-628-2291 We alsoofferSafetyGrabBars, We atherStripping,InsuranceInspections r Siding Sof t Fa scia Skirting Ro of ov ers Ca rp orts Screen Roo ms De cks Wi ndo ws Do ors Ad ditions Pe rmi t An d En gineering Fe es Al lofour structures withstand 120mph winds 352-628-7519 MEETINGS 0501MCRNMTG5/8 PUBLICNOTICE N OTICEISHEREBYGIVEN thattheCITRUSCOUNTYWA T ER&WASTEWATERAUTHORITYBOARDwillmeeto n M onday,May8,2023at1:00P.M. orassoonthereafteraspos s ible,intheLecantoGovernmentBuilding,3600W.Sovereig n P ath,Room#166,Lecanto,Florida34461,suchmattersasma y p roperlycomebeforetheAuthorityincluding: I ssuanceofFinalOrderadoptingthe2023PriceIndexSetbyth e F loridaPublicServiceCommissionforUtilizationinPriceI nde x R ateApplicationsforNon-Exempt,Investor-OwnedWateran d W astewaterUtilitiesProvidingServiceinCitrusCounty T hismeetingisopentothepublic. A nypersonrequiringreasonableaccommodationatthismeeti n g b ecauseofadisabilityorphysicalimpairmentshouldcontac tth e C ountyAdministrator ‹ sOffice,3600W.SovereignPath,Lecanto , F L34461,(352)527-5210,atleasttwodaysbeforethemeeting . I fyouarehearingorspeechimpaired,dial7-1-1,1-800-955-877 1 ( TTY)or1-800-955-8770(v),viaFloridaRelayService. I fyouneedaSpanishTranslator,pleasemakearrangement s w iththeCountybytelephonewithintwodaysofthepublicatio n 3 52-527-5370 S inecesitauntraductordeespanolporfavorhagaarreglosco n e lCondadodentrodedosdiasdelanotifaciondelapublicacio n 3 52-527-5370 A nypersonwhodecidestoappealadecisionoftheGovernin g B odywithrespecttoanymatterconsideredatthismeetingwil l n eedarecordoftheproceedingsandforsuchpurposema y n eedtoprovidethataverbatimrecordoftheproceedingismad e , w hichrecordincludestestimonyandevidenceuponwhichth e a ppealistobebased.(Section286.0101,FloridaStatutes) PublishedMay1,2023 LIENS 0508MCRNLIEN5/16NOS NOTICEOFPUBLICSALE P ERSONALPROPERTYOFTHEFOLLOWINGTENANT S W ILLBESOLDFORCASHTOSATISFYRENTALLIENSI N A CCORDANCEWITHFLORIDASTATUTES,SELFSTORAG E F ACILITYACT,SECTIONS83-806AND83-807.CONTENT S M AYINCLUDEKITCHEN,HOUSEHOLDITEMS,BEDDING , T OYS,GAMES,BOXES,BARRELS,PACKEDCARTONS,FUR N ITURE,TRUCKS,CARS,ETC.THEREISNOTITLEFO R V EHICLESSOLDATLIENSALE.VEHICLESSOLD“ASIS ” A NDFORPARTSONLY.OWNERSRESERVETHERIGHTT O B IDONUNITS.LIENSALETOBEHELDONLINEENDIN G T UESDAY, MAY16,2023AT12:00PM .VIEWINGANDBID D INGWILLONLYBEAVAILABLEONLINEATWWW.STOR A GETREASURES.COM,BEGINNING5DAYSPRIORTOTH E S CHEDULEDSALEDATEANDTIME.ALSO,VISI T W WW.PERSONALMINISTORAGE.COM/DUNNELLON-FL S TORAGE-UNITS/FORMOREINFO. P ERSONALMINISTORAGE/DUNNELLON U NIT:#16–MARGARETJOHNSON P ERSONALMINISTORAGE 1 1955N.FLORIDAAVE.(HWY41),DUNNELLON,FL34434 PublishedMay1&8,2023 LIENS 0501MCRNLIENS5/13&16NOSCRYSTALRIVER N OTICEOFPUBLICSALE:GSAUTOTOWING givesNoticeo f F oreclosureofLienandintenttosellthesevehiclesat 2021U S H wy19,CrystalRiver,FL34428 ,pursuanttosubsection713.7 8 o ftheFloridaStatutes. GSAutoTowing reservestherightt o a cceptorrejectanyand/orallbids. D ate&TimeofSale-May13,2023at9:00AM V IN#Year/ModelVehicle 1 GTCS1481681328062006GMC D ate&TimeofSale-May16,2023at9:00AM V IN#Year/ModelVehicle 1 GNCS18W12K2099152002CHEV PublishedMay1,2023 CARS/SUV ScooterCarrierBruno Pushoutforrearcaraccess weightcapacity350lbswith 4retractingstraps lockkey..listprice $2,600Veteranasking $1400.00OBO presentlyonSUV 352.697.0240 CLASSICS 1963StudabakerLark Regal4doorsedanV-8. Manynewitems .$9,850 606.207.7160 1971PLYMOUTHDUSTER 340 /NEWTires, DeepDishCragarWheels, Cadillac 1987Fleetwoodd'Elegance LowMiles,NoOilLeak, Spotless. $3,800/OBO 218-260-8218 1990CHEVY LUMINA EURO,red,4-DR,good tires,rebuiltmotor, $5,000OBOasis 352-212-4622 1990CHEVY LUMINA EURO,red,4-DR,good tires,rebuiltmotor, $4,000OBOasis 352-212-4622 CHEVY CAMARO 1981Z28 Coupe PerfectBody,norust,no dents,4speedmunci,NEW 355ciw/450to525HP-Looks &RunsAwesome-Toomuch tolist-$25K 352-364-7229 OLDSMOBILE 1981Cutlass4door3.8v6 AutomaticwithA/Cfaircond. $2,995Cash 352.445.5393 MOTORCYCLES BushtecMotorcycleTrailer includescooler,sparetire, customweathercover Mustsellneedspace Noreasonableofferrefused 352-382-7397 CANAMSPYDER 2 013LikeNewSpyderRT-LT D ChromePackageithasevery option.AutomaticTransmission,ExcellentCondition, NO Scratches,lowmiles15,000 andalwaysgaragekept.EngineSize997ExteriorBrown $14,500Callortext Todd802.233.1704 HARLEY2007FLSTC Excellentcondition,Garage kept,seniorrider. $4,900 352-422-3812 MotorScooters 2013Kymco150cc542mil& 201950cc105mil $2,200forBoth 727-415-7728 OILCHANGEKIT HarleyDavidsonbrandoil changekit,includesoilfilter (1999-2017H-D),7qt.20w50 oil,andmore. $35.00 231-534-0018 TRUCKS 2011FordF-150XLT4D CherryRed,fewcigarette burnsonseat,lowmillage 117,398k,USBmusicinput, cruise,wiredhitch,weather techliningthroughout $15,000OBO text 352-575-3621 TRUCK 2003FORDF150 4Welldrive,tough,large engine,wellmaintained.New brakes,A.C.,tunedup. $8,000 706-835-5068 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 2021LightWeight TravelTrailer withExtras-$17,900 352-212-6949 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES DUTCHMANCOLEMAN BRANDNEW 202217fttraveltrailer Sleeps6,features WinegardAIR360antenna Lotsofstorage$14,500 352-247-0788 HURRICANERV ClassA2010Fourwinds31D Lowmileage,twoslideouts, garagekept&veryclean 352.634.1874 IBUYRV's CASHPAID FORRV's $$CALLVINCE$$ LOCAL 941-301-9946 NewmarMountainAire 37.5ft1999RVwith 69,000originalmiles. GoodconditionLOCAL $25,000 207.502.2216 To place your ad call: 352-563-5966 E-mail classifieds@chronicleonline.com Classifieds Your House. Your Car. Your Old Guitar.Get it SOLD Find a job jobmatchfl.com


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