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Citrus County chronicle

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Title:
Citrus County chronicle
Place of Publication:
Crystal River, FL
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Citrus Publishing LLC
Gerald Mulligan
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2006
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Daily[<1987-1995>]
Weekly[ FORMER <1939-1968>]
Semiweekly[ FORMER <1980-1981>]
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regular
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English

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Newspapers -- Inverness (Fla.) ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Citrus County (Fla.) ( lcsh )
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United States -- Florida -- Citrus -- Crystal River
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28.886556 x -82.539299

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Began in 1889?
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Description based on: Vol. 48, no. 51 (June 8, 1939).
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MAY 2, 2023www.chronicleonline.com HIGH Mostly sunny and breezy. PAGE A4 TODAY & next morning TUESDAY 62 84 LOW Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community VOL. 129 ISSUE 122 $1Search continues for man who killed five / A10 INDEX Business ................... A8 Classieds ................ B7 Comics ..................... B6 Crossword ................ B5 Entertainment ........... B4 Horoscope ................ B5 Nation/World ........... A10 Obituaries ................. A6 Opinion ..................... A9 TV Listings ................ B4 Weather .................... A4Prosecutors looking to keep man accused of shooting in jail By FRED HIERS Chronicle Reporter State prosecutors are ask ing a judge to put the Cit rus Springs man accused of shooting a juvenile in the stomach behind bars until his trial. Assistant State Attor ney Kaitlyn Mannis led a motion April 25th in the Fifth Ju dicial Circuit Court asking that Michael Regalski, 65, be held without bond until his trial. His bond was pre viously set at $65,000 and he is currently free on bond. Citing Florida statutes, Mannis said in her motion that Regalski could be held without bail if he posed a threat to the community. Mannis said in the request that Florida law allows someone to be held with out bond if they’ve been charged with a “dangerous crime,” there’s substantial probability that they com mitted the crime, and their actions reected a disregard for the safety of the com munity, and there aren’t any conditions to their release that would still keep the community safe. She also asked the court that if it wouldn’t detain him, then it should con sider amending his bond to reect the new charges against Regalski: two counts of attempted rst de gree murder with a rearm, and aggravated child abuse with a rearm. Citing pre vious case law, Mannis said that “substantial change in charges alleviates” the orig inal bond condition. Judge Joel Fritton will hold a motion hearing May 5, at the Citrus County Govern ment Center in Inverness. Meanwhile, Judge Carol Falvey granted the Citrus County Sheriff’s Ofce its request for a search warrant to retrieve information from Regalski’s game and securi ty camera, The Citrus Springs man is accused of shooting at two juveniles and an adult driving a utility vehicle by his home on North Pavilion Loop and hitting one in the stomach April 22. On April 26, he pleaded not guilty. He is scheduled to appear at the Inverness courthouse May 12. He is currently free on a $65,000 bond with the requirement that he not have contact with any of the victims.State attorney says he is a danger to the community REGALSKIDad on the run By NANCY KENNEDY Chronicle Reporter From her front-row seat in her running stroller, wear ing her beloved Disney mouse ears, Abigaile Golec calls out coaching tips to her dad. “Bye! Bye! Bye!” she yells, which in Abigailese means, “Faster! Faster! Faster!” Whenever that happens, her dad, 53-year-old Al len Golec, laughs and goes faster – or maybe not. Golec, with the help of his 19-year-old disabled daugh ter, is training for the Chi cago Marathon this coming Oct. 8. Golec is running to raise funds for Danny Did Foun dation, a nonprot organi zation founded in 2010 by Chicago parents Mike and Mariann Stanton after the sudden death of their four-year-old son Danny. The Danny Did Founda tion’s primary mission is to prevent deaths caused by seizures and bring Photos by Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Allen Golec, who will be running in the Chicago Marathon in October, runs Thursday, April 27, along the Withlacoochee State Trail in Floral City with his daughter Abigaile. The young woman suffers from a debilitating seizure condition that has disabled her. Golec’s marathon run is a tool he hopes to bring awareness to her condition.Local man training for Chicago Marathon runs with disabled daughter to raise awareness for epilepsy Abigaile Golec has fun with her father Allen Golec Thursday evening, April 27, as the two prepare for a run along the Withlacoochee State Trail in Floral City. Abigaile sits in a special chair as her father runs along the trail pushing her. More Information To learn more about Abi gaile and her dad, about Dravet syndrome and epi lepsy or to contribute to the 2023 Fundraiser Chi cago Marathon for the Danny Did Foundation, go online at: www.abigaile.org.U.S. House speaker appears before Knesset amid fraught U.S.-Israel tie s By ILAN BEN ZION and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM — The U.S. House speaker addressed Is rael’s parliament on Monday, a rare honor awarded to the highest-ranking Republican in U.S. politics at a time of fraught relations between Is rael’s government and Demo cratic President Joe Biden. Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu por trayed the speech as a nod to bipartisan U.S. support for Israel as it marks 75 years since its creation. Critics say the platform given to McCa rthy – he’s only the second House speaker to address the Knesset, after Newt Gingrich in 1998 – is a pointed jab at Biden. McCarthy spoke to the Knesset, greeted by frequent applause and a standing ova tion, as lawmakers returned from a month-long recess. They are expected to resume the ght over a contentious plan, promoted by the most right-wing government in Is rael’s history, to overhaul the judiciary. The plan has split Israelis and drawn a rare public re buke from Biden. Amid the tensions, Biden has so far denied Netanyahu a typically customary invitation to the White House after his election win late last year. In a challenge to Biden, McCarthy said Monday he expects the White House “to invite the prime minister over for a meeting, especially with the 75th anniversary” of Is rael’s independence. He said he would invite Netanyahu to speak to Congress if Biden doesn’t. McCarthy’s visit to Israel was another sign of the grad ual transformation of Israel from a bipartisan matter into a wedge issue in U.S. politics. The trend goes back more than a decade, when Netanya hu began openly siding with Republicans against Demo crats. In parallel, some young er progressive Democrats Ohad Zwigenberg / AP U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy addresses lawmakers Monday during a session of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem. See SHOOTING , page A4 See MARATHON , page A4 See ISRAEL , page A4

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A2 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle Nancy Kennedy / Chronicle Reporter The Ozello Civic Association donated $1,200 to Cayla’s Coats, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Pic tured from the left: Civic Association members Abigail Morrison, Dan Devillez (president) and Cindy Hosch; Cayla’s Coats founders Sean Barnes (rear), Jessica Barnes, Barbara Fletcher (rear) and Brantley and Aidan Barnes. Cayla’s Coats started after the drowning death of Cayla Barnes in 2010. Her parents, Jessica and Sean Barnes, have since made it their mission to use their tragedy to educate about and advocate for water safety. “This money (from the Ozello Civic Association) will go for life jackets for our loaner stations and for swim lessons,” Jessica Barnes said Tuesday. OZELLO CIVIC ASSOCIATION DONATES TO CAYLA’S COATS How SWIFTMUD prepares for hurricane seasonQ: What does the District do to prepare for hurricane season? A: Year-round, the District operates 84 water control structures in its 16-county area. These structures assist with ood protection, man age lake water levels and prevent saltwater from ow ing up freshwater streams and creeks. To prepare for hurricane season, staff con duct annual hurricane read iness checks of all the Dis trict’s structures to ensure they are working properly. This includes making cer tain all structure gates are functioning correctly and that each emergency gen erator is working and fully fueled. Q: What is a critical struc ture? A: Some of our ood control structures are con sidered critical structures, such as the structures as sociated with the Tampa Bypass Canal System. This system routes ood wa ter from the Hillsborough River around the cities of Tampa and Temple Terrace, providing protection from river ooding. Used in 2017 during Hurricane Irma, the canal system was moving up to 3 billion gallons of ood water a day, spar ing homes and businesses along the lower Hillsbor ough River from ooding. Due to their important ood protection role, these struc tures are considered critical structures. Q: What is the largest ood control system in the Dis trict? A: The Tampa Bypass Canal System is the larg est ood control system in the District. It is made up of nine ood control struc tures, a 6.5-mile earthen dam, and 15.7 miles of ca nals, and impounds ood waters from the Hillsbor ough River into the 16,000-acre Lower Hillsborough Flood Detention Area. As the detention area lls with water from the river and the surrounding 450-square-mile watershed, the ows then enter the Tampa By pass Canal and are safely diverted to McKay Bay, protecting the cities of Temple Terrace and Tampa from ooding. The Tampa Bypass Canal System was constructed in response to massive ooding caused by Hurricane Donna in 1960. Q: How are the structures operated? A: All the Tampa Bypass Canal structures, along with many other District struc tures, can be operated re motely or manually. All the District’s mission-critical water control structures, in cluding the 17 ood control structures, are operated re motely by staff using a com puter. This allows staff to operate structures 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any location. Approx imately half of the District’s water control structures must be manually operated, with staff having to be phys ically present at the location to operate the structure. Q: What actions does the District take during an ac tive storm threat? A: During an active storm threat, District ofcials activate its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to monitor tropical storms and hurricanes. Depending on the level of activation, the District will mobilize appropriate emergency personnel to report to the EOC for extended shifts. Staff will monitor and document water levels and operate water control structures on water bodies throughout the District’s 16-county area as needed. EOC ofcials will main tain direct communications with the state and affected county EOCs and distrib ute information to the me dia, the public and District employees. Jerry Mallams is a licensed pro fessional geologist in Florida and has worked for the District for 26 years. Jerry manages the 84 District-owned flood control and water conservation structures and canal rights of way within the 16-county area. Jerry Mallams Cannotbecombinedwithanyotheroffer. Expires5/26/2023. Couponmustbepresentedattimeofservice.Notvalidwithanyotheroffers,maintenanceorwarrantycontracts.SeeSenicaAirConditioningfordetails.Expires5/26/2023.rrrn nn r ­ n rn 19932023 30 rn  AnaSimsSalesStaff r n r rr n Anahasbeenwith NickNicholasFord forover28years. Comeby andseehertoday. Nominate Yo ur Favorite! r Honoring Te achersfortheir hardworkanddedication

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Citrus County Chronicle Tuesday, May 2, 2023 A3L CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLESupervisor of Elections in Crystal River The Supervisor of Elec tions ofce will be partic ipating in First Friday in downtown Crystal River from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, May 5. This is a reminder that all vote-by-mail requests have expired. Register to vote, make changes to your voter record or re quest a vote-by-mail bal lot. Information to apply for election worker posi tions will also be avail able. To learn more, visit the website votecitrus.gov or contact the ofce at 352-564-7120.Mullet Toss and Spring Festival on May 6 The Annual Florida Cracker Homosassa Mul let Toss and Spring Fes tival continues to raise monies for various out reach programs across our County. Building Cayla’s Coats Life Vest Loaner Stations is one of the projects that benet from these funds. Ryman Construction, Mac1Signs and Nature’s Resort Campground joined the effort to com plete the second Cayla’s Coats Life Vest Loaner Station in Homosassa. The next Florida Cracker Riverside Resort Homo sassa Mullet Toss will be held on Saturday, May 6. The Committee hopes to build additional Life Vest Loaner Stations across Citrus County as well as expand funding for the multiple outreach pro grams with the Homosas sa Civic Club.Cinco de Mayo celebration Join from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Cinco de Mayo, May 5, to celebrate the ve year anniversary of The Royal Dalton House Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility, 5445 W. Oak Park Blvd., Homosassa. This is “nacho average party.” Celebrate in style as they will be hosting various local vendors, ar tisans, presentations and more. Grab a bite to eat from the taco truck Ta cos-More. For more about the event, go to https://fb.me/e/XbK2Cs7K.Kids Against Cancer Golf Tournament The Nature Coast Can cer Crusaders and Team HOPE are hosting the 12th Annual Kids Against Cancer Golf Tournament beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Black Diamond Ranch Quarry in Lecanto. There will be prizes for the closest pin on par 3’s and longest drive, as well as rafe prizes valued be tween $250-$2,500, golf equipment and door prizes. Contact Michelle Snel lings at 352-697-2220 or email shellsnellings@gmail.com.Animal Services to host walk-in clinic Citrus County Animal Services (CCAS) will host a walk-in vaccine clinic on Wednesday, May 3, at the Citrus County Animal Shelter, located at 4030 S. Airport Road, Inverness. The clinic will be open from 10 a.m. to noon, and again from 2 to 4 p.m. Vaccines offered include rabies (oneor three-year), DA2PPv, Bordetel la and FVRCP. For more information about pricing and services, call CCAS at 352-746-8400 or vis it www.citrusbocc.com/departments/community_services/animal_services/vaccine_clinic.php. IN BRIEF Duke Energy is still Citrus County’s biggest taxpayer By MICHAEL D. BATES Chronicle Reporter Duke Energy Florida may no longer be the county’s biggest employer but it re mains it’s largest taxpayer. The company paid $23.8 million in taxes in 2022, according to new data from the Citrus County Property Appraiser’s Ofce. The county’s second-larg est taxpayer last year was HCA Florida Citrus Hos pital and its related assets, which paid $1.85 million. Rounding out the top 10 are: QFlorida Gas Transmis sion ( $1.24 million) QWithlacoochee River Electric Cooperative ($1.03 million) QSabal Trail Transmis sion ($786,1940) QWalmart Stores ($636,864) QSumter Electric Coop erative ($624,197) QCitrus Hills ($584,541) QSHP V/Ryan Citrus Hills LLC ($557,585) QBravera Health Seven Rivers ($528,335) When Duke closed its power plant in 2013, it was a watershed event for Citrus County, where jobs and tax from the revenue had been a major econom ic driver. The county lost about 31 percent of its tax base when the plant closed and the high-paying jobs lost devastated the econo my. County Property Apprais er Cregg Dalton said Duke accounted for 19 percent of the tax roll in January 2021. Today, it’s 14 percent. “The reason is they’re re moving a lot of their real property out of the plant,” Dalton said. County Commission Chairwoman Ruthie Schla bach said Duke Energy is an example of overdepen dence on one industry and it hit the county hard when the plant closed. “All our eggs were in that basket,” Schlabach said. “You have to diversify. You can’t be dependent on one big employer.” Schlabach said it’s imper ative the county diversify its tax base to shift the bur den away from homeown ers and onto the backs of business and commercial entities. Luring clean industry to the county is key and building up the Inverness Airport Business Park and the Holder Industrial Park would help, she said. In dustry wants shovel-ready sites with infrastructure in cluded and that’s the goal, she added. Schlabach said the retail explosion at County Road 486 and 491 is an example of planned growth which will also lessen the tax bur den on homeowners. Dalton said 58 percent of the tax roll was residen tial. Today, it is 62 percent. Single-family residents on average are paying $1,778 annually on taxes. Dalton encourages resi dents to apply for the home stead exemption, which can help reduce their tax bill. A $25,000 exemption is applied to the rst $50,000 of your property’s assessed value if it is the permanent residence and owned on Jan. 1 of the tax year. An additional exemption of up to $25,000 will be applied if the property’s assessed value is between $50,000 and $75,000. Michael D. Bates is a staff writer with the Citrus County Chronicle and can be reached at mbates@chronicleonline.com.Energy giant paid $23.8M in 2022Hernando woman faces dozens of animal cruelty charges By FRED HIERS Chronicle Reporter A Hernando woman was charged with 39 counts of animal cruelty and four counts of aggravated cru elty after Citrus County Sheriff’s Ofce described a horric scene of dead and neglected dogs and cats. On April 27th a Citrus County Sheriff’s Ofce deputy was dispatched to East Yale Lane home in Hernando to assist a Cit rus County animal con trol ofcer investigating an animal cruelty com plaint. According to the arrest report for Lisa Bennett, the arresting deputy re ported that when he rst arrived he saw under the single-wide mobile home’s carport four kennels hous ing dogs and the kennels “had layered feces and urine on the ground.” The deputy also reported nding a refrigerator with two dead, frozen cats in the freezer compartment. The deputy also report ed nding in the backyard four large, wood cages holding a total of 19 cats. According to records, the litter boxes were full and overowing and the ground in the cages were covered in feces and urine. The deputy reported seeing cats with badly matted fur, severe breathing problems, and open sores. One was dead. “The smell of ammo nia was so severe it made it very difcult to breath, even when standing multi ple feet away from the cag es,” the deputy reported. “Upon entry into the resi dence, the smell of ammo nia and feces was so severe it immediately made your eyes burn and made it near ly impossible to breath,” the deputy reported in ar rest documents. The deputy reported 17 cats and two dogs in the home and so much feces and urine that the oor was slippery in some areas and rotting. The county’s animal con trol department had issued Bennett a citation in Octo ber 2022 and ordered her to x the problems of the neglected animals and to take them to a veterinarian for care. Bennett admitted she didn’t take her animals for care, according to records, and that she didn’t have an excuse for her lack of care and that having so many animals became too much for her. She said she put the two cats in the freezer until she could bury them but had not yet had the chance. The deputy arrested Ben net and took her to the Cit rus County jail. Her bond is $47,000. Fred Hiers is a reporter at the Citrus Chronicle. Email him at fred.hiers@chronicleonline.com.39 counts of animal cruelty and 4 counts of aggravated crueltyLocal gas prices drop 6 cents to $3.65 per gallon By MICHAEL D. BATES Chronicle Reporter Florida gas prices are moving lower again, now that fuel supplies have largely recovered from the record ooding that caused wide spread outages in South Florida, according to AAA – The Auto Club Group’s weekly report. On Sunday, Florida gas prices aver aged $3.65 cents per gallon. That’s 6 cents less than last week and 7 cents less than the 2023 high. “In addition to stabilizing fuel sup plies in Florida, the fuel market has cooled off in recent weeks,” said AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins. “Oil prices are on a two-week streak of declines which should enable gas prices to steadily decline through the week.” Crude prices are now $5-per-barrel less than the highs set in mid-April after OPEC announced plans to cut oil production by a million barrels per day, beginning on May 1. On Fri day, the price of U.S. crude oil settled at $76.78 per barrel – down 1 percent from the week before. The declines are attributed to glob al economic concerns, despite favor able gasoline demand and supply numbers. GasBuddy spokesman Patrick De Haan said diesel prices fell to their lowest in over 13 months as demand remains weak due to concerns over the economy. “With renery maintenance wrapping up, we should see sup plies start to build in the weeks ahead, just in time for the summer driving season, potentially putting more downward pressure on pric es,” De Haan said. The Chronicle on Monday morn ing did a random GasBuddy check on local gas prices and found there are stations that are below the state average of $3.65. For example: QCrystal River: RaceTrac and Wawa were at $3.58 QHomosassa: The Shell off U.S. 19 was selling unleaded for $3.53; Sunoco off Homosassa Trail at $3.62 QInverness: none found under state average QLecanto: RaceTrac off State Road 44 was at $3.58; Wawa off County Road 486 was $3.61.Some county stations below state average Monday Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor This Wawa in Lecanto was selling regular unleaded Monday for less than the state average of $3.65, according to GasBuddy. Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Much needed rainfall that fell over the weekend has left many drainage retention ponds full of water like this one in Crystal River Monday morning, May 1. Forecasters expect dry conditions for the rest of this week with the next good chance for rain coming late next week. WET WEEKEND, DRY WEEK AHEAD BENNETT

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A4 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle To start your subscription: Call now for home delivery by our carriers: Citrus County: 352-563-5655 13 weeks: $90.60* — 26 weeks: $151.01* — 52 weeks: $241.62* Subscription price does not include applicable state and local sales tax. Any promotional rate, other than what’s listed above, is non-refundable. Temporary suspension of your print newspaper delivery due to vacation and other reasons does not extend your subscription expiration date. Your subscription includes 24/7 digital access to all content available online. Call 352-563-5655 for details. Your account will be subject to a surcharge for premium issues. 1RWL¿FDWLRQRIWKHSUHPLXPLVVXHDQGVXUFKDUJHDUHOLVWHGEHORZ Your total bill will remain unaffected, but there may be a slight adjustment in your expiration date. Ezpay subscribers will see the increased surcharge on their monthly transaction in the applicable month. 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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.phpTUESDAY 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 97, El Indio, Texas19, Hettinger, N.D. Today: West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Tonight: West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. bay and inland waters a OLJKWbFKRS 76° FORECAST FOR 3:00 P.M. Tuesday 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. The arresting deputy reported that Regalski said that after shooting at the three on the utility vehicle, he examined the footage on his security camera that captured the incident and deleted it. Soon after the shooting the court ordered Regalski to hand over any rearms he still owns and not to pur-chase any new ones. The order was the result of a request by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Of ce to the court for a protection order arguing that Michael Regalski, 65, was a danger to himself or others. Judge Richard Howard granted the request tempo-rarily, but set a May 10th protective hearing at the In-verness court house to dis-cuss the issue. The order also requires Regalski to hand over any ammunition and guns in his possession, regardless of whether he owns them, and if he owns a concealed carry license. The sheriff’s of ce application included statements from two of the victims saying that Regalski shot at them. Fred Hiers is a reporter at the Citrus Chronicle. Email him at fred.hiers@chronicleonline.com. SHOOTINGFrom page A1 awareness of epilepsy and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). The Danny Did Foundation takes its name from the last line of Danny Stanton’s obituary, written by his dad: “Please go and enjoy your life. Danny did.” This is an issue dear to Golec’s heart because Abi-gaile has Dravet syndrome, a genetic epilepsy that typi-cally begins in the rst year of life. Abigaile’s seizures began when she was ve months old after a reaction to a pertussis vaccination; how-ever, she wasn’t diagnosed with Dravet syndrome until a genetic test picked it up in 2018, although she had been tested for years prior to that, Golec said. The daddy-daughter duo started running together about 18 months ago. As Golec explained, “I was 60 pounds heavier than I am now and Abigaile was having a bad day,” he said. “My blood pressure was out of control, and I made a choice to make a differ-ence. The next day I got up and started walking, and then after a few weeks I started doing light jogs.” Last year, Golec’s older sister, who is an avid runner, challenged him to run a half-marathon. He was scheduled to run a race late last summer un-til stormy weather canceled it. Instead, he ran 14 miles on the Withlacoochee State Trail from his home in Floral City to Liberty Park in Inver-ness and back to Floral City. “That was my longest run to-date,” he said. “The Chicago Marathon will be my rst marathon. My sis-ter challenged me to run it with her. Chicago is our hometown, so we’re going to do this as siblings. “She was able to qualify and enter, and I’m doing it as a fundraiser for Danny Did,” he said. Abigaile will not be with him in the marathon, but she’s still his motivation and the reason he runs. He said one of the reasons he chose Danny Did as his charity is because, although the chances of Abigaile having a seizure and dying decreases as she gets old-er, it’s his biggest fear, and Danny Did has helped him work through that fear. “Abigaile loves the run,” he said. “Every Saturday or Sunday, weather permitting, we go three to six miles on the trail. She gets to see peo-ple – she’s known as the ‘hi girl.’ She loves to yell ‘Hi!’ to people, and she always wears Mickey Mouse ears. “Her sister is a Disney cast member, and she brings Abigaile mouse ears. We’re at 40 or 50 pairs now, and she chooses which one she wears every day,” he said. Abigaile is friendly and sociable, and although she’s considered nonverbal, she communicates in her own way, which Golec calls Abigailese. She graduated from CREST school last year, but still attends. At 22 she will be eligible to attend the Key Center. “She LOVES school,” Golec said. In a blog called “Abigaile. org, Princess & Dravet Warrior,” Golec writes in rst-person as Abigaile about her adventures and challenges, fun things like trips to theme parks and scary things like seizures. In the April 15 blog post, “Abigaile” writes: “I wanted to update everyone with a really cool thing that happened this weekend. Poppi and I ran a 10K with the funds going to help our local schools called School House Hus-tle. When we registered Poppi wanted to run 5K but I called him a wimp and we registered and ran a full 10K in 1:06:20. Guess what? I won my division again. Poppy placed 5th out of 5 in his division. “I do not know why he is so slow. I always cross the nish line before him.” Also, Abigaile has a plea on her blog: “Don’t be the grammar police, My pop-py (AKA My Charioteer) types this out and he is hor-rible at grammar but I love him still.” To learn more about Abigaile and her dad, about Dravet syndrome and epi-lepsy or to contribute to the 2023 Fundraiser Chicago Marathon for the Danny Did Foundation, go online at: www.abigaile.org. MARATHONFrom page A1 have become increasingly critical of Israeli policies, including the treatment of Palestinians. McCarthy addressed the Knesset at a time when both Republicans and Democrats are steeling for presidential nomination races. Repub-licans are seeking to pres-ent themselves to voters, especially to evangelical Christians, as the best ally to Israel. McCarthy and Netanyahu met face to face ahead of the Knesset address and the Republican lavished praise on the Israeli leader, saying his “leadership, character and courage” inspire Amer-icans. The Californian said the the U.S. “cherishes its un-breakable bond” with Israel, pledged continued funding for security assistance, and said the countries must “re-main resolute in our com-mitment that Iran will never acquire a nuclear weapon.” In Washington, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby sidestepped questions about McCarthy’s sugges-tion that he could invite Netanyahu to speak to Con-gress separate of a White House visit. Kirby said that he expected Netanyahu would visit the White House at some point but said no visit was planned at the moment. “I think we’ve seen Speaker McCarthy’s comments and we’ll let him speak to those comments and what-ever his intentions are,” Kir-by said. “What I can speak to is the longstanding un-wavering support the Presi-dent Biden has already pro-vided to the people in Israel over many, many decades of public service.” Before the parliament recess, Netanyahu had paused judicial overhaul plans un-der intense pressure, which has included large weekly protests, a labor strike and threats by military reserv-ists to stop showing up for duty. Biden waded into the criticism, saying Netanyahu “cannot continue down this road.” While Netanyahu and Biden have known each other for decades, their re-lationship has soured since Netanyahu returned to ofce late last year after a brief break as opposition leader. The Biden admin-istration has voiced unease about Netanyahu’s govern-ment, made up of ultrana-tionalists who were once at the fringes of Israeli politics and now hold senior posi-tions dealing with the Pal-estinians and other sensitive issues. ISRAELFrom page A1 Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Allen Golec enlisted the help of students at the CREST School to design a logo for his training regiment. He wears a training shirt with the logo on the front.

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Citrus County Chronicle Tuesday, May 2, 2023 A5 To Reserve Your Space SAR008556 Call $QQD(352) 564-29 What a wasteWhen will it ever end? Disney World is suing Governor DeSantis which could cost the taxpayers of Florida billions of dollars while there’s no money to buy land and build a drainage retention area to keep our homes and roads from ooding. What a waste.How much?The taxpayers are already footing the bill for DeSantis ying all over the country and now overseas. Are we expected to pick up the tab on his lawsuit with Disney? How much is this man actually going to cost us?Response to ‘prop for Trump’I responding to a Sound Off that said on Fox News there was an interview with a grieving wife about her son and husband being killed, and they ended with a sentence saying it was “merely a prop for Trump.” You are such a Trump hater. Unbelievable. I guess you voted for Biden and look at the mess we’re in now. Would you admit that? No, because you hate one man. That is totally ridiculous.We don’t need more mental health servicesI’m responding to Sound Off, “Put more emphasis on mental health services.” I totally disagree with you. These mentally ill people, you cannot force them to take medica-tion. If they don’t want to take their medication, then they won’t take it and you accomplish absolutely nothing. And you don’t want to put this person away because you say they’re mentally ill. So, they’re going to be out there not taking any medications and you’re constantly going to protect them. I totally disagree with you.After reading Sound Off ...I just nished reading Sound Off. Several people said Trump was the best president ever while quoting Fox talking points. Total gibberish, of course. And another person said that because of a complaint about our sheriff’s showing a hat saying Democrats are un-American, they want to know why we moved here. Well, simply answer is the government sent us here to raise the IQ level above that of imbecile.Needs versus wants60 years ago, my father explained to me the differ-ence between wants and needs. I don’t know what type of upbringing our commissioners have had, but they’re all about more wants than the actual needs in this county. Hopefully the people will remember this the next election cycle. We just keep electing com-missioners who don’t have a clue.Please slow downYesterday was a very upsetting day for me. As I be-gan a walk from my home, I came upon a gopher tortoise that had been very recently hit by a car. This pathetic creature was still barely alive with her shell horribly broken, blood and intestines and broken eggs spilled out on the road. Her legs occasionally moved, and I can’t imagine her pain. As she laid there in the road, cars still raced by at speeds well beyond the clearly posted 25 miles per hour speed limit on this Cambridge Greens Road. Please slow down. Obey the speed limits. There are innocent creatures, human walkers and blind drive-ways along these roads.Waste of moneySo, I see now that there’s a new lawsuit against Governor DeSantis that’s going to cost Florida tax-payers millions of dollars in legal fees only because a ‘mouse’ disagrees with him. This is a ridiculous waste of Florida taxpayers’ money.Regarding gas pricesIn regard to gas price reporting by the Chronicle, why don’t you report how much oil has dropped on the world market but not at our pumps in Citrus Coun-ty. That would be more informative.This growth is overwhelmingThe population growth of Citrus County, A.K.A. Florida’s “Little Giant” named years ago, is overwhelming. I have a 2008 map of Citrus County with the proposed Suncoast Parkway at that time. Shown is a parkway interchange at Cardinal Street at the south end of the county, a central county interchange at State Road 44 in Lecanto and an interchange at Citrus Avenue for the north end of the county. Not shown is that additional interchange at Pine Ridge. Is it too late to moderate this explosive population growth of Flori-da’s “Little Giant”?Fly buysThe nightly helicopter patrols are a waste of personnel and money. Sheriff Prendergast has implemented a mileage campaign was one result: cost. This roving for votes must be eliminated.Governor should be here for us firstThis is ridiculous. Our governor is running all over the country on taxpay-ers’ money. Now he’s in Israel and everything else when he’s paid to be our governor. And yet here’s something that he could intervene with or try to, but gas here is $74 per barrel and we’re at $3.75 a gallon. What is going on here? That is ridiculous. I used to do the gas thing for our paper years back. When we were at $150 per barrel, we were at $4 per gallon. At $75 a barrel, we should be at $2 a gallon, not $3.75. He can intervene and put a stop to this and freeze everything, but no, he’s out running around the country on taxpayers’ money.Nursing homes should look into earphonesWhy is it that nursing homes do not have ear-phones for their residents? They are so loud with their TVs sometimes you cannot hear anybody speak to you. You can even hear them down at the end of the hall sometimes late at night. Earphones are the answer.Deserve a governor devoted to FloridaCurrently Florida has a law that states a governor running for another ofce cannot serve as our gov-ernor. As usual, if the law doesn’t suit DeSantis, he has his legislature change it to t his needs. How many of us ever had a job we could keep while we spent all of our time looking for another job? We have many problems in Florida and deserve a governor devoted full time to solving these problems. SOUND OFFCALL 563-0579Florida man guilty in 2017 serial killings of four people in Tampa By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press A Florida man pleaded guilty Monday to random ly shooting four people in a 2017 killing rampage that set a Tampa neighborhood on edge for weeks. Howell Donaldson III entered the guilty pleas to four counts of rst-degree murder and was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without parole, according to court records. The surprise plea deal means that Donaldson will avoid the death penalty, prosecutors said. “This coward commit ted unspeakable acts and wreaked havoc on our com munity for weeks on end,” said State Attorney Suzy Lopez in a news release. “He will now be locked away in a prison cell for the rest of his life where he will make no more headlines.” Donaldson, 30, admitted to the shooting deaths be tween Oct. 9 and Nov. 14, 2017, of Benjamin Mitch ell, Monica Hoffa, Anthony Naiboa and Ronald Felton. They were each shot in the early morning hours in the Seminole Heights neighbor hood with the same type of ammunition while doing ev eryday tasks such as waiting at a bus stop or crossing a city street. Police eventually conclud ed that the killings were linked. The case wasn’t solved until Donaldson asked the manager of a McDonald’s restaurant where he worked to hold a plastic bag with something heavy in it while he ran an errand. The man ager instead showed the bag to a Tampa police of cer who was eating in the restaurant and found it con tained a .40-caliber Glock handgun. 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A6 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle OBITUARIES Alice RowlandApril 30, 2023Alice Rowland, born in Paterson, New Jersey to par ents Roy and Claire Barber, died in In verness, Florida on April 30, 2023. She leaves behind her husband James Row land, three children, Bobby Roy Richards (and Joyce) Tim Richards (and Holly) Shannon Sumlin (Row land), eight grand children, ten great grandchildren, two sisters, one broth er and many oth ers who called her aunt, mom, gma, or gg. She worked for the Citrus County School Board for over 30 years. She has been the rock of all our lives and she will be missed dearly by all. Maureen F. MillsJuly 26, 1943 – April 27, 2023Maureen F. Mills, age 79, Homosas sa, FL passed away April 27, 2023 in the Life Care Center in Lecanto, FL. Maureen was born in Teaneck, NJ on July 26, 1943 to the late Joseph and Shirley (Day) Hores and moved to this area in 1995 from Virgin ia Beach, VA. She was a member of St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Church and prior to retirement, she worked in retail sales as a clerk. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Richard M. Mills, Homo sassa, FL; 2 sons; Richard Mills of Homosassa and Thomas Mills of Atwood, TN; 2 brothers: Clifford and James Hores, both of New Jersey; sister, Barbara Gamble of Virginia; 4 grand children: Richard Mills, Kelley Mills, Matthew Mills, all of New Jersey, and Theresa Powell of Atwood, TN; and one great grand child, Lillianna Mills. Graveside services will be conducted on Thursday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m.at the Florida National Cemetery with Fr. Waldemar Maciag, pastor of St. Lawrence Catholic Church ofciating. Burial will follow. The funeral procession to the cemetery will depart from the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home of Inverness promptly at 9:00 AM. Joan FritzeenApril 26, 2023Joan Fritzeen, of Inverness, joined her Savior in Paradise on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Joan passed peace fully of natural caus es surrounded by her four sons and her loving husband of 69 years. She leaves an enduring legacy of Christian service to her family, church, and com munity. The world was enriched by her presence and many people will feel the keen sting of her depar ture. Her life was marked by countless acts of hum ble service to friends and strangers alike. Joan is survived by her husband Eric, her sons Eric (Paula), Brent (Jen), Curt, and Matthew (Brittany). Her grandchildren Eri ca, Wade (Hannah), Kristen (Liam), Emily (Conor), Andy (Gabi), Kath erine (Austin), Benjamin, and Jonathan. And her great-grandchildren Caden, Bodhi, and Asher. A memorial service cel ebrating Joan’s life will be hosted by the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory at 11:00 am on Monday, May 8th. The family will receive well-wishers beginning at 10:00 am. The immediate family will witness the in ternment privately. Ashley Lynn HornJune 16, 1986 – April 19, 2023Ashley Lynn Horn, of Inverness, FL. Born June 16, 1986 in Catskill, NY, Raised in Athens, NY. Died April 19, 2023 as a result of injuries from a car accident. Surviving are her moth er Diane Fiero, her sister Kandice Horn and brother Daniel Horn Jr. Her children Douglas Wa ger Jr and Jaxsyn Degraw. Ashley is also survived by Thomas Degraw, who she affectionately called her husband for the past 8 years, her grandmother Mary Quigley, her mother-in-law Donna Bergamine and close family friend Charles Me guin. Ashley was preceded in death by her father Daniel Horn Sr. and grandfather Henry Quigley. She had many step-sib lings, adopted and extended family. What can we say about Ashley that would do her memo ry justice. She was a force. She was strong willed and rebellious at times. She was determined and unafraid of anything. A erce caretaker and loyal friend. She would do anything for those she loved. She was a bright light in a dim world. She will be greatly missed by so many. Ashley’s story does not end here. It will be written with every sunrise and sun set. Every ray of sun on a rainy day, and she will re mind us that she is with us with every beat of our heart. A memorial fund has been set up for her children at: c/o Diane FieroPO Box 264Inverness, Fl 34451“You follow me and I’ll follow you.” Alice OxnerDecember 13, 1940 – April 15, 2023Alice A. Oxner, formerly of Bever ly Hills, FL, passed away on April 15, 2023 in Largo, FL. Alice was born on December 13, 1940 in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Joseph and Adele (Balinski) Zabita and grad uated locally from St. Pat rick High School. In 2002 Alice retired as a Federal employee from the Dept. of Housing in New York City as a supervisor. During her time there she witnessed the horror of the 9-11 disaster. In 2004 Alice moved to Beverly Hills, FL and enjoyed her friends and neighbors here. She also volunteered in the local Crime Watch Ofce. Alice also had many furry friends here and her favorites were “Scrappy” and “Tiger.” Alice is survived by her son, Robert Oxner and daughter, Joanne Sinclair. Survivors also include Sis ter Ceil (Frank) Ambrosio, one grandson and 2 great grandchildren along with nieces, nephews & Cousins. There will be no local ser vice. A celebration of life will be held up in New Jer sey with family members at a later date. Q Barring holidays, obituary deadlines for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday editions are 3p.m. the day before. Deadlines for Saturday, Sunday and Monday editions are 3p.m. Friday. Q Email obits@chronicleonline.com or call 352-5636363 for more information.Americans fault media for dividing nation By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON — When it comes to the news media and the impact it’s having on democracy and political polarization in the United States, Americans are likelier to say it’s doing more harm than good. Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults say the news media is increasing po litical polarization in this country, and just under half say they have little to no trust in the media’s ability to report the news fairly and accurately, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. The poll, released be fore World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, shows Americans have signi cant concerns about mis information – and the role played by the media itself along with politicians and social media companies in spreading it – but that many are also concerned about growing threats to journal ists’ safety. “The news riles people up,” said 53-year-old Bar bara Jordan, a Democrat from Hutchinson, Kansas. Jordan said she now does her own online research instead of going by what she sees on the TV news. “You’re better off Googling something and learning about it. I trust the internet more than I do the TV.” That breakdown in trust may prompt many Amer icans to reject the main stream news media, often in favor of social media and unreliable websites that spread misleading claims and that can become parti san echo chambers, leading to further polarization. While a slim majority of Americans say they have some degree of condence in the news media’s abili ty to report the news fully and fairly, only 16 percent say they are very condent. Forty-ve percent say they have little to no condence at all. The survey reveals the complicated relationship many Americans have with the media: A majority rate in-depth and investigative reporting as very helpful or extremely helpful for understanding the issues they care about, but they are more likely to say they regularly scan the head lines than read an in-depth investigative article. And while overall trust in the media is low, a majority of respondents say the media is doing at least somewhat well in covering issues they care about. Four in 10 say the press is doing more to hurt Ameri can democracy, while only about 2 in 10 say the press is doing more to protect it. An additional 4 in 10 say neither applies. Republicans view the news media less favorably than Democrats, with 61 percent of Republicans saying the news media is hurting democracy, com pared with 23 percent of Democrats and 36 percent of independents who don’t lean toward either party. Majorities across party lines say the news media fuels political division, but Republicans are much more likely than Demo crats to say that’s happen ing a lot. And more Republicans think the news is strongly inuenced by the U.S. gov ernment and the political views of journalists. Research has shown that fragmentation of the media ecosystem, driven largely by the internet, has contrib uted to polarization. Ex perts say America’s height ened political divisions have a number of causes – gerrymandering that reduc es political competition, for example, or politicians who stoke fear and distrust – but media fragmentation and misinformation are making a clear impact, too. Concern about the threat posed by misinformation unites Americans of both parties, with about 9 in 10 U.S. adults saying misin formation is a problem. A third of American adults say they see stories with false claims from politi cians or misleading head lines every day. Social media plays a key role, with nearly two-thirds of respondents saying that when they see a news story on social media, they ex pect it to be inaccurate. AP-NORC POLL Student artwork raises awareness of leaksStudents submitted clev er drawings and messages focused on the theme ‘Fix ing Leaks Saves Water’ for this year’s American Water Works Association (AWWA) Drop Savers post er contest. Citrus County Utilities hosts the annual initiative to teach simple ways to save water. The theme rais es awareness of the nearly one trillion gallons of wa ter wasted from household leaks each year, according to the Environmental Pro tection Agency (EPA). Five division winners and one honorable mention were selected from participating schools throughout Citrus County. An honorable men tion was issued to Thiago Shehan of Lecanto Primary for his artwork that says, “Fix Leaks, Save a Plant.” Division one poster win ner Elaina Lutze, Hernan do Elementary, “Fix Leaky Faucets” (Fix Leeke Fosits). Third grade division two winner Brooklynn Riggione of Homosassa Elementary says, “Stop Leaking Wa ter.” The division three win ner Wesley Kellog, a fth grader at Homosassa Ele mentary, declares “Stop the Leak.” Eighth grader Sierra Salazar of Lecanto Middle School is the division four winner with her drawing that lists ways to save wa ter. Artwork by division ve winner Marissa Blomquist, a freshman at Lecanto High School, warns to x leaks or prepare for the heat. All winning students earned a $25 prize. The division one through ve winning teachers re ceived a fty-dollar gift for supplies and plaque for school display. The contest supports the Keep Citrus County Beau tiful Save Our Waters Week campaign, the Florida Sec tion of AWWA Drop Savers poster contest, and the EPA WaterSense “Fix A Leak Week” campaign. All winning students earned a $25 prize. The division one through five winning teachers received a fifty-dollar gift for supplies and plaque for school display. 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CrystalRiver,FL352-770-7755927USHighway41SouthInverness,FL352-637-1310FAMILY/GENERALMEDICINECitrusMedicalAssociates215SouthSeminoleAvenueInverness,FL352-560-0333LangleyHealthServices151EastHighlandBoulevardInverness,FL352-419-5760547WestFortIslandTrail,SuitesC&ECrystalRiver,FL352-651-5106595NorthLecantoHighwayLecanto,FL352-527-22447945SouthSuncoastBoulevard,SuitesA&BHomosassa,FL352-423-4923MeadowcrestFamilyPhysicians1250NorthVantagePointDriveCrystalRiver,FL352-795-0644PedIM1990NorthProspectAvenueLecanto,FL352-527-68883580EastGulftoLakeHighwayInverness,FL352-527-6888SuncoastPrimaryCareSpecialists2671WestNorvellBryantHighwayLecanto,FL352-513-590610489NorthFloridaAvenueCitrusSprings,FL352-489-24862333ForestDriveInverness,FL352-341-55207991SouthSuncoastBoulevardHomosassa,FL352-382-82825559EastSR44,Unit44Wildwood,FL352-589-1868GASTROENTEROLOGYGastroenterologyAssociates6410WestGulftoLakeHighwayCrystalRiver,FL352-563-24503653EastForestDriveInverness,FL352-563-2450HEALTHDEPARTMENTFloridaDepartmentofHealthinCitrus3700WestSovereignPathLecanto,FL352-527-0068HEALTHEDUCATIONCollegeofCentralFlorida3800SouthLecantoHighwayLecanto,FL352-746-6721HEALTH&NUTRITIONCanadianMedsofHomosassa3279SouthSuncoastBoulevardHomosassa,FL352-765-4801LucidAntiAging2400NorthHeritageOaksPathHernando,FL352-270-8493 HEARINGEXAM/HEARINGAIDAdvancedFamilyHearingAidCenters2027NorthDonovanAvenue,SuiteBCrystalRiver,FL352-795-177520093EastPennsylvaniaAvenueDunnellon,FL352-462-7173DavisFamilyHearing11515WestEmeraldOaksDriveCrystalRiver,FL352-666-8910EverbodyHears211SouthApokaAvenueInverness,FL352-726-4327GardnerAudiology700S.E.5thTerrace,Suite11CrystalRiver,FL352-795-5700HOMEHEALTHSERVICESComfortKeepers2244WestHighway44Inverness,FL352-726-4547CommunityAngels930NorthSuncoastBoulevardCrystalRiver,FL3582-794-6382MederiCAREtenders2212Highway44WestInverness,FL352-726-3874SeniorsHelpingSeniors2035OverbrookLaneSpringHill,FL352-610-9934HOSPICEHPHHospice2939WestGulftoLakeHighwayLecanto,FL352-527-4600RADIATION-ONCOLOGYRBOIRobertBoissoneaultOncologyInstitute522NorthLecantoHighwayLecanto,FL352-527-0106OPHTHALMOLOGYComprehensiveRetinaKaushalShaleshMD,PhD203SouthSeminoleAvenueInverness,FL352-794-1500OcalaEye11352NorthWilliamsStreet,#201ADunnellon,FL352-649-3036OPHTHALMOLOGYSuncoastEyeCenter221N.E.Highway19CrystalRiver,FL352-795-2526ORTHOPEDICSPORTSMEDICINECenterForBone&JointDisease8281SouthSuncoastBoulevardHomosassa,FL352-597-266410221YaleAvenueBrooksville,FL352-596-09007544JacqueRoadHudson,FL727-697-2200CitrusSpineInstitute6099WestGulftoLakeHighwayCrystalRiver,FL352-794-6868ImadE,Tarabishy11339CortezBoulevardBrooksville,FL352-596-8558 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A8 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle Money & Markets A click of the wrist gets you more at www.chronicleonline.com 3,700 3,800 3,900 4,000 4,100 4,200 ND JF MA 4,040 4,120 4,200 S&P 500Close: 4,167.87Change: -1.61 (flat) 10 DAYS 31,200 32,000 32,800 33,600 34,400 35,200 ND JF MA 33,200 33,740 34,280 Dow Jones industrialsClose: 34,051.70Change: -46.46 (-0.1%) 10 DAYS Advanced 989Declined 1384New Highs 72 New Lows 25 Vol. (in mil.) 3,133 Pvs. Volume 3,883 4,8785,066 1628 1817 85 168 NYSE NASD DOW 34,257.83 34,030.14 34,051.70 -46.46 -0.14% +2.73% DOW Trans. 14,200.83 14,016.30 14,162.90 +141.03 +1.01% +5.76% DOW Util. 970.64 957.06 960.77 +1.16 +0.12% -0.69% NYSE Comp. 15,622.56 15,525.90 15,535.89 -9.99 -0.06% +2.32% NASDAQ 12,261.32 12,181.08 12,212.60 -13.99 -0.11% +16.68%S&P 500 4,186.92 4,164.12 4,167.87 -1.61 -0.04% +8.55% S&P 400 2,509.44 2,486.13 2,490.11 -0.29 -0.01% +2.46% Wilshire 5000 41,239.19 41,011.82 41,052.39 -11.66 -0.03% +7.82% Russell 2000 1,785.20 1,764.32 1,769.21 +0.22 +0.01% +0.45% HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG %CHG YTD Stocks Recap AT&T Inc T 14.46 r 22.84 17.50 -.17 -1.0 t t t -4.9 -0.4 1.11 Ametek Inc AME 106.17 148.06 139.34 +1.41 +1.0 s t t -0.3 +10.0 28 1.00f Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD 44.51 67.09 64.63 -.34 -0.5 t t t +7.6 +14.0 26 0.82e Bank of America BAC 26.32 38.75 29.04 -.24 -0.8 t s s -12.3 -15.5 9 0.88 Capital City Bank CCBG 25.08 36.86 31.15 +.69 +2.3 s s s -4.2 +17.6 13 0.72f Citigroup C 40.01 54.56 47.25 +.18 +0.4 s s s +4.5 +1.9 7 2.04 Disney DIS 84.07 126.48 102.21 -.29 -0.3 t s s +17.6 -8.2 56 ... Duke Energy DUK 83.76 114.50 99.09 +.21 +0.2 s s s -3.8 -6.6 30 4.00f EPR Properties EPR 33.92 r 55.90 41.72 -.24 -0.6 t s s +10.6 -13.8 23 3.30 Equity Commonwealth EQC 19.41 23.57 20.54 -.18 -0.9 t s t -1.6 -0.8 79 5.25e Exxon Mobil Corp XOM 80.69 119.92 114.67 -3.67 -3.1 t t s +4.0 +43.0 9 3.64 Ford Motor F 10.61 16.68 12.06 +.18 +1.5 s t t +3.7 -7.3 0.60a Gen Electric GE 46.55 102.01 101.18 +2.21 +2.2 s s s +55.5 +70.7 0.32 HCA Holdings Inc HCA 164.47 294.02 284.01 -3.32 -1.2 t s s +18.4 +35.0 15 2.40f Home Depot HD 264.51 347.25 297.70 -2.84 -0.9 t r s -5.7 +2.6 18 8.36f Intel Corp INTC 24.59 46.64 30.30 -.76 -2.4 t t t +14.6 -30.7 15 0.50m IBM IBM 115.55 153.21 126.09 -.32 -0.3 t t t -10.5 +0.6 72 6.64f LKQ Corporation LKQ 46.20 59.33 58.11 +.38 +0.7 s s s +8.8 +17.9 14 1.10 Lowes Cos LOW 170.12 223.31 208.22 +.39 +0.2 s s s +4.5 +7.2 17 4.20 Lumen Technologies LUMN 2.06 n 12.54 2.38 +.01 +0.4 s t t -54.4 -71.5 ... McDonalds Corp MCD 228.34 296.18 297.58 +1.83 +0.6 s s s +12.9 +21.0 36 6.08 Microsoft Corp MSFT 213.43 308.93 305.56 -1.70 -0.6 t s s +27.4 +8.6 34 2.72 Motorola Solutions MSI 195.18 294.54 294.57 +3.17 +1.1 s s s +14.3 +37.9 37 3.52 NextEra Energy NEE 67.22 r 91.35 76.80 +.17 +0.2 s s t -8.1 +10.4 37 1.87f Piedmont Office RT PDM 6.12 n 16.52 6.45 -.06 -0.9 t t t -29.7 -54.4 5 0.84 Regions Fncl RF 13.94 r 24.33 17.84 -.42 -2.3 t t t -17.3 -8.2 8 0.80 Smucker, JM SJM 119.82 163.07 157.04 +2.63 +1.7 s t t -0.9 +15.7 20 4.08 Texas Instru TXN 144.46 186.30 166.68 -.52 -0.3 t t t +0.9 +0.4 18 4.96 UniFirst Corp UNF 154.72 205.59 164.64 +.96 +0.6 s t t -14.7 -4.3 21 1.24f Verizon Comm VZ 32.76 r 52.18 38.71 -.12 -0.3 t t t -1.8 -10.5 8 2.61 Vodafone Group VOD 9.94 16.88 11.85 -.10 -0.8 t s s +17.1 -19.3 cc 1.06e WalMart Strs WMT 117.27 154.99 151.59 +.62 +0.4 s s s +6.9 +0.2 35 2.28 Walgreen Boots Alli WBA 30.39 45.30 34.61 -.64 -1.8 t t s -7.4 -16.3 7 1.92 52-WK RANGE CLOSE YTD 1YR NAME TICKER LO HI CLOSE CHG %CHG WK MO QTR %CHG %RTN P/E DIV Stocks of Local Interest Dividend Footnotes: a Extra dividends were paid, but are not included. b Annual rate plus stock. c Liquidating dividend. e Amount declared or paid in last 12 months. f Current annual rate, which was increased by most recent dividend announcement. i Sum of dividends paid after stock split, no regular rate. j Sum of dividends paid this year. Most recent dividend was omitted or deferred. k Declared or paid this year, a cumulative issue with dividends in arrears. m Current annual rate, which was decreased by most recent dividend announcement. p Initial dividend, annual rate not known, yield not shown. r Declared or paid in preceding 12 months plus stock dividend. t Paid in stock, approximate cash value on ex-distribution date.PE Footnotes: q Stock is a closed-end fund no P/E ratio shown. cc P/E exceeds 99. dd Loss in last 12 months. The engineering and construction company reported strong first-quar ter profit and revenue. Astellas Pharma is buying the bio-pharmaceutical company for about $5.9 billion. The bank bought all of First Repub-lic Bank’s deposits and most of its assets after regulators seized the troubled bank . The cruise operator raised its profit forecast for the year . The semiconductor components maker reported strong first-quarter financial results . Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wa ll Street as investors braced for what they hope will be the last hike to interest rates for a long time. The S& P 500 closed virtually unchanged Monda y. The Dow and the Nasdaq edged lower . 60 70 80 $90 FM A ON SemiconductorON Close: $78.33 6.37 or 8.9% $44.76$87.55 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 16.2m (2.3x avg.) $33.8 b 52-week range PE: Yield: 19.1 ... 10 15 $20 FM A Norwegian Cruise LineNCLH Close: $14.54 1.19 or 8.9% $10.31$20.39 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 38.4m (2.7x avg.) $6.1 b 52-week range PE: Yield: ...... 120 130 140 $150 FM A JPMorgan ChaseJPM Close: $141.20 2.96 or 2.1% $101.28 $144.34 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 20.4m (1.4x avg.) $413.9 b 52-week range PE: Yi eld: 10.4 2.8% 10 20 30 $40 FM A Iveric BioISEE Close: $38.05 5.16 or 15.7% $8.85$38.25 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 44.7m (17.5x avg.) $5.2 b 52-week range PE: Yield: ...... 50 55 $60 FM A KBRKBR Close: $59.16 2.43 or 4.3% $41.96$59.99 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 3.2m (3.1x avg.) $8.1 b 52-week range PE: Yi eld: 26.0 0.9% The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.57% Monday. Yields affect rates on mortgages and other consumer loans. NET 1YR TREASURIES LAST PVS CHG AGO 8.006.253.50 4.88 3.13 .38 PRIME RATE FED FUNDS 3-month T-bill 5.25 5.09 +0.16 .84 6-month T-bill 5.12 5.06 +0.06 1.40 52-wk T-bill 4.87 4.81 +0.06 2.08 2-year T-note 4.14 4.02 +0.12 2.70 5-year T-note 3.64 3.51 +0.13 2.92 7-year T-note 3.62 3.49 +0.13 2.94 10-year T-note 3.57 3.43 +0.14 2.88 30-year T-bond 3.57 3.68 -0.11 2.94 NAT'L WK 6MO 1YRCONSUMER RATES AVG AGO AGO AGO 48 month new car loan 6.97 s 6.93 6.76 6.10 Money market account 0.51 s 0.49 0.48 0.24 1 year CD 2.40 s 2.39 2.40 1.84 $30K Home equity loan 8.74 t 9.10 9.20 7.87 30 year xed mortgage 6.85 t 6.89 6.81 7.14 15 year xed mortgage 6.17 t 6.27 6.12 6.39 LAST 6 MO AGO 1 YR AGO Commodities Natural gas prices slumped nearly 4% while U.S. crude oil closed down 1.5%. Gold and silver prices were little changed. 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Interest rates (Previous and change gures reect current contract.)Stocks steady after bank failure By STAN CHOE Associated Press NEW YORK — The lat est historic U.S. banking failure made few waves in markets, and stocks drifted Monday as Wall Street braces for what it hopes will be the last hike to interest rates for a long time. The S&P 500 was virtu ally unchanged after regu lators seized First Republic Bank and sold off most of it in hopes of preventing more turmoil in the in dustry. It dipped 1.61, or less than 0.1 percent, to 4,167.87. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 46.46, or 0.1 percent, to 34,051.70, and the Nasdaq composite fell 13.99, or 0.1 percent, to 12,212.60. First Republic has been in the spotlight for near ly two months on worries it could be next to topple following March’s failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The worry was that runs on smallerand mid-sized banks could take down the economy, like the nancial industry’s woes during the 2008 crisis did. But analysts and econ omists have said they see big differences between then and now, including how the biggest U.S. banks are feeling less pressure this time around. Plus, sev eral banks under scrutiny for weakness recently have said their deposit levels have strengthened since late March. Analysts said the differ ence between the stock market’s reactions to them and First Republic Bank, which plunged 75 percent last week, indicates inves tors may see it as an isolated event rather than a problem with the deeper system. Shares of JPMorgan Chase, which is buying much of First Republic’s assets, rose 2.1 percent. It’s becoming even bigger fol lowing the deal. CORRECTION This photograph ran with an incorrect caption during the Citrus County Fair this year. At the request of Blake Lefkowitz’ loving and per sistent grandfather, we are publishing it again with the correct information: Mason Marriage, 9, and friend Blake Lefkowitz, 8, race to the bottom of the giant slide Friday afternoon during School Days at the Citrus County Fair Matthew Beck is the photo edi tor of the Citrus County Chronicle. Email him at mbeck@chronicle online.com FreeBirdWalkforSeniorsatCooterPond Friday,May5,2023•8:00amGuesthostandnaturalist,AliceHerden, fromCitrusCountyParksandRecreationwilllead thisfunandfreebirdwalkforseniorsatCooterPondonthemorningofFriday,May5,2023 between8amand11am.Ages18andup.Waterprovided.Bringbinoculars.BirdBingotofollowinthecourtroom.Pleasecall(352)341-6428toRSVPahead.MeetatTheOldCourthouse HeritageMuseumat1CourthouseSquareInverness,FL34450at8:00am. FreeKids’PiratePartyattheMuseum Saturday,May20,2023•1:00pmAymateys!YeOldCourthouseHeritageMuseumpresents“PirateParty!” Thisisafreeevent forkids.Partyincludesapiratecostumecontestandpirategameswithprizeslikewalkingthe plankandpoppingthecannonballoons.Withdancingandpiratecrafts!Recommendedforages3to14.PlantimebeforethepartytoseeourtemporaryFloridaPiratesexhibit! Limitedspaces.PleaseRSVPinadvancebycalling(352)341-6428. Accompanyingadultsmustsuperviseyourchildrenforthedurationoftheparty. TheOldCourthouseHeritageMuseumPresent: www.CCcourthouse.org FreeBirdWalkforKidsatCooterPond Saturday,May6,2023•9:00amGuesthostandnaturalist,AliceHerden, fromCitrusCountyParksandRecreationwilllead thisfunandfreebirdwalkforkidsatCooterPondonthemorningofSaturday,May6,2023 between9amand12noon.Recommendedforkidsofallages.Accompanyingadultsmust plantosuperviseyourchildrenforthedurationoftheevent.Waterprovided.Bringbinoculars.Hands-onactivitiestofollowinthecourtroomatTheOldCourthouseHeritageMuseum.Pleasecall(352) 341-6428topreregisterasspacesarelimited.MeetatTheOldCourthouseHeritageMuseumat1Courthouse SquareInverness,FL34450at9:00am.

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Citrus County Chronicle Tuesday, May 2, 2023 A9 T here’s no question that dementia is an is-sue in Citrus County, and it’s an expanding one. From a smallish beginning nine years ago, the annual free dementia conference organized by Coping with Dementia, LLC, has grown enormously. This late April event, held at Our Lady of Grace church in Beverly Hills, drew a distinguished lineup of speakers, 200 attendees, and 30 vendors. While Coping with De-mentia and the church have enjoyed a successful part-nership for the conference, it now needs a larger space. Citrus County understands more about dementia due to the untiring efforts of Cop-ing with Dementia founder Debbie Selsavage and her partner Ed Youngblood. They both have personal experience with caring for loved ones living with de-mentia, and at a time when it wasn’t an everyday topic and there weren’t many resources available. That’s part of what fuels them to bring greater awareness, education, and help to hun-dreds every year. It’s also why it’s so important that the community support Coping with De-mentia in its search for a new, larger space for next year’s conference. Coping with Dementia’s space need gives us a jumping-off point to iden-tify something the county should be considering for the future: a exible-space meeting hall. Yes, there’s the Armory on the west side and the county’s auditorium in eastern Citrus, but those spaces are more suitable for trade shows than seri-ous meetings. Coping With Dementia is not the only organization that’s recent-ly gone public with its need for a larger space: the Nature Coast Community Band is also looking. Con-sider also that one of the ideas to come out of the cit-izen-based Citrus 2030 stra-tegic planning meetings was the need for a multi-purpose hall that could double as a storm shelter. Having a large, exible meeting venue – and, of course, suitable overnight accommodations for con-ference-goers – would be a major plus for Citrus Coun-ty. It would add to our econ omy and improve diversity, even though the conference business is another form of service hospitality. It would bring in tourist dollars and the bed tax monies we have come to count on for local improvement projects. And it would be a way to show off our county while demonstrating our strate-gic vision: “A welcoming, economically vibrant com-munity where people and nature live in harmony.” B ipartisanship is dead, and we have killed it. At least, that’s the conclusion one reaches when listening to pundits, grand-standing politicians and popular opinion. But is this really the case? With some major is-sues before Con-gress – immi-gration, climate change, ination, economic tur-bulence – law-makers should not let partisan interest sideline opportunities to get comprehensive policymaking done this year. We can look to the 117th Congress for an example of how bold lawmakers can cross partisan lines to get things done despite the popular perception of Con-gress being a den of gridlock and partisanship. Despite one-party control of the White House and Congress, there was a record number of bills passed before the buzzer, lled with Republican and Democratic priorities, thanks to the hard work of members on both sides of the aisle who saw an opportunity to advance their party’s policy priorities – by working in a bipartisan way. For example, the passage of The Respect for Marriage Act, which repealed the Defense of Marriage Act, to recognize same-sex-marriage and requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in another state. While the House of Repre-sentatives came together with an overwhelming bipartisan vote to pass the bill in July, with 47 Re-publicans joining all Democrats supporting the bill, Senate Republicans maintained non-com-mittal stances to supporting the RMA, with many citing concerns regarding religious freedom. However, senators Tammy Baldwin, Susan Collins, Kyrsten Sinema and Thom Tillis sub mitted a bipartisan amendment to the RMA that resolved the religious freedom concerns of their colleagues, opening the path to passage in the Senate and the bill being signed into law by President Biden. The same goes for the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022. Understandably, election reform was a dicey issue that required some lawmakers to take a political risk – given the current climate of polarization around anything related to January 6th. Nevertheless, a bipartisan group led by senators Joe Manchin and Collins released two bills that would separately address issues associated with the certication of election results and the threshold for registering congressional objections. The bill overcame al ternative reforms proposed in the House and was ultimately passed. What commonalities can we take away from these cases when effectively passing legislation in today’s political climate? First, all of the legislation either orig-inated from or led to the devel-opment of a bipartisan group or “gang” of lawmakers dedicated to championing a given piece of legislation. Second, perceived pressure on lawmakers to act was the catalyst for all these bills. And third, the legislative initiatives succeeded, in part, because of their narrow scope. Leadership support (or at least acceptance) was also crucial to their passage. As much as some might want to see radical changes, this is not realistic, given the many interests and desires at play. By focus-ing on what can be practically accomplished given existing political realities, we can better ensure moderate improvements are achieved instead of devoting time and resources to legislation that ends up going nowhere. It’s not easy being the black sheep in a herd of detractors that shame bipartisan compromise. We founded American Policy Ventures to help give bipartisan-ship a stronger footing in Wash-ington. We’ve seen rsthand that lawmakers are more willing to walk across the aisle when they feel they will be rewarded by their constituents and peers. Additionally, the impetus is often needed to push them over the ledge, whether from outraged constituents, concerned busi-nesses, international political shifts, or all of the above. Once all these sufcient pressures are combined on lawmakers, they do the work and use legislative tools for effective bipartisanship. There are big issues in front of us that will require bipartisan ac-tion to move forward – including everything from the debt ceiling, energy costs, and permitting re-form to immigration, crime, and economic opportunity. We can’t afford to continue with partisan politics and polarizing legislation that goes nowhere and helps no one. Instead, we should embrace bipartisanship, compromise and working within the limits of what can be achieved to address the problems we face together. Paolo Mastrangelo is a co-founder and co-president of American Policy Ven tures. He wrote this for InsideSources.com. O Bad roads – who is to blame? Inverness Village 4. Who’s to blame? A previous board? The developer who is long gone? The landowner who sells parcels to build houses? How about we put the onus squarely where it belongs – on the homeowners. You’ve got to agree with a state ment Ron Kitchen made a while back when he called it “some real bad real estate decisions” by the residents. Please know that I’m not trying to be mean, just stating the facts. Taxpayers of Citrus County should not have to fund someone else’s bad decision. Yet still today, the current board is blaming the builder. I know it’s not politically expedient to say that these people got exactly what they paid for, but that is the truth of the matter. Did they buy sight unseen or bought because the price was right. The bottom line is they made the decision – not the taxpayers of Citrus County. Funding this $35,000 study with taxpayers’ money was wrong. Why didn’t the homeowners pay for it? If there are 200 plus home owners it would have cost each $175. If they can’t pay that, how in the world do you think you are going to collect a thousand dollars or more a year through a MSBU? Bottom line, if the MSBU doesn’t happen, the county tax payers won’t get their $35,000 back. In 1986 we wanted to purchase two five-acre tracts on a dirt road. The neighborhood was in the process of working with the county to pave the roads with a special assessment. Our contract was subject to the sellers accept ing the assessment which helped to achieve the needed number of property owners in favor of the paving. Over the course of the next seven years we paid $6,533.88 for the special assess ments at an interest rate of 7.5 percent. Are you going to pay us back, plus interest on $6,533.88 for 37 years? What are you going to do for property owners in sim ilar cases? The county should do every thing possible to help these folks, but not at the expense of the taxpayers. It’s time for the home owners to step up. Sally McDavid Lecanto They are at the gates On my desk in my bedroom, I have placed a sign I carried at one of the marches this spring. It reads: “If you cut off my reproductive choice, can I cut off yours?” I am shaking my head in disbe lief as I reread this sign as I listen to an advertisement for inexpen sive Viagra, women have been made to live in fear of the law and/or for their lives, if they need, for whatever reason, any health care procedure that may involve her reproductive organ. As one scans the “bodies(?!)” of old white men who have pro mulgated these new restrictions, it boggles the mind that women OUTNUMBER men! How has this happened? As a 77-year-old woman I am long past any childbearing con cerns. As that same 77-year-old woman, I have apologized to my granddaughter for the heartless and illegal disregard of her right to make decisions about her own body! I believe the barbarians have broken down the gates – and sadly, it is the women of this country who will pay the price. Sue Kelder Norman Homosassa Mother Nature knows best Sometimes ... just sometimes, if we don’t overthink, don’t over react, don’t force an issue, and particularly don’t panic, a larger force than ourselves will offer up a helping hand. In my book, Mother Nature did just this in Ozello yesterday and today. With no warnings. We were absolutely shown in no small measure that we should not even be considering the building of a glampground on Fishcreek which is next to one of the last bastions of a pristine area not only in Ozello, but also Florida..a gem called the St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve. It includes not only two fresh water tributaries, the Homosassa River and the Crystal River, but is home to salt marshes, mud flats, shell mounds, mangrove islands, limestone outcroppings and sponge and coral communities. The water is crystal clear. It is also a stopover and winter ing area for migratory waterfowl species as well as home to a wide diversity of wildlife. So ... thank you for the light ning, the thunder, the torrential rain and the westerly/ south westerly winds which pushed our waters inland to cover some of our mangroves and our wetland swamps, gardens, fire pits, yards, docks, porches and not least our roads. It was well nigh impossible to travel safely by car on these same roads that are expected to be safe for Class A motorhomes. Thank you Mother Nature, and with the amazing amount of photos that recorded all this, I am hoping that the Planning and Zoning Board, along with our Commissioners on the BOCC will bear this in mind when they vote. No rezoning. No land use change. Abigail Morrison Crystal RiverBipartisanship shouldn’t be thing of the past 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 Gouvel lis at 352-563-5660. THE CHRONICLE invites you to call “Sound Off” with your opinions about local subjects. You do not need to leave your name, and have less than a minute to record. COMMENTS will be edited for length, libel, personal or political attacks and good taste. Editors will cut libelous material. OPINIONS expressed are purely those of the callers. CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE EDITORIAL CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE Founded by Albert M. Williamson “You may differ with my choice, but not my right to choose.” — David S. Arthurs publisher emeritus EDITORIAL BOARD Trina Murphy .................................................... publisher Jim Gouvellis ......................................................... editor Tiarra Alexander .................................. citizen member Curt Ebitz .............................................. citizen member Mac Harris ............................................. citizen member Rebecca Martin ................................... citizen member Don Hiers ............................................... citizen member Roger B. Krieger .................................. citizen member Trish Thomas ......................................... citizen member The opinions expressed in Chronicle editorials are the opinions of the newspaper’s editorial board. Gerard “Gerry” Mulligan publisher emeritusDementia conference draws hundreds Paolo MastrangeloVarying Voices Our Viewpoint THE ISSUE: Coping with Demen tia conference successful, but needs larger venueOUR OPINION: This reinforces the county’s lack of a larger, mul tipurpose meeting space

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A10 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleN & W CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLEFew leads, false alarms as search for gunman drags on By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press CLEVELAND, Texas — Authorities on Monday still had not captured a gunman in Texas who killed ve neighbors from Honduras, and as the search dragged through a third day with false alarms and few appar ent leads, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott faced backlash over drawing attention to the victims’ immigration status. An FBI agent on the scene near Houston acknowledged they have little to go on in the widening manhunt for 38-year-old Francisco Oro peza, who has been deported four times since 2009, but who neighbors say lived on their street for years prior to Friday night’s shooting in the rural town of Cleveland. Twice on Monday, a sher iff’s ofce in a neighboring county alerted the public about possible sightings, but neither turned up Oropeza. Abbott offered a $50,000 reward over the weekend for any tips that might lead to the gunman, and while do ing so, the three-term gover nor described all the victims as “illegal immigrants” – a potentially false statement that his ofce walked back and apologized for Monday. Critics accused Abbott, who has made hardline immigra tion measures a signature issue in Texas, of putting politics into the shooting. “We’ve since learned that at least one of the victims may have been in the Unit ed States legally,” Abbott spokeswoman Renae Eze said in a statement. “We regret if the information was incorrect and detract ed from the important goal of nding and arresting the criminal.” Eze said information pro vided by federal ofcials after the shooting had indi cated that the suspect and victims were in the coun try illegally. Her statement did not address why Abbott mentioned their status and she did not immediately re spond to questions about the criticism. More than 250 law en forcement ofcers from multiple agencies, including the U.S. Marshals, are now part of a growing search that has come up empty despite additional man power, scent-tracking dogs and a total of $80,000 in reward money on the table. On Monday, a heavy pres ence of police converged in Montgomery County after a possible sighting, but the sheriff’s ofce later said none of the persons were found to be Oropeza. A few hours later, the de partment reported another possible sighting, tweeting that several schools had “se cured their campuses” and again asked residents to avoid the area. But that search, too, turned up nothing. Both were among the rst times since the shooting that authorities had announced a possible sighting. “I can tell you right now, we have zero leads,” James Smith, the FBI special agent in charge, said Sunday. Oropeza is considered armed and dangerous af ter eeing the area Friday night, likely on foot. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said authorities had widened the search area be yond the scene of the shoot ing, which occurred after the suspect’s neighbors asked him to stop ring off rounds in his yard late at night because a baby was trying to sleep. David J. Phillip / AP Veronica Pineda, left, walks down the driveway with her twin sons, Nathan and Josue Barcenas, on Sunday, across the street from the scene of a mass shooting Friday night, in Cleveland, Texas.Trump accuser says many in her generation didn’t report rape By JENNIFER PELTZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK — A mag azine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in a department store’s dress ing room two decades be fore he became president acknowledged Monday that she never followed her own advice to readers that they report sexual attacks to po lice. E. Jean Carroll told a fed eral civil court jury that the reason was generational. The 79-year-old said that as “a member of the Silent Generation,” she was con ditioned to keep her chin up and not to complain. “The fact that I never went to the police is not surpris ing for somebody my age,” she testied as Trump law yer Joe Tacopina cross-ex amined Carroll about why she never went to authori ties about the alleged rape, which Trump denies. Car roll said she had called po lice only once in her life, when she feared the mail box at a home where she was staying was going to be damaged on Halloween. “You would call police if a mailbox was attacked,” Tacopina asked, “but not if you yourself were at tacked?” Carroll replied that at the time, she was ashamed of what she alleges happened. She later added that she was mindful of Trump’s pow er and connections in New York and “didn’t think po lice would take me serious ly.” Research has repeatedly found that rapes and sexual assaults are among the types of violent crime least likely to be reported to police. An annual U.S. crime victim ization survey found that less than 23 percent of rapes and sexual assaults were reported in 2021 and 2020, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Carroll on Monday wrapped up three days of testimony in the trial stem ming from her lawsuit against Trump. The trial is due to continue Tuesday with other witnesses on her behalf. Trump, who traveled to Scotland on Monday to open a new golf course at his resort near Aberdeen, Scotland, has not attended the trial. Jurors are expected to see parts of a recording of him answering questions under oath last fall. Carroll has said the then-real estate magnate raped her in the spring of 1996 at the tony Bergdorf Goodman store after they went into a dressing room together in an encounter that she said was fun and irtatious until Trump be came violent. She said she eventually kneed him and ed. Elizabeth Williams / AP Defense attorney Joe Tacopina, left, cross examines plaintiff E. Jean Carroll on the witness stand Monday with Judge Lewis Kaplan presiding in Manhattan federal court.Court to decide important case on gov’t power By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Mon day it will decide whether to jettison a decades-old deci sion that has been a frequent target of conservatives and, if overruled, could make it harder to sustain govern mental regulations. The justices agreed to hear an appeal that takes aim at a 1984 case known as Chev ron. It involves the Chev ron oil company and says that when laws aren’t crys tal clear, federal agencies should be allowed to ll in the details. That’s what agen cies do – on environmental regulations, workplace stan dards, consumer protections and immigration law. The court’s conservative majority already has been reining in federal regula tors, including in last June’s decision limiting the En vironmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. But Chevron has been one of the most frequently cit ed high-court cases and a decision limiting its reach or overturning it altogether could dramatically limit the discretion of federal of cials to regulate in a wide range of American life. At least four conservative members of the court – Jus tice Clarence Thomas, Jus tice Samuel Alito, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh – have questioned the doctrine. Gorsuch, as an appeals court judge, noted that court decisions “permit executive bureaucracies to swallow huge amounts of core ju dicial and legislative pow er and concentrate federal power in a way that seems more than a little difcult to square with the Constitution of the framers’ design.” It takes four of the court’s nine members to agree to hear a case, but the court as is its custom did not reveal the vote breakdown. One wrinkle in the current case is that only eight jus tices will participate. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is not taking part, presumably because she was on a pan el of appellate judges that heard arguments in the case when it was at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court will not hear the case before the fall. Last week the justices nished hearing arguments for the term that is expected to wrap up in June. They will spend the next two months issuing opinions before tak ing a summer break. The specic case the court agreed to hear is part of a long-running ght between commercial shing groups and the federal government over who pays for data col lection and regulatory com pliance. It stems from a law suit by a group of shermen who want to stop the federal government from making them pay for the workers. The shermen involved in the lawsuit harvest Atlantic herring, which is a major shery off the East Coast that supplies both food and bait. Lead plaintiff Loper Bright Enterprises of New Jersey and other shing groups have said federal rules un fairly require them to pay hundreds of dollars per day to contractors. Lower courts have ruled against them. The case is Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 22-451. J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 14. IN BRIEF 7 bodies found during search for missing teens HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities dis covered the bodies of sev en people Monday while searching a rural Oklaho ma property for two miss ing teenagers, state investi gators conrmed. The bodies were found near the town of Henryet ta, a town of about 6,000 located about 90 miles east of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesman Gerald Davidson said. He said the state medi cal examiner will have to identify the victims, but authorities were no longer searching for the missing teens or a man they may have been with. “We’ve had our share of troubles and woes, but this one is pretty bad,” Okmul gee County Sheriff Eddy Rice told reporters. Rice declined to conrm the identities of any of the victims, where the bodies were found or any details about weapons that may have been discovered on the property.At least 6 dead after dust causes crashes in Illinois DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — A windstorm in central Il linois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm elds Monday, caus ing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said. The late morning crashes involved 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught re, Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick said. He said at least six people died, all in the northbound lanes, and more than 30 people on both sides of I-55 were transported to hospitals with injuries. “The only thing you could hear after we got hit was crash after crash after crash behind us,” said Tom Thomas, 43, who was trav eling south to St. Louis. I-55 was shut down in both directions in Mont gomery County, 75 miles north of St. Louis, and likely won’t reopen until Tuesday. Starrick told reporters that it was a spring ver sion of a “whiteout situ ation” typically seen in winter snowstorms. Gov. J.B. Pritzker described the scene as “horric.”Yellen says U.S. could default as soon as June 1 WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notied Congress on Monday that the U.S. could default on its debt as early as June 1, if legisla tors do not raise or suspend the nation’s borrowing au thority before then and avert what could potential ly become a global nan cial crisis. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, Yellen urged congressional leaders “to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by acting as soon as pos sible” to address the $31.4 trillion limit on its legal borrowing authority. She added that it is impossible to predict with certainty the exact date of when the U.S. will run out of cash. “We have learned from past debt limit impass es that waiting until the last minute to suspend or increase the debt lim it can cause serious harm to business and consumer condence, raise short-term borrowing costs for taxpayers, and negatively impact the credit rating of the United States,” Yellen said in the letter. Also Monday, the Con gressional Budget Ofce reported that it saw a great er risk of the U.S. running out of funds in early June. CBO Director Phillip L. Swagel said because of less-than-expected tax re ceipts this ling season and a faster IRS having processed already received returns, “Treasury’s ex traordinary measures will be exhausted sooner than we previously projected.” South Carolina man arrested in Michigan woman’s 1988 killing THREE RIVERS, Mich. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been charged in a Michigan woman’s 1988 slaying after investigators used forensic genetic gene alogy to narrow the pool of suspects to a single family, authorities said Monday. Robert Odell Waters, 53, was arrested Sunday after noon in Beaufort, South Carolina, where he lives, in the killing of Cathy Sue Swartz, St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney Da vid Martin said. The 19-year-old Swartz was beaten, stabbed and strangled in December 1988 in her apartment in Three Rivers, about 20 miles south of Kalamazoo near the Michigan-Indiana border. Her 9-month-old daughter was in the next room when her mother was killed, Three Rivers police said. Martin said Waters was formally charged with open murder Sunday after noon and he waived extra dition to Michigan. It was unclear whether Martin has an attorney who could speak on his behalf.‘El Chapo’ sons charged with smuggling cheap fentanyl to U.S. MEXICO CITY (AP) — With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serving a life sentence, his sons steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quantities of the cheap, deadly drug that they smuggled into the U.S., prosecutors revealed in a recent indictment. Although Guzmán’s trial revolved around cocaine shipments, the case against his sons exposes the inner workings of a cartel under going a generational shift as it worked “to manufac ture the most potent fen tanyl and to sell it in the United States at the lowest price,” according to the in dictment unsealed April 14 in Manhattan.U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday it now estimates that just since Decem ber Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties, in cluding more than 20,000 killed, as Ukraine has re buffed a heavy assault by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. In what has become a grinding war of attrition, the ercest battles have been in the eastern Do netsk region, where Russia is struggling to encircle the city of Bakhmut in the face of dogged Ukrainian de fense. White House National Security Council spokes man John Kirby said the U.S. estimate is based on newly declassied Amer ican intelligence. He did not detail how the intelli gence community derived the number. Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in November that Russia had suffered well over 100,000 killed or wounded in the rst eight months of the war. The new gures sug gest that Russian losses have dramatically acceler ated in recent months.

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Citrus County Chronicle Tuesday, May 2, 2023 A11H & L CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLESkin cancer and vitamin B3W ith another hot, bright Florida summer almost upon us, it’s a good time to discuss the prevention of skin cancer. Recently, Dr. James Watt and I were discussing people who had had multiple skin cancers, and discussed recent research indicating that Vitamin B3 may offer a promising new possibility of helping to prevent skin cancers. The primary cause of skin cancer, both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers such as basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas, is ultravi-olet light. The ultraviolet light can damage the DNA in the skin cells, creating mutations which eventually progress to skin cancers We have known for many years that when DNA is damaged, the body can rapidly this damage in most circumstances, however, the energy required of the body to repair this damage is extensive, and at the same time the ultraviolet light damages the DNA, it also depletes the body of ATP, which provides energy at a cellular level. Suddenly, the combination of DNA damage and depletion of ATP makes it very dif cult for the body to repair the DNA dam-age. Vitamin B3 appears to replenish ATP in the cells, therefore, enabling them to more effectively repair the damage to the DNA. The recommended daily intake of Vitamin B3 is roughly 20 mg, and this is easily obtained from several different food groups, such as legumes, cereals, meat products, sh products, eggs, milk, and products with yeast in them. Several recent studies have looked at high dose Vita-min B3 supplementation at levels up to 500 mg twice a day, and these studies have found that this supplemen-tation can greatly reduce the number of precancerous skin abnormalities, known as actinic keratoses, in a fairly rapid fashion. The ONTRAC study looked at 386 participants in Australia who had previ-ously had at least two skin cancers diagnosed over the previous ve years. These participants were random-ized to receive Vitamin B3 at a dose of 500 mg twice a day versus a placebo twice a day for 12 months. In this study, researchers found a 23 percent reduc-tion in new non-melanoma skin cancers in the partic-ipants taking the Vitamin B3 supplement over the 12 months of the study. This is a signi cant drop in the number of skin cancers, and does appear to establish a link between Vitamin B3 supplementation and a re-duced risk of skin cancers. Overall, Vitamin B3 has very little interaction with most prescription drugs and over the counter medica-tions and has a very good safety pro le. However, as with all medications, prior to initiating Vitamin B3 supplementation, you should discuss this with your primary care physician. Overall, however, it appears that if you have a history of multiple non-melanoma skin cancers, Vitamin B3 may just be the answer to lower your risk of de-veloping additional skin cancers. Dr. C. Joseph Bennett Jr. is a board-certified radiation oncologist. If you have any suggestions for topics, or have any questions, contact him at 522 N. Lecanto Highway, Lecanto, FL 34461, or email cjbennett@rboi.com. Americans’ health in jeopardyA merica’s health care system is extensive and covers rural, semi-rural, suburban, metropol-itan and urban population areas. This includes multiple units, of ces, clinics, urgent care centers and hospitals of various sizes and levels of care. Despite this vast network, almost ev-eryone that I come into contact with has a story about problems with the health care system to some degree. Overall, there is no country in the world that provides health care like we do for our population. As with everything else, there is always room for improvement. For the past 40 years the United States has kept up with the aver-age life expectancy of other devel-oped countries around the world. Since 2014 it has started slipping and losing position in the world. Why is this happening? Is our health care system broken down or could there be other causes? Compared to other comparable countries around the world we are paying double the amount per per-son for health care per year. That means trillions of dollars more is being spent in trying to keep up and get the best outcomes. Is there one main reason? More likely than not, there are multiple factors driving these outcomes. Despite the drop in longevity, some groups are living longer and costing the healthcare system more money. By Medicare’s own research they have calculated that over 75 percent of bene ts are paid in the last few years of life. That might suggest we need to look at how we handle end-of-life care. As Americans we are fascinated and understandably impressed with the technological advances that are available to us. Maybe too much. We should look back at all the money that is being spent for those purposes and consider if maybe there’s too much reliance on tech and pharma and not on making lifestyle changes. An example being that an older medication could be just as good as a newer version. Germany has an Institute that monitors health care ef ciency and found that most drugs entering the market between 2011 and 2017 did not have any major or considerable bene t, but they were more convenient because maybe the patient only had to take 1 pill a day versus 2, 3 or 4 of the older version. I have even heard a patient comment they would not entertain taking a medication and could not be bothered unless it is a once-a-day dosing. Unfortunately, in the United States we do not have a mech-anism of this type, as it would likely save lots of money and be able to spread health care dollars further for greater bene t to all. Years ago, pharmaceutical companies started targeting patients versus doctors to encour-age the patient to push a doctor to prescribe a new and innovative product. Also, decades ago phar-maceutical research was being performed at Medical Center and University level exceeding 80 percent. That has reversed and now research is being done by for-pro t research companies in excess of 75 percent of the time. Decades ago, new medications were inexpensive, nowadays in comparison to other countries we sometimes pay greater than three times the amount that other wealthy developed countries pay for the same product. I think our ideology has to change in order to have a health-ier America. We should focus on preventative measures including a healthy diet and lifestyle that includes exercise and weight moderation. It is easy to take a new fancy pill, that is of question-able bene t once a day, but we might end up being held hostage to the pharmaceutical industrial complex and not any better off and a lot more money spent. I would like to thank Dr. John Abramson, who has written extensively about the American health care system its problems and possible repair. Denis W. Grillo, D.O., FOCOO, is an ear, nose and throat specialist in Crystal River. Call him at 352-795-0011 or visit CrystalCommunityENT.com. MetroCreative We should focus on preventative measures including a healthy diet and lifestyle that includes exercise and weight moderation. It is easy to take a new fancy pill, that is of questionable benefit once a day, but we might end up being held hostage to the pharmaceutical industrial com-plex and not any better off and a lot more money spent.Dementia and the twin tsunamisI t is estimated that 7 million Americans 65 and older currently have some form of demen-tia. This population is expected to grow to nine million by 2030, and to 15 million by 2050. This trend is not being driven by the “spread” of a disease; it is being driven by changes in our population. Americans are aging, thanks to an event in our history known as the “Baby Boom.” Right after World War II, there was a big increase in the birth rate, and this trend continued for more than 20 years. We call this the Baby Boom, which demogra-phers have de ned as the period from 1945 to 1965. If you were born during this period, you are a Baby Boomer. If we create a graph that depicts the Baby Boom, then move it 65 years forward, we end up with a graph that generally predicts the growth of dementia today. It predicts that the number of people with dementia will more than double by mid-centu-ry. Some dementia practitioners have described this as a “Demen-tia Tsunami” – an unstoppable wave that can overwhelm our health care system and other community ser-vices. Well, friends, the Dementia Tsunami has already begun, and we are totally unprepared. Most health care work-ers have little or no speci c training for dementia. Even our doctors know very little about dementia, and the standards of training in geriat-ric care for nurses and nursing assistants in most states have not been updated to include best practices. Concepts like Validation Therapy, advanced by Naomi Feil more than 40 years ago, and Hand-under-Hand care method-ology that has been taught by Teepa Snow for more than 20 years have not yet been adopted in standard health care training. We are being overwhelmed by dementia, but most of our med-ical community does not under-stand it or how to manage it. This is concerning, but it is only half our problem. While our national healthcare needs are increasing, those available to serve are declining. Some research-ers estimate that the supply of nurses on the job is 30 percent below demand. The same is true for doctors, nursing assistants, and technical medical personnel; demand is outstripping supply. So, in respect to dementia, we are facing “twin tsunamis;” an overwhelming growth in demand that is being met by a declining supply of quali ed professional care providers. How do we respond to such a crisis? I’m going to suggest a possibly controversial solution: a major national commitment to provide home-based care. To a large extend, this is what we have already. Eighty percent of American families either cannot afford professional care, or choose not to place their loved ones in memory care and assist-ed living facilities, often because they are not con dent in the quality and standards of care. Rather than invest in ever-larger memory care facilities that the great majority of our population cannot afford or choose not to use, I believe we should invest in education and training for families, and by providing better home care, we can avoid the in-frastructure costs of the massive assisted living facilities we see being built today. Through my own ABC of Dementia workshops, we have taught the techniques of Per-son-Centered Compassionate Care to more than 8,000 family care partners, and Florida Elder Options already provides sim-ilar training through its Savvy Caregiver Program. Greater investment in home-based care is already being developed as health care policy in some Euro-pean nations. Why not here? We can push back against dementia’s twin tsunamis with old ideas and inadequate resources, or we can invest rather in our families who are – and will be – living with dementia. I prefer the latter alternative because we all deserve the best. Debbie Selsavage is a certified trainer and consultant in the Positive Approach to Care, and a certified dementia prac-titioner. Her company, Coping with Dementia LLC, is dedicated to making life better for individuals living with dementia. Contact her at deb@coping.today to learn about free support groups online. Dr. C. Joseph BennettNavigating Cancer Mindset needs to focus more on healthy lifestyles Dr. DenisGrilloEar, Nose & Throat DebbieSelsavageCoping with Dementia HEALTH NOTES Fireside Chat to discuss skin cancer Dr. Joey Bennett will be lecturing about skin cancer treatment and prevention during the Fireside Chat at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at the Lecanto RBOI ofce, 522 N. Lecanto Highway. Anyone is welcome to attend, but RSVP is requested at 352-527-0106.YMCA to host Nutrition & Longevity speaker The YMCA will be hosting speaker Dr. Ben Lerner, two-time New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and U.S. Olympic and World Team doctor, who will be speaking on Nutrition & Longevity: How to Live the Healthy 100 Lifestyle. The event will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at YMCA Cit-rus Hills. To reserve a spot, call 352-500-9622. 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 Education, 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 exer-cise 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. Free ABC of Dementia workshop May 5 The Friends of Citrus and the Nature Coast will host a free ABC of Dementia workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, May 5, located at 8471 W. Periwinkle Lane, Ho-mosassa. The program will also include “Care Grieving,” a presentation by Friends Program Manager Jona-than Beard. See NOTES , page A12

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A12 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleTOPS celebrates club’s 75th anniversary SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE It all started in 1948 when Esther Manz founded TOPS after gather ing a small group of friends with the idea of starting a weight loss program. The three women gath ered at her kitchen table for the sole purpose of supporting each other to a thinner gure and better health. By the end of TOPS’ second year, Manz was riding the bus to TOPS chapters all over town car rying a scale and her records in a shopping bag. The group catapulted to suc cess. It grew from a kitchen table in Milwaukee to 2,500 members across the Midwest by 1952, ex panded into Canada in 1955. She started publishing a modest mim eographed paper called TOPS Club News. Manz’s story ap peared in LIFE magazine in 1951. In 1952, TOPS was incorporated and in 1953 it had established a headquarters in Milwaukee. TOPS was contributing to medi cal research centered around obe sity; launched retreats in the ’70s, published a Food Exchange sys tem in the ’80s, and all along the way, membership kept on growing. Today, TOPS has an online pro gram for people who might prefer that model or who live too far to attend in-person chapter meetings. At a recent TOPS 443 Dunnel lon meeting, members gathered for an anniversary celebration with members, three guests and Division Leader Arthur Frasier. Frasier has lost 50 pounds while being a member of TOPS and travels all over Florida along with his wife, Rose, supporting his as signed chapters. Yes, TOPS is for men and wom en to be healthier and live happier, by recognizing their eating habits. This TOPS chapter also cel ebrates three KOPS members. KOPS members are people that have met their goal of weight loss. They now strive to Keep Off Pounds Sensibly. One member has met her goal weight and has kept it off for over 25 years. She attends the meetings every week and adds enlightening information dealing with weight loss. Visitors are welcome to come to two meetings without joining the TOPS club. Meetings are held at the Dunnellon Women’s Club at 11756 Cedar St., Dunnellon. Meetings are on Thursday after noons, starting with “weigh in” at 3 p.m. and the meeting program starts at 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact, Chris Weider at 352-465-7861. Additional TOPS meetings in the Citrus County area include: QChapter 826 at 8 a.m. Tues days at First Lutheran Church, 1900 State Road 44 in Inver ness. Call 352-634-0905 or email Nk.ekeliwilt@outlook.com. QChapter 743 at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the DAV building, 1039 N. Paul Drive in Inverness. Call 352-637-6553. QChapter 9365 at 10 a.m. Wednesdays at the First Christian Church of Homosassa, 7030 W. Grover Cleveland Blvd. Call 352-533-2607 or 352-212-8550. QChapter 408 at 2 p.m. Thurs days at the First Baptist Church, 700 N. Citrus Ave. in Crystal Riv er. Call 352-212-7946. QChapter 401 at 2 p.m. Tues days at First Baptist Church, 3790 Parsons Point Road in Hernando. Call 352-637-7196. QChapter 0341 at First Chris tian Church of Inverness, 2018 Colonade St., Board Room, In verness. Contact Roz at 812-935-4077 or Lou at 352-586-9096. For more information about TOPS, visit tops.org. MetroCreative TOPS is for men and women to be healthier and live happier, by recog nizing their eating habits.‘If it is to be, it’s up to me’ SUPPORT GROUPS Weekly Weight Accountability Group begins Many Citrus County weight watchers were surprised when live weigh-ins and support sessions were discontinued. Now a weekly in-person meeting has been estab lished in Homosassa to provide weigh-ins, weight management tips and support discussions. The Weight Accountability Group meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Grace Methodist Church, 5030 S. Memorial Drive. Meetings are free and open to the public. No reservation is needed. For more information, call 352651-2502.Memory Lane support group, respite program relocates The Memory Lane support group and respite program for in dividuals dealing with dementia has relocated to Grace Methodist Church in Homosassa. It meets every Monday from 1-3 p.m. at the church, 5030 S. Memorial Drive. As a ministry of Grace Method ist Church, it is free and open to the public. The facilitator is Karen Kline. For more information, contact Kline at karen@gracemethodistchurch.org or 352-634-1781. This program has long been established in Citrus County, be ginning as a support group for caregivers who were struggling in their roles. Afternoon respite care was later added for patients with dementia. There is no rule that someone bringing a loved one to the respite program is obligated to attend the support group. They can use this time to run errands or just have some quiet time. However, over the years most people have found a great benet in the companion ship and education that the sup port group offers. Parkinson’s Support Group at Bravera The Bravera Health Seven Riv ers Parkinson’s support group meets meets the third Thursday of each month at Bravera Health Seven Rivers in the cafeteria, 6201 N. Suncoast Blvd, Crystal River, and includes guest speak ers, dances, exercise classes and crafts as well as Table Talks. Table Talks give members the opportunity to converse and to ask and answer questions of one another. Some topics include available medications, doctors that provide specialized care for people with Parkinson’s, classes available and services offered by Bravera Health Seven Rivers to help keep people moving such as physical, occupational and speech therapy, dietary advice and more. Floral City Alzheimer’s group meets The Floral City CarePartners Support Group meets at the Flo ral City United Methodist Church on the third Friday monthly at 10:30 a.m. Helen Ciampi and Marcia Bea sley, who are Alzheimer’s Asso ciation certied facilitators, will greet those attending in the large fellowship room located in the main church-building at 8480 E. Marvin St. across from the Ele mentary School house. Gathering precautions are being continued with distance seating, and ceiling fans operating while face masks and hand sanitizer are optional. Support for the shared concerns and challenges expressed by all care-partners who are involved with a person experiencing demen tia are always held in the strictest condence and with respect. Care givers may feel free to share what ever they feel comfortable sharing. Call Helen at 352-341-2867 or Marcia at 352-726-7740 for more information about the meetings. Grandparenting group meets at St. Anne’s St. Anne’s Church, 9870 W. Fort Island Trail, Crystal River, hosts a monthly “Grandparenting” pro gram to offer support to grandpar ents who are raising their grand children. The program is held the second Wednesday of every month, from 5:30-7 p.m. There is no cost to participants. This is a nonreligious program, for the purpose of helping our community. Children are invit ed and will meet separately from the grandparents. Pizza is served to the children; light snacks are served to the adults. Coffee, tea and lemonade are provided. For more information, call the church at 352-795-2176 or Tom Thomas at 352-634-5516.Celebrate Recovery in Beverly Hills Celebrate Recovery meets at Hills Church, 2 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills, from 6-8 p.m. Mondays. This a Christ-centered recovery group for anyone who has a hurt, hang-up or habit that makes one’s life unmanageable. For more information, call Tom and Sheila Boss, 410-353-7857. While the workshop speaks primarily to care partners, par ticipants are encouraged to bring their loved ones who may have a dementia diagnosis. The workshop is free, but res ervations are encouraged. For more information or to reserve seats, call 352-422-3663 or 352-249-1470.More dementia workshops offered Coping with Dementia and the Citrus County Library System have announced that free ABC of Dementia workshops will be of fered monthly at venues through out the county during 2023. The remaining 2023 schedule will include: May 15, Homosas sa; June 16, Inverness; July 17, Central Ridge Library, 425 W. Roosevelt Ave., Beverly Hills; Aug. 21, Crystal River; Sept. 18, Homosassa; Oct. 20, Inver ness; Nov. 20, Beverly Hills; Dec. 18, Crystal River. All workshops are presented from 10 a.m. to noon. While the workshops are free, reservations are encouraged. For more infor mation or to reserve seats, call 352-422-3663 or email deb@coping.today. 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S CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE Section B TUESDAY, MAY 2 , 2023 Truex wins Cup race at Dover for third time on a Monday By DAN GELSTON Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Martin Truex Jr. grew up in New Jersey wanting to follow his dad into racing. Martin Truex, though, mostly raced on free weekends when he wasn’t running Sea Watch International, which har vests and processes clam products. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver worked as a teenag er on his dad’s clamming boat, often rising before dawn ahead of a day spent on choppy waters, knowing even then that life at sea wasn’t for him. “I’m glad I gured out how to go fast so I could get the hell off that boat,” Truex said. Truex got off the boat, into stock cars and – after a bumpy start to his career – became one of the more dominant drivers of his era. He had achieved just about all he could – except celebrate with his brother as winners on a NASCAR weekend. With dad at the track, Truex mastered the Monster Mile on a Monday for the third time in his career, the former NASCAR champion snapping a 54-race winless streak overall in the Cup Se ries at Dover Motor Speed way. Thanks to a race postponed a day because of rain, it was a long weekend sweep for the Truex brothers. Younger brother Ryan Truex won the second-tier Xnity Series race on Saturday for his rst NASCAR victory across all three national series in 188 career starts. “Ryan has been through a lot. He’s really worked hard, and he’s gotten beat down and knocked down a lot and been through some tough times that he’s had to kind of persevere through,” Truex said. Big brother was the rst one to poke his head in Ry an’s Toyota as he pulled it into victory lane. Dad was there to celebrate with both Jason Minto / AP Martin Truex Jr., center, jumps from his car in celebration after winning the NASCAR Cup Series’ Wurth 400 on Monday afternoon at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del. Jeff Roberson / AP Irad Ortiz Jr. rides Forte to victory during the Breeders’ Cu p Juvenile race at Keenelend Race Course on Nov. 4, 2022, in Lexington, Ky. Forte is 3-1 favorite for Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs By GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Todd Pletcher-trained colt Forte and Brad Cox’s lly Wet Paint are the morning line favorites respective ly for the 149th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Forte, the 2-year-old champion whose 190 points led the Derby quali fying trail, drew the No. 15 post at 3-1 odds on Mon day for the $3 million pre mier race for 3-year-olds. He brings in a ve-race winning streak and has won six of seven starts in cluding last month’s Flori da Derby won by a length over Mage, who will start from the No. 8 post at 15-1 odds. Stablemate Tapit Trice is the 5-1 second choice after drawing the No. 5 post on Monday, with Cox’s Angel of Empire (154 points) the 8-1 third choice after draw ing the No. 14 post. Wet Paint will lead Fri day’s $1.25 million Oaks from the No. 7 post at 5-2 odds. One of three llies trained by Louis ville-born Cox among 14 entrants for the 1 1 / 8 th mile race, she has won all three starts this year and enters with consecutive Grade 3 stakes wins in the Fantasy and Honeybee respectively at Oaklawn Park. Stablemate Botanical is the 4-1 second choice from the No. 6 post with trainer Norm Casse’s Southlawn the 8-1 third choice from the No. 4 post. Any suspense over where Forte would start the 1 1 / 4 mile race was gone quickly when the son of Violence and Queen Caroline by Blame was called out with the rst pill drawn. That also relieved Pletcher, a Hall of Famer, of stress after Mo Donegal and Known Agenda started the last two Derbys from the rail. They nished fth and ninth respectively. The two-time Derby winner had no complaints either with draws for Tapit Trice and Kingsbarns, a 12-1 choice from the No. 6 post. Both are 3-0 as 3-year-olds and coming off wins in the Blue Grass (Keeneland) and Louisiana Derby respectively. “I do think it’s different with the one (post) with the new starting gate,” Pletch er said. “But still, I felt like it cost us a position or two last year and the year before. So, just happy to get out of there and pretty pleased with all three post positions.” Meanwhile, Cox hopes strength in numbers earns Warriors wear down Lions By MATT PFIFFNER Sports editor LECANTO — It took a lit tle while but the Seven Riv ers Christian baseball team nally put away Redeemer Christian in Monday night’s District 2A-5 quarternal contest at Warrior Park. The fourth-seeded War riors (13-9) advanced to Tuesday night’s seminal at No. 1 seed Bishop Mc Laughlin with an 11-5 vic tory over the No. 5 Lions. “It’s just about winning at this point. Tomorrow all I can ask for is us to play as a team,” Warriors rst baseman Nathan Tidwell said. “We just had to gure it out. Sometimes we get in our own heads. But once we start playing as a team we’re crisp and we were ne.” Seven Rivers Christian head coach Eddie Looper said moving on is the key this time of season. “A win is a win at this point. It was not one of our better games for sure, but at this point, you win and move on, you lose and you’re done,” he said. The Warriors have a quick turnaround with Tuesday night’s matchup against Bishop McLaughlin. The teams did not meet in the regular season. “They’re a great team. Probably one of the best team’s we’ll play all year,” Looper said. “They’re solid all the way around. We’re going to go out and do the best we can and leave it all on the eld.” After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the rst inning Monday at home, the War riors quickly took the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the rst. Palmer Looper led off with a walk, stole second MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Mikey Lemar of Seven Rivers Christian, sliding, and Redeemer Christian pitcher Jackson Hise both look to the umpire after a play at the plate in the third inning Monday night at Warrior Park. Lemar was safe on the play and the Warriors went on to win the district quarterfinal contest 11-5.Seven Rivers wins district opener 11-5 MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Seven Rivers Christian first baseman Nathan Tidwell makes a play on a ground ball during Monday’s district game at home.Harden scores 45, hits late 3-pointer as 76ers down Celtics 119-115 By KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press BOSTON — James Hard en matched his playoff ca reer high with 45 points and hit a go-ahead, step-back 3-pointer over Al Horford with 8.7 seconds left as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied without Joel Embiid to beat the Boston Celtics 119-115 in Game 1 of their East ern Conference seminal matchup on Monday night. Tyrese Maxey added 26 points and Tobias Harris n ished with 18 for the Sixers, who made 17 3-pointers in the absence of MVP nalist Embiid, who sat sat out with the sprained right knee he sustained in Game 3 of Phil adelphia’s rst-round series against the Brooklyn Nets. Jayson Tatum led the Celt ics with 39 points and 11 re bounds. Jaylen Brown add ed 23 points and Malcolm Brogdon nished with 20. Boston hosts Game 2 on Wednesday night. Harden previously scored 45 points for the Houston Rockets in a Western Con ference Finals win over Golden State on May 25, 2015. Trailing 117-115, the Celt ics had one nal chance and got the ball to Tatum, but he lost the ball to Paul Reed, who was fouled and hit a pair of free throws. The game was tied at 87all entering the back-and-forth nal period. Tatum gave the Celtics their nal lead, 115-114, on a pair of free throws with 26.1 seconds left. Before that, Boston took the shot clock down before Maxey intercepted a pass by Brogdon and drove in for a layup to put the 76ers back in front, 114-113. Boston led 108-107 when Harden was called for an offensive foul on Horford. On the ensuing possession, Horford found Marcus Smart, who was fouled on a layup. He completed the three-point play to make it 111-107. Maxey responded with a three-point play of his own. The game was knotted at 102 when Brogdon got free on a fast break, took a pass from Tatum and dropped in a layup with 5:04 remain ing. After the play, P.J. Tucker appeared to swing wildly in frustration and made con tact with Tatum. It led to a brief scrum that was broken up by ofcials. Reed took Embiid’s place in the starting lineup, like Charles Krupa / AP Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden (1) shoots against Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon, right, during the first half of Game 1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday in Boston. 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B2 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 23 6 .793 –Baltimore 19 9 .679 3½Toronto 18 11 .621 5Boston 16 14 .533 7½New York 15 15 .500 8½ Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 17 12 .586 –Cleveland 14 15 .483 3Detroit 10 17 .370 6Chicago 8 21 .276 9Kansas City 7 22 .241 10 West Division W L Pct GBTexas 17 11 .607 –Houston 16 13 .552 1½Los Angeles 15 14 .517 2½Seattle 12 16 .429 5Oakland 6 23 .207 11½ NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 19 10 .655 –Miami 16 13 .552 3New York 16 13 .552 3Phila. 15 14 .517 4Washington 10 18 .357 8½ Central Division W L Pct GBPittsburgh 20 9 .690 –Milwaukee 18 10 .643 1½Chicago 15 13 .536 4½Cincinnati 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 17 .393 4½Colorado 9 20 .310 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE 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 4Houston 4, Phila. 3 Monday’s Games Cleveland 3, N.Y. Yankees 2Boston 6, Toronto 5Houston 7, San Francisco 3 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.Pittsburgh (Contreras 3-1) at Tampa Bay (Guerra 0-0), 6:40 p.m.Cleveland (Bibee 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Cole 5-0), 7:05 p.m.Minnesota (Ryan 5-0) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 0-3), 7:10 p.m.Toronto (Kikuchi 4-0) at Boston (Houck 3-1), 7:10 p.m.Baltimore (Wells 1-1) at Kansas City (Yar brough 0-3), 7:40 p.m.L.A. Angels (Sandoval 2-1) at St. Louis (Matz 0-3), 7:45 p.m.Arizona (Gallen 4-1) at Texas (Gray 1-1), 8:05 p.m.San Francisco (DeSclafani 2-1) at Houston (Brown 3-0), 8:10 p.m.Seattle (Miller 0-0) at Oakland (Miller 0-1), 9:40 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Arizona at Texas, 2:05 p.m.San Francisco at Houston, 2:10 p.m.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.Seattle at Oakland, 9:40 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Sunday’s Games Miami 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Washington 7, Pittsburgh 2L.A. Angels 3, Milwaukee 0Colorado 12, Arizona 4Oakland 5, Cincinnati 4L.A. Dodgers 6, St. Louis 3San Diego 6, San Francisco 4Houston 4, Phila. 3Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Monday’s Games Atlanta 9, N.Y. Mets 8, 1st gameN.Y. Mets 5, Atlanta 3, 2nd gameChicago Cubs 5, Washington 1Houston 7, San Francisco 3Cincinnati at San DiegoPhila. at L.A. Dodgers Tuesday’s Games Atlanta (Elder 2-0) at Miami (Alcantara 1-2), 6:40 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m.Pittsburgh (Contreras 3-1) at Tampa Bay (Guerra 0-0), 6:40 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 2-1) at Washington (Williams 1-1), 7:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (Sandoval 2-1) at St. Louis (Matz 0-3), 7:45 p.m.Arizona (Gallen 4-1) at Texas (Gray 1-1), 8:05 p.m.San Francisco (DeSclafani 2-1) at Houston (Brown 3-0), 8:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Peralta 3-2) at Colorado (Feltner 2-2), 8:40 p.m.Cincinnati (Ashcraft 2-0) at San Diego (Wa cha 2-1), 9:40 p.m.Phila. (Strahm 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Urías 3-3), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Arizona at Texas, 2:05 p.m.San Francisco at Houston, 2:10 p.m.Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.Phila. at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.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.Milwaukee at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. ATLANTA 9, N.Y. METS 8 (GAME 1) Atlanta New York ab r h bi ab r h b i Acuña Jr. rf 5 3 3 1 Nimmo cf 5 1 1 0Olson 1b 4 2 1 0 Marte rf 4 1 1 0Riley 3b 5 0 0 0 Lindor ss 3 2 1 1Murphy c 4 2 2 6 Alonso 1b 4 2 1 3Albies 2b 4 0 0 0 McNeil lf 4 0 1 0Rosario dh 3 0 0 0 Vogelbac dh 3 0 1 1Grissom ss 4 0 1 0 Escobar ph 1 1 1 1Harris II cf 3 1 1 0 Baty 3b 5 1 2 1Pillar lf 4 1 1 2 Guillorme 2b 2 0 0 0 Pham ph 1 0 0 0 Nido c 2 0 0 0 Canha ph 1 0 0 0 Álvarez c 0 0 0 0Totals 36 9 9 9 Totals 35 8 9 7Atlanta 330 000 300 — 9 New York 103 001 201 — 8 E–Grissom (4). LOB–Atlanta 3, New York 8. 2B–Acuña Jr. (10). 3B–Nimmo (1). HR–Mur phy 2 (8), Pillar (2), Acuña Jr. (5), Alonso (11), Baty (2), Escobar (3). SB–Lindor (3), Marte (9). S–Nido (1). IP H R ER BB SO Atlanta Strider W,4-0 5 5 4 4 3 8Lee H,6 2 / 3 1 1 1 1 0 McHugh H,3 2 / 3 2 2 2 0 0 Chavez H,8 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson H,4 1 0 0 0 0 2Minter S,6-8 1 1 1 1 0 1New York Reyes L,0-1 1 5 5 5 1 1Curtiss 2 1 1 1 0 0Nogosek 2 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 0 Brigham 1 1 / 3 2 3 3 2 1 Hunter 2 0 0 0 0 4Reyes pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd.HBP–Strider (McNeil), McHugh 2 (Lindor,Alonso).Umpires–Home, Manny Gonzalez; First, Ryan Wills; Second, Adrian Johnson; Third, Quinn Wolcott. N.Y. METS 5, ATLANTA 3 (GAME 2) Atlanta New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Acuña Jr. rf 0 0 0 0 Nimmo cf 4 0 1 0Pillar pr-rf 3 0 0 0 Marte rf 4 0 1 1Grissom ss 0 0 0 0 Lindor ss 3 0 0 0Olson 1b 3 1 0 0 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0Riley 3b 4 0 1 0 McNeil 2b 4 2 2 1Murphy dh 3 1 2 0 Vogelbac dh 3 1 1 1Rosario lf 3 0 1 3 Canha lf 3 1 1 0Albies 2b 4 0 1 0 Baty 3b 4 1 1 0Hilliard cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Guillorme 3b 0 0 0 0Adrianza ss 2 0 0 0 Álvarez c 4 0 2 2Harris II ph 1 0 0 0 Tromp c 4 1 1 0 Totals 31 3 6 3 Totals 33 5 9 5Atlanta 000 003 000 — 3 New York 010 012 01x — 5 E–Adrianza (1). DP–Atlanta 1, New York 2. LOB–Atlanta 6, New York 7. 2B–Tromp (1), Rosario (4), Albies (3), Vogelbach (3), Baty (2), Álvarez (1). HR–McNeil (2). SB–Lindor (4). IP H R ER BB SO Atlanta Morton L,3-3 5 1 / 3 6 4 4 3 6 Tonkin BS,0-2 1 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 1 Jiménez 1 2 1 1 0 2 New York Megill 5 2 / 3 4 3 3 3 4 Smith W,2-1 1 1 / 3 0 0 0 1 2 Robertson S,6-6 2 2 0 0 0 4 HBP–Megill (Acuña Jr.).Umpires–Home, Junior Valentine; First, Adrian Johnson; Second, Quinn Wolcott; Third, Ryan Wills. T–2:32. A–27,603 (42,136). CLEVELAND 3, N.Y. YANKEES 2 Cleveland New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Kwan lf 4 1 1 0 Volpe ss 4 0 1 0Rosario ss 4 1 1 0 Rizzo 1b 3 1 0 0Ramírez 3b 4 1 1 0 Torres dh 4 0 1 0Naylor 1b 4 0 1 2 LeMaheu 3b 4 0 2 1Arias pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Calhoun rf 3 0 0 0Bell dh 2 0 0 0 Hicks lf 1 0 0 0Fry pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Peraza 2b 3 0 1 0Giménez 2b 4 0 0 0 Kiner cf 3 0 0 0Zunino c 3 0 0 1 Cabrera lf-rf 3 0 0 0Brennan rf 3 0 0 0 Trevino c 3 1 1 1Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 Straw cf 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 4 3 Totals 31 2 6 2Cleveland 000 000 003 — 3 New York 002 000 000 — 2 E–Holmes (1), Cabrera (1). DP–Cleveland 1, New York 0. LOB–Cleveland 5, New York 3. HR–Trevino (3). IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Quantrill 7 1 / 3 6 2 2 1 2 Los Santos W,2-0 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Clase S,10-12 1 0 0 0 0 1 New York Germán 8 1 / 3 2 1 1 1 6 Holmes L,0-2 BS 0 2 2 0 0 0 Peralta 2 / 3 0 0 0 2 1 Holmes pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.Umpires–Home, Carlos Torres; First, Jansen Visconti; Second, Cory Blaser; Third, Clint Vondrak. T–2:06. A–33,414 (47,309). CHICAGO CUBS 5, WASHINGTON 1 Chicago Washington ab r h bi ab r h bi Hoerner 2b 5 1 1 0 Call lf 4 0 0 0Swanson ss 5 1 3 2 García 2b 4 0 2 0Bellinger cf 4 1 1 0 Candlario 3b 4 0 0 0Suzuki rf 3 1 1 1 Meneses dh 4 0 0 0Mancini 1b 4 0 1 1 Ruiz c 4 0 0 0Wisdom dh 3 0 0 0 Thomas rf 3 1 1 1Gomes c 1 0 0 0 Smith 1b 3 0 3 0Barnhart c 3 0 1 0 Robles cf 3 0 0 0Velázquez lf 2 0 0 0 Abrams ss 3 0 0 0Happ lf 2 1 2 1 Madrigal 3b 4 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 10 5 Totals 32 1 6 1 Chicago 200 020 001 — 5 Washington 010 000 000 — 1 E–Gore (1). DP–Chicago 1, Washington 0. LOB–Chicago 7, Washington 4. 2B–Manci ni (2), Swanson (4), Barnhart (1), García (3), Smith (2). HR–Swanson (2), Happ (3), Thom as (1). SB–Bellinger (5). IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Smyly W,3-1 7 6 1 1 0 2 Leiter Jr. H,7 1 0 0 0 0 3 Boxberger 1 0 0 0 0 0 Washington Gore L,3-2 4 7 4 4 2 4 M.Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ward 2 1 0 0 0 1 Abbott 2 2 1 1 1 1 Gore pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.Umpires–Home, Brian Knight; First, Alex Tosi; Second, Tony Randazzo; Third, Todd Tichenor. T–2:29. A–13,722 (41,376). BOSTON 6, TORONTO 5 Toronto Boston ab r h bi ab r h bi Bichette ss 5 1 5 3 Verdugo rf 5 2 2 1Guerrero dh 5 0 1 0 Yoshida lf 4 1 2 1Chapman 3b 4 0 1 0 Turner dh 4 0 1 1Varsho lf 4 0 0 0 Devers 3b 3 0 1 0Merrifield 2b 4 0 1 0 Duran cf 4 1 2 1Belt 1b 3 0 0 0 Hernández ss 4 0 1 0Kirk ph 1 0 0 0 Tapia pr 0 0 0 0Lukes rf 1 0 0 0 Arroyo ss 0 0 0 0D.Jansen c 3 1 0 0 Casas 1b 3 1 0 0Biggio rf-1b 4 1 1 0 Valdez 2b 4 1 2 2Kiermaier cf 3 2 0 0 McGuire c 4 0 2 0Totals 37 5 9 3 Totals 35 6 13 6Toronto 030 000 020 — 5 Boston 200 003 001 — 6 E–D.Jansen (2), Hernández 2 (8). DP–To ronto 2, Boston 0. LOB–Toronto 11, Boston 7. 2B–Guerrero Jr. (6), Merrield (8), Biggio (1), Verdugo (7), Yoshida (5). HR–Bichette (7), Duran (2), Valdez (1), Verdugo (5). SB–Bi chette (1), Valdez (1), Verdugo (2), Varsho (5). IP H R ER BB SO Toronto Berríos 5 1 / 3 11 5 5 2 4 Mayza 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Pearson 2 1 0 0 0 3 Romano L,2-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 Boston Kluber 5 1 / 3 5 3 3 4 7 Bernardino 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Martin H,4 1 2 0 0 1 1 Winckowski W,2-0 2 2 2 1 1 1 Romano pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. HOUSTON 7, SAN FRANCISCO 3 San Francisco Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Wade Jr. 1b 3 2 2 1 Dubón 2b 5 2 3 2Estrada ss 4 0 0 0 Bregman 3b 5 1 1 1Pederson dh 3 1 1 2 Alvarez dh 2 1 0 0Haniger lf 4 0 0 0 J.Abreu 1b 4 0 1 2Conforto rf 4 0 0 0 Tucker rf 3 1 0 0Davis 3b 3 0 1 0 Peña ss 4 0 2 1Sabol c 4 0 1 0 Julks lf 4 0 1 1Villar 2b 4 0 0 0 Meyers cf 3 2 1 0Wisely cf 3 0 0 0 Maldonado c 4 0 1 0Totals 32 3 5 3 Totals 34 7 10 7San Francisco 002 000 010 — 3 Houston 100 010 50x — 7 LOB–San Francisco 5, Houston 7. 2B–Dubón (7). HR–Pederson (3), Wade Jr. (6). SB–Dubón (3). IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Stripling 5 5 2 2 0 5 Ta.Rogers 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 0 Hjelle L,1-1 1 3 5 5 3 0 Beck 1 1 / 3 1 0 0 0 2 Houston Garcia 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bielak 4 2 2 2 3 6 Maton 2 0 0 0 0 0 Stanek W,2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Montero 1 1 1 1 0 2 Pressly 1 1 0 0 0 1 Hjelle pitched to 8 batters in the 7th, Garcia pitched to 2 batters in the 1st.HBP–Ta.Rogers (Alvarez). WP–Hjelle. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS AND SCORES THIS DATE IN BASEBALL THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL Strikeouts are not enough for slumping White Sox pitchers By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Chicago White Sox are showing so far that strikeouts aren’t every thing. Chicago’s pitching staff leads the major leagues with 10.17 strikeouts per nine innings. The White Sox also have a team ERA of 5.96 – only Oakland is worse at the moment. Those pitching woes are a big reason Chicago has been perhaps baseball’s most disappointing team to this point. The White Sox pulled off a dramatic 12-9 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday, but they’d lost 10 in a row prior to that, and even after the victory they are 8-21. Fangraphs.com gives Chicago just a 4 percent chance of making the play offs, even in a manageable AL Central. The White Sox have already allowed at least 12 runs in a game ve times. In some ways, the White Sox are a reection of their ace pitcher. Last year, Dylan Cease issued the most walks in the majors but still posted a 2.20 ERA and nished second in the Cy Young vote. This season, he’s 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA, and as a team, Chicago’s pitch ing is a mess. The White Sox have struck out a lot of hitters, but they’ve also allowed 48 home runs and 124 walks. Again, only Oakland has been worse in both those categories. Two years ago, Chicago won 93 games and ap peared to have pulled off a successful rebuild. The White Sox had just won a division title by 13 games, and Cease, Lucas Giolito, Carlos Rodón, Tim An derson, Luis Robert, Eloy Jiménez and Yoán Mon cada were all in their 20s. Now Anderson and Mon cada are on the injured list, Rodón is a New York Yankee, and the start of Chicago’s season has been a disaster.On the mend?Philadelphia was anoth er team that began slowly this season, but the Phillies didn’t stay down for long. They’ve won seven of their last nine games – including two of three at Houston in a World Series rematch – and are back above .500. There’s also a chance Bryce Harper could return from his injured elbow this week. Trea Turner has had a quiet start for the Phillies, so their offense could use Harper. On the pitching side, Aaron Nola has had three straight quality starts, including an eight-inning, one-run effort against Houston on Friday night.Line of the weekNathan Eovaldi of the Texas Rangers threw a three-hit shutout Saturday night in a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees. He struck out eight. The Yankees also lost to the Rangers the next day, 15-2. They’ve dropped six of eight and are now just a game over .500, tied with Boston at the bottom of the AL East.Trivia timeName the four pitchers besides Eovaldi who have pitched shutouts this sea son.Comeback of the weekGive the White Sox cred it for this, at least: When they nally snapped their 10-game skid, they did it in style. Chicago was down 9-5 in the bottom of the ninth Sunday against Tampa Bay. With one out, the White Sox strung together a single, a hit batter and then an RBI double by Jake Burger. A sacrice y made it a two-run game but left Chicago down to its last out. Elvis Andrus then hit an RBI single, and Lenyn Sosa followed with a sin gle of his own. Adam Haseley tied it with a sin gle that scored Andrus. Then Andrew Vaughn hit a three-run homer to give the White Sox a 12-9 vic tory. Earlier in the inning, Chicago’s win probability was at 0.6% according to Baseball Savant.Trivia answerSandy Alcantara, Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and Alex Cobb May 2 1923 – Walter Johnson recorded his first shutout of the season and the 100th of his major league record 113 career shutouts as the Washington Senators defeat ed the New York Yankees 3-0. Yankees shortstop Ever ett Scott received a medal from the American League for playing in his 1,000th consecutive game. 1927 – Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in major league histo ry when the Yankees announce he will earn $70,000 per season for the next three years. 1939 – Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees did not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending at 2,130 his streak of consecutive games. Gehrig never played again. Babe Dahlgren took his place at first base. The Yankees didn’t miss his bat, however, beating the Tigers 22-2. 1954 – Stan Musial hit five home runs in a doublehead er split with the New York Giants at St. Louis. The Car dinals won the first game 10-6 but lost the second 9-7. His fifth home run, off Hoyt Wilhelm, went over the roof in right center. 1959 – Frank Robinson of Cincinnati hit for the cycle and drove in five runs to lead the Reds to a 16-4 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers. 1964 – The Minnesota Twins became the third team in major league history to hit four consecutive home runs in an inning. Tony Oliva, Bob Allison and Jimmie Hall con nected off Dan Pfister and Harmon Killebrew went deep off Vern Handrahan in the top of the 11th inning for a 7-3 win at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium. 1992 – The highest-paid player tag now belongs to Ryne Sandberg of the Chica go Cubs. The All-Star second baseman signs a four-year contract extension worth $7.1 million per season. 2002 – Mike Cameron hit four homers and came close to a record-setting fifth in leading the Seattle Mariners to a 15-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. He became the 13th major leaguer to homer four times in a game. Cameron con nected in his first four at-bats in just five innings. Bret Boone and Cameron connected back-to-back twice (twice!) in a 10-run first. 2005 – Thirty-two years after his death, Jackie Rob inson receives the Congres sional Gold Medal of Honor in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, the highest honor Congress can bestow. 2005 – Jim Edmonds hit a three-run homer off closer Danny Graves, and John Mabry added a two-run shot that completed the greatest ninth-inning comeback in St. Louis Cardinals history. The Cardinals sent 12 batters to the plate and scored seven runs in the top of the ninth to beat Cincinnati 10-9. Álvarez’s double helps Mets to doubleheader split with Braves By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Francisco Álvarez hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth in ning and the New York Mets beat Atlanta 5-3 to split a doubleheader Monday after Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. exited the nightcap early with a bruised shoulder. Sean Murphy had a pair of three-run homers in the opener, powering the Braves to a 9-8 victory. In the rst game, Acuña launched a 448-foot home run into the rarely reached third deck at Citi Field and nished a triple shy of the cycle. Leading off the sec ond game, he was drilled in the left shoulder with a 93 mph fastball from Tylor Megill on an 0-2 count and left the game. The win was just the sec ond in eight games for the Mets, who snapped a six-game losing streak to their NL East rivals. In the nightcap, Drew Smith (2-1) tossed 1 1 / 3 hit less innings in relief of Me gill, who carried a shutout into the sixth before giving up a three-run double to Ed die Rosario. David Robertson worked two scoreless innings for his sixth save – the fourth six-out save of his career. Atlanta starter Charlie Morton (3-3) was charged with four runs and six hits in 5 1 / 3 innings. Spencer Strider (4-0) earned the win after al lowing four runs in ve innings, including Pete Alonso’s three-run homer. Mets opener Denyi Reyes (0-1) gave up ve runs in one-plus inning and was op tioned to Triple-A Syracuse between games. ——— Guardians 3, Yankees 2 NEW YORK – Josh Naylor hit a two-run single and Mike Zunino drew a go-ahead, bases-loaded walk in a three-run, ninth-inning rally that lifted Cleveland over reel ing New York. Domingo Germán took a one-hitter and a 2-0 lead into the ninth. But New York lost for the sixth time in eight games and dropped to 15-15. Steven Kwan singled with one out in the ninth off Germán. Reliever Clay Holmes bobbled Amed Rosario’s dribbler for an error and allowed a single to José Ramírez. Naylor singled to right for Holmes’ second blown save in six chances. Wandy Peralta relieved. After a walk and a strikeout, Zunino fouled off a pair of full-count sinkers, then took an inside changeup. Enyel De Los Santos (2-0) got the final two outs of the eighth, throwing one pitch and picking off a runner. Emmanuel Clase got three straight outs for his 10th save in 12 chances. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5 BOSTON – Alex Verdugo belted a leadoff homer in the ninth inning against Jordan Romano (2-2) for his third walk-off hit this season, and Boston ended a nine-game losing streak to Toronto. Emmanuel Valdez hit his first major league home run, a two-run drive, and Jarren Duran added a solo shot for the Red Sox. Masataka Yoshida had two hits with an RBI and extended his hit ting streak to 11 games for Boston. Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer and went 5 for 5 for the Blue Jays. Josh Winckowski (2-0) pitched two innings of relief. Cubs 5, Nationals 1 WASHINGTON – Dansby Swan son hit a two-run homer and Drew Smyly delivered seven solid innings as Chicago beat Washing ton. Swanson went 3-for-5, includ ing a double and his second homer of the season. The Cubs ended a three-game skid – all of those losses by one run in a sweep at Miami. Smyly (3-1) allowed a homer by Lane Thomas in the second inning but cruised from there, throwing just 84 pitches. MacKenzie Gore (3-2) allowed a season-high four runs over four-plus innings. Astros 7, Giants 3 HOUSTON – Mauricio Dubón had three hits, highlighted by a tie breaking RBI double in a five-run seventh inning as Houston beat San Francisco. The game was tied at 2-2 with one on and one out when Dubón, who played for the Giants from 2019 until last May, smacked his double to right field off Sean Hjelle (1-1). Alex Bregman followed with an RBI single. He later scored on a groundout by José Abreu. The Giants intentionally walked Kyle Tucker before an RBI single by Jeremy Peña made it 6-2. Corey Julks wrapped up the scoring in that inning with a single that scored Tucker. Seth Wenig / AP New York Mets relief pitcher David Robertson, right, celebrates with catcher Francisco Alvarez after Alvarez made the final out during the ninth inning of the second game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves on Monday.

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Citrus County Chronicle Tuesday, May 2, 2023 B3 NBA SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Sunday, April 30 Miami 108, New York 101, Miami leads se ries 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. 119, Boston 115, Phila. leads series 1 – 0Phoenix at Denver Tuesday, May 2 Miami at New York, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10 p.m. NHL FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Sunday, April 30 Florida 4, Boston 3, OT, Florida wins series 4 – 3Seattle 2, Colorado 1, Seattle wins series 4 – 3 Monday, May 1 New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 0 SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Tuesday, May 2 Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.Seattle at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. AUTO RACING NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 Results Monday At Dover Motor Speedway Dover, Del. Lap length: 1.00 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (17) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400 laps, 49 points.2. (14) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 400, 51.3. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 400, 50.4. (8) William Byron, Chevrolet, 400, 52.5. (13) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 47.6. (2) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 400, 36.7. (7) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 400, 33.8. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 36.9. (5) Chris Buescher, Ford, 400, 37.10. (23) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 400, 0.11. (10) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400, 28.12. (28) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 400, 25.13. (24) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 399, 29.14. (27) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, 399, 23.15. (9) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 399, 23.16. (11) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 399, 21.17. (30) Ryan Preece, Ford, 399, 20.18. (29) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 399, 19.19. (12) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 399, 21.20. (31) Harrison Burton, Ford, 398, 17.21. (1) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 397, 16.22. (32) Michael McDowell, Ford, 397, 15.23. (25) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 397, 14.24. (19) Aric Almirola, Ford, 397, 13.25. (35) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 396, 12.26. (20) Austin Cindric, Ford, 396, 11.27. (36) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 395, 10.28. (21) JJ Yeley, Ford, 393, 0.29. (22) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 381, 8.30. (6) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 378, 7.31. (26) Joey Logano, Ford, accident, 375, 6.32. (18) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 359, 5.33. (34) Brennan Poole, Ford, accident, 79, 0.34. (33) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, dvp, 43, 3.35. (15) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, accident, 35, 2.36. (16) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, accident, 34, 1. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 115.508 mph.Time of Race: 3 hours, 27 minutes, 47 sec onds.Margin of Victory: .505 seconds.Caution Flags: 7 for 46 laps.Lead Changes: 19 among 8 drivers.Lap Leaders: K.Busch 0-22; C.Bell 23; B.Keselowski 24-26; W.Byron 27-85; D.Hamlin 86; K.Busch 87-89; W.Byron 90-123; D.Hamlin 124; W.Byron 125-193; R.Chastain 194; J.Berry 195; B.Keselowski 196-200; R.Chastain 201-253; D.Hamlin 254; W.Byron 255-285; R.Chastain 286-329; J.Berry 330-331; M.Truex 332-388; D.Hamlin 389; M.Truex 390-400Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): W.Byron, 4 times for 193 laps; R.Chastain, 3 times for 98 laps; M.Truex, 2 times for 68 laps; K.Busch, 2 times for 25 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 8 laps; D.Hamlin, 4 times for 4 laps; J.Berry, 2 times for 3 laps; C.Bell, 1 time for 1 lap.Wins: K.Busch, 2; K.Larson, 2; W.Byron, 2; C.Bell, 1; M.Truex, 1; T.Reddick, 1; J.Logano, 1; R.Stenhouse, 1.Top 16 in Points: 1. R.Chastain, 370; 2. C.Bell, 367; 3. K.Harvick, 332; 4. M.Truex, 330; 5. R.Blaney, 326; 6. T.Reddick, 319; 7. D.Hamlin, 317; 8. K.Busch, 306; 9. B.Kesel owski, 303; 10. K.Larson, 300; 11. W.Byron, 297; 12. C.Buescher, 277; 13. J.Logano, 274; 14. R.Stenhouse, 270; 15. A.Bowman, 270; 16. C.Briscoe, 250. HORSE RACING Kentucky Derby Odds Field for Saturday’s 149th Kentucky Derby, with post position, horse’s name, jockey’s name and opening odds: Post Position Horse Jockey Odds 1. Hit Show Manny Franco 30/1 2. Verifying Tyler Gaffalione 15/1 3. Two Phil’s Jareth Loveberry 12/1 4. Condence Game James Graham 20/1 5. Tapit Trice Luis Saez 5/1 6. Kingsbarns Jose Ortiz 12/1 7. Reincarnate John Velazquez 50/1 8. Mage Javier Castellano 15/1 9. Skinner Juan Hernandez 20/1 10. Practical Move Ramon Vazquez 10/111. Disarm Joel Rosario 30/1 12. Jace’s Road Florent Geroux 50/1 13. Sun Thunder Brian Hernandez Jr. 50/1 14. Angel of Empire Flavien Prat 8/1 15. Forte Irad Ortiz Jr. 3/1 16. Raise Cain Gerardo Corrales 50/1 17. Derma Sotogake Christophe Lemaire 10/1 18. Rocket Can Junior Alvarado 30/1 19. Lord Miles Paco Lopez 30/1 20. Continuar Ryusei Sakai 50/1 Trainers (by post position): 1. Brad H. Cox; 2. Brad H. Cox; 3. Larry Rivelli; 4. J. Keith Desormeaux; 5. Todd A. Pletcher; 6. Todd A. Pletcher; 7. Tim Yakteen; 8. Gustavo Delga do; 9. John A. Shirreffs; 10. Tim Yakteen; 11. Steven M. Asmussen; 12. Brad H. Cox; 13. Kenneth G. McPeek; 14. Brad H. Cox; 15. Todd A. Pletcher; 16. Ben Colebrook; 17. Hidetaka Otonashi; 18. William I. Mott; 19. Safe A. Joseph, Jr.; 20. Yoshito Yahagi.Owners (by post position): 1. West, Gary and Mary; 2. Poulin, Jonathan, Westerberg, Magnier, Mrs. John, Smith, Derrick and Ta bor, Michael B.; 3. Patricia’s Hope LLC and Sagan, Phillip; 4. Don’t Tell My Wife Stables; 5. Whisper Hill Farm, LLC and Gainesway Sta ble (Antony Beck); 6. Spendthrift Farm LLC; 7. SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Masterson, Robert E., Ston estreet Stables LLC, Schoenfarber, Jay A., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Cath erine; 8. OGMA Investments, LLC, Restrepo, Ramiro, Sterling Racing LLC and CMNWLTH; 9. C R K Stable; 10. Amestoy, Jr., Pierre Jean, Amestoy, Leslie A. and Beasley, Roger K.; 11. Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC; 12. West Point Thoroughbreds and Albaugh Family Stables LLC; 13. R.T Racing Stable and Cypress Creek Equine; 14. Albaugh Family Stables LLC; 15. Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable; 16. Warren, Andrew and Warren, Rania; 17. Hiroyuki Asanuma; 18. Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc.; 19. Vegso Racing Stable; 20. Lion Race Horse Co. Ltd.Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 1 1-4 miles. Purse: $3,000,000. First place: $1,860,000. Second place: $600,000. Third place: $300,000. Fourth place: $150,000. Fifth place: $90,000. Post time: 6:57 p.m. EDT MLB 6:30 p.m. (SUN): Pittsburgh Pirates at Tampa Bay Rays 6:30 p.m. (BSF): Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins 7 p.m. (TBS): Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox 10 p.m. (MLBN): Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers or Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres COLLEGE BASEBALL 7 p.m. (SEC): Kansas at Missouri NBA PLAYOFFS 7:30 p.m. (TNT): Miami Heat at New York Knicks 10 p.m. (TNT): Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State War riors GOLF 4 p.m. (GOLF): 2023 PGA Professional Championship, Third Round NHL PLAYOFFS 7 p.m. (ESPN): Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs 9:30 p.m. (ESPN): Seattle Kraken at Dallas Stars SOCCER 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU): Deutsche Pokal – Freiburg vs. RB Leipzig. Semifinal3 p.m. (USA): Premier League – Arsenal vs. Chelsea 10 p.m. (FS1): CONCACAF Champions League – Los Angeles FC vs. Philadelphia Union. Semifinal, 2nd Leg TENNIS 8 a.m. (BSF): 2023 Mutua Madrid Open WTA Quarterfi nals & ATP Round of 161 p.m. (TENNIS): 2023 Mutua Madrid Open ATP Round 16, WTA Quarterfinal 1 & 2 BASEBALL District 5A-8 Semifinals TBD District 4A-5 Quarterfinals 7 p.m.: No. 5 Lake Weir at No. 4 Citrus 7 p.m.: No. 6 Crystal River at No. 3 The Villages District 2A-5 Semifinals 7 p.m.: No. 4 Seven Rivers at No. 1 Bishop McLaughlin SOFTBALL District 5A-5 Semifinals at Belleview 7: 30 p.m.: No. 1 Lecanto vs. TBD District 4A-5 Semifinals 7 p.m.: TBD at No. 1 Citrus District 3A-6 Semifinals 8 p.m.: No. 1 Hernando at No. 4 Crystal River District 2A-6 Semifinals 7 p.m.: No. 3 HCA at No. 2 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 Sunday, April 30, 2023 1-29-30-35-55-1 Winning Numbers Top Prize: Monday, May 1, 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 POPMonday, May 1, 2023 Morning -10 Monday, May 1, 2023 Matinee -10 Monday, May 1, 2023 Afternoon -6 Sunday, April 30, 2023 Evening -14 Sunday, April 30, 2023 Late Night -7 FANTASY 5 Monday, May 1, 2023 Midday -6-10-13-24-36 Sunday, April 30, 2023 Evening -12-14-16-23-31PICK 5 Monday, May 1, 2023 7-6-1-9-0 9 Sunday, April 30, 2023 2-2-9-3-7 0PICK 4 Monday, May 1, 2023 8-4-6-3 9 Sunday, April 30, 2023 9-9-4-5 0PICK 3Monday, May 1, 2023 5-1-2 9 Sunday, April 30, 2023 9-4-8 0 PICK 2Monday, May 1, 2023 7-6 9 Sunday, April 30, 2023 9-0 0 MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Timothy Nott of Seven Rivers Christian, right, slides in safely at third base Monday night as Redeemer Christian third baseman Andrew Parker looks to make the tag. and scored on a throwing error on a dropped third strike. Timothy Nott scored the go-ahead run later in the frame on an RBI groundout from Hayden Pillsbury. The Warriors sent eight men to the plate in the third inning and four crossed home for a 6-1 lead. Logan Moore was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to plate the rst run of the inning. Pills bury and Mikey Lemar both scored on a throwing error and Caleb Sullivan drove in Moore with a ground out. The Lions cut into the lead with two runs in the fourth inning, but the War riors got one back in the bottom of the frame on an RBI double by Tidwell. Redeemer added two more runs in the fth to make it a 7-5 Warriors lead. Seven Rivers got some breathing room in the bot tom of the sixth when 10 batters came to the plate and four scored for the 11-5 cushion. Looper doubled and Nott walked to start the inning and Tidwell drove in Looper with his second double of the game. Pill sbury singled to center to chase Nott and Tidwell home and Caleb Sullivan added an RBI single later in the inning. “I told the guys before the game this isn’t going to be like last time (a 20-5 War riors win). This is going to be a different team. They’re going to be better and more competitive,” coach Looper said. “So don’t take it for granted. Give Redeemer credit, they hung in there and we just had a few breaks. When you get a few breaks it can make a differ ence.” After Pillsbury pitched the rst 4 2 / 3 innings, Mikey Lemar and Noah Lemar closed things out with a combined 2 1 / 3 scoreless innings. “We were just hoping to get four or ve out of Hayden, nish up with Mikey and Noah and it worked out well,” coach Looper said. Pillsbury nished the night with two hits and three RBIs, Tidwell had two doubles and two RBIs, Caleb Sullivan drove in a pair of runs and Nott reached base all four times and scored four runs. Loop er and Mikey Lemar each scored a pair of runs. WARRIORSFrom page B1 sons. “He’s pretty quiet when he’s at the track and all that,” Truex said. “But just obviously really excited, really proud of his two sons going to victory lane.” Ryan Truex was unable to attend Monday’s race. “We would love to have Ryan in the car,” team own er Joe Gibbs said. “He does a lot of simulation work for us. He’s a dedicated young guy, and as every body knows, it’s hard to get sponsorship.” Gibbs made repeated phone calls and FaceTimed friends in victory lane – “I’m going to talk to my wife rst,” he said as he momentarily rejected one interview request – and told everyone on the other line “it was a Truex weekend!” “We just won the race at Dover with ol’ Martin Truex!” the team owner nicknamed Coach bel lowed into his phone. Truex Jr. certainly knows how to get to victory lane on the concrete-mile track about 130 miles (210 km) from his hometown of Mayetta, New Jersey. Truex, who contemplated retirement last season, has long considered Dover his home track. Who knew it would be the setting for a victorious fam ily reunion? The 2017 Cup champion has the blueprint on how to win at the Monster Mile on a Monday. Truex raced to his rst NASCAR Cup win on June 4, 2007, at Dover and 12 years later used another rainout to take the checkered ag on May 6, 2019. Truex also won a regular ly scheduled Sunday race here in 2016. He held strong on the out side lane Monday off the nal restart to hold off run ner-up Ross Chastain by a half-second. Ryan Blaney, William Byron and Denny Hamlin completed the top ve. Byron fell short after he led a race-high 193 laps in the No. 24 Chevrolet. “In our history, this hasn’t been our best track,” he said. “We came with some thing a little bit different to try and help that. I think it did for the majority of the race, but just got too loose.” Truex bristled at questions that suggested he was in a bit of a long losing streak. The 42-year-old driver had endured much worse than the 0s in the win column over the last two years. His 2007 win at Dover was the only one for him from his Cup debut in 2004 through 2012. It wasn’t until he joined the now-defunct Furniture Row Racing that he blossomed into a star. He won a career-best eight times in 2017 and 23 times overall from 2016 to 2019. Truex, who made the jump to JGR in 2019, had been winless since his last Cup victory on Sept. 11, 2021, at Richmond Raceway. “You have all these rac es throughout that period where you’re like, we were good enough to win, we should have won,” Truex said. “It’s not like we can’t do that, we just need to put it all together.” NASCARFrom page B1 he did with Embiid out for the nal game of the Nets series. As expected, Embiid’s absence in the middle con tributed to a faster pace.Both teams used it to their advantage. The Celtics attacked the paint, connecting on 13 of their rst 14 shots. The 76ers made eight of their rst 10 attempts, spacing the oor well and spreading out Boston’s defense. Harden led the attack early for Philadelphia, hit ting his rst ve attempts, including two 3s. Brown started 6 for 6 from the eld for a Boston team that thrived without Embi id protecting the rim, go ing on an 11-0 run at one point. Boston shot 74 percent for the half but took only a 66-63 lead into halftime after the 76ers went 11 for 19 (55 per cent) from the 3-point line.Tip-ins76ers: De’Anthony Melton had 17 rst-half points, making each of his ve 3-point attempts. Ac cording to Stathead, he joins Maxey (May 6, 2022 vs. Miami) as the only 76ers to make at least ve 3s with out a miss in a playoff half, since at least the 1997 play offs. Melton was scoreless in the second half, however. ... Harden scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting in the rst quarter. Celtics: Brown scored 14 points in the rst quarter and had Tatum 20 points in the second, his highest total in a quarter of a play off game. ... Boston shot 85 percent (17 of 20) in the rst quarter, outscoring the 76ers 26-8 in the paint. 76ERSFrom page B1 his rst outright Derby vic tory just over 15 months since Mandaloun was el evated to the 2021 win following Medina Spirit’s failed postrace drug test. Angel of Empire certain ly has the credentials after his 4¼-length victory in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby. He has two wins and a second as a 3-year-old and a solid post just two spots right of stablemate Jace’s Road (50-1). Those posts might offset Cox’s dread after Hit Show (30-1) and Verifying (15-1) drew the Nos. 1 and 2 posts, forcing both to avoid get ting bunched against the rail out of the gate. “Angel of Empire, I think it’s a good draw,” Cox said. “(Jockey) Flavien (Prat) will be able to break run ning and get a good spot mid-pack. That’s what I’m envisioning. Jace’s Road will probably be more for wardly placed as opposed to Angel of Empire. Hopefully he can get himself up into the mix.” Wet Paint and Botanical have decent spots in the Oaks, offering Cox two good chances to win that race for the third time in six years. Post time for the Derby is 6:57 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Oaks goes off Friday at 5:51 p.m. ET. The Kentucky Derby eld from the rail out with odds: Hit Show (30-1); Verifying (15-1); Two Phil’s (12-1); Condence Game (20-1); Tapit Trice (5-1); Kings barns (12-1); Reincarnate (50-1); Mage (15-1); Skin ner (20-1); Practical Move (10-1); Disarm (30-1); Jace’s Road (50-1); Sun Thunder (50-1); Angel of Empire (8-1); Forte (3-1); Raise Cain (50-1); Derma Sotogake (10-1); Rocket Can (30-1); Lord Miles (30-1); Continuar (50-1). Also eligible: Cyclone Mischief (30-1); Mandarin Hero (20-1); King Russell (50-1). DRAWFrom page B1 Devils blank Rangers in Game 7, face Canes in second round By TOM CANAVAN Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Unex pected hero Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night in an entertaining rst-round playoff series. Michael McLeod and Tomas Tatar scored sec ond-period goals in the se ries decider and Erik Haula and Jesper Bratt added in surance goals in the third in the game between the long-time Hudson River rivals. Coming off a franchise best 52-win season, the Devils will open the East ern Conference seminals on Wednesday against the Metropolitan Divi sion-winning Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina. Game 2 in the best-of-sev en series is on Friday night. Igor Shesterkin was out standing in defeat, stopping 20 shots, including Jack Hughes’ breakaway late in a scoreless rst period. Schmid who had played in a total of 24 regular sea son games, was the differ ence in this series, posting two shutouts. After New York had a pair of 5-1 wins in the opening two games in New Jersey against start er Vitek Vanecek, Devils coach Lindy Ruff switched to the 22-year-old Swiss netminder. Over the next ve games, Schmid went 4-1, allowing a total of two goals in his rst three games, includ ing a 4-0 shutout in Game 5. He was driven from the net in Game 6 of a 5-2 loss in Madison Square Gar den after giving up all ve goals, but the Devils went with him in Game 7 and he delivered. Schmid stopped a pair of Mike Zibanejad pow er-play blasts in the rst pe riod and made a great glove save on Vincent Trocheck with the score still 2-0 in the third period. New Jersey broke things open midway through the second period on plays set up by playoff veteran On drej Palat and defenseman John Marino. With the Rangers about to go on a power play, Palat, who won two Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay, outworked a slipping Chris Kreider and star defenseman Adam Fox along the right boards for a loose puck. He skated toward the net, slid a pass under a sliding Zibanejad and found McLeod, who patiently skated around Shesterkin and deposited a backhander into an empty net at 9:53 for a short-hand ed goal. It was his rst goal since January.

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Mattel announced Monday the release of an Anna May Wong doll for Asian American and Pacic Is lander Heritage Month. The gure has her trademark bangs, eyebrows and well-mani cured nails. The doll is dressed in a red gown with a shiny golden drag on design and cape, inspired by her appearance in the 1934 movie “Limehouse Blues.” Wong’s niece, Anna Wong, gave her blessing and worked closely with the brand to develop the Bar bie’s look. “I did not hesitate at all. It was such an honor and so exciting,” Wong told The Associated Press in an email. “I wanted to make sure they got her facial features and clothing correct. And they did!” As a child, Anna Wong owned a Barbie and Skipper doll (Barbie’s little sister) and a Barbie dream house and car. She loves the idea that Asian children will now have a doll who looks like them. The doll is part of the Barbie “Inspiring Women” series, which features dolls in the likeness of pi oneering women. Past inspirations include aviator Amelia Earhart and artist Frida Kahlo. “As the rst Asian American actor to lead a U.S. television show, whose perseverance broke down barriers for her gender and AAPI communi ty in lm and TV, Anna May Wong is the perfect t for our Barbie In spiring Women Series,” Lisa McK night, an executive vice president at Mattel, said in a statement. Born in Los Angeles, the Chi nese American actor is considered the rst major Asian American movie star. She started out during the silent movie era in the 1920s and gained international notice in lms like “The Thief of Bagdad” as well as for her fashion sense. In the 1930s, Anna May Wong was acting opposite stars like Marlene Dietrich in “Shanghai Express.” But in 1937, she lost the lead role of a Chinese villager in “The Good Earth” to Luise Rainer, a white ac tor who went on to win a best ac tress Oscar. In the ensuing decades, Anna May Wong went to Europe to act. But she later returned to the U.S. In 1951, she led her own television show, “The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong.” The short-lived mys tery series was believed to be the rst with an Asian American lead. In another rst, she was the rst Asian American woman to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for acting in 1960. She died a year later at age 56. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Tuesday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2023. There are 243 days left in the year. Highlight in history:On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections; President F.W. de Klerk acknowledged defeat. On this date:In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Virginia; he died eight days later. In 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilization of people to promote the “health of the patient and the welfare of society.” In 1972, a fire at the Sun shine silver mine in Kellogg, Idaho, claimed the lives of 91 workers who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died in Wash ington at age 77. In 1997, Tony Blair, whose new Labour Party crushed John Major’s long-reigning Conservatives in a national election, became at age 43 Britain’s youngest prime min ister in 185 years. In 2018, the Boy Scouts of America announced that the group’s flagship program would undergo a name change; after being known simply as the Boy Scouts for 108 years, the program would now be called Scouts BSA. (The change came as girls were about to enter the ranks.) Ten years ago: President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico City on his first trip to Latin America since winning re-election. Dutchman Rob ert-Jan Derksen shot a 6-under 66 to take the first-round lead in the China Open, while 12-year-old Ye Wocheng opened with a 79 at Binhai Lake; at 12 years, 242 days, Ye became the youngest play er in European Tour history, breaking Guan Tianlang’s mark of 13 years, 177 days. Jeff Hanneman, 49, a found ing member of heavy metal bank Slayer, died in Hemet, California. Five years ago: Attorney Rudy Giuliani said President Donald Trump had reimbursed his personal lawyer for $130,000 in hush money paid to a porn actress days before the 2016 presidential election, comments that appeared to contradict Trump’s past claims that he didn’t know the source of the money. Two black men who’d been arrest ed for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the company for an undisclosed sum and an offer of a free college education; they set tled separately with the city for a symbolic $1 each and a promise to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepre neurs. One year ago: A draft was leaked of a Supreme Court ruling throwing out the land mark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that had stood for a half century. The court cau tioned that the draft was not final. (The decision would be released in essentially the same form on June 24.)Today’s birthdays: Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 87. Actor-activist Bianca Jagger is 78. Country singer R.C. Ban non is 78. Actor David Suchet is 77. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 75. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 73. Actor Christine Baranski is 71. Singer Angela Bofill is 69. Fashion designer Donatella Versace is 68. Actor Brian Tochi is 64. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 63. Actor Elizabeth Berridge is 61. Country singer Ty Herndon is 61. Actor Mitzi Kapture is 61. Commentator Mika Brzezinski is 56. Indiana Gov. Eric Hol comb is 55. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 54. Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 51. Former soccer player David Beckham is 48. Rock singer Jeff Gutt (Stone Temple Pilots) is 47. Actor Jenna Von Oy is 46. Actor Kumail Nanjiani is 45. Actor Ellie Kemper is 43. Actor Robert Buckley is 42. TODAY IN HISTORY Mattel A Barbie doll in the image of Asian American Hollywood trailblazer Anna May Wong, part of their Inspiring Women Series. The doll is dressed in a frock inspired by Wong’s appearance in the 1934 movie “Limehouse Blues,” a red gown with a shiny golden dragon design and cape.Aerosmith announces farewell tour starting this September By JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Aerosmith will be touring a city near you for the last time to celebrate the rock band’s 50-plus years together. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band announced Monday the dates for their farewell tour called “Peace Out” starting Sept. 2 in Philadelphia. The 40-date run of shows, which includes a stop in the band’s hometown of Boston on New Year’s Eve, will end Jan. 26 in Montreal. “I think it’s about time,” guitarist Joe Perry said in an interview with The Associated Press. Perry said the group, with front man Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kram er and guitarist Brad Whitford, learned from the staging and pro duction from their recent Las Ve gas residency shows. Perry believes the time to say goodbye is now, especially with every founding band member over the age of 70. Tyler, 75, is the old est in the group. “It’s kind of a chance to celebrate the 50 years we’ve been out here,” Perry said. “You never know how much longer everybody’s going to be healthy to do this. … It’s been a while since we’ve actually done a real tour. We did that run in Ve gas, which was great. It was fun, but (we’re) kind of anxious to get back on the road.“ Tyler and Perry said the band is looking forward to digging into their lengthy catalog of the group’s rock classics including “Crazy,” “Janie’s Got a Gun” and “Livin’ on the Edge.” Over the years, Aerosmith, which formed in 1970, has col lected four Grammys. The band broke boundaries intersecting rock and hip-hop with their epic collaboration with Run-DMC for “Walk This Way.” Aerosmith performed the Super Bowl halftime show in 2001 and even had their own theme park at traction in 1999 at Disney World in Florida and later in Paris with the launch of the “Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith” ride. “We’re opening up Pandora’s Box one last time to present our fans with the Peace Out tour,” Ty ler said in a statement to the AP. His “Pandora’s Box” reference calls out Aerosmith’s 1991 three-disc compilation album that cov ered the band’s output from the 1970s to the early 1980s. “Be there or beware as we bring all the toys out of the attic. Get ready,” Tyler added. The band said Kramer decided to not take part in the current dates on the upcoming tour. He’s still a part of the group, but the drummer has been on leave to “focus his at tention on his family and health” since their Vegas residency last year. Drummer John Douglas will continue to play in his place. Perry called Kramer their broth er. The band said his “legendary presence behind the drum kit will be sorely missed.” Before the 40-date tour wraps, Perry said other cities domesti cally and internationally could be added. “It’s the nal farewell tour, but I have a feeling it will go on for a while,” he said. “But I don’t know how many times we’ll be coming back to the same cities. It could very possibly be the last time.”

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Citrus County Chronicle Tuesday, May 2, 2023 B5A & P Family wants to avoid in-laws’ drinkingDEAR AMY: My husband and I have been married for 19 years. His brother is an al-coholic, which is a common theme in his family. He has been unfaithful to his wife on numerous occasions. At a family event (about six years ago), he made sex-ual advances toward me. I told my husband that his brother makes me very uncomfortable and I do not want him around our kids with his level of drinking, but didn’t want to cause a huge family rift, as his wife had been put through so much already. We are the more successful/healthy of all the siblings and are per-ceived as snobby. We have kept our space for many years. We celebrate holidays without my in-laws, as they believe that we should just ignore these issues. My husband recently decided to attend a family gathering (solo) and brought his brand-new sports car (which cost six g-ures). His brother took the vehicle for a ride (drunk) without his permission. The broth-ers have not spoken since. My mother-in-law is aware of these issues and spends every holiday with them and still invites us to their gatherings, despite knowing that we don’t want to attend. We would only reconsider reconciliation if his brother was to receive treatment and be in recovery. My husband and I have been in therapy for years working through his childhood trauma. The family issues run deep, and he does feel lucky to have space to grow into his own person and not be enmeshed like his siblings. My in-laws have an air about them that we are wrong and keeping the family apart, which is very hurtful to us and their grand-daughters. Why can’t they realize the importance of having an individual relationship with our family? – Frustrated in NY DEAR FRUSTRATED: Despite your evident and understandable frustration, the tone and content of your question reveals a strong desire to control your in-laws – to get all of them to recognize the impact of your brother-in-law’s drinking, to pull them around to accepting your perspective, and even to convince them to have “an individ-ual relationship” with your family. You also seem to resent the fact that they continue to invite and include you in their family events, even though you don’t want to attend. You have made your own choices – according to your own family values and preferences. They are doing the same.You refuse to enable your brother-inlaw’s drinking, or to even be around him if he might be drinking. That’s an understand-able choice. The next step in your own path should be to accept the messy reality of this fam-ily, without clinging to the notion that you might have the power to change their re-ality. Stand down. Give yourself a break. In addition to therapy, you and your hus-band might bene t from Al-anon meetings. (Check Al-anon.org) DEAR AMY: My friend (who is one year younger) has a habit of telling me she’s “proud” of me for doing big and small things. I bought a house and she said she was proud of me. I said I was going out of town, and she said she was proud of me. I heard her once tell another friend that she thought her house was “adorable.” I can’t exactly tell if she means to belittle peo-ple or if I’m blowing it out of proportion. Thoughts? – NOT Adorable DEAR NOT: My sense is that your friend is unaware that her comments come off as patronizing. “I’m proud of you” may be her stand-in for “I’m happy for you.” I’m unsure of what is so off-putting about calling someone’s house “adorable,” and in that instance you seem to be hypersensitive about your friend’s word choices. Talk to her! Tell her, “I hope you can understand that when you say, ‘I’m proud of you,’ it feels like you are infantilizing me. I don’t think you mean it that way, but I’m letting you know that it bothers me.” DEAR AMY: I’m responding to “Hurting Grandma,” whose granddaughter was struggling with an Eating Disorder (ED). My youngest daughter also spent some healing time at a special care facility for those with ED. Nothing about heartache and fear can undermine love and patience and steadfast support. I know how fright-ening it is. This will take some time, but there’s good news, too. My daughter has recovered, and our family has healed. – We Are All Better Now DEAR WE ARE ALL BETTER: I’ve received many hopeful responses to this grand-mother’s sincere concern for her grand-daughter’s recovery. 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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 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. 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MovingCall417-425-9541 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ATTENTIONOXYGENTHER-A PYUSERS! InogenOneG4 i scapableoffull24/7oxygen d elivery.Only2.8pounds. F REEinformationkit.Call 844958-2473. 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 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TransportationWheelchair Usedtwice,$130whennew, asking $50 352-489-0887 SPORTING GOODS BeautyBeltMassager Messagesyourwaist.Suntentownbrand. $25 352-419-4066 FishingPoleRack 16holes,blackmetalon wheels$20 352-423-1088 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 Treadmill Pro-Form735Treadmill $100352-422-6750 WEIGHT 25lbcastirondumbbell $20 352.344.1515 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BacktoNature 38.11AcresOffasecludeddirt road.SliceofOldFlorida, beautifulpropertywithlarge o aktreesandplentyofwildlife . $350,000 352-287-2213foratour 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 DUNNELLON NorthWilliamsSt 3000SFMOL; Commercialbuilding on.042acre **Forsaleorlease** MotivatedOwner Contact:AlIsnetto, PalmwoodRealty. 352-597-2500x202 USMSONLINEAUCTION Civil A ctionNo.1:19-CV-626. B id5/1–5/12.3Propertiesinc ludingAirbnbinthemount ainsofAsheCounty,NCalong t heNewRiver.RogersRealty & Auction-NCAL#685,fulldet ails: RogersAuctionGroup.com.

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Citrus County Chronicle Tuesday, May 2, 2023 B9 CLASSIFIEDS 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 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 locatedonanIslandinNorth FloridawithAceHardware department,Conveniencest ore,Bar&3bed2bath house.Ownerretiringafter 10years.$1,400,000 352.498.5986 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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. NewhotwaterheaterandNu Leafgutterguards(2022). HomesoldASIS. $255,000.00Contactfor additionalinformation. Em:jailadm1570@gmail.com Phone:513-767-1086 LOTFORSALE . 28AcrelotinSugarmillWoods $26,000 352-220-2891 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 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 WANTED ALLCARS,TRUCKS,SUVs, RV's/Upto$1,000& MORE!!!-FREETOWING (352)342-7037 TRANSPORTATION PickuploadingRamps aluminumfolding,7.5ftby11", 1,500lbscompacity, neverused, $130 352-344-8493 ScooterCarrierBruno Pushoutforrearcaraccess weightcapacity350lbswith 4retractingstraps lockkey..listprice $2,600Veteranasking $1400.00OBO presentlyonSUV 352.697.0240 TruckTires CooperDiscoverHT3 LT225/75R16;Goodyear LT235/85R16;2CastelRock STRadialST226 ST235/80R16 $75each Leavemessage352-465-6580 BOATS 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 BOATS 1997SPORTSCRAFTFISHM ASTER ,27ft.,new2021twi n 350VortecMtrsw/650Holly doublepumpers,includeselectronics&safetygear,etc., alum.3-axleTrailer,$28,500 Local864-247-6395 2OutboardMotor VintageEvinrude Lighting3.0hp $300Pairobo 352-287-1735 Lowe14'aluminumBoat Bimini,trailer,&15hpTohatsu 4cycle$2,100 813-951-3253 OUTBOARDMOTOR 1972Chrysler2stroke8HP outboardmotor+stand.Fresh waterMidwetonly.Super clean.Lastserviced/ran (perfectly)2012. $575 352-770-5458 TrollingMotors Minn-Kota 75lbsofthrust24v remotecontrol$950 Watersnake 54lbsofthrust12v $525OBO 352.586.8946

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B10 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle CLASSIFIEDS Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! SOLUTIONS This Spot Could Be Yours (Your Business Here) Call 352-563-5592 XNLV90454 Brought to you by: WORD SEARCH (Construction)AGGREGATEAPPRAISALARCHITECTBASEMENTBEAMBIDBUILDCASEWORKCAULKINGCHANGE ORDERCONCRETECONSTRUCTION COSTDESIGNDRYWALLLABORLOADMORTARPROPERTYPUNCHLISTREPORTROUGH-INSLABSUPPORTPeanuts 5/2/23 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 WILLCONSTRUCTIONCORP. 352-628-2291 We alsoofferSafetyGrabBars, We atherStripping,InsuranceInspections r LIENS 0502TUCRNLIEN5/30NOS F LORALCITYAUTOSALES givesnoticeofforeclosureofLie n a ndintenttosellthesevehicleson May30,20239:00ama t 8 109SFloridaAve,FloralCity,FL34436 ,pursuanttosubsec t ion713.78oftheFloridaStatutes.FloralCityAutoSalesre s ervestherighttoacceptorrejectanyand/orallbids. V in:Year/Model 1 FDFX46F0XEE760151999FORDF450 P urchasemustbepaidforattimeofsaleincashonly.Salei s s ubjecttocancellationintheeventofsettlement,betweeno wne r & obligatedparty. PublishedMay2,2023 MEETINGS 0502TUCRNMTG5/16 NOTICEOFMEETING CITRUSCOUNTY LOCALHAZARDMITIGATIONSTRATEGY(LMS) WORKINGGROUP T heCitrusCountyLocalMitigationStrategy(LMS)Workin g G rouphasscheduledameetingasfollows: D ate:Tuesday,May16,2023,at10:00AM L ocation:LecantoGovernmentBuilding-Room280 3600WSovereignPathLecanto,Florida34461 T hismeetingisopentothepublicandallinterestedparties. An y p ersonrequiringreasonableaccommodationatthismeetingb e c auseofadisabilityorphysicalimpairmentshouldcontactt h e C ountyAdministrator'sOffice,3600WSovereignPath,Lecan t o F L34461,orcall(352)527-5210,atleasttwodaysbeforeth e m eeting.Ifyouarehearingorspeechimpaired,pleaseuseTD D t elephone(352)341-6580. F ormoreinformation,contactCitrusCountyPublicWorksa t ( 352)527-5478 PublishedMay2,2023 MISCELLANEOUS 0502TUCRNPERMIT#866168 N oticeisherebygiventhattheSouthwestFloridaWaterManag e m entDistricthasreceivedEnvironmentalResourcepermitap p licationnumber866168from7729EastPineLakeLaneLLC. , 5 327CommercialWaySTEC113,SpringHillFL34606.Applica t ionreceived:March13,2023.Proposedactivity:commercia lde v elopment.Projectname:EastPineLakeMedicalBuilding . P rojectsize:0.74acres.Location:Section21,Township2 0 S outh,Range20East,inCitrusCounty.OutstandingFloridaW a t er:no.Aquaticpreserve:no.Theapplicationisavailablef orpub l icinspectionMondaythroughFridayat7601U.S.Highway30 1 N orth,Tampa,Florida33637orthroughthe“Application&Per m itSearchTools”functionontheDistrict ‹ swebsiteatwww.wa t ermatters.org/permits/.Interestedpersonsmayinspecta copyo f t heapplicationandsubmitwrittencommentsconcerningthea p p lication.Commentsmustincludethepermitapplicationnum be r a ndbereceivedwithin14daysfromthedateofthisnotice.Ify o u w ishtobenotifiedofintendedagencyactionoranopportunit yt o r equestanadministrativehearingregardingtheapplicatio n,yo u m ustsendawrittenrequestreferencingthepermitapplicati o n n umbertotheSouthwestFloridaWaterManagementDistrict , R egulationBureau,7601U.S.Highway301North,Tampa,Flor i da33637orsubmityourrequestthroughtheDistrict ‹ swebsitea t w ww.watermatters.org.TheDistrictdoesnotdiscriminateb ase d o ndisability.AnyonerequiringaccommodationundertheAD A s houldcontacttheRegulationBureauat(813)985-7481o r 1 (800)836-0797,TDDonly1(800)231-6103. PublishedMay2,2023 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,3rowseating,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 CLASSICS 1963StudabakerLark Regal4doorsedanV-8. Manynewitems .$9,850 606.207.7160 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 CLASSICS 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 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 TRUCKS 2015Chevrolet SilveradoLTZ 3,5000HD4x4,duallydiesel, 44,000mil,leatherinterior,long bed,fullyequipped,$52,000 904-806-5378 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 DUTCHMANCOLEMAN BRANDNEW 202217fttraveltrailer Sleeps6,features WinegardAIR360antenna Lotsofstorage$14,500 352-247-0788 HURRICANERV ClassA2010Fourwinds31D Lowmileage,twoslideouts, garagekept&veryclean 352.634.1874 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IBUYRV's CASHPAID FORRV's $$CALLVINCE$$ LOCAL 941-301-9946 NewmarMountainAire 37.5ft1999RVwith 69,000originalmiles. 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