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Citrus County chronicle

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Citrus County chronicle
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Crystal River, FL
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Citrus Publishing LLC
Gerald Mulligan
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2006
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MAY 3, 2023www.chronicleonline.com HIGH Partly sunny and breezy. PAGE A4 TODAY & next morning WEDNESDAY 54 82 LOW Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community VOL. 129 ISSUE 123 $1Biden sending troops to border to deal with surge / A12 INDEX Business ................... A8 Classieds ................ B4 Comics ..................... C6 Crossword ................ C5 Entertainment ......... A10 Horoscope ................ C5 Nation/World ........... A12 Obituaries ................. A6 Opinion ..................... A9 TV Listings .............. A10 Weather .................... A4Commissioner Kinnard has reservations about animal shelter cost By MICHAEL D. BATES Chronicle Reporter County Commissioner Jeff Kinnard wasn’t present at last week’s board meeting when his colleagues voted 3-1 to seek bids on a new $9 million animal shelter. If he had, he would have had reservations because the $9 million price tag is likely to balloon to $12.5 million when associated costs are added. And that is not the price Kinnard said the board had planned to spend. “The budget we had set was $9 million,” he said. “That ($12.5 million) price is certainly north of that.” Kinnard said the only thing to do now is wait for the bids to come in. “We’ll see,” he said. “(Hopefully) the bids will come back within $9 mil lion.” Kinnard said the board had previously agreed to build a shelter with the same capac ity as the current one. Any add-ons could come later. “I don’t intend to bury the county in debt to cover building a larger shelter,” he said. The $9 million price “should be the ceiling, not the starting point,” he said. Kinnard said there are too many large cost-heavy projects coming up that the county is dealing with: a new mental health facility, road repaving, the hiring of more reghters and sher iff’s deputies. Next week, the board will hold a workshop to discuss the current pay and classi cation study to make sure employees are being paid a fair and competitive wage. That alone could cost the county some $6 million, he said. Kinnard said he is not critical of the board but is surprised they agreed to spend more than previously agreed. County Commissioner ‘I don’t intend to bury the county in debt,’ he said Katch Twenty-Two knocked down, to be rebuilt By NANCY KENNEDY Chronicle Reporter Although the once vine-cov ered building near the intersec tion of County Road 491 and State Road 44 in Lecanto has been Katch Twenty-Two since 2016, locals in Citrus County have long called it by its former name, the Rusty Duck. So, when the building was de molished a week or so ago, so cial media was abuzz: “Oh no! They tore down the Rusty Duck.” “We wouldn’t have had Katch Twenty-Two without Louise (Aneiro) who owned the Rusty Duck for nearly 30 years, and we’re always grateful that she worked with us and was will ing to sell us the property,” said Tiffany Wiggins, Katch Twenty-Two owner. She and her husband, Richard Wiggins, also own Katch Mobile food truck and Waterfront Social at the Port Hotel and Marina in Crystal River. Aneiro died in June 2022.“From the beginning, we want ed to separate ourselves from the Rusty Duck,” Tiffany Wiggins said. “Our food is different, and we didn’t do the two (dinner) seatings at 5 and 7.” They also got rid of the vines and remodeled the restaurant to create a more modern look and feel. But the building, which was originally built to house a doughnut shop, possibly in the ’60s or ’70s, was old, and old buildings require constant main tenance and repairs. Plus, the restaurant quickly outgrew its space as its popular ity grew with its casual ne din ing menu and presentation. “We always knew we wanted to grow our business, and a couple years in it became apparent that we would need a bigger space,” Wiggins said. “We also do cater ing, and we needed a kitchen that was better equipped.” Also, they have a liquor license for the restaurant but no space for a bar, and that’s one of the features they wanted to include. “With all the updates and changes we wanted to make, we said, ‘Let’s just knock it down and build the restaurant that we want,’” she said. The new restaurant will have a bigger footprint, with seating for 40-44 in the dining area, about 20 in the bar area and a bigger kitchen with state-of-the-art equipment. Katch Twenty-Two closed for service in July 2022, but the food truck, located behind the A-frame building, just west of the restaurant property on State Road 44, remained and still re mains open, serving 70-100 peo ple per day, Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. In 2019, the Wiggins bought the A-frame building, a former real estate ofce, remodeled it and turned it into an indoor seat ing option for people purchasing food from Katch Mobile and a space for private parties in the evenings. “Before the A-frame, if some one wanted to do a private party at the restaurant, we would have to shut it down to the public for them. This way, we don’t have to,” she said. Wiggins said she doesn’t know when construction on the new Photos by Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Chef Olivia Plockelman prepares chicken wings Monday, May 1 , with the help of prep cook Chris Colon inside the Katch Twen ty Two Mobile food truck in Lecanto. Food is served from the truck weekdays.Former Rusty Duck in Lecanto demolished Tiffany Wiggins, along with her hus band Richard, own Katch Twenty Two and Katch Twenty Two Mobile in Lecanto as well as Waterfront Social in Crystal River. Katch Twenty Two, a popular, upscale restaurant in Lecan to, has been torn down to make way for a new Katch Twenty Two restau rant that Wiggins hopes to open in mid-to-late 2024.Local man charged with throwing explosive at Jan. 6 riotWASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man accused of setting off an explosive and injuring several police of cers during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was arrested Tues day, ofcials said. Daniel Ball, 38, of Homo sassa, Florida, was arrested in Inverness, about 60 miles west of Orlando, according to court documents. He is charged with multiple fel onies, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding cer tain ofcers with a deadly or dangerous weapon. According to court doc uments, Ball joined with others in objecting to Dem ocrat Joe Biden’s 2020 elec tion victory over then-Pres ident Donald Trump. A mob stormed the Capitol to try to stop Congress from cer tifying election results for Biden over Trump, a Re publican, authorities have said. Five people died in the violence. According to the criminal complaint, Ball entered the Capitol through the Senate wing door and pried a piece of a wooden shutter from a window in the Senate con necting corridor before exit ing the building. Ball later worked with others to violently push against fully uniformed police ofcers attempting to keep people out of the Cap itol, prosecutors said. When that was unsuccessful, Ball moved back into the crowd and threw an explosive into Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. John Minchillo / AP See RIOT , page A4 See KINNARD , page A4 See REBUILT , page A4 Nurses Appreciation 2023 LOOKfortheWinners inthisSunday’sChronicle chronicleonline.com

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A2 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleJust a sad situationStopping or slowing growth can be done. Instead of say-ing the county commissioners need more time to try and solve the problems, after the problems are already here. Commissioner Davis said, “We are hitting the pause button to gure out ways the residents can afford it.” Only way is more and higher taxes. The people already living here now will be paying for all this new growth, not only with money, but most of all, with all the wonderful things we have here now that are being lost every day as growth continues. When people complain that commission meet-ings about the bad roads and Commissioner Davis blames it on the previous commissioners, sounds just like our Democrat leaders blaming all our national problems on the previous Republican leaders. Very sad situation to look forward to.No one cares about their lawns anymoreI’m tired of riding through Sugarmill. I know the lawns can’t be watered, but you could pull weeds in your owerbeds or else get rid of the owerbeds completely. It looks like no one cares.You should be the one ashamedI’m calling in response to a Sound Off in the Thurs-day, April 27, Chronicle, “Response about the sher-iff’s hat post.” This person says, “Two and a half times as many Republicans than Democrats live in Citrus County. You should have done your research before you came here and you’re welcome to move.” How dare you say anything like that! The sheriff is an elect-ed ofcial. He has a sworn responsibility to represent all of his people, all the people whether republican or democrat. A hat like that is insulting and demeaning. So, you’re the one who should be really ashamed of yourself.Now we’re on the hook for itI knew it was only a matter of time before Disney sued Governor DeSantis. Now the taxpayers of the state of Florida are going to be on the hook for this as-co. Is there any way where the governor would have to cover the legal expenses on his own? This is ridiculous that he’s going after one of our largest employers.QuestionSaw in the morning paper that the county has enlisted outside counsel in regard to the Chassahowitzka dis-pute. I’m going to pose this question for I don’t know how many times now: Why do we have a county attorney on our payroll? Doesn’t appear as though this woman does anything.Butter issueI recently bought Land O’Lakes butter and noticed they removed the Native American and still kept land. Some things never change.Still be carefulThis is an answer to Letter to the Editor from Renee Christo-pher-McPheeters. It’s awesome that she wanted to help a homeless person, but you have to be really careful because there’s a lady who is down by Winn Dixie in Crystal River, and I think she goes down to Home Depot and she has a sign. This lady is proba-bly in her 50’s. She is not homeless. She actually lives in my neighborhood. Just letting people know that you need to be careful with the homeless because a lot of times they’re not, but if this lady really was, it was great of Ms. McPheeters to help her out.Our forefathersTo say that a person cannot be a patriot and a U.S. citizen at the same time is wrong. That’s one of the reasons that our forefathers left the guns in our hands. That’s why we have the Second Amend-ment. Thomas Jefferson said, “Every once in a while, there should be good revolution.” What was he talking about, sitting at home on your hands while the country deteriorates? No, he was giving the peo-ple the right to rebel.Why do we need outside firm?I’m reading in today’s paper, April 28, that the county’s going to hire an outside rm for this deba-cle over the boat ramps, and Denise Diamond says it is a search for the title or whatever they want to call it. I don’t understand why they have to hire an outside rm when she is an attor-ney. Isn’t that in the county records? Who actually owns it, whether it’s Swift-mud or the county. Can’t somebody check that out rst or have they done that and can’t nd anything?Volunteer if you canRecently there was an article in the Chronicle about hospice seeking volunteers to visit shut-ins or people in nursing homes. You have no idea how lonely these people in nursing homes are. Some of them don’t have a visitor for months and their families have all died out or are gone. Give them some consideration.Do something about itThere are those in Sound Off who like to say who in the world is corrupt. Any-body that feels somebody else is corrupt, they should present the evidence and go to the authorities, agree to testify in court. Maybe that would help clear their mind. SOUND OFFCALL 563-0579 FOR THE RECORD Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Arrests from April 28Q Jesse James Kane , 26, Inverness, arrested April 28 for out-of-county warrant. Bond $2,000. Q Harry D. Toromanides , 42, Beverly Hills, arrested April 28 for felony possession of con trolled substance. Bond $2,000. Q Kyle Ray Lucas , 34, Bev erly Hills, arrested April 28 for retail petit theft (value more than $100 but less than $750). Bond $1,000. Q Jessica Rose Halverson , 49, Floral City, arrested April 28 for pick up order. No bond. Q Jeffery Carl Ponders , 60, DOC, arrested April 28 for borrowed for court. No bond. Q Brandon Jeffery Debose , 38, Gainesville, arrested April 28 for writ of bodily attach ment. Bond $1,928. Q Edward Brinkman , 41, Lecanto, arrested April 28 for violation of parole. No bond. Q Dustin Sullenberger , 35, Hernando, arrested April 28 for violate injunction for pro tection against domestic vio lence. No bond. Q David Matthew Vickers , 46, Weeki Wachee, arrested April 28 for two felony counts of battery on LEO/firefighter/EMS provider/public transport employee. Bond $10,000. Q Kaylee Cumi Henderson , 29, Beverly Hills, arrested April 28 for misdemeanor fail ure to appear. Bond $500. Q Justin Levi Hamilton , 32, Floral City, arrested April 28 for one felony count and one misdemeanor count failure to appear. No bond.Arrests from April 29Q David Michael Casch , 39, Homosassa, arrested April 29 for misdemeanor DUI with damage to property of another person. Bond $2,000. Q Christopher J. Natoli , 45, Hernando, arrested April 29 for misdemeanor DUI. Bond $1,000. Q Darren Lee Marriott , 44, Crystal River, arrested April 29 for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond $2,000. Q Jamey Lee Harris , 43, Beverly Hills, arrested April 29 for misdemeanor petit theft ($100 or more but less than $750). Bond $1,000. Q Matthew Lucas Wade , 34, Inverness, arrested April 29 for felony burglary of occu pied residence, possession of controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. Bond $22,000. Q Dakota Lane Judy , 27, Lecanto, arrested April 29 for DUI. Bond $1,000. Q Mykal Steven Davis , 44, Homosassa, arrested April 29 for felony possession of con trolled substance and drug paraphernalia. Bond $3,000. Q Martin John Schumacher , 61, Floral City, arrested April 29 for misdemeanor DUI. Bond $1,000.Jeff Kinnard seeks re-election to County Commission By MICHAEL D. BATES Chronicle Reporter County Commissioner Jeff Kinnard said the county is un dergoing a pivotal growth spurt and there are many important projects looming. That’s why he decided to seek a third term on the board. The Republican who represents District 1 has pre-qualied to run in 2024, according to the Citrus County Supervisor of Elections Ofce. “We’ve got some important ini tiatives in the pipeline, and I want to make sure we get them across the nish line,” he told the Chronicle. “It’s an important time in our com munity with the unprecedented growth that we’re having with the Suncoast Parkway coming through.” Kinnard has spearheaded several key issues during his tenure and is now a major proponent of a new mental-health facility in Citrus County “We’ve had some changes in staff at the county level and we’re moving in a positive direction,” he said. Kinnard has the longest tenure on the current board. And he has joked about being the only male on the ve-member commission. “I’ve a tremendous amount of respect for those I’ve worked with in the past as I do now,” he said. “I’m sitting up there now with four very sharp business-minded women.” Michael D. Bates is a staff writer with the Citrus County Chronicle and can be reached at mbates@chronicleonline.com.He has pre-qualified to run for third term in 2024 KINNARD rrrr nr MODERN DIABETICEYE SPECIALIST rnrr r rn rrnn  r nn ­€    ­  r ‚ƒ„ nr

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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 A3L CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLECounty Clerk’s office has smartphone app Citrus County Clerk of Courts has a new smart phone application to serve as a new way for the or ganizations to provide information quickly and efciently to anyone with a smartphone. The Citrus County Clerk of Courts app was developed by TheGov App.com, a division of OCV, LLC. The app of fers quick access to items of public interest and is easy to use. In just a few clicks, users can access features such as: clerk’s welcome; online record search; restraining orders and injunctions; property auctions; board agenda and minutes; jury infor mation; public records requests; calendar; and marriage kiosk. The Citrus County Clerk of Courts app is available for download for free in the App Store and Google Play. Search “Citrus Co Clerk of Courts FL” in the apps. For more information or questions, contact PIO@citrusclerk.org.Low-income assistance programs temporarily suspended Citrus County has sus pended all Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Low-Income House hold Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) ap pointments until further notice. For more information, call 352-527-7520 be tween the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 MOPH to meet Aaron A. Weaver Chap ter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) will conduct its bimonth ly meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, at the Citrus County Building Alliance, 1196 S. Lecan to Highway, Lecanto, ap proximately a half-mile south of State Road 44 on the west side of County Road 491. All combat-wounded veterans, as well as par ents, lineal descendants, spouses and siblings of living or deceased Purple Heart recipients are cor dially invited to attend the meeting and to become a Chapter 776 member. To learn more or to be come a member, visit the website at www.citrus purpleheart.org, go to the Chapter 776 Facebook page or call 352-382-3847.Hazardous waste drop-off day scheduled The Citrus County Land ll’s Household Hazard ous Waste (HHW) Dis posal Program offers an additional weekend drop-off day each quarter. The next quarterly HHW drop-off day will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Citrus County Land ll, 230 W. Gulf to Lake Highway, Lecanto. As a reminder, residents who can use the regular HHW program on Tues day, Thursday and Fri day of each week are en couraged to do so. This Saturday collection is no different from the weekly program but is meant to facilitate residents who work or are otherwise un able to participate during the week. Wait times will be lon ger on a Saturday HHW drop-off day. For more information, visit citrus bocc.com or call 352-527-7670. IN BRIEF Woman accused of attack with box cutter By FRED HIERS Chronicle Reporter A Citrus County woman is facing aggravated bat tery charges after, deputies say, she repeatedly slashed her victim with a box cutter during a domestic dispute. According to the April 20 arrest report of Monica Boswell, 35, deputies re sponded to a domestic dis pute and found Boswell in the front yard of her home. According to records, she told the deputy that the victim was acting erratic, yelling at her, pushing her into a dresser and coming toward her with a knife, warning that he would stab her. When the depu ty found the victim, he was sitting on the rear porch and he told the dep uty he had been eating his dinner and was locked out of the home ever since Boswell returned. Accord ing to records, the depu ty noted that the sliding glass door to the porch was locked. The victim told the depu ty that two days before he and Boswell, who had been drinking alcohol, were ar guing and that Boswell walked into the home’s garage with a box cutter to cut the tires on his motor cycle. The victim told the depu ty that when he tried to stop her, she used the box cutter and cut the lower, left cor ner of his lip. According to records, the victim said that when he turned to run away, Boswell kept swing ing the box cutter at him, cutting him several times down the center of his back. The deputy reported seeing the cuts which were 10 to 12 inches long and ran in different directions on his back. The victim said he ran into his bedroom and locked it for the night and wouldn’t come out. According to re cords, the deputy reported seeing blood drops lead ing from the garage to the home’s mud room. The arresting deputy met with Boswell again and, ac cording to records, Boswell said she was in the garage about to cut his motorcy cle’s tires when the victim pushed her down and tried to drag her out by her arms. She said she accidently cut him with the box cutter during the scufe. The deputy reported see ing some bruises on one of her elbows. In his arrest report, the deputy said the cuts on the victim didn’t look to be accidental but the result of a swinging motion with the box cutter. The deputy arrested Bo swell and charged her with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. There was no bond because the case was domestic in nature. Fred Hiers is a reporter at the Citrus Chronicle. Email him at fred.hiers@chronicleonline.com. BOSWELLHomosassa woman faces charges after bar fight arrest By FRED HIERS Chronicle Reporter What looked to be irting between two Homosassa bar patrons ended when the girlfriend of the male pa tron smashed a bar glass in the other woman’s face. According to the arrest re port for Ali Mae Duplantis, 24, a Citrus County Sher iff’s Ofce deputy was dis patched on April 24 to the Gator Cove Bar on South Suncoast Boulevard in Ho mosassa. When the depu ty arrived the victim was standing outside the bar covered in blood. The deputy reported she had cuts that were still bleeding from her fore head, check, tongue, upper left chest. Accord ing to re cords, the victim told the deputy she was sitting outside the bar with a man who she knew as Stacey and “joking around” with him when his girlfriend, Duplantis, came outside from the bar and hit her in the face with a glass bottle. The victim described Duplantis as a taller wom an with bleach blond hair, wearing a black crop top shirt and blue jeans and had a couple of visible tattoos. The deputy also spoke with witnesses at the bar. The rst witness said he was sitting at an outside ta ble with his brother, anoth er man, and the victim. According to records, the witness said Duplantis came out of the inside of the bar, picked up a glass from the table and proceed ed to “smash” the victim in the face with the glass. The witness said the two began ghting and he stepped in to separate Du plantis. That was about the time Duplantis’ boyfriend also stepped in and pulled Duplantis away from the witness, allowing Duplantis to again ght the victim. The witness told the dep uty that before the attack, the victim told those at the table that Duplantis was an gry because she had been irting with Stacey. According to the report, both Duplantis and her boy friend left the bar after the ght. Other witnesses told a similar account of events. The next day, the investi gating deputy drove to Du plantis’ home and stopped her as she and boyfriend, Stacey Richardson, were about to leave. Richardson told the depu ty he had been talking with the victim and that the vic tim slapped him in the face and leg and that he didn’t think there was any irting. Later, Duplantis told the deputy that she saw the vic tim slap her boyfriend and that she became angry and walked to her table with a glass. According to records, she said she didn’t intend to hit the victim with the glass, but only wanted to throw its contents at the woman, but the glass slipped out of her hand. She said she under stood she went gone too far and felt remorseful. The detective arrested Duplantis and charged her with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon with out intent to kill. Her bond was $10,000. Fred Hiers is a reporter at the Citrus Chronicle. Email him at fred.hiers@chronicleonline.com.Sheriff tactical unit serves drug search warrant STAFF REPORT Shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, members of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Impact Unit) responded to a res idence off of North Brutus Ave. in Dunnellon to serve a narcotics search warrant. Upon arrival, instructions were given for individuals to exit the residence. After a brief period of time, dep uties made contact with two subjects. At the Chronicle’s dead line, CCCSO ofcials were still on the scene conduct ing their investigation. The two subjects are current ly being detained. There are no reported injuries. The Chronicle will report more information when it is released by the sheriff’s ofce. Photos by Jim Gouvellis LEFT: Sheriff tactcal units stand by during search. RIGHT: Tactical unit members discuss the operation. DUPLANTISLocal tourism folks can breathe easy By MICHAEL D. BATES Chronicle Reporter County tourism ofcials can breathe easier knowing that they won’t be cut off from state marketing assis tance. The Florida House last week went along with a Senate proposal to boost funding for Visit Florida’s tourism-marketing efforts. Budget negotiators agreed to provide $80 million for Visit Florida during the up coming 2023-2024 scal year, an increase of $30 mil lion from the current year. The Senate had sought $80 million, while the House did not initially propose money for Visit Florida. John Pricher, director of the Citrus County Visitors Bureau, called this great news because it relies on the state to offset marketing expenses. “It’s certainly an import ant step that the House can see the value of this organi zation and what it’s driving to the state in terms of mon ey and jobs,” Pricher said. The agreement between House and Senate nego tiators puts to rest a pro posed change in the way Visit Florida is funded. The House pushed to draw mon ey from the 62 county tour ist-development councils to cover the state’s tourism marketing. Under that scenario, Cit rus County would have had to give the state 5 percent of its tourism tax revenue. “We are more than thrilled that (Visit Florida)is going to continue and will actual ly get more funding and do more programs that will ben et the state,” Pricher said. He said tourism is vital to the county’s economy, pro viding a $275 million direct economic impact annually from visitors. The House for years has been critical of Visit Florida, questioning the need for the state to be involved in tour ism marketing. The House has pointed to marketing efforts by numerous local tourism agencies, theme parks, cruise operations and other tourism draws. Michael D. Bates is a staff writer with the Citrus County Chronicle and can be reached at mbates@chronicleonline.com. Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Citrus County attracts tourists that take part in many activities across the county, including paddle sports. These kayakers enjoy a day on the Chassahowitzka River.State agrees to fund Visit Florida to the tune of $80 million

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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.phpWEDNESDAY 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 92, Sebring, Fla.19, Glen Ullin, N.D. Today: Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Tonight: Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and LQODQGZDWHUVOLJKWbFKRS 76° FORECAST FOR 3:00 P.M. Wednesday 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 entranceway, investiga-tors said. An FBI explosives expert was unable to conclu-sively identify the precise dimensions, charge size or whether the device was improvised or commercial-ly manufactured. But after reviewing various video angles, the expert conclud-ed the device was capable of in icting damage to sur-rounding property and caus-ing serious injury. Online court records didn’t list an attorney for Ball. More than 1,000 people have been arrested in near-ly all 50 states for alleged crimes related to the Capitol breach, of cials said. More than 320 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. RIOTFrom page A1Diana Finegan was the sole nay vote last week. She said she wanted more clarity on how the county would ulti-mately pay for the shelter. The board was vague on speci cs, only that the mon-ey would come from debt service, County Commissioner Holly Davis said value engi-neering will begin after the bids come in, which hope-fully will reduce the cost “This is the step necessary to get the train to leave the station,” Davis said. County Commission Chairwoman Ruthie Schla-bach agreed. “We have to do this step in order to get to the next step,” she said. Michael D. Bates is a staff writer with the Citrus County Chronicle and can be reached at mbates@chronicleonline.com. KINNARDFrom page A1 restaurant will start, but she hopes it will be com-pleted and ready to open by summer/fall 2024. She said when the restaurant closed last summer, about half the employees took positions at Water-front Social or Katch Mo-bile. The other half found jobs elsewhere, “but all of them have called and said they wanted to come back when we reopen,” she said. In the interim, the couple have other projects they’re working on. Rich-ard, who began his hos-pitality culinary career with Hyatt Hotels where he worked his way up to the Grand Hyatt Atlanta, Hyatt Regency Grand Cy-press Orlando and Hyatt Regency New Orleans, has continued to do culi-nary consulting. Tiffany, who previously worked as a catering and sales specialist for Marriott Hotels, is now back with Marriott. “This allows us to travel and stay current with restau-rant trends,” Wiggins said. “I was in Nashville and stood in a long line at Hat-tie B’s for hot chicken, and when I came back I told my husband, ‘We have to serve this on the food truck.’ He wasn’t sure people would like it, but we took it off the menu once and had to put it back on because it’s so pop-ular.” Follow Katch Twenty-Two on Facebook at: https://tinyurl.com/mss2z4x4. Katch Mobile at: https:// tinyurl.com/2tpd82jk. Waterfront Social at: www.facebook.com/WaterfrontSocialCR. Nancy Kennedy can be reached at 352-564-2927 or by email at nkennedy@chronicleonline.com. REBUILTFrom page A1 Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Olivia Plockelman, Katch Twenty Two Mobile chef, prepares a slab of ribs Monday, May 1, near the Katch Twenty Two Mobile food truck where food is served weekdays. Adjacent to Katch Twenty Two Mobile is the A Frame. It serves as a indoor eating space for food truck customers as well as a private-event location for customers.

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A6 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle By MATT O’BRIEN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPSAP Business Reporters WASHINGTON — Sounding alarms about ar ticial intelligence has be come a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-prole gures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired states man Henry Kissinger. But it’s the concerns of insiders in the AI research community that are attract ing particular attention. A pioneering researcher and the so-called “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton quit his role at Google so he could more freely speak about the dangers of the technology he helped cre ate. Over his decades-long career, Hinton’s pioneering work on deep learning and neural networks helped lay the foundation for much of the AI technology we see today. There has been a spasm of AI introductions in re cent months. San Francis co-based startup OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed com pany behind ChatGPT, rolled out its latest articial intelligence model, GPT-4, in March. Other tech giants have invested in competing tools – including Google’s “Bard.” Some of the dangers of AI chatbots are “quite scary,” Hinton told the BBC. “Right now, they’re not more intel ligent than us, as far as I can tell. But I think they soon may be.” In an interview with MIT Technology Review, Hinton also pointed to “bad actors” that may use AI in ways that could have detrimental im pacts on society – such as manipulating elections or instigating violence. Hinton, 75, says he re tired from Google so that he could speak openly about the potential risks as some one who no longer works for the tech giant. “I want to talk about AI safety issues without having to worry about how it in teracts with Google’s busi ness,” he told MIT Tech nology Review. “As long as I’m paid by Google, I can’t do that.” Since announcing his departure, Hinton has maintained that Google has “acted very responsi bly” regarding AI. He told MIT Technology Review that there’s also “a lot of good things about Google” that he would want to talk about – but those comments would be “much more cred ible if I’m not at Google anymore.” Google conrmed that Hinton had retired from his role after 10 years oversee ing the Google Research team in Toronto. Hinton declined further comment Tuesday but said he would talk more about it at a conference Wednesday. At the heart of the debate on the state of AI is wheth er the primary dangers are in the future or present. On one side are hypotheti cal scenarios of existential risk caused by computers that supersede human in telligence. On the other are concerns about automated technology that’s already getting widely deployed by businesses and governments and can cause real-world harms. “For good or for not, what the chatbot moment has done is made AI a national conversation and an inter national conversation that doesn’t only include AI ex perts and developers,” said Alondra Nelson, who un til February led the White House Ofce of Science and Technology Policy and its push to craft guidelines around the responsible use of AI tools. “AI is no longer abstract, and we have this kind of opening, I think, to have a new conversation about what we want a democratic future and a non-exploit ative future with technology to look like,” Nelson said in an interview last month. A number of AI research ers have long expressed concerns about racial, gen der and other forms of bias in AI systems, including text-based large language models that are trained on huge troves of human writ ing and can amplify dis crimination that exists in society. “We need to take a step back and really think about whose needs are being put front and center in the dis cussion about risks,” said Sarah Myers West, manag ing director of the nonprof it AI Now Institute. “The harms that are being enact ed by AI systems today are really not evenly distribut ed. It’s very much exacer bating existing patterns of inequality.” Hinton was one of three AI pioneers who in 2019 won the Turing Award, an honor that has become known as tech industry’s version of the Nobel Prize. The other two winners, Yoshua Ben gio and Yann LeCun, have also expressed concerns about the future of AI. Bengio, a professor at the University of Montre al, signed a petition in late March calling for tech com panies to agree to a 6-month pause on developing pow erful AI systems, while LeCun, a top AI scientist at Facebook parent Meta, has taken a more optimistic ap proach. OBITUARIES Charles Barry HowardMarch 22, 1946 – April 30, 2023Charles Barry Howard 77, of Flo ral City passed away April 30, 2023 at the Sturgill Hospice House in Brooks ville, FL. Charles was born on March 22, 1946 in Detroit, Michi gan to the late Charles and Mae (Bridgeman) Howard. He was the owner/operator of C & C Electric, pump repair company in DeLand, FL. After retiring he and his wife, Mary Ann moved to Citrus County in 2015. He served his country in the US Army. Left to cherish his mem ory is his daughter Tracy Segura (Marcelo Segura) of San Anselmo, CA; his brother Gerald Howard, Orlando, FL; sister Danna Kay Garabe dian of Kansas City, MO; and two grand children, Kaianne Segura and Gianni Segura. He was pre ceded in death by Mary Ann Howard, his wife of 35 years, in 2016 and son, Christopher in 1998. Services for Charles will be conducted on Friday, May 5th at 11:00 AM at the Chas. E. Davis Funer al Home in Inverness, with Rev. Mike Sellers, ofci ating. Burial with military honors will be at the Oak Dale Cemetery in DeLand, FL. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 10:00 AM until ser vice time. Legendary folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84TORONTO (AP) — Gor don Lightfoot, the folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died Monday. He was 84. Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not im mediately available. One of the most renowned voices to emerge from To ronto’s Yorkville folk club scene in the 1960s, Light foot recorded 20 studio albums and penned hun dreds of songs, including “Carefree Highway,” “Ear ly Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitz gerald.” In the 1970s, Lightfoot garnered ve Grammy nominations, three plati num records and nine gold records for albums and sin gles. He performed in well over 1,500 concerts and re corded 500 songs. He toured late into his life. Just last month he can celed upcoming U.S. and Canadian shows, citing health issues. “We have lost one of our greatest singer-songwrit ers,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted. “Gor don Lightfoot captured our country’s spirit in his music – and in doing so, he helped shape Canada’s soundscape. May his music continue to inspire future generations, and may his legacy live on forever.” Once called a “rare talent” by Bob Dylan, Lightfoot has been covered by dozens of artists, including Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Cash, Anne Murray, Jane’s Addiction and Sarah Mc Lachlan. Most of his songs are deeply autobiographical with lyrics that probe his own experiences in a frank manner and explore issues surrounding the Canadian national identity. “Cana dian Railroad Trilogy” de picted the construction of the railway. “I simply write the songs about where I am and where I’m from,” he once said. “I take situations and write poems about them.” Lightfoot’s music had a style all its own. “It’s not country, not folk, not rock,” he said in a 2000 interview. Yet it has strains of all three. “The Wreck of the Ed mund Fitzgerald,” for in stance, is a haunting tribute to the 29 men who died in the 1975 sinking of the ship in Lake Superior during a storm. While Lightfoot’s parents recognized his musical tal ents early, he didn’t set out to become a renowned bal ladeer. He began singing in his church choir and dreamed of becoming a jazz musician. At age 13, the soprano won a talent contest at the Ki wanis Music Festival, held at Toronto’s Massey Hall. “I remember the thrill of being in front of the crowd,” Lightfoot said in a 2018 interview. “It was a stepping stone for me...” The appeal of those ear ly days stuck and in high school, his barbershop quartet, The Collegiate Four, won a CBC talent competition. He strummed his rst guitar in 1956 and began to dabble in song writing in the months that followed. Perhaps distract ed by his taste for music, he unked algebra the rst time. After taking the class again, he graduated in 1957. By then, Lightfoot had already penned his rst se rious composition – “The Hula Hoop Song,” inspired by the toy that was sweep ing the culture. Attempts to sell the song went nowhere so at 18, he headed to the U.S. to study music for a year. The trip was funded in part by money saved from a job delivering linens to re sorts around his hometown. Life in Hollywood wasn’t a good t, however, and it wasn’t long before Light foot returned to Canada. He pledged to move to Toronto to pursue his mu sical ambitions, taking any job available, including a position at a bank before landing a gig as a square dancer on CBC’s “Country Hoedown.” His rst gig was at Fran’s Restaurant, a downtown family-owned diner that warmed to his folk sensi bilities. It was there he met fellow musician Ronnie Hawkins. The singer was living with a few friends in a condemned building in Yorkville, then a bohemi an area where future stars including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell would learn their trade at smoke-lled clubs. Lightfoot made his popu lar radio debut with the sin gle “(Remember Me) I’m the One” in 1962, which led to a number of hit songs and partnerships with other local musicians. When he started playing the Mari posa Folk Festival in his hometown of Orillia, On tario that same year, Light foot forged a relationship that made him the festival’s most loyal returning per former. By 1964, he was garner ing positive word-of-mouth around town and audiences were starting to gather in growing numbers. By the next year, Lightfoot’s song “I’m Not Sayin’” was a hit in Canada, which helped spread his name in the United States. A couple of covers by other artists didn’t hurt ei ther. Marty Robbins’ 1965 recording of “Ribbon of Darkness” reached No. 1 on U.S. country charts, while Peter, Paul and Mary took Lightfoot’s composi tion, “For Lovin’ Me,” into the U.S. Top 30. The song, which Dylan once said he wished he’d recorded, has since been covered by hun dreds of other musicians. That summer, Lightfoot performed at the Newport Folk Festival, the same year Dylan rattled audienc es when he shed his folkie persona by playing an elec tric guitar. As the folk music boom came to an end in the late 1960s, Lightfoot was al ready making his transition to pop music with ease. In 1971, he made his rst appearance on the Bill board chart with “If You Could Read My Mind.” It reached No. 5 and has since spawned scores of covers. Lightfoot’s popularity peaked in the mid-1970s when both his single and album, “Sundown,” topped the Billboard charts, his rst and only time doing so. During his career, Light foot collected 12 Juno Awards, including one in 1970 when it was called the Gold Leaf. In 1986, he was inducted into the Canadian Record ing Industry Hall of Fame, now the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. He received the Governor General’s award in 1997 and was ushered into the Canadi an Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2001. Cole Burston / The Canadian Press Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot poses for a photo in his Toronto home on April 25, 2019. The legendary folk singer-songwriter, whose hits including “Early Morning Rain,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported worldwide, died on Monday at a Toronto hospital, according to a family representative. He was 84.Russian fashion designer Yudashkin dies at 59MOSCOW (AP) — Rus sian couturier Valentin Yu dashkin, whose designs drew eyes at international fashion shows, sports events and military ceremonies, has died at age 59, Russian news reports said Tuesday. The reports cited his wife, Marina, as conrming his death but did not state a cause. Yudashkin was diag nosed with kidney cancer in 2016 and reportedly was hospitalized last week. News of his death came two days after Russian me dia reported that Yudash kin’s mentor and the Soviet Union’s most renowned fashion designer, Vyacheslav Zaitsev, had died. Yudashkin attracted atten tion with highly dramatic fashions and began showing at events in Paris and else where. His intricate, embel lished designs were a sharp departure from the dull, So viet monoliths of Odintsovo, the city on the outskirts of Moscow where he was born. As acclaim for his work grew, Yudashkin was com missioned to design the Russian Olympic team’s uniforms for the 1994 Win ter Games and 1996 Sum mer Games. He later created uniforms for the Russian army, but they were criticized after their 2008 debut for be ing unsuitable for Russia’s cold weather. Yudashkin claimed the military man ufacturers corrupted his design.Abortion provider LeRoy ‘Lee’ Carhart dies at 81 By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press LeRoy “Lee” Carhart, who emerged from a two-decade career as an Air Force surgeon to become one of the best-known late-term abortion providers in the United States, has died. He was 81. Carhart died Friday, ac cording to Clinics for Abortions & Reproductive Excellence in Bellevue, Nebraska, where he was the medical director. His cause of death was not released by the clinic. Carhart began focusing on abortions after retiring from the Air Force in 1985. He was one of only a hand-ful of late-term abortion providers in the U.S. and was among the most vocal. “Lee had a very simple be lief that patients know what is best for their life plan and was there to support them,” the clinic’s statement said. “His lifelong commitment to serving patients seeking abortion services will be continued by his staff and doctors at both Maryland and Nebraska CARE loca tions.” He founded his rst clinic specializing in abortion in 1992 with a mission to pro vide abortion care in a com passionate, comfortable and personal environment, according to the statement. Carhart had specialized in vasectomies previously and said he wanted to offer women reproductive free dom. He defended the pro cedure as a way for women to control their fertility. Carhart drew attention for twice taking his ght for abortion rights to the U.S. Supreme Court, after the May 2009 killing of friend and colleague Dr. George Tiller and when he expand ed his practice outside of Nebraska after a 2010 state law limited it there. Opponents considered him a poster boy for a procedure they call par tial-birth abortion to de scribe what is medically called intact dilation and extraction. 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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 A7Inspections on track for Disney monorail By JIM TURNER News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Tues day backed a measure that would lead to state oversight of Walt Disney World’s monorail system, as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ght with the entertainment giant continues to expand. The Republican-con trolled Senate voted 26-14 along almost-straight party lines to pass the bill (HB 1305), which includes re quiring the Department of Transportation to inspect Disney’s monorail system. The House passed a version of the broad transportation bill last week. But the Sen ate made changes, meaning the measure will have to go back to the House for a nal vote. Senate Transportation Chairman Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, said the monorail-inspec tion requirement is simply “about safety.” “I personally, obviously, don’t think it is unreason able for a monorail system that carries 150,000 people a day to have the state and their experts oversee in, what I think, is a very rea sonable process that they have,” DiCeglie said The bill would require state oversight of “any governmentally or private ly owned xed-guideway transportation systems operating in this state which are located with in an independent special district created by a local act which have boundar ies within two contiguous counties.” That denition would apply to Disney. The state now requires Department of Transpor tation safety standards for governmentally owned xed-guideway systems and systems that are pri vately owned but funded all or in part by the state. Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, tried to block the proposed inspections of Disney’s monorail, call ing the plan “retaliatory.” Sen. Erin Grall, R-Ve ro Beach, and Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, crossed party lines and joined Democrats in voting against the bill. Disney and other large theme parks conduct their own safety inspections be cause of a carve-out from oversight by the Depart ment of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The department inspects amusement-park rides ex cept at facilities or parks that have more than 1,000 employees and full-time inspectors on staff. The bill would require compliance reports every three years and an annual onsite evaluation. DiCeglie said the Legis lature should have required state oversight in 2010. That was a year after the monorail system had its lone fatality since opening in 1971. The 2009 death in volved an operator killed in a collision between trains on the EPCOT line. Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-Hol lywood, criticized target ing a specic company, saying it “is really bad. It’s really bad politically. It’s really bad philosophi cally.”Trump PAC complaint against DeSantis rejected in Florida By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE — A Florida ethics board has dismissed a complaint that allies of former President Donald Trump led against Republican rival Gov. Ron DeSantis, nding no legal basis for allegations that the governor violated cam paign nance laws with a “shadow” run for the White House. The Florida Commission on Ethics rejected the com plaint in an order led last week. The Trump-supporting super PAC MAGA Inc. led the complaint against DeSantis in March and asked the commission to investigate the governor for allegedly leveraging his ofce to enrich his national prole. The ethics panel, which is appointed by DeSantis and the leaders of the state House and Senate, who are both allies of the governor, found no legal basis for the complaint’s allegations. “There is no inherent rea son why respondent, as gov ernor, cannot travel outside the state, and the complaint does not provide addition al information to establish that such travel creates a continuing or frequently occurring conict between his private interests and the performance of his public duties or that it impedes the full and faithful discharge of his public duties,” reads the order from ethics com mission chairman Glen Gil zean. Taylor Budowich, the CEO of MAGA Inc., disagreed with the commission’s rul ing, saying there is “abun dant evidence DeSantis is running an illegal shadow campaign for president.” “It is hardly surprising that another weaponized state entity controlled by DeSan tis ignores the facts and the law to protect the governor,” he said. The complaint came as the former president had be gun to accelerate criticism of DeSantis, who is widely seen as Trump’s most seri ous challenger for the 2024 GOP nomination. DeSantis has largely avoided ring back at Trump, while the former president peppers the governor with nicknames and takes shots at DeSantis’ policy positions. Trump himself faced sim ilar criticism before an nouncing his own candidacy in November, accused of violating federal campaign laws by raising and spend ing money for a run ahead of a formal 2024 campaign launch. He was never repri manded or ned as a result. While DeSantis has not yet formally announced a 2024 campaign, he is expected to do so after Florida’s legisla tive session ends in May. In the meantime, he has trav eled to early-voting states to promote his new book and has met with donors, and just returned from an over seas trade mission. DeSantis’ communications team had said the complaint was a politically motivated attack when it was led but did not immediately return an emailed request for com ment on Monday. Ethics complaints are of ten used by campaigns to raise questions about oppo nents by making complaints public, although many are resolved or dismissed with out the commission nding violations.Can Biden win again? Here’s how past incumbents fared By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON — No president wants to give up the power and prestige that comes with the ofce after only one term, and Joe Biden is no exception. He’s pushing forward even though polls show a ma jority of Americans don’t want to see him run again. We went back to look at when modern presidents announced their decisions to seek a second term, what their Gallup approval rat ings were at the time and how things turned out for them. One theme: Primary bat tles are a sign of whether a president will win reelec tion. That’s good news for Biden, who appears to have avoided any signicant challengers.Harry TrumanHe was vice president when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in 1945, near the end of World War II. Truman decided to run for a full term of his own, and he announced his candidacy on March 8, 1948. He had an approval rating of 53 percent in a poll conducted two months earlier. Truman was ex pected to lose the general election to Thomas Dewey, a Republican, but he pulled off a narrow victory. Truman announced on March 29, 1952, that he would not seek a second full term after losing in the New Hampshire primary to Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. His approval rating had sunk to 22 per cent amid economic trou ble and the Korean War.Dwight EisenhowerEisenhower, a Republi can, had an approval rating of 75 percent shortly be fore he announced his re election campaign on Feb. 29, 1956. He had suffered a heart attack months ear lier at age 64, leading to questions over whether he would run. As the former supreme allied commander during World War II, Eisenhower convinced Americans that he was the right leader on the world stage. He defeat ed Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson.John F. KennedyKennedy was assassinat ed in 1963, before he had a chance to run for a second term.Lyndon B. JohnsonJohnson was vice presi dent at the time of Kenne dy’s death, and he swiftly ran for his rst full term in 1964, winning a landslide victory over Republican Barry Goldwater. However, the Democrat’s populari ty slipped badly over the Vietnam War and domestic turmoil. It became clear that Johnson was at risk of losing his party’s nomination in 1968 after Eugene McCarthy’s strong showing in the New Hampshire primary. Soon after, Johnson shocked the country by announcing on March 31, 1968, that he would not seek a second term. His approval rating was only 36 percent that month.Richard NixonNixon had an approval rating of 50 percent when he announced his reelec tion campaign on Jan. 7, 1972. The Watergate break-in at the Democrat ic National Committee headquarters occurred that summer, but the scandal didn’t gain enough mo mentum to drag him down. Nixon, a Republican, defeated George McGov ern, a Democrat, in a land slide. However, he would not nish his second term, resigning in 1974 after rev elations about Watergate caught up with him.Gerald FordFord, a Republican, be came president when Nix on stepped down, and he announced that he would run for a full term of his own on July 8, 1975. He had a 52 percent approval rating the month before. He faced discontent over ination and controversy from his decision to par don Nixon, and he lost the election to Jimmy Carter, a Democrat.Jimmy CarterCarter announced his re election campaign on Dec. 4, 1979. His approval rat ing had just hit 51 percent. However, the American people had grown weary of ination, an energy crisis and a hostage crisis in Iran. Carter was wounded by a primary challenge from Sen. Ted Kennedy, and he was ultimately defeated by Ronald Reagan, a Republi can.Ronald ReaganReagan announced his reelection bid on Jan. 29, 1984. His approval rating was 52 percent that month. Despite concerns about his age – he was 73 and the oldest president in history at the time – Reagan hand ily defeated Walter Mon dale, a Democrat.George H.W. BushBush’s popularity sky rocketed after the Gulf War, when U.S. forces pushed Iraq out of Kuwait. How ever, his approval rating had subsided to 65 percent by the time he announced his reelection campaign on Oct. 11, 1991. Pat Buchanan challenged Bush in the Republican pri mary. Although Bush won the nomination, his shot at a second term dimmed amid an economic down turn. He ultimately lost to Bill Clinton, a Democrat.Bill ClintonClinton’s approval rating was 47 percent when he announced that he would run for reelection on April 14, 1995. Democrats had suffered a wipeout midterm election in 1994, leading some to question whether Clinton would be a one-term president. But he rebounded with the help of a growing economy, and he defeated Bob Dole, a Republican.George W. BushThe Sept. 11 attacks of 2001 led Bush, a Republi can, to invade Afghanistan, followed by another war in Iraq. One month after U.S. forces entered Baghdad, Bush announced he would run for reelection on May 16, 2003. His approval rating was 69 percent that month. He defeated John Kerry, a Democrat.Barack ObamaObama, a Democrat, had a 48 percent approval rat ing when he announced his reelection campaign on April 4, 2011. He struggled to convince Americans that the economy was im proving after the nancial collapse and subsequent recession, but he ultimate ly defeated Mitt Romney, a Republican.Donald TrumpTrump, a Republican, an nounced that he would run for reelection on June 18, 2019. The previous month, his approval rating was 41 percent. He was impeached for the rst time at the end of the year, and then the coronavirus pandemic stalled the economy. Joe Biden, a Democrat, defeat ed Trump, who tried to pre vent the peaceful transfer of power.Joe BidenBiden announced his re election campaign on April 25. His approval rating was 40 percent the previous month. Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term, leading to fears that he’s too old to keep such a de manding job. However, Biden has not drawn any signicant pri mary challengers. The only Democrats running are Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Meanwhile, Trump is lead ing in Republican primary polls as he seeks the party’s nomination, raising the po tential for a rematch with Biden. AP This photo shows buttons from the 1984 Reagan-Bush campaign. Underwater cemetery found off Dry Tortugas National ParkDRY TORTUGAS NA TIONAL PARK (AP) — Archeologists have found the remains of a 19th cen tury quarantine hospital and cemetery on a submerged island in Florida’s Dry Tor tugas National Park in the Gulf of Mexico. While only one grave has been identied, historical records indicate dozens of people – mostly U.S. sol diers stationed at Fort Jef ferson – may have been buried at the site in waters west of Key West, Florida, park ofcials said in a news release Monday. A group that included park cultural resources staff, the National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Cen ter, the Southeast Archeo logical Center, and a Uni versity of Miami graduate student, made the discovery during a survey of Fort Jef ferson Post Cemetery that began last August. They discovered the grave of John Greer, a laborer who died on Nov. 5, 1861. Ofcials said they don’t know much about Greer, but his grave was prominently marked with a large slab of greywacke, the same ma terial used to construct the rst oor of Fort Jefferson. “This intriguing nd high lights the potential for un told stories in Dry Tortugas National Park, both above and below the water,” said Josh Marano, a maritime archeologist for the South Florida national parks, and the survey’s project director. He said efforts are con tinuing to learn more about others buried on the sub merged island. Fort Jefferson was a mil itary prison during the American Civil War, and the surrounding islands became a naval outpost, a lighthouse station, naval hospital, quar antine facility and a site for military training. The risk of communi cable diseases, including outbreaks of the mosqui to-borne yellow fever, in creased as the fort’s pop ulation grew with military personnel, prisoners, en slaved people, support staff and their families. The fort was abandoned in 1873, but the U.S. Marine Hospital Service occupied it again between 1890 and 1900, and an isolation hos pital was set up on a nearby island. “Although much of the history of Fort Jefferson focuses on the fortication itself and some of its in famous prisoners, we are actively working to tell the stories of the enslaved peo ple, women, children and civilian laborers,” Marano said. rnMonday-ApptOnly TuethruFri-9:30-4:30 r rn   r n 1657W.GULFTOLAKEHWY(2MI.E.OFHWY.491&44)•LECANTO rrrn FauxWoodBlinds, Shades,Shutters, Verticals,CellularTheaddressfortheBVEstate Buyerseventisat350ENorvell BryantHighway,Hernando, FL34442atTuscanyonthe Meadows. CORRECTION:

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A8 Wednesday, May 3, 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: 4,119.58Change: -48.29 (-1.2%) 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: 33,684.53Change: -367.17 (-1.1%) 10 DAYS Advanced 458Declined 1927New Highs 35 New Lows 118 Vol. (in mil.) 4,267 Pvs. Volume 3,133 5,186 4,878 922 2517 50 391 NYSE NASD DOW 34,017.75 33,436.66 33,684.53 -367.17 -1.08% +1.62% DOW Trans. 14,100.25 13,794.05 13,986.32 -176.58 -1.25% +4.44% DOW Util. 962.11 942.60 948.54 -12.23 -1.27% -1.95% NYSE Comp. 15,535.89 15,189.25 15,314.89 -221.00 -1.42% +0.86% NASDAQ 12,206.58 12,015.22 12,080.51 -132.09 -1.08% +15.42%S&P 500 4,164.10 4,089.72 4,119.58 -48.29 -1.16% +7.29% S&P 400 2,490.11 2,422.98 2,454.56 -35.55 -1.43% +0.99% Wilshire 5000 41,052.39 40,235.73 40,533.90 -518.49 -1.26% +6.46% Russell 2000 1,761.15 1,716.22 1,732.11 -37.10 -2.10% -1.65% HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG %CHG YTD Stocks Recap AT&T Inc T 14.46 r 22.84 17.07 -.43 -2.5 t t t -7.3 -0.4 1.11 Ametek Inc AME 106.17 148.06 145.60 +6.26 +4.5 s s s +4.2 +10.0 29 1.00f Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD 44.51 67.09 63.67 -.96 -1.5 t t t +6.0 +14.0 26 0.82e Bank of America BAC 26.32 38.75 28.16 -.88 -3.0 t s t -15.0 -15.5 8 0.88 Capital City Bank CCBG 25.08 r 36.86 29.02 -2.13 -6.8 t t t -10.7 +21.6 12 0.72f Citigroup C 40.01 54.56 46.00 -1.25 -2.6 t t t +1.7 +1.9 6 2.04 Disney DIS 84.07 r 126.48 100.60 -1.61 -1.6 t s s +15.8 -8.2 55 ... Duke Energy DUK 83.76 114.50 97.60 -1.49 -1.5 t s s -5.2 -6.6 29 4.00f EPR Properties EPR 33.92 r 55.90 41.21 -.51 -1.2 t s s +9.3 -13.8 23 3.30 Equity Commonwealth EQC 19.41 23.57 20.46 -.08 -0.4 t s t -2.0 -0.8 79 5.25e Exxon Mobil Corp XOM 80.69 119.92 110.10 -4.57 -4.0 t t s -0.2 +43.0 8 3.64 Ford Motor F 10.61 16.68 11.80 -.26 -2.2 t t t +1.5 -7.3 0.60a Gen Electric GE 46.55 102.01 101.51 +.33 +0.3 s s s +56.0 +70.7 0.32 HCA Holdings Inc HCA 164.47 294.02 280.54 -3.47 -1.2 t s s +16.9 +35.0 15 2.40f Home Depot HD 264.51 r 347.25 294.28 -3.42 -1.1 t t t -6.8 +2.6 18 8.36f Intel Corp INTC 24.59 46.64 29.77 -.53 -1.7 t t t +12.6 -25.4 15 0.50m IBM IBM 115.55 153.21 125.16 -.93 -0.7 t t t -11.2 +0.6 64 6.64f LKQ Corporation LKQ 46.20 59.33 57.22 -.89 -1.5 t s s +7.1 +18.4 14 1.10 Lowes Cos LOW 170.12 223.31 205.97 -2.25 -1.1 t s s +3.4 +7.2 17 4.20 Lumen Technologies LUMN 2.06 n 12.54 2.34 -.04 -1.7 t t t -55.2 -71.5 ... McDonalds Corp MCD 228.34 298.80 298.07 +.49 +0.2 s s s +13.1 +21.0 36 6.08 Microsoft Corp MSFT 213.43 308.93 305.41 -.15 ... t s s +27.3 +11.7 34 2.72 Motorola Solutions MSI 195.18 295.10 293.16 -1.41 -0.5 s s s +13.8 +37.9 37 3.52 NextEra Energy NEE 67.22 r 91.35 75.94 -.86 -1.1 t t t -9.2 +10.4 36 1.87f Piedmont Office RT PDM 6.12 n 16.52 6.39 -.06 -0.9 t t t -30.3 -54.4 5 0.84 Regions Fncl RF 13.94 24.33 16.65 -1.19 -6.7 t t t -22.8 -8.2 7 0.80 Smucker, JM SJM 119.82 163.07 158.71 +1.67 +1.1 s s s +0.2 +15.7 20 4.08 Texas Instru TXN 144.46 186.30 163.94 -2.74 -1.6 t t t -0.8 +1.0 18 4.96 UniFirst Corp UNF 154.72 205.59 161.31 -3.33 -2.0 t t t -16.4 -4.3 20 1.24f Verizon Comm VZ 32.76 52.18 37.67 -1.04 -2.7 t t t -4.4 -10.5 7 2.61 Vodafone Group VOD 9.94 16.88 11.68 -.17 -1.4 t s s +15.4 -15.1 cc 1.06e WalMart Strs WMT 117.27 154.99 151.18 -.41 -0.3 s s s +6.6 +0.2 35 2.28 Walgreen Boots Alli WBA 30.39 45.30 33.50 -1.11 -3.2 t t t -10.3 -12.3 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 hotel chain's first-quarter earn-ings and revenue beat analysts’ forecasts. The brewer of Molson and Coors beer reported strong first-quarter fi nancial results. The homebuilde r’ s first-quarter prof it missed Wall Street forecasts . The commercial real estate service provider ’s first-quarter profit and revenue fell short of analysts’ fore casts . The coal company reported encour aging first-quarter financial results . 50 60 $70 FM A Consol EnergyCEIX Close: $63.90 3.78 or 6.3% $40.20$79.17 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 1.9m (2.1x avg.) $2.2 b 52-week range PE: Yi eld: 4.9 90 100 11 0 $120 FM A Colliers Int’l GroupCIGI Close: $94.45 $84.16$133.03 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 812.0k (7.9x avg.) $3.9 b 52-week range PE: Yi eld: 89.8 0.3% 80 100 120 $140 FM A LGI HomesLGIH Close: $115.17 -3.38 or -2.9% $71.73$126.37 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 433.1k (2.0x avg.) $2.7 b 52-week range PE: Yield: 8.4 ... 40 50 60 $70 FM A Molson Coors BrewingTA P Close: $65.08 4.63 or 7.7% $46.69$66.67 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 8.6m (4.8x avg.) $13.0 b 52-week range PE: Yi eld: ... 2.5% 140 160 180 $200 FM A Marriott Int’lMAR Close: $178.61 8.47 or 5.0% $131.01 $183.51 Vo l.: Mkt. Cap: 3.8m (2.1x avg.) $55.0 b 52-week range PE: Yi eld: 24.7 0.9% Stocks fell as shares of belea-guered banks tumbled again and worries about the econo-my worsened. Wall Street waited for the Federal Re-serve’s latest move on interest rates. The S&P 500 lost 1.2% Tu esday. The Dow and the Nasdaq also fell.6.7% -10.84 or -10.3% The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.44% Tuesday. Yields affect rates on mortgages and other consumer loans. NET 1YR TREASURIES LAST PVS CHG AGO 8.00 7.00 3.50 4.883.88 .38 PRIME RATE FED FUNDS 3-month T-bill 5.23 5.25 -0.02 .91 6-month T-bill 5.03 5.12 -0.09 1.48 52-wk T-bill 4.76 4.87 -0.11 2.07 2-year T-note 3.99 4.14 -0.15 2.73 5-year T-note 3.46 3.64 -0.18 3.01 7-year T-note 3.44 3.62 -0.18 3.04 10-year T-note 3.44 3.57 -0.13 2.99 30-year T-bond 3.72 3.57 +0.15 3.06 NAT'L WK 6MO 1YRCONSUMER RATES AVG AGO AGO AGO 48 month new car loan 6.98 s 6.97 6.92 6.11 Money market account 0.52 s 0.49 0.48 0.24 1 year CD 2.42 s 2.39 2.41 1.89 $30K Home equity loan 9.12 s 8.74 9.11 7.87 30 year xed mortgage 6.88 s 6.85 6.75 7.22 15 year xed mortgage 6.26 t 6.27 6.07 6.47 LAST 6 MO AGO 1 YR AGO Commodities Energy prices closed sharply lower, with U.S. crude oil falling over 5%, while natural gas and wholesale gasoline both lost over 4%. Gold and silver prices jumped 1.6% each. Crude Oil (bbl) 71.66 75.66 -5.29 -10.7 Heating Oil (gal) 2.29 2.38 -3.91 -31.9 Natural Gas (mm btu) 2.21 2.32 -4.49 -50.5 Unleaded Gas (gal) 2.44 2.55 -4.50 -1.0 FUELS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Gold (oz) 2,014.30 1,983.40 +1.56 +10.7 Silver (oz) 25.40 25.01 +1.58 +6.5 Platinum (oz) 1,078.30 1,064.70 +1.28 +0.4 Copper (lb) 3.85 3.92 -1.76 +1.1 Aluminum (ton) 2,382.75 2,390.75 -0.33 -1.1 Palladium (oz) 1,429.00 1,454.80 -1.77 -20.1 METALS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Cattle (lb) 1.63 1.65 -1.19 +5.2 Coffee (lb) 1.87 1.86 +0.62 +11.6 Corn (bu) 6.38 6.40 -0.23 -6.0 Cotton (lb) 0.79 0.79 -1.19 -5.7 Lumber (1,000 bd ft) 341.00 341.00 ... -8.8 Orange Juice (lb) 2.71 2.68 -0.37 +31.3 Soybeans (bu) 14.40 14.55 -1.05 -5.3 Wheat (bu) 5.96 6.04 -1.37 -24.8 AGRICULTURE CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD American Funds AmrcnBalA m 29.59 -.17 +3.2 0.0 +7.5 +6.5 CptWldGrIncA m 54.73 -.57 +6.5 +3.3 +11.0 +5.3 CptlIncBldrA m 64.21 -.65 +2.7 +1.5 +8.9 +5.0 FdmtlInvsA m 63.95 -.80 +6.4 +1.8 +13.2 +8.4 GrfAmrcA m 54.79 -.58 +10.7 -3.6 +10.1 +8.5 IncAmrcA m 22.75 -.20 +1.3 -0.1 +10.0 +6.2 InvCAmrcA m 44.16 -.52 +7.4 +3.6 +13.8 +8.8 NwPrspctvA m 52.25 -.44 +10.4 +0.9 +13.0 +9.0 WAMtInvsA m 52.73 -.73 +1.8 +0.9 +14.8 +9.8 Dodge & Cox IncI 12.51 +.08 +3.5 +1.2 -0.7 +2.1 StkI 215.44 -3.25 +1.0 -0.7 +19.3 +9.4 Fidelity 500IdxInsPrm 143.05 -1.67 +7.9 +0.8 +15.1 +11.3 Contrafund 13.59 -.15 +14.0 +1.7 +11.8 +10.4 TtlMktIdxInsPrm 113.13 -1.43 +7.0 -0.7 +14.6 +10.3 USBdIdxInsPrm 10.46 +.10 +3.7 +0.2 -3.2 +1.2 Schwab SP500Idx 64.12 ... +9.1 +2.6 +15.6 +11.4 Vanguard 500IdxAdmrl 380.36 -4.45 +7.9 +0.8 +15.1 +11.2 DivGrInv 35.75 -.27 +1.6 +3.0 +15.3 +12.4 EqIncAdmrl 82.48 -1.30 -1.9 +0.5 +15.5 +9.3 GrIdxAdmrl 128.40 -1.15 +17.2 -1.0 +13.1 +12.8 InTrTEAdmrl 13.55 +.01 +2.4 +3.4 +0.9 +2.2 MdCpIdxAdmrl 255.04 -3.98 +1.4 -4.8 +13.8 +7.8 PrmCpAdmrl 140.32 -1.43 +7.2 +2.5 +15.5 +10.1 SmCpIdxAdmrl 88.18 -1.64 +0.7 -4.9 +14.6 +6.0 TrgtRtr2025Fd 17.60 -.06 +5.5 +0.3 +6.4 +4.9 TrgtRtr2030Fd 33.22 -.15 +5.9 +0.4 +7.6 +5.3 TrgtRtr2035Fd 20.54 -.12 +6.1 +0.5 +8.8 +5.7 TrgtRtr2040Fd 36.17 -.26 +6.4 +0.6 +10.1 +6.2 TrgtRtr2045Fd 24.34 -.20 +6.7 +0.7 +11.3 +6.6 TrgtRtr2050Fd 40.36 -.37 +6.8 +0.8 +11.4 +6.7 TtBMIdxAdmrl 9.74 +.09 +3.7 +0.2 -3.2 +1.2 TtInSIdxAdmrl 29.84 -.26 +7.3 +2.8 +10.8 +2.6 TtInSIdxInv 17.84 -.15 +7.3 +2.7 +10.8 +2.5 TtlSMIdxAdmrl 99.13 -1.25 +6.9 -0.6 +14.6 +10.3 WlngtnAdmrl 68.97 -.29 +4.5 +2.2 +8.8 +7.5 TOTAL RETURNFAMILY FUND NAV CHG YTD 1YR 3YR* 5YR* Mutual Funds *– Annualized; d Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. m Multiple fees are charged, usually a marketing fee and either a sales or redemption fee. x fund paid a distribution during the week. Interest rates (Previous and change gures reect current contract.)Wall Street drops as banks tumble again By STAN CHOE Associated Press NEW YORK — Stocks slumped Tuesday after shares of beleaguered banks tumbled again and worries worsened about the econo my. Rising fear sent yields sinking in the bond market, while Wall Street waited for the Federal Reserve’s latest move on interest rates and Washington edges closer to what would be a catastroph ic default on U.S. govern ment debt. The S&P fell 1.2 percent after paring a steeper loss. The Dow Jones Industri al Average dropped 367 points, or 1.1 percent, after earlier being down as many as 615 points. The Nasdaq composite sank 1.1 percent. Some of the sharpest drops came from smallerand mid-sized banks, which have been under heavy scrutiny as the banking system shows cracks under the weight of much higher interest rates. PacWest Ban corp dropped 27.8 percent, Western Alliance Bancorp fell 15.4 percent and Co merica sank 12.4 percent. Three of the four largest U.S. bank failures in histo ry have come since March, and investors have been on the hunt for what could be next to topple or suffer a debilitating exodus by cus tomers. Regulators seized First Republic Bank at the start of this week and sold most of it to JPMorgan Chase, which had raised hopes that the turmoil could ease. Also pressuring the market was a report showing U.S. employers advertised the fewest job openings in near ly two years during March. The job market has been one of the main pillars support ing a slowing economy, and a drop-off there would likely mean a recession. Such pressure is raising the stakes for the Feder al Reserve, which began a two-day meeting on interest rates. The widespread as sumption is that it will raise rates on Wednesday by an other quarter of a percent age point. The widespread hope is that it will be the last increase for a long time. The Fed has jacked up rates at a furious pace from early last year, up to a range of 4.75 percent to 5 percent from virtually zero. It’s try ing to beat down high ina tion, but high rates do that by taking a blunt hammer to the economy. High rates have already hit the housing market sharply and hurt the banking sys tem. Many investors are preparing for a recession to hit later this year. That has many traders bet ting the Fed will halt its rate hikes and perhaps even cut them later this year. That would offer the market more breathing room, and stocks have historically done well in the months immediately following the last rate hike. Still, some investors antic ipate the Fed on Wednesday may not offer encouraging signals that rate hikes are over, let alone open the door to rate cuts. “Admittedly this is a 20:20 hindsight view and the Fed’s job is as tough as it has ever been, but while it would be nice to be nished with the Fed hiking cycle, too much caution in the past, among other factors, caused the current ination overshoot and there remains a distinct possibility that it could accelerate again, especially given all the un certain factors in the world today,” said John Vail, chief global strategist at Nikko Asset Management. Australia’s central bank surprised markets Tuesday by raising rates by a quarter of a percentage point and saying “some further tight ening” may be needed to get ination fully under control. It pointed to prices still ris ing too quickly for services, an area that the Fed has also been focused on. Adding worries on top of that is the latest politi cal spat over the nation’s debt limit. Treasury Secre tary Janet Yellen said late Monday that the U.S. gov ernment could default on its debt as early as June 1 unless a divided Congress allows it to borrow more. That’s an earlier “X-date” than previously thought. A default could be disas trous because much of the nancial system is built on the assumption that U.S. government debt is the saf est investment available. Most of Wall Street believes Congress will come to a deal before the deadline, as it has many times be fore, because the alternative would be so dire. While Yellen made the June 1 deadline sound like a exible one, Wall Street will likely treat it with more de nitiveness. Any portfolio manager instructed to avoid risks of getting payments delayed will be steering clear of June 1 bills, accord ing to strategists at UBS. With only weeks to go before June 1, Congress could be forced to agree to an extension of just a few months, rather than a long-term deal. “There could be a few debt ceiling deadlines prior to the 2024 elections,” the UBS strategists led by Mi chael Cloherty wrote in a report. In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Trea sury slumped to 3.42 per cent from 3.57 percent late Monday. Some of the sharpest ac tion in the stock market was among companies reporting results for the rst three months of the year, as earn ings season stays in high gear. It’s been mostly better than feared. Arista Networks fell 15.7 percent despite reporting better prot and revenue than expected. Analysts said investors may have been disappointed it didn’t raise its forecast for upcoming re sults even more than it did. On the winning side was Molson Coors Beverage, which reported adjusted earnings that more than doubled analysts’ expec tations. It bubbled up 7.7 percent. All told, the S&P 500 lost 48.29 points to 4,119.58. The Dow dropped 367.17 to 33,684.53, and the Nasdaq fell 132.09 to 12,080.51.Apple, Google partner to combat creepy tracking tacticsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart un wanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people nd lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost. The two companies be hind the iPhone and the software that powers An droid phones on Tuesday submitted a proposal to set standards for combatting secret surveillance on Ap ple’s AirTag trackers and similar gadgets. The con cept also has the backing of Samsung, which sells the most Android smart phones worldwide, as well as tracking products similar to the AirTag such as Tile, Chipolo, and Pebblebee. The $30 AirTag has be come a popular item since its 2021 release, helping users pinpoint the loca tions of a wide variety of lost property. But stalkers have also deployed AirTags and similar products to shadow former love inter ests and other people who don’t realize they are being tracked. “Bluetooth trackers have created tremendous user benets, but they also bring the potential of unwanted tracking, which requires industrywide action to solve,” said Dave Burke, Google’s vice president of Engineering for Android. Apple and AirTag hope to have a plan in place by the end of this year to thwart stealth tracking. The solu tion would be distributed through software updates to iPhones and Android phones. Erica Olsen, the senior di rector of National Network to End Domestic Violence’s Safety Net Project, applaud ed the effort to set an indus try standard that she believes will help protect survivors of abusive relationships and other people that have been targets of stealth technolo gy. “These new standards will minimize opportunities for abuse of this technolo gy and decrease the burden on survivors in detecting unwanted trackers,” Olsen said. Jae C. Hong / AP In this illustration photographed in La Habra, Calif., the AirTag tracking device is introduced during a virtual event held to announce new Apple products on April 20, 2021. Apple and Google on Tuesday, disclosed they are teaming up in an effort to thwart unwanted tracking on smartphones through Bluetooth devices designed to help people find their keys, keep tabs on their luggage and locate other things they don’t want to line. The two companies behind the iPhone and the software that powers Android phones said they submitted a proposal to set standards for combatting secret surveillance on Apple’s AirTag trackers and similar gadgets to Internet Engineering Task Force.

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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 A9 A fter earlier this month expressing concerns about the cost of the city’s poten-tial obligation under the grant, at its last meeting the Inverness City Coun-cil unanimously agreed to accept a $23.8 million state grant agreement for adding municipal utilities and new roads in South Highlands. The grant will help fund a $32.3 million expansion to add 46,500 feet of new grav ity sewer lines and 22,400 feet of forced sewer lines and 14 powered lift stations. As part of the agreement, the city will contribute $11,148,750 to the project. The city contribution was the initial concern of the council. However, in the most recent meeting City Manager Eric Williams pointed out that approving the grant offer does not mean that the council is committed to the project. Instead, it signals to the state that Inverness is will-ing to move forward with the process and the state does not need to move on to another community and offer it the money. Williams told the council that the city’s portion of the project money can come from three possible sources: borrowing to be repaid with utility revenues, assessment to each of the property own-ers in the project area, or a mix of these two sources. He also said that the council did not have to agree on the source of city funding to accept the grant. Council members were clear that eventually the city will have to offer utility services in the South High-lands, and this grant is a huge benet to help fund this expansion, so they agreed to accept the grant money now and work on the details of how the city will pay its share later. This seems like a reasonable and prudent position, since as council member Jacquie Hepfer said in the meeting, it is inevitable that the state will continue to push cities to offer munic-ipal sewer services and do away with septic tanks, and this money will make it easier for the city to do this project, regardless of how the city portion is eventual-ly funded. For now, the City of Inverness has made the right decision to tell the state it wants to accept the almost $24 million grant, which is one of, if not the largest single project grant that’s ever come to the county. D oes the radical climate change agenda know no end? Earlier this year, it was gas stoves – and then lightbulbs. Then, a few weeks ago, President Joe Biden’s administration announced much less gas cars after 2032. Even though about half of Americans say they don’t want an electric car and only 6 percent of drivers are buying them. But that was child’s play com-pared to the latest Biden scheme to shut down as many as half our electric power plants across the country. These are the plants that charge those Tesla batteries and cellphones. They also keep the lights on in our factories, schools, hospitals, stores, and homes and power the internet. Further, they cook our food and keep us warm at night. No, that power doesn’t just come magi-cally from the socket in the wall. Most of the electric power supply in America and around the world comes from fossil fuels. Coal, gas and oil power plants account for more than 60 percent of the electric power we use in the United States today. Only about 20 percent comes from wind and solar power. Hold that thought. Because the Biden administration has announced what The Washington Post calls a plan to “drastically reduce (power plant) greenhouse gas emissions.” These cuts are so stringent that most of our gasand coal-red plants would be technologically incapable of com plying. But here’s what’s sinister: That’s the point of these rules – to wrench fossil fuels from our energy supply altogether. Our electric grid system is already stressed to the limits. States that have tried to switch to green energy – California comes to mind – are having to under-go dangerous blackouts and brownouts. This is what happens in Third World countries. It isn’t supposed to happen here. Where are we going to get the electric power to charge 150 million EVs every night? From windmills? Remember, these new Environmental Protection Agency rules come just weeks after Biden announced cars would soon no longer be fueled with gas, oil or diesel. Yet now, we are going to shut down more power plants? The Biden administration says that coal and gas plants will have to pay for carbon offsets to make up for their carbon emissions. Who’s going to pay for that? We all will with much higher utility bills. If you want to cripple an industrial economy like that of the U.S., a good way to do so is to dismantle its energy supply. Who is the president residing in the White House these days? Joe Biden or Dr. Evil? No country has cleaned its air more than the U.S. has over the last many decades. The Institute for Energy Research reports that our air pollution emissions – including lead, sulfur, carbon monoxide and particulates – have fallen by a combined 74 percent over the past 50 years. We have the cleanest air in any of our lifetimes. Even our carbon dioxide emissions have fallen in recent years more than any other country, thanks to natural gas production. We aren’t the problem. China is, and you can be sure they’re not doing anything to slow their economy. These new EPA regulations aren’t about breathing cleaner air or changing the temperature of the planet. They are a dangerous assault on the American free en-terprise system and U.S. global leadership. Biden thinks his legacy will be as the president who fought global warming. Wrong. He will go down in history as the president who turned the lights out on the U.S. economy. Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a co-found er of the Committee to Unleash Pros perity. His latest book is “Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy.” O Sheriff’s hat post a symptom of polarization Noting Linda Coughlin’s letter “To the sheriff: I am an Amer ican, too” in Monday’s paper (page A8), I think she correctly admonishes the sheriff office for having posted on Facebook the partisan hat “I’d rather be an American than a Democrat.” The same might be said relative to the Republicans, as neither party makes me proud as an American. Linda Coughlin invokes the important element of patriotism. Thus, I would offer a better slogan: “I’d rather be a patriotic American than a Democrat or a Republican.” What constitutes a patriot these days? As Linda implies, military service helps, of course, but we have extremists who are military veterans, as well. Fortunately, they seem to be part of the very small percentage of Americans who are viewed as extremists and, thus, are coun terproductive. Overall, we can conclude that military service strongly promotes patriotism, making military service some what of a cornerstone of patri otism. Linda mentioned her extensive military family connections on the Democrat side. As an Inde pendent (but registered Repub lican at this point), I graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, served two deployments to Viet nam, and earned a pension at 20 years of service. My brother served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, and my sister married an Air Force guy. My father was both a World War 2 veteran as well as a career policeman and federal guard. Many of us have such patriot ic roots, given all the wars in recent decades. In 1962, as a senior in high school, I turned down a service academy appointment from the controversial Republican, Barry Goldwater, in favor of one offered by Carl Hayden, a relatively obscure Democrat. That was my first interaction with politics. Over the past six decades, I always voted for the best candidate, regardless of party, sometimes having to change parties to do so. I believe many Americans real ize that most political controver sy is driven by far less than one percent of the population at each extreme of the political spec trum. Extremists saturate the political dialogue in their hyped attempts to get attention and to sway “undecided” voters. They also discourage more capable and more patriotic candidates from entering the fray. The key question, of course, is how to turn things around in our era of undue entitlements, paying people not to work, and all the other vote-seeking poli tics that only increase with each election cycle. It is up to us, but it may already be too late to save our failing country, given the magnitude and inertia of our self-imposed cultural, financial, military, intellectual, and infra structure decay. Slogans simply are not enough. What else might work? Charles Ray Jones Hernando What was the sheriff’s agenda? I read with great interest and surprise the Michael Regalski articles. I believe your column addressing the responsibility of the sheriff’s office was correct in part. I also believe reporters need to inquire daily of the sheriff’s office. The whole episode today raises lots of questions: why didn’t the sheriff advise the citizens of Cit rus County of this shooting? In light of all the mass shootings in the country now, does the sheriff have an agenda in his (their) fail ure to report? Why is this man only charged with one count of attempted murder? Was it because he “only” hit one person? Reading the standard Florida Criminal Jury instructions that is an insuf ficient reason. Just because he failed to hit the other two people is not a reason to charge him with one count of attempted murder. Did he only fire the weapon once? I don’t know. Why two aggravated assault charges? If it is for the other two people in the ATV that seem to suggest they were in the line of fire. Why is this man out on only a $65,000 bond for an attempted murder case and multiple other felonies? Did the state fail to advise the judge of their position or was the bond consistent with the state’s view? It was reported his weapons were only taken as part of a separate case and not as part of a condition of his release. These are just some of the questions that come to mind in light of this late reported serious criminal offense. Attorney Tom DonnellyWho turned the lights out? Joe Biden LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINIONS INVITED Q Viewpoints depicted in politi cal cartoons, columns or let ters do not necessarily repre sent the opinion of the editorial board. 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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 emeritusInverness accepts $24 million state utilities grant YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Q District 1 (Crystal River, Ozello, Citronelle, Red Level): Jeff Kinnard, jeff.kinnard@citrusbocc.com; Q District 2 (Homosassa, Sugarmill Woods): Diana Finegan, diana.finegan@citrusbocc.com; Q District 3 (Beverly Hills, Pine Ridge, Citrus Springs): Ruthie Davis Schlabach, ruthie.schlabach@citrusbocc. com; Q District 4 (Floral City, part of Inverness): Rebecca Bays, rebecca.bays@citrusbocc.com; Q District 5 (part of Inverness, Hernando, Arrowhead): Holly L. Davis, holly.davis@citrusbocc.com. Our Viewpoint The issue: Inverness accepts agreement with state for environ mental fundsOur opinion: The right decision Stephen MooreVarying Voices

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Some 11,500 lm and television writers represented by the Writers Guild of America put down their pens and laptops after failing to reach a new contract with the trade association that represents Holly wood studios and production com panies. The labor dispute could have a cascading effect on TV and lm productions depending on how long the strike lasts, and it comes as streaming services are under grow ing pressure from Wall Street to show prots. Late-night television was the rst to feel the fallout, just as it was during the 2007 writers strike that last for 100 days. All of the top late-night shows, which are staffed by writers that pen monologues and jokes for their hosts, immediately went dark. NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” Come dy Central’s “Daily Show,” ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live,” CBS’s “The Late Show” and NBC’s “Late Night” all made plans for reruns through the week. NBC didn’t immediately com ment on plans for “Saturday Night Live.” The sketch show is scheduled to air a new episode Saturday host ed by Pete Davidson. “Everyone including myself hope both sides reach a deal. But I also think that the writers’ demands are not unreasonable,” host Stephen Colbert said on Monday’s “Late Show.” “This nation owes so much to unions,” Colbert said. “Unions are the reason we have weekends, and by extension why we have TGI Fri days.” The strike’s impact on scripted series and lms will take longer to notice; those with nished scripts are permitted to continue shooting. During the 2007 strike, late-night hosts eventually returned to air and improvised their way through shows. One late-night show won’t go dark. Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” with Greg Gutfeld will continue airing new episodes, Fox said Tuesday. The writers’ guild is seeking high er minimum pay, less thinly staffed writing rooms, shorter exclusive contracts and a reworking of re sidual pay – all conditions it says have been diminished in the content boom driven by streaming. “The companies’ behavior has created a gig economy inside a union workforce,” the WGA said in a statement. Picket lines were planned Tues day in Los Angeles and New York, including outside the Manhattan building where NBCUniversal is holding an event for advertisers to its streaming service, Peacock. In Los Angeles, writers plan to demonstrate outside the ofces of Walt Disney Co., Netix, Amazon, Universal, Warner Bros., Para mount, CBS and Sony. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios and productions companies, said it presented an offer with “generous increases in compensation for writers as well as improvements in streaming residu als.” The trade association said in a statement that it was prepared to im prove its offer “but was unwilling to do so because of the magnitude of other proposals still on the table that the guild continues to insist upon.” A shutdown has been widely fore cast for months. The writers last month voted overwhelming to au thorize a strike, with 98 percent of membership in support. Writers say their pay isn’t keeping pace with ination, TV writer rooms have shrunk too much and the old cal culus for how residuals are paid out needs to be redrawn. Streaming has exploded the num ber of series and lms that are an nually made, meaning more jobs for writers. But writers say they’re making less than they used to while working under more strained condi tions. The guild is seeking more com pensation for writers up front. That’s because many of the payments writ ers have historically proted from on the back end – like syndication and international licensing – have been largely phased out by the onset of streaming. More writers – roughly half – are being paid minimum rates, an in crease of 16 percent over the last decade. Hollywood’s trade association said Monday that the primary stick ing points to a deal revolved around so-called mini-rooms – the guild is seeking a minimum number of scribes per writer room – and the duration of employment contracts. The guild has said more exi bility for writers is needed when they’re contracted for series that have tended to be shorter-lived than the once-standard 20-plus episode broadcast season. Many studios and production companies are slashing spending. The Walt Disney Co. is eliminating 7,000 jobs. Warner Bros. Discovery is cutting costs to lessen its debt. Netix has pumped the breaks on spending growth. Films will take longer to be affect ed, and if a strike persisted through the summer, fall TV schedules could be upended. Meantime, not having writers available for rewrites can have a dramatic effect on quality. The James Bond lm “Quantum of Solace” was one of many lms rushed into production during the 2007-2008 strike with what Daniel Craig called “the bare bones of a script.” “There was me trying to rewrite scenes – and a writer I am not,” Craig later recounted. With a walkout long expected, writers have rushed to get scripts in and studios have sought to prepare their pipelines to keep churning out content for at least the short term. “We’re assuming the worst from a business perspective,” David Zaslav, chief executive of Warner Bros. Dis covery, said last month. “We’ve got ourselves ready. We’ve had a lot of content that’s been produced.” Overseas series could also ll some of the void. “We have a large base of upcoming shows and lms from around the world,” Ted Saran dos, Netix co-chief executive, said on the company’s earnings call in April. Yet the WGA strike may only be the beginning. Contracts for both the Directors Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, expire in June. Some of the same issues around the business model of streaming will factor into those bargaining sessions. The DGA is set to begin negotiations with AMPTP on May 10. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Wednesday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2023. There are 242 days left in the year. Highlight in history:On May 3, 1979, Conserva tive Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain’s first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labour government in parliamentary elections. On this date:In 1802, Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city. In 1937, Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, “Gone with the Wind.” In 1947, Japan’s postwar constitution took effect. In 1960, the Harvey Schmidt-Tom Jones musical “The Fantasticks” began a nearly 42-year run at New York’s Sullivan Street Play house. In 2016, in a stunning tri umph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination with a resounding victory in Indiana that knocked rival Ted Cruz out of the race. In 2018, a federal grand jury in Detroit indicted former Volkswagen CEO Martin Win terkorn on charges stemming from the company’s diesel emissions cheating scandal. (Under Germany’s constitu tion, he could not be extradit ed to the U.S. to face charges.) Ten years ago: President Barack Obama cast Mexico as a nation ready to take “its rightful place in the world” and move past the drug bat tles and violence that had defined its relationship with the United States; the presi dent then headed to Costa Rica, where he told a press conference he didn’t foresee any circumstance requiring the U.S. to send ground troops into Syria. Gunmen killed Chaudhry Zulfikar, Pakistan’s lead prosecutor investigating the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, as he drove to court in the capital. Five years ago: President Donald Trump insisted that his reimbursement of a 2016 hush payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels had nothing to do with his election campaign. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a plan to give striking teachers pay raises totaling 20 percent, ending a six-day walkout. In a reversal, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that the chaplain of the House of Representatives would stay in his job; Ryan had sparked an uproar when he asked the Rev. Patrick Conroy to resign and said he was dissatisfied with Conroy’s pastoral care to lawmakers. One year ago: President Joe Biden blasted as “radical” a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion throwing out the Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling after 50 years. Chief Justice John Roberts said he had ordered an investigation into what he called an “egregious breach of trust.” Russian forc es began storming the steel mill containing the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, just as scores of civilians who evacuated the bombed-out plant reached relative safety in Ukrainian-held territory. Ron Galella, a photographer known for his visceral celebri ty shots and his dogged pur suit of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who sued him and won a restraining order, died at age 91. Today’s birthdays: Singer Frankie Valli is 89. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, is 80. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 77. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is 74. Pop singer Mary Hopkin is 73. Singer Christopher Cross is 72. Rock musician David Ball (Soft Cell) is 64. Country singer Shane Minor is 55. Actor Amy Ryan is 55. Actor Bobby Cannavale is 53. Music and film producer-actor Damon Dash is 52. Country musician John Driskell Hop kins (Zac Brown Band) is 52. Country-rock musician John Neff is 52. Actor Marsha Stephanie-Blake is 48. TV personality Willie Geist (TV: “Today”) is 48. Actor Christina Hendricks is 48. Actor Dule Hill is 48. Country singer Eric Church is 46. Actor Tanya Wright is 45. TODAY IN HISTORY J. David Ake / AP A worker wheels equipment past the famous Hollywood sign as preparations continue on March 8 for the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Television and movie writers declared late Monday that they will launch an industrywide strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era.

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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 A11Scooby doobie don’t: Discarded joints pose hazards for dogs By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK — Bondi, an 8-month-old toy poodle, had just returned from a walk when he began stumbling. His head wobbled and soon he could barely stand, so his owner, Colleen Briggs, rushed him to the vet. The good doctor quickly made a diagnosis: Bondi was stoned. On his walk, a sniff must have led Bondi to a discard ed joint, which he ate. “He was just doing his usual – exploring every thing, snifng everything,” said Briggs, who began to notice the pot shops sprout ing up around New York City, the frequent whiffs of marijuana while circling her Manhattan neighborhood and the unnished joints now littering sidewalks. In places like New York City, where the rst legal recreational pot dispensa ry opened last year, users can smoke it in the open. As a result, more dogs are coming across – and eat ing – discarded joints and edibles, prompting alarm among veterinarians and pet owners who blame the steep rise in poisonings on smokers oblivious to the harm they can do by littering. Marijuana poisonings, which are almost never fatal, were once rare among pets, even when medical dispen saries started opening, ac cording to Dr. Amy Attas, a New York City veterinarian. Until recently, many oc curred at home, when pets got into their owners’ stash es. “The reason we’re see ing so many cases is that people are using marijuana on the street and then dis carding the unwanted ends of their joints,” Attas said. “And that’s a real problem because dogs will eat those.” In the rst three months of the year, she had already seen six cases, which is about the same number she’s treated over the past three decades. Multiply that by the number of vets working in New York City, she said, and the result underscores the widening problem. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said cases are ris ing nationwide. Last year, there was an 11 percent increase from the rough ly 6,200 cases reported in 2021, and over the past ve years, there has been a 300 percent increase. Twenty-one states have legalized the recreational use of cannabis, and in large urban areas like New York, there’s no escaping the whiff of pot in public. In many cases, owners are unaware that their dogs have eaten a leftover joint until they begin showing signs of toxicity. Even then, owners might not understand what is ailing their pets. Sue Scott was in a panic when her 9-month-old fawn pug, Circe, collapsed after a recent walk. Circe’s paws splayed out on the oor, her head shook to-and-fro and she drooled. “A million things were running through my head,” said Scott, 68. Marijuana poisoning was not among them. “I would never had thought that,” she said. Scott made a video call to Dr. Attas, who said Circe was showing all the signs of being high. She now keeps Circe on a shorter leash, mindful of where she pokes her nose. “I don’t know if you know pugs – they’re constantly on the lookout for their next morsel,” said Scott, who has owned four other pugs, none of whom ever returned home stoned. “But some times it’s pretty tough to control them because they are so fast. They’ll just dart at something.” Although dogs rarely die from marijuana poisoning, treatment can be expensive, sometimes requiring a trip to the animal emergency room, a stomach pump and intravenous uids. The stress on the patient and its owner is also enor mous. Bondi has been poisoned three times, the rst time last fall, said his owner, Briggs. Even as Briggs grew more vigilant when walking her pup, she acknowledged that she must have gotten dis tracted when Bondi became sick a second time. That time, she let Bondi ride out his high. “Walking him ... it’s just a really intense situation. So I’m always looking on the ground, and it’s just ev erywhere now,” she said of the spent joints that she and Bondi come across on walks. “One time,” Briggs said, “I caught him and grabbed it out of his mouth.” Bebeto Matthews / AP Colleen Briggs cuddles her 8-month-old poodle named Bondi, during a walk a park near their home on April 6 in New York. When Bondi recently became sick, a quick diagnosis found he was likely poisoned after nibbling unfinished marijuana joints.Crown comes to Parliament in pre-coronation visit By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON — Before the glory of his coronation weekend, King Charles III visited Parliament Tuesday, to get a reminder that the monarch’s power has limits. Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, attended a reception for lawmak ers, most of whom haven’t been able to snag a ticket to Saturday’s coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The royal couple also had the chance to see a 300-year-old gilded coach that ferried the speakers of the House of Commons to coronations and royal wed dings. But not anymore. On Sat urday, the carriage will re main in Parliament’s West minster Hall, where it’s on public display. Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle will walk the few hundred yards (meters) to the abbey for the coronation, clad in full ceremonial dress including lace jabot and cuffs, and preceded by a sergeant-at-arms carrying the ornamen tal mace from the House chamber. Hoyle said the presence of the mace “shows, this is the elected House, represent ed.” “Constitutionally, it is so important the elected House is represented as we see the monarch being crowned,” he said ahead of Tuesday’s royal visit. While Britain’s elected lawmakers take a back seat during royal events, the monarch faces restrictions in Parliament. The king can visit West minster Hall – the oldest part of the Houses of Parlia ment, remnant of the medi eval palace that once stood here – but may not enter the House of Commons. Ever since King Charles I tried to arrest lawmakers in 1642 and ended up deposed, tried and beheaded, the monarch has been barred from the Commons chamber. The Speaker’s State Coach tells its own story. Built after the 1689 “Glo rious Revolution,” when Parliament asserted its rights over the monarchy, the coach features a mix of royal and parliamentary symbolism. A painted panel on its side shows the mon arch being presented with Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights, pillars of Britain’s democratic system. “That is a reminder to the royal family and others: That is what we fought for. That is what we expect,” Hoyle said. While the monarch still formally gives assent to every piece of legislation, Hoyle said he had “never known the monarch to ob ject to what the House of Commons does.” “I never, ever see that hap pening.,” he said. “What I see is a grown-up recogni tion of democracy in this country, that we still have a monarch that plays his part.” The speaker’s coach – slightly smaller than the Gold State Coach that Charles will use on coro nation day – took previous speakers to the coronations of George V, George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. Its last ofcial outing was for Charles’ wedding to Prin cess Diana in 1981. It has spent the past de cade in a carriage museum in southwest England, and has now returned to Westminster, a reminder of links between Parliament and crown. Inside the speaker’s of cial residence on the grounds of Parliament is an other: the State Bed, where monarchs traditionally slept on the night before their coronations. The last to do so was King George IV in 1821. Hoyle said Charles would be welcome to use it. “If he wants to stay on the night of the coronation, the bed is made up,” he said. Alberto Pezzali / AP Britain’s Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle walks around the Speaker’s State Coach on Sunday as it returns to Westminster, ahead of the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III, in London. The gilded coach, which was last seen in the historic Westminster Hall in 2005, will be on display once again from 2 May to the Autumn, to commemorate the crowning of King Charles III. Man arrested outside Buckingham Palace with suspected weapon By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON — London po lice said a controlled explo sion was carried out as a pre caution outside Buckingham Palace late Tuesday after a man was arrested there on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. The Metropolitan Police said ofcers arrested the man after he approached the palace gates and threw items suspected to be shot gun cartridges into the pal ace grounds. A bag that police deemed suspicious was found in the suspect’s possession, the police force said. “Ofcers worked immedi ately to detain the man and he has been taken into po lice custody,” Chief Super intendent Joseph McDonald said in a statement. “There have been no reports of any shots red, or any injuries to ofcers or members of the public.” King Charles III and Ca milla, the queen consort, were not believed to be at Buckingham Palace at the time of the arrest. Palace of cials declined to comment, saying the incident was a po lice matter. Cordons were erected in the area late Tuesday. Po lice said ofcers remained at the scene and investigations were ongoing. The incident took place just days ahead of Charles’ coronation ceremony, which is scheduled to take place at nearby Westminster Abbey on Saturday. In recent days Bucking ham Palace has seen a ur ry of activity as tourists and international media begin to descend for the coronation – the rst to take place in the country since Queen Eliza beth II was crowned in 1953. On Saturday Charles and Camilla will ride in a gild ed coach from the palace to Westminster Abbey, where they will be crowned in a ceremony steeped in histo ry. The pair will then return to the palace before they appear on the palace balco ny to greet well-wishers. Licensed&Insured CallforYourFREELAWNCAREESTIMATE Escapetoaparadiseinyourownbackyard! • Mowing&Maintenance • WeedControl • YardCleanups VoyageLandscapingLLC352-586-6385voyagelandscaping@gmail.com Looking For “FIVESTAR” Installers $50OFF 8698W. DixielandSt. Homosassa US19 Acrossfrom FatDaddy’s rnn ChrisClemens,President NEW LOCATION! ChrisClemens, JoeBell,and TinaShumway grewupin CitrusCounty. They’reworking tobringtheBest Flooring Packages toyou!

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A12 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleN & W CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLEBiden sending troops for border migrant surge By COLLEEN LONG, AAMER MADHANI and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will send 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border starting next week, ahead of an expected mi grant surge following the end of coronavirus pandem ic-era restrictions. Military personnel will do data entry, warehouse sup port and other administra tive tasks so that U.S. Cus toms and Border Protection can focus on eldwork, White House spokeswom an Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. The troops “will not be performing law en forcement functions or in teracting with immigrants, or migrants,” Jean-Pierre said. “This will free up Bor der Patrol agents to perform their critical law enforce ment duties.” They will be deployed for 90 days, and will be pulled from the Army and Marine Corps, and Defense Secre tary Lloyd Austin will look to backll with National Guard or Reserve troops during that period, Penta gon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said. There are already 2,500 Na tional Guard members at the border. The COVID-19 restric tions have allowed U.S. ofcials to turn away tens of thousands of migrants crossing the southern bor der, but those restrictions will lift May 11, and border ofcials are bracing for a surge. Even amid the restric tions, the administration has seen record numbers of peo ple crossing the border, and President Joe Biden has re sponded by cracking down on those who cross illegally and by creating new path ways meant to offer alter natives to a dangerous and often deadly journey. For Biden, who announced his Democratic reelection campaign a week ago, the decision signals his admin istration is taking seriously an effort to tamp down the number of illegal crossings, a potent source of Repub lican attacks, and sends a message to potential border crossers not to attempt the journey. But it also draws potentially unwelcome comparisons to Biden’s Re publican predecessor, whose policies Biden frequently criticized. Congress, mean while, has refused to take any substantial immigra tion-related actions. Then-President Donald Trump deployed active-duty troops to the border to as sist border patrol personnel in processing large migrant caravans, on top of Nation al Guard forces that were already working in that ca pacity. Jean-Pierre downplayed any similarity between Biden’s immigration man agement and Trump’s use of troops during his term. “DOD personnel have been supporting CBP at the bor der for almost two decades now,” Jean-Pierre said. “So this is a common practice.” But some in Biden’s own party objected to the deci sion. “The Biden administra tion’s militarization of the border is unacceptable,” said Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chair Bob Menendez, D-N.J. “There is already a humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemi sphere, and deploying mili tary personnel only signals that migrants are a threat that require our nation’s troops to contain. Nothing could be further from the truth.”U.S. surgeon general says loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON — Wide spread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tues day in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Mur thy said in an 81-page report from his ofce. “We now know that loneli ness is a common feeling that many people experience. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feel ing the body sends us when something we need for sur vival is missing,” Murthy told The Associated Press in an in terview. “Millions of people in America are struggling in the shadows, and that’s not right. That’s why I issued this advi sory to pull back the curtain on a struggle that too many people are experiencing.” The declaration is intended to raise awareness around loneliness but won’t unlock federal funding or program ming devoted to combatting the issue. Research shows that Amer icans, who have become less engaged with worship hous es, community organizations and even their own family members in recent decades, have steadily reported an increase in feelings of lone liness. The number of single households has also doubled over the last 60 years. But the crisis deeply wors ened when COVID-19 spread, prompting schools and workplaces to shut their doors and sending millions of Americans to isolate at home away from relatives or friends. People culled their friend groups during the coronavi rus pandemic and reduced time spent with those friends, the surgeon general’s report nds. Americans spent about 20 minutes a day in person with friends in 2020, down from 60 minutes daily nearly two decades earlier. The loneliness epidemic is hitting young people, ages 15 to 24, especially hard. The age group reported a 70 percent drop in time spent with friends during the same period. Loneliness increases the risk of premature death by nearly 30 percent, with the report revealing that those with poor social relation ships also had a greater risk of stroke and heart disease. Isolation also elevates a per son’s likelihood for experi encing depression, anxiety and dementia, according to the research. Murthy did not provide any data that illus trates how many people die directly from loneliness or isolation. The surgeon general is call ing on workplaces, schools, technology companies, community organizations, parents and other people to make changes that will boost the country’s connectedness. He advises people to join community groups and put down their phones when they’re catching up with friends; employers to think carefully about their remote work policies; and health systems to provide training for doctors to recognize the health risks of loneliness. Technology has rapidly exacerbated the loneliness problem, with one study cit ed in the report nding that people who used social me dia for two hours or more daily were more than twice as likely to report feeling socially isolated than those who were on such apps for less than 30 minutes a day. Murthy said social media is driving the increase in loneli ness in particular. His report suggests that technology companies roll out protec tions for children especially around their social media behavior. “There’s really no substi tute for in-person interac tion,” Murthy said. “As we shifted to use technology more and more for our com munication, we lost out on a lot of that in-person inter action. How do we design technology that strengthens our relationships as opposed to weaken them?” Susan Walsh / AP Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care.On Illinois highway, blinding dust, then ‘crash after crash’ By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press DIVERNON, Ill. — Winds stirred up a wall of dust from farm elds that engulfed a stretch of busy interstate highway in a mat ter of minutes. The brown cloud’s intensity caked even the insides of vehicles in dirt. As darkness enveloped them, some cars and trucks hurtling down the road put on their brakes; others didn’t. They slammed into one another, leaving them mangled or in some cases, burned. And when it was over, almost 40 people were injured and six people were dead – two of them still un identiable. Monday’s deadly and ery crashes along a 2-mile stretch of Interstate 55 in central Illinois, 75 miles north of St. Louis and just south of the state capital of Springeld, came as high spring winds kicked up dust at a time when farmers are busy tilling or planting their elds, police said. “They were very unusual circumstances. Certainly dust storms happen, but it is not something that happens every day here in this part of Illinois or any part of Il linois,” Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said at a news conference Tues day. The interstate highway was closed in both directions af ter Monday’s crashes, but northbound and southbound lanes reopened around 6 a.m. Tuesday, Kelly said. The crashes involved 40 to 60 cars, along with trac tor-trailers, two of which caught re, state police said. The six people who died were all in northbound lanes, while 37 people on both sides of I-55 were tak en to hospitals. Those hurt in the crash range in age from 2 to 80 and have injuries from mi nor to life-threatening, po lice said. One of the six people killed was Shirley Harper, 88, of Franklin, Wisconsin, police said. Two of six people killed remain unidentied, Kelly said, and state police were seeking tips from the pub lic about their identity. One victim was driving a blue Chrysler 300, and the other was in a Hyundai, its color unknown. More than 40 troopers were sent to the scene, in cluding members of the state police crash recon struction team, Kelly said. Those investigators are very early in their inquiry and have a lot of evidence to review and people to inter view as part of their probe. “We have a lot of science that has to be done to see what we can determine,” Kelly said. Maj. Ryan Starrick told reporters Monday that the wind-driven dust storm was a spring version of a “white out situation” typically seen in snowstorms. Gov. J.B. Pritzker described the scene as “horric.” Winds were gusting be tween 35 and 45 mph, the National Weather Service said. Meteorologist Chuck Schaffer said the area where the crashes occurred is “very at, very few trees.” WICS TV Smoke billows after a crash involving at least 20 vehicles shut down a highway in Illinois on Mon day. Illinois State Police say a windstorm that kicked up clouds of dust in south-central Illinois led to numerous crashes and multiple fatalities on Interstate 55. IN BRIEF Cops: Man borrows phone, admits to ex-landlord’s killing (AP) — A New Mexico man, overwhelmed by guilt, borrowed a cellphone to call 911 and confess to the 2008 killing of his former land lord and he also told police where the body was buried, authorities said Tuesday. Police said Tony Ray Per alta, 37, of Roswell, was booked into the Chaves County jail on suspicion of murder. They said Peralta went to a store Monday afternoon, borrowed a cellphone to call 911 and told a dispatcher that he had killed someone. Ofcers went to the store and Peralta was detained for questioning. Police investigators then obtained a search warrant for a house where Peralta had been a tenant of 69-year-old William Blodgett. He told them where he buried the body, and they found a boot, bones and dentures after removing plywood oorboards from a detached room on the side of the house. A tearful Peralta told po lice during an interview that he didn’t know why he had killed Blodgett and that he just needed to confess, ac cording to an afdavit led with the criminal complaint. Peralta told police he de cided to come forward be cause “his heart hurts” and that the killing had been eat ing at him. He told the of cer to tell Blodgett’s family “that he was a good man and that he didn’t deserve what I did.”Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide law (AP) — Vermont on Tues day became the rst state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives. Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed the bill that removes the residency requirement for the decades-old law. Last year in a court set tlement, Oregon agreed to stop enforcing the res idency requirement of its law allowing terminally ill people to receive lethal medication. It also agreed to ask the Legislature to re move it from the law. Before Vermont removed its residency requirement Tuesday, it had reached a settlement with a Con necticut woman who has terminal cancer to allow her to take advantage of its law, provided she complies with other aspects of it. “We are grateful to Ver mont lawmakers for rec ognizing that a state bor der shouldn’t determine if you die peacefully or in agony,” said Kim Calli nan, president and CEO of Compassion & Choices, a nonprot advocacy orga nization, in a statement. “Patients routinely travel to other states to utilize the best health care options. There is no rational reason they shouldn’t be able to travel to another state to access medical aid in dy ing if the state they live in doesn’t offer it.” Bride dies when speeding DUI driver slams golf cart FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A bride leaving her wedding reception was killed when a woman driving under the inuence and well over twice the speed limit slammed into the back of a golf cart on a South Carolina beach road, authorities said. Data retrieved from Jamie Lee Komoroski’s rental car indicated she was driving 65 mph and only briey hit the brakes before she hit the golf cart around 10 p.m. Friday on Folly Beach, in vestigators said. The speed limit on the is land near Charleston is 25 mph. Samantha Miller, 34, of Charlotte, North Caroli na, died in the wreck, ac cording to the Charleston County Coroner’s Ofce. Miller had just got mar ried hours earlier, Folly Beach Public Safety De partment Director Andrew Gilreath said. Three others in the golf cart including the groom were injured. Gilreath said the golf cart had lights and was legal to drive at night.Oklahoma woman: Sex offender controlled my daughter’s family HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — As law enforcement ofcials went silent Tuesday while piecing together what led to the killing of seven people in rural Oklahoma, family members of those slain recalled the controlling nature of one of the dead, who was a registered sex offender. Since the bodies were found early Monday, au thorities have released scant information on who was killed, how they died and who killed them. Janette Mayo, whose daughter and three teenage grandchildren were among the dead, said the con trolling behavior of her son-in-law, Jesse McFadden, was concerning, but that the family didn’t learn about his criminal history until a few months ago. “He lied to my daughter, and he convinced her it was all just a huge mistake,” Mayo, of Westville, told The Associated Press on Tues day. “He was very stand ofsh, generally very quiet, but he kept my daughter and the kids basically under lock and key. He had to know where they were at all times, which sent red ags up.” Okmulgee County Sher iff Eddy Rice said the bodies were found on the property where McFadden lived near Henryetta, a town of about 6,000 about 90 miles east of Oklahoma City. Rice said the bod ies included two missing teens, Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 16, along with McFadden. Rice said the state medical examiner would have to conrm the victims’ identities.

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S CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE Section B WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 , 2023 By MATT PFIFFNER Sports editor It was a busy Tuesday night on the diamonds in Citrus County, as a trio of softball teams and one base ball team hosted district tournament games. The Citrus baseball and softball teams both won at home, while the Crys tal River and Seven Rivers Christian softball teams weren’t as fortunate and saw their seasons come to a close. The game of the night was between the Citrus and Lake Weir baseball teams in a District 4A-5 quarternal contest. Citrus led 4-2 entering the seventh inning, but Lake Weir scored three times in the top of the seventh to grab a 5-4 lead. Citrus re sponded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh for a thrilling 6-5 triumph. The fourth-seeded Hurri canes (11-14) travel to top seed North Marion (20-5) Wednesday night at 7 p.m. for a seminal showdown. The Citrus softball team didn’t need any heroics in a 13-0 ve-inning District 4A-5 seminal win over Weeki Wachee. The Hur ricanes (18-5) play Thurs day at home against Nature Coast Tech for the district crown. Baylie Goodwin had a big night at the plate, with a pair of hits – including a home run – and ve RBIs. She also scored twice. Pais ley Williamson had three hits, three runs and an RBI and Riley Tirrell and Leone Rotondo drove in two runs each. Kaylin Smith allowed three hits and struck out four in ve innings of work for the shutout victory. The Crystal River soft ball team dropped a tough 3-1 decision to Gulf Coast 8 Conference rival Hernan do. It was the third victory of the season for the Leop ards (21-5) over the Pirates (17-9). The Pirates trailed 2-0 in the fourth inning, when they loaded the bases with no outs. Regina Delarco deliv ered at RBI single to plate Violet Flynn, but Hernando pitcher Ava Braswell struck out the next three hitters to keep it a 2-1 lead. Hernando’s Hannah Tay lor slugged her 16th home run of the season in the fth to make it a 3-1 game and the Pirates couldn’t bring another run home. Flynn nished the game with 12 strikeouts in the cir cle and went 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk and run scored. Delarco had two hits and the lone RBI. The Seven Rivers Chris tian softball team jumped out to a 3-1 lead after two innings against Hernando Christian Academy, but the Lions outscored the War riors 7-0 the rest of the way for an 8-3 District 2A-6 seminal victory. The Warriors nished the season 16-9, while the Lions (17-5) advance to Thursday night’s title game against Academy at the Lakes back at Warrior Park.’Canes claim wins at home CR, Seven Rivers softball teams fall in district action MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Citrus shortstop Dalton Denham scoops up a ground ball during action Tuesday night at home against Lake Weir in a District 4A-5 baseball quarterfinal contest. The Hurricanes scored twice in the bottom of the seventh for a 6-5 win. MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Baylie Goodwin of the Citrus softball team had a big night at the plate Tuesday, with a home run and five RBIs in a 13-0 Dis trict 4A-5 semifinal win over Weeki Wachee. The Hurricanes play Nature Coast Tech for the district title Thursday at home. MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Regina Delarco of Crystal River delivers an RBI single during the fourth inning of Tuesday’s 3-1 District 3A-6 semifinal loss at home to Hernando. MATT PFIFFNER / Sports editor Pitcher Joy Sullivan of Seven Rivers Christian delivers a ball to the plate during Tuesday night’s District 2A-6 semifinal loss at home to Hernando Christian Academy. CHRONICLEPanthers to championship game The Lecanto soft ball team routed Gulf Coast 8 Conference rival Springstead 9-0 Tuesday night in Belleview in a District 5A-5 seminal contest. The top-seeded Panthers (10-8) advance to the dis trict championship game Thursday at 7 p.m. back in Belleview against No. 2 seed Pasco (9-8), which edged the host Rattlers 2-1 in the rst game Tues day.Pirates, Warriors lose on the road The Crystal River and Seven Rivers Christian baseball teams fell on the road Tuesday night in district tournament action. The Pirates ended a tough season at 2-19 with a 17-7 loss at The Villages in District 4A-5 quarter nal action. Crystal River led 3-2 in the fourth, but the Buffalo (13-13) scored six times in that frame and closed the game out with eight runs in the bottom of the sixth. Seven Rivers Christian (13-10) dropped an 11-1 decision at District 2A-5 No. 1 seed Bishop Mc Laughlin (13-6-1). The Warriors scored a run in the top of the rst to go on top, but the Hurricanes scored eight times in the bot tom of the rst to take control and won in ve in nings. Palmer Looper had three hits and Nathan Tidwell added a pair, for the only hits of the game for the Warriors. Hayden Pillsbury had an RBI.Panthers fall in quarters The season came to a close for the Lecanto base ball team Monday night with an 8-2 District 5A-8 quarternal loss at Zeph yrhills. It was a 3-2 lead for the Bulldogs in the sixth inning when a grand slam broke the game open. The Panthers nished the season with a 6-19 record.CRWC wants your shoes The Crystal River Wres tling Club will be hosting a fundraiser Saturday, May 6 at the Publix in Crys tal River from 9 a.m. to noon. The club will be col lecting gently worn used and new shoes. The wrestling club will earn money per pound of shoes collected and those shoes will be repur posed and sold in markets in poverty-stricken coun tries. So instead of throw ing away those shoes you don’t want anymore, bring them to the Crystal Riv er Publix location May 6 to help out the Crys tal River Wrestling Club and people around the world. LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG — Harold Ramírez homered and drove in two runs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams with the top two records in the major leagues. Ramírez drove in the game’s rst run with an RBI single in the fourth and boosted the lead to 4-1 with a solo homer in the sixth against Roansy Contreras (3-2). The Rays, who drew just 10,325 to Tropicana Field, lead the big leagues with 62 home runs and have outscored opponents 199-93. “Don’t matter who we play, we just have to play good baseball,” Ramírez said. “We’re just here to win.” Tampa Bay is the 15th team since 1901 to win at least 24 of its rst 30 games and the rst since the 2016 World Series champion Chicago Cubs started 24-6. Pittsburgh (20-10), in rst place at the end of April for the rst time since 1992, lost back-to-back games for the rst time since the last two games of opening series at Cincinnati. The Pirates lost for the third time in the last 13 games. Pittsburgh went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring po sition, while Tampa Bay was 2 of 11 chances. “There’s not a lot of room for error,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “I think we left 11 runners on base. We didn’t execute with run ners in scoring position, and Ramirez, Rays defeat Pirates 4-1 Chris O’Meara / AP Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jose Siri, right, steals home plate ahead of the throw to Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Austin Hedges during the fifth inning on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. See RAYS , page B3

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B2 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleFuryk appointed captain for 2024 Presidents Cup in Canada By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Jim Furyk gets another crack at being U.S. captain for a road game, this time the Presidents Cup in Canada. The PGA Tour on Tuesday in troduced Furyk as captain for the 2024 matches at Royal Montreal, where the Americans will try to win for the 10th consecutive time. Mike Weir previously was named International team cap tain for the Presidents Cup, which returns to Canada for the second time. “Being selected by my peers to take on the role as captain of the U.S. Team for the 2024 Presidents Cup is truly an honor that I am humbled and excited to accept,” Furyk said. Furyk is the fourth Presidents Cup captain – and second in a row – to previously been a Ryder Cup captain. He had that job in 2018 in France against a hostile crowd, and it ended with a seven-point European victory. “My favorite question is, ‘Would you have done anything different ly?’ I laugh,” Furyk said in an in terview in October, after he served as an assistant Ryder Cup captain to Steve Stricker at Whistling Straits. “How much of an arrogant (person) would you have to be to say, ‘No, I’d do it the same way.’ Of course I’d do things different. “For the rst year or year-anda-half, that Ryder Cup in France, there wasn’t a week or day that I didn’t think, ‘This is what I would have done. This is what I could have changed.’” The Presidents Cup is different. The Americans have lost only once since the matches began in 1994, and that was in 1998 in Australia. They won last year at Quail Hollow Club in North Car olina against an international team that had been depleted by defec tions to LIV Golf. Furyk played seven times in the Presidents Cup, including the U.S. victory at Royal Montreal in 2007 when Jack Nicklaus was captain for the fourth time. Furyk also is a back-to-back winner of the Cana dian Open, at Hamilton Golf Club in 2006 and Angus Glen in 2007.Father FinauTony Finau’s work was not through after his three-shot victo ry over Jon Rahm in the Mexico Open. A few hours later, he was on the par-3 course under the lights at Vallarta Vidanta playing golf with two of his ve children. Sharon Shin, a PGA Tour tour nament administration manager, happened to catch a short video of Finau. “I’m a part-time golfer, full-time father,” Finau said Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Championship. This was not a one-time occa sion. Finau also played with his family and friends at the Bay Course at Kapalua while com peting in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. It reminds him of how he fell in love with golf play ing in the evening with his father and brother. “Hopefully my boys are enjoy ing it like I was when I was a kid, just being with my dad and my brother,” Finau said. “It’s just special to be with them no mat ter what. If I would have nished second I would have been with them still. My boys were counting on me and that’s something that I take pride in just as a father.” And, yes, they kept score. Noth ing is given in the Finau family. “Man, I cleaned house last week,” Finau said with a smile. “I beat up on my boy fortunately all week on the par 3 and then was able to take the trophy at the Mex ico Open. It was a good all-around week in golf for me.”International CrownThe International Crown returns to the LPGA Tour this week, one of the most innovative formats and the lone tournament where mul tiple countries compete against each other. The Solheim Cup was a decade old when South Korea began to emerge as the dominant country in women’s golf and Karrie Webb of Australia was winning majors at an amazing clip. So the Inter national Crown, which began in 2014, looked after non-European players. But there’s still no place for Lydia Ko of New Zealand except for the Olympics. The eight teams are based on cumulative world ranking of play ers. Ko recently fell to No. 2 in the world, but only one other Kiwi – Momoka Kobori at No. 185 – is in the top 200 and in the top 500, Hanee Song sits at No. 442. England took a big hit when Georgia Hall (No. 10) and Char ley Hull (No. 17) withdrew on Monday. Hall has a nagging foot injury and Hull has been dealing with stomach issues. They were replaced by Alice Hewson (No. 165) and Liz Young (No. 207). England is the No. 5 seed, though their cumulative world ranking (520) now puts them eighth be hind China.Odds and endsCameron Kuchar, the 15-yearold son of Matt Kuchar, has made it through the rst stage of U.S. Open qualifying. His father is ranked No. 47 in the world and needs to stay in the top 60 over the next three weeks to be exempt for the U.S. Open. Los Angeles is the host. Final qualifying for Camer on Kuchar is June 5. ... The Euro pean tour has an alliance with the Korean PGA in which the leading three players from the Korean cir cuit will have a one-year exemp tion on the European tour. ... The PGA Championship at Oak Hill in two weeks is ofcially a sellout. The PGA Championship is ex pecting about 225,000 spectators for May 19-22. Special to the Chronicle Pictured from late April are members of the third graduating class of the PGA HOPE program at Plantation on Crystal River and their instructors. Created in 2016, the national program uses professional instructors to teach the game to those who have served our country. Pictured, from left, Tim Hume, Barry Wigginton, Oz Colon-Melendez, Jason Hill, Mary Slinkard, Alex Rivera, John Quillen, Dennis McFadden, Bill Merryman, Gerald Murray, John Simon and Charlie Meade. Not pictured is veteran Doug Tennant. THIRD GRADUATING CLASS OF PGA HOPELOCAL LEADERS HOLE-IN-ONE Congratulations to John Stewart for scoring a hole-in-one on the 3rd hole on Thursday, April 27, during the Sugarmill Woods Men’s Golf Association’s “Team Quota-Flighted Game.” Nice shot, John! BRENTWOOD Brentwood Wednesday Morning Points Quota League game results for April 26 are as follows.First Place:Paul Karolevitz +8Second Place:Steve Leonard +3 (MOC)Third Place:Willie Boileau +3Closest to the pin:Hole No. 2 Tim PatchHole No. 4 Butch RockeSkins:Hole No. 2 Paul KarolevitzHole No. 5 Bill BurdaHole No. 8 Butch RockeBrentwood Wednesday Afternoon Golf League results for April 26 are as follows:First Place:Sandra Schuring & Sonny ShawSecond Place:Don Miles & Herman HiltonClosest to the pin:Hole No. 2 Keith WeishuhnHole No. 4 Terry RobertsonMost over Quota:Steve Arena50/50 winner:Jerry ReedBrentwood Saturday Morning Scramble game results for April 29 are as follows.First Place 26.75Bob Myers, Bob Kincaid, Jim PrenaveauSecond Place 27Tony Longo, Tom Zachary,Preston Parker, Wayne BrooksThird Place:Pete Clutter, Dick Hunt, Butch HuntClosest to the pin:Hole No. 2 Ken TerryHole No. 4 Kevin BoylanBrentwood Early Monday Points Quota League game results for May 1 are as fol lows.First Place:Paul Staszko +4Second Place:Paul Karolevitz +3 (MOC)Third Place:Steve Leonard +3Closest to the pin:Hole No. 2 Art MillerHole No. 4 Paul KarolevitzThe season nale game for the Snowbirds Thursday afternoon golf was played at the Brentwood course on April 27. Winners are as follows:First Place:R. Zeigler, A. Zeigler, T. Fluri, D. TalbottClosest to the pin:Hole No. 2 D. PribbleHole No. 4 R. Pearson50/50 winner:B. PhillipsThe Brentwood Men’s Golf Group begins play at 8 a.m. Tuesday mornings at Brent wood Farms Golf Club. All men are welcome to join the group in a friendly round of hand icapped golf. Results of the May 2 game are as follows:First Place:Doug Hogarth 33Second Place:Ken Geiger 35Third Place:Gene Thompson 35Closest to the pin:Hole No. 2 Kevin BoylanHole No. 4 Ken GeigerHole No. 8 Doug Hogarth (in 2) CITRUS HILLS WOMEN On Tuesday, April 25, the Citrus Hills La dies Golf Association (CHLGA) held its annual “Member-Member Tournament” on the Oaks course, followed by the end-of-season luncheon meeting in the Garden Room. The format for the tournament was a two-person scramble on the front nine holes and one best net ball on the back nine. Winners were as follows: Flight 1 First Place 59Ileen Zavoda & Paula WalkerSecond Place 61Helene Reed & Linda Clayton Flight 2 First Place 56Shirley Barry & Dawn HolleySecond Place 60Nelia Rodriguez & Bernadette SiaBirdies:Paula Walker (3 birdies)Shirley BarryJulie WolfMarti JonesStacey PalmaLinda ClaytonWinners of the season-long “Ringer Chal lenge” were announced as follows: Flight A Marti Jones 58 Flight B Jackie Dziekan 64 Flight C Sherry Robertson 70 Flight D Cheryl Massey 73 MEN Seventeen members of the Casdia Quota Points Men’s League played on the Citrus Hills Meadows course on Wednesday, April 26. The results are as follows:Lee McCalla +4John Sarnoski +3Frank Wormwood +3Tom Brown +2Rob Bennett +1Closest to the pin:Hole Nos. 3 & 9 Tom BrownHole No. 16 Mike KuszikHole No. 18 Tim McDowellThis men’s league is looking for new mem bers and is open to all levels of golfers, snowbirds, beginners, and novices or ex perienced. For more information or to join the league, contact John Casdia at 352-746-9370. CITRUS NATIONALS On Wednesday, April 26, the Citrus National Men’s Golf Association (CNMGA) played its “April MGA Day Cash Tournament.” Results are as follows: Flight 1 First Low Gross:Mike Cristofono 77Second Low Gross:William Butterworth 78First Low Net:Bill Fearney 69Second Low Net:Stephen Chatterton 71 Flight 2 First Low Gross:David Opala; 83Second Low Gross:George Lentowicz 87First Low Net:Steve Teska 73Second Low Net:Rich Fodor 74 Flight 3 First Low Gross:Tony Valente 90First Low Gross:Louis Diberardino 91First Low Net:Tom Venable 74Second Low Net (tie):Ben Lee & George Thomas 76Closest to the pin:Hole No. 4 Soc HiotakisHole No. 8 Angelo DifrancoHole No. 13 William MostynHole No. 17 Al Smith CITRUS SPRINGS On Tuesday, April 25, the Citrus Springs Men’s Golf Association played a game of “2 on 3 & 5, 1 on 4.” Results follow:First Place 93Frank Tyo, Ron Akins, Tom MazzolaSecond Place 97Jerry Feher, Paul Koch, RockyClosest to the pin:Hole No. 4 Ron AkinsHole No. 8 Bill Curry Hole No. 11 Ron AkinsHole No. 14 Tony PackerHole No. 16 Frank TyoOn Thursday, April 27, the Citrus Springs Men’s Golf Association played a “Low Net” game. Results follow:First Place 300Jeff Rossy, Tony Packer, Jerry FeherClosest to the pin:Hole No. 4 Jeff RossyHole Nos. 8 & 11 Frank TyoHole No. 14 Tony PackerHole No. 16 Frank TyoOn Saturday, April 29, the Citrus Springs Men’s Golf Association played a “1-Front, 2-Back” game. Results follow:First Place 78Bill Curry, Tom Mazzola, Jeff RossyClosest to the pin:No. 4 SplitNo. 8 Bill CurryNos. 11 & 14 Jerry FeherNo. 16 Woody LAKESIDE Lakeside Country Club Sunday Scramble League results for April 30 are as follows:First Place -4 (MOC)Steve Wiacek, Jan Lassiter,Tony Longo, Tarry MyersSecond Place -4John West, Patty Middlebrook,Dan Dowling, Robin DowlingClosest to the pin:Hole No 2 Judy LaPatkaHole No. 2 Dan DowlingHole No. 8 Jan LassiterHole No. 8 David Bene50/50 winner:Gunner Vilums MARINO GROUP The Marino Group plays a weekly 9-hole co-ed Monday scramble at local cours es. The scramble is open to golfers of all levels and is golfer friendly. If interested, you can contact Bob and Debbie Marino at dmarino7@tampabay.rr.com. The “Marino Group’s Monday 9-Hole Scramble” on May 1 was played at Rainbows End Golf Course. Results are as follows:First 30Ian Williams, Barb Yaroch,George Law, Brian SuzikSecond 31Randy Robbins, Don & Carol Grant,Tom MottThird 32Bob & Debbie Marino,Joe Raulerson, Dan McMullenFourth 32Paul Volmar, John Condray,Sam Calabrese, Bob MontgomeryFifth 33Jim Sparano, Joyce Britnell,Jim Mayer Jr., Bud YarochSixth 33Kevin Kaye, Cookie LongCharlie Kowalski, Jerry FinnerSeventh 33Alex Rutherford, Debby Baptiste,Bob Walters, Joe Muscaro Eighth 33Scott DeMaster, Mel Rutherford,Milt Peters, Rod AldrichNinth 34Jack Mullen, Dayle Montgomery,Mike Weimer, Kevin Wedge10th 35Charlie Wiggins, Dottie Mattioni,Terry Baptiste, Jim Mayer, Sr.11th 36Blaise Morimando, Denise MullenBob Goodrie, Dallas Sayre12th 39Rick Levins, Richard Reese,Dean Strauss, Jane KennedyClosest to the pin:Hole No. 3 Blaise, Denise, Bob, DallasHole No. 4 (Women) Debbie MarinoHole No. 4 (Men) Joe RaulersonHole No. 7 Ian, Barb, George, BrianHole No. 8 Ian, Barb, George, BrianHole No. 9 (Women) Barb YarochHole No. 9 (Men) Charlie WigginsBirdie Points w/16:Ian, Barb, George, Brian PLANTATION WOMEN Tuesday, April 24, 9-Hole Ladies “Breakfast Club” – “Pick Six” Format game results are as follows:Kim Sells 27Marilyn Swenson 28Carolyn McNeil 30Helen McIntyre 30Dolores Rogers 30Nancy Sullivan 33Claire Moran 33Lola McCarthy 34Sue McHugh 35Jane Mundis 36Nancy Parrish 36Charlotte Couris 36Pat Swartout 37Rita Silvers 40Birdies:Hole No. 2 Marilyn SwensonHole No. 4 Charlotte CourisLongest Drive:Hole No. 7 Helen McIntyreOn Wednesday, April 26, at Plantation On Crystal River Golf Course, the WGA 18-holes group played a “2-Person Shamble-Low Net” game, and the 9-holes group played a “Low Gross – Low Net” game. The results were as follows.First Place Team:Low Net 61Phyllis Pike & Pam SandersSecond Place Team:Low Net 62Claudia Elliott & Dena NealThird Place Team:Low Net 65Judy McMechan & Blind DrawNiner’s “Low Gross – Low Net” game:First Low Gross 44Linda YordyFirst Low Net 31Cathy DifaniSecond Low Net:Joanie McCormickThird Low Net (tie) 33 Charlotte Couris & Pam HurwitzBirdies:Nos. 3 & 9 Claudia ElliottNo. 8 Dena NealChip-ins:No. 11 Marian KinderNo. 16 Carole Moss MEN On Thursday, April 27, at Plantation On Crystal River Golf Course, the MGA-GreenT played a “Points” game. The results were as follows:First Place +5Clayton Jeck, Jr.Second Place +3Paul CollinsThird Place +2Sam McMechan MIXED April 30, 9-Hole Mixed “Sunday Swingers” “4-Person Scramble” Format game results are as follows:First Place 23Dee & Bob ReynoldsKaren & Chuck DemicoliSecond Place 24.5Shirley Krupp & Don QuickPhilips & Bob PikeThird Place 25Deb & Gary St. OngeDiane ElmhurstFourth Place 26.5Carol Biedscheid & Rich McLaughlinFifth Place 26Joyce Bournival & Jay HyltonMarleen & Merle SleverseyClosest to the pin:Hole No. 3 Brian PhillipsHole No. 8 Dee Reynolds RAINBOW’S END The Rainbow’s End Men’s Golf League plays a weekly 18-hole stroke game on Thursdays. Tee time is at 8 a.m. All men are welcome for fun and friendly handi cap play; those age 64 and under tee from white, 65 and over from gold. For informa tion, call Dave Ross at 386-295-4714 or Dean Strauss at 561-531-2543. Results for Thursday, April 27, are as follows.Low Gross:Scott Law 78Low Net:First PlaceJohn Condray 67Second PlaceKen Emond 69Closest to Hole Nos. 4 & 9:Mario Palermo SKYVIEW On Thursday, April 27, the women of Sky view Ladies Golf Association played the in dividual game of “Best Net on The O.N.E.S.” The winning scores were determined by only net scores on holes beginning with the letters “O,” “N,” “E” and “S” (1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17 and 18). Our winners were as follows: Flight 1 First Place:Ginny Welch Second Place (tie):Mary Pearson & Helene Reed Flight 2 First Place:Clare ParoSecond Place:Julie Wolf Flight 3 First Place (3-way tie):Nan Roys-O’Connor, Hazel Lee,Sue Burgun Flight 4 First Place:Laura FitzgeraldSecond Place (tie):Susan Tak & Virginia RomitiBirdies:Audrey GallivanPat FriedmanNancy McNameeJulie Wolf SUGARMILL WOODS WOMEN On Wednesday, April 26, the Sugarmill Woods Ladies Golf Association played its “April Star Qualier/Low Gross Low Net” game. April’s winners are: Low Gross Star, Sally Neeb (98) and Low Net Star, Sandy Valente (76). Congratulations, ladies! Game results are as follows. Red Flight Low Gross:Marty Schreiter 93First Net:Jane Gallucci 72Second Net:Sally Neeb 74 Purple Flight Low Net:Judy Hill 69Second Net:Sandy Valente 76Closest to the pin:No. 13 Lorraine DaytonChip-in:No. 7 Jane Gallucci MEN On Thursday, April 27, the Sugarmill Woods Men’s Golf Association played a “Team Quota-Flighted Game.” Results are as fol lows: Flight 1 First Place -7John Stewart, Rich Fodor,Tom Venable, Mark Campbell Flight 2 First Place +6Stuart Hoffman, Tony Valente,Will Young, Bill EngelbrechtLow Gross:Stuart Hoffman 79Low Net:Will Young 66Closest to the Pin:No. 6 Felix TarorickNo. 13 Stuart HoffmanHole-in-one:Hole No. 3 John Stewart TWISTED OAKS WOMEN On Tuesday, April 25, the Twisted Oaks La dies’ Association (TOLA) played a game that only counted “Putts.” Each person totaled their putts for all 18 holes, by ight. Here are the results: Flight A First Place:Mary Fama 30 puttsSecond Place (tie):Jeanne Rhodes 32 puttsPat Doerr 32 putts Flight B First Place:Tammy Wydick 33 puttsSecond Place:Bonnie Kaiser 34 puttsThird Place:Sue Kang 35 putts Flight C First Place:Judy LaPatka 33 puttsSecond Place (tie):Shirley Robinson 34 puttsAnn Snowden 34 putts MEN On Wednesday, April 26, the Twisted Oaks Men’s League played its weekly game. Re sults follow.First Place:Smith, Soloway, Griesbeck, StevensSecond Place:Simmie, Coombs, Yew, FraserThird Place:Cook, Obie, FeClosest to the pin:Hole No. 4 StevensHole No. 8 CampiaHole No. 11 DiltsHole No. 16 CoombsOn Saturday, April 29, the Twisted Oaks Ba hamas Group played. Results follow:First Place:PiazzaSecond Place:McFaddenThird Place:Stewart, Yedlicka, FerrariClosest to the pin:No. 4 FurstNo. 8 PiazzaNo. 11 SmithNo. 16 Griesbeck Matt Dunham / AP U.S. Ryder Cup team captain Jim Furyk, right, stands alongside vice-captain Zach Johnson at Le Golf National, in Paris, France, on Sept. 25, 2018. Furyk has been named U.S. captain for the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal.

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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 B3 NHL FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Monday, May 1 New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 0, New Jersey wins series 4 – 3 SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Tuesday, May 2 Florida 4, Toronto 2Seattle at Dallas Wednesday, May 3 New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Vegas, 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4 Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.Seattle at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 5 New Jersey at Carolina, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 6 Edmonton at Vegas, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 7 Carolina at New Jersey, 3:30 p.m.Toronto at Florida, 6:30 p.m.Dallas at Seattle, 9:30 p.m. Monday, May 8 Vegas at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Dallas at Seattle, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m.Vegas at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Thursday, May 11 x-New Jersey at Carolina, TBAx-Seattle at Dallas, TBA Friday, May 12 x-Florida at Toronto, TBAx-Edmonton at Vegas, TBA Saturday, May 13 x-Carolina at New Jersey, TBAx-Dallas at Seattle, TBA Sunday, May 14 x-Toronto at Florida, TBAx-Vegas at Edmonton, TBA Monday, May 15 x-New Jersey at Carolina, TBAx-Seattle at Dallas, TBA Tuesday, May 16 x-Florida at Toronto, TBAx-Edmonton at Vegas, TBA NBA SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Monday, May 1 Phila. 119, Boston 115, Phila. leads series 1 – 0Denver 97, Phoenix 87, Denver leads series 2 – 0 Tuesday, May 2 New York 111, Miami 105, series tied 1 – 1L.A. Lakers at Golden State Wednesday, May 3 Phila. at Boston, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4 L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 9 p.m. Friday, May 5 Boston at Phila., 7:30 p.m.Denver at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Saturday, May 6 New York at Miami, 3:30 p.m.Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7 Boston at Phila., 3:30 p.m.Denver at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Monday, May 8 New York at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 x-Phila. at Boston, TBAx-Phoenix at Denver, TBA Wednesday, May 10 x-L.A. Lakers at Golden State, TBAMiami at New York, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11 x-Boston at Phila., TBAx-Denver at Phoenix, TBA Friday, May 12 x-New York at Miami, TBAx-Golden State at L.A. Lakers, TBA Sunday, May 14 x-Phila. at Boston, TBAx-L.A. Lakers at Golden State, TBAx-Phoenix at Denver, TBA Monday, May 15 x-Miami at New York, TBA TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated SS Tim Anderson and INF Hanser Alberto from the 10-day IL. Selected the contracts of RHP Alexander Colome, OF Billy Hamilton and LHP Sammy Peralta from Charlotte (IL). Placed RHP Joe Kelly on the paternity List. Placed INF/OF Romy Gonzalez on the 10-day IL. Optioned OF Oscar Colas and INF Lenyn Sosa to Charlotte. Designated LHP Jake Diekman and RHP Frank German for assignment.HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled LHP Matt Gage from Sugar Land (PCL). Placed RHP Luis Garcia on the 15-day IL.KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Sent OF Drew Waters to Omaha (IL) and LHP Daniel Lynch to Northwest Arkansas (TL) on re hab assignments. Placed SS Nicky Lopez on the 10-day IL, retroactive to April 30. Recalled SS Maikel Garcia and C Freddy Fermin from Omaha. Optioned RHP Em manuel Reyes and OF Franmil Reyes to Omaha.LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Reinstated RHP Ryan Tepera from the 15-day IL. Optioned RHP Andrew Wantz to Salt Lake (PCL).MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent 2B Kyle Farmer to St. Paul (IL) on a rehab assignment.NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned INF/OF Franchy Cordero to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Reinstated OF Harrison Bader from the 10-day IL. Transferred the rehab assign ment of C Ben Rortvedt from Somerset (EL) to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed INF Aled mys Diaz on the 10-day IL, retroactive to April 30. Recalled INF Nick Allen from Las Vegas (PCL). Sent RHP Trevor may to Las Vegas on a rehab assignment.SEATTLE MARINERS — Selected the con tract of RHP Bryce Miller from Arkansas (TL). Designated INF Tommy La Stella for assignment. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned LHP Danny Young to Gwinnett (IL).CHICAGO CUBS — Recalled C Miguel Ama-ya from Tennessee (TL). Designated LHP Ryan Borucki for assignment.MIAMI MARLINS — Placed OF Avisail Gar cia on the 10-day IL, retroactive to April 29. Recalled SS Xavier Edwards from Jackson ville (IL). Sent LHP Devin Smeltzer outright to Jacksonville. Sent RHP Johnny Cueto to Jacksonville on a rehab assignment.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Sent RHP Gus Varland to Nashville (IL) on a rehab assign ment. Reinstated OF Tyrone Taylor from the 10-day IL.NEW YORK METS — Reinstated RHP Max Scherzer from the 15-day IL. Optioned RHP Jose Butto to Syracuse (IL).PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Reinstated OF Bryce Harper from the 10-day IL. Optioned OF Jake Cave to Lehigh Valley (IL). Sent LHP Ranger Suarez to Lehigh Valley (IL) on a re hab assignment.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned LHP Zack Thompson to Memphis (IL). Recalled RHP Guillermo Zuniga from Memphis.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned RHP Sean Hjelle to Sacramento (PCL). Recalled RHP Cole Waites from Sacramento. Sent OF Darin Ruf to Sacramento on a rehab assignment. Released C Gary Sanchez from Sacramento. Minor League Baseball Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Kevin Quackenbush. Placed RHP Matt Vogel on the inactive list. MLB 2 p.m. (MLBN): San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros 6:30 p.m. (SUN): Pittsburgh Pirates at Tampa Bay Rays 6:30 p.m. (BSF): Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins 7 p.m. (MLBN): Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox or Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees11 p.m. (MLBN): Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics or Milwaukee Brewers at Colorado Rockies COLLEGE BASEBALL 6 p.m. (ESPNU): Florida State at Florida NBA PLAYOFFS 8 p.m. (TNT): Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics GOLF 4 p.m. (GOLF): 2023 PGA Professional Championship, Final Round NHL PLAYOFFS 7 p.m. (ESPN): New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes 9:30 p.m. (ESPN): Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights SOCCER 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU): Deutsche Pokal – VfB Stuttgart vs. Eintracht Frankfurt. Semifinal3 p.m. (USA): Premier League – Manchester City vs. West Ham United10 p.m. (FS1): CONCACAF Champions League – León vs. Tigres UANL. Semifinal, 2nd Leg TENNIS 7 a.m. (TENNIS): 2023 Mutua Madrid Open ATP Quarter final 1, WTA Quarterfinal 3 & ATP Doubles Quarterfinals2 p.m. (TENNIS): 2023 Mutua Madrid Open ATP Quarter final 2, WTA Quarterfinal 4 FLAG FOOTBALL Class 1A Regional Semifinals7 p.m.: Lecanto at Braden River TRACK AND FIELD Region 2A-2 at Titusville1 p.m.: Crystal River BASEBALL District 4A-5 SemifinalsTBD ON THE AIRWAVES PREP CALENDAR LOTTERY NUMBERS POWERBALL Monday, May 1, 2023 3-38-55-61-66-1-x3 Next Jackpot: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 $71 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 Monday, May 1, 2023 37-41-42-46-48-1 Winning Numbers Top Prize: Tuesday, May 2, 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 POPTuesday, May 2, 2023 Morning -10 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Matinee -5 Monday, May 1, 2023 Afternoon -6 Monday, May 1, 2023 Evening -1 Monday, May 1, 2023 Late Night -13 FANTASY 5 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Midday -2-7-11-16-17 Monday, May 1, 2023 Evening -2-5-10-31-34PICK 5 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 4-7-3-9-9 1 Monday, May 1, 2023 0-8-4-4-3 2PICK 4 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 5-2-0-5 1 Monday, May 1, 2023 5-2-6-2 2PICK 3Tuesday, May 2, 2023 5-5-6 1 Monday, May 1, 2023 6-4-3 2 PICK 2Tuesday, May 2, 2023 7-0 1 Monday, May 1, 2023 4-6 2 TORONTO (AP) — Ser gei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Florida Panthers survived a squandered two-goal lead to defeat the Toronto Ma ple Leafs 4-2 on Tuesday night in opening game of their second-round playoff series. Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe and Nick Cous ins also scored for Florida. Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Matthew Knies had his rst NHL goal and Mi chael Bunting also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots. Game 2 of the best-ofseven series is Thursday. The Panthers had roared back from a 3-1 decit to stun the record-setting Boston Bruins with three straight victories and take that rst-round series in seven games. The Maple Leafs ended a generation of misery Sat urday when John Tavares scored in overtime of Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning as Toronto ad vance in the postseason for the rst time since 2004. Tied at 2 late in the sec ond period with the Maple Leafs pushing, the Panthers silenced the towel-waving crowd at Scotiabank Arena. Verhaeghe, who scored the dramatic winner in Game 7 against Boston on Sunday, took a pass from Anthony Duclair and gave Florida the lead for good when he beat Samsonov on a breakaway at 17:47 for his fourth goal of the play offs. Toronto had a couple opportunities to tie it in the third, but never real ly threatened Bobrovsky before Montour blasted a one-timer on a delayed penalty at 12:24. Bobrovsky then denied William Nylander on a ter ric toe stop with just over a minute left in regulation on Toronto’s best chance to close within one. The Maple Leafs are in the second round of the playoffs for the rst time since Jeremy Roenick scored in overtime of Game 6 for the Philadelphia Fly ers to eliminate Toronto on May 4, 2004 – a stretch of 18 years, 11 months and 28 days. After Toronto had a num ber of terric looks on two power plays, the Panthers struck when Cousins scored his rst on a rebound at 9:25 of the opening period. Helped when a shot clanged off the post earli er in the period, Samsonov made big stops on Anton Lundell and Barkov. Bobrovsky made a couple huge saves off Auston Mat thews on a Maple Leafs power play in the second before Florida went up 2-0 at 7:58, when Bennett tipped a point shot past Samsonov that initially hit the stick of Knies. The Toronto rookie made amends 11 seconds later when he scored his rst professional goal on a highlight-reel effort be tween his skates with his back to Florida’s goal after Bobrovsky made the initial save. Maple Leafs defenseman Luke Schenn then rocked Tkachuk with a big hit in the neutral zone before Bunting, who was suspend ed three games in the rst round and made a healthy scratch for another, scored his rst of the postseason at 14:51 following a perfect pass from Calle Jarnkrok. Duclair sprung Verhaeghe later in the shift and he put the Panthers up 3-2.Busy TavaresApart from scoring the overtime goal that gave the Maple Leafs their rst series win in 19 years, the Toronto captain and his wife recently welcome their third child, a daughter named Rae. “An absolute whirlwind for him,” Toronto center Ryan O’Reilly said before the game.Maurice looks backPanthers head coach Paul Maurice was behind the bench when the Carolina Hurricanes topped the Ma ple Leafs in the 2002 East ern Conference nal. “I don’t think we gave up a ve-on-ve goal in that series,” he said. “That was back in when you could get away with clutching and grabbing. “We were really good at it.”Panthers top Maple Leafs, take Game 1 of second-round series By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and keyed the run the New York Knicks needed just in time to get by a Miami Heat team playing without Jimmy Butler, evening the Eastern Conference semi nals at a game apiece with a 111-105 victory Tuesday night. Julius Randle returned from a sprained left an kle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for the No. 5-seeded Knicks. Josh Hart nished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. But it was Brunson, who pointed the blame at him self and said he had to be better after going 0 for 7 from 3-point range in the opener, who made the big gest plays in a game the Knicks trailed much of the way. Caleb Martin scored 22 points in place of Butler for the Heat, who host Game 3 on Saturday afternoon. They will hope to have Butler, the leading scorer in the playoffs who sat out af ter spraining his right ankle late in their 108-101 victo ry in the opener. They almost didn’t need him. Miami had a six-point lead midway through the fourth quarter thanks to un drafted players Martin and Gabe Vincent before Brun son, who had been listed as questionable with a sore right ankle, took over. He made a 3-pointer that became a four-point play when Isaiah Hartenstein was fouled on the play, and the point guard then scored to knot it at 93. The Heat went back up 96-93 on Vincent’s three free throws, but Josh Hart tied it with a 3 before Brun son hit a 3 and scored again to make it 101-96 with 2:48 remaining. Brunson went 6 of 10 be hind the arc. Randle was originally hurt against Heat in a vic tory March 29 after start ing the rst 77 games. He returned for the start of the playoffs but wasn’t sharp for much of the series against Cleveland before reinjuring the ankle in the Game 5 clincher. He was much better Tues day for a Knicks team try ing to advance to the East ern Conference nals for the rst time since 2000, when they got there after beating Miami in seven games. Randle had assists on two of the Knicks’ rst three baskets, with the Heat pay ing extra attention to him and leaving shooters open on the perimeter. But the No. 8-seeded Heat stayed right with them by mak ing six 3-pointers and the Knicks led just 31-29 after one. Like in the opener, the Heat dug in defensively from there. They limited the Knicks to just two bas kets in the rst 8 1 / 2 min utes of the second, building their lead to 46-38, and were ahead 54-51 at the break after Kevin Love’s 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining. The Knicks nally went back into the lead when Brunson hit a couple 3s and then another basket, but Vincent’s basket sent Miami to the fourth with a 77-76 edge.Tip-insHeat: Vincent scored 21 points. ... Max Strus n ished with 17 points but missed part of the second half after going to the lock er room with a bruised low er back. Knicks: Starting center Mitchell Robinson com mitted two fouls in the rst 2:31 and sat the remainder of the rst quarter. ... The crowd included comedians Chris Rock and Mike My ers, retired tennis star Rog er Federer, former Knicks All-Star Carmelo Anthony and actress Jessica Alba.Brunson, Randle help Knicks beat Heat 111-105 to even seriesFOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended free agent DL Amani Bledsoe for 17 games for using perfor mance enhancing drugs.BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DT Poona Ford to a one-year contract.CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed S Jammie Robinson.GREEN BAY PACKEERS — Signed QB Jor dan Love to a one-year contract.HOUSTON TEXANS — Claimed S Tyree Gillespie off waivers from Jacksonville.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived RBs Dar rynton Evans and Aaron Shampklin, CB Da vid Vereen and WR Kristian Wilkerson.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Re-signed RB Jer ick McKinnon to a one-year contract.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed WR Malik Flowers. Waived RB Derrick Gore and QB Jake Luton.NEW YORK GIANTS — Exercised OT Andres Thomas fifth-year option.NEW YORK JETS — Signed OT Billy Turner.PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed CB Chandon Sullivan. HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUNS — Returned LW Jakub Lauko to Providence (AHL).BUFFALO SABRES — Signed F Viktor Neu chev to a three-year, entry-level contract.EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled Cs James Hamblin, Raphael Lavoie and D Philip Kemp from Bakersfield (AHL).MINNESOTA WILD — Signed F Marcus Jo hansson to a two-year contract.NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Returned F Jonny Brodzinski, G Louis Domingue, D Libor Hajek and C Jake Leschyshyn to Hartford (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Re-signed D Alex Alexeyev to a two-year contract.Minor League Hockey American Hockey League ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS — Assigned F Yushiroh Hirano to Cincinnati (ECHL).CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Acquired D Bra den Hache.PROVIDENCE BRUINS — Returned G Mi chael DiPietro and C Curtis Hall to Maine (ECHL). ECHL CINCINNATI CYCLONES — Placed D Jake Murray on reserve.FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Activated Fs Tristan Pelletier and William Provost from reserve. Placed D Noah Ganske and F Gar rett Van Wyhe on reserve.GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS — Activat ed F Dallas Gerads and D Max Martin from reserve. Placed D Evan Wardley and F Bran non McManus on reserve.JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN — Activated F Benjamin Tardif from reserve. SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Fined Real Salt Lake M Pablo Ruiz an undisclosed amount for failure to leave the field in a timely manner during an April 29 match against Seattle. Fined Portland D Dario Zuparic an undisclosed amount for simulation-embellishment during an April 29 match against St. Louis. Fined San Jose head coach Luchi Gonzalez, Ms Carlos Gruezo, Cristian Espinoza and Judson Silva Tavares and F Ousseni Bouda and Austin D Jhojan Valencia undisclosed amounts for their roles in a mass confrontation during an April 29 match between San Jose and Austin. you just can’t do that.” Tampa Bay left-hander Josh Fleming left in the fth after taking Ke’Bryan Hayes’ hard-hit single off his left foot. The Rays said initial images didn’t show a fracture. “Fingers crossed he’s OK, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Seven Rays combined on a ve-hitter, Tampa’s 13th game allowing ve hits or fewer. Colin Poche (3-0) re placed Fleming in the fth and gave up a double to Bryan Reynolds and Carlos Santana’s tying sacrice y. Hayes called safe on a close play at the plate that stood after a video review. Jason Adam worked the ninth for his rst save this season. Manuel Margot opened a two-run fth that with Con treras’ fourth walk and took second when Jose Siri’s popup dropped in shallow center. Wander Franco, who had hit into double plays in his rst two at-bats, hit a go-ahead single and Siri stole home for a 3-1 lead as part of a double steal with Fran co. Contreras allowed four runs and six hits in 5 1 / 3 in nings. Pittsburgh had runners on the corners in the sixth when the Pirates felt Ryan Thompson balked, but there was no call. “The umpires told me they missed it.” Shelton said. “That didn’t change the outcome in the game. The fact we didn’t get run ners in was what changed the outcome of the game.” Thompson worked out of the jam with a pair of strikeouts.Welcome visitorInjured Pirates 1B JiMan Choi (Achilles ten don) walked into his old Tampa Bay clubhouse and said ‘“Hi guys, where’s my locker?” Rays inelder Brandon Lowe responded “out” be fore giving him a hug. “I’m glad he didn’t nd me,” Cash said with a laugh. “He’s a pretty excit ing character.” The popular Choi, who was with the Rays from 2018-22, received a partlal standing ovation following a video tribute.Trainer’s roomTampa Bay closer Pete Fairbanks, who has expe rienced nger numbness in cold weather associated with Raynaud’s syndrome, had his medication adjust ed. He left Friday’s game at the Chicago White Sox with the issue.Up nextPirates RHP Mitch Keller (3-0) and Tampa Bay LHP Shane McClanahan (5-0) are Tuesday night’s start ers. RAYSFrom page B1 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Nick Kyrgios helped police catch a man who allegedly stole his Tesla at gunpoint from a home in Australia’s capital city, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Tuesday. The ABC said court doc uments showed the 2022 Wimbledon nalist used the Tesla app to track and slow down the vehicle as police pursued it on Monday morn ing in Canberra. The ABC said documents from court proceedings Tues day allege a man pointed a gun at Kyrgios’ mother, Nor laila Kyrgios, demanded the keys for the car and asked her how to drive it. When he got into the car, she ed and screamed for help. Kyrgios, who was nearby, telephoned a police emergency number and helped them track the vehicle. The police pursuit ended when the car entered a school zone but a man was arrested soon after with help from a police tactical response team.Kyrgios helps police catch man who allegedly stole his Tesla

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Angels (Ohtani 4-0) at St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1), 7:45 p.m.Seattle (Gilbert 1-1) at Oakland (Sears 0-2), 9:40 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE 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 3San Diego 8, Cincinnati 3L.A. Dodgers 13, Phila. 4 Tuesday’s Games Colorado 3, Milwaukee 2Atlanta 6, Miami 0Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 1Washington 4, Chicago Cubs 1L.A. Angels 5, St. Louis 1San Francisco 2, Houston 0Arizona at TexasCincinnati at San DiegoPhila. at L.A. DodgersN.Y. Mets at Detroit, ppd. Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Lucchesi 1-0) at Detroit (Wentz 0-3), 1:40 p.m., 1st gameArizona (Pfaadt 0-0) at Texas (Heaney 2-2), 2:05 p.m.San Francisco (Webb 1-5) at Houston (Val dez 2-3), 2:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Cessa 1-3) at San Diego (Lugo 2-2), 4:10 p.m.Phila. (Nola 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Stone 0-0), 4:10 p.m.Atlanta (Wright 0-1) at Miami (Garrett 1-0), 6:40 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Scherzer 2-1) at Detroit (Lorenzen 0-1), 6:40 p.m., 2nd gamePittsburgh (Keller 3-0) at Tampa Bay (McCla nahan 5-0), 6:40 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 0-0), 7:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (Ohtani 4-0) at St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1), 7:45 p.m.Milwaukee (Lauer 3-2) at Colorado (Free land 2-3), 8:40 p.m. TAMPA BAY 4, PITTSBURGH 1 Pittsburgh Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi Hayes 3b 5 1 1 0 Díaz 1b 1 0 0 0Reynolds lf 3 0 2 0 Franco ss 3 0 1 1 McCutchen dh 3 0 0 0 Arozarena lf 4 1 1 0 Santana 1b 3 0 0 1 B.Lowe 2b 4 0 0 0Suwinski cf 4 0 0 0 Ramírez dh 3 1 2 2Joe rf 4 0 2 0 Paredes 3b 3 0 0 0Castro ss 3 0 0 0 Bethancourt c 4 0 0 0Mathias 2b 1 0 0 0 Margot rf 2 1 1 0 Marcano ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Siri cf 3 1 1 0 Hedges c 2 0 0 0 Bae ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 5 1 Totals 27 4 6 3Pittsburgh 000 010 000 — 1Tampa Bay 000 121 00x — 4DP-Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 0. LOB-Pitts burgh 11, Tampa Bay 6. 2B-Joe 2 (9), Reyn olds (10), Arozarena (5). HR-Ramírez (6). 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It was the first matchup of pitching brothers in major league history. 1936 – Joe DiMaggio made his major league debut for the New York Yan kees and had three hits in a 14-5 victory over the St. Louis Browns. 1951 – Rookie Gil McDou gald of New York drove in six runs in one inning to tie a major league record as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 17-3 at Sportsman’s Park. McDou gald had a two-run triple and a grand slam in an 11-run ninth inning. 1963 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hits his first major league home run off St. Louis Cardinals ace Ernie Broglio. 1975 – Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson decides to switch Pete Rose from left field to third base. 1979 – Cleveland’s Bobby Bonds hit the 300th home run of his career against Moose Haas in a 6-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Bonds, with 413 stolen bases at the time, became the sec ond player to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases, joining Willie Mays. Elder outduels Alcantara as Braves silence Marlins, 6-0MIAMI (AP) – Bryce Elder outpitched NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara by throwing sev en innings of three-hit ball and Atlanta shut out Miami to take home a 6-0 victory. Ozzie Albies homered and doubled, while Ronald Acuña Jr. doubled, drove in a run and stole his NL-leading 14th base for the Braves. El der (3-0) struck out six and induced 10 groundouts in his longest start of the season. Alcantara (1-3) has a 7.40 ERA and lost three of his four starts since throwing a complete game shutout against Minnesota on April 4. The Braves chased Al cantara after ve innings and 103 pitches. Alcantara gave up three runs, six hits, walked three, struck out ve and hit two batters. ——— Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6 BOSTON – Connor Wong hit two homers, including a tie-breaking solo shot in the eighth, to help Bos ton rally past Toronto. Masataka Yoshida and Christian Arroyo also homered for Boston and the Red Sox tied a season-high for hits with 14, including four by Wong. Wong also had a double in the sec ond that bounced just below the yellow line at the top of Fenway Park’s iconic left-field wall. Reliever Richard Bleier (1-0) got the win and Josh Winckowski picked up his first save. Erik Swan son (1-1) took the loss. Daulton Varsho hit a three-run homer for the Blue Jays in the sixth and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fin ished with a pair of singles and two RBIs. White Sox 3, Twins 2, 10 inn. CHICAGO – Andrew Benintendi robbed Carlos Correa of a homer and hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and Chicago earned its second straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Hanser Alberto opened the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice. Tim Anderson bounced to shortstop and Benintendi lined a clean single into left against Caleb Thielbar (0-1). Eloy Jiménez homered and Michael Kopech pitched six effec tive innings for the White Sox. Jimmy Lambert (2-1) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win, which came hours after the White Sox made 11 roster moves. Minnesota wasted another stellar performance by Joe Ryan, who pitched six scoreless innings. Ryan allowed one hit, struck out seven and walked two, lowering his ERA to 2.37. Nationals 4, Cubs 1 WASHINGTON – Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and Washington beat Chicago. CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson (1-2) as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1. Trevor Williams, a former Cub, pitched into the sixth inning for Washington and departed with a 1-0 lead. Hunter Harvey (1-1) got the final out of the seventh, then allowed two baserunners in the eighth but got out of the inning when he caught Wisdom looking with a 98 mph fastball. Kyle Fin negan finished for his sixth save. Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski allowed one run on five hits over six innings. Marta Lavandier / AP Miami Marlins shortstop Jon Berti (5) is out as Atlanta Braves shortstop Vaughn Grissom throws to first base to complete the double play during the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game in Miami. The Braves defeated the Marlins 6-0.

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Licensed&Insured 352-699-0550 Bob'sProYardCare Affordable-QualityWork! 20yrsexp. 352-613-4250 CLAYPOOL'S TreeService Licensed/Insured 352-201-7313 Forstumps: 352-201-7323 D&RTREE LAWN&LANDSCAPE SERVICES-Lot&Land Lic&Ins352.302.5641 STUMPGRINDING CHEAP,16"Stump$30 CallRich352-789-2894 SKILLED TRADES Installations&Repairs Home&RVFlooring LVP-12millwearlayer100% waterproof/petfriendly startingat4.75sqftinstalled 30yrsexp-Lic/Ins. 352.458.5050-786.286.1163 FLOORING Vinyl,wood&tileflooring PLUSHandyman,FREE ESTIMATES.Veteranowned 352-949-2760 SKILLED TRADES BEAUTIFULBATHUP-D ATES inaslittleasONE D AY!Superiorqualitybathand s howersystemsatAFFORDA BLEPRICES!Lifetimewarr anty&professionalinstalls. CallNow!: 877-939-0015 CARPENTRY&MOBILE HOMEREPAIR&DECKS 30yrsExperience,Hourly Rates. 352-220-4638 FREEESTIMATE/ 30YEARSEXPERIENCE. Lic#CCC057537 352-563-0411 REMODELS, PANELUPGRADES, LIGHTINGFIXTURES, SERVICEandREPAIR 352-746-1606 Roofs,Soffit&FasciaRepairs Bo'sQualityRoofing at 352.501.1663 SCREENREPAIRS Pools,ScreenRms,Vinyl Windows&Lanai's,Freeest. Lic/Ins Mike352-989-7702 ROOFING WHYREPLACEIT,IF ICANFIXIT? GarySpicer352.228.4500 Sameownersince1987 ROOF Leaks,Repairs, Coatings&Maintenance License#CC-C058189 OTHER SERVICES Don'tPayForCoveredHomeR epairs Again!AmericanResi dentialWarrantycoversALL M AJORSYSTEMSANDAPP LIANCES.30DAYRISK F REE/$100OFFPOPULAR PLANS. 877-351-2364 PAINTING PLUShandyman,flooring, painting.FREEestimate Veteranowned352-949-2760 PAINTING A-1CompleteRepairs Pres.Wash,Painting(Int/Ext) 25yrs,Ref,Lic#39765, 352-513-5746 EMPLOYMENT AND KITCHENSTAFF AND SERVERS Wewilltrain motivatedpeople! Applyinpersonat 114WestMainSt Inverness,FL34450 orsendresumeto erica.springer@ chronicleonline.com -EOEExperienced 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 EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISINGSALES REPRESENTATIVE Areyouahunterwithan entrepreneurialspirit? Wearegrowingtheteamand lookingforanadvertising salesrepresentative.Our teammembersworkwithnew andexistingclientstopurchaseadvertisinginourfamilyofnewspapersandahost ofdigitalsolutions. Requirements: HSdiplomaorGED BAorAAdegreein advertising,communications,orrelatedfieldispreferred.--Provenexperienceworkingasasalesrepresentative.--ProficientinallMicrosoftOfficeapplications.--Soundk nowledgeof marketingprinciplesandtechniques.--Excellentorganizationalandanalyticalskills.--Strongnegotiationandconsultativesalesskills.--Effectivecommunicationskills.--Exceptionalcustomerserviceskills. SendResumeto JohnMurphy: jmurphy@ chronicleonline.com Canyouwalkonamountain? Nexttoacliff? WithFlorida'stemperamental weather? Whileprovidingavaluable servicetonewclientsdaily? Thenwehavethejob foryou! Filloutanapplicationat 6735S.LewdingarDr. Homosassa34446 NOPHONECALLSPLEASE EMPLOYMENT Experienced Electrician -Must beproficientinstallingrigidEMTconduitand motorcontrols,PLCandVFD knowledgewiththeabilityto install,repairandmaintain electricalandelectronic equipment,andmechanical componentsofindustrial equipmentusingschematics, blueprintsandelectrical meters. -Must beabletoassistwith automationandintegrationof newmachinesand equipmentandassistthe maintenanceteamasneeded. Applyinperson Mon-Fribetweenthehours of8:00amto3:00pm. MetalIndustries, 400WalkerAve., Bushnell,FL33513. Excellentbenefitspackage, 401k.DFW,EOE PAINTERS SubContract or Hourly (352)464-3276 EMPLOYMENT LEADPRESS OPERATOR FULL-TIME OurcentralofficeisinCrystalRiver,FLprinting newspapersthatserve Citrus,Sumter,Marionand LevyCounties. Musthaveaminimum5yrs exp.runningaGossCommunity/DGM430printing press.Thisisanightshift position,fourdaysperweek. Weofferanexcellentbenefitspackageincludinghealth, life,dental,eyecare,401K, paidvacationsandholidays. Applyinpersonor sendresumeto: CitrusCountyChronicle Attn.TomFeeney 1624NMeadowcrestBlvd. CrystalRiver,FL34429 Office352-563-3275or Fax#352-563-5665 PETS DOGCARRIER PetMateUltra,large,28"Lx 15"Wx21.5"D.Taupe/black $60 352-613-0529 DogCrate Large24'x36',2gatesfront& side,slideouttray, perfectcondition $60 352-513-5339 DogKennel Portable&foldable, 48"tall48"widesq. $45obo 352-287-1735 KendaisaDutchShepherd mixthatis7yearsoldand weighs80lbs.Heisthe sweetest,mostwell-behaved dog.Heisneutered,upto dateonshots,heartworm negative,pottytrainedandmicrochipped.Hewantstobe withhispersoneverywhere andhisfavoritehobbiesare snugglesandpets.Ifyouare interestedinmeetingthis sweetboy,pleasegotoour websiteat www.rescuedogsdream.com andfillouttheonline applicationorcontact Deana at 813-928-3991 . Backgroundcheck,reference andvetcheckswillbe completedprior toameetandgreet. PETCARRIER Smallpetcarrierblack $15 352-419-5549 PETS MiniGoldenDoodle MalePuppy$600 352.568.5345 PUPPIESFORSALE CKCRegisteredMini Dachshunds.FLHouseCerts. Completepuppykit.Silver dapplelong-coatmale,anda Black/Tanmaleandfemale shortcoat.Homeraisedwith love.ReadyMay19th. 352-220-4231 FARM AUGER 5ftlongsteelgroundauger tobeusedPTO $30OBO 352-344-1515 BigDogZeroTurn AlphaTractorLawnMower 42"deck,newbattery, twokeys,goodcondition $2,000firmJohn 352-220-1623 GardenTools GardenRack,Sledgehammer, Hoe,Shovel,PitchFork All$20 352-423-1088 FARM HANGINGWILDFLOWER POTw/Dahlia&Zinnia incoconutshells,$10ea. 352-746-4160 HORSE&CATTLE BURIALS ...alsootheranimals 352-212-6298 LiveAloeVeraPlants 1.5Gallargeplants 6"to12"leaves$5 352-513-5339 LivePlants BostonFern,Spider, ElephantEars,Loofa LecantoArea 352-464-3634 LiveSnakePlants AKAMotherIn-lawTongue size1Gal$5;XLrg5Gal$30 352-513-5339 LOOFAHSEEDS Togrowyourownloofah sponges $3.00 352-746-4160 PlanterPotsBlackPlastic 1Gal,2Gal,3Galapprox. POTSgoodcondition$15 352-513-5339 PlanterPotsBlackPlastic 6"Pintto15"6Gal100smultisizes 0.50cents 352-513-5339 SAGOPALMS(PUS) babyplants,$5ea., 352-746-4160 SEEDS MultiColoredannualseeds $3perbag. 352-746-4160

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B6 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle C Your Hometown Agents 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 Thankyoutoallwhoserved. 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. MERCHANDISE 1PAIROFDARKWOOD SWIVELCHAIRS picturesavailable,std.height $12ea, 352-344-1515 20lbIronANVIL 10inlong $25Picsavail. 352.344.1515 360-DEGREETURBO SCRUBBER $15 352-726-1882 AluminumCargoCarrier Hookstoyourreceiver $50 352-287-1735 ANGELTABLELAMP w/silkwings $35, 352-560-3019 AntiqueSodaShopStools Threemetal24"highstools fromthe50s $30 352-428-0721 BCIWalkInTubs arenowonSALE!Beoneof thefirst50callersandsave $1,500!CALL 888-687-0415 forafree in-homeconsultation. Heavydutyplastic CafeteriaFoodTrays over1000ofthem, differentcolors,allfor$200 352-422-3015 callafter9:30am CONAIROptiCleanPower PlaqueRemover Rechargeable,NEWINBOX REDUCEDPRICE ,$20OBO (352)410-8262 or(732)857-5120 ANTONIOMELANI DESIGNERBRUSHED LEATHERHANDBAG $50.00 352-560-3019 MERCHANDISE WEBUYANTIQUES &VINTAGEITEMS ...PedalCars,Toys,Bicycles, CastIron,Pyrex,OldTools, MilitaryItems(Knives,Bayonets...),BBGuns,OldMetal Signs,Fenton,Lladro ... $CASH$ CallforInfo. Jim352-219-4134 Sheila352-219-1862 BIRDCAGE Olderstyle2doors,dometop, 4ftHx17inW $100OBO,865.201.6579 BlackTrousers+Skirt MacysAlfanisuit2piece,size 12,New,Macysretail$279, sellingfor $30 352-513-5339 BlackVelvetPants LizClairborneDesigner,Size 12,Excellentcondition,retail $150,asking $15 352-513-5993 MERCHANDISE AntiqueStroockCarriage LapBlanketThrow Mohair,beautifuldesign, greatcondition $250 865-201-6579 BOXESOFLADIES JEWELRY 4itemsperbox $10perbox. 352-726-1882 CHRISTMASDOLLS(2) 18"long,vintagestyleclothing 1999-2000,$20ea. 352-344-1515 CIRRUSUPRIGHTVACUUM Neverused $75 Call352-423-1004 COOKIEJAR CeramicSchoolhouse. 7"x9"x10"$20 callortext352-586-4576 COOKIEJAR CeramicvintageMcCoy RockingHorse$20 callortext352-586-4576 COOKIEJAR CeramicPenguin$10 callortext 352-586-4576 Cookware 15piecespyrexaluminumpots etcsomebrandnew$30 352-428-0721 CoscoStepStool Farmstyle,RedVinyl $25 352-423-1088 Women'sDesignerClothing Large/Xlarge,Jackets,Vests, Jeans,Tops&Dresses,New orWornOnce,$5-20/ea. 352-410-8262 or732-857-5120 LAWNMOWER 22"cut,self-propelled;$35, 352-220-4158 MERCHANDISE Electricgreenworks GardenRototiller used,worksgreat Homosassa$75 706-505-5691 FLOWERBASESFORCUT FLOWERS ,differentsizes andcolors,$5-$10each 352-560-3019 FLOWERPOTS plastic,wire,&clay $.50to$10each 352-560-3019 GreenleeWireCutters Electricalwirecutter no.718madeinUSA $30 352-428-0721 HoboAntiqueBarLamp 18"high8"base, veryuniquefrom50s $40 352-428-0721 Jacket&Trousersfullylined ChocolateBrown JonesNewYork2piecesuit, new,size14,retail$399, sellingfor $50 352-513-5339 KawasakiMotor 25hp,twincylinder,horizontal shaft,modelengine FH721D/CS01,runsgreat $900352-422-3015 callafter9:30am LAWNTRAILER 30"Wx40"Lw/12"sides,tiltbed.Goodcondition. $40 352-419-4066 NEW RECHARGEABLE TOOTHBRUSH INTERPLAK Inbox$10 727-247-3025 MERCHANDISE LanaiSunShades 4Shades,sizes48",96", 2148"wide,all84"high, all$199obo 352-586-0559 LOOSEJEWELRY Cameobracelet/necklace $3 352-726-1882 NAUTICALSHIPBELL StainlessSteelexccond Picturesavail. $35352.344.1515 NEWHomeGoods ADJFillPillow neverused,Amazon$72, selling $35 352-513-5339 NordstromDress w/BoleroJackettop Size12,Blackw/whitebodice, retail$100,neww/tags $20 352-513-5339 OLDHORSESHOE&BRIDLE BITCOLLECTION Somevintage/somebarely used$90OBO Willsellseparately 352-344-1515 Bob'sDISCARDED LawnMowerService «FREEPICK-UP« 352-637-1225 RealPinkQuartzStones 50ofthem,fromsoftballsizeto baseballsize,Lg$10 352-527-0663 MERCHANDISE Records 200plusLPRecordsmost everykindofmusic $100forall 352-419-5892 RokuSmartTV 65"TV,screeniscracked Canbefixedfairlycheap Asking$50 352-501-8492 RUG Beigebackground6'x4'floral thickruginverygoodcond. $15 352-527-2729 SALVADORDALISIGNED ARTISTPRINTS Titled:" FiveSpanish Immortals " $5,000OBO 352-513-3031 SellingRocks Startingat$6apiece 352-527-0663 SheppardHooks onsingle$8 ondouble$8 352.527.0663 SHOESHINESTAND from30's&40's $20, 352-560-3019 SILKFLOWERS $1-$3OBO 352-726-1882 SUNBEAMELECTRIC HEATER $20, 352-560-3019 TEAPOT Ceramic.Vintage.Wildwest catwithguns.Textforpic.$20 callortext352-586-4576 TONERCARTRIDGE BrotherTN-550BrandNew, stillinoriginalbox$30 352-613-0529 U-HaulGrandWardrobeBox 24x24x48,used1x,asking$10 865-201-6579

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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 B7 CLASSIFIEDS CREDITORS 0503WCRNNTCTERRELL INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTHEFIFTHJUDICIALCIRCUIT INANDFORCITRUSCOUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATEDIVISIO N CASENO.:2022-CP-95 8 I NRE:THEESTATEOF B RADLEYJ.TERRELL, DECEASED. NOTICETOCREDITORS TheAdministrationoftheEstateofBRADLEYJ.TERRELL , D eceased,whosedateofdeathwasAugust02,2022,ispendin g i ntheCircuitCourtforCitrusCounty,Florida,ProbateDivi sion , F ileNumber2022-CP-958;theaddressofwhichis110Nort h A popkaAvenue,Inverness,FL34450.Thenamesandad d ressesofthepersonalrepresentativeandthepersonalrepr es e ntative'sattorneyaresetforthbelow. Allcreditorsofthedecedentandotherpersons,whohav e c laimsordemandsagainstdecedent'sestate,includingunma t ured,contingentorunliquidatedclaims,andwhohavebee n s ervedacopyofthisnotice,mustfiletheirclaimswiththisC our t W ITHINTHELATEROFTHREE(3)MONTHSAFTERTH E D ATEOFFIRSTPUBLICATIONOFTHISNOTICEOFTHIRT Y ( 30)DAYSAFTERTHEDATEOFSERVICEOFACOPYO F T HISNOTICEONTHEM. Allothercreditorsofthedecedentandotherpersonswh o h aveclaimsordemandsagainstthedecedent'sestate,includ in g u nmatured,contingentorunliquidatedclaims,mustfilethe i r c laimswiththiscourtWITHINTHREE(3)MONTHSAFTERTH E D ATEOFTHEFIRSTPUBLICATIONOFTHISNOTICE. ALLCLAIMSNOTSOFILEDWILLBEFOREVERBARRED. NOTWITHSTANDINGTHETIMEPERIODSSETFORT H A BOVE,ANYCLAIMFILEDTWO(2)YEARSORMOREAFTE R T HEDECEDENT'SDEATHISBARRED. THEDATEOFFIRSTPUBLICATIONOFTHISNOTICEI S A PRIL26,2023. PersonalRepresentativeofth e EstateofBRADLEYJ.TERRELL,deceased : /s/JOSEPHD.TERREL L 10141N.EMERALDWA Y CITRUSSPRINGS,FL3443 4 A ttorneyforPersonalRepresentative: / s/LEONM.BOYAJAN,II,ESQUIRE,P.A. F loridaBarNo.358312 2 303Highway44West I nverness,FL34453-3809 T elephone:(352)726-1800FaxNumber:(352)726-1428 E mail:lawoffice@leonboyajanpa.com PublishedApril26,2023andMay3,2023 LEGALS 0503WCRNVACATEPLATJACOBS NOTICEOFPETITIONTOVACATEPLAT T hePetitioner,KarenO.Gaffney,P.A.,onbehalfofRichar d T aylorandKimberlyJacobs,herebygivesnoticeoftheirinte n t iontopetitiontheCitrusCountyBoardofCountycommission er s t ovacateaportionofthatcertainplatofLacoocheePark,Pla t B ook1,Page39,publicrecordsofCitrusCountyFlorida,asde s cribedinExhibit“A”attachedheretoandmadeaparthereof. By/s/KarenO.Gaffney,Esquireonbehalfo f RichardTaylorandKimberlyJacob s Exhibit“A” LegalDescription T HATCERTAIN20FEETWIDEALLEYLYINGSOUTHOFLO T 1 ANDLOT2,BLOCK1ANDNORTHOFLOT23ANDLOT24 , B LOCK1,LACOOCHEEPARK,ACCORDINGTOTHEPLA T T HEREOFASRECORDEDINPLATBOOK1,PAGE39,O F T HEPUBLICRECORDSOFCITRUSCOUNTY,FLORIDA. PublishedApril26,2023andMay3,2023 0503WCRNNTCENNIS INTHECIRCUITCOURTFORCITRUSCOUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATEDIVISIO N FileNo:2023-CP-17 0 I NRE:ESTATEOF Z ANAMAUDEENNISa/k/a Z ANAF.ENNISa/k/a Z ANAFLEMINGENNIS, Deceased. NOTICETOCREDITORS TheadministrationoftheestateofZanaMaudeEnnis,de c eased,whosedateofdeathwasSeptember23,2022,i s p endingintheCircuitCourtforCitrusCounty,Florida,Prob at e D ivision,theaddressofwhichis110NorthApopkaAvenue,In v erness,FL34450.Thenamesandaddressesofthepersona l r epresentativeandthatofpersonalrepresentative'sattor neyar e s etforthbelow. Allcreditorsofthedecedentandotherpersonshavingclaim s o rdemandsagainstdecedent'sestateonwhomacopyofthi s n oticeisrequiredtobeservedmustfiletheirclaimswiththi s c ourtWITHINTHELATEROF3MONTHSAFTERTHETIM E O FTHEFIRSTPUBLICATIONOFTHISNOTICEOR30DAY S A FTERTHEDATEOFSERVICEOFACOPYOFTHISNO T ICEONTHEM. Allothercreditorsofthedecedentandotherpersonshavin g c laimsordemandsagainstdecedent'sestatemustfilethei r c laimswiththiscourtWITHIN3MONTHSAFTERTHEDATEO F T HEFIRSTPUBLICATIONOFTHISNOTICE. ALLCLAIMSNOTFILEDWITHINTHETIMEPERIODSSE T F ORTHINSECTION733.702OFTHEFLORIDAPROBAT E C ODEWILLBEFOREVERBARRED. NOTWITHSTANDINGTHETIMEPERIODSSETFORT H A BOVE,ANYCLAIMFILEDTWO(2)YEARSORMOREAFTE R T HEDECEDENT'SDATEOFDEATHISBARRED. ThedateofthefirstpublicationofthisNoticeisApril26,2023. PersonalRepresentative : /s/ ThomasA.Enni s 414EnglishLakeDriv e WinterGarden,Florida3478 7 A ttorneyforPersonalRepresentative: / s/MichaelT.Kovach,Jr.,Esquire,FLBarNumber:0308020 K OVACH&BAKERLAW P ostOfficeBox635, 4 05TompkinsStreet I nverness,Florida34450 T elephone:(352)341-5557Facsimile:(352)341-5558 E -Mail:mtk.kovachlawfirm@gmail.com S econdaryE-Mail:coh.kovachlawfirm@gmail.com PublishedApril26,2023andMay3,2023 MERCHANDISE UPDATEYOURHOME with B eautifulNewBlinds& S hades.FREEin-home e stimatesmakeitconvenient t oshopfromhome. P rofessionalinstallation.Top q uality-MadeintheUSA.Call f orfreeconsultation: 866-6361910 .Askaboutourspecials! 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MovingCall417-425-9541 FURNITURE SouthernLivingLoveseat likenewloveseat, usedverylittle $100608-617-4599 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 EQUATESHOWER&BATH CHAIR w/back,newinbox, neverbeenopened, REDUCEDPRICE ,$30 352-410-8262or 732-857-5120 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 EQUATEARMBLOOD PRESSUREMONITOR BrandNewinBox, PriceReduced,$20 (352)410-8262or (732)857-5120 TOILETSEATCHAIR $10 352-726-1882 TransportationWheelchair Usedtwice,$130whennew, asking $50 352-489-0887 SPORTING GOODS BeautyBeltMassager Messagesyourwaist.Suntentownbrand. $25 352-419-4066 ELLIPTOGO LikeNewpdover$3000will take$1000OBOElliptogo VehicleRackIncluded 352.586.8946 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 8.4WOODEDACRE FORSALEBYOWNER 3Bd/3BaHome,newporches front8x20,backporch12x30 w/newscreen,newmetalroof, completelyinspected. Readytomovein! $300KCashorBestOffer Ray:(828)497-2610Local 6acres with 370ftofpavedroadfrontage Mixedresidential.LocatedEof Hwy19inHomosassa. Call352.422.6088 BacktoNature 38.11AcresOffasecludeddirt road.SliceofOldFlorida, beautifulpropertywithlarge oaktreesandplentyofwildlife . $350,000 352-287-2213foratour DUNNELLON NorthWilliamsSt 3000SFMOL; Commercialbuilding on.042acre **Forsaleorlease** MotivatedOwner Contact:AlIsnetto, PalmwoodRealty. 352-597-2500x202 2bed2bath approx.1,600sqft Recentlybeenremodeled NewAC. Formoreinfo. Call706-492-5119 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE HOMOSASSA 71CypressBlvd Outstanding3/2/2Pool Homeonanoversized LotinSMW Only$440,000 RE/MAX KathyGreen724.601.8619 kathygreensellshomes.com HOMEFORSALE 1570W.DaturaLn.Citrus Springs,FL. 3Bed/2bath, POOL .Approx. 1/4acre,fencedinrear.Many updatestotheinterior.Allappliancesincludingwasher/dryerincluded.HVAC(2009)contractserviceyearlysinceinstallation.Roof(2006)30year shinglesandRoofMaxresurface(2023)5yearwarranty. NewhotwaterheaterandNu Leafgutterguards(2022). HomesoldASIS. $255,000.00Contactfor additionalinformation. Em:jailadm1570@gmail.com Phone:513-767-1086 LOTFORSALE . 28AcrelotinSugarmillWood s $26,000 352-220-2891 locatedonanIslandinNorth FloridawithAceHardware department,Conveniencest ore,Bar&3bed2bath house.Ownerretiringafter 10years.$1,400,000 352.498.5986 USMSONLINEAUCTION Civil A ctionNo.1:19-CV-626. B id5/1–5/12.3Propertiesinc ludingAirbnbinthemount ainsofAsheCounty,NCalon g t heNewRiver.RogersRealty & Auction-NCAL#685,fulldet ails: RogersAuctionGroup.com. 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 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 2OutboardMotor VintageEvinrude Lighting3.0hp $300Pairobo 352-287-1735 BOATS 1997SPORTSCRAFTFISHM ASTER ,27ft.,new2021twin 350VortecMtrsw/650Holly doublepumpers,includeselectronics&safetygear,etc., alum.3-axleTrailer,$28,500 Local864-247-6395 IBUYBOATS CASHPAIDFOR ALLBOATS $$CALLVINCE$$ LOCAL 941-301-9946 Lowe14'aluminumBoat Bimini,trailer,&15hpTohatsu 4cycle$2,100 813-951-3253 OUTBOARDMOTOR 1972Chrysler2stroke8HP outboardmotor+stand.Fresh waterMidwestonly.Super clean.Lastserviced/ran (perfectly)2012. $575 352-770-5458 PONTOONBOAT 22ftG3SuncatcherPontoon 115HPYamahawraparound benchseats.Livewell,2 biminis,brandnewtrailer& cover.Cleanvessel$20,000 OBOsellingduetohealth 515.460.1173 TrollingMotors Minn-Kota 75lbsofthrust24v remotecontrol$950 Watersnake 54lbsofthrust12v $525OBO 352.586.8946 CARS/SUV 2006ToyotaSequoiaLTD 4x4,navigationsystem, DVD/CD,Sunroof,3rowseating,rearconsoleseat,coldAC, leather&powerseats,black exteriorgrayinterior Everythingingoodcondition 159,800mi $9,500OBO352-293-4504 2012HYUNDAIACCENT 91,000miles,excellentcond. $7,500OBO AskforCarl 352.400.8353 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 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 2013LikeNewSpyderRT-LTD ChromePackageithasevery option.AutomaticTransmission,ExcellentCondition, NO Scratches,lowmiles15,000 andalwaysgaragekept.EngineSize997ExteriorBrown $14,500Callortext Todd802.233.1704 MotorScooters 2013Kymco150cc542mil& 201950cc105mil $2,200forBoth 727-415-7728 MOTORCYCLES 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 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 2010HarmonybySunnybrook 21FBStandemwheels goodconditionw/slide $8,500 352-270-8028 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 2021LightWeight TravelTrailer withExtras-$17,900 352-212-6949 D UTCHMANCOLEMA N BRANDNEW 202217fttraveltrailer Sleeps6,features WinegardAIR360antenna Lotsofstorage$14,500 352-247-0788 29ftSAFARI 1998Motorhomewith83,000 miles,FordPowerstrokediesel engine.NewtiresExcellentcond, tomuchtolist!$20,500OBO Carl352.400.8353 HURRICANERV ClassA2010Fourwinds31D Lowmileage,twoslideouts, garagekept&veryclean 352.634.1874 IBUYRV's CASHPAID FORRV's $$CALLVINCE$$ LOCAL 941-301-9946

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B8 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle CLASSIFIEDS Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked fromthe moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! 5/3/23 CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. German philosopher 6. A type of stock trading (abbr.) 9. Cincinnati ballplayers13. Deerlike water buffaloes14. Island15. Jewish calendar month16. Round Dutch cheese17. Unstressed syllable of a metrical foot 18. A restaurant needs one19. Decent behaviors21. Groans22. Works hard23. Upset24. A sound made in speech 25. One point east of due south 28. Boxing’s GOAT29. Whittles31. Tailless amphibian33. Surrounded36. Doesn’t stay still 38. Copycat39. Four-door car41. Morally correct behavior44. Something that is owed45. Pasta needs it46. Ant-Man’s last name48. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!49. Small period of time (abbr.) 51. Woman (French)52. On or around54. Fencing swords56. Fonts60. A command in the name of the court 61. Sprays with an irritant62. Georgetown athlete63. Dry or withered64. Sign of injury65. Tracts of land (abbr.)66. 365 days67. Physique68. Icelandic poems CLUES DOWN 1. Bodily substance 2. Internal 3. Provoke or annoy 4. Type of lounge chair 5. Losses 6. Makes less severe,GHQWL¿HVDWKLQJFORVH at hand 8. Group of blood disorders (abbr.) 9. Rebuilt10. Ancient Greek City11. American investigative journalist 12. Partially melted snow14. Take shape17. Mexican beverage20. Patti Hearst’s captors21. Jacobs and Summers are two 'LV¿JXUH25. Scientists’ tool (abbr.)26. Ill-mannered person27. Overhang 29. Famed rat catcher30. Passover feast and ceremony 32. Equal to 10 meters34. Central processing unit35. Chinese native religion37. Unfermented juices40. “To the __ degree”42. Frozen water43. Medieval circuit courts47. 1,000 cubic feet (abbr.)49. Gossipy50. Shopping is one type52. Palmlike plant53. Partner to “oohed”55. Welsh name meaning “snow” 56. Popular Mexican dish57. It helps power devices58. Reddish-brown wildcat59. Impertinence/HJDO¿QDQFLDOWHUP (abbr.) 65. Atomic #52 rn rrr  r­€‚­ ƒn„‚­…†‡ˆ Market r rr SOLUTIONSPeanuts WILLCONSTRUCTIONCORP. 352-628-2291 We alsoofferSafetyGrabBars, We atherStripping,InsuranceInspections r Siding Sof t Fa scia Skirting Ro of ov ers Ca rp orts Screen Roo ms De cks Wi ndo ws Do ors Ad ditions Pe rmi t An d En gineering Fe es Al lofour structures withstand 120mph winds 352-628-7519 CREDITORS 0510WCRNNTCKUFAHL INTHECIRCUITCOURTFORCITRUSCOUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATEDIVISIO N FileNo:2023-CP-20 9 I NRE:ESTATEOF U WEKUFAHL, Deceased. NOTICETOCREDITORS Theadministrationoftheestateof UweKufahl ,deceased , w hosedateofdeathwasNovember22,2022,ispendinginth e C ircuitCourtforCitrusCounty,Florida,ProbateDivision, thead d ressofwhichis110NorthApopkaAvenue,Inverness,F L 3 4450.Thenamesandaddressesofthepersonalrepresentativ e a ndthatofpersonalrepresentative'sattorneyaresetforth below . Allcreditorsofthedecedentandotherpersonshavingclaim s o rdemandsagainstdecedent'sestateonwhomacopyofthi s n oticeisrequiredtobeservedmustfiletheirclaimswiththi s c ourtWITHINTHELATEROF3MONTHSAFTERTHETIM E O FTHEFIRSTPUBLICATIONOFTHISNOTICEOR30DAY S A FTERTHEDATEOFSERVICEOFACOPYOFTHISNO T ICEONTHEM. Allothercreditorsofthedecedentandotherpersonshavin g c laimsordemandsagainstdecedent'sestatemustfilethei r c laimswiththiscourtWITHIN3MONTHSAFTERTHEDATEO F T HEFIRSTPUBLICATIONOFTHISNOTICE. ALLCLAIMSNOTFILEDWITHINTHETIMEPERIODSSE T F ORTHINSECTION733.702OFTHEFLORIDAPROBAT E C ODEWILLBEFOREVERBARRED. NOTWITHSTANDINGTHETIMEPERIODSSETFORT H A BOVE,ANYCLAIMFILEDTWO(2)YEARSORMOREAFTE R T HEDECEDENT'SDATEOFDEATHISBARRED. ThedateofthefirstpublicationofthisNoticeisMay3,2023. PersonalRepresentative : /s/MichaelT.Kovach,Jr . 405TompkinsStee t Inverness,FL3445 0 A ttorneyforPersonalRepresentative: / s/MichaelT.Kovach,Jr.,Esquire F LBarNumber:0308020 K OVACH&BAKERLAW P ostOfficeBox635, 4 05TompkinsStreet I nverness,Florida34450 T elephone:(352)341-5557Facsimile:(352)341-5558 E -Mail:mtk.kovachlawfirm@gmail.com A lternativeE-Mail:coh.kovachlawfirm@gmail.com PublishedMay3&10,2023 LIENS 0503WCRN5/26&296/2,12,16&23NOS T hefollowingvehicleswillbesoldatPUBLICAUCTIONonth e p ropertyofSCALLY'SLUBE&GOTOWINGANDRECOVERY , 1 2059N.FloridaAvenue,Dunnellon,FL34434;352-489-6823 ; i naccordancewithFloridaStatute713.78.Auctionsareasfo l l ows:Saleswillbeginat8:00AMonthedateofsale.Allvehicl e s m aybeviewed30minutesbeforesale.Formoredetails,cal l 3 52-860-0550. A uctionDate:05/26/2023 Y EARMAKEMODELVIN 2 017GMCTERRAIN2GKALPEK5H6302096 2 002CHEVROLETTRAILBLAZER1GNS13S022245670 A uctionDate:05/29/2023 Y EARMAKEMODELVIN 1 994MAZDAPICKUP4F4CR12X6RTM15636 1 997DODGE1500PICKUP3B7HC13Z3VG725055 2 009TOYOTACAMRY4T4BE46K49R115430 A uctionDate:06/02/2023 Y EARMAKEMODELVIN 2 005DODGERAM15001D7HA18N95S350900 2 015FORDTAURUS1FAHP2F80FG127117 A uctionDate:06/12/2023 Y EARMAKEMODELVIN 2 022WOLFSCOOTERL5YACBPZ9N1137007 A uctionDate:06/16/2023 Y EARMAKEMODELVIN 2 021FORDTRANSIT1FDAX2C80MKA21613 2 021CHEVROLETTRAXKL7CJLSM0MB368567 A uctionDate:06/23/2023 Y EARMAKEMODELVIN 2 020MERCEDESSPRINTERW1X8E33Y4LN118907 S cally'sLube&GoTowingandRecoveryreservestherightt o b idonallvehiclesinAuction.Allsalesfinalat9:00AM. PublishedonMay3,2023 MEETINGS 0503WCRN5/10PUBLICMTG T heAcademyofEnvironmentalScienceBoard willhold a p ublicmeetingon May10,2023 ,at2:30p.m.attheAcademyo f E nvironmentalScienceCampus,12695WFortIslandTrail,Cry s t alRiver,FL34429. Thepurposeofthispublicmeetingisageneralmeetingofth e A cademyofEnvironmentalScienceBoardofDirectors.Th e B oardwillactonmatterstobedeterminedbymembersofth e b oardincludingbutnotlimitedtotheAdministrator'srepor t. PursuanttotheprovisionsoftheAmericanswithDisabiliti e s A ct,anypersonrequiringspecialaccommodationstopartici pat e i nthisworkshop/meetingisaskedtoadvisetheagencyatleas t 4 8hoursbeforetheworkshop/meetingbycontacting:Michell e L eeper,(352)302-3319.Ifyouarehearingorspeechimpaired , p leasecontacttheacademyusingtheFloridaRelayService , 1 (800)955-8771(TDD)or1(800)955-8770(Voice). Ifanypersondecidestoappealanydecisionmadebyth e B oardwithrespecttoanymatterconsideredatthismeetingo r h earing,he/shewillneedtoensurethataverbatimrecordoft h e p roceedingismade,whichrecordincludesthetestimonyan d e videncefromwhichtheappealistobeissued. Formoreinformation,youmaycontact:MichelleLeeper , B oardPresidentat352-302-3319 PublishedMay3,2023 MEETINGS 0503WCRNMTG5/18 PUBLICNOTICE NOTICEISHEREBYGIVEN thattheCitrusCountyVeterans ‹ A dvisoryBoardwillmeeton Thursday,May18,2023at3:3 0 p m intheCitrusCountyResourceCenter,2804W.Mar c K nightonCt.,Lecanto,Florida,toconductitsregularmeeti ng . Anypersonrequiringreasonableaccommodationatthi s m eetingbecauseofadisabilityorphysicalimpairmentshoul d c ontacttheCountyAdministrator'sOffice,110NorthApopka Av e nue,SecondFloor,Inverness,FL34450,(352)341-6560,a t l easttwo(2)daysbeforethemeeting.Ifyouarehearingo r s peechimpaired,usetheTDDTelephone(352)341-6580. Sinecesitauntraductordeespañolporfavorhagaarreglo s c onelCondadodentrodedosdíasdelanotificacióndel a p ublicación(352)527-5370. EnglishTranslation:(IfyouneedaSpanishTranslatorplea s e m akearrangementswiththeCountybytelephonewithintw o d aysofthepublicationnoticeat(352)527-5370.) IfapersondecidestoappealanydecisionmadebytheAd v isoryBoardwithrespecttoanymatterconsideredatthismee t i ng,he/shewillneedtoensurethataverbatimrecordofthepr o c eedingsismadewhichrecordshallincludethetestimonyan d e videnceuponwhichtheappealistobebased. PublishedMay3,2023 LEGALS 0510WCRNFOREFEITUREJEFFADAMS INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTH E FIFTHJUDICIALCIRCUITINAN D FORCITRUSCOUNTY,FLORID A CASENO.:2023-CA-197 A I nRe:FORFEITUREOFOne2017KiaSoul W agon4D,VIN:KNDJN2A22H7450477 NOTICEOFFORFEITUREPROCEEDINGS T O:JeffD.Adamsand anyotherpersonswhomayclaimaninterestinthefollowingproperty: YOUARENOTIFIEDthatanactionfortheforfeitureofth e f ollowingpropertyinCitrusCountyFlorida: 2 017KiaSoulWagon4D,VIN:KNDJN2A22H7450477 h asbeenfiledagainstyouandyouarerequiredtoserveacop y o fyourwrittendefenses,ifany,toitonJamesT.Hartley,Es q uire,thePetitioner ‹ sattorneys,whoseaddressis:Gooding & B atsel,PLLC,1531SE36thAvenue,Ocala,Florida34471,with i n20daysofthispublicationandfiletheoriginalwiththecl erko f t hiscourteitherbeforeserviceonthePetitioner ‹ sattorneysorim m ediatelythereafter,otherwiseadefaultwillbeenteredag ains t y ouforthereliefdemandedinthepetition. G OODING&BATSEL,PLLC /s/JamesT.Hartle y JamesT.Hartley,Esquir e FloridaBarNo.12472 1 1531S.E.36thAvenu e Ocala,Florida3447 1 Phone:(352)579-129 0 Fax:(352)579-128 9 AttorneysforCitrusCountySheriff ‹ sOffic e Primary:jhartley@lawyersocala.co m rbatsel@lawyersocala.co m Secondary:hcarlman@lawyersocala.co m PublishedMay3&10,2023 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES NewmarMountainAire 37.5ft1999RVwith 69,000originalmiles. GoodconditionLOCAL $25,000 207.502.2216

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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 C1 L & L CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE EDUCATION & HOMETOWN COMMUNITY NEWS FOR OUR AREA Section C WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 , 2023 WHAT’S INSIDE TODAY?Chalk Talk ........... C2 Pet Rescue Adoptables . C2 Mini Page ............ C4 Puzzles .............. C5 Comics .............. C6Local veteran honored for medical contributions By MARGO WILSON Chronicle Correspondent Dr. Peter Tan of Citrus Hills has been recognized for his service to the U.S. Army and for his service to the com munity. Now, he’s being recognized for his contributions to his medical spe cialty, oral and maxillofacial surgery. At the annual scientic conference and exhibition of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Idaho, planned for the end of May, Tan will receive the group’s Humanitarian Award, which he will share with a fe male surgeon, who, like Tan, is afliat ed with the military. Dr. Jeffrey Bennett, the immediate past president of the college, nominat ed Tan for the award. He said many people are deserving, but Tan is a “gen uine, honest individual,” who “values what the college stands for as a profes sional society.” Bennett, who’s had a long and pres tigious career teaching and doing sur gery at the University of Connecticut and the University of Indiana, now is chief of oral surgery at the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis. He said his association with the V.A. made him realize it was time to recog nize those surgeons who’ve served the military. Frequently, the college has given the award to surgeons who’ve gone on medical missions. And some times, there are years when the award isn’t given. But Tan, who’s become a friend of Bennett’s, is “genuine, sincere. .... He cares. He gives back. He still cares about his family, his profession, his country, and the men and women who’ve served under him,” Bennett said. Tan retired as a colonel with the U.S. Army Reserve’s Dental Corps after 36 years. He now serves as a civilian aide to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. He also is chair of the board of trustees of HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville. He believes he’s the rst resident of Citrus County to serve in either post. He served as the highest-ranking dental corps ofcer in the Ofce of Surgeon General and Pentagon. He was the second in command of the Pacic Regional Dental Command, as well as of the Europe Regional Dental Command. He commanded the 185th Dental Company and the 7301 Medical Training Support Battalion. As a civilian, he was in private prac tice. His educational background is equal ly as impressive. He is both a dentist and a medical doctor. In addition to being an expert in oral, maxillofacial, and craniofacial surgery, and oro-facial pain, he also is an expert in anesthesi ology. He has two master’s degrees in health sciences, as well – one in public health and one in emergency and di saster management. He’s served on the faculty of three institutions. Tan said he’s humbled about receiv ing the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons’ Humanitarian Award, which he said is like “a lifetime achievement award.” He said he’s expected to give a 30-minute talk about himself at the convention where he will receive the award. He said he will “tie in my de velopment as a surgeon with my mil itary career.” He will emphasize his pursuit of lifetime learning and how his learning and military service have led to more and more opportunities. He said he’ll also address his desire to give back to his community, military, and country. The award is a “culminating event,” he said, and “nothing I strived for.” It serves as somewhat of a “cap stone,” he said, after being named a ci vilian aide to the Secretary of the Army and president of the board of trustees at Oak Hill Hospital within the past year. The award is “a humbling and honor able gesture marking what I’ve done,” he said. “I very much appreciate it.” Tan is a humble man, himself, and told how when he informed his chil dren about his latest award, they re sponded, “Oh, God. Another one?” Tan takes it all in stride.“I’m fortunate, happy, and lucky,” he said. While most people would be thrilled to receive one distinguished honor over the course of a year, what’s it like to receive three – being named a civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army, be ing elected president of the Oak Hill Hospital trustees, and now receiving a Humanitarian Award from his profes sional group? “It’s a hoot,” Tan said. Special to the Pinnacle Dr. Peter Tan attended a ceremony in late March at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, where the U.S. Army Dentistry Monument was dedicated. Tan retired from the Army Reserve’s Dental Corps after 36 years of service.Dr. Peter Tan earns Humanitarian AwardLive with generosity of spiritK ahil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese writer and painter. He wrote poetry, ction and nonction, both in Ara bic and En-glish. His literature revealed a blending of oriental and occidental philoso-phies of life. His most popular novel, “The Prophet,” was written in 1923. A serious painter, many of his paintings are exhibited in leading galleries. Of “giving” and “receiving,” our positive words for this week, he wrote: “Gen-erosity is giving more than you can and pride in taking less than you need.” All around our community likeminded and thoughtful volunteers are making the generosity of giving and receiving their mantra. Always mindful of the many needs of others, their energy to fulll those needs and the uncanny projects they lead always amazes me. In blessing others with their passion-ate concerns, no opportu-nity along the volunteer path is ever too small to express the kindness and the generosity of giving. We have all heard the time-honored scripture, “God loves a cheerful giver.” Many loving, concerned people have reached out with gener-ously providing for the veterans, for children, giving shelter for the homeless and the gift of a hand-up opportunity to reach their goals with en-couragement, afrmation and precious guidance. Kudos to them, one and all!VolunteersHPH Hospice is looking for a volunteer organiza-tion to sponsor a Supplies Drive for the patients who are in need. Call 352-359-8373. SCORE Nature Coast is seeking business profes-sionals with expertise to share with small-business owners by mentoring them toward their goals pathway. Other volunteers are especially needed with social media and work-shop facilitation skills. Call SCORE at 352-349-1236. Take Stock In Children invites middle and high school students to apply for a scholarship in their program through their partnership with the Flor-ida Prepaid Foundation. Applications are available from their school guidance ofce. Call Take Stock at 352-344-0855 to volunteer as a mentor. USCG (United State Coast Guard) Auxiliary Homosassa Flotilla 15-4 is looking for volunteers to patrol the waterways for signs of pollution, oil leaks and toxic waste. Ves sel examiners are needed. Volunteers are also needed for search-and-rescue operations, the public affairs ofce, a training coordinator, photograph-ing otilla functions and a radio operator. There are opportunities await-ing our personal interest. Visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.comn/groups/uscgaux154.DonationsCASA (Citrus Abuse Shelter Association) needs RuthLevinsAround the Community Special to the Chronicle The Nature Coast Doll Club celebrated 34 years at a March 22 luncheon at Skyview Golf Club in Terra Vista. Pictured, from left, are Alene Falk, Ruth Smith, Phyllis Closi, Marilyn Doucette, Barbara Bullock, Laurie Painter, Bonnie Wilder. Not pictured are Fawn McGee and Rita Frisbie. DOLL CLUB CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Volunteers develop special bonds with patientsA s the volunteer coordinator for HPH Hospice, a Chapters Health System afl-iate in Citrus County, I oc casionally sit with patients when a vol-unteer is not available. Listening to their stories and look-ing at their pictures is meaningful to us both. Sometimes I will sit with a patient who is sleeping, and I watch over them KatieLucasServing Seniors Inspiration to do what we loveI was on Lecanto Highway, headed toward Fero Me morial Gardens, when I felt the tug to turn instead to ward Central Ridge Library on Forest Ridge. I remem bered Gerry Mulligan, Chronicle Publisher Emeritus, was slated to be the li brary’s guest speaker, in conjunction with Na tional Library Week, April 23-29. I sensed my dilemma was being resolved correctly, for I had meant to purchase Gerry’s book, “Out the Window” and now I would be able to buy the book, as well as hear a rsthand accounting from the author himself. For the next hour, a packed room was treated to Gerry’s warmth, wisdom and humor. He recounted numerous encounters with national notables from the baseball and political spectrum. History dating back to his own humble beginnings, and how his enamor with Citrus County was sown, really by virtue of its inhabitants. OK. Throw in the fact that we enjoyed a relatively low cost of living here when compared to the entire state of Florida, in addition to the sheer beauty of the nature coast itself, and, well, there you have it. Did I need a dose of positivity injected into my day? Gerry delivered. Once back home, I real ized that Citrus County was indeed “home.” By myself, I was still blessed to live in a beautiful community lled with giving, generous people. (Minus the tailgater who just about ran me off of S.R.44 while I was making my turn onto a side street the other day.). “I” can become “we” as soon as I reach out to a friend. And then they, in turn, reach back. Two cases in the past week had me attending a play at the Valerie Theatre with Pam Schreck, then a lunch at the Applebee’s in Crystal River with Jacki Scott. Both women, who I am most fortunate to call friends, are well known in theater circles as extremely gifted actors and directors. Both have chosen to volun teer their creativity in order to enrich the arts in Citrus County. Which brings me, full circle, back to Gerry Mulli gan. An attendee asked him about hope. How did he feel about the future here in Citrus County. He respond ed by suggesting we might attend a little league ball game to witness our future rsthand. Since I have been to a few of these myself, I can attest to the healthy enthusiasm and competitive ness I, for one, have seen. But then Gerry invited all of us to nd something we love to do, whether it be a cause we might embrace, a skill we might share, an activity we truly enjoy, and add it to the community pool of resources here. We Lynne FarrellAbramsLaflines See ABRAMS , page C7 See LEVINS , page C7 See LUCAS , page C7

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C2 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle Diesel is a mixed breed Australian shepherd. He recently lost his home due to a fire in Crystal River and the family relocat ing out of state. He is about 11 years old and weighs about 50 pounds. He is well socialized, housebroken, walks well on a leash and was at the Precious Paws Rescue adoption center and interacted with the cats – no barking, no pulling on the leash – he did roll over for a tummy rub. If you have room in your heart and home, call 352-726-4700 and leave a message. The Precious Paws Rescue Adoption Center at 3768 W. Gulf-to-Lake Highway in Lecanto is open daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop in and cuddle a kitty.Shelter and rescue ADOPTABLES Citrus County Animal Services, 4030 S. Airport Road, Inverness, behind the fairgrounds. View adoptable pets at citruscritters.com. Call 352-746-8400. Unless otherwise noted, all dogs are spayed/neutered, microchipped, heartworm tested and current on vacci nations. For information on Precious Paws Rescue pets, call 352-7264700. For Hardin Haven pets, call Donna at 352-422-5525.For Adopt a Rescued Pet, cal 352-795-9550 and leave your name, number and pet’s name. Free sign language classes offered Want to learn sign lan guage? Free classes are now offered at North Oak Church in Citrus Springs. Both ELS and ALS are taught by a trained instruc tor on Mondays at 10 a.m. These classes are open to the public and no church af liation is needed. For more information contact the church ofce at 352-489-1688. North Oak is located at the intersection of North Elkcam and North Citrus Springs boulevards in Citrus Springs.Library hosts free technology classes The Homosassa Public Library will feature a Sat urday technology class each month through June. If you are unable to attend during the week, be sure to sign-up for a spot in one of the tech nology classes. Upcoming topics are: Facebook: Getting Started at 10:30 a.m. on May 20; and Buying and Selling on eBay at 10:30 a.m. on June 17. These Saturday technol ogy classes are free and registration is required. To register for a class, use the online calendar, speak to a staff member at the branch or call the library at 352-628-5626. To stay up-to-date on all of the classes and programs being offered at the library, follow @CitrusLibraries on Facebook and Instagram or view the online calendar at citruslibraries.org.Scholarship available from model railroaders A model railroad schol arship is available for high school graduates who want to continue in a STEAM program in a college, uni versity or accredited techni cal school. Visit the website at newtracksmodeling.com/scholarship for detailed in formation about the schol arship. The deadline for ap plications is July 1. Please help pass the word to pos sible applicants you may know. Questions? Email is jim kellow@newtracksmodeling.com.Libraries switches to new digital content app Attention OverDrive app users: OverDrive is discon tinuing the legacy Over Drive app for iOS, Android and Windows 8/10 on May 1 and will be transitioning users to the Libby app. Libby is OverDrive’s new er app for browsing and en joying digital content from Citrus Libraries. If you haven’t already, it’s time to give Libby a try. All your loans, holds and wish list items will be waiting for you in Libby when you add your library card. Libby also comes with new features we know you’ll love, like: tags to categorize books however you’d like (you can even sync your OverDrive wish list into a tag), a central bookshelf for all loans and holds, cus tomizable notications for ready holds, new magazine issues and more, compati bility with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Sonos speakers, extra learning and entertainment resources like LawDepot, and easy access to OverDrive support staff. Learn more about the tran sition by visiting overdrive.com/apps/libby/switchtolibby. If you are currently using the Libby app, the digital collection will continue to be available at https://libb yapp.com/library/citrus on desktop and mobile devices. Heritage Hour at the Floral City Library The Floral City Library will continue their monthly partnership with the Flo ral City Heritage Council to provide Heritage Hour presentations. The focus of these programs will be on historic events, artifacts and information that helped build Floral City and Citrus County. Held the fourth Wednes day of every month, mark your calendars for “Semi nole Wars in Citrus County” on May 24. To keep up-to-date on these and all other pro grams, visit the website at citruslibraries.org, call your nearest branch or follow @CitrusLibraries on Face book and Instagram.Take Stock seeks qualified students, mentors Take Stock in Children of Citrus County is looking for students who qualify to join their program. The applica tion period for the second semester is now open. To be considered for a scholarship, students must attend public school, be in the sixth through ninth grade, meet the nancial eligibility requirements, agree to remain drug, alco hol and crime free and get good grades. Take Stock in Children’s two-year tuition-free scholarships are provided through their partnership with the Florida Prepaid Foundation. Applications are available from the guidance ofce at each school, through the website takestockcitrus.org, or by calling the Take Stock ofce 352-344-0855. To become a Take Stock mentor, call Pat Lancast er, program coordinator, at 352-344-0855 or go to the website. For more infor mation, eligibility require ments or any questions, call the ofce or email plancaster@takestockcitrus.org. Chronicle seeks kids doing cool stuff We know they’re out there – kids doing cool stuff. 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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 C3 Special to the Chronicle The Pilot Club of Crystal River was recently visited by Missy Ridgeway, Pilot International Florida District treasurer. She let the club know how their money is being spent. Also, new donations are being asked for, a new scholarship house is being built and a contest for members who bring in new members is being held. If interested in finding out more about the Pilot Club of Crystal River, call Stephanie Price, president, at 352-634-4641. Pictured, Stephanie Price presents Missy Ridgeway with a thank-you gift for her recent visit to the club. PILOT CLUB VISITED BY DISTRICT TREASURER Special to the Chronicle The Women of Sugarmill Woods held a drawing for a $1,000 Walmart gift card raffle at their March luncheon. The “Luck O’ The Irish” was with winner, Linda Iman. Iman is a member of the Women of Sugarmill Woods and was delighted to win the grand prize. The winning ticket was number 0867 and was sold by Maggie Moore. This fundraiser was a great suc cess, and they look forward to future raffles for their scholarship and education donations. LUCKY WINNER TAKES HOME $1,000 PRIZE HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS Homosassa Mullet Toss and Spring Festival on May 6 The Annual Florida Cracker Homosassa Mullet Toss and Spring Festival continues to raise monies for various outreach pro grams across our County. Building Cayla’s Coats Life Vest Loaner Stations is one of the projects that benet from these funds. Ryman Construction, Mac 1Signs and Nature’s Re sort Campground joined the effort to complete the second Cayla’s Coats Life Vest Loaner Station in Ho mosassa. The next Florida Cracker Riverside Resort Homosas sa Mullet Toss will be held on Saturday, May 6. The Committee hopes to build additional Life Vest Loaner Stations across Cit rus County as well as ex pand funding for the multi ple outreach programs with the Homosassa Civic Club.Cinco de Mayo celebration on tap 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 As sisted 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, artisans, pre sentations and more. Grab a bite to eat from the taco truck Tacos-More. For more about the event, go to https://fb.me/e/Xb K2Cs7K.May Master Gardener Plant Seminars Hurricane Season is fast approaching on June 1, but it is not too late to prepare your landscape to avoid some major damage. The May Master Gardener Plant Seminar will identify some “house-keeping” for your yard before the start of the season and, if necessary, some cleanup/restoration information should there be damage to the plants in your landscape. They will identi fy some of the trees that are wind-resistant, and make a good addition to your land scape. These seminars will be held at 1 p.m. at all library locations on the following dates: May 10 at Central Ridge in Beverly Hills, May 11 at Citrus Springs, May 17 at Floral City, May 22 at Coastal in Crystal Riv er, May 24 at Lakes Region in Inverness and May 25 at Homosassa. There will also be a Zoom presentation on May 15 for anyone wishing to use this format. Registration is required for the Zoom presentation so that connection information can be sent to those wishing to participate. Registration is available via Eventbrite; contact the Citrus County Extension ofce for details: citrus@ifas.u.edu. Master Gardener vol unteers will be happy to answer all gardening ques tions. The Master Gardener phone numbers at the Ex tension ofce are: 352-527-5709 or 5711. Our Lady of Grace to hold flea market Our Lady of Grace Cath olic Church in Beverly Hills will hold an outdoor ea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, on the church property at 6 Roosevelt Blvd. Commercial vendors and private individuals are welcome to bring and sell goods. Spaces are available for $15 and should be re served in advance. For more information or to reserve a space, contact Rose Mary at 352-527-6459 or send an email to wjeselso@tampabay.rr.com. This will be the nal ea market of the season. Our Lady of Grace Church ea markets will resume on Sept. 2. The church holds ea markets monthly, Sep tember through May, on the rst Saturday of the month.Annual Kids Against Cancer Golf Tournament The Nature Coast Cancer 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 between $250-$2,500, golf equip ment and door prizes. For pricing and infor mation to sign up, con tact Michelle Snellings at 352-697-2220 or email shellsnellings@gmail.com.Nature Coast Anglers to meet The Nature Coast Anglers (NCA) will hold their next monthly meeting starting at 7 p.m. on May 8 at the Moose Lodge, 1855 S. Sun coast Blvd., Homosassa The speaker will be Cap tain Socrates of Silver Lining Fishing who will discuss, “Sight Fishing for Trophy Redsh and how to catch them.” Captain Socra tes, who specializes in sight shing for tailing redsh along the Nature Coast, will share his how-to techniques with the club members. The Nature Coast Anglers meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Moose Lodge. The club invites prospec tive members to join them. Membership forms and oth er information is available on the club Facebook page and their website at www.naturecoastangler.com.Garden Club to hold last meeting until new season The Garden Club of Crys tal River will host the last meeting of their calendar year at 1 p.m. Monday, May 8, at the St. Timothy Evan gelical Lutheran Church, 1070 N. Suncoast Blvd., Crystal River. The public is welcome to attend the rst time as a guest. The Garden Club will reconvene in Septem ber to begin a new calendar of events. 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C4 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle Welcome to Georgia Mini Fact:The Cherokee rose is Georgia’s state yœÜiÀ° Next Week: Plant a seed ܈̅œ“ Georgia was the fourth state to join the Union, in 1788. It is in the Southeast, just north of Florida. This week, The Mini Page learns more about Georgia. In history Georgia was named by English settlers for King George II. It is the 24th largest state by area and the 29th largest by population, with about 10.7 million people. Atlanta, which lies in the northwest of the state, is the capital. About 6 million people live in the city and surrounding communities. Georgia was one of the original seven states to secede , or split, from the Union before the Civil War. Geography Georgia is home to mountains, forests, beaches and natural wonders, including Providence Canyon and the Tallulah Gorge. The Okefenokee Swamp, which straddles the state line with Florida, is the second-largest swamp in the U.S. Its name comes from a Native American word that means “trembling earth.” Georgia’s products Farmers in Georgia grow peanuts, corn, soybeans and pecans, along with blueberries and cotton. Factories produce textiles (fabrics), clothing, transportation equipment, paper products and chemicals. Georgia also attracts many tourists. Visitors to Savannah can see buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries and visit historic homes. Sports Georgia’s fans root for professional baseball, football, basketball and soccer teams, in addition to sports teams from several colleges. Georgia Fact-a-Roonies • The Appalachian Trail is a walking path of about 2,000 miles. It starts just outside Atlanta and passes through 13 other states, ending in Maine. • Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin near Savannah. His 1793 invention helped make cotton the leading crop in the South. • The state fruit is the peach. One of Georgia’s nicknames is “the Peach State.” • Marble from Georgia was used to build the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. • Golf is an important sport. The Masters golf tournament is held in Augusta every year. Famous Georgians • President Jimmy Carter was born in the farming town of Plains on Oct. 1, 1924. His father was a farmer and businessman. His mother was a registered nurse. Carter served as governor of Georgia and was elected president in 1976. After his term, he and his wife, Rosalynn, worked to promote peace around the world and helped build houses through Habitat for Humanity. • Juliette Gordon Low was born in 1860 in Savannah. Her nickname was “Daisy.” She founded the Girl Scouts of America in her home and started the rst Girl Scout troop on March 12, 1912. She believed women should have opportunities outside the home. Daisy died on Jan. 17, 1927. • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta. He was a Black leader in the struggle for equal rights. Dr. King strongly believed in nding peaceful ways to end segregation, or laws that punished Black people for using the same services as white people. 7œÀ`Ã̅>ÌÀi“ˆ˜`'ÜviœÀ}ˆ>>Ài…ˆ``i˜ˆ˜Ì…ˆÃ«'ââi°-œ“iܜÀ`Ã>Ài…ˆ``i˜L>VŽÜ>À`œÀ`ˆ>}œ˜>Þ]>˜`ܓiiÌÌiÀÃ>Ài'Ãi`Ì܈Vi°-iiˆvޜ'V>˜w˜`\ Teachers: œœÜ>˜` ˆ˜ÌiÀ>VÌ܈̅/…iˆ˜ˆ*>}iœ˜>ViLœœŽt For later:*ÀiÈ`i˜Ìˆ““Þn>ÀÌiÀ]˜œÜ™nÞi>À܏`]…>ÃLii˜ˆ˜«œœÀ…i>Ì…ÀiVi˜ÌÞ°œœŽˆ˜Þœ'À˜iÜë>«iÀvœÀ>À̈ViÃ>Lœ'̅ˆ“>˜`̅iܜÀŽœv̅in>ÀÌiÀni˜ÌiÀˆ˜‚̏>˜Ì>° Mini Jokes George: œÜ`œiÃ>«i˜}'ˆ˜L'ˆ`…ˆÃ…œ'Ãi¶ Gina: }œœÃˆÌ̜}i̅iÀt Try ’n’ Find You’ll need:U{V'«ÃvÀiŜÀV>˜˜i`«i>V…iÃ]ψVi`UÎÉ{V'«LÀœÜ˜Ã'}>ÀU{Ì>Li뜜˜Ã>‡«'À«œÃivœ'ÀU£V'«Àœi`œ>ÌÃ]'˜VœœŽi` U£Ìi>뜜˜Vˆ˜˜>“œ˜U£É"V'«L'ÌÌiÀ] ÜvÌi˜i` Cook’s Corner Peach Crisp ‚˜iÜÃÌ'`ÞÀiÛi>Ã̅>̏ˆ}…Ì«œ'̈œ˜}i˜iÀ>Ìi`LÞ̅i˜ˆ}…Ì̈“i}œÜVÀi>Ìi`Lޅ'“>˜ÃˆÃˆ˜VÀi>Ș}]“>Žˆ˜}ˆÌ…>À`̜ÃiiÃÌ>ÀȘ>ÎÞ̅>ÌÜ>Øi>ÀÞ«ˆÌV…`>ÀŽLivœÀi̅iˆ˜Ûi˜Ìˆœ˜œviiVÌÀˆVˆ}…Ìð"LÃiÀÛ>̈œ˜ÃvÀœ“Ìi˜Ãœv̅œ'Ã>˜`ÜvœLÃiÀÛiÀÃ>Àœ'˜`̅iܜÀ`ŜܘœVÌ'À˜>ÃŽÞLÀˆ}…̘iÃȘVÀi>Ãi`LÞǯ̜£ä¯i>V…Þi>ÀvÀœ“"䣣̜"ä""°Ài>ÌiÀˆ}…Ì«œ'̈œ˜ˆÃÀ>ˆÃˆ˜}Vœ˜ViÀ˜ÃœÛiÀˆÌȓ«>VÌܘ«iœ«i>˜`˜>Ì'Ài° Eco Note The Mini Page® © 2023 Andrews McMeel Syndication The Mini Page® © 2023 Andrews McMeel Syndication Founded by Betty Debnam Issue 17, 2023 ‚**‚‚n‚ ]‚/‚ /‚]n‚,/r,]r",‚]",r] ]"7]*r‚n]*r‚ 1/-]*rn‚ -],"-r]-‚6‚ ‚]-n"1/]-rnrr]-"1/r‚-/]-7‚*]/r8/r-]/"1,-/]1 " ]7/ r9° adapted with permission from Earthweek.com* You’ll need an adult’s help with this recipe.On the Web:• bit.ly/MPGeorgiaAt the library:• “Georgia” by Nel Yomtov• “Who Is Jimmy Carter?” by David Stabler Resources What to do:£°*>Vi«i>V…iÃiÛi˜Þœ˜LœÌ̜“œv>}Ài>Ãi`n‡Lއn‡ˆ˜V…L>Žˆ˜}«>˜°"°˜>“i`ˆ'“LœÜ]Vœ“Lˆ˜iÀi“>ˆ˜ˆ˜}ˆ˜}Ài`ˆi˜ÌÃiÝVi«ÌL'ÌÌiÀ°ˆÝÜi°Î°‚``L'ÌÌiÀ°ˆÝ'˜ÌˆVÀ'“LÞ°{°nœÛiÀ«i>V…iÃiÛi˜Þ܈̅VÀ'“LÞ“ˆÝÌ'Ài°x°>Žiˆ˜>«Ài…i>Ìi`Îxä‡`i}ÀiiœÛi˜vœÀÎ䓈˜'Ìið-iÀÛiÃÈ° UNAIHCALAPPANBI ZLOWMHCITEUNIONPROSEAGSTUNAEPHEVEURRAHANNAVAS CXDTOEPWKPEACHC AOEEHMATLANTAZO NRGTAIYENTIHWBU SMUWEDECESELEET AOSTSIRUOTEGROG SCLSELITXETKING Juliette Gordon Low Tallulah Gorge President Jimmy CarterCopyright: © 2013 Ed Ritger photo by Martin Bravenboer photo by Jimmy Emerson, DVM

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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 C5A & P Siblings Zoom away from family meetingsDEAR AMY: I’m the youngest of three siblings. My two brothers live a couple of states away from our parents, who are in their 80s. I live the farthest away, on the op-posite coast. At the beginning of the pandemic, like most families, we connect-ed on Zoom. There were tech hurdles for my parents, but they navigated them as best they could. A couple of times we played games, had virtual parties, or watched funny cartoon clips, but the rel-atively boring meetings where we exchange small talk seem to be the most popular. For my rapidly aging parents, I think these one-hour monthly meetings are a life-line. It’s like magic to them to see us all on their laptop. However, also like most families, the desire to continue this has diminished, es-pecially as people are doing more things in person. But we still live very far apart, and I’m increasingly frustrated and sad that they’re unable or unwilling to show up. I’m aware that our parents will not be around forever, and I know that they re-ally do enjoy these Zoom calls. Clearly, I do, too! I’ve invested a lot in making these events happen. I purchased a paid plan so that we can go as long as needed. I host them at a time that’s not ideal for me (three hours ahead) but that seems to work best for the rest of the group, and I send out re-minders with links to join and a funny im-age each month. I’ve also made slideshows and custom games for the virtual meetings. This diminished desire is understandable among my brothers’ kids, who are in their late 20s. My son is 12 and I want him to learn that you show up for family. I also want to see my family as much as I can, and for my son to see them as well. Any advice for how to manage my feelings and/or make these Zoom meetings more attractive to my family? – Seeking Family Connection DEAR SEEKING: I well remember those rst Zoom cocktail parties in the early days of the pandemic; virtual connection opened up so many possibilities – and then our hu-man tendency toward tedium set in. I applaud your efforts to set up these meetings, and to keep them going. I assume other families are experiencing the dynam-ic you describe. I suggest contacting both of your brothers to express your concerns regarding these virtual meetings. One idea would be for each of you three to rotate through “hosting” the meeting each month – this would give your broth-ers more ownership in the process, making them more likely to show up and to encour-age their children to join (you would still send out the all-important link). I hope readers will offer their own suggestions. DEAR AMY: You frequently encourage people to pursue their DNA heritage. My two siblings found out that their biological father is entirely unknown. Knowing this has de nitively destroyed the relationship between the siblings. I honestly feel as though there is a point at which knowing or understanding true par-enthood is harmful to relationships. This ultimately undermines the idea of familial bonds. I would like to offer my entire disapproval and negation of your opinions in this mat-ter. I ultimately respect your viewpoints, but if the greater overall good is to bene t from ignorance, as it relates to family rela-tionships, I do feel as though ignorance is bliss. I wish I could turn back the clock. – Wanting Ignorance DEAR WANTING: To be clear, I don’t encourage people to pursue their DNA heri-tage – I do state that people have the right to know the truth about their DNA, if they choose to pursue it. Given the aggressive marketing and availability of home DNA test kits, many people are choosing to have their DNA tested. Possessing this knowledge can also completely upend family relationships – as your story illustrates. Anyone having their DNA tested should do their best to prepare for the impact. DEAR AMY: “In the Dark” was upset because her boyfriend had no interest in ac-knowledging her birthday. I agree that’s strange, but maybe it’s because birthdays were not celebrated when he was growing up. When I was growing up my parents never celebrated their anniversary. To this day I never remember my own. – In the Dark, Too DEAR TOO: Some cultures don’t celebrate birthdays, but in this case, the boyfriend claimed to have no interest in even learning the date of her birth. This can be important information to possess about a partner. 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C6 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle FAMILY CIRCUS BEETLE BAILEY BC CURTIS GARFIELD BLONDIE WIZARD OF ID ZITS FORT KNOX HI & LOIS BABY BLUES CRABGRASS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE PICKLES SALLY FORTH DENNIS THE MENACE MUTTS MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM C DENNIS THE MENACE FAMILY CIRCUS

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Citrus County Chronicle Wednesday, May 3, 2023 C7 Special to the Chronicle Pauline and Tony Gerbino of Homosassa are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on May 3. Originally from Cliffside Park, New Jersey, they are the parents of three daughters: Toni Ann and husband Jerry; Teresa and hus band Al; and Tina and husband George. Grandchildren are Demi and husband Frank, Peter and partner Saman tha, Sophia and partner Jerry and A.J., a police officer in Cedar Brook and an EMT and fireman in Paramus. All live in New Jersey. GERBINOS CELEBRATE 65 YEARS build brighter futures by joining forces with individ uals who share our interests, with innite payback. And so, for myself, I will continue my connection with friends and family who I know are there for me, even as I am weighed down by grief. And I will do my best to reciprocate their kindness. Plus, I will share with our community at large through the written word, hoping my struggles to nd serenity in the aftermath of my recent loss will somehow resonate with you, and perhaps, in certain cases, offer some degree of comfort. For me? “I” can become “we” just that easily! Lynne Farrell Abrams has a bachelor’s degree in communi cation. She has been employed as a writer and editor, an adult education writing instructor, and a substance abuse counselor. Now retired, Lynne has been a resident of Citrus County for 12 years. She only recently lost her husband to Lewy Body Dementia. She invites your comments at her email address: freelancejade@yahoo. ABRAMSFrom page C1 these food items: milk, condiments and juice. Nonfood items needed include a Brita pitcher re-placement, hair-care prod-ucts, facial care products and a countertop icemaker. Drop off items between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the CASA outreach ofce at 1100 E. Turner Camp Road in Inverness. Email Kiimberly at kimberly@casa.org.Special NotesThe Shepherd of the Hills Daughters of the King Esther Chapter has a SOS Food Pantry drive through to feed hungry people. The drive-through location is the Hills Episcopal Church at 2540 W. Norvell Bryant Highway in Lecanto at the portico entrance of the church on Tuesdays. Two special high school students need help. Contact Shaunda Burdette at 352-726-1931, Ext. 2240 at the Citrus County Education Foundation Ofce at the Withlacoochee Technical College, Building 700, at 1201 W. Main St. in Inverness. The Nature Coast Com munity Band is looking for a rehearsal space. Call Judy Williams, NCCB president, at 352-601-7394.SpotlightsCitrus Kids Triathlon is at 8, 10 and 10:45 a.m. Satur-day, May 6, at Whispering Pines Park in Inverness to benet the Citrus County Education Foundation. Call 352-637-2475. Charlie Thweat, sing er and songwriter, will present his concert titled, “You’re an Angel,” at the 10:30 a.m. services Sunday, May 7, at Unity of Citrus County, 2628 W. Woodview Lane, Lecanto. The Crystal River Woman’s Club is hosting a drive-through chicken din ner with pick-up time from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 12, at the clubhouse at 320 N. Citrus Ave. The meal is catered by William Bunch of Oysters. Call Larry at 630-269-1672. Valerie Theatre’s science ction “radio” shows are at 7 p.m. Friday, May 12, and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13. The shows, presented by Lewis and Young En tertainment, include, “The Black Door,” “If You was a Moklin” and “The Trap.” Call 352-341-7850. Citrus County Craft Council’s MayFest is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Plantation on Crystal River at 9301 Fort Island Trail in Crystal River. A “Seminoles Wars in Citrus County” presenta tion is at 10 a.m. Wednes day, May 24, by the partnership of the Floral City Library and the Floral City Heritage Council. Email Citrus Libraries on Facebook and Instagram.Coming in JuneTwice Blessed Thrift Store, a community out reach church thrift store and food pantry for those in need, will hold an out door vendor sale day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17. Come rent a space or sell your wares. Call Kent at the store at Crystal River Methodist Church at 585-301-2334. Until next time, be posi tive, give and receive. Ruth Levins participates in a variety of projects around the community. Let her know about your group’s upcoming activities by writing to P.O. Box 803, Crys tal River, FL 34423 LEVINSFrom page C1 while their loved one takes care of appointments and other errands they have. Upon returning, I see the gratitude in their eyes, thanking me for being there. There is nothing better than knowing, that even for a little while, I have helped. When someone is diag nosed with a disease that shortens their life, friends are there, supporting them, visiting, or call ing regularly. However, many times as a disease progresses, people stop coming by or calling because they don’t know what to say or do, so they simply stop. As a volunteer you can provide a special bond of companionship for patients and may help relieve the stress and lack of control they feel. As a volunteer for hospice, you provide respite or companionship to a patient. Some can commu-nicate and the company you provide brings them joy. Playing a game, work-ing on a puzzle, watching TV or reading a book eases their day. HPH Hospice helped me with my mother and from the rst day, I felt as though a huge weight had been lifted. I was not alone. You too can lift the burden from a family going through a difcult time. If you ever thought about writing on your life, tell ing your own story, you should start now while your memories are rela tively clear. Everyone has a story to tell. I remember the story about how my mother and father met and even though they are no longer with me, they live in my heart. You can and should write down the memories of your childhood, places you’ve been, things you have done, and people you have met. If you don’t, your story leaves when you do. In the future, a class will be formed to help you get started. If you are inter-ested, call 352-359-8373 or email lucass@chaptershealth.org. Until next time, take care, stay well and think about volunteering! Katie Lucas is the volunteer coordinator at HPH Hospice, an affiliate of Chapters Health System in Lecanto. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in mar keting and public relations from the University of Alabama. Katie is married with three children, five grandchildren and has lived in Citrus County for 32 years. She is available for speaking engage ments. Katie may be reached at lucass@chaptershealth.org or call 352-359-8373. LUCASFrom page C1 at gardenclubofcrystalriver.com.Attend a Texas Hold ’Em style poker tournament VFW Post 8189 Aux iliary is hosting a Tex as Hold ’Em style poker tournament beginning at noon on May 13, located at 8856 W. Veterans Drive, Homosassa. Doors open at 11 a.m. Presale tickets are $30. Tickets at the door are $40. Prizes awarded for rst, second and third places. Join and perhaps line your pockets with some winnings. There will be food available for pur chase. Proceeds from the tour nament will allow the VFW Auxiliary to contin ue to support veterans and the community. Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 MOPH to meet Aaron A. Weaver Chap ter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) will conduct its bimonthly meeting at 1 p.m. Tues day, May 16, at the Citrus County Building Alliance, 1196 S. Lecanto Highway, Lecanto, located approx imately a half-mile south of State Road 44 on the west side of County Road 491. All combat wounded veterans, as well as par ents, lineal descendants, spouses and siblings of living or deceased Purple Heart recipients are cor dially invited to attend the meeting and to become a Chapter 776 member. To learn more about Aar on A. Weaver Chapter 776 MOPH or to become a member, visit the website at www.citruspurpleheart.org, go to the Chapter 776 Facebook page or call 352-382-3847. United Way’s Power of the Purse Fundraiser United Way’s 11th an nual Power of the Purse Fundraiser, a ladies night out and designer purse auction, will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 2, at the Citrus Hills Golf & Country Club, 505 E. Hartford St., Hernando. Tickets are $40 and in clude heavy hors d’oeu vres, two complimentary drinks and the chance to bid on more than 100 de signer handbags. To purchase tick ets, go to their website citrusunitedway.org or call Jess Maloney at 352-795-5483. All proceeds go to benet the United Way of Citrus County. Drive-thru chicken dinner to be held Crystal River Woman’s Club is hosting a drive-th ru chicken dinner with pick-up time from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, located at 320 N. Cit rus Ave., Crystal River. Cost is $20. Contact Lorry to make reserva tions at 630-269-1096. Reservations are needed by May 5. Checks should be mailed to CRWC, P.O. Box 1672, Crystal Lake, FL 34423-1672. Money will go to support local community organizations. The chick en is prepared by William Bunch of Oysters. HAPPENINGSFrom page C3 rn   ­€ ‚ƒ„…„€„†‡ r rnr rn n r n n   rn rn rnnrnnrnn rrn  r 

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C8 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle This menu is for May at the Citrus County Community Centers: Q CENTRAL CITRUS COMMUNITY CENTER 527-5993; Q WEST CITRUS COMMUNITY CENTER 795-3831; Q EAST CITRUS COMMUNITY CENTER 344-9666; Q HERNANDO AREA SENIOR PROGRAMS 352-566-2328 SENIOR CONGREGATE DINING MENU kindness or empathy or a kid who has special bond with an animal/pet or a kid who volunteers or … The Chronicle would like to tell the stories of our youngest in the community who are making a difference, wheth er large or small. Email your Kids Doing Cool Stuff story ideas to Ex ecutive Editor Jeff Bryan at jeff.bryan@chronicleonline.com. New Boy Scout Troop in Homosassa There is a new Boy Scout Troop in Homo sassa. BSA Troop 378 is excited to welcome new members to the “Forest Ninjas.” Boys ages 11-17 who like adventure, outdoor activi ties, such as climbing, ca noeing, hiking, astronomy, star gazing, whittling and cooking outdoors, mak ing friends and helping the community are invit ed to join Friday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the Masonic Springs Lodge, 3050 S. Memorial Drive, Homosas sa. For any questions or to make a donation, contact Scout Master Laretta West camp at larettawestcamp@yahoo.com or Troop Co ordinator Pete Ward at Greypapa74@gmail.com. Museum offers free family programs The Old Courthouse Her itage Museum invites fam ilies for free programs on the rst and third Saturdays of the month. The Museum’s Saturday programs for children and families coincide with the Farmer’s Market at the Depot in Downtown In verness on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Check out the online cal endar at cccourthouse.org for more upcoming fall and winter programs. North Oak Church offers ESL classes Want to learn sign lan guage? Free classes are now offered at North Oak Church in Citrus Springs. Both ELS and ALS are taught by a trained instruc tor on Mondays at 10 a.m. These classes are open to the public and no church afliation is needed. For more information contact the church ofce at 352-489-1688. North Oak is located at the intersec tion of N. Elkcam Blvd. and N. Citrus Springs Blvd. in Citrus Springs. To list notes in Chalk Talk, email community@chronicleonline.com. The Chronicle reserves the right to edit submissions for length and style. Publication in the print version each week is not guar anteed. CHALK TALKFrom page C2 EMERGENCY GUIDE 2023 Helpresidents preparefor HurricaneSeason PUBLICATIONSUNDAY,MAY28 DEADLINEFRIDAY,MAY12 (352)563-5592 r n r nn n Bank-issued, FDIC-insured rn rn ­€‚ƒ„…r‚‚‚‚‚…‚‚…††‚nnn‡ˆ‰n‚†n‰ †††…†‚€‚‡…†n‚‚n­€n‡ n†‡‚‡Š‡‡Š†‡‚†† †††‚‹‚r‹ ServingCitrusCounty Since2009! rrnr ­nŒŽˆ€n…­‘„„’’“ rnr


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