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MAY 22, 2023www.chronicleonline.com HIGH Thunderstorms likely today. PAGE A4 TODAY & next morning MONDAY 68 87 LOW Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community VOL. 129 ISSUE 142 $1Golf: Brooks Koepka wins PGA Championship / B1 INDEX Classieds ................ B7 Comics ..................... B6 Crossword ................ B5 Entertainment ........... B4 Horoscope ................ B5 Local News ............... A3 Nation/World ............. A8 Obituaries ............. None Opinion ..................... A6 TV Listings ................ B4 Weather .................... A4Inverness gets second chance at state money for connector trail By FRED HIERS Chronicle Reporter Inverness City Council members are again holding their collective breath in hopes that Gov. Ron De Santis will pass by a couple of their latest projects on the state budget and not do any veto cutting. The city’s Tallahassee lobbyists told the Inverness council this week that its proposed Withlacoochee State Trail connector once again made it on Florida’s proposed budget. The $1.1 million project that includes a trail head off Forest Drive and connect to the popular Withlacoochee State Trail a year ago was vetoed by the governor in 2022. It’s unclear how much money the city would need to put toward the project. Andrew Kalel, of Sunrise Consulting Group in Talla hassee, told the city council this week that Florida state lawmakers again appropri ated the $1.1 million for the project and that City Man ager Eric Williams talked with DeSantis’ staff in con veying the need for the proj ect and to make sure they understood the popularity of the project. Kalel also told the coun cil that lawmakers budget ed another $1 million for a new Whispering Pines Park entrance on State Road 44 to accommodate the high way’s widening. The city’s plan is to con nect about 19 acres it owns west of Whispering Pines Park to the state trail. Now it’s an issue of time, Shark study begins By AIDAN BUSH Chronicle Reporter After years of local efforts de voted to manatees, a different Crystal River species may get its time in the academic limelight: the bull shark. While the shark is by no means new to local waterways such as King’s Bay, research on how many live in the area and where their babies grow in Crystal River is almost nonexistent. Finding that information, in marine biologist Alyssa Andres’ opinion, could be key to under standing how the sharks – and other water life – adapt and re act to issues as wide-ranging as climate change. “I think this is going to potential ly be one of the most important es tuaries or nurser ies for this species on the west coast of Florida as the waters continue to change,” said Andres, who is with the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory. Andres and other scientists are launching a research effort to better count and track the bull shark population across Crystal River, and they’re hoping to get the community involved in the process. Fishermen on the waters local ly will be a key factor in that re search. By doing so, scientists can get a better understanding of the shark population locally on any given day. Researchers will also tag the sharks and place receivers across the waterways. When the sharks swim past these receivers, their tags will emit a radio signal let ting the receiver collect longterm information about individual sharks’ habits. For those scared of sharks, fur ther research doesn’t just help ac ademically – it could also inform public safety measures by letting scientists know where the sharks are eating and most active at. “The more that we know about animals and how they use this habitat can also help with miti gating shark-human interactions,” Andres said. The project’s start came from observing Crystal River’s distinct position as a bull shark habitat. As the state’s second-largest spring system, the area gives re searchers a large example of a thermal refuge – or an area where the temperature remains the same year-round. Bull sharks are found every where on the coasts, but have nurseries – or where they raise their young – only in specic ar eas. Thermal refuges are ideal condi tions for nurseries, as waters with changing temperatures force the baby animals to migrate which puts them at risk of death by predators or extreme temperature changes. Andres and other researchers are Photos courtesy of Wikimedia / Creative Commons Researchers will tag bull sharks such as this one and place receivers across area waterways. When the sharks swim past these receivers, their tags will emit a radio signal letting the receiver collect long-term information about individual sharks’ habits.Scientists to start tracking Crystal River’s bull shark population; local fishermen and businesses can helpCivil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of ‘hostile’ laws By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO — The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warn ing potential tourists that recent laws and policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida law makers are “openly hostile toward African Ameri cans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.” The NAACP, long an ad vocate for Black Ameri cans, joined the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a Lati no civil rights organization, and Equality Florida, a gay rights advocacy group, in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state’s largest job sectors. The warning approved Saturday by the NAACP’s board of directors tells tour-ists that, before traveling to Florida, they should under stand the state of Florida “devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and other com munities of color.” An email was sent Sunday morning to DeSantis’ of ce seeking comment. The Republican governor is ex pected to announce a run for the GOP presidential nomi nation this week. Florida is one of the most popular states in the U.S. for tourists, and tourism is one of its biggest indus tries. More than 137.5 mil lion tourists visited Florida last year, marking a return to pre-pandemic levels, ac cording to Visit Florida, the state’s tourism promotion agency. Tourism supports 1.6 million full-time and part-time jobs, and visitors spent $98.8 billion in Flori da in 2019, the last year g ures are available. Several of Florida’s Dem ocratic mayors were quick to say Sunday that their cit ies welcomed diversity and inclusion. “EVERYONE is always welcome and will be treated with dignity and respect,” tweeted Mayor Ken Welch of St. Petersburg in a mes sage echoed by the mayor across the bay in Tampa. Andy Newman / Florida Keys News Bureau via AP In this aerial photo, attendees watch and toast the sunset at a Florida Keys bicentennial celebration Friday on the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon. The sunset gathering was among a series of Keys events being staged to mark the 200th anni versary, on July 3, of the Florida Territorial Legislature’s 1823 founding of Monroe County, containing the entire island chain. The old bridge was originally part of Henry Flagler’s Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad completed in 1912, and is now closed to vehi cles but open to pedestrians and bicycles. ANDRES ABOVE: Marine biologist Alyssa Andres and other research ers are hoping that, given Crystal River’s ideal habitat for bull shark nurseries, they can learn more about how the sharks raise their young and interact with water temperature. RIGHT: Researchers work to tag the sharks in order to track their movements. Photos provided by Alyssa Andres See SHARK , page A4 See TRAIL , page A4 “EVERYONE is always welcome and will be treated with dignity and respect.”KEN WELCHMayor of St. Petersburg, responding to the NAACP’s travel advisory See TOURISTS , page A4
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 22, 2023 A3L CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLEAbuse shelter seeks donations The Citrus County Abuse Shelter Associa tion (CASA) is in need of: QFood items: But ter, milk, coffee, coffee creamer, eggs, kid-friend ly snacks and drinks (Ga torade, juice). QNon-food items: Hair products, face wash/mois turizer, shaving cream/razors, new Tupperware containers, dish sponges, deodorant, salad/cereal bowls, shorts (size small), new women’s underwear (all sizes) and new chil dren’s underwear (all siz es). To make it easier to donate, CASA now has an Amazon Wishlist: https://a.co/c6Wobgs. The next time you’re out shopping, pick up some extra supplies and drop them off at the CASA Outreach ofce between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, at 1100 E. Turner Camp Road, Inverness. Shelter needs can also be dropped off at their alternative drop off location, Carol’s Interiors and Floors, 6410 S. Suncoast Blvd. in Ho mosassa. For more information, email Kimberly Hauter at kimberly@casa.org.Like to vote by mail? Request ballots today Due to legislative chang es in SB90, Vote-by-Mail ballot requests expired after the 2022 General Election. In Citrus County, ap proximately 1/3 of the registered voters choose this method of voting. Supervisor of Elections Maureen Baird would like to remind voters interest ed in receiving a Vote-by-Mail ballot to submit their requests for the 2023-24 elections as soon as pos sible. The easiest way to re quest a Vote-by-Mail bal lot is by using the online request form at votecit rus.gov or by calling the Supervisor of Elections ofce at 352-564-7120. Voters will need to pro vide their Florida driver’s license number, Florida ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number to verify their identity. Paper Vote-by-Mail request forms are avail able at the Supervisor of Elections ofce or at any of our weekly outreach events. To learn more, visit votecitrus.gov or call 352-564-7120. IN BRIEF Homosassa library seeks donations The Friends of the Homo sassa Library are seeking donations of books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles and games. They request that books, paperbacks and hardcovers be gently used and in good condition. Donations can be dropped off at the library, located at 4100 S. Grandmarch Ave., Homosassa, on the corner of Grandmarch and Grover Cleveland Boulevard. Transport of large book donations can be arranged by calling the library at 352-628-5626 and leaving a contact phone number. The Friends will arrange to pick them up. The Friends are a nonprof it organization with only volunteers, and all of its funds benet the library. Skip the line for simple vehicle registration renewals Skip the line at the Tax Collector’s Ofce and re new your vehicle registra tion at the self-service kiosk located inside the Shoppes of Citrus Hill Publix and Spring Plaza Homosassa Publix on U.S. 19. Using this touchscreen technology, the kiosk al lows you to pay by credit card and get your vehicle registration and decal in less than two minutes. Sim ply enter your Registration Renewal Notice PIN or your License Plate Number and the Date of Birth of the rst registered owner, pay your fees via credit or debit card, and your registration form and license plate decal prints immediately. An additional 2.3 percent third-party fee applies when using a credit or debit card, plus a $3.95 kiosk fee.Afro-American Club awards $7,500 in scholarships, technical grants By NANCY KENNEDY Chronicle Reporter Celebrating 34 years of service to Citrus County, the Afro-American Club of Citrus County (AACCC) to date has contributed more than $150,000 in scholar ships and community sup port over the past 34 years. This year, eight local students recently received scholarships and technical grants totaling $7,500. The Afro-American Club of Citrus County (AACCC) is pleased to announce the 2023 awards to the follow ing outstanding students: QGraduating Citrus High School seniors Jaylynn Jobe, Jeremy Rodriquez and Reginald Martin each received $1,000 college scholarships; QOutstanding senior Adonia Jones, from Lecan to High School, received a $1,000 scholarship; QCrystal River High School honorees include Asa Austin and Jaylin DeVaughn, who received $1,000 each; QAndrew Annand re ceived a $500 adult grant to Withlacoochee Technical Institute; QOlakuie Okunfeyijim received a continuing ed ucation scholarship for $1,000. “The Afro-American Club salutes, honors and uplifts our next generation in Citrus County,” said Donna Brooks Lucas, pres ident, Afro-American Club of Citrus County. “We con gratulate and celebrate all the students and their fam ilies.” Nancy Kennedy can be reached at 352-564-2927 or by email at nkennedy@chronicleonline.com. Donna Brooks Lucas, president of the Afro-American Club and Adonis Jones, Lecanto High School. Photos special to the Chronicle Asa Austin, Crystal River High, Mercedia Cureton, Afro-American Club, and Jaylin DeVaughn, Crystal River High. Janet Humdy Morrison, Afro-American Club, Jeremy Rodriquez, Citrus High School and Marsha Puller, Afro-American Club. Janet Humdy Morrison, Afro-American Club, Jaylynn Jobe, Citrus High School and Marsha Puller, Afro-American Club. Janet Humdy Morrison, Afro-American Club, Reginald Martin, Cit rus High School and Marsha Puller, Afro-American Club. Chamber honors first responders SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Citrus County Cham ber of Commerce hosted its Annual First Respond er’s Appreciation BBQ last week at the Depot Pavilion in Inverness. The chamber holds the event each year to thank all of the individuals who ded icate themselves to serve and protect our community every day. Chamber members, sher iff deputies, EMS work ers, Citrus County Jail employees, re department workers and other rst responders were treated to barbecue from Bubb aques. Photos by Citrus County Sheriff’s Office First responders were happy to pose for a group photoAnnual appreciation lunch well attended Deputies enjoy a good laugh at the appreciation lunch. First responders enjoy the barbecue lunch from Bubbaques. CCSO civil clerk Sheri Moeckel retires after 35 years By GEORGIA SULLIVAN Chronicle Reporter Sheri Moeckel retired on Wednes day after more than 35 years of ser vice to the community at the Citrus County Sheriff’s Ofce. “It’s always difcult to say good bye, but after a noteworthy career dedicated to faithful public service to our community, we wish Sheri the best in her retirement,” said Citrus County Sheriff Mike Pren dergast. “Whatever comes next, we hope it brings the same joy to her as she brought to us over these past many years.” Moeckel’s career began in January 1988 as a communications ofcer, where she worked to dis patch rst responders to calls for service throughout the county. In October of 2007, her journey as a civil clerk for CCSO began. Since then, she has helped the residents of Citrus County by receiving and administering judicial processes for execution by civil deputies. Throughout her career, Moeckel earned several awards and acco lades for her efforts in helping and serving the community. These in clude multiple letters of commen dation, Certicates of Commenda tion, a Unit Citation and letters of appreciation from citizens. Special to the Chronicle Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast shakes the hand of Sheri Moeckel, CCSO civil clerk, as they celebrate her retirement after over 35 years of service to the community. LOCAL BRIEFS
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If you have any questions you should contact the Hydr ological Data Section at (352) 796-7211. r r Â…rÂ…rr†  …‡ rr „ˆ Â r *From mouths of rivers**At King ‹ s Bay***At Mason ‹ s Creek rrr‰r‰ „ˆÂ (MORNING) (AFTERNOON) rRecordNormalMean temp.Departure from mean rTotal for the monthTotal for the yearNormal for the year Š‹Â0 -2 minimal, 3-4 low, 5-6 moderate, 7-9 high, 10+ very high ÂŒrÂ…Â… * r n Taken at Crystal River WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY MORNINGHigh: 82° Low: 65° 6FDWWHUHG7ÃœVWRUPV Yesterday0.00" 1.51"6.15" 13.98" As reported from https://citrusmosquito.org 29.95 Yesterday at 3 p.m.85%Yesterday observedGoodPollutantOzone May 27Jun 3Jun 10Jun 18 0 1Monday6 7Thursday2 3Tuesday 8 9 -or-Common AreasFriday 4 5Wednesday Daytona Bch.8271shFort Lauderdale8876shFort Myers8873shGainesville8268shHomestead8873shJacksonville8170shKey West9077tLakeland8971shMelbourne8673sh SUNMON Albany72500.287251pcAlbuquerque7355Trace8154tAsheville79610.027755mcAtlanta81640.227763shAtlantic City73550.096955sAustin74670.038767sBaltimore80580.088260sBillings8154Trace9054tBirmingham81630.087862shBoise88620.007549sBoston74611.536145pcBuffalo6448Trace6849sBurlington, VT72500.336346sCharleston, SC79640.018067mcCharleston, WV72480.018259sCharlotte8164Trace8160mcChicago80540.007257pcCincinnati75430.008256pcCleveland65530.007057sColumbia, SC73660.258260mcColumbus, OH76460.008156sConcord, NH75630.436838sDallas75610.008466pcDenver71480.007752smDes Moines75510.008058pcDetroit78500.007553sEl Paso83570.079168pcEvansville, IN76480.008156pcHarrisburg81520.067953pcHartford70551.547444pcHouston79680.008569mcIndianapolis76460.008256sKansas City76510.008058pcLas Vegas91720.009774pcLittle Rock77580.008262pcLos Angeles72610.007459mcLouisville77520.008056pcMemphis75570.008264mcMilwaukee79570.007352pcMinneapolis77520.008160pcMobile8472Trace8769tMontgomery80680.178165shNashville7955Trace8362mc SUN Acapulco90/81/pcAmsterdam69/54/mcAthens72/61/raBeijing86/59/pcBerlin77/59/mcBermuda73/70/raCairo93/75/sCalgary75/56/raHavana86/78/sHong Kong85/81/ra Jerusalem81/69/pc n/a/n/an/a n/a/n/an/a n/a/n/an/a n/a/n/an/a n/a/n/an/a n/a SUNSAT Withlacoochee at Holder26.9926.8534.64Tsala Apopka-Hernando36.1536.1438.66Tsala Apopka-Inverness37.0137.0239.73Tsala Apopka-Floral City38.0938.0941.37 Lisbon69/60/clLondon66/48/mcMadrid74/58/mcMexico City76/64/raMontreal60/42/sMoscow61/49/raParis70/57/mcRio79/66/mcRome75/58/raSydney62/46/sTokyo78/67/raToronto60/52/pc Warsaw70/54/mc SUNMON New Orleans82730.028573pcNew York City69550.117055pcNorfolk7164Trace7760sOklahoma City73540.007761pcOmaha79500.008158sPalm Springs99750.0010173sPhiladelphia75550.017854sPhoenix97750.0010074sPittsburgh73460.008057sPortland, ME73552.286142sPortland, OR64570.006747mcProvidence, RI72572.146643sRaleigh75640.018257pcRapid City73510.008156smReno8357Trace8552sRochester, NY72520.036447pcSacramento79540.009458sSalt Lake City86620.008560smSan Antonio75680.048568pcSan Diego69610.006859mcSan Francisco65540.007053pcSavannah79670.447969tSeattle61540.006449mcSpokane81620.006845shSt. Louis79460.008158pcSt. Ste Marie67450.006447pcSyracuse72520.207248sTopeka76460.008158pcWashington79570.178156s Miami8677shOcala8568shOrlando8871shPensacola8571tSarasota8972tTallahassee8368tTampa9173tVero Beach8671tW. Palm Bch.8378sh Chassahowitzka* 8:38 a.m.0.2 ft8:43 p.m.0.7 ft4:23 a.m.0.0 ft12:33 p.m.0.1 ft Crystal River** 7:09 a.m.1.6 ft6:37 p.m.2.4 ft1:26 a.m.-0.1 ft12:51 p.m.0.8 ft Withlacoochee* 5:07 a.m.2.8 ft3:36 p.m.3.6 ft10:53 a.m.1.7 ft11:53 p.m.-0.2 ft Homosassa*** 8:34 a.m.0.5 ft6:51 p.m.1.6 ft4:03 a.m.-0.1 ft12:25 p.m.0.3 ft 8:17 pm6:34 am8:44 am 11:29 pm 05/22MONDAY6:343:408:174:0705/23TUESDAY6:344:338:184:59 Predominant: TreesMon lowmedhigh Yesterday at 3 p.m.72° 7 Yesterday92/69 98/5290/63 77 4 TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY MORNINGHigh: 86° Low: 67° 6FDWWHUHG7ÃœVWRUPV TODAY & TOMORROW MORNINGHigh: 87° Low: 68° 7ÃœVWRUPV/LNHO\ LOW. Burn ban in effect. For established lawns and landscapes, irrigation may occur during only one (1) of the specified time periods, 12:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m., or 4:00 p.m. 11:59 p.m., on the allowable watering days below:Addresses with house numbers ending in: Questions, concerns or reporting violations, please call: City of Inverness at 352-726-2321; City of Crystal River at 352-795-4216, Ext. 313; unincorporated Citrus County at 352-527-7669. For more information, visit:https://www.citrusbocc.com/departments/water_resources/watering_restrictions.phpMONDAY KEY TO CONDITIONS: c=cloudy; fg=fog; hz=haze; mc=mostly cloudy; pc=partly cloudy; ra=rain; rs=rain/snow; s=sunny; sh=showers; sm=smoke; sn=snow; ss=snow showers; t=thunderstorms 100, Furnace Creek, Calif.29, Granby, Colo. Today: Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. ,VRODWHGbWKXQGHUVWRUPV 86° FORECAST FOR 3:00 P.M. Monday ALERT CITRUS SIGNUP Q To register for the Citrus County SheriffÂ’s OfficeÂ’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. hoping that, given Crystal RiverÂ’s ideal habitat for bull shark nurseries, they can learn more about how the sharks raise their young and interact with water tempera-ture. “We just donÂ’t know enough about their nursery habitats at this time,” she said. Changing water temperatures as a result of climate change continue to be a concern for Florida wild-life. The Gulf of Mexico has warmed up at twice the rate of ocean waters globally, according to a National Centers for Environmental Information study. Having community involvement for the study, Andres said, then helps sci-entists and locals work together to conserve areas like Crystal River and all the an-imals that come with it. “People care more about things that they can see, that they can touch, that they can understand,” she said. Anyone interested in submitting shark data, donat-ing or working as a tem-porary research assistant can contact crystalriver bullsharks@gmail.com for information. SHARKFrom page A1 Williams told the council. “Now itÂ’s just wait and see if it hits the veto pen,” he said. Following DeSantisÂ’ lineitem veto of the project a year ago, Williams said then, “This is not one of those items IÂ’m just going to back off (from),” Wil-liams said. “IÂ’ve put that West Inverness Trail in front of everything north, south, and east of it for funding.” Councilman Cabot McBride said to Kalel, “so youÂ’re giving us some sense of optimism.”QAlso in city business, auditors at McDirmit Da-vis in Orlando told the city council that the cityÂ’s books met audit standards. While auditors annually reviewing municipal books donÂ’t give a grade for how the city or county is doing nancially, auditor Tammy Campbell told the council “you did well” and that the city had general fund reserves in place and there was no need to tap into those reserves for opera-tions. She also said she didnÂ’t see any need for borrow-ing money to fund capital projects and that the cityÂ’s internal nancial controls were working and being followed. Councilman Cabot McBride thanked Campbell and said the audit re ected the hard work by Williams and Inverness Finance Di-rector Richard Lacondre. Councilman Gene Davis also thanked city employ-ees for their work re ected in the cityÂ’s annual budget. Fred Hiers is a reporter at the Citrus Chronicle. Email him at fred.hiers@chronicleonline.com. TRAILFrom page A1 “That will never change, regardless of what happens in Tallahassee,” tweeted Mayor Jane Castor of Tam-pa. The NAACPÂ’s decision comes after the DeSantisÂ’ administration in Janu-ary rejected the College BoardÂ’s Advanced Place-ment African American Studies course. DeSantis and Republican lawmakers also have pressed forward with measures that ban state colleges from hav-ing programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as critical race theory, and also passed the Stop WOKE Act that restricts certain race-based conversations and analysis in schools and businesses. In its warning for Hispanic travelers considering a visit to Florida, LULAC cited a new law that prohibits local governments from provid-ing money to organizations that issue identi cation cards to people illegally in the country and invalidates out-of-state driverÂ’s licens-es held by undocumented immigrants, among other things. The law also re-quires hospitals that accept Medicaid to include a citi-zenship question on intake forms, which critics have said is intended to dissuade immigrants living in the U.S. illegally from seeking medical care. “The actions taken by Governor DeSantis have created a shadow of fear within communities across the state,” said Lydia Me-drano, a LULAC vice pres-ident for the Southeast re-gion. Recent efforts to limit discussion on LGBTQ topics in schools, the removal of books with gay characters from school libraries, a re-cent ban on gender-af rm-ing care for minors, new re-strictions on abortion access and a law allowing Floridi-ans to carry concealed guns without a permit contrib-uted to Equality FloridaÂ’s warning. “Taken in their totality, FloridaÂ’s slate of laws and policies targeting basic freedoms and rights pose a serious risk to the health and safety of those traveling to the state,” Equality Flori-daÂ’s advisory said. TOURISTSFrom page A1 NYC has a right to shelter, but will it establish a right to sleep outside? By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams has hailed his cityÂ’s right to shelter as a hall-mark of compassion for its most destitute. Now he must decide if he will extend that compassion by bestowing homeless people with the right to sleep outside. The City Council unanimously approved a “Homeless Bill of Rights” last month that would make New York the rst big U.S. city to establish an explicit right to sleep in at least some public places. If Adams, a Democrat, allows the measure to become law, it could be a notable departure for the city, which has for years sent police and sanitation crews to clear homeless encampments as they arise. It also would run against the prevailing political headwinds in oth-er places that have struggled with large numbers of people living in tents and other makeshift shelters. The Los Angeles City Council passed a broad anti-camping mea-sure two years ago. Then last year, the city outlawed tents within 500 feet of schools and day cares and banned sitting, lying, sleeping or storing personal property that would disrupt the ow of traf c on sidewalks, streets and bike lanes. The changes were billed as a compassionate way to get home-less people off the streets and re-store access to public spaces for other people. Sonja Verdugo, an organizer with the Los Angeles advocacy group Ground Game LA, called the measure “inhu-mane.” “Basically, you canÂ’t rest anywhere outdoors if youÂ’re un-housed,” she said. Earlier this year, a “Right to Rest” proposal in Oregon died quietly after its sponsor could not muster support. It would have granted the right to use public spaces “without discrimination and time limitations that are based on housing status.” Attempts to establish a similar Homeless Bill of Rights in Cali-fornia, including a right to sleep outdoors without fear of being confronted by police, also have faltered. Some hope Los AngelesÂ’ newly elected Mayor Karen Bass will make good on a campaign prom-ise to move people out of tents and cardboard shanties and into permanent housing. Bass vowed to eliminate encampments lining entire blocks and have made the cityÂ’s notorious Skid Row the embodiment of the countryÂ’s homeless crisis. Bass also promised to house 15,000 people by the end of her rst year in of ce. The number comprises more than a third of the estimat-ed 42,000 Los Angelenos without permanent shelter. The increasing visibility of homeless camps has fueled pub-lic frustration and prompted pol-iticians, including some moder-ate Democrats, to push to reduce their prevalence – to the chagrin of some advocates for homeless people. “More and more, itÂ’s simply illegal to be homeless all across the country – in Republican and Dem-ocratic cities,” said Mark Horvath, CEO of Los Angeles-based non-pro t Invisible People. “But itÂ’s not like we can arrest our way out of this crisis.” Aside from establishing the right to sleep outdoors, the Homeless Bill of Rights passed in New York would also codify the cityÂ’s long-standing right to shelter, the only one of its kind among the coun-tryÂ’s biggest cities. Among the nine rights in the measure are safeguards against being forced into facilities that donÂ’t cor-respond to a personÂ’s gender iden-tity. It also gives people the right to apply for rental assistance and re-quires parents staying in shelters be given diapers for their babies.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 22, 2023 A5Saudi astronauts catch private flight to space station By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL — Saudi Arabia’s rst astro nauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a char tered multimillion-dollar ight Sunday. SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the com pany that arranged the trip. Also on board: a U.S. busi nessman who now owns a sports car racing team. The four should reach the space station in their capsule Monday morning; they’ll spend just over a week there before returning home with a splashdown off the Florida coast. Sponsored by the Sau di Arabian government, Rayyanah Barnawi, a stem cell researcher, became the rst woman from the king dom to go to space. She was joined by Ali al-Qarni, a ghter pilot with the Roy al Saudi Air Force. They’re the rst from their country to ride a rock et since a Saudi prince launched aboard shuttle Discovery in 1985. In a quirk of timing, they’ll be greeted at the station by an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates. “This is a dream come true for everyone,” Barnawi said before the ight. “Just being able to understand that this is possible. If me and Ali can do it, then they can do it, too.” Rounding out the visiting crew: Knoxville, Tennes see’s John Shoffner, for mer driver and owner of a sports car racing team that competes in Europe, and chaperone Peggy Whitson, the station’s rst female commander who holds the U.S. record for most accu mulated time in space: 665 days and counting. “It was a phenomenal ride,” Whitson said after reaching orbit. Her crew mates clapped their hands in joy. It’s the second private ight to the space sta tion organized by Hous ton-based Axiom Space. The rst was last year by three businessmen, with another retired NASA astronaut. The company plans to start adding its own rooms to the station in another few years, even tually removing them to form a stand-alone outpost available for hire. Axiom won’t say how much Shoffner and Saudi Arabia are paying for the planned 10-day mission. The company had previ ously cited a ticket price of $55 million each. NASA’s latest price list shows per-person, per-day charges of $2,000 for food and up to $1,500 for sleep ing bags and other gear. Need to get your stuff to the space station in advance? Figure roughly $10,000 per pound, the same fee for trashing it afterward. Need your items back intact? Double the price. At least the email and vid eo links are free. The guests will have ac cess to most of the station as they conduct experiments, photograph Earth and chat with schoolchildren back home, demonstrating how kites y in space when at tached to a fan. After decades of shun ning space tourism, NASA now embraces it with two private missions planned a year. The Russian Space Agency has been doing it, off and on, for decades. “Our job is to expand what we do in low-Earth orbit across the globe,” said NASA’s space station pro gram manager Joel Montal bano. SpaceX’s rst-stage booster landed back at Cape Canaveral eight min utes after liftoff, to be recy cled for a future ight. John Raoux / AP A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and a crew of four private astronauts, lifts off Sunday from pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.Crew includes Arab nation’s 1st woman China tells tech manufacturers to stop using Micron chips By JOE MCDONALD Associated Press BEIJING — Stepping up a feud with Washington over technology and secu rity, China’s government on Sunday told users of com puter equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from the biggest U.S. memory chipmaker, Micron Technology Inc. Micron products have un specied “serious network security risks” that pose hazards to China’s infor mation infrastructure and affect national security, the Cyberspace Administration of China said on its website. Its six-sentence statement gave no details. “Operators of critical in formation infrastructure in China should stop purchas ing products from Micron Co.,” the agency said. The United States, Eu rope and Japan are reducing Chinese access to advanced chipmaking and other tech nology they say might be used in weapons at a time when President Xi Jinping’s government has threatened to attack Taiwan and is in creasingly assertive toward Japan and other neighbors. Chinese ofcials have warned of unspecied con sequences but appear to be struggling to nd ways to retaliate without hurting China’s smartphone pro ducers and other industries and efforts to develop its own processor chip suppli ers. An ofcial review of Micron under China’s in creasingly stringent infor mation security laws was announced April 4, hours after Japan joined Washing ton in imposing restrictions on Chinese access to tech nology to make processor chips on security grounds. Foreign companies have been rattled by police raids on two consulting rms, Bain & Co. and Capvision, and a due diligence rm, Mintz Group. Chinese au thorities have declined to explain the raids but said foreign companies are obliged to obey the law. Business groups and the U.S. government have ap pealed to authorities to ex plain newly expanded legal restrictions on information and how they will be en forced. Sunday’s announcement appeared to try to reassure foreign companies. “China rmly promotes high-level opening up to the outside world and, as long as it complies with Chinese laws and regulations, wel comes enterprises and var ious platform products and services from various coun tries to enter the Chinese market,” the cyberspace agency said. Xi accused Washington in March of trying to block China’s development. He called on the public to “dare to ght.” Despite that, Beijing has been slow to retaliate, pos sibly to avoid disrupting Chinese industries that as semble most of the world’s smartphones, tablet com puters and other consumer electronics. They import more than $300 billion worth of foreign chips every year. Beijing is pouring billions of dollars into trying to ac celerate chip development and reduce the need for for eign technology. Small Christian college fires 2 dorm directors By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK — Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at a small Christian univer sity in western New York, acknowledge their names are unconventional, which explains why they attached gender identities to their work email signatures. Wilmot uses “he/him.” Zelaya goes by “she/her.” Their former employ er, Houghton University, wanted them to drop the identiers in line with a new policy for email for mats implemented in Sep tember. Both refused and were red. “My name is Shua. It’s an unusual name. And it ends with a vowel, ‘a,’ that is tra ditionally feminine in many languages,” Wilmot said in a nearly one-hour video he and Zelaya posted on YouTube shortly after they were let go last month. “If you get an email from me and you don’t know who I am, you might not know how to gender me.” Ongoing culture wars in the U.S. over sexual pref erences, gender IDs and transgender rights have engulfed politics, school campuses and many other facets of public and private life. At least 17 Republi can-led states have severely restricted gender afrming care. Debates continue to rage in some communi ties about school curricula mentioning sexual orienta tion or gender identity. And pickets have sprung up out side public libraries hosting “drag story hours.” Meanwhile, controversies swirl at campuses with re ligious afliations. The re cent rings prompted more than 700 Houghton alumni to sign a petition in protest. In the Northwest, 16 plain tiffs are suing Seattle Pacic University, a Christian liber al arts college, to challenge the school’s employment policy barring people in same-sex relationships from full-time jobs. In New York City, LGBTQ students are chal lenging Yeshiva Universi ty’s decision to bar their student-run club from cam pus. Paul Southwick, director of the Religious Exemption Accountability Project, a 2-year-old advocacy group for LGBTQ students at publicly funded religious colleges and universities, said actions such as these are cause for despair. “There’s a backlash against the rise of LGBTQ rights,” he said, and not just with “white evangelical Christianity in the South ... but in places like New York and Oregon that we wouldn’t think would be experiencing this backlash.” Houghton University, an 800-student campus 60 miles southeast of Buffalo, says it offers a “Christ-cen tered education in the liber al arts and sciences.” Malcolm Davon Smith via AP This screenshot of a YouTube interview on April 22 shows for mer Houghton University employees Raegan Zelaya, left, and Shua Wilmot after they were fired from the school.Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in their emails caused decision r n r MondaysandThursdays1PM-4PMOpentothePublicFOOD-GAMES-FUN AMERICANLEGIONPOST155 6585WestGulftoLakeHwy. 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A6 Monday, May 22, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle A t the tail end of this year’s legislative session in Tallahas see, the environment – par-ticularly in those counties with lakes, estuaries, and in the case of Citrus County, rst magnitude springs and rivers – was once again as-saulted with what is called rider legislation, a provision that is attached to a larger bill, such as a budget bill, that is not related to the main subject of the bill. That happened when a pro-vision was tucked into the state’s budget which would prevent local ofcials from banning the use of fertil-izers until the end of the 2023-24 budget year. Yes, you read this right. Let’s ban the ban on sea-sonal fertilizer usage which attempts to improve water quality. An exhaustive num-ber of studies have shown the harm of fertilizer runoff, which causes numerous negative effects including – please forgive us – “Eu-trophication,” or excessive nutrient enrichment in bodies of water which stim-ulates the growth of algae and nastiness. This “E” word reduces water clarity, oxygen levels, and biodiver-sity. It causes harmful algae blooms that produce toxins or foul odors. The dominoes keep falling. Hypoxia occurs when the E word leads to increased decomposition of organic matter by bac-teria that consume oxygen. Hypoxia can also cause sh kills or dead zones where no life can exist. Yes, Red Tide. We don’t need to go there. Already, Florida gets the tarnished gold star for being ranked rst in the nation with total lake acreage regarded as too polluted for swimming and maintaining aquatic life. We fall down to fourth for polluted estuar-ies. In our own backyards are the mess that once was in King’s Bay in Crystal River before remediation began and the ongoing assault on the Homosassa River by the E word’s little friend, lyngbya, a nasty and slimy algae that strangles out eelgrass and other aquatic plants. Hillsborough, Pinellas, and other counties are not battered by this legislation because they already have seasonal bans in place. Not so Citrus County. We are not under that umbrella and this legislation, if allowed to become law, prohibits us from banning fertilizer usage. Some political apologists have defended this rid-er. State Rep. Tom Leek (R-Ormond Beach) says that all the ban-the-ban bill does is to “give us a period of time to study it [fertilizer runoff] so we could make thoughtful decisions.” He and others say this time-frame – about a year – al-lows for a study to deter-mine the effects of fertilizer on Florida’s waters. Really? We feel a silent but giant ngerprint on this legisla-tion and it’s the phosphate industry which in this case is promoting governmental overreach into local issues. County Commissioner Hol-ly Davis agrees. “I think it’s state overreach,” she told the Chronicle’s editorial board, noting that “spring sheds and coastal regions are particularly fragile.” State Rep. Lindsay Cross (D-St. Petersburg) calls this legislation a “sneak attack” that will cramp communi-ties from implementing fer-tilizer bans that work and – very importantly – are cost effective. This little rider attached to the budget bill could be called pork barrel legislation. Going way back in history, pork barrel pol-itics has had a smelly past. We think this potential law also stinks, much like the algae promoted in large part by fertilizer runoffs into our waterways. We urge the governor to take his pen, draw a line through this, vetoing the proposal. R obert F. Kennedy Jr. is causing eyebrows to arch all over the political world. The 69-year-old son of slain Sen. Robert F. Kennedy is a former environmental lawyer turned vaccine conspiracist. On April 19, he announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president. His aim? To “end the corrupt merger of state and corporate power.” Would you imagine such a platform attracting followers? Well, he’s been racking up some startling poll numbers. Fox News put him at 19 percent, and Emerson College found 21 percent support. Those are some impres-sive percentages for a challenger to a sitting president. Let’s start with the name. About a dozen Kennedys have dotted the political landscape over the decades, and no other political family has matched their glamor or celebrity. But this is a different kind of Kennedy. Let’s review. Just after Donald Trump was elected, a parade of notables trooped to Trump Tower to be interviewed by the pres-ident-elect: Kanye West, Rick Santorum, Sonny Perdue, Rick Perry, Omarosa Manigault, Mike Flynn. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was there, too. Odd, you might say, for a major Democratic gure? But not when you consider that he went off the rails decades ago and his manias about dark forces and evil schemes. It all ts smoothly into Trump’s own cracked obsessions. He was an early proponent and superspread er of the thoroughly debunked claim that childhood vaccines cause autism. Perhaps you’ve heard of the crazed theory that Microsoft’s Bill Gates was implanting micro-chips into patients through vac-cines? Thank RFK Jr. for giving it oxygen. He posted a YouTube video that accused Gates of de-veloping this “injectable chip” to enable Big Tech to track people’s movements. RFK Jr. has also cir-culated the bogus notion that 5G alters human DNA, causes can-cer and is part of a vast program of surveillance. He does not be-lieve Lee Harvey Oswald killed his uncle; he ngers the CIA. Not surprisingly, he also believes that Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing his father, is innocent and has urged his release. Kenne-dy’s view of who murdered his father? Also the CIA. Unsurprisingly, when COVID hit, RFK Jr. was ready. On Dec. 6, 2021, he said that the COVID vaccine is “the deadliest vaccine ever made.” He published a book accusing Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates of being in cahoots to prot off vaccines and told a rally crowd in 2022 that things were worse today than during the Holocaust: “Even in Hitler’s Germany ... you could cross the Alps to Switzerland. You could hide in an attic like Anne Frank did,” whereas “the mechanisms are being put in place that will make it so none of us can run and none of us can hide.” RFK Jr.’s nonprot has been banned from Instagram and Facebook for spreading disinfor-mation about COVID. O A yes vote for theenvironment I was pleased to join my friends in Ozello, the environmental com munity and League of Women Voters in presenting our case to the Citrus County Planning and Development Commission for why the proposed RV park and glampground on Fish Creek should not be approved. Despite claims by the Chamber of Com merce that its member’s project is a wonderful idea, all but one of the seven PDC members saw the big picture and agreed that the property is not suited to such high impact development. Yes, growth is coming. For everyone like me who wishes it wasn’t, there’s someone like my wife who can’t wait for the next mall to open. We just can’t allow it to occur along our precious waterways. Development has already degraded our water resources. We’re lucky to see bottom in 3 or 4 feet of what used to be crys tal clear water. High coliform counts regularly close beaches. Nutrient overloading has led to widespread invasive plant infes tations. Red tide is creeping up along the coast. Our one-rake-at-a-timers have their hands full scooping up muck, unplugging spring vents and replanting sea grass. We don’t need to create more work for them in Ozello. The property in question borders Fish Creek where I’ve launched my kayak and fished many times. It’s one of the few relatively pristine watersheds we have left. The last thing we need there is a large recreational com plex serviced by a central septic system that’s certain to leak large amounts of nutrients from its vast drainage field, and likely to spew raw sewage when the area floods, as it regularly does. Our coastal area faces growing challenges from climate change, sea level rise and storm surge. Storms of the century are becom ing annual events. Fort Lauder dale just experienced a 1,000 year flood. We must do what we can to prevent further deteriora tion of our waterways, wetlands and living shorelines, and retain enough nature in our Nature Coast for residents to enjoy and tourists to be attracted to. Ozello residents have had to spend hundreds of hours of their time and retain legal counsel to fight this ill-conceived proposal that should have been quickly dismissed by county staff. On June 20, it goes before our coun ty commissioners for a final up or down vote. I’ll be anxiously awaiting their decision. Gary Rankel Citrus Hills The blame game: Seeking solutions We find ourselves engulfed in a blame game with no clear solutions in sight. The Biden administration points fingers at Mexico for the fentanyl crisis, while Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador denies Mexico’s involvement, empha sizing the lack of family values and care for our youth as the root cause of the opioid epidemic in the United States. There may be some truth to his statement, con sidering that family values were traditionally based on Christian principles. However, Mexico still plays a role in this crisis. The majority of fentanyl pre cursors primarily originate from China and find their way to Mexico. There, cartels manufac ture the fentanyl and smuggle it across our southern border. Mex ico struggles with widespread corruption, as cartels utilize their profits to bribe judges, officers, and politicians. Prior to Mexi co’s midterm elections in 2021, assassinations of journalists and politicians by cartels were dis tressingly common. Hence, Mexico bears some responsibility. However, the Biden administration also contributed to the escalating border crisis. By dismantling immigration poli cies focused on deterrence, they put many border patrol agents at risk. The border wall served both humanitarian purposes and as a deterrent, diverting migrants from perilous desert terrain where the odds of survival were slim. Walls also allow agents to concentrate their efforts in strategic locations, making more effective use of lim ited manpower. Frustrated with the border crisis, both Texas and Arizona resorted to constructing temporary barrier walls using shipping crates. Unfortunately, the Biden administration sued for their removal. Entering the United States can cost over $9,200, leading some individuals to pay their way by smuggling drugs. However, car tels are now leveraging new tech nologies such as narco-drones – inexpensive quadcopters available The Democrats’ Trump wannabee 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. Q Groups or individuals are invited to express their opin ions in a letter to the editor. Q Persons wishing to address the editorial board, which meets weekly, should call Jim Gouvellis at 352-563-5660. Q All letters must be signed and include a phone number and hometown, including letters sent via email. Names and hometowns will be printed; phone numbers will not be published or given out. Q We reserve the right to edit letters for length, libel, fairness and good taste. Q Letters must be no longer than 400 words, and writers will be limited to four letters per month. Q SEND LETTERS TO: The Editor, 1624 N. 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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 22, 2023 A7 for a few hundred dollars – as well as unmanned aircraft capable of carrying up to 35 pounds of drugs, which cost over $5,000. The Chi nese company DJI was the first to release the Phantom quadcopter in 2013, eagerly adopted by cartels. To deter these activities, Homeland Security employs a count er-drone system that detects and neutralizes drones using radio-frequency communi cation. Engaging in the blame game might provide new insights and strategies to end this crisis, which claims more than 107,375 lives each year due to drug overdoses, with a staggering 67 percent of these deaths attributed to fentanyl. Tom Englat Hernando Thanks for the help! Citrus United Basket would like to say thank you so much to all the Inverness residents who donated food on Saturday May 13, to the Letter CarriersÂ’ Stamp Out Hunger food drive. The food is very appreciated and much needed! CUB would also like to send thanks to Nancy Ken nedy and the Citrus County Chronicle staff for putting the article in the paper informing the public about the food drive on such short notice. To the Inverness Post al Carriers and carriers throughout the county, we know this drive is a burden to you. I hope you know how much we truly appre ciate all your hard work and effort on our organizationÂ’s behalf. This yearly food drive is so needed by our food pantry. CUB is still in great need of help with food and mon etary donations. Though this food drive collected us an amazing 5,000 pounds, our food pantry distributes approximately 10,000 pounds of food a month. With the prices of every thing rising, we are seeing a huge increase in those seek ing help with everything from food and clothing to utility bills. Times are especially hard for those on a fixed income like Social Security. Please help us help them. You can drop off donations at 1201 Parkside Ave., Inverness. You can mail monetary donations to P.O. Box 2094, Inverness, FL 34451. Thank you so much for your continued support for 45 years! Together we are people helping people. Kelly Selph Citrus United Basket Take stock inchildren When we were kids, things just seemed so much simpler and easier. The competition starts earlier than ever now. ItÂ’s not just in the classroom either. Par ents know that the price of higher education has grown astronomically. Of course, college is not for everyone. There are many jobs that do not require a four-year college degree and can still offer very good career prospects. Regardless of your educa tion level, these jobs give you the opportunity to learn as you work – they empha size skills over experience and education. We know that education, whether college or trade school, helps a young per son to succeed and break the cycle of poverty. Many children come from broken homes and really need a helping hand to get on the right path and have a bright future. We have a great organi zation called Take Stock in Children throughout Flor ida. It was established in 1995 to provide an oppor tunity for low-income kids to better their lives through education. These students get one-on-one support from a volunteer mentor who meets with the student weekly. It is a time to talk about anything from problems with school or peers or other issues. It gives these students a chance to earn a college scholarship that will hopefully lead to a success ful career. Mentors are not teachers but act as role models to help these students devel op good life skills. It is rewarding to watch these students grow and know that your 30-40 minute weekly meeting with them really made a change. Key to their development, kids who have positive role models will pick up habits and even perspectives of adults that could last a life time. If you want to be involved in this worthwhile program as a mentor for a Citrus County student, please contact Pat Lancast er at 352-422-2348 or 352-344-0855. Richard Tomlinson Crystal River LETTERSFrom page A6 He has wallowed in martyrdom, complaining that Big Tech is silencing him for “disagreeing.” One more item to complete this grim picture: RFK Jr. is anti-Ukraine, spouting Russian propagan-da about provocations from “fascists” in Volodymyr ZelenskyyÂ’s regime and American “neo-cons.” This is not out of character. A couple of decades ago, he was agog for VenezuelaÂ’s Hugo Chavez, who holds a record for the speed with which he plunged a reason-ably prosperous country into chaos and destitution (before posthumously steal-ing the 2020 election for Joe Biden, of course). It is difcult to imagine that his poll numbers will hold up once Democrats draw a bead on what he believes. But there is another audience that is proving quite receptive – Republicans. Benjamin Braddock, writing in The American Mind, a Claremont Institute outlet, praised RFK Jr., because “RFK Jr. is thus far the only announced presidential candidate who has declared his intention to prosecute ofcials who betrayed the public trust in the course of the pandem-ic.” Of course. Jailing Fauci.Over at National Review, Michael Brendan Dough-erty notes mildly that some of RFK Jr.Â’s message “resonates” with him: “The government lies to us. The media lies to us.” Just for the record, it isnÂ’t “crony capitalism” RFK Jr. despises; itÂ’s straight-up capitalism. He wanted to jail the Koch brothers before sending them to the Hague as war criminals. He described the Cato Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, ExxonMobil and a raft of other entities as “snake pits for sociopaths” before recommending treason charges against Southern Company and Exxon. Any fan of Hugo Chavez is not against “cro-ny capitalism”; he hates the real thing. RFK Jr., like Trump, has swum for decades in the cesspool of conspiracies, lies, baseless accusations and ginned-up outrage. We hardly pause to note it, be-cause Trump has commit-ted so many other outrages, but he cost tens of thou-sands of Americans their lives thanks to minimizing the seriousness of COVID. RFK Jr., too, belongs in the select company of major gures who have used their power for harm. Perhaps he isnÂ’t quite right in the head. Who knows? But the fact that he appeals to signi-cant numbers of Americans, and particularly to those who have always been on the other side of the aisle, suggests that he is far from alone in that. Mona Charen is Policy Editor of The Bulwark and host of the “Beg to Differ” podcast. CHARENFrom page A6 What should I do on the death anniversary? More are asking By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. — On a September day that he knew would be hard, 51-year-old Damone Presley marked the occasion with barbecue and balloons. He was commemorating the one-year anniversary of the day in 2021 that his daugh ter and her three friends were fatally shot in Minnesota by a man who left their bodies in an abandoned SUV in a Wisconsin corneld. Presley gathered 50 friends to cele brate the life of his daughter, Nitosha Flug-Presley, who was 30 when she died. He went big on the anniversary because he felt sure thatÂ’s what his daughter would have wanted. “She would always do stuff big,” Presley told The Associated Press. There have been 553 mass killings in the United States since 2006, and at least 2,880 people have died, according to a database maintained by The Associ ated Press and USA Today in partnership with North eastern University. Those include killings where four or more died, not including the assailant, within a 24-hour period. So far in 2023, the nation has witnessed the highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year. As the number of people who die in mass killings in the U.S. continues to rise, thousands more are left to handle the trauma of los ing someone they love to a senseless act of violence. They struggle with a special kind of grief, haunted both by the loss and by how it happened. One of the hardest days they confront each year is the anniversary of the kill ing. This Wednesday, families in Uvalde, Texas, will have to face that one-year anni versary – transporting them back to the day when a gun man entered Robb Elemen tary School and fatally shot 19 children and two teachers as they gathered to celebrate the end of the school year. And last week, families of 10 people in Buffalo, New York, crossed the one-year mark from the day a white supremacist shot and killed them in a supermarket. People cope with these anniversaries in different ways. Some throw a party to get through the pain. Oth ers prefer to be completely alone. Many fall somewhere in the middle, adopting lit tle rituals to help get them through the day. But they all grapple with the same question, some times after many years have passed: What do I do with myself on the date that changed ev erything? On the same day Presley gathered with friends and family at his home, Ange la Sturm – whose children, Jasmine Sturm and Mat thew Pettus, were killed in the same attack – chose to spend the day alone. “I turn down invites to ‘celebrateÂ’ because itÂ’s not a celebration to me,” she said. Instead, she honors her children privately by look ing at their photos and re membering how their life together used to be. She writes, cries and practic es self-care by reading a good book or taking a hot bath. She hopes people will understand that she wants to be alone, and that they shouldnÂ’t worry or be upset if she turns down invitations or doesnÂ’t respond to texts. Everyone deals with grief differently, said Jeffrey Sha hidullah, a pediatric psy chologist at UT-Austin Dell ChildrenÂ’s Medical Center. Shahidullah was part of a team that stayed in Uvalde for months after the shoot ing to operate a crisis walk-in clinic for rst responders, community members, fami ly and friends of victims. In the short and long term, mass shootings can trau matize entire communities, Shahidullah said. That can lead people – even those who didnÂ’t know the vic tims personally – to avoid situations that remind them of the event, feel constantly unsafe and experience intru sive ashbacks to when they rst heard about the killing. “A lot of these symptoms could be exacerbated or worsened around the time of these anniversaries,” Sha hidullah said. “Over time, those symptoms do tend to subside. But everyone has their own timeline.” QQQ By cruel coincidence, the rst anniversary of the Buf falo supermarket shooting fell on MotherÂ’s Day. That made things especially hard for Wayne Jones, whose mother, Celestine Chaney, was among the 10 people killed by a white suprema cist that day. Jones said some friends came over on the anniver sary, and they talked about other things. “5/14 is every day to me still,” he said. “I watched my mother get killed on video.” The video and a photo of the shooter – standing with the gun he used, a vulgar racial slur scrawled on its barrel – are “ingrained in my brain,” he said. Tirzah Patterson and her 13-year-old son, Jaques “Jake” Patterson – who lost his father, church deacon Heyward Patterson, in the supermarket shooting – left town altogether for the an niversary. They have not set foot in Tops Friendly Mar ket since it reopened last summer and did not attend the memorial events in Buf falo for her ex-husband and the others who were killed. “We donÂ’t want to go through that again,” Tirzah Patterson said before the weekend. “WeÂ’re going to be gone.” They spent MotherÂ’s Day weekend in Detroit and at tended a church service there. QQQ While some are just cross ing the one-year mark, others have been dealing with these anniversaries for years. Topaz Cooks marked the 10-year anniversary of her fatherÂ’s death last Septem ber. She was a month shy of her 21st birthday in 2012 when her dad and several others were shot and killed at work by a man who was red from the company in Minneapolis. On the anniversaries, she likes to do things her dad, Rami Cooks, enjoyed. Last year, she went on a hike and ate dessert – because her dad loved rugelach, birds and wind. She loves that her friends send her photos of their dessert that day each year with the caption: “For your dad!” She also has a journal she writes in once a year on that day, lling her dad in on the highlights, challenges and thoughts from the year that she wishes she could share with him. Seven years after the kill ing, Topaz Cooks said she experienced PTSD while working as a theater stage manager. She was sur prised because she didnÂ’t expect it to hit so late. The productionÂ’s plot may have triggered it – the play was about a woman avenging her fatherÂ’s death. She said she would get exhausted at the end of re hearsals, lie down on the oor of her ofce and feel like she couldnÂ’t get up. At times, she felt like her skin was vibrating or that she was outside of her own body. It took months of therapy to feel like she was back in control. Talking about the loss isnÂ’t for everybody, but Cooks said itÂ’s important to her. “I wish that people talked about it more and normal ized it,” she said. “Grief is just so lonely.” QQQ A hint of fall hung in the air on Sept. 12, the day Presley threw a party to mark the day his daughter and her three friends were killed and left abandoned. He said he wanted to think about who his daughter was rather than how she died. She loved to throw excit ing and glamorous birthday parties for her kids, friends and family. Presley placed a life-size cardboard cut-out of his daughter smiling in a pink outt by the door. Guests wore T-shirts with photos of her and phrases like “Nev er Forgotten” and “Dad dyÂ’s #1 Angel.” At Pres leyÂ’s request, guests gave speeches about the funniest things they remembered his daughter doing. Presley recited a poem his father had written years before, words PresleyÂ’s daughter had adored. “I meet the sunrise daily on the way to get mine,” he recited. “I donÂ’t play myself Â’cause I donÂ’t got time.” Abbie Parr / AP Damone Presley sits May 4 next to a memorial area in his house for his daughter, Nitosha, in St. Paul, Minn. 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A8 Monday, May 22, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleN & W CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLEBiden, McCarthy to speak on debt limit By STEPHEN GROVES, ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House and House Republicans wrapped up another round of debt ceil ing talks Sunday as Wash ington races to strike a bud get compromise along with a deal to raise the nation’s borrowing limit and avert an economy-wrecking fed eral default. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin Mc Carthy spoke by phone Sun day while the president was returning home on Air Force One after the Group of Sev en summit in Japan. Upbeat, McCarthy, R-Calif., told re porters at the Capitol that the call was “productive” and that the on-again, off-again negotiations between his staff and White House representatives are focused on spending cuts. Biden and McCarthy are set to meet for a pivot al meeting Monday at the White House. Negotiators for the Demo cratic president and Repub lican speaker met for 2 1/2 hours as talks appear to be narrowing on a 2024 budget year cap that would be key to resolving the standoff. “We’ll keep working,” said Steve Ricchetti, counsel or to the president, as the White House team exited. They face a deadline, as soon as June 1, when the government could run out of cash to pay its bills. Trea sury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that June 1 is a “hard deadline.” McCarthy said after his call with Biden that “I think we can solve some of these problems if he understands what we’re looking at.” The speaker added, “But I’ve been very clear to him from the very beginning. We have to spend less money than we spent last year.” McCarthy emerged from that conversation sounding optimistic and was careful not to criticize Biden’s trip, as he had before. He did caution, “There’s no agree ment on anything.” “We’re looking at, how do we have a victory for this country?” McCarthy said. He said he did not think the nal legislation would remake the federal budget and the country’s debt, but at least “put us on a path to change the behavior of this runaway spending.” The White House con rmed the Monday meet ing and late Sunday talks but did not elaborate on the leaders’ call. Earlier, Biden used his concluding news confer ence in Hiroshima, Japan, to warn House Republicans that they must move off their “extreme positions” over raising the debt limit and that there would be no agreement to avoid a cat astrophic default only on their terms. Biden said “it’s time for Republicans to accept that there is no deal to be made solely, solely, on their parti san terms.” He said he had done his part in attempting to raise the borrowing limit so the government can keep paying its bills, by agreeing to signicant cuts in spend ing. “Now it’s time for the other side to move from their extreme position.” Susan Walsh / AP President Joe Biden answers questions Saturday on the U.S. debt limit ahead of a bilateral meeting with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshi ma, Japan. G7 ends with Ukraine in focus By ADAM SCHRECK, FOSTER KLUG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan — Ukrainian President Volo dymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers as the Group of Seven summit closed in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country’s war effort even as Russia claimed a battleeld victory that was quickly dis puted by Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader’s in-person appearance in his trademark olive drab under scored the centrality of the war for the G7 bloc of rich democracies. It also stole much of the limelight from other priorities, including security challenges in Asia and outreach to the develop ing world, that the leaders focused on at the three-day gathering. Hosting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the group was commit ted to “strong backing for Ukraine from every possi ble dimension.” Zelenskyy held two major rounds of meetings Sunday, one with G7 leaders and a second with them and a host of invited guests including India and South Korea. He also spoke one-on-one with several leaders. Hanging over Sunday’s talks was the Russian claim that forces of the Wagner private army and Rus sian troops had seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. The eight-month battle for the eastern city – seen by both sides as a major sym bolic prize – has been the longest and likely bloodiest of the war. Comments by Zelenskyy earlier in the day in English suggested that the Russians had nally taken the city. But he and other Ukrainian ofcials later cast doubt on that assessment, with Zel enskyy telling reporters in Ukrainian that “Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation as of today.” U.S. President Joe Biden announced new military aid worth $375 million for Ukraine, saying the U.S. would provide ammunition and armored vehicles. That pledge came after the U.S. agreed to allow training on American-made F-16 ght er jets, laying the ground work for their eventual transfer to Ukraine. “We have Ukraine’s back and we’re not going any where,” Biden said. Even before Zelenskyy landed Saturday, the G7 nations had unveiled a slew of new sanctions and other measures meant to punish Moscow over its invasion that began in February last year. While Ukraine dominated the summit, the leaders of Japan, the U.S., the Unit ed Kingdom, France, Ger many, Canada and Italy, as well as the European Union, also aimed to address glob al worries over climate change, poverty, economic instability and nuclear pro liferation. Stefan Rousseau / PA Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center rear, joins G7 world leaders Sunday at a working session on the final day of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Clockwise from center left are: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Zelen skyy, European Council President Charles Michel, Gianluigi Benedetti, Italian ambassador to Japan, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and France’s President Emmanuel Macron. NATION & WORLD IN BRIEF Police: 3 dead, 2 hurt in shooting atKansas City bar KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A security guard was one of the three peo ple killed in a shooting at a Kansas City bar early Sun day that also wounded two others, including one criti cally wounded, according to family members. Police haven’t yet iden tied the victims, and they didn’t release many details Sunday about what led to the shooting just be fore the Klymax Lounge’s 1:30 a.m. closing time. And no one answered the phone at the bar Sunday af ternoon after it was sched uled to open. Honystye Chancellor told the Kansas City Star that her stepfather, 41-year-old Jason McConnell, was killed in the shooting while working security at the door of the bar. Kansas City police said that when multiple of cers arrived at the bar, they found ve victims and be gan providing medical aid. Police said two of the victims died at the scene – one was found inside the bar and the other was outside the building in Kansas City, Missouri. A third victim died at the hospital. Details about the circumstances that led to the shooting were not im mediately available, and it wasn’t immediately clear where the victims were when they were shot. Police said the victims were all adults, but their ages and identities were not immediately available.Conservative party of Greek prime minister to seek outright majority ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minis ter Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party scored a landslide election Sunday but without the seats in parliament to win outright, indicated Sunday he will seek a second elec tion in a bid to consolidate victory without need of a coalition partner. Mitsotakis’ New Democ racy party was a full 20 percentage points ahead of its main rival, the left-wing Syriza party, nearly com plete results showed. But a new electoral system of proportional representation meant his 40 percent vote share still was not enough to secure a majority of the 300 seats in parliament. To form a government, he would either have to seek a coalition partner from a smaller party, or head to a second election. A second election, likely to be held in late June or early July, would be con ducted under a new elector al law that gives bonus seats to the winning party, mak ing it easier for it to form a government on its own. Mexico prosecutors withdraw case against woman MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors announced Saturday night that they are withdrawing a case against a woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a man as he raped and attacked her. In a ruling last week that touched off a public outcry, a court in Mexico State said that while it agreed 23-year-old Roxana Ruiz was raped in 2021, it found her guilty of homicide with “exces sive use of legitimate de fense.” It also ordered Ruiz to pay more than $16,000 in reparations to the family of her attacker. Feminist groups, which have supported Ruiz’s defense, angrily protest ed, saying the ruling was criminalizing survivors of sexual violence while pro tecting perpetrators in a country with high levels of gender-based violence and femicides. Protesters in Mexico City carried signs reading “Defending my life isn’t a crime.” Ruiz, an Indigenous woman and single moth er, told reporters after the court’s ruling that she had received death threats be cause of the case and that she worried for her fami ly’s safety, particularly the life of her 4-year-old son. “This isn’t justice,” she said. “Remember I am the one who was sexually as saulted by that man, and after he died because I de fended myself … because I didn’t want to die by his hands.” The Associated Press does not normally identi fy sexual assault victims, but Ruiz has given her permission to be identied and participates in public demonstrations led by ac tivists who support her. Petros Giannakouris / AP Greece’s Prime Minister and leader of New Democracy Kyria kos Mitsotakis addresses supporters Sunday at the headquar ters of his party in Athens, Greece. The conservative party of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won a landslide election but without enough parliamentary seats to form a government.Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARC LEVY Associated Press WASHINGTON — Be fore Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to the hospital for clinical depression in February, he walked the halls of the Sen ate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits. These days, he’s back to wearing the hoodies and gym shorts he was known for before he be came a senator. Male senators are expect ed to wear a jacket and tie on the Senate oor, but Fetter man has a workaround. He votes from the doorway of the Democratic cloakroom or the side entrance, mak ing sure his “yay” or “nay” is recorded before ducking back out. In between votes this past week, Fetterman’s hoodie stayed on for a news conference with four Dem ocratic colleagues in suits, the 6-foot-8 Fetterman tow ering over his colleagues. People close to Fetterman say his relaxed, comfort able style is a sign that the senator is making a robust recovery after six weeks of inpatient treatment at Wal ter Reed National Military Medical Center, where his clinical depression was treated with medication and he was tted for hearing aids for hearing loss that had made it harder for him to communicate. His hos pitalization came less than a year after he had a stroke during his Senate campaign that he has said nearly killed him, and from which he continues to recover. “He’s setting a new dress code,” jokes Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, who is the only other newly elected Democrat in the Senate and spent a lot of time with Fet terman during their orienta tion at the beginning of the year. “He was struggling. And now he’s a joyful per son to be around.” Senators do occasionally vote in casual clothing – Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, for example, is known for sometimes ar riving in gym clothes. But Fetterman’s regular attire is redening fashion in the stuffy Senate. He’s turn ing heads on a daily basis as he walks the halls in his signature baggy Carhartt sweatshirts and saggy gym shorts, his hulking gure surrounded by much more formally dressed Washing ton types buzzing around the Capitol. The senator’s staff had originally asked him to al ways wear suits, which he famously hates. But after a check with the Senate parliamentarian upon his return, it became clear that he could continue wearing the casual clothes that were often his uniform back at home in Pennsylvania, as long as he didn’t walk onto the Senate oor. Jacquelyn Martin / AP Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., waves to members of the media April 17 on Capitol Hill in Washington, as he returns to the Capitol after seeking inpatient treatment for clinical depression.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 22, 2023 B1 S CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE Section B MONDAY, MAY 22 , 2023 Rays fall to 21-4 at home By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Willy Adames, Rowdy Tellez and William Contre ras homered, and the Mil waukee Brewers avoided a three-game sweep by beat ing the major league-lead ing Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Sunday. Tampa Bay (34-14) dropped to 21-4 at Tropi cana Field, the second-best 25-game home record since 1901 behind the 1978 Bos ton Red Sox at 22-3. The Rays did have their lead in the tough AL East drop to 2 1 / 2 games over Bal timore, which beat Toronto 8-3 in 11 innings. Adames, on the second an niversary of his trade from the Rays to the Brewers, hit a solo homer off opener Ja len Beeks in the second, and Tellez hit a fourth-inning, two-run drive against Coo per Criswell (0-1). “This game really, al most, encourages ups and downs because you get re sults thrown at you every single day” Brewers man ager Craig Counsell said of Adames. “We love to be around people that don’t get affected by it, and that’s what Willy is really good at. That smile that we see everyday is a reason to feel good no matter what’s go ing on.” Freddy Peralta (5-3) gave up three runs and ve hits over six innings as the NL Central-leading Brewers (25-21) stopped a three-game skid. Devin Williams, the third Milwaukee reliev er, pitched 1 1 / 3 innings for his seventh save in as many chances. Josh Lowe had a three-run homer, three hits and four RBIs for the Rays, whose Chris O’Meara / AP Tampa Bay’s Josh Lowe, right, celebrates his three-run home run off Milwaukee starting pitcher Freddy Peralta during the fourth inning of Sunday’s game.Tampa Bay can’t complete Brewers sweep, lose 6-4 See RAYS , page B3 Palou’s record run earns Ganassi 3rd straight Indy pole By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS — Alex Palou will lead the eld to green in the Indianapolis 500 after the young Spaniard put together the fastest four-lap pole run in history Sun day, edging Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist to give Chip Ga nassi Racing its third consecutive pole in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Palou, who won on the road course race at Indianapo lis Motor Speed way last weekend, whipped four laps around the historic 2.5-mile speedway at an average of 234.217 mph. That was a mere 0.007 mph faster than VeeKay, who still gave Ed Carpenter Rac ing a front-row starting spot for the ninth time in the last 11 years. “It means the world to me now, to the boys, to everybody,” said Palou, who is likely moving to Arrow McLaren next year. He roared when Rosenqvist missed out on the pole for Arrow McLaren in the last run of the day. “I’m just super happy,” Palou said. Palou surpassed the record pole run of 234.046 mph that Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon put up last year. It also was the second-fast est qualifying effort, trailing only Arie Luyendyk’s 236.986, which he set the day after pole qualifying in 1996. “He did exactly what he needed to do. He’ll be the rst to tell you it was a total team effort,” said Ga nassi, who put a car on the pole at the Indy 500 for the eighth time. “We’re going to sail into the 500 starting on the pole. We’re pretty excited.” Palou was condent he had a fast car, even though Rosenqvist was quickest during the Fast 12 efforts earlier in the day. “We have to go fast. Are you PALOU See POLE , page B3Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Con dence was never an issue for Brooks Koepka until the injuries piled up, the doubts crept in and he began to wonder if he still be longed among golf’s elite. Koepka answered every ques tion at the PGA Championship with a performance that ranks among his best. His fth major title was the sweetest of them all. No doubt about that, either. “It feels damned good. Yeah, this one is denitely special,” Koepka said. “I think this one is probably the most meaningful of them all with everything that’s gone on, all the crazy stuff over the last few years.” One knee injury kept him from the Masters, another from the Presidents Cup in Australia. Two years ago, he tried to pop his knee back into place and shattered his knee cap. And then last summer, uncertain about his future, he de cided to leave the PGA Tour for the guaranteed Saudi riches of LIV Golf, bringing a mixture of criticism and skepticism. And there he was Sunday at Oak Hill, looking good as new, dominant as ever, against the best collection of golfers in the world on a punishing golf course. Koepka ran off three quick bird ies early, never lost the lead amid a gritty ght from Viktor Hov land, and closed with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot victory. He held up his index nger as he posed next to the Wanamaker Trophy, but he may as well have held up all ve. With three PGAs and two U.S. Opens, he became the 20th play er with ve or more majors. He won his third Wanamaker Trophy – only Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen with ve and Tiger Woods with four have won the PGA Championship more times – and captured his rst major in what felt like four years. And to think that over the last few years, Koepka was so wounded he felt he couldn’t com pete, a decision that might have led to him leaving the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded LIV Golf in a shocking move last June after the U.S. Open. In the Netix series “Full Swing” that began aired earlier this year, he was quoted as say ing his condence had given way to doubt. “I’m going to be honest with you, I can’t compete with these guys week in and week out.” Give him good health and a clear head, and good luck taking down Koepka in the majors. He Abbie Parr / AP Brooks Koepka celebrates after winning the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on Sunday.No more doubts Eric Gay / AP Viktor Hovland reacts after failing to get his ball out of the bunker on the 16th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship. See PGA , page B3Larson dominates for third NASCAR All-Star race win, $1M prize By STEVE REED Associated Press NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Kyle Larson turned in a dominating effort to win his third All-Star race and earn $1 million Sunday night in the Cup Series’ re turn to North Wilkesboro Speedway following a 27-year absence. Larson became only the fourth driver to win the All-Star race at least three times. Jimmie Johnson has the most with four victories, while Larson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt have three. Larson is the rst to win the All-Star race at three different tracks, also having won in Charlotte in 2019 and Texas in 2021. He celebrated with a full lap of burnouts around the .625-mile track as Hendrick Motorsports won its 11th All-Star race. Bubba Wallace nished second in the 200-lap non-points exhibition race, fol lowed by Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe and Chase Elliott. But only Larson collected prize money in the winner-take-all event. Larson overcame an early speeding penalty on lap 24, and ran away from the eld. After being sent to the back of the eld on lap 24, he drove his No. 5 Chev rolet blowing past 16 cars on fresh tires, including polesitter Daniel Suarez on lap 56 to take the lead. Larson went on to build an 11-second lead before the rst competition caution at lap 100. The competition caution didn’t slow Larson, who was never seriously chal lenged in the second half of the race. If fans came to see wrecks, they walked away disap pointed. There were none.And the only pass they saw for the lead was Larson moving past Suarez. North Wilkesboro Speed way’s patched-up asphalt track held up fairly well fol lowing a week of racing de spite not having been paved in more than three decades. The track, which sat most ly dormant and became overgrown with weeds, was restored with help of Speed way Motorsports CEO Matt Kelley / AP Kyle Larson (5) competes during the NASCAR All-Star Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speed way on Sunday. See NASCAR , page B3
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B2 Monday, May 22, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 34 14 .708 –Baltimore 31 16 .660 2½New York 29 20 .592 5½Boston 26 21 .553 7½Toronto 25 22 .532 8½ Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 25 22 .532 –Detroit 20 24 .455 3½Cleveland 20 26 .435 4½Chicago 19 29 .396 6½Kansas City 14 34 .292 11½ West Division W L Pct GBTexas 29 17 .630 –Houston 27 19 .587 2Los Angeles 25 23 .521 5Seattle 22 24 .478 7Oakland 10 38 .208 20 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 29 17 .630 –New York 25 23 .521 5Miami 24 23 .511 5½Phila. 22 24 .478 7Washington 20 27 .426 9½ Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 25 21 .543 –Pittsburgh 24 22 .522 1St. Louis 21 27 .438 5Chicago 20 26 .435 5Cincinnati 19 27 .413 6 West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 29 19 .604 –Arizona 27 20 .574 1½San Francisco 22 24 .478 6San Diego 21 26 .447 7½Colorado 19 28 .404 9½ AMERICAN LEAGUE SaturdayÂ’s Games Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 1Washington 5, Detroit 2Baltimore 6, Toronto 5, 10 inningsHouston 3, Oakland 2Tampa Bay 8, Milwaukee 4Texas 11, Colorado 5N.Y. Yankees 7, Cincinnati 4, 10 inningsSeattle 7, Atlanta 3Boston 4, San Diego 2Minnesota 6, L.A. Angels 2Cleveland at N.Y. Mets, ppd. SundayÂ’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 1Atlanta 3, Seattle 2N.Y. Mets 5, Cleveland 4, 1st gameMilwaukee 6, Tampa Bay 4Washington 6, Detroit 4Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 2Houston 2, Oakland 0Baltimore 8, Toronto 3, 11 inningsTexas 13, Colorado 3L.A. Angels 4, Minnesota 2San Diego 7, Boston 0N.Y. Mets 2, Cleveland 1, 2nd game MondayÂ’s Games Chicago White Sox (TBD) at Cleveland (Gad dis 0-1), 6:10 p.m.Texas (Dunning 4-0) at Pittsburgh (Ortiz 0-2), 6:35 p.m.Toronto (Bassitt 5-2) at Tampa Bay (Kelley 0-1), 6:40 p.m.Detroit (Lorenzen 2-2) at Kansas City (Singer 3-4), 7:40 p.m.Houston (Javier 4-1) at Milwaukee (Burnes 4-3), 7:40 p.m.San Francisco (Cobb 3-1) at Minnesota (Ober 3-0), 7:40 p.m.Boston (Houck 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Silseth 0-1), 9:38 p.m.Oakland (Muller 1-3) at Seattle (Castillo 2-2), 9:40 p.m. TuesdayÂ’s Games Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.Texas at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m.Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m.Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Detroit at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m.Houston at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m.San Francisco at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m.Boston at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m.Oakland at Seattle, 9:40 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE SaturdayÂ’s Games Washington 5, Detroit 2Miami 1, San Francisco 0Arizona 4, Pittsburgh 3Tampa Bay 8, Milwaukee 4Phila. 12, Chicago Cubs 3Texas 11, Colorado 5N.Y. Yankees 7, Cincinnati 4, 10 inningsSt. Louis 6, L.A. Dodgers 5Seattle 7, Atlanta 3Boston 4, San Diego 2Cleveland at N.Y. Mets, ppd. SundayÂ’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 1Atlanta 3, Seattle 2N.Y. Mets 5, Cleveland 4, 1st gamePhila. 2, Chicago Cubs 1Milwaukee 6, Tampa Bay 4Washington 6, Detroit 4Arizona 8, Pittsburgh 3St. Louis 10, L.A. Dodgers 5Texas 13, Colorado 3San Francisco 7, Miami 5San Diego 7, Boston 0N.Y. Mets 2, Cleveland 1, 2nd game MondayÂ’s Games Texas (Dunning 4-0) at Pittsburgh (Ortiz 0-2), 6:35 p.m.Arizona (Henry 1-1) at Phila. (Wheeler 3-3), 6:40 p.m.St. Louis (Montgomery 2-6) at Cincinnati (Williamson 0-0), 6:40 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Stone 0-0) at Atlanta (Morton 5-3), 7:20 p.m.Houston (Javier 4-1) at Milwaukee (Burnes 4-3), 7:40 p.m.San Francisco (Cobb 3-1) at Minnesota (Ober 3-0), 7:40 p.m.Miami (Cabrera 3-3) at Colorado (Anderson 0-0), 8:40 p.m. TuesdayÂ’s Games Texas at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m.Arizona at Phila., 6:40 p.m.St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.San Diego at Washington, 7:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.Houston at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 p.m.San Francisco at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m.Miami at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. MILWAUKEE 6, TAMPA BAY 4 Milwaukee Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h b i Miller 3b 5 1 2 0 DÃaz 1b 5 0 1 0Taylor rf 0 0 0 0 Franco ss 4 0 0 0Contreras c 5 1 2 2 B.Lowe 2b 5 0 1 0Yelich lf 4 1 2 0 Arozarena lf 3 2 0 0Adames ss 5 1 1 1 RamÃrez dh 3 1 1 0Ruf dh 4 1 1 0 J.Lowe rf 4 1 3 4Tellez 1b 2 1 1 2 Walls 3b 2 0 0 0Andrsn rf-3b 2 0 1 1 Raley ph 0 0 0 0Wiemer cf 4 0 0 0 Bethancrt c 0 0 0 0Turang 2b 4 0 0 0 Margot cf 3 0 1 0 MejÃa c 3 0 0 0 Pareds ph-3b 1 0 0 0Totals 35 6 10 6 Totals 33 4 7 4 Milwaukee 010 230 000 — 6 Tampa Bay 000 300 010 — 4 DP–Milwaukee 1, Tampa Bay 2. LOB–Milwaukee 7, Tampa Bay 9. 2B–Ruf (1), Yelich (5), Miller (9), RamÃrez (6), DÃaz (9). HR–Adames (8), Tellez (11), Contreras (4), J.Lowe (11). SB–Yelich (10), Arozarena (5), Raley (4), J.Lowe (9). IP H R ER BB SOMilwaukee Peralta W,5-3 6 5 3 3 3 4 Payamps H,4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Strzelecki H,11 2 / 3 1 1 1 0 1 Williams S,7-7 1 1 / 3 0 0 0 2 0 Tampa Bay Beeks 2 1 1 1 2 3 Criswell L,0-1 4 2 / 3 8 5 5 1 3 Diekman 1 1 / 3 0 0 0 1 0 Littell 1 1 0 0 0 0 HBP–Criswell (Yelich), Strzelecki 2 (Aroza rena,Raley).Umpires–Home, Nick Mahrley; First, Vic Car apazza; Second, Jerry Layne; Third, Adam Hamari. T–2:44. A–20,193 (25,025). N.Y. YANKEES 4, CINCINNATI 1 New York Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h b i Torres 2b 4 1 1 1 India dh 3 1 0 0 Rizzo 1b 4 0 1 0 McLain ss 4 0 0 0LeMahieu 3b 4 0 0 0 Fraley lf 4 0 1 0Calhoun dh 3 1 1 0 Steer 1b 4 0 2 1Bader cf 4 1 1 2 Senzel 3b 4 0 0 0Bauers rf 2 0 0 0 Fairchild cf 3 0 1 0Allen pr-rf 1 1 1 0 Benson rf 4 0 0 0Volpe ss 4 0 1 1 Newman 2b 3 0 1 0Kinr-Falefa lf 2 0 0 0 Maile c 3 0 1 0Higashioka c 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 6 4 Totals 32 1 6 1New York 000 021 100 — 4 Cincinnati 100 000 000 — 1 DP–New York 0, Cincinnati 1. LOB–New York 3, Cincinnati 6. 2B–Volpe (5), Steer (12). 3B–Allen (1). HR–Bader (4), Torres (7). SB–Maile (1), Allen (1). IP H R ER BB SONew York Severino 4 2 / 3 4 1 1 1 5 Abreu W,2-1 1 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Cordero H,3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Peralta H,5 1 0 0 0 0 0 Holmes S,5-7 1 2 0 0 1 1 Cincinnati Greene L,0-4 7 4 4 4 3 10 Herget 2 2 0 0 0 1 WP–Greene.Umpires–Home, Emil Jimenez; First, Nestor Ceja; Second, Brian OÂ’Nora; Third, Pat Hoberg.T–2:27. A–33,828 (43,891). ATLANTA 3, SEATTLE 2 Seattle Atlanta ab r h bi ab r h b i Crawford ss 4 0 0 0 Acuña Jr. rf 4 1 1 0France 1b 4 0 0 0 Olson 1b 3 1 1 1RodrÃguez dh 4 0 0 0 Riley 3b 4 0 1 0Kelenic cf 4 1 1 1 dÂ’Arnaud c 4 1 2 1Suárez 3b 4 0 0 0 Rosario lf 3 0 1 1Hernández rf 3 0 1 0 Pillar ph-lf 1 0 0 0Pollock lf 3 0 0 0 Albies 2b 3 0 0 0T.Murphy c 2 0 0 0 Ozuna dh 3 0 1 0Raleigh ph-c 1 0 0 0 Arcia ss 3 0 0 0Caballero 2b 1 1 1 1 Harris II cf 3 0 0 0Totals 30 2 3 2 Totals 31 3 7 3Seattle 010 000 010 — 2 Atlanta 101 001 00x — 3 LOB–Seattle 3, Atlanta 5. 2B–Olson (10). HR–Kelenic (9), Caballero (1), dÂ’Arnaud (1). SB–Caballero 3 (6). IP H R ER BB SOSeattle Kirby L,5-3 7 6 3 3 1 6 Saucedo 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 0 Then 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Atlanta Shuster W,1-2 6 1 1 1 1 7 McHugh H,4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Anderson H,8 1 1 1 1 0 2 Iglesias S,3-4 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP–Shuster (Caballero).Umpires–Home, Chris Guccione; First, David Rackley; Second, Edwin Jimenez; Third, Ed win Moscoso.T–2:05. A–40,213 (41,149). WASHINGTON 6, DETROIT 4 Detroit Washington ab r h bi ab r h b i McKinstry 3b 3 1 1 1 Thomas rf 5 1 1 0Báez ss 4 0 0 0 Candelario 3b 5 1 4 0Greene cf 4 0 0 0 Meneses dh 5 1 3 1Torkelson 1b 5 0 1 1 Garrett lf 5 0 2 1Ibáñez dh 4 1 0 0 Call cf 5 0 0 0Maton 2b 4 1 2 1 Smith 1b 4 1 1 1Baddoo lf 1 1 0 1 Vargas ss 4 1 2 2Vierling rf 4 0 2 0 Chavis 2b 4 0 1 0Rogers c 4 0 0 0 Adams c 4 1 4 1Totals 33 4 6 4 Totals 41 6 18 6Detroit 001 002 100 — 4 Washington 312 000 00x — 6 E–Baddoo (2), Greene (2), Smith (3). DP–Detroit 1, Washington 1. LOB–Detroit 11, Washington 11. 2B–Adams 2 (3). HR–Maton (5), Adams (2), Vargas (1). SB–McKinstry (6). IP H R ER BB SO Detroit Wentz L,1-4 2 10 6 6 0 1 Cisnero 1 2 0 0 0 2 Englert 2 2 / 3 3 0 0 0 2 Alexander 1 1 / 3 1 0 0 0 2 Foley 1 2 0 0 0 0 Washington Gray W,4-5 5 3 1 1 6 2 Machado 1 / 3 3 2 2 1 1 Finnegan H,2 1 2 / 3 0 1 0 1 2 Edwards Jr. H,8 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harvey S,2-5 1 0 0 0 0 2 Wentz pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd.HBP–Finnegan (Ibáñez).Umpires–Home, D.J. Reyburn; First, John Libka; Second, Clint Vondrak; Third, James Hoye.T–2:49. A–20,580 (41,376). TEXAS 13, COLORADO 3 Colorado Texas ab r h bi ab r h b i Profar lf 5 0 2 0 Semien 2b 3 2 2 3McMn 3b-2b 4 1 0 0 J.Smith 2b 1 1 1 1Bryant dh 3 0 1 0 Seager dh 5 2 3 3Toglia ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Lowe 1b 5 1 3 0Grichuk rf 3 1 2 0 GarcÃa rf 2 1 0 0Mstaks 1b-3b 3 1 1 1 Thompson rf 0 0 0 1Doyle cf 4 0 2 1 Jung 3b 4 2 1 1Trejo 2b-p 4 0 0 0 Heim c 5 1 1 1Wynns c 4 0 0 0 Grossman lf 4 0 0 0Tovar ss 4 0 1 0 Duran ss 3 1 0 0 Taveras cf 4 2 2 3Totals 35 3 9 2 Totals 36 13 13 13 Colorado 000 001 020 — 3 Texas 050 060 02x — 13E–Lowe (2). DP–Colorado 0, Texas 2. LOB–Colorado 8, Texas 5. 2B–Tovar (10), Doyle (3), Lowe 2 (15), Semien (12), Taveras (8), Seager (7). HR–Jung (9), Seager (3), J.Smith (3). SF–Thompson (1). S–Doyle (1). IP H R ER BB SO Colorado Seabold L,1-1 3 2 / 3 5 5 5 2 5 Carasiti 1 5 6 6 3 2 Lawrence 1 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Suter 1 0 0 0 0 0 Trejo 1 3 2 2 0 1 Texas Heaney W,3-3 6 6 1 0 2 5 Barlow 1 1 0 0 0 1 Leclerc 1 2 2 2 1 2 Burke 1 0 0 0 0 1 Carasiti pitched to 9 batters in the 5th.WP–Carasiti, Leclerc.Umpires–Home, Charlie Ramos; First, Al fonso Marquez; Second, Ramon De Jesus; Third, Lance Barrett.T–2:50. A–32,733 (40,000). SAN DIEGO 7, BOSTON 0 Boston San Diego ab r h bi ab r h bi Verdugo rf 4 0 0 0 Tatis Jr. rf 3 1 0 0Yoshida dh 3 0 2 0 Cronwrth 1b 4 1 0 0Casas 1b 4 0 1 0 Bogaerts ss 3 1 0 0Devers 3b 4 0 0 0 Soto lf 4 1 1 0Duran cf 4 0 0 0 Azocar lf 0 0 0 0Tapia lf 3 0 2 0 Carpenter dh 3 2 1 3Hernándz ss 3 0 0 0 Kim 3b 4 1 1 0Valdez 2b 2 0 0 0 Odor 2b 4 0 2 4Reyes 2b 2 0 0 0 Grisham cf 3 0 0 0McGuire c 3 0 2 0 Sullivan c 3 0 1 0Totals 32 0 7 0 Totals 31 7 6 7Boston 000 000 000 — 0 San Diego 402 001 00x — 7 E–Kluber (1), Valdez (5). DP–Boston 1, San Diego 2. LOB–Boston 8, San Diego 3. 2B–Odor 2 (4), Sullivan (3). HR–Carpenter (4). IP H R ER BB SOBoston Kluber L,2-6 2 1 / 3 3 5 1 3 1 Bleier 1 1 / 3 1 1 1 0 0 Pivetta 2 1 / 3 2 1 1 0 3 RodrÃguez 1 0 0 0 0 2Garza 1 0 0 0 0 1San Diego Wacha W,5-1 6 5 0 0 1 4Cosgrove 1 0 0 0 0 2Martinez 1 2 0 0 0 1Hader 1 0 0 0 2 2Umpires–Home, Mark Wegner; First, Bruce Dreckman; Second, Stu Scheuwater; Third, Malachi Moore.T–2:38. A–42,825 (40,222). CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5, KANSAS CITY 2 Kansas City Chicago ab r h bi ab r h b i Witt Jr. dh 4 0 0 0 Benintendi lf 3 0 1 2Pratto 1b 3 0 1 0 Burger dh 4 0 0 0Perez c 4 0 0 0 Robert Jr. cf 3 1 1 1Melendez rf 4 0 0 0 Moncada 3b 4 0 1 0Olivares lf 4 1 1 0 Grandal c 4 0 0 0Massey 2b 4 1 1 2 Frazier rf 3 1 1 0 Garcia ss 2 0 0 0 Haseley rf 1 0 0 0Bradley Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 Sheets 1b 3 1 1 0Duffy 3b 3 0 1 0 Alberto 2b 1 0 0 0 Anderson ss 1 1 1 0 Gonzlz ss-2b 3 1 3 2Totals 31 2 4 2 Totals 30 5 9 5Kansas City 020 000 000 — 2 Chicago 000 130 10x — 5 DP–Kansas City 1, Chicago 0. LOB–Kansas City 5, Chicago 4. 3B–González (2). HR–Massey (3), Robert Jr. (13). SB–González (2). SF–Benintendi (1). S–Alberto (2). IP H R ER BB SOKansas City Hernández 2 0 0 0 0 3 Castillo L,0-1 4 2 / 3 8 5 5 0 1 Clarke 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Garrett 1 1 0 0 1 1 Chicago Lynn W,3-5 6 4 2 2 2 6 Middleton H,1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bummer H,6 1 0 0 0 0 2 Kelly S,1-2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Umpires–Home, Shane Livensparger; First, Dan Bellino; Second, Ryan Wills; Third, Phil Cuzzi.T–2:26. A–23,556 (40,241). HOUSTON 2, OAKLAND 0 Oakland Houston ab r h bi ab r h b i Ruiz cf 3 0 1 0 Altuve 2b 2 0 1 1Rooker lf 4 0 0 0 Bregman 3b 4 0 0 0Laureano rf 4 0 0 0 Alvarez dh 3 1 1 0Aguilar 1b 3 0 1 0 J.Abreu 1b 2 0 0 0DÃaz 3b 3 0 1 0 Tucker rf 3 0 0 0Pérez c 3 0 0 0 Peña ss 4 0 0 0Langeliers dh 3 0 0 0 Meyers cf 2 1 1 0J.Diaz 2b 3 0 0 0 McCormick lf 3 0 0 0Allen ss 3 0 1 0 Maldonado c 3 0 2 0Totals 29 0 4 0 Totals 26 2 5 1Oakland 000 000 000 — 0 Houston 000 011 00x — 2 DP–Oakland 2, Houston 1. LOB–Oakland 3, Houston 8. 2B–Ruiz (13), Alvarez (11), Mal donado (4). SB–Ruiz (24), Tucker (7). S–Ruiz (4). IP H R ER BB SO Oakland Kaprielian L,0-4 5 3 1 1 4 5 Moll 2 / 3 1 1 1 2 0 Erceg 2 / 3 1 0 0 1 2 Long 1 0 0 0 1 0 Acton 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Houston Valdez W,4-4 9 4 0 0 0 7 Long pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.WP–Kaprielian, Moll.Umpires–Home, Tripp Gibson; First, Jordan Baker; Second, Brennan Miller; Third, Mark Carlson.T–2:26. A–39,820 (41,000). BALTIMORE 8, TORONTO 3 Baltimore Toronto ab r h bi ab r h b i Baumann p-p 0 0 0 0 Springer rf 5 1 2 0Mullins cf 6 1 5 3 Bichette ss 5 0 3 0Rtshmn dh-c 5 0 0 1 Guerrero 1b 5 0 0 0Santander rf 4 0 0 1 Belt dh 4 0 1 0McKenna rf 1 1 0 0 Varsho pr-dh 0 1 0 0Mtcastle 1b 5 0 0 0 Chapman 3b 3 1 1 2Frazier 2b 5 1 2 0 Merrfld 2b-lf 5 0 1 1Hays lf 4 1 3 1 Kirk c 5 0 2 0Hendersn 3b 5 1 1 0 Lukes lf 1 0 1 0McCann c 4 0 0 0 Jansen ph 0 0 0 0Vavra ph 1 1 1 2 Biggio pr-2b 1 0 0 0Ortiz ss 3 1 1 0 Kiermaier cf 5 0 1 0OÂ’Hearn ph 1 0 0 0 Mateo ss 1 1 0 0 Totals 45 8 13 8 Totals 39 3 12 3 Baltimore 002 000 000 15 — 8 Toronto 010 000 100 10 — 3 DP–Baltimore 3, Toronto 2. LOB–Baltimore 9, Toronto 12. 2B–Ortiz (1), Mullins 2 (12), Hays (11), Kirk (4), Belt (10). HR–Chapman (6). SB–Springer (8), Mullins (13). SF–Chap man (1). IP H R ER BB SOBaltimore Kremer 5 1 / 3 9 1 1 2 7 Pérez H,7 2 / 3 0 0 0 1 0 Givens BS,0-1 1 1 1 1 2 1Coulombe 1 0 0 0 1 0Voth 1 1 / 3 2 1 0 0 3 Baumann W,3-0 1 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto Gausman 8 6 2 2 2 4Pearson 2 2 1 0 0 3GarcÃa L,1-2 2 / 3 5 5 4 0 1 Bass 1 / 3 0 0 0 1 0 WP–Baumann, Gausman.Umpires–Home, Gabe Morales; First, Nate Tomlinson; Second, Adam Beck; Third, Dan Iassogna.T–3:31. A–41,643 (49,282). L.A. ANGELS 4, MINNESOTA 2 Minnesota Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h b i Gallo lf 2 1 0 0 Ohtani p-dh 3 0 1 0Correa ss 4 0 1 1 Moniak lf 4 0 1 2Kirilloff 1b 4 1 1 1 Trout cf 4 0 1 0Julien dh 3 0 1 0 Renfroe rf 4 1 1 0Farmer 3b 4 0 1 0 Walsh 1b 4 0 1 0Larnach rf 4 0 0 0 Urshela 3b 3 1 1 1Castro cf 4 0 3 0 Rengifo 2b 4 0 1 0Solano 2b 3 0 0 0 Wallach c 2 0 0 0Jeffers c 3 0 0 0 Thaiss ph-c 1 1 1 1 Neto ss 3 1 1 0Totals 31 2 7 2 Totals 32 4 9 4Minnesota 001 000 010 — 2 Los Angeles 000 100 21x — 4 E–Jeffers (2), Gallo (2). DP–Minnesota 1, Los Angeles 3. LOB–Minnesota 7, Los Angeles 8. 2B–Correa (10), Neto (8), Moniak (2), Thaiss (4). HR–Kirilloff (3). SB–Neto (2). SF–Urshela (1). IP H R ER BB SOMinnesota P.López L,2-3 6 5 2 2 3 9 J.López 1 / 3 2 1 1 0 0 De León 1 2 / 3 2 1 1 0 2 Los Angeles Ohtani 6 2 1 1 3 9 Moronta 2 / 3 2 0 0 1 2 Devenski W,2-0 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Moore H,11 1 2 1 1 0 0 Estévez S,12-12 1 1 0 0 0 1 P.López pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.HBP–Ohtani (Jeffers). WP–Ohtani.Umpires–Home, Jeremy Riggs; First, Rob Drake; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Roberto Ortiz.T–2:41. A–42,138 (45,517). PHILADELPHIA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1 Chicago Philadelphia ab r h bi ab r h bi Hoerner 2b 3 0 0 0 Turner ss 4 0 1 0Swanson ss 2 0 1 0 Castellanos rf 4 0 2 0Happ lf 4 0 0 0 Harper dh 4 0 0 0Suzuki rf 4 0 1 0 Realmuto c 3 0 0 0Tauchman cf 2 0 0 0 Schwarber lf 2 0 0 0Morel dh 4 1 1 1 Marsh pr-cf 0 0 0 0Mervis 1b 2 0 0 0 Bohm 1b 4 0 1 0Mncini ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Sosa 3b 3 1 1 0Mstroboni 3b 2 0 0 0 Harrison 2b 2 0 0 0Madrgl ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Stott ph-2b 1 1 1 2Wisdom ph 1 0 0 0 Guthrie cf-lf 3 0 1 0Barnhart c 2 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 3 1 Totals 30 2 7 2Chicago 000 000 001 — 1Philadelphia 000 000 20x — 2E–DomÃnguez (2). DP–Chicago 1, Philadel phia 0. LOB–Chicago 7, Philadelphia 7. 2B–Guthrie (1), Castellanos (15), Sosa (7), Turner (10). HR–Morel (8), Stott (4). SB–Tauchman (1), Marsh (3). IP H R ER BB SOChicago Steele 6 4 0 0 1 6 Alzolay L,1-3 1 3 2 2 0 1 Hughes 2 / 3 0 0 0 1 2 Estrada 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia Walker 5 1 / 3 2 0 0 3 3 DomÃnguez 2 / 3 0 0 0 1 1 Strahm W,4-3 1 0 0 0 1 2 Brogdon H,3 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Soto H,8 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Kimbrel S,5-5 1 1 1 1 1 2 HBP–Steele (Schwarber), Brogdon (Swan son).Umpires–Home, Laz Diaz; First, Mike Esta brook; Second, Andy Fletcher; Third, Erich Bacchus.T–2:36. A–44,108 (42,901). ARIZONA 8, PITTSBURGH 3 Arizona Pittsburgh ab r h bi ab r h bi Smith dh 5 0 1 1 McCutchen dh 3 0 0 0 Marte 2b 5 1 1 1 Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0Carroll rf 2 3 1 1 Suwinski cf 3 0 0 0Walker 1b 5 1 2 3 Santana 1b 3 0 0 0Gurriel Jr. lf 5 0 1 0 Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0Rojas 3b 1 0 0 0 Joe rf 3 2 1 0Rivera ph-3b 2 0 0 0 R.Castro 2b 4 1 1 0Fletcher cf 4 0 1 0 Marcano ss 3 0 1 2Perdomo ss 2 2 1 0 Delay c 3 0 0 0Herrera c 2 1 1 0 Totals 33 8 9 6 Totals 30 3 3 2Arizona 101 011 301 — 8 Pittsburgh 010 020 000 — 3 E–Kelly (2), Hayes (2), Moreta (1), Delay (1). DP–Arizona 0, Pittsburgh 2. LOB–Arizona 6, Pittsburgh 4. 2B–Herrera (3), Walker (9), Marcano (4). HR–Carroll (7). SB–Carroll (13). S–Herrera 2 (4). IP H R ER BB SOArizona Kelly W,5-3 5 3 3 2 2 4McGough H,8 2 0 0 0 1 2Ginkel 2 0 0 0 1 1Pittsburgh Contreras 5 3 3 3 3 3Moreta L,1-1 1 / 3 1 1 0 0 1 Zastryzny 1 1 / 3 1 1 1 0 0 Stephenson 1 / 3 2 2 2 1 0 Ramirez 2 2 1 1 1 1HBP–Ramirez (Perdomo). WP–Kelly, Contre ras(2), Zastryzny(2), Ramirez.Umpires–Home, Jeff Nelson; First, CB Buc knor; Second, Chris Segal; Third, Ben May.T–2:54. A–21,418 (38,753). ST. LOUIS 10, L.A. DODGERS 5 Los Angeles St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi Peralta lf 2 1 0 1 Nootbaar cf 4 0 0 0Barnes ph 1 0 0 0 Gldschmdt 1b 5 0 0 0Freeman 1b 4 1 1 1 Contreras c 5 0 0 0Smith c 1 1 0 0 Arenado 3b 4 3 3 0Muncy 3b 2 0 0 0 Yepez dh 2 0 0 0Taylor 3b 2 0 1 0 Burlsn ph-dh 1 0 0 0Martinez dh 3 0 1 1 Edman 2b 4 2 3 1Outman cf 3 0 0 1 DeJong ss 3 4 2 4Vargas 2b 4 0 0 0 Donovan lf 3 1 1 0Heyward rf 2 2 1 0 Mercado rf 4 0 3 5Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 Rojas ss 4 0 2 0 Totals 29 5 6 4 Totals 35 10 12 10 Los Angeles 001 020 020 — 5 St. Louis 030 130 30x — 10 DP–Los Angeles 0, St. Louis 1. LOB–Los An geles 6, St. Louis 5. 2B–Heyward (7), Arena do (5), Edman (8), Mercado (2). HR–DeJong (7). SF–Peralta (2), Martinez (3), Outman (1). IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Kershaw L,6-4 3 2 / 3 5 4 4 3 6 Miller 2 / 3 1 1 1 0 1 Bruihl 2 / 3 3 2 2 1 0 Suero 2 3 3 3 0 3 Bickford 1 0 0 0 0 1 St. Louis Flaherty 4 2 / 3 4 3 3 4 5 VerHagen W,3-0 2 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 3 Liberatore 1 1 2 2 1 1 Cabrera 1 1 0 0 0 2 HBP–Liberatore (Freeman).Umpires–Home, Nic Lentz; First, Jeremie Rehak; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Paul Emmel.T–3:00. A–44,721 (44,494). SAN FRANCISCO 7, MIAMI 5 Miami San Francisco ab r h bi ab r h bi Berti 3b 5 1 3 0 Flores 1b 3 0 0 0Soler rf 5 1 4 3 Wade ph-1b 1 0 0 0Cooper dh 4 0 0 0 Estrada 2b 4 1 1 1De La Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 Davis dh 3 2 2 2 Gurriel 1b 4 0 1 0 Haniger lf 4 2 2 1Fortes c 4 1 1 1 Ystrzmski rf 4 0 0 0Hampson ss 3 0 1 0 Schmitt 3b 4 0 2 1Wendle ph 1 1 1 0 Bailey c 3 1 1 2Burdick cf 2 0 0 0 Crawford ss 3 0 0 0Arraez ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Johnson cf 3 1 1 0Edwards 2b-cf 4 1 2 0 Totals 38 5 13 4 Totals 32 7 9 7 Miami 101 110 001 — 5 San Fran 013 002 01x — 7 E–Bailey (1). DP–Miami 0, San Francisco 1. LOB–Miami 6, San Francisco 4. 2B–Johnson (1), Estrada (10), Davis (5). HR–Soler (12), Fortes (2), Bailey (1), Davis (8). SB–Haniger (1), Schmitt (1). S–Bailey (1). IP H R ER BB SO Miami Luzardo L,3-3 5 6 6 6 1 8 Nardi 1 1 0 0 1 0 Barnes 1 1 1 1 0 1 Okert 1 1 0 0 0 1 San Francisco Wood 4 1 / 3 6 4 4 0 5 Brebbia 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 0 Walker W,1-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Junis H,1 2 1 0 0 0 1 Doval S,12-13 1 2 1 0 0 1 Luzardo pitched to 2 batters in the 6th, Barnes pitched to 1 batter in the 8th, Walker pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.Umpires–Home, Brock Ballou; First, Ryan Blakney; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt.T–2:24. A–28,936 (41,915). First game N.Y. METS 5, CLEVELAND 4 Cleveland New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Kwan lf 4 1 2 0 Nimmo cf 5 1 1 1Rosario ss 4 1 1 1 Lindor ss 4 0 0 0RamÃrez 3b 3 1 1 2 McNeil lf-2b 4 0 2 0J.Naylor dh 4 0 0 0 Alonso 1b 4 1 1 0Bell 1b 3 0 1 0 Baty 3b 2 1 1 0Brennan rf 1 0 0 0 Canha lf 0 0 0 0Arias rf-1b 4 0 1 0 Marte rf 4 1 3 2Freeman 2b 4 1 1 0 Vogelbach dh 2 1 1 0Zunino c 2 0 1 0 Pham pr-dh 0 0 0 0Naylor ph-c 2 0 0 0 Sánchez c 3 0 1 1Straw cf 3 0 0 1 Escbar 2b-3b 3 0 1 1Totals 34 4 8 4 Totals 31 5 11 5Cleveland 000 000 040 — 4 New York 000 101 12x — 5 LOB–Cleveland 4, New York 8. 2B–Freeman (2), Kwan (10), McNeil (6). HR–RamÃrez (5), Nimmo (4), Marte (2). SB–Marte (12), Pham (3). SF–Sánchez (1). IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Bibee 6 7 2 2 4 3 Morgan 1 2 1 1 0 2 Stephan L,2-2 1 2 2 2 1 2 New York Scherzer 6 3 0 0 1 5 Raley H,10 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ottavino H,5 2 / 3 3 3 3 0 0 Robertson W,2-0 1 1 / 3 2 1 1 0 0 WP–Bibee.Umpires–Home, Ryan Additon; First, Jose Navas; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Will Little.T–2:30. A–39,995 (42,136). Second game N.Y. METS 2, CLEVELAND 1 Cleveland New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Kwan lf 4 0 0 0 Nimmo cf 4 0 1 0Rosario dh 3 0 0 0 Lindor ss 4 1 2 1RamÃrez 3b 4 1 1 1 McNeil 2b 2 0 1 1J.Naylor 1b 3 0 0 0 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0Giménez 2b 3 0 0 0 Baty 3b 3 0 1 0Arias ss 3 0 1 0 Canha rf-lf 3 0 1 0Brennan rf 3 0 0 0 Vientos dh 3 0 0 0Straw cf 3 0 1 0 Pham lf 3 0 0 0Gallagher c 3 0 0 0 Sánchez c 0 0 0 0 Ãlvarez c 2 0 1 0 Marte pr-rf 0 1 0 0Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 28 2 7 2Cleveland 100 000 000 — 1 New York 000 001 01x — 2 DP–Cleveland 2, New York 1. LOB–Cleve-land 2, New York 5. HR–RamÃrez (6), Lindor (7). SF–McNeil (2). IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Bieber L,3-3 8 7 2 2 2 4 New York Verlander W,2-2 8 3 1 1 0 5 Raley S,1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 HBP–Raley (Rosario).Umpires–Home, Dan Merzel; First, Lance Barksdale; Second, Will Little; Third, Jose Navas.T–2:06. A–29,862 (42,136). MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS AND SCORES Mark J. Terrill / AP Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani gestures toward teammates as he walks back to the dugout after the top of the second inning of SundayÂ’s game.Ohtani strikes out 9, Angels top Twins By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani struck out nine in six innings, Mick ey Moniak delivered his second big hit of the series and the Los Angeles An gels defeated the Minneso ta Twins 4-2 on Sunday. Ohtani did not get a de cision despite allowing one run and two hits. It was the fourth time in 10 starts this season the two-way star had nine or more strike outs. He leads the majors with a .142 opponent bat ting average and is third in strikeouts with 80. Moniak, who had a tying triple Friday night, came through with a two-run double off Pablo López (2-3) in the seventh for a 3-1 advantage. Chris Devenski (2-0) got the win and Carlos Estévez earned his 12th save. ——— Yankees 4, Reds 1 CINCINNATI – Harrison Bader and Gleyber Torres homered off Hunter Greene (0-4) as New York completed a three-game sweep for its first four-game winning streak this season. Luis Severino returned from a strained lat muscle that had side lined him since spring training and allowed one run and four hits in 4 2 / 3 innings. Albert Abreu (2-1) got four straight outs and Clay Holmes earned his fifth save when Will Benson hit a game-ending come backer with the bases loaded. Astros 2, Athletics 0 HOUSTON – Framber Valdez (4-4) pitched a four-hitter as Houston completed a three-game sweep that extended its winning streak to seven. Oakland dropped to 10-38 and is on pace to finish 34-128, the most losses since the 1899 Cleveland Spiders went 20-134. Valdez (4-4) struck out seven without a walk in his second career shutout and fifth complete game. The AÂ’s have been blanked three times in 10 games and seven overall. Braves 3, Mariners 2 ATLANTA – Jared Shuster (1-2) allowed one hit in six innings, Jarred KelenicÂ’s leadoff homer in the second, for his first big league win. Atlanta took two of three from Seattle for its first series victory over the Mariners in 12 years. Travis dÂ’Arnaud had two hits, including his first homer. Jose Caballero hit his first big league homer, an eighth-inning liner off Nick Anderson. George Kirby (5-3) allowed three runs in seven innings. Phillies 2, Cubs 1 PHILADELPHIA – Bryson Stott hit his first career pinch-hit homer, a two-run drive in the sev enth off Albert Alzolay (1-3) After extending their losing streak to five in the series opener, the defending NL champions won the final two games of the set. Taijuan Walker pitched 5 1 / 3 scoreless innings on three daysÂ’ rest. Diamondbacks 8, Pirates 3 PITTSBURGH – Christian Walk er had three RBIs, hitting a two-run double in a three-run seventh inning. Arizona has won seven of nine, including the final two games of the series after losing the opener 13-3. Pittsburgh committed three errors, threw five wild pitches and fell to 4-13 in May after a 20-9 start. Nationals 6, Tigers 4 WASHINGTON – Riley Adams had a career-high four hits and finished a triple short of the cycle as Washington tied its season high with 18 hits. Ildemaro Vargas hit his first home run since last Aug. 28 and Jeimer Candelario had four sin gles. Josiah Gray (4-5) allowed one run and three hits over five inning but matched his career high with six walks. Hunter Harvey pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save. Joey Wentz (1-4) allowed six runs and a season-high 10 hits in two-plus innings. White Sox 5, Royals 2 CHICAGO – Luis Robert Jr. homered and Romy González went 3 for 3 with two RBIs as Chicago finished a three-game sweep, winning for the fifth time in six games. Lance Lynn (3-5) allowed two runs and four hits over six innings in his second straight win, and Joe Kelly tossed a perfect ninth for his first save. Michael Massey hit a two-run homer for Kansas City, which fin ished with four hits. The last-place Royals (14-34) have dropped seven of nine. Orioles 8, Blue Jays 3, 11 Innings TORONTO – Cedric Mullins had five hits and three RBIs and Austin Hays had a tiebreaking single off Yimi Garcia (1-2) in a five-run 11th inning as Baltimore completed a three-game sweep. Hays reached base four times for the Orioles (31-16), who have won five of six. MullinsÂ’ RBI single put the Ori oles ahead 3-2 in the 10th, but Whit Merrifield hit a run-scoring single in the bottom half off Aus tin Voth. Mike Baumann (3-0) relieved and picked off Merrifield at first. Cardinals 10, Dodgers 5 ST. LOUIS – Oscar Mercado tied his career high of five RBIs and had three hits. Paul DeJong hit a three-run homer for St. Louis, which has won 11 of 14 after a 10-24 start. Los Angeles dropped three of four games in the series and lost its first set since dropping two of three to Pittsburgh from April 24-26. Clayton Kershaw (6-4) allowed four runs and five hits over 3 2 / 3 innings. Rangers 13, Rockies 3 ARLINGTON, Texas – Corey Seager hit a two-run homer in a five-run second inning and an RBI double in a six-run fifth, helping Texas complete a three-game sweep. Texas is 12 games over .500 for the first time since finishing 2016 at 95-67. Josh Jung put Texas ahead in the second against Connor Seabold (1-1) with his ninth homer, a solo drive that tied the DodgersÂ’ James Outman for the rookie lead. Giants 7, Marlins 5 SAN FRANCISCO – Patrick Bai ley hit his first major league homer and drove in a run with a squeeze bunt, helping San Fran cisco win for the fifth time in six games. Two days after making his major league debut, the 23-year-old catcher homered in the sec ond off Jesús Luzardo (3-3) and knocked in a run with a bunt in a two-run sixth for a 6-4 lead. J.D. Davis hit his team-leading eighth home run in the third, then doubled and scored the go-ahead run on Mitch HanigerÂ’s sixth-in ning single. Ryan Walker (1-0) worked around a pair of singles in a scoreless sixth to win in his major league debut. Camilo Doval got three outs for his 12th save. Padres 7, Red Sox 0 SAN DIEGO – Rougned Odor hit a three-run double off strug gling Corey Kluber (2-6) in the first inning, Matt Carpenter hom ered and San Diego stopped a four-game skid by winning for the third time in 14 games. Odor fin ished with two doubles and four RBIs. Michael Wacha (5-1), who pitched for Boston last year, allowed five hits in six innings. N.Y. Mets 5, Guardians 4N.Y. Mets 2, Guardians 1 NEW YORK – Justin Verlander outpitched Shane Bieber in a marquee matchup of Cy Young Award winners that lived up to its billing, and the resurgent New York Mets edged the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday night for a doubleheader sweep. Francisco Lindor homered against his former team and Jeff McNeil knocked in the tiebreak ing run with a sacrifice fly off Bie ber in the eighth inning. Brooks Raley closed out New YorkÂ’s fifth consecutive comeback victory – all by one run – since a 6-16 slide. In the opener, Starling Marte ended a long power drought by hitting a go-ahead homer in the eighth off Trevor Stephan that sent the Mets to a 5-4 win. In just the second matchup of Cy Young Award winners this sea son – Max Scherzer started for the Mets against Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara on opening day – Verlander (2-2) gave up three hits and struck out five.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 22, 2023 B3 NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR All-Star Open Sunday At North Wilkesboro Speedway Lap length: 0.62 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 100 laps, 0 points.2. (1) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 100, 0.3. (9) Aric Almirola, Ford, 100, 0.4. (8) Ryan Preece, Ford, 100, 0.5. (10) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 100, 0.6. (16) JJ Yeley, Ford, 100, 0.7. (15) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 100, 0.8. (12) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 100, 0.9. (3) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, 100, 0.10. (11) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 100, 0.11. (4) Harrison Burton, Ford, 100, 0.12. (14) Ryan Newman, Ford, 97, 0.13. (6) Michael McDowell, Ford, 97, 0.14. (5) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, accident, 58, 0.15. (7) Todd Gilliland, Ford, accident, 52, 0.16. (13) Chandler Smith, Chevrolet, acci dent, 49, 0. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 92.61 mph.Time of Race: 1 hour, 20 minutes, 59 sec onds.Margin of Victory: 4.537 seconds.Caution Flags: 2 for 13 laps.Lead Changes: 3 among 2 drivers.Lap Leaders: D.Suárez 0-54; K.Larson 55-103; D.Suárez 104; K.Larson 105-200Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Larson, 2 times for 145 laps; D.Suárez, 2 times for 55 laps.Wins: W.Byron, 3; K.Larson, 2; K.Busch, 2; C.Bell, 1; D.Hamlin, 1; M.Truex, 1; T.Reddick, 1; J.Logano, 1; R.Stenhouse, 1.Top 16 in Points: 1. R.Chastain, 429; 2. C.Bell, 402; 3. K.Harvick, 400; 4. D.Ham lin, 393; 5. W.Byron, 387; 6. M.Truex, 385; 7. R.Blaney, 381; 8. B.Keselowski, 365; 9. K.Larson, 363; 10. K.Busch, 353; 11. T.Reddick, 351; 12. J.Logano, 334; 13. C.Buescher, 329; 14. R.Stenhouse, 325; 15. B.Wallace, 293; 16. C.Briscoe, 275. NBA CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, May 20 Denver 119, L.A. Lakers 108, Denver leads series 3 – 0 Sunday, May 21 Miami 128, Boston 102, Maimi leads series 3 – 0. Monday, May 22 Denver at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 Boston at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 x-L.A. Lakers at Denver, TBA Thursday, May 25 x-Miami at Boston, TBA Friday, May 26 x-Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBA Saturday, May 27 x-Boston at Miami, TBA Sunday, May 28 x-L.A. Lakers at Denver, TBA Monday, May 29 x-Miami at Boston, TBA NHL CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, May 20 Florida 2, Carolina 1, OT, Florida leads series 2 – 0 Sunday, May 21 Vegas 3, Dallas 2, OT, Vegas leads series 2 – 0 Monday, May 22 Carolina at Florida, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 Vegas at Dallas, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 Carolina at Florida, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Vegas at Dallas, 8 p.m. Friday, May 26 x-Florida at Carolina, TBA Saturday, May 27 x-Dallas at Vegas, TBA Sunday, May 28 x-Carolina at Florida, TBA Monday, May 29 x-Vegas at Dallas, TBA Tuesday, May 30 x-Florida at Carolina, TBA Wednesday, May 31 x-Dallas at Vegas, TBA MLB 6:30 p.m. (SUN) : Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays 7:30 p.m. (FS1): San Francisco Giants at Minnesota Twins8:30 p.m. (BSF): Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies 9:30 p.m. (MLBN): Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels or Oakland Athletics at Seattle MarinersNBA PLAYOFFS8:30 p.m. (ESPN): Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lak ers, Game 4 GOLF 5 p.m. (GOLF): WomenÂ’s NCAA Championships – Individ ual National Championship NHL PLAYOFFS 8 p.m. (TNT): Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Game 3 PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER 3 p.m. (USA): Newcastle United vs. Leicester City ON THE AIRWAVES 91 home runs lead the ma jor leagues. Owen Miller extend ed his career-best hitting streak to 13 games with a leadoff single and scored on ContrerasÂ’ homer off Cooper Criswell (0-1) during a three-run fth that put the Brewers ahead 6-3. Adames, who has a teambest 59 homers and 181 RBIs since joining the Brewers, playful mim icked RaysÂ’ slugger Randy ArozarenaÂ’s folded arms pose after going deep, which drew a smile from the left elder. “He had said earlier to day that he was going to hit a home run and then he was going do the pose and I didnÂ’t believe him,” Arozarena said through a translator. “But obviously he hit a home run and just posed.” Arozarena and Harold RamÃrez drew one-out walks in the fourth from Peralta, and Lowe tied the score 3-3 with his home run. Arozarena was hit on the pinky nger by a Peter Str zelecki pitch in the eighth but remained in the game. He stole second and came home on LoweÂ’s single for a 6-4 lead. “ItÂ’s OK,” Arozarena said. Williams replaced Str zelecki with two on and two outs, and after walk ing Manuel Margot got a nice play from Miller, who elded Isaac ParedesÂ’ grounder behind third and threw to second for a force out. It was WilliamsÂ’ rst ap pearance since a ve-out save Tuesday at St. Louis. Criswell, recalled from Triple-A Durham before the game when reliever Ryan Thompson was op tioned, allowed ve runs and eight hits on 4 2 / 3 in nings. Tampa BayÂ’s Yandy DÃaz doubled in the seventh and has a career-best 14-game hitting streak.TrainerÂ’s roomRays RHP Tyler Glasnow (left oblique) gave up one run, on a fth-inning ho mer, two hits, two walks and struck out six over six innings against Nash ville in likely his nal start for Triple-A Durham. ... Miwaukee 1B Luke Voit (neck) started his second game with Nashville and hit into a double play and walked off Glasnow. Voit also walked against re liever Shawn Armstrong (neck). who gave up a two-run homer during his one-inning stint.Up nextRays: LHP Josh Flem ing (0-) will opener Trevor Kelly (0-1) Monday night against Toronto RHP Chris Bassitt (5-2). RAYSFrom page B1 ready to go really fast?” team manager Barry Wanser asked Palou over the radio, as the 26-year-old head ed off pit road under sun ny skies and before a huge crowd lining the old speed way. “LetÂ’s get it done.” He did, and his rivals were left looking for more. “I got everything out of it. Wish I had just a little more,” VeeKay said. “ItÂ’s so close, and the thing re ally had a shot for the pole position, but also IÂ’m a bit spoiled to say that. This is only the start to the race. Proud of the team, proud of the whole crew.” Santino Ferrucci qualied fourth, on the inside of Row 2 for underdog A.J. Foyt Racing, which has turned heads all week. Rookie Foyt driver Benjamin Pedersen also made the Fast 12 and will start in 11th for the May 28 race. Pato OÂ’Ward will start alongside Ferrucci with Dixon, who was going for a record third straight pole, qualifying sixth. Alexander Rossi was the fastest of those that failed to make the Fast Six, put ting him seventh on the grid. HeÂ’ll be on the inside of Row 3 along with Taku ma Sato and Tony Kanaan, who will start ninth in what he says is his nal Indy 500. The others that failed to advance to the pole shootout were defending Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, who will start 10th for the strong Ganassi contingent, Pedersen and Will Power, the lone Team Penske driv er to make the Fast 12 from SaturdayÂ’s qualifying runs. “All weekend weÂ’ve been struggling to do four laps. ItÂ’s been an issue pretty much every day,” Ericsson said. “This morning we did three pretty good laps (in practice) and had a moment. I did stay at out for four laps, but just had too much sliding.” VeeKay had his own mo ment during practice when smoke came out of the back of the No. 21 car. The engi neers from his Ed Carpenter Racing team determined it was a failed header, and that no damage was done to the engine. They felt condent sending him onto the warm, sun-splashed track for the hour-long qualifying ses sion. “This morning was a bit tough. A bit tough. We had some issues,” VeeKay said, “but the 21 crew, they gave me their A-game. We even had time to spare. The en gine felt great. The car felt great. All I had to do was stay at-out for four laps.” ThatÂ’s what Ferrucci did, too, as the Foyt team has become the feel-good story of Gasoline Alley. A.J. Foyt lost his wife of 68 years, Lucy, last month, and the 88-year-old Foyt thought about skipping out on May in Indianapolis, where heÂ’s one of four four-time win ners of the race. Foyt decided to come, though, and has been treat ed to some of the fastest laps around the track by his own team. POLEFrom page B1 now has won ve of his last 22 majors, a rate exceeded only by Woods, Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo and Ben Hogan in the last 75 years. He is the rst player from LIV Golf to win a major, and it hits back at the no tion that 54-hole events and guaranteed money would take the edge off the rival leagueÂ’s best players. “I denitely think it helps LIV, but IÂ’m more inter ested in my own self right now, to be honest with you,” Koepka said. “Yeah, itÂ’s a huge thing for LIV, but at the same time IÂ’m out here competing as an individual at the PGA Championship. IÂ’m just happy to take this home for the third time.” Koepka is in pretty heady company just about every where he looks. His ve majors are as many as Seve Ballesteros and Byron Nel son. Among active players, only Woods (15) and Phil Mickelson (6) have more. “IÂ’m not even sure I dream of it as a kid, that IÂ’d win that many,” he said. Koepka left little doubt about his place in the game with his two-shot win over hard-luck Hovland (68) and Scottie Schefer, who closed with a 65 and re turned to No. 1 in the world. “To look back to where we were two years ago, IÂ’m so happy right now,” Koepka said. “This is just the cool est thing.” The victory moves Koep ka to No. 13 in the world and No. 2 in the Ryder Cup standings. The top six automatically qualify, and it would be hard to fath om leaving Koepka off the American team. He can only early points in the ma jors, and two more are still to come. Koepka had to share the loudest cheers with Cal ifornia club pro Michael Block, who put on an amaz ing show over four days. Block made a hole-in-one on the 15th hole while play ing with Rory McIlroy, and then made two tough par putts at the end for a fourth straight 70. He tied for 15th, giving him a return date to the PGA Championship next year at Valhalla. It was the best nish by a club pro since Lonnie Nielsen tied for 11 in 1986 at Inverness. “The most surreal moment IÂ’ve ever had in my life,” Block said. “IÂ’m living a dream and making sure IÂ’m enjoying the moment. Not getting any better than this – no way in hell.” Block charges $125 a lesson at Arroyo Trabuco in Mission Viejo, Califor nia. He earned just short of $290,000 at Oak Hill. A month ago at the Mas ters, Koepka lost a two-shot lead in the nal round by playing tentatively and was overrun by Jon Rahm. He vowed he would not do that again, and Koepka de livered in a major way, just like he used to. Hovland made it easy for him at the end. Koepka was one shot ahead on the 16th hole when Hovland hit his 9-iron from a bunker that plugged into the lip in front of him – the same shot that stopped Corey Conners on Saturday – and made dou ble bogey. PGAFrom page B1 PGA Championship Sunday At Oak Hill – East, Rochester, N.Y. Purse: $15 million; Yardage: 7,394; Par: 70 Final Round Brooks Koepka, USA (0), $3,150,000 72-66-66-67—271 -9Viktor Hovland, Norway (270), $1,540,000 68-67-70-68—273 -7Scottie Schefer, USA (270), $1,540,000 67-68-73-65—273 -7Cameron Davis, Australia (127), $720,000 71-70-71-65—277 -3Kurt Kitayama, USA (127), $720,000 70-71-71-65—277 -3Bryson DeChambeau, USA (0), $720,000 66-71-70-70—277 -3Rory McIlroy, N Ireland (97), $555,000 71-69-69-69—278 -2Sepp Straka, Austria (97), $555,000 69-71-73-65—278 -2Patrick Cantlay, USA (82), $465,000 74-67-72-66—279 -1Justin Rose, England (82), $465,000 69-70-69-71—279 -1Cameron Smith, Australia (0), $465,000 72-72-70-65—279 -1Corey Conners, Canada (68), $365,000 67-68-70-75—280 EShane Lowry, Ireland (68), $365,000 73-67-71-69—280 EVictor Perez, France (0), $365,000 70-72-69-69—280 EEric Cole, USA (59), $288,333 67-74-70-70—281 +1Tyrrell Hatton, England (59), $288,333 77-68-69-67—281 +1Michael Block, USA (0), $288,333 70-70-70-71—281 +1Tommy Fleetwood, England (51), $214,400 72-71-68-71—282 +2Xander Schauffele, USA (51), $214,400 72-72-71-67—282 +2Min Woo Lee, Australia (0), $214,400 73-67-71-71—282 +2Mito Pereira, Chile (0), $214,400 72-69-74-67—282 +2Patrick Reed, USA (0), $214,400 72-71-69-70—282 +2Matthew NeSmith, USA (42), $165,000 70-70-74-69—283 +3Alex Smalley, USA (42), $165,000 73-72-70-68—283 +3Ryan Fox, New Zealand (0), $165,000 68-73-71-71—283 +3Hayden Buckley, USA (37), $135,000 69-74-71-70—284 +4Collin Morikawa, USA (37), $135,000 71-70-74-69—284 +4Justin Suh, USA (37), $135,000 69-68-73-74—284 +4Keegan Bradley, USA (25), $85,636 68-72-74-71—285 +5Chris Kirk, USA (25), $85,636 70-75-69-71—285 +5Kyoung-Hoon Lee, S Korea (25), $85,636 73-68-75-69—285 +5Hideki Matsuyama, Japan (25), $85,636 72-71-70-72—285 +5Denny McCarthy, USA (25), $85,636 75-70-72-68—285 +5Taylor Pendrith, Canada (25), $85,636 70-69-74-72—285 +5Patrick Rodgers, USA (25), $85,636 70-75-72-68—285 +5Adam Scott, Australia (25), $85,636 68-74-74-69—285 +5 Jordan Spieth, USA (25), $85,636 73-72-71-69—285 +5Callum Tarren, England (25), $85,636 71-67-79-68—285 +5Harold Varner III, USA (0), $90,136 70-71-74-70—285 +5Thomas Detry, Belgium (13), $51,210 74-71-73-68—286 +6Adam Hadwin, Canada (13), $51,210 70-73-73-70—286 +6Lucas Herbert, Australia (13), $51,210 75-69-72-70—286 +6Beau Hossler, USA (13), $51,210 71-70-74-71—286 +6Adrian Meronk, Poland (13), $51,210 75-69-74-68—286 +6Thomas Pieters, Belgium (13), $51,210 69-76-70-71—286 +6J.T. Poston, USA (13), $51,210 72-70-75-69—286 +6Chez Reavie, USA (13), $51,210 76-68-71-71—286 +6Adam Svensson, Canada (13), $51,210 70-70-73-73—286 +6Sahith Theegala, USA (13), $51,210 71-71-71-73—286 +6Padraig Harrington, Ireland (8), $36,525 72-71-75-69—287 +7Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark (8), $36,525 76-67-73-71—287 +7Stephan Jaeger, Germany (8), $36,525 72-70-69-76—287 +7Jon Rahm, Spain (8), $36,525 76-68-72-71—287 +7Dean Burmester, S Africa (7), $34,800 73-71-72-72—288 +8Lee Hodges, USA (6), $34,200 75-70-75-69—289 +9Max Homa, USA (6), $34,200 71-72-74-72—289 +9Dustin Johnson, USA (6), $34,200 67-74-74-74—289 +9Tom Hoge, USA (5), $33,150 74-70-72-74—290 +10Zach Johnson, USA (5), $33,150 74-71-74-71—290 +10Phil Mickelson, USA (5), $33,150 73-72-75-70—290 +10Keith Mitchell, USA (5), $33,150 69-71-73-77—290 +10Rikuya Hoshino, Japan (4), $32,100 75-70-75-71—291 +11Sihwan Kim, USA (4), $32,100 75-68-75-73—291 +11Thriston Lawrence, S Africa (4), $32,100 75-69-73-74—291 +11Pablo Larrazabal, Spain (4), $31,050 69-75-74-74—292 +12Taylor Montgomery, USA (4), $31,050 75-70-76-71—292 +12Justin Thomas, USA (4), $31,050 72-73-75-72—292 +12Matt Wallace, England (4), $31,050 73-70-75-74—292 +12Joel Dahmen, USA (3), $30,000 74-69-78-72—293 +13Yannik Paul, Germany (3), $30,000 76-69-73-75—293 +13Ben Taylor, England (3), $30,000 72-72-78-71—293 +13Tony Finau, USA (3), $29,100 72-73-73-77—295 +15Taylor Moore, USA (3), $29,100 74-69-78-74—295 +15Sam Stevens, USA (3), $29,100 71-72-73-79—295 +15Mark Hubbard, USA (2), $28,500 71-74-79-74—298 +18Kazuki Higa, Japan (2), $28,200 72-73-77-78—300 +20 GOLF StephensonÂ’s OT goal gives Vegas 3-2 win, 2-0 series lead By MARK ANDERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A slash ing penalty in the rst pe riod and a retaliatory cross check in the second not only sent VegasÂ’ Chandler Stephenson to the penalty box twice, but resulted in a conversation with coach Bruce Cassidy in the sec ond intermission. “LetÂ’s not let our egos get in the way of having success,” Cassidy told Ste phenson. “ItÂ’s playoffs. You deal with it.” He did just that. Stephen son jumped on a rebound 1:12 into overtime and hit the back of the net to com plete a rally and give the Golden Knights a 3-2 vic tory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final. Stephenson, Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone each had a goal and an assist for Vegas, and Adin Hill saved 26 shots. Miro Heiskanen and Ja son Robertson each scored for the Stars, and Ryan Suter had two assists. Jake Oettinger made 21 saves. Game 3 is Tuesday in Dallas. Teams that have won the rst two games in the se ries preceding the Stanley Cup Final have advanced 91 percent of the time, one of the few times the odds have been in the KnightsÂ’ favor. They have gone against the usual paths to victory during the NHL playoffs by going 7-3 when the opponent scores rst and posting eight comeback wins. Dallas led 1-0 and 2-1 be fore Marchessault forced overtime with a shot from the slot with just 2:22 left in the third period. He banged home the goal after a sensational no-look pass from Jack Eichel, who took advantage of a turn over by Suter. “After that, it was like, ‘All right weÂ’re back in this,Â’ and I think we have that belief that weÂ’re not going to lose,” Stephenson said. The Stars have found overtime to be a no-win proposition. They are 0-4 in OT games this postsea son, the fth team to lose that many. All four games of the conference nals have gone to overtime, the rst time in NHL history that has occurred. Marcus Smith and Hall of Fame driver Dale Earn hardt Jr. for NASCARÂ’s 75th year anniversary sea son. Suarez and Chris Buescher started on the front row for the All-Star race after winning their 60-lap heats Saturday night, when NASCAR experi mented for the rst time with wet weather tires on Cup Series cars. Suarez dominated ear ly, leading the first 55 laps of the race, while Buescher quickly fell off the pace early, dropping to 10th place after just five laps when he stuck on the outside.HarvickÂ’s carKevin Harvick, who is set to retire after the season, drove the throwback No. 29 car with the white paint scheme one last time. ItÂ’s the same car the twotime All-Star winner began his career in after taking over Dale EarnhardtÂ’s spot with Richard Childress fol lowing EarnhardtÂ’s death at the Daytona 500 in 2001. Harvick normally races the No. 4 for Stewart-Haas Racing, but SHR worked out a deal with RCR to al low him to run the No. 29 car.Open winnerEarlier in the day, Josh Berry won the All-Star Open to advance to the All-Star race along with second-place nisher Ty Gibbs and fan vote win ner Noah Gragson. Berry took the lead with 23 laps remaining when he passed Gibbs on the apron on the inside of the track. “ItÂ’s pretty cool, pretty special to be here,” Gibbs said. “I wasnÂ’t alive when they raced here, but itÂ’s really cool. ItÂ’s a worn out race track, but itÂ’s fun. Just kind of looking for patch es, looking for grip.” There were two crashes in the Open race, includ ing one involving Michael McDowell and Justin Ha ley, who were both running in the top ve at the time before Gibbs bumped Mc Dowell. NASCARFrom page B1 Heat roll Celtics, take 3-0 lead in Eastern finals By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI — Gabe Vin cent scored a career-high 29 points, Duncan Rob inson added 22 and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat moved one win from the NBA Finals after rolling past the Boston Celtics 128-102 on Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference title series. Caleb Martin scored 18, Jimmy Butler nished with 16, Bam Adebayo had 13 and Max Strus added 10 for Miami, which leads the series 3-0. Every team in NBA history that has won the rst three games of a best-of-seven has ultimate ly prevailed; the Heat are 8-0 in that situation. Jayson Tatum scored 14 and Jaylen Brown added 12 for the Celtics, who won three times on Mi amiÂ’s oor on the way to winning last seasonÂ’s East ern Conference nals – but simply never had a chance in this one and basically emptied the bench for the fourth quarter. Grant Williams and Pay ton Pritchard each had 12 for Boston. Game 4 is Tuesday in Miami. The NBA Finals start June 1, and the way things are going, that might mean the league is about to go a few days without games. The Western Conference nals could end Monday; Denver leads that series against the Los Angeles Lakers 3-0. And now, the East nals could end Tues day. ThereÂ’s never been a sea son where both conference nals ended in sweeps; it happened in 1957 in the di vision nals immediately preceding the title series, when Boston beat Syra cuse 3-0 and St. Louis beat Minneapolis 3-0. Of all the 3-0 series leads in NBA history, this one might be the most unex pected – a No. 8 seed in the Heat, a team that struggled just to get into the playoffs, a team that was less than 3 minutes away from being eliminated in the play-in tournament, getting past top-seeded Milwaukee in ve games, then fth-seed ed New York in six, and now on the brink of deny ing the No. 2-seeded Celt ics a second consecutive East crown. And the Heat let Boston know how much they were enjoying this one. Mindful that BostonÂ’s Al Horford directed a time out signal toward the Mi ami bench during Game 1 when the Celtics were on a second-quarter spurt to build a comfortable lead, Butler did the same to Horford as the Heat were running away in the third quarter of Game 3. Besides, the Heat rallied to win Game 1 anyway. There was no rally re quired in Game 3 by the Heat. There was barely one attempted by the Celtics, for that matter. Boston got within 61-49 when Marcus Smart had a three-point play on the opening possession of the second half. The rest was all Miami, which immedi ately answered with a 28-7 run to open a 33-point lead at 89-56, which had the building rolling. They might have been yelled-out. Or maybe they were saving it for hockey on Monday night, when the Florida Panthers – an other No. 8 seed on a mag ical playoff run in South Florida – will try to take a 3-0 lead in their East nals series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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ItÂ’s on the lower end of open ings for the series which peaked with “Furious 7Â’s” $142.2 million launch, the sole movie in the series to surpass $100 million out of the gates. “Fast XÂ’s” domestic debut only ranks above the rst three. The last movie, “F9,” opened to $70 million in 2021. But this is also a series that has usually made the bulk of its mon ey internationally, often over 70 percent. True to form, overseas itÂ’s on turbo drive. “Fast X” opened in 84 markets internationally, playing in over 24,000 theaters, where it earned an estimated $251.4 mil lion. The top market was China with $78.3 million, followed by Mexico with $16.7 million. And it adds up to a $319 million glob al debut – the third biggest of the franchise. “ItÂ’s a global franchise with a very broad audience,” said Jim Orr, UniversalÂ’s head of domestic distribution. “The themes resonate across the world.” Directed by Louis Leterrier (who took over from Justin Lin during production), “Fast X” brings back the familiar crew including Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Jordana Brewster and adds several newcomers, like Brie Larson, Rita Moreno and a villain played by Jason Momoa. The ev er-expanding cast also includes Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood and Helen Mirren. Reports say the movie cost $340 million to produce, not including marketing.Mixed reviewsReviews were mixed for “Fast X,” the beginning of the end for the $6 billion franchise, which current ly has a 54 percent on Rotten To matoes. APÂ’s Mark Kennedy wrote in his review that, “It has become almost camp, as if it breathed in too much of its own fumes” and that itÂ’s also “monstrously silly and stupidly entertaining.” According to exit polls audienecs were 29 percent Caucasian, 29 percent Hispanic and 21 percent Black, and 58 percent were be tween the ages of 18 and 34. They gave the lm a B+ CinemaScore. In its third weekend, Disney and MarvelÂ’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” made an estimated $32 mil lion in North America to take sec ond place. ItÂ’s now made $266.5 million domestically and $659.1 million globally. Third place went to another Uni versal juggernaut, “The Super Ma rio Bros. Movie,” which is now in its seventh weekend and available to rent on VOD. Nevertheless, it earned an additional $9.8 million in North America, bringing its do mestic total to $549.3 million. “Book Club: The Next Chap ter” added $3 million in its sec ond weekend to take fourth place, while “Evil Dead Rise” rounded out the top ve in its fth weekend with $2.4 million. “Mario” and “Fast X” are just the latest success stories for Univer sal, following hits like “Cocaine Bear” and “M3GAN.” And later this summer, on July 21, theyÂ’ll release Christopher NolanÂ’s “Op penheimer.” “Universal as a studio is just on a roll like no other by having this incredible slate of lms from all different types of genres,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “TheyÂ’ve created a release strategy thatÂ’s re ally picture perfect so far.”Coming soon“Fast X” doesnÂ’t have an en tirely open runway, though. Next weekend there will be sizable competition in DisneyÂ’s live-ac tion “The Little Mermaid,” in ad dition to a slew of crowd-pleasers hoping to catch a Memorial Day weekend audience, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus in “You Hurt My Feelings” and the broad comedy “About My Father,” with Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Cana dian theaters, according to Com score. Final domestic gures will be released Monday. 1. “Fast X,” $67.5 million.2. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” $32 million. 3. “The Super Mario Bros. Mov ie,” $9.8 million. 4. “Book Club: The Next Chap ter,” $3 million. 5. “Evil Dead Rise,” $2.4 million.6. “John Wick: Chapter 4,” $1.3 million. 7. “Are You There God? ItÂ’s Me, Margaret.” $1.3 million. 8. “Hypnotic,” $825,000.9. “MET Opera: Don Giovanni,” $701,025. 10. “BlackBerry,” $525,000.Follow AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr: www.twitter.com/ldbahr. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Monday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2023. There are 223 days left in the year. Highlight in history:On May 22, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaking at the University of Michigan, outlined the goals of his “Great Society,” saying that it “rests on abundance and lib erty for all” and “demands an end to poverty and racial injustice.” On this date:In 1968, the nuclear-pow ered submarine USS Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, sank in the Atlantic Ocean. (The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.) In 1969, the lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moonÂ’s surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing. In 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Car son hosted NBCÂ’s “Tonight Show” for the final time. (Jay Leno took over as host three days later.) In 2006, The Department of Veterans Affairs said personal data, including Social Security numbers of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, was stolen from a VA employee after he took the information home without authorization. Ten years ago: Lois Lerner, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents had targeted conservative groups, swore to a House committee she did nothing wrong, then refused to answer further questions, citing her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself. Five years ago: Stacey Abrams won GeorgiaÂ’s Demo cratic gubernatorial primary, making her the first woman nominee for Georgia governor from either major party. (Abrams, seeking to become the nationÂ’s first black female governor, was defeated in November by Republican Brian Kemp.) Novelist Philip Roth, whose books included “PortnoyÂ’s Complaint” and the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Ameri can Pastoral,” died in New York at the age of 85. A judge in upstate New York ordered a 30-year-old man to move out of his parentsÂ’ house after they went to court to have him ejected. One year ago: Polish Presi dent Andrzej Duda became the first foreign leader to address the Ukrainian parlia ment since Russia invaded the country. He traveled to Kyiv to support UkraineÂ’s goal of becoming a candidate for European Union membership. Leaders of the Southern Bap tist Convention, AmericaÂ’s largest Protestant denomina tion, stonewalled and deni grated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades while seeking to pro tect their own reputations, according to a scathing 288-page investigative report. TodayÂ’s birthdays: Conduc tor Peter Nero is 89. Actordirector Richard Benjamin is 85. Actor Frank Converse is 85. Actor Barbara Parkins is 81. Retired MLB All-Star pitcher Tommy John is 80. Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 73. Actor-producer Al Corley is 68. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is 66. Singer Mor rissey is 64. Actor Ann Cusack is 62. Country musician Dana Williams (Diamond Rio) is 62. Rock musician Jesse Valenzu ela is 61. Actor Mark Christo pher Lawrence is 59. R&B singer Johnny Gill (New Edi tion) is 57. Rock musician Dan Roberts (Crash Test Dum mies) is 56. Actor Brooke Smith is 56. Actor Michael Kelly is 54. Model Naomi Campbell is 53. Actor Anna Belknap is 51. Actor Alison Eastwood is 51. Singer Donell Jones is 50. Actor Sean Gunn is 49. Actor A.J. Langer is 49. Actor Ginnifer Goodwin is 45. R&B singer Vivian Green is 44. Actor Maggie Q is 44. Olympic gold medal speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno is 41. Actor Molly Ephraim (TV: “Last Man Standing”) is 37. Tennis player Novak Djokovic is 36. Actor Anna Baryshnikov (TV: “Superior Donuts”) is 31. Actor Camren Bicondova is 24. TODAY IN HISTORY Universal Pictures via AP Vin Diesel in scenes from “Fast X.”
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 22, 2023 B5A & P Spouse sees the worst, waits for betterDEAR AMY: I am 54 years old and have been married to my (second) husband for 25 years. My husband drinks at least six or more beers every evening. He gets up by 6 a.m. and goes to work and will work all day without any issues (to my knowledge). He does, however, start drinking by 4:30 or 5 p.m. and will drink until he goes to bed (between 9 to 10 p.m.). I have asked him to stop, and he at-out said no. I asked him to cut back. He did for a while but now is drinking every evening again. I have an extremely long work commute, so I go to bed early and get up by 4:30 a.m. We have not been intimate or even cuddled in years. I have told him this bothers me, but he says it’s all my fault. I love him so much and he still gives me butter ies (I’ve told him this). Nothing – and I mean nothing – has worked. I can’t imagine my life without him, but I also can’t live my life like this. Is this sel sh? I mean, we did say “for better or for worse.” I just need someone to spell it out, even if it is not what I want to hear. – Miserable in MO DEAR MISERABLE: If your husband’s alcohol use is a primary control issue be-tween the two of you, then the only thing I need to spell out for you is: Al-anon. Attending meetings and reading literature regarding the choices you have surround-ing your husband’s drinking would help to recast your perspective and alter your behavior (not his). You two are ships passing in the night during your work weeks – only intersect-ing for relatively brief times in the eve-ning, when he is engaging in drinking be-havior, which you both know is a trigger for you. I believe the “for better or for worse” part of the marriage vows is not meant to consign spouses for a lifetime in a miser-able union where neither party is thriving, happy, healthy, or motivated toward pos-itive change. What greater good is served by you remaining in a marriage mired in anger and disrespect? If you can’t live your life like this, then I don’t think you should. DEAR AMY: I’ve been working in various out-patient physician of ces within a medical center for over six years. When booking a patient’s follow-up appointment, I always preface the date and time by saying, “The next available appointment is ...” or, “The rst available appointment is ...” Invariably the patient’s response is, “Nothing sooner?” I can’t tell you how annoying that is. I sometimes snap back by saying, “That’s what rst available means,” but I try not to do that. Can you suggest a more polite but just as succinct response? It would be greatly appreciated by a huge population of appointment schedul-ers. – Nothing Sooner in MA DEAR NOTHING SOONER: Grrrrr, people! We’re so predictable and so very annoy-ing – especially when we’re not feeling well, are worried about our health, or are ummoxed and frustrated by the com-plexities of the health care system. Your job is repetitive, and you are able to predict this somewhat irrational response – and so I suggest that you start each shift by taking a deep breath, reminding your-self that the people who ask, “Nothing sooner?” have no idea that this is the 30th time you’ve heard the phrase today, and that these patients are also customers who are just trying to get through their day and take care of themselves – just like you are. The answer is to try your hardest to recognize each person as an individual – just as the physician who treats them must do. The succinct response is for you to say, “I’m sorry, nothing sooner,” or, more helpfully, “We don’t have anything soon-er, but should I let you know if we have a cancellation?” (And I – and scores of readers, will now try harder to curb this re exive response.) DEAR AMY: I was upset by the question from “Want to Nosh,” the houseguest who didn’t like it that her severely ill friend didn’t provide enough food for her. Thank you for understanding that people who suffer from food-based or food-borne illnesses can’t always manage oth-ers’ dietary needs. – Been There DEAR BEEN THERE: “Want to Nosh” knew of her friend’s illness. She’d had this experience before, but instead of an-ticipating it and seeing to her own needs for her next visit, she chose to complain about it. 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Tkachuk nished a feed from Sam Reinhart at the 1:51 mark of overtime to help the Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night, taking a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference nal. It marked an eighth straight road win in these playoffs and helped Florida improve to 6-0 in overtime in the postseason. “We’re a condent group no mat ter where we’re playing,” forward Sam Bennett said. There certainly is no reason to feel otherwise, not as they close in on their rst Stanley Cup Final since 1996 – also the last time they made it to the East nal. The Panthers rallied from a 3-1 rst-round decit to stun Boston after the Bruins’ record-setting reg ular season, then blew past Toronto in a ve-game second-round se ries. Now they’ve won the rst two games on the road for the second straight series, this time against the team that had the league’s sec ond-best regular-season record. The Panthers took the series opener in epic fashion, beating the Hurricanes on Tkachuk’s goal with 12.7 seconds left in the fourth OT early Friday to end the sixth-longest game in NHL post season history – along with the longest game in the history of each franchise. The hours since had become what Panthers coach Paul Maurice called “a race to recover” with both teams paying a “huge cost.” This time, Tkachuk came through on the power play much quicker as Florida pressed an advantage with Carolina’s Jaccob Slavin lost his stick. Bennett sent a pass to the left side for Reinhart, who zipped the puck across to Tkachuk for the easy nish against a sprawled-out Antti Raanta in what amounted to a 2-on-0 opportunity. Then came his point to the exit, which he did after players started gathering to celebrate with him af ter Game 1. Only this time, it was a much shorter skate being on the same end of the ice. “Let’s get out of here, it’s been a lot of hockey the last two games,” Tkachuk said of the message, add ing: “It’s just great to end it early. Great pass to start by (Bennett) and a great pass by (Reinhart) to make it really, really easy for me, so it was awesome.” It marked Tkachuk’s third over time winner in the playoffs, which includes a Game 5 road win in the Boston upset. Aleksander Barkov added a high light-reel goal for Florida in the second period, while Sergei Bo brovsky again befuddled Carolina with 37 stops. Jalen Chateld scored Carolina’s lone goal on a deection in the opening minutes, while Raanta n ished with 24 saves. Carolina is in the Eastern Con ference nal for the second time during a ve-year playoff run, but the Hurricanes have now lost 10 straight games in this round going back to 2009. “We’ve been through this,” Hur ricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “It’s not new to us. We’ve been kicked in the teeth a lot these last few years and we’ve always re sponded, so I’m pretty sure we will the next game.”Strong in netFlorida stuck with its Game 1 lineup, including Bobrovsky after his 60-save performance. The Hurricanes swapped goal tenders after Frederik Andersen’s heavy workload and started Raan ta, who started the rst ve games of the postseason and had gone 19-3-3 during the regular season. Karl B DeBlaker / AP Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk (19) celebrates his game winning overtime goal with teammates Sam Reinhart (13) and Sam Bennett (9) following Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against Carolina on Saturday. One win away from NBA Finals, Nuggets credit teamwork for playoff dominance By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — When the Denver Nuggets faced the most crucial stretch of the big gest road game in franchise his tory, Nikola Jokic took over both on the oor and in the huddle. The two-time MVP decided he would run a two-man, pick-and-roll offense with Jamal Murray late in Game 3 of the Western Conference nals on Saturday night, and Jokic came through with a 15-point fourth quarter. He also commanded his team mates to buckle down on defense against the Lakers, and the Nug gets responded by taking over the game on both ends. “Coach Jokic did a great job tonight,” Denver coach Michael Malone said with a smile. When told of his new job title, Jokic grimaced. “I don’t want to be a coach,” he said. “I think that’s the worst job on the planet, for sure.” Jokic had simply done what was necessary – and that’s the story of Denver’s entire season. Whenever a challenge arises, whether it’s in the doldrums of a dominant regular season or in tough playoff matchups with the star-studded Suns and Lakers, Jokic and the Nuggets gure out a path around it, over it or through it to keep moving toward their goal. That goal now is only ve wins away, as Murray repeat edly pointed out after the Nug gets’ 119-108 victory in Game 3. With one more win over LeBron James and the reeling Lakers on Monday night, Denver can se cure its rst trip to the NBA Fi nals in the franchise’s 47 years in the league. “We know next game is going to be another test,” Murray said. “They’re going to come out more aggressive. (Anthony Davis) is going to be more aggressive. LeBron is going to be more ag gressive, so the crowd is going to be more into it.” The Nuggets also can make an other bit of history with a win in Game 4: Although this franchise has won 15 playoff series, Den ver has never swept an opponent. It’s clear that this current ver sion of the Nuggets is the best team in franchise history pre cisely because these players care only about team success. Den ver has won ve straight games while going 11-3 in the postsea son, leaving no doubt about the identity of the NBA Finals favor ite and the best team in a compet itive conference. While Jokic and Murray are stars, their supporting cast is the vital difference between the Nuggets and the NBA’s other star-based teams. Personal stats, playing time and egos simply don’t seem to matter to this group, according to its coaches and players. “I mean, I never doubted my team,” Jokic said. “We have some really good players that can step up in the right moment, and that’s what we did.” Just don’t tell the Nuggets they’re the clear favorites to win it all: They still seem to be fueled by an underlying anger and an in feriority complex about their col lective success, even after win ning three Northwest Division titles and six playoff series (and counting) during ve straight postseason appearances. Denver is the top seed in the West, yet seems to believe its success is a triumph over innumerable nay sayers and stark odds. “We’re the underdogs,” Den ver’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope claimed. “We don’t get enough credit for what we do.” That passion sometimes comes out in surprising ways, even during this dominant playoff se ries. Malone, who complained in Denver about his perception of national media narratives, took time out from praising his team after Game 3 to take a shot at Da vis and the NBA ofcials, claim ing the Lakers big man constant ly violates defensive rules by “playing free safety, sitting in the paint for eight seconds at a time.” Lakers coach Darvin Ham de clined to counter Malone’s criti cism of Davis’ defense Sunday, saying only: “I have a ton of re spect for Mike, and his thoughts are his thoughts. His words are his words.” Instead, Ham got back to work after two hours of sleep focused on the rst step in Los Angeles’ formidable task. Los Angeles had a lengthy lm session to address the mistakes that have kept the Nuggets in control of the series.
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BeSafe! FairPricing.FREEEstimate 352-400-6016 RON&MINDY'S JUNKREMOVAL& HANDYMANSERVICE lic'd&insr'd352-601-1895 ALLHOME IMPROVEMENTS Repairs-Remodels FloorstoCeilings Lic/Ins352-537-4144 HANDYMAN FreeEstimates VETERANOWNED 352-949-2760 HANDYMAN AFFORDABLEHANDYMAN ‡ FAST ‡ 100%Guarantee ‡ AFFORDABLE ‡ RELIABLE ‡ FreeEstimates 352-257-9508 AFFORDABLEHANDYMAN ‡ FAST ‡ 100%Guarantee ‡ AFFORDABLE ‡ RELIABLE ‡ FreeEstimates 352-257-9508 PRESSUREWASH: Homes, Mobiles,PoolCages,COOL SEAL... + HANDYMAN. CallStewart352-201-2169 VETERANOWNED PROFESSIONAL Handyman Kitchen,Bathroom,Tile&Light Construction.Lic/InsFree Estimates,352-422-4639 LAWN AND TREE SERVICES A-ChristianWeinkein TreeService-TrimmingRemovalFREEEst., 18yrsexp.Lic./Ins. 352-257-8319/LeaveMsg A ACE TreeCare *BucketTruck TractorWork 637-9008 Lic&InsVet/Srdisc CLAYPOOL'S TreeService Licensed/Insured 352-201-7313 Forstumps: 352-201-7323 LAWN AND TREE SERVICES AACTIONTREE (352)302-2815 Professional Arborist ServingCitrus 30yrs. Licensed&Insured ATREESURGEON ProudlyservingCitrusCounty Since2001.Licensed/Insured Lowestrates!FREEestimate 352-860-1452 AFFORDABLELAWN CARE & CLEANUPS . Startingat$20.WEDO ITALL!352-563-9824 Bob'sProYardCare Affordable-QualityWork! 20yrsexp. 352-613-4250 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 SCREENREPAIRS Pools,ScreenRms,Vinyl Windows&Lanai's,Freeest. Lic/Ins Mike352-989-7702 SKILLED TRADES FREEESTIMATE/ 30YEARSEXPERIENCE. Lic#CCC057537 352-563-0411 REMODELS, PANELUPGRADES, LIGHTINGFIXTURES, SERVICEandREPAIR 352-746-1606 Roofs,Soffit&FasciaRepairs Bo'sQualityRoofing at 352.501.1663 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/$100OFFPOPULAR PLANS. 877-351-2364 DOUBLED TRACTORSERVICE BrushHogClearing BoxBladeGrading 352.220.0224 PAINTING PLUShandyman,flooring, painting.FREEestimate Veteranowned352-949-2760 PAINTING A-1CompleteRepairs Pres.Wash,Painting(Int/Ext) 25yrs,Ref,Lic#39765, 352-513-5746 TERMLIFEINSURANCE$ 1,000,000Policies.Youare u nder65withPre-Existing H ealthIssues 800-515-1646 TermProvider.com Services Directory EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCED MARINEFORKLIFT OPERATOR Paystartingat$18/Hrandup dependingonexperience. Applyat: TwinRiversMarina 2880NSeabreezePt CrystalRiver,FL34429 DENTAL ASSISTANT Fulltimepositionavailablefor acertifieddentalassistantin ourbusyfastpacedoffice. Sendresumeto Manager@springhill dentalassociates.com NOWHIRING FrontDesk–FullTime Musthaveexperiencewith verifyinginsurance,scheduling patients,fillingoutpaperwork, checkingpatientsinandoutfor appointments.Musthavegood c ustomerserviceskillsoverth e phoneandintheoffice.Must beabletocollectfrompatient co-paysandbalanceswhen theycheckout.Computer knowledgeisrequiredas everythingiscomputerized. Mustbeateamplayerand helpoutwhereverneededin theoffice.Willingtoworkin eitherourInvernessOfficeor ourCitrusSpringsOfficeas n eeded.Experienceapluswit h EClinicalWorks. Hourlywage,401(K),holiday pay,vacationpayand sickpay,medical,dental,and visionbenefitsavailable. Vacationandsickpaywillbe availableafteroneyearof servicewiththecompany.You willbeworkingMonday throughFridayfrom8amtill 5:30pm.Mustbeabletowork oneSaturdayamonthinthe morningforapproximately4 hours.Pleaseemailyour resumeto wfma.peds@gmail.com EMPLOYMENT Wearelookingfor passionate&talented individualstojoinour growingteam. Positionsavailable Personal&CommercialLines AccountManagers Personal&CommercialLines AssistantManagers CommercialProducers Ifyouareinterestedinjoining ourteam&workinginagreat environmentwithcompetitive salaryandbenefits,please sendyourresumeto dbazo@thehagargroup.com NOWHIRING HVACTech RotatingSchedule. Fulltimewithgreatbenefits thatincludehealthinsurance andpaidvacation. 7745WHomosassaTrail (352)621-3444 orEmailresumeto acooling@tampabay.rr.com NOWHIRING -LABORERS-GreatCareer Opportunity -TOPPAY 352.746.5951352.302.0673 ColonyStone& Plastering EMPLOYMENT LEADPRESS OPERATOR FULL-TIME Ourcentralofficeisin CrystalRiver,FLprinting newspapersthatserve Citrus,Sumter,Marionand LevyCounties. Musthaveaminimum5yrs exp.runningaGoss Community/DGM430 printingpress.Thisisanight shiftposition,fourdaysper week. Weofferanexcellent benefitspackageincluding health,life,dental,eyecare, 401K,paidvacationsand holidays. Applyinpersonor sendresumeto: CitrusCountyChronicle Attn.TomFeeney 1624NMeadowcrestBlvd. CrystalRiver,FL34429 Office352-563-3275or Fax#352-563-5665 PETS AdorablePuppies 2litters,York-Pom& PomBichon ReadyJune4th&June13th NowtakingDeposits 352-546-1099 DiatonFilter FishTank/Aquarium w/filter&powder$100 352-560-3019 DOGCARRIER PetMateUltra,large,28"Lx 15"Wx21.5"D.Taupe/black $60 352-613-0529 PUPPIES GermanShepherd,AKC Home-raisedandhealthcerts. Bulgarianbloodlines,beautiful males&females,readyfor newhomesMay30th. $650-$850 352-464-2036 HappyJack®Mitex foryeast i nfectionsandSealNHealfor p etwoundsaredistributedby F loridaHardware (800)2416542) (www.fleabeacon.com) JACKRUSSELLPUPPIES Claws&TailsDone,CKCreg isteredw/HealthCerts.shots , SmoothCoatw/shortlegs, Readytogo! FamilyraisedMother&Father onpremises$700 508-971-9920(Inverness) YORKIPOOPUPPIES 2male,2female,tailscut 3/4Yorkie,1/4Poodle Parentsonpremises, Mom3.5lbs.,Dad6lbs. HealthCerts-Ready6/7 $1000,352.528.4184 PETS MINIDACHSHUNDS Chocolate/tanandblack/tan male&female$1500 8wksoldUTDshots&health certificate.Silver&chocolate dapple,piebald$2500 LocatedinHomosassa 352.201.8853or 813.816.2496 Textorleavevoicemail. ShihTzuPuppies M/F,Variouscolors, Vetchecked,Homeraised AvailableJune7th Takingdepositsnow$800 352-544-0330 FARM 42"MowerBlades 5PTStarcenterholefitsmany 42"deckbrands,$25set 352-249-7063 AUGER 5ftlongsteelgroundauger tobeusedPTO $30OBO 352-344-1515 HORSE&CATTLE BURIALS ...alsootheranimals 352-212-6298 MERCHANDISE 1PAIROFDARKWOOD SWIVELCHAIRS picturesavailable,std.height $12ea, 352-344-1515 1940s65PieceChina MadeinEngland,Serves8,no chips,servingbowls&lids, platters,gravybowl$300 352-560-3019 20lbIronANVIL 10inlong $25Picsavail. 352.344.1515 5casesofLaminate ColorAgedOak $10eachor$40all 352-560-3019 ANTIQUESILVER COMB/BRUSH/MIRRORSET $60352-560-3019 CONAIROptiCleanPower PlaqueRemover Rechargeable,NEWINBOX REDUCEDPRICE ,$20OBO (352)410-8262 or(732)857-5120 Women'sDesignerClothing SMtoXLG ,Jackets,Vests, Jeans,Tops&Dresses,New orWornOnce,$5-20/ea. 352-410-8262 or732-857-5120 OLDHORSESHOE&BRIDLE BITCOLLECTION Somevintage/somebarely used$50OBO Willsellseparately 352-344-1515 FABRICSTEAMER ConAir-Newinbox.Onehour ofcontinuoussteam. $50/OBOCallBob,leavemsg 352-527-1557 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 DesignerLeatherHandBag ANTONIOMELANI $50.00 352-560-3019 BareTrapMuleSneakers Newinboxneverworn,White, Size7,Retail$39,Selling $20 Picsavailable 352-513-5339 MERCHANDISE BathroomButler 1 .5fttall,holdtoiletpaper,nev erused,inbox&storage$30 352-560-3019 CHRISTMASDOLLS(2) 18"long,vintagestyleclothing 1999-2000,$20ea. 352-344-1515 CIRRUSUPRIGHTVACUUM Neverused $50 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 Electrictoothbrush withFlosser $50352-560-3019 KEYBOARDCOVER Yamaha76keyboard cover-NEW $10 352-513-5339 LEATHERPANTSW/BELT Genuineleatherpantsw/belt, women'ssize10. $75 352-586-4576 CallorText MILKBOTTLELAMP fr/Miller'sDairy,$15OBO, 352-344-1515
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 22, 2023 B9 C 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 TIMETOBUY ORSELL YOURMOBILE InALeasedLandPark? CALL LORELIELEBRUN LicensedRealtor&Mobile HomeBroker Century21 NatureCoast, 835NEHighway19, CrystalRiverFl. 352-613-3988 HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY DEB THOMPSON *Onecallawayforyour buyingandsellingneeds. *Realtorthatyoucanrefer toyourfamilyandfriends. *Servicewithasmile sevendaysaweek.ParsleyRealEstate DebThompson 352-634-2656 resdeb@yahoo.com FRANKJ.YUELLING,JR. Lic.RealEstateBroker VETERANOWNED Callmeifyouare lookingto buyorsellyourhome orvacantlot, residentialorcommercial. Over30yearsexperience. Cell:352-212-5222 Century21JWMorton RealEstate,Inc StefanStuart Realtor 352.212.0211 Honest Experienced HardWorking ForAwardWinning CustomerServicecontact StefanStuartC21@gmail.com HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY Iputthe REAL in REALESTATE! JIMTHE"REAL" MCCOY I'mattentiveto yourrealestate needs! CALL&GET RESULTS! (352)232-8971 LaWanda Watt LWattC21@gmail.com Thinkingofselling? Inventoryisdown andweneedlistings!! Callmefora FreeMarketAnalysis! 352-212-1989 Century21J.W.Morton RealEstate,Inc. 38Clientsservedin2022 8.3 MILLION inSales 40yearsintheBusiness MayIhelpyounext? CALL(352)302-8046 DebInfantine-Realtor TropicShoresRealty HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY 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 MikeCzerwinski Specializingin *GOPHERTORTOISE SURVEYS&RELOCATIONS *WETLANDSETBACKLINES *ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS MichaelG.Czerwinski,P.A ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 352-249-1012 mgcenvironmental.com 30+Yrs.Experience HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY 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. Unique&HistoricHomes, CommercialWaterfront& Land SMALLTOWNCOUNTRY LIFESTYLEOUR SPECIALTYSINCE1989 www.crosslandrealty.com "LETUSFINDYOU AVIEWTOLOVE" (352)726-6644 CrosslandRealty Inc. HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY Debra"Debbie"Cleary Professional Representation IstheKEYtoSuccess! PROVENPRODUCER! MeadowcrestSpecialist ServingALLofCitrusCounty (352)601-6664 TROPICSHORESREALTY Thankyoutoallwhoserved. PROTECTYOURHOME from p estssafelyandaffordably. P est,rodent,termiteandmosq uitocontrol.Callforaquoteor inspectiontoday 888-498-0446 THINKINGOFSELLING YOURHOME? LETMY25YEARSOF EXPERIENCEHELPYOU SELLYOURHOME! EXPERIENCECOUNTS! CALLMETODAYFORALL YOURREALESTATE NEEDS! *FreeHomeMarketAnalysis MARTHASATHER Realtor (352)212-3929 Martha.sather@gmail.com TropicShoresRealty SAR011149 MERCHANDISE NAUTICALSHIPBELL StainlessSteelexccond Picturesavail. $35352.344.1515 Brand-newinbox!! 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ExcellentCond.!$1100OBO 1-860-679-0702LeaveMsg GENERATOR Ryobi3600Watts $150 239-285-0532 SMITTYS APPLIANCEREPAIR 352-564-8179 RVREFRIGERATOR3WAY DIMENSIONSARE25 INCHES7.16 23INCHES3.8391/2 $400.00 352-422-7225 FURNITURE ChinaCabinet GoldenColored,Wood,$150 352-601-3088 CURIOCABINET 82"Hx40"Wx13"Dwith shelves-Whitewashed$100 352-613-0529 DINETTETABLE Oaktop,42"X42".Octagonal TableOnlyNoChairs. DouglasCasualLiving. $35Call352-382-1000 DinningSet Table,4Chairs&Bench Darkwoodw/blackseats verygoodcondition $350obocashonly 352-302-1084 FURNITURE TALLCABINET Solidwood-Shelvesandglass upperdoor $150 352-513-5339 WoodStyleDesk Hasdrawers,&filedrawer NiceCondition,$130 CansendPicture 352-527-1193 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AdultPullups PrevailDailyBriefsSize218ct packageexpandexwings 352.422.6088 ATTENTIONOXYGENTHER-A PYUSERS! InogenOneG4 i scapableoffull24/7oxygen d elivery.Only2.8pounds. F REEinformationkit.Call 844958-2473. EQUATENOCONTACT INFAREDBODY THERMOMETER , NewinBox,$20, 352-410-8262 or 732-857-5120 EQUATESHOWER&BATH CHAIR w/back,newinbox, neverbeenopened, REDUCEDPRICE ,$25 352-410-8262or 732-857-5120 FannyPackBag ForcarryingtheINOGENone G4PortableOxygenConcentrators.(Bagonly)Brandnew stillinpackage. $45 727-247-3025 EQUATEARMBLOOD PRESSUREMONITOR BrandNewinBox, PriceReduced,$20 (352)410-8262or (732)857-5120 EQUATEWRISTBLOOD PRESSUREMONITOR ,New inbox,$20, 352-410-8262 or 732-857-5120 SPORTING GOODS INABOVEPOOLLADDER $20 352-560-3019 MEN'STREKBICYCLE $75 239-285-0532 SPORTING GOODS SCHWINNBICYCLEHELMET ventilated,adjustable,Model #SW124,$15, 352-344-1515 WEIGHT 25lbcastirondumbbell $20 352.344.1515 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT DUNNELLON 1Bed1BathStudioApt $1,200/mofullyfurnishedall utilitiesincludedwithrent excludingwifi,located15min toCrystalRiverorDunnellon. Amenitiesinc.swimmingpool, kayaks,allappliancesand manymore.Shortorlong termlease.Petfriendly CallBob352.812.1000 INVERNESS SinglewideMobileHome 2bed1bath,screenedroom &utilityroom.Recently renovated$950/mofirst, last&$600security Call352.201.2643 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 6acres with 370ftofpavedroadfrontage WoodedLocatedEof Hwy19inHomosassa. Call352.422.6088 &DVKIRU\RXU +RXVH&RQGRRU 7RZQKRXVH Faircashofferforyour property.NoFees& IpayALLclosingcosts. Call/TextJon813-359-7281 DUNNELLON NorthWilliamsSt 3000SFMOL; Commercialbuilding on.042acre **Forsaleorlease** MotivatedOwner Contact:AlIsnetto, PalmwoodRealty. 352-597-2500x202 HOMOSASSA 71CypressBlvd Outstanding3/2/2Pool Homeonanoversized LotinSMW Only$440,000 RE/MAX KathyGreen724.601.8619 kathygreensellshomes.com REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ESTATEAUCTION SATMAY27&SUNMAY28 Preview9AM,Auctiontostart 10AMbothdays. 1540N.OttawaAve.Lecanto 3bed,3bathpoolhomeon 2.33acres. SellsonSaturdayat10AM.Bid onlineforhomeat HIBID.COM allcontentstosellafterwards. 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Autonomic nervous system rnrr rrr rrr   Â SOLUTIONSPeanuts Siding Sof t Fa scia Skirting Ro of ov ers Ca rp orts Screen Roo ms De cks Wi ndo ws Do ors Ad ditions Pe rmi t An d En gineering Fe es Al lofour structures withstand 120mph winds 352-628-7519 WILLCONSTRUCTIONCORP. 352-628-2291 We alsoofferSafetyGrabBars, We atherStripping,InsuranceInspections r REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ForSaleByOwner Tips,Products&Services Checkoutourwebsiteat CitrusFSBO.com StephenFairchild SalesAssociate SandDollarReferralsLLC 727.319.9393 CitrusFSBO@outlook.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 CARGOTRAILER 20228'X16'Arisingw/2ftV noserearrampdoorandside door110Vlights&plugsinside.Pulledlessthan800mi. 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