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Citrus COVID-19 daily update

Five new positive cases were reported in Citrus County since the latest FDOH update. No new hospitalizations were reported; no new deaths were reported.

To date in the county, 1,539 people have tested positive (including four non-residents), 148 have been hospitalized and 36 have died.

Drop off your vote-by-mail ballot early

Vote-by-Mail (VBM) ballots may be dropped off at one of the four early vote sites; Inverness City Hall, Central Ridge and Homosassa libraries and at the Crystal River elec-tions office at Meadowcrest.

Additionally, the Mead-owcrest Elections Office has a secure 24 hour drop box to the left of the front door on the wall of the office located at 1500 N. Meadowcrest Blvd. Crystal River.

Dropping off your VBM ballot will take place in-side the early vote site as it is required that the drop box be secured by the supervisor’s staff or poll workers. The poll workers or staff will check to make sure the VBM envelope is signed.

Voters who have not signed their certificate envelope will be con-tacted by the elections office and will be re-quired to complete a Cure Affidavit providing their signature and a form of ID. All these pre-cautions are required and are in place to pro-vide security of the vote.

Drive-thru only food giveaway

TuesdayBeginning at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 11, the public can receive boxes of assorted food items at the New Church Without Walls at 300 S. Kensing-ton Ave., Lecanto, next to the Holiday Inn Express.

The Rev. Doug Alexan-der, CWOW pastor, said the church will continue feeding the community as long as it can, but may adjust the days/times of the distribution once school starts so it doesn’t interfere with parents needing to drop off or pick up their children from school.

Monetary donations are needed to continue feeding Citrus County residents.

Please consider donat-ing through Citrus United Way (www.citrusunited way.org) or the New Church Without Walls (www.newchurchwithout walls.com).

— From staff reports

NEWS BRIEFS

MIKE WRIGHTStaff writer

Commissioner Jimmie T. Smith said he wouldn’t mind if Joanna Coutu lost her job.

Coutu is leaving, but not by force.

Coutu, a 23-year county veteran, resigned as direc-tor of land development for a deputy director’s po-sition in Marion County. Her last day on the job in

Citrus County is Aug. 21.“I’m going to a great job

with a great opportunity,” she said. “I saw this as an opportunity and couldn’t pass it up.”

Coutu, who started her county employment ca-reer as a secretary in the building division, has found herself in Smith’s crosshairs over his belief that the county is placing

Smith target to leave jobLand development director Joanna Coutu to take new

post in Marion CountyMIKE WRIGHT

Staff writer

A Citrus County Animal Shelter that hasn’t been touched in more than 30 years would be in line for a makeover, according to a plan that goes before county commissioners on Tuesday.

The plan would fund more than $900,000 in improvements using money bequeathed or in a trust to the county for animal services.

Also, it would use $71,000 raised by a nonprofit group called Shelter Me Cit-rus. The group had hoped to raise $2 million to $3 million necessary to build a new shelter on county-owned land in Lecanto, but gave up the effort in 2019 when organizers realized they

wouldn’t make the goal.Commissioners will consider the issue

at their board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11.

� WHAT: Citrus County Board of County Commissioners meeting.

� WHEN: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.

� WHERE: Courthouse, 110 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness.

� OF NOTE: The meeting will be streamed live at www.citrusclerk.org; however, technical issues with Spectrum means the meeting will not be televised.

County eyes shelter upgrade

See SHELTER/Page A2See COUTU/Page A2

NANCY KENNEDYStaff writer

At 8 years old, Graycen Husek loves Star Wars, Cub Scouts, sleepovers with his friends, his dog, Ares, camping and

fishing, roly poly bugs and jumping on his trampoline.

He wants to join the Navy when he grows up.He dislikes bullies, football and spaghetti

— and PNH, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglo-bin, the rare, life-threatening blood disease that has invaded his body, causing his bone marrow to fail.

If all goes according to plans, Graycen will be admitted to UF Shands Children’s Hospi-tal on Aug. 30, 2020, to begin treatment that will include a bone marrow transplant.

He will spend 30 days in the hospital itself and 100 days in isolation in Gainesville for further treatment and observation, with one of his parents, Jonathan and Renee Husek, with him at all times.

For his parents, that means taking time off from work and taking turns maintaining their home with their 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Gen-evieve, in Inverness and being with Graycen 75 miles away from home.

A GoFundMe account, https://www.gofundme.com/f/tgzc4-help-graycen, has been set up for the Husek family to help cover their living expenses for that time.

“This took us completely by surprise,” Renee Husek said, speaking about her son’s illness.

One day he was doing normal, 8-year-old boy things and the next he was at his doctor’s office, pale and with red pin dots on his face and limbs.

That was April 22, 2020, the day everything changed.

“His doctor immediately ordered blood work and within an hour he was being rushed to Shands for a blood transfusion,” Renee said.

That was also the day he was diagnosed with PNH.

8-year-old faces marrow transplantFamily asking for prayers

Special to the ChronicleGoing fishing is just one of the things Graycen Husek is looking forward to doing after he’s recovered from an upcoming bone marrow transplant to treat his rare blood disease Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobin (PNH). See TRANSPLANT/Page A6

Citrus had 249 new virus cases last week

GWEN BITTNERCommunity editor

Citrus County is steadily adding more COVID-19 cases each week as local pos-itive test results and deaths continue to increase.

In its Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, coronavi-rus update, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) reported a total of 1,548 cases for Citrus County, a 19.2% jump from the 1,299 cases documented a week earlier on Aug. 3.

From July 27 to Aug. 3, the county wit-nessed a case increase of 17.8%, a smaller increase over the 28.8% rise in cases a week beforehand.

Hospitalizations went from 121 to 148 between Aug. 3 and Aug. 10, an increase of 22.3% compared to the 22.2% rise in hospital visits from July 27 to Aug. 3.

Six additional deaths were reported in Citrus County for a new total of 36, including the first in the age range of 25-34 years old. Current death demo-graphics are as follows: age 25-34 — 1 (3%); age 45-54 — 1 (3%); age 55-64 — 2

(6%); age 65-74 — 6 (17%); age 75-84 — 16 (44%); age 85-plus — 10 (28%).

Citrus’ long-term care facilities have reported 183 positive COVID-19 cases between residents and staff, a 22.3% in-crease from the 129 cases reported on Aug. 3.

Staff and residents in Citrus correc-tional facilities have had 46 positive cases, a 12.1% increase from the 41 cases reported on Aug. 3.

According to CoreCivic, the Citrus County Detention Facility’s manage-ment, and County Administrator Randy Oliver on Aug. 10, there has been no change in cases within jail staff and in-mate populations since Aug. 3.

Thus far, three employees of the Cit-rus County Detention Facility have tested positive for COVID-19. All three have recovered from the virus and have been medically cleared to return to work, according to CoreCivic Public Af-fairs Manager Ryan Gustin.

As of Aug. 6, there have been 10

Six new COVID-19 deaths also reported, including first in 25-34 years old age range

FRED HIERSStaff writer

As the number of COVID-19 cases climb in Citrus County and the na-tion, many of the infected too sick to recover at home are admitted to hospitals.

Of the more than 1,544 positive cases in Citrus County on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, 148 people have gone to either Citrus Me-morial Hospital or Bay-front Health Seven Rivers hospital, according to the Florida Department of Health coronavirus

website.The 148 hospitalizations

account for all patients who were ever hospitalized for the virus and does not re-flect those who were sent home or died.

Despite more COVID-19 victims heading to health care facilities for care, local hospital officials say they have the room and staff to care for patients diagnosed with the disease.

According to Agency for Health Care Administra-tion, Citrus Memorial’s

Hospitals have capacity for more COVID-19 cases

See VIRUS/Page A6See CAPACITY/Page A6

Commissioners have long debated whether to keep the shelter at its cur-rent location near the In-verness Airport, or move it to a centralized location while freeing up potential commercial and industrial land at the airport.

When the matter last came up for public discus-sion a year ago, commis-sioners said they would not commit to a new shel-ter location until after the Inverness Airport Busi-ness Park opens, which is still years away.

The shelter’s lower ken-nel and cattery were built in 1970 and the upper ken-nel in 1991. The report states structures are dete-rioating, and photos show molded areas, broken ken-nel cages and clogged drains.

Officials say the struc-tures are a risk to animals and humans.

“Porous surfaces can-not be properly disin-fected to protect animals and humans from species- specific and zoonotic diseases,” the report reads.

The proposal calls for a new cattery and new adop-tion kennels, and up-grades to other buildings. The improvements would

increase efficiency, pro-vide for better animal housing, increase the housing capacity and im-prove public perception of the facility, the report states.

According to the pro-posal, no local tax funds are

requested for the project.The county commission

meeting begins at 1 p.m. at the county courthouse, 110 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness.

Contact Chronicle re-porter Mike Wright at 352-563-3228 or [email protected].

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unnecessary obstacles for developers.

Smith, who is up for re-election in the Aug. 18 primary, is a frequent writer of guest columns in the Chronicle. In a June column, Smith said the county should re-place the land de-v e l o p m e n t director, though he didn’t refer to Coutu by name.

That column, and simi-lar social media com-ments by Smith, raised the ire of fellow

commissioners who said he was interfering with the county administrator, who is Coutu’s boss.

Last month, commis-sioners voted 4-1 on a res-olution condemning Smith’s comments. Smith

voted no.Smith said

Monday his pub-lic comments are not the reason for Coutu’s depar-ture since she still had board support.

“My peers had lined up strongly behind her so I don’t think her

leaving had anything to do with that,” he said.

Board Chairman Brian Coleman said he didn’t

want to speculate on Cou-tu’s reasons for leaving.

“To me it is very disap-pointing she’s leaving,” he said. “You really hate to lose someone like that. It seems like a good move for her, but for me, it’s a huge loss to the county.”

Coutu will be Marion County’s deputy director of growth services, over-seeing building, planning and code compliance.

Asked if Smith’s comments were related to her decision, Coutu demurred.

“This is an amazing job opportunity,” she said, “and I cannot pass it up.”

Contact Chronicle re-porter Mike Wright at 352-563-3228 or [email protected].

COUTUContinued from Page A1

SHELTERContinued from Page A1

Jimmie T. Smithcounty

commissioner.

CR cemetery cleanup, yard

sale set Aug. 22For more than a century,

the cemetery near Citrus Avenue and Turkey Oak Drive in Crystal River has been called the “Black cem-etery,” but is now named Crystal Memorial Gardens, owned by the community.

Beginning at 7 a.m. Satur-day, Aug. 22, the community is invited to a community cem-etery cleanup and yard sale.

Bring your yard cleanup tools and yard waste bags to help beautify the resting place of hundreds of Crystal River’s ancestors.

“Our theme is ‘Restoring the Glory and Heritage of Cit-rus County,” said the Rev. Leon Thomas, one of the cleanup organizers and owner of New Serenity Me-morial Funeral Home. “The cemetery hasn’t had a sign in 56 years, and that’s one thing we want to do, put up a sign.”

Thomas said proceeds from the yard sale will go toward the cemetery’s restoration.

The cemetery is located near the intersection of Cit-rus Avenue and Turkey Oak Drive in Crystal River.

To get there: If you’re trav-eling north on Turkey Oak Drive, at the light at Citrus Avenue turn left and then right at Garden Street. The cemetery is on that road.

For information, call George Ann Jackson, cem-etery sexton, at 352-202-2665 or Rev. Leon Thomas at 352-257-8223.

Cardinal Street workshop can be viewed live online

Due to technical issues, the Spectrum broadcast of the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Cardinal Street In-terchange Public Workshop at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, in Room 100, Cit-rus County Courthouse, 110 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness, is not available.

The meeting is open to the public and social dis-tancing guidelines will be practiced. Citizens can view the meeting live by access-ing the Clerk of Courts web-site at Citrus County BOCC meeting portal at: http://citruscountyfl.iqm2.com/Citizens/Media.aspx.

For information, call 352-527-5226

Save the Manatee 5K goes virtual

Help save the manatee and race the 17th annual Save the Manatee Virtual 5K from now until Sept. 27, 2020.

You can participate virtu-ally anywhere on the date and time you choose. Run, walk, bike, swim, kayak or hike your favorite course and receive a T-shirt, finisher’s medal and race bib. All pro-ceeds are donated to the Save the Manatee Club’s manatee conservation efforts. Sign up now at savethemanatee5k.com.


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CorrectionDue to a photographer’s

error, a photo on Page A3 titled, “Purple Heart flag raising on Purple Heart Day,” misidentified Dan Nichols. The Chronicle apologizes for the error.

Readers can alert the Citrus County Chronicle to any errors in news articles by calling 352-563-5660.

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Early voting is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. now through Saturday, Aug. 15, at Inverness City Hall, the Central Ridge and Homo-sassa Libraries and at the Supervisor of Elections Of-fice at Meadowcrest.

The Supervisor of Elec-tions Office is utilizing CDC guidelines at this time.

� Paper masks, cloth masks, and face shields will be provided to the poll workers. Poll workers are required to wear a mask or shield while working.

� A table with hand san-itizer and paper face masks will be available for voters at the entrance to the poll-ing room if they so choose.

� We will do the best we can to social distance as the size of the polling room allows.

� There will be a Plexi-glas barrier between the voter and the poll worker checking in the voter.

� Styluses will be avail-able for voters to sign in which will be cleaned after each voter with disinfect-ing wipes.

� Voter’s IDs will be han-dled carefully. Each poll worker will have hand sanitizer.

� Voter will receive their ballot in a black plastic se-crecy sleeve.

� Voters are encouraged

to bring their own black ink pen to mark their bal-lot. Black pens will be pro-vided to voters at check-in for voters who did not bring their own pen.

� After depositing their ballots into the tabulator, the voter will place their secrecy sleeve and pen, if issued one, into a box by the tabulator to be disinfected.

Early voting now underwayExercise civic duty and vote today

Clearing begins for Rock Crusher Circle KMICHAEL D. BATES

Staff writer

Land-clearing has begun on a new Cir-cle K at the corner of State Road 44 and Rock Crusher Road.

The county has confirmed that site de-velopment permit and building permits have been issued.

Circle K plans to tear down the existing Kangaroo Express-BP gas station at the

corner and erect a larger gas station and convenience store.

The Arizona-based chain had previously submitted a site-work permit showing how it will reconfigure the parking lot and deal with drainage, utilities and other infrastructure.

The chain plans to expand the existing space to the west and northwest of the ex-isting BP station, opening it up so custom-ers can better park and maneuver.

The tentative plan calls for the existing store will remain open awhile and demoli-tion will start later as the project requires, according to county staff.

Circle K in 2015 bought out about 1,500 company-operated Kangaroo Express sites in 2015 and has been steadily convert-ing them over to its own brand.

The Arizona-based chain did not return calls to the Chronicle for more information.

MATTHEW BECKChronicleWork continues on a new Circle K gas station and store Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, near the intersection of North Rock Crusher Road and State Road 44 in Crystal River.

FRED HIERSStaff writer

The Citrus County Sher-iff ’s Office announced the conclusion of its fourth quarter of Operation Coin Toss.

Beginning in June 2019, the operation focused on varying aspects of drug trafficking and sales, in-volving the agency’s Tacti-cal Impact Unit and its partnership with the U.S. Marshals, county code en-forcement and other county agencies.

During the fourth quar-ter, the agency’s TIU fo-cused on drug overdoses and traced those to their original purchases and manufacture, and as a re-sult of arrests made sei-zures of 40 grams of fentanyl, 143 grams of m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e , 87 grams of heroin, and

30 grams of cocaine, ac-cording to a Sheriff ’s Of-fice media release. One gram is 0.035 ounces.

The drug seizures during the operation’s fourth quarter resulted in 23 arrests stemming from residential search war-rants. The agency ar-rested an additional 32 people as part of Oper-ation Coin Toss. All told, those arrested were charged with 122 felony charges and 43 misde-meanor charges.

The agency reported that in addition to illegal drugs seized, deputies re-covered several stolen items and firearms from convicted felons, which resulted in 12 felony fire-arm charges.

If you have any informa-tion about the illegal sale of narcotics or any other crime in our community, the Sheriff ’s Office en-courage you to contact it at 352-726-1121 or you can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 888-ANY-TIPS.

CCSO concludes fourth quarter of

Operation Coin TossSeizes bevy of illegal drugs


COVID-19 has undoubt-edly disrupted routines and put healthy lifestyle choices to the test in 2020. Fortunately for Citrus County residents and visi-tors, the Florida Depart-ment of Health in Citrus County’s (DOH-Citrus) an-nual no-cost “Save a Heart 5K” event will continue, although virtually, this year.

Registration for the vir-tual event opens Friday, Aug. 7, and runs through Monday, Sept. 14. To regis-ter for the event online, and for information, visit h t t p s : / / t i n y u r l . c o m /y4o6ztgf.

Each year, DOH-Citrus hosts the no-cost event to spotlight World Heart Day (Sept. 29), an observance held to raise awareness of the benefits of physical ac-tivity, maintaining a healthy weight and making good lifestyle choices as the best ways to prevent heart disease and stroke. This year’s virtual event aims to be no different.

“While we are disap-pointed our 5K won’t take on its familiar form due to the pandemic, we are

excited to continue our tra-dition through a virtual platform,” said Carmen Hernandez, DOH-Citrus Community Health Pro-gram Administrator. “With current COVID-19 social distancing recommenda-tions, we feel this method is the safest way for our community to get outside and get active with their families and friends.”

Participants can upload their distance, times and activities on the event web-site beginning Friday, Sept. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 4. Individuals can participate

at their own pace, time and location, either separately or within teams, as they track their preferred mea-sure through different ac-tivities, such as walking, running, cycling, swim-ming, paddle/rowing, among others.

Participants who regis-ter will receive a commem-orative 5K t-shirt while supplies last. Visit the event website for informa-tion about T-shirt pickup times and locations.

For information about the event, visit https://tinyurl.com/y4o6ztgf.

DOH-Citrus’ no-cost race goes virtual

Photo courtesy of Nilda SesslerParticipants young and not so young run in the annual Save A Heart 5K Run/Walk in Citrus County. Registration for the virtual event opens Friday, Aug. 7, and runs through Monday, Sept. 14.

Birthday — Focus on what you can do this year. Put your time, thoughts and energy into learning and improvement. Don’t make drastic changes for a while. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — A change that takes place at work or in your community may be surprising, but ac-ceptance is in your best interest. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Follow the rules. Don’t let anyone railroad you into something that doesn’t sit right with you. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Clear a space for the projects you want to get underway. If you need help, rely on someone who is always supportive and willing to do his or her part on your behalf. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — What you do will make a difference. Choose to let your actions speak for you, and allow your dedication and desire to prevail. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Take the initiative, and follow through with your plans. Having the proper docu-ments in order and your plan in place will give you the edge you need over a rival or opponent. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — It’s best to find a way to keep the peace by finding an alternative way to reach your goal. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t feel that you must accommodate someone who is not heading in the same direction. Assess your situation, and do what feels right. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Per-sonal improvements will make you feel good and garner attention and compli-ments that will boost your confidence. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Channel your energy into work, getting along with your peers and rethinking some of recent decisions. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Set high standards, and put your energy into projects that make you feel passionate. Find people who stimulate your cre-ative imagination and encourage you to explore new territory.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Keep your thoughts and plans secret. It’s best to put everything in place before you share anything with others. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Sepa-rate work from pleasure. There is no point in fighting a losing battle.

Today’s HOROSCOPES

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 11, the 224th day of 2020. There are 142 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight: On August 11, 1997, President

Bill Clinton made the first use of the historic line-item veto, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills. (However, the U.S. Supreme Court later struck down the veto as unconstitutional.)

On this date: In 1934, the first federal prisoners

arrived at Alcatraz Island (a former military prison) in San Francisco Bay.

In 1965, rioting and looting that claimed 34 lives broke out in the predominantly Black Watts section of Los Angeles.

In 1992, the Mall of America, the nation’s largest shopping-entertainment center, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.

In 2014, Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Wil-liams, 63, died in Tiburon, Califor-nia, a suicide.

Ten years ago: In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police and FBI agents captured Michael Francis Mara, suspected of being the so-called “Granddad Bandit” who’d held up two dozen banks in 13 states for about two years. (Mara later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.)

Five years ago: China rattled global financial markets by devalu-ing its currency in an effort in part to revive economic growth.

One year ago: A day care center in Erie, Pennsylvania where chil-dren could stay overnight was rav-aged by a fire that killed five children.

Today’s Birthdays: Rock musi-cian Jim Kale (Guess Who) is 77. Singer Eric Carmen is 71. Com-puter scientist and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is 70. Wrestler-actor Hulk Hogan is 67. Singer Joe Jack-son is 66. Actor Miguel A. Nunez Jr. is 61. Actor Viola Davis is 55. Ac-tor-host Joe Rogan is 53. Actor Chris Hemsworth is 37.

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NATION & WORLDTrump: Convention

speech locale is White House or Gettysburg

WASHINGTON — Searching for a symbolic substitute for his virus-scuttled plans for an arena celebration, President Donald Trump said Monday that his ac-ceptance speech for the Repub-lican presidential nomination will be held at either the White House or the Gettysburg battlefield.

The president’s initial hopes for the event to be a four-day in-fomercial for his reelection bid have been steadily constrained by the coronavirus pandemic, culminating in his decision last month to cancel nearly all of the in-person proceeding. In recent weeks, Trump and his aides have looked for alternatives that would allow him to recreate at least some of the pomp of the event.

“We have narrowed the Presi-dential Nomination Acceptance Speech, to be delivered on the final night of the Convention (Thursday), to two locations - The Great Battlefield of Gettys-burg, Pennsylvania, and the White House, Washington, D.C.,” Trump tweeted Monday.

He added that a decision on the location of the Aug. 27 speech will be made soon.

One dead, four rescued after gas explosion levels Baltimore homes

BALTIMORE — A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing a woman and trapping other people in the wreckage. At least four people were hospital-ized with serious injuries as

firefighters searched for more survivors.

Dozens of firefighters con-verged on the piles of rubble. A fourth house in the row was ripped open, and windows were shattered in nearby homes, leav-ing the Reisterstown Station neighborhood in northwest Balti-more strewn with debris and glass.

A woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while four of the homes’ occupants were hos-pitalized — including a man who was in critical condition and two other men in serious but stable condition, officials said.

Lebanese government resigns after Beirut blast,

public angerBEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime

minister stepped down from his job Monday in the wake of the

catastrophic explosion in Beirut that has triggered public outrage, saying he has come to the con-clusion that corruption in the country is “bigger than the state.”

The move risks opening the way to dragged-out negotiations over a new Cabinet amid urgent calls for reform. It follows a weekend of anti-government protests after the Aug. 4 explo-sion in Beirut’s port that deci-mated the facility and caused widespread destruction, killing at least 160 people and injuring about 6,000 others.

In a brief televised speech after three of his ministers re-signed, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he and his govern-ment were stepping down.

“May God protect Lebanon,” he said, repeating the last phrase three times. As he spoke, protesters demonstrated in the streets near parliament for a third straight day.

— From wire reports

Associated PressDebris and rubble covers the ground in the aftermath of an explosion Monday in Baltimore.

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intensive care unit still has nearly 21% capacity and Seven Rivers’ 12.5%.

According to the Florida agency that regulates and analyzes health care in the state, Citrus Memorial has 24 ICU rooms, 19 of which are being utilized. Seven Rivers has 16, 14 of which are being utilized.

But most COVID-19 pa-tients do not need ICU level medical care. Most can re-ceive the care they need in traditional hospital rooms.

Citrus Memorial has 204 beds and Seven Rivers 92. Of Citrus Memorial’s 204 beds, 138 are being utilized and 66 are vacant. Of Seven Rivers’ 92 beds, 77 are uti-lized and 15 are vacant, ac-cord to AHCA.

But the heads of both hospitals told the Chronicle on Monday their facilities can accommodate more pa-tients coming to the hospi-tal with the virus and

needing help.“Citrus Memorial Hospi-

tal has the capacity and re-sources to manage potential surges in COVID-19 pa-tients,” Citrus Memorial Hospital CEO Ginger Car-roll told the Chronicle. “With a focus on life safety, infrastructure, operations and providing staff with the equipment they need to as-sess and care for patients we are well-equipped to care for our community.

“We still ask that our com-munity members continue to wear a mask, social dis-tance and practice frequent hand hygiene so we can re-duce community spread of the virus,” she said. “At this time we are open and safe, treating a wide range of medical conditions and en-courage anyone who is hav-ing a medical emergency to seek care immediately.”

Linda Stockton, CEO of Seven Rivers, also told the Chronicle that her hospital has the ability to accept more patients.

“We still have capacity at this time,” she said.

Typically, area hospitals see these levels of occu-pancy in the winter with the return of snowbirds from the north and the onslaught of flu season.

Stockton said she doesn’t know what will happen when seasonal residents return.

“It’s hard to tell what the weather will bring and if we’re going to get another (wave of the virus),” she said.

To help be prepared, key hospital staff making up its incident management team hold morning meetings to review the latest coronavi-rus data and facility needs.

Stockton said her hospital has a plan in case there is a surge in COVID-19 patients and can increase ICU ca-pacity as well as converting more areas of the hospital to focus on infected patients.

In addition, both hospi-tals continue elective medi-cal procedures with overnight hospital stays for now, but they could both stop or reduce those to make room for additional COVID-19 patients.

The Reverend Monsignor George W. Cummings,

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The Reverend Monsi-gnor George W. Cum-mings, 102, of Lecanto, FL, went home to be with his Lord, on Saturday, Au-gust 8, 2020 at the Sturgill

Hospice H o u s e Brooks-ville, FL. M s g r . C u m -m i n g s was born June 21, 1918 in B r i d g e -port, CT to the

late George W. and Gene-vieve (Markert) Cum-mings. He attended North Ward Public School and St. Paul’s Catholic School in St Petersburg. He en-tered St. Bernard College and Seminary in Septem-ber of 1936, and then St. Mary’s Seminary in Balti-more, MD in 1938, and was ordained in 1943 a Priest of the St. Augustine Diocese at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Coral Gables, FL. He received his Master of Science De-gree in 1946 from Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

In 1947 he was ap-pointed to start the Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Youth Camp in Floral City, FL. He ran the camp with much help from seminarians, nuns, and many other young la-dies and men, two of whom were members of his family. His love of Good Counsel Camp was second only to his priest-hood. Over his many years as a diocesan priest, he was given the task of start-ing many Catholic par-ishes in central and south Florida and served at St. James Parish in Orlando (1943); Blessed Trinity Parish in Ocala (1949); St. Agnes Mission, Key Bis-cayne (1952); Epiphany Parrish in Venice (1956); St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in Citrus Springs, FL; (1976). He was the founder and first princi-pal of Archbishop Curley High School in Miami. In 1959 he was named Mon-signor, under the title of Domestic Prelate and Protonotary Apostolic, by Pope John XXIII . He was a devoted priest and pas-tor to many, serving under 7 popes and 7 bishops.

He is survived by five nephews, one niece, many great nephews and nieces, and many friends and fellow priests from around Florida, as well as countless counselors and campers from Our Lady of Good Counsel Camp whose lives he touched by his ministry. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Cum-mings and his two sisters, Joan Farrell and Gloria Crahan.

A concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10:00AM at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, 5815 Fifth Avenue North,

St. Petersburg, FL. Inter-ment will follow at Cal-vary Catholic Cemetery in Clearwater following the Mass. Friends will be re-ceived at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle on Wednesday evening from 6:00PM to 8:00PM where a Vigil Service will be of-fered at 7:00PM. Masks and social distancing are required. For those un-able to attend, the Fu-neral Mass will be livestreamed on the Ca-thedral website, https://stjudesp.org/.

At a later time, there will be a Memorial Ser-vice and Celebration of Life at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Services are under the di-rection of Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness, Florida. In lieu of Flow-ers, please consider dona-tions in Monsignor’s memory to: Our Lady of Good Counsel Camp, c/o St Scholastica Catholic Church, 4301 W.Homo-sassa Trail, Lecanto, FL 34461, or online at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/gcc2020.

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Dennis ‘Deni’ Madlem, 67H O M O S A S S A

Dennis (Deni) Dean Madlem, 67, passed away August 5, 2020, in Homo-

sassa, FL. He was b o r n April 9, 1953, in Elkhart C o u n t y, Indiana to Dean and M. N a n c y ( K r i e g -b a u m )

Madlem. He is survived by his two children Derek (Alyshia) of Noblesville, IN and Nick (Reese) of New Richmond, WI, sis-ters Deb Loper and Cindy (Larry) Kuskye, live-in partner Sandra Baker and his beloved cats Fred, Lil Bit, and Blinky. Deni was a graduate of Con-cord High School (IN), where he was a well-known athlete. He went on to play football for Northwestern. In his later years, he was an expert woodworker who enjoyed fishing and riding his bike. A private celebra-tion of life will be held in honor of Deni in Homo-sassa, FL on Monday, Au-gust 10th. Wilder Funeral Home, Homosassa, Florida.


Allen Mast Sr.

Allen D. Mast Sr. passed peacefully from this life into his eternal life with Jesus Friday Aug 7, 2020. Born July 12, 1933 in Bloomfield OH to Dan

a n d L a u r a M a s t . Allen is survived by his wife of 63 y e a r s Emma.

T h e y have 7

children, Marie (David) Dingle, Allen (Brenda) Mast, Paul (Donna) Mast, Becky (Mike) Sanor, Jeff (Marcey) Mast, Judy (Bill) Webb, He is preceded in death by their son Phillip Mast. Allen and Emma have 27 grandchildren and 46 great - grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters Mary, Esther, and brother Mahlon all of Sarasota FL.

Allen retired from Flambeau Products as a supervisor after 33 years. They moved to Citrus County FL in 1991. His lifelong interest was car-penter work, gardening, & traveling.

Allen most loved being with his immediate and extended family and his church family at FBC Dunnellon.

Allen was always active in serving God at church through teaching Junior Church, Sunday School Teacher, Trustee, Deacon, AWANA Leader, Presi-dent of The Mast Brothers Ministry and a true prayer warrior. He had a great love for God and people.

Arrangements are being made through Fero Funeral Home.


Larry HeinzmanI N V E R N E S S

Former Westfield, Indi-ana resident Larry J. Heinzman passed away on August 1, 2020 in Inver-ness, Florida where he resided. Larry will be laid to rest on Friday August 14, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Old Carmel Cemetery 839 North Rangeline Rd., Carmel, IN with the Rev. Dr. John Van Nuys offici-ating. Arrangements are being handled by Hunt & Son Funeral Home, Craw-fordsville, IN and online condolences may be left at www.huntandson.com.

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Citrus Blessings in need of volunteers

Citrus County Blessings has several volun-teer opportunities available for the upcoming school year.

Citrus Blessings needs delivery drivers at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, to help take pallets of food from the Community Food Bank of Citrus County to its pantries throughout the county. De-liveries continue until about 8:30 a.m. A pick-up truck, trailer or large SUV is needed for this task. In addition, Citrus Blessings needs volunteers to collect supplies for the other eight deliveries for

the school year; the estimated time is one to three hours monthly depending on where the pallet is going.

Blessings also has an opportunity for “pallet builders.” These individuals will meet at the Community Food Bank of Citrus County the Tuesday before delivery to help us build each pallet for its 18 locations. This takes about two to three hours depending on the size of the order. This is a very physical task and requires lifting of at least 35 pounds. The schedule and more spe-cific information can be found at info@citrus countyblessings.org or call 352-341-7707


Basically, people with PHN are missing a protein needed to protect the body’s im-mune system. Without it, the body is un-able to supply itself with blood needed to maintain essential functions. If left un-treated, the bone marrow fails and other conditions and diseases develop.

Since being diagnosed, Graycen has ex-perienced shortness of breath and fatigue.

“He’s become fearful,” Renee said, “and envious of other kids (who are doing the things he once did) and depressed at times.

“After each appointment at UF Shands Children’s Hospital, we try to sugarcoat as much as we can about what’s going on in his body, but the questions from him are so grown-up,” she said. “We recently watched a video, ‘Super Sam v. Marrow Monsters,’ that was recommended by the oncologist clinic at Shands. This video helped, but created another list of questions — he’s concerned about losing his hair, being bored, getting sicker before getting better and ‘Will I die?’

“He asks, ‘Why did God choose me?’ ‘Why do I have to go to the hospital all of the time?’ and says, ‘I don’t want to lose my hair!’ and ‘I can’t do anything anymore!’”

On Graycen’s GoFundMe page, Renee posted an update on July 23, 2020: “When I say reality set in more so today than any other appointment since April 22, it’s no joke. The closer we get to admissions day, the more medical terms are thrown our way.

“At the end of August, our ‘bug’ will be embarking on what no child should ever have to deal with. Hearing how much che-motherapy your child will undergo plus many of the side effects is gut wrenching.”

Renee said her family is surrounded with support from family, friends, cowork-ers and their church families, and people

have been contributing toward their finan-cial needs.

“Prayers, we need a lot of prayers,” she said. “We need prayers for healing, hope, strength and wisdom. We will be facing double the expenses while our family of four live separate for 130 or more days, maintaining the house, our pets, running to and from grandma’s house while she cares for Genevieve, working, etc.”

Graycen said the first thing he wants to do when he gets better is “go swimming with my buddies and stay the night at Le-goland,” and he’s looking forward to play-ing at the playground at school and not being tired.

Meanwhile, in the short-term, he’s look-ing forward to playing games at the hospi-tal and spending one-on-one time with one of his parents beside him.

Renee said she and Jonathan are look-ing forward to seeing Graycen “fearlessly playing like he used to, hosting our fun sleepovers with a handful of his best bud-dies like we used to do and Graycen not afraid of the side effects caused by PNH.”

In another post on Graycen’s GoFundMe page, Renee wrote:

“Many of you have asked what you can do for our family or how we are holding up. As a reply to your overwhelming kindness and gestures I can only say we are taking this day by day. We don’t know whether we are coming or going. We don’t know how we will tackle tomorrow let alone a month from now. We don’t know how we will men-tally be prepared to watch our first born struggle through the most horrific experi-ences he is to face.

“What we do know is we have each other,” she wrote. “We have the love and support from you and so many others. We have ongoing prayers that keep our heads focused in faith.”

Contact Renee Husek at [email protected].

Contact Chronicle reporter Nancy Ken-nedy at 352-564-2927 or nkennedy@ chronicleonline.com.

reported staff and 24 youth cases at the Cypress Creek Juvenile Offender Correc-tional Center and Cypress Creek Treatment Center. Three staff members have been cleared to return to work and 23 youths are no longer in medical isolation.

At 46%, 29.7% and 28.3%, 34436, 34461 and 34465 re-ported the highest surge in cases since last week.

Here are the number of COVID-19 cases ranked by Citrus County’s 15 zip codes:

34452 (Inverness, Floral City, Inverness Highlands North and Inverness High-lands South): 315, an in-crease of 27 (9.4% increase) since Aug. 3.

34429: (Crystal River, Ozello, Homosassa Springs, Lecanto and Black Dia-mond): 120, an increase of 19 (18.8%).

34428 (Crystal River, Red Level and Inglis): 117, an increase of 16 (15.8%).

34446 (Homosassa, Ho-mosassa Springs, Lecanto and Sugarmill Woods): 143, an increase of 25 (21.2%).

34465 (Beverly Hills, Black Diamond, Citrus Springs, Lecanto and Pine Ridge): 136, an increase of 30 (28.3%).

34453 (Inverness, Citrus Hills, Hernando, Inverness Highlands North and Le-canto): 99, an increase of 15 (17.9%).

34461 (Black Diamond, Citrus Hills, Homosassa Springs, Lecanto, Pine Ridge and Sugarmill Woods): 155, an increase of 46 (29.7%).

34442 (Citrus Hills, Citrus Springs, Hernando, Lecanto and Pine Ridge): 99, an in-crease of 16 (19.3%).

34448 (Homosassa, Ho-mosassa Springs, Sugarmill Woods, Lecanto and Crystal River): 74, an increase of 2 (2.7%).

34434 (Dunnellon, Citrus Springs, Hernando and Pine Ridge): 85, an increase of 14 (18.3%).

34450 (Inverness and In-verness Highlands South): 73, an increase of 8 (11%).

34433 (Dunnellon, Citrus Springs and Pine Ridge): 55, an increase of 5 (10%).

34436 (Floral City): 54, an increase of 17 (46%).

34445 (Holder, Citrus Springs, Hernando and Pine Ridge): Less than five, no change.

34449 (Inglis and Yankee-town): 0, no change.— Source: Florida Department of Health

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Philadelphia 13, Atlanta 8

Atlanta Philadelphia ab r h bi ab r h bi Acuña Jr. cf 2 0 0 0 Gosselin 2b 4 2 2 0 Inciarte cf 2 1 1 0 Hoskins 1b 3 2 1 0 Swanson ss 2 0 0 0 Knapp c 1 0 1 0 Hechavarría ss 2 1 1 0 Harper rf 3 3 2 3 Freeman 1b 2 0 0 0 Haseley rf 1 0 0 0 Culberson 1b 2 1 1 1 Realmuto c 5 2 2 3 Ozuna dh 3 0 0 1 Gregorius ss 4 1 1 4 d’Arnaud c 4 2 2 2 Walker 3b 1 0 0 0 Markakis rf 3 1 1 1 Segura 3b-ss 3 1 1 1 Duvall lf 4 0 0 0 Kelley p 0 0 0 0 Riley 3b 4 1 2 2 Bruce lf 5 0 0 0 Camargo 2b 4 1 1 1 Kingery 2b-ss 4 1 1 0 Quinn cf 4 1 3 1 Totals 34 8 9 8 Totals 38 13 14 12Atlanta 010 000 007 —8 Philadelphia 370 210 00x —13 E—Riley (1). DP—Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 1. LOB—Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 6. 2B—Culber-son (1), d’Arnaud (4), Markakis (1), Quinn (2). HR—d’Arnaud (2), Camargo (2), Riley (3), Harper (3), Quinn (1), Gregorius (3), Segura (1), Realmuto (5). SF—Ozuna (1). IP H R ER BB SO AtlantaNewcomb L,0-2 1 1/3 6 8 8 2 1 Erlin 2 2/3 4 4 4 0 5 Dayton 2 3 1 0 2 3 Greene 1 1 0 0 0 0 Minter 1 0 0 0 0 1 PhiladelphiaNola W,1-1 8 2 1 1 1 10 Pivetta 1/3 6 6 6 0 0 Kelley 2/3 1 1 1 0 1

HBP—Newcomb (Harper). WP—Kelley. Umpires—Home, Chris Segal; First, Ron

Kulpa; Second, Todd Tichenor; Third, Manny Gonzalez.

T—2:54.

Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 1

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West Division

W L Pct GB WC L10 Str Home Away

Oakland 12 4 .750 — — 9-1 W-9 9-3 3-1

Texas 6 8 .429 5 2½ 5-5 W-3 5-3 1-5

Houston 6 9 .400 5½ 3 3-7 L-5 3-3 3-6

Seattle 6 11 .353 6½ 4 3-7 W-1 3-7 3-4

Los Angeles 5 11 .313 7 4½ 3-7 L-3 2-4 3-7

East Division


New York 10 6 .625 — — 5-5 L-2 4-1 6-5

Tampa Bay 8 8 .500 2 1½ 4-6 W-2 8-3 0-5

Baltimore 7 7 .500 2 1½ 5-4 W-2 3-4 4-3

Boston 6 9 .400 3½ 3 5-5 W-1 3-5 3-4

Toronto 5 8 .385 3½ 3 4-6 L-1 0-2 5-6

East Division


Miami 7 3 .700 — — 7-3 L-2 2-0 5-3

Atlanta 11 7 .611 — — 6-4 L-1 7-2 4-5

Philadelphia 5 6 .455 2½ 2½ 5-5 W-1 4-5 1-1

Washington 5 7 .417 3 3 4-5 W-1 2-7 3-0

New York 7 10 .412 3½ 3½ 4-6 L-1 3-6 4-4

Central Division


Chicago 10 3 .769 — — 8-2 L-1 7-1 3-2

St. Louis 2 3 .400 4 2½ 2-3 L-3 2-1 0-2

Cincinnati 7 9 .438 4½ 3 5-5 L-1 3-5 4-4

Milwaukee 6 8 .429 4½ 3 4-6 L-1 1-5 5-3

Pittsburgh 3 13 .188 8½ 7 1-9 L-3 2-6 1-7

West Division


Colorado 11 4 .733 — — 7-3 L-1 5-2 6-2

Los Angeles 11 5 .688 ½ — 7-3 W-1 4-3 7-2

San Diego 9 7 .563 2½ 1 5-5 W-1 6-4 3-3

San Fran. 7 10 .412 5 3½ 4-6 L-1 3-3 4-7

Arizona 6 10 .375 5½ 4 4-6 L-1 3-4 3-6

Central Division


Minnesota 11 6 .647 — — 6-4 W-1 7-1 4-5

Detroit 9 5 .643 ½ — 7-3 W-4 4-4 5-1

Cleveland 10 7 .588 1 — 5-5 W-2 6-2 4-5

Chicago 8 9 .471 3 2 5-5 L-3 2-6 6-3

Kansas City 7 10 .412 4 3 4-6 W-4 4-4 3-6

AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP/MATCHUPSPhillies 13, Brves 8: Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam, Bryce Harper blasted a three-run shot and the Phil-adelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 13-8 Monday night, giving Aaron Nola his first win in nearly a year. Nola (1-1) allowed one run, two hits and struck out 10 in eight innings.Tigers 5, White Sox 1: JaCoby Jones hit an inside-the-park home run in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers breezed to their fourth straight victory, 5-1 over the Chicago White Sox. Niko Goodrum homered and had four hits for the Tigers, who handed Chicago its fifth loss in six games. Nationals 16, Mets 4: Asdrubal Cabrera went 4 for 4 with two homers, two doubles and five RBIs, tormenting his former team again as the Wash-ington Nationals routed the New York Mets 16-4. Juan Soto and Trea Turner went deep in the third inning for the Nationals, who scored just 11 runs in

their previous five gamesTwins 4, Brewers 2: Eddie Rosario hit a grand slam, Randy Dobnak pitched five strong innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 to snap a four-game skid. Rosario’s slam in the third inning erased an early 1-0 deficit and gave Dobnak and the Twins bullpen all the runs they needed. LATETampa Bay at BostonSeattle at TexasSan Francisco at HoustonOakland at L.A. AngelsArizona at ColoradoSan Diego at L.A. DodgersPittsburgh at St. Louis, ppd. TODAY’S GAMESMiami (Hernandez 0-0) at Toronto (Ryu 1-1), 6:37 p.m. Kansas City (Bubic 0-2) at Cincinnati (Castillo 0-2), 6:40 p.m. Atlanta (Toussaint 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 1-1), 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Cobb 1-1) at Philadelphia (Wheeler 2-0), 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 1-0) at Cleve-land (Clevinger 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (González 0-1) at Detroit (Alexander 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Scherzer 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (Porcello 1-1), 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay (TBD) at Boston (Pérez 2-1), 7:30 p.m. Minnesota (TBD) at Milwaukee (Lindblom 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Arizona (Gallen 0-0) at Colorado (Freeland 2-0), 8:40 p.m. Seattle (Gonzales 2-1) at Texas (Minor 0-3), 9:05 p.m. San Francisco (TBD) at Houston (Bielak 2-0), 9:10 p.m. Oakland (Fiers 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Bundy 2-1), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (Richards 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 3-0), 9:40 p.m. Pittsburgh (TBD) at St. Louis (TBD), ppd.

BOX SCORESMazara rf 3 0 0 0 Demeritte rf 2 0 0 0 Robert ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Castro ph-rf 1 1 1 0 McCann c 4 0 1 0 Romine c 3 0 0 0 Mendick 2b 4 1 3 0 Jones cf 3 1 1 2 Engel cf-rf 4 0 0 1 Totals 36 1 8 1 Totals 30 5 9 5Chicago 000 000 100 —1 Detroit 000 101 30x —5E—Schoop (2). DP—Chicago 2, Detroit 0. LOB—Chicago 9, Detroit 3. 2B—Candelario (1). 3B—Mendick (1), Candelario (2). HR—Good-rum (3), Jones (5). IP H R ER BB SO ChicagoKeuchel, L, 2-2 6 6 3 3 2 4 Heuer 1 3 2 2 0 1 Cishek 1 0 0 0 0 1

DetroitM.Fulmer 3 3 0 0 1 2 Norris, W, 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Schreiber, H, 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Cisnero, H, 3 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 Soto, H, 3 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 Garcia 1 1 0 0 0 0

Keuchel pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.Umpires—Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Andy

Fletcher; Second, Tripp Gibson; Third, Lance Barksdale.

T—2:47.

Washington 16, N.Y. Mets 4

Washington New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Turner ss 5 2 3 3 Rosario ss 5 0 0 0 Difo ss 1 0 0 0 Davis 3b 2 2 0 0 Harrison rf-lf 5 0 1 1 McNeil lf 4 1 3 0 Castro 2b 6 2 0 0 Alonso 1b 4 0 1 1 Soto lf 4 3 3 3 Conforto rf 3 0 1 1 Taylor rf 2 1 1 0 Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 Kendrick dh 4 2 1 1 Ramos c 2 0 1 0 Cabrera 1b 4 3 4 5 Al.Sánchez c 1 0 0 0 Kieboom 3b 5 1 1 0 Nimmo cf-rf 4 1 1 1 Gomes c 4 2 2 2 Dozier dh 4 0 1 0 Robles cf 4 0 1 1 Giménez 2b 4 0 0 0 Totals 44 16 17 16 Totals 34 4 8 3Washington 014 072 200 —16 New York 000 002 011 —4E—Corbin (1). DP—Washington 2, New York 0. LOB—Washington 6, New York 6. 2B—Cabrera 2 (5), Soto (3), Taylor (1), McNeil (4), Ramos (2). HR—Cabrera 2 (3), Turner (2), Soto (2), Nimmo (2). SF—Harrison (2). IP H R ER BB SO Washington

Corbin, W, 2-0 6 5 2 1 2 4 Suero 2 2 1 1 0 2 Doolittle 1 1 1 1 0 0New YorkMatz, L, 0-3 4 1/3 8 8 8 0 5 Sewald 2/3 6 6 6 2 0 Shreve 2 3 2 2 1 2 Dr.Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 Guillorme 1 0 0 0 0 0

HBP—Sewald (Robles), Suero (Davis). WP—Matz.

Umpires—Home, Chad Fairchild; First, Jan-sen Visconti; Second, Ryan Additon; Third, Car-los Torres.

T—2:59.

Minnesota 4, Milwaukee 2

Minnesota Milwaukee ab r h bi ab r h bi Kepler rf 5 0 1 0 Sogard 3b-2b 3 0 0 0 Polanco ss 4 1 1 0 Hiura dh 4 1 2 1 Cruz dh 3 1 0 0 Yelich lf 4 0 1 0 Rosario lf 4 1 1 4 Smoak 1b 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0 García cf 4 0 1 0 Arraez 2b 4 0 1 0 Gamel rf 3 0 0 0 Adrianza 3b 4 0 2 0 b-Gyorko ph 1 0 0 0 Buxton cf 4 0 0 0 Urías 2b-ss 4 1 1 0 Avila c 2 1 1 0 Narváez c 3 0 1 0 c-Piña ph 1 0 1 0 Arcia ss 2 0 1 1 a-Holt ph-3b 1 0 0 0 d-Mathias ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 35 2 8 2Minnesota 004 000 000 —4 Milwaukee 010 000 010 —2 E—Urías (1). LOB—Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 7. 2B—Arcia (2), Piña (1). HR—Rosario (4), Hiura (4). IP H R ER BB SOMinnesotaDobnak, W, 3-1 5 4 1 1 1 3 May, H, 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 Duffey, H, 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 Romo, H, 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 Rogers, S, 4-5 1 1 0 0 0 2MilwaukeeHouser, L, 1-1 5 6 4 4 1 4 Peralta 4 1 0 0 1 8

HBP—Houser (Cruz). Umpires—Home, Ed Hickox; First, Jerry

Meals; Second, Jordan Baker; Third, Dave Rackley.

T—2:57.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Associated PressTampa Bay’s Kevin Kiermaier hits a two-run double during the seventh inning Monday against the Boston Red Sox in Boston. The Rays led 8-7 in the ninth inning at deadline.

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL1907 — In the second game of a doubleheader,

shortened by agreement, Ed Karger of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a seven-inning perfect game, beating the Boston Braves 4-0.

1926 — Tris Speaker of Cleveland hit his 700th career double but the Indians lost to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2. The double came in the third inning off Joe Edwards.

1929 — Babe Ruth hit his 500th career home run in the second inning off Willis Hudlin at Cleve-land’s League Park. The homer was Ruth’s 30th of the year, but it wasn’t enough as the Indians beat the Yankees 6-5.

1951 — Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phil-lies beat the New York Giants 4-0, dropping the Gi-ants 13 1/2 games behind the first-place Brooklyn Dodgers.

1961 — Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves scattered six hits to beat the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, for his 300th career victory.

1970 — Philadelphia’s Jim Bunning beat the Houston Astros 6-5 to become the first pitcher to win 100 games in both leagues since Cy Young.

1986 — Cincinnati player-manager Pete Rose, 45, singled four times and doubled to set a NL re-cord with the 10th five-hit game of his career. Rose drove in three runs in a 13-4 loss to the San Fran-cisco Giants, to move one ahead of Max Carey for

the record. 1987 — Mark McGwire of the Athletics broke Al

Rosen’s AL rookie record by hitting his 38th home run in Oakland’s 8-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.

2007 — Rick Ankiel homered twice and drove in three runs, the latest power display by the former pitcher, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1.

2010 — Arizona tied a major league record by hitting four consecutive home runs, with Adam La-Roche, Miguel Montero, Mark Reynolds and Ste-phen Drew all connecting in the fourth inning of an 8-2 win over Milwaukee.

2013 — After Mariano Rivera blew a third straight save for the first time in his famed career, Brett Gardner homered with two outs in the ninth inning to give the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Rivera with a record 643 saves, had never failed three in a row in 936 relief appearances.

2018 — Oakland’s Ramon Laureano pulled off a spectacular double play and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-0. With one out and Eric Young Jr. on first, Laureano raced into the gap in left-center to haul in Justin Upton’s drive. The rookie center fielder then uncorked a 320-foot throw on a fly to first base to complete the double play.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 A7SPORTSCITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE

Lightning take on Blue JacketsFirst round of NHL Playoffs begin today

Associated Press

Columbus Blue Jackets (33-22-15, sixth in the Metropolitan Division during the regular season) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (43-21-6, second in the Atlantic Division during the regular season)

Toronto; Tuesday, 3 p.m.EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST

ROUND: Tampa Bay and Columbus begin series

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning play the Columbus Blue Jack-ets. The teams meet Tuesday for the sec-ond time this season.

The Lightning are 28-12-3 against con-ference opponents. Tampa Bay has scored 243 goals and leads the Eastern Conference averaging 3.5 goals per game. Nikita Kucherov leads the team with 33.

The Blue Jackets are 10-7-5 against

opponents from the Metropolitan Divi-sion. Columbus serves 6.5 penalty min-utes per game, the fewest in the Eastern Conference. Nick Foligno leads them averaging 0.9.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kucherov leads the Lightning with 52 assists and has 85 points this season. Brayden Point has four goals and five assists over the last 10 games for Tampa Bay.

Pierre-Luc Dubois has 49 total points while scoring 18 goals and totaling 31 as-sists for the Blue Jackets. Gustav Ny-quist has three goals and one assist over the last 10 games for Columbus.

DURING THE PLAYOFFS: Light-ning: Averaging 2.0 goals, 3.7 assists, 6.0 penalties and 14.0 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .921 save percentage.

Blue Jackets: Averaging 2.4 goals, 3.0 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.0 penalty minutes while giving up 2.0 goals per game with a .947 save percentage.

INJURIES: Lightning: Steven Stam-kos: out (lower body).

Blue Jackets: Zach Werenski: day to day (upper body).

NATHAN DENETTE/The Canadian PresTampa Bay right wing Nikita Kucherov, center, celebrates his goal July 29 with teammate Brayden Point, right, as Florida Panthers defenseman Brady Keeper (25) looks on during an exhibition NHL game in Toronto. Kucherov leads the Lightning with 33 goals entering tonight’s Eastern Conference First Round playoff game against Columbus.

STATISTICAL LEADERSAMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—LeMahieu, New York, .397; Lewis, Seattle, .355; Alberto, Baltimore, .349; Correa, Houston, .345; Cruz, Minnesota, .344; J.Jones, Detroit, .333; Kiner-Falefa, Texas, .333; Bogaerts, Boston, .319; S.Perez, Kansas City, .319; Fletcher, Los Angeles, .317.

RUNS—Merrifield, Kansas City, 15; Judge, New York, 14; Crawford, Seattle, 13; Núñez, Baltimore, 13; Alberto, Baltimore, 12; Cruz, Minnesota, 12; Ramírez, Cleve-land, 12; Altuve, Houston, 11; Kepler, Minnesota, 11; Lewis, Seattle, 11; Rosario, Minnesota, 11; Semien, Oakland, 11.

RBI—Judge, New York, 19; Cruz, Minnesota, 16; Santander, Baltimore, 14; Seager, Seattle, 14; Urshela, New York, 13; Olson, Oakland, 13; Rosario, Minnesota, 13; Moreland, Boston, 12; J.Jones, Detroit, 12; Springer, Houston, 12; Kepler, Minnesota, 12; Ramírez, Cleveland, 12.

HITS—LeMahieu, New York, 23; Alberto, Baltimore, 22; Cruz, Minnesota, 22; Lewis, Seattle, 22; S.Perez, Kansas City, 22; Fletcher, Los Angeles, 20; Moncada, Chicago, 20; Correa, Houston, 19; Merrifield, Kansas City, 19; Robert, Chicago, 19.

DOUBLES—Alberto, Baltimore, 7; Franco, Kansas City, 7; Iglesias, Baltimore, 7; Martinez, Boston, 7; Fletcher, Los Angeles, 6; Seager, Seattle, 6; 8 tied at 5.

TRIPLES—Candelario, Detroit, 2; Crawford, Seattle, 2; Kiner-Falefa, Texas, 2; Lowe, Tampa Bay, 2; 19 tied at 1.

HOME RUNS—Judge, New York, 8; Moreland, Boston, 6; J.Jones, Detroit, 5; Trout, Los Angeles, 5; Núñez, Balti-more, 5; Olson, Oakland, 5; Kepler, Minnesota, 5; Soler, Kansas City, 5; 14 tied at 4.

STOLEN BASES—Kiner-Falefa, Texas, 4; Mondesi, Kansas City, 4; Robert, Chicago, 4; Tauchman, New York, 4; Alford, Toronto, 3; Andrus, Texas, 3; Crawford, Seattle, 3; Long Jr., Seattle, 3; Lopes, Seattle, 3; Moore, Seattle, 3; B.Phillips, Kansas City, 3; V.Reyes, Detroit, 3; Straw, Hous-ton, 3.

PITCHING—Bieber, Cleveland, 3-0; G.Cole, New York, 3-0; Dobnak, Minnesota, 3-1; 12 tied at 2-0.

ERA—Dobnak, Minnesota, 0.90; Bassitt, Oakland, 1.08; Lynn, Texas, 1.16; Plesac, Cleveland, 1.29; Montas, Oak-land, 1.57; Bieber, Cleveland, 1.63; Turnbull, Detroit, 2.00; F.Valdez, Houston, 2.04; Bundy, Los Angeles, 2.08; Car-rasco, Cleveland, 2.50.

STRIKEOUTS—Bieber, Cleveland, 43; Lynn, Texas, 30; Giolito, Chicago, 27; G.Cole, New York, 26; Bundy, Los Angeles, 25; Eovaldi, Boston, 24; Plesac, Cleveland, 24; Carrasco, Cleveland, 23; Civale, Cleveland, 23; Montas, Oakland, 22; Singer, Kansas City, 22.

NATIONAL LEAGUEBATTING—Blackmon, Colorado, .458; Solano, San

Francisco, .455; D.Murphy, Colorado, .364; Cabrera, Wash-ington, .357; S.Marte, Arizona, .347; Seager, Los Angeles, .340; Tatis Jr., San Diego, .333; McNeil, New York, .327; Yastrzemski, San Francisco, .322; Wills.Contreras, Chi-cago, .317.

RUNS—F.Freeman, Atlanta, 15; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 15; Story, Colorado, 14; Swanson, Atlanta, 14; Yastrzemski, San Francisco, 14; Blackmon, Colorado, 13; Castellanos, Cincinnati, 13; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 12; Nimmo, New York, 12; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 11; Grisham, San Diego, 11; Mach-ado, San Diego, 11.

RBI—Blackmon, Colorado, 18; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 18; Castellanos, Cincinnati, 16; Solano, San Francisco, 14; Swanson, Atlanta, 13; Realmuto, Philadelphia, 12; Myers, San Diego, 12; Yastrzemski, San Francisco, 12; F.Freeman, Atlanta, 12; J.Turner, Los Angeles, 12.

HITS—Blackmon, Colorado, 27; Solano, San Francisco, 25; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 21; Conforto, New York, 19; K.Marte, Arizona, 19; Yastrzemski, San Francisco, 19; Swanson, Atlanta, 18; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 17; Castellanos, Cincinnati, 17; S.Marte, Arizona, 17; Seager, Los Angeles, 17.

DOUBLES—Solano, San Francisco, 7; C.Walker, Ari-zona, 7; Betts, Los Angeles, 6; Yastrzemski, San Francisco, 6; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 5; Blackmon, Colorado, 5; Cabrera, Washington, 5; Wills.Contreras, Chicago, 5; F.Freeman, Atlanta, 5; S.Marte, Arizona, 5; J.Turner, Los Angeles, 5.

TRIPLES—Cronenworth, San Diego, 2; 24 tied at 1.HOME RUNS—Tatis Jr., San Diego, 8; Castellanos, Cin-

cinnati, 7; Realmuto, Philadelphia, 5; C.Moran, Pittsburgh, 5; Myers, San Diego, 5; Story, Colorado, 5; 10 tied at 4.

STOLEN BASES—Pham, San Diego, 5; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 4; Giménez, New York, 3; Grisham, San Diego, 3; Inciarte, Atlanta, 3; Slater, San Francisco, 3; Story, Colo-rado, 3; Swanson, Atlanta, 3; 8 tied at 2.

PITCHING—Fried, Atlanta, 3-0; Stripling, Los Angeles, 3-0; Senzatela, Colorado, 3-0; S.Gray, Cincinnati, 3-1; 13 tied at 2-0.

ERA—Bauer, Cincinnati, 0.93; Mills, Chicago, 1.39; Wainwright, St. Louis, 1.50; Fried, Atlanta, 1.59; Lamet, San Diego, 1.61; P.López, Miami, 1.80; Márquez, Colorado, 2.08; Wheeler, Philadelphia, 2.08; Darvish, Chicago, 2.12; S.Gray, Cincinnati, 2.25.

STRIKEOUTS—S.Gray, Cincinnati, 35; Bauer, Cincin-nati, 32; Nola, Philadelphia, 29; Lamet, San Diego, 28; de-Grom, New York, 28; Márquez, Colorado, 27; Castillo, Cincinnati, 26; Woodruff, Milwaukee, 26; Chatwood, Chi-cago, 23; Gausman, San Francisco, 23.

Geoffrey Blotz edges brotherKIMBERLY KELLY

For the Chronicle

INVERNESS — Jeff Scofield became the 18th different winner in the Brandon Ford Wheel Man Sportsman Series Satur-day night at Citrus County Speedway.

“It’s pretty cool,” Sco-field said from victory lane.

Scofield set the night’s fast time of 14.001 seconds on the 1/4-mile asphalt oval bullring, just 0.009 seconds off the track record for the division.

As luck would have it, that record was set by his night’s toughest competi-tor, Jesse Henley.

Scofield started the 50-lap event in the 10 posi-tion and rode out much of the race from a distance as points’ leader and local driver Rex Struble led the way to the newly instituted competition yellow dis-played at the half-way point of the event.

When the field retook the green Brandon Morris gained control and left Struble to battle Henley. Behind the pair in their own battle was Brett Jen-kins and Scofield that ulti-mately resulted in a chain reaction that left Jenkins out of the race and Sco-field outside Henley for another restart.

On green, Morris rock-eted to the lead while Struble and Henley bat-tled once again. The pair eventually pulled to Mor-ris’ rear decklid and pres-sured him for the lead before mechanical issues forced the race leader to the pits for another caution.

This time, Henley and Scofield were on the front row and found themselves in a side-by-side battle for multiple laps before Sco-field was able to pull ahead and drive off to his first Wheel Man win.

“This is a tough track,” Scofield said his post-race on-track interview.

As for second place Henley, “Jesse could have just used me up on the last restart and been on his way, but he ran me clean. He’s truly a class act.”

Brooke Storer, the only driver to win twice this season, finished a solid third ahead of Tim Alex-ander, Struble, Jake Per-kins, Kevin Macy, Tim Sozio, Morris and Tommy Kelly.

Brayden Boardman out-ran Eric Sharrone in the Anything Automotive Mini Stock 25 to win the fea-ture. Sharrone took con-trol of the event on lap No. 6 and appeared to have the win in hand when a late-race caution came out due to a medical emer-gency in the pits. When the race resumed Sharrone wobbled as he exited turn No. 2 which opened the door for Boardman to dive to the low groove and take the lead. Sharrone re-bounded and made a last turn dash for the win, but fell 0.024 second short at the line. Robert Anthony

followed the pair in third. Early race leader Gary Holliman Jr. finished fourth, Chad Cushing was fifth.

James Peters earned his third win of the season after taking the Pure Stock 25 wire-to-wire. Lane Wil-son closed in on Peters in the closing laps but could not make a pass for the lead before the finish. Danny Maddox finished a solo third. Kleav Lewis held off Kyle Peters for fourth.

The Street Stock 25 turned into a race against brothers as the two went head-to-head for 12 laps before an eventual winner was decided. Travis Blotz took the early lead from pole-sitter Lauren Lanier before brother Geoffrey Blotz moved up make it a race to the finish. First it was Travis in the lead for seven laps, then Geoffrey for one. Travis came back and narrowly beat Geof-frey to the line. The pair continued their contest five more laps before Geoffrey was able to edge Travis out by 0.203 sec-onds at the finish.

“That’s the most fun race I’ve ever had,” Geof-frey Blotz said from vic-tory lane. Peanut Waller, Jonathan Appleby and AJ Waller rounded out the top five, in respective order.

Geoffrey Blotz now sits atop the Street Stock

leader board by 97 points over Sal DeFranco who finished the race seventh.

Thomas Peet closed to within three points of Ford Outlaw hot shoe Eric Shar-rone after he beat Jesse Veltman to the finish of the Ford Outlaw 25 for his sec-ond win in the division this season. Sharrone followed in third. Neil Herne and Clint Hick rounded out the top five, respectively.

Joey Catarelli topped the Ford Outlaw Figure 8 after taking the field through 20 laps of treach-erous trips around the fig-ure 8 course and through the intersection that was partially covered with water from late afternoon rains that delayed race ac-tion and forced an all- feature-night event. Early race leader Jesse Veltman followed for second after regrouping from a spin in front of the field on lap No. 7. Frank Manese ended the night third, Dora Thorne fourth and Thomas Peet fifth.

Citrus County SpeedwayOfficial results (Top 5)

Aug. 8Brandon Ford Wheel Man Sportsman 50

1. 07 Jeff Scofield2. 3 Jesse Henley3. 9 Brooke Storer4. 63 Tim Alexander5. 69 Rex StrubleDIVISION STATS: 17 cars. 50 laps. Margin of Victory: 1.261 seconds; Avg. Speed: 29.492 mph; Best Lap by 56 Brandon Morris, 14.328 sec., 62.814 mph, lap No. 7.

DISQUALIFICATIONS: none. *Fast Quali-fier: 07 Jeff Scofield 14.001 sec.

Ford Outlaw Figure 8 201. 19 Joey Catarelli2. 551 jesse Veltman3. 444 Frank Manese4. 48 Dora Thorne5. 6 Thomas PeetDIVISION STATS: 12 cars. 20 laps. DISQUALIFICATIONS: none.

Anything Automotive Mini Stock 251. 35 Brayden Boardman2. 59 Eric Sharronw3. 51 Robert Anthony4. 17 Gary Holliman Jr.5. 21 Chad Chushing DIVISION STATS: 18 cars. 25 laps. Margin of Victory: 0.024 sec.; Avg. Speed 21.740 mph; Best lap by 51 Robert Anthony, 16.833 sec., 53.466 mph. DISQUALIFICATIONS: none.

Pure Stock 251. 5 James Peters2. 20 Lane Wilson3. 82 Danny Maddox4. 4x Kleav Lewis5. 153 Kyle PetersDIVISION STATS: 0.446 sec.; Avg. Speed: 22.798 mph; Best lap by 5 James Peters, 15.934 sec., 56.483 mph, lap No. 4. DISQUALIFICATIONS: none.

Street Stock 251. 1 Geoffrey Blotz2. 7 Travis Blotz3. 62 Peanut Waller4. 69A Jonathan Appleby5. 8 AJ WallerDIVISION STATS: 8 cars. 25 laps. Margin of Victory: 0.203 sec.; Avg. Speed: 34.699 mph. Best Speed by: 1 Geoffrey Blotz, 15.099 sec., 59.954 mph, lap No. 10. DISQUALIFICATIONS: none.

Ford Outlaw 251. 6 Thomas Peet2. 551 Jesse Veltman3. 59 Eric Sharrone4. 13 Neil Herne5. 1 Clint HickDIVISION STATS: 21 cars. 26 laps. Margin of Victory: 0.646 sec.; Avg. Speed: 17.461 mph; Best Lap by 6 Thomas Peet, 17.792 sec., 50.585 mph, lap No. 4. . DISQUALIFICATIONS: none.

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What is worse than ‘fake news’? Old fake news. Another question: How do you know you’re having success in the Citrus County Sheriff’s election? The establishment’s candidate and his ‘non-connected team’ are lobbing attack ads based on past hurtful moments. Now we should ask: Is this the guy we want healing current and future divides?

My non-lobbyist team has stayed above the fray. We discussed supposed dirt on other candidates and didn’t go there. I didn’t want to be Mel.

I don’t like being attacked by any PAC supporting Eakley. Who would? And how many more are there? They went after Prendergast and now me- --so our polling must be up. Mike Klyap’s positive comments about Mel didn’t go unnoticed. We were hoping by taking the high road we’d cause a change in Citrus politics. We should all be disappointed. Now the looming questions are: What does Eakley have on Klyap? Will Prendergast go high or low?

Eakley’s gang crafted a perfectly timed media attack to run during early voting. Here’s a synopsis of the truth.

Nearly 20 years ago, I was forced to file bankruptcy after a business partner left me high and dry. Bankruptcy is a last resort in any financial matter---no one does it lightly and it was the last option.

Some ten years later, I was divorced from my first love---the mother of my children. It was contentious as many divorces are when money and kids are involved. We both moved on, the kids are grown and I’m remarried to my best friend.

My mother had leukemia and eventually passed. I did what I had to and would do it again for Mom and the family. There were some unresolved financial issues and Mel’s surprise attackers seized on it. Family personal moments became public just before the Chronicle forum. Coincidence? We think not.

I live in Citrus County as verified by Elections. As a former LEO all previous and current addresses are exempt from public disclosure. This didn’t stop Mel’s group from inserting them into an attack advertisement.

Finally, many editorial letters from business colleagues advised of my budget management and upwardly mobile career.

Our grassroots campaign is growing daily. They know it and are desperate. Don’t fall for it. Leadership, truth and transparency are at stake. We’re at: www.facebook.com/patrickcrippenforsheriff/

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Booker’s 35 help Suns top Thunder

LAKE BUENA VISTA — Devin Booker scored 35 points, and the Phoenix Suns rolled past the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 128-101 on Mon-day to improve to 6-0 in the restart and improve their playoff chances.

Heat close in on No. 4 seed

LAKE BUENA VISTA — Jimmy Butler returned from a foot injury and scored 19 points, Derrick Jones scored 18 off the Miami bench and the Heat kept T.J. Warren largely in check on the way to a 114-92 win over the Pacers on Mon-day night.

Mavericks rally past Jazz

LAKE BUENA VISTA — The short-handed Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 22-point deficit in the sec-ond half to stun the Utah Jazz 122-114 on Monday.

Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Mavericks with 27 points.

Raptors beat Bucks 114-106LAKE BUENA VISTA —

Chris Boucher scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-106 on Monday.

The Bucks already had clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for a second straight season, and defending NBA cham-pion Toronto was locked into the No. 2 spot.

Wrestling star ‘Kamala’ dies

James Harris, a Mississippi-born sharecrop-per who gained interna-tional fame as “Kamala the Ugandan Giant,” a massive professional wrestler who buried opponents with his trademark “splash,” has died.

Kenny Casanova, who co-wrote Harris’ autobiog-raphy, wrote on social media that Harris died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coro-navirus. He was 70.

— From wire reports

SPORTS BRIEFSScofield takes Wheel Man win

TYLER SONTAG/Speed RacerNeil Herne takes a wild ride through the water Saturday night in the Ford Outlaw Figure 8. Late afternoon rain showers forced an all-features-night show including the Figure 8 division that competed in part through water that still covered a good portion of the figure 8 intersection at the end of the night’s action.

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U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher Mon-day, nudging the S&P 500 within striking distance of its all-time high set in February.

The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after wavering between small gains and losses in the early going. The bench-mark index is now within 1% of its last record high.

The gains came on the first trading day since President Donald Trump announced several stop-gap moves to aid the econ-omy in response to the collapse of talks on Capitol Hill for a bigger rescue package.

Trump signed executive orders over the weekend to extend an expired benefit for unemployed workers, among other things. The or-ders were more limited than what investors hoped to see from a full rescue bill for the economy, but hopes remain that the White House and Congress can re-turn to talks and find a compromise.

The S&P 500 gained 9.19 points to 3,360.47. The Dow Jones Industrial Av-erage rose 357.96 points, or 1.3%, to 27,791.44. The Nasdaq composite lost 42.63 points, or 0.4%, to 10,968.36.

Most stocks across Wall Street rose, with hotels,

cruise operators and air-lines — among the hardest-hit companies due to the pandemic — seeing the biggest gains. Smaller stocks also had a strong showing, pushing the Russell 2000 index up 15.49 points, or 1%, to 1,584.67. Losses in technol-ogy, health care and com-munication services stocks, which have been among the biggest gainers this year, kept the market’s gains in check.

“The more economically sensitive stocks are driv-ing the market higher,” said Brent Schutte, chief investment strategist of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management. “The rest of the market today and over the past few days is doing better.”

MGM Resorts Interna-tional jumped 13.8% for the biggest gain in the S&P 500 after IAC disclosed that it had built a roughly $1 billion stake in the com-pany. Like other busi-nesses that depend on people feeling safe enough to travel, MGM Resorts has been pummeled by the pandemic, and its shares more than halved in March alone. Barry Diller, IAC’s chairman, called it a “once in a decade” oppor-tunity, citing its potential to move business online.

But losses for technol-ogy stocks weighed on the

market. It’s a continuation of their struggles from Fri-day, when worries rose that worsening U.S.-China relations could mean re-taliations against the U.S. tech industry. It’s a rela-tively rare setback for the industry, which has been the year’s biggest winner so far and cruised through much of the pandemic. Critics had already been calling tech stocks over-priced, even after account-ing for their huge and resilient profits.

The S&P 500 extended its winning streak to seven days, its longest since the spring of 2019. The bench-mark index has nearly reached the record high it set in February, before the pandemic pancaked the economy into recession. It had been down nearly 34% in March.

Investors have been say-ing the economy needs an-other big lifeline from Washington, and quickly, after $600 in weekly unem-ployment benefits for workers from the federal government expired with July’s end. But talks broke apart on Friday, and Trump issued his execu-tive orders on Saturday. Both the White House and congressional Democrats indicated Sunday they wanted to resume negotia-tions, but no talks were scheduled.

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Ametek Inc AME 54.82 0 102.31 99.04 +1.25 +1.3 s s s -0.7 +14.5 41 0.72

Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD 32.58 4 98.34 54.55 +.29 +0.5 s s s -33.5 -42.3 14 1.10e

Bank of America BAC 17.95 5 35.72 26.56 +.45 +1.7 s s s -24.6 -7.9 9 0.72

Capital City Bank CCBG 15.61 4 30.95 20.85 +.32 +1.6 s s t -31.6 -17.9 1 0.56

CenturyLink Inc CTL 8.16 4 15.30 10.86 +.37 +3.5 s s s -17.8 -3.3 4 1.00

Citigroup C 32.00 5 83.11 52.86 +.74 +1.4 s s s -33.8 -20.1 7 2.04

Disney DIS 79.07 7 153.41 128.79 -1.14 -0.9 t s s -11.0 -7.2 17 1.76

Duke Energy DUK 62.13 6 103.79 84.76 -1.85 -2.1 t s s -7.1 -1.1 21 3.86f

EPR Properties EPR 12.56 4 79.80 33.15 +.99 +3.1 s s s -53.1 -54.4 10 4.32

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Ford Motor F 3.96 6 9.65 7.09 +.23 +3.4 s s s -23.8 -23.7 6 ...

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Home Depot HD 140.63 0 274.92 274.73 +3.09 +1.1 s s s +25.8 +31.8 28 6.00

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IBM IBM 90.56 6 158.75 127.11 +2.15 +1.7 s s s -5.2 -5.8 13 6.52

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Microsoft Corp MSFT 132.25 9 217.64 208.25 -4.23 -2.0 t s s +32.1 +62.1 41 2.04

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NextEra Energy NEE 174.80 0 289.41 283.64 -4.14 -1.4 t s s +17.1 +36.3 21 5.60

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Regions Fncl RF 6.94 5 17.54 11.50 +.24 +2.1 s s s -33.0 -22.3 8 0.62

Smucker, JM SJM 91.88 7 125.62 112.84 +1.79 +1.6 s s s +8.4 +2.8 14 3.60f

Texas Instru TXN 93.09 0 137.65 135.41 +1.85 +1.4 s s s +5.5 +15.4 24 3.60

UniFirst Corp UNF 121.89 9 217.90 200.48 +2.44 +1.2 s s s -0.7 -0.7 23 1.00

Verizon Comm VZ 48.84 8 62.22 58.99 +.46 +0.8 s s s -3.9 +9.5 13 2.46

Vodafone Group VOD 11.46 4 21.72 15.50 +.09 +0.6 s s t -19.8 -8.2 0.97e

WalMart Strs WMT 102.00 0 134.13 131.88 +1.91 +1.5 s s s +11.0 +22.6 76 2.16f

Walgreen Boots Alli WBA 36.65 3 64.50 42.86 +1.34 +3.2 s s s -27.3 -17.0 8 1.87f

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The electric truck maker won a lu-crative contract to make garbage trucks for Republic Services.

Media and internet company IAC bought a 12% stake in the casino operator as part of a bet on online gambling.

The athletic footwear and apparel retailer gave investors an encourag-ing sales update.

The utility began the formal process of selling its business in the U.K.

The mall operator is considering selling empty department store space to Amazon, according to me-dia reports.

The social media company held preliminary talks to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Stocks closed mostly higher Monday, after President Donald Trump announced stopgap moves to aid the economy in re-sponse to the collapse of talks on Capitol Hill for a bigger res-cue package. The executive or-ders extend unemployment ben-efits, among other things.

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Eakley has vast experience

This August, the citizens of Citrus County will get a chance to choose from several candi-dates to be the next sheriff. I would like to take a moment to ask you strongly consider Mel Eakley for that position.

Mel is the most qualified of all the candidates with his 25-year career in law enforce-ment. He served in almost every department and rank of a sheriff ’s office. His knowl-edge in everything from pa-trol deputies to school resource officers and up to administration is vast.

I had the opportunity to at-tend one of Mel’s meet and greet events last year and he was very attentive to the questions my friends and I asked him. He has a real an-swer backed up with facts and experience for them all.

Most importantly, I think Mr. Eakley will be able to work with all members of this com-munity. I believe he will be able to bring unity where we are seeing a lot of division.

Being a good sheriff is so much more than boasting about drug busts in the news-paper. A good sheriff will be a leader in all meanings of the word. I genuinely believe Mel Eakley is the most qualified person for this important community position.

Do your research and vote wisely, vote Eakley.

Patricia OatsvallHomosassa Springs

Encourage fiscal conservatism

Since being a candidate for Citrus County Commissioner more than once, as a fiscal conservative — that means being thrifty with as little taxes as possible — I continue being interested and promot-ing good local governance

Also, I am the president of the Ronald Reagan Republi-can Assemblies for the West Central Florida Region. One of the tenets of out organiza-tion is fiscal conservatism.

The topic of considering a sales tax increase has been recently published in the Chronicle.

For years our county sales tax has only been six cents.

Our county is the only one, as far as I know that has not increased the sales tax. This is a selling point for our mer-chants and businesses for customers to buy in Citrus County. The owners of rental property also benefit by not paying more to the state in sales tax as it is.

I encourage the Chronicle to encourage fiscal conserva-tive policies in local government.

Renee Christopher-McPheeters

Lecanto

Lewis will govern responsibly

Angel Lewis, a candidate for county commission, is a breath of fresh air in our current po-litical environment that is starved of transparency, sensi-bility and un-marginalized representation.

Her narrative is simple. She will listen to and represent you, the citizens of Citrus County.

Lewis will govern our natu-ral resources, growth and the county budget responsibly. She will bring a renewed sense of strength and inclusiveness to businesses and citizens alike. As a local restauranteur, she knows how breaking a bud-get can take down a business. She also knows this commu-nity, its citizens and the strug-gles we all face daily.

She is a hard-working woman who grew up here, and with her husband Kevin, is raising their children in Le-canto. She loves people and is committed to being accessible to you like no one else as your county commissioner. Clear vi-sion and clear choice. Please vote Angel Lewis 2020.

Jeffrey CampCrystal River

Since 2018, the Citrus County Builders Alliance desired dual-enrolled stu-

dents for their Construction Academy. The president stated that Sen. Wilton Simpson told him such a program could exist. My oppo-nent and the school board informed him that it’s Tallahassee’s fault.

Such programs de-sired by the CCBA currently exist in Hernando, Pasco and Lake counties. They are not in place due to any special action by Tallahassee. I know because I ex-ercised much more than “due diligence” by performing the job of an unpaid superinten-dent of schools of sorts. I trav-eled to Osceola, Orange, Seminole, Lake, Pasco, Her-nando and Marion counties to ferret out existing programs that work and are needed in Citrus. I met with students, par-ents and teachers.

Osceola County introduced: The high flex schedule that al-lows time to go to work, trade courses and college in the morn-ing and then these students at-tend regular high school courses in the afternoon and early eve-ning; and the Gateway Method available to all students, not just the college bound like the AVID program here. The Gateway Method teaches great study hab-its incorporating note taking methods from Cornell University and critical analytical thinking.

Orange County brokered ar-rangements with large corpora-tions throughout the state for tuition free masters degree scholarships for district teach-ers so they can advance in the teaching profession. Such a de-gree would allow an additional source of income at colleges which now require at least a Masters level degree to teach.

Seminole County introduced the hybrid model: Parents wanted the checks and bal-ances of a live teacher but did not want entirely virtual nor want entirely brick and mortar; “learning pods” where the vir-tual students in groups of five are supervised by a trusted par-ent. Such parents then rotate so they can work at their jobs.

In Marion County, I attended the graduation from West Port High School of my

dual-enrolled students at the College of Central Florida. It is a designated high school for dual enrollment. Some 200 stu-dents a year cross the stage al-ready in possession of their

A.A. degree. I defy my opponent to show me that our district has any designated dual-enrollment high school with any numbers equivalent to the West Port High School program.

The maritime in-dustry is undergoing substantial change. Technology and new skills must be taught. The Interna-tional Maritime Organization en-courages students to

work at a global scale and qual-ify for international work. There are high tech vessel and tug boat courses featuring dy-namic positioning and simula-tors and global maritime distress and safety systems.

I’ll properly utilize the Coast Guard Auxiliary. A captains li-cense is equivalent to 22 credit hours.

Making and repairing sails for sailboats is training in de-mand, as is larger marine en-gine repair.

The Florida Career and Pro-fessional Education Act was created to provide a statewide planning partnership between business and education com-munities, to expand and retain high-value industry, and sus-tain a vibrant state economy. As your new superintendent I will work with industry and lobby on behalf of expanded CAPE programs.

A temperance program for our school students to be taught about the health and social con-sequences of abuse of illegal drugs, alcohol, cigarette smok-ing and teen pregnancy should be encouraged, not mocked.

I want armed guardians to be hired for training, with the re-quirement that they be ex-law enforcement or ex-military. The husband of the secretary of my opponent was hired for training as an armed guardian that was neither ex-military nor ex-law enforcement. He did not pass the muster of the sher-iff ’s training.

I am well aware of the role of overburdened counselors in our schools. I see no reason that we can’t hire four positions

back as school attendance offi-cers to assist the counselors es-pecially in light of the COVID-19 numbers escalating.

We need all employees to be screened for immunocompro-mised disease prior to working this school year.

I witnessed my opponent ac-companied by Patrick Simon, then district administrator, pushing Common Core at the Central Ridge Library. Com-mon Core is with us for three more years without cursive writing.

On Feb. 12, 2020, the Tampa Bay Times published an article titled “Florida has new school standards. Did it dump the Common Core?” It mentioned that for the fifth time in 24 years Florida changed school standards. It mentioned the suggested new standards called “Benchmarks for Excel-lent Student Thinking (BEST)” were criticized as not being substantively different.

I interviewed the teachers involved in the criticism. They said the fatal flaw in all these standards remains the same. These teachers said the input should be from the frontline teachers, not from bureaucrats or administrators. They said they wanted fact and knowl-edge based education stan-dards because anything else would be political and experi-mental with no verification and no pilot testing. That was the problem with Common Core.

I will encourage teachers to teach beyond the textbook in a balanced way that conforms with state requirements as I did.

I will fight for every dollar I can get from Tallahasseefor our district.

I will be your activist superin-tendent truly making bold moves and regularly attend meetings of the Department of Education and provide input for our stu-dents, parents, teachers, support staff and industry groups.

A placard will be placed on my desk saying, “The buck stops here.”

Please consider these facts for the election taking place on or before Aug.18.

It will be a pleasure to speak to you from my personal cell phone at 352-270-4909

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Eviction apocalypse

loomingThe moral obligation of

government to meet the housing needs of

all Americans is made clear by the Housing Act of 1949, which stipulates the “reali-zation as soon as feasible of the goal of a de-cent home and suitable living environment for every American family.”

Nonetheless, of the basic human needs of food, water and shel-ter, government tends to give short shrift to assuring de-cent housing for low income citizens. As a consequence, more than two million Amer-icans face eviction each year.

Florida is a prime exam-ple of government failing to take to heart the goal of de-cent housing for all.

Despite voter approval of a constitutional amendment in 1992 and subsequent legisla-tion that created the Sad-owski Trust Fund as a dedicated revenue source for affordable housing, state lawmakers have legally looted over $2.2 billion from it since 2001 — enough to have subsidized 177,000 new homes. In large part, this has contributed to Florida’s third highest homeless pop-ulation in the nation and about 2 million low income households paying more than 30% of their income for housing.

With many of Florida’s low income households one pay-check or financial setback away from becoming home-less, the devastating eco-nomic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has caused the affordable hous-ing neglect to become a gap-ing wound.

In response, Gov. Ron De-Santis rightly imposed an emergency moratorium on evictions on April 2, which has since been extended to Sept. 1. Without the morato-rium, tens of thousands of Floridians would have been evicted in the middle of a

pandemic, which would have greatly increased their risk of contracting and spreading the virus.

The moratorium, however, is nothing more than a tem-porary Band-Aid.

Banks and rental property companies can-not suck up an extended mora-torium indefi-nitely without risking insol-vency. Further-more , most landlords are in-dividual inves-

tors who can only stave off default to a certain point without rental income.

For those temporarily spared by the moratorium, time is a liability since missed rental or mortgage payments are not forgiven. According to a U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse survey, once the moratorium is lifted as many as 1.5 mil-lion Floridians could be-come homeless.

Such a homeless tsunami would be devastating for Florida. It would place many of those evicted in poverty with all of its costly physical, psychological and social ramifications. It would also overwhelm our courts, social services, and communities at a time when state and local government resources are already perilously stretched.

Near term, federal grant assistance similar to the CARES Act is essential to make whole both landlords and those facing homeless-ness, if an eviction apoca-lypse is to be averted. Long term, government at all lev-els must take to heart their collective moral obligation to provide decent housing for all by making affordable housing a policy and funding priority.

With the moratorium’s day of reckoning approaching, government can no longer neglect its moral obligation of decent housing for all — now or in the future.

THE ISSUE:Eviction

moratorium.

OUR OPINION:Temporary ban

merely delays day of reckoning.

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CHRONICLE ENDORSEMENTS� Commissioner, District 5 — Holly Davis

� Commissioner, District 3 — Ruthie Davis Schlabach

� Supervisor of Elections — Maureen “Mo” Baird

� Circuit Court Judge — George Angeliadis

� School Superintendent — Sandra “Sam” Himmel

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Hammer best for District 3

I have been a resident of Cit-rus County for 73 years. When I was a boy, we had only 10,000 residents in our county. Now we have in excess of 180,000.

I have always been interested in politics. The reason being, that is the way we select our leaders. I have gotten involved a number of times in county politics because I personally knew the candidates well. I felt it was important to get good qualified people in office to be a part of our leadership. This would help our county flourish and have good, controlled growth, while protecting our precious natural resources in our water-rich county.

The state did a year-long study and concluded in the re-port they released last year that by 2030, we would have 6 mil-lion new residents moving into our state! That causes me great concern for the impact that will have on our quality of life here.

The reason I am writing this letter is that there is a community-minded man I met while involved in community activities. This highly qualified man of integrity is running for County Commission District 3. I am talking about Mark Ham-mer, a good friend and confi-dant. We have worked together on many projects that have ben-efited youths as well as adults of Citrus County.

Mark Hammer has lived in Citrus County for about 40 years. Many of those years he has been a builder and a good and honest one!

I feel from years of experi-ence, Mark Hammer is the best-qualified candidate for District 3 County Commission.

I am asking you to seriously consider Mark Hammer and give him your vote for the fu-ture of our great county.

Larry Hartman

Baird will continue the tradition

I am writing as an election worker since 2006, usually as a precinct clerk, to encourage you to vote for Maureen “Mo”

Baird for Supervisor of Elec-tions. We have a proud history in our county with Susan Gill as supervisor, and that tradi-tion needs to be continued.

Elections require meticu-lous attention to detail and ab-solute transparency. Mo has the training, experience and commitment to election fair-ness that should characterize our next Supervisor of Elec-tions. I would be delighted to work for her.

When the other candidate was in public office, he brought chaos and cost the taxpayers thousands in inves-tigations which never found anything. We cannot have chaos surrounding elections which are the foundation of our democracy.

I urge you most sincerely to vote for Maureen Baird, the qualified candidate for Super-visor of Elections.

Pamela MorganDunnellon

Manipulating the data

Coronavirus data no longer going to the CDC! What? They are now to be sent to HHS so they can be manipulated to suit the Trump Administration. This should be headline news. We won’t be able to believe the pandemic information being published. The Trump Admin-istration is now going to be ma-nipulating all the nationwide data coming in to make it look good for him, even if it now will be distorted. We won’t be able to trust it. How can expert epi-demiologists interpret it if is no longer reliable. We have be-come a third world country under this person and it contin-ues to get worse. We need the CDC to provide us reliable facts!

Marion MulhollandHomosasssa

Baird will build on Gill’s legacy

Citrus County has had the good fortune to have Susan Gill as our Supervisor of Elections for the past several elections.

She has built a staff that has suc-cessfully run our elections in an efficient, timely and accurate manner, and she and her staff are very well respected among their peers in other state elec-tion offices. She is retiring and deserves a big thank you from all of us for the legacy she is leaving.

There are two candidates seeking to replace her and since I do not know either of them per-sonally; I can only base my deci-sion on who to vote for on their record of public service.

Mo Baird has worked in the election office for all of Susan Gill’s tenure. As operations man-ager, she was responsible for making sure all policies and pro-cedures were up to date and fol-lowed during the entire election process, up to and including re-porting of results in a timely manner. She has earned aca-demic accreditation at both the state and national level and sev-eral Supervisors of Elections have endorsed her. She plans to build on the legacy left by Susan Gill and improve on it as new processes become available.

There is an old adage which says, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”!

It certainly appears to apply to this race, which is why I am voting for Mo Baird to be our next Supervisor of Elections.

Jack CoynePine Ridge

Sheriff Prendergast is a proven leader

Sheriff Mike Prendergast has proven to be the leader this community needs. Since taking office in 2017 he has kept his word by aggressively attacking the drugs plaguing our communities. Citrus County has seen record break-ing drug arrests and seizures under Sheriff Prendergast’s leadership. This will only im-prove his next four years.

Without being ordered, he was the first sheriff in Florida to place a CCSO deputy in every school immediately fol-lowing the Parkland tragedy. Our schools were staffed with experienced deputies pulled from many busy departments throughout the agency. This

action proved our children is his number one priority.

Working for him I can tell you truthfully, he is a leader who cares about the employ-ees of this agency. Sheriff Prendergast fought to in-crease deputy pay, working conditions and equipment. Service above self is not only his motto but a lifestyle he fol-lows every day.

The Sheriff entered our agency during a unique time in the law enforcement profes-sion. Trustworthy, apprecia-tion and respect, are words seldom used today by the pub-lic when speaking about polic-ing in America. Our profession has been hijacked by false narratives and media bias. This caused every law en-forcement agency to struggle with recruiting and retention. You will hear lies about a mass exodus of 70 deputies leaving CCSO. This half-truth does not break down why the employee has left, such as re-tirement or quitting law en-forcement completely. You can ask any cop and they will tell you, when the economy is good nobody wants to be a law enforcement officer. Many agencies of comparable size to Citrus have lost more than 70 deputies, but some want to blame the sheriff. Do your own research and look at the agency attrition numbers on FDLE’s website. This is not a unique problem only impact-ing Citrus County.

Your deputies respect and trust your sheriff. He is a fair and honest man who they can follow. Please vote for Sheriff Mike Prendergast on Aug. 18 to continue excellence in pub-lic safety.

Bobby Lambert16-year CCSO patrol lieutenant

Homosassa

Davis a person of sterling character

Compassionate leadership steers the path for change. To find a leader who uses their plat-form to listen, understand, and create change is to find a leader who can spring a community for-ward in progress.

I had the pleasure of working for Holly Davis for four years during a critical juncture in my professional life. She is not just an inspiring and compassionate leader in the way she manages her company and teams, she is a per-son of sterling character.

I have seen Holly put her em-ployees first with genuine care and concern. She is one of those rare business owners who will ask how you are— and genuinely cares to hear the response and be of any help she can. She has led branding and strategy for major clients but maintains a humble-ness that is powerful and rare.

Holly sees opportunity and growth — in her employees, in her clients — and cultivates this with her head and heart. Her ability to steer with clarity and practicality is exceptional and would be a changemaker for Cit-rus County. I encourage you to vote for change by voting for Holly Davis in the Citrus County Commission, District 5 election on Aug. 18. I’m willing to bet she’ll change your life for the better just like she did mine.

Maya ChendkeToronto, Ontario

Thanks, Realtors, for the endorsementThank you to the Realtors

Association of Citrus County for their endorsement of my candidacy to be the next prop-erty appraiser.

Many people don’t know the Realtors Association is about much more than helping peo-ple through home sales. The RACC is an advocacy group for private property rights as well. It enforces negotiations adhere to a strict Code of Eth-ics that has stood for over 100 years. I have practiced this Code in my 18 years as a local Realtor. I will apply this tough but fair negotiation experi-ence in interactions with cor-porate entities as your next Property Appraiser.

I truly appreciate the Real-tors Association trust and con-fidence in me to do so with their endorsement.

Rob TessmerInverness

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vah’s Witness and therefore does not accept any blood-product trans-fusions due to her reli-gious belief.

She was extremely weak. Her hemoglobin was only 6.5 grams — nor-mal is 12-14 grams for a woman.

Hemoglobin is protein in red blood cells. It trans-ports oxygen from the lungs to all over the body.

Without oxygen, a per-son feels tired. My pa-tient’s hemoglobin was very low; this significantly increases the risk of heart attack. Ideally, she should get a blood transfusion, but she refused due to re-ligious reasons. An emer-gency consult was obtained for her to see me.

Anemia can be due to many different reasons. Proper workup is indi-cated to find out the exact cause of anemia. Proper treatment depends on the cause of anemia. Symp-toms may include fatigue, skin pallor, shortness of breath, lightheadedness and dizziness.

She was found to have iron deficiency. If left un-treated, iron-deficiency anemia can cause serious health problems. Having too little oxygen in the body can damage organs. With anemia, the heart must work harder to make up for the lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin. This extra work can harm the heart.

Iron-deficiency anemia is almost always due to bleeding. The most com-mon cause is bleeding in the stomach, intestine or colon. So, appropriate workup is necessary to find out the cause of bleeding and stop it.

Bleeding can be due to a simple stomach ulcer, but it can also be as bad as cancer. I have diagnosed many patients with cancer who present with anemia.

My patient was severely anemic. I started her on intravenous iron and her hemoglobin soon im-proved by more than 2 grams. She is feeling stronger. She will also get Procrit or erythropoietin.

Her risk of heart attack is much lower now. She will get a workup to find out the source of bleeding and so hopefully, this does not happen again.

In short, we can treat anemia much more effec-tively in this modern age. Do not feel that because you have always been ane-mic all your life, nothing can be done. Also, correc-tion of anemia can at least make you feel stronger. So, if you are tired of being tired, consider seeking treatment for anemia.

Dr. Sunil Gandhi is a hematologist and oncologist. He is the volunteer medical adviser of the Citrus Unit of American Cancer Society. Write to 521 N. Lecanto Highway, Lecanto, FL 34461, email [email protected] or call 352-746-0707.

Over the past few weeks I have had a number of questions

regarding dentures.I will write in general

terms while trying to ad-dress the questions asked. I hope this is information helps in your decisions on what to do with your dentures.

There are a number of reasons a patient presents to the dentist about den-ture issues. They may have broken them, they may be loose, they may not be able to chew as well as in the past, or they simply may not like the way they look in regard to their smile.

Dentures break for all sorts of reasons — they fall to the floor or the sink and for those of you who have animals, they get chewed on. Most problems like these are easily fixed, ei-ther in the office or with the help of a qualified lab.

If your dentures are loose a reline is often the answer. Relines can im-prove the fit of a denture, especially an upper den-ture. A reline will have no effect on how the denture looks or chews (other than the benefit from it being more stable). This is often the best solution to a prob-lem and can cost less than having a new set of den-tures made.

If chewing has become a problem, you are likely a longtime denture wearer that has worn the teeth down from where they were originally. The only way to deal with this is to have a new set of teeth made.

There are many differ-ent types of teeth available. Like anything else, denture teeth come in all ranges of quality, from basic to best.

Your dentist will know what is best for you. You might also like to know that the quality of the tooth af-fects the cosmetics of your end result.

While on the subject of cosmetics, though the tooth type is very important, it is only one facet that makes a set of dentures look like real teeth. A lot of denture cosmetics comes from the proper height of the den-tures. Some people have the typical denture look depicted by the chin get-ting closer and closer to the nose — you get a pouty look when your teeth are together or when chewing.

The other area that makes a big difference is the fullness of your lips. As we age, there is less tone to the tissues around the mouth. A properly made set of teeth can help sup-port those tissues to en-hance the smile.

If anything written here seems as though it applies to you, I would urge you to talk to your dentist about it. Just as in may scenarios we come across, when all things come together (in this case your dentist, their staff, their lab, the materi-als used and, of course, the patient) in harmony, great results can be enjoyed.

Contact Dr. Frank Vascimini is at DrVascimini @MasterpieceDentalStudio.com.

MetroCreative

Fall road trip season has arrived, and it promises to be unlike any other in recent memory. The out-break of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has changed how people go about their daily lives, including how they travel.

Travel may involve some risk until a treatment or vaccine for COVID-19 is developed, but day trips by car are among the safer ways to get out and about and ex-perience the majesty of nature this fall. Moderate temperatures make autumn an ideal time to hit the open road, and drivers can do so without sacrificing their personal safety.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone who intends to travel take certain steps to protect themselves while away from home. The CDC advises travelers to wash their hands often while traveling, but fully operational restrooms may not be easy to find while on the road, as many communities have

closed such facilities in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.

But that doesn’t mean drivers and their passengers can’t keep their hands clean as they take to the road this fall. An on-the-go handwashing kit that includes the following items is easy to carry and makes for an effective way to wash your hands while on the road.

� Water bottle(s) with cap: Pack enough water bottles with caps to accommodate your entire traveling party.

� Antibacterial soap/hand

sanitizer: The CDC advises wash-ing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds after going out in public, touching surfaces fre-quently touched by others and/or after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing. If you bring hand sani-tizer, make sure it’s at least 60% alcohol.

� Paper towels/wash cloths: Pack paper towels or wash cloths so you can dry your hands after washing them.

� Garbage bag: If you’re visiting a park or trails, remember to bring a garbage bag along so you do not leave dirty towels or empty water bottles behind. A plastic bag from the grocery store can suffice if your traveling party is small.

The 2020 fall road trip season may differ from seasons past, but drivers can still take to the roads this autumn. Some simple safety measures, like packing an on-the-go handwashing kit, can help drivers reduce their risk of getting the COVID-19 virus without com-promising the entertainment value of their trips.


Coping with Dementia LLC, the organizer for the Citrus County Vir-tual Wellness Challenge, is seeking sponsors to support the event. Sponsors will receive a range of benefits that include advertising, commemorative certificates and recognition on social media. Op-portunities are available from $250 to $3,000.

The Citrus County Virtual

Wellness Challenge, which will run from Sept. 13 to Oct. 10, 2020, has been developed in partnership with Mr. Bill Fitness LLC of Crystal River. It is designed to enable its participants to get credit and earn recognition for simple activities to improve their physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.

Funds raised by the event will be donated to Dementia Education Inc., a Citrus County-based non-profit that supports publications

and projects designed to help care-givers of loved ones living with Alz-heimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

The Virtual Wellness Challenge will be managed through a website planned to go live in mid-August. In the meantime, individuals seek-ing information on the event can contact Coping with Dementia President Debbie Selsavage at 352-422-3663, or email [email protected] of

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Family Features

Between sheltering-in-place, online learning and time away from friends, many children will need a little extra support as they head back to school

this week.Children will need support whether they

face more at-home virtual learning routine, or if they are returning to the brick-and- mortar school environment replete with new challenges.

Consider these tips from the experts at KinderCare to help you emotionally prepare your children to return to school with confi-dence, optimism and excitement.

Address everyone’s feelingsChildren often take cues about how to

react from their parents.Think about what it takes for you to feel

calm and prepared (or even excited) for the start of a new school year. That could mean talking with your child’s teacher or school about the safety precautions they’re taking so you can feel more at ease, taking a few

minutes to establish a morning routine or stepping away from news that makes you anxious.

Focus instead on the positive aspects of school, like the opportunity your child will have to learn, make friends, interact with others and grow into his or her own person.

“Children need a sense of belonging, and school provides an important connection point for them,” said Dr. Elanna Yalow, chief academic officer for KinderCare Learning Centers. “Nothing builds a sense of commu-nity like personal contact with friends and teachers. That connection is essential in sup-porting a child’s growth and development.”

Set expectationsSome children may feel ready to go and

eager to explore, while others can be more reserved or even fearful of new places, faces and routines. When your child knows what to expect, it can go a long way in soothing any worries he or she may have about leaving home and going to school, or about working again online.

EMOTIONAL PREP

Getting your children ready for back-to-school week

Photo courtesy of KinderCareIt’s important to respect your child’s growing independence and empower him or her to help others. As you explain safety precautions like covering the mouth when sneezing or coughing, or proper hand washing, emphasize how your child’s actions can help keep family, friends and teachers safe.

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Quitting tobacco isn’t easy, but finding help should be.

Tobacco Free Florida offers free tools and services to help you get started, with Quit Your Way.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, quitting is more import-ant than ever for your health and peace of mind. Get the support you need from the comfort of your own home.

Participants will receive nico-tine replacement patches, gum or lozenges, if medically appropriate; must be 18 or older. They will also receive a workbook and materials, which more than doubles your chances of success.

Gulfcoast North Area Health Ed-ucation Center and Florida Health will present free virtual Tools to Quit classes this month. They will be:

� Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1-3 p.m.� Thursday, Aug. 13, 6-8 p.m.� Friday, Aug. 14, 10 am. to noon� Monday, Aug. 17, noon to2 p.m.� Tuesday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m.to noon� Thursday, Aug. 20, 6-8 p.m.

� Friday, Aug. 21, noon to 2 p.m.� Monday, Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m.� Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1-3 p.m.� Thursday, Aug. 27, 10 a.m.to noon� Friday, Aug. 28, noon to 2 p.m.� Monday, Aug. 31, 6-8 p.m.Register by calling 813-929-1000;

preregistration is required.You will be emailed a link to

join by Zoom conference via video

or audio.Tools to Quit will provide you

with information about the effects of tobacco use, the benefits of quit-ting and will assist you in develop-ing your personal quit plan.

Cessation groups cover all forms of tobacco.

For more information, visit www.tobaccofreeflorida.com/quityourway.

It’s also important to respect your child’s growing independence and empower him or her to help others. As you explain safety precau-tions like covering the mouth when sneezing or coughing, or proper hand washing, empha-size how your child’s ac-tions can help keep family, friends and teachers safe.

“Children may already be apprehensive about returning to school, let alone trying to cope with new safety practices,” said Dr. Joelle Simpson, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and medical director for emergency prepared-ness at Children’s Na-tional Hospital.

“Explaining these pre-cautions ahead of time can help your children see them as part of the school day routine in-stead of something to fear.”

Celebrate thestart of the new

school yearTry to plan a special

activity or some extra family time before school starts and encour-age your child to partici-pate in the planning.

“Remember, children didn’t have time for a clean break and celebra-tion at the end of the last school year, and this can help your child mentally adjust to a new routine and schedule,” Yalow said.

Let your child know how proud you are to see him or her growing up, learning how to be a good friend and explor-ing and learning about the world. Be sure to talk with your child each school day — what was learned, funny things friends said, the things that seem little but are important to your child.

For more tips about how to help your child prepare for the new school year, visitkindercare.com.

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A multitude of services are available from

these professionals to improve your quality of life to its fullest.

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“TWO GOOD SOLES” Shoes and Socks Drive

The Nature Coast Volunteer Center will be collecting NEW Shoes and Socks

Now until Sept. 11, 2020 Collected items will benefit the following agencies:

Citrus County District Student Services CASA - Citrus Abuse Shelter Association

Citrus County Family Resource Center CUB – Citrus United Basket

Daystar Life Center Pregnancy & Family Life Center

Citrus County Cares Your donations will stay right here in Citrus

County to benefit local children in need.

Drop off locations:

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~Bealls Outlet, Crystal River 20 N. Suncoast Blvd., Crystal River

~Central Citrus Community Center 2804 W. Marc Knighton Ct. Lecanto

~Citrus County Libraries—all locations ~Citrus County Resource Center

2804 W. Marc Knighton Ct., Lecanto ~Citrus County Tax Collectors Office

Crystal River and Inverness ~East Citrus Community Center

9907 E. Gulf to Lake Hwy., Inverness ~Hernando Area Senior Program

2415 N. Florida Ave., Hernando ~Lecanto Government Building 3600 W. Sovreign Path, Lecanto

~West Citrus Community Center 8940 W. Veterans Dr., Homosassa

~YMCA 4127 W. Norvell Bryant Highway, Lecanto

Remembering & Responding to 9/11

This day of service is sponsored by RSVP of Citrus County, a program of the Nature Coast Volunteer Center. For more information please call 352-527-5959.

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Photos submitted should depict scenes of Citrus County’s waters and/or habitats. Enter photos by Friday, August 28. Photos must have been taken within the last year and cannot depict any particular business. All photos become the property of Citrus Publishing, Inc.

You could win tickets to area attractions and have your photo entry featured on the Citrus County Chronicle’s Sunday Commentary Section.

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# (WEDU) PBS 3 3 14 6 World News

BBC News PBS NewsHour (N) (In Stereo) Å

American Experience Ronald Reagan, actor and president. ‘PG’ Å (DVS)

Frontline “Love, Life & the Virus” (N)

They Were Our Fathers ‘G’ Å

% (WUFT) PBS 5 5 DW News BBC PBS NewsHour (N) American Experience ‘PG’ Å (DVS) Frontline (N) Å BBC House

( (WFLA) NBC 8 8 8 8 8 News Nightly News

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America’s Got Talent “Live Show 1” Eleven per-formers compete live. (N) ‘PG’ Å

World of Dance “The Semi-Finals 2” ‘PG’

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Wheel of Fortune

Modern Family

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WFTV Tonight:

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Wheel of Fortune

Jeopardy! (N) ‘G’

NCIS “Ephemera” ‘PG’ Å (DVS)

FBI “Studio Gangster” ‘14’ Å

FBI: Most Wanted “Predators” ‘14’

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Late-Colbert

(WTVT) FOX 13 13 13 13 News News Ac. Hollywood

TMZ (N) ‘PG’

Hell’s Kitchen ‘14’ Å (DVS)

Prodigal Son Martin revisits his past. ‘14’

FOX13 10:00 News (N) (In Stereo) Å

FOX13 11:00 News (N) (In Stereo) Å

4 (WCJB) ABC 11 News ABC ET Inside Ed. Mod Fam Mod Fam black-ish mixed-ish What Would News J. Kimmel

6 (WCLF) IND 2 2 2 22 22 Christian Fitness

Joyce Meyer

Kenneth Hagin

Great Awakening with Word Excellence

Contending, Faith

Andrew Wom

Perry Stone ‘G’

Watch Therefore

Purpose for Life

Great

8 (WYKE) FAM 16 16 16 15 Vegas Unveiled: A Virtual Vegas

Daily Flash ‘G’

Citrus Today

Sully’s Biz Brew Ocean Mysteries With Jeff Corwin ‘G’

Vegas Unveiled: A Virtual Vegas

Citrus Court

Citrus Today

< (WFTS) ABC 11 11 11 11 ABC Action News

World News

Inside Edition

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ABC Action News

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The Goldbergs

Big Bang Theory

Big Bang Theory

Mom ‘14’ Å

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Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

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How I Met Family Guy ‘14’

Family Guy ‘14’

F (WTTA) MNT 6 6 6 9 9 Extra ‘PG’ ET FamFeud FamFeud NewsChannel 8 Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Seinfeld Seinfeld H (WACX) TBN 21 21 S.Channel The 700 Club Å Babers SkyWatch P. Stone Bill W. Let’s Go! S.Channel S.Channel Faith Prince

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Two and Half Men

DC’s Stargirl (Season Finale) (N) ‘14’ Å

Tell Me a Story (N) ‘MA’ Å

CW44 News (N)

CW44 News (N)

2 Broke Girls ‘14’

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What’s It Worth?

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Extreme Unboxing

Extreme Unboxing

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(ACCN) 99 College Football From Dec. 28, 2007. College Football From Sept. 21, 2019. ‘G’

(AMC) 55 64 55 ››› “The Rock” (1996, Action) Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris. ‘R’ Å

›››‡ “Jurassic Park” (1993, Adventure) Sam Neill. Cloned dinosaurs run amok at an island-jungle theme park. ‘PG-13’ Å

›››‡ “Jurassic Park” (1993) ‘PG-13’

(ANI) 52 35 52 19 31 Finding Bigfoot (In Stereo) ‘PG’

Finding Bigfoot (In Stereo) ‘PG’





(BET) 96 71 96 ››‡ “Stomp the Yard” (2007, Drama) Columbus Short, Meagan Good. A troubled dancer enrolls in college. ‘PG-13’ Å

›‡ “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” (2011) Martin Lawrence. Malcolm and his stepson go under cover at a girls school.

(BIGTEN) 742 809 Maryland Football Classic Å

BTN Football in 60 Å Maryland Football Classic Å

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Last Man Standing

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(CNN) 40 29 40 41 46 Situation Room Erin Burnett OutFront Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper CNN Tonight CNN Tonight (ESPN) 33 27 33 21 17 SportsCenter (N) SportsCenter (N) MLS Soccer Final: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å (ESPN2) 37 28 34 43 49 Around Pardon WNBA Basketball: Aces vs Fever WNBA Basketball: Liberty vs Sparks NFL Live Å (FBN) 106 149 106 99 41 The Evening Edit (N) Lou Dobbs Tonight The Evening Edit Strange Strange Lou Dobbs Tonight The Evening Edit

(FLIX) 118 170 ››› “The Professional” (1994, Suspense) Jean Reno. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

›› “Fear” (1996) Mark Wahlberg. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

››‡ “Indecent Proposal” (1993, Drama) Robert Redford. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

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(FNC) 44 37 44 32 Special Report The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å The Ingraham Angle Fox News at Night (FOOD) 26 56 26 Chopped ‘G’ Å Chopped ‘G’ Å Chopped ‘G’ Å Chopped (N) ‘G’ Chopped Sweets ‘G’ Chopped ‘G’ Å

(FREEFORM) 29 52 29 20 28 ›› “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous” (2005) Sandra Bullock. ‘PG-13’

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(FX) 30 60 30 51 ››› “Spy” (2015, Comedy) Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

›‡ “Baywatch” (2017) Dwayne Johnson. Elite lifeguards must save the beach from a crime wave. ‘R’

›› “Daddy’s Home 2” (2017) Will Ferrell. ‘PG-13’ Å

(GOLF) 727 67 727 Central Central Golf Lessons Golf’s Greatest Rounds (N) ‘G’ Å PGA PGA

(HALL) 59 68 39 45 54 “Fashionably Yours” (2020, Romance-Comedy) Kat Graham. ‘NR’ Å

“Love on Harbor Island” (2020, Romance) Morgan Kohan, Marcus Rosner. ‘NR’ Å

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

(HBO) 302 201 302 2 2 Real, Bill Maher

Perry Mason “Chapter Eight” ‘MA’ Å

›› “Midway” (2019, War) Ed Skrein. The U.S. Navy and fighter pilots battle Japanese forces. ‘PG-13’ Å

Hard Knocks: Los Angeles (N) ‘MA’


(HBO2) 303 202 303 The Swamp Republican congressmen are tracked. (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å


››› “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993, Children’s) Robin Williams. (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å

Hard Knocks: Los Angeles ‘MA’ Å

(HGTV) 23 57 23 42 52 Good Bones ‘G’ Å Good Bones “Old Doors, New Wall” ‘G’

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Good Bones (N) ‘G’ Å House Hunters

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House Hunters

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(HIST) 51 54 51 32 42 The President’s Book of Secrets ‘PG’

The Secret History Of Air Force One

The Secret History of the White House

America’s Book of Secrets: Special Edition “White House Secrets and Scandals” ‘PG’

The Secret History Of Air Force One

(LIFE) 24 38 24 21 Rizzoli & Isles ‘14’ Å Rizzoli & Isles “The Beast in Me” ‘14’

Rizzoli & Isles ‘14’ Å Rizzoli & Isles ‘14’ Å Rizzoli & Isles “Living Proof” ‘14’ Å

Rizzoli & Isles “Sailor Man” ‘14’

(LMN) 119 50 119 “Adopted in Danger” (2019, Suspense) Allison Paige, Sarah Aldrich. ‘NR’ Å

“Mommy Is a Murderer” (2020, Suspense) Bree Williamson, Jason Cermak. ‘NR’ Å

“A Mother Knows Worst” (2020, Suspense) Katie Leclerc, Jeff Schine. ‘NR’ Å

(MSNBC) 42 41 42 The Beat With The ReidOut (N) All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour

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Gerard Manley Hopkins was a highly regarded 19th-century poet, but none of his poems was published during his lifetime. These two lines from “That Na-ture is a Heraclitean Fire” have some relevance to today’s deal: “This Jack, joke, poor potsherd, patch, matchwood, immortal dia-mond / Is immortal diamond.”

In the auction, South’s three di-amonds was a help-suit game-try,

announcing game-invitational values and asking for assistance in diamonds. North, with a maxi-mum hand, three good trumps and the beneficial diamond king, was quick to jump to game.

The defense started with a heart to the ace and a heart to de-clarer’s king. (Yes, East should have switched to a club.) South cashed his spade ace, played a spade to dummy’s queen, ruffed the heart jack in hand, took his diamond ace, led a diamond to dummy’s king and continued with another diamond.

East correctly deduced that if South held the diamond jack, he would have played a diamond to the king and a diamond toward his hand, planning to take the fi-nesse. So as not to kill his part-ner’s immortal diamond jack, East discarded the club four.

Now, though, West was end-played. If he opened up clubs, South would score his king. If West returned a heart, declarer would ruff with dummy’s spade queen and sluff a club from his hand. Either way, the contract was home.

East should have killed his partner’s jack — no joke — by ruffing the third diamond. Then he could have switched to a club to defeat the contract.

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TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST 11, 2020 C: Comcast, Citrus S: Spectrum D/I: Comcast, Dunnellon & Inglis F: Oak Forest H: Holiday Heights

C S D/I F H 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 (NBCSN) 448 26 730 American Ninja Warrior

(In Stereo) ‘PG’American Ninja Warrior (In Stereo) ‘PG’

American Ninja Warrior (In Stereo) ‘PG’




(NGEO) 109 65 109 Lost Treasures of Egypt ‘PG’ Å

Lost Treasures of Egypt ‘PG’ Å

Lost Treasures of Egypt ‘PG’ Å

Lost Treasures of Egypt (N) ‘PG’ Å

Ancient China From Above ‘PG’ Å

Ancient China From Above (N) ‘PG’ Å

(NICK) 28 36 28 35 25 Casagran Casagran Sponge. Sponge. Sponge. Sponge. Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends (OWN) 125 24 103 Dr. Phil ‘14’ Å Dr. Phil ‘14’ Å Greenleaf ‘14’ Greenleaf ‘14’ To Be Announced Greenleaf ‘14’ (OXY) 123 44 123 Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’

(PARMT) 37 43 37 27 36 Two and Half Men

Two and Half Men

Two and Half Men

Two and Half Men

›› “Four Brothers” (2005) Mark Wahlberg. Siblings seek revenge for their adoptive mother’s murder. ‘R’

››› “The Bourne Legacy” (2012) Jeremy Renner. ‘PG-13’

(SEC) 745 72 The Paul Finebaum Show (N) (Live)

SEC Now (N) (Live)

SEC Now SEC Now SEC Now SEC Now SEC Now To Be Announced

(SHOW) 340 241 340 ›››› “Deliverance” (1972, Adventure) Jon Voight, Ned Beatty. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

Ray Donovan “Irish Spring” ‘MA’ Å

City on a Hill (In Stereo) ‘MA’ Å

We Hunt Together ‘MA’ Å

›››‡ “Hustlers” (2019) ‘R’ Å

(SUN) 36 31 36 Inside Pitch

To Be Announced

Rays Pregame

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Extinct or Alive: Land of the Lost Sharks

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America’s Book of Secrets:

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GreenleafThe critically praised drama wraps up its five-season run with a finale called “Behold,” which finds the various mem-bers of the Greenleaf clan re-solving to lay their complicated pasts to rest as they prepare themselves to see what God’s plan for their futures holds, to-gether and individually. Merle Dandridge, Lynn Whitfield and Keith David star.

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Will Smith: Off the Deep EndWill Smith may be one of the most convincing movie action heroes on the planet, yet he freely admits that he has a fairly strong phobia when it comes to sharks. This 60-minute special follows the actor as he resolves to con-front that fear at last, as well as his general fear of the open seas and all the dark mysteries in the murky depths beneath our feet.

10 p.m. on (HBO)

Hard Knocks: Los AngelesSeason 15 of this hit sports-based reality series will provide a characteristically unfiltered all-access look at what it takes to succeed in the National Foot-ball League. The five-episode 2020 edition of this show will break precedent by spotlighting both Los Angeles NFL teams, the Los Angeles Chargers of the AFC West and the Los Angeles Rams of the NFC West. Those two franchises are set to share the new 70,000-seat SoFi Sta-dium in Inglewood, Calif. Liev Schreiber returns for his 14th season as this show’s narrator.

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Dear Annie: I have an ab-solutely wonderful boyfriend who I have been with for nearly two years. The only issue we have is regarding some of my exes. Although I have proven to him that I have no lingering feelings whatsoever, he has a hard time when they come up in anyone’s conversation, or if they contact me out of the blue.

Recently, one of my exes, “Josh,” was in a very bad place be-cause of e x t e n -sive drug u s e , o v e r a l l reckless-ness, vio-l e n c e and pos-sible at-tempted suicide. He did not have m a n y p e o p l e looking out for him, so I wanted to reach out to hear his side of things and see if I could help, because this was nothing like the person I knew. I was very worried. And for my sake, too, I wanted to know if I really dated someone who did the terrible things I was hearing, and I just wanted some closure.

I wasn’t sure if being on his radar was the best thing, but my boyfriend especially did not want me to have any com-munication with him, partly out of concern for my safety.

Ultimately, I decided that my boyfriend is too import-ant for me to make him un-comfortable, so I didn’t talk to Josh. Now I have gotten the news that Josh commit-ted suicide, and I am abso-lutely crushed.

I knew him as a great per-son with big dreams, but I ended things when I saw him going down a dark road with drug use. However, I always had hope things would turn back around for him. I can’t help feeling some resent-ment toward my boyfriend.

Was my boyfriend justified in his hesitation? Do I need to just get over the guilt of not helping Josh and not blame my boyfriend, or, under the circumstances, should my boyfriend have ac-cepted me talking to him? Should I have contacted Josh anyway knowing he needed help regardless of my boy-friend’s feelings? — Not Sure How to Feel

Dear Not Sure How to Feel: I’m so sorry for your loss and that Josh could not reach out for professional help in time.

The key words in that sen-tence are “professional help.” While you sound like an amazing person, Josh needed to seek out profes-sional help. You cannot blame yourself for his death, nor can you blame your boyfriend.

As for your boyfriend’s jealousy, that is a trust issue. Perhaps he needs more reas-surance in your relationship. If you want to be a friend and keep in touch with your exes, by all means, do so. However, when you do, be open and honest about it.

If that doesn’t work for you and your boyfriend, it is bet-ter to know now, not after he has become another ex.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to [email protected]. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate colum-nists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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CLAYPOOL’S Tree Service - Lic/Ins.

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352-201-7323

Heavy Bush-HoggingLand Clearing, Fill DirtSeeding, Tree removal

& Debris removal.Lic/Ins 352-563-1873

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AttentionConsumers!The Citrus County

Chronicle wants toensure that our ads meet the require-ments of the law.

Beware of any service advertiser that cannot

provide proof ofoccupational

license or insurance. For questions about

business require-ments, please

call your city or countygovernment offices.

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HOMOSASSA100 x 150 vacant loton Homosassa Trailacross from Payless

Septic. Orig price $30k will accept $15,000

(813) 469-4267

Mike Czerwinski

Specializing InGOPHER TORTOISE

SURVEYS &RELOCATIONS

WETLAND SETBACKLINES

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ENVIRONMENTALCONSULTANTS

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DAVID KURTZRealtor

VacantLand

SPECIALIST

Let me help youBuy, Sell, Invest.

Free/ No Obligation Market Analysis

for your property.Residential

& Commercial

Century 21 J.W.Morton Real Estate, Inverness, Fl. 34450

CELL 954-383-8786Office 352-726-6668

PUBLISHER’SNOTICE:

All real estateadvertising in this

newspaper is subject to Fair Housing Act

which makes it illegal to advertise “any

preference, limitation or discrimination

based on race, color, religion, sex, handi-

cap, familial status or national origin, or an

intention,to make such prefer-ence, limitation or

discrimination. “ Fa-milial status includes

children under the age of 18 living with

parents or legal cus-todians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept

any advertising for real estate which is in

violation of the law.Our readers are

hereby informed that all dwellings adver-

tised in this newspa-per are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of

discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

The toll-free telephonenumber for the

hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

Tranquil &

Peaceful 1 Acre

Citrus Hills

Beauty

3BedRm, 2 Baths,2 Car Garage1,976 LivSF

Roof replaced 2013 AC replaced 2014

352-212-1446ExploreCitrus.com

2/1, 1972 Single Wide in Homosassa 55+

Park. Furn., carport, storage shed, Nice,

CLEAN & QUIET$12.5K 352-564-0201

CRYSTAL RIVERAnnual Sites

Available Startingat $585 a monthPlease Call Rock

Crusher Canyon RV Resort Today 352-564-9350

INVERNESS2/2, fully furn.-1035sqft

55+, No Pets, $980 Many Amenities

Incl.\ 360-808-6210

INVERNESSApartment Next to

NEW CITY PARK / 55+Furnished 1/1 - $475

303-913-9042

ALL CLASSIFIED ADS ARE

NON-REFUNDABLE

CRYSTAL RIVERBest Tennants Wanted

Nice 3/2, Huge Fenced Yard, Newly Furnished,

w/wo Huge garage,(540) 720-0098

HOMOSASSA2/1, CHA, No Pets,

$650./mo., 1st , last + Sec. (352) 628-4210

WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE

Thru wall installation-45”W 36”T 25”D -

300ft+ Pipe- Excellent

Condition! - great for Hunting Cabin - $600

obo (352) 601-0265

Work Benchold wood, you fix

$75(352) 563-0225

HOSPITAL BEDAll Electric w/ Remote

GOOD CONDITION!U-Pick Up$500 obo

(352) 601-0265

WALKER8” wheels

Good Condition$50. 352-419-4066

ICE CREAM MAKERWest Bend. New in

box. $15. Call or text. 352 586-4576

VACUUMBISSELL / model 82HI Upright / Helix system$30 (352) 344-1515

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with monitor$120

(352) 341-3535

SLALOM SKI HOMagnum. 71” Interm skill level. $90 Call or

text. 352 586-4576

CAR SEATSAFETY 1ST

Brown and beige $25 352-201-0876

Dresser /ChangingTable w/ storage

area- Blonde Finish-Good condition!

$100 352-613-0529

DRESSER/CHANGING TABLE blonde finish has storage area in

good condition $100. 352-613-0529

I buy, jewelry, silver, gold, paintings, instru-

ments, records, an-tiques, coins,watches

& MORE! 352-454-0068

WANTEDJUNK & ESTATE

CARSUp to $1,000. & MORE

(352) 342-7037

Wanted Model Trains $ INSTANT CASH $For old Lionel & other

model trains, anyquantity- one piece

or a house full! 330-554-7089

2/1, 1972 Single Wide in Homosassa 55+

Park. Furn., carport, storage shed, Nice,

CLEAN & QUIET$12.5K 352-564-0201

Mobile HM on 2.36acres, w/ 30 x 50 Metal Garage, 14’ Overhead Door, fits motorhomes.

Mobile HM is 1600 sqft, 3/2, ALL NEW in 2019. Partial Fence w/ Gate, 2267 N Donovan Ave,

Crystal River, FL - Ride by then CALL/ asking

$209,000 603-860-6660

TIME TO BUYOR SELL

YOUR MOBILEIn A Leased Land

Park?

CALLLORELIELEBRUN

Licensed Realtor & Mobile Home Broker

Century 21Nature Coast,

835 NE Highway 19, Crystal River Fl,

Office 352-795-0021Direct 352-613-3988

DANSK BISTROCOBALT BLUE DISHES plates salad bowls

mugs $10 each 352-513-5339

DRAPES RED 95” X 54” ROOM DARKENING lined Xcel cond 10

panels - $10 a panel. 352-513-5339

FISH PLATTERGLASS -Clear -no chips $5

352-513-5339

GENERALMERCHANDISE

SPECIALS!

6 lines - 10 days(up to 2 items

per ad)

$1 - $200$11.50

$201-$400$16.50

$401-$800$21.50

$801-$1500 $26.50

352-563-5966Classified Dept.

GENERATORGENERAC PORTABLE , Briggs & Straton gas

engine, 5550 watts, low hours, $200.00 call

GENERATORTROYBILT 3550W

NEVER USED! They list for $599 - Will sell for

$399 Cash- Pine Ridge(520) 529-5806

GUN SAFE30in by 24in by 5ft, older model with combination lock, $250. Pics availa-

ble. 352-586-0493

ICE CREAM SHOP/Restaurant Turn-key One of a kind Ice Cream/food Shop for sale. Stayed open thru pandemic. My loss is

your gain. $45,000 FIRM Serious inquiries only, call for details

(352)651-2104

IRRIGATION TIMERS 5-4 station Orbit digital timers good condition

$90 352-613-0529

Record CollectionLP’s, Country/Western & Gospel, 30 ALBUMS

TOTAL. ONLY $30(352) 344-1515

Security lightsDefiant, three motion,unused LED $25 each

THREE SMALL ANIMAL CARRIERS Used, but in great condition. Call

or text. $15.00 352-586-4576

TIRENew 125/80/16 donut

tire and jack kit for Kia soul. Paid $165 $100

352-465-6619

TOMMY BAHAMA SEAT CUSHIONS New Palm Tree design - $20 ea

352-513-5339

TOMMY BAHAMA Val-ance, New, Beaded Palm Tree 97”x 13”Retail $24.95-Sell$20 352-513-5339

VINTAGE WATER PITCHER CERAMIC

Large Fruit Decor Ex-cel Cond $10 352-513-5339

WESTERN BELTSILVER BUCKLE TONY LAMA 38” Like New-Retail $100 Sell $25

352-513-5339

WICKER WINE STAND Excel Cond holds

wine or liquor 14” x 12” x 17” High $20 352-513-5339

TV 25” VIZIO flat screen has HDMI port & remote good con-dition delivery availa-ble $80. 352-613-0529

TV 38” INSIGNIA flat screen 3 HDMI ports &

remote good cond. delivery available

$100. 352-613-0529

2 Wheelbarrows$30 Each

352-436-2953

HARDWARE 18 hidden door hinges, 9 satin

nickel cabinet knobs, 7 satin nickel drawer

pulls $35 352-201-0876

LADDER30 Ft. Fiberglass

$65352-436-2953

MEDICINE CABINETS 2 recessed mirrored cabinets $8 each or

both for $10. 352`201-0876

MIRROR42”X47” $5

352-201-0876

MORTAR MIXER7 hps, Wis. Engine.

Excellent condition. $1200 firm

352-697-0458

BAR STOOLSset of 3 solid wood maple brown 29”excellent condition $60 352-613-0529

BED FRAME (METAL)KING SZ, $60352-613-0529

BEDTwin Sz headboard w/ Box Spring & Frame inGood Condition! $100

352-613-0529

BOX SPRINGS2 SIMMONS Twin SZ BOX SPRINGS for aKING SZ bed, $80

352-613-0529

China Cabinet1 Glass Front Wood

China Cabinet, $50 obo(352) 344-1515

CURIO CABINET large white wash finish 82”HX40”WX13”D

needs door replaced. $100 352-613-0529

DAYBEDFrame & Springs

U-Pick Up$75 (352) 601-0265

DESK1 Wood Office Desk, Lshaped for corner $50 obo (352) 344-1515

Gas GrillWeber, includes gas

tank, and covergood Cond $100(352) 513-5600

Large two PieceL-shaped Sectional w/

Chaise Lounge &Cocktail Ottoman $250

Rocking Chair w/

Gold color stenciling

and seat pads for $100

352-303-8011

Mattress twin size with box spring, frame &

headboard maple fin-ish in good cond.

$100. 352-613-0529

Bob’s DISCARDEDLawn Mower Service � FREE PICK-UP �

352-637-1225

IRRIGATION TIMERS 2 12 station Orbit digital

timers in goodcondition $90

352-613-0529

JOHN DEEREUtility Trailer

for back of RidingLawn Mower

$45 (352) 436-2953

LADY PALM TREE6 Ft Tall, perfect shape

$125(352) 527-0663

4 Tempered Safety Glass Patio Doors

w/ Aluminium Tracks3’ x 6.5’ $70 obo(352) 344-1515

BATHROOM VANITYLIGHTS 4 chrome 34” shaded lights in good

condition $30. 352-613-0529

EQUIPMENTOPERATOR

FULL-TIME

Tree Work &Land Clearing

* MUST BE Versatile

* MechanicallySkilled a Plus

To Apply:Please Call

(352) 563-1873

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CITRUS COUNTY

CHRONICLEServing Our

County Since 1894

The Oldestbusiness

Supporting our Community


NON-REFUNDABLE

ANTIQUE CHAIRS2 antique chairs- $35 for both

(352) 436-2953

Antique BottleCollection

Old Soda Pop and other Vintage pieces $40 obo

(352) 344-1515

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Number 8 Display Car - Plastic42 inches Long $100

352-303-8011

CHEST FREEZER Sears Kenmore used 15.1

cubic feet $200 352-527-0982

SMITTYSAPPLIANCE REPAIR

352-564-8179

Real-time Online Auction

By Order of the BankDesign Scapes of Manasota, Inc.Tues, August 18,

2020 at 10:00 A.M.Live audio stream-ing auction event consisting of Vehi-cles, Trucks, Trailers and Landscaping

Equipment including 2015 Ford F-750,

2014 Isuzu NPR HD Truck, Skid Steers

and more!Registration, cata-

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AB-1098 AU-3219, Eric Rubin

NOW HIRING!

WELL DRILLERS

* Must have 2 - 3 years well drilling

experience.

* Must be able to drill steel wells with arotary machine.

Starting yearly

salary 72k-120k

(Depending on EXP)

For more informationPLEASE CALL386-867-0572

PATIO/ GUTTERALUMINUMINSTALLER

FULL TIME

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MUST HAVE:• Driver’s License or a Dependable Ride.

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FL 34461(352) 270-8878

EOE/DFWP

SEEKING

CARRIERS

EARN BETWEEN$200 - $300per week.

$150sign on bonus.

Paid Training!

The Citrus County Chronicle has

immediate openings for newspaper

delivery drivers inINVERNESS,

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Routes take approx. 3-5 hours to

complete in the early morning hours.Must have reliable

insured vehicle and valid driver’s license.

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8am-5pm Mon-Fri

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MUST HAVE:**Bachelor’s degree

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PROPERTYMANAGEMENT

TEAM

Needed to manage 37 unit apartment

complex. USDARural Development 515 and tax credit.

Exp required.AC certified.

Send resume to:aperano@

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TUESDAY,AUGUST 11, 2020 B7CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE CLASSIFIEDS

SAR011149

3436-0901 TUCRNUnknown Father 2019-DP-124 Notice of Action

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.: 2019-DP-124Division: Juvenile

IN THE INTEREST OF:P.K.L.C-M (F) D.O.B.: 05/25/2017

A Child.

NOTICE OF ACTION, SUMMONS AND NOTICE OFADVISORY HEARING AS TO THE UNKNOWN FATHER FOR

MANIFEST BEST INTEREST AND ADVISORY HEARING

THE STATE OF FLORIDA

TO: Unknown Father of P.K.L.C-M.

You are hereby notified that a petition under oath has been filed in the above-styled court for the termination of your parental rights as to P.K.L.C-M., a female child born on May 25, 2017, in the State of Florida, for placement of the child with the Florida Depart-ment of Children and Families for subsequent adoption, and you are hereby commanded to be and appear before THE HONORABLE PE-TER M. BRIGHAM of the Circuit Court or any judge assigned to hear the above cause, at the Manifest Best Interest and Advisory Hear-ing on September 11, 2020 at 9:00 AM via THE “ZOOM” APPLI-CATION, 110 North Apopka Avenue, 3rd floor, Inverness, FL34450.

ALL PARTIES SHALL APPEAR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, ONLY.

DEBTHOMPSON

* One call away for your buying and

selling needs.* Realtor that you can refer to your

family and friends.* Service with a smile

seven daysa week.

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GRI Realtors

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connectionto your

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[email protected]

Tropic ShoresRealty

I STAND with gratitude forthe FLAG!God Blessthe USA!

* * *MEADOWCREST

SPECIALIST

DEBRA CLEARYYOUR

NeighborhoodRealtor

...Also Serving Pine Ridge, Citrus Hills &7 Rivers Golf + C.C.

* * *

(352) 601-6664Tropic Shores Realty

Les J. Magyar,

REALTOR

“Simply Put

Integrity #1”

352-220-1786Lmagyar01@

gmail.comCraven Realty,

Inc.352-726-1515

Mortgage Loan Originator

Should yourefinance?

If you’repaying 4.25%or more…YES!

Dianne Perkins 352-464-0719

NMLS #1410743

Equal Housing Lender

I put the REAL in REAL ESTATE!

JIM THE “REAL”MCCOY

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(352) 232-8971

I STAND with gratitude forthe FLAG!God Blessthe USA!

* * *MEADOWCREST

SPECIALIST

DEBRA CLEARYYOUR

NeighborhoodRealtor

...Also Serving Pine Ridge, Citrus Hills &7 Rivers Golf + C.C.

* * *

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SUGARMILLWOODS

Sellers & Buyers FRUSTRATED?NEEDING HELP? CALL ME, NOW.

Hello I’m

Wayne CormierKey One

352-422-0751

[email protected]

“Have a great day and God Bless”

BETTY J. POWELLRealtor

“ Your SUCCESS

is my GOAL...

Making FRIENDS

along the way

is my REWARD! “

BUYING ORSELLING?!

CALL ME: 352-422-6417 bjpowell72@

gmail.comERA American

Realty & Investment

.. Nick Kleftis ..

Now is the time to consider listing your home, inventory is down and buyers

are ready.

Call me for a free market analysis.

Cell: 352-270-1032Office: 352-726-6668

email: [email protected]

BOBBI DILEGO352-220-0587

SELLING?

GET TOP DOLLAR& TOP SERVICE!

FREEHOME MARKET

ANALYSIS

FREEHOME WARRANTY

26 yrs in Real Estate36 yr Citrus County

ResidentERA American Realty

IS A MOVE IN

YOUR FUTURE?

For your next move, you deserve the best. Phyllis has sold real estate in 6 states for

25 years.Now exclusively

in Florida, See how you can put

HER experience towork for YOU

by contacting herTODAY.

Phyllis EGarrett,

Realtor 352-445-1393

Coldwell BankerInvestors Realtyof Citrus County

It’s a GREATTIME TO

SELL!Deb Infantine

Realtor

I have 36 yearsReal Estateexperience!

Call me:

352-302-8046

Only Way RealtyCitrus

DEB INFANTINERealtor

KAREN ARCE352-634-5868

Full Time Realtor Since 2003!

Multi Million DollarProducer!

Discover the BESTWhen Buying or

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“Let Me Put MyExperience & Energy To Work For You!”

I Service Citrus County and The Surrounding

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FREE Home Market Analysis

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Century 21J.W. Morton

Real Estate, Inc.

MICHELE ROSERealtor

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352-726-1515

Pick Jeanne Pickrel for all your RealEstate needs!

Certified Residential Specialist.

Graduate of RealEstate Institute.352-212-3410

Call for a FREEMarket Analysis.

[email protected]

Century 21JW Morton

Real Estate Inc.

Stefan StuartREALTOR

Let me help you find your next home or sell

your current one.352-212-0211

[email protected]

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Tim FergusonRet. Marine Corpsveteran known forhis integrity and

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consistent.

My 30 years of exp. are the foundationof my Real Estate

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Call me anytimewithout obligation.

I’m ready to fight to protect your interests

in the purchase or sale of real estate

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UNLESS OTHERWISE ARRANGED BY A PARTY, THE HEARING WILL OCCUR BY VIDEO/TELEPHONE USING THE ZOOM APPLI-CATION.

To appear by video: Please click on the hyperlink you received via email (best method), or type https://zoom.us in your web browser, click on Join Meeting, then enter the Meeting ID (929 3086 6975) and Password (748240) per the prompts. You will be admitted to the hearing by the Magistrate.

To appear by phone: Please call (786) 635 1003 US (Miami) or (646) 558 8656 US (New York) and enter the Meeting ID (929 3086 6975) and Password (748240) when prompted. You will be ad-mitted to the hearing by the Magistrate.

*PLEASE EMAIL THE MAGISTRATE [email protected] IF YOU ARE NOTABLE TO ATTEND BY TELEPHONE OR VIDEO ON THE ZOOM APPLICATION.

YOU MUST PERSONALLY APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED.

FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORYHEARING OR THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TRIALCONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTALRIGHTS TO THIS CHILD, IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION.

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT TO REPRESENT YOU IN THIS MATTER. IF YOU WANT AN ATTOR-NEY, BUT ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD ONE, YOU MUST NOTIFYTHE COURT, AND THE COURT WILL DETERMINE WHETHER YOU QUALIFY FOR AN ATTORNEY TO BE APPOINTED TO REP-RESENT YOU IN THIS MATTER.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accom-modation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are enti-tled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, FL 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700 within seven (7) working days of your receipt of this notice; If you are hearing or voice impaired call 1-800-955-8771, Florida Relay Service 711.

THIS NOTICE shall be published once a week for four consecu-tive weeks in the Citrus County Chronicle’s Classified Section.

Dated this 6th day of August, 2020, at Inverness, Citrus County, Florida.

ANGELA VICK, Clerk of Courts{{ COURT SEAL }}

By: Lindsey C Thomas, Deputy Clerk

Published August 11, 18, 25, and September 1, 2020

HONDA2001Goldwing GL1800

28,500 miles. Manyextras. Excellent cond.Ultimate touring bike. Black/chrome. $7950

352-270-8089

HONDA2009 Shadow 750 Exc. con. 1 owner, garage kept, Very low mi 3514$3600 561-777-6014

SCOOTER2007 Moto Mojo

Uptown 49cc Scooter 770 Miles, Street Legal,

Two seater, Remote Start, Alarm system,3 lockable storage

compartments $850 352-897-5339

SUZUKI ‘06Burgman 400, Motor

Scooter, SHARP,Runs Great - Very

Dependable! $1750 OBO 352-251-5868

NO TEXTS

Harley-Davidson‘08 FLHX Street Glide, Very Clean, Low Miles,

$8900 OBO352-277-9175

Harley-Davidson2020 Softail Slim S

107ci, ONLY 400 mi, For SALE or TRADE

for a 3/4 TonPick-up Truck - 4WD

352-634-1789

HONDA1989 Goldwing SE

1500 CC, Blue/green.Only 11,401 mi., bought

brand new. Perfect cond. Hardly driven. $6000 obo Tony:

352-527-8950Pictures avail. online!

Harley-Davidson2003 100th Aniv. EditionV Rod, Black & Silver,

Vance & Hines, 13,000mi, $4,950 obo

516-819-9196

DODGE2002 Ram Diesel - 2500 Cums/ BLK / 181K mi / 1

owner/ Tow pkg/ Ext. cab / Great Cond. - a/c $11,500 352-601-0383

FORDF350 Diesel King

Ranch Crew Cab 4 x 4 108K mi/ Rear Ent./Retractable Tonneau

Cover-1 owner- ALL svc rec’s/ Mint Condition!

$20,900 352-497-6945

GMC1995 Sierra 3500

350 cubic inch Eng. 5sp Stick - Work Truck$2200 (352) 228-1183

LINCOLN‘02 Blackwood - Good Cond.-ONLY 3K made

FULLY LOADED $8500352-489-4129

SELLYOUR VEHICLE

IN THE

Classifieds

ONLY

$19.95for 7 days

$29.95for 14 days

$49.95for 30 days

$69.95Run ‘til it sells

* Call your

Classified

Representative

for details.

352-563-5966

CASH FOR CARS & TRUCKS Running or Not TOP $$$$$ PAID� 352-771-6191 �

WANTEDJUNK & ESTATE

CARSUp to $1,000 & MORE

(352) 342-7037

CHEVROLET1991Corvette, 94k mi, targa top, good cond

new injectors & fuel pump. $7,000812-946-4489

FORD2007 FIVE HUNDRED4DR, 116K mi, NEWA/C, Good Condition!

$5000 (352) 628-2298

FORDCrown Vic Police Car

1999 - GoldGreat Shape!

$2900

GMC2011 Terrain, SLT, 4 dr, 77K mi., Great cond.

can be towed behind RV, blue Ox hitch incl.$11,900 Can be seen @ Letgo. 352-613-2620

or 352-726-6461

MERCURY2002 Cougar/ Gold / 3 DR / Auto/ New Battery

& Tires $2100 Call

SELLYOUR VEHICLE

IN THE

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ONLY

$19.95for 7 days

$29.95for 14 days

$49.95for 30 days

$69.95Run ‘til it sells!!

* Call your

Classified

Representative

for details.

352-563-5966

BUICK1965 Electra 225

V8 wildcat, 45k orig mi, cold AC$13,500 OBO

352-436-7485 aft 1pm

CHEVROLET1936 5 Window Coupe

350 V8, 10 bolt rear end, all steel body, all

power, cold A/C. $26,500 352-302-6979

CHEVROLET1969 CAMARO - 454 Engine / 700R4 trans., MANY upgrades! Call

for details! $40,000 810-841-2692

CHEVY1933 Chevy Hotrod350 Automatic, Steel

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3437-0811 TUCRNLEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC MEETING OFTHE CITRUS COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD

PRIMARY ELECTIONCANVASSING OF VOTE BY MAIL, PROVISIONAL, 1st and 2nd

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS,FINAL CERTIFICATION/CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND

POST ELECTION AUDIT

AUDITORÍA POSELECTORAL

La Junta de Escrutinio del Condado de Citrus se reunirá el sábado 15 de agosto de 2020 a la 1:00 p. m. para el escrutinio de las Boletas de Voto por Correo y para conversar sobre los proce-dimientos para dirigir las elecciones. Esta y todas las reuniones de la Junta de Escrutinio tendrán lugar en la Oficina del Supervisor Elec-toral del Condado de Citrus, en 1500 N. Meadowcrest Blvd., Crystal River, Florida, y de conformidad con la Ley Sunshine de Florida, todas las reuniones serán abiertas al público, a la prensa y a los rep-resentantes de los partidos políticos. Todos los candidatos o sus rep-resentantes designados están invitados a asistir.

La Junta de Escrutinio se reunirá el martes 18 de agosto de 2020 a las 9:00 a. m. y de nuevo el martes 18 de agosto de 2020 a las 3:00 p. m. para continuar con el escrutinio de las boletas de Voto por Correo hasta la suspensión.

El escrutinio de las boletas provisionales y de los primeros result-ados no oficiales comenzará el viernes 21 de agosto de 2020 a las 9:00 a. m.El escrutinio de los segundos resultados no oficiales comenzará el domingo 23 de agosto de 2020 a las 9:00 a. m.

La certificación final/celebración de la elección comenzará el martes 25 de agosto de 2020 a las 9:00 a. m. Al completar la certificación final, las contiendas y los precintos serán seleccionados aleato-riamente para la auditoría poselectoral. La Auditoría Poselectoral comenzará el miércoles 26 de agosto de 2020 a las 8:30 a.m.

Para obtener información adicional, comuníquese con la Oficina Electoral.

Las personas con discapacidades que requieran adaptaciones razonables para participar deben comunicarse con la Oficina Elec-toral al (352) 564-7120.

Susan GillSupervisora Electoral

1500 N. Meadowcrest Blvd.Crystal River, FL 34429

Published August 11, 2020

The Citrus County Canvassing Board will convene at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2020, to canvass the Vote by Mail Ballots and discuss procedures in conducting elections. This and all Canvassing Board meetings will be held at the Citrus County Supervisor of Elec-tions Office, 1500 N. Meadowcrest Blvd., Crystal River, Florida, and in accordance with the Sunshine Law of Florida, all meetings are open to the public, the press, and representatives of political parties. All candidates or their designated representative are invited toattend.

The Canvassing Board will reconvene on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. and again on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.to continue canvassing the Vote by Mail ballots until adjourned.

Canvassing of the provisional ballots and canvassing 1st unofficial results will begin Friday, August 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Canvassing of the 2nd unofficial results will begin Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

Final certification/Conduct of Election will begin on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Upon completion of the final certification, the contests and the precincts will be randomly selected for post election audit. The Post Election Audit will begin on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.

For further information, contact the Elections Office.

Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation to par-ticipate should call the Elections Office at (352) 564-7120.

Susan GillSupervisor of Elections

1500 N. Meadowcrest Blvd.Crystal River, FL 34429

AVISO LEGAL

REUNIÓN PÚBLICA DELA JUNTA DE ESCRUTINIO DEL CONDADO DE CITRUS

ELECCIÓN PRIMARIAESCRUTINIO DE BOLETAS DE VOTOS POR CORREO, PROVI-SIONALES, PRIMEROS Y SEGUNDOS RESULTADOS NO

OFICIALES,CERTIFICACIÓN FINAL/CELEBRACIÓN DE LA ELECCIÓN Y

3438-0811 TUCRNNotice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the

vehicle(s) below under Florida Statutes 713.78. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the premises where said vehicle(s) have been stored and which is located at Adam’s Towing & Recovery, LLC, 4212 W Hwy 44 Lecanto, FL 34461, the follow-ing:

DOS: 8-23-2020@8AM2015 DODG VIN#2C3CDZAG8FH718938

DOS:08-25-2020 @ 8AM2014 NISS VIN#1N4AL3APXEC1551882009 FORD VIN#1FAHP35N39W213089

DOS:08-26-2020@8AM1997 FORD VIN#1FTFX28L2VKB500112015 KIA VIN#KNDJN2A24F7793496

DOS:08-28-20@8AM1996 DODG VIN# 1B7FL26X4TS614284

DOS:08-29-2020@8AM2006 CADI VIN#1GYEE637760144991

DOS:09-4-2020@8AM2001 JEEP VIN#1J4GX48S71C701863

DOS:09-10-20202003 DODG VIN#2D4GP443X3R110105

Purchase must be paid for at the time of sale in cash only. Vehicle(s) sold as is and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement, between owner & obligated party.

Published August 11, 2020

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