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By ANNE EASKERSTAFF WRITER

An AMBER Alert is issued for a missing 8-year-old, providing

a description of her appear-ance, clothing, and the car she may be traveling in, including the tag number.

If that vehicle drove past a law enforcement patrol car equipped with a license plate reader, the offi cer would immediately get an alert, and a life could potentially be saved.

“It’s an extra set of eyes for the offi cer, but it’s running thousands of tags per min-ute,” said North Port Police Department Deputy Chief Chris Morales.

Morales said NPPD has purchased its fi rst license plate reader through Vigilant Solutions, following the same brand used by the Charlotte and Sarasota County sheriff’s offi ces, and a growing number of agencies around Florida. The unit has two different camera angles and takes photos of surrounding license plates, capturing the date, time, and GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken.

License plate readers are just one example of how new technology is changing the jobs of those in law enforce-ment, providing a plethora of information accessible to offi cers in seconds.

The images captured by the camera are stored in the Vigilant’s database in Virginia as a record that can be searched only by authorized personnel. Each individual agency can decide whether to share its data with other agencies or not.

Advocacy groups such as the Electronic Frontier

Foundation have raised con-cerns about technology like license plate readers: “Taken in the aggregate, ALPR data can paint an intimate portrait of a driver’s life and even chill First Amendment protected activity. ALPR technology can be used to target drivers who visit sensitive places such as health centers, immigration

clinics, gun shops, union halls, protests or centers of religious worship.”

An American Civil Liberties Union report from 2013 con-cluded the implementation of automatic license plate read-ers across the country poses a serious threat to privacy and other civil liberties, because they allow citizens’ locations to be tracked: “More and more cameras, longer reten-tion periods, and widespread sharing allow law enforce-ment agents to assemble the individual puzzle pieces of where we have been over time into a single, high-resolution image of our lives.”

But Morales said he doesn’t think privacy is an issue. The license plate readers are no different than the ones that capture plates for tolls throughout the state, he said.

“To me, I don’t see an issue, but I know it’s been brought up in the past,” he said. “Tag readers are utilized all across the country.”

The ACLU report raised the concern that if license plate reader databases are not properly secured, they “open the door to abusive tracking, enabling anyone with access to pry into the lives of his boss, his ex-wife, or his romantic, political, or workplace rivals.”

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Police technology keeps evolving

SUN PHOTOS BY ANNE EASKER

Crime Scene Unit Supervisor Kary Brese surveys a digital scan of a crime scene provided by the FARO 3D Scanner.

The FARO 3D Scanner takes 360-degree scans of crime scenes, helping crime scene technicians get accurate measurements down to the millimeter.

THE BOTTOM LINEOn this Labor Day weekend, we take a look at one of the toughest jobs out there. This is the first of a two-part series looking at what’s new in law enforcement. • Today: The technology that police say helps them solve crimes.

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By KAYLA GLEASONSTAFF WRITER

With the primary election over, attention has turned to November’s general election.

And the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVF) has a serious con-cern, shared by its local counterparts.

“Expanded use of college cam-puses like

FSW (Florida Southwestern State College) would enable more young people to vote,” President of the Charlotte County League of Women Voters Julie McGillivray, told the Sun.

“It will raise their awareness, and provide a convenient access point for them,” McGillivray said. “Certainly, if we can have polling stations in local community cen-ters and yacht clubs, we can have them on local college campuses where busy young people spend the majority of their time.”

Up until just recently, early voting sites on college campuses was banned. But in July, a federal court ruled that was unconstitu-tional and put an unfair burden on college students.

The LWVF, the American Civil Liberties Union and other organi-zations are urging local elections supervisors — such as those in Charlotte and Sarasota counties — to establish early voting sites on college campuses before the November general election.

Though some elections supervi-sors have announced early voting will be offered on some college campuses in Alachua, Hillsborough, Leon and Orange counties, it’s unlikely to happen locally.

University of Florida, the University of South Florida and the University of Central Florida main campuses are expected to have early voting sites leading up to the general election, Tampa Bay Times reported.

But locally, there are no plans to make these changes for the 2018 General Election, where satel-lites of major state colleges and universities are located in both Charlotte and Sarasota counties. Those institutions include Florida SouthWestern State College, State College of Florida and USF.

“We try our best to make voting

Are young voters left out at the polls?Local college campus

early voting sites unlikely

MORE INFOFor more information on voter registration and voting precincts, visit charlottevotes.com or sarasotavotes.com.

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By BETSY CALVERTSTAFF WRITER

Together Charlotte is poised to release its long-awaited report that will offer strategies to prevent a predicted crisis in workforce housing.

At the latest gathering of the coalition this past week, members spoke of a future in Charlotte County where there are not enough people to staff restaurants, stores, gas stations, construction sites, and to do yard maintenance.

“What if every restau-rant becomes a buffet, because there’s nobody there to serve you?” asked Alecia Cunningham, director of social services for Charlotte County Homeless Coaltion.

Charlotte County Director of Human Services Carrie Hussey agreed saying, “We need to show people what happens if we don’t do something.”

Together Charlotte is a coalition of government, nonprofit and business members who agreed to work together in recent years to address issues of critical importance to residents of the county. It has an estimated 80 members from organi-zations ranging from county planning staff to area hospitals to building industry experts to local charities.

About 20 of those members met this past week to plan for the release of the report. They are preparing to

help spread the word about possible strategies that the county can take, including strategies for business, nonprofits and government.

So far, the coalition is not yet releasing the details of the report to the public. The plan is to meet with members of the Board of County Commissioners first and seek guidance, Hussey said. Full details of the report will be publicly available later in September.

Some of the report is based on input from 100 members of the public who attended meetings this past year. Other parts of the report are based on research by housing and planning experts.

During the public

meetings earlier this year, residents spoke of their precarious housing situations. This helped the coalition to name affordable housing as the most important issue facing the county at this time.

The issue mirrors a national crisis in afford-able housing, but also reflects problems unique to Charlotte County. Most notable is the fact that Charlotte County has one of the oldest age demographics in the country due to retirees. As a result, it has a higher than normal rate of home ownership, and a lower rate of workforce participation. These are facts released in the past by the county’s Economic Development Office.

The high rate of home ownership means the number of rental prop-erties is limited and physical space for rental construction is limited. The lower workforce participation rate means there are fewer people to handle the call for service workers in tourism, retail

and elder care.Residents attending

Together Charlotte gatherings in recent months have told stories of challenges trying to find housing when rentals often run $1,200 or more per month.

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Strategies for housing to be revealedWill workers leave without more affordable options?

SUN FILE PHOTO

Gulf Breeze Apartments in Punta Gorda, run by Punta Gorda Housing Authority.

LABOR DAY CLOSINGSIn observance of the Labor Day

holiday, all Charlotte and most Sarasota county government business offices along with North Port and Punta Gorda city offices will be closed Monday. All post offices will be closed as well, along with the county and circuit courts. Other offices and services will be affected as well, including:

• County County Government Business Offices including Murdock Administration Center: closed.

• Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau Office – Closed. Visitors with ques-tions can visit www.PureFlorida.com or call 1-800-652-6090.

• Charlotte County Utilities: Customer service will be closed; payments accepted by phone at 941-764-4300, or by electronic billing at www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov (select “Water & Sewer” from the “Popular Links”). Standby staff will be on call for utility emergen-cies at 941-764-4300.

• Community Services Adminis-tration Offices: closed

• Punta Gorda residential trash, yard waste or recycling collections will occur as scheduled. Commer-cial customers will notice no change in collection service during the holiday.

• Garbage pickup: Curbside collection will occur as scheduled.

• Sarasota County garbage pickup: There will be no waste pickups on Monday; collection will be delayed one day the remainder of the week.

• North Port solid waste collec-tion will not occur on Labor Day; collection will be delayed one day the remainder of the week.

• Mini-Transfer facilities: Both the West Charlotte and Mid-County are closed.

• Charlotte County Landfill on Zemel Road: open.

• Sarasota Central County Landfill at 4000 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis; Sarasota County Chemical Collection Center at 8750 Bee Ridge Road and Citizens Convenience Center, 4010 Knights Trail Road, Nokomis: closed.

• Fire/EMS Headquarters will be closed; all other stations will be open.

• Charlotte County Transit: closed.• Sarasota County Area Transit:

closed. Siesta Key Breeze will operate from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on Labor Day.

• Family Services Center: Char-lotte County government offices will be closed; however limited center activities will be available.

• Florida Department of Health, Sarasota: closed.

• Charlotte County library administration offices: closed.

• Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Englewood libraries: closed.

• North Port, Shannon Staub and Jacaranda libraries: closed.

• Mid-County Regional Library: open.

• Charlotte County Historical Center: closed.

• Harold Avenue Recreation Center: closed.

• South County Regional Park Recreation Center: open.

• Joseph A. Tringali Recreation Center: closed.

• Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources administration office: closed.

• Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center offices: closed.

• Port Charlotte Beach Recre-ation Center: closed.

• Don Cerbone Skate Park: open.• Berlin Rotary Skate Park: closed• Ann Dever Regional Park Pool

(Oyster Creek): open.• Port Charlotte Beach Park

Pool: open.• South County Regional Park

Pool: open.• Charlotte Sports Park offices:

closed.• Charlotte County Sheriff ’s

administrative office and four district offices: closed. The offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. There will be no change in jail visitation hours.

• Englewood Water District offices: closed.

• Englewood Area Fire Control District administrative offices: closed.

• Florida SouthWestern State College (including the Charlotte campus): closed.

• State College of Florida Venice: closed.

— Compiled by Sherri Dennis, [email protected]

By BETSY CALVERTSTAFF WRITER

Three new subdivisions are moving ahead, includ-ing the county-owned Murdock Village project for an anticipated 2,010 single-family homes and 390 multi-family units.

All three plans, approved by the Charlotte County Commissioners earlier in the summer, override earlier subdivision plans.

Two of the plans, including Murdock, are preliminary and only in-clude the design for basic

roads, water and sewer.In addition to the Murdock

mega-plan, the board also approved two smaller plans, one in Englewood and one in Punta Gorda.

The plan in Englewood is called Lake Emily and replaces an earlier plan called Winchester Lake Subdivision that was never built. Winchester Lake was intended to be for 169 lots.

Lake Emily, also along Winchester Boulevard, does not include individual lots yet. The site is 176 acres.

In Punta Gorda, Calusa Creek Section B is

described as a remake of an earlier subdivision plan for 124 lots that was also never built. The new plan calls for 66 single-family lots on 14 acres east of Duncan Road on Shell Mound Circle

The Murdock Village plan is part of Private Equity Group, LLC’s goal to develop 434 acres north of El Joean Road and west of Market Circle.

PEG’s plan calls for the installation of water, sewer and turning O’Donnell Boulevard into a four-lane connector between U.S. 41

and State Road 776.Both Lake Emily and

Murdock Village have requirements to protect wetlands along with protected species.

PEG must come up with a gopher tortoise avoidance plan before clearing land, and a tortoise relocation plan approved by the state.

Lake Emily must comply with require-ments of a Habitat Reservation Trust with a minimum of 5 percent of development area set aside for preservation.

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these claims, and has accused the Electronic Frontier Foundation of “fake news.”

“License plate readers photograph license plates of vehicles in public spaces and in plain view, and only record the date, time and location where the photograph was taken. ALPR records contain no personally identifiable information,” said Mary Alice Johnson, spokeswoman for Vigilant Solutions, a partner of Vetted Security Solutions that manufactures the de-vices. “Vigilant Solutions is committed to ensuring the right to individual privacy.”

Morales said officers are using the device only to look for people of interest in stolen vehicle cases, AMBER Alerts and Silver Alerts, and people with outstanding warrants, not to track individuals’ locations.

“That’s not the purpose of it,” he said. “That’s a misconceived thing. We’re not worried about where you are.”

According to Morales, the value of the plate reader is in the crimes it will solve, which he expects to be many. AMBER Alerts are the per-fect example, he said. If a kidnapper with a child went by and the officer didn’t notice the tag, the device would notify them and can also be programmed to alert all the police department’s units for a quick, efficient response.

Not all agencies are following North Port’s concept.

“We want to make it impossible for you to enter Riviera Beach with-out being detected,” that city’s police department

spokeswoman, Rose Anne Brown, told the Sun-Sentinel in 2016.

Home to about 50,000 residents, the city of Coral Gables this past week received notice of a pending suit by the New Civil Liberties Alliance after the discovery that its police department was on track to capture 30 mil-lion license plates this year, more than 26 other Florida agencies that were analyzed, according to the New Times.

Crime scene scanningNew technology isn’t

just for the road or the CSI franchise of TV shows that are now in reruns around the clock with Law and Order programming. At the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, the FARO 3D Laser Scanner collects complete images of crime scenes, making crime scene technicians’ work more precise — but also much more time consuming.

The scanner sends out laser lights at known intervals and captures a 360 degree view of the scene. The measurements are accurate down to the millimeter. The scanner is used in all homicides, any death that appears

unnatural, gunshot scenes, and anything with a lot of blood splatter.

Each scan can take anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes, and the crime scene technicians often have to move it to differ-ent areas and heights to capture the entire scene.

Crime Scene Unit Supervisor Kary Brese said before the scanner, everything was measured by hand with either a laser measuring device or a tape measure, and those measurements could always be off due to human error.

“With FARO, everything is covered,” she said. “It’s helpful because you can go back and look at things that might not have seemed pertinent at the time.”

Brese said a lot has changed for crime scene technicians in the last few

years. They don’t just take a camera and fingerprint powder to the scene any-more. The scanner’s abil-ity to capture the crime scene frozen in time lets technicians go back and capture evidence down to the millimeter. But it’s also increased the time involved. An overdose might take a few hours to process, but a homicide could take days.

“It’s definitely made the quality of our work much better,” Brese said. “We’re spending more time at crime scenes and more time afterward in the lab.”

Digital forensicsAfter an initial inves-

tigation, when a search warrant gives law en-forcement access to cell phones and computers, digital forensic units can find vast information that never really disappears, even when it’s deleted.

“A lot of times we’ll execute search warrants, and we’ll be able to find hidden files the suspect has deleted,” said Sgt. John Jenson, of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.

SCSO’s Digital Forensic Lab is getting involved in more and more cases, since almost everyone has access to some form of technology. The software they use lets them access text mes-sages, photos, and more — even when those files may be deleted.

“The way I describe it to people is when you delete a file on your cell phone, it’s still on that device until it gets written over by another file,” said Lt. Jon Varley. “It’s still there until the phone randomly uses that storage space that contained that image or information. And even then, it could still partially be there. The information on top of it might not be as large as what was there originally.”

If a photo is deleted, officers still might be able to extract the top portion of the photo. If that top portion contains a person’s face, it might

allow them to identify a suspect.

“It’s a double-edged sword,” Varley said. “It’s making our job easier in regard to closing out cases, but making it more difficult in regard to having so much infor-mation. The workload has increased. In the past, you would try to get fingerprints, canvass the neighborhood. If you didn’t have access to those things, you didn’t have much to go on. Now you may have cell phone evidence, surveillance cameras, etc.”

Law enforcement officers involved in digital forensics must consis-tently attend additional training as technology continues to involve. To search a device, they must have a warrant just like they would for searching a home, but a warrant doesn’t guar-antee easy access. Apple and other cell phone providers are constantly creating their devices to be more secure.

“They’re moving at the speed of light; we’re moving at the speed of light minus 10,” Jenson said.

The Sun-Sentinel supplemented this report.

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PHOTO PROVIDED BY PRNEWSFOTO/VIGILANT SOLUTIONS

License Plate Recognition Camera from Vigilant Solutions.

VIGILANT SOLUTIONSWhat: Company offering license plate recognitionOther options include: Facial recognition, analyticsClients: More than 1,000 including local agenciesData: More than 2.2 billion plate reads as of 2016New collections: 50 million reads a month in 2014Cost: Average range of about $10,000 to $40,000 per unit, depending

on how many purchased, the type, installation, the contract, mainte-nance plan, warranty and other factors.— Source: Vigilant Solutions, The Atlantic magazine, Sun-Sentinel, ajc.com

LICENSE PLATE READER (LPR) TECHNOLOGY

How it works: License plate captures include a color image of the vehicle, an infrared image of the license plate, the license plate read as interpreted by the system, a time and date stamp, GPS coordinates of the vehicle making the license plate capture, as well as information on the operator and the camera making the capture. There is no personally identifiable information contained in a license plate capture itself.

The privacy concerns: A 2011 report by the International Asso-ciation of Chiefs of Police noted that individuals may become “more cautious in the exercise of their protected rights of expression, protest, association, and political participation” due to license plate readers. It continues: “Recording driving habits could implicate First Amendment concerns. Specifically, LPR systems have the ability to record vehicles’ attendance at locations or events that, although lawful and public, may be considered private. For example, mobile LPR units could read and collect the license plate numbers of vehicles parked at addiction counseling meetings, doctors’ offices, health clinics, or even staging areas for political protests.”

— Source: Vigilant Solutions, The Atlantic magazine

PHOTO PROVIDED

At left: The FARO 3D Scanner at the scene of a death investiga-tion where a body was recovered from a retention pond.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY PRNEWSFOTO/VIGILANT SOLUTIONS

Vigilant Solutions Intelligence-Led Policing Package includes License Plate Reader Data and LEARN Analytic Software, LPR Cameras, FaceSearch Facial Recognition, and the Mobile Companion app for mobile devices.

as accessible as possible for all Charlotte County voters. Unlike many cam-puses, FSW-PG is a com-muter college. No one lives there, and our Early Voting location at the Old County Courthouse is only three miles away,” said Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections Paul Stamoulis.

Charlotte currently offers three early voting locations: the Historical Court House in Punta Gorda, Mid-County Regional Library in Port Charlotte and San Casa Elections Office in Englewood.

Officials at FSW declined to comment on the issue last week.

But McGillivray said the campus could prove important regardless of whether or not students live there. Currently, only two out of 10 young people, she said, consider themselves politically active.

“I believe that a greater number of young peo-ple would have voted, had that been a polling station,” she said.

In the absence of early

voting locations on local college campuses for the general election, McGillivray pointed to an important alternative to promote turnout among younger voters.

“This is another reason to encourage them to consider registering to vote by mail. Vote by mail has proven an effective means of increasing voter participation by as much as 10 percent,” she said.

“Young people can play an impactful role in the political process, not unlike other age brackets,” McGillivray said. “Still,

young people are exhausted by politics — midterm elections draw only about 15 percent to cast their vote, which is half that of older voters. It’s really a mixed bag. Young people feel issues important to them are being largely ignored.”

In the local 2016 gen-eral election in Charlotte County, only 9,660 people between 18 and 35 voted. Meanwhile, 45,598 residents over 66 years old voted, according to informa-tion from the Charlotte County Supervisor of

Elections website.It’s similar in Sarasota

County, where 18 to 29-year-olds only repre-sent just over 10 percent of the voting population, according to the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections website.

Ron Turner, Sarasota Elections Supervisor said: “We regularly assess our early voting and election day locations based on accessibility and voter need.”

But both Turner and Stamoulis have no plans to make this change and offer early voting sites on college campuses in Charlotte and Sarasota counties, they confirmed.

There are currently six early voting sites in Sarasota — Westfield Sarasota Square Mall,

Fruitville Library, North Sarasota Library and one in each of the supervisor offices in Sarasota, Venice and North Port.

The closest early voting location to USF Sarasota and New College of Florida is North Sarasota Library, about four miles away. SCF-Venice’s closest early voting location is six miles away at the Venice supervisor’s office.

Even the 10 to 20 minute drive, however, can be tough on students. Data compiled from 214 universities across the United States showed that under half of college attendees bring cars to campus. If they don’t vote by mail, they have to walk, find a ride or navigate public trans-portation — which can

be challenging in smaller cities.

For instance, it would take about an hour to get from USF Sarasota-Manatee to their closest early voting location. They would also have to spend another hour getting back to campus plus wait in line to vote, time that many students just don’t have.

Meanwhile, the Sarasota League of Women Voters (SLWV) have used this as an opportunity to further their own outreach.

“Step one is to encour-age students to register to vote. The Sarasota League already has dates arranged for voter registration to occur at New College, USF and Ringing College of Art and Design,” SLWV President Carol Hartz said in an email.

Ultimately, Hartz noted what the League of Women Voters of Florida President Patti Brigham has stressed.

The lack of early voting on some college cam-puses ‘sends a terrible message to our young people,’ she said.


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SUN PHOTO BY KAYLA GLEASON

View of the courtyard at FSW-Punta Gorda.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY LWVCC

Charlotte County Elections Supervisor Paul Stamoulis was the guest speaker at a LWVCC event in 2010. A Meet the Candidate Forum was held at Edison State College (now FSW) in part-nership between the LWVCC and the Edison College Student Government.

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We must preserve democratic values

Editor:Aug. 21, 2018, the day our

democracy and Constitution did us proud. Separate but equal branches of government, as well as a free press, are helping us understand what actually occurred in a most unusual election.

The guilty verdict regarding Manafort and the guilty plea of Cohen are perfect examples of an independent judicial system doing its job, investigating potential criminal activity, just as it did during the Nixon and Clinton administrations. Our democracy needs the protection of thorough scrutiny of issues related to the core value of open and fair elections.

However, the final judicial outcome of the current situation will undoubtedly end up in the Supreme Court, months if not years from now. A court made up of political appointments. Most, however, predict the final outcome will be political, and that means the U.S. Congress.

Thus the time is soon coming for the legislative branch of government to do its job. The legislature is the branch of government most directly representing individual constituencies. Hence the time is soon approaching for us citizens to do our job. A free press with good, fair and thorough investigative reporting on both sides of the issues is essential to our informed decision-making.

I would suggest the gravity of the overriding issue this country faces, the ability to choose our political leaders through a fair and honest election, should guide our votes. Candidates that hold our democratic values paramount deserve our support. Candidates that support the subversion of those values do not.

Robert TompkinsRotonda West

Old Punta Gorda on solid footing

Editor:This is a public update

regarding the organization Old Punta Gorda Inc. doing business as Punta Gorda

Historical Society. Under our new leadership, we are now solvent. Since January 2017, we have faced many challenges and handled many negative rumors that were then and are now false.

I want to thank the city of Punta Gorda, the city Police Department, Punta Gorda History Center, The Old Timers, the Punta Gorda-Port Charlotte-North Port-Association of Realtors, volunteers and members for their support and for standing with us through these trying times.

The officers and board of directors in this organization are dedicated to preserving our local history and historical buildings through programs and events so residents and visitors can learn about and enjoy our fascinating past.

Recently, a rumor has been circulating that the Historical Society is going under and that the Women’s Club building (which is on the National Registry for Historic Buildings) will be given back to the Women’s Club and put up for sale due to financial difficulties. This is a false rumor.

I strongly urge the public, the members and other organizations not to listen to any negative rumors or gossip. This only serves the agenda of the person spreading the false information.

This is a personal letter from me. I am the recording secretary of Old Punta Gorda Inc. DBA Punta Gorda Historical Society. The organization is solvent.

Martha McKenziePunta Gorda

Gov. Scott defiled paradise

Editor:Imagine Southwest Florida

without sea turtles, dolphins, manatee and tarpon. What health effects does pollution have on children, shorebirds, etc.? These are things we don’t yet know. What we do know is corporate polluters are ruining our country and state under current administrations.

Climate-denying industry profiteers make billions at the expense of the health of our families, wildlife and future. Their war on truth and science and their move to dismantle environmental protections has caused our catastrophe.

Rick Scott, Trump and cronies need to be voted out. We need to face up to the cost of their greed and ignorance even if they won’t. Billions in losses from wildfires on the West Coast, more intense hurricanes, climate extremes, etc., from which we may never recover. We need to stop this short-sighted thinking and turn our country around now.

Rick Scott, you ruined our beloved paradise, you defiled our home.

Teresa de SimoneRotonda West

Erasing legacy of the circus?

Editor:We can all rest peacefully

today knowing that the “terrible’ graphics” that graced the Animal Cracker boxes for generations will disappear into oblivion. I would like to think they would disappear into the history books; but alas, it will likely not be so.

Along with many other things from our past that today we understand were wrong, all mention of the circus must be erased. I expect soon that any monuments or statues of John Ringling will be removed. That would work with the agenda of Sarasota County, as it would make room for more condos.

Sylvia E. WarrenEnglewood

Thanks for the opportunity

Editor:On Aug. 22, Charlotte

County Community Service displayed an opportunity for residents to speak about their concerns and their resolve for future and existing recreational amenities that they as taxpayers would like

to see come to their, or other parts of the recreational domain, given location.

The surprising low gathering spoke of their concerns with recommendations to correct or point directions to the enthusiastic staffers who were ready and able to answer all.

I was impressed with the willingness and knowledge the staffers presented at their displays. I wish to thank Community Services for their efforts to reach out to the residents and praise them for their insights. To those residents who were in attendance, I thank you for your response to their guidance.

Art RichardsRotonda West

Give Gillum a fair, clean run

Editor:Today as I put an Andrew

Gillum for Governor sticker on the back of my car, it reminds me of when I drove around Charlotte County with an Obama for President sticker.

One day a carload of young men beeped us from behind, tapped my car and pushed us into a muddy ditch. The “us” that I refer to was my 98-year-old mother and me. Neither of us was hurt. Mom shook her head. She’d endured other indignities. She had faith, and to calm my anger, she told me someone good would come along to help us. She was right.

My mother died six months ago. I wonder what she would think of an African-American running for governor of Florida. She’d want to know: Is his heart in the right place? Is his character upright? Are his policies sound? The same as she would want to know of any candidate for office.

I’ve studied Andrew Gillum; I give him high marks. I sincerely hope that Floridians, all Floridians, especially those who pushed my car off the road, will look beyond skin color and take the high road and allow Andrew Gillum a no mud-slinging, no dog-whistling fair run.

Naomi PringlePort Charlotte

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

OUR POSITION: Harnessing the power of scientific inquiry to remedy environmental ills.

T here are many unsettling things about the lingering red tide outbreak in Southwest

Florida: The fish and wildlife kills, the heavy air that chokes the coast one day or the next, the inconve-nience and disruption of daily life for residents and the loss of income for businesses.

Add to that another. What we find to be a noxious impulse: Cynicism that leads to finger-pointing aimed at those attempting to provide a balanced scientific explanation of what is known and what isn’t known.

The phenomenon was on display at a recent community meeting that drew more than 700 people to Englewood. Among those on a panel discussing the question were Richard Pierce, the associate vice president for research at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota.

As Pierce was explaining that the toxic Karenia brevis algae occurred naturally in the environment, someone shouted, “How can we trust you if Mote takes money from Mosaic? It’s dirty money.” There were more jeers.

According to a report from Sun staff writer Elaine Allen-Emrich, Pierce responded appropriately, slamming the “fake news” that leads some to question Mote’s integrity.

Pierce did acknowledge the fact that Mote did get phosphate industry donations for a 5K race and a fishery program.

He also insisted, “We are scientists. We report data which is important to understanding what is going on with the water.”

Plus, he acknowledged phosphate and nutrient pollution added to algae blooms.

“There are many, many sources of nutrients,” he said. “Mote’s point is that whether or not it enhances red tide, we should not have excess nutrients coming to our coast.”

That includes nutrient runoff from malfunctioning septic systems, from fertilizer and from discharges from algae-filled Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River and the Gulf of Mexico.

Charlotte County has instituted a progressive program to do away with septic tanks in sensitive areas in Port Charlotte. More must be done — for example around here, on Manasota Key in Englewood and South Venice. The state needs to in-crease assistance for septic-to-sewer conversion.

State government also must take steps as soon as possible to store and clean the water in Lake Okeechobee, so polluted water isn’t released into the rivers.

And then, we also need to launch a comprehensive study by Florida’s best scientific in-stitutions into the underlying causes of red tide blooms and the potential steps that can be taken to prevent or mitigate noxious blooms like the one we’re experi-encing now.

There are plenty of theories floating in cyberspace right now, but not enough solid scientific information. We need much more. Without it, we can’t really expect to address the problem properly.

It is not simple. The natural world is not simple. As one person recently framed it, this is not a matter of simple math, but algebra. Not even algebra, perhaps, but calculus.

Just to say: It’s complicated. But that’s what scientists do. They study and explain complex natural phenomena.

Rather than rip Mote for perceived conflicts of interest, we should insist they and other research facilities are empowered to do more. A lot more. That will take time and money, but we need to gear up now.

Let’s also consider paying for it with a fee on phosphate and fertilizer, both where it is produced and where it is purchased. That way we’ll know the money from an industry that may well be adding to the problem is paying to help mitigate it too.

Less lip service, more science is

needed ASAP

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F our decades ago, New York Sen. Daniel Patrick

Moynihan, an intellectual Democrat, observed with amazement and regret that Republicans had be-come the party of ideas. Today, many of America’s most interesting argu-ments divide conserva-tives. One concerns the judiciary’s role in the su-pervision of democracy: Should judges be, as Oliver Wendell Holmes and Robert Bork believed, deferential to majorities, or should judges be engaged in limiting majorities in the name of liberty? Another intramu-ral conservative debate is whether “originalism” is sufficient as a method of construing the Consti-tution. So, Brett Kavana-ugh’s Senate interrogators might usefully ask:

“Originalists” say the text should be construed by discerning the public meaning of its words when they were written. The 1866 Congress that drafted the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of “equal protection of

the law” continued to fund racially segregated schools in the District of Columbia, which Congress controlled. Yet the 1954 Brown decision held that segregation violated that guarantee. Can originalists defend the court’s reasoning in Brown? How might the court have better reached the Brown result?

When the 14th Amendment was rati-fied, 32 of the 37 states had laws criminalizing sodomy. Can originalists defend the court’s 2003 ruling that such laws violate this amendment’s “due process” guarantee?

The Eighth Amendment proscribes “cruel and unusual” punishments. But punishments con-temporaneous with the ratification of this amendment included

branding, pillorying, whipping and mutilation. Would originalism allow these?

Holmes said: “I don’t care what (the Constitution’s Framers’) intention was. I only want to know what the words mean.” But can the meaning of words be sev-ered from the intentions of those who use them?

Abraham Lincoln said the Declaration of Independence is the “apple of gold” that is “framed” by something “silver”: the Constitution. Silver is less precious than gold; frames serve what they frame. Do you believe that the Constitution’s authors intended their words to advance what the Declaration began — the securing of natural rights? Do you agree (as the Goldwater Institute’s Timothy Sandefur argues) that the Declaration is logically as well as chronologically prior to the Constitution: The Declaration “sets the framework for reading” the Constitution as a

charter for government “instituted” to “secure” pre-existing rights?

When the First Congress debated what became the Bill of Rights, a member questioned why the drafters enu-merated only certain rights. Massachusetts Rep. Theodore Sedgwick replied: “They might have gone into a very lengthy enumeration of rights; they might have declared that a man should have a right to wear his hat if he pleased; that he might get up when he pleased, and go to bed when he thought proper, but (I) would ask the gentleman whether he thought it necessary to enter these trifles in a declaration of rights, under a gov-ernment where none of them were intended to be infringed.” By what prin-ciples do you determine what rights are neither trifles nor enumerated?

Justice Clarence Thomas says, “We as a nation adopted a written Constitution precisely because it has a fixed meaning that does not

change.” Can you cite an important constitutional provision (certainly not the regulation of interstate commerce, or the establishment of religion, or government taking private property for “public use,” or the prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishments”) the meaning of which today is the same as the public meaning when the provision was ratified?

Bork said “the central problem of constitution-al law” is: “Our political ethos is majoritarian, but the Supreme Court, with the power to strike down laws democratically en-acted, is counter-majori-tarian.” Others, however, say that majority rule is a process; the purpose of America’s collective ex-istence is an outcome, a condition: liberty, which the process can threaten. What say you?

Sandefur argues that the Fifth and 14th Amendments’ guar-antees of “due process of law” are not purely about process. Rather,

the adjective “due” modifies the noun “process” by giving it the following substance: Due process produces an outcome that is not arbitrary as measured by criteria inherent in the concept of law — generality, fairness and rationality understood as a cost-efficient means to a legitimate government end.

Finally, University of Chicago and New York University professor Richard Epstein says the Constitution’s architecture — separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, guarantees of individual rights — implies a “presumption of error”: The architecture intention-ally slows the political pro-cess because government interventions in society’s spontaneous order are presumptively of dubi-ous legitimacy because government is presumed to be not disinterested but serving factional interests, or its own. Discuss.

George Will’s email address is [email protected].

WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWPOINT

O ne of the unpleasant surprises of your

50s (among many) is seeing the heroes and mentors of your 20s pass away. I worked for the late Chuck Colson, of Watergate fame, who became, through his work with prisoners, one of the most important social reformers of the 20th century. I worked for the late Jack Kemp, who inspired generations of conservatives with his passion for inclusion. I worked against the late John McCain in the 2000 Republican primaries, but came to admire his truculent commitment to principle.

Perhaps it is natural to attribute heroism to past generations and to find a sad smallness in your own. But we are seeing the largest test of political character in my lifetime. And where are the Republican leaders large enough to show the way?

President Trump’s recent remarks to evangelicals at the White House capture where Republican politics is heading. “This Nov. 6 election,” Trump said, “is very much a referendum on not only me, it’s a referendum on your religion.” A direct, unadorned appeal to tribal hostilities. Fighting for Trump, Trump argued, is the only way to defend the Christian faith. None of these men and women of God, apparently, gagged on their hors d’oeuvres.

If religious get-out-the-vote efforts are insufficient, according to the president, “that will be the beginning of

ending everything you’ve gotten.” The gates of hell will not prevail against the church, but evidently Nancy Pelosi would.

“It’s not a question of like or dislike, it’s a question that they (Democrats) will overturn everything that we’ve done and they will do it quickly and violently. And violently. There is violence.” Here Trump is preparing his audience for the possibility of bloodshed by predicting it from the other side. Christians, evidently, need to start taking “Onward, Christian Soldiers” more literally.

This is now what passes for GOP discourse — the cultivation of anger, fear, grievances, prejudices and hatreds.

I have sympathy for principled Republicans at a time when principle is swiftly and effectively punished. In Florida’s recent primaries, significantly more

Republican voters said they were loyal to Trump than to the GOP. In many places, the only way for an average Republican senator or House member to maintain any political influence is to burn incense to the emperor.

But Republican leaders need to prepare themselves. This compromise is likely to be temporary. Trump is not only making a challenge to the Republican establishment; he is increasingly impatient with structures of democratic accountability. As Edward Luce argues in “The Retreat of Western Liberalism,” “the true populist loses patience with the rules of the democratic game.” He comes to view himself as the embodied voice of the people, and opponents as (in Trump’s words) “un-American” and “treasonous.”

As Robert Mueller

continues his inexorable investigation of Trump’s sleazy business and political world — and if Democrats gain the House and begin aggressive oversight — a cornered president may test the limits of executive power in the attempt to avoid justice. If the GOP narrowly retains control of the House, Trump and others will take it as the vindication of his whole approach to politics. The president will doubtlessly go further in targeting his enemies for investigation and other harm. He will doubtlessly attack the independence of the FBI and attempt to make it an instrument of his will. He will doubtlessly continue his vendetta against responsible journalism and increase his pressure on media companies that don’t please him. On a broad front, Trump’s lunacy would become operational.

The separation of powers does not work automatically, like a washing machine. Republicans must pick

their own point of principled resistance to a corrosive populism, if they have one at all.

In the preface to his play “A Man for All Seasons,” author Robert Bolt tries to explain the character of Thomas More, who ends up killed for his opposition to the king. “He knew where he began and left off,” Bolt says, “what area of himself he could yield to the encroachments of his enemies, and what to the encroachments of those he loved ... But at length he was asked to retreat from that final area where he located himself. And there this supple, humorous, unassuming and sophisticated person set like metal, was overtaken by an absolutely primitive rigor and could no more be budged than a cliff.”

Republican leaders may dread it, but they will eventually be forced to identify that final area where they keep themselves — or find there is no one there.

Michael Gerson’s email address is [email protected].

Republicans must pick point of principled resistance

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NORTH PORT — Traditionally, coding excluded girls, so the North Port Public Library is working to spark inter-est with Girls who Code program.

The first session begins Tuesday from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. and goes

through Dec. 11, every Tuesday afternoon.

The program is free and open to all. Participants can sign up on the North Port Public Library web-site under the Calendar of Events.

Girls Who Code is a national program and the North Port Public Library was one of the chosen agencies to run

the program. The library receives training for it.

The program focuses on the accomplishments on women in coding and trying to promote girls into coding.

During the classes, students will find out something about histori-cal women involved with computer science and throughout the course

they will develop some-thing that’s going to be community centered for the project.

The girls can develop an app, or website, or an animation.

“It is open ended as far as what they choose to do,” said Marcus Gilfert, North Port’s teen librarian at the library.

Gilfert said he likes

seeing girls help each other when working on the projects.

“Maybe the girls who are a bit more advanced in the coding help the ones who are just starting out or have a question and are unfamiliar,” he said. “And we really encourage everyone to have an input on the final project, so no matter your skill level,

everyone contributes on the final result.”

The program gives an entry to the younger gen-eration into the technolo-gy world moving forward and it is self-paced. There is access to the program online as well.

More information on the program can be found online at www.girlswhocode.com

Girls Who Code course starts Tuesday in North Port

BRIDGE WINNERSAug. 27, 2018North Port Senior Center

1st: Marcia Lanphear and John Herrmann; 2nd: Carol Schuldt and Homer Baxter; 3rd: Doree and Rik Jimison; 4th: Ann Benmayor and Warren Prince; 5th: Donna and George Przybylek.

Charlotte County marriage licenses

• Kedner Ambroise of Port Char-lotte, and Chever Gahelle Joseph of Port Charlotte

• Brittany Morgan Biscotti of Edgewood, Md., and George Samuel Padusi of Edgewood, Md.

• Barbara Louise Garcia of Port Charlotte, and Jeremy Lee Davis of Port Charlotte

• Ronald James Melyan of Punta Gorda, and Kathleen Fay Melyan of Punta Gorda

• Douglas Lynn Hulse of Port Charlotte, and Diana Lynne Nethers of Port Charlotte

• Kedner Ambroise of Port Charlotte, and Chever Gahelle Joseph of Port Charlotte

• Corrina Kayeanne Thorpe of Port Charlotte, and James Joseph Pool of Port Charlotte

• Juan Jose Sillas of Port Charlotte, and Daniela Rebeca Jimenez-Flor of Port Charlotte

• Susan Maureen Weber of North Port, and William Christ Fleming of North Port

• Allana Kristine Herr of Port Charlotte, and Thomas Herstek of Port Charlotte

• Heather Thomas Day of Port Charlotte, and Thomas Michael Jacobs of Port Charlotte

• Jeffrey Robert James of Port Charlotte, and Rosario Maribel Camargo of Port Charlotte

• Sara Beth Douglas of North Port, and Robert Francis Roy of North Port

• Shay Jevon Bush of Punta Gorda, and Naoma Jean Bjorkgren of Punta Gorda

• Michael Gaetano Vespucci of Port Charlotte, and Lisa Marie Laub of Port Charlotte

Charlotte County divorces

• Marie Anne Bailey v. Charles Ross Bailey

• Marjorie Bernard Pryce v. Stephen Pryce

• Janice Burrell v. Ronald James Berry

• Nancy S. Garland v. Gary L. Garland

• Holly S. Goodwin v. Shlomo S. Peer

• Andrew L. Hackleman v. Anna D. Esposito

• Steven Edwin Kirkpatrick v. Cirila Isabel Coronel

• Kelly Lewis v. Kenneth Stevens• Clemance Louis-Pierre v.

Clovis Bastien• Teresa Diane McGuire v. Paul

Andrew Newton• Corey Lynn McLinko v. Melissa

J. McLinko

• Lisa Alice Sharpton-Garrett v. Michael Todd Garrett

• Andre Anthony Tucker v. Suzette J. Tucker

WEEKLY RECORD

American Legion Post 103

• Sunday Darts winners Aug. 26: Game 1: 1-Tommie Holl, C.W. Clark; 2-George Stern Jr., Dale McDaniels; 3-George Holl, John Branscome. Game 2: 1-Tommie Holl, C. W. Clark; 2-John Seaman, George Holl; 3-Donna Branscome and John Branscome.

American Legion Post 110

• Bridge winners Aug. 20: 1-Tom Zinneman, 4790; 2-Ann Beers, 4290; 3-Chris Osstmark, 3550; 4-Marty DeWitte, 3220. Aug. 27: 1-Judy Aljibouri, 5070; 2-Bucky Jacques, 4830; 3-Linda Kopp, 3550; 4-Marty DeWitte, 3420.

Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

• Ladies Bridge winners Aug. 28: 1-Janie Ressel; 2-Irene Runkle.

• Slam Bridge winners Aug. 29: 1-Keith Rueckel; 2-Beverlee Winslow; 3-Glen Tschetter.

• Mah Jongg winner Aug. 28: Bobbye Waksler.

Charlotte Square Condominium

Complex• Charlotte County Bridge Group

winners Aug. 25: Bill Kutschman, 5190; Virginia Clayton, 3910; Dee Weisenberg, 3780; Jay Oberlander, 3210.

Cultural Center of Charlotte County

• Duplicate Bridge Club winners Aug. 23: (N/S) 1-Leslie Clugston, Goran Hanson; 2-Bob Mohrbacher, Helen Sullivan; 3-Diana Prince, Bill Vigneault. (E/W) 1-Marilyn Grant, Pam Dean; 2-Ann Benmayor, Warren Prince; 3-Bob Rancourt, Peggy Villela. Aug. 28: 1-Diana Prince, Randy Wentworth; 2-Chris-tine Beury, Mary Revins; 3-Bill Vigneault, Warren Prince.

• Mahjong winners Aug. 16: Table 1: Bea Oram; Table 2: Julee Craig. Aug. 21: Table 1: Doris Marlin, Linda Kopp; Table 2: Carole Drake, Betty Novick; Table 3: Dee Bell, Linda Paholsky; Table 4:

Rosealee Miller, Marie Devlin; Table 5: Marcie Freeman, Judy Sprague.

Port Charlotte Cribbage Club 147 winners Aug. 29: Alice Patenaude, 20; Frank White, 15; Dennis Larson, 14; Ed Mielke, 12.

Kings Gate• Wednesday Night Double Deck

Pinochle winners Aug. 29: Lynn Davis, 1212; Gary Sblendorio, 1163.

• Friday Night Double Deck Pinochle winners Aug. 24: Jim Conway, 1244; Kathy Garbowicz, 1154; Bob Garbowicz, 1099.

Kingsway Country Club

• Ladies Bridge winners Aug. 24: 1-Linda Bellmore; 2-Marlene Warburton. Aug. 29: 1-Lois Purcell, 2-Lucy Schmidt.

Moose Lodge 2121

Bridge winners Aug. 22: Jay Oberlander, 4830; Louis Micezi, 4730; Bud Barnhousse, 4480; Ernie Kimaitis, 4350. Aug. 29: Trudy Riley, 6240; Tom Zinneman, 5340; Bud Barn-houser, 5310; Jay Oberlander, 4010.

PGI• Duplicate Bridge Club winners

Aug. 29: 1-Bob and Jackie Whitaker; 2-Chip and Sally Smith.

Port Charlotte Bridge Club

• Bridge winners Aug. 24: Ron Levis, 4600; Connie Oberlander, 4120; Jay Oberlander, 3270; Cleta Clark, 3060.

Riverwood• Friday Night Riverwood

Trivia Game winners Aug. 24: 1-Sawgrass Sharks; 2-Blue Penguins.

Twin Isles Yacht Club

• Duplicate Bridge winners Aug. 29: 1-Terri Leavy, Joan Lasley; 2-(tie) Katie Costello, Barbara Clay, and Susan Baird, Kathy Strayton. Aug. 30: 1- Katie Costello, Joanne Ryder; 2- Joan Shute, Terri Leavy; 3- Kathy Strayton.

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MONDAYCrafting, Handmade items

avail or help us create one of a kind crafts, Lemon Bay Woman’s Club, 51 N. Maple, 9:30 — 12:30, 681-2048

Free Labor Day Lunch, Free hot dogs Labor Day 11:30 a.m. — 2 p.m.. Have a refreshment and a free classic hot dog. Rotonda Elks, members &guests.

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Labor Day, Wings, burgers, salads, chili, dogs & more 5-7 p.m.. Music: Escape 6-9 p.m.. Members & guests, Rotonda Elks

Open Music Jam, 6-9 Every Monday PM, Indian mound Park, 210 Winson Englewood fl.34223. 941-786-6216

TUESDAYMen’s Fellowship, Gulf

Cove Methodist Men meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 8 a.m., at Perkins, 6001 S. Salford, North Port. 697-1747

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SUNDAYSacred Silence on Sunday

Mornings: A 5-Week Series, Sundays, Sept 2-30, 8 to 8:30 a.m., $40. The Yoga Sanctuary. 941-505-9642

Farmers Market, History Park Farmers Market open every Sunday 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 501 Shreve St., between Virginia Ave. & Henry St. 941-639-1887

Am Leg.110 canteen, Canteen open for breakfast 9:00. Open to the public. Buffett 1st & 3rd Sat.

CANCELED — Chess Club,

Prime Rib Dinner, Cultural Center 2280 Aaron St. Enjoy our $11.95 Prime Rib Dinner in Beaches Café. Full menu also available.

Eagles, Eagles 23111 Harborview Road PC 941-629-1645 Sunday/Funday with Linda 12-7 NASCAR, Pool Table, TV’s

Punta Gorda Elks, noon, Bar & Tiki open, 2-5 p.m. Funday Sunday, Music by Wolfie & Robert @ 25538 ShorePG637-2606, members & guests

American Legion 110-show me money, Show me the Money — join us for an afternoon of fun. Starting at 1:00 pm

MONDAYEagles, 23111 Harborview Road

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MONDAYMahjong, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,

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Duplicate Bridge, 12:30-4:30 p.m., $3/pp. NP Senior Center, 426-2204. Come & join our fun group. Ella 429-8958.

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A 66-year-old Punta Gorda woman was seriously injured early Saturday morning when her bicycle was struck by a semi-truck near the intersection of U.S. 41 and Payne Street.

Joyce Hughes was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital following the incident. Doney Pulido, 55, of Lehigh Acres was driving the tractor trailer and did not sustain any injuries.

Florida Highway Patrol reported the crash hap-pened as Hughes was riding westbound on Payne Street and Pulido was northbound in the right lane of U.S. 41. Hughes, who was not wearing a helmet and whose bicycle had no lights, turned into the right lane of U.S. 41 in front of Pulido. The front left of the semi then struck the left rear side of the bicycle.

Hughes’ bike overturned and came to an uncon-trolled stop in the north-bound left lane of U.S. 41. Hughes fell off the bicycle and came to a final rest on northbound U.S. 41’s left lane, lying face-up, accord-ing to FHP.

The semi stopped partially on the northbound right lane and partially on the right paved shoulder,

facing north.Alcohol was not a factor

in the crash and charges are pending further investiga-tion, according to FHP.

Traffic enforcement locations set

Beginning Monday, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office will increase traffic enforcement at the following locations:

Speed enforcement:• Veterans BoulevardTop crash locations:• Tamiami Trail and

Cochran Boulevard• Tamiami Trail and

Midway Boulevard• Conway Boulevard,

west of Tamiami Trail• I-75 and Duncan Road

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:

• Chaz Wayne Randall, 22, of Zephyrhills. Charge: possession or use of drug paraphernalia, possession of cocaine and possession of over 20 grams of marijuana. Bond: $6,000.

• Daniel Edward Amaral, 27, 29000

block of Riverview Ln., Punta Gorda. Charge: possession or use of drug paraphernalia, trespass in structure or conveyance, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer wanton disregard, knowingly driving while license suspended or revoked and possession of under 20 grams of marijuana. Bond: $22,500.

• George Preston Beasley, 38, 500 block of Glenholm Ave., Punta Gorda. Charge: out of county warrant. Bond: $3,000.

• Kenneth Randall Hicks, 22, 12100 block of Diversey Ave., Port Charlotte. Charge: possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of under 20 grams of marijuana and possession or use of drug paraphernalia. Bond: $7,000.

• Stephen Warren Treinis, 59, 2000 block of Forrest Nelson Blvd., Port Charlotte. Charge: DUI. Bond: $4,000.

• Renee Ann Griffith, 22, 1600 block of Cedarwood St., Port Charlotte. Charge: out of county warrant. Bond: $1,500.

• Charles Michael Ziegenfelder, 59, 200 block of Annapolis Ln., Rotonda West. Charge: manufacturing marijuana, possession of over 20 grams of marijuana and possession or use of drug paraphernalia. Bond: $12,000.

• Kortney Lea Aud, 32, 28200 block

of Bermont Rd., Punta Gorda. Charge: two counts violation of probation or community control. Bond: none.

• Rachel Lynne O’Neal, 28, 400 block of Hunter St., Punta Gorda. Charge: out of county warrant, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession or use of drug paraphernalia. Bond: none.

• Richard James Gosner, 48, 400 block of Dunn Dr., Port Charlotte. Charge: knowingly driving while license suspended or revoked. Bond: $3,000.

• Cody Michael Pixley, 30, homeless of Port Charlotte. Charge: battery by intentional touch or strike. Bond: $$2,500.

• Christopher Michael Lorenz, 26, 3800 block of Albatross Ln., North Port. Charge: carrying concealed weapon unlicensed firearm, using a firearm while committing a felony, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and out of county warrant. Bond: $25,000.

• Lester Alfredo Perez-Montalvan, 39, of Bradenton. Charge: operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. Bond: $1,000.

Florida Highway Patrol reported the following arrest:

• Rafael Felix Lizano, 37, 500 block of Fletcher St., Port Charlotte. Charge: DUI with damage to property or person. Bond: $2,000.

— Compiled by Staff Writer Kayla Gleason

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I f you’ve lived in Englewood all your long life, or you’re just

now reading the word Englewood for the first time this morning, you owe it to yourself to come down and watch the Pioneer Days Parade.

Now in it’s 62nd year, it’s the state’s oldest parade. Every Labor Day morning, we break the record again for continuously running parade in Florida.

Probably “running” isn’t the best word to use here. It’s a very leisurely parade. There are sure to be some gaps.

But there will be lots of other things. I’m almost positive there will be bunches of clowns, and a cadre of conquistadors. We can expect the Lemon Bay High School Marching Manta Band and we’ll see Mr. and Miss Pioneer Days of varying ages. There will be police cars and fire trucks and big boats, and any number of riders on beautiful horses.

Some classy and classic convertibles will convey the honorary Grand Marshals (say hello to the ladies of the Lemon Bay Woman’s Club and Rick Goff when they come by!) and our brand new Englewood Mayor for a Day. Although if I know Mayor Marg, she’s more likely to be straddling her thundering tryke as she traverses the route.

I wonder how many clocks there will be, since the theme is “Journey in Time.”

The thing is, you never know what you’ll see until it play out in front of you.

We do know the color guard will lead the way with the American Flag. (Please stand, if you are able, and kindly remove your hat.) The smart money says the

Englewood Area Fire Control District will pull up the rear with one of its big trucks, lights flashing and sirens blaring.

It’s a pretty old-school parade.

I’ll tell you this, it’s not one of those parades where people will cart their lawn chairs down to the curb two weeks beforehand, and lock them down with bicycle chains to stake out a prime viewing spot. Maybe that happens up north, but not here.

That’s because there is plenty of room to watch the Pioneer Days Parade. It’s about two miles from the Englewood Center where it marshals up (Obee’s Sandwiches, Rowley Insurance), and the St. Raphael Catholic Church where it winds down. There should be no problem finding a place where no else one is standing, sitting or leaning up against a tree or a tailgate.

By the way, that two miles is about 3.22K, if you’re a fitness person or still part of the European Union.

Everyone has their own way of doing the parade. A lot of families stop for breakfast on the way, while some will just pick up a cup of coffee. Many will make a day out of it, planning to hang around Pioneer Park and watch the pie-eating or the watermelon-eating contests, or maybe even take part.

Many people will bring their kids or grandkids, nieces or

nephews — that is, if they’re not in the parade already. The chances are good they’ll catch a couple of peppermints or some beads, or someone will hand them a tiny American flag or a cardboard fan.

Tell me, isn’t all that enough to get you out of the air conditioning for a few hours?

Besides, where else are you going to get the chance to help break a state record this weekend?

Chris Porter is editor of the Englewood Sun. You can call him at 941-681-3022, or email [email protected].

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PIONEER DAYS 2018

Englewood Pioneer DaysPioneer Park, 300 W.

Dearborn St.Entertainment ScheduleSUNDAYNoon — Hatley1 p.m. — DL Havlin, author

of “Mysteries of Florida”2:10 p.m. — Asante Afrika3:13 — Author DL Havlin3:20 p.m. — Redline4:20 p.m. — Author DL

Havlin5 p.m. — Miles Bosworth5:15 p.m. — Car show awards5:45 p.m. — Chris Walker

Band6:45 p.m. — Author DL

Havlin7 p.m. — Ari and the AlibisMONDAY9 a.m. — Pioneer Days

Parade10:30 a.m. — Souls on SoulNoon — Parade trophies

awarded12:25 p.m. — Pie-eating

contest1 p.m. — Watermelon-eating

contest1:20 p.m. — Beard contest1:45 p.m. — Corvette car

show awards2 p.m. — Kenny Rose

Visit englewoodpioneerdays.com for updated information.

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By ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICHCOMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR

ENGLEWOOD — It’s no joke. There’s really a whale that looks like a unicorn.

Just ask Alex Vangor, 9, Debbie Brannon, 10, Natalie Brannon, 9, Autumn Matthews, 10. They researched the unicorn-like creature with a large tusk. Then

they patterned their giant cardboard boat after the majestic mammal.

“The narwhal used to be hunted in the waters of Antarctica because it’s a giant whale with a horn,” Natalie said. “It used its horn to cut through the waters. It was hunted for its horn. But it’s illegal to bring them to America. We want to tell people more about

them. We were going to do a unicorn boat, but they aren’t real and the narwhal is.”

Using a donated water-melon box from a grocery store, the team worked on their colorful boat for more than a week. At times the girls painted each other and made up a narwhal cheer.

“We looked like Smurfs,” Alex said. “The blue was in our hair for a couple of weeks.”

The narwhal girls weren’t the only ones to have fun preparing for Saturday’s 26th annual Pioneer Days Card Board Boat races Saturday. Friends Kyan Cowell, 12, Atticus Randall, 10, Bradley Baker, 9 and Kyle Lackey, 9, spent hours trying to perfect the Scare Squad boat.

“We not only made our boat scary, but we are all wearing scary clown shirts we spray painted,” Cowell said. “It is made out of lots and lots of cardboard.”

The boat would eventu-ally take second place in the age division.

One of the few adults to compete in the race at Ann Dever Park pool Saturday were friends Colleen Stapleton and Heather Barry. The pair dawning bright red wigs looked as if they auditioned for a Wendy’s hamburger commercial.

“We work together at the Farr Law firm so we thought we should design a boat called the Red Headed Step Sisters,” Stapleton said. “We spent about 30 hours on our pink pony boat.”

While in the water, the pair added plastic carrots to their ensemble as they paddled across the pool.

The event was originally scheduled for its regular spot at Indian Mound Park. Due to red tide, it was moved into Charlotte County at the pool. Several of the 300 in attendance said it was great to see the pool for the first time.

While red tide didn’t ruin the event for residents Mike and Billie Jo Baxter, they wanted their boat to send a reminder of the persistent bloom that’s wrecked sum-mertime fun for thousands of local beach lovers. Their boat was bright green and blue and named “Toxic.”

“Dalton Davenport (11) has been our boat racer for the last couple of years,” Billie Jo said. “We wanted to be at Indian Mound Park and not a pool. We want our beaches back.”

Another boat was named “Make Florida Great Again” referring to having clean water and safe beaches in the Sunshine state.

Ovid Rawlins, 8, spent three weeks on his boat, but he had only began waterproofing it Friday. His parents joked about it “hopefully not sinking.” Ovid, who is homeschooled, had several opportunities to compete against others in his age group. He even did a lap with his mom.

The Englewood Fishing Club launched a boat navi-gated by different students for the past 12 years. This year’s participants Collin Morningstar and Austin Nottingham were both as old as the boat.

As another 12-year-old, Ethan Wilson, started his race, he accidentally fell out of his purple boat, the S.S. Chaos.

“I meant to do it, no, not really,” Ethan said joking. “I named the boat after my dog. It was fun. It was my first time. I won my first race.”

Pioneer Days events con-tinue today along Dearborn Street and Monday with a 9 a.m. Pioneer Days Parade which also travels down Dearborn Street. There is a day long festival following the parade.


Hundreds attend cardboard boat races

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They call themselves the NARWALS girls and they proudly made a boat to bring awareness to Englewood about the Narwal giant whale. Pictured are Alex Vangor, 9, Debbie Brannon, 10, Natalie Brannon, 9, Autumn Matthews, 10. They spent three weeks building their boat from a donated watermelon cardboard box from a store.

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H ere’s a question for you: If you were to buy homes purely for investment, would you be better

off investing in lower-priced homes or higher-priced homes? I hadn’t given much thought to this until I read a news report on the subject. The columnist reported that lower-priced homes had been outperforming high-er-priced homes in terms of price appreciation.

I decided to see if this trend also applies to Charlotte County’s, sin-

gle-family home market. To do this, I created a software program that iden-tifi ed 126 homes that had one thing in common. All 126 homes sold twice. Once in 2014, and then again in 2017.

I split the 2014 sales into 2 groups representing the “lower-priced homes” and the “higher-priced homes”. The lower-priced homes are the half that sold for less than the median sales price. The higher-priced homes are the half that sold for more than the median sales price. The median sales price is the price at which half the homes sold for more; half for less.

The median sales price of the 63, lower-priced homes that sold in 2013 was $93,000. The median sales price of the 63, higher-priced homes that sold in the same year was $209,860.

In 2017, these exact same homes sold again. This presents a wonderful, apples-to-apples comparison to deter-mine which group of homes appreciated the most- the lower-priced half, or the higher-priced half. This is referred to as “paired-sales” analysis. Using the exact same homes, and comparing their sales prices over two time periods, strips out extraneous infl uences like changing consumer preferences.

Here’s the results: From 2013 to 2017, the median sales price of the low-er-priced homes jumped from $93,000 to $159,500. That’s a 72 percent increase in value for the lower-priced homes.

During that same time, the median sales price of the higher-priced homes jumped from $209,860 to $278,000. That’s a 32 percent increase in value for the higher-priced homes.

So, in summary, analyzing the 126 homes that sold in 2013, and again in 2017, indicates that the lower-priced homes appreciated by 72 percent while the high-er-priced homes appreciated 32 percent.

This dovetails with the fi ndings of the columnist referenced in paragraph one. Yet, I was surprised by the wide variance in appreciation between the lower and higher-priced groups. I’m not sure why this is, but here are some thoughts.

Blackstone and other investment companies led a massive drive to buy lower-priced, often-distressed homes this decade throughout the country, including Charlotte County. Their business model was to rent these homes, and then sell them for a profi t once the market recovers.

In hindsight, this was a smart move for quite a few reasons. It’s easier to realize a positive cash-fl ow on lower-priced homes purchased for rentals. Blackstone and others appeared on the scene very close to the market bottom. Their absorption of affordable homes put upward pressure on lower-priced homes. And the surge in short sales, bankruptcies, foreclosures, lost jobs, etc. turned many homeowners into renters at a time when rentals became increasingly scarce, as they still are today.

In case you’re curious why we used the years 2014 and 2017, it’s because our market had largely rebounded towards normalcy by 2014. 2017 is the most current full year. Also, by using a four-year time period, we minimize the impact of fl ipping since fl ippers typically resell their fl ips within 12 months of the purchase.

Brett Slattery is broker/owner of Brett Slattery Realty llc in West Charlotte County. Reach him via 941-468-1430, [email protected], or www.BrettSlattery.com.

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By ADRIAN D. GARCIABANKRATE.COM

The home equity pic-ture in the United States looks pretty similar to what it did pre-re-cession. Collectively, homeowners have $15 trillion tucked away in their properties — about a trillion and a half dollars north of the high mark before the recession, based on federal data.

But this time around, people seem unwilling — or unable — to use their homes to come up with some extra cash.

The percentage of peo-ple using their homes to secure loans remains exceptionally low. Some experts view the change in borrowing behavior as a sign that consumers are more financially savvy about avoiding the

pitfalls of using home equity witnessed during the last housing boom.

Homeowners held 4.2 million home equity loans and 10.3 million home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) collec-tively as of March, the lowest numbers in each category since at least the first quarter of 2008, according to Equifax.

Cautiousness around using home equity — the difference between how much the house is worth and any debts against the home — is a smart move by consumers, says Greg McBride, CFA, chief financial analyst for Bankrate.com.

“The people that got into trouble by tapping home equity during the late stages of the last economic expansion were the people that weren’t timid at all,”

McBride says. “Those that were timid and hesitant were better protected when home prices fell.”

Homes are not ATMs

From 2003 to 2007, homeowners were extracting more than $350 billion per year to free up cash for a variety of purposes, from renovating the kitchen to purchasing a new car, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Liberty Street Economists blog.

“There were a lot of people drinking the Kool-Aid of ‘home prices will never decline,’” McBride says. “One of the consequences of that was people took out equity that evaporated a couple years later. Then

they were on the hook for a loan, and that’s why the percentage of underwater homeowners skyrocketed.”

Home prices hit a high in February 2007 and then steadily fell until February 2012, a 35 per-cent drop, based on the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index.

Drilling down on exactly what people used equity for is tricky. In 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau released a brief showing the main reason people took out HELOCs in 2001 and 1991 was for home improve-ments. The second most popular reason, according to the brief based on the Residential Finance Survey, was debt consolidation.

About 10 percent of HELOC borrowers

indicated they used the equity they extracted from their homes to make a vehicle pur-chase, according to the census brief. Research from economists at the Federal Reserve Bank and a graduate student at the University of California-Los Angeles shows that home equity extraction funds about 1 to 2 percent of both new and used car purchases and was largely un-changed during and after the housing boom. Later research from the team shows some borrowers may have been using home equity to help make down pay-ments and then turning to a traditional auto loan to cover the rest of the auto purchase.

Home equity’s untapped potential

HELOC balances have been steadily declining since 2010. Decreasing originations coupled with the decline in open accounts reaching their end of draw led to a 5.9 percent drop in balances in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the year prior, according to data from the latest TransUnion Industry Insights Report.

Economists at the Federal Reserve suggest the decline in home equity is contributing to people spending less overall.

The HELOC market presents a lot of po-tential for lenders, says Kristen Bataillon, senior manager of financial ser-vices research and con-sulting at TransUnion.

“Given that the per-centage of borrowers with delinquencies is

back at 2007 levels, market shrinkage is likely due to the lack of product promotion as opposed to lender caution. And given that homeowners equity pric-es are up, this really is an opportunity,” Bataillon said during a webinar Thursday.

Smart ways to use home equity

McBride warns home-owners not to believe every dollar they use in home equity to add a new deck or make other home improvements will be added to the value of the home — a $20,000 new kitchen in a $300,000 home doesn’t necessarily make the property worth $320,000. And in the case of repairs like fixing a hail-damaged roof or dealing with termites, the money from home equity might go toward preserving the current value of the house.

Using home equity to get debt under control could be advantageous because it’s possible to reduce interest costs and speed up debt repay-ment, McBride says.

“But it’s going to require a lot of disci-pline, and you’re also going to have to have identified and solved the problem that produced that debt in the first place,” he says. “If that debt came about from overspending, until you fix that problem, don’t tap the home equity because what’s going to happen is you’re still go-ing to have home equity debt you’re paying on but you also would have gone out and run up the credit cards all over again.”

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By JACK GUTTENTAGTHE MORTGAGE PROFESSOR

Over the years, the topic that has attracted the largest number of readers on my website is shopping for a mortgage. I just counted 70 articles on the subject, going back to the year 2000. There are many articles because shopping is a multi-stage process, with complexities and challenges arising at each stage. The multi-lender shopping facility on my site is designed to guide shoppers through the

entire process.This article describes

a quicker and simpler approach to mortgage shopping that was recently implemented — the Quick Mortgage Shopper or QMS. It has emerged late in the development of my approach to mortgage shopping because one must know all the hazards of the main road before finding a safe short cut.

Though not for everyone, those who can use QMS will shop as effectively as those who go through the longer process, and spend much less time doing it.

Simplifying assumptions

QMS skips three steps in the shopping process:

• Determining whether the shopper qualifies. QMS assumes that she does.

• Determining the preferred type of mortgage. The user must know the type of mortgage she wants beforehand. QMS requires the shopper to select a 30- or 15-year FRM, or a 5/1, 7/1 or 10/1 ARM.

• Determining the preferred combination of interest rate and lender points. QMS assumes

the borrower wants the lowest interest rate at zero points and other fees. The borrower who wants to buy down the interest rate by paying points, and the bor-rower who needs a rebate from the lender to meet cash needs, should not use QMS. Another name for QMS is “Rate Shopper.”

Adjusting the rate for transaction

featuresThe core feature of

QMS is the calculation of a competitive rate that

is unique to the shopper based on the features of the shopper’s transaction that affect the rate. These fea-tures are the loan purpose, purchase price or property value, down payment, loan amount, property zip code, FICO score, type of proper-ty, type of occupancy, lock period and escrow waiver.

The shopper’s informa-tion is used to derive a no-fee interest rate from each of the lenders who deliver prices to my web site, and the lowest of those rates is reported to the shopper. The shopping rate is thus a competitive rate that the shopper can use to shop anywhere.

Since rates are reset every morning, shoppers who use the QMS to shop should refresh it every day, even after selecting a lender, until the lender selected locks the loan rate.

Comparison to the CFPB shopping

guideTo my knowl-

edge, the only other mortgage-shopping guide is the “Explore Interest Rates” tool provided by the Consumer Financial

Protection Bureau (CFPB). Instead of a shopping rate that a competing lender should match or better, CFPB shows a distribution of rates, and leaves it to the shopper to decide which rate in the distribution is the lowest they can expect to find by shopping.

For example, given the loan features I entered on August 21, CFPB told me that in Pennsylvania where I live, rates ranged from 4.5 percent to 5.75 per-cent with a clustering at 4.875 percent. Since there is no way to determine the reasons for the differences, this is not much help. Furthermore, where the rates posted on my site are updated daily, in line with market practice, the CFPB rates are updated on Wednesdays and Fridays only.

In sum, the CFPB rates might be useful to a visitor from Mars interested in knowing whether interest rates are closer to 5 percent than 50 percent, but for earth-bound shoppers they are useless.

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Dr. D’s Auto RepairFor all your auto repairs give Dr. D’s Auto Repair a call. Dr. D’s repairs all types of vehicles including motor homes and four wheelers. At Dr. D’s you can count on the best service, diagnostics, repairs, replacement parts, etc. Only superior quality replacement parts are used and

rates are very reasonable. Owner, Mike True, and his staff are all ASE certifi ed and they offer the fi nest full service repair in this area. With the computerized engine analysis, you can be assured that the service required on your vehicle is necessary. True is well known as an excellent

auto mechanic and the business enjoys an excellent reputation. Dr. D’s is located at 23415 Janice Avenue in the Whidden Industrial Park in Charlotte Harbor and the phone number is 941-743-3677. For the best service at a reasonable price, call or stop by Dr. D’s Auto Repair.

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Q & A With Jack Spielman, Owner Of Ocean Air Conditioning Of Southwest FloridaQ: Why Ocean Air? What makes you stand out from your competition?A: Our products and service make us special. Several of our top-rated products have been profi led on these pages in recent weeks, including Fresh-Aire UV, Bosch, and Lennox – and you can’t go wrong with any of those.We service all makes and models,

not just the ones we sell and install. For homeowners, we provide new HVAC installation and replacement of old HVAC systems, along with air-conditioning and heating system repair, service and maintenance.We also offer optional labor warranties, and fi rst time customers who buy a service contract get the labor free on that

day’s service call.For business owners, we can help reduce costs by making sure their system is running effi ciently, then bring their energy bills down with a well-maintained commercial HVAC system and scheduling regular maintenance.That’s important for businesses and home owners. If you have a unit that is fi ve years older or

Westchester Gold & Diamonds, Serving Charlotte County Over 37 YearsWestchester Gold & Diamonds, 4200-F Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, is known for unsurpassed quality, variety and pricing when buying or selling coins, gold & silver bullion, diamonds, Rolex watches and fi ne jewelry. Owner, Steve Duke, is on site to assist you with jewelry purchases and appraisals, or the sale of your old gold and other valuables. Duke says “We pay top dollar for your items and have been in business for

more than 41 years. Don’t be fooled by ‘We Buy Gold’ offers from others. See us FIRST for the best price.” Westchester should be your premier destination, specializing in pre-loved Rolex watches, new and estate jewelry pieces, oriental rugs, unusual gifts, paintings, rare collectibles, and more. Their selection is amazing and this business is a community staple. Steve is well known for his generosity in giving back to the local

community. You can call for home or bank appointments or just stop by our store located in Baer’s Plaza. Our phone number is 941-625-0666 and our website is www.westchestergold.com.To browse jewelry online, visit Westchester Gold and Diamonds’ website: http://westchestergold.com/. Whether you’re in the market for a unique adornment or an interesting antique, Westchester Gold and Diamond might be the place for you!

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older, we recommend calling us to schedule service calls twice a year. For units that are less than fi ve years old, we recommend servicing your unit once a year.I invite everyone with air conditioning needs or concerns to give us a call at 941-625-8900. We have a 24/7, live-person answering service, and that’s another thing that makes us unique.

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CHARLOTTE

Nunzio Albert Vinci Nunzio Albert Vinci, 79,

died on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.

He was a veteran hav-ing served in the Coast Guard. Nunzio was a Toyota Pro at Palm Auto Mall where he

worked in sales for 20 years. He enjoyed fishing, family, and made a mean

lasagna.He leaves

behind his wife of 56

years, Patricia; beloved daughters, Donna, Gigi and Trish; and a son Christopher who was his best friend, fishing buddy and sidekick. He also leaves Five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Military funeral in his honor will be held on Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. at Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 State Rd 72, Sarasota, FL 34241

Thomas Sutherland Uhlich Sr.

Thomas Sutherland Uhlich Sr., 68, of Punta Gorda Fla., formerly

Riverside, Ill., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by the love of his life, Jackie Krohn and close

family on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

Tom was a Vietnam Veteran serving two tours in the well known Tay

Ninh Combat Base along the Cambodian Border. He was

an air traffic controller in the 1st Aviation Brigade — which was a presti-gious unit at that time. Tom is still well known as PH6, which became his very famous call sign among his comrades. Tom departed Tay Ninh and left behind his call sign painted on the runway, which can still be seen today. He was an avid golfer, and his most memorable times were traveling around United States golfing with his dad. His passion was operating his business in the commercial industrial flooring industry. Tom was revered as a mentor and friend to everyone he came into contact with, both in business and his personal life. His contri-bution to the Industry will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his loving and devoted com-panion and best friend, Jackie Krohn. He is fur-ther survived by his chil-dren, Kimberly Jirschele, Kimberly Laurie, Tom Uhlich Jr. and Jesse Uhlich; grandchildren, Ashley, Morgan Logan (Laurie), Jared Uhlich and Jackie’s grandson, Shelem Vickers; his sisters, Penny, Pam, Barb,Trudy, Meg; and brothers, John and Tony, as well as nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbert (Bill) Uhlich and Barbara Sutherland Uhlich.

A Military Memorial Service will be held on Sept. 9, at 11 a.m., at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home 9400 Indian Spring Cemetery Road, Punta Gorda, FL., followed by a reception and celebration of Tom’s life.

Arrangements are by Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Cemetery

and Crematory, www.charlottememorial.com.

Lee Rice Lee Rice, 82, of

Hesperia Calif., passed away peacefully on

Wed-nesday, July 11, 2018, with family at her side.

She was born on Dec. 15, 1935, in Rose Hill, Va., to Margie

Van Fossen and William Bumgardner.

Lee married Kenneth J Rice on March 8, 1956, and they enjoyed 43 years together. They lived in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for 22 years before retiring to Port Charlotte, Fla. Lee soaked up the Port Charlotte sun for 33 years before moving to California to be with her son, Ken and his family. She looked forward to having time with Ken and his family and was very happy to have a year with them before her death.

She loved God and life and lived for every moment but was espe-cially fond of the water and tropical sunshine. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and centered her life around her family. She was intrigued by technology and had an adventurous side to her. She loved traveling, boating, fishing and even scuba diving. Her family and friends meant everything to her. She loved, and was loved, and will be sorely missed.

She is survived by her sons, Kenneth L. (Patti) Rice of Phelan, California, Scott C. (Teresa M.) Rice of Cross Junction Virginia; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchil-dren; sisters, Charlene Blacksten of Union Bridge, Maryland, Patty Wastler of Taneytown, Maryland; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth J. Rice; daughter, Rene S. Rice; brother, Elmer Bumgardner; and three sisters, Nadine Cooke, Audrey Warner, and Betty Leister.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Westminster Cemetery chapel, 1159 Newville Rd, Carlisle PA 17013 with Pastor Chad Hogue officiating.

William “Bill” Krupicka

William “Bill” Krupicka, 95, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.

He was born on June 28, 1923, in Stamford, Conn-ecticut.

Bill served his nation as a

Machinist’s Mate First Class during WWII aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer

Stephen Potter (DD-538) in the Pacific where she earned ten

Battle Stars.He was a locks and

hardware product and project engineer. Bill was a talented musician, avid fisherman, sailor and craftsman.

He is survived by his children, Donald and Bill; niece, Peggy Hogarth (Dick); and nephew, Jack. Bill was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Alma, in 2004.

Interment service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 10, at Sarasota National Cemetery 9810 SR 72 Sarasota, FL 34241.

ENGLEWOOD

Jerry D. Price Jerry D. Price, 82, of

Englewood, Fla., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018.

He was born Sept. 2, 1935, in Indianapolis, Ind., and

moved to this area in 1994 from Indianapolis. Jerry retired as a Packaging Engineer for Eli Lilly. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology. He served in the U.S Army and was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.

Survivors include his loving wife of 56 years, Carolyn; daughters, Angela (John) Kirkpatrick of Indianapolis, Ind., Andrea (Bill) Truex of Rotonda West, Fla.; two grandchildren, Grant and Ross Kirkpatrick of Indianapolis, Ind., and three grand-dogs.

A celebration of Jerry’s life will be held in December.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Francis of Assisi Church, 5265 Placida Road, Grove City, FL 34224 or Tidewell Hospice Inc., 12050 North Access Road, Port Charlotte, FL. 33981.

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By KAYLA GLEASONSTAFF WRITER

As part of ongoing efforts to keep schools and everyone in them safe, some districts are considering a ban on large bags and backpacks at after-school events.

Lee and Collier Counties have already implemented rules to prohibit bags, cans, coolers, weapons and more at sports events and other after-school activities in light of recent football game shootings in Jacksonville and Palm Beach County.

Charlotte County — which was recently voted safest school district in the state by niche.com — is considering similar policies, though some students argue the new rules’ feasibility and effectiveness.

“In all honesty, I don’t know how effective a backpack ban will be in keeping us safe. I don’t think there’s any harm, but it also seems to me that this measure is just another attempt to create an illusion of security,” said Port Charlotte High School student activist Sabrina Salovitz.

“My school has upped security measures, it has hired another School Resource Officer, it’s banned headphones in

the hallways.”According to Salovitz,

PCHS has already barred backpacks from its football games.

Mike Riley, spokesper-son for Charlotte County Public Schools, stated Principal Lou Long made an all-call on Friday to parents and guardians, informing them of the decision.

“For years in different instances individual schools have taken actions on their own. For instance, using a wand for admit-tance before homecoming or prom. Last year there was a threat at one of the football games and we had enhanced law-enforce-ment and a K9 present,” Riley said in an email.

A district-wide ruling, in response to Lee and Collier counties’ bans, is currently in the works.

“We are presently working on a security policy and it will be ready early next week so parents can prepare.”

Abigail Kirshy, a senior at Charlotte High School, believes the ruling would greatly benefit campus security.

“I, personally, would not mind if the district made this choice. When I go to a game or any after-school activity, I usually wear a small cross-body bag or...a wallet on a lanyard. I can understand why the dis-trict would want to make the change and I think it would help improve school safety. We could be searched every time we walk into the gym...but they have chosen not to cross that per-sonal boundary, maybe banning bags would be a positive move for student safety.”

Sarasota County Schools is also in the process of reaching a decision.

“There will be ad-justments made to our athletic security planning, but these are not in response to the incident in Jacksonville. These were updates that were already in progress since we are continually adding new team members to our school-based police force,” said Kelsey Whealy, Media Relations Specialist for SCS.

As the school year — and all its related games and activities — get into full swing, parents and students should expect districts’ conversations on safety to continue.


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By LAUREN COFFEY STAFF WRITER

PUNTA GORDA — Dawn Lucas sat down to open a letter addressed to the Compass Center. It was handwritten from someone she knew when the individual was a teenager.

But now that letter writer is in jail.

“I screwed up past my 18th birthday, but the staff at Compass made me realize my worth and value,” the letter reads.

While it may not look like the typical picture of success, planting the seed is what keeps Lucas — who is the director of Compass — and other staffers at Compass Behavioral Healthcare Services going.

“Those are always the moments — we can’t reach them all, we can’t save them all, but the positive feedback that we do get is just enough to keep going,” Lucas said.

Compass serves as a center for teens 13-17 years old with mental health issues and drug addiction. They are currently serving boys and girls who come from across the state.

They are a last-resort for every child there.

“We get kids from all over the area with low self-esteem, kids that have been involved in the juvenile justice system, kids who have committed felonies,” Lucas said. “We have some pretty heinous crimes they’ve committed

and they come here and this is, again, a last resort where they think ‘Okay I’ve failed at everything else, this is my last stop.’ And we have staff here that are really invested in helping the kids.”

Compass moved from Sarasota to Punta Gorda in 2010 and began filling up due to the huge amount of need. However, there are two potential problems — a child needs to voluntarily walk through the door and a parent or guardian has to bring them to the facility.

“For the families that’s what we run into a lot — they are fearful for their child’s imminent death and they can’t make them seek treatment because in this state a youth has a right to refuse treatment,” said Sandra Tanguay, program coordinator. “We can get everything in motion and then the youth says ‘Nope, not going to do to it.’”

There is also the issue of some parents not being on board, due to their own struggle with addiction.

“That’s a tricky one,” Tanguay said. “I will talk to the youth for information, find out do they meet our criteria and ask ‘Can I talk to your parent, would your parent talk to me?’ I have

been lucky and been able to make contact with whoever that is. No matter what condition they’re in when I talk to them. But get (the parents) to where they get (the teenager) here and then they’re not in the picture — but the youth is safe, secure and getting the help they need.”

The teens in the center stay for 120 days. More than 90 percent of the patients stay the full time and there is a 60 percent success rate after they leave the program.

What makes Compass work so well is letting the teens focus and work toward their future, according to Lucas.

“Whatever you’ve done to get here, you’ve pretty much lost all your privileges when you walk through the door...but it doesn’t define them, they can move past it,” Lucas said. “And sometimes thinking outside the box, asking ‘What are your goals?’ whether it’s a one-week goal, 30 day goal, 90 day goal. So it definitely helps them and it helps us. To see

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2210 SEWARD ST $248,000 1,819 $250,000 8/24/2018 Private 3 2 0 2005 Single Family Residence FHA 136.34 1.01 C7403494 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33948 2426 DANDO ST $250,000 1,693 $222,000 8/27/2018 Private 3 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence FHA 147.67 0.89 90.8A4400617 Sold ENGLEWOOD 34223 8 STONESTHROW WAY $250,000 1,833 $230,000 8/24/2018 None 3 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence Cash 136.39 0.92 92.07C7250389 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33952 3184 SAINT JAMES ST $254,900 1,745 $225,000 8/27/2018 Private 3 2 0 1979 Single Family Residence Conventional 146.07 0.88 92.86D6100982 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33980 4241 RIVER BANK WAY $257,500 2,748 $252,000 8/27/2018 Community 4 2 1 2007 Single Family Residence Cash 93.7 0.98 71.51C7402939 Sold ENGLEWOOD 34224 7075 MIFFLIN ST $258,400 1,550 $248,000 8/29/2018 Private 3 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence Cash, Conventional 166.71 0.96 109.98D6101203 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33953 1479 RAMBLER TER $259,000 1,893 $249,500 8/24/2018 Private 3 2 0 2007 Single Family Residence Conventional 136.82 0.96 92.17C7247607 Sold PUNTA GORDA 33980 3767 PEBBLE TER $259,400 1,978 $255,000 8/28/2018 Community 3 2 0 2016 Single Family Residence Conventional 131.14 0.98 99.26C7402158 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33948 18414 BURKHOLDER CIR $259,900 1,230 $245,000 8/24/2018 Private 3 2 0 1973 Single Family Residence Cash 211.3 0.94 128.34C7401398 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33954 380 BLARNEY ST $259,900 2,394 $250,000 8/23/2018 Private 4 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence Conventional 108.56 0.96 78.99C7404024 Sold PUNTA GORDA 33983 321 BAHIA BLANCA DR $260,000 2,145 $260,000 8/27/2018 None 4 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Conventional 121.21 1 91.68C7250666 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33952 21359 BASSETT AVE $260,000 2,000 $260,000 8/28/2018 Private 3 2 0 1996 Single Family Residence VA 130 1 90.78D5922785 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33953 3370 OSPREY LN $267,500 1,617 $260,000 8/24/2018 Community 3 2 0 2001 Single Family Residence VA 165.43 0.97 116.02C7404759 Sold NORTH PORT 34288 1849 NAMATKA AVE $269,900 1,635 $263,000 8/24/2018 None 3 2 0 2016 Single Family Residence Conventional 165.08 0.97 C7249972 Sold PUNTA GORDA 33950 900 E MARION AVE #1208 $269,900 1,555 $260,000 8/24/2018 Community 2 2 0 2006 Condominium Cash 173.57 0.96 167.2C7401429 Sold NORTH PORT 34288 2695 ROYAL PALM DR $289,900 2,039 $282,975 8/24/2018 Community 3 2 0 2004 Single Family Residence Conventional 142.18 0.98 109.94C7403629 Sold NORTH PORT 34286 3845 CANDIA AVE $299,900 2,166 $297,000 8/27/2018 Private 4 2 1 2003 Single Family Residence FHA 138.46 0.99 92.44C7401496 Sold PUNTA GORDA 33982 9025 SWEDEN BLVD $299,900 1,998 $289,000 8/24/2018 Private 3 3 1 1996 Single Family Residence FHA 150.1 0.96 122.04C7400437 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33953 3421 BAY RIDGE WAY $308,000 1,734 $300,000 8/24/2018 Private 2 2 0 2001 Single Family Residence Cash 177.62 0.97 C7240253 Sold NORTH PORT 34288 2788 ROYAL PALM DR $314,900 1,935 $304,500 8/24/2018 Private 2 2 0 2001 Single Family Residence Conventional 162.74 0.97 109.57C7400962 Sold PUNTA GORDA 33983 27105 DEEP CREEK BLVD $319,000 2,072 $305,000 8/27/2018 Private 3 2 0 2001 Single Family Residence Cash 153.96 0.96 C7403653 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33983 17 LA SERENA DR $324,500 2,058 $324,500 8/27/2018 Private 3 2 0 2005 Single Family Residence Cash 157.68 1 101.09D6102128 Sold ENGLEWOOD 34223 576 BOX ELDER CT $331,082 2,214 $331,082 8/29/2018 None 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Cash 149.54 1 120.39C7247900 Sold PUNTA GORDA 33950 920 LASSINO CT $339,900 1,463 $330,000 8/27/2018 Private 2 2 0 1973 Single Family Residence Conventional 232.33 0.97 156.03C7400230 Sold PUNTA GORDA 33950 1750 JAMAICA WAY #113 $359,000 1,916 $345,000 8/24/2018 Private, Comm 3 2 0 1988 Condominium Cash 187.37 0.96 180.06A4213375 Sold ENGLEWOOD 34223 26728 WEISKOPF DR $389,990 2,181 $354,526 8/24/2018 Community 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Cash 178.81 0.91 120.14C7402379 Sold PUNTA GORDA 33982 29005 PALM SHORES BLVD $399,000 2,827 $375,000 8/27/2018 Private 4 3 0 1986 Single Family Residence Conventional 141.14 0.94 C7241456 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33953 1552 ADALIA TER $450,000 4,874 $400,000 8/27/2018 None 6 3 1 2010 Single Family Residence Conventional 92.33 0.89 63.98D6102132 Sold PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 2524 KLASS TER $517,000 2,182 $517,000 8/28/2018 Private 3 3 0 2018 Single Family Residence Cash 236.94 1 161.21D5922204 Sold ENGLEWOOD 34223 2708 N BEACH RD #3 $1,475,000 2,905 $1,350,000 8/24/2018 Private 3 3 1 2017 Condominium Cash 507.75 0.92 358.95

D5923180 SLD 10 QUAILS RUN BLVD #9 ENGLEWOOD 34223 QUAILS RUN I 647 $70,000 1 1 1 1979 Community Condominium Conventional 8/20/2018 $112.67 $108.19 0.96C7403950 SLD 7304 CANDACE LN PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 VILLAGE HOLIDAY LAKE 784 $93,000 2 2 0 1981 Community Mobile Home Cash 8/24/2018 $122.45 $118.62 0.97D6100268 SLD 13100 S MCCALL RD #192 PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 95 02 850 $114,900 2 2 0 1984 None Villa Conventional 8/24/2018 $135.18 $135.18 1D6100231 SLD 9 QUAILS RUN BLVD #7 ENGLEWOOD 34223 QUAILS RUN I 1,064 $121,250 2 2 0 1979 Private, Comm Condominium Cash 8/21/2018 $121.24 $113.96 0.94D5920144 SLD 13641 DRYSDALE AVE PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 052 1,432 $140,000 3 2 0 1978 None Single Family Residence Conventional 8/20/2018 $101.26 $97.77 0.97C7402644 SLD 7300 DESANT LN PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 VILLAGE HOL LAKE 01 1,056 $147,000 2 2 0 2005 Community Manufactured Home Conventional 8/20/2018 $141.10 $139.20 0.99D5923565 SLD 4260 PLACIDA RD #15C ENGLEWOOD 34224 FOREST PARK 950 $135,000 2 2 0 1984 Community Condominium Conventional 8/23/2018 $157.79 $142.11 0.9D6101255 SLD 250 CADDY RD ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA WEST OAKLAND HILLS 1,739 $155,000 3 2 0 1973 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 8/24/2018 $91.95 $89.13 0.97D5923179 SLD 4260 PLACIDA RD #25A ENGLEWOOD 34224 FOREST PARK PH 02 BLDG 25 1,094 $150,000 2 2 0 1986 Community Condominium Cash 8/20/2018 $146.16 $137.11 0.94C7401597 SLD 6249 DRUCKER CIR PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 095 1,116 $164,000 3 2 0 1987 Community Single Family Residence Conventional 8/20/2018 $152.24 $146.95 0.97D6100554 SLD 8 BUNKER CIR ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA WEST PEBBLE BEACH 1,553 $175,000 2 2 0 1986 None Single Family Residence Conventional 8/23/2018 $115.84 $112.69 0.97D5922891 SLD 11059 GREENWAY AVE ENGLEWOOD 34224 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 065 1,630 $179,000 3 2 0 1985 None Single Family Residence Conventional 8/24/2018 $116.50 $109.82 0.94D6101142 SLD 3611 S ACCESS RD ENGLEWOOD 34224 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 064 1,785 $189,900 3 2 0 1987 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 8/23/2018 $111.48 $106.39 0.95A4212268 SLD 12209 HELIOS AVE PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 095 1,612 $204,900 3 2 0 2018 None Single Family Residence Cash 8/22/2018 $127.11 $127.11 1A4208218 SLD 12452 BUFFING RD PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 095 1,612 $204,900 3 2 0 2018 None Single Family Residence Cash 8/22/2018 $127.11 $127.11 1D6100451 SLD 12330 GULFSTREAM PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 095 1,612 $199,000 3 2 0 2018 None Single Family Residence Cash 8/23/2018 $128.72 $123.45 0.96N6100848 SLD 149 ROTONDA CIR ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA WEST OAKLAND HILLS 1,871 $190,000 3 2 0 1973 Private Single Family Residence Cash 8/24/2018 $112.24 $101.55 0.9C7250205 SLD 5420 CHARD TER PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 CHARLOTTE SEC 52 1,455 $210,000 3 2 0 1993 Private Single Family Residence Seller Finan 8/24/2018 $147.70 $144.33 0.98D5923149 SLD 320 PENROSE CIR ENGLEWOOD 34223 PICCADILLY ESTATES 1,502 $221,000 2 2 0 1982 Private Single Family Residence Cash 8/23/2018 $149.07 $147.14 0.99D6101724 SLD 368 BAYTREE DR ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA LAKES 1,607 $229,000 3 2 0 2018 None Single Family Residence Cash 8/20/2018 $143.06 $142.50 1D6101181 SLD 9294 CASA GRANDE AVE ENGLEWOOD 34224 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 074 1,357 $222,000 2 2 0 1981 Private Single Family Residence Cash 8/24/2018 $173.91 $163.60 0.94C7251112 SLD 127 ARROW LN ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA HEIGHTS 1,648 $235,000 3 2 0 2003 None Single Family Residence Conventional 8/20/2018 $145.57 $142.60 0.98A4400617 SLD 8 STONESTHROW WAY ENGLEWOOD 34223 ENGLEWOOD ISLES SUB 1,833 $230,000 3 2 0 1990 None Single Family Residence Cash 8/24/2018 $136.39 $125.48 0.92D5923635 SLD 822 ROTONDA CIR ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA WEST LONG MEADOW 1,824 $249,000 3 2 0 1999 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 8/24/2018 $140.68 $136.51 0.97D5923226 SLD 2450 N BEACH RD #131 ENGLEWOOD 34223 SUNBURST PH 03 816 $265,000 2 2 0 1980 Community Condominium Cash, Conv 8/20/2018 $330.76 $324.75 0.98C7249318 SLD 58 LONG MEADOW PL ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA WEST LONG MEADOW 1,956 $277,500 3 2 0 1996 Private Single Family Residence Cash 8/21/2018 $149.28 $141.87 0.95C7402786 SLD 14 LONG MEADOW PL ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA WEST LONG MEADOW 2,074 $280,000 3 2 1 1999 Private Single Family Residence Cash 8/20/2018 $144.60 $135 0.93D5921019 SLD 161 MARKER RD ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA WEST LONG MEADOW 2,020 $280,000 3 2 1 2004 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 8/22/2018 $148.47 $138.61 0.93C7248036 SLD 220 BROADMOOR LN ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA WEST BROADMOOR 2,239 $347,500 4 2 0 2005 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 8/22/2018 $157.66 $155.20 0.98D5922484 SLD 497 ROTONDA CIR ROTONDA WEST 33947 ROTONDA WEST PINEHURST 1,899 $354,900 3 2 0 2018 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 8/20/2018 $186.89 $186.89 1D6101572 SLD 11160 HACIENDA#202 PLACIDA 33946 HACIENDA DEL AMR CONDO 1,688 $355,000 2 2 1 2007 Private Condominium Cash 8/22/2018 $230.45 $210.31 0.91A4213375 SLD 26728 WEISKOPF DR ENGLEWOOD 34223 BOCA ROYALE 2,181 $354,526 3 2 0 2018 Community Single Family Residence Cash 8/24/2018 $178.81 $162.55 0.91D6101241 SLD 1934 FORKED CREEK DR ENGLEWOOD 34223 OVERBROOK GARDENS 1,887 $480,000 3 2 0 1972 Private Single Family Residence Cash 8/20/2018 $259.62 $254.37 0.98D6100393 SLD 15308 ALSASK CIR PORT CHARLOTTE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 093 2,133 $565,000 3 2 0 2014 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 8/21/2018 $269.53 $264.89 0.98D6100975 SLD 105 GREEN DOLPHIN DR PLACIDA 33946 CAPE HAZE 3,514 $1,150,000 4 3 0 1966 Private Single Family Residence Cash 8/24/2018 $369.66 $327.26 0.89D5922204 SLD 2708 N BEACH RD #3 ENGLEWOOD 34223 GULFRIDGE 2,905 $1,350,000 3 3 1 2017 Private Condominium Cash 8/24/2018 $507.75 $464.72 0.92D5923388 SLD 134 HALF CLOVE CT BOCA GRANDE 33921 NORTH VILLAGE SUB 2,956 $1,850,000 3 3 0 1988 Private, Comm Single Family Residence Conventional 8/21/2018 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N6100969 Sold 285 MISSION TRL W #A 2 2 0 1986 Mission Lakes Condominium Conventional 146.62 0.98 8/20/2018 $156,000 FALSEN6101544 Sold 800 MIRABELLA CIR #103 2 2 0 2005 Mirabella Condominium Conventional 141.7 0.97 8/21/2018 $175,000 FALSED6100524 Sold 271 PEARY RD 2 2 0 1982 South Venice Single Family Residence Cash 137.14 0.97 8/24/2018 $185,000 FALSED6101310 Sold 315 W SEMINOLE DR 3 2 0 1975 South Venice Single Family Residence Cash 109.99 0.93 8/24/2018 $185,000 FALSEN6101191 Sold 703 PADUA CT 2 2 0 1977 Mobile City Single Family Residence VA 239.77 1 8/24/2018 $189,900 FALSEN6100207 Sold 282 MOUNT VERNON DR 2 2 0 1977 Venice East Single Family Residence Cash 160.19 0.95 8/22/2018 $198,000 FALSED6100495 Sold 902 CASA DEL LAGO WAY #902 3 2 0 2003 Casa Del Lago Condominium Cash 151.84 0.97 8/23/2018 $210,000 FALSEN5916945 Sold 2353 BAL HARBOUR DR 3 2 0 1973 Venice Gardens Single Family Residence Conventional 148.76 0.97 8/23/2018 $216,000 FALSED6100006 Sold 908 VILLAS DR #2 1 1 0 1950 Venice Villas Condominium Conventional 493.33 0.94 8/21/2018 $222,000 FALSEN6100898 Sold 165 SHADY PINE LN 2 2 0 1987 Laurel Pines Single Family Residence Conventional 173.88 1 8/20/2018 $225,000 FALSEN6100110 Sold 4245 FRONTIER LN 2 2 0 2018 Bay Street Village & Towncenter Condominium Conventional 180.87 0.99 8/20/2018 $225,000 FALSEN5916773 Sold 244 SAINT AUGUSTINE AVE #207 2 2 0 1974 Venice Costa Brava Condominium Conventional 236.63 0.96 8/21/2018 $230,000 FALSEA4213956 Sold 293 HIDDEN BAY DR #202 2 2 0 2000 Hidden Bay Estates Condominium Conventional 155.51 0.96 8/22/2018 $230,000 FALSEN6100101 Sold 232 SAINT AUGUSTINE AVE #106 2 2 0 1974 Venice Costa Brava Condominium Conventional 257.78 0.93 8/22/2018 $232,000 FALSEA4401010 Sold 308 FAREHAM DR 4 2 0 1998 Fairway Village Single Family Residence Conventional 128.77 0.96 8/24/2018 $256,000 FALSEN6100391 Sold 700 SAN LINO CIR #722 2 2 0 2017 San Lino Condominium Cash 174.73 0.97 8/24/2018 $260,000 FALSEA4403340 Sold 194 BELLA VISTA TER #26A 3 2 0 2017 Venetian Golf & River Club Condominium Cash 154.82 0.96 8/22/2018 $270,000 FALSEN6100298 Sold 19309 YELLOWTAIL CT 2 2 0 2018 Caribbean Village Single Family Residence VA 173.07 0.95 8/22/2018 $284,000 FALSEN6101182 Sold 13835 BOTTERI ST 3 2 0 2017 Islandwalk At The West Villages Single Family Residence Conventional 187.3 0.97 8/20/2018 $295,000 FALSEN6100041 Sold 124 VILLA DR #124 2 2 0 1969 Sorrento Villas Condominium Conventional 213.1 0.97 8/20/2018 $296,000 FALSEN6100550 Sold 19222 SEA TROUT CT 2 2 0 2018 Caribbean Village Single Family Residence Cash 163 0.97 8/23/2018 $296,000 FALSET3105741 Sold 11654 RENAISSANCE BLVD #108 3 2 0 2018 Not Applicable Single Family Residence Conventional 188.76 0.98 8/21/2018 $309,000 FALSEN6100441 Sold 13480 COLUCCIO ST 3 3 0 2006 Islandwalk At The West Villages Single Family Residence Conventional 159.5 0.98 8/20/2018 $319,000 FALSEN6101677 Sold 10012 COZY GROVE 2 2 0 2018 Sarasota National Single Family Residence Conventional 168.39 1 8/24/2018 $322,795 FALSEN6100467 Sold 11638 PARROTFISH ST 3 2 0 2018 Caribbean Village Single Family Residence Cash 168.27 1 8/22/2018 $333,671 FALSEN5916509 Sold 573 MISTY PINE DR 3 2 0 2004 Sawgrass Single Family Residence Cash 185.87 0.95 8/21/2018 $350,000 TRUEN6100423 Sold 20480 PEZZANA DR 3 2 0 2011 Venetian Falls Single Family Residence Conventional 165.43 0.97 8/23/2018 $358,000 FALSEN6100950 Sold 3257 MEADOW RUN DR 3 2 0 1984 Meadow Run At Jacaranda Single Family Residence Conventional 200.56 0.97 8/21/2018 $359,000 TRUEN6101170 Sold 11460 DANCING RIVER DR 3 2 1 2005 Stoneybrook At Venice Single Family Residence Conventional 176 0.99 8/20/2018 $374,000 TRUEA4406318 Sold 1345 COVEY CT 3 2 0 1991 Quail Lake Single Family Residence Conventional 164.53 1 8/24/2018 $379,900 TRUEN6101645 Sold 145 GRAND OAK CIR 3 2 0 2003 Hidden Lakes Club Single Family Residence Cash 172.26 1 8/24/2018 $390,000 TRUEN6100565 Sold 428 TREMINGHAM WAY 3 2 1 1990 The Reserve Single Family Residence Conventional 115.81 0.87 8/24/2018 $405,000 TRUEN6101075 Sold 586 MOSSY CREEK DR 3 2 1 2001 Sawgrass Single Family Residence Cash 197.82 0.98 8/24/2018 $417,000 TRUEA4210694 Sold 1210 ORANGE AVE 3 2 0 2017 Hidden Bay Estates Single Family Residence Cash 230.93 0.99 8/24/2018 $430,000 TRUEN6101401 Sold 507 SANTE JOSEPH ST 3 2 0 1955 Beach Park Single Family Residence Cash 314.58 1.02 8/24/2018 $437,900 TRUEN5915889 Sold 1617 JACANA CT 3 2 1 2002 Laurel Landings Estates Single Family Residence Cash 155.92 0.97 8/23/2018 $510,000 FALSEA4406470 Sold 101 WEBB ST 3 2 1 2007 Webbs W D Add To Village Of Osprey Single Family Residence Conventional 181.12 0.99 8/23/2018 $518,000 TRUEA4212559 Sold 3961 WAYPOINT AVE 3 3 1 2017 Not Applicable Single Family Residence Conventional 239.34 1 8/24/2018 $544,489 FALSEN6100721 Sold 616 S CASEY KEY RD 2 2 0 1956 Casey Key Single Family Residence Cash 489.74 1 8/20/2018 $549,000 FALSEN5915473 Sold 4660 SILENT CREEK WAY 2 2 0 2001 Sorrento East Single Family Residence Conventional 251.37 0.95 8/23/2018 $566,088 FALSEN5916695 Sold 386 S SHORE DR 3 2 0 1979 Sorrento Shores Single Family Residence USDA 348.94 0.98 8/24/2018 $809,900 TRUEA4181732 Sold 3604 CASEY KEY RD 3 4 0 1947 Casey Key Single Family Residence Other 219.75 0.92 8/20/2018 $830,000 FALSEN6101698 Sold 35 EAGLE POINT DRIVE 3 3 0 2018 The Village At Eagle Point Single Family Residence Cash 415.97 1 8/24/2018 $1,487,918 TRUE

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For many of the teens, it is the first time they have three meals a day and a safe bed to sleep in every night. It is also the first time they have to do their own laundry, give up their cellphones and vices.

It is a daunting task for the 22 employees, which help ensure the center is manned 24/7.

“That’s just it, they’re not doing it for the paycheck because we are nonprofit and the pay is much lower than other places, but they’re invested,” Lucas said. “They know the children are the future and it’s such an under-served population. So whether it’s adults with other programs or here with the kids, there’s a need and we’re just amazed we can find people who are invested as

much as we are.”The biggest struggle,

though, is ensuring the facility is kept up while trying to climb the ever-growing mountain of mental health cuts.

Marlene Hauck, director of development for Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, said after a tragedy, funding will inevitably be shifted around — but for the most part, it is not going to what they believe is best.

“Whenever an incident happens like Parkland or something like that, the state gets money and then they cut over here and over here so they can give money wherever they feel the band-aid needed,” she said. “They’re not forward thinkers. They want to put the band-aid on to solve the immediate problem but 10-15 years ago when the hospitals would say ‘Oh my gosh, we don’t want you to suffer in pain, let me give you this pill so you don’t have to have pain.’ What did they think was going to happen 20 years from now when we have a room full of addicts?”

However, the staff still have lofty goals and dreams not only for their patients, but the center itself. The recreation yard, which sits on 5 acres of property, has a dilapidated ropes course and flooding throughout.

But eventually, they want it filled with hydroponic gardens, equipment which uses the teens’ own weight and animals.

“We already know when kids take care of something else it forms a sense of self worth,” Hauck said. “So we’ve got the big dream going. We’re talking with architects now of the different levels: what we really need now and then the next level and next level then the big dream.”

As the staff continue on, they understand they cannot help every patient — but also know what they are teaching has a deeper impact.

“All knowledge they gain here is good knowledge,” Tanguay said. “You plant that seed, it’s always there.”


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By STEVE REILLYSTAFF WRITER

ENGLEWOOD — The 89-year-old Green Street Church will be prepared this week to make its 1-mile journey to the historic Lemon Bay Cemetery on South Indiana Avenue.

The goal is to move the church at 2 a.m. Sept. 11.

R.E. Johnson & Sons, a specialized house mover based out of Parrish in Manatee County, is scheduled to be in Englewood all next week preparing the church for its journey.

The church will proceed east on West Green Street, then south on Indiana Avenue (State Road 776) to the cemetery at “walking speed,” between 2-5 mph. Comcast and Florida Power & Light crews will accompany the church, removing then reconnecting overhead utility lines along the route.

The move should take about four hours or more to complete.

Englewood’s Leo Pfliger Construction is overseeing the move for the Lemon Bay Historical Society, the owners of the church, but other Englewood companies — such as Castle Air Heating and Cooling and Michael J. Looney Electric — have lent a hand to prepare the church for its move.

The historic church is Englewood’s first house of worship. It is now on property the Historical Society leased from the Crosspoint Church of the Nazarene on West Green Street. The Historical Society bought its own property at the cemetery so the church has a “forever home.”

Moving the church is not inexpensive.

Historical society members have $170,000 set aside for the move. They received grants from the Sarasota County Alliance for Historical Preservation and William G. and Marie Selby Foundation. Sarasota County commissioners agreed with the Englewood Community

Redevelopment Area Advisory Board to commit $50,000 to the move and an additional $50,000 as a matching grant.

But when all the expenses are added up, members anticipate they may have to borrow $50,000 or more for the church to settle into its location at the cemetery.

Though it’s no longer a house of worship, the Green Street Church still serves the community. The Historical Society regularly schedules community events, weddings and memorial services at the church, which is tucked away from main thoroughfares on West Green Street.

Members of the Historical Society hope the church’s new, more-visible home on State Road 776, near the Englewood Chamber of Commerce and the Englewood Fire District’s Station 1, will lead to more events and community appreciation.

For more information,

visit lemonbayhistory.com or call 941-473-8491. Donations for the

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Society, P.O. Box 1245, Englewood FL 34295.


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The picket fence and other amenities at the historic Green Street Church are packed away as the Lemon Bay Historical Society prepares for its move Sept. 11 to the historic Lemon Bay Cemetery on State Road 776.

By DANIEL SUTPHINSTAFF WRITER

PUNTA GORDA — The land purchase agreement for The Buckley’s Pass project — formerly the PGI Bird Section Cut Through and/or Additional Harbor Access project — has been approved, allowing city officials to finalize the transaction.

The pass will cut through an existing mixed wetland and upland area, connecting the Punta Gorda Isles canal system to Alligator Creek and leading to Charlotte Harbor. The property in-volved includes 4.24 acres of wetland and removal of 0.38 acres of mangroves.

By approving the land purchase, the city agrees to pay Robert McQueen, trustee for the property, in the amount of $440,000, accord-ing to documents in Wednesday’s City Council meeting agenda. As part of the deal, the City Council also approved the sale of city-owned property at 5625 Taylor Road to McQueen for $40,000 to be placed in a special-use fund.

“We have no idea when the purchase will go through,” said Mark Gering, the city’s public works engineering manager. By passing the agreement, the city can now move forward with the steps necessary to purchase the property.

“Everybody still needs to be patient,” said City Manager Howard Kunik. “We have a lot of work still to do.”

Some of that work will keep the project at a paperwork level until at least February or March of 2019.

“We have to put togeth-er all of the parcels that

are going to be included in the assessment,” said Kunik. “We have to make sure that we double check so that each parcel ... based on the methodol-ogy that we approved ... how many water access units will be allowed or permitted, allowed to be built per parcel.”

That information then has to be sent to Charlotte County so they can start formulating the assessment district, according to Kunik, which has to be done before December 2018. During that time, the city will be working with attor-neys who helped develop the methodology behind the project to put together an assessment resolution.

“(This is) similar to an ordinance resolution. We will advertise that and hold a public hearing for the assessment probably in the February (or) March time frame when (all the residents are) back and in town. So that’s February/March (2019) to hold a formal assessment hearing.”

The city has been involved in the project since July 2013, however, a citizen’s group has worked on the project years before the city even became involved.

“We thought it would be done in two years. Five or six years later, we’re getting there,” said Bill Stamp, a PGI Bird Section resident and long-time advocate for the project.

The new name for the project, Buckley’s Pass, was in honor of one Punta Gorda resident, Jay Buckley, who was a major part of moving the project along.

The project for the 1,446-foot-long, 60-foot-wide channel is estimated to cost between $1.5 mil-lion to $2 million.


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“The sym-posium has shown growth in recent years and has generated a strong following,” said orga-nizer Linda Howard, marketing

manager at Bayfront Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda. “Due to the recent growth in popularity and the continual need to educate the older adult residents of Charlotte County on health-related information and access to resources, members of the planning committee decided to schedule a fall symposium in 2018.”

The event takes place from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte. Under the theme “Putting Your Best Fork Forward,” the symposium will focus on nutrition, including tips for mindful eating, diabetes prevention, and finding healthy food on a fixed income.

Keynote speaker Abby Ellner, program administra-tor for Community Health Promotion with the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County, will address “Eating and Moving to Prevent Diabetes.”

“Some things I will be covering include the criteria are for prediabetes, including risk factors, and the appropriate lifestyle behaviors that help prevent prediabetes and diabetes, including nutrition and

By NEIL B. ZUSMAN, M.D., FACSZUSMAN EYE CARE CENTER

September is Healthy Aging Month and it is important to know about maintaining healthy vision. Vision problems such as glaucoma, cataract, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy are common among older adults. You can’t prevent your eyes from aging, but you can slow age-related damage by taking care of your eye health.

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GET REGULAR EYE EXAMS. Starting at age 40, get periodic eye exams where your eye doctor will look for signs of glaucoma and retinal diseases, even if you’re a healthy adult with no vision problems. Many common eye diseases often have no warning signs. A dilated eye exam is the only way to detect such diseases in their early stage. People who have certain medical conditions that increase the risk of eye disorders, such as diabetes or hypertension, or those who have vision prob-lems should see an eye

care professional earlier than 40. Based on your risk factors and the initial findings of your exam, your eye doctor will recommend the appro-priate screening intervals that will help maintain healthy vision.

KNOW YOUR FAMILY’S EYE HEALTH HISTORY. Talk to your family members about their eye health history. It’s import-ant to know if anyone has been diagnosed with a disease or condition since many are hereditary. This will help determine if you are at higher risk for developing an eye disease or condition.

WEAR SUNGLASSES WITH UV PROTECTION. The sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can damage aging eyes. UV rays can cause skin cancer on the lids and surface of the eye, cataracts, and possibly accelerate macular degeneration. The best way to protect eyes from the sun is with sunglasses that block out virtually 100% of both UV-A and UV-B radiation.

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In our youth-obsessed culture, where ageism has never been stronger and looking younger is next to godliness, it may be easy to assume young people feel happier than older ones. Nope. According to science, at least one thing gets better with age and that’s your self-esteem.

In fact, a paper pub-lished recently in the journal Psychological Bulletin, self-esteem seems to peak around age 60 and that uplifting feeling may well last for an entire decade. So maybe 60 really is the new 40?

“Midlife is, for many adults, a TIME of highly stable life circumstances in domains such as relationships and work. Moreover, during middle adulthood, most indi-viduals further invest in the social roles they hold, which might promote their self-esteem,” study co-author Ulrich Orth, a professor of psychology at the University of Bern in Switzerland, told TIME.

“For example, people take on managerial roles at work, maintain a sat-isfying relationship with their spouse or partner, and help their children to become responsible and independent adults.”

Researchers examined 191 articles about self-es-teem, which included data from almost 165,000 people, for a compre-hensive look at how self-esteem changes with age, exploring different

demographics and age groups. Apparently, self-esteem begins to rise between ages 4 and 11, as children develop and revel in a sense of independence. Those feelings level off in the

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By PAUL SISSONTHE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE

In recent years deadly brain tumors have challenged both Jimmy Carter and John McCain, but the two political icons have had vastly different treatment results.

The Arizona senator, who died Aug. 25, had announced to the world on Aug. 24, that he was stopping treatment after a year while the former president was declared cancer-free just four months after he started therapy in 2015.

How could these two men with household names have such opposite outcomes?

The answer, said Dr. Ezra Cohen, associate director of Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, has to do with the specific physical and genetic characteristics involved.

Carter’s brain tumor

was caused by metastatic melanoma which started in a distant part of the 39th president’s body and traveled to his brain. McCain’s tumor is a ma-lignancy called a glioblas-toma, the most common kind of brain tumor.

For most of human history, both metastatic melanoma and glioblas-toma had similarly dire prognoses. Most patients didn’t live more than a few years after diagnosis.

But the advent of immunotherapy drugs has dramatically changed the survival odds for melanoma.

“Metastatic melanoma, due to immunotherapy, is now on the complete other end of the spectrum from glioblastoma,” Cohen said. “We’re now seeing melano-ma patients who are nearly a decade from treatment and are still showing no signs of recurrence. We’re beginning to think that these patients are cured.”

Not so for glioblastoma. Survival after diagnosis continues to range from one to two years.

Why hasn’t glioblastoma seen the same kind of

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it all comes down to mutation.

Melanoma, Cohen noted, has a highly mutated form of can-cer which has made it one of the toughest forms of to treat once it spreads from its initial location. But having a high mutation rate also makes it more likely that melanoma cells will be detected and responded to by the body’s immune system. Mutation just makes it more likely that there will be all sorts of abnormal features on the outside of melanoma cells that the body’s immune system will recognize as foreign and attack.

New “checkpoint” immunotherapies such as Keytruda, the drug that produced Carter’s mi-raculous recovery, rev up the response of immune systems of patients that cancer cells have tricked into semi-dormancy.

But other forms of can-cer such as glioblastoma

have fewer mutations, and fewer abnormal features that set off immune system alarms. Revving up the immune system, Cohen noted, doesn’t do much good if it has not adequately detected the cancer in the first place.

“Glioblastoma has 100-fold less mutation than melanoma does, and that makes it a poorer target for these drugs,” Cohen said.

Though the checkpoint inhibitors that are getting dramatic results in many forms of cancer have significantly less effect for glioblastoma, some think they may actually be capable of some change. Though initial trials have shown poor results, some researchers have spec-ulated that what looks like continued growth after immunotherapy treatment may actually be the inflammation that indicates a strong immune response.

A large trial is currently underway to determine the exact effect of checkpoint inhibitors on glioblastoma while other smaller trials are

attempting to target these tumors based on other unique characteristics they possess.

Sharp HealthCare’s Laurel Amtower Cancer Institute is one of 215 organizations world-wide enrolling patients in a trial that uses a special type of receptor that pops up on about half of glioblastoma cells to target a cancer-killing drug. Early-phase trials are also starting to show tantalizing results using cancer-killing viruses and vaccines.

Dr. Charles Redfern of the Amtower Institute said it has been difficult seeing some patients benefit while others continue to suffer. But he noted that, with mela-noma, there were many years of small advances before the sudden sea change brought by the latest crop of drugs.

“I have a patient like Jimmy Carter where his disease has pretty much gone into remission. We would love to that that same kind of result in glioblastoma,” Redfern said.

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When performed correctly, the seated forward bend is capable of providing a number of important benefits. In addition to facilitating spinal flexibility, this exercise stimulates the kidneys, pancreas and liver. It also relieves con-stipation and gas, tones the abdominal muscles and improves digestion. Although it offers some of the benefits provided by inversion exercises such as the headstand, these benefits are somewhat limited.

Within the Fusion One system, quite a number of inversion exercises exist. Some are more difficult than others to perform. Now, although the head-stand could be consid-ered the most popular in-version exercise, one that is used quite often by people who are incapa-ble of performing it is the standing forward bend. This exercise, although it lacks “inversion benefits” such as spinal decom-pression and minimal obstruction of blood flow to the upper extremities,

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as long as comfortably possible as you breathe slowly, deeply and rhythmically through your nose. To progress to the standing version (see photo above), you simply raise your buttocks from the

chair and proceed to straighten your legs. If possible, the hands or finger tips should maintain contact with the floor. Once again, it’s important that you hold the position for as long as comfortably

possible as you breathe slowly, deeply and rhythmically through your nose. When ready, return your buttocks to the chair and raise the upper body back to the starting position.

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physical activity,” Ellner said. “Lifestyle behaviors that help prevent diabetes also help to prevent many other chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, and some cancers, to name a few.”

Ian Connelly with the Florida Department of Children and Families will address access to resources and assistance. He will discuss the nationwide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, which offers nutri-tion assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities.

Under auspices of the U.S. Department Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net.

The Food and Nutrition Service works with state agencies, nutrition educa-tors, and neighborhood and faith-based organizations to ensure that those eligible for nutrition assistance can make informed decisions about applying for the program and can access benefits.

The Sept. 12 symposium will also include a cooking demonstration with Tania Garcia, executive director of Green Living, Green Planet, a Punta Gorda-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing awareness about “sustainable health-ier lifestyle choices that promote overall wellness for people, other species, and the planet.”

Cost to attend is $10 and includes lunch. Multiple vendor tables will be situat-ed in the same conference room where the speakers will be presenting.

“Attendees will have an opportunity to visit

with vendors before the symposium begins, and a break (approximately 30-35 minutes) will be given between speakers,” Howard said. “Vendor tables are also often visited after the symposium ends.”

Howard emphasized that the symposium is not a traditional health fair.

“It’s is a half-day confer-ence with multiple speakers and a focused topic for the day,” she said. “The Positive Aging Symposium is a collaborative event with a planning committee made up of nonprofit, human services, and health care organizations with focused services and programs catering to older adults in Charlotte County.”

To register, visit unit-edwayccfl.org or call 941-627-3539.

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You know it’s import-ant to eat right, exercise and keep your choles-terol under control to reduce your risk of a heart attack of stroke. If that’s not enough of an incentive, new research suggests that taking care of your cardiovascular system will pay off for your brain as well.

A study of more than 6,600 senior citizens found that the better they scored on seven measures of cardiovas-cular health, the lower their risk of dementia over the ensuing years.

The difference was dramatic: Among those with the lowest scores, dementia developed at a rate of 13.3 cases per 100 people. But among those with the highest scores, there were only 7.1 cases per 100 people.

The results, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, should prompt doctors and patients alike to focus on cardiovascular fitness for the sake of preserving cognitive health, experts said.

“To achieve a lifetime of robust brain health free of dementia, it is never too early or too late to strive for attain-ment of idea cardiovas-cular health,” Dr. Jeffrey Saver, a leader of the UCLA Stroke Center, and Dr. Mary Cushman

of the University of Vermont wrote in an ed-itorial that accompanies the study. “Given the aging population, this positive health message is important to commu-nicate to all members of society.”

There have already been many clues that vascular problems can translate into brain problems. Narrowed, blocked or leaky blood vessels can lead to strokes, which are the No. 2 cause of demen-tia (after Alzheimer’s disease). Observational studies have turned up connections between cardiovascular con-ditions in midlife and cognitive conditions in late life.

The new study adds to the picture by focus-ing on adults who are already in their senior years.

The data came from the Three-City Study, a research effort from France that enrolled residents of Bordeaux, Dijon and Montpellier. All of the participants were at least 65 years old when they enrolled in the study (their average age was 73.7 years). Upon joining, they were given a battery of physi-cal and cognitive tests.

For the JAMA report, the researchers focused on seven metrics of cardiovascular health that the American Heart Assn. call Life’s Simple 7. Four of the metrics

are behavioral (diet, exercise, weight man-agement and smoking status) and three are biological (blood pres-sure, blood sugar and cholesterol).

Study participants were given a score of 0, 1 or 2 for each of the cate-gories, to reflect whether their compliance with the AHA’s targets was “poor,” “intermediate” or “optimal.” For example, to earn two points for a healthy diet, people had to eat at least one portion of fresh fruit, one portion of raw vegetables, and one portion of cooked fruit or vegetables each day, plus at least two por-tions of fish each week. To earn two points for weight, they had to have a body mass index under 25; to earn two points for blood pressure, they needed a reading below 120/80 mm Hg without the assistance of medication.

High scores were rare. Only 6.5 percent of study participants had optimal measurements for at least five of the seven categories. At the other end of the spectrum, 36.4 percent of partici-pants received optimal scores in no more than two categories.

The 6,626 seniors in the study were tracked for an average of 8.5 years. During that time, 745 of them were diag-nosed with dementia.

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optimal levels for none or just one of the seven metrics, the diagnosis rate was 1.76 dementia cases per 100 per-son-years (a measure that accounts for the number of people in the study and the length of time they participated). For each additional metric that was at optimal levels, the risk of dementia fell by about 10 percent.

The study authors put it like this: Imagine a 73-year-old man

who has a low level of education and does not carry a well-known genetic variant linked with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. If this man did not meet any of the AHA standards, it would take about six years for his global cognitive level to fall by one “standard unit.” However, if he met all seven of the AHA standards, it would take twice as long for his cognitive level to decline by the same amount.

The authors acknowl-edged that getting

people to upgrade from poor to optimal status on Life’s Simple 7 would be “challenging.” Simply motivating them to reach “intermediate” status would be much more doable, and still quite valuable, they wrote.

However, the study did not track changes in people’s cardiovascular health over time, so there was no way to know whether improving one’s cardiovascular health was associated with a lower dementia risk, they added.

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This is the second consecutive year that Florida Skin Center earned a spot on the top 100 lineup of small, medium and large employers. Last year, Florida Skin Center was named number 36 out of 37 firms.

Florida Skin Center’s 2018 results were based on a two-part assessment — an Employer Benefits & Policies Questionnaire and an Employee Engagement & Satisfaction Survey —conducted by Florida Trend’s Best Companies Group. For the first time, the questionnaire largely consisted of yes/no questions for a quicker turnaround, and the sur-vey required respondents to include their birth year as a way of categorizing employee responses by generational groupings, such as millennials and baby boomers.

As always, the ques-tionnaire was distributed to collect information about company policies, practices and demo-graphics, while the survey consisted of statements to be answered on a five-point agreement scale, as well as open-ended and demographics questions. Based on the size of the

company, Best Companies Group analyzed and categorized all Florida Skin Center employees, according to a list of eight core focus areas. They ranged from leadership and planning, to corporate culture and communica-tions, to role satisfaction, and work environment. Also, results from the questionnaire and survey were still combined and analyzed for ranking purposes.

Florida Skin Center was eligible for consideration, since it is a privately held, for-profit business in the State of Florida, with 40 employees, for the past 17 years. This honor comes less than three months after the opening of Florida Skin Center’s fourth location in Punta Gorda, as well as less than one month after completing 971 free skin examinations. These complimentary skin checks resulted in 44 skin cancer detections and five melanoma discoveries.

“We stood out among hundreds of small busi-nesses across the state, affirming just how proud our employees are to work here and how much they are able to exercise their dermatological skillset, along with their levels of community engagement,” said Anais Aurora Badia, M.D., D.O., Founder. “Florida Skin Center’s employee roster and patient portal is growing before our very eyes, and for-profit and nonprofit efforts will only climb from here.”

The Best Companies To Work For In Florida program was created by Florida Trend and Best Companies Group and is endorsed by the HR Florida State Council. Best Companies Group managed the registration, survey and analysis and determined the final rankings. For a list of the 100 Best Companies To Work For In Florida, go to www.FloridaTrend.com/BestCompanies.

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Parkinson’sVenice Parkinson’s

Wellness Club: “In-Home Assessments for Safety and Better Living” fea-turing Cindy Anderson, OT; Jacaranda Trace Retirement Community, 2nd Floor Classroom, 3600 William Penn Way, Venice, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 6.

Family-to-Family program

Family-to-Family, a free, 12-session educational program for family, part-ners and friends of adults

living with mental illness will be offered by NAMI Sarasota County starting Sept. 7 through Nov. 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Venice United Church of Christ, 620 Shamrock Blvd., Venice. The course includes information on illnesses such as schizo-phrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and other mental health condi-tions. Family-to-Family also offers skill-building workshops on prob-lem-solving, communi-cation and empathy. This life-changing program is taught by trained teachers who are also family mem-bers and know what it is like to have a loved one living with mental illness.

To register contact NAMI at 941-376-9361 or email [email protected]. Visit the website at namisarasotacounty.org for more information.

Childbirth education programs

Sarasota Memorial Hospital offers compre-hensive childbirth educa-tion programs at its North Port Health Care Center, 2345 Bobcat Village Center Road, North Port. All sessions are taught by qualified instructors, on a rotating monthly sched-ule. For the educational sessions, you’ll need to sign-up in advance. We recommend signing up for classes by your second trimester and finishing them four weeks prior to your due date. Upcoming classes include:

• Monday, Sept. 10: Baby Care Basics 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Saturday, Sept. 15: Prepared Childbirth Class 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Wednesday, Sept. 26: Breastfeeding Basics 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Register online at babies.smh.com.

Learn how to prevent or delay Type 2 DiabetesHave you been told that

you have Prediabetes? Would you like to learn about a variety of tools that have been proven to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 Diabetes?

Lee Health is pleased to announce a free program designed to help you make modest lifestyle changes and cut your risk of Type 2 Diabetes by more than half. This year-long program with weekly meetings for the first six months, then once or twice a month for the second six months, is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention.Information presented

in the workshop can help you become empowered to prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Learn about the benefits of physical activity; man-age symptoms of stress, make smarter decisions related to healthy eating, and tips to stay motivated. Participants will receive a participant guide to use as an ongoing reference tool once the classes are completed.

Our next program will be held on Wednesdays, beginning on Sept. 12, at 12550 New Brittany Blvd, Second floor Suite 200, Fort Myers.

Registration is required.

Seating is limited and registration is required. For more information, call 239-424-3127.

Author to discuss novel, ‘Left:

A Love Story’At 1 p.m. on Sept. 13, at

Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane North Port, New York Times bestselling author Mary Hogan will discuss her novel, “Left: A Love Story,” inspired by her real-life marriage to a man with early Alzheimer’s. A caregiving and memory support expert will also be on hand to discuss the many issues related to Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

This novel tells the story of Fay Agarra and how she copes with her husband’s dementia. According to the publication, “As her husband transforms before her very eyes, Fay copes with her fears by retreating into a fantasy life filled with promise instead of pain. “Left” is an unforgettable tale about life’s agonizing uncertain-ties — and a woman who discovers that somewhere between hope and reality an unexpected future will find its way forward.”

Books-a-Million of Port Charlotte will be onsite to sell books for purchase, and Hogan will sign copies of her novel after the program.

For more information visit scgov.net/library or call 941-861-1740.

Yoga month bingo challengeSeptember is National

Yoga Month. During Yoga Month, designated by the Department of Health & Human Services, festivities occur across the country. Hundreds of studios, teachers, and students join in. Come celebrate with The Yoga Sanctuary and discover the trans-formational power of a consistent yoga practice. Participate in our month-long game of Yoga Month Bingo and see the differ-ence yourself! In addition to feeling stronger, more relaxed, and less stressed, you will also be supporting the Peace River Wildlife Center (PRWC). Visit www.theyogasanctuary.biz or call 941-505-9642 to learn more about this month long event.

Chanting for PeaceIn honor of the UN

International Day of Peace and Fall Equinox, The Yoga Sanctuary, 112 Sullivan St., Punta Gorda, invites the public to, Chanting for Peace, from noon to 1 p.m. on Sept. 21. Join in chanting the sacred sound of OM 108 times. Chanting OM three times in a yoga class is benefi-cial, but chanting OM 108 times, in a community of people who believe peace is possible, is a powerful and memorable event. A short discussion exploring the meaning of OM and the relevance of 108 will

be held followed by the chant then followed by nine minutes of silence to absorb the vibrations of this powerful mantra. This event is free and open to all. For more information, visit www.theyogasanctuary.biz or call 941- 505-9642.

Fall festivalA fall festival will be

held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 22, at Quality Health Care Center, 6940 Outreach Way, North Port. There will be food, games, face painting, baked goods and more. All pro-ceeds benefit the Walk to End Alzheimer’s disease. For more information, call 941-626-8411.

2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’sThe Alzheimer’s

Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care support and research. Your orga-nization can help lead the way as an event sponsor while increasing your organization’s visibility in the community.

Join the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Oct. 6, at Laishley Park, 120 Laishley Court, Punta Gorda. Registration starts at 8 a.m. To register or to become a sponsor, email [email protected], call 727-578-2558 or visit alz.org/walk.

NAMI Family Support Group

TrainingNAMI Sarasota County

will offer statewide Family Support Group (FSG) Training on Oct. 6-7 in Sarasota. Prospective facilitators must be family members (parents, siblings, adult children, spouses or partners) of a person with mental illness. If you would like to train as a volunteer facilitator and can commit to co-facili-tating a monthly support group, please consider this unique opportunity. Additional FSG facilitators are needed in Sarasota County, particularly for the Venice and North Port areas, and NAMI Sarasota County will cover the cost of training for applicants from Sarasota County.

For more information or an application contact Colleen Thayer, Executive Director, NAMI Sarasota County, at [email protected] or call 941-376-9361.

Run like a BanditThe Port Charlotte

Bandits Youth Football and Cheer Programs will host its inaugural running of Run like a Bandit 5K/10K from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Oct. 14, at Port Charlotte Beach Park, 400 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte. All proceeds from the event benefit this amazing program for the kids in the area. It is a 5K and a 10K road race on all paved surfaces, with a $200 overall male/female prize for the 10k and $100 overall male/female for the 5k. Overall youth male/female will have prizes as well. There will also be awards for all the masters categories. There will be a custom finishers medal for every finisher of both races. Each participant will also receive an official custom race shirt. There will be food and beer at the after party. There will also be inflatables for the kids, cornhole for the adults and music by DJ Justin of Party Pro DJ’s. Registration is $45 for 10K and $30 for 5K. To register or for more information, visit www.runsignup.com/Race/FL/

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Age alone is not a reliable measure of driving ability, but many of the issues that affect one’s ability to safely drive a vehicle tend to appear as men and women near their golden years.

Losing the ability to safely operate an automo-bile can greatly reduce a person’s independence. That is why periodic driv-er evaluations may be met

with some reluctance. Aging men and women who don’t want to avoid potential conflicts with concerned family members can take their own steps to ensure they maintain their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

Schedule a driving-safety

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to operate a motor vehicle become suspect, a thor-ough evaluation should be scheduled. The evalu-ation should not be han-dled by a family physician or family member, but by an unbiased third party like a Certified Driving Rehabilitation Specialist. This is a therapist who has special certification to assist people with disabilities, including

older adults, with driving. They can help individuals with adaptive equip-ment or techniques if driving issues stem from something that can be addressed.

Figure out if the car ‘fits’

the individualA program called CarFit

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distance from the steering wheel. People can learn about an upcoming event at www.car-fit.org.

Take a driver-improvement

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Keep the mind and body fit

Regular exercise and a healthy diet can be assets

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middle adulthood, before peaking around age 60. Unfortunately, sometime after age 70, it seems to take a hit, a factor which gets more worrying as you approach 90.

It should also be noted that women tended to have lower self-esteem than men in young adulthood, but gain parity as the decades wear on.

Sadly, it also appears that people in happy rela-tionships experience the same drop in self-esteem during old age as people in unhappy relationships. So much for romantic bliss.

“Although they enter old age with higher self-esteem and continue to have higher self-esteem as they age, they decline in self-esteem to the same extent as people in unhappy relationships,” said co-author Kali H.

Trzesniewski, PhD, of the University of Western Ontario, as the American Psychological Association noted. “Thus, being in a happy relationship does not protect a person against the decline in

self-esteem that typically occurs in old age.”

The upside is that the years between 60 and 70, generally speaking, appear to be as golden as they have been made out to be.

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also can spark interesting conversation, and all parties involved can learn something from one another.

Planning for the future

Younger generations may not understand the

concept of “hard times” or “doing without” like a person who has lived through various ups and downs. Passing along advice about economic cycles, saving for the future and maintaining stability is one area of expertise at which many seniors excel.

Practicing interpersonal skills

All the technological

savviness in the world cannot compensate for the power of strong interpersonal skills. Being able to address a group of people or speak one-on-one is essential in the workplace and in life. When younger generations speak to older adults, they may become stronger at verbal discourse and have greater perspective of different points of conversation.

Learning new technology

Younger generations can impart knowledge of technological de-vices to older adults. People with skills are usually happy to share their knowledge. Even if seniors aren’t ready to purchase tablets or smartphones, they may be excited to have their grandchildren teach them about the latest

gadgets.

Providing sense of purpose

Both seniors and younger generations can realize a greater sense of purpose when interacting with one another. That person may be the reason the other one greets the day with a smile. Visits from grandchildren can reduce the liklihood of

isolation and depres-sion in older adults. And younger genera-tions can discover the benefits of personal social interaction rather than commu-nicating exclusively through social media apps.

Fostering intergener-ational connections is a great way to broaden social circles, improve communication and learn new things.

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eating fish high in ome-ga-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, tuna and halibut.

MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT. Being over-weight or obese increases your risk of developing diabetes and other systemic conditions, which can lead to vision loss, such as diabetic eye disease or glaucoma. If you are having trouble maintaining a healthy weight, talk to your doctor.

CONSIDER A MULTIVITAMIN. Vitamins A (beta-car-otene), C, E and the

mineral zinc have been shown to promote eye health. In fact, in patients with moderate to severe age-related macular degeneration, a certain vitamin combination has been found to help pre-vent progression of the disease. This finding was based on the Age Related Eye Disease Study 1 and 2 (AREDS 1 and 2) which took many years to complete. The latest formula recommended is known as Preservision containing the AREDS 2 formula.

STOP SMOKING. Smoking is linked to an increased risk of develop-ing age-related macular degeneration, cataract,

and optic nerve damage, all of which can lead to blindness.

WEAR PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR. Wear pro-tective eyewear when playing sports or doing activities around the home. Protective eyewear includes safety glasses and goggles, safety shields, and eye guards specially designed to provide the correct protection for a certain activity. Most protective eyewear lenses are made of a safety plastic, such as polycarbonate, which is a much stronger material and does not shatter.

GIVE YOUR EYES A REST. If you spend a lot of time at the computer

or focusing at any one distance, you sometimes forget to blink, resulting in dryness and eye fatigue. Try the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look away about 20 feet in front of you for 20 seconds. This can help reduce eyestrain.

CLEAN YOUR HANDS AND YOUR CONTACT LENSES PROPERLY. To avoid the risk of infec-tion, always wash your hands thoroughly before putting in or taking out your contact lenses. Make sure to disinfect contact lenses as instructed and replace them as appropriate.

You can’t stop time, but you can take care of

your eyes so that they remain healthy as you age. Having clear vision is possible at any age!

The National Eye Institute (NEI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the federal government’s principal agency for vision research, offers additional eye health information and tips for people to protect their vision as they age. Visit nei.nih.gov/agingeye to learn more.

Neil B. Zusman, MD, FACS specializes in no needle, no stitch, no patch cataract surgery. He also offers comprehensive eye care including evalua-tion and treatment of

glaucoma, evaluation of diabetes and macular degeneration, laser eye surgery, eyelid surgery and reconstruction, contact lenses, and exams for children and adults. There is an optical shop and a licensed optician on the premises offering the latest styles in glasses. Dr. Zusman is a board certified ophthalmologist and a consultant for the Tampa Bay Rays. He was voted Best Ophthalmologist in Charlotte County from 2011 to 2015. He has been serving Charlotte County since 1988. For further questions call 941-624-4500 or visit www.zusmaneyecarecenter.com.

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Holly’s HopeHolly’s Hope, a group

formed by Joan and Ed Morgan after their daughter Holly died by suicide in 2017, will host the first support group in North Port to help with grief from suicide. The group will meet on the fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m. in Module Three outside New Hope Community Church, 5600 S Biscayne Drive. For more information on the

group, contact Vogel at 317-250-7316, or email at [email protected].

At Ease, VeteransDuring World War II,

and the wars in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, the percentage of American soldiers who shot their weapons with the intent to kill steadily rose from just 15 percent to almost 100 percent. The Department of Housing

& Urban Development estimates that in January 2017, over 40,000 veterans are more likely to be home-less each night. As recently as 2014, an average of 20 veterans died from suicide each day. These brave men and women need a listening ear, and they need to know that God’s grace is still with them.

Combat veterans from Gulf Cove United Methodist Church are providing some of the support and

discussion that our veter-ans deserve. On the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., they are at the American Legion Post 113, at 3436 Indiana Road in Rotonda West. Veterans are invited and encouraged to join them. Gulf Cove UMC is located at 1100 McCall Road in Port Charlotte, just ¾ mile south of the Myakka River on Route 776. The church can be reached at 941- 697-1747 or [email protected]

and their website is found at http://GulfCoveChurch.com.

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Breast cancer networking

Breast Cancer Networking in Venice offers support and sharing with other breast cancer survivors. Meetings are on the third Monday of each month from 11 a.m. to noon at the Venice Health Park, Suite 1217 (north side), Jacaranda Blvd., Venice. For more information, call 941-408-9572.

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In addition to the Parkinson’s Exercise Program held Monday

and Thursday after-noons from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. currently offered at the Englewood YMCA, Pedaling for Parkinson’s class is held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

The Pedaling for Parkinson’s class is a vig-orous exercise program requiring participants to pedal a stationary bike at 80to 90 revolutions per minute at heart rates between 60 percent to 85 percent of your maxi-mal heart rate.

The Parkinson’s Exercise Program (PEP) class is designed to help develop and maintain strength, flexibility, bal-ance, and voice integrity, conducted in a classroom

using chairs, balls, bands and light hand weights the focus is on ampli-fying movements and improving gait, pos-ture and speech.

As long as your physician approves,

people of all abilities and fitness levels can participate in the Y’s Parkinson’s classes. Classes are offered at no cost to Y members; while nonmembers enjoy the first (eight)

classes at no cost. For more information

on the class and volun-teer opportunities, call 941-492-9622 ext.299 or visit www.swflymca.org.

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FEELING FIT PHOTOS BY TAMI GARCIA

Valerie Kandel, right, fitness instructor at the YMCA, sings with Dawn McIntyre while participating in Pedaling for Parkison’s class.

Mary Chase, right, health innovations senior relationship coordi-nator at the Englewood YMCA, right, claps her hands along with Pedaling for Parkinson’s guest Rhonda Bean while they sing.

Rhonda Bean smiles while following instructor Diana Schmitt during the Pedaling for Parkinson’s class.

Diana Schmitt leads the new Pedaling for Parkinson’s class at the Englewood YMCA.

Carisa Campanella, program manager with Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s, left, converses with Pedaling for Parkinson’s guest June Donaforo.

Alexandra Carvalho puts her arm around the shoulder of instructor Diana Schmitt while Schmitt assists in setting up Carvalho’s stationary bike.

Dawn McIntyre, center, watches while Jane Martin, health inno-vations coordinator, left, demonstrates how to stand upright on the stationary bike pedals, with Valerie Kandel, fitness instructor, far right, assisting.

Guests and staff smile while following the lead of Pedaling for Parkinson’s instructor Diana Schmitt, far left.

Rod Robinson, far right, volunteers to assist with the newly implemented Pedaling for Parkinson’s class at the Englewood Y, while Rhonda Bean, center, and Alexandra Carvalho ride along. Volunteers are currently needed to help assist with this program.

Pedaling for Parkinson’s instructor Diana Schmitt, right, has a conversation with guest June Donaforo.

Alzheimer’s support groups

The Alzheimer’s

Association holds monthly caregiver suapport groups for spouses, adult children and family members

who want to connect and share insight with others in similar situations. RSVP is not required to attend.

For questions on groups and services through the Alzheimer’s Association, please call 941-235-7470.

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• 3 p.m. third Thursday

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Amputee Support Group

The Amputee Support Group meets at 3 p.m. on the second Monday of every month at the Life Care Center, Punta Gorda. Contact George Baum at 941-787-4151 for more information.

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After advising the public to avoid the nasal-spray version of the flu vaccine for the past two years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now giving it the green light.

A favorite of the needle-averse, the spray did not appear to work as well against H1N1, a strain of the flu, in the past few seasons, the CDC said. But it’s expected to work better this year, said the CDC and Dr. Andrew Pavia, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Utah Hospital.

It’s an encouraging sign, especially after an especially severe flu season. The CDC said this year that more than 172 children died of flu-related illness in the 2017-18 season, the highest on record in a single season.

“Last year we had a very bad flu season,” Pavia said. “The vast major-ity of deaths were in people who did not get the vaccine.”

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• Pop Up Yoga classes at local business led by The Yoga Sanctuary will be held all throughout the summer. You never know where until the week prior to a Pop Up Class. The Yoga Sanctuary is excited to be working with other businesses in town (and sometimes beyond) to provide people with even more opportunities to explore their yoga practice and

shop local! These surprise yoga classes will be held all over — you never know when or where until that week. To find out about these special complimentary classes be sure to “like” and follow us and other Punta Gorda businesses on Facebook. That’s where we’ll be announcing each class.

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2. There is no cost for these classes. However, there will be some events held at nonprofit loca-tions and some done to support are nonprofits. Consider having some funds to donate or even shop local in some of the shops after class.

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long.4. Some classes will

be held outside. These events will be weather permitting.

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• Yoga Tots – The Punta Gorda Library, 424 W. Henry St., hosts the free program Yoga Tots Storytime from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Fridays for children ages 12-36 months. Bring your toddler, towels or yoga mat to stretch your mind and muscles with a story and fun yoga poses. For more information, call 941-833-5460 or email: PuntaGordaLibrary@ charlottecountyfl.gov.

If you would like your free yoga event added to our events, email [email protected].

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Sept. 4, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Cardiac Diet Nutrition Class. Bayfront Health Wellness & Rehab Center, 733 E. Olympia Ave., Punta Gorda. Learn heart-healthy, low fat and low sodium food options. Free. Call 941-637-2450 to register.

Sept. 4, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pulmonary Diet Nutrition Class. Bayfront Health Wellness & Rehab Center, 733 E. Olympia Ave., Punta Gorda. Learn how eating habits can affect your breathing. Free. Call 941-637-2450 to register.

Sept. 6, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. What Do You Have To Lose? Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Center, 2500 Harbor Boulevard, Port Charlotte. If you’re considering weight loss surgery, the best place to start is with the right information. That’s why we offer free weight loss seminars as an opportunity to talk with the experts. Seminars are interactive and include members of our weight loss team. You are invited to bring a family member, friend, or other support person with you. Free. Register at www.BayfrontCharlotte WeightLoss.com or call 941-766-4564 to schedule a free consultation.

Sept. 6, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bariatric Weight Loss Support Group. Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Center, 2500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte

We encourage you and your family to gain support not only from our bariatric experts, but also from others going through similar experiences. Free. Register at www.

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Sept. 10, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. What Do You Have To Lose? Bayfront Health North Port, Cocoplum Village Shops, 18659 Tamiami Trail, North Port. If you’re considering weight loss surgery, the best place to start is with the right information. That’s why we offer free weight loss seminars as an opportunity to talk with the experts. Seminars are interactive and include members of our weight loss team. You are invited to bring a family member, friend, or other support person with you. Free. Register at www.BayfrontCharlotte WeightLoss.com or call 941-766-4564 to schedule a free consultation.

Sept. 11, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Lung Cancer Support Group. Bayfront Health Punta Gorda Medical Office Plaza, 4th Floor Conf. Room, 713 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda. Find out what support and assistance is available to you and your family, and how others are coping. No registration required. For details, call 941-637-9575.

Sept. 11, 15-minute Time Slots Available 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Personalized Balance Assessment. Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Center for Balance Disorders, 2500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte. Anyone can lose the ability to balance. Receive an individualized assessment and learn ways to improve balance. Free. Limited time slots available. Call 941-766-4903 to register.

Sept. 12, noon to 1 p.m. Hip and Knee Pain? Ask Dr. Davis. Speaker: Mark Davis, M.D., Orthopedic

Surgeon. Bayfront Health Punta Gorda Medical Office Plaza, 4th Floor Conf. Room, 713 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda. Have your questions answered one-on-one for all your hip and knee ailments. Free. Lunch provided. Register at www.BayfrontHealthEvents.com.

Sept. 12, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bayfront Baby Place Tours. Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Lobby, 2500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte. Expecting? View the birthing suites, meet the staff and get questions answered in preparation for an exceptional experience. Free. Register at www.BayfrontHealthEvents.com.

Sept. 13, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Virtual Dementia Tour. Speaker: Amy Mellor, M.D., Neurologist. Life Care Center of Punta Gorda, 450 Shreve St., Punta Gorda. Join us on this powerful journey to experience the realities of daily life with demen-tia. This life-changing experience will give you the insight and empathy necessary to provide better care by helping you identify personally with the needs of those living with dementia. Free. Time slots limited. Registration is required. To register, call 941-639-8771.

Sept. 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Heart Healthy Lifestyle Habits to Control High Blood Pressure. Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, 2001 Shreve St., Punta Gorda. Learn lifestyle changes that can help lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. Free. Lunch pro-vided. RSVP required. Call 941-637-1655 to register.

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Aging is associated with or linked to a host of mental and physical side effects. For exam-ple, many adults expect their vision to deterio-rate as they grow older. Such a side effect can be combatted with routine eye examinations that may indicate a need for a stronger eyeglass prescription, a relatively simple solution that won’t impact adults’ daily lives much at all.

While physical side effects like diminished vision might not strike much fear in the hearts of aging men and wom-en, those same people may be concerned and/or frightened by the notion of age-related cognitive decline. Some immediately associate such decline with Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible, pro-gressive brain disorder that gradually destroys memory and cognitive skills, ultimately com-promising a person’s ability to perform even the simplest of tasks. But age-related cognitive decline is not always symptomatic of Alzheimer’s dis-ease. Learning about Alzheimer’s and how to maintain mental acuity can help aging men and women better understand the changes their brains might be undergoing as they near or pass retirement age.

Is Alzheimer’s disease

hereditary?The National Institute

on Aging notes that only a very rare form of Alzheimer’s disease is inherited. Early-onset familial Alzheimer’s dis-ease, or FAD, is caused by mutations in certain genes. If these genes are passed down from parent to child, then the child is likely, but not certain, to get FAD. So while many adults may be concerned about Alzheimer’s because one of their parents had the disease, the NIA notes that the majority of Alzheimer’s cases are late-onset, which has no obvious family pattern.

Can Alzheimer’s disease be prevented?

Studies of Alzheimer’s disease are ongoing, but to date there is no de-finitive way to prevent the onset of the disease.

How can I maintain mental acuity as I age?Researchers have not

yet determined a way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, but adults can take certain steps to maintain their mental acuity into retirement.

• Exercise regularly. Routine exercise may be most associated with physical benefits, but the NIA notes that such activity has been linked to benefits for the brain as well. For example, a 2011 study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America found that aerobic exercise training increases the size of the hippocampus, leading to improvements in

spatial memory. The NIA also notes that one study indicated exercise stimulated the brain’s ability to maintain old network connections and make new ones vital to cognitive health.

• Read more. Avid readers may be happy to learn that one of their favorite pas-times can improve the efficiency of their cognitive systems while delaying such systems’ decline. A 2013 study published in the journal Neurology by researchers at Chicago’s

Rush University Medical Center found that mentally active lifestyles may not prevent the for-mations of plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease, but such lifestyles decreases the likelihood that the presence of plaques or tangles will impair cognitive function.

• Stay socially con-nected. Maintaining

social connections with family, friends and community members also can help women prevent cognitive decline. Epidemiologist Bryan James of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center studied how social activity affected cognitive decline, ulti-mately noting that the rate of cognitive decline was considerably lower

among men and women who maintained social contact than it was among those with low levels of social activity.

The idea of age- related cognitive decline strikes fear in the hearts of many men and wom-en, but there are ways for adults to maintain their mental acuity well into their golden years.

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The Positive Aging Symposium, now in its fifth year, has been

such a huge success orga-nizers have added a second event.

“The sym-posium has shown growth in recent years and has generated a strong following,” said orga-nizer Linda Howard, marketing

manager at Bayfront Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda. “Due to the recent growth in popularity and the continual need to educate the older adult residents of Charlotte County on health-related information and access to resources, members of the planning committee decided to schedule a fall symposium in 2018.”

The event takes place from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte. Under the theme “Putting Your Best Fork Forward,” the symposium will focus on nutrition, including tips for mindful eating, diabetes prevention, and finding healthy food on a fixed income.

Keynote speaker Abby Ellner, program administra-tor for Community Health Promotion with the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County, will address “Eating and Moving to Prevent Diabetes.”

“Some things I will be covering include the criteria are for prediabetes, including risk factors, and the appropriate lifestyle behaviors that help prevent prediabetes and diabetes, including nutrition and

By NEIL B. ZUSMAN, M.D., FACSZUSMAN EYE CARE CENTER

September is Healthy Aging Month and it is important to know about maintaining healthy vision. Vision problems such as glaucoma, cataract, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy are common among older adults. You can’t prevent your eyes from aging, but you can slow age-related damage by taking care of your eye health.

The following 10 tips can help you take care of your eyes and preserve clear vision:

GET REGULAR EYE EXAMS. Starting at age 40, get periodic eye exams where your eye doctor will look for signs of glaucoma and retinal diseases, even if you’re a healthy adult with no vision problems. Many common eye diseases often have no warning signs. A dilated eye exam is the only way to detect such diseases in their early stage. People who have certain medical conditions that increase the risk of eye disorders, such as diabetes or hypertension, or those who have vision prob-lems should see an eye

care professional earlier than 40. Based on your risk factors and the initial findings of your exam, your eye doctor will recommend the appro-priate screening intervals that will help maintain healthy vision.

KNOW YOUR FAMILY’S EYE HEALTH HISTORY. Talk to your family members about their eye health history. It’s import-ant to know if anyone has been diagnosed with a disease or condition since many are hereditary. This will help determine if you are at higher risk for developing an eye disease or condition.

WEAR SUNGLASSES WITH UV PROTECTION. The sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can damage aging eyes. UV rays can cause skin cancer on the lids and surface of the eye, cataracts, and possibly accelerate macular degeneration. The best way to protect eyes from the sun is with sunglasses that block out virtually 100% of both UV-A and UV-B radiation.

WEAR A HAT. When you are outdoors for any length of time, especially in Florida, a wide-brimmed hat is protective. This will give added protection to your

face and eyes in addition to sunglasses.

EAT RIGHT TO PROTECT YOUR SIGHT. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, particularly dark leafy greens such as spinach, kale, or collard greens

is important for keep-ing your eyes healthy. Such foods contain the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin. Research also suggests there are eye health benefits from

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By KAREN D’SOUZATHE MERCURY NEWS (TNS)

In our youth-obsessed culture, where ageism has never been stronger and looking younger is next to godliness, it may be easy to assume young people feel happier than older ones. Nope. According to science, at least one thing gets better with age and that’s your self-esteem.

In fact, a paper pub-lished recently in the journal Psychological Bulletin, self-esteem seems to peak around age 60 and that uplifting feeling may well last for an entire decade. So maybe 60 really is the new 40?

“Midlife is, for many adults, a TIME of highly stable life circumstances in domains such as relationships and work. Moreover, during middle adulthood, most indi-viduals further invest in the social roles they hold, which might promote their self-esteem,” study co-author Ulrich Orth, a professor of psychology at the University of Bern in Switzerland, told TIME.

“For example, people take on managerial roles at work, maintain a sat-isfying relationship with their spouse or partner, and help their children to become responsible and independent adults.”

Researchers examined 191 articles about self-es-teem, which included data from almost 165,000 people, for a compre-hensive look at how self-esteem changes with age, exploring different

demographics and age groups. Apparently, self-esteem begins to rise between ages 4 and 11, as children develop and revel in a sense of independence. Those feelings level off in the

teenage years and hold steady until mid-adoles-cence. After that, self-es-teem grows substantially until age 30, then more gradually throughout

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In the not-so-distant past, extended families frequently lived in close proximity to one anoth-er. Such families shared meals and experiences and essentially grew up together. Nowadays, families separate for various reasons, such as job opportunities and cost of living concerns.

While there are advantages to spreading out, there are also some disadvantages, namely

that grandparents and grandchildren may not see one another frequently enough. Even though people of different age groups may not entirely have the same interests, the interactions between generations can benefit both young people and their aging relatives.

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By PAUL SISSONTHE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE

In recent years deadly brain tumors have challenged both Jimmy Carter and John McCain, but the two political icons have had vastly different treatment results.

The Arizona senator, who died Aug. 25, had announced to the world on Aug. 24, that he was stopping treatment after a year while the former president was declared cancer-free just four months after he started therapy in 2015.

How could these two men with household names have such opposite outcomes?

The answer, said Dr. Ezra Cohen, associate director of Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, has to do with the specific physical and genetic characteristics involved.

Carter’s brain tumor

was caused by metastatic melanoma which started in a distant part of the 39th president’s body and traveled to his brain. McCain’s tumor is a ma-lignancy called a glioblas-toma, the most common kind of brain tumor.

For most of human history, both metastatic melanoma and glioblas-toma had similarly dire prognoses. Most patients didn’t live more than a few years after diagnosis.

But the advent of immunotherapy drugs has dramatically changed the survival odds for melanoma.

“Metastatic melanoma, due to immunotherapy, is now on the complete other end of the spectrum from glioblastoma,” Cohen said. “We’re now seeing melano-ma patients who are nearly a decade from treatment and are still showing no signs of recurrence. We’re beginning to think that these patients are cured.”

Not so for glioblastoma. Survival after diagnosis continues to range from one to two years.

Why hasn’t glioblastoma seen the same kind of

progress?Cohen said

it all comes down to mutation.

Melanoma, Cohen noted, has a highly mutated form of can-cer which has made it one of the toughest forms of to treat once it spreads from its initial location. But having a high mutation rate also makes it more likely that melanoma cells will be detected and responded to by the body’s immune system. Mutation just makes it more likely that there will be all sorts of abnormal features on the outside of melanoma cells that the body’s immune system will recognize as foreign and attack.

New “checkpoint” immunotherapies such as Keytruda, the drug that produced Carter’s mi-raculous recovery, rev up the response of immune systems of patients that cancer cells have tricked into semi-dormancy.

But other forms of can-cer such as glioblastoma

have fewer mutations, and fewer abnormal features that set off immune system alarms. Revving up the immune system, Cohen noted, doesn’t do much good if it has not adequately detected the cancer in the first place.

“Glioblastoma has 100-fold less mutation than melanoma does, and that makes it a poorer target for these drugs,” Cohen said.

Though the checkpoint inhibitors that are getting dramatic results in many forms of cancer have significantly less effect for glioblastoma, some think they may actually be capable of some change. Though initial trials have shown poor results, some researchers have spec-ulated that what looks like continued growth after immunotherapy treatment may actually be the inflammation that indicates a strong immune response.

A large trial is currently underway to determine the exact effect of checkpoint inhibitors on glioblastoma while other smaller trials are

attempting to target these tumors based on other unique characteristics they possess.

Sharp HealthCare’s Laurel Amtower Cancer Institute is one of 215 organizations world-wide enrolling patients in a trial that uses a special type of receptor that pops up on about half of glioblastoma cells to target a cancer-killing drug. Early-phase trials are also starting to show tantalizing results using cancer-killing viruses and vaccines.

Dr. Charles Redfern of the Amtower Institute said it has been difficult seeing some patients benefit while others continue to suffer. But he noted that, with mela-noma, there were many years of small advances before the sudden sea change brought by the latest crop of drugs.

“I have a patient like Jimmy Carter where his disease has pretty much gone into remission. We would love to that that same kind of result in glioblastoma,” Redfern said.

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OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY

When performed correctly, the seated forward bend is capable of providing a number of important benefits. In addition to facilitating spinal flexibility, this exercise stimulates the kidneys, pancreas and liver. It also relieves con-stipation and gas, tones the abdominal muscles and improves digestion. Although it offers some of the benefits provided by inversion exercises such as the headstand, these benefits are somewhat limited.

Within the Fusion One system, quite a number of inversion exercises exist. Some are more difficult than others to perform. Now, although the head-stand could be consid-ered the most popular in-version exercise, one that is used quite often by people who are incapa-ble of performing it is the standing forward bend. This exercise, although it lacks “inversion benefits” such as spinal decom-pression and minimal obstruction of blood flow to the upper extremities,

will help ensure good health and avoid prema-ture aging. Some of the specific benefits are the following:

• Relieves stress• Helps with

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hair• Facilitates spinal

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function• Tones the abdominal

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breathing• Stretches the posteri-

or (back) muscles of the legs

When learning to perform the standing forward bend, it is best to do so by first assuming the seated version (see photo). Sit comfortably in a chair while ensuring that your feet are about a shoulder width apart. Next, you bend the upper body forward and lower it between both legs. Continue lowering the body towards the floor. At the same time, reach for the floor with your hands and allow the fingers or palms to make contact if possible. Hold the position for

as long as comfortably possible as you breathe slowly, deeply and rhythmically through your nose. To progress to the standing version (see photo above), you simply raise your buttocks from the

chair and proceed to straighten your legs. If possible, the hands or finger tips should maintain contact with the floor. Once again, it’s important that you hold the position for as long as comfortably

possible as you breathe slowly, deeply and rhythmically through your nose. When ready, return your buttocks to the chair and raise the upper body back to the starting position.

Fusion One and

other exercise classes will start the week of Sept. 24. Registration is underway. Call 941-625-4175, ext.223 or visit the Cultural Center’s Learning Place at 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte.

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physical activity,” Ellner said. “Lifestyle behaviors that help prevent diabetes also help to prevent many other chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, and some cancers, to name a few.”

Ian Connelly with the Florida Department of Children and Families will address access to resources and assistance. He will discuss the nationwide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, which offers nutri-tion assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities.

Under auspices of the U.S. Department Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net.

The Food and Nutrition Service works with state agencies, nutrition educa-tors, and neighborhood and faith-based organizations to ensure that those eligible for nutrition assistance can make informed decisions about applying for the program and can access benefits.

The Sept. 12 symposium will also include a cooking demonstration with Tania Garcia, executive director of Green Living, Green Planet, a Punta Gorda-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing awareness about “sustainable health-ier lifestyle choices that promote overall wellness for people, other species, and the planet.”

Cost to attend is $10 and includes lunch. Multiple vendor tables will be situat-ed in the same conference room where the speakers will be presenting.

“Attendees will have an opportunity to visit

with vendors before the symposium begins, and a break (approximately 30-35 minutes) will be given between speakers,” Howard said. “Vendor tables are also often visited after the symposium ends.”

Howard emphasized that the symposium is not a traditional health fair.

“It’s is a half-day confer-ence with multiple speakers and a focused topic for the day,” she said. “The Positive Aging Symposium is a collaborative event with a planning committee made up of nonprofit, human services, and health care organizations with focused services and programs catering to older adults in Charlotte County.”

To register, visit unit-edwayccfl.org or call 941-627-3539.

Comments and sugges-tions are always welcome. Call Dan Mearns at 941-893-9692 or email [email protected].

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By KAREN KAPLANLOS ANGELES TIMES

You know it’s import-ant to eat right, exercise and keep your choles-terol under control to reduce your risk of a heart attack of stroke. If that’s not enough of an incentive, new research suggests that taking care of your cardiovascular system will pay off for your brain as well.

A study of more than 6,600 senior citizens found that the better they scored on seven measures of cardiovas-cular health, the lower their risk of dementia over the ensuing years.

The difference was dramatic: Among those with the lowest scores, dementia developed at a rate of 13.3 cases per 100 people. But among those with the highest scores, there were only 7.1 cases per 100 people.

The results, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, should prompt doctors and patients alike to focus on cardiovascular fitness for the sake of preserving cognitive health, experts said.

“To achieve a lifetime of robust brain health free of dementia, it is never too early or too late to strive for attain-ment of idea cardiovas-cular health,” Dr. Jeffrey Saver, a leader of the UCLA Stroke Center, and Dr. Mary Cushman

of the University of Vermont wrote in an ed-itorial that accompanies the study. “Given the aging population, this positive health message is important to commu-nicate to all members of society.”

There have already been many clues that vascular problems can translate into brain problems. Narrowed, blocked or leaky blood vessels can lead to strokes, which are the No. 2 cause of demen-tia (after Alzheimer’s disease). Observational studies have turned up connections between cardiovascular con-ditions in midlife and cognitive conditions in late life.

The new study adds to the picture by focus-ing on adults who are already in their senior years.

The data came from the Three-City Study, a research effort from France that enrolled residents of Bordeaux, Dijon and Montpellier. All of the participants were at least 65 years old when they enrolled in the study (their average age was 73.7 years). Upon joining, they were given a battery of physi-cal and cognitive tests.

For the JAMA report, the researchers focused on seven metrics of cardiovascular health that the American Heart Assn. call Life’s Simple 7. Four of the metrics

are behavioral (diet, exercise, weight man-agement and smoking status) and three are biological (blood pres-sure, blood sugar and cholesterol).

Study participants were given a score of 0, 1 or 2 for each of the cate-gories, to reflect whether their compliance with the AHA’s targets was “poor,” “intermediate” or “optimal.” For example, to earn two points for a healthy diet, people had to eat at least one portion of fresh fruit, one portion of raw vegetables, and one portion of cooked fruit or vegetables each day, plus at least two por-tions of fish each week. To earn two points for weight, they had to have a body mass index under 25; to earn two points for blood pressure, they needed a reading below 120/80 mm Hg without the assistance of medication.

High scores were rare. Only 6.5 percent of study participants had optimal measurements for at least five of the seven categories. At the other end of the spectrum, 36.4 percent of partici-pants received optimal scores in no more than two categories.

The 6,626 seniors in the study were tracked for an average of 8.5 years. During that time, 745 of them were diag-nosed with dementia.

The risk wasn’t the

same for everyone.Among those with

optimal levels for none or just one of the seven metrics, the diagnosis rate was 1.76 dementia cases per 100 per-son-years (a measure that accounts for the number of people in the study and the length of time they participated). For each additional metric that was at optimal levels, the risk of dementia fell by about 10 percent.

The study authors put it like this: Imagine a 73-year-old man

who has a low level of education and does not carry a well-known genetic variant linked with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. If this man did not meet any of the AHA standards, it would take about six years for his global cognitive level to fall by one “standard unit.” However, if he met all seven of the AHA standards, it would take twice as long for his cognitive level to decline by the same amount.

The authors acknowl-edged that getting

people to upgrade from poor to optimal status on Life’s Simple 7 would be “challenging.” Simply motivating them to reach “intermediate” status would be much more doable, and still quite valuable, they wrote.

However, the study did not track changes in people’s cardiovascular health over time, so there was no way to know whether improving one’s cardiovascular health was associated with a lower dementia risk, they added.

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This is the second consecutive year that Florida Skin Center earned a spot on the top 100 lineup of small, medium and large employers. Last year, Florida Skin Center was named number 36 out of 37 firms.

Florida Skin Center’s 2018 results were based on a two-part assessment — an Employer Benefits & Policies Questionnaire and an Employee Engagement & Satisfaction Survey —conducted by Florida Trend’s Best Companies Group. For the first time, the questionnaire largely consisted of yes/no questions for a quicker turnaround, and the sur-vey required respondents to include their birth year as a way of categorizing employee responses by generational groupings, such as millennials and baby boomers.

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company, Best Companies Group analyzed and categorized all Florida Skin Center employees, according to a list of eight core focus areas. They ranged from leadership and planning, to corporate culture and communica-tions, to role satisfaction, and work environment. Also, results from the questionnaire and survey were still combined and analyzed for ranking purposes.

Florida Skin Center was eligible for consideration, since it is a privately held, for-profit business in the State of Florida, with 40 employees, for the past 17 years. This honor comes less than three months after the opening of Florida Skin Center’s fourth location in Punta Gorda, as well as less than one month after completing 971 free skin examinations. These complimentary skin checks resulted in 44 skin cancer detections and five melanoma discoveries.

“We stood out among hundreds of small busi-nesses across the state, affirming just how proud our employees are to work here and how much they are able to exercise their dermatological skillset, along with their levels of community engagement,” said Anais Aurora Badia, M.D., D.O., Founder. “Florida Skin Center’s employee roster and patient portal is growing before our very eyes, and for-profit and nonprofit efforts will only climb from here.”

The Best Companies To Work For In Florida program was created by Florida Trend and Best Companies Group and is endorsed by the HR Florida State Council. Best Companies Group managed the registration, survey and analysis and determined the final rankings. For a list of the 100 Best Companies To Work For In Florida, go to www.FloridaTrend.com/BestCompanies.

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Parkinson’sVenice Parkinson’s

Wellness Club: “In-Home Assessments for Safety and Better Living” fea-turing Cindy Anderson, OT; Jacaranda Trace Retirement Community, 2nd Floor Classroom, 3600 William Penn Way, Venice, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 6.

Family-to-Family program

Family-to-Family, a free, 12-session educational program for family, part-ners and friends of adults

living with mental illness will be offered by NAMI Sarasota County starting Sept. 7 through Nov. 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Venice United Church of Christ, 620 Shamrock Blvd., Venice. The course includes information on illnesses such as schizo-phrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and other mental health condi-tions. Family-to-Family also offers skill-building workshops on prob-lem-solving, communi-cation and empathy. This life-changing program is taught by trained teachers who are also family mem-bers and know what it is like to have a loved one living with mental illness.

To register contact NAMI at 941-376-9361 or email [email protected]. Visit the website at namisarasotacounty.org for more information.

Childbirth education programs

Sarasota Memorial Hospital offers compre-hensive childbirth educa-tion programs at its North Port Health Care Center, 2345 Bobcat Village Center Road, North Port. All sessions are taught by qualified instructors, on a rotating monthly sched-ule. For the educational sessions, you’ll need to sign-up in advance. We recommend signing up for classes by your second trimester and finishing them four weeks prior to your due date. Upcoming classes include:

• Monday, Sept. 10: Baby Care Basics 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Saturday, Sept. 15: Prepared Childbirth Class 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Wednesday, Sept. 26: Breastfeeding Basics 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Register online at babies.smh.com.

Learn how to prevent or delay Type 2 DiabetesHave you been told that

you have Prediabetes? Would you like to learn about a variety of tools that have been proven to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 Diabetes?

Lee Health is pleased to announce a free program designed to help you make modest lifestyle changes and cut your risk of Type 2 Diabetes by more than half. This year-long program with weekly meetings for the first six months, then once or twice a month for the second six months, is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention.Information presented

in the workshop can help you become empowered to prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Learn about the benefits of physical activity; man-age symptoms of stress, make smarter decisions related to healthy eating, and tips to stay motivated. Participants will receive a participant guide to use as an ongoing reference tool once the classes are completed.

Our next program will be held on Wednesdays, beginning on Sept. 12, at 12550 New Brittany Blvd, Second floor Suite 200, Fort Myers.

Registration is required.

Seating is limited and registration is required. For more information, call 239-424-3127.

Author to discuss novel, ‘Left:

A Love Story’At 1 p.m. on Sept. 13, at

Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane North Port, New York Times bestselling author Mary Hogan will discuss her novel, “Left: A Love Story,” inspired by her real-life marriage to a man with early Alzheimer’s. A caregiving and memory support expert will also be on hand to discuss the many issues related to Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

This novel tells the story of Fay Agarra and how she copes with her husband’s dementia. According to the publication, “As her husband transforms before her very eyes, Fay copes with her fears by retreating into a fantasy life filled with promise instead of pain. “Left” is an unforgettable tale about life’s agonizing uncertain-ties — and a woman who discovers that somewhere between hope and reality an unexpected future will find its way forward.”

Books-a-Million of Port Charlotte will be onsite to sell books for purchase, and Hogan will sign copies of her novel after the program.

For more information visit scgov.net/library or call 941-861-1740.

Yoga month bingo challengeSeptember is National

Yoga Month. During Yoga Month, designated by the Department of Health & Human Services, festivities occur across the country. Hundreds of studios, teachers, and students join in. Come celebrate with The Yoga Sanctuary and discover the trans-formational power of a consistent yoga practice. Participate in our month-long game of Yoga Month Bingo and see the differ-ence yourself! In addition to feeling stronger, more relaxed, and less stressed, you will also be supporting the Peace River Wildlife Center (PRWC). Visit www.theyogasanctuary.biz or call 941-505-9642 to learn more about this month long event.

Chanting for PeaceIn honor of the UN

International Day of Peace and Fall Equinox, The Yoga Sanctuary, 112 Sullivan St., Punta Gorda, invites the public to, Chanting for Peace, from noon to 1 p.m. on Sept. 21. Join in chanting the sacred sound of OM 108 times. Chanting OM three times in a yoga class is benefi-cial, but chanting OM 108 times, in a community of people who believe peace is possible, is a powerful and memorable event. A short discussion exploring the meaning of OM and the relevance of 108 will

be held followed by the chant then followed by nine minutes of silence to absorb the vibrations of this powerful mantra. This event is free and open to all. For more information, visit www.theyogasanctuary.biz or call 941- 505-9642.

Fall festivalA fall festival will be

held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 22, at Quality Health Care Center, 6940 Outreach Way, North Port. There will be food, games, face painting, baked goods and more. All pro-ceeds benefit the Walk to End Alzheimer’s disease. For more information, call 941-626-8411.

2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’sThe Alzheimer’s

Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care support and research. Your orga-nization can help lead the way as an event sponsor while increasing your organization’s visibility in the community.

Join the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Oct. 6, at Laishley Park, 120 Laishley Court, Punta Gorda. Registration starts at 8 a.m. To register or to become a sponsor, email [email protected], call 727-578-2558 or visit alz.org/walk.

NAMI Family Support Group

TrainingNAMI Sarasota County

will offer statewide Family Support Group (FSG) Training on Oct. 6-7 in Sarasota. Prospective facilitators must be family members (parents, siblings, adult children, spouses or partners) of a person with mental illness. If you would like to train as a volunteer facilitator and can commit to co-facili-tating a monthly support group, please consider this unique opportunity. Additional FSG facilitators are needed in Sarasota County, particularly for the Venice and North Port areas, and NAMI Sarasota County will cover the cost of training for applicants from Sarasota County.

For more information or an application contact Colleen Thayer, Executive Director, NAMI Sarasota County, at [email protected] or call 941-376-9361.

Run like a BanditThe Port Charlotte

Bandits Youth Football and Cheer Programs will host its inaugural running of Run like a Bandit 5K/10K from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Oct. 14, at Port Charlotte Beach Park, 400 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte. All proceeds from the event benefit this amazing program for the kids in the area. It is a 5K and a 10K road race on all paved surfaces, with a $200 overall male/female prize for the 10k and $100 overall male/female for the 5k. Overall youth male/female will have prizes as well. There will also be awards for all the masters categories. There will be a custom finishers medal for every finisher of both races. Each participant will also receive an official custom race shirt. There will be food and beer at the after party. There will also be inflatables for the kids, cornhole for the adults and music by DJ Justin of Party Pro DJ’s. Registration is $45 for 10K and $30 for 5K. To register or for more information, visit www.runsignup.com/Race/FL/

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As men and women age, various factors may affect their ability to drive. In addition to issues with memory, seniors may have failing eyesight and physical limitations, and their reaction time may slow down. In such instances, seniors’ ability to safely operate a motor vehicle may be questioned.

Age alone is not a reliable measure of driving ability, but many of the issues that affect one’s ability to safely drive a vehicle tend to appear as men and women near their golden years.

Losing the ability to safely operate an automo-bile can greatly reduce a person’s independence. That is why periodic driv-er evaluations may be met

with some reluctance. Aging men and women who don’t want to avoid potential conflicts with concerned family members can take their own steps to ensure they maintain their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

Schedule a driving-safety

evaluationWhen drivers’ abilities

to operate a motor vehicle become suspect, a thor-ough evaluation should be scheduled. The evalu-ation should not be han-dled by a family physician or family member, but by an unbiased third party like a Certified Driving Rehabilitation Specialist. This is a therapist who has special certification to assist people with disabilities, including

older adults, with driving. They can help individuals with adaptive equip-ment or techniques if driving issues stem from something that can be addressed.

Figure out if the car ‘fits’

the individualA program called CarFit

can help drivers assess if their car is suited to their abilities. A team of trained technicians and/or health professionals work with participants to ensure their vehicles are equipped for maximum safety and comfort. A properly adjusted vehicle is as important as one’s cognitive and physical abilities. Adjustments can include mirror placement, good foot positioning and sitting at the proper

distance from the steering wheel. People can learn about an upcoming event at www.car-fit.org.

Take a driver-improvement

courseDriver improvement

courses are provided by various organizations, including some insurance companies. AARP also has a Driver Safety Course to lower the risk of traffic violations, collisions and injuries. Completion of these courses can help driv-ers enhance their abilities behind the wheel and may result in lower premiums for mature drivers.

Keep the mind and body fit

Regular exercise and a healthy diet can be assets

for mature drivers. Mental fitness techniques and brain exercises can improve reac-tion time, while aerobic and strength-training workouts can keep the body in shape.

Driving is one of the key avenues to personal inde-pendence. Strengthening seniors’ driving abili-ties is a goal of many organizations.

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middle adulthood, before peaking around age 60. Unfortunately, sometime after age 70, it seems to take a hit, a factor which gets more worrying as you approach 90.

It should also be noted that women tended to have lower self-esteem than men in young adulthood, but gain parity as the decades wear on.

Sadly, it also appears that people in happy rela-tionships experience the same drop in self-esteem during old age as people in unhappy relationships. So much for romantic bliss.

“Although they enter old age with higher self-esteem and continue to have higher self-esteem as they age, they decline in self-esteem to the same extent as people in unhappy relationships,” said co-author Kali H.

Trzesniewski, PhD, of the University of Western Ontario, as the American Psychological Association noted. “Thus, being in a happy relationship does not protect a person against the decline in

self-esteem that typically occurs in old age.”

The upside is that the years between 60 and 70, generally speaking, appear to be as golden as they have been made out to be.

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also can spark interesting conversation, and all parties involved can learn something from one another.

Planning for the future

Younger generations may not understand the

concept of “hard times” or “doing without” like a person who has lived through various ups and downs. Passing along advice about economic cycles, saving for the future and maintaining stability is one area of expertise at which many seniors excel.

Practicing interpersonal skills

All the technological

savviness in the world cannot compensate for the power of strong interpersonal skills. Being able to address a group of people or speak one-on-one is essential in the workplace and in life. When younger generations speak to older adults, they may become stronger at verbal discourse and have greater perspective of different points of conversation.

Learning new technology

Younger generations can impart knowledge of technological de-vices to older adults. People with skills are usually happy to share their knowledge. Even if seniors aren’t ready to purchase tablets or smartphones, they may be excited to have their grandchildren teach them about the latest

gadgets.

Providing sense of purpose

Both seniors and younger generations can realize a greater sense of purpose when interacting with one another. That person may be the reason the other one greets the day with a smile. Visits from grandchildren can reduce the liklihood of

isolation and depres-sion in older adults. And younger genera-tions can discover the benefits of personal social interaction rather than commu-nicating exclusively through social media apps.

Fostering intergener-ational connections is a great way to broaden social circles, improve communication and learn new things.

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eating fish high in ome-ga-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, tuna and halibut.

MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT. Being over-weight or obese increases your risk of developing diabetes and other systemic conditions, which can lead to vision loss, such as diabetic eye disease or glaucoma. If you are having trouble maintaining a healthy weight, talk to your doctor.

CONSIDER A MULTIVITAMIN. Vitamins A (beta-car-otene), C, E and the

mineral zinc have been shown to promote eye health. In fact, in patients with moderate to severe age-related macular degeneration, a certain vitamin combination has been found to help pre-vent progression of the disease. This finding was based on the Age Related Eye Disease Study 1 and 2 (AREDS 1 and 2) which took many years to complete. The latest formula recommended is known as Preservision containing the AREDS 2 formula.

STOP SMOKING. Smoking is linked to an increased risk of develop-ing age-related macular degeneration, cataract,

and optic nerve damage, all of which can lead to blindness.

WEAR PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR. Wear pro-tective eyewear when playing sports or doing activities around the home. Protective eyewear includes safety glasses and goggles, safety shields, and eye guards specially designed to provide the correct protection for a certain activity. Most protective eyewear lenses are made of a safety plastic, such as polycarbonate, which is a much stronger material and does not shatter.

GIVE YOUR EYES A REST. If you spend a lot of time at the computer

or focusing at any one distance, you sometimes forget to blink, resulting in dryness and eye fatigue. Try the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look away about 20 feet in front of you for 20 seconds. This can help reduce eyestrain.

CLEAN YOUR HANDS AND YOUR CONTACT LENSES PROPERLY. To avoid the risk of infec-tion, always wash your hands thoroughly before putting in or taking out your contact lenses. Make sure to disinfect contact lenses as instructed and replace them as appropriate.

You can’t stop time, but you can take care of

your eyes so that they remain healthy as you age. Having clear vision is possible at any age!

The National Eye Institute (NEI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the federal government’s principal agency for vision research, offers additional eye health information and tips for people to protect their vision as they age. Visit nei.nih.gov/agingeye to learn more.

Neil B. Zusman, MD, FACS specializes in no needle, no stitch, no patch cataract surgery. He also offers comprehensive eye care including evalua-tion and treatment of

glaucoma, evaluation of diabetes and macular degeneration, laser eye surgery, eyelid surgery and reconstruction, contact lenses, and exams for children and adults. There is an optical shop and a licensed optician on the premises offering the latest styles in glasses. Dr. Zusman is a board certified ophthalmologist and a consultant for the Tampa Bay Rays. He was voted Best Ophthalmologist in Charlotte County from 2011 to 2015. He has been serving Charlotte County since 1988. For further questions call 941-624-4500 or visit www.zusmaneyecarecenter.com.

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Holly’s HopeHolly’s Hope, a group

formed by Joan and Ed Morgan after their daughter Holly died by suicide in 2017, will host the first support group in North Port to help with grief from suicide. The group will meet on the fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m. in Module Three outside New Hope Community Church, 5600 S Biscayne Drive. For more information on the

group, contact Vogel at 317-250-7316, or email at [email protected].

At Ease, VeteransDuring World War II,

and the wars in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, the percentage of American soldiers who shot their weapons with the intent to kill steadily rose from just 15 percent to almost 100 percent. The Department of Housing

& Urban Development estimates that in January 2017, over 40,000 veterans are more likely to be home-less each night. As recently as 2014, an average of 20 veterans died from suicide each day. These brave men and women need a listening ear, and they need to know that God’s grace is still with them.

Combat veterans from Gulf Cove United Methodist Church are providing some of the support and

discussion that our veter-ans deserve. On the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., they are at the American Legion Post 113, at 3436 Indiana Road in Rotonda West. Veterans are invited and encouraged to join them. Gulf Cove UMC is located at 1100 McCall Road in Port Charlotte, just ¾ mile south of the Myakka River on Route 776. The church can be reached at 941- 697-1747 or [email protected]

and their website is found at http://GulfCoveChurch.com.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support

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Support Group meets from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. the second Tuesday every month at The Springs at South Biscayne, 6235 Hoffman St., North Port. Call 941-426-8349 to register.

Breast cancer networking

Breast Cancer Networking in Venice offers support and sharing with other breast cancer survivors. Meetings are on the third Monday of each month from 11 a.m. to noon at the Venice Health Park, Suite 1217 (north side), Jacaranda Blvd., Venice. For more information, call 941-408-9572.

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In addition to the Parkinson’s Exercise Program held Monday

and Thursday after-noons from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. currently offered at the Englewood YMCA, Pedaling for Parkinson’s class is held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

The Pedaling for Parkinson’s class is a vig-orous exercise program requiring participants to pedal a stationary bike at 80to 90 revolutions per minute at heart rates between 60 percent to 85 percent of your maxi-mal heart rate.

The Parkinson’s Exercise Program (PEP) class is designed to help develop and maintain strength, flexibility, bal-ance, and voice integrity, conducted in a classroom

using chairs, balls, bands and light hand weights the focus is on ampli-fying movements and improving gait, pos-ture and speech.

As long as your physician approves,

people of all abilities and fitness levels can participate in the Y’s Parkinson’s classes. Classes are offered at no cost to Y members; while nonmembers enjoy the first (eight)

classes at no cost. For more information

on the class and volun-teer opportunities, call 941-492-9622 ext.299 or visit www.swflymca.org.

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FEELING FIT PHOTOS BY TAMI GARCIA

Valerie Kandel, right, fitness instructor at the YMCA, sings with Dawn McIntyre while participating in Pedaling for Parkison’s class.

Mary Chase, right, health innovations senior relationship coordi-nator at the Englewood YMCA, right, claps her hands along with Pedaling for Parkinson’s guest Rhonda Bean while they sing.

Rhonda Bean smiles while following instructor Diana Schmitt during the Pedaling for Parkinson’s class.

Diana Schmitt leads the new Pedaling for Parkinson’s class at the Englewood YMCA.

Carisa Campanella, program manager with Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s, left, converses with Pedaling for Parkinson’s guest June Donaforo.

Alexandra Carvalho puts her arm around the shoulder of instructor Diana Schmitt while Schmitt assists in setting up Carvalho’s stationary bike.

Dawn McIntyre, center, watches while Jane Martin, health inno-vations coordinator, left, demonstrates how to stand upright on the stationary bike pedals, with Valerie Kandel, fitness instructor, far right, assisting.

Guests and staff smile while following the lead of Pedaling for Parkinson’s instructor Diana Schmitt, far left.

Rod Robinson, far right, volunteers to assist with the newly implemented Pedaling for Parkinson’s class at the Englewood Y, while Rhonda Bean, center, and Alexandra Carvalho ride along. Volunteers are currently needed to help assist with this program.

Pedaling for Parkinson’s instructor Diana Schmitt, right, has a conversation with guest June Donaforo.

Alzheimer’s support groups

The Alzheimer’s

Association holds monthly caregiver suapport groups for spouses, adult children and family members

who want to connect and share insight with others in similar situations. RSVP is not required to attend.

For questions on groups and services through the Alzheimer’s Association, please call 941-235-7470.

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The Amputee Support Group meets at 3 p.m. on the second Monday of every month at the Life Care Center, Punta Gorda. Contact George Baum at 941-787-4151 for more information.

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After advising the public to avoid the nasal-spray version of the flu vaccine for the past two years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now giving it the green light.

A favorite of the needle-averse, the spray did not appear to work as well against H1N1, a strain of the flu, in the past few seasons, the CDC said. But it’s expected to work better this year, said the CDC and Dr. Andrew Pavia, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Utah Hospital.

It’s an encouraging sign, especially after an especially severe flu season. The CDC said this year that more than 172 children died of flu-related illness in the 2017-18 season, the highest on record in a single season.

“Last year we had a very bad flu season,” Pavia said. “The vast major-ity of deaths were in people who did not get the vaccine.”

The vaccine formula for H3N2, re-sponsible for much of the “damage”

last season, has also been tweaked, he said.

The CDC is recommending those with severe egg allergies to get any version of the vaccine. Previously, some with egg allergies had to be careful to avoid egg-based vaccines, or to get the vaccines administered at sites that could monitor them for allergic reactions. This is the second year the CDC has made the recom-mendation, Dr. Pavia said.

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• Englewood Beach: Daily at 8:30 a.m.; and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. 941-473-0135.

• Manasota Beach: Monday-Saturday at 8 a.m.

• Venice Beach Pavilion: Monday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

• North Jetty, Nokomis Beach Yoga: 9 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday

• Pop Up Yoga classes at local business led by The Yoga Sanctuary will be held all throughout the summer. You never know where until the week prior to a Pop Up Class. The Yoga Sanctuary is excited to be working with other businesses in town (and sometimes beyond) to provide people with even more opportunities to explore their yoga practice and

shop local! These surprise yoga classes will be held all over — you never know when or where until that week. To find out about these special complimentary classes be sure to “like” and follow us and other Punta Gorda businesses on Facebook. That’s where we’ll be announcing each class.

Other things to know:1. A limited number of

mats will be available for use. But if you have your own, feel free to bring it.

2. There is no cost for these classes. However, there will be some events held at nonprofit loca-tions and some done to support are nonprofits. Consider having some funds to donate or even shop local in some of the shops after class.

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long.4. Some classes will

be held outside. These events will be weather permitting.

For more information, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogasanctuary.

• Yoga Tots – The Punta Gorda Library, 424 W. Henry St., hosts the free program Yoga Tots Storytime from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Fridays for children ages 12-36 months. Bring your toddler, towels or yoga mat to stretch your mind and muscles with a story and fun yoga poses. For more information, call 941-833-5460 or email: PuntaGordaLibrary@ charlottecountyfl.gov.

If you would like your free yoga event added to our events, email [email protected].

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Sept. 4, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Cardiac Diet Nutrition Class. Bayfront Health Wellness & Rehab Center, 733 E. Olympia Ave., Punta Gorda. Learn heart-healthy, low fat and low sodium food options. Free. Call 941-637-2450 to register.

Sept. 4, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pulmonary Diet Nutrition Class. Bayfront Health Wellness & Rehab Center, 733 E. Olympia Ave., Punta Gorda. Learn how eating habits can affect your breathing. Free. Call 941-637-2450 to register.

Sept. 6, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. What Do You Have To Lose? Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Center, 2500 Harbor Boulevard, Port Charlotte. If you’re considering weight loss surgery, the best place to start is with the right information. That’s why we offer free weight loss seminars as an opportunity to talk with the experts. Seminars are interactive and include members of our weight loss team. You are invited to bring a family member, friend, or other support person with you. Free. Register at www.BayfrontCharlotte WeightLoss.com or call 941-766-4564 to schedule a free consultation.

Sept. 6, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bariatric Weight Loss Support Group. Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Center, 2500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte

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The hunt is on for bud-tenders, cannabis cultiva-tors, weed botanists and dozens of other new jobs that have sprouted with Florida’s nascent medical marijuana industry.

With dispensaries scouting locations across the state and 147,000 people signed up to use the now-legalized drug, the developing industry is quickly trying to recruit thousands of workers to develop, grow and sell medical cannabis.

Medical marijuana businesses say stoners need not apply. A passion for smoking weed is a liability, and a criminal record involving drugs will almost certainly dis-qualify most candidates.

“We get hundreds of applications for every job opening we have,” said Michelle Terrell, spokesman for Wakefield, Mass.-based Curaleaf, which opened a dispen-sary in south Orlando in

early August. “And maybe only 10 percent of those are qualified and meet the legal requirements.”

It’s a high-stakes busi-ness, where companies are fighting to establish an early market share, state regulators are strict and most transactions are handled in cash, meaning dispensaries are stocked with thousands of dollars.

But workers say it’s worth it to jump into the risky business of marijua-na for the opportunity to get in early.

Florida’s legal medical marijuana business is expected to generate about $456 million in sales in 2018, according to a study from Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics. That meant roughly 2,800 jobs at the end of 2017. By 2022, Florida’s marijuana employment is expected to grow almost tenfold to about 25,000 jobs, the research group said.

Those estimates would put Florida’s marijuana employment behind only

California and Colorado, states that have legalized full recreational marijua-na use.

Not all of the jobs are about tending pot, however.

Knox Medical, which is based in South Florida and has its nursery in Apopka, is “aggressively hiring” workers ranging from accountants and office managers to chem-ists and customer service associates, said company spokesman Scott Klenet.

“We need customer-ex-perience specialists, we need drivers and we’ll be expanding our phone operations,” Klenet said. “And what we find is that people come from all walks of life.”

Workers don’t need certification or training to start in the business at Knox, Klenet said. But they do need a clean criminal background and a dedication to following rules, even in a business that would have been illegal anywhere in the United States a decade

ago.“For a lot of people at

the entry level, they say they want to get into this industry because of a pas-sion for cannabis,” said James Yagielo, founder of Miami-based medical marijuana recruiting firm HempStaff. “We usually tell them they should avoid bringing up any illegal activity regarding cannabis in an interview.”

Florida law requires all medical marijuana employees to undergo a criminal background check. Any felony will almost automatically disqualify a candidate, he said.

“Sometimes you can get by with a low-level, misdemeanor possession charge, but not always,” Yagielo said.

The pay in the medical marijuana field is slightly higher than other ser-vice industries because employees have to meet more requirements just to start working. Nursery workers usually start at about $11 an hour in

Florida while budtenders — another name for dispensary sales associ-ates — usually make $14 or $15 an hour, he said.

Catie Callahan gave up a six-year career in management at a nation-al grocery chain to open the new Orlando Curaleaf dispensary at 12402 S. Orange Blossom Trail.

Callahan, who said she earned an MBA while working in retail, want-ed to get into the new industry to accelerate her career. Medical marijuana companies in Florida are required to be vertically integrated, meaning the same companies need to run everything from development and grow-ing to transportation and sales.

Florida also has a limit-ed number of companies that can operate, and to date 14 companies have been registered.

“I took a class on medical marijuana regulations last year, and I’ve been keeping my eyes open for an opportunity,”

said Callahan, 34. “There is a stigma, but I’m not worried about leaving this business and not being able to get a job because I worked in medical marijuana.”

With legal recreational marijuana a possibility in the future, she said she hopes to advance in a business that already has an anchor in the industry.

In states like Colorado, which legalized recre-ational marijuana in 2012, dozens of business-es have developed apart from growing and selling weed, said Sam Walch, an instructor at Florida Gulf Coast University who will start teaching a class on medical marijuana this fall.

“If we look to Colorado and California, there’s a big move to mix existing activities with canna-bis,” he said. “So yoga becomes ‘CannaYoga,’ wine-country tours now become grow house tours, and cooking classes are now open to a whole new spice.”

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By ROB WILEMIAMI HERALD

MIAMI — Julio Valdez, a valet at a major hotel chain on South Beach, has parked cars for more than a decade. But in recent years, a crucial part of his income has changed: fewer drivers are tipping him.

“Before, if you worked valet, you earned good tips. It didn’t really matter that companies paid little,” he said.

The culprit: Cash — and lack of it. It seems fewer and fewer custom-ers are carrying bills in their wallets, he said.

As a tourist and hospi-tality destination, South Florida is home to an army of doormen, wait-ers, valets, hotel house-keepers, tour guides and drivers. Like Valdez, they rely on cash tips to help make ends meet.

But for these workers, getting by is getting hard-er as more people ditch cash for cards and apps.

Valdez said his current employer has not upped his pay, despite the fact that he and his co-work-ers can no longer count on tips to boost their hourly wage of around $9. (The employer declined to comment.)

Like many valets, he said, he now must work two jobs to make ends meet. His second valet job is in Fort Lauderdale.

“Sometimes I get out of here at 3 p.m. and I have to be in Fort Lauderdale by 4 so I can work until 11 at night,” he said.

Fontainebleau hotel housekeeper Gerdine Verssagne says she once got a few hundred dollars a year in tips — a signifi-cant amount for someone earning around $14 an

hour. Now, the hotel man-agement no longer puts tip envelopes in guest rooms, so she has to hope guests are conscientious enough to leave a tip on their checkout receipt.

It’s a roll of the dice. Often, she says, “they don’t give you anything,” she said.

Evidence of cash’s dis-appearance goes beyond anecdotes. According to the Federal Reserve, only about 7 billion cash notes were printed in the U.S. in 2017. That was the lowest volume in four years and well below the 20-year high of 11 billion reached in 1999.

Last year, publicly trad-ed U.S. Bank found that 50 percent of respondents to a survey said they now carry cash “less than half of the time.” When they do carry cash, nearly half of respondents said they keep less than $20 on hand. And 46 percent said they use cash fewer than eight days each month.

Publicly traded Total System Services, a payments processor, also found cash now ranks a distant third behind cred-it cards and debit cards as users’ preferred forms of payment. Those findings came from a 2016 survey.

In South Florida, table-service restaurants have long faced issues with tipping. Because many tourists come from countries where tipping is not customary, some restaurants now include automatic service fees on the bill. Many establish-ments make a point of letting customers know when tips are not includ-ed, and nearly all sit-down restaurants include a “tip line” on credit-card receipts — though it doesn’t always help.

But the cashless quandary is new for the more than 200,000 leisure and hospitality workers in Miami-Dade and Broward accustomed to quick cash that plugs financial holes and — let’s be honest — isn’t always traceable by tax authorities. Most are paid by employers on the assumption that tips will subsidize their wages. In Florida, the minimum wage for tipped workers is only $5.23 per hour rather than the regular minimum of $8.25. By law, it’s up to employers to make up the difference if the $8.25 threshold is not being met through tips.

That doesn’t always happen.

“An employee needs to know enough, if they’re not represented by a union, to go the Department of Labor, file a charge, and then the Department, through the Fair Labor Standards Act, would investigate and prosecute to get the back wages for that employ-ee,” said Wendi Walsh, Secretary-Treasurer of UNITE HERE Local 355, which represents 7,000 workers in South Florida, about a quarter of whom receive tips.

“You can imagine how rare that is,” she said.

Employers have no obligation to make up for tips that once may have far exceeded the mini-mum with higher wages.

Valdez, the valet, says his predicament has been further compounded by Uber and Lyft, which means fewer guests are renting their own cars.

And those very app-based services are accel-erating the transition to a cashless economy.

“Uber has … ingrained

a culture of no tipping,” Harry Campbell, an Uber driver and author who blogs about ride-share services on The Rideshare Guy blog, said in an email. “So even though they now have the in-app tip option for passengers, it’s rare that I’ll get a tip on Uber, where as taxi drivers are still tipped on most of their rides.”

When it comes to tip-ping in 2018, platforms matter. Drivers have told Campbell they are more likely to receive tips on Lyft than on Uber. And the Curb app, which lets riders call traditional taxis, includes the option for passengers to set a default tip amount for all their rides.

Another advantage enjoyed by some taxi drivers, as well as workers like baristas at independent coffee shops, has been the arrival of tablets that let customers choose how much tip to leave. Walsh, the union rep, said this technology, which lets customers choose from pre-selected tipping amounts, has increased the likelihood of leaving a tip — and a good one at that.

“They help tremen-dously,” she said. “Anywhere where you have that option where a person can give a tip simply by clicking a button, it tremendously increases the likelihood for giving a tip.”

She estimated that 80 percent of customers leave 20 percent — even if they’re choosing between 15, 18, and 20 percent.

“You might think peo-ple would choose middle option, (but) most

people give 20 percent gratuity when it’s easy to do so.”

But she said many Miami workers, like those who work at Starbucks, still don’t have access to this kind of technology.

“In South Florida, it’s still the overwhelming majority that are still under the old system, where you either give a tip or you don’t — there’s no tablet to encourage it.”

Some Miami work-places are adapting. When Genevie Jacomino opened the Art & Chemistry salon near Westchester in 2014, she had been in the haircare business long enough to know that cash tips were becoming a thing of the past.

“(Clients) would some-times go, ‘Oh, I’ll get you next time. But they never really came through,” she said.

Like many other small businesses, she doesn’t allow tipping on a credit card because of the time required to separate out tips and declare them on tax forms, she said.

Now, she asks that clients download the Cash App to tip, even if they use a credit card to pay for their salon service. Each stylist has his or her own Cash App handle. If a customer is uncomfortable paying through an app, they can go to a nearby ATM machine to withdraw cash for tips, Jacomino said.

“Most (stylists) live paycheck to paycheck,” she said. “It’s super important to have take-home pay for daily expenses like gas or food. A lot of times

people use their pay-check for constants, like their bills. Without tip money they don’t have much flexibility for other spending.”

Some local unions have been proactive in addressing the tipping shortfall. Last month, Miami-Dade approved applying a living wage to all concession workers at MIA Airport, including tipped workers. Thanks to bargaining, that group will now earn $16.15 minus the state tip credit of $3.02, meaning a tipped worker will make $13.13 per hour (or $9.97 if they have qualifying health insurance).

The union also suc-cessfully lobbied some employers to move tip jars from the pickup counter to the cash register — a small change that Walsh said can make a huge difference.

Still, tips continue to dwindle, even at restaurants with table service. During recent negotiations at Miami International airport, the union produced dozens of restaurant receipts with the tip line left blank.

Carlos Caballero, a server at Miami airport’s Jose Cuervo tequilera, said the drop-off he’s seen in cash tips has been “in-credible” since he started working there four years ago. He’ll see some relief when the new airport wage minimums go into effect. But that won’t hap-pen until his employer’s lease is renewed. There is no current timetable for when that will happen.

In the meantime, he tries to take on extra hours. “Just having 18 percent makes an incredible difference in our lives,” he said.

Fewer people are using cash, which means fewer tips. And workers are hurting

By NICOLE TIGGEMANNTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

While it may be best known for retirement, Social Security is also here to help you get back to work if you are disabled. For millions of people, work isn’t just a source of income, it’s a vital part of who they are — it gives them purpose and

pride — it’s a connection to community. If you’re getting Social Security disability benefits, we have good news for you. Social Security’s work incentives and Ticket to Work programs can help you if you’re interested in working. Special rules make it possible for people receiving Social Security disability benefits

or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to work and still receive monthly payments.

The Ticket to Work program may help you if you’d like to work. You can receive:

— Free vocational rehabilitation;

— Training;— Job referrals; and— Other employment

support.You can read more

about working while col-lecting disability benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/work.

Work incentives include:

— Continued cash benefits for a time while you work;

— Continued Medicare or Medicaid while you

work; and— Help with education,

training, and rehabilita-tion to start a new line of work.

If you’re receiving Social Security disability benefits or SSI, let us know right away when you start or stop working, or if any other change occurs that could affect your benefits.

If you returned to work, but you can’t continue working because of your medical condition, your benefits can start again — you may not have to file a new application.

You can read more about the Ticket to Work program in the publication titled

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09/02/18

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NOTICES3010 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dear Venice and SuncoastResidents:

It is with deep and heart-felt conviction that I seek

your apology. ‘ TheChurch’ has let you down.

We have been goingabout our business

without serious concernfor the ‘Red Tide’ that

hovers over our area. Thelatest news stories have

shown people crowing citycouncil, gathering at

beaches and demandingelected officials thatsomething be done.

To our embarrassment,you have heard nothing

from us.We will be holding LT3

"Lord- Turn the Tide"-Prayer around our

Flagpole this Sunday andWednesday at 6:30pm.Then at Nokomis Beachon Sept. 2 at 6:30pm.

We do not wish to remainsilent in our request toGod any longer. If youlove and believe God,

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Nokomis Fl

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3065 BIBLE STUDY& CHURCHES

BIBLE STUDY BEGINNINGSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER

2ND-SEPTEMBER 30TH@5PM. “The End of Me”

(No Meeting on September 16th)

New Hope Baptist ChurchFellowship hall.

2100 Englewood Rd. Eng.FL 34223 Public is invitedand encouraged to attend.

$10/ Workbook fee.www.NewHopeBC4U.orgTo register or for more

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CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH1936 E. Venice Ave. Venice

Friday at 9am.Study features video teachings

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Charlotte CountyHouse of Prayer Night Watch Fridays

7pm-9pmWorship-Word-PrayerOne River-One Stream

992 Tamiami Trail Unit IPort Charlotte941 249-8946

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COMMUNITY CENTER 4PM - 7PM each Wednesday.

Christ the King LutheranChurch, 23456 Olean Blvd.

PC, Open to All Ages.For more info 941-766-9357

Dear Venice and SuncoastResidents:

It is with deep and heart-felt conviction that I seek

your apology. ‘ TheChurch’ has let you down.

We have been goingabout our business

without serious concernfor the ‘Red Tide’ that

hovers over our area. Thelatest news stories have

shown people crowing citycouncil, gathering at

beaches and demandingelected officials thatsomething be done.

To our embarrassment,you have heard nothing

from us.We will be holding LT3

"Lord- Turn the Tide"-Prayer around our

Flagpole this Sunday andWednesday at 6:30pm.Then at Nokomis Beachon Sept. 2 at 6:30pm.

We do not wish to remainsilent in our request toGod any longer. If youlove and believe God,

please join us.2 Chronicles 7:13-15

Thank youK.C. McCay – Pastor

Congregational Church730 E. Laurel Rd.

Nokomis Fl

FAITH BUILDERSA Basic Study to Build yourChristian Faith. Call PastorGumm at Christ the King

Lutheran Church for times.941-766-9357 Port Charlotte

Lutheran Church of the Cross2300 Luther Rd., Deep Creek

Bible Study - Thursdays 10-11:30

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(941) 627-6060

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3096 RELIGION CLASSES

BEGIN YOUR DAY IN BIBLE STUDY

Christ the King LutheranChurch, 23456 Olean Blvd.

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FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH4005 Palm Drive, Punta Gorda

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START YOUR DAY RIGHTBible Study Thursdays

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Honest, Reliable work!LIC/INS New Const &

Remodels. Rusted bands& wire lathe repair.spraycrete & more

(941)-497-4553

POOL DECKS, Driveway Designs

Garage FloorsPatio’s and more.

QUALITYLic 941-375-1103 Insu

5060 CLEANINGSERVICES

MRS. CLEANING UP!1st Class Cleaning Service!Specials Now! Now offering

Home Watch Services!941-204-8057

www.mrscleaningup.comLic & Insured

A&R PRO WINDOWCLEANERS

In/Out, Tracks & Screens, Mirror Walls, Ceiling Fans, Also Vinyls, Clean & Polish,

H/W Team. Lic#25014 & Ins. 941-441-8658

H.D. Nanda’s Housecleaning Service

Special Offers,Weekly - Bi-Weekly

Move ins & Move OutsVacations, Office, New

Construction. FREEEstimates. Lic/Insured

941-769-4455

HOUSE CLEANINGLicensed, Insured & 20 yr exp

Punctual & Trustworthy!References available

941-548-8804

SO FRESH AND SO CLEAN● BUSINESS & RESIDENTIAL● BASIC CLEAN DEEP CLEAN● MOVE IN`S & MOVE OUT`S● NEW CONSTRUCTION REMODEL

CLEAN-UP● INDOOR & OUTDOOR● WINDOW WASHINGKAYLA HILLIS (941)-786-2275

5065 DRYWALL

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DRYWALL INC.

SPECIALIZING IN HOMEREPAIRS. NO JOB TOO SMALL!941-763-0606 LIC./INS.

COMPLETE DRYWALLHang, Finish, Patchwork, AllTextures, Popcorn Removal,

and Paint.Matt Potter 941-232-8667

Lic.& Ins CRC1328482

DEPENDABLE DRYWALL & REMODELING

PATCH REPAIRSNEW HOMES

941-639-4440 LIC.#SCC131150207

INSUREd

5070 ELECTRICAL

DRM ELECTRICAL SERVICE,

“Plug Into Personalized Service”● Electrical ● Maintenance ●

● Repairs ● Troubleshooting ●

941-480-0761 941-366-3646

LUMINOUS ELECTRIC NO JOB TOO SMALL! LIC# EC13007383941-777-4320

5080 EXCAVATING/BUSH HOG

BRYAN LAND SERVICES LLC● Land Clearing ●

● Excavating ●● Grading ●

● Underdrain ●● Free Estimates ●

(863)-263-8250Lic./Ins.

5083 FLOORING

Bill Noland Ceramic Tile, Inc

Repairs & All Phases of FlooringWe Bring Samples To You!

Mobile ShowcaseTile, Laminates, Carpet &Baseboards. Porcelain Tile

Wood look Planks$1.89/Sqft, Waterproof Vinyl

Planks $3.29/Sq Ft941-423-4054

Cell 941-276-0814Licensed & Insured

PGI 9906758 North Port 11546Charlotte AAA007730

MATTEO CAPUTO FLOORINGInstallation of Tile, Stone, Wood.

Shower & Bath Remodels. FREE Estimates. Lic. & Ins.

941-681-1176

5089 HANDYMAN / GENERAL REPAIR

A CARPENTER AROUNDTHE HOUSE for all your car-pentry needs! James M. Okell941-270-1693

BOBCAT ProfessionalHOME Services

*Roof Cleaning/Repair,*Power Washing, *SealCoating, *Landscaping,

*Tree Removal. Serving Port Charlotte,Punta Gorda, Venice,

Englewood, & North Port.941-979-0315

DAVID J SHEPARD, JR., OVER 20 YEARS

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, HANDYMAN SVCS, WOOD ROT,WINDOWS & DOORS, DRY WALL

& STUCCO REPAIR, PAINTING, ETC.

941-627-6954 OR941456-6953

LIC # RR282811062

PREFERRED HANDYMANOver 30 Years Experience! For All Your Small Home Repairs

Including Pressure Washing!NO JOB TOO SMALL!

Call Steve 760-403-3709

Find it in theClassifieds!

5090 HEATING & AIR

HIGHLAND Heating andAir ConditioningSales & Service

Call Tom 941-236-6359FL#CAC1814414

5090 HEATING & AIR

KMF AIR CONDITIONING INC.

Sales, Service andInstallation

FREE service call withrepairs Lic & insured

CAC057537 Kevin M Ferero

941-875-1956

S.O.S.A/C & Heat

941-468-4956

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMSCOOLING MADE AFFORDABLE!INSTALLED 10 YR WARRANTY

ST. LIC #CAC1816023SOSAIRFL.COM

5100 HOME & COMMERCIALIMPROVEMENT

A & R Quality Homes Inc.

Customer Satisfactionis our goal.

★Kitchen/bath remodels★Pressure cleaning, Interior & exterior painting★Concrete/driveways/walkways/slabs★Stucco/repairs/fascia/soffit★Pool deck resurfacing★ Doors/WindowsFully licensed and insured

941-429-1285 941-626-0315License # CRC1329404

ALUMASERV BEST PRICES IN TOWN

GUARANTEED!!Screen Rooms, Carports,Sheds, Entryways, PanRoofs, Complete Roofs,Vinyl Windows, Storm

Panels, Awnings, Rescreens Repair & Service.

941-627-9244Visit: alumaserv.net

#SC131149736

Clean Your Dryer before it Catches

on Fire! Special Rates for multiple clientsAffordable, Lic & Insured.Roger P Frechette Sr.

941-661-2020

COMPLETE CLEANPRESSURE WASHING Excellent Rates

20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE941-460-4936

Lic/inswww.completecleanpw.com

NEED CASH?Have A Garage

Sale!

DO YOU HAVE LOOSE,HOLLOW OR BUCKLING

TILES? Inject-A-Floor-Sys-tem can help. Grout Clean-

ing/Staining, MarbleCleaning, Tile Repair.

941-893-8475

FIRST CHOICE CABINETSCustom Cabinets LLC.

Kitchens, Baths, Custom Cabi-nets, Countertops, Hardwood,

Laminate, Solid Surface. Commercial, Residental.

941-505-5570

GARAGE FLOORS DONERIGHT! Epoxy Flakes,

Quartz, Silica. In CharlotteCounty over 30 yrs!

941-628-0251

GUTTERS, 6” Seamless. Ken Violette, Inc.(941) 240-6699

Lic.CGC#060662/Ins.

HANDYMANHome repairs. 30+ yrs Exp.

Call 941- 539-1694

J & J HANDYMANPainting, Pressure

Washing & Much More!Over 40 Years Experience &

Satisified CustomersService with YOU in Mind.

Reasonable, Reliable & Honest.Serving Englewood, Venice &

Sarasota AreasLARGER OR SMALLER PROJECTS,

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALLICENSED & FULLY INSURED

CALL JOE CHIMINIELLO(941) 525-7967

5100 HOME & COMMERCIALIMPROVEMENT

John’s Rescreening &Handyman Service.

Pressure Washing: PoolDecks, Driveways! No Job To

Small, Free EstimatesLic9341./Ins. 941-883-1381

K&J PLASTERING & STUCCO, INC

We do NEW Construction &Remodeling.

Call Kevin 941-286-9547or Jalisa 239-826-0514

Lic & Ins.

MOTTERNIZED LLCHome Services Specialist

*All Home Repairs*Custom Built Cabinets,

Bookcases & Closet Systems.ALL WORK GUARANTEED

Please Call or TextSteve 941-661-8318

FREE Estimates Lic & Ins

ROOF CLEANING LOW PRESSURE LOW CHEMICAL941-468-2744

WWW.COMPLETECLEANPW.COM

ALL WORK PERFORMED BY STATE

CERT. ROOFING CONTRACTOR

StormTwisters - Hurricane Shutters

ShuttersUp.Today★ Roll Down Shutters★ Accordian Shutters

★ Clear Hurricane Panels★ Hurricane Screens★ Bahama Shutters

941-626-8200*A DIVISION OF BAY BRIDGE HOMES

Lic#CBC1254261

5108 JUNK REMOVAL

MOVE IT JUNK REMOVAL

Got Junk? We like to Move It, Move It!

941-803-4959

5110 LAWN/GARDEN & TREE

AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSEmay be required by the Cityand/or County. Please call theappropriate occupational licens-ing bureau to verify

A JAMISON TREE SERVICEComplete & Professional

15% Sr Discount! FREE EST. LIC. & INSUREDENGL 941-475-6611

OR N. PORT 941-423-0020SERVING CHARLOTTE AND

SARASOTA FOR OVER 20 YEARS.JAMISON-TREESERVICEINC.COM

AFFORDABLE LAWN CAREFlat Rates from Bradenton toPunta Gorda. FREE Estimates.941-706-5569 Lic. & Ins.

ALTMAN TREE SERVICETree Trimming, Removal,

Stump Grinding. Lic & Ins.Call Mike Altman 941-268-7582

AMERICAN IRRIGATIONCall 941-587-2027

FREE ESTIMATES!!!Licensed & Insured

Charlotte Co. lic#AAA-11-00010. Serving Charlotte

and Sarasota Counties

CHRIS RABY’S LANDSCAPE

●Hedges Trimmed (Up to 8’)●●Small Trees Trimmed& Shaped●

●Shrubs Trimmed●

●Mulch Laid●

●Serving Port Charlotte &North Port

941-623-3601

DP`s ABILITY TREE SERVICE

Removals, Stump Grinding,Palm Trimming, Shaping,

Oaks Thinned & Raised Up.19 Yrs. Exp.

Free Estimates! 941-889-8147

Lic#00000192 & Insured.

FLORIDA TREE INC.● Tree Trimming & Removal ●

● Stump Grinding ●

● Lawn Service ●

● Bucket Service ●

941-613-3613pcftree.com Lic./Ins.

GENERAL LAWN &Landscape services. (941)-426-7844

Wright & Son Landscaping Inc

J RIZ TREE SERVICESComplete Tree &

Palm Service. HURRICANE SEASON

IS HERE! BE PREPARED!SPECIALIZING IN

DANGEROUS TREEREMOVAL.

Servicing all Charlotte &Sarasota CountiesFREE ESTIMATES

941-306-7532 Lic & Ins

MATHEWSTREE SERVICESpecializes in

Dangerous Limb &Tree Removals

941-303-3252Full Service Tree Care

Quality Lawn CareStorm Damage Clean -Up

Tree & Limb Removal

NOW ACCEPTING NEWLAWN ACCOUNTS!

941-468-4372ISA Certified Arborist

John Cannon FL-6444A South Sarasota & Charlotte Co.

SANDEFURS-HOME & TREEMaintenance Tree trimming,

removal. We do it all!License/Insured941-484-6042

5110 LAWN/GARDEN & TREE

PREMIER STUMP GRINDING, LLC

Let me Help you haveyour stump removed

today. No stump too smallor big! Licensed &

insured (941)-662-9779

RAINSCAPE INC,Irrigation, Maintenance,

Repair, Installation. Monthly Maintenance starts at $40.

FREE ESTIMATES941-888-2988

TreemendousTree, Inc.

★ Certified Arborist★ Tree Removal ★ Stump Grinding★ Lic./Insured★ Shrub & Tree Nursey

CALL TODAY!941-426-8983

www.northporttree.comFL-6444 A

TreemendousTree, Inc.NURSERY

★ PINEAPPLE PLANTS fruit-ing $30/ea★ SNOW QUEEN HIBISCUS7 gal $20.00 NICE ★ MANY OTHER SHRUBS AVAILABLE

STOP IN TO SEE US MONDAY - SATURDAY

9AM-3PM 6068 RUFF ST. NORTH PORT

OR CALL 941-426-8983FL-6444 A

WENDELL ALBRITTONTREE SERVICE

★ ★ VERY AFFORDABLE★ ★Will Work with you!!

941-763-5042 Lic & Insured!

5121 MARINE REPAIR

CAPTAIN RON’S MARINE CONSTRUCTION Seawalls,Docks, Pilings, Boat Lifts.

941-637-1128Lic# CRC1328423 & Insured.

5130 MOVING/HAULING

ODYSSEY MOVERSYour Journey Begins WithUs! Licensed & Insured.

941-803-4959Lic. # 2539

5140 PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

STEVEN’S CUSTOMPAINTING

Res/Comm. Int/Ext FREE EST.

Lic. & Ins. 941-255-3834

BEST PRICINGCALL NOW TO LOCK IN ANAMAZING BANG FOR YOURBUCK FROM A SEASONEDPAINTER 941-468-2660

AAA0010126630 YEARS EXP. LIC/INSURED

FORMER FIREFIGHTER

Best Prices -- Quality JobBest Coast Painting

and Pressure Washing Residential/Commercial

10% Off With Ad!941-815-8184AAA00101254

LARRY ESPOSITO PAINTINGINC “It’s Not What We Do,It’s How We Do It!”Free Esti-

mates, 941-764-1171Lic & Insured AAA007825

Nathan Dewey Painting CoCommercial & Residental

Interior & ExteriorPressure washing

Handyman Services Free Estimates ~ Prompt Service

941-484-4576nathandeweypainting.com

SUPERIOR PAINTING, INC.Full Spray Shop

941-474-9091Lic # AAA009837

SWEENEY`S PAINTING INC.● Pressure Cleaning ●

● Mildew Treatment ●

● Painting ●

● Interior & Exterior ●

● Free Estimates ●

● Sr. Discounts ●

941-916-1024 Lic# AAA0010702

We Do It A Shade Better!LARRY BATES PAINTING

Free Estimates Locally Owned & OperatedNominated Best Painter

Of The Year in 2016! 941-625-1226

Lic/Ins #RRR0002261

5160 PLUMBING

LARRY`S PLUMBING, Re-Pipes (Most in 1 Day) Beat AnyEstimate Complete Service941-484-5796 Lic.#CFC1425943

5180 PRESSURE CLEANING

BAILEY’S PRESSURECLEANING

Complete Exterior House Painting!

Call 941-497-1736

5180 PRESSURE CLEANING

FULL HOUSEPRESSURE WASHING

Rates Starting At:● Tile Roofs $150 ● Houses $65● Pool Cage/Decks $65● DrivewaysExterior Painting, Pool Deck

Coatings AND MORE!!941-451-7550 Lic./Ins

MR. PRESSURE CLEANINGSAFE, NO PRESSUREROOF CLEANING

941-257-8624Mr.Pressurecleaning.com

Fully Lic & Insured

5184 SCREENING

ALL ABOUT ALUMINUM &SCREEN: Rescreen & new.

941-876-4779 wescreenflorida.com - Lic# SA37, AL0511993X

RESCREENING by NORTHSTAR Free Estimates.

941-725-7599Lic# CC20597 & Insured

Southwest RescreenComplete Rescreening:$1,395. (up to 1,500 SF)

941-465-2318Free Estimates! We Accept

All Major Credit CardsLic./Ins.

PUTCLASSIFIEDS

TO WORKFOR YOU!

FIND A JOB!BUY A HOME!BUY A CAR!

5185 ROOFING

COMPLETE ROOFING SOLUTIONS OF FLORIDA● Reroofing and Repairs●

● Commercial and Residential Flat and Metal

Roof Restoration ●

● Free Estimates ●

● All Work Guaranteed ●

George M. Schwartz Jr.Owner 941-961-8263Lic # CCC1325750

EXPERT ROOF REPAIRSat Prices you can AFFORD!!

2 YEARS UNLIMITED Guarantee on leaks.

Call Roger 941-661-2020Licensed and Insured

LEONARD’S ROOFING &INSULATION INC.

FAMILY OWNED & OPERATEDSINCE 1969

Shingle, Tile, Built-Up, Single-Ply, Metal, Full Carpentry,

Service Available

SARASOTA COUNTY ONLY!Reagan Leonard941-488-7478LIC # RC 0066574

ROOF LEAK PATROL, INC. RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

Repairs, Reroof, Carpentry, etc...

35 yrs exp.Lic/insured#RCA065387941-474-ROOF (7663)

www.RoofLeakPatrol.com

Storms are here!Call us Today

TOM JOYCE ROOFING for prompt roof

replacement and repairs!

45 Years of QualityWork and Experience

941-484-9804 941-429-1800 lic#1325725

941-483-4630

● Shingles ● Slats ●

● Metal ● Tile ● Repairs●

● Old Roof Removal Our Specialty ●

● Full Carpentry● Free Estimates

Lic.# CCC068184Fully Insured

5195 TILE/GROUT

TILES BY FRANK, INCBacksplashes, Tub &Shower walls, shower

floors, Floors & Repairs. "IT'S NOT A JOB WHEN

YOU DO SOMETHING YOULOVE". (941)-307-9507

5225 WINDOW CLEANING

Window Cleaning,

● RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIALWINDOW CLEANING

● PRESSURE WASHING

10% OFFP: 941-979-1654

LIC/INSURED

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6000

MERCHANDISEGARAGE SALES

6001 Arcadia6002 Lake Suzy6003 Deep Creek6004 Port Charlotte6005 Punta Gorda6006 North Port6007 Englewood6008 Rotonda6009 Gulf Cove6010 S. Gulf Cove6011 S. Venice6012 Venice6013 Nokomis/Osprey6014 Garage Sales6015 Flea Market6020 Auctions

MERCHANDISE

6013 Moving Sales6025 Arts & Crafts6027 Dolls6030 Household Goods6035 Furniture6038 Electronics6040 TV/Stereo/Radio6060 Computer Equip6065 Clothing/Jewelry/

Accessories6070 Antiques &

Collectibles6075 Fruits/Veges6090 Musical6095 Medical6100 Health/Beauty6110 Trees & Plants6120 Baby Items6125 Golf Accessories6128 Exercise/Fitness6130 Sporting Goods6131 Firearms6132 Firearm Access.6135 Bikes/Trikes6138 Toys6140 Photography/Video6145 Pool/ Spa & Supplies6160 Lawn & Garden6161 Outdoor Living6165 Storage Sheds/

Buildings6170 Building Supplies6180 Heavy Constr.

Equipment6190 Tools/Machinery6220 Office/Business Equip

& Supplies6225 Restaurant Supplies6250 Appliances6260 Misc. Merchandise6270 Wanted to Buy/T rade

6004 PORT CHARLOTTEGARAGE SALES

JIM’S ESTATE SALEFRI & SAT. 9AM-3PMSUNDAY 10AM-2PM 22349 ALTMAN AVE CONTENTS OF HOME!

6007 ENGLEWOOD AREAGARAGE SALES

SAT-MON. 8AM-2PM2046 Michigan Ave.

Lawn Equipment, Hand Tools,Hardware, and Misc.

SAT-SUN. 9-41155 CAPLES ST.

Bay Vista Area. MOVING OUT OF STATE,EVERYTHING MUST GO!!

6012 VENICE GARAGE SALES

SAT. 9/1-SUN. 9/2. 9:00AM-3:00PM 640 Dixon Road,Venice. Moving sale, col-lectibles, artwork, Technicrecord player,fire tools, misc.

6025 ARTS AND CRAFTS

ART BOOKS & mag (33) willsell separate all $30, OBO 941-426-4151

SCRAP BOOK ALBUMSI have 10 new albums $5/ea 941-228-1745

6027 DOLLS

19” DANNY franklin mint porce-lain mint condion w / scooter$30, OBO 941-426-4151

6030 HOUSEHOLD GOODS

BOX SPRING BED full size ad-justable metal frame w/wheel$25 941-214-8188

BREADMAKER, AutomaticCUISINART, 2Lb. Capa Stainlesssteel, GC $25 941-697-0794

DRUM FOR RAIN BARREL,Fiberglass(?). Just add a Faucet$20, OBO 941-697-0794

DYSON VACUM cordless vac-uum , with attachments, goodcondition $250 941-380-2429

FIREPLACE SET 6 pcs, tools +SCREEN, black wrought iron,A+, $150, OBO 941-743-2656

FOOD PROCESSOR 10-cup,Hamilton Beach, brand new $25920-629-5252

LUGGAGE 29” Black luggagewith pull handle & wheels$25 941-429-1573

MIRROR 41X26,BEVELEDglass,new in pkg. $25 941-235-2203

ORIENTAL RUGS pink/beigeplush: 56”x38” oval & 42” rndea $50, OBO 941-743-2656

PICTURE PALMtree,27x30,white frame,excond. $25 941-235-2203

6030 HOUSEHOLD GOODS



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TOWER FAN Lasko 42in. w/re-mote. Runs great $25 941-474-1759

vitamix blender VITAMIN NEW inbox vitamix blender with recipebooks $300 941-380-2429

WOOD & STEEL PULLING CARTPlay cart on 4 wheels w/handleGC $19, OBO 941-697-0794

6031 HOLIDAY ITEMS

CHRISTMAS TREE 4FTWith lights & decorations $25, OBO 941-429-1573

6035 FURNITURE

2 FOLDING chairs cloth Bluewhat a chairs w/cases neverused $30 941-474-1759

2 SINGLE beds w/all sheets,matress, etc $75 941-423-2970

AERO BED Full size Full height$25 941-429-1573ARM CHAIR Cherry wood arms& legs, upholstd coral cushions,A+ $90, OBO 941-743-2656

BAR STOOLS pair, high woodcurved backs, upholsteredseats $150 941-412-3863

BED - MATTRESS & BOX $100

941-629-5550BISTRO SET Round, 36” w/3

Barstools, Mauve seats. $100, OBO 863-491-0674

CANE WALL UNIT white 4shelves would fit small tv $45,OBO 941-268-7571

CEDAR CHEST Walnut, 42” L X20.5” H, 14” D, Excellent Condi-tion. $150 OBO 941-276-2476

CHAIR MED.GREEN accentw/antique white cane $20, OBO941-249-5077

CHAIR Wicker, good condition$25 941-460-9540COFFEE TABLE + 2 tiered endtables, solid wood, leather tops,$280, OBO 941-740-0357

COFFEE/SIDE TABLES(9) var-ious sizes and shapes startingat $20, OBO 941-307-9211

COFFEE/SOFA TABLESwrought iron thick beveled glasstops $100 941-275-5837

COUCH,LOVESEAT,CHAIR&OTTOMAN GOOD condition$300, OBO 941-276-0262

COUCHES FOUR to choosefrom delivery available startingat $100 941-307-9211

DESK VINTAGE 3 drawers allbrown wood 44X22X30 curvedlegs $100 941-275-5837

DINETTE SET, TALL wroughtiron 30” table frame+2 like newchairs $100 941-307-9211

DINETTE TABLE WoodCounter height round, 4 CH. $350, OBO 941-627-6780

DINING ROOM chairs 4 neverused neutral striped $100 941-429-1573

DINING SET 54” glass top oncolumn+4 fabric upholsteredchairs $150 941-307-9211

DINING SET New! Cream Woodwith Leaf and 6 chairs. $165941-257-5500

6035 FURNITURE

END TABLE wood good condition $25, OBO 941-268-7571FLORIDA STYLE SERVER/DryBar Bambo Design HandPainted $40 941-681-2433FUTON WOOD natural color fullsize 85” X 35” X 31” pressurewashed $50 941-275-5837GLASS TABLES, Wicker Coffee& end tables $45 941-580-4460HUTCH Hand Painted Bamboo Design must see$50 941-681-2433

I BUY FURNITUREOr anything of value!

941-485-4964LANI SET, GlassTop, 4 Swivel Chairs Thick Cushions $125, OBO 941-681-2433

MATTRESS & BOX QUEEN$175 ALSO HAVE KING

941-629-5550 MATTRESS KING 13” memoryfoam+wood slats & steel foun-dation $400 941-307-9211MATTRESSES TWIN SIZEboxspring+frame+headboard+nightstand $75 941-275-5837PATIO SET with table 4 chairsornate chairs , cushions. Exc.Cond. asking $90/obo 941-380-7224PR CHAIRS SWIVEL, rock,brown wicker, 6 in wheat cush-ions $200 919-616-7826ROCKER, SWIVEL + Footstool,rose upholstery, exlent, 2 avail,ea $180, OBO 941-740-0357ROCKER, SWIVEL upholsteredmauve pink chair, A+, 2 avail, ea$90, OBO 941-743-2656SIDE & PLANT TABLES, Wood,9 avail in various styles. From$20, OBO 941-743-2656

SIDE CHAIR 3 years new, seldom used, matching pillows,

Teal, Tan, Cream $250 941-575-1889

SLEEPER SOFA Queen, match-ing loveseat, & LazBoy Recliner.$150, OBO 941-625-8068

SOFA DARK Brown LeatherSofa like new $400 941-204-8514SOFA SLEEPER 86’ Cream3 Cushions Never Used $150,OBO 941-681-2433SOFA TAN dual pwr leather re-cliner like new from havertys$475, OBO 941-626-6879SOFA, BASSETT, modern floralbeige/green/mauve, full uphol,xlnt $250, OBO 941-740-0357WOOD TRUNK 3x18x15,greatfor storage etc.ex c. $55 941-235-2203

6038 ELECTRONICS

AT&T IPHONE 8 plus rosegold with case 64 gigabyte$500 941-380-2429LAPTOP COMPUTER HP Pavil-ion notebook 17” touchscreenWdw10 $150 941-474-1759

SOUNDBAR SAMSUNGHW550 AUDIO with wirelessSubwooffer. $100 888-5923

TV SMALL, $25.00, DESK, COMPUTER, &

PRINTER. $60. DESK LAMP$5. 941-426-4106

6040 TV/STEREO/RADIO

TEAC SYSTEM record player,2 tape decks, 3 CD, ext speak-ers, New $150 941-621-4733TV 32” flat screen with remote$75, OBO 941-661-7158TV CONSOLE 48”L,darkwood,glass doors,new. $75941-235-2203

6060 COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

COMPUTER BAGSamsonite rolling Leather exce cond $40 941-228-1745HP PRINTER Deskjet F380 allin one print scan copy $15941-629-6374MEMOREX LIGHTSCRIBEDVD recorder Like New, Incl 46CD-R Blank Discs, Multiformat.$100 941-473-1781SPEAKERS LOGITECH forcomputer exc cond $15 941-629-6374

6065 CLOTHING/JEWELRYACCESSORIES

BRAND NEW SHIRTS Manymen’s L. NAME BRAND $60941-391-6090BRIDAL GOWN from Englandskirt and bustier $125, OBO941-268-7571MINK STOLE Blonde oversized$100 941-429-1573MINK STOLE Oversized blonde$150 941-429-1573RING Moonstone, 14K YG andPlat. Over.925 Bridge Ring sz.6$60 941-554-2140RING Smokey quartz and whitetopaz mens tcw 7.4 cts size 9$60 941-554-2140RING, PERIDOT HEART NEWSIZE6 PLAT.OVR.925 SILVERTCW 2CTS $55 941-554-2140SHOES WOMEN’S, SPORT NEWin box, RYKA SZ 7.5M $25 941-554-2140SHOES, womans sz5, new inbox, Gravity Defier, Mary Janestyle, Bone $30 941-554-2140

6070 ANTIQUESCOLLECTIBLES

ALWAYS BUYINGANTIQUES, ART, SILVER

NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUES(941) 639-9338

BAR MIRRORS Vintage mancave beer & wine starting @ 20$20 941-214-8188

BETTY BOOP LIGHT Large vin-tage collectible light $50 941-391-6090

BUYING OLD MONEY SILVER COINS & PAPERMONEY. 941-626-7785

COCA COLA DORM FRIDGE Asis. Great price! $20 941-391-6090

COLLECTOR PLATESnew frk mint lim edition $5941-426-4151

EMMETT KELLY Coke figurineLimited edition. Like new. 1996$45 941-426-4151

KNIFE SET Vintage three piecebone handle bye Birk w/case$35 941-214-8188

LICENSE PLATES singles &pairs 60’70’s& more starting @5 $5 941-214-8188

LP’S VINYL rock, jazz, country soul starting @ $5 941-214-8188

MAGNETS REFRIG new niceassortment $1 941-426-4151

NOVELTY TRANSISTOR RA-DIOS. Many rare. $100 941-391-6090

POST CARDS vintage set 1 to8 cents mint cond $15 941-426-4151

WALL PHONE oak 1900’swestern elec nice cond $295941-426-4151

6090 MUSICAL

ACCOUSTIC GUITAR like new,with loads of extras $150 863-494-5918

ACCOUSTIC GUITAR like new,with loads of extras $150 863-494-5918

CLARINET with new case,good playable condition, com-plete. $75 941-575-7793

6095 MEDICAL

4 WHEEL WALKER w/Basket ,Brakes and Seat, NICE $65941-268-8951

BATH TUB SAFETY RAILEASY TO INSTALL

$15 941-627-6780

BEDSIDE COMMODE ORSHOWER CHAIR w Arms LIKENEW Each $25 941-268-8951


TRANSPORT WHEELCHAIRLike NEW $65 941-268-8951


$25.00 941-426-4106

WALKER 4 WHEEL Top of theline HUGO 8”wheels brakes seatpouch $85 941-493-3851

WHEELCHAIR HEAVY DUTYLarger Seat NICE $225 941-268-8951

6110 TREES & PLANTS

ALOE AGAVE begonia devil’sbackbone fern paddle plant pur-ple queen $5 941-202-3696

AVOCADO(FL&HASS) CITRUS(1-3’) Aechmea Primera Bromeli-ads $10 941-202-3696

BROMELIADS VARIOUS kindsshapes colors and sizes in potsstarting at $5 941-202-3696

CHAYA TREE healthy, beautiful!5’ tall, butterflies love it! $22941-258-2016

CLERODENDRUM 3-4’ growsmed sz shade tree starburstflowers $10 941-258-2016

DWF POINCIANA red or yel,blooms attract butterflies 3 galpot $10 941-258-2016

FRANGIPANI JATROPHA oys-ter pineapple pothos snake spi-der lily $5 941-202-3696

PAGODA OR CORAL plant 3-5’red blooms attract butterflies,humbirds $10 941-258-2016

PLANTAIN TREE 3-5’ lush trop-ical produces edible fruit $10941-258-2016

PLANTS, FRUIT & lANDSCAPEAloevera, Papaya, Snow Bushetc.etc $1 941-697-0794

PONYTAIL PALM PAIR (5’ tall)Madjool Palm Pair others eachpair $100 941-202-3696

6110 TREES & PLANTS


★ HUGE PINEAPPLEPLANTS w/ lots of fruit

2 for $50/ea

MANY OTHERS AVAILABLE!


9AM-3PM 6068 RUFF ST. NORTH PORT

OR CALL 941-426-8983FL-6444 A

6125 GOLF ACCESSORIES

GOLF BAG *Brand New*Naples Bay tan/navy, huge stor-age $180, OBO 941-740-0357GOLF BAG, Clubs drivers, irons$25 863-494-5918GOLF CLUBS and bags drivers,irons, putter, wedge, etc. $25863-494-5918GOLF CLUBS Men’s Complete

Set with Bag. Right Handed.$250 520-471-4162

GOLF CLUBS Women’s Complete Set with Bag. RightHanded. $250 520-471-4162USED GOLF Balls per dozen$2.25 942-235-2613

YELLOW JACKET4G BATTERY CABLESCorrosion Resistant

Best Golf Cart Cables$129.95/SET. VISIT DarsGolfCarts.com

941-769-1431NO TEXT PLEASE

6126 GOLF CARTS

2015 Club Car Precedent$3995

BOB-CAT GreenBRAND NEW BATTERIES

Yellow Jacket CablesMonsoon Roof

Matching Club Cover48 volt ERIC ChargerFactory UpholsteryFolding Windshield

Factory spoke HubcapsCooler, SandbucketExcellent DOT Tires Wide Angle Mirror

STK# 1824 941-769-1431

Visit DarsGolfCarts.comWE DELIVER FREE (25 MI.)

Club Car DS 4 PASS$2850

Reconditioned“4 PASSENGER”

Brand New BatteriesNEW Flip Down rear seat

NEW $Yellow Jacket Cables$NEW Head & Taillights

NEW Flip Down WindshieldAluminum Frame

Chrome SS wheel capsGreat Tires, Brakes, Mirror

36 Volt ChargerRuns as it should!

STK#D974$2850 941-769-1431

Free Delivery (25 miles)Visit – Darsgolfcarts.com

NO TEXT PLEASE

Seize the saleswith Classified!

CLUB CAR PRECEDENT$2995

RECONDITIONED4 PASSENGER GOLF CART

White w/Tan TopFlip Down Rear Seat

CROWN BATTERIES $New Yellow Jacket Cables$

Battery MeterFactory UpholsteryHead & Taillights

Flip Down WindshieldChrome SS wheel caps

All New BushingsFresh Tires, Brakes, Mirror48 Volt Charger, STK#R7CALL: 941-769-1431


NO TEXT PLEASE

Club Car Precedent $3595

RECONDITIONED4 Passenger Golf Cart

Tan w/Tan TopFlip Down Rear Seat

BRAND NEW BATTERIES $New Yellow Jacket Cables$

Battery MeterFactory UpholsteryHead & Taillights

Flip Down WindshieldChrome SS wheel caps

All New BushingsFresh Tires, Brakes, Mirror48 Volt Charger, STK#R8Call: 941-769-1431


NO TEXT PLEASE

6126 GOLF CARTS

PASSION PINKCustom Build

2014 Club Car Precedent BRAND NEW BATTERIESCustom Pearl Pink PaintTuck & Roll Upholstery

NEW Yellow Jacket CablesNEW New Bushings

NEW Folding WindshieldNEW Head and TaillightsNEW SS Wheel CoversNew Rear Seat AVAIL.

New Tires, MirrorTop and ChargerSTK#1823 $4995

941-769-1431Delivery Inc. 25 MI.

Visit DarsGolfCarts.comNO TEXT PLEASE

6128 EXERCISE / FITNESS

BOWFLEX X2 Bowflex Ex-treme2 is in good condition$200 941-539-7803EXERCISE BIKEUPRIGHT w/Electronics $50941-268-8951GYM BAG, Brown Leather, Like New! $20 941-257-5500

6130 SPORTING GOODS

2 GUYS GUNSHOWS

SEPT 22ND & 23RDCharlotte County

Fairgrounds 2333 El Jobean Rd (776)

Port Charlotte, FL

Buy-Sell-Trade New-Used

FREE Parking CWP Classes Avail.Sat 9-5 and Sun 9-4

727-776-3442www.nextgunshow.com

FIREWOOD - $100.00 PER PICK UPLOAD NO CAMPING TRIP ISCOMPLETE WITHOUT IT! PINE,OAK, OR CITRUS SPLIT, BUN-

DLED, AND READY FOR THEFIREPIT! 941-468-4372

GALVANIZED TRAILER holds4/5 kayaks, many NEW parts$450 863-494-5918KNEE BOARD HO Edge Prow/carry case Very Nice! $99941-493-3851

6131 FIREARMS

NOTICE: Seller AcknowledgesCompliance With All ExisitingFederal, State and LocalFirearms Regulations and Lawsin Regards to Sale and Transferof Advertised Firearms.WIN. 94 .32 w/scope $390;Savage .17 mag w/scope $350;Win 30-06 w/scope $390; Rem.280 w/scope $280. Four 1911sColt, Sig, Kimber. 941-235-2500

6133 HUNTING &FISHING SUPPLIES

FISHING POLES Nice selectionof poles - get out and GO FISH!Each only $5 941-474-1776

6135 BICYCLES/TRICYCLES

3 WHEELER good lookingsmooth riding w / 26” Wheels -only $185 941-474-177670S SCHWINN 10sp WORLDTOURIST clean & original Cop-pertone $50 941-544-004270S SCHWINN VARSITYGood tires seat All clean & orig-inal Red $30 941-544-0042BIKE Adult. Nice selection ofquality great riding bikes eachonly $50 941-474-1776BIKE HELMETS (3) Ultra Light, S-M, $10 each 941-257-5500CANNONDALE MENSultegra,50cm,red,ex.cond.$425 941-235-2203FUJI ROAD RACER ELIOS CRO-MOLY 24 SPEED COMP 54cmCLEAN $85 941-544-0042LADIES HYBRID BIKE like newcondition. No miles, 18sp stepthru $65 941-544-0042NEXT 26” BIKE 18 speed,power climber with ZX suspen-sion $25 863-494-5918ROAD BIKE, MOTOBECANERidden 1 mo. Silver 21 Spd.26” wheels, 22” frame w/ extras.Like new $250 941-875-9030TREK 7.1 FX HYBRID VERYCLEAN LADIES BIKE Tall barsnew tires $95 941-544-0042TRIKE 3 Wheel Adult Brandnew, Easy To Ride, Big Seat, InBox! $275 941-524-1025

6138 TOYS/GAMES

GIANT JUMBLING tower 51wood pieces. 3-4ft tall. New inbox $50 941-330-6546LEGO BLOCKS building blocksLego box full paterns and modelprints $50 941-629-6374LEGO SETS 2 Great LEGO sets11910 $40 941-391-6090LITTLE PET SHOP 57 asst pcsnice cond $30, OBO 941-426-4151

FIND YOURBEST FRIEND

IN THECLASSIFIEDS!

TINKERTOY SET wood 300plus pcs nice cond $25, OBO941-426-4151


6145 POOL/SPA/& SUPPLIES

**SPAS & MORE**Family owned and

operated for 20 years!www.spasandmoreflorida.com Over 40 Spas to choosefrom. We take trades!

We Move Spas & We Buy Used!

941-625-6600

6160 LAWN & GARDEN

CHAIN SAW Johsered Pro Sp49 16” bar & chain runs strong$65 941-214-8188

Cuddle up by the fire!Firewood - Split, Bundled and

ready for the firepit!Pine, Oak, or Citrus,

941-468-4372DUMP CART GroundWork Tow-Behind 750LB. capacity E/C$85 941-662-7644HEDGE TRIMMER Gas.Ryobi 26cc 22” HT NIB $145941-485-0681LAWN MOWER Walk behind.For parts.Craftsman $10, OBO207-319-6141LAWN TRACTOR Agri-Fab Towbehind drop spreader 175lb.max tow $125 941-662-7644LAWNMOWER SNAPPERSelf-propelled 21” $75, OBO941-485-0681MOWER John Deere 42” TwinBagger For 100 series tractorsE/C $200 941-662-7644MOWER, MURRAY RIDER11HP, 30” CUT NEW BATTERY$425. (941)763-4818MOWER, TORO mower likenew. Call to see $200 941-830-4347MURRAY RIDING mower 12 hp38” deck - new blades $450,OBO 941-467-8723MURRAY RIDING mower 17.5hp 42” deck $450, OBO 941-467-8723MURRAY RIDING mower 17.5hp 42” deck $450, OBO 941-467-8723

PRESSURE WASHERExcell Honda 2700 psi

$200, OBO 941-485-0681PUSH LAWNMOWERLawnboy 20” high wheel $65,OBO 941-485-0681TORO LAWNMOWER 22 inchSelf propelled $50 920-629-5252WATER SOFTENERModel 2510 Econominder$150, OBO 941-485-0681

6161 OUTDOOR LIVING

ASTROLOGICAL WALL ART43” round in-outdoor Sun & 12s$300, OBO 941-681-2433GIANT JUMBLING tower 51wood pieces. 3-4ft tall. New inbox $50 941-330-6546


PROFESSIONALLANDSCAPE DESIGN

SERVICES AVAILABLE!


9AM-3PM

6068 RUFF ST. NORTH PORT

OR CALL 941-426-8983FL-6444 A

6170 BUILDING SUPPLIES

DOOR LOCK LEVER HANDLELOCK, NIB. $25 941-627-6780

ELECTRIC DISCONNECT60 amp 240 volt

$20 941-228-1745R22 COMFORT star con-denser MIA 36-13 new charged$475, OBO 941-423-7845

6180 HEAVY/CONST.EQUIPMENT

HYDRAULIC OIL TANK FordFor tractors with loader Etc.$120 941-460-9540

6190 TOOLS/ MACHINERY

2 WHEEL Hand Truck ideal formoving appliances and large fur-niture $60 941-474-1776BUMPING DOLLYS (8) plus 3body hammers - BARGAIN - 11pc set only $65 941-474-1776CHAIN SAWS four VintageHomelite wall hangers or partsonly $25 941-214-8188COMPRESSOR Emglo 1.5 HPCast iron cylinder excellent con-dition $150 941-460-9540SCROLL SAW $60, OBO 941-661-7158TABLE SAW 10” Portable Hi-tachi C10FR like new folds to31x23x20 easy garage storagew/wheels 2 new free blades.$195 941-624-4778TOOLS new and used tools upto $20.00 941-228-1745

6190 TOOLS/ MACHINERY

TABLE SAW, 4”, DREMELMODEL 580-2 other tools forless $100 941-275-5837

WET VACUUMCarpet Cleaner Good condition $30 941-460-9540

6232 CATS

NOTICE: Statute 585.195states that all dogs and catssold in Florida must be at leasteight weeks old, have an offi-cial health certificate and prop-er shots, and be free of intes-tinal and external parasites.

6233 DOGS

NOTICE: Statute 585.195states that all dogs and catssold in Florida must be at leasteight weeks old, have an offi-cial health certificate and prop-er shots, and be free of intes-tinal and external parasites.LAB PUPPIES AKC Yellow,Shots & Health Certs, ReadyOct 10th $1200 941-345-3184

6236 PET SUPPLIES& SERVICES

PET CRATE W/Bedding 21’ H24’ DEEP $25 941-597-0882SOLVIT PET RAMP Telescop-ing 39”x72” like new $50, OBO941-423-7845

6250 APPLIANCES

AC WINDOW UNIT INCLUDESHEAT $125. (941)763-4818BLENDER Kitchen Aid white$10 941-429-1573DELUXE COFFEE MAKERKeurig orig 359. latte cappicinoexpresso $85 941-580-446

DRYER GAS, New, GE, White,Hook-ups included. $399, OBO941-661-6987

FREEZER Nice, White, $100.(941)763-4818 delivery avail.REFRIDGERATOR GE, white,Top Freezer $250 (941)763-4818REFRIGERATOR GARAGEFridge Top Freezer $150, OBO941-587-0882

STEAM CLEANER, Oreck Hardfloors, carpet, fabrics, excellentcond $99,obo 941-740-0357

WASHER & DRYER Nice,White, $325. (941)763-4818

delivery avail.

6260 MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

45RPM RECORDS, 200+ you pick at $1.00 each $1941-496-9252

AM. FLAG made in USA embossed-aluminum 12”x18”$29 941-496-9252

BEATHOVEN 9TH SYMP5cds. book & box $22 941-496-9252

CARDBOARD MAILING TUBES100 sturdy tubes 17”l w/endcaps $40 941-493-3851CARDBOARD MAILING TUBES100 sturdy tubes 17”l w/endcaps $40 941-493-3851

COFFEE POT Farberware Perk- perfect $22 941-496-9252

FIREWOOD Split, Bundled,and ready for the firepit!

Perfect for these cooler nights! Pine, Oak, Citrus 941-468-4372

FLOOR LAMP Ott-Lite, for reading, needle work, etc$45 941-629-6374

FLOOR LAMP Ott-Lite, for reading, needle work, etc$45 941-629-6374GIANT JUMBLING tower 51wood pieces. 3-4ft tall. New inbox $50 941-330-6546

GREEN CLEANING machineBissell spot used once in box$35 941-423-2585LEBRA New fits Buick/Lucerneprotect your investment $70,OBO 941-496-7983MICHAEL’S ON EAST GIFT CARD$50 value, no expiration date$40 941-493-3851

PAPER SHREDDER 6 -SHEETStrip-Cut with Basket. Good con-dition $16 941-697-0794

RECORD COLLECTIONincludes album covers 50cents each. Entire collection.941-496-9252SEDAN COVER New Cover-Master locking Sun/H2o proof$125, OBO 941-496-7983STEP STOOL COSCO 17” 2STEPS, FOLDING $10, OBO941-627-6780

STORE SHELVINGUsed commercial shelvesNegotiable 863-491-0295

TILE & GROUT cleaner, McCol-lock model 1275 new in the box$90, OBO 941-228-1745

6260 MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

VINTAGE PULLEY 12” metallarge nice cond $50 941-426-4151WIND CHIMESnew in boxes nice assortment$5 941-426-4151

6270 WANTED TOBUY/TRADE

BUYING SILVER COINSDIMES Thru SILVER DOLLARS.

941-626-7785

7000

TRANSPORTATION7020 BUICK

2011 BUICK LACROSSE$10,477 GOLD MIST, CXL 94K MI 855-481-2060 DLR2012 BUICK LACROSSE

$12,990. GOLD, 71K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR



MONDAY, SEPT. 3RD



FOLLOWS:







Labor Day!!

7030 CADILLAC

2012 CADILLAC CTS$16,990. RED,

32K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2012 CADILLAC CTS COUPE$19,000, 41,600 Miles,

Diamond White. 941-270-0927




yourFingertips!

7040 CHEVROLET

2018 CHEVROLET EQUINOX$25,990. GRAY,

103 MI 855-280-4707 DLR2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE

71K MILES, LOCAL TRADE MATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR2004CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER

MATTAS MOTORS941-916-9222 DLR

7050 CHRYSLER

2013 CHRYSLER 300M$15,990. SILVER,

49K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2013 CHRYSLER 300

$18,977. GLOSS BLACK17K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2009 CHRYSLER PTCRUISER 4 CYL. AUTO, 59K

MILES MATTAS MOTORS 941-916-9222 DLR

7070 FORD

2008 FORD ESCAPE $5,980.XLT, 145,983 Miles, Gray. 313-850-5887 DLR2013 FORD FOCUS SE$6,850. Clean Car Fax, Gray-Great Gas Mi. 941-650-8715 Dlr2009 FORD MUSTANG$7995 White, Clean, 45th Anniv,Alloy Wheels 941-650-8715 DLR2009 FORD MUSTANG$7,995. V6, 139,074 Miles.White. 313-850-5887 DLR

2014 FORD FOCUS$10,550. Black, 43K miles.

313-850-5887 DLR2013 FORD MUSTANG

$14,477. RACE RED, V6,66K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2013 FORD EDGE $16,477. WHITE TRI-COAT, LTD

63K MI 855-481-2060 DLR2017 FORD MUSTANG$52,800 Shelby GT-350, 8K Mi!5.2 V8, 526 HP 941-650-8715 DLR2009 FORD TAURUS LIMITED88K MI., NICELY EQUIPPED

MATTAS MOTORS941-916-9222 DLR

7070 FORD





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7075 GMC

2011 GMC TERRAIN$13,987 CYBER GRAY, SLT, 77K MI 855-481-2060 DLR2016 GMC SIERRA-1500

$36,911. WHITE, 31K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7080 JEEP

2010 JEEP LIBERTY LTD$8,880. Green, Alloy Wheels,Loaded! 941-650-8715 Dlr2015 JEEP GR-CHEROKEE

$17,911. WHITE, 56K MI 855-280-4707 DLR

2006 JEEP LIBERTY4X4, 80K MILESMATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR

7090 LINCOLN

2006 LINCOLN TOWN-CAR$9,750 Very good condition,55,500 miles, new tires, allpower, all leather, added hitch.FL CAR. 941-457-0402

2013 LINCOLN MKZ $19,877. WHITE TRI-COAT25K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2007 LINCOLN TOWN-CARLimousine, super stretch,

white. 5 door Very good Cond., 941-769-0830

2006 LINCOLN TOWN-CARL Series, Black, 4 door.

Very good Cond., Make Offer. 941-769-0830

7100 MERCURY

2003 MERCURY SABLEWAGON, $3,295 74,000 mi,new condition, Buckets, FloorShift, Loaded 941-423-40702005 MERCURY MARQUIS$3,700 OBO, 941-473-9883

7135 SATURN

USED SATURN CARS & SUV’sStarting at $1,200 & Up. Saturn Parts Available.Pro Power Auto Sales941-627-8822

www.propowerauto.com

7145 ACURA

2012 ACURA ZDK$18,950 CRYSTAL BLACK PEARL

64K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

7147 AUDI

2008 AUDI A8 $9,950. 4.2,142,613 Miles, Black. 313-850-5887 DLR

2013 AUDI A420QT$15,990 WHITE, 77K MI.

855-280-4707 DLR2017 AUDI A420T

$27,990 SILVER, NAV,5,810 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2017 AUDI A420QT$35,990 SILVER, NAV

6,987 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2014 AUDI A428I

$44,990. GRAY, CONV., NAV5,537 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7148 BMW

1987 BMW 325 $2,200Runs good. 4 speed with over-drive. Needs paint and top.513-310-4603

2014 BMW X1 S DRIVE 28I$18,800- 27,500 MI,

1 OWNER, LOADED, LEATHER,NAV, BK UP CAMERA

CALL JUSTIN 941 350-7544

2018 BMW 428I$44990. GRAY, NAV, CONV., 5,537 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7160 HONDA

2012 HONDA CIVIC $8,950. BLACK PEARL, LX76K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

7160 HONDA

2012 HONDA FIT$10,987. TAFFETA WHITE, 43K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2012 HONDA CIVIC $10,987. TAFFETA WHITE, LX110K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2011 HONDA CIVIC $10,987 TAFFETA WHITE, LX,70K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2012 HONDA CIVIC $11,677. CRIMSON PEARL, LX

38K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2011 HONDA CR-V $14,877 GLACIER BLUE, SE,38K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2013 HONDA CR-V $15,987. WHITE DIAMOND,98K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2013 HONDA CROSSTOUR$16,987. RED PEARL, EX-L45K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2013 HONDA CR-V KONA COFFEE METALLIC, EX-L57K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

7163 HYUNDAI

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA$12,677. SILVER, 2.0T

33K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2016 HYUNDAI SONATA$16,990. SILVER,

18K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7177 KIA

2015 KIA SOUL $9,950. 22KMiles, 5 Spd., Manual, Black. OneOwner. 941-650-8715 Dlr

2012 KIA OPTIMA4DR. SEDAN 4 CYL. EXTRASHARP! MATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR2011 KIA SOUL PLUS

4 CYL. AUTO, EXTRA CLEAN. MATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR

7178 LEXUS

1996 LEXUS LS-400 $3,2002 Owner Car. 139K Mi. Exc.Condition. 941-456-5059

2003 LEXUS SC-430$13,990. WHITE, NAV,

68K MI 855-280-4707 DLR

2007 LEXUS GX-470$14,900. SILVER,

112K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2008 LEXUS LS-460$16,990. WHITE, NAV,

85K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2009 LEXUS LS-460$17,990. SILVER, NAV

85K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2012 LEXUS RX-350$18,990. WHITE,

75K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2005 LEXUS SC-430$19,990. SILVER, NAV, CONV 68K MI 855-280-4707 DLR

2012 LEXUS IS-350$23,900. BLACK, NAV, CONV 66K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2015 LEXUS CT-200H $25,990. WHITE, CERT, NAV19K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2015 LEXUS RX 350 SUV$27,500 SILVER, 29K MI.,NAV. BK-UP, BLIND SPOT

FACTORY WARRANTY5 OTHERS AVAIL.

JUSTIN 941-350-7544

2015 LEXUS RX-350$30,990. BLUE, CERT, NAV, 39K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2015 LEXUS GS-350$31,990 SILVER, CERT, F SPTF

41K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2017 LEXUS ES-350$34,911. BLACK, CERT,

9,898 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2016 LEXUS ES-300H$35,990. BLUE, CERT, NAV, 24K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2015 LEXUS LS-460$45,911. WHITE, CERT,

20K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2016 LEXUS RX-450H$46,990. SILVER, CERT, NAV,

855-280-4707 DLR

7180 MAZDA

2012 MAZDA 3 $11,987. RED MICA, S,

62K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

7190 MERCEDES

2003 MERCEDES E320SEDAN $4,200 Pewter w/Gray Interior. 1 Owner, DealerServiced. Excellent Condition!New Tires, Recent Battery. NoAccidents. Clean Car Fax! 180KMiles. 920-809-6592

2009 MERCEDES E350W$13,990. SILVER,

54K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7200 NISSAN

2011 NISSAN CUBE$8,977. WHITE PEARL, 1.8 S 61K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2014 NISSAN ALTIMA$10,500 2.5S, 74K Miles, Red,313-850-5887 dlr

2011 NISSAN ROGUE$10,987 SILVER, SV,

79K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

7207 SUBARU

2013 SUBARU IMPREZA$14,990. BROWN,

39K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7210 TOYOTA

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY$8,990. SILVER, NAV,

26K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2007 TOYOTA AVALON$8,990. SILVER, XLE,

101K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2008 TOYOTA AVALON$9,990. BLUE, NAV,

113K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2013 TOYOTA CAMRY$11,477. GRAY MICA, XLE,97K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2011 TOYOTA VENZA$16,877. MAGNETIC GRAY,34K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

7220 VOLKSWAGEN

2004 VW BEETLE $4,700Conv., New Tires, Top, Battery& Radiator. 941-391-5596

2013 VW BEETLE $14,300This red convertible is readyto go with only 27700 miles.Excellent condition and fun

to drive. 941-916-2962

7250 ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES

1983 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE

50K ORIGINAL MILES!A MUST SEE!

MATTAS MOTORS 941-916-9222 DLR

7260 AUTOS WANTED

CASH FOR ALLTRUCKS & CARS ANYCOND RUNNING OR

NOT. (352)-342-7037

WE BUY CARS & PICKUPSRUNNING OR NOT!$400 CASH + UP

Frank 941-276-0204

BEST $$ FOR JUNKERS7 Days, FAST PICKUP

941-286-3122, 623-5550

WE BUY &PICK UP JUNK CARS

941-661-1928

7270 AUTO PARTS/ACCESSORIES

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DEAR CARRIE: I have worked as a home-health aide since 2009. I average more than 30 hours a week. My problem is that I don’t receive a pay stub. I would like to receive one to see what is being taken out of my check. But I am told that the only way I can get a pay stub is to come into the office and have one printed out for me. I don’t go into the office that often because I have to take a cab to get there. And it seems silly to pay for a cab to get a piece of paper. I asked the office manager if she could mail me a copy. She said I needed to join the 21st century. Does the office have to mail me a pay stub? — Snubbed on Stub

DEAR SNUBBED: First of all, New York state law says you are entitled to a wage statement, said employment attorney Michael J. Borrelli of Borrelli & Associates in Great Neck, N.Y.

So if you request a pay stub, the office needs to ensure that you receive it and on your payday, he said.

Federal law does not require employers to provide pay statements, but most states do. The exceptions are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota and Tennessee. In states that do require statements, the require-ments can vary as to format and conditions.

“Making the statement available for pick-up is not giving it to you and does not ensure that you receive it,” Borrelli said. “If you don’t have a wage statement in your hand on payday, the employer is failing to meet its duty to furnish a wage statement.”

Additionally, state labor law forbids your employ-er from charging you for a wage statement, Borrelli said. Why is that relevant here? Your cab rides mean your employer is essentially charging you for the stub, he said. So at the very least you should be reimbursed for the transportation, he said.

“If an employer is going to require you to travel to the office to pick up the check, it needs to pay you for that travel,” he said.

Employers have a

number of options for getting wage statement to employees. For example, some employers elect to send the statements electronically.

“When an employer does this, they need to make sure they also provide access to a computer, with a printer, on company time, so that employees can print out their statements,” Borrelli said.

Here’s the bottom line: “Regardless of the meth-od of delivery,” he said, “the law is clear: It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that employees receive a wage statement on payday.”

It seems that your employer needs to rethink how it is handling your request for a wage statement.

DEAR CARRIE: When I asked my human-re-sources person for paid time off to go get a mammogram, I was told I was not entitled to do so because I’m a part-time employee. I work in a Nassau County (N.Y.) school district. Is this denial legal? — Contested Leave

DEAR CONTESTED: It appears that some

executives at your company need to bone up on recent changes in the law. Both full- and part-time public em-ployees qualify for the leave, said employment attorney Jessica Moller, a partner at Bond, Schoeneck & King in Garden City, N.Y. Here’s her summary of the changes:

“Effective March 18, 2018, Section 159-b of the Civil Service Law was amended to allow any municipal or school district employee up to four hours of paid leave in order to get a cancer screening. “

And, she added, that section of the law “previously applied to breast cancer screenings only (a similar leave was provided for prostate screenings), but with this new amendment, the law applies to all types of cancer screening.”

She noted that this leave time cannot be charged against an employee’s accrued paid time off such as vacation or sick days.

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Washington pauses to eulogize McCain

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TOP LEFT: Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain,at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday. TOP CENTER: A crowd gathers before Cindy McCain, wife of, Sen. John McCain, arrives to lay a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. TOP RIGHT: The casket of Sen. John McCain, is carried out of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday. BOTTOM LEFT: Former President Barack Obama speaks at the memorial service. BOTTOM CENTER: Former President George W. Bush speaks at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. BOTTOM RIGHT: Cindy McCain, wife of, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., accompanied by President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, second from left, lays a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Saturday.

By JOSEF FEDERMANASSOCIATED PRESS

JERUSALEM — The Palestinians on Saturday condemned the U.S. de-cision to end its decades of funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, calling it an attack on the Palestinian people and accusing the Trump administration of trying to remove sensitive core issues from the ne-gotiating table as it says it is preparing a Mideast peace initiative.

The announcement raised new questions about the viability of any future U.S. peace plan. President Donald Trump’s

Mideast team, led by his adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, have been working on their plan for about a year and a half but have not said when it will be made public.

The Palestinians accuse the U.S. of being unfairly biased in favor of Israel, citing a series of steps by the White House. Trump has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital over Palestinian objections and last week cut $200 million in development aid to the Palestinians. Friday’s decision cut an additional $300 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency,

which serves millions of Palestinian refugees and their descendants across the region.

The Palestinians say these steps are aimed at imposing outcomes for two of the most sensitive issues in the confl ict — the fate of contested Jerusalem and the plight of Palestinian refugees — without negotiations.

“What is the American administration doing? They are pre-empting, prejudging issues reserved for permanent status,” said Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator.

Palestinians condemn US ending funding for UN refugee agency

By MIKE CORDERASSOCIATED PRESS

AMSTERDAM — A 19-year-old Afghan citizen had a “terrorist motive” for allegedly stabbing two Americans at the main train station in Amsterdam, city author-ities in the Dutch capital said Saturday.

Amsterdam police shot and wounded the suspect after the double stabbing Friday at Central Station. The local government said hours later that it ap-peared the victims weren’t targeted for a specifi c reason, but added that investigators were not ex-cluding any possibilities.

After the U.S. ambas-sador to the Netherlands on Saturday identifi ed the people injured as American tourists, Amsterdam City Hall gave an update.

“Based on the suspect’s fi rst statements, he had a terrorist motive,” the city administration said in a statement that did not elaborate on what the statements were or how they showed intent.

The wounded Americans were recov-ering in a hospital from what police termed serious but not life-threat-ening injuries. Their identities have not been released. The suspect,

who was identifi ed only as Jawed S. in line with privacy rules in the Netherlands, also remains hospitalized.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte confi rmed on Twitter that the investiga-tion was focused Saturday on extremist ideology.

W. had a residency permit from Germany. German authorities searched his home and seized data storage devic-es that would be analyzed as part of the investiga-tion, the city government statement said.

He was scheduled to be arraigned during a

Amsterdam: ‘Terrorist motive’ alleged in attack on Americans

FUNDING | 8 ATTACK | 8

Cindy McCain weeps and leans her head on her son’s shoulder as opera singer Renee Fleming performs a moving rendition of ‘Danny Boy’ at the end of the memorial service.

By LAURA KING and JACKIE CALMESLOS ANGELES TIMES (TNS)

WASHINGTON — Offi cial Washington gathered at the National Cathedral Saturday to say farewell to Sen. John McCain, capping days of tributes to the war hero and two-time Republican presiden-tial candidate who died last week of brain cancer at 81.

Two former presidents who prevented McCain from winning that offi ce, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican George W. Bush, delivered eulogies to the six-term Arizona senator before 2,500 invited guests. Their keynote role was McCain’s idea — his fi nal, poignant nod to the biparti-sanship that was his hallmark. It was also an implicit yet clear rebuke of the current president, an undercurrent that also ran through the eulogists’ remarks.

“He respected the dignity inherent in every life, a dignity

that does not stop at borders and cannot be erased by dicta-tors,” said Bush, who defeated McCain in a rancorous race for the 2000 Republican presiden-tial nomination that left McCain embittered for several years. “He was honorable, always recognizing that his opponents were still patriots and human beings.”

“Perhaps above all, John detested the abuse of power,” Bush said.

Obama, who defeated McCain in 2008 after the sena-tor won his party’s nomination, said of McCain’s choice of his two former adversaries as eulo-gists: “What better way to get a last laugh than to make George and I say nice things about him to a national audience?”

Despite their many differ-ences on foreign policy, Obama said, “We stood together on America’s role as the one indispensable nation, believing that with great power and

great blessings comes great responsibilities.”

In his dying weeks and months, McCain presided over many of the preparations for his remembrance, including an abundance of symbolic touchstones from his life and career, and the instruction that the current president not be included. While President Donald Trump was absent, the implicit criticisms in the past presidents’ remarks, and others’, made him a presence.

“So much of our politics, our public life, our public discourse can seem small and mean and petty, traffi cking in bombast and insult and phony con-troversies and manufactured outrage,” Obama said. “It’s a politics that pretends to be brave and tough but in fact is born of fear.”

“John called on us to be bigger than that. He called on us to be better than that.”

Daughter Meghan McCain

delivered the fi rst of the eulo-gies and, during her emotional recollections of her father, she expressed a clear rebuke of the current president: “The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again, because America was always great.”

That evoked the fi rst applause

from an audience that included some administration offi cials, among them Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

On Saturday morning, a rainstorm had let up when the

Former presidents, daughter give heartfelt eulogies

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FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) — The Florida coun-ty where 17 people were slain in a high school shooting rampage will hold an election recount to determine whether a school board member staved off a challenge from a victim’s father.

Broward County will recount ballots this weekend in the school board race between incumbent Donna Korn and her challenger, Ryan Petty. Ryan’s daughter Alaina was among those killed in the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The initial count shows Korn received 50.4 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election for a countywide seat on the nine-member board. She needs to stay above 50 percent to avoid a November runoff with Petty, who finished second at 31 percent in the three-person field.

Results are expected to be announced on Sunday.

Man convicted of killing wife, unborn

childOCALA (AP) — A

Florida man has been

convicted of killing his pregnant wife and unborn child.

The Ocala-Star Banner reports that 48-year-old Vincent LaSara Terry was found guilty Thursday of two counts of second-de-gree murder. He faces life in prison at a Oct. 1 sentencing.

Authorities say Chrystal Terry disappeared in December 2017 when she was a little more than 4 months pregnant. Investigators later found photos of the woman dead, naked and beaten on Vincent Terry’s phone. They also reported find-ing a large blood stain on the floor of the couple’s Summerfield home.

Terry’s attorney argued that the woman disap-peared because she went on a drug binge, and she wasn’t dead in the photos on Terry’s phone.

Suspect fleeing Florida deputies jumps in pond,

drownsORLANDO (AP) —

Florida authorities say a suspect fleeing from deputies drowned after jumping into a retaining pond.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said 49-ye-aer-old Corey Anderson ran when officers found felony narcotics on him.

During the chase,

Anderson jumped into a retention pond. The sher-iff’s office says deputies tried to save him, but Anderson drowned.

Oops! Pilot almost lands at wrong

Fort Myers airportFORT MYERS (AP) —

An American Airlines flight from Philadelphia almost landed at the wrong Florida airport before air traffic controllers guided it back on course.

The Fort Myers News-Press reports that a pilot began approaching Page Field on Thursday, but the plane was supposed to be landing at Southwest Florida International Airport more than seven miles away.

Page Field is a general aviation airport that used to serve as the region’s commercial airport until Southwest Florida International opened in 1983.

A local pilot who examined flight date told the newspaper the Airbus A320 descended to about 800 feet on approach to Page Field before it climbed back to 1,500 feet and zigzagged to the correct airport.

The longer of the two runways at Page Field is 6,400 feet, while the runway at Southwest Florida International is

12,000 feet long.The Federal Aviation

Administration called the incident “unusual.”

Police: 2 arrested at drug house with drive-thru window

OCALA (AP) — Authorities say they’ve arrested two people who were running a drug business out of a mo-bile home with its own walk-up and drive-thru window.

An Ocala police news release says 20-year-old McKenzee Dobbs and 32-year-old William Parrish Jr. were arrested last week following sev-eral overdoses connected to the house. Both face multiple charges related to the possession and sale of fentanyl, a power-ful opioid painkiller.

Police say officers collected drugs, paraphernalia and cash while executing a search warrant at the home Aug. 24. Investigators determined that Dobbs and Parrish had been selling drugs through a kitchen window.

Police say they’ve recorded 98 drug overdoses this year within Ocala city limits, and 13 were fatal. Police were working to determine if any fatal overdoses were connected to the mobile home.

EA sets up GoFundMe,

donates $1M to shooting victimsJACKSONVILLE (AP)

— Video game company Electronic Arts has donated $1 million to the victims of a shooting at a Florida video game tournament.

GoFundMe announced in a news release Friday that EA’s Jacksonville Tribute Fund has a goal of $2 million.

Authorities say 28-year-old Taylor Robertson and 22-year-old Elijah

Clayton were killed at a Jacksonville mall Sunday when a fellow gamer opened fire at the Madden NFL 19 tourna-ment. Eleven others were injured.

EA says they’ve part-nered with GoFundMe and the National Compassion Fund to give 100 percent of the collected funds to the wounded and the families of Robertson and Clayton.

EA Sports publishes the Madden football games, and the company organized the tourna-ment where the shooting occurred.

By ELLIE RUSHINGSOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL

FORT LAUDERDALE — While many people view South Florida’s invasive iguana population as an annoyance at best and a pandemic at worst, Ishmeal Asson sees something else: lunch.

The Fort Lauderdale resi-dent and native Trinidadian considers eating iguanas to be a way of life. Growing up, Asson learned to roast the island critters at roadside and backyard gatherings. Iguana is a staple in the Caribbean, where the reptiles are a native species and are known as “pollo de los árboles,” or chicken of the trees. Their meat contains more protein than chicken, and members of some cul-tures believe it has medicinal properties.

In South Florida, Asson is hardly alone in his taste for cooked iguana. He has more than a dozen friends who eat the animal, and they frequently hunt them using nets, snares and traps. “We are having a cookout this weekend,” he said.

Asson said he and his friends use a traditional method of preparing iguana. “First, we cut off the head, then roast (the body) on the fire. You have to roast it with the skin on because it’s easier to take the skin off once it’s roasted,” he said. “Then, we cut it up into pieces and season it with a lot of fresh produce like chives and onions. I love to season it with curry and hot pepper, too. It tastes like chicken.”

As someone who has eaten iguanas his entire life, Asson still finds humor in eating the prehistoric-looking reptiles. “I prefer to eat it with the skin on,” he said, “because then I know what I’m eating. It kind

of gives you a sense of humor, like, ‘This is iguana,’ you know?”

While Asson and other South Florida iguana lovers can nab the lizards for free and with little difficulty, their peers in other states order iguana meat from companies such as Exotic Meat Markets. Anshu Pathak, owner of the California-based company, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that he imports 10,000 pounds of iguana a month from Florida trappers.

He said that his company, which sells such items as lion steak and raccoon sausage, is helping to control the iguana population.

“I am making iguana sausag-es, hot dogs, iguana burgers,” Pathak said. “I am trying to do anything and everything to make them palatable to the public. The industry is only growing.”

He said he sells the meat to customers and restaurants across the United States, offer-ing boneless meat for $59.99 per pound and whole, skin-on iguana for $49.99.

Pathak said he used to import iguanas from Puerto Rico, but now gets them from trappers in Florida. He said that trappers sometimes send the reptiles frozen, but mostly transport them alive and by airplane.

“A lot of my customers want them whole, with guts in,” he said.

Pathak said his facility has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. When he receives live iguanas, he said, he puts them in a freezer to kill them.

The FDA did not respond to inquiries about the consump-tion and commercialization of iguana meat.

Selling iguanas requires a Florida wildlife license, though a permit is not needed to pos-sess one, according to Robert Klepper, law-enforcement me-dia spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. There is no prohibition on who can buy an iguana, Klepper said.

Brian Wood, owner of All American Gator, an alligator-processing and iguana-trapping company in Hollywood, is avidly searching for a market for his trapped iguanas. Wood said he captures more than a thousand of the creatures a month.

“I feel bad just killing them and wasting it, so I started keeping them,” he said.

Now, more than a thousand of the lizards live on his iguana farm in LaBelle, in Hendry County. Because he captures

so many, Wood said he feeds some to his alligators and turns others into wallets.

“With the number of iguanas I catch, I could make a fortune off selling them if I could find a market,” Wood said. “When I first started selling alligator, people asked, ‘Who would eat alligator?’ Now, I sell 80,000 pounds of it a year.”

Florida isn’t the only place where the lizards run rampant. Green iguanas began to take over Puerto Rico in the early 2000s, undermining roadways, chomping on native plants and harassing islanders. It was when they started obliterating the island’s crops that residents asked the government for help.

A bounty of up to $6 per pound was placed on the crea-tures’ heads. Similar to Florida’s python hunt, the Puerto Rican government issued permits in 2012 for private companies to legally hunt iguanas, said Daniel Galan-Kercado, who was secretary of Natural Resources for Puerto Rico at the time.

“It was very effective in the first two years. They were capturing maybe 200 to 300 per week,” Galan-Kercado said.

Private entities paid hunters for iguanas and then processed and exported the meat to the United States, Central America and Asia, he said. Some Puerto Ricans also started farming iguana, and it became a signifi-cant industry.

Commercializing iguana provided an answer for Puerto Rico, but so far, no iguana-ex-port industry operates in Florida. Moreover, the reptile

is far from appearing on most Floridians’ dinner tables.

“You just have to try it, though,” said Brittany Peters, who during a recent trip to South Florida made an igua-na-inspired meal for the first time.

With no experience cooking the beasties, Peters went with a simpler route than roasting the meat over an open flame — she made burritos. Peters shot two green iguanas in the Keys, then skinned, boiled and sauteed the meat at her relatives’ home in Fort Lauderdale.

She boiled the skinned body for about an hour, then picked off the tender meat. She added a chili-lime seasoning from Trader Joe’s before sauteing it with onions.

Peters paired the white meat with sour cream, cilantro, avo-cado and lime for a “delicious” reptile burrito.

(A note of caution to veteran and would-be iguana eaters: Although it is illegal to do so, nuisance iguanas are occasion-ally poisoned. Before biting into iguana meat, make sure it does not contain any poisons or other harmful substances.)

As an avid hunter, Peters lets none of the animals she kills go to waste. “If you’re going to par-ticipate in killing them, (iguana) is good enough, healthy enough and tasty enough that you should absolutely take the time to cook it, too,” Peters said.

Overall, she gives her recipe three stars, but only because she’s not a chef. “With some classes, I think I could get it to taste even better,” she said.

Chicken of the trees: Eating South Florida’s iguanas

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In this June 24, photo, iguanas gather on a seawall in the Three Islands neighborhood of Hallandale Beach, Fla. While many people view South Florida’s invasive iguana population as an annoyance at best and a pandemic at worst, Ishmeal Asson sees something else: lunch.

In this June 24, photo, iguanas gather in the Three Islands neighborhood of Hallandale Beach. Ishmeal Asson considers eating iguanas to be a way of life.

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Dear Mr. Berko: When Tesla stock was trading for

$345, you told me to sell my 100 shares, which I had invested in at $96. I did. But within a few weeks, Tesla was trading at $386. You were persona non grata at our house. Now Tesla

trades for $318. I need to know whether I should invest in it again. — RG, Rochester, Minn.

Dear RG: There’s a differ-ence between an invest-ment and a speculation.

Elon Musk founded Tesla in 2003, the year that Funny Cide won the Kentucky Derby, Norah Jones

dominated the Grammy Awards and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Oakland Raiders in the Super Bowl. Tesla became the leading developer of electric automobiles. In 2010, Musk began running out of money — but he believed that soon, Tesla would have tens of thou-sands of all-electric vehicles on the road. However, numerous snags and unexpected production delays continued to hurt production and sales. Musk badly needed money, so he decided to take Tesla public because it would be easier to lay off risks on thou-sands of small shareholders than it would be to do so on a consortium of private lenders. So Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley sold 13.3 million shares at

$17 each, raising a mingy $220 million, and that was the beginning of Tesla’s $9 billion of current debt.

It was fascinating to watch Tesla Inc. (TSLA-$318) zoom higher and higher and climb to $386 a share in June 2017 and then — gasp — crash to $266 in nine months. And it was a delightful but frightful brouhaha to watch option traders and their nominees, on both sides of the pit, using put and call options (plus a combination of strips, straddles and straps), which can generate sweet profits as TSLA moves up and as TSLA moves down.

TSLA is not the kind of common stock in which one invests money. It is not an investment that belongs in pension plan accounts, nor is it a stock for orphans, widows,

widowers, the illegitimate children of widowers or conservative investors. In fact, TSLA is not an investment at all; rather, it’s a screwball speculation like penny stocks, oil and gas partnerships, and maps of the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine. Tesla is well-known for missing deadline after deadline and constantly falling short on production numbers. Some watchers believe that Elon spends more time in his world than he does in the real world.

Given TSLA’s 10 straight years of losses totaling over $5.7 billion, working capital deficit of $1.8 billion, long-term debt of $9.5 billion, operating margins of 2 percent and expected loss of over $7 a share (nearly $2 billion) this year, I’d not care to own the stock. Elon is certainly an unusual

and fascinating fellow, but he just doesn’t know how to run this business. Like Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla — both of whom were also unusual, fascinating and lacking in the skills needed to manage men — Elon can’t manage a balance sheet, a marketing program or an income statement. However, if Elon were to leave Tesla — if his huge marble statues were removed from Tesla build-ings, along with the life-size paintings, sculptures and large photographs of him — I’d consider owning the stock. Tesla’s Model S may be the finest car ever made. I drove one two years ago, and it was a heck of a hoot. In fact, the P85D, the high-performance version of the Model S, is the high-est-rated car in the history of Consumer Reports.

TSLA was supposed to make $1 a share this year, but the usual Musk-snags have the bottom line show-ing a $7-per-share loss. Elon projects a profit for next year. So if you want to speculate, you can buy the stock. (But be mindful that when Tesla begins to report earnings, the stock’s price will be a lot lower.) If you would prefer to invest, then consider General Mills, Microsoft or AT&T. And when it comes to Elon’s talk about taking the company private, I doubt that the Saudis are dumb enough to invest in a company that has billions of dollars of losses.

Please address your financial questions to Malcolm Berko, P.O. Box 8303, Largo, FL 33775, or email him at [email protected].

Invest in Tesla stock again?

MalcolmBERKOColumnist

By LUIS ALONSO LUGO, PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned Canada on Saturday that it “will be out” of a revised North American trade agree-ment unless it’s “fair” to the United States, and he threatened to scrap the current deal should Congress “interfere” with the negotiations.

“There is no political necessity to keep Canada in the new NAFTA deal,” Trump said in one of a series of tweets as he visited his Virginia golf club while three former presidents and a range of political dignitaries attended a Washington memorial for John McCain. Trump wasn’t invited.

But it’s not clear whether the Trump administration has the authority to strike a deal with just Mexico, as it announced Monday, and exclude Canada. Also, Congress must approve any rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement , signed under President Bill Clinton, and might refuse to endorse a deal that leaves longtime ally Canada on the sidelines.

Talks to keep Canada in the trade bloc are to resume this coming week as Washington and Ottawa try to break a deadlock over issues such as Canada’s dairy market and U.S. efforts to shield drug companies from generic competition.

“As we’ve said all week, we’re working toward a modernized NAFTA that is good for the middle class and people working hard to join it,” said Adam Austen, a spokes-man for Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. “With good will and flexibility on all sides, a win-win-win outcome is achievable. Canada, of course, will only sign a deal which is good for Canada.”

Trump notified Congress on Friday that he plans to sign an agreement in 90 days with Mexico to replace NAFTA and hopes Canada can brought on board, too. Congress would have to approve any agreement.

“There is no political necessity to keep Canada in the new NAFTA deal. If we don’t make a fair deal for the U.S. after decades of abuse, Canada will be out,” Trump tweeted. “Congress should not interfere w/ these negotiations or I will simply terminate NAFTA entirely & we will be far better off...”

Earlier, he said he loved Canada, but says “they’ve taken advantage of our Country for many years!”

A U.S.-Mexico deal sealed on Monday excluded Canada. Freeland then hurried to Washington for talks aimed at preserving Canada’s membership in the regional trade agreement.

But Freeland couldn’t break an impasse in four days of negotiations with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. American and Canadian negotiators will return to negotiations Wednesday.

The talks had taken an odd turn for the worse Friday over news that Trump had told Bloomberg News that he wasn’t willing to make any concessions to Canada.

The 24-year-old NAFTA tore down most trade barriers dividing the

United States, Mexico and Canada. Trade between the three countries surged. But many manufacturers responded to the agreement by moving factories south of the border to take advantage of low Mexican wages, then shipping goods north to the United States and Canada.

Trump has charged that the deal wiped out American factory jobs. He has pledged to negotiate a better deal or withdraw from NAFTA altogether. Talks on a new trade deal started a year ago but bogged down over U.S. demands, including some meant to return manufacturing to the United States.

A few weeks ago, the United States began negotiating with Mexico, leaving Canada on the sidelines. Outgoing Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto wanted to sign a deal before he left office Dec. 1. The deal announced Monday would, among many other things, require that 40 percent to 45 percent of a car be made in a North American country where auto workers made at least $16 an hour — that is, not in Mexico — before qualifying for duty-free status.

Canada doesn’t have much of an objection to the auto provisions of the U.S.-Mexican deal, which would benefit Canadian workers too. Ottawa does have other complaints. Neither U.S. nor Canadian negoti-ators are talking publicly about the issues that divide them.

Experts have said the flashpoints include trade barriers that protect Canadian dairy farmers and Ottawa’s insistence on keeping NAFTA provi-sions for resolving disputes.

Also nettlesome is a provision in the U.S.-Mexico deal that shields U.S. makers of biologics — ultra-ex-pensive drugs produced in living cells — from generic competition for 10 years instead of the eight Canada is willing to live with: The Canadians fear the protection will drive up drug prices and make their government health care system more costly.

The Trump administration had insisted that it wanted a deal by Friday, beginning a 90-day count-down that would let Mexico’s Nieto sign the pact before leaving office.

But under U.S. trade rules, the U.S. team doesn’t have to make public the text of the revamped agreement for 30 additional days, buying more time to reach a deal with the Canadians.

Trump: Canada ‘will be out’ of trade deal

unless it’s ‘fair’

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President Donald Trump waves to members of the media after arriving on Air Force One, Friday, at Andrews Air Force Base in Md. Watching is Air Force Col. Samuel Chesnut.

By ERIC TUCKERASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump “nodded with approval” at the suggestion of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a court filing that seeks leni-ency for a former campaign aide who lied to the FBI.

Lawyers for George Papadopoulos are seeking probation, saying the foreign policy adviser misled agents during a January 2017 interview not to harm an investigation but rather to “save his professional aspirations and preserve a perhaps misguided loyalty to his master.”

Papadopoulos is a pivotal figure in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation as the first Trump campaign aide to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors. The revelation that he’d been told by a professor during the campaign that Russia had “dirt” on Democrat Hillary Clinton in the form of emails helped trigger the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation in July 2016 into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.

The 16-page defense memo filed late Friday paints Papadopoulos as an eager-to-please campaign aide who was in over his head, and aims to counter the prosecution’s narra-tive that Papadopoulos’s

deception irreparably damaged the investigation.

The defense lawyers say Papadopoulos was hired by the campaign in March 2016 despite having no experi-ence with Russian or U.S. diplomacy. That month, he traveled to Italy and con-nected with a London-based professor who introduced him to a woman described as a niece of Putin’s even though that was not true. That professor, Joseph Mifsud, would later tell him that individuals in Moscow possessed “dirt” on Clinton.

When Papadopoulos returned to Washington, he was “eager to show his value to the campaign” and “witnessed his career skyrocketing to unimag-inable heights.” At a March 31 meeting of Trump’s national security adviser, Papadopoulos proposed that he could leverage his newfound Russian connec-tions to arrange a meeting between Trump and Putin.

“While some in the room rebuffed George’s offer, Mr. Trump nodded with approval and deferred to Mr. Sessions who appeared to like the idea and stated that the campaign should look into it,” defense lawyers wrote. That language is a ref-erence to Jeff Sessions, who at the time was a Republican senator from Alabama and key campaign aide and later became the Trump adminis-tration’s attorney general.

Sessions, however, told the House Judiciary Committee

last November that he re-sisted the idea of any Russia meeting.

“I pushed back at his trip and I was concerned that he not go off somewhere, pretending to represent the Trump campaign,” Sessions told lawmakers. “He had no authority for that.”

The inclusion of details about that meeting by defense lawyers seems intended to show that Papadopoulos provided the Mueller team with valu-able insight about Trump campaign operations, even though prosecutors have said in their own sentencing memo that he did not pro-vide “substantial assistance to them.”

One morning in January 2017, two FBI agents knocked on the door of Papadopoulos’s mother’s home seeking to interview him. He agreed to accompany them to their office thinking they wanted to ask him about a Russian businessman, Sergei Millian, but soon the questions shifted to Russian influence in the election — and Papadopoulos was “surprised” and caught “off guard,” the defense lawyers wrote.

Defense lawyers acknowl-edge that Papadopoulos “lied, minimized, and omitted material facts” to the FBI about his foreign contacts, including about when he had learned from Mifsud that the Russians had dirt on Clinton.

Papadopoulos: Trump ‘nodded’ at suggestion of Putin meeting

By ADAM PEMBLE and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER

ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHEMNITZ, Germany — Police in eastern Germany halted an anti-migration protest march that em-boldened far-right activists started Saturday hoping would launch a nationwide movement capable of challenging the political establishment.

A trio of nationalist groups held separate daytime rallies in the city of Chemnitz over the Aug. 26 killing of a German citizen, allegedly by migrants from Syria and Iraq. The two largest groups also organized a joint nighttime march, thinking a broader force might emerge from the display of unity and take hold.

If the number of people who attended is any gauge, the envisioned far-right movement was in the earliest of embryonic stages. It drew about 4,500 partic-ipants, Saxony state police reported before citing securi-ty concerns as the reason for ending the event early.

The demonstrators screamed and whistled

angrily as officers broke up the protest.

The march was stopped several times along the way as counter-protesters blocked the route and the police officers deployed to keep them and the marchers apart flooded into the street. The counter-protesters numbered about 4,000, the state police said.

The opposing camps clashed in Chemnitz on Monday, the day after the fatal stabbing of the 35-year-old German citizen and the arrests of the migrants on suspicion of manslaughter. Scenes of vigilantes chasing foreigners in the city’s streets have shocked people in oth-er parts of Germany since.

Police, at times, were unable to control the earlier

protests and clashes.Leaders of the two groups

that combined forces on Saturday night cultivated a different image, wearing dark suits and carrying white roses.

However, the mood at the event bringing together previously isolated clusters of nationalists — from lawmakers to Hitler-saluting skinheads — darkened as the sun set. People from both ends of the political spectrum could be seen drinking beer and shouting slurs at police.

The tension in the air re-flected the polarization over Germany’s ongoing effort to come to terms with an influx of more than 1 million ref-ugees and migrants seeking jobs since 2015.

German police end march envisioned as far-right springboard

AP PHOTO

People partici-pate in a demon-stration in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, Saturday.

NATIONAL NEWS


hearse bearing his casket across town from the Capitol to the cathedral stopped at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where McCain’s wife of 38 years, Cindy, left a wreath of red and white roses accented with blue flowers, and a ribbon that read, “In honor of all who served.” McCain endured nearly six years of torture in captivity after being shot down as a Navy pilot over Hanoi, but later became a champion of postwar reconciliation and was a widely admired figure in Vietnam.

The senator’s wife was silently escorted down the inclined walkway alongside the Vietnam Memorial wall by Defense Secretary James Mattis and White House chief of staff John F. Kelly, two former Marine generals McCain knew well and whose appointment to Trump’s Cabinet reassured the senator even as he expressed doubts about the president’s fitness for office. At the deepest point of the monument, where the wall angles, a sailor placed the wreath on a stand and the small group, which included McCain’s seven children, paused for prayer.

As they slowly walked back to the motorcade, assembled tourists broke into applause.

The memorial service at Washington National Cathedral was intended as a cap to public com-memorations that began Wednesday in Phoenix, in his adopted home state of Arizona. The McCain family plans a private burial service on Sunday at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where the senator, the son and grandson of four-star admirals, graduated in 1958.

Invited guests, includ-ing foreign dignitaries, military officials and McCain’s political

associates, escorted by Naval Academy cadets in dress whites, began filling the cathedral’s pews two hours before the start of the service. Among the attendees were Bill and Hillary Clinton and former Sens. Robert Dole, the longtime Republican Senate leader, and Joe Lieberman, the former Democrat whom McCain later said he would have preferred as his 2008 vice presidential running mate, rather than Sarah Palin, who was not invited.

Lieberman, in his eulogy, said of McCain: “He regularly reached across party lines because he knew that was the only

way to solve problems.”The pallbearers chosen

reflected the senator’s di-verse friendships, includ-ing Biden, his Democratic Senate colleague and Obama’s vice president; Russian dissident Victor Kara-Murza, and actor-filmmaker Warren Beatty.

The funeral follows elegiac commemorations that began Wednesday in McCain’s home state of Arizona and continued on to the Capitol Rotunda, where his body lay in state Friday, an honor ac-corded to few Americans. Members of both parties praised the late lawmaker as the embodiment of the traditional ideals of

patriotism and civility in a bitterly polarized political era.

The president’s ab-sence from the funeral reflected McCain’s belief that Trump violates those ideals, and the president returned McCain’s enmity. Tributes this week, and McCain’s posthumous farewell delivered Monday by a longtime aide, avoided mentioning Trump by name but lamented the divisiveness in the nation’s capital and beyond that the president has come to represent.

Trump, who had said that McCain did not qualify as a war hero just because of his captivity in North Vietnam, had pub-licly mocked McCain to the end at political rallies. On Friday, as McCain for the last time was brought to the Capitol where he’d served in the House and Senate, Trump attended a fundraiser in North Carolina.

It was nearly a year ago that McCain received his grim diagnosis of an ag-gressive glioblastoma, the same type of brain tumor that killed his friend Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat, in 2009. His family announced Aug. 24 that medical treatment for his cancer was being discon-tinued; the next day, he was dead.

By LAURIE KELLMANASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Memories mixed with humor, grief and lessons on civility marked Sen. John McCain’s memo-rial service Saturday at Washington National Cathedral, the last event in Washington of the five-day farewell tour. A few scenes:

THE RESPECT OF RIVALSKeep on talking, even

to rivals. That was the message of two former presidents McCain asked to testify that reconcilia-tion, even amid the knife fight of national politics, is an effort worth making.

George W. Bush, who defeated McCain’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination in 2000, recalled “a hard-fought personal journey.”

“In recent years, we sometimes talked of that intense period like foot-ball players remembering a big game,” Bush said from the pulpit. “In the process, rivalry melted away. In the end, I got to enjoy one of life’s great gifts: the friendship of John McCain. And I will miss him.”

Barack Obama, meanwhile, said he and McCain “didn’t advertise it,” but they would meet almost weekly in the Oval Office to talk about policy and also their families.

“And our disagreements didn’t go away during

these private conversa-tions. Those were real and they were often deep,” Obama said. “But we en-joyed the time we shared away from the bright lights and we laughed with each other and we learned from each other and we never doubted the other man’s sincerity or the other’s patriotism — or that when all was said and done, we were on the same team.”

SEATMATES

If Hillary Clinton and Dick Cheney could sit next to each other, could there be hope for the divided nation, or Middle East peace?

Unclear. But the McCainesque pairing of people who have never been close raised eyebrows.

The Democratic presidential nominee and Republican former vice president were among the luminaries and their spouses seated in the front row during McCain’s memorial service.

Clinton, of course, was there as the wife of former President Bill Clinton. Cheney was there because he had been Bush’s vice pres-ident. But at a service McCain designed to break down rivalries and encouraged civility, Clinton and Cheney, two of their parties’ sharpest partisans, drew stares.

It’s not clear if the two exchanged any words.

LESSONS ON CIVILITYBush and Michelle

Obama did.Seated elsewhere in

McCain Row 1, the former Republican president at one point could be seen handing the former first lady, wife of Bush’s Democratic successor, something — which she accepted. It was too far away in the massive cathedral to say for sure. But that didn’t stop Twitter from speculating that the object might have been candy, or a tissue.

During Obama’s speech, Mrs. Obama and Bush turned to each oth-er, smiled and nodded.

Retiring Arizona Sen.

Jeff Flake tweeted a photo of the front row with the caption, “Decency wins.”

GOLF

President Donald Trump stuck to his Saturday routine — head-ing to the golf course — as political dignitaries gathered at Washington National Cathedral.

Trump left the White House as the late senator’s daughter Meghan McCain delivered an emotional rebuke to Trump without mentioning his name.

Dressed in a white polo shirt and baseball hat, he entered his motorcade, which whisked him to Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.

The president did not offer any commentary on McCain’s memorial ser-vice. The White House did not respond to questions about whether he was watching.

TWEET FROM TRUMPWORLD

Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson tweeted her own contrast with McCain.

“@realDonaldTrump ran for @POTUS ONE time and WON! Some people will never recover from that. #SorryNotSorry Yes, #MAGA,” she tweeted during McCain’s service.

She appears to be alluding to McCain’s two unsuccessful presidential bids, in 2000 and 2008, but lost the general election to Obama. Pierson pinned her tweet

to the top of her feed, so it would not be buried under future tweets.

BIPARTISAN PALLBEARERSEvery aspect of the

senator’s weeklong memorial carried political and personal significance, including his pall bearers Saturday.

Among them, former Vice President Joe Biden, actor Warren Beatty, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Russian democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and former Sens. Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat; Phil Gramm, a Texas Republican; and Gary Hart, a Colorado Democrat.

The group sat together near the side of the altar.

A WAVE OF GRIEF

McCain’s wife, Cindy, was composed during most of the service and other events throughout the five-day farewell to her husband. But she broke down at Saturday’s memorial service as op-era singer Renee Fleming sang “Danny Boy” at the request of the music-lov-ing late senator.

During the perfor-mance, Mrs. McCain shut her eyes and put her hand over her mouth. She then rested her head on the shoulder of her son Jack. Tears streamed down her face, which she wiped away as Fleming finished.

ALMANAC

Today is Sunday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2018. There are 120 days left in the year.

Today in history

On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremo-nies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II.

On this date

In 1789, the United States Trea-sury Department was established.

In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s forces occupied Atlanta.

In 1930, the first nonstop airplane flight from Europe to the U.S. was completed in 37 hours as Capt. Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bellonte of France arrived in Valley Stream, New York, aboard their Breguet 19 biplane, which bore the symbol of a large question mark.

In 1935, a Labor Day hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys, claiming more than 400 lives.

In 1944, during World War II, Navy pilot Lt. (jg) George Herbert Walker Bush was shot down by Japanese forces as he completed a bombing run over the Bonin Islands. (Bush was rescued by the crew of the submarine USS Finback; his two crew members, however, died.)

In 1960, Wilma Rudolph of the United States won the first of her three gold medals at the Rome Summer Olympics as she finished the 100-meter dash in 11 seconds.

In 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers. “The CBS Evening News” with Walter Cronkite was lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes, becoming network television’s first half-hour nightly newscast.

In 1969, in what some regard as the birth of the Internet, two connected computers at the University of California, Los Angeles, passed test data through a 15-foot cable. The first automatic teller machine (ATM) to utilize magnet-ic-striped cards was opened to the public at Chemical Bank in New York. In 1996, Muslim rebels and the Philippine government signed a pact formally ending a 26-year insurgency that killed more than 120-thousand people.

In 2004, President George W. Bush pledged “a safer world and a more hopeful America” as he accepted his party’s nomination for a second term at the Republican National Convention in New York.

In 2005, A National Guard convoy packed with food, water and medicine rolled into New Orleans four days after Hurricane Katrina.”

Ten years ago: Republicans assailed Barack Obama as the most liberal, least experienced White House nominee in history at their convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, and enthusiastically extolled their own man, John McCain, as ready to lead the nation. President George W. Bush briefly addressed the convention by satellite from the White House.

Today’s birthdays

Dancer-actress Marge Champion is 99. Former Sen. Alan K. Simpson, R-Wyo., is 87. Former United States Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth is 81. Actor Derek Fowlds (TV: “Yes, Minister”; “Yes, Prime Minister”) is 81. Singer Jimmy Clanton is 80. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Gooden (The Impres-sions) is 79. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rosalind Ashford (Martha & the Vandellas) is 75. Singer Joe Simon is 75. Actor Mark Harmon is 67. Rock musician Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) is 60. Country musician Paul Deakin (The Maver-icks) is 59. Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is 58. Actor Keanu Reeves is 54. International Boxing Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis is 53. Actress Salma Hayek is 52. Actor Tuc Watkins is 52. Actress Kristen Cloke is 50. Actress Cynthia Watros is 50. Rhythm-and-blues singer K-Ci is 49. Actor-comedian Katt Williams is 45. Actor Michael Lombardi is 44. Actress Tiffany Hines is 41. Rock musician Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit) is 41. Actor Jonathan Kite is 39. Actress Allison Miller is 33. Rock musician Spencer Smith is 31.

Bible verse

“Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid.” — Nehemiah 2:2.

The outsider can pick up what is going on inside us. Let the peace of God and the joy of the Lord come forth. “If God is for us, who can be against us.”

Cindy McCain arrives at a memorial service for her husband, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday. Watching in the front row from left are President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne.

Tributes, memories, tears, civility lessons

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People leave the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, following a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. McCain died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81.

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The family of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., follows as his casket is carried at the end of a memorial service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday.

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MCCAINFROM PAGE 1


TO THE POINTBY OLIVIA MITRA FRAMKE / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

ACROSS

1 Lightheaded

6 Underwater workplaces

13 One of four on the annual tennis calendar

18 Navel formation?

19 Not renewed

21 1836 siege setting

22 First name on the high bench

23 Follower of deuce

24 Wordsmith Peter Mark ____

25 Lot of back and forth?

27 Alternative to grass

29 Place for a prize ceremony

30 Nellie who wrote “Ten Days in a Mad-House”

31 Point of no return?

34 Certain corp. takeover

35 It’s meant to be

36 NBC hit since ’75

37 Ingredient in a Dark ’n’ Stormy

38 Muslim holy men

40 Designer inits.

42 “Awesome!”

43 Lead-in to line

44 Rod who was the 1977 A.L. M.V.P.

45 “Bridesmaids” co-star

47 Food with an unfortunate-sounding last two syllables

50 Really fancy

51 Dreams up

55 Sophocles tragedy

56 Get further mileage from

57 Vegetable or pasta, e.g.

58 Drip, drip, drip

59 Annual sporting event that is this puzzle’s theme

62 Outside: Prefix

63 Really green

64 Stingy sort?

65 Many a presidential hopeful: Abbr.

66 Treasure-map markers

68 Ostracize

69 Lead-in to boy or girl

70 Standard info on stationery nowadays

72 U. of Md. player

73 Spot

74 Conjunction in the Postal Service creed

76 The Eagles, on scoreboards

78 Pérignon, for one

79 “Nature is the ____ of God”: Dante

81 Something to live for

83 Chaney of silents

84 One at home, informally

85 Ape

88 “Zip it!”

89 Things found in clogs

90 Bourbon Street’s locale, informally

92 Frenzy

94 Stadium name near Citi Field

96 Spectators’ area

98 “Harlequin’s Carnival” painter

99 James ____, Belgian painter in the movement Les XX

100 Flowchart symbol

101 Saskatchewan native

102 It represents you

104 Old-timey

106 First and last black key on a standard piano

108 Gas type: Abbr.

109 Location of 59-Across

114 Fly-by-night?

115 Canapé topper

116 Computer command

117 Time to vote: Abbr.

118 Italian car, informally

119 Lead-in to “Man,” “Woman” or “Fool” in Top 40 hits

120 Further

121 Part of U.S.T.A.: Abbr.

122 City grid: Abbr.

123 Enthusiasm

124 Lion or tiger

DOWN

1 Employs

2 Not for keeps

3 Low soccer score

4 Wittily insults

5 Number on a trophy

6 “Alas …”

7 One of a well-known septet

8 Inits. in 2010 news

9 Broadway’s Cariou

10 Computer key

11 Utterly uninspiring

12 Oscar-nominated George of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

13 Designer Jacobs

14 Emotionally detached

15 Jungle predator

16 Code you don’t want to break

17 Returned to earth?

19 “I can’t talk now”

20 Louisville standout

26 Candidate for rehab

28 Square dance maneuver

31 Oscar-winning film of 1984

32 Revel

33 College in Boston

37 Whole host

38 “Why should ____?”

39 Win every game

41 Security agreement

43 One way to answer a server?

46 Winning words

47 Guy

48 Dweller along the Bering Sea

49 The “L” of L.C.D.

52 Genius Bar employees

53 Relish

54 Rugged, as a landscape

60 Impotent

61 Paradigm

64 Submerge

67 Cybertrash

71 Force (into)

72 When the diet starts, perhaps

75 Locale for Charlie Chan

77 Dating-profile section

78 Denims

80 Purchases at tire shops

81 Do well with

82 Fit to be tied

86 How the Quran is written

87 Film-related anagram of AMERICAN

88 City in Iraq’s Sunni Triangle

89 Clear the air?

91 “I’ll take that as ____”

93 Proficient in

95 Much TV fare during the wee hours

97 Towers over

103 Blue hue

105 Metal fastener

107 Three-person card game

110 Vox V.I.P.s

111 Forever and a day

112 Red Sox Hall-of-Famer, to fans

113 “Bravo!”

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Name That CompanyI trace my roots back to

1993, when two Circuit City executives formed me to diver-sify the company’s operations. I was envisioned as a company

with a massive inventory of cars offered at a then-revolutionary

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vehicles at in-store auctions. Who am I?Think you know the answer? We’ll announce it in next week’s edition.

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Apple AppealApple (Nasdaq: AAPL) recently

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HOLIDAY MATHIS HOROSCOPESARIES (March 21-April 19). The achievement you

wish for most will not be accomplished alone. The

aim can only be reached through other people.

Self-sacrifice, kindness, self-censorship... these are

the social skills to employ in getting this goal.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re a shrewd investor

these days, regardless of the currency you’re operat-

ing with. And you will operate with many different

currencies before the week is over.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Not knowing what to

do next isn’t the same thing as doubting yourself.

You hesitate, not because you don’t believe in your

talents, but because you’re trying to figure out the

best way to use them.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). No matter where you

are, what you wear professes your style and how

you feel about yourself. It will be as true in your own

bedroom as it is at a grocery store, a museum, a

gym, a park or a ball.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your support group could

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seek new members to add to Team You, you’ll make

progress on the matter this week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Someone who has

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decisions. Either way, the connection brings out

your best and brightest.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your intuition about

the lives of others will be especially hot this week;

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on your powers of persuasion.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You are well acquainted

with the sort of jobs in which, if you do well, you’ll

get no praise and if you get into trouble, you’ll get

no help. It will not bother you to go down this path

again.

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selfless giving, and a time for reciprocity. This week,

you’ll be proactive in your endeavors, giving first

but letting others know what your expectations are

on the return.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). New places will

change and grow you. You’ll soon become so

comfortable traversing new territory that you’ll

no longer give two thoughts as to whether or not

you’re fitting in. It won’t be necessary to blend into

your environment, only to respect its features while

you learn all you can about the rules that govern it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If ever there were

a week to be kinder than necessary, this is it. It

will behoove you to extend something extra in

the way of compassion, a gift to the world that

will also happen to define you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Share your stories

and ask people for theirs. It’s the mundane

experiences that will turn out to be the most

interesting. You’ll be surprised at the responses

you get to questions. You’ve a gift for pointing

your curiosity to the heart of the matter. What is

ordinary to you is grand to someone else.

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about yourself and the love and success you are

worthy of. It changes your destiny, this new be-

lief. Finances improve when a matter is resolved

this month. You’ll make friends — a direct result

of putting yourself out there, not fearlessly but

bravely nonetheless. Libra and Aries adore you.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

DEAR ABBY

HELOISE

JUMBLE

DEAR ABBY: May I

say something about people

who call “friends” or oth-

ers they haven’t talked to

recently while they’re driving

to an appointment or other

errand, only to abruptly end

the conversation when the

destination is reached?

Two people have done this

to me recently. One was an

old friend I hadn’t seen in 13

years. As soon as the destina-

tion was reached, I heard an

abrupt, “Well, I’m here ... talk

to ya later!” Click!

I think it’s incredibly rude.

It’s as if the recipient of the

call is merely an afterthought

to alleviate boredom while

driving. No matter what the

recipient feels or wants to say,

the conversation is ended.

To be clear: I do not have a

reputation of talking too much

or extending phone conversa-

tions. Talkativeness on my

part was not a reason for this

behavior. I feel if someone

wants to talk to me and

respects me as an individual,

the conversation should be a

MUTUAL interaction — not

something crammed into the

caller’s schedule. I’d rather

the person not call than treat

me like a second-class citizen.

— DEAR WANTING: My mother used to complain

to me about the same thing

when another relative did it

with her. (“I’m home now,

gotta go!”) I don’t think

people who do this mean to

be rude; they may simply be

overscheduled.

However, I agree that it’s

insensitive and, because it

bothered you, I hope you

made your feelings known.

I’m glad you wrote because it

happens often, I suspect, and

not just to you.

DEAR ABBY: Life hasn’t

been easy for me. I taught in

inner-city schools for 35 years

and lost three life partners

who were addicted to alcohol

and drugs before they died of

AIDS.

Out of necessity, I had to

carry on with my professional

life while struggling with my

unfortunate personal life.

I’m happily retired now

and living a wonderful life

in Palm Springs, California.

But sometimes I find myself

starting to dwell on unhappy

memories from my past. When

it happens, I have found an

effective coping method. It

came from a simple mantra a

former student of mine posted

online: “There’s a reason the

rearview mirror is so small and

the windshield is so large. It’s

because where you’re headed

is much more important than

where you’ve been.”

Now, when a sad memory

comes to mind, I say to myself,

“big windshield; small

rearview mirror,” let go of the

unwanted thought and move

on. This has been beneficial for

my well-being, and I hope it

will be for others. — DESERT

JACK

DEAR JACK: I’m glad

you shared this. Clinging to

loss and sadness isn’t healthy

for anyone. Sometimes we

need to remind ourselves

to keep the past behind us

rather than let it clutter up our

present. Thank you for sharing

your coping method. I, too,

hope it will help readers. Dear Abby is written by

Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

Dear Readers: I don’t

know anyone who has enough

storage space, even though

we may have attics and base-

ments. We all seem to have

too much stuff, and we hate to

part with our family treasures

and collections. So, we have

to make space and find some

place to store the items. My

best hint: Use every nook and

cranny in your house, and take

these steps:

First rule of storage: Store

items in the same room where

you use them.

Second rule of storage:

Make a specific place for

everything — and keep the

right thing in the right place.

If you do this, you will avoid

a frustrating and time-con-

suming search for what you’re

trying to find.

Use dividers: There are

many kinds of dividers, like

plastic cutlery trays, to help

separate and organize objects.

Closed storage: Store as

much of your stuff behind

closed doors! Buy furniture

that has good storage capabil-

ity, like an entertainment

center or a bookcase.

Go to retail and resale

stores: Check out all the stor-

age items they offer.

You can find cheap storage

containers that will help you

organize your home and life!

— Heloise

Dear Heloise: My dog

had an emergency recently,

and I couldn’t find my pet’s

records or remember the

medication he was taking.

I learned that I needed to

have that information readily

available. I called the vet and

got my pet’s medical records

and medication history. Then

I copied the data into my

computer and printed out a

copy that we have posted in

the kitchen where everyone

can access it in an emergency.

I also entered the information

into my smartphone. — Bill

from Texas

Dear Heloise: We

have so many new high-tech

gadgets in my house, and we

use a lot of different kinds of

batteries. When batteries die,

I don’t know how to discard

them. Should I toss the bat-

teries in the trash, or do I need

to recycle them? — Pamela

from California

Dear Pamela: This is

a good question. There are

specific disposal recommenda-

tions for all of the different

types of batteries we use

today. States have regulations

about handling this. You can

call your local trash company

or city recycling center for de-

tailed information about what

to do, but briefly here is how

to get rid of batteries safely:

—Single-use alkaline bat-

teries can be tossed into the

trash, but if you are going to a

recycling center, include them.

—Rechargeable lithium

ion batteries always should

be recycled. Do not put them

into your household garbage.

These are used in smart-

phones, computers, power

tools and digital cameras.

—Dead car batteries,

which contain lead acid,

should be taken to hazardous

waste recycling centers or auto

stores (call first), which may

have programs to ship off car

batteries for recycling.

— Heloise

Dear Heloise: I have

stale bread and rolls in my

pantry. Is there any way to

save the food? — Caroline

from Louisiana

Dear Caroline: Yes. To

freshen a loaf of uncut bread,

brush water over the bread.

Wrap in aluminum foil and

heat in a medium-hot oven for

10 minutes. To perk up rolls,

dip each one in a bowl of milk.

Place in a hot oven for several

minutes. — Heloise

Phone calls made while running errands offend friend on the line

Dear Abby

Hints from Heloise


“They are undermining the moderate forces in Palestine and Israel,” he added. “Those elements that want to achieve peace peacefully based on a two-state solution are being destroyed.” He said extremists across the region had been given “gifts.”

UNRWA was established after the war surrounding Israel’s establishment in 1948 to aid the 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were forced from their homes. Today, it provides education, health care and social services to some 5 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. The agency is also a major employer in the Palestinian areas.

The U.S. in recent years has supplied nearly 30 percent of UNRWA’s budget. But early this year, it suspended rough-ly $300 million in planned assistance, pending a review. Friday’s decision formally cut that money, as well as future assistance to the agency.

In a statement, the U.S. called

the agency an “irredeemably flawed operation.” It said the U.S. was no longer willing to pay for a “very disproportionate share” of UNRWA’s costs and criticized what it called the agency’s “fundamental business model and fiscal practices” and its “endlessly and exponentially expanding community of entitled beneficiaries.”

The statement largely echoed Israeli claims that UNRWA perpetuates the conflict by promoting an unrealistic Palestinian demand that refu-gees have the “right of return” to long-lost homes in what is now Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said UNRWA should be abolished and its responsibilities taken over by the main U.N. refugee agency.

In Lebanon on Friday, the U.N. refugee agency’s commis-sioner, Filipo Grandi, ruled out taking on the Palestinian refu-gee issue. “No! The Palestinians in the region are the responsi-bility of UNRWA,” he said.

UNRWA’s spokesman, Chris Gunness, said the agency expressed “deep regret and disappointment” with the U.S. decision. He rejected “in

the strongest possible terms” the U.S. accusations that its operations are flawed.

The European Union, the largest contributor to UNRWA with its member states, urged the U.S. to reconsider its “regrettable decision.” It said it would continue its assistance to the agency and discuss funding alternatives with other partners.

The U.S. budget cuts have already hit UNRWA hard. In an interview with The Associated Press last month, UNRWA’s commissioner, Pierre Kraehenbuehl, said his agency only had enough money to operate its hundreds of schools through the end of September. He said he is planning a major fundraising campaign to keep operations afloat.

He also rejected Israeli argu-ments that UNRWA perpetuates the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said his agency operates under a mandate approved by the U.N. General Assembly and that the refugee issue must be resolved as part of a broader solution to the overall conflict.

Some in Israel have leveled even tougher criticism, accus-ing UNRWA of teaching hatred of Israel in its classrooms and

tolerating or assisting Hamas, the militant Islamic group that rules Gaza. Kraehenbuehl rejected the accusations, saying his agency is a source of mod-eration and has condemned attempts by militants to use his facilities for cover.

The Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas, seeks the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem — areas captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and Hamas, after winning legislative elec-tions, forcibly seized control of the territory from Abbas two years later.

Trump has broken from a string of predecessors and is no longer demanding the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of a peace agree-ment. Netanyahu, who briefly endorsed the two-state solution during the Obama administra-tion, no longer mentions the idea as a way of resolving the conflict.

The Palestinian Authority, cit-ing what it says is a pro-Israeli bias, broke off contact with the U.S. after the Jerusalem

announcement and has said it will not accept the admin-istration’s upcoming peace proposal.

Trump already has said his recognition of Jerusalem was meant to remove the issue from the negotiating table. The Palestinians now fear the U.S. is putting pressure on host countries like Lebanon, Jordan and Syria to absorb their refugee populations and eliminate that issue from future peace negotiations.

Abbas’ spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdeneh, said the U.S. decision “does not serve peace but rather strengthens terrorism in the region” and urged the U.N. to take a “firm stand” against the Americans.

In Gaza, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem accused the United States of going after UNRWA to eliminate the Palestinian right to return to their future homes.

“It’s clear that Trump has shifted from taking sides with the Israeli enemy to being a partner in the assault on our Palestinian peoples’ rights,” he said. “All these decisions will not stop our people’s struggle to gain freedom and return.”

FUNDINGFROM PAGE 1

closed-door hearing with an investigating judge on Monday. Dutch officials did not disclose the charges he could face.

A statement issued late Friday by Amsterdam’s city council said the Americans did not appear to have been victims of a targeted attack. Amsterdam authorities also said Friday that it appeared from initial inquiries that the victims weren’t chosen for a clear reason.

The local government said Saturday it had no immediate plans to beef up security in the city, saying the swift action by police “shows that Amsterdam is prepared for this kind of incident.”

A passerby’s dramatic photo showed two police officers pointing guns at a man in blue jeans and sneakers lying on the ground inside a train station tunnel.

Earlier Saturday, the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands confirmed that the two people injured Friday were Americans visiting the Netherlands when they were stabbed at the station.

Ambassador Pete Hoekstra issued a written statement say-ing U.S. Embassy officials had been in touch with the victims or their families.

“We wish them a speedy re-covery and are working closely with the City of Amsterdam to provide assistance to them and their families,” Hoekstra said.

Central Station is a busy entry and exit point for visitors to

Amsterdam, with regular trains linking it to the city’s Schiphol Airport. Friday is one of the

busiest days of the week for train travel as tourists arrive for the weekend.

The station is patrolled by armed police and other security staff.

ATTACKFROM PAGE 1

AP PHOTO

Dutch police officers point their guns at a wounded 19-year-old man who was shot by police after stabbing two people in the central railway station in Amsterdam, the Nether-lands, Friday.

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52-55(56)(57) 2:15:31 27:07 8:00.6

Girls Individual1 Coogan, Isabella, Port Charlotte,

19:11.4614 Quinones-Padilla, Amy, Port

Charlotte, 22:26.7317 Ziarnicki, Katelyn, Lemon Bay,

22:32.47

Boys Team1 Lakewood Ranch HS 58 1-5-14-15-

23(27)(38) 1:31:20 18:16 2:52.22 Osceola HS (Seminole) 64 3-10-13-

17-21(32)(41) 1:32:38 18:32 1:34.73 Northeast HS (St. Petersburg) 92

2-6-12-16-56(70) 1:34:01 18:49 4:07.34 Sarasota HS 123 19-22-25-28-29(46)

(66) 1:36:23 19:17 0:23.45 Port Charlotte HS 127 4-8-35-36-

44(52)(54) 1:35:44 19:09 2:30.86 Venice HS 163 11-18-26-49-59(68)

(74) 1:38:55 19:47 3:06.67 North Port HS 170 9-24-33-51-53(55)

(58) 1:38:52 19:47 2:50.78 Sarasota Riverview HS 186 30-31-40-

42-43(64) 1:39:13 19:51 0:38.69 Lennard HS 191 7-20-37-62-65(73)

(75) 1:40:10 20:02 3:33.110 Lemon Bay HS 253 34-45-47-60-

67(72)(78) 1:44:07 20:50 2:16.911 Northside Christian 292 39-50-57-

69-77(80) 1:47:49 21:34 3:38.812 Clearwater HS 319 48-61-63-71-

76(79) 1:49:41 21:57 2:48.3

Boys Individual4 Perez, John, Port Charlotte, 17:49.668 Bishop, Joe, Port Charlotte, 18:08.469 Smith, Joseph, North Port, 18:10.4711 Sweiderk, Ben, Venice, 18:21.4818 Casella, Michael, Venice, 18:59.65

By PAUL NEWBERRYAP SPORTS WRITER

ATLANTA (AP) — Jatarvious Whitlow ran 10 yards for a touchdown with 6:15 remaining and the Auburn defense came through at the end, leading the No. 9 Tigers a 21-16 vic-tory over No. 6 Washington that provided a big boost to their resume in the very first game of the season Saturday.

Trailing 16-15 after missing a two-point conversion on their opening drive of the game, Auburn drove 76 yards in 10 plays for the winning score. Jarrett Stidham kept the drive going early with a 12-yard pass to Chandler Cox on third-and-9.

Then, facing third-and-7 deep in Washington territory, Auburn handed off inside to Whitlow, who knocked over a Washington defender as he smashed into the end zone.

Washington drove to the Auburn 37 with plenty of time to pull off the come-back, but Myles Gaskin

was thrown for a 3-yard loss and Jake Browning was stymied by a fierce pass rush on back-to-back plays to preserve the Tigers’ victory.

Stidham was 26 of 36 for 273 yards for Auburn, including a 10-yard touch-down pass to Sal Cannella, who made a leaping grab in the end zone before landing flat on his back.

Browning, looking to bounce back from a dis-appointing junior season, completed 18 of 32 for 296 yards. He was picked off once but connected with Quinten Pounds on a 13-yard touchdown in the final minute of the first half .

Peyton Henry put the Huskies ahead for the first time with his third field goal, a 30-yarder that clanked off the right upright but rico-cheted through with 14:06 remaining.

Both teams squandered scoring chances.

Anders Carlson, taking over from older brother Daniel as Auburn’s kicker,

connected on three field goals — including a 53-yard-er — but also missed from 33 and 54 yards.

Washington was kicking itself after coming away from a first-and-goal with no points. On third down at the 3, Browning rolled right looking to make a pitch only to be smacked by Nick Poe. The ball squirted free and Auburn’s Darrell Williams fell on it at the 20.

Another chance was wasted when Henry shanked a 40-yard field goal attempt.

The TakeawayWashington: Aaron Fuller

addressed what was perhaps the biggest question mark on the Huskies roster, showing he had all the makings of a No. 1 receiver with seven catches for 135 yards. But Washington will have to overcome an early blemish on its record to get into the playoff mix.

Auburn: The Tigers picked up a win that should come in very handy if they’re in

postseason contention late in the season. The victory re-ally felt good for a team that closed last season with two straight losses at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, falling to Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship game and to Central Florida in the Peach Bowl.

Up NextWashington: The Huskies

return to Seattle to host FCS opponent North Dakota, which opened its season with a 35-7 victory over Mississippi Valley State.

Auburn: The Tigers also face an FCS school, Alabama State, in their home opener at Jordan-Hare Stadium. It will be the first game between the schools, even though they are only about 50 miles apart. Auburn is wrapping up its commitment to play every in-state FCS school over a six-year period, hav-ing already faced Alabama A&M, Jacksonville State and Samford.

By MATT BAKERTAMPA BAY TIMES

This offense could be entertaining.

As promised, Mullen used Feleipe Franks’ mobility through designed runs and impromptu scrambles. The redshirt sophomore rushed five times for 34 yards in the first half; he rushed for more yards only once last season, and almost all of that was from his 79-yard scramble against Texas A&M.

Franks’ arm fit the system, too, with some downfield shots mixed with quick hits to his

playmakers in a 16-of-24, 219-yard perfor-mance. Franks became the first UF quarterback since Rex Grossman in 2000 to throw five touchdowns in the first half. The Gators went the entire Jim McElwain era without recording five passing touchdowns in a game.

Mullen probably left a lot of plays uncalled, but he still showed some ingenuity. Franks dumped a shovel pass to tight end Kemore Gamble out of an option play. At the end of the first half, Franks hit Tyrie Cleveland on a jump pass – an obvious

wink from Mullen to his history with Tim Tebow.

If this is a Mullen offense in a blowout, how will it look when he needs to get creative against Mississippi State or LSU?

Two transfers are going to be among the Gators’ top players.

This isn’t a surprise, given how Trevon Grimes (Ohio State) and Van Jefferson (Ole Miss) looked in spring prac-tice and fall camp. But they made immediate impacts.

Grimes, took a screen pass from Franks and

AREA PREPS: Cross Country CFB: #9 Auburn 21, #6 Washington 16

CFB: Florida 53, Charleston Southern 6

Auburn beats Washington 21-16

AP PHOTO

Auburn tight end Sal Cannella 80 makes a catch for a touchdown as Washington defensive backs Jordan Miller and JoJo McIntosh defend in the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday.

Venice Invitational 2018 recap

Dan Mullen era begins with Gators’ rout of CSU

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By STEVE HERRICKASSOCIATED PRESS

CLEVELAND — Blake Snell moved into a tie for the major league lead with his 17th win as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3 on Saturday night.

Snell (17-5) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings, giving up both runs in the second with one being unearned thanks to a throwing error by third baseman Matt Duffy. The left-hander worked around trouble early in the game, but retired nine of the last 10 hitters he faced and struck out the side in the sixth.

Snell is tied with New York’s Luis Severino and Cleveland’s Corey Kluber — two other top candi-dates for the AL Cy Young Award — for the most wins in the majors. Snell is 5-0 in his last six starts.

Tampa Bay scored four times in the sixth off Shane Bieber (8-3). Matt Duffy tied the game with a two-run double. Tommy Pham’s RBI double put the Rays ahead before Kevin Kiermaier added a run-scoring single.

Brandon Lowe hom-ered off the foul pole in right field to in the ninth.

Jason Kipnis, whose playing time will decrease after the Indians acquired third baseman Josh Donaldson from Toronto on Friday, started the ninth with a pinch-hit home run off Chaz Roe.

Roe retired the next two hitters and Adam Kolarek got pinch-hitter Yonder Alonso for his second save.

Duffy’s two-base error on Brandon Guyer’s ground ball started Cleveland’s rally in the second. Melky Cabrera and Yan Gomes drove in runs with back-to-back doubles. Snell retired the next two hitters before Michael Brantley singled

to center. Gomes was waved home, but was an easy out at the plate on Kiermaier’s throw.

Cleveland’s lead quickly disappeared in the sixth. Brandon Lowe singled and took third on Joey Wendle’s double. Duffy’s double down the right field line tied the game. Pham’s one-out double

to left-center gave Tampa Bay the lead and finished Bieber.

Kiermaier’s single off Tyler Olson scored Pham with the run being charged to Bieber. The rookie right-hander allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Donaldson arrived at the ballpark shortly

before game-time after having flight issues Saturday that delayed him getting into town. The 2015 AL MVP was given a loud ovation and waved to the crowd when he was shown from the dugout on the scoreboard in the seventh inning.

Donaldson has been sidelined for three months by a strained calf and it’s not clear when he’ll make his Indians debut. Donaldson will play third base with All-Star Jose Ramirez moving to second.

TRAINER’S ROOMRays: Kiermaier was

removed the game in the seventh inning because of back spasms.

Indians: Manager Terry Francona said additional tests on the stress fracture in Trevor Bauer’s right leg showed minimal improvement, a diagnosis the team was expecting. Bauer was hit by a line drive Aug. 11. The team is still hopeful he’ll return before the regular season ends.

UP NEXTIndians RHP Carlos

Carrasco (16-7, 3,38 ERA), who is 8-2 in his last 11 starts, will start the series finale on Monday. The Rays were still undecided about their starter on Saturday.

Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSunday, Sept. 2

AUTO RACING9:05 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula One, Italian Grand Prix, at Monza, Italy3 p.m.

NBCSN — IndyCar, Grand Prix of Portland, at Portland, Ore.6 p.m.

NBCSN — NASCAR, Monster En-ergy Cup Series, Bojangles’ Southern 500, at Darlington, S.C.

COLLEGE FOOTBALLNoon

ESPN2 — Prairie View vs. NC Cen-tral, at Atlanta7:30 p.m.

ABC — Miami vs. LSU, at Arlington, Texas

DRAG RACING4 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA, U.S. Nationals, quali-fying, at Indianapolis10 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA, U.S. Nationals, quali-fying, at Indianapolis (same-day tape)

GOLF6:30 a.m.

GOLF — European PGA Tour, Made In Denmark, final round, at Aarhus, Denmark

1 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour, Dell Technol-

ogies Championship, third round, at Boston

3 p.m.GOLF — Web.com Tour, DAP

Championship, final round, at Beach-wood, Ohio

NBC — PGA Tour, Dell Technolo-gies Championship, third round, at Boston

5 p.m.GOLF — Champions Tour, Shaw

Charity Classic, final round, at Calgary, Alberta

7 p.m.GOLF — LPGA Tour, Cambia Port-

land Classic, final round, at Portland, Ore.

HORSE RACING3 p.m.

FS2 — Saratoga Live, Priores Stakes, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

MLB BASEBALL1:30 p.m.

TBS — Chicago Cubs at Philadel-phia

4:30 p.m.MLB — Regional Coverage, Seattle

at Oakland, Colorado at San Diego

8 p.m.ESPN — L.A. Angels at Houston

SOCCER8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, Cardiff City vs. Arsenal

9:30 a.m.FS1 — Bundesliga, Leipzig vs.

Fortuna Dusseldorf

11 a.m.NBCSN — Premier League, Burnley

vs. Manchester United

NoonFS1 — Bundesliga, Schalke vs.

Hertha Berlin

2:25 p.m.ESPNEWS — Serie A, Sampdoria vs.

Napoli, at Genoa, Italy

7:30 p.m.FS1 — MLS, Atlanta United at D.C.

United

TENNIS11 a.m.

ESPN — U.S. Open, round of 16, at New York

7 p.m.ESPN2 — U.S. Open, round of 16,

at New York

TRACK & FIELD1 p.m.

NBC — IAAF Diamond League, Final, at Zurich and AG Memorial Van Damme, at Brussels (taped)

WNBA BASKETBALL3 p.m.

ESPN2 — Playoffs, Semifinals (Best-of-5 series), Game 4, Atlanta at Washington

5 p.m.ESPN2 — Playoffs, Semifinals (Best-of-5 series), Game 4, Seattle at Phoenix

SPORTS ON TV Snell earns 17th win as Rays beat Indians

Cleveland Indians’ Yan Gomes, left,

is tagged out at home

plate by Tampa Bay

Rays catcher Jesus Sucre

in the second

inning of a baseball

game, Saturday, in

Cleveland.

AP PHOTOS

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, in Cleveland.

STAFF REPORT

The Stone Crabs defeated the Florida Fire Frogs 8-2 Saturday at the Charlotte Sports Park.

Charlotte’s offense pounded out 12 hits in the victory. However, the Stone Crabs first run was as the result of a wild pitch in the 1st inning, with designated

hitter Jake Fraley striking out, and Vidal Brujan advancing from third to score. Rene Pinto’s sacrifice fly to right, plated Carl Chester with the game’s second run.

The Stone Crabs tacked on two more runs in the 3rd inning, with Rene Pinto delivering an RBI double, plating Fraley. Josh Lowe’s single

to left brought home Rene Pinto.

The offense continued its relentless assault with a 4-run 5th inning. Josh Lowe’s infield single plated Fraley. Kevin Padlo’s sacrifice fly to left field delivered Rene Pinto. Tristan Gray’s ground-rule double, his Florida State League leading 38th two-base

hit, drove in Lowe. Russ Olive, who went 3-3, doubled to left, scoring Gray.

Kenny Rosenberg picked up his 11th win, working six innings, allowing five hits and one run, while fanning seven. Chandler Raiden worked two scoreless innings, and Ivan Pelaez finished the game.

Stone Crabs rout Fire Frogs

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By BEN BAUGHSTAFF WRITER

A third place finish last weekend in the Lehigh Lightning Invitational, served as the impetus for another strong performance by the Lady Tarpons cross country team.

“We’re getting an idea of where we’re right now,” said Chris Robishaw. “I told them all the day before, and then the day of the race, and the day after. It’s a good starting point for everybody to get their feet wet, and literally in the second mile, they were up to their knees in water Everybody took up the challenge. especially the newcomers.”

The Lady Tarpons placed sixth out of 24 teams in the DDD Sommer Invitational Saturday at Estero.

“The course was

tough as always and the competition was strong,” said Robishaw. “Estero, as a coach is one of my favorites. It has to be one of the toughest courses in the state. It’s really where we find out who we are.”

Alexa Roughton led the Tarpons, finishing 19th with a time of 21:04.01.

“It’s all about place-ment,”said Robishaw. “It’s a more competitive race than we were just in.”

The Imagine School of North Port finished 16th.

Alexa Roughton, Charlotte, 19, 21:04.01

McKenzie Flowers, Charlotte, 28, 21:30.2

Victoria Simeone, Charlotte, 31, 21.41.6

Savannah Streetman, Charlotte, 38, 22:04.8

Sydney Rodetsky, Charlotte, 50, 22:46.2

Faith Winkler, Charlotte, 54, 22:56.1

Micah Barnes,

Charlotte, 56, 23:05.8Makayla Rassbach,

Imagine School of North Port, 58, 23:08.05

Donna Davidson, Imagine School of North Port, 83, 24:30.0

Madison Rassbach,

Imagine School of North Port, 120, 27:02.0

Bella Harper, Imagine School of North Port, 122,

27:05.2Holly Freund, Imagine

School of North Port, 128, 27:38.3

Lady Tarpons finish strong at DDD Sommer Invitational

PHOTO PROVIDED

The Lady Tarpons cross country placed sixth in the DDD Sommer Invitational on Saturday in Estero.

AREA PREPS: Cross country


The Tarpons placed 21st in a field of 28 teams Saturday at the DDD Sommer Invitational in Estero.

Imagine School of North Port placed 28th.

Runners found themselves having to traverse a cross country course that featured a uninviting hill, one they would have to run twice, said Chris George, Charlotte Tarpons cross country coach.

“That’s a true cross country, running through water, sugar sand and over hills,” said George.

The weather this past week wreaked havoc in terms of preparing for this Saturday’s race, as the Tarpons had to cancel practices and shorten others, with the roster having to modify and adjust their schedules by running on their own.

“The whole goal each week is to chip

away at their time and get faster,” said George. “I told the guys, even though we’re getting affected by the lightning and rain, and we can’t practice as a team, that doesn’t mean that you can’t train on your own. I know most of the guys have been keeping up with running outside of school. I look forward to seeing that progression.”

Nick Renaud, 40, Imagine School of North Port, 18:35.7

James Stock, 74, Charlotte, 19:33.2

Jake Lille, 100, Charlotte 19:59.01

James Desguin, 131, Charlotte, 21:01.8

Noah Tatro, 138, Charlotte, 21.23.3

Cohen Fincannon, 170, Imagine School of North Port, 22:30.1

Vincent Havel, 179, Charlotte, 23:06.3

Jacob Terrell, 193, Imagine School of North Port, 24.36.0

Armando Luis, 194, Imagine School of North Port, 24.43.6

Tarpons tackle difficult cross country course

PHOTO PROVIDED

The Charlotte Tarpons boys cross country team placed 21st in the DDD Sommer Invitational Saturday.

TUESDAY, Sept. 4.

Lemon Bay — Boys Golf vs. Booker at Palm Aire 3:30

Lemon Bay — Volleyball

home vs Port Charlotte 7 p.m.Charlotte — Volleyball at

Island Coast, 7 p.m.Charlotte — Boys Golf home

vs. North Port, 3:30 p.m.

North Port – Volleyball vs Gulf Coast, 7 p.m.

North Port – Girls golf at Port Charlotte, 3:30 p.m.

Venice — Volleyball vs.

Braden River, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5

Lemon Bay — Girls Golf

home vs Lakewood Ranch, 3:30 p.m.

Charlotte — Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving home vs. Port Charlotte, 5 p.m.

SPORTS CALENDAR


The Lady Tarpons volleyball team traveled to Cardinal Mooney this weekend, and in the process raised their season record to 6-3.

Friday evening saw them post a victory against the Community School of Naples, while losing to Berkeley Prep.

Saturday saw the Tarpons open against the eventual tournament winner Chiles, ultimately losing the contest, but modifying their approach that would yield benefits in later matches. Charlotte found themselves posting wins against Carrollwood Day School South Fork.

Coach Michelle Dill, made some adjustments, moving a couple of players around and switching up the Tarpons rotation during the first game against Chiles, to see

what would work, and by the end of the day, there was a noticeable difference.

“I liked what I saw,” said Dill. “It’s started clicking in the second set of that match. I knew going into this tournament it was going to be really tough.”

The Lady Tarpons were paced by Shelby Beisner, who had eight kills, 23 total attack attempts, and 16 digs; Kaitlyn Chavarria, who had eight kills and 14 total attack attempts; Ashleigh Miller had five block solos; Skylar Gribben had five kills, 14 total attack attempts and seven digs; Eva Le had seven digs, and Kelsey Nolan had six digs.

Lady Tarpons enjoy successful tournament

KAT GODINA

Right: Charlotte’s Shelby Beisner tips over the Desoto

block of Hannah Rast (15) and Zakaria Burroughs (4)

during Thursday’s game


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WEST DIVISIONTEAM W L PCT. GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAYArizona 74 61 .548 — — 5-5 L-1 35-31 39-30Los Angeles 73 62 .541 1 2½ 6-4 W-1 36-34 37-28Colorado 72 62 .537 1½ 3 4-6 L-2 34-30 38-32San Francisco 68 69 .496 7 8½ 6-4 L-1 39-29 29-40San Diego 54 83 .394 21 22½ 5-5 W-4 27-43 27-40

MAJORLEAGUEBASEBALL

METS 2, GIANTS 1, 11 INN.NEW YORK AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Rosario ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .249Flores 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .271Bruce 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .218Frazier 3b 3 0 0 1 1 2 .227Conforto lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .232Jackson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275Nimmo rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .267Nido c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .170Matz p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .075Lugo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091b-McNeil ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .317Blevins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500Gsellman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000TOTALS 37 2 7 2 3 10SAN FRANCISCOAB R H BI BB SO AVG.Hernandez cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .246Slater rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .282Longoria 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .244Hundley c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232Belt 1b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .261Pence lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .217Hanson ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .260Panik 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245Holland p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .064Dyson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Melancon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---a-Shaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Moronta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Strickland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---c-Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242TOTALS 35 1 3 1 2 16NEW YORK 000 010 000 01 — 2 7 1SAN FRANCISCO 000 100 000 00 — 1 3 0a-struck out for Melancon in the 8th. b-struck out for Lugo in the 10th. c-groundedout for Strickland in the 11th.E—Rosario (12). LOB—New York 6, SanFrancisco 4. 2B—Flores (25), Nido (2).3B—Rosario (7). HR—Longoria (15), offMatz. RBIs—Frazier (53), Nido (4), Longoria(46). SB—Frazier (9), Pence (4). SF—Frazier.S—Holland.Runners left in scoring position—NewYork 2 (Rosario, Flores) San Francisco 2(Slater, Panik). RISP—New York 1 for 5 SanFrancisco 0 for 3.Runners moved up—Matz, Bruce. GIDP—Nimmo, Longoria.DP—New York 1 (Flores, Rosario, Bruce) SanFrancisco 1 (Longoria, Hanson, Belt).

NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAMatz 7 3 1 1 1 11 93 4.20Lugo 2 0 0 0 0 2 21 2.80Blevins, W, 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 2 23 3.75Gsellman, S, 9-1510 0 0 0 1 17 3.77SAN FRANCISCOIPH R ER BB SO NP ERAHolland 6 4 1 1 3 3 106 3.56Dyson 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 2.74Melancon 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 2.73Smith 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 1.76Moronta 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 2.08Strickland, L, 3-41 1 1 1 0 1 15 3.03Umpires—Home, Chad Fairchild First,Kerwin Danley Second, Bruce DreckmanThird, Mike Estabrook.T—2:56. A—38,875 (41,915).

YANKEES 2, TIGERS 1DETROIT AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Mahtook lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .219Adduci 1b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .293Castellanos rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .291Martinez dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .251Goodrum 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .234Rodriguez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .205a-Candelario ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225Greiner c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .221Jones cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .207Lugo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333TOTALS 33 1 9 1 1 8NEW YORK AB R H BI BB SO AVG.McCutchen rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .254Stanton dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273Hicks cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .252Andujar 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .297Hechavarria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254Sanchez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .185Torres ss-2b 3 1 1 2 0 2 .282Voit 1b 1 0 0 0 2 1 .2981-Wade pr-2b-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186Walker 2b-1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221Gardner lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .239TOTALS 26 2 2 2 5 10DETROIT 100 000 000 — 1 9 1NEW YORK 000 020 00X — 2 2 0a-struck out for Rodriguez in the 9th.1-ran for Voit in the 7th.E—Goodrum (12). LOB—Detroit 8, NewYork 6. 2B—Greiner (5). HR—Torres (22), offNorris. RBIs—Martinez (48), Torres 2 (64).SB—Jones (10), Wade (1). SF—Martinez.S—Rodriguez.Runners left in scoring position—Detroit4 (Adduci 2, Rodriguez, Jones) New York4 (Stanton 2, Sanchez, Gardner). RISP—Detroit 2 for 9 New York 0 for 4.Runners moved up—Walker. LIDP—Sanchez.GIDP—Martinez.DP—Detroit 1 (Goodrum, Adduci) New York1 (Wade, Torres, Walker).

DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO NP ERANorris, L, 0-3 4.1 1 2 2 1 7 68 5.49VerHagen .2 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.99Farmer 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 26 4.77Stumpf .2 0 0 0 0 1 15 5.68Alcantara 1 0 0 0 1 1 17 2.82NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO NP ERATanaka, W, 10-5 7 7 1 1 1 6 96 3.83Holder, H, 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 8 3.12Betances, S, 2-4 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 2.54Inherited runners-scored—Stumpf 1-0.HBP—VerHagen (McCutchen).Umpires—Home, Paul Nauert First, ScottBarry Second, Carlos Torres Third, Nic Lentz.T—3:00. A—42,816 (47,309).

STATISTICALLEADERS

AMERICAN LEAGUERUNS: Lindor, Cleveland,110; Betts, Boston, 109;Martinez, Boston, 100;Benintendi, Boston, 93;Ramirez, Cleveland, 91;Bregman, Houston, 90;Trout, Los Angeles, 88;Stanton, New York, 87;Chapman, Oakland, 84;Rosario, Minnesota, 83.RBI:Martinez, Boston,114; Davis, Oakland, 104;Ramirez, Cleveland, 94;Encarnacion, Cleveland, 92;Bogaerts, Boston, 86; Breg-man, Houston, 86; Haniger,Seattle, 84; Lowrie, Oak-land, 84; Stanton, New York,84; Cruz, Seattle, 82.HITS:Martinez, Boston,164; Segura, Seattle, 159;Merrifield, Kansas City,158; Lindor, Cleveland, 156;Betts, Boston, 154; Rosario,Minnesota, 154; Castella-nos, Detroit, 152; Brantley,Cleveland, 147; Bregman,Houston, 147; Altuve, Hous-ton, 146.DOUBLES: Bregman, Hous-ton, 43; Lindor, Cleveland,40; Bogaerts, Boston, 39;Betts, Boston, 38; Andujar,New York, 37; Escobar,Arizona, 37; 6 tied at 36.TRIPLES: Smith, TampaBay, 9; Sanchez, Chicago,9; Hernandez, Toronto, 7;Span, Seattle, 7; Benintendi,Boston, 6; Chapman, Oak-land, 6; Kiermaier, TampaBay, 6; Moncada, Chicago,6; Profar, Texas, 6; 5 tiedat 5.HOME RUNS: Davis, Oak-land, 39; Martinez, Boston,39; Ramirez, Cleveland,37; Gallo, Texas, 34; Cruz,Seattle, 33; Stanton, NewYork, 33; Trout, Los Ange-les, 31; Betts, Boston, 29;Encarnacion, Cleveland, 29;Lindor, Cleveland, 29.STOLEN BASES: Gordon,Seattle, 30; Merrifield,Kansas City, 29; Ramirez,

Cleveland, 29; Smith,Tampa Bay, 27; Betts,Boston, 26.PITCHING: Kluber, Cleve-land, 17-7; Severino, NewYork, 17-6; Carrasco, Cleve-land, 16-7; Snell, TampaBay, 16-5; Happ, New York,15-6; Porcello, Boston, 15-7;Price, Boston, 14-6; Morton,Houston, 13-3; Verlander,Houston, 13-9; 6 tied at 12.ERA: Sale, Boston, 1.97;Snell, Tampa Bay, 2.05;Bauer, Cleveland, 2.22;Verlander, Houston, 2.79;Kluber, Cleveland, 2.80;Cole, Houston, 2.85; Morton,Houston, 3.14; Clevinger,Cleveland, 3.17; Severino,New York, 3.32; 2 tied at3.38.STRIKEOUTS: Verlander,Houston, 240; Cole, Hous-ton, 234; Sale, Boston, 219;Bauer, Cleveland, 214;Severino, New York, 199;Morton, Houston, 185;Kluber, Cleveland, 180;Carrasco, Cleveland, 178;Paxton, Seattle, 176; Clev-inger, Cleveland, 172.

NATIONAL LEAGUERUNS: Blackmon, Colorado,96; Yelich, Milwaukee, 94;Albies, Atlanta, 90; Carpen-ter, St. Louis, 90; Harper,Washington, 84; Arenado,Colorado, 83; Goldschmidt,Arizona, 83; Baez, Chicago,82; Freeman, Atlanta, 82;Hernandez, Philadelphia, 82.RBI: Baez, Chicago, 98;Suarez, Cincinnati, 96;Aguilar, Milwaukee, 93;Arenado, Colorado, 91;Rizzo, Chicago, 86; Story,Colorado, 85; Harper,Washington, 84; Hoskins,Philadelphia, 83; Marka-kis, Atlanta, 83; Freeman,Atlanta, 81.HITS: Freeman, Atlanta,160; Markakis, Atlanta,160; Gennett, Cincinnati,157; Yelich, Milwaukee,153; Peraza, Cincinnati,152; Castro, Miami, 149;Goldschmidt, Arizona,

148; Story, Colorado, 148;Turner, Washington, 148; 2tied at 147.DOUBLES:Markakis,Atlanta, 39; Carpenter,St. Louis, 38; Story, Colo-rado, 36; Baez, Chicago,35; Freeman, Atlanta, 35;Albies, Atlanta, 34; Rendon,Washington, 32; Cabrera,Philadelphia, 31; 5 tied at30.TRIPLES: KMarte, Arizona,10; Baez, Chicago, 8; Des-mond, Colorado, 8; Nimmo,New York, 8; CTaylor, LosAngeles, 8; Difo, Washing-ton, 7; Hamilton, Cincinnati,7; Rosario, New York, 7; 4tied at 6.HOME RUNS: Carpenter, St.Louis, 35; Aguilar, Milwau-kee, 31; Arenado, Colorado,31; Goldschmidt, Arizona,31; Harper, Washington,30; Muncy, Los Angeles,30; Suarez, Cincinnati, 30;Baez, Chicago, 29; Hoskins,Philadelphia, 27; Shaw,Milwaukee, 27.STOLEN BASES: Turner,Washington, 34; SMarte,Pittsburgh, 30; Hamilton,Cincinnati, 29.PITCHING: Scherzer,Washington, 16-6; Nola,Philadelphia, 15-3; Chacin,Milwaukee, 14-5; Godley,Arizona, 14-7; Lester,Chicago, 14-5; Greinke,Arizona, 13-9; Mikolas, St.Louis, 13-4; Freeland, Colo-rado, 12-7; 5 tied at 11.ERA: deGrom, New York,1.68; Nola, Philadelphia,2.10; Scherzer, Washington,2.22; Foltynewicz, Atlanta,2.80; Freeland, Colorado,2.90; Mikolas, St. Louis,2.96; Greinke, Arizona,2.97; Corbin, Arizona, 3.15;Williams, Pittsburgh, 3.30;Wheeler, New York, 3.37.STRIKEOUTS: Scherzer,Washington, 249; deGrom,New York, 224; Corbin,Arizona, 207; Nola, Philadel-phia, 177; Greinke, Arizona,176; Foltynewicz, Atlanta,174.

BOX SCORES

ROUNDUP/MATCHUPS

Yankees 2, Tigers 1:Masahiro Tanakapitched seven strong innings for hisfirst win since July, rookie GleyberTorres hit a two-run homer and theYankees beat the Detroit Tigers. TheYankees got only two hits, but wonfor the 11th time in 15 games. NewYork has the second-best record inthe majors, behind Boston. AndrewMcCutchen went 0 for 3 and struckout twice in his Yankees debut. Theformer NL MVP hit leadoff and playedright field, a day after being acquiredfrom San Francisco.Mets 2, Giants 1, 11 innings: StevenMatz struck out a career-high 11batters and the New York Mets wenton to beat the San Francisco Giantsin 11 innings. Wilmer Flores doubledto left off Giants reliever HunterStrickland (3-4) to lead off the 11th.He went to third when Jay Brucegrounded out to second against the

shift, and scored on Todd Frazier’sfly ball to left. Jerry Blevins pitcheda scoreless 10th and Mets closerRobert Gsellman worked the 11thfor his ninth save. Brandon Nimmomade a diving catch in right field,robbing Austin Slater of a hit to endthe game.

LATEChicago Cubs at PhiladelphiaMilwaukee at WashingtonPittsburgh at AtlantaCincinnati at St. LouisColorado at San DiegoArizona at L.A. DodgersBoston at Chicago White SoxL.A. Angels at HoustonTampa Bay at ClevelandToronto at MiamiBaltimore at Kansas CityMinnesota at TexasSeattle at Oakland

TODAY’S PITCHING COMPARISON

NATIONAL LEAGUE2018 TEAM LAST THREE STARTS

TEAMS PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERAChicago Lester (L) 14-5 3.67 20-7 2-0 17.2 2.04Philadelphia Nola (R) 1:35p 15-3 2.10 19-8 2-0 22.0 0.82

Milwaukee Guerra (R) 6-9 4.09 12-13 0-2 10.1 12.19Washington Rodriguez (R) 1:35p 2-1 4.54 4-2 2-0 16.0 1.69

Cincinnati DeSclafani (R) 7-4 4.34 9-6 1-1 20.1 3.98St. Louis Weaver (R) 2:15p 7-11 4.59 11-13 0-2 12.1 4.38

New York Syndergaard (R) 9-3 3.51 12-7 1-1 17.2 5.09SanFrancisco Stratton (R) 4:05p 9-7 4.99 12-9 1-1 17.1 4.15

Colorado Freeland (L) 12-7 2.90 18-9 2-0 18.1 1.96San Diego Nix (R) 4:10p 2-2 4.05 2-2 1-2 14.0 5.79

Arizona Buchholz (R) 7-2 2.07 8-6 2-0 23.0 0.39Los Angeles Buehler (R) 4:10p 6-4 3.02 10-7 1-0 17.0 1.59

Pittsburgh Kingham (R) 5-6 4.92 5-7 1-2 10.1 8.71Atlanta Teheran (R) 5:05p 9-7 4.18 15-11 1-0 19.2 3.20

AMERICAN LEAGUE2018 TEAM LAST THREE STARTS

TEAMS PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERADetroit Boyd (L) 8-12 4.22 12-14 1-2 18.1 4.42NewYork Lynn (R) 1:05p 8-9 4.84 12-13 0-1 15.0 7.80

Boston Johnson (L) 4-3 4.02 9-2 1-0 14.1 4.40Chicago Shields (R) 2:10p 5-15 4.54 9-19 1-1 19.1 5.59

Baltimore Hess (R) 3-8 5.08 3-11 1-2 19.0 1.42Kansas City Lopez (R) 2:15p 0-4 4.86 0-3 0-3 13.2 7.90

Minnesota Gibson (R) 7-11 3.79 12-15 1-2 17.0 6.35Texas Colon (R) 3:05p 7-11 5.45 10-13 2-1 17.0 7.41

Seattle Hernandez (R) 8-12 5.49 11-14 0-2 19.0 6.16Oakland Jackson (R) 4:05p 4-3 3.03 9-3 0-1 14.0 5.14

Tampa Bay TBD 0-0 0.00 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00Cleveland Carrasco (R) 4:10p 16-7 3.37 16-9 2-1 18.1 2.45

Los Angeles Ohtani (R) 4-1 3.10 7-2 1-0 16.2 2.16Houston Cole (R) 8:05p 12-5 2.85 19-8 2-0 17.0 3.71

INTERLEAGUE2018 TEAM LAST THREE STARTS

TEAMS PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERAToronto Gaviglio (R) 3-7 5.02 7-12 1-2 17.0 5.82Miami Brigham (R) 1:10p 0-0 0.00 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00

KEY: TEAM REC-Team’s Record in games started by today’s pitcher.

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

Sept. 21929: Joe Cronin of the Washington Senators hit forthe cycle in a 10-7 win against the Boston Red Sox atFenway Park.1937: For the second time this season, two battersopened a game with home runs. Boze Berger andMike Kreevich of the Chicago White Sox connected offBoston’s Johnny Marcum, en route to a 4-2 win overthe Red Sox. Berger homered again to start the thirdinning and one out later Dixie Walker homered to chaseMarcum.1944: Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit for thecycle and drove in four runs in an 8-4 win over the NewYork Giants at Ebbets Field.1957: The Milwaukee Braves swept the Chicago Cubs,23-10 and 4-0. Bob Hazle of the Braves got four hits inthe first game and teammate Frank Torre scored sixruns to tie the major league record.1965: Ernie Banks hit his 400th home run as the ChicagoCubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 at Wrigley Field.The blow came off Curt Simmons in the third inning.1971: Cesar Cedeno’s 200-foot fly ball in the fifth inningfell for an inside-the-park grand slam home run whensecond baseman Jim Lefebvre and right fielder BillBuckner of the Dodgers collided. The hit helped theHouston Astros beat Los Angeles 9-3.1987: Houston’s Kevin Bass went 4-for-4, includinghome runs from both sides of plate, and drove inthree runs as the Astros posted a 10-1 victory over theChicago Cubs. Bass became the first National Leagueplayer to homer from both sides of the plate twice inone season.

FRIDAY’S GAMESAmerican LeagueN.Y. Yankees 7, Detroit 5Cleveland 3, Tampa Bay 0Minnesota 10, Texas 7Chicago White Sox 6, Boston 1L.A. Angels 3, Houston 0Kansas City 9, Baltimore 2Oakland 7, Seattle 5National LeagueMilwaukee 4, Washington 1Philadelphia 2, Chicago Cubs 1, 10inningsPittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2St. Louis 12, Cincinnati 5L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 2San Diego 7, Colorado 0San Francisco 7, N.Y. Mets 0InterleagueToronto 6, Miami 5

MONDAY’S GAMESAmerican LeagueDetroit at Chicago White Sox, 2:10p.m.Minnesota at Houston, 2:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.Kansas City at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Baltimore at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.National LeagueSt. Louis at Washington, 1:05 p.m.Philadelphia at Miami, 1:10 p.m.Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 2:10p.m.San Francisco at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.InterleagueBoston at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.

MLB CALENDAR

Oct. 2-3:Wild-card games.Oct. 4: Division Series start.Oct. 12: League Championship Seriesstart.Oct. 23:World Series starts.November TBA: Deadline for teams tomake qualifying offers to their eligibleformer players who became free agents,fifth day after World Series.November TBA: Deadline for free agentsto accept qualifying offers, 15th dayafter World Series.Nov. 6-8: General managers’ meetings,Carlsbad, Calif.

TOP TENAMERICAN LEAGUEPlayer G AB R H Pct.Betts Bos 116 451 109 154 .341JMartinez Bos 128 492 100 164 .333Altuve Hou 114 448 69 146 .326Segura Sea 122 501 81 159 .317Merrifield KC 130 510 67 158 .310Trout LAA 116 395 88 122 .309MSmith TB 116 374 50 115 .307Brantley Cle 121 485 75 147 .303Andujar NYY 124 478 70 143 .299Simmons LAA 122 462 58 138 .299

NATIONAL LEAGUEPlayer G AB R H Pct.Yelich Mil 120 482 94 153 .317Gennett Cin 131 496 78 157 .317Martinez StL 127 440 52 138 .314Zobrist ChC 112 364 59 113 .310FFreeman Atl 134 518 82 160 .309Cain Mil 117 448 72 138 .308Markakis Atl 134 524 71 160 .305DPeralta Ari 122 476 66 143 .300Arenado Col 128 480 83 144 .300Rendon Was 109 424 64 126 .297

Through early games on Sept. 1

New York Mets right fielder Brandon Nimmo catches a fly ball hit by the San FranciscoGiants’ Austin Slater for the final out of Saturday’s game in San Francisco. The Metswon 2-1 in 11 innings. [JEFF CHIU/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]


SCOREBOARD

PRO BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUEAll times EasternEAST DIVISION W L PCT. GBBoston 94 43 .686 —New York 86 50 .632 7½Tampa Bay 71 63 .530 21½Toronto 61 74 .452 32Baltimore 40 96 .294 53½CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT. GBCleveland 77 57 .575 —Minnesota 63 71 .470 14Chicago 54 82 .397 24Detroit 54 82 .397 24Kansas City 44 91 .326 33½WEST DIVISION W L PCT. GBHouston 82 53 .607 —Oakland 81 55 .596 1½Seattle 75 60 .556 7Los Angeles 66 69 .489 16Texas 58 77 .430 24

Friday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees 7, Detroit 5Cleveland 3, Tampa Bay 0Toronto 6, Miami 5Kansas City 9, Baltimore 2Minnesota 10, Texas 7L.A. Angels 3, Houston 0Chicago White Sox 6, Boston 1Oakland 7, Seattle 5Saturday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees 2, Detroit 1Boston 6, Chicago White Sox 1Miami 6, Toronto 3Kansas City 5, Baltimore 4L.A. Angels at Houston, lateTampa Bay at Cleveland, lateMinnesota at Texas, lateSeattle at Oakland, lateToday’s GamesDetroit (Boyd 8-12) at N.Y. Yankees (Lynn 8-9), 1:05 p.m.Toronto (Gaviglio 3-7) at Miami (Lopez 2-4), 1:10 p.m.Boston (Johnson 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 5-15), 2:10 p.m.Baltimore (Hess 3-8) at Kansas City (Lopez 0-4), 2:15 p.m.Minnesota (TBD) at Texas (Colon 7-11), 3:05 p.m.Seattle (Hernandez 8-12) at Oakland (Jackson 4-3), 4:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (TBD) at Cleveland (Carrasco 16-7), 4:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Ohtani 4-1) at Houston (Cole 12-5), 8:05 p.m.Monday’s GamesBoston at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.Minnesota at Houston, 2:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.Kansas City at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Baltimore at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEAll times EasternEAST DIVISION W L PCT. GBAtlanta 75 60 .556 —Philadelphia 72 63 .533 3Washington 67 68 .496 8New York 60 75 .444 15Miami 54 82 .397 21½CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT. GBChicago 80 55 .593 —Milwaukee 76 60 .559 4½St. Louis 76 60 .559 4½Pittsburgh 66 70 .485 14½Cincinnati 58 78 .426 22½WEST DIVISION W L PCT. GBArizona 74 61 .548 —Los Angeles 73 62 .541 1Colorado 72 62 .537 1½San Francisco 68 69 .496 7San Diego 54 83 .394 21

Friday’s GamesMilwaukee 4, Washington 1Philadelphia 2, Chicago Cubs 1, 10 inningsToronto 6, Miami 5Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2St. Louis 12, Cincinnati 5L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 2San Diego 7, Colorado 0San Francisco 7, N.Y. Mets 0Saturday’s GamesN.Y. Mets 2, San Francisco 1, 11 inningsChicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia 1Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 3Miami 6, Toronto 3Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 0Milwaukee at Washington, lateColorado at San Diego, lateArizona at L.A. Dodgers, lateToday’s GamesToronto (Gaviglio 3-7) at Miami (Lopez 2-4), 1:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Lester 14-5) at Philadelphia (Nola 15-3), 1:35 p.m.Milwaukee (Guerra 6-9) at Washington (Scherzer 16-6), 1:35 p.m.Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-4) at St. Louis (Weaver 7-11), 2:15 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-3) at San Francisco (Stratton 9-7), 4:05 p.m.Arizona (Buchholz 7-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 6-4), 4:10 p.m.Colorado (Freeland 12-7) at San Diego (Nix 2-2), 4:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Nova 7-9) at Atlanta (Teheran 9-7), 5:05 p.m.Monday’s GamesBoston at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.St. Louis at Washington, 1:05 p.m.Philadelphia at Miami, 1:10 p.m.Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.San Francisco at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

PRO FOOTBALL

NFL REGULAR SEASONWEEK 1Thursday’s GameAtlanta at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 9Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Houston at New England, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at New York Giants, 1 p.m.Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.Washington at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.Dallas at Carolina, 4:25 p.m.Seattle at Denver, 4:25 p.m.Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Sept. 10New York Jets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.Los Angeles Rams at Oakland, 10:20 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

THE AP TOP 25 SCHEDULEAll times EasternWEEK 2Aug. 30No. 21 UCF 56, UConn 17Friday’s GamesNo. 4 Wisconsin 34, W. Kentucky 3No. 11 Michigan State 38, Utah State 31 No. 13 Stanford 31, San Diego St. 10Saturday’s GamesNo. 1 Alabama vs. Louisville, lateNo. 2 Clemson 48, Furman 7No. 3 Georgia 45, Austin Peay 0No. 5 Ohio State 77, Oregon State 31No. 9 Auburn 21, No. 9 Washington 16No. 7 Oklahoma 63, FAU 14No. 10 Penn State 45, Appalachian State 38No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Michigan, lateNo. 15 Southern California 43, UNLV 21No. 16 Texas Christian 55, Southern U. 7No. 17 West Virginia 40, Tennessee 14No. 18 Miss. State vs. Stephen F. Austin, lateNo. 22 Boise State 56, Troy 20Maryland 34, No. 23 Texas 29No. 24 Oregon vs. Bowling Green, lateToday’s GameNo. 8 Miami vs. No. 25 LSU, 7:30 p.m.Monday’s GameNo. 19 Florida St. vs. No. 20 Va. Tech, 8 p.m.

RESULTS/SCHEDULE

WEEK 2Friday’s GamesSOUTHDuke 34, Army 14MIDWESTE. Michigan 51, Monmouth (NJ) 17Michigan St. 38, Utah St. 31Syracuse 55, W. Michigan 42Wisconsin 34, W. Kentucky 3FAR WESTColorado 45, Colorado State 13Idaho St. 45, Western St. (Col.) 10Nevada 72, Portland State 19Stanford 31, San Diego St. 10

Saturday’s GamesEASTBoston College 55, UMass 21Bridgewater (Mass.) 30, Buffalo St. 29Buffalo 48, Delaware St. 10Colgate 24, Holy Cross 17Georgetown 39, Marist 14Lehigh 21, St. Francis (Pa.) 19Penn St. 45, Appalachian St. 38, OTPittsburgh 33, Albany (NY) 7Rutgers 35, Texas St. 7Sacred Heart 35, Lafayette 6Villanova 19, Temple 17William & Mary 14, Bucknell 7SOUTHAlabama St. 26, Tuskegee 20, OTAuburn 21, Washington 16Boise St. 56, Troy 20Clemson 48, Furman 7Florida A&M 41, Fort Valley St. 7Georgia 45, Austin Peay 0Georgia Southern 37, SC State 6Hampton 38, Shaw 10Jacksonville 63, St. Augustine’s 14Kentucky 35, Cent. Michigan 20Maryland 34, Texas 29NC A&T at East Carolina, ppd.NC State 24, James Madison 13NC Wesleyan 35, Thomas More 28Norfolk St. 34, Virginia St. 13South Carolina 49, Coastal Carolina 15South Florida 34, Elon 14Virginia 42, Richmond 13Virginia Union 34, Seton Hill 28W. Carolina 33, Newberry 26West Virginia 40, Tennessee 14Wofford 28, The Citadel 21SC State at Georgia Southern, lateShaw at Hampton, lateOld Dominion at Liberty, lateVirginia State at Norfolk State, lateElon at South Florida, lateMiles at Alabama A&M, lateGrambling State at Louisiana-Lafayette, lateMercer at Memphis, lateTowson at Morgan State, lateLouisiana Tech at South Alabama, lateJackson State at Southern Miss., lateBethune-Cookman vs. Tennessee State, lateMars Hill at ETSU, lateCharleston Southern at Florida, lateStephen F. Austin at Miss. State, lateMiddle Tennessee at Vanderbilt, lateAlabama vs. Louisville at Orlando, Fla., lateMIDWESTButler 23, Youngstown St. 21Dayton 49, Robert Morris 28Illinois 31, Kent St. 24Iowa 33, N. Illinois 7Marshall 35, Miami (Ohio) 28Missouri 51, UT Martin 14N. Dakota St. 49, Cal Poly 3Ohio 38, Howard 32Ohio St. 77, Oregon St. 31UT Martin at Missouri, lateWilliam Jewell at Drake, lateNicholls at Kansas, lateVMI at Toledo, lateSouth Dakota at Kansas State, lateSt. Xavier at Illinois State, lateMichigan at Notre Dame, lateS. Dakota State at Iowa State, lateAkron at Nebraska, lateSOUTHWESTArkansas 55, E. Illinois 20Houston 45, Rice 27Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 27Oklahoma 63, FAU 14TCU 55, Southern U. 7Morehouse at Ark.-Pine Bluff, lateSE Missouri at Arkansas State, lateSW Baptist at Houston Baptist, lateKentucky Christian at Lamar, lateCent. Arkansas at Tulsa, lateSMU at North Texas, lateN. Arizona at UTEP, lateAbilene Christian at Baylor, lateTexas-Permian Basin at Texas Southern, lateFAR WESTAir Force 38, Stony Brook 0California 24, North Carolina 17Colorado Mesa 36, S. Dakota Tech 33Colorado Mines 49, Adams St. 7E. Washington 58, Cent. Washington 13McNeese St. 17, N. Colorado 14San Diego 38, W. New Mexico 9Southern Cal 43, UNLV 21Washington St. 41, Wyoming 19Cincinnati at UCLA, lateIncarnate Word at New Mexico, lateBowling Green at Oregon, lateNorth Alabama at S. Utah, lateN. Iowa at Montana, lateSt. Francis (Ill.) at Sacramento State, lateIdaho at Fresno State, lateUTSA at Arizona State, lateBYU at Arizona, lateNavy at Hawaii, late

Today’s GamesSOUTHPrairie View at NC Central, noonSOUTHWESTLSU vs. Miami at Arlington, Texas, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s GameSOUTHVirginia Tech at Florida State, 8 p.m.

ODDS

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COLLEGE FOOTBALLTodayFAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOGMiami 3 3½ 46½ LSUMondayat Florida State 6½ 7 55 Virginia Tech

NFLThursdayFAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOGat Philadelphia 5½ 2½ 45 AtlantaNext SundayPittsburgh 6½ 5½ 46½ at Clevelandat Minnesota 5 6 46 San Fran.at Indianapolis 1½ 3 47 Cincinnatiat Baltimore 3 7 41 BuffaloJacksonville 3 3 43½ at N.Y. Giantsat New Orleans 7 9½ 49½ Tampa Bayat New England 6½ 6½ 51 HoustonTennessee 1½ 1 45½ at Miamiat L.A. Chargers 3 3 47½ Kansas Cityat Denver 1 3 42 Seattleat Carolina 2½ 2½ 43 Dallasat Arizona Pk Pk 44 Washingtonat Green Bay 8 8 47½ ChicagoNext Mondayat Detroit 6½ 6½ 44 NY JetsL.A. Rams 1 3½ 49½ at OaklandUpdated odds available at Pregame.com

TRANSACTIONSBASEBALLAmerican League

BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled LHPs Bobby Poyner and Robby Scott, RHP William Cuevas, INF Tzu-Wei Lin, and 1B-OF Sam Travis from Pawtucket (IL). Activated LHP Eduardo Rodriguez, C Christian Vázquez and RHP Steven Wrightfrom the 10-day DL.KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Announced a two-year extension of their player development contract with Idaho (Pioneer) through the 2020 season.LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled RHP Miguel Almonte and INF Jose Fernandez from Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Junichi Tazawa from Salt Lake.NEW YORK YANKEES — Acquired SS Adeiny Hechavarria from Pittsburgh for a player to be named or cash. Designated LHP Ryan Bollinger for assignment. Reinstated C Gary Sánchez from the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Luis Cessa and INF Tyler Wade from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Signed LHP Stephen Tarpley to a major league contract and selected him from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Designated OF Shane Robinson for assignment.OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled LHP Danny Coulombe and INF Franklin Barreto from Nashville (PCL). Selected the contracts of RHPs Chris Hatcher and Liam Hendriks, LHP Dean Kiekhefer and C Beau Taylor from Nashville. Reinstated OF Matt Joyce from the 10-day DL. Designated C Bruce Maxwell for assignment. Sent RHP Josh Lucas and OF Boog Powell outrighted to Nashville. Recalled RHP Kendall Graveman from Nashville and placed him on the 60-day DL.SEATTLE MARINERS — Reinstated LHP James Paxton from the 10-day DL. Recalled RHPs Chasen Bradford and Ryan Cook, C David Freitas and LHP James Pazos from Tacoma (PCL). Selected the contracts of RHP Justin Grimm and INF-OF Kristopher Negrón from Tacoma. Sent RHP Christian Bergman outright to Tacoma. Designated RHP Rob Whalen for assignment.TEXAS RANGERS — Activated RHP Bartolo Colon and OF Delino DeShields from the 10-day DL. Recalled LHP Zac Curtis from Round Rock (PCL).National LeagueCOLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled RHP Yency Almonte, LHP Harrison Musgrave, C Tom Murphy, INF Pat Valaika and OF Noel Cuevas from Albuquerque (PCL).SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Recalled RHP Ray Black from Sacramento (PCL).WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled C Pedro Severino from Syracuse (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Austen Williams from Syracuse.Atlantic LeagueLONG ISLAND DUCKS — Activated LHP Jake Fisher. Placed RHP Matt Larkins on the inac-tive list. Sold the contract OF Emilio Bonifacio to Milwaukee (NL).

BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationLOS ANGELES LAKERS — Waived F Luol Deng.

FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueNFL — Suspended Oakland CB Daryl Worley the first four games of the season for violating the NFL’s policy on substance abuse and personal conduct.ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived QB Kurt Benkert, WR Christian Blake, FS Marcelis Branch, OT Daniel Brunskill, DB Deante Burton, WR Dontez Byrd, LB Jonathan Celestin, DE Mackendy Cheridor, DB Secdrick Cooper, RB Justin Crawford, DT Jon Cunningham, WR Reggie Davis, G Jamil Douglas, LB Emmanuel Ellerbee, FB Jalston Fowler, TE Jaeden Graham, S Tyson Graham, TE Alex Gray, WR Devin Gray, QB Garrett Grayson, G Sean Harlow, C J.C. Hassenauer, DE J.T. Jones, WR Lamar Jordan, DB Chris Lammons, RB Terrence Magee, TE Troy Mangen, K David Marvin, DB Ryan Neal, LB Emmanuel Smith, DT Garrison Smith, K Giorgio Tavecchio, DT Jacob Tuioti-Mariner, G Salesi Uhatafe, WR Julian Williams and LB Anthony Winbush. Waived-injured RB Malik Williams. Reached injury settlement with CB Leon McFadden.BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived G Randin Crecelius, DT Carl Davis, RB Gus Edwards, FB Christopher Ezeala, DE-LB Myles Humphrey, DE Bronson Kaufusi, G Cameron Lee, WR Andre Levrone, TE-WR Vince Mayle, WR Breshad Perriman, G Maurquice Shakir, G Nico Siragusa, RB Mark Thompson, RB De’Lance Turner, TE Darren Waller, WR-KR Tim White and QB Josh Woodrum. Terminated the con-tract of LB Albert McClellan. Placed P-K Kaare Vedvik on the reserve-NFL list.BUFFALO BILLS — Traded QB A.J. McCarron to Oakland for a 2019 fifth-round pick.CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived QB Garrett Gilbert, QB Kyle Allen, RB Reggie Bonnafon, WR Austin Duke, WR Mose Frazier, C Kyle Friend, G Taylor Hearn, G Dorian Johnson, TE Jason Vander Laan, DE Kiante Anderson, DE Daeshon Hall, DT Kendrick Norton, CB Lorenzo Doss and CB Cole Luke. Waived-injured WR Jamaal Jones. Terminated the contracts of DE Zach Moore and S Dezmen Southward. Placed RB Elijah Hood, OT Jeremiah Sirles and CB Kevon Seymour on injured reserve. Acquired OT Corey Robinson from Detroit for an undisclosed 2020 draft choice.CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed QB Matt Barkley, HB Cethan Carter and S Trayvon Henderson on injured reserve. Terminated the contracts of HB Ryan Hewitt, DE Michael Johnson and C T.J. Johnson. Placed LB Vontaze Burfict on the reserve/ruspended by commis-sioner list. Waived-injured DT Chris Okoye and S Josh Shaw. Waived LB Brandon Bell, S Tyrice Beverette, TE Moritz Böhringer, WR Devonte Boyd, DT Andrew Brown, K Jonathan Brown, HB Quinton Flowers, H-B Jordan Franks, CB C.J. Goodwin, HB Brian Hill, LB Junior Joseph, C Brad Lundblade, WR Jared Murphy, OT Justin Murray, OT Kent Perkins, DT Simeyon Robinson, WR Kayaune Ross, CB KeiVarae Russell, WR Ka’Raun White, WR Kermit Whitfield, DT Eddy Wilson, QB Logan Woodside and LB Chris Worley.CLEVELAND BROWNS — Acquired DL Devaroe Lawrence from New Orleans for a 2019 seventh-round draft pick. Waived LB B.J. Bello, DL Caleb Brantley, TE Devon Cajuste, RB Matthew Dayes, OL Christian DiLauro, OL Spencer Drango, DL Daniel Ekuale, DL Zaycoven Henderson, RB Dontrell Hilliard, WR Blake Jackson, DB Mike Jordan, DB Montrell Meander, DL Nate Orchard, DB Tigie Sankoh, WR Da’Mari Scott, LB Brady Sheldon, DB Simeon Thomas and P Justin Vogel. Waived-injured FB Danny Vitale.DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived K Dan Bailey, WRs Deonte Thompson, Lance Lenoir Jr., Darren Carrington, MeKale McKay, K.D. Cannon and Dres Anderson, OL Kyle Bosch, Matt Diaz, Chaz Green, Damien Mama, Jacob Ohnesorge and Jake Campos, TE David Wells, RBs Bo Scarbrough, Darius Jackson, Trey Williams and Jordan Chunn, CBs Marquez White, Duke Thomas and Donovan Olumba, Ss Marqueston Huff, Kam Kelly, Jeron Johnson and Dominick Sanders, LBs Eric Pinkins, Tre’Von Johnson, Joel Lanning, Kyle Quiero, DL Kony Ealy, Lewis Neal, Austin Larkin, Charles Tapper, Jihad Ward and Caruan Reid and LS Scott Daly.DETROIT LIONS — Released LB Jonathan Freeny, C Wesley Johnson, TE Sean McGrath and CB DeShawn Shead. Waived DE Alex Barrett, WR Jace Billingsley, LB Freddie Bishop, WR Dontez Ford, CB Mike Ford, CB Chris Jones, WR Chris Lacy, DT Jeremiah Ledbetter, S Rolan Milligan, QB Jake Rudock, LB Darnell Sankey, P Ryan Santoso, OT Dan Skipper and RB Dwayne Washington. Placed RB Zach Zenner on injured reserve. Placed WR Andy Jones on the PUP list. Waived-injured DT Toby Johnson.GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released G Kofi Amichia, LB Vince Biegel, RB Joel Bouagnon, CB Donatello Brown, TE Emanuel Byrd, RB LeShun Daniels, C Austin Davis, C Dillon Day, LB Kendall Donnerson, S Marwin Evans, CB Demetri Goodson, CB Josh Hawkins, LB James Hearns, RB Bronson Hill, LB Naashon Hughes, WR Adonis Jennings, FB Joe Kerridge, DL Tyler Lancaster, WR Kyle Lewis, DL James Looney, LB Greer Martini, DL Joey Mbu, LB Chris Odom, G-OT Adam Pankey, LB Marcus Porter, TE Kevin Rader, FB Aaron Ripkowski, DL Conor Sheehy, TE Ryan Smith, LB Ahmad Thomas, LS Zach Triner and WR DeAngelo Yancey. Placed RB Devante Mays, OT Kyle Murphy and CB Quinten Rollins on injured reserve. Placed RB Aaron Jones on the reserve/suspended list.HOUSTON TEXANS — Released P Shane Lechler, FB Jay Prosch and QB Joe Webb III. Waived LB Davin Bellamy, WR Quan Bray, S Ibraheim Campbell, CB Andre Chachere, RB Lavon Coleman, C-G Anthony Coyle, S Treston

Decoud, C-G Kyle Fuller, G Mason Gentry, LB Kennan Gilchrist, OT Roderick Johnson, CB Bryce Jones, OT Jaryd Jones-Smith, LB Ufomba Kamalu, LB Josh Keyes, NT Darius Kilgo, TE Matt Lengel, WR Braxton Miller, S Corey Moore, NT Kingsley Opara, G David Quessenberry, K Nick Rose, G-T Chad Slade, RB Terry Swanson, DE Nick Thurman, CB Dee Virgin and WR Jester Weah. Waived-injured TE Stephen Anderson, TE Jevoni Robinson and LB LaTroy Lewis. Placed RB D’Onta Foreman on the PUP list. Placed S Hal Andre on the reserve-NFI list. Waived CB Josh Thornton from the injured reserve list.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Acquired WR Marcus Johnson from Seattle for TE Darrell Daniels. Waived TE Mo Alie-Cox, K Michael Badgley, CB Juante Baldwin, DT Brandon Banks, C Deyshawn Bond, G Nick Callender, LB Brandon Chubb, CB Lashard Durr, WR Reece Fountain, WR Cobi Hamilton, WR Steve Ishmael, WR Seantavius Jones, DT Tomasi Laulile, DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches, CB Henre’ Toliver, G Jeremy Vujnovich, QB Phillip Walker, CB D.J. White and WR Kasen Williams. Released OT Austin Howard, RB Branden Oliver and DE John Simon. Waived-injured LB Tyrell Adams, WR K.J. Brent, OT Tyreek Burwell, S Chris Cooper, S T.J. Green, WR Krishawn Hogan, CB Robert Jackson, S Ronald Martin, S Robenson Therezie and WR James Wright. Placed LB Jeremiah George, DE Anthony Johnson, DE Chris McCain and TE Ross Travis on injured reserve. Placed RB Robert Turbin on the reserve/suspended list.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Waived QB Tanner Lee, CB Jalen Myrick, CB Tre Herndon, CB Quenton Meeks, RB Tim Cook, RB Brandon Wilds, WR Montay Crockett, WR DeAndre Smelter, WR Shane Wynn, DE Carroll Phillips, OL William Poehls, OL Tony Adams, CB Bryce Canady, CB Dee Delaney, LB Nick DeLuca, DE Hunter Dimick, OL Michael Dunn, TE David Grinnage, LB Reggie Hunter, DE Darius Jackson, DL Lyndon Johnson, LB Deon King, WR Allen Lazard, OL KC McDermott, CB Charlie Miller, WR Dorren Miller, LB Andrew Motuapuaka, TE Scott Orndoff, CB C.J. Reavis, CB Sammy Seamster and OT Brandon Smith. Released DT Sealver Siliga. Placed DE Dante Fowler on the suspended by commissioner list. Placed CB Kenneth Acker on injured reserve. Waived-injured LB Manase Hungalu and TEs DeAndre Goolsby and Ben Koyack.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Waived TE Jace Amaro, CB David Amerson, WR Daniel Braverman, FB Algernon Brown, DT Stefan Charles, WR Jehu Chesson, G Ethan Cooper, WR Josh Crockett, LB Raymond Davison, WR Gehrig Dieter, CB Makinton Dorleant, DB Step Durham, LB Ukeme Eligwe, LB Tyrone Holmes, OT Ryan Hunter, RB Ray Lawry, DT Dee Liner, QB Chase Litton, WR Blake Mack, LB Rob McCray, DY T.Y. McGill, S Leon McQuay, C Jimmy Murray, LB Otha Peters, DT Mike Purcell, CB Keith Reaser, CB Will Redmond, WR Jordan Smallwood, OT Bentley Spain, DB Arrion Springs, S Jordan Sterns, DB D’Montre Wade, RB Kerwynn Williams, TE Tim Wright and LB Frank Zombo. Placed WR Byron Pringle on injured reserve. Placed TE Demetrius Harris on the reserve-suspended list.LOS ANGLES CHARGERS — Waived DL Patrick Afriyie, K Roberto Aguayo, TE Braedon Bowman, CB Tony Brown, WR Dylan Cantrell, CB B.J. Clay, LB Kyle Coleman, OL Chris Durant, CB Marcus Edmond, OL Zack Golditch, TE Je’Ron Hamm, S Micah Hannemann, DL Marcus Hardison, S A.J. Hendy, LB D’Juan Hines, DL Bijhon Jackson, TE Ben Johnson, WR Justice Liggins, FB Anthony Manzo-Lewis, WR Andre Patton, OL Spencer Pulley, CB Jeff Richards, DL Steve Richardson, DL Whitney Richardson, OL Trent Scott, QB Nic Shimonek, WR Nelson Spruce, CB Channing Stribling, P Shane Tripucka, RB Terrell Watson and OL Erick Wren. Waived-Injured OL Brett Boyko, RB Russell Hansbrough and TE Cole Hunt. Placed WR Artavis Scott on injured reserve. Placed TE Hunter Henry on the PUP list.LOS ANGELES RAMS — Waived DB Dominique Hatfield, TE Temarrick Hemingway, WR Khadarel Hodge, TE Henry Krieger-Coble, WR Steven Mitchell, DB Steven Parker, QB Luis Perez, LB Ejuan Price, DB Ramon Richards and RB Larry Rose. Waived-injured LB Travin Howard. Placed LB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo on the PUP list. Placed G Jamon Brown on the suspended list.MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived CB Johnathan Alston, G Isaac Asiata, CB Taveze Calhoun, WR Leonte Carroo, LB Cayson Collins, CB Jalen Davis, TE Thomas Duarte, S Trae Elston, WR Isaiah Ford, LB Frank Ginda, LS Lucas Gravelle, C Connor Hilland, RB Buddy Howell, K Greg Joseph, OT Roubbens Joseph, RB Jeremy Langford, WR Malcolm Lewis, CB Tony Lippett, DE CameronMalveaux, DE Claudy Mathieu, C Mike Matthews, WR Drew Morgan, DT Anthony Moten, WR Francis Owusu, DT Jamiyus Pittman, LB Quentin Poling, RB Brandon Radcliff, OT Eric Smith, OT David Steinmetz and DE Jonathan Woodard. Waived-injured QB Bryce Petty, DE Quincy Redmon, and WR Rashawn Scott. Released TE Gavin Escobar, LB Terence Garvin and DL Kendall Langford.MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Announced the retire-ment of CB Terence Newman and will join the coaching staff. Released DE Brian Robison. Waived WR Jeff Badet, WR Chad Beebe, TE Blake Bell, LB Reshard Cliett, DT Curtis Cothran, LB Garret Dooley, C Cornelius Edison, G Colby Gossett, TE Tyler Hoppes, OT Storm Norton, DE Ifeadi Odenigbo, S Jack Tocho, WR Kendall Wright and DE Jonathan Wynn. Waived-injured G Josh Andrews, RB Mack Brown, CB Craig James, WR Tavarres King, S Tray Matthews AND CB Horace Richardson. Placed CB Terence Newman on injured reserve. Placed LB Kentrell Brothers on the reserve/suspended list. Placed C Pat Elflein on the PUP list.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released DL John Atkins, P Corey Bojorquez, RB Brandon Bolden, OL Luke Bowanko, OL Cole Croston, QB Danny Etling, RB Kenneth Farrow, OL James Ferentz, LB Marquis Flowers, RB Mike Gillislee, DL Trent Harris, CB Cyrus Jones, OL Jason King, LB Harvey Langi, DL Eric Lee, WR K.J. Maye, WR Riley McCarron, DB A.J. Moore, FB Henry Poggi, OL Brian Schwenke, OL Matt Tobin, DB Damarius Travis, TE Will Tye, DL Vincent Valentine, RB Ralph Webb and CB Jomal Wiltz. Placed OL Isaiah Wynn, WR Braxton Berrios, LB Christian Sam and OL Ulrick John on injured reserve.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Terminated the contracts of G Don Barclay, DT Jay Bromley, WR Michael Floyd, DE George Johnson, G Josh LeRibeus, DB Robert Nelson Jr., OT Michael Ola , TE John Phillips, QB Tom Savage, WR Brandon Tate, G Andrew Tiller and DB Marcus J. Williams. Waived QB J.T. Barrett IV, LB Jayrone Elliott, LB KeShun Freeman, TE Garrett Griffin, DT Woodrow Hamilton, DB Natrell Jamerson, DE Alex Jenkins, LB Colton Jumper, LB Hau’oli Kikaha, WR Keith Kirkwood, OT Rick Leonard, WR Tanner McEvoy, DT Henry Mondeaux, DB Kamrin Moore, DE Al-Quadin Muhammad, DB Linden Stephens, OL Landon Turner, RB Jonathan Williams, OL Nate Wozniak and TE Deon Yelder. Waived-injured DB Sherrod Neasman. Placed TE Michael Hoomanawanui and RB Shane Vereen on injured reserve. Placed RB Mark Ingram II on the reserve/suspended by commissioner list.NEW YORK GIANTS — Terminated the contracts of LB Mark Herzlich, DB Leonard Johnson, DB Chris Lewis-Harris and OL Chris Scott. Waived-injured S Darian Thompson and LB Jordan Williams. Waived RB Jalen Simmons, RB Jhurell Pressley, WR Roger Lewis Jr., WR Kalif Raymond, WR Travis Rudolph, WR Alonzo Russell, WR Marquis Bundy, WR Amba Etta-Tawo, WR Jawill Davis, TE Ryan O’Malley, TE Garrett Dickerson, OL Malcolm Bunche, OL Zac Kerin, OL Victor Salako, DL Robert Thomas, DL A.J. Francis, DL Tyrell Chavis, DL Izaah Lunsford, LB Calvin Munson, LB Warren Long, LB Avery Moss, DB Grant Haley, DB Mike Jones, S Orion Stewart, S Andrew Adams and PK Marshall Koehn. Placed OL Nick Becton and OL Nick Gates on injured reserve. Placed DL RJ McIntosh on the reserve/non-football injury list and DL Josh Mauro on the reserve/suspended list.PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed S Chris Maragos on the PUP list. Placed DT Tim Jernigan on the reserve-NFI list. Released WR Kamar Aiken, DE Steven Means and WR Markus Wheaton. Waived-injured CB DJ Killings, TE Gannon Sinclair and OT Toby Weathersby. Waived RB Josh Adams, CB De’Vante Bausby, LB Asantay Brown, TE Billy Brown, QB Joe Callahan, DT Winston Craig, WR Rashard Davis, TE Anthony Denham, G Aaron Evans, DE Danny Ezechukwu, S Ironhead Gallon, G Darrell Greene, QB

Christian Hackenberg, T Taylor Hart, RB Matt Jones, DE Joe Ostman, WR Darius Prince, RB Donnel Pumphrey, DT Elijah Qualls, S Jeremy Reaves, DT Aziz Shittu, CB Chandon Sullivan, C Jon Toth, WR Bryce Treggs, WR Greg Ward, LB Jaboree Williams, LB Kyle Wilson and WR Tim Wilson.PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Terminated the contracts of QB Landry Jones and S Nat Berhe. Waived P Matt Wile, RB Jarvion Franklin, James Summers and Fitzgerald Toussaint, WRs Trey Griffey, Quadree Henderson and Tevin Jones, TEs Bucky Hodges, Pharoah McKever and Christian Scotland-Williamson, OL Larson Graham, Patrick Morris, Oni Omoile, R.J. Prince, Jake Rodgers and Chris Schleuger, CBs Brian Allen, Dashaun Phillips, Malik Reaves and Jamar Summers, LBs Keion Adams, Matt Galambos and Farrington Huguenin, and DL Parker Cothren, Joshua Frazier, Greg Gilmore, Lavon Hooks, Casey Sayles and Kendal Vickers. Waived-injured WRs Damoun Patterson and Marcus Tucker, OL Joseph Cheek, S Malik Golden and LB Keith Kelsey. Placed WR Eli Rogers on the PUP List.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed DL Kentavius Street on the reserve-NFL list. Placed WR Victor Bolden Jr. and LB Reuben Foster on the reserve/suspended list. Released DL Jeremiah Attaochu, WR Aaron Burbridge, G Jonathan Cooper, WR Steven Dunbar Jr., TE Ross Dwelley, DB Antone Exum Jr., TE Cole Hikutini, FB Malcolm Johnson, OL Andrew Lauderdale, DB Dexter McCoil, CB Tarvarus McFadden, RB Jeremy McNichols, CB Emmanuel Moseley, QB Nick Mullens, DB Tyvis Powell, DL Niles Scott, OL Coleman Shelton, LB Pita Taumoepenu, LB Korey Toomer, OL Najee Toran and RB Jeff Wilson Jr.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived QB Austin Allen, DT Nathan Bazata, OL Cole Boozer, WR Donteea Dye, CB Javien Elliott, LS Drew Ferris, DE Demone Harris, LB Nigel Harris, G Ruben Holcomb, TE Tanner Hudson, S Godwin Igwebuike, TE Austin Johnson, OT Jarron Jones, DL Davonte Lambert, S Josh Liddell, CB Marko Myers, LB Eric Nzeocha, DE Patrick O’Connor, RB Dare Ogunbowale, DE Evan Perrizo, WR Ervin Philips, OT Givens Price, RB Devine Redding, WR Bernard Reedy, DT Adam Reth, OT Brad Seaton, OT Jerry Ugokwe, TE Matt Weiser and WR Bobo Wilson. Released CB Josh Robinson, LS Garrison Sanborn and S Keith Tandy. Waived-injured CB Amari Coleman and OT Cole Gardner. Placed LBs Devante Bond and Riley Bullough injured reserve. Placed QB Jameis Winston will be placed on the reserve/suspended list. Placed LB Kendell Beckwith on the reserve/NFI list.TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived WR Deontay Burnett, CB Trey Caldwell, LB Josh Carraway, TE Jerome Cunningham, RB Dalyn Dawkins, OL Nico Falah, QB Luke Falk, CB Rico Gafford, T Laurence Gibson, DB Demontre Hurst, DL Francis Kallon, DB Josh Kalu, DL David King, LB Jeff Knox, DL DuVonta Lampkin, OL Tyler Marz, LB Nyles Morgan, OL Elijah Nkansah, LB Tobenna Okeke, DT Mike Ramsay, TE Tim Semisch, WR Brandon Shippen, LB Robert Spillane, OL Xavier Su’a-Filo, S Steven Terrell, S Jason Thompson, RB Lenard Tillery, WR Jordan Veasy, RB Akrum Wadley, DL Julius Warmsley, LB Tony Washington, S Damon Webb, OL Cody Wichmann, WR Nick Williams and TE Ethan Wolf. Placed WR Devin Ross and P-K Austin Barnard on injured reserve.

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueWASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed F Sergei Shumakov to a one-year, two-way entry-level contract.

COLLEGESSOUTH CAROLINA — Named Harrison O’Keefe men’s tennis volunteer assistant coach, and Chris Watson track and field and cross country athletic trainer.

TENNIS

ATP WORLD TOUR/WTA TOURU.S. OPENSaturday’s results at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York (seedings in parentheses):Men’s SinglesThird RoundPhilipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Alexander Zverev (4), Germany, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Lucas Pouille (17), France, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).John Millman, Australia, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Nick Kyrgios (30), Australia, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5.

Women’s SinglesThird Round Carla Suarez-Navarro (30), Spain, def. Caroline Garcia (6), France, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4).Madison Keys (14), United States, def. Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.Dominika Cibulkova (29), Slovakia, def. Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.Naomi Osaka (20), Japan, def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, 6-0, 6-0.Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic, def. Kiki Bertens (13), Netherlands, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (1).Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-0.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY CUPBOJANGLES’ SOUTHERN 500 LINEUPAfter qualifying Saturday, race today, at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.Lap length: 1.5 miles(Car number in parentheses)1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 173.571 mph.2. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 173.411.3. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 173.204.4. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 173.155.5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 173.064.6. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 172.832.7. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 172.511.8. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 172.505.9. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 172.336.10. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 172.245.11. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 171.381.12. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 170.030.13. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 172.790.14. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 172.517.15. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 172.475.16. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 172.408.17. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 172.263.18. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 172.034.19. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 171.818.20. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 171.734.21. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 171.566.22. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 171.542.23. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 170.691.24. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 170.572.25. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 172.917.26. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 172.881.27. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 172.614.28. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 172.293.29. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 172.034.30. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 171.812.31. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 170.637.32. (52) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 170.430.33. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 169.994.34. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 169.042.35. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 167.665.36. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 163.822.37. (51) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 163.713.38. (99) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 160.381.39. (23) Joey Gase, Toyota, 154.734.40. (96) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, 0.000.

NASCAR XFINITYSPORT CLIPS HAIRCUTS VFW 200Saturday at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.Lap length: 1.366 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (9) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 147 laps, 0 rating, 0 points.2. (6) Cole Custer, Ford, 147, 0, 39.3. (3) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 47.4. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 147, 0, 0.5. (8) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 39.6. (38) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 0.7. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 43.8. (16) Matt Tifft, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 29.9. (12) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 0.10. (15) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 27.11. (4) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 32.12. (39) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 147, 0, 25.13. (14) Ryan Reed, Ford, 147, 0, 24.14. (21) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 23.

15. (13) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 22.16. (17) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 21.17. (23) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 20.18. (24) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 147, 0, 19.19. (18) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 146, 0, 18.20. (20) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 146, 0, 17.21. (19) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 146, 0, 16.22. (25) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, 146, 0, 15.23. (29) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 146, 0, 14.24. (32) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 145, 0, 0.25. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 145, 0, 32.26. (30) Bayley Currey, Toyota, 135, 0, 0.27. (35) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 131, 0, 10.28. (40) Josh Bilicki, Toyota, 128, 0, 9.29. (7) Kevin Harvick, Ford, accident, 111, 0, 0.30. (22) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, electrical, 99, 0, 7.31. (31) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 95, 0, 6.32. (37) Chad Finchum, Chevrolet, 90, 0, 5.33. (34) Carl Long, Chevrolet, brakes, 67, 0, 4.34. (2) Christopher Bell, Toyota, accident, 65, 0, 12.35. (27) Timmy Hill, Toyota, vibration, 54, 0, 2.36. (28) David Starr, Chevrolet, engine, 40, 0, 1.37. (26) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, suspen-sion, 32, 0, 1.38. (33) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, handling, 24, 0, 1.39. (36) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, transmission, 13, 0, 1.40. (11) Austin Cindric, Ford, accident, 2, 0, 1. VERIZON INDYCARGRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND LINEUPAfter Saturday’s qualifying, race today, at Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore.With qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, engine, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (12) Will Power, Chevrolet, 57.3467 (123.292 mph)2. (1) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 57.6877 (122.563)3. (27) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 57.7361 (122.461)4. (18) Sebastien Bourdais, Honda, 57.8881 (122.139)5. (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 57.9699 (121.967)6. (26) Zach Veach, Honda, 58.1057 (121.682)7. (5) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 57.6429 (122.659)8. (10) Ed Jones, Honda, 57.6499 (122.644)9. (98) Marco Andretti, Honda, 57.7277 (122.478)10. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, 57.7772 (122.374)11. (9) Scott Dixon, Honda, 57.8554 (122.208)12. (20) Jordan King, Chevrolet, 57.9010 (122.112)13. (60) Jack Harvey, Honda, 57.9620 (121.983)14. (6) Carlos Munoz, Honda, 57.6748 (122.591)15. (59) Max Chilton, Chevrolet, 57.9865 (121.932)16. (19) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, 57.7321 (122.469)17. (21) Spencer Pigot, Chevrolet, 57.9939 (121.916)18. (39) Santino Ferrucci, Honda, 57.7735 (122.381)19. (4) Matheus Leist, Chevrolet, 58.0036 (121.896)20. (30) Takuma Sato, Honda, 57.7848 (122.357)21. (88) Gabby Chaves, Chevrolet, 58.1635 (121.561)22. (22) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 58.0983 (121.697)23. (32) Alfonso Celis Jr, Chevrolet, 58.2735 (121.331)24. (14) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, 58.2531 (121.374)25. (23) Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet, 58.3219 (121.231)

FORMULA ONEITALIAN GRAND PRIX LINEUPAfter Saturday qualifying, race today, a Monza Autodrome, Monza, ItalyLap length: 3.6 milesThird Session1. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 1 minute, 19.119 seconds.2. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 1:19.2803. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, Mercedes GP, 1:19.2944. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Mercedes GP, 1:19.6565. Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red Bull, 1:20.615.6. Romain Grosjean, France, Haas F1, 1:20.936.7. Carlos Sainz, Spain, Renault, 1:21.041.8. Esteban Ocon, France, Force India, 1:21.099.9. Pierre Gasly, France, Scuderia Toro Rosso, 1:21.350.10. Lance Stroll, Canada, Williams, 1:21.627.Eliminated after second session11. Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, Haas F1, 1:21.66912. Sergey Sirotkin, Russia, Williams, 1:21.732.13. Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren, 1:22.568.14. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Renault, No Time.15 Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, No Time.Eliminated after first session16. Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India, 1:21.888.17. Charles Leclerc, Monaco, Sauber-Ferrari, 1:21.889.18. Brendon Hartley, New Zealand, Scuderia Toro Rosso, 1:21.934.19. Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Sauber-Ferrari, 1:22.048.20. Stoffel Vandoorne, Belgium, McLaren, 1:22.085

GOLF

PGA TOURDELL TECHNOLOGIES CHAMPIONSHIPSaturday’s leaders at TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.Purse: $9 million; Yardage: 7,342; Par: 71Second RoundWebb Simpson 68-63—131Tyrrell Hatton 69-63—132Justin Rose 65-67—132Tommy Fleetwood 69-65—134Cameron Smith 69-66—135Abraham Ancer 66-69—135Rafa Cabrera Bello 68-68—136J.B. Holmes 69-67—136Adam Hadwin 68-68—136Si Woo Kim 70-66—136Beau Hossler 67-69—136Keegan Bradley 67-69—136Marc Leishman 68-68—136Jordan Spieth 69-67—136Xander Schauffele 68-68—136Ryan Armour 71-66—137Tony Finau 69-68—137Kyle Stanley 70-67—137C.T. Pan 69-68—137Dustin Johnson 68-69—137

LPGA TOURCAMBIA PORTLAND CLASSICSaturday’s leaders at Portland, Ore., Columbia Edgewater CCPurse: $1.3 million; Yardage: 6,476; Par: 72 (36-36) (a-denotes amateur)Third RoundGeorgia Hall 66-63-69—198Minjee Lee 64-68-68—300Marina Alex 62-71-71—304Brittany Marchand 69-67-70—306Ayako Uehara 68-68-70—306Chella Choi 70-71-68—309Jaye Marie Green 67-73-69—309Mirim Lee 70-69-70—309Beatriz Recari 68-68-73—309Brooke M. Henderson 64-71-74—309Megan Khang 68-65-76—309


Southern U 7#16 TCU 55

Louisville 14#1 Alabama 51

UNLV 21#15 USC 43

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARDAustin Peay 0#3 Georgia 45

#22 Boise State 56Troy 20

Stephen F Austin 6Mississippi St 63

By RALPH D. RUSSOAP COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRITER

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Brandon Wimbush connected on a long touchdown pass to help No. 12 Notre Dame jump out to a big first-half lead, Te’von Coney and the defense made it stand with a late takeaway, and the Fighting Irish beat No. 14 Michigan 24-17 on Saturday night as the rivalry returned after a three-year hiatus.

A Green-out crowd welcomed the Wolverines back to Notre Dame Stadium and the Fighting Irish scored fast on their first two drives against a defense loaded with future NFL draft picks. Chris Finke hauled in a deep throw from Wimbush that went through a defender’s hands in traffic for a 43-yard score to put Notre Dame up 14-0 midway through the first half.

Jafar Armstrong’s second touchdown, a 4-yard run with 3:55 left in the second quarter made it 21-3. Ambry Thomas gave the Wolverines a much-needed jolted with a 99-yard

touchdown on the ensuing kickoff, but otherwise the Michigan debut of quarter-back Shea Patterson was mostly disappointing.

Michigan’s only offensive touchdown came with 2:18 left in the fourth quarter, when Karan Higdon rushed in from 3 yards to cut the lead to seven.

Patterson, the touted transfer from Mississippi, went 20 for 30 for 227 yards and faced steady pressure. Michigan got a final oppor-tunity with 1:48 and got as far as its 45. Patterson was flushed out of the pocket, grabbed by Jerry Tillery and stripped by Khalid Kareem. Coney recovered the loose ball with 46 seconds and sealed Notre Dame’s second straight win against the Wolverines.

When they last met in 2014, Notre Dame snapped Michigan’s streak of 365 consecutive games without being shut out with a 31-0 win. That loss also marked the beginning of the end of Brady Hoke’s tenure as Michigan coach.

Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh does not come into this season fretting his

job, but make no mistake his program could use a change in trajectory. The Wolverines are now 9-9 in their last 18 games and Michigan has dropped 17 straight road games against a ranked team, dating to 2006. Harbaugh also fell to 1-6 against the school’s biggest rivals, Ohio State, Michigan State and Notre Dame.

The TakeawayMichigan: The addition

of Patterson was supposed to make a vanilla Michigan offense more dynamic, but until the line play improves there is only so much that can be expected from the former five-star recruit. Patterson’s lone intercep-tion came on a play when both the running back and center whiffed on a blitzing Coney.

Notre Dame: Have to give some credit to the Irish de-fense, a unit that returned most of its best players from last season and but has a new coordinator in Clark Lea, who was promoted when Mike Elko left after one season for Texas A&M.

Up NextMichigan: The

Wolverines return home to face Western Michigan. They have a

chance to string together a few victories over the next month, but it will be the middle of October before Michigan gets another chance to show

it can win big games.Notre Dame: The Irish

are home for Ball State in what looks like the softest spot on their schedule.

By CLIFF BRUNTAP SPORTS WRITER

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kyler Murray wasn’t worried about replacing Heisman Trophy win-ner Baker Mayfield as Oklahoma’s quarterback.

The junior passed for 209 yards and two touchdowns to lead the seventh-ranked Sooners past Florida Atlantic 63-14 on Saturday.

Murray, a first-round Major League Baseball draft pick who chose to return to school, connect-ed on 9 of 11 passes in just under one half of action. He also ran for 23 yards on four carries in just his second college start since transferring from Texas A&M after the 2015 season.

“I woke up, I was pretty calm, pretty composed,”

Murray said. “I’m a veteran as far as football goes. I’ve played a lot of football, so the nerves didn’t really hit me since I’ve been there and done it before. When you’re prepared for something, it’s hard to be nervous.”

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley liked what he saw from Murray.

“I thought he was efficient and commanded our group,” Riley said. “I thought he did a nice job.”

Marquise Brown caught six passes for 133 yards and a touchdown, and Rodney Anderson rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on just five carries. Lee Morris caught a 65-yard touchdown pass and blocked a punt for the Sooners.

Oklahoma led 42-0 at halftime — the most

points the Sooners have scored in a first half since 2008.

By the game’s end, Oklahoma outgained Florida Atlantic 650 yards to 324.

“I’d be shocked if there’s a better team in the country than what I saw today,” Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin said. “Defense much improved, and obviously, that was their area of weakness last year.”

Former Oklahoma quarterback Chris Robison passed for 157 yards for Florida Atlantic. Oklahoma dismissed him last year for violating team rules.

Florida Atlantic running back Devin Singletary, a third-team All-American last season, was held to 69 yards on 18 carries.

By JEFFREY COLLINSASSOCIATED PRESS

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — One game against an overwhelmed opponent isn’t enough to push the highly touted freshman quarterback at Clemson past the veteran starter.

Freshman Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes and scored on all five of his drives to help No. 2 Clemson beat Football Championship Subdivision Furman 48-7 on Saturday.

But senior starter Kelly Bryant had a touch-down pass of his own. Lawrence completed 10 passes and Bryant completed nine.

“Both missed some throws. Both made some great throws,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said after rattling off their stats and emphasizing how similar they were.

It was the romp everyone expected as Clemson overmatched the Paladins. Clemson is 33-0 against FCS teams, only once winning by less than 10 points.

Swinney said he let

his quarterback rotation go as planned. Bryant played the first quarter, Lawrence played the second quarter and they each got two drives to start the second half.

Lawrence was 9 for 15 for 137 yards. His best pass was a 40-yard strike where only Cornell Powell could get to it when Furman jumped offside and the freshman recognized he had a free play. Several of Lawrence’s incom-pletions were behind receivers or overthrown.

“It’s made me better,” Lawrence said about having to compete for the job after four years as a star in high school, breaking several records set by Deshaun Watson, the former Tigers star who shoved aside a veteran as a freshman to start in 2014.

Bryant, who started every game in Clemson’s playoff run last year, went 9 for 15 for 137 yards. Bryant threw several passes at the feet of his receivers. He did show some nice moves on a 35-yard touch-down run — mobility

Lawrence doesn’t quite have. Bryant has thrown for 15 touchdowns and run for 15 TDs in his career.

Bryant also was one of the first players to congratulate Lawrence when he scored his first college touchdown.

“I’ve been in his shoes,” Bryant said. “My first touchdown, Deshaun congratulated me.”

With all the talk about depth with a Clemson team that brought back 15 of 22 starters, plenty of newcomers took advantage of their op-portunities. Freshman receiver Justyn Ross and freshman tight end Braden Galloway caught the Tigers final two touchdowns. Freshman Lyn-J Dixon led the team with 89 yards on six carries, his Clemson debut was a 16-yard run and he followed it with a 61-yard run the next play.

“Honestly, with that many young wideouts, I wasn’t watching the quarterbacks,” co-of-fensive coordinator Jeff Scott said.

CFB: #12 Notre Dame 24, #14 Michigan 17

CFB: #7 Oklahoma 63, FAU 14 CFB: USF 34, Elon 14

CFB: #2 Clemson 48, Furman 7 CFB: #5 Ohio State 77, Oregon State 31

By MARK DIDTLERASSOCIATED PRESS

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Blake Barnett threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score in his South Florida debut and the Bulls beat Elon 34-14 in Saturday night’s season opener.

The 6-foot-5, 217-pounder, the open-ing-game starter for Alabama two years ago who left the Crimson Tide in September 2016 and continued his career as a backup at Arizona State last season, completed 24 of 34 passes for 305 yards.

Barnett is replacing USF’s career total offense leader Quinton Flowers,

who threw for 2,911 yards and 25 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,078 yards and 11 TDs last season.

Backup Elon quarter-back Jalen Greene en-tered in the third quarter and picked up 87 rushing yards in nine attempts. Malcolm Summers had 62 yards on 15 carries, while starting QB Davis Cheek went 5 for 11 for 45 yards passing.

USF scored on its first possession on five-play drive that was completed when

Barnett connected with Randall St. Felix on a 40-yard TD pass to cap USF’s first possession, then hit St. Felix on a 52-yard

completion that set up a 33-yard field goal by Jake Vivonetto for a 10-0 lead.

St. Felix gained 143 yards on seven receptions.

After Elon turned the ball over on its next possession, Barnett hit Tyre McCants for a 16-yard touchdown then connected with Mitchell Wilcox on a 14-yarder for a 17-0 halftime lead. Barnett added a 2-yard rushing score midway through the third quarter.

Greene scored from 12 yards out late in the third before Brelynd Cyphers’ 2-yard scoring run with 13 minutes left cut the Elon deficit to 31-14.

Murray leads Oklahoma past FAU

No. 2 Clemson pounds Furman 48-7By MITCH STACY

AP SPORTS WRITER

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State came into the opener with a stand-in coach and a new starting quarterback after a truly bizarre preseason that led to a three-game suspension for coach Urban Meyer.

The day worked out OK for the offensively prolific No. 5 Buckeyes, though their defense might still be more of a work in progress than expected.

New starter Dwayne Haskins Jr. threw for a record five touchdowns as Ohio State scored on five of its first six possessions and cruised to a 77-31 rout of over-matched Oregon State on Saturday.

The Buckeyes shook off Meyer’s first absence from the sideline in six years, piling up 721 yards and tying the record for points scored in an opener. Meyer will be allowed to return to practice on Monday, although his suspension by the university will last for two more games. He was sanctioned after an

investigation showed he mismanaged former as-sistant Zach Smith, who was accused of domestic violence and other bad behavior.

The scandal has dogged the program for the past month. Acting coach Ryan Day wasn’t surprised the Buckeyes started strong, jumping ahead 21-7 in the first quarter and going ahead 42-14 at halftime.

“There was a quiet confidence about this team all along,” said Day, the co-offensive coordi-nator and quarterbacks coach.

Haskins, who took the keys from four-year starter J.T. Barrett, was 22 for 30 for 313 yards. The five touchdowns and yards gained are records for a first-time Ohio State starter.

Day coached from the sideline, with co-offen-sive coordinator Kevin Wilson in the press box.

“I didn’t notice any-thing different,” Haskins said. “Just having coach Wilson on the field vs. coach Day, they both did a great job giving advice, communicating with me

after the drives. There wasn’t any stress with that.”

Bright spots for beavers

Oregon State was able to exploit the Ohio State defense, just not enough.

Quarterback Conor Blount, forced into duty when starter Jake Luton went out with a possible concussion on the game’s sixth play, found plenty of cracks, throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns. But he also was sacked five times in the first half, twice by All-American defensive end Nick Bosa.

Running back Artavis Pierce slashed the Ohio State secondary for touchdowns of 80 and 78 yards on two of the Beavers’ first three plays from scrimmage in the second half. Oregon State piled up 392 offensive yards.

“Obviously, falling short isn’t fun, but when you go out and put 31 points on a defense like that, I think it says there’s a bright future here,” Blount said.

Meyer-less Buckeyes routs Oregon St in opener

Barnett’s strong debut helps USF beat Elon 34-14

No. 12 Notre Dame beats No. 14 Michigan 24-17

AP PHOTO

Notre Dame quarterback Brandon Wimbush throws against the Michigan in the first half of an NCAA football game on Saturday.


Kent St 24Illinois 31

Ole Miss 47Texas Tech 27

Washington St 41Wyoming 19

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARDVillanova 19Temple 17

South Dakota 24Kansas St 27

Marshall 35Miami (OH) 28

By TRAVIS JOHNSONASSOCIATED PRESS

STATE COLELGE, Pa. (AP) — Amani Oruwariye intercepted a Zac Thomas pass in the end zone and No. 10 Penn State held on to beat Appalachian State 45-38 in overtime on Saturday, exactly 11 years after the Mountaineers stunned Michigan in one of the biggest upsets in college football history.

Miles Sanders rushed 19 times for 91 yards with two touchdowns including the go-ahead score in overtime for the Nittany Lions (1-0). But Penn State let a 31-17 lead evaporate when Appalachian State scored on three straight posses-sions over 5:53 in the fourth quarter and things were tense in Happy Valley.

Penn State quarterback

Trace McSorley, who completed 21 of 36 passes for 230 yards and ran for two scores, led a game-ty-ing drive that ended with a 15-yard touchdown pass to KJ Hamler with 42 seconds left.

Thomas, who returned from injury to lead his team’s comeback, com-pleted 25 of 38 passes for 270 yards, threw for two touchdowns and ran for another for Appalachian State (0-1). Jalin Moore ran 18 times for 88 yards and a touchdown and Malik Williams caught two touchdowns for the Mountaineers.

In 2007, it was No. 5. Michigan fighting for its life at home against a Division I-AA team and when Corey Lynch blocked Michigan’s field-goal attempt it sealed a 34-32

win. No Division I-AA team had ever beaten a team ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll between 1989 and 2006, and it’s unlikely it had ever happened before. Afterward, the AP changed the way it conducted its poll, allowing schools from all divisions to be eligible to receive votes.

Fast forward to 2018 and it was another storied Big Ten team on its heels against the Mountaineers, a Sun Belt Conference powerhouse that went 8-4 a year ago.

Mountaineers kicker Chandler Stanton added a field goal but missed a 56-yarder wide right with 20 seconds left. Jake Pinegar kicked a 32-yard field goal for Penn State to tie the game 10-10 just before halftime.

By DAVID GINSBURGAP SPORTS WRITER

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — It was one of those rare occurrences when the sequel proved even more impressive than the original.

Maryland emerged from a trying offseason with an emotionally charged 34-29 upset of No. 23 Texas on Saturday, shaking off a lengthy weather delay to provide Matt Canada a satisfying victory in his debut at the Terrapins’ interim coach.

After blowing a 24-7 lead, Maryland forced three turnovers in the final 6:09 and scored the game’s final 10 points to stun the Longhorns in the opener for the second year in a row.

As remarkable as last season’s 51-41 win at Texas was, this victory was far more notable because of what they endured this summer.

Maryland has dedicat-ed its season to offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who collapsed on the practice field on May 29 and died two weeks later of heatstroke.

The Terrapins paid tribute to McNair by lining up with 10 players on their first offensive play. Maryland waited for a delay of game to be called, and Texas declined the penalty in a show of

sportsmanship.Maryland players

wore a sticker No. 79 on their helmets and emerged from the tunnel with one of his former teammates carrying a red flag, also emblazoned with McNair’s number. In addition, there was a moment of silence before the game.

The circumstances surrounding the medical treatment administered to McNair on the scene, as well as charges of bullying by the coaching staff, led to the university placing head coach DJ Durkin on administrative leave and the resignation of strength coach Rick Court.

Canada, the offensive coordinator, was named the interim coach. To his credit, he put in a strong offensive game plan and had his team ready to play.

“I just can’t say enough about our players, everything they’ve been through and the way they stuck together,” Canada said. “It was a great way to honor Jordan. This was a win for Jordan. We’re certainly proud of our team, proud of our program.”

Freshman Jeshaun Jones ran for a score, threw for one and caught a 65-yard TD pass. Quarterback Kasim Hill went 17 for 29 for 222

yards.“Everything that has

happened this summer has brought us closer together,” Hill said. “It was just fun to be back out there.”

Now in their second year under coach Tom Herman, the Longhorns figured this opener would be different.

It was not.“A lot of people are

going to say it feels a lot like last year,” Herman

said. “It doesn’t to me.”Texas took its first lead

in the third quarter after Canada opted to keep his offense on the field for a fourth-and-1 from the Maryland 36. Hill was stuffed for no gain, Kyle Porter scored from the 2 to make it 29-24.

After Hill directed a 79-yard drive that put the Terps back in front with 14:25 remaining, a poten-tial thunderstorm caused a delay of 86 minutes.

Texas came out flat after the stoppage.

“This is not much of a setback,” left guard Patrick Vahe insisted. “We just have to learn from all of the mistakes we had in this game.”

The game began with teams putting up 21 points in just over seven minutes. Jones opened with a 28-yard touch-down run, Longhorns junior Devin Duvernay caught a 39-yard pass in

the end zone and Jones followed with a TD catch.

In the second quarter, the Terrapins cashed in on a 15-yard punt, getting a halfback-option throw from Jones to Taivon Jacobs for a 24-7 lead.

The Longhorns nearly pulled even by halftime. A touchdown run by Keaontay Ingram, a safety and an excellent catch in the end zone by Collin Johnson made it 24-22 at the break.

CFB: West Virginia 40, Tennessee 14

CFB: #10 Penn. State 45, App. State 38 OT

CFB: Maryland 34, Texas 29

No. 10 Nittany Lions survive 45-38 in OT vs Appalachian St

AP PHOTO

Penn State’s Koa Farmer (7) takes down Appalachian State’s Jalin Moore Jr. (25) during the first half of a game on Saturday.

By STEVE REEDAP SPORTS WRITER

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Will Grier got his Heisman Trophy campaign off to an impressive start, throwing for 429 yards and five touchdowns as No. 17 West Virginia defeated Tennessee 40-14 Saturday in a game delayed for more than an hour at halftime due to lightning.

Leading 13-7 at halftime, the Associated Press preseason All-American turned up the heat in the third quarter, connecting on touchdown passes of 33 yards to David Sills, 28 yards to Gary Jennings, and 14 yards to Kennedy McCoy as the Mountaineers opened a 33-14 lead.

Grier, who grew up in the Charlotte area and once threw for 10 TD passes in a high school

playoff game, was 14 of 19 for 275 yards and four TDs in the second half.

Sills had seven grabs for 140 yards and two touchdowns after 18 TD receptions last season.

Tim Jordan ran for 118 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown for Tennessee, which lost in Jeremy Pruitt’s head coaching debut. Pruitt won six na-tional championships as a defensive coach, including last year at Alabama, but his Vols had no answer for Grier and the high-pow-ered Mountaineers offense.

The TakeawayTennessee: Jarrett

Guarantano got the start-ing nod at quarterback over Keller Chryst and struggled at times. The Vols had only one passing play of longer than 20 yards and Guarantano was limited to

172 yards passing.West Virginia: While

Grier lived up to his preseason hype, what

might have been most impressive for the Mountaineers was the play of their defense in

holding the Vols to just two touchdowns. They set the tone for the game by forcing Tennessee to

go three-and-out on the game’s first possession after two tackles for a loss of 15 yards.

Grier leads West Virginia past Tennessee 40-14

AP PHOTO

West Virginia’s Will Grier looks to pass against Tennessee in the first half of Saturday’s game.

Maryland stuns No. 23 Texas 34-29 for interim coach Canada

AP PHOTO

Maryland wide receiver Taivon Jacobs, left, catches a touchdown pass in front of Texas defensive back Kobe Boyce in the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday.


TODAY / TONIGHT

A t-storm in the afternoon

Partly cloudy

HIGH 91° LOW 75°65% chance of

rain25% chance of

rain

Not as warm with heavy thunderstorms

83° / 74°75% chance of rain

MONDAY

GULF WATER TEMPERATURE

Thunderstorm


TUESDAY

Mostly cloudy, a t-storm in spots;

humid


WEDNESDAY

Partly sunny with thunderstorms

possible


FRIDAY

Mainly cloudy and humid; a p.m. t-storm


THURSDAY

14

9 8

2 0

TreesGrassWeedsMolds

absent low moderate high very high

absent

0 50 100 150 200 300 500

26

0-50 Good; 51-100 Moderate; 101-150 Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200 Unhealthy; 201-300 Very Unhealthy; 301-500 Hazardous

Source: scgov.net

8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.

RealFeel Temperature is the exclusive AccuWeather.com composite of effective temperature based on eight weather factors.

UV Index and RealFeel Temperature® Today

Precipitation (in inches)



Temperatures

Temperatures

Temperatures

Source: National Allergy Bureau

CONDITIONS TODAY

AIR QUALITY INDEX

POLLEN INDEX

WEATHER HISTORY

WEATHER TRIVIA™

PORT CHARLOTTE

SEBRING

VENICE

84 92 101 102 95 89

Air Quality Index readings as of Saturday

Main pollutant: Particulates

Punta Gorda through 2 p.m. Saturday

Sebring through 2 p.m. Saturday

Venice through 2 p.m. Saturday

24 hours through 2 p.m. Sat. 0.02”Month to date 0.00”Normal month to date 0.28”Year to date 48.70”Normal year to date 37.47”Record 2.63” (1985)

24 hours through 2 p.m. Sat. 0.03”

24 hours through 2 p.m. Sat. TraceMonth to date 0.00”Normal month to date 0.26”Year to date 32.82”Normal year to date 36.10”Record 2.63” (1980)

High/Low 92°/77°Normal High/Low 92°/74°Record High 96° (2014)Record Low 66° (1979)

High/Low 90°/75°

High/Low 91°/75°Normal High/Low 90°/74°Record High 97° (1998)Record Low 62° (2000)

Pollen Index readings as of Saturday

MONTHLY RAINFALLMonth 2018 2017 Avg. Record/YearJan. 1.98 0.88 1.80 9.93/2016Feb. 0.66 0.94 2.52 11.05/1983Mar. 0.53 0.80 3.28 9.26/1970Apr. 1.15 1.59 2.03 5.80/1994May 15.98 2.74 2.50 15.98/2018Jun. 6.23 14.79 8.92 23.99/1974Jul. 9.80 9.02 8.22 14.22/1995Aug. 12.37 13.12 8.01 15.60/1995Sep. 0.00 12.46 6.84 14.03/1979Oct. 2.54 2.93 10.88/1995Nov. 0.44 1.91 5.53/2002Dec. 1.04 1.78 6.83/2002Year 48.70 60.36 50.74 (since 1931)Totals are from a 24-hour period ending at 5 p.m.

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W

FLORIDA CITIES Today Mon.

Apalachicola 88 78 t 87 78 tBradenton 91 75 t 85 74 tClearwater 91 77 t 85 76 tCoral Springs 88 78 t 84 79 tDaytona Beach 87 76 t 85 76 tFort Lauderdale 87 76 t 84 78 tFort Myers 90 75 t 83 74 tGainesville 89 74 t 88 75 tJacksonville 87 73 t 86 72 tKey Largo 87 77 t 85 80 tKey West 89 79 pc 87 81 tLakeland 90 74 t 83 73 tMelbourne 89 79 t 87 79 tMiami 87 77 t 83 79 tNaples 89 75 t 82 76 tOcala 89 74 t 86 74 tOkeechobee 88 74 t 82 72 tOrlando 87 76 t 84 75 tPanama City 87 74 t 87 74 tPensacola 86 75 t 88 73 tPompano Beach 88 78 t 86 80 tSt. Augustine 86 77 t 85 77 tSt. Petersburg 92 77 t 86 75 tSarasota 90 74 t 86 72 tTallahassee 90 73 pc 88 73 tTampa 92 77 t 86 76 tVero Beach 88 75 t 85 75 tWest Palm Beach 88 79 t 85 80 t

Punta Gorda

Englewood

Boca Grande

El Jobean

Venice

High Low High Low

Cape Sable to Tarpon Springs

Tarpon Springs to Apalachicola

Wind Speed Seas Bay/Inland direction in knots in feet chop

TIDES

MARINE

Possible weather-related delays today. Check with your airline for the most updated schedules.

Hi/Lo Outlook Delays

AIRPORT

Today 7:42a 1:51a 10:06p 3:44pMon. 8:37a 2:30a --- 5:11p

Today 6:19a 12:07a 8:43p 2:00pMon. 7:14a 12:46a 10:56p 3:27p

Today 4:42a 1:16p --- ---Mon. 5:37a 2:34p --- ---

Today 8:14a 2:20a 10:38p 4:13pMon. 9:09a 2:59a --- 5:40p

Today 4:34a 12:39p 6:58p 11:25pMon. 5:29a 2:06p 9:11p ---

E 8-16 1-2 Light

E 8-16 1-3 Light

Ft. Myers 90/75 storms afternoonPunta Gorda 92/76 storms afternoon Sarasota 90/74 storms afternoon

The Sun Rise Set

The Moon Rise Set

Minor Major Minor Major

The solunar period schedule allows planning days so you will be fishing in good territory or hunting in good cover during those times. Major periods begin at the times shown and last for 1.5 to 2 hours. The minor periods are shorter.

SUN AND MOON

SOLUNAR TABLE

Last

Sep 2

New

Sep 9

First

Sep 16

Full

Sep 24

Today none 1:32 p.m.Monday 12:44 a.m. 2:33 p.m.

Today 7:08 a.m. 7:48 p.m.Monday 7:09 a.m. 7:46 p.m.

Today 11:57a 5:44a ---- 6:10pMon. 12:23a 6:38a 12:52p 7:06pTue. 1:17a 7:32a 1:47p 8:02p

Monterrey95/73

Chihuahua85/64

Los Angeles82/66

Washington89/76

New York80/73

Miami87/77

Atlanta90/73

Detroit90/74

Houston86/74

Kansas City87/69

Chicago88/73

Minneapolis79/67

El Paso87/68

Denver80/55

Billings80/54

San Francisco72/56

Seattle72/56

Toronto81/72

Montreal81/71

Winnipeg72/47

Ottawa79/69

WORLD CITIES

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

THE NATION

Cold Warm Stationary Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

Fronts Precipitation

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s

U.S. Extremes

Publication date: 09/2/18

Today Mon. Today Mon.

Today Mon. Today Mon.

Albuquerque 83 59 pc 81 60 pcAnchorage 62 48 s 61 49 pcAtlanta 90 73 pc 89 72 pcBaltimore 87 73 t 91 73 pcBillings 80 54 s 82 50 sBirmingham 92 74 pc 92 74 pcBoise 85 55 s 87 55 sBoston 82 71 pc 89 74 pcBuffalo 82 73 t 86 71 tBurlington, VT 83 70 t 89 68 tCharleston, WV 90 68 pc 91 70 pcCharlotte 91 70 pc 91 70 pcChicago 88 73 pc 88 74 tCincinnati 89 72 pc 90 72 sCleveland 89 74 pc 90 73 tColumbia, SC 93 70 pc 93 70 pcColumbus, OH 89 72 pc 91 73 sConcord, NH 84 66 pc 90 69 pcDallas 92 74 s 84 74 tDenver 80 55 pc 83 57 pcDes Moines 83 69 t 81 70 rDetroit 90 74 pc 90 73 tDuluth 76 55 sh 72 59 pcFairbanks 55 43 sh 59 45 cFargo 76 50 pc 78 64 pcHartford 81 67 c 90 71 pcHelena 80 47 s 81 46 sHonolulu 89 76 pc 88 77 pcHouston 86 74 t 84 75 tIndianapolis 89 72 pc 91 72 s

Jackson, MS 89 72 pc 91 70 pcKansas City 87 69 pc 84 69 tKnoxville 89 67 pc 90 66 tLas Vegas 98 79 s 98 80 sLos Angeles 82 66 pc 81 65 pcLouisville 91 75 pc 93 75 sMemphis 92 75 s 92 75 sMilwaukee 85 69 t 80 70 tMinneapolis 79 67 t 78 71 tMontgomery 93 72 pc 92 72 pcNashville 93 74 s 92 73 sNew Orleans 83 78 t 87 78 tNew York City 80 73 c 87 77 pcNorfolk, VA 88 73 pc 89 73 pcOklahoma City 86 68 s 82 67 tOmaha 83 68 t 80 70 tPhiladelphia 85 73 t 89 74 pcPhoenix 101 80 pc 99 80 pcPittsburgh 87 71 pc 88 70 tPortland, ME 78 64 pc 85 69 pcPortland, OR 79 56 pc 76 53 pcProvidence 82 67 c 87 71 pcRaleigh 90 69 pc 91 69 pcSalt Lake City 86 59 s 88 61 sSt. Louis 91 75 s 92 75 sSan Antonio 95 74 s 91 72 tSan Diego 78 69 pc 78 70 pcSan Francisco 72 56 pc 74 56 pcSeattle 72 56 pc 71 53 pcWashington, DC 89 76 t 92 77 pc

Amsterdam 71 55 s 71 60 cBaghdad 115 81 s 112 79 sBeijing 81 65 sh 89 65 sBerlin 72 61 c 82 59 pcBuenos Aires 63 41 s 66 45 pcCairo 98 76 s 98 77 sCalgary 68 43 c 56 35 rCancun 88 76 t 87 77 tDublin 71 49 c 61 45 pcEdmonton 64 39 pc 57 28 shHalifax 73 62 pc 75 66 pcKiev 84 59 s 85 58 sLondon 75 55 pc 74 57 pcMadrid 97 67 pc 92 63 pc

Mexico City 74 57 t 75 56 tMontreal 81 71 t 85 68 cOttawa 79 69 t 86 66 tParis 76 54 s 77 58 cRegina 67 48 c 82 41 pcRio de Janeiro 88 71 s 82 67 pcRome 78 63 t 78 62 tSt. John’s 66 52 c 74 56 cSan Juan 87 75 pc 85 77 shSydney 60 52 c 60 54 shTokyo 81 76 t 83 78 tToronto 81 72 t 88 71 tVancouver 66 54 s 68 54 pcWinnipeg 72 47 pc 78 59 s

High .................... 97° at Goodyear, AZ Low ........................ 26° at Stanley, ID(For the 48 contiguous states yesterday)

83°

On Sept. 2, 1935, the Labor Day Hurricane hit southern Florida. Winds reached 200 mph.

Q: Have four tropical storms ever co-existed in the Atlantic Ocean?

A: Yes; August 1995.

Port Charlotte

Tampa

Bradenton

Englewood

Fort Myers

Myakka City

Punta Gorda

Lehigh Acres

Hull Arcadia

Bartow

Winter HavenPlant City

BrandonSt. Petersburg

WauchulaSebring

Lake Wales

Frostproof

La Belle

Felda

Lake Placid

Brighton

Venus

Longboat Key

Placida

Osprey

Limestone

Apollo Beach

Venice

Ft. Meade

Sarasota

Clearwater

Boca GrandeCape Coral

Sanibel

Bonita Springs

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’shighs and tonight’s lows.

North Port

91/75

89/74

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Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018

By DOUG FERGUSONAP GOLF WRITER

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Too embarrassed to be seen shopping for golf equipment, Tyrrell Hatton of England sent his caddie to the store to buy him a putter.

For now, it looks like a steal.

Hatton one-putted six consecutive greens, five of them for birdies, on his way to an 8-under 63 to share the early lead with Justin Rose in a Dell Technologies Championship with an English look on Labor Day weekend.

Along with Hatton and Rose (67) tied for the lead at 10-under 132, Tommy Fleetwood of England had a 65 and was two shots behind.

Tiger Woods was among those playing Saturday afternoon.

Hatton, already assured a spot on his first Ryder Cup team, was down on his putting last week in New Jersey when he decided to try a new putter. The equipment trucks typically leave on Wednesday, so his only option was to buy one.

He sent his caddie to a Golf Galaxy store in Paramus, New Jersey,

using a video app to make the selection.

“I was too embar-rassed to go into the store to buy a putter. Obviously, he made a good choice,” Hatton said.

It cost $149 before taxes, according to the receipt that Hatton tweeted after he shot 65 in the final round last week at Ridgewood. It worked even better Saturday morning at the TPC Boston.

That stretch of six one-putts included the par-5

second hole, where Hatton put his second shot into the water and saved par with a 6-foot putt.

Rose opened with a 65 on Friday, and it didn’t take long to notice the scores much lower in the second round. Hatton was 8 under through 14 holes and had to settle for pars the rest of the way. Rose finished his back nine with a pair of birdies, made two more in the early part of the front nine and managed to keep pace.

By DAN GELSTONAP SPORTS WRITER

NEW YORK (AP) — Dickie V found a totally awesome PTP’er in the U.S Open’s women’s bracket.

His pick is on point — Madison Keys knows how to make a Final Four.

“Madison’s backhand is lethal !” Vitale tweeted Saturday from the Open . “Her physical skills r #awesomebaby.”

Keys was one of the fortunate favorites in the Open, as she sur-vived-and-advanced to the Sweet 16.

But much like Vitale would say in a March stuffed with busted brackets, the women’s side is loaded with upset specials.

Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber was the latest single-digit seed eliminated, leaving none of this year’s Grand Slam winners left in the U.S. Open.

No. 29 seed Dominika Cibulkova rallied Saturday to beat the fourth-seeded Kerber 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, leaving only one of the top-four seeds on the women’s side in the tournament after three rounds.

“I was not able actually

to play my best tennis in the important moment,” Kerber said.

Join the club.Top-ranked Simona

Halep, the French Open champion, was elimi-nated in the first round. Australian Open cham-pion Caroline Wozniacki, the No. 2 seed, fell in the second.

Only No. 3 seed and defending champion Sloane Stephens remains

among the top-four seeds.

Just a quick scan of the bracket finds more early exits. On Saturday, sixth-seeded Caroline Garcia and No. 13 seed Kiki Bertens were elimi-nated in three sets.

The early stunners seem to clear the field for No. 17 seed, oh, and six-time champion, Serena Williams to steamroll toward another title.

GOLF: Dell Technologies Championship TENNIS: US Open

Boston Tee Party: Hatton, Rose top all-England leaderboard

AP PHOTO

Justin Rose lines up a putt on the 16th hole during the second round of the Dell Technologies Championship golf tournament at TPC Boston on Saturday.

Bracket busted: Women’s US Open field littered with upsets

AP PHOTO

Madison Keys serves to Aleksandra Krunic, of Serbia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

raced 34 yards un-touched for the Gators’ first touchdown (and the first of his college career), less than three minutes into the game. Jefferson scored twice in the second quarter, both on short passes in the red zone where he could use his 6-foot-2,

197-pound frame.Expect more big plays

from both once the schedule heats up.

After catching only 26 passes last season, tight ends had four recep-tions in the first half Saturday and couldn’t reel in two other catch-able balls in Franks’ first three throws. R.J. Raymond had one of those misses but atoned for it on the next play

with a key block that helped spring Grimes’ score.

Seven players were suspended, including defensive lineman Cece Jefferson (aca-demics) and receiver Kadarius Toney (who was involved in several off-field incidents, including being stopped by police with a loaded AR-15 in his backseat). Running back Adarius

Lemons (a Clearwater native) was out, too, and three other starters were benched for the first series.

Then again, McElwain preached discipline, too. He infamously erupted at running back Kelvin Taylor in Week 2 of his first season and talked a lot about how freedom of choice didn’t mean freedom from consequence. We’ll

see whether Mullen’s message resonates.

After blocking only three kicks or punts under McElwain, the Gators blocked two Saturday night — the first time they’ve done so since the Sugar Bowl in January 2013. Hillsborough High alumnus Zachary Carter swatted a field goal to end the first half, and Jeremiah Moon blocked

an extra point in the fourth quarter (which Austin Perry returned for two points). UF also narrowly missed block-ing a punt in the first half.

It’s too early to know whether those moments were because of UF’s improvement or an overwhelmed opponent, but Mullen’s emphasis on the third phase of the game is undeniable.

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