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PUNTA GORDA — While work continues to repair miles of sea-walls catastrophically damaged by Hurricane Irma in Punta Gorda Isles, efforts are turning toward damage in Burnt Store Isles and Harborwalk at Laishley Park.

The City Council is expected to award contracts in two zones in BSI and one in Harborwalk — totaling 23 combined projects — to Marine Contracting Group during its upcoming meeting Wednesday.

Based on the assumption that FEMA will pick up 75 percent of the tab, cost to repair seawalls in BSI is $852,283, while Harborwalk is $155,730.

So far, work is ongoing in six zones in PGI, merging 415 projects. To date, three projects have been completed, according to city correspondence.

Six months ago, erosion-related failure due to Hurricane Irma turned 15 miles of seawalls in PGI into rubble. BSI — which noticed three-fourths a mile of destruc-tion — wasn’t damaged as badly and had to wait for work to begin.

A city contractor poured over 3,300 seawalls so far, according to city records. About 13,000 are needed to complete repairs.

Work to replace seawalls in PGI may take 18 months and cost in the neighborhood of $30 million to $40 million.

Contracts for the projects in PGI total $32.8 million and are projected to be 75 percent funded by FEMA, according to a staff report. Punta Gorda and the state will split the remaining costs at 12.5 percent — or $4.1 million — apiece.

If overall costs increase, the city’s share will, too. Staff says the city may be responsible for up to $5 million, which will cause annual assessments to increase to $75-$100 over 10 years to assist with repayment.

Cost to fix seawalls in BSI ranges from $1.1 million to $1.5 million with the city responsible for up to $200,000. To cover costs, annual assessments may increase

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Technology, transportation and mentorship are three critical needs for homeless students in Charlotte County Public Schools. To fill the third of those gaps, the Homeless Students Gap Fund of Charlotte County is seeking volunteers to serve as men-tors for homeless students.

CCPS community liaison Michael Riley said the current

count is at 365 homeless students, but the district normally helps up to 500 children a year.

“We wanted to concentrate and focus on areas that we can be helpful,” said Gap Fund

co-founder Larry Stewart. Stewart co-founded the orga-

nization with Nancy Cwynar. “The good news is that a

lot of services were being covered by a lot of people (for homeless students),”

Cwynar said, “like the Back Pack Kidz, Harry Chapin and the Homeless Coalition. In this day and age, it was really hard for us to think that there were kids that didn’t have certain things that they needed to be successful. So, the more we had meetings, we came to really realize that it came in three categories: technology, transportation and mentoring.”

New nonprofit meets needs of homeless students

By DANIEL SUTPHINSTAFF WRTER

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SARASOTA — The Sarasota County School Board meets Thursday for the first meeting following Tuesday’s election, which will decide if the cur-rent millage rate will continue in Sarasota County.

During its workshop, the board will have a discussion about the budget for the 2018-19 school year.

The preliminary budget for the new school year is

$452,414,593, which is an increase of $10,444,632 from the past year’s budget of $441,969,961.

Assistant Superintendent for Finance Mitsi Corcoran will present and breakdown the budget for the upcoming school year. The current agenda attachments do not specify if the budget takes into consideration the passing of the millage rate vote Tuesday.

Also on Tuesday, the Financial Advisory Committee will make its annual

presentation. The presentation breaks down the funding for the district, where the money comes from, and how it affects students in the county.

Tuesday’s workshop also includes a discussion on the Capital Improvement Plan presented by Assistant Superintendent for Operations Scott Lempe.

The board and Lempe have been discussing the CIP and how to allocate money into the safe schools initiative.

Following the Feb. 14 school

shooting in Parkland, Gov. Rick Scott called for district to harden schools, and provide more school resource officers. During the March 6 School Board meeting, Lempe presented the proposal that called for $25 million to meet the requirements set by Scott.

The board was divided on the issue and how to allocate the funds.

The last four items on the workshop agenda is the staff

Sarasota School Board to discuss budgetBy ALEXANDRA HERRERA

STAFF WRITER

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TRAINING SESSIONSUpcoming “Mentoring Matters” training sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 and Friday, March 28 at the Deep Creek Elementary School Media Center. For more information on how to become a mentor, call 941-676-2018 or email [email protected]. The sessions will be at Deep Creek Elementary School Media Center, 26900 Harborview Road, Punta Gorda.

“What do you want to do when you grow up?” — a broad and standard question that seems as vague as the response it could conjure.

It is generally understood that students are encouraged to home in on realistic career goals at middle and high school levels, but educators have been pushing the same idea on elementary students.

“Students need to have a goal in mind for their future,” said Jodi Booher, reading coach for Liberty Elementary School in Port Charlotte. “This drives them to be successful

throughout their schooling career, both behaviorally and academically.”

Liberty held its first career fair for their third- through fifth-graders this school year. Some of the presenters included a firefighter, a sheriff’s deputy, a meteorologist, a nurse and Charlotte Stone Crabs representatives, among others.

“This hands-on experience allowed

By DANIEL SUTPHINSTAFF WRITER

Never too early to work on career goals

THE BOTTOM LINEEven at the elementary school level, students need to have a goal in mind for their future,

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Meteorologist Kristen Kirchhaine explains the different

facets of her job to students at Liberty’s Career Fair.

Want to teach children about careers?The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has set up a www.bls.gov/k12 web site. It offers student resources, classroom materials and games and quizzes, along with a lot of data.

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1. Pro athlete2. Doctor3. Teacher4. Veterinarian

5. Firefighter— Source: 2015 nationwide survey of 500 kids aged 10 and under by Fatherly, a parenting website; Forbes

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

• Travis Clinton Evans, 52, 500 block of Kumquat Court, Sarasota. Charges: attaching a non-assigned registration license plate, resisting officer with violence, three counts of possession of a harmful new legend drug without a prescription, failure to have motor vehicle liability insurance, possession or use of drug paraphernalia, battery on an officer, firefighter, EMT,

possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, failure to register a motor vehicle, false ID given to law enforcement officer, DUI, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and operating a motor vehicle without a prescription. Bond: none.

• Victor Manuel Esparza Ramirez, 29, 800 block of Brink Ave., Sarasota. Charge: operate motor vehicle without a valid license. Bond: $1,000.

• Amber Dawn Lewis, 36, 520 block of Rotonda Circle, Rotonda West. Charges: DUI, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and knowingly driving with a suspended or revoked license. Bond: $8,000.

• Taylor James Tatum, 23, 90 block of N Marion Court, Punta Gorda. Charge: DUI. Bond: $1,000.

• Lori Ann Caudill, 52, 40 block of Cabello St., Punta Gorda. Charge: out of county warrant. Bond: none.

• Tad David Funk, 46, 27100 block of Ann Arbor Ave., Punta Gorda. Charges: two counts of battery by intentional touch or strike. Bond: $10,000.

• Caleb Nicholas Kruse, 18, 26400 block of Capiapo Circle, Punta Gorda. Charges: possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, possession of alcohol by person under 21 and failure to stop vehicle as ordered by law enforcement officer. Bond: none.

• Justin Michael Miller, 21, Fair View Ave., Punta Gorda. Charges: delivery of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond: $7,500.

• Blas Enrique Hidalgo II, 27, 19300 block of Villanova Ave., Port Charlotte. Charges: driving without a license and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond: $7,500.

• Dylan Gregory Hensley, 21, homeless of Port Charlotte. Charge: larceny/petty theft. Bond: $1,500.

• Matthew Scott Levasseur, 31, 3300 block of Port Charlotte Blvd., Port Charlotte. Charge: trespass, failure to leave property upon order by owner. Bond: $10,000.

• Joey Oneal Fredenburg, 42, 2000 block of Van Raub St., North Port. Charges: two counts of

possession without a prescription and possession or use of drug paraphernalia. Bond: $2,500.

• Korey Donald Avallon, 31, 4000 block of Van Raub St., North Port. Charge: possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond: $500.

• Hope Renee Snyder, 57, 6400 block of Otis Road, North Port. Charges: three counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond: $3,250.

• Anthony Paul Schmidt, 51, 5000 block of N Beach Road, Englewood. Charges: possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and loitering or prowling. Bond: $1,500.

• Lawrence E. Moniz, 56, 2100 block of Pennsylvania Ave., Englewood. Charges: trespass, failure to leave property upon order by owner and resisting officer without violence. Bond: $1,000.

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Liberty isn’t alone in these kinds of endeavors.

For example, Sallie Jones Elementary in Punta Gorda, is hosting a “Community Leadership Day” Thursday to showcase, among other many aspects, life skills students have gained, such as public speaking and greeting people with eye contact and a firm handshake.

As the schools push the programs, both Sallie Jones and Liberty have seen Florida Department of Education grades increase between 2015 and 2017. That happened while Murdock Middle, Peace River Elementary, East Elementary and Superintendent Steve Dionisio’s former school, Port Charlotte High, were the only Charlotte schools to sink to a C or D in that time.

Liberty’s career fair was just one of the school’s ongoing efforts to encourage their students to think about their futures.

Booher said each student has their own leadership notebook. In it, they set academic goals to work toward throughout the school year. Using graphs, students can track their progress and revisit goals at the end of each quarter. Parents are also invited in throughout the year to get involved with their students on the topic.

“We also have school jobs — safety patrol, news crew, leadership Council — that fourth- and fifth-grade students can apply for,” said Booher.

Different jobs are mentioned throughout the school’s classroom curriculum, according

to Booher. “This allows the opportunity for conversation about the different careers. Teachers also encourage responsibility through classroom jobs.”

In her observation, Booher said students’ most popular choices for a career are famous athlete or to go into the medical field.

Liberty Principal Sheila Brown said that only a small percentage of student athletes make it to a professional level.

“It is very common for students to want to be famous when they grow up,” Brown said. “Every small child dreams of being on TV or the Internet. The other options

have better odds, and I believe all of our students will be college/career-ready by time they leave high school.”

Brown said that other choices are often based on a family member’s occupation.

After the career fair, Brown said each student wrote a paper about the career of their choice. Teachers can use that information to create

lessons around each student’s areas of interest, creating more motivation for them to succeed.

“Just like any other goal, sharing and celebrating with peers and mentors increases success,” she said.

Booher said the fair event motivated the children.

“Students said ‘it was the best day ever,’” she said. “They really enjoyed learning about what their future might be.”

A 2012 Hanover Research report pushed the introduction of career awareness as early as elementary school, as well as middle schools. Researchers found career awareness, career exploration and skill development later in life can be “magnified through early development of the skills that will be needed for this career awareness.”

It based some of its findings on studies by Carolyn Magnuson and Marion Starr, authors of “How Early is Too Early to Begin Life Career Planning? The Importance of the Elementary School Years.” Magnuson and Starr reported that helping children to achieve self-fulfillment greatly benefits them in their development.

The Hanover report echoed Magnuson and Starr on five premises:

• Life Career Development is a Life-Long Spiraling Process

• Life Career Planning Includes a Series of Sub-Skills

• Career Awareness and Career Exploration Form the Foundation for Effective Life Career Planning

• Idiosyncratic Factors Influence the Decision Making of Each Person

• Child Development Theory and Career Development Theory Are Interrelated

Magnuson and Starr noted that what happens at one developmental level will influence future levels. They believe it is the responsibility of adults with children or young adults to provide “developmentally appropriate opportunities for career awareness, career exploration and the development of life career- planning skills.”

Another expert on the topic is John Hattie, professor of education and director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Quoting Hattie, Liberty’s Brown said, “Goal-setting is a high-effect size strategy to increase student performance. All students benefit from having long-term goals and celebrating the small successes along the way that lead them to attainment.”


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HOTTEST VOCATIONS FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES

According to the College Board, which is made up of more than 6,000 of the world’s leading educational institutions.

Professions with the Most Job Openings: Graduate DegreeOccupation Total Job Openings 2008–2018Postsecondary teachers 553,000Doctors and surgeons 261,000Lawyers 240,000Clergy 218,000Pharmacists 106,000Educational, vocational, and school counselors 94,000Physical therapists 79,000Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 66,000Mental health and substance abuse social workers 61,000Instructional coordinators 61,000

Professions with the Most Job Openings: Bachelor’s DegreeOccupation Total Job Openings 2008–2018Elementary school teachers, 597,000except special education Accountants and auditors 498,000Secondary school teachers, 412,000except special and vocational education Middle school teachers, 251,000 except special and vocational education Computer systems analysts 223,000Computer software engineers, applications 218,000Network systems and data communications analysts 208,000Computer software engineers, systems software 153,000Construction managers 138,000Market research analysts 137,000

Professions with the Most Jobs Openings: Associate’s Degree or Postsecondary Vocational Award

Occupation Total Job Openings 2008–2018Registered nurses 1,039,000Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 422,000Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 391,000Computer support specialists 235,000Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 220,000Automotive service technicians and mechanics 182,000Preschool teachers, except special education 178,000Insurance sales agents 153,000Heating, air conditioning, 136,000 and refrigeration technicians Real estate sales agents 128,000

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ENHANCING SCHOOLINGLeaders are trying various ways to elevate education and prepare

students for the future. Programs in schools like Liberty and Sallie Jones elementaries are including career- or leadership-oriented lessons as part of instruction. Both have seen Florida Department of Education grades increase between 2015 and 2017. Others, such as Murdock Middle, Peace River Elementary, East Elementary and Superintendent Steve Dionisio’s former school, Port Charlotte High, were the only Charlotte schools to plunge to a C or D in that time. None in the North Port area plummeted to that level. Here’s a look at the region:

School & Grade 2017 2015

SALLIE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A CCHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL B BPEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL D CLEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL B AEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL C BNEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B BPUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOL B CPORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL B BMEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL C CPORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL C BL. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL B BVINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A ALIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B CMURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL C BMYAKKA RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B BDEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B BKINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B BFLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGIATE H.S. A ACHARLOTTE VIRTUAL SCHOOL A BIMAGINE SCHOOL AT NORTH PORT B BENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B AGLENALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B ATAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A ATOLEDO BLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B AATWATER ELEMENTARY B CNORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL B BHERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL B BCRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A AWOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL B BLAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL B A

— Source: State Department of Education

THE PAY FOR KID DREAM JOBSThe Balance, which focuses on personal finance,

determined the top kids’ dream jobs and what the typical national salary is based on 2016 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook and federal government pay:

• Dancer/Choreographer: $13.74-$23.19/hour• Actor: $18.70/hour• Musician: $25.14/hour• Teacher: $28,790-$58,030/year• Scientist: $37,550-$114,870/year• Athlete: $47,710/year• Firefighter: $48,030/year• Detective: $48,190-$61,600/year• Writer: $61,240-$69,850/year• Police Officer: $61,600/year • Astronaut: $66,026-$144,566/year• Pilot: $77,200- $127,820/year• Veterinarian: $88,770/year• Lawyer: $118,160/year• Doctor: $208,000/year

— Source: TheBalance.com

Charlotte Stone Crabs representatives, Brandon Apter and Andrew Crawford, describe their jobs with the baseball team at the Career Fair. Apter is in marketing and Crawford is the stadium operations manager.

SUN PHOTOS BY DANIEL SUTPHIN

Daryn Waldeck of Gulf Coast Engraving presents to students at Liberty Elementary for the school’s career fair.

Charlotte County Sheriff’s Officer Mike Orr talks to students at the Liberty Elementary Career Fair. Mike Orr is also a student resource officer with the county.

Firefighter Tyler Canfield brought equipment to present to students at Liberty Elementary’s Career Fair.

LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SURVEYAround the time of Liberty Elementary’s Career Fair

this school year, Principal Sheila Brown had a couple of fourth-grade teachers poll their students about potential jobs. Some of the occupations students recommended pursuing:

• Video game designer/maker• Professional athlete (basketball, football,

BMX, race car driver)• Chef• SWAT/FBI/Police Officer• Military• Doctor/Veterinarian/Zookeeper• Teacher• Photographer• Scientist/Astronaut• Actor/Singer

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Many parents and educators view homework as an important indicator of classroom rigor. The Back-to-Basic movement, which emphasizes the need for schools to teach basic academic skills in par-ticular, has increased the emphasis on homework as a measure of a school’s success.

In fact, many parents and students judge the difficul-ty of a course or teacher by the amount of homework assigned. Furthermore, many educators believe that asking parents to help their children with home-work is a particularly effec-tive strategy for enhancing children’s achievement.

Many parents, too, agree that their involvement will make a positive difference. In a study conducted by the US Department of Education, 90 percent of parents reported that they set aside a place at home for their child to do homework, and 85 percent reported that they checked to see that homework had been completed.

But does helping with homework really improve student achievement? As a high school and college teacher who has assigned homework, and a mother of two sons who were not always too enthusiastic about completing home-work, I have studied the many ways that families from different income lev-els support their children’s academic success.

I have come to believe that homework can not only enhance children’s achievement but can be a powerful opportunity for parent-child nurturing. But research also tells us that it is not just any homework assignment that will have that kind of impact.

Here is what we are

learning about homework.

When parent involvement helps

Despite a widespread belief that parent involve-ment in homework is good for kids, researchers are discovering that it can have both positive and negative effects.

In 2008, three research-ers – Erika A Patall, Harris Cooper and Jorgianne Civey Robinson – conduct-ed an extensive review of research on the effects on students of parent involve-ment in homework. They found that the effects of parent involvement appear to be strongly influenced by four factors:

• the nature of the homework assignment

• the particular involve-ment strategy used by the parent

• the child’s age and ability level

• the time and skill resources in the home.

The researchers found that homework assign-ments in which students are expected to memorize facts, and the parent is expected to teach school skills, provide less meaningful opportunities for parent and student interaction in the learning process.

In contrast, homework assignments in which students choose a project that requires in-depth investigation, thought and some creative license enable meaningful parent participation. Parents can play supportive roles in discussing the project with their child, which is more enjoyable both for the child and parent.

For example, students may demonstrate math skills; share ideas and obtain reactions to written work; conduct surveys or interviews; gather parents’ memories and experiences; apply school skills to real

life; or work with parents or other family partners in new ways.

Strategies for parents

In addition, how parents help their child with homework appears to have distinct effects on student achievement.

Most parents engage in a wide variety of involve-ment strategies, such as creating “school-like rou-tines” in which they make rules about when, where or how homework is done. They also interact with the teacher about homework and provide general oversight or monitoring of homework completion.

In some instances, par-ents control these struc-tures; in others, parents follow the student’s lead.

For instance, parents may engage in the learning processes with the child (eg, engage in homework tasks with the child or in processes that support the child’s understanding of homework). Parents may also help their child learn self-management skills (eg, coping with distractions).

The strategies that par-ents use may vary depend-ing on their beliefs about child-rearing and broader cultural values. Yet these different parent involve-ment strategies appear to have distinct effects on student achievement.

Strategies that support a child’s autonomy and also provide structure in the form of clear and consis-tent guidelines appear to be the most beneficial.

For example, in a 2001 study, researchers reported that parent homework involvement that sup-ported autonomy was associated with higher standardized test scores, class grades and home-work completion.

In contrast, direct aid

(doing the homework for the student) was associat-ed with lower test scores and class grades.

In another study, parent involvement in homework was reported by students to have a detrimental effect if the parent tried to help without a request from the child or was perceived as intrusive or controlling by the child.

Age mattersResearchers have also

noted that the age and ability level of a child strongly influenced the amount of help with homework that parents provided and its subse-quent benefits to the child.

Parents reported spend-ing more time helping their elementary-age chil-dren with homework than their secondary school-age children. Parents of low-ability students reported spending more time helping with home-work than did parents of high-ability students.

While teachers and par-ents of elementary-aged children were more likely to work together to help students complete their assignments, parents of secondary school students often did not monitor their adolescents’ homework as faithfully as when their children were younger.

As a result, low-ability students in middle and high school were less likely to complete homework or to achieve academically.

Homework is a daily activity for most students that takes time, energy and emotion, not only for students but for their families as well. Given these investments, it is important that homework be a more beneficial learn-ing experience, in which parents too can bring their interesting and enriching skills.

Homework enhances student achievement

By ELLEN AMATEAUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

If the thought of calcu-lating a tip at a restaurant makes you nervous, then you are not alone. Math anxiety is common worldwide.

Math anxiety can lead to poor performance and also deter people from taking math courses. This is because feelings of anxiety can tie up important cog-nitive resources (known as working memory), which are needed for solving math problems.

But why are some people more math-anxious than others? And is there a link between parents’ math anxiety and their children’s math anxiety?

As researchers who study the role of cognitive and emotional factors in achievement, these are some of the questions that my colleagues and I have been examining. We find that when parents with math anxiety help with homework, it could have a negative impact on their kids.

Social factors contribute to math

anxietyMath anxiety can start

early. Children as young as six can experience varying degrees of math anxiety which is linked to poor math achievement.

While research suggests that some people are

predisposed to develop math anxiety, and that there may be a genetic component to this predis-position, the social factors that can lead someone to develop math anxiety are also important to understand.

In our study, we ex-amined the link between parents’ math anxiety and their children’s math anxi-ety and math achievement.

We assessed the math anxiety and math achieve-ment levels of 438 first- and second-grade children at both the beginning and the end of the school year. We assessed their parents’ math anxiety level. We also assessed how often they helped their children with their math homework.

Our research demonstrat-ed that when parents are highly-math-anxious, their children learn significantly less math (over one-third of a grade level less than their peers in math achievement across the school year) and have more math anxiety by school-year’s end. But this is only if parents provide frequent math homework help.

When highly math- anxious parents don’t help their children very often with their math homework, their children are unaffect-ed by their parents’ anxiety.

How parents transfer anxietyWhy does the homework

help of highly math- anxious parents backfire?

We can’t say for certain why the homework help of highly math-anxious parents backfires, leading their chil-dren to learn less math and be more math anxious than their peers, but we believe that there are a number of possible reasons.

First, when helping with their children’s math home-work, highly math-anxious parents may be expressing their own dislike of math, perhaps saying things like “math is hard” or “some people are simply not math people.”

Finally, highly math- anxious parents may become flustered when their children’s teachers use novel strategies that parents themselves never learned.

We believe that being exposed to negative attitudes about math and confusing instruction from parents might cause children to lose confidence in their math abilities and to invest less effort into learning math, resulting in lower math achievement by the end of the year.

Couldn’t this just be genetics?

While I mentioned earlier that there is a genetic link between math anxiety of parents and their children, our research indicates that parents have more than just a genetic influence on their children’s math outcomes.

If genetics were the only factor at play, then we would have seen that parents with higher math anxiety would also have children displaying similar anxiety. They would also have lower math achieve-ment as compared to their peers.

But that was not what we found.

Rather, it was specifically in the case of children whose highly math-anxious parents helped them often with math homework that we saw this trickling down of parents’ math anxiety.

Thus, while genetics may be part of the equa-tion, it is certainly not the entire story.

How can children be supported

This research highlights the need for researchers and educators to work together to develop more effective tools to help parents — especially those who are anxious — sup-port their children’s math success.

These tools may come in the form of worksheets, apps, and games.

Fortunately, there are a number of research-based strategies that can be very useful in helping children and parents deal with their math anxiety. My favorite strategy is a simple, inex-pensive, and very effective tool called expressive writing.

To use this strategy, students simply have to write about their worries regarding an upcoming

math test (for example by answering the question “Explain in detail how this upcoming math test makes you feel”) for about seven minutes before they take the test.

This straightforward act of writing actually causes students to perform better on the math test than what they would have performed had they not written at all.

While it is true that even the best-intentioned parents may contribute to their child’s anxiety and lower achievement, the good news is that simple strategies, like expressive writing, can go a long way in helping children combat the negative effects of math anxiety.

Success in math requires more than just ability. It is also about developing the right attitude.

Parenting skills affect kids’ success in mathBy ERIN A. MALONEY

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Assault weaponsshould be banned

Bring backthe polka band

Accused is guilty,should be executed

Crowd behavioris deplorable

No bracketsfor women

Filthy waterin Peace River

Rifle isn’tfully automatic

‘Hollow men,the straw men’

Punta Gordamust stay small

Editor:Last Saturday morning,

March 3, I was abruptly wakened by the sounds of an assault weapon. It repeated itself 10 minutes later with a final bang. The CCSO confirmed a weapon had been fired and police were investigating. Monday’s front page reported an AR-15 shooting in the neighborhood.

This time it wasn’t a school, nor a concert, nor a church, but my neighborhood. Laws may turn our schools into prisons, but are we any safer?

I’m sitting behind Rep. Grant at San Antonio’s Christmas pageant where our grandchildren are performing; did anyone install the metal detectors? Check the handbags? Far-fetched, but conceivable.

While not a gun owner, I can appreciate the more level playing field when you are 4 feet, 11 inches, 107 pounds, and a victim of assault, as I was many years ago. Last week’s editorial column written by a woman being stalked re-affirms our right to defend ourselves. And hunting can be a passion. My issue is with military weapons in a civilian population.

You don’t have to be mentally ill, over 18, or have previous run-ins with the police to do great harm. And you don’t have to be skilled to kill. Soft targets exist throughout our society and I am angry at the thought we are turning ourselves into an armed camp.

President Trump had it right: the NRA has emasculated our legislators to the point they are spineless. Assault weapons and large-capacity magazines need to be banned. It’s just common sense.

Avice SunterPort Charlotte

Editor:What happened to the polka

band that played at Gilchrist Park? We enjoyed listening to them from different states and Canada playing the same songs. They just played during the snowbird season would be nice to bring them back.

Judy MiloschPunta Gorda

Editor:The 17 dead and many more

wounded at Stoneman Douglas High School need justice and they need it swiftly.

The “accused” wants a plea deal, no execution so he can live out his life with three meals a day, TV, exercise yard and probably afternoon snacks.

I’m sorry, but the trial should have already taken place. Is he guilty — yes. Let’s not have some long, drawn-out trial that could go on for days, weeks, months and years. I don’t hear that he did it because he was denied cookies in the third grade or that he has a funny haircut. He needs to be executed now, and not by laying on a gurney and given a sedative to go to sleep. He needs to suffer pain. God only knows how much he has inflicted on countless lives.

From the middle ages I think drawn and quartered sounds about right.

Don PlitnickPunta Gorda

Editor:The president of the United

States has, in past weeks, referred to a black elected official as having a “low grade IQ,” to distinguished NBC reporter Chuck Todd as an “SOB,” and to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas.” These insults are consistent with President Trump’s hateful rhetoric during the 2016 pres-idential campaign in which he used disparaging terms for each of his opponents.

Editor:So today starts with Women’s

March Madness run. Do I have a brackets sheet from your paper? No, again. What is with you “guys?” Oh yeah, that’s it. You guys! Thanks for nothing.

Sally RussellEnglewood

Editor:This is the fourth year of

watching filthy water coming down the Peace River west of the Interstate 75 bridge. It originates upriver and can be conspicuously turned on and off, allowing for brief and pristine moments when we can see the absence of life where it was once abundant.

Some of the species previously seen daily that are now rare or completely absent include dolphins, Atlantic rays, cownose rays, sheepshead, Atlantic spadefish, pelicans and many wading birds. I have learned from FWC Research Institute that the river is now labeled “impaired” but there is no information as to why.

In December, the Sun printed a local map of the occurrence of red tide unexpectedly showing highest concentrations within Charlotte Harbor and lesser amounts in the surrounding offshore waters. This strongly suggests that conditions within the harbor were responsible for this red tide explosion.

I found sick and dead ducks on the beach in front of my home that the Peace River Wildlife Center said were casualties of this red tide that had already killed many other ducks. The river here went from being clear and clean to

Editor:Would someone please tell

the lady from Deep Creek that she is ignorant regarding a military rifle. Military rifles are not automatic.

They are semi-automatic, just like the AR-15.

I carried a military rifle through four years in the Marine Corps and I can assure you it was not an automatic weapon.

The Sun should have screened this letter before printing since it just illustrates the amount of ignorance out in the general public regarding the gun issue and the NRA.

Tom BurkhartPunta Gorda

Editor:Our president admits to

inventing trade deficits to sway Canadian PM Justin Trudeau. He brags about it to fans who seem to know no better.

The next day subordinates plump-up available statistics to support the president’s cavalier misfeasance. One is reminded of T.S. Eliot: “We are the hollow men. We are the straw men. … Our dried voices … Are quiet and meaningless, As wind in dry grass.”

It always seems so. We have heard so much from this president that is wrong by virtue of his ignorance of history and government, that there is little reason to believe anything he says.

Rich WeingartenPort Charlotte

Editor:Beware the “we know best”

push for higher buildings. Punta Gorda is a small-scaled city and should stay that way. Our open parks, palms and good sidewalks for walkers and bikers still please locals and beckon visitors to a pleasant sunny Florida without overcrowding, poor parking and too much traffic.

Realize we are really going to be scrunched from higher skylines and traffic clogs to our north and much denser residential and commercial growth to our south.

Some small-scaled development here is fine if it preserves the rare quality here. Big citi-fication pushed by some just going through the motions of citizen input is like a tumor threatening a brain. Port Charlotte has just looked its Sunseeker gift “horse” in the mouth, not considering the mess and stench inevitable daily from the other end.

Richard ColvardPunta Gorda

Fishery projectin Placida

put on holdOUR POSITION:

Redevelopment proposal in West County should be scaled back.

After more than 200 people turned out to oppose a ma-jor mixed-use development

at the Fishery property in Placida last month, the Charlotte County Planning and Zoning Board voted against the proposal — which seemed the proper response.

The Planning Board has no concrete authority in the matter. Members’ votes are advisory only; final decisions are up to the County Commission.

But the 4-0 vote sent a clear message: The project, as planned, was on shaky ground. That’s why developers subsequently decided against moving ahead immediately to the County Commission. They took a continuance, which gives them time to rethink their strategy, rework the project, drop it altogether or, we suppose, plunge forward later.

They did the right thing. At best, this project should be scaled back, preferably with real input from local community groups, which are not only well-organized but legally well-equipped.

The Fishery is a romantic vestige of “Old Florida” on the Gasparilla Sound near the Boca Grade Causeway in West County. Once a center of the fishing industry in Charlotte Harbor — the place fishing boats dropped off their catch — the property is now home to a restaurant, art galleries and boutiques, a dock used by charter fishing businesses, and small, fishing-related businesses.

The place is funky and charming. The waterfront is beautiful, which made it a prime target for tourism or second-home re-development. Earlier development there was held back by the recession and property ownership issues. For years, it seemed, it was simply a matter of time before changes came.

This proposed change was dramatic, though. Too much, really, in this particular spot.

The property owner and developer wanted to take the 13 acres and build a mixed-use development with 3,250 square feet of retail space, a 5,920-square-foot restaurant, a marina, a 40-room hotel and three condominium buildings containing 148 units.

Critically, condo building height would have been 65 feet, well above the 35 feet permitted in the county’s Coastal High Hazard Area. Density also would have been increased greatly.

The taller height and greater density is permitted under circumstances — designated in a transfer of development rights system that would keep other property in the area free of development. Developers and county planning staff argued much of this property was zoned for industrial use, which opened it up for other less-desirable uses. They also argued additional public benefit came from concessions in open space and construction of a marina, a portion of which would be open to the public.

But that seemed a stretch. The drawings provided by the developer just made the whole thing seem too big for this spot. The height and size contradicted principles contained in the non-binding Placida Community Plan, as well as an agreement 10 years ago known as the “coastal compromise.” Public concessions that were to come in return for additional height, seemed inadequate. And then came the groundswell of community opposition.

Perhaps there is room for compromise. It’s unrealistic to expect the Fishery will stay as is — although many, no doubt, would like that — but something smaller seems more appropriate.

That President Trump chooses to do this is alarming but comes as no surprise. He has been eerily consistent in his willingness to shame, defile and bully others. What is disturbing, and what causes those of us who find such in-sults appalling, is the reaction of his campaign crowds when he says these things. That so many good Americans — dads, moms, grandparents, aunts, uncles — would cheer gleefully when the president blithely insults others is atrocious.

During the presidential campaign, Secretary Clinton referred to these cheering people as “deplorable,” a label which some Trump supporters now wear with pride. Clinton’s comments, for which she later apologized, were imprecise. People who applaud such disturbing behavior may, or may not be, themselves deplorable. Their enthusiastic endorsement of such language is, however, by any standard, deplorable and profoundly disturbing.

I dream that at a future Trump rally, a participant — perhaps a loving grand-mother — will rise up during the ruckus and call out in full voice: “Enough, Mr. President. Enough.”

Vicki WelschPunta Gorda

very dirty four years ago. This muck comes down daily.

Why is something that has turned this area into a dead zone allowed to continue year after year? No one has been willing to acknowledge this much less try to stop it although local officials are aware of it.

Linda GoodloeCharlotte Harbor

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W e learn how the world works in many ways.

Culture, religion, art and philosophy are all sources of information. However, there are significant con-flicts that exist in each of these areas.

When we encounter someone with different interpretations, we are confronted with the reality that there are other ways of viewing the world. We might try to ignore those differences or try to change the other person’s beliefs. We may even turn to vio-lence against individuals or war between groups. These methods don’t resolve differences. Rather, they encourage us to maintain a limited world view instead of expanding our horizons. That is, we don’t re-write a holy book or repaint a work of art. These ways of knowing about the world highlight differences rather than resolve them.

Science is a different way of knowing. Rather than simply accept prevailing wisdom/common sense, it requires evidence in the

form of empirical data. If the data challenges widely held beliefs, then it’s the beliefs that need to be modified. Like other human endeavors, science may go down a blind alley. However, science has evolved processes designed to self-correct when errors occur.

Research published in scientific journals gives de-tailed descriptions of what was done, whom it was done to, what data was col-lected, how it was analyzed and what conclusions the researcher drew from the study. Before publication, other experts in that area review and comment on the research. Once any nec-essary revisions are made, the study is published where anyone with an interest in the subject can read about it. Research that produces new, unexpected or controversial findings

usually leads others to try to replicate the study or present alternative expla-nations of the finding. This leads to further research that helps resolve the differences.

These safeguards can fail initially. A tragic example helps make clear that even when this happens, science works to correct the error.

In 1998, an article was published in the respected British Medical Journal, The Lancet, with Andrew Wakefield, a medical doctor and researcher, as the lead author. It suggested that there was a link between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the occurrence of certain intestinal diseases and autism.

Autism is recognized as a spectrum of neurological/development disorders affecting social relations, communications and producing unusual behav-iors. It ranges from mild to profound. Autism has a devastating impact on the child and the family.

There had been a dramatic rise in the

number of cases of autism in the preceding decade which led to considerable research seeking causal factors. Wakefield’s re-port, although viewed as preliminary by profession-als, went viral (as we’d say today) among families and researchers (and lawyers) with an interest in autism. The impact was further multiplied by Wakefield’s public call to discontinue use of the MMR Vaccine pending further research. This led to a decline in vaccination rates and increased the number of cases of measles and mumps — both of which can be fatal.

The Lancet article was noted as an “early report” meaning preliminary. Only 12 children were studied. Other researchers have looked for the connection Wakefield reported. They have been unable to reproduce those findings. Further, Japan had dis-continued using the MMR vaccine in 1993, yet the number of reported cases of autism continued to climb, contradicting the

alleged role of the MMR vaccine in autism.

Today, the most likely explanation for the increase in reported cases seems to be heightened aware-ness of the disorder and refinements in diagnostic methods. In effect, science worked the way it was sup-posed to. Yet, the controver-sy about the MMR vaccine continues to simmer, even being resurrected by Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign.

What of Dr. Wakefield? Results from preliminary reports are frequently not supported by further investigations. This is a different case. The report was apparently a deliberate fraud. For details, look up “Andrew Wakefield” on Wikipedia.

Summarizing, multiple media investigations reveal that the research was initiated by a group seeking to sue the manufacturers of the vaccine. Wakefield allegedly received over $500,000 from the attor-neys who also recruited many of the children in the study. He had also filed a

patent on his own vaccine invention.

The Lancet wouldn’t have published the article had these serious conflicts of interest been known. It has since retracted the article. Ten of the 12 co-authors have withdrawn support. Further, the children in the study had been subjected to painful/inva-sive medical procedures without the proper ethical review board oversight. Wakefield has also been accused of ignoring data that contradicted his hypothesis. For these and other reasons, the British General Medical Council stripped him of the right to practice medicine. For his part, Wakefield has filled multiple libel suits. They have all been dismissed before going to trial.

Ed Conrad of Punta Gorda has a doctorate in clinical psychology. He taught college for three decades, retiring in 2011 as a clinical professor emer-itus from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Contact him at [email protected].

Behind the bogus link between vaccines, autism

Governments rou-tinely behave badly, but sometimes their

mean-spiritedness comes to the Supreme Court’s atten-tion. On Tuesday, it will hear oral arguments concerning the constitutionality of measures that California’s government has taken to compel pro-life entities to speak against their own mission.

Crisis pregnancy centers are nonprofit facilities usually owned and operated by people with religious objections to abortion. Some centers are licensed medical facilities provid-ing pregnancy testing, ultrasound examinations, medical referrals, prenatal vitamins, etc. Other centers are unlicensed because they provide only nonmedical services (self-administered pregnancy testing kits, par-enting preparation training, baby clothes, diapers, etc.).

A 2015 California law requires licensed preg-nancy crisis centers to tell clients (in pamphlets, in waiting-room signs) this:

“California has public pro-grams that provide imme-diate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services (including all FDA-approved methods of contraception), prenatal care and abortion for eli-gible women.” Unlicensed centers are required to notify clients that the center “is not licensed as a medical facility by the state of California and has no licensed medical provider who provides or directly supervises the provision of services.”

So, government compels licensed centers to provide free advertisements for government-provided abortions. And government compels unlicensed centers

to say — in large fonts, in as many as 13 languages, even on their own websites — that they do not have medical providers that the government itself says, by not requiring them to be licensed, are not necessary for the services they provide. The government’s obvious nasty purpose is to make the unlicensed centers’ cli-ents unnecessarily uneasy.

California tailored the law to target only crisis centers: It exempts from the com-pelled speech requirements all women’s health services providers that dispense abortifacients. The crisis centers are incorporated as religious organizations and their mission is dictated by the content of their beliefs. The pro-choice government is targeting the centers to exercise one-sided influ-ence on some women’s choices. The Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro, author of an amicus brief supporting the crisis centers, says it is telling that California has no comparable law requiring abortion providers to post

advertisements for adoption agencies or other alterna-tives to abortion.

Neither the 2015 law’s legislative history nor the state’s brief in defense of the law provides any evidence for the state’s charge that the centers “confuse,” “misin-form” or otherwise harm women. And the law clearly has nothing to do with ensuring informed consent by clients of the pregnancy crisis centers.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, whose reasoning is frequently novel and whose rulings are frequently reversed, upheld California’s law on the ground that government often can regulate the practice-related speech of professionals it licenses. The Supreme Court has never embraced this carve-out from the First Amendment, which would give gov-ernment an open-ended power to require whomever the government deems a “professional” to communi-cate whatever message the government favors.

Pro-choice defenders of California’s patently content-based and discrim-inatory law should consider the following. Suppose a pro-life state government were to require all pub-licly and privately funded abortion providers to advertise on their premises the locations and services of crisis pregnancy centers. Or even to post the following accurate information on their premises, websites and advertisements:

“Eighteen days after con-ception, the unborn baby’s brain begins to form. At about three weeks, the heart begins to beat, circulating the baby’s blood. At six weeks, brain waves are de-tectable and at seven weeks, the baby is kicking. By week nine, the baby can suck his or her thumb and move his or her head. From weeks ten through 13, bones harden and teeth, fingerprints and fingernails begin to form. At 26 weeks, the spinal cord and pain receptors are in place for pain transmission to the brain.”

A pro-life government’s point in compelling the placement of this factual notice would be not just to inform women contemplating having an abortion but to incline them against doing so. The abortion providers would be compelled to disseminate a message contrary to their beliefs about the morality of abortion. This would be (as Shapiro says of California’s compelled-speech law targeting the crisis centers) government putting “its thumb on the scale in a so-cial debate, by conscripting individuals to help spread a particular message.”

As the Supreme Court has held, freedom of speech means freedom to choose what to say — and what not to say. The pregnancy crisis centers have a right that California’s bullying government also has and that it would do well to exercise more often: the right to remain silent.

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

Freedom of speech includes right to remain silent

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In a rare expression of self-awareness, Presi-dent Trump admitted

— nay, boasted — that he just makes stuff up.

Recounting a recent meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trump says Trudeau told him that the U.S. has no trade deficit with Canada, whereupon Trump essentially said, Yes, we do, whereupon Trudeau said, No you don’t.

Here’s the hitch: Trump didn’t really know whether his claim was true. He was flying by the seat of his pants, bluffing, playing the wise guy on a wacky little whim all his own. He bragged as much in a speech during a private, fundraising event in Missouri last week.

Such a character, that guy.

But what was Trump thinking during the alleged meeting? Was he pulling Trudeau’s leg? Was he curious to see how it would feel to toss out a whopper and see how it landed?

“Trudeau came to see me. He’s a good guy, Justin,” Trump told his audience. “He (Trudeau) said, ‘No, no, we have no trade deficit with you, we have none. Donald, please.’” Trump apparently mimicked Trudeau’s voice, according to audio obtained by The Washington Post. “Nice guy, good-looking guy, comes in — ‘Donald, we have no trade deficit.’ He’s very proud because everybody

else, you know, we’re getting killed. …

“So, he’s proud. I said, ‘Wrong, Justin, you do.’ I didn’t even know. … I had no idea. I just said, ‘You’re wrong.’ You know why? Because we’re so stupid. … And I thought they were smart. I said, ‘You’re wrong, Justin.’ He said, ‘Nope, we have no trade deficit.’ I said, ‘Well, in that case, I feel differently,’ I said, ‘but I don’t believe it.’ I sent one of our guys out, his guy, my guy, they went out, I said, ‘Check, because I can’t believe it.’”

Believe it.The truth is the U.S.

had a trade surplus with Canada to the tune of $2.8 billion in goods and services in 2017, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. But facts seem neither an attractant nor a deterrent to Trump, who at times reminds me of Don Quixote, the fictional knight-errant of 17th-century Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. Quixote had read a few too many books of chiv-alry and, owing to some deterioration of his mental faculties, fancied himself a

knight in shining armor.Like the president, he

would make up stuff or imagine, for example, that ordinary windmills were giants to be slayed. Hence the expression “tilting at windmills.”

Imagining enemies where none exist — or failing to recognize a proper foe and treat him accordingly — is an en-tertaining fictional device. But such deliriums are far less amusing in a world leader whose vision of his own grandeur often cloud both his judgment and perceptions.

But, that’s not all, folks. Not only did Trump invent the trade deficit, he also may have made up the meeting itself. According to Canada’s National Post, Trudeaus’ government isn’t sure which meeting Trump was referencing. There may have been a telephone conversation or two along those lines, or, quite possibly, Trump created a composite scenario drawn from both meetings and conversations.

This brings us to a new black hole in the fact-checking universe. Not only do weary re-searchers have to check Trump’s “facts,” but now they also have to check his facts about fictions. If the meeting didn’t actually take place — and the claim about the trade deficit was fantastic in the correct sense — then what is one ever to believe from this president?

And what sorts of rumi-nations might Trump be conjuring in anticipation of his proposed meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un’s entertainment? Perhaps Trump will tease that he’s pulling back American troops along the Demilitarized Zone in exchange for his hair stylist’s contact info. (That would be amusing, come to think of it.)

One might be inclined to dismiss Trump’s relatively harmless tale as poetic license in the tradition of story-telling. It’s doubtful that anyone at the fund-raiser cared whether the

meeting was real or some variation thereof. What’s concerning is: (1) the president’s admission that he made stuff up; (2) didn’t bother to bone up on our trade relationship with Canada before challenging Trudeau; and (3) seemingly doesn’t give a damn.

In mathematics, as I vaguely recall, a double negative makes a pos-itive. In other words, two minuses are a plus.

Maybe Trump figures he’s entitled to the same sort of calculation. In the fantasy-filled mind of a fiction-prone president, willfully making a false claim in a meeting that didn’t happen comes out to a plus. Then he can boast a great, big, beauti-ful double-whammy.

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Their plan was to provide technology to students through the form of Chromebooks, which they would pay for and provide. “We thought we could get laptops to the kids pretty easily; it’s proven to be the case,” said Stewart.

The next step was pro-viding mentoring for the students, which Stewart explained was a more challenging task because it counts on volunteers in the community to support the program.

“It doesn’t just happen,” he said, “you have to go out and recruit these people.”

Stewart explained the third effort is transporta-tion, which began as an idea of providing bicycles and a larger plan with mini-buses provided by the school, but they have currently put that effort on hold because CCPS has “the idea that there is money coming in the budget in the future (for proper transportation for homeless students).”

As per the McKinney-Vento Act, said CCPS social worker Sheila Lecrete, the district provides transportation to students who are in a homeless situation in order to allow them to re-main at their school of or-igin, which is the school they were attending when they became homeless. Students who live within two miles of their school, however, don’t have the advantage of transpor-tation. “If a student lives within two miles of the school they are attending, like any other student,

they are not eligible for transportation. That was the case with (a) girl who got (a) bike to help with early morning rides.

Filling these three gaps, though, aren’t the only effort of the Gap Fund.

Lecrete mentioned two CHS students who were looking to graduate but were worried that they couldn’t do so because they couldn’t afford the fees.

“I met with both of them,” said Lacrete, “they’re two brothers. I explained to them that (because of the Gap Fund’s fee donation) they were not only going to get to graduate but get to participate in the senior activities and they were speechless and then they were asking who can I say thank you to.”

There are different potential fees associated with the graduation, according to Lecrete. Students who can afford it have the opportunity to participate in senior prom, grad bash (for Universal Studios), field day and receive a yearbook, among other opportunities.

“All students,” she said, “however, who complete graduation requirements will graduate. Some students are not involved in all activities, but it’s nice to be able to offer it to them. It really makes a difference in their lives.”

The Gap Fund helps to allow the district’s most needy students to partici-pate in activities of which they would normally be left out.

Many of the Gap Fund’s donations are facilitated by Renee Rebhan of the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition. On top of covering the

fees, the Gap Fund provided Chromebooks for both brothers. The Chromebooks are the students’ personal com-puters to take with them for online classes and homework assignments.

“We use our funds (at the Homeless Coalition) for all sorts of different crisis stuff,” said Rebhan. “So the Gap Fund being able to do these things for us that we aren’t able to do has been a tremen-dous blessing.”

For funding, Cwynar explained that there are “four buckets” of focus: the first is grant writing, the second is corporate sponsors, the third is high net worth individuals, and the fourth relies on civic associations such as Kiwanis, the Elks Clubs, the Lions Club and Rotary Club.

She said, “We have peo-ple in our community that have cocktail fundraisers for us and you know they give matching funds and are very generous with us to be able to bankroll us in our early stages so that we don’t have to rely on some of the other sources that might be a little more difficult.”

The Gap Fund’s most crucial effort at this time is the inclusion of more volunteer mentors. Mentors receive 12-16 hours of training and are asked for a one-hour per week commitment for two years. Upcoming “Mentoring Matters” training sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 and March 28 at Deep Creek Elementary School Media Center. For more information on how to become a mentor, call 941-676-2018 or email [email protected].


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between $26-$40 annually over 10 years.

“FEMA has been with

us every step of the way. They have inspectors here, they have inspect-ed the canals with us,” City Manager Howard Kunik said, during a recent City Council meeting. “We have

every intention, every anticipation, that FEMA will still kick in 75 percent and that the state will still kick in 12.5 percent.”


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text messaging policy, the board management sys-tem which includes how the agendas are uploaded and finally legislative issues and board operat-ing procedures.

The 8:30 a.m. workshop will be followed by 3 p.m. board meeting which only includes two items of new business. The first item of new business is

the decision to renew the charter for Sarasota Academy of the Arts.

The charter school had presented its plan for renewal for its charter ap-plication, which the school had presented during the February work session. The board’s final item of new business will be the approval to release the superintendent’s budget.

The budget will be released to schools following the approval to begin the school level budgets for funding,

hiring, and other needs. The Sarasota County

School Board will meet for its monthly workshop at 8:30 a.m. Thursday in The Board Chambers, 1980 Landings Blvd., Sarasota, followed by its 3 p.m. board meeting.

Meetings are broadcast live on The Education Channel, Comcast channel 20 and Frontier channel 33, as well as online on the district website www.sarasota countyschools.net.


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NORTH PORT — State College of Florida Venice will present the 30th annual Evening Under the Stars on April 7.

This year’s program will feature a 1980s theme in celebration of the first Evening Under the Stars program in 1980.

This year’s event will feature the SCF Big Band, the Venice Symphony and fire-works to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Evening Under the Stars.

Guests who attend can sing along to a Michael Jackson med-ley, and other classics from “Footloose” and “Flashdance,” to relive

the Evening Under the Stars in the 1980s.

Evening Under the Stars begins with SCF’s Big Band at 6:30 p.m., followed by The Venice Symphony.

The evening caps off with fireworks, which according to SCF are going to especially ex-travagant in recognition of the 30th anniversary.

VIP tickets for the event are available through the State College of Florida Foundation, and general admission tickets can be purchased at venues throughout Venice, in-cluding the SCF Venice Cashier’s office. For a full list of locations visit SCF-Foundation.org and click on the banner on the main page.

General admission

tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the gate, children under 10 are free. Reserved gen-eral admission tickets are $30 in advance and allow ticket holders to bring their chairs and coolers to the campus between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on April 7 to reserve a spot.

In case of rain the event will be moved to 6 p.m. on April 8 at SCF Venice.

For more infor-mation on the event call 941-408-1519 or 941-752-5390, or visit SCF-Foundation.org.

SCF Venice will hold its 30th Evening Under the Stars at 6 p.m. on April 7 at the Venice campus, 8000 S. Tamiami Trail.


SCF Venice Evening Under the Stars

celebrates 30 yearsBy ALEXANDRA HERRERA

STAFF WRITER

The Sun /Monday, March 19, 2018 www.yoursun.com E/N/C LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS

SARASOTA — With one incumbent Sarasota County com-missioner declaring his intention to not seek a second term, the open seat is drawing interest from several candi-dates interested in suc-ceeding Commissioner Paul Caragiulo.

Earlier this year, Caragiulo announced his intention of step-ping down from the County Commission when his term ends in November, instead of seeking a second term.

His decision started the dominoes lining up, ensuring at the moment, there will be at least one primary race in June to select a candidate for the District 2 seat on the commission.

Almost simultane-ously with Caragiulo’s announcement, Christian Ziegler, the husband of School Board member Bridget Ziegler, announced his intention to run for the seat.

Ziegler’s announce-ment came with an endorsement from Caragiulo.

Ziegler has long been involved in the Republican Party, serving as a state committeeman, and executive director of the Republican Party of Sarasota County from

2011-2012. He was also an elector for President Donald Trump.

Ziegler faces a chal-lenge from Alexandra Coe, who has also filed with the Supervisor of Elections to seek the open seat. Coe ran for the District 2 seat in 2014 but was defeated in the Republican primary by Caragiulo.

Coe has also pre-viously run for the county charter review board, and the state legislature this year, seeking the seat being vacated by Alex Miller.

Ziegler and Coe, along with any other potential Republican candidates, will face off in the Aug. 28 primary election.

On the Democratic Party side, Ruta Maria Jouniari, a small business owner, small farmer and health care advocate. Jouniari, who has lived in Sarasota for 20 years, filed her paperwork this past Thursday to seek the District 2 seat. Earlier this year, she chal-lenged Margaret Good for the State House District 72 seat vacated by Miller.

In the race for the District 4 seat, incum-bent Commissioner Alan Maio, who filed his intention to seek a second term in December, currently faces a party challenge with a Democratic challenger waiting in

the wings.A former county

planning commis-sioner, Maio was first elected to the county commission in 2014.

Challenging him for the Republican nomination is longtime community activist Lourdes Ramirez of Siesta Key. Ramirez is a longtime mem-ber of the Siesta Key Association and the Council of Neighborhood Associations.

In early February, Wesley Beggs, a 10-year resident of Sarasota, filed her paperwork with the elections office, seeking to chal-lenge Maio. The owner of a marketing and me-dia agency, Beggs has been involved in many community service projects according to her candidate state-ment. This is her first run for public office.

District 2 includes the Sarasota County portion of Longboat Key, then runs in a southeasterly direction between a portion of Fruitville Road to the north and Bee Ridge and Clark Roads, and State Route 72 to the south.

District 4 includes Siesta Key and most of the area between State Road 72 and Laurel Road with the Myakka River State Park as the eastern boundary.


Open Sarasota seat draws candidates

By WARREN RICHARDSONSUN CORRESPONDENTB arbara Vaughn

served 28 years as a member of the

Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and active duty U.S. Air Force.

She retired from the service in 2003 as an Air Force master sergeant after years of service in the Middle East during the first

Persian Gulf War in 1991.She was an Air Force

brat. Her father was a B-17 bomber pilot shot down on a bombing mission over occupied Greece in World War II. He spent the better part of two years in a Luftwaffe POW camp in Germany until war’s end.

After 40 years in the service, he retired as a lieutenant colonel.

Married at 16, Barbara was a divorced mother with two children by the age of 20.

“I was working for a Realtor and home builder in Savannah, Georgia, where I grew up.

“It was 1975, just at the time of the Mayaguez incident. Not many people today will probably remember the American freighter and crew that got captured,” she said. “I got so upset over their capture and just snapped.”

The capture of the freighter SS Mayaguez was the last official battle of the Vietnam War. More than 40 Americans were killed in the battle and a helicopter crash associated with it.

“One of my friends told the recruiter for the 165th Airlift Wing Georgia Air National Guard I might be a likely prospect for the Guard. When the sergeant called me I told him, ’Sergeant, how quickly can you be at my office?’”

Within one hour, he was there and signed her up for the Guard. She took the entrance exam for joining the military and passed with flying colors.

The better part of a year later, after a considerable amount of technical training, she became a digital equipment repair expert. The guard outfit operated a couple of vans full of punch card equipment, forerunner to computers. It was Vaughn’s job to keep the machines operational.

When she was sworn into the guard in Savannah, because she was so well known around town, it became a local happening attended by many of the locals.

“A reporter from The Jacksonville Times Union newspaper covered the event. The next morning the paper had this headline on the front page of the local section: ‘Divorced mother of 2 joins guard.’”

“I became ‘Enemy No. 1’ for recruiters all over the country,” Vaughn recalled. “The last thing they wanted was a bunch of divorced mothers signing up for the guard.”

After basic training, she spent 10 months at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas learning her job.

“My children and I lived in a little apartment off base.

I was in a classroom from 6 a.m. until noon,” she said. “One of my neighbors saw to it that my children got on the school bus every day. I was home when they got out of school in the afternoon.

“We had a lovely year at Sheppard. Every weekend my kids and I were in this rattletrap car I bought for $300 exploring the territory,” Vaughn recalled.

“One day a notice on my computer said they were starting a new Air National Guard unit at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. Since my parents had retired to the Venice area I decided that’s where I wanted to be.

“I came down to MacDill and checked out the new outfit at Christmas time. I became one of the first 25 people to join the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron. I became the PR person for the new unit. “

After finishing her first tour with the National Guard, Vaughn went to work for Central Command that operates out of MacDill, too. Central Command oversees U.S military activities in the Middle East.

“At that point I transferred from the Air National Guard to the Air Force Reserves and was assigned to Communications Security,” she said. “We managed the secret orders and distributed them to the right people.”

While working this post, Vaughn was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal. The award was for findings thousands of dollars of Air Force material scattered all over the Middle East.

She went to Kuwait before the Gulf War in 1991 known as Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. At one point she worked as a spokeswoman. In May 1991 she went to work for the Chief of the Office of Military Cooperation located in the embassy in Kuwait. She did more public relations.

Later on, she took a civilian job in 1992 working for the Office of Military Contracts in Iraq.

“The main thing we did was oversee military contracts between American companies and the government of Kuwait,” she said. “I spent five years in Kuwait.

“Then I returned to the U.S., to Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida and joined the 482nd Fighter Wing U.S. Air Force Reserve. There I became a chaplain’s assistant.

“I gave cultural briefings to pilots and maintenance support people who were about to go to the Middle East. I told them how

not to get themselves in trouble when they went into town over there,” Vaughn explained.

“I spent a year in Homestead. In 2003, at the start of the Second Gulf War. I sat there in my office watching TV and decided I had to go to Iraq,” she said. “I told my boss, the wing commander, I wanted to go to Iraq. He didn’t want me to go.

“I told him, ‘In December my current enlistment was up. I’ll retire and then go to Iraq and get a civilian job. Every day I was on my computer looking for a job there. After a year of looking for an opening I got a call from Baghdad and the Joint Contracting Command. I handled paperwork for U.S. personnel. I worked a year for the Joint Contracting Command as a Department of Defense civilian. Then a young lady with the State Department wooed me away with higher pay and more benefits. I went to work for the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office in Baghdad. I did administrative work and prepared briefings.

“I moved the American Embassy located in what used to be the Republican Guard Palace, a huge facility in the Green Zone in Baghdad,” Vaughn said. The palace was close to the river and at 4 every morning, after the other side was done with morning prayer, they would bring their Toyota trucks up to the other side of the river and shell us.

“I would have eight seconds to get from my desk to a safe place down the hall. We were shelled three or four times a day by the enemy. The one time I was really frightened was when enemy mortars came within 50 feet of my desk.

“Not too long after Ambassador Ryan Crocker came to visit us in Iraq I got a call from a friend who worked for the U.S. Treasury Department in D.C. who wanted to know if I would come work for them. Long story short, in a month’s time I left Iraq in 2007 and went to work for the ‘Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.’ I worked for the man who chaired the committee.

“Two years later, in February 2009, I decided to retire from my civil service job in D.C. In September of that year I moved here.”

Donnie and Sherry, her two grown children, live nearby on Florida’s west coast.

Venice resident spent years in Middle East

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MIAMI — Officials were so concerned about the mental stability of the student accused of last month’s Florida school massacre that they decid-ed he should be forcibly committed.

But the recommen-dation was never acted upon.

A commitment under the law would have made it more difficult if not impossible for Cruz to obtain a gun legally.

Cruz is accused of the shooting rampage that killed 14 students and three school employees at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14. In addition, 17 people were wounded.

But more than a year earlier, documents in the criminal case against Nikolas Cruz and ob-tained by The Associated Press show school officials and a sheriff’s deputy recommended in September 2016 that Cruz be involuntarily committed for a mental evaluation.

The documents, which are part of Cruz’s criminal case in the shooting, show that he had written the word “kill” in a note-book, told a classmate that he wanted to buy a gun and use it, and had cut his arm supposedly in anger because he had broken up with a girlfriend. He also told another student he had drunk gasoline and was throwing up. Calls had even been made to the FBI about the possibility of Cruz using a gun at school.

The documents were provided by a psycho-logical assessment service initiated by Cruz’s mother called Henderson Behavioral Health. The documents show a high school resource officer who was also a sheriff’s deputy and two school counselors recommended

in September 2016 that Cruz be committed for mental evaluation under Florida’s Baker Act. That law allows for involuntary commitment for mental health examination for at least three days.

Such an involuntary commitment would also have been a high obstacle if not a complete barrier to legally obtaining a firearm, such as the AR-15 rifle used in the Stoneman Douglas massacre on Feb. 14, authorities say.

There is no evidence Cruz was ever committed. Coincidentally, the school resource officer who recommended that Cruz be “Baker Acted” was Scot Peterson — the same Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who resigned amid accusations he failed to respond to the shooting by staying out-side the building where the killings occurred.

David S. Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor, said that an involuntary commitment would have been a huge red flag had Cruz attempted to buy a firearm legally.

“If he had lied, hopeful-ly the verification of the form would have pulled up the commitment paperwork,” Weinstein said.

The documents do not say why Cruz was not committed under the Baker Act or whether he may not have qualified for other reasons. The law allows a law enforcement officer such as Peterson to initiate commitment under the Baker Act.

An attorney for Peterson did not immedi-ately respond to an email seeking comment Sunday.

Cruz, 19, is charged in a 34-count indictment with killing 17 people and wounding 17 others in the attack. He faces the death penalty if convicted, but his public defender Melisa McNeill has said he would plead guilty in return for a life prison sentence.

In the Henderson

Behavioral Health doc-uments, Cruz’s mother Lynda is quoted as saying she had fresh concerns about her son’s mental state after he punched holes in a wall at their home in Parkland. The clinicians at Henderson came to the home for interviews and said Cruz admitted punching the wall but said he did so because he was upset at a breakup with his girlfriend.

Cruz also admitted cutting his arm with a pencil sharpener.

After a Sept. 28, 2016 interview, the documents say Cruz “reports that he cut his arms 3-4 weeks ago and states that this is the only time he has ever cut. (Cruz) states that he cut because he was lonely, states that he had broken up with his girlfriend and reports that his grades had fallen. (Cruz) states that he is better now, reports that he is no longer lonely and states that his grades have gone back up.”

He also told the clinician he owned only a pellet gun and was not capable of doing “serious harm” to anyone.

The documents show that Cruz was very much on the radar screen of mental health profes-sionals and the Broward County school system, yet very little appears to have been done other than these evaluations.

Other red flags have also surfaced, including calls to the FBI about Cruz’s potential to become a school shooter and numerous visits by county law enforcement officials to his home — both before his mother died in November and after, when he lived brief-ly with a family friend in Palm Beach County.

Again, very little was done.

It’s not clear from the documents who the recommendation was forwarded to or why it was not followed up.

Some wanted Florida suspect committed in 2016

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man crashed into four motorcycles stopped along a highway, killing one rider and injuring two others.

Florida Highway Patrol reports 23-year-old Sean Marlin of Sunrise veered his pickup truck off the Florida Turnpike Saturday night and struck a group of motorcycles from Georgia. Pronounced dead at the scene was 53-year-old John Hawkins of Atlanta.

Authorities say 52-year-old Angela Richardson of Atlanta was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and 62-year-old Thomas Nunn of Smyrna, Georgia, sustained minor injuries. A fourth motorcyclist, 55-year-old Raphael Holmes of Stone Mountain, Georgia, wasn’t injured.

Investigators are trying to determine if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

Marlin wasn’t injured in the crash.

Thousands will be paid for lost treesTALLAHASSEE, Fla.

(AP) — Thousands of Florida homeowners who had healthy citrus trees cut down by the state are finally going to get paid for their losses.

Gov. Rick Scott on

Friday approved a new state budget that includes more than $52 million to pay homeowners in Broward and Palm Beach counties whose trees were removed more than a decade ago in a failed attempt to eradicate citrus canker. The homeowners were part of class action lawsuits against the state.

Scott’s decision was surprising since last year he vetoed more than $37 million in payments that legislators had ap-proved for homeowners in Broward and Lee counties.

In a last-ditch attempt to battle contamination, the state in 2000 ordered the destruction of even healthy citrus trees within 1,900 feet of an infected tree with or without the owner’s permission.

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after fall at showTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A

Cirque du Soleil performer has died after falling during a show in Tampa.

The theatrical company announced on Twitter Sunday that Yann Arnaud fell Saturday night while performing an aerial straps number during the show VOLTA.

Arnaud was taken to a hospital after the fall, where he later died. Cirque du Soleil canceled its final two Tampa shows Sunday while the company and authorities investigate how the accident happened.

The entertainment group’s President Daniel Lamarre said, “the entire Cirque du Soleil family is in shock and devastated by this tragedy.”

Arnaud had been a performer with Cirque du Soleil for more than 15 years.

Police: Man stole victim’s SUV after

fatal crashMIAMI (AP) — A man

is charged with killing a father and son during a crash on a Miami highway — and then stealing one of the victim’s cars to get away.

Earl Lewis was booked into a Miami-Dade County jail early Sunday, more than a month after 57-year-old Jose Eduardo Cepeda Luna and his 34-year-old son Cesar Eduardo Cepeda were killed.

The Miami Herald reports Cepeda called his father for help Feb. 9 after crashing into a guardrail. After the father arrived, police say Lewis ran into the two men with his 2014 Camaro then stole Luna’s SUV.

Luna’s SUV was found abandoned in Homestead and investigators matched DNA in the vehicle to 32-year-old Lewis, who was arrested in 2009 for attempted murder. That charge was later dropped.

Jail records didn’t indicate whether Lewis has a lawyer.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER IMPOSITION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 170.07, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY THE BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL PURSUANT TO SECTION 197.3632(4)(b), FLORIDA STATUTES, BY THE BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT

The Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District Governing Board (“Board”) will hold public hearings on March 29, 2018, at 1:00 P.M., at 14750 SR 31, Punta Gorda, Florida 33982, to consider the adoption of an assessment roll, the imposition of special assessments to provide residential solid waste services (“Residential Solid Waste Services”) on benefi ted lands within the Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District (“District”), a depiction of which lands to be assessed is shown below, and to provide for the levy, collection and enforcement of the special assessments. The Residential Solid Waste Services to be provided are described in the District’s Solid Waste Services Special Assessment Methodology Report dated February 20, 2018 (the “Assessment Report) and the Operating Budget which was approved by the Board on January 25, 2018. The public hearing is being conducted pursuant to Chapters 170, 189 and 197, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 2007-306, Laws of Florida, as amended. A description of the property to be assessed and the amount to be assessed to each piece or parcel of property may be ascertained at the offi ce of the District’s Local Records Offi ce located at 14750 SR 31, Punta Gorda, Florida 33982, or by contacting the District Manager at 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 571-0010. The District is a unit of special-purpose local government responsible for providing infrastructure improvements and services for lands within the District. The Residential Solid Waste Services include the provision of single-family residential household trash and recycling services, all as more specifi cally described in the Assessment Report, on fi le and available during normal business hours at the addresses provided above. The District intends to impose assessments on benefi ted lands within the District in the manner set forth in the District’s Assessment Report. The Assessment Report identifi es each tax parcel identifi cation number within the District and assessments per parcel for each developed single-family residential property that is currently expected to be assessed. The methodology is explained in more detail in the Assessment Report. Also as described in more detail in the Assessment Report, the District’s assessments will be levied against all developed single-family residential homes within the Charlotte County portion of the District. Please consult the Assessment Report for more details. The proposed annual schedule of assessments is as follows: Single-Family Residential Unit $325.86 Per Year These annual assessments will be collected on the Charlotte County tax roll by the Tax Collector. Alternatively, the District may choose to directly collect and enforce these assessments. All affected property owners have the right to appear at the public hearing and the right to fi le written objections with the District within twenty (20) days of the publication of this notice. Also on March 29, 2018, at 1:00 P.M., at 14750 SR 31, Punta Gorda, Florida 33982, the Board will hold a special public meeting to consider business that may lawfully be considered by the District. The Board meeting and hearings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for independent special districts. The Board meeting and/or the public hearings may be continued in progress to a date and time certain announced at the meeting and/or hearings. If anyone chooses to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting or hearings, such person will need a record of the proceedings and should accordingly ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. Any person requiring special accommodations at the meeting or hearings because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Offi ce at (561) 571-0010 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8770 for aid in contacting the District offi ce.

BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT PHASE2A

RESOLUTION 2018-16 A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT DECLARING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; INDICATING THE LOCATION, NATURE AND ESTIMATED COST OF THOSE SERVICES WHOSE COST IS TO BE DEFRAYED BY THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING THE PORTION OF THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE SERVICES TO BE DEFRAYED BY THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE MADE; PROVIDING WHEN SUCH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE PAID; DESIGNATING LANDS UPON WHICH THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE LEVIED; PROVIDING FOR AN ASSESSMENT PLAT; ADOPTING A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION.

WHEREAS, the Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District (“District”) is a local unit of special purpose government created and existing pursuant to Chapter 2007-306, Laws of Florida, as amended, (the “Act”) being situated in Charlotte County and Lee County, Florida; and WHEREAS, as provided in the Act, the special purpose of the District is to plan, construct, maintain, operate, fi nance, and improve the provision of systems, facilities, and services necessary to meet the infrastructure needs of the District, including among other things, provision of solid waste services; and WHEREAS, the District has entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Charlotte County, (the “Interlocal Agreement”) under which Charlotte County has amended Article II, Section 4-4-10 of its Code of Laws and Ordinances to delete the Charlotte County portion of the District from the Charlotte County Sanitation Unit and the District agreed to provide solid waste and recycling collection and disposal services for the District lands within Charlotte County; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act and the Interlocal Agreement, the District entered into the Solid Waste Disposal System Lease/Option to Purchase Agreement (the “Solid Waste Agreement”) with Ecologic Waste Management, LLC, (“Ecologic”) for the operations collection, management, transportation, disposal, recycling and other processing services related to non-hazardous solid waste (the “Solid Waste Services”); and WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Agreement provides that the District will impose fees and assessments for the provision of the Solid Waste Services; and WHEREAS, the District intends to levy a special assessment on developed single family residential properties (the “Residential Solid Waste Assessments”) for the annual cost of the single family residential household trash and recycling services (the “Residential Solid Waste Services”); and WHEREAS, because of the varying amount of solid waste generated by the multi-family residential and non-residential properties, the District has determined to adopt solid waste fees for services to those properties, rather than levying a special assessment; and WHEREAS, the District will likewise impose any charges for additional services for single family residential properties by fee; and WHEREAS, the Governing Board (the “Board”) of the Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District (the “District”) hereby determines to provide the Solid Waste Services for the developed property within the Charlotte County portion of the District; and WHEREAS, the District is empowered by Chapter 2007-306, Laws of Florida, as amended, Chapter 170, Supplemental and Alternative Method of Making Local Municipal Improvements, and Chapter 197, the Uniform Method for the Levy, Collection and Enforcement of Non-Ad Valorem Assessments, Florida Statutes, to fi nance, fund, plan, and establish the Solid Waste Services and to impose, levy and collect the Assessments; and WHEREAS, the District hereby determines that benefi ts will accrue to the developed single family residential property improved, the amount of those benefi ts, and that special assessments will be made in proportion to the benefi ts received as set forth in the Preliminary Special Assessment Methodology Report dated February 20, 2018, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference and on fi le at 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 (the “District Records Offi ce”) and 14 750 SR 31, Punta Gorda, Florida 33982 (the “District Local Records Offi ce”); and WHEREAS, the District hereby determines that the Residential Solid Waste Assessments to be levied will not exceed the benefi t to the property improved.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT:

1. Residential Solid Waste Assessments shall be levied to defray the cost of the Residential Solid Waste Services. 2. The Residential Solid Waste Services are described in Exhibit A, which is on fi le at the District Records Offi ce and District Local Records Offi ce. 3. The total estimated cost of the Solid Waste Services is as described in the operating budget adopted by the Board on January 25, 2018 as Resolution Number 2018-12 and attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit B (the “Estimated Cost”). Exhibit B is also on fi le and available for public inspection at the District Records Offi ce and District Local Records Offi ce. 4. The Residential Solid Waste Assessments will defray the cost of the Residential SolidWaste Services in an amount not to exceed $325.86 annually per single family residential property. 5. The manner in which the Residential Solid Waste Assessments shall be apportioned and paid is set forth in Exhibit A. 6. The Residential Solid Waste Assessments shall be levied, within the District, on developed single family residential properties specially benefi tted thereby and further designated by the assessment plat hereinafter provided for. 7. There is on fi le, at the District Records Offi ce, an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed, with certain plans and specifi cations describing the Residential Solid Waste Services and the Estimated Cost of the Services, all of which shall be open to inspection by the public. 8. The Residential Solid Waste Assessments may be payable at the same time and in the same manner as are ad-valorem taxes and collected pursuant to Chapter 197, Florida Statutes and Chapter 2007-306, Laws of Florida, as amended; provided, however, that in the event the uniform non ad-valorem assessment method of collecting the Residential Solid Waste Assessments is not available to the District in any year, or if determined by the District to be in its best interest, the Residential Solid Waste Assessments may be collected as is otherwise permitted by law. 9. The District Manager has caused to be made a preliminary assessment roll, in accordance with the method of assessment described in Exhibit A hereto, which shows the lots and lands assessed, the amount of benefi t to and the assessment against each lot or parcel of land and the number of annual installments into which the assessment may be divided, which assessment roll is hereby adopted and approved as the District’s preliminary assessment roll. 10. The Board shall adopt a subsequent resolution to fi x a time and place at which the owners of property to be assessed or any other persons interested therein may appear before the Board and be heard as to the propriety and advisability of the assessments or the provision of the Solid Waste Services, the cost thereof, the manner of payment therefore, or the amount thereof to be assessed against each property as improved. 11. The District Manager is hereby directed to cause this Resolution to be published twice (once a week for two (2) weeks) in a newspaper of general circulation within Charlotte County and Lee County and to provide such other notice as may be required by law or desired in the best interests of the District. 12. This Resolution shall become effective upon its passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of February, 2018.ATTEST: BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT/S/Craig Wrathell, Secretary/ Assistant Secretary /S/Gary Nelson Chairman, Board of SupervisorsExhibit A: Preliminary Special Assessment Methodology Report, dated February 20, 2018 Operating BudgetExhibit B:


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Call Deb Malinoski Punta Gorda’s retail therapist.

She soothes the shopping-deprived at her oasis on Marion, HipNotique, with a “one-stop shop for women’s apparel and shoes, handbags, jewelry, scarves and other accessories,” according to the shop’s website.

“My concept is to bring affordable boutique shopping back to the masses,” she said in describing her mental- health outreach. “It’s where people don’t have to be afraid of the word boutique because they think everything is $300.”

She calls her shop “eclectic and unique. There’s a little something for everybody. If there’s one thing I constantly hear from people walking

through this store it’s how different everything is in here. It’s such a great shop. There are so many things.”

Some of those eclectic items are shown in a 94-second video offered on the website, www.hipnotique.net. The video is entitled “Life is Short. Buy the Shoes.”

Retail therapy at its finest.The shop’s roots are in New Jersey,

where Deb has her roots. She’s a Bronx native and a Passaic County, N.J., girl who is a card-carrying member of the Fresh Jersey Tomatoes philanthropic sorority down here. The one requirement for member-ship: Be a Jersey girl.

Deb is that, for sure. And it’s a good thing.

She had a shop of the same name in Montclair, N.J., before she and her husband, Fred, moved here in 2011 to

be closer to family. Her parents are on Florida’s east coast; one of her two daughters is in Tampa.

“I had to find a middle ground between them,” she said of settling in Charlotte.

She had no intention of reopening HipNotique, but then “I was just out shopping in downtown Punta Gorda and saw this empty spot, and my brain just went, ‘Hmmm, I wonder if I should do it again?’ And I did. I signed the lease that weekend. I saw it on a Friday, and called the landlord, and it was available. It was very spur-of-the-moment.

Adapting the shop to Punta Gorda’s older demographic took a little more time.

“You learn to change and adapt to what the community wants,” Malinoski

said. “When I first brought it down, coming from Jersey and it being a little younger town. I heard, ‘Oh, I have to bring my daughter down when she comes.’ It wasn’t for the older people. So, you listen and you learn and you adapt.”

Malinoski evolved right along with her shop, which she runs with help from Laurel Infante and Alice

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Name: Suzanne T. GrahamQ: Degrees:A: Associate of Arts in

Interior Design , Florida Certified Building Contractor (inactive status), Florida licensed Certified Pest Control Operator.

Q: Occupation:A: Director of Government

Affairs, Massey Services, Inc. (5th largest independently owned Pest Control Company in the Nation) Former co-owner of American Pest Control Management, Inc. (my husband and I sold our busi-ness after 20 years to Massey Services, Inc. )

Q: How many years in Charlotte / Sarasota County:

A: 37Q: Hobbies:A: Aerobics classes, volunteer

positions within different trade associations.

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A: Making a difference. Never the same thing. Rules and regulations are different in all the states we work in. Love meeting regulatory and elected officials.

Q: What’s the funniest/weirdest thing you ever did on the job:

A: Got called out to Babcock Ranch to treat for flies prior to Former Gov. Bush attending a ceremony out there.

Q: What is the greatest lesson you have learned?

A: Listen to what people have to say and give back to your community and or profession.

Q: What other interesting or unusual jobs have you had?

A: Interior DecoratorQ: What is one important

trait every leader should have?A: The ability to be a

consensus builder.Q: Have you had a personal

or business mentor? A: In the building industry,

Jay Carlson, Peter Craig Taylor and Tom Thornberry (they guided me to become the first female president of the local builders association Charlotte DeSoto Building Industry and second female president at the state association — Florida Home Builders. In the Pest Control Industry my mentor was Ron Bissonnette. He introduced me to the people who helped our business be a success. He passed away back in 2010 and I know he is still guiding me through this industry.

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Together we can do so much.”

Helen Keller“Success has a price tag on

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I am a servant to the con-struction and pest manage-ment industries. I have devoted my power of persuasion, determination and energy to advance the goals of the indus-tries not only here in Charlotte County but as well as the state and national level.

Q: What is your most proud moment you have achieved in your profession?

A: Becoming the first female president of the CDBIA and the second female President

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OUR TOWN: TODAY’S WOMAN MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 INSIDE: CLASSIFIEDS

At right: The sign outside HipNotique boutique says it all.

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The HipNotique storefront always features eye-catching women’s fashions.

From left, Laurel Infante, Deb Malinoski and Alice Hernandez. The three women operate Deb’s shop, HipNotique, in downtown Punta Gorda.

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A merican Business Women’s Association held a “Fashion Fantasia” on Sunday, March 11 at the Charlotte Harbor

Event Center, 75 Taylor St., Punta Gorda. Fashions were provided by HipNotique. Proceeds benefit the scholarship fund for local students. The mission of the American Business Women’s Association is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition. For more information abuot the Punta Gorda Charter Chapter, contact Marge Szmania at 941-235-3256.

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Above: Guests enjoyed a wonderful lunch and various desserts before the fashion show. From left: Kim Maddy, Syndi Merryman, Madyson Merryman, Ariana Fileman and Cer Westria.

Randy Ann BechtelDebi Malinoski and Amy Mood-ie-Cox, back stage assistant

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Kim Maddy modeled one of the many fashions provided by HipNotique Boutique in Punta Gorda.

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From left: Jackie Battagli, Cathy Miller, Pat Smith, Kat Padgett, Connie Rhett and Mary Malloy

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Until recently, Charlotte High defensive lineman Salvatore Levi thought he was going to stay close to home and continue his ed-ucation in the fall at Florida Gulf Coast University.

But Levi sent some game tape last-minute to Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin because former Tarpon Ryan Corcoran attends the school and plays for the Vikings as a freshman tight end.

The coaches liked what they saw and now Levi will soon be packing his bags for a much more wintery climate.

“I was just going to go to a local university, but they were really interested, so I said, ‘Hey, why not?’,” said Levi, who signed his letter of intent at Charlotte High School this week. “I was very excited, it’s good to have in my mind that I’m not done and I get to keep working toward something.”

Though Levi mostly has experience on the defen-sive line, Tarpons head coach Binky Waldrop said the 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior has shown he has

what it takes to adapt to the situation.

“He’s got a great nose for the football,” Waldrop said. “You can see he’s not the biggest lineman we’ve had, but we played him at end and tackle and he understands the game very well. He did a great job for

us for two years.”Levi said he plans to

pursue a bachelor’s degree in business at Lawrence this fall, but he’s especially appreciative of his chance to keep his passion for playing football alive — an opportunity he almost didn’t have.

“I’m definitely proud of myself, but my work’s not done yet,” Levi said. “It’s more being proud of the guys around me too, I mean I wouldn’t be here without them on the field with me. The coaching staff was the best in the world, I wouldn’t trade

them for anyone else. Playing football in college is gonna be tough, but it’s a challenge I’m looking forward to.”

The Vikings play in the Midwest Conference of Division III football and were 2-8, 1-4 in 2017.


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VENICE — The Port Charlotte High boys and Charlotte girls helped break in a new track at Venice high School this week by claiming team victories in the first full track meet held at the school in 20 years.

In the inaugural Venice Invitational, the Pirates topped the field in the boys’ division with 113.5 points, while Sarasota was second (104.5) and Riverview third (97.5). Among the local programs, North Port was 5th (50), Charlotte 6th (44) and Lemon Bay 9th (38).

Charlotte’s winning total in the girls’ division was 148 points. North Port (109.5) and host Venice (77.5) rounded out the top three. Port Charlotte was close behind in 4th with 74 points while Lemon Bay collected 43 to finish 7th in the 12-team field.

The Charlotte girls were given a boost by their long-distance runners. Isabella Coogan ran three metric miles and collected 18-team points. She finished runner up to Madison Welch of Lemon Bay in the 1,600-meters and then dismantled the competition in the 3,200. For good measure, Katie Kanagy earned a personal best by about 10 seconds to finish a clear second.

“I wasn’t expecting to run a personal best since I knew there wouldn’t be any runners very close to me. So, I wanted to keep it like a good workout,” Coogan said.

“I’m a Florida girl,” she added with a laugh. “And I don’t like running in the cold. I was wearing about six layers and a blanket before the race.”

Though the tempera-ture dropped significantly after sunset when Coogan and Kanagy ran the 3,200, it was mid-afternoon when Coogan and Lemon Bay’s Welch squared off in the mile.

“Isabella is such an amazing runner, she

was fighting the first few laps like I’m not able to,” Welch said after passing Coogan on the final lap to win by nearly four seconds. “The only way I could beat her was to stay with her for the first few laps and then take her at the end. If I would have taken the lead early, she would have beaten me.”

Other local athletes to claim individual gold for Charlotte High included Eunice Noel who crossed first in both the 100 hurdles and 300-meter hurdles.

Noel edged out teammate Britney Augustin in the 300. Mackenzie Flowers stood atop the podium after the girls 800. The Charlotte girls also captured the 4x100 and 4x100 relays.

Among the Charlotte boys, Savorion Warren proved fastest in the 100 and 200 meters.

The Port Charlotte boys led the pack in golds with six. Leading the way were Nicolas Torres and Luther Tyreece. Torres swept the hurdles (110 and 300 meters) while

Tyreece captured the long and triple jumps. Jayden Edwards captured the 800 while John Perez won the mile. Sarah Dempaire added some hardware for the Pirates with gold in the discus.

For North Port, Emani Jefferson put in a strong performance by winning the girls high jump and 200 meters. She was also runner up to teammate Alexis Francavilla in the long jump. Francavilla also doubled up by cap-turing the triple jump.

For the Bobcat boys, Daniel Gonzalez stood tallest after the boys’ discus.

In addition to Welch’s

gold in the mile, the Manta Rays picked up another in the boys’ 400 meters. Blake Dean ran a personal best of 51.79 to edge Booker’s Omar Sabur by .22 seconds.

“I needed to start strong because I knew there were a lot of good

runners in the race,” Dean said. “I slowed down a little on the backstretch and I heard the Booker crowd start to cheer. I knew he was getting close, but I know how to turn it on the last 150 and that’s what I did. It was a tough race.”

Charlotte dominates inaugural Venice InvitationalBy STEPHEN McKAY

SUN CORRESPONDENT

Charlotte’s Eunice Noel won the girls 300-meter hurdles in wire-to-wire fashion.

Charlotte High’s Isabella Coogan led the 1,600 meters through the first three laps before the Manta Rays’ Madison Welch took control on lap four. Coogan later won the 3,200 meters by a wide margin.

Charlotte’s Savorion Warren takes the baton from Nycarion Harvey during the boys 4x100-meter relay at the Venice Invitational.

Though he kicked the final barrier, Nicolas Torres of Port Charlotte won the 110-meter hurdles.

John Perez of Port Charlotte High and Josh Lawson of Venice keep a close eye on each other during the boys mile. Perez pulled away on the final lap while Lawson easily held second.

SUN PHOTOS BY STEPHEN McKAY

Emani Jefferson of North Port competed simultaneously in the high jump and long jump.

TRACK AND FIELD: Venice Invitational

Levi to play linebacker for Lawrence UniversityBy VINNIE PORTELL

SPORTS WRITER

SUN PHOTO BY VINNIE PORTELL

Charlotte senior Salvatore Levi signs his letter of intent to play football at Lawrence University.

PREP FOOTBALL: College Signing

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Hernandez. She sees her-self as “always the black sheep … always bucking the system.”

She wants to see City Marketplace, the mostly vacant lot that sits

across Marion from her shop, developed.

“I’ve got questions,” she said. “I’m tired of ‘because that’s the way it’s always been.’”

But she’s no outsider. Malinoski has become immersed in the com-munity, serving on the board of directors of the Punta Gorda Chamber

of Commerce and as a member of Team Punta Gorda. And there’s the Tomatoes, of course.

And she remains dedicated to her shop.

“It’s totally evolved,” Deb said, “and it’s grown, and it’s fabulous.”

A prescription for retail therapy if there ever was one.

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MILAN — Versace has become the latest fashion house to eliminate fur from its collections, joining Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss among others.

The Humane Society, which campaigns against the sale of fur, welcomed

the decision Wednesday, noting that “Versace is a massively influential lux-ury brand that symbolizes excess and glamor.” The group quoted an interview in the Economist Group’s “1843” magazine with de-signer Donatella Versace, who said, “Fur? I am out of that. I don’t want to kill animals to make fashion.

It doesn’t feel right.”Versace hasn’t said

when it would phase fur out of their collections, but given the fashion cycle it wouldn’t be before the next winter season. Versace is joining a trend among fashion houses to make its collections more environmentally sustainable.

Versace is latest to join no-fur trend in fashion

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In this Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 file photo, Claudia Shiffer, Donatella Versace, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen are on the catwalk at the end of the Versace women’s Spring/Summer 2018 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy. Versace has become the latest fashion house to eliminate fur from its collections, joining Gucci, Giorgio Arman, and Hugo Boss, among others.

“You know when you go up in a plane and you just bloat in the air?” Ekrem Dimbiloglu asked me the other morning. “Your neck and your feet?”

As Delta Air Lines’ director of uniforms, Dimbiloglu has seen what 30,000 feet can do to a person. The official term is “jet belly.”

So when Delta hired fashion designer Zac Posen to create new uniforms for its 22,500 flight attendants, he was sure to include an elastic tab in the collar of the dress shirts. Necks could expand all they wanted. Problem solved.

That little detail is one of many that Posen worked into the new uni-forms, for which Delta’s 3,300 Seattle-based employees started fittings recently in a ballroom at the Airport Marriott.

This I had to see, for it hasn’t been very fashion-able up there in the air for a very long time. If passen-gers aren’t trying to pass hamsters and peacocks off as service animals, they’re dressing like they’re head-ed to Pilates or back to bed, carrying pillows and stuffed-animal backpacks and grease-stained bags of food.

If Delta employees are looking this good, it might just inspire pas-sengers to pull up their proverbial pants.

Since Delta hasn’t had new uniforms in a decade, the company made the day’s event a party, com-plete with private dressing tents and a runway down the center, if employees were so inclined to walk it.

Why the fuss?“It’s deeper than a

uniform,” said Chad Holmes, an aircraft load agent based in Salt Lake City who participated in the design process. “It’s something that you feel proud to wear, and if you have an employee that feels good, it’s going to transfer to the customer service.”

Those are fighting words here in the home of Alaska Airlines, which just last month debuted new uniforms designed by Seattle-based designer Luly Yang. She went un-dercover for six months, quizzing employees about their uniforms, saying only that she was working on a research project.

Posen, too, traveled to get a sense of what Delta employees needed and then engaged 1,000 flight attendants, gate agents, and cargo, ground and ramp employees in a three-month wear test.

Their suggestions resulted in 65 changes: Everything from the rise in the men’s pants to the shade of blue, which was made 20 percent darker to hide dirt and stains.

The pen-pocket in the male flight-attendant suit was deepened a half-inch. There are “sweat shields” sewn under the arms of all the blazers.

The radio clip on the female ground employee’s shirt was moved from the chest area to the shoul-der. Ground crew shirts are made of Dri-Fit mate-rial with reflective panels built in, eliminating the need for safety vests.

All the fabrics have four-way stretch for better mobility, and all over is the Delta widget, placed everywhere from the snap on the pants to the top of the ground employees’ gloves to the

reflective material on the half-zip pullovers.

“They’re not there for the customer,” Dimbiloglu said. “We want the employees to feel great and prideful about working for Delta.”

The uniforms debut on May 29 — the day after Memorial Day, and just in time for the summer travel rush.

Seattle-based flight attendant Lawrence Knapp has been with Delta since it merged with Western Airlines in 1987. He loves the darts in the new vest and the fact that the backing isn’t silk anymore: “It used to get all pilled up.”

In the next fitting area, Rebecca Stratton — who works in safety and com-pliance on the ramp — did a little dance in her new shorts.

When she first started with the airline six years ago, “I guessed what size I would wear and crossed my fingers.”

Not only does her new uniform fit, “These shorts are so soft, I haven’t even washed them yet and I feel like they’re flexible and breathable.”

Most people don’t understand what the job entails, she said.

“It’s a lot of different movements,” she said. “One minute you’re lifting bags, next you’re climbing a ladder and after that you’re under an aircraft. It’s a lot of physical work.

“It’s important to be comfortable in what you do. If you’re not, you’re going to be stiff and it’s going to cause injuries.”

Said Holmes, “We have pretty frazzled jobs. Now we’ll feel more put together.”

And, hopefully, a little less bloated.

Delta Air Lines’ uniforms updated by Zac PosenBy NICOLE BRODEURTHE SEATTLE TIMES

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While diverse body types are becoming increasingly visible in beauty advertise-ments every day, when asked to picture a “model body,” a pretty specific (and unat-tainable) image still comes to mind. I asked the Byrdie edit team to name the physical qualities they associate with a model body, and among them were a tiny waist, long legs, and smooth skin. Despite the ever-expanding body diversity movement, this is still the image we most often see por-trayed in beauty and fashion ads, and thus, the image we associate with perfection. It’s hard not to feel insecure in comparison.

Here’s the thing, though: Statistically, it is almost im-possible to have the towering height, flat stomach, cellu-lite-free thighs, blonde hair, and bright blue eyes we see so frequently in magazines and on Instagram. We know because we consulted census data, crunched the numbers, and determined that objec-tively, no one “looks like a model.” Not even models.

90 percent of women have cellulite

Cellulite is a dirty word in the beauty industry. For how many products that promise to get rid of it, you’d think it was a fatal condition. And yet, judging by the models in beauty and fash-ion ads (even ones who claim not to have used Photoshop), cellulite seems not to exist. The truth, however, is that cellulite affects 90 percent of women. According to Scientific American, cellulite is partic-ularly common in women in part because of our hormones.

Estrogen levels decrease as we age, and this causes the loss of blood vessel receptors in the thighs, which leads to de-creased circulation and, thus, a depletion of collagen produc-tion. When fat cells protrude through the collagen, that’s cellulite, and because we have three layers of fat around our knees, butt, and thighs, that’s where we’re more likely to see it. “A women’s body is basically

genetically designed to be a place for cellulite to develop,” says Scientific American. By the age of 30, the large majority of women have it, even models.

70 percent of women have stretch marks

The interesting thing about stretch marks, or striae, is that models, in particular, are even more likely to have them. That’s because stretch marks are actu-ally scars that occur when the dermis (aka, the thick layer of tissue below your skin) stretch-es and tears, which inevitably happens after a growth spurt — something that someone of model height would be familiar with.

“You don’t get six feet tall during puberty without having stretch marks,” a professional photoshopper told Refinery29 in late 2016.

Stretch marks can also appear after rapid weight gain, say, from pregnancy. In fact, 90 percent of pregnant women get stretch marks, which is why most products cater to them and why we flip out when we get stretch marks outside the context of pregnancy. In truth, though, 70 percent of women who aren’t pregnant also have stretch marks, and that percentage includes models like Jasmine Tookes, Chrissy

Teigen and all the models who appeared in the unretouched images recently published by brands like ASOS and Aerie.

The number of blondes we see in the beauty and entertainment industries is so unrepresentative of real human bodies that it’s crazy. Depending on what source you consult, surveys show that only between 2 percent and 16 percent of the American population is naturally blonde. And yet, a study conducted in the mid-aughts by the hair color brand Clairol revealed that 65 percent of respondents considered blondes the “most glamorous.”

Our obsession with light hair goes way back, literally to the days of the ancient Greeks, who depicted Aphrodite, the god-dess of love, with long golden hair. Another Clairol study from 2008 reported that approxi-mately 75 percent of American women dye their hair and that 88 percent feel that their hair color has a major effect on their confidence. That means statistically very few women sport their true hair color and one can imagine that stat is even lower among models.

Less than 17 percent of Americans have

blue eyesHuman beings have had

a fixation on blue eyes ever since the Middle Ages, when light eyes were thought to be a sign of fertility (they’re not). Europeans brought their preferences for blue eyes over to America, where they were reinforced by Hollywood’s history of christening blue-eyed women like Marilyn Monroe the nation’s most beautiful. Katie Ford, CEO of Ford Models in New York, told The New York Times that Americans became so trans-fixed with the blue-eyed ideal that almost every big fashion model in the 70s’ and 80s’ was of Scandinavian descent. This came to represent the “all-American look” even though by then, blue eyes were largely on the decline.

A 2002 Loyola University survey in Chicago found that about 50 percent of Americans born at the turn of the 20th century had blue eyes but that today, only about 1 in 6 Americans do. That’s because 100 years ago, 80 percent of people married and reproduced within their ethnic group, so blue eyes (a genetically recessive trait) were passed down among English, Irish and Northern European families. But by midcentury, immigration from Latin America and Asia increased, people started

outbreeding (thank god), and brown eyes (a dominant trait) became the norm. In the 1930s, eugenicists even tried to use the disappearance of blue eyes as an excuse to curb immigration.

Over the past decade or two, as beauty standards have shifted from Farrah Fawcett to Alessandra Ambrosio and Kim Kardashian West, brown eyes have elevated on the hierarchy of idolized eye colors. Even so, blonde hair and blue eyes still symbolize the “all-American model” for many, even though this look naturally occurs so in-frequently in the U.S. anymore.

Less than 3 percent of American women are

5-foot-10 or tallerWe see a line of six-foot-tall

women parade down a run-way and instantly all feel like goblins, but considering that the statistical equivalent of 0 percent of American women are six feet tall, it’s bananas that all the women chosen to model our clothes are (or at least close to it). Census data from 2007 to 2008 revealed that a 5’10” woman is in the 97.6th height percentile for American women between the ages of 20 and 29. It is, in fact, more common to be five feet even than 5’10”, and average height is more like 5’4”.

The average American woman is a size 16

Models’ waists average somewhere around 25 inches, but a 2016 study published in International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology, and Education sampled 5,500 American women above the age of 20 and found that the average female waist size is 37.5”. That measurement is up more than 2.5 inches from 20 years ago, though models are still as tiny-waisted as ever. Moreover, while most models’ dress sizes are 0s, 2s, and 4s, the average American woman as of 2016 was between a size 16 and 18.

Feeling better about your “non-model” body? We hope so. Because as the data shows, that “perfect” image scarcely exists.

It’s statistically unrealistic to have a ‘model body’ — here’s proof

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When Jacen Bowman was serving time in jail for shoplifting, he had no idea that one day he’d be the one bronzing Lupita Nyong’o’s cheeks, applying Phylicia Rashad’s lashes, or grooming Tyson Beckford for photo shoots.

And makeup artist Bowman, 35, certainly didn’t think he would be collaborating with popular drugstore brand Black Radiance.

This is a big deal.Well before the days of

MAC, when Fashion Fair was the only department store brand with colors that complemented black women’s complexions, Black Radiance was the go-to drugstore lipstick. In the late 1990s and early aughts, Black Radiance lost relevance as other brands, like MAC and Bobbi Brown, amped up their beauty options for women of color. But now, as we rethink how we spend our discretionary spending — I’m moving more toward subscription boxes rather than buying fancy make up a la carte — Black Radiance, along with other drugstore faves, like Wet-N-Wild and CoverGirl, are making a comeback.

This spring, Bowman, whose company is called Shades of Jacen, put his touch on all of Black Radiance’s in-store ad campaigns used in Target, Walmart, and Walgreens. He stars in Black Radiance’s YouTube tutorials, and he even helped come up with the season’s color palette. According to Bowman, the lipstick look for spring is glossy. And for the face, all that Kardashian-contouring is finally on its way out.

“I’m a beauty expert now,” Bowman told me on a cold, snowy Wednesday afternoon from his New

York apartment, where he lives a few days a week. He also has a home in Brewerytown.

“My makeup work is in a national campaign. I never thought it would happen.”

Other A-listers who have been on the receiving side of Bowman’s makeup brush include singers Elle Varner, Philly natives Jazmine Sullivan and Le’Andria Johnson, and reality star Porsha Williams. Bowman was also one of the artists on hand at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, where he made up Scandal actor Tony Goldwyn and

former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. (His tweezers were inches away from Hillary Clinton, but no dice.)

Bowman grew up in East Oak Lane and attended George Washington High School in the Northeast. Back then, he had dreams of becoming a journalist, like his dad. But by the time Bowman went to college, his heart wasn’t in it. He dropped out of Delaware State University and worked in retail, including at the Gap on South Street and Nordstrom in King of Prussia.

In 2007, Bowman made

a bad left turn in life and started shoplifting. He got caught a few times, was arrested, and spent six months in jail.

“That’s when I said, ‘OK, Jacen, you are so smart you have to change the people you hang around,’” Bowman said. “I knew I wanted to get into makeup and get into hair, but I didn’t do that because I wanted to please my dad. But before he died, he told me (on the phone) that I didn’t have to do what he wanted anymore. He passed while I was in jail.”

After he was released, Bowman went to beauty school in Ambler and landed a job as a part-time assistant makeup artist

behind the MAC store in Cherry Hill Mall. After a few months, he went full-time and was on his way to a management career when MAC discovered his back-ground and demoted him back to part-time artist.

“That put a flame on my behind,” Bowman said. “I decided right then I wasn’t going to let anyone tell me, ‘No,’ again.”

Shades of Jacen was born.

Bowman’s beauty busi-ness grew largely through word of mouth. That’s how Good Day Philadelphia an-chor Alex Holley, who uses him for special occasions, found him. It’s also how Black Radiance marketing executive Lana Gregg learned about his skills.

Last year, Gregg, who grew up in Abington but is now based in Los Angeles, tagged Bowman to work on the Black Radiance Lashtastic promotion in Los Angeles. His work went over so well — thanks in large part to his 46,700 Instagram followers — that he was pegged (and paid) for a 2018 collaboration.

“He cares about the faces he works on,” Gregg said. “He’s good at customizing — no two of his faces look alike.”

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a move to improve the livelihoods of garment workers and help improve supply chain transpar-ency and efficiency, Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced a bold new goal for all of its tier 1 suppliers — approximately 800 factories in about 30 countries — to make the transition from a cash-based system to digital payments by 2020.

More than 60 percent of Gap Inc.’s supplier factories already provide digital payments methods, such as online transfers to bank accounts or mobile wallets. The new goal will help scale this progress across the company’s global supply chain and positively impact the lives of more than one million garment workers.

“At Gap Inc., we believe that good business prac-tices can help change the world and fuel growth. By having our suppliers pay garment workers digitally, we aim to accelerate the transition towards a more transparent workplace for the women and men who make our clothes. It’s a win-win for garment workers and factories alike,” said David Hayer, Senior Vice President of Global Sustainability at Gap Inc. and President of Gap Foundation.

Women make up about 80 percent of the world’s garment industry workforce but often live in a cash-only environ-ment and lack access to formal financial services. Electronic wage payment methods have the benefit of drawing previously

unbanked workers into the formal financial system, allowing women greater control over their finances and a safer way to save, send money and invest. At the factory level, suppliers benefit from cost savings, due to increased efficiency and speed. All parties also benefit from increased accountability, transparency, and security.

To help achieve this bold new commitment, Gap Inc. also announced today that it has joined the United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance, a partnership of governments, companies, and international organi-zations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments in order to reduce poverty and drive inclusive growth.

“We’re pleased to join

the Better Than Cash Alliance to help drive this important progress forward. We encourage others across the apparel industry to join us in this effort,” Hayer added.

“The scale, innovation and leadership of the private sector is critical to creating economies where all people benefit from digi-tal financial services,” said Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, Managing Director of the

Better Than Cash Alliance. “Gap Inc. is one of the glob-al brands leading the way when it comes to digitizing workers’ payments in the garment sector. Its commit-ment today will continue the movement across the retail sector to improve lives, increase transparency and drive business benefits through digital payments, and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.”

For over 10 years, Gap Inc. has promoted finan-cial literacy and inclusion through its life-skills education and training program for female garment workers, P.A.C.E. (Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement). The program’s holistic curric-ulum also includes topics such as communication skills; time and stress man-agement; problem solving and decision-making.

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FIND YOURBEST FRIEND

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Vacant landWaterfront homesite 110

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1610 BUSINESS RENTALS

VENICE ISLANDOffice Space at 333 S. Tamiami Trl.

242SF Unit at $350/mo532 SF Unit at $750/mo

1003 SF Unit at $1350/moBrand New! 1st Month FREE!Building Under New Ownership.Judy Smith 772-971-1434

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THE LAST BEST LOT ATMERCHANT'S CROSSINGALMOST AN ACRE AT 1599

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MILLION DOLLARS!!!OUR “GIVE-AWAY PRICE”

ONLY $379,000 WITH SHORTTERM FINANCING POSSIBLE.

941-769-0200

2000

EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT

2005 Services2010 Professional2015 Banking2020 Clerical2025 Computer2030 Medical2035 Musical2040 Restaurant/Hotel2050 SkilledTrades2060 Management2070 Sales2090 Child/Adult

Care Needed2100 General2110 Part-time/ Temp2115 Home Based

Business2120 Seeking Employment

2005 SERVICES

WANT A BETTER JOB, GET A PROFESSIONAL RESUME

SARASOTA/CHARL CO. 941-214-5257

2020 CLERICAL/OFFICE

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

$10/HR ENERGETIC, OUTGOING. DETAIL ORIENTED

TEAM PLAYER, GENERAL SPORTSKNOWLEDGE, PROFICIENT EXCELAND WORD, DAILY FUNCTIONS OF

OFFICE. OPPORTUNITY FORADVANCEMENT.

SUBMIT RESUMES [email protected]

2030 MEDICAL

CENTURION OF FLHas FT & PT opportunities

for Mental Health Profession-als at Charlotte CorrectionalInstitution in Punta Gorda and

Desoto Annex in Arcadia.Apply online at

www.mhmcareers.comor contact Katie Hogan at

703-245-9047or [email protected]

LPN/MA NEEDED Helgemo & Liou Pediatrics is

Looking for a Full Time Employee. Must be a Team

Player. Flexible Working Conditions with Competitive

Salary & Benefits.Please Fax Resume:

941-629-4701 Attn: Tina or Email to;

[email protected]

RESIDENT CARE ASSTPART TIME/SPLIT SHIFT

6AM-8AM/4:45PM-6:45PM3 DAYS WK/$14/HOUR

INGLENOOK ALF ENGLEWOOD 941-474-5563

SOLARIS HEALTHCAREis now Hiring

CNA Weekend POSITIONS &

Weekend Supervisor.Sign on BONUS!! Apply:

solarishealthcare.vikus.net

www.HorizonTechInstitute.Com“ADVANCE YOUR CAREER”Licensed & Accredited SchoolMurdock Town Center on 41

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Call For Class Dates● Nursing Assistant (120hrs)● Home Health Aide (75hrs)● Phlebotomy Tech (165hrs)● EKG Tech (165hrs)● Patient Care Tech (600hrs)● Job Assist. & Pymt. Plans

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PHLEBOTOMY, EKG,Classes Start 04/02 LPN-wkds 04/02 CNA- 04/02

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2040 RESTAURANT/ HOTEL

SUPER Day Expressis looking for

CASHIERS/DELI HELP

EXPERIENCE PREFERREDApply Within:

1595 McCall Rd, Gulf Cove DFWP941-697-7641

BARTENDERS NEEDED FT &PT. Must be Experienced. Apply:Deep Creek Elks Lodge, 1133Capricorn Blvd. Deep Creek. BUS PERSONS, PREP COOK,COOK, DISHWASHERS &WAITRESS’ NEEDED AM/PM

Experienced Apply in PersonWinks Old Town Grill

451 S. Indiana Ave,Englewood.

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESSis now hiring HOUSEKEEPINGpositions. Apply in Person to

24440 Sandhill Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL 33983

PREP COOK, DISHWASHER,& EXP. LINE COOK

NEEDED. TOLLS PAIDSOUTH BEACH BAR & GRILL

BOCA GRANDE 941-964-0765

2050 SKILLED TRADES

PRESS OPERATORSun Coast Press, a rapidlygrowing daily and commer-cial printing shop, has the fol-lowing full time employmentopportunity.

PRESS OPERATOR

Minimum of 5 years experi-ence operating a Gossurbanite or community singlewidth press. Willingness towork day/night shift, week-ends & holidays. Must beproficient with back to backcolor registration, folder/1/4 folder operations. Knowl-edge of automatic pastersand stacker operations aplus. Must be comfortableworking in a fast paced,deadline and quality orientedenvironment. We offer healthinsurance, AFLAC, paid holi-days, PTO, 401K.

We are a drug & nicotinefree workplace. Pre-employment drug & nico-tine screening required.

Interested candidatesplease send your resume

to Robin MarottaProduction Manager at

[email protected]

TRUCK DRIVERS, EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

AND LABORERS DFWPApply: DM Construction

3801 Henry St. Punta Gorda.

2100 GENERAL

HOUSEKEEPER/LD DRIVERWanted. Must Like Dogs. ReplyP.O. Box 55, Venice FL 34284Leave Telephone Number.


2100 GENERAL

ARE YOURETIRED AND MISSINGSOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE??

WERE YOUR SUCCESSES IN THEWORLD HANDLED WITH PRIDE

& DETERMINATION?

IF THESE TRAITS ARE SECONDNATURE TO YOU, THEN WE

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WE ARE SEEKING A TEAM OFREPRESENTATIVES TOREPRESENT US AS

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APPLY IN PERSON AT:1000 ASTON GARDENS DRIVE

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CAREGIVER Sm AssistedLiving, Venice PT,

Fri & Sat. Only 941-258-6080 /941-799-1271

The Venice Gondolier Sun isnow taking applications forcarriers in Venice and sur-rounding areas. Must havedependable vehicle, a validFlorida Drivers License andproof of insurance.

Apply in person: 200 E. Venice Ave. Venice, FL 34285

No Phone Calls Please.

CARRIERSNEEDED

CHARLOTTE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

IS HAVING AJOB FAIR!!!

WHEN: Wednesday,March 21st Between

8:30am-12:30pmWHERE: Charlotte Technical College

18150 Murdock Circle,(3 Story, White Building)

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CUSTOMER SERVICEREPRESENTATIVE

PART-TIMEThe Venice Gondolier

Sun Newspaper is seeking an individual that

has excellent customer service skills and works well

in a team environment. Applicant must be reliable,flexible and have a pleasant

personality.Must have computer

experience, be able to work ina fast paced environmentand multi-tasking is a priority.“We are a drug and nicotine

free workplace.”Pre-employment drug/

nicotine testing required.Apply at:

The Venice Gondolier Sun200 E. Venice Ave

Venice Florida 34285EOE Non-smoking office

FISH CUTTER &WAREHOUSE HELP for

Local Seafood Company.Good Pay!!! 941-380-9212

2100 GENERAL

CUSTOMERSERVICE REPS

The Charlotte Sun Newspa-per has part-time openingswith weekends & Holidaysrequired. We are seekingreliable, flexible, pleasantpeople with good phoneskills, personality and theability to handle customerrelations.

Computer experiencemandatory, must be able towork in a fast-paced workenvironment.

We are a drug & nicotinefree workplace

Pre-employmentdrug/nicotine

testing requiredEmail resume to

[email protected] Apply in Person

23170 Harborview RoadCharlotte Harbor

Mon.-Fri.EOE Non Smoking Office

GROWING COMPANY islooking for good people with

room for advancement. P/T & F/T. Englewood Area.

Weekend Help needed as well.E & J LANDSCAPE &

MAINTENANCE 941-468-2493

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS!

We have several immediateopenings for Representativesto promote the Sun Newspa-pers in Retail Stores, high traf-fic shopping areas, specialevents, etc. No cold calling.We use a low-key approachwith friendly interaction withthe public. This is an enjoy-able year round position withpotential to earn above aver-age income. Positive, workenvironment. Flexible workschedule. Full- time/Part-time.Positive work environment.Outgoing, friendly and profes-sional appearance, depend-able with reliable transporta-tion and cell phone. Thoseselected will be given trainingand taught how to make greatmoney right away. For inter-view appointment call:

941-268-5731

LANDSCAPE LABORERS NEEDED

40 Hours/ Weekly FullTime. (941)-456-1008

A-Z LAWNCARE/ LANDSCAPINGSEEKING LAWNCARE

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MAILROOMTHE CHARLOTTE SUN

NEWSPAPER

Part-time positions available.No Experience necessary.

Be able to lift at least 20 lbs., willing to work

flexible hours, able to workdays or evenings.

To fill out an ApplicationApply in person

Mon.-Fri. 9-5The Charlotte Sun

Newspaper23170 Harborview Road

Charlotte Harbor, FL

Please, No Phone Calls

We are a drug andnicotine free workplacePre-employment drugand nicotine testing

required

MAINTENANCE STAFF P/TKnowledge in Electric,

Pool & General Maintenanceis Required.

Pay Subject to Experience. Please Call 941-629-4779

Find theperfect

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2110 PART TIME/TEMPORARY

"AMBASSADORS"NEEDED

TO SOLICIT SUBSCRIPTIONSFOR THE AWARD WINNINGLOCAL NEWSPAPERS, THE

SUN, AT STOREFRONTS IN THEVENICE, NORTH PORT AND

ENGLEWOOD AREAS.

CONTACT JIM DEFALLE AT941-786-7676

FOR MORE INFORMATION.

GATE KEEPER PT, 1STSHIFT, for community inEnglewood. Background

check required. Fax to 941-493-4290

MARIA MANOR CONDOASSOC. seeks Part TimeMaintenance Worker 24

Hour Workweek Responsibli-ties Include Landscaping and

Gen Maint Call Office toapply at 941-625-2771

3000

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3020 PERSONALS

SEEKING SINGLE MALE 45-70for companionship/relationshipwith single Lady 941-201-9853

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR941-483-0701 Port Charlotte

3065 BIBLE STUDY& CHURCHES

CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH1936 E. Venice Ave. Venice

Friday at 9am.Study features video teachings

of noted Bible Scholars onvarious subjects.

For more info. Call Rev. Jonesat: 941-485-7070 or visit

www.CBCVenice.com

CERTIFIED CHRISTIAN COUNSELING 941-876-4416

Liberty CommunityChurch

North Port Charlotte

Charlotte CountyHouse of Prayer

Merging Worship, Word,and Prayer

Friday Night Watch 8pm992 Tamiami Trail Unit I

Port Charlotte941 249-8946

cchop.org

CHRISTIAN WOMEN'SCONNECTION is now

meeting for lunch at theKingsway Country Club in

Lake Suzy, the first Tuesday of each month.Call Chris at 941-661-

0373 for more info.

COMMUNITY CENTER 4PM - 7PM each Wednesday.

Christ the King LutheranChurch, 23456 Olean Blvd.

PC, Open to All Ages.For more info 941-766-9357

FAITH BUILDERSA Basic Study to Build yourChristian Faith. Call PastorGumm at Christ the King

Lutheran Church for times.941-766-9357 Port Charlotte

GATEWAY WORSHIPPRAYER & HEALING

ROOMSIf you need healing,

we want to pray with you!Our prayer teams are available to minister to

you every Thursday 7:30 pm-8:30 pm.For information call

863-832-44185377 Dunkin Rd.,

Punta Gorda 33982Jesus Still Heals Today!

Lutheran Church of the Cross2300 Luther Rd., Deep Creek

Bible Study - Thursdays 10-11:30

and Sunday’s @ 9 AMQuestions and/or Info

(941) 627-6060

NEW SEASON FULL GOSPELMINISTRIES Meet Every

Wednesday at 6:30 Held at3320 Loveland Blvd Port Char-

lotte, Fl (Held at Board ofRealtors Building same side

as Visani's Restaurant)Food and Refreshments being

served plus live ChristianMusic..Come and be a part ofour celebration!! Everyone wel-

come! For more info callAnna Soloduk 941-286-5506UNIQUE & INFORMATIVEDVD Every Sunday @ 6pm. Dis-ussion After at El Jobean Baptist941-769-6291

3070 BURIAL LOTS/CRYPTS

CEMETERY LOTS 1 for Vet-eran or National Guard Serviceperson and 1 for spouse inVenice Memorial Gardens. Gar-den of Honor, Center Rd VeniceFl $1000 Call 941-484-3857

3090 LOST & FOUND

LOST KEYS: Black remote withpink cylinder. 616-558-7858

3090 LOST & FOUND

LOST CELL PHONE: in Blueleather case, Bealls parking lotin Pt. Charlotte (Mall) REWARDCALL 814-867-9789

3091 ARTS CLASSES

Beginningwatercolor classes withaward winning artist

Robert Broyles

at North PortHobby Lobby.

Private lessonsalso avail

Call 941-875-8163

3095 EXERCISE CLASSES

GULF COAST ACUPUNCTURE151 Center Rd.

Wednesdays 5:30pmThursdays 9:00 amSaturdays 8:30am

YOGA FOR BEGINNERSProceeds to

Venice Wildlife CenterCall Rick or Mary

941-488-1769

3096 RELIGION CLASSES

BEGIN YOUR DAY IN BIBLE STUDY

Christ the King LutheranChurch, 23456 Olean Blvd.

Tuesdays 10AM-11AM. For more info 941-766-9357

Port Charlotte

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH4005 Palm Drive, Punta Gorda

Various Days & TimesCONFIRMATION/BIBLE STUDY

Adult Infomational Class941-639-6309

START YOUR DAY RIGHTBible Study Thursdays

10:00-11:30LUTHERAN CHURCH

OF THE CROSS2300 Luther Rd., Deep Creek

and Sundays at 9:00 a.m.Questions and/or Info

(941) 627-6060

3097 OTHER CLASSES

KRIYA YOGA MEDITATIONwith Linda Weser, 4 p.m.

every Monday. FREE; Opento the public. 941-276-0124

5000

BUSINESS SERVICESAN OCCUPATIONAL LIC.may be required by the Cityand/or County. Please call theappropriate occupationallicensing bureau to verify.

NEED CASH?Have A Garage

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5006 ALUMINUM

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FREE ESTIMATES

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5008 AIRPORT SHUTTLE

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(941)-889-7596

5030 CABINETRY

5040 CARPET SERVICES

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5050 ADULT CARE

HONEST, CARING PERSONAL ASSISTANTAVAIL. TO CARE FOR YOUR

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5051 CHILD CARE

ALL CHILDCAREFACILITIES MUST INCLUDE,

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LICENSE NUMBER.FLORIDA STATE LAW requiresall child care centers and day

care businesses to register withthe State of Florida. The Sun

Newspapers will not knowinglyaccept advertising which is in

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● Remodeling ● Painting ● Additions ● Drywall

● Carpentry ● Repairs ●Odd Jobs & more.

STATE CERTIFIED LIC #CRC033392941-468-9701

TEDDY`S HANDYMAN &REMODELING, INC.

No Job Too Big or Too Small!(941)-629-4966 Lic./Ins. Serving NP, Charlotte & PG

CRC 1327653

5057 CONCRETE

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ADDITIONSRESIDENTIAL & COMMERICAL

NEW CONSTRUCTION941-628-5965

INS/LIC CG034909

PRO PATH CONCRETE● Driveways ● Patios ● Sidewalks ● Pads

Free Estimates941-286-6415

Lic #AAA-11-00081

RICH LANDERS STUCCO, INC.

Honest, Reliable work!LIC/INS New Const &

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(941)-497-4553

Find your BestFriend in theClassifieds!

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(941)-460-1933Lic. in Charlotte, Sarasota &

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5060 CLEANINGSERVICES

A&R PRO WINDOWCLEANERS

In/Out, Tracks & Screens, Mirror Walls, Ceiling Fans, Also Vinyls, Clean & Polish,

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Sunshine DEEPCleaning

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Move ins & Move OutsReferences/ Lic & Insured

941-221-1982

5065 DRYWALL

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Lic.& Ins CRC1328482

DEPENDABLE DRYWALL & REMODELING

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INSUREd

5070 ELECTRICAL

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5083 FLOORING

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5089 HANDYMAN / GENERAL REPAIR

A CARPENTER AROUNDTHE HOUSE for all your car-pentry needs! James M. Okell941-270-1693

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IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, HANDYMAN SVCS, WOOD ROT,WINDOWS & DOORS, DRY WALL& STUCCO REPAIR, PAINTING,

ETC. 941-627-6954 OR941456-6953

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5090 HEATING & AIR

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AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMSCOOLING MADE AFFORDABLE!INSTALLED 10 YR WARRANTY

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5100 HOME & COMMERCIALIMPROVEMENT

$75.00PER PANEL

SLIDINGGLASS DOOR

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5100 HOME & COMMERCIALIMPROVEMENT

HAMMER FIREPROOFING &INSULATION, Inc. for all yourinsulation needs. 941-268-5615or Office 941-423-7478

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Reasonable, Reliable & Honest.Serving Englewood, Venice &

Sarasota AreasLARGER OR SMALLER PROJECTS,

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALLICENSED & FULLY INSURED

CALL JOE CHIMINIELLO(941) 525-7967

John’s Rescreening &Handyman Service.

Pressure Washing: PoolDecks, Driveways! No Job To

Small, Free EstimatesLic9341./Ins. 941-883-1381

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

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

TILE ROOF CLEANING LOW PRESSURE LOW CHEMICAL941-468-2744

WWW.COMPLETECLEANPW.COM

ALL WORK PERFORMED BY STATE

CERT. ROOFING CONTRACTOR

WHOLE HOUSE REMODELING Additions,Cabinetry, Kitchens, Baths,

Garage Doors, Painting, Tile,Laminate Floors. 941-706-6525

LIC CGC1518335

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

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

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.

EXACT LAWN MOWING LLCNOW ACCEPTING

New Accounts in Engl.,Rotonda, SGC & PC

WE TAKE PRIDEIN ALL OUR LAWNS!

Reliable & Dependable.Lic & insured.

Call 303-475-8300

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. SPECIALIZING IN

DANGEROUS TREEREMOVAL.

Servicing all Charlotte &Sarasota CountiesFREE ESTIMATES

941-306-7532 Lic & Ins

NOW ACCEPTING NEWLAWN ACCOUNTS!

941-468-4372ISA Certified Arborist

John Cannon FL-6444A South Sarasota & Charlotte Co.

5110 LAWN/GARDEN & TREE

PREMIER STUMP GRINDING, LLCLet me Help you haveyour stump removed

today. No stump too small or

big! Licensed & insured(941)-662-9779

RAINSCAPE INC,Irrigation, Maintenance,

Repair, Installation. Monthly Maintenance starts at $40.

FREE ESTIMATES941-888-2988

CLASSIFIEDADS SELL

SANDEFURS-HOME & TREEMaintenance Tree trimming,

removal. We do it all!License/Insured941-484-6042TERRY SOWERS WINDOW

CLEANINGLawn Mowing, Trimming,

Landscaping. Servicing AllAreas. Per Cut or Contract.

Call (941)-628-0751

TreemendousTree, Inc.NUSURY

★ PINAPPLE PLANTS fruit-ing $30/ea★ SNOW QUEEN HIBISCUS7 gal $20.00 NICE ★ MANY OTHER SHURBS AVAILABLE

STOP IN TO SEE US MONDAY - SATURDAY

9AM-3PM 6068 RUFF ST. NORTH PORT

OR CALL 941-426-8983FL-6444 A

TreemendousTree, Inc.

★ Certified Arborist★ Tree Removal ★ Stump Grinding★ Lic./Insured★ Shrub & Tree Nursey

CALL TODAY!941-426-8983

www.northporttree.comFL-6444 A

5121 MARINE REPAIR

CAPTAIN RON’S MARINE CONSTRUCTION Seawalls,Docks, Pilings, Boat Lifts.

941-637-1128Lic# CRC1328423 & Insured.

5130 MOVING/HAULING

ALL TYPES OF CLEAN-UPS!Same Day Service!

24 Hrs. a Day! 941-764-0982 or

941-883-1231

ODYSSEY MOVERSYour Journey Begins WithUs! Licensed & Insured.

941-803-4959Lic. # 2539

ROB’S ON THE MOVE, inc.Moving and Delivery Honest,Reliable, Courteous! GreatRates! 941-237-1823

SKIP’S MOVINGLocal & Long Distance. 1 Item or Whole House!

941-766-1740Reg.# IM1142 Lic./Ins.

5140 PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

Best Prices -- Quality JobBest Coast Painting

and Pressure Washing Residential/Commercial

10% Off With Ad!941-815-8184AAA00101254

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/INSU.

FORMER FIREFIGHTER

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

5140 PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

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

5155 PET CARE

DOG CARE- by day/week,exercise, fenced, loving

home environment. 941-625-0853

5160 PLUMBING

LARRY`S PLUMBING, Re-Pipes (Most in 1 Day) Beat AnyEstimate Complete Service941-484-5796 Lic.#CFC1425943

ARE YOU ONLINE?INCREASE YOUR

EXPOSURE!Add your internet addressto your ad for a little extra!

MASTER PLUMBERSEMI-RETIRED, REASONABLE

RATES. LICENSED AND INSURED.904-735-5097 CFC1429017

PLUMBER over 30 yrs Exp!Service and Repairs.

Installations, Permits &Inspections. $55/per hr

Call 508-294-1271 Cell or Office at 941-575-1817Lic# CFC1427981 & Ins.

5180 PRESSURE CLEANING

BAILEY’S PRESSURECLEANING

Complete Exterior House Painting!

Call 941-497-1736

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

BREEZE THRU RESCREENLLC Mosquitos congering

near you? We have you covered! Call Today for your

FREE Estimate. 941-661-7897 Lic./Ins.

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.

5185 ROOFING

COMPLETE ROOFING SOLUTIONS OF FLORIDA

● Reroofing and Repairs ●

● Free Estimates ●

● All Work Guaranteed ●

George M. Schwartz Jr.Owner 941-961-8263Lic # CCC1325750

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

PAUL DEAO ROOFINGPROTECTING YOUR BIGGESTINVESTMENT. 22 YRS EXP. -941-441-8943 LIC#1329187

R.L. TEEL ROOFINGReroofs & Repairs

Insurance Inspections Veteran’s Discounts

941-473-7781 RC29027453 Lic/Ins

ROOF LEAK PATROL, INC. RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

Repairs, Reroof, Carpentry, etc...

35 yrs exp.Lic/insured#RCA065387941-474-ROOF (7663)

www.RoofLeakPatrol.com

941-483-4630

● Shingles ● Slats ●

● Metal ● Tile ● Repairs●

● Old Roof Removal Our Specialty ●

● Full Carpentry● Free Estimates

Lic.# CCC068184Fully Insured

5225 WINDOW CLEANING

Window Cleaning,

● RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIALWINDOW CLEANING

● PRESSURE WASHING

10% OFFP: 941-979-1654

LIC/INSURED


IN THECLASSIFIEDS!

5230 MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Your Dryer before it Catches

on Fire! Special Rates for Multiple ClientsAffordable, Lic & Insured.Roger P Frechette Sr.

941-661-2020

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

FRI-SUN. 8-3 1239 Beacon Dr. YARD

SALE!! NEW & USED ITEMS!SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

6005 PUNTA GORDA AREAGARAGE SALES

FRI. 03/23 8-12PM &SAT. 03/24 8-10AM

1245 Partridge Dr. ESTATESALE Assisted by the IslesGirls & Guys. (Aqui Esta Dr;Left on Bal Harbor Blvd; Left

on Albatross Dr; Right onWhippoorwill Blvd; Right on

Partridge Dr) Sofa; Loveseat;Chairs; 2 End Tables; CoffeeTable; Small Desk; Lamps;

Pictures; Entertainment Unit;Kenmore Vacuum Cleaner;Small Refrigerator; KitchenAid Mixer; Dishes; Table &

4 Chairs; Loveseat; Coffee &2 End Tables; 2 Bar Stools;

52” Projection TV; Twin Beds;Dresser; Lanai Table & 6Chairs; Storage Cabinet;Pressure Washer; Printer;

Tool Bench; Vacuum; Miscellaneous Kitchen &

Garage Items. Please check out our website www.islesgirlsandguys.com.

This website has a descriptionof all of our upcoming sales.

Buyers are responsible for theremoval of their purchaseditems. Our cashiers have

information regarding independent movers.

6005 PUNTA GORDA AREAGARAGE SALES

FRIDAY & SAT 8-22911 CARIBBEAN DR.

GIANT SALE Entire housefull: furniture, tools, house-

hold,Collectibles, glass, boatdavits and much more.

All must go!

6020 AUCTIONS

ESTATE AUCTION FT. OGDENMarch 24 - 10AM Dragline,Dump Truck, Massey FergusonTractor, Case Backhoe, Ship-ping Container, Bridge Timbers,Tools, Reloader, Industrial Fans,Planer, Radial Arm Saw, HeavyDuty Scroll Saw and a lot more.Dump Truck does have a title. Allequipment ran but has been sit-ting for years. Previews at 9AMinfo 863-494-1888 or 863-990-6898 pictures go to auctionzipor FaceBook to Mike Ragan Auc-tioneer, AB1994 AU2723

JACK ROBILLARD,Auctioneers & Appraisers

Robillardauctioneers.com(941)-575-9758

SAT. MARCH 24TH @10 AM12621 BACCHUS ROAD

PORT CHARLOTTE.FANTASTIC Lowrey SU500

Organ. Slot Machine, Vacuums- Brand New. Samsung FrenchDoor Fridge, plus knick knacks,

household & More!Auctionzip.com #25770 forpics. 10% BP. Cash, Ck, CC

Jack Robillard Auctioneer941-575-9758 AU3437 AB2632

6030 HOUSEHOLD GOODS

BED - MATTRESS & BOX. New - Will Sell $100.

941-629-5550DOOR BEAUTIFUL stainedglass door $500; VICTORIANMARBLE TABLES $250/ea941-380-7224

MATTRESS, QUEEN & BOX.Brand New - Will Sell $175.

Also Have KING.941-629-5550





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6035 FURNITURE

BED- MATTRESS & BOX.New - Will Sell $100.

941-629-5550

COCKTAIL TABLE Round,Medium Brown Color, All Wood$50 941-257-5500

COUCH & RECLINER, Match-ing Leather, $150. LIVINGSET, 8 pc. $350 941-697-6207

HEADBOARD & DRESSERTwin size, Light Wood. $100941-257-5500

I BUY FURNITUREOr anything of value!

941-485-4964

MATTRESS, QUEEN & BOX. Brand New - Will Sell $175.

Also Have KING.941-629-5550

MOVING SALE Whole housefull of furniture, Make offer FREESTUFF 941-214-8211

PATIO SET with table 4 chairsornate chairs , cushions. Exc.Cond. asking $90/obo 941-380-7224

6040 TV/STEREO/RADIO

TV ANTENNA-TOWERComplete. $350 obo

941-764-8755

6070 ANTIQUESCOLLECTIBLES

1913 OAK WESTERN ELEC-TRIC WALL TELEPHONE $295941-268-5067

ALWAYS BUYINGANTIQUES, ART, SILVER

NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUES(941) 639-9338

BUYING OLD MONEY SILVER COINS & PAPERMONEY. 941-626-7785

CHINA CABINET - Fantasticoak clawfoot Serpentine frontChina Cabinet 1st $275. (941)-380-7224

6070 ANTIQUESCOLLECTIBLES

WANTED: AVIATION, Military,Navy Memorabilia, Metals, In-signia, Patches Etc. Call Dean770-312-6846

6090 MUSICAL

ELECTRONIC TECHNICORGAN Model SX-F100, Mint,extras $2250. 941-380-7224

6095 MEDICAL

LIFT CHAIR, Pride Dark GreenFabric, Excellent Condition!$250.obo 941-493-7166 (Venice)

SCOOTER LIFT for hitch.$1,450 941-575-9023

WHEELCHAIR standard size,$75. Compression Boots, Au-tomatic, $100. Sling for HoyerLift $25 941-697-7347

6110 TREES & PLANTS

FERTILIZER 50 LB, Profes-sional 8-0-10 plants, 16-0-8grass $30 each 941-257-5500

TreemendousTree, Inc.NUSURY

★ PINAPPLE PLANTS fruit-ing $30/ea★ SNOW QUEEN HIBISCUS7 gal $20.00 NICE ★ MANY OTHER SHURBS AVAILABLE

STOP IN TO SEE US MONDAY - SATURDAY

9AM-3PM 6068 RUFF ST. NORTH PORT

OR CALL 941-426-8983FL-6444 A

6125 GOLF ACCESSORIES

YELLOW JACKET4G BATTERY CABLESCorrosion Resistant

Best Golf Cart Cables$129.95/SET. VISIT DarsGolfCarts.com

941-769-1431NO TEXT PLEASE

6126 GOLF CARTS

2014 Club Car Precedent Golf Cart

“Plumb Crazy Purple” NEW Custom Build

Brand New BatteriesTuck and Roll Upholstery2 passenger Golf Cart

4 passenger Version AvailableNEW Yellow Jacket CablesNEW LED Head & TaillightsNEW Flip Down WindshieldNEW Chrome SS wheel capsNEW DOT Tires, Brakes, Floor NEW Mat, Mirror. Canopy Top. 48 Volt E.R.I.C. Charger

STK#A182$4995 941-769-1431

DELIVERY INCLUDED (25 mi.)Visit – Darsgolfcarts.com

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.)

HYUNDAI 36B Batteries in Jan2016, Charger included.$1,550 865-599-9550


6126 GOLF CARTS

EZGO MARATHON 4 PASS.$1795

BATTERIES 4mth NEWYellow Jacket CablesFactory UpholsteryFolding WindshieldFactory Rear Seat

Head and Tail lightsChrome SS Hubcaps

Excellent Tires, MirrorTop and Charger941-769-1431

DELIVERY INC. 25 MI. VISIT

DARSGOLFCARTS.COMNO TEXT PLEASE

“LEXUS GOLD MIST ” 2014 Club Car Precedent

CUSTOM GOLF CART BRAND NEW BATTERIESCustom Plush Upholstery

New Head & TaillightsFlip Down Windshield

New Yellow Jacket CablesChrome SS wheel caps

Fresh Tires, Brakes, Mirror48 Volt E.R.I.C. Charger

High Speed and Rear seatAvailable

Runs as NEW! STK#175B$4,995. 941-769-1431Free Delivery (25 miles)Visit – Darsgolfcarts.com

PLEASE NO TEXT

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

6130 SPORTING GOODS

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

WILSON PROFILE TENNISRacket $25 941-473-4828

6131 FIREARMS

FORT MYERS ANTIQUE MILITARY, CIVIL WAR &COLLECTORS SHOW

Sat., March 24, 9am-5pmSun., March 25, 9am-1pm

Araba Shrine Temple2010 Hanson St. Ft. Myers

33901 @ Rt. 41WEBSITE: fmaac.tripod.comemail: [email protected]

Call 847-863-3929 or 954-294-2526

NOTICE: Seller AcknowledgesCompliance With All ExisitingFederal, State and LocalFirearms Regulations and Lawsin Regards to Sale and Transferof Advertised Firearms.

RUGER GP 100 #1752.357WC Box, Papers, fiber optic,$550/ 941-270-7799 text

6135 BICYCLES/TRICYCLES

SCHWINN MERIDIAN,3 wheel, brand new! Ownersmanual $225 941-743-4454

6138 TOYS/GAMES

CHILD MUSTANG CAR Batteryopertd Red, Fisher Price, ages 3-7 $100, OBO 315-778-6991

6145 POOL/SPA/& SUPPLIES

**SPAS & MORE**www.spasandmoreflorida.com

Over 40 Spas to choosefrom. We take trades!

We Move Spas & We Buy Used!

941-625-6600

6160 LAWN & GARDEN

Cuddle up by the fire!Firewood - Split, Bundled and

ready for the firepit!Pine, Oak, or Citrus,

941-468-4372FERTILIZER 50 LB bags, Pro-fessional 8-0-10 plants, 16-0-8grass $30 each 941-257-5500

6160 LAWN & GARDEN

MOWER, MURRAY RIDER11HP, 30” CUT NEW BATTERY$425. (941)763-4818

Great Deals inthe Classifieds!

RIDING MOWER CraftsmanZero Turn, 46” Cut. Exc. Cond!$1,175 obo 941-235-1946

6161 OUTDOOR LIVING

PATIO SET with table 4 chairsornate chairs , cushions. Exc.Cond. asking $90/obo 941-380-7224

6170 BUILDING SUPPLIES

DOORS, INTERIOR $25 each941-380-9212

6190 TOOLS/ MACHINERY

8’ ALUMINUM BRAKE Likenew $400 941-493-3550

PAINT MACHINE 440 TitanPaint Machine 2016Great shape - Only used twice!Sureflo—Great ImpactLarge pump filter/ Waterguard$469 941-416-6027TABLE ROUTER Black &Decker $40 941-268-5067TABLE SAW Dewalt 10” w/stand $250 941-268-5067

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.

6235 LIVESTOCK

CHICKENS FOR SALE Treemendous Tree Nursery6068 Ruff St., North PortOpen Tues-Sat 9-2:30

941-468-4372FL-6444A

6250 APPLIANCES

AC WINDOW UNIT INCLUDESHEAT $125. (941)763-4818MICROWAVE WHIRLPOOL$25 941-473-4828

WASHER & DRYER TopLoader, White, $325.

(941)763-4818 delivery avail.WASHER/DRYER STACK-ABLE white, easy to use$395. (941)763-4818

6260 MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

$75.00 per panel

SLIDINGGLASS DOOR

REPAIRS Wheels

Tracks & Locks

Licensed & Insured, Free Est. since 1981

visit us at www.SlidingDoorsandmore.com

Call Bob 941-706-6445

Owned and operated byLocal Fire fighter.

Low overhead=

Low prices!

FIREWOOD Split, Bundled,and ready for the firepit!

Perfect for these cooler nights! Pine, Oak, Citrus 941-468-4372

RECORD COLLECTIONincludes album covers 50cents each. Entire collection.941-496-9252

6270 WANTED TOBUY/TRADE

BUYING SILVER COINSDIMES Thru SILVER DOLLARS.

941-626-7785

7000

TRANSPORTATION7020 BUICK

2016 BUICK VERANO $18,990. BLUE,

2,717 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7030 CADILLAC

2009 CADILLAC DTS$8,990. RED,

64K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2014 CADILLAC CTS$24,990. RED, NAV,

34K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2014 CADILLAC CTS$27,897. MOCHA STEEL, 16K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2006 CADILLAC XLRV,Excellent Shape, 86K, Silver

941-639-9797

2005 CADILLAC DEVILLE81K MI. EXTRA CLEAN! MATTASMOTORS 941-916-9222 DLR

7040 CHEVROLET

2010 CHEVROLET HHR LT$5,200, Leather, moon roof,sport pkg, 94k, Exc. cond.732-887-4818

7050 CHRYSLER

2009 CHRYSLER SEBRINGTOURING CONVERT 76KMILES! ONE TOUCH OF THEBUTTON PUTS TOP DOWN, WIN-

DOWS DOWN & ADJUSTS MIRRORS.NEW FIRESTONE RAIDALS, TOPLIKE NEW, ALL MAINT. RECORDSPROVIDED & UP TO DATE, EVERY

IMANGIBLE OPTION, NICEST IN THE STATE $7975

CALL 941-220-9752 NO DISAPPOINTMENTS!

7070 FORD

2014 FORD FIESTA SE$8,950 Auto, Midnight Black,28K Mi. 941-650-8715 Dlr

2014 FORD MUSTANG$12,950. Convertible,, GunMetal Gray. 313-850-5887 Dlr

2015 FORD EXPLORER$26,950. INGOT SILVER,

9,228 MI 855-481-2060 DLR





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2018 CARGO CRAFT8.5X24 CAR HAULER

ONLY $5,750.00Ready for immediate delivery

MATTAS MOTORS 941-916-9222 DLR

2014 FORD FOCUS 5 DOORHATCHBACK, 29K MILES


2007 FORD TAURUS SEL 6 cyl, Lether, Nice Car!


7080 JEEP

2001 JEEP GRAND-CHERO-KEE $3,800 OBO, excellent!,loaded, 6cyl, 4.0, 119,000mi231-282-0593

2016 JEEP COMPAS LATITUDE


7090 LINCOLN

2013 LINCOLN MKX $12,990. RED, NAV,

113K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2017 LINCOLN MKZ PREMIER $22,950. Black.

313-850-5887 Dlr

7100 MERCURY

2000 MERCURY GRAND-MARQUIS LS $1,800 165kmi, V8, Well maint. Needs aircompressor 941-475-9608

7130 PONTIAC

1997 PONTIAC GRAND-AM$1,000 49K Mi! Instrument PanelNeeds Replace. 941-888-2308

7135 SATURN

USED SATURN CARS & SUV’sStarting at $1,800 & Up. Saturn Parts Available.Pro Power Auto Sales941-627-8822

7145 ACURA

2008 ACURA TL$9,990. GRAY,

75K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2008 ACURA MDX

$15,990. BLACK, AWD,66K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2009 ACURA MDX$16,990. SILVER,

67K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7147 AUDI

2011 AUDI Q520T $15,990. BLACK,

67K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2014 AUDI Q7

$25,477. DAYTONA GRAY, 73K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

7148 BMW

2008 BMW 535XI$8,990. BLACK, WS,

97K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2008 BMW 328I$8,990. WHITE,

81K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2011 BMW 528I

$17,990. WHITE, NAV,44K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2014 BMW 5 SEIES$27,877. JET BLACK,

11K MI 855-481-2060 DLR2016 BMW 228I

$32,990. BLUE, CONV.,8,179 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7160 HONDA

2016 HONDA ACCORD$25,477 MODERN STEEL,

39K MI 855-481-2060 DLR2015 HONDA PILOT

$25,987 TAFFETA WHITE,37K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2015 HONDA PILOT$25,997 OBSIDIAN BLUE,

39K MI 855-481-2060 DLR2017 HONDA CR-V,

$26,477 RED PEARL, EX,4,388 MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2016 HONDA CR-V,$26,877 MODERN STEEL,44K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2015 HONDA PILOT$26,950 ALABASTER SILVER,28K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2015 HONDA PILOT$26,987 ALABASTER SILVER,21K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2015 HONDA PILOT$28,477 WHITE DIAMOND,39K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2016 HONDA PILOT$28,977 WHITEPEARL, EX-L,48K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2016 HONDA PILOT$29,787 BLACK PEARL, CERT

58K MI 855-481-2060 DLR2017 HONDA PILOT$30,950 DIAMOND, EX, CERT2,670 MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2016 HONDA PILOT$30,950 BLACK PEARL, EX-L31K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2017 HONDA ACCORD$43,950. LUNAR SILVER, ELITE7,832 MI 855-481-2060 DLR

Find thenew Youin the

Classifieds!

2010 HONDA CRV 47,500mi, Lt green LEATHER, MINT

$11,500. 941-485-27942008 HONDA ACCORD EX95K MI MATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR

7163 HYUNDAI

2014 HYUNDAI SANTA-FE$16,990. BROWN, NAV,

61K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2015 HYUNDAI SANTEFE

LIMITED ULTIMATE1 Owner, 22k miles

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!MATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

TOURING SE 27K MIMATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR2007 HYUNDAI TUSCON

LIMITED, 1 LOCAL FL OWNER, MATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR

7165 INFINITI

2011 INFINITI G37 $12,500excellent shape, 94K miles,941-716-5959

7175 JAGUAR

2015 JAGUAR F TYPE$46,950. Navigation, 15KMiles. 941-650-8715 Dlr

7177 KIA

2012 KIA OPTIMA EX$9,800. Silver, Auto, AC. 941-650-8715 Dlr

7178 LEXUS

2008 LEXUS LS-460L $10,990. BLACK,

172K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2004 LEXUS RX-330 $11,990. SAVANNAH,

69K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2010 LEXUS HS-250H

$12,990 BLUE,70K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2011 LEXUS ES-350 $15,990. WHITE,

65K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2011 LEXUS RX-450H $16,990. SILVER, NAV,

88K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2014 LEXUS ES-300H

$24,990. SILVER, CERT, NAV,52K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2012 LEXUS RX-350 $26,990. WHITE, CERT, NAV,34K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2012 LEXUS IS-250C $27,990. GRAY, CERT, NAV,

45K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2015 LEXUS GS-350$28,950 ULTRA WHITE,

55K MI. 855-481-2060 DLR2016 LEXUS ES-350

$29,911. GRAY, NAV, CERT,13K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2015 LEXUS RX-350 $33,990. WHITE, CERT, NAV,31K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2014 LEXUS IS-250C $33,990. BLACK, CERT, NAV,33K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2017 LEXUS ES-350 $34,911. WHITE, CERT,

1,986 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2015 LEXUS RX-450H

$36,990. RED, NAV, CERT,27K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2015 LEXUS LS-460L $49,990. BLACK, CERT, NAV

48K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7180 MAZDA

2015 MAZDA 6 $17,500Original Owner, Excellent condi-tion, Always garaged, Less than25,000 miles, 703-869-5798

7190 MERCEDES

2010 MERCEDES C 300LUXURY $11,800. White, 1 Owner. 941-650-8715 Dlr

7192 MINI COOPER

2010 MINI COOPER $7,990. GRAY,

96K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7200 NISSAN

2004 NISSAN 350Z $8,900Conv. Exc. Cond! 82K Miles. Re-mote Start. 248-895-6112

2008 NISSAN VERSA SL4DR. SEDAN 62K MIMATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR

7207 SUBARU

2013 SUBARU LEGACY $11,990. SILVER,

90K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7210 TOYOTA

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LEEXTRA CLEAN $6995

MATTAS MOTORS941-916-9222 DLR

2013 TOYOTA COROLLA $12,990. SILVER,

15K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2013 TOYOTA VENZA

$18,990. WHITE, NAV, LTD, 51K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR2012 TOYOTA TACOMA$22,911. WHITE, TRD,

29K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

7250 ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES

1984 CADILLAC ELDORADO$5200 Biarritz w/ ss top. 203-809-8565 North Port

1970 CADILLAC DEVILLE$9,000/0BO Convertible, Bur-gandy interior, Looks Good.Runs Great. 941-713-5776

7252 BUDGET BUYS

1993 HONDA CIVIC$2,500/0BO 48,150 Orig.Miles! Good Shape! Runs Greatw/ Air. Andrea 941-713-5776

7260 AUTOS WANTED

WE BUY CARS & PICK UPSRUNNING OR NOT!$400 CASH + UP

Frank 941-276-0204

WE BUY &PICK UP JUNK CARS

941-661-1928

BEST $$ FOR JUNKERS7 Days, FAST PICKUP

941-286-3122, 623-5550

CASH FOR ALLTRUCKS & CARS ANYCOND RUNNING OR

NOT. (352)-342-7037

7270 AUTO PARTS/ACCESSORIES

CAP FOR 05’-15’ TacomaWith installed roof rack, foot

packs + other options. $800Like New! 508-527-3482

7290 VANS

1996 DODGE CARAVAN$1,600 New Air, Rebuilt Trans.Needs paint. Great interior,110k miles 810-955-2717

2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOU-ETTE $2,495 All leather, 3 rowseating, DVD, New AC, Goodcond. 144k miles, MUST SEE765-730-6071 Englewood2018 HONDA ODYSSEY$41,950 TOURING, STEEL, 7,075 MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2015 DODGE Grand CaravanWHEELCHAIR Van, 10” loweredfloor & ramp. 941-870-4325

2009 GMC ACADIA 3rd row seat, EXTRA CLEAN!


2006 DODGE GRAND CARA-VAN SXT 86K MILES

MATTAS MOTORS941-916-9222 DLR

7300 TRUCKS/ PICK-UPS

2001 CHEVROLET SILVER-ADO $1,800 91+k miles,Good cond. 941-255-3110

2001 FORD F-150 $4,200XLT, V8, 2 Tone wine & tan,106k miles. 941-208-5126

2002 FORD RANGER$5,500 4dr, XLT, 3.0L, 105K,very clean. 810-599-9617

2015 FORD F-250 $24,9004x4, Reg cab, 8’ Bed, Exc.cond. 20k mi, 941-786-7777

2014 FORD F-150$27,987. RACE RED,

37K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2015 CHEVY COLORADO$28,950. BLACK, 4WD Z71,20K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2015 CHEVY SILVERADO3500D $34,987. WHITE,

20K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2018 HONDA RIDGELINE$41,877. BLACK EDITION, CERT5,312 MI. 855-481-2060 DLR

2016 CHEVY SUBURBAN$52,677. CHAMPAGNE SILVER

27K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

2015 GMC CANYON$31,477.BRONZE, 4WD SLT16K MI 855-481-2060 DLR

7305 SPORT UTILITY/VEHICLES

2012 DODGE JOURNEY SXT$10,800. White, 41K Miles..941-650-8715 Dlr


7305 SPORT UTILITY/VEHICLES

2008 FORD EXPEDITION XLT$5,900, V8, Tow pkg, 198k +miles. 715-379-4015

2016 FORD ESCAPE SE$14,900. Silver.

313-850-5887 Dlr2013 FORD EDGE SEL$14,900. 20” Chrome Wheels,Ruby Pearl. 313-850-5887 Dlr2017 FORD EXPEDITION LTD$36,900. Navigation, Loaded,24K Mi. 313-850-5887 Dlr2011 HYUNDAI SANTE FE

LIMITED 81K MILESMATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR

7330 BOATS-POWERED

27’ - 1997 PRO-LINEWalk around cutty

cabin 225hp Mercury.350/hrs, stand up

head, and many moreextras. Great fishing

& family boat. Excellent condition

Only $15,000 941-268-3608

22.5’- 2010 BENNINGTONPontoon boat, 90HP, 4 strokeYamaha engine, Very low hrs.$11,500 941-456-6805

22.5’ 1996 AQUASPORT225 10 hours on total rebuilt

engine. Super Clean &Priced to Sell! $12,000

217-825-6642

21’ TRIUMPH CC, T-Top, 2Stroke 150HP Yamaha. Alum.Trl. $12,000. 419-889-7334

21’ BOSTON WHALER Mer-cury 200 Optimax. MagicLoader Tandem AluminumTrailer. Sunbrella Cover.$24,995 obo 724-612-8305

21’ 1988 PROLINE CC.1999 YAMAHA 250HP. RUNSGREAT! VHF, DEPTH SOUNDER,BAIT WELL, FULL COVER, NEWCUSHIONS & BIMINI. $6,950

941-276-762320’ 2004 BENNINGTONPONTOON 60hp 4S Yamaha,low hrs, new gps, changingroom porta potty, live well,painted pontoons, 2 axle trailerw/center & outside guides. 1owner, all serv rec’ds, full cover& bimini. $10,000 941-621-4804

15’ 1978 BOSTON WHALERtotally refurbished 11/2016,new 50HP Yamaha w/21 hours& Remaining of 3yr Warranty.S/S Prop, Yamaha Gages, NewGarmen ECHO 45DV, 110 A/CConverter, many more newparts. With Trailer. $7,900 OBO239-898-5057 Punta Gorda



7331 SAILBOATS

34’ COLUMBIA Stove, Fridge,Anchor, Windless, Auto piolet$10,000 502-387-6140

27’ 1977 HUNTER 9.9 HPSuzuki. Newly Refurbished.

$8,900/obo 941-268-5067

7338 MARINE SUPPLY& EQUIP.

TROLLING MOTOR Mini Kota35, 17lb trust $45 941-268-5067

7341 TRAILER& ACCESSORIES

NEW SHIPMENT!ENCLOSED TRAILERS BY LARK

AND OPEN TRAILERS BY TRIPLECROWN IN STOCK ALSO

NEW CARGO CRAFT ENCLOSEDTRAILERS


NEW CARGO CRAFT EN-CLOSED TRAILERS JUST

ARRIVED FROM 8’ TO 20’Ready for immediate delivery


2014 MAGIC TILT Aluminum,Tri axel boat trailer, up to 32’boat disc. brakes on all 6wheels, $5,800 941-626-6627

“120” TRAILERS★ CARGO ★ ENCLOSED ★DUMP

★ UTILITY ★ EQUIPMENT★ SKID STEER. PARTS-SERVICETRADES WELCOME. FINANCING

AVAILABLE. 941-575-2214WE BUY TRAILERS, CARS & TRUCKS.ROY’S TRAILER COUNTRY4760 TAYLOR RD., P.G.

7360 CYCLES/MOPEDS/SCOOTERS

HARBORSCOOTERSfor all your

scooterneeds...

3315 Tamiami Trl. PGWe Repair Scooters too!

941-347-8705

SALESSERVICE PARTS

HarborScooters.net

2018 CARGO CRAFT8.5X24 CAR HAULER

ONLY $5,750.00Ready for immediate delivery


2012 BOOMERANG 340 mi!50MPH, 70MPG Street Legal$4,600, OBO 410-979-04222009 HARLEY XL 883C SP3500 MI, Exc. cond. W/S, Sad-dle bags, alarm $4,900 906-630-0460 Punta Gorda

2005 SUZUKI BOULEVARDExcellent Condition! 7837 Mi,Very Comfortable. Fuel Injec-tion, Solid State Ignition, Radia-tor & Drive Shaft, Windshield,Light Bar, Leather Saddle Bags.Black. $3,900. 941-268-5067

2004 STREETGLIDE SP. 24K,1 Owner, Exc! Black. $10K in Extras! $17,300 941-626-7833

7370 CAMPERS/TRAVEL TRAILERS

2017 HERITAGE GLEN 2bdrms,4 slide-outs, W/D, 1 owner Willdeliver. $36,200 941-518-4040

7380 MOTOR HOMES / RVs

WANTED - All MotorHomes, TT’s, 5th wheels, &

Diesel trucks. CASH paid onthe spot for quick sale.

Any Condition! Low or HighValue. 954-789-7530

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Closed Sun. & Mon.

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& Installed. PRO-POWER AUTO SALES 4140 Whidden Blvd PC 33980

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TODAY

Deep Creek Elks, Open @ 10. Lunch 11-2:30. Judi’s drink special “Expresso Martini”. Races @3. Tacos,burgers 4:30-6. 941-249-8067.

Eagles, Eagles 23111 Harborview Rd PC 941-629-1645 lunch 11-2 pm dinner 5-8 Trustees meet 6pm Aerie 7 pm

Punta Gorda Elks, 11-2 Lunch; 3pmTiki; 4-7 Music/MichaelHirst; 4:30-7:30ChickenNite;7-10Karaoke/BillyG.@25538ShorePG637-2606;mbrs&gsts

Singer Vini Contreas, Live music featuring Vini Contreas 12 noon-3 pm center court at Fishermen’s Village. 639-8721

Port Charlotte Elks, Monday Discount Day, Visit with Members & Guests, Open 3 to 7:30, 1700 Tamiami Trail F3, Murdock, FL, 629-4545

Singer Jim Garee, Live music featuring the Island Sounds of Jimmy G 4-7 pm center court at Fishermen’s Village. 639-8721

Am Leg 110 Bingo, Bar Bingo – Specials, Hot Ball – Open to Public – Starts at 6:00

Free Easter Basket, Adults come, only 6-8pm; 1 per child; EU Methodist Office Rm 103, 700 E. Dearborn; 473-4133; www.englewoodumc.net

Moose Lodge Bingo, Moose Lodge 2121 Bingo. Every Monday! Speedy 5pm Regular bingo 6pm. Food available

CCL, New members welcome! Citizen’s Climate Lobby for a sustainable

planet. Congreg. UCC, 7:00, 1201 Aqui Esta, PG. 875-5658

TUESDAY

Men’s Fellowship, Gulf Cove Methodist Men meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 8am, at Perkins, 6001 S. Salford, North Port. 697-1747

Wood Carving Club, Charlotte County Wood Carvers, 8-noon, at Punta Gorda Boat Club, W. Retta Esplanade, all welcome to visit and enjoy.

Nature Walk, 2.5 mi beach eco walk Stump Pass State Park 900 Gulf Bl Englewood 9-11:30 am C Woodruff 914-799-0664 No res Park $3

Project Linus, Have fun crochet knit quilt blankets for

Charlotte County kids 9-11am New Day Church 20212 Peachland Nancy 627-4364

Floridians Tea Party, Mary Lubvig’s program, “If Tea Cups Could Talk”, will be featured. Call 941-255-6995 for more information.

Deep Creek Elks, Open @ 10. Lunch 11-2:30. Judi’s drink special “Old Cuban”. Pizza,pasta 5-8. Karaoke with “Spotlight” 6-9. 941-249-8067.

Free Guided Hike, Free guided nature walks at Charlotte Harbor Env Center on Burnt Store Road. Every Tues and Thurs 10am. 941-575-5435

Eagles, Eagles 23111 Harborview Rd PC 941-629-1645 lunch 11-2 pm dinner 5-8 music by Country Plus

TODAY

Crafting, Help us to craft items; bring lunch, we supply dessert at Lemon Bay Woman’s Club, 51 N. Maple St. 9:30 - 12:30 493-6072

Manasota Beach Yoga, These Yoga classes are designed for all abilities and ages. Locals and visitors are equally welcome. Free Will Donation.

Yoga for Every Body, Join us for stretching, balance, breathing! M-W-F 9-10am Englewood Sports Complex $5 Denise

Zumba with Terri, Englewood Sports Complex, 941-861-1980, 9-10a. $7/class or $50 punch card for 10 classes.

Table Tennis (Open), Englewood Sports Complex, 941-861-1980, 9:30-12:30p. Open to all skill levels. $2 to play!

Women’s Health Chat, Free Lunch, Dr Tammy Birbeck-GYN, March B’days, Heart Care Talk, 11:30-3:00 Suncoast Aud. 779 Medical Dr. RSVP: 473-3919

Partners in Play, Share meaningful play with your child ages 0- 5 limit 12 families 11:45 Elsie Quirk Library 100 W Dearborn 861-5000

Euchre, Euchre Every Mon & Wed @ l:00 PM, VFW Post 10178, 550 N McCall Rd. (941)474-7516 Come join us!

Wings & More, Wings, wet and dry, salads, burgers & specials 5-7pm. Music: Jay Smith 6-9pm Rotonda Elks, members&guests

Monday Night Bingo, All NEW BINGO GAMES at Holiday Estates

I&II, 1445 Seagull, Engwd. 3/19. E.B. 4:30pm Reg. 6pm. Great food available.

AYCE Spaghetti, AYCE Spaghetti w/Salad Bar $8.00, served 5-7pm. MUSIC - PATSY & MAJELLA - 6:30pm. Legion 113, 3436 Indiana Rd. Rotonda

Free Easter Basket, Adults come, only 6-8pm; 1 per child; EU Methodist Office Rm 103, 700 E. Dearborn; 473-4133; www.englewoodumc.net

Zumba Gold & Toning, Get fit while working out with Ricki to world

music at Lemon Bay Woman’s Club, 51 N. Maple St, 6-7 pm, $7 each. 445-1310

TUESDAY


TOPS 167 Suncoast, Learn how to ‘Take Off Pounds Sensibly’ & keep them off. 8-9 am Suncoast Aud. $4/Mo. Info:

TODAY

Basic Exercise, $3/class 9-10 AM NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Join Brenda for a good workout & feel good

Free Tax Help, 9am-1pm, every Monday, AARP Tax-Aide, Holiday Park Rec. Center, Phase 1 Rec. Hall, Tuscola Blvd., NP

Mahjong, 9 am-12:30 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Learn a new game. Not sure? Come watch how it’s done.

Duplicate Bridge, $3/person 12:30-4:30 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd Ella 429-8958 If regular bridge is boring you try this.

North Port Moose, Queen is at 6! Dinner special is stuffed cabbage rolls or wings, 14156 Tamiami trl NP

Rummikub, 1-4 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Like cards but not holding them? This is played with tiles.

Port Charlotte Elks, Monday Discount Day, Visit with Members & Guests, Open 3 to 7:30, 1700 Tamiami Trail F3, Murdock, Fl, 629-4545

AMVETS 2000, Monthly Committee Meeting @ 5pm Members be in attendance 401 Ortiz Blvd NP 941-429-1999

AMVETS 312 Dinner, Lunch 11:30-2:00 Dinner 5-7 Mexican Monday $2 Margaritas Great food Public welcome 7050 Chancellor Bl NP

941-429-5403 Free Easter Basket,

Adults come, only 6-8pm; 1 per child; EU Methodist Office Rm 103, 700 E. Dearborn; 473-4133; www.englewoodumc.net

TUESDAY


Scrabble, 9:30-11:30 am NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Even if your not that good, it’s still fun. Come Play.

Mahjong, 10 am-2 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Learn a new game. Not sure? Come watch how it’s done.

Line Dancing, $5/a class 12:15-2:15pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd Joan 661-3799 Learn new steps & have a great time.

North Port Moose, Shepard’s pie or pork chop dinner special! Wotm MTG at 630, 14156 Tamiami trl NP

Port Charlotte Elks, Happy Hour prices 4:30 to 6:30, Visit with Members & Guests, Open 3 to 7:30, 1700 Tamiami Trail F3, Murdock, FL, 629-4545

AMVETS 312 Dinner, Lunch 11:30-2:00 Dinner 5-7 Phillys & Wings Great food, prices Public welcome 7050 Chancellor Blvd NP 941-429-5403

Free Flower Crafts, Free

felt flower crafts workshop for adults on Tuesday March 20th at 5:00 p.m. at the North Port Library.

WEDNESDAY

Basic Exercise, $3/class 9-10 AM NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Join Brenda for a good workout & feel good

Amateur Radio Club, North Port Amateur Radio Club, Coffee Break. All Welcome. North Port Abbe’s Doughnuts 9:15AM come & have coffee 888-2980

Adult Coloring, 10:30-12pm Shannon Staub Library 941-861-1740 Join us for a unique way to express your creativity.

Free Tax Help, 10:30am-5:00pm, every Wed., AARP Tax-Aide, North Port Senior Center, 4940 Pan American Blvd., NP

Women Vets Lunch Mtg, Join us for lunch and connect with other women vets. 11 am, Heron Creek CC, 3401 S Sumter Blvd, NP. 429-8952.

Hand & Foot, 12-3 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Easy to learn, willing to teach, helps if played some cards

Port Charlotte Elks, Queen of Hearts 7PM, Happy Hour prices 4:30/6:30, Burgers/Hot Dogs, Members/Guests, 1700 Tamiami Tr F3, Murdock, FL, 629-4545

Pinochle, $1.50/person 3:30-6 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd Pat Lucia 257-8358 Come play & have a good time.

CHARLOTTE EVENTS

ENGLEWOOD EVENTS

NORTH PORT EVENTS

Book Signing Event, Author Cheryl Karpen, will be at The Shipping Post - 3941 Tamiami Trail #3157 Punta Gorda Monday, March 19th 10 AM - 2 PM to sign copies of her best selling gift books, Eat Your Peas. 941.639.8883

Suncoast Statesmen Barbershoppers, Present their Annual Show, HARMONY SHOWCASE, on Sun, Mar 25, at 4:00 pm at Burnt Store Presbyterian Church, 11330 Burnt Store Rd, Punta Gorda featuring the multi-talented guest quartet, Rooftop Records, and Charisma from Charlotte High School,only $15, call Paul 419-343-7246 or Jack 941-625-1128

Free seminars ask “Do You Know?”, How to administer/settle a trust estate? (Tue 3/20). If your assets are invested to ensure you will outlive them? (Wed 3/21). What the executor of your estate should know? (Thur 3/22). 10-11:30 am, Charlotte State Bank & Trust Punta Gorda office, 2331 Tamiami Trail. RSVP 624-1944, [email protected].

Book Sale Fundraiser, Lemon Bay Woman’s Club Book Sale to Benefit Englewood Elementary School, 51 N. Maple St, Sat 3/24, 9 am – 3 pm, Proceeds benefit the “Englewood Elementary School Children’s Reading Program”, New & Used Books, $1 hardbacks, 50 cents (or 3 for $1.00) paperbacks, $2.50 audio books. Info 473-8270

Ice Cream Social, Ice Cream Social - 3/25, 1-4. Spend Sunday afternoon with us at The Lemon Bay Woman’s Club, 51 N. Maple St. Celebrate our Centennial Year, tour our Historic home & learn about our contribution Englewood – Enjoy Ice Cream from “A Better Scoop” & music by “Gottfried Creek”. Info Sherrie, 810-223-8616

Free Seminar Asks: Are You Prepared…, …to build and maintain wealth through retirement? March 22, 10-11:30am, Englewood Chamber, 601 S. Indiana Ave. Englewood Bank & Trust Portfolio Manager Jeffrey Bryen discusses how to structure your investments for growth to outpace inflation and income needs. RSVP 941-473-3629 or [email protected].

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HASAN KIRMIZITA /DHA-DEPO PHOTOS VIA AP

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers celebrate around a statue of Kawa, a mythology figure in Kurdish culture as they prepare to destroy it in city center of Afrin, northwestern Syria, early Sunday.

ISTANBUL — Turkish military and allied Syrian forces marched into the center of the northern Syrian town of Afrin Sunday, raising their flags and shooting in the air in celebration near-ly two months after launching their offensive on the Kurdish enclave. The advancing troops faced little resistance from the Kurdish militia that retreated and vowed to turn to guerrilla tactics.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the capture of Afrin, previously controlled by the Kurdish militia known as the People’s Defense Units, or YPG.

“Many of the terrorists had turned tail and run away already,” Erdogan said in a speech in western Turkey. “In

Afrin’s center, it is no longer the rags of the terror organization that are waving but rather the symbols of peace and security.”

The Kurdish militia called the assault on Afrin an “occupation” and vowed a “new phase” of guerrilla tactics against Turkish troops and its allied Syrian fighters.

It is not clear what Turkey would do after the capture of Afrin. Turkey views the Kurdish forces in the Afrin enclave along the border as terrorists linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which has waged a de-cades-long insurgency within Turkey’s borders.

Erdogan has repeatedly said that Turkey will not allow a “terror corridor” along its border and has vowed to push east after Afrin. Erdogan threatened to

move to Manbij, a Kurdish-run town to the east where U.S. troops have also maintained a presence after it was cleared of Islamic State militants in 2016.

Washington’s support to the YPG, in-cluding arming the militia and relying on it to battle Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, has strained relations between Turkey and the U.S. A push east could further inflame tension.

In an attempt to prevent such a move east, Washington began discus-sions to address Turkey’s concerns about the Kurdish militia’s presence in Manbij. Turkey wants the YPG to pull out from the town.

Meanwhile, U.S. and Kurdish officials said Turkey’s fight with the

Turkey-backed forces capture Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SARAH EL DEEBASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is questioning the impartiality of Robert Mueller’s investigation and says the probe is groundless, while raising doubts about whether a fired top FBI official kept personal memos outlining his interactions with Trump.

Trump on Sunday elevated his simmer-ing grievances to a boil against Mueller, whose team is examining Trump cam-paign ties to Russia and possible obstruc-tion of justice; onetime FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, who was dismissed Friday by the attorney general; and former FBI Director James Comey, ousted last year by Trump.

The president’s Twitter barbs follow closely on the call by Trump’s personal lawyer for the Trump-appointed No. 2 Justice Department official overseeing Mueller’s inquiry to “bring an end” to that investigation. And Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee said this past week that they had completed a draft report concluding, after a yearlong investigation, that there was no collusion or coordination between the Trump cam-paign and Russia; committee Democrats vehemently disagreed.

Trump first asserted on Saturday eve-ning the “Mueller probe should never have started” and then followed that up the next morning by claiming “the Mueller team” of investigators has a large number of “hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters, and Zero Republicans? ... does anyone think this is fair? And yet,

WASHINGTON — Promoting the im-age of a new Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives Monday in Washington on a cross-country trip to court government officials, Silicon Valley technology companies, investors and one of his biggest fans: President Donald Trump.

He is a prince on a mission and in a hurry.

The 32-year-old heir to the Saudi throne already has curried favor with the Trump administration, winning over the president and his family, and played a key role in restoring the desert kingdom to favored-ally status after years of tension under President Barack Obama.

The prince will meet with Trump at the White House Tuesday and then is expect-ed to travel over the next two weeks to Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Seattle, Boston and Houston, where he will confer with oil and energy executives.

Trump made his first overseas trip as president to Saudi Arabia last year, where he and the Saudi king, the crown prince’s father, signed agreements to fight terrorism, to counter Riyadh’s regional rival Iran and to plan billions of dollars in business deals, most of which have yet to materialize.

Mohammed is keen to take the next step: attracting American investment,

Trump elevates simmering

Mueller, McCabe grievances to boil

Saudi crown prince heads to White House

and Silicon Valley

By ERIC TUCKERASSOCIATED PRESS

By TRACY WILKINSON and ALEXANDRA ZAVISTRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU

MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin rolled to a crushing re-election victory Sunday for six more years as Russia’s president, and he told cheering supporters in a triumphant but brief speech that “we are bound for success.”

There had been no doubt that Putin would win in his fourth electoral contest; he faced seven minor candi-dates and his most prominent foe was blocked from the ballot.

His only real challenge was to run up the tally so high that he could claim an indisputable mandate.

With ballots from 80 percent of Russia’s precincts counted by early Monday, Putin had amassed 76 percent of the vote. Observers and individual voters reported widespread violations including ballot-box stuffing and forced voting, but the claims are unlikely to dilute the power of Russia’s longest-serving leader since Josef Stalin.

As the embodiment of Russia’s resur-gent power on the world stage, Putin commands immense loyalty among Russians. More than 30,000 crowded

into Manezh Square adjacent to the Kremlin in temperatures of minus-10 degrees (15-degrees F) for a victory concert and to await his words.

Putin extolled them for their support — “I am a member of your team” — and he promised them that “we are bound for success.”

Then he left the stage after speaking for less than two minutes, a seemingly perfunctory appearance that encapsulated the election’s predictability.

Since he took the helm in Russia on New Year’s Eve 1999 after Boris Yeltsin’s surprise res-ignation, Putin’s electoral power has centered on stability, a quality cherished by Russians after the chaotic breakup of the Soviet Union and the “wild capitalism” of the Yeltsin years.

But that stability has been bolstered by a suppression of dissent, the withering of independent media and the top-down control of politics called “managed democracy.”

There were widespread reports of forced voting Sunday, efforts to

make Russia appear to be a robust democracy.

Among them were two election observers in Gorny Shchit, a rural district of Yekaterinburg, who told The

Putin overwhelmingly wins another 6 yearsBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JIM HEINTZ

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FINANCIAL / WEATHER

D ear Dave: How do you feel about check-cashing

companies? — Norman

Dear Norman: I’m not a big fan of check-cashing companies. They’re not nearly as bad as payday lenders, but it still seems kind of silly to me there’s even a market for this kind of thing. If you want a place to cash your checks and store your money, all you have to do is walk into a bank and open an account.

I realize there’s a small segment of the population that some people in financial circles like to call “the unbanked.” This means that, for whatever reason, they avoid banks. That’s their choice, but in the process, they leave themselves susceptible to bad deals.

As I said, I don’t feel the same way about check-cashing companies as I do about payday lenders. But it’s still not a financially smart move to regularly pay a storefront operation fees just to cash your checks.

— Dave

Here’s a better ideaDear Dave: I’m 27 years

old, and I have no debt. In addition, I have a five-month emergency fund of $14,000. Recently, I started a new job making $60,000. I’ve been offered a 401(k) with no match, but I was wondering if instead I should open a high-yield CD.

— Kris

Dear Kris: You’re doing very well at a young age. Congratulations! I’m glad you’re thinking about your financial future, too. But I’ve got a better idea.

How about opening a Roth IRA with good growth stock mutual funds inside? That would be my choice. Fund it up to $5,500 a year, and make sure the mutual funds have strong track records of at least 10 years. This investment — growing tax-free — will be superior to a non-match-ing 401(k) or certificate of deposit. If you want to invest even more, you could then put additional cash into the 401(k) offered by your company.

With your income and maturity, plus the proper investment strategy, you’re likely to retire a very wealthy lady. Keep up the great work, Kris!

— Dave

Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-sell-ing books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 13 million listeners each week on 585 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.

Not a big fan of check -cashing services

Dave Ramsey

LONDON — Britain should consider post-poning Brexit because there may not be enough time to strike a deal with the European Union before the U.K. leaves the bloc a year from now, a key committee of British lawmakers said Sunday.

The House of Commons Exiting the EU Committee said if major aspects of the future relationship with the EU remain unsettled by October, Britain should seek a “limited extension” of its EU membership.

Britain and the EU want a deal on future relations settled by the fall so national parlia-ments can approve it before Britain officially leaves the 28-nation bloc on March 29, 2019.

In a report published Sunday, the lawmakers said a proposed transi-tion period of about two years should be able to be extended if needed. The two sides have agreed in principle that Britain will continue to remain part of the bloc’s structures and rules until the end of 2020.

Seven pro-Brexit mem-bers of the 21-member, all-party committee re-fused to back the report,

preparing an alternative version that took a more uncompromising tone toward the EU.

The majority-backed report said it is worrying that there has been “little progress” in solving the key issue of how to maintain an open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after Brexit.

Britain and the EU agree there must be no customs posts or other infrastructure along the all-but-invisible border, but the committee said Britain has yet to put for-ward credible proposals for how this could work.

“We know of no international border,

other than the internal borders of the EU, that operates without checks and physical infrastruc-ture,” said the commit-tee’s chairman, Labour lawmaker Hilary Benn.

The pro-Brexit dissent-ers’ alternative document accused the EU of taking an unhelpful approach to the border issue. They suggested that new tech-nology and “streamlined” customs arrangements can deliver a frictionless border.

Rather than having Britain seek to extend its EU membership, the minority group said the U.K should walk away without a deal if talks bog down.

Lawmakers say UK should consider postponing Brexit

By JILL LAWLESSASSOCIATED PRESS

UK lawmaker says Facebook misled Parliament over

leaked dataLONDON (AP) — The

head of the British Parliament’s media com-mittee says Facebook misled lawmakers by downplaying the risk of users’ data being shared without their consent.

Conservative legislator Damian Collins says he will ask Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg or another executive to appear before his commit-tee, which is investigating disinformation and “fake news.”

Collin says Facebook has “consistently un-derstated” the risk of data leaks and given misleading answers to the committee.

He said Sunday that “someone has to take responsibility for this. It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to stop hiding behind his Facebook page.”

Collins also accused the head of data firm Cambridge Analytica of lying.

Abu Dhabi signs $1.45B offshore deal with Total

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The state oil company of the energy-rich capital of the United Arab Emirates says it has signed a deal worth $1.45 billion with French oil giant Total SA granting it stakes in offshore fields.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. made the announcement in a

statement Sunday.It said Total would be

granted a 20 percent stake in the Umm Shaif and Nasr concessions and a 5 percent stake in the Lower Zakum concession, paying participation fees of $1.15 billion and $300 million, respectively.

Lower Zakum produces some 450,000 barrels of oil per day, while the Umm Shaif and Nasr fields produce some 460,000, as well as some 500 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang appointed

to second 5-year term

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ceremonial legis-lature has appointed the

No. 2 Communist Party leader, Li Keqiang, to a second five-year term as premier and approved the appointment of a director for a national anti-corruption agency.

Delegates to the National People’s Congress on Sunday vot-ed 2,964 to 2 to approve Li’s appointment. The vote comes a day after party leader Xi Jinping was reappointed China’s president with no limits on how many terms he can serve.

The premier tradi-tionally is China’s top economic official but Xi has stripped Li of many of the post’s most prominent duties by appointing himself to lead party bodies that oversee economic reform and state industry.

FINANCIAL NEWS BRIEFS

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ST. LOUIS — A con-demned Missouri inmate faces a potentially “gruesome and painful” execution because of a rare medical condition that compromises the man’s veins and causes multiple tumors in his head and throat, his attorney said Sunday.

Russell Bucklew is scheduled to die by in-jection Tuesday evening for killing a former girl-friend’s new boyfriend in 1996 in eastern Missouri.

Bucklew, 49, was moments away from exe-cution in May 2014 when the U.S. Supreme Court halted it amid concerns about Bucklew’s medical condition. He suffers from cavernous heman-gioma, a rare ailment that causes weakened and malformed blood vessels, as well as blood-filled tumors in his nose and throat.

Nearly four years later, the condition has

worsened, attorney Cheryl Pilate said.

“Mr. Bucklew’s rare and severe condition creates a very substantial risk of a gruesome exe-cution, with choking and gagging on blood and the infliction of excruciating pain,” Pilate said.

A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already refused to stop the execution. An appeal and stay request are pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Pilate also has asked for clemency from Republican Gov. Eric Greitens.

Email messages seek-ing comment Sunday from spokespeople for Greitens and Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley were not imme-diately returned.

The appeal offered a chilling possibility of what Bucklew’s support-ers believe could happen during the execution.

“Those highly sensitive tumors easily rupture and bleed,” the appeal

said. “As he struggles to breathe through the execution procedure, Bucklew’s throat tumor will likely rupture,” causing him to choke on his own blood.

“Bucklew’s execution will very likely be grue-some and painful far beyond the pain inherent in the process of an ordinary lethal injection execution,” the court document said, adding it would violate Bucklew’s constitutional guarantee against cruel and unusu-al punishment.

In his response to the U.S. Supreme Court, Hawley downplayed Bucklew’s medical condi-tion and cited continuing efforts over several years to put off the execution.

Bucklew’s appeals also have suggested that if the execution is carried out, the state should use lethal gas instead of an injection of pentobar-bital. Missouri law still lists gas as an option, but the state no longer has a gas chamber and has not

used the method since 1965.

None of the 20 inmates executed since Missouri began using pentobar-bital in 2013 have shown obvious signs of pain or suffering.

According to court documents, Bucklew was angry at his girlfriend for leaving him and moving in with Michael Sanders of Cape Girardeau when he tracked her down at Sanders’ home in March 1996. He killed Sanders in front of the woman, her two daughters and Sanders’ two sons and then attacked the woman and drove her to a secluded area and raped her.

After a state trooper spotted Bucklew’s car, Bucklew shot at the trooper but missed, court records say. Bucklew later escaped from jail, hid in the home of the ex-girlfriend’s mother and beat her with a hammer.

The execution would be the first in Missouri since January 2017.

Lawyers: Execution could be ‘gruesome’ due to rare condition

By JIM SALTERASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday that he would “do everything to stop” President Donald Trump’s nominations of Mike Pompeo for secretary of state and Gina Haspel for CIA director, but conceded that he may not be able to stop them.

Paul, R-Ky., said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that he wants someone who’s not “advocating for war,” particularly against

Iran and North Korea, rather than Pompeo, the current CIA director.

Trump named Pompeo, a former Republican representative from Kansas, to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The president fired Tillerson last week.

Paul also objected to Haspel’s overseeing of CIA “black sites” where waterboarding occurred in the early 2000s. “I don’t think torture is what America’s about,” Paul said.

Paul also spoke out against Haspel in an article published by Politico Sunday. “Some details may be disputed, but it remains true that Haspel ran a secret center in Thailand where prisoners were tortured,” he wrote. “There is no question that during her career, Haspel participated in and helped develop the program that our own government has labeled torture.”

On CBS he conceded that that he doesn’t “have

the power to stop her nomination” if she gets enough votes.

Also on CNN, Sen Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Paul’s opposition makes him “an outlier” in the Republican Party.

Pompeo and Haspel are both qualified and should be confirmed, Graham said.

Still, Haspel, the current CIA deputy director, will have to acknowledge that waterboarding is no longer allowed by federal law, Graham said.

Rand Paul threatens filibuster on CIA nominees

By BEN BRODYBLOOMBERG NEWS

FAYSTON, Vt. — Back-to-back nor’easters that have pounded New England have given ski resorts a late-season blast of their life’s blood, luring skiers and snowboarders to the slopes, and allow-ing smaller ski areas that rely on natural snow to stay open.

From Vermont to Maine, skiers and rid-ers were cheering the mounds of snow.

“It’s amazing,” said Tim Austin, of Brentwood, New Hampshire, as he waited Thursday to board the single person chairlift at Mad River Glen in Fayston, Vermont.

March storms have dumped over 5 feet of snow on Vermont resorts, with Mount Snow in southern Vermont living up to its name; 66 inches have fallen just this month there, according to the Vermont Ski Association.

“It’s the best March in years,” said skier Gregg Fitzgerald, of Starksboro, Vermont, as he took a break at Mad River on Thursday.

And resorts have the added benefit of snow in

the region’s down-country cities that gets people thinking about heading to the slopes to ski.

In coastal Maine, Camden Snow Bowl ordinarily stays open until mid-March, said General Manager Beth Ward. But this year, it will likely stay open until April for the second time in the 13 winters that Ward has been there. More than 2 feet of snow fell recently.

“As long as we have the snow, and people are coming, we’ll stay open as long as we can,” she said.

It’s the first time this year that Whaleback Mountain in Enfield, New Hampshire, has had 100 percent of its 30 trails open for more than a day and that’s due to the significant snowfall, said general manager Adam Kaufman. The atmo-sphere also is more fun since people “are more excited about skiing the fresh powder,” he said.

Whaleback plans to stay open several weeks longer than planned with this bumper crop of snow.

“With these storms, it’s tempting to stay open as long as people are coming skiing,” he said.

At the same time, the National Weather Service

and Vermont officials are warning back-country skiers and ice climbers about the increased threat of avalanches.

An avalanche struck six U.S. Army soldiers under-going mountain-warfare training near Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s tallest peak.

Vermont state police,

resort ski patrols and volunteer and rescue groups have received dozens of calls for assis-tance in recent days, the department said. Over 30 skiers and snowboarders at Bolton Valley and Killington needed to be rescued over the course of a week, the department said Wednesday.

Northeast snowstorms give ski areas late season powder blast

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In this March 15, photo, skiers board the chairlift at Mad River Glen in Fayston, Vt. Three successive March snowstorms have provided good conditions for late-season skiing.

3 killed in Massachusetts

residential building blaze

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Three people have died in a residential building fire that caused residents to jump from windows.

MassLive.com reports the fire broke out shortly before 7:30 a.m. Sunday. They found residents jumping out of second- and third-story windows to escape the flames. High winds caused the fire to spread.

Fire officials say four people, including a pregnant woman and a child, were taken to local hospitals with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno says the city is working with the local American Red Cross officials to find temporary housing for 60 to 80 people displaced by the fire.

The cause is still under investigation.

Springfield is about 90 miles west of Boston.

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles

parts of central Oklahoma

LANGSTON, Okla. (AP) — A 3.0-magni-tude earthquake has shaken parts of central Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 1:50 p.m. Sunday about 9 miles north-northwest of Langston, which is about 43 miles north-northwest of Oklahoma City. The temblor was recorded at a depth of about 3 miles.

No injuries or damage were reported. Geologists say damage is not likely in earthquakes below magnitude 4.0.

Thousands of earthquakes have been recorded in Oklahoma in recent years, with many linked to the underground injection of wastewater from oil and natural gas production. Scientists have also linked earthquakes in Kansas, Texas and other states to wastewater injection.

Oklahoma regulators have directed several oil and gas producers in the state to close injection wells or reduce volumes.

North Carolina African-American

veteran dies at age 100

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman believed to be one of the last African-American women to serve overseas during World War II has died at the age of 100.

Haywood Funeral Home in Raleigh said on its website that Millie Dunn Veasey will be buried Monday at Raleigh National Cemetery. Her niece, Elsie Thompson, told WUNC that her aunt’s “heart was tired.”

After she graduated from high school in 1942, Veasey enlisted in what was called the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. Her unit was the only all-black, all-female battalion to serve overseas during World War II.

Veasey served in France and England with the unit, which sorted and routed mail for millions of American service members and civilians.

She later became the first female president of the Raleigh NAACP.

Art sale dispute heads to

Massachusetts’ highest court

BOSTON (AP) — The battle over the proposed sale of dozens of works of art by a Massachusetts museum is headed to the state’s highest court.

A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court is scheduled to hear from both sides of the dispute Tuesday.

The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield says it needs to sell the 40 pieces of art, including works by Norman Rockwell, to stay open and refocus its mission.

Several people opposed to the sale say the art is a public resource.

Lawyers for both sides will be given 10 minutes to speak to the court.

The museum last month won the support of Attorney General Maura Healey to petition the court for permission to allow the sale, expected to raise up to $60 million.

Plane that crashed in Maryland was

destroyed on impact

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — A preliminary report on a fatal plane crash last month off coastal Maryland has deter-mined the Cessna 172S was destroyed on impact after hitting the water.

The report issued Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board noted other details leading up to the Feb. 28 crash off Assateague Island, but investigators are still piecing together what caused the plane with two passengers to crash.

The Daily Times of Salisbury reported that the NTSB report said the plane left from Martin State Airport in Baltimore. Preliminary radar data shows the plane descended from 2,000 feet to 700 feet before radar coverage was lost.

Rescue personnel found the plane and the body of one person, identified as Marcson Ngwa. Passenger Benica Mesha Richards-Robinson, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, is still missing.

Pipe bomb found in Delaware home of man charged in

blastELSMERE, Del. (AP)

— Another pipe bomb has been removed from the home a Delaware man arrested last week for detonating a similar device outside a nearby home.

Media outlets reported that family members cleaning the home of Mark Consiglio found the bomb Saturday and called police. Residents within a two-block radius were evacuated from about 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The device was safely destroyed.

The 48-year-old Consiglio was charged March 12 with manu-facturing, possessing and using an explosive device after he allegedly detonated a bomb outside the home of his estranged wife’s family. The explosion broke a window, but no one was injured.

Police disabled three additional explosive devices at Consiglio’s home.

Consiglio is being held at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institute. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney.

NATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS


FROM PAGE ONE ALMANACToday is Monday, March

19, the 78th day of 2018. There are 287 days left in the year.

Today in history

On March 19, 1918, Congress passed the first law establishing daylight savings time in the United States, with clocks to be moved forward one hour from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. (This law was repealed in August 1919.)

On this date

In 1958, “South Pacific,” star-ring Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor in an adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, opened in New York.

In 1965, the wreck of the Confederate cruiser Georgiana was discovered by E. Lee Spence, 102 years to the day after it was scuttled.

In 1979, the U.S. House of Representatives began televising its floor proceedings; the live feed was carried by C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network), which was making its debut.

In 1987, televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary.

In 1993, Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire. (White’s departure paved the way for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to become the court’s second female justice.)

In 2003, President George W. Bush ordered the start of war against Iraq.

Today’s birthdays

Former White House national security adviser Brent Scowcroft is 93. Theologian Hans Kung is 90. Author Philip Roth is 85. Actress Renee Taylor is 85. Actress-singer Phyllis Newman is 85. Actress Ursula Andress is 82. Singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry is 81. Singer Ruth Pointer (The Pointer Sisters) is 72. Actress Glenn Close is 71. Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is 66. Actor Bruce Willis is 63. Actress-comedian Mary Scheer is 55.

Bible verse

“Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.”

— I Thessalonians 5:24.Stay open to God’s call and

when you hear it say yes. That’s what God wants to hear. Then he has something to work with. Excitement and fulfillment will follow in His time. God bless, and I know he will.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters in Colorado plucked eight animals they thought were puppies from a storm drain, only to find out later they were young red foxes.

Video of the would-be rescue showed a Colorado Springs firefighter lifting the squirming foxes one by one from the storm drain and placing them on a sheet.

The animals were then turned over to The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, where a vet determined they were not dogs but foxes.

State wildlife manager Travis Sauder told CBS4 it’s not uncommon for people to come across young wild animals at this time of year.

Sauder says the baby foxes would be returned to where they were found in hopes their mother was still around. If not, he says they’ll be taken to a rehabilitation facility.

ODD NEWSColorado fire-fighters pluck

baby foxes from storm drain

YPG has distracted from fighting IS. A Kurdish official Sunday said the fight against IS in northeastern Deir el-Zour province, where remnants of IS have remained, have been put on hold as the battle for Afrin unfolded.

On Sunday, Kurdish of-ficials said they had evac-uated Afrin of civilians. Footage of long lines of vehicles leaving the town was aired on Syrian state-run TV. Fewer residents got out on foot or on motorcycles heading to government-controlled areas nearby.

Later Sunday, limited fighting was reported in some pockets in Afrin town while Turkish mili-tary said it was combing the area for land mines and explosives.

In a press conference outside of Afrin, Kurdish official Othman Sheik Issa said a new phase of the fight will begin against Turkey, threatening “hit-and-run tactics” to target Turkish troops and its allied forces. He said YPG fighters remain deployed in areas of Afrin.

“Our forces in all parts of Afrin will turn into a continuous nightmare for them,” Issa said. “The resistance will continue in Afrin until it is all liberated and it goes back to its rightful owners.”

Ankara launched the operation, codenamed Olive Branch, against the town and surrounding areas on Jan. 20, slowly squeezing the militia and hundreds of thou-sands of civilians into the town center. Forty six Turkish soldiers have been killed since then.

Soon after Erdogan

announced his forces and allied Syrian fighters had seized Afrin, footage by Turkey’s private Dogan news agency showed Syrian fighters shooting in the air in celebration.

Another Dogan video showed a Syrian fighter shooting at a statue sym-bolizing the Kurdish new year celebrations that are also being held this week, before a bulldozer attempts to pull it down. The statue is of Kawa, a mythological figure revered by the Kurds who defeated a brutal ruler in Iran’s Zagros mountains and lit fires to spread the news, ushering in spring.

Turkish government spokesman Bekir Bozdag tweeted that Turkey would take steps to restore daily life and ensure access to food and health care. “Our job is not done yet, we have a lot more work. But terror and terrorists in Afrin are over,” he said.

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HASAN KIRMIZITA /DHA-DEPO PHOTOS VIA AP

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers patrol in the city center of Afrin, northwestern Syria, early Sunday.

Associated Press they saw an unusually high influx of people going to the polls between noon and 2 p.m. A doctor at a hospital in the Ural mountains city told the AP that 2 p.m. was the deadline for health officials to report to their superi-ors that they had voted.

“People were coming in all at once, (they) were entering in groups as if a tram has arrived at a stop,” said one of the observers, Sergei Krivonogov . The voters were taking pictures of the pocket calendars or leaflets that poll workers distributed, seemingly as proof of voting, he said.

Other examples from observers and social media included ballot boxes being stuffed with extra ballots in multiple regions; an election official assaulting an observer; CCTV cameras obscured by flags or nets from watching ballot boxes; discrepancies in ballot numbers; last-minute voter registration changes likely designed to boost turnout; and a huge pro-Putin sign in one polling station.

Election officials moved quickly to respond to some of the violations. They suspended the chief of a polling station near Moscow where a ballot-stuffing incident was reported and sealed the ballot box. A man accused of tossing multiple ballots into a box in the far eastern town of Artyom was arrested.

Overall national turnout was expected to be a little more than 60 percent, which would be several points below turnout in Putin’s electoral wins in 2000, 2004 and 2012. He did not run in 2008 because of term limits, but was appointed prime minister, a role in which he was widely seen as leader.

Putin’s most vehement foe, anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, was barred from running Sunday because he was convicted of fraud in a case widely regarded as politically motivated. Navalny and his supporters had called for an election boycott but the extent of its success could not immediately be gauged.

PUTINFROM PAGE 1

there is NO COLLUSION!”They were his first direct

tweets to name the special counsel.

It is true that some Mueller investigators have contributed to Democratic political candidates, including Trump’s 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton. But Justice Department policy and federal service law bar discrimination in the hiring of career positions on the basis of political affiliation, and experts say there is no rule barring such donations.

Mueller, a Republican himself, was appointed FBI director by a GOP president, George W. Bush. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, an ex-U.S. attorney under Bush and Democratic President Barack Obama, was named to the Justice Department post by Trump and put

in charge of Mueller’s investigation by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a former Republican senator tapped by Trump for his Cabinet. Sessions stepped aside from overseeing the investigation after the Justice Department acknowledged he had spo-ken twice with the Russian ambassador in 2016 and had failed to disclose the contacts during his Senate confirmation process.

“You seem to have for-gotten, Mr. President, that there is at least one very notable Republican on Mueller’s team — Mueller,” said California Rep. Adam Schiff, top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. “And his boss, Rod Rosenstein, appointed by Bush. And his boss, Jeff Sessions, also Republican and chosen by ... you.”

The Associated Press reported that McCabe kept personal memos detailing interactions with the president that have been provided to Mueller’s office

and are similar to notes compiled by Comey.

A skeptical Trump tweeted: “Spent very little time with Andrew McCabe, but he never took notes when he was with me. I don’t believe he made memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. Same with lying James Comey. Can we call them Fake Memos?”

It wouldn’t be unusual for a senior official to make notes soon after meeting with the president.

The precise contents of McCabe’s memos are un-known, but they possibly could help substantiate McCabe’s assertion that he was unfairly maligned by a White House he says had declared “war” on the FBI and Mueller’s investiga-tion. They almost certainly contain, as Comey’s memos did, previously undisclosed details about encounters between the

Trump administration and FBI that could be of interest to Mueller.

Sessions said he dis-missed McCabe on the recommendation of FBI disciplinary officials who said McCabe had not been candid with a watchdog office investigation.

McCabe has disputed the allegations and said his credibility had been attacked. “It is part of this administration’s ongoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the special coun-sel investigation, which continue to this day,” he said.

Also over the weekend, Trump’s personal lawyer, John Dowd, cited the “brilliant and courageous example” by Sessions and the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility and said Rosenstein should “bring an end” to the Russia investigation “manufactured” by Comey.

TRUMPFROM PAGE 1

AP FILE PHOTOS

In this March 15, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.

business and expertise in an attempt to diver-sify and modernize a sclerotic economy that historically has relied on oil and foreign guest workers. He is promoting a development plan he calls Saudi Vision 2030.

The White House meeting comes after Mohammed’s vow to acquire nuclear weapons if Tehran is allowed to build them. Iran’s nuclear program was largely dismantled under a 2015 agreement, but Trump has threatened to scrap the deal it unless Iran and other signatories agree to numerous revisions.

That has raised fears of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, already one of the world’s most volatile regions.

Mohammed is widely viewed as a reformer at home. But his actions are progressive only in the Saudi context of an ultra-conservative society that practices a

rigid form of Islam.He has led changes

that will allow women to drive in the kingdom, that will reopen movie theaters and allow some foreign musicians to perform, and that have begun to permit more mixing between men and women at some public events.

He also has reined in the unpopular religious police, who enforce regulations, including attendance at prayers and strict public dress codes.

But numerous limita-tions remain. The social openings have benefited the growing number of Saudis ages 18 to 35, while maintaining restraints on political freedoms.

But Mohammed has stumbled in several episodes.

Last year, he or-dered the detention of hundreds of wealthy businessmen, including members of the royal family. Many were confined for weeks to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh and were released only after they

had agreed to turn over cash and shares in their companies.

Saudi authorities portrayed the arrests as a crackdown on rampant corruption and said they recovered more than $106 billion in assets from targets of the investigations. But they did not release details of the financial settlements or the charges they faced, citing privacy concerns.

While many Saudis welcomed the crack-down, others questioned whether the arrests were really a financial shakedown or an attempt to sideline the prince’s potential rivals for the throne.

Even as Mohammed promoted his anti-corruption drive and budget cuts, reports surfaced of his purchas-es of a $325 million, 440-foot yacht from a Russian vodka tycoon, a $450 million painting by Leonardo da Vinci and a $300 million chateau near Paris that has been called the world’s most expensive home.

More serious was his decision, as Saudi

defense minister, to intervene in the civil war in neighboring Yemen in a military campaign that humanitarian groups say has led to widespread atrocities.

Instead of a quick victory, Saudi Arabia is mired in a war against Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. Saudi airstrikes — some backed by U.S. intelligence and using U.S.-supplied munitions — have killed thousands of people, according to human rights groups, and have struck schools, medical facilities and other civilian targets.

Mohammed will find a warm welcome at the White House, however. He began working with Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, soon after the 2016 election, and the two or-chestrated Trump’s visit to the kingdom last year. Kushner’s recent loss of a top-secret security clearance may limit his role, however.

The State Department has no ambassador post-ed to Saudi Arabia, and other key Middle East posts are also empty.

PRINCEFROM PAGE 1

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington.


STATE-BY-STATESTATE-BY-STATE News from across the USA

ALABAMA Opelika: Two firefighterswere seriously hurt in a training exer-cise in an abandoned home.

ALASKA Kodiak: The Coast Guardwill upgrade its C-130 airfleet here by2020 with newer models that cantake off and land on shorter runways.

ARIZONA Grand Canyon NationalPark: The park is taking more strin-gent water conservation steps due tobreaks in the South Rim pipeline.

ARKANSAS Little Rock: A study ofWar Memorial Stadium estimates the70-year-old venue needs about $17million in repairs and upgrades.

CALIFORNIA Sacramento: The citySPCA is seeking supplies and cashdonations to care for 286 rabbitsrescued from at a Folsom home.

COLORADO Colorado Springs: Fire-fighters rescued what they thoughtwere eight puppies in a storm drain,only to find out they were red foxes.

CONNECTICUT Hartford: State law-makers are considering whether topenalize illegal parking of non-elec-tric vehicles at EV charging stations.

DELAWARE Claymont: The owners ofa former refinery will pay $750,000in fines for equipment changes thatrisked hazardous gas releases.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: More than40 officers converged on a suburbanneighborhood on a report of a town-house shooting. But police believe thereport was likely “swatting” — a fakeemergency to draw a SWAT team.

FLORIDA Palatka: Officials say twosmall planes collided on the PalatkaMunicipal Airport runway when onelanded on the other. No one was hurt.

GEORGIA Atlanta: People are grow-ing bamboo in their backyards to helpfeed Zoo Atlanta’s four pandas.

HAWAII Honolulu: The police chief isdefending the reassignment of citypolice union leaders as a move to putmore officers on the streets.

IDAHO Boise: Ongoing disagree-ments over school reading assess-ments prompted state lawmakers to

spike a budget plan for the Superin-tendent of Public Instruction office.

ILLINOIS Chicago: The city is boost-ing security for summer events atMillennium Park on Lake Michigan.

INDIANA Indianapolis: Indianapo-lis International Airport has addedkiosks to move low-risk overseastravelers through customs faster.

IOWA Burlington: Two 1940s-eratelephone booths are back in placeat the Burlington Depot as part of abroader restoration project.

KANSAS Lawrence: A freeze onsocial events by University of Kan-sas fraternities ended after 4 days.

KENTUCKY Georgetown: Winston,the 24-year-old brown gelding mini-horse at the Kentucky Derby Mu-seum, retired this month.

LOUISIANA Hammond: Authoritiesallege that former IndependenceMayor Michael Ragusa failed tomake state retirement system pay-ments for the town’s employees.

MAINE Presque Isle: HUD is giving$58,000 for housing to Maine’sAroostook Band of Micmacs.

MARYLAND Baltimore: An auditshows that the city fire departmentfailed to meet its goals for installingsmoke alarms and then retroactive-ly altered the goals.

MASSACHUSETTS Cambridge: Sixhigh school students who survivedlast month’s mass shooting in Flori-da are visiting Harvard Universityon Tuesday to discuss how studentsare changing conversations on guns.

MICHIGAN Cheboygan: Authoritiessay sensor-equipped signs in thestate’s northern Lower Peninsulawarn motorists of slippery roads.

MINNESOTA Grand Rapids: Citingpollution concerns, landowners andtribal groups want Enbridge Energyto remove an old supply pipeline ifit wins approval for a replacement.

MISSISSIPPI Columbus: The cityschool board is taking applicationsfor superintendent through Friday.

MISSOURI Jefferson: Lawmakersand health officials are fighting overBourbon virus data following thedeath of a state park employee.

MONTANA Billings: Park Countyeighth-grader Aidan Veress hasrepeated as Treasure State SpellingBee champion two years in a row.

NEBRASKA Omaha: Officials say thestate’s new academic assessmentsmay eventually reduce the timestudents spend in state testing.

NEVADA Reno: The latest data showthe state ranks last in providingaffordable rental housing.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester: TheDiocese of Manchester is holding aprayer service and fundraiser April5 for hurricane-hit Puerto Rico.

NEW JERSEY Burlington: A manfaces two counts of homicide in thedeaths of a couple from a crash thatsent their minivan into a frigid lake.

NEW MEXICO Carlsbad: A panel ofscientists is studying the viability ofstoring surplus weapons-grade plu-tonium in southern New Mexico.

NEW YORK Albany: State lawmak-ers are balking at setting tolls toenter Manhattan’s busiest streets.

NORTH CAROLINA Chapel Hill:Demographers say 43% of stateresidents were born in other states.

NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck: A studyfinds a shortage of district judges inNorth Dakota.

OHIO Sandusky: The parent ofCedar Point amusement park ispartnering with Bowling GreenState University to offer a degree intourism industry management.

OKLAHOMA Sand Springs: Au-thorities say arson is suspected ingrass fires that forced evacuationsin northeastern Oklahoma.

OREGON Oregon City: Authoritiessay a Clackamas County judge whowas inadvertently locked in hercourtroom caused an estimated$3,000 damage trying to break out.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia: Anexhibit at the city’s National Museumof American Jewish History looks atconductor Leonard Bernstein’s socialactivism 100 years after his birth.

RHODE ISLAND Providence: TheCommunity College of Rhode Islandis holding events to help high schoolseniors apply for federal student aid.

SOUTH CAROLINA Adams Run: Aman who told friends he killed some-one and the body would never befound is charged with murder.

SOUTH DAKOTA Warner: WarnerElementary School purchased 17 uku-leles, thanks in part to Texas fans offormer Eagles drummer Don Henley.

TENNESSEE Memphis: Mayor JimStrickland wants the city to commit$6 million toward pre-kindergarten.

TEXAS San Antonio: Authoritiesarrested at least a dozen people in aritual animal sacrifice probe.

UTAH Draper: Nineteen soldiers inthe Utah National Guard’s 19th Spe-cial Forces Group were honored forvalor while serving in Afghanistan.

VERMONT Montpelier: State wildlifeofficials are seeking public input on aplan to cut moose hunting permits.

VIRGINIA Richmond: Authorities saya small meteorite was stolen from theScience Museum of Virginia.

WASHINGTON Graham: Authoritiessay a Pierce County deputy fatallyshot a man trying to get into people’scars, including the deputy’s vehicle.

WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: A judgegranted a temporary restraining orderaffecting Frontier Communicationsworkers who went on strike March 4.

WISCONSIN Madison: A Universityof Wisconsin Hospital study of trau-ma patients found that motorcyclistswithout helmets are twice as likely toget neck injuries than helmet users.

WYOMING Laramie: University ofWyoming officials need another $15million to build a new science facility.

From staff and wire reports.

ENTERTAINMENT

NEW YORK — Not since “Avatar” has a box-office hit had the kind of staying power of “Black Panther.” Ryan Coogler’s comic-book sensation on Sunday became the first film since James Cameron’s 2009 smash to top the weekend box office five straight weekends.

The Disney release grossed $27 million in ticket sales over the week-end, according to studio estimates, pushing its domestic haul to $605.4 million. Worldwide, “Black Panther” has grossed more than $1.1 billion.

Though “Black Panther” has had little competition to contend with through-out February and March, such consistency is especially rare in today’s movie-going world. Before “Avatar,” the last film to do it was 1999’s “The Sixth Sense.”

That left second place

to the MGM-Warner Bros.’ rebooted “Tomb Raider,” starring Alicia Vikander as the archae-ologist adventurer Lara Croft. The $90 million film opened with $23.5 million, largely failing to stir much excitement among moviegoers. Critics gave it mediocre reviews (49 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and ticket-buyers responded with a “meh,” giving it a B CinemaScore.

With Vikander stepping in for Angelina Jolie, Roar Uthaug’s “Tomb Raider” is an attempt to rekindle a video game-adapted fran-chise that faded quickly the first time around. The 2001 original opened $47.7 million and grossed $274.7 million worldwide, but the big-budget 2003 sequel flopped, open-ing with $21.8 million domestically and grossing $156.5 million worldwide.

Jeff Goldstein, distri-bution chief for Warner Bros., said “Tomb Raider” came close to studio expectations in

North America but that international ticket sales were a primary focus. “Tomb Raider” was no. 1 overseas, grossing $84.5 million, including a $41.1 million in China.

“International was always a key part of the strategy,” Goldstein said.

Of course, the con-tinuing success of “Black Panther” also didn’t help “Tomb Raider.” When release dates were being set a year ago, few could have foreseen “Black Panther” no. 1 five weeks in. “How could you?” Goldstein said.

“Black Panther” has shown considerably fewer legs in China, however. Though it has grossed $96 million in two weeks of release in China, “Black Panther” slid steeply in its second weekend.

Yet last week, “Black Panther” even bested Disney’s own “A Wrinkle in Time,” Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 novel of the same name. In its second week, “A Wrinkle in Time” dropped 50 percent with $16.6 million in ticket sales.

The surprise of the weekend was the Lionsgate-Roadside Attractions Christian dra-ma “I Can Only Imagine,” which grossed $17.1 million on 1,629 screens — less than half the num-ber that “Black Panther,” “Tomb Raider” and “A Winkle in Time” played on. The film, which co-stars Dennis Quaid and

Cloris Leachman, cost only $7 million to make. It stars J. Michael Finley as the singer behind one of the most popular Christian songs, by the band MercyMe.

“I Can Only Imagine” doubled expectations by sticking to the typical tactic of “faith-based” releases with a grassroots marketing effort that focused on Southern, Southwestern and subur-ban moviegoers. Eighty percent of the audience was over 35.

It’s the biggest open-ing weekend ever for Roadside Attractions, the 15-year-old indie dis-tributor whose previous titles include “Mud” and “Manchester by the Sea.”

“We did really work the film. Starting with the beginning of October, we were screening the film for faith-based influ-encers,” said Roadside co-founder Howard

Cohen. “So it had a really classic playbook for these type of movies. But a lot of movies do it and it doesn’t work as well.”

Playing to a virtually opposite audience was 20th Century Fox’s “Love, Simon,” the first film from a major Hollywood studio featuring a gay teen pro-tagonist. Whereas “I Can Only Imagine” catered to the suburbs, “Love, Simon” thrived mainly in urban areas.

Greg Berlanti’s film, adapted from the best-selling young-adult novel “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,” stars Nick Robinson as a gay 17-year-old who has yet to come out when an-other closeted boy from his high school begins an anonymous e-mail romance. The film gar-nered strong reviews (91 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences agreed, giving it an A-plus

CinemaScore.“I feel good that we

released this film. I feel great that we had the kind of exit polls that we did,” said Chris Aronson, distribution chief for Fox. “I think audiences are going to continue to find this jewel of a film that Greg Berlanti created.”

According to comScore, the weekend was down 50 percent from the same weekend in 2017 when Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” opened with a record-breaking $174.8 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers also are included. Final three-day domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “Black Panther,” $27 million ($30 million international).

2. “Tomb Raider,” $23.5 million ($84.5 million international).

3. “I Can Only Imagine,” $17.1 million.

4. “A Wrinkle in Time,” $16.6 million.

5. “Love, Simon,” $11.5 million.

6. “Game Night,” $5.6 million.

7. “Peter Rabbit,” $5.2 million.

8. “Strangers: Prey at Night,” $4.8 million.

9. “Red Sparrow,” $4.5 million.

10. “Death Wish,” $3.4 million.

’Black Panther’ tops box office for 5th straight weekendBy JAKE COYLE

AP FILM WRITER

AP FILE PHOTOS

This file image released by Disney and Marvel Studios’ shows Chadwick Boseman in a scene from “Black Panther.”

This file image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Daniel Wu, left, and Alicia Vikander in a scene from “Tomb Raider.”


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WORLD

LONDON — Britain’s foreign minister said Sunday that he has evidence Russia has been stockpiling a nerve agent in violation of international law “very likely for the purposes of assassination.”

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the trail of blame for the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury “leads inexora-bly to the Kremlin.”

His comment came after a Russian envoy suggested the toxin used to poison the Skripals could have come from a U.K. lab.

Johnson told reporters that Britain has informa-tion that within the last 10 years, “the Russian state has been engaged in investigating the delivery of such agents, Novichok agents ... very likely for the purposes of assassination.”

He said “they have been producing and stockpiling Novichok, contrary to what they have been saying.”

Johnson said he will brief European Union for-eign ministers on the case Monday before meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

He also said officials from the Netherlands-based Organization for the

Prohibition of Chemical Weapons would arrive Monday in Britain to take samples of the nerve agent used to poison the Skripals.

Britain says it is Novichok, a class of powerful nerve agent developed in the Soviet Union toward the end of the Cold War. Tests to independently verify the British findings are ex-pected to take at least two weeks, Britain’s Foreign Office said.

Vladimir Chizhov, Moscow’s EU ambassador, said Russia has no chem-ical weapons stockpiles and was not behind the poisoning.

“Russia had nothing to do with it,” Chizhov told the BBC.

Chizhov pointed out that the U.K. chemical

weapons research facility, Porton Down, is only eight miles from Salisbury, where Sergei Skripal — a former Russian intelli-gence officer convicted in his home country of spying for Britain— and his daughter were found on March 4. They remain in critical condition.

Asked whether he was saying that Porton Down was responsible, Chizhov replied: “I don’t know.”

The British government dismissed the ambas-sador’s suggestion as “nonsense.”

Johnson said it was “not the response of a country that really believed itself to be innocent.”

Britain and Russia have each expelled 23 diplomats, broken off high-level contacts and taken other punitive steps

in the escalating tit-for-tat dispute, which clouded the run-up to Sunday’s presidential election in Russia. President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win a fourth term.

Western powers see the poisoning of the Skripals as the latest sign of increasingly aggressive Russian interference in foreign countries.

Johnson said Britain’s National Security Council will meet this week to discuss what further measures the country might take.

He said these could include “defending ourselves against

cyber-attack, (and) looking at any economic measures that could be taken against Russians who corruptly obtained their wealth.”

Opposition lawmakers are calling on the British government to clamp down on the illicitly gained money of wealthy Russians in Britain. Critics say U.K. authorities have been slow to investigate the origins of the wealth invested in London’s financial district and property market.

The spy dispute has sent U.K.-Russia relations to Cold War-levels of tension.

Russia’s ambassador

in London, Alexander Yakovenko, called for “cooler heads,” telling the Mail on Sunday that the dispute is “escalating dangerously and out of proportion.”

But Russian presiden-tial contender Ksenia Sobchak, a former TV star who is the only candidate to openly criticize Putin, said blame did not lie entirely with Britain.

“We don’t have any improvements, everything is only getting worse,” she said. “And this will continue, because this is our foreign policy: very aggressive and very unpleasant.”

Amid spy row, UK accuses Russia of stockpiling nerve agentBy JILL LAWLESS

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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People walk passed the British Consulate General, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday.

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In this Friday, March 16, 2018 file photo, Britain’s Foreign Secre-tary Boris Johnson speaks at a joint press conference with the Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz during a visit to the Battle of Britain Bunker, in Uxbridge, England.


MARMADUKE By Brad Anderson

Cryptoquip © 2011 by King Features Syndicate

Challenger

Saturday’s Challenger Answers

DEAR DR. ROACH: Thirty years ago, when I was in my 40s, I was diagnosed with bronchiolitis, which was considered a disease of young children. When lying down in bed at night, I coughed to clear my rattly chest and suddenly could not breathe at all. It was terrifying, and just before passing out, my breath returned with the bray of a donkey. This happened several times over several nights, although never in the daytime. Thereafter, for weeks and weeks, I coughed until I vomited, I couldn't catch my breath, my ribcage hurt and my face and eyes were puffed up from the strain of the coughing. For that, I was given steroids, I believe. It was about six weeks from the first little tickle in my throat until the horrible experience ended.

My question is, Could this have been whooping cough? — E.O.

ANSWER: It's impossible to be sure now, but I think it's very likely it was whooping cough. I have had letters from people whose symptoms lasted up to six months. It's quite horrible. The

steroids sometimes can help with the airway inflammation, but only early and appropriate antibiotics can really stop the six weeks to three months of intense coughing.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, I had an ultrasound on my gallbladder and liver, mainly to check on a polyp found on my gallbladder six months ago. There was no change in size, so my doctor isn't concerned.

However, the ultrasound showed that I have an abdominal aortic dilation/aneurysm (2.9 cm). My doctor doesn't seem

too concerned, suggesting that I follow a healthy diet and lose some weight. She said I'll have another ultrasound in a year. After looking up the condition online, it sounds rather serious. — K.M.

ANSWER: The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, coming directly off the left ventricle of the heart, arching in the top of the chest to provide blood to the head and arms, then progressing down the body, providing blood to the abdominal organs before it divides into the femoral arteries (to the legs) at about the level of the bellybutton.

The aorta can become enlarged (dilated), and when large enough, it is referred to as an "abdominal aortic aneurism." Rupture of an AAA is disastrous: It usually is fatal, so when it is recognized, it is watched and intervention is under-taken before it becomes a high risk for rupture. AAAs are more likely in men, and the major risk factors are smoking, atherosclerosis and connective tissue diseases, such as Marfan's syndrome.

Men between the ages of 65 and 75 with any history of smoking should be screened for an AAA. An ultrasound is a quick, safe, reliable way of screening. The diagnosis of an AAA depends on size: For most women, a level of 3 cm is a reason-able cutoff. You are below that, so I understand why your doctor may want to check up on it. Assuming you don't smoke, it's important to control your blood pressure. A diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables was found to be protective against AAA. Being overweight may increase risk, so work with your doctor on losing weight.

READERS: The booklet on macular degeneration explains this common eye ailment. Readers can order a copy by writing:

Dr. Roach Book No. 701628 Virginia Dr. Orlando, FL 32803 Enclose a check or money order

(no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient's printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 53-year-old woman who has finally met a kind, decent man after many abusive relationships. I honor our bond and have been open about my past, which has been colorful, to say the least.

I was an addict. It was a long addiction that left me homeless and almost killed me many times. I have kept this part of my life a secret from everyone out of shame. I would love to be open about it with him and let him know how much drugs affected me, but I don't want to drive him away. Any advice is appreciated. — Ex-Addict In California

DEAR EX-ADDICT: In one sentence you say you have been open about your past; in the next you say you are keeping your addic-tion and what it cost you a secret. You don't say how long you have known this man, or whether you plan to make this relationship permanent. If you do, you should tell him about your entire past because, if he finds out some other way, THAT is what could cause him to end the relationship.

DEAR ABBY: This may seem minor in the scheme of things, but it's

driving me crazy. Occasion-ally we have a potluck day at work. The problem is, while there are always people who eat, others never bring food to share. It's usually the men in our office — those who hold higher positions and make far more money than the rest of us. They are also the ones who eat the most. They go back for seconds before the rest of us have eaten. If they do occasion-ally bring anything, it's usually a bag of chips.

I'm tired of paying for their lunches when they are more than capable of providing something — takeout from a deli or even asking their wives to help. — Fed Up In Des Moines

DEAR FED UP: Assign a list of what people need to bring to the potluck so there won't be duplica-tion. And when you do, specify that only those who participate can eat the food.

Dear Readers: To-day's SOUND OFF is about di-apers that are not disposed of properly. — Heloise

"Dear Heloise: Nothing seems to be as disgusting as seeing a used disposable diaper lying in a parking lot, on the ground at a camp-ground or anywhere other than in a trash receptacle. If you need to change your baby's diaper, carry plastic shopping bags with you, and put the diaper in them until you can get to a proper trash can. It's an unsanitary and unnecessary habit to just toss a used diaper any other place except into a trash can." — Claire T., Scottsbluff, Neb.

Dear Heloise: At work last week, I lost the back to my earring. I have pierced ears, and the earrings I had on were my favorites. I took a pencil with an eraser on the end, cut off the eraser part and used it as an earring back. Worked like a charm! — Corky W., Fort Myers, Fla.

Adult whooping cough can drag on for weeks, months

Addiction remains a secret in woman's past from man

Disgusting diaper disposal

Hints from Heloise

Dr. Roach

Dear Abby


ARIES (March 21-April 19). Laughter, like

yawning, is contagious. Bonus: You don’t

even have to know what you’re laughing

about to get the many benefits of a jolly

good time today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Those with

a primitive conscience do not want to

do bad things because of what would

happen to them. Those with a higher

conscience do not want to do bad things

because of their effect on others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Good relation-

ships are not defined by an absence

of problems. Good relationships go on

regardless of what problems are present,

not letting those issues get in the way of

the shared goals and purposes.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Life is move-

ment. Engage the movement and you

are dancing. Stay rigid or resist in any way

and you risk being passed over, hurt or

broken by the strong forces that keep the

circle whirring.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re open to

seeing things differently. Because of your

sophisticated mind, you can understand

the story from many sides without losing

your own take on it. You will discover

that because you see differently, you act

differently, as well.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Lately,

you’ve been dealing with a few layers of

negativity. Rest assured the condition isn’t

chronic. You’re doing something every day

— maybe even every hour — to heal

yourself, and it’s working.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The currency of

the ego is glamour, money and might. It’s

the ability to influence and control others.

It’s getting others to do the unwanted

work. This is what goes for power, but

it’s not real power, as the really powerful

know well.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Beware

of people who always seem to want

more — more of your time, more of your

attention, more of your money. They will

never be satisfied by what you give them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). People

around you will feel compelled to give

their opinion, whether or not they were

asked for it. When there are “too many

cooks in the kitchen,” you can best express

your deep caring by simply being quiet.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Anyone

with money can show affection through

the purchase of gifts or by wining and

dining. Be different. You’ll stand out

when you use your intelligence, sense of

play and many talents to create a unique

impression.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ve been

stable and consistent in an endeavor,

and now you’ll enjoy the rewards earned

by your actions. Others are reassured

by your dependability and will give you

their trust.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The small

print will now be a large part of the

deal. The hidden costs will come out of

hiding. Deal with them immediately and

you’ll avoid paying for what you didn’t

understand well to begin with.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 19). Real-

izing that it’s not enough to push out of

your comfort zone just every once in a

while, you make a habit of it this year.

You’ll become more and more coura-

geous, grow your skill set and definitely

become more attractive to all sorts of

people. You’ll get your comeuppance

in May. Love will be declared in June.

November brings a windfall. Leo and

Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers are:

9, 3, 15, 2 and 38.

HOROSCOPE

BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall

BORN LOSER By Art and Chip Sansom

BABY BLUES By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

MUTTS By Patrick McDonnell

DOONSBURY By Garry Trudeau


PEANUTS By Charles Schulz

CRANKSHAFT By Tom Batiuk & Chuck Ayers

SHOE By Gary Brookins & Susie MacNelly

ZITS By Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

GARFIELD By Jim Davis

DILBERT By Scott Adams

REX MORGAN By Terry Beatty

MARY WORTH By Karen Moy and June Brigman

NON SEQUITUR By Wiley

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Lynn Johnston

BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker

HI AND LOIS By Brian and Greg Walker

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By Chris Browne

THE WIZARD OF ID By Brant Parker and Johnny Hart

B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart

MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM By Mike Peters

PICKLES By Brian Crane

MALLARD FILLMORE By Bruce Tinsley


WORLD

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte urged other governments on Sunday to abandon the International Criminal Court, saying the world tribunal — where he’s facing a possible complaint for the thousands of killings of drug suspects under his crackdown — is “rude.”

Although the Philippine Senate has ratified the Rome Statute that established the ICC, Duterte said in a speech that the treaty was never enforced in the country because it was not published in the govern-ment journal as required by law.

As a result, Duterte said the international court can never have

jurisdiction over him, “not in a million years.”

Last month, an ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, announced that she was opening a preliminary examina-tion into a complaint by a Filipino lawyer of suspected extrajudicial killings under Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, which could amount to crimes against humanity.

The move angered Duterte, who announced Wednesday that he was withdrawing the Philippine ratification of the Rome Statute “effec-tive immediately,” citing “a concerted effort” by Bensouda and U.N. human rights officials “to paint me as a ruthless and heartless violator of human rights.”

“You know, if it’s not published, there is no law,” Duterte said Sunday

in a speech before the annual graduation of cadets at the Philippine Military Academy in northern Baguio city.

There was no reason to withdraw from

“something which is not existing,” Duterte said, adding that he an-nounced the withdrawal from the ICC treaty to draw the world’s atten-tion to the issue he had

with the international court.

“I will convince everybody now who are under the treaty at ICC: ‘Get out, get out, it’s rude,’” the brash-talking president said.

Duterte’s action came under fire from human rights groups, who said the president was trying to evade accountability by backing out of the ICC. Critics say Duterte can’t withdraw from the court by himself and may need the approval of the Senate, which ratified the Rome Statute in 2011.

Commission on Human Rights chief Chito Gascon said that the Philippines has historically been at the forefront of the fight for international justice, but that Duterte’s decision “constitutes a reversal that will be viewed as

encouraging impunity to continue.”

More than 120 coun-tries have ratified the treaty that established the court in 2002 in The Hague. The court can intervene only when a state is unable or unwilling to carry out an investigation and prosecute perpetrators of heinous crimes like crimes against humanity, genocide, aggression and war atrocities.

More than 4,000 mostly poor drug suspects have been killed under Duterte’s drug crackdown, according to the national police, although human rights groups have reported larger death tolls. Duterte argued Wednesday that the killings do not amount to crimes against humanity, genocide or similar atrocities.

Duterte urges nations to exit international courtBy JIM GOMEZ

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In this Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addresses Filipino Overseas Workers who were repatri-ated from Kuwait at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A British art teacher won a highly-competitive $1 million teaching prize on Sunday for her work with inner-city children in London, helping students feel welcome and safe in a borough with one of the highest murder rates in the country.

Andria Zafirakou, 39, beat out some 30,000 applicants from around the world to win the Global Teacher Prize, which honors one exceptional teacher a year who’s made a significant contribution to the profession.

The Alperton Community School teacher was awarded for her work in the London borough of Brent, one of the most ethnically diverse places in the country. Her students come from some of

the poorest families in Britain with parents who don’t necessarily speak English.

She was credited for her efforts beyond the classroom, which include establishing relationships with parents, riding with students on the bus and standing at school gates with police officers to welcome students at the start of the day.

“It’s always a nice thing sometimes to say hi to them in their language and then that just automatically makes them smile and it makes the connection with the child,” she told The Associated Press.

Zafirakou is the first British teacher to win the award. Prime Minister Theresa May congrat-ulated her in a video recording at the award ceremony.

“Being a great teacher requires resilience, ingenuity and a gener-ous heart,” the prime

minister said. “These are the qualities that you share with your students every day. So, thank you for all you have done and continue to do.”

Stunned and excited, the secondary school (high school) teacher began her speech saying, “Wow!”

She thanked her parents, who were in the audience, saying with laughter: “The Greek family have arrived.”

Zafirakou, who was born in London, also praised the “beautiful” diversity of her school’s population and said the students are intense in their pursuit of education despite living in crowded homes where it is hard to find a quiet place to study and where many have to care for their siblings after school.

“For many of our students, English is not the main language spo-ken at home. It’s also a

community where many of our students unfortu-nately live in challenging circumstances,” she said on stage.

“What is amazing is that whatever issues they are having at home, what-ever is missing from their lives or causes them pain: Our school is theirs,” she said.

Zafirakou, who works as an art and textiles teacher, stressed the importance of funding arts programs in schools. She said the arts help students think creatively, and teaches them resil-ience and perseverance.

She told the AP that with the million-dollar prize she’d like to think about a project for her community that celebrates creativity.

The Global Teacher Prize was awarded in a star-studded ceremony in Dubai on Sunday hosted by Trevor Noah of the “Daily Show.” Other celebrities present

included Hollywood star Charlize Theron and Indian actress Priyanka Chopra.

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was on hand to present the prize.

The award is pre-sented by the Varkey Foundation. Its founder, Sunny Varkey, estab-lished the for-profit GEMS Education

company, which has more than 250 schools around the world.

Last year, Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell won the prize for her work with Inuit indigenous stu-dents in a remote and isolated Arctic village. In previous years, the winners included a Palestinian and an American.

UK art teacher wins $1M teaching prize for inner city workBy AYA BATRAWY

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British school teacher Andria Zafirakou reacts after winning the Global Teacher Prize at a ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday.

KIBBUTZ KALYA, West Bank — Each winter, camels lope around the moon-like desert landscape of the lowest place on Earth under the watchful eyes of their Bedouin Arab herders, in an ancient tradition passed from father to son over the generations.

Ali El Guran brings his herd of more than 100 camels from southern Israel to the Dead Sea every November to pasture. It’s birthing season and this year, 30 camels are pregnant.

Bedouin lifestyles have changed dramatically in the last few decades, with many leaving their traditional nomadic ways to settle in towns of southern Israel, trading their camels for pickup trucks and living off tourists instead of goat herds.

But for three months a year, El Guran and the other herders live as their forefathers have for generations.

It’s a simple life. The herders eat mainly bread and olive oil while drinking thick black coffee boiled on campfires. They sleep under the

stars, near the herd, for weeks at a time. There is no cellphone coverage or other modern amenities.

El Guran and the others use the time to bond with their sons who have come with them to the pastures, away from the distractions of the contemporary world. They speak to the camels in a special language, directing them where to graze.

About a day before it’s time to give birth, the mother camels separate themselves from the herd, sometimes walking several kilometers (miles) to find a private spot. The herders later find them standing guard over the newborns, protecting them from wolves and jackals, the main predators in the area.

El Guran sells some of

the baby camels as well as camel milk to make a living.

As winter comes to an end, the area gets very hot and the camels are taken to a higher elevation, where it’s cooler.

Until next winter.Associated Press

Photographer Oded Balilty gained rare access to the herders. His photos tell their unique story.

By Dead Sea, camels graze at Earth’s lowest place

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In this Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 photo, camels rest at the night camp after grazing all day in the open field at the territory of Israeli Kibbutz Kalya, near the Dead Sea in the West Bank.

Burundi’s president sets May date for referendum on powerKIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Burundi’s

president has signed a decree setting May 17 for a referendum on changes to the constitution that could keep him in power until 2034.

The decree, shared online Sunday by Burundi’s U.N. ambassador and other officials, could lead to more unrest in the East African country that saw deadly political violence after the president’s disputed decision in 2015 to seek a third term.

Opposition and human rights groups have called the referendum a plot by Nkurunziza to stay in power for life. The decree comes days after some ruling party members bestowed on him the title of “Eternal supreme guide.”

The proposed changes to the constitution include extending a presidential term from five years to seven.

Human rights activists say some opposing the referendum already have been arrested.

Palestinian stabs Israeli in Jerusalem, shot dead by police

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Shin Bet security service says a Palestinian has stabbed an Israeli in Jerusalem, seriously wounding him. Police said he was shot dead by officers at the scene.

The attack Sunday occurred in Jerusalem’s Old City, home to sensitive holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims.

The Shin Bet said the attacker was from the West Bank city of Nablus.

There has been a spike in violence since President Donald Trump’s Dec. 6 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Palestinians seek east Jerusalem as their future capital and view Trump’s decision as siding with Israel.

On Friday, a Palestinian killed two Israeli soldiers and badly wounded two others when he drove his car into them in the West Bank.

Stabbings and car-ramming have been widely used by Palestinian assailants.

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PORT CHARLOTTE — Johnny Field has been a winner at every level of his baseball career.

The Las Vegas native won four state cham-pionships at Bishop Gorman High School, he led the University of Ari-zona to a College World Series championship in 2012 as a sophomore and last year he was part of the Triple-A Durham team which won the National Championship last season.

A World Series title could one day be on the horizon, but first, he needs to get there.

“As a kid, you start playing baseball and you dream about being a big-leaguer, and you dream about making that call to your mom and dad to let them know,” Field

said. “It’s something to keep working hard for, and when that moment comes, it’ll have been worth it all.”

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Rays outfielder Johnny Field is batting .333 this spring as he battles for the team’s final roster spot.

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Martin Truex Jr. celebrates after winning the NASCAR 400 mile race Sunday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.

By GREG BEACHAMAssociated Press

FONTANA, Calif. — Martin Truex Jr. saw nothing but clean air and green flags down the stretch in his first victory of the new NASCAR Cup season.

Truex didn’t get much of a look at Kevin Harvick, whose bid for four straight wins was ruined by an early crash at Fontana.

So even while Truex’s Furniture Row Racing

Toyota team celebrated, it was a wee bit disappointed not to get a duel with the early-season king.

“I think we would have had something for him today,” team owner Barney Visser said.

Truex roared to victory at Fontana on Sunday, beating Kyle Larson by 11 seconds to claim the first win of the season for last year’s series champion.

Truex won both stages before rolling to the checkered flag on

his 16th career victory and his first since that glorious champion-ship day at Homestead last November. His first career victory at Fontana even moved Truex into the overall points lead, thanks to Harvick’s woes.

Harvick dragged his damaged car to a 35th-place finish after early contact with Larson ruined his day. But after dominating at Auto Club Speedway, Truex’s team was no longer certain

Harvick has the fastest ride in the field.

“It just feels good to win,” said Truex, who became the third driver to win from the pole at Fontana. “I don’t really worry about who else is fast. Obviously (Harvick) has been quick. They’ve got a great team, and Kevin is an awesome driver. But as we’ve seen today, we can put together a run as well.”

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Loyola-Chicago guard Clayton Custer (13) scores in the final seconds of a second-round game Saturday in Dallas.

By STEPHEN HAWKINSAssociated Press

DALLAS — Porter Moser wants his Loyola-Chicago players to savor every moment of the NCAA Tournament. It took the Ramblers a long time, and last-moment shots in consecutive games, to go from what he termed a “grassroots rebuild” to the Sweet 16.

“It’s amazing when you have a group of people who believe,” Moser said. “I mean, just this group is resilient. They believe.”

Maybe on this Sunday, when they returned home to Chicago from Dallas, they took the chance to catch their breath a bit — and say a prayer or two of thanks.

“We knew we were having to win and win the conference and then get to the confer-ence tournament, and it’s been this mentality of you win, enjoy the moment,” Moser said. “I’m letting them enjoy

it because it’s a mature, close group. And I want them to enjoy it. Then the next day, we all say put it in the bank, next one up.”

In 100 years of basket-ball at Loyola, a Catholic college in the heart of Chicago with of about 16,000 students, no team has won more games than this year’s Ramblers (30-5), the No. 11 seed in the South Region.

“It just means the world to us to bring that pride back to this pro-gram,” senior guard Ben Richardson said.

They matched the 29 wins of their 1963 national champion-ship team when Donte Ingram’s last-moment 3-pointer beat Miami in the NCAA opener Thursday. They broke that mark two days later, when Clayton Custer’s jumper got a friendly bounce off the rim with 3.6 seconds left for a win over Tennessee.

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ORLANDO— The loudest roars at Bay Hill were for tiger Woods. The last ones were for Rory McIlroy.

McIlroy left some indelible images of his own Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a back-nine charge that would have made the King proud, and a final putt on the 18th green that a deliri-ous gallery had seen for so many years from Woods.

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The last roars are for Rory McIlroy at Bay Hill

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Rory McIlroy, right, is congratulated by his caddie Harry Diamond after making a putt for birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Sunday in Orlando.SEE GOLF, 3

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TAMPA — Nikita Kucherov helped the Tampa Bay Lightning quickly bounce back from a rare shutout loss.

Kucherov scored twice to lead the Lightning to a 3-1 victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Tampa Bay extended its lead to four points over Boston for the top overall spot in the Eastern Conference less than 24 hours after a shutout loss at home to the Bruins.

“We weren’t sitting in here pouting,” said Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, who finished with two assists. “We thought we had a decent effort (against Boston) and we knew we wanted to improve on it.”

Kucherov’s fourth multi-goal game of the season extended his lead to four points in the race for the Art Ross Trophy over Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, who was held off the scoresheet. McDavid scored four goals against Tampa Bay earlier this season.

“We tried to stay on top of him, have a guy back on him, not give him too much room,” said Tampa Bay center Brayden Point, who drew the defensive assign-ment against McDavid. “In the first period he had a pretty good chance kind of out of nothing just by skating around us. After that we did a pretty good job of just staying on top of him.”

Victor Hedman also scored for the Lightning and Stamkos added two assists.

Kucherov scores two to lift Lightning

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Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) celebrates his third period goal Sunday in Tampa.

NHL: Lightning 3, Oilers 1

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Tampa Bay’s penalty kill was a big area of improvement as Edmon-ton came up empty on five power-play chances, including 28 seconds of a two-man advantage with 6:35 left in the third period. Despite 14 shots in total on the power play, nine during three succes-sive chances in the third, the Oilers failed to convert with the man advantage.

“We talk a lot about the chances, the shots, the looks we had but it’s still got to get a goal,” Edmonton head coach Todd McLellan said. “That’s been the tale of the tape on the power play. We had (14) shots on goal and a number of missed attempts or opportunities.”

Ty Rattie scored for Edmonton and Al Mon-toya finished with 37 saves.

Louis Domingue, making his eighth start

with Tampa Bay since being acquired from Arizona, finished with 29 saves and recovered from allowing a fluke goal 14 seconds in to the game after he fumbled the puck behind the net that Rattie collected and banked off the Lighting goaltender.

“There are days when you give up a goal like that and it’s going to be harder,” Domingue said. “But I washed it away right away. It was one of those things, the guys are coming in tapping your pads. It was just a bad break. You can’t do anything about it.”

Hedman pulled Tampa Bay even at 15:12 of the first period. Kucherov put the Lightning in front on the power play 2:24 in to the game and provided the insurance goals 11:34 in to the third.

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TORONTO — Okla-homa City coach Billy Donovan praised his team’s poise follow-ing a hard-fought road win over the streaking Raptors.

Toronto, meanwhile, found it harder to stay calm and collected after some controversial calls down the stretch.

Russell Westbrook had 37 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds for his fifth straight triple-double, Steven Adams scored 25 points and the Thunder beat the Rap-tors 132-125 on Sunday, snapping Toronto’s winning streak at 11.

“You’ve got to be able to keep your composure through it all,” West-brook said. “That’s what the game is all about. We’ve got a lot of veteran guys on this team who are able to do that.”

Paul George scored 22 points and Carmelo Anthony had 15 as the Thunder extended their winning streak to six. Corey Brewer scored 10 points for Oklahoma City.

“A big part of it tonight was our team’s poise,” Donavan said. “That was really important.”

DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and Kyle Lowry fouled out with 22 points and 10 assists as the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors suffered just their sixth home loss of the season. Toronto

is 29-6 at Air Canada Centre, the best home record in the NBA.

DeRozan, Serge Ibaka and Raptors coach Dwane Casey were all ejected in the final minute for complaining to the referees. DeRozan was incensed after not getting a call when he tried to drive on Brewer with 30 seconds left. DeRozan picked up two technicals in the follow-ing 22 seconds.

“He tried to smack me because I had a layup,” a visibly frustrated DeRo-zan said. “I got fouled.”

Having reviewed the video, Casey said the Raptors would file a formal complaint.

“Officials are going to miss calls but, at the juncture of the game when some of the calls were made, we’ve got to get it right around the league,” Casey said.

“Not just this game, the entire league.”

Still, Casey took pains to point out that the Raptors, not the refer-ees, were ultimately to blame.

“We made enough mistakes down the stretch also,” Casey said. “We shot ourselves in the foot, missed easy shots, layups, free throws, turnovers.”

DeRozan, however, didn’t share Casey’s view. Asked whether the officials had cost Toronto the game, DeRozan said, “It’s obvious for us.”

Delon Wright and C.J. Miles each scored 15 points, and Pascal Siakam and Jonas Valanciunas each had 10 for the Raptors.

ROCKETS 129, TIMBER-WOLVES 120: James Harden had 34 points and 12

assists, and Houston held off a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 129-120 on Sunday night for the Rockets’ 26th win in 28 games. The West’s top team led by as many as 25 before the Timberwolves, holding on for dear life in a tightening playoff race, pulled within fi ve in the fourth. The loss dropped the Wolves into the eighth playoff spot after they started the day in a three-way tie for fi fth. Harden had 11 points in the fi nal 6:34, including a 3-pointer with 58 seconds left that effectively secured the win. Chris Paul and Clint Capela each had 16 points for the Rockets. Jeff Teague led Minnesota with 23 points, Andrew Wiggins had 21, and Karl-Anthony Towns and Jamal Crawford each added 20.

PELICANS 108, CELTICS 89: Anthony Davis had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the banged-up Boston Celtics 108-89 on Sunday night. Second-year pro Cheick Diallo had a season-high 17 points and Nikola Mirotic added 16 for New Orleans, which was desperate to win after dropping four of its previous fi ve while in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race. Jayson Tatum scored 23 for Boston, which has lost three of four and was playing its third straight game without either All-Star guard Kyrie Irving (sore left knee) or guard Marcus Smart (sprained right thumb).

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LAS VEGAS — In a game that included Wil-liam Karlsson’s natural hat trick and Marc-Andre Fleury getting his 48th career shutout and 401st win, Vegas coach Gerard Gallant credited a hit by forward Ryan Reaves as the biggest play.

Barely two minutes into the second period, Reaves — acquired from Pittsburgh on Feb. 23 — flattened TJ Brodie with a blast that sidelined Calgary’s defenseman the remainder of the game while sparking the Golden Knights’ recent stagnant offense.

“That was the dif-ference,” Gallant said Vegas’ 3-0 win over the Flames on Sunday. “That changed the game around. It was a big, clean hit. Ryan’s been here for 10, 11, 12 games with us right now and he’s doing a good job, he’s playing his role real good and that hit changed the game around for sure.”

Colin Miller also scored as Vegas snapped a four-game home losing streak and improved to 25-9-2 at T Mobile Arena. In split-ting its last four games, the Golden Knights had been outscored 15-10 and hadn’t scored more than three goals in a game since a 4-0 win at Detroit on March 8.

“We weren’t happy with the way we played over the last couple of weeks,” Gallant said. “We had some real good games in there, we had some games where I thought we played OK and lost. Tonight I thought we had a tough first period and we played real good to battle back and win an important game.”

Fleury, who made his 20th start in 21 games,

stopped 42 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, He also moved into a tie with Chris Osgood for 12th on the NHL’s career wins list.

“I thought we played well in our zone and came out as a group together and created that way as a team going down on the other side,” Fleury said. “I could see most pucks, and that makes a big difference and when there (were) rebounds, they took their guys away. It’s the little things that makes a big difference in a game.”

Vegas improved to 3-0-0 against Calgary while outscoring the Flames 15-5. The teams meet once more, in the regular-season finale at Calgary on April 7.

Mike Smith stopped 27 shots as the Flames, one of the league’s better road teams this season, dropped to 20-11-6 away from home.

“That team we’re playing there, they can score,” Calgary coach Glen Gulutzan said. “They got some juice from a mistake and they got their juice started with the power play. We just couldn’t put one past them — especially

early.”The Flames outshot

the Golden Knights, 20-6, in the first period. But with the game scoreless early in the second, Brodie looked to clear the puck as he came from behind the net when Reaves leveled him and sent the 18,075 fans in attendance into a frenzy.

“I hope it got a little energy into the boys,” Reaves said. “But big goals at big times, we needed to get the first one. We’ve been strug-gling to get the first goals the last couple of games, so getting the first one is even bigger. ... The last two games we’ve come out in the first period kind of lazy and waiting for the game to go, we did it again today. That’s when I go and try and find a spark, whether it’s a hit or a fight, or just getting in somebody’s face, that’s what I try and bring to the team.”

AVALANCHE 5, RED WINGS 1: Nathan MacKinnon kept up his torrid scoring with two goals and an assist, Semyon Varlamov was sharp in making 37 saves and the Colorado Ava-lanche extended Detroit’s

skid to 10 straight games by beating the Red Wings 5-1 on Sunday. Gabriel Landeskog, Blake Comeau and Tyson Barrie also scored to help the Ava-lanche remain in playoff position with 10 games remaining. The Avs have 86 points after fi nishing with a league-low 48 last season. Justin Abdelkader had a goal for the Red Wings, who fell to 0-9-1 during a winless streak in which they’ve been out-scored by a 41-19 margin. It’s the team’s longest winless streak since a 12-game run in 1989.

FLYERS 6, CAPITALS 3: Wayne Simmonds scored two goals to lift the Flyers past the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Sunday night, capping a four-point weekend and helping Philadelphia solidify its playoff position. Oskar Lindblom, Shayne Gostis-behere, Ivan Provorov and Jakub Voracek also had goals for Philadelphia (37-25-11, 85 points), which stayed in third place in the Metropolitan Division and moved within four points of the fi rst-place Capitals (41-24-7, 89 points). The Flyers began play tied with Columbus, which was idle Sunday, but have a tiebreaker over the Blue Jackets.

HURRICANES 4, ISLANDERS 3: Trevor van Riemsdyk scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period and Scott Darling made 26 saves as the Hur-ricanes beat the reeling Islanders 4-3 Sunday. Van Riemsdyk’s second goal of the season came on a long slap shot with 6:49 remaining to help snap Carolina’s three-game losing streak and continue the late season swoon by the Islanders, who have just one win their last 12 games. Jaccob Slavin, Lee Stempniak and Victor Rask also scored for the Hurricanes.

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Karlsson’s hat trick helps Knights put out Flames

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Toronto’s Pascal Siakam, center, drives against Oklahoma City’s Jerami Grant as the Thunder’s Patrick Patterson, left, looks on during Sunday’s game in Toronto.

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Calgary’s Mark Jankowski, center, gets caught between Vegas’ Deryk Engelland, left, and Shea Theodore during the third period Sunday in Las Vegas.

McIlroy ran off five birdies over his last six holes and closed with an 8-under 64 for a three-shot victory. He won for the first time since the Tour Championship on Sept. 25, 2016, the day Palmer died.

“I wish I walked up that hill and got a handshake from him,” McIlroy said. “But I’m so happy to put my name on that trophy.”

Bay Hill was rocking all afternoon, mostly for that red shirt. Woods, who started the final round five shot behind, made three birdies in a four-hole stretch to start the back nine and was within shot of the lead as everyone behind him on the course appeared to stall.

One shot changed everything. Woods couldn’t commit to a swing with his driver on the par-5 16th hole and sent it far and left — way left — over a fence and out-of-bounds, sending him to a bogey when he couldn’t afford anything less than birdie.

He finished bogey-bogey-par for a 3-under 69 and tumbled down the leaderboard into a tie for fifth.

That’s about when McIlroy pulled away.

Until then, five players were separated by one shot. Before long, McIl-roy was leaving everyone in his wake.

He made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 13th to take the lead over

hard-luck Henrik Sten-son, and then rolled one in from 20 feet on the next hole. If that wasn’t enough, McIlroy chipped in from 40 feet on the 15th hole, and then pounded a 375-yard drive on the 16th that set up a two-putt birdie.

Bryson DeChambeau made the last run at him, gouging a shot out of the rough, over the water and onto the green at No. 16 and pumping his fist when the eagle putt caught enough of the cup to drop in. That put him one shot behind.

McIlroy, however, wasn’t finished. He left his putt about 25 feet above the hole on No. 18, roughly the same

spot from where Woods made birdie putts to win in 2001, 2008 and 2009. Woods slammed his cap to the ground in 2008, not realizing he had done that.

McIlroy buried the putt, raised both arms in the air and turned to slam his fist as the grand-stands erupted with cheers.

“I’ve seen Tiger make that enough times to know what it does,” McIlroy said. “So I just wanted to try and emu-late that. Didn’t quite give it the hat toss — I was thinking about doing it. But just to be able to create my own little bit of history on the 18th green here is pretty special.”

That gave him a two-shot lead, and he was a winner for the 22nd time worldwide when DeChambeau failed to hole out from the fairway for eagle. DeChambeau made bogey from the bunker on the 18th for a 68 and finished alone in second.

Justin Rose lingered all day but was never a threat over the final hour, instead watching McIlroy put on a stunning charge.

“Rory played incred-ible golf and it was fun

— great to see world class players do that,” Rose said after a 67. “It’s not great to see him make putts because he was making them against me. But when he is making putts, he’s incredibly hard to beat. So it was fun to watch him play.”

Stenson lost a third chance in four years to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He led by as many as two shots on the front nine before the putts stopped fall-ing. Two shots behind

playing the 16th, Stenson three-putted for par and bogeyed the final hole for a 71. He finished fourth.

Woods tied for fifth with Ryan Moore (71), and now heads to the Masters with plenty of momentum — just not a victory.

He finished one shot behind last week at Innisbrook. He was one-shot behind with three holes to play at Bay Hill, though it would have needed more than just a few birdies the way McIlroy played.

Even so, Woods finished among the top 12 in all three events in the Florida Swing. His next stop is the Masters, where he will be a favor-ite to win his fifth green jacket. And to think that just over six months ago, Woods hadn’t been cleared by his doctors to hit balls after fusion sur-gery on his lower back, his fourth back surgery dating to the spring of 2014.

“If you would have asked me at the begin-ning of the year that I would have had a chance to win two golf tourna-ments, I would have taken that in a heart-beat,” he said.

McIlroy was relieved for other reasons. He went through an injury-plagued 2017 and failed to win anywhere in the world. He was coming off a missed cut a week ago in the Valspar Champi-onship. And now he’s a winner again, with the Masters looming. McIl-roy needs only a green jacket to complete the career Grand Slam.

By JANIE McCAULEYAssociated Press

STANFORD, Calif. — Tara VanDerveer offered up the perfect game-plan to stymie Florida Gulf Coast’s fabulous 3-point shooters: Send them to the ailing, undermanned Golden State Warriors on Monday so Stanford’s defense might get a break.

“We’ll take ‘em!” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Sunday by text message.

“He can’t have them,” Florida Gulf Coast quickly posted on Twitter in response.

Thing is, the defending NBA champions have an off day — so VanDerveer will have to prepare her fourth-seeded Cardinal to face the nation’s best deep threat in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Stanford (23-10) won its 19th straight first-round game and will try

to advance to its 11th straight Sweet Sixteen facing a 12th-seeded Eagles team (31-4) on quite a roll. FGCU, with-out a single 6-footer on the roster, has won 11

straight games and 21 of 22 after its 80-70 upset of No. 5 seed Missouri in Saturday’s first game at Maples Pavilion.

“We’re not going to try and be taller than them,”

FGCU coach Karl Smesko said.

The Eagles shot just 7 for 17 on 3s in their first-round victory, but found their reliable rhythm of scoring on layups or

driving and kicking out to the perimeter threats.

“Their three-point shooting is exceptional,” VanDerveer said. “It’s going to be a very tough challenge for us.”

VanDerveer and her team defeated FGCU as the Hall of Fame coach won her milestone 900th career game at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in November 2013. She has long since gone over 1,000.

“We are playing one of the most storied programs in women’s college basket-ball history tomorrow with an opportunity to make the Sweet 16,” Smesko said, noting the Eagles must move forward from the thrill of their first-round upset.

Cardinal freshman Kiana Williams dazzled in her NCAA debut Saturday, scoring 21 points with five 3-pointers while pushing the tempo on offense as the Cardi-nal earned a lopsided

first-round win against Gonzaga. Florida Gulf Coast senior China Dow, who helped lead the way on both ends in the first round, understands the daunting task ahead for the Eagles to extend their special March run.

Stanford boasts an incredible 35-4 record in NCAA games at home. Florida Gulf Coast is in the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in seven years with Division I postseason eligibility and won an NCAA game for the first time since beating Oklahoma State in 2015.

“The environment is going to be tough to play in. At the same time, we have fans down here who can be loud, too, when-ever we score,” Dow said. “I think it’s the hype against playing against those fans. I have never been in an environment like Stanford, so if it works out, it will be fun.”

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Tiger Woods tees off during the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge Sunday in Orlando.

Truex took the lead for good with 32 laps left by getting past Kyle Busch, who finished third. Brad Keselowski was fourth.

“People kept asking, ‘When are you going to win again?’” said Truex, who led 125 laps overall. “‘When are you going to win any stages?’ Well, here you go.”

When Truex got a series of post-race ques-tions about Harvick, the defending champ sug-gested that Furniture Row proved early on that it can hang with Stewart-Haas Racing.

“That first pit stop was under green, and he came in pretty close (to me),” Truex said. “We left pit road, and I drove away from him. That was the only gauge I really had of that. ... I’m sure we’ll have plenty of chances to race each other throughout the

rest of the season.”Here are more things

to know about the race at Fontana:

KEVIN’S SMACK Harvick’s bid to

become the 14th driver ever to win four straight

races ended when he hit the wall after side-to-side contact with Larson on the 37th lap. Harvick’s flapping bumper was the most obvious problem, but he made a nice save down the track to avoid an interior wall.

Harvick took the blame for the mistake.

“I went down to side-draft and (Larson) was coming up and we touched, and it just knocked the thing to the right and spun out,” Harvick said. “I don’t

know that it’s his fault. I think that’s my fault for coming down the racetrack right there and trying to side-draft, and then as we touch, it just came back up the race-track. I was just trying to get a little too much right there.”

Harvick’s car was repaired, and he man-aged to earn two standings points. Har-vick had won in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoe-nix before arriving in his home state for an attempt to become the second driver in this cen-tury to win four straight.

CLEAN SWEEPTruex won both stages

and a race for the third time in his career. He also accomplished the feat at Las Vegas and Chicagoland during his championship 2017 season. “I would have liked to be one spot better, but I couldn’t even see Martin,” said

Larson, the race’s defending champion.

JJ IN 9THSix-time Fontana

champ Jimmie Johnson finished ninth for his first top-10 finish of the season, ending a 10-race skid outside the top 10 — the worst such stretch of his career. Johnson’s winless streak reached 28 races, also his longest in a career that began in 2001.

BACK AND FORTH Truex and Busch

traded the lead during the final stage, but Busch had a problematic pit stop that left his car handling poorly. Truex passed Busch for good with 32 laps to go. Busch was less than pleased afterward.

BANG FOR BAYNE Trevor Bayne’s day

ended on the 108th lap when he smacked the wall.

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Florida Gulf Coast guard China Dow, center, celebrates with teammates after the team’s 80-70 vic-tory against Missouri in a first-round game in the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament in Stanford, Calif.

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Warriors coach Kerr would sign FGCU 3-point shooters

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Martin Truex Jr. runs with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday in Fontana, Calif.

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, poses with the championship trophy after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational Sunday in Orlando.

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“It just means our season is not over,” senior Aundre Jackson said. “We’ve reached no finish line.”

Loyola plays in Atlanta next Thursday night against No. 2 seed Cincinnati or No. 7 seed Nevada, whose second-round game was Sunday night.

The Ramblers will get another pregame prayer from Sister Jean, their 98-year-old team chap-lain who also provides her own scouting reports and notes of encourage-ment to the Ramblers. Jean Dolores Schmidt was in Dallas, and plans to be in Atlanta as well.

Along with their national title, the Ram-blers went to the Sweet 16 in their last NCAA Tournament 33 years ago

before Patrick Ewing and Georgetown beat them in the third round.

But when Moser arrived in 2011, and endured a 7-23 debut season with only one win in the Horizon League, there was little interest in the program that would move to the Missouri Valley Conference two years later.

Moser, an assistant coach for the late Rick Majerus at St. Louis

before that, recalls only a couple hundred people at games, and his family walking through the student union with more people there than in the basketball arena. Still, Moser had a plan, one without shortcuts, to create a winning culture.

“I’m blessed, so blessed that Loyola University, the admin-istrators, the fan base, they were steadfast on how I was saying I was

going to do it with good kids, good people. We weren’t going to bend on the academic reputa-tion,” he said. “All our kids graduate. We’ve got high-character kids, and it was a credit to them. And in this day and age, because I know fan bases all over want it so fast.”

Time after time when speaking to groups and fans, the coach who is from the Chicago area repeatedly asked people

to imagine Loyola get-ting back to the NCAA Tournament — and advancing.

“I just kept on pound-ing that vision,” Moser said. “It isn’t just me. It is an absolute wide stretch of people at Loyola that has had that vision to do it the right way with a good founda-tion of great kids, great student-athletes.”

Everybody can surely see that now.

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NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUND OF 32A look at Sunday’ssecond-round games

Sunday’s starHaarms race: Purdue freshman Matt Haarms made his fi rst start of the season in place of star Boilermakers center Isaac Haas, who broke his elbow in Friday’s win over Cal State Fuller-ton. Despite missing an easy layup early on, the 7-foot-3 freshman had two blocks, seven points and fi ve rebounds in the fi rst twenty minutes.

In the spotlightSeveral top NBA prospects are out of NCAAsMany of the freshman stars who garnered so much of the college basketball world’s atten-tion during the regular season have already been bounced from March Madness.Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Oklahoma’s Trae Young, Missouri’s Michael Porter Jr., Alabama’s Collin Sexton and Texas’ Mohamed Bamba are all considered potential NBA lottery picks whenever they decide to turn pro. They’re also all out of the NCAA Tournament after facing the harsh reality that sometimes individual talent isn’t enough in March.Sexton is the only freshman from that group who even reached the second round.“I hate losing,” Young said after Oklahoma’s fi rst-round overtime loss to Rhode Island. “That’s not in my DNA, losing.”One lesson these freshmen are learning is rather obvi-ous: It always helps to be surrounded by experi-enced players or equally talented freshmen.Only three of the top seven prospects from the 2017 recruiting class according to the 247Sports Composite remain in the tourna-ment. It’s probably no coincidence that all three of them play for the same school: Duke.Duke’s Marvin Bagley, Trevon Duval and Wen-dell Carter Jr. are in the regional semifi nals after helping the Blue Devils win their fi rst two NCAA Tournament games by an average margin of 23½ points. Many of the notable fresh-men who were ousted from the NCAA Tournament played well.Young had 28 points and seven assists against Rhode Island. Ayton had 14 points and 13 rebounds in Arizona’s loss to Buffalo. Bamba had 13 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out of an overtime loss to Nevada. Porter played just three games for Missouri all season because of a lower back injury that required surgery, but he had 16 points and 10 rebounds against Florida State. Sexton averaged 21 points in his two NCAA Tournament games.“For anybody not to remember Deandre as the greatest freshman that ever walked through Ari-zona, they weren’t paying attention, statistically and just the type of kid he is,” Arizona coach Sean Miller said.

Nevada 75, Cincinnati 73: Josh Hall converted an offensive rebound for the tiebreaking basket with 9.1 seconds left as Nevada erased a 22-point defi cit in the fi nal 11 minutes of a stunning 75-73 victory over Cincinnati. Nevada’s stirring comeback — the second-largest in tournament history — came just two days after the seventh-seeded Wolf Pack rallied from 14 points down to beat Texas 87-83 for its fi rst NCAA victory since 2007. The Wolf Pack (28-7) move on to an all-upstart South Region semifi nal matchup with 11th-seeded Loyola-Chicago (30-5) on Thursday night. “Nothing feels better than this,” Nevada coach Eric Musselman said. “Nothing. Sweet 16!” Cincin-nati, the No. 2 seed, never trailed until Hall’s tiebreaking basket but watched its lead disintegrate as it failed to make a basket in the fi nal 5:45. With the game tied in the closing seconds, Hall got a rebound off a missed shot by Cody Martin. Hall made a move in the paint and then hit the winning basket. Cincinnati (31-5) never got off a shot before the buzzer. Cane Broome briefl y lost control of the ball and then passed to the area of Gary Clark as the fi nal seconds ticked away.

South Region

Texas A&M 86, North Carolina 65: T.J. Starks scored 21 points and Texas A&M overpowered North Carolina inside, upsetting the reigning national champions 86-65 Sunday in the NCAA Tournament to mark the second straight year a title holder missed the Sweet 16. The seventh-seeded Aggies (22-12) did everything they had to do to hand the Tar Heels a rare loss in a home-state NCAA game. They dominated the glass. They used their size to control the paint and block shots. And they pounced when UNC’s small-ball lineup couldn’t make an outside shot. Robert Williams fi nished with 13 rebounds, helping the Aggies take a 50-36 edge while shooting 52 percent — including 10 of 24 from 3-point range. Joel Berry II scored 21 points in his fi nal game for the second-seeded Tar Heels (26-11), who were trying to reach their third straight Final Four. But they ended up falling to 34-2 in NCAA games in their home state, the only other loss coming in 1979.

West Region

Purdue 76, Butler 73: Dakota Mathias sank a 3-pointer with 14.2 seconds left and second-seeded Purdue, minus star center Isaac Haas, held off 10th-seeded Butler 76-73 on Sunday to reach the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year. The Boilermakers (30-6) led by as many as 10 points in the second half, but Butler (21-14) cut the defi cit to two and had the ball in the fi nal minute. Kalen Martin missed a 3-pointer, and the shot by Mathias at the other end made it 76-71. Martin scored with 2.1 seconds remaining, and P.J. Thomp-son missed the front end of a one-and-one, giving Butler another chance. The Bulldogs called a timeout with 1.8 seconds left, and Kamar Baldwin’s shot from near midcourt hit the rim — although it may have been waved off on a review even if it had gone in. Vincent Edwards scored 20 points despite early foul trouble for Purdue, and Matt Haarms fi lled in capably for the injured Haas. The Boiler-makers set a school record for victories in a season and are in the regional semifi nals for the fourth time under coach Matt Painter. Purdue faces third-seeded Texas Tech on Friday in Boston.

East Region

By LARRY LAGEAssociated Press

DETROIT — Syracuse barely got into the NCAA Tournament, getting the 68th and final spot.

The Orange have earned the right to keep playing in college basketball’s show-case. And, no one will be excited about facing that zone defense.

Tyus Battle had 17 points, Oshae Brissett scored 15, and 11th-seeded Syracuse zoned Michigan State out of the tournament, 55-53 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16.

“No one plays zone like we do,” Brissett said. “We’re always moving — and we challenge every shot — so teams never get easy looks against us. That’s why noth-ing surprises me with our defense.”

Syracuse (23-13) will face second-seeded Duke (28-7) on Friday in the Midwest Region semifinals.

Playing in his hometown with a chance to add another highlight-reel shot to this year’s NCAA Tournament, Cassius Winston missed an opportunity to win the game for the third-seeded Spartans with a shot from about 45 feet just before the buzzer.

“It’s one of those shots you shoot as a kid,” he said softly. “I just came up short.”

The Spartans came up short, long and wide all afternoon and didn’t make a

basket in the last 5:41.The Orange forced the

Spartans (30-5) to settle for 3-pointers all afternoon and it worked brilliantly in a duel between Hall of Fame coaches. Michigan State took a school record 37 shots beyond the arc, making just eight.

“The last couple of jump shots they threw up, they weren’t in the ball-park,” Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.

Syracuse has won three straight since being sent to Dayton for the First Four as what the selection commit-tee chairman acknowledged was the final team to receive an at-large bid. In low-scoring games, the Orange beat Arizona State in Dayton and TCU in the first round. They overcame playing three games in five days and essentially playing a road game, matching up with Michigan State about 75

miles from its campus with green-and-white clad fans packing the stands.

As poorly as Michigan State shot, it had chances to escape with a victory.

Miles Bridges missed a 3 with a chance to tie with 11 seconds left and teammate Joshua Langford missed a putback, but Syracuse turned the ball over with 7.9 seconds left.

The Orange fouled inten-tionally to avoid giving up a game-tying 3 twice in the closing seconds and the Spartans made two pairs of free throws to pull within a point both times.

“We’re always going to foul in those situations and it’s always worked for us,” Boeheim said. “I’ve seen too many guys when the guy makes a 3 and it goes into overtime.”

Paschal Chukwu con-nected on one free throw with 2.4 seconds left and the

miss gave Michigan State a chance to win in dra-matic fashion, but Winston couldn’t pull it off.

Syracuse took the lead for the first time in the second half with 4:22 left. And then the Orange held on as the Spartans to miss their last 13 shots — plus Win-ston’s heave, which wasn’t recorded as a shot attempt .

Bridges’ college career likely is ending with a per-formance he would like to forget.

“It’s probably the saddest I’ve ever been in my life,” Bridges said.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo acknowledged he expects Bridges to go pro.

The sophomore star, who turned a chance to make millions in the NBA this season, was held scoreless for much of the first half and finished with 11 points on 4 of 18 shooting, making just 3 of 12 shots.

Saving the best for last

Clemson 84, Auburn 53: Gabe DeVoe scored 22 points and Elijah Thomas had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Clemson, which closed the fi rst half with a 25-4 run that helped it beat cold-shooting Auburn 84-53 and advance to the Midwest Region semifi nal. In a matchup between Southern schools better known for football, the No. 5 seed Clemson Tigers proved far more adept on the hardwood than the No. 4 seed Auburn Tigers. The blowout win put Clemson (25-9) into the Sweet 16 for the fourth time overall and the fi rst since 1997, earning it a spot against Kansas in the regional semi-fi nal. The fi nal 10½ minutes of the fi rst half were a nightmare for Auburn, which made only 6 of 33 shots (18.2 percent) in the fi rst half and 17 of 66 overall (25.8 percent). Jared Harper made a jumper with 10:33 before halftime to pull Auburn to 18-15. The Tigers then missed their next 18 fi eld goals as Clemson raced to a 43-19 halftime lead.

Midwest Region

11th-seeded Syracuse, the 68th team selected for the tournament, upsets Michigan State

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Members of the Syracuse team celebrate a 55-53 win over Michigan State in Sunday’s second-round NCAA tourna-ment game in Detroit.

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NBAAll times EasternEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division W L PCT. GBx-Toronto 52 18 .743 —x-Boston 47 23 .671 5Philadelphia 38 30 .559 13New York 25 45 .357 27Brooklyn 22 48 .314 30Southeast Division W L Pct GBWashington 40 30 .571 —Miami 37 33 .529 3Charlotte 30 40 .429 10Orlando 21 49 .300 19Atlanta 20 50 .286 20Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 40 29 .580 —Indiana 40 30 .571 ½Milwaukee 37 32 .536 3Detroit 30 39 .435 10Chicago 24 45 .348 16WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division W L Pct GBy-Houston 56 14 .800 —San Antonio 40 30 .571 16New Orleans 40 30 .571 16Dallas 22 48 .314 34Memphis 19 50 .275 36½Northwest Division W L Pct GBPortland 43 26 .623 —Oklahoma City 43 29 .597 1½Utah 40 30 .571 3½Minnesota 40 31 .563 4Denver 38 32 .543 5½Pacifi c Division W L Pct GBy-Golden State 53 17 .757 —L.A. Clippers 37 31 .544 15L.A. Lakers 31 38 .449 21½Sacramento 23 48 .324 30½Phoenix 19 52 .268 34½x-clinched playoff berth; y-won division

Saturday’s GamesMilwaukee 122, Atlanta 117Houston 107, New Orleans 101Washington 109, Indiana 102Brooklyn 114, Dallas 106New York 124, Charlotte 101Cleveland 114, Chicago 109Memphis 101, Denver 94San Antonio 117, Minnesota 101Utah 103, Sacramento 97Golden State 124, Phoenix 109Portland 100, Detroit 87Sunday’s GamesOklahoma City 132, Toronto 125New Orleans 108, Boston 89Houston 129, Minnesota 120Portland at L.A. Clippers, lateToday’s GamesCharlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m.Denver at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Memphis at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.Detroit at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Tuesday’s GamesToronto at Orlando, 7 p.m.Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Oklahoma City at Boston, 8 p.m.Atlanta at Utah, 9 p.m.Detroit at Phoenix, 10 p.m.Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

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TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALLMLB — Suspended Minnesota SS Jorge Polanco 80 games without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.American LeagueHOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHP Francis Martes to minor league camp. Reassigned OFs Jon Kemmer and Kyle Tucker, INF Jack Mayfi eld and C Garrett Stubbs to minor league camp.KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned INF Ramon Torres, C Cam Gallagher and RHPs Miguel Almonte, Sam Gaviglio and Trevor Oaks to Omaha (PCL). Designated Gaviglio for assign-ment. Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Grimm on a one-year contract.MINNESOTA TWINS — Reassigned RHPs Jake Reed and Myles Jaye, C Jordan Pacheco, INF Nick Gordon, and OFs Nick Buss and LaMonte Wade to their minor league camp.NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned INF Miguel Andujar to Scranton\Wilkes-Barre (IL). Reassigned OF Estevan Florial to minor league camp.OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Chris Bassitt to Nashville (PCL). Reassigned LHPs Eric Jokisch and A.J. Puk, RHP Kyle Finnegan, C Sean Murphy, INF Steve Lombardozzi and OFs Anthony Garcia, Slade Heathcott and Nick Martini to minor league camp.National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Released C Josh Thole. Optioned RHPs Braden Shipley and Silvino Bracho to Reno (PCL).CINCINNATI REDS — Traded 1B Eric Jagielo to Miami for cash.MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Burnett on a minor league contract.PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned RHP Yacksel Rios to Lehigh Valley (IL).ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned RHPs Jack Flaherty and John Gant, LHP Ryan Sherriff, C Carson Kelly, INF Breyvic Valera and OF Oscar Mercado to Memphis (PCL).

BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationNBA — Fined New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry and Detroit coach Stan Van Gunday $15,000 each, for public criticism of the offi ciating at their games on Saturday.ATLANTA HAWKS — Transferred F Andrew White III to Erie (NBAGL).

FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueNEW YORK JETS — Signed QB Teddy Bridgewater to a one-year contract and LB Avery Williamson and C Spencer Long. Re-signed CB Morris Claiborne, DL Mike Pennel and S Terrence Brooks.OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed LB Kyle Wilber.

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueNEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled F Kyle Schempp from Worcester (ECHL) to Bridgeport (AHL).OTTAWA SENATORS — Assigned G Marcus Hogberg from Belleville (AHL) to Brampton (ECHL).American Hockey LeagueAHL — Suspended Hershey D Tyler Lewington two games.LAVAL ROCKET — Returned D Willie Corrin and F Luc-Olivier Blain to Brampton (ECHL).

ECHLBRAMPTON BEAST — Released F Ian Harris.FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Released G Tyler Parks.UTAH GRIZZLIES — Relesaed G Joe Spagnoli as emergency backup. Signed G Stephen Klein to an amateur tryout agreement.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENTAll times Eastern EAST REGIONALFirst RoundMarch 15At PPG Paints Arena, PittsburghVillanova 87, Radford 61Alabama 86, Virginia Tech 83At American Airlines Center, DallasTexas Tech 70, Stephen F. Austin 60Florida 77, St. Bonaventure 62March 16At Little Caesars Arena, DetroitPurdue 74, Cal State Fullerton 48Butler 79, Arkansas 62At Viejas Arena, San DiegoMarshall 81, Wichita State 75West Virginia 85, Murray State 68Second RoundSaturdayAt PPG Paints Arena, PittsburghVillanova 81, Alabama 58At American Airlines Center, DallasTexas Tech 69, Florida 66SundayAt Little Caesars Arena, DetroitPurdue 76, Butler 73At Viejas Arena, San DiegoMarshall (25-10) vs. West Virginia (25-10), lateAt TD Garden, BostonRegional Semifi nalsMarch 23Villanova (32-4) vs. Marshall-West Virginia-Murray State winnerPurdue (30-6) vs. Texas Tech (26-9)Regional ChampionshipMarch 25Semifi nal winners

SOUTH REGIONALFirst RoundMarch 15At American Airlines Center, DallasTennessee 73, Wright State 47Loyola of Chicago 64, Miami 62At Taco Bell Arena, Boise, IdahoKentucky 78, Davidson 73Buffalo 89, Arizona 68March 16At Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.Kansas State 69, Creighton 59UMBC 74, Virginia 54At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.Cincinnati 68, Georgia State 53Nevada 87, Texas 83, OTSecond RoundSaturdayAt Taco Bell Arena, Boise, IdahoKentucky 95, Buffalo 75At American Airlines Center DallasLoyola of Chicago 63, Tennessee 62SundayAt Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.Kansas State 50, UMBC 43At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.Nevada 75, Cincinnati 73At Philips Arena, AtlantaRegional Semifi nalsThursdayKansas State (24-11) vs. Kentucky (26-10)Nevada (29-7) vs. Loyola of Chicago (30-5)Regional ChampionshipMarch 24Semifi nal winners

MIDWEST REGIONALFirst RoundMarch 15At PPG Paints Arena, PittsburghRhode Island 83, Oklahoma 78, OTDuke 89, Iona 67At INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan.Kansas 76, Pennsylvania 60Seton Hall 94, N.C. State 83March 16At Little Caesars Arena, DetroitMichigan State 82, Bucknell 78Syracuse 57, TCU 52At Viejas Arena, San DiegoAuburn 62, College of Charleston 58Clemson 79, New Mexico State 68Second RoundSaturdayAt PPG Paints Arena, PittsburghDuke 87, Rhode Island 62At INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan.Kansas 83, Seton Hall 79SundayAt Little Caesars Arena, DetroitSyracuse 55, Michigan State 53At Viejas Arena, San DiegoClemson 84, Auburn 53At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb.Regional Semifi nalsFridayKansas (29-7) vs. Clemson (25-9)Duke (28-7) vs. Syracuse (23-13)Regional ChampionshipMarch 25Semifi nal winners

WEST REGIONALFirst RoundMarch 15At INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan.Houston 67, San Diego State 65Michigan 61, Montana 47At Taco Bell Arena, Boise, IdahoGonzaga 68, UNC Greensboro 64.Ohio State 81, South Dakota State 73March 16At Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.Texas A&M 73, Providence 69North Carolina 84, Lipscomb 66At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.Xavier 102, Texas Southern 83Florida State 67, Missouri 54Second RoundSaturdayAt Taco Bell Arena, Boise, IdahoGonzaga 90, Ohio State 84At INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan.Michigan 64, Houston 63SundayAt Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.Texas A&M 86, North Carolina 65At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.Xavier (29-5) vs. Florida State (21-11), lateAt STAPLES Center, Los AngelesRegional Semifi nalsThursdayXavier-Florida State winner vs. Gonzaga (32-4)Texas A&M (22-12) vs. Michigan (30-7)Regional ChampionshipMarch 24Semifi nal winners

FINAL FOURAt The Alamodome, San AntonioNational Semifi nalsMarch 31South champion vs. West championEast champion vs. Midwest championNational ChampionshipApril 2Semifi nal winners

SECOND-ROUND BOX SCORESPURDUE 76, BUTLER 73BUTLER (21-14)Wideman 3-4 1-1 7, Martin 9-18 8-8 29, A.Thompson 1-1 0-0 2, Baldwin 5-16 3-3 14, McDermott 4-4 0-0 9, Fowler 1-2 0-0 2, Jorgensen 3-8 1-2 8, Baddley 1-1 0-0 2, David 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 13-14 73.PURDUE (30-6)V.Edwards 6-8 6-6 20, Haarms 1-3 5-8 7, Mathias 4-8 0-0 11, C.Edwards 4-17 2-2 13, P.Thompson 6-9 0-1 14, Eifert 1-1 0-1 2, Taylor 1-2 0-0 2, Eastern 1-1 0-0 2, Cline 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 26-52 13-18 76.Halftime—Purdue 40-36. 3-Point Goals—Butler 6-20 (Martin 3-10, McDermott 1-1, Jorgensen 1-4, Baldwin 1-4, David 0-1), Purdue 11-24 (Mathias 3-6, C.Edwards 3-10, V.Edwards 2-2, P.Thompson 2-5, Cline 1-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Butler 24 (Fowler, Martin 5), Purdue 24 (Haarms 6). Assists—Butler 12 (A.Thompson 4), Purdue 12 (Mathias 4). Total Fouls—Butler 20, Purdue 15.

SYRACUSE 55, MICHIGAN ST. 53SYRACUSE (23-13)Dolezaj 2-5 2-2 6, Brissett 4-10 6-8 15, Chukwu 0-1 1-2 1, Howard 5-10 3-3 13, Battle 4-15 9-10 17, Sidibe 0-0 2-4 2, Moyer 0-1 1-2 1, Bayer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-42 24-31 55.MICHIGAN ST. (30-5)

Ward 4-5 2-2 10, Jackson 0-4 2-2 2, Winston 4-12 4-4 15, Langford 1-12 0-0 3, Bridges 4-18 0-2 11, Carter 1-2 0-1 2, Goins 0-1 0-0 0, Tillman 2-5 1-3 5, Nairn 0-0 0-0 0, McQuaid 1-7 2-2 5. Totals 17-66 11-16 53.Halftime—Michigan St. 25-22. 3-Point Goals—Syracuse 1-8 (Brissett 1-4, Howard 0-1, Battle 0-3), Michigan St. 8-37 (Winston 3-11, Bridges 3-12, Langford 1-7, McQuaid 1-7). Fouled Out—Tillman, Howard. Rebounds—Syracuse 24 (Brissett 9), Michigan St. 44 (Tillman 12). Assists—Syracuse 3 (Battle 2), Michigan St. 11 (Winston 6). Total Fouls—Syracuse 20, Michigan St. 22.

TEXAS A&M 86,NORTH CAROLINA 65TEXAS A&M (22-12)R.Williams 3-3 2-2 8, Hogg 5-11 1-2 14, Davis 7-9 4-7 18, Gilder 5-11 0-0 12, Starks 7-15 5-8 21, Jasey 0-0 0-0 0, Trocha-Morelos 2-6 2-2 7, Chandler 1-2 0-0 3, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Flagg 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 31-60 14-21 86.NORTH CAROLINA (26-11)Maye 6-16 0-0 13, Pinson 2-7 0-0 4, Johnson 3-11 0-0 7, K.Williams 2-8 0-0 5, Berry 7-17 5-5 21, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Manley 2-4 1-1 5, Rohlman 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 1-6 1-1 3, Rush 0-2 0-0 0, Huffman 1-1 0-0 2, Ma 0-0 0-0 0, Platek 1-1 0-0 3, Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Woods 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-78 7-7 65.Halftime—Texas A&M 42-28. 3-Point Goals—Texas A&M 10-24 (Hogg 3-7, Gilder 2-3, Starks 2-6, Chandler 1-1, Flagg 1-2, Trocha-Morelos 1-4, Collins 0-1), North Carolina 6-31 (Berry 2-10, Platek 1-1, Maye 1-4, K.Williams 1-5, Johnson 1-7, Robinson 0-1, Woods 0-1, Pinson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Texas A&M 47 (R.Williams 13), North Carolina 36 (Maye 11). Assists—Texas A&M 17 (Starks 5), North Carolina 17 (Pinson 12). Total Fouls—Texas A&M 13, North Carolina 20.

NEVADA 75, CINCINNATI 73NEVADA (29-7)Co.Martin 10-20 4-4 25, Ca.Martin 4-12 0-1 10, Cooke 0-1 0-1 0, Stephens 5-9 0-0 13, Caroline 5-11 3-6 13, Foster 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 6-8 2-4 14. Totals 30-61 9-16 75.CINCINNATI (31-5)Clark 5-6 1-2 11, Washington 5-9 0-0 10, Cumberland 5-17 4-4 17, Jenifer 1-5 1-2 4, Evans 7-19 5-6 19, Scott 2-2 0-0 4, Nsoseme 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 1-2 0-0 3, Broome 1-6 3-3 5. Totals 27-66 14-17 73.Halftime—Cincinnati 44-32. 3-Point Goals—Nevada 6-18 (Stephens 3-7, Ca.Martin 2-7, Co.Martin 1-1, Caroline 0-3), Cincinnati 5-17 (Cumberland 3-9, Moore 1-2, Jenifer 1-3, Broome 0-1, Evans 0-2). Fouled Out—Cumberland. Rebounds—Nevada 29 (Caroline 7), Cincinnati 44 (Washington 11). Assists—Nevada 13 (Co.Martin 6), Cincinnati 13 (Cumberland, Clark 3). Total Fouls—Nevada 15, Cincinnati 16. Technicals—Co.Martin, Nevada coach Eric Musselman.

CLEMSON 84, AUBURN 53CLEMSON (25-9)Thomas 7-10 4-7 18, Simms 1-2 0-0 3, Reed 6-17 4-5 16, S.Mitchell 2-6 5-7 10, DeVoe 8-13 0-0 22, William 1-1 1-2 3, Skara 2-2 2-2 6, Donnal 0-3 0-0 0, Trapp 0-1 0-0 0, Fields 0-0 0-0 0, S.Spencer 0-1 0-0 0, Oliver 2-5 0-0 6, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-61 16-23 84.AUBURN (26-8)Murray 0-6 0-0 0, H.Spencer 3-6 4-4 10, Brown 4-13 1-1 12, Heron 3-10 5-6 12, Harper 2-12 0-0 5, Okeke 2-9 2-4 7, Blackstock 0-0 0-0 0, Keim 0-0 0-0 0, D.Mitchell 1-5 0-0 2, Macoy 0-0 0-0 0, Dunbar 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 17-66 12-15 53.Halftime—Clemson 43-19. 3-Point Goals—Clemson 10-26 (DeVoe 6-9, Oliver 2-5, Simms 1-1, S.Mitchell 1-3, Trapp 0-1, S.Spencer 0-1, Donnal 0-2, Reed 0-4), Auburn 7-32 (Brown 3-9, Heron 1-2, Dunbar 1-4, Okeke 1-6, Harper 1-6, D.Mitchell 0-2, Murray 0-3). Fouled Out—Heron. Rebounds—Clemson 46 (Thomas 11), Auburn 27 (H.Spencer 9). Assists—Clemson 19 (S.Mitchell 6), Auburn 9 (Okeke 3). Total Fouls—Clemson 16, Auburn 19.

KANSAS ST. 50, UMBC 43UMBC (25-11)Akin 1-1 1-4 3, Lyles 4-15 3-6 12, Sherburne 0-9 0-1 0, Maura 3-7 2-3 10, Lamar 2-8 0-0 5, Portmann 0-0 0-0 0, Horvath 0-0 0-0 0, Curran 2-3 0-0 5, Gerrity 0-0 0-0 0, Rogers 1-1 0-0 2, Rosario 0-1 0-0 0, Jabbie 0-0 0-0 0, Grant 1-3 3-4 6. Totals 14-48 9-18 43.KANSAS ST. (24-11)Sneed 4-9 0-0 8, Mawien 4-7 3-4 11, Diarra 2-5 0-4 5, Stokes 2-6 0-0 4, Brown 5-13 8-8 18, Stockard 0-0 0-0 0, Love 0-0 0-0 0, McGuirl 0-2 2-2 2, Wainright 1-2 0-0 2, Schoen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-44 13-18 50.Halftime—Kansas St. 25-20. 3-Point Goals—UMBC 6-22 (Maura 2-3, Curran 1-2, Grant 1-3, Lamar 1-5, Lyles 1-5, Sherburne 0-4), Kansas St. 1-12 (Diarra 1-2, Wainright 0-1, Brown 0-1, McGuirl 0-2, Stokes 0-3, Sneed 0-3). Fouled Out—Grant. Rebounds—UMBC 28 (Lamar, Lyles 6), Kansas St. 33 (Diarra, Sneed, Mawien 7). Assists—UMBC 6 (Lyles 4), Kansas St. 4 (Stokes, Sneed 2). Total Fouls—UMBC 17, Kansas St. 17.

NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENTAll times Eastern Second RoundSaturdayPenn State 73, Notre Dame 63SundayMississippi State 78, Baylor 77Marquette 101, Oregon 92Louisville 84, Middle Tennessee 68TodayStanford (19-15) at Oklahoma State (20-14), 7 p.m.LSU (18-14) at Utah (20-11), 9 p.m.Washington (21-12) at Saint Mary’s (29-5), 11 p.m.Western Kentucky (25-10) at Southern Cal (24-11), 11:30 p.m.

NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT All times EasternALBANY REGIONALFirst RoundMarch 16At Columbia, S.C.Virginia 68, California 62South Carolina 63, N.C. A&T 52SaturdayAt Storrs, Conn.UConn 140, Saint Francis (Pa.) 52Quinnipiac 86, Miami 72At Athens, Ga.Duke 72, Belmont 58Georgia 68, Mercer 63At Tallahassee, Fla.Florida State 91, Little Rock 49Buffalo 102, South Florida 79Second RoundSundayAt Columbia, S.C.Virginia (19-13) vs. South Carolina (27-6), lateTodayAt Storrs, Conn.UConn (33-0) vs. Quinnipiac (28-5), 6:30 p.m.At Athens, Ga.Duke (23-8) vs. Georgia (26-6), 6:30 p.m.At Tallahassee, Fla.Buffalo (28-5) vs. Florida State (26-6), 6:30 p.m.Regional Semifi nalsMarch 24At Albany, N.Y.Virginia-South Carolina winner vs. Buffalo-Florida State winner, 11:30 a.m. or 2 p.m.UConn-Quinnipiac winner vs. Duke-Georgia winner, 11:30 a.m. or 2 p.m.Regional ChampionshipMarch 26Semifi nal winners, 7 p.m.

SPOKANE REGIONALFirst RoundMarch 16At Notre Dame, Ind.Notre Dame 99, Cal State Northridge 81Villanova 81, South Dakota State 74, OTAt College Station, TexasDePaul 90, Oklahoma 79Texas A&M 89, Drake 76At Eugene, Ore.Minnesota 89, Green Bay 77Oregon 88, Seattle 45SaturdayAt Columbus, OhioCentral Michigan 78, LSU 69Ohio State 87, George Washington 45Second RoundSundayAt Notre Dame, Ind.Notre Dame 98, Villanova 72At College Station, TexasTexas A&M 80, DePaul 79At Eugene, Ore.Minnesota (24-8) vs. Oregon (31-4), lateTodayAt Columbus, Ohio

Central Michigan (29-4) vs. Ohio State (28-6), 6:30 p.m.Regional Semifi nalsMarch 24At Spokane, Wash.Notre Dame (31-3) vs. Texas A&M (26-9), 4 or 6:30 p.m.Minnesota-Oregon winner vs. Central Michigan-Ohio State winner, 4 or 6:30 p.m.Regional ChampionshipMarch 26Semifi nal winners, 9 p.m.

KANSAS CITY REGIONALFirst RoundMarch 16At Raleigh, N.C.Maryland 77, Princeton 57NC State 62, Elon 34SaturdayAt Starkville, Miss.Oklahoma State 84, Syracuse 57Mississippi State 95, Nicholls 50At Los AngelesUCLA 71, American 60Creighton 76, Iowa 70At Austin, TexasArizona State 73, Nebraska 62Texas 83, Maine 54Second RoundSundayAt Raleigh, N.C.North Carolina State 74, Maryland 60TodayAt Starkville, Miss.Mississippi State (33-1) vs. Oklahoma State (21-10), 9 p.m.At Los AngelesCreighton (19-12) vs. UCLA (25-7), 9 p.m.At Austin, TexasArizona State (22-12) vs. Texas (27-6), 9 p.m.Regional Semifi nalsFridayAt Kansas City, Mo.N.C. State (26-8) vs. Mississippi State-Oklahoma State winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.Creighton-UCLA winner vs. Arizona State-Texas winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.Regional ChampionshipMarch 25Semifi nal winners, 7:30 p.m.

LEXINGTON REGIONALFirst RoundMarch 16At Louisville, Ky.Louisville 74, Boise State 42Marquette 84, Dayton 65At Knoxville, Tenn.Oregon State 82, Western Kentucky 58Tennessee 100, Liberty 60At Waco, TexasMichigan 75, Northern Colorado 61Baylor 96, Grambling State 46SaturdayAt Stanford, Calif.Florida Gulf Coast 80, Missouri 70Stanford 82, Gonzaga 68Second RoundSundayAt Louisville, Ky.Louisville 90, Marquette 72At Knoxville, Tenn.Oregon State 66, Tennessee 59At Waco, TexasBaylor 80, Michigan 58TodayAt Stanford, Calif.Florida Gulf Coast (31-4) vs. Stanford (23-10), 9 p.m.Regional Semifi nalsFridayAt Lexington, Ky.Oregon State (25-7) vs. Baylor (33-1), 7 or 9:30 p.m.Louisville (34-2) vs. Florida Gulf Coast-Stanford winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.Regional ChampionshipMarch 25Semifi nal winners, noon

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NHLEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division GP W L OT PTS GF GATampa Bay 72 49 19 4 102 260 202Boston 70 45 17 8 98 235 179Toronto 72 43 22 7 93 243 204Florida 69 35 27 7 77 210 216Montreal 72 26 34 12 64 182 230Ottawa 71 26 34 11 63 197 244Detroit 72 26 35 11 63 184 224Buffalo 71 23 36 12 58 172 232Metropolitan Division GP W L OT PTS GF GAWashington 72 41 24 7 89 225 214Pittsburgh 72 41 26 5 87 237 218Philadelphia 73 37 25 11 85 218 215Columbus 72 39 28 5 83 200 199New Jersey 71 37 26 8 82 215 211Carolina 72 31 30 11 73 194 225N.Y. Rangers 72 32 32 8 72 208 231N.Y. Islanders 72 30 32 10 70 231 262WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division GP W L OT PTS GF GANashville 71 47 14 10 104 232 178Winnipeg 72 43 19 10 96 240 189Minnesota 72 41 24 7 89 224 206Colorado 72 39 25 8 86 231 209Dallas 73 38 27 8 84 209 197St. Louis 71 38 28 5 81 196 189Chicago 72 30 34 8 68 204 218Pacifi c Division GP W L OT PTS GF GAVegas 72 46 21 5 97 244 199San Jose 72 40 23 9 89 219 199Los Angeles 72 39 27 6 84 207 181Anaheim 72 36 24 12 84 202 195Calgary 73 35 28 10 80 202 217Edmonton 72 31 36 5 67 201 231Vancouver 72 25 38 9 59 186 236Arizona 71 23 37 11 57 170 2282 points for a win, 1 for OT loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs

Saturday’s GamesBuffalo 5, Chicago 3Edmonton 4, Florida 2New Jersey 3, Los Angeles 0Toronto 4, Montreal 0Philadelphia 4, Carolina 2Columbus 2, Ottawa 1Boston 3, Tampa Bay 0St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OTMinnesota 3, Arizona 1San Jose 5, Vancouver 3Sunday’s GamesColorado 5, Detroit 1Vegas 4, Calgary 0Tampa Bay 3, Edmonton 1Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 3Philadelphia 6, Washington 3Winnipeg 4, Dallas 2St. Louis at Chicago, lateNew Jersey at Anaheim, lateToday’s GamesColumbus at Boston, 7 p.m.Nashville at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Calgary at Arizona, 10 p.m.Tuesday’s GamesColumbus at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m.Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Carolina, 7 p.m.Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Vancouver at Vegas, 10 p.m.New Jersey at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

LIGHTNING 3, OILERS 1EDMONTON 1 0 0 — 1TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 — 3First Period—1, Edmonton, Rattie 2, 0:14. 2, Tampa Bay, Hedman 12 (Point), 15:12. Penalties—Strome, EDM, (tripping), 6:51; Khaira, EDM, (hooking), 12:21.Second Period—3, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 35 (Stamkos), 2:24 (pp). Penalties—Sekera, EDM, (tripping), 1:36; Hedman, TB, (tripping), 5:06; Gourde, TB, (tripping), 12:54.Third Period—4, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 36 (Miller, Stamkos), 11:34. Penalties—Gourde, TB, (cross checking), 5:56; Tampa Bay bench, served by Gourde (delay of game), 11:53; Killorn, TB, (high sticking), 13:25; Bear, EDM, (hooking), 17:33.Shots on Goal—Edmonton 8-8-14—30. Tampa Bay 16-14-10—40.Power-play opportunities—Edmonton 0 of 5; Tampa Bay 1 of 4.Goalies—Edmonton, Montoya 4-3-2 (40 shots-37 saves). Tampa Bay, Domingue 6-8-0 (30-29).A—19,092 (19,092). T—2:23.

Referees—Frederick L’Ecuyer, Dean Morton. Linesmen—Shandor Alphonso, Tony Sericolo.

ECHLEastern ConferenceNorth Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GAManchester 63 38 20 3 2 81 233 186Adirondack 65 37 21 3 4 81 212 201Reading 63 34 21 8 0 76 202 175Wheeling 64 31 25 7 1 70 222 221Worcester 62 30 25 4 3 67 172 179Brampton 64 24 30 6 4 58 187 217South Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GAFlorida 62 43 13 2 4 92 216 155South Carolina 61 39 15 6 1 85 182 133Orlando 65 31 27 6 1 69 193 212Atlanta 65 29 32 2 2 62 185 207Jacksonville 64 25 32 4 3 57 189 217Norfolk 65 25 33 6 1 57 199 238Greenville 64 21 35 7 1 50 186 258Western ConferenceCentral Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GAToledo 66 46 15 3 2 97 221 154Fort Wayne 63 42 17 3 1 88 262 185Cincinnati 62 35 25 2 0 72 195 184Kalamazoo 62 30 26 4 2 66 227 224Kansas City 63 31 28 2 2 66 177 195Indy 63 30 29 3 1 64 207 221Quad City 64 20 40 3 1 44 172 271Mountain Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GAColorado 64 42 16 4 2 90 231 191Idaho 64 37 20 4 3 81 211 175Wichita 64 33 24 5 2 73 204 202Allen 63 31 25 5 2 69 210 203Tulsa 63 28 24 3 8 67 191 201Utah 64 25 25 8 6 64 209 227Rapid City 64 21 38 3 2 47 176 239Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Saturday’s GamesAdirondack 3, Wheeling 2, OTManchester 3, Utah 2, OTReading 5, Brampton 1Orlando 8, Florida 5Norfolk 5, Greenville 2Kalamazoo 4, Cincinnati 1Jacksonville 5, Atlanta 4, OTWorcester 3, Fort Wayne 2Toledo 4, Indy 3, OTColorado 5, Allen 4Rapid City 4, Wichita 3, OTSunday’s GamesAdirondack 3, Brampton 2Jacksonville 4, Norfolk 1Toledo 4, Cincinnati 1Worcester 4, Utah 2Kansas City 8, Quad City 0Colorado 4, Allen 3, OTMonday’s GamesSouth Carolina at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.Tuesday’s GamesIndy at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m.Wichita at Kansas City, 8:05 p.m.

COLLEGE HOCKEY

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT GLANCESx-if necessaryATLANTIC HOCKEY CONFERENCEFirst Round(Best-of-3)Friday, March 2American International 4, Niagara 1RIT 5, Sacred Heart 4, OTRobert Morris 3, Bentley 1Saturday, March 3American International 4, Niagara 3, 2OT, AIC wins series 2-0Sacred Heart 4, RIT 3, 3OTBentley 4, Robert Morris 3Sunday, March 4Sacred Heart 2, RIT 0, Sacred Heart wins series 2-1Robert Morris 3, Bentley 2, Robert Morris wins series 2-1Quarterfi nals(Best-of-3)Friday, March 9Mercyhurst 4, Sacred Heart 2Canisius 8, American International 1Robert Morris 4, Holy Cross 1Air Force 5, Army 3Saturday, March 10Mercyhurst 3, Sacred Heart 2, OT, Mercyhurst wins series 2-0American International 2,Canisius 1, OTRobert Morris 5, Holy Cross 1, Robert Morris wins series 2-0Army 1, Air Force 0Sunday, March 11Canisius 3, American International 0, Canisius wins series 2-1Air Force 1, Army 0, OT, Air Force wins series 2-1Semifi nalsFriday, March 16At Blue Cross ArenaRochester, N.Y.Robert Morris 5, Mercyhurst 4, OTAir Force 3, Canisius 0ChampionshipSaturday, March 17At Blue Cross ArenaRochester, N.Y.Robert Morris vs. Air Force, 7:35 p.m.BIG TEN CONFERENCEFirst Round(Best-of-3)Friday, March 2Ohio State 6, Michigan State 2Penn State 5, Minnesota 3Michigan 6, Wisconsin 5Saturday, March 3Ohio State 4, Michigan State 3, OT, Ohio State wins series 2-0Penn State 6, Minnesota 5, Penn State wins series 2-0Michigan 7, Wisconsin 4, Michigan wins series 2-0Semifi nalsSaturday, March 10Notre Dame 3, Penn State 2Ohio State 3, Michigan 2, OTChampionshipSaturday, March 17Ohio State at Notre Dame, 8 p.m.ECACFirst Round(Best-of-3)Friday, March 2Dartmouth 2, St. Lawrence 1Colgate 3, RPI 1Princeton 8, Brown 2Quinnipiac 5, Yale 1Saturday, March 3St. Lawrence 4, Dartmouth 2RPI 1, Colgate 0Princeton 7, Brown 1, Princeton wins series 2-0Quinnipiac 4,Yale 1, Quinnipiac wins series 2-0Sunday, March 4Dartmouth 2, St. Lawrence 1, Dartmouth wins series 2-1Colgate 2, RPI 0, Colgate wins series 2-1Quarterfi nals(Best-of-3)Friday, March 9Cornell 9, Quinnipiac 1Princeton 5, Union (NY) 3Colgate 2, Clarkson 1Dartmouth 4, Harvard 1Saturday, March 10Cornell 2, Quinnipiac 0, Cornell wins series 2-0Princeton 3, Union (NY) 2, Princeton wins series 2-0Clarkson 3, Colgate 0Harvard 7, Dartmouth 1Sunday, March 11Harvard 4, Dartmouth 2, Harvard wins series 2-1Clarkson 5, Colgate 1, Clarkson wins series 2-1Semifi nalsFriday, March 16At Herb Brooks ArenaLake Placid, N.Y.Princeton 4, Cornell 1Clarkson 5, Harvard 4, OTChampionshipSaturday, March 17At Herb Brooks ArenaLake Placid, N.Y.Princeton vs. Clarkson, 7:30 p.m.HOCKEY EASTFirst Round(Best-of-3)Thursday, March 1UMass 3, Vermont 2, OTFriday, March 2Vermont 4, UMass 3, OTMerrimack 2, UMass Lowell 1, OTMaine 4, New Hampshire 1Saturday, March 3Merrimack 3, UMass Lowell 2, Merrimack wins series 2-0Maine 3, New Hampshire 2, Maine wins series 2-0Sunday, March 4UMass 5, Vermont 1, UMass wins series 2-1Quarterfi nals

(Best-of-3)Friday, March 9Providence 4, Maine 3Northeastern 3, UMass 2Boston College 1, Merrimack 0Boston University 5, UConn 4, OTSaturday, March 10Boston University 2, UConn 1, Boston U. wins series 2-0Providence 3, Maine 2, Providence wins series 2-0Northeastern 7, UMass 2, Northeastern wins series 2-0Boston College 4, Merrimack 3, OT, Boston College wins series 2-0Semifi nalsFriday, March 16At TD GardenBostonBoston University 4, Boston College 3, OTProvidence 3, Northeastern 2, OTChampionshipSaturday, March 17At TD GardenBostonBoston university vs. Providence, 7 p.m.NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY CONFERENCEQuarterfi nals(Best-of-3)Friday, March 9Minnesota-Duluth 5, Western Michigan 0St. Cloud State 5, Miami (Ohio) 2North Dakota 4, Omaha 0Colorado College 2, Denver 0Saturday, March 10Minnesota-Duluth 2, Western Michigan 0, Minnesota-Duluth wins series 2-0Miami (Ohio) 3, St. Cloud State 2, OT, series tied 1-1North Dakota 4, Omaha 3, OT, North Dakota wins series 2-0Denver 3, Colorado College 2, series tied 1-1Sunday, March 11St. Cloud State 4, Miami (Ohio) 3, OTDenver 6, Colorado College 1Semifi nalsFriday, March 16At Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul, Minn.St. Cloud State 3, North Dakota 2, OTDenver 3, Minnesota-Duluth 1Saturday, March 17At Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul, Minn.Third PlaceNorth Dakota 4, Minn.-Duluth 1ChampionshipSt. Cloud St. vs. Denver, 8:38 p.m.WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATIONQuarterfi nals(Best-of-3)Friday, March 2Northern Michigan 7, Alabama-Huntsville 1Michigan Tech 5, Bemidji State 3Bowling Green 2, Ferris State 1, OTMinnesota State 8, Alaska 2Saturday, March 3Bowling Green 5, Ferris State 2, Bowling Green wins series 2-0Alabama-Huntsville 3, Northern Michigan 2Michigan Tech 5, Bemidji State 4, Michigan Tech wins series 2-0Minnesota State 6, Alaska 2, Minnesota State wins series 2-0Sunday, March 4Northern Michigan 5, Alabama-Huntsville 2, Northern Michigan wins series 2-1Semifi nals(Best-of-3)Friday, March 9Northern Michigan 6, Bowling Green 1Minnesota State 2, Michigan Tech 1Saturday, March 10Bowling Green 1, Northern Michigan 0Michigan Tech 4, Minnesota State 2Sunday, March 11Northern Michigan 3, Bowling Green 2, OT, Northern Michigan wins series 2-1Michigan Tech 2, Minnesota State 1, OT, Michigan Tech wins series 2-1ChampionshipSaturday, March 17Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m.

GOLF

PGA TOURARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONALSunday’s leaders at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla.Purse: $8.9 million. Yardage: 7,419; Par: 72 (36-36)FinalRory McIlroy (500), $1,602,000 69-70-67-64—270Bryson DeChambeau (300), $961,200 67-66-72-68—273Justin Rose (190), $605,200 69-71-67-67—274Henrik Stenson (135), $427,200 64-69-71-71—275Ryan Moore (105), $338,200 71-67-69-71—278Tiger Woods (105), $338,200 68-72-69-69—278Kevin Chappell (78), $249,942 70-70-73-67—280Marc Leishman (78), $249,942 70-70-73-67—280Luke List (78), $249,942 71-67-74-68—280Sean O’Hair (78), $249,942 72-71-69-68—280Patrick Reed (78), $249,942 68-70-71-71—280Patrick Rodgers (78), $249,942 72-71-68-69—280Chris Kirk (60), $186,900 71-69-70-71—281Byeong Hun An (50), $137,950 68-68-72-74—282Bud Cauley (50), $137,950 72-67-70-73—282Rickie Fowler (50), $137,950 67-71-70-74—282Charley Hoffman (50), $137,950 71-66-71-74—282Sam Horsfi eld, $137,950 70-73-68-71—282Charles Howell III (50), $137,950 72-70-70-70—282Grayson Murray (50), $137,950 71-69-69-73—282Kyle Stanley (50), $137,950 71-71-71-69—282Jason Day (38), $89,000 73-71-67-72—283Harris English (38), $89,000 72-71-70-70—283Brian Gay (38), $89,000 73-71-70-69—283Graeme McDowell (38), $89,000 69-72-69-73—283Keegan Bradley (27), $59,319 72-72-68-72—284Tommy Fleetwood (27), $59,319 69-76-69-70—284Talor Gooch (27), $59,319 65-70-73-76—284Emiliano Grillo (27), $59,319 69-75-71-69—284Tom Hoge (27), $59,319 71-70-74-69—284John Huh (27), $59,319 72-73-66-73—284Zach Johnson (27), $59,319 69-71-71-73—284Martin Laird (27), $59,319 72-70-73-69—284William McGirt (27), $59,319 70-71-70-73—284Francesco Molinari (27), $59,319 72-71-69-72—284Austin Cook (18), $41,919 72-73-66-74—285

AUTO RACING

NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY CUPAUTO CLUB 400Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif.Lap length: 2.00 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (1) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 200 laps, 60 points.2. (3) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 2043.3. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 51.4. (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 49.5. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 45.6. (25) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 39.7. (4) Erik Jones, Toyota, 200, 39.8. (8) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, 29.9. (33) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 38.10. (5) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 27.11. (26) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 199, 30.12. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, 199, 25.13. (28) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 199, 24.14. (7) Kurt Busch, Ford, 199, 27.15. (29) William Byron, Chevrolet, 199, 23.16. (31) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 199, 21.17. (15) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 199, 20.18. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 199, 19.19. (14) Paul Menard, Ford, 199, 18.20. (19) Darrell Wallace Jr, Chevrolet, 199, 17.21. (9) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 199, 16.22. (32) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 199, 15.23. (30) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 199, 14.24. (34) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 199, 13.25. (21) David Ragan, Ford, 199, 12.26. (22) Michael McDowell, Ford, 199, 11.27. (17) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 198, 10.28. (37) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 198, 9.29. (36) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 198, 0.30. (12) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 197, 7.31. (18) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 196, 6.32. (20) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 194, 5.33. (35) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 193, 0.34. (24) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 193, 3.35. (10) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 191, 2.36. (23) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 189, 1.37. (13) Trevor Bayne, Ford, accident, 108, 1. Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Winner: 147.528 mph.Time of Race: 2 hours, 42 minutes, 41 seconds.Margin of Victory: 11.685 Seconds seconds.

Field is in his second camp with the Tampa Bay Rays, and while he’s battling for the final spot on the roster, his per-formance this spring has made him a legitimate contender.

“You look at what he’s done at Triple-A,” man-ager Kevin Cash said. “It’s been pretty consistent for two or three years. He just comes in, he’s smart on the bases. He does a good job of playing defense, whether we put him at all three of the outfield spots.

“He’s one of those guys whose consistency sneaks

up on you. Sometimes you don’t even notice — you never see him make mis-takes. That’s ideally what you’re looking for from a guy that can come in and fill a void off the bench.”

The 26-year-old is batting .333 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI. He’s also making a big impact defensively,

flashing the leather on a few diving catches.

Field came into the spring with the hopes of making the Opening Day roster, but from the out-side, it appeared as if the deck was stacked against him. For starters, the Rays had two outfielders no longer on the roster when spring started, while also

featuring a few more who are on the 40-man roster – something Field is not, meaning the Rays would have to DFA someone to make room for him.

“I try to go in every day and make an impression,” Field said. “I think I’m showing the team I can bring a lot to the table.”

In his first full season

at the Triple-A level last year, Field played in 111 games with 35 doubles, 12 home runs and 57 RBI.

Field is competing with a handful of others for thatfifth outfielder spot. His main competitions are Jason Coats and Bran-don Snyder, with Micah Johnson also battling for that spot.

By BRYAN LEVINESports Writer

PORT CHARLOTTE — Chris Archer looked strong in his start against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

In front of a packed Charlotte Sports Park, Archer tossed 5 1⁄3 innings of scoreless baseball, allowing just two hits over that span.

“All around today felt like a great pro-gression,” Archer said. “After my last start, we talked about being more efficient, and I was a lot more efficient today. I was able to work on things. I was experi-menting still, and it was good to get the feedback that I got.”

Archer totaled 74 pitches (46 for strikes) while striking out four batters.

“Archer set the tone,” manager Kevin Cash said. “When we score, we want to shut the other team down. Archer came out and did that. It was good to see. He had all his pitches working really well.”

Archer was named the Rays Opening Day starter last week – the fourth time he’s received that honor.

CUT DAYThe Rays made nine

more cuts prior to Sun-day’s game.

Most notably, left-hander Anthony Banda and right-hander Ryne Stanek were optioned down to the minors. Banda, the team’s No. 16 prospect, will likely be one of the first players called up to the majors as the Rays explore their plan to use multiple long relievers this season.

“We want to get him stretched out. He will start (at Triple-A Durham),” Cash said of Banda. “The way we felt about him has probably gotten better since we’ve been able to see him throw a few innings for us. Somebody had to go. We only have 25 spots, and I think it’s going to be good for him.”

The other seven

players were reassigned to minor league camp. Pitchers Kyle Bird, Ian Gibaut, Cody Hall, Adam Kolarek and Colton Murray were all on the list, as well as catch-ers Xorge Carrillo and Johnny Monell.

Tampa Bay’s roster now stands at 36 players, but that includes pitcher Jose De Leon, who recently had season-ending Tommy John surgery.

INJURY UPDATESBrad Miller played in

his first game since Feb. 23 on Saturday, and hit a pair of doubles in his return.

Miller came back to camp on Sunday feeling great. He anticipates he will be ready to be full speed by Opening Day.

“I heard all good things, so he will play (today),” Cash said yesterday.

Mallex Smith is also still dealing with his hamstring tweak. He participated in drills yesterday, and he’s expected to appear in a minor league game today or tomorrow.

“At this point, I just want to make sure when I get back out there I’m rolling and not favoring anything,” Smith said. “While we have the time now, we just want to make sure that’s the case.”

Due to speed being such a big part of Smith’s game, the hamstring issue could be problem-atic for him being ready to play on Opening Day.

RAYS 10, TIGERS 5

HITTER OF THE GAMEDenard Span, Rays: The veteran raised his spring average to .361 with a 3-for-4 performance on Sunday. He also had an RBI and scored a run.

PITCHER OF THE GAMEChris Archer, Rays: Archer’s scoreless 5 1⁄3 innings earned him his fi rst victory of the spring. He allowed just two hits while also striking out four batters.KEY INNINGBottom First: The Rays wasted no time getting on the scoreboard on Sunday. Denard Span reached base to lead things off, which Kevin Kiermaier followed with an RBI double. Kier-maier wasn’t on base too long, as next batter Carlos Gomez hit a two-run home run (his fi rst with the Rays) to go up 3-0 in the fi rst.PROSPECT WATCHYonny Chirinos, Rays: The Rays No. 21 prospect had a rough day on the mound Sunday. In 1 1 1⁄3 innings of work, Chirinos allowed fi ve runs (one earned) on four hits. He also allowed a home run.THEY SAID IT“What a great Sunday. I had a couple quality at-bats, and then to get word that Purdue closed out and won today after facing a ton of adversity … for them to step up today was huge. I’m very happy. I get to drive to Tampa tonight, stay in my own bed, and I’m as happy as can be.”—Rays outfi lder and Purdue fan Kevin Kiermaier

RAYS 10, TIGERS 5Detroit Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h biMahtook lf 3 0 0 0 De.Span lf 4 1 3 1J.Addci lf 1 0 0 0 OlmBrrr pr 2 1 1 1Iglsias ss 3 0 2 0 Krmaier cf 3 1 2 2A.Smcox pr 1 1 0 0 J.Frley pr 2 0 0 0Machado 2b 3 1 0 0 C.Gomez rf 4 2 2 2P.Kozma 2b 1 0 0 0 Cabrera rf 1 0 0 0J.Hicks 1b 3 1 1 2 C..Cron 1b 4 0 2 1Huffman 1b 1 0 0 0 J.Wndle dh 2 1 1 0Goodrum 3b 3 1 1 2 J.Field ph 2 0 0 0Amrista 3b 1 0 0 0 W.Ramos c 4 1 1 1J.Jones cf 3 0 0 0 M.Duffy 3b 5 2 3 0Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 Hchvrra ss 5 1 1 0Stlmcch c 3 1 1 0 Rbrtson 2b 5 0 3 1Athmann c 1 0 0 0 D.Nrris dh 2 0 1 0 D.Pnero ph 2 0 0 0 V.Reyes rf 3 0 0 1 Totals 34 5 6 5 Totals 43 10 19 9Detroit 000 004 100—5Tampa Bay 310 040 20x—10E—Machado 2 (3), Saltalamacchia (1), Duffy (2), Hechavarria (1). LOB—Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 13. 2B—Hicks (2), Saltalamacchia (2), Olmedo-Barrera (2), Kiermaier (2), Hechavarria (2). 3B—Wendle (2). HR—Goodrum (4), Gomez (1). IP H R ER BB SODetroitLewicki L, 0-1 3 6 4 4 2 1Alcantara 1 0 0 0 0 1Wilson 2/3 6 4 1 1 0VerHagen 11/3 1 0 0 0 1Saupold 1 4 2 2 0 0Comer 1 2 0 0 1 2Tampa BayArcher W, 1-0 51/3 2 0 0 0 4Chirinos 11/3 4 5 1 0 1Jennings H, 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0Alvarado 1 0 0 0 0 1Roe 1 0 0 0 1 1Umpires—Home, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Brian O’Nora; Second, Tim Timmons; Third, Javerro January.T—2:58. A—6,912

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RAYSFrom Page 1

MLB: Twins

TAMPA BAY (10-12) at NEW YORK (13-9)WHEN: Today, 6:35 p.m.WHERE: Steinbrenner Field, Tampa

SCHEDULED STARTERS: LH Blake Snell vs. RH David HalePITCHING PROBABLES RAYS: LH Blake Snell (start), RH Matt Andriese, RH Alex Colome.YANKEES: RH David Hale (start), RH Tommy Kahnle, RH Dellin Betances, RH Adam Warren, RH Chad Green.ON DECKTUESDAY: at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY: vs. Boston, 1:05 p.m. THURSDAY: at Toronto, 1:05 p.m. FRIDAY: vs. Toronto / at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. SATUR-DAY: at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.

RAYS NOTEBOOK

Archer strong in long outing

SUN PHOTO BY TOM O’NEILL

Rays ace Chris Archer looked good in his 5 1⁄3 innings of scoreless baseball against the Tigers on Sunday.

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Min-nesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for a performance-enhanc-ing substance.

The commissioner’s office announced the penalty Sunday. Polanco tested posi-tive for Stanozolol and became the sixth player to be banned this year under the major league drug program — one more than last year.

Polanco hit .256 with 13 home runs and 74 RBIs last season while starting 127 games at shortstop. The 24-year-old also stole 13 bases in helping the Twins earn an AL wild-card spot.

In a statement released by the players’ union, Polanco said he didn’t “intentionally consume this steroid.”

Polanco said he requested a substance from his athletic trainer in the Dominican Republic, but was given something else.

Twins’ Jorge Polanco suspended 80 games for drug violation

AP PHOTO

Minnesota Twins’ Jorge Polanco, left, goes into third base ahead of the throw to Boston Red Sox’s Brock Holt after hitting a triple off Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale during a spring training game in Fort Myers.

By BILL WHITEHEADAssociated Press

PORT ST. LUCIE — New York Mets left-hander Jason Vargas is expected to miss four to six weeks after fractur-ing a bone in his right hand.

The Mets acquired Vargas in free agency on Feb. 18, signing him to a two-year, $16 million contract. He went 18-11 with a 4.16 ERA for Kansas City last season, making his first All-Star team and tying for the major league lead in wins.

The 35-year-old Vargas was hit on the hand by a line drive during a minor league game Friday.

The Mets announced Sunday that he suffered a hamate fracture. He was to see hand spe-cialist to determine his prognosis.

With Noah Synder-gaard and Jacob deGromset to face St. Louis on March 29 and 31, Vargas had been penciled in to start the series finale on April 1. Matt Harvey could move into the third spot in the startingrotation.

MLB: Mets

Jason Vargas fractures non-pitching hand

YANKEES 8, MARLINS 5: Gary Sanchez hit his fourth spring home run for New York, Greg Bird also con-nected and newly signed Neil Walker had two hits in his second game. Ace Luis Severino struck out seven in fi ve innings. Brian Anderson had two hits, including his third home run for Miami.

METS 5, ORIOLES 4: The Mets said lefty Jason Vargas will have surgery after his right hand was broken by a line drive in a minor league game Friday. No timetable was announced for his return.New York starter Noah Syndergaard pitched seven innings, giving up one run and striking out fi ve. Travis d’Arnaud homered and doubled.Chris Davis returned to the Baltimore lineup for the fi rst time in two weeks after injuring his right forearm and drove in the only run off Syndergaard with a single. Starter Dylan Bundy allowed fi ve runs in 5 2/3 innings.

BRAVES 6, ASTROS 3: Newly signed Anibal Sanchez made his fi rst start for Atlanta and gave up two runs in four innings. He was recently released by Min-nesota and pitched in place of Scott Kazmir, who was scratched with a bruised jaw — he was hurt playing catch a few days earlier. Braves prospect Ronald Acuna Jr. got three more hits and raised his average to .432.Gerrit Cole made his fi fth start for Houston, pitching fi ve innings and allowing three runs. Carlos Correa had two hits.

CARDINALS 10, NATIONALS 0: Jose Martinez homered and doubled for St. Louis. Washington starter A.J. Cole gave up one run and two hits in four innings.

BLUE JAYS 5, PIRATES (SS) 2: Danny Espinosa had an RBI single, a day after getting four hits in his fi rst game since signing with Toronto. Blue Jays starter

J.A. Happ gave up one run in six innings and closer Roberto Osuna allowed a run for the fi rst time in six spring games. Starling Marte hit his third homer for Pittsburgh’s split squad. Rotation hopeful Steven Brault allowed a hit and a walk, pitching four shutout innings and lowering his ERA to 1.69.

RED SOX 2, PIRATES (SS) 1: Andrew Benintendi homered and Brian Johnson pitched four shutout innings for Boston. Adam Frazier drove in the only run for Pittsburgh’s split squad.

TWINS 4, PHILLIES 3: Byron Buxton had two hits and stole his fi fth base for Minnesota. Jake Odorizzi made his third start for the Twins, pitching four score-less innings. Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola allowed two runs in fi ve innings.

PADRES 2, DODGERS (SS) 1: Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw struck out eight

without issuing a walk in fi ve shutout innings. He hasn’t allowed a run in 14 2/3 innings this spring. Ker-shaw also doubled home the Dodgers’ run — that was the only hit Tyler Ross permitted in four innings. Hunter Renfroe and Freddy Galvis homered for San Diego and Eric Hosmer had two hits and walked.

GIANTS 13, ROCKIES 0: San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner threw one-hit ball for six innings. Hunter Pence homered — batting .065 nine days ago, he has eight hits in his last 17 at-bats. Andrew McCutchen had three hits and Nick Hundley homered and dou-bled for the Giants. Trevor Story doubled for Colorado and is batting .457.

ROYALS 11, CUBS (SS) 9: Mike Moustakas homered for the second straight game and Jorge Soler hit his sixth homer for the Royals, tying Cleveland’s Jason Kipnis for the most spring shots.

Willson Contreras hit his fourth homer for Chicago.Both starters struggled. Tyler Chatwood gave up fi ve runs in fi ve innings and Danny Duffy, who will start the opener for Kansas City, was tagged for six runs in 4 1/3 innings.

INDIANS (SS) 11, CUBS (SS) 4: Yandy Diaz had three hits for Cleveland’s split squad and Eric Haase had a grand slam. Anthony Rizzo fanned twice leading off for Chicago’s split squad and prospect Ryan Court hit his fourth home run.

INDIANS (SS) 16, MARINERS 3: Yan Gomes hit a grand slam and drove in fi ve runs and Yonder Alonso had his third homer for Cleveland’s split squad. Seattle starter Rob Whalen was tagged for nine runs in two-plus innings.

BREWERS 7, DODGERS (SS) 3: Christian Yelich hit his fi rst spring home run for Milwaukee, singled and walked while Ryan Braun

had two doubles. Matt Kemp and Yasmani Grandal drove in runs for Los Ange-les’ split squad.

REDS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 3: Scott Schebler hit his third home run and prospect Alex Blandino had two hits, raising his average to .387 for Cincinnati. Arizona starter Zack Godley yielded four runs and struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings. Amir Garrett, competing for a spot in the Reds’ rotation, made his fi rst start and fi fth appearance, pitching four shutout innings and allowinga hit to lower his ERA to 1.38.

ATHLETICS 14, WHITE SOX 0: Matt Joyce hit a leadoff homerun and grand slam for Oakland. Chicago starter James Shields was roughed up for seven runs in 3 2/3 innings and has a 9.39 ERA this spring. Michael Kopech, a pitching prospectfor the White Sox, entered in the fi fth inning but retired just one batter whilegiving up seven runs.

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NOTICES3112 FICTITIOUS NAME

03/19/2018Notice Under

Fictitious Name Law Pursuant to Section 865.09,

Florida Statutes

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theundersigned, desiring to engagein business under the fictitiousname of Happy Hooker Towingand Repairs located at 4439Melbourne Street in the County ofCharlotte, in the City of PuntaGorda, Florida 33980 intends toregister the said name with theDivision of Corporations of theFlorida Department of State, Talla-hassee, Florida.Dated at Punta Gorda, Florida, this16th day of March, 2018.Reinaldo ReinaPublish March 19, 2018110833 3560743Notice Is Hereby Given that Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, 702 SW 8thStreet, Bentonville, AR 72716, de-siring to engage in business underthe fictitious name of Walmart#778, with its principal place ofbusiness in the State of Florida inthe County of Charlotte, intends tofile an Application for Registrationof Fictitious Name with the FloridaDepartment of State.Publish: March 19, 2018401816 3560717

Notice Under Fictitious Name Law

Pursuant to Section 865.09,Florida Statutes

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theundersigned, desiring to engagein business under the fictitiousname of The Bean 41 CoffeeShop located at 2705 TamiamiTrail in the County of Charlotte, inthe City of Punta Gorda, Florida33950 intends to register the saidname with the Division of Corpo-rations of the Florida Departmentof State, Tallahassee, Florida.Dated at Punta Gorda, Florida, this15th day of March, 2018.Thomas J. WatsonPublish March 19, 2018110833 3560611

3114 INVITATION TO BID

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS(RFP) NO. 2018-001T-HANGAR AVIATION

DEVELOPMENTFOR THE

CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY

The Charlotte County Airport Au-thority (hereinafter, referred to asthe Authority) is requesting pro-posals from all interested andqualified firms to lease land fromAuthority and develop the site forapproximately 24 T-Hangar units.

The Authority seeks proposalsfrom interested developers/con-tractors to lease ground from theAuthority on which the devel-oper/contractor will design, con-struct, market and manage, solelyat the developer’s cost, a mini-mum of one (1) T-hangar complexconsisting of twenty-four (24) inde-pendently nested T-hangar units.

RFP Due Date: April 18, 2018at 2:00 p.m. Charlotte County Air-port Authority Mailed 28000 A-1Airport Road, Punta Gorda, FL33982 Hand delivered Administra-tive Offices, 8079 Golf CourseBlvd., Punta Gorda, FL

To request a complete Requestfor Proposals Package [email protected] or call 941-639-1101, ext 100. ReferenceRFP 2018-001– T-Hangar AviationDevelopment.James Herston, ChairPublish: March 19, 2018107763 3559311

3116 NOTICE OF ACTION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THETWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUITOF FLORIDA IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTYCASE NO. 08-2018-CA-000081CAPITAL ONE, N.A.,

Plaintiff, vs.JOHN FRANZ, et al.,

DefendantsNOTICE OF ACTION

To the following Defendant(s):ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIESCLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER,AND AGAINST THE ESTATE OFJOHN FRANZ, WHETHER SAID UN-KNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM ANINTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS,DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OROTHER CLAIMANTSYOU ARE NOTIFIED that an actionfor foreclose of Mortgage on thefollowing described property:

UNIT 121, OUTLOOK COVE, ACONDOMINIUM, ACCORDINGTO THE DECLARATION OF CON-DOMINIUM FOR OUTLLOKCOVE, A CONDOMINIUM,RECORDED IN O.R. BOOK3203, PAGE 1273 THROUGH1351, INCLUSIVE, OF THEPUBLIC RECORDS OF CHAR-LOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA.

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3116 NOTICE OF ACTION

has been filed against you and youare required to a copy of you writ-ten defenses, if any, to it on Mc-Calla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC,Lisa Woodburn, Attorney for Plain-tiff, whose address is 225 EastRobinson Street, Suite 155, Or-lando, FL 32801 on or before04/13/2018, a date which iswithin thirty (30) days after thefirst publication of this Notice inThe Sun and file the original withthe Clerk of this Court either be-fore service on Plaintiff’s attorneyor immediatley thereafter; other-wise a default will be enteredagainst you for the relief demandin the complaint.WITNESS my hand and seal of thisCourt this 9th day of March,2018.Clerk of the CourtAs Clerk of the CourtBy J. Kern______ As Deputy ClerkPubish: 03/12/18, 03/19/18 338038 3541092

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE TWENTIETH JUDICIALCIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHAR-LOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDAMICHAEL P. MCGAWLEY, Individu-ally and as Successor Trustee ofthe Agnes T. McGawley LivingTrust under Agreement dated May18, 2004,Plaintiff,vs.URSULA WOLF, GABRIELE DOS-SOW, and THE UNKNOWN SUC-C E S S O R T R U S T E E A N DBENEFICIARIES OF THE SCHON-IAN LIVING TRUST DATED 13THDAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2005, ifalive, etc., et al,Defendants.CASE NO. 17000883CA

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In The Name of the State ofFlorida:To: URSULA WOLF, GABRIELEDOSSOW, and THE UNKNOWNSUCCESSOR TRUSTEE AND BEN-EFICIARIES OF THE SCHONIANLIVING TRUST DATED 13TH DAYOF SEPTEMBER, 2005, if alive,and if dead, any unknownspouses, heirs, devisees,grantees, judgement creditors,and all other partiesclaiming by,through, under or against the De-fendants, and all unknown naturalpersons if alive and if dead or notknown to be dead or alivetheir sev-eral and respective unknownspouses, heirs, devisees,grantees, and judgment creditors,or other parties claiming by,through or under those unknownnatural persons; and the severaland respective unknown assigns,successors in interest, trustees,or any other person claiming by,through, under, or against any cor-poration or other legal entitynames as a Defendant; and allclaimants, persons or parties, nat-ural or corporate, or whose exactlegal status is unknown, claimingunder any of the above named ordescribed Defendants or partiesor claiming to have any right, titleinterest in the property describedin the complaint.

You Are Hereby Notified that anaction for to quiet title and for de-clatory relief on the following prop-erty in Charlotte County, Florida:Lots 8 and 9 Block, 551, PuntaGorda Isles, Section 20, a Subdi-vision according to the Plat Book11, page 2-A, Public Records of

Charlotte County, Florida Address: 26180 Deep Creek

Blvd., Punta Gorda, Florida (the“Property”).has been filed against you, andyou are required to serve a copyof your answer or pleading to saidComplaint on Plaintiff’s attorney ofrecord, David T. Oliver, McCroryLaw Firm, 309 Tamiami Trail,Punta Gorda, Florida 33950, andfile the origional answer or plead-ing in the Office of the Clerk of theCircuit Court, Charlotte CountyCourthouse, 350 E. Marion Av-enue, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950on or before March 30, 2018. Ifyou fail to do so, a Judgment byDefault will be taken against youfor the relief demanded in saidComplaint.Done and Ordered at CharlotteCounty, Florida, this 22nd day ofJanuary, 2018.Roger D. EatonCharlotte County Clerk of the Cir-cuit CourtBy: W. DettmanDeputy ClerkPublish: February 26, March5,12,19, 2018315372 3552518

3120 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY,

FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISION

FILE NO. 18000158CPIN RE: ESTATE OF

DORIS J. LUNDBERG,Deceased

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the ESTATE OF

DORIS J. LUNDBERG, deceased, FileNumber 18000158CP, is pending in theCircuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida,Probate Division, the address of which isCharlotte County Courthouse, Probate Di-vision, 350 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda,FL 33950. The name and address of thePersonal Representative and the PersonalRepresentative’s attorney are set forthbelow.

All creditors of the decedent and otherpersons having claims or demandsagainst decedent’s estate, including unma-tured, contingent or unliquidated claims,on whom a copy of this notice is servedmust file their claims with this courtWITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUB-LICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICEOF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ONTHEM.

All other creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or demandsagainst decedent’s estate, including unma-tured, contingent or unliquidated claims,must file their claims with this courtWITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATEOF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH INSECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA


PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIMEPERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANYCLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATEOF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this No-tice is March 12, 2018.

Personal Representative:ELAINE M. ANAGNOSTOU

3237 Fox Knob Rd.Jonesville, NC 28642

Attorney for Personal Representative:JERREL E. TOWERYJERREL E. TOWERY, P.A. Fla. Bar #267351 304 W. Venice Ave. #220 Venice, FL 34285 Phone: (941) 485-3391 E-mail: [email protected]: March 12, 19, 2018.120294 3556910

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORCHARLOTTE COUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OFELIZABETH M. DOMER AKA ELIZABETH MAEDOMER AKA ELIZABETHK. DOMER,DeceasedFile No. 2018-000201-CP

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate ofElizabeth M. Domer, deceased,whose date of death was October7, 2017, is pending in the CircuitCourt for Charlotte County,Florida, Probate Division, the ad-dress of which is Clerk of the Cir-cuit Court, 350 E. Marion Avenue,Punta Gorda, Florida 33950. Thename and address of the personalrepresentative and the personalrepresentative’s attorney are setforth below.All creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or de-mands against decedent’s estateon whom a copy of this notice isrequired to be served must filetheir claims with this Court WITHINTHE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTERTHE TIME OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OFSERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NO-TICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent’sestate must file their claims withthis Court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.All claims not filed within the timeperiods set forth in section733.702 OF THEFLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BEFOREVER BARRED. NOTWITH-STANDING THETIME PERIODS SET FORTHABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2)YEARS OR MOREAFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OFDEATH IS BARRED.The date of first publication of thisnotice is March 19, 2018Attorney for Personal Representative:Brian C. Layman, Esquire FloridaBar No. 0850694481 Munson Street, NW - #301Canton, OH 44718Telephone: 330-493-8833Ancillary Personal Representative:William F. Roland5944 Sand Wedge Lane #1101Naples, FL 34110Publish: March 19, 26, 2018401764 3559774

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUITIN AND FOR CHARLOTTE

COUNTY, FLORIDAIN RE: ESTATE OF DORIS MAUDCOX Deceased.

PROBATE DIVISIONFile Number:18000149CP

Division CPNOTICE TO CREDITORS

(SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION)TO ANY PERSON WITH A CLAIMOR A DEMAND AGAINST THIS ESTATE:

Notice is hereby given that anOrder of Summary Administrationhas been issued in the Estate ofDORIS MAUD COX. Fine Number:18000149CP. The address of theabove named Circuit Court isCharlotte County Clerk of the Cir-cuit Court, 18500 Murdock Cir,Port Charlotte, FL 33948. Thetotal cash value of the estate is es-timated $3000.00. The namesand addresses of the persons en-titled to distribution of the estateassets under the order are: SoniaJean Martin Reid, c/o ThessicaHarris, Esq. 101 N. State Road 7,Suite 123, Margate, FL 33063.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALLPERSONS INTERESTED IN THISESTATE THAT:

Creditors and others who haveclaims or demands against this es-tate and on whom a copy ofthis notice is served within threemonths after the date of first pub-lication of this notice arerequired to file their claims withthis court within three monthsafter the date of first publicationof this notice, or thirty days afterthe date of service of a copy ofthis notice on them, whichever islater.

Creditors and others withl i d d h


claims or demands who are notserved with a copy of this noticemustfile their claims within threemonths after the date of first pub-lication of this notice.ALL CLAIMS THAT ARE NOT FILEDWITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIMELIMITS ARE FOREVER BARRED.The date of first publication of thisnotice is March 19, 2018Person Giving Notice: Sonia JeanMartin Reid c/o Thessica Harris, Esq.101 N. State Road 7Suite 123,Margate, FL 33063Tel: (754) 444-0017Fax: (954) 856-2909By: Thessica Harris, PAFI. Bar No.: 96655Publish: March 19, 26, 2018401738 3559437IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORSARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OF ANTHONY JEROME O’SICKEY,Deceased.File No. 2018-CP-000623 SCDivision Probate

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate ofANTHONY JEROME O’SICKEY, de-ceased, whose date of death wasDecember 16, 2017, is pending inthe Circuit Court for SarasotaCounty, Florida, Probate Division,the address of which is 2000 MainStreet , Room 102, Sarasota, FL34237. The names and ad-dresses of the personal represen-tatives and the personalrepresentatives' attorney are setforth below.All creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or de-mands against decedent's estateon whom a copy of this notice isrequired to be served must filetheir claims with this court ON ORBEFORE THE LATER OF 3MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OFTHE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THEDATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OFTHIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent'sestate must file their claims withthis court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH INFLORIDA STATUTES SECTION733.702 WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE-RIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANYCLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'SDATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.The date of first publication of thisNotice is March 19, 2018.Attorney for Personal Repre-sentative:Guy S. Emerich, Esq.Florida Bar Number: 126991Farr, Farr, Emerich, Hackett, Carr& Holmes, P.A.99 Nesbit StreetPunta Gorda, FL 33950Telephone: (941) 639-1158Fax: (941) 639-0028E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]@farr.comPersonal Representative:Mark J. O’Sickey6480 Matcumbe Way Plainfield, IN 46168Publish: 03/19/18, 03/26/18 114849 3560688IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORCHARLOTTE COUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES W. COLEDeceased.File No. 18-CP-195Division Probate

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate ofCharles W. Cole, deceased,whose date of death was January10, 2018, is pending in the CircuitCourt for Charlotte County,Florida, Probate Division, the ad-dress of which is 350 E. MarionAve., Punta Gorda, FL 33950. Thenames and addresses of the per-sonal representatives and the per-sonal representatives' attorneyare set forth below.All creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or de-mands against decedent's estateon whom a copy of this notice isrequired to be served must filetheir claims with this court ON ORBEFORE THE LATER OF 3MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OFTHE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THEDATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OFTHIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent'sestate must file their claims withthis court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH INFLORIDA STATUTES SECTION733.702 WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE-RIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANYCLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR

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MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'SDATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.The date of first publication of thisNotice is March 12, 2018.Attorney for Personal Repre-sentative:Brett H. SifritFlorida Bar Number: 105564Farr, Farr, Emerich, Hackett, Carr& Holmes, P.A.99 Nesbit StreetPunta Gorda, FL 33950Telephone: (941) 639-1158Fax: (941) 639-0028E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail:[email protected] [email protected] Representative:Denise A. McCarty1188 Maracaibo StreetPort Charlotte, FL 33980Publish: 03/12/18, 03/19/18 114849 3558450IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORCHARLOTTE COUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MCMILLAN a/k/aJEANNETTE MCMILLAN,Deceased.File No. 18-000191-CPDivision Probate

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate ofJeanette McMillan, a/k/a Jean-nette McMillan, deceased, whosedate of death was December 17,2017, is pending in the CircuitCourt for Charlotte County,Florida, Probate Division, the ad-dress of which is 350 E. MarionAve., Punta Gorda, FL 33950. Thenames and addresses of the per-sonal representatives and the per-sonal representatives' attorneyare set forth below.All creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or de-mands against decedent's estateon whom a copy of this notice isrequired to be served must filetheir claims with this court ON ORBEFORE THE LATER OF 3MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OFTHE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THEDATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OFTHIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent'sestate must file their claims withthis court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH INFLORIDA STATUTES SECTION733.702 WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE-RIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANYCLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'SDATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.The date of first publication of thisNotice is March 19, 2018.Attorney for Personal Repre-sentative:Forrest J. BassFlorida Bar Number: 68197Farr, Farr, Emerich, Hackett, Carr& Holmes, P.A.99 Nesbit StreetPunta Gorda, FL 33950Telephone: (941) 639-1158Fax: (941) 639-0028E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]@farr.comPersonal Representative:Leigh Ann Daul 220 Colony Point DrivePunta Gorda, FL 33950Publish: 03/19/18, 03/26/18 114849 3559546IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORCHARLOTTE COUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OFMICHAEL W. KALAF A/K/AMICHAEL WARREN KALAF

Deceased.File No. 18-211-CPDivision Probate

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate

of MICHAEL W. KALAF A/K/AMICHAEL WARREN KALAF, de-ceased, whose date of death wasNovember 30, 2017, is pending inthe Circuit Court for CharlotteCounty, Florida, Probate Division,the address of which is 350 E.Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda,Florida 33950. The names andaddresses of the personal repre-sentative and the personal repre-sentative's attorney are set forthbelow.

All creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or de-mands against decedent's estateon whom a copy of this notice isrequired to be served must filetheir claims with this court ON ORBEFORE THE LATER OF 3MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OFTHE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THEDATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OFTHIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the dece-dent and other persons havingclaims or demands against dece-dent's estate must file their claimswith this court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH INFLORIDA STATUTES SECTION

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733.702 WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIMEPERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANYCLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'SDATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication ofthis notice is March 19, 2018.Attorney for Personal Representa-tive:CARRIE M. LEONTITIS, AttorneyFlorida Bar Number: 48055Olmsted & Wilson, P.A.17801 Murdock CircleSuite APort Charlotte, FL 33948Telephone: (941) 624-2700Fax: (941) 624-5151E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail:[email protected] Representative:PEGGY KALAF 133 S.E. Sinclair Street Port Charlotte, Florida 33952Publish: 03/19/18, 03/26/18 125062 3560846IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORCHARLOTTE COUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OF MICHAEL A. HUMENANSKY, DeceasedFile No. 18-000163-CPDivision Probate

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate ofMichael A. Humenansky, de-ceased, whose date of death wasJanuary 23, 2018, is pending inthe Circuit Court for CharlotteCounty, Florida, Probate Division,the address of which is 350 E.Marion Ave., Punta Gorda, FL33950. The names and ad-dresses of the personal represen-tatives and the personalrepresentatives' attorney are setforth below.All creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or de-mands against decedent's estateon whom a copy of this notice isrequired to be served must filetheir claims with this court ON ORBEFORE THE LATER OF 3MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OFTHE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THEDATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OFTHIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent'sestate must file their claims withthis court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH INFLORIDA STATUTES SECTION733.702 WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE-RIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANYCLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'SDATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.The date of first publication of thisNotice is March 12, 2018.Attorney for Personal Repre-sentative:Guy S. EmerichAttorneyFlorida Bar Number: 126991 Farr, Farr, Emerich, Hackett, Carr& Holmes, P.A.99 Nesbit StreetPunta Gorda, FL 33950Telephone: (941) 639-1158Fax: (941) 639-0028E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail:[email protected] [email protected] Representative:David F. Humenansky981 Old Holly Dr. Great Falls, VA 22066Publish: 03/12/18, 03/19/18 114849 3558392IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORCHARLOTTE COUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OFMURRAWAT H. SAYED A/K/AMURRAWAT HUSSAIN SAYEDA/K/A MURRAWAT SAYED

Deceased.File No. 18-186-CPDivision Probate

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate

of MURRAWAT H. SAYED A/K/AMURRAWAT HUSSAIN SAYEDA/K/A MURRAWAT SAYED, de-ceased, whose date of death wasSeptember 10, 2017, is pendingin the Circuit Court for CharlotteCounty, Florida, Probate Division,the address of which is 350 E.Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda,Florida 33950. The names andaddresses of the personal repre-sentative and the personal repre-sentative's attorney are set forthbelow.

All creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or de-mands against decedent's estateon whom a copy of this notice isrequired to be served must filetheir claims with this court ON ORBEFORE THE LATER OF 3MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OFTHE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THEDATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OFTHIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the dece-dent and other persons havingclaims or demands against dece-dent's estate must file their claims

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with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH INFLORIDA STATUTES SECTION733.702 WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIMEPERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANYCLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'SDATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication ofthis notice is March 19, 2018.Attorney for Personal Representa-tive:MICHAEL M. WILSON, AttorneyFlorida Bar Number: 076244Olmsted & Wilson, P.A.17801 Murdock CircleSuite APort Charlotte, FL 33948Telephone: (941) 624-2700Fax: (941) 624-5151E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail:[email protected] Representative:SHAHZAD N. SAYED 64 Bariloche Drive Punta Gorda, Florida 33983Publish: 03/19/18, 03/26/18 125062 3559154

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORCHARLOTTE COUNTY,FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OFAGNES CAIN WIELANDDeceased.File No. 18-212-CPDivision Probate

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate ofAgnes Cain Wieland, deceased,whose date of death was January21, 2018, is pending in the CircuitCourt for Charlotte County,Florida, Probate Division, the ad-dress of which is 350 E. MarionAvenue, Punta Gorda, Florida33950. The names and ad-dresses of the personal represen-tative and the personalrepresentative's attorney are setforth below.All creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or de-mands against decedent's estateon whom a copy of this notice isrequired to be served must filetheir claims with this court ON ORBEFORE THE LATER OF 3MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OFTHE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THISNOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THEDATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OFTHIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands againstdecedent's estate must file theirclaims with this court WITHIN 3MONTHS AFTER THEDATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATIONOF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH INFLORIDA STATUTES SECTION733.702 WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE-RIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANYCLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'SDATE OF DEATH ISBARRED.The date of first publication of thisnotice is March 12, 2018.Attorney for Personal Representa-tive:Jennifer R. HowellAttorneyFlorida Bar Number: 01347402705 Tamiami Trail, Suite 412Punta Gorda, FL 33950Telephone: (941) 205-2525Fax: (941) 205-2507E-Mail: [email protected] Representative:Linda H. Wilkinson617 Corbit Dr. Middletown, Delaware 19709Publish: 03/12/18, 03/19/18331499 3558161

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORCHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISIONIN RE: ESTATE OF RUTH S.WILBER,DECEASEDFILE No. 18-CP-96

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate ofRuth S. Wilber, deceased, whosedate of death was Sept. 18, 2017and whose Social Security Num-ber is XXX6882, is pending in theCircuit Court for Charlotte County,Florida, Probate Divivion, the ad-dress of which is 350 East MarionAvenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950.The names and addresses of thepersonal representative and thepersonal representative’s attorneyare set forth below.

All creditors of the decedentand other persons having claimsor demands against decedent’sestate on whom a copy of this no-tice is required to be served mustfile their claims with this courtWITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHSAFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OFSERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NO-TICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the dece-dent and other persons havingclaims oe demands against dece-dent’s estate must file their claimswith this court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHINTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH INSECTION 733.702 OF THEFLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BEFOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME


PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANYCLAIM FILES TWO (2) YEARS ORMORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’SDATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.The date of first publication of thisnotice is March 12, 2018.Attorney for Personal Representa-tive:C. Michael FischerAttorney2100 Bay Drive Englewood, FL 34224Telephone: 941-697-7700Personal Representative:Brian Wilber 183 Wayfair Lane Hinesville, GA 31313Publish: March 12, 19, 2018

IN THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF FLORIDA,IN AND FOR CHARLOTTECOUNTYIN PROBATEFILE NO: 2018-CP-107IN RE: ESTATE OF KENNETH WAYNE ROGERSDeceased.__________________________/

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate ofKenneth Wayne Rogers deceased,Case No.2018-CP-107, is pendingin the Circuit Court for CharlotteCounty, Probate Division, the ad-dress of which is 350 East MarionAvenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950.The estate is testate.The names and addresses of thePersonal Representative and thePersonal Representative’s attor-ney is set forth below.All creditors of decedent andother persons having claims or de-mands against decedent’s estate,including unmatured, contingent,or unliquidated claims, on whom acopy of this notice is served mustfile their claims with this Courtwithin the later of three monthsafter the date of first publicationof this notice or thirty days afterthe date of service of a copy ofthis notice to them.All other creditors of decedentand persons having claims or de-mands against the decedent’s es-tate, including unmatured,contingent, or unliquidated claims,must file their claims with thisCourt within three months afterthe date of first publication of thisnotice.ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND OB-JECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BEFOREVER BARRED. NOTWITH-STANDING THE TIME PERIODSSET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIMFILED TWO YEARS OR MOREAFTER DECEDENT’S DEATH ISBARRED.The date of first publication of thisnotice is March 12, 2018.Name of Personal Representative:Kathleen HeathAddress: 335 Kenova Street, PortCharlotte, FL 33954Name of Personal Representa-tive’s Attorney: Samuel P. BennettAddress & Telephone: P.O. Box512524, Punta Gorda, FL 33951;863-289-7055Publish: March 12, 19, 26, andApril 2, 2018401644 3558054

3122 NOTICE OFFORECLOSURE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THETWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, INAND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY,FLORIDACIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO.: 17000225CADITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/AGREEN TREE SERVICING LLCPlaintiff,VS.ALEXIS BARBARA ALADRO A/K/AALEXIS LITZENBERGER, et alDefendants.

NOTICE OFFORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-suant to a Final Judgment of fore-closure dated 3-14-18, andentered in Case No. 17000225CAof the Circuit Court of the TWEN-TIETH Judicial Circuit in and forCHARLOTTE COUNTY, Florida,wherein DITECH FINANCIAL LLCF/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICINGLLC, is Plaintiff and ALEXIS BAR-BARA ALADRO A/K/A ALEXISLITZENBERGER, et al are Defen-dants, the clerk, Roger D. Eaton,will sell to the highest and bestbidder for cash, beginning at 11 :00 a.m. www.charlotte.real-foreclose.com, in accordance withChapter 45, Florida Statutes, onthe 14th day of May, 2018, thefollowing described property asset forth in saidFinal Judgment, to wit:Lot 20, Block 362, Port Char-lotte Subdivision, Section 23, aSubdivision according to t hePlat thereof, as recorded inPlat Book 5, Pages 14A thru14E, of the Public Records ofCharlotte County, Florida.Any person claiming an interest inthe surplus funds from the sale, ifany, other than the property owneras of the date of the lis pendensmust file a claim within 60 daysafter the sale.Dated at Punta Gorda, CHAR-LOTTE COUNTY, Florida, this 15thday of March, 2018.(CIRCUIT COURT SEAL)Roger D. EatonClerk of said Circuit CourtBy: Thelma Connor

As Deputy Clerklf you are a person with a dis-ability who needs any accom-modation to participate in thisproceeding, you are entitled,at no cost to you, to the provi-sion of certain assistance.Please contact the Administra-

3122 NOTICE OFFORECLOSURE

tive Services Manager whoseoffice is located at 350 E. Mar-ion Avenue, Punta Gorda,Florida 33950, and whosetelephone number is (941)637-2281, at least 7 days be-fore your scheduled court ap-pearance, or immediatelyupon receiving this notificationif the time before the sched-uled appearance is less thanseven (7) days; if you are hear-ing or voice impaired, call711.Publish: March 19, 26, 2018336737 3560614

3126 NOTICE OF MEETING

The Southwest Florida Water Man-agement District (SWFWMD) an-nounces the following publicmeeting to which all interestedpersons are invited:Northern Region CooperativeFunding Initiative Public Meeting:Governing Board members will dis-cuss, evaluate and prioritize fiscalyear 2019 requests for projectfunding in Citrus, Hernando, Lake,Levy, Marion and Sumter countiesof SWFWMD. All or part of thismeeting may be conducted bymeans of communications mediatechnology in order to permit max-imum participation of GoverningBoard members.DATE/TIME: Friday, April 6,2018; 10 a.m.PLACE: SWFWMD Brooksville Of-fice, 2379 Broad Street,Brooksville, FL 34604A copy of the agenda may be ob-tained by contacting: WaterMat-ters.org – Boards, Meetings &Event Calendar; 1(800)423-1476(FL only) or (352)796-7211.The Southwest Florida Water Man-agement District (District) doesnot discriminate on the basis ofdisability. This nondiscriminationpolicy involves every aspect of theDistrict’s functions, including ac-cess to and participation in theDistrict’s programs and activities.Anyone requiring reasonable ac-commodation as provided for inthe Americans with Disabilities Actshould contact the District’sHuman Resources Bureau Chief,2379 Broad St., Brooksville, FL34604-6899; telephone (352)796-7211 or 1-800-423-1476 (FLonly), ext. 4703; or email [email protected]. Ifyou are hearing or speech im-paired, please contact the agencyusing the Florida Relay Service,1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or1(800)955-8770 (Voice).If any person decides to appealany decision made by theBoard/Committee with respect toany matter considered at thismeeting or hearing, he/she willneed to ensure that a verbatimrecord of the proceeding is made,which record includes the testi-mony and evidence from whichthe appeal is to be issued. For more information, you maycontact: [email protected]; 1(800)423-1476 (FLonly) or (352)796-7211, x4606(Ad Order EXE0612) Publish: March 19, 2018112958 3560612

3130 NOTICE OF SALE

Notice of Sale/ AuctionTime of Sale: 10:00 amLocation of Sale: 11139 TamiamiTrail, Punta Gorda, FL 33955Date of Sale: APRIL 3, 20181G1AL52F35757123905 CHEV COBALT BLUE3VWSC29M8XM06845599 VOLK JETTA BLACK5TBJN32153S35897603 TOYO TUNDRA WHITE2A4GM48486R64561806 CHRY PACIFICA GOLD2C3HD56T5TH14242196 CHRY CONCORDE BLUEPublish: MARCH 19, 2018103614 3560816

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Talon Towing and Transport LLCgives Notice of Foreclosure ofLien and intent to sell these vehi-cles on 04/04/2018, 10:00 amat 5085 Pan American Blvd NorthPort, FL 34287, pursuant to sub-section 713.78 of the FloridaStatutes. Talon Towing and Trans-port LLC reserves the right to ac-cept or reject any and/or all bids.2C3CDXBG1CH1255652012 DODGEPublish: March 19, 2018357662 3560388

3132 TAX DEEDS

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FORTAX DEED 18-0001SEC. 197.512 F.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 319-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402102380020Description of Property: PCH 030 1135 0010 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 30 BLK 1135LT 10 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according to

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the law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,377.59REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,383.84 P.O. NO.: 1800001 208144 3552004


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 1459-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402109257009Description of Property: PCH 048 2635 0009 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 48 BLK 2635LT 9 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,630.93REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,637.18 P.O. NO.: 1800002 208144 3552017




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 1461-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402109257012Description of Property: PCH 048 2635 0012 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 48 BLK 2635LT 12 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. Eaton

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Clerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,630.93REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,637.18 P.O. NO.: 1800004 208144 3552028







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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the


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property, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 3659-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402202153008Description of Property: PCH 050 3132 0031 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 50 BLK 3132LT 31 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,394.38REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,400.63 P.O. NO.: 1800011 208144 3552056


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 3690-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402202181027Description of Property: PCH 050 3146 0013 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 50 BLK 3146

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LT 13 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,383.18REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,389.43 P.O. NO.: 1800012 208144 3552060


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 3695-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402202182019Description of Property: PCH 050 3145 0008 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 50 BLK 3145LT 8 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described in

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such certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,383.18REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,389.43 P.O. NO.: 1800013 208144 3552062


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 3756-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402202326006Description of Property: PCH 050 3143 0018 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 50 BLK 3143LT 18 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,20 8

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2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,383.18REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,389.43 P.O. NO.: 1800014 208144 3552063

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 6854-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402224456015Description of Property: PCH 013 1358 0010 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 13 BLK 1358LT 10 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. Eaton

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Clerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,467.96REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,474.21 P.O. NO.: 1800015 208144 3552081


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCBI 2 LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed thesaid certificate for a tax deed tobe issued thereon. The certificatenumber and year of issuance, thedescription of the property, andthe names in which it was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 1666-2011Year of Issuance: May-31-2011Tax ID: 402109257005 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 48 BLK2635 LT 5 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,624.78REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,631.03 P.O. NO.: 1800036 208144 3555311

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 6270-2012Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2012Tax ID: 402218307023Description of Property: PCH 021 1667 0011 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 21 BLK 1667LT 11 Name in which assessed:LISITSINA, YANNA; LINDEMANKOURTNEY ELLEN All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 3,781.65REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$3,787.90 P.O. NO.: 1800016 208144 3552085


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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 8370-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402315327015Description of Property: HBH 001 0008 0053 HRBR HTSSEC 1 BLK 8 LTS 53-54-55 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificate

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shall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 6,799.41REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$6,805.66 P.O. NO.: 1800017 208144 3552087

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 2278-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402116426031Description of Property: PCH 059 2977 0031 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 59 BLK 2977LT 31 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State of

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Florida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,219.36REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,225.61 P.O. NO.: 1800018 208144 3552094

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 2591-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402124103003Description of Property: PCH 031 2728 0002 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 31 BLK 2728LT 2 Name in which assessed:VERONA V, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State of

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Florida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,469.18REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,475.43 P.O. NO.: 1800019 208144 3552096

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 2646-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402124178005Description of Property: PCH 031 2733 0028 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 31 BLK 2733LT 28 Name in which assessed:VERONA V, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,469.18REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,475.43 P.O. NO.: 1800020 208144 3552097


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 4357-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402205432003Description of Property: PCH 017 0948 0027 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 17 BLK 948 LT27 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,516.83REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,523.08 P.O. NO.: 1800021 208144 3552099




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the

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property, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 4638-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402206430022Description of Property: PCH 014 1043 0021 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 14 BLK 1043LT 21 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,516.83REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,523.08 P.O. NO.: 1800023 208144 3552108






NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 7370-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402301252010Description of Property: PRS 008 000A 0007 PEACE RIVSH UN 8 BLK A LT 7 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in the

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County of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,983.72REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,989.97 P.O. NO.: 1800026 208144 3552119


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 7371-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402301252011Description of Property: PRS 008 000A 0006 PEACE RIVSH UN 8 BLK A LT 6 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,983.72REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,989.97 P.O. NO.: 1800027 208144 3552124


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 7450-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402301401004Description of Property: PRS 007 000N 0004 PEACE RIVSH UN 7 BLK N LT 4 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 6,334.69REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$6,340.94 P.O. NO.: 1800028 208144 3552128


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 7920-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402309432010Description of Property: HBH 010 0182 0019 HRBR HTSSEC 10 PT 1 BLK 182 LTS 19 &20 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018

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Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 6,914.01REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$6,920.26 P.O. NO.: 1800029 208144 3552131


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 8383-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402315333003 Description of Property: HBH 001 0011 0033 HARBOURHEIGHTS SEC 1 BLK 11 LTS 3334 35 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 1st day of May, 2018.Dated this 22nd day of January,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/05/2018,03/12/2018, 03/19/2018,03/26/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 8,328.03REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$8,334.28 P.O. NO.: 1800030 208144 3552133


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 8480-2013Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2013Tax ID: 402316239016 Description of Property: HBH 010 0260 0016 HRBR HTSSEC 10 PART 1 BLK 260 LTS 16& 17 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 10,084.61REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$10,090.86 P.O. NO.: 1800031 208144 3555285


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 5737-2015Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2015Tax ID: 402221204003 Description of Property: PCH 010 0112 0007 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 10 BLK 112 LT7 Name in which assessed:NAIM, ABDUL; NAIM, CHOMON All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 8,437.18REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$8,443.43 P.O. NO.: 1800034 208144 3555301

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 4822-2015Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2015Tax ID: 402213230002 Description of Property: PCH 020 2233 0007 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 20 BLK 2233LT 7 Name in which assessed:MERCADO, JUAN; RODRIGUEZ,PRISCILLA All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,632.02REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,638.27 P.O. NO.: 1800032 208144 3555290




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 4905-2015Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2015Tax ID: 402213463016 Description of Property: PCH 020 2264 0006 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 20 BLK 2264LT 6 Name in which assessed:PUMELIA, ANTHONY J.;PUMELIA, MARY All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,569.55REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,575.80 P.O. NO.: 1800033 208144 3555296


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 13414-2015Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2015Tax ID: 412318379014 Description of Property: TRC 000 000B 0022 TIERRACORONADO BLK B LT 22 Name in which assessed:GREGORY, PETER M; GREGORY,LAWRENCE All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 2,389.96REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$2,396.21 P.O. NO.: 1800035 208144 3555305

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCBI 2 LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed thesaid certificate for a tax deed tobe issued thereon. The certificatenumber and year of issuance, thedescription of the property, andthe names in which it was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 1667-2011Year of Issuance: May-31-2011Tax ID: 402109257006Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 48 BLK2635 LT 6 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,624.78REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,631.03 P.O. NO.: 1800037 208144 3555316






NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCBI 2 LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed thesaid certificate for a tax deed tobe issued thereon. The certificatenumber and year of issuance, thedescription of the property, andthe names in which it was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 2401-2011Year of Issuance: May-31-2011Tax ID: 402116153012Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 59 BLK


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2934 LT 36 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,199.96REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,206.21 P.O. NO.: 1800040 208144 3555322


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCBI 2 LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed thesaid certificate for a tax deed tobe issued thereon. The certificatenumber and year of issuance, thedescription of the property, andthe names in which it was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 9178-2011Year of Issuance: May-31-2011Tax ID: 402334477022Description of Property: WILSON MAZE BLK 2 LT 38 Name in which assessed:TARPON IV, LLC All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,381.37REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,387.62 P.O. NO.: 1800041 208144 3555323


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCBI 2 LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed thesaid certificate for a tax deed tobe issued thereon. The certificatenumber and year of issuance, thedescription of the property, andthe names in which it was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 13-2011Year of Issuance: May-31-2011Tax ID: 402101153019Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 22 BLK2076 LT 9 Name in which assessed:TUCK, ROBERT LEE All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,353.95REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,360.20 P.O. NO.: 1800042 208144 3555392


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCBI 2 LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed thesaid certificate for a tax deed tobe issued thereon. The certificatenumber and year of issuance, thedescription of the property, andthe names in which it was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 305-2011Year of Issuance: May-31-2011Tax ID: 402102255023Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 30 BLK1147 LT 39 Name in which assessed:BERESFORD-REDMAN, DAVID P.,TRUSTEE UTD JANUARY 14,1990; BERESFORD-REDMANDAVID P TR All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.

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Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,801.43REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,807.68 P.O. NO.: 1800043 208144 3555394



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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatKAREN MORGAN the holder of the following certificate has filed thesaid certificate for a tax deed tobe issued thereon. The certificatenumber and year of issuance, thedescription of the property, andthe names in which it was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 9722-2011Year of Issuance: May-31-2011Tax ID: 412001176004Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 63 BLK3712 LT 9 Name in which assessed:KOMAROVA, MARINA All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,237.67REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,243.92 P.O. NO.: 1800047 208144 3555409


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 3448-2011Year of Issuance: May-31-2011Tax ID: 402131201015Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 56 BLK1855 LT 13 Name in which assessed:STANGER LAND HOLDINGS, LLC,A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY; STANGER LANDHOLDINGS LLC ; KLIR, JOSEPHE. A/K/A JOSEPH R. KLIR; KLIR,JULIA All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,081.18REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,087.43 P.O. NO.: 1800048 208144 3555414

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 7567-2012Year of Issuance: May-31-2012Tax ID: 402230279013Description of Property: PCH 037 2192 0013 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 37 BLK 2192LT 13 Name in which assessed:MEMOLI, NINO; MEMOLI, EDITH All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,693.19REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,699.44 P.O. NO.: 1800049 208144 3555419

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 5489-2012Year of Issuance: May-31-2012Tax ID: 402212277003Description of Property: PCH 012 1596 0003 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 12 BLK 1596LT 3 Name in which assessed:BENNETT, PHILIP All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,625.82REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,632.07 P.O. NO.: 1800050 208144 3555421


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC the holder ofthe following certificate has filedthe said certificate for a tax deedto be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 5648-2012Year of Issuance: May-31-2012Tax ID: 402213280014Description of Property: PCH 020 2248 0005 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 20 BLK 2248LT 5 Name in which assessed:YOUNG, STEPHEN E. All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,504.88REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,511.13 P.O. NO.: 1800051 208144 3555424


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatCCG PARTNERS, LLC the holderof the following certificate hasfiled the said certificate for a taxdeed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:Certificate No.: 4202-2011Year of Issuance: May-31-2011Tax ID: 402204131021Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 19 BLK880 LT 12 Name in which assessed:WASHINGTON, RAYNER; AGATE,OLGA L. All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 5,527.94REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$5,534.19 P.O. NO.: 1800052 208144 3555430


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatEGUOSA SOLO 401K TRUST theholder of the following certificatehas filed the said certificate for atax deed to be issued thereon.The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of theproperty, and the names in whichit was assessed are as follows:

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Certificate No.: 17244-2014Year of Issuance: Jun-01-2014Tax ID: 402104103012Description of Property: PCH 038 2333 0033 PORTCHARLOTTE SEC 38 BLK 2333LT 33Name in which assessed:COLE, DEBORAH L. All of said property being in theCounty of Charlotte, State ofFlorida. Unless the said certificateshall be redeemed according tothe law, the property described insuch certificate shall be sold tothe highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.comin accordance with Chapter 45,Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., orthereafter on 8th day of May, 2018.Dated this 5th day of February,2018Roger D. EatonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Lori Lagios-Tuck, Deputy ClerkPUBLISH: 03/12/2018,03/19/2018, 03/26/2018,04/02/2018BASE BID AMOUNT: 4,443.13REDEMPTION AMOUNT:$4,449.38 P.O. NO.: 1800053 208144 3555439

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL

CIRCUITIN AND FOR CHARLOTTE

COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDAIN THE INTEREST OF:W.L 05/30/2004R.L 11/06/2005Minor ChildrenJUVENILE DIVISION CASE NO.: 15-30-D-CJTHE STATE OF FLORIDA TO: FRANCIS LAMBERT

SUMMONS AND NOTICEYou are hereby notified that a

petition to Terminate ParentalRights, which is delivered to youherewith, has been filed in theabove styled Court in behalf ofW.L, a male child born on May30, 2004 in Florida ; R.L, and amale child, born on November 6,2005 in Florida; and you arehereby commanded to be andappear before the HonorableLeigh Frizzell Hayes, Judge ofthe Circuit Court in the aboveCourt at: Charlotte CountyJustice Center, 350 E. MarionAvenue, Punta Gorda, FL33950 on April 5, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.,for an Advisory Hearing, to showas to cause why said Petitionshould not be granted. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY AP-PEAR AT THIS ADVISORY/AJUDICATORY HEARING CON-STITUTES CONSENT TO THETERMINATION OF PARENTALRIGHTS OF YOUR CHILD. IFYOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THEDATE AND TIME SPECIFIED,YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGALRIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THECHILD NAMED IN THE PETI-TION FOR TERMINATION OFPARENTAL RIGHTS ATTACHEDTO THIS NOTICE.Pursuant to Sections39.804(4)(d) and63.082(6)(g), FloridaStatutes, you are hereby in-formed of the availability ofprivate placement with anadoption entity, as defined inSection 63.032(3), FloridaStatutes (2012).AMERICAN WITH DISABILITES

ACT“In accordance with the AmericansWith Disabilities Act persons need-ing a special accommodation toparticipate in this proceedingshould contact the Senior DeputyCourt Administrator whose officeis located at 350 East Marion Av-enue, Punta Gorda, Florida33950, telephone number (941)637-2281; 1-800-955-8771(TDD), or 1-800-955-8770(v), viaFlorida Relay Service, not laterthan seven (7) days prior to theproceeding.WITNESS BY HAND as the Clerkof Said Court and the seal thereof,this 2/27/2018 day of February,2018. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTCHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDABy: E Derfonte

as Deputy ClerkPublish: March 5, 12, 19, 26,2018. 396521 3555458

NOTICE OF FILING OF FED-ERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

APPLICATIONNotice is hereby given that the or-ganizers of Tarpon Coast Bank (InOrganization): Lewis S. Albert,Michael C. Battaglia, Suzanne T.Graham, R. Brett Helphestine,David A. Holmes, Todd H. Katz,Robert S. Miller, Rajakumari V.Muppavarapu, Eric W. Robinson,Mark C. Soravilla, and Dennis R.Tolton have submitted an applica-tion to the Federal Deposit Insur-ance Corporation, Atlanta,Georgia for the issuance of Fed-eral Deposit Insurance. TarponCoast Bank (In Organization) willbe located at 19661 CochranBoulevard, Port Charlotte, Char-lotte County, Florida 33948.

This Notice is published pur-suant to Section 18(c) of the Fed-eral Deposit Insurance Act.

Any person wishing to com-ment on this application may filehis or her comments, in writing,with the Regional Director of theFederal Deposit Insurance Corpo-ration at its Regional Officelocated at 10 Tenth Street, NE,Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia30309-3906 before processing ofthe application has been com-pleted. Processing will be com-pleted no earlier than the 30th dayfollowing publication. The period

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may be extended by the RegionalDirector for good cause.The non confidential portions ofthe application are on file at theFDIC Atlanta Regional Officeand are available for public inspec-tion during regular business hours.Photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the applica-tion file will be made availableupon request. A schedule ofcharges for such copies can beobtained from the Regional Office.Publish: March 19, 2018379843 3560627

RIVERWOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

NOTICE OF RULE DEVELOPMENT

THE RIVERWOOD COMMUNITY DE-VELOPMENT DISTRICT HEREBYGIVES NOTICE THAT IT IS DEVEL-OPING AMENDMENTS TO CHAP-TER 7 OF THE DISTRICT’S RULESRELATED TO THE BEACH CLUBFACILITY. THE FINAL ADOPTIONOF THE ABOVE-REFERENCEDRULE WILL OCCUR AT A DULY-NO-TICED PUBLIC HEARING BEFORETHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OFTHE RIVERWOOD COMMUNITY DE-VELOPMENT DISTRICT.SPECIFIC LEGAL AUTHORITY FORADOPTION OF THE ABOVE-REFER-ENCED RULES INLCUDES SEC-TIONS 120.54, 190.011, AND190.012, FLORIDA STATUTES.ONCE DRAFTED, COPIES OF THEPROPOSED RULES WILL BE ONFILE AT RIVERWOOD COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, ANDMAY BE OBTAINED BY THE PUB-LIC AT NO COST BETWEEN THEHOURS OF 8:00 A.M. AND 5:00P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,EXCLUSIVE OF HOLIDAYS. FORADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPLEASE CONTACT BOB KONCAR,DISTRICT MANAGER, C/O RIVER-WOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOP-MENT DISTRICT, 5911 COUNTRYLAKES DRIVE, FT. MYERS,FLORIDA 33905 OR AT (239) 245-7118. Publish: March 19, 2018115047 3555477

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