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Attend the Highland Craft Brew FestivalThe Rotary Club of In-

verness will host the Highland Craft Brew Fes-tival from 6 to 9 p.m. Sat-urday, Feb. 1, at Rock Crusher Canyon Pavilion, 275 S. Rock Crusher Road, Crystal River. VIP access begins at 5 p.m. The festival will feature home brewers who com-pete in a People’s Choice competition, craft brewers from around the state and live entertainment from Celtic rock band, Off Kil-ter. For tickets and infor-mation visit brewfest2020.eventbrite.com. Ticketing options are as follows:

n Scotch, $95: Early admission at 5 p.m., pri-ority parking, samples of Scotch tastings, souvenir Glencairn Scotch Glass, food voucher, exclusive raffle in the scotch tasting area.

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n General admission beer, $20: Unlimited Craft beer samples from local brewers and around the U.S., souvenir glass.

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Courthouse has temporary front

entranceThe Citrus County

Courthouse is updating security at the front en-trance. The system instal-lation is projected to conclude Friday, Jan. 10. During this time, the main entrance to the court-house will be at the 110 N. Apopka Ave., en-trance. Allow extra time for parking, walking around the building, and security screening into the Courthouse.

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— From staff reports

NEWS BRIEFS

Buster thompsonStaff writer

A man and two women are ac-cused of conspiring to break into an Inverness-area house, where one alleged burglar used a gun and knife to strike and cut the owner to rob a safe.

Following the alleged inva-sion of his house off of East Quail Court, the 65-year-old homeowner was transported at around 3 a.m. on Dec. 27 to Ocala Regional Medical Center with traumatic injuries, accord-ing to court filed arrest reports, obtained Thursday.

Along with treating the man’s facial injuries and bruises to his body, doctors also had to op-erate on a sliced toe and a partially severed finger.

While responding to the man’s home, Citrus County Sheriff ’s Office (CCSO) deputies pulled over a white Dodge Ram seen leaving the area. Inside the truck was William John Olsen Jr., Dorothy Jane Ball-McDuffie and a 14-year-old girl.

Deputies detained and ques-tioned the trio as their

descriptions matched those given by the homeowner.

According to arrest reports, 4 0 - y e a r - o l d Ball-McDuffie, of Summer-field, and the

girl said the homeowner had picked them up from Marion County and brought them to his house.

Ball-McDuffie and the girl said that after several hours at the man’s house, 29-year-old Olsen, of Daytona, and a woman

— later identified as 33-year-old Jessica M. Hill, of Dunnellon — broke through a door, arrest reports show.

Olsen, who was wear-ing a bandana over his face, pointed a pistol at Ball-McDuffie and the girl before taking their

cellphones, Ball-McDuffie said.In an interview with a CCSO

detective at the hospital, the homeowner said Olsen forced him into his bedroom at gun-point and demanded the code to his safe, arrest reports show.

The man said Olsen

threatened to cut off his fingers and toes for refusing. Ball- McDuffie said she also told the man to comply, in fear that Olsen was going to kill him.

In his interview with the de-tective, the homeowner said he felt Ball-McDuffie may have set him up to be burglarized and robbed because she knows where the safe is and what it contains.

When the man continued to deny Olsen’s demands, Olsen unfolded a pocket knife and used it to almost sever one of the

Trio face charges in attackAccused allegedly sought information about opening safe, reportedly beat and cut victim

William Olsen Jr.

Dorothy Ball-McDuffie

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Citrus County’s first baby of 2020

Special to the ChronicleBaby Brooklyn was born at 7:17 a.m. Thursday at Bayfront Health Seven Rivers, making her the first baby born at the hospital in 2020. Her parents, Tyler and Katelyn, as well as her older brother, Ryder, were there to welcome her into the family. Baby Brooklyn is Citrus County’s first baby born in 2020.

Fred hiersStaff writer

Operators of Citrus Memo-rial Hospital announced Thursday that Ginger Car-roll will be the new CEO re-placement for Citrus Memorial Hospital.

Carroll takes over the

hospital’s top administrative job from Ralph Aleman, who took those reins in 2014. That was when the Citrus County Hospital Board, which owns the 204-bed hos-pital on behalf of the public, leased the facility to

CMH gets new chief

Ginger Carroll

Special to the Chronicle

Local station WYKE TV began the process of chang-ing channels from 47 to 24 on Dec. 31 as part of an FCC re-packing process. Officials

anticipate that the process will take about a week to complete, during which time the station will be off the air for modifications.

WYKE TV to be off air during update

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For the RECORD

“First, potential changes to WYKE TV will primarily affect viewers who watch TV for free through an antenna,” said Dennis Miller, station manager for WYKE TV. “If your TVs are con-nected to a cable or satel-lite service, your pay-TV provider will make any necessary changes for you.”

As more people in the U.S. — and in the Cen-tral Florida district — use wireless internet, the space shared with local TV channels has become increasingly c r o w d e d , M i l l e r explained.

To address this, Miller said, the Federal Commu-nications Commission (which regulates public airwaves) held an auction

to make more airwaves available for wireless ser-vices. That process re-quired some TV stations like WYKE TV to move from one frequency to another.

What does this mean for you? If you use an an-tenna to watch TV for free, Miller said you will simply rescan your TV if and when any of your local stations move fre-quencies. Rescanning is when your TV finds all of the available channels in your area.

To rescan, select “scan” or “autotune” from your TV or con-verter box menu. You can usually find instruc-tions by pressing the “set-up” or “menu” but-tons on your remote con-trol. The channel numbers you know will not change. If you hav-en’t rescanned your TV recently, you may dis-cover TV channels that

you didn’t know you were missing.

Miller stressed you do not need to purchase new equipment or services. WYKE TV should return to over the air transmis-sion by Jan. 10 on its new channel 24. You can also visit TVAnswers.org for more information, Miller said.

If you need help with the rescanning process, contact WYKE TV at 352-527-2341. You may also contact the FCC hotline at 888-CALLFCC (1-888-225-5322) and press “6” to speak to a help desk representative. The FCC call center is staffed from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily.

“Thank you for your pa-tience during this process and we at WYKE TV look forward to continuing to provide the finest in local television for our Central Florida viewers,” Miller said.

the homeowner’s fingers and slice one of his toes, according to arrest reports.

Olsen then struck the man numerous times with his fists, feet and a handgun, causing the man to lose consciousness.

Ball-McDuffie said Olsen used a dolly to remove the homeown-er’s safe and loaded it in the back of the Dodge. Ball-McDuffie and the girl said Olsen also or-dered them to get in the truck. While Olsen began to drive away, the safe fell from the truck and onto the driveway.

Hill allegedly drove off in the home-owner’s Buick.

The man said he woke up to a ran-sacked home and phones broken by Olsen before he left, preventing him from calling 911. The man made his way to the garage, where he was able to dial out from a rotary phone, he said.

Ball-McDuffie and the girl said CCSO deputies stopped their vehicle several times, but they were scared to alert po-lice because Olsen was armed, arrest re-ports show.

In his interview with investigators, Olsen said he was driving from Daytona to see his mother when he saw Ball-Mc-Duffie and the girl walking on the side of the road, and gave them a ride, according to his arrest report.

When a detective told him that Ball-Mc-Duffie and the girl had come from a house, Olsen changed his statement, denying knowledge of the incident.

Olsen was arrested on charges of bur-glary with battery, kidnapping with in-tent to do harm, armed robbery and preventing a person’s communication to

law enforcement.Ball-McDuffie was arrested

and charged with tampering in a felony proceeding, child abuse without harm, burglary with bat-tery, kidnapping with intent to harm and armed robbery.

At Olsen’s and Ball-McDuffie’s first appearances Monday in

court, a judge ordered them to remain jailed at the Citrus County Detention Fa-cility with respective bonds of $170,000 and $125,000, according to court filings and the jail.

As of Thursday afternoon, Olsen and Ball-McDuffie were still in custody, ac-cording to the jail.

Officers with the Daytona Beach Po-lice Department apprehended Hill Dec. 28 in Volusia County while she was al-legedly driving the homeowner’s stolen vehicle. Hill was arrested on charges of grand theft auto and resisting a law offi-cer without violence.

In connection with the alleged home invasion, Hill is being charged under a warrant for similar offenses as Olsen, ac-cording to Volusia County jail records.

Contact Chronicle reporter Buster Thompson at 352-564-2916 or bthompson @chronicleonline.com.

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ATTACKContinued from Page A1

Jessica Hill

Fred HiersStaff writer

An Inverness man was arrested Mon-day and now faces two charges of child abuse after Citrus County Sheriff’s deputies found the chil-dren with severe bruising.

Isaac James Smith’s arrest saga began on Dec. 9, 2019, when the children’s mother took the two siblings to a quick care clinic in Inverness. Both the boy and girl had purple and red bruising across their buttocks. The boy also had bruising across the left side of his face, according the Sheriff’s Office arrest records.

“The bruising was consistent with abusive injury,” the arresting deputy wrote in the arrest report.

Investigators determined that the children did not have any injuries be-fore Dec. 9 and both Smith, 34, and the children’s mother, told deputies the children were put in Smith’s care from 7 to about 10 a.m. Dec. 9. The mother left for work at about 7 a.m.

The mother told deputies that the youngest of the two children, the boy,

was currently being potty trained and that the defendant said the boy should be punished when he soiled his pull ups “or he would never learn what was right

or wrong.”The mother told deputies

that another adult, who had contact with the children after Smith, sent her text photos of the bruising. The mother told deputies that she left work and took her two children to receive medical care at the quick care

facility, according to arrest documents.Deputies again met with Smith on Dec.

30. Smith denied hitting the children and instead proposed several different ways the children could have received the bruising but none were reasonable, depu-ties said, according to arrest documents.

Smith’s relationship to the mother and children were redacted in the re-port to protect the victims’ identities.

Deputies arrested Smith charging him with two counts of child abuse with-out causing great bodily harm.

Contact Chronicle reporter Fred Hiers at fred.hiers@chronicleonline.com or 352-397-5914.

Inverness man faces child abuse charges

Isaac Smith

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office

Arrestsn Brian Poe, 47, of West

Lockport Lane, Dunnellon, at 11:32 p.m. Dec. 29 on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance and tam-pering with evidence, along with a misdemeanor charge of resisting an officer without vio-lence. According to his arrest affidavit, deputies attempted to pull over Poe for a stop sign violation. He reportedly drove away and later attempted to flee on foot and approximately 3.31 grams of methamphet-amine and 0.3 grams of heroin were found in his possession. His bond was set at $10,000.

n Felicia Kettleman, 31, of Homosassa, at 9:26 p.m. Dec. 29 on misdemeanor charges of drug paraphernalia and resist-ing an officer without violence. Her bond was set at $2,000.

n Daniel Powell, 41, of In-verness, at 6:01 p.m. Dec. 29

on a felony charge of trafficking in methamphetamine. His bond was set at $25,000.

n James Wall III, 37, of North Equal Point, Lecanto, at 5:58 p.m. Dec. 29 on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance and petit theft with two or more convictions of any theft. According to his arrest affi-davit, Wall is accused of shoplift-ing food, clothing, and medical supplies valued at $80.29 from the Inverness Walmart and ap-proximately 6.9 grams of meth-amphetamine were found in his possession. His bond was set at $4,000.

n Andrew Zastrow, 38, of Crystal River, at 6:37 a.m. Dec. 29 on misdemeanor charges of illegal possession and taking of

deer and driving with a sus-pended license. He was also charged with felony violation of probation. His bond was set at $1,500 for the new charges but denied for the probation violation.

n Donald Williams, 64, of East Parson’s Point, Her-nando, at 5:58 p.m. Dec. 27 on felony charges of burglary and trafficking in stolen property, along with a misdemeanor charge of petit theft. According to his arrest affidavit Williams, is accused of breaking into a Hernando fish camp and steal-ing an extension cord, drill, and ratchet set. He reportedly at-tempted to sell the tools to a neighbor. His bond was set at $10,500.

ON THE NETn For more information about arrests made by the

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, go to www.sheriffcitrus.org and click on the Public Information link, then on Arrest Reports.

WYKE TVContinued from Page A1

Play shuffleboard in Beverly HillsThe Beverly Hills Shuffle-

board Club will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Citrus County Resource Center, 2804 W. Marc Knighton Court, Lecanto. Refreshments will be served. Yearly dues are $20 and new members are wel-come. No experience is necessary. Information: 352-527-1004.

Citrus Democrats to meet Jan. 4The Democratic Wom-

en’s Club of Citrus County will meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Lakes Regions Li-brary, 1511 Druid Road, In-verness. Guest speaking is Bob Madeiros, Chair of the Citrus County Democratic Executive Committee. Infor-mation: 352-697-1512 or dwcfcitrus@gmail.com.

Learn about local homeschoolingAttend the Citrus County

Christian Homeschool Kick-Off from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Whispering Pines Pavilion, 1700 Forest Drive, Inver-ness, to learn about this local support group for ho-meschoolers and the GRACE homeschool co-op learning program. Informa-tion: Sarah, 352-860-1636.

Republican club to meet in CR

Nature Coast Republican Club will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Hampton Inn of Crystal River, 1103 N. Suncoast Blvd., Crystal River. Hotel breakfast is $5 at 8:30 a.m. Guest speaking will be Cregg Dalton, Citrus County Property Appraiser candidate.

Genealogical Society meetingLynn Palermo will pres-

ent a webinar about writing family history from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3474 W. Southern St., Lecanto. At-tend this presentation to learn how to organize ideas, research and outline stories. This is a resched-uled meeting from Novem-ber 2019.

Smart to speak on Florida springs

The League of Women Voters has invited Ryan Smart, executive director of the Florida Springs Council, to give a presentation on the Florida Springs. The meeting will be at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Coastal Re-gion Library, 8619 W. Crys-tal St., Crystal River. All interested are welcome. In-formation: 614-563-4282 or lwvcc2013@gmail.com.

Sheriff: 15 cars shot on interstates

DELAND — Fifteen cars were shot at while driving along Interstate 4 and Inter-state 95 in Central Florida, authorities said Thursday.

No injuries were reported and the damage from the Wednesday shootings ap-pears to have been caused by a BB or pellet gun, ac-cording a statement by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

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A tribute to the KingAugie SAlzerRiverland News

DUNNELLON — The Elvis Presley legacy is alive and doing quite well thanks to Dunnellon’s World Champion Elvis Tribute Artist (ETA) Cote Deonath.

In the past few months, Deonath has been per-forming Elvis shows in the Rainbow Room at the Rainbow Springs Club. He likes this community and plans to keep it as his home base as he travels the world doing tribute shows.

“I never want to leave here. This is always going to be home for me,” he said. “It is so beautiful and so nice, quaint and untouched.”

About a year ago, Deon-ath founded 49th Place Productions Inc. to repre-sent him as Elvis and other tribute artists.

“We have a good team and it’s grown into a nice little family business,” he said. “We have multiple Elvis Festivals a year and have recurring shows at the Rainbow Room.”

They also have other local shows that they pro-duce, like at Rock Crusher Canyon in Crystal River and the benefit he does for Habitat for Humanity of Marion County in Ocala.

“The 49th Place Produc-tions is actually the com-pany that represents me as Elvis and a couple of other tribute artist acts,” Deonath said. “We have many Elvis (tribute artists) that work for us through-out the country.”

The business also rep-resents Tim Stamper as the Big Bopper, George Trillenger as Buddy Holly, Ed Sullivan and Mick Jag-ger along with several more. The Beatles, Ed Sul-livan and Kenny Rogers’ performers have already

performed in the Rainbow Room at the Rainbow Springs Club.

“Once we got the ball rolling, it just got bigger and bigger, and we have added more people,” De-onath said. “It’s amazing what true dedication and hard work does when you do something you love.”

The Summer Festival, which was last July in In-verness, performed to a sold-out crowd of 1,400 people. It was the first Elvis Festival that his com-pany ever produced and now he has planned five more for the year.

“As we’ve grown over the years, it was a step we knew we had to take,” De-onath said. “You can do a lot more if you are a com-pany, and the possibilities are endless. It is some-thing that I’ve always

dreamed of doing.“There really is not a

tribute artist company lo-cated in Florida that does good work. That works hard for the fans and works hard for the artists. My goal is to please those two groups, the fans and the artists.”

He recently partnered with Westgate Resorts, which is one of the largest timeshare and resort com-panies in the country.

Deonath still plans to continue providing enter-tainment for the Rainbow Room. On Jan. 7, he is put-ting on a birthday bash for the King’s 85th birthday before he takes his act back on the road.

“They do the proper cel-ebration for Elvis in Mem-phis,” Deonath said. “I think it’s cool to do a birth-day celebration. We have

two of his best concerts that we will recreate for the party.”

Deonath has won the World Championship of ETA’s after winning a pre-liminary competition and then going to Memphis for a semifinal round. After winning that, he moved to the final round.

“This is a step under the Ultimate Elvis Title,” De-onath said. “I have placed in third place in the past, (in) 2018 and 2019.”

He is planning to com-pete in Nashville in an at-tempt to win the coveted Ultimate Elvis Title.

“If I don’t win in Nash-ville, I have to go to Niag-ara Falls, Canada, to compete there,” he said. “It gives me two shots to qualify.”

The 23-year-old ETA has been perfecting his

Elvis style since he was just a youngster. It all started when his grand-mother would put Elvis movies on for Deonath to watch. After watching Elvis, he performed his first Elvis tribute, com-plete with a tiny Elvis costume, when he was 7 or 8 years old.

“The first time I saw Elvis in a jumpsuit it was ingrained in my mind,” Deonath remembered. “I remember him coming out as this super hero with the white suit and cape. He always had this grin on his face, like ‘Yeah, I just did that and I’ve got you guys in the palm of my hand.’ He was so confident and charis-matic. I’ll never be Elvis. There is only one Elvis. I’m just a kid that likes singing his music.”

Special to the ChronicleWorld Champion Elvis Tribute Artist Cote Deonath of Dunnellon has started his own company representing a myriad of tribute performers.

Dunnellon Elvis’ family business represents a stable of other musical artists

BuSter thompSonStaff writer

A Dunnellon man is facing ac-cusations he ran from police late Sunday night after a traf-fic stop and tossed bag-gies of heroin and m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e during the foot chase.

A Citrus County Sher-iff ’s Office deputy tried to pull 47-year-old Brian Fitzgerald Poe over for running a stop sign at the intersection of West Henry Blair Lane and North Margaret Terrace near Dunnel-lon, Poe’s arrest report shows.

According to his arrest report, Poe continued to drive when the deputy put on his overhead lights, drove into a homestead on the 1500 block of West Lockport Lane, exited his vehicle and ran away, ignoring the deputy’s or-ders to stop.

While chasing Poe, the deputy spotted Poe throw a plastic

baggie as he ran out of his flip-flop. Poe later surrendered.

A sheriff ’s K-9 found a pair of baggies where the deputy saw Poe allegedly discard them. In-

side the baggies were around 0.3 grams of meth and 3.31 grams of heroin, Poe’s arrest report shows.

Poe was arrested early Monday morning on charges of resisting law officers without vio-lence, tampering with evidence and two counts

of possessing a controlled sub-stance. He was jailed under a $10,000 bond.

A judge ordered Poe to remain detained with the same bond at at Poe’s first appearance in court on Monday, when Poe also posted bail, court filings show. Poe will be arraigned on his charges Jan. 13.

Contact Chronicle reporter Buster Thompson at 352-564-2916 or bthompson@chronicleonline.com.

BuSter thompSonStaff writer

A fight over drug parapherna-lia Monday afternoon ended with a Homosassa man’s ar-rest for allegedly biting his relative several times on his upper body.

Citrus County Sheriff ’s Office deputies spoke with Dalton Edward Wayne Cummings’ family member, who said he and 27-year-old Cummings got into an argument in-side the home on the 5700 block of South Garfield Way, Cum-mings’ arrest report shows.

Cummings’ relative went into his bedroom, he told deputies, where Cummings followed him and found the paraphernalia, which Cummings tried to take, according to the arrest report.

Cummings then pushed his family member on a bed and bit him on his chest. Both men fought, and Cummings continued

to bite his relative several more times.

Sheriff ’s office deputies no-ticed three red circles that looked like bite marks on the

chest, arm and shoulder of Cummings’ relative.

In an interview with deputies, Cummings ad-mitted to going into his relative’s bedroom and biting him, but denied starting the fight, accord-ing to his arrest report.

Deputies arrested Cummings on a misde-

meanor charge of domestic bat-tery, and jailed him without bond.

At Cummings’ first court ap-pearance, a judge issued Cum-mings a $500 bond and ordered him not to have contact with his relative, court filings show. Cum-mings will be arraigned Jan. 13.

Contact Chronicle reporter Buster Thompson at 352-564-2916 or bthompson@chronicleonline.com.

Man charged with biting relative in fight

Man charged for running from deputies, tossing drugs

Dalton Cummings

Brian Poe

Corvette speared by a signpost

HALLANDALE BEACH — A flying highway sign gave a driver an un-welcome New Year’s Eve gift when it impaled the rear window of his Corvette during a highway mishap

that left multiple vehicles damaged in south Florida.

The large highway merge sign speared the rear window of the car Tuesday afternoon on the northbound lanes of I-95, about 20 miles from Miami, WSVN-TV reported.

Investigators think the sign flew into the air when it was struck by an-other vehicle and was launched into the Corvette’s windshield, authorities told the station.

Photos from the scene showed the yellow sign jutting straight out from the shattered window. The

driver wasn’t hurt. Up to five vehicles were involved

in crashes while apparently trying to avoid the sign before it struck the Corvette, but no serious injuries were reported, The Sun-Sentinel reported.

State BRIEF

— From wire reports

Birthday — Simplicity and moderation will be essential this year. Refuse to let emotional matters get blown out of pro-portion or stop you from meeting your expectations. Stick close to home and to the people you love, and maintain a lifestyle you can afford. Take your time.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If you feel uncertain about something, take a rain check. Talk to someone you can rely on to offer sound advice. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Accept only what makes sense to you. Don’t feel that you must follow someone who is heading in a different direction.Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — It’s out with the old and in with the new. Get up to date and prepare to switch into high gear when pursuing goals. Aries (March 21-April 19) — You’ll tend to overdo it and act too quickly. Think twice before you make a purchase. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Work hard to accomplish all the little unfin-ished things. Putting matters behind you will help improve your state of mind. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — You’ll be eager to spend time with someone who makes you feel alive. Plan an eventful evening that will encourage discussions for the future. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Refuse to let your emotions take the reins. You can make the most of your day, or you can make a fuss. Do what will benefit everyone the most.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Extend an invitation to someone you have some-thing in common with and see what transpires. A unique situation will take you in a new direction. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Take it easy. If you agree to something too quickly, you’ll have second thoughts. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You are best off taking your time and not rush-ing into anything, even if you desire a lifestyle change. Emotions will run high. Focus on love, not on discord. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Start putting your ideas into play. One step at a time will bring you that much closer to what you want to achieve. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Stick to the truth, be practical and make things happen. Get together with someone who brings out the best in you and celebrate your relationship.

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Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2020. There are 363 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight:On Jan. 3, 1961, President

Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the United States was formally ter-minating diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.

On this date:In 1777, Gen. George Washing-

ton’s army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey.

In 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was estab-lished by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease.

In 1977, Apple Computer was in-corporated in Cupertino, California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Markkula Jr.

Ten years ago: A Rutgers Uni-versity doctoral student breached security at Newark Liberty Airport to kiss his girlfriend goodbye, prompt-ing a six-hour shutdown. (Haisong Jiang later pleaded guilty to a mis-demeanor, and was fined.)

Five years ago: Boko Haram ex-tremists kidnapped about 40 boys and young men and killed scores of soldiers in a bold attack on a multi-national military base in northern Nigeria.

One year ago: China’s space program achieved a lunar milestone by landing a probe on the mysteri-ous “dark” side of the moon; a side that had been observed many times from lunar orbit but never up close.

Today’s Birthdays: Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull is 81. Singer- songwriter-producer Van Dyke Parks is 77. Musician Stephen Stills is 75. Rock musician John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) is 74. Actor-director Mel Gibson is 64. Ac-tress Shannon Sturges is 52. Actor John Ales is 51. Jazz musician James Carter is 51. Actor Jason Marsden is 45. NFL quarterback Eli Manning is 39.

Thought for Today: “Not all who wander are lost.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, English author (born this date in 1892, died in 1973).

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TODAY & TOMORROW MORNINGHigh: 83° Low: 67°Areas of fog. Partly sunny and warm. Rain chance by late night.

LOW. There is no burn ban.

Lawn watering is limited to twice-per-week unless your city or county has a different schedule or stricter hours.

Under the Southwest Florida Water Management District's year-round measures, even addresses may water on Thursday and/or Sunday before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m. and odd addresses may water on Wednesday and/or Saturday before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m. Hand watering or micro-irrigation of non-grass areas, such as vegetable gardens, flowers and shrubs, can take place any day at any time.

Questions, concerns or reporting violations, please call: City of Inverness at 352-726-2321; City of Crystal River at 352-795-4216, Ext. 313; unincorporated Citrus County at 352-527-7669.For more details, visit WaterMatters.org/Restrictions

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Golden Globe presenters

LOS ANGELES — Charlize Theron, Octavia Spencer and Daniel Craig are among the first presenters announced for Sun-day’s Golden Globe Awards.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also announced Thursday that other presenters will include Sofia Vergara, Kerry Washington, Tiffany Haddish, Glenn Close and Will Ferrell. Kate McKinnon and Ted Danson will also present.

Ricky Gervais will host the 77th annual Golden Globes Awards that will air on NBC. It will be the fifth time Gervais emcees the cer-emony after hosting the show from 2010 to 2012 and 2016.

Gervais’ hosting stints have been marked by relentless

skewering of his fellow actors, and the HFPA.

Tom Hanks will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an ac-colade for film. He is a four-time Golden Globe winner for his act-ing work on “Big,” “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump” along with his directing efforts in HBO’s 2001 miniseries “Band of Brothers.”

Ellen DeGeneres will be hon-ored with the Carol Burnett Award, a counterpart to the De-Mille Award that focuses on life achievement in television. The talk-show and game-show host is a multiple Emmy winner and Globe nominee.

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s ex-partner Nick Gordon dies

ATLANTA — Nick Gordon, who was found liable in the death of his ex-partner Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died.

He was 30. Gordon’s attorney Joe S. Ha-

bachy confirmed his client’s death in a statement Wednes-day to The Associated Press. The Atlanta attorney did not give a cause of death or say where it occurred.

Gordon’s death comes nearly five years after Brown, the daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, was found face-down and unrespon-sive in a bathtub in January 2015. The 22-year-old died after six months in a coma.

An autopsy showed that she had morphine, cocaine, alcohol and prescription drugs in her body, but the medical examiner couldn’t determine if she killed herself, if someone else killed her or if her death was accidental. Gordon was never charged in the case, but he was found responsi-ble in a wrongful death lawsuit.

— From wire reports

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Attend an outdoor market in January

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church will host an outdoor flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 4, at 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Coffee, sodas, doughnuts and hot dogs will be served. Commercial vendors and private individuals are welcome to bring and sell goods. Spaces are available for $10 and should be re-served in advance. Information or to reserve a space: Rose Mary, 352-527-6459 or wjeselso@ tampabay.rr.com.

Irish American Social Club to meet

The Beverly Hills Irish American Social Club will host its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at the Jack Steele Building, 77 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills. Refreshments will be served. Membership is $10. Information: Janet, 616-648-1242 or janet.barek@yahoo.com.

Auditions at the Art Center open soon

The Art Center of Citrus County is seeking a cast of four males and three females for “Will You Still Love Me in The Morning?” Audi-tions will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, and Sunday, Jan. 5, at the Art Center Theatre, 2644 N. Annapolis Ave., Hernando. In-formation: artcenterofcitrus county@gmail.com or 352-746-7606.

Attend a monthly movie matinee

Watch Friends of Citrus and the Nature Coast’s monthly movie mati-nee, “The Christmas Note,” at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at VITAS in Citrus, 3280 W. Audubon Park Path, Le-canto. Reservations: Jonathan Beard, 352-249-1470.

Interested in genealogy?

The Family History Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-day Saints is open to the pub-lic, and expanding its hours, beginning Jan. 7. The Family His-tory Center offers free access to millions of records. Volunteers can help you get started in your search for your ancestors. Those wanting

help outside of regular hours can call 352-746-5943.

Wisconsin Club to meet

The Wisconsin Social Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Crystal Point Club-house, 7820 Summertree St., Crystal River. New members are welcome for socialization. There are no annual fees and the group meets the second Wednesday of each month. Information: Joyce, 352-860-1292.

Join Friends of Fort Cooper

Friends of Fort Cooper invites the public to join and participate in many activities throughout the year. Meetings take place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Rec Hall of Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 S. Old Floral City Road, Inverness on the following dates:

n Tuesday, Jan. 7.n Tuesday, Feb. 4.n Tuesday, March 3.n Tuesday, April 7.n Tuesday, May 5.

Watch ‘My Cousin Vinny’

The Valerie Theatre will show “My Cousin Vinny” (R) on Friday, Jan. 10, at 207 Courthouse Square, In-verness. Cost is $6. Show times and information: valerietheatre.org or 352-341-7850

Attend a military card party

St. Benedict’s Community of Catholic Women will host a military card party from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at St. Bene-dict’s Catholic Church, Hilgert Hall, 455 S. Suncoast Blvd., Crystal River. There will be prizes, raffles, drawings, and share the wealth ac-tivities. Lunch will be provided. Res-ervations: Lynda Samm, 362-628-5229 or Diane Clemmer, 352-601-3960.

Enjoy a walking tour of downtown InvernessInverness Walks is a guided walk-

ing tour of downtown Inverness. These tours are held the second Tuesday morning of each month. Reservations are required. Tours are from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The

next tour will be Tuesday, Jan. 14. Meet at the Old Courthouse Heri-tage Museum, 1 Courthouse Square, Inverness. Cost is $5 for adults and $2 for children. Informa-tion and reservations: 352-341-6428. Proceeds benefit the exhibition, programs, and operations of the Inverness Cultural Heritage Council at the Old Courthouse Heri-tage Museum.

Learn the craft of woodworking

A free Wood Guild new member class will be from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Beverly Hills Craftsman Wood Guild, 52 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills. Hand and power tools will be covered, along with various methods of wood joinery, sanding and finish-ing. Information: Dan Creamer, 352-501-9507 or dccreamer2013 @gmail.com.

Attend a Mah Jongg party

Citrus Garden Club will host a Mah Jongg party from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Citrus Hills Golf and Country Club, 509 E. Hart-ford St., Hernando. It is $25 per player, which includes lunch and tournament play. There will be prizes. Play begins at 9:40 a.m. In-formation: Dee, 352-697-1846 or Patty, 352-527-4164.

Attend ‘Trash and Treasure’ sale

The First Presbyterian Church of Inverness annual Trash and Trea-sure Sale will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 18, at the First Presbyterian Church, 206 Washington Ave., In-verness. All proceeds and unsold items will be donated to charitable organizations.

Learn the importance of treesThe Florida Forest Service in

partnership with the city of Inver-ness will inform Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, 4-H students and school children of the importance that trees play in the environment, natural resources, ecology and more from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, at the Inverness

Community Garden, 123 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Inverness. Attendees will have the opportunity to plant trees in their own neigh-borhood or with their classmates or organizations. This is a free event.

Flashback Four to perform Jan. 18

The Valerie Theater will host the Flashback Four from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at 207 Courthouse Square Inver-ness. The show is a mix of vocals and interactive comedy, featuring the music of Billy Joel, the Beach Boys, the BeeGees, the Temptations and Huey Lewis. Cost will start at $25.

Join the Woman’s Club of Beverly HillsThe Woman’s Club of Beverly

Hills will now meet at 10 a.m. the third Saturday monthly at Corner-stone Church, Hills Campus, 2 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills, starting Jan. 18. This club runs Sept. through May each year.

Watch classic ‘Casablanca’

The Valerie Theatre will show “Casablanca” (PG) on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 207 Courthouse Square, Inver-ness. Cost is $6. Show times and in-formation: valerietheatre.org or 352-341-7850.

Join the Rainbow Springs Garden ClubThe Rainbow Springs Garden

Club will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Rainbow Springs Community Center in the Orange Grove Room, 19330 S.W. 83rd Place Road, Dunnellon. Guest speaking will be Marcie Clutter, school teacher and Florida natural-ist. There will be Grow and Share tables. Annual membership is $15. Visitor fee is $5 per meeting. At-tendees must sign a waiver list upon first visit. Information: 352-465-0310.

Editor’s Note: These items were submitted through the Chronicle’s online calendar. To submit your event to the calendar, visit chroni-cleonline.com/calendar and click “Submit an Event.” For help signing up or logging in to your account, call 352-563-5655.

Hospital Corporation of Amer-ica. HCA Healthcare owns or leases 185 hospitals in addition to surgical centers. Aleman an-nounced his retirement in October.

Carroll begins her new job today.

Carroll was the CEO of HCA’s West Marion Community Hos-pital in Ocala. That facility has 174 beds.

She began with Ocala Health, which includes both Ocala Regional Hospital and West Marion Community Hos-pital, in 2003 as its chief nurs-ing officer. In 2007, HCA promoted her to be West Mari-on’s CEO.

During her tenure, she over-saw the expansion of the hos-pital’s orthopedic joint care center, its cardio and heart catheterization program, cre-ated a Joint Commission Pri-mary Stroke Center, and developed a minimally inva-sive general surgery and robot-ics program.

Under her leadership, West Marion grew from 70 beds to 174, from 12 ER examination rooms to 31, and the doubling of its operating rooms.

She also spearheaded Ocala Health’s graduate medical ed-ucation program in Ocala with the University of Central Flor-ida. GME is better known as a doctor’s residency program or fellowship program.

She began her career in nursing. Before joining Ocala Health, she was CEO of Scott County Medical Center in Oneida, Tennessee and COO/CNO of Cleveland Community Hospital in Cleveland, Tennes-see, according to an HCA press release.

She holds a Master of Sci-ence in Management from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

While in Ocala, she served on the board of directors for Marion PACE for Girls, South-west Marion Rotary, and on the advisory board for Continuity of Care and the American Can-cer Society.

Contact Chronicle reporter Fred Hiers at fred.hiers@ chronicleonline.com or 352-397-5914.

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has built up the biggest backlog of unfunded toxic Super-fund clean-up projects in at least 15 years, nearly triple the number that were stalled for lack of money in the Obama era, according to 2019 figures quietly re-leased by the Environmen-tal Protection Agency over the winter holidays.

The accumulation of Su-perfund projects that are ready to go except for money comes as the Trump administration routinely proposes funding cuts for Superfund and for the EPA in general. The four-de-cade-old Superfund pro-gram is meant to tackle some of the most heavily contaminated sites in the U.S. and Trump has de-clared it a priority even while seeking to shrink its budget.

“There hasn’t been a sense of urgency,” said Vio-let Donoghue, who has lived for 31 years on Bon Brae Street in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Toxic PCBs have poisoned some local soil, water and fish at nearby Lake St. Clair, and the neighborhood is one of the 34 Superfund sites where clean-up projects languished for lack of money in 2019.

“I feel many people have been harmed, but that’s only my opinion,” Dono-ghue said. She said the last word from the EPA was that soil would be removed from the front of her house. “Now when they say they’re cleaning it, I say, ‘OK, give me the date,’” she said.

The unfunded projects are in 17 states and Puerto Rico. They range from abandoned mines that dis-charged heavy metals and arsenic in the West to an old wood pulp site in Mis-sissippi and a defunct dry cleaner that released toxic solvents in North Carolina.

Congress created the Su-perfund program in 1980 after the Love Canal epi-sode and other notorious pollution cases. Its intent is to hold polluters responsi-ble for cleanup costs or provide taxpayer money when no responsible party can be identified.

Trump “is focused on putting Americans first,” EPA Administrator An-drew Wheeler told a Sen-ate environment committee early 2019. “There may be no better example than our success

in the Superfund program.”

“We are in the process of cleaning up some of the na-tion’s largest, most complex sites and returning them to productive use,” Wheeler said then.

But two former EPA offi-cials whose work dealt with Superfund oversight said the growing backlog of stalled Superfund projects under the Trump adminis-tration, and steady or ebb-ing numbers of clean-up construction projects com-pleted, point to a different picture.

“They’re misleading Congress and the public about the funds that are needed to really protect the public from exposure to the toxic chemicals,” said Elizabeth Souther-land, who worked for 30 years at EPA, including as director of science and technology in the water of-fice, before retiring in 2017. ‘’It’s detrimental.”

Asked what the EPA spent money on instead, and why the agency didn’t ask Congress for more to deal with the growing back-log, EPA spokeswoman Maggie Sauerhage offered few specifics Thursday.

The EPA’s Superfund program “will continue to prioritize new construction projects based on which

sites present the greatest risk to human health and the environment,” Sauer-hage said in an email. “Fur-ther, the agency maintains the authority to respond to and fund emergencies at these sites if there is an im-minent threat to human health and the environment.”

She pointed to some areas where Trump’s Su-perfund effort was more on par with that of his prede-cessors. Long-term reme-dial efforts to make sure contamination didn’t re-bound at existing Super-fund sites, for example, averaged 64 a year under Trump. That compares with an average of 60 a year in Obama’s last five years.

But overall, the backlog of 34 unfunded projects is up from only 12 in 2016, Obama’s last year.

At the site of another of 2019’s unfunded Super-fund projects, Montana’s Upper Tenmile mining re-gion, which includes the community of Rimini and a subdivision downstream, the EPA has been provid-ing bottled water to resi-dents for the past decade in response to water supplies polluted by about 150 aban-doned gold, lead and cop-per mines.

Pollution still flows from the mines and into Upper

Tenmile Creek more than 20 years after the area was added to the Superfund list.

About 6 miles from Ri-mini in the rural Land-mark subdivision is a huge pile of contaminated soil that was removed from res-idential yards. It was sup-posed to be hauled away but now has weeds growing over it after sitting un-touched for several years, said Patrick Keim, who lives nearby.

“It’s a sword of Damocles hanging over us,” Keim said. “It just seems coun-terproductive they would spend two or three million dollars re-mediating this piece of property, haul it off and stockpile it across the road and then run out of money and leave this big pile for everybody to look at.”

Montana environmental regulators also are in-volved in the cleanup but say they need the EPA to come through with money for the work to resume,

since the federal agency is providing 90 percent of funding.

Under Trump, the EPA has pointed to a different yardstick in declaring it was making progress on Superfund clean-ups — the number of cleaned-up sites officially deleted from the roster of more than 1,300 Superfund sites.

In 2019, for instance, the EPA said it had deleted all or part of 27 sites from the official Superfund list, say-ing that was the most dele-tions since the George W. Bush administration. But deletions from the list typi-cally reflect clean-up work done over decades and often completed on the ground years ago, meaning Trump is sometimes taking credit for work done under his predecessors.

In 2018, for example, the EPA cited the seven Super-fund sites fully or partially removed from the list in the previous year as a sig-nature accomplishment of the Trump administration. Records showed the physi-cal work was completed before Trump took office, The Associated Press re-ported at the time.

Sauerhage, the EPA spokeswoman, did not di-rectly respond to questions about the backlog of 34 un-funded Superfund clean-up projects. The EPA posted the total on its web-site without fanfare the day after Christmas. Some of the projects that are ready to start have languished for lack of money since Trump’s first year in office.

EPA has been one of the main focuses of Trump’s efforts to cut federal regu-lations and oversight that he sees as burdening busi-nesses. Trump each year has asked Congress for nearly one-third cuts in EPA’s budget, and has sought much smaller cuts for Superfund.

Congress has kept both levels of funding roughly even.

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HUDDLESTON, Va. — Country singer Willie Nelson frequently sings about traveling and seeing things he may never see again.

Chances are he had never be-fore encountered a 15-foot-tall hay sculpture of himself — guitar and iconic pigtail braids in-cluded — like the one a Virginia woman recently created.

Huddleston native Beth Bays has been making giant hay bale sculptures for the last eight years. Her most memorable ones in-clude characters from “The Wiz-ard of Oz” and the Virginia Tech Hokie bird mascot.

But her latest work, “Will-Hay Nelson,” really struck a chord in the community upon its debut in November, Bays told news outlets.

“This one seems to be every-one’s favorite by far,” Bays said. “My cousin joked that I might have to quit now because I’ll never be able to top this.”

Bays owns Buckscrape Farms and started making the sculptures as part of a hay bale decorating contest. The contest ended a few years ago but Bays continues to

create new sculptures each year for the community.

Bays said Will-Hay Nelson was easier to assemble than some of her past sculptures but was more difficult in terms of details, The News & Advance reported. She said she used chicken wire to make the arms and the guitar is made of Styrofoam.

“I also had to make a nose out of chicken wire because Willie has a very prominent nose and I wanted to get that right,” Bays said.

Bays said every year the com-munity gets together and sings songs related to the sculptures. This year local musician Dave Owens switched up the lyrics to

one of Nelson’s songs.“I changed ‘On the Road Again’

to ‘On the Farm Again,’” Owens said laughing. “It’s always a good time.”

Nelson saw the viral video of the performance and shared it on his Facebook page. Seems like the hay sculpture may always be on his mind.

Backlog of toxic Superfund clean-ups grows

Woman makes hay replica of Willie Nelson‘On the Farm Again’

Associated PressA hay bale sculpture called Will-Hay Nelson stands Dec. 3 in a field on Tolers Ferry Road in Huddleston, Va.

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Special to the Chronicle Water contaminated with arsenic, lead and zinc flows Oct. 12, 2018, from a pipe out of the Lee Mountain mine and into a holding pond near Rimini, Mont. The community is part of the Upper Tenmile Creek Superfund site, where dozens of abandoned mines have left water supplies polluted and residents must use bottled water. The Trump administration has built up the largest backlog of unfunded toxic Superfund projects awaiting clean-up in at least 15 years, nearly tripling the number of sites where clean-ups are ready to go but awaiting money, according to 2019 figures quietly released by the Environmental Protection Agency over the winter holidays.

Projects stall threefold

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Stocks got the New Year off to a roaring start Thurs-day with more solid gains and record highs for major U.S. indexes, following up on a strong finish to 2019.

The Dow Jones Indus-trial Average climbed more than 300 points, as shares in Walt Disney, Boeing, Apple and other big companies rose. Technology sector stocks accounted for a good part of the upward move. Smaller-company stocks lagged the broader mar-ket’s gains.

The market has been grinding higher for weeks, pushing indexes to record highs, as concerns about the strength of the economy and the possibility of fur-ther escalation in the U.S.-China trade war have eased. Three interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and signals that the central bank is in no hurry to raise rates this year have also helped steady markets after a summer slump.

“At this point, the

momentum we saw in De-cember is carrying into January,” said Willie Del-wiche, investment strate-gist at Baird. “It might take a little bit to really figure out whether the optimism expressed in U.S. stocks all of last year is war-ranted with respect to fun-damentals, but for now, the benefit of the doubt is with the bulls.”

The S&P 500 climbed 27.07 points, or 0.8%, to 3,257.85. The Dow rose 330.36 points, or 1.2%, to 28,868.80. The Nasdaq composite gained 119.58 points, or 1.3%, to 9,092.19. All three indexes notched new record highs.

Smaller company stocks didn’t fare nearly as well. The Russell 2000 index slid 1.70 points, or 0.1%, to 1,666.77.

The latest gains follow a blockbuster performance by the market in 2019. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed out the year Tues-day with their best annual performance since 2013.

Bond prices rose. The

yield on the 10-year Trea-sury fell to 1.88% from 1.91% late Tuesday.

U.S. stocks headed higher from the get-go Thursday as markets re-opened following the New Year’s Day holiday. The market got a boost follow-ing a rally overseas after China’s central bank said it will free up more money for lending.

China’s central bank said it will cut the amount of money banks will be re-quired to have on hand from Jan. 6. The move is ex-pected to boost the coun-try’s slowing economy ahead of the Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 25.

“China’s cutting is a re-minder that central banks are providing liquidity,” Delwiche said.

Investors continued to wait for Washington and Beijing to formalize an ini-tial trade deal that has helped ease the market’s jitters over the 18-month dispute between the world’s two biggest economies.

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AK Steel Hold AKS 1.66 8 3.59 3.11 -.18 -5.5 t t t -5.5 +42.3 5 ...

AT&T Inc T 28.92 0 39.70 38.86 -.22 -0.6 t s t -0.6 +44.3 8 2.08f

Ametek Inc AME 67.53 0 100.88 100.80 +1.06 +1.1 s s s +1.1 +50.6 42 0.56

Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD 68.50 5 102.70 83.45 +1.41 +1.7 s s s +1.7 +28.1 21 3.19e

Bank of America BAC 25.09 0 35.72 35.64 +.42 +1.2 s s s +1.2 +46.8 13 0.72

Capital City Bank CCBG 21.04 0 30.95 30.18 -.32 -1.0 t s t -1.0 +35.3 2 0.52

CenturyLink Inc CTL 9.64 5 16.75 12.92 -.29 -2.2 t t t -2.2 -7.7 5 1.00

Citigroup C 54.76 0 80.42 81.23 +1.34 +1.7 s s s +1.7 +57.1 11 2.04f

Disney DIS 107.32 9 153.41 148.20 +3.57 +2.5 s s s +2.5 +35.6 20 1.76

Duke Energy DUK 82.46 6 97.37 90.34 -.87 -1.0 t s t -1.0 +9.8 22 3.78

EPR Properties EPR 64.78 3 80.75 68.94 -1.70 -2.4 t t t -2.4 +16.4 21 4.32

Equity Commonwealth EQC 26.42 9 33.30 32.15 -.68 -2.1 t t t -2.1 +21.9 32 2.50e

Exxon Mobil Corp XOM 66.31 3 83.49 70.90 +1.12 +1.6 s s s +1.6 +7.0 16 3.48

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Gen Electric GE 7.65 0 11.84 11.93 +.77 +6.9 s s s +6.9 +54.0 dd 0.04

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Home Depot HD 172.00 8 239.31 219.66 +1.28 +0.6 t s s +0.6 +30.9 22 5.44

Intel Corp INTC 42.86 0 60.48 60.84 +.99 +1.7 s s s +1.7 +30.2 21 1.26

IBM IBM 116.67 6 152.95 135.42 +1.38 +1.0 s s s +1.0 +23.2 14 6.48

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Texas Instru TXN 88.68 0 132.20 129.57 +1.28 +1.0 s s s +1.0 +39.5 23 3.60f

UniFirst Corp UNF 133.20 9 214.39 203.53 +1.55 +0.8 s t s +0.8 +44.3 23 1.00f

Verizon Comm VZ 52.28 9 62.22 61.05 -.35 -0.6 t s t -0.6 +15.1 8 2.46

Vodafone Group VOD 15.53 7 21.72 19.43 +.10 +0.5 t s s +0.5 +4.1 0.96e

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Walgreen Boots Alli WBA 49.03 4 74.95 59.08 +.12 +0.2 s r s +0.2 -10.8 11 1.83

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The aircraft maker is focusing on better automation systems to aid pi-lots, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The chipmaker and other technolo-gy companies rose over trade opti-mism as the U.S. and China move closer to signing an agreement.

Major pharmaceutical companies are raising list prices on more than 200 drugs, according to media re-ports.

The electric car maker will deliver its first China-made Model 3 sedans on Jan. 7, according to a published re-port.

The owner of chicken wing restau-rants said chief operating officer Lawrence Kruguer will resign as of March 7.

The supplier of communication and security products agreed to a new buyout offer from private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice.

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Stocks got the New Year off to a roaring start Thursday with more solid gains and record highs, following up on a strong finish to 2019. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed more than 300 points, as shares in Walt Disney and other big companies rose.

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CommoditiesEnergy prices mostly rose. Crude oil prices ended higher and wholesale gasoline prices climbed. Home heating oil was little changed at natural gasprices fell. Silver and gold prices rose.

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New road paint might prevent tragedies

As many of your readers are aware of, there was a very tragic traffic collision that killed three ladies and in-jured one man on Christmas Eve.

The driver accused of caus-ing the accident was injured but survived. According to a Dec. 31 Chronicle story, “FHP spokesman Sgt. Gaskins, said that the driver ‘tried to pass traffic in a no passing zone.’”

Back in July, the Chronicle was kind in publishing a let-ter I wrote titled “Brighter road paint could save lives,” a letter I wrote to our legisla-tors that month.

The paint that I was refer-ring to is not merely yellow. It costs more than the regular paint because it is retro- reflective, so it really is visi-ble. This paint was recom-mended by a representative I spoke with at the National Highway Safety Administra-tion, Mr. Cheung. He said the state Legislature has to pass legislation to use it on no-passing zones. He also said that it is more expensive — it contains glass.

Expensive, but it may have prevented that tragic accident!

Since the retro-reflective paint is costly, it could also be in the legislation to double the fines in no-passing zones to pay for the extra cost of the paint, no passing signs and speed limit signs. If you have ever noticed, there is a need for more signage, especially in no passing zones.

From what I have learned, the citizens of Citrus County do care about highway safety for everyone, so hopefully they will make our Tallahas-see legislators aware that there could be a lifesaving answer to avoid what hap-pened on Christmas Eve.

I also hope that there will be legislation for use of the retro-reflective paint on the areas of the yellow no-passing zones.

My sympathy to the families of the three ladies who passed away in the Christmas Eve tragedy.

Renee Christopher-McPheeters

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Traffic enforcement ineffective

I have read in Sound Off and letters to the editor about the uncontrolled speed within the U.S. 19 construc-tion zone; I deal with it daily. I have also read the story of supplying radar guns to the citizen patrol to monitor speed in subdivisions. Surely there is no need to be told

where speeding takes place. The problem with U.S. 19 is a total no-brainer. I get very upset with being passed, as if I am a speed hazard and im-peding traffic while driving 50 mph in the 45 mph zone. I have read the sheriff ’s com-ments on deputy resources, duties, and task, but just do not grasp his staff ’s approach to enforcement. Two cars sit-ting in the median on the lon-gest straight section is like a flashing sign “Here we are, don’t make us move to write a ticket!” I know the force has some unmarked cars and mo-torcycles, and can even come up with a few smarter uses of resources to get a real mes-sage out that the speed limit is enforced. It is not being done now to any discernable level. Yes, I have seen a traf-fic stop or two, but based on my daily travel, the outcome is miserable and ineffective to put it mildly.

To assure my own evalua-tion of the problem, I drove U.S. 19 from Green Acres to the airport at 48 mph around 6:30 am. Going north, 28 ve-hicles passed me, coming back south, 21 passed me. Only two vehicles remained at my speed. I repeated the same test later in the day, but drove 50 mph. Going north, 34, and returning was 29. Not one vehicle stayed with my speed of 50 mph. This included a beer truck, rock trucks and other com-mercial vehicles. I always drove in the right lane and was even passed by the road contractor’s pickup truck. Many passed at 15 mph above the speed limit. If the intent is to protect the road workers and save lives, then strict enforcement and more skilled enforcement seems very doable and reasonable. I can only suggest the com-mand staff do the same drive

as I did, but not in a marked or blacked-out police vehi-cle, as that slows traffic im-mediately and sure does not obtain any real insight of conditions. I won’t even mention the running of the traffic lights in Homosassa.

John CassellHomosassa

Great way to honor first responders

I am a retired captain from Pullman Fire Department in Pullman,Washington. I must commend the Chronicle for choosing to honor our first responders in the calendar that was included in the Sunday, Dec. 29 paper. What a great way to remind the public on a monthly basis that their public safety women and men are out there on the front lines pre-pared to provide the neces-sary response, service and care needed during a time of crisis. Every month the citi-zens can see a different ex-ample of the people who strive to be ready to serve them.

We should also keep in mind that these services are there providing other essen-tial services such as non-emergent responses, public service announce-ments, tours of the facilities, security checks, public edu-cation sessions for law en-forcement, fire and EMS safety to name a few in be-tween responding to your emergent request for help.

Scott Van NessCitrus Springs

Scarcity of scallops could impact county

We have enjoyed staff writer Mike Wright’s recap of stories that have shaped both the past decade as well as the past year for Citrus County. Mike asked the read-ers if he missed anything, and there may indeed be one more.

Who can forget opening day of scallop season in 2019? The scarcity of scal-lops may not be among the top 10 stories of the year, but it was big for Citrus County and could have an impact to the economy in the coming years.

If we continue to see low numbers during future scal-lop seasons caused by over-fishing, it will raise concern over survival of the popula-tion. The FWC needs to con-tinue its Annual Abundance Surveys with divers in the water to determine the plight of our scallops.

Lois and Harry BoothPine Ridge

“It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.”William G. McAdoo

GAMING AND EDUCATION

Training can pave way for tech careersGaming has come a long

way since the days of dropping quarters in a

machine at an arcade.The tech-centric era we’re

in proves that on a daily basis.

But whoever said gaming and education cannot go hand-in-hand has not visited Citrus Springs Middle School’s gifted education program. There, students are not only learning, but designing gaming apps by using a program called Stencyl, which is a software that walks students through the ins and outs of computer- and mobile-game design funded by a grant — all ob-tained from the Jimmie Johnson Foundation.

Stencyl gives students the tutorials and tools needed to construct their games through block coding, a school official said. Block coding is a condensed form of binary code, the language computers communicate in, and allows users to drag-and-drop their game’s blue-prints into place.

After each adjustment to their block of codes, students load a simulation to test their modifications. If it’s what they wanted, they move on; if not, it’s back to the cod-ing board.

That’s a lot of learning, but

more important, the students are also having a great time.

“Just to see them create, you can’t not be excited,” said Cindy Fowler, who teaches the school’s gifted

classes. “It takes such critical thinking skills, deductive rea-soning and prob-lem solving.”

You can’t ask for much more when students can begin to de-velop skills that could lead to po-tential careers in the electronic fields. This isn’t

all about gaming; this is about developing skills, which could lead to one or more students developing an essential app or program in health or science. Maybe still, those students could develop a program that sty-mies drivers from texting and driving, which is illegal in Florida as well as many other states.

We applaud school offi-cials for thinking outside the box and using every tool at their disposal to engage stu-dents, to enhance their criti-cal thinking skills and prepare them for a world much different when we were in school.

We encourage those stu-dents to continue to strive to learn, regardless of the sub-ject. An education is paramount.

THE ISSUE:Gaming in the

classroom; Jimmie Johnson

Foundation Grant.

OUR OPINION:Learning can be

fun, fundamental.

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Thanks for writing the column

(Re the Dec. 26 Sound Off ti-tled, “Power company scam.”) To the person that complained about Lee Alexander going on a cruise: Hopefully, he got scammed on the Duke scam. I’ve never known anybody that would be begrudged for having some time to himself. Who’s going to take care of him now — or her — that Lee Alexander will no longer be writing his col-umn in the Sunday paper? Good luck to Lee wherever he goes. It’s been a pleasure.

Designing video games is ridiculousI’m calling Sound Off in ref-

erence to your (Dec. 27 front-page) headline here, which I think is deplorable: “Citrus Springs Middle School stu-dents learn by designing video games.” Really? Designing a video game on computers in school? You mean to tell me that’s teaching the children how to do math, reading, writ-ing, sentence structure, spell-ing, etc.? Really, designing a video game? Oh that’s so won-derful. So my question to you

is, what happens during the day if, all of a sudden, we lost computer power or there was computer glitches? Now every-thing stops. What do they do then, just twiddle their thumbs? This is ridicu-lous, going to school and learning how to build a video game. I think there could be better resources used for the taxpayers of Citrus County’s money than designing a video game. I think it’s ridiculous and ludicrous.

Servers must earn their tip

I’m referring to the (Dec. 27) Sound Off, “No tipping actually cheats the server.” I disagree with you. That’s the profession that they’ve chosen. They have to earn their tip ... I tip based on service. If it’s not good ser-vice, they get a very low tip from me. Otherwise, if the service is good, they get an excellent tip. They have to work for their money and earn it, just like the average person has to do. Work and earn your money. If you want the tip, you have to work

and earn it.

Thanks for turning in my cellphone

I left my cellphone in the dairy department of Walmart last night. When I arrived home, I panicked, of course, because I use it for work. Went back to Walmart in Inverness and someone had returned it. They found it in the dairy department. I just think it’s wonderful that we have such good people here in Inverness. May that person be blessed in

the new year. Thank you so much.

Too many kids movies

Will someone please explain to me why nearly every movie that comes to the Inverness theater is for children when nearly every person who lives here is retired? I would love to see just one adult movie with an actual plot.

Tired of long lines at cable company officeI’m just calling in about the

(cable) office. They either need to make a bigger office or they need to get more workers in that

office. Every week you go there, it’s ridiculously long lines and I think the customer’s pay enough money for cable service that we shouldn’t have to waste our time standing on line for an hour just to pay our bill. I guess that’s about all I have to say. I hope they get this message.

Sometimes eating out is cheaper

(Re the Dec. 28 Sound Off ti-tled “Can’t afford to tip, then stay home.”) Dear Cheap, cheap, cheap: We eat out be-cause sometimes it is cheaper than cooking the meal at home. However, sometimes we can only leave a $1 tip. Some of us live on Social Security without pensions. What would you do to save money?

Crosswalk needs flashing signal

The crosswalk at Liberty Park — the pedestrian crosswalk, of course — in a single week, there have been three near misses. Drivers are not stopping. They need to have a flashing signal like they have in school zones — you know, the double light that goes on for long hours, maybe 24/7 — instead of just the single light

that isn’t always on. I tried calling the clerk of courts, but nobody answered. I guess they’re off today. It’s not a holiday, but who knows? I hope nobody gets hurt.

Thanks for paying for my groceries

To the kind woman who paid for my groceries at Winn-Dixie today, Dec. 26, at 3:30 or so: Thank you. May you and your family enjoy a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. I will begin mine by paying it forward, as promised.

Art Center needs a wheelchair

I’m calling to complain about the Art Center. I was there not too long ago and I got ill and one of the folks that was with me asked if they had a wheelchair. They do not. Now I see all older seniors going into that Art Center to watch a play and they have no wheelchairs? I don’t understand that. I think that’s terrible. Any-way, obviously they got me out to the car, but I had to have two la-dies take me. Anyway, I just wanted to make that statement that I think the Art Center is being very remiss on not having wheelchairs available.

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Lebanon gets notice for fugitive.

Bassem mroue and aj naddaff

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BEIRUT — Interpol issued a wanted notice Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Leb-anon rather than face trial on financial mis-conduct charges in a dramatic escape that has confounded and em-barrassed authorities.

Lebanese Justice Min-ister Albert Serhan told The Associated Press in an interview that Leba-non “will carry out its du-

t i e s , ” suggest-ing for the first t i m e that the automo-tive titan may be brought in for

questioning. But he said Ghosn entered the coun-try on a legal passport, and he appeared to cast doubt on the possibility Lebanon would hand Ghosn over to Japan.

The Interpol notice is the latest twist in Ghosn’s daring escape, which spanned three continents and involved private planes, multiple pass-ports and international intrigue. Turkey made several arrests Thursday as part of an investigation into how he passed through the country.

Ghosn’s arrival in Leb-anon jolted the nation, already in the midst of a crippling political im-passe and its worst eco-nomic crisis in decades.

Lebanon must now de-cide how to deal with the Interpol-issued Red No-tice, which is a non-bind-ing request to law enforcement agencies worldwide that they locate and provisionally arrest a fugitive. A Red Notice is not an arrest warrant and does not require Lebanon to arrest Ghosn.

Shortly afterward, Ghosn issued a state-ment — his second this week — seeking to dis-tance his Lebanese wife and family from any role in his escape.

“The allegations in the media that my wife Car-ole and other members of my family played a role in my departure from Japan are false and misleading. I alone orga-nized my departure. My family played no role,” he said.

Ghosn, who is Leba-nese and also holds French and Brazilian passports, was set to go on trial in Japan in April. He arrived in Lebanon on Monday via Turkey and hasn’t been seen in public since. In a statement Tuesday, he said he fled to avoid “political perse-cution” by a “rigged Japa-nese justice system.”

How he was able to flee Japan, avoiding the tight surveillance he was under while free on $14 million bail, is still a mystery, though Leba-nese authorities have said he entered the country legally on a French passport.

Ghosn, who grew up in Beirut and frequently vis-ited, is a national hero to many in this Mediterra-nean country with close ties to senior politicians and business stakes in a number of companies.

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Flooding

Associated PressA man swims in flood water in a low-income neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday. Severe flooding in the capital as residents celebrated the new year has killed scores of people and displaced tens of thousands, the country’s disaster management agency said.

Texas judge: Hospital can remove baby

from life supportDALLAS — A Texas judge

on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother dis-agreed with the decision by doctors who say the infant is in pain and that her condition will never improve.

Trinity Lewis had asked Judge Sandee Bryan Marion to issue an injunction in Tar-rant County district court to ensure that Cook Children’s Medical Center doesn’t end her daughter Tinslee Lewis’ life-sustaining treatment. Texas Right to Life, an an-ti-abortion group that is ad-vocating for Tinslee, said the girl’s mother will appeal the judge’s decision.

Doctors at the Fort Worth hospital had planned to re-move Tinslee from life sup-port Nov. 10 after invoking Texas’ “10-day rule,” which can be employed when a family disagrees with doc-tors who say life-sustaining treatment should be stopped. The law stipulates that if the hospital’s ethics committee agrees with doc-tors, treatment can be with-drawn after 10 days if a new provider can’t be found to take the patient.

In a statement issued by Texas Right to Life, which opposes the “10-day rule,” Lewis said she was “heart-broken” over the judge’s de-cision. “I feel frustrated because anyone in that courtroom would want more time just like I do if Tinslee were their baby,” she said.

Australian prime minister is

jeered in wildfire-ravaged zone

PERTH, Australia — Prime Minister Scott Morri-son was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him Thursday as he visited a wildfire-rav-aged corner of the country.

Locals in Cobargo, in New South Wales, yelled at him, made obscene ges-tures and called him an “idiot” and worse, criticizing him for the lack of equip-ment to deal with the fires in town. They jeered as his car left. In the New South Wales town of Quaama, a firefighter refused to shake hands with him.

“Every single time this area has a flood or a fire, we get nothing. If we were Sydney, if we were north coast, we would be flooded with donations with urgent emergency relief,” a resi-dent said in Cobargo.

The outpouring of anger came as authorities said 381 homes had been de-stroyed on the New South Wales southern coast this week. At least eight people have died this week in New South Wales and the neigh-boring state of Victoria.

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Cracking down on vapingTrump’s plan will

exempt some flavorsmatthew Perrone

AP health writer

WASHINGTON — U.S. health offi-cials will begin cracking down on most flavored e-cigarettes that are popular with underage teenagers, but their plan includes major excep-tions that benefit vaping manufac-turers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-delivery devices.

The Trump administration an-nounced Thursday that it will pro-hibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes favored by high school and middle school students. But menthol and tobacco-flavored e-cig-arettes will be allowed to remain on the market.

The targeted flavor ban will also entirely exempt large, tank-based vaping devices, which are primarily sold in vape shops that cater to adult smokers.

Together, the two exemptions rep-resent a significant retreat from President Donald Trump’s original plan announced four months ago, which would have banned all vaping flavors — including menthol — from all types of e-cigarettes. The new policy will spare a significant por-tion of the multibillion-dollar vap-ing market. And the changes mark a major victory for thousands of vape shop owners who sell the tank-based systems, which allow users to mix customized nicotine flavors.

Vape shop owners expressed re-lief following the announcement.

“We’re thankful the guidance doesn’t shut down flavors in every aspect,” said Spike Babaian, owner of VapeNY in New York City.

Anti-tobacco advocates immedi-ately condemned the decision to permit menthol and exempt tank-based vapes, accusing the adminis-tration of caving to industry pressure.

“It’s disturbing to see the results of industry lobbying to undermine public health protections, especially the lives and health of our youth,” said American Lung Association President and CEO Harold Wimmer.

The association and other health groups argue that teenagers who vape will simply shift to using men-thol if it remains on the market.

E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that typically heat a fla-vored nicotine solution into an in-halable aerosol. They have been pitched to adults as a less-harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes, but there is limited data on their ability to help smokers quit.

The Food and Drug Administra-tion has struggled for years to find the appropriate approach to regu-late vaping. No e-cigarettes have yet won FDA approval, but the agency permits their sale under a policy called “enforcement discretion.” Under Thursday’s policy change, the FDA said it would begin target-ing companies that continue to sell the targeted products. Companies will have 30 days after the policy is published to halt manufacturing, sales and shipping.

“We have to protect our families,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday,

ahead of the announcement. “At the same time, it’s a big industry. We want to protect the industry.”

The flavor restrictions apply to e-cigarettes that use prefilled nico-tine cartridges mainly sold at gas stations and convenience stores. Juul Labs is the biggest player in that market, but it previously pulled all of its flavors except menthol and tobacco after coming under intense political scrutiny. The small, dis-crete devices are the most popular brand among underage users.

Many smaller manufacturers con-tinue to sell sweet, fruity flavors like “grape slushie,” “strawberry cotton candy” and “sea salt blueberry.”

The flavor restrictions won’t af-fect the larger specialty devices sold at vape shops, which typically don’t admit customers under 21. These tank-based systems allow users to fill the device with the flavor of their choice. Sales of these devices repre-sent an estimated 40% of the U.S. vaping business, with sales across some 15,000 to 19,000 shops.

Associated PressFlavored vaping solutions in a window display at a vape and smoke shop on Sept. 16 in New York. On Thursday, the Trump administration announced that it will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes that are popular with high school students. But menthol and tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes will be allowed to remain on the market. The flavor ban will also entirely exempt large, tank-based vaping devices, which are primarily sold in vape shops that cater to adult smokers.

Airstrike kills Iran’s SoleimaniPMF blames US for attack

on airportQassim

aBdul-Zahra Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Gen. Qas-sim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iraqi televi-sion and three Iraqi offi-cials said.

The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mo-bilization Forces, or PMF, the officials said.

Their deaths are a po-tential turning point in the Middle East and are ex-pected to draw severe re-taliation from Iran and the forces it backs in the Mid-dle East against Israel and American interests.

The PMF blamed the United States for an attack at Baghdad International Airport Friday.

There was no immedi-ate comment from the U.S. or Iran.

A senior Iraqi politician and a high-level security official confirmed to the Associated Press that Soleimani and al-Mu-handis were among those killed in the attack. Two militia leaders loyal to Iran also confirmed the deaths, including an offi-cial with the Kataeb Hez-bollah, which was involved in the attack on the U.S. Embassy this week.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said al-Muhandis had ar-rived to the airport in a convoy to receive Solei-mani whose plane had

arrived from either Leba-non or Syria. The airstrike occurred as soon as he de-scended from the plane to be greeted by al-Muhandis and his companions, kill-ing them all.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity be-cause of the sensitivity of the subject and because they were not authorized to give official statements.

The senior politician said Soleimani’s body was identified by the ring he wore.

Soleimani had been ru-mored dead several times, including in a 2006 air-plane crash that killed other military officials in northwestern Iran and fol-lowing a 2012 bombing in Damascus that killed top aides of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. More recently, rumors cir-culated in November 2015 that Soleimani was killed or seriously wounded

leading forces loyal to Assad as they fought around Syria’s Aleppo.

Earlier Friday, an offi-cial with an Iran-backed paramilitary force said that seven people were killed by a missile fired at Baghdad International Airport, blaming the United States.

The official with the group known as the Popu-lar Mobilization Forces said the dead included its airport protocol officer, identifying him as Moham-med Reda.

A security official con-firmed that seven people were killed in the attack on the airport, describing it as an airstrike. Earlier, Iraq’s Security Media Cell, which releases informa-tion regarding Iraqi secu-rity, said Katyusha rockets landed near the airport’s cargo hall, killing several people and setting two cars on fire.

It was not immediately clear who fired the missile or rockets or who was tar-geted. There was no imme-diate comment from the U.S.

The attack came amid tensions with the United States after a New Year’s Eve attack by Iran-backed militias on the U.S. Em-bassy in Baghdad. The two-day embassy attack which ended Wednesday prompted President Don-ald Trump to order about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East.

The breach at the em-bassy followed U.S. air-strikes on Sunday that killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed militia in Iraq, the Kataeb Hezbol-lah. The U.S. military said the strikes were in retalia-tion for last week’s killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that the U.S. blamed on the militia.

U.S. officials have sug-gested they were prepared to engage in further retal-iatory attacks in Iraq.

“The game has changed,” Defense Secre-tary Mark Esper said Thursday, telling report-ers that violent acts by Iran-backed Shiite mili-tias in Iraq — including the rocket attack on Dec. 27 that killed one Ameri-can — will be met with U.S. military force.

He said the Iraqi gov-ernment has fallen short of its obligation to defend its American partner in the attack on the U.S. embassy.

The developments also represent a major down-turn in Iraq-U.S. relations that could further under-mine U.S. influence in the region and American troops in Iraq and weaken Washington’s hand in its pressure campaign against Iran.

Associated PressQassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, attends an annual rally on Feb. 11, 2016 commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, in Tehran, Iran. Iraqi TV and three Iraqi officials said Friday that Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, has been killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport.

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The Number: 25Career-high points scored by Denver’s Michael Porter Jr. on Thursday night, on 11 of 12 shooting in just 23 minutes played.

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Niemann opens with 66 at KapaluaPGA begins 2020 with Tournament

of ChampionsDoug Ferguson

AP golf writer

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Fresh off his Presidents Cup debut, Joaquin Niemann of Chile brought fresh confidence and plenty of form to Maui by open-ing the year with a 7-under 66 for a one-shot lead over Justin Thomas after the opening round Thursday at the Sentry Tourna-ment of Champions.

Niemann is one of 15 first-time winners on the PGA Tour last year who are playing the re-juvenated Plantation Course at Kapalua for the first time. He knew his way around just fine in weather that might be as good as it gets all week.

He missed only one green and saved par. After a 30-foot birdie

on No. 4, which he called his best shot of the day, his other six birdies were all from 10 feet or closer.

Thomas, who won at Kapalua three years ago, played bo-gey-free and made five birdies over his last eight holes for a 67. Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler were at 68, with defending champion Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm and Patrick Cantlay among those another shot back.

Only nine players in the 34-man field of PGA Tour win-ners failed to shoot par or better.

Niemann didn’t win a match at Royal Melbourne — he went 0-3-1, twice facing two of the best U.S. partnerships — but thrived on the stage under International captain Ernie Els.

“The Presidents Cup was one of my best experiences since I turned pro,” he said. “I shared a lot of moments with the best players in the world. I got Ernie as a captain. That is just awe-some. I think that week was re-ally special for me. He told me that it’s going to be really

Associated PressJoaquin Niemann hits from the second tee box during the first round of the Tournament of Champions on Thursday, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.See PGA/Page B3

Bolts still surging

Associated Press

MONTREAL — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 38 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning (22-13-4). Vasi-levskiy improved to 10-1-2 all-time against Montreal.

Defenseman Jeff Petry scored for the Canadiens (18-17-6), who have lost four games in a row. Carey Price made 21 saves in Montreal’s first home game after a seven-game trip.

Tampa Bay improved to 15-2-0 against Atlantic-division opponents this season.

All the scoring came in the first period.

It took 42 seconds for the Lightning to score on their first shot on goal. Erik Cernak threw the puck on net and Cire-lli deflected it past Price. Price has al-lowed 11 goals in his past two starts, losses to Tampa and Florida.

Petry tied the score for Montreal at 5:48, as a penalty to the Bolts expired. The defenseman waited patiently for Alex Killorn to exit the shooting lane before firing a perfectly placed shot from the blue line into the top corner of the net.

Tampa made it 2-1 less than three minutes later. Price misplayed the puck behind his goal and turned it over to Brayden Point, who fed Kucherov in front for his 14th of the season.

Vasilevskiy did his part to keep the Habs at bay. The Lightning goaltender denied Max Domi with the pad save midway through the first and made a nice save on rookie Nick Suzuki late in the period.

Vasilevskiy stopped another 14 shots in the second and 13 in the third for his seventh straight win against Montreal. Tampa players blocked an additional 21 shots in the game.

The Canadiens lacked firepower with-out Brendan Gallagher, out indefinitely with a concussion sustained in Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat in Carolina. Gallagher missed his first game since Feb. 2017, snapping a streak of 229 starts.

The recently recalled Dale Weise made his season debut in Gallagher’s absence, while forward Nick Cousins was promoted to the first line. Cousins had five shots on goal.

Sabres 3, Oilers 2BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Eichel scored on

a penalty shot 1:09 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

Eichel was awarded the penalty shot after Edmonton’s Oscar Klefbom interfered with the Sabres’ captain as he attempted to break in alone across the Oilers’ blue line. Eichel couldn’t get a shot off on the delayed penalty, and Oilers goalie Mike Smith made an acro-batic save to prevent Sam Reinhart from scoring from the lower right circle.

Eichel then scored when he drove in on net from the left wing and snapped a shot in-side the far post.

Reinhart and Curtis Lazar also scored for Buffalo, and Linus Ullmark stopped 25 shots.

Riley Sheahan and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for the Oilers. Smith stopped 23 shots and dropped to 0-4-1 in his past seven appearances.

The Sabres snapped a four-game skid and improved to 2-6-1 in their past nine.

Sharks 3, Penguins 2, OTPITTSBURGH — Brent Burns’ power-play

goal just more than two minutes into overtime gave San Jose a win over Pittsburgh.

Burns picked up his seventh goal of the season when his slap shot from high in the slot beat Tristan Jarry 2:02 into the extra pe-riod to give the Sharks only their third win in 14 games. Joe Thornton got the primary as-sist to move past Adam Oates for seventh place with 1,080 career assists.

Tomas Hertl scored his 15th goal for the Sharks and Logan Couture added his 13th as San Jose improved to 3-5-1 under interim coach Bob Boughner. Aaron Dell stopped 36 shots.

Patric Hornqvist scored twice for Pitts-burgh, which lost for just the second time in nine games. Jarry finished with 28 saves but the Penguins couldn’t kill off an overtime pen-alty by defenseman Kris Letang, who was sent off for tripping 46 seconds in.

Blue Jackets 2, Bruins 1, OTBOSTON — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored

52 seconds into overtime, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 shots and Columbus beat Boston.

Associated PressTampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy makes a save against the Montreal Canadiens’ Artturi Lehkonen during the third period of Thursday’s game in Montreal.

Lightning extend win streak to 5 with a 2-1 victory over Canadiens

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Former Bucs coach Sam Wyche dies at 74

Pushed boundaries during time at the helm of Bengals

Joe Kay AP sports writer

Sam Wyche, who pushed the boundaries as an offensive in-novator with the Cincinnati Bengals and challenged the NFL’s protocols along the way, has died. He was 74.

Wyche, who had a history of blood clots in his lungs and had a heart transplant in 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina, died Thursday of melanoma, offi-cials with the Bengals confirmed.

“Sam was a wonderful guy. We got to know him as both a player and a coach,” Bengals president Mike Brown said. “As our coach, he had great success and took us to the Super Bowl. He was friends with everyone here, both during his tenure as head coach and afterwards. We not only liked him, we admired him as a man. He had a great generosity of spirit and lived his life trying to help others. We express our condolences to Jane and his children Zak and Kerry.”

One of the Bengals’ original quarterbacks, Wyche was known for his offensive innova-tions as a coach. He led the Bengals to their second Super Bowl during the 1988 season by using a no-huddle offense that forced the league to change its substitution rules.

And that wasn’t the only way he made waves throughout the NFL. A nonconformist in a but-ton-down league, Wyche re-fused to comply with the NFL’s locker room policy for media, ran up the score to settle a per-sonal grudge, and belittled the city of rival Cleveland during his eight seasons in Cincinnati. He later coached Tampa Bay for four seasons.

Wyche was signed by the Bengals for their inaugural sea-son. He got No. 14 — later worn by Ken Anderson and Andy Dalton — and played three sea-sons with Cincinnati, throwing for 12 touchdowns with eight interceptions. He later spent two years in Washington as a backup and a year each in De-troit and St. Louis.

It’s as a coach that he made his mark on offense. The

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Achieving perfection on the big stageYankees legend

Larsen dies at 90Associated Press

NEW YORK — Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday night. He was 90.

He died of esophageal cancer while in hospice in Hayden, Idaho, said Larsen’s agent, An-drew Levy.

In a Christmas Day message on social media, son Scott Larsen said his father was diag-nosed with cancer soon after his annual trip to St. Louis in Au-gust to the St. Louis Browns His-torical Society. He had recently completed radiation therapy.

Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement Thursday that Larsen’s perfect game has “remained unique for 63 years and counting.”

“On a team of many stars, Don illustrated that anyone can make history — even perfection — on our sport’s biggest stage,” Manfred said.

Larsen was the unlikeliest of characters to attain what so many Hall of Famers couldn’t pull off in the Fall Classic. He was 81-91 lifetime, never won more than 11 games in a season and finished an unsightly 3-21 with Baltimore in 1954, the year before he was dealt to the Yan-kees as part of an 18-player trade.

In the 1956 World Series, won in seven games by the Yankees, he was knocked out in the sec-ond inning of Game 2 by the Brooklyn Dodgers and didn’t think he would have another op-portunity to pitch. But when he reached Yankee Stadium on the morning of Oct. 8, he found a baseball in his shoe, the signal from manager Casey Stengel that he would start Game 5.

“I must admit I was shocked,” Larsen wrote in his autobiogra-phy. “I knew I had to do better than the last time, keep the game close and somehow give our team a chance to win. Casey was betting on me, and I was de-termined not to let him down this time.”

The Dodgers and Yankees split the first four games and Stengel liked the deception of Larsen’s no-windup delivery. The manager’s instincts proved correct. The lanky right-hander struck out seven, needed just 97 pitches to tame the Dodgers and only once went to three balls on a batter — against Pee Wee Reese in the first inning.

In winning 2-0, the Yankees themselves only managed five hits against the Dodgers’ Sal Maglie, but scored on Mickey Mantle’s home run and an RBI single by Hank Bauer.

Larsen, selected MVP of the 1956 Series, had two close calls. In the second inning, Jackie Robinson hit a hard grounder that was deflected by third base-man Andy Carey to shortstop Gil McDougald, who threw out Rob-inson. In the fifth, Mantle ran down a long drive to left-center field by Gil Hodges. With two outs in the ninth, pinch-hitter Dale Mitchell took a third strike, completing the perfect game and sending catcher Yogi Berra dashing out from behind the plate to leap into Larsen’s arms.

“When Yogi Berra jumped on me and grabbed with the bear hug, my mind went completely blank,” Larsen wrote in his auto-biography. “I was under friendly attack ... I was swept into the dugout.”

Their celebration remains one of baseball’s most joyous images.

“Don’s perfect game is a defin-ing moment for our franchise, encapsulating a storied era of Yankees success and ranking among the greatest single-game performances in Major League Baseball history,“ the Yankees said in a statement. ”The unmit-igated joy reflected in his em-brace with Yogi Berra after the game’s final out will forever hold a secure place in Yankees lore. It was the pinnacle of base-ball success and a reminder of the incredible, unforgettable things that can take place on a baseball field.”

Born Aug. 7, 1929, in Michigan City, Indiana, Larsen moved with his family to San Diego, where he went to Point Loma High School, the alma mater of another Yankees perfect game pitcher, David Wells. Larsen played basketball and baseball and was signed by the St. Louis Browns for a $500 bonus and $150 a month.

After two minor league sea-sons, Larsen hurt his arm and then spent two years in the Army. He was promoted to the Browns in 1953 and moved with the team to Baltimore the fol-lowing year. He struggled through his 3-21 season but two of the wins were against the Yankees, who insisted he be in-cluded in the trade that also brought pitching star Bob Turley to New York.

Larsen started 1955 with the Yankees’ farm team in Denver, where he went 9-1 and devel-oped the no-windup delivery. Promoted to the majors midway through the season, he finished 9-2 for New York. Larsen went 11-5 the next season and

enjoyed the party atmosphere that came with playing for the Yankees, often running with Mantle, Billy Martin and Whitey Ford in their late-night rounds of the city. On the night before his perfect game, he had been out on the town, believing he was not in Stengel’s plans for the next day.

Larsen pitched in three other World Series. He won Game 2 in 1957 against Hank Aaron and the Milwaukee Braves, but lost the decisive Game 7. He shut out the Braves 4-0 on six hits in Game 3 of the 1958 Series, when New York beat Milwaukee in seven games, and was back in the Bronx with the San Fran-cisco Giants for the 1962 Fall Classic.

Pitching against the Yankees on Oct. 8, the sixth anniversary of his perfect game, he won in relief at Yankee Stadium. After the 1959 season, he was traded to Kansas City in a deal that brought Roger Maris to New York. With the A’s, he went 1-10 in 1960, a reminder of his dread-ful season with the Orioles. He was sent back to the minors where he became a relief pitcher and then moved on to the Giants, Chicago White Sox, Houston, Baltimore and the Chi-cago Cubs.

Larsen retired in 1967 with an 81-91 record over 14 major league seasons. He later worked as a liquor salesman and paper company executive and regu-larly attended the Yankees’ an-nual Old-Timers’ Day celebrations.

When David Cone tossed a perfect game for the Yankees during the 1999 season, Larsen was in attendance after throw-ing out the ceremonial first pitch.

No other pitcher has thrown a perfect game in the postseason, but in 2010 the Phillies’ Roy Hal-laday pitched a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds during the National League Division Series.

“They can never break my re-cord,” Larsen would say. “The best they can do is tie it. October 8, 1956, was a mystical trip through fantasyland. Sometimes I still wonder whether it really all happened.”

Late on Wednesday night, Cone tweeted “RIP my friend” with a photo of himself, Wells and Larsen together on the field at Yankee Stadium.

In addition to his son, Larsen is survived by his wife of 62 years, Corrine; daughter-in-law Nancy; and grandsons Jus-tin and Cody.

Funeral arrangements were pending.

Associated PressNew York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra leaps into the arms of pitcher Don Larsen after Larsen struck out the last Brooklyn Dodgers batter to complete his perfect game during Game 5 of the 1956 World Series in New York. Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw the only perfect game and no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday. He was 90.

Remembering David Stern, and his top accomplishmentsMuch changed in NBA during his long tenture

Tim Reynolds AP basketball writer

MIAMI — Nick Nurse has quite a few reasons to be thankful for David Stern.

The coach of the NBA champion Toronto Rap-tors first encountered Stern around 20 years ago. Nurse, who was coaching in London, met Stern — then the NBA commis-sioner — through a mutual friend and remembers how fascinating it was to have conversations with him. Fast forward a few years, and Nurse had an idea to bring a team from what was then called the NBA Development League to his native Iowa.

Stern and the NBA liked the idea. The Iowa team was born. Nurse was its first coach. The rest is his-tory. And Nurse is one of countless people reflect-ing now on Stern’s impact, after the man who ran the NBA for 30 years died on Wednesday about three weeks following a brain hemorrhage.

“There’s no denying how much he grew the game. He was the leader behind all that,” Nurse said. “Obviously, lots of im-portant people play im-portant roles there, but still, somebody’s got to lead that thing and he was doing that at a level that

was unseen.”For all of Stern’s accom-

plishments — and there are many — growth of the game may be the biggest one of all.

Nurse is the perfect ex-ample. If what is now called the G League wasn’t born, at Stern’s behest, then Nurse probably wouldn’t be coaching the reigning champions right now. And if Stern didn’t push to reach out into more markets, including Canada, then the Raptors might not even exist.

“This was his baby,” To-ronto guard Kyle Lowry said. “He helped grow this

thing into what it is today. And you’ve got to give him a lot — I wouldn’t say all — but a whole lot of the credit.”

Stern, when he stepped down as commissioner, said growth of the league was his top achievement.

“My greatest accom-plishment was in hiring the now 1,200 people — that used to be 24 — that have taken the league to where it is,” he said.

Some of Stern’s other accomplishments of note:

ALL-STAR WEEKEND

Stern turned the NBA’s

All-Star Game — which long predated his work with the league — into a weekend festival. The slam dunk contest was added in 1984, the 3-point contest in 1986, what started as the rookie game arrived in 1994 and the skills contest was born in 2003.

The game itself, always held on Sunday night to cap the weekend, is now just a part of the show.

“It was a showcase of what David Stern knew was the backbone of the NBA — its stars,” Larry Bird, the first 3-point con-test winner, said in 2014.

EQUALITYBoston’s Bill Russell

was arguably the first black player to achieve su-perstar status in the NBA, though Stern wasn’t al-ways a fan. He rooted for the Knicks, not the Celtics, and thought Harry Galla-tin was a better player.

“That’s what fanship does,” Stern said.

In the end, Russell might have become Stern’s favorite player.

Stern loved Russell. He loved the way he ex-pressed his political views. He loved his grouchiness. And when Stern saw the way Russell and Bob Cousy — a star white guard for Boston — played seamlessly together, he had a realization.

“Our sport was under duress because people said it was getting too black,” Stern said in his Hall of Fame induction speech. “I remembered this guy named Russell who played with this other guy named Cousy. The best basketball that I think ever existed in the world and it dawned on me that we had something to teach the world.”

With that, equality — all sorts of it, including racial and gender — became a passion of Stern’s. He championed the creation of the WNBA. He was Magic Johnson’s biggest advocate when the Lakers star announced he had been diagnosed with HIV in 1991. And he supported Johnson when he returned to the league after his first retirement, plus pushed

for him to be part of the first Olympic “Dream Team” in 1992.

“We were able to change the world,” Johnson said.

DRAFT LOTTERYThe formula and the sys-

tem has been tweaked a bit in recent years, but Stern also oversaw the league when the draft lot-tery was added and first used in 1985.

In short, the lottery al-lows non-playoff teams a chance to choose first in the next NBA draft. The NHL subsequently added a lottery of its own.

It didn’t stop NBA teams from tanking, despite Stern’s hopes otherwise.

“The draft lottery is re-sponsible only for amelio-rating the possible side effects of having the same kind of draft that others have,” Stern said.

SALARY CAPStern inherited a trou-

bled league — some teams were in terrible financial shape — when he became commissioner in 1984, and at that time adding a salary cap was considered risky.

Stern knew it would work. He was right, of course. The first cap was $3.6 million. The cap now is around $109 million. What it does, in simplest terms, is make the teams and the players partners: If one side succeeds financially, so does the other side.

There was labor strife on his watch, numerous times — but the game has never been on better fi-nancial footing than it is now.

Associated PressFormer Boston Celtics player Bill Russell, left, hugs NBA Commissioner David Stern during an award ceremony for the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at Harvard University, Oct. 2, 2013, in Cambridge, Mass. Stern, who spent 30 years as the NBA’s longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global power, died on New Year’s Day. He was 77.

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TODAY’S SPORTSMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. (ESPN2) UCF at Houston7 p.m. (ESPNU) Wright State at Oakland7 p.m. (FS1) Wisconsin at Ohio State9 p.m. (ESPNU) Temple at Tulsa9 p.m. (FS1) Georgetown at Seton Hall3 a.m. (FSNFL) Georgetown at Seton Hall (Same-day Tape) 4:30 a.m. (ESPNU) UCF at Houston (Same-day Tape)

NBA7 p.m. (FSNFL) (SUN) Miami Heat at Orlando Magic8 p.m. (ESPN) Philadelphia 76ers at Houston Rockets10:30 p.m. (ESPN) New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers2 a.m. (ESPN2) New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers (Same-day Tape)

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL9 p.m. (ESPN2) Patrick School (N.J.) vs. Sierra Canyon (Calif.)3 a.m. (ESPNU) Patrick School (N.J.) vs. Sierra Canyon (Calif.) (Same-day Tape)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 a.m. (ESPNU) TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl: Boston Col-lege vs Cincinnati (Taped) 8:30 a.m. (ESPNU) TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Indiana vs Tennes-see (Taped) 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs Nevada5 p.m. (ACCN) TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl: Boston Col-lege vs Cincinnati (Taped) 7 p.m. (SEC) Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech vs Kentucky (Taped) 10 p.m. (SEC) Outback Bowl: Minnesota vs Auburn (Taped) 12 a.m. (ESPNU) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs Ne-vada (Same-day Tape)

GOLF 6 p.m. (GOLF) PGA Tour Sentry Tournament of Champions, Second Round

HOCKEY 2 p.m. (NHL) St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche (Taped)3 p.m. (NHL) New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders (Taped)7 p.m. (NBCSPT) Western Michigan at Notre Dame7:30 p.m. (NHL) Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

TENNIS 6 a.m. (TENNIS) ATP Cup Day 1 Group Stage3 a.m. (TENNIS) ATP Cup Day 2 Group Stage

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Bengals hired him as head coach in 1984, and he soon showed a knack for going against the grain. During a game against San Francisco in 1987, he chose to try to run out the clock on fourth down rather than punt or take a safety — the safe choices. When the play failed, Joe Montana got a chance to throw a winning touchdown pass to Jerry Rice, an ending that’s still re-membered among the league’s most improbable finishes.

He put his fingerprints on NFL of-fense with Boomer Esiason as the quarterback. He developed what he called a “sugar huddle” that had his team group near the line after a sub-stitution. If the defense tried to match the substitution, he’d have the offense snap the ball and catch it with too many players on the field. The NFL eventually adopted a rule allowing defenses to match an offense’s substi-tution before the ball is snapped.

Cincinnati reached the Super Bowl in the 1988 season and lost to the 49ers again on Montana’s touchdown pass with 34 seconds to go.

Wyche loved to push the envelope on offense and loved to go against standard wisdom. A Steelers assistant coach dubbed him “Wicky Wacky” for his go-against-the-grain mentality.

It wasn’t just in the playbook where he showed an independent streak. He developed a history of fines and feuds. He defied league policy by bar-ring reporters from the locker room following a last-minute loss to Seattle in 1989 and clamped a gag order on

his players, resulting in a $3,000 fine from the league. A year later, he de-fied then-commissioner Paul Tagli-abue and barred a female reporter from the locker room. He was unre-pentant despite a $27,941 fine.

Wyche also famously took a jab at Cleveland during a game against the Seahawks at Riverfront Stadium in 1989. When fans started pelting play-ers with snowballs, Wyche grabbed the public address announcer’s mi-crophone and told fans, “You don’t live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati.”

He also feuded with Houston Oilers coach Jerry Glanville, whom he called a phony. He had the Bengals make an onside kick when they led Glanville’s team by 45 points, and Wyche waved derisively at Glanville as he ran off the field following a 61-7 win near the end of the 1989 season.

During his eight seasons in Cincin-nati, Wyche’s teams went 61-66 in the regular season and 3-2 in the playoffs. The Bengals never had consecutive winning seasons, and they made the playoffs just twice during his eight years.

His career ended with more contro-versy after the 1991 season — owner Mike Brown announced that Wyche had quit during their end-of-the- season meeting, but Wyche insisted he was fired with two years left on his contract.

The Buccaneers hired him for the 1992 season and finished 5-11. Tampa Bay went 23-41 in his four seasons.

Wyche later served as quarterbacks coach in Buffalo and later became a volunteer offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for a high school in South Carolina.

Sentry Tournament of Champions

ThursdayAt Plantation Course at Kapalua

Kapalua, Maui, HawaiiPurse: $6.7 million

Yardage: 7,596; Par 73 (36-37)First Round

Joaquin Niemann 32-34 —66 - 7 Justin Thomas 35-32 —67 - 6 Matt Kuchar 33-35 —68 - 5 Rickie Fowler 33-35 —68 - 5 Tyler Duncan 36-33 —69 - 4 Matthew Wolff 35-34 —69 - 4 Patrick Cantlay 34-35 —69 - 4 Jon Rahm 34-35 —69 - 4 Xander Schauffele 34-35 —69 - 4 J.T. Poston 36-34 —70 - 3 Brendon Todd 37-34 —71 - 2 Lanto Griffin 33-38 —71 - 2 Nate Lashley 34-37 —71 - 2 Collin Morikawa 38-33 —71 - 2 Ryan Palmer 36-35 —71 - 2 Sebastian Munoz 35-37 —72 - 1 Dylan Frittelli 37-35 —72 - 1 Sung Kang 35-37 —72 - 1 Dustin Johnson 35-37 —72 - 1 Kevin Kisner 36-36 —72 - 1 Patrick Reed 38-34 —72 - 1 Jim Herman 35-38 —73 E Cameron Champ 37-36 —73 E Corey Conners 36-37 —73 E Gary Woodland 36-37 —73 E Martin Trainer 37-37 —74 + 1 Adam Long 36-38 —74 + 1 Graeme McDowell 39-35 —74 + 1 Paul Casey 38-36 —74 + 1 Chez Reavie 36-38 —74 + 1 Max Homa 38-37 —75 + 2 Kevin Na 38-38 —76 + 3 Keith Mitchell 36-40 —76 + 3 J.B. Holmes 37-41 —78 +5

HOCKEYNHL standingsEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GABoston 42 24 7 11 59 139 107Toronto 42 23 14 5 51 152 135Tampa Bay 39 22 13 4 48 139 121Florida 40 21 14 5 47 145 137Buffalo 42 18 17 7 43 124 133Montreal 41 18 17 6 42 132 133Ottawa 41 16 20 5 37 114 138Detroit 41 10 28 3 23 89 157

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAWashington 41 27 9 5 59 146 122N.Y. Islanders 39 25 11 3 53 115 102Pittsburgh 40 24 11 5 53 138 107Carolina 40 24 14 2 50 136 112Philadelphia 40 22 13 5 49 127 118Columbus 41 19 14 8 46 107 113N.Y. Rangers 39 19 16 4 42 129 132New Jersey 40 15 19 6 36 104 139

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GASt. Louis 41 26 9 6 58 128 107Colorado 40 23 13 4 50 144 119Dallas 41 23 14 4 50 111 103Winnipeg 41 22 16 3 47 128 126Minnesota 41 19 17 5 43 126 137Nashville 39 18 15 6 42 134 131Chicago 41 18 17 6 42 118 132

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAVegas 43 22 15 6 50 134 125Arizona 42 22 16 4 48 118 108Edmonton 43 21 17 5 47 127 137Vancouver 40 21 15 4 46 132 119Calgary 42 20 17 5 45 114 127San Jose 42 18 21 3 39 112 141Los Angeles 42 17 21 4 38 109 132Anaheim 40 16 19 5 37 103 124NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for over-time loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to play-offs.

Wednesday’s GameDallas 4, Nashville 2

Thursday’s GamesColumbus 2, Boston 1, OTBuffalo 3, Edmonton 2, OTTampa Bay 2, Montreal 1New Jersey 2, N.Y. Islanders 1San Jose 3, Pittsburgh 2, OTFlorida 6, Ottawa 3Toronto 6, Winnipeg 3Anaheim at Arizona, lateN.Y. Rangers at Calgary, lateSt. Louis at Colorado, lateChicago at Vancouver, latePhiladelphia at Vegas, late

Today’s GamesWashington at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesEdmonton at Boston, 1 p.m.Florida at Buffalo, 1 p.m.San Jose at Columbus, 1 p.m.Winnipeg at Minnesota, 2 p.m.St. Louis at Vegas, 4 p.m.Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m.Colorado at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Arizona, 8 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Nashville at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesSan Jose at Washington, 12:30 p.m.Tampa Bay at Carolina, 5 p.m.Florida at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.Calgary at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Detroit at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

BASKETBALLNBA standings

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBBoston 23 8 .742 —Toronto 23 12 .657 2Philadelphia 23 13 .639 2½Brooklyn 16 17 .485 8New York 10 24 .294 14½

Southeast Division W L Pct GBMiami 25 9 .735 —Orlando 15 19 .441 10Charlotte 14 23 .378 12½Washington 10 23 .303 14½Atlanta 7 27 .206 18

Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 31 5 .861 —Indiana 22 13 .629 8½Chicago 13 22 .371 17½Detroit 12 22 .353 18Cleveland 10 24 .294 20

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBHouston 23 11 .676 —Dallas 22 12 .647 1San Antonio 14 19 .424 8½Memphis 13 21 .382 10New Orleans 11 23 .324 12

Northwest Division W L Pct GBDenver 24 10 .706 —Utah 22 12 .647 2Oklahoma City 19 15 .559 5Portland 14 21 .400 10½Minnesota 13 21 .382 11

Pacific Division W L Pct GBL.A. Lakers 27 7 .794 —L.A. Clippers 24 11 .686 3½Phoenix 13 21 .382 14Sacramento 12 22 .353 15Golden State 9 27 .250 19

Wednesday’s Games

Orlando 122, Washington 101New York 117, Portland 93Milwaukee 106, Minnesota 104L.A. Lakers 117, Phoenix 107

Thursday’s GamesCharlotte 109, Cleveland 106Denver 124, Indiana 116Miami 84, Toronto 76Minnesota 99, Golden State 84Utah 102, Chicago 98Dallas 123, Brooklyn 111Oklahoma City 109, San Antonio 103Memphis at Sacramento, lateDetroit at L.A. Clippers, late

Today’s GamesAtlanta at Boston, 7 p.m.Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.Portland at Washington, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Houston, 8 p.m.New York at Phoenix, 9 p.m.New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesMemphis at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.Toronto at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.Utah at Orlando, 7 p.m.Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.Denver at Washington, 8 p.m.Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Detroit at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesNew York at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.Portland at Miami, 6 p.m.Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.Memphis at Phoenix, 8 p.m.Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONSBASEBALL

Major League BaseballMLB — Announced New York Yankees

pitcher Domingo German accepted an 81-game suspension under Major League Base-ball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Signed C Kevin Plawecki to a one-year contract. Designated 1B-OF Sam Travis for assignment.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Luis Robert on a six-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Doug Mathis bullpen coach and Darwin Barney manager of Nashville (PCL). Signed OF Henry Ramos to minor league contract.

Frontier LeagueFLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed LHP

George Faue to a contract extension. Signed RHP Tyler Gibson and RHP John LaRossa.

Pacific Coast LeagueNASHVILLE SOUNDS — Named Greg Hib-

bard pitching coach, Chase Lambin hitting coach and Tyler Graham coach.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

NBA — Fined Sacramento C Dewayne Ded-mon $50,000 by the NBA for public statements detrimental to the NBA and its teams.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS — Announced the res-ignations of defensive passing game coordina-tor and secondary coach Jerome Henderson and assistant defensive line coach Travis Jones.

DETROIT LIONS — Announced the resigna-tion of defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni. Announced defensive line coach Jeff Davidson is taking an indefinite leave from coaching.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Jack Del Rio defensive coordinator.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled D Chris Wideman from San Diego (AHL).

ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned F Michael Chaput to Tucson (AHL).

BUFFALO SABRES — Traded D Marco Scandella to the Montreal Canadiens for a fourth-round draft pick. Acquired F Michael Fro-lik from the Calgary Flames for Montreal’s fourth round draft pick.

DALLAS STARS — Recalled LW Joel Kivi-ranta from Texas (AHL).

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Magic say Isaac out 2 months, possibly moreORLANDO — The Orlando Magic are

bracing to be without forward Jonathan Isaac for at least two months and possi-bly more, after tests Thursday showed an injury to the posterior lateral corner of his left knee as well as a bone bruise.

The Magic said Isaac — who is off to the best statistical start of his career, par-ticularly on the defensive end — will be out indefinitely, won’t be re-evaluated for at least eight weeks and that surgery may still be an option.

“While this certainly is disappointing news, there was no damage to his ACL, MCL and PCL ligaments,” Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman said. “All signs point to a complete recovery and this should not impact his future growth.”

Isaac has started 32 of Orlando’s 34 games this season and was having the best year of his three-year career — his per-game averages of 12.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 1.6 steals and 1.4 assists are all career-bests.

Isaac was hurt in the first quarter of Orlan-do’s win over Washington on Wednesday.

Yanks’ German suspended for domestic violence

NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Do-mingo Germán will miss the first 63 games of the 2020 season as part of an 81-game ban for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.

The league announced the suspension Thursday. Germán has agreed not to appeal.

Germán was put on administrative

leave on Sept. 19 while MLB investigated an alleged domestic violence incident in-volving his girlfriend, with whom he has at least one child. He missed the final nine games of the 2019 regular season and all nine of New York’s postseason games. Those missed games will count toward his ban.

Germán will be eligible to return June 5 against Tampa Bay, barring any postponements.

Germán will participate in a treatment program and will also make a contribu-tion to Sanctuary for Families, a New York-based nonprofit group that aids vic-tims of domestic violence.

Wayne, Polamalu finalists for HOF in 1st year eligible

Reggie Wayne and Troy Polamalu are among 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s modern-day 2020 class.

The former Colts receiver and Steelers safety are joined by five others who have never been finalists: Packers safety LeRoy Butler; Rams receiver Torry Holt; Panthers linebacker Sam Mills; Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas; and 49ers de-fensive tackle Bryant Young.

They are joined by past finalists Bron-cos/Jets safety Steve Atwater; Jaguars tackle Tony Boselli; Rams/49ers receiver Isaac Bruce; Steelers/Jets/Cardinals guard Alan Faneca; Seahawks/Vikings/Titans guard Steve Hutchinson; Colts/Cardinals/Seahawks running back Edg-errin James; Buccaneers/Broncos safety John Lynch; and Patriots/Raiders defen-sive lineman Richard Seymour.

— From wire reports

SPORTS BRIEFS

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helpful for my career, for my future.”It appeared to help in the first

round of the new year, and Niemann had plenty of company.

Warm sunshine and moderate wind for these parts also helped. The wind was reasonable enough for the tour to use all the new back tees that were part of the refinement project.

Kapalua still provided its usual punishment for missed shots, however.

Dustin Johnson, a two-time winner at Kapalua, made six birdies and an eagle. That was barely enough to off-set his double bogey on the par-5 ninth and four other bogeys, most of them because of wild tee shots. He had to reload on No. 9. He went into the waist-high grass left of the 12th, right of the 14th and had only seven pars. That added to a 72.

Cantlay had few complaints after a 69. His only mistake was a tee shot into the weeds right of the third hole for a double bogey. He made a 30-foot eagle putt two holes later and didn’t drop a shot the rest of the way.

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Sonny Milano also scored for the Blue Jackets, tying the game two minutes into the third period. Dubois won it by finishing off a 2-on-1 rush with Seth Jones.

David Pastrnak scored his 30th goal of the season for Boston, and Tuukka Rask made 31 saves as the Bruins lost in over-time or a shootout for the third time in four games.

Columbus seemed to score in the first 17 seconds when Gustav Nyquist beat Rask, but the replay showed goaltender in-terference and the goal was waved off. Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella, who was fined $20,000 by the NHL for criticiz-ing the officials after Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, held his temper.

Devils 2, Islanders 1UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Nico Hischier

scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 shots, and New Jersey beat the Islanders.

P.K. Subban also scored to help the Devils win their third straight and improve

to 6-2-1 in their last nine games.Brock Nelson scored for New York and

Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves as the Islanders lost their fourth straight at Nas-sau Coliseum.

Hischier extended his point streak to three games when he scored the go-ahead goal at 1:09 of the third.

Panthers 6, Senators 3OTTAWA, Ontario — Frank Vatrano

scored the deciding goal as part of Flori-da’s four-goal outburst in the second period.

Evgenii Dadonov scored his second power-play goal of the game to tie it at 2-all for Florida (21-14-5), and 89 seconds later Noel Acciari gave the Panthers the lead. Vatrano and Colton Sceviour scored 44 seconds apart in the final minute of the second period to put the game out of reach. Jonathan Huberdeau added an empty-net goal in the third to round out the scoring for Florida.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves and earned his first road win since Oct. 30.

Tyler Ennis and Chris Tierney scored in the first period to give Ottawa (16-20-5) a 2-1 lead heading into the first break. Con-nor Brown scored in the third. Craig Ander-son stopped 25 shots for the Senators.

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Ridder, No. 23 Cincy romp over BCBearcats

bounce back in Birmingham

John Zenor AP sports writer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Desmond Ridder and No. 23 Cincinnati wrote a much happier ending to their season.

Ridder ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns and threw a scoring pass to lead No. 23 Cincinnati to a 38-6 victory over Boston College on Thursday in the lightning-delayed Bir-mingham Bowl.

It was a cathartic win for a team coming off back-to-back losses to No. 15 Mem-phis, including in the American Athletic Confer-ence championship game.

“I don’t know if you guys ever lost a conference championship, but that’s not a good taste,“ said Rid-der, who missed the regular- season finale with a sore throwing shoulder. “If we had lost today, three losses in the end, that’s not a good taste for anyone.”

They didn’t have to worry about that possibil-ity for long, dominating after the delay of about 1 1/2 hours midway through the first quarter.

The Bearcats (11-3) reached 11 wins for the second straight season and fourth in program history.

“There was a bad taste in our mouth,” Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell said. “And kind of the way the night went with the weather and things like

that, and the delay. There was some talk about, ‘Hey, this thing might not get off.’

“There was no way that I was going to leave Bir-mingham without those seniors and those guys in that locker room having an opportunity to go out there and put their hard work on display for one another. If we had to stay here ‘til midnight, we would have stayed here ‘til midnight because those guys de-served that.”

The Eagles (6-7) were outgained 459-164 in total

yards to finish a turbulent postseason. Coach Steve Addazio was fired after seven seasons and star tailback A.J. Dillon de-clared for the NFL draft and skipped the bowl game.

Dillon was clearly missed. Wide receivers coach Rich Gunnell led the team through the bowl game, while newly hired Jeff Hafley was on hand as a spectator after finishing his duties as Ohio State’s co-defensive coordinator.

“We just didn’t come out and play well,” Gunnell

said. “We got our butts kicked.”

Boston College got its only points on special teams. Mike Palmer blocked a field goal and Brandon Sebastian scooped it up and re-turned it 67 yards in the third quarter.

Ridder had two 13-yard scoring runs and a 14-yarder, setting a Cincin-nati bowl record for rush-ing and total TDs. He had 21 carries and also passed for 95 yards with an 8-yard score to Malick Mbodj be-fore leaving the game

early in the fourth quarter.

Michael Warren Jr. also had 105 yards on 21 carries.

THE TAKEAWAYBoston College: Couldn’t

generate any consistent of-fense and clearly missed Dillon. Other than two big plays in the first half, the Eagles produced just 32 yards on 27 plays. David Bailey gained 28 yards on eight carries in Dillon’s place.

Cincinnati : Was

dominant on both sides of the ball. The program’s only other 11-win seasons came under Brian Kelly in 2008 and 2009. The de-fense set up a touchdown with Ethan Tucky’s forced fumble.

DEJA VUThe weather delay

likely brought back some memories for Boston Col-lege fans and players. They were part of a bowl game in Dallas last year that was canceled after a delay of similar length, also in the first quarter and also against a No. 23-ranked team, Boise State.

“In our guys’ minds, the coaches’ minds, we’re like, ‘Here we go again,’” Gun-nell said. “It’s literally lightning strikes twice in the same place. It’s weird how it all worked out.”

BAD WAY TO GOIt wasn’t how Boston

College seniors like wide receiver Ben Glines wanted to end their col-lege careers. “It’s tough to go out like this,” Glines said. “It stings. It’ll sting until the next time I step on the football field.”

UP NEXTBoston College: Already

had time to start adapting to the biggest loss: Dillon. Returns most other start-ers to begin the Hafley era.

Cincinnati: Must re-place a number of key players, including stand-out tight end Josiah De-guara and linebackers Perry Young and Bryan Wright. Ridder and War-ren are set to return.

Associated PressCincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder (9) carries the ball for a touchdown against Boston College during the first half of the Birmingham Bowl on Thursday in Birmingham, Ala.

Heat put clamps on Raptors

Nuggets rally in second-half to top Pacers

Associated Press

MIAMI — Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 14 re-bounds, and the Miami Heat put together their best defensive perfor-mance of the season in an 84-76 victory over the To-ronto Raptors on Thurs-day night.

Tyler Herro and Goran Dragic each scored 13 points for Miami, which is now 2-0 against the Rap-tors this season and im-proved to 9-0 after a loss. The Heat and Milwaukee are the only teams to not lose consecutive games this season.

Derrick Jones Jr. scored 10 points and Jimmy But-ler finished with eight points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Miami.

Serge Ibaka had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto. Kyle Lowry scored 15 points, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 13 and OG Anunoby had 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Raptors shot only 31.5% and were 6 for 42 from 3-point range.

That came after Miami had a long practice Tues-day, upset with how its

defense was awful the night before in a loss to Washington.

There was a pregame tribute and moment of si-lence for former NBA Commissioner David Stern, who died Wednes-day at the age of 77. Both the Raptors and the Heat were born under Stern’s leadership of the league.

“There probably is some serendipity to this game, to have the expansion of the league ... it’s a byprod-uct of his leadership and vision,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Miami set a season-best for points allowed by a huge margin; the previous Heat low in that depart-ment this season was 94 against New Orleans on Nov. 16. Toronto’s previous season low for points was 88, in a loss to the Los An-geles Clippers on Nov. 11.

Anunoby was fouled on a 3-point try with 1:21 left in the third, making all three free throws to tie the game at 60. It was Toron-to’s second time cashing in on such a foul in the game, after Lowry went 3 for 3 in that situation late in the first quarter.

But the Heat went on a 17-5 run in the fourth and held Toronto to 16 points in the final 12 minutes.

Nuggets 124, Pacers 116

INDIANAPOLIS — Michael

Porter Jr. scored a career- high 25 points and Jamal Murray added 22, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 124-116 victory over the Indi-ana Pacers.

The Nuggets have won three of four and earned this one despite having Nikola Jokic in serious foul trouble all night. Jokic finished with 22 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and seven rebounds.

Hornets 109, Cavaliers 106

CLEVELAND — Devonte’ Graham hit a 3-pointer with 26 seconds left to break a tie and cap Charlotte’s late rally in the Hornets’ 109-106 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Timberwolves 99, Warriors 84

MINNEAPOLIS — Shabazz Napier and Robert Covington each scored 20 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State War-riors 99-84 in a matchup of injury-ravaged teams.

Jazz 102, Bulls 98CHICAGO — Bojan Bog-

danovic scored 19 points and the surging Utah Jazz held off the Chicago Bulls 102-98.

Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert each scored 17 for Utah. Mitchell hit two free throws with 19 seconds re-maining, and Gobert had 12 rebounds.

Associated PressToronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet, center, drives to the basket as Miami Heat forward Meyers Leonard, left, center Bam Adebayo, center, and guard Kendrick Nunn (25) defend during the first half of Thursday’s game in Miami.

Tennessee strikes late, stuns Indiana in Gator Bowl

Two TDs within 30 seconds fuels win

Mark Long AP sports writer

JACKSONVILLE — Tennessee scored two touchdowns in a late 30-second span, using an onside kick to help erase a double-digit deficit and holding on to stun Indiana 23-22 in the Gator Bowl on Thursday night.

The Volunteers (8-5) closed out coach Jeremy Pruitt’s second season with their sixth consecutive victory and won their fourth straight bowl, first since 2016.

Logan Justus missed an extra point in the third quarter that turned out to be costly and was wide right on a 52-yard field goal attempt with 2:12 remaining. Justus’ kick had the distance but sailed just outside the right upright.

Tennessee punted with 1:02 remain-ing, but Indiana failed to get back into field goal range.

The Hoosiers (8-5) looked to be in con-trol in the second half after scoring two touchdowns in a 1:13 span, the second one coming on Jamar Johnson’s 63-yard interception return, and adding a pair of field goals.

Indiana was up 22-9 before Tennessee scored twice in the final 5 minutes to retake the lead.

Quavaris Crouch scored on a 1-yard plunge and then fellow running back Eric Gray recovered a surprise onside kick that barely went the mandatory 10 yards. Gray scored from 16 yards out a few plays later to put the Vols on top for good.

THE TAKEAWAYIndiana: The Hoosiers have to find a

replacement for offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer, who stayed for the bowl game after getting the head coaching job at Fresno State. DeBoer gets much of the credit for Indiana’s offensive turnaround. The Hoosiers ranked sec-ond in the Big Ten in total offense. Coach Tom Allen is expected to at least consider promoting assistant head coach/running backs coach Mike Hart.

Tennessee: Jarrett Guarantano is far from guaranteed to be the team’s start-ing quarterback next season, especially after a two-interception performance. The Vols signed Harrison Bailey from Marietta (Ga.) High, and the incoming freshman is expected to enroll this month and compete for the job in spring practice. Bailey led his team to its first state title in 52 years and should, at the very least, push Guarantano for the job.

JENNINGS PLAYSTennessee receiver Jauan Jennings,

who was suspended for the first half for stepping on an opponent in the regular- season finale, had to wait until the fourth quarter to touch the ball. Jennings had

receptions of 22 and 5 yards, setting up the first of the two late touchdowns.

ODD CALLSAllen had two game-management is-

sues that might have cost his team points.

The Hoosier moved the ball to the 6-yard line in the waning seconds of the first half, but instead of calling timeout, Allen had Ramsey line up and spike the ball with 3 seconds remaining. They could have used their final timeout much earlier, taken a shot into the end zone and still had time for a field goal.

Allen also ran onto the field and called timeout just before the snap, ne-gating a touchdown run. Fortunately for Allen, his team scored two plays later.

KEY INJURIESIndiana played its second consecu-

tive game without leading rusher Stevie Scott. Scott warmed up with teammates, but did not play. ... Tennessee line-backer Daniel Bituli injured his right eye in the third quarter, returned on the next series and could be seen covering it with his hand to get calls from the sideline. ... Indiana tight end Peyton Hendershot injured his right short on a tackle but later returned.

SPURRIER BOOEDTennessee fans showed no love for

former Florida coach Steve Spurrier.The Head Ball Coach was one of sev-

eral coaches and players on hand for the 75th edition of the Gator Bowl. All of them played or coached in the bowl and were recognized on the field shortly be-fore kickoff.

The list included former Tennessee coach and current Vols athletic director Phillip Fulmer, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Floyd Little, Ole Miss great Archie Manning, former Ten-nessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs and longtime Tennessee AD Doug Dickey, who played and coached at Florida.

Dobbs got the loudest ovation.Spurrier was roundly booed, hardly a

surprise given he went 8-4 against Ten-nessee as Florida’s coach (1990-2001) and had famous lines like: “You can’t spell Citrus without U-T.”

UP NEXTIndiana: Injured quarterback Mi-

chael Penix and several other offensive starters return next season, which be-gins with Indian’s toughest road opener since playing at then-No. 7 Notre Dame in 1991. The Hoosiers open at Wisconsin on Sept. 5.

Tennessee: The Vols will have to re-place five key starters: receivers Jen-nings and Marquez Callaway, linebackers Darrell Taylor and Bituli, and safety Nigel Warrior. Junior guard Trey Smith could leave early for the NFL. Tennessee opens next season against Charlotte on Sept. 5 and plays at Oklahoma the following week.

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The Citrus Watercolor Society (CWS) has a resource of talented

artists from which to draw for monthly society meet-ing demonstrations. Such talent is exhibited by Her-nando artist Darla Gold-berg, the demonstrator at the CWS Jan. 10 meeting.

Darla is originally from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. There, she had a private practice as an ocularist, making and fitting artificial eyes. Ocularistry takes a lot of artistic skill, as each eye, or prosthesis, is handmade and handpainted. This, along with the required medical knowledge, makes this a challenging profession.

Darla Retired to Florida in 2007. Retirement gave her an opportunity to pur-sue other artistic interests.

“When I moved to Flor-ida, I had no experience painting in watercolors. Some friends invited me to try the Watercolor Club and I decided to check it out,” she said. “The diver-sity, vibrance and beauty of the paintings I saw really surprised me. I joined at that first meeting I at-tended and never looked back.”

Since then, Darla has taken many classes and workshops. She developed the habit of painting and drawing every day. As a re-sult, she has won numer-ous local awards and best in shows, including our own CWS Homosassa Wild-life Park Show & Sale.

Darla has become a gen-erous and enthusiastic teacher. Her students ben-efit from her diverse back-ground and serious dedication to teaching skills that they can use to be successful. Darla is a member of the Citrus Wa-tercolor Society.

Darla Goldberg will con-duct a two-day workshop on Saturday, Jan. 11 and Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Whisperings Pines Recre-ation facility in Inverness. How do you put it all to-gether? How do eyes, ex-pression, color choices and other factors join to convey a desired message or feel-ing? Join Darla for this two-day workshop and find out.

Through a series of demos and painting prac-tices and a heavy dose of fun, you will explore how to strike just the mood for which you are looking.

Bring some of your pieces that you might have questions about or feel they aren’t quite “there” yet.

Members of the Citrus Watercolor Society enjoy a “Painting of the Month” competition in October, November, January, Febru-ary, March and April. They have opportunities to show and sell their work, take workshops and more.

Visit www.citruswater colorsociety.org. The Citrus Watercolor Society meets at noon the second Friday of every month, except July, at the Family Center of the First Christian Church of Inverness, 2018 Colonade St., Inverness.

Norm Freyer handles publicity for the Citrus Watercolor Society.

Special to the Chronicle

A rollicking, foot-stomping country and western musical opens next weekend at the Art Center Theatre for a three- weekend run.

“Honky Tonk Angels” com-bines over 30 classic country tunes with a hilarious story about three gutsy women who are determined to better their lives and follow their dreams to Nashville.

The all-hit song list includes “I’ll Fly Away,” “Stand by Your Man,” “9 to 5,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Ode to Billy Jo,” “These Boots Are Made for Walking,” “Rocky Top,” “I Will Always Love You” and many more.

Directed by Danielle Flury-Downey, the cast includes Sandy Mosley as Angela, Sharon Vetter as Sue Ann and Ashlyn Gibbs as Darlene. The chorus includes Dorothy Fitzgerald, Julie Im-brogno, and Malia Latu.

The singers are backed by an orchestra consisting of Danielle

Flury-Downey on piano, Richard Flury on acoustic gui-tar, Chris Patti on electric guitar, Tim Heusinger on drums and Charles Vaughn on bass guitar.

Harlin Vermeer is the stage manager, Mary Stansfield is the assistant stage manager and Frank Hofstetter as stage crew.

The play will be produced on a set designed by Harry Lewis and built by a team of set- builders led by construction co-ordinator Gary Boesch. Decora-tive set painting is by Sharon Harris, Dianna Haynes, Hannah Haynes and Laura Haynes. Cos-tuming is by Karrie Bailey and the lighting and sound design is by Eayn Flanagan.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, and Saturday, Jan. 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. On Saturday, Jan. 18, the performance will be at 2 p.m. in-stead of 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $21 and are avail-able at the box office on the Art Center campus at 2644 N. An-napolis Ave. or by calling 352-746-7606.

Kathy turner thompsonSpecial to the Chronicle

The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum is pleased to announce its first juried art quilt exhibit to be unveiled in October

2020. The exhibition is titled “Community” and the museum is putting out a call for en-tries statewide. Both accomplished quilt art-ists and conventional quilters looking to try something new are encouraged to enter.

Selected pieces will express the artist’s vi-sion of community. Cash prizes will be of-fered for the top three quilts: $200 for first place, $150 for second place and $100 for third place. Museum guests will also have the opportunity to vote on their favorite quilt. The Viewer’s Choice winner will receive $50.

The deadline for entries is Sept. 1, so mark your calendars and get your creativity flow-ing! For an entry fee of $10, each artist may submit up to two art quilts, sized between 20-by-20 to 38-by-38.

Full rules and regulations, as well as entry form can be found at www.cccourthouse.org/quilt2020.php. For questions, call 352-341-6428 or email mfwquilt@gmail.com.

The musical lineup for the 2020 Music at the Museum will offer a variety of musicians and entertainment.

On Jan. 16, Richard Smith and Julie Adams will appear. An acoustic duo, who combines world-renowned fingerstyle guitarist Richard Smith and versatile cellist Julie Adams.

Thursday, Feb. 20, offers Greta Pope and the Spaniels: “Motown ... Pride of the Motor City.” Greta Pope is an award-winning, inter-nationally acclaimed entertainer. She has de-lighted audiences throughout the world, performing styles from jazz to opera to Broadway with ease and flair. The museum is proud to welcome her and the Spaniels to perform all your Motown favorites, including The Supremes, The Temptations, Ike and Tina Turner, Martha and the Vandellas and more.

Thursday, March 19, brings the Joe Donato Jazz Band. A true saxophone and woodwind legend, Joe Donato and his band’s unique performance style and improvisational tech-niques reflect a wide variety of musical influences.

And April 16, Craig Singleton and the Big City Band is on stage. Singleton is an award-winning professional musician, vocal-ist and entertainer. At the museum, he will transport us back to the golden age of Ameri-can music, performing songs from the Great American Songbook with his Big City Band. For more information, call 352-341-6428 or email citruscountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

Also at the museum, “Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow” and “Centennial Faces” will be on exhibit January through March 2020.

“Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow’ explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War. When slavery ended in 1865, a period of reconstruction began, lead-ing to such achievements as the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution. By 1868, all persons born in the United States were citizens and equal under the law. How-ever, efforts to create an interracial democ-racy were contested from the start. A harsh backlash ensued, ushering in a half century of the “separate but equal” age of Jim Crow.

This exhibition has been organized by the New York Historical Society.

“Centennial Faces,” a se-lection from Florida State Archives Alvan S. Harper Photographic Collection, gives us a fresh perspective on the lives of African-Ameri-can citizens in Tallahassee at the turn of the century. The 49 photographs presented in this exhibit are only a frac-

tion of the 2,000 glass-plate negatives in collection.

Also returning is the 2020 Coffee and Con-versations Speakers Series sponsored by the Florida Humanities Council and the Citrus County Historical Society Inc.

On Jan. 9, “Dr. Martha Bireda: The African Roots of Southern Cooking” appears. The program includes a tasting of Southern favor-ites and local recipes that celebrate southern foodways.

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Country music on stage at the Art Center

‘Another Fine Mess’Woodview Coffee House will feature An-

other Fine Mess in concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, in a tribute concert to late bandmate Debbie Jamieson, who died this past fall.

Her husband, Michael Roberts, and Glen and Linda Smith will perform in tribute to her. Pete Price will back up the group on bass gui-tar when they appear at Woodview Coffee House, 2628 Woodview Lane (Unity of Citrus County), at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3.

For more information, call 352-257-8604.

Auditions at Art CenterThe Art Center Theatre will hold auditions

for “Will You Still Love Me In The Morning,” casting for four men and three women: Satur-day, Jan. 4, 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 5, at 6 p.m.

COMING SOONFamily History Center

Are you interested in genealogy? The Fam-ily History Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is open to the pub-lic, and expanding its hours beginning Jan. 7. The Family History Center offers free access to millions of records worldwide. Volunteers can help you get started in your search for your ancestors. Those wanting help outside of regular hours can leave a message at 352-745-5943.

Beginning Jan. 7, they are open: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays. Visit the Family History Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3473 W. Southern St., Lecanto. For more information, call contact Tina Styles at 989-749-1271 or tinas662000@yahoo.com.

Award-winning photosThe Art Center of Citrus County Camera

Club is exhibiting the photographic works of its award winners during the month of January. Sixty color and black-and-white prints are on display. Stop by the Art Center, 2644 N. An-napolis Ave in Hernando, between 1-4 p.m. Monday thru Friday. For more information, contact Jim Houle at 352-249-9140 or call the box office at 352-746-7606.

Postcard show and saleTAMPA — The Sunshine Post Card Club

will stage its winter Post Card & Ephemera Show and Sale on Friday, Jan. 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3 per day for adults, or $5 for both days, and children younger than 12 get in for free.

The show is held at the Tampa Stadium Hotel in the Lakeside Ballroom 4750 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. Parking is free.

Complimentary pastries and coffee are served.

For more information, contact Leah Schnall at 941-753-8794 or LeahCard@aol.com.

Z Street Speakeasy BandThe Z Street Speakeasy Band will visit Cit-

rus County on Jan. 12 as the second in this year’s winter arts series of the Arts Council of Homosassa First United Methodist Church at

THIS WEEKEND

New experiences on tap at Old Courthouse

Season features exhibits, music and much more

Dr. Martha Bireda

to lecture on Jan. 9.

Another cycle of the sun has

closed and an-other opens. Janu-ary brings a more relaxed musical event schedule, yet quality music still resounds this month.

Woodview Cof-fee House begins the month on Fri-day, Jan. 3, with Another Fine Mess. “Mess” was the combination of Glen and Linda Smith originally together with Mike Roberts and Debbie Jamieson.

A couple of months back,

Debbie Jamieson lost her struggle ALS — Lou Geh-rig’s disease. The group now per-forms as a trio backed on bass by Pete Price.

This month they perform some of Debbie’s favorites and originals when they return to the coffee house.

Woodview’s doors open at 6:30. Music begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 with des-serts, soup, coffee and tea available. The monthly venue is located at Unity of Citrus

County, 2628 Woodview Lane, Lecanto, just off County Road 491. For information or direc-tions, email bsellis58@yahoo.com.

Sunday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m., The Sunday Sampler pres-ents guitarist Clyde Walker. Walker and his poet wife, Lo-relei, were Citrus County res-idents and Walker worked as a security officer at the Crys-tal River nuclear power plant.

While living here, he honed his acoustic guitar skills and toured statewide and performed across the country.

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Thursday, March 5, brings “David Schmidt: The Legacy of Franklin Roosevelt’s WPA in Florida.”

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was on one of FDR’s most wide-ranging, yet controversial

programs. Floridians enjoy the build-ings and constructions created by the WPA. This program views the WPA and focuses on the still existing projects. Please note, this program will be held at the Historic Hernando School at 2415 N. Florida Ave., Hernando. This building is a WPA project designed by notable ar-chitect Henry L. Taylor and built in 1941-42, currently undergoing restoration.

And May 7, offers “Dr. Peggy Macdon-ald: Florida’s Female Pioneers.”

Examining some of the women who have shaped Florida, including Dr. Es-ther Hill Hawks, a physician who ran the first racially integrated free school in Florida and even Citrus County’s own May Mann Jennings, a suffragist and conservationist who helped establish Royal Palm State Park, which formed the nucleus of Everglades

National Park.All programs are held at The Old

Courthouse Heritage Museum unless otherwise noted. Programs begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the pub-lic. Advance registration is recom-mended so enough food can be provided.

For questions or to secure your seat, call 352-341-6428, or go online to www. cchistoricalsocietyshop.com.

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Several years back, he moved to St. Augustine, bringing his exquisite guitar styling to the ancient city by the sea.

The Sunday Sampler is held each month at the Historic Dunnellon Train Depot on U.S. 41. Admission to the Sampler is $10 and includes refreshments. Check them out on Facebook or at www.willmclean.com.

Music at the Museum at the Old Courthouse Heritage

Museum in Inverness brings Richard Smith and Julie Adams to this fine venue on Thursday, Jan. 16. The evening begins at 6 p.m.

World-renowned fingerstyle guitarist Richard Smith and versatile cellist Julie Adams play music from Bach to the Beatles. Check out their music at richardsmithmusic.com/duo. Call 352-341-6428 for ticket prices and reservations.

Nature Coast Friends of Blues host Tony Amadore be-hind the Museum Café, 10466 Yulee Drive, in Old Homosassa on Saturday, Jan. 18. Amador,

who plays at 2 p.m., has been performing and writing songs for 40 years and is an award-winning singer/ songwriter. The Saturday Se-ries takes place in an outdoor garden setting.

Admission is $7 for members $10 for nonmembers. Bring chairs and insect repellant, but please leave pets, coolers, food and drink at home. The Mu-seum Cafe will be open for food and beverages during the show. Folks can call ahead to place food orders.

For information or direc-tions, call 352-628-1081 or

352-628-9411. The Dunnellon Concert Sing-

ers sing their “Songs That Won the Academy Award” program at 3 p.m. Sunday Jan. 26, at Grand Living, 850 W. Norvell Bryant Highway, in Hernando. Vocalists Mary Ellen Craver, Mary Mahoney and Bill Thomas will be accompanied on piano by Bob Cubbage. This is a free event.

If you like to play or just lis-ten to acoustic music, let me recommend The Farm, located north of Brooksville on Lake Lindsey Road. They alternate between stage and bonfire

every Thursday.Another jam is held at the

Coastal Regional Library on Mondays — this month on Jan. 6 and 27.

And Parks and Recreation hosts an open mic at Beverly Hill auditorium (on the circle) the last Wednesday of the month.

Jim Davis is a board member of Music In Medicine. Please patronize local cultural, musical and artistic venues. Keep your ears open and send musical and cultural event schedules to: davisj0826@gmail.com.

D-I-Y ONLINE CALENDARn Local groups are welcome to add their upcoming events to the Chronicle’s online community calendar. Here’s how: Go to www.chronicleonline.com. At the very top of the

screen, click on “Submit your news.” Sign in or create an account.

n Once signed in, click on “Calendar Events” in the left-hand column, then click on “Create an event.” Fill in all fields — those marked with a red asterisk (*) are required.

n Click the “Create Event” button at the end. Submissions are subject to approval by staff; allow up to a week for processing.

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Stage & screenArt Center Theatre Season Schedule:l Honky Tonk Angels, winter musical on

sale now. Tickets $21. Show dates: Jan 10-26.l “The Odd Couple” (Female Version)

(Comedy) Show Dates: Feb. 14 to March 1.l “Will You Still Love Me in the Morning”

(Farce/Comedy) Show Dates: March 20 to April 5.

l “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” (Comedy) Show Dates: May 1-17.

Art Center of Citrus County is at 2644 N. Annapolis Ave., Hernando. Box Office: 352-746-7606, artcenterofcitruscounty.org.

Musicn The Dunnellon Community Chorale is

looking for singers.We will begin our practice for our Spring Concert, starting Monday, Jan. 6, at 2 p.m. when we will pass out the music for the next concert to be held March 15. We can always use a few more good voices!

n The Cowboy Church’s Wrangler Band hosts a free Classic Country and Gospel Music Jam every Tuesday at the Lions Club, 72 Civic Circle, in Beverly Hills. Open mic sign-ups are from 12:30 p.m. until the jam starts at 1 p.m. The snack bar is open during the jam. For information, call 352-422-7634.

n Every Thursday from 4-7 p.m. Music by Russ, with Russ Cain and Wes St. Onge at VFW Post 8189 on Veterans Drive.

n The free coffeehouse featuring Audience of One is at 7 p.m. Friday in Holy Grounds Cafe at Calvary Chapel, 960 S. U.S. 41, Inver-ness. Doors open with free pastries served at 6 p.m. Other snacks will be available for pur-chase. Come hear the band’s new music and other parody favorites. For more information, call 352-726-1480, visit FaceBook at calvaryinverness or the website at www. calvaryinv.com.

n The Nature Coast Dulcimer Players meet from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays at the Central Ridge Library community room in Beverly Hills. We welcome adults of all levels to join our jams. For more information, call the library at 352-746-6622.

n Live music weekly at the Citrus County community centers:

Central Citrus Community Center, 2804 W. Marc Knighton Court, Lecanto, 352-527-5994:

l Wes & Country at 10 a.m. the first and third Thursdays

l Allen O’Neal at 10 a.m. the second Monday

l Doug Nicholson, music of the 1950s and ’60s at 10 a.m. the last Tuesday

West Citrus Community Center, 8940 W. Veterans Drive, Homosassa, 352-795-3831:

l Ron Lamb at 10 a.m. the third Monday

l Jaime Roldan Entertainment at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday

l Bill Rea & the Classics at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday

l Wes & Country at 10 a.m. the third Wednesday

l A.J. the D.J. at 10 a.m. the fourth Wednesday

East Citrus Community Center, 9907 E. Gulf-to-Lake Highway, Inverness, 352-344-9666

l Jaime Roldan Entertainment at 10 a.m. the first Tuesday

n The Citrus County Barbershoppers, or the Chorus of the Highlands, is the local chap-ter of the International Barbershop Harmony Association singers. The Barbershoppers meet at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Grand Living, 850 W. Norvell Bryant Highway, Hernando. The group has been in Citrus County with this hobby for 30-plus years.

If you are a man who loves to sing, please visit us — you do not to need to read music. If you’ve done barbershop harmony before, we want you. Call Bob Spence, 352-382-0336 for more information.

n Accordion Adventure meetings are from 5:30-9 p.m. the third Tuesday monthly at Kally K’s Restaurant, 3383 Commercial Way, Spring Hill.

This is an informal group of accordion en-thusiasts of all levels. Public invited. Cathy, 352-686-0975; Peg, 352-442-5574.

n John Thomas traditional country music show and jam. 6-9 p.m. Mondays. Oxford As-sembly of God activities building, 12114 N. U.S. 301, Oxford (approximately 1/4 mile north of County Road 466). Coffee, other drinks and finger food available. For cost and information, call 352-341-4404.

n P.D. Smith, classical guitar, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays at the Museum Café, 10466 Yulee Ave., Homosassa. 352-628-1081.

Dancen The Spirit of Citrus Dancers, USA Dance

Chapter 6072, dance parties are held at the Kellner Auditorium, in Beverly Hills. Doors

open at 6:45 p.m. A complimentary dance les-son starts at 7 p.m. with general dancing from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Admission is $9 for non-mem-bers and $6 for members. Singles are welcome.

n Citrus County’s Community Center schedules for dancing are:

l Central Citrus Community Center, 2804 W. Marc Knighton Court, Lecanto; 352-527-5993

Tap Dance Class — Tuesdays at 11 a.m., $6

Line Dance Classes Beginners — Wednes-days, 10 a.m., intermediate; improvers 11:30 a.m., $3

Hawaiian Dance Classes — Thursdays at 1 p.m., $5

Belly Dance Classes — Thursdays at 2:15 p.m., $5

Square Dance Classes — Thursdays at 2 p.m. with Bob Scott, caller, $3 per person

l West Citrus Community Center, 8940 W. Veterans Drive, Homosassa; 352-795-3831

Line Dance Class — Thursdays at 10 a.m., free

Night Club Dance with Rita — Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., $5

Clogging Class — Beginning/intermediate, Thursdays at 8 a.m., $5

Clogging Class — Advanced, Fridays at 8:30 a.m. and beginning/intermediate, Fridays at 1 p.m., $5

l East Citrus Community Center, 9907 E. Gulf-to-Lake Highway, Inverness; 352-344-9666

Line Dance Classes — Mondays and Wednesdays at 1 p.m., $1

Line Dance Classes — Tuesdays at 1 p.m., $5

n Free beginners belly dance class from 5:30- 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Homosassa Civic Center. Intermediate class from 6:30- 7:30 p.m. For more information, email at nancy9734@netzero.net or call 352-397-7410.

n Sunday Night Dances at American Le-gion Post 347, 699 County Road 466, Lady

Lake. Doors open at 6 p.m. Dance from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Singles, couples, all welcome. All dances open to the public. Snacks, desserts and finger foods provided; cash bar, no drinks from outside allowed in or taken out. 352-229-1536 or 352-304-8672.

n Want to learn to dance? Call “Dancing with Rita” at 727-804-4664. Classes are scheduled as follows: Nightclub and line danc-ing classes from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at High Octane. Nightclub-style dance classes from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Moose Lodge in Homosassa. Nightclub-style dance classes for all levels of instruction from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the West Citrus Community Center.

n Sumter Singles and Couples dinner dance, 7:30-10:30 p.m. the first and third Fri-days monthly at Lake Panasoffkee Recreation Park in blue building at 1582 County Road 459 off County Road 470. Dances open to married, couples, singles and groups from churches and RV parks. All ages welcome. No alcohol. Finger foods or soda welcome. 352-424-1688.

n Line dancing classes with Kathy Reyn-olds, 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, East Citrus Com-munity Center, 9907 E. Gulf-to-Lake Highway, Inverness. Call 352-344-9666.

n Wednesday 10:30-11:30 a.m., adult ball-room classes at the Central Ridge Community Center, 77 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills. This is a recreational ballroom class featuring foxtrot, waltz, mambo, cha cha and many more styles. Call 352-422-7588.

n Country Line dancing classes, 9-11 a.m. Thursdays, Beverly Hills Recreation Center. 352-746-4882, 352-527-3738.

Arts & Craftsn Hands-On-Woodturners (howturners.

com) meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Lions Club in Beverly Hills. Following a short business meeting, a wood-turning-related demonstration is provided by an experienced craftsman. The group is com-prised of members with all levels of experi-ence and visitors are always welcome. The Lions Club is at 72 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills. Contact Denis Cap for information: 352-489-4374 or admin@howturners.com.

n Need some inspiration and would you like to learn a new creative medium? A wonderful variety of classes including painting, drawing, jewelry making, origami and more are avail-able at the Florida Artists Gallery. The Florida Artists gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 352-344-9300 for more information and a complete rundown of classes and special events. Visit

3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12.General admission is $15. Reserved seat tickets are $20.

Performing over 140 events annually, band leader Mark Zauss and his bands are pre-ferred vendors for Disney World, Universal Studios, Dis-ney Cruise Lines and fre-quently perform at The Breakers in Palm Beach, the Four Seasons Resort Or-lando, the Ritz Carlton and many more.

Homosassa First United Methodist Church is at 8831W. Bradshaw St.

For tickets or more informa-tion, call the church at 352-628-4083 or Ron Hesketh at 352-382-4518.

Inverness Walks!If you are ready to get out

and enjoy the nice, cool morn-ings in Inverness and elimi-nate some of that great food you had over the holidays,

now is the time! Inverness Walks is a Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown In-verness. These highly enter-taining and educational tours are held the second Tuesday morning of each month, and since there has been such en-thusiasm for them, reserva-tions are required.

Tours begin at 9:30 a.m. and last to about 11:30 p.m. The next tour is Tuesday, Jan. 14. Meet at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum.

Hear stories of early and present-day Inverness as the guide highlights small town rich with history. Experience the beautiful lakes, parks and quaint, walkable downtown and its the historic buildings. Even locals will be amazed by what they learn. Preferred participation of no more than 15 persons.

Diamond tributeCitrus County Parks and

Recreation will host a Neil Di-amond tribute concert on Fri-day, Jan. 17, at the Citrus Springs Community Center,

1570 W. Citrus Springs Blvd. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person.

Concertgoers will be amazed Keith Allynn’s looks and his talent. Recently, Al-lynn was selected to be one of only a handful of Neil Dia-mond Tribute artists in the world to be featured in a doc-umentary, “Diamond Moun-tain,” actually being voted No. 1 by his peers.

Snacks and sandwiches along with bar services will be available at the concert, pro-vided by The Loft Bar and Grill. Tickets are available for purchase at the Parks and Recreation administration of-fice at 2804 W. Marc Knighton Court, Lecanto. Call 352-527-7540 for more information.

Doo wop with JimCongregation Beth Sholom

of Citrus County County has scheduled an encore perfor-mance to enjoy a musical trip back to “Happy Days” with

music from the 1950s and ’60s, once again with Jim McGreevey, former featured singer of Lola and The Saints.

The encore show will be Saturday, Feb. 29, at 7 p.m. at Kellner Auditorium, 92 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills, behind the synagogue building. The cost is $20 per person, includ-ing refreshments.

McGreevey was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has been singing doo wop since his high school days at St. Francis Prep. He has sung with several groups, most re-cently completing a 10-year run with Lola and The Saints.He is known for his smooth vocal style and in addition to doo wop, he has incorporated other ’50s and ’60s rock ’n’ roll, teen idol songs and a few surprises into his Vegas-style act.

For more information and to make reservations, call Bar-bara Hamerling at 352-513-5169. Space is limited, make reservations soon.

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n Heavenly Colors is a mo-bile DIY art studio specializing in painted wood plaques and home décor. Join us monthly at the Beverly Hills Commu-nity Building or other public lo-cations to create your own one-of-a-kind plaque, tote bag, plant hangar or other specialty design. All materials are provided and our instruc-tors will be on hand to guide you in color choice and proper techniques. Pre-registration required; no experience is necessary. For more informa-tion, contact Cathy or Jamie at 352-410-4972 or email heavenlycolorsworkshops@gmail.com. “Like” us on Facebook.

n Funny Farm Alpacas, 718 W. Rusk Lane, Lecanto is offering Beginner Weaving Classes for Kids (ages 10 and older) along with Adult Classes. Classes are six-hour classes held in one day. You will leave with a finished woven scarf. All materials and looms are provided. Call 352-228-3251 for a schedule.

n A free beginners four-hour class for six weeks is of-fered for new members of the Beverly Hills Wood Craftsman Guild by contacting Dan Creamer at dccreamer2013@gmail.com or 352-501-9507. Introduction to woodworking, shop tools familiarization, types of materials and discuss the project and the wood you need to purchase. Both hand tools and power tools will be covered, along with various methods of wood joinery, sanding and finishing. You will be working on a project throughout the classes. The cost of the course is $125 and provides membership to the craftsman guild for the re-mainder of 2019. As a main project students will work on making a small Shaker-style table or plant stand with the final design being personal-ized by each student. There is some latitude for students to work on a personal project of their choosing.The monthly business meeting of the Bev-erly Hills Craftsman Guild is at 1 p.m. the third Monday monthly at the wood guild workshop. The workshop is open 8 a.m. until noon Mon-day through Saturday year-round for members. Beverly Hills Wood Craftsman Guild seeks new members to join to make it more fun, with novice and experienced woodwork-ers together. The workshop is fully equipped for individual woodworking projects. Mem-bers must be 18 or older. All interested woodworkers are welcome to see the daily su-pervisor at the workshop at 52 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills for a tour of the facility and equipment.

n Country Quilters of Dun-nellon meet Mondays 12:30-3 p.m. at United Meth-odist Church, 2150 State Road 40 W. Everyone is wel-come. Call Kathy at 352-489-4374.

n The Art Center of Citrus County Gallery features works of local artists in mixed media. The public is invited to stop by and view the art from 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Art Center is at 2644 N. An-napolis Ave. in Hernando.

n The Portrait Group meets at 9:30 a.m. every Fri-day to sketch, draw and paint live models at The Art Center, 2644 N. Annapolis Ave., Her-nando. All levels are welcome, from beginners to those who want to renew their adven-tures with art to experienced artists. This is a working ses-sion in any media, with a $5 fee collected to help pay the model. Portrait models are sought: prefer adults and local, paid for about two hours of sitting in a comfortable chair with breaks. For infor-mation, call John Bescher at 352-220-8530.

n Nature Coast Decorative Artists, chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters, meets at 9 a.m. the first Saturday monthly at the Weeki Wachee Senior Center, 3357 Susan Drive, (off U.S. 19 and Toucan Trail) Spring Hill. A brief meet-ing begins promptly at 9 a.m. along with “show and tell.” Go to www.naturecoast decorativeartists.com or call Eileen at 727-301-7469.

n The Beverly Hills-Citrus

County Art group is invites local adult artists, beginners to professionals, to join. The group meets from 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays at the North Oak Baptist Church youth center, 9328 Elkham Boulevard, Cit-rus Springs. People of all skill levels are welcome to join the informal, fun sessions. Call 352-270-8903.

n Join the friendly group at Floral City First Baptist Church, 8545 S. Magnolia St., on Tuesdays. Learn beading, quilting, knitting or pine nee-dle basket making, etc., free of charge. For more informa-tion, call Carole at 352-341-7745.

n Art Center Fiber Arts Group, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Fri-days, Art Center of Citrus County, 2644 N. Annapolis Ave., Hernando. 352-746-0924. Members bring own work.

n Sandhill Crane Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., first Wednesday monthly at Faith Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 200 Mount Fair Ave., Brooksville. Groups of mem-bers will be taking classes, but open stitching will occur until 2. Call Linda at 352-596-1415. No meetings in July and August.

n Needlework Fun Groups, 2-4 p.m. first and third Satur-days monthly, Wildwood Pub-lic Library, 310 S. Palmer Drive, Wildwood. 352-748-1158. els34785@yahoo.com.

n Do you love to paint? Want to learn more tech-niques while making new friends? Then join the Mana-tee Haven Decorative Artists every second Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at North Oak Baptist Church in Citrus Springs. Manatee Haven members must belong to the Society of Decorative Painters (SDP), a national painting or-ganization, so there’s more to offer beyond the local class setting. Members experiment with a variety of mediums such as acrylic paints, oil paints, colored pencils and watercolors. Call Margaret Fredrick at 352-854-5158, visit www.manateehaven decorativeartists.org or go to Facebook.

n Community Needleworks Crafters meet at 10 a.m. first Wednesday. All quilters, knit-ters and crochet crafters wel-come. Call 352-746-1973.

n DownStairs Art Gallery and Studio, at 611 N. Citrus Ave., is open. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. Pot-tery lessons available. Call 352-249-6170 or email adellisster@gmail.com.

nThe Marion County Gourd Artists meet from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. the third Sat-urday monthly, January through November, at Chero-kee Park Adult Recreation, 5641 SE 113th Place, Bel-leview. The group meets to share their love of gourds and learn more about gourd art. Visit www.MarionCounty GourdArtists.com.

n Join Gidget and learn to make beautiful greetings cards for friends and relatives in the Stampin’ Up Greeting Card classes. In each class you will make two cards and all supplies are provided. Be-ginners and experienced card makers are welcome to join and learn how to make cre-ative, one-of-a-kind greeting

cards. The classes are on Thursdays from 9-10:30 a.m. and are held at Central Citrus Community Center, in the Cit-rus County Resource Center, 2804 W. Marc Knighton Court, Lecanto. For information, call 352-527-5993.

n For those interested in sharing ideas in jewelry mak-ing, beading, bead embroi-dery, being social and meeting new people, the Na-ture Coast Bead Society meets from 9 a.m. to noon each Wednesday at the Coastal Region Library, 8619 W. Crystal St., Crystal River. For information, call Lois at 603-714-0769.

n Want to learn some new drawing and painting skills, reawaken old ones, or just practice? Join our Friday morning art group: We pro-vide an air-conditioned facility, background music, large work area and live portrait models. You provide drawing material, watercolors, pastels, acrylics and your creativity. After a hour-and-a-half session, we have an optional critique where we can learn from each others triumphs and, yes, even failures. This is your time to practice and experi-ment in art. All skill levels wel-comed. Join us very Friday morning at 9:30 am. We meet at the applied arts building at the Art Center, 2644 N. An-napolis Ave., Hernando. For more information, call John Bescher, 352-220-8530.

n Watercolor classes with instructor Pat Sistrand, 9 a.m. Tuesdays, Citrus Springs Community Center. citrus-countyfl.org, click on Parks & Recreation to register. 352-465-7007.

n Get together from noon to 3:30 p.m. every Monday at the Art Center of Citrus County for an afternoon of ei-ther drawing or acrylic paint-ing with fellow artists with any skill level — beginner to ad-vanced. Activities include proj-ects in drawing and acrylic mediums with tutorial help to DYOT (do-your-own-thing). Bring your own tools and ma-terials, there will be fun proj-ects and great camaraderie. All you need to do is be a member by calling 352-746-7606 to register for the group, or try it out as a guest for one visit and see how much learn-ing and laughing in art can be. For more information, call 352-527-9372.

n Each Thursday from 12:30-3 p.m., the Old Ho- mosassa Learning Center holds the Sew Cool! Work-shop. Led by sewing coach Faith Peix, the workshop is open to any level of sewist. The center has sewing ma-chines, supplies, patterns and fabric available, or you can bring your own.

The Old Homosassa Learn-ing Center is at 10951 W. Yulee Drive in Old Ho- mosassa, directly across from the Homosassa Elementary School. There is no charge for the workshop.

n Grasshopper Studio at 7212 Manchester Court, Flo-ral City, offers a variety of classes open to the public. Discover and develop the art-ist within through instruction and guidance from Connie Townsend at Grasshopper Studio. All are welcome. Call Connie at 352-400-9757 or email connietown68@gmail.com for information about classes,including cost.

n The Rainbow Springs Artist Cooperative in down-town Dunnellon is open Mon-day through Saturday from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Visit us at 20804 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Dunnellon, FL 34431, website — www.RainbowSpringsArt.com, like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Rain-bowSpringsArtistCooperative, or call 352-845-5547. The Rainbow Springs Artist Coop-erative offers a variety of cre-ative classes. Class sizes are limited. Advance registration and payment by check or cash is recommended. Regis-ter in person. For information, call 352-445-8547.

n Lorna Jean Gallery at 6136 W. Gulf-to-Lake High-way (State Road 44), Crystal River. 352-564-2781, offers a variety of classes each month for children and adults alike. Call for a rundown of classes, as well as costs.

n Franklin Anderson Gal-lery at 659 N. Citrus Ave., Crystal River, in Heritage Vil-lage, offers classes monthly that are open to the public, from photography to wire sculpture. For a class listing, prices, reservations and more information, call the gallery at 352-697-2702 or www.franklinandersongallery.com.

Of special interestn The Nature Coast Re-

treads Motorcycle Club (an in-ternational club for motorcyle enthusiasts 40 years of age and older) meets for breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturdays at the Riviera Mexican Cantina, 1935 SE U.S. 19, Crystal River. After a brief meeting, members take a short ride — weather permitting. All make of bikes, trikes and scooters are welcome. Call Bob at 352-400-9999 for more information.

n Every Saturday evening starting about 4 p.m. at the Kings Bay Plaza, on U.S. 19 in Crystal River, the Citrus County Cruisers invite every-one to their “cruise-in” to enjoy music, mingling and, of course, the classic cars.

The popular event has been going on for years next to Wendy’s and the Cruisers invite the public to join them, stroll around and relive your past and remember when. Call John at 352-382-5501, or Roy at 352-382-7955.

n The Old Courthouse Her-itage Museum presents many ways to engage with history through events, exhibitions, and the Music at the Museum concert series. The museum is open Monday through Fri-day from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Wednesdays, you may call and make arrangements for a special guided tour of the museum.

n Friday evening dinner at 5 p.m. and an inspirational movie at 6:30 p.m. Bring your friends and your family to Liv-ing Water Ministries in Beverly Plaza, next to the pizza store in Beverly Hills. Phone

352-513-2648. n The Nature Coast R/Cers

Club meets the first Saturday of the month at the Inglis Locks Recreational Park on State Road 40 east of U.S. 19 at 9 a.m. The meeting is open to anyone interested in R/C flying. Members flying will continue after the meeting. For information contact Ralph Frank at 352-527-9319 or Ronnie Smith at 352-302-7137.

n Toastmasters is an orga-nization known the world over for teaching communication and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive atmo-sphere. Want to gain self con-fidence and feel more comfortable in speaking be-fore a group or a large audi-ence? Come and check out the local chapter of Toastmas-ters International.

Radiant Ridge Toastmas-ters meets the second, fourth, and fifth Mondays from 5:15-6:45 p.m. at Central Ridge Li-brary. Note that if the library is closed we are unable to meet. Please verify meeting date on calendar on our website. The address is 425 W. Roosevelt Ave., Beverly Hills. We extend a warm welcome to all (18 years and older). For more in-formation, call Esther at 314-303-1248 or Renate at 352-746-4598. Visit www.radi-antridgetoastmasters.com.

n The Citrus Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society meets from January to April and September to November. Meetings are the first Tuesday monthly at 7 p.m. at the Crys-tal Oaks Civic Center, 4958 W. Crystal Oaks Drive, Le-canto. Throughout the year the chapter has field trips, na-tive plant walks, hosts native plant programs and has an annual native plant sale in the spring. For information, call Gail Taylor, 352-212-2390, or email citrusNPS@gmail.com. The Mission of the Florida Na-tive Plant Society is to pro-mote the preservation, conservation and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida.

n High tea served with Old Florida charm: Don’t miss this weekly event on Thursdays at 3 p.m. on the Withlacoochee River in quaint Yankeetown. Register your table of friends or simply come to met new people.

Nice sandwiches and treats accompany your choice of tea. Held at the Riverside Inn, 6301 Riverside, Yankeetown. Call 352-447-2595.

n Bonsai is an international art form of growing, forming and shaping miniature trees. Open to everyone, Button-wood Bonsai Club goes from novice to expert. The club meets the fourth Saturday of every month at Whispering Pines Park, Inverness, in the Community Building. Meet-ings start at 9:30 a.m. Contact Jim Meister, president, for in-formation at 352-586-0582 or jms_meister@yahoo.com.

n The Friends of the

Crystal River State Park ac-cepts advance reservations for 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. eco-tours on Saturdays. Tours are narrated, 60 to 90 minutes in length and highlight the plants, animals and prehistory along the estuaries of the Crystal River. The boat launches from the Visitors Center at 3266 N. Sailboat Ave., Crystal River. 352-228-6028.

n Sunset Cruise the Crys-tal River Preserve State Park, sponsored by the Friends of the Crystal River State Parks Inc., departs the Crystal River Preserve visitor center dock for a sunset cruise on the Crystal River. Travel out into the gulf for a spectacular sun-set. Refreshments and snacks will be available. Call 352-228-6028 for dates and information. Location is 3255 N. Sailboat Ave., Crystal River.

n The Dunnellon Poetry Society will meets for poetry open mike at the Rainbow Springs Artist Cooperative, 20804 W. Pennsylvania Ave. (at the intersection with Cedar Street), at 2 p.m. each month the third Sunday. The event is open to all poets and other lovers of poetry.

Poets will read as many as three pages of their own origi-nal work. If time and material allow, an additional round of readings will take place. For information about the group and its events, or to confirm attendance, go to the group’s page at www.facebook.com/dunnellonpoetry or email the host and coordinator, Bob Wright, at dunnellonpoetry@gmail.com; 352-346-4233.

n Afro-Cuban drumming and dancing from 5-6 p.m. every Monday at the Indepen-dent Church of the Living God, 557 NE Second Ave., Crystal River. Everyone is welcome. A documentary of African culture and history will also be shown occasionally to educate the community. 352-897-4173.

n Chapter 156 of The Na-tional Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) meeting, 8 a.m. fourth Sunday at VFW Post 4781, 9401 SW 110th St., Ocala. 352-527-2669.

n Dade Battlefield Historic State Park is open from 8 a.m. to sunset every day of the year. The Visitor Center, which contains the park office and small museum, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day.

Call the park at 352-793-4781 for information about events and park entry. Re-serve for programs by calling the park to be put on the pro-gram list. Stop by or call the park at 352-793-4781 to make reservations.

n Hernando Audubon Soci-ety welcomes the public to meetings and bird walks; all are free. Visit www.hernando audubon.org. All Hernando Audubon activities are free and open to the public.

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(BRAVO) 254 51 254 Below Deck ‘14’ Å Below Deck ‘14’ ››‡“Sex and the City” (2008) Sarah Jessica Parker. ‘R’ Å Sex &

(CC) 27 61 27 33 South Park “Insecurity” ‘MA’ Å

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(CNN) 40 29 40 41 46 Situation Room Erin Burnett OutFront Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper CNN Tonight Anderson Cooper (ESPN) 33 27 33 21 17 College Football NBA Countdown (N) NBA Basketball: 76ers at Rockets NBA Basketball (ESPN2) 37 28 34 43 49 SportsCenter (N) College Basketball UCF at Houston. (N) High School Basketball SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å (FBN) 106 149 106 99 41 The Evening Edit (N) Lou Dobbs Tonight Primetime Wall St. WSJ Barron Strange Lou Dobbs Tonight

(FLIX) 118 170 ›››‡“Into the Wild” (2007, Biography) Emile Hirsch. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

››“Faster” (2010) Dwayne Johnson. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

›››“3:10 to Yuma” (2007, Western) Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

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

(FREEFORM) 29 52 29 20 28 ›››“Matilda” (1996, Children’s) Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito. (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å

Family Guy ‘14’

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(FS1) 732 112 732 NFL Films Hoops College Basketball Wisconsin at Ohio State. College Basketball Hoops Elite (FSNFL) 35 39 35 In Magic Pregame NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Orlando Magic. (N) Postgame In Magic In Magic World Poker

(FX) 30 60 30 51 ›‡“Baywatch” (2017, Comedy) Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

›››“Girls Trip” (2017) Regina Hall. Girlfriends get wild at the Essence Festival in New Orleans. ‘R’ Å

›››“Girls Trip” (2017) Regina Hall. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

(GOLF) 727 67 727 PGA Tour Golf Sentry Tournament of Champions, Second Round. (N) (Live) Golf Central (N) ‘G’ PGA Golf

(HALL) 59 68 39 45 54 “The Christmas Cottage” (2017, Drama) Merritt Patterson, Steve Lund. ‘NR’ Å

“The Sweetest Christmas” (2017, Romance) Lacey Chabert, Lea Coco. ‘NR’ Å

“My Christmas Dream” (2016, Drama) Danica McKellar, David Haydn-Jones. ‘NR’ Å

(HBO) 302 201 302 2 2 ››‡“Bruce Almighty” (2003, Comedy) Jim Carrey. (In Stereo) ‘PG-13’ Å

››‡“Pokémon Detective Pikachu” (2019) ‘PG’ Å

REAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel ‘PG’

›››“The Darjeeling Limited” (2007) Owen Wilson. ‘R’

(HBO2) 303 202 303 ›››“Upgrade” (2018) ‘R’ Å

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped ‘14’ Å

›››‡“A Star Is Born” (2018, Romance) Bradley Cooper. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

›››“Long Shot” (2019, Romance-Comedy) Seth Rogen. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

(HGTV) 23 57 23 42 52 Dream Home

Dream Home

Dream Home

Dream Home

Dream Home

Dream Home

Dream Home

Dream Home

Hunters Int’l

House Hunters

Hunters Int’l

House Hunters

(HIST) 51 54 51 32 42 Ancient Aliens ‘PG’ Å (DVS)

Ancient Aliens “Alien Breeders” ‘PG’ Å

Ancient Aliens “The Replicants” ‘PG’

Ancient Aliens A strange object. ‘PG’

Ancient Aliens ‘PG’ Å (DVS)

Ancient Aliens (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å

(LIFE) 24 38 24 21 ››“Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail”

Surviving R. Kelly ‘14’ Å

Surviving R. Kelly ‘14’ Å

Surviving R. Kelly (N) ‘14’ Å

Surviving R. Kelly (N) ‘14’ Å

Surviving R. Kelly ‘14’ Å

(LIFEMOV) 119 50 119 “He Knows Your Every Move” (2018, Suspense) Rosalie McIntire. ‘NR’ Å

“A Deadly Price for Her Pretty Face” (2020) Cassie Howarth. Premiere. ‘NR’ Å

“Serial Killer’s Playbook” (2016, Suspense) Vanessa Ray. Premiere. ‘NR’ Å

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

(NBCSN) 448 26 730 Figure Skating Subban’s All

To Be Announced

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In “Macbeth,” William Shake-speare wrote, “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” In yesterday’s deal, Pablo Ravenna from Argentina found a beautiful deceptive defense to persuade a top declarer to go down in four spades doubled. East in today’s deal was Kevin Rosenberg, from the United States. He was playing in the Platinum Pairs at the Spring

North American Championships last year in Memphis. Then, every trick was valuable.

How did the play go in four hearts after West led a club?

In the auction, South’s opening bid was limited to 15 high-card points. Then North asked ques-tions, and South showed 2=5=4=2 distribution with a hand that had some slam suit-ability. North, though, was happy with game.

Looking at the full deal, you would expect South to take 12 tricks -- as happened at almost every table. The spade king, heart ace and heart queen are all onside.

However, when declarer won the first trick with dummy’s club ace and called for a low trump, Rosenberg (East) smoothly played his queen!

South won with his king and, suitably fooled, ran the heart eight, losing two tricks to East’s heart nine and heart ace.

That great deceptive play was awarded the Richard Freeman Junior Deal of the Year award from the International Bridge Press Association. The journalist prize went to John Hurd, who was the unlucky declarer.

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Coke” ‘14’ ÅDrugs, Inc. “Boston Benzo Buzz” ‘14’

Drugs, Inc. “New Year’s Eve NYC” ‘14’

Drugs, Inc. “Cartel City, Arizona” ‘14’

Drugs, Inc. “Boston Benzo Buzz” ‘14’

(NICK) 28 36 28 35 25 Loud Loud Most Musical Family Sponge. Sponge. Sponge. Sponge. Friends Friends Friends Friends (OWN) 125 24 103 Dr. Phil ‘14’ Å Dr. Phil ‘PG’ Å 20/20 on OWN ‘14’ 48 Hours: Hard Evid. 48 Hours: Hard Evid. 20/20 on OWN ‘14’ (OXY) 123 44 123 Snapped ‘PG’ Å Snapped ‘PG’ Å Dateline: Secrets Snapped ‘PG’ Å Snapped ‘PG’ Å Snapped ‘PG’ Å

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

Two and Half Men

Two and Half Men

Two and Half Men

››‡“Shooter” (2007) Mark Wahlberg. A wounded sniper plots revenge against those who betrayed him. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

›››‡“The Green Mile” (1999)

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

Capital One Orange Bowl Florida vs Virginia. (Taped) College Football Belk Bowl -- Virginia Tech vs Kentucky.

(SHOW) 340 241 340 ›››‡“The Fugitive” (1993) Harrison Ford. An innocent man must evade the law as he pursues a killer.

››“The Wedding Guest” (2018) Dev Patel. ‘R’ Å

Flack (In Stereo) ‘MA’ Å

The L Word: Generation Q ‘MA’ Å

(STARZ) 370 271 370 ›››“Live Free or Die Hard” (2007) Bruce Willis. ‘PG-13’ Å

››“Brightburn” (2019) Elizabeth Banks. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

Dublin Murders “Episode 108” Å

›››“Rocky Balboa” (2006, Drama) Sylvester Stallone. (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å

(SUN) 36 31 36 Inside the HEAT

HEAT Pregame

NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Orlando Magic. From Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. (N) (Live)

HEAT Postgame

Inside the HEAT

Inside the HEAT

Israeli Bask.

Pro Football Week

(SYFY) 31 59 31 26 29 Manifest “Vanishing Point” ‘PG’ Å

Manifest “Cleared for Approach” ‘PG’

Manifest “Upgrade” (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å

Manifest “Hard Landing” ‘14’ Å

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Futurama ‘PG’

Futurama ‘PG’

(TBS) 49 23 49 16 19 Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Seinfeld Seinfeld ››‡“Liar Liar” (1997) Jim Carrey. ››“Vacation” (2015) Ed Helms. ‘R’

(TCM) 169 53 169 30 35 ›››‡“Things to Come” (1936, Science Fiction) Raymond Massey. ‘NR’ Å

››››“Planet of the Apes” (1968, Science Fiction) Charlton Heston. ‘G’ Å

›››“Beneath the Planet of the Apes” (1970) James Franciscus. ‘G’ Å

(TDC) 53 34 53 24 26 Gold Rush (N) (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å

Gold Rush: Pay Dirt (N) ‘14’ Å

Gold Rush: The Dirt (N) (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å Outback Opal Hunters ‘PG’ Å

(TLC) 50 46 50 29 30 90 Day Fiancé (In Stereo) ‘14’ Dr. Pimple Popper Feet Are Killing My 600-Lb. Life (N) (In Stereo) ‘PG’

(TMC) 350 261 350 ›››“Dead Again” (1991, Mystery) Kenneth Branagh. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

›››‡“Ghost” (1990, Fantasy) Patrick Swayze. Premiere. (In Stereo) ‘PG-13’ Å

››››“When Harry Met Sally...” (1989) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

(TNT) 48 33 48 31 34 Bones “The Crank in the Shaft” ‘14’ Å

Bones “The He in the She” ‘14’ Å

››‡“Eagle Eye” (2008) Shia LaBeouf. Two strangers become pawns of a mysterious woman. Å

››‡“Red 2” (2013, Action) Bruce Willis. ‘PG-13’ Å (DVS)

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Dear Annie: I’ve dated my boyfriend for more than 12 years. We got along

fine when his grown kids were out of the picture, but now they’re back living with him. His youngest is 21, yet he treats them like infants. The daugh-ters are manipulating and con-trolling. When I bring up my feelings about the situation, he accuses me of being jealous and insecure. I feel I’ve wasted years in a relation-ship going nowhere.

I al-w a y s h e l p e d him with rent, pay-ing up to $700 a m o n t h , e v e n t h o u g h his kids don’t pay rent. Re-cently, I moved out. His re-sponse to my moving out was “We’re glad you’re gone!” —Feeling Left Out

Dear Feeling: I, too, am glad you’re out of that house. Now you need to get out of the rela-tionship. Having been in it for 12 years is not a justification to stay in it another second. Ahead of you is the rest of your life, and I believe the coming years can be your best. If you’re hav-ing trouble finding the strength to seek out that better future, I encourage you to seek therapy. You deserve so much better than what you’re getting now.

Dear Annie: Hurricane Irma hit my neighborhood two years ago. I need access to electricity for my CPAP, nebulizer and oxy-gen concentrator, and so I went to the hospital before the storm hit.

My nephew thought that I acted like a 3-year-old. We had a wonderful relationship before the storm, but Irma changed all that. Since then, I’ve read about noncompliant nursing homes and assisted-living communi-ties whose residents died during the storm. How can I convince my nephew that I did the right thing? — Safe Senior

Dear Safe: Your nephew thought it was immature of you to seek shelter at a hospital during a hurricane? I’m flum-moxed. But rather than con-tinuing to try to convince him, let it be enough to know that you did nothing wrong, and di-vert your energy instead toward developing a thorough disaster preparedness plan. Start by let-ting your power company, local police and local fire depart-ment know that you are oxy-gen-dependent. The Red Cross offers a free downloadable guide on its website titled “Di-saster Preparedness: For Se-niors By Seniors” that includes some additional tips if and when the next storm hits.

Dear Annie: My mom was al-ways focused on helping others and would gladly give whatever she had if she felt someone else would benefit.

She had serious health chal-lenges as well. In late Novem-ber a few years ago, we found out she needed surgery which was scheduled for right after Christmas. I wanted to give her something extra special for Christmas. I contacted family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers and the groups where she volunteered and asked them to tell me about the difference my mom made in their lives. I received phone calls, letters, emails and cards with wonderful stories full of love and gratitude about my mom.

For my mom, it was never about what she had or what she could get, but always about what she could give. I placed everything I received in a three-ring binder.

The night before her surgery, I read some of the stories with her. She smiled as I read, and we both cried. Mom got through the surgery and died a few years later. When my sisters and I were going through every-thing, we found the book. They gave it to me. I read it often. I am sharing this story with you hoping it will encourage others to share how someone has made a difference in their life before they leave this earth. —Loving and Grateful Daughter

Dear Loving: I absolutely love this idea. The holidays have come and gone, but all year long we have the opportu-nity to let loved ones know how special they are to us and how important they are to their com-munities. We need not wait until they’re gone to express our gratitude for knowing them. Thank you for this reminder.

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DEAR ANNIE

C6 Friday, January 3, 2020 ComiCs Citrus County (FL) ChroniCLe

Due to discrepancies in Regal Cinemas online show times listings and local theaters’ amended show times, the Chronicle will no longer list show times for Regal Cinemas in Crystal River and In-verness. Please phone the theater at the number

listed for when your movie of choice will be playing.

Crystal River Mall 9; 352-564-8395

“The Grudge (2020)” (R) “Little Women (2019)” (PG)“Spies In Disguise” (PG)“Cats (2019)” (PG)“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (PG-13)“Jumanji: The Next Level” (PG-13)“Richard Jewell” (R) “Knives Out” (PG-13)“Frozen II” (PG)

Citrus Cinemas 6 Inverness;844-462-7342 Code 187

“Spies In Disguise” (PG)“Cats (2019)” (PG)“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (PG-13)“Jumanji: The Next Level” (PG-13) “Uncut Gems” (R)“Frozen II” (PG)

Valerie Theatre, Inverness; 352-341-7850; 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Thursday, $6 Jan. 3 — “The Secret Life of Pets” (PG) 1 p.m. Friday Holiday Kid’s Series Jan. 5 — “Casablanca” (PG)Jan. 10 — “My Cousin Vinny” (R)Jan. 12 — “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” (R)

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Sally ForthBeetle Bailey

Dilbert The Grizzwells

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All real estateadvertising in this

newspaper is subject to Fair Housing Act

which makes it illegal to advertise “any

preference, limitation or discrimination

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

cap, familial status or national origin, or an

intention,to make such prefer-ence, limitation or

discrimination. “ Fa-milial status includes

children under the age of 18 living with

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

This newspaper will not knowingly accept

any advertising for real estate which is in

violation of the law.Our readers are

hereby informed that all dwellings adver-

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

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

The toll-free telephonenumber for the

hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

DUNNELLONNorth Williams St

3000 SF MOL;Commercial build-

ing on .042 acreFor sale or lease.

Call for detailsContact: Al Isnetto,Palmwood Realty.352-597-2500 x202

Golf course home professionally

decorated, real wood floors.

Move in ready!Low maintenance

home. Outstanding views. 1410 SF under

heat and air, 1924 SF under roof

on ½ acre. Large kitchen, living room, dinette, 3 bedroom -owner’s en suite, 2 bath, 2 car garage,

New driveway.Updated landscap-ing, sprinkler system, New pump. Afford-able quality. Super

clean. Primesecluded area in

Citrus Hills featured as one of the best adult communities

in the nation forleisure living. Res-taurants, fitness

centers, community pools, tennis courts.

Low taxes. Social membership man-datory. Optional golf membership.

Sold “As Is” with right to Inspect.$187,900.Appointment Only.

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MINIATURE JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES

and male for stud. Only 2 females and 1 male left. $400 each.

352-453-7904

PUPPIES2 Female Schnauzers

$800 each,1 Female Chihuahua

$600.352-628-6188

Hernando City Heights2/2 {14x65} situated

on 2 large lots, 14x40 Fl. room, Laundry

room, carport, strg shed, W/D, updated

AC & H/W heater, home completely

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TIME TO BUYOR SELL

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HERNANDOParsons Point, 3/2,Call

for Details, $1200352-201-4939

HOMOSASSA3BR/2BA, Remodeled mobile home located at 3402 S Aberdeen

Ter, on large lot, shed, and patio.

Rent to own with $7500 down or rent at $810 per month.

Call for appointmentA. Tony Tubolino,

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INVERNESS-3/2/2ImmediateOccupancy,

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Asking $146,500.00

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ARBOR LAKES3/2/2- Clean & Neat

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$209,900.00

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MOTOR SCOOTERPrice reduced to

$2500. 2018 Vespa Piaggio . 50cc’s.

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cond. 1200 mi. Full wind screen. 802-558-8333

RACE CARElectric, good

condition.Call for picture. $30Adam 423-4163

SLALOM WATER SKIHO Magnum

Competition 71”Interm. skill level.

$90 352-586-4576

DRESSER/CHANGING TABLE - blonde color wood in good cond.

smoke free home $100 352-613-0529

** Wanted ** TRAINS$ INSTANT CASH $

For old Lionel & other model trains, any

quantity- one piece or a house full!

330-554-7089

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

ments, records, an-tiques, coins,watches & MORE! 352-454-0068

WANTEDJUNK & ESTATE

CARSUp to $1,000. & MORE

(352) 342-7037

BARKLEY is a 4-year old mixed breed,

beautiful, neutered, housebroken, crate-trained, weight 60

pounds. Heartworm negative. Very

intelligent, playful, walks great on a

leash. Loves to play in kiddie pool, fenced yard is

preferred. Appears to get along with most other dogs.

Great companion for a family. Please call or text Loren at

352-201-6777

BRUNOis a 2-year-old mixed breed. He is a very

unique-looking,strikingly beautiful

dog, who isneutered,

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60 pounds. He gets along well with most

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required before adoption. He gets

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Loren: 352-201-6777

PUPPY HOLIDAY SALEGolden Retriever $749, Toy Poodle

$849, Labradoodle $499, Chihuahua $849,

Pomsky $699,NEW ARRIVALS: (most are hyperallogenic)

Maltese/Poodle,Maltese/Yorkie

Morkie, ShihTzu/Poodle, Bichon/Poodle,

Yorkie, Yorkie/Chihuahua,

Yorkie/Papillon, ShihTzu/Pomeranian, Boston Terrier, Papil-lon, Cavalier King

CharlesAll puppies from

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020 C9CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE CLASSIFIEDS

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6003-0103 FCRNCarpenter, Lorri Anne 2019-CP-835 Notice to Creditors

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISION

File No. 2019-CP-835Division Probate

IN RE: ESTATE OF LORRI ANNE CARPENTERDeceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of LORRI ANNE CARPENTER, deceased, whose date of death was September 13, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 110 N. Apopka Avenue, In-verness, Florida 34450. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of the first publication of this Notice is December 27, 2019.Personal Representative:

PATRICIA ATKINSON398 Terrapin Terrace Destin, Florida 32541

Attorney for Personal Representative:COLLEEN M. DURIS Florida Bar No.: 975140500 NE 8th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34470Telephone: 352-732-7020 Fax: 352-867-5111E-Mail: service@ocalaelderlaw.com Email: angie@ocalaelderlaw.com

Published December 27, 2019 & January 3, 2020

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6451-0103 FCRNCarver, Tracy Allen 2018-DP-098 Termination of Parental Rights

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

Case No.: 2018-DP-098Division: Juvenile

IN THE INTEREST OF:S.M. (M) D.O.B.: 08/12/2004K.C. (F) D.O.B.: 03/04/2008J.M. (M) D.O.B.: 10/04/2009E.M. (M) D.O.B.: 10/08/2010Children.

NOTICE OF ACTION, SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING AS TOTHE FATHER FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

THE STATE OF FLORIDA

TO: CARVER, TRACY ALLEN, FATHER of S.M.; K.C.; J.M.; E.M.

You are hereby notified that a petition under oath has been filed in the above-styled court for the termination of your parental rights as to S.M., a male child born on 08/12/2004 in the State of Florida, K.C. a female child born on 03/04/2008 in the State of Florida, J.M. a male child born on 10/04/2009 in the State of Florida and E.M.., a female child born on 10/08/2010 in the State of Florida, for placement of the children with the Florida Department of Children and Families for subsequent adop-tion, and you are hereby commanded to be and appear before the General Magis-trate Keith Schenck of the Circuit Court or any judge assigned to hear the above cause, at the Advisory Hearing for Termination of Parental Rights on February 3, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. at the Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, 3rd floor, Inverness, FL 34450.

YOU MUST PERSONALLY APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED.

FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING OR THE TERMINATION OF PARENATAL RIGHTS TRIAL CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PAREN-TAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN, IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECI-FIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION.

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

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, FL 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700 within seven (7) working days of your receipt of

this notice; If you are hearing or voice impaired call 1-800-955-8771, Florida Relay Service 711.

THIS NOTICE shall be published once a week for four consecutive weeks in the Cit-rus County Chronicle’s Classified Section.

Dated this 10th day of December, 2019, at Inverness, Citrus County, Florida.

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

By: kari Cunningham, Deputy Clerk

Published December 13, 20 and 27, 2019 & January 3, 2020

6004-0110 FCRNSwafford, Geraldine Joan 2019-CP-697 Notice To Creditors {Summ. Admin.}

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISIONFile No. 2019-CP-697 Division Probate

IN RE: ESTATE OF GERALDINE JOAN SWAFFORD AKA GERALDINE J. SWAFFORDDeceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS(Summary Administration)

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been en-

tered in the estate of Geraldine Joan Swafford aka Geraldine J. Swafford, de-ceased, File Number 2019-CP-697, by the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Florida, Pro-bate Division, the address of which is 110 N. Apopka Ave., Room 101, Inverness, FL 34450; that the decedent’s date of death was November 18, 2018; that the total value of the estate is $41,000.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Robert Lee Head, 2919 S. Woodbine Ave., Homosassa, FL 34448.ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full pay-ment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTAND-ING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is January 3, 2020.Person Giving Notice:

Robert Lee Head 2919 S. Woodbine Ave. Homosassa, FL 34448Attorney for Person Giving Notice:H. Michael Evans, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 25167420668 W. Pennsylvania Ave. Dunnellon, FL 34431Telephone: (352) 489-2889 Fax: (352) 489-0852 E-Mail: mike@hmepalaw.com

Published January 3 & 10, 2020

6000-0103 FCRNPUBLIC NOTICE

The Citrus County School Board will hold a Due Process Hearing; 10:00 a.m., on Thurs-day, January 9, 2020 in the Board Room of the District Services Center located at 1007 West Main Street, Inverness, Florida.

The purpose of the Due Process Hearing is regarding the five (5) day suspension of Dawn Miljure, support staff member.

If any person decides to appeal a decision made by the Board, with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he may need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which rec-ord should include testimony and evidence upon which his appeal is to be based.

Sandra HimmelSuperintendent

Citrus County School Board

Published one time in the Citrus County Chronicle on Friday, January 3, 2020

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