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APRIL 14, 2020 www.chronicleonline.com HIGH Breezy and warm with a few showers. PAGE A4 TODAY & next morning TUESDAY 70 86 LOW Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community VOL. 125 ISSUE 189 50 ¢ Health & Life: Pamper yourself while staying at home /B1 Horoscope A4 INDEX Classifieds B6 Comics B5 Crossword B8 Editorial A8 Entertainment A4 Lottery Numbers A6 Lottery Payouts A6 Obituaries A5 Sports A6 TV Listings B4 CITRUS COUNTY YMCA to host blood drive Amid coronavirus con- cerns, many organizations are experiencing fewer blood donations due to the cancellation of blood drives and the temporary shut - down of facilities. As coronavirus cases continue to grow and im- pact more communities, the Citrus Memorial Health Foundation YMCA will host LifeSouth from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, at its facil- ity at 4127 W. Norvell Bry- ant Highway, Lecanto. Donors will receive a free T-shirt and a coupon for a free pizza from Domino’s. Chronicle delivery safe The Citrus County Chronicle is taking every safety precaution in the wake of the coronavirus alert. We have instituted a new policy where gloves will be used by all em- ployees who touch the finished product before it comes to your home. The raw materials used to create the newspaper (ink and paper) are never touched prior to the cre- ation of the paper. In our offices and with our product, we are follow- ing all of the recommended procedures to use sanitizer and approved hygiene pro- cedures to stop the spread of the virus. Chronicle office closed The Chronicle main of- fice in Meadowcrest will be closed to the general public starting Wednes- day, April 1. The decision has been made in an ef- fort to discourage unnec- essary travel and to protect the health of Chronicle employees. Customer access will not be permitted until further notice. The main switch- board at the Chronicle is open at 352-563-6363. More than half of Chron- icle employees are working from home or remote loca- tions on a daily basis, but they are still available via email or phone. Practice will change when the coro- navirus impacts in our community subside. — From staff reports NEWS BRIEFS MIKE WRIGHT Staff writer Citrus County commis- sioners say they com- pletely agree with residents cooped up at home who want to get out and exercise. But opening up county parks, they said, is not the answer. Commissioners on Mon- day said they will keep parks closed during Gov. Ron DeSantis’s stay-at- home order, saying that makes better sense than trying to enforce the 6-foot social distancing rule. They also agreed by con- sensus, however, to send a letter to DeSantis asking that when he decides to relax stay-at-home rules, that topping the list is re- opening the Withla- coochee State Trail. The county has no say whether to open the trail or not. Commissioners, meeting Monday partially remotely — Chairman Brian Cole- man participated from home and Commissioner Jeff Kinnard joined in from his second-floor courthouse office — said they’ve heard from resi- dents who want to get fresh air, but are hampered by closed parks and trails. Commissioner Jimmie T. Smith recommended the county open large-space parks, such as Floral Park in Floral City or the Cen- tral Ridge Park walking path in Beverly Hills. He said the county could keep playgrounds closed while providing a safe place for families to walk. Commissioners said they agreed with the con- cept, but doubted it would work in reality. “It seems virtually im- possible to do,” Commis- sioner Ron Kitchen Jr. said. “I see it as a night- mare for our staff.” Coleman, who partici- pates in morning telecon- ference calls with representatives of the cit- ies, health department and emergency management, said he spoke Friday with health department direc- tor Ernesto “Tito” Rubio, who advised against open- ing public parks. County: Parks still closed Commissioners to tell governor that re-opening state trail should be priority See COUNTY/Page A7 MICHAEL D. BATES Staff writer The rejuvenation of the In- verness Regional Shopping Center is underway with the im- minent opening of the county’s first Planet Fitness. Add a well-known local busi- ness, 44 Tackle Co., which has opened, and this long-suffering shopping plaza suddenly is get- ting quite the buzz. The Bruce Strumpf property management group took over the leasing reins of the strug- gling shopping center in 2018. The plaza also got a new owner, who said he was com- mitted to returning the once-vibrant plaza to respectability. Jill Strumpf, president of Bruce Strumpf Inc., said she be- lieves the new tenants will at- tract more patrons. “(It’s) going to bring traffic,” she said. “Every time you put another tenant in, it brings life to the shopping center no mat- ter who it is.” Strumpf said visitors will no- tice a few cosmetic improve- ments to the parking lot, including a new sign fronting U.S. 41 Strumpf also praised the working relationship her com- pany has had with the city of Inverness. “Working with the city (has) been very pleasant and accommodating,” she said. n Construction on the new Planet Fitness should be com- pleted in 12 weeks, according to Stephen Bastien, project man- ager for JFB Construction. The contractor this month re- ceived a renovation permit and hasn’t wasted time in clearing out the former building, which has sat empty for about two years. Inverness plaza seeing new life MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle 44 Tackle Company owner Chris Kingree fills his store with soft plastic lures as he and staff work to get the store open in a new location in Inverness. The Inverness Regional Shipping Center on U.S. 41 will be the new home to the busy tackle shop. Kingree says his shop will officially open Monday morning. Planet Fitness, 44 Tackle Co. set to open; more tenants being sought See PLAZA/Page A9 JEFF BRYAN News editor While flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic is paramount for not only Citrus County, but all of Florida, the “safe at home” policy imple- mented by Gov. Ron De- Santis early this month could have a negative im- pact on those who are in the troughs of domestic abuse situations. Sunshine Arnold, the ex- ecutive director of CASA Citrus, said her organiza- tion noticed an immediate impact. “The phone lines are ex- tremely quiet, eerily quiet,” she said. “It’s really scary, very scary. We ex- pected this ... the same kind of thing happens during a hurricane and people who are being victimized, they don’t have safety, private times to call.” Similar incidents oc- curred in China and Italy, Arnold said. Numbers of domestic battery cases in Citrus County haven’t increased, according to figures provided by the Citrus County Sheriff ’s Office. Compared to numbers from the same period during past three years, cases rose by five. Arnold predicts that will change. “Once life returns to normalcy, once orders are lifted,” she said, “law en- forcement will begin seek- ing spikes of domestic battery cases. It’s going to come; it’s going to come.” Part of her reasoning is folks in Citrus County have been forced in their homes since April 3; others are losing jobs and incomes. “The abusive partner is losing control, it’s going to increase, the frequency and intensity,” she said. “(The victims) don’t have time, space away from their abuser, but we are here for them.” With that in mind, CASA Citrus launched a cam- paign called, “Listening from Home.” The agency has been actively engaging its social media followers to keep their eyes and ears peeled during this time. “If you see or hear things that don’t sound right, see something that doesn’t sound right, do call 911,” Arnold said. “That may be the only way to get help right now.” Figures show about 1 in 4 women are in abusive re- lationships, while 1 in 9 men are in the same posi- tion, Arnold said. In addi- tion, she added, teenagers are also subject to dating violence. With children not in school, those victims lose that contact with peo- ple they trust to confide in. “Teachers see injuries, (victims) feel safe with their teacher,” Arnold ex- plained. “They don’t have that one-on-one time. As much as staying at home will keep us safe and healthy, being isolated from community, going to your normal places, can be The Citrus Abuse Shelter Association (CASA) is cur- rently in need of the follow- ing items: n Fresh fruit & veggies. n Milk. n Butter. n Hand sanitizer. n Antibacterial soap. n Lysol wipes and spray. n Temporal thermometers. The next time you’re out shopping, pick up some extra supplies and drop them off at the CASA Out- reach office between the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1100 E. Turner Camp Road in Inverness. For information, call Carol Brown at 352-344-8111. In addition, CASA Citrus is in need of donations. Those wishing to make monetary contributions can do so through the organization’s website at www.casafl.org. CASA phone lines ‘eerily quiet,’ director says DONATIONS SOUGHT See CASA/Page A7 Latest figures as of 7 p.m. Monday, April 13. CITRUS COUNTY n Positive cases of COVID-19: 72 n Total tests: 1,017 n Negative results: 942 n Male (positive test): 50% n Female (positive test): 50% n Deaths: 7 n Hospitalizations: 21 STATE OF FLORIDA n Positive cases of COVID-19: 21,019 n Total tests: 201,005 n Deaths: 499 — Florida Department of Health VIRUS UPDATE

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Page 1: VOL. 125 ISSUE 189 UPDATE VIRUS County: Parks still closed · Designated as an essential business, Audibel Hearing Centers throughout the Tampa Bay area will be open and available

APRIL 14, 2020www.chronicleonline.com

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YMCA to host blood drive

Amid coronavirus con-cerns, many organizations are experiencing fewer blood donations due to the cancellation of blood drives and the temporary shut-down of facilities.

As coronavirus cases continue to grow and im-pact more communities, the Citrus Memorial Health Foundation YMCA will host LifeSouth from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, at its facil-ity at 4127 W. Norvell Bry-ant Highway, Lecanto.

Donors will receive a free T-shirt and a coupon for a free pizza from Domino’s.

Chronicle delivery safeThe Citrus County

Chronicle is taking every safety precaution in the wake of the coronavirus alert. We have instituted a new policy where gloves will be used by all em-ployees who touch the finished product before it comes to your home.

The raw materials used to create the newspaper (ink and paper) are never touched prior to the cre-ation of the paper.

In our offices and with our product, we are follow-ing all of the recommended procedures to use sanitizer and approved hygiene pro-cedures to stop the spread of the virus.

Chronicle office closedThe Chronicle main of-

fice in Meadowcrest will be closed to the general public starting Wednes-day, April 1. The decision has been made in an ef-fort to discourage unnec-essary travel and to protect the health of Chronicle employees. Customer access will not be permitted until further notice. The main switch-board at the Chronicle is open at 352-563-6363.

More than half of Chron-icle employees are working from home or remote loca-tions on a daily basis, but they are still available via email or phone. Practice will change when the coro-navirus impacts in our community subside.

— From staff reports

NEWS BRIEFS

Mike WrightStaff writer

Citrus County commis-sioners say they com-pletely agree with residents cooped up at home who want to get out and exercise.

But opening up county parks, they said, is not the answer.

Commissioners on Mon-day said they will keep parks closed during Gov.

Ron DeSantis’s stay-at-home order, saying that makes better sense than trying to enforce the 6-foot social distancing rule.

They also agreed by con-sensus, however, to send a letter to DeSantis asking that when he decides to relax stay-at-home rules, that topping the list is re-opening the Withla-coochee State Trail. The county has no say whether to open the trail or not.

Commissioners, meeting Monday partially remotely — Chairman Brian Cole-man participated from home and Commissioner Jeff Kinnard joined in from his second-floor courthouse office — said they’ve heard from resi-dents who want to get fresh air, but are hampered by closed parks and trails.

Commissioner Jimmie T. Smith recommended the county open large-space

parks, such as Floral Park in Floral City or the Cen-tral Ridge Park walking path in Beverly Hills. He said the county could keep playgrounds closed while providing a safe place for families to walk.

Commissioners said they agreed with the con-cept, but doubted it would work in reality.

“It seems virtually im-possible to do,” Commis-sioner Ron Kitchen Jr.

said. “I see it as a night-mare for our staff.”

Coleman, who partici-pates in morning telecon-ference calls with representatives of the cit-ies, health department and emergency management, said he spoke Friday with health department direc-tor Ernesto “Tito” Rubio, who advised against open-ing public parks.

County: Parks still closedCommissioners to tell governor that re-opening state trail should be priority

See COUNTY/Page A7

Michael D. BatesStaff writer

The rejuvenation of the In-verness Regional Shopping Center is underway with the im-minent opening of the county’s first Planet Fitness.

Add a well-known local busi-ness, 44 Tackle Co., which has opened, and this long-suffering shopping plaza suddenly is get-ting quite the buzz.

The Bruce Strumpf property

management group took over the leasing reins of the strug-gling shopping center in 2018. The plaza also got a new owner, who said he was com-mitted to returning the once-vibrant plaza to respectability.

Jill Strumpf, president of Bruce Strumpf Inc., said she be-lieves the new tenants will at-tract more patrons.

“(It’s) going to bring traffic,” she said. “Every time you put

another tenant in, it brings life to the shopping center no mat-ter who it is.”

Strumpf said visitors will no-tice a few cosmetic improve-ments to the parking lot, including a new sign fronting U.S. 41

Strumpf also praised the working relationship her com-pany has had with the city of Inverness.

“Working with the city (has) been very pleasant and

accommodating,” she said.n Construction on the new

Planet Fitness should be com-pleted in 12 weeks, according to Stephen Bastien, project man-ager for JFB Construction.

The contractor this month re-ceived a renovation permit and hasn’t wasted time in clearing out the former building, which has sat empty for about two years.

Inverness plaza seeing new life

MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle44 Tackle Company owner Chris Kingree fills his store with soft plastic lures as he and staff work to get the store open in a new location in Inverness. The Inverness Regional Shipping Center on U.S. 41 will be the new home to the busy tackle shop. Kingree says his shop will officially open Monday morning.

Planet Fitness, 44 Tackle Co. set to open; more tenants being sought

See PLAZA/Page A9

Jeff BryanNews editor

While flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic is paramount for not only Citrus County, but all of Florida, the “safe at home” policy imple-mented by Gov. Ron De-Santis early this month could have a negative im-pact on those who are in the troughs of domestic abuse situations.

Sunshine Arnold, the ex-ecutive director of CASA Citrus, said her organiza-tion noticed an immediate impact.

“The phone lines are ex-tremely quiet, eerily quiet,” she said. “It’s really scary, very scary. We ex-pected this ... the same kind of thing happens during a hurricane and people who are being

victimized, they don’t have safety, private times to call.”

Similar incidents oc-curred in China and Italy, Arnold said.

Numbers of domestic battery cases in Citrus County haven’t increased, according to figures

provided by the Citrus County Sheriff ’s Office. Compared to numbers from the same period during past three years, cases rose by five.

Arnold predicts that will change.

“Once life returns to normalcy, once orders are

lifted,” she said, “law en-forcement will begin seek-ing spikes of domestic battery cases. It’s going to come; it’s going to come.”

Part of her reasoning is folks in Citrus County have been forced in their homes since April 3; others are losing jobs and incomes.

“The abusive partner is losing control, it’s going to increase, the frequency and intensity,” she said. “(The victims) don’t have time, space away from their abuser, but we are here for them.”

With that in mind, CASA Citrus launched a cam-paign called, “Listening from Home.” The agency has been actively engaging its social media followers to keep their eyes and ears peeled during this time.

“If you see or hear things that don’t sound right, see

something that doesn’t sound right, do call 911,” Arnold said. “That may be the only way to get help right now.”

Figures show about 1 in 4 women are in abusive re-lationships, while 1 in 9 men are in the same posi-tion, Arnold said. In addi-tion, she added, teenagers are also subject to dating violence. With children not in school, those victims lose that contact with peo-ple they trust to confide in.

“Teachers see injuries, (victims) feel safe with their teacher,” Arnold ex-plained. “They don’t have that one-on-one time. As much as staying at home will keep us safe and healthy, being isolated from community, going to your normal places, can be

The Citrus Abuse Shelter Association (CASA) is cur-rently in need of the follow-ing items:

n Fresh fruit & veggies.n Milk.n Butter.n Hand sanitizer.n Antibacterial soap.n Lysol wipes and spray.n Temporal thermometers.The next time you’re out

shopping, pick up some extra supplies and drop

them off at the CASA Out-reach office between the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1100 E. Turner Camp Road in Inverness.

For information, call Carol Brown at 352-344-8111.

In addition, CASA Citrus is in need of donations. Those wishing to make monetary contributions can do so through the organization’s website at www.casafl.org.

CASA phone lines ‘eerily quiet,’ director saysDONATIONS SOUGHT

See CASA/Page A7

Latest figures as of 7 p.m. Monday, April 13.

CITRUS COUNTY

n Positive cases of COVID-19: 72 .

n Total tests: 1,017 .

n Negative results: 942 .

n Male (positive test): 50% .

n Female (positive test): 50% .

n Deaths: 7 .

n Hospitalizations: 21 .

STATE OF FLORIDA

n Positive cases of COVID-19: 21,019 .

n Total tests: 201,005 .

n Deaths: 499 .

— Florida Department of Health

VIRUS UPDATE

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Small-business owners hit hard by the coronavirus out-break are relying on two federal loan programs to get them through these dark days.

The U.S. Chamber of Com-merce has issued the following to help them wade through the programs:

1. What loans are available to help small businesses?

The Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the Small Business Administration (SBA).

The Paycheck Protection Loan (Part of the CARES Act).

2. How do I get these loans?Apply for the Economic Injury

Disaster Loan directly from the

SBA at https://bit.ly/34Fg2GE.Paycheck Protection Loans

are government-backed, but will come from private banks.

3. How much can I borrow?The Economic Injury Disaster

Loan from the SBA can be up to $2 million working capital for up to a 30-year term at 3.75% (2.75% non-profits). Not everyone will qualify for that amount.

The Paycheck Protection Loans can be for 2.5 months of average payroll or $10 million — whichever is less.

4. Do I need to repay these loans?

You must repay the Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the SBA. Payments can be deferred for one year after the origin of the loan.

All or some of the Paycheck Protection Loan may be for-given (converted into a grant). There are specific requirements about how you spend the loan and if you continue to employ

your workers in order for it to be forgiven.

5. What about the $10,000 emergency grant I’ve heard about?

The SBA is offering to ad-vance businesses a $10,000 grant that does not need to be paid back. That grant will be paid quickly — in as little as three days.

You can apply for that $10,000 grant as part of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan process. If you are awarded the $10,000 emergency grant, you will not have to pay just the grant back. You will still have to repay the rest of your SBA Economic In-jury Disaster Loan.

6. Can self-employed workers and freelancers apply?

Paycheck Protection Loans are available to 501(c)(3)s, self-employed, sole proprietors and independent contractors.

SBA Economic Injury Disas-ter Loans are available to small businesses and nonprofits (in-cluding faith-based) with fewer than 500 employees, sole propri-etors and independent contractors.

7. Can you apply for both loans?

Yes. You can apply for and re-ceive both loans.

8. Do I need good credit to qualify for these loans?

The Paycheck Protection Loan requires no collateral and no personal guarantee.

The Economic Injury Disaster Loans are given based on credit scores. No tax returns are re-quired. You can borrow up to $200,000 without a personal guarantee.

9. What if I’ve already fired or laid off my employees? Do I still qualify for a Paycheck Protec-tion Loan?

Your loan may be forgiven if you bring back employees and restore wages generally within 30 days and maintain them through June 30.

10. My bank doesn’t seem to know anything about the Pay-check Protection Loan. Now what?

Banks are currently working out the details but are expected to be ready soon.

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GERRY MULLIGAN/ChronicleThere was a neighborhood concert Saturday afternoon in Crystal River that grew from frustration with the coronavirus. In accordance with the COVID-19 rules, almost no one came to the event and those who did stayed a great distance from each other. Doug Nicholson of Crystal Street is an artist and musician who often plays his songs at community events, nursing homes and concerts. He scheduled the free concert and played from the front porch of his home. Some sat in lawn chairs and other visitors stayed in their car. The crowd did its best to never get over the gathering limit of 10 people at a time.

Deputies arrest Floral City man for drugs

Jeff BryanStaff writer

A man driving a blue scooter without lights ran a stoplight late Sunday night earned a one-way trip to the Citrus

County Jail, according to a Citrus County Sheriff ’s Office arrest affidavit.

Alex Henry Cleve-land Sr., 39, of Floral City, was arrested and charged with three counts of possession of a controlled sub-stance, one count of

possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting law enforcement without vio-lence. His bond was set at $8,000, ac-cording to the report.

According to the report, Deputy Christian Velazquez was dispatched to the Shell gas Station at 10:59 p.m. Sun-day at 5601 S. Florida Ave., as a backup to Deputy Carlos Fernandez, who was on traffic stop.

Upon arrival, Velazquez was advised that Cleveland was driving a blue scooter with no lights and was seen running a stoplight at Old Floral City Road and East Gobbler Drive. Deputy Fernandez conducted a traffic stop, at which time Cleveland did not comply immediately and drove through the gas station parking lot, where he

parked in a spot next to another vehi-cle. He was observed throwing some-thing underneath the vehicle and kicking it

Deputy Fernandez advised when he looked under the vehicle, he observed a red L&M cigarette box with a broken clear glass bubble pipe next to one an-other, the report stated. Once he re-trieved the items and opened the cigarette box, he observed inside, a clear plastic baggie that contained a green, leafy substance, which appeared to marijuana, along with two white, oval pills and five white, round pills.

Cleveland admitted the clear glass bubble pipe was his, but not the ciga-rette box, according to the report.

Deputy Fernandez collected all the items and weighed the crystal-like sub-stance, which weighed 1.5 grams, the report stated. Utilizing an agency is-sued field test kit, it produced positive results for the presence of metham-phetamine. The deputy also weighed the green, leafy substance, which weighed 2.5 grams. In addition, the clear glass bubble pipe tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine. The two white, oval pills were identi-fied as Lortab and the five white, round pills were identified as Lorazepam.

Cleveland was arrested, handcuffed and transported to the Citrus County Detention Facility, the report stated.

Alex Henry Cleveland Sr.

Neighborhood concert

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Birthday — Keep your life in perspec-tive. Overreacting will not help you get ahead. Concentrate on what you can do, not on what you can’t. Personal im-provement will lead to stability. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Ro-mance is in the stars. A relationship will turn into an asset. Your outgoing per-sonality will help you progress professionally.Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Exagger-ation could lead to a costly mistake. Discipline will be required when temp-tation tries to take charge.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — A ro-mantic gesture will take you by sur-prise. Proceed with caution. Someone may neglect to be forthright about his or her past.Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Your mood swings will confuse the people around you. Take a break, sort out your feelings and say little until you know what you want. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Expand your knowledge, awareness and interests, and express your feelings. Don’t take on something that doesn’t interest you.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — If you net-work or attend educational events, you’ll make new connections. Mix busi-ness with pleasure to discover new ways to optimize your time. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t get involved in other people’s personal af-fairs. Concentrate on what will make a difference in your life and help you ad-vance. A physical change will enhance your appearance.Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Expect to encounter a change. If you look at the positive aspect of what’s unfolding, you will be able to let go of the past and take advantage of what’s available. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t trust a dubious fast-cash offer. Stick to what and who you know, and avoid any sort of risk that could disrupt your personal life. Romance is on the rise. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Someone will surprise you with infor-mation you thought was a secret. Tread carefully, as temptation will set in if you are gullible. You should question everyone and everything. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Let your memories lead you in the right di-rection. Gravitate toward the people and things that have always brought you the greatest joy.Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Some-one from your past will offer insight into a life-change you are experiencing. Embrace the inevitable and do what’s best for you.

Today’s HOROSCOPES

Today is Tuesday, April 14, the 105th day of 2020. There are 261 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight:On April 14, 1865, President

Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington.

On this date:In 1912, the British liner RMS Ti-

tanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. ship’s time and began sinking. (The ship went under two hours and 40 min-utes later with the loss of 1,514 lives.)

In 1981, the first test flight of America’s first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ended suc-cessfully with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Ten years ago: The Eyjafjalla-jokul volcano in Iceland erupted, sending out an ash plume that led most northern European countries to close their airspace between April 15 and 20, grounding about 10 million travelers worldwide.

Five years ago: The White House announced that President Barack Obama would remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of ter-rorism, a key step in his bid to nor-malize relations between the two countries.

One year ago: Pete Buttigieg, the little-known mayor of South Bend, Indiana, made his official en-trance into the 2020 Democratic presidential race.

Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Loretta Lynn is 88. Actor Peter Capaldi is 62. Rock singer- musician John Bell (Widespread Panic) is 58. Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Maddux is 54. Rapper DaBrat is 46. Rock singer Win Butler (Ar-cade Fire) is 40. Actress Abigail Breslin is 24.

Thought for Today: “I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.” — Everett Dirksen, Amer-ican politician (1896-1969).

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TODAY & TOMORROW MORNINGHigh: 86° Low: 70°Breezy and warm with a few showers.

MODERATE. 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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EntErtainmEntPixar’s summer release ‘Soul’

postponedNEW YORK — Pixar’s “Soul,”

the last major release planned for June, has been postponed to November because of the coro-navirus pandemic.

The Walt Disney Co. an-nounced Monday that “Soul” won’t open June 19, but will in-stead hit theaters Nov. 20. The major studios have now cleared out all releases until mid-July, where a handful of movies still remain on the calendar. Those include Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” (July 17) and “Mulan” (July 24), which already had its March debut postponed.

The lion’s share of Holly-wood’s summer season has been canceled because of the pandemic. With theaters closed nationwide and throughout much of Europe and Asia, the industry has been grappling with when cinemas might reopen, and how to reshuffle its largest blockbusters.

The last Pixar release, “On-ward,” played in theaters for two weeks before the pandemic forced it to digital platforms. “Soul,” with a voice cast includ-ing Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, is about a middle-school teacher whose soul is separated from his body in an accident.

With the postponement of “Soul,” Disney also moved the animated film “Raya and the Last Dragon” from November to March 12 of next year.

Stephanopoulos positive for virus

but feels wellNEW YORK — “Good Morn-

ing America” host George Stephanopoulos revealed

Monday that he’s tested positive for the coronavirus, but has been relatively symptom-free.

The ABC newsman revealed his diagnosis on the show, telling co-host Robin Roberts that, “I feel fine.”

Stephanopoulos’ wife, Ali Wentworth, had come down with COVID-19 and tweeted that she’s “never been sicker.” Her husband has been taking care of her, their children and doing his TV job in the interim.

He said the only potential symptoms he has felt were a lower back ache that he had at-tributed to a hard workout, and a briefly diminished sense of smell.

CNN host Chris Cuomo has been undergoing a public battle with the disease, continuing his show despite a rough case. But Stephanopoulos provides a new example for the television view-ing public of a relatively asymp-tomatic case.

‘Trolls World Tour’ scores record digital debut

LOS ANGELES — “Trolls World Tour” became the biggest digital debut of all time this

weekend, Universal Pictures said Monday.

The animated sequel featuring the voices of Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick was No. 1 on all the major platforms, in-cluding Apple, Amazon and Comcast. FandangoNow also said the release of “Trolls World Tour” helped the service have its best weekend ever. It was also its most preordered film ever.

“Trolls World Tour” was the first film from a major studio to debut on digital platforms on the same date as its theatrical release due to the coronavirus pandemic. It also played in 21 drive-in theaters over the weekend that have remained open.

Most traditional theaters have closed indefinitely, forcing stu-dios to push planned releases back a number of months. Many films that had already hit the-aters, including Universal titles like “The Hunt” and “Emma,” are now available for digital pur-chase or rental.

“Trolls World Tour” was an outlier, however, in keeping its release date. Specific numbers were not provided.

— From wire reports

Disney/PixarThis image released by Disney/Pixar shows Joe Gardner, voiced by Jamie Foxx, from the animated film “Soul.” The last major release planned for June, has been postponed to November due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Roland Rieck Jr., 81H O M O S A S S A

Roland Charles Rieck Jr., 81, of Homosassa, Flor-

ida passed away on April 11, 2020 at Su-p e r i o r R e s i -dences of Lecanto after a long battle with de-

mentia. He was born May 29, 1938, the oldest of Ro-land C Rieck, Sr. and Doris H. (Bywater) Rieck’s six children.

He married Carol A. (Budd) Rieck on March 25, 1962. He has finally re-joined with Carol, his soul mate and their twin baby boys, Edward Michael & Thomas Patrick who pre-deceased them. They are survived by their son Ro-land T. Rieck, daughter-in-law Nikki Rieck and grandson, Justin. Roland served honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam conflict, then went on to continue his ca-reer at the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. Upon his re-tirement in 1994, Roland and Carol moved to Homo-sassa to enjoy the nature coast. Before dementia took its hold, Roland was an avid fisherman and out-doorsman. He enjoyed boating, tinkering in the garage and working in his yard. He was active mem-ber in both the West Citrus Elks Lodge #2693 and The American Irish Club. Ro-land’s Family would like to give special thanks to the exceptional staff at Supe-rior Residences of Lecanto for treating Roland with the utmost care, respect and dignity during his four years at the facility. Also, to Vitas Hospice for their treatment and care of Ro-land during this difficult

time. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a celebration of life will be held at a later date at Wilder Funeral Home. The future Cele-bration of Life will be an-nounced at www.wilderfuneral.com

Dorothy SmithD U N N E L L O N

Dorothy Elizabeth “I’m a Donahey” Smith died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 9, 2020, her devoted sons David and Ron Warnock by her side.

“Dot” or “Dottie”, em-bodied the idea that “life is for the living!” Quick to smile and laugh, she made any room she was in brighter. She’d be the life of the party, infecting ev-eryone with her joyful spirit. Ever humble, Dot wanted no one to make a fuss over her. She always said, “I never want for any-thing, I’m happy with what I’ve got.”

Born on October 16, 1918 to Jennie Mackey and Her-man Donahey, Dot grew up in New Castle, Pennsylva-nia with a song in her heart. She played piano and was dubbed “The lit-tle girl with the attractive voice,” in her high school yearbook. Throughout her life she delighted folks with her talents at family gatherings, parties, and church.

Dot married Howard Warnock in 1940 and to-gether they had two sons. Nothing brought Dot more joy than her family. Dot treasured being a mother. They eventually moved to Florida, and once her sons were old enough, Dot re-sumed working as a book-keeper. Sadly, the family lost Howard in 1962 fol-lowing a heart attack.

Dot found love a second time, meeting Marve Smith at a church dance. They married in New York City in 1963. Theirs was a romance for the ages! Lasting more than 40 years, they travelled the world until Marve passed away in 2007. Dot still

retained her ‘joie de vive,’ continuing to travel with her son, Ron. For the last 9 years they enjoyed sum-mering in Boone, NC.

Dot cared deeply for all those she loved, and she made sure they felt it. In addition to her sons and daughter-in-law, she leaves behind 3 grandchil-dren, 7 great grandchil-dren, 5 great, great grandchildren, a nephew, two nieces and their fami-lies, her cherished family in Mississippi, her dear friend Evelyn and her church friends and family.

The date for a memorial service, to be held at Dun-nellon Presbyterian Church, will be deter-mined at a later date.

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Joan Eschenfelder,

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Joan Marie “Joanie” Es-chenfelder, age 54, Floral City, FL passed away April 11, 2020 at the HPH Hos-

p i c e House in Lecanto, F L . J o a n i e was born in St. Pe-tersburg, FL on Januar y 25, 1966 to

John T. and Joan Wagen-blast Eschenfelder and moved to Citrus County in 1973 with her parents from there. She was a student and participated in the Key Training Center’s pro-grams for many years. Joanie was of the Catholic Faith.

Left to cherish her memory are her parents, John and Joan Eschen-felder of Floral City;

her brothers and sisters: John T. (Dodra) Eschen-felder of Cleveland, GA; Mark F. (Venessa) Eschen-felder of Zephyrhills, FL; Anna Marie (David) Sow-ell, Floral City, FL; The-resa Marie (Phillip)

Hayward of Hernando, FL; many nieces and nephews.

Private services for fam-ily members only will be on Friday, April 17th, 2020 at the Chas. E. Davis Fu-neral Home. Fr. Claudius Mganga of Our Lady of Fatima will officiate. In-terment will follow in Florida National Ceme-tery. A Celebration of Life Service for Joanie, will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memori-als are requested to HPH Hospice or the Key Train-ing Center.

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Vera Snyder, 90I N V E R N E S S

Mrs. Vera Mae (Rains)Snyder, age 90 of Inver-

n e s s , Florida, died Fri-day, April 10, 2020 p e a c e -fully at home . She was born June 4, 1929 in

LaGrange, GA, daughter of Ferman L. and Mabel (Strickland) Rains. She worked as a Professional Seamstress for Michael and Toni Designs (Michael Braun & Toni Ackerman) in Tampa, FL for over 20 years, sewing their custom designs for entertainers such as, Jimi Hendrix, The Temptations, Iron Butter-fly, Sonny & Cher, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, and Hulk Hogan. She has an appearance in “The Mi-chael Braun Story.” Vera moved to Inverness from Saint Petersburg, FL., in 2004. She was a wonder-ful, and loving Mother. She enjoyed playing card games, traveling and fun times with her Raybon sis-ta’s Rowena, Josie, Linda, Pat, Ginny & Roxie. Mrs. Snyder was preceded in death by her parents, and husband, Phil Snyder in 1991, son, William L. Sny-der in 2002 and grand-daughter, Kimberly

Michele Curtis in 1976, her Raybon Sista’s, Ro-wena Hadley, Josie Tyre, Ginny Raybon, and “Roxie” Bette Emory. Sur-vivors include son, Ronald P. Snyder and his wife Trilby K. Snyder of Chief-land, FL., daughter, Judy S. Turner and her com-panion Bradford L. Soren-son of Ocala, FL., son Charles (Chuck) Snyder and his companion Mary Welch, of Inverness, FL.,son Michael R. Snyder and his wife Irma Snyder of Saint Petersburg, FL., her Raybon sista’s Linda Simon and Patti Morris, 13 Grandchildren, 22 Great-Grandchildren, 3 Great-Great Grandchil-dren. The family will have A Celebration of Life ,on a future date to be deter-mined. Online condo-lences may be sent to the family at www.Hooper FuneralHome.com. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to your local Hospice. Arrangements by the InvernessChapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory.

Alta Goodin, 79H O M O S A S S A

Alta Mae Goodin, 79, of Homosassa, FL, passed away on Thurs., April 9, 2020 at Life Care Center of

C i t r u s County in Lecanto, FL. A na-tive of Barbour-ville, KY, she was born April 8, 1941 to

Isaac and Pansy (Bond) Shelton, one of nine chil-dren. A lifelong devoted wife and mother, Alta was also a former product as-sembly worker for Western Electric. She married her late husband of nearly 58 years, Ezekiel “Zeke” Goo-din in December of 1958. Alta and Zeke resided in Michigan until retirement in 1992, when they moved to Aurora, IN. They both then moved to Homosassa in 1996. Mrs. Goodin was a

devout Christian and a member of the Homosassa Church of God. She had a beautiful singing voice and loved reading the Bible and composing poems. Her perfect day would in-clude listening to gospel music, visiting with her children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Alta was preceded in death by her husband, Ezekiel “Zeke” Goodin, on July 9, 2016; her son, Alan Scott Goodin, and five siblings: Fred, Leo and Marvin Shelton, Ruby Mills, and Bonnie Turner. She is sur-vived by her children Duane Goodin and his wife Linda, Westland, MI and Sondra Gail Goodin, Ho-mosassa, FL; grandchil-dren Alyssa Jeane Gazdag and her husband Christo-pher, Canton, MI and Callie Amanda Goodin and her fiancé Robert Dexter, Whitmore Lake, MI and great-grandchildren Alex-ander Paul and Josephine Mae Gazdag, both of Can-ton, MI; brothers B.P. Shel-ton and his wife Nancy, Decatur, MI and Paul Shel-ton, Douglasville, GA and sister Betty Kinnett, Homo-sassa, FL. A Celebration of Life will be announced for the future at www. wilderfuneral.com Wilder Funeral Home, Homo-sassa, FL.

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With five state medals and a Division I scholar-ship in tow, Sophia Ma-caisa doesn’t really need to further pad her swim-ming résumé.

Quite possibly the most decorated swimmer in Cit-rus County history, the Le-canto senior can add one more accolade to cap a spectacular prep career. For the fourth straight year, she has been selected as the Chronicle’s Girls Swimmer of the Year.

“It’s pretty nice,” Ma-caisa said. “I remember my freshman year, my sis-ter (Lauren), I was follow-ing her footsteps (as Swimmer of the Year) until I took it away. It felt good to hold it in our family.”

She closed out the 2019 campaign posting a fifth-place 57.02 in the 100-yard butterfly at the Class 3A state meet, and also quali-fied for states in the 50 free (17th, 24.97). In the fly, she became both a

three-time district (59.02) and regional champion (57.46), giving her four re-gional titles and six dis-trict crowns overall.

“She’s a tremendously talented girl and more than that she’s willing to travel to get the training she needed and willing to do the work,” Lecanto coach Bill Wells said.

Macaisa said her senior season, which ended in mid-November, “felt so long ago” thanks to the being out of school for sev-eral weeks now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but she recalled it fondly.

“It was actually really fun,” Macaisa said. “It was the first time I had a team-mate (Noah Christensen) come with me to states. Also it was a new atmo-sphere because it was a new classification. It was really successful and re-ally fun.”

Despite earning a medal as a junior, Macaisa was less than satisfied with her performance, having slipped from fourth in the 100 fly in 2017 (56.55) and to fifth in 2018 (57.44).

“I do wish my junior year I did better, but it was something I learned from,” Macaisa said. “You go through ups and downs and sometimes you need a change of pace. I had to learn from that and im-prove to be better.

“Junior year I was into my head. Sometimes my head got in the way of how I performed.”

The highlight, though, wasn’t a moment in the pool but rather signing with Florida Gulf Coast University just a few days after swimming at states.

“It’s definitely fun, a lot of change of pace and leaving home, but it’s still Florida,” Macaisa said. “It’ll be very different (due to training being shut down at this time). I don’t know how the year is going to start. But I know the coach will help get the

girls back to where they were.”

“We’ll see what hap-pens. It’s pretty competi-tive,” Wells said. “They always say people have gotten as fast as they’re going to get, but they keep getting faster. She’s willing to work and refine her strokes.

“She doesn’t have to travel (when she gets to college). She can focus on training, take the next step and maybe swim a little faster.”

All-Chronicle Girls Swimming Team

Taylor Backer, jr., CitrusGrace Burkholder, fr., LecantoChelsea Hodges, sr., LecantoGenevieve Kennedy, jr., Crystal RiverHannah Laycock, sr., Crystal RiverSophia Macaisa, sr., Lecanto

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Girls swimmer of the year:

Sophia Macaisa, Sr., Lecanto

MATT PFIFFNER/ChronicleSophia Macaisa of Lecanto is the Chronicle’s Girls Swimmer of the Year for the fourth year in a row.

ESPN and NFL Network will

combine for draftNEW YORK — ESPN

and NFL Network will join forces for this year’s NFL draft. They will produce a broadcast that will air on both networks over all three days.

The April 23-25 draft was originally scheduled to be in Las Vegas, but has been moved due to the coronavi-rus pandemic. It will now originate from ESPN’s head-quarters in Bristol, Connecticut.

Draft hosts and a limited number of commentators will be in-studio, but will ad-here to social distancing guidelines. Other reporters and analysts will report re-motely from home. Commis-sioner Roger Goodell will introduce picks from his home in Bronxville, New York.

ABC will air a separate draft broadcast on Thursday and Friday before simulcast-ing the ESPN/NFL Network feed on Saturday.

Ex-NFL QB Tarvaris Jackson dies in car crashMONTGOMERY, Ala. —

Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36.

The 2012 Chevrolet Ca-maro that Jackson was driv-ing went off the road, struck a tree and overturned at 8:50 p.m. Sunday, Trooper Benjamin “Michael” Car-swell, an Alabama Law En-forcement Agency spokesman, said in a news release. Jackson was pro-nounced dead at a hospital.

Jackson was hired as quarterbacks coach for Ten-nessee State last season after a 10-year NFL career with the Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings and Buf-falo Bills.

Jackson is survived by wife Lakitta and three children.

XFL files for bankruptcy, cites COVID-19 crisisThe XFL filed for bank-

ruptcy on Monday, likely spelling the end of the sec-ond iteration of the league.

The filing in U.S. Bank-ruptcy Court in Delaware es-timates the organization has between $10 million and $50 million in both assets and liabilities. Former coaches Bob Stoops and Marc Trestman are among the creditors with the largest unsecured claims.

The WWE-backed XFL canceled the rest of its re-turn season last month be-cause of the coronavirus pandemic. It suspended op-erations and laid off its em-ployees Friday.

The league said Monday in an emailed statement that it wasn’t insulated “from the harsh economic impacts and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 crisis.”

The XFL had eight fran-chises this season and played five games out of a planned 10-game schedule. It drew decent TV ratings early on and had deals with ESPN and Fox.

The XFL also played one season in 2001.

Mom of T-wolves star dies from

COVID-19MINNEAPOLIS — Jacque-

line Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to compli-cations from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus.

The Timberwolves made the announcement via the Towns family, which re-quested privacy. Karl Towns Sr., the father of the two-time All-Star player, was also hospitalized with the virus but has since recovered.

A native of the Dominican Republic, Cruz-Towns was a fixture at Timberwolves games from the start of Karl-Anthony Towns’ NBA career in 2015.

Panthers make McCaffrey

highest-paid RBCHARLOTTE, N.C. —

The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a four-year, $64 million contract exten-sion with All-Pro Christian McCaffrey, a person familiar with the contract negotiation told The Associated Press, making McCaffrey the highest-paid running back in the NFL.

McCaffrey, 23, had one year left on his contract.

The new deal puts Mc-Caffrey ahead of Dallas’ Ezekiel Elliott as the highest- paid running back in the league. Elliott is making $15 million per season.

The former first-round draft pick has been a spec-tacular selection for the Pan-thers, amassing 2,920 yards rushing and 2,523 yards re-ceiving along with 39 touch-downs in three seasons. He is the only player in NFL his-tory with at least 2,500 yards receiving and rushing in his first three seasons.

Kansas’ Dotson announces he’s

entering NBA draftKansas guard Devon Dot-

son is entering the NBA draft after leading the Big 12 Conference in scoring his sophomore season.

Dotson participated in the NBA combine last summer before returning to school. He said this time he intends to sign with an agent and re-main in the draft.

The 6-foot-2 guard aver-aged 18.1 points, 4.1 re-bounds, 4 assists and 2.1 steals while helping Kansas go 28-3 and win its final 16 games. He earned second-team honors on The Associated Press All-Amer-ica team.

Bulls fire Forman, announce

Karnisovas hireCHICAGO — The Chi-

cago Bulls fired general manager Gar Forman on Monday, while officially hir-ing Denver Nuggets GM Ar-turas Karnisovas as their executive vice president of basketball operations and moving John Paxson into an advisory role.

The Bulls handed the keys to the 48-year-old Kar-nisovas last week, hoping he can spark a struggling franchise.

— From wire reports

SPORTS BRIEFS

NASCAR’s Larson suspendedDriver used racial slur in virtual race

Jenna FryerAP auto racing writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Lar-son’s racial slur cost him his two pri-mary NASCAR supporters. It likely will cost him his job soon.

McDonald’s and Credit One Bank ended their sponsorship of Larson on Monday, a day after he used the N-word during a live stream of a vir-tual race. The decision came hours after NASCAR and Chip Ganassi Racing suspended Larson indefi-nitely, his team doing so without pay.

Without funding from McDonald’s and Credit One Bank, Ganassi seem-ingly will be forced to dump Larson in favor of a different driver.

“We were extremely disappointed and appalled to hear about this inci-dent,” McDonald’s USA said in a statement. “The comments made by Kyle Larson are insensitive, offen-sive and not reflective of our inclu-sive values and will not be tolerated.”

McDonald’s has partnered with CGR for nearly a decade and spon-sors the team’s No. 42 Chevrolet in the Cup Series. Ending its relation-ship with Larson would make it next to impossible for Ganassi to stick with Larson behind the wheel.

Ross Chastain would be a likely replacement. Chastain is a Ganassi development driver who has been on loan to Roush Fenway Racing as an injury fill-in for Ryan Newman.

NASCAR ordered Larson, who is half Japanese, to complete a sensi-tivity training course before he can be eligible for reinstatement.

Larson apologized in a video posted on his social media accounts.

“I made a mistake, said the word that should never, ever be said,“ Larson said. ”There is no excuse for that. I wasn’t raised that way. It is just an awful thing to say. I feel very sorry for my family, my friends, my partners, the NASCAR community and especially the African-Ameri-can community.

“I understand the damage is prob-ably unrepairable and I own up to that. But I just want to let you all know how sorry I am and I hope ev-eryone is staying safe during these crazy times.”

Larson was competing in an iRac-ing event Sunday night when he ap-peared to lose communication on his headset with his spotter. During a check of his microphone, he asked his spotter, “You can’t hear me?” That was followed by the N-word. The slur was directed at his spotter, who is white.

“The words that he chose to use are offensive and unacceptable,” Chip Ganassi Racing said. “As of this moment, we are suspending Kyle without pay while we work through this situation with all appropriate parties.”

Larson also was suspended indef-initely by iRacing for “offensive and inappropriate” language, but more significant damage to Larson’s fu-ture could come from sponsors.

Credit One Bank denounced Lar-son’s “highly offensive language” at first and dumped the driver alto-gether three hours later. McDon-ald’s followed suit.

Chevrolet suspended its personal services relationship with Larson “as we do not tolerate this behavior.”

One secondary sponsor, Plan B Sales & Marketing, backed Larson, saying “we know he is an awesome young man that made a mistake and we are going to stand behind him 100% and help any way we can.”

Larson, whose grandparents spent time in an interment camp in California during World War II, climbed from short-track racing into NASCAR through its “Drive for Di-versity” program. He is the only driver of Japanese descent to win a major NASCAR race.

“NASCAR has made diversity and inclusion a priority and will not tol-erate the type of language used by Kyle Larson during Sunday’s iRac-ing event,” NASCAR said in a state-ment. The stock-car body added that its conduct guidelines are clear and it will enforce them to “maintain an

inclusive environment for our en-tire industry and fan base.”

Larson, in his seventh full season racing at NASCAR’s top Cup level, is in the final year of his contract with Chip Ganassi Racing. He was at the top of the list of a crowded free-agent field when the circuit was sus-pended four races into the season as sports stopped during the coronavi-rus crisis.

NASCAR quickly pivoted to cre-ate an iRacing league of virtual rac-ing that has engaged viewers and set records for esports television view-ership. One of the draws of the plat-form is that drivers can link into one another on a live stream, where they banter, argue, make jokes and dis-cuss the racing. Fans can eavesdrop through the gaming app Twitch.

Larson used the slur during a race for fun against drivers from various series. The event was not part of NASCAR’s official series.

Drivers in the chat immediately reacted to Larson’s use of the slur, with one alerting him, “Kyle, you’re talking to everyone, bud.” Others were in disbelief.

Larson has six career Cup wins and finished a career-best sixth in the standings last season. He is 27 and the married father of two young children.

Associated PressOct. 18, 2019, file photo, the final practice for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Kyle Larson used a racial slur on a live stream Sunday during a virtual race and has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday.

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Walgreen Boots Alli WBA 39.41 2 64.50 44.11 +.13 +0.3 s t t -25.2 -16.0 8 1.83f

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OPEC and other oil producers agreed to cut production to help boost crashing prices.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its order to suspend cruises until mid-July.

The online retailer named a former Walmart executive as its new CEO.�

The U.S. will reportedly require ma-jor airlines to repay a portion of their aid packages.

The drug developer’s potential treat-ment for COVID-19 had promising results in a study of a small group of patients.

The department store chain report-edly hired investment bank Lazard to explore options for improving its finances.�

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Tuesday, april 14, 2020 A7BusinessCitrus County (FL) ChroniCLe

Coleman said that, while inconvenient, social dis-tancing is the best way to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He and other commissioners noted there is a multi-purpose trail the length of County Road 486.

“If you have to drive a short distance to go for a walk, drive a short dis-tance to go for a walk,” Coleman said.

Coleman said he agreed

with the governor’s deci-sion to close state parks, including the Withla-coochee State Trail. He and other commissioners supported Smith’s request to ask the governor to make reopening the trail a top priority when the state begins to ease restrictions.

State parks are closed until at least May 15.

Coleman said reopening the trail, whenever that occurs, will impact the city of Inverness. The Depot District, including Wallace Brooks and Liberty parks, are right alongside

the state trail.“There will be a lot

more people on that trail than normal,” he said.

Later, during a break in the meeting, Coleman said in an interview there were no social-distancing boat-ing issues over the week-end and that boat ramps will remain open, so long as boaters continue to fol-low the state rules: no more than 10 persons per vessel and boats must be 50 feet apart.

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

very dangerous for people in domestic violence situations.”

While most people tend to ignore the signs, Arnold said now is not the time to turn a blind eye to it.

“We want neighbors to watch out for signs, such as screaming, slamming doors, those types of things,” she said. “So much of domestic vio-lence, happens behind closed doors. Another thing, if you do have a

neighbor you know engage them in conversation. Look for bruising over the face, soft tissue, ask them for a good explanation about what happened.”

Coworkers can also be a voice for those who don’t have the ability to reach out for assistance.

“Maybe you did work with someone, you saw them with a black eye, a boyfriend, or girlfriend, screaming at them,” Ar-nold said, “now they’re wondering, ‘are they OK?’ You could call the sheriff ’s office and ask for a wel-fare check. You explain you haven’t seen them for

a while; they won’t answer their phone, I’m con-cerned about them. That kind of thing.”

Survivors may or may not know they’re still open, too, Arnold said.

“They think we’re closed down, but we are shelters, we are essen-tial, we’re here, we’re an-swering the phones 24 hours a day,” Arnold stressed, noting CASA Citrus has a strong pres-ence on both Facebook and Instagram.

Those who need assis-tance can call 352-344-8111, 24 hours a day, Arnold said.

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Citrus County Sheriff’s Office

Arrestsn Joshua Barnhart Sr., 36,

of East Bass Circle, Inverness, at 3:49 p.m. April 9 on a misde-meanor charge of resisting an officer without violence. He was also charged with felony violation of probation and on a writ of bodily attachment. Ac-cording to his arrest affidavit, Barnhart is accused of fleeing on foot when deputies

attempted to arrest him on an active warrant.

n Patrick Waybright, 39, of Dunnellon, at 1:22 p.m. April 8 on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and resisting an officer without violence. His bond was set at $3,000.

n Michael Ball, 62, of Plaza Street, Beverly Hills, at 1 p.m. April 8 on an active warrant for second degree murder. His bond was denied.

n Raymond Osteen, 32, of Northwest Second Avenue,

Crystal River, at 9:09 a.m. April 8 on an active warrant for felony violation of probation stemming from an original charge of pos-session of methamphetamine.

n Brian Weaver, 37, of Ocala, at 8:20 a.m. April 8 on felony charges of car burglary and grand theft.

n Travis Reisinger, 24, of Floral City, at 2:04 a.m. April 8 on a misdemeanor charge of giving a false name to law en-forcement. His bond was set at $500.

AP

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WD-40 Company (WDFC)

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WD-40 shares suffered their worst loss in more than three years after the San Diego-based maker of lubricants abandoned its financial guidance because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Chief Financial Officer Jay Rembolt blamed the scrapped 2020 profit forecast on the COVID-19 crisis, which “makes it very difficult for us to accurately forecast short-term financial results.”

WD-40 made $1.04 per share in the

December-February period, its fiscal second quarter. That was well below the $1.21 that Wall Street was expecting.

WD-40’s namesake solvent was invented in 1953 and was never patented, its inventors preferring to keep their formula a secret that remains today, according to the company’s website.

The company’s shares fell 12% Monday to $154.26, their lowest price since October, 2018.

Earnings fears pull stocks down

Associated Press

Stocks fell on Wall Street Monday, erasing some of the market’s big gains from last week, as inves-tors braced for a sobering first look at how the coro-navirus pandemic has hurt company earnings.

The S&P 500 fell 1% after cutting its early losses by more than half toward the end of the day. The benchmark index surged 12% last week, its best gain since 1974.

The pullback followed news over the weekend that OPEC, Russia and other oil producing na-tions have agreed to cut output in a bid to stem a slide in crude prices fol-lowing a collapse in de-mand due to the outbreak.

Financial, industrial and health care stocks took some of the heaviest selling. Amazon and a few other retailers were bright spots. Traders continued to watch for more signs that the coronavirus out-break may be leveling off and what that could mean for the prospects of re-opening the economy.

Cautious optimism that the outbreak has begun to plateau in some of the worst-hit areas and an-other big infusion of eco-nomic support by the Federal Reserve helped spur last week’s big rally. This week, stocks could be in for more volatility as companies report results for the first quarter, though analysts will be fo-cused primarily on what management teams have

to say about what the rest of the year looks like.

Details may be hard to come by, as many compa-nies have ceased giving earnings forecasts be-cause of the uncertainty over when government of-ficials will determine it’s safe to roll back the social distancing and stay-at-home mandates that have all but ground the econ-omy to a halt.

“The companies don’t know what demand is going to be over the next three months or over the next six months,” said Wil-lie Delwiche, investment strategist at Baird.

The S&P lost 28.19 points to 2,761.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Av-erage fell 328.60 points, or 1.4%, to 23,390.77. The index had been down 624 points. The Nasdaq re-versed an early slide and rose 38.85 points, or 0.5%, to 8,192.42. The Russell 2000 index of smaller com-pany stocks lost 34.68 points, or 2.8%, to 1,212.04.

European markets were closed for a holiday, and Asian markets ended mostly lower.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Trea-sury to 0.75% from 0.72% late Thursday. U.S. mar-kets were closed last Fri-day for the Good Friday holiday.

Several major banks, in-cluding JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, and big compa-nies, including United-Health Group, Johnson & Johnson and Rite Aid, are on deck to report results this week.

Analysts predict that earnings for all the compa-nies in the S&P 500 will be down 9% in the first quar-ter from a year earlier, ac-cording to FactSet. That would be the biggest an-nual decline in earnings for the index since the third quarter of 2009 when earnings slumped nearly 16%.

“Our view is its one big write-off year,” said Keith Lerner, chief market strat-egist at SunTrust Advisory Services. “The market is going to start thinking more about 2021, 2022. On the other side of this, what does that business look like?”

The closure of busi-nesses and mandates for people to stay home have forced a record number of Americans out of work and raised the possibility that many businesses could end up bankrupt. That has many investors anticipat-ing what may be the worst recession since the Great Depression.

Investors have been fo-cused on the trajectory of the coronavirus for clues as to how pronounced the economic fallout will be. Despite some positive signs — the death toll in New York on Sunday dipped below 700 for the first time in a week — the overall data indicate that the number of new cases continues to increase.

There are more than 1.86 million confirmed cases worldwide, led by the United States with more than 557,000, accord-ing to a tally by Johns Hop-kins University.

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Give county a choice of candidates

During this stressful time, few folks are thinking about the upcoming election. Our local Citrus County candi-dates especially need your help now. Candidates only have about one month to get their petition cards submitted to the supervisor of elections or they will have to pay, in some cases, a significant fil-ing fee to qualify. These fees can be as high as $7,744, so it has very serious conse-quences if the candidate wishes to pursue the race for which they are prequalified. The amount varies dependent upon whether it is a nonparti-san race, the candidate’s party affiliation and the sal-ary of the position.

So if you receive a mailing, see an appeal on Facebook or other outreach from candi-dates, please help them. In normal times, you would find candidates at the county fair, local events and flea markets, but that is simply not possible this year.

Right now, there are at least eight candidates still working on getting cards signed. Please remember the petition process is not an en-dorsement, a nomination or any other form or indication of support. It is simply a method to place allow their name to appear on the ballot. As a registered voter, anyone can sign any candidate’s peti-tion card, regardless of party. The only requirement is that you be a registered voter.

I would hope you see the value of having choice in our election process. The deadline looms in a little less than a month from now in May. Please give us the maximum choice in our election process.

Avis Marie CraigCrystal River

Citizens should be the decision-makers

We are now forced to make a serious decision which will decide the future of America and it must be done soon.

We are engaged in social distancing and other pro-cesses to combat this virus. Businesses are closed and people are out of work, which presents another serious problem. If we continue along this path our economic

system will crash, businesses will fail, never to come back and people will become destitute.

Our decision is this, do we continue with the national shutdown of business as is and continue our efforts to fight this virus, or do we lift the shutdown as it relates to business and allow people to go back to work?

I don’t believe this is a deci-sion which should be left up to government, instead it should be put to a national popular vote and let Ameri-cans decide which option they prefer. This is a decision which affects the future gen-erations of Americans, it would decide the fate of the nation. Simply put, do we continue to fight this virus as we are or do we protect our economic structure and fight the virus with fewer precautions?

Continue as we are mean-ing fewer cases of infection, saving our economic system means taking the chance of increased cases of infection. It’s not an easy decision but we can be assured of one thing, continue as we are meaning the total collapse of our economic system which will change America forever.

The time has come for all Americans to be forceful and let their concerns and opin-ions be known loud and clear.

We have run out of time, do it now, do it today, remember

this is a government of, for and by the people, and the time is upon us to make that reality clearly known.

Frank D. LovellInverness

Music disturbing the quality of life

In the midst of our staying-at-home during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to en-dure squatters in our local neighborhood drug house, whose recreational joy ap-pears to be playing their deep, bottom-end bass music for up to 24 hours straight every day. Those of us living in mobile homes near this property feel like we are undergoing sound disorientation techniques sim-ilar to those perhaps used by the CIA to break detainees. This is not a laughing matter.

Here is the problem: The sheriff ’s office has informed us we can’t call until after 10 p.m., at which point they send a car, and if the officer hears noise, he can tell the oc-cupants to lower their music. Mysteriously, or not, every time the police arrive, the music has been turned off. Police leave, music starts again. The other night our neighbors made four phone calls to the police. Last night, two calls, one at 11:30 p.m., the other at 4 a.m. We called Code Enforce-ment and were told they are short-staffed, they only work during the day, have over 100 cases, and the music would have to be playing when they arrived. I spoke to dispatch today. We were told that the squatters have rights and that the police just can’t serve them with a summons for disturbing the peace because it is our word against the squatters. We are starting to feel helpless and hopeless. We are senior citizens and are literally at our wits end. There must be some-thing someone can do. Help!

Linda FumeaHernando

Even as the state of Flor-ida is poised to make major changes in the way

it regulates septic tanks, the town of Inglis is pressing for-ward with research that one day will tell residents how much it will cost to support a central-ized sewage collec-tion and treatment system.

Senate Bill 712, recently adopted by the Florida Legis-lature, would shift regulation of septic tanks away from the Florida De-partment of Health to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. If Gov. Ron DeSan-tis signs the bill into law as ex-pected, the state’s perspective on septic tanks will shift from how such systems affect public health to how they impact the environment.

This is no small matter for the residents of Inglis and Yankeetown.

Research tells us that in Ing-lis and Yankeetown — and in-cluding the surrounding areas of Levy and Citrus counties — there are an estimated 1,300 septic tanks. Septic systems are known to degrade water quality in surface waters such as lakes and rivers. Given the proximity of the lower Withlacoochee River and the Gulf of Mexico to Inglis and Yankeetown, any change in Florida’s regulatory landscape for septic systems

will have a major impact on our community.

In recognition of this trend, the town of Inglis in 2017 ap-plied for and won a grant from the state of Florida’s Local Funding Initiative program

that fully funded a fea-sibility study for a “sub-regional waste-water treatment and collection system.” The purpose of the study — conducted at no cost to Inglis tax-payers — was to deter-mine if a centralized sewage collection and treatment system is physically possible and fiscally sustain-able. The study deter-mined that such a

system is feasible as long as the majority of construction costs are supported by grants and outside funding.

A second phase of the study, also fully funded by the state of Florida, is now underway. This phase will examine the engi-neering considerations for sev-eral candidate facility sites as well as a site for projected ef-fluent disposal.

Throughout this process, the Town of Inglis is committed to keeping residents fully in-formed about the study’s prog-ress and findings. On Feb. 20, the town hosted a public meet-ing at the Inglis Community Center. More than 70 people — from Inglis and Yankeetown as well as from unicorporated Levy and Citrus counties — at-tended. Representatives from

Woodard & Curran, a consult-ing firm hired by the town to conduct the study, gave a pre-sentation on the progress made to date and outlined the steps to come.

The Woodard & Curran team also asked attendees to answer a short survey about their atti-tudes toward the potential for a centralized collection and treatment system. Among the responses:

n When asked if environ-mental impairment of the lower Withlacoochee River is a threat to the long-term eco-nomic health and sustainability of Inglis and Yankeetown, 45% of the attendees said they strongly agreed or somewhat agreed with that statement. Twenty-nine percent said they strongly disagreed or some-what disagreed.

n When asked if the State of Florida continued to fund the engineering and construction of a subregional wastewater system, 57% of the attendees said they would be willing to pay a monthly bill for the oper-ation and maintenance of the system. About 24% said they would not be willing to pay a monthly bill.

n When asked if they would be willing to continue partici-pating in the public process to learn what the ultimate cost will be to local residents, 66% of the attendees said yes. Eigh-teen percent said no.

Drinda Merritt is the mayor of Inglis.

“The monotony and quiet of a solitude life stimulates the creative mind.”

Albert Einstein

Inglis continues to explore potential for centralized sewer treatment

FEEDING STUDENTS

School district efforts to feed students should

be applaudedThe Citrus County

School District contin-ues to be proactive in

making sure its students are fed properly.

Late last month, the dis-trict expanded its food-distribution sites to 11 partici-pating schools and 35 bus stops across the county. The temporary delivery program not only puts food on students’ ta-bles, but keeps the district’s food service and trans-portation staff working while schools are empty.

The district partnered with Citrus County Bless-ings, which will give out meals on Thursdays for weekends. Community part-ners also stepped up to do-nate money or supplies such as coolers to keep food at safe temperatures while being transported on buses.

Those donors include: Duke Energy, Lowe’s, Walmart, DRC Sports, JJ and Jennifer Grow, the Brannen family, the Kiwanis Club of Inverness, Shane Bryant, the Citrus County YMCA, Mike and Tracey Hinde and Mag-gie Lampasona.

Citrus County Education Foundation volunteers will also be handing out school supplies to students in need.

What should also be noted is this provides a bridge to parents who have lost their jobs and are awaiting

unemployment and other benefits to kick in.

The supporting partners deserve credit for jumping in to help with supplies, do-nations and volunteer hours

to make sure this massive effort is successful

One might won-der why bother to feed children when they aren’t coming to school. It boils down to a well-respected psychology the-ory by Abraham Maslow. Maslow’s theory reflected

on our innate needs. He de-veloped Maslow’s Hierarchy, which stated that learning cannot take place unless basic needs such as food, water, rest and warmth, are met.

School Superintendent Sam Himmel has formed an extremely competent team of professionals who con-stantly demonstrate forward looking planning, adaptable execution, cooperative team spirit. Once again Citrus County’s community spirit is demonstrated with the dis-trict’s supporting partners stepping forward to assist in meeting basic student needs.

Our community is excep-tionally great at keeping stu-dents fed. It’s something we should be very proud of. This pandemic has tested our ability to adapt to tough situ-ations, and the school dis-trict is really being a great leader in some key areas.

THE ISSUE:Meal sites expand for Citrus County

students.

OUR OPINION:School district

takes a proactive approach.

LETTERS to the Editor

OPINIONS INVITED

n Viewpoints depicted in political cartoons, columns or letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the editorial board.

n Groups or individuals are invited to express their opinions in a letter to the editor.

n Persons wishing to address the editorial board, which meets weekly, should call Mike Arnold at 352-563-5660.

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Lower the speed limitI just wanted to comment on

a crane that was killed on Independence yes-terday (April 8). Nobody even stopped to check on the crane. It was still alive, laying in the mid-dle of the road right in front of my house. The traffic on Independence has increased, but the speed has not been brought down. The speeding on this road is going over the 45 mph limit. I would suggest maybe they could even put a 30 mph limit from Arling-ton to (U.S.) 41. That way they would be slowing down, hope-fully, so the cranes can cross in the areas that they do. Just my opinion, but there’s a lot of traf-fic and there is no police moni-toring the road.

Close the boat rampsAnother stupid move by our

county commissioners: They’re

keeping the boat ramps open, saying, as it says in the paper

today (in April 8’s front-page story), so that thousands of people can enjoy their time out and so on. But they closed the bike trails, so the rest of us that don’t have a boat can’t do anything. This is ri-diculous. We can have social distancing on the bike trail. Let’s think that over again.

Open ramps good ideaI am very proud of our county

commissioners for the way they have handled the coronavirus ca-tastrophe. I am not a boater, but I thought the closing of the boat ramps last week was a mistake. With all the public officials telling us to stay home and apart from large groups but still to stay healthy by exercising, I thought going boating and fishing, along with walking and bicycling, was a great way to get the exercise.

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The New Hampshire- based fitness chain signed a 10-year lease to occupy 20,000 square feet (or about one-third) of the old Kmart — the part closest to U.S. 41.

“This will provide a good anchor,” said Bas-tien. “Hopefully, this will be the spark that will reju-venate this plaza.”

Bastien said he’s seen it happen in other strip pla-zas that have been in de-cline. Planet Fitness attracts people who then might stay around and pa-tronize other tenants.

Bastien said it would be nice to see the old Publix on the south side of the plaza become occupied.

n The center is also gaining a well-established bait and tackle store in 44 Tackle Co.

Owner Chris Kingree

said his former store off State Road 44 near Inver-ness experienced a water damage incident around the first of the year and forced a move. The new lo-cation is double the square footage at 7,500 square feet, and he said he was offered an attractive lease.

Kingree said he was also impressed with the direction the plaza seems to be going.

“I think it’s on the up-swing right now,” Kingree said.

The new store will allow him more room for events, fishing classes and an ex-panded showroom. Kingree said he’s heard from other business owners in the area who are suddenly inter-ested in relocating there.

“It’s a good plaza to grow in now,” he said. “The rent is competitive and it’s on the upswing.”

n Planet Fitness and 44 Tackle Co. join 10 other tenants, including Bealls Outlet, a Florida

Department of Correc-tions office, General Nu-trition Center, We Insure Citrus, Fresenius Kidney Care, Perseverance Tat-too, Do or Dye Collective, Kana Nails, First Taste and Launderland.

Strumpf said she contin-ues to seek more tenants, especially someone to fill the still-vacant former Pub-lix site. A potential tenant fell through, she said.

Strumph said she’d love to see a grocery store there, but doubts that will happen given the proxim-ity of so many in the imme-diate vicinity.

“I just think (the shop-ping center) will keep on getting more mom and pops,” she said. “That’s what we really want in these small spaces. I’d love some restaurants. I would love to have a restaurant in there.”

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This is one of the most common ques-tions that I get in my

office: “Is there a blood test that can detect can-cer?” We all wonder about that.

In short, there is none at this time. At the same time, this is clearly a hot area of research. We must realize that all cancers are different and even in one cancer — like, say, breast cancer — there are many different types, stages, etc. All cancer pa-tients are somewhat different.

A new study was pub-lished in the March 31 on-line issue of the “Annals of Oncology.” The study was conducted in 6,689 participants — 2,482 with cancer (more than 50 types, at various stages) and 4,207 without cancer.

When cancer was de-tected, the test correctly identified the tissue where the cancer origi-nated in 90% of cases. However, sensitivity was only 67% meaning for 12 common cancers. This means the test would find cancer in 2 out of 3 patients.

There are a lot of un-knowns in this study and a lot more research is needed before this can become mainstream. Also, this will add to current screening guidelines and not replace it.

There is another com-peting test — The Cancer-SEEK test — which measures circulating tumor DNA from 16 genes and eight protein bio-markers, and then uses machine-based learning to analyze the data. This test is also being studied to diagnose cancer. It is another blood test.

These tests, to be defi-nitely helpful, must be able to detect cancer early and improve sur-vival. In other words, peo-ple should live longer and better before this can be used. Both tests can be complementary to each other. We need to do a large-scale study in per-sons without cancer. We need to show whether this can pick up early cancer which could have been missed without the test.

This kind of study is very costly and time con-suming. At the same time, in the correct setting, it can significantly affect cancer care.

Such tests also need to have high accuracy – low false positive and false negative testing.

This is not going to be available in the near fu-ture. The fact that lots of research is being done in this area is very promising.

If such tests become available, it would change management drastically.

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

In this most difficult time with a stay-at-home order in most of the world, I hope this finds you all well.

I decided to write about some helpful tips to help us all get through this. Working from home, limited trips out and feeling cooped up takes a toll on us. So, here are few tips to promote feeling positive and healthy.

With work stuff, we could all benefit from taking time to clean up emails, make a list of leads, organize work plans, reach out to colleagues for sup-port and simply do all of the things we never have time for. Read some indus-try articles and catch up on what’s hap-pening. Organize your social media pages, finding new ways to market yourself and your personal brand.

With home stuff, get organized. Purge your storage areas, sanitize your home

from ceilings to floors, get rid of the ever-dreadful clutter and create a family cleaning chart to keep you all on track.

Find some great new reci-pes, eat healthy and get creative. Make meal plan-ning and cooking a family affair. Our children

need to learn culinary skills. This is the perfect time.

With beauty and wellness stuff, this is the time to truly find your inner beauty and go natural. Learn some do-it -your-self tips and enjoy beauty at home. Trust me, your body will love your tak-ing a break from chemicals.

For your hair, take this down time to repair and renew. First, you need to clarify by removing the buildup. Use Seabreeze, half water with a few drops of tea tree oil in a mister bottle. Mist wet hair, comb and rinse.

Hair needs moisture and protein. For coarse, dry hair, try an olive oil mask by lightly warming 1/2 cup of olive oil and rubbing it through your hair. Cover with a plastic cap for 45 minutes, sham-poo well and rinse. Or mash a ripe avo-cado with one egg and apply to wet hair for 20 minutes. The rich vitamins, min-erals and fatty acids restore shine and strength.

Most hair products have some form of chemicals in them. Avoid aerosols, as the sprays contain xylene and formal-dehyde proven to not only cause thin-ning of the hair, but they are harmful for your lungs.

Your scalp should be cared for the same as your skin. Protect it from harsh products. Take a break and use a natu-ral serum, avoiding the scalp.

For your nails, go natural. Remove all polish and artificial products. Mas-sage vitamin E oil into your cuticles and nails daily. Alternate with coconut oil.

Lightly buff your nail bed and always file your nails in one direction. Mas-sage the lunulea, half-moon shape at your cuticle to stimulate growth. Do this several times a day.

Also, do not use your nails as tools. Take hair, skin and nail vitamins, along with extra calcium. You will love the results!

For your skin, soothe and rejuvenate with an aloe vera mask. Soften your skin with a honey yogurt mask. Mix a

tablespoon of plain yogurt with tea-spoon of honey. Apply for 30 minutes, then rinse.

Clean and exfoliate with freshly squeezed lemon. There are so many natural and organic ways to care for your skin. Have fun with it.

For your body, enjoy epsom salt baths. This not only soothes away pains, but is great for your skin and your mood. Exfoliate with lavender epsom salts and melted, warm coconut oil. Stand on paper for easy cleanup and to prevent slipping.

After exfoliating, clean up and rinse with warm water while standing on a slip-free surface.

Another great skin treatment is dry brushing with a luffa, one to two times weekly. Benefits include exfoliation, detoxifying, increased circulation, aids in digestion, stimulates the lymphatic system, assists in cellulite removal and

much more.For whitening your teeth, try the an-

cient Indian remedy called oil pulling. They swish with oil to remove bacteria from the mouth, which can turn to plaque and make your teeth yellow. Co-conut oil is great for this, as it has a bet-ter taste.

Brush with baking soda, which cre-ates an alkaline environment, prevent-ing bacteria from growing. Swish with 1.5% or 3% peroxide prior to brushing your teeth. Or make a paste with baking soda and peroxide.

Prevent stains by limiting your intake of coffee, soda, dark berries, red wine and sugar. Consume plenty of calcium to strengthen the enamel on your teeth.

Most importantly, remove food from your teeth immediately. Brush, floss and swish several times a day for happy teeth and gums.

The U.S. has re-ported the most number of

cases of COVID-19 in-fections, surpassing China and Italy.

As I write this col-umn, Florida has over 12,000 cases, but that number will cer-tainly be much higher at the time of this publication.

Citrus County has reported 40 cases, but the numbers keep climbing every day. The number of cases in Florida has been predicted to

peak in the first week of May.

While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued stay-at-home orders, health care workers and es-sential service per-sonnel continue to ensure that the pub-lic and patients are provided the care and services that are indispensable during these unprecedented

times. While Citrus County has far

fewer cases than many of our

neighboring areas, we do have a vulnerable population.

At Advanced Urology Institute (AUI) we keep abreast of the lat-est developments including CDC guidelines and have taken ac-tions beyond the mandated re-quirements to keep our patients safe.

AUI is now a large organiza-tion comprising over 75 urology care providers from Tallahassee to Daytona Beach, Ocala to St. Petersburg. We have been fortu-nate to have a chief medical offi-cer in Dr. Bob Dowling, one of the nation’s leading authorities in urological health care quality

management and health care safety, along with a team of ex-perienced urologists from the AUI Board to guide us through the pandemic.

The AUI Board meets almost every day to assess the ever-changing situation in regards to the number of reported infec-tions around our state, govern-ment and Medicare rules and regulations, and Best Practices Guidelines.

We are proactive in protecting the health of our patients and have canceled or postponed

Blood test to detect cancer

See KUMAR/Page B2

Urological care during COVID-19 pandemic

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Take advantage of having to be at home

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non-urgent patient visits to our offices. We have also canceled all elective surgical procedures to prevent exposure of our patients to others who may be asymptomatic car-riers of the virus.

Even patients who need to be seen in our offices for acute care or ongoing cancer therapy are screened beforehand for signs or symptoms of COVID-19 infection. For example, patients with bladder or prostate can-cers are still being treated or monitored. Patients with acute kidney stone pain are still being treated on an urgent basis.

Some patients with low risk cancers, such as

low-grade prostate can-cers, are offered the op-tion to safely delay the start of their treatments after a thorough discus-sion between the physi-cian and the patient. Chronic urological condi-tions such as overactive bladder or benign pros-tate enlargement or pa-tients with kidney stones not causing any symptoms are given delayed ap-pointments or can use a telehealth visit.

Our offices have insti-tuted telehealth visits for patients who do not need to be seen face-to-face in our offices. Using Face-time or Skype-type audio-visual technology, we are now offering follow up and even new patient vis-its from the comfort of their homes. This also protects the health of our office staff and their fami-lies from exposure to

patients who may be un-witting carriers of the infection.

Furthermore, our Human Resources De-partment has been work-ing actively to ensure that our employees are getting the benefits that they are entitled to in these diffi-

cult times.The health and safety of

our patients is our fore-most concern. We at Ad-vanced Urology Institute are committed to ensur-ing that we strike the right balance between taking care of the health needs of our patients and

staff while not unduly ex-posing them to the viral infection. Our country has been through difficult times before, and we will prevail this time as well.

Udaya Kumar. M.D., FRCS Urol, Dip. Urol (London), is certified by the

American Board of Urology and the Board of Urology of U.K. and Ire-land. He is a former professor of urology with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Contact him at 3475 S. Suncoast Blvd., Homosassa, FL 34448 or 352-628-7671.

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For your workout, try old-school aerobics! It’s basic but works great. It’s all about getting your heart rate up and keeping it there for 25-30 minutes.

Use Google to get a heart rate chart so that you can stay within your target heart rate zone. Al-ways warm up for at least five minutes with light cardio, stretching, then hit it hard. Finish with slower cardio cool down, then go to the floor for the

spot training exercises.Pick up some bands,

dumbbells or kettlebells. You will need something for the strength training. I have a workout chart on my Facebook page: @lklillianknipp. Feel free to download it.

So, until next time, stay healthy, happy and faithful!

Lillian Knipp, the founder YAI YAI in Crystal River, has been in the industry since 1990 and has been in Citrus County since 1996. She can be reached at [email protected] or 352-795-7625.

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Value Dental Care 7425 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill, FL 352-684-1274

DERMATOLOGY Bay Dermatology 7739 S Suncoast Blvd. Homosassa, FL 352-290-2694

Citrus Dermatology 255 SE 7th Ave, Suite 3 Crystal River, FL 352-794-6385

Florida Dermatology 931. US Hwy. 19 Inverness, FL 352-637-1310

Suncoast Dermatology 525 North Dacie Point, Lecanto, FL 352-746-2200

FAMILY/ GENERAL MEDICINE Citrus Internal Medicine Associates 131 S Citrus Ave Suite 203 Inverness, FL 352-344-6930

Citrus Primary Care 7646 S. Florida Ave Floral City, FL 352-726-3700

Citrus Primary Care 450 W. Roosevelt Blvd. Beverly Hills, FL 352-527-6646

Citrus Primary Care 7945 S. Suncoast Blvd., Suite A Homosassa, FL 352-382-5000

FL Family Health Medical Center 8389 S. Suncoast Blvd. Homosassa, FL 352-201-3100

Meadowcrest Family Physicians 1250 N. Vantage Pt. Dr. Crystal River, FL 352-795-0644

Nature Coast Primary Care 921 N. Citrus Ave. Crystal River, FL 352-436-4328

GASTROENTEROLOGY Citrus Gastroenterology, PA Johannes Martensson, MD.,Ph.D. 3653 E. Forest Dr. Inverness, FL 352-344-8080

Gastroenterology Associates 6410 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy., Crystal River, FL 352-563-2450

Gastroenterology Associates 3653 E. Forest Dr., Inverness, FL 352-563-2450

GENERAL-SPINE- THORACIC-VASCULAR BioSpine Institute 7101 Mariner Blvd. Brooksville, FL 352-290-2851

Citrus Spine Institute 6099 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy. Crystal River, FL 352-794-6868

Inverness Surgical Associates 403 W. Highland Blvd. Inverness, FL 352-726-3646

GYNECOLOGY Genesis Women’s Center 800 Medical Ct E Inverness, FL 352-726-7667

HEALTH EDUCATION College of Central Florida 3001 SW College Rd Ocala, FL 352-873-5800

HEARING EXAM/ HEARING AID Davis Family Hearing 11515 W. Emerald Oaks Dr. Crystal River, FL 34428 352-666-8910

Father & Sons Hearing Aid Centers 4155 S. Suncoast Blvd. Homosassa, FL 352-628-9909

Father & Sons Hearing Aid Centers 2240 W. Hwy. 44 Inverness, FL 352-860-1100

Gardner Audiology 700 SE 5th Terrace #11, Crystal River, FL 352-795-5377

Miracle Ear Crystal River Mall Crystal River, FL 352-795-1484

HOME HEALTH SERVICES Comfort Keepers 2244 Hwy. 44 West, Inverness, FL 352-726-4547

Family Home Health Services 706 N. Suncoast Blvd. Crystal River, FL 352-746-2549

Mederi Caretenders 2216 Hwy. 44 West, Inverness, FL 352-726-3874

Suncrest Omni Home Health 914 N Suncoast Blvd Crystal River, FL 352-628-4900

HOSPICE Vitas Healthcare 3280 N. Audubon Park Path, Lecanto, FL 352-527-2020

HOSPITAL Citrus Memorial 502 W. Highland Blvd., Inverness, FL 352-726-1551

MASSAGE THERAPY The Healing Place 1200 NE 5th St., Crystal River, FL

ONCOLOGY- RADIATION 21st Century Oncology 3406 N. Lecanto Hwy. Beverly Hills, FL 352-615-5600

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute 770 SE 5th Terrace Crystal River, FL 352-795-6674

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute 2231 Hwy 44 W STE 203 Inverness, FL 352-860-7400

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute 521 N Lecanto Hwy Lecanto, FL 352-746-0707

OPHTHALMOLOGY Comprehensive Retina Consultants 203 S. Seminole Ave. Inverness, FL 352-794-1500

Suncoast Eye Center 221 NE Hwy. 19 Crystal River, FL 352-795-2526

OPTICAL/OPTICAL GOODS Citrus Vision 2332 Hwy. 44 W. Inverness, FL 352-726-2085

ORTHOPEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE Kidder Orthopedic Laboratories 5676 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy. Crystal River, FL 352-795-5556

Nature Coast Orthopaedics 2155 W. Mustang Blvd. Beverly Hills, FL 352-746-5707

Nature Coast Orthopaedics 2236 Hwy. 44 West, Inverness, FL 352-344-2663

Orthopedic Associates of Citrus 131 S. Citrus Ave. Suite 101 352-560-6270

The Center for Bone and Joint Disease 8281 S. Suncoast Blvd. Homosassa, FL 352-597-2664

PHARMACIES B&W Rexall Drugs 214 U.S. Hwy. 41 S, Inverness, FL 352-726-1021

Brashear’s Pharmacy 471 N. Dacie Point, Lecanto, FL 352-746-3420

Brashear’s Pharmacy 206 W. Dampier St., Inverness, FL 352-637-2079

G&R Pharmacy 3791 N. Lecanto Hwy. Beverly Hills, FL 352-527-3111

G&R Pharmacy 1298 E. Norvell Bryant Hwy. Unit D Hernando, FL 352-419-8949

G&R Pharmacy 5691 S. Suncoast Blvd. Homosassa, FL 352-628-0096

THERAPY AND REHABILITATION Citrus Health & Rehabilitation 701 Medical Ct E. Inverness, FL 352-860-0200

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Spring Hill 12440 Cortez Blvd Brooksville, FL 352-592-4253

Rehab Partners Inc. Therapy Services 3348 E. Gulf to Lake Hwy., Inverness, FL 352-228-4088

Rehab Partners Inc. Therapy Services 1560 N. Meadowcrest Blvd., Crystal River, FL 352-228-4088

Rehab Partners Inc. Therapy Services 2472 N. Heritage Oaks Path, Citrus Hills, FL 352-228-4088

WHEELCHAIRS AND SCOOTERS My Mobilty Medical 7939 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy Crystal River, FL 352-257-7874

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B4 Tuesday, april 14, 2020 TV and more Citrus County (FL) ChroniCLe

(Answers tomorrow)MULCH DAILY SPLINT BEWAREYesterday’s Jumbles:

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C S D/I F H 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 (WESH) NBC 19 19 News News ET Holly Ellen’s Game New Amsterdam ‘14’ Coronavirus News

#(WEDU) PBS 3 3 14 6 World News

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

The Gene: An Intimate History Moral implica-tions of technology. (N) ‘14’ Å

My Voice: One Man’s Journey

The Definition of Insanity (N) ‘PG’ Å

%(WUFT) PBS 5 5 DW News BBC PBS NewsHour (N) The Gene: An Intimate History (N) ‘14’ Definitn-Insanit BBC House

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

NewsChannel 8

Extra (N) ‘PG’

Ellen’s Game of Games (N) ‘PG’

New Amsterdam ‘14’ Å (DVS)

Coronavirus Pandemic NewsChannel 8

Tonight Show

)(WFTV) ABC 20 7 20 News at 6pm

World News

Jeopardy! (N) ‘G’

Wheel of Fortune

The Conners ‘PG’

Bless This M.

mixed-ish (N) ‘PG’

black-ish (N) ‘PG’

For Life “Buried” (N) (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å

Eyewit. News

Jimmy Kimmel

*(WTSP) CBS 10 10 10 10 10 10 Tampa Bay

Evening News

Wheel of Fortune

Jeopardy! (N) ‘G’

NCIS “The Arizona” (N) ‘14’ Å (DVS)

FBI: Most Wanted “Ironbound” (N) ‘14’

FBI: Most Wanted “Ride or Die” (N) ‘14’

10 Tampa Bay

Late-Colbert

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

TMZ (N) ‘PG’

The Masked Singer ‘14’ Å (DVS)

Empire “Over Everything” (N) ‘14’

FOX13 10:00 News (N) (In Stereo) Å

FOX13 11:00 News (N) (In Stereo) Å

4(WCJB) ABC 11 News ABC ET Inside Ed. Conners Bless mixed-ish black-ish For Life (N) ‘14’ News J. Kimmel

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

Joyce Meyer

Kenneth Hagin

Great Awakening with Word Excellence

Contending, Faith

Andrew Wom

Perry Stone ‘G’

Watch Therefore

Purpose for Life

Great

8(WYKE) FAM 16 16 16 15 America Trends INN News Citrus Today

Sully’s Biz Brew Positively Paula ‘G’

The Chef’s America Trends Citrus Court

Citrus Today

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

World News

Inside Edition

The List (N) ‘PG’

The Conners ‘PG’

Bless This M.

mixed-ish (N) ‘PG’

black-ish (N) ‘PG’

For Life “Buried” (N) (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å

ABC Action News

Jimmy Kimmel

@(WMOR) IND 12 12 5 The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs ‘14’

Big Bang Theory

Big Bang Theory

Mom ‘14’ Å

Mom ‘14’ Å

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

Big Bang Theory

How I Met Family Guy ‘14’

Family Guy ‘14’

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

L(WTOG) CW 4 4 4 12 12 Mike & Molly ‘14’

Mike & Molly ‘14’

Two and Half Men

Two and Half Men

The Flash (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow ‘14’ Å

CW44 News (N)

CW44 News (N)

2 Broke Girls ‘14’

2 Broke Girls ‘14’

R(WVEA) UNI 15 15 15 15 14 Noticias Noticiero Rosa de Guadalupe Ringo (N) ‘14’ Amor eterno (N) ‘PG’ Sin miedo a la Noticias NoticieroS(WOGX) FOX 13 7 7 Fox 51 Fox 51 Big Bang Big Bang The Masked Singer Empire (N) ‘14’ FOX 51 News Dateline ‘PG’ Å≤(WXPX) ION 17 Criminal Minds ‘14’ Criminal Minds ‘14’ Criminal Minds ‘14’ Criminal Minds ‘14’ Criminal Minds ‘14’ Criminal Minds ‘14’

(A&E) 54 48 54 25 27 The First 48 (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å

The First 48 “Fateful Date” ‘14’ Å

The First 48 (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å

The First 48: Women of Homicide (N) ‘14’

The First 48: Women of Homicide (N) ‘14’

The First 48 (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å

(ACCN) 99 College Baseball College Baseball College Baseball

(AMC) 55 64 55 ›››“Gran Torino” (2008) ‘R’ Å

›››“Top Gun” (1986) Tom Cruise. A hot-shot Navy jet pilot downs MiGs and loves an astrophysicist. ‘PG’

›››‡“Speed” (1994) Keanu Reeves. A transit bus is wired to explode if it drops below 50 mph. ‘R’

(ANI) 52 35 52 19 31 Alaskan Bush People: Alaskan Grit

Alaskan Bush People: Alaskan Grit

Alaskan Bush People: Alaskan Grit (N)

Alaskan Bush People: Alaskan Grit (N)

Homestead Rescue (N) (In Stereo) ‘PG’

Homestead Rescue (N) (In Stereo) ‘PG’

(BET) 96 71 96 ››‡“ATL” (2006, Comedy-Drama) Tip Harris, Lauren London. Four Atlanta teens face challenges. ‘PG-13’ Å

›‡“When the Bough Breaks” (2016) Morris Chestnut. A surrogate mom becomes obsessed with the man who hired her. Å

(BIGTEN) 742 809 Ohio State The Journey: 2013

Michigan State Football Classic Å

The Journey: 2013

Big Ten Elite ‘G’ Å The Journey: 2013

The Journey: 2013

BTN Football in 60 From Nov. 23, 2013.

The Journey: 2013

(BRAVO) 254 51 254 Vanderpump Rules Vanderpump Rules Vanderpump Rules Vanderpump Rules Family Karma ‘PG’ Watch Vander

(CC) 27 61 27 33 The Office ‘14’ Å

The Office ‘14’ Å

The Daily Show

The Office ‘14’ Å

The Office ‘14’ Å

The Office ‘14’ Å

Drunk History

Drunk History

Drunk History

Drunk History

The Daily Show

South Park ‘MA’

(CMT) 98 45 98 28 37 Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

Mom ‘14’ Å

Mom ‘14’ Å

Mom ‘14’ Å

Mom ‘14’ Å

Mom ‘14’ Å

Mom ‘14’ Å

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

(CNN) 40 29 40 41 46 Situation Room Erin Burnett OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight CNN Tonight (ESPN) 33 27 33 21 17 SportsCenter (N) MLB Baseball From Oct 15, 1988. SportsCenter (N) (ESPN2) 37 28 34 43 49 NFL Live (N) Å SportsCenter Special Rookie NFL The Draft The Draft Road To SportsCenter Special Rookie (FBN) 106 149 106 99 41 The Evening Edit (N) Lou Dobbs Tonight The Evening Edit Strange Strange Lou Dobbs Tonight The Evening Edit

(FLIX) 118 170 ››‡“Brighton Rock” (2010, Crime Drama) Sam Riley. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

››‡“Piranha” (2010) Elisabeth Shue. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

››‡“Pathology” (2008) Milo Ventimiglia. ‘R’ Å

››“The Mechanic” (2011) ‘R’

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

(FREEFORM) 29 52 29 20 28 ››“National Treasure” (2004) Nicolas Cage. A man tries to steal the Declaration of Independence. ‘PG’

››“National Treasure: Book of Secrets” (2007, Action) Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight. (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å

The 700 Club (In Stereo) Å

(FS1) 732 112 732 NASCAR Race Hub WWE 24 ‘PG’ Å Ruthless Aggression Ruthless Aggression Ruthless Aggression WWE Backstage (N) (FSNFL) 35 39 35 Tennis NHL Hockey From March 9, 2020. Marlins World Poker

(FX) 30 60 30 51 ›››‡“Baby Driver” (2017) ‘R’

››‡“The Equalizer” (2014, Action) Denzel Washington. A former com-mando champions the helpless. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

››‡“The Equalizer” (2014, Action) Denzel Washington. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

(GOLF) 727 67 727 College Golf Western Intercollegiate, Second Round. Å Golf’s Greatest Rounds ‘G’ Å PGA

(HALL) 59 68 39 45 54 “Once Upon a Prince” (2018) Megan Park. A young woman’s beau is secretly a king.

“Love by Chance” (2016, Romance) Ben Ayers, Beau Garrett. ‘NR’ Å

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

(HBO) 302 201 302 2 2 ››‡“Armageddon” (1998) ‘PG-13’

Westworld (In Stereo) ‘MA’ Å

Westworld (In Stereo) ‘MA’ Å

Insecure ‘MA’

›››“X-Men” (2000, Action) Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen. (In Stereo) ‘PG-13’ Å

Run ‘MA’ Å

(HBO2) 303 202 303 “The Scheme”

››“Rush Hour 2” (2001, Action) Jackie Chan. ‘PG-13’ Å

Last Week To.

My Brilliant Friend: The Story

Westworld (In Stereo) ‘MA’ Å

Insecure ‘MA’

›››“Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993) ‘PG’ Å

(HGTV) 23 57 23 42 52 Love It or List It ‘PG’ Å (DVS)

Love It or List It ‘PG’ Å Bargain Mansions (N) ‘G’ Å (DVS)

Bargain Mansions (N) ‘G’ Å (DVS)

House Hunters

Hunters Int’l

Love It or List It ‘PG’ Å (DVS)

(HIST) 51 54 51 32 42 The Curse of Oak Island (In Stereo) ‘PG’

The Curse of Oak Island (In Stereo) ‘PG’

The Curse of Oak Island: Digging Deeper

The Curse of Oak Island (N) ‘PG’

The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch ‘PG’

The Curse of Oak Island (In Stereo) ‘PG’

(LIFE) 24 38 24 21 Grey’s Anatomy (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å

Grey’s Anatomy (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å

››“Stepmom” (1998, Drama) Julia Roberts. A woman tries hard to make her lover’s children accept her. ‘PG-13’ Å

Married at First Sight ‘14’ Å

(LMN) 119 50 119 “Her Husband’s Betrayal” (2013, Suspense) Jacqueline MacInnes Wood. ‘NR’ Å

“My Husband’s Secret Wife” (2018, Suspense) Helena Mattsson. ‘NR’ Å

“His Double Life” (2016, Suspense) Emmanuelle Vaugier, Brian Krause. ‘NR’ Å

(MSNBC) 42 41 42 The Beat With Decision 2020 All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour

18 April 12 - 18, 2020 Viewfinder Citrus County (FL) ChroniCLe

Alfred North Whitehead, who was an English mathematician and philosopher, said, “It requires a very unusual mind to make an analysis of the obvious.”

It can also require an unusual mind to make an analysis of the ob-scure. In today’s deal, how should the play go in four spades? West leads the club jack. East takes two tricks in the suit, then shifts to a trump.

South, with a six-loser hand, made a three-spade game-try. North happily bid four spades be-cause his single raise indicated nine losers, but he had only eight (three spades, one heart, two dia-monds and two clubs).

Declarer had nine winners: six spades, one heart and two dia-monds. There were two obvious chances for an extra trick: the heart finesse or establishing dum-my’s diamond suit. South correctly tried diamonds first. After drawing trumps, he cashed his top dia-monds and ruffed one in hand. When they failed to split 3-3, though, declarer took the heart fi-nesse. It lost, and he went down one, losing two clubs and two hearts.

South complained about his bad luck, but North had spotted the un-usual winning play. He pointed out that declarer shouldn’t have ruffed the third round of diamonds. In-stead, he should have discarded a heart. What could East have done?

If he led a heart, it would have been into dummy’s ace-queen. If he played his last diamond, South would have ruffed, crossed to the heart ace and cashed the high dia-mond eight. Or, if East returned a club, South would have sluffed an-other heart from his hand and ruffed on the board, gaining a sev-enth trump trick.

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TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 14, 2020 C: Comcast, Citrus S: Spectrum D/I: Comcast, Dunnellon & Inglis F: Oak Forest H: Holiday Heights

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

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

American Ninja Warrior (In Stereo) ‘PG’

American Ninja Warrior (In Stereo) ‘PG’

American Ninja Warrior (In Stereo) ‘PG’

American Ninja Warrior (In Stereo) ‘PG’

(NGEO) 109 65 109 Life Below Zero ‘14’ Å Life Below Zero “Cost of Winter” ‘14’

Life Below Zero: Port Protection ‘14’

Life Below Zero: Port Protection ‘14’

Life Below Zero “The Essentials” ‘14’

Life Below Zero: Port Protection ‘14’

(NICK) 28 36 28 35 25 Casagran Loud Sponge. Sponge. Danger Sponge. Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends (OWN) 125 24 103 Dr. Phil ‘14’ Å Dr. Phil ‘14’ Å Loving You Loving You Loving You Loving You (OXY) 123 44 123 Dateline: Secrets Snapped “Notorious: Ted Bundy” ‘14’ Ted Bundy: Def Manson: The Women ‘14’ Å

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

Two and Half Men

Two and Half Men

›››“The Italian Job” (2003) Mark Wahlberg. A thief and his crew plan to steal back their gold. ‘PG-13’

Ink Master A 13-hour tattoo marathon. ‘14’

›‡“Law Abiding Citizen” (2009) ‘NR’

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

To Be Announced To Be Announced

(SHOW) 340 241 340 ›‡“Peppermint” (2018, Action) Jennifer Garner, John Ortiz. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

Homeland “Designated Driver” ‘MA’

“Mary Magdalene” (2018) Rooney Mara. The story of Mary Magdalene. ‘R’ Å

Black Monday

››“Rambo”

(SUN) 36 31 36 Rays All-Access

To Be Announced

To Be Announced To Be Announced

Inside Pitch

Rays All-Access 2020

(SYFY) 31 59 31 26 29 ›››“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002, Children’s) Daniel Radcliffe. ‘PG’ Å (DVS)

›››‡“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004, Children’s) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. ‘PG’ Å (DVS)

Futurama ‘14’ Å

(TBS) 49 23 49 16 19 Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Last O.G. Conan Last O.G.

(TCM) 169 53 169 30 35 ››‡“Hysteria” (1965) Robert Webber. Visions of murder plague an amnesiac. ‘NR’

›››“Cheaper by the Dozen” (1950) Clifton Webb.

›››“The Man Who Never Was” (1956, Drama) Clifton Webb. Premiere. ‘NR’ Å

›››“Laura”

(TDC) 53 34 53 24 26 Deadliest Catch: The Roughest

Deadliest Catch: The Roughest

Deadliest Catch “The Russians Are Coming” (Season Premiere) Russia shocks global crab markets. (N) (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å

Deadliest Catch (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å

(TLC) 50 46 50 29 30 Gypsy Wedding 7 Little Johnstons Little People, World Little People, World 7 Little Johnstons Sextuplets

(TMC) 350 261 350 “It’s a Party”

“SuperGrid” (2018, Action) Leo Fafard. (In Stereo) ‘NR’ Å

››‡“From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996, Horror) Harvey Keitel. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

›››‡“District 9” (2009, Science Fiction) Sharlto Copley. (In Stereo) ‘R’ Å

(TNT) 48 33 48 31 34 ››‡“Hercules: The Thrachian Wars” (2014) ‘PG-13’

››‡“Shooter” (2007) Mark Wahlberg. A wounded sniper plots revenge against those who betrayed him.

››‡“The Longest Yard” (2005, Comedy) Adam Sandler. ‘PG-13’ Å (DVS)

(TOON) 38 58 38 33 Teen Teen Apple Gumball Home Burgers Burgers Rick American American Fam. Guy Fam. Guy (TRAV) 9 106 9 44 Ghost Adventures Ghost Adventures Ghost Adventures (N) ‘PG’ Å Ghost Nation ‘PG’ Ghost Adventures (truTV) 25 55 25 98 55 Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Jokers Hot Ones Hot Ones Tacoma Jokers (TVL) 32 49 32 34 24 Andy G. Andy G. Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King

(USA) 47 32 47 17 18 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ‘14’

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ‘14’

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ‘14’

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ‘14’

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ‘14’

Modern Family

Modern Family

(WE) 117 69 117 Law & Order “Standoff” ‘14’ Å

Law & Order “Return” ‘14’ Å

Law & Order “Burn Baby Burn” ‘14’

Law & Order “Amends” ‘14’ Å

Law & Order “Thin Ice” ‘14’ Å

Law & Order “Hubris” ‘14’ Å

(WGN-A) 18 18 18 18 20 Blue Bloods ‘PG’ Captain Phillips: The Real Story ‘14’ Å Captain Phillips: The Real Story ‘14’ Å

BESTTONIGHT’S

8 p.m. on & *NCIS

In a new episode called “The Arizona,” Gibbs (Mark Har-mon) and his team try to verify the true identity of an elderly man known as Joe Smith (guest star Christopher Lloyd), who claims he used his older brother’s ID to serve on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Now, it’s his

devout wish to be buried there upon his death. Sean Murray, Emily Wickersham and Wilmer Valderrama also star.

8 p.m. on (TDC)

Deadliest CatchFor the first time in this show’s history, Season 16 — which premieres tonight with a three-hour episode — will see the Alaskan crab fleet facing off against their biggest commer-cial rivals: the Russians, who are making some changes to fishing regulations that seem likely to send the price of King Crab skyrocketing. The season also spells a big shake-up for Captain Jake Anderson on The Saga, who coaxes Time Bandit skipper Johnathan Hillstrand out of retirement to join him.

9 p.m. on ^ (New Amsterdam

In “Matter of Seconds,” the final new episode of Season 2, Sharpe and Bloom (Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery) scramble to figure out the root cause when multiple patients throughout the hospital begin to display similar alarming symptoms. Elsewhere,

Iggy (Tyler Labine) tries to re-store peace to a divorced couple in a dangerous situation, while Kapoor (Anupam Kher) has a flir-tatious encounter with someone.

9 p.m. on ) 4 <mixed-ish

When she learns that climate sci-entists predict the planet’s ozone layer will run out in 20 years, Rainbow (Arica Himmel) freaks out and immediately tries to stage an Earth Day event at her school to change some hearts and minds in the new episode “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.” Instead, she runs into some surprising resistance, but that only motivates her to take matters into her own hands. Caitlin Kimball and Paulet Del Castillo guest star; Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tika Sumpter also star.

10 p.m. on %The Definition of Insanity

As many social programs in the United States have fallen by the wayside due to draco-nian cuts in public spending, many Americans living with mental illness have been left to fend for themselves, but this new documentary explores a

Miami organization fighting to change that. The Miami-Dade Criminal Mental Health Project — which styles itself as a peo-ple-powered community-wide safety net — works with the court system to steer mentally ill defendants on a path from incarceration to recovery. Rob Reiner narrates filmmaker Ga-briel London’s documentary.

11 p.m. on #The Definition of Insanity

As many social programs in the United States have fallen by the wayside due to draco-nian cuts in public spending, many Americans living with mental illness have been left to fend for themselves, but this new documentary explores a Miami organization fighting to change that. The Miami-Dade Criminal Mental Health Project — which styles itself as a peo-ple-powered community-wide safety net — works with the court system to steer mentally ill defendants on a path from incarceration to recovery. Rob Reiner narrates filmmaker Ga-briel London’s documentary.

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MORE PUZZLESn Find the daily crossword puzzle inside the Chronicle’s

classified pages, along with Sudoku, Wordy Gurdy and a word puzzle.

Dear Annie: My best friend had planned a vacation to visit friends

in Florida for several weeks. Despite being asked to stay home by our nation’s health care advisers, to stop the spread of coronavirus, she and her husband went on their va-cation. When I told her I couldn’t believe they were still going, she said, “Well, at least we’ll be in warm weather.”

I consider it extremely irre-sponsible and dan-g e r o u s that my f r i e n d and her husband d i s r e -g a r d e d the direc-tive to cancel all n o n e s -s e n t i a l travel to keep ev-e r y o n e safe. People throughout the country are stepping up, mak-ing the necessary sacrifices and staying home as we’ve been asked to do — and is often mandated now. I have four of the pre-existing condi-tions that could make getting the virus very deadly. I am so furious at my friend and her husband for their reckless choice. How do I deal with my anger toward my friend and save this friendship? — Angry in New England

Dear Angry in New England: You have every right to be angry with your friend. Ac-cording to the experts, to slow the spread of the virus and not overwhelm our hospitals and medical staff, who are working ‘round the clock, we must all do our part and stay home. Ev-eryone wants a warm-weather vacation. In normal times, I would say, yes, go take that well-earned holiday. But these are unprecedented times, and we all must stay home.

Now you seem to be a very responsible citizen and al-ready know that. I’m guessing that your friend is running scared. She doesn’t want to deal with the anxiety of what is going on in the world and thinks she can escape to Flor-ida. It was a poor decision. That said, she is your friend and she made a mistake. We all make mistakes. But let it go. If you hold a grudge, then it will hurt you more than her.

However, once she returns from Florida, make sure she self-quarantines for 14 days before you get together.

Please be safe and well.Dear health care workers,

doctors, nurses, hospital clean-ing crews, police officers, fire-fights and everyone on the front lines fighting this pandemic:

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

You go into the danger when most people run away from it. You put your own life on the line day after day and night after night, to protect those who are sick and need you.

You are soldiers in a differ-ent kind of war. A war against an invisible enemy. You exem-plify courage and bravery. You might be scared, as is natural, but you go in despite your fear, for a greater good — to save lives.

I’d like to extend another huge thank-you to the grocery store workers, pharmacists, big-box store workers, mail carriers, teachers and so many others that are supporting so-ciety during these uncertain times.

The rest of us are being called upon to stay on the couch. The experts have said that the most important thing the average person can do is to keep your distance from other people, wash your hands and don’t touch your face. These seemingly small measures will make a world of difference.

Please stay home and do your part to stop the spread of this virus. And if you have ac-cess to medical protective gear, please give it to those who are on the front lines of this battle. We are all in this together and need to help each other. It is the only way things will get better.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read fea-tures by other Creators Syndi-cate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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CHEVY1933 Chevy Hotrod

350 Automatic, Steel body, A/C- MUST SEE!

$29K 352-342-8170

FORD1930 Model A

5 Window Coupe, 76 K mi./ EXCELLENT Cond. $16,000 352-795-3510

TOYOTA2007 Sienna Limited All options, Tow Bar, Very Good Condition!$7500 320-212-2771

VOLKSWAGEN1998 Rail Buggyall new-rebuilt

$6500(352) 422-3669

BUICK1965 Electra 225

V8 wildcat, 45k orig mi, cold AC $13,500 OBO352-436-7485 aft 1pm

CADILLAC2004 XLR, hard top

conv, 48k mi.,new tires& batt. Call for price

(352) 726-0507

CORVETTE2007 C6 Coupe 26k mi /blade silver/ Show Car Perf. exh, navigation,

Sirrius radio, BU Cam, cold air induction, other goodies/ 30K or OBO

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MERCEDES2006 4 Door Sedan

169K Mi. Silver, Never smoked in, exc. cond. 1 owner. $6000 OBO.

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HEARTLAND2008 Big Country 5th Wheel, 32’, 2 Slides/

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WINNEBAGO2017 Travel Trailer

Used 4 weekend trips in FL only. New roof,

new AC. Call forpictures. $20,000

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OVERBUILTMotorcycle Lift for

RV. Used on Motorhome for

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kept. LIKE NEW! $19,500 352-419-7897

2014 StarCraftAutumn Ridge Series 27ft. Very Clean, Like New! Asking $12,000

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FIFTH WHEEL2017 Heartland PioneerPI 276 -32ft./ 2 slides, Auto Leveling, Rear

Bunks, $24,500352-634-2247

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GRAND DESIGN2018 Imagine 2500 RLSit/sleep 6. Queen size

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Heritage GlenNEW 2018 #26BHKHLBunkhouse $18,995

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3341-0414 TUCRNPUBLIC NOTICE

The Citrus County Community Charitable Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors gives notice to the public that the recently opened 8th Grant Cycle will be canceled until further notice. Amidst the challenges presented during the social distancing and emergency orders of the Governor the Board voted during a Special Meeting held on April 8, 2020 via teleconference to cancel any further business of the 8th Grants Cycle. The Grants Committee will hold a

teleconference meeting on Tuesday, April 21st at 6 p.m. to discuss the next course of action. The meeting will utilize Zoom, a teleconferencing platform that is free for the public to ac-cess. A download of the program application is required. The public may access the meeting by going to the website at www.ccccf.us and clicking on the meeting link titled “Grants Com-mittee meeting” that will be posted on the calendar and also will be posted in the sidebar menu under Meeting Schedule.The Citrus County Community Charitable Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors gives notice to the public that they will utilize teleconferencing to hold a meeting on Thursday, April 23rd at 6 p.m. The public may access the meeting by going to the website at www.ccccf.us and clicking on the meeting link titled “Board of Directors meeting” that will be posted on the cal-endar and also will be posted in the sidebar menu under Meeting Schedule. The meeting will utilize Zoom, a teleconferencing platform that is free for the public to access. Adownload of the program application is required and will be prompted when the link is se-lected. Public comment will be held one time and at three minutes per comment for individu-als and groups. The meeting agenda and backup material will also be accessible via the link in the sidebar menu.Additional information about the CCCCF, Inc. and updates to meeting times, locations, or cancellations are available on the website or by calling (352) 419-4039.Meetings are open to the public, and public input is welcome. Persons who require special accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act should contact the Citrus County Community Charitable Foundation, Inc. at [email protected] person wishing to appeal any decision made by this Board, with respect to any matter considered at such meeting, must ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record must include the territory and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Published April 14, 2020

3339-0414 TUCRNGibbs, Kenneth 2018-CA-1040 Notice of Action

IN THE 5th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDACase No. 2018-CA-1040

REGIONS BANK,Plaintiff,

vs.ANY UNKNOWN PARTY WHO MAY CLAIM AS HEIR, DEVISEE, GRANTEE, ASSIGNEE, LIENOR, CREDITOR, TRUSTEE, OR THER CLAIMANT, BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST KENNETH GIBBS; MICHELLE GIBBS; MARIAH S. GIBBS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARIAH S. GIBBS; KENNETH G. GIBBS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KENNETH C. GIBBS; MEGAN A. GIBBS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MEGAN A. GIBBS; SARA M. GIBBS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SARA M. GIBBS; EMILY GIBBS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF EMILY GIBBS; RAININ GIBBS c/o Guardian and Best Friend Michelle GIBBS; CITRUS COUNTY CLERK OF COURT; and UNKNOWN TENANT

Defendant.

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: KENNETH C. GIBBS AND UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KENNETH C. GIBBSLast known address, 4105 N. Little Hawk Pt, Crystal River, FL 34428

Notice is hereby given to KENNETH C. GIBBS AND UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KENNETH C. GIBBS that an action of foreclosure on the following property in Citrus County, Florida:

LEGAL: SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A”

has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written de-fenses, if any, to it on Leslie S. White, Esquire, the Plaintiffs attorney, whose address is, 420 S. Orange Ave., Suite 700, P.O. Box 2346, Orlando, Florida 32802-2346 30 days from the first date of publication and file the original with the clerk of the Court ei-ther before service on Plaintiffs’ attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a de-fault will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or peti-tion.

DATED ON March 31, 2020.

Angela Vick, Citrus County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller

{{ COURT SEAL }}By: Amy Holmes, Deputy Clerk

EXHIBIT A

Property in the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 7, Township 18 South, Range 17 East be-ing more particularly described as follows: begin at the NW corner of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 7, Township 18 South, Range 17 East thence S 0°08’03”E, along the West line of said SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 a distance 846.18 feet thence N 68°39’27”E, 438.68 feet to a point on the Westerly right of way line of Old Us Highway 19, thence N. 14°11’09”W, along said Westerly right of way line a distance of 709.82 feet to a point on the North line of said SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 thence S 89°35’58”W. along said North line a distance of 236.63 feet to the point of beginning.less:Property in the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 7, Township 18 South, Range 17 East. begin at the NW corner of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 7, Township 18 South, Range 17 East, thence S 0°08’03” E along the West line of said SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 a distance of 125’ thence East to a point on the Westerly right of way of Old Us Highway 19 thence N 14°11’09”W, along said right of way a distance of 125’ thence West along North line a distance 236.63 feet to a point of beginning.

Published April 7 & 14, 2020 02778784

3338-0414 TUCRNGoetz, Irene 2019-CP-798 Notice to Creditors

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROBATE DIVISIONFile No. 2019-CP-798

IN RE: ESTATE OF IRENE GOETZ,Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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 IRENE GOETZ, Deceased, File Number 2019-CP-798 by the Cir-cuit Court for Citrus County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450; that the decedent’s date of death was August 1, 2019, that the total value of the estate is $4.750.00, and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Mary Ann Vantine, 4961 North Mulberry Loop, Beverly Hills, FL 34465 and Leonard Hoefler, 5 Wheelright Way, Smithtown, NY 11787.

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 § 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE.ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WITH BE FOREVER BARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING 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 April 7, 2020.

Person Giving Notice:MARY ANN VANTINE 4961 North Mulberry Loop Beverly Hills, FL 34465

Attorney for Personal Representative:Michael Mountjoy, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 157310BRADSHAW & MOUNTJOY, P.A. 209 Courthouse Square Inverness, FL 34450

Published April 7 & 14, 2020

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