INSIDE DECEMBER 16, 2011 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community VOLUME 117 ISSUE 131 50 ¢ CITRUS COUNTY Saying goodbye: Magic’s Howard still wants to leave /B1 www.chronicleonline.com INDEX Comics . . . . . . . . . .C9 Community . . . . . . .C7 Crossword . . . . . . . .C8 Editorial . . . . . . . .A10 Entertainment . . . . .B6 Horoscope . . . . . . . .B6 Lottery Numbers . . .B4 Lottery Payouts . . . .B6 Movies . . . . . . . . . . .C9 Obituaries . . . . . . . .A6 Classifieds . . . . . . .C10 TV Listings . . . . . . .C8 FRIDAY HIGH 78 LOW 55 Mostly cloudy to partly sunny with winds at 5 mph. PAGE A4 TODAY & Saturday morning Feds reject Duke-Progress deal CHRIS VAN ORMER Staff Writer RALEIGH, N.C. — Fed- eral regulators are blocking Duke Energy’s planned ac- quisition of Progress En- ergy to form the country’s largest electric company, ruling the companies haven’t done enough to pro- tect competition in their North Carolina and South Carolina home markets. The Federal Energy Reg- ulatory Commission (FERC) had scheduled a Thursday hearing on changes to the merger plans in Washington, but regula- tors surprised the utilities late Wednesday by rejecting the companies’ solution to protect competition. “We are surprised by FERC’s decision today to re- ject the merger plan,” Rob Sumner, Progress Energy Florida spokesman in St. Pe- tersburg, told the Chronicle on Thursday. “We are evalu- ating the order to determine its impact on our schedule and the integration program, and then we will determine our next step.” In Citrus County, the move also surprised busi- ness leaders, whose con- cern is pinned to the continued successful oper- ation of the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant, owned by Progress Energy Florida. “We have been big sup- porters of the merger be- tween Progress Energy and Duke Energy,” said John Siefert, executive director of the Citrus County Economic Development Council. “And we continue to support them in hope they can work with the regulators to resolve the matter.” Action delays merger of utilities We are evaluating the order to determine its impact on our schedule and the integration program, and then we will determine our next step. Rob Sumner Progress Energy Florida spokesman about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s rejection of a market-mitigation proposal between Duke Energy and Progress Energy. “ “ See DEAL/Page A4 The long march home DAVE SIGLER/Chronicle Army Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver was the first Citrus County casualty of the Iraq war in January of 2004. His brother, Ryan Weaver, couldn’t control his emotions during the public funeral ceremony at Citrus High School to honor the fallen hero. Weaver was killed when the helicopter he was riding in was shot down outside of Fallujah in Iraq. Reactions mixed on announcement that U.S. combat troop involvement has ended in Iraq NANCY KENNEDY Staff Writer No one would disagree that war is terrible. Even so, Thursday’s announcement by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that U.S. combat troop involvement in Iraq had come to an end brought mixed reactions to a number of local county residents. Citrus County Commissioner and for- mer Marine John “JJ” Kenney bristled at the words “the war is over.” “Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that our troops are coming out of there, but the mission’s not done, not until the entire Taliban operation is wiped out from the face of the Earth,” he said. “I make no ex- cuses for what I believe — I’d rather fight them there than here.” Barbara Mills, whose son, Kevin, joined the Navy in 2000 and served on a special detail in Iraq in 2006, said she, too, has mixed feelings — “good, bad and ugly.” Mills heads Operation Welcome Home, a volunteer support agency for military troops overseas. Currently, Mills’ son is stationed in England. “I’m sad that we had to lose so many of our soldiers and that we have so many that have been physically and mentally dis- abled because of this war,” she said. “I am glad our soldiers are coming home and won’t have to deal with multiple tours over there anymore. I know we have done more Dates set for government office move The Crystal River branch offices of the tax collector, property appraiser, clerk of cir- cuit courts and super- visor of elections soon will relocate to the West Citrus Gov- ernment Center at 1540 N. Meadow- crest Blvd., Crystal River. Meadowcrest is about four miles east of U.S. 19 in Crystal River on State Road 44 (Gulf to Lake Highway). Business in the current offices on U.S. 19 in Crystal River will continue until Jan. 11. Those offices will close per- manently on Jan. 12. The new offices in Meadowcrest will open on Jan. 17. During the transi- tion, government services will be avail- able at offices in In- verness. Anyone requiring assistance during the closure should call the Citrus County Courthouse at 352-341-6400. As always, in case of an emergency, call 911. NEWS BRIEF Associated Press BAGHDAD — There was no “Mission Accom- plished” banner. No victory parade down the cen- ter of this capital scarred by nearly nine years of war. No crowds of cheering Iraqis grateful for lib- eration from Saddam Hussein. It took the U.S. military just 45 minutes Thurs- day to declare an end to its war in Iraq with a businesslike closing ceremony behind concrete blast walls in a fortified compound at Baghdad International Airport. The flag used by U.S. forces in Iraq was lowered and boxed up. On the chairs — nearly empty of Iraqis — were tags that listed not only the name of the assigned VIP, but the bunker to rush to in case of an attack. Formal end of war comes with little fanfare —From staff reports Chronicle file Crystal River branch offices are moving to the West Citrus Government Center at 1540 N. Meadowcrest Blvd. in Crystal River. See WAR/Page A2 See END/Page A2 Lawsuit alleges Medicare fraud at CMHS MIKE WRIGHT Staff Writer INVERNESS — A former business manager at Citrus Memorial Health System has filed a federal lawsuit against the hospital claiming $7 million in Medicare fraud. Randy Stein, director of hospital business services from October 2008 until June 2010, claims the hospital routinely billed Medicare for “observation” services even if those services oc- curred outside a 48-hour ob- servation period when pa- tients had not been dis- charged or formally admitted to the hospital. Stein said the hospital backdated services or treat- ment so that they fell into the 48-hour observation window, even though patients stayed days later. He claims he disallowed $200,000 in backdated billings in February and March 2010. Stein said that monthly amount was typical of the hospital’s improper billing which, he said, had occurred since 2004. Hospital chief executive officer Ryan Beaty said the allegations are nothing new. “We researched these al- legations when we first learned about them a year ago,” Beaty said. “They’re false.” Stein filed the lawsuit in November 2010, but it re- mained under seal until the U.S. government joined as a plaintiff. Bill Grant, attorney for the Citrus County Hospi- tal Board of Trustees, said he was informed the lawsuit was unsealed a few days ago. The hospital board of trustees, however, is not the defendant. The Citrus Me- morial Health Foundation, which operates the hospital by lease with the board of trustees, is the defendant. Stein was fired by the hos- pital in 2010 for undisclosed reasons. The lawsuit in- cludes a claim that his dis- missal was directly related to his calling to the attention of supervisors the billing er- rors. Coincidentally, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement interviewed Stein in August 2010 during a broad investigation of al- leged wrongdoings at the hospital. The FDLE turned its findings over to the state attorney’s office, which de- clined to file criminal charges earlier this year. Stein came to the FDLE’s attention through Grant, who said Stein contacted him in summer 2010 and said he knew of Medicare fraud that occurred at the hospital. According to the lawsuit, the hospital billed Medicare See SUIT/Page A4 RESEARCH LIMITED: Clemency Government will adopt policies limiting use of chimps in medical research./ Page A12 REPUBLICAN DEBATE: Sioux City showdown GOP presidential con- tenders square off in Iowa./Page A11
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Fed-eral regulators are blockingDuke Energy’s planned ac-quisition of Progress En-ergy to form the country’slargest electric company,ruling the companieshaven’t done enough to pro-tect competition in theirNorth Carolina and SouthCarolina home markets.
The Federal Energy Reg-ulatory Commission(FERC) had scheduled aThursday hearing on
changes to the merger plansin Washington, but regula-tors surprised the utilitieslate Wednesday by rejectingthe companies’ solution toprotect competition.
“We are surprised byFERC’s decision today to re-ject the merger plan,” RobSumner, Progress EnergyFlorida spokesman in St. Pe-tersburg, told the Chronicleon Thursday. “We are evalu-ating the order to determineits impact on our scheduleand the integration program,and then we will determineour next step.”
In Citrus County, themove also surprised busi-ness leaders, whose con-cern is pinned to thecontinued successful oper-ation of the Crystal RiverNuclear Power Plant,
owned by Progress EnergyFlorida.
“We have been big sup-porters of the merger be-tween Progress Energy andDuke Energy,” said JohnSiefert, executive director of
the Citrus County EconomicDevelopment Council. “Andwe continue to support them in hope they can work with the regulatorsto resolve the matter.”
Action delays merger of utilities We are evaluating the order to determine its impact on our schedule and the
integration program, and then we will determine our next step.
Rob SumnerProgress Energy Florida spokesman
about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s rejection of
a market-mitigation proposal between Duke Energy and Progress Energy.
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See DEAL/Page A4
The long march home
DAVE SIGLER/Chronicle
Army Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver was the first Citrus County casualty of the Iraq war in January of 2004. His brother, Ryan Weaver,couldn’t control his emotions during the public funeral ceremony at Citrus High School to honor the fallen hero. Weaver was killed when the helicopter he was riding in was shot down outside of Fallujah in Iraq.
Reactions mixed on announcement that U.S.combat troop involvement has ended in Iraq
NANCY KENNEDYStaff Writer
No one would disagree that war is terrible.
Even so, Thursday’s announcement byDefense Secretary Leon Panetta that U.S.combat troop involvement in Iraq hadcome to an end brought mixed reactionsto a number of local county residents.
Citrus County Commissioner and for-mer Marine John “JJ” Kenney bristled atthe words “the war is over.”
“Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that ourtroops are coming out of there, but themission’s not done, not until the entireTaliban operation is wiped out from theface of the Earth,” he said. “I make no ex-
cuses for what I believe — I’d rather fightthem there than here.”
Barbara Mills, whose son, Kevin, joinedthe Navy in 2000 and served on a specialdetail in Iraq in 2006, said she, too, hasmixed feelings — “good, bad and ugly.”
Mills heads Operation Welcome Home,a volunteer support agency for militarytroops overseas. Currently, Mills’ son isstationed in England.
“I’m sad that we had to lose so many ofour soldiers and that we have so many thathave been physically and mentally dis-abled because of this war,” she said. “I amglad our soldiers are coming home andwon’t have to deal with multiple tours overthere anymore. I know we have done more
Dates set forgovernmentoffice moveThe Crystal River
branch offices of thetax collector, propertyappraiser, clerk of cir-cuit courts and super-visor of electionssoon will relocate tothe West Citrus Gov-ernment Center at1540 N. Meadow-crest Blvd., CrystalRiver.
Meadowcrest isabout four miles eastof U.S. 19 in CrystalRiver on State Road44 (Gulf to LakeHighway).
Business in thecurrent offices onU.S. 19 in CrystalRiver will continueuntil Jan. 11. Thoseoffices will close per-manently on Jan. 12.The new offices inMeadowcrest willopen on Jan. 17.
During the transi-tion, governmentservices will be avail-able at offices in In-verness. Anyonerequiring assistanceduring the closureshould call the CitrusCounty Courthouseat 352-341-6400. Asalways, in case of anemergency, call 911.
NEWSBRIEF
Associated Press
BAGHDAD — There was no “Mission Accom-plished” banner. No victory parade down the cen-ter of this capital scarred by nearly nine years ofwar. No crowds of cheering Iraqis grateful for lib-eration from Saddam Hussein.
It took the U.S. military just 45 minutes Thurs-day to declare an end to its war in Iraq with abusinesslike closing ceremony behind concreteblast walls in a fortified compound at BaghdadInternational Airport. The flag used by U.S.forces in Iraq was lowered and boxed up. On thechairs — nearly empty of Iraqis — were tags thatlisted not only the name of the assigned VIP, butthe bunker to rush to in case of an attack.
Formal end of war comeswith little fanfare
—From staff reports
Chronicle file
Crystal Riverbranch offices aremoving to the WestCitrus GovernmentCenter at 1540 N.Meadowcrest Blvd.in Crystal River.
See WAR/Page A2 See END/Page A2
Lawsuit alleges Medicare fraud at CMHSMIKE WRIGHT
Staff Writer
INVERNESS — A formerbusiness manager at CitrusMemorial Health Systemhas filed a federal lawsuitagainst the hospital claiming$7 million in Medicarefraud.
Randy Stein, director ofhospital business servicesfrom October 2008 until June2010, claims the hospitalroutinely billed Medicarefor “observation” serviceseven if those services oc-curred outside a 48-hour ob-
servation period when pa-tients had not been dis-charged or formallyadmitted to the hospital.
Stein said the hospitalbackdated services or treat-ment so that they fell into the48-hour observation window,even though patients stayeddays later.
He claims he disallowed$200,000 in backdatedbillings in February andMarch 2010. Stein said thatmonthly amount was typicalof the hospital’s improperbilling which, he said, hadoccurred since 2004.
Hospital chief executiveofficer Ryan Beaty said theallegations are nothing new.
“We researched these al-legations when we firstlearned about them a yearago,” Beaty said. “They’refalse.”
Stein filed the lawsuit inNovember 2010, but it re-mained under seal until theU.S. government joined as aplaintiff. Bill Grant, attorneyfor the Citrus County Hospi-tal Board of Trustees, saidhe was informed the lawsuitwas unsealed a few days ago.
The hospital board of
trustees, however, is not thedefendant. The Citrus Me-morial Health Foundation,which operates the hospitalby lease with the board oftrustees, is the defendant.
Stein was fired by the hos-pital in 2010 for undisclosedreasons. The lawsuit in-cludes a claim that his dis-missal was directly relatedto his calling to the attentionof supervisors the billing er-rors.
Coincidentally, theFlorida Department of LawEnforcement interviewedStein in August 2010 during
a broad investigation of al-leged wrongdoings at thehospital. The FDLE turnedits findings over to the stateattorney’s office, which de-clined to file criminalcharges earlier this year.
Stein came to the FDLE’sattention through Grant,who said Stein contactedhim in summer 2010 andsaid he knew of Medicarefraud that occurred at thehospital.
According to the lawsuit,the hospital billed Medicare
See SUIT/Page A4
RESEARCH LIMITED:
ClemencyGovernment will adoptpolicies limiting use ofchimps in medical research./Page A12
REPUBLICAN DEBATE:
Sioux CityshowdownGOP presidential con-tenders square off inIowa./Page A11
goodthan bad; I just hope thepeople of Iraq can move for-ward now … I’ve met one toomany parents here in CitrusCounty that has lost a son tothis war to even think thatthis was not worth fightingfor. And I thank them all formy freedom, and will neverforget them. I will do what-ever I can to keep their son’sname out there and neverforget.”
Patricia Flanagan, whoseyoungest child and only son,Army Sgt. Dennis Flanagan,lost his life Jan. 20, 2006 whileserving his second tour inIraq, said she had been think-ing about the news all day.
“To say the war is over is anincorrect assumption,” shesaid. “It won’t be over until allour servicemen and womenare not in Iraq. We still have(military) people in Japanand Germany and Korea, andthey’re still vulnerable.Troops still come underduress. Am I happy it’s ‘over?’Yes, but I wish it were com-pletely done and every singleperson is home.”
Likewise, for Mike Weaver,father of U.S. Army Ranger,Chief Warrant Officer 2Aaron Weaver, the news isbittersweet.
“I’m glad it’s over,” he said.“I had a bunch of youngins
over there — all three of mysons are pilots and my son-in-law is a helicopter pilot; hejust got back from Iraq twomonths ago.”
His 32-year-old son, Aaron,was killed Jan. 8, 2004, whenthe Black Hawk helicopterhe was riding in was hit by arocket attack while he was enroute to Baghdad for a med-ical checkup.
“My son Ryan was in Bagh-dad when his brother waskilled in Fallujah,” Weaversaid.
At VFW Post 8189 in Ho-mosassa, as the topic of con-versation turned to the newsthat the war on that front was
officially over, Navy andArmy Air Force veteranHarry Bailey said, “It’s abouttime we got out of there. I’mglad to see our boys quit get-ting killed … I think we shouldbe out of Afghanistan, too.”
Sitting next to him, LouWhitten offered that, al-though she doesn’t want anymore of our troops to losetheir lives, she wasn’t surebringing everyone home is agood idea.
“It’s all political,” shesaid. “Obama’s only doingthis because the election’scoming up.”
Vietnam veteran AustinMelly said he’s concerned
about the treatment of re-turning troops.
“We were a hated genera-tion when we came home,”he said. “The soldiers return-ing today are getting more re-
spect than we got, and asVietnam veterans, we’re try-ing to help them get into thesystem with the VA and get-ting the help they need.”
(Ret.) Col. Curt Ebitz, alsoa Vietnam Veteran andmember of the AaronWeaver Chapter 776 Orderof the Purple Heart, said thenews brings a degree of uncertainty.
“I’m very glad it’s con-cluded,” he said. “All wars
are costly in terms of thesacrifices made. However,there’s a lot of uncertaintyas to what’s going to happenin that region. It’s like thepresident said — it’s not afinal victory; it’s a longmarch home. Unlike WorldWar II where there was adefinite victory, as withKorea and Vietnam, onlytime will tell whether thiswar and all the sacrifice wasin vain.”
With that, and brief wordsfrom top U.S. officials whoflew in under tight security,the U.S. drew the curtain ona war that killed 4,487 Ameri-cans, by the Pentagon’s count,and more than 150,000 Iraqis.
The conflict also left an-other 32,000 Americans andfar more Iraqis wounded,drained more than $800 bil-lion from the U.S. treasuryand diverted resources fromAfghanistan, where the Tal-iban and al-Qaida re-bounded after their defeatin the 2001 invasion.
“To be sure the cost washigh — in blood and treasureof the United States and alsothe Iraqi people,” DefenseSecretary Leon Panetta toldthe roughly 200 troops andothers in attendance. “Thoselives have not been lost invain. They gave birth to anindependent, free and sov-ereign Iraq.”
Many Iraqis, who sawtheir country devastatedthrough years of fighting,disputed that.
“With this withdrawal, theAmericans are leaving be-hind a destroyed country,”said Mariam Khazim, amember of the Shiite Mus-lim sect that has dominatedpolitics since the end of Sad-dam’s Sunni-led regime.
“The Americans did notleave modern schools or bigfactories behind them,” saidKhazim, whose father waskilled when a mortar shellstruck his home in Sadr City.“Instead, they left thousandsof widows and orphans. TheAmericans did not leave afree people and country be-hind them.”
The low-key ceremonystood in sharp contrast to thestart of the war, which beganMarch 20, 2003, with a“shock and awe” airstrike insouthern Baghdad.
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Obama: honor those who fought with more than wordsThe following was taken
from President BarackObama’s speech given atFort Bragg, N.C. on Wednes-day, as the nation preparesto make a final exit fromIraq.
“Over the last three years,nearly 150,000 U.S. troopshave left Iraq. And over thenext few days, a small groupof American soldiers willbegin the final march out ofthat country. Some of themare on their way back toFort Bragg. As GeneralHelmick said, ‘They knowthat the last tactical roadmarch out of Iraq will be asymbol, and they’re going tobe a part of history.’
“As your Commander-in-Chief, I can tell you that itwill indeed be a part of his-tory. Those last Americantroops will move south ondesert sands, and then theywill cross the border out ofIraq with their heads heldhigh. One of the most ex-traordinary chapters in the
history of the American mil-itary will come to an end.Iraq’s future will be in thehands of its people. Amer-ica’s war in Iraq will be over.
“Now, we knew this daywould come. We’ve known itfor some time. But still,there is something profoundabout the end of a war thathas lasted so long.
“Now, nine years ago,American troops werepreparing to deploy to thePersian Gulf and the possi-bility that they would besent to war. Many of youwere in grade school. I wasa state senator. Many of theleaders now governing Iraq— including the Prime Min-ister — were living in exile.And since then, our effortsin Iraq have taken manytwists and turns. It was asource of great controversyhere at home, with patriotson both sides of the debate.But there was one constant— there was one constant:your patriotism, your com-
mitment to fulfill your mis-sion, your abiding commit-ment to one another. Thatwas constant. That did notchange. That did not waiver.
“It’s harder to end a warthan begin one. Indeed,everything that Americantroops have done in Iraq -–all the fighting and all thedying, the bleeding and thebuilding, and the trainingand the partnering -– all of ithas led to this moment ofsuccess. Now, Iraq is not aperfect place. It has manychallenges ahead. But we’releaving behind a sovereign,stable and self-reliant Iraq,with a representative gov-ernment that was elected byits people. We’re building anew partnership betweenour nations. And we areending a war not with a finalbattle, but with a finalmarch toward home.
“We remember the earlydays -– the American unitsthat streaked across thesands and skies of Iraq; the
battles from Karbala toBaghdad, American troopsbreaking the back of a brutaldictator in less than a month.
“We remember the grindof the insurgency -– theroadside bombs, the sniperfire, the suicide attacks.From the “triangle of death”to the fight for Ramadi;from Mosul in the north toBasra in the south -– yourwill proved stronger thanthe terror of those who triedto break it.
“We remember thespecter of sectarian violence-– al Qaeda’s attacks onmosques and pilgrims, mili-tias that carried out cam-paigns of intimidation andcampaigns of assassination.And in the face of ancient di-visions, you stood firm tohelp those Iraqis who puttheir faith in the future.
“We remember the surgeand we remember theAwakening -– when theabyss of chaos turned to-ward the promise of recon-
ciliation. By battling andbuilding block by block inBaghdad, by bringing tribesinto the fold and partneringwith the Iraqi army and po-lice, you helped turn thetide toward peace.
“We know too well theheavy cost of this war. Morethan 1.5 million Americanshave served in Iraq — 1.5million. Over 30,000 Ameri-cans have been wounded,and those are only thewounds that show. Nearly4,500 Americans made theultimate sacrifice — includ-ing 202 fallen heroes fromhere at Fort Bragg — 202. Sotoday, we pause to say aprayer for all those familieswho have lost their lovedones, for they are part of ourbroader American family.We grieve with them.
“We also know that thesenumbers don’t tell the fullstory of the Iraq war -– noteven close. Our civilianshave represented our coun-try with skill and bravery.
Our troops have served tourafter tour of duty, with pre-cious little dwell time in be-tween. Our Guard andReserve units stepped upwith unprecedented serv-ice. You’ve endured danger-ous foot patrols and you’veendured the pain of seeingyour friends and comradesfall. You’ve had to be morethan soldiers, sailors, air-men, Marines and CoastGuardsmen –- you’ve alsohad to be diplomats and de-velopment workers andtrainers and peacemakers.Through all this, you haveshown why the UnitedStates military is the finestfighting force in the historyof the world.
“Part of ending a war re-sponsibly is standing bythose who fought it. It’s notenough to honor you withwords. Words are cheap. Wemust do it with deeds. Youstood up for America; Amer-ica needs to stand up foryou.”
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ABOVE: U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Surber was killed in Iraq in June, 2007. RIGHT: United StatesArmy Sgt. Dennis Flanagan was killed in Iraq in 2006.
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Citrus County
Secretary of Commerce visits
A state official dropped inlast week to speak withcounty leaders about their ef-forts to put people back towork.
Secretary of CommerceGray Swoope met withCounty Commissioner JoeMeek, County AdministratorBrad Thorpe, County Attor-ney Richard Wesch, CitrusCounty Economic Develop-ment Council Executive Di-rector John Siefert and CitrusCounty Chamber of Com-merce CEO Josh Wooten.
The discussion focused onsuch initiatives as loweredimpact fees, the business de-velopment center, Port Citrus,the push to restart the Sun-coast Parkway, the creationof targeted industry cate-gories and becoming proac-tive in getting business andindustry to move into and ex-pand in the county.
Meek described the eco-nomic incentive programs thecounty now offers.
Thorpe gave a presenta-tion about Port Citrus.
Marmish named to national council
United Way Worldwide inAlexandria, Va., has an-nounced John Marmish,
United Wayof CitrusCounty ex-ecutive di-rector, hasbeen votedunani-mously toserve atwo-yearterm as a
member of the National Pro-fessional Council (NPC).
The NPC serves as a na-tional leadership body toshape and sustain a cultureof shared values, commonpurpose and leadership forthe 1,300-member organiza-tions in the U.S.
Membership of the councilis comprised of approxi-mately 60 United Way chiefprofessional officers and ad-vises the United Way World-wide’s president and CEO onissues and trends of impor-tance to the United Way network.
Marmish previously servedon the United Way of FloridaBoard of Directors.
Viewfinder changecoming in January
In January, the Chronicle’sweekly television section,Viewfinder, will become op-tional for subscribers who re-ceive Sunday’s newspaper.
The reformatted sectionwill include expanded movielistings, late night listings, en-tertaining features and more.
The cost for those wishingto receive the section is anadditional 25 cents per week.
On Jan. 8 and 15, all sub-scribers will receive a copy ofthe revamped section —then, after that, those inter-ested in continued deliveryshould call the Citrus CountyChronicle Customer ServiceDepartment at 352-563-5655.
—From staff and wire reports
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Yuletide cavalcade set for Sunday
CATHY KAPULKAChronicle
CITRUS SPRINGS — Cit-rus Springs is holding its an-nual Christmas parade onSunday Dec. 18 at 2 p.m.
The parade kicks off atthe fountain on the cornerof U.S. 41 N. and CitrusSprings Boulevard, travel-ing into Citrus Springs and
ending at Wesley JonesPark.
This year’s theme is “AFamily Affair.”
“We’re trying to get thecommunity together thebest we can,” BarbaraSclafani, member of the Cit-rus Springs Civic Associa-tion and president of itsyouth committee, said.
She said a parade prince
and princess will be chosen,and, so far, only two girlshave registered for the con-test.
“We have no prince,” shesaid.
The contest is free andopen to children ages 4 to 8.
She said the newlycrowned prince andprincess would be guests ofhonor at the Breakfast with
Santa event at 10 a.m. Tues-day at the Citrus SpringsCommunity Center.
Sclafani said there is nocharge to participate in theparade, and trophies will beawarded.
“I want people to knowit’s a family event and a fam-ily affair,” she added. “It’sfree, and let’s have a goodtime.”
For more information,contact Sclafani at 352-465-2434 or Ann Ottavio at352-465-1191 or [email protected].
Organizers looking for more Citrus Springs contestants for parade prince, princess
� WHAT: Citrus SpringsChristmas Parade.
� WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday.
� WHERE: U.S. 41 N.and Citrus SpringsBoulevard to WesleyJones Park in CitrusSprings.
� CONTACT: Call 352-465-2434 or 352-465-1191.
JohnMarmish
Associated Press
TAMPA — A federalTransportation Security Ad-ministration agent, a schoolteacher’s aide and a churchtreasurer were among the48 men arrested in the lateststatewide roundup of sus-pected online predators andchild pornography traders,Florida law enforcement of-ficials said Thursday.
The six-month investiga-tion was the first since theAttorney General’s Officecybercrime unit and theFlorida Department of LawEnforcement ComputerCrime Center were mergedin July to coordinate effortsto catch pedophiles. FDLECommissioner Gerald Bai-ley said suspects were ar-rested in 17 Floridacounties. Around 100 caseswere investigated in total,and more arrests are expected.
“We have found childpredators in chat rooms, wehave found child predatorsutilizing instant messaging,texting, on dating sites, so-cial networks and craigs-list,” Bailey said. Theyranged, he said, from a manliving in a million-dollarhouse downloading childpornography to anotherwho drove from Jack-sonville to Tallahasseethinking he was going tohave sex with a 13-year-oldgirl and her mother.
The suspects ranged inage from 15 to 55. Chargesagainst them included pos-session of child pornogra-phy, unlawful use of atwo-way communicationsdevice, attempted lewd andlascivious assault, sexualbattery and sexual perform-ance by a child.
Besides the state agenciesjoining forces, 700 local lawenforcement officials weretrained in the effort.
“Sexual predators areeverywhere, and we had tomake this a team effort,” At-torney General Pam Bondisaid. “It’s a sad reality of thesociety we’re living inthroughout this country, butin Florida we are going todo everything in our powerto put them out of businessand lock them up, hopefullyfor the rest of their lives ifpossible.”
Bondi advised parents toclosely monitor what theirchildren are doing on theInternet and their cellphones, because these“sickos” often appear firstto be another child instigat-ing an innocent instant mes-sage or text chat.
Citrus County Sheriff JeffDawsy, who representedFlorida county sheriffs inthe effort, said he was“sounding the alarm” toparents and others aboutthe dangers kids can faceonline.
“This is the 800-pound go-rilla that’s coming after yourlittle girls and little boys,”Dawsy said.
And he said he had a mes-sage for child predators notarrested this time: “We’recoming after you.”
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Shop, smile with a copSHEMIR WILES
Staff Writer
INVERNESS — Anelaine Sulli-van, wearing a white Shop with aCop T-shirt, a black ballerina skirtwith hot pink polka dots over blackpants and a smile bright enough toilluminate the dimly lit aisles ofthe Inverness Walmart Supercenter.
“What do you want to get Dad forChristmas?” her mother, AmyOberhauser, asked as she pushedthe cart with the 6-year-old hang-ing onto the shopping cart handle-bar.
“Socks?” Anelaine replied witha question in her voice.
Deputy Tim Langer lingered inthe background with a grin on hisface.
“It’s not about hanging with acop,” he said. “It’s about interact-ing and giving a family a betterChristmas.”
About 50 children with theirfamilies turned out to participateThursday evening in the annualShop with a Cop event. Another 34attended the same festivities Tues-day at the Homosassa Walmart,said Deputy Joe Faherty, who or-ganizes the event.
The Garden Center buzzed withanticipation as law enforcementofficers and emergency servicespersonnel from the Citrus CountySheriff ’s Office, Citrus County FireRescue, Florida Highway Patrol,Nature Coast EMS and FloridaFish and Wildlife ConservationCommission paired up with theirchildren to take them on the shop-ping trip of a lifetime.
Anelaine, who already had ababy doll in her cart that she got asa door prize, gravitated immedi-ately toward a FurReal Friendsnewborn baby duckling toy.
From there, the excitement grewas Anelaine marveled over a toyspider, an Xbox 360 Live pointscard for her 15-year-old brother, afarm-themed board game (whichreplaced her initial choice of agame called “Pop the Pig”) and“Polar Bear Express” DVD movie.
Oberhauser said she didn’t tellher daughter about the specialshopping trip until the day of theevent. At first, she said Anelainedidn’t quite understand.
“She kept saying, ‘I’m gonnashop with a cop?’” the mother oftwo said.
But as soon as she arrived at Wal-mart, the excitement became sooverwhelming, Anelaine couldn’teven finish her Happy Meal.
Oberhauser said she believes thebest part is giving her daughter theopportunity to buy gifts for her familythat she can truly say came from her.
“I think it’s cool she can get theitems herself,” she said.
And while Anelaine did a greatdeal of shopping for others, shemade sure to get a fair share of loot
for herself. Though she appearedattached to a soft, bouncing greenball she found in the toy section,she said the best part of Shop withthe Cop was “hugging him,” as shepointed her finger toward Langer.
Langer is a school resource offi-cer who has been participating inShop with a Cop for the past 12
years. Accompanying him was hiswife, Dawn.
“Some years, it can get real emo-tional,” she said. “There have beentimes I had to step away to collectmyself.”
Chronicle reporter Shemir Wilescan be reached at (352) 564-2924 [email protected].
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TOP: Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Detective Juan Santiago helps 6-year-old Matthew Weigant shop for family Christmas presents during the ShopWith A Cop event Thursday at the Inverness Walmart. Resource officersfrom the sheriff’s office coordinate the event, and deputies and others joinin to help the children have a merry Christmas.BOTTOM: Volunteers wrap presents for all the children who took part in theShop With A Cop program Thursday. Buried behind tables filled with giftsto be wrapped are, from left: sheriff’s department employees’ wives Jes-sica Gallant and Rebecca Green; Kara Fowler of the dispatch unit; and PatBergerson, staff services director.
Arrests stem from accusations of burglary, batteryA.B. SIDIBE
Staff Writer
A man was tasered for resistingofficers during his arrest in a bur-glary case, according to the CitrusCounty Sheriff ’s Office.
Travis Shane Powell, 26, 2813 W.Jefferson St., Inverness, is facingcharges of burglary (becomingarmed) and resisting an officer withviolence. He was arrested Dec. 9.
According to the report, investiga-tors received a tip about Powell’s lo-cation in relation to a burglary. Thedeputies were reportedly let into theresidence by the homeowner and an-nounced themselves at a spare bed-room door. Powell allegedly steppedout of the bedroom and tried to runthrough an adjacent door. He was or-
dered to stop or be tasered, but con-tinued his efforts to flee. He was shotwith taser probes, which he at-tempted to remove. He was latersubdued but was reportedly combat-ive throughout the arrest process.Powell was interviewed and admit-ted to breaking into a home andstealing jewelry and firearms, ac-cording to the report.
Powell also told investigatorsabout co-defendant Joshua DanielClayborn, 27, 680 N. IndependenceHwy., Inverness, who also is facinga burglary charge. Powell saidClayborn was the driver to andfrom the scene of the burglary.Powell’s bond was $25,500 andClayborn’s bond was $25,000.
Other arrests:■ David Michael Cooper, 62, 2410
W. Jonquil Drive, Citrus Springs, on acharge of aggravated assault with adeadly weapon and petit theft.Cooper was arrested Dec. 9 after heallegedly threatened a 21-year-oldman with a pocket knife. The man re-portedly said he was examining abike in front of a store he thought be-longed to his brother and was miss-ing. He said Cooper came out of thestore and began arguing and dis-played the knife and pointed it athim.
Cooper reportedly told investiga-tors a constantly changing storyabout the knife and bike. While in-vestigators were talking to Cooperand the man to whom he allegedlypointed the knife, the man’s 15-year-old brother arrived on thescene. When the teen was asked to
prove the bike belonged to him, hementioned a clicking noise one ofthe wheels made when spun. Wheninvestigators spun the wheel, itmade that exact sound, and theteen was able to bring a receipt,owner’s manual and other paper-work for the bicycle. The investiga-tors were also able to match thereceipt with Walmart records.Cooper denied stealing the bikeand said it belonged to his stepson,but investigators reportedly did notfind his changing stories and time-lines credible. His bond was $5,500.
■ Denelle Crystal Arbogast, 33, ofHernando, on a charge of domesticbattery for reportedly striking a 37-year-old man in the face during analtercation. She was arrested Dec.6. No bond.
Siefert said the utility is thelargest private employer inCitrus County.
“It has been very support-ive of economic develop-ment in Citrus County, andwe will work with them inthe future,” Siefert said.
Josh Wooten, presidentand chief executive officerof the Citrus County Cham-ber of Commerce, said, “as Iread it, it’s not a done deal.They are just rejecting theplan for mitigation. Weshould take a wait-and-seeapproach.”
The federal regulators’ re-jection of the merger comesat a time when Progress En-ergy has been working to-ward a plan to repair cracksin the retaining wall that hascaused the nuclear reactorto be kept offline for morethan two years.
“In all our meetings withProgress Energy, they havetold us about their commit-ment to Citrus County and tocompleting the repairs tothe facilities here,” Wootensaid.
The FERC action is likely
to delay the merger’s year-end target for completionand could require changesthe companies find unat-tractive.
A Duke spokesman saidthe company was reviewingthe order. He wouldn’t com-ment about how it affectsDuke’s commitment to thedeal.
Jefferies & Co. analystPaul Fremont said the com-panies’ next move will be totake a serious look at theirpower plants and decidewhich can be sold. Any pro-posed sale must be reviewedby state regulators, whowould need guarantees thatit wouldn’t affect pre-negoti-ated power rates for utilitycustomers.
The order will delay thedeal by about three months,at least, he said. The compa-nies also may walk awayfrom the deal at this point,deciding that the govern-
ment was demanding toomany sacrifices. “It’s tooearly to say at this point”what will happen, Fremontsaid.
The federal agency inSeptember questioned thedeal’s impact on customersin North and South Car-olina. Regulators suggestedthat the companies considera number of measures thatwould diminish their influ-ence, such as selling powerplants, building new trans-mission lines or giving upcontrol of their transmissionsystem to a regional opera-tor. The companies re-sponded last month with aplan to sell excess electricityat a fixed price to wholesalebuyers in their Carolinas territories.
Regulators now say theproposal by Charlotte-basedDuke and Raleigh-basedProgress doesn’t go far
enough. The “mitigation proposal
does not remedy the pro-posed transaction’s adverseeffects on competition,” theFERC ruling said.
Duke first announced inJanuary its plan to buyProgress for $13.7 billion. Ifapproved, the combinedcompany will serve 7.1 mil-lion customers in North Car-olina, South Carolina,Florida, Indiana, Ohio andKentucky.
Duke (DUK) shares rose12 cents to $20.97 in premar-ket trading Thursday whileProgress (PGN) sharesadded 6 cents to $54.49.
Information from the As-sociated Press was used inthis report. Chronicle re-porter Chris Van Ormer canbe reached [email protected] or 352-564-2916.
for “observation” patientdays after the allowabletime had passed, and thenbackdated treatments andservices as if they had oc-curred during the 48-hourobservation period.
Stein took his concerns tohis supervisors and thenlost his job a few monthslater after he “was accusedof violating an unrelatedcompliance issue,” accord-
ing to the lawsuit.In August 2010, near the
same time the FDLE inter-viewed Stein, a Washington,D.C.-based law firm hired bythe hospital provided a re-port that concluded nowrongdoing in Medicarebilling had occurred.
Beaty also said Medicareauditors never raised any is-sues with the hospital’sbilling methods.
Chronicle reporter MikeWright can be reached at352-563-3228 orm w r i g h t @ c h r o n i c l eonline.com.
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residence occurred at about 10a.m. Dec. 1 in the 2400 block ofN. Junglecamp Road, Inverness.
■ A burglary to an occupiedresidence occurred at aboutnoon Dec. 10 in the 3600 blockof S. Lake Terrace, Homosassa.
■ A burglary to a conveyanceoccurred at about 4 p.m. Dec. 12in the 3100 block of W. CypressDrive, Crystal River.
■ An attempted burglary to anoccupied residence occurred atabout 10:41 a.m. Dec. 14 at S.Jackson Street, Beverly Hills.
Thefts■ An attempted grand theft
($300 or more) occurred at about11 a.m. Dec. 10 in the 800 blockof N. Suncoast Blvd., CrystalRiver.
■ A grand theft ($300 or more)occurred at about noon Dec. 13in the 2900 block of S. Bay BerryPoint, Inverness.
■ A grand theft ($5,000 ormore) was reported Dec. 14 inthe 6100 block of N. TallahasseeRoad, Crystal River.
■ A petit theft occurred on
Dec. 14 in the 4200 block of W.Roadrunner Court, Homosassa.
■ A petit theft occurred atabout 9 a.m. Dec. 14 in the 3800block of W. Educational Path,Lecanto.
■ An auto theft occurred atabout 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in the11600 block of W. GregoryCourt, Homosassa.
Vandalism■ A vandalism ($1,000 or
more) occurred at about 10:33p.m. Dec. 14 in the 2500 block ofS. Pine Ridge Ave., Homosassa.
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The gang at Mickey’s Bar& Billiards at 770 N.E. 5thSt. in Crystal River joinedseveral other donors — in-cluding Cycle Solutions,The Plantation Inn, TheFireplace Store, Turf-Techand Road Queen Motor Cy-cles Club — to donatemoney to buy 40 children’sbicycles for underprivi-leged children and to sup-port the annual MarineCorps Toys for Tots drive.The Toys for Tots Motorcy-cle Run will be Saturday,Dec. 17, and start, withkick stands up, at noon inthe parking lot of the In-verness McDonald’s. It willend at the Harley-Davidsonof Crystal River dealershipat 1 p.m. The bicycles willbe distributed from 1 to 3p.m. All motorcyclists areencouraged to participatein the Toys for Tots BikeRun. Anyone interested inriding in the event mustbring a new, unwrappedtoy. DAVE SIGLER/Chronicle
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LEFT: In the second performance of a four-part“Jazz at the Museum” concert series, NormanBernard (pictured above) and the sounds of South-ern Exposure play Christmas music at the OldCourthouse Heritage Museum in downtown Inver-ness to benefit the Citrus County Historical Soci-ety. John Grannan, president of the society, saidabout 120 people attended the concert. “A lot ofpeople came because of the holidays,” he said.“This building belongs to the public. I’m glad thatthe public can come in and enjoy it.”
Elmo Boone, 90H E R N A N D O
Elmo Walter Boone, 90, ofHernando, Florida, passedaway on Tuesday, December13, 2011, atCitrus Me-morial hos-p i t a l ,Inverness,Florida. Hewas born onAugust 7,1921, to thelate WalterJ. and EffieL. (Summers) Boone. Elmoarrived in the area in 1985,coming from St. Petersburg,Florida. He was a land-scaper and the oldest li-censed nursery man in thestate of Florida. Elmo was aU.S. Navy veteran of WWII,and a Christian. He enjoyedhunting, fishing, growingazaleas and loved the out-doors. Elmo was a “man’s-man,” and a true Florida“cracker.” He was loved andwill be missed by many.
He was predeceased bywife, Billie Jean Boone; oneson, Alexander BryantBrantley; one daughter,Robyn Riordan; onebrother, Melvin E. Boone;and one sister, Dora Eliza-beth Skeen. He is survivedby two daughters, Dona I.Boone of Hernando,Florida, and Denise E.(Tony) Antonewitz of St. Pe-tersburg, Florida; brother,James C. Boone of KennethCity, Florida; and twograndchildren, AmberLeigh Riordan and Alexan-der Anthony Antonewitz.
Private cremationarrangements under the di-rection of Chas. E. Davis Fu-neral Home with crematory,Inverness.
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Edward Hearn, 84H E R N A N D O
Edward G. Hearn, 84, ofHernando, FL, died on De-cember 13, 2011, at hishome.
Edward was born on Sep-tember 18, 1927, in Brook-lyn, NY, the son of Georgeand Gertrude Hearn. Hewas a U.S. Marine Corpsveteran of World War II. Ed-ward received his bache-lor’s degree from St. John’sUniversity, a judicial doc-torate from Fordham Uni-versity and a master’s in taxaccounting from New YorkUniversity. He was a tax at-torney for J.K. Lasser andDeloitte in New York City.Edward retired to CitrusHills in 1995 from ScotchPlains, New Jersey. He wasa member of Our Lady ofFatima Catholic Church, theCitrus Hills Golf and Coun-try Club and the Citrus HillsComputer Club.
Survivors include his wifeof 55 years, Ann Hearn ofHernando, FL; daughter,Anne Skinner and her hus-band, Keith, of Lake Dallas,TX; sons, Edward J. Hearnof South River, NJ, and JohnP. Hearn of Chatham, NJ;sister, Marjorie Palmer ofDothan, AL; and threegrandchildren, BriannaHearn, Kathryn Hearn andJeffrey Skinner.
A wake will be held from1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Decem-ber 17, 2011, at the HeinzFuneral Home in Inverness.The Mass of Christian Bur-ial will be offered at 11 a.m.Monday, December 19, 2011,at Our Lady of FatimaCatholic Church in Inver-ness. Father James Johnsonwill preside. Interment withmilitary honors will followat Florida National Ceme-tery in Bushnell, FL. HeinzFuneral Home & Crema-tion, Inverness, FL.
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Herbert Crouch, 90
B E V E R LY H I L L S
Herbert L. Crouch, 90, ofBeverly Hills, died Wednes-day, Dec. 14, 2011.
Visitation will be from 1 to2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011,with a chapel service follow-ing at Fero Funeral Home.Burial will be at Fero Me-morial Gardens Cemetery.
Arrangements entrustedto Fero Funeral Home.
William “Bill”Marquis, 83H O M O S A S S A
William Paul Marquis, 83,passed away on December6, 2011.
“Bill” retired from RCA in1988 after a long career inaccounting and corporate fi-nance and moved to Ho-mosassa, Florida.
He was predeceased byhis wife, Marilene, and son,Thomas. Survivors includehis brother, David; sister,Mary Louise Palmer;daughter, Cathleen; andthree grandchildren, Kris-ten, Cori and Dylan.
A memorial service willbe Wednesday, December21, at 2 p.m. at First UnitedMethodist Church of Ho-mosassa (Chapel). Bill is in-urned at Florida NationalCemetery in BushnellFlorida.
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Timothy Police, 52I N V E R N E S S
Timothy F. Police, 52, In-verness, died Dec. 13, 2011,in Inverness, Fla. Heinz Fu-neral Home & Cremation.
Nikki Lowe, 34B E V E R LY H I L L S
Mrs. Nikki Jo Lowe, 34, ofBeverly Hills, Florida, diedWednesday, December 14,2011, in Beverly Hills. Shewas born January 29, 1977,in Ohio, daughter of Carland Marianne Miller. Shewas a homemaker and amember of Good ShepherdLutheran Church, Hernando, FL.
Mrs. Lowe was precededin death by her husband,Richard Lowe and her fa-ther, Carl Miller. Survivorsinclude mother, MarianneMiller; mother-in-law, BettyFaye Lowe; sister-in-lawand brother-in-law, Lisa andMike Sirochman; andnephew, MatthewSirochman. She will begreatly missed by her family,friends and her dog, Storm.She looked forward everyyear to the joy of the Christmas season.
A memorial service forNikki will be held at a laterdate. Online condolencesmay be sent to the family atwww.HooperFuneral-Home.com. Arrangementsby the Beverly Hills Chapelof Hooper Funeral Homes &Crematory.
James “Jack”Marchitto, 80
H O M O S A S S A
James “Jack” Marchitto,80, of Homosassa, diedThursday Nov. 24, 2011.
He was born in Derby,Conn., on July 16, 1931.
He is survived by his wife,Mary Marchitto; son, DavidMarchitto; brother, AnthonyMarchitto; and niece, LisaPantaleo.
He was a guidance coun-selor for the state of Con-necticut. He was a memberof the American Legion PostNo. 155 and a member of theWest Citrus Elks Club No.2693.
There will be a memorialservice held at the FloridaNational Cemetery in Bush-nell, Fla., at 11 a.m. on Dec.21, 2011.
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Pauline Harris, 78
B E V E R LY H I L L S
Pauline Harris, 78, Bev-erly Hills, Fla., diedWednesday, Dec. 14, 2011.Inurnment will take place ata later date at Fero Memo-rial Gardens.
Cremation arrangementsentrusted to Fero FuneralHome.
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MIAMI — Luis Damiancame to the U.S. from Cubanearly a decade ago andhas never returned, nordoes he frequently sendmoney to his relatives onthe island.
Still, he can’t understandwhy Cuban-Americanpoliticians from SouthFlorida want to roll backthe ability of fellow Cuban-Americans to visit and sendmoney to family there.
“Look, I’m going to befrank. The situation is re-ally screwed there,” saidthe Miami chef. “The onlyones who are going to behurt are the Cuban people.”
Since taking office, Presi-dent Barack Obama has al-lowed Cuban-Americans tovisit extended family on theisland as many times as theywant and send unlimited re-mittances to relatives there.But Cuban-Americans likeDamian are closely watch-ing an amendment to the $1trillion-plus omnibusspending package thatwould return U.S. regula-tions to the Bush-era, whenCuban-Americans couldtravel to Cuba only onceevery three years and sendjust $1,200 to immediate rel-atives on the island annually.
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Cuban-AmericanRepublican from Florida,has sponsored the amend-ment, which passed unani-mously in the HouseAppropriations Committeeearlier this year. He arguesthe 30 percent cut theCuban government takesfrom remittances has beenpropping up a dictatorship,adding billions of dollars toits coffers. He also main-tains people have beenabusing the spirit of the
regulations by making re-peated trips to sell items toCubans that are otherwisedifficult to obtain on the island.
“This is not a humani-tarian issue,” Diaz-Balarthas told The AssociatedPress. “People who gothere ten or fifteen times ayear. It’s become a busi-ness, and a very lucrativebusiness for the Castroregime.”
Damian wasn’t convinced.“The government and
the officials, they alwayshave money. They will befine,” he said. “I think thepoliticians don’t under-stand because they don’thave relatives on the is-land. They’ve made theirlife here. Most of their fam-ily is here.”
Older Cuban-Americanswho came shortly after therevolution and have fewconnections to the islandtend to support limitedtravel and remittances.They also wield significantinfluence in the swing stateof Florida. Although in-creasingly in the minority,they are far more likely tovote and contribute to po-litical campaigns than thegrowing number of Cubanswho have come to the U.S.in the last 20 years and whogenerally want to help rel-atives on the island anyway they can.
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TALLAHASSEE — TheFlorida Supreme Courtasked the Legislature onWednesday for 72 newjudgeships, but the justicesdidn’t hold out much hopeof getting them as the statefaces another year of aus-tere budgeting.
Acknowledging thatadding judgeships “is anexpensive proposition, es-pecially during difficulteconomic times,” theyurged lawmakers to at leastrestore some of the pastcuts in support staff ifmoney is available.
While some caseloadshave declined, the staff re-ductions and an expectedincrease in mortgage fore-closure cases mean thecourts’ workload will be in-creasing, the justices wrotein their unsigned, unani-mous opinion.
“Our judges continue toabsorb the work previouslyperformed by magistrates,law clerks, case managersand other supplementalsupport staff lost in thebudget reductions of thelast several years,” theywrote.
The justices certified aneed for one appellatejudge in the Lakeland-based 2nd District Court ofAppeal, 23 circuit judgesand 48 county judges in theannual legislative requestrequired by the FloridaConstitution.
They also asked for morejudges in each of the pastfive budget years. The Leg-islature has approved nonew judges during thatspan because of dwindlingrevenues.
Lawmakers again areanticipating anotherbudget gap of up to $2 bil-lion in the fiscal year be-ginning July 1, 2012.
The courts also have hadtheir own funding crisis be-cause of a heavy relianceon mortgage foreclosurefees that have been declin-
ing from a self-imposed fil-ing moratorium by lenders.That followed disclosuresof fraudulent and erro-neous filings.
Gov. Rick Scott twice thisyear approved loans total-ing about $65 million to thecourt system from thestate’s general fund be-cause the courts’ fee-basedtrust fund was running dry.
Scott has recommendedthat the Legislature in thenext budget pay for thecourts primarily from thegeneral fund, which is sup-ported largely by sales andother taxes, and send thefees there instead of to thecourts’ trust fund. But heasked that overall courtfunding remain aboutwhere it is now.
While felony, delin-quency and civil filingshave gone down in the pastyear, the justices wrote thatforeclosure cases are ex-pected to increase again inthe coming months.
They also note that casesinvolving eviction, land-lord-tenant, credit carddebt and personal injuryprotection auto insurancealso are on the rise in somejurisdictions.
“The loss of civil trafficinfraction hearing officersin county court continuesto have an impact oncounty judges’ workloadthroughout the state,” thehigh court wrote.
The justices certifiedfour additional circuitjudges each in the 1st Cir-cuit, which covers thewestern Florida Panhan-dle, and the 5th Circuit,which includes Lake, Cit-rus and Marion counties.The others are scatteredthrough 14 other circuits.
The high court certifiednew county judges in 20 ofthe 67 counties. Miami-Dade County was certifiedfor the biggest increasewith 10, followed byBroward, six; Palm Beach,five, and Duval and Hills-borough, four each.
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INVERNESS — On Satur-day, an upscale juniors re-sale store named Labelswill open for business.
For the past three weeks,employees have been buy-ing clothes to fill the store.By Saturday, the racks willbe full and the items will beon sale to the public.
The store, affiliated withthe Key Training Center,stocks designer brands fromAbercrombie & Fitch to For-ever to American Eagle.Jeans start at $6.
Camis and tops are sortedby color to help customersselect a complete outfit. La-bels also carries T-shirts,dresses, shorts, shoes, purses,jewelry and accessories. Floorspace is also dedicated toapparel for young adultmales. An entire outfit canbe purchased for $25 or less.
Fashion-conscious teensand young adults will notonly find trendy bargains atthe store, they can receivecash in exchange for gentlyused, stylish juniors cloth-ing and accessories.
The new, 4,000-plus-square-foot shop is in the ConnorsShopping Center on Tomp-kins Street behind the In-verness Government Center.
The store hours Tuesday toSaturday are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Store proceeds will assistthe Key Training Center, anonprofit organization, inproviding year-round serv-ices to more than 300 adultswith developmental disabil-ities. For more information,call 352-419-7591.
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The grand opening of Labels, an upscale juniors resale storein the Connors Shopping Center on Tompkins Street behindthe City of Inverness Government building, is Saturday, Dec.17. Key Training Center clients are helping prepare theclothes for sale by steam cleaning them. Pictured are AndreWade and Loretta Contento as they make sure garments areclean and wrinkle-free. The store will be open from 10 a.m.to 8 p.m. For more information, call 352-419-7591.
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NEW ORLEANS — A Chi-nese drywall manufacturerhas agreed to pay hundredsof millions of dollars to re-solve court claims by thou-sands of Gulf Coast propertyowners who say the productcorroded pipes and wiresand otherwise wreckedtheir homes, the largest set-tlement of its kind so far.
The deal announcedThursday by U.S. DistrictJudge Eldon Fallon calls forKnauf Plasterboard TianjinCo. to create an uncapped fundto pay for repairing roughly4,500 properties, mostly inFlorida, Louisiana, Missis-sippi and Alabama. A separatefund capped at $30 millionwill pay for other types oflosses, including those bypeople who blame drywallfor health problems.
Russ Herman, a lead at-torney for the plaintiffs, saidthe settlement is worth be-tween $800 million and $1billion, although an attorneyfor the Chinese companydisputed that estimate.
Knauf attorney Kerry Millersaid the company “decided tostep up and settle these claimsand do the right thing.”
“They want to get this un-fortunate incident behindthem so they can focus onmanufacturing first-classbuilding products,” he said.
Herman said around 55percent of the people whowould benefit from the set-tlement live in Florida. Thedeal would resolve casesfiled in both state and fed-eral court.
Chinese drywall was usedin the construction of thou-sands of homes, mainly in theSouth, after a series of de-structive hurricanes in 2005and before the housing bub-ble burst. The problems ithas caused range from afoul odor to corrosion ofpipes and wiring.
Steven Roberts, a plaintiffwho built a home in Boyn-ton Beach, Fla., in 2005 withKnauf drywall, said the firstsign of trouble was a foulodor that smelled like “bit-ter sulfur.” His family didn’tsuspect a more seriousproblem until electrical ap-pliances started failing andcorrosion formed on mir-rors and bathroom fixtures.
Roberts, 37, a veterinar-ian, said he can’t afford torepair all the damage or movehis wife and daughter out,so he hopes the settlementcan finally end their ordeal.
Virginia homeowners alsofiled many claims over dry-wall damage, but Hermansaid few of them would ben-efit from the deal becausemost received their drywallfrom other Chinese compa-nies that haven’t respondedto lawsuits.
“They’re the victims, in-nocent victims, of corporatemalfeasance,” Herman said.“To them we pledge, ‘Keepthe faith.’ Our journey doesnot end here.”
Fallon must sign off on thesettlement before any moneyis distributed. Although thejudge could give his prelim-inary approval to the deal inJanuary, it will likely takemany more months for moneyto reach homeowners.
Knauf agreed to initiallydeposit $200 million in therepairs fund, which wouldbe replenished as needed.
Attorneys’ fees and costspaid by Knauf are capped at$160 million and will not bededucted from homeowners’shares of the settlement.
Thursday’s settlement isn’tthe first, but it offers themost to homeowners, so far.In June, plaintiffs reached a$55 million settlement withBanner Supply Co. — aMiami-based supplier ofChinese drywall — alongwith several related compa-nies and Banner’s insurers.
DETROIT — It’s the endof the road for the Rangerin the United States.
Ford is ending productionof the smallest pickup itmakes, a truck that helpedthe company battle morefuel-efficient Japanese im-ports when it was launchedin 1982. The last American-made Ranger rolls off theassembly line in MinnesotaFriday.
After peaking in the mid-1990s, sales of the Rangerhave fallen over the lastdecade, hurt by neglect asFord focused on more prof-itable large pickups. TheRanger’s styling grew stale,it lost its fuel economy edgeand the price wasn’t muchlower than beefier siblingslike the F-150.
Other companies aren’tso sure it’s time to ditchsmall pickups. ToyotaMotor Corp., General Mo-tors Co. and Nissan MotorCo. all plan to continue sell-ing small pickups in theU.S., citing high gas pricesand loyal buyers.
Still, sales of small pickupstopped out at 1.2 million, or8 percent of all vehiclessold in the U.S., in 1994, ac-cording to LMC Automotive,a consulting group. About aquarter of those wereRangers, which appealed toguys for their manly stylingand zippy ride. But saleshave been sliding ever since.LMC expects small pickupsales to total 297,000 this year,or 2 percent of the market.
Vehicles need styling up-dates to help keep up sales.But Jim Oaks, a retiredstate trooper from Salem,Ohio, who runs a websitefor Ranger enthusiasts, sayscurrent models have almostexactly the same interior asone he bought in 1996.
Pricing has also been aproblem. The Ranger startedout as a cheaper alternativeto bigger pickups, but asFord added features, likeupgraded transmissions orsatellite radio, prices creptup. A top-of-the-line, two-door Ranger with a V6 en-
gine starts at $22,340, or just$600 less than a base modelF-150.
Small pickups have theirfuel economy edge as au-tomakers improve the effi-ciency of engines in biggertrucks. The Ranger, whichoffers a four-cylinder en-gine, can get up to 27 milesper gallon on the highway.But an F-150 with a morepowerful V6 can get 23.
The end of Ranger pro-duction means the closureof the St. Paul, Minn., plantwhere it’s made. The planthas produced more than 6million cars and truckssince 1925, when it wasopened by companyfounder Henry Ford. Manyof the plant’s 800 workerswill be able to transfer toother facilities, the com-pany says.
Ford will continue to sella new version of the Rangeroutside the U.S. Thosetrucks will be built in Thai-land, South Africa andSouth America.
Oaks, 44, thinks Ford willeventually reverse its deci-sion, especially if gas pricesremain high.
“The Ranger is bigenough to haul stuff butsmall enough so that itdoesn’t use as much gas. It’san all-around reasonablevehicle to have,” he says.
And if Ford doesn’tchange its mind?
“I have friends who ownsalvage yards,” Oaks says. “Iwill keep buying Rangersand stockpiling parts ‘tileternity.”
Associated Press
A Ford Ranger pickup is displayed July 24, 2008, at theFord Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul, Minn. The com-pany announced Friday it plans to end production of theRanger, which it introduced in 1982 to fight small pickupsfrom Japan. Ford says demand for the Ranger has fallen fora decade due to cheap gas, stale styling and a sticker pricethat wasn’t much lower than its beefier sibling, the F-150.
Last Ranger rolls off assembly linePlant closing, workers to transfer; truck will still be sold outside U.S.
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WASHINGTON — An ex-ecutive at a California tech-nology company that makesmonitoring software se-cretly installed on 141 mil-
lion cellphones said theFBI approached the com-pany about using its tech-nology but was rebuffed.The disclosure came oneday after FBI DirectorRobert Mueller assured
Congress agents “neithersought nor obtained any in-formation” from the com-pany, Carrier IQ.
Andrew Coward, vicepresident of marketing for Carrier IQ, said Thurs-day the company is notworking with the FBI. Butthe acknowledgement will
likely inflame suspicionabout the monitoring tooland its usefulness to theU.S. government.
Mueller told the SenateJudiciary Committee thatthe FBI neither sought norobtained any informationfrom Carrier IQ in any oneof its investigations.
Carrier IQ VP: We turned down FBIFBI director testified otherwise
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THE MARKET IN REVIEWHOW TO READ THE MARKET IN REVIEWNYSE AMEX NASDAQ STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)Name Vol(00) Last ChgBkofAm 1896512 5.26 +.03S&P500ETF1636982122.19 +.45iShEMkts 717581 37.24 +.25GenElec 607431 16.79 +.18SPDR Fncl 595993 12.57 +.01
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MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)Name Vol(00) Last ChgAntaresP 84310 1.67 -.74CheniereEn 64579 8.31 -.08Rentech 50632 1.59 -.03NwGold g 48267 9.66 -.09GoldStr g 41181 1.70 -.12
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Name: Stocks appear alphabetically by the company’s full name (not abbrevia-tion). Names consisting of initials appear at the beginning of each letter’s list.Last: Price stock was trading at when exchange closed for the day.Chg: Loss or gain for the day. No change indicated by ... Stock Footnotes: cld - Issue has been called for redemption by company. d - New 52-weeklow. dd – Loss in last 12 mos. ec - Company formerly listed on the American Exchange’sEmerging Company Marketplace. h - temporary exmpt from Nasdaq capital and surplus list-ing qualification. n - Stock was a new issue in the last year. The 52-week high and low fig-ures date only from the beginning of trading. pf - Preferred stock issue. pr - Preferences. pp -Holder owes installments of purchase price. rt - Right to buy security at a specified price. s -Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. wi - Trades will be settled when thestock is issued. wd - When distributed. wt - Warrant, allowing a purchase of a stock. u - New52-week high. un - Unit, including more than one security. vj - Company in bankruptcy or re-ceivership, or being reorganized under the bankruptcy law. Appears in front of the name.
Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
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BUSINESSCITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 A9
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HiYldA p 6.16 +.01StratValA 25.51 +.08TechGroA 29.76 -.07DreihsAcInc 10.04 -.01Driehaus Funds:EMktGr 26.94 ...EVPTxMEmI 41.38 +.08Eaton Vance A:ChinaA p 16.16 -.12AMTFMuInc 9.58 +.02MultiCGrA 7.35 +.02InBosA 5.61 ...LgCpVal 16.62 +.06NatlMunInc 9.32 +.02SpEqtA 14.76 +.07TradGvA 7.46 ...Eaton Vance B:HlthSB t 9.70 +.12NatlMuInc 9.32 +.03Eaton Vance C:GovtC p 7.45 ...NatMunInc 9.32 +.02Eaton Vance I:FltgRt 8.78 ...GblMacAbR 9.85 -.02LgCapVal 16.67 +.06FBR Funds:FocusInv te n44.72 -5.00FMI Funds:LgCap p n 14.96 +.05FPA Funds:NwInc 10.75 ...FPACres n 26.73 +.11Fairholme 24.54 +.06Federated A:MidGrStA 32.66 +.01MuSecA 10.23 +.02TtlRtBd p 11.35 -.01Federated Instl:KaufmnR 4.49 +.02TotRetBd 11.35 -.01StrValDvIS 4.72 +.04Fidelity Adv Foc T:EnergyT 32.65 -.15HltCarT 20.05 +.24Fidelity Advisor A:NwInsgh p 19.16 ...StrInA 12.33 +.01Fidelity Advisor C:NwInsgh t n 18.17 ...Fidelity Advisor I:EqGrI n 56.18 +.11EqInI n 22.55 +.12IntBdI n 11.44 ...NwInsgtI n 19.39 +.01Fidelity Advisor T:BalancT 14.73 +.02DivGrT p 10.95 +.04EqGrT p 52.33 +.10EqInT 22.19 +.12GrOppT 33.97 -.03HiInAdT p 9.22 -.14IntBdT 11.42 ...MuIncT p 13.15 ...OvrseaT 14.64 +.08STFiT 9.24 -.01StkSelAllCp 16.98 +.05Fidelity Freedom:FF2010 n 13.26 +.01FF2010K 12.26 +.01FF2015 n 11.06 +.01FF2015K 12.28 +.01FF2020 n 13.28 +.02FF2020K 12.56 +.02FF2025 n 10.91 +.02FF2025K 12.54 +.02FF2030 n 12.95 +.02FF2030K 12.63 +.02FF2035 n 10.60 +.02FF2035K 12.56 +.02FF2040 n 7.39 +.01FF2040K 12.60 +.03FF2045 n 8.72 +.02Income n 11.28 ...Fidelity Invest:AllSectEq 10.84 +.02AMgr50 n 14.83 +.02AMgr70 r n 15.34 +.04AMgr20 r n 12.82 +.01Balanc n 17.87 +.01BalancedK 17.87 +.01BlueChGr n 41.18 +.02CA Mun n 12.34 ...Canada n 47.43 +.07CapAp n 24.09 +.10CapDevO n 9.86 +.02CpInc r n 8.59 -.07ChinaRg r 24.57 -.24CngS 465.09 ...CTMun r n 11.89 +.01Contra n 65.58 +.02ContraK 65.63 +.02CnvSc n 22.33 +.18DisEq n 20.77 +.04DiscEqF 20.74 +.04DivIntl n 24.74 +.07DivrsIntK r 24.70 +.07DivStkO n 14.26 +.07DivGth n 24.86 +.09EmergAs r n24.81 -.15EmrMk n 20.09 -.06Eq Inc n 39.89 +.22EQII n 16.78 +.12ECapAp 14.89 +.15Europe 24.54 +.24Exch 323.88 ...Export n 20.00 +.07Fidel n 30.31 +.07Fifty r n 16.83 +.05FltRateHi r n 9.60 -.04FrInOne n 25.86 +.10GNMA n 11.85 -.01GovtInc 10.89 ...GroCo n 81.42 +.03GroInc n 17.58 +.08GrowCoF 81.50 +.03GrowthCoK 81.48 +.03GrStrat r n 18.05 +.09HighInc r n 8.55 -.05Indepn n 21.13 +.04InProBd n 13.01 -.03IntBd n 10.86 ...IntGov n 10.96 -.01IntmMu n 10.41 ...IntlDisc n 26.74 +.11IntlSCp r n 17.06 ...InvGrBd n 11.66 -.04InvGB n 7.71 ...Japan r 9.04 -.02JpnSm n 8.32 -.07LgCapVal 9.69 +.03LatAm 47.79 +.16LevCoStk n 24.00 +.16LowP r n 34.77 +.17LowPriK r 34.74 +.17Magelln n 60.90 +.12MagellanK 60.83 +.12MD Mu r n 11.32 +.01MA Mun n 12.27 +.01MegaCpStk n9.75 +.02MI Mun n 12.19 +.01MidCap n 25.79 +.14MN Mun n 11.79 ...MtgSec n 11.17 ...MuniInc n 12.98 +.01NJ Mun r n 11.87 +.01NwMkt r n 15.87 -.06NwMill n 28.82 +.09NY Mun n 13.25 ...OTC n 53.61 -.12Oh Mun n 11.96 +.01100Index 8.52 +.03Ovrsea n 25.62 +.11PcBas n 21.29 -.08PAMun r n 11.05 ...Puritn n 17.42 +.04PuritanK 17.42 +.04RealE n 26.45 +.37SAllSecEqF 10.84 +.02SCmdtyStrt n 8.66 -.04SCmdtyStrF n8.68 -.03SrEmrgMkt 13.99 ...SrsIntGrw 9.79 +.04SerIntlGrF 9.80 +.04SrsIntVal 7.84 +.06SrInvGrdF 11.67 -.04StIntMu n 10.79 ...STBF n 8.49 ...SmllCpS r n 15.86 +.14SCpValu r 13.32 +.16StkSelLCV r n9.88 +.05StkSlcACap n23.44 +.08StkSelSmCp 17.42 +.17StratInc n 10.95 -.07StrReRt r 9.38 +.01TotalBd n 10.93 -.03Trend n 65.23 +.04USBI n 11.78 -.01Utility n 16.73 +.13ValStra t n 24.29 +.13Value n 60.84 +.43Wrldw n 16.79 +.06Fidelity Selects:Air n 33.95 +.56Banking n 15.18 +.10Biotch n 81.36 +.38Brokr n 38.81 +.22Chem n 90.26 +.89ComEquip n21.48 -.01Comp n 53.17 -.01ConDis n 22.56 +.07ConsuFn n 10.71 -.01ConStap n 69.23 +.54CstHo n 33.90 +.43DfAer n 75.34 +.66Electr n 42.29 -.02Enrgy n 46.58 -.21EngSv n 60.97 -.61EnvAltEn r n14.68 +.08FinSv n 47.27 +.22Gold r n 42.03 -.55Health n 116.94 +1.42Insur n 42.78 +.07Leisr n 92.53 +.56Material n 58.89 +.43MedDl n 52.75 +.49MdEqSys n 24.26 +.26Multmd n 41.44 -.05NtGas n 28.85 -.02Pharm n 13.19 +.23Retail n 52.13 +.14Softwr n 83.19 -.21Tech n 85.10 -.28Telcm n 42.88 +.24Trans n 48.06 +.60UtilGr n 51.56 +.53Wireless n 7.02 +.02Fidelity Spartan:ExtMkIn n 34.95 +.29500IdxInv n 43.23 +.14500Idx I 43.24 +.15IntlInxInv n 29.91 +.17
TotMktInv n 35.42 +.15USBond I 11.78 -.01Fidelity Spart Adv:500IdxAdv n43.23 +.14IntAd r n 29.92 +.17TotMktAd r n35.43 +.15First Eagle:GlblA 44.02 +.04OverseasA 19.98 -.06First Investors ABlChpA p ... ...GloblA p 5.81 +.03GovtA p 11.61 -.01GroInA p 13.94 +.05IncoA p 2.44 ...MATFA p 12.01 +.02MITFA p 12.40 +.01NJTFA p 13.27 +.02NYTFA p 14.75 +.02OppA p 25.95 +.11PATFA p 13.25 +.01SpSitA p 23.66 +.16TxExA p 9.92 ...TotRtA p 14.94 +.03ValueB p 6.80 +.05Forum Funds:AbsStrI r 11.05 ...Frank/Temp Frnk A:AdjUS p 8.85 ...ALTFA p 11.43 +.02AZTFA p 10.96 ...CalInsA p 12.31 +.01CA IntA p 11.77 ...CalTFA p 7.08 ...COTFA p 11.87 +.01CTTFA p 11.09 ...CvtScA px 13.57 -.08Dbl TF A 11.97 +.01DynTchA 28.09 -.02EqIncA px 16.14 -.01FedInt p 12.17 ...FedTFA p 12.11 +.01FLTFA p 11.64 ...FoundAl p 9.84 +.05GATFA p 12.19 +.01GoldPrM A 35.47 -.54GrwthA p 43.39 +.15HYTFA p 10.23 +.01HiIncA 1.92 ...IncomA p 2.05 +.01InsTFA p 12.08 +.01NYITF p 11.65 +.01LATF A p 11.61 +.01LMGvScA 10.41 ...MDTFA p 11.63 +.01MATFA p 11.72 +.01MITFA p 12.04 ...MNInsA 12.54 +.01MOTFA p 12.30 +.01NJTFA p 12.26 +.01NYTFA p 11.78 +.01NCTFA p 12.48 +.02OhioI A p 12.63 +.01ORTFA p 12.14 +.01PATFA p 10.52 +.01ReEScA p 14.10 +.20RisDvA p 33.75 +.20SMCpGrA e 32.84 -1.63StratInc p 10.07 +.01TtlRtnA p 10.24 ...USGovA p 6.92 -.01UtilsA p 12.86 +.16VATFA p 11.84 +.01Frank/Tmp Frnk Adv:GlbBdAdv x n12.26 -.30IncmeAd 2.04 +.01Frank/Temp Frnk C:IncomC t 2.07 +.01USGvC t 6.88 -.01Frank/Temp Mtl A&B:SharesA 19.49 +.11Frank/Temp Temp A:DvMktA p 21.04 -.07ForgnA p 5.95 +.04GlBd A px 12.30 -.29GrwthA p 15.81 +.10WorldA p 13.62 +.07Frank/Temp Tmp Adv:GrthAv 15.79 +.09Frank/Temp Tmp B&C:DevMktC 20.40 -.07ForgnC p 5.79 +.04GlBdC px 12.32 -.29Franklin Mutual Ser:QuestA 16.48 +.06GE Elfun S&S:S&S Inc 11.73 -.01S&S PM 38.08 +.06GMO Trust:USTreas 25.01 ...GMO Trust III:Quality 21.54 +.09GMO Trust IV:IntlGrEq 20.55 +.11IntlIntrVl 18.64 +.10GMO Trust VI:EmgMkts r 11.03 +.01IntlCorEq 25.29 +.14Quality 21.55 +.09StrFxInc 17.13 +.04Gabelli Funds:Asset 46.96 +.19Gateway Funds:GatewayA 26.13 +.03Goldman Sachs A:MdCVA p 32.05 +.22Goldman Sachs Inst:GrOppt 21.31 +.05HiYield 6.79 ...HYMuni n 8.44 ...MidCapV 32.26 +.23Harbor Funds:Bond 12.21 ...CapApInst 36.13 ...IntlInv t 51.38 +.20Intl r 52.03 +.20Hartford Fds A:CpAppA p 28.64 +.19DivGthA p 18.26 +.07IntOpA p 12.52 +.06Hartford Fds Y:CapAppI n 28.71 +.19Hartford HLS IA :CapApp 36.42 +.15Div&Gr 18.98 +.08Advisers 19.04 +.05TotRetBd 11.59 -.01Hennessy Funds:CorGrIIOrig ... ...Hussman Funds:StrTotRet r 12.30 -.01StrGrowth 12.77 -.02ICON Fds:Energy S e 17.43 -.65Hlthcare S 14.31 +.01ISI Funds:NoAm p 7.91 +.01IVA Funds:WldwideA t 15.10 +.03Wldwide I r 15.09 +.02Invesco Fds Invest:DivrsDiv p 11.44 +.08Invesco Funds:Energy 35.92 -.30Utilities 16.55 +.21Invesco Funds A:Chart p 15.61 +.02CmstkA 14.70 +.08Const p 20.71 -.02EqIncA 8.09 +.02GrIncA p 17.91 +.07HiIncMu p 7.68 ...HiYld p 3.97 ...HYMuA 9.36 +.01IntlGrow 24.65 +.11MuniInA 13.28 +.02PA TFA 16.13 +.02US MortgA 13.00 -.01Invesco Funds B:CapDev t 12.44 ...MuniInB 13.26 +.02US Mortg 12.94 -.01Ivy Funds:AssetSC t 20.95 -.06AssetStA p 21.55 -.06AssetStrI r 21.73 -.06JPMorgan A Class:CoreBd A e 11.86 -.03JPMorgan C Class:CoreBd pe 11.91 -.03JP Morgan Instl:MdCpVal n 23.14 +.15JPMorgan R Cl:CoreBond e n11.86 -.02ShtDurBd e 10.96 -.02JPMorgan Select:USEquity e n 9.62 -.04JPMorgan Sel Cls:CoreBd e n 11.85 -.03HighYld e n 7.58 -.15IntmTFBd e n11.23 -.01ShtDurBd e n10.96 -.02USLCCrPls n19.32 +.01Janus T Shrs:BalancdT 24.51 ...Contrarn T 12.16 +.07EnterprT 56.18 +.15FlxBndT 10.66 -.01GlLifeSciT r 24.06 +.19GlbSel T 9.25 +.07GlTechT r 15.55 -.05Grw&IncT 28.96 +.02Janus T 26.67 +.01OvrseasT r 34.25 +.27PrkMCVal T 21.26 +.08ResearchT 27.36 +.03ShTmBdT 3.05 -.01Twenty T 58.61 -.11VentureT 54.59 +.33WrldW T r 39.04 +.06Jensen Funds:QualGrthJ n 25.92 +.07John Hancock A:BondA pe 15.41 -.03RgBkA x 11.56 -.69StrInA pe 6.33 -.02John Hancock B:StrIncB e 6.33 -.02
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HOW TO READ THE MUTUAL FUND TABLESHere are the 1,000 biggest mutual funds listed on Nasdaq. Tables show the fund name, sellprice or Net Asset Value (NAV) and daily net change.
Name: Name of mutual fund and family. NAV: Net asset value. Chg: Net change in price of NAV. Data based on NAVs reported to Lipper by 6 p.m. Eastern.
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NEW YORK — Investorsshifted their attention fromEurope to the U.S. onThursday, pushing stocksslightly higher on good jobsand manufacturing reports.
The Dow Jones industrialaverage rose 45.33 points, or0.4 percent, to 11,868.81. TheDow had lost 360 points overthe past three days on wor-ries that Europe’s latestplan to keep its currencyunion intact would fail.
Jack Ablin, chief invest-ment officer at Harris Bank,said the break from sellingmeant that investors arestarting to focus on signs ofstrength in the U.S. economy.
“We’re not completely in-sulated (from Europe), buttrouble there doesn’t neces-sary spell problems for us,”he said.
Before the marketopened, the government re-ported that the number ofpeople applying for unem-ployment benefits droppedsharply last week to 366,000,the fewest level since May2008. That’s a sign that lay-offs are easing, a first steptoward bringing down theunemployment rate, whichcurrently stands at 8.6 percent.
Investors were also en-couraged by a report fromthe Federal Reserve of NewYork that its index measur-ing regional manufacturingjumped to the highest levelsince May. That was farmore than economists wereexpecting. A similar reportfrom the Philadelphiabranch of the Fed also in-creased more than analystsanticipated.
“The base of the economy
is getting stronger,” saidSteven Malin, an associateat money manager AronsonJohnson Ortiz.
FedEx Corp. reportedthat its quarterly incomenearly doubled on stronggrowth in online shoppingduring the holiday season.FedEx is seen as a bell-wether for the economy. Itsstock jumped 8 percent.
The Standard & Poor’s500 rose 3.94 points, or 0.3percent, to 1,215.76. Thegains were broad. All buttwo of the 10 industrygroups in the index rose.The two groups — technol-ogy and energy — edgeddown less than 0.3 percenteach.
The biggest gains were inutilities and health carestocks. The profits of those
companies are less likely tocrumble in an economicslowdown. That suggeststhat investors, though en-couraged by the good newsThursday, were still playingit safe.
“There’s a defensive toneto the market,” said JeffSchwarte, a portfolio man-ager at Principal Global In-vestors. “Investors stillaren’t sure about the economy.”
The Nasdaq rose 1.70points, less than 0.1 percent,to 2,541.01.
In other corporate news:■ Michael Kors Holdings
Ltd. jumped 21 percent to$24.20 on its first day of trad-ing. The initial public offer-ing valued the fashiondesign company at $3.8 bil-lion.
■ Novellus Systems Inc.jumped 16 percent. Thesemiconductor equipmentmaker said late Wednesdaythat it was being acquiredby rival Lam ResearchCorp. Lam fell 8 percent.
■ Rite Aid Corp. rose 3.5percent. The drugstorechain announced that losseshad narrowed in its thirdquarter.
European markets roseslightly, a day after big de-clines, as an auction of Span-ish government bonds drewstrong demand from in-vestors. Germany’s DAX rose1 percent; France’s mainstock index rose 0.6 percent.
The euro rose against thedollar, moving back above$1.30, a day after hitting an11-month low. The yields onSpanish and Italian govern-ment fell, a sign that in-vestors were less worriedabout the ability of thosecountries to pay back theirdebts.
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Better manufacturing, jobs news ups stocks
Job market improves
WASHINGTON — The out-look for the job market is look-ing brighter.
Far fewer people are seekingunemployment benefits thanjust three months ago — a signthat layoffs are falling sharply.
The number of people apply-ing for benefits fell last week to366,000, the fewest since May2008. If the number stayed that low consistently, it would likely signal that hiring is strong enough to lower unemployment.
The unemployment rate isnow 8.6 percent. The last timeapplications were this low, therate was 5.4 percent.
The big question is whetherfewer layoffs will translate intorobust hiring. It hasn’t hap-pened yet, even though jobgrowth has increased in recentmonths.
Europe’s troubledbanks face squeeze
PARIS — Europe’s banksare being squeezed from allsides. They’re holding riskygovernment debt. They’restruggling to get loans to oper-ate. They’re paying higher rateswhen they do borrow. And reg-ulators want them to build big-ger cushions against bad loans.
The banks share the blamefor Europe’s debt crisis. Theyenabled governments to pile uptoo much debt. But they alsoprovide the grease that keepsan economy running. Withoutthem, there can be no recovery.
A flurry of ominous news forEurope’s banks has fueledfears about the ability of someto survive the crisis. Many arealso concerned that the bankswill choke off money to the con-tinent’s economy.
The credit ratings of fivelarge European banks weredowngraded this week.
TV companies topipe down loud ads
LOS ANGELES — Shush,already. That’s the message theFederal Communications Com-mission is sending with newrules that force broadcast,cable and satellite companiesto turn down the volume on TVcommercials.
On Tuesday, the FCCpassed a set of regulations thatwill prevent commercials frombeing louder than the showsaround them. It’s all part of theCommercial AdvertisementLoudness Mitigation (or CALM)Act, which President Obamasigned into law last December.The rules go into effect a yearfrom now. Companies that don’tcomply will face unspecifiedFCC action.
Thunderous television adshave annoyed viewers foryears. The FCC says peoplehave grumbled about the issuefor at least a half century. Since2002 — thanks in part to allthose clangorous car commer-cials, earsplitting electronicsads and booming beer pitches— loud advertisements havebeen one of the top complaintsthe FCC receives.
Wholesale pricesrose last month
WASHINGTON — Whole-sale prices rose a modest 0.3percent last month as compa-nies paid more for such itemsas food and pharmaceuticals.But energy prices barely rose,keeping inflation in check.
In the 12 months that endedin November, wholesale pricesincreased 5.7 percent, slowingfrom a 5.9 percent annual pacein October, the Labor Depart-ment said Thursday. It’s thesmallest yearly increase sinceMarch. The department’s pro-ducer price index measuresprice changes before theyreach consumers.
U.S. factory outputdeclined in Nov.
WASHINGTON — U.S. man-ufacturing output fell in Novem-ber for the first time in sevenmonths.
The decline was largely be-cause factories made fewer ve-hicles. But production of homeelectronics, appliances andbusiness equipment alsodropped.
Economists took the indus-trial production report from theFederal Reserve with a littlecaution. While most agreed itwas not good news, manynoted that the 0.2 percent de-cline in output at the nation’sfactories, mines and utilities fol-lowed steady gains over theprevious six months.
And more recent data fromregional Fed banks suggestsmanufacturing grew sharply inboth the Northeast andPhiladelphia region inDecember.
30-year loan rate ties record
WASHINGTON — The aver-age rate on the 30-year fixedmortgage has dropped to 3.94percent, matching the recordlow set in October.
Low rates offer a historic op-portunity for those who can af-ford to buy or refinance. Still,many people either can’t takeadvantage of the record-lowrates or have already done so.
The rate on the 30-yearhome loan fell from 3.99 per-cent the previous week, Fred-die Mac said Thursday. Thisweek’s 3.94 percent averagematches the lowest on recordsdating to the 1950s.
The average on the 15-yearfixed mortgage fell to 3.21 per-cent from 3.27 percent. That’salso a record.
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Appalling behaviorThe Chronicle’s “Hot Corner:
Dog Shooting,” though negativelyportraying one more CitrusCounty deputy, was much appre-ciated. This sad occurrence de-served the front page as it’s pasttime there’s a serious investiga-tion into dangerous tactics usedby those we’re encouraged to de-pend on to “serve and protect.”
Deputy Nick Hesse demon-strated complete lack of trainingin his behavior. Jack Russell ter-rier “Princess” was doing her jobprotecting her property, which shedid not leave, actively warningan intruder. Unbeknownst to this12-pound canine, the giant humanwould use a deadly weapon ashis first choice to protect himselfagainst the monstrous dog.
There is no excuse for themurder of the Blackwells’ belovedpet. None. A boot, a yell, mace, thenightstick — all were alternativesto firing his pistol into the chestof a dog upon whose property hewas trespassing. Hesse should berelieved from duty, but I expect oursheriff will determine he was withinthe law, following procedure.
Sound Off callers who said“good for that deputy” becausethe dog “was misbehaving” and“maybe little Princess should have
conformed to the law,” apparentlydidn’t read that Princess behavedperfectly in accordance with thelaw of our land. She was thesmarter one in this duel betweenlittle dog and 9mm handgun.
Sadly, Princess lost her life forno good reason. I am sickened bythe grief Deputy Hesse hascaused the Blackwell family.
Joanie WelchInverness
Christmas wishesThis is a very special time of
the year for Christians and non-Christians alike, and time forall to take a serious look at ouruniverse and all the creaturesthat God (Christian, Jewish,Muslim, Hindu) has given toeach of us to live together in apeaceful, loving way regardlessof creed or color. We all need topray that in the future therewill, indeed, be a world to livein and enjoy. Our lives are filledwith too many hatreds, biasesand lack of love and concern forall creatures put on this Earthby that very special someone —called whoever it is you believein, but yet respecting the be-liefs of those who may not callthat special someone by yourchoice of name. The hatred inour world is truly alarming andseems to have increased in ourgreat country.
Each year we dwell on whatwe have accomplished, wherewe’ve been and how many mate-rial things we have amassed. Forthe sake of all that is holy, let usput those things aside and live inpeace and love.
Patricia C. HessDunnellon
“What are you doing?You know I have aboyfriend.”
The enduring image of theHerman Cain campaign may beof a woman’s account of what al-legedly happened in a car in1997. Her response to him, re-peated endlessly for a few days bythe insatiable media, served as asnapshot of our con-fused culture: suppos-edly liberated womensending ridiculouslyinconsistent signals tomen. If she hadn’t hada boyfriend, would agrope in a car be ac-ceptable or welcome?As sexual-revolutionnemesis Mona Charentweeted while watch-ing Sharon Bialekmade her accusationagainst the formerRepublican presidential con-tender, wouldn’t the proper re-sponse be “Back off, you creep!”?
Whether he’s innocent or guilty,Cain’s story is a cautionary tale foreveryone with a ring on his fingerand time on his hands. Cain hasadmitted to having what appears tohave been at least an emotionallyintimate relationship with (another)woman who was not his wife,which his spouse was not awareof. Alarm bells should go off, here.
Nancy and David French writehonestly in their book “Home andAway” about the strains on a mar-riage when husband and wife areapart. David recounts of his timeserving in Afghanistan: “Menwere coming home on leave tofind their wives gone from theirhouses. Other men were gettingthe modern equivalent of the‘Dear John’ letter via Facebookmessage or email. Some guys dis-covered wives or girlfriends werepregnant, and still others werefinding that their bank accountshad been looted by the very peo-ple they most trusted with theirfinancial affairs.”
Before he left, Nancy andDavid made rules, in a painfullyhonest conversation abouthuman frailty. No drinking dur-ing the year of separation. Nancywould not “have phone conversa-tions with men, or meaningfulemail exchanges about politics orany other subject.” Nor wouldshe be on Facebook where “the
ghosts of boyfriendspast” could contacther. When Nancy in-nocently startedemailing with a manassociated with aradio show aboutfaith, she told Davidabout it, and he askedher to end the rela-tionship. David knew,with his “stomachclenching,” that “themost intimate conver-sations a person has
are about life and faith.” And that“spiritual and emotional inti-macy frequently leads to physicalintimacy.”
Separations don’t only come inthe form of military deployments,of course. Business and politicsfrequently ask for such sacrifices.Washington, D.C. is a city wheremarried men and women, oftenwith spouses states away, fre-quently find themselves attend-ing receptions teeming withpeople interested in them in oneway or another.
One congressional wife empha-sizes: “Receptions are a dangerzone. Members need to quicklylearn that attending receptions isoptional and there are very fewthey actually need to attend. ...Married members should avoidalcohol use in public and (alsoavoid) private conversations withsingle women. Do not give out orrequest private contact info. Staffcan handle legitimate requests.Talk about the wife and kids toany and all women!”
What a difference little cau-tions make. I know married men
who won’t have lunch alone withwomen who are not their wives,who won’t close the office doorduring the most professional ofconversations. It’s about not justtemptation, but appearances. It’sa policy with added benefits, too:“It helps to insulate me against afalse accusation by a woman,” MarkDeMoss, author of “The Little RedBook of Wisdom,” has told me.
Is all this overkill? Or perhapsan extreme but justified backlashto a culture whose mores have gonechaotic, a society that could use alittle order, and some higher ex-pectations and standards?
In his book “Men and Mar-riage,” George Gilder writes: “Unless very securely married,virtually any man will sleep withany attractive young woman. ... InWashington, the liberatedprincess can sleep with sena-tors.” Though some of the “liber-ated princesses” have becomepoliticians and powerful playersthemselves in the more than twodecades since Gilder wrote that,the Cain story reminds us thatour fallen nature remains, withdecades of cultural confusionconfounding the chaos.
A good marriage is an eco-nomic, educational and psycho-logical blessing for children — formen and women, too, and for aculture. We are disappointedwhen the glimmer comes off theCains in the world. While we maynot have the same story to tell, welike that non-disgraced Republi-can presidential candidate MittRomney and his wife, Ann, havebeen married for 42 years. Weseem to value marriage, so let’sput our money where our mouthis — let’s have some rules. Andshow the kids how to do it.
Kathryn Lopez is the editor of National Review Online(www.nationalreview.com).
“The machine does not isolate man from the great problemsof nature but plunges him more deeply into them.”Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “Wind, Sand, and Stars,” 1939
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Cell phonespose risks
to motoristsIt goes without saying that
the National Transporta-tion Safety Board is in the
business of transportationsafety.
In assessing mounting statis-tics on deaths and injuries re-lated to drivers texting,emailing and em-ploying otherfunctions of theircell phones, theNTSB is recom-mending a totalban on use of thegadgets while op-erating a vehicle.
While it will beup to state andfederal lawmak-ers as to whether such an ac-tion is in store, there’s littledisputing the carnage that hasresulted from drivers’ atten-tion being diverted by cellphones.
Thirty-five states already bantexting while driving and somehave completely banned cellphone use and emailing fromhand-held phones.
While the NTSB is recom-mending that even the use ofhands-free devices be banned,it is that type of technology thatholds the promise for the future.While lawmakers should considerrestrictions to cell phone use bydrivers, strict enforcement can’t
be expected to rankamong law en-forcement’s toppriorities. In addi-tion, texting andcalling from cellphones is, realisti-cally, an activitymany have a hugeappetite for; it’s ahabit that won’t beeasily broken.
It is hoped that the NTSB’srecommendation prods law-makers to weigh death and in-jury against cell phone habitsand convenience. However, themore readily hands-free, sim-ple technology evolves, the bet-ter. If people want to do it, theywill. If it minimizes distrac-tions from the task of driving,we’ll all be better off.
THE ISSUE:Drivers usingcell phones.
OUR OPINION:Some restrictionsappropriate, but
enforcement tricky.
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Beggars spottedI read the paper this morning,
the Sounding Off, Tuesday, Dec. 6,about the two women in the redcar asking for money. It’s hap-pened to me before. I’ve seenthem more than once: one time infront of a grocery store in Inver-ness; another time at a gas sta-tion in Inverness. Each time,they’re going up to people andasking for money. Theywere also in a dark oldervan. I think everybodyshould be aware of thisand keep an eye out andmaybe next time we canget the tag number andturn it over to the sher-iff’s department.
Just say noA person wrote in and
said somebody stoppedthem at a store in Crys-tal River and asked them forhelp, they needed $18 more toget their kid out of the hospitaland they’re all upset and saidthey should have got their licensenumber. I’d like to know whatthey would have gotten if they’dhave gotten the number. Whatlaw did that person break? Sheasked for some help. She askedfor some money. All you have todo is say no. She didn’t breakany laws, so I don’t know whatgetting a license number’s goingto do. It’s kind of a silly state-ment when you think about it.Here again, people don’t thinkwhen they make these commentsin Sound Off.
Scott in IsraelI would like to know why our
governor has to go to Israel to talktrade. And also, I’d like to knowwho’s paying for all this.
Spending feverOur president wanted to keep in
place a Social Security payroll taxcut, which is the only way that So-cial Security is funded — the one
and only way — whichwould mean less moneyfor Social Security. Andthen he wanted moremoney for him in taxingthe rich. He’s got thespending fever.
Stopping fraudMedicare fraud could
be reduced or eliminatedif the patient would berequired to approve bysignature any charges
presented for payment. Withoutsignature, payment should be re-jected. Please ask your congress-man to make this happen. Whoare you writing to?
I still rememberI well remember Pearl Harbor
Day. Wound up celebrating mybrother’s birthday that day andwe, a friend of ours and myselfand he went down to enlist asearly as possible on the Mondaymorning after the attack. Woundup with three or four other broth-ers in the service at that time forWorld War II, but one which waslost at sea. So, we, you know, wecan well remember that.
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tributed $30 (or more), the fundraising organization could meet itsgoal for 2012. The United Way just gave$50,000 to match a private $50,000grant to push for the completion of thefood pantry in Homosassa Springs.Once completed, this pantry will pro-vide food supplies to 51 nonprofit and
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TECH PROBLEM, TECH FIX
Kathryn LopezOTHERVOICES
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AMSTERDAM — The conservativeDutch government said Thursday it isdelaying plans to ban tourists frombuying marijuana until at least May2012, though it still intends to curtailthe country’s famed tolerance policy.
Cannabis is technically illegal in theNetherlands, but police turn a blind eyeto possession of small amounts and it issold openly in designated cafes known
euphemistically as “coffee shops.”Large-scale growers are prosecuted.
Among other measures, the Cabinetwants to introduce a “weed pass” sys-tem that will allow only legal residentsof the Netherlands to buy marijuana.
Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten saida test rollout in southern cities plannedfor January will now be delayed untilMay because of practical difficulties.Supporters of the idea hope it will solveproblems caused by an estimated 3.9
million French, German and Belgianbuyers who drive across the Dutch bor-der annually just to purchase the drug.
Opstelten said the pass system willbe applied nationwide in 2013, despitesome opposition. Some southern citieshave begun lobbying against the planafter academics predicted it will resultin street dealers taking over the mari-juana trade again — the very problemthe tolerance policy was introducedthree decades ago to address.
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LOS ANGELES — Atbirth, Melinda Star Guido wasso tiny she could fit into thepalm of her doctor’s hand.Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces —less than a can of soda —she is among the smallestbabies ever born.
Most infants her size don’tsurvive, but doctors arepreparing to send her homeby New Year’s.
Melinda was born prema-turely at 24 weeks in lateAugust and is believed to bethe second-smallest baby tosurvive in the U.S. and thirdsmallest in the world. Shespent the early months co-cooned in an incubator inthe neonatal intensive careunit in Los Angeles.
Despite hurdles, Melindalived to her original Thurs-day due date. Doctors say itis too early to say how shewill fare developmentallyand physically when shegrows up.
For now, her 22-year-oldmother sits at her bedsidealmost every day and staysovernight whenever she can.
On Wednesday, HaydeeIbarra caressed Melindathrough the portholes of theincubator where nursespinned up a homemade signbearing her name. Now 3 1/2months old and weighing 4pounds, Melinda grippedIbarra’s pinky finger andyawned.
“Melinda, Melinda,” shecooed at her daughterdressed in a polka dot one-sie. “You’re awake today.”
During her pregnancy,Ibarra suffered from high
blood pressure. She wastransferred from a hospitalnear her San Fernando Val-ley home to the county’sflagship hospital, which wasbetter equipped to handlehigh-risk pregnancies.
There was a problem withthe placenta, the organ thatnourishes the developingfetus. The fetus was not get-ting proper nutrition, bloodand oxygen. Doctors knewMelinda would weigh lessthan a pound, but they weresurprised at how small andfragile she was.
Even if she survived, doc-tors told Ibarra and her hus-band Yovani Guido, childrenborn this extremely prema-
ture can have developmen-tal delays and impairmentssuch as blindness, deafnessor cerebral palsy.
Ibarra, who previouslyhad a stillborn, told doctorsto do whatever necessary tohelp her baby.
“It takes a lot of good careand a lot of good luck. Mostof them don’t survive,” saidpediatrician Dr. Edward Bellof the University of Iowa,who keeps an online data-base of the world’s smallestsurviving babies who wereless than a pound at birth.
The list currently con-tains 126 babies dating backto 1936. Since submission isvoluntary, it does not repre-
sent all survivors.Ten babies weighing less
than a pound were born lastyear and survived. Melindajoins three other tiny sur-vivors delivered this year inBerkeley; Seoul, South Korea;and Iowa City, Iowa. All arebigger than Melinda, who isnot eligible to be listed untilshe gets discharged.
Melinda can breathe byherself, but still uses an oxy-gen tube as a precaution. OnWednesday, an ophthalmol-ogist checked out her eyes andsaid everything looked good.
After the checkup, Ibarralifted Melinda out of the in-cubator and sat in a rockingchair, cradling her.
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Fourteen-week-old Melinda Star Guido holds her mother’s little finger Wednesday whilelying in an incubator at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles. Atbirth, Melinda Star Guido tipped the scales at only 9 1/2 ounces. Melinda is believed to bethe second smallest baby to survive in the United States and the third smallest in the world.
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Republican presidential candidates from left, former Penn-sylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, for-mer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former HouseSpeaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, Rep.Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and former Utah Gov. JonHuntsman arrive Thursday for a Republican presidential de-bate in Sioux City, Iowa.
L.A. baby among world’s smallest
Dutch gov’t delays ban on tourists buying pot
Gingrich assailed in Sioux City debate
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa —Republican presidentialfront-runner Newt Gingrichclashed sharply with onerival, took pains to compli-ment another and said itwas laughable for any ofthem to challenge his con-servative credentialsThursday night in the lastcampaign debate before theJan. 3 Iowa caucuses kick offthe 2012 primary season.
In a forceful attack, Min-nesota Rep. Michele Bach-mann said Gingrich “hadhis hand out and received$1.6 million to influencesenior Republicans and keepthe scam going in Washing-ton, D.C.,” for Freddie Mac,a government-backedhousing entity.
The clash underscoredthe state of race, with Gin-grich atop the polls in Iowaand nationally, while Bach-mann, former Massachu-setts Gov. Mitt Romney andothers work to overtakehim before caucuses.
Former Sen. Rick Santo-rum of Pennsylvania, whohas staked his campaign on
Iowa, recalled that Gin-grich had to contend with a“conservative revolution”when he was Housespeaker in the 1990s.
Rather than going afterGingrich, Romney said hisexperience in private busi-ness made him the man toconfront President Obama.
“I hope I am the Tim Tebowof the Iowa caucuses,” saidTexas Gov. Rick Perry, re-ferring to the Denver Bron-cos quarterback.
“We’re getting screwedas Americans,” said formerUtah Gov. Jon Huntsman,insisting he was a steadierconservative than any ofthe others on stage.
“Anybody up here couldbeat Obama,” said Rep.Ron Paul of Texas.
Indeed, the big questionin the opening moments ofa the debate went to theheart of a dilemma thatcould eventually settle therace: Do Republican cau-cus and primary voterspick a candidate with theirhearts, or do they look else-where if they judge theirfavored candidate might notbe able to defeat Obama?
Scrolls
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Conservators examine aportion of the Dead SeaScrolls containing the TenCommandments before thescrolls’ installation at Dis-covery Times Square Thurs-day in New York.
Ancient scroll tobe shown in NYCNEW YORK — A well-pre-
served 2,000-year-old scrollof the Ten Commandments isgoing on display for the firsttime in New York City.
The tiny scroll will beshown for 10 days beginningFriday at the Discovery TimesSquare exhibition space be-fore returning to Israel.
The parchment dates tobetween 50 B.C. and 1 A.D. Itmust be kept in a light-and-humidity-controlled environ-ment to avoid deterioration. Itwas discovered in a cavenear the Dead Sea in 1952.
Exhibit curator Risa LevittKohn said it’s a rare opportu-nity to see the oldest parch-ment copy of the TenCommandments.
The scroll is on display withabout 900 other scrolls alsodiscovered in caves near theDead Sea by Bedouin shep-herds between 1947 and1956.
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Mario Ponce Rodriguez,from Guatemala andwanted in the U.S. on drugtrafficking charges, is ledThursday by Honduran po-lice toward a helicopteroutside a maximum secu-rity prison in the city ofTegucigalpa, Honduras.Ponce was flown to theU.S. airbase in Palmerola,Honduras, and later wasflown to Miami. Accordingto Honduras police, an at-tempt to free Morales byseven heavily armed mendriving in three armored ve-hicles was foiled beforethey could reach theprison, and all men are nowunder arrest.
Gadhafi death maybe war crime
UNITED NATIONS — Thechief prosecutor for the Inter-national Criminal Court saidthere are “serious suspicions”that the death of Libyanleader Moammar Gadhafiwas a war crime.
Luis Moreno Ocampo toldreporters after briefing theU.N. Security Council onThursday that he sent a letterto the head of the NationalTransitional Council askingabout the government’s plansto investigate alleged warcrimes by all parties, includ-ing the rebels.
The uprising against Gad-hafi’s 42-year rule ended inOctober with Gadhafi’s cap-ture and death in unclear cir-cumstances. Witnessaccounts and video of the de-posed dictator after his cap-ture by rebel fighters showthat he was beaten andabused by his captors, andthere were strong indicationshe was killed in custody.
—From wire reports
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Chimp research soon to be limitedPrimates to be usedonly as last resort
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WASHINGTON — The govern-ment on Thursday said it wouldadopt strict new limits on usingchimpanzees in medical research,after a prestigious scientific grouprecommended that experimentswith humans’ closest relative bedone only as a last resort.
The National Institutes of Healthagreed that science has advancedenough that chimps seldom wouldbe needed to help develop newmedicines.
NIH Director Francis Collinstemporarily barred new federalfunding for research involvingchimps, and said a working groupwill review about 37 ongoing proj-ects involving the animals to see ifthey should be phased out.
Chimps’ similarity to people “de-mands special consideration andrespect,” Collins said.
These apes’ genetic closeness tohumans has long caused aquandary. It’s what has made themso valuable to scientists for nearly a
century. They were vital in creatinga vaccine for hepatitis B, for exam-ple, and even were shot into spaceto make sure the trip wouldn’t kill
the astronauts next in line.But that close relationship also
has had animal rights groups arguing that using chimps for bio-medical research is unethical, evencruel.
Chimp research already wasdwindling fast as scientists turnedto less costly and ethically chargedalternatives.
Thursday’s decision was trig-gered by an uproar last year overthe fate of 186 semi-retired re-search chimps that the NIH, to savemoney, planned to move from aNew Mexico facility to an active re-search lab in Texas.
Where and how to house thoseanimals — and others scatteredaround the country who probablyno longer will be needed — areamong the issues that Collins saida government working group willdecide as it determines how to im-plement the new research restrictions.
The Institute of Medicine’s rec-ommendation on Thursday stoppedshort of the outright ban that animalrights activists had pushed.
Associated Press
Keeli, a Chimpanzee living at the Ohio State University animal laboratory,looks out from his play room in Columbus, Ohio. A prestigious scientificgroup told the U.S. government Thursday chimpanzees should hardly everbe used for medical research.
Associated Press
Nooses hang in the gallows at the Pretoria Central Prison. The government opened the gallows in Pretoria,South Africa, Thursday as a monument to those who were executed before hangings stopped in 1989 and wereabolished in 1995. In the background are plaques to those political prisoners who were executed.
South African gallows site becomes museum, memorialAssociated Press
PRETORIA, SouthAfrica — MarthaMahlangu can’t bear tovisit the prison whereher son, an anti-apartheid guerrilla, washanged. But she says it’simportant that otherSouth Africans see thegallows the governmentopened as a monumentThursday.
The new memorialrecreates the placewhere political prisonerslike Solomon Mahlanguclimbed the stairs to facetheir executions, neverstruggling and some-times even singing anti-apartheid songs.
Martha Mahlangu, an87-year-old former maid,hopes visitors to the gal-lows will contemplateher son’s sacrifice.
“Solomon only thoughtof freedom, to free theblack man,” she said inan interview in her Pre-toria home. “He never
thought of himself, onlyabout seeing the blackman free.”
Her voice falteredwhen she tried speakabout being invited totake part in a series ofevents this week at thegallows at Pretoria Cen-tral Prison. She sat onher porch in a neighbor-hood set aside for blacksunder apartheid thattoday remains predomi-nantly black and poor.
She said she was in-stead sending her eldestson and a nephew toThursday’s inaugurationby President Jacob Zumaof the gallows and thedeath row block housingit as a national memorialand museum.
Death row was in a lowbrick building with impos-ing oak doors just outsidethe main block of PretoriaCentral Prison. The gal-lows were abandonedafter the death penaltywas abolished in 1995.
On Thursday, a sign on
a freshly painted wallalong a hallway leadingto the gallows told visi-tors some 3,500 SouthAfricans were hangedover the last century. “Ofthese,” it said, “130 werepatriots whose onlycrime was fighting oppression.”
Solomon Mahlanguwas among the class of1976, young SouthAfricans radicalized by astudent uprising inSoweto that year that wasmet by a brutal policecrackdown. He was 20when he left South Africato train in Mozambiqueand Angola withUmkhonto we Sizwe, or“Spear of the Nation,” thearmed wing of the AfricanNational Congress.
One of SolomonMahlangu’s trio got away.Another, the only one ac-cused of firing a gun, wasso badly beaten in cus-tody he was judged unfitto stand trial. Prosecutorsdid not dispute that
Solomon Mahlangu neverfired a gun, but he wasconvicted of sharing hiscomrade’s deadly purpose.
He was hanged onApril 6, 1979.
The gallows was de-stroyed in a smelter afterthe death penalty wasabolished. Visitors to thesite will see a replica:Seven nooses danglingfrom iron loops over atrap door.
SecretSantaspay off
layawayaccounts
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — Theyoung father stood in line atthe Kmart layaway counter,wearing dirty clothes andworn-out boots. With himwere three small children.
He asked to pay somethingon his bill because he knewhe wouldn’t be able to affordit all before Christmas. Thena mysterious womanstepped up to the counter.
“She told him, ‘No, I’mpaying for it,’” recalledEdna Deppe, assistant man-ager at the store in Indi-anapolis. “He just stoodthere and looked at her andthen looked at me and askedif it was a joke. I told him itwasn’t, and that she wasgoing to pay for him. And hejust busted out in tears.”
At Kmart stores across thecountry, Santa seems to begetting some help: Anony-mous donors are paying offstrangers’ layaway accounts,buying the Christmas giftsother families couldn’t afford.
Before she left the storeTuesday evening, the Indi-anapolis woman in her mid-40s had paid the layawayorders for as many as 50people. On the way out, shehanded out $50 bills andpaid for two carts of toys fora woman in line at the cashregister.
“She was doing it in thememory of her husbandwho had just died, and shesaid she wasn’t going to beable to spend it and wantedto make people happy withit,” Deppe said.
Most of the donors havedone their giving secretly.
Dona Bremser, an Omahanurse, was at work when aKmart employee called totell her that someone hadpaid off the $70 balance ofher layaway account, whichheld nearly $200 in toys forher 4-year-old son.
“I was speechless,”Bremser said. “It made mebelieve in Christmas again.”
Dozens of other customershave received similar callsin Nebraska, Michigan,Iowa, Indiana and Montana.
The phenomenon seemsto have begun in Michiganbefore spreading, Kmart ex-ecutives said.
“It is honestly beingdriven by people wanting todo a good deed at this timeof the year,” said SalimaYala, Kmart’s division vicepresident for layaway.
Kmart representativessay they did nothing to insti-gate the secret Santas.
Associated Press
Martha Mahlangu wipesher eye as she talks of herlate son, Solomon, ananti-apartheid guerillawho was hanged on April6, 1979.
Feds issue scathing report against Ariz. sheriffAssociated Press
PHOENIX — A scathingU.S. Justice Department re-port released Thursdayfound that Sheriff JoeArpaio’s office carried out ablatant pattern of discrimi-nation against Latinos andheld a “systematic disre-gard” for the Constitutionamid a series of immigrationcrackdowns that have turned
the lawman into a prominentnational political figure.
Arpaio struck a defianttone in response to the re-port, calling it a politicallymotivated attack by theObama administration thatwill make Arizona unsafe bykeeping illegal immigrantson the street. “Don’t comehere and use me as the whip-ping boy for a national andinternational problem,” he
said at a news conference.The government found
that Arpaio’s office commit-ted a wide range of civilrights violations againstLatinos, including unjustimmigration patrols andjail policies that depriveprisoners of basic Constitu-tional rights.
The Justice Department’sexpert on measuring racialprofiling said it was the most
egregious case of profiling inthe nation that he has seenor reviewed.
“We found discrimina-tory policing that wasdeeply rooted in the cultureof the department, a culturethat breeds a systematicdisregard for basic consti-tutional protections,” saidThomas Perez, who headsthe Justice Department’scivil rights division.
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Back to school, coaching for FaganAMANDA BARNEY
For the Chronicle
Some accomplish thingsin life that others cannothope to achieve. Eventhough they achieve thegreatest, they still do notachieve everything.
Kevin Fagan, a former
defensive end who playedseven seasons for the SanFrancisco 49ers and was astar at the University ofMiami, has not accom-plished everything yet.
How could that be possi-ble for a man who’s won anNCAA national champi-onship while playing for
the Hurricanes aswell as two SuperBowl champi-onships with the49ers?
Throw in a pair ofback-to-back Class4A State Champi-onships he wonwhile coaching theDunnellon HighSchool softball team aswell as the 2010 ESPN Risenational championship, itwould seem the father of
six has it all. But now that his
two oldest daugh-ters, Kasey andSami, are at theUniversity ofFlorida, Fagan de-cided to slow thingsdown and serve asan assistant coachwith the varsity foot-
ball program at Dunnellonthis past season.
Missing his girls on thesoftball diamond, Fagan
wanted to get back on thefield. He decided to finishup one thing he has wantedto accomplish for years —earn his college degree —while he returns to onething he loves doing: coach-ing softball.
Central Florida offeredhim the chance to do both.
Fagan enrolled at CF tofinish pursuing his degreein the Criminal Justicefield, but while he hadnever thought about coach-
ing there, a chance to do soopened and Fagan jumpedas if he had gotten the bet-ter of an offensive lineman.
“I didn’t really mean tostart coaching over there,”he explained. “I switchedgears to football to spendsome time with Cole (hisoldest son). When I decidedto finish my degree, theyasked if I’d help coach ifthey paid for my schooling.
KevinFagan
Former Dunnellon High Schoolsoftball coach enrolled at CF
See FAGAN/Page B2
Howard doesn’tback off trade
demand to MagicAssociated Press
ORLANDO — Magic centerDwight Howard has made it apoint to avoid social networkingsites like Twitter and Facebookas talk continued to swirl thisweek about his request to betraded to another team.
But on Saturday fans will gettheir first opportunity in personto express how they feel aboutthe all-star’s desires when theteam holds an open scrimmageat the Amway Center.
It could be the first awkwardreception the fan-favoriteHoward has ever received inthe year-old arena.
Howard said Thursday thathis trade request hasn’t beenwithdrawn; a day after Magicgeneral manager Otis Smithshook off questions about whatoffers he’d received and saidthat trade discussions involvinghim “could go to the end of theseason.”
The team is off Friday, its firstbreak since training campopened last week.
“There’s no back-and-forth,”Howard said. “It still stands andwe know what’s going on. Italked to Otis today. What wetalked about is gonna stay be-tween me and him.”
Howard also brushed off aquestion about whether thereneeds to be any mending totheir relationship going forward.
“Right now me and Otis aregonna continue to try to makethis team better,” he said. “AndI’m gonna do my part on thecourt. That’s the reason I’mhere. To get our team better andto make myself a better leaderfor this team.
“And we’re doing great. Prac-tices are going great, guys arecoming in and they’re focused— nobody’s playing around.We’re having fun, but at thesame time we’re getting the jobdone...There’s no need to talkabout trades or what’s on ESPNor in the newspaper. There’s noneed to bring it on the court.”
The all-star center is eligibleto opt out of his current contractin July 2012. Smith has previ-ously given Howard’s agent, DanFegan, permission to discusstrades with Dallas, New Jerseyand the Los Angeles Lakers.
Magic guard Chris Duhonsaid that for the veterans in the
locker room, there hasn’t beena lot of worry about whetherthey could wind up beingtraded as part of a deal forHoward.
“Everybody knows whatwhat’s going on and it’s a part ofour business,” Duhon said.
“You gotta be a professional.We’re professional athletes. Weknow this thing’s a business andthere’s gonna be changes inlineups every now and then. Soyou gotta do what you do as apro and be prepared to play,prepared to practice every day
and give your best effort. What-ever happens, you adjust to itand make the best out of it.”
While Howard Watch is be-coming a daily reality show, theMagic are slowly cobbling
Good as gone? Morethan agame
CR, Citrus willmeet on field to
battle breast cancerJ.M. SORACCHI
Chronicle
What started as a simple ideafrom a former Citrus High Schoolstudent is now an annual eventthat helps raise money for a spe-cific type of cancer.
The fourth annual Breast Can-cer Awareness Game between theC r y s t a lRiver andCitrus girlss o c c e rteams be-gins at 7:30p.m. Fridayat the Hurri-canes’ homefield in In-verness.
O t h e rthan just an-other hotlyc o n t e s t e dmatch be-tween twolongtime ri-vals, thegame is aplatform toraise moneyto combatthe illness.
The sadreality is more and more peopleknow someone afflicted with thedisease. Crystal River HighSchool girls soccer coach BillReyes is no exception.
“Once upon a time, Citrusasked us to do this and I have noproblem with it,” Reyes said. “Myaunt in New York actually suf-fered from it, she’s a breast can-cer survivor.”
Citrus High School grad Can-dace Smith started the contestthree years ago as a member ofthe Citrus girls soccer team.Smith, now a junior softballplayer at Oklahoma PanhandleState University, did the legworkin setting up the fundraising andeven contacting the FHSAA forclearance to use pink soccer balls.
“(Candace) is a tremendousyoung lady,” Citrus coach SteveEkeli said. “This is her baby.Coming in, I knew as a coach thatthis was something we had to
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard shoots free throws after practice last Friday in Orlando. Howardhasn’t backed off his request to be traded.
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Teaming up for a cause
Special to the Chronicle
The Nature Coast Soccer Club’s under-11 girls competitive team recently adopted a little girl from the Citrus County Fam-ily Resource Center in Hernando. The girls had a great time Christmas shopping with their coaches at the Inverness Wal-mart. Front row, from left: Maeve McDougal, Fiona Connor, Ava Rice, Tristen King, Kaitie Van Cleef and Kaitlin Zoucha.Back row, from left: Davis Bryson, Kelley Sullivan, Peyton Burdette, Julia Javier, Courtney Dye, Lesley East and CameronFagan. Coaches, from left: Rob McDougal, Dan Sullivan and Rick Rice.
Special to the Chronicle
The P.L.A.Y. program(Preparing Little AthletesYouth) program is a com-prehensive motor skills de-velopment program thatwill prepare you and yourchild for the world of or-ganized sports.
The program will go be-yond teaching your child thebasics of various sports byalso encouraging confi-dence and teamwork ashe/she learns to play and in-teract with other children ina fun and safe environment.
The P.L.A.Y. programsare designed for childrenages 3 to 5, and each childwill receive a team T-shirtand age-appropriate sportsequipment. Each programruns for six weeks, onenight a week for one hour.
Soccer and T-ball will bethe next sports offered.Soccer will be held at Cen-tral Ridge District Park on
Monday evenings from 5 to6 p.m. or 6 to 7 p.m. begin-ning Jan. 23, or Wednesdayevenings at HomosassaArea Recreational Parkfrom 5 to 6 p.m. or 6 to 7p.m. beginning Jan. 25.
T-ball will be held Tues-day evenings at CentralRidge District Park from 5to 6 p.m. or 6 to 7 p.m. start-ing on Jan. 24. T-ball willalso be at BicentennialPark on Thursday eveningsfrom 5 to 6 p.m. beginningon Jan. 26.
The cost is $45 per child;sign your child up for morethan one sport in the samesession and save $10.
Registration will open onTuesday, Dec. 27. Space islimited and pre-registra-tion is required. For moreinformation, contact CrystaHenry, Recreation Pro-gram Specialist for YouthPrograms, at 352-527-7543or visit www.citruscountyparks.com.
P.L.A.Y. helpsintroduce
kids to sports
Special to the Chronicle
The Citrus County YMCA is now takingregistrations for its Youth Basketball andCheer League, which is set to start on Jan.16. This will be the second year the Leaguegames will be hosted at the Key TrainingCenter in the Chet Cole Life EnrichmentCenter gymnasium.
Because of the popularity of last year’sleague, the YMCA has increased the ses-sion to 10 weeks this year. The Y has alsoadded additional age divisions that willcover ages 3 to 16, so youths of all ages willbe able to enjoy participating this season.
The schedules for league practices, in-cluding both basketball and cheerleading,will be sent to parents the first week in Jan-uary. Practices for a few of the age divi-sions will take place at CREST School onEducational Path in Lecanto, and otherpractices will be at the Key Training Cen-
ter outside Crystal River. Practices will beon Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdaysfrom 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. All games will be onSaturday at the Key Training Center gymfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Registration is now open through Jan. 6.The league cost is $85 per child for boththe Basketball and Cheer league. There isan option to purchase a uniform with theCheer league. Scholarships are availablethrough the YMCA’s Open Doors FinancialAssistance program. To apply for financialassistance, please contact the YMCA office.
Volunteer coaches are needed. Back-ground screening is required and providedby the Citrus County YMCA. Sponsors arealso needed, and sponsor names will beprinted on team t-shirts.
For questions, stop by the YMCA office inBeverly Hills located at 3909 North LecantoHighway, or call 352-637-0132.
Youth basketball, cheerleague starts in January
YMCA to expand offerings due to demand
Recreation BRIEFS
Clubs to haveChristmas campsBoys & Girls Clubs of Citrus
County Christmas Camps willbe Dec. 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28and 29, and Jan. 3. ChristmasCamp costs $12 per day.
The Boys & Girls Clubs ofCitrus County have received agrant from Walmart for 15 fullscholarships to be used forChristmas camp. All campersmust prepay the full amountunless on scholarship. Clubsmust have 25 children regis-tered to be open.
Anyone wishing to make adonation should mail it to Boys& Girls Clubs of Citrus County,P.O. Box 907 Lecanto, FL34460 or call (352) 621-9225.Checks should be madepayable to the Boys & GirlsClubs of Citrus County. If adonor wishes a donation to goto a certain club, they shoulddesignate it on the memo lineat the bottom of the check.
Boat paradenow forming
Registration is now openfor residents to enter their hol-iday decorated boats and par-ticipate in the 27th annualChristmas boat parade on theHomosassa River, slated forDec. 17.
There is no entry fee toparticipate. A lead boat willhelp guide the boats past thehundreds of children waitingonshore for an up-close view.Every participant receives aprize.
Register by calling 352-302-5779 or at The Freezer in oldHomosassa.
Fishing club headsto St. AugustineThe Beverly Hills Fishing
Club is preparing to visit thenation’s oldest city — St. Au-gustine — for a “Holly JollyChristmas” on Dec. 15 and 16.
The trip includes an
overnight stay in an ocean-front hotel, four meals, a nar-rated Jolly Trolly ride, lunch atthe Columbia restaurant and aChristmas lighting display.
Call Pat at 352-257-9328.
Flotilla invitesnew members
Put your time and talents togood use while making friendsand providing a valuable serv-ice to the community.
Flotilla 15-01 of CrystalRiver invites everyone to be-come a member of the unit ofthe United States Coast GuardAuxiliary. Flotilla 15-01 is com-prised of men and womenfrom all walks of life and allage groups. Meetings are at6:30 p.m. the first Monday ofeach month at 148 N.E. FifthSt. in Crystal River.
In addition to offering safeboating classes, memberswork hand in hand with theU.S. Coast Guard.
— From staff reports
I agreed.” The Lady Patriots soft-
ball team recently finishedits fall season and willbegin preparing for the reg-ular season in January.
Kerri Ryskamp, the headcoach at CF, will haveFagan work with pitchersand catchers.
“It’s exciting that my dadwas given the opportunityto coach college softball,”said Sami Fagan, a fresh-man at Florida this year.“He deserves to be able touse his abilities at a higherlevel, and the CF team islucky to have him as theircoach.”
Two of Fagan’s high
school players, Caylee Un-derwood and Gillian Mor-row, both of whom were onthe national title team, cur-rently play for CentralFlorida.
“These girls are prettygood athletes, I expect theusual good attitude and ef-fort fromt h e m , ”Fagan saidof Under-wood andM o r r o w.“The bestt h i n ga b o u tcoachingis interact-ing with the players andseeing them grow, not onlyas athletes, but as people.”
Last week, the CF girlsset goals for the team forthe upcoming season. The
Lady Patriots’ main goal isto have 30 wins this seasonand to get into the confer-ence tournament at the endof the season.
The next two years,Kevin Fagan will finish hisdegree in between jugglingfootball and softball prac-
tices. “I am
proud thatmy dad isfinishingup his de-gree,” saidCole, afreshmanat Dunnel-lon High.
“I know he is a good coachin practically everything.He’ll succeed like he al-ways does and accomplishalmost everything thatsomebody can.”
together their roster for theirChristmas night season-opener at Oklahoma City.
Late Thursday afternoonthe Magic announced the re-
signing of free agent forwardEarl Clark, who played 33games with Orlando last sea-son after coming over withHedo Turkoglu and JasonRichardson in a trade withPhoenix.
The move came threedays after a trade of Bran-don Bass to Boston for Glen
Davis was officially com-pleted and Richardson,also a free agent, was re-signed.
Clark averaged just 11.9minutes and 4.1 points pergame after his arrival lastDecember, but Van Gundythinks he can add depth tothe Magic’s front court.
continue.”Citrus has dominated the
actual action on the field todate, winning the first threeiterations by a combinedscore of 12-1. The Hurri-canes won the 2010 edition7-0 and the closest outcomein the series was a 1-0 Cit-rus triumph in 2009.
The game is now goingstrong and has spawnedbreast cancer awareness
games for volleyball andsoftball games in CitrusCounty as well.
“We have some greatteachers (at Citrus) whosuffered from breast cancerand we’ve survived it,”Ekeli said. “We’re playingfor them as well.”
Ekeli also said proceedsfrom the game and a $12 T-shirt being sold will go di-rectly to fighting breastcancer.
One thing that haschanged a bit is both the Pi-rates and Hurricanes areentering the contest with
fast starts to the season.Both teams played at
home Tuesday: CrystalRiver stands at 10-2-1 over-all after an 8-0 thrashing ofSouth Sumter while Citrusis 9-2 following a 4-0 victoryover Hernando.
If Crystal River managesto finally take one in the se-ries, it will do so in pink jer-seys. Reyes said hewouldn’t mind wearing acoordinating outfit.
“Hopefully they have apink jersey big enough forme,” he joked.
Citrus High soccer players face Norwegian team
Special to the Chronicle
Citrus High School soccer players Victoria Ekeli and Meghan Flaherty had the rare opportu-nity to play in a high-level match against Norwegian Soccer Academy NTG. Victoria andMeghan’s premier club Florida Rush, hosted NTG on Nov. 19 at the National Training Center in Clermont. The NTG Academy is comprised of professional and national team play-ers from Norway and went home with the win. Pictured from left, Siri Ervik, goalkeeper forNorway U-17 Women’s National Team, Marte Stenersen, goalkeeper for Norway clubStabaek, Keith Malz, goalkeeper coach for Citrus High and Hernando Heat, Ekeli, goalkeeperfor Citrus High and Florida Rush and Flaherty, defender for Citrus High and Florida Rush.
HOWARDContinued from Page B1
CANCERContinued from Page B1
FAGANContinued from Page B1
It’s exciting thatmy dad was given the
opportunity...Sami Fagan
University of Florida freshman said of herdad Kevin Fagan.
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FSU falls in first NCAA volleyball semifinal berthUCLA advances to first NCAA
final since 1994Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — UCLA is fi-nally back in the finals.
Junior outside hitter RachaelKidder had 21 kills and the Bruinsadvanced to their first nationalchampionship match since 1994,sweeping newcomer Florida Statein the NCAA semifinals Thursdaynight.
Tabi Love added 12 kills for theBruins in the 25-16, 25-17, 25-21victory. They’ll play either rivalUSC or Illinois in Saturday’schampionship.
Seventeen years is a longdrought for a program withUCLA’s reputation. The Bruins(29-6) have three championships,tied for third all-time, and fourrunner-up finishes. But UCLA wasmaking just its first semis appear-ance since 2006.
“It feels great. I think most of us,when we decided to come toUCLA, knew that the program’sbeen really good in the past,” Kid-der said. “And I know when I camein, I was really looking forward to
turning it around hopefully. Thatwas the goal.”
The Seminoles (28-7) never ledin the first two sets during theirfirst semifinals appearance inschool history. JekaterinaStepanova had 11 kills for FloridaState.
“It’s always a disappointment tolose no matter where you lose,”Florida State defensive specialistKatie Mosher said. “But I thinkthe fact that no one expected us toget to the final four at all, it justshows so much for our team as awhole.”
There will be a new NCAAchampion for the first time since2006 regardless of who UCLA
faces. Four-time defending cham-pion Penn State was eliminated bythe Bruins last week.
Kidder picked up where she leftoff against the Nittany Lions. The6-foot-3 star of UCLA’s front line,who helped finished off PennState with 15 kills in the regionalsemis, put together her eighthmatch this season with at least 20kills. She hit .462, her best per-formance of the tournament.
Florida State’s JekaterinaStepanova returns the ball dur-ing an NCAA college semifinalvolleyball match against UCLA
on Thursday in San Antonio.UCLA won the match 3-0.
Associated Press
American teen Thompson assumes lead in DubaiWie four shotsback at LadiesMasters event
Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emi-rates — American teenagerLexi Thompson has taken atwo-shot lead after the sec-ond round of the DubaiLadies Masters.
The 16-year-old Thomp-son, who is the youngestLPGA Tour winner, had sixbirdies en route to a bogey-free, 6-under 66 Thursdayand 136 total.
“I just made a few moreputts today,” Thompsonsaid. “I hit it a little bitcloser. I was just thinking‘stay steady’ and playingconsistent.”
Swedish veteran SophieGustafson (67) andMargherita Rigon (68)shared second place, whileJulieta Granada and BeckyMorgan trailed the leaderby three shots.
Michelle Wie is four shotsbehind after a 67. The 22-year-old American, who islooking for her first win ofthe year, rallied after anopening-round 73. She hadfive birdies overall, includ-ing four on the back nine.
“I made a couple moreputts,” Wie said. “I have twomore days to try and shootsome more low scores.”
Overnight leader LottaWahlin of Sweden neededeight more strokes onThursday, scoring a 74.
Thompson got her shortgame working after finish-ing 16th in the first round.She hit a lob wedge within
10 feet of the pin on the sec-ond hole and sent a 178-yardiron shot on the next holewithin 15 feet to birdie both.
Thompson has started tomatch the hype that has sur-
rounded her arrival on thetour, winning the NavistarLPGA Classic by five strokesin September.
A victory in Dubai wouldmake her the second
youngest winner on the Eu-ropean Tour after Amy Yangof South Korea, who wonthe ANZ Masters in 2006 at16 years, 191 days. That isjust over five monthsyounger than Thompson.
“This is such a great tour-nament and it would be anhonor to win this,” Thomp-son said. “So I’m jut going totry and take it easy and playone shot at a time.”
Wie also got her start onthe LPGA Tour at 16 — turn-ing pro two years ago.
However, she has strug-gled to meet expectations,winning only twice on theLPGA tour and this yearfalling to 17th in the rank-ings because of nagging in-juries and a drop in form.
On Thursday, Wie had abogey-free round in the sea-son-ending event and madeseveral key birdie putts, in-
cluding a 30-footer on No. 12.“A little frustrated after
the last two holes, but I keptsteady out there today,” saidWie, who missed a 12-footbirdie putt on No. 18. “I’mstill in contention, and goingto go out there tomorrow,shoot another low round.”
Playing alongside Wie,the 38-year-old Gustafson isalso looking for her first vic-tory of the year. She was fiveshots back after the first day,but had five birdies in abogey-free second round.Top-ranked Donald winsEuropean Tour awardLONDON — Top-ranked
Luke Donald has added the Eu-ropean Tour’s golfer of the yearaward to his PGA Tour player ofthe year honor for 2011.
The 34-year-old Englishmanwon three titles on the EuropeanTour and finished in the top 10 in20 of his 26 tournaments.
Associated Press
Alexis Thompson tees off on the ninth hole during the secondround of the Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament on Thurs-day in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mizzourouts foeBadgers bounceSavannah St.
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Ri-cardo Ratliffe and MichaelDixon had 18 points eachand No. 10 Missouri shot 60percent from the field in a104-67 rout of KennesawState on Thursday night.
Marcus Denmon added 17points and Phil Pressey hadnine points and 10 assistsfor the Tigers (10-0), un-beaten after the first 10games for the first timesince an 11-0 start in 1991-92. They extended theirhomecourt non-conferencewinning streak to 65 games.
Freshman Delbert Lovehad a career-best 27 pointswith five 3-pointers for Ken-nesaw State (2-6), which haslost four straight. MarkeithCummings had 17 pointsand six rebounds beforefouling out with 3:49 to go.
Frank Haith became thefirst Missouri coach to winhis first 10 games since1920-21.
Playing for the last time be-fore final exams begin, theBadgers (10-2) used runs of 11-0 and 11-2 in the first half topush their lead to 30-10 with 4minutes left.
The Tigers (4-8) looked likethey might give Wisconsin achallenge early in the secondhalf. They cut the lead to 15points twice, the last time at 41-26 with just under 14 minutes togo. But Wisconsin went on a 23-4 run over the next 12 minutes.
Cedric Smith and ArnoldLewis led the Tigers with eightpoints each.
Ryan Evans and Jordan Tay-lor both scored 12 points for theBadgers, while Josh Gasserhad 10.
No. 24 Murray St. 89,Lipscomb 65
MURRAY, Ky. — Ed Danieland Ivan Aska both scored 16points and Murray State won itsfirst game as a ranked team in13 years.
The Racers (10-0) haveSteve Prohm off to the beststart for a rookie coach in Mur-ray State history.
Isaiah Canaan added 13points for the Racers, who wontheir 14th straight non-confer-ence game, a streak dating toFebruary 2009.
Stamkos’ goal inOT propels TB to 5-4 triumph
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TAMPA — Steven Stamkosscored his 19th goal of the season30 seconds into overtime and theTampa Bay Lightning beat the Cal-gary Flames 5-4 on Thursday night.
Stamkos got the winner from inclose off a nifty pass from EricBrewer.
Teddy Purcell, Tom Pyatt, RyanMalone and Nate Thompson alsoscored for the Lightning, who hadlost seven of eight.
Calgary got goals from Matt Sta-jan, Jarome Iginla, Rene Bourqueand Olli Jokinen. The Flames are 6-3-1 over their last 10 games.
Calgary rebounded from a two-goal, third-period deficit whenBourque scored on a breakaway inthe opening minute and Jokinenredirected Alex Tanguay’s shotpast Mathieu Garon during a powerplay with 3:12 to go in regulation.
After Pyatt scored with 9:50 to goin the second, Malone gave TampaBay a 3-2 lead from the left circlejust under 2 minutes later. Thomp-son made it 4-2 with 33.4 seconds togo in the period when his shot wentinto the net off Calgary defensemanChris Butler’s leg.
Calgary went ahead 2-1 whenIginla scored his 12th goal this sea-son and 496th overall from the topof the left circle 1:57 into the sec-ond. The Flames’ captain is twogoals away from tying Glenn An-derson for 42nd place all-time.
Flyers 4, Canadiens 3MONTREAL — Andrei Meszaros
scored 8:08 into the third, MathieuCarle had three assists and thePhiladelphia Flyers extended their win-ning streak to seven with a 4-3 victoryover the Montreal Canadiens on Thurs-day night.
Maxime Talbot, Harry Zolnierczykand Wayne Simmonds also scored forthe Flyers in the victory tempered bynews that captain Chris Pronger willmiss the rest of the regular season andplayoffs because of severe post-con-cussion syndrome.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shotsfor Philadelphia, which blew 1-0, 2-1and 3-2 leads in the second period.
Kings 2, Blue Jackets 1COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dustin Brown
scored on a redirect midway throughthe third period and Jonathan Quickhad 24 saves to help Los Angeles beatColumbus, ending the Kings’ five-gamelosing streak and giving interim coachJohn Stevens his first victory.
Brown added an assist on DavisDrewiske’s goal for the Kings, who firedTerry Murray on Monday. There is wide-spread speculation that general man-
ager Dean Lombardi is close to hiringformer San Jose coach and Calgary GMDarryl Sutter as the permanent coach.
man scored two goals and Carolina ral-lied to beat Vancouver to give KirkMuller his first coaching win on homeice and snap a slide in which they had
lost 16 of 20.Tuomo Ruutu added a deflected goal
and an assist, and Jaroslav Spacekscored his first goal since being ac-quired by the last-place Hurricanes.They scored four straight goals to rallyfrom a 2-0 deficit.
Alex Burrows and Mason Raymondeach had a goal and an assist, KevinBieksa also scored and Henrik Sedinhad two assists to reach 700 careerpoints for the Canucks, who entered 9-1-1 in their previous 11.
Cam Ward made 33 saves for theHurricanes.
Stars 3, Islanders 2UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Jamie Benn
scored the go-ahead goal 4:33 into thethird period and also had an assist inDallas’ victory over New York.
Loui Eriksson and Brendan Morrowalso scored and Richard Bachmanmade 25 saves to improve to 3-0 in theNHL and help the Stars run their win-ning streak to three games.
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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ryan Malone (12) celebrates in front of Calgary Flames right wing Tom Kostopou-los (16) after scoring a goal during the second period Thursday in Tampa.
Thursday’s GamesDallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2Carolina 4, Vancouver 3Los Angeles 2, Columbus 1Philadelphia 4, Montreal 3Tampa Bay 5, Calgary 4, OTSt. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 1Nashville 4, Detroit 3Washington 1, Winnipeg 0Edmonton at Phoenix, lateColorado at San Jose, late
Friday’s GamesToronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Calgary at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Dallas at New Jersey, 8 p.m.Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday’s GamesBoston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Vancouver at Toronto, 7 p.m.New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Anaheim at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Phoenix, 8 p.m.Washington at Colorado, 9 p.m.Edmonton at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Dubai Ladies MastersThursday
At Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, UnitedArab EmiratesPurse: $650,000
Yardage: 6,425, Par: 72Second Round
Alexis Thompson, United States 70-66 — 136Margherita Rigon, Italy 70-68 — 138Sophie Gustafson, Sweden 71-67 — 138Julieta Granada, Paraguay 68-71 — 139Becky Morgan, Wales 70-69 — 139Louise Larsson, Sweden 71-69 — 140Michelle Wie, United States 73-67 — 140Pernilla Lindberg, Sweden 72-68 — 140Lotta Wahlin, Sweden 66-74 — 140Elisabeth Esterl, Germany 70-71 — 141Linda Wessberg, Sweden 68-73 — 141Stacy Lee Bregman, S. Africa 68-73 — 141Minea Blomqvist, Finland 68-73 — 141Beth Allen, United States 69-72 — 141Lee-Anne Pace, South Africa 69-72 — 141Christel Boeljon, Netherlands 69-72 — 141Sara Brown, United States 71-71 — 142Diana Luna, Italy 69-73 — 142Kylie Walker, Scotland 72-70 — 142Becky Brewerton, Wales 67-75 — 142Florentyna Parker, England 72-70 — 142L. Elena Lawrence, Greece 70-72 — 142Louise Stahle, Sweden 72-70 — 142Georgina Simpson, England 72-70 — 142Maria Verchenova, Russia 69-74 — 143Melissa Reid, England 72-71 — 143D. Claire Schreefel, Netherlands 74-69 — 143Jaclyn Sweeney, United States 69-74 — 143Lynnette Brooky, New Zealand 71-72 — 143Hannah Jun, United States 73-70 — 143Carlota Ciganda, Spain 71-72 — 143Kaisa Ruuttila, Finland 71-72 — 143Karen Lunn, Australia 70-73 — 143Nontaya Srisawang, Thailand 74-69 — 143
AlsoAnna Nordqvist, Sweden 75-72 — 147Laura Davies, England 75-81 — 156
Men’s Top 20 FaredThursday
1. Syracuse (10-0) did not play. Next: at N.C.State, Saturday.
2. Ohio State (9-1) did not play. Next: at SouthCarolina, Saturday.
3. Kentucky (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Chat-tanooga, Saturday.
4. Louisville (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. Mem-phis, Saturday.
5. North Carolina (8-2) did not play. Next: vs.Appalachian State, Saturday.
6. Baylor (8-0) did not play. Next: at BYU, Sat-urday.
7. Duke (9-1) did not play. Next: vs. UNCGreensboro, Monday, Dec. 19.
8. Xavier (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. OralRoberts, Sunday.
9. UConn (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. HolyCross, Sunday.
10. Missouri (10-0) beat Kennesaw State104-67. Next: vs. William & Mary, Sunday.
11. Marquette (9-0) did not play. Next: vs.Northern Colorado, Saturday.
12. Kansas (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. David-son, Monday, Dec. 19.
13. Florida (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 22Texas A&M, Saturday.
15. Pittsburgh (9-1) did not play. Next: vs.South Carolina State, Saturday.
16. Georgetown (8-1) did not play. Next: vs.American, Saturday.
17. Mississippi State (10-1) did not play. Next:at Detroit, Saturday.
18. Indiana (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. NotreDame, Saturday.
19. Illinois (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. UNLV,Saturday.
20. Michigan (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Ala-bama A&M, Saturday.
CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLESCOREBOARD
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TODAY’S TELEVISION SPORTSFOOTBALL
1 p.m. (SUN) High School Football Florida Class 5A, Final:Miami Norland vs. Wakulla. (Live)7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football NCAA Division III, Champi-onship: Mount Union (Ohio) vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater. FromSalem, Va. 7 p.m. (SUN) High School Football Florida Class 7A Champi-onship: First Coast vs. Manatee.8 p.m. (ESPN) College Football NCAA Division I, First Semifi-nal — Montana at Sam Houston State.9 p.m. (FSNFL) High School Football Texas UIL Champi-onship Class4 A DI: Lake Travis vs. Waco Midway.
SOCCER1 p.m. (FSNFL) English Premier League Soccer Arsenal vs.Everton. (Taped)
Note: All times and channels are subject to change at the discretion of the network. If you are unable to locate a gameon the listed channel, please contact your cable provider.
Prep CALENDAR
TODAY’S PREP SPORTSGIRLS BASKETBALL
6:30 p.m. Seven Rivers at St. Johns7:30 p.m. Lecanto at West Port7:30 p.m. Central at Citrus
BOYS BASKETBALL7:30 p.m. West Port at Lecanto8 p.m. Seven Rivers at St. Johns7 p.m. Dunnellon at Crystal River
BOYS SOCCER7:30 p.m. Lecanto vs. Vanguard, Booster Stadium7:30 p.m. Citrus at Crystal River
GIRLS SOCCER7:30 p.m. Vanguard at Lecanto7:30 p.m. Crystal River at Citrus
GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING6 p.m. Citrus/Lecanto at River Ridge Invitational
WRESTLING2 p.m. Citrus at St. Cloud IBT
Florida LOTTERY
Here are the winning numbers selectedThursday in the Florida Lottery:
CASH 3 (early)7 - 3 - 0
CASH 3 (late)5 - 0 - 1
PLAY 4 (early)8 - 5 - 8 - 3
PLAY 4 (late)2 - 8 - 4 - 3FANTASY 5
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College Football Bowl Glance
Subject to ChangeAll Times EST
Saturday, Dec. 17New Mexico BowlAt Albuquerque
Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4), 2:30 p.m.(ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato BowlAt Boise, Idaho
Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 5:30 p.m.(ESPN)
New Orleans BowlLouisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State
(8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)Tuesday, Dec. 20
Beef ‘O’Brady’s BowlAt St. Petersburg, Fla.
Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)Wednesday, Dec. 21
Poinsettia BowlAt San Diego
TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 8 p.m.(ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 22MAACO BowlAt Las Vegas
Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 8p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 24Hawaii BowlAt Honolulu
Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2),8 p.m. (ESPN)
North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 5 p.m.(ESPN2)
Tuesday, Dec. 27Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At DetroitWestern Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6),
4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-
5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)Wednesday, Dec. 28
Military BowlAt Washington
Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 4:30 p.m.(ESPN)
Holiday BowlAt San Diego
Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Dec. 29
Champs Sports BowlAt Orlando, Fla.
Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 5:30p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo BowlAt San Antonio
Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 9 p.m.(ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 30Armed Forces Bowl
At DallasTulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), Noon (ESPN)
Pinstripe BowlAt Bronx, N.Y.
Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3:30 p.m.(ESPN)
Music City BowlAt Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6),6:40 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight BowlAt Tempe, Ariz.
Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m.(ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 31Meineke Car Care Bowl
At HoustonTexas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6),
Noon (ESPN)Sun Bowl
At El Paso, TexasGeorgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 2 p.m.
(CBS)Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m.
(ESPN)Fight Hunger BowlAt San Francisco
UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 3:30 p.m.(ESPN)
Chick-fil-A BowlAt Atlanta
Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 7:30 p.m.(ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 2TicketCity Bowl
At DallasPenn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon
(ESPNU)Capital One BowlAt Orlando, Fla.
Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1p.m. (ESPN)
Outback BowlAt Tampa, Fla.
Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 1p.m. (ABC)
Gator BowlAt Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 1 p.m.(ESPN2)
Rose BowlAt Pasadena, Calif.
Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 5 p.m.(ESPN)
Fiesta BowlAt Glendale, Ariz.
Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1),8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Jan. 3Sugar Bowl
At New OrleansMichigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8
p.m. (ESPN)Wednesday, Jan. 4
Orange BowlAt Miami
West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m.(ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 6Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, TexasKansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8
p.m. (FOX)Saturday, Jan. 7
BBVA Compass BowlAt Birmingham, Ala.
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN)Sunday, Jan. 8
GoDaddy.com BowlAt Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois(10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 9BCS National Championship
At New OrleansLSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m.
(ESPN)Saturday, Jan. 21
East-West Shrine ClassicAt St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN)Saturday, Jan. 28
Senior BowlAt Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)Saturday, Feb. 5Texas vs. NationAt San Antonio
Texas vs. Nation, 2 p.m. (CBSSN)
B4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
Sports BRIEFSCF holiday hoops
camp coming soonCollege of Central Florida
men’s basketball coach TimRyan is hosting a HolidayBasketball Camp at CF inOcala from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Dec. 19-22.
The camp is for boys andgirls ages 8-18 and providescomplete skills for all ages.
Cost is $100 for the fullcamp. Extended hours areavailable from 8:15 a.m. to 5:15p.m. for an additional $20 fee.Campers may attend for justone day at a cost of $35.
Half days are also offered for
$20 per day. To register or foradditional information, pleasecontact coach Ryan at 352-427-7435.
DelGuidice BaseballCamp signups now
The Key Training Center’sWho’s On First is acceptingsignups for the inaugural NickDelGuidice Winter BaseballCamp.
The camp will be from Dec.19 to 22 at Bicentennial Park inCrystal River. Each day will runfrom 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Campers signing up by Dec.12 will pay $65. After that day,
the cost will be $70.Lunch will be provided each
day. Campers are encouragedto bring their own baseballequipment and wear athletic at-tire.
Nick DelGuidice is a formergraduate of Citrus High Schooland Florida Atlantic University.He plays baseball in theKansas City Royals minorleague system.
Instruction from Lake-SumterCommunity College RichBillings and professionalcoaches will also be featured.
For information or to reservea spot, call (352) 344-0209.
Associated Press
Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner (33) works against Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Jeremy Mincey (94) during the first half Thursday in Atlanta. The Falconsrouted the Jaguars 41-14.
Falcons clinch winningseason in beating Jags
Associated Press
ATLANTA — Matt Ryanthrew three touchdownpasses, John Abraham had3½ sacks and the AtlantaFalcons clinched a fourthstraight winning seasonwith a 41-14 rout of theJacksonville Jaguars onThursday night.
This one was over byhalftime. The Falcons (9-5)were up 27-0 when theteams trotted to the lockerroom, the shell-shockedJaguars (4-10) saddled witha net passing total ofminus-1 yard.
Jacksonville rookieBlaine Gabbert coughedup the ball twice on hits byAbraham, both turnoversleading to Atlanta scores.Defensive tackle Corey Pe-ters scooped up the secondfumble and ran it in for atouchdown early in thethird quarter, ending anythought of a Jacksonvillecomeback.
Ryan was 19 of 26 for 224yards, hooking up withRoddy White on two scor-ing passes.
White had a 6-yard TDreception in the secondquarter and a 29-yarder inthe third as Atlanta got itsfourth victory in fivegames. He went over 1,000yards receiving for the
year, becoming the firstFalcons wideout to accom-plish the feat in fivestraight seasons and theeighth NFL player to haveat least 80 catches and1,000 yards receiving infive consecutive years.
Jacksonville finally goton the board late in thethird when Kassim Osgoodblocked a punt and ZachPotter returned it 46 yardsto make it 41-7.
The Falcons got off to afast start and took advan-tage of a Jacksonville gaffeearly in the second quarterto expand their lead.
Jarett Dillard failed tocatch a punt that bouncedoff his body at the Jack-sonville 15. Atlanta’s SeanWeatherspoon fell on theloose ball at the 5, andTurner scored on the nextplay.
White, who finished thefirst half with sevencatches for 90 yards, ran aleft-to-right pattern in theback of the end zone tocatch Ryan’s pass for a 24-0lead.
Jacksonville, coming offa victory last week overTampa Bay, was attempt-ing to win consecutivegames for the first time thisseason. But that elusive setof back-to-back victorieslooked unlikely early on.
First QuarterAtl—Jones 29 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick),10:51.Atl—FG Bryant 33, 3:18.
Second QuarterAtl—Turner 5 run (Bryant kick), 13:03.Atl—White 6 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick),1:49.Atl—FG Bryant 31, :00.
Third QuarterAtl—Peters 13 fumble return (Bryant kick),13:33.Atl—White 29 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick),6:38.Jac—Potter 46 blocked punt return (Scobeekick), 2:12.
Fourth QuarterJac—West 16 pass from Gabbert (Scobeekick), :59.A—68,856.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING—Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 17-112,Gabbert 1-5, D.Harris 1-(minus 1). Atlanta,Turner 19-61, Snelling 5-22, Rodgers 8-10,Jones 1-6, Redman 2-(minus 2).PASSING—Jacksonville, Gabbert 12-22-1-141.Atlanta, Ryan 19-26-0-224, Redman 5-6-0-56.RECEIVING—Jacksonville, West 3-38, Lewis 3-30, Price 2-39, Dillard 2-12, Cloherty 1-21,Jones-Drew 1-1. Atlanta, White 10-135, Jones5-85, Snelling 4-26, Turner 2-4, Gonzalez 1-14,Douglas 1-12, Rodgers 1-4.MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Clippers welcome PaulAssociated Press
LOS ANGELES — ChrisPaul endured two weeks ofsleepless nights, stressfuldays and at least one im-ploded trade before he founda new home with the Los An-geles Clippers.
The Pacific Ocean lookedawfully peaceful to the super-star point guard on Thursdaywhen he finally left the NewOrleans Hornets for life onthe West Coast, and now CP3can’t wait to start turning Sta-ples Center’s longtime sec-ond-class citizens into thegreatest show in Hollywood.
The Clippers’ bold new ac-quisition spent the day attheir Playa Vista trainingcomplex, trying on his newNo. 3 jersey after meetingwith Blake Griffin and therest of the players who can’twait to catch the four-timeAll-Star’s passes.
“This is not my day, by theway. This is the Clippers’ day,”Paul told an overflowingmedia crowd. “This is a hum-bling experience, and I’m sograteful and thankful to behere.”
A day earlier, the Clippersacquired Paul in a four-playertrade with the Hornets, out-maneuvering the Lakers andseveral other suitors for theplayer widely considered theNBA’s best point guard. Paulaveraged 18.7 points and 9.8assists last season.
Associated Press
Newly acquired Los Angeles Clippers basketball point guardChris Paul holds up his jersey during an NBA basketball newsconference to introduce him on Thursday in Los Angeles.
FOOTBALLCITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 B5
NFL Stats CENTRAL
NFL BRIEFS
NFL standingsAMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PANew England 10 3 0 .769 396 274N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 327 270Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 288 341Miami 4 9 0 .308 256 246South
W L T Pct PF PAy-Houston 10 3 0 .769 330 208Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 266 251Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 193 252Indianapolis 0 13 0 .000 184 382North
W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 10 3 0 .769 320 202Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 282 198Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 285 270Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 178 254West
W L T Pct PF PADenver 8 5 0 .615 269 302Oakland 7 6 0 .538 290 354San Diego 6 7 0 .462 324 299Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 173 305
NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 324 349Dallas 7 6 0 .538 317 281Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 297 292Washington 4 9 0 .308 229 290South
W L T Pct PF PAx-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 415 286Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 300 267Carolina 4 9 0 .308 313 355Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 232 370North
W L T Pct PF PAy-Green Bay 13 0 0 1.000 466 278Detroit 8 5 0 .615 367 305Chicago 7 6 0 .538 301 255Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 274 364West
W L T Pct PF PAy-San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 307 182Seattle 6 7 0 .462 246 259Arizona 6 7 0 .462 253 288St. Louis 2 11 0 .154 153 326x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched divisionThursday, Dec. 15Jacksonville at Atlanta, late
Saturday, Dec. 17Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 18New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m.Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.New England at Denver, 4:15 p.m.Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Dec. 19Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 22Houston at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 24Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Miami at New England, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.San Diego at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 25Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Dec. 26Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
— Clinches AFC East division with:New England winORNew England tie and a N.Y. Jets loss or tieORN.Y. Jets loss— Clinches a playoff spot with:New England tieORCincinnati loss or tie and an Oakland loss or
tie and a Tennessee loss or tieBALTIMORE RAVENS
— Clinches a playoff spot with:Baltimore win or tieORN.Y. Jets loss and Oakland loss or tieORN.Y. Jets loss and Tennessee loss or tieOROakland loss or tie and Tennessee loss or tie
PITTSBURGH STEELERS— Clinches a playoff spot with:Pittsburgh win or tieOROakland loss or tieORTennessee loss or tieORDenver lossORN.Y. Jets loss
NFCCLINCHED
GREEN BAY - NFC North and first-round byeSAN FRANCISCO - NFC WestNEW ORLEANS - playoff spot
GREEN BAY— Clinches home-field advantage through-
out NFC playoffs with:A win or tieORSan Francisco loss or tie
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS— Clinches NFC South division with:New Orleans win and a Atlanta loss or tieORNew Orleans tie and an Atlanta loss
Broncos deservebetter for
Moore’s finaleAssociated Press
Kellen Moore deserves abetter send-off.
The Boise State quarter-back, who has more victo-ries as a starter than anycollege quarterback in his-tory, will conclude his bril-liant career Thursday nightat the MAACO Bowl LasVegas against ArizonaState, a 6-6 team that has al-ready had its coach fired.
What a waste.In many ways there is no
more damning indictmentof the Bowl ChampionshipSeries and college foot-ball’s bloated bowl postsea-son than Moore and thisgroup of Boise State seniorsbeing relegated to a third-tier game.
Even mild-manneredcoach Chris Peterson fi-nally snapped at the BCSafter his team’s latest snub.The Broncos were No. 8 inthe final AP Top 25 for theregular season.
“Everybody is just verytired of the BCS,” Petersentold reporters in Idaho ear-lier this month. “I thinkthat’s the bottom line.Everybody is frustrated.Everybody doesn’t reallyknow what to do anymore.It doesn’t make sense toanybody. I don’t think any-body is happy anywhere.
“The whole thing needsto be changed, there’s noquestion about it,” he said.“ ... I think (change) is com-ing, I really do.”
Too late for this band ofBroncos, though.
In four seasons as astarter, Moore has led BoiseState to 49 victories andthrown 140 touchdownpasses, second on theNCAA career list.
Of course, it’s not justMoore.
Fellow seniors such assecond-team All-Americantackle Nate Potter, third-team All-American safetyGeorge Iloka, defensivetackles Billy Winn andChase Baker and runningback Doug Martin haveformed the foundation ofteam that has lost twice thelast two seasons. Both timesthey were a last-secondfield goal away from earn-ing BCS bids.
Instead, it’s been twostraight postseason trips toLas Vegas.
There’s no denying BoiseState’s gaudy record hasbeen inflated by playing inconferences — the WesternAthletic Conference, beforecoming to the MountainWest this season — withmore than a few soft spots.
There is also no denyingthe Broncos have provedcapable of beating goodteams from power confer-ences. Just ask Oregon,Georgia and Virginia Tech.
The bowl seasons shouldhave been another chanceto see Boise State take onthe heavyweights, to findout if the Broncos weretruly worthy of being la-beled national champi-onship contenders.
Maybe Moore would havegotten buried by a goodSEC defense. Maybe Winnand company would havegotten shredded by a Big 12offense. The haters couldhave happily dismissedBoise State as a fraud.
Or maybe the Broncoswould have cut a couplemore of the so-called col-lege football elite down tosize and stuck it to thedoubters.
Come to think of it, it’snot just Moore who de-served better, it’s all collegefootball fans.
The picks:SATURDAY
New Mexico BowlWyoming (plus 7)
vs. TemplePlayer to watch: Owls RB
Bernard Pierce ... TEMPLE 21-17.
Idaho Potato BowlUtah State
(minus 2 1/2) vs. OhioAggies bowling for first time
in 14 years ... UTAH STATE33-24.
UPSET SPECIALNew Orleans Bowl
La-Lafayette (plus 5 1/2)vs. San Diego State
Ragin’ Cajuns have shorttrip for first bowl since 1970 ...LA.-LAFAYETTE 35-28.
TUESDAYBeef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl
Marshall (plus 4 1/2) vs. FIUPlayer to watch: FIU re-
ceiver T.Y. Hilton ... FIU 28-21.
WEDNESDAYPoinsettia Bowl
TCU (minus 10 1/2) vs. Louisiana Tech
Horned Frogs deserve bet-ter, too ... TCU 38-24.
THURSDAYMAACO Bowl
Boise State (minus 14) vs. Arizona State
Broncos don’t get bored ...BOISE STATE 42-21.
SATURDAY, DEC. 24Hawaii Bowl
Nevada (plus 6) vs. Southern Mississippi
Last game of the Larry Fe-dora era at Southern Miss ...SOUTHERN MISS 41-21.
MONDAY, DEC. 26Independence Bowl
North Carolina (plus 4 1/2) vs. MissouriPlayer to watch: North Car-
olina DE Quinton Coples ...MISSOURI 24-21.
TUESDAY, DEC. 27Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Western Michigan (plus 2 1/2) vs. Purdue
Boilermakers last bowl wasin same spot against MACteam in 2007 ... PURDUE 38-20.
Belk BowlNorth Carolina State
(minus 2 1/2) vs. LouisvilleWolf Pack finished up-and-
down season with two straightvictories ... LOUISVILLE 27-23
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28Military Bowl
Air Force (plus 3) vs. Toledo
Player to watch: Toledo WREric Page ... TOLEDO 45-35.
Holiday BowlTexas (minus 3) vs. California
Longhorns primed for big re-bound in 2012 ... TEXAS 28-20.
THURSDAY, DEC. 29Champs Sports Bowl
Florida State (minus 3) vs. Notre Dame
The winner is overratedgoing into next season ...NOTRE DAME 24-21.
Alamo BowlBaylor (minus 9)
vs. WashingtonRG3’s going away party? ...
BAYLOR 54-48
FRIDAY, DEC. 30Armed Forces Bowl
Tulsa (pick’em) vs. BYUTulsa only loses to ranked
teams ... TULSA 31-24Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers (minus 2) vs. Iowa State
Player to watch: RutgersWR Mohamed Sanu ... IOWASTATE 28-24.
BEST BETMusic City Bowl
Miss. St. (minus 6 1/2) vs. Wake Forest
Middling SEC team vs. mid-dling ACC team. Advantage,SEC ... MISSISSIPPI STATE31-14.
Insight BowlOklahoma
(minus 14) vs. IowaSooners went from presea-
son No. 1 to playing on Dec.30 ... OKLAHOMA 38-21.
Season record: 211-53(straight); 127-112-1 (vs.spread).
Best bets: 9-4.Upset specials (vs. spread):
7-6.
JOE JASZEWSKI/AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman
Boise State’s Kellen Moore has more victories than any starting quarterback in NCAAhistory, but will end the season in the Las Vegas Bowl for the second year in a row. TheBroncos finished No. 8 in the AP poll.
Bears’ Hurd facesdrug charges
Associated Press
CHICAGO — ChicagoBears wide receiver SamHurd was locked up in fed-eral custody Thursday as hisstunned teammates learnedhe had been charged withtrying to set up a drug-deal-ing network following his ar-rest with more than a poundof cocaine.
U.S. Magistrate Young Kimordered Hurd held until atleast Friday while prosecu-tors and defense attorneyswork out bond details beforehe is sent to Texas to facecharges.
The handcuffed Hurd de-clined to comment on thecharges. Asked before thehearing if he was still a mem-ber of the Bears, he said: “Asfar as I know.” He shook hishead when asked if he hadtalked to anyone on the team.
“Sam stands ready to fightthis case, but we’re going totake it one step at a time,”said defense attorney BrettGreenfield, who briefly metwith Hurd.
Greenfield said he is hope-ful that Hurd will be re-leased from custody onFriday.
Hurd, 26, was arrestedWednesday night after meet-ing with an undercover agentat a Chicago restaurant, ac-cording to a criminal com-plaint that says the playerwas first identified as a po-tential drug dealer over thesummer as the NFL lockout
was coming to an end.Hurd told the agent that he
was interested in buying fiveto 10 kilograms of cocaineand 1,000 pounds of mari-juana per week to distributein the Chicago area, the com-plaint said. He allegedly saidhe and a co-conspirator al-ready distribute about fourkilos of cocaine every week,but their supplier couldn’tkeep up with his demands. Akilogram is about 2.2 pounds.
Hurd told the agent “hisco-conspirator is in charge ofdoing the majority of thedeals” while he focused on“higher-end deals,” the com-plaint said.
He agreed to pay $25,000for each kilogram of cocaineand $450 a pound for themarijuana, according to thecharges, and then said hecould pay for a kilo of co-caine after “he gets out ofpractice.” He walked out ofthe restaurant with the pack-age and was arrested.
The criminal complaintwas filed in Texas, where theU.S. attorney said Hurd facesup to 40 years in prison and a$2 million fine if convicted ofconspiracy to possess withthe intent to distribute morethan 500 grams of cocaine, orhalf a kilogram.
Hurd’s agent, Ian Green-gross, did not return mes-sages seeking comment. TheNFL said it was looking intothe incident while the NFLPlayers Association declinedto comment.
Associated Press
Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd (81) was in jail Thurs-day after authorities accused him of trying to set up a drugdistribution network in the Chicago area and arrested himafter he allegedly agreed to buy a kilogram of cocaine froman undercover agent.
Gates five catches frombreaking team recordSAN DIEGO — Antonio
Gates is five catches away frombreaking Charlie Joiner’s SanDiego Chargers team record forreceptions.
Gates has 582 career catchesgoing into Sunday night’s homegame against the BaltimoreRavens and their tough defense.Joiner had 586 catches from1976-86, the final 11 seasons ofhis 18-year NFL career.
Joiner, a Hall of Famer who’sthe Chargers’ wide receiverscoach, said there’s no betterperson to break his record thanGates. Joiner describes the star
tight end as both a magnificentplayer and a great person.
Broncos trying to bucktrend of slow startsENGLEWOOD, Colo. —
Tim Tebow has tried every-thing else. Now, he’s going toset his alarm for the crack ofdawn.
Maybe the early bird will getthe offense rolling.
With the Denver Broncos re-lying on his last-minute magicto pull off six comebacks in theeight games he’s started,Tebow joked that maybe heshould arrive at the stadiumeven earlier than he alreadydoes on game days.
-From wire reports
MTV names Perryartist of the yearNEW YORK — Katy
Perry’s run of No. 1 sin-gles has earned her the
distinc-tion of be-comingMTV’sfirst artistof theyear.
PerrytoppedAdeleafter a
spirited discussionamong MTV’s internalpanel of experts, the net-work said Thursday.Adele’s “Rolling in theDeep” was chosen topsong of 2011, said AmyDoyle, the network’schief of music program-ming.
MTV also declaredSkrillex its electronicdance music artist of theyear over David Guetta.
Marsalis namedTV correspondent
NEW YORK — Musi-cian and educator Wyn-ton Marsalis has beennamed as cultural corre-
spondentfor CBSNews.
ThenetworksaidThursdaythatMarsaliswill re-port on arange of
cultural and educationaldevelopments on “CBSThis Morning” and “CBSSunday Morning.” Hisfirst appearance is sched-uled for Jan. 16, as thenation observes the birth-day of Martin LutherKing Jr.
Marsalis has been as-sociated with CBS Newsfor a number of years. Hehas appeared on “60Minutes,” and it’s histrumpet fanfare thatopens “Sunday Morning”each week.
He is a composer andhas been the artistic di-rector of jazz at New YorkCity’s Lincoln Centersince 1987. He has wonnine Grammy Awards.
Ferrell tapped byMardi Gras krewe
NEW ORLEANS — Co-median Will Ferrell hasbeen named the god ofwine for next year’sMardi Gras in New Or-leans.
The Bacchus krewe ofthe popu-lar Carni-val sea -son pa-rade an-nouncedthechoiceThursday.
Ferrellrose to
fame on “Saturday NightLive” and has had astring of movie hits in-cluding “TalladegaNights,” “Old School,”and “Anchorman.”
Ferrell is currently inNew Orleans shootingthe movie “Dog Fight.”Other comedians whohave reigned as the godof wine over the years in-clude Bob Hope, PhilHarris, Billy Crystal, JimBelushi, Drew Carey andDom DeLuise.
Associated Press
— BEVERLY HILLS,Calif.
Ah, Paris. City ofLight. Land of ro-mance. Gobbler of
all the best Golden Globenominations.
Presented by overseasreporters based in Holly-wood, the Globes may be aworldwide affair, but thistime, they have a realFrench flair. The silentfilm “The Artist,” fromFrench filmmaker MichelHavanavicius, led with sixnominations Thursday,while the field includesWoody Allen’s French ro-mance “Midnight in Paris”and Martin Scorsese’sParis adventure “Hugo.”
Steven Spielberg hastwo nominees withFrench connections: theWorld War I epic “WarHorse,” set partly inFrance’s countryside, andthe animated tale “TheAdventures of Tintin,”based on comic-book sto-ries created in Belgium.
“War Horse” and“Hugo” are up for bestdrama, along with twoGeorge Clooney films, theHawaiian family story“The Descendants” andthe political thriller “TheIdes of March”; the 1960s
racial saga “The Help”;and Brad Pitt’s baseballtale “Moneyball.”
“The Artist,” “50/50” and“Midnight in Paris” arecompeting for the Globes’other best-picture prize —
for a musical or comedy.Also nominated are Kris-ten Wiig’s wedding romp,“Bridesmaids,” andMichelle Williams’ Mari-lyn Monroe tale, “My Weekwith Marilyn.”
The Globes help nar-row down prospects forthe Academy Awards,whose nominations comeout Jan. 24. If “The Artist”earns a best-picture nom-ination then, it will be thefirst silent movie with aserious shot at Holly-wood’s top prize since thefirst year of the Oscars,for 1927-28, when thesilent flicks “Wings” and“Sunset” took top honors.
“It’s really strange andrare to not hear anythingin the theater,” said “TheArtist” star Jean Dujardin,a dramatic actor nomineefor his role as a silent-erasuperstar whose careercapsizes after talking pic-tures take over in the late1920s. “It’s a new visualand emotional experiencefor people.”
The French connectionthis year comes heavilyfrom U.S. filmmakerstelling stories set inFrance. Scorsese earneda directing nomination for“Hugo,” about an orphanboy living in a Paris trainstation, where he be-comes caught up in a mys-tery surrounding Frenchfilm trailblazer GeorgesMelies. Allen also madethe directing cut for “Mid-night in Paris,” his firstfilm shot entirely inFrance, the romantic fan-tasy following an Ameri-can writer (Owen Wilson)whose nostalgia for the1920s Paris of Hemingwayand Fitzgerald leads himon time-bendingadventures.
‘Golden’ shortlist
Your Birthday: Certain alliances and/or relationships thatyou’ll be establishing in the year ahead will prove to be ex-tremely fortunate for all parties. The mutual reinforcementwill pay off for everyone.Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Because your financialaspects are looking so encouraging at this time, you shouldlook for new ways to better your lot in life. Don’t waste thischance.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — An important upcoming in-volvement that includes a number of your friends will bene-fit if you take the reins. Everyone realizes this and won’tmake any bids for the top slot. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Some kind of financial mat-ter that you’ve viewed with distaste could make an abruptturnaround for the better. There’s a lesson to be learnedfrom this.Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — A role reversal is likely to
take place between you and someone who has long servedas your instructor. You have some valuable information thatthey will want to learn from you.Aries (March 21-April 19) — A pleasant surprise could bein the making. From out of nowhere, a debt or a reward thatyou thought would never be met will be paid in full.Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Although you might not bevery lucky on your own, someone you’re with will be, andthis person’s good fortune is likely to rub off on you.Choose your companions with this in mind.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Wishful thinking might not bea frivolous pastime if it influences you to transform your fan-tasies into realities. Make your dreams count forsomething.Cancer (June 21-July 22) — It’s OK for your mind to oper-ate on a philosophical level, because it could make youmore effective and able to see past the mere outward
appearance of things.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’re likely to finally perceivehow to circumvent some kind of stumbling block that hasbeen vexing you in your work. Make your move with vimand gusto.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Continue to just be yourself,because it encourages you to do and say all the rightthings. The residual effects will be an increase in your pop-ularity with your friends and workmates.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — When it comes to matters thatpertain to your work, don’t hesitate to improvise your wayout of dilemmas. The way you handle things will be bothconstructive and resourceful.Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Smoother sailing is finallyahead, because the measures you take are likely to instillharmony in several areas of your life that have proven to bea bit tempestuous lately.
— From wire reports
Will Ferrell
Katy Perry
WyntonMarsalis
Today in
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14
Powerball: 2 – 24 – 46 – 52 – 56
Powerball: 19
5-of-5 PB No winner
No Florida winner
5-of-5 6 $200,000
Lotto: 1 – 3 – 4 – 9 – 33 – 38
6-of-6 No winner
5-of-6 52 $4,197.50
4-of-6 3,490 $49.50
3-of-6 65,346 $5
Fantasy 5: 2 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 30
5-of-5 1 winner $244,342.31
4-of-5 504 $78
3-of-5 12,480 $8.50
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
Mega Money: 16 – 27 – 29 – 42
Mega Ball: 7
4-of-4 MB No winner
4-of-4 10 $1,049
3-of-4 MB 59 $388.50
3-of-4 1,128 $60.50
2-of-4 MB 1,672 $28.50
1-of-4 MB 14,252 $3.50
2-of-4 32,255 $2
Fantasy 5: 1– 2 – 12 – 34 – 36
5-of-5 3 winners $71,071.01
4-of-5 307 $112
Today is Friday, Dec. 16,the 350th day of 2011. Thereare 15 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight:On Dec. 16, 1811, the first
of the powerful New Madridearthquakes, with an esti-mated magnitude of 7.7,struck the central MississippiValley. (There were, accord-ing to the U.S. GeologicalSurvey, three main shocks inall; the second struck in Jan.1812 and the third was inFeb. 1812.)
On this date:In 1653, Oliver Cromwell
became lord protector ofEngland, Scotland and Ire-land.
In 1773, the Boston TeaParty took place as Americancolonists boarded a Britishship and dumped more than300 chests of tea into BostonHarbor to protest tea taxes.
In 1944, the World War IIBattle of the Bulge began asGerman forces launched asurprise attack against Alliedforces in Belgium (the Allieswere eventually able to beatthe Germans back).
Ten years ago: After nineweeks of fighting, Afghanmilitia leaders claimed controlof the last mountain bastionof Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida fighters, but bin Ladenhimself was nowhere to beseen.
Five years ago: Ten play-ers, including NBA scoringleader Carmelo Anthony,were ejected for fighting dur-ing a wild brawl near the endof a game between the Den-ver Nuggets and the NewYork Knicks.
One year ago: InterviewerLarry King, joined by a pa-rade of former guests, con-cluded his CNN talk showafter 25 years.
Today’s Birthdays: Civilrights attorney Morris Dees is75. Actress Liv Ullmann is 73.CBS news correspondentLesley Stahl is 70. TV pro-ducer Steven Bochco is 68.Pop singer Benny Andersson(ABBA) is 65. Actor BenCross is 64. Rock singer-mu-sician Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)is 62. Actor Xander Berkeleyis 56. Actor Sam Robards is50. Actor Benjamin Bratt is48. Country singer-songwriterJeff Carson is 48. Rhythm-and-blues singer Michael Mc-Cary is 40. Country musicianChris Scruggs is 29. ActressHallee Hirsh is 24.
Thought for Today: “It’sdiscouraging to think howmany people are shocked byhonesty and how few by de-ceit.” — Sir Noel Coward,English actor, playwright,composer (born this date,1899; died in 1973).
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Today’s HOROSCOPE
MOTION PICTURES■ Picture, Drama: “The Descen-
dants,” “The Help,” “Hugo,”“The Ides of March,” “Money-ball,” “War Horse.”
■ Picture, Musical or Comedy:“50/50,” “The Artist,” “Brides-maids,” “Midnight in Paris,” “MyWeek with Marilyn.”
■ Actor, Drama: George Clooney,“The Descendants”; LeonardoDiCaprio, “J. Edgar”; MichaelFassbender, “Shame”; RyanGosling, “The Ides of March”;Brad Pitt, “Moneyball.”
■ Actress, Drama: Glenn Close,“Albert Nobbs”; Viola Davis,“The Help”; Rooney Mara, “TheGirl with the Dragon Tattoo”;Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”;Tilda Swinton, “We Need to TalkAbout Kevin.”
■ Director: Woody Allen, “Midnightin Paris”; George Clooney, “TheIdes of March”; Michel Haz-anavicius, “The Artist”; Alexan-der Payne, “The Descendants”;Martin Scorsese, “Hugo.”
■ Actor, Musical or Comedy: JeanDujardin, “The Artist”; BrendanGleeson, “The Guard”; JosephGordon-Levitt, “50/50”; RyanGosling, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”;Owen Wilson, “Midnight inParis.”
■ Actress, Musical or Comedy:Jodie Foster, “Carnage”; CharlizeTheron, “Young Adult”; KristenWiig, “Bridesmaids”; MichelleWilliams, “My Week with Mari-lyn”; Kate Winslet, “Carnage.”
■ Supporting Actor: KennethBranagh, “My Week with Mari-lyn”; Albert Brooks, “Drive”;Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”; ViggoMortensen, “A DangerousMethod”; Christopher Plummer,“Beginners.”
■ Supporting Actress: BereniceBejo, “The Artist”; Jessica Chas-tain, “The Help”; Janet McTeer,“Albert Nobbs”; Octavia Spencer,“The Help”; Shailene Woodley,“The Descendants.”
■ Foreign Language: “The Flowersof War,” “In the Land of Bloodand Honey,” “The Kid with aBike,” “A Separation,” “The SkinI Live In.”
■ Animated Film: “The Adventuresof Tintin,” “Arthur Christmas,”“Cars 2,” “Puss in Boots,”“Rango.”
■ Screenplay: Woody Allen, “Mid-night in Paris”; George Clooney,Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon,“The Ides of March”; MichelHazanavicius, “The Artist”;Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, JimRash, “The Descendants”;Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin,“Moneyball.”
■ Original Score: Ludovic Bource,“The Artist”; Abel Korzeniowski,“W.E.”; Trent Reznor, AtticusRoss, “The Girl with the DragonTattoo”; Howard Shore, “Hugo”;John Williams, “War Horse.”
■ Original Song: “Hello Hello”(music by Elton John, lyrics byBernie Taupin), “Gnomeo &Juliet”; “The Keeper” (music andlyrics by Chris Cornell), “Ma-chine Gun Preacher”; “Lay YourHead Down” (music by BrianByrne, lyrics by Glenn Close),“Albert Nobbs”; “The LivingProof” (music by Mary J. Blige,Thomas Newman, Harvey MasonJr., lyrics by Mary J. Blige, Har-vey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas),“The Help”; “Masterpiece”(music and lyrics by Madonna,Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry), “W.E.”
■ Actress, Musical or Comedy:Laura Dern, “Enlightened”;Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”;Tina Fey, “30 Rock”; Laura Lin-ney, “The Big C”; Amy Poehler,“Parks and Recreation.”
■ Actor, Musical or Comedy: AlecBaldwin, “30 Rock”; DavidDuchovny, “Californication”;Johnny Galecki, “The Big BangTheory”; Thomas Jane, “Hung”;Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes.”
■ Miniseries or Movie: “CinemaVerite,” HBO; “Downton Abbey(Masterpiece),” PBS; “The Hour,”BBC America; “Mildred Pierce,”HBO; “Too Big to Fail,” HBO.
■ Supporting Actor, Series, Minis-eries or Movie: Peter Dinklage,“Game of Thrones”; Paul Gia-matti, “Too Big to Fail”; GuyPierce, “Mildred Pierce”; TimRobbins, “Cinema Verite”; EricStonestreet, “Modern Family.”
Associated Press
In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Asa But-terfield portrays Hugo Cabret in a scene from “Hugo.”The film, adapted from Brian Selznick’s award-winningillustrated book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” is abouta 12-year-old orphan who lives in a 1930s Paris train sta-tion. The film was nominated Thursday for a GoldenGlobe award for best motion picture drama. The GoldenGlobes will be presented Jan. 15.
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEES
‘The Artist’leads Globesnominations
CAITLYN DUNNINGFor the Chronicle
If the madness of the Black Fri-day shopping frenzy has you feel-ing the winter blues, the Friendsof Rainbow Springs have just thetreat to get you back into the hol-iday spirit.
Once again, Rainbow SpringsState Park will host its annualSanta Over the Rainbow event.There will be entertainment,shopping, food, a light extrava-ganza and photo opportunitieswith the guests of honor, Santaand Mrs. Claus.
“We have quite a few volun-teers (who) help out,” said FORSmember Linda Booth, one of theevent coordinators. “We have awonderful lighting and construc-tion crew. We have so many won-derful volunteers (who) help outwith this every year; we get aboutthe same volunteers; they do afantastic job, and they’ve beendoing this for a quite a long time.
“We get a lot of people comingfrom out of town, they come everysingle year. One couple comes
every night, and they sit on the ve-randa and watch the kids go by.”
Santa and his wife will be leav-ing their sleigh at the North Polethis year and arriving via pon-toon boat to visit with all young-sters and those who are young atheart.
Santa will arrive each day at 7p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sun-day. Hours for the events will befrom 6 to 8:30 p.m. Cost of admis-sion into the park is $1 for adultsand children 5 and older; anychild 5 and younger is free.
Photo opportunities with Santa
and Mrs. Claus will be availableat the Santa House each eveningby Friends of Rainbow SpringsVolunteers. Digital souvenir pho-tos can be purchased for $2 each.Parents are welcome to take theirown photos in limited numbers.Well-behaved pets are welcomeeach night, but wait until thelines are shorter if you plan tohave your photo taken withSanta.
ROCHELLE KAISERHomosassa Beacon Editor
Gather the kids and a jacket tocome down to the HomosassaRiver for the annual HomosassaChristmas Boat Parade at 6 p.m.Saturday.
Join residents along the banksof the river to enjoy decoratedboats with bright lights and vari-
ous themes as they float down theriver. Openings are still availableto join in the parade. Just bringyour decorated boat to Marker 75at Bird Island to join in.
Brightly decorated boats willbegin lining up at 5 p.m. Capt. JeffBeeler will safely lead paradeboats along the river past River-haven, MacRae’s and RiversideResorts. Boats will then turnaround and pass by Seagrass be-fore the finish line at Magic Man-atee Marina. This parade routewill only pass by MacRae’s andRiverside Resorts once instead of
twice as it has in previous years.“I’ve had people call me who
have never done the parade be-fore who are interested,” saidRicky Olpinski, organizer. “TheFreezer is donating all of themoney we need to put this on,and the boats don’t even go pasttheir business.”
Judges will be stationed atMacRae’s, Riverside Resorts andMagic Manatee Marina. First-place residential winner will re-ceive $100, second place receives
JULIE MANCINI/For the Chronicle
Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive at the state park upon their well-lit pontoon boat. The annual event, hosted by the Friends of the Rainbow Springs StatePark, continues Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the event wraps up at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $1 for those 5 and older.
CAITLYN DUNNINGFor the Chronicle
For the 21st year, Victoria’sSchool of Dance will host its an-nual recital.
In years past, dancers havepresented fall recitals and a per-formance of “Secret River.” How-ever, this year, the dance school’sowners wanted to do something abit different.
This holiday season, Victoria’sSchool of Dance will showcase“Coppelia” at 2 p.m. Saturday atCurtis Peterson Auditorium inLecanto. Tickets are $12 per per-son, cash only, at the door.
“Coppelia” is a contemporarystory written in the 1800s about atoymaker, Dr. Coppelius, who hasmade a doll so real and lifelikethat when he puts her out on thebalcony to dry, the people of thevillage begin to believe she isreal.
“We decided to do ‘Coppelia’because it has a nice holiday un-dertone,” Shalyn Barker, co-owner of Victoria’s School ofDance, said. “Everyone doessomething like the ‘Nutcracker,’so we wanted to do something abit different.”
This 19th-century story origi-nally had four toys in the store;however, Barker and her stu-dents wanted to shake up theoriginal storyline a little bit.“Coppelia” has a cast of 40 rang-ing in ages from 2 to 55.
“I incorporated more toys intothe toy store for a different feel,”
Barker said. “We are aiming at amodern audience, and each ofthe three acts are to the pointand only 20 minutes long.
“The performance is going tobe a comedy, as the villagers gointo the toy store to play aprank.”
Several of Barker’s studentshail from Dunnellon or CitrusCounty. She said her studio ispartnering with Williston Schoolof Dance for this recital.
For more information, call 352-489-6756.
Students dancing to ‘different’ tuneDance school to
perform ‘Coppelia’this weekend
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Dancers Sara Schirmer, from left,Suzy Potts and Zoe Cahal, salutesoldiers, from left, Micah O’Leary,Isabella Cole and Victoria Petersonduring a dress rehearsal of “Cop-pelia,” presented by Victoria’sSchool of Dance. Students will per-form the ballet at 2 p.m. Saturdayat Curtis Peterson Auditorium.
Bandswings
into season
KARENKENNEDY-HALL
Special to the Chronicle
If you assume playingand enjoying big band andjazz music from the 1930sand ’40s is just for theyoung at heart, think again.
The Encore Swing Bandof Inverness boasts 25members ranging in agefrom 16 to 86 and will packthe house at 6 p.m. Friday atCalvary Chapel on U.S. 41for its 11th annual “Swingin the Holidays” dinner andconcert with dancing.
The band’s signaturetunes are Glenn Miller’s“In the Mood” and the An-drews Sisters’ World WarII hit, “Boogie WoogieBugle Boy.”
In addition to the horns,including saxophones,drums, guitars, vocalistsand piano are featured.
“After dinner, the SwingBand will start to playmusic — a few of our stan-dards, most of it is holidaymusic in the big bandstyle,” founder and direc-tor Chaz Ianaci said.
Some of the group’s stan-dards include lots of songsof the Rat Pack — FrankSinatra, Dean Martin —Rosemary Clooney andNat King Cole, she said.
Holiday music includessuch tunes as “Have aCool Yule,” a medley of“Santa Claus is Coming toTown,” “Merry Christ-mas,” “Silver Bells,”“Silent Night” all in thejazz style, plus a pianosolo of “Chestnuts Roast-ing on an Open Fire.”
“We’ll finish up the nightwith asking everyone tosing along with ‘HaveYourself a Merry LittleChristmas,’” said Iannaci,who “occasionally sits inon trumpet or trombone.”
The music and talent ofthe musicians attracted 18-year-old Dustin Ferguson ofLady Lake to join the band.A newcomer, he plays altosaxophone and is one ofabout a half-dozen teen andyoung adult members.
“I listen to a lot of jazzand I love it,” said the sen-ior at Leesburg HighSchool, who is a memberof the school’s jazz band.
Although he’s only beena member for a month ortwo, he’s been to everyMonday night rehearsaland is looking forward tohis first gig.
Encore bandto perform
holiday music
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Annual Santa Over the Rainbow continues at state park
Homosassa eventstarts at Bird Island
Santa ClausARRIVES AT RAINBOW SPRINGS
Parades sail down local waterways this weekendCrystal River boaters to float
across King’s BayCLAIRE PHILLIPS LAXTON
Current Editor
Get your boat decorated and join the Crys-tal River Christmas Boat Parade on Saturday,Dec. 17.
According to Captain Suzie Martin, the boatparade kicks off at 6:15 p.m. and can beviewed by the public from anywhere on King’sBay including Crackers Restaurant, the Crystal
See PARADE/Page C6See CRYSTAL/Page C6
Music group Sue Ann Reichelt, Herb Reichelt, Greg Thomas and TomLorich perform at annual Santa Over the Rainbow.
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treats and tea. Bring own teacup and saucer for high tea.
Ticket prices are $15 foradults, and $5 for children 13and younger. Student pricefor high school and collegestudents with I.D. at $10 onehalf hour before show time.
For information and toorder tickets, call (352) 593-0027 or purchase tickets inperson at The Bridge onTuesdays and Fridays from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. startingTuesday, Nov. 29.
■ Auditions for “The LastDance of Dr. Disco,” a Marchdinner theater mystery produc-tion by Encore Ensemble The-ater Inc., will be from 5 to 7
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Moschello’s Italian Restaurants in Homosassa and Beverly Hills offer a full menu, pizza by the slice and a casual, family atmosphere.
From appetizers to lunch specials to full dinner entrees, Moschello’s has a corner on Italian favorites.
If pizza is your thing, do try the veggie-style, lapped with a garlicky white sauce and topped with spinach, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and a heavenly melt of mozzarella cheese on a New York-style tender crust.
And that’s one of the many regular and specialty 14- and 18-inch pizzas available, whole and by the slice.
Entrees range from $7.00 to $14.00. They also serve beer and wine. Owners Cara and Ron Moschello have two locations. Cara manages their first at 3772 S. Suncoast
Blvd. in Homosassa. Ron takes care of their new location in Beverly Hills at 750 W. Hampshire Blvd. Originally from Long Island, the Moschellos came to Citrus County about eleven years ago. She
said she had lived here before and her sister was in the first graduating class at Lecanto High Scho ol; she graduated the next year.
Ron Moschello managed the Mulberry Street Pizza and Italian restaurant for eight years in Suffolk County, Long Island. The couple has two sons, Ronnie and Charlie, both of whom work at the family owned and operated restaurants.
Moschello’s is at 3772 S. Suncoast Blvd. (in the Winn-Dixie and Walmart shopping plaza), Homosassa. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and closed Sundays. For information and carry-out orders, call (352) 628-7704.
Moschello’s II is at 750 W. Hampshire Blvd. near the corner of County Road 491 in Beverly Hills, and has the same hours. Call 746-5000 for information or carry-out orders.
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■ “What in the DickensHappened to Scrooge” 3and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17,and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18,at The Bridge Christian LifeCenter, 7279 Pinehurst Drive,
Spring Hill, Florida 34606.A social event will happen
before each performance.They include:
● 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec.17, picture with Santa and a“Victorian” arts and crafts Fair.
● 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec.17, a delicious dessert bar.
● 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18,a Victorian tea including withtea biscuits and delectable
FARMERS’ MARKETS
■ Inverness Farmers’Market, about 30 vendors,fresh produce, homemadecrafts, baked goods andmore, 8 a.m. to noon, first andthird Saturdays monthly, In-verness Government Centerparking lot. 352-726-2611.
■ Dunnellon’s First Satur-day Village Market, includesa variety of street vendors, 9a.m. to 2 p.m. first Saturdaymonthly, Dunnellon’s HistoricDistrict on West PennsylvaniaAvenue, Cedar and Walnutstreets. 352-465-9200.
■ Market Day with Art &Treasures, an outdoor eventwith plants, produce, arts,
crafts, collectibles and more,9 a.m. to 3 p.m. second Sat-urdays on the grounds ofHeritage Village, 657 N. Cit-rus Ave., Crystal River. Call352-564-1400.
■ Saturday at theMarket, Farmers’ market, 8a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdaysweekly, in front of the historicCourthouse, downtownBrooksville. 352-428-4275.
■ Circle Square Com-mons Farmers’ Market newfall/winter hours, from 4 to 7p.m. Thursdays. Winter hoursend in May. For information,call (352) 854-3670 or visitwww.CircleSquareCommonsFarmersMarket.com.
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, andJan. 8 at The Central RidgeCommunity Center in BeverlyHills. Men and women of allages are encouraged to audi-tion. Singing and dancing abil-ity is a plus for a show with a70s theme. For information,call director Jeri Augustine at352-795-3077.
FESTIVALS
■ 26th Annual Hogge-towne Medieval Faire, Jan.
28 and 29 and Feb. 4 and 5, atthe Alachua County Fairgroundsin Gainesville. Special SchoolDay celebration Friday, Feb. 3,features half-price tickets forguests. Faire hours are 10 a.m.to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sun-days, and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Friday, Feb. 3. Admission is $14for adults, $7 for children ages 5to 17 and free for childrenyounger than 5. For more infor-mation, call (352) 334-ARTS orvisit www.gvlculturalaffairs.org.
country’s finest artists.“For the Love of the Sea:
Watercolors of Philip Steel”opens Jan. 21 and exhibits35 original paintings pro-duced by the award-winningNew England artist whosenautical-themed works reflecthis knowledge of the sea anddeep respect for those whomake a living from the ocean.
Daily admission to the Ap-pleton Museum is $6 for adults;$4 for seniors 55 or better andstudents 19 and over; $3 foryouths ages 10-18;
■ “Scenes from theSouth: American Art fromthe Collection of JamesFuller” and “For the Loveof the Sea: Watercolors ofPhilip Steel” are showcasedin January at the AppletonMuseum of Art, College ofCentral Florida.
“Scene from the South” willrun through Jan. 15 withlandscapes of the southernU.S. painted by some of the
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■ 26th annual WeekiWachee River ChristmasBoat Parade, 6:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 17, at RogersPark, 7244 Shoal Line Blvd.,Spring Hill FL 34607. Toenter, bring a new un-wrapped toy for HernandoCounty Dawn Center or cashdonation. No charge to watchthe parade at Rogers Park orBayport Pier. For more infor-mation, call 352-596-2852and ask for Jim Lanier Jr.
■ Universal Orlando’sHolidays celebration fromDec. 3 to Jan. 1 includes:
● Mannheim Steamroller,masters of Christmas music,Music Plaza stage in UniversalStudios on Dec. 17 and 18.
For more information, visitwww.UniversalOrlando.com/holidays.
■ Crystal River PreserveState Park boat tour, 10:30a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays,Crystal River Preserve StatePark Visitor Center. $10 foradults; $8 for children age 7 to12; free, children 6 andyounger. Tickets go on sale inthe Preserve Visitor Center onehour prior to departure; arriveno less than 15 minutes prior todeparture. (352) 563-0450from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday or www.crystalriverstateparks.org.
■ Mental Flossing, an In-verness community-basedComedy-4-Charity theatre,will have “running auditions”at noon Sundays at the Com-munity Center in Rain TreeApartments (behind Winn
Dixie). These will continueuntil a full improv troupe isassembled. No experiencenecessary. For information orto register, email [email protected] and/or [email protected].
■ Crystal River of LifeCoffee House, Christian Fel-lowship, conversation andmusic from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Fri-days, Village Café, 789 N.E.Fifth St., State Road 44. 352-817-6879.
■ Chapter 156 of The Na-tional Association of Watchand Clock Collectors(NAWCC) meeting, 8 a.m.fourth Sunday monthly, Her-nando Civic Center, 3848 E.Parson’s Point Road, Her-nando. Call Roger Krieger,president, at 352-527-2669.
■ The Florida Chapter ofthe National HistoricalNovel Society meets at 1p.m. the first Saturdaymonthly at Central Ridge Li-brary in Beverly Hills. Formore information, call MarianFox at (352) 726-0162.
MUSEUMS
■ “Phosphate BoomYears in Citrus County” ex-hibit opens at 5:30 p.m. Fri-day, Dec. 2 and runs throughspring 2012 at Floral CityHeritage Museum. Exhibitfeatures the history of thephosphate industry in CitrusCounty and includes newphotos and artifacts. The Mu-seum is open for free from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. every Fridayand Saturday and is in thenew Town Center at 8394 E.Orange Avenue/County Road48. For more information,visit www.floralcityhc.org orcall Council Chairman and
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A “Grinchmas Wholiday Spectacular,” is a live stageshow from Dec.3 to Jan. 1 at Universal Studio’s Islandsof Adventure. For more information, visit www.UniversalOrlando.com/holidays.
BEST BETS
■ Swing in the holidays with the Encore Swing Band, Fri-day, Dec. 16, at Calvary Chapel Hall of Inverness, 960 S. U.S.41. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Tickets $15. Call 352-726-1480.
■ Adopt a Christmas Tree and light up the Beverly HillsActivity Center on Friday, Dec. 16. Official lighting of the treesby county commissioners, music and activities. The lightedtrees will remain at the center for five days and then be deliv-ered to local needy families. Call 352-746-1882.
■ Homosassa Boat Parade, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17.Event begins at Marker 75 by Bird Island and ends at MagicManatee. For information, call 352-302-5779.
■ Boat parade in Crystal River, 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec.17. It can be viewed from anywhere on King’s Bay. SantaClaus will exit his boat at Cracker’s with treats for children. Formore information, call 352-586-8068.
■ Light Shine Cultural Series presents The Joy of Christ-mas, 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Shepherd of the HillsEpiscopal Church at 2540 W. Norvell Bryant Hwy, Lecanto.The celebration of music features organist Bill Kinley andsoloist Stacey Adams. Free. For more information, call 352-527-0052.
■ The Citrus Springs Christmas Parade, 3 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 18. Parade begins at the Fountain and follows CitrusSprings Boulevard to Wesley Jones Park. For more informa-tion, call (352) 465-3123.
■ Annual Celebration of Lights, Dec. 19-24, 26, at EllieSchiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Thousands ofholiday lights greet visitors to entertainment, concerts and fes-tivities. For more information, call 352-628-5343.
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■ Mixer Dance 8 to 11p.m. first and third Fridaysmonthly at Lake PanasoffkeeRecreation Center, 1582 C.R.459 (off C.R. 470). Livemusic. Everyone welcome,singles and couples. Fingerfoods welcome, soda is pro-vided. Sponsored by SumterSingles. 352-424-1688.
■ Ballroom and LatinDance Social, 7 to 10 p.m.every other Saturday, atBeverly Hills Recreation Cen-ter, 77 Civic Circle. Free half-hour lesson at 7 p.m. Freesnacks and beverages. Cost$8 per person. Call 352-746-5845 or visit www.ballroomsocials.com.
■ Allan O’Neal sings anddeejays every first and thirdSaturday at Citrus CountyBuilders Association, 1196 S.Lecanto Hwy. (County Road491 across from HavanaHouse Café) Lecanto. Thenext dinner dance is Dec. 17.Free dance lesson from 5 to6 p.m. Saturday with JuneQueripel. Dancing from 6 to10 p.m. Cost $10 per person
including food and drinks Saturdays.
On Saturday, Dec. 17, thedinner dance is catered byNatalias Restaurant. Cost$15 and advance ticket pur-chase recommended. CallLinda at 352-464-0004 in ad-vance to reserve table foreight guests $65.
Two tables of eight areavailable for New Year’s.Cost is $35 per person. Tenindividual seats at singlestable also are available.
■ Coppélia, the first andonly comedic Ballet, 2 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 17, at CurtisPeterson Auditorium,Lecanto. Tickets are $12 inadvance for general admis-sion to $18 in advance forpreferred seating. Call 352-489-6756 or visit www.vsdance.com for tickets.
■ Afternoon tea dancesand classical ballroom music,twice a month at the commu-nity centers, hosted by dee-jay Sapphire. On the secondWednesday monthly, the teadance is at Central CitrusCommunity Center, 2804 W.Marc Knighton Court,
■ Line dancing classeswith Kathy Reynolds, 1 to3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, East Cit-rus Community Center, 9907E. Gulf-to-Lake Highway, In-verness. $3 per class. 352-344-9666.
■ Inverness SquareDance Club’s beginnersquare dance lessons, 7:30to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays atEast Citrus Community Cen-ter, 9907 E. Gulf-to-LakeHighway, east of Invernesson State Road 44. CallRobert Scoff at 352-860-2090 or 352-465-700. Thenext enrollment for squaredance classes is in April.
■ Country Line dancingclasses, 9 to 11 a.m. Thurs-days at Beverly Hills Recreation Center. $3 non-members. 352-746-4882 or352-527-3738.
■ Citrus Squares, 7 p.m.Thursdays, Fellowship Hall ofthe First United MethodistChurch of Dunnellon, 21501W. State Road 40, Dunnel-lon. 352-489-1785 or 352-465-2142.
■ Spirit of CitrusDancers’ dances are at the
Kellner Auditorium JewishCenter in Beverly Hills. Doorsopen at 6:45 p.m. A compli-mentary dance lesson at 7p.m.; general dancing from7:30 to 10 p.m. Admission $6for members; $9 for non-members. Ice and coffee pro-vided; sodas and bottledwater are available for asmall fee.
For information, call Barband Jack at (352) 344-1383or Kathy at (352) 726-1495 orvisit www.socdancers.org.
New Year’s Eve dancetickets on sale now for $25;four tables of eight and oneof 16 are set aside for sin-gles. Chances for giveawaysfrom local businesses. CallLinda at 352-464-0004 or352-746-7560.
■ Ballet Folklorico“Quetzalli De Veracruz,” atraditional dance and musicgroup from Veracruz, Mexico,3 p.m. April 15, 2012, at Cur-tis Peterson Auditorium inLecanto High School at 3810N. Educational Path,Lecanto. Call 352-873-5810or 352-746-6721 ext. 1416 oremail [email protected].
Sunday performance
RichardMichaelReyes willperformfrom 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 18,at CrystalRiverMall.Special to theChronicle
Lecanto 352-527-5993, at 1:30to 4 p.m. On the last Fridaymonthly, the tea dance is atWest Citrus Community Center,8940 W. Veterans Drive, Ho-mosassa, 352-795-3831, from2 to 4 p.m.
$5 per person with a portionof the proceeds to benefit In-
Home Senior Services. Thisis an all-year, ongoing ball-room dance.
■ Loyal Order of Moosedinner dance, for membersand qualified guests, 5:30p.m. Fridays, InvernessLodge 2112 in Inverness.352-726-2112.
● Special Effects with Acrylics,3 p.m. Mondays. InstructorSharon Harris. Limit of 15 stu-dents. Materials not included.
● Line Dance, 11 a.m. Satur-days. Instructor Chelsey Rigdon.
Courses for youths ages 7to 16:
● Acting, 4:30 p.m. Mondaysand Wednesdays. One coursemeets twice a week.
● Youth Art, Tuesdays. In-
ARTS & CRAFTS
■ Spring Hill Art Leagueand Easy Street HomeDecor will display ValdoraWard’s for the month of De-cember. An artist reception forher will be 5 to 7 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 17. Free. Refresh-ments served. Free drawingfor an umbrella hand-paintedby Ward . Easy Street HomeDecor is at 100 N. BrooksvilleAve., Brooksville. For infor-mation, call Sandra LaValleyat 352- 799-9690.
■ Needlework FunGroups, 2 to 4 p.m. first andthird Saturdays monthly,Wildwood Public Library, 310S. Palmer Drive, Wildwood.(352) [email protected].
■ Needlecraft Workshopof FCNA offers instruction inquilting, embroidery, knitting,crochet and more, for begin-ners to advanced levels at nocharge. This is a group ofneedle artists who like toshare knowledge and experi-ences of their craft. Thegroup meets from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. the second and fourthTuesdays monthly at the Flo-ral City Community House(between the library and themuseum) on Orange Avenue.Call Beth for more informa-tion at (352) 344-5896.
■ The Spring Hill ArtLeague artist Laura Diehmwill have her artwork on dis-play in December at Art,Craft, Bridal & Frame. Thestore is in Town SquareShoppers Mall, 3021 U.S. 19,Spring Hill.
■ Spring Hill Art Leaguemembers Grace Ashcraft,Beverly Fromal, Sandra LaValley, Virginia Phillips andEllen Snyder will have theirartwork on display at the RisingSun Café during December.The Rising Sun Café is at 10South Main St. in Brooksville.For information, call Sandra LaValley at 352-722-9690.
ART CLASSES
■ Classes at The PinkHouse Art Studio, 8300 E.Magnolia, Floral City. For in-formation or to register, [email protected] orcall Thelma Noble at 352-726-2431.
● Beaded Bracelet Class,11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 12. Instructor MarciaBalonis. Student choice ofone from Trio of Bracelets.Cost $20 including materials.Beginners welcome. Prepaidadvance registration requiredby Jan. 10. For information orto register call Thelma at352-726-2431.
● New Afternoon NeedleArts Group, 12: 30 to 4:30p.m., second and fourthTuesdays monthly. Group be-gins Jan. 10. All hand needlearts welcome such as knit-ting, crochet, embroidery, tat-ting, etc. Bring needle artproject and $2. Tea and cof-fee provided. For informationor to register call Thelma at352-726-2431.
■ The Florida ArtistsGallery, at 7737 S. Old FloralCity Road, Floral City, offers
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several art classes taught bylocal artists. For more infor-mation about the classes, call352-344-9300 or visit www.Floridaartistsgallery.com. Upcoming classes include:
● Experience landscapepainting with acrylics, 1 to 3p.m. Tuesdays, beginners toadvanced. $15 per session.To register, call instructorConnie Townsend at 352-400-9757.
● Acrylics and Oils paint-ing class, 1 to 3 p.m. everyTuesday with ConnieTownsend for beginners toadvanced. Cost $15 per ses-sion. For information, callConnie at 352-400-9757.
● Painting with Watercolor,9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Thurs-days, Jan. 5, 12 and 19. $15per person if prepaid; $20 atthe door. Instructor DarlaGoldberg. Learn to enjoy themagic of watercolor painting.All levels of artists are wel-come. Call Darla Goldberg at352-341-6226.
● Drawing with Ann, 10 to11:45 a.m. Saturdays, morn-ings Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 28and Feb. 11, 18 and 25. $20per class or $15 if paying inadvance for month. Instruc-tor Ann Covington. Charcoal,pencils and color pencilsavailable. Class size is lim-ited. For information, call AnnCovington at 352-726-2979.
● Acrylics and Oils paint-ing class, 1 to 3 p.m. everyTuesday. For beginners toadvanced. $15 per session.Instructor Connie Townsend.For information, contact Con-nie at [email protected] call 352-400-9757.
● Journaling with Art, 5 to7 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 11,18 and 25. $20 per session.Instructor Marti Estep. Workwith watercolor, pastel, col-lage, pen and paint. No artexperience is necessary.Each session introduces newmedia and techniques. Po-etry is woven throughout.Contact Marti at [email protected] or call 352-419-5882.
● Life Drawing, 9:30 to11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16and 23. $10 per person perclass if prepaid or $15 atdoor. Instructor Darla Gold-berg. Live model for classand a small model fee will becollected. Primarily a drawingclass, but students can bringwhatever medium they like.No photography permitted.Call Darla Goldberg at 352-341-6226.
● PICASA Photo Improve-ment Workshop, 5:30 to 7:30p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 19 and26. $45 for the two sessions.Instructor Gary Kuhl. “Practi-cal application” workshopswith plenty of “online” demon-strations of how to improvethe quality of photographsusing free software accessi-ble to anyone with the capa-bility of online hookup toGoogle. One opportunity for“outdoor” photo shoot in area(minimal travel time). ContactGary at [email protected] 352-232-0923.
Registration is open. Lim-ited space is available, soregister before Jan. 13 forwinter courses. Academyfees are $25 for each 12-week course. For informa-tion, visit www.artcenter.cc.To register, call the Art Centerat 352-746-7606.
■ Watercolor classeswith instructor Pat Sistrand, 9a.m. Tuesdays, CitrusSprings Community Center.$10 per class, per person.Register online at www.citruscountyfl.org, click on Parks &Recreation to register. 352-465-7007.
■ Classes at The GardenShed:
● Party Time paintingclasses, 4 to 6 p.m. everySunday. Supplies provided.Bring food and beverage ofchoice. Instructor Ken Rogers.
Pre-registration requiredfor classes. To preregisterand for details, call Louise atThe Garden Shed at 352-503-7063. The Garden Shedis at 2423 S. RockcrusherRoad in Homosassa.
■ Art Center of CitrusCounty art instructionclasses conducted by privateinstructors in January:
● Intermediate WaterColor, 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays,starting Jan. 10. InstructorRon Affee. Four-week ses-sion at $50 per session. Call352-726-3137.
● Basic Drawing, 1 p.m.Tuesdays, starting Jan. 10.Instructor Ron Affee. Four-week session at $50 per ses-sion. Call 352-726-3137.
● Oil Painting Techniques,2 p.m. Wednesdays, startingJan. 11. Instructor SuzanneMahr. Six-week sessions at$65 session. All levels of ex-perience. Call 352-465-9391.
Contact instructors for in-formation and to register.
■ Swing in the Holidayswith the Encore Swing Bandon Friday, Dec. 16, at Cal-
vary Chapel Hall of Inver-ness, 960 S. U.S. 41. Dinnerserved at 6 p.m. Beveragesand desserts served allevening. Tickets are $15. Call352-726-1480.
■ DowntownCountdown, a free NewYear’s Eve celebration con-cert, 9 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, atBo Diddley CommunityPlaza, on the corner ofSoutheast First Street andEast University Avenue.Headlining the concert is theband Fast Lane. This six-piece band plays a blend ofR&B, funk, soul and rock androll. Opening for Fast Lane isthe group Couch Messiahs.This Gainesville-based bandplays a varied mix of classicrock, Americana roots music,R&B and country alternative.For more information or toschedule an interview, pleasecontact David Ballard at 352-393-8746.
■ The Country SunshineBand, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Fridays, East CitrusCommunity Center, 9907East Gulf-to-Lake Hwy.(State Road 44 East), Inver-ness. Call Annie at 352-465-4860.
■ John Thomas Tradi-tional Country Music Showand Jam, 6 to 9 p.m. Mon-days weekly, Oxford Commu-nity Center, 4027 Main St.,Oxford. $5. 352-560-7496.
■ Pianist and singer An-drea will perform an ex-tended engagement in theeast dining room everyWednesday, Thursday, Fri-day and Saturday beginningat 6 p.m. at The BoathouseRestaurant, 1935 S.E. U.S.19, Crystal River, 34429. Adance floor is now available.No admission charge. Reser-vations are not necessary,but recommended for diningin the entertainment room.Call (352) 564-9636 for moreinformation or go towww.jazzyandrea.com.
■ Jazz pianist TerryCoats, 5:30 p.m. everyThursday through Saturdayin November and December,at The Olive Tree Restaurant,963 N. Suncoast Blvd. (U.S.19), in Crystal River. Reser-vations not necessary, butrecommended on weekends.Call 352-563-0075 or visit.www.olivetreedining.com.
Spring Hill artist of month
Special to the Chronicle
The Spring Hill Art League along with Art, Craft, Bridaland Frame, Spring Hill, had an artist reception for SpringHill artist Linda Jaglois. Linda credits her passion for wa-tercolor to her fascination for pastoral scenes with con-tours of the landscapes incorporating trees, flowers,water and gardens. She is a retired teacher and recentnewcomer to the Spring Hill Art League. She maintainsstudios in Michigan and Florida.
Florida Citrus Campus of-fers creative art courses atCubby’s Art Studio, 1065 N.Paul Drive in Inverness. Jan-uary classes include:
● Introduction to GlassFusing, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Tuesdays, Jan. 10 through 31.$79. Students will learn typesof glass, layering, and how todecorate and fire pieces.
● Introduction to Mosaics,10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Wednesdays, Jan. 11through Feb. 1. $50. Stu-dents will work with glass mo-saics and apply them to acement stepping stone; theywill learn everything neededto create projects at home.
● Stained Glass, Begin-ner/Advanced, 6 to 8:30 p.m.Thursdays, Jan. 19 throughFeb. 9. $79. Students will learnthe copper foil method ofstained glass and will start witha sun-catcher or a small panel.
To register or for informa-tion on other noncreditcourses, call 352-249-1210 orvisit CFItraining.cf.edu. Thecollege will be closed Dec. 21through Jan. 2 for winterbreak. Register online anytime at CFItraining.cf.edu.
■ Art Center Academy ofthe Arts winter classes beginin January. Classes include:
Courses for 17-year-oldsto adults:
● Painting with Acrylics, 1p.m. Mondays. InstructorSharon Harris. Limit of 15students. Materials not in-cluded. Call 352-527-9372.
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About 125 people usu-ally attend the concert.
“It’s probably their peo-ple and friends, the com-munity and our churchfamily,” said Reid, whogrew up in the early 50sand loves the music.
River Ale House and Ma-rina, Dockside Ice CreamShop, Pete’s Pier and fromthe City of Crystal River’sRoger Goettlemann ThirdStreet pier.
“Anyone wanting to par-ticipate is welcome to meetwith a decorated boat nearthe river markers in King’sBay beginning at 4:45 p.m.,”she said.
The theme for this year’sboat parade is “Christmas inFlorida.”
Children will see Santaon a boat that will have lotsof Christmas caroling beforehe heads back to the North
Pole.“Santa will exit at Crack-
ers with treats for the kids,”Martin said.
Prizes will be given forthe best-themed boat andmost lights. All participantsare responsible for his orher vessel.
To register or for more in-formation, call Martin at352-586-8068 or visithttp://crystalriverboatpa-rade.wikispaces.com/
Claire Phillips Laxton isthe editor of the CrystalRiver Current.
JEFF BRYANRiverland News Editor
Charlene Williams is aim-ing for a “Family Tradition”style celebration Saturdaynight as the annual Dunnel-lon Chamber of CommerceChristmas Parade rollsalong Chestnut Street andPennsylvania Avenue.
And, she’s not talkingabout a Hank Williams-style“Family Tradition.” So, shesaid, leave your “rowdyfriends at home.” Thetheme for this year’s paradeis “Family Tradition,” sochosen for this year’s pa-rade marshals, the Scallyfamily, who are owners andoperators of the famousFront Porch Restaurant andScally’s Lube and Go as wellas Scally’s Towing.
“They were chosen inhonor of their dearly
beloved Stan Scally, whoembraced the family valuesand traditions that ourcountry was founded upon,”Williams said about the fam-ily patriarch.
Kathleen Cunningham,one of his daughters, saidit’s an honor the family waschosen for the honor.
“We just appreciate thesupport of the town,” shesaid. “We’ve been here along time, love the Dunnel-lon area and the people. Wejust do what we do, try tomake people happy andfeed them good food. We tryto take care of our obliga-tions, try to make peoplehappy. Family is family andfamily comes first. We wereraised to help other peopleand that’s what (we) live by.”
The parade will start at5:30 p.m. along Cedar Streetand move toward Pennsylva-nia Avenue, where it willmove east toward the Rain-bow River. During the pa-rade, all side streets alongboth streets will be closed.Williams said the paradewill last up to an hour, at
which time the roads will re-open. She asks for courtesyand patience while the roadsare closed for the event.
“It’ll be for a short while,but we just ask that peopleare aware they’ll be closedfor a short time for this fab-ulous event,” she said.
Williams said she’s ex-cited about the upcomingparade, her final one aschairwoman of the eventafter leading the charge forthe past four years.
“Words cannot expressmy overall enjoyment andexcitement about the pa-rade,” she said.
Among the groups and or-ganizations that will followthe Scally family in the an-nual Christmastime eventinclude: Dunnellon Policeand Fire departments, Dun-nellon High School AirForce Jr. ROTC, Scally’s,Dunnellon High and Middleschool marching bands,Queen of the RainbowDanielle Prinz, Little Ms.and Mr. Dunnellon, Dunnel-lon Animal Hospital, Dun-nellon Christian Academy,
Boys & Girls Club of Dunnel-lon, First United MethodistChurch Youth Group, CubScout Pack 469, DunnellonWomen’s Club, Viola Soffe,the Boomtown mayor, Crossat the River Cowboy Churchwith approximately 16 ridersand two rodeo clowns,Sepulveda’s ATA MartialArts, the Kiwanis AktionClub, the state Division ofForestry with Smokey theBear, Meeks/Eason Family,Dunnellon 4-H and the Mili-tary Vehicle PreservationAssociation.
Girl Scout Troop 379 willsell drinks, food and glownecklaces and reindeerheadbands during the pa-rade to raise money Wash-ington, D.C., for aonce-in-a-lifetime trip to the100th anniversary of GirlScouts celebration.
The judge’s station willagain be in front of theRiverland News, a commu-nity partner.
For information about theChristmas parade, call theDunnellon Chamber ofCommerce at 352-489-2320.
Marching startsat 5:30 p.m. on Saturday
“I love the music,” hesaid, in particular the vari-ety from jazz, Latin, salsa,rock, swing to slow waltz.“Here, I have to be inde-pendent. I love to hear allthe individuals play. It re-ally makes it easy to playmusic with each other andblend well.”
He said he went to a re-hearsal with other teensand they all joined thegroup.
What makes the EncoreBand different than theschool band is the influenceof the older people whohave much more experi-ence and he loves hearingabout all their connectionsand things they’ve done inthe past.
“It’s a very exclusivegroup, so we thought it wasreally cool and now we loveit,” said Ferguson, who willpursue music education inthe fall at a Florida univer-sity. “The people there arereally funny, especiallywhen they tell you about theold days. It’s cool.”
Tickets for Friday’s per-formance are $15 and can bepurchased at the door. Thethree-hour evening includesa complete chicken dinner,dessert and beverages.
“It’s a lot of music andsinging. They do a greatjob,” said Brenda Reid, Cal-vary Chapel event coordina-tor. “We have a dance floorfor them and they do theirmusic, usually about 2 to 2 ½hours.”
The band will share theprofits with the nondenomi-national church as they usethe facility free for weeklyrehearsals.
“It’s their way of givingback to the church,” Reidsaid.
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“The children love it, theyjust love it,” Booth said. “Wehave so many lights, somehave compared us to SilverSprings. Like I said, wecouldn’t ask for a bettergroup of volunteers.
“And Santa and Mrs.Claus are wonderful, they’rejust fantastic too. Theymake such a good couple. Icannot express enoughwords, how excited every-body is. I’m hoping theweather holds out.”
Be sure to stop by the Fel-burn Pavilion where therewill be plenty of entertain-ment and free cider pro-vided. The Friends ofRainbow Springs Gift Shopwill be open for holidayshopping enjoyment. Story-telling can be found in theGingerbread House, as wellas an extravaganza of lightsand food concessions will beopen.
This year, the “LightsOnly” event will be 6 to 8:30p.m.Dec. 26 and 27. Fees forthis special event are thesame as Santa over theRainbow; however, annualpasses will not be honored.
“The volunteers go run-ning out every night check-ing the lights, I’m surprisedthat we haven’t black out thetown,” Booth said. “Every
year, we get more and morelights.
“It’s like when everyonegets here, they get into thismagical mood. Your wholelife changes when you seeall of these lights, every-thing just changes. It’s justbreathtaking.”
$75 and third place will re-ceive $50. A commercial di-vision offers the winners’name on a large travelingtrophy and an advertisingcertificate donated by theCitrus County Chronicle.
Anyone wishing to entertheir boat at the lastminute may call ahead tomake plans to meet otherboats. Entries will be taken
up to the final minute. Allresidents are also invitedto attend a special awardspresentation at Magic Man-atee following the parade.Every participant will re-ceive a trophy.
“We are doing this forchildren and our local res-idents. It’s a tradition inHomosassa,” Olpinski said.
The boat parade is spon-sored by The Freezer andthe Citrus County Chronicle.
For information or toregister for the parade, callOlpinski at 352-302-5779.
ENCORE SWINGBAND
■ 11th annual ‘Swing inthe Holidays’
■ 6 p.m. dinner, con-cert, dancing.
■ Calvary Chapel, 960S. U.S. 41, Inverness.
■ Tickets are $15 at thedoor.
■ Call (352) 341-6616or (352) 726-1480.
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JULIE MANCINI/For the Chronicle
ABOVE: The visitor center atRainbow Springs State Parkis adorned with lights.RIGHT: Santa Claus visitswith a young girl last yearduring Santa Over the Rainbow. The event will continue this weekend.
Parade to roll into Dunnellon
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HOMOSASSA — The an-nual Christmas Celebra-tion of Lights featuring aspectacular, synchronizedlight and sound display inthe Garden of the Springsby Sebastian Hawes will ig-nite next week at the EllieSchiller HomosassaSprings Wildlife State Parkin Homosassa.
The seven-evening eventwill be from 5:30 to 9 p.m.Monday, Dec. 19, throughDec. 24 and open onceagain Tuesday, Dec. 27.Holiday lights, decorations,music and refreshmentswill create the perfect set-ting for the holiday won-derland.
The Miss-L-Toe Café willbe set up in the Garden ofthe Springs with a selec-tion of holiday refresh-ments. Emcee Joe Dubewill present special ap-pearances by nightly enter-tainers. They include:
■ Monday, Dec. 19 —Hearts to Hands DeafChoir.
■ Tuesday, Dec. 20 — Cit-rus Community ConcertChoir.
■ Wednesday, Dec. 21 —Sophie Robitaile and Tay-lor.
■ Thursday, Dec. 22 —
Cajun Night with CajunDave sponsored by NeonLeon’s.
■ Friday, Dec. 23 —Santa and Mrs. Claus willarrive with their animals tovisit with children.
■ Saturday, Dec. 24 —The Nature Coast Commu-nity Church candlelightservice in the Garden ofthe Springs.
■ Tuesday, Dec. 27 —After-Christmas Do-Wopparty with DJ Joe Dubewith special performancesby Elvis (Billy Lindsayfrom Tampa).
A donation of $3 foradults and $1 for childrenages 6 through 12 is sug-gested. Children age fiveand under are free.
For our visitors’ conven-ience, transportation willbe provided by tram fromthe Visitor Center parkinglot on U.S. 19 to the Westentrance on FishbowlDrive. For more informa-tion, call the park office at352-628-5343, ext. 1002,Mondays through Fridays.
Along with the park andFriends of HomosassaSprings Wildlife Park,other sponsors are the Cit-rus County Chronicle, Cit-rus 95.3 FM, Classic Hits96.3 FM, Fun Oldies 102.7FM, and WWJB 1450AM.
Lights, sounds filllocal state park
■ Crystal River Music inThe Park is looking for any tal-ented individuals or groupswho would be willing to per-form for two hours on the thirdSaturday of any month. All areinvited to audition. For moredetails, call 352-601-3506.
■ Woodview Coffee House,at 2628 Woodview Lane,Lecanto, in fellowship hall ofUnity Church of Citrus County,opens with a Talent Showcaseof area musicians, startingwhen doors open at 6:30 p.m.Featured performers appear at8 p.m. Admission $5 per per-son. Refreshments available. Inthe new season, WoodviewCoffee House will sometimesappear at the Old Courthouse inInverness. Featured seasonperformers and dates include:
● Jan. 6 — Rod MacDonaldat Unity Church FellowshipHall.
■ Jackie Mason, 8 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 7, at CapitolTheatre. Tickets cost $45 and$35. Call (727) 791-7400 orvisit www.atthecap.com for in-formation.
■ International concert or-ganist David Hart, 3 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 8, at First UnitedMethodist Church, 1126 E. Sil-ver Springs Blvd., (State Road40), Ocala. Admission is freebut a free-will offering will betaken. For information, call352-537-0207.
■ Gregg Allman, 8 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 14, Ruth EckerdHall. Special guest is Jaimoe’sJasssz Band. Reserved tickets$69.50, $42.50 and $35. Call727-791-7400. or visitwww.rutheckerdhall.com.
■ The Lennon Sisters,2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, Day-tona Beach Peabody Audito-rium. $43.50, $49.65.
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COMMUNITYPage C7 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE
Special to the Chronicle
The Cattle Baron’s BallCommittee for the 2012American Cancer Societyis planning its annualfundraiser for Feb. 11.The gala supports thelocal ACS, as well as con-tributes to research andadvocacy in the fightagainst cancer.
The evening will in-clude musical entertain-ment, games, activitiesand auctions, all to bringawareness to the missionof the American CancerSociety.
The theme for the 2012festivities will be Heart ofa Cowboy. There are manyareas where CitrusCounty businesses and in-dividuals can take part.
■ To reserve a table,seating eight, which in-cludes cocktails and din-ner, call 352-422-0356 oremail [email protected].
■ For businesses andindividuals wishing to be-come sponsors of thisevent, call 352-464-0983 oremail [email protected].
■ To contribute itemsfor the live and silent auc-tions, call 352-422-4438 oremail [email protected].
� Submit information at least two weeks before the event.
� Early submission of timely material is appreciated, butmultiple publications cannot be guaranteed.
� Submit material at Chronicle offices in Inverness orCrystal River; by fax at (352) 563-3280; or email [email protected].
� Notes tend to run one week prior to the date of anevent. Publication on a special day can’t be guaranteed.
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CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE
News NOTES
CongregationBeth Sholom
The public is invited to an outdoor HanukkahCandle Lighting and Celebration at 6 p.m. Tues-day, Dec. 20, at the Old Courthouse in down-town Inverness. There will be music, potatopancakes and doughnuts.
Hanukkah Shabbat Dinner — Join us for atraditional Shabbat dinner as we also celebrateHanukkah at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, in KellnerAuditorium. Greek salad/pita and dip, grilledsalmon, vegetarian lasagna with alfredo sauce,potato latkes with apple sauce and sour cream,dessert, beverages, wine/hallah are on themenu. Catered by Joe’s Family Restaurant. Costis $20 for adults; children younger than 13 eatfor $10. Deadline for RSVPs is Dec. 19. CallEileen at 352-637-3947 or [email protected].
The fall semester of the Etz Hayim Institute-Adult Education Program of Congregation BethSholom continues Monday evenings:
“Medieval Jewish History” covers 1,300 years asstudents gain an insight into how the Dark Ages inEuropean history was a period of “light” for Jewishhistory. Time is 7 to 8 p.m.; 20 sessions.
“Studies in Bible – The Writings (Part 2)” is asurvey course on seven books of the last sectionof the Bible — The Writings. Time is 8:15 to 9:15p.m.; 14 sessions.
Classes are open to the community. Eachclass is $5 per session, plus textbook. Registerby email to [email protected] or call 352-643-0995.
Congregation Beth Sholom with Hazzan Morde-cai Kamlot as cantor/spiritual leader, is the onlysynagogue in Citrus County and offers spiritedand participatory-style weekly Friday evening andSaturday morning Shabbat services, along with so-cial and cultural activities.
The address is 102 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills.Call 352-643-0995 or 352-746-5303.
Inverness SDASaturday Sabbath school starts at 9:10 a.m.;
Saturday Children’s classes begin at 9:30; Toddlerclass at 9:45; adult Bible study at 9:50 a.m.
Former Pastor Hershel Mercer will offer the ser-mon on “It is What it Is” at 11 a.m. Vespers will beat 5 p.m. in the sanctuary.
Prayer meeting is at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Thriftstore is open 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday. TheHealth Food Store is open 9 a.m. to noon and re-
opens again at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The HealthFood Store is also open after Vespers on Saturday.
The church is at 638 S. Eden Gardens, 4.5miles east of Inverness off State Road 44.
The church phone number is 352-726-9311.See www.sda-inverness.org.
at 11 a.m. Saturday. A fellowship luncheon will fol-low the service.
The adult Bible study begins at 9:15 a.m. Satur-day with a song service, followed by a short pro-gram and then main Bible study at 10 a.m.Classes for children are at 9:30 a.m.
The church is at 1880 N. Trucks Ave., west ofHernando; phone 352-344-2008.
Glad TidingsSabbath school begins at 9 a.m. Saturday with
song, then study at Glad Tidings Church. Divinehour follows at 11 a.m. Elder Zaremsky will bringthe “bread of life” this Sabbath. A vegan lunch willfollow.
Bible study is at 6 p.m. Thursday. Allare invited. CHIP (Coronary Health ImprovementProgram) alumni meet at 5 p.m. the first Mondaymonthly. Interested persons are invited.
For information, call Bob at 352-628-1743. Thechurch is at 520 N.E. Third Ave., Crystal River (be-hind the Gettin’ Place Pawn Shop).
Homosassa SDAThere will be a special Christmas program at the
11 a.m. divine service Saturday.The Sabbath school program at 9:30 a.m. will
be with Susanne Adams. Sabbath school studybegins at 10 a.m. with Andy Roberts on “Living bythe Spirit.” Sue Halstead will talk about “A ColossalCity in Space” at the 10 a.m. adult beginners Biblestudy class.
Men’s study group is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.Call Bob Halstead at 352-382-7753. The church
is at 5863 Cardinal St., Homosassa.
Advent HopeBible study is at 10 a.m. Saturday for all ages.
The worship service begins at 11:30 a.m. Afterthe service, there is a weekly potluck to which allare invited.
Vegetarian store is open from 10 a.m. to nooneach Wednesday. The church is at 428 N.E.Third Ave., Crystal River. Call 352-794-0071 orvisit online at www.adventhope church.com.
Religion NOTES
ReStores to closefor holidays
Habitat for Humanity Re-Stores in Inverness andCrystal River will close at 2p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Normalhours will resume on Satur-day, Dec. 17, from 9 a.m. to5 p.m.
Christmas week, bothstores will close at 1 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 24, ChristmasEve, and Saturday, Dec. 31,New Year’s Eve.
Habitat’s Crystal River Re-Store is at 7800 W. Gulf-to-Lake Highway; phone352-564-2300. Habitat’s In-verness ReStore is at 3685E. Forest Drive; phone 352-341-1800.
Drill team toappear in showBROOKSVILLE — Citrus
Stampede Rodeo 4-H DrillTeam will take part in the“Night of Amazing Horses”Saturday, Dec. 17, at Her-nando County Fairgrounds,Brooksville. The show beginsat 6 p.m.
In addition to the drillteam, there will be perform-ances by Loyal RepenskyRiders, Maverick the Won-derdog, Incredible Libertyand more.
For advance tickets, visitthe website at www.equine-extremist.com. Advance tick-ets are $8 for seniors andchildren; $13 for adults. Tick-ets at the door are $10 forseniors and children; $15 foradults.
Habitat to raisewalls for No. 74Habitat for Humanity of
Citrus County will raise thewalls on house No. 74 for theLozoya family at 8 a.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 17, at 8656 N.Buscetta Loop, Crystal River.Habitat volunteers, friends,family and everyone inter-ested in Habitat for Human-ity’s work are invited toattend and help.
For driving directions, callthe Habitat office at 352-563-2744, or visit the website atwww.habitatcc.org.
Sale to benefitRelay team
Inverness Relay For Life,Stevenson Family Team, willhave a yard/garage salefrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday,Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec.17, at 3708 S. College Ave.off South Apopka Avenue.
Many items will be avail-able including Christmasitems, household, knickknacks, linens, girls’ clothing,women’s clothing, CDs, cas-sette tapes, toys and books.
Absolutely no early birds.All proceeds go to AmericanCancer Society’s InvernessRelay For Life.
Inverness Relay For Lifewill be April 20, 2012. Teamare being recruited now. Toparticipate and for more in-formation, call the AmericanCancer Society at 352-637-5577 or 800-227-2345.
A Humane SocietyCENTRAL FLA.
Bailey
Special to the Chronicle
Bailey is a small, spayed,about 19-pound dog thatevery child should have in-stead of the tiny, very frag-ile little mini dog. She hasa great disposition, is lov-able, young, playful, sweet,patient, tolerant, forgiving,affectionate, housebroken,family oriented and loveskids, dogs and cats. Shewill enjoy the companion-ship of children of all agesand they will have a greatfriend in her, with whom togrow up. See Bailey andher Chihuahua friends at AHumane Society of CentralFlorida Pet Rescue Inc.’sweekly adoptions from 10a.m. to noon Saturdays atPet Supermarket, Inver-ness. Visit the website atAHumaneSoc i e t yPe tRescue.com.
Ball willbenefit
ACS Special to the Chronicle
Even though economic times arecausing budgets to dwindle, the givingspirit of the community is abundant.Join The Spot Family Center’s sev-enth annual Christmas Jam and cele-brate the reason for the season.
The Spot is at 405 S.E. Seventh Ave.in Crystal River in Jim LeGrone Park.The event dates are Dec. 23 and 24,from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m. both days.
You must register before 7 p.m. toparticipate.
The two-day event is free and in-cludes a special Christmas message ofhope and features live music, bounce
houses, clowns, Christmas crafts,popcorn, candy and more;groceries (while supplieslast) on Dec. 23;wrappedpresentson Dec. 24.Hot dinnersand bever-ages will beserved eachnight, and therewill be a free com-munity clothinggiveaway.
On Christmas Eve,all children receive
presents (donated during the Spot ToyDrive). All teens and adults alsoreceive a special Christmas gift.
To fund their mission, The Spotrelies on several partner busi-nesses, along with communitysupport and donations. TheSpot is still conducting the an-
nual Spot Toy Drive, and isrequesting new, unwrapped
toys to give to children onChristmas Eve at the Jam.
Call 352-794-3870 formore information about
donating, volunteering orattending the event.
Make a financial contribution to-ward the event by sending a checkpayable to The Spot Family Center,P.O. Box 2046, Lecanto, FL 34460.
Free toys, clothes, foodAnnual Spot center party to be Dec. 23, 24
■ Beverly Hills: Backyard Pool and Spa, Pinch a Penny (Beverly Hills Plaza).
■ Citrus Springs: Michael Paul Hair & Nail Studio.
■ Crystal River: The Spot Family Center, Advanced Family Hearing, Blackshears Aluminum, Citrus Equipment,Nature Coast Bank, Hometown Athletics, Advanced Health, Crystal River Church of God, ERA Suncoast Realty,King’s Bay Self Storage, TD Bank, Nails by Angela, Natalia’s Pizza & Pasta, TLC Rehab, Sandy’s Barber Shop,HomeTown Athletics and Orange Bank.
■ Hernando: Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters, Neapolitan Ice Cream Shoppe and Nature Coast Bank.
■ Dunnellon: TLC Rehab.
■ Homosassa: TLC Rehab, Twisters Design Studio.
■ Inverness: Dynabody Fitness Club, TD Bank, TLC Rehab, and Love Chevrolet.
■ Marion/Lake counties: Various TLC Rehab locations.
To designate your business as a drop-off location, volunteer to help or for more information, callEvelyn Vissicchio, program director, at 352-794-3870, or email her at [email protected].
TOY DRIVE DROP-OFF LOCATIONS:
Special to the Chronicle
Citrus Kia employees gather in front of a truckful of toys they collected for the area Toys for Tots drive. Toys will be col-lected at the dealership on U.S. 19 through Monday, according to General Manager Gary Sweigart.
Truckful of toys
Special to the Chronicle
The Hunger & Homeless Coalitionof Citrus County will host a Candle-light Memorial service at 6 p.m. Thurs-
day, Dec. 22, to remember the home-less who died this year.
The service will take place in frontof the Old Hernando School in Her-nando near the traffic light. All coali-
tions in the country join in this annualremembrance on the first day of win-ter. The public is invited.
For more information, call Jane at(352) 746-7416.
Candlelight memorial service set for Dec. 22
Lester B. Pearson, a formerCanadian prime minister andNobel Peace Prize winner whodied in 1972, said: “When you’respecial to a cat, you’re special in-deed; she brings to you the gift ofher preference of you, the sight ofyou, the sound of your voice, thetouch of your hand.”
That is so true. If you show a catwarmth and affection, the cat willreciprocate.
When signaling at the bridgetable, you show or deny preferencefor a particular suit. Earlier thisweek we looked at attitude signals.But we also have the suit-prefer-ence signal. It was originally de-vised by Hy Lavinthal to solve thistype of deal.
How should the defenders cardto defeat four hearts?
Despite 12 high-card points, the North hand, with its 4-3-3-3 distri-
bution, is worth only a game-invita-tion, not a game-force. And, yes,South might have made a slam-tryover three hearts. North could haveheld the spade ace-king, diamondking and club jack (or club short-ness).
West leads his singleton club.East wins with his ace and cannotbe sure that the lead is a singleton.However, it ought to be clear fromthe dummy that there is little pointin returning another suit. And justin case the lead is a singleton, Eastshould give a suit-preference signalwith his return. As his entry is inthe higher-ranking spades, not indiamonds, he should lead back theclub jack, his highest remainingclub.
West will ruff and, if enjoying oneof his more lucid moments, willshift to a spade. The second clubruff defeats the contract. Purr-fectdefense!
FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 16, 2011 C: Comcast, Citrus B: Bright House D: Comcast, Dunnellon I: Comcast, Inglis F: Oak Forest H: Holiday Heights
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Nightly Business Report (N) Å
PBS NewsHour (N) (In Stereo) Å Washington Week (N) Å
Florida This Week Great Performances The Little Mermaid From San Francisco Ballet The San Francisco Ballet performs. (N) (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å
Santana -- Live at Montreux
(WUFT) PBS % 5 5 5 5 16 World News Nightly Business PBS NewsHour (N) Å 3 Steps to Incredible Health! With Joel Fuhrman Washington W’k Need to Know American Stamp World News Tavis Smiley (N)
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Entertainment Tonight (N) ‘PG’
Extra (N) ‘PG’ Å Chuck Stopping a dangerous com-puter virus. (N) ‘PG’ Å
Grimm “Let Your Hair Down” Nick and Hank reopen a cold case. ‘14’
Dateline NBC (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å NewsChannel 8 at 11PM (N)
Tonight Show With Jay Leno
(WFTV) ABC ) 20 20 20 20 Eyewitness News at 6 (N)
ABC World News Jeopardy! (N) ‘G’ Å
Wheel of Fortune (N) ‘G’
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition “Rhodes Family, Part 1” (N) ‘PG’
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition “Rhodes Family, Part 2” (N) ‘PG’
20/20 Maternal health. (N) (In Stereo) Å
Eyewitness News at 11PM
Nightline (N) Å
(WTSP) CBS * 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 News, 6pm (N)
CBS Evening News/Pelley
Inside Edition (N) ‘PG’ Å
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
A Gifted Man (In Stereo) Å CSI: NY A food truck explodes at a festival. (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å
Blue Bloods “Friendly Fire” Danny shoots a cop. ‘14’ Å
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Late Show With David Letterman
(WTVT) FOX ` 13 13 13 13 FOX13 6:00 News (N) Å TMZ (N) ‘PG’ Å The Insider (N) ‘PG’ Å
“Happiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown” (2011) ‘NR’
Ice Age: Christmas
The Simpsons (In Stereo) ‘PG’
FOX13 10:00 News (N) Å FOX13 News Edge at 11pm
Access Hollywood (N) ‘PG’
(WCJB) ABC 4 11 11 4 15 News World News Entertainment Inside Edition Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 20/20 Maternal health. (N) Å News Nightline (N)
(WCLF) IND 6 2 2 2 2 22 22 The Place for Miracles: Your Hour of Healing ‘G’ Å
Word of Excellence
Great Awakening Life Today With James Robison
Fruit of the Spirit Great Awakening
(WFTS) ABC < 11 11 11 11 ABC Action News at 6 PM
ABC World News Wheel of Fortune (N) ‘G’
Jeopardy! (N) ‘G’ Å
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition “Rhodes Family, Part 1” (N) ‘PG’
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition “Rhodes Family, Part 2” (N) ‘PG’
20/20 Maternal health. (N) (In Stereo) Å
ABC Action News at 11 PM
Nightline (N) Å
(WMOR) IND @ 12 12 Family Guy ‘14’ Å Family Guy ‘14’ Å The Big Bang Theory ‘PG’
The Big Bang Theory ‘PG’
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Hunt for a con man’s killer. ‘14’ Å
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Exiled pedophile confesses. ‘14’
How I Met Your Mother ‘14’
How I Met Your Mother ‘14’
The Office ‘PG’ Å The Office ‘PG’ Å
(WTTA) MNT F 6 6 6 6 9 Love-Raymond Seinfeld ‘PG’ Family Feud Family Feud Monk (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å Monk (In Stereo) ‘PG’ Å Excused ‘14’ Seinfeld ‘PG’ Excused ‘14’ Scrubs ‘PG’(WACX) TBN H 21 21 21 The Faith Show The 700 Club ‘PG’ Å Variety Connection Jump Ministries Jewish Voice Wisdom Keys Gaither Gospel Hour ‘G’ Variety Tims Ministries
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The King of Queens ‘PG’
Two and a Half Men ‘14’ Å
Two and a Half Men ‘14’ Å
Nikita “Falling Ash” Nikita and Michael run into Owen. ‘14’ Å
Supernatural Sam suffers from hal-lucinations. (In Stereo) ‘14’ Å
Friends ‘PG’ Å Friends ‘PG’ Å The Simpsons ‘PG’ Å
According to Jim ‘PG’ Å
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Florida Naturally Crosswords Crosswords Hangin With the Homeless
Treasure Hunters Roadshow
Movie ‘MA’
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(A&E) 54 48 54 54 25 27 Criminal Minds “Mayhem” ‘14’ Criminal Minds “Soul Mates” ‘14’ “Stephen King’s Bag of Bones” (2011, Suspense) Pierce Brosnan, Melissa George. A troubled author communicates with his late wife. Å (AMC) 55 64 55 55 ››‡ “Mission: Impossible” (1996) Tom Cruise. ‘PG-13’ Å ›››‡ “The Aviator” (2004, Biography) Leonardo DiCaprio. Premiere. Howard Hughes produces movies and flies airplanes. ‘PG-13’ Å (ANI) 52 35 52 52 19 21 Fatal Attractions ‘14’ Å Fatal Attractions ‘PG’ Å Fatal Attractions (In Stereo) ‘14’ Fatal Attractions (N) ‘14’ My Extreme Animal Phobia ‘PG’ My Extreme Animal Phobia ‘PG’ (BET) 96 19 96 96 106 & Park: BET’s Top 10 Live ‘PG’ Å ››› “Undercover Brother” (2002) Eddie Griffin. Premiere. ‘PG-13’ ›‡ “King’s Ransom” (2005, Comedy) Anthony Anderson. ‘PG-13’ (BRAVO) 254 51 254 254 The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta ›››› “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991, Suspense) Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn. ‘R’ Angels-Demons
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(HBO) 302 201 302 302 2 2 ››› “Bend It Like Beckham” (2002) Parminder Nagra. A teen hides her soccer-playing from her strict parents. (In Stereo) ‘PG-13’ Å
24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road to the NHL Winter Classic ‘PG’ Å
The Life & Times of Tim
››‡ “The Adjustment Bureau” (2011) Matt Damon. A man battles the agents of Fate to be with the woman he loves. ‘PG-13’ Å
The Life & Times of Tim
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(LMN) 50 “James Patterson’s Sundays at Tiffany’s” (2010) Alyssa Milano. A woman’s imaginary friend from childhood returns as a man. Å
››‡ “Nothing Like the Holidays” (2008) John Leguizamo. Members of a Chicago family reunite for Christmas. ‘PG-13’ Å
“Under the Mistletoe” (2006, Drama) Jaime Ray Newman. A woman unwittingly enters a dating contest on a radio station. ‘NR’ Å
(MAX) 320 221 320 320 3 3 ››› “The Nutty Professor” (1996) Eddie Murphy. A plump scientist transforms himself into a svelte swinger. (In Stereo) ‘PG-13’ Å
››‡ “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (1997) Jeff Goldblum. An expedi-tion returns to monitor dinosaurs’ progress. ‘PG-13’ Å
Strike Back A double-cross involving Hasani. (In Stereo) ‘MA’ Å
Lingerie “The Morning After”
Life on Top “Vajazzled” ‘MA’
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Dear Annie: I’ve writtenyou before, but this time Ihit the send button.
I have three grand-children. One is bio-logically related, andthe other two are mydaughter’s stepchil-dren from two previ-ous relationships. Theolder child currentlylives with his father,who has an enormousfamily. The middlechild had no contactwith his father untilage 4, and then the dadre-entered his life andtripled his extendedfamily. They have lotsof money and want to make upfor lost time, so they shower thischild with gifts, toys, clothes andspecial trips.
We are dreading Christmas.The older boy will get lots of stufffrom his paternal family, and themiddle boy will get a huge wind-fall. But the youngest child willget only the small amount we canafford. I will spend the sameamount of money on all the chil-dren because I treat my grand-children the same.
The problem is, the two olderboys look down on the presentsfrom us because they aren’t asgood as what their paternalgrandparents purchase. And theyoungest boy feels slighted be-cause he doesn’t get as much ashis brothers do. The older boysaren’t told to share or stop beingselfish. How do we make sure allthree boys feel equal? — TryingTo Be Fair
Dear Fair: There is no way youcan compete with the other
grandparents, so please stop be-rating yourself or the boys for theinequity. Children enjoy pres-
ents, but they rarelyappreciate them be-yond the first few days.Instead of focusing onthe material, considergiving the grandchil-dren the gift of yourtime. There are plentyof free or inexpensivethings you can do witheach individual boythat will make himfeel special and loved.Present them with a“gift certificate” for,say, a Saturday at thezoo or the park, a
camping trip, a special dinner orvolunteering. Gear your gifts to-ward that particular child’s in-terests, and it will not onlybecome something they look for-ward to, but a way to create last-ing memories.
Dear Annie: I am a 72-year-oldman living in a senior citizenapartment complex. I’m fit, activeand in good health, and I still lovethe ladies. (They outnumber usabout 10 to one.)
I always behave like a gentle-man when I go out with a lady,and I get along fine with themuntil the subject of sex comes up.I am sensitive and don’t bring itup until we’ve been out a fewtimes and have gotten to knoweach other pretty well.
My question is: Why are olderwomen absolutely terrified ofsex? To me, it’s the natural thingto do after a relationship has pro-gressed to a certain point. I don’tget it. What are they afraid of? —Loveless in Spokane
Dear Spokane: They may beafraid you will be disappointedwith their aging bodies, they willfeel inadequate and unattractive,they may contract an STD, or youwill lose interest once you haveslept with them. But we suspectyou may be misinterpreting theirresponse. They may not be terri-fied, but rather repelled by theidea of sex. They enjoy the court-ing and cuddling, but that’s it.However, not all older womenfeel this way, so by all means,keep looking.
Dear Annie: Like “Baffled,” wealso had an issue with our neigh-bor when we installed the firstfence. The neighbor came outwith a ruler and was flipping itend over end to prove our surveywas incorrect.
We can laugh about this now,but at the time, it was ugly. Tell“Baffled” once the fence is estab-lished, the neighbor will get usedto it and perhaps, like our neigh-bor, will actually complimentthem on how nice the yard looks.They will soon learn the old say-ing, “Good fences make goodneighbors.” — B.T.D.T.
Annie’s Mailbox is written byKathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar,longtime editors of the Ann Lan-ders column. Please email your
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 C13CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE CLASSIFIEDS
813-1216 FCRNNaylor, Dorothy J. 2011-CP-767 Notice to Cred.
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFile No. 2011-CP-767 Division
IN RE: ESTATE OF DOROTHY J. NAYLORDeceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Dorothy J. Naylor, deceased, whose date of
death was September 22, 2011, is pending in the Circuit Court for Citrus County,Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 110 N. Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the per-sonal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file
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PUBLISHER’SNOTICE:
All real estate advertis-ing in this newspaper issubject to Fair Housing Act which makes it ille-
gal to advertise “anypreference, limitation
or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status or national origin, or an intention, to make such preference, limita-tion or discrimination. “ Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with par-ents or legal custodi-
ans, pregnant women and people securingcustody of children
under 18. This newspa-per will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.
Our readers are herebyinformed that all
dwellings advertisedin this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To
2br/2ba/2car.14 New Florida Av New roof, baths, appliances,
paint, flooring, Newer A/C $65,900. 352- 527-1239
Citrus Hills Homes
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Hernando Homes
Arbor Lakes, Gated Community 3/2/2 Split
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352-344-3700
Inverness Homes
3/2/2, I.G. &C.C.3k sf. new kit. lg closets,
CHA, firepl. on golf course $139K make of-fer, norealtors 726-0652
3BR, 3BA, Pool home, 2,000 sq.ft.
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Have it all! Inverness Highlands, S.Carol
Terrace. Huge 1 Fam-ily. Major updates
you’ll enjoy only in a new home. Owner
down sized, will ne-gotiate. In nature’s
paradise this 4 bed-room 3 bath on 2.8
acres fits a family with children who love to play explorer. Own deep well (no water
bills!), plus new whole-house water treatment system, 16x34 in-ground
screened pool with fountain and lights. New 2-zone energy efficient heat/cool;
new full attic R-30 in-sulation; new attic so-
lar fan; new ducts/vents; updated
bathrooms, 2 new AirMaster air cleaning units to remove dust, pollen, mold spores. Majestic trees. Extra long concrete drive-way. Watch the deer play from the lanai or living room window.
Newer (2002) Timber-line roof, ridge vents, 7 solar tubs thru out the house. Two hot
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Approx. 2700 sq ft un-der air. $209,900. Contact owner, 352-556-1510,
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BLUE PITBULLPuppies,
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(352) 287-0530BREEDING SUN CON-JURES PAIR I have a
beautiful pair of sun con-jures gorgeous colors they are proven pair
proven to me I’m asking I’m having to down size
my flock due to the econ-omy and lack of work I will not ship no checks
and no trades 352-270-4689
Chihuahua Puppybeautiful, silver/cocoa
color, friendly, shots and neutered, male
$350 obo(352) 419-4489
CKC SHIH TZU For sale: 9 month old CKC regis-
tered male Shih Tzu. Very playful, loves kids
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HERNANDO2/1½ Fresh & Clean, very quiet, scrn. por.
shady deck $475mo. fst & last (352) 400-2411
Hom 3/2 Large$650/$650 fireplace 503-6747,628-1928
HOMOSASSA 2/1Furn. 1 AC fncd.shed
deck,remodld628-5244HOMOSASSA
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Inv./Homosassa3BR and 4BR, C/H/A, $450 & $550 no pets,
1st, last, sec. 352-564-0578
C14 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 CLASSIFIEDS CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLEC14 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
Lien Notices
824-1216 FCRN12/29 sale
PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned in-tends to sell the vehicle(s) below under Florida Stat-utes 713.78. The under-signed will sell at public sale by competitive bid-
Lien NoticesLien Notices
ding on the premises where said vehicle(s) have been stored and which is located at Adam’s 24 Hr Towing, 6403 W. Homosassa Trail, Homosassa,Citrus County, Florida the following:DateOfSale:12-29-11
2005 Toyota VIN#
1NXBR32E75Z538358Purchase must be paid for at the time of sale in cash only. Vehicle(s) sold as is and must be re-moved at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement, between owner & obligated party.Dec. 16, 2011.
830-1216 FCRNPUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT - FAMILY DIVISION, KALKASKA COUNTYCASE NO. 11-4229-NA PETITION NO. 11422901
PUBLICATION OF HEARINGTO: ANGEL JOSE MARIANI
IN THE MATTER OF: ALEXANDER JOHN MARIANI (dob 8/18/2008)
A hearing regarding Bench Trial requesting termination of Angel Jose Mariani’s pa-rental rights, will be conducted by the court on February 24, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. in Kalkaska County Family Court, 605 N. Birch Street, Kalkaska, MI 49646, before Honor-able Lynne M. Buday.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Angel Jose Mariani, personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above.
This hearing may result in the termination of your parental rights
December 16, 2011.
Misc. Notices Misc. NoticesMisc. Notices
814-1216 FCRNVs. Tropila, Allen A. 2011 CA 3508 Notice of Action
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY,
FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISIONCASE NO. 2011 CA 3508
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUESTMORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES ARSI 2006-M3,
Plaintiff,vs.ALLEN A. TROPILA; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ALLEN A. TROPILA; THE BEVERLY HILLS HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION; INC.; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2, ET AL
Defendant(s)NOTICE OF ACTION - CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE
TO: THE BEVERLY HILLS HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., whose current place of business is unknown
THE CORPORATION IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property:
LOT 10, BLOCK 72, BEVERLY HILLS UNIT NUMBER FIVE, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGES 2 THROUGH 5, INCLUSIVE, PUBLIC RECORDS OFCITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written de-fenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 3010 North Military Trail, Suite 300, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 on or before January 9, 2012/ (30 days from Date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a de-fault will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this court at Citrus County, Florida, this 2 day of December, 2011.
BETTY STRIFLER, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT(SEAL)
BY: /s/ Kathy Stalbaum, DEPUTY CLERK
December 9 and 16, 2011.
815-1216 FCRNVs. Richard F. Gray heirs 092011CA002488XXXXXX Notice of Action
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 092011CA002488XXXXXX
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP,
Plaintiff,vs.THE UNKNOWN SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, CREDITORS, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST RICHARD F. GRAY, DECEASED; et al.,
Defendants.NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: THE UNKNOWN SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, CREDITORS, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST RICHARD F. GRAY, deceasedRESIDENCES UNKNOWN
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following de-scribed property in Citrus County, Florida:
LOT 149, GREEN ACRES, ADDITION NO. 5 UNIT NO. 3, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 86 AND 87, PUBLIC RECORDS OFCITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written de-fenses, if any, to it on SMITH, HIATT & DIAZ, P.A., Plaintiff’s attorneys, whose address is 2691 East Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306, (954) 564-0071, within 30 days from first date of publication, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorneys or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or peti-tion.
DATED on December 1, 2011.BETTY STRIFLER, Clerk of Courts, As Clerk of the Court
(Seal)By: /s/ Kathy Stalbaum, As Deputy Clerk
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needingspecial accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Clerk of the Court not later than five business days prior to the proceeding at the Citrus County Courthouse. Telephone 352-637-9400 or 1-800-955-8770 via Florida Relay Service.
December 9 and 16, 2011. 1183-97763
816-1216 FCRNVs. Murphree, Richard D. 09-2010-CA-002231 Notice of Action
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY,
FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO. 09-2010-CA-002231
FORECLOSURE ADVSIORS, LLCPlaintiff,
vs.RICHARD D. MURPHREE A/K/A RICHARD E. MURPHREE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OFRICHARD D. MURPHREE A/K/A RICHARD E. MURPHREE; TINA M. MURPHREE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF TINA M. MURPHREE; ALL THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, BENE-FICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIM-ING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST GLENN NEWTON CHAFFIN, DE-CEASED; ALMA MARIE ST. CHARLES F/K/A ALMA CHAFFIN; JUANITA M. JENNINGS;LUCILLE M. BUNNER; ALL THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN IN-TEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST ALBERTA A. MCDONALD LILES, DECEASED.; THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ALBERTA M. LILES, DECEASED; WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL, INC., F/K/A NORWEST FINANCIAL, INC.; UNKNOWN PERSON(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY;
Defendants.NOTICE OF ACTION
To the following Defendant(s):ALL THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES,
ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST GLENN NEWTON CHAFFIN, DECEASED.
(RESIDENCE UNKNOWN)
ALL THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES,ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY,
817-1216 FCRNVs. McLeish Sr., Leonard A. 09-2011-CA-003038 Notice of Action
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY,
FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISIONCase No.: 09-2011-CA-003038
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLCPlaintiff,
vs.LEONARD A. MCLEISH SR; DORIS M MCLEISH; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWNTENANT #2; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAME UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS,
Defendants.NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: Leonard A. Mcleish, Sr.; Doris M. McleishLast Known Address: 8122 N. Princess Avenue, Dunnellon, Florida 34433Current Address: UnknownPrevious Address: 52 Husted Lane, Newport, New Jersey 08345
ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAME UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTSLast Known Address: 8122 N. Princess Avenue, Dunnellon, Florida 34433Current Address: Unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the followingproperty in Citrus County, Florida:
LOT 26, BADGER ACRES, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST, CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA; COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 324, PLAT OF TOWNSITE OF CITRONELLE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 15, PUBLIC RECORDS OF CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA, THENCE SOUTH 00DEGREES 40’ 44” EAST ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF CHURCH STREET AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT A DISTANCE OF 232.75 FEET; THENCE WEST 782.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 420 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 100 FEET; THENCE WEST 220 FEET; THENCE NORTH 100 FEET; THENCE EAST 220 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT TO A 15 FOOT WIDE EASEMENT ON THE EAST BOUNDARY THEREOF FOR ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND UTILITY PURPOSES.
This property is located at the Street address of: 8122 N. Princess Avenue, Dunnellon, FL 34433
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written de-fenses on or before Jan. 9, 2012, a date which is within 30 days after the first publica-tion, if any, on Elizabeth R. Wellborn, P.A., Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 350 Jim Moran Blvd., Suite 100, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442, and file the original with this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney, or immediately thereafter; other-wise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or petition. This Notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the Citrus County Chronicle.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on November 28, 2011.BETTY STRIFLER, CLERK OF THE COURT
(COURT SEAL)By: /s/ Kathy Stalbaum, Deputy Clerk
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICAN’S WITH DISABILITIES ACT, If you are a person with disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entited, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Disability Coordinator at 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way;Melbourne, FL 32940; 321-633-2171; within 2 working days of your receipt of this writ; if you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8770. For other information, please call 321-633-1950.
December 9 and 16, 2011. 0719-29002
818-1216 FCRNVs. Borrero, Chad E. 2011-CA-002768 Notice of Action
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY,
FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISIONCase No.: 2011-CA-002768
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLCPlaintiff,
vs.CHAD E. BORRERO; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CHAD E. BORRERO; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAME UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS,
Defendants.NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: Chad E. BorreroLast Known Address: 6022 E. Wingate Street, Inverness, Florida 34452Current Address: Unknown
ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAME UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTSLast Known Address: UnknownCurrent Address: Unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the followingproperty in Citrus County, Florida:
LOT 6, BLOCK 409, INVERNESS HIGHLANDS WEST, A SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGES 19 THROUGH 33, PUBLIC RECORDS OF CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
This property is located at the Street address of: 6022 E. Wingate Street, Inverness,Florida 34452
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written de-fenses on or before Jan. 9, 2012, a date which is within 30 days after the first publica-tion, if any, on Elizabeth R. Wellborn, P.A., Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 350 Jim Moran Blvd., Suite 100, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442, and file the original with this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney, or immediately thereafter; other-wise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or petition. This Notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the Citrus County Chronicle.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on November 28, 2011.BETTY STRIFLER, CLERK OF THE COURT
(COURT SEAL)By: /s/ Kathy Stalbaum, Deputy Clerk
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICAN’S WITH DISABILITIES ACT, If you are a person with disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entited, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Disability Coordinator at 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way;Melbourne, FL 32940; 321-633-2171; within 2 working days of your receipt of this writ; if you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8770. For other information, please call 321-633-1950.
December 9 and 16, 2011.
819-1216 FCRNVs. Raffa, Dolores 09-2009-CA-006710 Notice of Action
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN
AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO. 09-2009-CA-006710
CITIMORTGAGE, INC. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.,
Plaintiff,vs.DOLORES RAFFA A/K/A DOLORES KUEFNER; JOSEPH F. KUEFNER; IF LIVING, INCLUDING ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SAID DEFENDANT(S), IF REMARRIED, AND IF DECEASED, THE RESPECTIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE NAMED DEFENDANT(S); MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC RESGISTRATION SYSTEM, INC.; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE;
Defendant(s).NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: JOSEPH F. KUEFNER;Whose residence are/is unknown.
YOU ARE HEREBY required to file your answer or written defenses, if any, in the above proceeding with the Clerk of this Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the plaintiff’s attorney, Law Offices of Daniel C. Consuegra, 9204 King Palm Drive, Tampa, FL 33619-1328, telephone (813) 915-8660, facsimile (813) 915-0559, within thirty days of the first publication of this Notice, the nature of this proceeding being a suit for foreclosure of mortgage against the following described property, to wit:
LOT 62, BLOCK B, INDIAN SPRINGS, UNIT 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOFRECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 73 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF CITRUS COUNTY,FLORIDA.
If you fail to file your response or answer, if any, in the above proceeding with the Clerk of this Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the plaintiff’s attorney, LawOffices of Daniel C. Consuegra, 9204 King Palm Dr., Tampa, Florida 33619-1328,telephone (813) 915-8660, facsimile (813) 915-0559, within thirty days of the first publi-cation of this Notice, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or petition.
DATED at CITRUS County this 28 day of November, 2011.BETTY STRIFLER, Clerk of the Circuit Court
(Seal)By /s/ Kathy Stalbaum, Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to par-ticipate in a proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of certain assistance. Please contact John Sullivan, ADA Coordinator for the Courts within 2
827-1223 FCRNVs. Hemer, Roberta L 09-2011-CA-003565 Notice of Action
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY,
FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO.: 09-2011-CA-003565
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC,Plaintiff,
vs.ROBERTA L HEMER, et al,
Defendants.NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD STUDENLast Known Address: UnknownCurrent Residence: Unknown
PATRICIA STUDENLast Known Address: 6360 South Lima Street, Citrus, FL 34446Also Attempted At: 209 South Shore Crest Drive, Tampa, FL 33609Also Attempted At: 5455 South Suncoast Boulevard, #62, Homosassa, FL 34446Current Residence: Unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the followingdescribed property:
LOT 24, BLOCK H, CINNAMON RIDGE, AS PER PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGES 35 AND 36, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
TOGETHER WITH A MOBILE HOME, PERMANENTLY AFFIXED AND SITUATED THERETO, UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED ABOVE.
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written de-fenses, if any, to it, on Marshall C. Watson, P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 1800 NW 49th STREET, SUITE 120, FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33309 on or before Jan. 17, 2012, a date which is within (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in the CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE ADA COORDINA-TOR, TELEPHONE (352) 341-6700, 110 N APOPKA AVENUE, INVERNESS FL, 34450, AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE, OR IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS NOTIFICATION IF THE TIME BEFORE THE SCHEDULED APPEAR-ANCE IS LESS THAN 7 DAYS. IF YOU ARE HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED, CALL 711.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 8 day of December, 2011.Betty Strifler, As Clerk of the Court
(SEAL)By: /s/ Kathy Stalbaum, As Deputy Clerk
December 16 and 23, 2011. 10-36969
828-1223 FCRNVs. Princess Link 2011-CA-4164 Notice of Action
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY,
FLORIDACASE NO. 2011-CA-4164
BRANNEN BANK, a Florida State Banking Corporation f/k/a THE BANK OF INVERNESS,Plaintiff,
v.PRINCESS LINK,
Defendant.NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: PRINCESS LINK PRINCESS LINKPost Office Box 419 and 3340 E. Lee DriveFloral City, FL 34436 Inverness, FL 34453
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a Mortgage and Note on the follow-ing described property in Citrus County, Florida:
Lots 94, 95, 96, 97 and 98, Block 88, INVERNESS HIGHLANDS UNIT NO. 4, according to plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, Pages 109 through 113, inclusive of the Public Records of Citrus County, Florida.
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your writtendefenses, if any, to it on Plaintiff’s attorney, DONALD F. PERRIN, Esq., DONALD F.PERRIN, P.A., Post Office Box 250, Inverness, FL 34451-0250 within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this notice, to-wit: on or before the 17 day of January, 2012, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s at-torney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
DATED this 7 day of December, 2011.BETTY STRIFLER, Clerk of the Court
(SEAL)By: /s/ Kathy Stalbaum, As Deputy Clerk
December 16 and 23, 2011.
829-1223 FCRNVs. Smith, Michael A. 2011-CA-003988 Notice of Action Foreclosure
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT OF THE 5th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR CITRUS
COUNTY,Case #: 2011-CA-003988 Division #:
Bank of America, National Association,Plaintiff,
-vs.-Michael A. Smith; Unknown Parties in Possession #1, If living and all Unknown Parties claiming by, through, under and against the above named Defendant(s) who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said Unknown Parties may claim an interest as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, or Other Claimants; Unknown Parties in posses-siono #2, If living, and all Unknown Parties claiming by, through, under and against the above named Defendant(s) who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said Unknown Parties may claim an interest as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, or Other Claimants
Defendant(s).NOTICE OF ACTION FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS-PROPERTY
TO: Michael A. Smith; ADDRESS UNKNOWN BUT WHOSE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS: 8748 East Moccasin Slough Road, Inverness, FL 34450
Residence unknown, if living, including any unknown spouse of the said Defendants, if either has remarried and if either or both of said Defendants are dead, theirrespective unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, andtrustees, and all other persons claiming by, through, under or against the named Defendant(s); and the aforementioned named Defendant(s) and such of the afore-mentioned unknown Defendants and such of the aforementioned unknownDefendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise not sui juris.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action has been commenced to foreclose a mortgage on the following real property, lying and being and situated in Citrus County, Florida, more particularly described as follows:
LOTS 16 AND 16A OF HARRISON’S GREAT OAKS, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 19 SOUTH, RANGE 20 EAST; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 33’ 50” WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAIDSECTION 15, A DISTANCE OF 1430.71 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF A COUNTY ROAD KNOWN AS THE MOCCASIN SLOUGH ROAD; THENCE NORTH 65 DEGREES 29’ 40” EAST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 547.06 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 5 DEGREES 38’ 40” WEST, 28.91 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY NORTH 65 DEGREES 29’ 40” EAST, 116.58 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 65 DEGREES 29’ 40” EAST 80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 1 DEGREE 11’ 30” EAST 199.63 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE WATERS OF A CANAL; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 30’ 50” WEST ALONG SAID WATERS A DISTANCE OF 80 FEET TO A POINT THAT BEARS SOUTH 0 DEGREES 56’ WEST FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 56’ EAST 172.69 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT TO A 5-FOOT EASEMENT ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY THEREOF; ALL LYING AND BEING IN CITRUS COUNTY,FLORIDA.
more commonly known as 8748 East Moccasin Slough Road, Inverness, FL 34450.
This action has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defense, if any, upon SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & GACHE, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, whose address is 4630 Woodland Corporate Blvd., Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33614 within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this notice, and file the origi-nal with the clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immedi-ately there after; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief de-manded in the Complaint.
WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 8 day of December, 2011.BETTY STRIFLER, Circuit and County Courts
(SEAL)By: /s/ Kathy Stalbaum, Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to par-ticipate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of cer-tain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator; 110 North Apopka Avenue, In-verness, Florida 34450; (352) 341-6700 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification of the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
December 16 and 23, 2011. 10-166296 FC01
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working days of your receipt of your notice to appear in Court at 352-341-6700. You can also use the online Florida State Courts System Title II ADA. Accommodation Re-quest Form. Once submitted, this will go to the appropriate ADA Coordinator in your county.
December 9 and 16, 2011.
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THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST ALBERTA MCDONALD LILES, DECEASED.(RESIDENCE UNKNOWN)
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the followingdescribed property:
LOT 15, BLOCK C OF GLEN FLORA ACRES, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION FURTHER DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:LOT 15, BLOCK C; COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF SECTION 29, TOWN-SHIP 19 SOUTH, RANGE 18 EAST, RUN THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 50’ 15” WEST 521.86 FEET, THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 06’ 24” WEST 354.27 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 38’ 00” WEST 699.66 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 38’ 00” WEST 234.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 20’ 10” WEST 301.11 FEET, THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 27’ 00” EAST 234.00 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 20’ 10” WEST 301.90 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.TOGETHER WITH: THAT SINGLE WIDE 1984 CLARK WELDING MOBILE HOME.VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: FLFL1AE087006414.
a/k/ 4245 W ROADRUNNER CT, HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA 34446
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your writtendefenses, if any, to it, on Kahane & Associates, P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff, whoseaddress is 8201 Peters Road, Ste. 3000, Plantation, FLORIDA 33324, on or before Jan. 9, 2012, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in the CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE and file the original with the Clerk of this Courteither before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise adefault will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No. 2.065.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with adisability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to provisions of certain assistance. Pleaseontact the Court Administrator at 110 N. Apopka Avenue, Inverness, FL 34450- 4299, Phone No. (352) 637-9853 within 2 working days of your receipt of this notice or pleading; if you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771 (TDD); if you are voice im-paired, call 1-800-995-8770 (V) (Via Florida Relay Services).
WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court this 28 day of November, 2011.BETTY STRIFLER, As Clerk of the Court
(SEAL)By: /s/ Kathy Stalbaum, As Deputy Clerk
December 9 and 16, 2011. 10-08272 FA
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825-1223 FCRNJames Sr., Raymond Vincent 2011 CP 000833 Notice to Cred. (Summ.Admin.)
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2011-CP-000833IN RE: ESTATE OF RAYMOND VINCENT JAMES, SR., ALSO KNOWN AS RAYMOND JAMES
Deceased.NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been en-
tered in the estate of Raymond Vincent James, Sr., also known as Raymond James, deceased, File Number 2011 CP 000833, by the Circuit Court for Citrus County,Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 110 North Apopka Avenue, Room 101, Inverness, Florida 34450-4299; that the decedent’s date of death was October 18, 2010; that the total value of the estate is $6,174.00 and that the names and ad-dresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:Name AddressJoanne Leuci 16 Asparagus Court, Homosassa, Florida 34446Phyllis James 16 Asparagus Court, Homosassa, Florida 34446Archie Dean 55 Middle Avenue, Shelton, Connecticut 06484ALL 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 Administraton must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PRO-BATE CODE.
ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL 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 December 16, 2011.
Person Giving Notice:Joanne Leuci
16 Asparagus Court, Homosassa, Florida 34446Attorney for Person Giving Notice:Tara M. O’Connor, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 0254680 O’Connor Law Group, P.A., 9743 U.S. Highway 19, Port Richey, Florida 34668 Telephone: (727) 841-6991Fax: (727) 841-8997 E-Mail: [email protected] 16 and 23, 2011.
826-1223 FCRNEdwards, Helen M. 2011-CP-000775 Notice to Cred.
PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CITRUS COUNTY,
FLORIDAPROBATE CASE NO. 2011-CP-000775
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HELEN M. EDWARDS,Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Helen M. Edwards, deceased, whose date of
death was October 9, 2011, is pending in the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Florida, Probate Division, File Number 2011-CP-000775; the address of which is 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, FL 34450. The names and addresses of the personal rep-resentative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is December 16, 2011.Personal Representative:
Mary C. Schlumberger6220 West Corporate Oaks Drive, Crystal River, FL 34429
Attorney for Personal Representative:Thomas M. VanNess, Jr., Esq. Florida Bar No. 0857750 1-352-795-1444VanNess & VanNess, P.A., 1205 N. Meeting Tree Blvd., Crystal River, FL 34429December 16 and 23, 2011.
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their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is December 9, 2011.Personal Representative:
/s/ David E. Naylor752 W. Olympia, Hernando, Florida 34442
Attorney for Personal Representative:/s/ Gregory G. Gay, Esquire Florida Bar No. 1692024 The Nature Coast Law Offices of Gregory G. Gay, P.A. 450 S.E. Highway 19, Crystal River, FL 34423Telephone (352) 794-0025 Fax: (727) 848-4466 E-Mail: [email protected] 9 and 16, 2011.
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