There’s an irony to it.In a statewide effort to protect people

from addiction, local doctors fear new legislation may hurt their patients.

Starting today, patients can only receive a three-day supply of Schedule II opiates for their acute pain. This includes, but isn’t limited to hydro-morphone, methadone, meperidine, oxycodone, fentanyl, morphine, opium, codeine and hydrocodone.

A physician can extend the pre-scription to seven days when deemed medically necessary.

The prescription limit is implemented by House Bill 21, which passed unani-mously through the state Legislature.

Area lawmakers supported the bill including Rep. Mike Grant (R-Port Charlotte).

“This is to limit the number of individuals who inadvertently got addicted to drugs as a result of a surgical procedure,” said Grant. Getting addicted “was never their intention to begin with.”

The main purpose of the bill was to combat the opioid epidemic.

The crisis was declared a national and state public health emergency in 2017. In 2016, 5,725 opioid-related deaths were reported in Florida alone, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A large percentage of those addicted to heroin or fentanyl began with a legal opioid prescription for a minor medical procedure, said David Thompson, the Charlotte Behavioral Health Care’s substance abuse program manager.

Patients reported to Thompson it took a very short time to become addicted this way: “When their pre-scriptions ran out they began to resort to friends and other sources to obtain similar drugs to keep from feeling sick or just to function.”

Some physicians, however, aren’t so pleased with the bill as it limits their ability to help their patients from being in pain.

“The provision that limited the prescribing abilities of physicians was excessive. I think it was counter-productive,” said Rep. Julio Gonzalez (R-Venice), who voted in favor of the bill. Gonzalez is also an orthopedic surgeon in Venice.

“In the end, I voted for the bill because I thought there were too many things in the bill that were very good and very positive that we may not be able to get again,” Gonzalez said.

‘Knee-jerk reaction’Dr. John Mason, a family physician

at the Sarasota Medical Center, said

he has seen patients get addicted.

“Normally we do something about it,” Mason said. “Anybody who’s been in real pain, imagine that all the time.”

The legislators have made it more difficult for physicians to take care of their patients and could cause people to be in agony, Mason said.

“It’s absurd,” Mason said. “It’s a state-imposed torture.”

Dr. Joseph Ravid, a primary care physician affiliated with Bayfront

Health Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda hospitals, said he feels the law was “a knee-jerk reaction carried out by non-physicians.”

Ravid, an associate professor at the University of South Florida School of Public Health, explained the new rules come from “legislatures that don’t really understand the scope and depth of this particular problem.”

The bill, according to Ravid, takes away a modality of treatments from those who need it. He said it paints everyone with the same brush, and “is horrific and heartbreaking.

“They need to let the doctors do our job. Who are they really punish-ing? The patient,” Ravid said.

This limit doesn’t apply to patients with cancer, a terminal condition, pain related to palliative care or with a traumatic injury with a severity score (ISS) of nine or higher.

Though the bill was implemented to mainly combat drug abuse and addiction, Ravid says the bill will mostly affect “grandma.”

Opioid prescription limit upsets some doctors‘State-imposed torture’

By LIZ HARDAWAYSTAFF WRITER

OPIOIDS: BY THE NUMBERS20: Charlotte County deaths6,500: Floridians who lost their lives57: Percentage of state’s drug-related deaths

attributed to opiods. More than the combination of cocaine, alcohol and alprazolam.

80: Percentage of Florida’s Morphine and Methadone deaths that were accidental

97: Percentage of state’s heroin deaths that were accidental.

Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement Medical Examiners Commission 2016 statistics

TOP 2017 PRESCRIPTIONS IN FLORIDA

Hydrocodone* 4,801,382 Oxycodone* 4,382,072Alprazolam 4,309,571Tramadol* 2,915,113Zolpidem 2,248,047*Opioid medications

Source: PDMP, Electronic-Florida Online Reporting

of Controlled Substances Evaluation

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THE BOTTOM LINECrowded waiting rooms at hospitals and medical offices, among

other challenges, could be in your future if some doctors are correct about the effect of a new law that debuts today.

Inside • Seniors who live with pain will now face tough decisions, Page 5 • Florida lawmakers ignited America’s heroin crisis, Page 5 • New Florida regulations, Page 4

WHAT DOES HB 21 DO?HB 21 takes effect today and does the following:• Three-day limit to schedule II prescription opioids used to treat acute pain. Does not apply to patients with cancer, a terminal condition, pain related with palliative care, or a traumatic injury with an injury severity score of nine or higher.• A seven-day supply can be allowed if the physician determines it medically necessary. • The state Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) must be consulted for every schedule II-V prescription. • All physicians with a Florida Medical License and a DEA license must complete a two-hour manda-tory CME course before January 31, 2019.

Source: HB 21, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

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The day David Tankersley died, his family wanted to save another life.

At just 34 years old, Tankersley didn’t wake up to his alarm for work on the morning of June 27.

Shocked and grieving from his unexpected passing, Tankersley’s family called area hospitals to ask about

donating his organs.“All the hospitals were

saying he is not eligible to donate because he died in the home,” said Tankersley’s uncle, Ken Jones.

It was a double hit. The family lost

their loved one, and wouldn’t be able to save another.

“My cousin needs a kidney,” Jones said hours after discover-ing his nephew had died.

“They’re probably going to be a match,” he said. “This is the stupidest policy.”

Organ donation criteria disappoints familyBy ANDREA PRAEGITZER

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Charlotte County resident David Tank-ersley, 34, suffered a stroke April 14 and after undergoing a thrombectomy at Sarasota Memo-rial Hospital, he expected to fully recover. He died at home unexpectedly on May 27.

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SIESTA KEY — As the rain poured, Karen Zannone’s new friend turned around and flashed a smile.

Zannone and James Barton had spent hours at the beach Sunday before the storm moved in. Now they were hustling back to Barton’s car, but neither minded the refreshing dousing.

“I remember him looking into my eyes and saying, ‘This is so great, I love the rain,’” Zannone recalled. “I said, ‘I love the rain, too.’ We were definitely hurrying

up to get back, but he was very happy.”

The rain began to fall harder as Barton walked a half step ahead of her. Suddenly, Zannone felt a shock and saw a flash of light. She was thrown backward.

Her body buzzing and paralyzed, Zannone looked up from the ground in time to see Barton standing still, frozen like a manne-quin. Then the 33-year-old Seffner plumbing contractor toppled over, face first, onto the sand.

“I thought I was dying,” Zannone said, sobbing as she recalled the moment, “but I thought, I have to help him. I can’t let this happen to him.”

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No one ever wants to be without something they may need to save their life. Unfortunately, many are finding themselves in this position because of an ongoing shortage of EpiPen auto-injector products in recent weeks.

The EpiPen auto-injector is widely used in the emergency treatment of allergic reactions from everything from bee stings to peanuts. The pen dispenses epinephrine which can stop the deadly symptoms of severe allergic reactions.

According to Mylan, the company that manufactures EpiPen,

the shortage is caused by “intermittent supply constraints”. This issue was confirmed May 9 by a supply notification from the FDA.

Limited supplies of EpiPens have been reported around the country since this time, leaving many with allergies unable to obtain a medicine that may be needed to save their lives in an emergency. Supplies of EpiPen products vary across different pharmacies and wholesalers.

Walgreens described supply constraints in Charlotte County as “a fluid situation” adding that they “are taking additional measures to

help meet current patient demand.”

If a particular store is out of stock other locations or pharmacies may still be able to fill EpiPen prescriptions. A pharmacist at one Charlotte County CVS, said the store had no issues filling recent EpiPen orders.

Mylan encourages patients in need of assistance in locating alternative pharmacies to contact the Mylan customer relations department at: 800-796-9526. Walgreens customers can contact their local stores before attempting to fill prescriptions to verify EpiPen availability.

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A body found in the Myakka River has been identified as David Wayne O’Ree, 50, of Venice.

O’Ree was reported missing by his girlfriend on Friday at 12:30 p.m., according to officials at the Sarasota County

Sheriff’s Office (SCSO). At 3:22 p.m., a boater

found O’Ree deceased, floating in the Myakka river, north of the bridge, the SCSO report released Saturday said.

O’Ree lived a little over half a mile from where he was found.

“I just don’t understand why this happened,” Ron

Hampson, a friend and neighbor of O’Ree, told Suncoast News Network. “I mean, he’s always out there. Something must’ve happened.”

O’Ree would have turned 51 next Sunday.

SCSO is currently working on an investigation with Florida Fish and

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The investigation is ongoing.

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MANASOTA BEACH — It’s been miserable on Manasota Key for a few weeks now.

When the wind blows, the strong stench of dead fish fills the air.

The usual sights of bikes riding in the road or walkers traveling to Englewood Beach were scarce Saturday morning and afternoon. The usual crowd of outdoor restaurant-goers weren’t enjoying dining near Englewood Beach.

And the true sign that red tide is still along the shoreline is that there were plenty of parking spots on Englewood Beach.

“This is the worst it’s been in the 33 years I’ve been coming on vacation here from Polk County,” said visitor Terry Phillips as he was launching his boat on the dock at Weston’s wannaB inn on Manasota Key. “We usually fish in Englewood. We live for this, but there’s just no way to do it today here. It’s too hard to breathe with the dead fish smell. We are going to try Pine Island.”

Red tide — Karenia brevis — is a naturally occurring organism. Researchers deem natural, background counts of red tide as levels of 1,000 cells or fewer per liter of water.

In higher concentrations, the algae can cause respiratory irritations and other ailments, as well as

triggering fish kills.For lifelong Englewood

residents Dan and Nikki Kiehl, the red tide outbreak is impacting their young children and their summer activities.

“It’s very hard to breathe,” Nikki said. “Our 2-year-old daughter has had to have a nebulizer and two different types of medicine for the last month.”

The children played on a Slip ‘N Slide in front of their home on Manasota Key Saturday.

“This is the first day we’ve been able to enjoy being outside for a little while,” she said. “We’ve spent a lot of time stuck in the house this month. We’ve been studying what’s going on with red tide because it has hit so early this year. I think Hurricane Irma (on Sept. 10) may have stirred up sediment, then the fertilizer and pesticides may have all hit the water.”

The couple also

believes water released from Lake Okeechobee’s algae blooms are polluting local waterways.

“It’s toxic water in Lake Okeechobee and it’s come our way,” Dan said. “It’s got to be killing business here and on Boca Grande. The restaurants aren’t as busy as they usually are leading up to the Fourth of July. I’m not sure how much fun it’s going to be for people trying to watch fireworks near the beach that’s filled with dead fish. It’s affecting birds, sea turtles, a ton of snook, lots of snook, Goliath grouper, sea turtles and even some dolphin. You

know when it affects fish that large something is really wrong.

“I think people should pay attention to people who are running for office like Adam Putnam (for governor),” he said. “Some of these candidates are taking money from the sugar cane folks. It impacts our waterways. There’s about 1 million people who are impacted by red tide. We want the politicians to do something about it. Too many candidates are taking big money from lobbyists and our environment is suffering. I’ve been paying attention

to what’s being written on the Everglades Trust Facebook page and Bullsugar.org because they are paying attention to the toxins coming from Lake Okeechobee.”

From January to June 22, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed seven manatee deaths

caused by red tide and another 51 where red tide was suspected as the cause of death.

“We need clean water,” Dan said. “I’m going to spend July 4 here with dead fish and fireworks. It’s never been that way before.”

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Red tide makes weekend beach visits stinkBy ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICHCOMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR RED TIDE REPORTS

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission encourages the public to report red tide conditions or any fish kills to its hotline at 800-636-0511. The public can call 866-300-9399 to hear recorded reports of red tide throughout the state. More information about red tide can be found at myfwc.com/research/redtide or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FLHABS.Mote Marine Laboratory assists the state with tracking red tide and reports on “beach conditions” at visitbeaches.org.

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Dead fish litter Manasota Beach not far from homes, apart-ments and rentals.

Dead fish washed up near homes on Manasota Key Saturday.

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The limit will affect the patient “who’s been on a narcotic for so many years,” Ravid said. “The physician created a dependent patient on a narcotic. (It is) going to be det-rimental to her overall wellbeing.”

Some Charlotte pa-tients are already trying to wean off existing opioid dependencies.

“People that have been on these opiates for long periods of time cannot just stop abruptly without ex-periencing significant withdrawal symptoms,” said Dr. Dan Smith, an anesthesiologist running Liberate Physician Centers in Port Charlotte, which assists qualifying patients in obtaining medical marijuana.

When patients go through withdrawal, “feel like they have the worst flu possi-ble,” said Dr. Eugene Pereira, director of pain management centers in Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Systems. Though the process isn’t life-threatening, patients have no motivation to get out of bed, their bones ache and they feel completely lethargic. Patients will also experience diar-rhea and vomiting.

Ravid said patients will feel like they have ants crawling under their skin. He said it’s 24 to 48 hours of “pure hell.”

Along with helping patients through withdrawal, Smith says medical mari-juana patients report having a better mood, sleeping better, being less anxious, and the typical elderly patient feel more like their “old self.”

“The FDA has not shown the responsibil-ity and the leadership to have (CBD and some canabanoid derivatives) studied,” Gonzalez said. “I think that is one of the most important priorities the FDA needs to do in combating this narcot-ics crisis.”

However, medicinal

marijuana doesn’t work for everyone. Though Smith’s patients av-erage an age of 60, Smith says there is still a social stigma that restricts some patients from pursuing relief with the medicine.

ImplementationPhysicians anticipate

that the initial imple-mentation of HB 21 will be “hectic,” Gonzalez said.

Technically, patients can come back to see their doctors every three days for a new prescription, leading to more patients filling waiting rooms and doctor’s schedules. Gonzalez fears patients will flood the emergen-cy rooms to manage their pain, when they otherwise wouldn’t have needed to.

But for those who will suffer in pain, Pereira thinks the definition of suffering altogether has to change. When undergoing surgery, the patient needs to be told they will have pain: “We have to be realistic.”

Pereira thinks pre-ventative care needs to be taken more seri-ously, so that patients will have to go through these elective surgeries, such as hip and knee replacements, less often.

HB 21 also requires all physicians with a Florida Medical License and a

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license who are au-thorized to prescribe controlled substances, to complete a two-hour course before Jan. 31, 2019.

“All of a sudden I need to take a course to dispense a medication that I’m already dis-pensing,” Ravid said.

According to Ravid, the Florida Medical Association (FMA) was fighting HB 21 “tooth and nail” but “all of a sudden they decided to agree with the legislators.”

An online version of the course offered on the FMA website requires FMA mem-bers to pay $25 and non-members pay $75.

“They sold us,” Ravid said.

Physician and Avon Park Republican Rep. Cary Pigman has told floridapolitics.com that the support is tied to medical associations offering the course, which will bring in

revenue of at least $4 million over two years.

But FMA General Counsel Jeff Scott rejected that assess-ment, calling Pigman’s assertions “absurd.”

HB 21 also requires doctors to consult the state Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) before supply-ing an opioid.

With so much infor-mation and publicity in the mainstream, loved ones of addicts often wonder what caused someone to form such a dangerous addiction.

Opiates “don’t take your pain from you. They remove you from the pain,” Pereira said.

This is what has pulled in so many people and gripped a third of Americans to abuse prescription pain relievers, accord-ing to the Center for Disease Control and

Prevention’s 2017 Drug Surveillance report.

“Patients feel a sense of detachment. (Opiates) take them away from that reality,” Pereira said. If “you’re unhappy, then that can be used as an escape.”

Before the PDMP was implemented in 2009, nationwide pain pill prescriptions were running rampant. Even in 2017, oxycodone

and hydrocodone still made up a quarter of all prescriptions in Florida, according to the PDMP’s 2017 Annual Report.

“The problem was so big,” Gonzalez said.

It was important the Legislature do something “about this incredibly life-threaten-ing problem,” he said.

Email: lhardaway@sun-herald.com

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WHAT IS ACUTE PAIN?Acute pain means the normal, predicted, physiological, and

time-limited response to an adverse chemical, thermal, or mechan-ical stimulus associated with surgery, trauma, or acute illness.

This is affected by a law’s new opioid prescription restrictions. However, acute pain is not related to: • Cancer. • A terminal condition, progressive disease or medical or surgical

condition that causes significant functional impairment. This is not considered by a treating physician to be reversible without the administration of life-sustaining procedures, and will result in death within one year after diagnosis if the condition runs its normal course.

• Palliative care to provide relief of symptoms related to an incurable, progressive illness or injury.

• A traumatic injury with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) of nine or greater. An ISS is a scoring system used in trauma centers to assess the severity of multiple injuries. The score can range between 0 and 75.

• Chronic non-malignant pain unrelated to cancer that persists beyond the usual course of disease, or an injury that is the cause of the pain, or more than 90 days after surgery.

Once the pain is not considered acute, there are no restrictions for opioid prescriptions.

Source: HB 21

OTHER STATESNot many states have limited

opioid prescriptions. A bill similar to Florida’s

passed by Kentucky’s state legislature, House Bill 333, hasn’t seen any significant effects yet after becoming law in November 2017.

Mike Rodman, the executive director of Kentucky Board of Licensure, said it’s too early to tell.

Van Ingram, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, says the legislation will certainly decrease availability of opiates altogether.

In May 2017, Minnesota governor Mark Dayton signed SF 2a into law. This limits opioid

prescriptions to four days for acute dental or refractive eye surgery pain.

Minnesota also finalized guidelines for prescribing opiates in May of this year. The guidelines recommended that doctors prescribe the lowest effective dose when used to treat acute pain. Doctors are also recommended to keep close tabs on patients after these prescriptions and avoid prescribing opioids altogether for chronic pain patients, Minnesota Public Radio News reports.

However, doctors are not required to follow these guide-lines, the Minnesota Medical Association said. Prescription

Compiled by Sun staff writer Liz Hardaway

FUNDING BREAKDOWNThe new law adds more than

$53.6 million in funding, which with additional money promised in the budget, totals about $65 million dedicated to fighting the opioid epidemic.

The money includes:• More than $27 million in federal

funding from the Opioid State Targeted Response Grant appropriated to the Florida Department of Children and Fami-lies. This grant was the second year of

money promised under the 21st Century Cures Act through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant program.

• More than $14.6 million yearly for enhancements to the substance abuse system of care given to the Florida Department of Children and Families for community-based services, including additional residential treatment beds, outpatient treatment and case manage-ment, emergency room treatment and follow-up, peer recovery support services

and targeted outreach for pregnant women with substance abuse disorders.

• $5 million yearly to the Florida Department of Health to provide naloxone for first responders.

• $6 million yearly to the Office of State Court Administrator for medication-as-sisted treatment for opioid addiction.

• More than $990,000 to enhance the Florida Prescription Drug Monitoring System. The system will receive $873,000 a year in subsequent years.

Source: Tribune News Service

STATE LAWS TAKING EFFECT TODAY

Gov. Rick Scott signed 234 including HB 21 and vetoed 11 of the 245 bills passed by the Florida Legislature in its regular and special sessions this year. Here is a sampling:

Everglades reservoirSB 10 allows for the creation of

a massive reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. It’s to be built on 31,000 acres of state-owned land at a cost of $1.5 billion. Proponents, including Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, believe the reservoir will serve the dual purpose of sending more water south into the Everglades while preventing further pollution of the St. Lucie River,

near Stuart, and the Caloosahatchee River, near Fort Myers.

Religious expression in public schools

Public schools are required to allow children to pray and to treat coursework that includes religious elements the same as the school would consider secular work. SB 436 also allows school personnel to join in with student-led prayer. Another new law, HB 989, allows any county resident — not just a parent of a child at a school — to object to textbooks and other class materials used in a school.

Drones and robotsFlorida becomes the fourth state to

regulate commercial deliveries by drones

and “land-based personal delivery devices,” such as robots. HB 1027 essen-tially adds personal delivery devices to the list of vehicles allowed to operate on sidewalks, such as bicycles. It also adds commercial delivery to the allowed uses for drones. This opens the door for major delivery companies such as Amazon to begin delivering goods to people’s doors using unmanned drones and robots.

BoatingBoaters have to follow new rules

about where they can anchor or moor their boats. HB 7043 sets specific distances boats can anchor near marinas, yacht facilities and public moorings. Some marina owners have long complained about vessels anchored too closely to marinas. The law also

gives local governments the right to regulate live-aboard vessels, which some residents have said are cluttering some waterways. A separate bill, HB 711, lowers vessel registration fees for boats that have emergency location devices. That bill comes after two 14-year-old boys, Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, disappeared at sea off the coast of Jupiter Inlet two years ago.

EducationHB 7069 offers 274 pages and

$419 million worth of new school programs and funding. It mandates 20 minutes of daily recess for grades five and under and requires students be allowed to have sunscreen on school campuses. The law requires school districts to give charter schools some of

the money they take in from property taxes and features a $140 million fund to entice charter schools to open near failing traditional public schools.

Criminal history recordsFloridians won’t have to pay to have

an arrest mugshot removed from a publication or website. Websites that run mugshots and then charge a fee to remove them have been especially problematic in Florida. The state’s broad public records law has allowed sites to post millions of mugshots online, then charge to have them removed. SB 118 also creates a public record exemption for all arrest records in which the person arrested is subsequently found not guilty or the charges dismissed.

Source: Sun-Sentinel

GRAPHIC FROM PDMP

Prescribing rates for opioids in Florida per 1,000 people in 2017 from the Electronic-Florida Online Reporting of Controlled Substances Evaluation.

TOTAL OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS

1999: 8,0482000: 8,4072001: 9,4922002: 11,9172003: 12,9392004: 13,7552005: 14,9172006: 17,5452007: 18,5152008: 19,5822009: 20,4222010: 21,0882011: 22,7842012: 23,1642013: 25,0502014: 28,6472015: 33,091

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

TOTAL OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OPTIMISTIC

Area law enforcement are hopeful this bill will deter the illegal trafficking of opiates.

Ron Beck, 38, a detective for the Charlotte County Sheriff ’s Office narcotics unit, said when he started his position five years ago, it was really easy to buy prescription drugs off the streets.

Over 1,000 arrests have been made since 2010 by the Charlotte County Sheriff ’s Office for oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine and methadone alone.

Usually dealers get these drugs through their own family members, or the dealer will solicit three or four elderly

people and pay them off for a full prescription, Beck said.

With this new limit being imposed, drug dealers have personally told Beck it’s going to be harder to find these pills.

“I think it’s going to totally change up the game,” Beck said.

Due to the increasingly limited number of legitimate prescription drugs available to the public, Beck said, some drug dealers have gotten their hands on pill presses.

These allow drug dealers try to create seemingly identical oxycodone pills to sell to customers, with the same inscription and shape.

However, Beck said, dealers can lace dangerous opiates such as fentanyl into these pills.

Compiled by Sun staff writer Liz Hardaway

The Sun /Sunday, July 1, 2018 www.yoursun.com E/N/C Page 5 LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS

The Palm Beach Post is out with a devastating series of stories about Florida’s role in America’s heroin crisis, citing little-seen data and inter-views with officials from around the country.

And few people look worse in it than Florida legislators — including Marco Rubio — for waiting a decade to crack down on dirty doctors and pill mills.

Post investigative reporter Pat Beall writes that their failure to act fed the nation’s appetite for pills, making the nation’s heroin crisis that much worse when Florida finally cracked down, in 2011.

The stories are filled with nuggets about the history of Florida’s opioid crisis and how it was viewed by officials in other states.

The series can be found at the heroin.palmbeach-post.com web site, but here are three highlights:

1. Marco Rubio killed a critical prescription drug monitoring program over “politics.”

Florida had the chance to implement a program that would track over-prescribing by doctors — considered a “silver bullet” against pill mills — but one person blocked it in 2002, early in the opioid crisis, according to the Post:

“And there was one per-son who was responsible,” said former state Sen. Burt, now an Ormond Beach insurance executive. “And it was Marco Rubio.”

A rising state lawmaker in 2002, now-U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio had the clout to make or break the legislation. He had been one of two state House majority whips and was on the fast track to becoming House speaker.

Rubio didn’t kill the 2002 bill out of opposition to prescription monitoring.

It was politics.That year, Rubio

favored a bill changing the Miami-Dade County charter, which failed to

pass because of a single “no” vote in the Senate. Burt cast the vote.

Angered by what he saw as Burt’s betrayal, Rubio killed the prescription drug monitoring bill.

“When I found out he broke his word, it made the choice easy,” Rubio told The Miami Herald.

It’s not clear whether the bill would have passed the Legislature anyway, and Rubio was hardly the only one who stood against it — lawmakers didn’t roll out the program until 2011.

From 2002 to 2011, 35,000 Floridians would die after taking prescrip-tion opioids, the Post writes.

2. Kentucky went berserk when Rick Scott considered stopping the drug monitoring database in 2011.

Gov. Rick Scott consid-ered stopping the data-base’s rollout in 2011, and officials in Kentucky nearly lost it.

As much as 60 percent of the illicit oxycodone in Kentucky state flowed

from Florida, the Post writes, and Kentucky Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo proposed erecting bill-boards at the Florida line: “Welcome to the Oxy Tourism Capital of the World.”

Federal lawmakers tried to intervene:

U.S. House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers, also from Kentucky, twice wrote Scott. “Canceling Florida’s prescription drug mon-itoring program is equal to firing firefighters while your house is ablaze,” he wrote.

And a small-county Kentucky sheriff was convinced Scott was on the take, and was warned to be quiet about it:

In Greenup County, an infuriated Keith Cooper told a reporter, “In my opinion, (Scott’s) getting money from somewhere. He has to be.”

A few days later, recalled Cooper, “A lieutenant with the state police I’d been talking to down there called me, said, ‘Man, just

a head’s up: I wouldn’t come to Florida.’”

The database was saved by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who convinced Scott to leave it alone.

3. Florida’s drug data-base curbed overprescrib-ing – and led to heroin deaths across the country.

Much has been made about the arrests of pill mill doctors, but the Post’s reporting suggests that the prescription drug monitor-ing program was the real reason that prescription opioids became hard to come by.

“When we look back at when the line (of heroin admissions) started going up, the prescription monitoring database is the inciting event,” Dr. Hansel Tookes, a former ER doctor-turned-professor at the University of Miami, told the Post.

And Florida’s crackdown was felt across the nation:

Little-noticed DEA reports and federal court records show that by 2010, South Florida was a reliable oxycodone supplier to

users and traffickers not only across the Southeast, but also in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions, an area encompassing half the United States.

And when Florida finally began shutting down its pill mill pipeline, users and addicts there did exactly what users and addicts did in Florida: They turned to heroin.

Academic studies, news reports and government agencies all have lauded the success of this state’s overdue efforts to shutter its pill mills.

None has documented — or even suggested — what The Post found: East of the Mississippi, as Florida-supplied oxyco-done began disappearing, deaths tied to that and similar drugs started falling.

And simultaneously, deaths linked to heroin started rising.

And as a reminder, Florida lawmakers still have not done much to help with the heroin crisis.

Report: Florida lawmakers, including Marco Rubio, ignited America’s heroin crisis

By LAWRENCE MOWERHERALD/TIMES

TALLAHASSEE BUREAU

Editor’s note: The writer, emeritus professor of government at USF St. Petersburg, composed this a few days before the Legislature approved HB 21.

“Yes, I need pain meds” was the headline on an essay I wrote for the Perspective section of the Tampa Bay Times three years ago. That article generated a response like nothing else I had ever published.

I don’t know if readers reacted to that headline or to the version that accompanied my column on the Times’ website: “Help Floridians who have chronic pain get the meds they need.” But more than 400 individuals emailed or wrote to me describing the problems they encoun-tered in getting pain meds they needed. Perhaps they found a kindred spirit. I am one of them. I have had chronic pain for more than half a century.

Just a few years ago, Florida had a massive problem with drug abuse due to the growth of “pill

mills.” So many out-of-state residents flocked to Florida to get easy access to opioids that I-275 was labeled the “Oxy Express.”

In 2010, 650 million oxycodone pills were pre-scribed in Florida, enough for 34 pills per resident. That same year, 98 of the top 100 doctors dispensing oxycodone resided in Florida. Deaths from overdoses skyrocketed.

To combat the prob-lem, Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi established the Florida Regulatory Drug Enforcement Task Force. Florida cracked down on drug manufacturers and pharmacies responsible for the distribution of hundreds of millions of pills to the pill mills. The state also arrested 3,742 people, including 67 phy-sicians, seized more than $10 million in cash and shut down 254 pill mills.

The Legislature passed a law requiring that only certified pain specialists could prescribe Schedule I and II controlled sub-stances. As a result of these actions, the number of oxycodone pills distributed in Florida was cut by more

than half. Where 98 of the top 100 doctors prescribing oxycodone lived in Florida in 2010, by 2013 only two of the top 100 prescribers were Floridians.

Now the governor and Legislature want to impose a three- to seven-day limit on opioids, even though studies indicate that less than one-third of opioid abusers got their drugs from a doctor. They may be attacking an issue that is not the primary problem associated with drug abuse.

Of the 63,000 drug deaths in 2016, 19,000 were related to fentanyl. Much of the fentanyl is illegally imported from China, and the drug is mixed with heroin or other illegal drugs. Heroin accounted for another 15,500 deaths. Pain meds accounted for 14,500 deaths, but a majority of these were not from doctor-prescribed opioids.

A three- to seven-day limit on pain meds will be especially burdensome for Florida’s senior citizens. Instead of seeing a doctor once a month, they will now have to see the doctor from four to 10 times a month. Doctors will not

be able to deal with the tremendous increase in patient visits.

Many pain patients are elderly and will have problems getting to the doctor’s office every three to seven days. Paying for all of these extra visits is another burden that many Florida residents will be unable to afford.

The three- to seven-day policy means that many Floridians will no longer be able to visit friends and family in another state. Do I visit the grandkids or do I stay home to get my meds?

Many retirees look forward to travel, especially overseas. This is now out of the question. It’s hard to visit Europe or Australia if you have to be back to see your doctor in three to seven days.

Many Floridians will face one of three choices, and none of them are good.

First, those who can will move to another state with less restrictive policies. Few individuals can afford this option, but those who can will likely move.

Option two is that many Floridians will turn to illicit drugs. Dr. Sarah Wakeman, a physician at

Massachusetts General Hospital, notes that “more people are buying drugs on the illicit market now because they can’t find the opioids they were used to getting.”

A third option is that some will end their lives. It doesn’t take long to search the literature of pain patients to find stories about those who commit suicide rather than endure constant pain and with-drawal because they can’t get their pain meds.

The Legislature needs to crack down on abuses by

drug companies and those who sell illegal drugs, and not on Floridians who have a documented need for pain meds.

Both Democrats and Republicans have insisted that government not interfere with the doctor/patient relationship, but that is exactly what is happening. I did not vote for my legislator to be my doctor. I already have one.

Darryl Paulson is emeri-tus professor of government at USF St. Petersburg specializing in Florida politics and elections.

On pain meds, I don’t need the Legislature to be my doctor. I already have one.

By DARRYL PAULSONTAMPA BAY TIMES

AP PHOTO

Florida Governor Rick Scottseen here at a news conference last year. Are politics in play with the new opioids law?

OBITUARIESENGLEWOOD

Robert William Brockell, II

Robert William Brockell II, 52, passed away on June 26, 2018, with his

loving family at his side.

He was born on August 8, 1965, in New

York, New York to Robert William Brockell and Janice Lopez-Surma.

His hobbies included cars, comics and collect-ing football cards.

Robert was a commu-nicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church.

He is survived by his wife, Dargis Brockell of Port Charlotte, Fla.; two daughters, Brianna and Alexa Brockell both of Tallahassee, Fla.; his mother, Janice Lopez-Surma of Fleming, Georgia; stepchildren, Nicole Rodriguez and Armando D. Gonzalez

both of Port Charlotte, Fla.; and a sister, Gini Nichols and nephew, Dawson Nicholls, nieces, Kagen, Jimi and Maci Nicholls of Richmond Hills, Georgia; Titi: Jeanette and uncle, William Boyle; uncle, Paul Lawrence Lopez and Titi: Mary Lopez and his faithful companion, Vito.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, July 6, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 5265 Placida Rd. Grove City.

In lieu of flowers the family requests contri-butions in Mr. Brockell’s name to H. Lee Moffit Cancer center & Research Institute 12902 Magnolia Dr. Tampa, FL 33612-9497.

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Let’s take bikesoff public roads

Time for Deutschto call it quits

Please supporta local merchant

Not enough about Krauthammer

Make Americathink again

Editor:Sad that so many people

use our public roads for their exercise and pleasure bike riding. The increasing number of deaths and injuries will probably continue to rise. While there are no good reasons for road rage, some of these groups of cyclists taking over a public road make one wonder.

Public roads are not the place for human-powered transportation and the current law permitting such should be rescinded. Maybe your paper can encourage this?

There are several other reasons that this bicycling mania now in style should be better controlled.

• Their fun activity should be funded by them and not by the general public.

• No users of public roads should be allowed unless they can maintain the minimum speed.

• Crash tests and other safety and licensing rules imposed on automobiles might be required also for bicycles.

John P. DerrPort Charlotte

Editor:Commissioner Stephen

Roger Deutsch, be a man of your word; withdraw from the race for District 4 commissioner. You said you would deliver a solution to the Murdock Village money pit. The solution is close enough with Private Equity Group sealing the deal in August or September. You may go now.

You only ask questions for which you know the answers. We see through your political tactics. For example, during the May Utilities Update meeting you asked if roads could be paved after being torn up by unwanted sewer construction in Spring Lake. You asked the question in order to appear to care about the people. Even though it wasn’t publicized, you already knew paving would start this month as evidenced by the paving being done on Spring Lake Boulevard and on the streets connecting to West Tarpon Boulevard.

Where was your care for the people when you voted for sewers? Where was your compassion when you voted to force massive sewer costs on senior citizens after they told you they struggled to afford their medications?

You think your support of veterans’ causes is reason to vote for you. Support of vet-erans is expected of patriots in this community. Everyone in the community and on the board supports our veterans.

You have made a career milking the taxpayers’ udders for almost 40 years. This goes beyond the ideas our forefa-thers had when they estab-lished our government. It’s past time to for you to retire!

Susan HuttPort Charlotte

Editor:In the 1990s when visiting

my parents in Punta Gorda, I was fortunate to discover Guiditta’s, a women’s clothing store with an incredible array of women’s fashions. Guiditta’s, owned by Judy Damron, was initially locat-ed at Fishermen’s Village, later moving downtown to

Editor:I find it inconceivable that

on the same page in Friday’s paper there was a lengthy article about the passing of Koko the gorilla and a list of his accomplishments but only a short article about the passing of Dr. Charles Krauthammer mentioning only a few things about his life.

In his first year at Harvard Medical School, Charles Krauthammer, at the age of 22, suffered a neck injury while diving at a swimming pool. After 14 months recovering in the hospital, he returned to medical school and finished his medical training despite being paralyzed from the neck down.

He was truly a Renaissance man achieving mastery in fields of psychiatry, speech writing, print journalism and television. He won the Edwin Dunlop prize for excellence in psychiatric research and clinical medicine.

Dr. Krauthammer wanted to reach a broader platform and began a career as a columnist and political commentator. He made no compunction about calling out those in power, whether they were Democrats, Republicans or conservatives.

In 1987, he won the Pulitzer Prize as a columnist and the National Magazine Award. He was also the author of several best selling books.

One could go on and on about his accomplishments. But I guess the passing of a gorilla seemed to warrant more media attention then the passing of the brilliant Charles Krauthammer. But then what can you expect from a liberal newspaper?

Linda FellinEnglewood

Editor:Dear Mr. President,I am not fearful of MS-13,

ISIS or illegal immigration. I am fearful for millions of

Americans not having afford-able health insurance coverage. I am fearful for Americans being gunned down while attending school, their place of worship or a music concert. I am fearful for Americans living below the poverty level while unable to earn a living wage.

I am fearful for women’s rights to slowly slip away. I am fearful of the continued division of our great country with your empty rhetorical daily “Tweets.” I am fearful of the coming trade wars driving the cost of everything skyward. I am fearful of the stock market crashing and our country heading into another recession.

Stop the fear-mongering. Let’s make America think again.

Kenneth A. LiddleRotonda

North Port finally will get its

community poolOUR POSITION: A long time

coming; a community necessity.

E nglewood has a public beach on the Gulf of Mexico. Four, actually, including one in

Charlotte County, two in Sarasota County and one state park. A plethora of world-class public beaches, if you will.

Port Charlotte has a beach complex, too. Punta Gorda doesn’t, but it has a harbor. Venice’s beaches stretch from the spectacular, unspoiled Caspersen Beach in the south to Venice Beach near the jetty in the north.

And the landlocked North Port?Low and dry. No public

swimming facilities other than a long ride west to neighboring beaches or the old YMCA pool, owned by the city.

That was fine when the city of North Port had 15,000 or 20,000 residents — as it did only 20 or 15 years ago. But it is clearly inadequate for a city of 67,000 people (and rising rapidly). Especially for a city whose demographics skew far lower than the Charlotte-Sarasota median. It’s a large, family-oriented city where not everyone has a backyard pool; a city that roasts in the spring-summer-fall heat of Southwest Florida.

North Port needs a proper community pool. North Port has needed a proper community pool for a couple of decades now, but it hasn’t built one, despite the energetic efforts of a small group of dedicated advocates, led by the indomitable Joan Morgan.

Until now.North Port city officials picked

up ceremonial shovels yesterday morning and turned a spadeful of sand for a new community pool and water park.

Finally!The ceremony took place at

Butler Park near the Morgan Family Community Center off Price Boulevard. Naturally and appropriately, it’s the site of the new park.

The pool/water park, which is due to be completed by July 2019, will include a 25-meter stretch pool, three water slides and a lazy river water feature. It will have a kiddie pool, a children’s play area and shaded areas to escape the relentless Florida sun.

All that is next to the aforementioned Community Center and ballfields of Butler Park, across from North Port High School and down the street from Heron Creek Middle School. It’s the perfect spot, an epicenter of family life in this growing city.

The cost is roughly $12 million. Capital construction funding of $11.1 million will come from the city surtax — a portion of the sales tax — with the rest to be made up in parks and recreation impact fees, which come from new construction.

At this point, no ad valorem property tax money is due for construction, but some burden is likely to fall on property taxpayers in the future.

When designs were first drawn years ago, the stumbling block wasn’t the upfront cost but ongoing maintenance and operations. In 2011, a potential $600,000 price tag for annual operation froze city commissioners. Two years ago, consultants warned it would cost $200,000 to keep a pool running, which again scared off city commissioners.

After much debate and fiddling with scope and design, the commission finally moved forward.

The numbers are still fuzzy. But city officials hope user fees will support roughly 50 percent of the costs. The expectation also is that water park features in this larger facility will bring in bigger paying crowds. We can hope, but the projections really are estimates. Projected user fees may be $10 for adults and $8 for children and seniors. City residents would get $2 off entrance fees.

We’re hopeful the costs will be reasonable and sustainable. Nevertheless, big picture, a public pool/water park is a must-have community amenity for a landlocked city of this size in sunny Florida.

It deserves support. This groundbreaking is cause for celebration.

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Bill would floodus with immigrants

Editor:Sen. Nelson and all

Democrat senators just signed on to a bill which will prohibit law enforcement officials from removing a child from a parent within 100 miles of the border or anywhere adjacent or near the port of entry (which when interpret-ed loosely could include the entire U.S.). except for three subjective circumstances: Since children cannot be incarcerated with parents, it follows the parent cannot be incarcerated (arrested). This bill does not differentiate between illegal immigrant children and legal U.S. children.

This is an open border bill which will encourage millions of illegal families to enter the country with no fear of consequences. Florida

with its warm year-round temperature may become a magnet for millions of these families. Does our state have the capacity to provide housing for an influx of families; do our schools have the capacity to accommodate all the additional children; do our medical facilities have the ability to provide health care to an overwhelming number of additional adults and children? I certainly don’t have any answers and while I too feel compassion for those seeking a better life, I can’t help but question the concept of leaving our borders open so that every family in the world who would like to enjoy the benefits of living in the U.S. can cross our southern border knowing they cannot be arrested and deported.

Consider first what is good for the country and Florida and put aside any loyalty to either political party.

Sally MeierNorth Port

233 Sullivan St. (the Blue House) and for the last nine years to the trendy little yellow house at 252 W. Olympia Avenue.

In May of this year, Judy received a mere six weeks’ notice from her landlord to vacate the premises by July 11. Judy has a vast inventory of clothing that she is offering for sale at 50 percent off. If this sale generates enough capital to cover inventory expenses (cost), she may be able to secure another lease and continue to serve our community. Please support Judy as she has supported us over the past 44 years.

Susan MillerPunta Gorda

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WEEK IN REVIEW

A recent article in the Sun indicat-ed that Florida is

second in the nation for bike deaths. There was, however, a slight drop in bicycle deaths in 2017 compared to 2016. Four fatalities were reported in 2016 compared to one in 2017.

The climate in Florida is conducive to bicycle use for riders, however many bicyclists use bikes for shopping and travel to and from the work place. In a subsequent article on May 15, 2018, the paper published a bicycle quiz that I thought was informative.

It is unfortunate that many cyclists are un-aware of or do not follow the rules of the road. It also is evident that mo-torists are not following the rules.

Florida statutes state that a cyclist has all of the rights of the roadway

applicable to any driver. A common rule that seems to be disregarded by a motorist is the three-foot rule when passing a cyclist. Many times when riding a bike, motorists have come dangerously close and in fact, once a truck hit a mirror on my bike.

Charlotte County is proactive in providing bike paths, wide side-walks and bike trails. In Florida, it is legal for a cyclist to use sidewalks, but they must follow all rules, such as using audible signals to alert pedestrians when riding

on sidewalks. Also, at intersections

the cyclist must observe all rules of the road. In the Parkside area of Port Charlotte, the county is proactive in designing and installing wide sidewalks which accommodate both pedestrian and cyclist. The purpose is to link all sections of Parkside to the medical district and the Promenades Mall for access to stores in the mall.

The reconstruction of U.S. 41 in the Port Charlotte area provides cyclists with a designated bike lane. It seems that some cyclists are not observing all the rules in that some are riding against the traffic on the wrong side of the highway. A cyclist must be extra careful when there are right-hand turn lanes at intersections and entrances to shopping

malls. The bike lane puts the rider between two lanes of traffic and he must watch for vehicles changing lanes abruptly.

Also, it is important to observe all traffic light and to yield to pedestrians crossing the road.

Florida law states that a bicycle operator who rides between sunset and sunrise must be equipped with a lamp “exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet.” In addition, a “lamp and a reflector on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of 600 feet to the rear.” An operator under the age of 16 must wear a helmet. It is suggested that all operators wear helmets.

As this column was being finished, an article in the Sun, dated May 26, reported on two highway accidents occurring the

previous week. The first accident

occurred when a teen was hit while riding a bicycle on U.S. 41. The teen was at fault because he did not observe traffic signals. Although not required, the teen was not wearing a helmet. The driver of the motor vehicle hitting the cyclist was not charged.

A second teen was struck by a vehicle while he was crossing U.S. 41 on foot. This accident was determined to be a hit and run.

Remember that highway safety is the responsibility of all drivers whether operating a motor vehicle or by all bikers using the roadway.

Candidates Forum

Charlotte County has a primary election in August. The Charlotte County Curmudgeon

Club will sponsor a Meet the Candidates Forum at the Charlotte County Cultural Center on Aug. 1. It is encouraged that all eligible voters familiarize themselves with the candidates on the ballot. This year several positions on the Airport Authority and County Commission races will be decided.

Looking ahead to the November election, many questions will be on the ballot that will affect our pocketbooks, including an increase in school taxes and the increase in the homestead exemption.

Bill Southwick is a member of the Charlotte County Curmudgeon Club. Readers can reach him via cccurclub@embarqmail.com. The Curmudgeon Club website is www.cccurmudgeon.org.

Highway, bicycle safety is everyone’s concernCurmudgeon

Club

BillSouthwick

Many residents know that TEAM Punta Gorda

(TEAM) is a citizen-based community service or-ganization that emerged after the devastation of Hurricane Charley to help unite, preserve and rebuild our town. They funded and coordinated the development of the Citizens Master Plan and spearheaded the recov-ery that kept our town such a special place to live. The first step taken by TEAM was to hire a world-renowned urban planner to work with the citizens of Punta Gorda to develop the Citizens’ Master Plan 2005.

Once the Master Plan was completed and gifted to the city, TEAM began the process of seeing that the plan was implement-ed. A major emphasis was to build a close working relationship with city and Charlotte County governments to provide volunteer citizen assis-tance in rebuilding our community.

TEAM quickly became a grassroots organization of active volunteers. Today, TEAM Punta Gorda engages over 500 community volunteers per year in three areas:

Community Service

Community service includes projects like Paint Your Heart Out,

Punta Gorda, where over 100 volunteers paint eight homes in one day each year for homeowners in need. This program has expanded to include raising money for badly needed home repairs. After Hurricane Irma this year, TEAM volunteers turned out in numbers to clean up the city’s parks.

TEAM also funds and operates the yellow bike program along the Harborwalk. Due to the dedication of our vol-unteers, the public can ride one of 44 free loaner bicycles for transporta-tion, or recreation.

Community Projects

The list of community projects completed by TEAM Punta Gorda since 2005 is very long. A sampling includes:

Provided beautification and landscaping all over town, starting with Marion Avenue after Charley.

Developed a thriving Community Garden Program in three public areas.

Developed the Parks That Teach Program (now operated by the Charlotte Master Gardeners) and the Artisans Atelier (now operated by the Downtown Merchants Association).

Provided many ame-nities in town, such as the way-finder kiosks along the Punta Gorda Pathways, funding the equipment for the PGFD’s EMT’s on bikes, and the naturalist inter-pretive signs along the Harborwalk.

We’ve saved the city many dollars through these projects and offered the community a way to get engaged.

Community Development

TEAM often serves as convener for conversations that need to happen. An example of this is the Housing Workgroup convened in 2016 to bring together community leaders to talk about housing. We brought in a resource expert and held a seminar then discussed the implications for Punta Gorda. The group is still working in this area under the leadership of the Gulfcoast Partnership.

We’re often asked about our position on individual development projects under consider-ation by the City Council. It’s simple. TEAM Punta

Gorda does not take positions on individual development projects. The opinions held by TEAM on development principles can be readily accessed in the Citizens Master Plan (available at www.teampuntagorda.org).

We look forward to the city’s efforts to update the plan. We’re pleased that city leaders actively seek community input. During the development of the Citizens Master Plan there was a joyfulness, a positive energy and a visionary quality to the community conversation. There was excitement and hope for a better future for our community. Today’s conversations seem filled with anger, angst and criticism instead of civility and new ideas.

As the city moves into its intended update of the Citizens Master Plan, we’d like to see it be a con-structive dialogue. TEAM Punta Gorda will be there, too, fully engaged in the conversation.

TEAM Punta Gorda is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Nancy Johnson is the CEO of TEAM Punta Gorda. Ideas or questions can be addressed to team@teampuntagorda.org. Or, call 941-637-TEAM (8326). Find a complete schedule of all upcoming activities, as well as

more information about TEAM Punta Gorda, membership,

or to volunteer, visit our website, www.teampuntagorda.org.

TEAM Punta Gorda helps to design city’s future

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BRIDGE WINNERSJune 25, 2018North Port Senior Center

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WEEKLY RECORDCharlotte County marriage licenses

• Andrew Christopher Gentile of Naples, and Fabiola Mercedes Marsden of Punta Gorda

• Jonathan Brian Marshman of Port Charlotte, and Meghan Elise Collins of Port Charlotte

• Justin Wade Lindsey of North Port, and Heather Nicole Lindsey of North Port

• Eric Paul Eisen of St Petersburg, Fla., and Wenying Xu of St Petersburg, Fla.

• William Frederick Humphrey of Punta Gorda and Bambi Dawn Blaine of Punta Gorda

• Diana Marie Donnelly of North

Port, and Scott Yates Winn of North Port• Jennifer Martinez of Port

Charlotte, and Victor Manuel Garcia of Port Charlotte

• Thomas James Loring of Cape Coral, and Diane Elizabeth Brown of Cape Coral

• Mary Elizabeth Maden of Rotonda West, and Eric Scott Schroeder of Rotonda West

• Donald Anthony Morrow of Englewood and Sherie Lee Macleod of Englewood

• Amber Hope Parks of Port Charlotte and David Matthew Smith of Port Charlotte

• Tiara Brooke Lycans of Cartersville, Ga., and Aubrey Leigh Shields of Cartersville, Ga.

• Brittany Elizabeth Arnold of Columbia City, Ind., and Joshua David Stouder of Columbia City, Ind.

• Megan Amanda Fetter of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Kyle A. Junk of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

• John Joseph Vereker of Tyngsboro, Mass., and Allana Jean Johnston of Tyngsboro, Mass.

• Leonard William Oler of Punta Gorda, and Kelly Irene Kirby of Punta Gorda

• Hannah Rae Stoquert of Punta

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• Elias Garcell of Punta Gorda, and Lynne Garcell of Punta Gorda

Charlotte County divorces

• Thania I. Gonzalez Gonzalez v. Jose A. Ortiz

• Samuel Jennings v. Paula Wendy Jones

• Erik Keene v. Melissa Chappell• Nicholas D. Lodes v. Ashley R.

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A record-setting 10 million Floridians have signed up to donate their organs after death — including about 60 percent of drivers in Charlotte and Sarasota counties.

But just 1 to 2 percent of all deaths on average meet the criteria nec-essary for donations to happen — according to information from LifeLink Senior Public Affairs Coordinator Betsy Edwards.

Serving all the hospitals in Charlotte and Sarasota counties, LifeLink, a nonprofit organization, is the area’s federally designat-ed organ procurement organization.

Edwards said in order for organ donation to potentially take place, a donor must be in a hos-pital and on a ventilator when pronounced brain dead.

That’s not what happens when many people die.

But when it is, a ven-tilator can keep blood flowing through organs so they are viable and suitable to save another person’s life, according to Edwards.

Even under this tra-ditional organ donation criteria in the U.S., time is of the essence.

In a home death like Tankersley’s, the envi-ronment is uncontrolled and the exact timing of death can’t be certain, according to Edwards.

Jones said they were told the death likely happened within about a half-hour of discovery. He said within hours of his nephew’s lifeless body being removed from the home by emer-gency medical workers, Jones searched online for organ donation in-formation. He read that kidneys could be good for up to 72 hours.

But according to some medical studies, kidneys require a constant sup-ply of oxygen and when that stops they usually need to be removed and preserved within at least 40 minutes.

Then, a healthy kidney is transported in cool saltwater that preserves the organ for up to 48 hours. This gives health care providers time to perform tests to ensure matches of donor and recipient blood and tissues, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Hospitals and their doctors are tasked with saving lives. Still, they are required to report deaths that have occurred or that are

imminent. LifeLink physically

handles all the area’s organ donations, and has recovery surgeons on staff, Edwards said.

“Although we are not a transplant center, we work with LifeLink of Florida — the federally designated organ pro-curement organization — to identify patients who may be eligible for organ donation,” said Kim Savage, Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s public information officer.

“All determinations of eligibility are made by LifeLink, which serves 15 counties in west Florida, including Sarasota and Charlotte counties,” said Savage.

But the stipulation that deaths occur in a hospital is not required by any regulation or law, Edwards confirmed.

“It’s a matter of biology,” she said.

When blood stops flowing through the organ, it’s not consid-ered viable by LifeLink for donation.

Some countries such as Netherlands and the United Kingdom, however, have found that donations after circulatory deaths have almost doubled their numbers of deceased organ donors.

“Very strict organ selection may reduce the risk of poor initial function after transplan-tation, but it also carries the risk that viable organs are discarded, which may result in the death of patients on the waiting list who otherwise could have been transplanted,” stated a 2016 paper in the journal “Transplant International” from the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam.

Edwards said she couldn’t speak to prac-tices in other countries. But she said more people who decide to be donors increases the chances that more lives will be saved.

“We are seeing more organs being made available for transplant,” Edwards said.

Throughout 15 Florida

counties in 2015 served by LifeLink, 207 organ donors saved more than 600 lives, according to the organization.

And though not necessarily life-saving, tissue and eye removal for donation can occur within 24 hours of death.

Tankersley died just a couple months after receiving a life-saving stroke treatment at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

The family said they were told an autopsy would not be performed because Tankersley suffered heart problems most of his life. He had a pacemaker since childhood.

In May, while recover-ing at his grandparents’ home in Port Charlotte where he lived, Tankersley told the Sun that the procedure gave him a chance at life that he didn’t think he other-wise would have had.

Tankersley had returned to work at Best Buy and was happy, said Jones who was visiting the area last week through the weekend and also staying at his parents’ house.

“There was no warn-ing whatsoever,” said Jones. “My mom and dad got to spend two months with him … I got to see him.”

Tankersley hadn’t registered as an organ donor, but Jones said he thinks his nephew would have supported his family’s decision to donate his organs had it been possible. If no instructions are left prior to death about organ donation in Florida, the right to decide can fall on certain family members. It would have been left with Tankersley’s mother, as he was unmarried.

“David had such a big heart and gave out so much love, he didn’t have enough to keep his body going,” said Tankersley’s mother, Carol Brock, from Ore City, Texas. “He gave it all away.”

Funeral arrangements have not been set.

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2017 FLORIDA ORGAN DONOR REGISTRATION RATESThe donor registration rate is how many people say yes to being an organ donor during driver’s license transactions. The goal is more than 50 percent per county, according to Donate Life Florida.

County Donor registration rate RankWalton 68% excellentCharlotte 61% excellentSarasota 60% excellentLee 57% goodDeSoto 54% goodMiami-Dade 33% making progressBroward 30% making progress

— Source: Donate Life Florida, 2017 Annual Report

An average of 10 people are killed annually in Florida, the state that receives more strikes per square mile than any other. The chances of getting struck over a lifetime here are just 1 in 3,000, the National Weather Service says.

When Zannone and Barton stepped on to the beach that day, 500 people had been killed by lightning in Florida since 1959, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records. Sunday also marked the start of the National Lightning Safety Council’s Lightning Safety Awareness Week.

They’d met six weeks earlier, when Barton installed a bathroom sink in her Tampa home.

He was kind and funny, with a gentle spirit and sense of adventure, said Zannone, a 44-year-old systems analyst for Tampa General Hospital. They shared a passion for astrology, hot peppers and the beach.

They decided on Siesta Key for Sunday’s outing because Barton knew of a prime snorkeling spot along the barrier island off the coast of Sarasota.

On the ride down, Barton played a song called Bartender by the Dave Matthews Band, one of his favorite groups:

“If I go before I’m old,oh brother of mine, please don’t forget me

if I go…Oh and if I die, before

my time,oh sweet sister of mineplease don’t regret me

if I go”They parked near the

Siesta Key Beach Pavilion and walked south along the beach under a blazing sun for about a mile, then swam. They lounged on the beach for a bit, then Barton swam south to Point of Rocks, an area of shallow water dotted with limestone formations. As Barton snorkeled, Zannone spent the next two hours or so reading at the water’s edge.

About 2 p.m., dark clouds began to roll in from the south. Rain drops pattered onto the pages of Zannone’s book, a memoir called Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle. As the sky grew darker and lightning flashed, swim-mers hustled out of the water. Zannone spotted a smiling Barton walking up the beach.

“He said the water was clear and beautiful and he had a great time,” Zannone recalled.

She grabbed her bag and they started the long trek to the car. About 10

minutes later, the sky opened wider.

They kept walking.“I’m not afraid of storms

and neither is James, so we weren’t thinking about it in a fearful way even though it was really, really bad,” said Zannone, a Florida resident since 1989.

“I’m beating myself up about why I didn’t say, ‘Let’s just go find shelter.’ “

• • •Barton was just a foot

or two from Zannone when the bolt hit. She’d once been shocked plug-ging in a home appliance, and this jolt felt “10,000 times worse,” she said.

Looking up from the sand, she saw light dancing above Barton’s head. Sparks flared near his waist. He fell over.

Stunned and unable to move, Zannone screamed Barton’s name, though she couldn’t hear herself. She summoned the strength to roll to her knees and dragged herself to him. She yanked his smoking swim fins from under his arm and tossed them aside. She screamed for help.

Michelle Trippi of St. Petersburg was gathered with some friends on a covered patio at the nearby Peppertree Bay vacation rentals when the bolt struck.

Her husband had been standing just outside the pool gate, and the force of the strike knocked him off his feet.

“The clap was loud enough to be felt in your stomach and chest,” Trippi said.

They heard cries for help and Zannone appeared on the sandy walkway, yelling for someone to call 911. Trippi, 42, and others ran with Zannone back to Barton, who was lying motionless in the sand. They turned him over and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

“He was already so blue when I got to him, and cold almost,” Trippi recalled.

Lifeguards and para-medics arrived and loaded Barton into an ambulance. Zannone rode up front, praying as paramedics continued to pump Barton’s chest.

When they arrived at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Zannone overheard one of the paramedics say some-thing like, “He’s gone,” to another hospital worker. She broke into sobs.

Zanonne sat by Barton’s bedside after-ward, still in shock.

“I held his hand,” she recalled through tears, “and kept saying, ‘James, come back. James, come back.’”

• • •For Barton’s friends

and family, grief swirls with disbelief.

Danny Kubisiak, Barton’s close friend and roommate, finds himself waiting for him to burst through the door of their mobile home and greet his black cat, Ace. He said Barton loved remote control cars, virtual reality video games and fishing.

Kubisiak, 30, is glad Barton spent his last hours snorkeling.

“It was kind of his get-away,” he said. “There’s no sound, just you and the ocean, and he loved every minute of it.”

Barton was born at Tampa General Hospital, the oldest of three boys, and grew up in Tazewell, Va., a small town west of Roanoke, said his mother, Talena Goad. He served four years in the U.S. Army and moved to Florida about eight years ago. She called him an “awesome man of God.”

“He was full of life,” she said. “You’d never see him upset or mad.”

A Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report notes that Barton had a mark on the back of his head and a wound on his chin, possibly an exit wound from the light-ning bolt. When Goad saw her son’s body on Monday, he looked like he was sleeping peace-fully. A nurse told her he’d died instantly.

Goad believes his death is part of a grander plan she doesn’t yet understand.

“I don’t know why, but God handpicked him for a reason, and that’s what’s giving me peace,” she said.

Zannone is struggling to find her own peace.

Physically, she thinks she’s okay.

The tingling in her feet stopped after a couple of days. Her heart is fine and she was waiting Friday for MRI results. But the images from the beach play in a loop in her mind.

She wonders why it was Barton and not her. And she wishes they had just walked straight off the beach.

“People need to take storms seriously and seek shelter immediately. I never thought this would happen but it has, and it was a horrific experience that will never leave me.”

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• Avoid metal conductors such as wires or fences. Metal does not attract lightning, but lightning can travel long distances through it.

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NORTH PORT — While North Port organizations have had the ability to receive monetary help with events, the city is looking to streamline and expand the process.

“This is a conversation that started in February and the goal was to simplify, streamline, make it easier to use,” City Manager Pete Lear said.

The special event

assistance program was first created with the focus being on new organizations and non-profits who otherwise would have difficulties holding events.

And while Vice Mayor Yates wanted to keep the program that way, the other commissioners pushed for a slight expansion.

“So maybe remove (the non-profit specification) and have it visited as we need to,” Commissioner Debbie McDowell said.

“The whole thing is to have private events in the city. The more that come to North Port, the more people will come to appreciate our amazing city. We can do all things on a case by case basis.”

But Yates believed there needed to be more regulation in order to encourage new organizations to host events.

“It completely changes the whole intent of the program to start new events and I’m very

concerned,” she said. “It’s just giving the money away, there’s no measurements to it. We’re going back to old ways.”

“Exactly,” Mayor Vanessa Carusone said.

Under the new rules, the former quarterly application process was removed, which all commissioners agreed with.

The commissioners also gave consensus to allow organizations to receive more than one award per year if the

commission chooses. They can also allow subsidizing annual special events that are successful.

“With our commission now, I’m not concerned,” Yates said. “But this program was put in place because of issues in the past with favoritism.”

However, the remaining current commissioners believed there are enough regulations to prevent that from happening, which can always be

changed in the future. “This has more

accountability to it,” Commissioner Jill Luke said. “Nothing is written in stone. Every two years you have a new commission, you have staff operating the program. You’ll be able to see if it draws in more applicants and you can always tweak later. I understand your concerns but it gives you enough to go down the road to tweak later.”

Email: lcoffey@sun-herald.com

North Port looks to ease event assistance programBy LAUREN COFFEY

STAFF WRITER

NORTH PORT — The North Port City Commission has set out to ensure its event sponsorship program brings in the most businesses possible in a worthwhile way.

At a February meeting, commissioners were concerned a presenting sponsor would be the only one of its kind at a city event.

For example, if Moe’s Southwest Grill was the headlining sponsor for the Freedom Festival, no other Southwest Mexican

food would be available other than Moe’s.

“Years ago (the exclusivity) was maybe a good thing because we didn’t have that much participation,” Commissioner Debbie McDowell said at a February meeting. “But the way it’s growing I

think we should open it and maybe even add more signature events like the Road-E-O events. We also have no official policy on this. It’s just something city and staff implemented as a starting point.”

The General Services Department alone hosts 26 events per year in the city, with more such as the Public Works Road-E-O and Economic Development Summit being added to the mix in recent years. The new proposed guidelines were intended to be implemented across the departments, to help streamline the process.

There also was action taken to switch up the current process of a presenting sponsor getting automatic renewal to be the presenting sponsor the following year. The presenting sponsor had to let the city know three months before the event if they were interested.

Under a new consensus, the sponsor now has to pay their fee

nine months in advance or else the spot is open to any other interested entity.

“It is very valuable, which is why year after year companies wanna do it,” said Trisha Wisner, Parks and Recreation manager. “Which is why extending from three months to nine months is important to us. We want to honor the relationship we built, however we want to give option (to other companies).

A consensus was taken for gold, silver and bronze level sponsors to be unlimited for interested sponsors. The presenting sponsor only has one entity.

The sponsorships will now have investment ranges instead of a hard investment number.

Presenting sponsor: • $2,000-$5,000

investment range• Have one per event • Have to renew that

right nine months before event

Platinum sponsor: • $1,500-$5,000

investment range• Have 2-3 per event Gold sponsor: • $1,000-$1,900

investment range Silver sponsor: • $500-$999 investment

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In-kind sponsor: • Depends on value of

contribution The city attorney will

review and fine tune the current agreement used to sign on a sponsor. Because it is not an ordinance or amendment, it does not need an official vote which is why commissioners gave consensus instead on several items.

According to Erin Bryce, General Services communications and outreach coordinator, the program will be enacted quickly while the administrative regulations are updated for the city manager.

Email: lcoffey@sun-herald.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THETWENTIETH JUDICIAL COURT, INAND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY,

FLORIDACase No.: 18-593-DRDIvision: CIVILRebecca D. Jones

Petitioner, and James C. Flincheum

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TO: JAMES C. FLINCHEUM last known address: 520SEDALIA, KY 42079YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an actionfor dissolution of marriage hasbeen filed against you and thatyou are required to serve a copyof your written defenses, if any, toit on REBECCA JONES whose ad-dress is 25568 DUNDEE RDPUNTA GORDA, FL 33950 on orbefore 07/09/2018, and file theoriginal with the clerk of this COurtat 350 E MARION AVE., PUNTAGORDA, FL 33950 berfore serviceon Petitioner or immediately there-after. If you fail to do so, a de-fault may be entered againstyou for the relief demanded inthe petition. The action is asking the court todecide how the following real orpersonal property should be di-vided: (NONE)Copies of all court documentsin this case, including orders,are available at the Clerk ofthe Circuit Court’s office. Youmay review these documentsup request.You must keep the Clerk of theCircuit Court’s office notifiedof your current address. (Youmay file Designation of Cur-rent Mailing and E-Mail ad-dress, Florida Supreme CourtApproved Family Law Form12.915) Future papers in thislawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) onrecord at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285,Florida Family Law Rulees ofProcedure, requires certainautomatic disclosure of docu-ments and information. Fail-ure to comply can result insanctions, including dismissalor stricking of pleadings. Dated: 05/24/2018CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy: J. KernDeputy ClerkPublish: June 10, 17, 24, ANDJuly 1, 2018395956 3586262

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the MPO Board Meeting/PublicMeeting. Copies of the documentswill be located at the MidCounty/South County/PuntaGorda Public/Englewood Li-braries, City Hall, Charlotte CountyAdministration Building and theCharlotte County Cultural Center.Comments can be made by con-tacting the MPO at the address orwebsite below. The public reviewperiod will remain open for com-ments until the July 30, 2018 MPOBoard Meeting/Public Meeting.No stenographic record by a cer-tified court reporter is made ofthese meetings. Accordingly, any-one seeking to appeal any deci-sions involving the matters hereinwill be responsible for making averbatim record of themeeting/testimony and evidenceupon which any appeal is to bebased. (F.S. 286.0105)

IN ACCORDANCE WITHTHE AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-TIES ACT AND CHAPTER 286.26FLORIDA STATUTES, PERSONSNEEDING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA-TIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THISPROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACTTHE CHARLOTTE COUNTY-PUNTAGORDA METROPOLITAN PLAN-NING ORGANIZATION AT LEASTFORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS PRIORTO THE MEETING. CALL (941)883-3535 BETWEEN 8:00 A.M.AND 5:00 P.M., MONDAYTHROUGH FRIDAY.

The MPO’s planningprocess is conducted in accor-dance with Title VI of the CivilRights Act of 1964 and relatedstatutes. Any person or benefici-ary who believes he or she hasbeen discriminated against be-cause of race, color, religion, sex,age, national origin, disability, orfamilial status may file a complaintwith the Charlotte County-PuntaGorda MPO Title VI CoordinatorWendy W. Scott at (941) 883-3535 or by writing her at 25550Harbor View Road, Suite 4, PortCharlotte, FL 33980.For more information call:Charlotte County-Punta GordaMPO25550 Harbor View Road,Suite 4, Port Charlotte, Florida33980Tel: (941) 883-3535www.ccmpo.comPublish: 07/01/18, 07/23/18163352 3591562

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

• Christopher Andrew Landry, of Port Charlotte. Charge: sell, manufacture or deliver marijuana. Bond: $5,000.

• Jacob Dale Burrell, 29, of Port Charlotte. Charge: burglary with assault or battery. Bond: none.

• Ciara Nicole Holmes, 27, of Fort Myers, Fl. Charge: resisting an officer without violence. Bond: $2,500.

• Matthew Gordon Sawyer, of Port Charlotte. Charges: driving under the influence 4th or subsequent offense, violate non-resident exemption from registration, refusing to accept and sign a summons, and four counts of off bond/forfeiture/revocations. Bond: $15,000.

• Michael Wayne Pearcy, 35, of Port Charlotte. Charges: possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, convicted felon fails to register, and possession or use of drug paraphernalia. Bond: $12,500.

• Aaron Michael Philbrook, 35, of Punta Gorda. Charges: violation of proba-tion or community control, knowingly driving while license suspended or revoked, and leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage. Bond: $7,000.

• Pablo Sarat-Hernandez, 19, of Port Charlotte. Charge: operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. Bond: none.

• Gregory Raymond Maine, 32, of Sarasota, Fl. Charge: nonresident driver license required. Bond: $1,000.

• Lisa Lynn Hacker, 55, 33100 block of

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• Matthew Jacob Ellenwood, 38, 700 block of Bal Harbor Blvd., Punta Gorda. Charge: DUI. Bond: none.

• Roderick K. Hess, 58, 23500 block of Moreland Ave., Port Charlotte. Charge: DUI. Bond: none.

• Justin Michael Brown, 22, 100 block of Mariner Lane, Rotonda West. Charges: violation of probation or community control, possession of marijuana over 20 grams, and possession or use of drug paraphernalia.

The Punta Gorda Police Department reported the following arrests:

• Jennifer Marie Correll, 25, 3500 block of Areca St., Punta Gorda. Charge: DUI. Bond: none.

• Conner Alexander Ricketson, 21, 200 block of Woodland Drive, Englewood. Charges: possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession or use of drug paraphernalia. Bond: none.

• James Michael Burrell, 36, Homeless of Punta Gorda. Charges: failed to register as a convicted felon. Bond: none.

• Matthew Akeem Middleton, 28, 500 block of Fitzhugh Ave., Punta Gorda. Charge: battery by intentional touch or strike. Bond: none.

• Joevan Mohee Federick, 40, 500 block of Fitzhugh Ave., Punta Gorda. Charge: battery by intentional touch or strike. Bond: none.

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• Noel Devin Rochford, 27, of St. Petersburg, Fl. Charge: out of county warrant. Bond: $2,013.

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission reported the following arrests:

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Question: I was wondering if you would give me

your opinion. I’m plan-ning to build a spec house. It would be a 3 bed, 2 bath home with 1,325 square feet under air. For an extra $12,000, my builder will

upgrade the home from a 2-car to a 3-car garage or increase the living space under air by 175 SqFt. The home would be complet-ed in about a year.

My questions are: Would it be better to apply the extra $12,000 to increase the square footage in the home or the garage? Which way is the market trending? Any thoughts or info would be appreciated.

Answer: The market has been trending up. Locally, prices have increased sharply since they hit bottom in 2011.

Regarding where to spend the extra $12,000 I would apply it towards increasing the living space under air. The size of your spec home will put it in a category that is attractive to first-time, entry-level buyers. This demographic values living space over garage space. Let’s see if the numbers support this.

The number of single family homes with 3-car garages that sold on the MLS over the past 12 months in Charlotte County is 313. Only one of those homes was as small as your spec home. The median sales price was $405,000. So clearly, a 3-car garage is out of char-acter for a small home. If there was a demand, we’d see more of them.

Regarding “any thoughts would be appreciated”: My Dad had a favorite question he would pose to sales people. At the end of the pitch, he would say “From your experience, what ad-ditional questions should I be asking you?” So, in that spirit, here are some more questions for you.

1: Why would a buyer pay extra for your spec home when they can go directly to the builder? The convenience factor and ability to move into a brand-new home immediately would be one reason. I know of a local investor who is capitalizing on this with high-end homes. I don’t know if this is profitable with entry-level homes.

2: How will you finance the spec home? On the phone, you stated that you will partially finance the stages of construction with a home-equity loan

(on your existing home). That could be risky. During the bubble-burst of 2005 and financial meltdown of 2008, there were many unforeseen chain of events that led to waves of bankruptcies and foreclosures. Declining home prices turned huge numbers of equity-rich homeowners into under-water borrowers. Consequently, banks like Bank of America abruptly canceled borrowers’ ability to withdraw any more money from their home-equity loans. Do you have a backup plan for unforeseen situations like this?

3: Do you have any guarantee that the builder’s final bill will not exceed the quoted price? You should review the contract with a real estate attorney. Some contracts have escalation fees which hold you responsible if the builder’s costs increase during construction. Given the rapid escalation in labor and materials cost, that seems likely.

4: Have you run the numbers to discover the sales price you’ll need just to break even? At 6 percent commission, the total cost of sale will be about 7 percent. Other expenses will include the interest charges on your equity-line. Keep in mind that equity-line interest is not fixed like 30-year mortgages. Interest rates are trending up, so discuss the possible scenarios with your lender.

5: Is there any guar-antee your home will be completed in a year? The low un-employment rate and heated economy are expected to increase inflation, which would increase the interest rate on your equity loan. The longer it takes to complete your home, the more you’ll pay in interest. In 2005, there was a well-known builder on the Cape Haze Peninsula. He got so busy, he included a clause in his contracts that stipulated he was not bound to any completion date if he had more than ten homes under construction. It’s hard to imagine anyone who signed that contract really read that clause.

6: Are there any man-datory septic-to-sewer conversions planned for the area where you are building? You don’t want to install a costly septic system with the expec-tation that you, or your buyer, may be required to rip it out and pay thou-sands more for a sewer connection a few years down the road.

I hope this helps. Good luck with your decision.

Brett Slattery is broker/owner of Brett Slattery Realty llc in Charlotte County. Brett responds to all questions and column suggestions, including those not printed due to space limitations. Reach him via 941-468-1430, Brett@BrettSlattery.com, or www.BrettSlattery.com.

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Home improvements can rejuvenate a stale dwelling. But remodeling and renovations could set you back thousands of dollars for each room.

A “midrange minor kitchen remodel” — including hardware, countertops, flooring and a refrigerator — is about $21,000, on average, according to Remodeling magazine’s 2018 Cost vs. Value report. But with the right approach, you can give your abode some TLC without busting your budget.

“If you’re strategic with the planning, especially if you’re willing to put in a little sweat equity, there are definite simple fixes that you can make,” says Dan DiClerico, a home expert at HomeAdvisor.

Try these ways to update your home for less.

Rearrange the furniture

Here’s a solution that won’t cost a dime: a new room layout. You can work with what you already have to make your space feel new again. Consider ideas like moving the bed to the opposite wall or swapping the location of the sofa and chair in the living room.

Grab a paint brush

Slap a fresh coat of paint on the walls for a quick makeover. Hiring a professional to tackle the entire interior can set you back close to $2,000, DiClerico says. But you’ll cut costs by taking on the project yourself.

Don’t have the time or money to paint the whole house? Choose one or two areas that you spend the most time in, such as the living room or bedroom.

“If you’re able to do it yourself, certainly under $100 is going to get you a bucket of paint and

all the necessary tools to totally transform that space,” DiClerico says.

Try the same tactic with furniture. Fresh paint or a new finish can revitalize old cabinets, tables, dressers and other items.

Replace fixtures and hardware

New light fixtures, fau-cets or cabinet hardware can give a room a com-pletely different look and feel. Cosmetic changes can benefit your wallet, too. You can find cabinet handles and knobs at most home improvement and hardware stores for a few dollars each. Some faucets and shower heads reduce water use, which means you could save money each month.

Limit your upgrades

You don’t have to revamp every inch of a room. DiClerico suggests that you “splurge on the things you’re interacting with on a daily basis.” So rather than shell out half a year’s salary for a complete kitchen remodel, upgrade a few select items.

“You can do a sweep of appliances — the fridge, the range, the dishwash-er — for a few thousand dollars or less,” DiClerico says.

Explore other ways to scale back on costs. You might purchase a coffee table or chair in lieu of a living room set, or install new flooring in a small, heavily trafficked location instead of every room.

AccessorizeRedecorating can be

much more affordable — and just as effective — as major upgrades. You can cozy up a space and add a pop of color with throw pillows, lamps, area rugs or plants. Dress up windows with brand new curtains. Or, pick a statement piece for the wall, like a large work of

art or mirror.“It’s about zeroing

in on the focal points in that space to get the bang for the buck,” DiClerico says.

Cover your furniture

Salvage couches and armchairs that have minor wear and tear with slipcovers. While getting a piece of furniture reupholstered or buying an entirely new piece can cost hundreds to several thousand dollars, you can buy a quality cover for less than $100.

Shop smartKnowing when and

where to shop can help

you trim expenses. For example, January white sales are prime time for discounted bedding. Presidents Day sales in February often include furniture, while November’s Black Friday deals feature appliances. Map out your purchases accordingly, if you can.

Check thrift stores, yard sales and local online marketplaces like Craigslist throughout the year for cheap or free secondhand furniture and home goods.

“Making your home

more beautiful, more functional, more ener-gy efficient shouldn’t have to put you in the poorhouse or into debt,” DiClerico says. With careful planning, you can find solutions within your budget.

This article originally appeared on the per-sonal finance website NerdWallet. Lauren Schwahn is a writer at NerdWallet. Email her at lschwahn@nerdwallet.com, or follow her on Twitter at @lauren—schwahn.

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What’s a first-time buyer to do?

Here are five tips for finding a starter home:

• Be realistic about today’s market: Sellers clearly have an advantage in the current market. Inventory is low, which keeps pushing home prices to record levels, according to the National Association of Realtors. Buyer competition is fierce as homes in the lower price ranges fly off the market.

Unfortunately, that leaves many first-time buyers — especially those with tight budgets — on the sidelines. If you’re searching for your first home, be realistic about what you can afford and what amenities come with that budget. (Hint: You may have to forgo top-of-the-line appli-ances and shiny quartz countertops.)

A starter home isn’t necessarily your forever home. Be prepared to make some compromises to get your foot in the homeownership door.

• Adjust your wish list: Buyers shopping for their first home need to be open-minded about the location, size and con-dition of the home they want to buy, said Tim Deihl, associate broker with Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty in Boston.

For many buyers, a classic starter home, which traditionally doesn’t have many ame-nities, is more achievable.

“If your first home is the place you’re going to have your family, maybe build an addition and stay there forever; that’s one set of criteria. If your starter home will be a fi-nancial launch pad into a larger, better home, that’s a different approach,” Deihl said.

Another strategy: Look for an older home in a well-established neigh-borhood. Resales typically cost less than brand-new homes, said Bradley Hunter, chief economist for HomeAdvisor.com, a home-improvement matching service based in Golden, Colo.

Older homes typically

need more maintenance and repairs, which offset some of the savings. However, Hunter said, buyers who choose a used home might be able to do repairs and reno-vations over time, pacing themselves to make the cost manageable.

• Hire the right real estate agent: When you’re up against stiff compe-tition, working with an experienced real estate agent who knows the local market is key.

Look for an agent who specializes in the neigh-borhoods you’re inter-ested in. Savvy agents should be able to answer your questions about neighborhood amenities, local schools, crime and nearby home values.

A good agent shines when it comes to negoti-ating the deal and writing a strong offer letter backed with solid data. Your agent can suggest certain strategies to win in a competitive market, such as limiting con-tingencies or writing a personal letter.

Ask friends and rel-atives to recommend agents they have used and were happy with. Also, interview two or three different agents. Find out how they prefer to communicate with clients and how often you’ll get updates. Finally, research the agents you’re considering online to see what past clients have said about their work.

• Rethink location: If you’re thinking about starting a family in the future, don’t focus too much on your home’s location, size and school district just yet, Deihl said. Resetting those parameters can make it easier to buy a first home.

“Buyers may be in a position where schools won’t impact them for six or seven years,” Deihl said. “That’s a good opportunity to buy in the city, make some money and roll that into a community where they want to be longer-term with the kids.”

Buyers who sacrifice location for affordability can find themselves in a neighborhood far from major job centers with a long daily commute and expensive transportation costs.

Sometimes that trade-off makes sense, but not always, said Cathy Coneway, a broker for Stanberry & Associates Realtors in Austin, Texas.

“You have to look at how much you make and how much you can afford to spend for gas,”

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• Make a strong offer: When a well-priced starter house comes on the market, the quest to buy it can be “super competitive,” Deihl said.

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A strategic phone call might help, too.

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The private pension system in the U.S. is in transition. The shift is from defined benefit pension plans wholly controlled by employers to defined-contribution 401(k) plans that are partially controlled by the employees enrolled in them. This is happening largely because 401(k) plans provide greater flexibility to employ-ers, avoiding the large balance-sheet liability generated by the em-ployer’s commitment to provide defined benefits over an indefinite future period.

From a retiree per-spective, however, defined-contribution plans have two major weaknesses. The weak-ness that has generated the most attention is that employees have not been saving enough in their 401(k) to assure a comfortable retirement. Some of the reasons for this, along with initiatives

aimed at encouraging higher 401(k) saving rates, were noted in a recent article by Anne Tergesen in the Wall Street Journal. She cited the following measures aimed at raising saving rates, which either have been adopted or are pending in legislative proposals:

• Systems that enroll employees into 401(k) plans automatically, requiring laggards and procrastinators to opt out.

• Authorization of multiple employer plans for small firms that have no plans of their own.

• More convenient methods that employees who are changing em-ployers can use to trans-fer their accounts to the new employers, avoiding cash-outs that can result in spending splurges.

• Emergency funds that would co-exist along-side 401(k) accounts so employees do not raid their 401(k)s to meet emergencies.

• An option for invest-ing 401(k) funds in an

annuity.The second major

weakness of 401(k) plans, which has not generated much if any attention, is that they do not include any way for the individual retiree to manage mortality risk. Such management is an integral feature of defined-benefit plans because the employer delivers pensions for life to a group of employees with markedly different lifespans. In contrast, employees with 401(k)s are on their own.

While allowing retirees to purchase annuities might be viewed as a step in that direction, the wis-dom of purchasing annu-ities before to retirement is highly questionable. In my view, the retirees’ objective during working years ought to be to ac-cumulate as large a nest egg of financial assets as possible. Annuities do not fit that objective.

After retirement, however, when finan-cial assets begin to be drawn down to meet

living expenses, that judgment flips. If there is any likelihood that the retiree could outlive the assets, some of the assets should be allocated to the purchase of a deferred annuity. But doing that makes sense only within the framework of a financial plan that inte-grates the annuity with a scheme for drawing down financial assets over time. Further, if the retiree is a homeowner, the plan can also include a reverse mortgage.

Here is an example of an integrated retirement plan: The retiree at 63 has a nest egg of $1 million of common stock and a house worth $400,000 with no mortgage. The plan objective is to maximize the spendable funds available to the re-tiree that will increase by 2 percent a year, subject to investment risk that the retiree finds tolerable.

The retiree’s $1 million nest egg is divided into two parts. One part for $567,122 remains invested and will be

drawn down as a source of spendable funds over 20 years. The remaining $432,878 is used to purchase a monthly annuity deferred 20 years. The allocation of the $1 million between the two uses is such that the initial draw amount from the assets plus a HECM term payment, amounting to $6,047, growing by 2 percent a year, after 19 years will be just 2 percent below the initial annuity payment of $8,986 that begins in the following year.

A plan of this type must also be managed in response to deviations between the rate of return assumed in calculating the amounts that could be drawn from month to month, and actual returns. My example assumed a 20-year return of 11.24 percent, which was the median return on common stock during all 20-year periods between 1926 and 2012. The return that materializes is equally likely to be lower or higher. If the return is

larger than assumed, the retiree can draw more, ac-cumulate financial assets, or both.

If the return is lower than assumed, the retiree must scale down the draw amounts to avoid asset depletion. The size of the adjustment depends on the size of the earnings shortfall. The retiree will be aware of the adjustments that might be required by earnings short falls, and will take account of them in de-ciding on the amount to draw from assets. For ex-ample, if the adjustment that might be required using the median draw is viewed as excessive, the retiree could scale down the initial draw, making a shortfall less likely, and the adjustments associated with a shortfall smaller.

Jack Guttentag is professor emeritus of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Comments and questions can be left at http://www.mtgprofessor.com.

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helps some but is not perfect. What can I do?

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resolving a neighbor dispute is always com-munication. Speak with your neighbor nicely and ask him or her to help

mitigate the problem, perhaps by investing in smokeless ashtrays or by smoking outdoors.

If that does not work, you can speak with your condo board. Some con-dos have rules that allow residents to smoke in certain areas, such as on the balcony. The condo may even be able to make the resident find ways to prevent the smoke from

bothering neighbors. Weather-stripping or air filtration installed in the smoker’s unit may prevent the smoke from escaping and seeping into neighboring units.

If your community is not able to help you, you may be able to turn to the legal system. Your city or town may have enacted secondhand-smoke ordi-nances that might help.

If none of those ideas work, you may need to take your neighbor to court. However, this is one of the areas in which even smart attorneys disagree. A secondhand-smoke case can be tough to win, but there is legal precedent. There was a case in Broward County, Florida, in 2005 in which the judge ruled that secondhand smoke was a nuisance and ordered the smoker to stop. I have even seen smaller lawsuits such as one in which a neighbor sued in small-claims court to get their dry-cleaning bills paid because of the smell left on their closet full of clothes.

Gary M. Singer is a Florida attorney and board-certified as an expert in real estate law by the Florida Bar. He practices real estate, business litigation and contract law from his office in Sunrise, Florida. He is the chairman of the Real Estate Section of the Broward County Bar Association and is a co-host of the weekly radio show Legal News and Review. He frequently consults on general real estate matters and trends in Florida with various companies across the nation. Send him questions online at www.sunsentinel.com/askpro or follow him on Twitter at @GarySingerLaw.

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Yvonne Jimenez Smith and her husband, Brandon Smith, spoke in whispers recently as they visited a white stucco house they planned to buy on a leafy street in San Jose, Calif.

After six months of aggressive hunting, they were on their way to a small suburban home of their own after spending most of their 20s in noisy city centers.

“It was so quiet, it just seemed weird to speak out loud,” Jimenez Smith said. “We lived over a freeway entrance in San Francisco. It was always loud and we were always surrounded by people. It’s a big change.”

Like the couple from San Francisco, who are 28 and 30, other mil-lennials are starting to follow in the footsteps of earlier generations and buy suburban houses after fueling a boom in city apartments. The share of 25- to 35-year-olds who own homes, which had been falling since 2005 as renting grew in popularity, rose slightly in 2017, accord-ing to a Stateline analy-sis of census microdata from IPUMS-Current Population Survey.

Last year 32.3 percent of young people were homeowners, a slight increase from 2016 when it was 32.2 percent.

That’s still well below the 45 percent in 2005 and the peak of 55 per-cent in 1980.

Millennials are hit-ting the market at a

difficult time, though, with rising prices and few houses to buy as the housing industry has shifted to building more downtown rentals. Some people seeking to buy houses have been discouraged and have postponed the step, just as many have had to put off moving out of parents’ houses, forming couples and having children as they tried to build careers delayed by the recession.

Between 2011 and 2017, home prices grew 48 percent while in-come for all age groups rose only 15 percent, according to National Association of Realtors statistics.

“It just feels irrespon-sible right now,” said Jayme Fraser, a 28-year-old freelance journalist who considered buying a house in Missoula, Montana, three years ago but found prices too high. She and her hus-band, who is in graduate school, are now looking for a more rural home in Montana they can afford to buy while paying off student debt.

Student debt is a big obstacle to buying a home for many millen-nials, said Jessica Lautz, director of demograph-ics at the National Association of Realtors. The median student debt for millennials is $41,000, and they typi-cally put off buying their first home for seven years after they wanted to buy, Lautz said.

Young people with college debt typically spend close to half of

their income on loan payments, according to a 2017 study in The Journal of Consumer Affairs. This makes it almost impossible to qualify for a home mortgage with a small down payment.

“Contrary to popular opinion, millennials are not buying avocado toast instead of saving for a down payment. They’re paying their student debt,” Lautz said. “Somebody with $41,000 in student debt is going to be buying something far away with a long commute, or in a bad school district, or some-thing too small. They’re not going to be able to stay there for long.”

Thirty-two is the median age for first-time homebuyers, accord-ing to a survey by the Realtors Association. That means many first-time buyers are squarely in the millennial genera-tion, the oldest of whom reached their mid-30s in 2017.

The apparent increase in ownership in 2017, the first since 2005, was so tiny that it’s hard to say if the trend toward less buying and more renting is really over, said Chris Porter, chief demographer for California-based John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

Ownership is still “considerably lower than 10 years ago,” Porter said. “We may need an-other year or two of data to understand whether this is truly a reversal.”

Some young people who could buy houses

are still on the sidelines, like Connor Coyle and his fiancee, Amy Branchini, both in their late 20s. Coyle, who works in wealth manage-ment, moved a few years ago from Manhattan to suburban Westchester County, N.Y., where he rents an apartment.

“Both of us were at the point where we wanted to get out of the city and live a more relaxed lifestyle,” Coyle said. The couple is ready to stop renting and own a house, but they just ha-ven’t seen a house they love in their $500,000 price range.

“If we end up renting for another three years, that’s OK,” Coyle said. “What you’re getting for your money right now, to my mind, is subpar. Maybe in a few more years we can get some-thing in the $600,000 to $700,000 range, and it will make more sense - we won’t have to put in $100,000 in renovations.”

In some expensive states such as Hawaii, California and New York, and the District of Columbia, fewer than 1 in 5 millennials is a homeowner, according to the Stateline analysis. But in Iowa, the Dakotas and Minnesota, it’s close to half.

Today’s first-time buy-ers are increasingly living in ad hoc situations while they save, Lautz said, citing a survey from the Realtors Association. Twenty-one percent lived with parents, relatives or friends before buying in 2017, up from 12 percent in 1993.

Stateline’s analysis showed that the share of 25- to 35-year-olds in ad hoc situations, neither renting nor owning, has grown steadily from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 24.2 percent in 2017. Most in those situations are living with parents or other relatives.

A shortage of housing for sale is also driving prices up in some boom-ing areas such as the San Francisco metropolitan area, where Jimenez Smith and her husband work and live. The area has added 189,000 jobs in the past three years but only 14,000 hous-ing units, the largest discrepancy in the nation, said Lawrence Yun, economist for the National Association of Realtors.

Other areas facing similar crunches are Boston; Washington; Orlando; Phoenix and Chicago, he said.

Even so, 25- to 34-year-olds are likely to insist they want to own a home in the future, according to the Realtors survey.

The San Francisco couple felt the pressure to buy because their rent was rising and they were afraid that the price of a house would soon out-strip their income, even though they already could afford a $4,000 monthly mortgage and had saved about $150,000 for a down pay-ment. Smith is a video graphics programmer for Apple, and Jimenez Smith is a policy aide for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

But in six months of shopping, they lost bidding wars again and again. Once they bid $350,000 for an empty lot with the facade and rubble of a burned-down home, figuring they could build a new home there for another $250,000. But someone else offered $480,000 for the same lot and is now trying to sell it for even more.

The couple feels lucky to have bought a modest two-bedroom house with 1,000 square feet of living space from a seller who turned out to be an acquaintance and helped them by accept-ing an offer matching the highest bid, not exceeding it.

“We were going through disclosures and praying it would appraise right,” Jimenez Smith said. “Fortunately, it did appraise right at $795,000.”

There were other scares. The couple had been counting on a new transit stop in the neighborhood that would have allowed Smith to commute to San Francisco, a doable but grinding hour and 40 minutes each way. The new stop was delayed, but Smith got his new job at Apple, about a half-hour away in Cupertino.

“Sometimes we worry that this is the top, that prices will go down, but our bigger worry was what if it goes up?” Jimenez Smith said. “If it went up to $900,000, we’d never be able to buy a house.”

Millennial buyers face a tough housing marketBy TIM HENDERSON

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ML# Status Address Zip Code City Heated Area List Price Pool Sold Price BE FB HB Built Property Style Sold Terms Sold Date SP/SqFt SP/LP RatioN6100418 Sold 19505 QUESADA AVE #L107 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 689 $77,300 Community $74,000 1 1 0 1985 Condominium Conventional 6/25/2018 100.68 0.96C7248110 Sold 12314 GENOA DR 34287 NORTH PORT 1491 $85,000 None $80,000 2 2 0 1961 Single Family Residence Cash 6/27/2018 31.77 0.94D5923040 Sold 2810 10TH ST 34224 ENGLEWOOD 880 $89,900 None $86,000 2 1 0 1959 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 67.4 0.96C7400388 Sold 5131 GROBE ST 34287 NORTH PORT 933 $95,000 None $105,700 2 1 1 1963 Single Family Residence FHA 6/26/2018 1.11A4401225 Sold 8135 CRISTOBAL AVE 34287 NORTH PORT 1096 $108,000 None $100,000 2 1 0 1965 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/26/2018 0.93C7400563 Sold 1211 SAXONY CIR #C-1 33983 PUNTA GORDA 1017 $109,000 Community $106,000 2 2 0 1988 Condominium Conventional 6/22/2018 104.23 0.97C7400610 Sold 25225 RAMPART BLVD #2107 33983 PUNTA GORDA 886 $109,500 Community $107,500 2 2 0 1984 Condominium Conventional 6/22/2018 121.33 0.98C7251524 Sold 27255 ADAMS ST 33983 PUNTA GORDA 1197 $119,900 None $117,000 2 2 0 2005 Condominium Other 6/22/2018 97.74 0.98D5923874 Sold 13359 BALLON AVE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE 1274 $119,900 Community $118,300 2 2 0 1980 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 59.54 0.99N6100554 Sold 5965 SPEARMAN CIR 34287 NORTH PORT 904 $120,000 None $127,000 2 1 0 1983 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 1.06C7247445 Sold 1408 SAN CRISTOBAL AVE #9 33983 PUNTA GORDA 1279 $129,700 Community $126,000 2 2 0 1987 Condominium Cash 6/26/2018 98.51 0.97C7400559 Sold 4415 NATCHEZ TER 34287 NORTH PORT 912 $129,900 None $119,700 2 2 0 1979 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 73.62 0.92C7401016 Sold 4371 SHAPPELL ST 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 931 $134,650 None $130,000 2 2 0 1972 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/26/2018 71.82 0.97C7251558 Sold 21032 NOWELL AVE 33954 PORT CHARLOTTE 1080 $138,600 None $140,000 3 1 1 1981 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 81.02 1.01D6100331 Sold 7152 SUSSEX LN 34224 ENGLEWOOD 984 $139,900 None $141,000 3 1 1 2007 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 106.66 1.01C7400341 Sold 21487 BACHMANN BLVD 33954 PORT CHARLOTTE 1496 $149,000 Private $149,000 3 2 0 1989 Single Family Residence VA 6/21/2018 73.47 1D6100264 Sold 3013 SPICE LN 34286 NORTH PORT 1108 $149,900 None $160,000 3 2 0 1992 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 96.68 1.07C7400363 Sold 25188 MARION AVE AVE #B202 33950 PUNTA GORDA 1147 $149,900 Community $142,500 2 2 0 1975 Condominium Conventional 6/23/2018 124.24 0.95D6101088 Sold 6610 GASPARILLA PINES BLVD #115 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1230 $150,000 Community $150,000 2 2 0 1995 Condominium Cash 6/21/2018 1A4213919 Sold 8260 LOMBRA AVE 34287 NORTH PORT 1148 $150,000 None $147,500 3 2 0 1975 Single Family Residence FHA 6/21/2018 83.62 0.98N5916967 Sold 6172 HOFFMAN ST 34287 NORTH PORT 928 $152,999 None $147,000 2 2 0 1986 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 77.49 0.96N6100447 Sold 517 S MCCALL RD 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1100 $154,900 None $154,900 2 1 0 1952 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 99.04 1C7245847 Sold 3636 HARBOR BLVD 33952 PORT CHARLOTTE 1786 $154,900 None $147,500 3 2 0 1963 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 55.91 0.95C7248362 Sold 2981 PINETREE ST 33952 PORT CHARLOTTE 1334 $159,000 None $152,000 2 2 0 1983 Single Family Residence VA 6/26/2018 78.35 0.96D6100287 Sold 22416 LEWISTON AVE 33952 PORT CHARLOTTE 1502 $159,900 None $141,500 2 2 0 1976 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 64.29 0.88N5915974 Sold 361 LAMBERT ST 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 1147 $160,000 None $169,000 3 2 0 1988 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 111.48 1.06T3100386 Sold 6486 HAMLET DR #7-A 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1170 $160,500 Community $157,500 2 2 0 1988 Condominium Cash 6/22/2018 0.98D6100308 Sold 210 LAKEVIEW LN 34223 ENGLEWOOD 720 $161,500 None $160,000 2 1 0 1959 Single Family Residence Cash 6/25/2018 116.62 0.99C7401641 Sold 1524 NOBLE TER 33952 PORT CHARLOTTE 1128 $162,500 Private $170,000 3 2 0 1979 Single Family Residence VA 6/21/2018 120.91 1.05C7250501 Sold 2444 AMBROSE LN 33952 PORT CHARLOTTE 1448 $168,500 None $169,900 3 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence VA 6/25/2018 86.11 1.01D6100237 Sold 5055 N BEACH RD #112 34223 ENGLEWOOD 540 $169,900 Community $162,000 1 1 0 1973 Condominium Conventional 6/26/2018 285.71 0.95C7250248 Sold 560 LAKEMONT AVE NW 33952 PORT CHARLOTTE 1074 $169,900 Private $162,500 2 2 0 1976 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 98.37 0.96C7250823 Sold 2771 STRAWBERRY TER 34286 NORTH PORT 1192 $174,000 None $171,000 3 2 0 2001 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 88.92 0.98C7249361 Sold 240 W END DR #1522 33950 PUNTA GORDA 1519 $174,900 Community $172,500 3 2 0 2006 Condominium Cash 6/27/2018 113.56 0.99C7400878 Sold 1504 INVERNESS ST 33952 PORT CHARLOTTE 1308 $175,900 None $168,000 3 2 0 1986 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 0.96C7401552 Sold 17084 ACAPULCO RD #223 33955 PUNTA GORDA 1644 $179,900 Private $161,000 3 2 0 2008 Condominium Conventional 6/26/2018 97.93 0.89D5922211 Sold 5972 GOTTFRIED LN 34291 NORTH PORT 1187 $179,900 None $184,000 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence VA 6/22/2018 102.74 1.02C7249411 Sold 825 CALVERT AVE NW 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 1750 $184,900 Private $180,500 4 2 0 1983 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 86.2 0.98N5916245 Sold 6359 PONTIAC LN 34287 NORTH PORT 1161 $184,900 None $184,900 2 1 0 1961 Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 95.56 1A4400240 Sold 3206 MISSOURI TER 34291 NORTH PORT 1802 $185,900 None $183,500 3 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence FHA 6/25/2018 0.99D6100302 Sold 3950 CHAMPAGNE AVE 34287 NORTH PORT 1544 $189,000 Private $190,000 3 2 0 1988 Single Family Residence VA 6/22/2018 83.37 1.01C7248337 Sold 18245 ACKERMAN AVE 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 1813 $197,000 Private $192,000 3 3 0 1989 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 92.98 0.97C7250337 Sold 1367 RIO DE JANEIRO AVE 33983 PUNTA GORDA 1908 $199,900 Private $185,000 3 2 0 1985 Single Family Residence Cash 6/25/2018 66.33 0.93C7250286 Sold 2411 SUNNINGLOW ST 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 1977 $199,900 None $195,000 3 2 1 1999 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/26/2018 66.33 0.98C7248970 Sold 3812 RAGEN ST 34287 NORTH PORT 1540 $199,900 None $190,000 3 2 0 1998 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 89.96 0.95N5915336 Sold 611 APPLE LN #128 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1383 $199,900 Community $185,000 2 2 0 1986 Condominium Cash 6/22/2018 96.35 0.93N5915308 Sold 2558 HOBBLEBRUSH DR 34289 NORTH PORT 1873 $199,900 Community $200,000 3 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 75.67 1C7400544 Sold 5695 ABELOVE LN 34291 NORTH PORT 1489 $200,000 None $200,000 3 2 0 2016 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/26/2018 99.5 1C7400171 Sold 198 PORTO VELHO ST 33983 PUNTA GORDA 1651 $200,000 None $200,000 3 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 86.99 1C7400488 Sold 2023 BENDWAY DR 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 1755 $204,400 None $204,400 4 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 1A4400234 Sold 10438 CHABLIS 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1612 $204,900 None $204,900 3 2 0 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/26/2018 1C7401716 Sold 285 SEMINOLE BLVD NW 33952 PORT CHARLOTTE 1805 $205,000 Private $193,000 3 3 0 1980 Single Family Residence Cash 6/26/2018 84.24 0.94A4215772 Sold 6177 HOLLYWOOD AVE 34291 NORTH PORT 1728 $207,900 None $209,000 3 2 0 2005 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 83.17 1.01N5917292 Sold 7145 MERONI BLVD 34291 NORTH PORT 1872 $210,000 None $200,000 3 2 0 2003 Single Family Residence FHA 6/26/2018 77.04 0.95C7246676 Sold 26185 RAMPART BLVD 33983 PUNTA GORDA 1578 $210,000 Private $195,000 3 2 0 1991 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/26/2018 85 0.93C7249803 Sold 26386 GUAYAQUIL DR 33983 PUNTA GORDA 2495 $214,000 Private $200,000 3 3 0 1990 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 57.39 0.93D5923491 Sold 340 FOUNTAIN ST 33953 PORT CHARLOTTE 1933 $214,900 None $215,000 3 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 82.25 1C7401100 Sold 7304 HELLIWELL ST 34291 NORTH PORT 1657 $215,900 None $198,000 3 2 0 2005 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 86.05 0.92A4209291 Sold 2388 PARROT ST 34286 NORTH PORT 1909 $219,000 None $208,000 3 2 0 2005 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 81.31 0.95A4204909 Sold 2291 MOSSY OAK DR 34287 NORTH PORT 1715 $219,900 Community $210,000 3 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 78.27 0.95C7246010 Sold 54 ZENITH ST 33954 PORT CHARLOTTE 1925 $219,900 Private $216,500 3 2 0 1996 Single Family Residence FHA 6/25/2018 82.44 0.98A4402673 Sold 4330 SANSEDRO ST 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 1462 $220,000 Private $214,000 3 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 0.97D5922588 Sold 7252 BRANDYWINE DR 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1536 $220,000 Private $215,000 2 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 94.26 0.98D5921333 Sold 9358 CASA GRANDE AVE 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1966 $220,000 None $200,000 3 2 0 2003 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 74.88 0.91C7247494 Sold 200 BISCAYNE DR 33953 PORT CHARLOTTE 1755 $222,950 None $218,950 4 2 0 2017 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 0.98C7401416 Sold 1362 KENMORE ST 33952 PORT CHARLOTTE 1468 $224,750 Private $200,000 3 2 0 2014 Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 0.89D6100562 Sold 3522 MONFERO AVE 34286 NORTH PORT 1696 $224,900 Private $228,000 3 2 0 1999 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 96.16 1.01N5917295 Sold 1375 DE PRIE RD 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1592 $229,000 None $200,000 3 2 0 1973 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/26/2018 75.39 0.87C7246443 Sold 4259 VULGATE ST 34286 NORTH PORT 1693 $229,000 None $232,900 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/26/2018 102.51 1.02D6100575 Sold 7047 ADDERLY RD 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1320 $229,900 Private $223,500 2 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence Cash 6/27/2018 108.28 0.97T3102315 Sold 5338 BUTTERFLY LN 34288 NORTH PORT 2110 $229,900 None $220,000 4 3 0 2006 Single Family Residence VA 6/22/2018 0.96C7249549 Sold 4004 HOLIN LN 34287 NORTH PORT 1538 $229,900 Private $225,000 3 2 1 1996 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 103.26 0.98C7248090 Sold 322 SAN REMO AVE 34287 NORTH PORT 1808 $229,900 None $224,000 3 2 0 2002 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 90.25 0.97C7246606 Sold 2903 WELLS AVE 34286 NORTH PORT 1781 $230,000 Private $225,600 3 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 94 0.98N5914141 Sold 98 NORTH ST 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1300 $230,000 Private $228,000 3 2 0 1955 Single Family Residence Cash, Conventional 6/21/2018 155.31 0.99O5521831 Sold 2581 VALKARIA AVE 34286 NORTH PORT 1971 $239,530 None $225,000 3 2 0 2017 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 0.94D5918204 Sold 8540 AMBERJACK CIR #102 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1758 $239,900 Community $227,000 2 2 0 2006 Condominium Cash 6/27/2018 129.12 0.95N5916313 Sold 1720 S SALFORD BLVD 34287 NORTH PORT 2088 $243,900 Private $239,000 3 2 0 1986 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 82.47 0.98A4213794 Sold 5382 NOHAVA RD 34286 NORTH PORT 2307 $247,000 None $237,000 3 2 1 2009 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 82.06 0.96O5549531 Sold 23450 MORELAND AVE 33954 PORT CHARLOTTE 1971 $250,805 None $235,000 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Cash, Conventional 6/22/2018 0.94O5531078 Sold 4469 PALISADES AVE 34287 NORTH PORT 1988 $253,240 None $232,500 3 2 0 2017 Single Family Residence FHA 6/25/2018 0.92C7251292 Sold 549 VERONA ST 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 2216 $265,000 Private $265,000 3 2 0 1990 Single Family Residence FHA 6/21/2018 115.12 1C7246186 Sold 26126 STILLWATER CIR 33955 PUNTA GORDA 1729 $265,000 Community $257,000 2 2 0 1995 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 99.57 0.97N6100059 Sold 1243 KEESLER ST 33953 PORT CHARLOTTE 1841 $269,000 Private $262,500 3 2 0 2007 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 106.62 0.98C7401950 Sold 3972 RIVER BANK WAY 33980 PORT CHARLOTTE 1980 $269,900 Community $260,000 3 2 0 2016 Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 0.96N6100349 Sold 4729 THISBE ST 34286 NORTH PORT 1789 $269,900 Private $267,000 3 2 0 2003 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 0.99C7243448 Sold 1926 COCONUT PALM CIR 34288 NORTH PORT 1798 $274,900 Community $255,000 3 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 101.03 0.93C7402699 Sold 26346 FEATHERSOUND 33955 PUNTA GORDA 1957 $279,000 Community $279,000 3 2 0 2001 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 101.16 1C7249245 Sold 2720 MAURITANIA RD 33983 PUNTA GORDA 2430 $279,250 None $277,000 4 3 0 2017 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 0.99N5916889 Sold 5010 POCATELLA AVE 34287 NORTH PORT 2243 $286,900 Private $270,000 3 2 1 1995 Single Family Residence VA 6/26/2018 85.66 0.94C7246266 Sold 3516 BEACON DR 33980 PORT CHARLOTTE 2639 $289,000 Private $265,000 3 3 0 1990 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 70.54 0.92C7246442 Sold 0 SYLVANIA AVE 34286 NORTH PORT 1938 $289,900 None $289,900 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 100.55 1N5917037 Sold 26024 SEMINOLE LAKES BLVD 33955 PUNTA GORDA 2136 $300,000 Community $285,000 3 2 0 2001 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 95.64 0.95C7249269 Sold 210 BELAIRE CT 33950 PUNTA GORDA 1436 $305,000 Private $295,000 2 2 1 1964 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 160.15 0.97C7247353 Sold 1364 W HILLSBOROUGH BLVD 34288 NORTH PORT 2368 $309,000 Private $309,000 3 2 0 2004 Single Family Residence FHA 6/26/2018 99.94 1D5922436 Sold 9206 ROSEBUD CIR 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE 1859 $309,900 Private $300,000 3 2 0 2001 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 106.84 0.97C7250307 Sold 3500 HIDDEN VALLEY CIRCLE 33982 PUNTA GORDA 2044 $314,900 None $287,000 3 2 1 1983 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 96.18 0.91C7400947 Sold 18735 ACKERMAN AVE 33948 PORT CHARLOTTE 1908 $315,000 Private $315,000 3 2 0 1986 Single Family Residence VA 6/21/2018 113.15 1D5923380 Sold 2442 ARUGULA DR 34289 NORTH PORT 1895 $319,900 Community $308,500 3 2 0 2013 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 121.7 0.96C7251506 Sold 3486 WINER RD W 34288 NORTH PORT 2131 $329,900 Private $318,500 3 2 1 2007 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/23/2018 104.02 0.97C7244181 Sold 381 WABASH TER 33954 PORT CHARLOTTE 2534 $340,000 Private $324,900 4 3 0 1993 Single Family Residence Cash 6/26/2018 94.37 0.96C7250952 Sold 24351 BALTIC AVE #104 33955 PUNTA GORDA 1978 $349,000 Community $325,000 2 2 1 2006 Condominium Conventional 6/21/2018 164.31 0.93C7400049 Sold 420 PARAMARIBO ST 33983 PUNTA GORDA 2403 $359,900 Private $359,900 3 2 0 1998 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 108.08 1C7250120 Sold 1714 BOTTLEBRUSH WAY 34289 NORTH PORT 3270 $359,900 Private, Community $352,500 4 3 1 2007 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/26/2018 79.25 0.98C7250668 Sold 3101 GUADALUPE DR 33950 PUNTA GORDA 1944 $405,900 Private $385,000 3 2 0 1974 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 127.4 0.95C7244846 Sold 3222 LEAMINGTON ST 33980 PORT CHARLOTTE 4267 $425,000 Private $390,000 4 5 1 1989 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 59.06 0.92C7400699 Sold 1515 CREEK NINE DR 34291 NORTH PORT 2619 $428,000 Private, Community $420,000 3 3 0 2006 Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 106.84 0.98C7249496 Sold 4418 NORTHSHORE DR 33980 PORT CHARLOTTE 1967 $449,000 Private $430,000 2 2 1 1961 Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 133.62 0.96D5922398 Sold 1390 BEACH RD #1 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1340 $449,000 Community $420,000 2 2 0 1994 Condominium Cash 6/21/2018 313.43 0.94C7251414 Sold 3600 DARIN DR 33950 PUNTA GORDA 2337 $489,000 Private $470,000 3 2 1 1992 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 138.36 0.96C7251025 Sold 1347 THRASHER DR 33950 PUNTA GORDA 2530 $495,000 Private $472,500 3 2 1 1989 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 137.35 0.95C7250824 Sold 590 TOULOUSE DR 33950 PUNTA GORDA 2252 $519,900 Private $500,000 3 2 1 2000 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 156.3 0.96A4400797 Sold 6952 PAN AMERICAN BLVD 34287 NORTH PORT 3107 $529,000 Private $500,000 4 3 1 2005 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 116.41 0.95C7248071 Sold 150 GULFVIEW RD 33950 PUNTA GORDA 2211 $549,000 Private $528,000 3 2 0 1983 Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 160.83 0.96D6100382 Sold 5842 MALTON ST 34286 NORTH PORT 2020 $565,000 Private $550,000 3 2 0 2000 Single Family Residence FHA 6/21/2018 0.97C7249633 Sold 24160 TREASURE ISLAND BLVD 33955 PUNTA GORDA 2568 $639,000 Private $585,000 3 2 0 1997 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/25/2018 114.21 0.92D5919454 Sold 900 VIA FORMIA 33950 PUNTA GORDA 2542 $849,000 Private $780,000 3 3 0 2015 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 212.65 0.92C7247465 Sold 3972 CROOKED ISLAND DR 33950 PUNTA GORDA 4132 $899,000 Private $848,500 5 4 1 1996 Single Family Residence Cash 6/27/2018 165.3 0.94A4205279 Sold 5028 LA COSTA ISLAND CT 33950 PUNTA GORDA 3485 $899,000 Private $855,000 4 2 1 2005 Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 173.04 0.95

ENGLEWOOD - COURTESY OF ENGLEWOOD AREA BOARD OF REALTORS

ML# Status Address Zip Code City Sq. Ft. Community Price BE FB HB Built Pool Property Style Sold Terms Sold Date SP/SqFt SP/LP Ratio

D6101085 SLD 6275 GREENFINCH RD 34224 ENGLEWOOD 736 LEMON BAY ISLES PH 02 $85,000 2 2 0 1984 None Mobile Home Cash 6/22/2018 $115.49 1D5920867 SLD 2024 MASSACHUSETTS AVE 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1,494 BELAIR TERRACE $89,900 3 2 0 1959 None Single Family Residence Cash 6/19/2018 $60.17 1C7246142 SLD 2045 ESSENCE AVE 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1,056 AILLON $82,500 2 2 0 1971 None Mobile Home Cash 6/20/2018 $78.13 0.91D5923198 SLD 3337 GOLDFINCH TER 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1,456 SANDALHAVEN ESTATES $118,000 2 2 0 1985 None Mobile Home Cash 6/18/2018 $81.04 0.99D5923874 SLD 13359 BALLON AVE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE 1,274 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 095 $118,300 2 2 0 1980 Community Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 $92.86 0.99D5924080 SLD 23 SAVONA AVE 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,280 ALAMEDA ISLES $129,000 2 2 0 1981 Community Mobile Home Cash 6/21/2018 $100.78 0.96D5923905 SLD 211 PINE HOLLOW DR Unit#211 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,112 PINE HOLLOW $135,000 2 2 0 1994 Community Condominium Cash 6/20/2018 $121.40 0.98

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D5922975 SLD 13428 ROMFORD AVE 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE 974 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 066 $139,000 2 2 0 1974 Community Single Family Residence FHA 6/19/2018 $142.71 0.99D5921997 SLD 6134 GILLOT BLVD 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE 1,244 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 052 $140,000 3 1 1 1979 None Single Family Residence Other 6/19/2018 $112.54 0.97D6100232 SLD 794 HEATHERCREEK CT Unit#63 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,120 TANGERINE WOODS $138,000 2 2 0 1986 Community Manufactured Home Cash 6/18/2018 $123.21 0.95D6101088 SLD 6610 GASPARILLA PINES BLVD #115 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1,230 SANCTUARY AT GOLDEN TEE PH 02 $150,000 2 2 0 1995 Community Condominium Cash 6/21/2018 $121.95 1N6100447 SLD 517 S MCCALL RD 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,100 BRUCEWOOD $154,900 2 1 0 1952 None Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 $140.82 1T3100386 SLD 6486 HAMLET DR Unit#7-A 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1,170 GULFWIND VILLAS PH 02 $157,500 2 2 0 1988 Community Condominium Cash 6/22/2018 $134.62 0.98D6100293 SLD 7224 HOLSUM ST 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1,575 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 064 $175,000 3 2 0 1994 Private Single Family Residence Cash 6/18/2018 $111.11 1D5923665 SLD 42 GOLFVIEW CT 33947 ROTONDA WEST 1,750 ROTONDA WEST OAKLAND HILLS $160,000 3 2 0 1973 Private Single Family Residence FHA 6/20/2018 $91.43 0.9D6100538 SLD 8405 PLACIDA RD Unit#406 33946 PLACIDA 1,009 CAPE HAZE RESORT $179,500 2 2 0 2007 Community Condominium Cash 6/19/2018 $177.90 0.97N5917324 SLD 945 OSCEOLA BLVD 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,506 BAY VISTA BLVD $181,000 2 2 0 1979 None Single Family Residence Conventional 6/19/2018 $120.19 0.95D6101046 SLD 6156 CABAL LN 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE 1,612 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 095 $192,900 3 2 0 2018 None Single Family Residence Cash 6/19/2018 $119.67 1N5915336 SLD 611 APPLE LN Unit#128 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,383 FOXWOOD $185,000 2 2 0 1986 Community Condominium Cash 6/22/2018 $133.77 0.93C7250322 SLD 812 STEWART ST 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,082 ENGLEWOOD HOMEACRES LEMON BAY $194,000 2 2 0 1977 Private Single Family Residence VA 6/18/2018 $179.30 0.97A4402710 SLD 74 OAKLAND HILLS PL 33947 ROTONDA WEST 1,650 ROTONDA WEST OAKLAND HILLS $192,900 3 2 0 1978 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 $116.91 0.94D5924062 SLD 107 BAYTREE DR 33947 ROTONDA WEST 1,259 ROTONDA LAKES $200,000 3 2 0 2007 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 $158.86 0.95D5924145 SLD 236 ANNAPOLIS LN 33947 ROTONDA WEST 1,644 ROTONDA WEST OAKLAND HILLS $220,000 3 2 0 1979 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 $133.82 1.02D5921333 SLD 9358 CASA GRANDE AVE 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1,966 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 074 $200,000 3 2 0 2003 None Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 $101.73 0.91D5921921 SLD 70 N ELM ST 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,436 ENGLEWOOD OF $225,000 3 2 0 1946 None Single Family Residence Conventional 6/20/2018 $156.69 1D5921368 SLD 1134 MARTIN DR 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1,229 HARRIS $215,000 3 2 0 1961 None Single Family Residence Other, Seller Financing 6/20/2018 $174.94 0.96D5922253 SLD 108 MARK TWAIN LN 33947 ROTONDA WEST 1,943 ROTONDA WEST PEBBLE BEACH $225,000 3 2 0 2006 None Single Family Residence FHA 6/18/2018 $115.80 0.98D5919071 SLD 2450 N BEACH RD Unit#224 34223 ENGLEWOOD 673 SUNBURST PH 02 $218,000 1 1 1 1980 Community Condominium Conventional 6/18/2018 $323.92 0.95N5914141 SLD 98 NORTH ST 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,300 BAY VIEW MANOR $228,000 3 2 0 1955 Private Single Family Residence Cash, Conventional 6/21/2018 $175.38 0.99A4401519 SLD 1501 BEACH RD Unit#212 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,070 SANDPIPER KEY BLDG 03 $234,000 2 2 0 1981 Community Condominium Conventional 6/19/2018 $218.69 0.98D5921725 SLD 32 BUNKER TER 33947 ROTONDA WEST 1,864 ROTONDA WEST PEBBLE BEACH $240,000 3 2 0 1990 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 $128.76 0.98D6100522 SLD 8407 PLACIDA RD Unit#408 33946 PLACIDA 1,272 CAPE HAZE RESORT PH 1 $250,000 3 2 0 2007 Private, Community Condominium Cash 6/20/2018 $196.54 1D5920947 SLD 1845 EDISON DR 34224 ENGLEWOOD 1,939 GULF AIRE 1ST ADD $242,500 3 2 0 1982 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 6/20/2018 $125.06 0.95D6100323 SLD 40 MEDALIST TER 33947 ROTONDA WEST 1,716 ROTONDA WEST WHITE MARSH $254,000 3 2 0 2000 Private Single Family Residence Cash 6/20/2018 $148.02 0.96D5923320 SLD 235 BROADMOOR LN 33947 ROTONDA WEST 2,439 ROTONDA WEST BROADMOOR $251,500 3 3 0 1995 Private Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 $103.12 0.93D5923306 SLD 801 BAY PARK BLVD 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,796 ENGLEWOOD HOMEACRES 1ST ADD $270,000 3 3 0 1976 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 $150.33 1D5919916 SLD 128 BAYTREE DR 33947 ROTONDA WEST 1,683 ROTONDA LAKES $267,000 3 2 0 2017 Private Single Family Residence Cash 6/20/2018 $158.65 0.97C7247896 SLD 10380 LONGSHORE RD Unit#78 33946 PLACIDA 2,296 LANDINGS AT CORAL CREEK $277,500 3 3 0 2008 Community Townhouse Cash 6/19/2018 $120.86 0.93D5922293 SLD 30 SPORTSMAN TER 33947 ROTONDA WEST 2,059 ROTONDA WEST BROADMOOR $295,000 3 2 0 1991 Private Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 $143.27 0.95D5922436 SLD 9206 ROSEBUD CIR 33981 PORT CHARLOTTE 1,859 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 081 $300,000 3 2 0 2001 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 $161.38 0.97D6100579 SLD 7462 PALM ISLAND DR Unit#3122 33946 PLACIDA 1,048 BEACH VILLAS BLDG 31 $285,000 2 2 0 1985 Community Condominium Cash 6/22/2018 $271.95 0.88D5924127 SLD 193 ROTONDA BLVD E 33947 ROTONDA WEST 2,451 ROTONDA WEST LONG MEADOW $342,000 3 2 1 2006 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 $139.53 0.98D5919509 SLD 70 FAIRWAY RD 33947 ROTONDA WEST 2,408 ROTONDA WEST PINEHURST $355,000 3 2 0 2006 Private Single Family Residence Conventional 6/20/2018 $147.43 0.96D5922398 SLD 1390 BEACH RD Unit#1 34223 ENGLEWOOD 1,340 MARINER VILLAGE PH 01 BLDG 02 $420,000 2 2 0 1994 Community Condominium Cash 6/21/2018 $313.43 0.94D6100895 SLD 6000 BOCA GRANDE CSWY #D37 33921 BOCA GRANDE 1,247 BOCA GRANDE NORTH $440,000 2 2 0 1986 Community Condominium Cash 6/20/2018 $352.85 0.98D5919597 SLD 6001 BOCA GRANDE CSWY #E56 33921 BOCA GRANDE 1,247 BOCA GRANDE NORTH PH E $515,000 2 2 0 1989 Community Condominium Conventional 6/20/2018 $412.99 1D5921936 SLD 25 PALM DR 33946 PLACIDA 4,320 PALM ISLAND ESTATES UNIT 3 $782,500 6 5 1 2006 Private Single Family Residence Cash 6/18/2018 $181.13 0.92D6100959 SLD 788 BEACH VIEW DR 33921 BOCA GRANDE 1,910 BEACH VIEW AT BOCA BAY PH 02 $1,275,000 3 3 0 1995 Community Townhouse Cash 6/18/2018 $667.54 1D5921402 SLD 44 SEAWATCH LAKE DR 33921 BOCA GRANDE 2,696 SEAWATCH BOCA GRANDE $1,325,000 3 3 1 1991 Community Villa Cash 6/19/2018 $491.47 0.95D5921613 SLD 166 CARRICK BEND LN 33921 BOCA GRANDE 2,943 NORTH VILLAGE $1,825,000 3 3 0 1989 Community Single Family Residence Cash 6/18/2018 $620.12 0.93D5921441 SLD 1960 19TH ST E 33921 BOCA GRANDE 4,268 BOCA GRANDE $4,150,000 4 4 1 1969 Private Single Family Residence Cash 6/20/2018 $972.35 0.91D5921408 SLD 16180 SUNSET PINES CIR 33921 BOCA GRANDE 4,994 GULF SHORES NORTH 04 $5,350,481 4 4 2 2003 Private Single Family Residence Cash 6/19/2018 $1,071.38 0.96

SOUTH SARASOTA COUNTY - COURTESY OF VENICE AREA BOARD OF REALTORS

ML# Status Address Subdivision Name Sq. Ft. Pool Price BE FB HB Built Property Style Sold Terms Sold Date SP/SqFt SP/LP Ratio

A4210444 Sold 3090 SUNSET BEACH DR Sunset Beach $147,000 2 1 0 1959 Single Family Residence FHA 6/18/2018 182.38 0.95A4207962 Sold 2688 MALLOW RD Sunset Beach $207,000 3 2 0 1973 Single Family Residence FHA 6/19/2018 141.78 0.98D6100386 Sold 1031 TAMPA RD South Venice $210,000 3 2 0 1971 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 190.56 1.05A4406675 Sold 357 BAYSHORE DR Bay Acres Sub $210,000 2 1 0 1959 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 185.84 0.91A4204988 Sold 591 RANDOLPH RD South Venice $216,500 2 2 0 1981 Single Family Residence VA 6/22/2018 177.02 0.98N5917227 Sold 1609 W NEPONSIT DR Venice Gardens $225,000 3 2 0 1966 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 162.22 0.98D6100298 Sold 1477 HUDSON RD South Venice $235,000 2 2 0 1989 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 139.88 1.02N6100060 Sold 1415 TURNBERRY DR Turnberry Place $235,000 3 2 0 1991 Single Family Residence Cash 6/19/2018 119.59 0.94A4402566 Sold 106 VAN DYCK DR Sorrento East $235,000 3 2 0 1978 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 127.86 0.94D6100424 Sold 1306 MANGO AVE East Gate $238,000 3 2 0 1975 Single Family Residence Cash 6/19/2018 136.7 0.97N5917093 Sold 4885 TAMARACK TRL Southwood $238,500 3 2 0 1991 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/19/2018 138.99 1D5921059 Sold 600 GARDENS EDGE DR #621 Magnolia Park $238,500 2 2 0 2007 Condominium Cash 6/18/2018 153.57 0.92N5909977 Sold 107 HOURGLASS DR Not Applicable $239,900 3 2 0 1988 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/19/2018 102.17 1N5916786 Sold 9028 EXCELSIOR LOOP Rapalo $255,000 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/19/2018 145.46 0.99N5914350 Sold 3131 HERCULES RD South Venice $257,000 3 2 0 2006 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 141.05 0.93N6100896 Sold 104 MATISSE CIR W Sorrento East $264,500 3 2 0 1972 Single Family Residence FHA 6/18/2018 177.76 1S4854601 Sold 20180 RAGAZZA CIR #202 Gran Paradiso $265,000 3 2 0 2016 Condominium Conventional 6/20/2018 126.25 0.96D5922819 Sold 113 FLAMINGO RD Venice South Gulf View $270,000 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 197.51 0.98N5917246 Sold 12515 SAGEWOOD DR Grand Palm $274,900 3 2 1 2014 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/20/2018 163.63 1N5917371 Sold 4154 SUMMERTREE RD Southwood $300,000 3 2 0 1993 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/20/2018 180.29 1A4214725 Sold 201 MARCHENO WAY Not Applicable $300,859 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Cash 6/13/2018 199.38 0.99N5916357 Sold 12008 BLAZING STAR DR Preserve at West Villages $302,000 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 148.48 0.97N5915406 Sold 519 BAYVIEW AVE Bay View Acres $305,900 3 2 0 1987 Single Family Residence Cash 6/20/2018 197.35 0.97N6100273 Sold 12022 GRANITE WOODS LOOP Stoneybrook At Venice $316,000 4 3 0 2006 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 140.44 0.99N5914165 Sold 674 SILK OAK DR The Lakes Of Jacaranda $320,000 3 3 0 1997 Single Family Residence FHA 6/22/2018 167.28 0.98A4402032 Sold 23547 AWABUKI DR Sarasota National $329,000 3 2 0 2015 Condominium Cash 6/20/2018 177.74 0.97N5916841 Sold 173 VENICE PALMS BLVD Venice Palms $330,000 3 2 0 2000 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 169.84 0.95N6100104 Sold 11516 DANCING RIVER DR Stoneybrook At Venice $334,000 4 2 0 2005 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/22/2018 151.34 1A4214624 Sold 5431 LAYTON DR Ventura Village $338,000 3 2 0 2011 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/19/2018 150.02 0.98A4402822 Sold 1161 LINDEN RD South Venice $350,000 3 2 0 1978 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 173.27 1A4213398 Sold 605 ELBA DR Cecilia Court $365,000 3 3 0 2006 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 165.01 0.96N5917065 Sold 296 VENICE PALMS BLVD Venice Palms $370,000 3 3 0 2001 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/19/2018 191.91 0.97N6100556 Sold 1150 DEARDON DR Manors Of Chestnut Creek $391,000 3 2 1 1992 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 175.34 1N6101003 Sold 13661 TRENTINO STREET Islandwalk At The West Villages $424,990 3 3 0 2018 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/20/2018 170.82 1N5916813 Sold 4366 VIA DEL VILLETTI DR Venetia $425,000 3 2 0 2005 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/21/2018 177.82 0.94N6101008 Sold 11824 HUNTR CREEK ROAD Grand Palm $445,399 3 2 0 2018 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 187.22 1N5916338 Sold 304 RIO TERRA Bellagio At Venice Island $454,000 3 3 0 2003 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 238.95 0.98N6100924 Sold 11820 HUNTERS CREEK Grand Palm $458,990 3 2 1 2018 Single Family Residence Cash 6/20/2018 189.12 1A4406656 Sold 372 MARAVIYA BLVD Toscana Isles $463,695 3 3 2 2018 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 179.03 1N5916961 Sold 1251 CIELO CT Willow Chase $466,000 3 2 1 2014 Single Family Residence Cash 6/20/2018 174.08 0.97N5915275 Sold 329 VENICE GOLF CLUB DR Venice Golf & Country Club $468,000 3 2 1 1992 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 169.08 0.96N5915510 Sold 1098 TUSCANY BLVD Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club $490,000 3 2 0 2007 Single Family Residence Cash 6/18/2018 198.78 0.98A4129505 Sold 516 TAMIAMI TRL S #405 Not Applicable $499,000 3 3 1 2010 Condominium Cash 6/22/2018 268.28 1N5915257 Sold 249 SOVRANO RD Venezia Park $537,000 3 2 0 1966 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 320.6 0.98A4206187 Sold 629 ALHAMBRA RD #1103 Valencia Condo Apts $575,000 2 2 0 1974 Condominium Conventional 6/21/2018 447.82 0.97A4206227 Sold 863 MACEWEN DR Oaks The $575,000 4 3 0 1992 Single Family Residence Cash 6/22/2018 208.41 0.96A4202562 Sold 322 YACHT HARBOR DR Southbay Yacht & Racquet Club $790,000 3 4 0 1976 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 270.92 0.96A4187254 Sold 376 S CREEK DR South Creek $895,000 3 3 1 2016 Single Family Residence Cash 6/21/2018 289.18 0.97N5914820 Sold 200 SUNRISE DR Nokomis $1,245,000 4 4 1 1995 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 300.94 0.96A4169093 Sold 800 N RIVER RD Myakka River Trails $1,612,000 4 4 1 2003 Single Family Residence Cash 6/20/2018 311.98 0.96A4189751 Sold 1492 CASEY KEY RD Casey Key $4,500,000 3 4 3 2008 Single Family Residence Conventional 6/18/2018 764.53 0.56

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ML# Status Address Zip Code City Sq. Ft. Community Price BE FB HB Built Pool Property Style Sold Terms Sold Date SP/SqFt SP/LP Ratio

Giving your home a little extra “oomph” doesn’t have to cost thousands of dollars. In fact, you can make some dramatic home improvements on a budget of just a few hundred dollars. These five projects will make a big impact for less than the cost of a new TV.

1. Revamp your entryway.A stylish entrance makes an

instant impression. Begin your entryway revamp with simple, affordable upgrades like a new welcome mat and house num-bers. You can also arrange potted plants — like easy-to-maintain succulents — around your entrance for an eye-popping

aesthetic. Flowering plants, while slightly more difficult to main-tain, can complement the color scheme of your entrance or act as a standalone focal point. You can also spruce up your home’s en-trance with a quick color update to your front door. A new shade will complement your entryway décor and spruce up the overall look of your home’s exterior. Chic doorknockers, updated door-knobs and alluring porch lighting are the perfect finishing touches for your home’s entrance.

2. Modernize your bathroom.Major remodels aren’t the

only way to revive your tired bathroom. Start by updating your paint. A new color will open up small spaces, rejuvenate your

aesthetic and inspire chic décor. Next, upgrade your linens. New towels, shower mats and shower curtains can hide dated features and improve the overall feel of your bathroom. Add sconces, towel-hanging ladders and reclaimed crates for extra storage and fashionable functionality. And consider a stylish new mirror to add just the right finishing touch.

3. Repaint your interior walls.Repainting a room can do

wonders to bring it back to life. Lighter colors are perfect for opening up small areas and creating a sense of calm. You can also paint your walls and trim (or other architectural features like mantles and built-in bookcases)

in subtly contrasting colors to add depth and interest. Accent walls are perfect for reviving dull spaces — and they cost less and require less work than painting a whole room. Darker shades are perfect for spaces like studies, home offices and dens.

4. Update your cabinet hardware.

Installing stylish cabinet hard-ware is a quick and cost-effective way to update your kitchen. Before you begin your update, it’s important to consider your kitchen’s style — you don’t want to mismatch modern pulls and knobs with traditional cabinets. If your kitchen has a contemporary design, go with sleek, understated hardware. Ornate, classically

inspired hardware will work best for traditional cabinets.

5. Rejuvenate your light fixtures.

Dated light fixtures not only look bad, but they can also make day-to-day activities difficult — ultra-low lighting is great for a romantic night in, but not so much for chopping vegetables. Installing new light fixtures offers the chance to take your décor to the next level — and there are thousands of pendant light and chandelier options to suit every taste and budget. Just remember: Do-it-yourself electrical jobs can be dangerous. If you’re unsure how to switch out your lighting, it’s best to hire a professional to do it for you.

5 home projects that cost less than a TVBy WILSON WEAVER

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Punta Gorda Elks, 11-2 Lunch;3pm Tiki open; 4-7 Music/KennyRose;4:30-7:30 ChickenNite;7-9:30Karaoke/BillyG@25538ShorePG637-2606;mbrs&gsts

Mahjongg @ Faith, All are welcome to join the fun in this fascinating game. Monday’s 12pm, Faith Lutheran, 4005 Palm Dr., PG 33950

PC Moose Lodge Bingo, Early birds 5 to 6pm Jackpot Bingos 6-10pm, Food available 4-6pm

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

TUESDAY Am Leg Aux 103 Bingo,

6-9 PM Open To Public Smoke Free Accepting school supplies for free card Big Pots Great Fun! 2101 Taylor Rd PG 639-6337

Men’s Fellowship, Gulf Cove Methodist Men meet 1st Tuesday at 8am, at Perkins, 6001 S. Salford, North

Port. 697-1747 Courage Over Cancer,

Help & spiritual counsel for cancer patients, caregivers, & loved ones. Call 697-1747, Gulf Cove UMC, 1100 McCall, PC

Eagles, Eagles 23111 Harborview Rd PC 941-629-1645 lunch 11-2 pm dinner 5-8 music by Country Plus

Punta Gorda Elks, 11-2 Lunch; 1-6 Tiki Tuesday; 1-5 Bar Food; 6pm LBOD Mtg; 7pm Lodge Mtg@25538 Shore,PG,637-2606;members & guests

Free Kids Lunch, FREE lunch for ages 18 & under. 11:30-12pm @ PC Library 2280 Aaron St. 941.764.5562 Sponsored by CCPS Champ’s Cafe

Mahjongg, Cultural Center 2280 Aaron St. 11:30am-3:30pm, .50 cents an hour Cultural Center MembersPLUS free. 625-4175.

Am Leg 110 Bingo, Early Birds 12:00 Hot Balls, progressive and specials. Am Legion Riders – Open to

the public Bridge @ Faith, Al are

welcome to come join us in playing this popular game. Tuesday, 12pm, Faith Lutheran, 4005 Palm Dr 639-6309

At Ease, Vets, Listening ears & discussion at Rotonda West American Legion (3436 Indiana Rd) first Tues, 4pm. Gulf Cove UMC, 249-5513

Deep Creek Elks, Deep Creek Elks Open 4-9:30pm, Karaoke 6-9pm Queen of Hearts Drawing 7pm Burgers, Sandwiches, & more 5-8pm, 941-249-8067

WEDNESDAY Woodcarving, Woodcarving

and Woodburning every Wed.8am to 12pm at the Cultural Center. Come and join in fun. Bev 764-6452

Eagles, Eagles 23111 Harborview Rd PC 941-629-1645 Pot Luck 1-4 Queen Hearts 6PM Open 10:30-7, S&H open mic

Punta Gorda Elks, 11-2 Lunch;11amBar;1pmTiki;4-7 July4thPicnic;2:30-5:30/Three of a Kind;6-9/MixedUpDuo@25538ShorePG637-2606;mbrs&gsts

4th Celebration, July 4th Celebration. Live music 12 - 9, viewing of fireworks over Harbor 9 pm. Fishermen’s Village 639-8721

THURSDAY Murdock Rotary, Club

meets Thurs 7:45am weekly at Perkins, 1700 Tamiami Trl. Friendliest club in SWFL. Call 941-456-1862 for info

Eagles, Eagles 23111 Harborview Rd PC 941-629-1645 lunch 11-2 pm dinner 5-8 music by Jersey Beat

Punta Gorda Elks, 11-2 Lunch; 3pm Tiki Open; 5-8 Dinner; 5pm PER Social; 6:30-8:30 Charity Bar Bingo@25538ShorePG637-2606;members&guests

Free Kids Lunch, FREE lunch for ages 18 & under. 11:30-12pm @ PC Library 2280 Aaron St. 941.764.5562. Sponsored by CCPS

Champ’s Cafe Mah-Jongg, Cultural Center

2280 Aaron St. 11:30am-3:30pm, .50 cents an hour Cultural Center MembersPLUS free. 625-4175.

Punta Gorda Elkettes, Elkettes Thrift Shop Open to the Public from 11:30am to 2:30pm @ 25538 Shore Dr.,PG,637-2606, Ext. 451

Punta Gorda Rotary, Punta Gorda Rotary meets at noon at the Isles Yacht Club. The best place in PG to be at noon on Thursdays. 219-742-3287.

FRIDAY Eagles, Eagles 23111

Harborview Rd PC 941-629-1645 lunch 11-2 pm dinner 5-8 music by Boomers

Bingo, Cultural Center 2280 Aaron St. 10:45am-3:30pm. Game packs start at $13. Over 25 games w/payouts up to $250. 625-4175.

Free Kids Lunch, FREE lunch for ages 18 & under. 10:30-12pm @ PC Library 2280 Aaron St. 941.764.5562. Sponsored by CCPS Champ’s Cafe

TODAY

Broasted Chicken, Delicious Broasted Chicken Dinner $8.50 served 2-4pm Dine in or take out. Rotonda Elks, members & guests

Sunday Blue Plate, Shrimp Skewers- $6.00 VFW Aux 550 N. McCall Rd. Englewood Dine In - Carry Out 4:00 - 6:00 P.m. Public Welcome.

MONDAY Crafting, Help us to craft

items; bring lunch, we supply dessert at Lemon Bay Woman’s Club, 51 N. Maple St. 9:30 - 12:30 681-2048.

Table Tennis, Englewood Sports Complex, 941-861-1980, 9:30-12:30p. $2 to play!

Euchre, Euchre Every Mon & Wed @ l:00 PM VFW Post 10178, 550 N McCall Rd. (941)474-7516 Come join us!

Wings & Dancing, Wings, wet & dry, burgers, philly cheesesteak & more 5-7pm Music:

Escape 6-9pm Members & guests Rotonda Elks

Pioneer Days Meeting, This meeting is open to the public. Monday, July 2, 6pm at the Elsie Quirk Library. Sign up to volunteer!

Zumba Gold & Toning, Get fit while working out with Ricki to world music at Lemon Bay Woman’s Club, 51 N. Maple St, 6-7 pm, $7 each. 445-1310

TUESDAY

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

Beginning Line Dance, Learn steps and dances at Lemon Bay Woman’s Club, 51 N.Maple St. 9 - 10 am, $3.00, 474-1438.

Courage Over Cancer, Help & spiritual counsel for cancer patients, caregivers, & loved ones. Call 697-1747, Gulf Cove UMC, 1100 McCall, PC

Table Tennis, Englewood Sports Complex, 941-861-1980, 9:30-12:30p. $2 to play!

Line Dancing, Dance with Harry to country, pop & standards at Lemon Bay Woman’s Club, 51 N. Maple St. 10-11am, $3, 474-1438.

Plant Clinic, Plant Questions? Problems? Free Answers @ Charlotte Englewood Library 10-12 Tuesday & Thursday Florida Master Gardeners

Pickleball Open Play, Englewood Sports Complex, 941-861-1980, 1-4p. $2 to play.

At Ease, Vets, Listening ears & discussion at Rotonda West American Legion (3436 Indiana Rd) first Tues, 4pm. Gulf Cove UMC, 249-5513

WEDNESDAY Line Dancing, 9-30 to 11-30

American Legion Post 113 3436 Indiana Road Rotonda West. Phone Eve at 941 697 8733

Euchre, Euchre Every Mon & Wed @ l:00 PM VFW Post 10178, 550 N McCall Rd. Come join us!

July 4 Basket Raffle, VFW Aux. Basket Raffle 550 N. McCall Rd.Englewood July 4th 1:00- 6:00p.m Food available Public Welcome. 941 474-7516

July 4 Family Picnic, 1-5 pm, New Hope Baptist Church, 2100 Englewood Rd (SR776), 941-474-7647, Bring lawn chairs, Swinging Bridge free concert

AMVETS Grand Opening, New Post. 2 to 6. 3386 N. Access Road. music, food, beverages. Veterans, public welcome. 697-0070.

Pig Roast July 4th, Roasted Pig or Beef Brisket Dinner 3-5pm Music by TAT2 4-7pm Tickets at bar. Rotonda Elks, members&guests

Zumba with Chantal, Dance and work out to world music at Lemon Bay Woman’s Club located at 51 N. Maple St, 6-7 pm, $7.00. 941-445-1310.

THURSDAY

Badminton, Englewood Sports Complex, 941-861-1980, 9-12p. $2 to play! Open to all levels.

Crafty Ladies, Handcrafted items every Thursday 9-11:30am (except holidays). Oaks Cove, Gulf Cove UMC, 1100 McCall, PC.

697-5533 Beg/Impvr Line Dance,

9-30 to 11-30 American Legion Post 113 3436 Indiana Road Rotonda West. Phone Eve at 941 697 8733

Line Dance Club, 9:30-11:30am, Christ Lutheran Church, 701 N. Indiana Ave. Impvr/intermed. line dances. Public welcome. Nancy 474-6027

Table Tennis, Englewood Sports Complex, 941-861-1980, 9:30-12:30p. $2 to play!

Pickleball Open Play, Englewood Sports Complex, 941-861-1980, 1-4p. $2 to play.

Bingo 6:30PM, Public Invited! Bingo 6:30pm. Bar food available 5pm till close. Nice prizes Play 3 cards for $1 Rotonda Elks

Male singers wanted, 701 N Indiana Ave, Englewood on Thurs. 6:30 PM for an evening of a cappella singing in the Barbershop style. 9413079825

FRIDAY

Line Dancing, 9-30 to 11-30 American Legion Post 113

3436 Indiana Road Rotonda West. Phone Eve at 941 697 8733

Table Tennis, Englewood Sports Complex, 941-861-1980, 9:30-12:30p. $2 to play!

Friday Dine & Dance, Chef Choice: Coconut Shrimp & reg menu 5-7:30pm Music: MC Squared 7-10pm Members & guests Rotonda Elks

SATURDAY

FC Men’s Breakfast, FC Men’s Prayer Brkfst @ 8:00am @ Church campus-140 Rot. Blvd.W. Free & all men are invited. 475-7447

Closet of Hope, Free clothing, ID required. 1st & 3rd Saturdays 9:30a-12p. Gulf Cove UMC, 1100 McCall, PC. 697-1747

Corn Hole 12:30pm, Corn hole sign up 12;30 games start 1pm $2 fee per game. Come solo or bring a buddy. Rotonda Elks members & guests

Bingo, VFW 10178 Auxiliary 550 N. McCall Rd. Englewood 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Public Welcome 941- 474- 7516 .

TODAY AMVETS 2000 Special,

Best Breakfast in Town 8-11am Large menu to choose from only $7 incl/bev 401 Ortiz Blvd NP 941-429-1999

AMVETS 312 Breakfast, 8:30-11:00 Large selection only $7.00 Bloody Marys $1 public welcome 7050 Chancellor Blvd NP 941-429-5403

North Port VFW, Members & Guests, Open 10AM-8PM, $0.25 off of drafts, domestic bottles & well drinks, 4860 Trott Cir, NP 426-6865

SOA Fry & Grill Day, Relax & let the Sons do the cooking for you large menu to choose from 2-5pm 401 Ortiz Blvd NP 941-429-1999

MONDAY

Basic Exercise, $3/class 9-10 am NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Join Brenda for a good work out & feel better.

Mahjongg, 9am-12:30 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Looking for more players. Will teach if interested.

North Port VFW, Members & Guests, Wings 5-7, Q-7PM, Music by Mike & Co. 6:30-9:30, 4860 Trott Cir, NP 426-6865

Duplicate Bridge, $3/person 12:30-4:30 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd Ella 429-8958 If you like bridge then come & play.

Rummikub, 1-4 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Like cards but not holding them? This is played with tiles

AMVETS 2000 LAUX, Regular monthly meeting @ 2:30pm Presentation of 3 Scholarships 401 Ortiz Blvd NP 941-429-1999

AMVETS 2000 Darts, Enjoy the fun of dart’s competition with refreshments of chips & dips @ 7pm 401 Ortiz Blvd NP 941-429-1999

TUESDAY

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

TOPS 0123, Need weight loss support? TOPS at 4285 Wesley Lane. Call Nancy at 423-8676, You’ll be glad you did!

Courage Over Cancer, Help & spiritual counsel for cancer patients,

caregivers, & loved ones. Call 697-1747, Gulf Cove UMC, 1100 McCall, PC

Scrabble, 9:30-11:30 am NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 If you like scrabble then come & play.

North Port VFW, Members & Guests, Tacos 11-2, Euchre 12-4, $0.25 off domestic btls & wells, 4860 Trott Cir, NP 426-6865

AMVETS 2000, Coney Dogs Or Chili Dogs by Krista 11am till 2pm only $2 401 Ortiz Blvd NP 941-429-1999

Line Dancing, $5/class 12:15-2:15 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd Joan 661-3799 Learn some new steps & have fun.

Friend to Friend, Fellowship and fun every Tuesday from 1-3pm. Noon luncheon on 4th Tuesday. Gulf Cove UMC, 1100 McCall, PC. 697-1747

At Ease, Vets, Listening ears & discussion at Rotonda West American Legion (3436 Indiana Rd) first Tues, 4pm. Gulf Cove UMC, 249-5513

Youth Boxing, USA Boxing coach. 6 p.m. Tues/Thurs. Morgan Center. Fundamentals. Work ethic. $10. 239-292-9230. NPBOXCLUB@gmail.com

AMVETS 2000, Amvets Regular Monthly Meeting @ 7pm Ex-Board @ 6pm Members be in atten-dance 401 Ortiz Blvd NP 941-429-1999

WEDNESDAY

Firecracker 5K Run, Flat, fast 3.1 mile race. Water station along route. Starts 7:30am, Morgan Family Community Center, 429-7275

Amateur Radio Club, North Port Amateur Radio Club, Coffee Break. All Welcome. North Port Abbe’s Doughnuts 9:15AM come & have coffee 888-2980

North Port VFW, Members & Guests, Hot Dogs & Burgers 12-2, Cyndie’s Drink of the Day 6-10, DJ Scotty 6-10, 4860 Trott Cir, NP 426-6865

July 4 Family Picnic, 1-5 pm., New Hope Baptist Church, 2100

Englewood Rd, Englewood, FL, 941-474-7647, Lawn chair, Swinging Bridge concert

Freedom Festival, Good food, lively entertainment, and a spectacular fireworks display. 6pm, North Port High School, call 429-7275

AMVETS 2000, Corn Hole Tournament @ 7pm Come & enjoy the fun Played inside 401 Ortiz Blvd NP 941-429-1999

THURSDAY

Conversation Group, 10-11:30 am NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Bring a topic or a joke to share with the group.

North Port VFW, Members & Guests, Euchre 12-4, Bingo 5PM, Bowling 6PM, Kitchen Open 5-7, 4860 Trott Cir, NP 426-6865

Mexican Dominos, 12-3 pm NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 The dominos have numbers not dots. Come & have fun.

AMVETS 2000 Dinner, LAUX Country Style Ribs 4:30-7pm QOH @ 7pm Karaoke by Bobby O @ 7pm 401 Ortiz Blvd NP 941-429-1999

FRIDAY

Holy Name Bingo, 5-9pm San Pedro Activity Center Open to all Up to $1300.00 in cash prizes Non-Smoking Refreshments 941-429-6602

Basic Exercise, $3/class 9-10 am NP Senior Center 4940 Pan American Blvd 426-2204 Join Brenda for a good work out & feel better.

North Port VFW, Members & Guests, Fish Fry/Rib Dinner 5-7, Music by DJ Scotty 6-10, 4860 Trott Cir, NP 426-6865

Life AFTER Downton, Life After Downton, 7/6, 10:30-12:30. Join us for a cuppa’ tea & discussion. Ques? 941-861-5000.

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Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity hosted a dedication cer-emony Monday morning for Christine Bowers at her new Port Charlotte residence.

The home build was sponsored by Publix Super Markets Charities, which donated 100 per-cent financial support for the home construction, and additional support was provided by local Publix staff, who volun-teered in building the residence.

Bowers received many gifts donated by various groups. That included organizations, businesses and churches, Women United of United Way of Charlotte County, as well as Publix.

Habitat hands the keys to new homeowner

Publix Super Markets staff with new homeowner Christine Bowers, Jason Green, Brad Jaros, Eric Jacobs, Christy Williams and Jay Roughton.

Shane Hotchkin, assistant student ministries pastor of Deep Creek Community Church, and new homeowner Christine Bowers

New Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity homeowner Chris-tine Bowers

New homeowner Christine Bowers, center, stands with David Sussman who provided a gift, along with Women United of United Way of Charlotte County’s Mary Ann Tipton, Erin Gant, Dawn Forlini, July San Roman and Tiffany Briggs.

Gifts were donated by guests who attended the event with new homeowner Christine Bowers including Hasan Hammami, long-time Habitat supporter and former executive with Procter & Gamble; Ellen Cardillo, special events coordinator with Habitat; Trish Bellois, senior director of operations with Habitat; Patricia Harris, representing Charlotte Bay Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution; Ron and Annemarie Klein, representing Burnt Store Presbyterian Church and Jan Nick, development coordinator with Habitat.

Publix staff Christy Williams, Jason Green, Brad Jaros and Eric Jacobs carry recyclable totes filled with groceries and other household items donated to new homeowner Christine Bowers during the dedication.

SUN PHOTOS BY TAMI GARCIA

Habitat staff with homeowner Christine Bowers from left: Paul Lioon, board member; Jeff Cardillo, board member; Mike Mansfield, CEO; Ellen Cardillo, special events coordinator; Gabrielle Reineck, senior director of outreach; Debbie Gyger, family services coordinator; Trish Bellois, senior director of operations and Jan Nick, development coordinator.

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LOCAL SPORTSLOCAL SPORTS

Contact usBenjamin Baugh • Editorbbaugh@sun-herald.com or 941-206-1175Bryan Levine • Staff writerblevine@sun-herald.com or 941-206-1122Vincent Portell • Staff writer vportell@sun-herald.com or 941-206-1185EMAIL: sports@sun-herald.comFAX: 941-629-2085

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The P.C. Majors all-stars made their presence felt on June 23 and June 25

during games at the Herald Avenue Fields at the Herald Avenue Complex.

All-stars meet at Herald Avenue Fields ALL STARS: LOCAL BASEBALL

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY TOM O’NEILL

Port Charlotte all-star Garyn Whelan (3), left, puts a late tag on Levi Hayden (99) as he steals second for the 11 and 12 year-old Fort Myers all-stars during the first inning Monday at Herald Ave Fields at the Herald Ave Complex in Port Charlotte.

Port Charlotte all-star Wyatt Oleson (14) singles during the second inning against the Fort Myers 11- and 12-year-old All Stars Monday at Herald Ave Fields.

Port Charlotte all-star Garyn Whelan (3), right, is called out while being tagged by Fort Myers Trey Bode (6) during the second inning Monday.

Port Charlotte All Star catcher Kameron Scott (6) catches a fly ball for an out during the first inning against the Fort Myers 11- and 12-year-old all-stars.

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your skills on beautiful Lemon Bay this summer.

Registration is now open for youth ages 10-17 at the Englewood SKY Family YMCA. Camps provide supervised instruction in the fundamentals of sailing and boat handling, as well as safety, seaman-ship and environmental awareness. Instruction is provided by adult U.S. Sailing certified instructors. The ability to swim is a prerequisite.

Camp Dates: July 9-13, from 9-3 daily. Cost: $135, with a $10 discount for Y or ESA members.

Camps are held at the ESA Sailing Center at Indian Mound Park in Englewood.

For more information, contact Laurie O’Gara at (908) 310-7975 or the Englewood SKY Family Y at (941) 475-1234. Please visit our website at englewoodsailing.org. Camps are limited to 22 participants each.

Charlotte Harbor Community Sailing Center, Year-round weekly sailing classes for youth and adults. Monthly Portsmouth racing second Saturday each month. Family membership $140 per year includes use of boats on days open. Discounts available for multiple family members taking a class. Classes open to public and include beginning learn to sail, learn to race, advanced race training, tactical racing, water safety. Contact 941-456-8542 or email at thesailingcenter.org@gmail.com or web at www.thesailingcenter.org or Facebook page Charlotte Harbor Community Sailing Center.

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Local author Donald P. Robin was tired of writing academic-inspired books and articles.

His experiment in fiction writing, has resulted in two books — the second of which he signed recently during an event at St. Andrews South Golf Club in Punta Gorda.

The newest release, titled “2079: A War for Brain Enhancement,” was snapped up by dozens of friends and admirers.

A resident of Punta Gorda, Robin was accom-panied by his wife, Sarah, to greet friends and fans during the evening event.

“2079” is the second fictional novel written by Robin, who also has penned five academic books, along with numer-ous academic articles.

Robin said that after writing the whole of his

academic career, it was nice to branch out to the fictional genre.

“The idea of writing a novel was kind of like free-ing you up,” said Robin. “I could use my imagination and creativity to try my hand at writing something other people might like to read.”

Robin’s first book, “Libator,” is set in the same science-fiction universe as “2079,” with some familiar characters — though Robin said reading “Libator,” wasn’t a necessary precursor to understanding the happenings of “2079.”

Scientific literature is a large influence on Robin. who was a business ethics professor at Wake Forest University prior to retiring. A degree in Mechanical Engineering, a dissertation dealing with Philosophy of Science issues and a profound interest in brain science,

plays a large role in Robin’s writing.

Reminiscent of Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” Robin extrapolates from current scientific studies to anticipate future scientific devel-opments. The story of “2079” continues to detail a secretive and scientifi-cally advanced nation in a futuristic Middle East.

“We are still in diapers with our knowledge about the brain,” said Robin. “But I think that is going to pick up in the near future, possibly well ahead of the year 2079.”

Robin said he has no plans on slowing down and is already working on a third book for the series.

“I’m always working on the book,” said Robin. “Something is always going on in the back of my brain... As long as I have a brain that’s still working, I’m going to keep going and going.”

Punta Gorda author pens new novelBY JUSTIN RAFFONE

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Author Donald P. Robin and his wife Sarah show off his paper-back novel “2079: A War for Brain Enhancement” at an event at St. Andrews South Golf Club.

SUN PHOTOS BY SUE PAQUIN

Robin Bayme, right, waits for her signed copy of Donald P. Robin’s new book.

Friends and fellow golfers attended the event for author Donald P. Robin.

Backpacks, pencils and paper are needed for foster children going back to school.

Susan Bennett heads the Children of God program, which helps students in foster care from Englewood, Venice, North Port and Charlotte County.

Bennett is making donation boxes to collect supplies in time for a

back-to-school giveaway she’s planning for July. One is already at A Better Scoop Ice Cream Shop, 70 S. Indiana Ave., Englewood.

“There’s no party or anything big this year, I’m just collecting as many backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencils everything they need for school to give out to the families on July 28 at West Coast Church in Englewood,” she said.

“We are hoping people

will give, so we really can help these 50 kids who will be starting the new school year maybe in a different home with a different family. Buying for older children is more expensive. They need calculators, bigger binders and more supplies. So it gets expen-sive for foster parents.”

Foster children are re-moved by the Department of Children and Families if a parent is abusive, incarcerated, or convicted

of drug usage or neglect. Each month DCF workers call Bennett for help with personal items for children.

That’s why throughout the year, Bennett collects items for infants and toddlers such as diapers, blankets, formula and clothing, bikes, playpens, car seats, strollers, chil-dren’s clothing, supplies, toys and shoes and sneakers.

“Usually when a child

comes into the foster care system with a garbage bag with everything they own in it,” Bennett said. “Their school supplies are long gone or are in really bad shape. They sometimes don’t have the basics either like a toothbrush or a comb and a brush.”

During the holiday, Bennett also collects dona-tions to help the children have a good Christmas and Easter.

Bennett, who is a foster

parent, said donations can be dropped off at West Coast Church, 240 Pine St., Englewood.

“I love helping children,” Bennett said. “It’s such a blessing when foster chil-dren can receive the same thing as other children. They really feel better when they have their own school supplies and clothing.”

For more informa-tion, call Bennett at 207-513-8003.

Email: eallen@sun-herald.com

School supplies needed for foster childrenBy ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICHCOMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR

“Color is subjective, which is why you have to know who you and the people living in your home are,” designer Sharon Breay said. “I try to con-vince people they are truly beautiful personalities, and they should showcase who they are in the colors they use in their home.”

In her class “The Art of a Beautiful Home 2: Color,” Breay explores why and how to use color in dec-orating homes. The class is 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Renaissance Academy, 117 Herald Court, Suite 211, Punta Gorda.

Participants will learn how to create a desired mood with color, understand the basic color wheel, create color combinations using five color formulas, how one color can affect the other colors in a room and how to create focal points with color.

An experienced design-er, Breay earned her design degree from the University of Michigan, and is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). ASID

also recommends her for barrier-free accessible design and homes for the physically challenged. In her first career, she was a museum-awarded painter.

“Color produces psycho-logical effects that are often subliminal and conse-quently create moods,” Breay said. “If you’re going to create a color scheme for your home, you have to know what you’re about.”

Because color schemes should be personalized to those living in the home, color trends don’t work. Color trends are marketing tools that have nothing to do with the homeowner’s personality, require chang-ing colors every three or four years as trends change, lack individuality and are boring, because they are so common, according to Breay.

“We’ll go through each of the colors and describe how they affect us psychologically,” Breay said. “For example, in the West red signals alarm or excitement or you can create a quieter room with a subdued burgundy or a pastel pink, both of which are in the red family. Blue is calming and is often a favorite, but if you’re surrounded by blue all the time it can become

depressing.”Participants will also

learn how to create specific color formulas for the entire house that suit their personalities and meet their specific needs.

“Once participants know themselves, identify their activities, know what kinds of moods they want to project, and what kind of sun exposure they have, we’ll introduce the color wheel,” Breay said. “As they learn the color wheel, we’ll apply colors to one of five color formulas to create a harmonious color scheme for their home, a scheme that isn’t all the same, but is connected.”

“Colors reflect and

absorb surrounding colors, which is why a certain color sofa looks one way in the store but looks differ-ently in the color scheme at home. So, we must work all the colors together,” Breay said. “You can also use color to direct the eye away from an eyesore in a room.”

Using a fictitious couple, with sample information about the couple’s home, personalities and lives provided, participants will design a color scheme for the home that reflects the laboratory couple.

Participants should also bring photos or drawings of the areas in their homes they want to improve as

they’ll get an opportunity to work on those as well.

For more information or

to register for “The Art of a Beautiful Home 2: Color” call: 941-505-0130.

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We all like to hear quotes that inspire us, make us feel good, bring a smile, or make us laugh. There are hun-dreds of popular quotes about pets, made by famous people that have been passed along.

Two very popular quotes that we hear, are, Jonathan Swift’s, “Every dog must have his day,” and, “Happiness is a warm puppy,” credited to Charles Schultz. Another writer, who obviously traveled a lot, once said, “Such short lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home.”

Former Presidents and world leaders have uttered their share of pet quotes. Woodrow Wilson once said, “If your dog will not come to you after looking you in the face, you should go home and ex-amine your conscience.”

Harry S. Truman quipped, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.”

More recently Barack Obama said, “Many shelter dogs are really mutts like me.”

Charles De Gaulle made his point with, “The better I get to know man, the more I find myself loving dogs.”

I am not sure who Winston Churchill was talking with or about when he stated, “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down

to us, but pigs treat us as equal.”

Entertainers have chimed in with odd pet quotes. Marilyn Monroe said, “Dogs never bite me, just humans.” Elizabeth Taylor let it be known that, “Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.” I am not sure if Richard Burton heard that or not.

Ann Landers may have hit the nail on the head with “Don’t accept your dog’s admiration for you as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” A great quote from Rodney Dangerfield was, “I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it.”

Cats have not been left out when it comes to popular quotes. Sigmund Freud is credited with, “Time spent with a cat is never wasted.” James Harriott felt that, “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” And, Albert Schweitzer thought, “There are two means of refuge, music and cats.”

Rod McKuen shared, “Cats have it all, admi-ration, endless sleep, and being company only

when they want to.” Robert Heinlein went out on a limb with, “Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”

Sad but true is Bruce Cameron’s sentiment, “When we adopt a pet we know it will end with us having to say goodbye, someday. We do it any-way because they bring us so much joy, optimism and happiness. Their love affects us every moment of the day.”

In 1885, the speech “Tribute to a Dog,” was presented as testimony

by U.S. Sen. George West, then a young attorney in Missouri, representing a man who was suing another man for killing his dog. In part the quote goes, “The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog.”

My all-time favorite was part of an epitaph on a tombstone. It reads, “Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without

insolence, courage without ferocity and all the virtues of man without his vices. This praise, which would be unmean-ing flattery if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the memory of Boatswain, a Newfoundland dog.” Dated 1808.

Phil Snyder is the executive director of

the Suncoast Humane Society. He has more than 40 years of expe-rience in animal care, control and welfare, including 15 years with the Humane Society of the United States. To learn how you can help homeless animals at your humane society, visit www.humane.org or call 941-474-7884.

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The Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County offered 50 per-cent off adoption fees at the Summer Lovin’ event on Saturday.

DNA microchipping and gift shop items were also on sale to promote pet safety and comfort. For $10, new pet parents could even get a family portrait taken.

“We’re just trying to adopt as many out as possible, we’re hoping this attracts more people,” said AWL Development Manager Patty Cook.

Throughout the day, prospective pet owners got the chance to meet and fall in love with all of the 77 adoptable animals at the AWL. Dogs and cats alike were eager for adoption — as was Benny the pig — and the discounted price was intended to help place them in good homes.

“We want them to have a family and a nice life. This way, they can find their forever homes,” said Cook. “We treat them well here but they don’t want to stay, they want forever families.”

Cook predicted a lot of people would come out for the event after ensur-ing it was well-publicized across social media platforms and the local news. Summer Lovin’ is one of the AWL’s largest adopt-a-thons of the year, according to Acting Director Aggie Augila.

“Facebook is a really good tool,” said Marco De Assis, AWL’s Media Manager. “Usually, pets that are posted on there get adopted within a month. It also helps us get the word out about events like this.”

Earlier in the week, one of the shelter’s two pigs, Hubert, was adopted. They are hoping to find more good homes for Benny and their other animals through the event.

“We’ve only been open

for 20 minutes and we’ve already had one adop-tion, so I think that’s a good sign,” Cook said.

Throughout the morn-ing, the small shelter lobby was packed with young families, retirees, everyone looking for a special addition to their homes.

“We’re hoping to find that perfect kitten,” said Sean McLaughlin as his children, Lolie and Evan, played with the young cats.

Many families already had pets and wanted to get them a new friend.

“My cat has a lot of medical issues and we need a playmate for him,” said Samantha Ferguson, rocking one of the small kittens in her arms. “I really like how friendly and playful they are. And cuddly.”

To make sure the pets go to good homes, the AWL asks potential parents to meet certain requirements.

According to their website, www.awlshelter.org, those looking to adopt must own their own home or have explicit permission from their landlord, let the an-imal meet any other pets they have and be over 18, among other policies.

If you missed the Summer Lovin’ event but are still interested in adopting from the AWL, the shelter is open daily and adoptions run until 3:30 p.m.

Email: kgleason@sun-herald.com

Dog days of summer: AWL holds discount adoption eventBy KAYLA GLEASON

STAFF WRITER KITTEN SHOWERA “Kitten Shower” will be

held on Saturday, July 21 to welcome incoming cats.

Volunteers and potential pet parents are welcome between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

The shelter is also accepting donations of food, toys and more.

A full list of needed supplies can be found at www.awlshelter.org.

IF YOU GOAnimal Welfare League3519 Drance St., Port Charlotte(941) 625-6720www.awlshelter.orgAdoption hours:Mon-Sun, 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Left: Samantha Ferguson holds Houdini at the Summer Lovin’ adoption event.

Niki, a Boston Terrier/Pug mix, happily accepts a back scratch from the AWL’s Patty Cook.

Kennel technician Alberto Vargas takes Moses, a Cur mix, for a walk during Summer Lovin’.

Rodger Dodger Dog hands out high-fives and bracelets at the Summer Lovin’ event Saturday.

AWL volunteer Diane Titone takes Rooney, a Boston Terrier, out to meet families at the adoption event.

Mary, a Terrier/American Staffordshire mix, gets a little distracted during a game of fetch.

Evan McLaughlin plays with Astro in one of the AWL’s kitten rooms.

Each Fourth of July, thousands of people are injured from using consumer fireworks. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries happen each year. Of these, nearly half are head- related injuries with nearly 30 percent of these injuries to the eyes. One-fourth of fireworks eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness.

The EyeSmart campaign the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants to remind consumers to leave fireworks to professionals.

Children are the most common victims of fire-work accidents, with those 15-years-old or younger accounting for half of all fire-works eye injuries in the U.S. For children under the age of five, seemingly innocent sparklers account for one-third of all fireworks injuries. Sparklers can burn at nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is hot enough to cause a third-degree burn.

Abrupt trauma to the eye from bottle rockets causes the most serious injuries. These include eye lid lacer-ations, corneal abrasions, traumatic cataract, retinal detachment, optic nerve damage, rupture of the

eyeball, eye muscle damage and complete blindness.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology urges obser-vance of the following tips:

• Never let children play with fireworks of any type.

• View fireworks from a safe distance of at least 500 feet away.

• Respect safety barriers set up to allow pyrotechnicians to do their jobs safely.

• Leave the lighting of fireworks to trained

professionals.• If you find unexploded

fireworks remains, do not touch them.

• If you get an eye injury from fireworks, seek medical help immediately.

In the event of an accident, minimize the damage to the eye by following these six steps which can save a child’s sight:

• Do not rub the eye. Rubbing the eye may in-crease bleeding or make the

injury worse.• Do not attempt to rinse

out the eye. This can be even more damaging than rubbing.

• Do not apply pressure to the eye itself. Holding or tap-ing a foam cup or the bottom of a juice carton to the eye are just two tips. Protecting the eye from further contact with any item, including a child’s hand, is the goal.

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Keeping cool during the dog days of summer can be difficult, especially for people who live in humid climates. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, heat is the leading weather-related killer in the United States, with the National Vital Statistics System reporting a total of more than 7,400 deaths between 1999 and 2010. Many of those deaths could have been prevented had

people taken steps to keep cool in the face of summer heat.

• Choose wisely when spending time outdoors. As hot as summer can be, many people still want to enjoy some time outdoors. You don’t have to spend summer indoors to survive the summer heat, but it helps to choose the time you spend outdoors wisely. Avoid spending time outdoors between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Temperatures soar

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Continuing last week’s column on hearing loss, Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Services of Charlotte County Executive Director Kim Gaut said there are 35,000 to 40,000 people with some form of hearing loss in Charlotte County. Nationwide, the number is 48 million, includ-ing one million in Florida.

“These numbers are from 2010, so there has to have been an increase,” said Gaut. “Hearing loss is serious business. It has

been shown to cause dementia and Alzheimer’s.”

Hearing loss may result from genetics, birth complications, ageing, illness (high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney problems), trauma and medica-tion (such as certain antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs). The leading cause by far is noise-in-duced hearing loss, and the most vulnerable are young people.

“Two out of 10 children from age four to 19 have hearing loss,”

Gaut said. “Some are born that way, but most suffer noise-in-duced hearing loss from ear buds and headphones. They’re going to be needing our services very soon.”

In March, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that 1.1 billion people between 12 and 35 years of age are at risk of hearing loss due to exposure to noise “in recre-ational settings.” The WHO cited personal audio devices, such

as smartphones and iPods, and damaging levels of sound at concerts and music festivals, where noise levels can top 120 decibels for hours. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), repeated exposure to sound over 85 decibels can cause hearing loss.

“Permanent damage can hap-pen in minutes,” said the NIH, “and when the damage is done,

Self-inflicted hearing loss can be avoided

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Picnics can be a lot of fun. But improper handling of the food can mean trouble in the form of foodborne germs. Before you fill your cooler, review these tips for safer picnics.

Picnic tip No. 1: When you open the cooler, keep an eye on the clock.

“The general rule is to have food out only two hours,” said Kate Zeratsky, a Mayo Clinic registered dietitian nutritionist. “However, on a hot day — 90 degrees Fahrneheit and above — you want to limit the time that food is out in that hot weather to one hour.”

She added, “You might even consider a bowl of ice. And, then, sit your food container in that ice. That can help maintain a cool temperature.”

Picnic tip No. 2: Pay special attention to proteins.

“Bacteria like protein,” said Zeratsky.

So keep meat cold until it hits the grill. Then, use a meat ther-mometer to make sure it’s cooked to a safe temperature. At least 160 degrees degrees Fahrneheit for ground meats and 165 degrees Fahrneheit for poultry.

Picnic tip No. 3: Shield your sweets, including the ones from Mother Nature.

“Fruit, with its natural sugars, is going to attract some bugs,” said Zeratsky. “So you might want to keep it covered.”

And picnic tip No. 4: Better to be safe than sorry.

“When in doubt, throw it out. You don’t want anyone to get sick.”

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A sunny day at the beach or pool can take a dark turn in seconds.

“Drowning in this country remains one of the leading causes of accidental death in children and affects adults, as well,” said Dr. Michael Boniface, a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine physician.

But Boniface said drowning usually doesn’t look how people expect it to.

According to the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), on average, more than 10 people die from drowning each day, mostly children. But there isn’t usually the splashing and screaming you see in movies.

“In most cases, you don’t see a struggle,” Boniface said. “You just see somebody under the water or floating face down.”

But, in some cases, there is a window of a few seconds where you might notice some signs.

Drowning people won’t wave their arms because their arms

instinctively push down to try and get their heads above water. And a drowning person is unable to make any sound, so if a child is noticeably quiet, that’s a red flag.

Boniface says the most important thing you can do is take steps to pre-vent a drowning. That means limiting alcohol, fencing off a pool and keeping an eye on kids in the water.

“This involves close, constant adult super-vision — somebody watching the water at all times,” Boniface said.

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More than 2 million older Americans are receiving letters from the Social Security Administration about programs that could help pay their health care expenses. Recipients of these letters are likely eligible for Extra Help, a low- income subsidy pro-gram for Medicare Part D prescription benefits, or other Medicare Savings Programs.

The Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida (AAASWFL)

wants to reassure seniors that these letters from the Social Security Administration are le-gitimate. Recipients are encouraged to contact the SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) program to determine if they are eligible and receive application assistance.

SHINE Medicare counselors provide free, unbiased, and person-alized assistance with Medicare, Medicaid, prescription drug plans, and long-term care insurance. Offered locally through the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida,

SHINE empowers seniors, their caregivers, and family members to make informed decisions about health care coverage. SHINE is a volunteer program of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and part of the national SHIP Program.

“About 12 million people nationwide use one of these programs to help cover the costs of medications, co-pays, deductibles, and Medicare premiums,” explained Camilita Aldridge, SHINE Liaison with AAASWFL. “About 2,300 people in Charlotte and DeSoto

Counties will receive these letters. If you found one of these letters in your mailbox, SHINE may be able to help you save hundreds or even thousands of dollars on your health care. With healthcare costs continuing to rise, these programs can be a lifeline for older adults with limited incomes.”

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A result of our con-temporary lifestyle is the inability to find the time and motivation to participate in beneficial physical activities. This, in turn, has led to a decrease in the level of fitness (and state of health) of many.

Improving fitness and health is not an easy task. Allowing ones level of fitness and state of health to decrease to a point

where disease and illness are prevalent is never a good thing.

Of all the components essential to fitness and good health, exercise appears to be the most significant. Through reg-ular exercise, many of the illnesses threatening good health and longevity can be avoided. Furthermore, conditions such as obesi-ty, abdominal distention (a condition that, quite often, results into what we commonly refer to as a pot belly), osteoporosis and many other illnesses

would not be as prevalent as they are today.

In the “old days” when we walked to school and work, used our physical body to perform our daily labor and involved our-selves in the games and fitness activities of the time, it was less difficult to maintain favorable degrees of fitness and health. Today, the situation has changed. It would appear that more people are now driving to work, to school, to the supermarket and even to the neighborhood

bread shop. In addi-tion, the work done by contemporary folks are performed indoors while standing or sitting and, in many cases, through the use of some auto-mated or computerized machine.

As difficult as it might be, it is important that time (and motivation) be found to reclaim and/or maintain desirable levels of fitness and good health. The following tips are presented to help you find the time to exercise.

• Join a health club or fitness center. The atmosphere and other members will, quite often, offer needed motivation.

• Consider your avail-able time and establish (put it on paper) an exercise schedule.

• Plan to exercise at different times of the day. You may wish to do some exercise in the morning, a little before and/or after lunch and a final session at some point in the evening.

• Do some simple

exercises while at your desk or at different points during the performance of your work. Fusion One is an exercise program that offers a vast number of exercises you can do while sitting.

• When creating your exercise schedule, plan activities for the weekend.

For fitness informa-tion and services, visit the Cultural Center of Charlotte County’s Fitness Center at 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte, or call 941-625-4175, ext. 263.

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They are a common summer nuisance. Mosquitoes are pesky parasites leaving bite marks that can be unbearable to itch. So what’s the best way to stop yourself from scratching?

Jason Howland has the answer from a Mayo Clinic expert in this Mayo Clinic Minute.

There are millions of mosquitoes swarming this summer, sucking blood and

leaving itchy, red bumps on the skin.“Their saliva deposits in the skin from

where the bite is, and it’s causing a reaction to that saliva,” said Dr. Summer Allen, a Mayo Clinic family physician.

Allen says some of the tried-and-true home remedies for treating mosquito bites work well. Calamine lotion, over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream and even a cold compress can ease the itch.

“It’s going to sooth and kind of calm down that intense burning and

inflammation that they’re feeling in their skin,” said Allen.

And, while it’s not always easy, it’s im-portant to keep the itching to a minimum.

“If they scratch it hard enough, or de-pending on what they use to scratch their skin, they can cause a break in their skin,” said Allen. “They can develop a bacterial infection.”

Although using insect repellent and other prevention tips can reduce your chances of being bit, really, getting at least

one skeeter bite this summer is almost inevitable.

“Time takes care of it, and try to do your best not to scratch it if you can,” said Allen.

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and peak during these hours, and the American

Melanoma Foundation notes that UV radiation reaches its peak intensity at approximately 1 p.m. The more intense that UV radiation is, the more susceptible people are to

UV-related sun damage to their skin. If you prefer to exercise outdoors during the summer, do so in the early morning or in the evening, when tempera-tures tend to be lower and

UV radiation is less of a threat.

• Limit time spent out-side. It’s OK to spend time outside in the summer, just make sure you are not outside for extended periods of time on hot days. Exposure to sus-tained heat can adversely affect the body’s ability to sweat. Sweat might be uncomfortable, but it helps to regulate body temperature by cooling the body. People who cannot sweat or suddenly stop perspiring can succumb to heat exhaustion or heat stroke very quickly. If you must spend time outdoors on hot days, take periodic breaks to go indoors, head-ing inside immediately if

you realize your body is no longer producing sweat.

• Stay hydrated. Come the dog days of summer, keep a water bottle with you at all times, refilling it throughout the day as necessary. The American Heart Association notes that the heart can more easily pump blood through blood vessels to the muscles when it is hydrated. That means the heart isn’t work-ing as hard as it would have to if you were not staying hydrated. Dehydration reduces the body’s ability to sweat and maintain a normal body temperature, so stay hydrated on hot days by drinking water throughout the day.

• Make cool dietary

choices. When planning meals on hot days, choose light foods and opt for small portions so you aren’t fighting feelings of sluggishness that can compound any heat-related feelings of listlessness you’re already coping with. In addition, choose meals that don’t require you to turn on the oven. Hot ovens can make homes, even those with fully functioning air con-ditioning systems, far less comfortable on especially hot days.

The dog days of sum-mer are often marked by humidity and blazing sun. Overcoming those factors may require altering certain habits.

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Adults in their 40s are getting diagnosed with Stage 3 or Stage 4 liver cirrhosis, even though they have never con-sumed alcohol to excess and have never felt any symptoms of the disease. What’s going on?

Liver specialists say there’s a form of hepatitis that is sneaking up on about 12 percent of the U.S. population, an estimated 25 million Americans, and they want to urge primary care providers to send patients for testing earlier in the game.

Called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH for short, it does not result from drug use, alcoholism, sexual con-tact, water contaminants or viruses. Rather this particular liver condition occurs when too much fat is stored in liver cells.

“What we’re trying to do is bring that aware-ness to bear,” said Dr. Stephen Harrison, a liver specialist who has been working nationally to get out the word on the disease. “We’re saying, ‘Listen, this is a chronic disease. Thirty percent of the population has nonalcoholic fatty liver, and 25 percent of that population is at risk for the form of fatty liver called NASH that can progress to cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and liver cancer.

“That’s the group we need to be getting after, but we can’t even begin to work them up if they don’t come in for an evaluation.”

NASH tends to occur more often among people at high risk of heart disease because of Type 2 diabetes and obesity, and in the United States, a dispropor-tionately high number of Latinos are being diag-nosed with the disease.

“When we talk about any chronic liver disease, it’s important that people are able to recognize if it exists in themselves or if they’re at risk for it,” Harrison said. “The prob-lem with NASH is that it’s an asymptomatic, silent disease.”

If you get a headache, you feel the pain and you can do something about it, but patients with NASH typically don’t get that kind of warning, said Dr. Souvik Sarkar, a liver specialist at UC Davis Health in Sacramento. In addition, he said, there is no test in the primary care provider’s arsenal that can diagnose NASH.

Esparto resident Kimberly Pearson, 45, said her liver disease had progressed to the third of four stages by the time she was diagnosed with NASH. She said Sarkar was trying to explain how serious the illness was, Pearson said, but her brain wasn’t pro-cessing it. She had never heard of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

“He was trying to get me to realize that this was very serious, but it didn’t really hit home until I . went on Dr. Google to figure out what it could lead to cancer or liver failure,” Pearson said.

Sarkar and Harrison said that primary care providers must be on the lookout for a combina-tion of risk factors that warrant sending patients to a specialist for a non-invasive liver ultrasound known as a FibroScan. Those risk factors are: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, a diagnosis of diabetes or a family history of diabetes, a body-mass index of 30 or higher, a fatty liver or a family history of liver disease.

Sarkar said that, eight years before Pearson was sent to his office for a FibroScan and ultimately a liver biopsy, her lab work had shown she had nonalcoholic fatty liver and she had been diag-nosed with diabetes. It’s important, he said, for primary care physicians to screen for NASH early.

“By educating doctors and patients, we hope to get patients diagnosed in earlier stages of the disease and not in later stages when they need liver transplantation,” said Harrison, who practices in San Antonio, Texas. “If we can do that, then the patient can somewhat manage the disease by changing

their lifestyle, adopting a healthier diet and exercising.”

Harrison has been a leading voice in the NASH education program being rolled out globally. In fact, June 12 is the first-ever International NASH Day with events and infor-mation-sharing planned worldwide in street events and online at www.the- nash-education-program. Harrison said the initiative is aimed at educating both patients and the health care community.

Sarkar said a patient doesn’t have to show all the risk factors to receive a NASH diagnosis. He said he’s seen one NASH patient with a BMI of 24, but the patient had high cholesterol and a fatty liver. Genetics can play a strong factor in whether someone develops NASH, Sarkar said,

rather than the degree of obesity.

With many NASH patients, Sarkar said, the secret to beating the disease is weight loss, but for a patient with a BMI of 24, he said, doctors have to treat NASH by getting the cholesterol under control with medication.

So, what is fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver?

Harrison explained: “Say tonight you have a big party. You go out in Sacramento, and you blow it out. You drink way more than you should. Your liver is not going to be happy tomorrow morning, but if you don’t drink any more, very quickly, your liver will lay down a scab. It will lay down collagen and fibrose that will allow new hepatocytes to grow. When they

grow and regenerate, the liver then comes in and reabsorbs that scar tissue. And, you heal, and the liver looks brand-new.

“But here’s the problem with NASH: The fat in the liver is toxic to the liver. It’s called lipotoxicity, and that is always there. It’s there for decades. The liver never has a chance to heal, so it is constantly laying down more scab. Over 10 to 20 years, that scab develops so much that we call it cirrhosis, and it’s at that point that we can’t do much for you.”

It’s then that patients require a liver transplant in order to survive, he and Sarkar said, and a liver transplant can take years of waiting behind thousands of people in line ahead of you.

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Kimberly Pearson, right, walks with her workmates, Courtney Kievernagel, left, and Martha Garrison along a trail in the UC Davis Arboretum where they often take walks in Davis, California. Pearson is fighting a deadly form of hepatitis that is sneaking up on millions of Americans. Her illness had progressed to the third of four stages by the time a physician diagnosed the Esparto resident with it.

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Do you have some spare time and want to meet some great people? There are many volunteer opportunities available at The Homeless Coalition and we have just the right position for you. Retail/cashier and sorting help at Fabulous Finds ReSale Shop (Monday-Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Volunteers are also needed for meal prep (lunch and dinner, various days/shifts), front desk/clerical (various days/shifts). They are also in need of food donation pick-up drivers at local restaurants once a week. Do you like to bake? The Coalition is in need of bakers for the New Bread Program (various days/ shifts), assistance in food pantry( Wednesdays, any hours between 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.). (There is an immediate nedd for the hours of 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.) If you are interested in fun volunteer opportuni-ties, contact Darcy Woods at 941-627-4313, ext. 134 or email Darcy.Woods@cchomelesscoalition.org.

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The workshops meet for eight Sundays starting July 1, with two different sessions available from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Golisano Children’s Hospital, located at 9981 Bass Road, Fort Myers. Parents who complete all eight classes (no special order required) will receive a certificate of completion.

The Partners in Parenting workshops fea-ture lessons focused on positive discipline from the Nurturing Parenting Program, authored by Stephen J. Bavolek, Ph.D.

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For more information or to register to partici-pate, call 239-343-6468 or email Child Advocate Richard.Keelan@LeeHealth.org.

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North Port. All sessions are taught by qualified instructors, on a rotating monthly schedule. For the educational sessions, you’ll need to sign-up in advance. We recommend signing up for classes by your second trimester and finishing them four weeks prior to your due date. Upcoming classes include:

• Monday, July 9: CPR for Infants 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Saturday, July 21: Prepared Childbirth Class 6:30 p.m. to 8:30pm

• Wednesday, July 25: Baby Care Basics 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Monday, Aug. 13: Breastfeeding Basics 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Saturday, Aug. 18: Prepared Childbirth Class 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Wednesday, Aug. 22: CPR for Infants 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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

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‘Christmas in July’Friendship Centers

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We are recruiting volunteers for many different positions, including: care am-bassadors, couriers, front desk information, nursing support, clerical volunteers, departure services, emergency room volunteers, and golf cart drivers.

If you have four hours per week to share with others, please call 941-637-2570 for more information.

LOUD Crowd classes

The LOUD Crowd classes meet every Thursday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Universal Fitness, 1544 Rio De Janeiro Ave, Punta Gorda. No fee. New member are requested to contact 941-204-1515 prior to attend-ing for the first time.

The LOUD Crowd is a weekly speech class for individuals with Parkinson’s disease who have previously under-gone speech therapy. For more information contact Mary Spremulli, at 941-204-1515 or email info@voiceaerobicsdvd.com.

Voice Aerobics class

Sponsored by Neurochallenge Foundation for Parkinson’s, Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli is held the fourth Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Peace River Presbyterian Center, 5600 Peace River Road, North Port. Voice Aerobics is a whole body voice strengthening program combining voice practice with movement. The class provides education about speech and voice changes associated with Parkinson’s, an intro-duction to vocal function exercises, and a setting for social interaction, support, and communication. There is no fee for classes.

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Monthly Tobacco Cessation Seminars

Englewood Community Hospital offers free monthly tobacco ces-sation seminars. The Tools to Quit program

will provide information about the effects of tobacco use, the benefits of quitting, and will assist you in developing your own quite plan. Quitting tobacco isn’t easy, but finding help should be. With the new Quit Your Way program, the Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida program is making it easier for tobacco users in the state to access the free and proven-effective resources available to all Floridians. They have expanded their resources offering tobacco users in-terested in quitting access to free tools, including a starter kit of nicotine replacement patches, Text2Quit, email tips and a quit guide.

Englewood Community Hospital offers the Group Quit seminars on the third Wednesday of each month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Englewood Community Hospital caf-eteria conference room. If you or a loved one is ready to quit your way, please register by calling 866-534-7909.

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Join Karen Hallenbeck, Senior Living Advisor, Writer, Executive Director and Host of “Minding Our Elders,” is on the air at 11 a.m. every other Monday on WCCF 1580AM.

Seventeen years as an Executive Director of Assisted Living Memory Care Communities has given Karen the expertise and empathy to assist families in their journey through senior living. Topics on “Minding Our Elders” will include how to choose the “right” community for your loved one, transitioning at a community, what legal issues should be complet-ed, common questions about placement or how families can endure the emotional impact of caring for their loved one.

You can share your story or make comments during the show by calling in at 941-206-1580 or go to www.wccfam.com for the “Minding Our Elders” blog.

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

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Tuesday, July 10, 17 and 24, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. — Childbirth and Newborn 3-Class Course. Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Center, 2500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte. In this course, you will leave with a better understanding of labor and delivery, the birthing process, anatomy and physiology, birth basics, comfort tech-niques, hospital procedures and medical interventions. ($) or ask how you can take this course for Free. Register at www.BayfrontHealthEvents.com.

Wednesday, July 11, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. — Forever Bonds Breastfeeding Support Group. Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Center, 2500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte. New moms — and moms-to-be — are invited to share and learn about breastfeeding. Free. Call 941-624-7214 to register.

Wednesday, July 11, noon to 1 p.m. — Hip and Knee Pain? Ask Dr. Davis. Speaker: Mark Davis, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon. Bayfront Health Punta Gorda Medical Office Plaza, 4th Floor Conf. Room, 713 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda. Have your questions answered one-on-one for all your hip and knee ailments. Free. Lunch provided. Register at www.BayfrontHealthEvents.com.

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Tuesday, July 17, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Stop the Bleed: What everyone should know to stop bleeding after an injury. Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, 2001 Shreve St., Punta Gorda. Help given immediately can often make the differ-ence between life and death. Learn the best ways to recognize life-threatening bleeding and how to stop the bleed after an injury. Free. Lunch provided. RSVP required. Call 941-637-1655 to register.

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Saturday, July 21, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Childbirth and Newborn 1-Day Course. Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Center, 2500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte. In this course, you will leave with a better understanding of labor and delivery, the birthing process, anatomy and physiology, birth basics, comfort techniques, hospital procedures and medical interventions. ($) or ask how you can take this course for Free. Register at www.BayfrontHealthEvents.com.

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patients can control or beat NASH by losing weight, Sarkar and Harrison say they have seen patients struggle to do so. Sarkar said he’s treated about 100 patients for NASH, and only two have been able to lose weight and keep it off. The doctors said it takes tremendous behavioral change.

Harrison said he tries to keep his weight loss advice simple for patients: Do not eat bread, tortillas, rice or potatoes. When he tells patients that, however, they immediately start bargaining: Does that include sweet potatoes? Is brown bread OK? What about injera, the Ethiopian bread?

Don’t bargain, Harrison said. Give up anything under the letters b-r-e-a-d, he said, and any food that fits in the other categories. He said he suggests his patients sequester themselves for seven to 10 days until they get in the habit. Once they do that, he said, they’ll feel better and the weight starts coming off and they’re better able to handle temptations.

At the same time, he said, start working out at the gym. Start with 10 minutes if that’s all you can manage, Harrison said, and try to move that up to 20 minutes the next week.

“You’ll find you can go a long time without being that hungry,” he

said. “Your portion size drops. Your total caloric count drops and it augments the weight loss you’re having, and then you’re at the gym, and that augments it even more. Very quickly, fat fluxes in and out of the liver in a heartbeat. The liver wants to regenerate. It wants to heal itself just like the skin does.”

Sarkar acknowledged that it can be as difficult for some people to give up certain foods as it is for an addict to quit drugs. That’s why he’s pleased that UC Davis Health offers its patients two different programs to help encourage behavior-al changes around food.

There’s the Living Light Living Well Adult Weight Management and Lifestyle program, a yearlong plan with regular weight check-ins, education around food and exercise, and tools to help participants reach their goals. The other program, LifeSteps Weight Management, teaches participants over 12 weeks to take gradual steps toward changing their eating and physical activity. Other health pro-viders may have similar programs.

Pearson said that weight management has not come easy for her, but she’s kept at it. She’s up by 4 o’clock five days a week to go on morning walks before work with two of her friends. Once she gets to

work, she said, she and two co-workers head to workout classes several days a week. The support of friends, she said, has played a critical role in her effort to get a health-ier liver.

One of the biggest challenges, she said, is getting people to un-derstand just how vital it is to adhere to a strict diet and exercise. You look fine, and you aren’t exhibiting symptoms, and people think: It’s just one piece of cake. What’s the harm?

Harrison said that one slice of cake or bread, that one tortilla, those potatoes and rice produce a reaction in the bodies of those with NASH that is just as serious as a food allergy.

“Those four carbs, the liver is allergic to them,” he said. “It’s like, if you’re allergic to peanuts, they will kill you. Your liver’s allergic to those carbs. When you eat those carbs, you’re killing your liver.”

With diabetes, people traditionally worry about the eyes, the peripheral nerves, the kidneys, but the liver doesn’t receive the same sort of atten-tion, Harrison said. Yet 75 percent of diabetics have fatty liver, and half of diabetics have NASH, and half of that number have advanced liver disease.

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Sea Dragon Aquatics hosted a Swim-a-Thon fundraiser at

the Port Charlotte High School Pirates pool. Swimmers asked fam-ily members, friends, neighbors or business-es to pledge a certain amount per length or to make a flat donation in support of the new swim team. Swimmers were encouraged to swim 200 laps each, within a 2-hour timeframe.

Participants earned Swim-a-Thon Deck Pass Patches, participation and incentive awards, includ-ing bag tags, swim caps, water bottles, T-shirts, hoodies, towels, duffel bags, and backpacks.

Money raised during the event will directly

benefit Sea Dragons Aquatics, with five percent of the gross proceeds from the event going to the USA Swimming Foundation. The Foundation supports their national team, coaches’ clinics, confer-ences, as well as providing free or low-cost swim lessons to children across the country and so much more.

The coed team consists of 40 kids ages 5 to 18, with Port Charlotte High School’s pool being their hub. For more informa-tion about Sea Dragon Aquatics or to make a donation to support the team visit sea dragonaquatics.org or contact J.R. Whaley, coach, at coachwhaley@hotmail.com.

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Claudia Noonan shows her 8-year-old daughter Sofia how many laps she completed thus far during the Swim-a-Thon.

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J.R. Whaley, coach for the Sea Dragons, far left, stands with teens prior to their turn in the pool.

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Kanyon Patlano, 10, makes his way across the pool during the Swim-a-Thon.

Eleven-year-old Carter Sargent completed 100 laps out of 200 within the first hour of his swim.

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people against wearing headphones, especially earbuds, which place the sound closer to the ear drum, enhancing volume by as much as 9 decibels.

Experts say the best way to protect young ears is to apply the “60/60” rule: Keep the volume on the MP3 player under 60 percent and only listen for a maximum of 60 min-utes a day. Parents may use Apple’s parental control settings to lock in lower sound levels on iPhones and iPods.

Another major con-cern Gaut discussed in-volves compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, which requires businesses to provide “reasonable accommodations” to enable people with disabilities to enjoy equal opportunities.

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include telecommuni-cation devices for the deaf (TTYs), amplified telephones, visual alarms, assistive lis-tening systems, visible accommodations to communicate audible alarms and messages, and, for those who rely on sign language, providing qualified sign language interpreter services.

“A lot of businesses in Charlotte County refuse to provide accommo-dations, even when a hard of hearing person requests it,” said Gaut. “Businesses don’t know or understand their responsibilities under the law. The ADA tells them what they need to know.”

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action to take place, those who believe they are being discriminated against because of their disability must make authorities aware of the situation. They often inform Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services first.

“Every time we hear a grievance, if not’s not resolved in a reasonable of time, we file a complaint with the DOJ (Department of Justice),” said Gaut. “And we always encour-age a deaf person to see a lawyer and sue.

“There’s no legal standing for people who will not provide accom-modations,” she added. “They lose every time.”

In May, the Florida Association of the Deaf sent an open letter to the City of Tampa com-plaining that a televised announcement from the mayor concerning the approaching Hurricane Alberto left the deaf “in the dark.” There was an interpreter on hand using American Sign Language to interpret the mayor’s remarks, but the camera focused on a close up of the mayor’s face.

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Lack of funding cost Gaut her only paid employee, Ellen Sapaugh, who stayed on to become a “great volunteer.”

If you’d like to help, get more information, or make an appoint-ment, call 941-743-8347, which is a voice, fax and TTY (Text Telephone) line.

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Sure, the job market looks promising for new grads. And Villagomez, who plans to apply to medical school, just needs a job to hold him over for a year or so.

But with student loan bills looming, Villagomez can sense how the need for a paycheck - any paycheck - could suck him into a job that doesn’t take advantage of his education. He has seen cousins and friends abandon ambitions and fall into the rut of low-wage work when life gets in the way.

“I’m worried about not following through on my plans,” said Villagomez, 27, who spent five years in the Marine Corps before enrolling at University of Illinois at Chicago, where he majored in economics and minored in biology. “Sometimes it’s easier to get stuck in these other fields.”

While the nation’s sunny jobs reports show low unemployment

and growing payrolls, the jobs available aren’t necessarily good ones, and many new college graduates find themselves settling for less than what they bargained for. Nearly 43 percent of recent college graduates are underemployed - that is, working in jobs that don’t require a college degree, according to March numbers from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

While making lattes or staffing a cash register is often considered a youthful rite of passage during that bumpy transition from campus to the workforce, new research suggests that settling for a subpar job out of the gate can harm career prospects for years to come.

Two-thirds of new grads who were underemployed in their first job out of college were still underemployed five years later, while only 13 percent of new grads who landed college-level jobs right away were underemployed five years in, according a study released last month by Burning Glass Technologies, a labor market analytics company, and the nonprofit Strada Institute for the Future of Work.

The cycle gets harder to escape as time goes on. Three-quarters of those who were underemployed five years after college continued to be so at the 10-year mark, according to the report.

The skills and professional connections gained in the first job help lead to the next and then the next, and those who missed the early boat have a hard time catching up. Their earnings fall behind. Recent college graduates who are underemployed earn, on average, $10,000 less per year than their counterparts doing college-level work, the report found.

Women are disproportionately affected. Forty-seven percent of women were underemployed in their first post-college job, versus 37 percent of men, the report found. The researchers didn’t examine the reasons for the gender divide, but it could be linked to the growing specificity of job descriptions, as research has shown that women are less likely than men to apply for a job if they don’t believe they meet all of the listed requirements, said Burning Glass CEO Matt Sigelman.

“That first job is so critical because so many who do start out behind stay behind, and the financial implications are substantial as well,” said Michelle Weise, chief innovation officer for the Strada Institute. The research was based on 4 million resumes of people who graduated after 2000, and, to account for rising employer standards, it defined college-level jobs as those for which more than half of current job postings require a college degree.

In decades past, wandering aimlessly for a while after college was

an accepted part of the transition to adulthood. Today’s new grads face a very different labor landscape that favors the focused, the researchers said.

For one, ballooning student debt - approaching $1.5 trillion nationally, with Illinois graduates on average facing nearly $30,000 each - makes it unwise to cut short earning potential.

In addition, employers no longer expect new hires to stay with the same company for the long haul, so many don’t invest in entry-level training, yet they also have high

expectations that people come in with a specific skill set, Sigelman said.

Meanwhile, the population of college graduates has risen markedly - more than a third of people over 25 now have at least a bachelor’s degree, compared to about a fifth 20 years ago - which has made it harder to stand out and has allowed employers to make college a prerequisite for jobs that traditionally didn’t require it. And new graduates face competition from older

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peers still recovering from the misfortune of graduating during the Great Recession.

As a result, Sigelman said, college students can’t wait until the second semester of their senior year to visit the career services office, and should start thinking strategically about career paths closer to freshman year.

“It’s incumbent on students to have a plan,” he said.

Not all underemployment is created equal. In a study published last year, sociologist Kody Steffy, director of student research at Indiana University, conducted in-depth interviews with three dozen underemployed college graduates from a large Midwestern university, and found a stark class divide between those who were in that position intentionally versus not.

The voluntarily underemployed tended to come from families with money, and many did not consider the decision to be a temporary exploratory detour but, rather, a permanent path. They spoke of rejecting capitalism or prioritizing other facets of life besides career ambition, or they had found meaningful work that simply didn’t require a college degree, Steffy said.

More worrisome were the new grads in his study who were involuntarily underemployed. They tended to come from working-class backgrounds and often were the first in their

families to go to college, which can make it harder to secure that first post-college job because they lack family friends who can put a good word in at a desired employer. Those grads felt highly stressed about not finding work commensurate with their education, which their families had believed would be the ticket to upward mobility, and several cried during their interviews, Steffy said.

The distinction is important, he said, to properly frame the problem and direct resources to the people who need it most.

“I think there’s both a positive story here and a disturbing story,” Steffy said. “It’s great that there is a set of college graduates thinking very seriously about what the good life is and not just following the path of least resistance, but that same sort of exploration isn’t available for our first-generation college graduates.”

Villagomez, who lives with two roommates in Humboldt Park, is the first in his family to go to college, and he feels anxious as he contemplates his next step. He was born in Chicago but raised in Mexico, where he spent long days juggling school and helping run the family’s produce store. When he realized his family wouldn’t be able to afford to send him to college, he saved enough money for a bus ticket and, at 16, returned to Chicago to live with relatives and aspire for more.

As he studies for the MCAT, Villagomez is working in a paid internship with a real estate broker and

consultant, to see if that’s another path to pursue. But the $13-an-hour wage won’t be enough to make ends meet when student loans start to come due in a few months, he said.

He applied for a few jobs through his fraternity’s alumni network, but is concerned employers won’t want to hire a short-timer intending to return to school. As financial pressures mount, he worries more immediate options could lead him to abandon his expensive medical school goal altogether.

“I think I’d do either driving or private security, and that’s where I’d be stuck,” said Villagomez, who qualifies for numerous military veterans employment programs, including some that would help him get a commercial driver’s license.

Jaime Velasquez, associate director for employer relations at UIC Career Services, said now is not the time to settle for a subpar job, as opportunities are plentiful and new grads should strike while the iron is hot. The school’s March job fair drew 156 employers trying to fill more than 2,600 open positions, a return to pre-recession levels.

Hiring outcomes have been good for new grads, said Velasquez, who advises students to do extensive research on the companies they are interested in so that their enthusiasm and preparation sets them apart in interviews.

But, he said, “I worry about the students who have never been to our office.”

National Louis University, located in

the Loop, has initiatives to ensure students start exploring career options early. Starting this fall, all new undergraduates will have to complete an internship, or comparable faculty-led capstone project, in order to graduate, said Smret Smith, executive director of the school’s career services office.

A key tool in helping students build their professional resumes has been “microinternships,” she said. Those are paid projects that companies hire students to do, typically remotely, allowing students to try out different kinds of work while employers test them out as potential hires without making a big upfront investment.

Jeffrey Moss, CEO of Parker Dewey, a Chicago-based company that connects students and recent graduates with microinternships, said the projects get students on the radar of employers who otherwise might not consider them.

The projects also help students figure out what they like to do, reducing the risk that they will become job hoppers after graduation, Moss said. The projects, which typically take one to three weeks, involve professional-level work, such as drafting a white paper or doing a competitive analysis, he said.

“We have a ton of students on our platform who are graduated and underemployed, and this helps them get out of it,” Moss said.

A risk of underemployment is that it could discourage students from seeking a four-year degree. But most good-paying jobs

do require college, so a better solution is for colleges to improve their career planning offerings, said David Attis, managing director of strategic research at EAB, an education consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. For example, he said, Queens University in Ontario has created a “major map” that that outlines the courses to take, the clubs to join, the internships and study abroad opportunities to pursue, and students sit down in their first or second year to look at the occupations that could be relevant.

Students who are drawn to majors that have poor employment outcomes should also be encouraged to develop skills that the job market values, according to the Burning Glass report.

The firm’s research has shown that liberal arts students, more than half of whom are underemployed in their first jobs, can significantly boost their employment and earnings prospects by acquiring additional skills, such as data analysis, graphic design and social media.

“The world needs more liberal arts majors, not fewer,” Burning Glass’ Sigelman said, “but their success depends upon their ability to complement their traditional program with the last-mile skills that drive employability.”

To avoid, or escape, the underemployment trap, new grads struggling to find a good job should try to be underemployed in a field where there is a room to move up into college-level positions, Strada’s Weise said. Recent graduates

who take jobs as help desk technicians or community health workers, which don’t require college degrees, are more likely to get back on track than those who wait tables, the report said.

Corey Hardiman, 27, lucked into such a situation.

Hardiman said he was frustrated initially when his first full-time job out of college was as a teaching assistant at his own elementary school in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood, working with third-graders. The political science major, newly graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, had recently dropped out of the race for 9th ward alderman, and never imagined working in a classroom.

“I thought I had failed myself,” he said.

A Gates Millennium Scholar, Hardiman did not to have any student debt pressuring him to take a job he didn’t want. But he wasn’t sure what path to take, so he accepted the offer from his old elementary school principal.

Hardiman discovered it was deeply fulfilling, and soon got a job as a college and career counselor in Englewood. Last year he became a re-engagement specialist for Chicago Public Schools, where he is tasked with finding and motivating 150 truants across 15 high schools, and he plans to continue working in education.

The experience taught Hardiman the importance of cultivating relationships, and of a good steppingstone.

“When people know you, job opportunities will come,” he said.

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Q: Despite having a stellar employment record, I am concerned about two incidents mentioned during my recent performance review. Both involved accusations which were completely unfair.

Several months ago, our human resources manager told me that I was suspected of harassing another employee. She refused to reveal the nature of the offense or the person’s name, but said there would be an investigation. This didn’t worry me because I have never harassed anyone.

After that discussion, I was never contacted again. However, during my review, my manager indicated that HR had informed him about this allegation. He gave me a lecture about proper workplace conduct even though I had done nothing wrong.

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Although these events didn’t lower my performance rating, I’m afraid they may have harmed my reputation with my manager. How can I avoid such problems in the future?

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In both these

situations, you neglected to share important information with your manager. As a result, you missed the opportunity to provide your version of events before others offered theirs. Because people’s perceptions are usually shaped by the first account they hear, you automatically placed yourself at a disadvantage.

Like many employees, you also overlooked the fact that managers do talk to each other. By anticipating that the HR representative and project leader might convey their concerns, you could probably have avoided these unpleasant surprises.

Q: Although I have worked in business for many years, I would like to become an academic advisor at the university level. As an undergraduate, I enjoyed tutoring people, and I have also done volunteer work with high school students. How should I go about starting this new career?

A: Because radical transitions seldom happen overnight, such a dramatic change requires a “stepping stone” approach. Just as you might plot your steps to safely cross a river, so you must identify a logical sequence of events to shift from one career to another.

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But before making any permanent changes, take time to thoroughly understand your preferred field. Explore educational requirements, research possible employers, and conduct informational interviews with academic advisors. Before crossing this river, you need to be sure that you’ll be happier on the other side.

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w/DL. Call 941-639-5681

2100 GENERAL

ASTON GARDENSIS IN NEED OF THE FOLLOWING:

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SERVERSAPPLY IN PERSON AT:

1000 ASTON GARDENS DRIVEVENICE, FL 34292

941-240-1010

2100 GENERAL

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

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

No Phone Calls Please.

CARRIERSNEEDED

CHARLOTTE SUN NOW HIRINGOUTSIDE SALES

REPRESENTATIVE

To Sell Media and Digitalproducts to Real Estate

Professionals throughoutCharlotte and Lee

Counties. Minimum of5 years quantifiable

Outside Sales experiencewith digital and media experience preferred.

Salary plus commission.

We OFFER:★ Health Insurance★ Paid Time Off★ 401K★ Training★ Stable and secure company with advancementopportunies.

We are a Drug/NicotineFREE Workplace.Pre-employment

Drug/Nicotine testingrequired.

EMAIL RESUME TO:jharrington@sun-herald.com

FABRICATORS & GRANITEINSTALL HELPERS

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EXPERIENCED TELEPHONEPERSON to work on testingtelephones Venice area.$30K to start. Full-Time

1-800-396-9699

TAXI CAB DRIVER Needed.Exp. a + But Will Train. CleanFlorida DL. (941)-623-3070

2100 GENERAL

ENTRY LEVEL POSITION FOR PRINTING

We are currently seeking a fulltime entry level manufacturing

position. This position includes the opportunity tolearn the printing process

from the entry level positionand advance in a progressiveenvironment. In this positionyou will assist in the creation

of various well known newspapers and other related

products on our Press.DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES★ Remove product from theend of the printing press or

finishing machine.★ Move skids of product with

a hand jack★Comply with all quality,safety and work rules and

regulations.

★Work Hours are: 4:30 pm to 1:30amQUALIFICATIONS

★Effectively communicatewith other members of the

staff.★Assist other crew memberswith various duties including

webbing up of the pressand/or special handwork in

order to meet customer requests.

★Follow all clean-up andhousekeeping procedures.★The ability to take stacks(average 10-30 lbs) using

repetitive hand/wrist movement, off of the end of amachine (2-4 feet high) andstack product on skids from

floor level to 5 feet high usingrepetitive bending and

twisting.★The ability to remove skids(weighing up to 2400 lbs) by

using a pallet jack.★The ability to use a

computer.★At least 18-years of age or

older.★Ability to work well in a team

environment.★Ability to follow instructions

and work independently.★The ability to read and write;

possess good verbal and written comprehension.

We are a drug and nicotinefree workplace.

Pre-employment drug andnicotine testing required.

Apply to Ken Moring - kmoring@suncoastpress.com

2100 GENERAL

LOOKING FOR AN ENJOYABLE POSITIONWITH FLEXIBLE HOURS

THAT FITS YOURLIFESTYLE?

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS forRepresentatives to Promote

the Sun Newspapers at Various Locations Throughout

the Local Area.

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED WE WILL TRAIN!

Perfect for Retired/SemiRetired, Outgoing,

Dependable Who Can SetTheir Own Schedule. Prior

Self-Employed or Sales Experience a Plus.

Positive Work Environment.Business Casual Attire.

Reliable Transportation andCell Phone Required.

Call Today for Interview941-268-5731

MAILROOMTHE CHARLOTTE SUN

NEWSPAPER

Part-time positions available.No Experience necessary.

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

flexible hours, able to workdays or evenings.

To fill out an ApplicationApply in person

Mon.-Fri. 9-5The Charlotte Sun

Newspaper23170 Harborview Road

Charlotte Harbor, FL

Please, No Phone Calls

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

required

2110 PART TIME/TEMPORARY

"AMBASSADORS"NEEDED

TO SOLICIT SUBSCRIPTIONSFOR THE AWARD WINNINGLOCAL NEWSPAPERS, THE

SUN, AT STOREFRONTS IN THEVENICE, NORTH PORT AND

ENGLEWOOD AREAS.

CONTACT JIM DEFALLE AT941-786-7676

FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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Nokomis area. Requires reliable transportation and

standing for some of work day.Causal air conditioned work

environment. Ref’s req. E-Mail: RkRkkw@yahoo.com

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OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY

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1020 HOUSES FOR SALE

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4 SPORTSMAN LANE,ROTONDA. LAKESIDE

2,577 SQ. FT. CUSTOM POOLHOME. NEW ROOF, GRANITE,

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NORTH PORT7956 Hyde Park Ave.,

- PERFECT FIRST HOME, RETIREMENT HAVEN OR

INVESTMENT! Ideally located2-bedroom, 1-bath 1100 SF

block home with 1-car garageon fully-fenced oversized lot inthe heart of North Port, just

one street behind the library ina lovely quiet neighborhood

around the corner from parks,churches, banks, shoppingand restaurants, and only

minutes from I-75. City waterand sewer! Not in flood zone!Security system. $117,700

Patty Gillespie Remax Anchor 941-875-2755

PORT CHARLOTTE14518 Bridgeview (Riverwood)

BETTER THAN NEW, TURN-KEY FURNISHED, WITH

MILLLION-$$ VIEW IN GATEDGOLF COMMUNITY!

Magnificent 1800 SF 3/2/2heated pool home with

extended lanai on premieroversized lake-front and golfview lot. Gorgeous sunset

views! On cul-de-sac at end oftranquil tree-lined street,within waking distance ofcommunity center, fitness

center, golf shop and on-siterestaurant. Electronic

hurricane shutters & MORE! PORT CHARLOTTE'S MOSTPRESTIGIOUS ADDRESS!

$489,900 Patty Gillespie Remax Anchor 941-875-2755

PORT CHARLOTTE$217,450

Almost NEW, Best Price!! Builtin 2015. Villa Milano is a lovelygated, deed restricted commu-nity so convenient to all things!The 1874 sq ft 3 bd, 2 bath, 2

car gar home enjoys a huge10x30 screened lanai. Call

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PORT CHARLOTTE15349 Mille Fiore Blvd.,

UNRIVALED OPPORTUNITY!WATER-FRONT with ULTIMATEPRIVACY in NW Port Charlotte's

expanding GATED COMMUNITY of Villa Milano, Spectacular custom 1-owner

Mediterranean design 2200 SF LIGHT, BRIGHT, opengreat room comcept with for-mal dining room, 3-Bedrooms

+ Den/Office. Low HOA($98/MO) $330,000

Patty Gillespie Remax Anchor 941-875-2755

1020 HOUSES FOR SALE

PORT CHARLOTTE2/2/1 + Lanai w/ Hurricane

Film on Windows. Great Location! “As Is” $150K.

By Owner. 941-743-6688

1030 WATERFRONT HOMES

ENGLEWOODCALLING ALL BOATERS

AND ANGLERS!FULLY RENOVATED 3/2 WITH

EXPANSIVE VIEWS OF GOTTFRIEDCREEK ON 1/2 ACRE. 7,500

LB BOAT LIFT & FLOATING DOCK& FIXED DOCK. 1 BRIDGE & ASHORT RIDE TO LEMON BAY &

THE GULF! PEBBLE TEC SWPOOL & HOT TUB. $459,000.BETTY MASIELLO, 201-841-

9091, MEDWAY REALTY

GARDENS OFGULF COVE

GREATFAMILY HOME!

$199,999VA, FHA

Move in ready!

6481 Thorman Rd. 339812000 sf 3/2/2 2004 Built

Ron DeNichilo Cell 201-390-9544 rwho25@yahoo.com

Keller Williams Realty Gold

PORT CHARLOTTE 4/4/2BOATER’S DREAM! Well-main-tained waterfront pool home.

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Harbor Coast Realty941-740-4580

WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

Since 1975Only One Company

and One Broker-Owner Still Stand:

Century 21 Aztec && Rick Page

941-815-2199

1040 CONDOS/VILLASFOR SALE

COASTAL CAPE HAZELUXURY CONDO

STUNNING 2B/2BA W/PRIVATE GARAGE. TOTALLY

REFURBISHED! NEW APPLIANCES,ALL NEW TROPICAL

FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES.TURN-KEY READY. PRISTINEGATED RESORT, POOL, SPA,CLUBHOUSE & LOTS MORE.MINUTES TO BEACH & BAY,

$174,900. 941-769-0200

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PUNTA GORDA Pristine ResortCondo 2/2 PRV Garage, lowHOA fees in Vivante. Stainless,Updated, Luxury Vinyl PlankFlooring, 2 Lrg Master. $239,900 Barb Brooks, Integrity Real

Estate of Florida Inc.941-286-8669

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1090 MOBILE HOMESFOR SALE

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VENICE RANCH MOBILE HOME

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WALKING DISTANCE TO PUBLIX & CVS

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$25,000, 24x36, 2bd, 2bath, Furnished.

Handyman Special24x36, 2/2 with screen

room. As is $8,000

1095 MANUFACTUREDHOMES FOR SALE

NEW 3/2 DblWide Delivered& Set-Up on Your Lot w/

Skirting, Steps & Air! Only$56,795. + Tax. Financing

For ALL Credit Scores Avail!Prestige Homes, Punta Gorda

941-637-1122

PORT CHARLOTTE743 Nipigon Trail,

Resident owned, Gated, Golfing Community, 4 pools,2016 manufactured home,

1674 sq ft overall, Open Plan2BR+ DEN/OFFICE Vaulted

Ceilings, Wood/plank CeramicFloors, Spacious Granite

Kitchen. $177,400Barb Collins 941-268-0505

Allison James Homes

PUNTA GORDA 29200 JonesLoop Rd #517, 2/2 plus den, 4car carport, 1680SF, Open Con-cept, Newly updated Decor, par-tially furnished, New Roof 2017.On Golf Course & Water. LargeLanai.$109,900 614-560-4784

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1210 HOMES FOR RENT

★ 2/1 Lanai, SandhillPines Comm. Pool &

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★ 2/1/CP Pool ServiceInc., Starlite Ln., P.C.

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★ 3/2.5 Bath, SpaciousTownhouse, UpgradedAppliances, Washer &

Dryer, Fireplace, 2 Lanais,Vick St., P.C. $1275 Mo

★ 3/2/2 Newer Home,Tile, Lanai, Squaw Ln.,

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Pool $1300/mo. 1/1 Condo,$850/mo. All Beautifully Furn’dNO Smoking 941-628-0941

VENICE 2/2 updated Condo onIsland. Pool, NS, NP, Cable,Water & Sewer Incl’d. Walk toShops and Beach. $1500/moAnnual ONLY!! 317-201-5618

1320 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

VENICE ISLAND EFFICIENCY- 1 & 2 br, Call for Details.

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HARBOUR HEIGHTS close toriver, newly renovated efficien-cies w cable & internet, Sunny-brookMotel 941-625-6400

1360 ROOMS FOR RENT

ROTONDA HEIGHTS-Private.Bckrnd. Ck. Smoke Outside$550. + 1/2 Sec. 941-662-0222

1390 VACATION/SEASONAL RENTALS

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RENT THE BEST“LIKE NEW” LARGE 2 BED/2 BATHW/PRIVATE GARAGE, BEAUTIFULLY

APPOINTED, HEATED POOL.COASTAL CAPE HAZE AREA. SOCLOSE TO MANY BEACHES & BAY.

LARGE DECK W/LAKE VIEW.941-769-0200

1500 LOTS & ACREAGE

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1500 LOTS & ACREAGE

PT CHARLOTTE Riverwood -BY OWNER. 1/3 acre + with

full water & GC views.Cleared and ready. Upscale

neighborhood. Low HOAfees. 678-778-1023/

mike@uniquemanuf.com

PUNTA GORDAPRICED TO SELL!Two big residential buildinglots together, 60x120 each.Enjoy shopping, beaches,

restaurants, golfing & muchmore! Call 863-494-6574 or

863-990-0533 for information.

1610 BUSINESS RENTALS

VENICE ISLANDOffice Space at 333 S. Tamiami Trl.

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

2420 SF Unit at $3,330/moBrand New! 1st Month FREE!Building Under New Ownership.Judy Smith 772-971-1434

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1620 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

PUNTA GORDA AIRPORTAREA 2100sf Commercial

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trash, camera system incl.$1100/mo + tax.

Call 203-644-4732

3000

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LADY HAIRSTYLIST SEEKINGMALE 45-70 for dining, movies,conversation. 941-201-9853

3065 BIBLE STUDY& CHURCHES

CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH1936 E. Venice Ave. Venice

Friday at 9am.Study features video teachings

of noted Bible Scholars onvarious subjects.

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

www.CBCVenice.com

CERTIFIED CHRISTIAN COUNSELING 941-876-4416

Liberty CommunityChurch

North Port Charlotte

Charlotte CountyHouse of Prayer Mondays beginning

May 7th at 7pm The Omega Course

A study of the end times992 Tamiami Trail Unit I

Port Charlotte941 249-8946

cchop.org

COMMUNITY CENTER 4PM - 7PM each Wednesday.

Christ the King LutheranChurch, 23456 Olean Blvd.

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

3065 BIBLE STUDY& CHURCHES

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

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

GATEWAY WORSHIPPRAYER & HEALING

ROOMSIf you need healing,

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

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

863-832-44185377 Dunkin Rd.,

Punta Gorda 33982Jesus Still Heals Today!

Lutheran Church of the Cross2300 Luther Rd., Deep Creek

Bible Study - Thursdays 10-11:30

and Sunday’s @ 9 AMQuestions and/or Info

(941) 627-6060

NEW BIBLE STUDY BEGIN-NING SUNDAY MAY 6TH

@5PM. Journey To Discovering and Using

Your Spiritual Gift.New Hope Baptist Church

Fellowship hall. 2100 Englewood Rd. Eng.

FL 34223 A light supper willbe provided. Public is invitedand encouraged to attend.

$10/ Workbook fee.www.NewHopeBC4U.orgTo register or for more

information, call thechurch office at

941-474-7647 or e-mailkay@newhopebc4u.org.

NEW SEASON FULL GOSPELMINISTRIES Meet Every

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

lotte, Fl (Held at Board ofRealtors Building same side

as Visani's Restaurant)Food and Refreshments being

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

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

3090 LOST & FOUND

LOST DOG: Male, White withbrown spots, Answers toBud, Approx 90lbs Very

friendly Owner devistated!Missing since Sunday May13th from Punta Gorda offLee St. near Cooper by railroad tracks Please Please

Call 941-286-6685

3091 ARTS CLASSES

Beginningwatercolor classes withaward winning artist

Robert Broyles

at North PortHobby Lobby.

Private lessonsalso avail

Call 941-875-8163

3095 EXERCISE CLASSES

GULF COAST ACUPUNCTURE151 Center Rd.

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

YOGA FOR BEGINNERSProceeds to

Venice Wildlife CenterCall Rick or Mary

941-488-1769To Announce

Your Class InformationCall 866-463-1638

or Email; special@sunnewspapers.net

3096 RELIGION CLASSES

BEGIN YOUR DAY IN BIBLE STUDY

Christ the King LutheranChurch, 23456 Olean Blvd.

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

Port Charlotte

YYou Saou SaveveBig BucBig BucksksShoppingShopping

Classifieds!Classifieds!FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH4005 Palm Drive, Punta Gorda

Various Days & TimesCONFIRMATION/BIBLE STUDY

Adult Infomational Class941-639-6309

START YOUR DAY RIGHTBible Study Thursdays

10:00-11:30LUTHERAN CHURCH

OF THE CROSS2300 Luther Rd., Deep Creek

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

(941) 627-6060

3097 OTHER CLASSES

KRIYA YOGA MEDITATIONwith Linda Weser, 4 p.m.

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

5000

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5006 ALUMINUM

ALL AMERICAN RENOVATIONS LIC & INSURED

FAMILY OWNED & OPERATEDSPECIALIZING IN RESCREENING,

BUILDING AND REPAIRING.SCREW CHANGEOUTS

PRESSURE WASHING & PAINT-ING POOL CAGES, LANAIS,FRONT ENTRY WAYS ETC...

941-915-3381SERVING SARASOTA COUNTY

FREE ESTIMATES

SURFSIDE HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Lanai’s, Bathrooms, Kitchens,Windows, Storm Shutters,Screen Rooms and more!

30 Years Local Family Owned & Operated. 941-766-0331Lic#CBC1261010

5020 APPLIANCESERVICE/REPAIR

GARY DRAKE DRYER VENT CLEANING

& INSPECTION. 30 yrs. Exp.

(941)-889-7596

THE VENT DOCTORYou Won't Drink Dirty Water,

Why Breathe Dirty Air?Schedule Your Air Duct

Cleaning Now and SAVE 10%Off with this Ad! We alsooffer Dryer Vent Cleaning

941-268-9525 Competent,Thorough & Reliable.

Lic. Fla. Home Inspector.

5050 ADULT CARE

HONEST, CARING PERSONAL ASSISTANTAVAIL. TO CARE FOR YOUR

LOVED ONE! I WILL CARE FORYOURS AS I DO MY OWN!

DR. APTS, LITE CLEANING ANDMEAL PREP, ERRANDS & MUCHMORE. (941)-979-2887

5051 CHILD CARE

ALL CHILDCAREFACILITIES MUST INCLUDE,

WITH ADVERTISEMENT, STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY

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

care businesses to register withthe State of Florida. The Sun

Newspapers will not knowinglyaccept advertising which is in

violation of the law

5054 CONTRACTORS

BLUE PARROT CONSTRUCTION

★ Custom Homes★ Commercial & Residential

Renovations941-662-0366

Cell: 941-662-0266BlueParrotConstruction@aol.comwww.BlueParrotConstruction.com

CBC1258748/Fully Insured

JLS ENTERPRISES INCQuality & Dependability

● Remodeling ● Painting ● Additions ● Drywall

● Carpentry ● Repairs ●Odd Jobs & more.

STATE CERTIFIED LIC #CRC033392941-468-9701

5054 CONTRACTORS

EDWARD ROSS CONSTRUCTION

Services, Inc. 941-408-8500pool cages, Scr. lanais, etc...

TEDDY`S HANDYMAN &REMODELING, INC.

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

CRC 1327653

5057 CONCRETE

FLORIDA CONCRETEDRIVEWAYS - SIDEWALKS

ADDITIONSRESIDENTIAL & COMMERICAL

NEW CONSTRUCTION941-628-5965

INS/LIC CG034909

PRO PATH CONCRETE● Driveways ● Patios ● Sidewalks ● Pads

Free Estimates941-286-6415

Lic #AAA-11-00081

RICH LANDERS STUCCO, INC.

Honest, Reliable work!LIC/INS New Const &

Remodels. Rusted bands& wire lathe repair.spraycrete & more

(941)-497-4553

POOL DECKS, Driveway Designs

Garage FloorsPatio’s and more.

QUALITYLic 941-375-1103 Insu

WEST COAST PAVERS andConcrete and BobCat SvcsDriveways, Walkways, Patio

& Pool Decks, PressureWashing and Sealing.

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

Lee Counties

5060 CLEANINGSERVICES

MRS. CLEANING UP!1st Class Cleaning Service!Specials Now! Now offering

Home Watch Services!941-204-8057

www.mrscleaningup.comLic & Insured

A&R PRO WINDOWCLEANERS

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

H/W Team. Lic#25014 & Ins. 941-441-8658

H.D. HousecleaningService

Weekly - Bi-WeeklyMove ins & Move Outs

References/ Lic &Insured

941-769-4455

5065 DRYWALL

COMPLETE DRYWALLHang, Finish, Patchwork, AllTextures, Popcorn Removal,

and Paint.Matt Potter 941-232-8667

Lic.& Ins CRC1328482

DEPENDABLE DRYWALL & REMODELING

PATCH REPAIRSNEW HOMES

941-639-4440 LIC.#SCC131150207

INSUREd

5070 ELECTRICAL

DRM ELECTRICAL SERVICE,

“Plug Into Personalized Service”● Electrical ● Maintenance ●

● Repairs ● Troubleshooting ●

941-480-0761 941-366-3646

Find your BestFriend in theClassifieds!

LUMINOUS ELECTRIC NO JOB TOO SMALL! LIC# EC13007383941-777-4320

5083 FLOORING

Bill Noland Ceramic Tile, Inc

Repairs & All Phases of FlooringWe Bring Samples To You!

Mobile ShowcaseTile, Laminates, Carpet &Baseboards. Porcelain Tile

Wood look Planks$1.89/Sqft, Waterproof Vinyl

Planks $3.29/Sq Ft941-423-4054

Cell 941-276-0814Licensed & Insured

PGI 9906758 North Port 11546Charlotte AAA007730

5089 HANDYMAN / GENERAL REPAIR

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

DAVID J SHEPARD, JR., OVER 20 YEARS

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, PAVER REPAIRS, INSTALLA-

TIONS, SEALING & PRESSUREWASHING HANDYMAN SVCS,

WOOD ROT, WINDOWS &DOORS, DRY WALL & STUCCO

REPAIR, PAINTING, ETC. 941-627-6954 OR

941456-6953 LIC # RR282811062

5090 HEATING & AIR

S.O.S.A/C & Heat

941-468-4956

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMSCOOLING MADE AFFORDABLE!INSTALLED 10 YR WARRANTY

ST. LIC #CAC1816023SOSAIRFL.COM

5100 HOME & COMMERCIALIMPROVEMENT

$75.00PER PANEL

SLIDINGGLASS DOOR

REPAIRS Wheels

Tracks & LocksLicensed & Insured,

Free Est. since 1981Call Bob

941-706-6445www.SlidingDoorsandmore.com

Low overhead= Low prices!

A & R Quality Homes Inc.

Customer Satisfactionis our goal.

★Kitchen/bath remodels★Pressure cleaning, Interior & exterior painting★Concrete/driveways/walkways/slabs★Stucco/repairs/fascia/soffit★Pool deck resurfacing★ Doors/WindowsFully licensed and insured

941-429-1285 941-626-0315License # CRC1329404

ALUMASERV BEST PRICES IN TOWN

GUARANTEED!!Screen Rooms, Carports,Sheds, Entryways, PanRoofs, Complete Roofs,Vinyl Windows, Storm

Panels, Awnings, Rescreens Repair & Service.

941-627-9244Visit: alumaserv.net

#SC131149736

Clean Your Dryer before it Catches

on Fire! Special Rates for multiple clientsAffordable, Lic & Insured.Roger P Frechette Sr.

941-661-2020

DO YOU HAVE LOOSE,HOLLOW OR BUCKLING

TILES? Inject-A-Floor-Sys-tem can help. Grout Clean-

ing/Staining, MarbleCleaning, Tile Repair.

941-893-8475

FIRST CHOICE CABINETSCustom Cabinets LLC.

Kitchens, Baths, Custom Cabi-nets, Countertops, Hardwood,

Laminate, Solid Surface. Commercial, Residental.

941-505-5570

GUTTERS, 6” Seamless. Ken Violette, Inc.(941) 240-6699

Lic.CGC#060662/Ins.

HANDYMANHome repairs. 30+ yrs Exp.

Call 941- 539-1694

J & J HANDYMANPainting, Pressure

Washing & Much More!Over 40 Years Experience &

Satisified CustomersService with YOU in Mind.

Reasonable, Reliable & Honest.Serving Englewood, Venice &

Sarasota AreasLARGER OR SMALLER PROJECTS,

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALLICENSED & FULLY INSURED

CALL JOE CHIMINIELLO(941) 525-7967

5100 HOME & COMMERCIALIMPROVEMENT

John’s Rescreening &Handyman Service.

Pressure Washing: PoolDecks, Driveways! No Job To

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

MOTTERNIZED LLCHome Services Specialist

*All Home Repairs*Custom Built Cabinets,

Bookcases & Closet Systems.ALL WORK GUARANTEED

Please Call or TextSteve 941-661-8318

FREE Estimates Lic & Ins

StormTwisters - Hurricane Shutters

ShuttersUp.Today★ Roll Down Shutters★ Accordian Shutters

★ Clear Hurricane Panels★ Hurricane Screens★ Bahama Shutters

941-626-8200*A DIVISION OF BAY BRIDGE HOMES

Lic#CBC1254261

5108 JUNK REMOVAL

MOVE IT JUNK REMOVAL

Got Junk? We like to Move It, Move It!

941-803-4959

YOUR ARMY LOGISTICS ● JUNK REMOVAL ● MOVING

SERVICE ● FORECLOSURE CLEAN-UP ● CLEANING ● HAULING ●

● RENTAL DUMPSTER ●

941-456-2120

5110 LAWN/GARDEN & TREE

AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSEmay be required by the Cityand/or County. Please call theappropriate occupational licens-ing bureau to verify

A JAMISON TREE SERVICEComplete & Professional

15% Sr Discount! FREE EST. LIC. & INSUREDENGL 941-475-6611

OR N. PORT 941-423-0020SERVING CHARLOTTE AND

SARASOTA FOR OVER 20 YEARS.JAMISON-TREESERVICEINC.COM

A PLUS LAWN CARE LLCCommercial & Residental

Landscaping & Maintenance941-769-7261 Lic & Insured

AFFORDABLE LAWN CAREFlat Rates from Bradenton toPunta Gorda. FREE Estimates.941-706-5569 Lic. & Ins.

ALTMAN TREE SERVICETree Trimming, Removal,

Stump Grinding. Lic & Ins.Call Mike Altman 941-268-7582

AMERICAN IRRIGATIONCall 941-587-2027

FREE ESTIMATES!!!Licensed & Insured

Charlotte Co. lic#AAA-11-00010. Serving Charlotte

and Sarasota Counties

Blackford’s TOTAL LAWN & LANDSCAPING SVCSMowing, Trim Hedges,

Mulching, Etc.Serving Nokomis, Osprey,Laurel, North Port, Venice& Englewood ONLY!! CallToday for a FREE Estimate

941-302-2244 Lic/Ins

BOWERSAFFORDABLE MOWINGQuality you can TRUST!

Serving Rotonda, Placida, Englewood &

South Gulf CoveWeekly/Monthly RatesCall for a free estimate

Lic/InsuredNicky Bowers 908-246-0267

CHRIS RABY’S LANDSCAPE

●Hedges Trimmed (Up to 8’)●●Small Trees Trimmed& Shaped●

●Shrubs Trimmed●

●Mulch Laid●

●Serving Port Charlotte &North Port

941-623-3601

DAVID J SHEPARD, JR.,PAVER REPAIRS, INSTALLA-

TIONS, SEALING &PRESSURE WASHING!941-627-6954 OR

941-456-6953 LIC # RR282811062

DP`s ABILITY TREE SERVICE

Removals, Stump Grinding,Palm Trimming, Shaping,

Oaks Thinned & Raised Up.19 Yrs. Exp.

Free Estimates! 941-889-8147

Lic#00000192 & Insured.

FLORIDA TREE INC.● Tree Trimming & Removal ●

● Stump Grinding ●

● Lawn Service ●

● Bucket Service ●

941-613-3613pcftree.com Lic./Ins.

GENERAL LAWN &Landscape services. (941)-426-7844

Wright & Son Landscaping Inc

J RIZ TREE SERVICESComplete Tree &

Palm Service. SPECIALIZING IN

DANGEROUS TREEREMOVAL.

Servicing all Charlotte &Sarasota CountiesFREE ESTIMATES

941-306-7532 Lic & Ins

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5110 LAWN/GARDEN & TREE

MATHEWSTREE SERVICESpecializes in

Dangerous Limb &Tree Removals

941-303-3252Full Service Tree Care

Quality Lawn CareStorm Damage Clean -Up

Tree & Limb Removal

NOW ACCEPTING NEWLAWN ACCOUNTS!

941-468-4372ISA Certified Arborist

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

PEREZ LANDSCAPINGDESIGN, INC.

& TREE SERVICEDesign/ install landscapeClean up existing LandscapeIrrigatin Service & Installation

Quality, Professional, 20+ yrs Exp. Lic & Insured

NOTHINGBUT SATISIFIED CUSTOMERS!

Thank you for calling 239-340-0887

RAINSCAPE INC,Irrigation, Maintenance,

Repair, Installation. Monthly Maintenance starts at $40.

FREE ESTIMATES941-888-2988

SANDEFURS-HOME & TREEMaintenance Tree trimming,

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

CLEANINGLawn Mowing, Trimming,

Landscaping. Servicing AllAreas. Per Cut or Contract.

Call (941)-628-0751

TreemendousTree, Inc.

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

CALL TODAY!941-426-8983

www.northporttree.comFL-6444 A

TreemendousTree, Inc.NURSERY

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

STOP IN TO SEE US MONDAY - SATURDAY

9AM-3PM 6068 RUFF ST. NORTH PORT

OR CALL 941-426-8983FL-6444 A

WENDELL ALBRITTONTREE SERVICE

★ ★ VERY AFFORDABLE★ ★Will Work with you!!

941-763-5042 Lic & Insured!

5121 MARINE REPAIR

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

941-637-1128Lic# CRC1328423 & Insured.

5130 MOVING/HAULING

ALL TYPES OF CLEAN-UPS!Same Day Service!

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

941-883-1231

ODYSSEY MOVERSYour Journey Begins WithUs! Licensed & Insured.

941-803-4959Lic. # 2539

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

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

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

5140 PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

Best Prices -- Quality JobBest Coast Painting

and Pressure Washing Residential/Commercial

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

STEVEN’S CUSTOMPAINTING

Res/Comm. Int/Ext FREE EST.

Lic. & Ins. 941-255-3834

BEST PRICINGCALL NOW TO LOCK IN ANAMAZING BANG FOR YOURBUCK FROM A SEASONEDPAINTER 941-468-2660

AAA0010126630 YEARS EXP. LIC/INSURED

FORMER FIREFIGHTER

LARRY ESPOSITO PAINTINGINC “It’s Not What We Do,It’s How We Do It!”Free Esti-

mates, 941-764-1171Lic & Insured AAA007825

5140 PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

Nathan Dewey Painting CoCommercial & Residental

Interior & ExteriorPressure washing

Handyman Services Free Estimates ~ Prompt Service

941-484-4576nathandeweypainting.com

SUPERIOR PAINTING, INC.Full Spray Shop

941-474-9091Lic # AAA009837

SWEENEY`S PAINTING INC.● Pressure Cleaning ●

● Mildew Treatment ●

● Painting ●

● Interior & Exterior ●

● Free Estimates ●

● Sr. Discounts ●

941-916-1024 Lic# AAA0010702

We Do It A Shade Better!LARRY BATES PAINTING

Free Estimates Locally Owned & OperatedNominated Best Painter

Of The Year in 2016! 941-625-1226

Lic/Ins #RRR0002261

5160 PLUMBING

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

MASTER PLUMBERSEMI-RETIRED, REASONABLE

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

FIND YOURBEST FRIEND

IN THECLASSIFIEDS!

5180 PRESSURE CLEANING

BAILEY’S PRESSURECLEANING

Complete Exterior House Painting!

Call 941-497-1736

FULL HOUSEPRESSURE WASHING

Rates Starting At:● Tile Roofs $150 ● Houses $65● Pool Cage/Decks $65● DrivewaysExterior Painting, Pool Deck

Coatings AND MORE!!941-451-7550 Lic./Ins

MR. PRESSURE CLEANINGSAFE, NO PRESSUREROOF CLEANING

941-257-8624Mr.Pressurecleaning.com

Fully Lic & Insured

5184 SCREENING

ALL ABOUT ALUMINUM &SCREEN: Rescreen & new.

941-876-4779 wescreenflorida.com - Lic# SA37, AL0511993X

BREEZE THRU RESCREENLLC Mosquitos congering

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

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

RESCREENING by NORTHSTAR Free Estimates.

941-725-7599Lic# CC20597 & Insured

Southwest RescreenComplete Rescreening:$1,395. (up to 1,500 SF)

941-465-2318Free Estimates! We Accept

All Major Credit CardsLic./Ins.

5185 ROOFING

COMPLETE ROOFING SOLUTIONS OF FLORIDA

● Reroofing and Repairs ●

● Free Estimates ●

● All Work Guaranteed ●

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

EXPERT ROOF REPAIRSat Prices you can AFFORD!!

2 YEARS UNLIMITED Guarantee on leaks.

Call Roger 941-661-2020Licensed and Insured

LEONARD’S ROOFING &INSULATION INC.

FAMILY OWNED & OPERATEDSINCE 1969

Shingle, Tile, Built-Up, Single-Ply, Metal, Full Carpentry,

Service Available

SARASOTA COUNTY ONLY!Reagan Leonard941-488-7478LIC # RC 0066574

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

ROOF LEAK PATROL, INC. RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

Repairs, Reroof, Carpentry, etc...

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

www.RoofLeakPatrol.com

TOM JOYCE ROOFING ★★★ HUGE ★★★

** SPECIALS**45 Years of Quality

Work and Experience941-484-9804

941-429-1800 lic#1325725

5185 ROOFING

941-483-4630

● Shingles ● Slats ●

● Metal ● Tile ● Repairs●

● Old Roof Removal Our Specialty ●

● Full Carpentry● Free Estimates

Lic.# CCC068184Fully Insured

5225 WINDOW CLEANING

Window Cleaning,

● RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIALWINDOW CLEANING

● PRESSURE WASHING

10% OFFP: 941-979-1654

LIC/INSURED

5230 MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Your Dryer before it Catches

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

941-661-2020

6000

MERCHANDISEGARAGE SALES

6001 Arcadia6002 Lake Suzy6003 Deep Creek6004 Port Charlotte6005 Punta Gorda6006 North Port6007 Englewood6008 Rotonda6009 Gulf Cove6010 S. Gulf Cove6011 S. Venice6012 Venice6013 Nokomis/Osprey6014 Garage Sales6015 Flea Market6020 Auctions

MERCHANDISE

6013 Moving Sales6025 Arts & Crafts6027 Dolls6030 Household Goods6035 Furniture6038 Electronics6040 TV/Stereo/Radio6060 Computer Equip6065 Clothing/Jewelry/

Accessories6070 Antiques &

Collectibles6075 Fruits/Veges6090 Musical6095 Medical6100 Health/Beauty6110 Trees & Plants6120 Baby Items6125 Golf Accessories6128 Exercise/Fitness6130 Sporting Goods6131 Firearms6132 Firearm Access.6135 Bikes/Trikes6138 Toys6140 Photography/Video6145 Pool/ Spa & Supplies6160 Lawn & Garden6161 Outdoor Living6165 Storage Sheds/

Buildings6170 Building Supplies6180 Heavy Constr.

Equipment6190 Tools/Machinery6220 Office/Business Equip

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6005 PUNTA GORDA AREAGARAGE SALES

JIM’S ESTATE WAREHOUSESALE SAT 9-3 SUN 9-3

5468 WILLIAMSBURG DRINSIDE 1775 INDUSTRIAL PARK.

CONTENTS OF AN ESTATE!

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6006 NORTH PORT AREAGARAGE SALES

FRI.-SUN. 9-5 4301 Mon-gite Rd. Wheelchair, LOTS

of Tools, Plumbing SuppliesStorm Shutters, Safe & MORE!

6007 ENGLEWOOD AREAGARAGE SALES

SATURDAY, JUNE 30.7AM-11AM 10405 Rachel

Ave. Englewood. Huge YardSale! Something for ALL!

6025 ARTS AND CRAFTS

CRICUT EXPRESSIONPers. Cutter w/mats,cartridges $300, OBO 941-423-4387

FRAME 26X26Walnut, glass, mat and print

$20 941-575-8881SCRAP BOOK ALBUMSI have 10 new albums $5/ea 941-228-1745

6027 DOLLS

ALEXANDER DOLL 8” red -boy MIB original w/doll stand

$25 941-828-1411COMPOSITION DOLL sleepeyes-original mohair wig slight14” crazing $25941-828-1411DOLL 18” SCARLETT FranklinMint porcelain doll mint condi-tion $90, OBO 941-828-1411DOLL madam alexander Lu-cinda vintage 13” all originalclothes $40, 941-828-1411RAG DOLL ANTIQUE hard to find large 40” tall 1940’s $25 941-828-1411

6030 HOUSEHOLD GOODS

A/C UNIT FREE STANDING PIC AVAILABLE $100 941-743-0399BED FULL size box spring Nomattress ,steel frame & pinehead board $25 941-214-8188BREAD MACHINE PanasonicBakery Machine W/B $45, OBO 941-743-0399BREADMAKER, AutomaticCUISINART, 2Lb. Capa Stainlesssteel, GC $25 941-697-0794

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July 5th*

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We Wish Everyone aSafe and HappyFourth of July

DRUM FOR RAIN BARREL,55+Gal Fiberglass(?). Just add aFaucet $31 352-256-7133ELECTRIC SKILLET GE

Excellent condition w/book. $45 941-743-0399ELECTRIC SKILLET Neverused $20 412-956-0128END TABLES SALE-wood &glass-brown & white like new$10 941-445-5619FINE CHINA NORITAKE PLAT-INUM 91 PCS. FLAWLESS $275941-575-8881FIREPLACE TOOLS 6 pc setw/ SCREEN, black wrought iron,A+, $125 941-743-2656FLOOR LAMP, ceramic, 61”inches tall, white w floral design,Exc cond. $75 941-766-7660FLOOR MIRRORw/ wood trim. 5’ high $50 239-895-5733MATTRESS, BOX SPRINGfor twin bed. ex. $50 941-875-1519MILK SHAKE MAKER 3 speed/wss cup hambeach scovill pro/l-new $60, 941-426-4151MIRROR beveled glass.3’Lx2”w. New in pkg. $35 941-235-2203ORIENTAL CARPET8X10 Red/multi color $75, OBO609-618-2082ORIENTAL RUGS 2 pink/beigeplush: 56”x38” oval & 42” rndea $50, OBO 941-743-2656OUT DOOR furniture and rugs,Lamps $50; picture frames$4.00 717-880-2952PULLING CART Wood & SteelPlay cart on 4 wheels pullinghandle $28 941-697-0794RANGE GE Convection SelfClean White Glass Top UP/U$100 941-627-5732SEWING MACHINE “MOM’S1918” Singer w/ cover Originalfinish $75 941-268-0316STEAM CLEANER Oreck. Hardfloors, carpet, fabrics, A-1 cond$100, OBO 941-740-0357STEP LADDER 6’ Fiberglass225 lb. Capacity Type II Goodcond $34 941-697-0794

6030 HOUSEHOLD GOODS

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TOOL CHEST Craftsman on rollers, 18”x27”x28”

$50 941-505-0537WHITE WICKER DB/DR NS 6DR HI/BY Mir Lamp Toy Ches$475, OBO 941-408-7535

6035 FURNITURE

4 PCES Sofa Love Seat ChairHassock Beige Good Condition$500 941-621-4721ARM CHAIR solid cherry arms& legs, comfy coral cushions,A+ $90, OBO 941-743-2656ARM CHAIR Swivel Rocker, A+,full uphol, mauve pink, 2 avail,ea $100, OBO 941-743-2656BASSET SOFA modern floralbeige/green/mauve, full uphol,xlnt cond $200 941-740-0357BED SERTA single adjustablesleeper new never slept on$499 941-473-4250BED, TWIN, KING KOIL, New,Mattress, Box and Frame half re-tail price $300 954-642-6599

MATTRESS & BOX QUEEN$175 ALSO HAVE KING

941-629-5550 BEDROOM SET TWIN WHITEB/S MATT DRESSER MIRROREND TBL $195 941-202-9172CHINA CABINET all naturalwood/glass 54X17X8 deliveryavailable $150 941-275-5837CHINA CLOSET Metal Frame,all glass, 5 shelves, Good Con-dition $50, OBO 941-833-4322COCKTAIL TABLE Round,Medium Brown Color, All Wood$35 941-257-5500COFFEE TABLE + 2 tiered endtables, solid fruitwood, leathertop, $295, OBO 941-740-0357COFFEE TABLE wicker, glasstop, $40 941-661-2667

COFFEE/SIDE TABLES(9) var-ious sizes and shapes startingat $10, OBO 941-307-9211COMPUTER DESK, rolls,glass/metal 26W x 18.5D x 29HVGC $70 941-766-7660COUCH FABRIC flowers/bluebackground 84X34X26 deliveryextra $100 941-202-3696COUCH ITALIAN Leather, GoldMustard Color $125 941-629-3598COUCH Light tan couch, MintCondition, hardly used, seatsthree $300 941-833-4322CURIO CABINET wooden;Lamps, KING frame w/ Brassheadboard, Call 941-275-7825

DINETTE SET hand-painted allwood 24” tabletop 2 handmadechairs $150 941-275-5837DINETTE SET, TALL wroughtiron 30” table frame+2 like newchairs $125 941-307-9211

DINING ROOM SET w/ 4Chairs & 24” Leaf. CustomMade. $350 941-626-5481DINING SET 54” glass top oncolumn+4 fabric upholsteredchairs $150 941-307-9211DINING SET PATIO 44X44X29glass table 4 metal cushionedchairs $75 941-275-5837DINING TABLE 6 Tall backleather chairs included $195,OBO 941-979-5077DRESSERS WOOD vintagebrown one wide one tall each$100 941-275-5837

I BUY FURNITUREOr anything of value!

941-485-4964LIFT CHAIR leather, light taupe,like new $450 941-716-2218LOVE SEAT Burgundy, plethora, good condition $50941-833-4322MATTRESS QUEEN BEAU-TYREST & box-spring & steelframe $200 941-307-9211MATTRESS QUEEN, SertaUltra Luxury Firm good cleancond $45 954-642-6599

MATTRESS Twin. good condition $50

941-257-5500

6035 FURNITURE

BED - MATTRESS & BOX $100

941-629-5550MATTRESSES TWIN TWO+2frames+2headboards+1night-stand $150 941-275-5837

PATIO SET Aluminum glass toptable with 4 chairs and cushions$100, OBO 609-618-2082

PATIO SET with table 4 chairsornate chairs , cushions. Exc.Cond. asking $90/obo 941-380-7224PUB TABLE WITH 6 chairs. Ex-cellent cond. $450941-626-9251

RECLINER EXCELLENTcond! med. brown $70 941-661-2667

RECLINER SOFAin cream color leather $50 941-743-0649

ROCKER Nichols & Stone mfg.solid maple. ex. c $125 941-235-2203

ROCKER RECLINER king sizeNice cond. $300/obo 941-539-4178

SIDE+PLANT TABLES wroughtiron & wood, 9 various stylesfrom $15 941-743-2656

SLEEPER + 3 tables Tan coffeeand end tables sectional $175941-473-0035

SLEEPER COUCH floral de-sign 79X35X30 delivery avail-able $150 941-307-9211

SLEEPER SOFAMulti pastel colors like new$200 941-473-0035

SOFA WITH OTTOMAN FLStyle Excellent cond. $175.941-626-9251

SWIVEL CHAIRS PALM LEAFDESIGN (2) EACH GD COND$30 941-202-9172

SWIVEL ROCKER w/ footstool,pink upholstery, A+, 2 avail, ea$150, OBO 941-740-0357

TOY CHEST/BENCHCherry Wood 16”x 32”x 14

$35 941-505-0537

TV CONSOLE dark wood.Glass doors.new was 300. $85941-235-2203

TV STAND, 3-tier, modern de-sign 20H x 27D x 50L, Exc.cond. $65 941-766-7660

6038 ELECTRONICS

CD PLAYER JENSEN portableAm/Fm, 2 built in speakers Likenew. $15 941-575-1988

LASER DISC PLAYERPioneer model #clk-900 $60,OBO 941-426-4151

PRINTER CANON IP 2820with cable $15 941-575-1988

6040 TV/STEREO/RADIO

TV 14” PANASONIC WITH VCR, GOOD FOR RV’S $35941-257-5500

TV RCA COLOR TRAKPLUS27” monitor, not flat screen

$30 941-303-2957

6060 COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

COMPUTER BAGSamsonite rolling Leather exce cond $40 941-228-1745

IPAD 1ST Generation (2011) Excellent cond. with case $50941-575-7556

PRINTER EPSON 2540 SCANFAX COPY NEEDS INK $10941-575-8881

6065 CLOTHING/JEWELRYACCESSORIES

VINTAGE NY Hard Rock CafeJean Jacket Save The Planet XL$50 941-661-0262

6070 ANTIQUESCOLLECTIBLES

ALWAYS BUYINGANTIQUES, ART, SILVER

NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUES(941) 639-9338

BASEBALL BOOKS some 1stedition Great cond. ea $15 to$3 941-639-1517

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

CENTS INDIAN HEAD $2 781-956-8891CHAIN SAWS 4 vintage Home-lite parts saw only not running$35 941-214-8188

CHAIR LYRE-BACK side chair$100; DINING Arm Chair $125941-575-1988

COINS Proof and mint sets $7 781-956-8891

COPPER/BRASS VASE UnitedArab Republic Emerits uniqueantique $25 941-639-1517

FARM TOOLS Primitive vintageSickle,Scythe & Saw man cave$50 941-214-8188

IKE DOLLARS silver proof $10 781-956-8891

MIRRORS VINTAGE man cavebeer & wine starting @ twenty $$20 941-214-8188

PINK GLASS over 100 pc 100year old depression glass$500, OBO 941-629-3085

SILVER COINS u.s.silver coins$75 781-956-8891SILVER DOLLARS 1878 to1935 $25 781-956-8891STEAK KNIVES Briddel. Origbox-beautiful vintage silver over-lay handles $35 941-639-1517

WEDGEWOOD ANTIQUECHINA cov tureen & platter $45ea or both $75 941-639-1517

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6090 MUSICAL

INSTRUMENTS GUITARS,Mandolins, Violins, cases pricesvary $300 941-408-7535

Need anew Job?Look in theClassifieds!

OVATION SHALLOW body WithCASE, AMP like new 6 string.$440, OBO 941-408-7535ROGUE MANDILIN & CASENEW Beginner/Pro Hard-shellCase $160 941-408-7535UPRIGHT PIANO Everett oak finish with bench $300941-473-0035YAMAHA P-45 Piano Yamahapiano, brand new, used once,$425, OBO 941-786-1580

6095 MEDICAL

4 WHEEL WALKER w/Basket ,Brakes and Seat, NICE $75941-268-8951

DELUXE SEATED WALKERNEW. HAND BRAKES $80 941-473-4168MOBILITY SCOOTER 3 wheelgood cond. $300 941-484-5511RECLINER POWER Very goodcondition. $125 941-575-1988SHOWER CHAIR LIKE NEW$25 941-268-8951WHEELCHAIR STANDARDSIZE NICE $85 941-268-8951

6100 HEALTH/BEAUTY

BATHROOM SCALE taylormfg. Ex.cond. up to 280 pds.$25 941-235-2203

6110 TREES & PLANTS

ALOE AGAVE begonia crepemyrtle fern devil’s backbonestaghorn $5 941-202-3696AVOCADO(FL) CITRUS RoyalPoinciana (2-3’) & fancy Bromeli-ads $10 941-202-3696BANANA TREE 3-5’ beautifultropical, edible fruit,3 gal pot $8941-258-2016BEAUTY BERRY, Snow Tree,Tamarind, Orchid tree 3 gal pot$8 941-258-2016BROMELIADS VARIOUS kindsshapes colors and sizes in potsstarting at $5 941-202-3696BUTTERFLY NECTAR TREATSCHAYA, PAGODA, CASSIA,CORAL $8 941-258-2016FRANGIPANI JATROPHA oys-ter pineapple pothos snake spi-der lily $5 941-202-3696STAR JASMINE evergreenbush fragrant flowers in 3 galpot $8 941-258-2016

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★ HUGE PINEAPPLEPLANTS w/ lots of fruit

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MANY OTHERS AVAILABLE!

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9AM-3PM 6068 RUFF ST. NORTH PORT

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6125 GOLF ACCESSORIES

GOLF BAG Brand New, NaplesBay, tan/navy, lots of storage &pockets $150 941-740-0357GOLF CLUBS Older set withbag & cart + 150 golf balls, nomarks $65 941-661-0515

YELLOW JACKET4G BATTERY CABLESCorrosion Resistant

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

941-769-1431NO TEXT PLEASE

6126 GOLF CARTS

HYUNDAI GOLF CART2 seater, 36 volts, charger incl.

$1,695 865-599-9550

6126 GOLF CARTS

2015 Club Car Precedent$3995

BOB-CAT GreenBRAND NEW BATTERIES

Yellow Jacket CablesMonsoon Roof

Matching Club Cover48 volt ERIC ChargerFactory UpholsteryFolding Windshield

Factory spoke HubcapsCooler, SandbucketExcellent DOT Tires Wide Angle Mirror

STK# 1824 941-769-1431

Visit DarsGolfCarts.comWE DELIVER FREE (25 MI.)

Club Car DS 4 PASS$2850

Reconditioned“4 PASSENGER”

Brand New BatteriesNEW Flip Down rear seat

NEW $Yellow Jacket Cables$NEW Head & Taillights

NEW Flip Down WindshieldAluminum Frame

Chrome SS wheel capsGreat Tires, Brakes, Mirror

36 Volt ChargerRuns as it should!

STK#D974$2850 941-769-1431

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CLUB CAR PRECEDENT$2995

RECONDITIONED4 PASSENGER GOLF CART

White w/Tan TopFlip Down Rear Seat

CROWN BATTERIES $New Yellow Jacket Cables$

Battery MeterFactory UpholsteryHead & Taillights

Flip Down WindshieldChrome SS wheel caps

All New BushingsFresh Tires, Brakes, Mirror48 Volt Charger, STK#R7CALL: 941-769-1431

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Club Car Precedent $3595

RECONDITIONED4 Passenger Golf Cart

Tan w/Tan TopFlip Down Rear Seat

BRAND NEW BATTERIES $New Yellow Jacket Cables$

Battery MeterFactory UpholsteryHead & Taillights

Flip Down WindshieldChrome SS wheel caps

All New BushingsFresh Tires, Brakes, Mirror48 Volt Charger, STK#R8Call: 941-769-1431

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PASSION PINKCustom Build

2014 Club Car Precedent BRAND NEW BATTERIESCustom Pearl Pink PaintTuck & Roll Upholstery

NEW Yellow Jacket CablesNEW New Bushings

NEW Folding WindshieldNEW Head and TaillightsNEW SS Wheel CoversNew Rear Seat AVAIL.

New Tires, MirrorTop and ChargerSTK#1823 $4995

941-769-1431Delivery Inc. 25 MI.

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6128 EXERCISE / FITNESS

EXERCISE ROOM mirrors 9 -8” ×72” strips w/ hardware$100, OBO 941-474-3340

6130 SPORTING GOODS

2 GUYS GUNSHOWS

JULY 28TH & 29THCharlotte County

Fairgrounds 2333 El Jobean Rd (776)

Port Charlotte, FL

Buy-Sell-Trade New-Used

FREE Parking CWP Classes Avail.Sat 9-5 and Sun 9-4

727-776-3442www.nextgunshow.com

ALUMINUM BEACH/FISHINGcart with Lg. balloon tires, 8 rodholders $200 863-494-5918

BLOWGUN AZONI new 42”$20, OBO 941-426-4151

BOW PARKER mag2 rh bow & acc. hard case ex cond $200 941-286-3826

6130 SPORTING GOODS

CANOE TYPE WATERCRAFT14’ (2)Fiberglass plus Mold$250 941-268-8951

FIREWOOD - $100.00 PER PICK UPLOAD NO CAMPING TRIP ISCOMPLETE WITHOUT IT! PINE,OAK, OR CITRUS SPLIT, BUN-

DLED, AND READY FOR THEFIREPIT! 941-468-4372

PADDLE BOAT4 passengerwith canopy $125941-255-9894TARGET FWB 300 S (BeeMan)in .177 Side Cocking $450,OBO 941-408-3241TARGET WEIHRAUCH HW50 Sin .177 Barrel Cocker $225,OBO 941-408-3241TENNIS RACKETS Wood. Vintage Chemold-great shape$10 941-445-5619

6131 FIREARMS

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

6132 FIREARMS ACCESSORIES

GUN CANINETCustom made. Holds 11 guns$100 941-473-0035GUN SAFE holds 20 rifles.$400/obo 941-626-9251

6133 HUNTING &FISHING SUPPLIES

SOREL SNOW BOOTSm/s10 like new $40, OBO 941-426-4151

6135 BICYCLES/TRICYCLES

3 WHEEL bike $125 941-421-2704BICYCLE Cannondale. 54cm. mens ultegra. $450941-235-2203BICYCLE HUFFY SupremeCruiser 700C pump extra seat$75, OBO 941-445-3611BIKE 21 Speed, FujiCrosstown, Fenders, SpeedComputer $100 941-505-2063BIKE Girl’s 26” good cond. gr.tires $20, OBO 518-813-2909BIKE Lady’s 26” Schwin Ex. cond. gr. tires $55, OBO518-813-2909

BIKE MEN’S MOUNTAIN29” Mongoose XR-PRO

Disc Brakes Born to Ride $155, OBO 941-240-2490

BIKE RACK allen deluxe likenew $60, OBO 941-426-4151BIKE RACK hitch mount for 11/4” for 2 BIKES $45 941-268-8951KENT PAMONA men’s 26” alu-minum 7 speed, front & rearshocks $90 941-303-2957MT. BIKE Huffy 26” 10 speed,real nice, Teal $25 863-494-5918RECUMBENT BIKE Re Bikevery comfortable w/great backsupport $195 954-642-6599

6145 POOL/SPA/& SUPPLIES

**SPAS & MORE**Family owned and

operated for 20 years!www.spasandmoreflorida.com Over 40 Spas to choosefrom. We take trades!

We Move Spas & We Buy Used!

941-625-6600

6160 LAWN & GARDEN

CHAIN SAW Jonsered Pro SP49 cc’s 16 “ bar & chain greatdeal $75 941-214-8188

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

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

941-468-4372ECHO STRING trimmer straightshaft, new carb., ex cond. $60941-662-5801ENGINE 24HP Briggs & StrattonHorizontal. $350. 941-743-8243GARDEN HOSE 100Ft. $15941-661-0262GARDEN HOSE 50Ft. $10941-661-0262LAWN MOWER Murray 22”,Walk Behind. Briggs & Stratton$70. 941-743-8243

MOWER, MURRAY RIDER11HP, 30” CUT NEW BATTERY$425. (941)763-4818MOWER, WEED Eater 22 in.new drive wheels, runs great$20 941-662-5801MOWER, ZERO Turn 50” TroyBuilt Club Cadet 22 HP MustangRZT $500 941-235-0390RIDER LAWN mower snapperrear engine 12hp 30 in mulch 1owner $475 941-625-7135S E A R S / C R A F T S M A N -420CC-42 TRACTOR MowerAlmost New Craftsman T100042” 420cc 7 Cutting Setting/Automatic Riding Mower / W 2Bin Baggers. Has 13 HP Gaso-line Engine. Recommended forLarge Yards 1 Acre or More.$750, OBO 678-670-1284WEED TRIMMER Echo 21 cc’sgas powered curved shaft runsgood deal $65 941-214-8188

6161 OUTDOOR LIVING

BENCH OUT door wood and wrought iron $50, OBO941-766-9126LAWN TABLE Round cement table 3 benchs $150941-255-9894PATIO SET Glass, 45” round+Chairs with CushionsGood cond $79 941-697-0794

TreemendousTree, Inc.NURSERY

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SERVICES AVAILABLE!

STOP IN TO SEE US MONDAY - SATURDAY

9AM-3PM

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OR CALL 941-426-8983FL-6444 A

6170 BUILDING SUPPLIES

ELECTRIC DISCONNECT60 amp 240 volt $20 941-228-1745ENGLISH DOORS 2 sets, eachset 80x62 white, hardware incl$75 941-268-0316HURRICAN PANELS metal,21-84”, various sz , mount hdw.$350 941-625-8827RUSTIC BAY 6x24 wood liketile. jemjasmin1@gmail.com$130 941-208-2542

6190 TOOLS/ MACHINERY

CHAIN SAW 14” electric. Good cond., runs great $15941-662-5801CHOP SAW, Hitachi 15” used runs fine $30, OBO 941-426-4151DRAIN CLEANER 50 ft. com-mercial Roto Rooter $125, OBO941-661-1061HEDGE TRIMMER 18” Electric.Good cond., runs great $15941-662-5801LADDER 10’ fiberglass heavyduty 300# capacity step ladder$100 941-769-2336LOADING RAMPS Haulmaster1000 lb capacity 6’ X 9”. Usedonly once $50 239-895-5733

PIPE THREADINGkit (NPT) dies 1/4in.-1in.

$40, OBO 941-662-5801PORTER CABLE pro plungerouter used like new $225, OBO941-426-4151PRESSURE WASHER 2300 psi6 hsp craftsman good condition$100, OBO 941-766-9126RAMSET CEILING mastermodel L1600 w/case & acc$30, OBO 941-426-4151SNAPON 1/2” battery impactwrench $250 941-474-2490TABLE SAW 10 inch with dustbag $180 941-268-5872TILE SAWCommercial grade $125, OBO 941-661-1061

TOOL CHEST Craftsman 8 drawer 12”x26”x18” $35 941-505-0537

6220 OFFICE/BUSINESSEQUIP./SUPPLIES

FILE CABINET 5 drawer legalwith lock & key tan color $125239-895-5733HANGING FOLDERSLegal size (100 Qty) $25 239-895-5733

6232 CATS

NOTICE: Statute 585.195states that all dogs and catssold in Florida must be at leasteight weeks old, have an offi-cial health certificate and prop-er shots, and be free of intes-tinal and external parasites.

6233 DOGS

NOTICE: Statute 585.195states that all dogs and catssold in Florida must be at leasteight weeks old, have an offi-cial health certificate and prop-er shots, and be free of intes-tinal and external parasites.YORKIE PUPPIES, Male, Reg-istered, 11 weeks old, verysmall. 941-405-9301

6236 PET SUPPLIES& SERVICES

120 G Aquarium 3 filters +CABINET + acc $250, OBO772-828-9423AQUARIUM 60 gal filters, cabinet + acc $125, OBO 772-828-9423

6250 APPLIANCES

AC WINDOW UNIT INCLUDESHEAT $125. (941)763-4818DISH WASHER Kenmore newerremodel replacement $95, OBO941-979-5077DRYER MAGIC CHEF whiteheavy duty $90 941-303-2957ELECTRIC RANGE Glass topremodel replacement White$60, OBO 941-979-5077FREEZER Nice, White, $100.(941)763-4818 delivery avail.

6250 APPLIANCES

FREEZER 13.7 ft Frigidairegood condition white $75, OBO772-828-9423FREEZER KENMORE uprightfreezer 12 cu ft like new $230941-759-3956FRIDGE PORTABLEGE 5 CU.FT. RUNS GOOD $50941-202-9172MICROWAVE 1.2 CF KenmoreWhite 1100 Watts LIKE NEW$70 941-408-7535MICROWAVE GE MicrowaveWhite Above Range 1500wUP/U $100 941-627-5732RANGE GE Convection white self clean Glass top U P/U$100 941-627-5732REFRIDGERATOR GE, white,Top Freezer $250 (941)763-4818REFRIGERATOR PERFECTFOR A DORM ROOM E/X $75 941-743-0399REFRIGERATOR WHITE, DBLdoor, Whirlpool $200 very goodcond. 802-345-8806

WASHER & DRYER Nice,White, $325. (941)763-4818

delivery avail.WASHER WHITE KENMORE

WORKS $150.00 9412490866

WINDOW AC, 18,000 BTU, LG,with remote New still in box $500$100 below cost(941)-637-7498

1984 MERCEDES 380SL, Sil-ver Blue, hard top & new convertnavy top. Excel body & mechan.cond. Garaged. 98K. Reduced to$8,000. 941-661-4169

6260 MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

45RPM RECORDS - (200) youpick - $1.00 ea 941-496-9252

$75.00 per panel

SLIDINGGLASS DOOR

REPAIRS Wheels

Tracks & Locks

Licensed & Insured, Free Est. since 1981

visit us at www.SlidingDoorsandmore.com

Call Bob 941-706-6445

Owned and operated byLocal Fire fighter.

Low overhead=

Low prices!

ADVANCED AUTO PARTS$81.00 on card, will sell for $75941-208-2542ALUMINUM BEACH cart withlarge balloon tires,8 rod holders$200 863-494-5918AREA RUG 8’x11’ BURGANDYGRN TAN FLORAL NO PETS EXCCD $75 941-202-9172BATTING HELMETS Oriole &KC size adjustable w tee shirts(L). $5 941-445-5619BED SIDE POTTY Like new-very solid-2 to choose from$10 941-445-5619BEETHOVEN 5 CD’s of 9thSymp. book and box $22 941-496-9252BOX SPRING and mattresstwin. Ex. $50 941-875-1519CONFEDERATE FLAGnew-never flown-3x5 greatshape $15 941-445-5619GENERATOR SPORTSMAN2000w New with cover $200941-423-2585

6260 MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

FIREWOOD Split, Bundled,and ready for the firepit!

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

HURRICANE PANELSmetal,21-84”,various sz, mounthdw. $350 941-625-8827HURRICANE SHUTTERS fordouble front doors $140 941-698-9338MCCOLLOCK TILE and groutcleaner model 1275 new in thebox $90, OBO 941-228-1745MOEN BATHRM FAUCETCHROME SINGLE LEVER NEWIN BOX $35 941-202-9172OIL PAINTING W/FANTASTICFRAME beautiful 54X42 Bar-gain!! $165 941-639-1517RECORD COLLECTIONincludes album covers 50cents each. Entire collection.941-496-9252SUNBRELLA PILLOWS aqua(8) like new $35 941-412-5781TABLES (2)- folding 5’ round lite$75 Ea 941-496-9252TELESCOPE BAUSH & lomb15x80 zoom W/ tripod $150,OBO 941-766-9126TIRES, MICHELIN. 2 NewP235/50R18 97V. 0 miles.$175, OBO 941-889-7472TOOLS new and used tools upto $20.00 941-228-1745TURN TABLE AKAI APB 110perfect $95 941-496-9252WHITEWALL BIKE TIRES (2)26” Cruiser $10 863-494-5918YAMAHA SCOOTER 50cc Exc.condition. $500 941-815-3951

6270 WANTED TOBUY/TRADE

BUYING SILVER COINSDIMES Thru SILVER DOLLARS.

941-626-7785

7000

TRANSPORTATION7020 BUICK

2003 BUICK CENTURY$1,600 Custom, ExcellentCond! 150K Mi. 941-613-6884

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE$6500 Excellent condition Senior owned, 941-624-4622

2016 BUICK CASCADA$27,990. SILVER, CONV.,

4,987 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

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7030 CADILLAC

2014 CADILLAC SRX$25,990. WHITE,

24K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2017 CADILLAC XT5$39,990. WHITE, NAV,

8,027 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

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

1983 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE

50K ORIGINAL MILES!A MUST SEE!

MATTAS MOTORS 941-916-9222 DLR

7040 CHEVROLET

2016 CHEVY CORVETTESTINGRAY $54,990. BLUE,

6,793 MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE71K MILES, LOCAL TRADE

MATTAS MOTORS941-916-9222 DLR

2004CHEVY TRAIL BLAZERMATTAS MOTORS

941-916-9222 DLR

7050 CHRYSLER

2012 CHRYSLER 300$10,600 Limited ED-MINT-125K miles 305-968-5155

2013 CHRYSLER 300M$10,911. WHITE, NAV,

70K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2009 CHRYSLER PTCRUISER 4 CYL. AUTO, 59K

MILES MATTAS MOTORS 941-916-9222 DLR

7070 FORD

2013 FORD FOCUS $8,990. RED, SE,

73K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

2013 FORD EDGE $15,990. RED, SEL,

59K MI. 855-280-4707 DLR

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WASHINGTON — They wore white. They shook their fists in the air. They carried signs reading: “No more children in cages,” and “What’s next? Concentration Camps?”

In major cities and tiny towns, hundreds of thousands of marchers gathered Saturday across America, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, in the latest act of mass resistance against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

Protesters flooded more than 700 marches, from immigrant-friendly cities like New York and Los Angeles to conservative Appalachia and Wyoming. They gathered on the front lawn of a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, near a detention center where migrant children were being held in cages, and on a street corner near Trump’s golf resort at Bedminster, New Jersey, where the president is spending the weekend.

“Do you know where our children are?” one protester’s sign there asked. Another offered: “Even the Trump family belongs together.”

Trump has backed away from the family separation policy amid bipar-tisan and international uproar, and those marching Saturday demanded the government quickly reunite the families that were already divided.

In the president’s hometown of New York City, an estimated 30,000 marchers poured across the Brooklyn Bridge in sweltering 90-degree heat, some carrying their children on their shoulders, chanting, “Shame!” Drivers honked their horns in support.

“It’s important for this adminis-tration to know that these policies that rip apart families —that treat people as less than human, like they’re vermin — are not the way of God, they are not the law of love,” said the Rev. Julie Hoplamazian, an

‘We care’: Family separation protests flood US cities

By ELLEN KNICKMEYERASSOCIATED PRESS

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had received assurances from King Salman of Saudi Arabia that the kingdom will increase oil production, “maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels” in response to turmoil in Iran and Venezuela. Saudi Arabia acknowl-edged the call took place, but mentioned no production targets.

Trump wrote on Twitter that he had asked the king in a phone call to boost oil production “to make up the difference...Prices to (sic) high! He has agreed!”

A little over an hour later, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on the call, but offered few details.

“During the call, the two leaders stressed the need to make efforts to maintain the stability of oil markets and the growth of the global economy,” the statement said.

Saudi Arabia says that King Salman has spoken to President Donald Trump, but gave no mention of the 2 million barrels of extra production the American leader tweeted about earlier in the day.

A statement on the state-run Saudi Press Agency on Saturday afternoon said: “During the call, the two leaders stressed the need to make efforts to maintain the stability of oil markets and the growth of the global economy.”

It added that there also was an under-standing that oil-producing countries would need “to compensate for any potential shortage of supplies.” It did not elaborate.

Oil prices have edged higher as the Trump administration has pushed allies to end all purchases of oil from Iran following the U.S. pulling out of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. Prices also have risen with ongoing unrest in Venezuela and fighting in Libya over control of that country’s oil infrastructure.

Last week, members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries cartel led by Saudi Arabia and non-cartel

Trump claims Saudi Arabia will boost oil production

By KEN THOMAS and JON GAMBRELLASSOCIATED PRESS

ABOARD THE OPEN ARMS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA — The full moon was the only light as a terrified 9-year-old boy from Central African Republic climbed into a rubber dinghy held together with duct tape, risking death in the dark waters off Libya along with his parents and 57 other trafficked migrants.

After a long night on the Mediterranean Sea, a Spanish rescue boat spot-ted them on the horizon after dawn.

“People were screaming, I was afraid,” said the boy, Krisley Dokouada. “But after seeing the rescue boat, I knew there was no more danger.”

Their savior Saturday was the Open Arms, which became the third rescue ship run by humanitarian aid groups to draw the

ire of Italy’s anti-migrant interior minister, Matteo Salvini. He has vowed that Italy’s new populist government will no longer allow such rescue boats to dock in Italy, which has taken in hundreds of thousands of migrants rescued at sea in the last few years.

Malta then angrily re-buffed Salvini’s claim that the tiny Mediterranean nation was closest to the rescue ship and should give it safe harbor.

That left Open Arms, operated by the Spanish group Proactiva Open Arms, relieved that all were safely rescued but without knowing where or when the boat will reach land.

Later Saturday, in an unrelated rescue much further west, Spanish au-thorities reported saving another 63 people trying to reach the country’s southern coast from North Africa.

While European

politicians bickered about where the migrants should go, those rescued by the Open Arms were jubilant — jumping, chanting and hugging their rescuers.

Krisley’s tensions melt-ed when he was allowed to sit for a few minutes in the captain’s seat.

For months, his fam-ily had lived in Libya, while they awaited their chance to make the Mediterranean cross-ing. His mother, Judith Dokouada, said she never left the shelter for fear of being kidnapped or sold as a slave, a fate many

African migrants have spoken of to human rights advocates.

“There is war at home. They kill people, they beat people, they rape wom-en, they kill boys,” said Dokouada, 32.

She and her husband want to raise Krisley in a

safer place.Another of those

rescued, Bitcha Honoree, said he knew the risk he was taking when he boarded the dinghy in the middle of the night.

The 39-year-old man from Cameroon said that he was sold twice as a slave, kidnapped and tortured in Libya while awaiting his chance to get aboard a smuggler’s boat. His brother sold his home in order to pay the ransom demanded by his captors in largely lawless Libya.

Many have died on the dangerous crossing. The U.N. refugee agency says 1,137 migrants are estimated to have died on Mediterranean so far this year. And that does not include the 100 migrants reported missing and feared dead at sea Friday off the coast of Libya.

A few hours after the Open Arms rescue Saturday, Salvini declared that the Spanish rescue

Fear turns into joy: Rescue boat saves 60 in MediterraneanBy RENATA BRITO and

FRANCES D’EMILIOASSOCIATED PRESS

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NEW YORK — For evangelical Christian leaders like Jerry Falwell Jr., this is their political holy grail.

Like many religious con-servatives in a position to know, the Liberty University president with close ties to the White House suspects that the Supreme Court vacancy

President Donald Trump fills in the coming months will ultimately lead to the reversal of the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. But instead of celebrat-ing publicly, some evangelical leaders are downplaying their fortune on an issue that has defined their movement for decades.

“What people don’t under-stand is that if you overturn Roe v. Wade, all that does is give

the states the right to decide whether abortion is legal or ille-gal,” Falwell told The Associated Press in an interview. “My guess is that there’d probably be less than 20 states that would make abortion illegal if given that right.”

Falwell added: “In the ‘70s, I don’t know how many states had abortion illegal before Roe v. Wade, but it won’t be near as many this time.”

The sentiment, echoed by evangelical leaders across the country this past week, un-derscores the delicate politics that surround a moment many religious conservatives have longed for. With the retirement of swing vote Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Trump and his Republican allies in the Senate plan to install a conservative justice who could re-define the law of the land on

some of the nation’s most ex-plosive policy debates — none bigger than abortion.

And while these are the very best of times for the religious right, social conservatives risk a powerful backlash from their opponents if they cheer too loudly. Women’s groups have already raised the alarm for their constituents, particularly

Evangelical leaders downplay potential Roe v. Wade reversalBy STEVE PEOPLESASSOCIATED PRESS

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AP PHOTOS

Activists, including one holding a “Star Wars”-themed sign, gather during a rally to protest the Trump administration’s approach to illegal border crossings and separation of children from immigrant parents Saturday, in Salt Lake City.

Deborah Langerman and Cara Hwang push a cart to a protest of the Trump administration’s approach to illegal border crossings and separation of children from immigrant parents at the Statehouse, Saturday, in Indianapolis.

AP PHOTO

Migrants aboard a rubber dinghy off the Libyan coast are provided of life vests by rescuers aboard the Open Arms aid boat, of Proactiva Open Arms Spanish NGO, Saturday.

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California college security specialist

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says a mysterious explo-sion has killed two resi-dents and injured eight others, three seriously.

Local media reports said Saturday’s blast rocked a house in the city’s eastern neighbor-hood of Shejaeya. Other reports said it was a fireworks workshop.

There was no imme-diate comment from Hamas, the militant group that runs the territory.

The reports ruled out Israeli involvement in the incident.

Fatal work accidents, mostly in weapons manufacturing or storage facilities, are common in the territory.

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Southern California college public security specialist has been stabbed to death and the suspect fatally shot by police.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Saturday that the 37-year-old victim’s body was found in his patrol truck Friday afternoon on the campus of Cal Poly Pomona.

Department spokes-woman Trina Schrader said witnesses found the suspect nearby and that campus police fatally shot him about 30 min-utes later.

Schrader says the knife used to kill the victim was recovered. She didn’t release any more details or the identities of the victim and suspect.

The public polytechnic university, east of Los Angeles, has more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Protesters angry over 7-year-old’s

rape in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of people on Saturday blocked streets and shut down businesses in parts of central India to protest the rape of a 7-year-old girl.

The protesters demand-ed the death penalty for two suspects arrested on suspicion of raping the girl and trying to slit her throat with a knife on Tuesday in Mandsaur, a town in Madhya Pradesh state. The town is 425 miles south-west of New Delhi.

The girl was allegedly abducted while waiting to be picked up from school by her parents. She is in a stable condition in a hos-pital, police officer Manoj Kumar Singh said.

Crimes against women in India have been rising despite tougher laws. India has been shaken by a se-ries of sexual assaults since 2012, when a student was gang-raped and murdered on a moving New Delhi bus.

The government has passed a series of laws increasing punishment for rape of an adult to 20 years in prison, but it’s rare for more than a few weeks to pass without another report of a brutal sexual assault.

Responding to wide-spread outrage over the recent rape and killing of young girls and other attacks on children, India’s government recently ap-proved the death penalty for people convicted of raping children under 12.

Ethiopia set to remove 3 armed

groups from terror list

NSA deletion of call records

raising questions

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s cabinet has passed a resolution to remove three armed groups from a terror list as part of sweeping re-forms under a new prime minister. The groups, operating mainly from neighboring Eritrea, had opposed the government that ruled Ethiopia for close to three decades.

The resolution delisting the Ogaden National Liberation Front, the Oromo Liberation Front and Ginbot 7 now goes to Parliament, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Fitsum Arega, said Saturday on Twitter: “The decision will encourage groups to use peaceful political discourse to achieve political ends.”

Senior figures with the groups, including British national Andargachew Tsige, were released from prison in the weeks after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April.

Al-Qaida and the Somalia-based al-Shabab remain on Ethiopia’s terror list. The five groups were listed in 2011 under Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism proclamation, which the government at the time said was aimed at under-cutting terror threats at home and in the region.

The cabinet also approved a law to be sent to Parliament that grants amnesty for individuals and groups either under investigation or convicted for treason, crime against the constitutional order and armed struggle.

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition and affiliated parties hold all seats in Parliament.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency is deleting more than 685 million call records the government obtained since 2015 from telecommunication companies in connection with investigations. And that is raising questions about the viability of the program.

The NSA’s bulk collection of call records was initially curtailed by Congress after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked documents revealing

Mexicans welcome pre-election quiet period

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans are enjoying a much-needed break from the political propaganda that has engulfed them for months leading up to elections on Sunday.

Mexican law dictates that candidates and parties must cease their campaign activities three days before elections so that voters can reflect on their options.

Workers pulled down giant banners with the smiling faces of politi-cians that have accompa-nied capital dwellers for 150 days. Authorities in Mexico City said that as of Saturday they had re-moved more than 10 tons of roadside propaganda.

Mexicans will cast votes for posts at every level of government, including the presidency.

The campaign season was marked by lively de-bates, allegations of vote buying and more than 130 politicians murdered. The election has become a referendum of sorts on widespread government corruption.

Barack Obama visits venture capital firm on California trip

Police: 8 shot at Georgia nightclub,

no fatalities

Pharmacy chain, Ohio Health

Department sued over HIV mailing

Police: Teacher, 70, offered 16-year-old girl iPhone for sex

Former President Barack Obama has vis-ited a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

Andrew Chen, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, posted a photo on Twitter of Obama posing Friday with a large group of people, including several venture capitalists at the firm based in Menlo Park, California.

The firm on Saturday declined to comment on the reason for the visit.

Obama, while still president in 2016, was asked by Bloomberg about his post-presidency plans and mentioned Silicon Valley and pulling together his interests in science and organization.

The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama didn’t immediately respond to an emailed request for comment Saturday.

Obama also headlined a Democratic fund-raiser Friday in nearby Atherton.

ASHBURN, Ga. (AP) — At least eight people were shot at a nightclub in Georgia, but police say no one was killed.

News outlets report the shooting in Ashburn, about 160 miles south of Atlanta, happened Saturday at around 2:30 a.m. Officials are not sure if the shooting hap-pened inside or outside the nightclub.

The victims have been taken to Tift Regional Hospital and one was airlifted to a hospital in Macon. Their conditions have not been released.

The Ashburn Police Department is investigating the shooting with the help of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Authorities are asking anyone who was at the nightclub at the time of the shooting to call police to help give a “detailed view of what went on.”

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A class-action lawsuit has been filed with the Ohio Court of Claims against CVS Caremark and the state Health Department over a mailing that might have publicly disclosed the identity of 6,000 HIV patients.

The Columbus Dispatch reports the law-suit filed by a Cleveland-area attorney says the

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 70-year-old Long Island math teacher gave two 16-year old students cash for nude or revealing photos and offered one of them a top-of-the-line iPhone if she’d have sex with him.

Jairo Inswasty was charged Thursday with endangering the welfare of a child. He was imme-diately suspended from his teaching position at Central Islip High School.

Suffolk County police said Inswasty paid one student $5 for a bikini photo and the other student $150 to pose for nude photos.

Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart says Inswasty later offered the second student an iPhone X to have sex. She declined.

No phone number was listed for Inswasty. Court records did not list a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.

Inswasty’s union did not immediately respond to a message.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Someone obtained the personal information of a Texas resident who’s believed to be the oldest man in the U.S. and used it to drain his bank account.

The family of Richard Overton says Social Security and banking account numbers for the 112-year-old Austin man were used to make seven withdrawals over the past several months.

Cousin Volma Overton declined to say how much was stolen but said it was a “significant amount of money.” He says the money was used to purchase savings bonds. A police report was filed Friday.

The money was sepa-rate from a 2015 online campaign that raised more than $300,000 for

Richard Overton, the nation’s oldest World War II veteran who was at Pearl Harbor just after the Japanese attack.

The fundraiser provided around-the-clock, in-home care for Overton.

Oldest US veteran robbed

FILE PHOTO

In this March 23, 2017, file photo, Richard Overton

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Saturday marks five years since 19 wildland firefighters died in Arizona.

Prescott is honoring the men with bell tolls and by reading each of their names. A service also will be held earlier in the day at the ceme-tery where some of them are buried.

Most of the Granite Mountain Hotshots died June 30, 2013, after becoming trapped in a brush-choked canyon in Yarnell, about 90 miles

northwest of Phoenix.It was the deadliest

day for firefighters since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Since then, memorials have been built around town. Families have created foundations to honor the men’s work. Books and a movie have been released.

Only one of the crew members survived. Brendan McDonough was serving as a lookout.

Investigators never determined exactly what led to the men’s deaths.

Arizona honors firefighters killed by flames 5 years ago

AP FILE PHOTO

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The newest furry member of the Sacramento Zoo is relying on human care after her mother started neglecting the tiny red panda.

Sacramento Zoo spokeswoman Laurel Vincent said Friday that the female cub was born Monday to 7-year-old Pili and 9-year-old Takeo.

Veterinarians took the 4-ounce hypothermic cub into intensive care a day after her mother left

her unattended.Vincent says the cub,

not yet named, is fed every three hours and her health is improving, but she will likely be in an incubator for months.

Red pandas are endangered, and only 50 percent of newborns survive more than a month. The zoo’s most recent red panda cub died after two days.

Fewer than 10,000 red pandas remain in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

California zoo vets raising neglected baby red panda

SACRAMENTO ZOO VIA AP

In this photo taken Tuesday is the zoo’s new baby red panda.

extensive government surveillance. The law, enacted in June 2015, said that going forward, the data would be retained by telecommunications companies, not the NSA, but that the intelligence agency could query the massive database.

Now the NSA is deleting all the infor-mation it collected from the queries. The agency released a statement late Thursday saying it start-ed deleting the records in May after reports of irregularities.

state shared private medical information with CVS last summer without patients’ authorization, allowing CVS to make a marketing pitch to non-customers about its pharmacy services.

The lawsuit says the designation “PM 6402 HIV” was visible above the name and address of recipients.

A federal lawsuit was filed against CVS in March over the mailing.

A CVS spokesman says the company takes patient information seriously and will handle future mailings differently.

A Health Department spokesman says the agency doesn’t comment on pending litigation.

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ALMANACToday is Sunday, July 1, the

182nd day of 2018. There are 183 days left in the year. This is Canada Day.

Today in history

On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect.

On this date

In 1535, Sir Thomas More went on trial in England, charged with high treason for rejecting the Oath of Supremacy. (More was convicted, and executed.)

In 1916, during World War I, France and Britain launched the Somme Offensive against the German army; the 4 ½-month battle resulted in heavy casualties and produced no clear winner.

In 1934, Hollywood began enforcing its Production Code subjecting motion pictures to censorship review.

In 1946, the United States exploded a 20-kiloton atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.

In 1961, Diana, the princess of Wales, was born in Sandringham, England. (She died in a 1997 car crash in Paris at age 36.)

In 1973, the Drug Enforcement Administration was established.

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated federal appeals court judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court, setting off a tempestuous confirmation process that ended with Bork’s rejection by the Senate.

Today’s birthdays

Actress Olivia de Havilland is 102. Actress-dancer Leslie Caron is 87. Actress Jean Marsh is 84. Actor Jamie Farr is 84. Actor David Prowse is 83. Cookiemaker Wally Amos is 82. Dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is 77. Actress Genevieve Bujold is 76. Rock singer-actress Deborah Harry is 73. Movie-TV producer-director Michael Pressman is 68. Actor Daryl Anderson is 67. Actor Trevor Eve is 67. Actor Terrence Mann is 67. Actor-comedian Dan Aykroyd is 66. Actress Lorna Patterson is 62. Actor Alan Ruck is 62. Rhythm and blues singer Evelyn “Champagne” King is 58. Olympic gold medal track star Carl Lewis is 57. Country singer Michelle Wright is 57. Actor Andre Braugher is 56. Actor Dominic Keating is 56. Actress Pamela Anderson is 51. Actor Thomas Sadoski is 42. Actress Liv Tyler is 41.

Bible verse

“Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city; the watchman waketh but in vain.” — Psalms 127:1.

The reason many homes have so much and yet are so unhappy is that they failed to invite the Lord as an honored guest. Without Him life will be in vain and futile.

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — A Hello Kitty-themed “shinkansen” bullet train has debuted in Japan. Adorned with the cartoon icon inside and out, it’s a dream ride for fans of the internationally popular character.

The special shinkansen had its inaugural round trip Saturday between Osaka and Fukuoka, connecting Japan’s west and south. It will run through September.

The stylish, eight-car train is painted pink and white, showcasing Hello Kitty images and trademark ribbons from flooring to seat covers and windows.

In one car, a life-size Hello Kitty doll donning a train crew uniform and a hat — decorated with a pink bow, of course — greets passengers.

Hello Kitty, created in 1974 by the Japanese company Sanrio Co., is a global icon with fans of all ages.

ODD NEWSAll aboard:

Hello Kitty bullet train debuts

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Hello Kitty-themed bullet train

D ear Mr. Berko: I’ve enclosed my check for you to

review my portfolio. My husband passed away four years ago, and I’m now a 71-year-old widow. A lady friend and I attended an invitation-only lunch for seniors two weeks ago, which was very interest-ing. The speaker believes that in the coming years, we’re going to have a stock market crash and very high inflation that will last at least through the next two elections.

My daughter and I visited him at his office, and he recommended that I sell our nine stocks and two mutual funds, which my husband bought and have been in our account since he died. The stockbroker said that 20 percent of the proceeds should be invested in a floating-rate mutual fund, which would pay more each time interest rates go up. Then, he said, we should invest 30 percent in an annuity that guar-antees against any loss and pays a guaranteed 6 percent. He wants the

last 30 percent to go in a private real estate limited partnership that owns new Section 8 apartments. This real estate partner-ship would protect me against inflation and start paying an 8 percent div-idend in three years. He advises that we leave the remaining 20 percent in a money market account.

Both my daughter and I think this makes good sense, and so does our accountant, who has known this broker for years. I’m close to my husband’s sister, who is a pharmacist and smart in business ways. She reads your column in Cleveland and told me to contact you before making any changes. — TB, Vancouver, Wash.

Dear TB: Beware of free

“educational” lunches; they’re infrequently free and seldom educational. Rather, they’re a salesman’s decoy and an investor’s trap. And because of your profile — a widow with several million dollars and no financial experience — you’re defined as a “whale” (a big catch) by financial advisers.

Thank you for the $1,000 check, which I’ve returned. Your newspaper pays me well for my semiweekly advice. That your sister in-law told you to write to me suggests she’s a very smart lady. This adviser has the makings of a great sociopath who would steal the dimes from his dead mother’s eyes. I know many financial advisers like this cur. Their sweet spiels could persuade the devil to join a Baptist church. I urge you to con-tact the investment adviser who helped your husband five years ago. If he’s still in business, I believe that his advice would jibe with mine.

I can’t think of a reason to sell a single one of your nine stocks — Medtronic,

Caterpillar, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, Southern, American Express, Chevron, Home Depot and NextEra Energy. Those are nine stocks that you can keep for the rest and best of your life — and your daughter’s life, too. Nor would I, in my wildest dreams, ever consider selling your two mutual funds — Fidelity Growth Co. Fund and Dodge & Cox Stock Fund. They are man-aged darn well and have enviable long-term annual returns. Your husband had a fine adviser, who didn’t need those risible government rules and in-vestment guidelines from Washington telling him how to invest your spouse’s money. Sadly, an increas-ing number of financial advisers have become so greedy and viscerally unscrupulous. Now the federal government finds it must enact laws requiring financial advisers to put the clients’ best interests first. The realization is that too many financial advisers are putting their best interest first and not the clients’, and that’s

scary. It certainly describes the fellow who bought you lunch.

Your $2.8 million portfo-lio is a widow’s dream and a slick financial adviser’s Golconda. If you followed this creep’s advice, he would make an 8 per-cent commission on an $840,000 real estate limited partnership purchase. That would be a $67,200 payday. Next, he’d take a $17,000 commission on a $560,000 purchase of a floating-rate bond fund. Then he would scarf a 6 percent fee, or $50,040, on an $840,000 purchase of a 5 percent annuity. The total com-mission cost would be $134,600, and this rotter would pocket that money, which is just about what the average stockbroker makes in a year, in one afternoon. Meanwhile, your accountant may be in cahoots with this brokster and might share some of the commission.

Please address your financial questions to Malcolm Berko, P.O. Box 8303, Largo, FL 33775, or email him at mjberko@yahoo.com.

Widow gets free lunch and bad advice

Malcolm Berko

Episcopal priest marching in Brooklyn.

The families split up as they tried to enter the U.S. illegally were largely fleeing extreme violence, persecution or economic collapse in their home countries, often in Central America.

In Washington, D.C., another massive crowd gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House in what was expected to be the largest protest of the day, stretching for hours under a searing sun. Firefighters at one point misted the crowd to help people cool off.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the musical “Hamilton,” sang a lullaby dedicated to parents unable to sing to their children. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys

read a letter written by a woman whose child had been taken away from her at the border.

Around her, thousands waved signs: “I care,” some read, referencing a jacket that first lady Melania Trump wore when traveling to visit child migrants. Her jacket said, “I really don’t care, do U?” and it became a rallying cry for protesters Saturday.

“We care!” marchers shouted outside Dallas City Hall. Organizer Michelle Wentz says opposition to the Trump administration’s “barbaric and inhumane” policy has seemed to cross political party lines. The “zero tolerance policy” of prosecuting people caught entering the country illegally led officials to separate more than 2,000 children from their parents before being abandoned.

Trump took to Twitter to show his support for

Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid calls from some Democrats for major changes to the agency. Tweeting from New Jersey on Saturday, Trump urged ICE agents to “not worry or lose your spirit.” He wrote that “the radical left Dems want you out. Next it will be all police.”

Though many at the rallies were seasoned anti-Trump demonstra-tors, others were new to activism, including parents who said they felt compelled to act after heart-wrenching accounts of families torn apart.

Nationwide, groups came together in city parks and downtown squares, while others converged on the inter-national bridge between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico.

At the border, they protested what speakers described as unconstitu-tional overreach by the Trump administration

and heavy-handed tactics by immigration agents. They carried signs with slogans like “We are all immigrants” as they chanted “Love, not hate, makes America great.”

Marchers took to the streets in Raleigh, North Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky; Pittsburgh; Houston; cities in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, as well as Antler, North Dakota, population 27.

Steve Adelmund, a father of two, was inspired to organize a protest in rural Marshalltown, Iowa, after turning on the news on Father’s Day and seeing children being separated from their families and held in cages.

“It hit me in the heart. I cried,” said Adelmund, whose event drew about 125 people.

In Columbus, Ohio, at least one person was arrested when protesters blocked a downtown street, the Columbus Dispatch reported. But

most of the rallies re-mained peaceful.

In downtown Los Angeles, John Legend serenaded the crowd while Democratic politicians who have clashed with Trump had strong words for the president, including U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters who called for impeachment.

In Boston, a Brazilian mother separated from her 10-year-old son at the border 37 days ago approached the microphone.

“We came to the United States seeking help, and we never imagined that this could happen. So I beg everyone, please release these children, give my son back to me,” she said through an interpreter and wept.

He son has pleaded with her on the phone to bring him home.

“I beg you all,” she said. “Please fight and continue fighting, because we will win.”

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members agreed to pump 1 million barrels more crude oil per day, a move that should help contain the recent rise in global energy prices. However, summer months in the U.S. usu-ally lead to increased demand for oil, pushing up the price of gasoline in a midterm election year. A gallon of regular gasoline sold on average in the U.S. for $2.85, up from $2.23 a gallon last year, according to AAA.

If Trump’s comments are accurate, oil analyst Phil Flynn said it could immediately knock $2 or $3 off a barrel of oil. But he said it’s unlikely that decrease could sustain itself as demand spikes, leading prices to rise by wintertime.

“We’ll need more oil down the road and there’ll be nowhere to get it,” said Flynn, of the Price Futures Group. “This leaves the world in kind of a vulnerable state.”

Other analysts were more doubtful about immediate effects.

Trump appears to be trying to “talk the market down,” said Lawrence Goldstein, who directs the Energy Policy Research Foundation. He ques-tioned whether Trump’s words would do anything to reverse the

effects on the market of declining Iranian oil production. He also noted it always takes at least two months before a change in shipping commitments affects the market.

Trump’s aim may be to exert maximum pressure on Iran while at the same time not upsetting potential U.S. midterm voters with higher gas prices, said Antoine Halff, a Columbia University researcher and former chief oil analyst for the International Energy Agency.

Trump’s comments came Saturday as global financial markets were closed. Brent crude stood at $79.42 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude was at $74.15.

Saudi Arabia cur-rently produces some 10 million barrels of crude oil a day. Its record is 10.72 million barrels a day. Trump’s tweet offered no time-frame for the additional 2 million barrels — whether that meant per day or per month.

However, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser told journalists in India on Monday that the state oil company has spare capacity of 2 million barrels of oil a day. That was after Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said the kingdom would honor the OPEC decision to stick to a 1-million-barrel increase.

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suburban women, who are poised to play an outsized role in the fight for the House majority this November.

Two-thirds of Americans do not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, ac-cording to a poll released Friday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. Among women of repro-ductive age, three out of four want the high court ruling left alone. The poll was conducted before Kennedy’s retirement was announced.

“The left is going to try very hard to say this is all about overturning Roe,” said Johnnie Moore, a Southern Baptist minister who was a co-chairman of the Trump campaign’s evangelical advisory board. The more significant shift on the high court, he said, would likely be the help

given to conservatives in their fight for what they call religious freedom.

Tony Perkins, who leads the socially conservative Family Research Council, said abortion was simply “a factor” in evangelicals’ excitement over a more conservative Supreme Court. He suggested that public opinion was already shifting against abortion rights, although that’s not true of the Roe v. Wade ruling, which has become slightly more popular over time.

Perkins agreed with Moore that the broader push for religious freedom was a bigger conservative focus.

Many evangelicals, for example, have lashed out against Obama-era laws that required churches and other religious institutions to provide their employees with women’s reproductive services, including access to abortion and birth control. Others have rallied behind private business

owners who faced legal repercussions after denying services to gay people.

Yet sweeping restrictions to abortion rights are cer-tainly on the table, Moore noted.

“There is a high level of confidence within the community that overturn-ing Roe is actually, finally possible,” Moore said. He added: “Evangelicals have never been more confident in the future of America than they are now. It’s just a fact.”

Despite Trump’s struggles with Christian values in his personal life at times, skeptical evangelical Christians lined up behind him in the 2016 election, and they remain one of his most loyal constituencies.

The president’s standing with white evangelical Christians hit an all-time high in April when 75 percent of evangelicals held a favorable view of Trump, according to a poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute.

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boat “can forget about arriving in an Italian port” and claimed it should go to Malta.

Even though the num-ber of migrants arriving in Europe is sharply down this year from 2017, migration issues have deepened political divisions in the European Union, fueled in part by the demands of anti-migrant

nationalist parties.Roberto Fico, a lead-

ing figure in the 5-Star Movement, the senior partner in Italy’s ruling coalition, told reporters after inspecting a migrant reception center in Sicily that “I wouldn’t close the ports.”

The Open Arms’ cap-tain, Marco Martinez, said he told the Rome-based Maritime Rescue Coordination Center about the migrants and was instructed to call Libyan maritime authorities, who

didn’t answer. The captain said officials in Rome then told him it was up to him to decide whether to carry out the rescue.

“I took the decision to save these human beings,” Martinez told an AP journal-ist who viewed the rescue from a dinghy belonging to its sister ship Astral.

The mayor of the Spanish port city of Barcelona, Ada Colau, urged Spain’s new prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, to permit the Open Arms to dock in her city.

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28 John of spy fiction

30 Something extraordinary that won’t soon be forgotten

32 Some northern Europeans

35 Bit of hydrotherapy

38 Caffeinated drink with tapioca balls

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58 Elevs.59 Peevish quality61 Get a new mortgage63 [Kiss]65 Powerful D.C. lobby68 Scylla or Charybdis74 Speedy wide receiver,

perhaps80 Skill81 [Fingers crossed]82 Buzz out in space83 And so on: Abbr.84 Staff leader?86 & 87 What might cost

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goal98 Makes fun of99 Menace in

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103 Superman, by birth

105 “Coo-oo-ool!”

106 1975 summer blockbuster

107 Morse clicks

108 Indian blueblood

110 Teensy amount

113 Yogi’s accessory

114 Oscar ____ (Hollywood honor, informally)

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It’s also good to pay attention to trends and growth rates. Apple may be in second place, but it gained share from the end of 2017 to the end of March 2018, rising to that 14.1 percent from 13.7 percent. Samsung’s share shrank from 20.8 percent to 20.5 percent.

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CRYPTOGRAMS MUSIC TO MY EARS by Myles Mellor

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1. A very bright opera diva didn’t like her singing partner so bought herself a duet

yourself kit.

2. When a cool karaoke singer was arrested and charged with her band, she knew she

was in treble.

3. The giggly insects were choosing their best singer. The best choice was clearly Bee-

yonce.

4. Why would hip-hop be popular at a family Christmas? Because there are a lot of

wrappers putting things under the tree.

GOREN BRIDGE CRYPTOGRAMS

HOLIDAY MATHIS HOROSCOPESARIES (March 21-April 19). It’s not finding answers

that matters most today; it’s the searching. While

searching, you embody your essence and feel con-

nected to all that makes you human.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Here’s a way to reduce

worry and anxiety while helping you solve the prob-

lems that pepper this spicy day: Make a decision.

Once you decide, life falls right into place.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If you’re having trouble

fitting in, that is probably a good thing, unless

you’re selling something. When you’re selling

something, fitting in is totally essential.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The act of choice. If you

have a choice, you’re probably taking it for granted.

Many don’t. This is the day to recognize your free-

doms and privileges. Get out of your bubble.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Some people are more able

to compartmentalize than others. It’s a skill to work

on. Because life is messy. Being able to organize it

will be crucial to the plays of the day.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). This is brain science.

When people have to work for something, they

work for it harder and derive more pleasure from

the experience. Don’t make it too easy for people

you love. Devotion grows with effort.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Think about investment.

If you want to know what’s inside, you have to walk

through the door. It’s a risk. You don’t just choose

the things you like; you like the things you choose.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Which way is best?

Well, that’s a question that could very well waste

your day away. Try this one instead: Which way is

fine? Then do it. Moments later, you’ll definitely

be a mile down the lane instead of stuck at the

crossroads.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The value of touch

cannot be underrated today. To connect with loved

ones on a physical level is to fulfill a very basic hu-

man need. Just a pat on the back or a shake of the

hand will be immeasurable bonding.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The work you’ve

done will be obsolete one day, and then much later,

it will be historical instead. So commit as though

this is the most important moment. In many ways,

it is.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The support you give

others in the form of kind words, eye contact, touch,

sharing food, space and every signal that they

belong in your group — that’s something precious,

especially to the lonely. Extend these kindnesses.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Whatever goal you

make for the day, even if it’s solely a personal goal,

it’s important. It’s sacred. Your intentions and your

words are as important as anyone’s in this whole

world, especially when directed toward you.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 1). You make many

people’s lives better, and if you let them, they will

heap tons of love on you this year. You’re not in

competition with anyone but yourself, yet you’ll

push hard to make something happen before the

end of the year. You’ll deliver something precious in

January. March and June bring group wins. Taurus

and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are:

18, 1, 22, 38 and 14.

PUZZLE ANSWERS(Puzzles on previous pages)

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DEAR ABBY

HELOISE

JUMBLE

DEAR ABBY: My husband has become very overweight, which has caused his sex drive — as well as his health — to suffer. I worry about him constantly, and I miss the intimacy we used to have. He is aware of how I feel and started trying to eat healthier. He also tries to exercise at least a little bit every day.

The problem is he con-stantly falls off the wagon. Sometimes he says he’s too tired to exercise, or he reverts back to his old habits and ends up eating fast food. He always tries again the next day, but he won’t make much progress at the rate he’s going.

I What can I say that will make him take this more seri-ously? — ALL ABOUT HEALTH IN ALABAMA

DEAR ALL ABOUT HEALTH: Tell your husband how much you love him, and you’re afraid “until death do us part” will happen prematurely if he continues killing himself with his fork and his sedentary ways. You might also recite the names of the various diseases that accompany obesity in most people.

But if your husband’s doctor hasn’t been able to get the message through to him, there isn’t much more you can do besides love him for the wonderful husband he is and keep your fingers crossed. I say this because the only person who can “make” your husband commit to a diet and exercise program is himself, with the recognition that changing his unhealthy patterns won’t be easy and WILL take time.

DEAR ABBY: Recently, my wife took two of our granddaughters (ages 9 and 15) and a friend (age 15) to the movies. As usual, the next day I found trash had been left in the car, which triggered the following text exchange.

I sent both granddaughters a picture of a garbage can and my car and asked: “Please

advise which one is used to throw away trash? If you need help, ask your mom. I’m not accusing anyone of anything. Also, if one of your friends was to throw trash on your Poppy’s car floor, what should you do? Would you ask them to pick it up — yes or no?”

The only response I received was from their mom, who said, “’Amber’ (granddaughter) did not leave trash in your car!” Things have gone downhill from there.

I replied that I expected an answer to my questions, and that I hadn’t accused anybody of anything. Many tears have been shed, and my wife has threatened to divorce me for standing my ground. We have agreed to have you settle this. What say you? — TALKING TRASH IN SOUTH CAROLINA

DEAR TALKING TRASH: You are the injured party. You did nothing wrong. You are owed an apology from all concerned — the kid who left the trash in your car, and your wife and daughter for overreacting.

DEAR ABBY: My older sister was born on July 4. She’s now in her 60s and refuses

to celebrate the holiday. She also doesn’t want the family to celebrate it either. We have tried to be supportive in years past, but we miss having our Fourth of July holiday. What do you suggest? — WANTS TO CELEBRATE

DEAR WANTS TO CELEBRATE: I suggest that before July 4, you declare YOUR independence by asking your older sister what other day she would like to celebrate her birthday. Then celebrate the Fourth of July as you would like — without her.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets: “Abby’s Favorite Recipes” and “More Favorite Recipes by Dear Abby.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $14 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

Dear Readers: A

morning cup of java is a big

part of getting the day started.

And making a satisfying pot

of coffee is essential for many

of my readers. Here’s how to

make that pot a good one:

—Always begin with fresh,

clean, cold water.

—Select the correct

amount of coffee, which

usually is 1 tablespoon per 6

ounces, but, of course, varies

according to your taste. Pick

the proper grind for the

method you are using for

brewing.

—Clean the coffeepot

thoroughly. Don’t just give

the pot a fast rinse with water

after use because the oils will

build up over time. Wash the

pot with soap and water often,

at least every third or fourth

time. Many pots, filter baskets

and lids can be cleaned well in

the dishwasher.

—For many coffee makers

(check the directions), you

can run full-strength vinegar

through a brew cycle and fol-

low with several brew cycles

of plain water to remove

heavy deposits. — Heloise

Dear Readers: Be sure

to be prepared to take care of

your high-tech devices, which

will undoubtedly come on

board along with your children

and pets.

Safety on all levels should

be your top priority. Put your

smartphones, cameras or

other high-tech equipment

into heavy-duty zippered

plastic bags to protect them

in case they get sprayed or fall

into the water.

Also make certain that

everyone on board has a life

vest. And that includes your

dog! — Heloise

Dear Heloise: When

we have company, we always

serve pancakes, a family

tradition. For less stress in the

morning, I make the batter the

night before and pour it into a

clean, plastic squeeze bottle.

In the morning, I just squirt

the batter into the pan. This

gives me more time to chat

with my guests and less mess

to clean up! — Becky from

North Carolina

Dear Readers: Here

are two quick and easy recipes

to use with your favorite

honey:

—Blend honey with apple

cider and rub over a leg of

lamb and then cook.

—Spread lightly buttered

toast with fresh ricotta cheese

and spoon a bit of honey on

top for a sweet breakfast treat.

—If your honey has crystal-

lized, just zap it uncovered in

the microwave on high for a

few seconds. To prevent this

problem, do not store honey in

the refrigerator. Instead, keep

it on a shelf. — Heloise

Dear Heloise: My

kids and our family love to go

to the beach, which involves

hauling a lot of stuff. To lessen

this task, I give each one of my

children a large mesh tote bag.

They can take their favorite

beach toys and are responsible

for them.

At the day of the day, they

just put them all back into

their bag. Then they dunk the

bag into the water to remove

the sand before they bring

it back to the car. — Valerie

from Maryland

Dear Readers: The

brass objects we have in

our homes are lovely, but

they need to be cleaned and

polished. First, check the brass

to see if it’s lacquered or non-

lacquered because a different

cleaning method is used for

each surface.

For lacquered brass, wipe

it off with a soft, clean, damp

cloth. Do not put any cleaner

on this type of surface.

For nonlacquered brass,

pour a bit of ketchup onto a

cloth, rub over it, rinse and

dry. — Heloise

Passion for fast food slows down man’s effort to lose some weight

Dear Abby

Hints from Heloise

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By GREG AUMANTampa Bay Times

John Schuzer has been a Bucs fan since their first season in 1976, when he decided he liked the new team from Florida much better than his father’s Cardinals or his grandfather’s Lions.

Despite living in Illinois, he’s had season tickets since 2007, and when the 2015 NFL draft was held in Chicago, the Bucs gave him VIP passes so he could be there in person when quarterback Jameis Winston’s name was announced as the No. 1 overall pick.

He grew to like Win-ston enough that two years ago, in Tampa to see a Thursday night game, he bought a red No. 3 Winston jersey at Raymond James Sta-dium, proudly rotating that with a No. 93 Gerald McCoy jersey.

But when news came

out Thursday that Winston was being suspended three games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, when he read Winston’s apology, he decided it was enough. He neatly folded up the jersey,

NFL: Buccaneers

Lifelong fan mails back jersey to the team

By RODNEY PAGETampa Bay Times

ST. PETERSBURG – The Rays certainly missed CF Kevin Kier-maier when he was forced to the disabled list in mid-April with a right thumb injury. His bat at the top of the lineup is one reason, but even bigger is his play in the outfield.

One example came in the ninth inning of Thursday’s game against the Astros. With the Rays

down 1-0, Kiermaier made a running catch in left-centerfield with one out and a runner on second. The Rays eventually got out of the inning and at least had a chance down by a run in the bottom of the ninth.

“It was kind of a noth-ing KK play but he is one of three or four center fielders who can actu-ally go get that ball,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “As a third base coach you have to be aware of where he is

standing because he can beat you with his legs and with his arm.”

Kiermaier did try to beat the Astros on Thursday with his legs when he laid down a bunt base hit in the eighth that put runners on the cor-ners with no outs. He got doubled off first when Matt Duffy lined out to shortstop, but he still tried to make something happen.

Cash said that was Kiermaier’s call. And he’s not going to expect

him to bunt often in the future.

“I would never ask a guy to sit there and bunt,” Cash said. “KK can do so many power-ful things with the bat. He can hit the ball in the gap, hit it out of the ball park. There are times in a game where it’s nice to drop it down. But KK has to be comfortable doing that. We don’t want to be in a position to tell him to bunt. More often than

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TAMPA — Odds are, USF’s new athletic director can intel-ligently discuss Tupac and tariff acts with equal zeal. His thesis at Wake Forest: Rap Music as a Political Communicator.

“I’ll let him get into the music with you,” former colleague Reid Sigmon, now chief oper-ating officer for University of Tennessee athletics, said with a chuckle. “And it’s evolved over time.”

These days, Kelly’s down-loads may include anything from

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SOCHI, Russia — Edinson Cavani upstaged Cristiano Ronaldo, first with his head and then with his right foot, and sent Uruguay to the World Cup quarterfinals.

Cavani scored twice and Ronaldo none Saturday to give Uru-guay a 2-1 victory over Portugal.

On the same day Lionel Messi was sent

home in Argentina’s loss, the other “GOAT” at this tournament was also eliminated. It was two weeks ago that Ronaldo scored a hat trick in the same stadium against Spain, stroking his chin after the first goal to imply he was the “greatest of all time.”

There was no goal from Ronaldo this time. Everywhere he went, the Portugal great was

WORLD CUP: Uruguay 2, Portugal 1

Cavani scores twice, Uruguay ousts Ronaldo and Portugal

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Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring his side’s 2nd goal at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, Saturday.

By RONALD BLUMAssociated Press

MOSCOW — The men’s World Cup is notable for women.

Fox’s Aly Wagner and Telemundo’s Viviana Vila are the first in-match analysts on U.S. television for soccer’s showcase. BBC’s Vicki Sparks is making a similar breakthrough in Britain and ZDF’s Claudia Neumann in

Germany.“It took me 10 years.

It was very disappoint-ing that it took so much time,” Vila said of her advance. “It truly was draining, unfair and ungrateful. It shouldn’t be that way. But it made me stronger, to keep learning and improving in my work. I’m better now to face whatever comes my way.”

WORLD CUP

Women make World Cup telecast history in US, UK, Germany

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SEE USF, 3

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not, the fielders are down his throat even though he doesn’t bunt a ton.

“I don’t think that’s nec-essarily part of his game.”

Archer still on trackRHP Chris Archer, who

has been out since June 3 with an abdominal strain, cleared another hurdle in his quest to return to the mound. He said he felt “great” on Friday, a day after throwing 46 pitches in a simulated game in Port Charlotte.

He is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. The next big test will be Tuesday, when he pitches in a game at Class A Port Charlotte. He will throw either four innings or 65 pitches.

“He’s on his way back,” Cash said. “This is prob-ably the most encouraging I’ve heard him talk about how he’s felt. The arm feels pretty fresh.”

Before the injury, Archer was 3-4 with a 4.24 ERA in 13 starts.

Font leaves earlyRays starting pitcher

Wilmer Font looked

awfully good in his first five innings against the Astros Friday night. He allowed only one hit and had a 3-0 lead. Then in the sixth, he gave up a leadoff walk to Jake Marisnick. With a 3-and-1 count to Alex Bregman, Cash and trainer Mike Sandoval came to the mound and Font was replaced due to a right lat strain.

RHP Diego Castillo entered and gave up a two-run homer to Bregman.

Atop the TropAT&T SportsNet

reporter Julia Morales tries to find unusual places for a weekly Friday inter-view segment with Astros manager A.J. Hinch.

And Friday that took them nearly 200 feet above the Tropicana Field playing surface to the A-ring of the catwalk.

“It wasn’t that bad,” Hinch said, though noting how the stairs and catwalk shifted as they walked. “It was well worth it.”

Morales and Hinch were joined by a cameraman and two Rays officials. The Friday afternoon climb up, interview and descent took under an hour.

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By DOUG FERGUSONAssociated Press

POTOMAC, Md. — Tiger Woods ran off four straight birdies and finished the front nine with seven consecutive one-putt greens. Unlike Francesco Molinari and Abraham Ancer, he couldn’t keep it going Saturday in the Quicken Loans National.

Ancer and Moli-nari each handled the scorching heat on the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm and shared the lead going into the final round.

Ancer birdied two of his last three holes for the lowest score of his career, an 8-under 62, giving the 27-year-old Mexican his best shot at a first PGA Tour victory. Ancer has never been in the top 10 going into the

final round in 22 previ-ous starts.

Molinari also is going for his first official PGA Tour victory, though that comes with an asterisk. He won a World Golf Champion-ship in Shanghai in 2010, though the PGA Tour did not recognize the HSBC Champions as an official win until a year later.

They were at 13-under 197, two shots clear of Ryan Armour (68) and Zac Blair (66).

Woods was six shots behind, the seventh straight tournament he has been at least five shots behind going into the final round. It sure didn’t sound that way, and for most of the round, it didn’t look that way.

With his fifth birdie of the front nine, Woods was two shots out of the

lead. And then he opened the back nine with a pair of birdie chances just inside 10 feet and missed the both. He never really regained his momentum, finished with another bogey and shot 68.

Considering the scor-ing average was 69.6 in the third round, he wound up losing two shots to the lead.

“It was frustrating because I played better than what my score indicates,” Woods said. “I thought that 10 under would have been a good score for me to end up at for the day, and I could have easily gotten that today on the back nine.”

He didn’t, and now has more ground to make up.

The nine players ahead of him have combined for just five (official) PGA Tour victories.

Molinaro has five

European Tour victories,has played on two Ryder Cup teams and is No. 17 in the world.

The Italian is play-ing at the National and plans to be at the John Deere Classic in two weeks, even though the European Tour is in the meat of its summer schedule with national opens in France, Ireland and Scotland leading up to the British Open. Molinaro is currently among qualifiers for the Ryder Cup team, but his FedEx Cup standing is at No. 123.

He’s making the most of his first trip to the TPC Potomac. Even though he missed a few short putts on the front nine, he closed with a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th and hit wedge into 5 feet for birdie at the 18th.

GOLF: PGA Tour

Ancer, Molinari share lead at National, Tiger stalls

By DICK SCANLONAssociated Press

ST. PETERSBURG — Justin Verlander’s worst start with the Houston Astros might have been OK if not for Wilson Ramos.

Ramos drove in four runs in the first two innings against Ver-lander and the Tampa Bay Rays went on to a 5-2 win over the Astros on Saturday.

“I wasn’t sharp, but also I didn’t have luck on my side,” Verlander said. “I made an adjust-ment during the third inning that I thought was good, but it was too little too late.”

Verlander (9-4) gave up the most runs (5) and hits (9) of any of his 23 starts since his trade to Houston late last summer. He struck out eight in a season-low five innings after coming in with a major league-leading 1.82 ERA — though it was 4.34 in six June starts. The Astros have lost his last three starts.

Matt Duffy finished with three hits, includ-ing two in the first two innings, to help the Rays win for the seventh time in eight tames to move

to .500 (41-41) for the first time since June 1.

“I gave up three hard-hit balls, all to the same guy. The rest of ‘em, nobody hit the ball hard,” Verlander said.

Ramos got the Rays on the scoreboard with a two-run double in the first, and made it 5-0 with a two-run single in the second. Those two at bats summarized Verlander’s day.

“The first at bat, I put him in a 3-1 situation where, bases loaded, he knows a heater’s coming, and he hit it off the wall. So that’s my fault,” Verlander said. “His next bat I got a ground ball up the middle on a slider,

which is kind of what you’re looking for. But it found a hole.”

Tampa Bay has held opponents to two runs or fewer in five straight games for only the second time in franchise history.

“The way these guys are throwing right now, we’re tough to beat,” said Kevin Kiermaier, who scored in each of the first two innings.

Alex Bregman got the Astros on the board with a two-run homer in the sixth off Vidal Nuno. It was Bregman’s 16th home run and his fifth in six games.

“They’ve been throw-ing the ball well over there, and we haven’t

really been able to put anything together,” Bregman said. “Ver-lander was a little unfortunate today with some of the weak con-tact that went for hits, but we’ve got to do a better job of putting up runs for him.

Nuno (2-0) got the win after pitching 4 2⁄3 innings of relief, giving up two runs and four hits while strik-ing out four. Sergio Romo pitched ninth for his seventh save in 11 opportunities.

Ryne Stanek pitched the first inning for Tampa Bay, giving up a single to Jose Altuve, Houston’s only hit in thefirst four innings.

RARE ERRORAdeiny Hechavarria

made a fielding error on George Springer’s grounder in the top of the sixth just before Bregman’s homer. It ended a streak of 94 games and 319 chances in which the Rays’ shortstop had not committed a miscue. It was the longest error-less streak in franchise history for a shortstop. Hechavarria’s last error had come on July 30, 2017 at Yankee Stadium.

MLB: Rays 5, Astros 2

Ramos has 4 RBIs as Rays beat Astros

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Matt Duffy (5), C.J. Cron (44) and Kevin Kierma-ier celebrate the win over the Astros yesterday in St. Petersburg.

By BRYAN LEVINESports Writer

PORT CHARLOTTE — Leading by one run entering the ninth inning, the Charlotte Stone Crabs were three outs away from their first winning streak of the second half.

Stone Crabs reliever Hunter Schryver man-aged to record just one out before allowing four batters to reach base on the way to a 6-5 victory for the Tampa Tarpons.

Schryver allowed two runs in the ninth inning — one of which came while Zack Mozingo was on the mound — but both were unearned after a fielding error by Miles Mastro-buoni helped spark the Tarpons’ rally.

Charlotte trailed for nearly the entirety of the game, but managed to take a 5-4 lead in the eighth inning. After Kevin Padlo walked and Jesus Sanchez reached on an error, Josh Lowe cleared the bases for a game-tying two-run double. Lowe later scored on a wild pitch by Tarpons’ reliever Matt Wivins.

The Stone Crabs once again went with

the Tampa Bay Rays’ “opener” strategy of beginning the game with a reliever. Saturday’s starting reliever was J.D. Busfield, and the strat-egy didn’t go as planned.

Busfield, pitching for the first two innings of the game, allowed three runs on three hits and a walk. He also gave up a pair of solo home runs to Steven Sensley and Alexander Palma.

Typical starting pitcher Brock Burke took over for Busfield in the third inning and con-tinued the strong streak he’s put together over his last eight outings — where he’s allowed more than two earned runs just twice in that span.

Burke gave up just one run on three hits and two walks over six strong innings while striking out six batters.

The lone run Burke surrendered came on a passed ball with a runner on third base, which probably should’ve been controlled by catcher Zac Law.

Lucius Fox and Josh Lowe each had two hits in the loss. Fox scored a pair of runs. Lowe had two RBI. Tristan Gray hit his league-leading 22nd double of the season.

MILB: Tarpons 6, Stone Crabs 5

Stone Crabs blow 9th-inning lead

PHOTO BY TOM O’NEILL

Charlotte Stone Crabs relief pitcher Brock Burke (23) faces the Tampa Tarpons during the third inning Saturday at Charlotte Sports Park.

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By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWAssociated Press

On the eve of free agency, John Tava-res is leaving the NHL guessing about his destination.

Roughly 18 hours until the market opens, the elite center had not chosen between six suitors, with the San Jose Sharks, hometown Toronto Maple Leafs and incumbent New York Islanders con-sidered the most likely options. Tavares could only get an eight-year deal by re-signing with the Islanders, but would have to do so before midnight when that advantage expires.

If the Tavares sweep-stakes drag on into Sunday, it would seem to favor San Jose and Toronto, either of which could sign the 27-year-old to a seven-year deal worth $70 million or more. He met this week with the Sharks, Maple Leafs, Islanders, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and

Tampa Bay Lightning, and his decision could drastically affect the plans of those teams and others.

“I think other teams have admitted, we would have to make moves (to clear salary-cap space),” Bruins general manager Don Sweeny told report-ers in Boston on Friday. “Pretty confident we’d be able to do that.”

As hockey waited for the Tavares watch to

end, several teams made moves Saturday ahead of the frenzy.

The Sharks agreed to terms on a $64 million, eight-year extension with forward Logan Couture, according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonym-ity because the deal hasn’t been announced. It can’t become official until after noon Sunday

because it doesn’t begin until the 2019-20 season — the same as long-term deals the Los Angeles Kings have with Drew Doughty and Arizona Coyotes have with Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Niklas Hjalmarsson.

Detroit got its own defenseman under contract for the next two seasons by agree-ing to deal with Mike Green that pays him $5.375 million annually.

Signing Green could be just the start of the action for the Red Wings, who have been linked to unrestricted free agent goaltender Jonathan Ber-nier and winger Thomas Vanek.

New Jersey also shored up its goaltending situa-tion by re-signing Eddie Lack to a $650,000, one-year deal. The Devils also have Cory Schneider and Keith Kinkaid, who split time last season and in the playoffs.

A person with direct knowledge of discussions said the Buffalo Sabres are expected to sign goalie Carter Hutton, who had been the St. Louis Blues’ backup to Jake Allen. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonym-ity because agreements cannot be announced until the signing period begins.

Hutton and others seem to already be tick-eted for certain places, but many big-name players are still up for grabs.

Maple Leafs winger

James van Riemsdyk, who tied Tavares with 36 goals last season, has been drawing signifi-cant interest and, at 29, could easily command a seven-year contract at a substantial raise over his previous $4.25 mil-lion salary. The Western Conference-champion Vegas Golden Knights have cap space but might lose wingers David Perron and James Neal, who combined for 110 points last season.

The Winnipeg Jets are doing their best to try to bring back center Paul Stastny after he was so instrumental in their playoff run. They cleared about $5.5 millionin cap space by trading goaltender Steve Mason and Finnish forward Joel Armia to Montreal on Saturday but may still need more room to bring back the 32-year-old.

The Canadiens are set to buy out Mason, putting him on uncon-ditional waivers as the Minnesota Wild did with forward Tyler Ennis to clear cap space.

NHL

League awaits John Tavares’ decision on eve of free agency

AP PHOTO

New York Islanders center John Tavares skates against the New Jersey Devils during the first period of an NHL hockey game on March 31, in Newark, N.J.

took it to the post office and spent $24 to mail it, Priority Mail Express, to the team at 1 Buccaneer Place.

“In good conscience I can no longer wear my @Jaboowins @Buccaneers jersey,” he wrote on Twitter. “I’m sending it back for you to donate or whatever you want. As a season ticket holder since 2007, I’m embarrassed

& disappointed by this scandal. Go Bucs in 2018!”

Schuzer, 50, said he had long defended Winston, even since November, when a female Uber driver in Arizona accused him of putting his hand on her crotch during a 2 a.m. ride in March 2016.

“I was actually quite an advocate, saying if there’s no evidence, I really didn’t support how the NFL suspends people without tangible evidence or proof,” said Schuzer, who works in research

with CAT scan and X-ray machines. “I was in his corner, supporting him. Without evidence, how can you suspend someone?”

But on Thursday, he read the statement from the NFL, finding the driver’s account “con-sistent and credible” and determining that Winston had touched her “in an inappropriate and sexual manner without her consent.” Then he read Winston’s apology: “I’m sorry to the Uber driver

for the position I put you in.”

“That was the breaking point. I just didn’t find it sincere,” Schuzer said. “He was just covering his own (butt). To me, I didn’t think there was anything tangible in there in terms of owning up to what he did. It was the final straw. You create more chaos by giving a half-hearted apology than by giving none at all.”

Schuzer said he had supported the Bucs drafting Winston in

2015, preferring him to Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, who would be taken No. 2 by the Titans.

This was a careful, measured response by Schuzer. “(I) didn’t want to burn it on video or cut it up,” he wrote on Twitter, happy to see the jersey go to a Bucs fan who is more comfortable putting Winston’s name on his or her back. “They can donate it or whatever they want. But I won’t wear it anymore.”

To be clear, Schuzer

says this doesn’t make him any less of a Bucs fan. He’s keeping his season tickets, hopes to get to as many games as he can, and he’ll pay a steep price to see the Bucs play the Bears in Chicago as well.

“I’m going to support this team 110 percent,” he said. “But it’s going to be hard for me to cheer him, to have that on my shoulders. It doesn’t feel right. If that was my sister or mother in that car, it’s just a bad message we’re sending.”

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He’s equally well-versed on current events.

“He’s a junkie for what happens in the world,” said College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock, Kelly’s boss the past 5-½ years. “He keeps up with the news — all the news — very closely.”

Toss in a passion for pizza, a good burger (no cheese), movies, daily walks and Washington, D.C., sports teams (he was raised in Gaithers-burg, Md., and went to high school in D.C.), and you’ve got the nuances in the portrait of USF’s new vice president of athletics.

But the broad strokes are what compelled the school to bring Kelly back to Tampa. Peers and former bosses insist this 47-year-old married dad of two girls — who helped run a bay area Super Bowl and Final Four — war-rants a sequence of titles befitting a college leader.

Consensus builder. Devoted husband and father. Visionary. Lis-tener. Organizer.

Not to mention pro-prietor of a most coveted cell-phone directory.

“No one has more extensive, positive contacts than Michael,” said former Bulls AD Paul Griffin, who hired Kelly as a USF associate AD in 2001.

“If those (Power Five) opportunities don’t provide themselves in the industry, it won’t be because of a lack of his ability to network with the decision makers.”

The ability to pick up his iPhone and scroll through a directory of names such as Saban, Swinney and Swofford was a huge reason Kelly found himself grinning for cameras — in dark suit, dark-green tie and

small Bulls logo pinned on his left lapel — Friday afternoon.

From the outset of its AD search, USF made no secret it wanted someone with the clout and contacts to help the school get into a Power Five league when the next wave of conference realignment arrives.

“We were looking for a high level of integrity and strong moral charac-ter,” Dr. Judy Genshaft said Friday. “For us, these qualities were non-negotiable.”

Unlike other names mentioned for the USF job, Kelly’s figurative closet appears empty. A routine Tampa Bay Times background search uncovered only three traffic/driving tickets, all more than a decade old.

The only potential source of embarrassment upon his return Friday to Tampa was from the shameless plaudits heaped upon him by colleagues.

“The two words I think for me that come to mind are organization and relationships,” said Sigmon, who worked for Kelly in Wake Forest’s athletic department in the late 1990s.

“He has great ability from a vision standpoint of how things should be organized, and the pro-cess that you need to go through to be ready and to accomplish whatever the goal is.”

That quarter-century administrative odyssey included stints in athletic departments at Wake Forest (where he met wife Lisa, and where Maya Angelou was among their professors) and USF, where he served as Lee Roy Selmon’s associate AD for external affairs from 2001-02.

It extended to three Super Bowls and a Final Four (where Kelly presided over local organizing committees),

to the ACC (an asso-ciate commissioner overseeing football and broadcasting), to the College Football Playoff, where he spent five years as COO.

Kelly first appeared on Hancock’s radar while he was helping run an NCAA Tournament first- and second-round weekend in Winston-Salem in the 1990s. When St. Peters-burg was considering people to head its local organizing committee for the 1999 Final Four at Tropicana Field, Kelly’s name was floated to Hancock, then Final Four director.

“And I thought, wow, that’s a home run,” Han-cock said.

Hancock watched Kelly spend the better part of a year efficiently juggle the nuts and bolts of the operation: transporta-tion planning, mobilizing community volunteers, handling the logistics of the massive coaches con-vention (which coincides with the Final Four), and game management.

“And then he and I just stayed in touch,” Han-cock said. “And when it was time to hire our COO here (at the College Foot-ball Playoff), Michael was No. 1 on my list.”

Now comes perhaps his most challenging opera-tion: to try and usher the Bulls into a place at the Power Five table.

It will call for orga-nization, networking, engagement, creativ-ity, and perhaps even some smooth operating. Soundtrack optional.

“We’re in a great league (American Ath-letic Conference) right now. How do we domi-nate that league to the best of our ability?” Kelly said. “That’s got to be our goal right now. And when we do that… we’ll be the best-positioned school of anyone in the country for if anything else happens.”

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By STEPHEN WHYNOAssociated Press

For Colin Camp-bell, going from Mike Keenan’s top assistant to head coach of the New York Rangers wasn’t a big move.

“I just had to move 10 feet to another office,” Campbell said.

Logistically it was simple, but in every other way it was an almost-impossible task. Campbell took over the Rangers after they ended a 54-year drought and paraded the Stanley Cup down Broad-way because Keenan left in a contract dispute.

It’s a similar situation to the one Todd Reirden is walking into after the Washington Capitals promoted him from associate to head coach to replace Barry Trotz mere weeks after win-ning the Cup. Reirden

is just the fourth new coach in the past 30 years to assume control of a Stanley Cup champion, a unique opportunity that presents prob-lems Campbell, Scotty Bowman and Dave Lewis know well from their experiences.

Lewis succeeded Bowman after being his associate coach with the champion 2002 Detroit Red Wings, and Bowman stepped in for “Badger” Bob Johnson after he led the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Cup in 1991 and had to take a leave of absence to fight cancer. All three had to balance the opportunity of taking over with the expectation of following a Cup-winning coach and the ensuing pressure.

“Besides replacing a legend, to be equal, you have to win the Stan-ley Cup, so it was a big

challenge,” Lewis said. “I was looking forward to the challenge, actually, of taking over a team, taking over a team that won a Stanley Cup and try to accomplish the same thing. I knew it would be very difficult.”

Or as Campbell pointed out: “You can only tie. You can’t do better. Tying’s pretty good. You have to win a Cup just tie your performance from a year before.”

No pressure, Todd.Only Bowman — who

already had five Cup rings from the Mon-treal Canadiens’ 1970s dynasty — pulled it off and repeated. And even that was a different set of circumstances because as director of player devel-opment, Bowman only agreed to coach the Pen-guins until Johnson was able to resume coaching or succumbed to cancer.

NHL

Taking over Stanley Cup champ is not an easy task for a coach

By TOM WITHERSAssociated Press

CLEVELAND — LeBron James flew back to Los Angeles from a family vacation in the Caribbean. He could be there longer than usual.

Hours before NBA free agency opened with the three-time champion as its most coveted prize, James returned Saturday to Southern California, where he has two homes and a film production company. The Lakers are hoping they can per-suade him to sign with

them and return them to glory.

Los Angeles is among the teams in the mix to land James after his agent told the Cleveland Cava-liers on Friday that he will not exercise his $35.6 million contract option for next season. At 12:01 a.m. Sunday, James will be an unrestricted free agent, and agent Rich Paul is expected to con-tact several teams with the Lakers and Cavs atop his list.

By declining his option, James posi-tioned himself to be able

to choose where he’ll play next, and Cleve-land, just up the road from his home near Akron, remains a strong possibility. But there are at least three other teams — and maybe an outsider or two — with legitimate shots at land-ing James, who made it clear following this year’s NBA Finals that he’s still driven to win championships.

While every team dreams of being ruled by King James, only a few have a legit chance of signing him.

NBA

LeBron returns to LA to plot next move as free agency nears

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CENTRAL DIVISIONTEAM W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAYCleveland 44 37 .543 — — 6-4 L-2 27-13 17-24Minnesota 35 44 .443 8 15 3-7 L-2 20-20 15-24Detroit 36 48 .429 9½ 16½ 0-10 L-11 23-21 13-27Chicago 28 53 .346 16 23 4-6 L-2 16-27 12-26Kansas City 25 56 .309 19 26 3-7 L-1 11-29 14-27

WEST DIVISIONTEAM W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAYHouston 55 30 .647 — — 6-4 L-2 25-17 30-13Seattle 52 31 .627 2 — 6-4 W-5 26-14 26-17Oakland 46 38 .548 8½ 6½ 8-2 W-6 22-20 24-18Los Angeles 43 41 .512 11½ 9½ 4-6 W-2 20-21 23-20Texas 37 46 .446 17 15 8-2 W-2 18-25 19-21

EAST DIVISIONTEAM W L PCT. GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAYAtlanta 46 34 .575 — — 5-5 W-1 23-17 23-17Philadelphia 44 37 .543 2½ — 6-4 W-1 27-16 17-21Washington 42 39 .519 4½ 2 3-7 L-1 19-20 23-19Miami 34 50 .405 14 11½ 5-5 W-2 17-24 17-26New York 32 48 .400 14 11½ 1-9 L-3 14-26 18-22

CENTRAL DIVISIONTEAM W L PCT. GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAYMilwaukee 48 34 .585 — — 6-4 L-1 24-17 24-17Chicago 46 35 .568 1½ — 4-6 W-3 23-14 23-21St. Louis 42 38 .525 5 1½ 5-5 L-2 23-20 19-18Pittsburgh 39 42 .481 8½ 5 4-6 W-2 21-21 18-21Cincinnati 35 48 .422 13½ 10 7-3 W-1 18-25 17-23

WEST DIVISIONTEAM W L PCT. GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAYArizona 47 35 .573 — — 7-3 L-1 23-17 24-18Los Angeles 43 39 .524 4 1½ 5-5 L-3 22-23 21-16San Francisco 43 40 .518 4½ 2 8-2 W-1 26-14 17-26Colorado 41 42 .494 6½ 4 6-4 W-3 15-22 26-20San Diego 36 48 .429 12 9½ 2-8 L-2 18-24 18-24

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MARLINS 5, METS 2NEW YORK AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Nimmo cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270Bautista rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .228Cabrera 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279Conforto lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .225Flores 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259Frazier 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .220Mesoraco c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .223Rosario ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .246deGrom p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .088b-Reyes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .183Gsellman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Swarzak p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---TOTALS 32 2 6 2 1 9MIAMI AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Dietrich lf 3 2 1 0 0 1 .292Rojas 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245Anderson rf 4 2 1 2 0 0 .292Realmuto c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .306Bour 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .237Steckenrider p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Barraclough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Castro 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .282Riddle ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .260Brinson cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .188Rivera 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .193Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000a-Shuck ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195Conley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---c-Maybin ph-lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .230TOTALS 32 5 9 5 1 10NEW YORK 100 001 000 — 2 6 1MIAMI 000 003 20X — 5 9 0a-struck out for Lopez in the 6th. b-groundedout for deGrom in the 7th. c-singled forConley in the 7th.E—Rosario (7). LOB—New York 5, Miami5. 2B—Flores (12), Realmuto (19). HR—Bautista (5), off Lopez Frazier (9), off LopezAnderson (5), off deGrom. RBIs—Bautista(18), Frazier (30), Anderson 2 (40), Realmuto2 (35), Riddle (15). CS—Castro (1), Riddle(1). S—deGrom.Runners left in scoring position—New York3 (Nimmo 2, deGrom) Miami 3 (Anderson,Bour, Brinson). RISP—New York 0 for 4Miami 2 for 5.

NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAdeGrom, L, 5-4 6 6 3 3 1 8 84 1.84Gsellman 1 2 2 0 0 1 27 4.28Swarzak 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 4.50MIAMI IP H R ER BB SO NP ERALopez, W, 1-0 6 6 2 2 1 5 97 3.00Conley, H, 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.56Stcknrider, H, 111 0 0 0 0 2 14 3.28Barrclgh, S, 8-101 0 0 0 0 2 10 0.99HBP—deGrom (Dietrich).Umpires—Home, Eric Cooper First, GaryCederstrom Second, Cory Blaser Third, StuScheurwater.T—2:23. A—10,523 (36,742).

CUBS 14, TWINS 9MINNESOTA AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Mauer 1b 5 0 2 3 0 1 .267Escobar 3b 3 1 0 1 1 1 .276Rosario lf 3 1 2 2 0 0 .315Astudillo lf-cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .500Dozier 2b 3 1 0 0 2 2 .217Kepler rf-cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .221Morrison lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190Adrianza ss 5 1 2 2 0 1 .262Cave cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .206Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Duke p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000Hildenberger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---d-Odorizzi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000B.Wilson c 1 2 0 0 2 0 .132Garver c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250Mejia p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000a-Grossman ph-rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .230TOTALS 37 9 11 9 5 9CHICAGO AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Almora cf 3 1 3 2 0 0 .3321-Montgomery pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067Duensing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000J.Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000c-Schwarber ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239Bass p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---La Stella 3b-2b-3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273Heyward rf 6 2 4 2 0 0 .291Baez 2b-3b-2b 6 2 2 2 0 2 .285Rizzo 1b 5 1 2 1 1 0 .249Contreras c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .269Zobrist lf 2 0 2 3 2 0 .297Russell ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .285Bote 3b 3 3 1 1 2 1 .241Strop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Chatwood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158b-Happ ph-cf 3 2 2 1 0 1 .248TOTALS 38 14 20 14 7 5MINNESOTA 030 042 000 — 9 11 0CHICAGO 003 150 50X — 14 20 0a-grounded out for Mejia in the 5th. b-singled for Chatwood in the 5th. c-pinch hitfor J.Wilson in the 7th. d-grounded out forBelisle in the 9th.1-ran for Almora in the 5th.LOB—Minnesota 7, Chicago 11. 2B—Mauer(11), Baez (19), Happ (10), La Stella (3).HR—Rosario (18), off Chatwood. RBIs—Mauer 3 (21), Escobar (49), Rosario 2 (52),Adrianza 2 (19), Astudillo (1), Almora 2(26), Heyward 2 (37), Baez 2 (59), Rizzo(55), Contreras (30), Zobrist 3 (32), Russell(26), Bote (6), Happ (22). SB—Kepler (3).SF—Escobar, Almora, Contreras, Zobrist.S—Chatwood.Runners left in scoring position—Minnesota3 (Escobar, Dozier, Kepler) Chicago 6(Baez, Rizzo, Chatwood 2, Happ 2). RISP—Minnesota 3 for 10 Chicago 11 for 22.Runners moved up—Mauer, Baez, Bote.LIDP—Russell. GIDP—Rizzo.DP—Minnesota 2 (Cave, Dozier), (Escobar,Dozier, Mauer).

MINNESOTA IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAMejia 4 6 4 4 3 1 79 9.00Reed .2 4 4 4 0 1 26 4.26Duke 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 37 3.03Hildnbrge, L, 1-2.1 4 5 5 4 0 24 3.18Belisle 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 16 6.87CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAChatwood 5 7 7 7 3 6 103 4.54Duensing, BS, .21 2 2 2 2 0 25 6.92J.Wilson, W, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.18Bass .1 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.73Strop 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 16 2.62Inherited runners-scored—Duke 2-2, Belisle3-0, Strop 2-0. WP—Mejia.Umpires—Home, Hunter WendelstedtFirst, Chris Guccione Second, Larry VanoverThird, Dave Rackley.T—3:44. A—40,950 (41,649).

BLUE JAYS 4, TIGERS 3DETROIT AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Martin cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .256Castellanos rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .309Candelario 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .239Martinez dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241Goodrum 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220Hicks 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .284Greiner c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .2291-Reyes pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230Iglesias ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270Jones lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221TOTALS 32 3 7 3 3 6TORONTO AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Grichuk rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .212

Hernandez lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .257Solarte 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .256Morales dh 4 0 0 0 0 4 .233Smoak 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .235Pillar cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .251Maile c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .242Diaz ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .246Travis 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .220TOTALS 29 4 7 4 3 8DETROIT 012 000 000 — 3 7 0TORONTO 000 030 001 — 4 7 1No outs when winning run scored.1-ran for Greiner in the 9th.E—Solarte (3). LOB—Detroit 6, Toronto 4.2B—Candelario (17), Pillar (25). HR—Hicks(7), off Gaviglio Castellanos (12), offGaviglio Grichuk (10), off Boyd Smoak (11),off Jimenez. RBIs—Castellanos 2 (49), Hicks(26), Grichuk 2 (27), Smoak (40), Travis (17).SB—Solarte (1). CS—Candelario (1), Greiner(1). S—Jones.Runners left in scoring position—Detroit 3(Goodrum 2, Hicks) Toronto 2 (Morales 2).RISP—Detroit 1 for 8 Toronto 3 for 6.Runners moved up—Martinez, Travis,Grichuk. GIDP—Smoak.DP—Detroit 1 (Candelario, Goodrum, Hicks).

DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO NP ERABoyd 6 4 3 3 2 7 87 4.18Wilson 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 28 3.94Jimenez, L, 3-1 .2 2 1 1 0 1 10 2.77TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAGaviglio 7 4 3 3 3 5 97 3.97Biagini 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 6.50Oh, W, 4-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 3.05Umpires—Home, Gerry Davis First, PatHoberg Second, Nic Lentz Third, MarkCarlson.T—2:38. A—27,066 (53,506).

ATHLETICS 7, INDIANS 2CLEVELAND AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Lindor ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .290Brantley lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306Ramirez 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .291Encarnacion dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .229Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247Chisenhall rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .304a-Guyer ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .156Kipnis 2b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .217Gomes c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249Naquin cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .277TOTALS 29 2 3 2 2 10OAKLAND AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Fowler cf 4 2 2 1 0 1 .252Canha lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .254Lowrie 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .291Davis dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .231Olson 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .239Piscotty rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253Semien ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249Barreto 2b 3 1 1 0 0 2 .216Phegley c 3 1 1 2 0 1 .259TOTALS 30 7 8 7 3 6CLEVELAND 000 200 000 — 2 3 1OAKLAND 000 003 04X — 7 8 0a-struck out for Chisenhall in the 8th.E—Gomes (6). LOB—Cleveland 3, Oakland3. 2B—Canha (13), Davis (14), Barreto(3). HR—Lindor (20), off Jackson Ramirez(24), off Jackson Phegley (2), off PlutkoFowler (5), off Otero Olson (18), off Tomlin.RBIs—Lindor (46), Ramirez (53), Fowler(17), Canha (30), Davis (55), Olson 2 (43),Phegley 2 (7). SF—Davis.Runners left in scoring position—Cleveland1 (Naquin) Oakland 2 (Semien 2). RISP—Cleveland 0 for 2 Oakland 2 for 6.GIDP—Alonso.DP—Oakland 1 (Olson, Semien, Trivino).

CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAPlutko, L, 4-2 5.2 5 3 3 1 3 90 4.66Perez .1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.90Otero 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 21 6.07Tomlin .1 2 3 3 2 0 22 6.60Kontos .1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.88OAKLAND IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAJackson, W, 1-06.2 2 2 2 0 6 86 2.13Buchter, H, 6 .1 0 0 0 0 1 7 2.77Pagan, H, 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 21 2.86Casilla .1 1 0 0 1 1 19 3.00Trivino, S, 3-4 .2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.56Inherited runners-scored—Perez 1-0, Kontos1-0, Trivino 3-0. HBP—Casilla (Ramirez).WP—Pagan, Tomlin, Kontos.Umpires—Home, Tony Randazzo First,John Libka Second, Bill Welke Third, LanceBarrett.T—2:50. A—17,748 (46,765).

RAYS 5, ASTROS 2HOUSTON AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Springer rf 4 1 0 0 0 3 .253Bregman 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .277Altuve 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .342Gattis dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .248Reddick lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263White 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231McCann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .206Marisnick cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .192TOTALS 33 2 5 2 1 9TAMPA BAY AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Kiermaier cf 3 2 1 0 0 2 .160Duffy 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .322Bauers dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 .267Ramos c 3 0 2 4 1 0 .291Wendle lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .260Robertson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .264Cron 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233Gomez rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .197Hechavarria ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259TOTALS 32 5 10 5 2 11HOUSTON 000 002 000 — 2 5 0TAMPA BAY 320 000 00X — 5 10 1E—Hechavarria (1). LOB—Houston 5, TampaBay 7. 2B—Reddick (8), Ramos (10). HR—Bregman (16), off Nuno. RBIs—Bregman2 (53), Ramos 4 (43), Wendle (21). SB—Reddick (3). SF—Wendle.Runners left in scoring position—Houston 3(Gonzalez 2, McCann) Tampa Bay 3 (Wendle,Cron, Hechavarria). RISP—Houston 0 for 5Tampa Bay 3 for 8.GIDP—Wendle.DP—Houston 1 (White).

HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAVerlander, L, 9-45 9 5 5 1 8 97 2.12Harris 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 4.15Sipp 1 0 0 0 1 1 13 2.29Giles 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 4.08TAMPA BAY IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAStanek 1 1 0 0 0 2 14 1.78Nuno, W, 2-0 4.2 4 2 1 0 4 66 1.64Alvarado, H, 171.1 0 0 0 1 2 21 2.88Roe, H, 19 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 2.73Romo, S, 7-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.46Inherited runners-scored—Alvarado 2-0.HBP—Verlander (Kiermaier).Umpires—Home, Jordan Baker First, GregGibson Second, Jerry Layne Third, VicCarapazza.T—2:39. A—18,378 (42,735).

ANGELS 6, ORIOLES 2LOS ANGELES AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Calhoun rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .162Trout cf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .317Upton lf 3 2 1 0 2 1 .255Pujols dh 5 0 1 1 0 0 .245Simmons ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .322Valbuena 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .211

a-Young ph 1 1 0 1 0 0 .170Cowart 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200Kinsler 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .218Maldonado c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .243Fletcher 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .324TOTALS 33 6 7 6 6 4BALTIMORE AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Beckham 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .204Jones cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287Machado ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .308Valencia rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .276Mancini lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .2321-Rasmus pr-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133Trumbo dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256Davis 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .154Wilkerson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143Joseph c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .176b-Sisco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213TOTALS 33 2 6 2 2 7LOS ANGELES 000 100 050 — 6 7 3BALTIMORE 200 000 000 — 2 6 0a-out on fielder’s choice for Valbuena in the8th. b-grounded out for Joseph in the 9th.1-ran for Mancini in the 6th.E—Skaggs (1), Upton (2), Valbuena (4).LOB—Los Angeles 7, Baltimore 7. 2B—Upton(10), Pujols (13), Kinsler (15). RBIs—Pujols(44), Simmons (38), Maldonado (32),Fletcher 2 (5), Young (13), Machado (57),Valencia (23). SF—Valencia.Runners left in scoring position—LosAngeles 3 (Calhoun, Upton 2) Baltimore3 (Jones, Trumbo, Wilkerson). RISP—LosAngeles 5 for 12 Baltimore 1 for 5.Runners moved up—Pujols, Maldonado.LOS ANGELES IP H R ER BB SO NP ERASkaggs 5 4 2 1 1 6 79 2.64Ramirez .2 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.37Alvarez 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 2.95Andersn, W, 2-21.10 0 0 0 1 20 3.68Parker 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 3.12BALTIMORE IP H R ER BB SO NP ERACashner 6 4 1 1 2 4 105 4.48Brach, H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.62Gvns, L, 0-6, BS, 2 .1 1 3 3 2 0 18 4.60Scott .2 2 2 2 1 0 14 6.75Britton 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.23Inherited runners-scored—Alvarez 1-0,Anderson 1-0, Scott 2-1. HBP—Scott(Maldonado). WP—Givens. PB—Maldonado(7).Umpires—Home, Phil Cuzzi First, Dan BellinoSecond, Tom Hallion Third, Adam Hamari.T—3:09. A—38,838 (45,971).

REDS 12, BREWERS 3MILWAUKEE AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Miller ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 .260Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Sogard lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .140Thames lf-rf 3 1 1 1 2 2 .235Aguilar 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .309Shaw 3b 2 0 0 0 2 2 .239Perez rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .248Barnes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Pina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227Villar 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .258Broxton cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308Kratz c-p 4 0 0 1 0 2 .267Chacin p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .1791-Arcia pr-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .197TOTALS 34 3 5 3 4 18CINCINNATI AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Schebler cf-rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .279Peraza ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .272Votto 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .297Dixon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241Gennett 2b 4 3 3 1 1 0 .332Suarez 3b 4 1 2 0 1 2 .306Winker rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .2662-Hamilton pr-cf 1 2 1 0 0 0 .215Duvall lf 4 2 2 3 1 1 .206Casali c 1 0 0 0 1 1 .393a-Barnhart ph-c 2 1 2 2 0 0 .268Mahle p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .120Crockett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---b-Blandino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000c-Lorenzen ph 1 1 1 4 0 0 .667Floro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000TOTALS 36 12 15 12 7 8MILWAUKEE 100 002 000 — 3 5 1CINCINNATI 000 011 82X — 12 15 2a-singled for Casali in the 6th. b-struckout for Crockett in the 6th. c-homered forHernandez in the 7th.1-ran for Chacin in the 6th. 2-ran for Winkerin the 7th.E—Sogard (3), Gennett (7), Suarez (9).LOB—Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 9. 2B—Miller(12), Villar (8), Gennett (20). HR—Thames(11), off Mahle Lorenzen (3), off Barnes.RBIs—Thames (24), Villar (22), Kratz (5),Schebler (31), Gennett (54), Winker (32),Duvall 3 (49), Barnhart 2 (27), Lorenzen 4(6). SF—Schebler, Barnhart.Runners left in scoring position—Milwaukee4 (Shaw 2, Perez, Villar) Cincinnati 5(Schebler 2, Votto, Winker, Floro). RISP—Milwaukee 0 for 7 Cincinnati 8 for 16.Runners moved up—Kratz, Aguilar.

MILWAUKEE IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAKratz 1 2 2 1 1 1 20 9.00Chacin 5 4 1 1 3 5 87 3.71Williams, H, 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 31 2.93Zgrski, L, 0-1, BS, 10 2 4 4 2 0 12 0.00Barnes 1 3 3 3 0 1 20 2.53CINCINNATI IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAMahle 5.2 5 3 1 3 12 113 3.83Crockett .1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2.45Hrnandez, W, 3-01 0 0 0 1 2 18 1.57Floro 2 0 0 0 0 3 27 2.91Williams pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.Zagurski pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.Inherited runners-scored—Zagurski 1-1,Barnes 3-2, Crockett 1-0. WP—Williams.Umpires—Home, Chad Fairchild First,Alfonso Marquez Second, Roberto OrtizThird, Bruce Dreckman.T—3:20. A—24,640 (42,319).

PHILLIES 3, NATIONALS 2WASHINGTON AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Eaton rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .298Turner ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .270Harper cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .219Rendon 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .292Soto lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .325Reynolds 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .233Difo 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .246Kieboom c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .214e-Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .173Hellickson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .063Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---d-Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---K.Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---f-Murphy ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .2001-Severino pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175TOTALS 33 2 8 2 3 9PHILADELPHIA AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Hernandez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271Hoskins lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257O.Herrera cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .286Santana 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222Williams rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .232Kingery ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231Valentin 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .227Alfaro c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .251Velasquez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231a-Cozens ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154Arano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---b-Altherr ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .176

Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---c-Franco ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258Morgan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Rios p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Dominguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---TOTALS 31 3 7 3 3 8WASHINGTON 010 001 000 — 2 8 0PHILADELPHIA 001 200 00X — 3 7 1a-grounded out for Velasquez in the 2nd.b-doubled for Arano in the 4th. c-walked forHunter in the 6th. d-grounded out for Millerin the 7th. e-grounded out for Kieboom inthe 9th. f-doubled for K.Herrera in the 9th.1-ran for Murphy in the 9th.E—Velasquez (2). LOB—Washington 8,Philadelphia 7. 2B—Kieboom (2), Murphy(2), Valentin (3), Alfaro (10), Altherr (6).3B—Valentin (1). HR—Rendon (11), offHunter O.Herrera (14), off Hellickson. RBIs—Rendon (35), Kieboom (3), O.Herrera (46),Alfaro (16), Altherr (32). CS—Turner (3).Runners left in scoring position—Washington4 (Eaton 2, Soto, Reynolds) Philadelphia 4(Hernandez, Williams, Kingery, Cozens).RISP—Washington 1 for 8 Philadelphia 2 for7.Runners moved up—Hellickson.GIDP—Harper.DP—Philadelphia 1 (Kingery, Valentin,Santana).WASHINGTON IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAHllickson, L, 2-14.27 3 3 2 4 98 2.62Miller 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 24 2.57Madson 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 4.45K.Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 1.47PHILADELPHIA IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAVelasquez 2 3 1 1 1 3 43 4.69Arano, W, 1-0 2 1 0 0 0 1 23 2.57Hunter 2 2 1 1 1 4 38 5.04Morgan, H, 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 25 5.24Rios, H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.01Dminguez, S, 7-81 1 0 0 0 0 13 1.98Morgan pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.Inherited runners-scored—Miller 2-0, Rios2-0. HBP—Arano (Turner).Umpires—Home, Tom Woodring First, CarlosTorres Second, Kerwin Danley Third, PaulNauert.T—3:20. A—42,746 (43,647).

ROCKIES 3, DODGERS 1COLORADO AB R H BI BB SO AVG.LeMahieu 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275Blackmon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271Arenado 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .306Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .268Story ss 3 1 1 0 1 2 .274Parra lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .301Desmond 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .216Iannetta c 4 0 1 1 0 3 .242Marquez p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300Ottavino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---TOTALS 33 3 6 2 2 12LOS ANGELES AB R H BI BB SO AVG.Pederson cf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258Muncy 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .303Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000a-Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262Bellinger 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240Grandal c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227Puig rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .257Hernandez ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 .238Utley 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .225Maeda p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .095Paredes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---Taylor cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250TOTALS 30 1 3 1 0 10COLORADO 000 110 100 — 3 6 0LOS ANGELES 000 001 000 — 1 3 0a-flied out for Hudson in the 9th.LOB—Colorado 5, Los Angeles 2. 2B—LeMahieu (16), Story (22). HR—Desmond(17), off Maeda Hernandez (14), offMarquez. RBIs—Desmond (47), Iannetta(20), Hernandez (30).Runners left in scoring position—Colorado2 (LeMahieu, Parra) Los Angeles 1 (Turner).RISP—Colorado 1 for 7 Los Angeles 0 for 1.Runners moved up—Blackmon.GIDP—LeMahieu.DP—Los Angeles 1 (Hernandez, Bellinger).COLORADO IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAMarquez, W, 6-88 2 1 1 0 9 92 5.14Ottavino, S, 2-4 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 1.42LOS ANGELES IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAMaeda, L, 5-5 7 5 3 2 2 9 97 3.36Paredes 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3.86Hudson 2 0 0 0 0 3 24 3.66Paredes pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.Inherited runners-scored—Hudson 1-0.PB—Grandal (4).Umpires—Home, Will Little First, LanceBarksdale Second, Ryan Additon Third, BrianGorman.T—2:39. A—46,172 (56,000).

STATISTICALLEADERS

NATIONAL LEAGUEBATTNG: Gennett, Cincin-nati, .332; Almora, Chicago,.332; Markakis, Atlanta,.323; Freeman, Atlanta, .317;Crawford, San Francisco,.313; Suarez, Cincinnati,.306; Arenado, Colorado,.306; Kemp, Los Angeles,.303; Parra, Colorado, .301;Martinez, St. Louis, .301.RBI: Suarez, Cincinnati, 60;Baez, Chicago, 59; Story,Colorado, 58; Arenado, Col-orado, 57; Rizzo, Chicago,55; Aguilar, Milwaukee,54; Freeman, Atlanta, 54;Gennett, Cincinnati, 54;Markakis, Atlanta, 51; Mar-tinez, St. Louis, 51.HOME RUNS: Arenado,Colorado, 20; Harper,Washington, 20; Aguilar,Milwaukee, 19; Albies,Atlanta, 17; Desmond,Colorado, 17; Goldschmidt,Arizona, 17; Muncy, LosAngeles, 17; 6 tied at 16.ERA: deGrom, New York,1.85; Scherzer, Washington,2.04; Foltynewicz, Atlanta,2.14; Lester, Chicago,2.18; Nola, Philadelphia,2.48; Mikolas, St. Louis,

2.61; Newcomb, Atlanta,2.71; Guerra, Milwaukee,3.05; Corbin, Arizona, 3.14;Wacha, St. Louis, 3.20.STRIKEOUTS: Scherzer,Washington, 165; Corbin,Arizona, 134; deGrom, NewYork, 134; Gray, Colorado,119; Greinke, Arizona, 108;Nola, Philadelphia, 107;Velasquez, Philadelphia,107; Pivetta, Philadelphia,103; Foltynewicz, Atlanta,98; Strasburg, Washington,95.

AMERICAN LEAGUEBATTING: Altuve, Houston,.342; Betts, Boston, .339;Segura, Seattle, .338; Sim-mons, Los Angeles, .322;Duffy, Tampa Bay, .322;Martinez, Boston, .321;Trout, Los Angeles, .317;Rosario, Minnesota, .315;Castellanos, Detroit, .309;Machado, Baltimore, .308.RBI:Martinez, Boston,64; Haniger, Seattle, 61;Machado, Baltimore, 57;Lowrie, Oakland, 56; KDavis,Oakland, 55; Encarnacion,Cleveland, 54; Gattis,

Houston, 54; Judge, NewYork, 54; Mazara, Texas, 54;2 tied at 53.HOME RUNS:Martinez,Boston, 25; Ramirez, Cleve-land, 24; Trout, Los Angeles,24; Cruz, Seattle, 21; Judge,New York, 21; Betts, Boston,20; KDavis, Oakland, 20;Lindor, Cleveland, 20;Machado, Baltimore, 20; 3tied at 19.ERA: Severino, New York,2.10; Verlander, Houston,2.12; Snell, Tampa Bay,2.31; Bauer, Cleveland,2.46; Cole, Houston, 2.50;Morton, Houston, 2.54;Kluber, Cleveland, 2.54;Sale, Boston, 2.56;Skaggs, Los Angeles,2.64; Sabathia, New York,3.02.STRIKEOUTS: Sale, Boston,153; Cole, Houston, 151;Bauer, Cleveland, 148;Verlander, Houston, 144;Paxton, Seattle, 134; Sever-ino, New York, 132; Morton,Houston, 122; Kluber, Cleve-land, 115; Snell, Tampa Bay,113; Berrios, Minnesota,111.

BOX SCORES

ROUNDUP/MATCHUPS

Cubs 14, Twins 9: Jason Heyward hadfour of the Cubs’ 20 hits, Ben Zobristhad three RBIs and Chicago had apair of five-run innings.Rays 5, Astros 2:Wilson Ramos drovein four runs in the first two inningsagainst Justin Verlander.Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3: Justin Smoakled off the bottom of the ninth with ahome run and the Toronto Blue Jaysbeat Detroit, handing the Tigers their11th straight loss.Marlins 5, Mets 2: Brian Anderson hita two-run homer off Jacob deGromand the Miami Marlins climbed out oflast place in the NL East by rallyingpast the New York Mets.Athletics 7, Indians 2: JourneymanEdwin Jackson earned his first winwith Oakland.Angels 6, Orioles 2: Albert Pujols’ RBIdouble highlighted a five-run eighthinning and the Los Angeles Angels

extended Baltimore’s latest losingstreak to seven games.Reds 12, Brewers 3: Reliever MichaelLorenzen hit the second grand slamby a Reds pitcher in a week, and Cin-cinnati pulled away to a victory thatended its seven-game losing streakagainst the Milwaukee Brewers.Phillies 3, Nationals 2: The Phillieslost Vince Velasquez after just twoinnings, but the bullpen stymied theNationals.Rockies 3, Dodgers 1: German Mar-quez held the Dodgers to one run ontwo hits while striking out nine.

LATEAtlanta at St. LouisBoston at N.Y. YankeesChicago White Sox at TexasPittsburgh at San DiegoSan Francisco at ArizonaKansas City at Seattle

TODAY’S PITCHING COMPARISON

NATIONAL LEAGUE2018 TEAM LAST THREE STARTS

PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERAMilwaukee Peralta (R) 3-0 1.59 4-0 2-0 17.0 2.120Cincinnati Harvey (R) 1:10p 3-5 5.28 7-6 2-1 17.2 3.06

NewYork Matz (L) 3-5 3.69 8-7 1-1 19.1 4.19Miami Straily (R) 1:10p 3-3 4.82 6-5 1-1 12.2 7.11

Washington Gonzalez (L) 6-5 3.68 9-7 0-2 10.0 9.00Philadelphia Arrieta (R) 1:35p 5-6 3.54 6-9 0-2 14.1 6.28

Atlanta Foltynewicz (R) 5-4 2.14 7-8 0-1 15.0 1.80St. Louis Gant (R) 2:15p 2-2 3.48 1-3 1-1 16.2 3.24

Pittsburgh Taillon (R) 5-6 3.96 8-8 2-1 18.0 3.50San Diego Ross (R) 4:10p 5-5 3.32 11-5 0-2 19.0 2.84

San Fran. Holland (L) 5-7 4.24 8-8 1-1 17.2 3.06Arizona Godley (R) 4:10p 9-5 4.58 10-6 3-0 17.2 3.06

Colorado Bettis (R) 5-1 5.07 9-7 1-0 16.2 8.10Los Angeles Stripling (R) 4:10p 6-2 1.98 6-5 1-1 17.1 3.12

AMERICAN LEAGUE2018 TEAM LAST THREE STARTS

PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERALos Angeles McGuire (R) 0-0 6.08 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00Baltimore Gausman (R) 1:05p 3-6 4.20 4-12 0-1 17.2 2.55

Detroit Zimmermann (R) 2-0 4.57 5-4 1-0 15.0 2.40Toronto Happ (L) 1:07p 10-3 3.62 11-5 2-0 19.1 3.26

Houston Morton (R) 10-1 2.54 11-5 3-0 19.0 1.42Tampa Bay Snell (L) 1:10p 10-4 2.31 10-7 2-1 19.0 2.37

Chicago Lopez (R) 3-5 3.73 5-11 1-1 16.2 5.94Texas Hamels (L) 3:05p 4-6 3.61 6-10 1-0 18.0 2.50

Cleveland Clevinger (R) 6-3 3.03 7-9 2-1 19.2 1.83Oakland Montas (R) 4:05p 4-1 3.68 5-1 1-1 15.0 7.20

Kansas City Keller (R) 2-2 2.25 2-3 1-0 18.1 2.45Seattle Paxton (L) 4:10p 7-2 3.56 11-6 1-1 14.1 6.91

Boston Price (L) 9-5 3.66 11-5 2-1 19.0 2.37New York Severino (R) 8:05p 12-2 2.10 15-2 3-0 20.2 1.31

INTERLEAGUE2018 TEAM LAST THREE STARTS

PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERAMinnesota Lynn (R) 5-6 4.81 6-9 1-2 16.2 3.78Chicago (NL) Lester (L) 2:20p 10-2 2.18 13-3 3-0 18.0 2.00

KEY: TEAM REC-Team’s Record in games started by today’s pitcher.VS OPP-Pitcher’s record versus this opponent.

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

JULY 11910: Comiskey Park — then known as White Sox Park— held its first major league game, with the St. LouisBrowns beating Chicago 2-0.1917: Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds pitched com-plete-game victories in a doubleheader against thePittsburgh Pirates. Toney threw a three-hitter in eachgame for 4-1 and 5-1 wins, setting a record for thefewest hits allowed in a doubleheader by a pitcher.1920:Walter Johnson of the Washington Senatorsdefeated the Boston Red Sox 1-0 at Fenway Park withthe season’s only no-hitter.1925: Hack Wilson of the New York Giants hit twohome runs in the third inning of a 16-7 victory over thePhiladelphia Phillies in the second game of a double-header. Wilson also doubled twice during the game.1941: Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees singledoff Boston’s Jack Wilson in the fourth inning, tyingWillie Keeler’s hitting streak of 44 games.

FRIDAY’S GAMESAmerican LeagueL.A. Angels 7, Baltimore 1N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 1Toronto 3, Detroit 2Tampa Bay 3, Houston 2Texas 11, Chicago White Sox 3Oakland 3, Cleveland 1Seattle 4, Kansas City 1National LeagueWashington 17, Philadelphia 7Miami 8, N.Y. Mets 2Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 2Atlanta 5, St. Louis 1San Francisco 2, Arizona 1Colorado 3, L.A. Dodgers 1Pittsburgh 6, San Diego 3InterleagueChicago Cubs 10, Minnesota 6

MONDAY’S GAMESAmerican LeagueDetroit at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.National LeagueSan Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.InterleagueAtlanta at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Boston at Washington, 7:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati,7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay at Miami, 7:10 p.m.Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

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SCOREBOARD

BASEBALL

FLORIDA STATE LEAGUENorth Division W L Pct. GBLakeland (Tigers) 7 1 .875 —Clearwater (Phillies) 6 3 .667 1½ Daytona (Reds) 4 3 .571 2½ Dunedin (Blue Jays) 4 4 .500 3Tampa (Yankees) 4 4 .500 3Florida (Braves) 1 6 .143 5½

South Division W L Pct. GBFort Myers (Twins) 6 3 .667 —Palm Beach (Cardinals) 5 3 .625 ½ Charlotte (Rays) 3 5 .375 2½ Jupiter (Marlins) 3 5 .375 2½ St. Lucie (Mets) 3 5 .375 2½ Bradenton (Pirates) 2 6 .250 3½

Saturday’s GamesDaytona at Florida, ppd.Daytona at Florida, ppd.Palm Beach at Jupiter, ppd.Lakeland 3, Fort Myers 1Tampa at Charlotte, 6:05 p.m.St. Lucie 3, Clearwater 2Bradenton at Dunedin, 6:30 p.m.Sunday’s GamesDaytona at Florida, 11 a.m.Tampa at Charlotte, 12:35 p.m.Bradenton at Dunedin, 1 p.m.Palm Beach at Jupiter, 1 p.m.St. Lucie at Clearwater, 1 p.m.Lakeland at Fort Myers, 4 p.m.Monday’s GamesFlorida at Jupiter, 6:30 p.m.Tampa at Dunedin, 6:30 p.m.Palm Beach at Bradenton, 6:30 p.m.Fort Myers at Charlotte, 6:35 p.m.Lakeland at Clearwater, 7 p.m.St. Lucie at Daytona, 7:05 p.m.

ODDS

PREGAME.COM LINEMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLTodayNational LeagueFAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINENew York -109 at Miami -101Milwaukee -125 at Cincinnati +115Washington -108 at Philadelphia -102at St. Louis -110 Atlanta +100at Arizona -130 San Francisco +120at San Diego -105 Pittsburgh -105at Los Angeles -200 Colorado +180

American Leagueat Texas -160 Chicago +150at Baltimore -115 Los Angeles +105at Toronto -185 Detroit +170Houston -137 at Tampa Bay +127Cleveland -122 at Oakland +112at Seattle -249 Kansas City +229at New York -192 Boston +177

Interleagueat Chi. Cubs -172 Minnesota +160Updated Odds Available at Pregame.com

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALLAmerican LeagueBOSTON RED SOX — Sent RHP Tyler Thornburg to Pawtucket (IL) for a rehab assignment.HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent RHP Joe Smith to Corpus Christi (TL) for a rehab assignment.KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Sent 3B Cheslor Cuthbert to Omaha (PCL) for a rehab assignment.LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned OF Michael Hermosillo to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled UT Kaleb Cowart from Salt Lake. Sent RHP Garrett Richards and 1B Jefry Marte to Inland Empire (Cal) for rehab assignments.MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned RHP Alan Busenitz to Rochester (IL). Recalled LHP Adalberto Mejia from Rochester.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed RHP Wilmer Font on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Hunter Wood from Durham (IL).TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Ryan Tepera on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled RHP Jake Petricka from Buffalo. Selected the contract of OF Darnell Sweeney from Buffalo.National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned RHP Jimmie Sherfy to Reno (PCL). Recalled 1B Christian Walker from Reno. Sent OFs Steven Souza Jr. and A.J. Pollock to Reno for rehab assignments.CHICAGO CUBS — Sent RHP Carl Edwards Jr. to Iowa (PCL) for a rehab assignment.COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP Jon Gray to Albuquerque (PCL). Recalled OF Raimel Tapia from Albuquerque.LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP Walker Buehler to Rancho Cucamonga (Cal). Recalled RHP J.T. Chargois from Oklahoma City (PCL).MIAMI MARLINES — Optioned RHP Ben Meyer to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled RHP Pablo Lopez from New Orleans. Signed LHP Alex Vesia to a minor league contract.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Sent RHP Zach Davies to Wisconsin (MWL) for a rehab assignment.NEW YORK METS — Optioned RHP Gerson Bautista to Las Vegas (PCL). Recalled RHP Corey Oswalt from Las Vegas.PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Signed LHP Keylan Killgore to a minor league contract.PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed RHP Chad Kuhl on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Recalled 2B Max Moroff from Indianapolis (IL).ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Claiomed LHP Tyler Webb off waivers from San Diego and optioned him to Memphis (PCL). Transferred RHP Alex Reyes to the 60-day DL. Sent SS Paul DeJong and RHP Matt Bowman to Memphis for rehab assignments. Signed SS Zach Gahagan to a minor league contract.WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned LHP Sammy Solis to Syracuse (IL). Reinstated RHP Jeremy Hellickson from the 10-day DL. Transferred 1B Ryan Zimmerman to the 60-day DL. Signed RHPs Chandler Day and Reid Schaller to minor league contracts.American AssociationFARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Released C Quinn Irey.TEXAS AIRHOGS — Signed LHP Sean Stutzman.WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Claimed RHP John Straka off waivers from St. Paul. Announced INF Eric Aguilera signed with Algodoneros de Union (Mexican League).Can-Am LeagueOTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Released INF Ryan Wolfsberg. Signed RHP Edilson Alvarez.QUEBEC CAPITALES — Released RHP Mark Vasquez and INF Jordan Serena. Signed RHP Dany Paradis-Giroux.ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Released LHP Ari Kaufman. Signed LHP Danny Diaz.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationATLANTA HAWKS — Waived G Isaiah Taylor.LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Waived C Thomas Bryant.

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS — Traded LW Nic Kerdiles to Winnipeg for C Chase De Leo.MONTREAL CANADIENS — Traded D Simon Bourque to Winnipeg for RW Joel Armia, G Steve Mason, 2019 seventh-round and 2020 fourth-round draft picks.NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed G Eddie Lack to a one-year, one-way contract.ECHLWORCESTER RAILERS — Signed D Kyle McKenzie to a one-year contract.

SOCCERMajor League SoccerORLANDO CITY — Named James O’Connor coach.SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Acquired G Zac Lubin on loan from Phoenix Rising (USL).

GOLF

PGA TOURQUICKEN LOANS NATIONALSaturday’s leaders at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, Md.Purse: $7.1 million. Yardage: 7,107; Par: 70 (35-35)Third RoundAbraham Ancer 65-70-62—197Francesco Molinari 67-65-65—197Zac Blair 67-66-66—199Ryan Armour 66-65-68—199

Andrew Landry 63-72-65—200Kevin Streelman 72-62-67—201Troy Merritt 68-68-66—202C.T. Pan 67-67-68—202Beau Hossler 65-66-71—202Ryan Blaum 67-72-64—203Bronson Burgoon 68-70-65—203Tiger Woods 70-65-68—203Chesson Hadley 71-64-68—203Marc Leishman 67-67-69—203Brian Gay 67-64-72—203Kyle Stanley 71-67-66—204Ben Crane 70-68-66—204Ryan Palmer 70-67-67—204Sung Kang 72-64-68—204Joel Dahmen 66-69-69—204Andrew Putnam 64-71-69—204Stephan Jaeger 67-73-65—205Rickie Fowler 70-66-69—205John Huh 70-64-71—205Anirban Lahiri 67-74-65—206Byeong Hun An 69-70-67—206Tyler Duncan 69-69-68—206Ethan Tracy 69-69-68—206Ted Potter, Jr. 72-66-68—206Stewart Cink 68-69-69—206Roberto Díaz 68-68-70—206Ollie Schniederjans 68-68-70—206Sam Ryder 67-68-71—206Brandon Harkins 73-68-66—207Robert Garrigus 70-69-68—207Kiradech Aphibarnrat 70-69-68—207Alex Cejka 71-68-68—207Dylan Meyer 70-67-70—207Charles Howell III 70-67-70—207Cameron Percy 69-68-70—207Johnson Wagner 70-65-72—207Billy Horschel 64-68-75—207Blayne Barber 70-70-68—208J.T. Poston 71-68-69—208Derek Fathauer 69-68-71—208Fabián Gómez 68-69-71—208Adam Schenk 69-67-72—208Seamus Power 66-70-72—208Lanto Griffi n 68-72-69—209Adam Hadwin 69-72-68—209Patrick Rodgers 68-71-70—209Corey Conners 69-70-70—209Harold Varner III 73-65-71—209Jonas Blixt 71-66-72—209J.J. Spaun 63-73-73—209Joaquin Niemann 68-67-74—209Chris Stroud 71-69-70—210James Hahn 69-70-71—210Jamie Lovemark 68-70-72—210Nick Watney 69-72-70—211Martin Flores 72-68-71—211David Lingmerth 68-71-72—211Tom Lovelady 71-68-72—211Gary Woodland 69-69-73—211Jimmy Walker 74-67-71—212Doug Ghim 73-68-71—212Kevin Na 70-70-72—212David Hearn 71-69-72—212Dominic Bozzelli 70-70-73—213Scott Brown 70-70-73—213Doc Redman 70-69-74—213Xinjun Zhang 71-70-73—214Bill Haas 72-69-74—215Kevin Tway 70-71-77—218

LPGA TOURKPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIPSaturday’s leaders at Kemper Lakes GC, Kildeer, Ill.Purse: $3.65 million. Yardage: 6,741; Par: 72 (36-36)Third RoundSo Yeon Ryu 69-69-67—205Brooke M. Henderson 67-71-70—208Sung Hyun Park 66-72-71—209Angel Yin 73-69-68—210Bronte Law 72-70-69—211In-Kyung Kim 73-70-69—212Hyo Joo Kim 70-72-70—212Dani Holmqvist 70-71-71—212Carlota Ciganda 70-69-73—212Shanshan Feng 74-72-67—213Lindy Duncan 74-71-68—213Sarah Jane Smith 73-72-68—213Jin Young Ko 73-72-68—213Lizette Salas 70-74-69—213Amy Yang 70-74-69—213Ryann O’Toole 73-71-69—213Sei Young Kim 71-71-71—213Jessica Korda 67-75-71—213Ashleigh Buhai 72-70-71—213Annie Park 71-69-73—213Lydia Ko 74-66-73—213Moriya Jutanugarn 68-72-73—213Marina Alex 72-73-69—214Amy Olson 69-74-71—214Nasa Hataoka 69-72-73—214Nelly Korda 74-73-68—215Eun-Hee Ji 70-75-70—215Mo Martin 71-73-71—215Charley Hull 68-75-72—215Jaye Marie Green 67-74-74—215Stacy Lewis 70-76-70—216Jacqui Concolino 70-73-73—216Cristie Kerr 75-68-73—216Sandra Gal 72-74-71—217Minjee Lee 69-76-72—217Jodi Ewart Shadoff 70-75-72—217Lexi Thompson 72-73-72—217Michelle Wie 71-74-72—217Danielle Kang 73-69-75—217Brittany Altomare 67-75-75—217Angela Stanford 70-75-73—218Ariya Jutanugarn 72-73-73—218Maude-Aimee Leblanc 68-77-73—218Mel Reid 71-74-73—218Jane Park 73-72-73—218Sandra Changkija 72-72-74—218Mirim Lee 70-74-74—218Robynn Ree 70-73-75—218Hee Young Park 71-71-76—218Wichanee Meechai 71-70-77—218Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras 72-75-72—219Pernilla Lindberg 71-76-72—219Georgia Hall 72-74-73—219Jackie Stoelting 70-75-74—219Chella Choi 71-74-74—219Jeong Eun Lee 70-74-75—219Brittany Lincicome 71-75-74—220Karrie Webb 70-76-74—220Sophia Popov 75-71-74—220Gaby Lopez 71-74-75—220Emma Talley 71-72-77—220Caroline Masson 71-76-74—221Cheyenne Woods 75-72-75—222Paula Creamer 72-74-76—222Cindy LaCrosse 72-73-77—222Brittany Marchand 71-76-76—223Sakura Yokomine 73-74-76—223Perrine Delacour 74-73-77—224Ayako Uehara 72-74-78—224Aditi Ashok 70-73-81—224Laetitia Beck 68-78-79—225Lauren Kim 71-76-79—226Alena Sharp 69-78-80—227

UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATIONU.S. SENIOR OPENSaturday’s leaders at The Broadmoor GC, Colorado Springs, Colo.Purse: $4 million. Yardage: 7,264; Par: 70 (36-34) (a-denotes amateur) Third RoundJerry Kelly 66-69-71—206David Toms 70-71-66—207Kirk Triplett 74-66-68—208Tim Petrovic 72-65-71—208Brandt Jobe 70-73-66—209Paul Goydos 72-67-70—209Miguel Angel Jimenez 68-68-73—209Kevin Sutherland 68-75-67—210Paul Broadhurst 71-70-69—210Davis Love III 71-68-71—210Colin Montgomerie 71-73-67—211Billy Andrade 71-71-69—211Jay Haas 70-69-72—211Philip Golding 72-67-73—212Lee Janzen 69-75-69—213Deane Pappas 68-71-74—213Bernhard Langer 72-76-66—214Marco Dawson 71-74-69—214Doug Garwood 74-71-69—214Joe Durant 71-73-70—214Tom Pernice Jr. 73-71-70—214Gene Sauers 73-71-70—214Billy Mayfair 69-74-71—214Rocco Mediate 68-74-72—214Todd Bailey 76-66-72—214Vijay Singh 72-74-69—215Wes Short Jr. 74-70-71—215Scott Verplank 74-70-71—215Craig Bowden 72-73-71—216Kenny Perry 71-74-71—216Christopher Williams 73-72-71—216Fred Couples 71-73-72—216Scott Parel 69-73-74—216a-Jeff Wilson 76-71-70—217Ken Tanigawa 77-70-70—217Larry Mize 73-73-71—217Jeff Maggert 74-71-72—217David McKenzie 70-74-73—217a-Mike Finster 72-75-71—218David Frost 71-76-71—218Peter Fowler 73-73-72—218Joey Sindelar 72-73-73—218Scott Dunlap 73-71-74—218Bob Estes 76-68-74—218Bobby Gage 75-73-71—219

John Cook 72-76-71—219Carlos Franco 73-72-74—219Stephen Ames 70-74-75—219Todd Hamilton 76-72-72—220Jerry Smith 73-73-74—220Scott McCarron 72-74-74—220Tom Werkmeister 74-71-75—220Bill Breen 73-72-75—220Grant Waite 74-71-76—221Prayad Marksaeng 71-71-79—221Duffy Waldorf 73-74-75—222Jarmo Sandelin 73-73-76—222a-Robby Funk 72-76-75—223Andre Bossert 75-71-77—223Mike Genovese 72-76-76—224Failed to Make the Cuta-Bob Harrington 73-76—149Kent Jones 75-74—149Glen Day 80-69—149Olin Browne 74-75—149Mark Calcavecchia 73-76—149Mark O’Meara 75-74—149Jeff Sluman 74-75—149Miguel Angel Martin 74-75—149Corey Pavin 73-76—149a-Frank Vana 73-76—149Scott Hoch 78-71—149Barry Lane 71-78—149a-Robby McWilliams 73-76—149Chris Johnson 74-76—150Jeff Gallagher 77-73—150Jaime Gomez 72-78—150Jim Roy 74-76—150Brian Mogg 74-76—150Mark Walker 75-75—150Doug Rohrbaugh 78-72—150Tom Lehman 76-74—150Steve Flesch 74-76—150Tommy Stankowski 73-77—150a-Steve Sear 76-74—150Matt Seitz 77-74—151a-Tim Hogarth 70-81—151Magnus Atlevi 77-74—151a-Mike McCoy 75-76—151Scott Pieri 79-72—151Tim Bogue 75-76—151Kendal Yonomoto 77-74—151Brad Bryant 76-75—151a-Sean Knapp 79-72—151Todd McCorkle 78-73—151Tom Kite 75-77—152Clark Dennis 76-76—152Woody Austin 72-80—152Sonny Skinner 76-76—152a-Peter DeTemple 77-76—153Jim Schuman 80-73—153Steve Blake 79-74—153David Carr 77-76—153Brian Cooper 76-77—153John Sikes 77-76—153Jacob Ferenz 76-77—153Tim Hume 72-81—153Fred Funk 78-75—153Chris Kaufman 75-79—154a-Jack Larkin 79-76—155Guy Boros 77-78—155Steve Larick 77-78—155Mikael Hogberg 80-76—156Bill Harvey 82-74—156Esteban Toledo 81-75—156Gary March 79-77—156John Inman 80-77—157Rodolfo Gonzalez 81-76—157a-Tim Dunlavey 77-80—157a-Daniel Owen 79-78—157John Elliott 76-81—157Jesper Parnevik 79-78—157Stu Ingraham 77-80—157Eric Egloff 82-75—157Mike Mitchell 82-76—158Ricky Touma 80-78—158Scott McGihon 84-74—158Jim McGovern 77-81—158Bob Ford 80-78—158Tsuyoshi Yoneyama 80-79—159Chris Patton 81-78—159Jon Petersen 80-79—159Philip Jonas 80-79—159a-Ned Zachar 78-81—159a-Brian Ferris 79-80—159a-Jack Hall 76-83—159a-Paul Simson 82-78—160Bob Gilder 80-80—160Ian Doig 79-81—160Brian Cairns 82-78—160Jerry Slagle 80-81—161a-Glenn Przybylski 81-80—161Bruce Nakamura 79-82—161John Smoltz 85-77—162Don Bell 85-78—163Gerry Norquist 81-83—164Hale Irwin 79-85—164a-Brad Wayment 82-82—164a-James Camaione 87-78—165Jamie Elliott 83-82—165Roy Biancalana 82-84—166Tim Conley 83-83—166a-Wayne Merich 83-86—169a-Dennis Martin 93-84—177Stan Souza 88-90—178Rick Todd 86-WD

EUROPEAN TOURFRENCH OPENSaturday’s leaders at Le National Golf, ParisPurse: $7 million. Yardage: 7,247; Par: 71Third RoundMarcus Kinhult, Sweden 71-65-67—203Chris Wood, England 70-68-67—205Sergio Garcia, Spain 72-70-64—206Jon Rahm, Spain 70-69-68—207Julian Suri, United States 70-70-69—209Justin Thomas, United States 70-70-69—209Alex Noren, Sweden 73-72-65—210Adrian Otaegui, Spain 74-70-66—210Alexander Bjork, Sweden 73-69-68—210Pedro Oriol, Spain 71-70-70—211Shane Lowry, Ireland 70-75-67—212Thomas Detry, Belgium 74-69-69—212Jordan Smith, England 71-70-71—212Tyrrell Hatton, England 74-67-71—212Mikko Ilonen, Finland 72-69-71—212Paul Dunne, Ireland 74-67-71—212Matthew Fitzpatrick, England 71-69-72—212Wade Ormsby, Australia 73-71-69—213Dylan Frittelli, South Africa 71-71-71—213Russell Knox, Scotland 71-70-72—213AlsoIan Poulter, England 72-74-68—214Li Haotong, China 71-73-72—216

WEB.COM TOURLINCOLN LAND CHAMPIONSHIPSaturday’s leaders at Panther Creek Country Club, Springfi eld, Ill.Purse: $550,000. Yardage: 7,228; Par: 71 (35-36)Third RoundKramer Hickok 66-63-65—194Rhein Gibson 62-67-65—194Ben Kohles 67-67-62—196Wes Roach 67-65-64—196Anders Albertson 66-66-64—196Carlos Ortiz 62-66-68—196Wyndham Clark 70-65-62—197Adam Svensson 67-68-62—197Cameron Champ 64-67-66—197Jamie Arnold 64-66-67—197Scott Langley 65-65-67—197Rick Lamb 65-65-67—197Joseph Bramlett 67-67-64—198Willy Wilcox 69-64-65—198Chase Wright 69-61-68—198Adam Long 65-64-69—198Brandon Crick 66-69-64—199Kyoung-Hoon Lee 66-68-65—199Michael Arnaud 68-67-64—199Sam Burns 63-67-69—199Michael Hebert 69-66-65—200Rico Hoey 66-67-67—200Sebastian Cappelen 66-67-67—200Hank Lebioda 67-66-67—200Kyle Reifers 64-69-67—200Billy Kennerly 65-67-68—200Josh Teater 64-67-69—200Justin Lower 67-68-66—201Nick Hardy 65-69-67—201Scott Pinckney 69-66-66—201Augusto Núñez 63-71-67—201Albin Choi 67-67-67—201Doug Letson 67-69-65—201Martin Trainer 67-69-65—201Seth Reeves 70-66-65—201Ryan Sullivan 68-68-65—201Johnny Ruiz 70-66-65—201Chris Thompson 66-70-65—201Tag Ridings 67-68-67—202Chip Lynn 69-66-67—202Steven Alker 67-65-70—202Conner Godsey 64-68-70—202Kyle Jones 67-68-68—203Bhavik Patel 70-65-68—203Brad Brunner 68-67-68—203Maverick McNealy 68-67-68—203Conrad Shindler 66-68-69—203Nelson Ledesma 69-65-69—203Seth Fair 67-68-68—203Bo Hoag 67-68-68—203Brad Hopfi nger 68-67-68—203Carlos Sainz Jr 65-71-67—203Robby Shelton 69-66-69—204Roberto Castro 65-69-70—204Casey Wittenberg 68-65-71—204Mark Anderson 65-68-71—204

Matt Harmon 65-71-68—204Michael Weaver 70-66-68—204Armando Favela 69-67-68—204Mark Hubbard 66-69-70—205Rafael Campos 65-70-70—205Alex Kang 69-67-69—205Sepp Straka 69-67-69—205Eric Axley 67-69-69—205Richard Hearden 67-69-69—205Christian Brand 68-66-72—206Vince Covello 68-67-71—206Oscar Fraustro 67-69-70—206Chris Smith 67-69-70—206Ryan Brehm 69-67-70—206Curtis Luck 69-65-73—207Steve Marino 68-65-74—207Daniel Mazziotta 68-68-71—207Brian Davis 70-65-73—208Tim Wilkinson 68-68-72—208Luke Guthrie 65-71-73—209

SOCCER

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCERAll times EasternEASTERN CONFERENCE W L T PTS GF GAAtlanta United FC 11 3 4 37 38 20New York City FC 9 3 4 31 32 21Columbus 8 5 6 30 24 19New York Red Bulls 9 4 2 29 33 16New England 7 4 6 27 30 25Montreal 7 11 0 21 22 31Philadelphia 6 7 3 21 20 21Chicago 5 7 5 20 24 29Orlando City 6 10 1 19 24 37Toronto FC 4 8 3 15 24 29D.C. United 2 7 4 10 21 27WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T PTS GF GASporting Kansas City 9 3 5 32 31 18FC Dallas 9 2 5 32 25 17Los Angeles FC 8 4 3 27 31 24Portland 7 3 5 26 24 21Real Salt Lake 7 8 2 23 21 32Vancouver 6 6 5 23 26 34Houston 6 6 3 21 31 24Los Angeles Galaxy 6 7 2 20 22 23Minnesota United 5 10 1 16 19 30Seattle 3 9 3 12 13 21Colorado 3 9 3 12 19 28San Jose 2 9 5 11 25 323 points for victory, 1 point for tie

Friday’s GameFC Dallas 1, Minnesota United 0Saturday’s GamesPortland 3, Seattle 2Atlanta United FC 4, Orlando City 0Montreal 2, Sporting Kansas City 0Columbus 2, Real Salt Lake 1New England 3, D.C. United 2New York City FC at Chicago, latePhiladelphia at Los Angeles FC, lateLA Galaxy at San Jose, lateToday’s GamesNew York at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m.Colorado at Vancouver, 7 p.m.Tuesday’s GameLos Angeles FC at Houston, 9 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesToronto FC at Minnesota United, 7 p.m.Atlanta United FC at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.Seattle at Colorado, 9 p.m.Sporting Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.D.C. United at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.Saturday, July 7Orlando City at Los Angeles FC, 4:30 p.m.Colorado at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Seattle at New England, 7:30 p.m.Atlanta United FC at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.Toronto FC at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.Minnesota United at Houston, 9 p.m.FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.Chicago at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.Columbus at LA Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.San Jose at Portland, 11 p.m.Sunday, July 8New York at New York City FC, 7 p.m.

NATIONAL WOMEN’SSOCCER LEAGUEAll times Eastern W L T PTS GF GANorth Carolina 11 1 3 36 31 13Orlando 6 5 4 22 21 20Seattle 5 3 5 20 14 12Portland 5 4 5 20 20 19Chicago 4 3 7 19 19 17Utah 4 3 6 18 10 10Houston 4 5 5 17 16 21Washington 2 8 4 10 10 18Sky Blue FC 0 9 3 3 9 203 points for victory, 1 point for tie.

June 27Houston 2, Orlando 1Utah 0, Seattle 0Portland 1, Sky Blue 1, tieSaturday’s GamesNorth Carolina 3, Orlando 0Sky Blue at Utah, latePortland at Seattle, lateToday’s GameWashington at Chicago, 6 p.m.Wednesday’s GameChicago at North Carolina, 7 p.m.Friday, July 6Utah at Portland, 11 p.m.

2018 U.S. MEN’S TEAMRESULTS/SCHEDULEAll times Eastern(Record: Won 2, Lost 0, Tied 3)Sunday, Jan. 28 - United States 0, Bosnia-Herzogovina 0Tuesday, March 27 — United States 1, Paraguay 0Monday, May 28 — United States 3, Bolivia 0Saturday, June 2 — Ireland 1, United States 1Saturday, June 9 — United States 1, France 1Friday, Sept. 7 — vs. Brazil at East Rutherford, N.J. (tentative)Tuesday, Sept. 11 — vs. Mexico at Nashville, Tenn., 8:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 15 — vs. England at London (tentative)Tuesday, Nov. 20 — vs. Italy (tentative)

FIFA WORLD CUPAll times Eastern SECOND ROUNDSaturdayAt Kazan, RussiaFrance 4, Argentina 3At Sochi, RussiaUruguay 2, Portugal 1TodayAt MoscowSpain vs. Russia, 10 a.m.At Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaCroatia vs. Denmark, 2 p.m.MondayAt Samara, RussiaBrazil vs. Mexico, 10 a.m.At Rostov-on-Don, RussiaBelgium vs. Japan, 2 p.m.TuesdayAt St. Petersburg, RussiaSweden vs. Switzerland, 10 a.m.At MoscowColombia vs. England, 2 p.m.

QUARTERFINALSFriday, July 6At Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaFrance vs. Uruguay, 10 a.m.At Kazan, RussiaBrazil-Mexico winner vs. Belgium-Japan winner, 2 p.m.Saturday, July 7At Samara, RussiaSweden-Switzerland winner vs. Colombia-England winner, 10 a.m.At Sochi, RussiaSpain-Russia winner vs. Croatia-Denmark winner, 2 p.m.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY CUPCHICAGOLAND OVERTON’S 400 LINEUPAfter Saturday’s qualifying, race today, at Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.Lap length: 1.5 miles(Car number in parentheses)1. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 180.012 mph.2. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 179.880.3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 179.748.4. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 179.545.5. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 179.491.6. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 179.259.7. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 179.093.8. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 179.057.9. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 178.826.10. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 176.315.11. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 178.761.12. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 178.731.13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 178.489.14. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 178.047.15. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 177.754.16. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 177.684.

17. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 177.288.18. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 177.223.19. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 177.061.20. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 176.373.21. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 176.557.22. (43) Bubba Wallace , Chevrolet, 176.378.23. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 175.890.24. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 175.827.25. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 175.467.26. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 174.306.27. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 174.087.28. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 174.020.29. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 173.902.30. (99) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 170.740.31. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 170.412.32. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 169.194.33. (51) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 169.099.34. (7) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 168.471.35. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 167.567.36. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 0.000.37. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 0.000.38. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 0.000.39. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 0.000.

NASCAR XFINITYOVERTON’S 300Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.Lap length: 1.5 miles(Starting position in parentheses)1. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 0 rating, 0 points.2. (13) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 200, 0, 0.3. (12) Cole Custer, Ford, 200, 0, 41.4. (4) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 200, 0, 0.5. (10) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 200, 0, 41.6. (8) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 200, 0, 33.7. (18) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 200, 0, 35.8. (5) Paul Menard, Ford, 200, 0, 0.9. (17) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 200, 0, 28.10. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, 0, 0.11. (6) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200, 0, 32.12. (11) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 199, 0, 42.13. (23) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 199, 0, 24.14. (3) Austin Cindric, Ford, 199, 0, 25.15. (15) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 199, 0, 22.16. (7) Matt Tifft, Chevrolet, 199, 0, 21.17. (24) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 199, 0, 20.18. (26) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 197, 0, 19.19. (25) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 196, 0, 18.20. (21) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 196, 0, 17.21. (22) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 196, 0, 16.22. (27) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 195, 0, 15.23. (29) David Starr, Chevrolet, 194, 0, 14.24. (32) Blake Jones, Chevrolet, 194, 0, 13.25. (30) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 191, 0, 12.26. (37) Brandon Hightower, Toyota, 190, 0, 11.27. (40) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 178, 0, 10.28. (39) Scott Heckert, Chevrolet, electrical, 146, 0, 9.29. (36) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, suspension, 134, 0, 8.30. (19) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, accident, 130, 0, 7.31. (33) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, brakes, 117, 0, 6.32. (16) Ryan Reed, Ford, accident, 105, 0, 5.33. (2) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, accident, 99, 0, 18.34. (14) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, accident, 99, 0, 3.35. (35) Josh Bilicki, Toyota, fuelpump, 83, 0, 2.36. (38) John Jackson, Dodge, suspension, 63, 0, 1.37. (28) Timmy Hill, Toyota, suspension, 52, 0, 1.38. (34) Chad Finchum, Chevrolet, engine, 23, 0, 1.39. (31) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, fuelpump, 2, 0, 1.40. (20) Kaz Grala, Ford, electrical, 1, 0, 1. Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Winner: 134.756 mph.Time of Race: 2 hours, 13 minutes, 34 seconds.Margin of Victory: 8.030 seconds.Caution Flags: 4 for 21 laps.Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers.Lap Leaders: K.Larson 0; T.Reddick 1-11; D.Suarez 12-24; T.Reddick 25-48; K.Harvick 49-51; C.Bell 52-71; K.Larson 72-103; K.Harvick 104-116; C.Bell 117; C.Briscoe 118-119; K.Harvick 120-141; K.Larson 142-169; Br.Jones 170-180; K.Larson 181-200Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Larson, 4 times for 77 laps; K.Harvick, 3 times for 35 laps; T.Reddick, 2 times for 33 laps; C.Bell, 2 times for 19 laps; D.Suarez, 1 time for 12 laps; Br.Jones, 1 time for 10 laps; C.Briscoe, 1 time for 1 lap.Wins: J.Allgaier, 2; K.Larson, 2; C.Bell, 1; K.Harvick, 1; T.Reddick, 1.Top 10 in Series Points: 1. C.Custer, 541; 2. D.Hemric, 538; 3. E.Sadler, 537; 4. C.Bell, 523; 5. T.Reddick, 491; 6. J.Allgaier, 488; 7. Br.Jones, 463; 8. R.Truex, 430; 9. M.Tifft, 400; 10. A.Cindric, 372.

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCKOVERTON’S 225Friday night at Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.Lap length: 1.50 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (6) Brett Moffi tt, Toyota, 150 laps, 0 rating, 55 points.2. (9) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 150, 0, 40.3. (7) Johnny Sauter, Chevy, 150, 0, 44.4. (1) Noah Gragson, Toyota, 150, 0, 52.5. (16) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 150, 0, 0.6. (10) Justin Haley, Chevy, 150, 0, 37.7. (3) John Hunter Nemechek, Chevy, 150, 0, 0.8. (13) Grant Enfi nger, Ford, 150, 0, 30.9. (14) Austin Hill, Chevy, 150, 0, 28.10. (11) Myatt Snider, Ford, 149, 0, 27.11. (8) Matt Crafton, Ford, 149, 0, 31.12. (12) Cody Coughlin, Chevy, 149, 0, 28.13. (15) Austin Wayne Self, Chevy, 149, 0, 24.14. (19) Justin Fontaine, Chevy, 149, 0, 23.15. (18) Bo Le Mastus, Toyota, 149, 0, 22.16. (4) Todd Gilliland, Toyota, 148, 0, 27.17. (26) Jordan Anderson, Chevy, 148, 0, 20.18. (20) Korbin Forrister, Toyota, 148, 0, 19.19. (5) Stewart Friesen, Chevy, 148, 0, 33.20. (2) Dalton Sargeant, Chevy, 147, 0, 24.21. (22) Josh Reaume, Chevy, 147, 0, 16.22. (32) Wendell Chavous, Chevy, 146, 0, 15.23. (21) Max Tullman, Chevy, 146, 0, 14.24. (29) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevy, 138, 0, 13.25. (30) Brian Kaltreider, Chevy, suspension, 98, 0, 12.26. (17) Ross Chastain, Chevy, accident, 51, 0, 0.27. (25) Bayley Currey, Chevy, fuelpump, 45, 0, 10.28. (23) Joe Nemechek, Chevy, fuelpump, 29, 0, 9.29. (27) JJ Yeley, Chevy, vibration, 22, 0, 0.30. (24) Camden Murphy, Chevy, suspension, 11, 0, 7.31. (31) Norm Benning, Chevy, garage, 2, 0, 6.32. (28) Mike Harmon, Chevy, garage, 0, 0, 0.

Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Winner: 119.361 mph.Time of Race: 1 hour, 53 minutes, 7 seconds.Margin of Victory: 5.092 seconds.Caution Flags: 6 for 29 laps.Lead Changes: 17 among 6 drivers.Lap Leaders: N.Gragson 1; D.Sargeant 2-25; N.Gragson 26-34; Joh.Nemechek 35-37; N.Gragson 38; K.Forrister 39-40; N.Gragson 41-63; B.Moffi tt 64; N.Gragson 65-72; J.Cobb 73; Joh.Nemechek 74-87; B.Moffi tt 88-97; Joh.Nemechek 98-122; B.Moffi tt 123-126; Joh.Nemechek 127-135; B.Moffi tt 136; Joh.Nemechek 137-149; B.Moffi tt 150Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Joh.Nemechek, 5 times for 59 laps; N.Gragson, 5 times for 37 laps; D.Sargeant, 1 time for 23 laps; B.Moffi tt, 5 times for 12 laps; K.Forrister, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Cobb, 1 time for 0 laps.Wins: J.Sauter, 4; B.Moffi tt, 3; N.Gragson, 1; J.Haley, 1; Joh.Nemechek, 1.Top 10 in Points: 1. J.Sauter, 508; 2. N.Gragson, 443; 3. B.Moffi tt, 423; 4. S.Friesen, 368; 5. G.Enfi nger, 367; 6. J.Haley, 362; 7. M.Crafton, 356; 8. B.Rhodes, 349; 9. M.Snider, 307; 10. C.Coughlin, 290.

FORMULA ONEAUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX LINEUPAfter Saturday’s qualifying, race today, at Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, AustriaLap length: 2.68 miles1. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Mercedes, 1:03.130.2. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, Mercedes, 1:03.149.3. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 1:03.464.4. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 1:03.660.5. Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer, 1:03.840.6. Romain Grosjean, France, Haas Ferrari, 1:03.892.7. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer, 1:03.996.8. Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, Haas Ferrari, 1:04.051.9. Carlos Sainz, Spain, Renault, 1:04.725.10. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Renault, 1:05.019.11. Esteban Ocon, France, Force India Mercedes, 1:04.845.12. Pierre Gasly, France, Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda, 1:04.874.13. Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren Renault, 1:05.058.14. Lance Stroll, Canada, Williams Mercedes,

1:05.286.15. Stoffel Vandoorne, Belgium, McLaren Renault, 1:05.271.16. Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India Mercedes, 1:05.279.17. Sergey Sirotkin, Russia, Williams Mercedes,1:05.322.18. Charles Leclerc, Monaco, Sauber Ferrari, 1:04.979.19. Brendon Hartley, New Zealand, Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda, 1:05.366.20. Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Sauber Ferrari, 1:05.479.Leclerc penalized fi ve places for an unsched-uled gearbox change.

PRO BASKETBALL

WNBAAll times EasternEASTERN CONFERENCE W L PCT GBWashington 10 6 .625 —Connecticut 9 6 .600 ½Atlanta 7 8 .467 2½Chicago 6 9 .400 3½New York 4 11 .267 5½Indiana 1 15 .063 9WESTERN CONFERENCE W L PCT GBPhoenix 13 5 .722 —Los Angeles 11 5 .688 1Seattle 11 5 .688 1Minnesota 9 6 .600 2½Dallas 7 7 .500 4Las Vegas 6 11 .353 6½

Friday’s GamesPhoenix 95, Indiana 77Chicago 103, New York 99Minnesota 85, Atlanta 74Las Vegas 94, Los Angeles 78Saturday’s GamePhoenix 84, Washington 74Today’s GamesMinnesota at Dallas, 4 p.m.Las Vegas at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.Atlanta at Indiana, 5 p.m.New York at Chicago, 6 p.m.Connecticut at Seattle, 7 p.m.Monday’s GamesNone scheduled

TENNIS

ATP WORLD TOUR/WTA TOURNATURE VALLEY INTERNATIONALSaturday at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, EnglandPurse: ATP, $765,340 (WT250); WTA, $852,560 (Premier); Surface: Grass-OutdoorMen’s SinglesChampionshipMischa Zverev, Germany, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4.

Women’s SinglesChampionshipCaroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus, 7-5, 7-6 (5).m

Women’s DoublesChampionshipGabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Xu Yifan (4), China, def. Irina-Camelia Begu and Mihaela Buzarnescu, Romania, 6-3, 7-5.

ATP WORLD TOURTURKISH AIRLINES OPENSaturday at Antalya Tennis Arena, Antalya, TurkeyPurse: $493,350 (WT250). Surface: Grass-OutdoorMen’s SinglesChampionshipDamir Dzumhur (2), Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Adrian Mannarino (1), France, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1.

PRO FOOTBALL

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUEAll times EasternEAST DIVISION W L T PTS PF PAHamilton 2 1 0 4 83 66Ottawa 1 1 0 2 54 41Montreal 0 2 0 0 20 78Toronto 0 2 0 0 26 68WEST DIVISION W L T PTS PF PACalgary 3 0 0 6 93 35Edmonton 2 1 0 4 95 90B.C. 1 1 0 2 44 51Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 44 59Winnipeg 1 2 0 2 103 74

June 28Calgary 24, Ottawa 14Friday’s GamesHamilton 31, Winnipeg 17Edmonton 41, BC 22Saturday’s GameMontreal at Saskatchewan, lateThursday’s GameHamilton at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m.Friday, July 6Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, July 7Edmonton at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.BC at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

DIVISION I COLLEGE WORLD SERIESAt TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, Neb.All times EasternCHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-3)June 25: Arkansas vs. Oregon State, ppd.June 26: Arkansas 4, Oregon State 1June 27: Oregon State 5, Arkansas 3June 28: Oregon State 5, Arkansas 0, Oregon St. wins national championship

BOXING

SCHEDULEJune 30At Chesapeake Arena, Oklahoma City, (ESPN), Gilberto Ramirez vs. Roamer Alexis Angulo, 12, for Ramirez’s WBO super middleweight title; Alex Saucedo vs. Lenny Zappavigna, 10, junior welterweights.

July 7At Astana, Kazakhstan, Beibut Shumenov vs. Hizni Altunkaya, 12, for the vacant WBA cruiserweight title.

At Save Mart Arena, Fresno, Calif. (ESPN), Jose Ramirez vs. Danny O’Connor, 12, for Ramirez’s WBC junior welterweight title; Egidijus Kavaliauskas vs. Juan Carlos Abreu, 10, weltere-weights; Andy Vences vs. Frank De Alba, 10, junior lightweights; Andy Ruiz vs. Kevin Johnson, 10, heavyweights.

July 13At Kobe, Japan, Ryuya Yamanaka vs. Vic Saludar, 12, for Yamanaka’s WBO strawweight title; Reiya Konishi vs. Orlie Silvestre, 12, for the WBO Asia Pacifi c junior fl yweight title.

At Los Angeles (ESPN), Joet Gonzalez vs. Rafael Rivera, 10, featherweights.

July 14At Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Lucas Matthysse vs. Manny Pacquiao, 12, for Matthysse’s WBA World welterweight title; Moruti Mthalane vs. Muhammad Waseem, 12, for the vacant IBF fl yweight title; Carlos Canizales vs. Bin Lu, 12, for Canizales’ WBA junior fl yweight title; Jhack Tepora vs. Edivaldo Ortega, 12, featherweights; Muhammad Farkhan vs. Abdallah Paziwapazi, 10, light heavyweights.

At Offenburg, Germany; Tyron Zeuge vs. Rocky Fielding, 12, for Zeuge’s WBA super middleweight title

At London, George Groves vs. Callum Smith, 12, for Groves’ WBA super middleweight title (World Boxing Super Series fi nal).

At Lakefront Arena, New Orleans (ESPN), Regis Prograis vs. Juan Jose Velasco, 12, for Prograis’ WBC interim junior welterweight title; Teofi mo Lopez vs. William Silva, 10, lightweights.

July 20At WinnaVegas Casino (SHO), Sloan, Iowa, Jaron Ennis vs. Armando Alvarez, 10, welterweights.

July 21At Moscow, Oleksandr Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev, 12, for undisputed cruiserweight title (World Boxing Super Series fi nal).

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By HOWARD FENDRICHAssociated Press

LONDON — Every-thing’s changed for Andy Murray at Wimbledon this time.

A two-time champion at the All England Club, he’s not really considered a serious title con-tender — by himself or by anyone else, for that matter.

He is not as prepared as usual as the grass-court Grand Slam tourna-ment’s Monday start approaches, having played a total of three matches all year after recently returning from hip surgery.

He is not seeded, because his ranking is outside the top 150.

Murray is, however, thrilled to be playing, provided nothing crops up before he’s scheduled to face Benoit Paire of France in the first round

Tuesday.“I always want to be

here competing. It feels a little bit odd coming into the tournament this year,” Murray said Saturday after practicing

at the All England Club. “Normally, like, at this stage, I feel really nervous, lots of pres-sure, and I expect a lot of myself around this time of year. I’ve always loved

that and enjoyed that in a way. It has been difficult, but enjoyed it. Whereas this year, it feels very, very different.”

The first British man in 77 years to win a

Wimbledon singles title when he did so in 2013, before adding another in 2016, Murray lost in the quarterfinals in 2017 to Sam Querrey, clearly hampered by his hip. Murray wound up not playing another match last season, then had his operation in January.

Nearly 12 full months had passed by the time he ventured back into com-petition at the Queen’s Club grass-court event less than two weeks ago. Still with a hitch in his gait, Murray played more than 2½ hours before losing to Nick Kyrgios in three sets.

This week, again on grass, Murray beat fellow three-time major cham-pion Stan Wawrinka, before losing to country-man Kyle Edmund.

“I’m pumped obvi-ously because, I mean, four or five weeks ago, I didn’t know whether I’d

be capable of competing at a level I’d be happy with. I think the last couple of weeks has been beneficial,” said Murray, a two-time Olympic sin-gles gold medalist whose first Grand Slam cham-pionship came at the 2012 U.S. Open. “I don’t think I played amazing in the matches, but I think I’ve done well, consider-ing the opponents.”

Now comes Paire, a former member of the top 20 who is currently ranked 48th.

Murray has won both of their two previous matchups, including in the fourth round at Wimbledon a year ago.

“He’s a tricky guy to play against, because of his style,” Murray said. “He does hit a lot of drop shots, he serve-volleys. He’s unorthodox with his shot selection and stuff. He can be quite up and down, too, at times.”

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So much is diff erent for Andy Murray this time

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Andy Murray practices ahead of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Saturday.

By PAN PYLASAssociated Press

KAZAN, Russia — What Lionel Messi has never done, 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe did twice.

The quick-footed French teenager scored two goals in a five-min-ute span of the second half to help his team rally for a 4-3 victory over Argentina. Saturday’s victory gave France a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.

Messi, who turned 31 during his fourth and possibly final World Cup, set up a pair of goals but again failed to score in a knockout match at the biggest event in soccer.

Mbappe got his two in his first attempt.

“Of course, as I’ve already and always said, in the World Cup you have all the top level players so it is an oppor-tunity to show what

you can do and what your abilities are,” said Mbappe, who now has three goals in Russia. “There is no better place than a World Cup.”

Mbappe was a constant threat to Argentina’s creaking defense with his speed and skill and was at the heart of France’s often-breathtaking dis-play, particularly in the middle of the second half.

He became the second teenager to score mul-tiple goals in a knockout match at the World Cup. Pele was the other, doing it twice at 17 at the 1958 tournament in Sweden.

“It is flattering to be the second one after Pele but let’s put things in context. Pele is another category,” Mbappe said. “But it’s good to be among the players to score in knockout matches.”

With the score 2-2, Mbappe got his first

goal with a cool finish from a tight angle in the 64th minute, his low shot going under Argen-tina goalkeeper Franco Armani. Four minutes later, he slotted past Armani again after he was put through on goal by a deft pass from Oliver Giroud.

Mbappe also helped France to its first goal. Following a sustained period of early pres-sure, he won a penalty after a 40-meter burst of speed that ended with him being brought down by Marcos Rojo. Antoine Griezmann then scored from the spot in the 13th minute, sending Armani the wrong way.

“Our team is much younger, but we are there. We answered the call,” France coach Didier Deschamps said. “It was not easy because we were leading and then there was an equalizer.

Then they led 2-1, but we kept fighting. There is an excellent mentality in this group and we did everything to go further. We couldn’t miss it and we did win it.”

Mbappe was born a few months after France won the 1998 World Cup at home, its only title at the tournament. Deschamps was the captain of that team and Zinedine Zidane scored two goals in the final.

“People remember more the World Cup vic-tory than the year I was born,” Mbappe said. “It is normal (because) it was the time we were World Cup winners, so that is obviously what they remember.”

France will next face Uruguay in the quarterfi-nals on Friday in Nizhny Novgorod. Blaise Matuidi will miss the match after receiving a second yellow card of the tournament.

WORLD CUP: France 4, Argentina 3

Mbappe, France beat Argentina

By ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated Press

MOSCOW — Moscow’s beer kegs are empty-ing fast and demand for Vladimir Putin T-shirts is overwhelming St. Peters-burg street vendors as the World Cup sends business surging across the 11 Rus-sian cities hosting soccer’s biggest show.

The Russian president was counting on just such a boost after U.S. and Euro-pean sanctions and low oil prices sank the country into recession, and after Russia’s government spent 800 billion rubles ($12.7 billion) to ready for the

World Cup. But experts warn the boon won’t last long without deeper change to the oil-reliant, corruption-tainted Rus-sian economy.

Among the big winners: freelance taxi drivers, dating apps and bars where fans gather to watch matches or celebrate their teams’ victory.

“We are so far off the chart on this, we order as much beer in one night as we would order in a month,” said Doug Steele, owner of Papa’s Bar & Grill on Nikolskaya Street just off Red Square. He dragged a keg on a dolly as he talked, too busy to stop.

This neighborhood has become the place to party since the World Cup opened June 14. The block-long GUM shopping mall that faces the Kremlin has seen traffic climb 80 per-cent compared to the same period last year, according to its manager, Teymuraz Guguberidze.

“The effect is much higher than our expecta-tion,” he said. “It makes us very happy.”

The lift has reached retailers far beyond the Russian capital, helping other host cities far off the tourist path.

The lowest-profile of the bunch, Saransk, spent

hundreds of millions of dollars to build a stadium, high-rises and transport to accommodate tens of thousands of visitors who descended in recent weeks. Proud residents rented out their apartments and kept businesses open extra late to host fans after night games. High demand at restaurants so frequently caused shortages that patrons had to make a list of menu items they liked before ordering.

Mexican fans revved up business in the Ural Moun-tains city of Yekaterinburg, overwhelming vendors at a sports store as they bought up any available souvenirs.

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Fans rev up revenues for sanctions-hobbled Russia

hounded by two or three Uruguayan defenders.

It was Cavani who instead took the spot-light. He combined with Luis Suarez to compete a series of precision passes to give Uruguay the early advantage with a header in the sev-enth minute. And after Portugal equalized on Pepe’s header in the 55th minute, it was Cavani again finishing a perfect Uruguay counter in the 62nd with a shot from just inside the penalty area that caught Portugal

goalkeeper Rui Patricio slightly out of position and curled inside the far post.

“The truth is, it was really exciting,” Cavani said. “There aren’t words to describe this.”

Cavani now has three goals at the World Cup, but limped off in the 70th minute with an appar-ent injury and had to be replaced. He was helped to the sideline with his arm around Ronaldo’s back.

Uruguay, a two-time champion that reached the semifinals at the 2010 World Cup, will next face France on Friday in Nizhny Novgorod.

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Former England cap-tain John Terry caused a flap during Sparks’ call of the Portugal-Morocco game when he posted a video of a TV screen to Instagram and added the words: “Having to watch this game with no volume.” Terry deleted the post and wrote he meant there was no audio in his house when he returned from the Maldives.

No matter the inter-pretation, it is clear women have had a dif-ficult path gaining roles in sports broadcasts beyond studio hosts and sideline reporters. Play-by-play and color jobs remain nearly universally the domain of men.

“Women tradition-ally have kind of been accepted into their hosting role, whether or not they were the strongest candidate, because for a long period of time there was just simply the idea that it was enough to look good on television.

It didn’t necessarily imply somebody being an expert,” said Kate Abdo, Fox’s start-of-the-day studio show anchor in Red Square. “For women to break into that domain, which traditionally has been very, very male, has been more difficult.”

Wagner, a national team midfielder from 1998-2008, was a game analyst for Fox at the 2015 Women’s World Cup and called 10 of Fox’s 48 group-stage telecasts this year from the network’s Los Angeles studios, paired with Scottish broad-caster Derek Rae.

“It wasn’t that I set out to end up calling a men’s World Cup match, but my path has led me here now and I’ll be extremely proud doing it,” Wagner said. “Hopefully I can prove it’s about my effort and my work and my passion and my com-mitment and my love for the game that comes through when I call the match as opposed to it having anything to do with being the first female.”

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