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March 15- 21, 2019 Volume V, Issue XI

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Intellectual prowess on display for Brain Bowl competition Athletic competitions are an everyday occurrence in the local schools, but on Saturday, March 9, students got together for a competition of a different sort. The Rotary Club of Spring Hill hosted a Brain Bowl in which middle school students displayed their intellectual prowess.

Teams from Challenger K-8, Explorer K-8, Powell Middle School and Winding Waters K-8 competed to answer questions dealing with a wide variety of subjects. The topics ranged from history, math and science to geography, current events and popular culture.

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Congressional action reintroduced to end abuse of exotic cats

By SUE QUIGLEY HERNANDO SUN WRITER

The Challenger K-8 Brain Bowl team.

See BRAIN BOWL, Page 5

Blues icon to perform in Brooksville Grammy-Winning Musician, Producer & Songwriter Paul Nelson Shares His Story.

HUNTING WITH TOBY BENOIT

“What is often not understood is that the rampant breeding for cub petting that results in so many untracked captive animals in the U.S. is contributing to possible extinction of tigers and other big cats in the wild. The State Department has confirmed that domestic private ownership of big cats in the U.S. is problematic as they work with other nations to oppose tiger farming and trafficking” — Carole Baskin, founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue

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Blues musician Paul Nelson will be performing in Brooksville Sunday, March 17, 2019. Photo courtesy of Michael Weintrob

Paul Nelson Band set to perform Sunday.

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS HERNANDO SUN WRITER

A bit starstruck, I had my first interview for The Hernando Sun with the Grammy-Award Winning Guitarist, Paul Nelson, this past week.

He phoned this little ole’ newspaper writer in

Hernando County. We talked about his exciting, upcoming appearance at the Blues Bash at The Sertoma Youth Ranch in Brooksville, this Sunday, March 17, among a few other interesting things.

To tell you the truth, it was like talking to an old friend I hadn’t seen in years. Paul Nelson See NELSON, Page 7

SPORTS

Sharks’ magical run ends against eventual state champs

In November 2018, the Hernando Sun reported on the unregulated trade and nationwide abuse of captive big cats and we visited Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, a nonprofit organization that is devoted to ending the private trade and ownership of exotic felines by way of educational outreach and legislation.

Recently, that legislation has taken a positive path and the Animal Welfare Institute, Big Cat Rescue, Born Free USA, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund and Performing Animal Welfare Society are celebrating the reintroduction of the Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Championed

by Reps. Michael Quigley See BIG CATS, Page 13

BY JOE CARLINO HERNANDO SUN SPORTS WRITER PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHERYL CLANTON

A few weeks ago, in the district tournament, the Nature Coast Sharks lost the title to the Crystal River Pirates in heartbreaking fashion: a long missed three-point attempt that was rebounded and quickly passed to a deadeye in the corner for the game-winning shot. After the contest, NCT’s players were visibly heartbroken, which brought to mind a quote by Sharks head coach Dave Pisarcik five years ago: “The teams who lose in the regional tournament are the ones that break down mentally. Always happens.”

NCT No. 1 Ileana Gomez takes a shot against Stranahan

See SHARKS, Page 11

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Methods discussed to eliminate $11 million general fund deficit

Hernando Sun Staff & Contributors Julie B. Maglio: Editor, Publisher Rocco Maglio: Barrista, Publisher Sue Quigley: Layout and Writer Lisa MacNeil: Local Government and Community Cheryl Clanton: Photographer, Community and Sports Writer Andy Villamarzo: Sports Writer Melissa Fordyce: Community Writer Alice Mary Herden: Photographer, Community and Sports Writer Sarah Nachin: Community Writer Toby Benoit: Hunting Sports, Community Writer Kathryn Dentato: Government Writer Jessica Williams: Writer/Reporter Vincent Cardegin: Columnist Dr. Domenick Maglio, Columnist William Holland: Columnist

Feb. 26 Hernando BOCC meeting budgetary items

by LISA MACNEIL Hernando Sun Reporter

Update Regarding changes to Budget Policy

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Leading into the budget discussion of the February 26, 2019 regular meeting, Interim Budget Director George Zoettlein updated the Board of County Commissioners on changes to the county’s budget policies.

Zoettlein described the changes as a simplified way of constructing future budgets in order to “make things balance easier.” The changes are not expected to be put in place until after the next fiscal year.

The proposed process, described by Zoettlein is, “Take the revenues coming in, and balance them against expenses going out.

You don’t use money from a prior year, you don’t use reserve money. All you’re doing is, ‘money in / money out.’” The second step was explained, “Any money coming forward from a prior year would be used to fund reserves in the new year.”

Zoettlein added, “Basically, you have the same amount coming forward every year, and you don’t touch it, unless emergencies arise.” Part of revisions to the policy include reserve funding. If there is a sufficient balance forward to cover the reserves, and additional money remaining, Finance would bring it back to the board for a decision on if the money should be spent, what project should be funded, or if the funds should remain in the Reserve Fund.

In the opposite case of not having enough in reserves to cover the 18.5% requirement, other areas of the budget will be reviewed for reduction or elimination of expenses.

“It’s a very simple process. It’s just very hard to accomplish right now with the way our budget looks,” Zoettlein concluded.

Commissioner John Allocco agreed with Zoettlein and said, “How do we approve this very appropriate budget while we’re in an $11-million hole? Zoettlein responded that the updated process would be in place after the shortfall is resolved, with the hope that will be in the next one to two years.

Commissioner Steve Champion also agreed with Zoettlein, remarking that in any budget, more should not be spent than what is incurred in revenue or income. “It’s just common sense,” Champion said. He also went on to mention a problematic doubling of the budget that was indicated by Commissioner John Mitten in recent meetings. “Our population hasn’t doubled.

Yes, there’s growth, but not that much growth.

The revised policy was approved 4-0. (Chairman Holcomb not voting)

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EXPENSES

FY 19 BUDGET

MLK Compound

$60,000

Debt Service / Transfers

$5,934,958

Annual Audit

$229,000

Utility

$1,139,925

Office / Land Leases

$290,675

Insurance

$1,877,750

Software Contracts

$990,565

General Fund Budget Update

Other

$157,481

Fleet Expenses

$219,053

TRIM

$65,600

The Board of County Commissioners discussed several options to cut expenses in order to recover from the recently-discovered $11.4-million deficit. Additionally, the Reserve Budget is at 14.3%, leaving $0 in reserve for contingencies, as an 18.5% is mandated.

While still a discussion, the

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board leans toward cutting expenses, rather than raising taxes.

The theme repeated during the discussion was, “Stop the bleeding.” The board seeks to cut expenses rather than raise taxes, cut jobs or reduce services.

Next in Zoettlein’s presentation was discussion of how a loan for cash flow will affect the FY 2020 budget.

Presently, the county will enter FY 2020 with $93-million in expected revenue. A $20-million loan will balance revenue against the budgeted $93-million expenditures, although with a $100,000 interest payment. “The thing that hurts is, because you’re going to pay interest for the first two months on the $20-million … you just put yourself another 100,000 in the hole.”

The loan is not viewed as an option at this time.

Expanding a table shown in previous budget discussions, Zoettlein added projected revenue vs. expense figures for years 2019 - 2021. Calculating the figures using average previous increases, Zoettlein stated that the deficit by 2021 would be approximately $10-million. Acting County Administrator Jeff Rogers added that the county has seen growth rates of 4-5% over the last few years.

Zoettlein said, “We should be at the $22-23-million mark (in the General Fund) … we’ve been taking a tumble since FY18, and if we keep up the way we’re going … by 2021, we won’t have any money at all. We have to stop what’s happening.”

Zoettlein also highlighted State-Mandated County Expenses, totalling $4,797,245. These mandatory expenses fund items such as indigent care, mental health, the Medical Examiner, and several other court departments and human services-related areas.

The expenses cannot be changed by the Board of County Commissioners.

Other Fixed County Expenses were shown to the board, the largest being Debt Service / Transfers ($5,934,958), which includes bond payments.

Also included in this category are utilities, insurance, software contracts and fleet expenses. These expenses are mandated by the state, and are not able to be modified.

Commissioner John Allocco said, “We’re mandated to have a county jail … we can’t close our jail.

In explaining the figures in the chart to the left, Zoettlein said these expenses will persist every year. “This is about $11-million that will occur year-in and year-out.

We (the county) control a little bit, but these expenses are going to be there.

As for reduction in services, Zoettlein’s department proposed the following: Government Broadcasting $170,219 Little Rock Cannery $50,016 Chinsegut Hill $181,496 Cooperative Extension (IFAS) $325985 Aquatic Services $216,517 Sensitive Lands $186,878 Libraries (Close 2) $910,896 Rogers said, “These are all great things, and we need them. We just can’t afford them.”

Commissioner Steve Champion spoke first about libraries, “You mention closing libraries, especially eastside, (the phones) are going to be blowing up if you even propose to close the east-side library. I don’t think any of it’s necessary.

It’s not necessary to do this.

If you keep it flat, do you have to cut something? Yes. But what? 3-5%? Because we can get out of this in 3-5 years by simply matching expense and growing out of it. Would that require some cuts in service because of things we can’t control like insurance … but you put this stuff up here and you say, ‘We’re going to cut all these services and we are going to put it all in the General Fund. Guess what. When the recession happened, all the constitutionals (funds) had to come down too.”

Champion went on to say, “Even with the Sheriff’s department, no one wants to talk about. If we said ‘No one’s going to cut anything from the Sheriff’s office, but (HCSO) has to come in flat for a year or two. That’s not the end of the world.

Champion suggested that the Cannery could be sold.

Champion mentioned several times to keep services ‘flat.’ “That’s the only way we’re going to help this community.”

Commissioner John Allocco said, “My concern is even when you look at something like this, and I think we cut off our nose in spite of our face, if we go in the direction of these (cuts) because our community will be much less attractive to those people that we want to move here, and bring their families here.

In spite of that, even if we’re to do these things, there are still costs. It doesn’t eliminate them. Government Broadcast, for example.

We’re still going to have to pay for services that we’re statutorily required to do.”

Allocco referenced a library in danger of closing in his neighborhood, “If we close a library … we’d have to sell that… you’d have to find somebody to buy it, someone with their own funding source, otherwise, you’re still maintaining a building that’s empty.”

Commissioner John Mitten commended staff on a job well done in presenting options to the board. Mitten asked if the costs of insurance and upkeep would be reasonable for closed buildings and services. Zoettlein replied that it could run as high as “half a million, and you’re going to have to offset that cost somewhere.”

Mitten asked, and received a quiet confirmation that, “This is less of a detox and more of an amputation.”

Focused on keeping revenues balanced with expenses, Commissioner Steve Champion asked, “(if) we stop the ‘bleeding’, and come in at revenue. There’s 3-million coming in in revenue if the economy is the way it is -- that’s 6-million.

The fire department owes us approximately 4.5-million.

That’s $10.5 million, if the fire department is paid off in two years.”

Zoettlein expressed concern over constitutional budgets remaining constant.

Champion asked, “You don’t have any control over the sheriff’s budget? Zoettlein

stated, “You guys know, you went to the Governor two years ago.”

Champion stated, “We’ll go to the Governor again.”

Rogers expressed cooperation with Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis and staff.

Finally, Zoettlein presented “Revenue Increasers” which have been brought before boards in the past, but have never actually been instituted. MSTUs for parks and libraries, which Allocco termed “A shell game.” PILOF and PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Franchise Fees/ Payment in Lieu of Taxes) Utilities and solid waste, restoring a .10000 millage rate, and increasing millage in general, along with early repayment of the Fire Department loan. The repayment however affects only cash flow, but not the budget.

Zoettlein also presented reductions in salaries for the Board of County Commissioners and Constitutional Officers. The Board and Sheriff’s department comprise more than 80% of the budget, and the reductions proposed are; $3,681,653 for the Commissioners and $5,467,598 for Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.

Tax Collector Sally Daniels approached to remind the board that her salary budget is determined by Statute, and that she cannot modify it, nor can the board.

Daniels said that she will work on contributing a surplus, as her department has done in the past.

The Property Appraiser’s office is also unable to modify their budget due to statutory constraints.

Other measures discussed, but not decided were salary suspension, centralizing Information Technology, eliminating positions and reduction in services.

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AIR PERMIT Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Resource Management, Office of Permitting and Compliance Draft Air Permit No. 0530021-077-AC CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC, Brooksville South Cement Plant Hernando, Florida Applicant: The applicant for this project is CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC (CEMEX). The applicant’s authorized representative and mailing address is: Mr. Alberto Calleros, Plant Manager, Brooksville South Cement Plant, 10311 Cement Plant Road, Brooksville, Florida 34601.

Facility Location: CEMEX operates the existing Brooksville South Cement Plant, which is in Hernando County at 10311 Cement Plant Road in Brooksville, Florida.

Project: CEMEX applied for an air construction permit to modify the existing coal mill fan for Cement Kiln 1, In-Line Kiln/Raw Mill and Clinker Cooler 1 with Baghouse (emission unit (EU) 020) by increasing the fan speed and replacing existing fan blades with larger blades to increase air flow thereby improving the operational efficiency of Kiln 1. The increase air flow is necessary to compensate for the reduced air flow caused by decoupling the kiln from an onsite power plant in the 2011-2012 timeframe.

Currently, the Department is processing Project No. 0530021-075-AC. The purpose of this project is to convert Kiln 1 to indirect-firing. Once the kiln is converted, the increased coal mill air flow requested by this project will no longer be a factor as the gas flow through the coal mill will be designed to be consistent with the indirect-firing kiln project. The temporary modified coal mill fan project will result in a minimal increase in particulate matter emissions, until the project is subsumed by the indirect-firing kiln project. The permit requires that the modified coal mill fan cease operation upon conversion of the kiln to indirect-firing.

Permitting Authority: Applications for air construction permits are subject to review in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 403, Florida Statutes (F.S.) and Chapters 62-4, 62-210 and 62-212 of the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The proposed project is not exempt from air permitting requirements and an air permit is required to perform the proposed work. The Permitting Authority responsible for making a permit determination for this project is the Office of Permitting and Compliance in the Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Resource Management. The Permitting Authority’s physical address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida. The Permitting Authority’s mailing address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5505, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. The Permitting Authority’s phone number is 850-717-9000.

Project File: A complete project file is available for public inspection during the normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), at the address indicated above for the Permitting Authority. The complete project file includes the Draft Permit, the Technical Evaluation and Preliminary Determination, the application and information submitted by the applicant (exclusive of confidential records under Section 403.111, F.S.). Interested persons may contact the Permitting Authority’s project engineer for additional information at the address and phone number listed above. In addition, electronic copies of these documents are available on the following web site by entering the draft permit number: https://fldep.dep.state.fl.us/air/emission/apds/default.asp.

Notice of Intent to Issue Air Permit: The Permitting Authority gives notice of its intent to issue an air construction permit to the applicant for the project described above. The applicant has provided reasonable assurance that operation of proposed equipment will not adversely impact air quality and that the project will comply with all applicable provisions of Chapters 62-4, 62-204, 62-210, 62-212, 62-296 and 62-297, F.A.C. The Permitting Authority will issue a Final Permit in accordance with the conditions of the proposed Draft Permit unless a timely petition for an administrative hearing is filed under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. or unless public comment received in accordance with this notice results in a different decision or a significant change of terms or conditions.

Comments: The Permitting Authority will accept written comments concerning the proposed Draft Permit for a period of 14 days from the date of publication of the Public Notice. Written comments must be received by the Permitting Authority by close of business (5:00 p.m.) on or before the end of this 14-day period. If written comments received result in a significant change to the Draft Permit, the Permitting Authority shall revise the Draft Permit and require, if applicable, another Public Notice. All comments filed will be made available for public inspection.

Petitions: A person whose substantial interests are affected by the proposed permitting decision may petition for an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Petitions filed by any persons other than those entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), F.S., must be filed within 14 days of publication of the Public Notice or receipt of a written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), F.S., however, any person who asked the Permitting Authority for notice of agency action may file a petition within 14 days of receipt of that notice, regardless of the date of publication. A petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition to the applicant at the address indicated above, at the time of filing. A petition for administrative hearing must contain the information set forth below and must be filed (received) with the Agency Clerk in the Office of General Counsel, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, Agency_Clerk@dep.state.fl.us, before the deadline. The failure of any person to file a petition within the appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that person’s right to request an administrative determination (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to intervene in this proceeding and participate as a party to it.

Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the approval of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C. A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Permitting Authority’s action is based must contain the following information: (a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agency’s file or identification number, if known; (b) The name, address, any email address, telephone number and any facsimile number of the petitioner; the name, address any email address, telephone number, and any facsimile number of the petitioner’s representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the proceeding; and an explanation of how the petitioner’s substantial interests will be affected by the agency determination; (c) A statement of when and how each petitioner received notice of the agency action or proposed decision; (d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so state; (e) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action; (f) A statement of the specific rules or statutes the petitioner contends require reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action including an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules or statutes; and, (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action the petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the agency’s proposed action. A petition that does not dispute the material facts upon which the Permitting Authority’s action is based shall state that no such facts are in dispute and otherwise shall contain the same information as set forth above, as required by Rule 28-106.301, F.A.C. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the Permitting Authority’s final action may be different from the position taken by it in this Public Notice of Intent to Issue Air Permit. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the Permitting Authority on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.

Mediation: Mediation is not available in this proceeding.

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Someone grabbed a knife.

PARADISO, ALLYSON GAYE YOB: 1973 CHARGES: AGG ASSAULT Arrested at: 03/06/2019 12:43 GIBRALTER ST, SPRING HILL, FL, 34608 Arrest Summary: On 03/0612019, I was dispatched to the residence of Gibralter Street in reference to an aggravated assault. Upon arrival contact was made with the victim, who advised that his girlfriend of about a year and a half, the defendant, began verbally arguing about irrational things the defendant believed the victim was doing. the victim advised that the defendant has been high for several days, during which she has been making accusations about him cheating.

The victim advised that while he was speaking to the defendant’s mother, the defendant, had began verbally arguing with him. the victim advised that he told the defendant that she needed help, advising she had a drug addiction problem with methamphetamine.

The victim advised while speaking to the defendant’s mother, the defendant had grabbed a kitchen knife (a butcher knife) and ran towards the victim saying, ‘’You motherf***** I’m going to kill you.” the victim advised that the defendant was holding the knife above her head with the blade facing downward. the victim advised that when the defendant was two feet away from him, he was in fear for his life advising he did not know what she was going to do.

The victim advised that he than took a defensive stance after jumping up. The defendant than backed up and pointed the knife at her mother, so he then contacted the police.

The victim advised that the defendant had put the knife away when she heard police sirens.

Contact was made with the defendant’s mother, who advised that the defendant is her daughter, and is believed to be on methamphetamine, was threatening the victim with a butcher knife.

The defendant’s mother advised that the defendant has made accusations about her and the victim being in a sexual relationship, which she denied. The defendant’s mother advised she witnessed the defendant threatened to kill the victim with a knife when the victim told her she was high on methamphetamine. The defendant became irate and had grabbed a knife in the kitchen. The defendant than walked out to the back screened In porch area, where the defendant’s mother and the victim were and threatened to kill the victim. the defendant’s mother advised that the knife had a black handle and a silver blade about 5 or 6 inches in length.

Contact was made with the

defendant, who post Miranda advised that she lives with her ex-boyfriend at her mother’s house. The defendant advised that she is arguing with the victim over him allegedly cheating on her, and him accusing her of using drugs again.

The defendant was questioned about the argument leading to someone grabbing a knife, which she advised that she had grabbed a knife; however, never pointed it or threatened anyone with it.

While investigating this incident, the defendant had advised to Deputy M.V. that she wished she had just stabbed the victim. Furthermore, the defendant advised that the knife she grabbed was the black handled knife, previously identified by the defendant’s mother.

The defendant was placed under arrest, and transported to the Hernando County Jail, where she Is being held on no bond, as this matter is domestic in nature. The defendant was provided a felony court date of 04/02/2019 at 0900 hours, in Courtroom D of the Hernando County Courthouse.

“A dignitary of the Republic of Illinois ... not affiliated with the United states”

STEVENS, JOHN BARKLEY YOB: 1963 CHARGES:DRIVE WHILE LIC SUSP 1ST OFF Arrested at: 03/06/2019 12:45 BROAD ST & OLIVER ST, BROOKSVILLE, FL, 34601 Arrest Summary: On 03/06/2019, a traffic stop was conducted on a 2004 blue Dodge Van, bearing FL tag 0248UG for numerous equipment violations. Contact was made with the driver and sole occupant, the defendant, John Stevens, by Deputy J.R. It should be noted that tha defendant was a suspect in a retail theft case that this alfiant was working at the time.

I then responded to the scene and made contact with the defendant at which time the defendant provided me with his FL ID card. questioned the defendant as to why he did not have a driver’s license, to which he replied ha did not need one due to being a Sovereign Citizen. The defendant then went on a “rant” about how he was traveling and not driving and also that he was not subject to the laws of the State of Florida or the United States. The defendant went on to advise that he was a “dignitary of the Republic of Illinois which Is not affiliated with the United states”. I conducted a computer records check on the defendant’s ID card, which revealed six suspensions starting in 2015 for theft, four failure to pay traffic citations from 2017 and 2018, and one criminal suspension from 2018.

The defendant was taken into custody at which time he advised me I was kidnapping him and demanded to be released from my custody

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS City Council Meeting Monday, March 18, 2019, 7:00PM Location 201 HOWELL AVENUE, BROOKSVILLE, FL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, III COUNCIL CHAMBERS Contact City Clerk 352-540-3816 Metropolitan Planning Organization Regular Meeting 3/19/2019 1:00 PM Lecanto Government Center 3600 W Sovereign Path Room 166 Lecanto, FL 34461 Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting 3/26/2019 9:00 AM Government Center John Law Ayers Room 20 N. Main Street Brooksville, FL 34601 Brooksville City Council Meeting Monday, April 01, 2019, 7:00PM Location 201 HOWELL AVENUE, BROOKSVILLE, FL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, III COUNCIL CHAMBERS Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting 4/8/2019 9:00 AM Government Center John Law Ayers Room 20 N. Main Street Brooksville, FL 34601 Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting 4/9/2019 9:00 AM Government Center John Law Ayers Room 20 N. Main Street Brooksville, FL 34601 Hernando County School Board Meetings April 9, 2019 11AM Informal 2PM Workshop 6PM Regular Meeting District Office-Board Room 919 North Broad Street Brooksville, FL 34601 Brooksville Beautification Board Tuesday, April 09, 2019, 5:30PM Previous RepeatNext Repeat Location 201 HOWELL AVENUE, BROOKSVILLE, FL - JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, III COUNCIL CHAMBERS Brooksville Planning & Zoning Commission Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 5:30PM Location 201 HOWELL AVENUE, BROOKSVILLE, FL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, III COUNCIL CHAMBERS

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immediately. The defendant was transported to the Hernando County Jail where ha is being held on a $2,000 bond, as per the bond schedule. The defendant was Issued a court date of 03/29/19, at 0900 hours In Courtroom B. Disorderly intoxication on a squad car

NAPIER, PHILLIP GLENN II YOB: 1975 CHARGES: POSS OF METHAMPHETAMINE, POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, DISORDERLY INTOXICATION Arrested at: 03/08/2019 16:09 1290 S BROAD ST, BROOKSVILLE, FL, 34601 Arrest Summary: On 3-8-19 I responded to the Regions bank located at 1290 S Broad St in reference to a suspicious person who was acting belligerent to customers and causing a verbal disturbance.

Upon my arrival I was advised by bank staff that the suspicious person has left and was in the parking lot on top of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office decoy patrol car in the plaza. I immediately located the vehicle which was in the plaza behind the T-Mobile building and observed a white male wearing a black shirt, tan colored pants and gray shoes to be standing on the hood of the agency decoy vehicle. I made contact with the subject who immediately identified himself as Phillip Napier, the defendant. While approaching the defendant I observed a syringe to be near the driver side tire. I asked the defendant if the syringe was his, he advised it was. The defendant was approximately 5ft away from the syringe. I asked the defendant to come off the hood and he did so without hesitation, he began to explain that he was in fear for his life due to possibly going to inherit money from a family member that recently passed away. The defendant was constantly losing focus and numerous times seemed to not hear what I was asking him. The defendant was not making much sense, however, I was able to identify him via name, date of birth, social and Florida Identification Card.

Deputy J.G. arrived on scene to assist with the defendant while I tested the syringe for any illegal narcotic residue.

The syringe tested positive for the presence of Methamphetamine, I used Narco pouch 923 to conduct the test. While talking to the defendant Deputy J.G. was given permission to search the defendant’s backpack, by the defendant. As Deputy J.G. was getting ready to search the backpack the defendant advised he had “meth” in his sock. The defendant was detained and search accord-

ingly, a small plastic baggie containing a clear crystal like substance was discovered in the defendant’s right sock. The defendant was placed under arrest for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.

It should be noted that prior to arresting the subject, he did advise he had ingested narcotics earlier in the day and had consumed a substantial amount of alcohol. The subject was also charged with disorderly intoxication due to admitting the being intoxicated and acting erratically.

While at the jail I weighted the methamphetamine in its baggie on the Ohaus scale serial number #B451399970, it weighed 0.43 grams with the baggie.

The defendant was issued court date of 4-2-19 at 9am in courtroom D at the Hernando county courthouse and issued a $4,000 bond for both charges.

The defendant remain in the custody of the Hernando county Jail.

Flying Chairs and Fists

LEMONS, FLOYD THOMAS III

YOB: 1969 CHARGES: BATTERY (x2), CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON Arrested at: 03/09/2019 01:55 10461 QUALITY DR, SPRING HILL, FL, 34609 Arrest Summary: On 03/08/3019, I responded to the Karma Spirits & Cafe located at 10511 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill, FL 34608 in reference to a battery.

Upon arrival, contact was made with Deputy W.H. who advised he was made aware of a disturbance occurring in the bar. Deputy W.H. advised that the defendant was escorted out of the bar by two bouncers. Deputy W.H. advised that he made contact with the defendant, who kept wanting to go to his vehicle.

Deputy W.H. advised that the defendant stated that he had a firearm on his person.

Deputy W.H. removed the firearm (black Glock 27) from the defendant’s right side in his waistband and secured the firearm in his vehicle. The defendant did have a Florida Concealed Weapons Permit, #W9910244.

Upon my arrival, I made contact with the defendant who stated he was attacked by a female with a chair. The defendant originally stated that he knew he was not supposed to have a firearm in the bar but was given permission by the owner.

Contact was made with the first victim, Jodie Griggs, who advised the defendant ap-

proached her and a friend and attempted to “hit on” them.

Jodie advised the defendant did not like that they were not interested in him. Jodie stated the defendant then grabbed her right arm and tried to pull. Jodie stated she does not recall what occurred after.

Contact was made with the second victim, Allison Russo, who confirmed Jodie’s statement. Allison stated that after the defendant pulled on Jodie’s arm, she observed the defendant fall to the floor. Alison stated that the defendant got up and punched her in the throat.

There were not visible injury to either victim.

I reviewed video surveillance from the bar which showed the defendant grabbing Jodie’s arm. The video shows Jodie push the defendant off of her. The video shows the defendant falling to the ground. When the defendant got up, other patrons were trying to disperse everyone.

The patrons did not remain on scene and left prior to my arrival, as they did not want to be involved. The video shows the defendant punch Allison in the area around her neck. The video shows Allison walk away holding her throat.

Based on the aforementioned information, probable cause exists for COUNT I: Battery, bond $1000; COUNT II: Battery, bond $1000; COUNT III: Carry Firearm in a Place Prohibited by Law, bond $500.

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916

1979

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$104,000.00

770 FERNWOOD DR

$111,377

1815

1980

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$108,000.00

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$77,431

1344

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0

0

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1536

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1975

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1641

1978

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1992

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1997

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1988

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1044

2018

2/15/2019

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1456

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2018

2/15/2019

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2018

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2356

2008

2/15/2019

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2635

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2063

1993

2/20/2019

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1341

1999

2/15/2019

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0

0

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380 DARTMOUTH AVE

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1897

1999

2/19/2019

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2192

2006

2/15/2019

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3040

2006

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2013

1997

2/15/2019

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0

0

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$149,024

2443

2006

2/22/2019

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13059 HILARY ST

$209,605

2343

1993

2/15/2019

$375,000.00

12361 EASTHAVEN DR

$170,921

3873

2001

2/20/2019

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Senate signs off on smokeable marijuana March 7, 2019 Dara Kam NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE --- Bowing to a demand by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a measure that would allow patients to smoke medical marijuana if doctors deem it the proper treatment.

Under the proposal, patients could buy up to 2.5 ounces of medical pot during a 35-day period and would be able to possess up to 4 ounces of cannabis at any given time. Smoking of medical cannabis --- which would have to be purchased from state-authorized operators --- would be banned in public places. And patients under age 18 would be allowed to smoke the treatment only if they are terminally ill and have a second opinion from a board-certified pediatrician.

The Senate’s 34-4 vote in favor of the measure (SB 182) came two days after the start of the 2019 legislative session, and the House is expected to take up the measure Wednesday.

“We have been working around the clock, with our colleagues in the House and with the governor’s office, to come up with a consensus product. I think we have done that,” Sen. Jeff Brandes, the bill’s sponsor, said in an interview Thursday.

The quick legislative action comes in response to an ultimatum delivered by the Republican governor shortly after he took office in January. DeSantis gave the Legislature until March 15 to address the smoking ban. If they don’t act, DeSantis threatened to drop the state’s appeal of a court decision that found the prohibition violates a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.

The smoking ban was included in a 2017 law aimed at carrying out the amendment, approved by more than 71 percent of voters in 2016.

Cathy Jordan, a plaintiff in the case, credits a daily regimen of smoking marijuana with keeping her alive decades after doctors predicted she would die from Lou Gehrig’s disease. Jordan, who grows her own pot and who is highly regarded by pot advocates nationwide, testified last year that smoking marijuana treats a variety of life-threatening side effects of the disease and that other forms of ingestion don’t have the same positive impact.

Brandes, a St. Petersburg Republican who has long advocated for medical marijuana, praised the soft-spoken Jordan’s tireless efforts to get the Legislature to sign off on smokable medical cannabis.

“Every year, she comes up and she would visit us,” Brandes said. “Cathy Jordan was a champion.”

Several Republican lawmakers, however, bristled at the idea of legalizing smokable pot, which Sen. Kelli Stargel of Lakeland called a dangerous “gateway drug.”

The proposal requires the state university system’s Board of Governors to designate a university to house a “Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research” and would steer $1.5 million each year to fund the research, which would be based on data submitted by doctors.

But Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, said that doing away with the ban defies common sense because of the well-known negative health effects of smoking.

“I guess we could take any medication and now say why don’t we smoke any medication? There’s lots of medications out there, and I think we ought to open it up to that, unless we think there’s something wrong with that,” he said. “The research needs to be done before we implement it, not afterwards.”

But Sen. Rob Bradley, a Fleming Island Republican who has been instrumental in passage of the state’s medical marijuana laws, argued the legislation erects “reasonable guiderails” that would be lacking if the governor drops the court appeal.

“It’s time to move this discussion from Tallahassee to doctors’ offices around the state of Florida,” he said.

But Bradley, a former prosecutor, also challenged doctors to take the issue seriously.

“This is a medicine. Treat it as such,” he said. “Make sure when you make your decisions with your patients that you do so in their health, in their best interest, and not turn this into some kind of joke.”

The newly inaugurated DeSantis appeared at a news conference Jan. 17 with Orlando lawyer John Morgan, who largely bankrolled the 2016 constitutional amendment, to deliver an unambiguous ultimatum about eliminating the smoking ban, saying the “sword of Damocles” was hanging over the head of legislative leaders.

“We have to comply with the Constitution. I am not going to fight these lawsuits when we are on the losing side of them. So if they continue to do a bill that’s constitutional, then we will move on,” DeSantis, a Harvard Law School graduate, told reporters Tuesday.

Senate President Bill Galvano, however, is among those who believe the ban does not violate the constitutional amendment, which does not specifically state that smoking of medical marijuana is allowed.

“I think we were right when we interpreted the amendment the way it was interpreted … but the world we find ourselves in is where the courts disagreed with us. That’s how it works, and we have respect for the courts and respect for the Constitution that we’ve sworn to uphold. So we’ve done what I think is taking some reasonable steps in meeting the requirements of both,” the Bradenton Republican told reporters after Thursday’s floor session.

If the House approves the bill and DeSantis signs it into law as expected, it’s unclear how long it will take for smokable pot to become available to patients.

State health officials would still have to craft rules regulating smokable marijuana. And DeSantis has yet to appoint a Department of Health secretary, who also serves as the state’s surgeon general.

The state’s largest medical marijuana operator, Trulieve, is prepared to offer whole-plant products to patients “as soon as all rules and approvals are in place,” the company said in a news release following passage of the bill.

“Though we do not have an exact date for when these rules will be in place, we understand patients’ urgency in getting immediate access to this form of medicine and are working to be as prepared as possible for when approvals are granted,” the Quincy-based company said in a statement.

Moody, Senator say bill needed to prevent chaos March 8, 2019 Ana Ceballos NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE --- Attorney General Ashley Moody is pushing legislation she says is needed to prevent chaos in Florida’s legal system after voters overwhelmingly approved a measure that could reduce existing sentences of thousands of people convicted of crimes.

More than 4 million Floridians in November approved Amendment 11, which got rid of an 1800s-era constitutional “Savings Clause” provision that banned the Legislature from applying criminal-justice and sentencing changes retroactively.

The legislation (SB 1656),

filed by Sen. Tom Lee with the help of Moody, seeks to “clarify” what voters approved and require that lawmakers sign off on the retroactive application of any new sentencing laws.

Without the legislation, there will be chaos in the state’s court system as thousands of defendants try to appeal sentences, they argue.

“In the abundance of caution, we just want to make sure that unless our laws specifically say so, any reduction in the sentencing guidelines in the future does not retroactively apply to current prisoners,” Lee, R-Thonotosassa, told The News Service of Florida.

The proposal will be considered by lawmakers during the session that

started Tuesday, along with a number of other bills that could significantly reduce the state’s prison population. One of those other changes, proposed by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, would raise the threshold amount for a felony theft change, which would potentially impact the sentences of thousands of inmates.

“We just want to make sure that ... (Brandes’) bill, or others moving through the process, specifically say that they are going to apply to people currently convicted and serving sentences for those crimes,” Lee said.

Sen. Darryl Rouson, a St. Petersburg Democrat who authored the savings-clause repeal last year as a member of the Florida Constitution

Revision Commission, intends to push back on Lee’s proposal.

With the help of the criminal-justice reform group Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Rouson plans to propose an amendment to Lee’s bill that would allow any sentencing changes to be applied retroactively, according to emails obtained by The News Service of Florida.

“I think it is important to level equity and to create fairness,” Rouson said. “I think that it makes sense that in an ever-evolving society, when we decide a mandatory punishment is too harsh, we should be able to apply it retroactively.”

Rouson is also sponsoring legislation that would make all sentencing changes retro-

active, except for those that deal with capital punishment as a result of a unanimous jury verdict and a jury’s findings of aggravating circumstances. His bill (SB 704) has not been heard.

Greg Newburn, state policy director for Families Against Mandatory Minimums, said it is “critical” that lawmakers allow for automatic retroactivity of reductions in criminal penalties, which he says would reflect the will of voters.

Meanwhile, Lee argues the voter-approved constitutional amendment does not prevent the Legislature from picking and choosing which criminal statutes can apply retroactively.

“I guess rational people are probably going to be capable

of disagreeing about that, but we have the ability to make these decisions on a case-bycase basis,” said Lee, who also served on the Constitution Revision Commission.

Lee’s proposal, which was filed this week, has not been heard. But it is among Moody’s priorities for the legislative session. Her office noted that the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association supports the proposal.

“There’s no way to know how many cases would be impacted if our bill wasn’t in place. There would be chaos in the court system with thousands of appeals and charges dismissed for crimes that were clearly illegal then and now,” said Lauren Schenone, a spokeswoman for Moody.

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This was the twenty-seventh year that Rotary has held the event.

Kevin Coit, a founding member of the club, and his wife, Janet, initiated the Brain Bowl in 1992.

Brian O’Sullivan, a Rotarian and friend of the Coits, explained why.

“The Coits created this competition with the intent of recognizing exceptional intellectual talent in our community. Everybody seems to want to give a lot of attention to sports and athletes but not so much to the intellectual component of our community.”

In addressing the students, O’Sullivan commented, “Whether you win or lose, you are going to come away with a lot of experience and a lot of pride.”

John Stratton, Superintendent of Hernando County schools welcomed everyone to the event and thanked the parents, students, teachers and community members.

“This is a team effort and I hope that you take away from this experience, learn from it and grow from it,” Stratton stated.

Rotarian Libby Way was the Chair of the Brain Bowl committee and Mike Prescott, another Rotary member, acted as emcee. Linda Prescott and Kay Hatch, Hernando County School Board members, also attended. Members of the Springstead High School Interact Club handed out programs and helped serve lunch. Brian O’Sullivan and Don Barbee read the questions. A panel of judges, timekeepers and scorekeepers monitored the answers.

that you take away from this experience, learn from it and grow from it.”

— John Stratton, Superintendent of Schools

The competition was made up of three games consisting of two rounds apiece and each school had an opportunity to compete against evChallenger K-8 and Explorer K-8 teams at the Rotary Club of Spring Hill Brain Bowl. ery other school. The questions were extremely challenging. A student scored one point for his or her team by answering a question correctly.

However, a point was deducted for each incorrect response.

Two teachers from each school acted as coaches for their respective teams and, just as in any athletic competition, they gave their team pep talks prior to each game and between each round.

There was a lively team spirit among the students as they competed to be first to answer a question correctly. All the teams did well in the competition, but at the end of the day Challenger K-8 and Explorer K-8 had accumulated the most points.

Explorer K-8 team at the Rotary Club of Spring Hill Brain Bowl.

The two schools then medal and a gift card. lenger’s coach, comment- sponsor was Chick-Fil-A competed in the “Super Amy Ollivent, coach of ed, “My team worked Restaurant, which proBowl” Game to deterthe Explorer’s team stat- extraordinarily hard and vided lunch for everyone mine the winner. Chaled, “I’m proud of how remained focused during in attendance. Another lenger won the competiwell the kids did and how the competition.” major sponsor was Sir tion with fourteen points brave they were to be up A number of local Speedy Printing, which to Explorer’s six points. on stage.” businesses sponsored the printed all the programs The members of the two Victoria Jasztal, Chal- Brain Bowl. One major and posters. teams each received a

Through events like the Brain Bowl, students have an opportunity to show their team spirit and skills through fun, educational activities.

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hernandosun.com March 15- 22, 2019

Homelessness and Domestic Violence

By JESSICA WILLIAMS HERNANDO SUN REPORTER

There are many victims of domestic violence, who find themselves hesitating to seek help, who fear homelessness. They are dependent on their abuser who may provide for them in some capacity. Abused women have limited options to escape their situation.

The US Department of Health and Human Services cites, “Survivors have reported that if a domestic violence shelter did not exist, the consequences for them would be dire: homelessness, serious losses including loss of their children, actions taken in desperation, or continued abuse or death.”(Source: Lyon, E., Lane, S., & Menard, A. (2008).

Meeting survivors’ needs: A multi-state study of domestic violence shelter experiences. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice.)

Mellissa Withers, an associate professor at University of Southern California wrote in Psychology Today, in March 2018, “Statistics linking IPV (Intimate Personal Violence) and homelessness are alarming.

Multiple studies report that more than 80% of homeless mothers with children are IPV survivors. Some women choose to stay in abusive relationships because of economic dependence upon their partners.” (psychologytoday.com) In Hernando County, victims of domestic violence can seek help from Dawn Center, a certified domestic and sexual violence center.

I had the pleasure of recently discussing programs and services offered by Dawn Center, with Director, Shannon Sokolowski.

“Many studies have found that family violence is a leading cause of homelessness for women and children in particular.

Dawn Center provides services to survivors of all backgrounds,” Shannon said.

While there are victims of domestic violence who may become homeless if they leave their abusers, there are also people in the homeless community who become victims of domestic violence, themselves.

Being homeless makes them more vulnerable, as potential victims of domestic violence. Most of the time, they do not have anywhere to go, and have few to no friends or family to run to for safety.

Nor do they have personal transportation, to drive away from a dangerous situation. For example, “Homeless youth often runaway to escape abuse and violence at home, but (once they are homeless), they are exposed to further sexual victimization and even, human trafficking.” (psychologytoday.com) However in Hernando County, when it comes to needing to seek help from a domestic violence shelter, Director Shannon Sokolowski stated, “Dawn Center does have a variety of transportation assistance options for survivors enrolled in the

The 24/7 crisis helpline is the first point of contact for survivors entering the Dawn Center program. It can be accessed at #352686-8430. Dawn Center has several programs that operate around the clock that assist survivors. These include the helpline, emergency shelter, and forensic medical exams for survivors of sexual violence.

These programs can be accessed at any time of the emergency shelter proday or night through the gram to assist survivors in helpline number. meeting their goals. If a If interested, anyone survivor is seeking shelter can help local domestic but has a transportation violence victims. “Dawn barrier, Dawn Center has a series of strategies we will Center relies greatly on community support. Comexplore with that survivor munity groups and indiincluding collaborating with local community part- viduals who would like to ners as needed to help that get involved by giving of their gifts, time or talents survivor reach safety.” can contact the Community In addition, Shannon Engagement Coordinator remarked, “Dawn Center has programming available at 352-639-0892, by email to adult and child survivors at giving@dawncenter.org, or by visiting the website alike.” at http://www.DawnCenter.

She further advised, org”, Shannon said.

“Survivors can reach Hernando county citizens for help anonymously to and visitors should also Dawn Center’s 24/7 crisis know that the Dawn Center helpline at (352) 686-8430. just celebrated their 25 year We understand that confidentiality is a major safety anniversary. On April 25, concern for those we serve. 2019, a Birthday Bash is planned to celebrate the It is important to note that special occasion at Timber Florida Statute 39.908 Pines Performing Arts Cenprotects confidentiality of ter. Dawn Center will also domestic violence survivors seeking services from present community awards to volunteers and profescertified programs like Dawn Center. Additionally, sionals in the community there is a statutorily created who provide valuable services to survivors. For privileged relationship more information call: between survivors of do352-639-0892. Tickets are mestic violence or sexual violence and their advocate on sale now on the events tab at their website: https:// or counselor in certified www.dawncenter.org/ programs such as Dawn Center. Therefore, like their events--newsletter relationship with their doctor or attorney, survivors can expect privacy and confidentiality from their relationship with Dawn Center staff and direct-service volunteers.”

Brooksville City Council Recognitions March 4, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AIR PERMIT Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Resource Management, Office of Permitting and Compliance Draft Air Permit No. 0530021-075-AC CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC, Brooksville South Cement Plant Hernando County, Florida Applicant: The applicant for this project is CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC. The applicant’s authorized representative and mailing address is: Mr. Alberto Calleros, Plant Manager, CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC, Brooksville South Cement Plant, 10311 Cement Plant Road, Brooksville, Florida 34601.

Facility Location: CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC operates the existing Brooksville South Cement Plant, which is in Hernando County at 10311 Cement Plant Road in Brooksville, Florida.

Project: CEMEX Constructions Materials Florida, LLC proposes to convert Kiln 1 (emissions unit (EU) No. 020) from a direct-fired kiln to an indirect-fired kiln, including the replacement of the kiln burner. The existing coal mill, which is part of EU No. 020, will be converted into a new emissions unit EU No. 066 with its own baghouse and an exhaust stack. A new multi-channel main kiln burner will be installed in Kiln 1 to efficiently apply an indirect firing system. CEMEX also requests authorization to install two new coal mill silos and related venting dust collectors as a new EU No. 067. This permitting action does not authorize any increase in the coal firing rate to Kiln 1 or the clinker production rate above the currently permitted rates. There will be no significant emissions increase of any regulated pollutant due to the project. Emission increases of particulate matter (PM), PM with a mean aerodynamic diameter of 10 microns or less (PM10), and PM with a mean aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5) are estimated at 0.6 tons, 0.5 tons, and 0.27 tons per year, respectively.

Permitting Authority: Applications for air construction permits are subject to review in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 403, Florida Statutes (F.S.) and Chapters 62-4, 62-210 and 62-212 of the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The proposed project is not exempt from air permitting requirements and an air permit is required to perform the proposed work. The Permitting Authority responsible for making a permit determination for this project is the Office of Permitting and Compliance in the Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Resource Management. The Permitting Authority’s physical address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida. The Permitting Authority’s mailing address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5505, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. The Permitting Authority’s phone number is 850-717-9000.

Project File: A complete project file is available for public inspection during the normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), at the address indicated above for the Permitting Authority. The complete project file includes the Draft Permit, the Technical Evaluation and Preliminary Determination, the application and information submitted by the applicant (exclusive of confidential records under Section 403.111, F.S.). Interested persons may contact the Permitting Authority’s project engineer for additional information at the address and phone number listed above. In addition, electronic copies of these documents are available on the following web site by entering the draft permit number: https://fldep.dep.state.fl.us/air/emission/apds/default.asp.

Notice of Intent to Issue Air Permit: The Permitting Authority gives notice of its intent to issue an air construction permit to the applicant for the project described above. The applicant has provided reasonable assurance that operation of proposed equipment will not adversely impact air quality and that the project will comply with all applicable provisions of Chapters 62-4, 62-204, 62-210, 62-212, 62-296 and 62-297, F.A.C. The Permitting Authority will issue a Final Permit in accordance with the conditions of the proposed Draft Permit unless a timely petition for an administrative hearing is filed under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. or unless public comment received in accordance with this notice results in a different decision or a significant change of terms or conditions.

Comments: The Permitting Authority will accept written comments concerning the proposed Draft Permit for a period of 14 days from the date of publication of the Public Notice. Written comments must be received by the Permitting Authority by close of business (5:00 p.m.) on or before the end of this 14-day period. If written comments received result in a significant change to the Draft Permit, the Permitting Authority shall revise the Draft Permit and require, if applicable, another Public Notice. All comments filed will be made available for public inspection.

Petitions: A person whose substantial interests are affected by the proposed permitting decision may petition for an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Petitions filed by any persons other than those entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), F.S., must be filed within 14 days of publication of the Public Notice or receipt of a written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), F.S., however, any person who asked the Permitting Authority for notice of agency action may file a petition within 14 days of receipt of that notice, regardless of the date of publication. A petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition to the applicant at the address indicated above, at the time of filing. A petition for administrative hearing must contain the information set forth below and must be filed (received) with the Agency Clerk in the Office of General Counsel, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, Agency_Clerk@dep.state.fl.us, before the deadline. The failure of any person to file a petition within the appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that person’s right to request an administrative determination (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to intervene in this proceeding and participate as a party to it.

Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the approval of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C. A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Permitting Authority’s action is based must contain the following information: (a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agency’s file or identification number, if known; (b) The name, address, any email address, telephone number and any facsimile number of the petitioner; the name, address any email address, telephone number, and any facsimile number of the petitioner’s representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the proceeding; and an explanation of how the petitioner’s substantial interests will be affected by the agency determination; (c) A statement of when and how each petitioner received notice of the agency action or proposed decision; (d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so state; (e) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action; (f) A statement of the specific rules or statutes the petitioner contends require reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action including an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules or statutes; and, (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action the petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the agency’s proposed action. A petition that does not dispute the material facts upon which the Permitting Authority’s action is based shall state that no such facts are in dispute and otherwise shall contain the same information as set forth above, as required by Rule 28-106.301, F.A.C. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the Permitting Authority’s final action may be different from the position taken by it in this Public Notice of Intent to Issue Air Permit. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the Permitting Authority on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.

Mediation: Mediation is not available in this proceeding.

(03/15/2019)

Chinsegut Conservation Center March 2019 Programs March 16th 9:00AM 3-D Archery: Archers should arrive by 9 AM to join us for this shoot to prepare for the upcoming ASA ‘tournament’ shoot in April. Course is 15 lanes with 3-D target variety. Sight in your bow on the range. Small fee applies to help us continue to maintain our equipment. Call (352) 7546722 for more information, no registration required. Join Drawn by Grace for provided lunch following shoot. Allow 3-4 hours to participate fully.

March 16th 2:00 PM Children in the WILD; Sea Turtles: Ages 5-9 are invited to visit Chinsegut to learn about sea turtles. This program includes games and activities as well as a chance to view sea turtle artifacts up close. This is a free program, please register online or by calling (352) 754-6722.Program length: 1 hour

At the City Council Meeting on March 4, 2019, City Council Proclaims March as Bicycle Month. For more information on biking trails, visit the Trail Link at: https://www.traillink.com/trail/good-neighbor-trail/ Margaret Ghiotto Commercial Beautification Award from March 4, 2019 City Council Meeting:Left, Ronette Synder, City Beautification Board Chairman; Middle, Kathy Middleton, City Beautification Board Vice Chairman Right, Recipient, Rory Steele, Little Lady Cafe, 13 S. Brooksville Ave.

L-R Council Member Betty Erhard, Vice Mayor Joe Bernardini, Mike Dolan, Vice Chair Good Neighbor Trail Committee, Tammy Heon, Ryan Malloy, Brooksville Main Street Director, Council Member Robert Battista, Mayor William Kemerer, and Council Member Pat Brayton.

Refreshments provided. For Teens 13-18

WH- West Hernando Branch Library located at 6335 Blackbird Ave, Weeki Wachee, FL 34613

Learning Circle: Introduction to Public Speaking - EH 3/19/2019 10 - 11:30 AM Registration is open Improve your public speaking skills by meeting with others to take a free online course.

BV- Brooksville/ Main Library located at 238 Howell Ave, Brooksville, FL 34601 EH- East Hernando Branch located at 6457 Windmere Rd, Brooksville, FL 34602

March 18 Learning the Mouse - BV 3/18/2019 10AM - 12PM Registration is open Learn to use a mouse and acquire basic computer vocabulary.

Meditation Mondays - WH 3/18/2019 11AM - 12PM Enjoy a mindful Monday - join us for a discussion of resources on meditation & mindfulness followed by 30 minutes of meditation.

Spring Fling Crafts for Teens - WH 3/18/2019 3 - 4PM Celebrate Spring Break and the beginning of Spring with a variety of Spring-themed crafts.

March 19

Toddler Storytime - BV 3/19/2019 10:30 - 11AM Stories, songs, and more in a storytime program designed for children between 18 months - 3 years old.

Preschool Storytime - BV 3/19/2019 11:15 - 11:45 AM Stories, songs, and more in a storytime program designed for children between 3 - 5 years old.

Classics Book Discussion - SH 3/19/2019 2 - 3:30 PM Read the chosen piece, then join others to share responses to it in a fun and informal atmosphere. New members are warmly welcomed.

Movies @ Your Library - EH 3/19/2019 2 - 4PM Movies on the big screen with free popcorn.

Art Attack! - WH 3/19/2019 4 - 5:30 PM Registration is open Is there a future artist in your family?

Come to the Library and let your kids be inspired by famous artists and works of art.

Kids between the suggested ages of 6 – 12 will learn about

March 19th 5:00 PMTuesday Wildlife Trek: As the sun sets a new shift of wildlife begins in the forest. Join Katie for a guided stroll to enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of nature while the weather is nice. Please RSVP at (352) 754-6722. Program length: 1.5 hours March 22nd 8:00AM Beginning Birding with Audubon: Take advantage of the weather by joining this guided birding stroll through Chinsegut. Hike begins at the center at 8 AM. Program offered through Hernando Audubon volunteers. See song birds, wading birds and maybe even some migrating warblers.

Program length: up to 3 hours

Library Programs SH- Spring Hill Branch Library, located at 9220 Spring Hill Drive.

March 19 & 20 9-3 Conservation Adventures: This two-day program gives kids an opportunity to learn about wildlife over their school break. Program includes wildlife monitoring technology, exploring signs of wildlife, exploring wetlands, an introduction to bird and butterfly ID and more. This program is for ages 10-13 by pre-registration only. This is a drop-off program.

Students must have bagged lunches for both days. Register by calling (352) 754-6722. The fee for the program is $20.00 per participant.

a famous artist and then make their own work of art. All materials provided.

The Health Insurance Marketplace and You - BV 3/19/2019 4 - 5PM Learn what you need to know about the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace.

March 20 Learning the Mouse - SH 3/20/2019 10AM - 12PM Registration is open Learn to use a mouse and acquire basic computer vocabulary.

Storytime - EH 3/20/2019 10:30 - 11AM Stories, songs, and more in a storytime program designed for children between 18 months - 5 years old.

“WooooSaaahh” Wednesdays - BV 3/20/2019 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Escape your hectic day and bring your bag lunch for a little drop in art therapy.

Author Talk - Dr. Ravi Nathan - Second Chance A Sister’s Act of Love - SH 3/20/2019 2 - 3:30 PM Local author Dr. M.P. Ravindra Nathan will read from his new book - Second Chance: A Sister’s Act of Love - the story of his kidney transplant, and a sibling’s love. “Moving - compelling - a must-read...

Financial Management Series - BV 3/20/2019 2 - 4PM This month’s topic: Getting Ready for Retirement

Let’s Cook! - WH 3/20/2019 4 - 5:30 PM Registration is open Tired of precooked, frozen, tasteless meals? Learn to cook from scratch!

Spring Fling Crafts for Kids - BV 3/20/2019 4 - 5PM Celebrate Spring Break and the beginning of Spring with a variety of Spring-themed crafts.

Refreshments provided .

March 21 Learning the Mouse - EH 3/21/2019 10AM - 12PM Registration is open Learn to use a mouse and acquire basic computer vocabulary.

Toddler Storytime -SH 3/21/2019 10:30 - 11 AM Storytime time for toddlers featuring stories, songs, and fingerplays.

Book Discussion Group - BV 3/21/2019 11AM - 12:30 PM Angel City by Patrick Smith Preschool Storytime - SH 3/21/2019 11:15 AM - 12 PM Stories, songs, fingerplays, and much more designed for children between the ages of 3-5.

Writers Workshop - EH 3/21/2019 1- 3PM Free and open to the public - meets every other Thursday. All levels of experience from beginners to published authors. Our group is on-going and continuous, join at any time. Bring pen and paper. For more in-

formation call 352-583-2441.

Book Discussion Group WH 3/21/2019 2 - 3:30 PM Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave Ukulele Strum and Sing WH 3/21/2019 4 - 5:30 PM Get together with other uke enthusiasts and enjoy strumming and singing your favorite tunes. All ages and skill levels welcome.

March 22 Baby Storytime - WH 3/22/2019 10 - 10:30 AM A Storytime featuring stories, bounce rhymes, songs, and more just for babies and their parents!

VITA - SH 3/22/2019 10AM - 1PM Volunteer Income Tax Assistance - by appt. only Toddler Storytime - WH 3/22/2019 10:30 - 11AM Storytime time for toddlers featuring stories, songs, and fingerplays.

Preschool Storytime - WH 3/22/2019 11:15 - 11:45 AM Stories, songs, fingerplays, and much more designed for children between the ages of 3-5.

SHINE - EH (individual counseling by appt. only) 3/22/2019 12 - 2PM Free Medicare and Health Insurance Counseling and Information during open enrollment

period. By appointment only.

Call 352-593-0705 for more information.

Tech Tutors - EH 3/22/2019 2:30 - 4:30 PM Not quite sure how to use your device? Do you have any questions or concerns? Grab your gadget and stop by!

March 23 Game On! - EH 3/23/2019 10AM - 4PM Enjoy family gaming at the East Hernando Branch!

VITA - SH 3/23/2019 10AM - 1PM Volunteer Income Tax Assistance - by appt. only Family Movie @ Your Library 3/23/2019 1 - 3PM Movies on the big screen with free popcorn.

Personal Book Group - SH 3/23/2019 2 - 4PM Get inspired by reading and discussing books that encourage you to cultivate your creative self.

FOL Wine Tasting Fundraiser at Strong Tower Winery 3/23/2019 7 - 9PM Off Site What: Friends of the Library of Hernando County, Wine Tasting Fundraiser When: Saturday, March 23, 2019; 7:00-9:00 PM Where: Strong Tower Winery, 17810 Forge Drive, Spring Hill, FL 34610

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An oasis of plants

USF Botanical Gardens where a variety of plants can be purchased.

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALICE MARY HERDEN

The Botanical Gardens located at the corner of E. Fowler Ave, and Bruce B. Downs Blvd in Tampa, Florida offers more than just an educational tool for students, it’s an oasis for any nature enthusiast.

In the late 1960s, this small area was initially used for education and research for the university, and over the years it grew into something more.

“Not only the biology department uses it, but also the school sustainability and the college of engineering,” Laurie Walker said. “It’s used by a lot of entities on campus for their research.”

Laurie Walker, Director for the Botanical Gardens, has been involved at the gardens for many years, starting as a volunteer.

“I started volunteering when I was in school and fell in love with it,” Walker said. “There’s something about being outside connected to nature, that is very healthy.”

The 16 acre property lies on the south tip of Lake Behnke. There are hundreds of plants to see, featuring a vast array of flowers and orchids. It is a dream location for artists and photographers as well.

The gardens consist of a butterfly garden, flowering trees, cactus, succulents, a wetland forest with a wide diversity of plant species.

“Our goal here is not only feature native plants in a native setting, but we also grow plants from all over the world that can grow in those settings as well,” Walker said.

For 25 years Kim Hutton has been involved with the gardens. She serves as Coordinator for Special Events and Volunteers.

“The nice thing about the garden is that we have the volunteers that take ownership of their different areas, Hutton said. “I really like that because they put their signature on it, it’s their creativity and their expression.”

Interns Hena Niazi and Savannah Fransbergen, both majoring in environmental science and policy, use the gardens as part of their internship.

Kevin Slaughter - Senior Groundskeeper, Laurie Walker Director and Kim Hutton - Coordinator for Special Events and Volunteers

“It’s a part of a program we have here for environmental science and policy majors,” Hena said.

“You can do a project or internship, and I chose an internship here.”

Both Hena and Savannah are tending to the medicinal garden. It gives them the opportunity to learn about the variety of health benefits these plants offer as well as sustainability.

It is worth the trip to visit this little oasis. It takes you out of the busy areas of Tampa to a serene area of harmony.

“You have to understand the world around you, and you have to see it, and if you see it then you’re more likely to protect it, you’re more likely to be passionate about it,” Laurie Walker said.

••• Upcoming at the Botanical Gardens: The Spring Plant Festival April 13 & 14 “The spring festival is our bread and butter,” Hutton said. “It’s a party for plants,” Website: http://gardens.usf.edu/ Garden Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Sunday, noon - 4 p.m.

Admission Adults $5 Seniors (60+) $4 Children (6-13) $3 Students $1 (with valid USF ID) Admission is free for USF Botanical Garden members and children under 6.

USF Botanical Gardens 12210 USF Pine Drive, Tampa, FL 33612.

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makes you feel that way.

Just a humble and downto-earth kind of guy, with an easy-going sense of humor.

Yet, he’s still a Grammy-Winning, Grammy-Nominated musician who’s a top act for Buddy Guy’s venue, Legends, in Chicago and who first met Lady Gaga (in her coffee filter dress) on the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

I should also mention, he has shared stages with Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Slash, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa, Vince Gill, Ben Harper, Samantha Fish, and a laundry list of others.

Paul is also considered one of today’s top contemporary blues/rock guitarists alongside the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Warren Haynes, and Robben Ford.

Oh yes, and he has been on tour multiple times in Spain, China, Japan, and all over the United States.

About the time most folks around here are enjoying their 2nd or 3rd cup of Friday morning coffee, my interview began with Paul Nelson.

“What do you like most about the life of being an internationally-known Blues guitarist?”

Paul: “As a live performer, when you play that one show or evening, it’s a one-time thing. That one performance will never occur again. Things will change. The people will change. The environment will be different. The surroundings and sounds, they are unique in that one-time experience. I love the spontaneity, when the band is cooking and all. It’s a drug. There’s nothing else like it.”

There’s no denying Paul Nelson’s deeply embedded passion about his music, his producing, his songwriting, and his performing. His passion has existed since he was a very young boy. Growing up, he idolized the Blues icons such as Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Winter.

“You studied at Berklee College of Music, right?”

Paul: “Yes I did. I studied with Steve Vai (also a Grammy-Award Winning guitarist, producer, and songwriter). I know that many musicians don’t go the route that I did. But I do believe a musician benefits greatly from learning all the different types of (instrumental) ‘tools’ and various combinations.

That way, you have your own ‘tool box’ or ‘tackle box’ [laughing] to pull things from. It’s all about the craft.”

The Botanical Gardens displays a variety of beautiful orchids to view and to purchase, like this

If you’re a blues fan or have even just heard whispers of the blues then you probably have heard the name, Buddy Guy (Born in Louisiana, who at 82 years old, still owns and

continues to play at his bar of Legends in Chicago [New Yorker Magazine Mar 2019])....(Just in case you’re wondering, Buddy will be in Clearwater on Tuesday, March 19th).

Buddy was discovered in 1957 by Muddy Waters, “the father of modern Chicago blues,” born in Mississippi.

Muddy Waters was also an idol for Blues Legend icon, Johnny Winter. Best known for his high-energy blues/rock live performances. Johnny Winter was (as previously mentioned) a huge idol to Paul Nelson, as a kid.

If you’ve ever doubted that dreams really do come true, then this story is for you: Right after Paul Nelson got a good grip on his own instrumental ‘toolbox’ at Berklee, he returned to Connecticut (where he grew up), and began his studio recording.

Paul: “One day, I was playing in the studio and someone tells me that Johnny Winter is here, (in the same studio)..... unknown to me at the time, Johnny Winter had been listening in on my recordings, and next thing I know Johnny is asking me ‘would you like to be on my album?’....A few moments later, he’s asking me to tour with him, and 3 days later I’m in England, playing on tour with him.”

Paul: “It all happened so fast, but it really was the most life changing experience of my career.”

At first, Johnny Winter and Paul Nelson shared the stage. Touring all over world. Literally. All over Europe. All over the United States. Then, they became good, close friends.

Paul: “Johnny was my idol as a kid. As an aspiring musician, and soon a close friend working alongside him, I began to see he was struggling quite a bit, and having some major life chal-

lenges. So I was there for him. Helped him through his Heroin addiction, and helped him get some management things changed.

After a process of this and that, Johnny started making public appearances again and started getting recognized again for his talent (receiving a Grammy award nomination in 2004). I played with Johnny for over 10 years, up until he died.”

Paul: “It’s always a good feeling to help someone out, when you know they need help. Johnny had certainly helped me out, so I wanted to do the same for him. He was like a father to me. I’ve certainly been lucky or blessed with many things, but that....to be able to play a role in someone’s life, someone like Johnny Winter, and to change it for the better.... is a ‘bucket-lister.’”

For a deeper dive into the Winter’s personal stories and life on the road, his documentary “Down and Dirty” is highly recommended. (Including special appearances by Paul Nelson).

Little did I know that I would have anything in common with Paul Nelson (a Grammy-Winning, all-American celebrity Blues guitarist whose performances are already legendary). But at the end of his interview, a little family history was exchanged in conversation.

Paul said “my father’s side of the family is from Alabama....Birmingham and Tuscaloosa area.”

Well, if that didn’t just make this southern Alabama native’s day a little sweeter.

Something tells me Paul Nelson isn’t quite done changing the worlds of those he encounters, for the better.

With all of that said, The Paul Nelson Band will see y’all Sunday at The Blues Bash at The Ranch!

The Paul Nelson Band will be performing:

Sunday, March 17, 2019 Time: 2:15pm

Where:

Blues Bash at the Ranch Festival Sertoma Youth Ranch 85 Myers Road, Brooksville, Florida

Tickets:

At the gate: $35.00 for Sunday events / $75.00 for weekend Listen out for songs from The Paul Nelson Band’s newly released album, “Bad Ass Generation,” (Sony Records, Produced by Paul Nelson).

The band includes: Paul Nelson, lead guitarist Morten Fredheim, Vocalist Christopher Alexander, Bassist Danny Louis, keyboardist Chris Reddan, drummer For additional information call: (941) 758-7585.

Or visit the website: www.bluesbashattheranch.com

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Upcoming Event Previews

Everything that will get you out and about...

THE HERNANDO

SpORTSmAN'S Club

Located 9 miles North of S.R. 50 on U.S. Hwy 19

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

• 80 Acre shooting facility • Clubhouse •General Rifle/Pistol Range • IDPA • USPSA •Junior Programs & 4-H • IHMSA • Archery •Skeet, Trap & Five Stand Range • Cowboy SASS •Black Powder Rifle/Pistol • Bullseye • Steel • High Power • Rifle • Action Rifle • Fast Draw • Appleseed Rifle • Bowling Pin

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Monthly Firearms classes for CCW SAT. & SUN 9AM-3PM

Tues - Fri 9AM-2PM; Tues and Thurs Eve. 5PM - 7PM www.hernandosportsmansclub.com 352-597-9931

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KAYAKING WITH A PURPOSE MARCH 24, 2019 10 AM-2PM AT WEEKI WACHEE The Hernando County Wildlife Warriors are calling all youth kayakers and their parents to get on the river together and make a difference.

The event is being led by Wildlife Warrior Mason Johnson. Mason Johnson is only 12-years old, but he’s determined to make a difference in his community and beyond.

He spends much of his free time cleaning up parks, beaches and rivers.

Mason volunteers his time cleaning along the river banks, and learning more about native Florida wildlife. He hopes to one day become an environmental engineer, and work with the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors.

Mason is an incredible young man. His objective is to see more youth get

Twelve year-old Wildlife Warrior Mason Johnson.

involved in cleaning the river. If you do not have children and would still like to to join us, everyone is welcome. Meeting place to be announced.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/pg/HernandoCountyWildlifeWarriors/ about/?ref=page_internal.

SHRIMPAPALOOZA SAT. MARCH 16 9AM-6PM PARADE STARTS AT 10AM

STAGE WEST PLAYHOUSE PRESENT OF MICE AND MEN SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2 PM SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 4 PM At Stage West Playhouse:Two drifters, George and his friend Lennie, with delusions of living off the “fat of the land,” have just arrived at a ranch to work for enough money to buy their own place. Lennie is a man-child, a little boy in the body of a dangerously powerful man. It’s Lennie’s obsessions with things soft and cuddly that have made George cautious about who the gentle giant, with his brute strength, associates with.

His promise to allow Lennie to “tend to the rabbits” on their future land keeps Lennie calm, amidst distractions, as the overgrown child needs constant reassurance. But when a ranch boss’ promiscuous wife is found dead in the barn with a broken neck, it’s obvious that Lennie, albeit accidentally, killed her. George, now worried about his own safety, knows exactly where Lennie has gone to hide, and he meets him there. Realizing they can’t run away anymore, George is faced with a moral question: How should he deal with Lennie before the ranchers find him and take matters into their own hands? For more information or for tickets: visit https:// stagewest.ticketleap.com. (352) 683-5113 Stage West Community Playhouse is located at 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd, Spring Hill,

Thousands of party goers from all over the state attend every year, emphasizing the fun in fundraising. With an awesome Parade, Live music, and Tons of Great Food, there is guaranteed fun for all ages.

The Rotary Club of Homosassa hosts this event annually. Many of the local merchants will be hosting activities on this day that will compliment the festival. All proceeds from this event are redistributed in the community. Music includes: Ladyhawke, a modern Blues/Dance 5 piece band. Strutt Danceband: High energy Top 40 dance rock band doing new rock, metal, new country, blues, pop, classic rock, southern rock and disco hits of the 70s. Cajun Dave Becnel\ Born and reared on the Banks of New Orleans. 9am-Gates open for guests.10am the ShrimpaPalooza Parade (beginning at the Old Mill Tavern heading South on Yulee)Admission is a $3 donation and children 12 and under are free. For more information, www.shrimpapalooza.com.

Homosassa Civic Club is located at 5530 S Mason Creek Rd, Homosassa, FL 34448, USA

Temple Beth David Presents...

Recipe of the week

The 24th ANNUAL

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JEWISH FOOD FEST!

Come enjoy an afternoon of delicious foods, local vendors, music, entertainment, and celebration for the entire family!

WHEN: Sunday, March 24, 2019 12:00-4:00

PRE-ordering Available

WHERE: Temple Beth David 13158 Antelope St. Spring Hill, FL 34609

For more information check www.tbdfl.org or call (352)650-4521

EASY PARTY PICK ME UP NACHOS Ingredients

Sour Cream Jalapeno slices Onion diced 1 lb ground beef Taco Seasoning pkg 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can diced green chiles 8 ounce cubed pepper jack cheese 1 package of scoop tortilla chips 1 pkg of Mexican cheese blend shredded 2 pkg cream cheese

Directions

Cook your ground beef & onion. Drain good. Stir in your taco seasoning, diced

tomatoes, green chilies, cook and stir until thickened est 5-10 minutes.

Add you water as seasoning pkg calls for.

Reduce your heat to low and stir in the pepper jack, and cream cheese chunked.

Place your scoops on an non greased baking sheet. Add a good rounded scoop of beef mixture in each scoop.

Sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend.

Bake at 375 until heated about 5 minutes.

Garnish each scoop with sour cream and jalapeno pepper slice. Repeat until you have quantity that you want.

March 15- 22, 2019 hernandosun.com

Business & Community Briefs Live Oak Theatre Announces the Cast of the Hit Musical of the 70s, Godspell Brooksville, Florida (March 7, 2019) – Live Oak Theatre is proud to announce the cast of Godspell. As an ensemble company, all principle roles are shared roles.

The cast is as follows: Jesus – Ben Staley, Ely Walters Judas – Chay Nott, Eje Walters John & Pharisee - Kyle Staley Jeffrey - Angela Gluchowski, Kevan Richards Lamar - Alexandra Easton, Lenia Richards Herb - Cameron Myers, Chris Rees Robin - Elizabeth Kessel, Stephania Torres Joanne - Caitlyn George, Makayah Rees Peggy - Kelsey Kidd, Lindsay McTague Sonja - Katie Moore, Cherilyn Staley Gilmer - Kyle Marra, Kennedy Trawick Pharisee and Satan – Ron Dykes Chorus: Anya Bonacki Deborah Bonacki Jasmine Canada Renee Chinni Ron Dykes Rachel George Ella Hofstede Julie Hofstede Jacob Ivie Debi Kaufman Sarah Krug Lina Lenis Courtney Mclain Tori Beth Pilcher Adelle Richards Emma Rodriguez Padjerski Beatriz Sans Garcia Levi Santerelli Elijah Torres Tickets are still available for the Stephen Schwartz hit musical Godspell. The Live Oak Theatre version of the 70s smash hit will be presented over three weekends from March 29 through April 14, at the Morsani Center for the Arts, 21030 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, Florida. Shows are 7:30 pm on Fridays and Saturdays with 2:30 pm matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $20, or $5 for children 13 and younger, when purchased with an adult ticket. Admission includes coffee, tea, and dessert, available 30 minutes before each performance.

For more information and to reserve seating call 352-5930027 or email LiveOakBoxOffice@Gmail.com or purchase online at www.LiveOakTheatre. org. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LiveOakTheatre.

About Godspell Godspell is a musical composed by Stephen Schwartz with the book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971 and has been produced by multiple touring companies in many revivals.

The musical is structured as a series of parables primarily based on the gospel of Matthew. The parables are interspersed with music set primarily to lyrics from traditional hymns. Godspell began as a project by the drama students at Carnegie Mellon University then moved to the off-offBroadway theatre LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the east village of Manhattan. The show was then rescored for

an off-Broadway production which became a long running success.

Live Oak Theatre chose Godspell because it is ensemble driven, it features many memorable songs such as ”Day by Day,” and the improvisational nature of the script is filled with many fun and powerful moments. We truly believe audiences will be pleased with the result.

Godspell was a 1970s reimaging Jesus’ time on earth. It depicts Jesus teaching eight non-Biblical characters life lessons such as loving your neighbor, turning the other cheek, and humility through a series of non-linear parables most borrowed from the book of Matthew with a few parables and references coming from Luke and John as well.

There have been many different versions of the play since its inception, each with its own unique twist on the material. Live Oak is no different.

Stephen Schwartz, who wrote much of the description in the play book, makes several notes about how different scenes can be interpreted based on the directions of the director’s vision or to accommodate the time period that the show is set in.

“WHEN TOBACCO WAS KING” “When Tobacco Was King” is the story of the most profitable agricultural product ever and it details the tobacco industry’s growth from Virginia into North Carolina and then follows its expansion across the border into Canada. Readers follow a young Carolinian’s nearly fifty year career in the tobacco business and the book tells the story of this always controversial but fascinating industry. The main character is the author’s father Ed Allen (EDA) who was born and raised on a tobacco farm in the south. He came to Canada as a teenager to work as a labourer in the burley tobacco fields of Ontario and was a pioneering tobacco man who was a part of the “flue cured” tobacco growth in the country.

EDA worked his way from a tobacco field-hand to eventually become the president of the second largest tobacco purchaser and processor of tobacco in the country, the Canadian Leaf Tobacco Company, a subsidiary of the Universal Leaf Tobacco Company of Richmond,VA. Come join us for “an evening at the depot” on THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. with author Paul A. Allen.

Mr. Allen will have his books to sign and will speak about his father and their relation to tobacco.

There will be a tour of the depot before the talk.

Admission is $10.00 for adults Please call Jan at 352-4288130 before March 15 to make a reservation. Seating is limited.

THE BROOKSVILLE TRAIN DEPOT MUSEUM IS LOCATED AT 70 RUSSELL STREET, OFF SOUTH MAIN STREET. Hernando Audubon Society Meeting: Thursday, March 28.

Program: Mike Orlando will talk about Florida Black Bears.

The population recovery of the Florida Black Bear is a success story. The bear population has increased to over 4,000 statewide, up from around 300-500 in the 1960s and 1970s. However, more bears and more people on the

landscape lead to human-bear conflicts. What can people learn about bears and securing attractants to reduce these conflicts? The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Community Activities Center, 205 E. Ft. Dade Avenue, Brooksville.

Information: Bev Hansen, 352-686-0460, bevalhansen@ gmail.com Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park (Pasco County): Tuesday, March 12, 8 a.m. at the park entrance, 8737 US-19, Port Richey, $3 park entrance fee. To carpool from Hernando County, meet at 7 a.m. at Denny’s, 1445 Wendy Court (at US-19), Spring Hill. We will bird the half-mile hiking trail looking for possible early spring migrants and wading birds. For more information: text 352-428-2629 or email lindalark85@gmail.com Hernando Audubon Society meetings and activities are free and open to the public.

For more details about these activities, check hernandoaudubon.org Nature Coast 912 Patriots Our March 16th meeting will mark our 10th Birthday, so come on by for some cake, pizza & coffee, and celebrate with us. Our guest speaker will be Stacey Selleck, she will speak about term limits for Congress. Term limits is one of those issues that never seem to go away, like the Southern Border or a balanced federal budget, so maybe it’s time for us to get serious about it.

This meeting will be on: March 16, 2019 Time: 11:30 AM Location: Praise Family Worship Center, 17920 Meridian Blvd., Hudson, Fl 34667 phone: 727-863-8989.

Visit us on FaceBook at: FaceBook/Nature Coast 912 Patriots All our meetings have an open door policy, so bring your family and friends.

Member’s please wear you Nature Coast 912 Patriot shirts.

Admission is free.

Picture Perfect Nature Coast Orchid Society’s Show and Sale, “Picture Perfect”, open to the public. This year featuring two artists! The show will be held March 30 & 31, hours are 10 – 4, entrance fee is $3.00. Orchid and orchid supply companies will be there to show and sell orchids, orchid supplies and a vendor selling custom made orchid and flower pots. The show is at the VFW Post 8681 at 18940 Drayton St, (corner of Drayton and County Line Rd.) in Spring Hill. Entrance fee is $3.00. This is an AOS sanctioned show, bring your orchid to be judged by an AOS judge, even if you are not a member. See you there!

PHSC SEEKS EMPLOYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN JOB FAIR IN BROOKSVILLE Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC), CareerSource Pasco Hernando, the Hernando Chamber of Commerce, and Hernando County Office of Economic Development are seeking employers to participate in the Opportunity 2019 Hernando County Job Fair scheduled on Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the PHSC North Campus in Brooksville, 11415 Ponce de Leon Blvd, B104/105.

Local employers interested in promoting open positions

and future positions will have the opportunity to meet with job seekers from the community and PHSC students seeking employment. Priority will be provided to employers with open positions in Pasco and Hernando Counties. For employer participation information, contact Breanna Perry, PHSC coordinator of career services, at careerservices@ phsc.edu or 352.797.5174.

The job fair is open to anyone looking for a job. Job seekers also may have opportunities for on-site interviews with potential employers. To attend, job seekers must pre-register for the event at opportunity2019phscjobfair.eventbrite. com Hernando Youth Orchestra Seeks Musicians The Hernando Youth Orchestra needs young musicians, ages 6 to 18. If you need music lessons and/or an instrument, we can provide many instruments free on loan.

These are available for breaks as well as during the school terms. Violin and cello lessons are also available. We also need adult mentors Rehersals are on Sundays 3:30-5:00 at The Heather Community Center, 9100 Nakoma Way, Weeki Wachee.

Sign up at our website, www. hernandoyouthorchestra.org.

Live Oak Theatre Offers Program: Introduction to Acting Brooksville, Florida (March 10, 2019) – The Live Oak Theatre Company announces that it will offer a program in Introduction to Acting. The program will consist of four one-hour classes, held from 4 to 5 pm on Mondays, April 8, 15, 22, 29. The program will be held at the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for the Arts, 21030 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL 34601.

Topics covered will be: Basic acting skills and principles of acting Theatre terminology Theatre etiquette and most important, Using humor Memorizing and delivering monologs, and more.

Children seven years through 11 are eligible. The class is taught by Vince Vanni.

Vince Vanni is vice-president and co-founder of Live Oak Theatre. He has been teaching the performing arts in Hernando County for over 25 years. In fact, some of his students are children of his former students.

In New York he was involved in creating, directing, and producing training programs and children’s programs for a major publishing firm. Mr. Vanni’s students currently appear throughout the area in both amateur and professional venues.

Tuition is 40 for the course. To register, call 352-593-0027 or email liveoakboxoffice@gmail. com.

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Come on down to the ShrimpaPalooza and meet this year’s Grand Marshall Bay News 9’s Holly Gregory!

Great Time For All!

Saturday, March 16 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Yulee Dr., Old Homosassa, FL Parade Starts at 10:00 AM

Live Music, Shrimp, Food, Beer & Wine, Cocktails, Arts & Crafts Vendors, Kid’s Zone

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10:30 am.....................Cajun Dave Noon. .Victoria Ginty & Ladyhawke 4:00 pm.............Strutt Dance Band Supported by:

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Club of Homosassa Springs

Info call 352-201-2520 or go to www.ShrimpaPalooza.com Dress as your favorite superhero to enter our costume contest!

April 6, 2019 10:00am-1:00pm Bayfront Health Spring Hill 10461 Quality Dr. Spring Hill, FL 34609 Please help us spread the word by sharing the Facebook event.

REGISTER HERE: SupERFamilyBlockParty. eventbrite.com The Brooksville Parks & Recreation Dept has added a Free Walking Group/ Program that meets at Jerome Brown Community Center Monday’s and Friday’s at 7am, and Wednesday’s at 5pm. The group walks for about an hour through beautiful Tom Varn Park. All fitness levels welcome.

Bayfront Health Superhero Costume Contest

Oak Hill Hospital to Host “Living With Cancer” Support Group Meeting Oak Hill Hospital announces that it will host a Living With Cancer support group meeting in the GME Conference Center, Rooms B and C on the campus of Oak Hill Hospital, 11307 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, Florida 34613.The group is focused on creating a circle of support for those newly diagnosed and living with cancer, empowering each other through education, sharing and listening to each other’s stories, and fostering hope and strength during this journey.

The next meeting is scheduled for March 28, 2019, at 4:00 pm.

Anyone interested in joining and learning about this group should call 352-597-6333. Registration is requested but not required. Register by calling 352-597-6333 in Hernando and 352-628-6060 in Citrus, or online at OakHillHospital.com/ Cancer.

Join Bayfront Health Spring Hill and partners for outdoor, family fun as we celebrate everyday superheroes and their impact on our community. Enjoy fun activities, music, food, special guest appearances, and more.

Oak Hill Hospital Hosts Monthly Congestive Heart Failure Series Oak Hill Hospital hosts a Congestive Heart Failure education series for those living with congestive heart failure (CHF).

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The meeting is held on the fourth Tuesday of every month (except holidays) on the Oak Hill Hospital campus in the 6th Floor South Tower family waiting area. The next session will be held on Tuesday, March 26. The series is held from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm and is hosted

by Oak Hill Hospital’s Care Assure Patient Nurse Navigators Rebecca Voda, BSN, RN, CHFN (Certified Heart Failure Nurse) and Lisa Cierpka, BSN, RN, CCM (Certified Case Manager), CV-SHD (Cardiovascular Structural Heart Disease).

The monthly education series helps those who attend to gain a sense of empowerment and control through the education provided by these clinicians.

Participants will reduce stress and anxiety by learning more about this chronic disease and they will be able to collaborate with others who have the same chronic condition. Above all they will also learn about resources that are available to them.

For more information and to register call 352-597-6333 or visit OakHillHospital.com/ForYourHealth.

First Annual Cerebral Palsy Zumbathon® Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM Where: Spirit in Motion 11037 Hearth Rd, Spring Hill, Florida 34608 March is National Cerebral Palsy awareness month. United Cerebral Palsy of Tampa Bay would like to invite you to our first ever Zumbathon® in Hernando county to help support individuals with disabilities.

Come wearing green and join us for 2 amazing hours of Zumba®.

For tickets contact Laksmy at 352 556-8519. $10 in advance $15 at the door 100% of the proceeds will be donated to UCP of Tampa Bay.

tV’s Best Bets marCh 17 - 19 Sunday, March 17 NBA Basketball ABC & ESPN, beginning at 3:30pm Live Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers visit Fiserv Forum for a matinee against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on ABC. Tonight on ESPN, Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves battle James Harden and the Rockets in Houston.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Auto Club 400 FOX, 3:30pm Live NASCAR’s West Coast spring tour wraps up at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., as Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Aric Almirola, Chase Elliott and 2018 Cup Series champion Joey Logano compete in the Auto Club 400.

2019 NCAA Basketball Selection Show CBS, 6pm Live The 68-team NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field is announced live on CBS, featuring analysis, discussion, interviews and reactions from teams’ coaches and players.

God Friended Me: “The Dragon Slayer” CBS, 8pm Miles (Brandon Micheal Hall) gets an offer to join a podcast network that wants exclusive rights to the God Account story in the new episode “The Dragon Slayer.”

The Simpsons: “E My Sports” FOX, 8pm Guest Star Alert!

Natasha Lyonne and Ken Jeong lend their voices to the episode where Bart excels in video game competitions and — d’oh! — Homer discovers that he actually likes coaching his son.

Mommy’s Little Princess Lifetime, 8pm Original Film!

After a tough upbringing by a drug-addicted mother, 10-year-old Lizzy (Sarah Abbott) is adopted by Julianna (Alicia Leigh Willis) and her boyfriend, Greg. Hoping to help Lizzy learn more about who she is, Julianna buys an online genetics test, and they discover that Lizzy is related to a German royal family.

As Lizzy’s unhealthy fascination with being a princess grows, she

begins to blur fantasy and reality, and her actions turn deadly.

NCIS: Los Angeles: “Till Death Do Us Part” CBS, 9pm The NCIS family celebrates the wedding of Kensi (Daniela Ruah) and Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) in the new episode “Till Death Do Us Part.”

Tricky Dick CNN, 9pm New Series!

This four-part documentary series tracks the rise and fall of President Richard Nixon. Never-before-seen footage will be among the elements used to chronicle Nixon’s early political maneuvers in California, the game-changing Kennedy-Nixon debates and Nixon’s disgraceful exit from politics in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

Billions Showtime, 9pm Season Premiere!

A fresh new rivalry is promised for the series’ fourth season. Axe’s (Damian Lewis) newest archenemy is his former protégé Taylor (Asia Kate Dillon), who left him to form a new hedge fund. Maybe Chuck (Paul Giamatti) and Axe will work together this season?

Epic Yellowstone: “Return of the Predators” Smithsonian Channel, 9pm The new episode “Return of the Predators” looks at two animal species that have made a strong comeback in Yellowstone. Follow ferocious wolves of the Wapiti Lake Pack as they keep Yellowstone’s bison herds in check, and see how a mother grizzly bear defends her cubs and teaches them to hunt newborn elk.

Madam Secretary: “The New Normal” CBS, 10pm In the new episode “The New Normal,” a super typhoon threatens a small Pacific island, and Elizabeth (Téa Leoni) tries to relocate its population before the storm makes landfall.

Good Girls: “You Have Reached the Voicemail of Leslie Peterson” NBC, 10pm Tensions between the women, Boomer (guest star David Hornsby) and Mary Pat (Allison Tolman)

reach a boiling point. Meanwhile, Beth (Christina Hendricks) must intervene when Kenny (Braxton Bjerken) gets in trouble at school.

Ride With Norman Reedus AMC, 12:14am (late night) Season Finale!

Norman Reedus and shock rocker Marilyn Manson take Tennessee by storm. Reedus laughs, “I put him in a sidecar of an old motorcycle and kind of bounced him down the streets of Nashville as he was yelling at me the whole time.”

Monday, March 18 Arrow: “Star City 2040” The CW, 8pm Mia (guest star Katherine McNamara) and William (guest star Ben Lewis) venture into the Glades on a dangerous mission.

There, they run into Dinah (Juliana Harkavy), Roy (Colton Haynes) and Zoe (guest star Andrea Sixtos), who deliver some devastating news.

The Voice: “The Blind Auditions, Part 6” NBC, 8pm The Blind Auditions come to an end as coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton all vie to discover and coach the next singing phenomenon. The remaining artists compete for one last chance to be selected to fill the final spots on the coaches’ teams.

TCM Remembers Stanley Donen TCM, beginning at 8pm Turner Classic Movies remembers legendary director/choreographer Stanley Donen, who passed away Feb. 21 at the age of 94, with a five-film tribute. The evening begins with the hourlong special Private Screenings: Stanley Donen, a 2006 interview between the filmmaker and host Robert Osborne.

This is followed by back-to-back airings of classic Donen films: Singin’ in the Rain (1952), On the Town (1949), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Royal Wedding (1951) and It’s Always Fair Weather (1955).

Man With a Plan: “Hotel Hanky Panky” CBS, 8:30pm Adam (Matt LeBlanc) and Andi (Liza Snyder) are eager to book a night away in a hotel after Teddy (Matthew McCann) keeps sleeping in

their bed in the new episode “Hotel Hanky Panky.”

Spring Baking Championship Food Network, 9pm Season Premiere!

Vibrant colors, fresh fruits and bright flavors are on display as 10 of the best bakers in the country compete for the title of Spring Baking Champion and a $50,000 prize.

Host Clinton Kelly and beloved judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale keep the critiques and the fun flowing as the competitors show off their skills with an inspiring array of springtime treats.

9-1-1 FOX, 9pm New Episodes!

The hit first-responder drama from creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear returns with new episodes.

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley HBO, 9pm This latest documentary from filmmaker Alex Gibney — whose award-winning prior films include Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side — traces the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her formerly hot medical technology startup Theranos.

POV: “306 Hollywood” PBS, 9pm Take a magical journey to the house at 306 Hollywood Ave., where two siblings begin an epic excavation of their late grandmother’s belongings. Lip-synced conversations and dramatic animations come to life in this magical realist documentary.

Of Fathers and Sons Starz, 9pm After his Sundance award-winning documentary The Return to Homs, Talal Derki returned to his homeland, where he gained the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for more than two years.

His camera focuses mainly on the children — 13-year-old Osama and his 12-year-old brother Ayman — and provides rare insight into what it means to grow up with a father whose only dream is to establish an Islamic caliphate. They both love and admire their father and obey

his words but have varying dreams of their own. The film captures the moment when the children have to let go of their youth and are finally turned into Jihadi fighters.

Dwight in Shining Armor BYUtv, 9:30pm New Series!

When Dwight (Sloane Morgan Siegel), a 21st-century suburban teen, falls down a hole and into an ancient, underground chamber, he lands lip-to-lip with Gretta (Caitlin Carmichael), a princess who has been asleep for a thousand years.

His “kiss” awakens Gretta and makes Dwight her de facto champion until all of her enemies are defeated. “Dwight had everything under control, but he learns that having everything under control isn’t how to live,” explains Siegel.

“While experiencing all of these crazy characters and creatures and things, he becomes his own version of a hero.”

The Fix ABC, 10pm New Series!

After a devastating defeat in prosecuting A-list celeb Severen “Sevvy” Johnson (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) in an O.J. Simpson-esque murder trial, District Attorney Maya Travis (Robin Tunney) flees Los Angeles for rural Washington state, and a quieter life. Eight years later, another woman with ties to the star is murdered, and Maya is lured back to Los Angeles, set on justice, redemption … and revenge.

Scott Cohen, Adam Rayner and Breckin Meyer also star in this pulse-pounding legal thriller cowritten and executive produced by attorney and author Marcia Clark.

The Enemy Within: “Confessions” NBC, 10pm When intelligence obtained by Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter) during her stint at the notorious ADMAX prison is linked to a pending attack on U.S. soil, Keaton (Morris Chestnut) and the Cointel team embark on a manhunt to find and stop a deadly international operative. Keaton confronts questions of loyalty and betrayal when it comes to Anna Cruz (guest star Coral Peña) and his late fiancée’s father, Thomas Heffron (guest star Robert Gossett).

Tuesday, March 19

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: First Four truTV, beginning at 6:30pm Live The 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins tonight and tomorrow in Dayton, Ohio, with the First Four games on truTV. The Flash: “Time Bomb” The CW, 8pm Team Flash finds out that a suburban mom named Vickie Bolen (guest star Catherine Lough Haggquist) is in danger, and they race to save her. Upon meeting her, they discover she’s a meta-human who is hiding her abilities from her family. Barry (Grant Gustin) encourages Vickie to share her secret with her family, which makes Nora (Jessica Parker Kennedy) realize she needs to come clean with her parents about Thawne (Tom Cavanagh).

The Kids Are Alright: “Wendi’s House” ABC, 8:30pm Mike (Michael Cudlitz) and Peggy (Mary McCormack) are sympathetic when Wendi’s (Kennedy Lea Slocum) parents split up until Peggy realizes that Wendi’s parents left her in the house alone, giving her and Eddie (Caleb Foote) an unsupervised love nest. Elsewhere, Joey (Christopher Paul Richards) goes undercover to enter a cockroach in a race at a nearby bar. black-ish: “justakidfromcompton” ABC, 9pm Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) want to send Kyra (Quvenzhané Wallis) to Valley Glen Prep, but after the school treats them like a charity case, they are infuriated. Meanwhile, Junior (Marcus Scribner) wants to get a job as Josh’s (Jeff Meacham) assistant at Stevens & Lido.

Mental Samurai FOX, 9pm New Series!

Rob Lowe hosts this thrilling new competition series that pushes every aspect of human intelligence and mental agility. Each episode finds people from all walks of life battling to quickly and accurately answer questions that challenge their knowledge, memory, and puzzle-solving and sequencing abilities while they are physically transported around the set in a specially designed, rotating capsule.

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Calendar of Events March 15-17 Blues Bash at the Ranch March 15, 2019, 5:00pm – March 17, 2019, 5:00pm Sertoma Youth Ranch Inc 85 Myers Rd, Brooksville, FL 34602, USA Description:3 Days of Amazing Blues Camping is Optional . Come for the day or whole weekend Event is Rain or Shine. All Sales are Final. No Refunds or Rollovers. ADVANCED TICKETS PRICES FROM 10/1/18 - 3/07/19: Weekend Pass Adults 13+– All shows Fri-Sun Adv: $65/Gate: $75 ; Children 12 and Under Free with Ticketed Adult Friday Adv: $25/Gate: $35; Saturday Adv: $40/Gate: $50 Sunday Adv: $20/Gate: $30 Times are approximate, please see website for details https://www.bluesbashattheranch.com/ March 16 Divas and Dudes Fundraiser for Dybiec Family On March 16, a drag show featuring Divas and Dudes will be held at the Heather House (the community building) at Clover Leaf Farms Mobile Home Park in Brooksville. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm.

Tickets are $15 and are expected to sell out fast. They can be purchased at the door. However, for a guaranteed seat, purchase in advance by calling Shirley at 978-273-9736 or Phillip at 904-273-9736. Credit card payments are accepted. You can also email lowe22@gmail.com. This is a fundraiser for Dawn Dybiec and her two young sons who each suffer from Danon’s Disease, a serious heart ailment.

SHAMROCKING DOWNTOWN BROOKSVILLE WHEN: Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Downtown shops and eateries Description: DownTown Brooksville invites everyone to grab their friends and enjoy a shamrock hunt throughout local shops and eateries. This is a free event. Find a shamrock at each business and get a free ticket to win prizes! For more information, call Diana at 352.428.4965.

SHRIMPAPALOOZA WHEN: Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm WHERE: Homosassa Civic Club is located at 5530 S Mason Creek Rd, Homosassa, FL 34448, USA Description: Thousands of party goers from all over the state attend every year, emphasizing the fun in fundraising. With an awesome Parade, Live music, and Tons of Great Food, there is guaranteed fun for all ages.

Admission is a $3 donation and children 12 and under are free. For more information, www.shrimpapalooza.com.

March 23 The Spring Hill Garden Club will hold a yard sale Saturday March 23rd, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Nature Coast Botanical Gardens. The garden is located at: 1489 Parker Ave. Spring Hill All proceeds will go towards completion of the brick pathways.

Jammin’ for the Kids WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM WHERE: Target Plaza 3155 Aerial Way, Spring Hill, Fl Enjoy a day of food, fun and music to help benefit the homeless kids of Hernando County. This event is presented by the Kiwanis Club of Weeki Wachee and is hosted by Family Chiropractic. Over 50 vendors, live bands games and more.

Of Mice and Men at Stage West WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2pm – Sunday, March 24, 4pm WHERE: Stage West Playhouse, Spring Hill Description: Two drifters, George and his friend Lennie, with delusions of living off the “fat of the land,” have just arrived at a ranch to work for enough money to buy their own place.

Lennie is a man-child, a little boy in the body of a dangerously powerful man. It’s Lennie’s obsessions with things soft and cuddly that have made George cautious about who the gentle giant, with his brute strength, associates with. His promise to allow Lennie to “tend to the rabbits” on their future land keeps Lennie calm, amidst distractions, as the overgrown child needs constant reassurance. But when a ranch boss’ promiscuous wife is found dead in the barn with a broken neck, it’s obvious that Lennie, albeit accidentally, killed her. George, now worried about his own safety, knows exactly where Lennie has gone to hide, and he meets him there. Realizing they can’t run away anymore, George is faced with a moral question: How should

he deal with Lennie before the ranchers find him and take matters into their own hands? For more information or for tickets: visit https://stagewest.ticketleap.com. (352) 683-5113

One of a Kind HGTV, 10pm New Series!

This eight-episode series stars home renovator and interior designer Grace Mitchell as she creates eclectic, imaginative spaces in Fort Worth, Texas. Throughout the series, Grace amazes homeowners with out-of-the-box ideas such as wall art made from a rusted antique car, a fiber optic night sky on a dining room ceiling and custom 3D wallpaper.

Lost Gold of World War II History, 10pm New Series!

Legend has it that in the final days of World War II, Japanese soldiers led by Gen. Yamashita, along with Allied POWs, constructed secret tunnels and hid treasure worth hundreds of billions of dollars in them. Now, a group of dedicated investigators and engineers is using the latest technology to search for the treasure, and the truth.

The Village NBC, 10pm New Series!

This drama follows a group of people dwelling in the same Brooklyn apartment building. While they aren’t related by blood, they have become an unlikely family as they help one another through their struggles. “The Village is not at all foreign to me,” said star Lorraine Toussaint at a press conference.

“It’s an old New York that I knew.

Sometimes gentrification can take away some of the family elements in the city. I’m so happy that our show, with the extraordinary, diverse characters in it, is able to bring back a New York that I grew up living in.”

Teachers: “Wedded Miss” TV Land, 10pm Series Finale!

In the Teachers series finale episode “Wedded Miss,” the teachers scramble to save Ms. Bennigan’s (Katie O’Brien) wedding day when everything that possibly could go wrong does.

Temptation Island: “Final Bonfire, Part 1” USA Network, 10pm The couples reunite at their final bonfire to make the most important decision of their lives.

Wednesday, March 20 The Act Hulu Hulu gets in on the true-crime trend with this anthology about seemingly ordinary types — who aren’t at all what they appear.

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Blanchard, a Missouri single mom who lied that her totally healthy daughter Gypsy (Joey King) had brain damage, cancer, asthma — you name it — and scored charity from it. “They looked like a loving mother and daughter,” says cowriter and executive producer Michelle Dean, “but they had a big secret that eventually tore them apart.”

World Figure Skating Championships NBCSN, 12pm The figure skating season ends with the World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Coverage of the competition begins today on NBCSN with the ladies’ short program. NBC’s coverage features the men’s and ladies’ free skates in primetime on Saturday, and a recap special on April 14.

NHL Hockey NBCSN, beginning at 7:30pm Live A Wednesday Night Hockey doubleheader on NBCSN has the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Washington Capitals, followed by the Winnipeg Jets at the Anaheim Ducks.

The Goldbergs: “Eight-bit Goldbergs” ABC, 8pm Adam (Sean Giambrone) is thrilled when he has to design his own video game for school, so he turns to his family for inspiration. Meanwhile, Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) is worried about Pops’ (George Segal) gambling and ropes Bill Lewis (David Koechner) into her latest scheme.

Empire: “In Loving Virtue” FOX, 8pm With the reputation of the family business on the line, the Lyons strategize on how to clean up the mess that Kingsley (A.Z. Kelsey) made and introduce a new and improved Empire.

Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Freeform, 8pm New Series!

This Pretty Little Liars spinoff follows Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal (played by Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish), who find themselves living in a small, Portland-area town where Alison is teaching at a prestigious college. Series executive producer I. Marlene King is excited to share new chapters for the complicated characters, especially Ali. “What we’re really having fun with in PLL: The Perfectionists is watching the transformation and really shining a light on Alison’s transformation from mean girl to mentor.”

The Voice: “The Best of the Blinds” NBC, 8pm This special episode looks at the best moments of the season so far and chronicles the contestants’ journey from the blind auditions to next week’s battles.

Modern Family: “Stand by Your Man” ABC, 9pm Dylan (Reid Ewing) and Luke (Nolan Gould) are really impressed with Bill’s (guest star Jimmy Tatro) tales of heroism and survival as a firefighter, which make Phil (Ty Burrell) feel emasculated. To impress the guys, he invites them

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March 24 24th ANNUAL JEWISH FOOD FEST SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019; 12:00-4:00 WHERE: Temple Beth David, 13158 Antelope St. Spring Hill, FL 34609 Description: Came enioy an afternoon of delicious foods, local vendors , music, entertainment, and celebration for the entire family! For more information, call the temple office at: 352-686-7034 Kayaking with a Purpose WHEN: Sunday, March 24, 10am – 2pm WHERE: Weeki Wachee River at Weeki Wachee, Meeting place to be announced.

Description: The Hernando County Wildlife Warriors are calling all youth kayakers and their parents to get on the river together and make a difference. The event is being led

by Wildlife Warrior Mason Johnson. Mason Johnson is only 12-years old, but he’s determined to make a difference in his community and beyond. If you do not have children and would still like to to join us, everyone is welcome. Meeting place to be announced. Visit Hernando County Wildlife Warriors on Facebook.

March 30 Hernando Bar 5K 10K WHEN: Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 8 AM – 11 AM WHERE: Weeki Wachee Preserve Weeki Wachee Preserve, Spring Hill, Florida 34607 Description: 6th annual 5K 10K run to raise money for College and Law School scholarships for Hernando County’s students Hernando Home Show WHEN: March 30, 2019 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE:The Shoppes at Towne Square Mall 3021 Commercial Way Description: This is Hernando County’s First Ever Home Show!!!

Put on by the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce! We will have everyone there for your home and garden needs - from realtors to cleaning companies; cabinets to flooring and even great lawn care! This is your one stop shop to see everything this county has to offer for your home needs!

Community Partners for this event are Keller Williams Realty Elite Partners: The Beaches to Ranches Team and Discount Garage Doors This event is FREE TO THE PUBLIC.Visit HernandoChamber.com for details April 6 SUNCOAST HARMONY CHORUS Cabaret Show WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 7:30 pm WHERE: Salishan Gracious Retirement Living, 191 Astaire, SH, Description: This women’s a cappella chorus will present their annual Cabaret Show entitled Everything Old is New Again, Saturday, April 6, 7:30 pm, at Salishan Gracious Retirement Living, 191 Astaire, SH, 34609. In addition to highlighting well known music by the chorus and quartets, delicious “Death By Chocolate” desserts will be served. Tickets are $5 available by calling Cindy 352-597-4376. Our rehearsals are always open to visitors throughout Hernando County. We invite women of all cultures, ages 18 and up, who have a passion for singing and improving their vocal abilities, to visit any Tues, 7PM, at Salishan.

Dance at Brookridge Come join us for a trip to Margaritaville with music to dance by with Johnny Lobo. Meet us at the Brookridge Clubhouse at 8150 Hampton Ave, Brooksville on Saturday April 6th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. BYOB, Coffee and Ice provided. Tickets for this dance are available at the door for $7. Call Val at 352-6160242 to reserve your tickets.

canes. Everyone is welcome. For Temple members $5/class and $7/class for non-temple members. Call Jaynie (352) 7964171 for more information.

April 19 Passover Seder: WHEN: Friday, April 19, at 6pm.

WHERE: Temple Beth David 13158 Antelope St.Spring Hill.

Description: Come join us for our Community Passover Seder.

There will be a catered brisket meal, Haggadah reading, insights and songs. Adult members: $25, children (4-12) $7; Adult non-members: $30, children (4-12) $10. Children 3 and under and all TBD religious school children are free. Deadline for payment by check to TBD or on-line www.tbdfl.org is April 12th. There will be no walk-ins.

April 7 Zumba with Eaze: Join us Sunday, April 7th at 12noon-1:30pm at Temple Beth David for dancing at your own pace and your way to improved health and mobility. This is exercise in disguise! Movement adaptions include wheelchairs, walkers, and

tV’s Best Bets Restored by the Fords HGTV, 9pm Season Premiere!

Brother-sister duo Steve and Leanne Ford bring their daring design style to quirky Pittsburgh-area homes. Leanne, an interior designer, and Steve, a licensed contractor and renovator, help their clients preserve the homes’ original architectural details and infuse the properties with unique design elements, including textured walls, creative ceilings and custom exposed staircases.

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over for a little male-bonding moment that goes terribly wrong.

All American: “Championships” The CW, 9pm Season Finale!

Spencer (Daniel Ezra) suffers a devastating setback and gets strength from an unlikely source. Billy (Taye Diggs), while focused on the championship game, realizes that he has to face some tough truths in order to get his family back.

The Magicians: “The Serpent” Syfy, 9pm Quentin (Jason Ralph) eats a quesadilla; Kady (Jade Tailor) and Zelda (Mageina Tovah) share a smoke.

SEAL Team: “What Appears to Be” CBS, 10pm Bravo Team works with the Congolese Army on a covert mission to capture the head of a rebel militia group in the new episode “What Appears to Be.” bublé!

NBC, 10pm Grammy winner Michael Bublé is back with his seventh music special for NBC, billed as the singer’s most personal to date.

The program takes audiences on a musical journey through his career and features six songs from his new album, Love, including “When You’re Smiling” and “Such a Night.” Accompanied by a 36-piece orchestra, Bublé will also perform classic songs that inspired his early career, like “Fly Me to the Moon,” and a selection of romantic standards, including a duet with Cécile McLorin Salvant on “La Vie en Rose.”

Deadly Class: “Sink With California” Syfy, 10pm Season Finale!

As Season 1 of the darkly humorous, ’80s-set series comes to a close, the gang raids Chester manor, while across town, Lin (Benedict Wong) runs with his daughter from El Diablo.

Thursday, March 21 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: First Round CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV, beginning at 12pm Live With the First Four games finished, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins in earnest with first-round action from around the country today and tomorrow on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Grey’s Anatomy: “Add It Up” ABC, 8pm Maggie (Kelly McCreary) introduces mood rooms as an alternative approach to medicine. Alex (Justin Chambers) and DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) butt heads over an 11-year-old patient who tries to sabotage her own surgery. Jackson (Jesse Williams) and Richard (James Pickens Jr.) deal with a gender non-binary patient. Meanwhile, Teddy (Kim Raver) has a pregnancy scare that brings Owen (Kevin McKidd) and Koracick (Greg Germann) to odds.

Gotham: “I Am Bane” FOX, 8pm Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Bruce (David Mazouz) find themselves

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Superstore: “Blizzard” NBC, 8pm With a massive snowstorm bearing down on St. Louis and an unsympathetic home office, the Cloud 9 employees and customers get snowed in, leading to escalating tensions and in-fighting.

Cold War Amazon Prime Video The triple Oscar-nominated film (for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director for Pawel Pawlikowski and Best Cinematography for Lukasz Zal) from Poland comes to the streaming service. This beautiful black-and-white love story is set against the background of the 1950s Cold War and follows a music director (Tomasz Kot) who falls for a Polish singer (Joanna Kulig) and tries to persuade her to flee her communist homeland for France.

A.P. Bio: “Wednesday Morning, 8 AM” NBC, 8:30pm In the hectic 30 minutes that start every day at Whitlock, Jack (Glenn Howerton) tries to retrieve his massage chair from Whitlock’s intriguing payroll accountant, Lynette. Durbin (Patton Oswalt) and Helen prepare for the morning announcements, Michelle (Jean Villepique) gives a eulogy, and Mary (Mary Sohn) and Stef (Lyric Lewis) fix an art emergency.

The Orville: “Lasting Impressions” FOX, 9pm Guest Star Alert!

Leighton Meester guest-stars when members of the Orville’s crew open a time capsule from 2015.

Bring It!: “Bring It Live! Detour” Lifetime, 9pm Season Finale!

The Dancing Dolls hit the road for the Bring It Live! tour, but roadblocks along the way leave the fate of the tour in serious danger.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “The Therapist” NBC, 9pm Charles (Joe Lo Truglio) brings Jake (Andy Samberg) into a case when a therapist reports one of his patients missing. Holt (Andre Braugher) finds out Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) has a new girlfriend that everyone else has met. Amy (Melissa Fumero) believes she has accidentally received a package meant for Terry (Terry Crews).

Will & Grace: “Conscious Coupling” NBC, 9:30pm When both Will’s (Eric McCormack) and Grace’s (Debra Messing) boyfriends, McCoy (guest star Matt Bomer) and Noah (guest star David Schwimmer), ask them to move in, the friends use each other as their excuse to get out of it. Meanwhile, a snowstorm keeps Karen (Megan Mullally) at the office, where she meets Nikki (guest star Samira Wiley), a woman who works upstairs.

The storm also traps Jack (Sean Hayes) in an elevator, causing him to reunite with an old flame, Drew (guest star Ryan Pinkston), which tests Jack’s commitment to a monogamous lifestyle.

Better Things: “Monsters in the Moonlight” FX, 10pm Sam (Pamela Adlon) decides to speak up about working conditions on a film set in the new episode “Monsters in the Moonlight.”

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “Blackout” NBC, 10pm When Defense Attorney Nikki Staines (guest star Callie Thorne) is raped after a police charity event, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) reluctantly looks to her own for a

Friday, March 22

Delhi Crime Netflix New Series!

In this fictionalized version of the real events behind the infamous “Nirbhaya” case — the 2012 gangrape and fatal assault of a woman in India’s South Delhi — Delhi police seek the men who perpetrated the crime.

The Dirt Netflix Original Film!

Based on the bestselling autobiography from rock band Mötley Crüe, this film tells the story of four misfits who rose from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame.

The OA Part II Netflix Season Premiere!

The mind-bending story returns, following OA (Brit Marling) as she navigates a new dimension, one in which she had a completely different life as a Russian heiress, and one in which she once again finds herself as Hap’s (Jason Isaacs) captive.

Fresh Off the Boat: “Vice Mommy” ABC, 8pm Jessica (Constance Wu) starts her college classes, leaving Evan (Ian Chen) in charge at home as “vice mommy,” but the transition doesn’t go smoothly. Eddie (Hudson Yang) and Louis (Randall Park) run into conflict when Eddie just wants his dad to treat him as an employee — not as a son — at Cattleman’s Ranch.

Blindspot: “The One Where Jane Visits an Old Friend” NBC, 8pm The FBI is hot on Madeline’s (guest star Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) heels as Jane (Jaimie Alexander) seeks help from a familiar enemy.

Speechless: “P-R-O-M-P--PROMPOSAL” ABC, 8:30pm Outraged that JJ’s (Micah Fowler) girlfriend, Izzy (Kayla Maisonet), declines his invitation to prom, Dylan (Kyla Kenedy) and Ray (Mason Cook) swing for the fences with a bold plan to make her jealous. Jimmy (John Ross Bowie), Kenneth (Cedric Yarbrough) and Melanie (Sarah Chalke) coach Maya (Minnie Driver) through accepting criticism for the good of her company.

The Blacklist: “Bastien Moreau: Conclusion”

NBC, 9pm Cooper (Harry Lennix) puts his reputation on the line to appeal to the White House on Red’s (James Spader) behalf, as Liz (Megan Boone) and the task force resume their search for The Corsican (guest star Christopher Lambert), a Blacklister with ties to an international conspiracy. Meanwhile, Samar’s (Mozhan Marnò) abilities in the field are tested.

Great Performances: “Birgit Nilsson: A League of Her Own” PBS, 9pm Celebrate the life of Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson, the face of opera in the 1950s-70s. This performance documentary showcases her greatest roles, including in Elektra and the Ring cycle, plus features interviews with Plácido Domingo and others.

Saturday, March 23 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Second Round CBS, TBS, TNT, beginning at 12pm Live The 32 teams still alive in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field compete in the second round today on CBS, TBS and TNT. Second round coverage continues tomorrow on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Love to the Rescue Hallmark Channel, 8pm Original Film!

When two families both want to adopt the same precious pooch, they agree to cofoster the dog for a month to determine the best home for the dog. But when the dog parenting styles of free-spirited studio animator Kate Healy (Nikki DeLoach) and type-A go-getter Eric Dees (Michael Rady) clash, the two must work together to find a middle ground.

A Daughter’s Deception Lifetime, 8pm Original Film!

After being forced to give up her daughter for adoption, Laura is thrilled to welcome her now adult daughter Bree back into her life.

She quickly discovers that Bree is a sociopath with murderous tendencies who poses a clear and present danger to anyone who gets in her way. Stars Jade Harlow, Rusty Joiner, Kennedy Tucker, Skyler Wright, René Ashton and Brian McGovern.

The Atlanta Child Murders Investigation Discovery, 9pm This documentary revisits the horrific events that occurred in Atlanta between 1979-81, when more than 20 African-American children were murdered. It was a case that made national headlines, yet decades later, no one has been tried for the crimes, and the children’s killer has never been confirmed.

This three-hour special examines shocking new evidence and unearths once-secret investigations in an effort to shed more light on the mystery.

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If anything, that loss was a reality check for this year’s team. And it brought them further than anyone probably would’ve imagined.

Going on the road for three straight games, the Sharks barely got past Anclote, destroyed Crystal River in a revenge contest, then got revenge on Palatka to advance to the state semifinals at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Their run, however, ended Wednes-

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SPORTS day night, when they were defeated 76-45 to the eventual state champion Fort Lauderdale-Stranahan Mighty Dragons (who beat Lakewood 63-54 the following night).

For the Sharks, the team shot 35% from the floor (18 of 51) and 22% from long range (4 of 21).

They were led by junior center Orien Adams, who finished the contest with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Also, senior guard Robert Gomez scored 11 points in his final high school game, and Brandon Clarke added six

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points.

As for Stranahan, their team shot 58% from the floor (30 of 52) and 33% from long range (5 of 15). They were paced by center Inady Legiste (23 points, six rebounds) and guard Brian Dugazon (21 points, three rebounds).

“It was definitely exciting to make it back to (Lakeland) for this event,” said Pisarcik afterwards. “I know the guys are happy about it, and we as coaches are happy as well. Nobody had the opportunity to go on the road and win those types of games in those kinds of environments, so three tough road wins is great.”

The Sharks kept it close in the contest, only being down by six points at the end of the first quarter (even being as close as one point following a Gomez three). However, the second and third quarters proved to be the difference, as NCT was outscored 37-14 in that span of 16 minutes as Legiste and Dugazon simply could not be contained.

“They (Stranahan) had speed to neutralize our scorers. Obviously, a little bit more athletically gifted, but we knew that going in, so we tried to prepare the best we could to execute our game plan, and they’re the #1 team in

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the state. We knew what we were getting into.”

For Nature Coast, they end the season with a 25-6 record, and the group of five seniors now begin their final countdown towards graduation and the beginning of their collegiate and future careers.

Despite the squad not making it to the ultimate goal, they found a way to persevere throughout all obstacles to reach this point. To the team, this season was a success.

As for the seniors, Pisarcik had one thing to say about this group: “I’m proud of these guys and the season they had. To be able to accomplish our goals of winning a regional final and make it to this point, is great. Love these guys.”

Hernando Sun Softball Rankings

BY VILLAMARZO HERNANDO SUN SPORTS WRITER

The first games of the regular season for prep girls softball in the state of Florida started up a couple weeks ago. Here is our ranking of the five teams within Hernando County considering the games that have been played so far.

No. 1 Hernando (5-0, 4-0): No team is playing better in Hernando County than the Leopards, whom have only yielded one run through five games played. Hernando has some tough matchups coming up, including contests against New Port Richey Gulf, Gibsonton East Bay and Palmetto. The Leopards are ranked No. 1 to start off this season and for a lot of reasons. This team is loaded and could make a deep postseason run.

No. 2 Springstead (4-2, 2-2): The Eagles after a somewhat disappointing 2018 campaign have bounced back nicely to start off the 2019 season. Springstead has already rolled off four wins through six games, including victories over Bishop McLaughlin, Central and Inverness Citrus. Springstead’s only two losses of the season have both come by one run to Dunnellon and Crystal River.

ing off the 2019 season with an impressive 3-0 start, the Sharks have dropped three in a row to even their record at 3-3.

Nature Coast won its first three games of the season against Weeki Wachee, Cypress Creek and Inverness Citrus and then proceeded to lose the next three against Hudson, Dunnellon and Hernando.

No. 4 Central (1-4, 1-3): Outside of a 21-11 victory over Hudson Fivay, the Bears have had a tough go against everyone else. The Bears have lost by a combined score of 66-11 in their four losses this season.

Central will have a hard time picking up victories facing the likes of Hernando, Springstead and Nature Coast throughout the season.

No. 5 Weeki Wachee (0-8, 0-3): Despite scoring 40 runs this season, the Hornets have yet to pick up their first victory of the campaign.

Weeki Wachee is another team that will have a tough climb up the rankings throughout the season. Scoring plenty of runs, though, will help keep them competitive against the field.

Andy Villamarzo can be reached at andyvillamarzo@gmail. com and follow him on Twitter @avillamarzo.

No. 3 Nature Coast (3-3, 1-2): After start-

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High School Sports Schedules Week 03/18/2019 thru 3/24//2019

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Hernando Sophomore Olivia Townsend winds up on the pitchers mound during the Springstead Softball Classic.

Photo by Alice Mary Herden.

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BY MATTHEW VANDENBURGH HERNANDO SUN SPORTS WRITER

Toby Benoit is a best selling novelist and professional outdoorsman with thirty-five years of experience guiding and outfitting for big game all across America. Toby is a renowned archer and turkey hunting expert who manufactures custom game calls and is a regular judge at NWTF sanctioned turkey calling events across the Southeast.

My weekend with the FWC I had mentioned in last week’s column, that I’d be spending this past weekend guiding with the Florida Wildlife Commission’s Youth Hunting Program. I wanted to give an update on just how that went, because for the young lady and her father, whom had been assigned to me for the weekend, it’s one they won’t soon forget. Sadly, there were only six youths that showed up for the hunt camp, but those who did arrive, were fired up and eager.

This weekend’s hunt,was hosted by our FWC under direction of their Huntmaster, Bob Roe and was made possible by a partnership with two other remarkable organizations, the first was Matthew Burk’s, 10Can, Incorporated. 10Can’s children and youth program was designed to create what they call, “community impact agents.” It’s their belief that giving youth a purpose reduces misbehavior and increases quality of life. As well, establishing a moment in time (Rite of Passage) to begin the transition into emerging adulthood, ensuring every child is equipped for success.

They teach children how to farm, hunt, fish, and survive in any given situation and their representative at the hunt, Mister Danny Lovett of Webster, Fl did an amazing job achieving the 10Can goals for these kids!

The second organization invited to participate in the event this weekend was the Offroad United Foundation, led by founder Chrissy Johnson of Hudson, Fl. OUF’s mission is to provide aid and assistance to our nation’s First Responders by raising funds and awareness through off-roading events, last year alone, Chrissy’s OUF donated over $330,000 to First Responders and their families.

The hunting was phenomenal, everybody in that camp was in high spirits and a true pleasure to be around. The property we were assigned to hunt was practically flooded and impossible to maneuver with standard four-wheel drive trucks. That’s why the OUF volunteers joining us was so amazing; they

What has been rumored for months has finally been confirmed, the WWE will bring WrestleMania to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Sunday, April 5, 2020. This will be the first time the city has hosted the event.

Tampa has been the host for some major WWE wrestling events in the past, but WrestleMania is on an entirely different level. This is the WWE’s biggest show of the year, where multiple storylines come to a dramatic conclusion and it draws in the entire wrestling world.

Along with the actual WrestleMania event, WWE will feature their entire showcase. This will mean a week’s worth of WWE events, including their developmental division, NXT, will have one of their “TakeOver” arrived with a small fleet of Jeep monster trucks, which the kids got a huge kick out of, and shuttled us to and from our hunting blinds. I was a little apprehensive though as even with a running start, this fat boy couldn’t climb into one. That issue quickly resolved itself as the Jeepers began building me a staircase of cinder blocks for loading and unloading!

My most cherished friend Meghan Bailes joined me as a guide this weekend and we teamed up with our assigned kids. With only three sittings, we put six different gobblers into gun range for our youth hunters. (Although none were were taken. ) To see the excitement on their wide-eyed little faces, was a priceless gift for us, as Meghan filmed two gobblers at spitting distance, gobbling into the barrel of one youth’s gun who was too rushed with adrenaline to fire her shotgun on our final set up of the weekend.

To be certain I’ll be back in the woods this coming Saturday and Sunday for the opening of our general season.

I’ll have the honor of guiding Mrs. Kelli Ellis, bride to our county’s most noted taxidermist, Tim Ellis. We’re going to try very hard to give her husband a new work project; mounting her a trophy tom! I’ll be employing my own Rebel Yell brand box call and a Spring King friction caller again to get the job done. I’ll keep ya posted!

Best of luck to all of you taking to the field and chasing them bearded devils and as always, I’d love to hear about your own outdoor adventures and maybe see a photo or two of your successes at Toby@ HernandoSun.com. God bless and good hunting!

events, likely at Amalie Arena, as well as their flagship weekly programs, Monday Night Raw and Smackdown Live. The WWE will be bringing their history with them as well, with WrestleMania Axxess, a convention of sorts where fans can meet WWE superstars and legends. Additional opportunities include viewing historic pieces from the WWE vault and the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, where the company honors the legends from the past.

WWE does not just hold wrestling events during their time in town for WrestleMania. Their anti-bullying campaign, Be a Star, will roll out to various schools and organizations to help combat the problem of bullying.

The WWE superstars will be visiting children in hospitals in partnership with the Make-A-Wish foundation. The charity events WWE brings to the

Photo from WWE WrestleMania’s Post

table are yet more things to benefit the region.

This is a huge boon for the city of Tampa. In coming to Tampa, WWE brings the eyes of the Pro Wrestling world to the area, which also brings big money. WrestleMania 33, the last one

to take place in Florida, generated an economic impact of $181.5 million for the city of Orlando.

Not only will fans show up, but devotees of the independent wrestling world will come in droves as well. The smaller, local companies are looking

to benefit from more spectators as well as the larger companies which have a sizable following and will draw even more people to the city.

Tampa Bay will certainly be the epicenter of the Pro Wrestling world in April 2020.

Kucherov breaks record

BY MATT VANDENBURGH HERNANDO SUN WRITER

The Tampa Bay Lightning have a new single-season points record holder in forward Nikita Kucherov. He broke that record, previously held by Vincent Lecavlalier, in a two-goal performance to lead the Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sat. March 10.

Lecavalier himself seemed impressed by the new record.

“Kuch is an unbelievable player. He is so dominant and talented that it is no wonder he broke my Lightning record for most points in a season.

I’d like to personally congratulate Nikita for the accomplishment and wish him and the team further success as they approach the playoffs,” Lecavalier said in a statement provided by the Lightning.

110 points on the season is an impressive feat, especially now. Last season saw Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers lead the league with 108 points. This helps put the performance Kucherov has been having this year on an entirely different level, considering that at the time of this writing, the lightning has 13 more games to add to an already incredible performance.

13 is also the number

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov prior to a National Hockey League game in Calgary (2014). Via Wikipedia

separating Kucherov from the next highest scorer in the league. Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks currently sits at 97 points, and with the way Kucherov and the Lightning have been playing, it is doubtful that the league lead will slip away.

While the all-time single-season record of 215 points in the 19851986 season by Wayne Gretzky is unattainable

for Kucherov, it still stands out as one of the best performances in this century. In 2005-2006 Joe Thornton put up 125 points which give Kucherov opportunity to surpass him. It would be tough, but doable. 16 points in 13 games for a player like Kucherov is certainly a possibility.

It is a good time for the Lightning right now, the team has already

clinched a position in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and they have a 15 point lead on the next best team in the race for the President’s Trophy.

Now they can rest players and make sure they head into the postseason healthy and ensure the road to the Stanley Cup runs through Tampa.

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Toby and his asigned youth huntress, 13 year-old Megan Kinsman at the FWC Youth Turkey Hunt.

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Business & Community Spring Hill Sailor conducts maintenance on board flight deck of Navy carrier U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Chaunley Terry, left, from Miami, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Airman Brian Beeker, from Spring Hill, Florida, conduct maintenance on a JP-5 auxiliary hose on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Indian Ocean, March 8, 2019.

The John C. Stennis is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ikenna Tanaka)

ABOVE: Bravo and Tango, two of several rescued Florida bobcats being taken care of at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa.

FRONT PAGE: Nat is a 17-year- old female leopard residing at Tampa’s Big Cat Rescue. Photo by Alice Mary Herden.

BIG CATS from page 1

(D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), the bill would ensure that unqualified individuals are prohibited from obtaining and keeping dangerous big cats such as tigers, lions, leopards and cougars.

Howard Baskin, the advisory board chairman of Big Cat Rescue explained, “The focus of the bill is to end the ownership of big cats as pets and to stop the exploitative cub petting and photo opportunities that drives 90 percent of breeding.

“This will substantially reduce the number of big cats suffering inhumane, inadequate housing and treatment in backyards and roadside zoos,” he said.

According to Big Cat Rescue, founded by Carole Baskin in 1992, it is estimated that there are between 10,000 to 20,000 big cats held in private ownership in the U.S., and many incidents involving captive big cats have resulted in the deaths of 22 humans, 248 maulings, 260 escapes, 144 big cats deaths and 131 confiscations.

This is an issue that continues to gar-

Resident serval at the Big Cat Rescue in Tampa. Photo by Alice Mary Herden.

ner national headlines. The most recent shocking incident that put the community and first responders at risk occurred just last month when officials in Houston, Texas, discovered an adult tiger in a small, filthy, unlocked cage in a back room of an abandoned home.

In their recent press release, Reps.

Quigley, Fitzpatrick and 52 bipartisan cosponsors call for an end to the unregulated trade and nationwide abuse of captive big cats.

“From irresponsible breeding to inhumane living conditions and public exploitation, the mistreatment of big cats comes in a variety of forms,” said Rep. Quigley. “By introducing the Big Cat Public Safety Act, we are working to address a serious issue that causes immeasurable animal suffering and introduces inexcusable threats to human safety.

State laws regarding private ownership of big cats are inconsistent or nonexistent, which is why a uniform federal law is necessary to end this dangerous industry once and for all.”

Apart from keeping dangerous big cats out of private hands, the bill would also prohibit the public from petting, feeding, taking photos with, and playing

with cubs.

Allowing the public to handle and pose with tiger and lion cubs is an unscrupulous practice that has caused misery for untold numbers of animals and is the primary cause of surplus tigers flooding the U.S. exotic animal trade.

The abuse begins when the babies are prematurely and forcibly separated from their mothers, usually immediately after birth. The cubs can be used for public handling until they are just a few months old, at which point they are often discarded—often to end up in poorly run roadside zoos, pseudo-sanctuaries or private menageries. Babies must be continually produced to fuel this lucrative business. The practice also poses a safety risk; even very young big cats have sharp teeth and claws that can inflict serious injury, and a number of tiger cubs used for photo ops have been found with ringworm infections.

We are on the verge of losing this beautiful and iconic species and its survival is critical. Many countries have now banned the exploitation of exotic animals but, unfortunately, the United States is not yet one of those nations.

The Big Cat Public Safety Act

H.R.1818 / S.2990 is a federal bill that would end cub petting, ban most private ownership, and would greatly restrict the breeding of big cats.

If you’d like to show your support for this bill, contact your legislator, text CATS to 52886 and follow the prompts or go to bigcatrescue.org/bigcatact/

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One of the best ways to help is through general donations that can be used however it is most needed at the time. Every donation helps and there are many different ways to donate that will appeal to everyone. Visithttps:// bigcatrescue.org/donate/ Big Cat Rescue is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization.

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“Triumph and Tragedy,” theme of this year’s history fair

by SARAH NACHIN HERNANDO SUN WRITER

D#10318193 Olive is an adorable fawn and white terrier mix, approximately 5 years old and 58 pounds. She came into shelter care in December with an injury to her right front leg. Staff addressed her medical issue and she is ready to go to her furever home. Olive desires to be the “only furbaby” and will only be adopted to a family with no other animals in the home.

She’ll become your new best friend and protector, so is hoping you can provide the home environment she needs. Olive is spayed, micro-chipped, vaccinated, heartworm tested and has a 1-yr county animal license.

Parker is an adorable fawn and white terrier mix, approximately 2 years old and weighs 50 pounds.

He came into shelter care in December when a Good Samaritan found him in Aripeka. Parker was treated for a minor eye issue. He’s a super-friendly but strong young male who loves to play and spend time in the spree area with the volunteers. Won’t you consider him as an addition to your family?

Parker is neutered, micro-chipped, vaccinated, heartworm tested and has a 1-yr county animal license.

On Saturday, February 23, members of the community, students and teachers gathered at Weeki Wachee High School for the annual History Fair. History teachers Damien Clark from Weeki Wachee High School, Suzanne Miranda from Springstead High School and Michael Cooper from Winding Waters K-8 School spearheaded the event. The theme of this year’s fair was “Triumph and Tragedy.”

Students in Middle School and High School presented their projects in a number of ways.

Some did a research paper, others created a website or prepared a documentary. A number of other students displayed exhibits using pictures and text, while others did a performance about their topic. The students could work individually or as a group. Individual and group projects were separate and projects were divided into two categories for the purpose of judging – Junior

ABOVE: Ruby Silver; history fair project is entitled, ‘Triumphant Women Throughout Time.’

(sixth through eighth grade) and Senior (ninth through twelfth grade).

The judges were made up of an eclectic group of people from the community. Jan Piper, whose son competed in the History Fair when he was in school has been a judge for eighteen years. For Cheryl & Dave Rowlands, retirees who live in Timber Pines, this was their first year as judges. Terence Truax, a freelance writer and journalist, competed in the Fair when he was a student here in Hernando County.

Projects were judged on historical quality, how well they related to the theme, the amount and the kinds of research that went into the project and the clarity of the presentation.

There was a large variety of topics covered and very creative depictions of the subject matter. For example, in the Junior Group Division Jayden Doctor, Kayla Doctor and Joseph Wycoff created an elaborate exhibit of The Great Wall of China. Their efforts garnered them first place.

Allan An’s documentary entitled “Triumph of the Will: Leni Riefenstahl’s Filmmaking Techniques and Contribution to the Nazi Party,” a film about the woman who pro-

The Great Wall of China exhibit by Joseph Wycoff

moted Hitler’s propaganda, won first place.

Ruby Silver, a student at Springstead High School did an exhibit on “Triumphant Women Throughout Time.”

Riley Staller, Hunter Bishop and Addison Staller took first place in the Junior Group Division for their website entitled “Golden Determination: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wilma Rudolph.” The website depicted the

story of Wilma Rudolph, an African-American woman who was a world-record-holding Olympic sprinter.

“We picked this topic because we all play sports, “ Hunter stated.

After the judges finished looking at the projects and determined first, second and third place in each division the winners were announced.

C#10318339 Shiloh is an precious brown and black DSH male cat, approximately 2 year’s old. He came into shelter care in December when a Spring Hill resident found him in her home after he’d jumped over her fence and into an open door for her dogs. Shiloh is extremely friendly and very much wants to be part of a family. He’s such an endearing little boy and is hoping you’ll make room for him in your home. Shiloh is neutered, micro-chipped, vaccinated, FeLV tested and has a 1-yr county animal license Adoption fees are $50 for adult dogs over 25 pounds, $70 for puppies and small dogs under 25 pounds, $25 for heartworm positive and senior dogs, $20 for adult cats and $40 for kittens. For more information/availability on these beautiful pets, please contact Hernando County Animal Services at 352-796-5062, or AC@hernando. fl.us.

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Attending her third clinic, Patience Wood and her mule Buck are learning about how to connect with each other.

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALICE MARY HERDEN

Ty Evans and his family have always been around mules and donkeys at their Utah ranch. An opportunity arose, for Evans to offer lessons for handling mules. He developed a mulemanship training clinic. Today, Evans travels throughout the country building connections between riders and their mule.

He visited Brooksville last month, conducting a three day clinic at Spotted Dance Ranch.

“This is my seventh year doing these clinics,” Evans said. “I really enjoy helping people.”

The clinics teach handling techniques,

Kym Rouse Holzwart, owner of Spotted Dance Ranch where the mulemanship clinic event was held, watches the participants work with their mules.

which builds confidence for the mule’s handler.

“Some people are here for confidence, and some people are here to get better,” Evans said.

At first, many would think mules are used only for carrying satchels, pulling carts and other supplies along the winding trails of the mountains, but this is untrue for many mule riders.

Julia Blackmore from Stuart, FL shared that her first experience riding a mule was at a conference in Las Vegas.

After that, she switched from being a horse rider to a mule trail rider.

“Mules are structurally different in their shoulders and their hips,” Blackmore said. “So they have

a much smoother ride.”

Blackmore said that often what people describe as stubborn is really the mule thinking and owners need patience.

About her mule, Blackmore said, she is slowly making progress, “Just trying to get her more fine-tuned to me.”

Spotted Dance Ranch is owned and operated by husband and wife team John Holzwart and Kym Rouse Holzwart.

“This event has been awesome,” Holzwart said. “The people are wonderful.”

To learn more about Ty Evans and his clinics visit their website at https://tsmules.com/

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Julia Blackmore has been attending Ty’s clinics for the past couple of years.

Ty Evans offers mulemanship clinics to help owners get the best personal connection with their mules.

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UF/IFAS advice on Jadera bugs

ABOVE: Artist Nikos G. Alexiades from Kissimmee, Florida works on a piece he calls “I’ve got your back.“ He describes the image of the eagle as President Trump’s protector. Mr. Alexiades creates intricate portraits using a mechanical pencil on marble.

He says he’s invented a technique to prepare the marble to be able to draw on it. He seals the drawings several times after it is complete. His drawings take between 90 and 200 hours to complete.

BY DR. WILLIAM LESTER UF/IFAS EXTENSION HERNANDO COUNTY

ABOVE RIGHT: Mr. Alexiades received the first place ribbon at Art in the Park last weekend.

RIGHT: Diane Becker from Brooksville has been teaching art in the area for many years. She is an oil painter, but teaches in any medium, ages 12 and up. She is a graduate of the School of Fine Art at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

BELOW: An African grey parrot greets Joshua from Ocala, Florida at Art in the Park on Saturday.

RIGHT: Boy Scout Pack 443 from Spring Hill took the opportunity to complete some tasks for their “Art Explosion Adventure,“ at Art in the Park. For the “Art Explosion Adventure,“ scouts complete a self portrait and visit an art exhibit. Pack 443 visited with several artists at the show. They found a shady spot to work on their self portraits during the Art Show.

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Amazingly, all faces have

the same four features, and yet all individuals are different. The fascination of capturing the innocence of a child, or the maturity of an adult consumes me.”

- Artist Diane Becker

BELOW: Isabella Velasquez, a Weeki Wachee High School 12th grade art student who is hospital homebound shows an attendee how she uses her tablet to create her artwork. The tablet format is particularly helpful for her medical condition which affects her vision.

BELOW: Drawing by Jasmine Leslie, 12th grade Central High School student.

Art in the Park featured a student art exhibit of all grade levels.

Every spring about this time the Jadera bugs make their return. It’s still a little early, but they’re on their way! We know that they have emerged by the phone calls and visits to our office about “thousands of small black and red bugs on the walls of my house.” They emerge in this area in spring and to a lesser extent in the fall, causing panic among those with goldenrain trees in their yard or neighborhood.

The Jadera bug (Jadera haematoloma), also known as a scentless plant bug, feeds on the seeds of chinaberry trees, goldenrain trees and several other plants.

They have been reported over most of Florida (not as much in the Panhandle) and as far away as Texas and California. Their populations can become quite large, covering walls, tree trunks and other structures.

But please don’t worry, the Jadera bug is harmless- they do not bite, damage structures or vector diseases. They are not considered a plant pest because they feed exclusively on seeds.

They can be a nuisance on lawns and in playgrounds because the squashed bugs can stain clothes red. Chemical control is not necessary because the adults are only present in large numbers for a short period of time. After a few weeks the bugs mature into adults, lay eggs for the next generation and disappear.

To obtain long term control of these bugs you may want to remove all of the goldenrain trees from your property, which are listed as a CATEGORY II invasive tree on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council’s (FLEPPC) 2017 List of Invasive Plant Species.

You can read more about Jadera bugs on University of Florida’s Featured Creatures: http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/ creatures/trees/jadera_bugs.htm For more information, contact UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County at 16110 Aviation Loop Drive, Brookville 34604. Telephone: 352-754-4433. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. UF/IFAS Extension in Hernando County is a free service that provides solutions for your life. Extension programs are open to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, or national origin.

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LEGAL NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR OF THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA

File No. 2019-CP-145 Division PROBATE

Case No.: 19 DR 237 Tayler Stamback, Petitioner, and Elias Stamback, Respondent,

IN RE: ESTATE OF ACHILLE C. SCACHE a/k/a ACHILLE “BUD” C. SCACHE a/k/a ARCHILLE SCACHE, Deceased.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (summary administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of ACHILLE C. SCACHE, deceased, File Number 2019-CP-145, by the Circuit Court for Hernando County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 20 North Main Street, Room 247, Brooksville, Florida 34601; that the decedent’s date of death was May 21, 2017; that the total value of the estate is $6,721.13 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:

TO: Elias Stamback 4221 Norcrest Ln; Elfers FL YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Tayler Stamback whose address is 2310 Holston Ave, Spring Hill, FL 34608 on or before 3/18/2019, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 20 N. Main St.; Brooksville, FL 34601 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: None Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.)

Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: 2/4/2019 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Doug Chorvat. Jr. By: /s/ JBT Deputy Clerk (02/15/2019), (02/22/2019), (03/01/2019), (03/08/2019), (03/15/2019), (03/22/2019)

NAME: Richard J. Scache, as Successor Trustee of the “Scache Trust UTD the 10th day of November, 1999”

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is March 15, 2019.

Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Paul H. Nessler, Jr. E-mail Addresses: paulnessler@bellsouth.net Florida Bar No. 0603384 Paul H. Nessler, Jr., P.A. 10002 Cortez Boulevard Spring Hill, Florida 34613

Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Storage King USA at 3663 Commercial Way Spring Hill, Fl. 34606 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes).

The sale will take place at the website StorageTreasures.com on March 25th, 2019 at 9:00 am. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) and StorageTreasures.com on behalf of the facility’s management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on StorageTreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 15% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $100 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids.

The property to be sold is described as “general household items”, unless otherwise noted. Unit #0017 Tara Allegretto, #0197 Gerald Costa

Person Giving Notice: Richard J. Scache 481 Roslyn Avenue Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038 (03/15/2019), (03/22/2019)

FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE Notice Under Fictitious Name Law Pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of APEX KOREAN MARTIAL ARTS : Located at 16507 BOSLEY DR County of, HERNANDO in the City of SPRING HILL: Florida, 34610-7737 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida Dated at SPRING HILL Florida, this March: day of 11, 2019 : ______________________

(03/08/2019), (03/15/2019) FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE Notice is hereby given that CONNIE SUE WAY, owner, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of "WAYS NAILS AND SALON" located in Hernando County, Florida, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State, pursuant to section 865.09 of the Florida Statutes.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2017-CA-000943 IBERIABANK, a Louisiana state bank, Plaintiff, v.

EUGENE MICHAEL MYERS, an individual; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF EUGENE MICHAEL MYERS, an individual; RAYMOND ALFRED BONNELL, an individual; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RAYMOND ALFRED BONNELL, an individual; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) in possession of 3368 Holly Springs Drive, Hernando Beach, Hernando County, Florida; and UNKNOWN TENANT(S) in possession of 3323 Azalea Drive, Hernando Beach, Hernando County, Florida; Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure (as to Count II of the Complaint) dated February 25, 2019 entered in the above captioned action, the Clerk of Court will sell the property situated in Hernando County, Florida, described as follows: Lot 11, Block 105, Hernando Beach Unit No. 12, according to the map or plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 16, of the Public Records of Hernando County, Florida.

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ADDRESS: 481 Roslyn Avenue Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038

Lot 41, Block 110, Hernando Beach Unit No. 12, according to plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 16 of the Public Records of Hernando County, Florida The Real Property or its address is commonly known as 3368 Holly Springs Dr AND 3323 Azalea Dr, Hernando Bch, FL 34607. The Real Property tax identification number is R 13 223 16 23 50 1050 0110 AND R13 223 16 2350 1100 0410 at public sale, in the presence of the Plaintiff, to the highest and best bidder for cash, immediately outside of the Hernando County Courthouse Civil Department, Room 245, 20 North Main Street, Brooksville, Florida 34601 on APRIL 16, 2019, beginning at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to the terms of the Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure and in accordance with Section 45.031, Florida Statutes.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Americans with Disabilities Act Assistance: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Hernando County Courthouse, 20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601, Telephone (352) 754-4402, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

Dated this 1 day of March, 2019.

Doug Chorvat, JR. As Clerk of the Court By: /s/ Elizabeth Markidis Deputy Clerk

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NOTICE OF ACTION TO: JOAQUIN SANCHEZ MORAN, REGIMIO SOBRINO PELAEZ, FRANCISCO MEDINA GARCIA, ALBASA LAND & INVESTMENTS CORP., K&S DEVELOPMENT, INC. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title with respect to the following described real property in Hernando County, Florida: Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, Block 2, Lots 20, 21, 22 and 23, Block 3, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, Block 4 and Lots 14 and 15, Block 5 of Hill N’ Dale,Unit 3, as per Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 17, Pages 46-47, inclusive, of the Public Records of Hernando County, Florida has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to attorney for Plaintiff: Kurt E. Davis, Esq., whose address is 4903 S. West Shore Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33611 on or before April 12, 2019, and to file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

The action was instituted in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court for Hernando County in the State of Florida and is styled as follows: CARPENTER COMPANIES FLORIDA, LLC v. JOAQUIN SANCHEZ MORAN, REGIMIO SOBRINO PELAEZ, FRANCISCO MEDINA GARCIA, ALBASA LAND & INVESTMENTS CORP., K&S DEVELOPMENT, INC., et al.

DATED: Mar – 1 2019 Doug Chorvat Jr. Clerk of the Court By: /s/ Elizabeth Markidis As Deputy Clerk (03/08/2019), (03/15/2019), (03/22/2019), (03/29/2019) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION PROBATE File No.: 2018-CP-001026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ENID S. CATANACH, deceased, whose date of death was June 3, 2018, File Number 2018-CP-001026 is pending in the Circuit Court for Hernando County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 20 N. Main Street Brookville, FL 34601.

The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 15, 2019.

Attorney for Personal Representative: EDWARD W. SOULSBY, ESQ. Florida Bar Number: 0488216 TROTTER & SOULSBY, P.A. 11834 C.R. 101, Suite 100 The Villages, FL 32162 Telephone: (352) 205-7245 Fax: (352) 205-7305 E-Mail: ed@trotterlaw.com 2nd E-mail: chrsine@trotterlaw.com

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Ried Patrick Scott, age 60 of Weeki Wachee, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

He is survived by his 2 grandchildren. Src; Downing Guthrie Jack N., age 70 of Spring Hill, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Jack was a United States Navy Veteran. He is survived by wife, Joyce; children: Thomas, Matthew, and 4 grandchildren.

Src; Downing Trimble David Lee, age 76, of Brooksville, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. He was a United States Army veteran. He is preceded in death by his son, Randy Trimble.

David is survived by his wife, Shirley; son Ricky (Carolyn); daughter Rhonda(Gerald); 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Src; Merritt Clare A. “Hap” Hayes, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. He we a United State air Force veteran.

Clare was predeceased by his father Robert, mother Jolan and brother Robert. He is survived by his wife Cassie, son Sean, daughter Ann (Sean), stepsons Sean (Candace), Ian and 7 grandchildren. Src; Downing

IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR HERNANDO COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 2018 CA 000824 DIVISION COUNTRYPLACE MORTGAGE, LTD. Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS DEVISEES GRANTEES ASSIGNEES LIENORS CREDITORS TRUSTEES ‘OF THOMAS H. CARLOUGH, DECEASED, CASEY BEERS F/K/A CASEY CARLOUGH, AS KNOWN HEIR OF THOMAS H. CARLOUGH, DECEASED, KlMBERLY FORTIER F/K/A KlMBERLY CARLOUGH, AS KNOWN HEIR OF THOMAS H. CARLOUGH, DECEASED, UKNOWN SPOUSE OF CASEY BEERS F/K/A CASEY CARLOUGH, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KIMBERLY FORTIER F/K/A KIMBERLY CARLOUGH, AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 21 SOUTH, RANGE 20 EAST, HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA; LESS 15 FEET OFF WESTERN BOUNDARY FOR ROADWAY. SUBJECT TO AND EASEMENT OVER AND ACROSS THE NORTH 15 FEE OF THE EAST 15 FEET FOR INGRESS, EGRESS, AND UTILITIES. TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS, AND UTILITIES OVER AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LANDS: THE NORTH 15 FEET OF THE EAST 3/4 OF THE SOUTH 1/4 OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 21 SOUTH, RANGE 20 EAST, HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH A 2007 NOBILITY DOUBLE WIDE MANUFACTURED HOME, KINGSWOOD MODEL, 44 X 24, HAVING SERIAL# N8-13196A AND N8-13196B LOCATED ON AND PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO SAID LAND. and commonly known as: 26700 CHIPPEWA TRL, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34601; including the building, appurtenances, and fixtures located therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at the Hernando County Courthouse, Room 245, Brooksville, FL 34601, on APRIL 23, 2019 at 11:00 A.M..

Any persons claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated this 6 day of March, 2019.

Clerk of Circuit Court Doug Chorvat Jr. By:/s/ Elizabeth Markidis Deputy Clerk

(03/15/2019), (03/22/2019)

(03/15/2019), (03/22/2019)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR OF THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2019 DR 214 Joy C. McElwee, Petitioner, and Patrick J. McElwee, Respondent,

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Joy C. McElwee whose address is 919 Cedar Dr; Brooksville, FL 34601 on or before 3/25/2019, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 20 N. Main St.; Brooksville, FL 34601 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.)

Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Dated: 2/11/2019 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Doug Chorvat. Jr. By: /s/ Glenda Graves Deputy Clerk

Terwilliger Glenda Carol, of Spring Hill, passed away on Wednesday March 6, 2019.

Glenda is survived by y her husband Gerald and her children Ruth, Julie, and Carol, 3 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. Src; Brewer Kidd Warren S., age 63 of Hudson, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019. He is survived by wife, April; son, Warren; daughter, Colleen; and 2 grandchildren. Src; Downing Pazur William “Bill” passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2019. He is survived by his wife of Dorothy; daughters- Karen (Jim), Lori (Dave); 5 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. Src; Brewer Farnham Seward L., passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019. He is survived by his wife Nancy; children: Christian, Thomas, James, John, Martha, Valerie, Julie, Jeffrey; 17 grandchildren and 1 great grandson.

Src; Turner Frenger Mary Conover, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Src; Turner Abreu Efrain, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019. Src; Turner Finger Frank Peter, age 85, of Weeki Wachee, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

He was a United States Army veteran. Frank is survived by his son, Frank and 2 grandchildren. Src; Merritt Wilma Ruth Peck March 8, 1941 - March 3, 2019 Please family and friends join the Peck family in remeberance of the life of Ms. Wilma Ruth Peck on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 11:30AM at 14136 Hexam Road, Brooksville, Florida 34613. *covered dish welcome; Cason

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on March 5, 2019, in the Circuit Court of Hernando County, Florida, Don Barbee, Jr., Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell the property situated in Hernando County, Florida described as:

Personal Representative: WILLIAM A. HOLMES 605 Prospect Hill Court Brooksville, FL 34601

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JOAQUIN SANCHEZ MORAN, REGIMIO SOBRINO PELAEZ, FRANCISCO MEDINA GARCIA, ALBASA LAND & INVESTMENTS CORP., a revoked Puerto Rico corporation, K&S DEVELOPMENT, INC., a dissolved Florida corporation, COUNTY PROPERTY, INC. a dissolved Florida corporation, SUNCOAST SCHOOLS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION n/k/a SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION, and HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Defendants.

TO: Patrick J. McElwee 805 Roberta Ave; Brooksville, FL 34601

1-877-580-4817 Name

CARPENTER COMPANIES FLORIDA, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, Plaintiff, v.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION Case No.: 18 CA 1002

IN RE: ESTATE OF ENID S. CATANACH, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Triple E Companies USA LLC, owner, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of "Solar Energy Experts" located in Hernando County, Florida, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations, Florida Department of State, pursuant to section 865.09 of the Florida Statutes.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR HERNANDO COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 18-CA-1050 DIVISION Fla.Bar No. 185453 PEDRO CARBONELL AND MARILYN CARBONELL, Plaintiffs, -vs ROBERTO ORTEGA, Defendant.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure, entered in the abovestyled cause in the Circuit Court of HERNANDO County, Florida, the Clerk of Circuit Court will sell the property situate in HERNANDO County, Florida, described as follows: LOT 4, Block 66, SPRING HILL UNIT 2, according to Map or Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 65, Public Records of Hernando County, FL a/k/a 6360 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill FL 34606 at Public Sale on the 30th day of MAY, 2019, IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE OF THE CIVIL DEPARTMENT, ROOM 245, OF THE HERNANDO COUNTY COURT HOUSE, 20 North Main St., Brooksville FL 34601, beginning at 11:00 A.M. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. /s/ SHELDON L. WIND SHELDON L. WIND, ESQUIRE Sheldon L. Wind, P.A. 412 E Madison St., #1111 Tampa, FL 33602 Telephone: (813) 888-6869 e-mail: sheldonwindpa@hotmail.com Attorney for Plaintiff (03/15/2019), (03/22/2019)

P.A. SYSTEM FOR SALE $300 CASH CALL FOR DETAILS. 352-277-1192

WANTED LOW MILEAGE MINIVAN FROM PRIVATE OWNER Call: (352) 683-0299 (585) 298-4951 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION PROBATE File No.: 2018-CP-001443-CPAXMX IN RE: ESTATE OF ANITA L. GRABOWSKI, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ANITA L. GRABOWSKI, deceased, (“Decedent”), whose date of death was September 11, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for HERNANDO County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 20 N Main St, Brooksville FL 34601. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 15, 2019.

Attorney for Personal Representative: Ginger R. Lore, Attorney at Law Florida Bar Number: 643955 Law Office of Ginger R. Lore, P.A. 20 South Main Street, Suite 280 Winter Garden, FL 34787 Telephone: (407) 654-7028 Fax: (407) 641-9143 E-Mail: ginger@gingerlore.com Secondary E-Mail: eservice@gingerlore.com Personal Representative: Alfred J. Grabowski 927 Cedar Drive Brooksville, Florida 34601 (03/15/2019), (03/22/2019)

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OPINION DOMENICK J. MAGLIO, PH.D.

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Phone Call to the Editor about Pirates Traditional Realist

Group projects are anti-American experiences

When teachers assign projects that are not done by an individual student but by a group of students, they are changing the focus and philosophy of traditional American education. In the past students went to school to learn the three Rs- reading, writing and arithmetic.

In the higher grades students concentrated on mentally challenging subjects. The objective was to give each student who earned the grades the necessary tools to be able to further their knowledge in a new avenue of their interests and choosing. Their direction might change with time but they were provided with the skills and abilities to accomplish it.

The US capitalist system was based on individual merit not on group results. In a socialist/communist nation early test results assign students to an academic track.

Supposedly this is accomplished by “scientific experts” for the person’s entire school experience and academic career. These important decisions were made by the state not by the individual student. Most students were pigeonholed regardless of what would happen later in their lives. Maturity, experiences, learned knowledge and initiative were not taken into account.

The United States model of individual freedom of choice and competition was a driving force in student decisions of a career track to pursue. High grades determined student success to advance in their chosen subject areas. Every student was evaluated on his own academic results. Low or high grades were not the responsibility of their classmates or even the teacher but were solely on the student. In the past group projects in public school were sometimes assigned to everyone in the class or by groups but everyone was marked individually for their own contribution, as the teacher personally knew the children’s abilities.

Currently employing a group project is a means of evaluating the individual student compliance, cooperation and sharing not independent thinking, which has become fashionable in American college education. According to the format, a student is assigned to a small group where all the students receive the same grade for the project regardless of their participation or effort. Even if one student does all the work all students will receive an equal grade since the college professors may not even know the names of their students.

This modern academic practice encourages group thinking rather than American independent critical thinking and individualism. There is no differentiation between member’s effort and quality of their work. Many conniving, lazy students are willing to take a lower grade rather than work to earn higher ones and do not care about personal integrity.

The rationale for group projects is to encourage cooperation among students. Often the doers cannot contact the non-doer connivers who rely on the responsible students to do their work. Instead of fostering competition and competence it encourages taking the easy political route to get others to do your work. Of course the socialist argues “each to his need not to his ability” while in a merit based capitalist society this undermines the work ethic, competition and personal initiative.

These school group projects that do not differentiate individual’s work make the teacher’s job easier since they only have to give one mark for the project not three or Domenick Maglio, PhD. is a columnist carried by various newspapers, an author of several books and owner/ director of Wider Horizons School, a college prep program. Dr. Maglio has a new book, available on Amazon and other sites, entitled, IN CHARGE PARENTING. You can visit Dr. Maglio at www.drmaglio.blogspot.com.

We received a phone call from a subscriber who would like to see more Gasparilla and pirate related activities in Hernando County. Everything pirate related occurs in Tampa or St. Augustine. We think she has a point. Florida’s Gulf Coast including Hernando County has a history of being a common hiding place for pirates, which our writer Rocco Maglio covered in a recent article. He wrote, “Pirates often needed remote places to stash their loot. The rivers and marshland of Hernando County would have provided ample opportunities to hide treasure or just hide out. There would have been little record of any pirates in the area, since the first settlers only arrived in the 1830s.“ People have a general fascination with pirates and our area is historically significant in this respect, so it seems like a natural fit to promote our history in a fun way.

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Item: We ate breakfast at Denny’s the other morning with our daughter, Cocoa Bean, and our son-in-law, Skipper. Right off, my wife bumped her head against that low-hanging lamp, and then she knocked over her mug of coffee when reaching for the bowl of creamers. I was Googling on my phone at the time, and when I realized what had happened, I simply peeled open and unrolled, with one hand, the silverware on our side of the table and dropped the paper napkins on the hot liquid to stop and sop up the flow from further dripping into Skipper’s lap.

Then I went back to seeing if there’s a place that will sharpen axes and machetes, which I’ll need for the extensive yard work I have planned for New House.

Our waitress squeegeed the coffee onto a round tray (hey Maestro: Squeegee!) and someone else came out with a mop and bucket. Shortly after that, our waitress brought my wife another mug of coffee, and I asked if Denny’s had ceramic sippy cups. They do not. During the meal, our waitress informed us that someone else, another adult, not a kid, had also spilled a drink.

Well, I started thinking that this place needs to better accommodate the elderly, or near-elderly. First, get rid of the low-hanging ceiling lamps. And second, replace those narrow-bottomed, wide-topped mugs with wide-bottomed, narrow-topped mugs. I know they exist; I’ve used them before, mainly in Germany. Such heavy-bottomed vessels are almost spill-proof. Please make our life and yours simpler.

more. However it is not an accurate assessment of each individual student’s participation. It lowers the bar for the mediocre student and angers the doer who does not earn the recognition deserved.

This eroding of rewarding personal effort is a major reason socialism has been a failure worldwide. People who work hard and receive no acknowledgement or other incentives will eventually lose their inspiration to strive. The political system of doing as little as possible while demanding

GOOFY STUFF

By VINCENT CARDEGIN Item: I’ve noticed that food is again a victim of greed. For the first time in at least a couple of decades I bought a bag (a bag, not a box!) of Cracker Jacks.

The popcorn was too big, the caramel coating was too dark, the peanuts were the wrong shape, and the prize was some sort of app I could only get if I scanned the non-toy with my phone. Corn Chex is not as fluffy and it’s crumblier. Hormel’s corned beef hash no longer has texture but is more like soft dog food. And Armor’s potted meat has the consistency of ketchup; after spooning out half for a sandwich and discovering it was unusually watery, I shook the rest of the can and found I could pour it out like the re-homogenized ingredients of Heinz’s best condiments, including mustard. Will this nonsense ever end? Probably not. America is going to hell in squeeze bottle.

Item: The diameter of the universe is thought to be 93 billion light years.

Yet the farthest galaxy we’ve taken a picture of is 13.7 billion, for a probable total of 26.4 looking both ways. Is the difference of 65.6 billion due to some calculation astrophysicists made to account for time? After all, that faraway galaxy didn’t travel at the speed of light, so it’s spent a lot longer getting there. And why can’t light go faster?

What’s holding it back?

greater government handouts becomes common and acceptable to many people educated in this manner The same practices are being used in corporate businesses where assignments are given to a group of middle management to complete but the politically astute member gets the credit while the most productive may go unrecognized. Merit should be rewarded for the best to rise to the top. We need to get back to academic freedom to discuss anything that is pertinent to the topic and not simplistic slogans.

Item: The sanitation folks will not take a plastic garbage can. You can leave a note on it expressing your desire for them to take the weathered thing full of cracks and holes, but they won’t do it. Nor can you put your old can in the little recycle tub; not only will they not accept it, it looks ridiculous. Nope, you have to take the old cans to the dump yourself.

Item: When I was active duty, I always wished that our annual pay raise was kept secret from the rest of the country. On the very day of the raise, prices in every store, including AAFES, went up, so it made no difference. Now I’m wondering, if fifteen dollars an hour becomes minimum wage, what will milk and bread cost?

Item: If it turns out that we don’t build the border wall, can we use the money to get rid of oak and pine trees in Florida? That won’t eliminate all the pollens that make us sneeze, but at least we won’t have that yellow crap on our cars and patio furniture.

Item: Never get close enough to touch your nose to what you’re smelling, especially if it’s a rotten dish rag. The reek is hard to get off of your hands, and it takes up to six hours for nostrils to naturally remove that bitter stench.

Item: It is reported that livestock produces 14.5 percent or more of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions that stoke global warming. Can we add Beano to their feed?

Our American education and corporate world need to return to reflecting the American values of grade integrity, competition, freedom of speech, encouragement to express all ideas and merit for a quality product. The group approach is a socialistic educational indoctrination practice of no individual merit. This practice of controlling schools from the top down system where students are treated as a number will never be successful in creating a free, productive and vibrant nation.

MINISTER / CHAPLAIN

More to a house than curb appeal

A friend of mine called the other day and was really excited about a new idea he had about flipping houses. My wife and I watch programs about renovating properties and we enjoy seeing the creative ideas and amazing results. I told my friend I thought this was a great adventure and that I’m sure it will be a success since he is skilled in the area of construction work.

I became even more enthused when he went on to tell me that quitting his job and going into a new profession was not the only thing that was going on in his life.

He also has a desire to rededicate his life to God and allow the Lord to do some serious spiritual remodeling within his heart. This vision of making a major change is refreshing to say the least and I’m always encouraged to hear about individuals who step out in faith and have a passion to improve their life and fulfill their destiny. No matter who you are or what you’ve been through, God is inviting you today to be spiritually redeemed and transformed by the grace and love of Jesus Christ.

Whether remodeling a house or our life, it’s going to take a lot of determination and hard work. Have you noticed it seems there are always improvements that need to be done around the house and a considerable amount of constant maintenance in order to keep everything running smoothly? Of course, some issues are more important than others, but we can agree that our foundation is one of the most critical factors because that is what everything is based on. If the foundation has problems, we need to deal with that before we go any further in our improvements. It’s deceptive to paint and decorate a structure that is literally falling apart internally. Likewise, when it comes to our spiritual life, many people can paste a smile on their face and seem to be alright on the outside, but often they are empty and miserable on the inside. The Bible actually compares our existence with a house and uses the symbolism of our faith to describe the stability and endurance of our life. In Matthew 7:24-27, we read the words of Christ, “Therefore, everyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is like a wise person who built their house on the rock. The rain came down, the floods came, the winds blew and beat against that house, yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish person who built their house on the sand. The rain came down, the floods came, the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a terrible destruction.”

Just as the foundation is the most important part of any physical structure, becoming born-again creates for us a brand-new spiritual foundation along with a new identity as a member of God’s eternal family.

These storms and floods are referring to the difficulties we will face throughout our journey and is a heavenly warning for us to be prepared by trusting God who is our refuge in times of trouble. How many times have we known what we should do, but rebelliously decided not to do it? Christianity is a privilege and an opportunity to follow Jesus, nevertheless just because someone declares to be a follower does not necessarily mean they are living God’s way. There is a huge difference between knowing about God and having a personal relationship with him.

How can we learn to trust God if we do not know him? When our comprehension of him is cloudy, we are going to view him wrongly. However, the individual who places their faith in God and is dedicated to obeying his instructions will have peace and joy no matter what type of crisis may come. Giving our life to Jesus as a “fixer-upper” is the most important decision we will ever make. Only his power and authority can transform us into what we’ve been called to be. Our creator has all the answers and solutions, but it’s our responsibility to take the initiative as building inspectors to make sure the foundation of our life is strong on the inside because there’s more to a house than curb appeal.

William F. Holland Jr., DD., C.ED.D. is a Christian minister, chaplain, and author. Discover more about his ministry at billyhollandministries.com can be contacted at P.O. Box 1394, Nicholasville, KY 40340

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Bravery. Fueled by clinical trials in the fight against cancer.

Pamela Klein was not about to let her boys grow up without a mother. She was diagnosed with stage 3B adenocarcinoma with the ROS1 gene mutation. When she heard the survival rates for her diagnosis, she immediately thought about her sons. Pamela needed medicine within days – and she needed the element of bravery. She bravely attacked an exceptionally rare form of lung cancer with a clinical trial at Florida Cancer Specialists that was for her specific gene mutation. The clinical trial targeted her cancer and her health improved quickly, proving that when hope and science join forces, great outcomes can happen.

“Research is really important – that’s the reason why I’m still here.”

-Pamela Klein, Patient & Lung Cancer Fighter

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*Patients with a new cancer diagnosis will be scheduled Monday-Friday, within 24 hours of physician referral.

All required paperwork must be provided at time of referral.

In the past 4 years, the majority of new cancer drugs approved for use in the U.S. were studied in clinical trials with Florida Cancer Specialists participation.