Tuesday, February 13, 2018 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE LITTLE MISS HIGHLANDS COUNTY Amid tears of joy, Lynlee Baker crowned

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1 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN Tuesday, February 13, 2018 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1919 VOL. 99 NO. 44 $1.00 LITTLE MISS HIGHLANDS COUNTY Amid tears of joy, Lynlee Baker crowned By MELISSA MAIN CORRESPONDENT SEBRING Tears of joy and excitement flowed from Lynlee Baker s eyes as she was crowned the 2018 Little Miss Highlands County. Baker, a 10-year-old honor roll student at Cracker Trail Elementary School, enjoys serving on the safety patrol, participating in the hand bell choir and competing with Edge Cheer Center. Baker competed against 17 other contestants and most of the contestants earned high marks in school with either a straight A average or an honor roll status. The girls ranged in age from 8-12 years old and participated in a wide variety of school and community activities. Christie Spiegel directed the pageant, which judged contestants on three categories: poise, personality and overall appearance in the evening gown competition. The young girls also met the judges at a meet and greet before the AN EDITION OF THE SUN Deleon not going to Charlotte Was set to become utilities director MELISSA MAIN/CORRESPONDENT From left, Lynlee Baker, 2018 Little Miss Highlands County, stands beside 2017 Little Miss Highlands County holder Maria MISS 6 Swaford. U.S. 27 By MARC VALERO STAFF WRITER AVON PARK Avon Park City Manager Julian Deleon was all set to become the new utilities director for Charlotte County with the Charlotte County commissioners expected to approve him this morning for the position effective March 21. However, around mid-afternoon Monday, it was learned that the item regarding Deleon s hiring was pulled from the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioner s agenda. Brian Gleason, communications manager for Charlotte County, confirmed that county administration pulled the DELEON item from the agenda on Monday. The position will be re-advertised and new candidates will be interviewed, Gleason said. The utilities director annual salary is $120,000; as Avon Park s city manager, Deleon is currently making an annual salary of $125,000. In his job application, Deleon cited the difficult politics in Avon Park as his reason for wanting to change employment. Prior to the announcement of the agenda item being pulled, Deleon spoke to Highlands News-Sun. Deleon said Monday, like I mentioned in the application, the politics are difficult. DELEON 4 A DEADLY ROAD FILE PHOTO Advice: Leave early, drive slower, be cautious and alert By PHIL ATTINGER STAFF WRITER only north-south thoroughfare to run through the entire county, seems SEBRING Almost to see more than its five years ago, shortly share. after a four-car wreck on In just the last three southbound U.S. 27 took months, U.S. 27 alone the lives of a Sebring cou- has seen four fatal ple, then-sebring Police wrecks: Cmdr. Steve Carr said Vicki Griffith, 58, of carelessness, not speed, Breese, Illinois, paswas causing wrecks on senger in a Chevrolet U.S. 27. Venture died Feb. People have not been 3, 2018, after the van speeding, so much, Carr attempted a left turn said at the time. They onto Bayview Street need to pay attention. across northbound U.S. In early 2004, 27 traffic and it was hit, then-highlands County lifted and landed on the Sheriff s Sgt. Alvin Walters driver s side. with the agency s former Florida National traffic enforcement unit Guard Specialist Luis gave a newspaper report- Garcia died Jan. 19, er a simple, two-pronged 2018, after his four-axle solution to avoiding Oshkosh Palletized Load wrecks, especially fatal System (PLS) truck, in ones. a northbound military Leave early, and drive convoy, ran into the back slower, Walters said. of another such truck at Still, in the past five the stop light on U.S. 27 years, fatal wrecks at Hammock Road. have persisted on all William Bonilla, 66, of Highlands County roads, Kissimmee, died Jan. 16, although U.S. 27, as the 2018 after a Nov. 4, 2017 Regarding this wreck in March 2012, law enforcement knew that visibility in the area was next to zero at the time of the crash because of fog, possibly mixed with smoke from a controlled burn to the west of the U.S. 27 in Polk County. Classifieds......B5-7 Crosswords......A6 Local Sports...A7-8 SOURCE: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES accident that occurred at U.S. 27 and West County Line Road in Avon Park. Bonilla s motorcycle was southbound on U.S. 27 when it struck a vehicle as it attempted to cross the southbound lanes in front of him. Felix Colon Mercado, 33, died heading home on Nov. 14, 2017, from his job as assistant electronics manager at Walmart of Sebring, after he headed north on U.S. 27 on his Suzuki motorcycle and hit a pickup truck that turned left in front of him. Other local highways and even residential roads in recent months have seen fatal head-on, rear-end and T-bone crashes, and pedestrians hit and killed by vehicles. Sadly, a review of news reports throughout five years ago shows eerily similar, equally fatal wrecks: Francis L. Gero, 58, and Barbara Gero, 54, died on Oct. 31, 2013 he, in the wreck; she, the next day after a northbound Jaguar lost control in a left turn lane on U.S. 27 and hit their southbound Ford Focus, sending it airborne and rolling west across three lanes of traffic into the driveway of Lake Jackson Lottery...SPORTS Obituaries...A4 Today s Woman......B1 Viewpoints...A5 Weather...The News Wire DEADLY 6 Qualifying underway for LP council By KIM LEATHERMAN STAFF WRITER LAKE PLACID Two Town Council seats and the mayoral seat are up for grabs this election cycle in the Town of Lake Placid government. Qualifying began Monday and ends at noon Friday, Feb. 16. Candidate packets may be picked up from Town Clerk Eva Cooper Hapeman at the town hall, 311 W. Interlake Blvd. The seats that are up are those of Mayor John Holbrook, Council member Debra Worley and Council member Arlene Tuck. All three members are running for re-election. Holbrook HOLBROOK has been mayor for nearly a decade. Worley has served as a Council member for 13 years and Tuck has been on the Council for four years but served for two years in the past beginning in Holbrook and Tuck were expected to turn their packets in Monday; Worley was to turn her packet in Monday or WORLEY today (Tuesday). The elected positions are four-years terms. The elections are officially scheduled for April 3. However, results could be called as early as 12:01 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16. Once the candidates come in and do their qualifying, I will know on Friday (Feb. 16) who is running, COUNCIL 6 FAR FROM THE GLITTER Sara canali wants to highlight women with disabilities TODAY S WOMAN, Page B1 Good Morning To Carol Chappel Thanks for reading! newssun.com facebook.com/ twitter.com/ newssun TheNewsSun

2 A2 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN Tuesday, February 13, Lake Placid chamber awards banquet honors locals By KIM LEATHERMAN STAFF WRITER LAKE PLACID The Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce annual Awards Banquet was held Saturday evening at the Elks Lodge. Hundreds of residents and business leaders filled the large facility to capacity. The evening started with a silent auction and social hour. The silent auction items ran the gamut from original artwork by James Fansler to a flashing Harley Davidson sign, gift baskets and purses. Harry Durbano was presented the Chamber Board Appreciation Award for going above and beyond his duties as recreation supervisor 5 THINGS That Will Make You SMARTER 1. The first known carousel ride in United States operated in 1799 in Salem, Massachusetts, and was a called wooden horse circus ride. 2. The world s largest for the Town of Lake Placid. Bonnie Brantley was presented with the Chamber Charger Award; the award was presented to her by her son, Bill Brantley, chamber president. Town Council member Ray Royce earned the Dal Hall Memorial Award for indoor carousel is the one located at the House on the Rock, near Dodgeville and Spring Green, Wisconsin in Iowa County. It has 269 carousel animals, 182 chandeliers, and over 20,000 lights. 3. American aviator Charles Lindbergh rode a Coney Island carousel KIM LEATHERMAN/STAFF Several generations of the Seeber family were on hand to present the Harry Seeber Memorial Award to Dick Taylor s family. Multiple generations of the Taylor family were with Taylor s widow, Peggy, to offer support. his work in the town s government and striving to make his community a better place to live in. Past chamber president Donald Clarke presented Frank Hartzell and Anthony Haney with Outgoing Director Awards. Scott Jones was not before his first trans-atlantic flight to relax before taking off. 4. There are three general types of animals for carousels, depending on their stance: standing figures, which have at least three of their feet on the ground; prancers with two front feet in the air and two on the able to be present but was acknowledged as the winner of the Industry Appreciation Award. Jones is the manager at Publix in Lake Placid who interceded for the townspeople during Hurricane Irma. Without Jones appeal to store executives, the store may not have re-opened as quickly as it did. There were two Leadership Awards presented by Jessica Hart-Howard; Lake Placid Police Chief James Fansler and County Commissioner Don Elwell. Among performing their normal duties, the chamber recognized their efforts to keep everyone informed before, during and in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. ground, and jumpers with all four feet in the air, represented as if they are running. Jumpers are also the ones that move up and down. 5. The National Zoo in Washington has a solar powered carousel. Source: historyofcarousels.com The Outstanding Service to Youth Award was presented by Hart- Howard to Tracee Smoak for her dedication to the Youth Leadership Highlands youngsters. The President s Award went to Frank Hartzell. Hartzell has helped Eddie Mae Henderson cook Christmas supper for those in need for decades. Danny Lamarre was the winner of the Spectrum Award as he always makes sure the town looks its best while working with Keep Lake Placid Beautiful and maintaining the parks and ball fields. Specifically noted was his clean up efforts after Hurricane Irma. The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented by chamber Executive Director Eileen May to Linda Sexsmith for her indefatigable efforts and achievements at the chamber of commerce. Last, but certainly not least, was the Harry Seeber Memorial Award presented by Bobby Seeber. This year, the recipient was Dick Taylor, who passed away in January. Taylor s wife, Peggy, daughter Pam Karlson, her husband Greg, and several other family members accepted the award on his behalf. Taylor was a locksmith by trade and a musician by choice, playing almost until the day he passed away. Taylor loved Lake Placid and never met a stranger. Seeber called Taylor a good friend. All of the members wanted to see Dick Taylor win, and he did, hands down, May said. Everyone revered him for all he did. As for how the event went: Overall, the evening was a huge success, May said. CORRECTION In a story that ran Sunday, Feb. 11 on the front page of Highlands News-Sun s Business section, Roseann Kiefer s and Kendra Allen s professions were incorrect. Both are hearing aid instrument specialists. Highlands News-Sun regrets the error. highlandsnewssun.com The Highlands News-Sun (USPS ISSN ) is published daily by Tim Smolarick at the Highlands News-Sun, 315 US 27 North Sebring, FL Periodical postage paid at Lakeland, FL and additional entry office(s). 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4 A4 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN Tuesday, February 13, 2018 OBITUARIES Dona M. Ferguson Dona Macel Ferguson, 86, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away Friday, Feb. 9, She was born March 22, 1931 in Richmond, Ohio to Dean and Mabel (Riser) Steitz. Dona was a homemaker, member of First Baptist Church of Avon Park, worked for JCPenney and retired in 1992, and has been a resident of Avon Park, Florida since 1962, coming from Ohio. She is survived by her sons, Dean Ferguson of Avon Park, Florida, Richard C. Ferguson (Janie) of Avon Park, Florida and Fred Ferguson Sr. (Angie) of Avon Park, Florida; sister, Barbara Herb of Sandusky, Ohio; brother, Fred Steitz of Ohio; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her son, Lowell Ferguson Jr., who was killed in combat in the Vietnam War. A memorial service Woman injured in accident STAFF REPORT LAKE PLACID A woman was injured Saturday after her vehicle hit a utility pole wire and overturned, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. Alyssa J. Todd, 18, of Lake Placid, was transported to Lee Memorial SEBRING A 75-yearold woman was seriously injured Sunday when the four-wheel ATV she was driving overturned, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. Hospital in serious condition, the press release said. The accident occurred around 9:25 a.m. at Old State Road 8, south of Hicoria Road. The press release said that Todd was traveling south on Old State Road 8 when her vehicle traveled across the northbound Rosa H. Lopez, 75, of Sebring, the driver, was transported to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center following the accident that occurred at 2:15 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Lake Sebring Drive and Avalon Road in Sebring. The press release said lane and onto the eastern grass shoulder. The vehicle then rotated clockwise when it collided with a fence and a utility pole wire, the press release said. It then overturned before coming to a final rest upright on the eastern grass shoulder of Old State Road 8, the press release said. Woman injured in ATV accident STAFF REPORT will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Avon Park. Services entrusted to Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home, 111 E. Circle St., Avon Park, FL Online condolences may be left at stephensonnelsonfh. com. James W. Sisemore James Wayne Sisemore, 84, of Avon Park, Florida died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 in Sebring after a brief illness. A longtime resident of Avon Park, Jim was born in Cool, Texas, on April 9, 1933, the youngest of 11 children. He married his wife of 65 years, Peggy Joyce Martin, in Together, they raised four children while living in many places around the country during Jim s years of military service in the Air Force. He is survived by Peggy; his four children, Donald (Nan) Sisemore of Bradenton, Susan Roberts of Avon Park, Dale (Laura) Sisemore of Denham Springs, Louisiana and David Sisemore of Tampa; as well as grandchildren, Scott (Kelly) Dressel, Kellie Viera, Donny Sisemore, Chip Dressel, Jennifer (Michael) Suvances, Melinda (Mike) Pollitt, Joshua Carr, Brittany (William) Dillon, Dr. Shelley (Riley) Varnado, Katherine Sisemore and Ben Sisemore; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in Lopez was traveling north on Avalon Road and began turning left onto Lake Sebring Drive. Lopez lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn, the press release said. Lopez landed on the roadway, the press release said. death by his parents, Benner and Willie Sisemore; his beloved mother- and father-inlaw, Durrah and Dorothy Martin; and brothersin-law, Virgil Martin and Danny Butler. Although he rarely spoke of it, Jim was a highly decorated combat veteran, serving as a forward air controller in Vietnam. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1950 in Texas and came to Avon Park as a sergeant in He was deployed to Vietnam in 1967 as a captain. While in Vietnam, he served with the 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron in Bien Hoa, the 1st Air Cavalry in An Khe and the 5th Special Forces in DaNang. He earned the Silver Star, the nation s third-highest military award, for his actions on Feb. 25, 1968 during the Tet Offensive. When a convoy he was escorting was ambushed, Jim made continuous strafing runs at an extremely LAKE PLACID Lake Placid Police continued on Monday to investigate a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred Sunday evening. Police Chief James Fansler said that an unknown vehicle struck a bicycle on State Road 621 near Victory Way about 7:30 p.m. low altitude although a considerable volume of enemy automatic weapons fire was being directed at the aircraft each time, according to the award citation. After returning to base due to being dangerously low on fuel, he returned to the battle and coordinated landing zones for incoming heliborne reaction forces and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) helicopters as well as continuing to make strafing runs. Two of these low-level strafing runs were over open rice paddies, enabling the friendly force to regain its momentum and forcing the enemy to break contact. Jim also earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses (the fourth-highest award) and five Air Medals for additional meritorious service in Vietnam. He retired from the Air Force in 1971 as a major. After his military service, Jim continued to work as a pilot for Ben Hill Griffin Inc., 4 Star Tomato Inc. and Central Florida Turf. He was also an avid supporter of Avon Park athletics, both while his children were stars for the Red Devils and after. He was looking forward to continuing the tradition with his great-grandsons, Maddox and Macoy Pollitt. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home with family receiving friends beginning at 9 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Good Shepherd Hospice Bud & Donna Somers Hospice House & Resource Center, 1110 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL Arrangements entrusted to Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home, Avon Park, Florida; stephensonnelsonfh.com. 17-year-old accused of starting fires in store By JAY MEISEL STAFF WRITER AVON PARK A 17-year-old juvenile has been arrested and charged with setting fires at Big Lots last Friday afternoon. The State Fire Marshal s Office and the Avon Park Fire Department are continuing to investigate the fires. Avon Park Fire Chief Brad Batz said that when firefighters arrived at the scene they were told the fires were set in a restroom and in the showroom LP police investigate hit-and-run accident STAFF REPORT area of the store. By the time firefighters arrived, he said, someone had extinguished the bathroom fire. Firefighters then extinguished another small fire in the display area, Batz said. The fires filled the store with smoke, causing extensive damage to the inventory, Batz said. The interior also suffered water damage, he added. The Fire Department is still working on determining a dollar amount of the damage, he added. The bicycle operator, whose name was not being released Monday pending notification of kin, was pronounced dead around 10 p.m. at a hospital, Fansler said. Fansler said investigators were looking for clues that would allow them to identify the type of vehicle that struck the bicycle. DELEON FROM PAGE 1 Not only have I had employees ask for reassignment from these department head positions, the new ones are concerned about their own employment because of the commentary they are hearing from some Council members. It is an unfortunate situation that has created a lot of instability in the city, he said. Former administrative services director Beatriz Ramirez was doing what June Fisher is doing now, Deleon said. Ramirez requested a reassignment due to the politics of the city. Former city clerk Bonnie Barwick requested reassignment due to the work environment generated from commentary. Ramirez stated in a December letter to Deleon, While it has been a great experience in the position of administrative services director, the political aspect of this position is undesirable and stressful. Barwick stated in a December letter to Deleon, The daily attacks from the council members and a few of the citizens are all uncalled for. Deleon said, I have been looking for work and succession planning and stability of the organization is important. He did know that he would be leaving the city when the City Council approved his recommendation of three-year employment contracts for both Fire Chief Brad Batz and Administrative Services Director/City Clerk June Fisher. The new people that I hired were concerned about their own employment so I brought that [employment contracts] forward to the City Council, Deleon said. But, my bringing it forward had nothing to do with me looking for a job. It has been standard practice in Avon Park to provide department head positions with contracts, he said. Several past employees who had them, prior to my tenure, and during my tenure, Deleon said, include: Frank Mercurio, police chief, when C.B. Shirey was city manager. Mike Rowan, police chief, when Bruce Behrens was city manager. Renee Green, finance director, when Bruce Behrens was city manager. John King, public safety director, during Deleon s tenure. Maria Sutherland, administrative services director, during Deleon s tenure. June Fisher and Brad Batz requesting and Council approving a contract was consistent with past practices prior to my hiring and after my hiring, Deleon said. Deleon said the job offer was withdrawn and he won t be reapplying for the job. He said he will continue as city manager for Avon Park. When asked why the job offer was withdrawn, Deleon noted the letter offering the job was very positive. Since then, he said, the Charlotte Sun began looking into the archives of the Highlands News-Sun and they found what Deleon termed as instances of inaccurate reporting. That inaccurate reporting generated a lot of unnecessary smoke, which he indicated he believes affected the job offer. He said he was interested in the job because he had a long term interest in returning to a focus on water and wastewater services. The $5,000 pay difference wasn t important to him, he said. Councilman Jim Barnard said he did not know about Deleon s hopes to go to Charlotte County. Remember at the last Council meeting I thought he may be leaving sooner than later so it doesn t surprise me, he said. In some ways he has served Avon Park very well. Barnard had voted against some of Deleon s recommended issues including the Fisher and Batz employment contracts. Deputy Mayor Brenda Gray had not heard about Deleon s impending move to Charlotte County and had no comment. In his eight-year tenure as Avon Park city manager, he took the reins of an organization that was operating on a monthto-month basis with substantial debt. In 2011, during the economic recession, Deleon restructured the city s operations to overcome the negative financial impacts caused by declining revenues. Before his stint as city manager, he served for two years as the Utilities/ Public Works director in Avon Park. In this position he managed engineering, roads and utilities for water and sewer. Before that, Deleon was a Utility District engineer for the city of Riviera Beach for three years and a staff engineer with the South Florida Water Management District for 10 years. Highlands News-Sun Staff Writer Jay Meisel and Charlotte Sun Staff Writer Gary Roberts contributed to this story. NEWS BRIEFS Retired educators to meet SEBRING The Highlands County Retired Educators/Support Personnel Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at The Watering Hole restaurant in Sebring. Speakers are Darrell and Lorie Layfield, discussing technology and virtual school. All retired educators and personnel are invited to attend. For more information, call Betty Hurlbut at Highlands Gem and Mineral Club SEBRING The Highlands Gem and Mineral Club will meet at 7 p.m. today in the rear fellowship hall of the Church of Christ, 3800 Sebring Parkway. No dues or membership fees. Speaker will be Carolyn Beahm. Birthstone for February is amethyst. For more information, call Chamber luncheon SEBRING The Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce luncheon will be held 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Genesis Center, 218 E. Belleview St., in Lake Placid. Cost is $12. Lunch includes grilled pork tenderloin, scalloped potatoes, steamed broccoli and dessert. Guest speaker Danny Kushmer. chamber@lpfla.com or call Green overseeded fairways - Course in GREAT shape! FEBRUARY SPECIALS! GOLF per person Incl. tax. $ EXPIRES 2/28/18 TWILIGHT GOLF - AFTER 2:30PM per person $ WEEKEND GOLF-ANY TIME per person $ EXPIRES 2/28/18 Incl. tax. GOLF AFTER 12 per person $ EXPIRES 2/28/18 adno= EXPIRES 2/28/18 Incl. tax. MONDAY FOURSOME $ Incl. tax. 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5 Tuesday, February 13, 2018 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN A5 VIEWPOINTS Tim Smolarick Publisher Karen Clogston Editor Romona Washington Executive Editor Rob Kearly Circulation Director OUR VIEW Proper support for agriculture, citrus industry Tucked in the huge budget package signed by President Trump last week was emergency relief funding that will resuscitate Florida s citrus industry, which had been clawing back to normalcy before the destruction of Hurricane Irma last September. The bipartisan deal, months in the making, was rightfully a top priority for Florida s congressional delegation, notably Rep. Tom Rooney, the Republican who represents South Sarasota County, Charlotte and DeSoto counties and many of the inland regions slammed by the storm. The package was part of the overall $90 billion congressional disaster relief appropriation. Some $2.3 billion was allotted for farmers and growers battered by the hurricane. According to reports, some $700 million will go directly to payments for growers affected by the hurricane. In a news release, Rooney said, In today s political climate, any bipartisan breakthrough in Washington constitutes a miracle. It does seem so. On the other side of the aisle, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., also chimed in, For some, the funding in this bill is a light at the end of the tunnel and a major step forward in helping them return to the way life used to be before these storms. It was a real accomplishment with direct benefits to our agricultural economy. Last year, Florida s $9 billion citrus industry had finally begun to regain its footing after years of struggles against foreign competition and the plague of the citrus greening bacterial disease. Hurricane Irma was a whopper that devastated orchards, particularly in Southwest Florida. Growers in Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Glades and Lee counties were said to have lost percent of their crop. Florida Citrus Mutual, a growers organization, reported last week that losses in Southwest Florida were 100 percent in many instances. Statewide, the organization pegged losses at 65 percent. Also last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its projection for Florida s orange crop. Again. The estimate fell 2 percent to 45 million boxes, 1 million boxes less than its previous estimate in January. The new number is 9 million-box decline from the USDA s initial October estimate of 54 million boxes. The one-month change came entirely off the late-season Valencia orange crop, which fell to 26 million boxes. The early and mid-season orange varieties, largely harvested by the end of January, remained at 19 million boxes, according to the Lakeland Ledger. That news was confirmed earlier state estimates of $760 million in direct damages to the industry. The bailout money will directly offset those losses and help get growers back on a sustainable path. The public radio station WUSF reported distribution of aid will be negotiated between growers, the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Beyond a jug of orange juice from the supermarket, those of us living along the Southwest Florida coast may not always recognize the importance of agriculture to the region s economy. But travel inland and head north past the ranches and orchards, and you ll quickly understand. Citrus is a critical component of the economy that needed revival after a disaster. Sun Newspapers JOIN THE CONVERSATION Letters are welcome on virtually any subject, but we do have some rules. We will not accept any Letters to the Editor that mention a business in a negative tone, as they have no means to defend themselves. Please keep Letters to the Editor to less than 250 words. Letters will be edited to length as well as for grammar and spelling. All letters must be signed with full name not initials. 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Like too many of our holidays, the further we get away from the establishment of the holiday the less time we seem to spend reflecting on the purpose of the holiday. I hope to cause you to briefly pause as you read this and reflect on the miracle that is the United States of America and the crucial role its leaders played in its history and formation. First, a little history about our history. Presidents Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still officially called Washington s Birthday by the federal government. Traditionally celebrated on Feb. 22 Washington s actual day of birth the holiday became popularly known as Presidents Day. Since the holiday began in honor of George Washington, the remainder of this column will be about him. Washington was born in Westmoreland County, YOUR VIEW Where s the outrage? I have been registered as a Republican and a Democrat, but now I am NPA. I cannot help but marvel at the silence from those on the right about what is currently going on in DC. During the Obama years, four writers in particular seemed to be outraged at his administration s actions, abuses of power and flaunting of the Constitution. Had President Obama acted, and tweeted, a fraction of what Trump has/is these folks would have exploded forth with calls for impeachment everyday instead of their typical three to four times a week rants. One of these people even advocates for a Christian religious test in order to hold citizenship and vote. Does he actually believe the vast majority of Americans wish to live in a theocracy? Next would be to enact a law outlawing all political parties except the GOP. I m sure that would work out well. As Sen. Rand Paul so aptly pointed out NEVER A DULL MOMENT Mike Lee Virginia, to Augustine and Mary Washington, the oldest of six children. It was his great-grandfather, John Washington, who migrated from England to Europe. His father died when he was eleven years old making him the ward of his half-brother, Lawrence. At 16, he began traveling with a surveying party plotting land in Virginia s western territory. This experience taught him how to be resourceful and toughened his mind and body. While serving in the Virginia militia, Washington experienced mixed results but gained valuable military experience. In 1758, he resigned his commission and married Martha Dandridge Custis, a widow with two young children, whom he Thursday, deficits are horrible when Dems are in charge but OK when GOP controls things. Childish insults, school yard name calling, and blustering buffoonery are not the qualities of the POTUS I relish. I did not agree with many things Bush nor Obama did, but they both represented the USA with class and dignity. Neither of them were world class laughing stock, classless jerks like this bozo. Dean Cook Sebring Lower speed on stretch of U.S. 27 Yet another tragic motor vehicle fatality occurred in Sebring on U.S. 27 the second in less than a month. The speed limit on the main highway (U.S. 27) through Avon Park is 45 mph, and the speed limit on the main highway (U.S. 27) through Lake Placid is 45 mph. Why, then, is the speed limit on U.S. 27 through Sebring 55 mph instead of 45 mph like that of Avon Park and Lake absolutely adored. Over the next several years, Washington devoted himself to his land holdings. As late as 1767, Washington was opposed to declaring independence. However, as the British crown, under the direction of King George, continued to impose confining and unjust laws upon the colonists, he began to take a leading role in what would become the American Revolution. During the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Washington was appointed Major General and Commander-in-Chief of the colonial forces. As was his custom, he did not seek out the office of commander, but was the obvious choice. Looking through the lenses of 2018, it s difficult to grasp that George Washington really wasn t qualified to lead an army of volunteers against the world s most powerful nation. His training and experience were primarily in frontier warfare involving small numbers of soldiers. He wasn t trained in the open-field style of battle practiced by the British generals. He had no real experience commanding large Placid? It s my opinion (and that of many others who ve lived here longer than I have) that if Sebring s speed limit on U.S. 27 from the Sun n Lake Boulevard intersection through to an area south of the Highlands Regional Medical Center were to be lowered to 45 mph, fewer accidents and definitely fewer serious accidents might occur. With all of the traffic generated by the businesses, residences, shopping centers, restaurants, and intersections on U.S. 27 through Sebring, 55 mph is just too fast. Wouldn t it at least be worth a try to lower that stretch of U.S. 27 to 45 mph like that of Avon Park and Lake Placid for a year or two? It would surely save lives. Linda McFetridge Sebring Rooney should not be divisive The House Intelligence Committee, led by the Republican members and the formations of infantry, commanding cavalry or artillery, or maintaining the flow of supplies for thousands of men in the field. But his courage, determination, and savvy allowed him to stay one step ahead of the British. So, the colonists were fighting the biggest, strongest, best-trained army and navy in the world, led by the most experienced officers in the world. The Colonial Army was a rag-tag, volunteer army comprised of farmers, teachers, and small business owners. How could they have possibly been victorious? One of the many theories is the hand of Providence. George Washington believed it to be so. He said, The Man must be bad indeed who can look upon the events of the American Revolution without feeling the warmest gratitude towards the great Author of the Universe whose divine interposition was so frequently manifested in our behalf. What say you? Mike Lee is a teacher and coach. More information at president, have voted to release a classified memo that has no proven factual background, to show improper use of surveillance by the FBI and Justice Department of Carter Page, a known Russian operative, in the Russian investigation. Tom Rooney, the Republican congressperson of the 17th District, voted to release this unproven, classified memo. Even though he knew this legal, approved, investigation of Carter Page had been going on for a considerable time, it is important to the Republicans and the president to misdirect the critical importance of the Russian investigation because they have no way to prove the investigation is anything but the truth. Tom Rooney, your Republican congressperson, made a political decision to lessen the greatness of America. He needs to be taken to task for his divisive political decision and removed from office as soon as possible. Frank Cimino Sequim, Washington

6 A6 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN Tuesday, February 13, GRAPHIC BY JOHN MCMULLEN DEADLY FROM PAGE 1 Condos. Andy Vega, 24, of Sebring died Nov. 4, 2013, shortly after his Suzuki motorcycle hit a Chevrolet Avalanche pickup that had crossed southbound lanes of U.S. 27 at Lake Josephine Road. He was wearing a helmet. Dillon Joseph Strickland, 18, of Avon Park died Jan. 8, 2015, on southbound U.S. 27 when a Chevrolet Equinox turned left in front of his motorcycle at State Road 64. He and his passenger, who was not killed, were wearing helmets. A fatal U.S. 27 wreck on Sept. 23, 2016, demonstrated the dangers not just from cross traffic and on-coming traffic, but from vehicles traveling the same direction. A 75-year-old man from Lake Placid died after losing control of his Chevrolet Corvette, which went into the median then swerved back into the path of a semi-trailer. Both were southbound on U.S. 27 and collided just south of the Lake June Road intersection. The truck driver, who broke down into sobs while being interviewed, said the Corvette drove right in front of him. People don t know these things won t stop that quick, he said about the semi-trailer. I tried to miss that car. I drove onto the grass. I tried to MISS FROM PAGE 1 competition, but this was not calculated in the scores. The evening began with a choreographed dance to Elvis Presley s hit song You Ain t Nothing but a Hound Dog, with the contestants wearing pink poodle skirts. Each girl danced with a vinyl record that displayed her contestant number. After the dance, each contestant introduced herself to the judges and the audience and thanked her sponsor. While the girls changed clothes and prepared for the evening gown competition, Extreme Dance and Highlands Little Theatre provided entertainment to the audience. Each girl sparkled in her evening gown and showered the audience with wide smiles. The audience erupted with COUNCIL FROM PAGE 1 Cooper Hapeman said. Now, if no one is running against them, then the election is called at that point, after noon on Friday. The elected officials will be sworn in at the next general Town Council meeting after the election on April 9, regardless of whether there is an election. A DS-DE-84 form is the statement of candidacy and a DS-DE-9 form names the campaign treasurer. The qualifying fee for the mayor s slot is $18 and $12 for the Council member seat, Cooper Hapeman said. The fees are based off of what the mayor and Council miss that car. I did. I tried to miss it, but it was just right there. Reasons for wrecks vary, although most researchers and law enforcement officials cite driver error or distraction. Geotab, a company that deals with GPS systems, published results of a study last year in which U.S. 27 in Florida earned a rank of third most dangerous highway segment in the nation. Rebecca Kates, content marketing and public relations specialist for Geotab, said Florida repeatedly earned the total spots for the dangerous highways for several years, adding that distracted driving was a major factor in the wrecks. Scott Dressel, public information officer for the Highlands County Sheriff s Office, said last year deputies didn t need a study to know U.S. 27 can be dangerous. It is such a heavily traveled road with such a high amount of cross traffic, Dressel said last year. All the traffic for the middle part of the state is running up and down the highway. The study analyzed 10 years of traffic information and named six Florida roads among the most dangerous, including U.S. 1 to the Florida Keys, U.S. 41 on the Gulf Coast, U.S. 98 which shares routes with U.S. 27 and U.S The study said 529 fatal crashes and 614 fatalities occurred on U.S. 27 in the last 10 years, and the 47 miles of the road members make. They also need to disclose their financial interests to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest. Anyone interested in running has to be a registered voter in the town and must be a permanent resident in the town limits for at least DO YOU HAVE THE NEXT BIG STORY OR NEWS TIP TO SHARE? inside Highlands County saw 501 crashes in 2014, and 551 in However, the yearly numbers included all wrecks, both fatal and non-fatal. At this time of year, U.S. 27 in fact all roads in Highlands County get busier with the influx of an estimated 16,000 or more seasonal residents. Based on 2015 statistics, U.S. 27 gets 12 percent busier in the late fall to early spring season and Emergency Medical Services wreck and medical calls also go up 12 percent. Twelve is also the percentage of wrecks Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Greg Bueno attributed, in 2015, to vehicle defects, bad roads or harsh weather. The other 88 percent, he said, are driver error, like crossing or cutting in front of another driver. Cutting in front of other drivers, whether to cross, change lanes, reach a turn or thread through traffic can cause drivers to have to brake suddenly, which has a ripple effect on the roadway. If you force a larger vehicle to stop quickly, this could cause a serious, even fatal accident, Bueno said at the time. U.S. 27 continues to have them, and his and other officers advice still holds. Highlands News-Sun staff writer Jay Meisel and former Highlands News-Sun writers Gary Pinnell and Mat Delaney contributed to this report. applause as each girl walked the stage in dresses fit for little princesses. Maria Swaford, 2017 Little Miss Highlands County, took her final walk across the stage. She told the contestants, Always leave a little sparkle wherever you go so that people will know that little girls can do big things. Caroline Maxcy Photography awarded Scarlett Lackey the Miss Photogenic Award. This award was determined after Maxcy held a photo shoot for the girls and examined their final pictures. The pageant contestants selected the Miss Congeniality Award. The girls voted on the person who was the friendliest and most fun to be around and awarded Baxley Hines as Miss Congeniality. Swaford crowned Baker as the 2018 Little Miss Highlands County. Excitement radiated from Baker s face and tears ran down her cheeks as the tiara was placed on her head. six months immediately preceding the election, according to the Town Charter. The town s mayor earns $1,800 a year, while a council member makes $1,200 a year. For more information, visit mylakeplacid.org or call Your News Tips To: newstips@newssun.com Look for a third crossword in the Sun Classified section.

7 Tuesday, February 13, 2018 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN A7 LOCAL SPORTS Performance Tech Motorsports The 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype Challenge champions arrived at Daytona International Speedway in early January with a fleet of cars for the Roar Before the Rolex 24: four Mazda Prototype Challenge (MPC) cars and one LMP3 entry for the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda race, and a brand new LMP2 ready to make its debut in the WeatherTech Championship Prototype class. It was a huge challenge, said team principal, Brent O Neill. We re usually not preparing cars for the first week in double-dipping Team will have cars in Prototype Challenge, 12 Hours Special to Highlands News-Sun January, except for the one that runs at the Roar. For our entire team it was a battle not only trying to get the new P2 car ready, but also prepare four MPC cars and one LMP3 car to go and run a new endurance format in Prototype Challenge. The small team out of Deerfield Beach was up to the challenge. The IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda program showed speed out of the gate with young 17-year-old Wyatt Schwab scoring the pole in the MPC class. That was followed up one day later by Dr. Robert Masson winning the race in the same class. If Wyatt Schwab doesn t hit a plank that came off one of the PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS PHOTO Robert Masson took the MPC victory in the Prototype Challenge at Daytona. LMP3s we would have been first and second, O Neill added. Cameron Cassels, who is running with us in the LMP3 car, this is his first year in the series. He had contact with another car that took him out of contention, but I think he had a shot at a podium in his first race in the LMP3 car. Five cars and the inaugural endurance race for the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented By Mazda was only half the weekend for O Neill and the Performance Tech team. Over in the WeatherTech Championship paddock, IMSA 8 Sebring Hall of Fame induction tickets available Special to Highlands News-Sun Tickets are now available for the Sebring Hall of Fame Induction. The ceremonies will take place Friday, March 16, the night before the 66th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts. The Chateau NEWMAN Elan Hotel and Conference Center will host the event, which for the first time will be in conjunction with the annual Grand Marshal dinner, this year honoring A.J. Foyt. Foyt, Rinaldo Dindo Capello, Paul Newman, Joest Racing and the civic organization Sebring Firemen, Inc. will join Sebring s prestigious Hall of Fame in Tickets to the dinner are $200 each and available by calling Jan Shoop at The event is open to the public, but please note availability is very limited. A.J. Foyt is an American motorsports legend. In 1985 he drove the Swap Shop Porsche 962 to victory with Bob Wollek at Sebring in the final victory of his illustrious career. Foyt has two other podium finishes at Sebring: second place in 1967 driving a Ford, and third in 1984 driving a Porsche. A four-time Indy 500 winner as a driver, plus an additional Indy win as a car owner, Foyt earned a record 159 victories in United States Auto Club (USAC) competition. In HALL 8 Stewart completes long journey Jude Stewart, center in light blue with hat, with12 friends as she ran the final three miles of 414 that encompassed every paved road in the City of Sebring and surrounding areas. JIM TAYLOR/CORRESPONDENT Runner logs 414 miles in Sebring and surrounding areas BY JIM TAYLOR CORRESPONDENT SEBRING For Jude Stewart, it was a journey that started back in January, Inspired by a friend who ran every street of her hometown city up north, she began her trek to do the same with Sebring and outlaying area around Sebring. Her friend ran 1,300 miles; Sebring and the surrounding area has 414 miles, which she planned on finishing by the end of last year. I wanted to complete by the end of 2017, said Stewart. But I got hit by a car in a Miami Triathlon, so I got sidelined. Now I am pretty much healed and I am ready to complete this journey. She completed that journey Saturday, running the final three miles at Hammock State Park with 12 others. We have had so many people involved in this and as I have done it, whoever had ran has marked off the streets on the map with a highlighter, Stewart said. Stewart noted that she went to get street maps of Sebring and the SEIGO SAITO/B.A.S.S. PHOTO surrounding area. They were fantastic, said Stewart. They made these detailed maps of all the streets. We did Sebring and a lot more. In all, she covered 414 miles, of which only about 100 miles is within the boundaries of the City of Sebring. Stewart pointed out that the area of Sun N Lake had more paved roads (125 miles) than the City of Sebring. Stewart explained that the purpose of starting this was to promote good health, community spirit and to get people running and for those who ran Before this week, it had been more than 15 years since Takahiro Omori fished a major professional bass tournament on Lake Martin. But history both recent and distant says he should find ways to come back as often as he can. Omori went into Sunday s final round of the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Martin presented by Econo Lodge with a 4-pound, 2-ounce lead. He managed a final-day catch of 14 pounds to claim the victory with a four-day total of It was Omori s seventh career victory with B.A.S.S. and his second B.A.S.S. win in three years in the state of Alabama after a triumph on Wheeler Lake in He also won a FLW Tour event on Lake Martin in This time of year, I like to fish shallow more or were training for something that needed a light-hearted run once in a while, just to have some fun. Kim Darrow has gone the most miles with Stewart, recording 135 miles of the 414 as Stewart pointed out that everyone present on Saturday had done big pieces, but Kim has done the most. She is a good friend of mine and she talked me into it, said Darrow I was running anyway and it was something to do to get more miles in. Plus you get to run with friends. Running with RUN 8 Omori takes Bassmaster victory Special to Highlands News-Sun especially during the prespawn, said Omori, who surpassed $2 million in B.A.S.S. career earnings with the $100,000 win. Usually when we schedule a tournament for early February, it s in Florida and the fish have already spawned. But schedule-wise, coming to this lake this time of year is very good for me. Omori didn t exactly have a wealth of options for putting together Takahiro Omori won the Bassmaster Elite event at Lake Martin. BASS 8

8 A8 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN Tuesday, February 13, 2018 IMSA FROM PAGE 7 the crew was feverishly working on its new No. 38 ORECA LMP2 for drivers Pato O Ward, James French and Kyle Masson. The offseason preparation and lessons learned from the Roar Before the Rolex 24 test showed in the results at the Rolex 24. O Ward stunned the field by qualifying fourth, and ultimately finished eighth in the race capping off a satisfying month of January for O Neill. PERFORMANCE TECH MOTORSPORTS PHOTO The No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Prototype races at Daytona. Vince Lombardi always said, Winning becomes a habit, he said. We didn t change anything we did from the end of 2017 and into 2018, the only thing difference was the car. At the end of the day we all know it s a big undertaking, but we ve done it for so long we know the program, and we just put our head down and got the job done. Jude Stewart, far left, takes the lead in the start of the final three miles at Hammock State Park. RUN FROM PAGE 7 HALL FROM PAGE Foyt won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Dan Gurney driving for Ford. He also won the Daytona 500 in 1972 and twice co-drove the winning car at the Rolex 24 in Daytona. Rinaldo Dindo Capello has five overall Sebring victories, second all-time behind Tom Kristensen, one of his teammates on the incredible Joest Audi team that dominated the American Le Mans Series. His wins came in 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009 and He earned three additional podium finishes at Sebring and a class victory in The Italian also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times. Paul Newman ( ), actor, director, philanthropist and racecar driver, was one of sports car racing s greatest boosters. As a driver, he competed at circuits around the world, including Le Mans, Sebring and Daytona. He finished second overall at Le Mans in 1979 and won the GT class at Daytona in 1995 (at the age of 70). Newman recorded many wins in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) competition, winning four National Championships. He also found success as a team co-owner in the Indy Car series. More importantly, Newman earned the respect of colleagues in both the motorsports and entertainment industry with his professionalism, philanthropy and activism. Joest Racing, founded by Reinhold Joest in 1978, has been a sports car racing dynasty. At Le Mans, Joest orchestrated an astonishing 15 overall wins in 25 years. His Sebring accomplishments are no less impressive. In 2000 at Sebring, Joest gave Audi their first major international endurance win. They would go on to win Sebring nine more times, setting virtually every record possible at America s oldest endurance race. The Sebring Firemen, Inc., a non-profit organization established in 1927, played a key role in the origin of Sebring s famed 12-hour classic. Serving as the operational arm for race founder Alec Ulmann, the Sebring Firemen provided critical local manpower to help make the event a success during its formative years. Without the help of this organization, it is unlikely Sebring could have achieved the status of an internationally acclaimed event. The Sebring Hall of Fame was founded in 2002 to recognize the competitors, officials, promoters, manufacturers and teams who helped make Sebring North America s most historic road racing facility. The Hall of Fame operates the Gallery of Legends building in the Alan Jay paddock, which annually features a display of historic racecars. Hall of Fame inductions are held every other year. friends is always fun. While there wasn t one singular person whot ran the complete 414 miles with Stewart, she pointed out that there was someone or a group of them who were with her each time as she pursued he goal of running every street. Everybody got some piece of the pie, added Stewart Some did 20 BASS FROM PAGE 7 good limits during the four-day event. During a mostly subpar practice, he identified one small area up the lake on Tuesday where current was flowing behind a small island. I caught two keepers and maybe one nonkeeper in back-to-back casts there in practice, Omori said. I never had anything big, so I didn t really know what I had there. I was taking a chance because if I had gone up that far and then not caught anything, I would have been in trouble. There were times the first three days when he seemed to be catching fish literally every other cast. But things got a little slower on the final day. The more current there was, the more the fish were ganged up, he said. Every day, there was less and JIM TAYLOR/CORRESPONDENT Jason True highlights the final three miles she ran on the map after her run at Highlands Hammock State Park. or 30 miles, some only runners that participated did five, but it was great. at various times. In the And some of them who end it was community never ran before are now spirit, good health and runners. Over the course getting people who were of this, we had not runners involved. less current. That made it tougher and tougher because the fish were more scattered out. Today, there was less current than any of the four days. Omori estimates he caught 50 keepers off the spot during the course of the tournament. But on Sunday, he only managed four and was forced to go looking elsewhere to fill out his limit. Fortunately, one of his four fish from the area Sunday weighed over 4 pounds his second biggest bass of the week and his cushion over the rest of the field was enough to lift him to victory, even without a stellar final day. Rookie angler Roy Hawk from Arizona caught 11-2 Sunday, his smallest limit of the week and finished with 52-8 a full 7 pounds behind Omori. New Jersey angler Adrian Avena placed third with 50-13, California veteran Jared Lintner was fourth with and Washington pro Luke Clausen was fifth with DO YOU What Your Loved Ones Plans Are? Thursday, February 22, 2018 At 10:00 AM Guest Speaker Attorney Robert E. Livingston TOPICS: Estate Planning Wills Living Wills Health Care Surrogates OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Refreshments will be served by Chef Mac adno= S. Pine Street, Sebring, FL For More Information or to RSVP, Please Call (863) ext. 0 adno=

9 CLASSIFIEDS, COMICS & PUZZLES INSIDE Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Female artists recount female Book: country singers influence thinking, $5.99. What will I find out? It turns out Tucker Holly Gleason remem- taught young Gleason bers the moment when a lot - about country Tanya Tucker changed music, about being a her life. woman, about navigating She was a high school the world. And it s those student in Cleveland moments that Gleason when she walked into a looked to document record store and saw a in her new anthology life-size display of Tucker Woman Walk the Line: in a red spandex catsuit How the Women in promoting her 1978 Country Music Changed album TNT. Our Lives (University I think I lost my of Texas Press), which breath, says Gleason, collects female artists who, in addition to being writing about the female an author and songwriter, country artists who works in artist developinfluenced them. ment in Nashville now. Gleason approached All my circuits were artists such as Taylor overloaded.. I remember Swift and Rosanne Cash By GLENN GAMBOA NEWSDAY AMAZON.COM and writers ranging from pre-eminent critic Holly George-Warren to newcomers like Entertainment Weekly s Madison Vain. It was super not-scientific, Gleason says. I asked them, Who was it? Who was that one artist who changed everything your DNA rearranged, the world changed, what you thought was possible was different? What was the pivot and how did it play out? From the Tucker album, Gleason says she learned two valuable lessons - not to be afraid SECTION B 5 ways to enjoy squash for dinner BOOK 7 DINNER DIVA Leanne Ely Today s Woman: Sara Canali COURTESY PHOTO Seen here with other 2015 Ms. Wheelchair Florida contestants, Sara Canali (far left, top row) credits networking with other young women with disabilities allowing her to learn from their struggles and triumphs. Empowering others and creating change By DOROTHY HARRIS CORRESPONDENT SEBRING In 1972, an Ohio physician created a national forum to highlight the achievements of women with disabilities. Known as the Ms. Wheelchair America program, its focus is far from glitter and glamour. Rather, it strives to empower a unique group of women to leadership to increase awareness in the able-bodied community on the potential of women who are articulate, accomplished and also disabled. Sebring resident Sara Canali seems the perfect candidate for such a competition and she has participated in four of the six years the Ms. Wheelchair Florida competition has been held during the Women s Empowerment and DOROTHY HARRIS/CORRESPONDENT Sebring resident Sara Canali is a student, member of the Aktion Club SARA 8 of Highlands County and hopes to win Ms. Wheelchair Florida Miriam Haskell: a big name in costume jewelry Some of the most desirable personal adornment collectibles are the ever-popular objects within the category of vintage costume jewelry. Called junque jewelry by some, these surprisingly well-produced bracelets, brooches, necklaces and earrings are all too often incorrectly described as cheap when in fact many of these pieces are not only desirable but quite valuable. A common mistake occurring in antiques shops, thrift stores, yard sales, and flea markets is the selling of valuable costume jewelry pieces for mere pennies on the dollar. Don t disregard costume jewelry because you may be throwing away a small fortune. The real story is that there is real money in fake jewelry and one of the big names in costume ART & ANTIQUES Dr. Lori Verderame jewelry of the early to late 1900s is Miriam Haskell. Spotting a fine piece of Miriam Haskell costume jewelry starts with recognizing the quality materials, well executed jewelry settings, and matching sets of earrings, necklaces, and bracelets or brooches that became a staple of the Haskell design firm. Miriam was manufacturing vintage Haskell costume jewelry jewelry designs in New York is defined by colorful set and selling them with vigor. stones, gold filigree Miriam Haskell remains work, and delibest known cate seed pearls. for produchaskell offered ing costume nature-inspired jewelry forms via lookdesigns alike baroque featuring pearls, glass seed electroplatpods, and tiny ing, inset seashells. stones, and Miriam hand beadcourte SY PHOT work. Quality Haskell and O A Miriam Ha the firm s lead materials skell snowba ll pin. included designer, Frank Hess were the heart and European soul of the company. The beads, hand-picked seed team highlighted nature pearls, and Bohemian and its many interesting crystals. The firm was one forms through their designs. of the first to incorporate High society ladies of the plastics and lucite into their mid 20th Century enjoyed costume jewelry designs. modern minimalist and Following World War II machine aesthetic jewelry HASKELL 7 pieces. By 1926, the firm You can tell by the bright yellow or orange flesh of winter squash (well, depending on the variety), that this fall harvest fruit is good for you. (Yes, squash is a fruit!) Winter squash, like acorn and butternut, are the more substantial varieties. And I m sure you already knew it, but zucchini is considered a summer squash. If you re looking for some ideas about how to get more of this delicious fruit that s easy to find, easy to cook and easy on the budget, I happen to have some fab suggestions for you. The following are five ways you can prepare squash to enjoy with your dinner this evening: Roasted with root vegetables. If you re roasting beets, parsnips or carrots, toss in some squash. You can also make it even easier and simply slice your squash in half, remove the seeds (save them to roast later), and roast in its skin at 375 for about minutes, depending on the squash and its size. When dinner s ready, scoop out the flesh of the squash and enjoy with some butter. Mashed or puréed. You can steam your squash and mash it, just like you would with potatoes. I personally don t care for this method as it s not nearly as flavorful as roasting, but it s a good way to bulk up a serving of mashed vegetables. Puréed squash also looks very pretty on a plate. Souped up. Make a simple soup from your squash, and serve it as an appetizer. Or, bulk it up with more veggies and serve it as a main course. Stuffed. You can stuff and roast just about any squash you would like. Imagine a beautiful spaghetti squash, sliced in half and stuffed with tomato sauce and meatballs. Or an acorn squash sliced and stuffed with sausage and apples. Use your imagination (and Google you can find endless ideas for roasting squash.) As noodles. You may already know that you can roast a spaghetti squash and scoop out its noodly flesh to eat as you would any traditional noodle. But if you have a vegetable spiralizer, you can also make noodles out of other types of squash like acorn or butternut, and gently steam them to serve for dinner. (You can find veggie spiralizers on Amazon.) The accord squash noodles are wonderful. I hope I ve inspired you to add squash to your menu this evening. Leanne Ely is a New York Times bestselling author and the creator of SavingDinner.com, the original menu planning website, bringing families back to the dinner table for over 15 years.

10 B2 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN Tuesday, February 13, Scholarships support women leadership roles Special to the Highlands News-Sun GAINESVILLE The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is providing $2,000 in scholarships for women in agriculture to attend the Women s Leadership Conference, April 5-7, 2018 in Tampa. Eight $250 scholarships will be awarded to individuals to attend the conference. The priority of awards will be given to first-time attendees of the conference and women who also serve on their county Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committees. We are pleased to provide these scholarship opportunities to Farm Bureau women across the state, said Michele Curts, leadership programs coordinator. The Women s Leadership Conference will include lots of fun, hands-on activities, engaging educational sessions, networking and tours of local agriculture. Themed The Treasure of Florida Agriculture, the Women s Leadership Conference will be held at The Westshore Grand, A Tribute Hotel in Tampa. The three-day conference registration fee is a nominal $100 per attendee, plus lodging. To apply for a scholarship, visit com/forms/wlcs18. The scholarship application deadline is Feb. 28. For additional information, contact your local County Farm Bureau or visit farm-bureau-women/. Florida Farm Bureau, the state s largest general agricultural organization, represents more than 146,000 member-families. We serve to enhance farm enterprise and improve rural communities. COURTESY PHOTO Attendees at the 2017 Women s Leadership Conference in Boca Raton enjoy a painting activity. Increasingly popular beauty trends indication, more than 14,000 reviewers have touted the benefits of this natural material for getting their teeth pearly white again. Other manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon, offering alternatives to bleach-based tooth strips and gels that sometimes create sensitivity issues for people. Sample boxes Don t know which products to buy? Beauty retailers have gotten increasingly innovative by packaging together sample-sized items that customers can purchase or have shipped to their homes regularly on subscription. The price is minimal, and there s no commitment to buy if the sample isn t just right. Customers may even be eligible for discounts when buying the fullsized product. adno= adno= and masks are even being developed for the chest, arms and breasts. Bold eyes Fresh-faced skin is a Another popular trend leading beauty trend this involves playing up the year. eyes. Models flashed hofashion is fickle, and lographic perspec liner at so are the techniques The Blonds fashion week men and women rely on show, and aqua-tinted to look and feel great. Because trends change so lashes and liner can often, it can be challeng- offer a beachy, mermaid inspiration for summer. ing to figure out which Intense kicks of color have staying power and are typically balanced which might be passing out with neutral features whims. Here are some elsewhere. of the trends to keep in Customized body care mind for those who want Expect to find more to stay abreast of the latest in hair, makeup and products that treat skin on the body as carefully skincare. Simplistic, natural skin as skin on the face is typically treated. Cleansers, Women who do not serums and exfoliators for like a heavily made up look may be glad to learn bodily use are just some natural features and skin of the offerings. Natural tooth tones are in style. To whitening this end, many women If Amazon s top-sellwill be skipping heavy ing activated charcoal foundations in lieu of tooth whitener is any quality skin cleansers and moisturizers that let their natural skin shine. Combined with multitasking products like moisturizer with SPF, this means fewer products clogging up makeup cases and bathroom counters. Masked faces It s not Halloween revisited, but rather beauty basics 101. Face masks continue to be the DIY beauty treatment of the moment, and the mask market is expected to expand even further. Beauty retailer Superdrug has seen mask sales double. Masks are advantageous because they can target specific problems and provide noticeable results right from home. Masks that target crows feet or dry patches around the nose are already popular, Metro Creative Connections It s with you forever! E V LO Heartland Skin Center Jennifer A. Wolf, PA-C 5825 US 27 North Sebring, FL SKIN(7546) Fax: HeartlandSkinCenter.com Our Specialty is You From the Staff of Heartland Skin Center HAPPY VALENTINE S DAY! adno=

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12 B4 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Make chocolate bowls for Valentine s Day By SUSAN SELASKY DETROIT FREE PRESS Nothing says I love you like chocolate. It s the universal way to melt your valentine s heart. It s also good for your heart. Thanks to flavanols, antioxidants also found in berries, red wine and grapes. So in small amounts, chocolate is good for you. Many health experts recommend eating a 1-ounce square of chocolate a day. And the darker the chocolate (which is higher in antioxidants), the better. But we love chocolate for other reasons, too. Like being able to mold and shape it. This recipe for small chocolate bowls is made using blown-up balloons as the mold. It works like a charm. We filled the bowls with ice cream and drizzled them with more melted chocolate. --- CHOCOLATE BOWLS Makes: 6 (depending on size) / Preparation time: 10 minutes / Total time: 10 minutes (plus chilling time) You will not use all the melted chocolate, but you need that amount to be able to dip the balloons in. Makes as many chocolate bowls as you like. Or keep the chocolate for another use. Parchment paper 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon vegetable oil plus additional for brushing balloons 6 water balloons, blown up (no water) and tied Ice cream, optional Fresh berries, optional Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a microwave-safe bowl place the chocolate chips and oil. Microwave for 1 minute. Continue microwaving in 30-second increments, stirring in between, or until chocolate is melted. Lightly brush oil on the balloons opposite the tied end. Spoon a small amount of the melted chocolate in a circle about the size of a 50-cent piece to create a base. 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Two tips about cooking duck breast: First, let it cook for the majority of the necessary time with the skin side down so that the skin becomes crispy and the fat is rendered out. Leave the hot fat in the pan as it accumulates; it helps to melt even more fat from the skin. Secondly, be sure to let the duck breast rest after it s been cooked. As with any other animal protein, cooking the breast chases its juices to its outside layers. As the breast rests, the juices are reabsorbed, which prevents the duck from drying out when sliced. SAUTEED DUCK BREASTS Start to finish: 40 minutes (15 minutes hands-on) Servings: 2 2 Pekin duck breast halves (about 8 ounces each) Kosher salt 2 tablespoons minced shallots 1/3 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon drained green peppercorns in brine Using a very sharp knife, lightly score the skin on each duck breast half in a crisscross pattern, all the way down but not through the meat. Pat the duck dry. 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13 Tuesday, February 13, 2018 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN B5 LEGAL NOTICE OF SALE 30 NOTICE OF SALE 30 WATERFRONT HOMES 1030 HOMES FOR RENT 1210 WATERFRONT 1515 NOTICES FICTITIOUS NAME 12 NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION , FLORIDA STATUTES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF JESUS located at 1130 State Road 17 N in the County of Highlands, in the City of Sebring, Florida 33870, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. DATED at Sebring, Florida, this 7th day of February, Edward Manning Lee Feb. 13, 2018 NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION , FLORIDA STATUTES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of AUTOMOTIVE POINT located at 1 Triangle Park in the County of Highlands, in the City of Lake Placid, Florida 33852, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. DATED at Lake Placid, Florida, this 7th day of February, Ronald J. Clark Feb. 13, 2018 NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION , FLORIDA STATUTES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of BERRIEN ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES located at 2916 Hammock Terr, in the County of Highlands, in the City of Sebring, Florida 33872, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated at Sebring, Florida, this 7th day of February, Micheal Hernicz Feb. 13, 2018 NOTICE OF SALE 30 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: CA000419GCAXMX KATHLEEN MARIE HAWBLITZEL, Plaintiff, vs. MAX N. HORTON a/k/a MAX NEW- TON HORTON, individually, MAX N. HORTON, as the purported Trustee of THE MAX N. HORTON REVOCA- BLE TRUST, LORRAINE H. HOR- TON, individually, LORRAINE H. HORTON as the purported Trustee of THE MAX N. HORTON REVOCA- BLE TRUST and THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Defendants. NOTICE OF CLERK S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of that certain Final Default Judgment made and entered in the Circuit Court of Highlands County, Florida in the above entitled cause on October 19, 2017 and October 26, 2017, Case No CA000419GCAXMX wherein KATHLEEN MARIE HAWBLITZEL is Plaintiff and MAX N. HORTON and LORRAINE H. HORTON are the Defendants, ROBERT GERMAINE, Clerk of the above Court, will between and during the legal hours of sale, towit, at 11:00 A.M. on the 2nd day of March, 2018, the same being the day set by said Final Judgment, offer for sale and sell at public outcry for cash in hand to the highest and best bidder at the Jury Assembly Room, Basement, Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Avenue, in Sebring, Highlands County, Florida, that certain property more particularly described as follows: UNIT TEN F, CASA DEL LAGO CONDOMINIUM PHASE 10, according to Declaration of Condominium as recorded in O.R. Book 940, Page 366 and amendment recorded in O.R. Book 954, Page 506 and Scrivener s Error Affidavit as recorded in O.R. Book 963, Page 30 and amendment recorded in O. R. Book 969, Page 683, being re-recorded in O.R. Book 970, Page 828, and Amendment to Declaration of Condominium as recorded in O.R. Book 997, Page 341, and amendment recorded in O.R. Book 999, Page 708, amendment re-recorded in O.R. Book 1032, Page 219, amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1047, Page 520, amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1102, Page 1543, amendment recorded in O.R. book 1107, Page 0707, and amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1108, Page 1649 and re-recorded in O.R. Book 1109, Page 1581 and re-recorded in O.R. Book 1110, Page 0073, amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1114, Page 1972, amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1117, Page 1507, amendment recorded in O. R. Book 1133, Page 0896 and amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1206, Page 0160, amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1233, Page 0921, amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1242, Page 1394 and amendment as recorded in O.R. Book 1268, Page 1345, and amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1296, Page 1043 and amendment recorded in O.R. Book 1318, Page 435 and amendement recorded in O.R. Book 1332, Page 304, all of the Public Records of Highlands County, Florida Lying in Block 41 of Pabor Lake Colony Lands, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 89, of the Public Records of DeSoto County, Florida, of which Highlands County was formerly a part. Parcel C F Said property will be sold to satisfy the Summary Final Judgment above referred to and all sums mentioned therein. IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIMING A RIGHT TO FUNDS REMAINING AFTER THE SALE, IF ANY, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK NO LATER THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER THE SALE. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINING FUNDS. AFTER SIXTY (60) DAYS, ONLY THE OWNER OF RECORD AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PEN- DENS MAY CLAIM THE SURPLUS. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven (7) days priot ot the proceeding and within two (2) working days of your receipt of this Notice. If you are hearing impaired call ; if you are voice impaired call DATED at Sebring, Highlands County, Florida this 8th day of January, ROBERT GERMAINE Clerk, Circuit Court By: /s/ Cyndi Dassinger Deputy Clerk (SEAL) Feb. 13, 20, 2018 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: GCAXMX WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. MARGARET LYNN LARSON AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARGARET LYNN LARSON REVOCABLE TRUST, DATED THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2005, et al, Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 29, 2017, and entered in Case No GCAXMX of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida in which Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., is the Plaintiff and Margaret Lynn Larson, Margaret Lynn Larson as Trustee of the Margaret Lynn Larson Revocable Trust, dated the 4th Day of November, 2005, Highlands Ridge Holdings, LLC, United States of America Acting through Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Unknown Beneficiaries of the Margaret Lynn Larson Revocable Trust dated the 4th day of November, 2005, Villages of Highlands Ridge Homeowners Association, Inc., Any And All Unknown Parties Claiming by, Through, Under, And Against The Herein named Individual Defendant(s) Who are not Known To Be Dead Or Alive, Whether Said Unknown Parties May Claim An Interest in Spouses, Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Or Other Claimants are defendants, the Highlands County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in the Jury Assembly Room in the basement, Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, Highlands County, Florida at 11:00AM on the 2nd day of March, 2018, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: LOT 102, VILLAGES OF HIGH- LANDS RIDGE, PHASE VII-B, SEC- TION ONE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16, AT PAGE 59, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH- LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A 4270 N COURSE LN, AVON PARK, FL 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. Dated in Highlands County, Florida this 30th day of August, Bob Germaine Clerk of the Circuit Court Highlands County, Florida By: /s/ Robyn P. Durrance Deputy Clerk 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 Office of the Court Administrator, (863) , within two (2) working days of your receipt fo the Notice of Sale; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD (863) or Florida Relay Service 711. To file response please contact Highlands County Clerk of Court, 590 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL , Tel: (863) ; Fax: (863) MA Feb. 13, 20, 2018 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: JOSE A. TORRES MEJIAS gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 2/25/2018, 09:00 am at 2047 WEST SR 64 AVON PARK, FL 33825, pursuant to subsection of the Florida Statutes. JOSE A. TOR- RES MEJIAS reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. 1HGCR2F53EA HONDA 2T1AE09B7RC TOYOTA Feb. 13, 2018 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA, CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: GCAXMX BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN IN- TEREST IN THE ESTATE OF MAG- DALENE W. METCALF A/K/A MAGDALENE METCALF, UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2; Defendant(s) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 1, 2018 entered in Civil Case No GCAXMX of the Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST is Plaintiff and MAGDALENE AND MARIA METCALF, et al, are Defendants. The Clerk, ROBERT GERMAINE, shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Avenue, Jury Assembly Room, Sebring, Florida 33870, at 11:00 AM on March 22, 2018, in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, the following described property located in HIGHLANDS County, Florida, as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure, to-wit: LOT(S) 9, BLOCK 4 OF LAKE/RANCH CLUB ADDITION 2 AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 70, ET SEQ., OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA. Property Address: 1559 LAKESHORE DR., LORIDA, FL 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. If you are a person with a disability who needs assistance in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled to, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Court Administrator, , within two (2) working days of your receipt of this document; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD or Florida Relay Service 711. Dated this 6th day of February, ROBERT W. GERMAINE, CLERK Clerk of the Circuit Court By: /s/ Robyn Durrance Deputy Clerk FOO February 13, 20, REAL ESTATE EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY We Are Pledged To The Letter And Spirit of U.S. Policy For The Achievement Of Equal Housing Opportunity Throughout The Nation. We Encourage And Support An Affirmative Advertising And Marketing Program In Which there Are No Barriers To Obtaining Housing Because of Race, Color, Religion, Sec, Handicap, Familial Status Or National Origin. 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HOUSEHOLD GOODS 6030 Clock, German Cuckoo Forrest, Vintage, 2 large cones, $80, Clock, Seth Thomas, 1950, wall box style, colored glass, $40, Dishes (NIKKO), phoenix, blue flowers, 40 pcs, $100.00, Fruit & Vegetable Peeler, automatic rotary, uses 4 AA batteries, never used, still in box, $ Glass Hand Blown Jar, Blenko, amber, 5 D x 11 H, $ Lamps w/shades (2), heavy base, very nice table lamps, $10.00 each Lamps, bedside (2), 2 ft tall, metal silver or nickel looking, teal/white, pull chain for on and off, $25 for both Mirror, 22 round with 24 sq. wood frame, brown, $20.00, Mirror, oak plank, 40 x 29 with 4 copper snake hooks, $ Sweeper, Kenmore light weight roll around sweeper, $ Turkey Serving Platter, oval 16 by Gibson, fine ceramic, micro/dishwasher safe, unused, new in box, $ TV Tray Tables (2), wood, wte legs w/blues & sandpipers on top, ex. cond., rarely used, $35 ea or both $ Vellux Throw Blankets (2) handmade, blue w/wolves & purple w/floral, Exc. cond., $20.00 each Wall Mirror~ With beveled edging. 3 ft. X 6 ft., $ HOLIDAY ITEMS 6031 Christmas Wreaths - 18 and 24 round, some with lights $10 each (863) FURNITURE 6035 (2) Rocking, swivel chairs~ with matching ottoman; brown w/multi color print fabric. $150 obo Bed, queen Tempurpedic, cost $2,000, will sell for $500 obo, like new, Book Cases (4), small, 3 H, 2 L 2 shelves plus bottom shelf, adjustable, 3 used, 1 new in box, all for $ Coffee Tables, 3 different styles, great cond., $20.00 ea Dinette Set~wood & wrought iron table & 4 chairs. Expands to 54. Exc. condition!! $ Dining Rm Set~ rec. table w/mirror inserts & 2 18 leaves; 6 padded chairs. Dark wood. $ Dining Room Set~ 5 rect. table w/6 chairs. $ Dining Room Table w/2 leaves & 4 padded castered chairs, $ Dressing Table w/bench, solid oak, never used, asking $ Electric Bed w/memory foam mattress, like new condition, $ Kitchen Pedestal Table, 42 round, 4 leather padded chairs almond, ex cond. $ Kitchen Table w/4 chairs on rollers and upholsterd, good shape, $175.00, Love Seat, solid red, matching pillows, clean, great condition, $ Marble Table, wrought iron, 36 dia, 17 high, over 60 years old, $ Recliner, burgundy, 6 months old, paid $400.00, asking $ Reclining sofa and loveseat. Clean and in good condition, $225, (207) Rocker/Recliner (2), lt. blue, $175 ea., end table with lamp, $ Sofa, Haverty s, brown leather w/nail heads, cushions are reversible to a mediterranean pattern, $ Sofa, Sectional, green and gray in color, recliner and full size bed, good shape, $200, Table & 4 Chairs, solid wood, 36 high, shelves underneath in ctr., must see, cost $1,800, sell for $500 obo Table, Coca Cola w/4 chairs, wood/wrought iron, $125, TV Stand, smoked glass, 2 shelves, $ TV Table, glass, $50.00, ELECTRONICS 6038 Tablet Galaxy Tab A, Samsung, 1.5 yrs old, barely used, 8 L, nice blue leather cover, $ firm TV/STEREO/RADIO older TV, works good, is cable ready, both for $25.00, DISH TV $59.99 For 190 Channels + $14.95 High Speed Internet. Free Installation, Smart HD DVR Included. Free Voice Remote. Some restrictions apply Spectrum Triple Play TV, Interent & Voice for $29.99 ea. 60 MB per second speed. No contract or commitment. More Channels. Faster Internet. 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With bench, used little, great cond! $400 obo Grand Piano & bench, chickering parlor, very good condition, $ Guitar-Miley Cyrus purple Ed/collectors, $45, Lowrey Festival Organ~ w/bench, exc. cond! Come see & hear that sweet Lowrey sound! $ (Sebring) MEDICAL 6095 Electric Chair~Pronto Invacare M51. Brand new batteries, fully adjustable. $ Mobility Electric Chair, Pride Jet 3, very good condition, $ Walkers, 4 wheels/seats/lg wheels, $25, Wheelchair, new condition, $ HEALTH / BEAUTY 6100 Canada Drug Center es tu mejor opcion para ordenar medicamentos seguros y economicos. Nuestros servicios de farmacia con licencia Canadiense e Internacional te proveeran con ahorros de hasta el 75 en todas las medicinas que necesites. Llama ahora al y obten $10 de descuento con tu primer orden ademas de envio gratuito. 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In pulling together the submissions of Woman Walk the Line, Gleason was struck by how it seemed everyone could find a moment in their lives where music fundamentally changed them. One of the things that makes this book stand out, I think, is the passion people have for music and its potential for life change, she says. It was even apparent in the submission that surprised Gleason the most - thoughts Taylor Swift, at the age of 18, had about Brenda Lee, the teenage sensation known as Little Miss Dynamite for hits like I m Sorry and Rockin Around the Christmas Tree. It was stunning to me and thrilling, Gleason says. The revelation wasn t that the writing was great, from her or any of these writers, it was how willing they were to be vulnerable. For Floral Park s Cynthia Sanz, an executive editor at People who wrote about how important Mary Chapin Carpenter is to her, that didn t come easy. I thought the idea for a book was a great one, Sanz says. I was less interested in sharing my personal life. I m happy to write about artists. I m less happy to write about me. It s much easier to write about other people than it is to be introspective and write about your own life and your thoughts and feelings. However, Sanz wanted to pay tribute to Carpenter. I felt that she was singing about my life in a way that she expressed it better than I could, says Sanz. Her lyrics spoke for a lot of women my age who were HASKELL FROM PAGE 1 and throughout the 1960s, Miriam Haskell achieved widespread market success with various collectible costume jewelry pieces ranging from bobby pins to bracelets. Miriam Haskell s jewelry was worn by some of the most famous fashion icons of the day like Coco Chanel, Jackie Kennedy, Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn. The prominent maker s mark and the high-quality materials make Miriam Haskell pieces unmistakable. The firm s mark Miriam Haskell is typically found on the clasp, pin back, or inside piece of her jewelry. Some Haskell pieces were unsigned in the early days of production however the firm always produced objects that were trendy like Art Deco ear clips in period black and white geometric designs. Haskell jewelry designs were influenced by Egyptomania, the craze for all things Egyptian, after the excavation of King Tut s tomb which took place in Then, Haskell jewelry pieces featured bejeweled mummies, beadwork sphinxes, and hardstone COUNTY STARS TALKING COUNTRY STARS TAYLOR SWIFT ON BRENDA LEE Brenda Lee is grace. Brenda Lee is class and composure. And when she hears the roar of a crowd, Brenda Lee smiles like she s five years old and receiving her first standing ovation. GRACE POTTER ON LINDA RONSTADT Now listening to her records, I feel they re invitations to an internal world. And the most beautiful thing about her singing is, she finds that break in her voice, in her vocal, that no one else would have thought of. It seems to happen so naturally. It s so emotional, and it milks the context even more than the words or the chord change. trying to find their way in the world, in juggling a career and relationships. Nancy Harrison, supervising producer at Access Hollywood, wrote about how she became a Dolly Parton fan while growing up on Long Island even though her first concert was Billy Joel at Nassau Coliseum when she was 14 and she had spent plenty of time at teen nights at North Shore clubs. Intelligent, bold, and confident, she conquered a male-dominated space and did so without camouflaging or hiding her femininity, Harrison wrote. She proved you did not have to look or act like a man to be successful. In Dolly s world, lipstick, wigs, and high heels were immaterial to the talent that lies within. 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16 B8 HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN Tuesday, February 13, 2018 SARA FROM PAGE 1 Leadership conference. Canali received second place in 2014, but has her sights set on winning so she can move up to the Ms. Wheelchair America in I ll have to reschedule a planned surgery, but it would be worth it, she added. The winner is expected to make public appearances throughout the state, advocating equality and inclusion for those with disabilities. I d be advocating for people with disabilities and hope to be able to expand my platform, she explained. I want people to look at a person as a whole person, not just at their disability. This issue has been a struggle for me my entire life. A college student, local advocate and an active young adult, Canali is assisted by her grandparents in most of her daily activities. The competition requires a great deal of preparation as she must present a two-minute speech as well as sit through several rounds of judging. It is quite intensive, said her grandmother, adding how a processing disorder makes it very challenging. Each round of questions however, offers an opportunity to earn points, while workshops throughout the day are not focused on dancing routines or swimwear, but rather on fair housing for the disabled and home modification education to help those with disabilities live as independently as possible. Canali added there is even a self-defense class for these young women, with tips on how to utilize their wheelchair to protect themselves. Education aside, she really enjoys meeting the other young women and creating bonds with girls just like herself. One year we even had a pajama party as a social event so we could interact and get to know each other. Canali remains in contact with several of her fellow contestants via Facebook and delights to know she s not alone in her struggles or experiences. On Saturday evening, the girls are offered support with hair and makeup, but Canali prefers to manage her own needs. A lot of the girls really like it though because they have not ever had a chance to do this. Pageant dresses are allowed, but not required. She has yet to get her dress, though she admitted to preferring purple once she has time to think about that. Her true focus is on her speech. My theme is Focus on Abilities, not Disabilities and I want to help people of all abilities have their dreams come true and not allow their challenges whatever they may be to stop them from reaching their goals. Canali also is pretty certain she will be the first one on stage. They schedule is alphabetically and my last name puts me pretty much on top, she sighed. She did brighten however in hopes the local firefighters would return to escort each contestant to the stage. Fox 13 News was there one year too and I also got to meet advocate Chelsie Hills in Hills is a young woman who is a well-known speaker, dancer and author as well as advocate for those with disabilities. Once she completes her speech, Canali knows the judges will ask one further question. There is no way to know what it might be, she added. You have to be ready to respond. As a disabled American, Canali wants to put the focus on a person s abilities, not on what they cannot do. She is also quick to encourage others disabled or not to reach for their dreams and not let anything hinder them. She has overcome a remarkable set of hurdles and she certainly is not going to allow something as small as an entry fee to stop her on her journey forward. Want to Be the change Be empowered and offer Canali a chance at becoming Florida s role model for other young women with disabilities? 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17 The News Wire STATE NATIONAL WORLD BUSINESS WEATHER Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Arctic seals are threatened species A seal that depends on Arctic sea ice for reproduction will receive threatened species protection. See page 12 Senators begin freewheeling immigration debate By LISA MASCARO TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU Trump s budget balloons deficits, cuts social safety net By ANDREW TAYLOR and MARTIN CRUTSINGER ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget plan Monday that envisions steep cuts to America s social safety net but mounting spending on the military, formally retreating from last year s promises to balance the federal budget. The president s spending outline for the first time acknowledges that the Republican tax overhaul passed last year would add billions to the deficit and not pay for itself as Trump and his Republican allies asserted. If enacted as proposed, though no presidential budget ever is, the plan would establish an era of $1 trillion-plus yearly deficits. The open embrace of red ink is a remarkable public reversal for Trump and his party, which spent years objecting to President Barack Obama s increased spending during the depths of the Great Recession. Rhetoric aside, however, Trump s pattern is in line with past Republican presidents who have overseen spikes in deficits as they simultaneously increased military spending and cut taxes. We re going to have the strongest military we ve ever had, by far, Trump said in an Oval Office appearance Monday. In this budget we took care of the military like it s never been taken care of before. AP PHOTOS President Donald Trump speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Monday during a meeting with state and local officials about infrastructure. Inset: The President s FY19 Budget arrived on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday. Trump s budget revived his calls for big cuts to domestic programs that benefit the poor and middle class, such as food stamps, housing subsidies and student loans. Retirement benefits would remain mostly untouched by Trump s plan, as he has pledged, though Medicare providers would absorb about $500 billion in cuts a nearly 6 percent reduction. Some beneficiaries in Social Security s disability program would have to re-enter the workforce under proposed changes to eligibility rules. While all presidents budgets are essentially dead on arrival Congress writes and enacts its own spending legislation Trump s plan was dead before it landed. It came just three days after the president signed a bipartisan agreement that set broad parameters for spending over the next two years. That deal, which includes large increases for domestic programs, rendered Monday s Trump plan for 10-year, $1.7 trillion cuts to domestic agencies such as the departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development even more unrealistic. The White House used Monday s event to promote its long-awaited plan to increase funding for infrastructure. The plan would put up $200 billion in federal money over the next 10 years in hopes of leveraging a total of $1.5 trillion in infrastructure WASHINGTON As the Senate opened a much-anticipated immigration debate Monday, lawmakers may be embarking on something rarely attempted anymore in Congress: openly and collaboratively legislating. Not in several years has there been a freewheeling process to draft and vote on important legislation. In the increasingly partisan climate, bills are typically crafted behind doors and either accepted or rejected, as seen in the GOP s recent taxcut plan or the ill-fated attempts to repeal Obamacare. But that is not what is expected at least not so far when the Senate tries to strike a compromise to protect young Dreamers from deportation while beefing up border security and making other immigration changes. The fair and open debate promised by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., may resemble the last big attempt at an immigration overhaul in That process lasted months. Now it is time to back up this talk with the hard work of finding a workable solution, McConnell said Monday. I hope this body can seize this opportunity and deliver real progress. Hanging in the balance are the livelihoods of nearly 700,000 young immigrants, who have been in the country illegally since childhood. President Donald Trump is ending the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which offered them temporary permits to live and work in the U.S. McConnell was pressured to open the process as a concession to Democrats to end last month s government shutdown. But even as of Monday evening, some were worried the collaborative process might be short-lived. Republican leaders said they would try to limit debate to about a week. And despite his assurances, McConnell BUDGET 4 DEBATE 4 President s daughter-in-law tested after opening envelope of white powder TNS NEW YORK Vanessa Trump, the wife of Donald Trump Jr., was taken to a hospital Monday after opening a letter addressed to him that contained an unidentified white powder. Preliminary investigation indicated the substance was not dangerous, the New York FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. Dallas Brown can still see the bullets coming for him 50 years later, smacking into the dirt at his feet as north Vietnamese soldiers fired on his platoon during an ambush deep in the jungle. Minutes later, as the deadly firefight wound down, Brown and his fellow soldiers in the 101st Airborne would be immortalized. In one of the most searing images of the Vietnam War, Brown grimaces as he lies on the ground with a back injury. Not far away, a platoon sergeant raises his arms Police Department said. The Fire Department said it responded to a call for help at an apartment building on East 54th Street in Manhattan at 10:03 a.m. Vanessa Trump, 40, had called 911 and said she was coughing and felt nauseated, the Associated Press reported, citing police. Firefighters secured the scene, decontaminated it, and to the heavens, seemingly seeking divine help. Landing on the front page of The New York Times, the black and white image by Associated Press freelancer Art Greenspon gave Americans back home an unflinching look at the conditions soldiers endured in what would become the war s deadliest year. Captured on April 1, 1968, it was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and appeared prominently in Ken Burns recent Vietnam War documentary. But for the young Americans who have decided to talk about it a half-century later, it was merely a moment in another sweltering INSIDE TODAY S WIRE London Airport shuts down Dredged sand used to widen beaches Love returns to Philadelphia park All flights in and out of London City Airport were canceled Monday after a 500-kilogram unexploded World War II bomb was found nearby in the River Thames. See page 3. took three patients to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, department spokeswoman Sophia Kim said. The Fire Department did not identify the three people or provide reports on their conditions. The Secret Service and our law enforcement partners in New York City are investigating a suspicious package addressed to one of our protectees day in a Southeast Asian jungle with well-hidden enemies all around. Some of them have spent years putting the experience in perspective. When I look at that picture now, I say, If I can survive that, I can survive anything, said Tim Wintenburg, who in the photo Two common problems in coastal areas eroded beaches, and clogged inlets hazardous for boat traffic have a mutual solution. See page 7. received today in New York, New York, Special Agent Jeffrey Adams said in a statement. Donald Trump Jr., 40, is President Donald Trump s eldest child, whom he had with his first wife, Ivana Trump. Burnished in history: How an AP photo showed the cost of war By DYLAN LOVAN ASSOCIATED PRESS WAR 4 AP FILE PHOTO This April 1968 file photo shows the first sergeant of A Company, 101st Airborne Division, guiding a medevac helicopter through the jungle foliage to pick up casualties suffered during a five-day patrol near Hue. PHOTO PROVIDED Vanessa Trump is the wife of Donald Trump Jr. The famous 1976 Robert Indiana sculpture is returning to its home and will make a number of stops in a parade before its reinstallation. See page 8.

18 Page 2 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, 2018 SCIENCE/WEATHER Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level rise By SETH BORENSTEIN AP SCIENCE WRITER WASHINGTON Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are speeding up the already fast pace of sea level rise, new satellite research shows. At the current rate, the world s oceans on average will be at least 2 feet higher by the end of the century compared to today, according to researchers who published in Monday s Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. Sea level rise is caused by warming of the ocean and melting from glaciers and ice sheets. The research, based on 25 years of satellite data, shows that pace has quickened, mainly from the melting of massive ice sheets. It confirms scientists computer simulations and is in line with predictions from the United Nations, which releases regular climate change reports. It s a big deal because the projected sea level rise is a conservative estimate and it is likely to be higher, said lead author Steve Nerem of the University of Colorado. Outside scientists said even small changes in sea levels can lead to flooding and erosion. Any flooding concerns that coastal communities have for 2100 may occur over the next few decades, Oregon State University coastal flooding expert Katy Serafin said in an . Of the 3 inches of sea level rise in the past quarter century, about 55 percent is from warmer water expanding, and the rest is from melting ice. But the process is accelerating, and more than three-quarters of that acceleration since 1993 is due to melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, the study shows. Like weather and climate, there are two factors in sea level rise: year-to-year small rises and falls that are caused AP FILE PHOTO In this Oct. 30, 2012, photo, the intersection of 8th Street and Atlantic Avenue is flooded in Ocean City, N.J., after the storm surge from Superstorm Sandy flooded much of the town. by natural events and larger long-term rising trends that are linked to man-made climate change. Nerem s team removed the natural effects of the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption that temporarily chilled Earth and the climate phenomena El Nino and La Nina, and found the accelerating trend. Sea level rise, more than temperature, is a better gauge of climate change in action, said Anny Cazenave, director of Earth science at the International Space Science Institute in France, who edited the study. Cazenave is one of the pioneers of spacebased sea level research. Global sea levels were stable for about 3,000 years until the 20th century when they rose and then accelerated due to global warming caused by the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, said climate scientist Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute in Germany, who wasn t part of the study. Two feet of sea level rise by the end of the century would have big effects on places like Miami and New Orleans, but I don t still view that as catastrophic because those cities can survive at great expense that amount of rising seas under normal situations, Nerem said. But when a storm hits like 2012 s Superstorm Sandy, sea level rise on top of storm surge can lead to record-setting damages, researchers said. Some scientists at the American Geophysical Union meeting last year said Antarctica may be melting faster than predicted by Monday s study. Greenland has caused three times more sea level rise than Antarctica so far, but ice melt on the southern continent is responsible for more of the acceleration. Antarctica seems less stable than we thought a few years ago, Rutgers climate scientist Robert Kopp said. Latest Midwest snow wave delays flights, makes driving tough ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO A winter storm that moved across the Upper Midwest over the weekend ended Sunday after delivering a ninth consecutive day of snowfall in Chicago, and snow and freezing rain in Michigan and Indiana. After 10 inches of snow fell in northern Illinois on Friday, another wave of snow moved across the area late Saturday, leaving an additional 3 inches by the time the storm ended Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service said Sunday was the ninth consecutive day of measurable snowfall in Chicago. Meteorologist Stephen Rodriguez said it ties a record and marks just the third time this has happened since the weather service began keeping records in The weather service defines measurable as 0.1 inch or more. The Chicago Department of Aviation said about 215 flights were canceled at O Hare International Airport by Sunday afternoon. There were 245 flights canceled at Midway International Airport. That is significantly less than the approximately 1,300 cancellations at the two airports on Friday. Southwest Airlines, which said it was lacking the fluid it needed to de-ice planes, canceled its flights departing Midway on Sunday, according to the Chicago Tribune. In Detroit, city road crews worked backto-back 12-hour shifts since Friday morning clearing major roads. An army of private contractors was hired to plow snow off more than 1,880 miles of side streets, the city said Sunday. In western Michigan, a stretch of U.S. 131 in Grand Rapids was closed for about an hour late Sunday morning following multiple vehicle crashes. No injuries were reported. The Indianapolis Star reported that the Indiana Department of Homeland Security reported restrictions in 26 counties Sunday and that routine travel or other activities may be restricted in some areas. Icy roads were blamed for several crashes along highways in the Fort Wayne, Indiana, area, according to WANE-TV. AP PHOTO A departure board shows cancellation flights of Southwest Airlines at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago after a winter storm moving across the Great Lakes has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights on Sunday. TODAY / TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY THE NATION Publication date: 02/13/18-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Areas of fog in the Partly cloudy and morning mild HIGH 87 LOW 65 10% chance of rain 68 5% chance of rain GULF WATER TEMPERATURE PORT CHARLOTTE Punta Gorda through 2 p.m. Monday Temperatures High/Low 87 /66 Normal High/Low 77 /54 Record High 87 (2018) Record Low 35 (1974) Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours through 2 p.m. Mon Month to date 0.66 Normal month to date 0.95 Year to date 2.64 Normal year to date 2.75 Record 1.35 (1993) MONTHLY RAINFALL Month Avg. Record/Year Jan /2016 Feb /1983 Mar /1970 Apr /1994 May /1991 Jun /1974 Jul /1995 Aug /1995 Sep /1979 Oct /1995 Nov /2002 Dec /2002 Year (since 1931) Totals are from a 24-hour period ending at 5 p.m. Partly to mostly sunny 85 / 61 10% chance of rain VENICE Mostly sunny 86 / 60 5% chance of rain Winter Haven Plant City 83/65 Clearwater 85/65 82/67 Bartow 84/65 Lake Wales St. Petersburg Tampa Brandon 83/63 83/68 86/69 86/66 Ft. 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Major periods begin at the times shown and last for 1.5 to 2 hours. The minor periods are shorter. WEATHER HISTORY WEATHER TRIVIA Mar 9 A gale-whipped blizzard on Feb. 13, 1899, dumped up to 3 feet of snow from Massachusetts to Delaware. Q: Do Canadians own more snowblowers or air conditioners? A: 50 percent more air conditioners Seattle 48/39 San Francisco 62/44 Los Angeles 63/49 Fronts Billings 35/26 WORLD CITIES El Paso 72/48 Denver 51/32 Chihuahua 75/49 Monterrey 68/53 Winnipeg 22/17 Ottawa 20/12 Minneapolis 28/22 Chicago 30/25 Kansas City 47/36 Houston 56/52 Detroit 27/20 Toronto 24/19 Atlanta 54/46 Precipitation Montreal 19/10 New York 36/31 Washington 43/33 Miami 84/72 Cold Warm Stationary Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice U.S. Extremes (For the 48 contiguous states yesterday) High at Immokalee, FL Low at Malta, MT Today Wed. Today Wed. 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19 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, Page 3 WORLD London Airport shuts down due to unexploded WWII bomb ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON All flights in and out of London City Airport were canceled Monday after a 500- kilogram (1,100-pound) unexploded World War II bomb was found nearby in the River Thames. The Metropolitan Police service cleared an area within 214 meters (700 feet) of the bomb, including several residential streets, as officers worked with specialists from the Royal Navy to remove the device. Police said the German bomb was discovered Sunday at the George V Dock during pre-planned work at City Airport. They described it as a 1.5- meter (5-foot) shell that was lying in a bed of dense silt. The first stage of the removal operation is to free the shell from the silt so that it can be floated for removal, police said in a statement. After that, navy bomb-disposal experts will tow it away and destroy it underwater in a controlled explosion. Local officials offered emergency accommodations to residents, although some refused to leave their homes. Airport CEO Robert Sinclair said he recognized that passengers will be inconvenienced but said the airport was cooperating fully with authorities to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. Sinclair said later that he expected the airport to reopen Tuesday. London City, the smallest of London s international airports, handled 4.5 million passengers last year. Popular with business travelers, it s located in east London s docklands, an area that was heavily bombed by the German air force during World War II. AP PHOTO Police officers block the road to London City Airport in London on Monday. London City Airport was closed all day due to a WWII unexploded bomb. North Korea: US criticism of its rights shows fear By EDITH M. LEDERER ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS North Korea on Monday sharply criticized President Donald Trump for inviting a defector to attend the State of the Union address and Vice President Mike Pence for taking the father of Otto Warmbier to the Olympics, saying this shows the U.S. is horrified and confused by Pyongyang s nuclear forces. North Korea s U.N. Mission called both acts desperate attempts by the Trump administration to keep up its human rights racket against the country. While the overwhelming U.S. concern with North Korea centers on the rising threat from its nuclear weapons, the United States has been very outspoken against human rights violations in the reclusive Asian nation. The U.S. was among the sponsors of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry that concluded in 2014 that North Korea had committed crimes against humanity. It also played a key role in getting the Security Council to take up the country s human rights record. North Korea rejects all allegations of rights abuses and has responded with strong denunciations, especially of the U.S. In Monday s statement, the mission referred to non-existent rights issues in the Democratic People s Republic of Korea the country s official name and called the United States the principal violator of human rights ever seen in the human history. In recent weeks, the Trump administration has put renewed focus on the poor human rights record of North Korea s authoritarian government. The DPRK Mission called defector Ji Seong-ho, whom Trump singled out in the State of the Union address, human scum. In one of that evening s most emotional moments, U.S. lawmakers cheered as Ji waved aloft the crutches he had used to escape North Korea after a train ran over his limbs. The president also highlighted the case of Warmbier, a U.S. college student imprisoned for 15 years for stealing a propaganda poster who died days after his release last June. Pence took Warmbier s father to the opening of the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, a reminder of his son s still unexplained death amid the spotlight on North Korean and South Korean athletes marching in together under the flag of a united Korea. The North Korean statement didn t characterize Warmbier, but the mission said Trump putting a spotlight on the defector and Pence clamoring to bring Warmbier s parents to South Korea shows the U.S. is desperate, horrified and confused by the strong measures of the DPRK to strengthen its nuclear forces. If the U.S. wants to browbeat North Korea over human rights, its efforts have already proven in vain, the mission said. Before it is too late, the U.S. has to recognize the world-recognized prestige of the DPRK which rapidly emerged as a strategic state, the statement said. The DPRK Mission also criticized U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley for trying to reverse a U.N. committee s denial of accreditation to the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. It called the rejection due punishment, saying it reflects the will of the international community not to permit such bad behaviors of the U.S. as the human rights racket against the DPRK. WORLD NEWS BRIEFS Albanian sought by US arrested in cybercrime market probe TIRANA, Albania (AP) Police in Albania say they have arrested a 25-year-old citizen who is accused of being part of a cybercrime organization that U.S. authorities allege cost consumers and businesses more than half a billion dollars. A statement issued Monday said Aldo Ymeraj was arrested in the Albanian capital, Tirana, on an international warrant from the United States. Ymeraj is among 36 people who have been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly being part of the Infraud Organization. The U.S. Justice Department alleges the organization was an online forum where stolen credit card numbers, bank account data and other personal information were sold and purchased. Mexicans rescue American climber MEXICO CITY (AP) Rescue teams using helicopters have rescued one American climber off Mexico s Pico de Orizaba mountain and are trying to bring down another. The civil defense office in the central Mexico state of Puebla said one of the climbers was rescued Monday from the 18,619- foot mountain, and taken by helicopter to a hospital in Mexico City. A Puebla official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said both climbers were U.S. citizens, but the U.S. Embassy did not immediately respond to requests to confirm their nationalities or hometowns. The climbers were found Sunday, but weather conditions didn t allow the first to be brought down until Monday. In November, another American climber died on the mountain, also known as Citlaltepetl. 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20 Page 4 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, 2018 FROM PAGE ONE BUDGET FROM PAGE 1 spending, relying on state and local governments and the private sector to contribute the bulk of the funding. But after his aides talked up that plan over the weekend, Trump suggested that his infrastructure proposal wasn t a big deal for him. If for any reason, they don t want to support it, hey, that s going to be up to them, he said of the Republican-controlled Congress. What was very important to me was the military; what was very important to me was the tax cuts. Trump also is proposing work requirements for several federal programs, including housing subsidies, food stamps and Medicaid. Such ideas have backing from powerful figures in Congress including Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who promises action on a workforce development agenda this year. There was immediate opposition from Democrats. The Trump budget proposal makes clear his desire to enact massive cuts to health care, anti-poverty programs and investments in economic growth to blunt the deficit-exploding impact of his tax cuts for millionaires and corporations, said Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky, the top Democrat on the House DEBATE FROM PAGE 1 quickly put his thumb on the scale by announcing his support for a Republican-backed bill that reflects Trump s preferred approach. It would provide Dreamers a decadelong path to citizenship, but also include $25 billion for border security and limits to future legal immigration by capping family visas and ending the diversity lottery. It s our best chance to produce a solution that can actually resolve these matters, McConnell said, reminding senators that any bill would also need approval by the GOP-led House. It has my support. Immigration advocates argue that the Republican limits on legal immigration are too high a price to pay. Congressional leaders WAR FROM PAGE 1 helps carry a wounded soldier over brush hacked away to create a helicopter landing zone. Sgt. Maj. Watson Baldwin has his arms raised to guide in a helicopter that would take away the wounded men, including one shot in the leg by the Vietnamese soldier who was firing at Brown. Baldwin died in 2005, according to Fort Campbell officials who recently tracked down soldiers in the photo. Brown, who lives near Nashville, and Wintenburg, of Indianapolis, met with an Associated Press reporter at Fort Campbell in Kentucky to recount the events surrounding the photo their first news media interviews ever on the war. After he received his draft notice in 1965, Wintenburg visited a Budget Committee. Some Republicans, on the other hand, said spending was much too high. This budget continues too much of Washington s wasteful spending it does not balance in ten years, and it creates a deficit of over a trillion dollars next year, said Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. We cannot steal from America s future to pay for spending today Trump s plan aims at other familiar targets. It would eliminate the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The administration wants NASA out of the International Space Station by 2025 and private businesses running the place instead. But the domestic cuts would be far from enough to make up for the plummeting tax revenue projected in the budget. Trump s plan sees a 2019 deficit of $984 billion, though White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney admits $1.2 trillion is more plausible after last week s congressional budget pact and $90 billion worth of disaster aid is tacked on. That would be more than double the 2019 deficit the administration promised last year. All told, the new budget sees accumulating deficits of $7.2 trillion over the coming decade; Trump s plan last year projected often promise open debates only to quickly run into the political and procedural constraints that arise when lawmakers capitalize on the opportunity to force votes on particular issues, often designed to push their colleagues into politically difficult decisions. Those poison pill-type amendments used to be rare, but the late Sen. Jesse Helms, a Republican from North Carolina, popularized their use in the 1970s. That led leaders to increasingly limit debate and restrict the ability to offer amendments. McConnell faced the same dilemma when he became majority leader in 2015 and oversaw debate on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. He won praise for the unusually open process. After that, though, the Senate reverted to a more structured and partisan consideration of major bills. Open debates and regular order used to be recruiting office and was told he looked like Airborne material. By early 1968, he was 20 years old and on the front lines. Brown, who was 18 when he landed in Vietnam, remembers being inspired by The Ballad of the Green Berets. He was encouraged to go through airborne training. Both men ended up at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne. In the spring of 1968, Brown and Wintenburg s squad was in the dangerous A Shau Valley on a weekslong search and destroy mission, meaning they never took prisoners. Firefights were commonplace. Brown recalls their battalion commander, a lieutenant colonel, telling them before one mission: You get a body count, you get a prize. To my knowledge we might have taken a handful of prisoners the whole time we was in Vietnam, a 10-year shortfall of $3.2 trillion. And that s assuming Trump s rosy economic predictions come true and Congress follows through in an election year with politically toxic cuts to social programs, farm subsidies and Medicare providers. Last year Trump s budget promised such ideas could generate a small budget surplus by 2027; now, his best-case scenario is for a $450 billion deficit that year, more than $300 billion of which can be traced to his December tax cut. In stark numbers, the budget rewrites the administration s talking points for last year s tax plan, which administration figures such as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin promised would more than pay for itself. Not only will this tax plan pay for itself, but it will pay down debt, Mnuchin declared in September. Instead, Trump s budget projects that tax revenues will plummet by $3.7 trillion over the decade relative to last year s baseline estimates. The budget also includes $1.6 billion for the second stage of Trump s proposed border wall, a 65-mile segment in Texas Rio Grande Valley. Trump s request last year for 74 miles of wall in San Diego and the Rio Grande Valley is pending before lawmakers right now. Once again, there s no mention of how Mexico would have to pay for it, as Trump repeatedly promised during the presidential campaign and after his victory. The plan reprises proposals to curb crop insurance costs, cut student loan subsidies and reduce pension benefits for federal workers. They went nowhere last year. AP PHOTO James Knable helps to unpack copies of the President s FY19 Budget after it arrived at the House Budget Committee office on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday. run-of-the-mill, former U.S. Senate historian Don Ritchie said in an . It was the way everything got done on a normal basis. These days they are rare occurrences. Democrats see the proceeding as a chance for Congress to lead as Trump gives conflicting signals over what to do on immigration. The purpose here is not to make a point, said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. The purpose is to get something done. Though Republicans hold a 51-seat majority, most legislation requires 60 votes to avoid a Senate filibuster, meaning they ll need Democratic support for passage. Trump set the debate in motion when he announced last fall that he was ending the DACA program, giving Congress a March 5 deadline to devise a legislative fix. A court case has kept the program running for now. Brown said. The soldiers were hiking up a slippery mountain trail after a monsoon when they paused to eat lunch. Brown, sitting on his rucksack with his M-16 rifle across his lap, thought he saw a sapling move down a ravine. He didn t feel any wind. He switched his rifle to full-automatic as an enemy fighter stepped into view. Known in the platoon as hillbilly for his Tennessee drawl and proficiency with a rifle, Brown fired on the first north Vietnamese soldier, killing him and then another behind him. He was reloading when a third enemy fighter fired back. You know you see these movies where you see clods of dirt jumping up? I could see them, I mean they was coming right at me and that s when I got off that rucksack, Brown said. I thought, this guy, he means to kill me as sure as the world. Brown lunged for cover, As the debate unfolds, senators are expected to offer a range of proposals from more sweeping measures, such as the Trump-designed plan that McConnell supports, to those that more narrowly seek to address the issue. One from Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., seeks simply to extend DACA for three years, along with border security funding during that time, buying time while a more lasting solution can be negotiated. I still hold out hope for the mob of moderates in the middle who are working hard for compromise, said Ali Noorani, executive director at the National Immigration Forum, referring to the bipartisan Common Sense Coalition, led by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Coalition members were in talks all weekend to try to build a consensus bill. The process, as unconventional as it is, I would argue has a chance to get to the right and a bullet struck the leg of a soldier who had been behind him. Once the ambush was put down, Brown carried the wounded man up the hill, injuring his back on the way. Brown grimaced as the photo was snapped. Wintenburg, who had lost his helmet, helped the wounded soldier up to the landing spot. He glanced back toward Greenspon. Trump s plan promises 3 percent growth for the nation s economy, continuing low inflation and low interest yields on U.S. Treasury bills despite a flood of new borrowing. That likely underestimates the mounting cost of financing the government s $20 trillion-plus debt, many economists say. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody s Analytics, said a surge in stimulus from higher government spending and tax cuts would boost growth but for only for a short time. This will meaningfully raise the odds that after juiced-up growth in 2018 and 2019, we will get a much weaker economy, possibly a recession in the next decade, Zandi said. In good times, budget policy should be working to get the deficits down because bad times are sure to come. outcomes, he said. On Monday, senators took a procedural step to begin debate, utilizing a shell bill that will carry various proposals being brought up as amendments. Senators have not decided which amendments will be offered first, but some expect the more expansive proposals, such as the Republican effort proposed by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, which McConnell supports, will be among those considered earliest. Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., may offer the so-called Dream Act, the latest version of the nearly 20-year-old proposal to provide the young immigrants a path to legal status and citizenship. Or he may offer the bipartisan bill that he and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., developed that included Trump s border security funds but was rejected by the White House as insufficient. AP PHOTO This Oct. 27 photo shows Vietnam veteran Dallas Brown, left, pointing to himself in a Vietnam War-era photo in Fort Campbell, Ky. Fellow veteran Tim Wintenburg is at the far right in the iconic war photo, which was taken by Associated Press freelancer Art Greenspon on April 1, 1968, nearly 50 years ago. Greenspon now lives in Connecticut. He declined to be interviewed, saying the soldiers should always be the focus of any story about the photograph. Brown and Wintenburg each spent about a year in Vietnam, and both men struggled with anxiety for years. But now, 50 years later, they relish opportunities to reunite with fellow 101st Airborne members. ALMANAC Today is Tuesday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of There are 321 days left in the year. Today in history On Feb. 13, 1633, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before the Inquisition, accused of defending Copernican theory that the Earth revolved around the sun instead of the other way around. (Galileo was found vehemently suspect of heresy, and ended up being sentenced to a form of house arrest.) On this date In 1542, the fifth wife of England s King Henry VIII, Catherine Howard, was executed for adultery. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was officially declared winner of the 1860 presidential election as electors cast their ballots. In 1933, the Warsaw Convention, governing airlines liability for international carriage of persons, luggage and goods, went into effect. In 1943, during World War II, the U.S. Marine Corps Women s Reserve was officially established. Today s birthdays U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles E. Chuck Yeager (ret.) is 95. Actress Kim Novak is 85. Actor George Segal is 84. Singer-musician Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 76. Actress Stockard Channing is 74. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 74. Singer Peter Gabriel is 68. Actor David Naughton is 67. Singer Henry Rollins is 57. Singer Robbie Williams is 44. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart is 39. Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (also known as Prince Michael Jackson I) is 21. Bible verse Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled. Hebrews 12:15. We must fight negative thought patterns and poutings or else they will neutralize our lives, leaving us ineffective and miserable. Cheer up, God loves you and has plans for you beyond your greatest dreams. ODD NEWS IMAGE PROVIDED This sketch by an unkown witness helped identify a suspect from a theft on January 30. Simple sketch helps police ID market theft suspect LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) Police say an extremely simple sketch helped investigators identify a suspect in a theft from a Pennsylvania farmers market. Lancaster police say the suspect pretended to be an employee before stealing an undisclosed amount in cash from a stand inside Central Market last month. A witness provided the minimalist blackand-white drawing to officers. Police say while the sketch was cartoonish, it helped remind an investigator of a potential suspect. A photo of the suspect was given to the witness, who made a positive identification. Police are searching for 44-year-old Hung Phuoc Nguyen, who is facing two counts of theft. A spokesman for the police department says that as of Friday afternoon, Nguyen still hadn t been arrested.

21 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, Page 5 BUSINESS/STOCKS Restaurant Brands shares rise on Burger King sales growth By JOSEPH PISANI AP RETAIL WRITER NEW YORK Shares in fast-food company Restaurant Brands rose Monday after it reported booming sales growth at its Burger King chain thanks to value meals and new menu items, such as a bacon burger. Sales rose 4.6 percent in the most recent quarter at established Burger King restaurants as the value meals and new items were popular with consumers. Value menus have become increasingly important to fast-food companies looking to boost sales; earlier this year, McDonald s revived the name of its once-popular Dollar Menu with items costing $1, $2 or $3. At Restaurant Brands coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons, sales rose 0.1 percent as it launched a new order-ahead app and it started selling pricier espresso drinks. 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Restaurant Brands CEO Daniel Schwartz said the company plans to expand the brand by opening more of the fried chicken restaurants around the world. Burger King, its biggest chain, had nearly 16,800 locations at the end of last year. Tim Hortons had nearly 4,800 and Popeyes had about 2,900. For the three months ending Dec. 31, the company reported adjusted earnings of 66 cents per share, which was above what analysts expected, according to Zacks Investment Research. The Oakville, Ontario-based company said revenue rose 11 percent to $1.23 billion. Shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc. jumped $3.84, or 6.8 percent, to $60.35 in trading Monday. Amazon to lay off small number of people in Seattle By JOSEPH PISANI AP RETAIL WRITER NEW YORK After a ramp-up of hiring last year, Amazon says it will cut a small amount of positions at its Seattle headquarters. The company did not give an exact number, but The Seattle Times, citing a person familiar with the cuts, says they affect a few hundred people. That would be a small percentage of the 40,000 people Amazon employs at its headquarters, and an even smaller proportion of its 566,000 employees worldwide. In a statement, Amazon. com Inc. says it is still hiring aggressively in some areas and will consider those affected for other roles. Amazon s headcount grew rapidly last year, up 66 percent from Some was because of its acquisition of Whole Foods and its 89,000 jobs, but Amazon also says it hired 130,000 people last year. 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If you want it badly, you re going to get it, Trump told state and local officials during a meeting at the White House. And if you don t want it, that s OK with me too. Trump suggested that his proposal aimed at spurring $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade was not as important to him as other recent administration efforts to cut taxes and boost military spending. If for any reason, they don t want to support it, hey, that s going to be up to them, Trump said of the Republican-controlled Congress. What was very important to me was the military, what was very important to me was the tax cuts, and what was very important to me was regulation. Speaking of infrastructure, Trump added: This is of great importance, but it s not nearly in that category. Because the states will have to do it themselves if we don t do it. But I would like to help the states out. 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With the plan heavily dependent on state and local dollars, Democrats warned it would raise tolls on commuters, sell off government-owned infrastructure to Wall Street and eliminate critical environmental protections. The proposal lists Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport as examples of assets that could be sold. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., warned that the proposal included studying whether the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation s largest public utility, should sell its transmission assets. He called it a looney idea with zero chance of becoming law. After a full year of empty boasts, the president has finally unveiled a puny infrastructure scam that fully fails to meet the need in America s communities, said House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California. 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It seems to me that the pyramids in Egypt were built faster than some of the projects that we re contemplating, said Esteban Bovo, chairman of the Miami-Dade County Commission in Florida. Trump vowed repeatedly that the federal permitting process would be streamlined but said it would be up to state and local leaders to ensure that local permits don t hold up worthy projects. Washington will no longer be a roadblock to progress. Washington will now be your partner, Trump said. During the meeting, the former real estate developer reveled in his past life as a builder, pointing to his 1980s completion of a troubled renovation of Wollman Rink in New York City s Central Park. 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Get the price down a little bit, he said to laughter. To me this is a very, very sexy subject, Trump said. The media doesn t find it sexy. I find it sexy because I was always a builder, I always knew how to build on time, on budget. The proposal features two key components: an injection of funding for new investments and to speed up repairs of crumbling roads and airports, as well as a streamlined permitting process that would reduce the wait time to get projects under way. Officials said the $200 billion in federal support would come from cuts to existing programs. Half the money would go to grants for transportation, water, flood control, cleanup at some of the country s most polluted sites and other projects. States, local governments and other project sponsors could use the grants which administration officials cast as incentives to cover no more than 20 percent of the costs. Transit agencies generally count on the federal government for half the cost of major construction projects, and federal dollars can make up as much as 80 percent of some highway projects. About $50 billion would go toward rural projects transportation, broadband, water, waste, power, flood management and ports. That is intended to address criticism from some Republican senators that the administration s initial emphasis on public-private partnerships would do little to help rural, GOP-leaning states. 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23 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, Page 7 STATE BY STATE Shore towns use sand dredged from inlets to widen beaches By WAYNE PARRY ASSOCIATED PRESS BEACH HAVEN, N.J. Two common problems in coastal areas eroded beaches, and clogged inlets hazardous for boat traffic have a mutual solution. Coastal areas around the country are dredging clogged inlets to make them easier and safer to navigate, and using the sand they suck from the bottom to widen beaches damaged by natural erosion or serious storms. It s not cheap one project in New Jersey will cost more than $18 million but it is popular from Cape Cod to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and along the Pacific coast. New Jersey has two such projects underway. One is deepening the Little Egg Inlet, one of the widest in the state that has never been dredged. The U.S. Coast Guard last March removed navigational buoys because sand buildup was so severe that no safe channel could be marked. This project is designed to have the multiple benefits of restoring beaches that are economically vital for shore tourism and storm protection, while making it safe for boaters to again use Little Egg Inlet, said David Rosenblatt, an assistant commissioner with the state Department of Environmental Protection. A smaller project is dredging the Brigantine Inlet between Brigantine and Atlantic City. Although that waterway is generally used only by small craft, the sand built up there is being pumped to the north end of the island, which was severely eroded by a January 2016 nor easter. It s also the area where Superstorm Sandy made landfall in October Unlike other dredging projects, such as those from heavily industrialized rivers where bottom sediment may include pollutants, these inlet dredging projects involve clean sand that can easily be transferred ashore. That material is just as good as anything on the beach already, said AP PHOTO This Feb. 2 photo shows heavy equipment moving newly pumped sand around on the beach in Beach Haven N.J. The sand was dredged from the Little Egg Inlet, making the waterway safer for navigation, and the sand is repairing beaches on Long Beach Island that are eroding. The tactic has become popular in New Jersey and other coastal states to solve two coastal problems at once. Stewart Farrell, founder of the Coastal Research Center at New Jersey s Stockton University, and one of the nation s leading coastal experts. Concerns that have arisen from inlet dredging include possibly disturbing wildlife habitat, or affecting the shape of nearby shorelines. In the Little Egg Inlet, some conservationists are concerned about destroying nursing grounds for sand sharks. Farrell said the amount of the 4-squaremile inlet to be dredged is a small portion of the sharks habit and the potential concerns will be monitored during the project. Concerns about sand mining that could change the shape of coastlines has led the San Francisco Baykeeper group to file numerous lawsuits against California and sand mining companies seeking to reduce the amount of sand removed from the mouth of San Francisco Bay. Despite those concerns, inlet dredging and beach restoration have gone hand-in-hand along much of America s coastline. In Massachusetts, Cape Cod had such a frequent need to dredge dozens of small harbor inlets every year that towns were competing for the few dredges available and paying a premium for them, said Jeff Benoit, president of the Arlington, Virginiabased Restore America s Estuaries. Barnstable County, which covers all Cape towns, purchased its own dredge in 1994 and provides dredging service to towns for about 70 percent below the market rate, Benoit said. In North Carolina, sand buildup is so recurrent in the Hatteras and Oregon inlets that dredging is a way of life, providing sand for beaches including South Nags Head. Sand from the Carolina Beach Inlet helped replenish the adjacent beach of the same name, and sand from the Shallotte Inlet helped widen Ocean Isle Beach. Dredging in Virginia s Rudee Inlet helped widen the sands of Virginia Beach, and numerous inlet dredging projects provided sand for wider beaches in Florida s Boca Raton, Jupiter, and New Smyrna Beach, among others. Musk explains why SpaceX Falcon Heavy center booster didn t land on platform By SAMANTHA MASUNAGA LOS ANGELES TIMES The center core booster of SpaceX s Falcon Heavy didn t land on a floating sea platform as intended during last week s first test flight because it ran out of ignition fluid, company Chief Executive Elon Musk said Monday. Musk took to Twitter on Monday morning to give a few more updates on the Falcon Heavy s first flight. After liftoff, the rocket s two side boosters touched down simultaneously on land, eliciting cheers and applause from the crowd of SpaceX employees gathered in the company s Hawthorne, Calif., headquarters, as seen on the launch livestream. Those two boosters, which were used in previous launches of SpaceX s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, will not be reused again, Musk said in a post-launch news conference last week. But the center core booster ended up hitting the Atlantic Ocean at 300 mph and about 328 feet from the floating platform where it was supposed to land. Musk said Monday that there wasn t enough ignition fluid to light the outer two engines of the booster after several three engine relights. The fix, he said, was pretty obvious. Musk also said a third floating platform, which the company calls a drone ship, is under construction to aid in first-stage recoveries for Falcon 9 and dual ocean landings for future Falcon Heavy side boosters. That platform will be located on the East Coast. SpaceX already has one floating platform for the Atlantic Ocean and another for the Pacific Ocean. AP PHOTO A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Feb. 6. STATE-BY-STATE News from across the USA ALABAMA Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama will provide schools over $12,000 in donated books, The Selma Times-Journal reports. ALASKA Kenai: Officials say a beluga whale rescued in Cook Inlet will go to SeaWorld San Antonio to live. ARIZONA Flagstaff: Guardian Air ambulance is testing an automated chest compression device for CPR. ARKANSAS Malvern: A youth center and an off-road bike trail are suggestions that Hot Spring County residents made to improve the region. CALIFORNIA Berkeley: The Coast Guard says more than 40 people were rescued from a water taxi that got stuck off the Berkeley Marina. COLORADO Denver: A man arrested in the shooting death of a 19-year-old woman told investigators she hired him to kill her and provided the gun. CONNECTICUT Hartford: The state Supreme Court has scheduled arguments March 1 on whether police have to release some of Newtown school killer Adam Lanza s things. DELAWARE Wilmington: Two men were arrested in an investigation of counterfeit sports hat sales. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: The National Park Service has opened the home of Carter Woodson, the Father of Black History, for Black History Month, WTOP Radio reports. FLORIDA Jacksonville: The city attorney says an initiative intended to challenge a gay rights law can t go on the November ballot. GEORGIA Atlanta: State transportation officials are considering a 40- mile highway from Atlanta to Macon that would be for trucks only. HAWAII Honolulu: President Trump has named Vice Adm. John Aquilino as U.S. Pacific Fleet commander. IDAHO Boise: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking an artist-inresidence to spend a week at Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Idaho. ILLINOIS Urbana: University of Illinois researchers are using a $4 million grant to study how information moves across social media. INDIANA Jeffersonville: The remains of 17 Indiana settlers dating to the 1800s have been relocated for a road-widening project. IOWA North Liberty: Parents and staff at North Bend Elementary School have raised nearly $60,000 to build an inclusive playground accessible to kids with disabilities. KANSAS Kansas City: Kansas Speedway officials are offering a $10,000 reward for an arrest in the thefts of two trucks and some tools. KENTUCKY Paintsville: Authorities say the suspect in separate shootings is among 5 people found dead. LOUISIANA New Orleans: Three historically black universities in the city are getting millions of dollars in post-katrina debt cleared in the congressional budget deal. MAINE Thorndike: Students from Mount View Middle School plan to visit every Maine state park in MARYLAND Annapolis: A new law requiring businesses with 15 or more workers to provide up to five paid sick leave days took effect Sunday. MASSACHUSETTS Boston: A special commission will meet Tuesday to consider whether state lawmakers should keep their exemption from Massachusetts open records law. MICHIGAN Detroit: Thieves stole a safe and prescription drugs by ramming an SUV through a pharmacy window, The Detroit Free Press says. MINNESOTA Minneapolis: University of Minnesota student leaders are setting up a team to study minority and LGBT issues in campus policing, Minnesota Daily reports. MISSISSIPPI Piney Woods: Authorities have cleaned up debris that blocked U.S. 49 after a dam break. MISSOURI St. Louis: Two new sculptures are aimed at preserving the city s place in Olympics history. MONTANA Helena: A commission is looking into the deaths of children in child protective services. NEBRASKA Omaha: The Millard Public Schools board has voted to eliminate French and German classes, Omaha World-Herald reports. NEVADA Las Vegas: A fact-finding review is set Thursday in the fatal police shooting of a knife wielder. NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester: The local VA Medical Center is hosting an Open House Recreation and Leisure Expo on Wednesday. NEW JERSEY Hackensack: Five city police officers involved in a warrantless narcotics search in 2016 have been fired, NorthJersey.com reports. NEW MEXICO Santa Teresa: Customs agents stepped up searches this week for banned flowers meant for Valentine s Day being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico. NEW YORK Allegheny: State wildlife officials are asking anglers to report paddlefish sightings. NORTH CAROLINA Currituck: Officials are considering fees to visitors who park on off-road beaches. NORTH DAKOTA Mandan: The Dakota Leathernecks have nearly completed refurbishing a clubhouse after two years of work. OHIO Columbus: The Ohio History Connection has created an exhibit focusing on Poindexter Village, an early public housing project. OKLAHOMA Norman: The state is donating the overdose-reversing drug Narcan to sheriffs and deputies in each of Oklahoma s 77 counties. OREGON Portland: Reed College President John Kroger will leave the post at the end of June after 6 years. PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh: A man was ordered to trial in the May 2016 shooting death of a motel owner. RHODE ISLAND Woonsocket: Woonsocket High School has undergone pest control treatment following incidents of bed bugs. SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston: A restored version of the 30-minute I Am Somebody documentary about a 1969 hospital workers strike will be available for purchase this month, The Post and Courier reports. SOUTH DAKOTA Sturgis: Efforts to put fire and ambulance tax districts on the April ballot came up short. The service is losing some $82,000 a year. TENNESSEE Clarksville: Police say a bank robbery suspect who barricaded himself in a motel room was arrested after tear gas was shot in the room. TEXAS Austin: An autopsy of a Texas State University fraternity pledge who died in an initiation found four times the legal alcohol limit to drive, Austin American-Statesman says. UTAH Salt Lake City: A state appeals court upheld a $2.5 million damage award to a mall and store from construction of a highway interchange. VERMONT Rutland: A wildlife biologist will talk March 8 at Community College of Vermont on rattlesnakes. VIRGINIA Richmond: State lawmakers are reviewing a bill to allow slotlike betting machines at the shuttered Colonial Downs horse track. WASHINGTON Seattle: School bus drivers returned to work Monday, ending a week-long strike, The Seattle Times reports. WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: The state Senate has advanced a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would authorize lawmakers to restrict abortion rights. WISCONSIN Conover: Authorities say a snowmobiler was killed in a weekend crash into a tree on the shoreline of Buckatabon Lake. WYOMING Sheridan: City officials are taking a look at affordable housing with firearms maker Weatherby s decision to move operations here, The Sheridan Press reports. Compiled from staff, wire reports.

24 Page 8 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, 2018 ENTERTAINMENT/TV GRID Daughter: Popular crooner Vic Damone dies in Florida at 89 singing! and referred him to a local bandleader. Damone still drew crowds in nightclubs and concerts into his 70s, bemiami Vic Damone, fore illness prompted his whose mellow baritone retirement to Palm Beach once earned praise from with his fifth wife, fashion Frank Sinatra as the best designer Rena Rowan. pipes in the business, has Damone appeared in died in Florida at the age several MGM musicals of 89, his daughter said. Victoria Damone told AP FILE PHOTO and he was originally cast in The Godfather, but the The Associated Press in a In this Feb. 3, 1997, photo, role of a budding singer phone interview Monday singer Vic Damone poses seeking mob help in a that her father died after becoming a member Hollywood career eventusunday at a Miami Beach of Lafayette High School s ally went to Al Martino. hospital from complimidyear graduating class, in He wrote in his cations of a respiratory New York. memoir, Singing Was illness. the Easy Part, that he Damone s easy-listening I decided that if I could never considered himself a romantic ballads brought sound like Frank maybe I showman like Milton Berle him million-selling records did have a chance. I was and sustained a half-censinging his words, breath- or Sammy Davis Jr. That wasn t my particutury career in recordings, ing his breaths, (doing) his lar gift, he wrote. My gift movies and nightclub, interpretation, with the was singing. concert and television high notes, the synergy. In 1954, Damone appearances. Born Vito Farinola in married the Italian actress Damone s career began Brooklyn, New York, on Pier Angeli, after her climbing in the 1940s after June 12, 1928 to immimother refused to allow he won a tie on the radio grants from Bari, Italy, her to marry James Dean. show Arthur Godfrey s Damone dropped out of Talent Hunt. His hit high school after his father, The couple had a son and singles included Again, an electrician, was injured named him Perry before divorcing in You re Breaking My on the job. Marriages to actress Judy Heart, My Heart Cries for Damone adopted his Rawlins, with whom he You, On the Street Where mother s maiden name You Live and, in 1957, when he began his career, had three daughters, and Houston socialite Becky the title song of the Cary after catching an early Grant film An Affair to break while working as an Ann Jones also ended in divorce. In 1987, Damone Remember. usher at the Paramount and actress-singer Damone s style as a Theater in New York City, Diahann Carroll married lounge singer remained according to a family after a long romance, and constant through the statement. they paired for night club years: straightforward, The 14-year-old concentrated on melody bumped into Perry Como and concert tours. They divorced in and lyrics without resortin an elevator at the therowan died in ing to vocal gimmicks. Like ater, stopped it between many young singers of his floors, and started singing. November Damone is survived era, he idolized Sinatra. Then he asked Como by two sisters, his three I tried to mimic him, whether he should condaughters and six Damone said in a 1992 tinue voice lessons, and grandchildren. interview with Newsday. Como said simply, Keep By JENNIFER KAY and BOB THOMAS ASSOCIATED PRESS Peter Rabbit creators sorry for making light of food allergies been criticized for turning bunnies into bullies. Kids with Food Allergies, Peter Rabbit powersa children s organization, that-be hopped into mea posted a heads-up alert culpa mode after a scene on Facebook for parents in the movie involving so they could have an a serious food allergy opportunity to discuss sparked criticism and an food allergy bullying and online boycott. jokes with their child In a joint statement with before seeing the movie, filmmakers, Sony Pictures they noted. They added said that they sincerely re- that the post immediately gret not being more aware went viral. Twitter users and sensitive to this issue, started using the hashtag and we truly apologize, #boycottpeterrabbit. AP reported. In addition, Kenneth In the big-screen Mendez, the president adaptation of the Beatrix and CEO of the Asthma Potter classic, released and Allergy Foundation of Friday, Peter Rabbit s America, wrote an open neighbor Mr. McGregor is letter stating that jokes allergic to blackberries. No about food allergies can matter, the rabbits hurl the put people in danger. forbidden fruit at the man, Many people, actually. who s forced to use an Researchers estimate EpiPen. The movie, praised that up to 15 million for its animation, has Americans have food By JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS allergies, including about 6 million children under age 18. That s 1 in 13 children, or roughly two in every classroom, according to the group Food Allergy Research & Education. Mendez urged the brains behind the film to examine your portrayal of bullying in your films geared toward a young audience. The scene raises troubling echoes of an incident in January in which three Pennsylvania teenagers were charged with intentionally exposing a school classmate with a severe pineapple allergy to the fruit. Food allergies and are a serious issue and the film should not have made light of them even in a cartoonish, slapstick way, the movie s creators said. AP FILE PHOTO Love returns to Philadelphia This Nov. 10, 2010, photo, shows artist Robert Indiana s LOVE sculpture in John F. Kennedy Plaza, also known as Love Park, in Philadelphia. The sculpture, temporarily relocated in 2016 before renovations to the plaza, is set to return to its traditional location on Tuesday ahead of Valentine s Day. The tourist attraction has been repainted to its original colors and will be installed on a new rectangular pedestal, in keeping with how Indiana s other works are displayed. 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25 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, Page 9 Exact doses not always achievable in a natural product DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently in your column, you discussed the need for dosages to be exact in some situations. What about the medical marijuana issue? In our small town, there are four dispensaries. If someone truly felt he or she needed it for medical issues, would that person get the same dosage at each location? If the doctor prescribes aspirin, he doesn't have me go to the willow tree, or to the willow dispensary down the street. J.O. ANSWER: You are exactly right that the content of the active components of marijuana varies from strain to strain and even from plant to plant. This makes getting exact dosages impossible. This is a general problem with natural products, which is why Western medicine has preferred to identify, extract and purify the active ingredients. There is a potential downside to this philosophy, which is that the purification may remove other substances, which may themselves have an effect or may modify Dr. Roach the effect of a substance found in the original natural product. This appears to be the case with marijuana, as there are at least two compounds with important potential medical benefits, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, which has several subtypes, especially delta-9 and delta-4) and cannabidiol (CBD). The effect of dronabinol (Marinol), a synthetic form of delta-9 THC, is reported as being very different from natural marijuana by most people who have used both, though this may be an effect of dose, of speed of onset, or of expectations. Hence Wife no longer lusts for her husband, wants marriage the interest in medical marijuana, with its multiple compounds and ability for growers to emphasize the THC or CBD content. Recreational users of marijuana have experience in achieving the correct dosage; however, for medical use (such as seizures), that ability isn't relevant. I suspect the future will include a greater degree of chemical analysis of the THC and CBD content in a given batch. DEAR DR. ROACH: I was told that a gastric bypass only makes the stomach smaller and does not affect metabolism. Is this true? D.R. ANSWER: There are several different types of bariatric surgery (surgical procedures designed to help people lose weight). About 50 percent of bariatric procedures done now are of a type called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This procedure does indeed make the stomach smaller: The primary means for weight loss is a sensation of the stomach feeling full after ingesting less food. However, the small intestine also is bypassed, causing some food not to be properly absorbed. Also, removing a portion of the stomach changes some of the hormones involved in weight loss (especially one called ghrelin, which promotes hunger and is made in the portion of the stomach that is removed). So it does affect metabolism. Lower levels of ghrelin lead to less hunger. After two years, the expected loss of excess weight (the difference between what the person weighed and what he or she should weigh) is about 70 percent with a Roux-en-Y. Part of the reason this type of bariatric surgery may be more effective than other types, such as the gastric sleeve procedure or gastric banding, could be due to the hormonal changes associated with removing the ghrelin-producing cells. Bariatric surgery remains the most effective long-term weight solution for people with serious weight problems, but it is not for everybody. Challenger DEAR ABBY: I'm not attracted to my husband. I love him and don't want to live without him, but I do not want to be physically intimate with him. I know it is unfair to him, and I have tried everything from antidepressants to meditation to diet, but nothing works. I used to have a high libido, but I haven't wanted to have sex with him in years. We do it maybe two or three times a month because I force myself to, but it is unpleasant for me. He doesn't want to guilt me into sex and hates that I force myself. We are in our mid-20s and I know this is killing him and us. I need help before our marriage starts to crumble. Avoiding It In South Carolina DEAR AVOIDING IT: I am not qualified to diagnose whether your problem may be of a physical nature. That's why I'm advising you to ask your doctor to perform a thorough physical examination. If he or she finds nothing amiss, ask the doctor or your health insurance company to refer you to a licensed mental health professional who can help you figure out what's going on. Dear Abby DEAR ABBY: My husband and I moved to a new town last year and are working on settling in and making friends. We recently had dinner at the home of a neighbor couple who were very welcoming, but we quickly realized the four of us have absolutely nothing in common. Making conversation through the meal and coffee taxed all of our small-talk skills, and there were many painful silences. I think a dinner invitation requires a reciprocal invitation in the future. In this case, I'm wondering if it would be better to just let it go. Different In The West DEAR DIFFERENT: Invite the couple for dinner. It does not have to be in your home a restaurant would do. If the evening was as uncomfortable as you have described, they may not accept your invitation. Yesterday s Challenger Answers MARMADUKE By Brad Anderson Cryptoquip 2011 by King Features Syndicate Readying for emergency Dear Readers: You might pick a seat in the EMERGENCY EXIT ROW on the airplane because it has more legroom. That's understandable, but be aware that if you sit in the emergency exit row, you have to be prepared to help the crew, if necessary. Here are some of the requirements that airlines have, which are in compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration: Be able to read and understand printed instructions. Be able to follow commands from the crew. Be able to communicate to other passengers. Hints from Heloise You must have excellent eyesight and hearing. You can't have pets or children with you in the row. The use of a seatbelt extender in the emergency row is not allowed. Contact your airline before you board for a complete list of requirements. Heloise

26 Page 10 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, 2018 HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19). There s usually a need that goes lurking beneath the request that s being made. You sense what it is in yourself and in others. For instance, when they ask for advice but really want corroboration. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There may be tension between people of differing generations. The way to get around it is to tune in to what the other party finds relevant and to steer clear of topics and manners that may be difficult for others to relate to. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). All of life is an experience: the good and the bad, the exciting and the tedious, the struggle and the triumph. Don t worry so much about whether you re on the right path. Today, the point is just that you re moving. CANCER (June 22-July 22). There s a venture in the back of your mind that is starting to push its way to the front. Will people pay for your special talent? Could you make a living with this? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There s nothing that influences you more today than the scary example someone else sets forth. You don t want it to be you. You ve better ideas about how you want your life to go. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Being comfortable with yourself is insurance against loneliness. Your own friendship is truly the cornerstone that anchors all the other relationships. So absolutely be nice to yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Reading and writing all well and good, but conversation is the very best mental exercise you can get today. It s an intellectual game of catch. The bouncing around in the moment is what keeps you sharp. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Take on the challenge of extrapolating accurate nuggets of truth out of the stories you ll hear today, because people are likely to make exaggerated claims part of the fun of the day! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Strike out on your own and the adventure will be noteworthy, though it will lack the conflict and compromise that inevitably makes for a better story. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The mindbody connection is getting stronger. Every BORN LOSER By Art and Chip Sansom time you decide on how you want to move and follow through with this, your body will become increasingly receptive to your command. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It seems to you that someone always loves more, sacrifices greater and gets their way less often... and that someone always is you. Well, today you feel like a victim of love, but distortions abound. Later you ll feel differently. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). People lie when they are afraid to tell the truth. You make it safe to say the truth, and the truth is what you ll get. Perfect, because you hunger for honest and intimate conversations. TODAY S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 13). A shower of financial good luck starts things off. You ll be able to feed your own goals and projects and still help a loved one out. Your powers of charm will be amplified the first three months of this solar return and you ll have to be careful not to set up expectations you won t want to fulfill. July brings a quest. Pisces and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 20, 28, 43 and 17. BLONDIE By Dean Young and John Marshall MUTTS By Patrick McDonnell BABY BLUES By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott DOONSBURY By Garry Trudeau

27 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, 2018 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Lynn Johnston PEANUTS By Charles Schulz CRANKSHAFT By Tom Batiuk & Chuck Ayers MALLARD FILLMORE By Bruce Tinsley SHOE By Gary Brookins & Susie MacNelly HI AND LOIS By Brian and Greg Walker REX MORGAN By Terry Beatty BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker ZITS By Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman HAGAR THE HORRIBLE By Chris Browne THE WIZARD OF ID By Brant Parker and Johnny Hart MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM By Mike Peters GARFIELD By Jim Davis NON SEQUITUR By Wiley PICKLES By Brian Crane MARY WORTH By Karen Moy and June Brigman B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart DILBERT By Scott Adams Page 11

28 Page 12 The Sun /Tuesday, February 13, 2018 NATION Appeals Court: Arctic seals are threatened species By DAN JOLING ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska A seal that depends on Arctic sea ice for reproduction will receive threatened species protection, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. A three-judge panel overturned a lower court decision and ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service acted properly in listing ringed seals as a threatened species because of projected loss of sea ice due to climate warming. The decision reverses a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline of Anchorage, who in March 2016 said the agency s decision was speculative. The decision is closely related to a judgment on another ice-dependent species, bearded seals. Beistline, the judges said, required long-range data demonstrating the decline of ringed seals, information that is not available and is not required under the Endangered Species Act for a listing. The district court MADISON, N.C. Remington, the gun maker beset by falling sales and lawsuits tied to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, has reached a financing deal that would allow it to continue operating as it seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The maker of the Bushmaster AR-15- style rifle used in the Connecticut shooting that left 20 first-graders and six educators dead in 2012, said Monday that the agreement with lenders will reduce its debt by about $700 million and add about $145 million in cannot require the agency to wait until it has quantitative data reflecting the species decline, its population tipping point, and the exact year in which that tipping point would occur before it could adopt conservation policies to prevent that species decline, the judges wrote. The agency determination that ringed seals are likely to become endangered was reasonable and based on the best science available as the law requires, the judges said. Ringed seals get their AP PHOTO This May 1, 2011, photo released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a ringed seal pup in Kotzebue, Alaska. new capital. The company was cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting, but investors repulsed by the massacres distanced themselves from the company s owner, investment firm Cerberus Capital Management. Cerberus acquired the gun maker in 2007, just when gun sales began to skyrocket. Firearm background checks, a reliable barometer of gun sales, had risen steadily for at least a decade. That changed last year with the election of President Donald Trump, and it has taken a toll on the gun industry. name from small light-colored circles on their coats. The smallest of Alaska s ice seals, ringed seals are the only ones that thrive in completely ice-covered Arctic waters. They use stout claws to dig and maintain breathing holes. When snow covers those holes, females excavate snow caves, where they give birth to pups that cannot survive in ice-cold water. Pups are susceptible to freezing until they grow a blubber layer. Ringed seals are the main prey of polar bears, Gun sales spike on the election of candidates who are perceived to be more likely to pursue more stringent gun control laws, whether or not there is any truth in that perception. The opposite has occurred since Trump was elected. He became the first sitting president to address the National Rifle Association in three decades, telling members at their annual meeting last spring that You have a true friend and champion in the White House. Firearm background checks declined faster in 2017 than in any year since 1998, when the FBI first began compiling the data. which often catch breeding females or pups by collapsing lairs. Early breakup of sea ice, less snow and even rain threatens lairs, exposing pups to polar bears, Arctic foxes and freezing temperatures. The National Marine Fisheries Service concluded that the ringed seal likely would be endangered based on climate change models from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projecting continued loss of sea ice and higher temperatures through the end of the century. Kristen Monsell, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, which filed the listing petition in 2008, said Beistline wanted very specific information about ringed seal population decline. The law does not require that degree of specificity, Monsell said. Particularly here, waiting for perfect science would essentially condemn the species to extinction because it would simply be too late at that point to save them because their sea ice habitat would already be gone, she said. Gun maker Remington points to bankruptcy court ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON When Barack Obama speaks, people listen. At least they did when he was in the White House. But that kind of authority didn t hold much sway when it came time for his presidential portrait. At a ceremony Monday to unveil portraits of him and former first lady Michelle Obama, the former president said artist Kehinde Wiley cheerfully ignored almost all of his suggestions. He listened very thoughtfully to what I had to say before doing exactly what he always intended to do, he said. I tried to negotiate less gray hair, but Kehinde s artistic integrity would not allow it. I tried to negotiate smaller ears and struck out on that as well. The final product depicts Obama sitting in a straight-backed chair, leaning forward and looking serious while surrounded by greenery and flowers. Michelle Obama s portrait, painted by Amy Sherald, shows her in a black and white dress looking thoughtful with her hand on her chin. Both artists were personally chosen by the Obamas. The portraits will now hang in the National Portrait Gallery, which is part of the Smithsonian group of museums. The gallery has a complete collection of presidential portraits. A different set of portraits of the former first couple will eventually hang in the White House. I am humbled, I am honored, I am proud, Michelle Obama said. Young people, particularly girls and girls of color, in future years they will come to this place and see someone who looks like them hanging on the walls of this incredible institution. Barack Obama spoke of his choice of Wiley, saying the two men shared multiple parallels in their upbringing; both had African fathers who were largely absent from their lives and American mothers who raised them. The former president drew multiple laughs from the audience for his remarks, starting out by praising Sherald for capturing, the grace and beauty and charm and hotness of the woman that I love. Obama said he found the process of sitting for the portrait to be a frustrating experience. I don t like posing. I get impatient and start looking at my watch, he said, but working with Kehinde was a great joy. Wiley said the depiction of Obama surrounded by greenery and flowers was meant to chart his path on earth through the choice of flowers. The painting includes chrysanthemums, which are the official flower of Chicago; jasmine to evoke Hawaii, where Obama largely grew up; and African blue lilies to honor Obama s Kenyan father. Being the first African-American painter to paint the first African- American president, it While Remington is not a publicly traded company, shares in rival Sturm, Ruger & Co. slid almost 3 percent Monday. It s shares have fallen almost 14 percent this year. Remington Outdoor Co., the nation s oldest gun maker, will attempt to file a prepackaged reorganization plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delaware under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. The company, based in Madison, North Carolina, did not respond to attempts by The Associated Press to contact the company about the timing of bankruptcy procedures. Obama jokes he failed to get artist to give him smaller ears By ASHRAF KHALIL ASSOCIATED PRESS AP PHOTO Former President Barack Obama, center, stands on stage during the unveiling of the Obama s official portraits at the Smithsonian s National Portrait Gallery on Monday in Washington. doesn t get any better than that, he said. The portraits drew wildly divergent reactions on Twitter and elsewhere, with the hashtag #obamaportraits trending throughout the day. Obama opponents took the opportunity to take shots at the former president and digitally edit Make America Great Again hats onto the portrait. Others dug into Wiley s previous body of work and found a pair of racially charged paintings that showed black women holding the severed heads of white women. Among Obama supporters online, there was a bit of grumbling that Michelle Obama s portrait didn t resemble her enough, but the overall tone was of how much people missed having the Obamas in the White House. NATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS 2 Baltimore detectives convicted of racketeering, robbery BALTIMORE (AP) Two Baltimore detectives have been found guilty of racketeering and robbery in a trial that s part of an ongoing federal investigation into police corruption. A federal jury delivered its verdict Monday evening. Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor faced robbery, extortion and racketeering charges that could land them up to life in prison. They were cleared of possessing a firearm in pursuance of a violent crime. Their trial has been dominated by testimony of four ex-detectives who worked alongside the defendants in an elite police unit known as the Gun Trace Task Force. The disgraced law enforcement officers testified that the unit was actually made up of thugs who stole cash, resold looted narcotics, engaged in rampant overtime fraud and lied under oath to cover their tracks. State attorneys general: No citizenship question on census NEW YORK (AP) A coalition of state attorneys general is urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to not add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, saying it could lower participation among immigrants and cause a population undercount. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra led a letter sent on Monday to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. The letter says adding the question would fatally undermine the accuracy of the 2020 count. They were joined by Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The governor of Colorado also signed on. No charges for dad who tried to attack Larry Nassar in court CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) No charges will be filed against a man who tried to attack former sports doctor Larry Nassar in a Michigan courtroom. Eaton County prosecutor Douglas Lloyd says Nassar and his attorneys didn t want charges against Randy Margraves. He says he gave those views considerable weight because they were potential victims. Margraves is the father of three daughters who say they were sexually assaulted by Nassar, the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor. Sheriff s deputies tackled him after he charged at Nassar on Feb. 2. Margraves apologized. He was briefly locked up, but a judge declined to hold him in contempt of court. Nassar was sentenced to prison for molesting women and girls with his hands. He s first serving a 60-year sentence for child pornography crimes. Farmers trained on using herbicide blamed for crop damage MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Tens of thousands of soybean and cotton farmers across the country are getting free but mandatory training on how to properly use a weed killer blamed for drifting and damaging crops in neighboring fields. The federal government mandated the training last fall in a deal with agribusiness giants Monsanto, BASF and DuPont. All three make special formulations of dicamba for use on new soybean and cotton varieties that are genetically engineered to resist the herbicide, using seed technology commercialized by Monsanto. The products are increasingly popular because they give farmers a new weapon against aggressive weeds that have become resistant to other herbicides. But many farmers who didn t use dicamba last year reported damage to their crops and blamed nearby farms that did use it. Federal judge upholds Montana prohibition on most robocalls HELENA, Mont. (AP) A federal judge has upheld the constitutionality of Montana s law prohibiting most robocalls after a challenge by a political consulting firm that sought to do business in the state. Victory Processing LLC of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Dave Deshaw filed a complaint last year arguing the state law violated their right to free speech and hampered their ability to convey political messages to Montana voters. U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell ruled Friday the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled individuals are not required to welcome unwanted speech into their homes and the government may protect that freedom. The ruling also notes the state law allows recorded calls to be made if a live operator first receives the recipient s permission or if there is a prior business relationship between the parties. No, there isn t a new Trump magazine coming out NEW YORK (AP) A tweet by Donald Trump s son touting the newest edition of a publication called Trump with the hashtag HotOffThePress has resulted in several news stories suggesting the president s family was launching a new magazine. There s only one problem: Eric Trump s tweet wasn t about a real magazine at all, just an in-house publication touting Trump properties around the world. A statement from the Trump Organization called the publication a promotional piece developed for its owners, members and guests. Last year s inaugural version of the glossy publication featured the president s golf club in Ireland on the cover.

29 SPORTS WINTER OLYMPICS A roundup of Monday s highlights and a preview of Tuesday s action. Page 4 Tuesday, February 13, NHL: Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 Nylander, Maple Leafs top Lightning Associated Press TORONTO William Nylander had two goals and an assist, helping the streaking Toronto Maple Leafs top the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Monday night. Auston Matthews had three assists for the Leafs ( ), who extended their home win streak to five with their eighth win in nine games overall. Jake Gardiner and James van Riemsdyk scored, and Frederik Andersen made 28 saves in his 28th win of the season. Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, and Yanni Gourde scored for Tampa Bay ( ). Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves. Toronto jumped in front 11:55 into the first on Nylander s one-timer off a pass from Matthews. It was Nylander s 13th goal of the season. Nylander scored again 3:08 into the second, beating Vasilevskiy on the blocker side. Nylander then picked up an assist when Gardiner s wrist shot from inside the blue line went through Vasilevskiy s legs, making it 3-0 with 8 ½ minutes left in the period. Tampa Bay replied with its first goal when Killorn picked up the rebound from Brayden Point s initial shot and put the puck into a halfempty net at 15:59. Kucherov cut Toronto s lead when he got a pass from Killorn and beat Andersen 58 seconds into the third and Gourde tied the game just 20 seconds later, tipping Braydon Coburn s shot from the point past Andersen at 1:18. Van Riemsdyk got the game-winner when his shot just squeezed past Vasilevskiy s pad at 4:37. SEE LIGHTNING, 2 AP PHOTO Maple Leafs center Tyler Bozak (42) battles for the puck with Lightning right wing Ryan Callahan (24) Monday in Toronto. WINTER OLYMPICS: Snowboarding SNOW QUEEN AP PHOTO Chloe Kim, of the United States, celebrates winning gold after the women s halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Kim dominates to take gold in women s halfpipe By WILL GRAVES Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea Chloe Kim s coronation is complete. The 17-year-old from Torrance, California, dominated the Olympic women s halfpipe snowboarding final on Tuesday, soaring to a gold medal four years in the making. Kim put up a score of on the first of her three finals runs and then bettered it with a near-perfect on her last run with the gold already well in hand. With members of her family in the stands, including her South Korean grandmother, Kim put on a show that delivered on her considerable pre-olympic hype. Liu Jiayu took silver with an to become the first Chinese snowboarder to medal at the Olympics. American Arielle Gold, who pondered retirement last summer, edged teammate and three-time Olympic medalist Kelly Clark for bronze. Kim s parents were born in South Korea and moved to the United States, putting their daughter in an interesting position heading into her first Olympics. SEE KIM, 4 MEDAL COUNT Country G S B T Germany Netherlands United States Norway Canada France Sweden Austria South Korea Japan Czech Republic OA Russia Australia China Slovakia Finland Italy MLB: Rays Rays - including Matt Duffy - set to start Spring Training By MARC TOPKIN Tampa Bay Times PORT CHARLOTTE The Rays first official spring training workout for pitchers and catchers isn t until Wednesday, but 40-some players were on the field and the mounds Monday. Probably the most important appearance was by Matt Duffy, the infielder acquired in August 2016 from the Giants who missed all of last season due to complications from a left foot injury. After an extensive winter workout regimen, Duffy said he has passed every test and hurdle and is fully ready to go for the season with zero worries. I feel outstanding, he said. The Rays will be counting heavily on Duffy this year, planning for him to replace traded Evan Longoria at third base and probably hit at or near the top of the order. Duffy is one of those guys who gets it and understands fans may be both tired of hearing he is supposedly feeling better and skeptical. If they roll their eyes when they hear my name, I don t blame them, he said. I d do the same thing. Other quick impressions C Wilson Ramos looked really good, thinner and stronger than last spring, when he was rehabbing from knee surgery, having lost about 15 pounds. Ramos is heading into the second year of his two-year deal and making a team-high $10.5-million. RHP Chris Archer was already working on specific pitches and situations during his bullpen session. Archer continues to emerge as a team leader, having started a group text among other starters to encourage them during the winter to keep working hard. SEE RAYS, 3 MARC TOPKIN TIMES Matt Duffy - finally healthy - takes swings Monday at Rays camp in Port Charlotte. COMMENTARY: Golf Breaking down Potter s play at Pebble Beach By DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press This looked like a mismatch to everyone but Ted Potter Jr. And probably not to Dustin Johnson, either. They started the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am tied for the lead, and that was the only thing they had in common. Johnson made it through Q-school on his first try after college, won as a rookie and has won every year on the PGA Tour except for Next week he AP PHOTO Ted Potter Jr. poses with his trophy on the 18th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links after winning the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Sunday in Pebble Beach, Calif. becomes only the fifth player to be No. 1 in the world for a continuous year. He has 17 victories, including a U.S. Open and a sweep of the World Golf Championships, and he became the fifth player to surpass $50 million in career PGA Tour earnings. Potter turned pro out of high school and worked in a cart barn to help pay the bills and save up for Q-school. He played two-day tournaments to try and earn a few hundred dollars so he could keep going. That s life on the mini-tours. When he finally made it to the Web. com Tour, he missed the cut in all 24 tournaments he played. SEE GOLF, 3 AUTO RACING: NASCAR Johnson determined to win 8th NASCAR title By DAN GELSTON Associated Press Johnson DAYTONA BEACH Jimmie Johnson has never hitched a ride for an afternoon on a champion s float that snakes down closed city streets. The professional sports teams bask in the celebration of hundreds of thousands of fans screaming in adulation and spraying beer from sidewalks in a frenzy as confetti flies from the sky. Johnson s top reward for winning it all, a rally once at one of his sponsor s stores a few miles away from his California hometown. The NASCAR champion traditionally gets a party in victory lane at the season finale and throws a bash at the postseason banquet. It s all good fun, but even a seven-time champion wouldn t mind a parade. SEE NASCAR, 3 INDEX Lottery 2 Baseball 3 Olympics 4 Scoreboard 5 College Basketball 6

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The Bulls blew an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter but still came away with their second win in three games after dropping seven in a row. LaVine stole Jonathon Simmons inbounds attempt with 15 seconds left and finished with a thunderous slam. He NBA ROUNDUP Anthony Davis-led Pelicans beat Pistons Associated Press Anthony Davis had 38 points and 10 rebounds to help the New Orleans Pelicans beat Detroit on Monday night in another one of his strong performances against the Pistons. Davis is averaging 30.4 points per game against the Pistons, his highest total against an NBA team. He scored a career-high 59 against them nearly two years ago. That s one reason the Pelicans have won 11 of the last 12 games against the Pistons. Detroit attempted to defend Davis with Andre Drummond and Blake Griffin, but they Associated Press North Carolina beat its two biggest rivals, then pulled away late to beat Notre Dame to cap a demanding stretch. The 14th-ranked Tar Heels are tired. They also might have found a groove. Theo Pinson scored 14 of his 16 points after halftime to go with 10 rebounds, helping UNC pull away late to beat Notre Dame on Monday night for its third win in five days. Things certainly look different from 10 days ago for the Tar Heels (20-7, 9-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), who were coming off their first three-game losing streak in four years and a win against a winlessin-the-acc Pittsburgh team before the stretch. But they beat Duke at home on Thursday then won Saturday at North Carolina State in a pair of emotional rivalry games. This time, UNC needed a 13-0 burst in the final 5½ minutes to finally get LIGHTNING From Page 1 NOTES: Toronto C Patrick Marleau skated in his 1,551st regularseason game, passing Alex Delvecchio for sole possession of 13th place on the NHL s games played list. UP NEXT Lightning: Visit Buffalo on Tuesday night. Maple Leafs: Host Columbus on Wednesday night. AP PHOTO Orlando Magic s Evan Fournier (10) and Mario Hezonja walk back to the bench in the closing seconds of the second half Monday in Chicago. added two free throws after Mario Hezonja missed a 3-pointer to lift Chicago to a tight win. were no match for Davis inside, off the dribble or on the outside. The All- Star was 14 of 24 from the field, including 3 for 6 on 3-pointers. Davis had 10 points in the second quarter, powering New Orleans to a lead at halftime. Nikola Mirotic helped the Pelicans pull away in the third quarter and finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds. New Orleans has won two straight for the first time since DeMarcus Cousins tore his left Achilles tendon. It is 3-5 without the All-Star center. The Pistons have lost three straight after winning five in a row, some separation against a team that just kept hanging around. You could tell we were out there and had a rhythm, Pinson said. But at the same time, it s still tough recovering so fast, going from game to game. You want to celebrate one win and be like, Dang, that was a good win for us, but you ve got to get ready for the next game. It was a big-time stretch for us. Martinas Geben and John Mooney each scored 18 points for the Fighting Irish (15-11, 5-8), LaVine finished with 18 points and seven rebounds. Bobby Portis added 19 points and seven including four with Griffin. 76ERS 108, KNICKS 92: Dario Saric scored 24 points to pace all five starters in double figures, and the Philadelphia 76ers won their fourth in a row over the slumping New York Knicks. J.J. Redick had 18 points, Joel Embiid scored 17 and Robert Covington and Ben Simmons each chipped in 13 for the 76ers, who won their 10th straight at home to remain in playoff position in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia, which never trailed, began the night in eighth place in the East, two games clear of Detroit. Reserve T.J. McConnell had a tripledouble with 10 points, 10 with Mooney going 6 of 6 from 3-point range. But UNC which shot 57 percent later used its clinching run to turn a margin into a 17-point bulge near the 2-minute mark. It didn t help the Irish that point guard Matt Farrell struggled; he scored nine points on 3-for-18 shooting, including 1 for 12 from 3-point range. I loved how we fought, Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said, but they had about a three-minute stretch where they were boards, and Jerian Grant had 14 points and seven assists. Hezonja led Orlando with 24 points, and Evan Fournier scored 22. The Bulls appeared in control when they led with 8:23 left after an 11-0 run. Denzel Valentine punctuated that spurt with a dunk and two free throws. But the Magic went on a big run of their own, with Hezonja leading the way. He nailed a 3-pointer to give Orlando a lead with 3:07 remaining. Portis tied it with a floater and responded to a 3 by Fournier with one of his own, making it 101-all with 2:29 left. rebounds and 11 assists. Michael Beasley scored 22 points to lead the Knicks, who lost their seventh straight. The Knicks were playing their third game without All-Star Kristaps Porzingis, who suffered a torn left ACL last Tuesday against Milwaukee. CLIPPERS 114, NETS 101: Lou Williams scored 20 points, DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 17 rebounds, and they got plenty of help from a balanced Clippers lineup in a victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Los Angeles put seven players in double figures and shot 56.5 percent from the field in its fourth win in five games, bouncing back nicely from a loss in Philadelphia. COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP North Carolina pulls away from Notre Dame AP PHOTO North Carolina s Theo Pinson, right, shoots while Notre Dame s John Mooney, left, defends during the first half Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C. unbelievable offensively. And we certainly couldn t absorb that. Women No. 1 UCONN 69, LOUISVILLE 58: Katie Lou Samuelson scored 26 points and topranked UConn used an early run to beat No. 4 Louisville on Monday night. Napheesa Collier added 14 points and Gabby Williams had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Huskies (25-0), who won their 76th consecutive home game and ended Louisville s 13-game road winning streak. Louisville (25-2) scored the first three points and UConn rattled of 19 straight. Samuelson had seven points during that gamechanging burst. By the time Jazmine Jones reverse layup went in just before the end of the first quarter, the Cardinals were down 22-6 much to the delight of the sellout crowd of just over 10,000 fans. It didn t get much better for the Cardinals in the second quarter as they trailed at the half. UConn s star junior had 19 points at the break. Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) looks on during a break in play during secondperiod Monday in Toronto. AP PHOTO

31 The Sun / Tuesday, February 13, SP Page 3 MLB: Esteban Loaiza GOLF: British Open Ex-All Star pitcher Loaiza arrested on drug charges By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking drugs after packages containing a white powder believed to be cocaine were found at a home he rented in Southern California, officials said Monday. The 46-year-old former Major League Baseball player was booked Friday on charges involving the possession, transport and sale of 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of suspected cocaine worth an estimated $500,000, according to the San Diego Sheriff s Department. Loaiza played for numerous teams between 1995 and 2008, starting with the Pittsburgh Pirates and concluding with his second stint with the Chicago White Sox. He had a 21-9 record with the Chicago White Sox in 2003 and started in the All-Star Game that year. It was not immediately known if Loaiza had hired a lawyer and the former player could NASCAR From Page 1 I have to admit, that would be a nice add to the NASCAR champions schedule, Johnson said. It would be really cool. Johnson, a regular visitor to the White House when he reigned as NASCAR s champ, had already initiated his own champion s tradition a few years back. Inspired by a chat with NASCAR official Mike Helton and the presidential tradition of leaving a handwritten letter to the successor, Johnson started a champion s journal. His first entry was a December 2011 letter to series champion Tony Stewart. Johnson followed championship seasons with notes for Kevin Harvick and 2017 champ Martin Truex Jr., and the keepsake is handed off at the banquet. There seems to be a thread when it comes back to me about me having more entries than anyone else, Johnson said with a laugh outside his motorhome. That kind of finds its way in each time I get it back. The journal is thick enough for quite a few more lines of teasing, well wishes and advice left to be composed. But the question looms for the 42-year-old Johnson, can he still fill the blank pages left as he comes off the worst season of his career? Or, is the handwriting on the wall that a new crop of stars is ready to deny Johnson another title for as many years as he has left? Believe that at your own risk. I signed up for three more years and I feel like I have the team and the ability to win all three of them, Johnson said. We AP FILE PHOTO New York Yankees pitcher Esteban Loaiza talks to reporters during a 2004 news conference at Yankee Stadium in New York. not be reached to comment. He was being held Monday for lack of $200,000 bail pending a court appearance on Wednesday. Loaiza s agent, John Boggs, told the San Francisco Chronicle that he had no information about the arrest and that he has not spoken to Loaiza recently. He said that Loaiza had called his office early last week but Boggs was unavailable at the time. I am shocked and saddened by the news and had no indication he would ever be in this type of situation, Boggs said in a text to the newspaper. I don t know how he would get himself involved in this, so it s difficult to even comment on it. Officers stopped Loaiza for a minor traffic infraction Friday after he left the home he started renting recently in the Pacific coast community of Imperial Beach, along the U.S.-Mexico border. Authorities had the vehicle under surveillance on suspicion it was used for smuggling drugs. When they searched the vehicle, they found a sophisticated compartment used to conceal contraband, authorities said. That led them to obtain a search warrant for Loaiza s rental home, where they found the packages of drugs, according to investigators. The packages containing a white powder are still being tested but are believed to be cocaine, said San Diego Sheriff s Lt. Jason Vickery. Loaiza was born in Tijuana, Mexico and was married for two years to the late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera. She filed for divorce shortly before she died in a plane crash in The 43-year-old Rivera was known as the Diva de la Banda and died as her career was peaking. She was perhaps the most successful female singer in grupero, a male-dominated Mexico regional style, sold more than 15 million records, and moved into acting and reality television. Loaiza sued the aircraft s owners in 2014 for wrongful death but her relatives accused him of trying to profit from her death. He denied the accusations and later retracted his lawsuit. AP PHOTO Crew chief Chad Knaus, left, and Jimmie Johnson watch the leaderboard during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway Sunday in Daytona Beach. won five in a row and I want to believe in three in a row. Johnson was never really a serious contender in 2017 to push past Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty and win his record eighth NASCAR crown. He won three races (but none after June), had a career-worst four topfives and finished 10th in the standings. There are about 30 other drivers in the Daytona 500 field who would love to craft that kind of season. At Hendrick Motorsports, long the class organization of NASCAR, Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus were considered underachievers with the No. 48 Chevrolet. The Chevy ran slower in the second half of the season, and the team could never click and go on their traditional lateseason surge; consider he won three of the final seven races in 16 to clinch his seventh championship. That was the first time at Hendrick that I ve had that happen, Johnson said. I couldn t have asked anything more from anybody on the team. Everybody was all in. That s where the frustration comes from. The struggles did nothing to deter the Hendrick lifer from signing a three-year contract extension that should keep him with the team through Johnson, whose 83 wins are tied for sixth on the NASCAR career Cup series list, was already the top dog at Hendrick. Now, he s the oldest dog on the Hendrick block, trying to teach his three 20-something teammates new tricks. Daytona 500 polesitter Alex Bowman is 24. Cup rookie William Byron is 20. Chase Elliott is 22. The trio s combined Cup wins: 0. But the nicknames for the two-time Daytona 500 winner are adding up. We call him Grandpa every now and then, Bowman said. I would say Uncle Jimmie, Elliott said. For a stately veteran, Johnson can still show the young uns a good time. Johnson, a ski junkie in Aspen, Colorado, hit the slopes with Elliott before they hit the town for a couple of nights. I even heard him say, Wow this is what 40 looks like. Not bad, Johnson said. I guess we can still have enough fun for a 22-year-old and make it cool. Johnson tweeted a photo of himself from behind the wheel of his family car with Bowman and Byron tagging along in car seats. Johnson, though, is steadfast that he will do his part to shape the next generation of Hendrick stars into regular challengers for checkered flags. He invites teammates into the hauler for chats, talks game plans with the other crew chiefs, and the fitness freak has even suggested healthy diet tips. Jimmie loves that role, and I think these guys will tell you he s there, team owner Rick Hendrick said. AP FILE PHOTO United States Zach Johnson poses with the claret jug trophy after winning a playoff after the final round at the 2015 British Open at the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland. 150th British Open to be staged at St. Andrews Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland The British Open is returning to the home of golf in The Old Course will host the 150th anniversary of the world s oldest major to mark a true celebration of golf s original championship and its historic ties to St. Andrews, the R&A said Monday. It will be the 30th time GOLF From Page 1 In the seven starts before Potter s first PGA Tour victory, the Greenbrier Classic in 2012, he missed the cut five straight times and didn t crack the top 50 in the other two. In the nine starts after that victory, he failed to make the cut three times and didn t crack the top 50 in the other six. He was No. 246 in the world when he stepped onto the first tee Sunday at Pebble Beach. It was hard to tell. Potter, after a threeputt bogey on the opening hole, never dropped a shot the rest of the way. He took the lead when Johnson hit his worst shot of the tournament on the par-3 fifth that sailed over the cliff and led to bogey. Potter chipped in for birdie behind the seventh green. He was never out of a position. I struck the ball well and hit a lot of my targets out there coming in with the pressure on me, Potter said after closing with a 69 for a three-shot victory. I knew I had probably a two-shot lead, but you never know what could happen out there. I just hit a lot of quality golf shots coming down the stretch knowing I had to. There was more to the difficult day, beyond a stiff breeze and firm greens the U.S. Open would love to have next year. After his three-putt bogey to fall out of a tie for the lead, Potter watched Johnson hammer a drive so far down the fairway on the par-5 second hole that he was 48 yards ahead of Potter. Johnson had a 6-iron into the green. They both made birdie. Plus, because of 25 pro-am teams making the cut to play Sunday, the draw can get a little out of whack. Potter and Johnson played with the Open Championship is played on the Old Course, and the first since 2015 when Zach Johnson lifted the claret jug after a three-way playoff. It ends the cycle of St. Andrews staging the Open every five years since It first hosted the event in 1873, when an 18-hole course was used in the championship for the first time. Tom Kidd won that year. amateur Sean Kell (Potter s partner). Ahead of them was a foursome three pros and one amateur. Waiting was inevitable, and they did it on every hole. That s a lot of time too much time to think, especially if you re a 34-year-old with one PGA Tour victory who had to sit out two full years with a broken ankle that required two surgeries. The first was to insert 12 screws and two plates. The other one was to remove the hardware. Potter never flinched. His mind never wandered. He saw the target. He hit the target. Simple golf that is never quite that simple. He had a two-shot lead that grew to three shots when others made mistakes Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Jason Day among them and made them catch him. And they couldn t. Johnson closed with a 72 and wasn t all that bad. He hit two bad shots on No. 4 and No. 5, one that cost him an easy chance at birdie, the other that made him work for a good bogey. The wind fooled him on No. 8 and he went into a back bunker, leading to a bogey. His approach on the 11th was inches away from a short birdie putt, but hung up in the collar and led to bogey. Ultimately, Potter simply outplayed him. I m so happy right now to get it done today, especially against the world No. 1, playing with him today, Potter said. The win here at Pebble is just unbelievable. Potter won for only the second time in 84 starts and it was only his fifth top 10. But he had experience winning, no matter the competition. One year on the Hooters Tour, he won three times and earned $180,000. On the mini-tours, that s enough to feel like a millionaire. He earned $1,332,000 on Sunday. RAYS From Page 1 INF Daniel Robertson has a new locker the one used the previous nine years by Longoria and a new number, switching from 29 to the 28 worn by his father, who died of lung cancer in September INF prospect Willy Adames said his fitter look was the result of training this winter in Orlando, working out with other major-leaguers such as Francisco Lindor and Billy Hamilton and under the direction of longtime star Barry Larkin. Adames was also sporting extremely curly hair. OF/DH Corey Dickerson said he was aware of trade talk throughout the winter hearing mostly from family members. But now that he was in camp, he planned to relax, enjoy being with his teammates and not worry about being dealt. The Rays have to drop someone from their 40-man roster to make room for the addition of RHP Sergio Romo, who re-signed a one-year deal on Friday. That move could come today. Amid trade rumors, RHP Jake Odorizzi was scheduled to have his arbitration hearing today in Arizona, with the three-person panel picking between the $6.05-million the team offered and the $6.35-million he requested. Tuesday is the team s official reporting and administrative day. Manager Kevin Cash, GM Erik Neander and senior VP Chaim Bloom will hold their annual pre-spring media session at 12:30.

32 Page 4 SP Tuesday, February 13, 2018 / The Sun WINTER OLYMPICS A ROUNDUP OF MONDAY S HIGHLIGHTS /// LOOKING AHEAD TO TUESDAY What to watch for today LUGE Women s singles. Erin Hamlin became the first U.S. luge singles medalist with her bronze in the 2014 Sochi Games. She followed that up with silver at the 2017 World Championships. HOCKEY Women s. The U.S. women s hockey team competes for an elusive gold medal with a match against Olympic Athletes from Russia. SNOWBOARDING Men s halfpipe. Eyes will be on Shaun White, the 2006 and 2010 Olympic champion who finished fourth in Sochi, as he tries to regain his title at age 31. MONDAY SPOTLIGHT Gliding over all Lundby carries dominant World Cup form to Olympic gold By JIM ARMSTRONG Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea After dominating the ski jumping World Cup this season, Maren Lundby wasn t about to be denied on the sport s biggest stage. The 23-year-old Norwegian overcame frigid temperatures Monday to win the women s ski jumping normal hill gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Lundby, who has won seven of 10 events this season, nailed a jump of 110 meters for points to capture Norway s second gold medal of the games. I knew when I landed I had won because I saw the green light go on, Lundby said, referring to the light that indicates how far you have to jump to take the lead. I didn t look at the scoreboard but I heard the announcers say It s gold. Katharina Althaus of Germany was second, followed by Sara Takanashi of Japan. The temperature was minus-11 degrees Celsius (12 degrees Fahrenheit) at the start of competition at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center. Athletes bundled up with blankets while waiting on the steps to take their jumps. The conditions have tested even the most seasoned winter sports veterans, but Lundby said it s all part of ski jumping. We ve had a lot of competitions in heavy conditions, Lundby said. We had a competition in Japan recently with similar conditions. Althaus, who has two wins on the World Cup circuit this ROUNDUP KING OF MOGULS Six-time world champion Mikael Kingsbury, who wears a T-shirt that reads It s Good To Be The King underneath his skiing gear and was a silver medalist in Sochi four years ago, posted a score of to win his first Olympic gold. Matt Graham of Australia took silver and Daichi Hara of Japan earned bronze, each picking up the first medal for their countries at the games. BACK IN BIATHLON Martin Fourcade bounced back AP PHOTOS Maren Lundby, of Norway, soars through the snow during the women s normal hill individual ski jumping competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Maren Lundby, of Norway, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women s normal hill individual ski jumping competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. season, had a jump of 106 meters for points. It was a bittersweet result for Takanashi, who was the from a disappointing eighthplace finish in the sprint race to hit 19 of his 20 targets in the pursuit to claim his third Olympic gold medal. Sebastian Samuelsson of Sweden took silver and Benedikt Doll of Germany earned bronze. LUNDBY S LEAP Maren Lundby turned World Cup ski jumping domination into Olympic gold with a jump of 110 meters for points. It was Norway s second gold medal of the games. Katharina Althaus of Germany was second, followed by Sara Takanashi of Japan. gold medal favorite four years ago in Sochi but failed to make the podium then. She captured Japan s HOMETOWN BOY The hometown of Olympic gold medalist Red Gerard has unofficially upgraded its name in his honor. A sign welcoming visitors to the Colorado mountain town of Silverthorne was changed over the weekend to Goldthorne after the 17-year-old snowboarder captured the United States first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. The Summit Daily News reports that someone put up a white banner with red letters spelling out Gold that covered up Silver in the city name sometime Saturday night or Sunday. second bronze of the games but said she has some regrets. Four years ago, I had a terrible experience, said Takanashi, who had a leap of meters. But I have been practicing hard so I had a good sleep last night knowing I have done everything I could possibly do. Maybe I am just not at the caliber of a gold medalist now. Lundby was also first in the first round but said she knew she had to improve on that jump of The first jump was not so good because I was flying a little low and I was not sure If I was going to fly so far, Lundby said. For the second jump, I knew better what I had to do and it was really amazing to fly over the green line. AROUND PYEONGCHANG Switzerland will compete for an Olympic gold medal against Canada after beating a team of Russian athletes 7-5 in the mixed doubles curling semifinals. The combined Korean team conceded eight goals for the second time, this time losing to Sweden in the women s hockey tournament. The fifth-ranked Swedes next play Switzerland, which followed its opening 8-0 victory of the Koreans with a 3-1 win over Japan. Associated Press MEDAL COUNT Through Feb. 12 Country G S B T Germany Netherlands United States Norway Canada France Sweden Austria South Korea Japan Czech Republic OA Russia Australia China Slovakia Finland Italy Kazakhstan US speedskaters off to another slow start at Olympics Three events into the Olympic speedskating competition and the Americans remain off the podium. The latest setback came Monday night when world champion Heather Bergsma finished eighth in the 1,500 meters. Brittany Bowe had the highest U.S. finish of fifth, while Mia Manganello was 22nd out of 26 skaters. Their results so far recall four years ago in Sochi when the U.S. team was blanked, a stunning result for a sport that has earned America s most Winter Olympic medals. Bergsma faded badly on her last lap, with her time going up 3 seconds from her previous lap. It was just a hard last lap, she said in a flat voice. It wasn t my best race, so I can t be super happy about it. Bergsma s final time of 1 minute, seconds was well off her personal best of 1:50.85, also the current world mark she set two years ago. She finished 2.39 seconds behind gold medalist Ireen Wust of the Netherlands. If there was a bright spot at all, it was Bowe. She had the best result since Sochi, where no one finished higher than seventh individually. Bowe has lost valuable training time since sustaining a concussion in July 2016 after colliding with a teammate during practice. The recovery limited her to one World Cup event before the Olympics. Felt great, she said. Best 1,500 I ve had in a couple of years. It gives me great momentum going into my favorite race, which is the 1,000, so super happy about it. Bowe s time of 1:55.54 had her in first place before she dropped to third with two pairs remaining. She got bumped off the podium by two Dutch skaters and another from Japan. Bowe s personal best is 1: Manganello, an Olympic rookie, had a cold in recent days, which kept her off the ice until Monday. She was confined to her room at the athletes village and her roommates moved elsewhere to prevent them from getting sick. Leading into this weekend I felt awesome, been skating really well technically, she said. Obviously today didn t go as planned. I hoped for a lot better and I know I can do a lot better. Associated Press KIM From Page 1 While she understands the urge to build a narrative around her that turns her into a connective tissue of sorts between the host country and the one she calls home, it s one she has politely sidestepped. She views herself as just a kid from Southern California who likes music, the mall, ice cream and, oh, by the way, putting down the kind of gravity-escaping, physics challenging runs that have made her a dominant force in her sport. Kim would have made the Olympic team with ease four years ago, only to have the calendar get in the way. She was 13 at the time, too young to make the trip to Russia. She entered the quadrennium between the games with the kind of expectations reserved for the Shaun Whites of the snowboarding world. She has exceeded every one. Standing atop the hill at calm and brilliant Phoenix Snow Park a stark contrast to the windy mess that turned the women s slopestyle final into an ugly, borderline unsafe and crash-filled mess 24 hours earlier Kim looked down at the crowd that included her parents, three sisters, three aunts, two cousins and her grandmother Moon Jung and proceeded to waste little time while turning the final into a global coming-out party. She drilled her opening set, throwing in a 1080 basically, three twists high above the pipe before following it with a pair of flips (or corks ). Kim celebrated at the end, pumping her fists as USA! USA! chants rained down. When her score flashed, she clasped her hands atop her head and drank in the moment. Kim s teammates made serious bids to give the Americans only their fourth-ever Olympic podium sweep. Gold, who dislocated her right shoulder during training for the Sochi Olympics and didn t compete then barely made the 12-woman final, brushed off a fall during her first run and stomped an on her third run. Clark, the 2002 Olympic champion still going strong at age 34, couldn t quite catch Gold with an Jiayu came the closest to providing Kim with a serious threat. She drilled an during her first set to take the lead, only to watch Kim top it during her first run moments later. Jiayu then washed out on her last trip down the longest Olympic halfpipe since the sport made its debut in 1998, turning Kim s last run into a victory lap. Rather than playing it safe, she went for it. Her No. 1 bib soaring into the South Korean sky, she put on a display that left the rest of the field and the thousands packed near the finish roaring their approval. Kim s score of flirted with perfection. Fitting in a way because Kim is as close to it as anyone in her sport.

33 The Sun / Tuesday, February 13, SP Page 5 SCOREBOARD PRO BASKETBALL NBA All times Eastern EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L PCT. GB Toronto Boston ½ Philadelphia ½ New York ½ Brooklyn ½ Southeast Division W L PCT. GB Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando Atlanta ½ Central Division W L PCT. GB Cleveland Milwaukee Indiana Detroit ½ Chicago ½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L PCT. GB Houston San Antonio New Orleans ½ Memphis Dallas Northwest Division W L PCT. GB Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Denver ½ Utah ½ Pacific Division W L PCT. GB Golden State L.A. Clippers ½ L.A. Lakers ½ Phoenix ½ Sacramento ½ Sunday s Games Toronto 123, Charlotte 103 Atlanta 118, Detroit 115 Cleveland 121, Boston 99 Indiana 121, New York 113 Houston 104, Dallas 97 Minnesota 111, Sacramento 106 Oklahoma City 110, Memphis 92 Utah 115, Portland 96 Monday s Games New Orleans 118, Detroit 103 Philadelphia 108, New York 92 L.A. Clippers 114, Brooklyn 101 Orlando at Chicago, late San Antonio at Utah, late Phoenix at Golden State, late Today s Games Miami at Toronto, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m. PELICANS 118, PISTONS 103 NEW ORLEANS (118) Moore , Davis , Okafor , Rondo , Holiday , Miller , Mirotic , Diallo , Cooke , Clark , Liggins Totals DETROIT (103) Johnson , Griffin , Drummond , Smith , Bullock , Ennis III , Moreland , Tolliver , Ellenson , Buycks , Galloway , Nelson , Kennard Totals NEW ORLEANS DETROIT Point Goals New Orleans (Miller 4-7, Mirotic 4-8, Davis 3-6, Rondo 2-5, Clark 1-3, Cooke 0-1, Moore 0-2, Holiday 0-2), Detroit 9-35 (Johnson 2-4, Tolliver 2-5, Kennard 1-1, Bullock 1-4, Galloway 1-6, Nelson 1-6, Griffin 1-6, Buycks 0-1, Ellenson 0-1, Ennis III 0-1). Fouled Out Tolliver. Rebounds New Orleans 53 (Mirotic 12), Detroit 54 (Drummond 21). Assists New Orleans 31 (Holiday 12), Detroit 18 (Nelson 5). Total Fouls New Orleans 25, Detroit 19. Technicals Detroit coach Pistons (Defensive three second), Drummond. A 14,453 (21,000). 76ERS 108, KNICKS 92 NEW YORK (92) Beasley , Thomas , Kanter , Jack , Hardaway Jr , Kornet , Hicks , O Quinn , Ntilikina , Burke , Mudiay , Dotson , Lee Totals PHILADELPHIA (108) Covington , Saric , Embiid , Simmons , Redick , Johnson , Booker , McConnell , Anderson , Luwawu-Cabarrot Totals NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA Point Goals New York 6-24 (Lee 3-4, Beasley 2-3, Jack 1-2, Dotson 0-1, Ntilikina 0-1, Kornet 0-2, Mudiay 0-3, Hardaway Jr. 0-8), Philadelphia (Saric 4-6, Redick 3-6, Covington 2-4, Embiid 1-2, Luwawu-Cabarrot 0-1). Fouled Out None. Rebounds New York 33 (Kanter 13), Philadelphia 37 (McConnell 10). Assists New York 16 (Kanter, Hardaway Jr. 3), Philadelphia 27 (McConnell 11). Total Fouls New York 22, Philadelphia 22. Technicals Embiid. A 20,589 (21,600). CLIPPERS 114, NETS 101 L.A. CLIPPERS (114) T.Harris , Gallinari , Jordan , Rivers , Bradley , Dekker , Johnson , Harrell , Teodosic , L.Williams , Wallace , Thornwell Totals BROOKLYN (101) Carroll , Acy , Allen , Dinwiddie , Crabbe , Cunningham , Webb III , Okafor , Whitehead , Russell , Stauskas , J.Harris Totals L.A. CLIPPERS BROOKLYN Point Goals L.A. Clippers 6-16 (Gallinari 2-3, Teodosic 1-1, Bradley 1-2, T.Harris 1-2, Rivers 1-3, Johnson 0-1, L.Williams 0-4), Brooklyn (Dinwiddie 4-7, Crabbe 2-6, Acy 2-7, Carroll 2-7, J.Harris 1-4, Russell 1-7, Whitehead 0-1, Webb III 0-1). Fouled Out None. Rebounds L.A. Clippers 43 (Jordan 17), Brooklyn 37 (Carroll 10). Assists L.A. Clippers 19 (L.Williams, Teodosic, Rivers 4), Brooklyn 27 (Dinwiddie 8). Total Fouls L.A. Clippers 14, Brooklyn 15. Technicals Brooklyn coach Nets (Defensive three second). A 13,735 (17,732). BULLS 105, MAGIC 101 ORLANDO (101) Simmons , Hezonja , Biyombo , Augustin , Fournier , Iwundu , Speights , Birch , Mack , Afflalo Totals CHICAGO (105) Holiday , Markkanen , Lopez , Grant , LaVine , Valentine , Zipser , Portis , Arcidiacono , Nwaba Totals ORLANDO CHICAGO Point Goals Orlando (Hezonja 3-4, Fournier 3-6, Speights 2-6, Afflalo 1-3, Augustin 1-4, Iwundu 0-2, Simmons 0-3, Mack 0-3), Chicago 9-32 (Portis 3-6, LaVine 2-4, Zipser 1-3, Grant 1-3, Valentine 1-5, Holiday 1-5, Markkanen 0-6). Fouled Out None. Rebounds Orlando 38 (Birch 8), Chicago 47 (Holiday 9). Assists Orlando 24 (Mack 6), Chicago 25 (Grant 7). Total Fouls Orlando 18, Chicago 13. Technicals Mack, Chicago coach Bulls (Defensive three second). A 18,611 (20,917). ODDS PREGAME.COM LINE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Today FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at Toronto 8 207½ Miami at Milwaukee 7½ 208 Atlanta Houston 2½ 221½ at Minnesota at Oklahoma City Off Off Cleveland at Dallas Off Off Sacramento at Denver Off Off San Antonio COLLEGE BASKETBALL Today FAVORITE OPEN UNDERDOG at Butler 11½ Georgetown Ball St 2½ at Akron Kansas 6½ at Iowa St Boston College 8 at Pittsburgh at Missouri 1 Texas A&M at Nebraska 2½ Maryland St. Bonaventure 3 at La Salle W Michigan 1½ at Bowling Green at Toledo 9 Ohio Arkansas 1½ at Mississippi at Buffalo 13½ Kent St at E. Michigan 5 Miami (Ohio) at N. Illinois 1 Cent. Michigan at N. Iowa 4 Evansville at Rhode Island 15 Richmond Virginia 6 at Miami at Texas Tech 7½ Oklahoma at Alabama 6 LSU at Tennessee 12½ South Carolina Northwestern 3 at Rutgers Michigan St 10½ at Minnesota at James Madison 4½ UNC-Wilmington NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Today FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Boston Off Calgary Off at Carolina -123 Los Angeles +113 at Buffalo Off Tampa Bay Off Columbus -114 at NY Islanders +104 at Philadelphia -154 New Jersey +144 at Pittsburgh -255 Ottawa +225 Anaheim -127 at Detroit +117 at Winnipeg -137 Washington +127 at Minnesota -193 NY Rangers +178 at Nashville -150 St. Louis +140 at Vegas -201 Chicago +181 at San Jose Off Arizona Off Updated odds available at Pregame.com TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX Promoted Mike Roose to athletic performance coordinator/strength and conditioning coach, Walter Miranda to Latin American pitching and rehabilitation coordinator, Devin Pearson assistant/amateur scouting, Greg Rybarczyk senior analyst/baseball research and development and Dan Madsen, Jim Robinson, Quincy Boyd and Fred Peterson national scouting supervisors. Named Adan Severino and Daniel Abroms mental skills coordinators, Kevin Avilla minor league physical therapist, Humberto Sanchez DSL pitching coach and RJ Warner minor league clubhouse assistant, Reed Gragnani Mid-Atlantic area scout, Carl Moesche Northwest area scout, J.J. Altobelli part-time Southern California scout, Mike Ganley director/baseball systems, Bill Letson data architect/baseball systems, Dan Meyer analyst/baseball research and development, Aneko Knowles Bahamas scout and Alfredo Castellon Colombia scout. National League MIAMI MARLINS Named Chip Bowers president of business operations. American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS Signed RHP Daniel Minor. LINCOLN SALTDOGS Signed LHP Josh Blanco and INF Jake Wark. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES Signed LHP Mitch Lambson and RHP Victor Capellan. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS Traded OF Johnny Bladel to Southern Maryland (Atlantic) for future considerations. SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS Signed C Brian Mayer. TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES Signed INFs Taylor Oldham and Taylor Brennan. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS Signed RHP Sean Johnson. LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS Traded OF Connor Oliver to River City for a player to be named. TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS Signed LHP Seth Brenner and OF Jason Heinrich. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES Recalled C Justin Patton from Iowa (NBAGL). PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Signed G Marco Belinelli. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS Signed CB Lou Young to a one-year contract and general manager Steve Keim to a contract extension through MINNESOTA VIKINGS Signed G Josh Andrews. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS Re-signed DB Kevin Fogg to a one-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMES Placed F Troy Brouwer on injured reserve, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled G Jon Gillies from Stockton (AHL) and G Mason McDonald from Kansas City (ECHL) to Stockton. DETROIT RED WINGS Recalled F Dylan Sadowy from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS Placed G Cory Schneider on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 23. Recalled F Nick Lappin from Binghamton (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS Recalled D Ryan Sproul from Hartford (AHL). OTTAWA SENATORS Assigned G Chris Driedger from Belleville (AHL) to Brampton (ECHL). American Hockey League AHL Suspended Belleville F Mike Blunden two games. CLEVELAND MONSTERS Recalled D Scott Savage from Jacksonville (ECHL) and G Ivan Kulbakov from Quad City (ECHL). LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS Assigned Fs Steve Swavely and Alex Krushelnyski to Reading (ECHL). MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS Loaned D Rick Pinkston to Atlanta (ECHL). SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE Recalled D Nolan DeJong from Colorado (ECHL). ECHL ATLANTA GLADIATORS Agreed to terms with D Drew Baker. BRAMPTON BEAST Released G Carmine Guerriero. Signed G Daniel Spence. FLORIDA EVERBLADES Released F Nolan LaPorte. Loaned F Michael Kirkpatrick to Cleveland (AHL). GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS Claimed G Greg Dodds off waivers from Indy. Loaned F Caleb Herbert to San Jose (AHL). IDAHO STEELHEADS Loaned F Henrik Samuelsson to Rockford (AHL). JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN Loaned G Austin Lotz to Manitoba (AHL). READING ROYALS Added G Nick Niedert as emergency backup. SOCCER Major League Soccer FC DALLAS Signed M Santiago Mosquera from Millonarios FC (Primera A-Colombia). PORTLAND TIMBERS Waived D Rennico Clarke. National Women s Soccer League WASHINGTON SPIRIT Named Jack Stefanowski goalkeeper coach. United Soccer League OTTAWA FURY Signed G David Monsalve. COLLEGE BASKETBALL MEN S BASKETBALL THE AP TOP 25 POLL The top 25 teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: RECORD PTS PRV 1. Virginia (30) , Michigan St. (21) , Villanova (9) , Xavier (5) , Cincinnati , Purdue , Texas Tech , Ohio St , Gonzaga , Auburn , Clemson Duke Kansas North Carolina Saint Mary s (Cal) Rhode Island Arizona Tennessee Wichita St West Virginia Texas A&M Michigan Oklahoma Nevada Arizona St Others receiving votes: New Mexico St. 66, Florida 48, Creighton 44, Butler 43, Virginia Tech 29, Middle Tennessee 26, Alabama 22, Houston 16, Nebraska 15, Missouri 14, Miami 10, Kentucky 8, TCU 8, ETSU 5, Oklahoma St. 4, St. Bonaventure 3, Louisville 2, Vermont 1, Florida St. 1. USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL The top 25 teams in the USA Today men s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 11, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: RECORD PTS PVS 1. Michigan State (17) Villanova (8) Virginia (5) Xavier (1) Cincinnati (1) Texas Tech Purdue Gonzaga Ohio State Duke Auburn Clemson Kansas Rhode Island Saint Mary s North Carolina Tennessee Wichita State Arizona West Virginia Michigan Arizona State Oklahoma Nevada Creighton Others receiving votes: Florida 57, Texas A&M 51, Middle Tennessee 32, New Mexico State 30, Houston 25, Miami 23, Butler 20, Nebraska 18, Virginia Tech 17, Alabama 6, Loyola of Chicago 6, UCLA 6, Louisville 5, Kentucky 4, Seton Hall 3, TCU 2, ETSU 1. THE AP TOP 25 RESULTS Saturday s Games No. 1 Villanova 86, Butler 75 No. 2 Virginia 61, Virginia Tech 60 No. 4 Michigan State 68, No. 3 Purdue 65 No. 5 Xavier 72, Creighton 71 No. 7 Texas Tech 66, Kansas State 47 No. 8 Auburn 78, Georgia 61 Baylor 80, No. 10 Kansas 64 No. 12 Gonzaga 78, No. 11 Saint Mary s (Cal.) 65 No. 13 Arizona 81, Southern California 67 No. 14 Ohio State 82, Iowa 64 Alabama 78, No. 15 Tennessee 50 Iowa State 88, No. 17 Oklahoma 80 Oklahoma State 88, No. 19 West Virginia 85 No. 21 North Carolina 96, N.C. State 89 No. 22 Wichita State 95, UConn 74 No. 23 Nevada 83, San Diego State 58 Texas A&M 85, No. 24 Kentucky 74 Boston College 72, No. 25 Miami 70 Sunday s Games No. 6 Cincinnati 76, SMU 510 No. 9 Duke 80, Georgia Tech 69 No. 20 Michigan 83, Wisconsin 72 Monday s Games No. 14 North Carolina 83, Notre Dame 66 No. 20 West Virginia vs. TCU, late Today s Games No. 1 Virginia at Miami, 9 p.m. No. 2 Michigan State at Minnesota, 9 p.m. No. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 23 Oklahoma, 7 p.m. No. 13 Kansas at Iowa State, 7 p.m. No. 16 Rhode Island vs. Richmond, 8:30 p.m. No. 18 Tennessee vs. South Carolina, 9 p.m. No. 21 Texas A&M at Missouri, 7 p.m. MONDAY S RESULTS EAST Bucknell 65, Colgate 64 Canisius 81, Fairfield 63 Siena 82, Iona 78, OT TCU at West Virginia, late SOUTH Bethune-Cookman 99, NC Central 81 Hampton 82, Coppin St. 79 Mercer 74, Samford 69 Norfolk St. 93, Delaware St. 58 North Carolina 83, Notre Dame 66 Southern U. 55, MVSU 51 UNC-Greensboro 74, ETSU 56 Md.-Eastern Shore at Howard, late NC A&T at Savannah St., late Morgan St. at Florida A&M, late Ark.-Pine Bluff at Alcorn St., late MIDWEST No games scheduled from the MIDWEST. SOUTHWEST Grambling St. at Texas Southern, late Baylor at Texas, late Jackson St. at Prairie View, late FAR WEST No games scheduled from the FAR WEST. TODAY S SCHEDULE EAST St. Peter s at Monmouth (NJ), 7 p.m. Kent St. at Buffalo, 7 p.m. St. Bonaventure at La Salle, 7 p.m. Boston College at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Richmond at Rhode Island, 8:30 p.m. Northwestern at Rutgers, 9 p.m. SOUTH Arkansas at Mississippi, 7 p.m. UNC-Wilmington at James Madison, 7 p.m. Virginia at Miami, 9 p.m. South Carolina at Tennessee, 9 p.m. LSU at Alabama, 9 p.m. MIDWEST Georgetown at Butler, 6:30 p.m. Kansas at Iowa St., 7 p.m. Ball St. at Akron, 7 p.m. W. Michigan at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. Ohio at Toledo, 7 p.m. Maryland at Nebraska, 7 p.m. Texas A&M at Missouri, 7 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at E. Michigan, 7 p.m. Bemidji State at Creighton, 8 p.m. Mayville State at N. Dakota St., 8 p.m. Cent. Michigan at N. Illinois, 8 p.m. Evansville at N. Iowa, 8 p.m. Michigan St. at Minnesota, 9 p.m. SOUTHWEST Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. FAR WEST No games scheduled from the FAR WEST. WOMEN S BASKETBALL THE AP TOP 25 POLL The top 25 teams in The Associated Press women s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week s ranking: RECORD PTS LW 1. UConn (32) Mississippi St Baylor Louisville Notre Dame Texas UCLA South Carolina Oregon Maryland Tennessee Florida St Missouri Stanford Oregon St Ohio St Texas A&M Duke Green Bay Georgia Oklahoma St South Florida Michigan Belmont NC State Others receiving votes: LSU 28, Nebraska 22, West Virginia 20, Dayton 11, Cent Michigan 10, Mercer 7, Arizona St. 6, TCU 6, DePaul 5, Miami 5, Gonzaga 3, Iowa 3, California 2, Minnesota 2, Southern Cal 2, UAB 2, Villanova 2, Quinnipiac 1.. THE AP TOP 25 RESULTS Saturday s Games No. 1 UConn 124, Wichita State 43 No. 3 Baylor 83, No. 24 TCU 63 No. 6 Texas 76, Kansas State 54 No. 20 Green Bay 65, Milwaukee 36 No. 22 Oklahoma State 81, Iowa State 73 Sunday s Games No. 2 Mississippi State 74, Kentucky 55 No. 5 Notre Dame 85, Georgia Tech 69 No. 7 South Carolina 64, Florida 57 No. 8 UCLA 71, No. 25 Arizona State 63 No. 9 Oregon 90, Washington State 79 No. 10 Maryland 72, Rutgers 54 No. 11 Tennessee 62, No. 18 Georgia 46 No. 12 Florida State 91, Miami 71 South Florida 84, No. 13 Ohio State 65 LSU 80, No. 14 Texas A&M 78 No. 15 Missouri at Arkansas, ppd. No. 16 Oregon State 95, Washington 57 No. 17 Stanford 62, Colorado 53 No. 19 Duke 60, Clemson 35 Michigan State 66, No. 21 Michigan 61 No. 23 N.C. State 73, North Carolina 54 Monday s Games No. 1 UConn 69, No. 4 Louisville 58 No. 13 Missouri 84, Arkansas 58 Today s Games No. 3 Baylor at No. 21 Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. No. 16 Ohio State at Illinois, 8 p.m. PRO HOCKEY NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Detroit Florida Montreal Ottawa Buffalo Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington Pittsburgh Philadelphia New Jersey Carolina Columbus N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville Winnipeg St. Louis Dallas Minnesota Colorado Chicago Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas San Jose Calgary Los Angeles Anaheim Edmonton Vancouver Arizona points for a win, 1 point for OT loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Saturday s Games Buffalo 4, Boston 2 Columbus 6, New Jersey 1 Nashville 3, Montreal 2, SO Tampa Bay 4, Los Angeles 3 Toronto 6, Ottawa 3 Carolina 3, Colorado 1 Philadelphia 4, Arizona 3, SO Minnesota 3, Chicago 0 San Jose 6, Edmonton 4 Sunday s Games Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Winnipeg 1 Detroit 5, Washington 4, OT Vancouver 6, Dallas 0 Calgary 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Boston 5, New Jersey 3 Colorado 5, Buffalo 4 Philadelphia 4, Vegas 1 San Jose 3, Anaheim 2, SO Monday s Games Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3 Florida at Edmonton, late Chicago at Arizona, late Today s Games Los Angeles at Carolina, 7 p.m. Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Calgary at Boston, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m. Washington at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Chicago at Vegas, 10 p.m. Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. MAPLE LEAFS 4, LIGHTNING 3 TAMPA BAY TORONTO First Period 1, Toronto, Nylander 13 (Matthews, Gardiner), 11:55. Penalties Kucherov, TB, (hooking), 13:20; Zaitsev, TOR, (tripping), 16:02. Second Period 2, Toronto, Nylander 14 (Marner, Matthews), 3:08. 3, Toronto, Gardiner 4 (Matthews, Nylander), 11:36. 4, Tampa Bay, Killorn 10 (Kucherov, Point), 15:59. Penalties Bozak, TOR, (tripping), 13:22. Third Period 5, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 30 (Killorn), 0:58. 6, Tampa Bay, Gourde 21 (Coburn, Stamkos), 1:18. 7, Toronto, van Riemsdyk 23 (Bozak), 4:37. Penalties None. Shots on Goal Tampa Bay Toronto Power-play opportunities Tampa Bay 0 of 2; Toronto 0 of 1. Goalies Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy (23 shots-19 saves). Toronto, Andersen (34-31). A 19,112 (18,819). T 2:31. Referees Dave Jackson, Francois St Laurent. Linesmen Darren Gibbs, Steve Miller. ECHL Eastern Conference North Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Manchester Wheeling Adirondack Reading Worcester Brampton South Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Florida South Carolina Atlanta Orlando Greenville Norfolk Jacksonville Western Conference Central Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Toledo Fort Wayne Kalamazoo Cincinnati Kansas City Indy Quad City Mountain Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Colorado Idaho Allen Wichita Tulsa Utah Rapid City Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Sunday s Games Wheeling 6, Orlando 5 Adirondack 5, Norfolk 2 Manchester 2, South Carolina 1, OT Indy 4, Kalamazoo 2 Allen 3, Jacksonville 1 Quad City 4, Fort Wayne 3, SO Toledo 1, Wichita 0 Monday s Games Wheeling 4, Orlando 1 Tuesday s Games Atlanta at Greenville, 7 p.m. Toledo at Brampton, 7:15 p.m. Wichita at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m. Wednesday s Games Jacksonville at Norfolk, 7 p.m. Quad City at Kalamazoo, 7 p.m. Indy at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Idaho, 9:10 p.m. WINTER OLYMPICS MEDALS TABLE At Pyeongchang, South Korea Through 1 of 8 medal events for Feb. 13 Through 19 of 26 total medal events Nation G S B Tot Germany Netherlands United States Norway Canada France Sweden Austria South Korea Japan Czech Republic OA Russia Australia China Slovakia Finland Italy Kazakhstan TUESDAY S RESULTS OLYMPIC SNOWBOARD At Pyeongchang, South Korea Women s Halfpipe Run 1 1. Chloe Kim, United States, Liu Jiayu, China, Kelly Clark, United States, Haruna Matsumoto, Japan, Sena Tomita, Japan, Queralt Castellet, Spain, Mirabelle Thovex, France, Sophie Rodriguez, France, Emily Arthur, Australia, Cai Xuetong, China, Maddie Mastro, United States, Arielle Gold, United States, Run 2 1. Liu Jiayu, China, (85.5; 89.75) Kelly Clark, United States, (76.25; 81.75) Arielle Gold, United States, (10.5; 74.75) Queralt Castellet, Spain, (59.75; 67.75) Haruna Matsumoto, Japan, (70.0; 46.25) Chloe Kim, United States, (93.75; 41.5) Cai Xuetong, China, (20.5; 41.25) Sena Tomita, Japan, (65.25; 34.5) Mirabelle Thovex, France, (59.5; 30.25) Sophie Rodriguez, France, (50.5; 14.75) Emily Arthur, Australia, (48.25; 9.25) Maddie Mastro, United States, (14.0; 7.5) 7.5. Run 3 1. Chloe Kim, United States, (93.75; 41.5; 98.25) Arielle Gold, United States, (10.5; 74.75; 85.75) Kelly Clark, United States, (76.25; 81.75; 83.5) Cai Xuetong, China, (20.5; 41.25; 76.5) Haruna Matsumoto, Japan, (70.0; 46.25; 65.75) Mirabelle Thovex, France, (59.5; 30.25; 63.0) Sena Tomita, Japan, (65.25; 34.5; 60.5) Liu Jiayu, China, (85.5; 89.75; 49.0) Queralt Castellet, Spain, (59.75; 67.75; 43.75) Emily Arthur, Australia, (48.25; 9.25; 25.0) Sophie Rodriguez, France, (50.5; 14.75; 13.75) Maddie Mastro, United States, (14.0; 7.5; 6.5) 6.5. Final Ranking 1. Chloe Kim, United States, (93.75; 41.5; 98.25) Liu Jiayu, China, (85.5; 89.75; 49.0) Arielle Gold, United States, (10.5; 74.75; 85.75) Kelly Clark, United States, (76.25; 81.75; 83.5) Cai Xuetong, China, (20.5; 41.25; 76.5) Haruna Matsumoto, Japan, (70.0; 46.25; 65.75) Queralt Castellet, Spain, (59.75; 67.75; 43.75) Sena Tomita, Japan, (65.25; 34.5; 60.5) Mirabelle Thovex, France, (59.5; 30.25; 63.0) Sophie Rodriguez, France, (50.5; 14.75; 13.75) Emily Arthur, Australia, (48.25; 9.25; 25.0) Maddie Mastro, United States, (14.0; 7.5; 6.5) MONDAY S RESULTS At Pyeongchang, South Korea BIATHLON Men s 12.5km Pursuit 1. Martin Fourcade, France, 32:51.7 (1). 2. Sebastian Samuelsson, Sweden, 33:03.7 (1). 3. Benedikt Doll, Germany, 33:06.8 (1). 4. Tarjei Boe, Norway, 33:54.3 (3). 5. Simon Schempp, Germany, 33:54.4 (3). 6. Benjamin Weger, Switzerland, 33:54.8 (2). 7. Simon Desthieux, France, 33:55.4 (3). 8. Arnd Peiffer, Germany, 34:05.8 (3). U.S. Finishers 17. Tim Burke, United States, 35:11.3 (2). 32. Lowell Bailey, United States, 36:43.3 (5). 50. Leif Nordgren, United States, 38:40.4 (5). Women s 10km Pursuit 1. Laura Dahlmeier, Germany, 30:35.3 (1). 2. Anastasiya Kuzmina, Slovakia, 31:04.7 (4). 3. Anais Bescond, France, 31:04.9 (1). 4. Marte Olsbu, Norway, 31:42.6 (4). 5. Hanna Oeberg, Sweden, 31:44.2 (3). 6. Denise Herrmann, Germany, 31:54.7 (2). 7. Veronika Vitkova, Czech Republic, 32:12.6 (3). 8. Lena Haecki, Switzerland, 32:16.8 (3). U.S. Finisher 47. Emily Dreissigacker, United States, 35:36.7 (4). FIGURE SKATING Team Event Men s Free Skate 1. Patrick Chan, Canada, Mikhail Kolyada, OA Russia, Adam Rippon, United States, Matteo Rizzo, Italy, Keiji Tanaka, Japan, Women s Free Skate 1. Alina Zagitova, OA Russia, Mirai Nagasu, United States, Gabrielle Daleman, Canada, Carolina Kostner, Italy, Kaori Sakamoto, Japan, Ice Dance Free Skate 1. Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue, Canada, Alex Shibutani and Maia Shibutani, United States, Dmitri Soloviev and Ekaterina Bobrova, OA Russia, Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte, Italy, Chris Reed and Kana Muramoto, Japan, Team Ranking 1. Canada, 73 points. 2. OA Russia, United States, Italy, Japan, 50. FREESTYLE SKIING Men s Moguls Finals Run 1 1. Sho Endo, Japan, (Q). 2. Matt Graham, Australia, (Q). 3. Daichi Hara, Japan, (Q). 4. Mikael Kingsbury, Canada, (Q). 5. Casey Andringa, United States, (Q). 6. Dmitry Reikherd, Kazakhstan, (Q). 7. Ikuma Horishima, Japan, (Q). 8. Vinjar Slatten, Norway, (Q). 9. Marc-Antoine Gagnon, Canada, (Q). 10. Choi Jae-Woo, South Korea, (Q). 11. Pavel Kolmakov, Kazakhstan, (Q). 12. Sacha Theocharis, France, (Q). 13. Anthony Benna, France, James Matheson, Australia, Alexandr Smyshlyaev, OA Russia, Jimi Salonen, Finland, Troy Murphy, United States, Bradley Wilson, United States, Noboyuki Nishi, Japan, NR. Philippe Marquis, Canada, DNF. Run 2 1. Daichi Hara, Japan, (3, 81.29; 1, 82.30) 82.3 (q). 2. Mikael Kingsbury, Canada, (4, 81.27; 2, 82.19) (q). 3. Casey Andringa, United States, (5, 80.73; 3, 80.80) 80.8 (q). 4. Matt Graham, Australia, (2, 81.39; 4, 80.01) (q). 5. Vinjar Slatten, Norway, (8, 79.18; 5, 78.87) (q). 6. Marc-Antoine Gagnon, Canada, (9, 78.38; 6, 77.40) (q). 7. Pavel Kolmakov, Kazakhstan, (11, 78.22; 7, 76.10) Dmitry Reikherd, Kazakhstan, (6, 79.77; 8, 58.64) Sacha Theocharis, France, (12, 77.09; 9, 34.49) NR. Sho Endo, Japan, (1, 82.72; DNF) NR. Choi Jae-Woo, South Korea, (10, 78.26; DNF) NR. Ikuma Horishima, Japan, (7, 79.64; DNF) Medal Run 1. Mikael Kingsbury, Canada, Matt Graham, Australia, Daichi Hara, Japan, Marc-Antoine Gagnon, Canada, Casey Andringa, United States, Vinjar Slatten, Norway, SKI JUMPING Women s K90 Individual Final Ranking (First and second jumps in parentheses) 1. Maren Lundby, Norway, (105.50, 75.00, 55.00; , 84.00, 56.50) Katharina Althaus, Germany, (106.50, 77.00, 56.00; , 76.00, 56.00) Sara Takanashi, Japan, (103.50, 71.00, 54.00; , 71.00, 54.50) Irina Avvakumova, OA Russia, (99.00, 62.00, 53.00; , 68.00, 51.50) Carina Vogt, Germany, (97.00, 58.00, 52.50; , 67.00, 54.00) Daniela Iraschko, Austria, (101.50, 67.00, 54.00; 99.00, 62.00, 52.00) Nika Kriznar, Slovenia, (101.00, 66.00, 53.50; , 72.00, 52.50) Ramona Straub, Germany, (98.50, 61.00, 54.00; 98.50, 61.00, 54.00) U.S. Finishers 19. Sarah Hendricson, United States, (86.00, 36.00, 49.50; 88.00, 40.00, 50.50) Abby Ringquist, United States, (77.50, 19.00, 48.00; 91.00, 46.00, 49.00) SNOWBOARD Women s Slopestyle Final Ranking 1. Jamie Anderson, United States, (83.0; 34.56) Laurie Blouin, Canada, (49.16; 76.33) Enni Rukajarvi, Finland, (45.85; 75.38) Silje Norendal, Norway, (73.91; 47.66) Jessika Jenson, United States, (72.26; 41.11) Hailey Langland, United States, (41.26; 71.8) Sina Candrian, Switzerland, (66.35; 39.8) Sofya Fedorova, OA Russia, (27.53; 65.73) Other U.S. finisher 11. Julia Marino, United States, (55.85; 41.05) SPEEDSKATING Women s Ireen Wust, Netherlands, 1: Miho Takagi, Japan, 1: Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands, 1: Lotte Van Beek, Netherlands, 1: Brittany Bowe, United States, 1: Nao Kodaira, Japan, 1: Ida Njatun, Norway, 1: Heather Bergsma, United States, 1: Other U.S. Finisher 22. Mia Manganello, United States, 1: MONDAY S OLYMPIC MEDALISTS At Pyeongchang, South Korea BIATHLON Men s 12.5km Pursuit GOLD Martin Fourcade, France SILVER Sebastian Samuelsson, Sweden BRONZE Benedikt Doll, Germany Women s 10km Pursuit GOLD Laura Dahlmeier, Germany SILVER Anastasiya Kuzmina, Slovakia BRONZE Anais Bescond, France FIGURE SKATING Team Event GOLD Canada (Patrick Chan, Gabrielle Daleman, Kaetlyn Osmond, Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford, Scott Moir, Tessa Virtue) SILVER OA Russia (Mikhail Kolyada, Evgenia Medvedeva, Alina Zagitova, Evgenia Tarasova, Vladimir Morozov, Dmitri Soloviev, Ekaterina Bobrova) BRONZE United Staes (Nathan Chen, Chris Knierim, Mirai Nagasu, Bradie Tennell, Chris Knierim, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, Alex Shibutani, Maia Shibutani) FREESTYLE SKIING Men s Moguls GOLD Mikael Kingsbury, Canada SILVER Matt Graham, Australia BRONZE Daichi Hara, Japan SKI JUMPING Women s Nornal Hill GOLD Maren Lundby, Norway SILVER Katharina Althaus, Germany BRONZE Sara Takanashi, Japan SNOWBOARD Women s Slopestyle GOLD Jamie Anderson, United States SILVER Laurie Blouin, Canada BRONZE Enni Rukajarvi, Finland SPEEDSKATING Women s 1500 GOLD Ireen Wust, Netherlands SILVER Miho Takagi, Japan BRONZE Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands MIXED DOUBLES CURLING All Times EST COUNTRY W L Canada 6 1 Switzerland 5 2 OA Russia 4 3 Norway 4 3 China 4 3 South Korea 2 5 United States 2 5 Finland 1 6 Sunday, Feb. 11 Tiebreaker: Norway 9, China 7 Semifinal: Canada 8, Norway 4 Monday, Feb. 12 Semifinal: Switzerland 7, OA Russia 5 Bronze Medal: OA Russia 8, Norway 4 Tuesday, Feb. 13 Gold Medal: Switzerland vs. Canada, 6 a.m. WOMEN S OLYMPICS HOCKEY Preliminary Round Group A W L OTW OTL PTS GF GA Canada United States Finland OA Russia Group B W L OTW OTL PTS GF GA Sweden Switzerland Japan Korea PRELIMINARY ROUND At Kwandong Hockey Centre Saturday, Feb. 10 Sweden 2, Japan 1 Switzerland 8, Korea 0 Sunday, Feb. 11 United States 3, Finland 1 Canada 5, Russia 0 Monday, Feb. 12 Switzerland 3, Japan 1 Sweden 8, Korea 0 Tuesday, Feb. 13 Canada vs. Finland, 2:30 a.m. United States vs. Russia, 7 a.m. Sweden vs. Switzerland, 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 Korea vs. Japan, 2:30 a.m. United States vs. Canada, 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 Russia vs. Finland, 2:30 a.m. PLAYOFF ROUND Friday, Feb. 16 At Kwandong Hockey Centre Quarterfinals, 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 At Kwandong Hockey Centre Women Quarterfinals, 2:30 a.m. Classification (5-8 place), 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18 At Kwandong Hockey Centre Women Classification (5-8 place), 2:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19 At Gangneung Hockey Centre Semifinal, 2:30 a.m. Semifinal, 7 a.m. At Kwandong Hockey Centre Seventh Place, 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 At Kwandong Hockey Centre Fifth Place, 2:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 At Gangneung Hockey Centre Bronze Medal, 2:30 a.m. Gold Medal, 7 a.m. TUESDAY S SCHEDULE ALPINE SKIING Men s Combined (Slalom), 1 a.m. Women s Slalom Run 1, 8:15 p.m. Women s Slalom Run 2, 11:45 p.m. CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Men s Sprint Classic, 3:30 a.m. Women s Sprint Classic, 6 a.m. CURLING Mixed Doubles Gold Medal (Switzerland vs. Canada), 6 a.m. Men Denmark vs. Sweden, 7:05 p.m. Canada vs. Italy, 7:05 p.m. South Korea vs. United States, 7:05 p.m. Switzerland vs. Britain, 7:05 p.m.

34 Page 6 SP Tuesday, February 13, 2018 / The Sun COLLEGE BASKETBALL: AP Poll Virginia atop AP men s hoops poll for first time since 1982 By AARON BEARD Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. A loss didn t prevent Virginia from climbing to No. 1 in AP men s basketball poll for the first time in more than 35 years after all. The Cavaliers rose a slot to sit atop Monday s AP Top 25 despite an overtime home loss Saturday to Virginia Tech, part of an upset-filled week that allowed for plenty of uncertainty in the poll. The Cavaliers (23-2, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) earned 30 of 65 first-place votes to outdistance No. 2 Michigan State and rise above the turmoil that included last week s top three teams all losing. Tony Bennett s Cavaliers had been at No. 2 before this season, but this is the first time the program has reached No. 1 since December 1982 the senior season of 7-foot-4 great Ralph Sampson back when the poll ranked only 20 teams. And that team fell out of that spot after its improbable upset loss to Chaminade in Hawaii, regarded by many as the biggest upset in the history of college sports. Virginia looked set to reach the No. 1 spot after Villanova s home loss to St. John s before losing to the Hokies. Still, the Cavaliers ended up there a day after the NCAA selection committee had them as the No. 1 overall seed in its reveal of the top 16 seeds to date. The Cavaliers whose 12 previous weeks at No. 1 all came during the Sampson era play with the top ranking for the first time since the Chaminade loss on Tuesday at Miami. I do not get too carried away with where we are, AP PHOTO Virginia head coach Tony Bennett watches play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Charlottesville, Va. Bennett said after the loss to the Hokies. I always say thus far, and now we have to prove it again.... Now we are going to get a chance to do it again and we are going to have to fight like crazy every game. Everybody is capable of beating everybody in this league and that is reality. If you are little off it is not enough. TOP-5 CHANGES Michigan State (24-3, 12-2 Big Ten) climbed two spots after a weekend win against Purdue in a top-5 matchup. The Spartans, who reached No. 1 for a week in January, earned 21 first-place votes. Next came Villanova (23-2, 10-2 Big East), who fell to third after a five-week stay at No. 1 and earned nine firstplace votes. Xavier (23-3, 11-2 Big East) inched up a spot to fourth and earned five first-place votes, followed by Cincinnati (23-2, 12-0 American Athletic Conference) at No. 5. PURDUE S SLIDE Purdue (23-4, 12-2 Big East) fell from third to sixth after losing to Ohio State and Michigan State last week. Those losses snapped the nation s longest winning streak at 19 games, marking Purdue s first losses since falling to Tennessee and Western Kentucky on consecutive November days in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida State FSU s Meyers, White face marijuana complaints By MATT BAKER Tampa Bay Times Two Florida State football players are due in court next week after being cited for marijuana-related complaints late last month. Defensive back Kyle Meyers and running back Zaquandre White were spotted by the Tallahassee Police Department parking multiple times in a gravel lot after 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 31. Police approached their car and saw White smoking a marijuana cigarette, according to an incident report. Meyers told police that he and White smoke marijuana together occasionally but not often. Meyers said they passed the cannabis back and forth to each other, and Meyers threw the marijuana cigarette into a Gatorade bottle when he saw police approaching, according to the report. Meyers cooperated with the investigation, MONICA HERNDON TIMES Florida State defensive back Kyle Meyers faces a complaint of marijuana possession. but White was described in the report as being argumentative at times. He told police that the cigarette was not marijuana, even after it tested positive for cannabis at the scene. Traces of the drug were also found on his pants. White faces complaints of possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis and possession of narcotic equipment. Meyers faces a complaint of possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis. Meyers, a 6-foot, 168-pound New Orleans native, has appeared in every game each of the last two seasons. He started twice last fall as a sophomore, recording 26 tackles and an interception. White, a 6-foot, 210-pound Fort Myers native, redshirted last season. The four-star prospect was also a witness in the recent domestic violence investigation regarding quarterback Deondre Francois, who was not charged in the incident. Both are due in court on Feb. 22. WINTER OLYMPICS: Snowboarding Hometown changes name for 1st US gold medalist at Olympics Associated Press SILVERTHORNE, Colo. The hometown of Olympic gold medalist Red Gerard has unofficially upgraded its name in his honor. A sign welcoming visitors to the Colorado mountain town of Silverthorne was changed over the weekend to Goldthorne after the 17-year-old snowboarder captured the United States first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. The Summit Daily News reports that someone put up a white banner with red letters spelling out Gold that covered up Silver in the city name sometime Saturday night or Sunday. Gerard honed his medal-winning routine in his small backyard snowboard park in the town of about 4,100 people, where many travelers stop on their way to nearby ski resorts. WOMEN S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: AP Poll Belmont earns first AP Top 25 ranking in school history By DOUG FEINBERG Associated Press NEW YORK There s a buzz at Belmont the Bruins are in the AP Top 25 for the first time in school history. It s a huge honor to think of all the teams and players who have come through the program, for this to be the first team that s ranked that s special, first-year coach Bart Brooks said Monday. It s a cool thing to be a part of. Brooks is no stranger to the Top 25, having been an assistant coach at DePaul for many years where the Blue Demons were consistently ranked. He inherited a really good team that is 24-3 this season and has won 39 consecutive Ohio Valley Conference games the second longest active conference streak behind only No. 1 UConn. Coach Cam Newbauer did a really, really good job putting the AP PHOTO Belmont women s basketball coach Bart Brooks, left, talks with his team during a game against Tennessee Tech in Nashville, Tenn. Belmont is in the AP Top 25 for the first time in school history. team together. Most of those guys were back, Brooks said of his predecessor who took over at Florida. We have some new faces and dealt with some injury stuff. It s been an absolute pleasure to coach these guys. Most people don t walk into a situation like this. The rookie coach told his team at the end of practice that they were going to be ranked and there was jubilation from the players. The Bruins host Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State this weekend in their first game as a ranked team. Brooks knows his team will be ready for the upcoming contests. One thing our team has done this year is stay focused on what our next task is, he said. Whether it s a practice or walkthrough or video session, they stay in the moment. I hope they continue to be as tough and resilient and nearsighted as they can be. The Bruins have won 15 consecutive games and their only losses this season have come to Oklahoma, Stanford and Wright State. While it s Belmont s first appearance in the poll, the top five remained unchanged with UConn leading the way as the unanimous choice from the 32-member national media panel. The Huskies host No. 4 Louisville on Monday night. Mississippi State, Baylor and Notre Dame round out the first five teams in the poll. NFL: Colts Colts will establish memorial scholarship for Edwin Jackson Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS As former Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano and general manager Chris Ballard attended Edwin Jackson s funeral in Atlanta on Monday, team owner Jim Irsay announced he was donating $25,000 to establish the Edwin Jackson Memorial Scholarship in memory of the former linebacker. Jackson and his Uber driver, Jeffrey Monroe, were both killed in a traffic accident Feb. 4. Irsay issued a statement Monday calling Jackson a wonderful young man who is already missed and that he wants to honor Jackson s memory, determination, work ethic and character with the scholarship. He is working with Jackson s family to establish guidelines for a scholarship that will be awarded annually. It will be separate from other scholarships awarded by the Indianapolis Colts Foundation. That smile, that amazing smile God he could light up a room, Pagano wrote on Twitter, honoring Jackson. And the energy and passion and fire and juice and love and determination and drive and dedication seeped out of this young man. Ballard remembered Jackson as the guy who introduced himself every day after he first took the job last January, just so Ballard wouldn t forget who he was. But their relationship went even deeper. I started to ask Edwin: Where we going? What s our next step?, Ballard wrote on Twitter. And Edwin got a big, bright smile on his face and he talked about school and how we were going to finish, but he thought he had more to do; he had more to do in the league. Jackson was 26 years old. Irsay also sent condolences again to Monroe s family. Last week, Irsay offered to pay for the funerals of both men. Donations to the scholarship fund can be made online at www. colts.com/memorial or by mail at the Edwin Jackson Memorial Scholarship, c/o Indianapolis Colts Foundation, P.O. Box , Indianapolis, IN