Daily Commercial PDF Free Download

Name: Daily Commercial PDF
Author: _lisa_wilson_

1 / 66

0 views•66 pages

Daily Commercial PDF Free Download

Daily Commercial PDF free Download. Think more deeply and widely.

AROUND TOWN | E1

MOUNT DORA PARADE

NETS DONATIONS FOR

LAKE CARES

Find us on all platforms 24/7

DailyCommercial.com

Weather .....................A10

Opinion ........................B1

Sports.......................... C1

Diversions ................... C8

Classifieds .................. C9

Around Town ................ E1

@dailycommercial Facebook.com./daily.commercialYOUR LOCAL SOURCE FOR LAKE & SUMTER COUNTIESSunday, December 3, 2017

Volume 141, Issue 337

Home delivery: 352-787-0600

SPORTS | C1

NO. 12 UCF

STAYS UNBEATEN,

CAPTURES AAC

TITLE IN 2 OTS

LOCAL & STATE | A3

CLERMONT COUPLE

SELLING CHRISTMAS

TREES TO RAISE FUNDS

FOR ADOPTION FEES

$1.50

By Josh Boak

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — When

did Republicans stop wor-

rying and learn to love

budget deficits?

Over the next decade,

their tax plan would add

at least $1 trillion to the

national debt. That would

be on top of an additional

$10 trillion in deficits over

the same period already

being by forecast by the

Congressional Budget

Office. As a share of the

economy, the national debt

would be rising to levels

last seen during the height

of World War II.

This borrowing spree

would mark a sharp rever-

sal for Republicans who

made a career of sounding

the alarm that mounting

national debt would ulti-

mately crush the economy

and perhaps impoverish

future generations. House

Speaker Paul Ryan warned

back in 2013 that endless

GOP who fought

de cit now love it

The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — A

jury’s decision to acquit a

Mexican man in the 2015

slaying of Kate Steinle on

a San Francisco pier has

reignited the furor of critics

who in the two years since

have pointed to Steinle’s

death as evidence of the

need for tougher immigra-

tion policies.

President Donald Trump

on Friday called the verdict

“a travesty of justice” and

renewed his push for a wall

on the border with Mexico.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff

Sessions demanded cities

like San Francisco scrap

immigration policies that

limit cooperation with fed-

eral deportation efforts.

Here’s a closer look at

how the case unfolded and

why it got embroiled in the

intense national debate

about immigration:

The slaying

Steinle, 32, a medical

device saleswoman, was

shot while walking on a

popular waterfront area in

the city on the evening of

July 1, 2015 with her father

and a family friend who

were visiting. Her father,

Jim Steinle, testified that

his daughter collapsed in

his arms, saying, “Help me

dad.” He rolled her on her

side and discovered a bullet

hole. She was later declared

dead at a hospital.

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate

was arrested a short time

later. He told police he

found a gun on the pier

wrapped in cloth, and that

How the Steinle

case became an

immigration

 ashpoint

By Chad Day and Eric Tucker

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — More

smoke but no smoking gun.

Michael Flynn’s guilty plea

Friday revealed a new layer

of lies unearthed by the far-

reaching investigation into

ties between President Donald

Trump and Russia, and put

heightened scrutiny on the

president’s son-in-law,

Jared Kushner. But Flynn’s

admission, and all of the

criminal cases thus far, have

not resolved the fundamen-

tal question special counsel

Robert Mueller is seeking to

answer:

Did Trump’s campaign col-

lude with Russia to win the

election?

Trump himself was eager

to settle that question as

he offered his first public

response to Flynn’s plea,

saying Saturday: “What has

been shown is no collusion,

no collusion. There’s been

absolutely no collusion.”

But Mueller has left no

doubt that his investiga-

tors have amassed a wealth

of knowledge about the

contacts between Trump

associates and the Russians,

and they’re looking to gather

more facts from Flynn, a new

key cooperator.

By forcing Flynn’s assis-

tance, Mueller gains someone

who can put him in the room

with Trump and his closest

advisers during the campaign,

transition and the early days

Mueller gains key witness in Flynn

Former

Trump

national

security

adviser

Michael

Flynn,

center,

arrives at

federal court

Friday in

Washington.

[SUSAN

WALSH/THE

ASSOCIATED

PRESS]

LEESBURG —People gath-

ered Saturday in Leesburg for

the annual Christmas Parade.

Performances by local

groups, dazzling Christmas

lights, festive food and car-

nival rides created a holiday

atmosphere downtown.

The parade stepped off at

7 p.m. as marching bands,

twirlers, dance troupes and

illuminated floats traveled

down Main Street themed to

a Patriotic Christmas.

Parade goers enjoyed local

restaurants and an appear-

ance from Santa.

‘A home town

Christmas’

Santa Claus waves at the 50th annual Leesburg Christmas Parade in downtown Leesburg on Saturday.

[PAUL RYAN / CORRESPONDENT]

The Leesburg High School Swarm of Sound marches at the 50th

annual Leesburg Christmas Parade in downtown Leesburg on

Saturday. [PAUL RYAN / CORRESPONDENT]

Annual Leesburg parade

draws locals for holiday

festivities

SPORTS | C1

FLORIDA STATE SECURES

BOWL-ELIGIBILITY WITH

ROUT OF ULM

See STEINLE, A6

See TRUMP, A8

See GOP, A5

MILY COMMERCIAL

TODAY

Fog

8o°/6o°

MONDAY

Fog

7 Q°/6l°

TUESDAY

Partly sunnj

82°/6?° 90994 17007

A2 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

NATION&WORLD

PUBLISHER

Steve Skaggs: steve.skaggs@dailycommercial.com ......................352-365-8213

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Tom McNiff: tom.mcniff@dailycommercial.com ............................352-365-8250

DIGITAL EDITOR, LIFESTYLES EDITOR

Whitney Lehnecker: whitney.lehnecker@dailycommercial.com ....352-365-8258

SPORTS EDITOR

Paul Jenkins: paul.jenkins@dailycommercial.com .......................... 352-365-8204

SPORTS WRITER

Frank Jolley: frank.jolley@dailycommet.com..................................352-365-8268

REPORTER

Frank Stanﬁ eld: frank.standﬁ eld@dailycommercial.com ...............352-374-8257

REPORTER

Roxanne Brown: roxanne.brown@dailycommercial.com ................ 352-365-8266

YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES

Print delivery available within the newspaper distribution area only. By submitting your address and/or email, you understand that you may receive

promotional offers from Gatehouse Media and its related companies. You may unsubscribe from receiving any such offers at any time by calling

352-787-0600. The advertised price does not include the charges for any premium editions. Premium editions are published to provide additional

information and value to our readers. You agree that you will be charged up to an additional $5.00 for each premium edition published and delivered

to you during your subscription period, in addition to the cost of your subscription. The length of your subscription will be shortened by the publica-

tion of premium editions if those premium editions are delivered to you during your subscription. You may elect to be billed separately for premium

editions by contacting Customer Service at 1-352-787-0600. Thus, unless you elect to be billed separately up to an additional $3.00 for each premium

edition, you agree that the length of your subscription will be shortened in proportion to the value of the number of premium editions published

and delivered to you during your subscription period. As an illustrative example, if you select a subscription of up to 12 weeks at a cost of $48.00,

and two premium editions at $2.00 each are published and delivered to you during that subscription period, your subscription will be shortened by

1 week because the weekly cost of the subscription is $4.00 per week and the premium edition charges total $4.00. Depending upon the length of

your subscription and the timing of the publication and delivery of premium editions, you will not be charged for any premium editions if none are

published and delivered to you during your subscription. As such, in that case only, the length of your subscription will not be shortened. The timing

of the publication and delivery of premium editions is variable. There will be no more than 1 premium edition published each month during the

subscription term. Visit Dailycommercial.com for examples of premium editions. For more info or to cancel your subscription please call 352-787-0600.

The Daily Commercial (ISSN 0896-1042) is published daily for $178.47 per year (plus Florida sales tax) by GateHouse Media at 212 East Main Street, Leesburg, Florida. Periodicals postage is paid at the USPO, Leesburg, FL.

POSTMASTER: Send all address changes to the Daily Commercial, P.O. Box 490007, Leesburg, FL 34749-0007. All material contained in this edition is property of the Daily Commercial and is protected under

the copyright laws of the United States of America. Reproduction is forbidden without written consent from the publisher.

MISSED YOUR NEWSPAPER?: Call 352-787-0600 in Lake County or 877-702-0600 in Sumter County from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. Call from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday and from 7 to 10 a.m. on Sunday. If you’re going on vacation, call circulation 48 hours ahead to stop service.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, CALENDAR, GAME RESULTS: Email upcoming events, along with news about awards and personal or professional milestones — with a photo, if you desire — to news@dailycommercial.com. Schools or coaches can report game results after 6 p.m. by calling 352-365-

8268 or 352-365-8204. Submissions also can be emailed to sports@dailycommercial.com. OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCURACY: The Daily Commercial promptly corrects errors of fact appearing in its pages. If you believe we have made an error, call the news department at 352-365-8250.

Retail Advertising .........................................................352-314-3278

Classiﬁ ed Advertising ...................................................352-314-3278

Lake Circulation............................................................352-787-0600

Sumter Circulation .......................................................877-702-0600

Billing ...........................................................................352-787-0600

Accounting ...................................................................352-365-8212

SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Home delivery (Daily/Sunday)

3 months: 41.70 ....................Tax: 2.92 .......................... Total: 44.62

6 months: 88.40 ....................Tax: 5.84 .......................... Total: 89.24

1 year: 166.80 .......................Tax: 11.68 ........................ Total: 178.47

FOR HOME DELIVERY: Call 352-787-0600 (Lake) or 877-702-0600

(Sumter) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Prepayments for 3

months or more, mail to: Circulation Dept., the Daily Commercial, P.O.

Box 490007, Leesburg, FL 34749-0007. Billed monthly at the rates shown.

LOTTERY

DATELINES

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Ofﬁ cer who shot, killed man

set to learn sentence

A former South Carolina

police officer will soon learn

how long he’ll spend in prison

for the shooting death — cap-

tured on video by a witness

— of an unarmed motorist.

A sentencing hearing is

scheduled to begin in Charles-

ton on Monday for Michael

Slager, the former North

Charleston police officer in

jail since pleading guilty in

May to violating Scott’s civil

rights. Scott was black. Slager

is white.

The Scott family last year

reached a $6.5 million settle-

ment with the city of North

Charleston. Slager, 36, pulled

Scott over on April 4, 2015, for

a broken brake light.

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA

13 killed in suicide bombing at

northeastern Nigeria market

A female suicide bomber

pretending to wait in line for

food handouts detonated her

explosives Saturday, killing at

least 13 people at a crowded

market in northeastern Nige-

ria, authorities said.

A second female bomber

killed herself and wounded

many others, according to

witnesses in the town of Biu,

about 115 miles from the Borno

state capital, Maiduguri.

“The first bomber pre-

tended to be on the queue as

one of the beneficiaries wait-

ing for her turn to receive

food,” said Mohammed

Maliya, who was part of the

rescue effort. “She was so

relaxed and was even eating a

banana before she detonated.”

ISTANBUL

Turkish academic on 269-day

hunger strike released from

jail

A Turkish academic on

hunger strike for nearly nine

months to protest her dis-

missal after last year’s failed

coup has been released from

jail.

BERLIN PARIS

By Maggie Michael

and Hamza Hendawi

The Associated Press

CAIRO — The massacre of

more than 300 worshippers

at a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai

crossed a new line — even by

militants’ brutal standards —

and could be a sign the Islamic

State group is trying to make up

for the loss of its “caliphate” in

Iraq and Syria or that an even

more ultra-extremist faction is

rising in power.

Either way, if the IS affiliate

in Sinai does have a new readi-

ness to slaughter Muslims, that

threatens to put a further strain

on Egypt’s security forces and

intimidate anyone cooperat-

ing with the government in

the fight against militants. But

it also could raise a backlash

against IS, prompting Sinai

tribes to cooperate with the

military and take greater action

to stop any of their members

from joining the group.

The IS-linked militants

waging a campaign of violence

in the Sinai and other parts of

the country the past three years

have traditionally targeted

security forces, govern-

ment officials, Christians and

Muslim civilians suspected of

collaborating with authorities.

However, the Nov. 24 attack

— the bloodiest ever militant

attack in Egypt — hit ordinary

Muslims gathered for a Friday

sermon, followers of the mysti-

cal movement in Islam known

as Sufism that militants view as

heretical.

“The ceiling of who is an

infidel has risen to include wor-

shippers and to view the slaying

of Muslims inside mosques as

permissible,” said Ahmed Ban,

an Egyptian expert on Islamic

extremist groups.

Ban suspects that followers

of an ultra-extremist IS fac-

tion known as “Hazimiyoun”

played a role or were behind

the mosque attack.

It may also be possible that

other IS militants carried it out,

feeling pressure from the Haz-

imiyoun faction’s rising power

to show they are not “soft.”

There has been no claim of

responsibility for the Sinai

attack, and it is impossible

to confirm that the faction

did have a role. Some experts

believe that IS may have felt

it needed a “showcase” attack

to show it remains deadly even

after losing almost all its terri-

tory in Syria and Iraq.

Tore Hamming, a

researcher at the European

University Institute focus-

ing on jihadis and ideological

differences within IS, said

the mosque butchery was

not necessarily connected

to the Hazimiyoun faction.

No IS fighters “would con-

sider Sufis true Muslims.” He

believed the attack came from

a “great need (among IS) for

large symbolic attacks.”

Even before the attack, Egyp-

tian newspapers reported the

emergence of the Hazimiyoun

faction in Egypt. One quoted

a prosecution official saying

detained Egyptian IS suspects

told their interrogators that

they are followers of the Haz-

imiyoun and consider some IS

leaders as infidels.

The faction is named after

a radical cleric, Ahmad bin

Omar al-Hazimi, who has

been imprisoned in his home

country of Saudi Arabia since

2015. It considers as infidels —

and therefore as legitimate to

kill — all Muslims who do not

accept the Islamic State group’s

interpretation of Islam. Even

further, it says those who don’t

consider such people as infi-

dels are also infidels deserving

of death. Al-Hazimi himself is

not known as an IS member but

his ideology has gained support

within IS ranks.

The Islamic State group is

notorious for atrocities in Iraq,

Syria and elsewhere, includ-

ing against fellow Muslims;

the group argues that kill-

ings of Muslims are justified

when they were fighting IS

or cooperating with its ene-

mies or belong to branches of

Islam it rejects, like Shiism. In

Yemen, four IS suicide bomb-

ers struck two mosques filled

with worshippers, killing over

130 people in one day in March

2015.

But IS largely argued that

Muslims in general, even if they

haven’t sworn allegiance to IS,

are not necessarily legitimate

targets, on grounds of “igno-

rance” — namely, that they

may not have the religious

knowledge to accept IS. The

Hazimiyoun faction rejects the

“ignorance” excuse.

The feud within IS has been

stoked by the group’s military

defeats in Iraq and Syria. Haz-

imiyoun clerics have blamed IS

leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

and his “lenient” ideology for

the setbacks.

But the tensions date back

to 2015, when IS in Syria

executed a number of pro-

Hazimiyoun clerics because

of their excesses in declaring

others infidels.

The more radical free hand

has been criticized by al-

Qaida-linked groups and other

extremists in Egypt. Another

militant group fighting the gov-

ernment in Sinai, called Jund

al-Islam, said in a recent audio

message that it had ambushed

an IS patrol to avenge attacks

on other Muslims.

Whether due to grow-

ing Hazimiyoun influence or

not, the first major militant

attack on a Muslim congre-

gation in Egypt underscored

that IS could dramatically

expand its targets. That could

strain Egypt’s security forces,

already stretched thin across

much of the country to protect

government facilities, major

thoroughfares and tour-

ist hotels, as well as banks,

churches and museums.

Massacre may point to an even more bloody IS

This photo posted on a ﬁ le sharing website Jan. 11 by the Islamic State Group in Sinai, a militant

organization, shows a deadly attack by militants on an Egyptian police checkpoint, in el-Arish, north Sinai,

Egypt. The Egypt mosque massacre could point to the rise of an ultra-extremist faction that is so radical

in its readiness to kill fellow Muslims that it has caused rifts within the Islamic State group — already

notorious for its atrocities. [ISLAMIC STATE GROUP IN SINAI VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]

Alex Bowen poses in the kitchen of a Wafﬂ e House

early Thursday in West Columbia, S.C. When Bowen

found the only worker at an empty South Carolina

Wafﬂ e House asleep, he took his meal into his own

hands. On Facebook , Alex Bowen chronicled with

selﬁ es how he made his own double Texas bacon

cheese steak melt at the famous Southern 24-7 diner

around 2 a.m. Thursday. [COURTESY OF ALEX BOWEN]

A helicopter ﬂ ies over a high-rise building where a ﬁ re

broke out, injuring more than a dozen people Saturday

in Berlin, Germany. The ﬁ re department tweeted that

about 150 ﬁ reﬁ ghters rescued around 20 tenants from

the building and were working to extinguish the blaze.

Fireﬁ ghters don’t believe anyone else is left in the

building. [GREGOR FISCHER/DPA VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Former U.S. President Obama gestures as he arrives on

stage prior to delivering a speech Saturday in Paris. Obama

is ending a ﬁ ve-day international trip in Paris, where he

had lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron and

gave a speech to business leaders. Obama had a two-hour

private lunch with Macron at the presidential Elysee Palace

on Saturday. The area was placed under high security.

[THIBAULT CAMUS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Friday, Dec. 1

Fantasy 5: 12-28-32-35-36

Lucky Money: 28-34-40-43-3

Mega Millions: 16-22-40-41-

59-8 x4



Saturday, Dec. 2

Pick 4

Afternoon: 6-8-9-8

Evening: 9-8-8-7



Pick 3

Afternoon: 4-7-8

Evening: 5-7-9

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 A3

LOCAL&STATE Tom McNiff, editor

352-365-8250

tom.mcniff@dailycommercial.com

BEST BETS FOR

SUNDAY

LIGHT UP CEREMONY AND

BOAT PARADE: From 5:30 to

8 p.m. at Venetian Gardens

in Leesburg. With food and

vendors. Call 352-728-9885 for

information and 352-326-8274

to enter the boat parade.

HOLIDAY POTLUCK LUNCHEON:

At 12:30 p.m. at Trout Lake

Nature Center, 520 E. County

Road 44 in Eustis. Oklawaha

Valley Audubon Society with

presentation on conservation

and Environmentalist of the

Year Award. Drinks and table

settings provided. Bring a dish

to share and an unwrapped

donation for rafﬂ e. Free. RSVP

to Linda at 407-230-5404 or ljko-

chanowski@outlook.com.

HOLIDAY PARTY: From 11 a.m.

to 3 p.m. at the Humane Society

of Lake County, 16435 McKinley

Road in Umatilla. Bring your fur

kids to have picture taken with

Santa Paws for $10 donation.

With treats. Donation items

welcome. Call 352-589-7400.

MOVIE PREMIERE: At 6 p.m.

at Mount Dora Community

Building, 520 N. Baker St. Cro-

codylus, a movie shot in Mount

Dora. With red carpet cham-

pagne meet and greet with

actors and director. Proceeds

beneﬁ t local charities. Cost is

$10. Go to mountdoraevents.

com for tickets.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: At

6 p.m. at Fairway Christian

Church, 251 Avenida Los Ange-

los in The Villages. The Gift

presented by dramatists, choir

and worship team musicians.

Free Admission. Call 352-259-

9305 or go to fairwaycc.org.

NEWS BRIEFS

TAVARES

Animal shelter giving tree

seeks donations

The Lake County Animal

Shelter debuted their holiday

giving tree this week featuring

selected animals up for adop-

tion and wish list items they

need.

The tree is located at the

shelter, 28123 County Road

561, in Tavares. The orna-

ments on the trees feature

photos of some long-time

shelter residents available for

adoption. Other ornaments

list items the shelter always

needs including wet and dry

Purina dog and puppy food;

wet and dry Iams cat and

kitten food; canned Fancy

Feast kitten pate; and kitten

milk replacement formula.

Additional items needed

include bath towels, treats,

peanut butter and toys.

Donations can be dropped

off at the following locations

through Jan. 1:

Lake County Animal

Shelter28123 County Road

561, TavaresPetSupermar-

ket 1070 E State Road 50,

ClermontMisFit Low Cost

Clinic222 N Rockingham

Ave., TavaresFirestone City

Tire Service1470 E U.S.

Hwy 441, LeesburgLake Tire

and Auto812 Burleigh Blvd.,

Tavares.



GAINESVILLE

Florida woman charged

in 1980s toddler death

A woman who once ran a

religious boarding school in

Florida has been charged in

the 1980s death of a toddler

who authorities say was tor-

tured and denied food.

The Gainesville Sun reports

that 75-year-old Anna Eliza-

beth Young was arrested near

Atlanta on Friday. Young is

accused of causing the death

of Emon Harper, who was 2

or 3 years old at the time. It

wasn’t clear Saturday if she

has a lawyer.

Young operated the House

of Prayer for All People near

Gainesville from about 1985

to 1995.

Police say there may be

other child victims linked

to Young. In 2001, she was

convicted of child abuse for

bathing a child in a tub full of

chemicals.

Details about the Harper

death were not immediately

available.

By Frank Stanfield

frankstanfield@daily-

commercial.com

TAVARES — Felony clerks

in the courthouse peer at

millions of bytes of data that

flash across their computer

screens, carefully building

mountains of information

that one day will end up on

a judge’s bench. The crimes

they record are stupid,

inexplicable, horrendous

or all three, but nothing is

more heart-breaking than

sex crimes committed on

children.

The pain is not debatable.

The magnitude of the prob-

lem is anybody’s guess.

“… estimates range

from 1.2 victims per thou-

sand in a one-year period

to 1.9 victims per thou-

sand in studies focusing on

occurrences in one year,

to between 90 and 280 per

thousand in a survey of

adults who experience some

sexual abuse or assault in

their childhood,” according

to the Crimes Against Chil-

dren Research Center. The

real problem with counting

is that so many cases are

never reported, the center

notes.

Lake County Sheriff’s

Detective Amber Vinson

doesn’t track the numbers

in the Special Victims Unit.

All she knows is that her

caseload seems to be grow-

ing. Most cases are lewd

and lascivious offenses, like

molestation, involving vic-

tims between the ages of 12

and 15.

As for rape, there have

been 65 cases for the first

six months of this year

countywide, according to

the Florida Department

of Law Enforcement. Last

year, there were 48 all year,

the same as 2015. In 2006,

there were 107 rapes. In 2011

there were 51. The popula-

tion, meanwhile, grew from

276,783 in 2006 to 323,985

in 2016.

Technology, which helps

the clerks in the courthouse,

aids deviants, too.

“With social media, it’s

easier to find victims,”

Vinson said.

There are even “hook-

up” apps, said Vinson, who

LCSO cracking down

on child sex crimes

By Christine Sexton

The News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE —

Simply Healthcare Plans

made too much money

from Florida's health-

care program that treats

the poor, elderly and dis-

abled and was required to

return nearly $1.8 million

to the state.

It is the first time

that a managed-care

plan participating in

Florida's statewide

Medicaid managed-care

program had to return

money to the state,

according to testimony

provided to the Florida

Legislature early this

year by Beth Kidder, a

deputy secretary at the

Agency for Health Care

Administration.

Simply Healthcare

spokesman James Free-

man told The News

Service of Florida on

Friday that the managed-

care plan had already

made the payment to the

state. Agency for Health

Care Administration

spokeswoman Mal-

lory McManus said the

agency hadn't received

the payment but was

expecting it early next

week.

The Legislature in

2011 passed a law that

requires most Medic-

aid patients — from the

cradle to the grave — to

enroll in HMOs or other

managed-care plans.

The state pays monthly

premiums to managed-

care plans to provide care

to patients, and the plans

are required to provide

access to all covered

services, regardless of

whether the cost of those

services exceeds the paid

premiums.

To ensure that the

plans don't make too

much of a windfall, the

Legislature included

in the law a so-called

“achieved savings

rebate,” which is estab-

lished by determining

pre-tax income as a per-

centage of revenues.

Under the achieved

savings rebate, plans

are required to return

money to the state if

their pre-tax incomes

exceed certain thresh-

olds. Simply Healthcare

had to return $1.8 million

based on the amount of

money it brought in.

When asked whether

the company's excessive

income hurt patients,

Freeman replied,

“Simply Healthcare is

committed to provid-

ing access to quality,

affordable services and

we continually support

efforts that are in the

best interest of the health

and well-being of our

members and the entire

community."

Simply Healthcare

Medicaid

plan

required to

return $1.8M

to state

By Roxanne Brown

roxanne.brown@dai-

lycommercial.com

CLERMONT – Ben and

Jaimie Homan are eagerly

awaiting the arrival of their

third child.

They are not in the midst

of a pregnancy, however,

but an adoption. The daugh-

ter they’ve been matched

with is a baby girl from

India who will be turning 1

in January.

But they hope it sticks.

“When couples find out

they’re having a baby, they

sometimes don’t reveal it

to friends and family until

they are certain everything

is OK. Well, with adop-

tion, especially when it’s

one where the child lives

in a third world country,

it kind of works the same

way,” Ben Homan said.“The

adoption is approved and

we have been paired with

an 11-month old girl name

Eknoor from India, but we’re

not sure that’s the baby we’ll

be bringing home.”

But the Homans are busily

preparing like any expectant

parents.

They are purchasing basic

supplies, have talked with

family and friends about

the baby’s arrival and have

a place in their home await-

ing her arrival.

They are also hard at

work raising funds for their

expected court costs and

travel expenses, which could

top $40,000.

But rather than make a

broad appeal for money, the

Homans have taken on side

work — selling Christmas

trees.

“There are a lot of ways

people go about rais-

ing money. We looked at

GoFundMe and there’s

nothing wrong with doing

it, but we felt funny doing

something where we’d be

giving nothing in return,”

Ben said. “We considered

selling T-shirts or puzzle

pieces, but then this just fell

in our laps.”

Ben’s father Greg Homan,

who owns the Citrus Tower,

gives back to the community

each year with a month-long

Christmas light show com-

plete with music, snow and

more. Each year, Homan

adds something newto the

show, and this year, his idea

was to bring in a Christmas

tree stand.

Ben’s brother was also

involved with running the

Highlights Market, a new

home décor store next door

to the tower, and so the nat-

ural thing for Ben to do was

take on the Christmas tree

project.

The only thing holding

him back was that his forte

Awaiting her arrival

Gabrielle Russon

Associated Press

ORLANDO — The two

young boys run in their

living room, unfazed that

a baby Florida panther is

there, batting around her

favorite stuffed animal.

It’s just Nala, a purr-

ing 40-pound cat born in

captivity.

For the boys’ father,

animal trainer Andrew

Biddle, Nala has been his

constant companion since

this summer.

Nala’s days are spent at

Wild Florida, an Osceola

County attraction where

tourists fawn over her and

take photographs. They

admire her paws that seem

too big for her body, her

flashing eyes and how she

purrs when she’s happy.

A young Florida panther

bonds with her trainer

Nala, a juvenile Florida panther from Wild Florida, rests leashed

alongside Andrew Biddle inside his home on Nov. 8. [AILEEN PERILLA /

ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Jaimie and Ben Homan inside their Christmas tree tent at the Citrus Tower in Clermont. The tree sale

is a fundraiser to help defray expenses in their efforts to adopt a little girl in India. “For us, it wasn’t

necessarily IF we were going to adopt, but WHEN we were going to adopt,” Ben said. [LINDA CHARLTON

/ CORRESPONDENT]

See LCSO, A4

See MEDICAID, A5

See PANTHER, A4

Clermont couple

selling Christmas

trees to raise funds for

adoption fees

See ADOPTION, A4

A4 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

Funeral Services

Wayne B. Martin

Wayne B. Martin, 82,

died on Wednesday,

November 22, 2017 at his

home in Mount Dora.

Born July 21, 1935, in

Lanark, Illinois, son of

Albert and Lillian Marie

Martin. Graduated from

Lanark High School in

1953 and attended the

University of Illinois,

Champaign-Urbana.

Married Carlene “Cindy”

Hollar on August 2, 1956

in Rockford, Illinois. He

lived in Rockford where

he worked as an engineer

for Sundstrand Aviation

for 23 years, relocated

to Central Florida in

1981 and worked for

McDonnell Douglas

until he retired. He

and his wife enjoyed

boating and lived on a

Trawler for 7 years. In

1998, they settled in

Mount Dora where he

enjoyed membership in

the Mount Dora Lawn

Bowling Club. Wayne

also enjoyed golf, loved

to play cards with family

and friends, enjoyed

dining out and was

an avid gardener. He

and his wife attended

First Baptist Church of

Mount Dora and Bay

Street Baptist Church.

Survivors include his

wife of 61 years, Carlene,

and their 6 children:

Julie (Darcy) Diot;

Stacy (Wasana) Martin;

Eric (Denise) Martin;

Thomas (Maureen)

Martin; Carla Martin;

and Timothy Martin. 4

grandchildren and 6 great

grandchildren. Several

nieces and nephews.

Also predeceased by his

sisters; Doris Rippy, Ruth

Klontz and Ardith Avey

and brothers; Donald

Martin and Kenneth Rex

Martin. Memorial service

at 11:00 A.M, Friday,

December 15, 2017, at

Bay Street Baptist Church,

37181 State Road 19,

Umatilla, 32784. In lieu

of ﬂowers, memorials

may be sent to Spirit of

Martyrdom Ministries,

P.O. Box 101, Clarkdale,

AZ, 86324.

Mary Lee Peppers, 87,

of Lady Lake, FL passed

away on Saturday,

November 25, 2017.

Graduating in 1949 from

Schoolﬁeld High School

in Danville, Virginia,

she moved to Leesburg,

Florida in 1952 where

she held various jobs

but was most proud of

being a homemaker to

her family. She was a

member of Fruitland Park

Baptist Church. Mary

will be remembered as

a loving wife, mother,

grandmother, great-

grandmother and

loyal friend to many.

She is survived by her

husband, Robert (Bob)

A. Peppers Jr., daughter,

Linda (Jack) Dixon; son,

Bobby (Carol) Peppers;

grandsons, Spence Dixon,

Colby Dixon, RJ Peppers

(Bre), Ben Peppers; three

great-grandchildren; and

numerous nieces and

nephews. A celebration

of her life will be held on

Saturday, December 23,

2017 at 10:00 am at Beyers

Funeral Home, 134 N.

Hwy 27/441, Lady Lake,

Florida 32159. In lieu of

ﬂowers, donations may

be made in her name

to: Cornerstone Hospice

Foundation, 2445 Lane

Park Road, Tavares,

FL 32778. Online

condolences may be left

at www.beyersfhc.com.

Arrangements entrusted

to Beyers Funeral Home,

Lady Lake, FL.

Mary Lee Peppers

David Livingston

Albon, 89, died Tuesday,

November 28, 2017 at

home in Gastonia, NC

following a long illness.

He is survived by his

wife of 23 years, Doris

Copenhaver, a brother

Alan Albon (Bristol,

England) a son and four

step-daughters, seven

grandchildren, nine great

grandchildren, ﬁve nieces

and three nephews. He

was preceded in death

by his mother and father,

Reuben and Gertrude

(Clark) Albon, sisters, Eve

Tacey and Vera Scott and

a twin sister, Jean Murray

– all of England. David

was born in Hunslet,

England and grew up in

Peterborough, England.

He is a veteran of World

War II and served in

the British Army. He

moved to the United

States in 1967 where he

resided in upstate New

York, Jacksonville, Boca

Raton, Leesburg, FL

and Philadelphia, PA.

David was a construction

project manager for

several US ﬁrms before

retiring in 1994. His

projects included the

Orlando International

airport, ?30th Street

Station (Philadelphia),

Disney World and many

others. He and Doris

lived in Winter Haven,

FL before making North

Carolina (Salisbury

and then Gastonia)

their permanent home.

He had a passion for

cooking and took pride

in preparing signature

dishes for family and

friends. A memorial

service to celebrate

his life will be held at

a later date. Memorial

donations may be made

to Gaston Hospice, 258 E.

Garrison Blvd., Gastonia,

NC 28054, www.

gastonhospice.org.

David Livingston Albon

is in web design and

marketing.

“We talked it over and

decided we can do this,”

said Ben.

The next thing they

knew, Ben was on a plane

to Charlotte, North Car-

olina, where he rented

a 26-foot box truck and

journeyed another two

hours north to a nursery

that sold him 200 fresh

cut, number one (only

one flaw per tree) Frazier

pines he drove home to

Clermont the day before

Thanksgiving.

He and Jaimie sold

their first tree for Eknoor

on Black Friday at the

Citrus Tower Light-Up

and have been going

strong ever since. They

only have about 80 trees

left. To make it more fun,

they are even giving out

hot chocolate and candy

cane cotton candy to

all children Friday and

Saturday evenings until

9 p.m., though the tree

stand is open daily.

“We didn’t realize how

much work this was going

to be, but we’re enjoying

it,” Ben said. “People are

loving the quality and

freshness of our trees.”

In the back of their

minds they know that one

day they’ll be telling their

children the story of the

year they sold trees to be

able to pick up number 3.

“The adoption could be

finalized in six months to

a year or more. We don’t

know. These adoptions

take time because you’re

dealing with agencies

and court systems from

other countries,” Jaimie

said. “We have five pages

of information about

her, a little bit of medical

history and one picture.

That’s it.”

Meanwhile, they’re

relying on their faith to

get them through. They

said their two young

children don’t under-

stand quite what’s going

on, but their family and

friends do.

“We are lucky we have

a lot of support from both

sides of the family and we

have enough excitement

between us for the kids,”

Ben said.

He explained that

adoption is nothing

that came as a shock to

anyone in either family.

Ben said he remembers he

and his brother, at about

5 or 6 years old, waiting

with excitement for their

parents to arrive home

with their adopted sister.

And Jaimie, for a long

time, worked with plac-

ing children who had

come out of abusive

homes.

“For us, it wasn’t nec-

essarily IF we were going

to adopt, but WHEN we

were going to adopt,”

Ben said.

Then, several years

ago, the couple relo-

cated to India for a year

for a consulting job Ben

took and noticed how

many children — espe-

cially girls — lived in

orphanages.

Ben said in India, like in

China, female babies are

not regarded as highly

as males, so many of the

children in orphanages

are girls.

“We knew that one

day we wanted to adopt

a child from outside the

country to give at least

that one child more hope.

I know it may sound ter-

rible, but the worst foster

care in the U.S. is better

than the best orphanage

in third-world coun-

tries,” Ben said. “There

are all kinds of rules

and regulations in some

of these places but we

applied as soon as we

were able.”

Upon leaving, he and

Jaimie founded a non-

profit organization that

supports orphanages

and evangelists and had

a feeling they’d be back.

“We’re just going on

hope,” Jaimie said.

ADOPTION

From Page A3

worked in cyber crimes

unit before going to SVU

in 2010.

Technology has a

unique, negative impact

on youths. “With all the

access to the Internet,

there is more ‘kid desen-

sitivity.’ They have to get

a little darker,” she said.

Law enforcement is

fighting back.

Last November, Lake

deputies went online

posing as a 15-year-old

boy, 14-year-old girls

or caregivers. Ten men,

ages 22 to 65, showed up

with beer, soda, lip gloss,

pillows and blankets and

condoms.

In August, 14 would-be

predators were arrested in

Lake, including an Orange

County teacher.

Polk County Sheriff

Grady Judd set a huge

trap last month, netting

277 suspects, including a

doctor, a pharmacist and

one of his own deputies.

Most child victims are

female, from low-income

families, and are the vic-

tims of other crimes that

are violent and abusive,

according to the research

center. Most perpetra-

tors are men, juveniles or

adults younger than 30.

Most are acquain-

tances. Family

members come in second

and strangers last. Often,

it is the boyfriend of a

child’s mother. Some-

times predators pick the

girlfriend based on what

her children look like.

More and more teachers

— male and female — are

preying on their students.

Yet, it is “stranger

danger” that frightens

parents most of all, even

experts like Vinson.

“I can’t let my daughter

ride four miles to the store

on her bike like I used to

do,” she said. Nor can

she let a teenage daughter

exercise outside without

thinking about the pos-

sible tragic consequences.

One reason is that

stranger abductions get

the biggest headlines.

Adam Walsh became a

household name when he

was abducted from a Hol-

lywood, Fla., store and

murdered in 1981.

Everyone who lived

anywhere near Orlando

in 1985 remembers

6-year-old Regina Mae

Armstrong, who was

coaxed by a stranger

to leave an apartment

complex where her

9-year-old sister and the

babysitter’s brother were

playing. Later, they found

her skull. They never

found her killer.

“…abusers coerce chil-

dren by offering attention

or gifts, manipulating

or threatening their vic-

tims, using aggression

or employing a combi-

nation of these tactics,”

according to the Network

of Victims Association.

Victims of childhood

sex abuse can suffer a

lifetime of psychologi-

cal effects, ranging from

chronic depression to

low self-esteem, sexual

dysfunction, post-trau-

matic stress syndrome,

eating disorders, self-

mutilation, and even

dissociative identity dis-

order, formerly known

as multiple personality

disorder.

This rare, controversial

diagnosis is based on the

idea that a person’s per-

sonality is fragmented

into two or more “person-

ality states,” according to

“Psychology Today.”

In 2002 a 41-year-

old woman in Volusia

County diagnosed with

the illness claimed her

doctor had sex with one

of her 12 personalities, a

sex-crazed 16-year-old

named “Bridgett.”

She testified in the

44-year-old doctor’s

criminal case that her

personalities would

switch and she would

realize he was having sex

with her.

She called it “losing

time” when she slipped,

and “comes to herself”

when she regained her

true personality.

Abused by her father

starting at age 4, she

witnessed him striking

someone in the head with

a machete, heard voices,

starting in kindergarten,

and suffered from nar-

colepsy, bulimia and

self-mutilation.

During the trial she

twice slipped into a dif-

ferent persona.

“How do you do?” she

seductively said to the

doctor’s lawyer during

cross-examination.

The jury didn’t believe

her in the criminal trial,

or in a medical malprac-

tice lawsuit, but the state

did and revoked his medi-

cal license.

Fear of not being

believed is one reason

victims do not report

being abused. Tech-

nology, again, can be a

platform for cruelty.

When 16-year-old

murder victim Aleaya

Jackson and her best

friend were drugged, tied

up, and her friend raped

this month in Bushnell,

Jackson’s angry, grief-

stricken friends started

threatening the survivor

online. Aleaya’s mother,

Nycole Jackson, begged

people to stop. “…you’re

just traumatizing her

more,” she told them.

Unfortunately, lack

of empathy and under-

standing is anything but

rare on social media.

Vinson, talking about

cases in general said:

“You can go on Facebook

and see people saying,

‘What was she wearing?

What was she thinking?’

No! She’s not thinking.

She’s a child. You can’t

blame the victim.”

LCSO

From Page A3

The cat relishes the atten-

tion, her trainer says.

Too young to stay over-

night in the park, Nala,

who is under 6 months old,

sleeps at Biddle’s home in

rural Pasco County as

allowed under a Florida

Fish and Wildlife Con-

servation Commission

permit.

“We’re going for a ride,”

Biddle tells her softly one

evening as he puts on her

harness.

Nala is quiet in her crate

for the ride, except when

she hacks up a hairball.

Biddle keeps driving,

unperturbed by the mess

he must clean up later.

There are only an esti-

mated 100 to 160 Florida

panthers left in the wild,

according to the FWC.

The animals were hunted

to the brink of extinction

in the late 1800s and early

1900s and are now consid-

ered a federally protected

endangered species.

Strangers may find

Biddle’s life exotic. At

Wild Florida, the trainer

persuades a 1,000-pound

alligator named Bone-

crusher to do tricks while

children gather outside the

pen to watch.

Off the clock, Biddle,

30, lives with his family

on their private wildlife

sanctuary with more than

50 animals, many of them

exotic and dangerous, on

5 acres in Pasco County’s

Dade City.

“We don’t ever have

a day off,” Biddle says.

“Most of the time, it’s just

cleaning and feeding and

getting dirty and fixing

stuff.”

He laughs when asked

why he does it.

“I don’t know. I can’t get

away from it,” Biddle says.

“It’s kind of the only thing

I know.”

The former curator at

Sarasota Jungle Gardens

has no “fancy degree.”

Born and raised in Flor-

ida, he got his first job at

age 12 cleaning bear cages

and feeding animals at a

nature center. By 18, Biddle

received his state permit to

own large snakes. He later

married the daughter of a

wildlife rehabilitator who

shares his passion.

Biddle has a gift, his boss

says.

“He can read each animal

and understand their

limits,” said Sam Haught,

co-owner at Wild Florida,

which opened in 2010 in

Kenansville. “That’s why

he’s so successful at what

he does.”

Nala acts like an over-

sized house cat now but

will grow up to be 200

pounds.

“It can be tough to make

predictions about behav-

iors as an adult animal.

Just as in humans, puberty

can influence changes in

behaviors,” said Brian

Ogle, an assistant profes-

sor at Leesburg’s Beacon

College who studies the

relationship between

humans and animals.

Her training should

have consistent expecta-

tions and a reward system

for positive interactions,

according to Ogle. He

noted many factors, like

how Nala handles stress

and reacts to noise or

movements, could influ-

ence how she interacts

with humans as an adult.

Biddle and Nala travel

up the dirt road leading to

the house that’s surpris-

ingly normal inside, except

for the aquarium of small

alligators and a snake in the

dining room. Photographs

hang on the wall of Biddle

and his wife, Jessica, a

nurse, and their 4- and

5-year-old sons.

Outside, their animal

collection lives in fenced

enclosures on the gated

property surrounded by

pasture.

Biddle tries his best

to count the animals: A

Syrian brown bear, four

alligators, four crocodiles,

six caiman, five tortoises,

an Argus monitor lizard,

two owls, two lemurs, a

serval, two bobcats, one

cougar, two pigs, two

horses, five dogs, several

cats, three ducks, a hand-

ful of chickens, geckos and

snakes.

His wife raises some eye-

brows in the grocery store

when she buys unusually

large amounts of chicken

and bananas to feed the

menagerie.

Among all the animals —

and there are many — Nala

is special, Biddle says.

Nala acts like a kitten

still, licking Biddle with her

rough tongue. The panther

is clumsy enough to knock

over a lamp by the front

door.

Biddle plops down on the

living-room floor and Nala

snuggles up to his chest,

purring.

Nearby, Biddle’s Cata-

houla Leopard dog lies

in his bed, submissively

ignoring the oversized

house cat — not an easy

task when Nala bats his ear.

“She doesn’t care for

dogs at all,” Biddle says,

“which is funny because

they’re around the same

size.”

Biddle keeps Nala on her

leash when his sons are

awake and the cat, born in

captivity in Texas, sleeps

in her crate. Biddle says he

takes extra precautions to

make sure his children are

safe from his other animals

by locked cages, 8-foot tall

fences and the locked snake

house.

These nights with Nala

are lingering and soon she

will stay permanently in

her new enclosure at Wild

Florida. Biddle reminds

himself it’s not a forever

goodbye since he will still

see her at work.

“I know she’s not my

cat,” Biddle says. “I try not

to get too attached, but it’s

tough.”

PANTHER

From Page A3

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 A5

has participated in the

statewide Medicaid

managed-care program

since the program's

inception. The state is

in the process of con-

tracting again with

managed-care plans.

Simply Healthcare is

one 10 plans that have

indicated interest in

providing Medicaid

services statewide.

The Agency for

Health Care Adminis-

tration notified Simply

Healthcare on Nov.

2 that it needed to

return the $1.8 million,

according to agency

spokeswoman Shelisha

Coleman.

MEDICAID

Continued from A3

deficits would “weigh

the country down like

an anchor. In short, we

are on the verge of a debt

crisis.”

But on Friday, as the

Senate debated its version

of tax legislation, which it

passed early Saturday, a

rather different Republi-

can Party was in full view.

The party’s few remaining

deficit hawks, like Sen.

Bob Corker of Tennessee,

were clearly out of step

with most in their party.

“Obviously, I’m kind of a

dinosaur on fiscal issues,”

Corker said, opposing the

bill.

So what changed?

Republicans gained

control of the House

and Senate as well as the

White House, said Robert

Bixby, executive director

of the Concord Coali-

tion, an advocate for

fiscal responsibility. Its

all-inclusive control gave

the party the leverage to

focus on slashing tax

cuts, rather than taking

the sometimes painful

steps required to curb the

debt, which would likely

do little on the eve of an

election year to rally their

donors and base of voters.

“When you don’t have

to make legislative com-

promises and have things

you want to do, it’s easy

to set aside fears about

the budget deficit,” Bixby

said.

Democrats now appear

to be reveling in the irony

of Republicans’ seeming

indiffer-

ence to the debt.

Austan Goolsbee, a

former Obama adviser,

summarized the GOP for-

mula this way: “Cut taxes.

Lose money. Repeat.”

GOP

Continued from A1

Sen. Dan Sullivan,

R-Alaska, left,

walks with Sen.

Steve Daines,

R-Mont., as

they head to

the Senate

chamber Friday

after a closed-

door meeting

with Republican

lawmakers to

advance the

GOP overhaul

of the tax code,

on Capitol Hill in

Washington. [J.

SCOTT APPLEWHITE/

THE ASSOCIATED

PRESS]

it fired accidentally when

he picked it up. The gun

was the service weapon

of a U.S. Bureau of Land

Management ranger, who

reported it stolen from his

car in late June.

The reaction

The shooting imme-

diately sparked criticism

of San Francisco’s policy

of limiting cooperation

with federal immigration

authorities and led to calls

for stronger enforcement of

federal immigration laws.

Garcia Zarate had been

deported five times and was

wanted for a sixth deporta-

tion when Steinle was shot.

Before the shooting, he had

finished a federal prison

sentence for illegal re-entry

to the United States and

had been transferred to San

Francisco’s jail in March

2015 to face a 20-year-

old charge for selling

marijuana. The sheriff’s

department released him

a few days after prosecu-

tors dropped the marijuana

charge, despite a request

from federal officials to

detain him for deportation.

The story dominated

conservative talk radio,

but also had Democrats,

including Hillary Clinton,

saying San Francisco was

wrong to let Garcia Zarate

go free. As a presidential

candidate, Donald Trump

repeatedly referenced the

Steinle shooting and vowed

to crack down on sanctuary

cities. His administration

has moved to restrict fund-

ing from such cities, but

judges have blocked those

attempts.

Supporters of sanctuary

policies say they improve

public safety by allowing

immigrants to cooperate

with police without fear.

They also say detaining

people without a warrant

just so immigration offi-

cials can pick them up is

unconstitutional.

The trial

Garcia Zarate was

charged with murder,

and throughout most of

the trial San Francisco

Deputy District Attorney

Diana Garcia portrayed

the defendant as someone

who willfully disregarded

the safety of others when

he fired the gun. But she

spoke more strongly in her

closing argument, saying

he had come to the pier

with a gun and a desire to

hurt someone, and should

be convicted of first-degree

murder.

His attorneys argued

that he found a gun

wrapped in cloth under

a chair on the pier, and it

fired accidentally when

he picked it up. Their

forensic experts testified

that the bullet that killed

Steinle ricocheted from

15 feet away, something

he could not have done

intentionally.

Jurors found Garcia

Zarate guilty only of being

a felon in possession of

a firearm, which carries

a maximum sentence of

three years in jail.

A6 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

Flowers and a portrait of Kate Steinle remain at a memorial site on Pier 14 on July 17, 2015, in San Francisco. A jury has reached a verdict Thursday in

the trial of Mexican man at center of immigration debate in the San Francisco pier shooting. [PAUL CHINN/SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS

FILE PHOTO]

STEINLE

Continued from A1

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 A7

A8 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

of the administration, times

when Trump associates have

acknowledged communicat-

ing with people connected to

Russia.

In the hours after Flynn

admitted lying about his

contacts with a Russian gov-

ernment official , two names

surfaced as integral players in

his actions.

Kushner was identified as

a “very senior” transition

official, who directed Flynn

to contact foreign govern-

ments, including Russia,

about a U.N. Security Coun-

cil resolution last December.

And KT McFarland, who

served as Flynn’s deputy

national security adviser, was

a “senior” transition official

involved in discussions with

Flynn about what to relay to

Sergey Kislyak, then Russia’s

ambassador to the U.S., about

the response to U.S. sanc-

tions levied by the Obama

administration.

Kushner and McFarland

weren’t named in court

papers. But McFarland’s

involvement was confirmed

by two former transition offi-

cials who spoke on condition

of anonymity because they

weren’t authorized to publicly

discuss the matter. One of the

officials confirmed Kushner’s

involvement.

Flynn became the fourth

person known to have been

charged in Mueller’s probe

and the second, after former

campaign policy adviser

George Papadopoulos, to

cooperate with investigators.

For both Flynn and Papado-

poulos, prosecutors employed

a similar, and textbook, strat-

egy by accepting a limited

guilty plea and turning the

defendants into government

cooperators. Papadopoulos

and Flynn both pleaded guilty

to lying to the FBI about their

foreign contacts but not for

their underlying conduct.

Still, Flynn’s plea to a

single felony count of false

statements made him the

first official of the Trump

White House to admit guilt

so far in Mueller’s criminal

investigation as court papers

made clear that senior Trump

officials were aware of his

outreach to Russian offi-

cials in the weeks before the

inauguration.

That revelation moved the

Russia investigation, which

has overshadowed Trump’s

agenda throughout the year,

deeper into the White House

and raised questions about

the accuracy of administra-

tion assertions that Flynn

had misled Vice President

Mike Pence and other officials

about his calls with Kislyak.

Though prosecutors also

had investigated Flynn lob-

bying work on behalf of the

Turkish government, the fact

he pleaded guilty to just one

count, and faces a guideline

range of zero to six months

in prison, suggest prosecu-

tors see him as a valuable tool

and are granting a degree of

leniency in exchange for his

sharing what he knows.

Flynn, a 58-year-old retired

U.S. Army lieutenant general

, accepted responsibility for

his actions in a written state-

ment: “My guilty plea and

agreement to cooperate with

the Special Counsel’s Office

reflect a decision I made in

the best interests of my family

and of our country.”

Immediately after Flynn’s

plea, White House lawyer Ty

Cobb sought to put distance

between Trump and the ex-

aide, saying, “Nothing about

the guilty plea or the charge

implicates anyone other than

Mr. Flynn.”

For his part, the president

ignored reporters’ shouted

questions as he welcomed the

Libyan prime minister to the

White House on Friday, and

aides canceled media access

to a later meeting between

the two. He did appear briefly

at an afternoon White House

holiday reception for the

media, where he offered sea-

son’s greetings and departed

without addressing the Muel-

ler investigation.

Trump grew close to Flynn

during the campaign. The

general was a vocal and reli-

able Trump surrogate, known

for leading crowds in “Lock

her up” chants regarding

Democrat Hillary Clinton’s

use of a private email server.

After his election victory,

Trump elevated Flynn as his

top national security adviser.

But Flynn’s White House

tenure was short-lived.

He was forced to resign in

February following news

reports revealing that the

Obama administration

officials had informed the

Trump White House that

Flynn had discussed sanc-

tions with Kislyak, a fact at

odds with the public asser-

tions of Pence. The officials

warned that the discrepancy

made the administration

potentially vulnerable to Rus-

sian blackmail.

After Flynn’s departure

from the White House, Trump

retained a special interest in

his former adviser. Former

FBI Director James Comey,

whose firing in May pre-

cipitated the appointment of

Mueller as special counsel,

has said Trump asked him in a

private Oval Office meeting to

consider ending the investi-

gation into Flynn. Comey has

said he found the encounter so

shocking that he prepared an

internal memo about it.

That FBI investigation was

the basis of the court case

against Flynn, centering on

a series of conversations that

Flynn had with Kislyak during

the transition period between

the November election and

the Jan. 20 inauguration.

Prosecutors say Flynn on

Dec. 29 spoke with the senior

transition team official, later

identified as McFarland,

about what, if anything, to

tell the Russians about sanc-

tions that had been imposed

one day earlier by the Obama

administration in retaliation

for election interference.

At the time, McFarland was

with Trump and other senior

advisers at Mar-A-Lago in

Florida.

TRUMP

Continued from A1

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 A9

By Abdi Guled

The Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Soma-

lia — The final death toll in

October’s massive truck

bombing in Somalia’s capi-

tal is 512 people, according

to the committee tasked

with looking into the coun-

try’s worst-ever attack.

The final toll is a dramatic

increase from previous

estimates of more than 350

killed. The committee’s

report, obtained by The

Associated Press, says

another 312 people were

wounded in the Mogadi-

shu bombing and 62 people

remain missing.

Only a few attacks since

the ones on Sept. 11, 2001

have killed as many people,

according to the Global

Terrorism Database at the

University of Maryland.

Somalia’s government

has blamed the al-Qaida-

linked al-Shabab extremist

group for the Oct. 14 attack,

which struck a crowded

street. Security officials said

the bomb weighed between

600 kilograms and 800

kilograms (1,300 pounds

and 1,700 pounds) as the

extremist group’s bomb-

making capabilities grow.

The attack appalled

Somalis, with some calling it

their “9/11.” The hundreds

of wounded overwhelmed

Mogadishu’s hospitals,

where many people defied

traditional hesitations and

rushed to donate blood.

Bewildered family members

picked through the rubble

days afterward as hopes of

finding survivors faded.

Thousands of Somalis

later marched through the

capital in defiance against

the extremist group, while

the Somali-American presi-

dent, Mohamed Abdullahi

Mohamed, announced a

new military offensive and

asked regional neighbors for

assistance.

Al-Shabab, which was

pushed from the capital years

ago but controls large parts

of rural southern and central

Somalia, often attacks high-

profile areas in Mogadishu.

Somali intelligence officials

have said the massive truck

bomb was meant to target

the heavily guarded airport,

where several countries have

embassies, but instead deto-

nated in the crowded street

after soldiers opened fire and

flattened one of the truck’s

tires.

The Islamic extrem-

ist grou, has been targeted

this year by nearly 30 U.S.

military drone strikes after

the Trump administration

approved expanded opera-

tions against it.

Trump alsodeclared the

southern part of the Horn

of Africa nation a zone of

active hostilities. The U.S.

now has more than 500 mili-

tary personnel in Somalia.

Death toll up to 512 in

Somalia’s worst attack

Somalis remove the body of a man killed in a blast Oct. 14 in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia. The

ﬁ nal death toll from the massive truck bombing in Somalia’s capital is 512 people, according to a

report by the committee tasked with looking into the country’s worst-ever attack obtained by The

Associated Press Saturday. [FARAH ABDI WARSAMEH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

By Eric Tucker

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A vet-

eran FBI counterintelligence

agent was removed from spe-

cial counsel Robert Mueller’s

team investigating Russian

election meddling after the

discovery of an exchange of

anti-Trump text messages,

a person familiar with the

matter said Saturday.

The removal of the agent,

who also had worked on the

investigation of Hillary Clin-

ton’s use of a private email

server, occurred this summer.

The person who discussed

the matter with The Associ-

ated Press was not authorized

to speak about it publicly

and spoke on condition of

anonymity.

Peter Carr, a spokesman for

Mueller, said Mueller removed

the agent, Peter Strzok, from

the team “immediately upon

learning of the allegations.”

The swift removal undoubt-

edly reflected a desire to

insulate the investigators

from any claims of political

bias or favoritism. President

Donald Trump and many of

his supporters have sought

to discredit the investiga-

tion, in part by claiming a

close relationship between

Mueller and fired FBI Director

James Comey and by pointing

to political contributions to

Democratic candidates made

by some lawyers on the team.

The existence of the text

messages was brought to the

attention of Mueller’s office by

the inspector general’s office,

which has been conducting a

wide-ranging investigation of

the FBI’s handling of the Clin-

ton email case.

Mueller has been inves-

tigating whether Trump

campaign associates coordi-

nated with Russia to influence

the outcome of the 2016 pres-

idential election, and Strzok’s

background in counterintel-

ligence would have been seen

as particularly valuable for a

secretive FBI probe examining

foreign contacts.

So far, four people have

been charged as a result of

Mueller’s investigation.

The most recent charge

occurred Friday when former

national security adviser

Michael Flynn pleaded guilty

to lying to the FBI about his

conversations with the Rus-

sian ambassador. He has

agreed to cooperate with the

investigation.

On Saturday, Trump

tweeted that he “had to fire

General Flynn because he

lied to the Vice President and

the FBI. He has pled guilty

to those lies. It is a shame

because his actions during the

transition were lawful. There

was nothing to hide!”

The tweet suggests that

Trump was aware when he

dismissed Flynn on Feb. 13

that he had lied to the FBI,

which had interviewed him

weeks earlier. Comey has said

that Trump the following day

brought up the Flynn investi-

gation in private at the White

House and told him that he

hoped he could “let this go.”

The nature of the messages

Strzok exchanged and with

whom he communicated was

not immediately clear. In his

statement, Carr noted that

an FBI lawyer, Lisa Page,

had briefly been detailed to

the team but left “before

our office was aware of the

allegations.”

Phone numbers for Strzok

and Page could not immedi-

ately be found, and the FBI

declined to comment.

The New York Times first

reported the agent’s removal.

Strzok was present during

Clinton’s July 2016 interview

with the FBI about her use of

a private email server while

she was secretary of state,

according to an unclassified

summary of the interview

commonly referred to as an

FBI 302 form. Several other

FBI agents and officials from

the Justice Department also

attended.

The investigation was

concluded without criminal

charges days later.

FBI agent ousted

from probe after

anti-Trump posts

HOWTO PLAN YOUR HOLIDAY PARTIES!

IT'S AS EASY AS

,2,3,4!

f* Select the meats you would like served.

& Select the side-items that you would like served.

É>Tell us the number of guests that you will be serving.

& Tell us the date and time you would like to pick up your

food or have it delivered to your home or office event.

WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING COMPLETE PACKAGE OPTIONS:

• ONE-MEAT, Two Sides Meal Package $8.49

• TWO-MEAT, Two Sides Meal Package $ 10.49

• THREE-MEAT, Two Sides Meal Package $ 11.49

. HALF RACK OF BABY-BACK RIBS, Two Sides $9.99

• HALF RACK PLUS ANOTHER MEAT, Two Sides $13.95

• FULL RACK OF BABY-BACK RIBS, Two Sides $ 13.95

MEAT CHOICES: Pork, Chicken, Turkey, Beef or Sausage

SIDE CHOICES: Baked Beans, Lima Beans, Green Beans, Cole Slaw, Black-eyed Peas,

New Potatoes, Roasted Corn Salad, Collard Greens or Macaroni and Cheese.

MEAL PACKAGES INCLUDE:

Rolls, Plates, Silverware, Napkins, BBQ Sauce and Serving Utensils.

Salads, Beverages and dessert also available.

*Catering Price Based On Parties of 20 or More.

¡FREE APPETIZER 1

I WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY TWO ENTRÉES AND TWO BEVERAGES I

I COUPON REQUIRED. Offer Expires 12/31/17. Excluding chicken wings appetizer. Not valid |

with any other special offers. Limit one free appetizer per coupon redeemed. Two entrées and

I two beverages must be purchased at regular price. Split meal does not equal two entrées. I

Clermont Eustis Lady lake

Leesburg i

230 Citrus Tower Blvd. 2911 David Walker Dr. 860 S. Hwy 27/441 27745 Hwy 27 g

352

394-0036

352

483-0137

352

751-5640

352

435-4633

www.OakwoodSmokeHouse.com

\RV SWAPSHOPÌ

WE ARE MAKING

THE MOVE TO OUR

NEW HOME!

DIRECTLY ACROSS HWY 4*1 OH THE

wfst side

the latest updates on our move.

352

636-5629

www.AdventureBaat5hare.cam

* Offices 1126 North Blvd E. Leesburg, FL 34748

Any CJDJC^> J

$20.00 or

more purchase

Exp. 12/31/17 |

must present coupon to cashier. One coupon per customer. I

’ Open M-Sat: 9-4:45pm

1210 W North Blvd

: Leesburg

« G0D

off : LOVES

YOU

j AND SO DO WE!

FIRST AMERICAN TRUST

~ of CENTRAL FLORIDA Financial Solutions

tor Retirement bavtngsment Savings im

uThrift Store

Ilhsburg 352.787.7583

is, Adventure as*

Today'- Boat Share La°fes

Enjoy Unlimited Boating Without the

Hassle of Owning a Boat

ALL BRAND NEW BOATS!

“We love the boat club. To have all the joys of boating

without the hassle of towing, storing, maintaining and

depreciation that goes along with boat ownership”

Ron & Debra D. - Plantation Residents.

IMew Boat Purchase Euarantee!

Over 60 Years in the Community '' one-time membership fee.

WE PAY ■

• Insurance • Dock Slip Fee

• Maintenance • Sea Tow Coverage Boats Powered by

• Boat Depreciation

YOU GET- Unlimited

CM) ME RCUR Y

Worry Free Boating™

Outboards

First American Trust OCF is an established BBB A+ ACCREDITED BUSINESS that provides Financial Services - Since 1978. Annual

Percentage Yield and deposit amount subject to availability. Penalty for early withdrawals may apply.

'Promotional incentive may be included to obtain yield.

All bank accounts are FDIC insured

BBB

Accredited Business

Lady Lake 352 633-7019 Ocala 352 671-5374 I

6 Month CD

3.21%“

Insured & Guaranteed

READERS CHOICE WINNER AWARD 2016 - Voted #1

Allow us to introduce how you may earn

MORE longer term, including IRA’s

AND AVOID MARKET RISK

A10 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

By Tamara Lush

The Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —

Noelle Rose Andressen was

raped by her grandfather

as a toddler. As an adult,

she thought she’d success-

fully dealt with the trauma,

having gone through years

of therapy. A professional

dancer, she even choreo-

graphed a performance

about sexual abuse to pro-

cess her feelings.

But when sexual assault

and harassment allegations

against Hollywood producer

Harvey Weinstein exploded

in October, followed by the

barrage of claims against

powerful men, Andressen

became overwhelmed.

The old feelings of fear,

shame and anger resur-

faced — especially when

she watched news or read

the endless stories posted

on social media.

“I had to deactivate my

personal Facebook account

for a little while,” said

Andressen, who splits her

time between New York and

Los Angeles. “I love every-

body but I need my space. I

know how much I can take,

and I try to keep myself in a

protective bubble.”

Since the Weinstein

allegations, dozens of men

have been publicly accused

of sexual abuse and harass-

ment. For women who have

been raped, abused and

harassed, each day is a fresh

hell, as unnerving head-

lines and stories seep into

daily life. Memories of past

abuse, previous encoun-

ters with inappropriate

co-workers, even lingering

doubts as to how long-ago

personal situations were

handled have left women

feeling raw, vulnerable and

on edge.

“Retraumatizing is kind

of the only word that really

fits,” said Samantha Field,

a 30-year-old writer who

has been assaulted by five

different men. “It’s difficult

watching all of this.”

The Maryland woman has

penned articles for online

publications on the effects

of sexual harassment and

assault. She said she was

once assaulted by her ex-

boyfriend, and a few years

ago, an older man in Field’s

parents’ church kissed

her on the mouth without

asking. Writing about the

violence against women

means she’s developed a

protective layer to discuss

the topic professionally,

but the past few weeks have

ratcheted up her stress level.

“I’ve spent the last couple

of years making progress,

seeing a therapist, making

a lot of steps forward. It’s a

struggle not to let yourself

despair,” she said.

Then came allegations

against Sen. Al Franken,

a Democrat whom she’d

admired.

“He was the one that kind

of did me in. I broke down

sobbing in the shower,” she

said.

After the Franken stories,

Field changed her news and

social media diet. She no

longer reads the comments

section on Facebook posts,

and she turned off news

push notifications on her

phone.

“I set aside a time in my

day that’s for keeping up

with the news, mentally

armoring myself,” she said.

“I’ve sectioned it off as a

part of my day, as opposed

to just absorbing the news

all day.”

It’s common for people

to feel powerful emotions

because of the avalanche

of news, said Shari Botwin,

a licensed clinical social

worker in Cherry Hill, New

Jersey.

“People are very trig-

gered, whether in a good

way or in a negative way,”

she said. “People are having

more flashbacks, getting

more depressed, they end

up reliving it. For some, it’s

a good thing, it motivates

them to get help. For others,

they’re staying quiet.”

Victims triggered

by recent events

FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR LEESBURG NAŢIONAL WEAlBilFOR EjCEWIEHI, 2017

TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are today’s highs for the

day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities.

f/41 Cold Front

Warm Front

ShowerslxsNsI

T-stormsETHl

RainflvH

™a7m0' FlurriesfyTl

Snowpa

Yesterday’s National High/Low:

(for the 48 contiguous states)

High

84° in Plant City, FL

Low

7° in Big Piney, WY

UVINDEX TODAY 1 SOLUNAR TABLE

▼

The solunar period schedule allows planning

days so you will be fishing In good territory or

hunting In good cover during those times. Major

periods begin at the times shown and last for

1.5 to 2 hours. The minor periods are shorter.

Major Minor Major Minor

Today 10:52 a.m. 4:37 a.m. 11:22 p.m. 5:07 p.m.

Mon. 11:54 a.m. 5:38 a.m. 6:10 p.m.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111

0-2

Low,

3-5

Moderate,

6-7

High,

8-10

Very High,

11+

Extreme

The higher the

AccuWeather.com

Index"

number, the greater the need for

eye and skin protection.

THE SUN AND MOON

Today Monday

Sunrise 7:05 a.m. 7:06 a.m.

Sunset 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

Moonrise 5:56 p.m. 6:55 p.m.

Moonset 6:48 a.m. 7:56 a.m.

Full Last New First

Dec 3 Dec 10 Dec 18 Dec 26

TIDES

Day High Feet

Today 3:53 am

.........

1.5

5:36 pm

....

0.7

Daytona Beach

Day High Feet

Today 7:10 am

........

5.1

7:33 pm

....

4.4

Low Feet

12:55 pm ....-0.2

10:36 pm

....

0.3

Low Feet

12:48 am ....-0.8

1:29 pm ....-0.5

Day

Mon.

Day

Mon.

High Feet Low Feet

4:36 am

.....

1.6 1:43 pm ....-0.2

6:19 pm

....

0.7 11:20 pm

..........

0.2

High Feet Low Feet

8:03 am

....

5.2 1:38 am ....-0.9

8:26 pm

....

4.4 2:20 pm ....-0.6

NATIONAL CITIES

Today Monday Today Monday Today Monday Today Monday Today Monday

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W

Albany 46 29 pc 45 40 pc Cheyenne 59 27 pc 33 19 sn Great Falls 34 17 sn 32 21 pc Norfolk, VA 58 44 pc 59 49 s San Francisco 59 47 s 60 47 s

Albuquerque 65 40 pc 52 28 s Chicago 55 47 s 61 32 sh Greensboro, NC 65 37 pc 60 41 pc Oklahoma City 73 58 pc 73 34 pc San Juan, PR 85 75 sh 85 76 sh

Anchorage 39 34 sn 39 22 sh Cincinnati 58 37 s 63 50 pc Hartford 48 28 pc 48 32 SOmaha 59 52 c 57 23 CSanta Fe 60 34 pc 48 20 s

Asheville 63 39 pc 58 43 pc Cleveland 52 35 s 56 50 pc Honolulu 82 69 s 81 69 s Philadelphia 55 36 pc 54 43 s St. Ste. Marie 43 34 c 44 40 r

Atlanta 69 49 pc 66 52 pc Columbia, SC 68 41 pc 67 47 pc Houston 75 64 sh 81 66 sh Phoenix 80 54 pc 74 50 pc Seattle 46 35 C 44 34 c

Atlantic City 56 33 pc 55 42 s Concord, NH 44 25 pc 43 27 pc Indianapolis 58 42 s62 43 c Pittsburgh 50 30 s55 44 pc Shreveport 76 57 pc 75 53 sh

Baltimore 57 31 pc 55 40 SDallas 79 64 pc 80 46 c Jackson, MS 74 51 pc 76 64 pc Portland, ME 42 27 pc 41 30 SSpokane 37 21 sn 33 25 pc

Billings 42 25 sn 34 25 sf Dayton 54 36 s59 48 c Kansas City 64 58 c 65 29 c Portland, OR 48 37 sh 47 32 c Syracuse 47 30 pc 49 40 pc

Birmingham 70 48 pc 73 59 pc Denver 69 32 pc 41 21 sn Las Vegas 72 44 pc 57 41 s Providence 49 32 pc 48 33 s Topeka 65 58 c 65 28 C

Bismarck 49 29 pc 35 12 sn Des Moines 60 54 c 65 25 c Little Rock 70 51 pc 71 44 c Raleigh 63 35 pc 61 41 pc Tucson 78 50 pc 74 46 pc

Boise 41 24 c 38 22 pc Detroit 50 36 pc 53 48 r Louisville 62 43 s 68 53 pc Reno 45 21 pc 42 18 s Tulsa 72 61 pc 72 36 C

Boston 46 34 pc 44 34 s Duluth 40 34 pc 38 16 r Memphis 69 52 pc 72 53 c Richmond 61 33 pc 58 40 sWashington, DC 58 36 pc 56 45 s

Buffalo 47 33 pc 52 44 pc El Paso 73 47 pc 72 41 pc Milwaukee 53 45 pc 58 33 sh Sacramento 58 39 pc 60 39 s Wilmington, DE 56 31 pc 53 40 s

Burlington, VT 41 28 pc 43 37 pc Fargo 44 32 pc 33 10 sn Minneapolis 50 46 c 53 20 r St. Louis 66 53 pc 70 36 t

Charleston, SC 68 47 pc 68 52 pc Fairbanks 23 16 C33 16 sn Nashville 66 45 s 72 56 pc Salt Lake City 54 29 c 37 21 sf

Weather (W):

s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,

Charleston, WV 57 32 s 65 44 pc Flagstaff 55 26 pc 41 16 sNew Orleans 73 59 pc 78 64 pc San Antonio 77 66 pc 82 63 pc c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,

Charlotte, NC

------------------

67 39 pc 64 45 pc Grand Rapids 51 38 pc 56 39 r New York City 53 41 pc 52 46 s San Diego 68 52 pc 69 53 s r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

WITHOUT THE DRIVE

Cardiology

352.233.4393

Women's Health

352.355.1296

Jacksonville

«• 76/54

Pensacola

74/57

Titusville

77/62

Leesburg

Orlando

80/60

Petersburg

Okeechobee

80/60

Sarasota

79/61

Fort Lauderdale

80/69 Ì.

Partly sunny; fog in the

morning, then nice

HIGH LOW

80° 60°

Partly sunny; fog In the

a.m., then pleasant

Partly sunny

HIGH LOW

82° 63°

Sun and clouds Cloudy and cooler with

a couple of showers

Panama City

74/55

For up to the minute and detailed

weather information, go to:

® AccuWeather.com

Oxford

78/58

Lake City

76/55 ».

Gainesville

77/52

Ocala ft

78/54

Wildwood

78/58 *-

Colem

The Villages

79/58 Lady Lake

Lake Panasofi

78/58 <ee

'79/59

Sumtervi le

79/59

ushnell ft. Center Hill

’59 ft 79/59

Webster

79/59 Groveland

79/59

J9/59

Altoona

I 79/60

Umati

. '80/61

Fruitland Park Éustis

—79/59 —80/61 Sorrento

, ft./' ft a «-80/60

Leesburg Tavares ; n

80/60 80/61 Mount Dora

Daytona Beach

77/60

Vero Beach

79/62

80/61

Montverde

Clermont

80/62

Shown is

today’s weather.

Temperatures are

today’s highs and

tonight’s lows.

Key Largo

79/72

79/72 ft

University of Florida Health has a new location in

Summerfield and is now available to care for your

health care needs. Our board-certified physicians

are proud to bring the care and expertise you

expect from UF Health nearThe Villages® community.

We are currently accepting new patients.

Call today for an appointment.

To learn more about these services or our

location nearThe Villages® community, please visit

UFHealth.org/newlocations.

UFHealth

VILLAGES

10435 SE 170th Place • Summerfield, FL 34491 Plastic Surgery

352.355.1295

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 B1

Cheer: Lake County school Board Member

Bill Mathias, who on Thursday was

named the Star School Board Member

of the Year for the state of Florida.

Interestingly, Mathias thought he was attending the

77th Annual Joint Conference of Florida School Boards

Association to talk about the disparity in funding between

the state’s school districts. Instead, he was receiving the

highest honor that can be bestowed on a school board

member for his work on the board and with the local Edu-

cational Foundation.

We applaud Bill Mathias and offer our most heartfelt

congratulations for a job well done. And we hope some-

day soon he gets the opportunity to deliver that speech

about funding inequities, an issue that is near to his heart

and central to any discussion about improving the per-

formance of Lake County Public School students.

Cheer: Pam Bisanti, a Mount Dora woman who last week

became a soldier in the war on reckless driving.

Bisanti was a sight, to be sure, in her bathrobe and

slippers and holding her coffee in one hand and a placard

demanding drivers slow down in her residential street.

But her message was serious, deadly serious. We’ve seen

too much needless carnage on Lake County roads, and

much of it can be characterized as accidental in only the

most technical interpretation of the word. It is acciden-

tal in the sense that the drivers don’t mean to wreck, but

their aggressive driving behaviors are no accident, and

Bisanti was doing her part to hold them accountable.

We applaud the City of Mount Dora, also, for investi-

gating the reasons Bisanti’s road has become a speedway

and for taking steps to address the problem before some-

one gets hurt.

Cheer: Every city in Lake and Sumter counties that has

gone to great expense and trouble to create holiday spirit

here.

There have been lightup events in recent weeks in

Eustis, Tavares, Clermont, Mount Dora and Leesburg.

There have been parades, plays, concerts and other

events meant to bring joy and smiles to the community,

and boy have they.

Our most fervent hope is that the holiday spirit these

communities have worked so hard to create will inspire in

us all a genuine commitment to peace on earth and good

will toward mankind.

OUR OPINION

Cheers

and Jeers

HAVE YOUR SAY

We welcome signed letters and guest columns. Letters should

not exceed 300 words and columns should not exceed 500

words. Columns need to include a recent headshot of the

writer. We edit for length, clarity, and grammar. Mail: Voices,

P.O. Box 490007, Leesburg, FL 34749-0007 Email: letters@daily-

commercial.com Fax: 352-365-1951

ANOTHER OPINION

Trump’s judicial

appointment a sham

Trump said, “I have the

most dedicated people. We

are going to use the best

people. I have the smartest

people in the world.”

Well, so far the people

that Trump has appointed

have turned out to be some

of worst picks in politi-

cal history, and many have

been fired or have resigned.

Brett Talley, lifetime nomi-

nee to be a federal judge in

Alabama, has never tried

a case, was unanimously

rated not qualified by the

American Bar Association’s

judicial rating committee,

has practiced law for only

three years and, as a blogger

last year, displayed a degree

of partisanship unusual for a

judicial nominee, denounc-

ing “Hillary Rotten Clinton”

and pledging support for the

NRA. Talley, 36, is part of

what Trump has called the

“untold story” of his suc-

cess in filling the courts with

young conservatives. Civil

rights groups denounced

Thursday’s vote, calling it

“laughable” that none of

the committee Republicans

objected to confirming a

lawyer with as little experi-

ence as Talley to preside

over federal trials.

When Trump took office

in January, there were more

than 100 vacant seats on the

federal courts, thanks to an

unprecedented slowdown

engineered by McConnell

during the final two years

of President Obama’s term.

The Senate under GOP con-

trol approved only 22 judges

in that two-year period, the

lowest total since 1951-52.

By contrast, the Senate

under Democratic control

approved 68 judges in the

last two years of George W.

Bush’s presidency. The best

known vacancy was on the

Supreme Court. After Justice

Scalia died in February 2016,

McConnell refused to permit

a hearing for Judge Merrick

Garland, President Obama’s

nominee. Trump filled

the seat earlier this year

with Justice Neil Gorsuch.

It is time to stand up and

oppose such inappropriate

appointments.

Barry McAlister, Leesburg



Both parties responsible

for national debt

In order for a position to

be credible, all facts must be

presented. It is most curious

that Marvin Jacobson would

rail against the national debt

by blaming Republicans.

To be objective, Reagan

added $1.86 trillion to the

debt, G.W. Bush added

$1.55 trillion, Clinton added

$1.396 trillion, Bush added

$5.849 trillion and Obama

added $7.917 trillion. It

would also be illustrative

to examine which party

controlled the House and

the Senate during these

administrations.

Based on the above data,

it is clear that both Repub-

licans AND Democrats have

contributed to the national

debt.

Mark Needham, Clermont



The unqualiﬁ ed and

the hypocritical

Since November 8, 2016,

I have been in a permanent

state of angst. What helps

is reading Ann McFeatters’

columns Mondays. They

make me feel as though she

were commiserating directly

with me.

One of the issues Ann did

not address this week is

Trump’s creation of a judi-

ciary in his image, abusive

and hateful. For example, a

nomination approved by the

Senate Judiciary Committee,

along party lines, 36-year-

old Brett Talley, nominated

for a lifetime appointment

as federal judge in Alabama.

Not a big deal except Brett

Talley never tried a case

in court, practiced law for

only three years and was

unanimously rated as “not

qualified” by the American

Bar Association. Oh, Trump

likes him because Talley’s

blogs vehemently attack

Hillary Clinton. This is not

the only nomination that is

abhorrent – it continues to

go on and on.

Another issue I have:

In Russ Sloan’s column

November 25, he stated

he is concerned people are

becoming more secular than

religious. I agree. Many

people see their supposed

model citizens whom they

elected to Congress bowing

their God-loving heads in

prayer after each and every

mass shooting. Then, as now,

they are proposing to loosen

gun regulations so that

Americans with permits can

carry their guns from state

to state – too bad for those

states having more restrictive

regulations because the fed-

eral law will “trump” theirs.

One issue Russ on which

I agree with Russ – we do

not have to fear foreign

invaders; we are going to

self-implode.

Barbara Hill, Eustis

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

OPINION

Steve Skaggs | Publisher

Tom McNiff | Executive Editor

Whitney Lehnecker | Digital Editor, Lifestyles Editor

Tom McNiff, editor

352-365-8250

tom.mcniff@dailycommercial.com

California is known

as the Golden

State and officially

adopted that motto in

1968 in recognition of the

discovery of gold in 1848

. Also, the state flower is

the beautiful California

poppy, a golden wild-

flower found growing in

the spring. The Gold Rush

days and influx of people

seeking riches accelerated

the growth of California,

which continued to the

point that it is our most

populous state. California

is a state containing great

natural beauty and has

enjoyed economic suc-

cess to the point that if it

was a country, it would

have the world’s sixth

largest economy. I have

lived in California at two

different periods in my

life, the first during World

War II and the second

from 1979 to 1989.

But with all the natural

resources and economic

vitality that exists in

California, the Golden

State is being gradually

strangled by liberalism.

If you want to see the

future of America should

liberal politicians prevail,

just look at California

today controlled by a

Democratic governor,

Jerry Brown, and Demo-

cratic legislature. The

state has the highest state

income tax bracket at 13.3

percent, the nations ninth

highest corporate tax rate

at 8.84 percent and its

unfunded retirement and

healthcare liabilities are

staggering. Under Gov-

ernor Brown, California

pension liabilities have

jumped by 22 percent in

one year. According to

the audit by Government

Accounting Standards

Board, the 2016 unfunded

employee pension liability

for the state was $ 59.131

billion, $15,141 billion for

the University of Califor-

nia system, $76 billion for

the state’s retiree health

benefits and $21 billion

more for the UC retiree

health benefits. The

reality of liberal promises

almost always results in

costs that outstrip the

income to support the

promises. California

Governor Brown just

signed a 12 cent a gallon

gas tax increase to fund

transportation projects.

Californians pay about 50

cents more per gallon of

gas than most Americans.

The California High

Speed Rail program is

projected to cost $3.6

FROM THE RIGHT

California, liberalism, taxes and debt

Over the past

few weeks, it

appears “sexual

harassment” has all at

once exploded to the

top of the discussion.

No matter what news

channel you switch

to, the main topic is

sexual harassment.

The unfortunate truth,

it’s been a subject that

has been around for an

extremely long time.

Based on information

posted by the National

Organization of Women,

we can look back to

the period of slavery to

where Americans were

aware of this practice

and chose to ignore it.

As NOW points

out “In United States

history, slaves and

domestic servants were

vulnerable to sexual

coercion since laws did

little to protect them.

Although abolition-

ists were writing an

essay and talking about

how this issue affected

slaves, society placed

blame on these women

for being “promiscuous

by nature” or not fight-

ing off perpetrators”.

Title VII was passed

in 1964 which specifi-

cally prohibited sexual

discrimination. The term

“sexual harassment”

was coined by Cornell

University in 1975. In

1991, sexual harassment

exploded on the scene

when a law professor,

Anita Hill charged, then

Clarence Thomas, a

Supreme Court justice

nominee, of sexually

harassing her.

For a long time, you

would hear men tell

women “you have to go

along to get along.” The

question is, how did this

get so out of control? I

say we, both men and

women, have allowed

this to happen. There

were many times that

you knew that sexual

harassment was happen-

ing and chose to ignore

it. As a human resource

manager, I would have

women come to my

office, report they were

being “harassed” by

their boss. Then they

would say, please don’t

say anything because “I

might get in trouble,”

My response would be,

if nothing is done, this

will possibly not only

continue to happen to

you but could happen to

others as well.

Today, as it should

FROM THE LEFT

The secret life of sexual harassment

Cheer: Every city in Lake and Sumter counties that has

gone to great expense and trouble to create holiday

spirit here.

Gary Clark Russ Sloan

See CLARK, B2 See SLOAN, B2

B2 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

OPINION

ANOTHER OPINION

FIRST AMENDMENT

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free

exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the

people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

It’s hard to say whether

the dysfunctional

state of American

diplomacy is more the

result of the president’s

mistrust of his secretary

of state, or the secretary

of state’s mismanage-

ment of his department.

The U.S. and the world

may be about to find out.

If Donald Trump

replaces Rex Tillerson

with someone he trusts

more — the president

is reportedly consider-

ing CIA director Mike

Pompeo — then the State

Department may have

more leeway to use the

instruments of soft power

that U.S. diplomacy needs

to succeed. But restoring

the department’s influ-

ence in Washington, and

strengthening Washing-

ton’s in the world, will

require a leader more

adept than Tillerson.

To be fair to Tillerson,

having Trump as your

boss is not easy. The pres-

ident’s incendiary tweets

have routinely contra-

dicted stated policy.

Trump’s outsourcing of

policy to family members

has left Tillerson fum-

bling for purchase in the

Middle East and else-

where. Trump’s initial

distrust of the nation’s

diplomatic establish-

ment was fanned by acts

of public resistance by

its rank-and-file. And

the department’s high

vacancy rate is partly

attributable to Tillerson’s

admirable resistance to

naming White House

loyalists.

But Tillerson can

count himself among his

own worst enemies. His

gung-ho prosecution

of the administration’s

ill-considered 30 per-

cent budget cut to his

department has alienated

employees and his sup-

porters in Congress. So

has his ill-defined plan for

reorganization.

If Tillerson is indeed

heading out the door,

whoever takes his place

needs to lead the depart-

ment, not decimate it.

Diplomacy is essential not

only to finding out what’s

going on beyond U.S.

borders, but to communi-

cating and advancing U.S.

policy around the globe.

ANOTHER OPINION

The State Department desperately needs a leader

“The crew of the

space shuttle

Challenger

honored us by the

manner in which they

lived their lives. We

will never forget them,

nor the last time we

saw them, this morn-

ing, as they prepared

for their journey and

waved goodbye and

‘slipped the surly bonds

of earth to touch the

face of God.’ “ — Ronald

Reagan, Jan. 28, 1986

“America was targeted

for attack because we’re

the brightest beacon for

freedom and opportu-

nity in the world. And no

one will keep that light

from shining. Today, our

nation saw evil, the very

worst of human nature,

and we responded with

the best of America.” —

George W. Bush, Sept.

11, 2001

“Here in Newtown, I

come to offer the love

and prayers of a nation.

I am very mindful that

mere words cannot

match the depths of

your sorrow, nor can

they heal your wounded

hearts. I can only hope

it helps for you to know

that you’re not alone

in your grief, that our

world, too, has been torn

apart, that all across this

land of ours, we have

wept with you. We’ve

pulled our children

tight.” — Barack Obama,

Dec. 16, 2012

“So I appreciate your

support and I know you

appreciate our support,

because our country

has really gone all out to

help. And it’s not only

dangerous, it’s expen-

sive, it’s everything.

But I consider it a great

honor, maybe because

I know so many people

from Puerto Rico that

are such great people.”

— Donald Trump, Oct 3,

2017

Some words about

words.

Once upon a time,

presidents used them as a

tool to lift us up when we

had been battered down.

When tragedy struck or

terrorists hit, when mas-

sacre came or the storm

swamped our lives,

they gave us words that

inspired, that pointed

the way up the rugged

incline toward hope.

Nor was it just in

sorrow that they did

this. In celebration and

commemoration, too,

we learned to wait to

hear what the president

had to say.

But that was then.

Of all the ways Donald

Trump has damaged this

country, arguably the

most subtle yet insidi-

ous is that he’s taught us

not to expect the chief

executive to say any-

thing of value. It is not

just that he is inelo-

quent, though he is. But

then, George W. Bush

was hardly known for

rhetorical finesse.

No, Trump’s problem

is that he has nothing

to say. And the more he

says, the more obvious

that becomes.

He is the proverbial

empty vessel making

the most noise. Asked to

empathize or analyze, he

throws out a confetti of

words, verbal chaff that

distracts but says noth-

ing. When cornered, he

tries to hide his empti-

ness behind a veneer of

inscrutability meant to

sound like confidence.

Last week, for

instance, came fright-

ening news of North

Korea’s latest missile

launch. Not to worry,

said Trump. “This situa-

tion will be handled.”

Meaning what,

exactly?

Meaning nothing,

that’s what.

“I’m very highly

educated,” Trump

once bragged. “I know

words. I know the best

words.” Actually, he

seems to know maybe

a few hundred words,

most of them self-con-

gratulatory superlatives,

schoolyard insults and

primary-colors emo-

tions: biggest, best,

loser, bad, sad.

As language, it is dish-

water. One can’t help

but look back with long-

ing on Obama’s polish,

Reagan’s folksiness,

even Bush’s malaprop-

isms. Politics aside, they

understood that a presi-

dent’s words must speak

to something noble in us,

remind us of what it is

we’re trying to be.

That knowing recedes

a little more every

time Trump opens his

mouth. Every time he

speaks, our expecta-

tions of the presidency

are diminished, perhaps

irretrievably.

And that’s a sorrow for

which there are, ironi-

cally enough, no words.

FROM THE LEFT

Trump's an empty vessel

with nothing to say

Rarely has the idiom

“virtue is its own

reward” looked

better than it does in

light of the sex scandals

sweeping the nation. The

so-called “prudishness,”

of a previous generation

and the respect most

men were once taught to

have for women — and

which Hugh Hefner and

his disciples of “free

love” mocked — are

looking better with

each passing day.

Conservatives have

been told they can’t

impose their morality

on others, so how is its

opposite working out

for individuals and the

culture?

Washington Post col-

umnist Christine Emba

writes, “...now could be

the time to reintroduce

virtues such as prudence,

temperance, respect and

even love.”

“What’s love got to

do with it?” asked Tina

Turner? Everything.

If you love somebody

or something — from

institutions, to people —

you are bound to treasure

them, as opposed to what

you dislike, don’t respect

and treat like a disposable

item that is useful for the

moment, but is discarded

when it has served your

purpose.

Who decided tradi-

tional virtues were no

longer viable and should

not be taught to school-

children? Was a study

conducted that found

young people were being

damaged from learning

how to live and respect

one another? Were they

expected to catch these

virtues on their own

without guidance from

elders? If so, why do we

teach table manners, not

interrupting when some-

one else is talking, sharing

and many other things to

counter what our lower

nature doesn’t teach us?

The idea behind virtue

being its own reward is

that people who pursue

virtue enjoy a layer of

protection from the sins

now being exposed in so

many, from Washing-

ton to Hollywood and in

between. People who are

faithful to their spouses

in marriage, honest in

their financial deal-

ings, respected for their

character and integrity

in public and in private

don’t have to worry about

being “embarrassed

and ashamed,” as Sen.

Al Franken said of his

behavior toward some

women.

Former Secretary of

Education William J. Ben-

nett published “The Book

of Virtues” in 1993. It is a

collection of moral tales

designed to instruct us on

the benefits of virtue and

the consequences of its

opposite.

The chapter titles

reveal a list of ancient

truths that seem increas-

ingly scarce in modern

society. They include

some of the things

Ms. Emba notes we

are missing in today’s

culture: Self-discipline,

Responsibility, Courage,

Honesty, Loyalty and

Faith. Question: Would

anyone argue these

virtues have exceeded

their “sell-by” date? It

turns out that living by

one’s own moral code,

or none at all, has been a

disaster for individuals

and for the nation.

In the introduction to

his book, Bennett writes

of the necessity of reach-

ing “the inner part of the

individual, to the moral

sense.” Today, he writes,

“We speak about values

and the importance to

‘have them,’ as if they

were beads on a string or

marbles in a pouch. But

these stories speak of

morality and virtues, not

as something to be pos-

sessed, but as the central

part of human nature, not

as something to have, but

as something to be, the

most important thing to

be.”

In the train wreck of

our present culture, we

are witnessing the failure

over the last 50 years to

instruct and discipline our

children in ways that as

adults they are more likely

to embrace the values

that can lead to a virtuous

life. Why did we expect

any other outcome after

mostly abandoning these

virtues? If you penalize

and discourage virtuous

things you will get less

virtue; conversely, if you

subsidize and encourage

virtue, you will get more

of it.

The scandals playing

out in newspapers and

on TV speak to this. The

question now is will we

“repent,” as the Scrip-

tures advise, and seek a

new path which, in fact, is

a very old path that leads

to a more virtuous life, or

continue down the cur-

rent path which leads to

destruction?

FROM THE RIGHT

It's time for the return of virtue

be, there is an uproar

over what’s happening.

However, people in loft

positions are continually

allowed to get by with

their actions. I am very

disappointed that words

are not being turned into

action. Donald Trump

was alleged to have

harassed 15 different

women and yet 59 per-

cent of women voted for

him. He bragged about

walking up to women

and groping and kissing

them, because he could.

When we allow anyone

to blatantly brag about

harassment of women,

elect them and allow

them to remain in office,

we fail as citizens to do

our job.

Further, we have an

alleged pedophile run-

ning for the U.S. Senate

and women are support-

ing him. The governor,

a woman, says that she

believes the women but

will vote for Roy Moore

anyway.

There can be no two

ways about this prob-

lem. If in fact we want

to change this mental-

ity, we must do our part

to stop it. As someone

stated, “If you see some-

thing, say something.”

I go further: When

you see something, do

something.

A message can be sent

throughout the country

by doing two things. First,

voters of Alabama need to

say, “no more” and make

sure an alleged pedo-

phile is not elected to the

Senate. Second, remove

those from power who

have harassed people,

starting at the top.

Sexual harassment is

taking place from the

highest office to the mom

and pop shops across

the country. No one

should have to toler-

ate this abuse in fear of

their job or anything

else. It has been accept-

able behavior and people

look the other way.

Every individual must

be treated in a respect-

ful manner, treated as a

professional in their work

environment and most

importantly, they have

an obligation to report

and act against those that

sexually harass them or

anyone else.

The Secret of sexual

harassment needs to be

exposed, and actions

must be taken to show

that it will no longer be

tolerated in our society

to anyone, anywhere or

anytime.

CLARK

From Page B1 billion more than previ-

ously thought. What a

shock! The sad fact about

the high speed rail effort is

the high probability that it

will be a further economic

drain in its operational

deficits. I did write both

the California High Speed

Rail Authority as well

as the U.S. Department

of Transportation and

asked one simple ques-

tion: How do you defend

hundreds of miles of rail

from a terrorist attack?

No reply. Imagine what

would happen to rider-

ship if there were one or

two successful attacks on

their rail system? It was

wise, in my opinion, for

our Governor, Rick Scott,

to reject the high speed

rail proposal to connect

Orlando and Tampa.

Believe it would have

been a huge waste of tax

dollars.

Perhaps the biggest

misuse of California tax

dollars is the money they

have spent on illegal

aliens in the goods and

services provided to

them. California tax-

payers spend about $25

billion a year on approxi-

mately 3 million illegal

aliens. While some tax

revenue is recaptured

from illegal aliens it

would not match the tax

income derived from

legal Americans filling

most of those same jobs.

With Governor Brown

signing a bill making

California a sanctuary

state, the cost to his tax-

payers will only grow. I

see little difference in the

Democrats in California

defying federal immi-

gration laws than when

Democratic governors

tried to defy federal

desegregation laws.

Liberalism has put

California in a terrible

fiscal situation, causing

the state to be known as

Taxafornia, barely trailing

New York as the state

with the highest taxes.

Whether it’s the folly of

high speed rail , declaring

itself a sanctuary state,

its tremendous expendi-

tures on illegal aliens, the

massive underfunding of

public employee retire-

ment and health care

programs or its legaliza-

tion of recreational use

of marijuana, California

taxpayers will continue to

pay an escalating amount

of tax dollars to support

liberalism.

America, take note:

California is the picture

window by which we can

see the results of liber-

alism run amuck! Like

British Prime minister

Margaret Thatcher

once said about Social-

ism, “The problem with

Socialism is when you

run out of other people’s

money.”

The same holds true for

California and its liberal

agenda, high taxes and

staggering debt.

SLOAN

From Page B1

Leonard Pitts

Cal Thomas

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 B3

TRAVEL Tom McNiff, editor

352-365-8250

tom.mcniff@dailycommercial.com

By Katherine Rodeghier

Chicago Tribune (TNS)

‘No, Pete, turn here.”

Navigating a pon-

toon boat through

the maze of islands off the

southwest coast of Florida

turns out to be nothing like

sailing on the Great Lakes.

Our friend, Pete, has done the

latter for decades, but finding

our way to Keewaydin Island

dumbfounds us all.

The boat-rental guy said

it would be easy. Just follow

the map, he said.

But with beer in hand and

the map spread on his lap,

my husband, Bill, directs

Pete down one wrong chan-

nel after another.

Then the guys do what

guys are loath to do. They

ask for directions.

“Sure,” a fellow boater

replies. “Just follow us.”

Our day on Keewaydin

Island became a highlight

of a week. We had several

more as the four friends

who graduated high school

together 50 years ago set off

with their wives to share in

camaraderie and experience

what Marco Island, Naples

and the Florida Everglades

have to offer 60-something

vacationers like us.

Aside from renting a house

on Marco Island through a

local rental management

company, we didn’t do much

planning, choosing instead

to wing it. Over evening

cocktails or morning coffee,

we’d discuss activities for

the next day or two. Meals

weren’t a problem. One of

the guys loves to cook but

hates the beach. While the

rest of us were off sunning,

he hit the grocery stores and

laid out feast after feast.

A few jabs on a smart-

phone search engine led

us to “Dr. Beach,” univer-

sity professor Stephen P.

Leatherman, and his annual

list of top 10 U.S. beaches.

One on his 2015 list, Delnor-

Wiggins Pass State Park, is

just north of Naples.

A mangrove forest takes

up 80 percent of the park’s

199 acres. We picked our

way through the thicket,

ducking around sea grapes,

and stepped onto a milelong

stretch of gorgeous white

sand. We could have rented

paddleboards or kayaks, but

nah, sitting in beach chairs

next to a cooler seemed just

our style. Some ventured

into the surf; others strolled

the shore. Shelling on this

narrow barrier island rivals

that of Sanibel Island, we

were told, so we picked up a

few specimens.

Another day, another

beach, this one closer to our

rental and quite a contrast to

the wilds of Delnor-Wiggins.

A wall of high-rise hotels and

condos line much of the Gulf

of Mexico on Marco Island,

and while the beach is tech-

nically open to all, finding

parking can be a problem.

County-owned Tigertail

Beach, on the north end, has

a paid lot, restrooms and an

overpriced cafe.

The beach sits on a tidal

lagoon facing Sand Dollar Spit.

Getting to the surf and nicer

sand on the Gulf side means

taking a long walk to where

this slender spit of sand meets

the mainland. Before Hur-

ricane Irma hit in September,

beachgoers had the option

of wading across the lagoon,

hoisting beach bags and cell-

phones overhead. Nasty Irma

moved some sand around so

now the current has become

too strong for safe wading.

One of the gals was ada-

mant about seeing alligators,

so we began looking for

likely spots.

The word “swamp” put off

three of the guys, so a small

contingent ventured into

the outback 30 minutes east

of Naples to the Audubon

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctu-

ary. After slathering on bug

repellent, we set off on a

2.25-mile boardwalk that

winds through a fraction of

this 13,000-acre wilderness.

Alligators poked their snouts

through water lettuce, one

poised to pounce on an

egret. We saw Florida red-

belly turtles, an anhinga bird

and a pig frog, or so we geeks

discerned from the booklet

we bought in the gift shop.

The sanctuary encompasses

the largest virgin bald cypress

forest in the world, span-

ning 700 acres. Some of these

trees, cousins of redwoods,

sprouted five centuries ago.

The gardener among us

seemed more interested in

smaller flora, like blue pick-

erelweed and the strangler fig

sending its tentacles around

the trunk of a pine tree.

We made the guys who

stayed behind feel bad

enough to agree to an excur-

sion to the Everglades, or

perhaps it was the prospect

of racing across the water on

an airboat. Even grown men

in their golden years can be

little boys at heart.

Calling the Everglades a

swamp doesn’t do it justice.

This complex ecosystem has

pine forests, sawgrass prai-

ries and mangrove estuaries.

We didn’t have to enter the

national park, which covers

just a fifth of this wilder-

ness, to enjoy it. Everglades

City had a kitschy collection

of airboat operators hawk-

ing their tours on gaudy

road signs. Captain Jack’s

speedy, twisty thrill ride

through mangroves sent

hair horizontal on those of

us who still have some. We

saw gators and held one at an

animal sanctuary that was

part of the package.

Boomer buddies become

kids again, unwind on

Florida’s southwest coast

H igh in Switzerland,

the mighty Alps

seem to shout the

glory of God. Up here, the

Christmas season fills a

winter wonderland with

good cheer. I’ll never forget

the holiday I spent in the

village of Gimmelwald

in mountainous central

Switzerland, where old

traditions remain strong.

In Swiss villages like

this, home windows serve

as life-size Advent calen-

dars— and like the paper

calendar counterparts, one

newly decorated Advent

window is lit up every eve-

ning in a different house,

building excitement as

Christmas approaches.

The debut of an Advent

window often comes with

a party. Under a cold sky—

brittle stars reflecting off

the snow, the moon inside

a halo— the village gathers.

Hot mulled wine is ladled

from a steaming caul-

dron over a fire— serving

as a magnet for the gang.

Keeping hands warm and

conversation flowing, the

Gluhwein stokes the party.

Local sausages are held like

big cigars, or wrapped in

fresh bread. Men take logs

the size of a four-foot chunk

of telephone pole, cut the

end into a point, and plant

them upright in the snow.

Coated with tar, they’re set

ablaze, torches to light and

warm the occasion. In the

distance, under flickering

torchlight, children ride

old-time wooden sleds,

going up and down, up and

down.

This time of year, kids

receive a visit from Sami-

chlaus— that’s Swiss

German for St. Nicho-

las— and his black-clad

henchman, Schmutzli.

This traditionally hap-

pens on St. Nicholas Day,

December 6, but the duo

can arrive at any time,

traveling through villages

on a sure-footed donkey.

When Samichlaus knocks

on the door, frightened but

excited kids answer. Sami-

chlaus consults his big book

of sins— co-authored by

village parents— and does

some light-hearted moral-

izing. Schmutzli stands by

as a menacing enforcer, his

sack handy so he can take

away the naughty children

and eat them later. Then

Samichlaus asks the kids to

earn a little forgiveness by

reciting a poem. After the

poems and assurances that

the children will reform,

Samichlaus allows them to

reach deep into his bag for

a smattering of tangerines,

nuts, gingerbread, and other

treats.

Another treat for children

is the visit to the forest to

find the perfect Christmas

tree— traditionally cut and

decorated on December 24.

My friends Olle, Maria and

their children invite me to

go along for the ride. We

gather our gear and set out,

riding the gondola ski lift

high above the village.

From the top of the lift

we take off: the children

shrieking with glee on their

old-time wooden sleds,

me shooshing on my snow

bike— gingerly at first but

gradually gaining in confi-

dence— while Olle follows

on the big sleigh. Arriving at

a rustic one-room hut, we

step into a time-warp 1950s

world.

While some stay to

prepare our meal, those of

us on the tree expedition

lash on snowshoes and set

out dragging the empty

sleigh. After a long walk, we

begin the search. Olle gives

the trunk a good shake. As

the snow cascades off, the

children debate the tree’s

merits.

Finally, all agree that we

had found our tree. It’s cut

and lashed to the sleigh

and then we trudge trium-

phantly back to the cabin for

our hot and tasty reward.

The windows are sweating,

the fondue is ready and we

gather around the table for a

meal that exemplifies good

living in the Alps.

For the Swiss, a com-

munal pot of melted-cheese

fondue is purely a winter

specialty, served with a

sprightly Swiss white wine

called Fendant. With bellies

full, we light our torches

and zip down the moun-

tain with our tree back into

Gimmelwald.

The tree is decorated with

real candles, kept upright

by dangling ornamental

counterbalances, attached

and lit with long tapers.

Gimmelwald’s pine houses,

with open beams, seem

ready to go up in flames, but

locals are confident. While

the candles burn, presents

are opened. The tree stays

up until after Christmas, as

candles are lit all over again

on New Year’s Eve— for

good luck.

A classic Christmas

dinner comes with boiled

ham, cheesy scalloped pota-

toes, walnut cake and finely

decorated gingerbread

cookies. If the family is

religious, they’ll often have

a Bible that has been in the

family for generations.

Tonight in Switzerland,

the grandfather completes

the celebration by read-

ing the Gospel story: “And

while they were there, she

brought forth her firstborn

son, and wrapped him in

swaddling clothes, and laid

him in a manger, because

there was no room in the

inn. And suddenly there

was a multitude of angels

proclaiming: ‘Glory to God

in the highest, and on Earth

peace and goodwill to all

people.’” Hearing the time-

less tale that has brought

together so many cultures

for so many centuries,

I’m struck by the beauty

of this remarkably Swiss

celebration.

Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.

com) writes European travel

guidebooks and hosts travel

shows on public television

and public radio. Email him

at rick@ricksteves.com and

follow his blog on Facebook.

RICK STEVES’ EUROPE

Christmas in Switzerland

is a peak experience

Rick Steves

The Swiss village of Gimmelwald, under a blanket of snow, is a

picturesque place for winter festivities.

With nearly eight miles of beach, Keewaydin Island is a remote hideaway only accessible by boat. The

barrier island lies between Marco Island and Naples, Florida. [KATHERINE RODEGHIER/CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS]

Everglades City, Florida, is the Stone Crab Capital of the World. Crab

claws are served in restaurants in season, mid-October to mid-May.

Captain Jack’s Airboat Tours careen through mangroves outside

Everglades City, Fla. [KATHERINE RODEGHIER/CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS]

B4 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

OURSCHOOLS Tom McNiff, editor

352-365-8250

tom.mcniff@dailycommercial.com

By Imani Williams

Correspondent

Two Lake County Schools

students were recognized by the

State Board of Education and

the Education Commissioner

Pam Stewart at the State Board

of Education meeting last week.

The students were selected for

demonstrating perseverance

through challenging times,

maintaining an academic focus

on meeting educational goals

and committing to achieve their

personal best.

Their inspirational stories,

which led to each of them

receiving the Commissioner’s

Leadership Award, were shared

in part with the audience at the

meeting.

Gisselle Martinez-Perez, a

senior at Umatilla High School,

arrived in the United States when

she was 5 years old. Through

the ESOL (English for Speakers

of Other Languages) program,

she became bilingual and began

excelling in education.

When Gisselle was in middle

school, her brother became

paralyzed on one side of his

face and deaf in one ear. Gis-

selle took on the responsibility

of helping her brother through

therapy and assisting him with

daily tasks.

Last year, Gisselle’s family

experienced the loss of her

uncle who was murdered while

shopping at a convenience store

back home in Mexico. Although

she is struggling to deal with the

loss, Giselle is still fighting to

secure a successful academic

future for herself.

She was inducted into the

Advanced Placement Acad-

emy last year and is currently

enrolled in four Advanced

Placement courses. Her GPA

is 4.8 weighted and a 4.0

unweighted. She has served

as the Spanish Club treasurer

and was recently elected as

President of the Spanish Club.

She serves her school and

community in numerous other

capacities and has completed

222 community service hours.

Her teachers describe her as

“highly motivated to succeed

at whatever task is set before

her.” Currently ranked fourth

in her class, Gisselle is expected

to continue as a stellar student

and an example of hard work

and perseverance.

Tyreana Andre is a senior

at Tavares High School. She

arrived in Tavares after her

freshman year of high school

in Broward County.

Born to a young mother and

raised by her grandparents,

Tyreana said she was not ini-

tially focused on her education.

In an essay on her upbringing,

Tyranea wrote that she was

immersed in what was cool

and popular instead of her stud-

ies. Her lack of focus led her to

repeat her 9th grade year after

her family relocated to Tavares.

She welcomed the new start.

“I endured many trials and

tribulations, but by the grace

of God I made it through,”

she wrote. Tyreana credits her

grandparents for doing their

best to nurture her in becoming

well-rounded so she could beat

the odds. She is now has a 3.0

GPA and is looking forward to

enrollment in Florida Agricul-

tural and Mechanical University

(FAMU) in the fall.

“My academic failure and

my ability to overcome it has

shaped me into a very resilient

young woman,” she wrote in

her essay. “I’m good at making

mistakes, but I’m phenomenal

at fixing them.”

Umatilla, Tavares seniors recognized

Two Lake County Schools students were recognized by the State

Board of Education and the Education Commissioner Pam Stewart at

the State Board of Education meeting last week. Gisselle Martinez-

Perez, pictured with the board, is a senior at Umatilla High School.

Currently ranked 4th in her class, Gisselle is expected to continue

as a stellar student and an example of hard work and perseverance.

[SUBMITTED]

Two Lake County Schools students were recognized by the State

Board of Education and the Education Commissioner Pam Stewart

at the State Board of Education meeting last week. Tyreana Andre,

pictured with the board, is a senior at Tavares High School. “I

endured many trials and tribulations, but by the grace of God I made

it through,” she says. [SUBMITTED]

Lake County Public Schools

LEESBURG — The City of

Leesburg and Beacon College,

a Leesburg institution that is

the first accredited college in

the U.S. that awards bach-

elor’s degrees exclusively to

students with learning dis-

abilities, recently presented

$1,000 to neighboring Rimes

Early Learning and Literacy

Center. The money will be

used for student attendance

incentives. Attendance

Works, an organization that

works nationally to reduce

chronic absences in school,

says attending school regu-

larly helps children feel better

about school and themselves

and research shows that good

attendance can boost aca-

demic performance.

Partners in education

By Sherri Owens

Lake County Public Schools

Communication Officer

For those who want to become

a teacher but aren’t sure how

to get started, an information

session is scheduled for 5 to

6:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the Lake

County Schools district office,

located at 201 W. Burleigh Blvd.

in Tavares.

The path to teaching is dif-

ferent for every person, and

understanding how to become

certified can be confusing.

Quiana Peterson, the district’s

instructional recruitment part-

ner, organized the session. It

is to be the first in a three-part

series designed to explain the

process for becoming a teacher

and answer questions in hopes

of recruiting new teachers to

the district. Participants will

learn the different pathways to

becoming a teacher and discover

the resources, training and sup-

port available to help them.

Part II, in January, will help

participants sharpen their skills

and Part III, later in the in the

year, will focus on getting con-

nected to a school and principal.

It’s the second year for the

event. Eight participants from

last year’s event were hired by

schools in Lake.

“Recognizing that many of

our middle and high school

teachers are career changers

and enrollment into education

programs at colleges and uni-

versities has been on the decline,

these sessions are providing vital

assistance to our schools and

those who feel called to teach,”

Peterson said.

Registration is required to

attend. To learn more about

the event and to register, go to

www.lake.k12.fl.us/infosession.

Become

a Teacher

info session

Dec. 6

By Sherri Owens

Lake County Schools Com-

munications Officer

Ask nearly any Lake

County Schools teacher or

administrator what should

be happening in classrooms

across the district, and most

will zero in on authentic lit-

eracy, which is making sure

students are reading, writ-

ing, thinking and talking

about what they are learn-

ing in every class every day.

Reading, writing, thinking

and talking — it’s a mantra

Chief of Transformation

Emily Weiskopf, Ed.D.,

repeats many times a day.

It’s catching on, having

become part of the common

language among educators

and others at the district.

But it’s not enough for

teachers and leaders to talk

the talk, they also have to

walk the walk — literally.

That’s the thinking behind

the learning walks taking

place in Lake schools this

year. Classroom observa-

tions are nothing new, but

what administrators are

looking for in classrooms has

changed with the emphasis

on authentic literacy.

Learning walks were the

focus of Weiskopf’s meet-

ings last week with school

principals and district

administrators. She met with

different groups over three

days to discuss exactly how

authentic literacy should

function in the classrooms.

Students seated qui-

etly in rows listening to a

teacher lecture doesn’t cut

it anymore.

“Try being the student

who gets lectured to for

seven hours and never

gets to talk,” Weiskopf

said to the group. “That’s

excruciating.”

She suggested shifting from

straight lectures to incorpo-

rating the Five Minute Rule,

where the teacher talks for

five minutes at a time, allow-

ing three-minute breaks each

time so students can process

what they just heard by talk-

ing, writing, sharing and

comparing.

Weiskopf recommended

a similar tweak to the stan-

dard approach of a teacher

standing at the front of the

classroom asking questions

and choosing students to

verbally fill in the blanks

with their answers. That’s

not the kind of engagement

that creates critical think-

ers, problem solvers and

strong communicators, she

said. There should be more

student-to-student conver-

sations where they challenge

each other’s thinking.

She also discourages the

practice of asking students

to copy notes from a white

board or PowerPoint presen-

tation. Instead, she wants

to see more modeling and

instruction on how to take

notes effectively.

These are a few of the

changes that can transform

teaching and learning in

Lake and ensure students

graduate college and/or are

career ready, which is the

ultimate goal and responsi-

bility of every Lake schools

employee, Superintendent

Diane Kornegay has said.

Quiana Peterson, the district’s

instructional recruitment

partner, leads a session at last

year’s Become a Teacher event.

[SUBMITTED]

The City of Leesburg and Beacon College recently presented $1,000 to neighboring Rimes Early

Learning and Literacy Center. The money will be used for student attendance incentives. [SUBMITTED]

Director of Professional Learning and Leadership Amy Cockcroft

takes notes during a learning session for school principals

and district administrators. Lake County is making changes to

transform teaching and learning and make it more dynamic for

students. [SUBMITTED]

City of Leesburg,

Beacon College provide

student attendance

incentives

Leaders use learning walks to transform learning

Lake County Schools

students awarded for

achieving against odds

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 C1

SPORTS

FOOTBALL | C5

CUTLER

RETURNS

AS MIAMI

SEEKS WIN

FOOTBALL | C5

WINSTON

RETURNS

FOR BUCS

VS PACKERS

Paul Jenkins, Sports editor

352-365-8204

paul.jenkins@dailycommercial.com

By Paul Newberry

The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Shaking off a

blowout loss to Auburn just

three weeks ago, Jake Fromm

threw two touchdown passes

and No. 6 Georgia made its bid

for a spot in the College Foot-

ball Playoff with a 28-7 victory

over the No. 4 Tigers in the

Southeastern Conference

championship game Saturday.

Auburn (10-3) was the

hottest team in the coun-

try, rolling into Atlanta after

wins over Georgia and then-

No. 1 Alabama in its last three

games. But the Tigers were

stymied by two crucial turn-

overs, a blocked field goal and

a Georgia team eager to make

up for its embarrassing 40-17

defeat on the Plains.

Nick Chubb, Sony Michel

and freshman D’Andre Swift

provided a much more effec-

tive running game for Georgia

than the first meeting, which

opened up things for the fresh-

man quarterback. Fromm

completed 16 of 22 passes for

183 yards, including a 2-yard

touchdown to Isaac Nauta

in the second quarter and a

6-yarder to Terry Godwin

with just over 13 minutes

remaining that essentially

sealed Georgia’s victory.

The Bulldogs claimed their

first SEC title since 2005 and

capped an impressive rise in

Kirby Smart’s second season

as coach. Georgia went 8-5

a year ago, but Nick Saban’s

former defensive coordinator

No. 6 Georgia routs No. 4 Auburn 28-7

Georgia running

back Nick Chubb

(27) breaks the

tackle of Auburn

linebacker

Darrell Williams

(49) during the

second half of

the Southeastern

Conference

championship

NCAA college

football game,

Saturday in Atlanta.

[JOHN BAZEMORE /

ASSOCIATED PRESS]

By Joe Reedy

The Associated Press

ORLANDO — Central Flor-

ida needed another shootout

to keep its unbeaten season

alive. And when it was over

the Knights found out their

coach won’t be around much

longer.

It has been quite a couple of

weeks for UCF, but all things

considered, the Knights

probably could not have gone

much better.

In one of the wildest FBS

conference championship

games ever, the 12th-ranked

Knights captured the Ameri-

can Athletic Conference title

with a 62-55 victory over

No. 16 Memphis in double

overtime.

It is the UCF’s third AAC

crown in the past five years

and comes eight days after it

won the East Division with a

49-42 win over South Florida

in Orlando.

The crazy game was quite

possibly the last at UCF for

coach Scott Frost. Less than

two hours after it was over,

the second-year coach and

former Nebraska quarterback

was announced as the Corn-

huskers’ next coach.

UNBEATEN SEASON

Central Florida head coach Scott Frost holds the winning trophy after defeating Memphis in the American

Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday in Orlando. Central Florida won

in overtime 62-55. [JOHN RAOUX / ASSOCIATED PRESS]

UCF captures AAC title over Memphis in 2 OTs

By Doug Ferguson

The Associated Press

NASSAU, Bahamas —

Charley Hoffman handled

the blustery conditions for

a five-shot lead in the Hero

World Challenge as Tiger

Woods fell 10 shots behind.

The wind was the stron-

gest it has been all week at

Albany Golf Club, and it

showed in the scores Satur-

day. Hoffman had a 2-under

70 that matched the best

score of the day, and only

three other players broke par.

The wind also took the

air out of any hopes that

Woods, playing for the first

time in 10 months following

a fourth back surgery, would

get into the mix at his holi-

day tournament. Instead, he

was blown away early and

battled late for a 75.

Woods opened with four

bogeys in seven holes. He

went 11 consecutive holes

without hitting a green.

He didn’t have a birdie

putt on four of the par 5s

he played. And he didn’t

make a birdie until the 14th

green, removing his cap to

acknowledge the crowd and

holding up a finger to indi-

cate his first birdie.

“It’s ridiculous it took me

14 holes to make a birdie,”

Woods said. “At that time,

I’d already played four par

5s and nothing happened.

Just one of those days.

Anything I did right ended

up in a bad spot, and then

everything I did wrong, it

was really bad.”

Hoffman hit his share,

sending his tee shot far right

into the bushes on a sand

dune right of the 10th fair-

way. He took a penalty drop

onto a sandy path and wound

up with a double bogey that

brought a half-dozen players

back into the mix.

But not for long.

Hoffman closed with

three birdies over his last

five holes, including the

18th hole for the second

straight day. That put him

at 14-under 202.

Ho man builds

5-shot lead as

Woods fades

By Bob Ferrante

The Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE — What

distractions?

Cam Akers and Jacques

Patrick each ran for 100 yards

and two touchdowns as FSU

won its third straight game to

secure a bowl bid with a 42-10

win over ULM on Saturday.

It’s the first time this season

FSU had a pair of 100-yard

rushers in the same game and

helped overcome the distrac-

tions of the week after coach

Jimbo Fisher bolted for Texas

A&M and Odell Haggins was

named interim coach.

Patrick ran for 155 yards and

Akers added 117 yards, both

with 19 carries, as the Semi-

noles (6-6) accumulated 305

rushing yards.

“All of the credit goes to

our football players,” said

Haggins, who is in his 24th

season at FSU. “It’s not about

me being named the interim

football coach. It’s about

those kids. They didn’t quit.”

Haggins played at FSU from

1986-89 and was an All-

American defensive tackle as a

senior. The 50-year-old Hag-

gins was promoted to interim

head coach on Friday.

“When people say he really

bleeds garnet and gold, he

really bleeds garnet and gold,"

Florida State secures bowl-eligibility with rout of ULM

Florida State wide receiver D.J. Matthews (29) makes his ﬁ rst

touchdown catch in front of Louisiana Monroe cornerback Marcus

Hubbard during the ﬁ rst half of an NCAA college football game in

Tallahassee on Saturday. [MARK WALLHEISER / ASSOCIATED PRESS]

See GEORGIA, C6

See UCF, C6

See FLORIDA, C6

See GOLF, C6

C2 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

SCOREBOARD

HOW TO REACH US

Paul Jenkins, Sports Editor

Email: paul.jenkins@dailycommercial.com

Phone: 352-365-8204

SPORTS RESULTS

Schools or coaches can report game results by calling

352-365-8204. Submissions also can be emailed to

sports@dailycommercial.com. Results submitted after

9:30 p.m. may not appear in the next day’s edition of

the Daily Commercial.

SPORTS ON TV

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2 p.m.

ESPN2 — Tulane at North Carolina

ESPNU — UCF at Alabama

4 p.m.

BTN — Northwestern at Purdue

ESPN2 — Seton Hall at Louisville

4:30 p.m.

FS1 — Nebraska at Michigan St.

6 p.m.

BTN — Rutgers at Minnesota

ESPNU — Tennessee at Georgia Tech

6:30 p.m.

FS1 — Coppin St. at Georgetown

8 p.m.

BTN — Maryland at Illinois

SEC — Dayton at Mississippi St.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ESPN — College Football Playoff/Bowl selection show

COLLEGE SOCCER

Noon

ESPNU — NCAA Women’s College Cup, ﬁ nal, Stanford-

South Carolina winner vs. Duke-UCLA winner, at

Orlando

GOLF

11 a.m.

GOLF — Hero World Challenge, ﬁ nal round, at Albany,

Bahamas

1 p.m.

NBC — Hero World Challenge, ﬁ nal round, at Albany,

Bahamas

HOCKEY

4 p.m.

NBCSN — Women, Canada at United States, at St. Paul,

Minn.

NBA BASKETBALL

3:30 p.m.

FS-Florida — Orlando at New York

7 p.m.

NBA — San Antonio at Oklahoma City

9:30 p.m.

NBA — Houston at L.A. Lakers

NFL FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Indianapolis at Jacksonville

FOX — Tampa Bay at Green Bay

4:25 p.m.

FOX — Carolina at New Orleans

8:20 p.m.

NBC — Philadelphia at Seattle

RUGBY

2 p.m.

NBCSN — English Premiership, Harlequins vs. Saracens

(same-day tape)

SKIING

5 p.m.

NBC — FIS World Cup, Men’s Giant Slalom, at Beaver

Creek, Colo. (same-day tape)

6:30 p.m.

NBCSN — FIS World Cup, Women’s Super G, at Lake

Louise, Alberta (same-day tape)

SOCCER

8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, Bournemouth vs.

Southampton

9:30 a.m.

FS1 — Bundesliga, Hertha Berlin vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

11 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, Manchester City vs. West

Ham

Noon

FS1 — Bundesliga, Wolfsburg vs. Borussia

Monchengladbach

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Noon

SEC — Duke at South Carolina

2 p.m.

FS1 — Stanford at Baylor

SEC — Oklahoma St. at Mississippi St.

4 p.m.

ESPN — Jimmy V. Classic, Notre Dame at UConn

SEC — Texas at Georgia

8 p.m.

ESPNU — West Virginia at Texas A&M

SPORTS BRIEFS

LAKE LOUISE, ALBERTA

Mikaela Shiffrin races to ﬁ rst WC downhill victory

U.S. slalom star Mikaela Shiffrin raced to her first

World Cup downhill victory Saturday at Lake Louise.

Racing in her fourth career downhill, the 22-year-

old Olympic and world slalom champion finished in

1 minute, 27.55 seconds to edge Germany’s Viktoria

Rebensberg by 0.13 seconds.

The defending World Cup overall champion won a

slalom last week in Vermont. She extended her over-

all lead over Rebensburg to 149 points. Rebensburg

won the first two World Cup giant slalom races of

the season.

The Associated Press

PRO FOOTBALL

NFL

All times Eastern

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EAST W L T Pct PF PA

New England 9 2 0 .818 325 220

Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 224 260

N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 228 257

Miami 4 7 0 .364 174 289

SOUTH W L T Pct PF PA

Tennessee 7 4 0 .636 242 269

Jacksonville 7 4 0 .636 269 168

Houston 4 7 0 .364 283 285

Indianapolis 3 8 0 .273 195 300

NORTH W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 9 2 0 .818 258 193

Baltimore 6 5 0 .545 236 187

Cincinnati 5 6 0 .455 199 215

Cleveland 0 11 0 .000 166 289

WEST W L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 6 5 0 .545 272 236

L.A. Chargers 5 6 0 .455 249 202

Oakland 5 6 0 .455 225 261

Denver 3 8 0 .273 197 280

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EAST W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 10 1 0 .909 351 191

Dallas 6 6 0 .500 286 284

Washington 5 7 0 .417 272 314

N.Y. Giants 2 9 0 .182 172 267

SOUTH W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 8 3 0 .727 322 222

Carolina 8 3 0 .727 248 207

Atlanta 7 4 0 .636 265 230

Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 223 262

NORTH W L T Pct PF PA

Minnesota 9 2 0 .818 271 195

Detroit 6 5 0 .545 294 264

Green Bay 5 6 0 .455 232 261

Chicago 3 8 0 .273 177 252

WEST W L T Pct PF PA

L.A. Rams 8 3 0 .727 329 206

Seattle 7 4 0 .636 266 212

Arizona 5 6 0 .455 203 278

San Francisco 1 10 0 .091 187 284

WEEK 13

Thursday’s Game

Dallas 38, Washington 14

Today’s Games

Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Denver at Miami, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

L.A. Rams at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m.

PRO BASKETBALL

NBA

All times Eastern

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L PCT. GB

Boston 19 4 .826 —

Toronto 14 7 .667 4

Philadelphia 12 9 .571 6

New York 11 10 .524 7

Brooklyn 8 13 .381 10

Southeast Division W L PCT. GB

Washington 12 10 .545 —

Miami 11 11 .500 1

Orlando 9 14 .391 3½

Charlotte 8 13 .381 3½

Atlanta 4 17 .190 7½

Central Division W L PCT. GB

Cleveland 15 7 .682 —

Detroit 14 7 .667 ½

Milwaukee 11 9 .550 3

Indiana 12 11 .522 3½

Chicago 3 18 .143 11½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L PCT. GB

Houston 17 4 .810 —

San Antonio 15 7 .682 2½

New Orleans 11 11 .500 6½

Memphis 7 14 .333 10

Dallas 5 17 .227 12½

Northwest Division W L PCT. GB

Portland 13 9 .591 —

Denver 12 9 .571 ½

Minnesota 13 10 .565 ½

Utah 12 11 .522 1½

Oklahoma City 9 12 .429 3½

Paciﬁ c Division W L PCT. GB

Golden State 17 6 .739 —

L.A. Clippers 8 12 .400 7½

L.A. Lakers 8 13 .381 8

Phoenix 8 15 .348 9

Sacramento 7 15 .318 9½

Friday’s Games

Golden State 133, Orlando 112

Washington 109, Detroit 91

Toronto 120, Indiana 115

Miami 105, Charlotte 100

Oklahoma City 111, Minnesota 107

Sacramento 107, Chicago 106

San Antonio 95, Memphis 79

Utah 114, New Orleans 108

Saturday’s Games

Boston 116, Phoenix 111

Dallas 108, L.A. Clippers 82

Atlanta 114, Brooklyn 102

Detroit at Philadelphia, late

Memphis at Cleveland, late

Sacramento at Milwaukee, late

L.A. Lakers at Denver, late

New Orleans at Portland, late

Today’s Games

Orlando at New York, 3:30 p.m.

Golden State at Miami, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games

New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Golden State at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Phoenix at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.

PRO HOCKEY

NHL

All times Eastern

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 25 17 6 2 36 90 65

Toronto 27 17 9 1 35 98 82

Boston 24 12 8 4 28 66 68

Montreal 27 12 12 3 27 68 85

Detroit 26 10 11 5 25 73 80

Ottawa 24 9 9 6 24 74 81

Florida 25 10 13 2 22 73 85

Buffalo 26 6 16 4 16 55 89

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Columbus 26 17 8 1 35 76 62

New Jersey 25 15 6 4 34 80 75

N.Y. Islanders 25 15 8 2 32 94 82

Pittsburgh 27 14 10 3 31 78 90

N.Y. Rangers 26 14 10 2 30 87 78

Washington 26 14 11 1 29 76 80

Carolina 24 10 9 5 25 69 75

Philadelphia 26 8 11 7 23 70 81

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Winnipeg 26 16 6 4 36 89 71

St. Louis 26 17 8 1 35 87 70

Nashville 25 15 7 3 33 79 73

Dallas 25 14 10 1 29 74 72

Chicago 25 12 9 4 28 79 67

Minnesota 25 12 10 3 27 76 76

Colorado 24 12 10 2 26 77 75

Paciﬁ c Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Los Angeles 27 16 8 3 35 82 60

Vegas 25 15 9 1 31 87 80

San Jose 24 14 8 2 30 63 52

Calgary 25 14 10 1 29 73 76

Vancouver 26 12 10 4 28 73 76

Anaheim 26 11 11 4 26 70 79

Edmonton 26 10 14 2 22 71 87

Arizona 28 6 18 4 16 66 101

2 points for a win, 1 point for OT loss. Top three

teams in each division and two wild cards per

conference advance to playoffs.

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers 5, Carolina 1

Columbus 4, Anaheim 2

Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 0

Ottawa 6, N.Y. Islanders 5

San Jose 2, Florida 1

Winnipeg 7, Vegas 4

Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1

New Jersey 2, Colorado 1

Saturday’s Games

Boston 3, Philadelphia 0

St. Louis at Minnesota, late

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, late

Detroit at Montreal, late

Columbus at Washington, late

Toronto at Vancouver, late

San Jose at Tampa Bay, late

Florida at Carolina, late

Anaheim at Nashville, late

New Jersey at Arizona, late

Chicago at Dallas, late

Edmonton at Calgary, late

Today’s Games

Los Angeles at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Vegas, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games

San Jose at Washington, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Calgary, 9 p.m.

GOLF

PGA TOUR

HERO WORLD CHALLENGE

Saturday’s leaders at Albany Golf Club, Nassau,

Bahamas; Purse: $3.5 million. Yardage: 7,309;

Par: 72 (36-36)

Third Round

Charley Hoffman 69-63-70—202

Justin Rose 68-68-71—207

Jordan Spieth 68-67-72—207

Francesco Molinari 69-68-71—208

Rickie Fowler 67-70-72—209

Patrick Reed 72-66-71—209

Matt Kuchar 67-70-72—209

Hideki Matsuyama 71-66-72—209

Tommy Fleetwood 66-69-74—209

Kevin Chappell 68-70-74—212

Tiger Woods 69-68-75—212

Justin Thomas 69-70-74—213

Alex Noren 73-69-74—216

Dustin Johnson 68-72-76—216

Kevin Kisner 70-72-75—217

Daniel Berger 75-73-70—218

Henrik Stenson 70-71-77—218

Brooks Koepka 71-78-72—221

EUROPEAN TOUR/

AUSTRALASIAN TOUR

AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday’s leaders at RACV Royal Pines Resort,

Gold Coast, Australia; Purse: $1.14 million.

Yardage: 7,364; Par: 72 (36-36)

Third Round

Jordan Zunic, Australia 66-69-64—199

Cameron Smith, Australia 68-67-67—202

Adam Bland, Australia 66-66-71—203

David Bransdon, Australia 69-71-66—206

Marc Leishman, Australia 67-65-74—206

Greg Chalmers, Australia 68-66-73—207

Sergio Garcia, Spain 67-71-70—208

Jack Wilson, Australia 71-70-68—209

Lucas Herbert, Australia 68-73-68—209

Jake McLeod, Australia 72-71-67—210

Rod Pampling, Australia 70-72-68—210

Marcus Armitage, England 74-68-68—210

Sean Crocker, United States 69-71-70—210

Richard Green, Australia 72-67-71—210

Curtis Luck, Australia 73-66-71—210

Wade Ormsby, Australia 71-67-72—210

Joachim B. Hansen, Denmark 69-69-72—210

Harold Varner III, United States 71-66-73—210

Oliver Farr, Wales 71-70-70—211

Andrew Dodt, Australia 71-70-70—211

Hugo Leon, Chile 72-71-69—212

Jack Munro, Australia 75-67-70—212

Thomas Detry, Belgium 71-68-73—212

Daniel Nisbet, Australia 67-72-73—212

Peter Senior, Australia 67-71-74—212

Brett Rankin, Australia 68-69-75—212

Rhein Gibson, Australia 68-67-77—212

Ryan Haller, Australia 70-72-71—213

Travis Smyth, Australia 69-73-71—213

Mike Weir, Canada 73-69-71—213

Jason Scrivener, Australia 72-70-71—213

Ryan Fox, New Zealand 75-67-71—213

Adri Arnaus, Spain 71-70-72—213

Nathan Kimsey, England 73-67-73—213

Kramer Hickok, United States 70-69-74—213

Mark Brown, New Zealand 69-73-72—214

Nathan Holman, Australia 72-67-75—214

James Nitties, Australia 68-69-77—214

Taylor Macdonald, Australia 71-72-72—215

Jamie Arnold, Australia 72-71-72—215

Stephen Dartnall, Australia 68-74-73—215

Samuel Brazel, Australia 72-70-73—215

Junseok Lee, Australia 72-70-73—215

Michael Hendry, New Zealand 70-72-73—215

Rory Bourke, Australia 69-72-74—215

Matt Jones, Australia 71-69-75—215

Alexander Knappe, Germany 72-71-73—216

Jarryd Felton, Australia 74-69-73—216

Stuart Manley, Wales 71-72-73—216

Chase Koepka, United States 73-69-74—216

Josh Younger, Australia 69-72-75—216

Ryan Evans, England 70-71-75—216

Jack Singh Brar, England 74-69-74—217

Chris Hanson, England 71-71-75—217

Adrian Meronk, Poland 70-71-76—217

Jason Norris, Australia 70-71-76—217

Josh Geary, New Zealand 69-71-77—217

Dale Brandt-Richards, Australia 69-74-75—218

Damien Jordan, Australia 73-70-75—218

James Marchesani, Australia 72-71-75—218

Christopher Wood, Australia 70-73-75—218

Andrew Martin, Australia 69-73-76—218

Kim Koivu, Finland 70-72-76—218

Daniel Im, United States 71-71-76—218

Ben Eccles, Australia 71-71-76—218

Luo Xuewen, China 71-69-78—218

Birgir Hafthorsson, Iceland 74-69-76—219

Michael Long, New Zealand 70-73-76—219

Michael Wright, Australia 67-76-76—219

Daniel Fox, Australia 76-67-76—219

Lincoln Tighe, Australia 72-70-77—219

Matthew Millar, Australia 73-68-79—220

Michael Sim, Australia 70-73-78—221

Johan Edfors, Sweden 74-69-78—221

Samuel Eaves, Australia 72-71-80—223

EUROPEAN TOUR/ASIAN TOUR/

SUNSHINE TOUR

AFRASIA BANK MAURITIUS OPEN

Saturday’s leaders at Heritage Golf Club, Bel

Ombre, Mauritius; Purse: $1.19 million. Yardage:

6,987; Par: 71 (35-36)

Third Round

Arjun Atwal, India 62-70-68—200

Louis de Jager, South Africa 66-67-67—200

Dylan Frittelli, South Africa 67-66-68—201

Miguel Tabuena, Philippines 66-68-67—201

Jose-Filipe Lima, Portugal 68-66-69—203

Romain Langasque, France 67-69-67—203

Justin Walters, South Africa 68-66-69—203

Ricardo Gouveia, Portugal 68-68-68—204

Laurie Canter, England 67-66-72—205

Oliver Bekker, South Africa 67-67-71—205

Joel Stalter, France 67-68-70—205

Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa 67-68-71—206

Mark Williams, Zimbabwe 69-66-71—206

Darren Fichardt, South Africa 70-66-70—206

Matthieu Pavon, France 69-68-69—206

George Coetzee, South Africa 67-71-68—206

Shiv Kapur, India 69-69-68—206

Haydn Porteous, South Africa 69-71-66—206

Ockie Strydom, South Africa 71-69-66—206

Doug McGuigan, South Africa 69-71-66—206

Also

Casey O’Toole, United States 68-72-68—208

Paul Peterson, United States 70-69-70—209

Jason Knutzon, United States 67-73-72—212

Jarin Todd, United States 68-69-76—213

Johannes Veerman, United States 69-72-75—216

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Q-SCHOOL

Friday’s leaders at TPC Scottsdale (Champions

Course), Scottsdale, Ariz.; Purse: $200,000

Yardage: 6,943; Par: 71

Final

(x-won on ﬁ rst playoff hole)

x-Tom Byrum, $25,000 69-69-61-66—265

Tommy Tolles, $25,000 65-65-69-66—265

Kent Jones, $18,000 68-66-68-64—266

Tim Petrovic, $16,000 68-62-65-72—267

Ken Tanigawa, $0 70-64-63-70—267

Brian Henninger, $14,000 61-69-67-72—269

Gibby Gilbert III, $8,500 67-69-66-68—270

Neal Lancaster, $8,500 63-71-69-67—270

Rafael Gómez, $5,533 63-72-65-71—271

Russ Cochran, $5,533 68-66-73-64—271

Mark Walker, $5,533 63-69-72-67—271

Jim Carter, $4,800 68-67-70-67—272

James Kingston, $4,800 72-66-65-69—272

David McKenzie, $4,800 69-66-66-71—272

Guy Boros, $4,800 68-66-65-74—273

Keith Clearwater, $4,800 67-66-69-71—273

Geoffrey Sisk, $4,800 66-70-69-68—273

Magnus P. Atlevi, $4,800 73-68-65-68—274

Greg Kraft, $4,800 66-68-71-69—274

Paul Claxton, $2,500 70-69-65-71—275

Jeff Gallagher, $2,500 70-66-71-68—275

Ted Tryba, $2,500 70-68-69-68—275

Peter Lonard, $2,500 71-71-63-71—276

Shaquill Mongol, $2,500 74-64-68-70—276

Jim Roy, $2,500 69-69-70-68—276

Jim Rutledge, $2,500 73-66-69-68—276

Lance Ten Broeck, $2,500 70-62-71-73—276

Tom Werkmeister, $2,500 72-67-71-66—276

Peter Baker, $2,500 69-68-69-71—277

Jay Don Blake, $2,500 69-72-67-69—277

Steve Jurgensen, $2,500 75-68-67-67—277

Miguel A. Martin, $2,500 73-68-68-68—277

Phillip Price, $2,500 71-70-69-67—277

Roger Rowland, $2,500 68-72-67-70—277

Brian Cooper, $0 72-69-70-67—278

Fran Quinn, $0 70-67-69-72—278

Bob Sowards, $0 74-66-67-71—278

Greg Bruckner, $0 68-68-70-73—279

Jeff Hart, $0 70-70-70-69—279

Clay Devers, $0 69-68-72-71—280

Sonny Skinner, $0 73-71-69-67—280

Jay Williamson, $0 69-74-71-66—280

Brian Wilson, $0 69-74-71-66—280

Scott Pieri, $0 70-68-71-72—281

John Riegger, $0 69-72-70-70—281

Jeff Roth, $0 68-69-71-73—281

Mark R. Brown, $0 73-72-67-70—282

Clark Dennis, $0 69-70-71-72—282

Steve Pate, $0 74-69-71-68—282

Jim Schuman, $0 73-69-70-70—282

Craig Bowden, $0 71-70-74-68—283

José Coceres, $0 72-69-73-69—283

Marion Dantzler, $0 72-71-70-70—283

Danny King, $0 73-70-66-74—283

Len Mattiace, $0 73-71-70-69—283

Mark Mielke, $0 72-68-72-71—283

Jeff Brehaut, $0 70-70-76-68—284

Gary Hallberg, $0 70-70-73-71—284

Eduardo Herrera, $0 70-71-72-71—284

Doug Rohrbaugh, $0 72-70-72-70—284

Don Bell, $0 71-73-69-72—285

Keith Huber, $0 72-72-72-70—286

Stephen Mondshine, $0 70-81-70-66—287

Chad Proehl, $0 72-72-72-71—287

Skip Kendall, $0 72-71-73-72—288

Dan Olsen, $0 73-71-73-71—288

Kevin Stone, $0 68-70-76-74—288

Frank Bensel, $0 73-73-70-73—289

John Elliott, $0 72-71-71-75—289

Timothy Bogue, $0 72-72-73-75—292

César Monasterio, $0 74-73-74-71—292

Steve Schneiter, $0 74-71-69-78—292

Sang-soo Lee, $0 75-72-72-75—294

Frank Apodaca, $0 83-71-73-73—300

David Carr, $0 76-76-78-75—305

SOCCER

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

PLAYOFFS

All times Eastern

Conference Semiﬁ nals (First Leg)

Eastern Conference

Oct. 30: Toronto 2, New York 1

Oct. 31: Columbus 4, New York City FC 1

Western Conference

Oct. 29: Vancouver 0, Seattle 0, tie

Oct. 30: Portland 0, Houston 0, tie

Conference Semiﬁ nals (Second Leg)

Eastern Conference

Nov. 5: New York Red Bulls 1, Toronto 0, Toronto

advances on away goals after 2-2 aggregate tie

Nov. 5: New York City FC 2, Columbus 0,

Columbus advances on aggregate 4-3

Western Conference

Nov. 2: Seattle 2, Vancouver 0, Seattle advances

2-0

Nov. 5: Houston 2, Portland 1, Houston advances

on aggregate 2-1

Conference Championships

(Home-and-home)

Eastern Conference

First leg

Nov. 21: Toronto 0, Columbus 0, tie

Second leg

Wednesday: Toronto 1, Columbus 0, Toronto

advances on 1-0 aggregate

Western Conference

First leg

Nov. 21: Seattle 2, Houston 0

Second leg

Thursday: Seattle 3, Houston 0, Seattle advances

on 5-0 aggregate

MLS Cup

Saturday, Dec. 9: Seattle at Toronto, 4 p.m.

ODDS

PREGAME.COM LINE

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Today

FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG

at New York Off Off Orlando

Golden State 10½ 217½ at Miami

at Minnesota Off Off LA Clippers

at Oklahoma City 4 199½ San Antonio

Houston 11½ 225 at LA Lakers

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Today

FAVORITE OPEN UNDERDOG

at Alabama 10½ UCF

at Mississippi State 7½ Dayton

at North Carolina 20 Tulane

Kansas State 2 at Vanderbilt

at Auburn 14½ George Mason

at Louisville 3½ Seton Hall

at Purdue 14 Northwestern

at Boise State 19½ Portland

at Michigan State 20 Nebraska

Stanford 4½ at Long Beach State

Tennessee 4 at Georgia Tech

at San Diego State 11½ Bradley

at Minnesota 14 Rutgers

Maryland 2½ at Illinois

at UCLA 20½ Detroit

Temple 11½ George Wash.

at Georgetown 25½ Coppin State

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Today

FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Chicago Off Los Angeles Off

at Winnipeg -150 Ottawa +140

at Las Vegas Off Arizona Off

at Colorado Off Dallas Off

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Sunday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Chicago 4½ 3 41 San Francisco

at Baltimore 2½ 3 43½ Detroit

at Atlanta 3½ 3 47 Minnesota

New England 8 9 48 at Buffalo

Denver 1 2 40 at Miami

at Tennessee 7½ 7 42½ Houston

at Jacksonville 10 10 40 Indianapolis

at Green Bay +2½ 2½ 45 Tampa Bay

Kansas City 3 3 43½ at N.Y. Jets

at New Orleans 3½ 5½ 48½ Carolina

at L.A. Chargers 11 13½ 44 Cleveland

L.A. Rams 6½ 7 44½ at Arizona

at Oakland 5½ 9 41½ N.Y. Giants

Philadelphia 5½ 5 47 at Seattle

Monday

Pittsburgh 6 4½ 43½ at Cincinnati

Updated odds available at Pregame.com

TRANSACTIONS

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA — Fined Los Angeles Clippers G Austin

Rivers $25,000 for directing inappropriate

comments toward a fan during a Nov. 30

game against Utah.

ATLANTA HAWKS — Recalled G Tyler Dorsey

from Erie (NBAGL).

LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Assigned C Ivica

Zubac to South Bay (NBAGL).

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Recalled F Ivan Rabb

from Memphis (NBAGL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Activated K

Travis Coons. Placed K Nick Novak on injured

reserve. Signed TE Braedon Bowman to the

practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DL

Geneo Grissom and WR Bernard Reedy

from the practice squad. Released DL Ricky

Jean Francois and OL Jason King. Signed DL

Marcus Hardison to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed TE Coby

Fleener on injured reserve. Waived DB

DeVante Harris. Signed CB Arthur Maulet

and TE Garrett Grifﬁ n from the practice

squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed WR Alshon

Jeffery to a four-year contract extension

through 2021.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DALLAS STARS — Recalled LW Curtis

McKenzie from Texas (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled D Jamie

McBain from Syracuse (AHL).

ECHL

READING ROYALS — Signed D Brad

Campagna. Loaned D Adam Comrie and Nick

Luukko to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

COLLEGES

NEBRASKA — Named Scott Frost football

coach.

NEW MEXICO — Announced offensive coordi-

nator Bob DeBesse and cornerbacks coach Al

Simmons will not be retained.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

PLAYOFF RANKINGS

WEEK 5

Team Record

1. Clemson 11-1

2. Auburn 10-2

3. Oklahoma 11-1

4. Wisconsin 12-0

5. Alabama 11-1

6. Georgia 11-1

7. Miami (Fla.) 10-1

8. Ohio State 10-2

9. Penn State 10-2

10. Southern California 10-2

11. Texas Christian 10-2

12. Stanford 9-3

13. Washington 10-2

14. Central Florida 11-0

15. Notre Dame 9-3

16. Michigan State 9-3

17. Louisiana State 9-3

18. Washington State 9-3

19. Oklahoma State 9-3

20. Memphis 10-1

21. Northwestern 9-3

22. Virginia Tech 9-3

23. Mississippi State 8-4

24. North Carolina State 8-4

25. Fresno State 9-3

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee

will issue weekly rankings each Tuesday, with the

ﬁ nal rankings being announced Sunday (noon

EST). The playoff semiﬁ nals will match the No.

1 seed vs. the No. 4 seed, and No. 2 will face No.

3. The semiﬁ nals will be hosted at the Rose Bowl

and Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2018. The champion-

ship game will be played on Jan. 8 at Atlanta.

THE AP TOP 25 POLL

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college

football poll, with ﬁ rst-place votes in parentheses,

records through Nov. 25, total points based on 25

points for a ﬁ rst-place vote through one point for

a 25th-place vote, and last week’s ranking:

RECORD PTS. LW

1. Clemson (27) 11-1 1,478 4

2. Oklahoma (24) 11-1 1,461 3

3. Wisconsin (10) 12-0 1,405 5

4. Auburn 10-2 1,374 6

5. Alabama 11-1 1,254 1

6. Georgia 11-1 1,246 7

7. Miami (Fla.) 10-1 1,119 2

8. Ohio State 10-2 1,112 8

9. Penn State 10-2 960 12

10. Texas Christian 10-2 956 10

11. Southern California 10-2 936 11

12. Central Florida 11-0 906 13

13. Washington 10-2 764 15

14. Stanford 9-3 693 20

15. Notre Dame 9-3 592 9

16. Memphis 10-1 582 17

17. Louisiana State 9-3 566 19

18. Oklahoma State 9-3 532 18

19. Michigan State 9-3 457 21

20. Northwestern 9-3 378 23

21. Washington State 9-3 328 14

22. Virginia Tech 9-3 298 24

23. South Florida 9-2 114 22

24. Mississippi State 8-4 88 16

25. Fresno State 9-3 57 —

Others receiving votes: NC State 56, San Diego

State 46, Louisville 16, Boise State 14, Toledo 13,

Michigan 12, Virginia 4, Missouri 3, FAU 2, Troy 1,

Kansas State 1, Iowa State 1.

THE AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE

All times Eastern

Friday’s Game

No. 11 Southern California 31, No. 14

Stanford 28, Pac-12 championship, at Santa

Clara, Calif.

Saturday’s Games

No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 7 Miami, ACC champi-

onship, at Charlotte, N.C., late

No. 2 Oklahoma 41, No. 10 Texas Christian

17, Big 12 championship, at Arlington, Texas

No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 8 Ohio State, Big Ten

championship, at Indianapolis late

No. 6 Georgia 28, No. 4 Auburn 7, SEC

championship, at Atlanta

No. 12 Central Florida 62, No. 16 Memphis

55, OT AAC championship

No. 25 Fresno State vs. Boise State, MWC

championship, late

SCHEDULE

Friday’s Game

FAR WEST

Pac-12 championship: Southern California

31, Stanford 28, at Santa Clara, Calif.

Saturday’s Games

SOUTH

AAC championship: Central Florida 62,

Memphis 55, 2OT

CUSA championship: Florida Atlantic 41,

North Texas 17

SEC championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7

Appalachian State 63, Louisiana-Lafayette 14

Coastal Carolina 28, Georgia Southern 17

FIU 63, UMass 45

Florida State 42, Louisiana-Monroe 10

Idaho 24, Georgia State 10

ACC championship: Clemson (11-1) vs.

Miami (10-1) at Charlotte, N.C., late

MIDWEST

MAC championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28

at Detroit

Big Ten championship: Ohio State (10-2) vs.

Wisconsin (12-0) at Indianapolis, late

SOUTHWEST

Big 12 championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17

at Arlington, Texas

Troy (9-2) at Arkansas State (7-3), late

SWAC championship: Alcorn State (7-4) vs.

Grambling State (10-1) at Houston, late

FAR WEST

South Alabama (4-7) at New Mexico State

(5-6), late

MWC championship: Boise State (9-3) at

Fresno State (9-3), late

Saturday, Dec. 9

EAST

Army (8-3) vs. Navy (6-5) at Philadelphia,

3 p.m

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

THE AP TOP 25 RESULTS/SCHEDULE

Friday’s Games

No. 13 North Carolina 85,. Davidson 73 at

Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.

No. 15 Gonzaga 91, No. 25 Creighton 74

Saturday’s Games

No. 1 Duke 96, South Dakota 80

No. 2 Kansas vs. Syracuse at American Airlines

Arena, Miami, late

No. 4 Villanova at Saint Joseph’s, late

No. 7 Kentucky 79, Harvard 70

No. 8 Wichita State 69, No. 16 Baylor 62

No. 10 Miami vs. Princeton, late

No. 21 Xavier 89, No. 11 Cincinnati 76

No. 14 Southern Cal at SMU, late

No. 18 Virginia 75, Lehigh 54

No. 20 Arizona State vs. San Francisco, late

No. 23 TCU vs. Yale, late

Today’s Games

No. 3 Michigan State vs. Nebraska, 4:30 p.m.

No. 5 Notre Dame vs. St. Francis (N.Y.), 2 p.m.

No. 12 Minnesota vs. Rutgers, 6 p.m.

No. 13 North Carolina vs. Tulane, 2 p.m.

No. 17 Louisville vs. Seton Hall, 4 p.m.

No. 24 Alabama vs. UCF, 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

THE AP TOP 25 RESULTS/SCHEDULE

Friday’s Game

No. 21 Oregon State 89, Nevada 49 at War

Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Hawaii

Saturday’s Games

No. 10 Oregon vs. Weber State, late

No. 15 Maryland 75, Akron 54

No. 17 South Florida 83, George Washington 78

No. 19 Missouri 81, New Orleans 45

No. 21 Oregon State vs. Utah State at War

Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Hawaii, late

No. 22 Michigan 86, LIU Broooklyn 49

Green Bay 63, No. 23 Marquette 55

No. 24 California at Santa Clara, late

Today’s Games

No. 1 UConn vs. No. 3 Notre Dame at the XL

Center, Hartford, Conn., 4 p.m.

No. 2 Texas at Georgia, 4 p.m.

No. 4 Louisville at South Dakota State, 3 p.m.

No. 5 South Carolina vs. No. 14 Duke, Noon

No. 6 Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State, 2 p.m.

No. 7 UCLA vs. UC Santa Barbara, 4:30 p.m.

No. 8 Ohio State vs. Maine, 1 p.m.

No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 16 Stanford, 2 p.m.

No. 11 West Virginia at No. 18 Texas A&M, 8 p.m.

No. 12 Tennessee vs. Alabama State, 2 p.m.

No. 13 Florida State vs. James Madison, 2 p.m.

No. 20 Kentucky vs. Tennessee Tech, 2 p.m.

No. 25 Villanova vs. Saint Joseph’s, 1 p.m.

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 C3

Tip of the week: According

to www.howtoﬁ shnetwork.

com, when bass are hiding,

your best option is to go into

stealth mode to try and catch

them. The best methods in

shallow water without scaring

the ﬁ sh too much are pitching

and ﬂ ipping. The key to suc-

cessful pitching and ﬂ ipping

is a long rod and the right soft

bait. Pitching is the easier of

the two, but not as precise as

ﬂ ipping.

1. Yankeetown/Waccasassa:

According to Jim Zaloga, the

sea trout have been biting in

Yankeetown. A lot of trout

were caught this week with

most anglers catching their

limit. Most of the trout are in

the 18-to-22-inch range. Live

shrimp under a Cajun Thunder

is still the most productive way

to catch them. Grouper trolling

also is doing especially well.

2. Crystal River/Homosassa:

Capt. William Toney said that

good week of ﬁ shing is on

the way. Full moon tides with

good weather should create an

excellent bite. Snook ﬁ shing is

good in the rivers. Most of the

ﬁ sh are on the small side but

there are plenty of numbers.

What Toney said he has found

interesting is that there are

a dedicated group of anglers

who are targeting dock snook

at night. Toney said he has

experienced this ﬁ shing over

on the east coast but now it’s

in his backyard. The trout bite

is good near Chassahowitzka

point on the north and south

side. Hard bottom with rock

grass are the areas to target.

Popping corks with a glow or

dark colored tail will get the

bite. There is more than one

angler ﬁ shing each, try with

a different color to see what

the trout want that day. The

redﬁ sh bite is scattered but

decent when you ﬁ nd them.

Incoming tide and jumping

mullet are what to look for.

Toney said he had the best luck

with live shrimp. The inshore

grouper bite is very good with

some keepers coming from

water as shallow as six feet.

Shallow diving plugs in gold

or purple are the best. Start

casting about 100 feet from the

structure because the grouper

will lay away from the rock

because of competition from

other ﬁ sh to feed on bait. Look

for incoming high tide this

weekend in the afternoon.

3. Withlacoochee: Capt. Bob

at Angler’s Resort on the

Withlacoochee River in Dun-

nellon reports that a couple

ﬁ shing in the river had some

success catching a nice bass

in the 4-and-a-half-pound

range. Other anglers also have

reported having some success

in the river, all using wild shin-

ers. There have been reports

of a few nice bass being

caught on wild shiners on Lake

Rousseau. Some crappie have

been taken on the lake, using

Missouri minnows. It’s always a

good time to practice catch and

release.

4. Orange Lake/Lochloosa: Gary

at Lochloosa Harbor reports

that pretty much everybody is

catching their limit of specks.

Most are coming in the morn-

ing, but those who have arrived

later also are doing well. No

one is talking much about bass

catches of late.

5. Ocklawaha River: Roger

Robins at Buck ‘N Bass Sports

Center reports that the Ock-

lawaha River and Rodman

Reservoir continue to produce

a lot of ﬁ sh, with some nice

bass and specks. Fishing below

the dam has been great with

bass, warmouth and specks.

Red wiggler worms have been

working great. Jiffy Jigs in

John Deere green and electric

chicken have produced some

nice specks along with Missouri

minnows.

6. Salt Springs: Roger Robbins

at Buck ‘N Bass Sports Center

reports that ﬁ shing on Lake

George, Lake Kerr and Wildcat

Lake have been producing

some nice bass. The bait of

choice has been wild shiners.

Junebug red and watermelon

red worms have work well also.

Salt Springs Run has produced

some bass and catﬁ sh, also.

The St John’s River on the south

side of Lake George and north

of the Astor bridge has been

good for bass and specks.

7. Forest Lakes: Fat Daddy’s

reports that ﬁ shermen are

catching speaks with regular-

ity, due in great part to the

recent drops in temperature.

Small minnows with jigs or

large minnows without jigs

have been the baits of choice.

Bass ﬁ shing has also been good

using shiners as bait.

8. Lake Weir: Fat Daddy’s

reports that specks have been

caught here in abundance.

Most are using either small

minnows with jigs or large min-

nows without jigs.

9. Harris Chain: No update.

10. Panasoffkee/Tsala: No

update.

11. Astor Park: Roger Rob-

bins at Buck ‘N Bass Sports

Center reports that several

bass weighing more than eight

pounds have been caught here

recently.

12. Ponce Inlet: According to

www.ﬂ oridasightﬁ shing.com,

the bite is still red hot in the

Mosquito Lagoon and near

New Smyrna Beach and Ponce

Inlet. Redﬁ sh have been biting

with regularity since Hurricane

Irma. Tours are ﬁ shing schools

of redﬁ sh every morning in

Mosquito Lagoon and wrapping

things up catching bunches of

spotted sea trout. There are

lots of snook and tarpon in the

deeper waters around New

Smyrna. Fishing is not going

slow down for a while, then

we’ll start to see baitﬁ sh thin-

ning out and the fall transition

taking place. Fishing for Mos-

quito Lagoon redﬁ sh has been

excellent the last couple of

weeks. Lower water levels have

the ﬁ sh schooled up big time

during the morning. Numerous

groups of 75-150 grouped up

ﬁ sh ranging between ﬁ ve and

10 pounds. Giant bull reds have

also been schooled up in both

lagoons for their annual spawn

with ﬁ sh in the 20-40 pound

range coming to the boat each

day recently. Summer and early

fall is prime time for catching

these trophy-sized redﬁ sh.

Live bait has been the ticket

with mullet, pinﬁ sh, pigﬁ sh all

catching plenty. Soft plastics,

plugs and spoons have worked

when throwing lures. The

speckled trout bite in Mosquito

Lagoon is still going strong.

It’s also picked up well in New

Smyrna Beach around oysters,

creek shorelines, and docks.

Live bait is producing around

15-to-20 trout each day. Many

are smaller keeper-sized ﬁ sh

with some big ones upwards

of seven or eight pounds.

Fishing for speckled trout will

remain like this until the cold

fronts start to roll through and

baitﬁ sh supplies run out in late

September. Fishing for snook n

New Smyrna Beach and Ponce

Inlet has been good around the

docks, bridges and shorelines.

However, it’s going to get even

better next month when cold

fronts start to get going and

baitﬁ sh begin their fall migra-

tion. Where snook are hanging

out now makes for tougher

ﬁ shing with heavy gear and

lots of lost ﬁ

sh or break-offs

but anglers are getting a fair

number of bites each time out.

FISHING REPORT

GAINESVILLEGAINESVILLE

OCALA

10 miles

Lake

Lochloosa

Rodman

Reservoir

OCALA

NATIONAL

FOREST

Lake

George

Lake

Delancy

Lake

Kerr

Sellers

Lake Lake

Dorr

Lake

Grifﬁn

Tsalsa

Apopka

Lake

Crystal

River

Homosassa River

Lake

Eustis

Little Lake Harris

Lake

Harris

Lake

Yale

Lake

Rousseau

Withlacoochee River

Waccasassa

Ponce de

Leon Inlet

Orange

Lake

Gulf of

Mexico

Atlantic

Ocean

Waccasassa

River

Yankeetown

New Smyrna Beach

Salt

Springs

GATEHOUSE MEDIA

Source: maps4news.com/©HERE

C4 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

WEEK 13

Thursday’s game

Cowboys 38, Redskins 14: Dak Prescott and Dallas got a

must-win, blowing out Washington in Arlington.

AST

eam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div

New England 9 2 0 .818 325 220 4-2-0 5-0-0 6-1-0 3-1-0 2-0-0

Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 224 260 4-1-0 2-4-0 4-3-0 2-2-0 1-1-0

N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 228 257 3-3-0 1-4-0 4-4-0 0-3-0 2-3-0

Miami 4 7 0 .364 174 289 2-3-0 2-4-0 3-4-0 1-3-0 1-2-0

OUTH

eam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div

ennessee 7 4 0 .636 242 269 4-1-0 3-3-0 6-4-0 1-0-0 3-1-0

acksonville 7 4 0 .636 269 168 3-2-0 4-2-0 7-2-0 0-2-0 2-1-0

Houston 4 7 0 .364 283 285 3-3-0 1-4-0 3-5-0 1-2-0 1-2-0

Indianapolis 3 8 0 .273 195 300 2-4-0 1-4-0 2-5-0 1-3-0 1-3-0

ORTH

eam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div

Pittsburgh 9 2 0 .818 258 193 4-1-0 5-1-0 6-1-0 3-1-0 3-0-0

Baltimore 6 5 0 .545 236 187 3-2-0 3-3-0 5-3-0 1-2-0 2-1-0

incinnati 5 6 0 .455 199 215 3-2-0 2-4-0 5-5-0 0-1-0 2-2-0

leveland 0 11 0 .000 166 289 0-6-0 0-5-0 0-9-0 0-2-0 0-4-0

EST

eam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div

Kansas City 6 5 0 .545 272 236 3-2-0 3-3-0 4-3-0 2-2-0 2-1-0

L.A. Chargers 5 6 0 .455 249 202 2-3-0 3-3-0 3-5-0 2-1-0 2-2-0

akland 5 6 0 .455 225 261 3-3-0 2-3-0 5-5-0 0-1-0 2-2-0

Denver 3 8 0 .273 197 280 3-3-0 0-5-0 2-6-0 1-2-0 2-3-0

AFC AT A GLANCE

UARTERBACKS

ame Att Com Yds TD Int

Brady, NE 408 279 3374 26 3

Rivers, LAC 388 241 2948 20 7

Rthlsbrgr, PIT 396 250 2948 20 12

l. Smith, KC 369 254 2873 19 4

McCown, NYJ 349 235 2549 17 8

D. Carr, OAK 343 222 2444 16 8

Dalton, CIN 324 201 2372 18 8

Brissett, IND 323 196 2368 9 5

Mariota, TEN 306 193 2273 9 12

Bortles, JAC 348 203 2244 12 8

USHERS

ame Att Yds Avg LG TD

Bell, PIT 252 981 3.9 27 5

K. Hunt, KC 184 890 4.8 69t 4

Fournette, JAC 187 765 4.1 90t 6

McCoy, BUF 192 758 3.9 48t 4

ordon, LAC 188 698 3.7 87t 5

. Miller, HOU 179 655 3.7 21 3

ollins, BAL 129 630 4.9 50 2

nderson, DEN144 585 4.1 40 2

ore, IND 161 571 3.5 21 3

rowell, CLE 145 554 3.8 27 2

ECEIVERS

ame No Yds Avg LG TD

. Brown, PIT 80 1195 14.9 51t 8

opkins, HOU 69 1004 14.6 72t 9

. Allen, LAC 67 927 13.8 50 4

ooks, NE 51 869 17.0 64t 5

. Green, CIN 53 809 15.3 77t 6

elce, KC 62 777 12.5 44 5

. Hilton, IND 38 740 19.5 80t 3

. Hill, KC 54 726 13.4 75t 4

nderson, NYJ 41 714 17.4 69t 7

rnkwski, NE 46 702 15.3 53t 7

PUNT RETURNERS

Name No Yds Avg LG TD

Cmpnro, BAL 15 221 14.7 77t 1

Mickens, JAC 15 164 10.9 63t 1

Tate, BUF 17 177 10.4 40 0

Amendola, NE 17 161 9.5 40 0

McKnzie, DEN 20 186 9.3 44 0

Jackson, TEN 22 204 9.3 46 0

T. Hill, KC 19 161 8.5 82t 1

Bnjamin, LAC 20 166 8.3 65t 1

Erickson, CIN 28 217 7.8 29 0

Peppers, CLE 24 144 6.0 25 0

KICKOFF RETURNERS

Name No Yds Avg LG TD

Pttrson, OAK 14 406 29.0 49 0

D. Lewis, NE 14 404 28.9 103t1

A. Hunt, KC 17 422 24.8 42 0

J. Grant, MIA 15 359 23.9 31 0

Bray, IND 18 430 23.9 60 0

Erickson, CIN 20 449 22.4 41 0

Tate, BUF 16 337 21.1 29 0

Jackson, TEN 19 393 20.7 48 0

SCORING

Touchdowns

Name TD Rush Rec Ret Pts

Gordon, LAC 9 5 4 0 54

Hopkins, HOU 9 0 9 0 54

A. Brown, PIT 8 0 8 0 50

Anderson, NYJ 7 0 7 0 42

Fournette, JAC 7 6 1 0 42

W. Fuller, HOU 7 0 7 0 42

Grnkwski, NE 7 0 7 0 42

Crabtree, OAK 6 0 6 0 38

FC STAT LEADERS

LOOKING AHEAD

A series of free,

outdoor concerts during

the 10-days leading up

to the Super Bowl will

include a Prince tribute

and plenty of Minnesota

ﬂavor.

Producers Jimmy

Jam and Terry Lewis

announced their concert

lineup for Super Bowl

Live on Friday.

The festival will

include a “Prince night”

where Sheila E., the

Revolution and Morris

Day & the Time will pay

tribute to the Purple

One.

The Associated Press

EAST

eam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div

Philadelphia 10 1 0 .909 351 191 6-0-0 4-1-0 8-0-0 2-1-0 4-0-0

Dallas 6 6 0 .500 286 284 3-4-0 3-2-0 5-4-0 1-2-0 3-1-0

ashington 5 7 0 .417 272 314 3-3-0 2-4-0 4-6-0 1-1-0 1-4-0

N.Y. Giants 2 9 0 .182 172 267 1-4-0 1-5-0 0-8-0 2-1-0 0-3-0

OUTH

eam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div

New Orleans 8 3 0 .727 322 222 4-1-0 4-2-0 6-2-0 2-1-0 2-0-0

Carolina 8 3 0 .727 248 207 3-2-0 5-1-0 4-3-0 4-0-0 2-1-0

tlanta 7 4 0 .636 265 230 3-2-0 4-2-0 6-1-0 1-3-0 1-1-0

ampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 223 262 3-2-0 1-5-0 2-5-0 2-2-0 0-3-0

NORTH

eam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div

Minnesota 9 2 0 .818 271 195 5-1-0 4-1-0 7-1-0 2-1-0 3-1-0

Detroit 6 5 0 .545 294 264 2-4-0 4-1-0 5-4-0 1-1-0 3-1-0

Green Bay 5 6 0 .455 232 261 3-3-0 2-3-0 4-4-0 1-2-0 2-2-0

Chicago 3 8 0 .273 177 252 2-4-0 1-4-0 1-8-0 2-0-0 0-4-0

EST

eam W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div

L.A. Rams 8 3 0 .727 329 206 4-2-0 4-1-0 5-3-0 3-0-0 2-1-0

eattle 7 4 0 .636 266 212 3-2-0 4-2-0 5-3-0 2-1-0 4-0-0

rizona 5 6 0 .455 203 278 3-2-0 2-4-0 3-5-0 2-1-0 2-2-0

an Francisco 1 10 0 .091 187 284 1-5-0 0-5-0 1-9-0 0-1-0 0-5-0

NFC AT A GLANCE

UARTERBACKS

Name Att Com Yds TD Int

Cousins, WAS 413 275 3289 21 8

Brees, NOR 373 266 3029 16 5

R. Wilson, SEA 411 256 3029 23 8

tafford, DET 395 247 3010 21 6

Goff, LA 361 223 2964 18 5

M. Ryan, ATL 361 244 2884 16 8

entz, PHL 354 213 2657 28 5

Keenum, MIN 330 218 2476 14 5

Prescott, DAL 369 232 2420 18 9

Manning, NYG 395 247 2411 14 7

RUSHERS

Name Att Yds Avg LG TD

Gurley, LA 204 865 4.2 36 8

Howard, CHI 199 847 4.3 53 5

Ingram, NOR 166 837 5.0 51 8

E. Elliott, DAL 191 783 4.1 30 7

Blount, PHL 137 658 4.8 68 2

Hyde, SNF 157 639 4.1 61 4

Kamara, NOR 77 546 7.1 74t 5

oleman, ATL 122 539 4.4 52 5

Darkwa, NYG 112 519 4.6 47 2

Freeman, ATL 116 515 4.4 44 5

RECEIVERS

Name No Yds Avg LG TD

u. Jones, ATL 66 1039 15.7 53 3

hielen, MIN 70 1005 14.4 65t 3

homas, NOR 70 805 11.5 33 2

Fitzgerald, ARI 72 780 10.8 37 4

M. Jones, DET 44 731 16.6 43t 8

R. Woods, LA 47 703 15.0 94t 4

dams, GBY 55 702 12.8 55t 7

Evans, TAM 51 702 13.8 41 4

ate, DET 63 698 11.1 45t 3

Baldwin, SEA 58 698 12.0 54 4

PUNT RETURNERS

Name No Yds Avg LG TD

Agnew, DET 22 370 16.8 88t 2

P. Cooper, LA 17 205 12.1 40 0

Barner, PHL 17 200 11.8 76 0

Sherels, MIN 20 205 10.2 46 0

Reedy, TAM 14 143 10.2 44 0

T. Taylor, SNF 19 185 9.7 39 0

Tr. Davis, GBY 14 134 9.6 33 0

Switzer, DAL 19 180 9.5 83t 1

Roberts, ATL 14 125 8.9 27 0

Cohen, CHI 20 155 7.8 21 0

KICKOFF RETURNERS

Name No Yds Avg LG TD

P. Cooper, LA 24 713 29.7 103t1

Switzer, DAL 18 469 26.1 61 0

Lockett, SEA 21 543 25.9 57 0

Cohen, CHI 17 413 24.3 46 0

Tr. Davis, GBY 18 405 22.5 34 0

Roberts, ATL 28 601 21.5 61 0

Williams, ARI 16 326 20.4 28 0

Bolden, SNF 16 324 20.2 34 0

SCORING

Touchdowns

Name TD Rush Rec Ret Pts

Gurley, LA 11 8 3 0 66

Kamara, NOR 9 5 4 0 56

E. Elliott, DAL 9 7 2 0 54

Graham, SEA 8 0 8 0 50

Ingram, NOR 8 8 0 0 48

Jeffery, PHL 7 0 7 0 48

M. Jones, DET 8 0 8 0 48

D. Adams, GBY 7 0 7 0 42

Agholor, PHL 7 0 6 0 42

Coleman, ATL 7 5 2 0 42

Ertz, PHL 7 0 7 0 42

NFC STAT LEADERS

GAME PREVIEWS For broadcast information on teams of area interest, check TV/radio listings.

Buccaneers (4-7)

at Packers (5-6)

When, TV: Sunday,

1 p.m. ET, Fox

Opening line: Buccaneers

by2½

Series record: Packers

lead 32-21-1

Last meeting: Packers

beat Buccaneers 20-3,

Dec. 21, 2014

Last week: Buccaneers

lost to Falcons 34-20;

Packers lost to Steelers

31-28

Notes: Buccaneers have

lost last two in series.

Vikings (9-2)

at Falcons (7-4)

When, TV: Sunday,

1 p.m. ET, Fox

Opening line: Falcons

by3½

Series record: Vikings

lead 18-11

Last meeting: Vikings

beat Falcons 20-10, Nov.

29, 2015

Last week: Vikings beat

Lions 30-23; Falcons

beat Buccaneers 34-20

Notes: Teams have split

two postseason games.

49ers (1-10)

at Bears (3-8)

When, TV: Sunday,

1 p.m. ET, CBS

Opening line: Bears by

4½

Series record: 49ers

lead 33-31-1

Last meeting: Bears beat

49ers 26-6, Dec. 4, 2016

Last week: 49ers lost to

Seahawks 24-13; Bears

lost to Eagles 31-3

Notes: QB Jimmy Garop-

polo makes ﬁrst start

since trade from New

England.

Lions (6-5) at

Ravens (6-5)

When, TV: Sunday, 1 p.m.

ET, Fox

Opening line: Ravens by

2½

Series record: Ravens

lead 3-1

Last meeting: Ravens beat

Lions 18-16, Dec. 16, 2013

Last week: Lions lost

Vikings 30-23; Ravens

beat Texans 23-16

Notes: Lions coach Jim

Caldwell was Ravens

offensive coordinator

2012-13.

Broncos (3-8)

at Dolphins (4-7)

When, TV: Sunday, 1 p.m.

ET, Fox

Opening line: Broncos by 1

Series record: Dolphins

lead 11-6-1

Last meeting: Broncos

beat Dolphins 39-36, Nov.

23, 2014

Last week: Broncos lost

to Raiders 21-14; Dolphins

lost to Patriots 35-17

Notes: Broncos are

holding opponents to 3.2

yards per rush, best in

NFL.

Colts (3-8) at

Jaguars (7-4)

When, TV: Sunday, 1 p.m.

ET, CBS

Opening line: Jaguars by 10

Series record: Colts lead

22-11

Last meeting: Jaguars

beat Colts 27-0, Oct. 22

Last week: Colts lost to

Titans 20-16; Jaguars lost

to Cardinals 27-24

Notes: Colts RB Frank

Gore needs 27 yards

rushing to pass Jerome

Bettis (13,662) for sixth

on NFL’s all-time list.

Texans (4-7) at

Titans (7-4)

When, TV: Sunday,

1 p.m. ET, CBS

Opening line: Titans by

7½

Series record: Titans

lead 16-15

Last meeting: Texans

beat Titans 57-14, Oct. 1

Last week: Texans lost

to Ravens 23-16; Titans

beat Colts 20-16

Notes: Texans have won

six of seven in series. ...

Texans coach Bill O’Brien

is 6-1 against Titans.

Chiefs (6-5)

at N.Y. Jets (4-7)

When, TV: Sunday,

1 p.m. ET, CBS

Opening line: Kansas

City by 3

Series record: Kansas

City leads 19-18-1

Last meeting: Chiefs bea

Jets 24-3, Sept. 25, 2016

Last week: Chiefs lost to

Bills 16-10; Jets lost to

Panthers 35-27

Notes: Both Chiefs and

Jets enter game having

lost ﬁve of last six.

Patriots (9-2)

at Bills (6-5)

When, TV: Sunday,

1 p.m. ET, CBS

Opening line: Patriots

by 8

Series record: Patriots

lead series 70-43-1

Last meeting: Patriots beat

Bills 41-25, Oct. 30, 2016

Last week: Patriots beat

Dolphins 35-17; Bills

beat Chiefs 16-10

Notes:: Patriots QB Tom

Brady is 26-2 vs. Buffalo

in games he plays more

than one half.

Browns (0-11) at

L.A. Chargers (5-6)

When, TV: Sunday,

4:05 p.m. ET, CBS

Opening line: Chargers

by 11

Series record: Chargers

lead 15-9-1

Last meeting: Browns

beat Chargers 20-17,

Dec. 24, 2016

Last week: Bengals beat

Browns, 30-16; Chargers

beat Cowboys, 28-6

Notes: Rematch of

Browns’ sole victory last

season.

Panthers (8-3)

at Saints (8-3)

When, TV: Sunday,

4:25 p.m. ET, Fox

Opening line: Saints by

3½

Series record: Panthers

lead 24-21

Last meeting: Saints

beat Panthers 34-13,

Sept. 24

Last week: Panthers

beat Jets 35-27; Saints

lost to Rams 26-20

Notes: Winner takes

over sole possession of

ﬁrst place in NFC South.

L.A. Rams (8-3)

at Cardinals (5-6)

When, TV: Sunday,

4:25 p.m. ET, Fox

Opening line: Rams by

6½

Series record: Cardinals

lead 38-37-2

Last meeting: Rams

beat Cardinals 33-0,

Oct. 22

Last week: Rams beat

Saints 26-20; Cardinals beat

Jaguars 27-24

Notes: Rams seeking

ﬁrst season sweep of

Cardinals since 2012.

N.Y. Giants (2-9)

at Raiders (5-6)

When, TV: Sunday,

4:25 p.m. ET, Fox

Opening line: Raiders

by5½

Series record: Raiders

lead 7-5

Last meeting: Giants

beat Raiders 24-20, Nov.

10, 2013

Last week: Giants lost to

Redskins 20-10; Raiders

beat Broncos 21-14

Notes: Giants won last

three in series.

Eagles (10-1) at

Seahawks (7-4)

When, TV: Sunday,

8:30 p.m. ET, NBC

Opening line: Eagles by

5½

Series record: Seahawks

lead 8-7

Last meeting: Seahawks

beat Eagles 26-15, Nov.

20, 2016

Last week: Eagles beat

Bears 31-3; Seahawks

beat 49ers 24-13

Notes: Seahawks have

won past three meetings.

Steelers (9-2) at

Bengals (5-6)

When, TV: Monday,

8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Opening line: Steelers

by 6

Series record: Steelers

lead 61-35

Last meeting: Steelers

beat Bengals 29-14, Oct. 22

Last week: Steelers beat

Packers 31-28; Bengals

beat Browns 30-16

Notes: Steelers have

won ﬁve straight and

eight of nine in rivalry.

By Mark Long

The Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE — The

Jacksonville Jaguars haven’t

lost consecutive games all

season.

If they’re going to stay in

the AFC playoff picture, they

can’t let it happen now.

The Jaguars (7-4) expect to

bounce back from their first

loss in six weeks when they

host the Indianapolis Colts

(3-8) today.

It’s far from a must-win

for the home team, but one

the Jaguars believe they

need to stay on track for the

franchise’s first postseason

berth in a decade.

It’s also the first of three

consecutive home games for

the Jaguars, a stretch that

could cement their playoff

position or leave them need-

ing help in the closing weeks.

“This is December foot-

ball now,” defensive end

Malik Jackson said. “You get

to the point where you’re in

the playoffs or you’re not. ...

These last five games are very

important. The next three are

important because they’re

home, but this next one is the

most important.”

The Colts have dropped

five of their past six and are

on the verge of elimination in

the AFC South.

“We’re not where we want

to be record-wise, but we feel

like we’re making progress

and headed in the right direc-

tion,” coach Chuck Pagano

said.

Pagano noted his team has

lost four games by four points

or fewer, all one-possession

games late in the fourth

quarter.

“We’re constantly rack-

ing our brains and doing

everything that we can do

as players and coaches to

try to figure the things out,”

Pagano added.

“You’ve got to play 60 min-

utes and you’ve got to finish.

... We’re learning some hard

lessons along the way.”

The Colts have played

better in the four games since

getting beat 27-0 by Jackson-

ville at home in late October.

The Jags finished with 518

yards, 10 sacks and their first

shutout since 2006.

They expect a much differ-

ent showing from the Colts in

the rematch.

“They’re rolling on offense.

They’re doing some great

things. They’re getting more

players involved,” Jaguars

cornerback A.J. Bouye said.

“We know what they’re

capable of. They don’t expect

for it to be like last time. Our

expectations are always high.

That’s no disrespect to any

other team. It’s just how can

we focus on ourselves and be

better than we were last week

in Arizona.”

Jacksonville lost 27-24 to

the Cardinals thanks partly

to Phil Dawson’s 57-yard field

goal with 1 second remaining.

The Jaguars finished with a

season-low 219 yards, includ-

ing 91 on the ground, and were

doomed by three turnovers

and several dropped passes.

Jaguars look to sweep Colts, remain in playo picture

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 C5

By Genaro C. Armas

The Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. —

The Green Bay Packers

are hoping to stay in the

playoff chase long enough

to potentially welcome

back Aaron Rodgers from

a collarbone injury.

The Tampa Bay Buc-

caneers just put two

starting offensive linemen

on injured reserve and

could be without starting

running back Doug Martin

because of a concussion.

They’re three games

under .500 and are a

longshot to get into the

postseason for the first

time since 2007.

A visit to Lambeau Field

today to face the desper-

ate Packers (5-6) does not

seem like the ideal time

for the last-place Bucca-

neers (4-7) to bring their

injured starting quarter-

back Jameis Winston back

from a shoulder injury.

Coach Dirk Koetter

decided otherwise this

week.

“Jameis is going to start

on Sunday. Any player

that is ever back practic-

ing, when have we ever

not done that?” Koet-

ter said. “When does a

player not come back and

(return to being) a starter

that week?”

Backup Ryan Fitzpat-

rick guided the team to a

2-1 record during Win-

ston’s absence. Winston

has thrown for least 328

yards four times this

season. Mike Evans is

one of the league’s top

receivers with 51 catches

for 702 yards and four

touchdowns.

It’s the third-best

passing attack in the NFL

(264.5 yards).

“Well, big-time weap-

ons. ... You just look at

the size and athletic abil-

ity of their perimeter

group,” Packers coach

Mike McCarthy said. “But

obviously a focal point for

us defensively.”

Green Bay is 1-5 since

Rodgers got hurt at Min-

nesota on Oct. 15. His

replacement Brett Hund-

ley showed progress

during a 31-28 road loss

to the Pittsburgh Steel-

ers last week.

But the Packers can’t

afford any more defeats

if they’re going to make a

ninth straight trip to the

postseason.

“We dug ourselves

into a hole ... It’s really

must-win at this point,”

receiver Davante Adams

said.

Rodgers return?

Rodgers was eligible

to start practicing this

week if he was cleared

medically. Even if that

happened, the earliest

that Rodgers would be

eligible to play would be

Week 15 against Carolina.

And if playoff hopes

continue to fade, the

Packers would be in a

position similar to the

Buccaneers this week in

deciding whether to bring

back a talented starting

quarterback so late in the

season.

For now, all the Pack-

ers can focus on is beating

Tampa Bay. They face

another winnable game

in Week 14 at Cleveland.

“I don’t have any ‘relax’

one-liners or ‘run the

table’ or whatever. I’ll

leave that up to Aaron,”

linebacker Clay Matthews

said.

“But we have to win

these next two and when

Aaron’s back at the helm,

we have a pretty good

squad. That’s the reality

of it.”

Coming and going

Winston’s return from

a three-game absence

coincides with the sea-

son-ending knee injuries

to center Ali Marpet

and right tackle Demar

Dotson. They were both

placed on injured reserve

this week.

But Koetter said there

is no greater risk for

Winston to damage his

shoulder than before his

initial injury, so he will

play.

“The player’s health

is always the No. 1 thing

for every football team,”

Koetter said. “But if a

player is at no more risk

than whatever the normal

risk is, and in the NFL that

is substantial, then they’re

going to play. That’s what

they’re paid to do.”

Packers face key game

By Steven Wine

The Associated Press

MIAMI — With the losses

mounting, Denver Broncos

coach Vance Joseph draws

on what he learned last year

from Adam Gase, hoping to

beat him.

The close friends and

former colleagues will be

reunited Sunday when

the bedraggled Broncos

play Gase’s downtrodden

Dolphins. The coaching

matchup might be the

most compelling aspect

of an otherwise unsightly

game between teams

trying to end season-

spoiling slumps.

The Broncos (3-8) have

lost seven in a row, their

longest skid in 50 years.

The Dolphins (4-7) have

lost five straight, their

worst stretch since 2011.

But Joseph remembers an

improbable turnaround by

Miami last year, when he

was defensive coordinator

under first-year head coach

Gase. And Joseph antici-

pates Gase’s best shot.

“Both teams are going

through some struggles

right now,” Joseph said.

“But I know him. He’s

tough, he’s smart and

he’ll figure it out — hope-

fully not Sunday.”

Here are things to know

about the two coaches and

their last-place teams:

REUNION:

Joseph said he

and Gase talk by phone a

couple of times a week.

They’ve known each

other since 2008, when

both were assistants with

the San Francisco 49ers,

and they’ve endured lots

of losing before.

That includes in 2016,

when Miami started 1-4

before rebounding to win

10 games.

“Being with Adam last

year was awesome,” Joseph

said. “We had adversity

and no one blinked. He

kept pushing, the team kept

pushing, and we made it out

of it. When you go through

those things with a person,

it makes you close, because

it was hard.”

The overachieving

Dolphins reached the play-

offs for the first time in

eight years despite losing

quarterback Ryan Tan-

nehill to a season-ending

injury. They won a succes-

sion of close games even

though Joseph’s defense

set a franchise record for

most yards allowed.

“Our guys loved him,

and he held those guys

accountable,” Gase said.

“Things didn’t always go

perfect for us, but he was

such a grinder and battler.

He kept those guys in the

right frame of mind to

help us push through.”

There are other ties

between the two sidelines.

Gase was an assistant for

the Broncos in 2009-14 and

stays in touch with some of

their players, who are well

aware of the Dolphins’ trib-

ulations this year.

“Goose, that’s my dude,”

Denver running back C.J.

Anderson said. “We text

a little bit throughout the

season. He’s highly upset

with some things.”

QB CAROUSEL: Both

teams have had trouble

scoring, in part because

of quarterback issues.

Jay Cutler, who has

pitched only two com-

plete games in the past six

weeks because of injuries,

will be back in the lineup

for Miami. Trevor Siemian

will be the third different

quarterback to start for

Denver in as many games.

“We just want to win,”

Siemian said. “We’re

starving for a win. We all

have something to prove.”

GIVEAWAY: Another

problem plaguing both

teams is turnovers. Denver

ranks next to last in the

NFL in turnover differen-

tial at minus-16. Miami is

third worst at minus-10.

Each team has thrown

15 interceptions, which is

tied for the league’s sec-

ond-highest total. And

both teams rank among

the worst in takeaways.

SEEKING A BREAK-

THROUGH: Dolphins center

Mike Pouncey called last

week’s game at New Eng-

land a must-win situation.

Miami lost 35-17, so what

does that make Sunday?

“This is another must

win,” Pouncey said. “We

need start with one win —

just get one, and then we

will have a tendency to

win a couple after that.

Play team football and get

back on track.”

Joseph agreed about the

need to find something

positive to build on.

“You’re hoping to get

one game that turns it,” he

said. “It’s a physical game,

but it’s also a mental game.

We haven’t won in a while,

so when adversity strikes

on game day, we have to

figure out a way to over-

come it mentally.”

Broncos, Dolphins try to snap streaks

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13)

catches a pass in front of New York Giants strong safety

Landon Collins (21) during a game on Oct. 1 in Tampa.

[AP PHOTO / PHELAN EBENHACK, FILE]

Miami Dolphins quarterback

Jay Cutler (6) looks to pass

during a game against the

Oakland Raiders on Nov. 5 in

Miami Gardens.

[AP PHOTO / LYNNE SLADKY, FILE]

C6 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

Justin Rose, an Albany

resident, had a 71 and

joined British Open

champion Jordan Spieth

(72) at 9-under 207.

Francesco Molinari of

Italy was another shot

behind.

“I got lucky on some tee

balls that didn’t find the

bushes and stayed in the

sandy areas and I was able

to sort of scrap it around,”

Hoffman said. “I’m going

to have to handle my

nerves a little better than

I did today”

Woods was under pres-

sure early. In his previous

two rounds of 69 and

68, he was under par

early in the round. This

one started with a tee

shot into the waste area,

an approach the wind

knocked down short of

the green and a chip that

was too strong, running

10 feet by and leading to

a bogey.

Even his good shots

didn’t work out for

him. Woods blistered a

3-wood from 278 yards

into the wind and saw it

run through the green

into a tough lie. His chip

didn’t reach the green.

His next chip ran 6 feet

by the hole and he missed

the par putt.

He bogeyed the next par

5 when he didn’t play for

a flyer out of the rough,

went well long and was

left in such a tough spot

that he played away from

the flag and his pitch went

through the green to the

fringe.

He already was 5 over

for his round through 10

holes, and he did well not

to drop any more shots

until he made a pair of

birdies late.

Woods began his round

by giving a hug to his

10-year-old daughter and

8-year-old son, who flew

over from Florida. Even

after a 75, he still managed

to look at the big picture.

He was hitting the ball

well, his back felt strong

and he at least feels as

though he can contend.

“I think overall, I’m

very happy with what’s

going on this week,”

Woods said. “There were

a lot of questions that I

had — I’m sure you guys

have had — and I feel like

I’ve come out on a good

side.”

GOLF

Continued from C1

insisted he was estab-

lishing a culture that

would return the team to

national prominence.

It happened in Year 2.

Georgia (12-1), which

was No. 6 in the latest

CFP standings, will

surely move into the top

four after its dominat-

ing performance against

the Tigers. Auburn was

ranked second in the CFP

poll but managed only 259

yards after piling up 488

in the Nov. 11 rout.

Swift, another impres-

sive Georgia freshman,

finished off the Georgia’s

rout by breaking loose for

a 64-yard touchdown run

with 10:34 remaining .

The Georgia line opened

up a huge hole through the

left side, receiver Javon

Wims made a key block on

the perimeter and Swift

dashed to the end zone

without being touched,

sending the Georgia fans

into a raucous celebration

that figured to go on well

into the night.

Swift rushed for 88

yards, Chubb had 77 and

Michel added 45. In the

first game, Chubb was

held to 27 and Michel 21

— the lowest outputs of

the season.

Auburn started out the

game like it was headed

for another big win.

The Tigers moved 75

yards in 10 plays, capped

by Jarrett Stidham’s

6-yard scoring pass to

Nate Craig-Myers. Early

in the second quarter,

Auburn pushed into posi-

tion to extend its lead,

facing second-and-6 at

the Georgia 14.

That’s when the game

suddenly turned.

Stidham dropped back

to throw, couldn’t find

anyone open and didn’t

sense Davin Bellamy

coming up behind him.

The Georgia linebacker

stripped the ball away and

Roquan Smith fell on it for

the Bulldogs at the 16.

Georgia drove the other

way for the tying score

and tacked on the first of

two field goals by Rodrigo

Blankenship for a 10-7

lead at the half.

Auburn wasted another

scoring opportunity in the

third quarter when Daniel

Carlson’s 31-yard field-

goal attempt was blocked

by DaQuan Hawkins-

Muckle. Then, trailing

13-7, another turnover on

the first play of the fourth

quarter finished off the

Tigers.

Kerryon Johnson, who

played despite an ailing

shoulder, was stripped

of the ball and Smith

scooped it up again at

the Auburn 39 , retain-

ing the spiked, Road

Warrior-style vest that

Georgia awards to play-

ers who take the ball away

from the other team, the

Dawgs’ version of the

turnover chain.

Fromm quickly guided

Georgia to another TD,

and the celebration was

on for the red and black.

GEORGIA

From Page C1

safety Derwin James

said. “He’s always about

the team. He recruited

me in the ninth grade.

He’s always been there.”

Haggins is FSU’s

first black head football

coach, and he picks up

his first career win as a

college head coach. He

was initially surprised

when athletics director

Stan Wilcox called to

ask him to take over in

the interim.

“I’m very honored,”

Haggins said. “Being

here for 24 years, I never

thought I would be in this

situation.”

FSU is now bowl-eli-

gible after picking up a

win over ULM in a game

that was postponed from

Sept. 9 due to Hurricane

Irma. The Seminoles

have extended their

streak of consecutive

bowl appearances to 36

seasons.

James Blackman com-

pleted 14 of 22 passes

for 197 yards, includ-

ing a 14-yard TD pass to

D.J. Matthews. Black-

man also had a pair of

interceptions.

Caleb Evans com-

pleted 26 of 43 passes,

including a 6-yard TD

pass to RJ Turner, for

ULM (4-8). Marcus

Green had eight recep-

tions for 106 yards.

But FSU stuffed the

Warhawks’ run, holding

ULM to just 38 yards on

22 carries.

“We actually moved

it a little bit in the first

half, couldn’t run the

ball, but we moved it a

little bit and had a couple

of chances,” ULM coach

Matt Viator said. “They

did a good job of holding

us.”

The takeaway

ULM: The Warhawks

had scored 50 or more

points four times this

season but were shut out

in the first half. ULM was

held to just 155 first-half

yards and finished with

300 yards (262 passing,

38 rushing).

FSU: The Seminoles

were desperate for a

win to extend the bowl

streak. The Seminoles

led 14-0 at the half and

wore out ULM on the

ground in the second

half. FSU racked up a

season-high 504 offen-

sive yards.

Finish with a  ourish

FSU has scored 157

points in its final three

wins (over Delaware

State, Florida and ULM).

The Seminoles scored

163 points in their first

nine games.

This was also the third

straight game that FSU

surpassed 38 points in

a game, something the

program hasn’t done

since 2014.

No decision

James is considered

one of the top-10 pros-

pects in the 2018 NFL

draft if he were to leave

FSU early. The redshirt

sophomore safety had a

team-leading 12 tackles

on Saturday and fin-

ished the season with

84 tackles. He has not

made a decision about

his future.

FLORIDA

From Page C1

Frost — who inherited a

team that was 0-12 in 2015

and has them as one of the

two remaining unbeaten

teams in FBS this season

— said during the post-

game news conference

that he would discuss it

with his team first.

“The hard thing about

all of this is they should

give you time after the

season to make decisions

and they don’t. These

things happen at the

wrong time,” Frost said.

“The one thing I wasn’t

going to do was sacrifice

my commitment to this

team. I’ve been game

planning, coaching and

doing the best that I can

for these guys and these

decisions land on you.

“This place has given

me more than I have given

this place.”

Soon after Nebraska

made it official and

welcome the former Corn-

huskers quarterback home.

Athletic director Danny

White said that there is

a possibility that Frost

would coach the Knights in

their bowl game. Offensive

coordinator Troy Wal-

ters has been named the

interim coach to handle

day-to-day matters.

“We have a special

opportunity to make the

season even more his-

toric,” White said. “We

have to figure out how that

plays out on game day but

Scott’s mind is focused

on preparing our team.

There’s no one else that can

do it and be as competitive

as we want to be.”

If this was the end for

Frost it was quite a send-

off. The top two scoring

teams in the country

combined for 117 points

— which is a record for an

FBS conference champi-

onship game — and 1,479

yards. It was tied at 48 at

the end of regulation.

UCF had the ball first

in the second overtime

and scored on a 1-yard

run by Otis Anderson.

Memphis got as far as the

UCF 9 on its possession

but Riley Ferguson’s pass

on second-and-goal was

intercepted by Tre Neal as

the Knights (12-0, CFP No.

15) secured a likely spot in a

New Year’s Six bowl.

The teams exchanged

touchdowns in the first

overtime. Memphis got

the ball first and scored

when Ferguson connected

with Anthony Miller from

15 yards. UCF answered

on a 2-yard run by Adrian

Killins.

The Knights led 48-34

early in the fourth quarter

but the Tigers (10-2, CFP

No. 20) rallied to tie with

4:13 remaining on Fergu-

son’s 10-yard touchdown

pass to Miller.

Memphis had a chance

to win it in regulation but

Riley Patterson’s 51-yard

field-goal attempt with

28 seconds remaining was

wide left.

The takeaway

Memphis: The Tigers

rallied from double digits

twice— they also tried 17-7

in the first quarter before

leading 31-24 at halftime

— but their frustrations

of playing in Orlando con-

tinue. They are winless in

six trips here, including

twice this year.

“You had so many emo-

tional swings throughout

that game,” coach Mike

Norvell said. “We had a

couple missed opportu-

nities — different things

that show up that, when

you come down to one

score game, it’s tough.”

UCF: The Knights’ final

10 wins came without the

benefit of a bye week,

which is why they might

have struggled on defense

the past two weeks. Now

they get a chance to rest

up before beginning bowl

preparations.

“There’s a reason teams

aren’t undefeated. People

get tired and it’s hard to

be your best every week

but these guys just keep

answering the bell,” Frost

said. “They believed even

when it wasn’t working.

All we did was show them

a reason to believe more.”

Quarterbacks

put on a show

Milton threw for 494

yards (28 of 40), five

touchdowns and three

interceptions as he was

named the game’s most

outstanding player. At

one point in the first half

the sophomore com-

pleted 15 straight passes

for 266 yards and three

touchdowns.

Ferguson was 30 of

42 for 471 yards with

four touchdowns and

an interception. At one

point he had completed

12 straight. Overshad-

owed in Memphis’ loss

was Miller’s performance.

The senior had 14 recep-

tions for 195 yards and

three touchdowns.

UCF

From Page C1

Georgia’s Malik Herring (10) and Michael Barnett (94)

celebrate a blocked ﬁ eld goal against Auburn during

the second half of the Southeastern Conference

championship NCAA college football game, Saturday in

Atlanta. [JOHN BAZEMORE / ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Florida State interim head coach Odell Haggins watches

the team warm up before an NCAA college football game

Louisiana Monreo in Tallahassee on Saturday. Haggins

took over the head coaching duties for Florida State’s

last football game after Jimbo Fisher left to be the head

coach at Texas A&M. [MARK WALLHEISER / ASSOCIATED PRESS]

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 C7

BREAKING IT DOWN PRESEASON QUESTIONS RANKING THE LEAGUE

HOOPS INSIDER

INSIDE ONE OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S PREMIER CONFERENCES |COMPILED BY PATRICK STEVENS, SPECIAL TO GATEHOUSE MEDIA

1. DUKE

2016-17 record: 28-9 (11-7

ACC)

Upside: Grayson Allen

bounces back and the freshmen live up

to their billing, helping Coach K raise a

sixth banner in Durham

Downside: Consistency bedevils Duke

almost as much as it did last year and

the Blue Devils ﬂame out before the Final

Four

2. NORTH CAROLINA

2016-17 record: 33-7 (14-4

ACC)

Upside: Holdovers Joel Berry

II and Theo Pinson anchor a team that

might just have a third Final Four run

in a row in it if the frontcourt can come

together

Downside: There is just too much uncer-

tainty on the interior for the Tar Heels,

who temporarily slide back a few spots

in the ACC pecking order

3. LOUISVILLE

2016-17 record: 25-9 (12-6

ACC)

Upside: The team former

coach Rick Pitino constructed thrives

under interim coach David Padgett, with

Quentin Snider and Deng Adel leading

the Cardinals to a Final Four

Downside: Louisville never gets itself

on track after a tumultuous offseason

and the program ultimately faces a

long rebuild after the roster scatters at

season’s end

4. MIAMI

2016-17 record: 21-12 (10-8

ACC)

Upside: An exceptional back-

court and the deft use of a four-guard

lineup help the Hurricanes win a second

ACC title under coach Jim Larrañaga

Downside: There’s just not enough

veteran players to capably withstand the

rigors of the ACC schedule and Miami

lands in the middle third of the league

5. NOTRE DAME

2016-17 record: 26-10 (12-6

ACC)

Upside: Bonzie Colson, Matt

Farrell and the tested Fighting Irish

continue to dazzle on offense and make

a steady push for their second-ever ACC

title

Downside: The ﬂoor’s pretty high for

Mike Brey’s bunch, but it needs the likes

of T.J. Gibbs and Martinas Geben to

enjoy strong years

6. VIRGINIA

2016-17 record: 23-11 (11-7

ACC)

Upside: The Cavaliers’ defen-

sive identity allows it to thrive even as

it breaks in new players into large roles,

helping Virginia ﬁnish in the top three in

the league

Downside: As great as the defense is,

scoring could prove just as challenging

as last year if no one emerges to comple-

ment Isaiah Wilkins in the frontcourt

7. VIRGINIA TECH

2016-17 record: 22-11 (10-8

ACC)

Upside: Buzz Williams’ offen-

sive wizardry continues to amaze as

Chris Clarke, Ahmed Hill and the Hokies

return to the NCAA Tournament for the

second year in a row

Downside: Questions about depth and size

prove warranted and Virginia Tech slips a

bit in Williams’ fourth year in Blacksburg

8. FLORIDA STATE

2016-17 record: 26-9 (12-6

ACC)

Upside: The Seminoles’ cast of

thousands (OK, it’s about a dozen) wears

out a lot of opponents and freshman M.J.

Walker quickly emerges as a star

Downside: It turns out future NBA picks

Dwayne Bacon and Jonathan Isaac

meant a lot even to a deep team and the

Seminoles tumble back to NIT territory

9. SYRACUSE

2016-17 record: 19-15 (10-8

ACC)

Upside: Tyus Battle is an

all-ACC player and Jim Boeheim’s unher-

alded freshman class turns out to be

quite strong as the Orange return to the

NCAA Tournament

Downside: Youthfulness leads to some

rough patches and Syracuse makes

another abbreviated stay at the ACC

tournament before heading to the NIT

10. GEORGIA TECH

2016-17 record: 21-16 (8-10

ACC)

Upside: Are Ben Lammers

and Josh Okogie two of the top

10-15 players in the ACC? If so, and if

the offense improves, Josh Pastner

might have an NCAA Tournament

team

Downside: The Yellow Jackets don’t

replicate their elite defense and scoring

remains a chore, a combo that would

mean a step back in the standings

11. WAKE FOREST

2016-17 record: 19-14 (9-9

ACC)

Upside: Bryant Crawford contin-

ues his underappreciated stellar play, helping

a strong backcourt keep the Demon Deacons

in the middle of the conference standings

Downside: The frontcourt can’t with-

stand the early departures of John

Collins and Dinos Mitoglou, leading to

defensive issues that prove unsolvable

12. N.C. STATE

2016-17 record: 15-17 (4-14

ACC)

Upside: The energy and

emphasis on defense of new coach Kevin

Keatts provides a jolt to the Wolfpack,

who wind up with an NIT bid after back-

to-back miserable seasons

Downside: N.C. State could endure a

third straight losing season, though

a highly manageable nonconference

schedule is designed to avoid this fate

13. CLEMSON

2016-17 record: 17-16 (6-12

ACC)

Upside: The Tigers get back to

the defensive commitment they’ve been

known for under Brad Brownell and win

a few close games to make a run at 20

victories and a possible spot in the Big

Dance

Downside: The Tigers can’t get any

traction and Brownell’s seat gets awfully

toasty

14. BOSTON COLLEGE

2016-17 record: 9-23 (2-16

ACC)

Upside: One of the nation’s

most unheralded backcourts (Ky

Bowman and Jerome Robinson) helps the

Eagles emerge as a surprise team and a

fringe NCAA Tournament candidate

Downside: The Eagles’ depth isn’t quite

good enough and they remain stuck near

the bottom of the conference

15. PITTSBURGH

2016-17 record: 16-17 (4-14

ACC)

Upside: The new-look Pan-

thers prove to be plucky and a tough out

Downside: Kevin Stallings’ team

struggles to win a single conference

game

NOTABLE NUMBER

179

Total points scored last season for

Pittsburgh by its returning players. The

Panthers bring back just 7.4 percent of

their scoring from a 16-17 team.

PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE

FIRST TEAM

G Joel Berry II, North Carolina

G Grayson Allen, Duke

G Bruce Brown, Miami

F Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame

F Marvin Bagley III, Duke

SECOND TEAM

G Matt Farrell, Notre Dame

G Bryant Crawford, Wake Forest

G Ky Bowman, Boston College

G/F Deng Adel, Louisville

F Ben Lammers, Georgia Tech

What happens

at Louisville?

The Cardinals’ long-term progno-

sis is ﬁlled with uncertainty. The

school has an interim president

and interim athletic director,

and Rick Pitino’s immedi-

ate replacement — former

Louisville player

and assistant

David Padgett

— is signed only

through the end

of the season.

But there’s still

the matter of

an extremely

talented roster

(minus the

ineligible Brian

Bowen) that had the

Cardinals looking like

a possible preseason

top-10 team. Deng Adel

is a major breakout

candidate and Quentin

Snider is a good bet to be

one of the ACC’s steadi-

est players.

Can Duke

match

the hype?

Another year,

another bunch of

one-and-dones in

Durham. Much like

the country’s other

program built largely on a

revolving door of freshmen

(Kentucky), Duke is both judged

almost exclusively on Final Fours

and national titles and a team that’s

bound to go through some ups and

downs as the likes of Marvin Bagley

III, Trevon Duval and Wendell Carter Jr.

navigate what could very well be their

brief collegiate pit stops. It’s the young-

est team yet for coach Mike Krzyzewski,

and he’ll need a strong season out of

senior lightning rod Grayson Allen for the

Blue Devils to max out.

How far will North Carolina go?

A successful title defense is probably

asking a bit much of the Tar Heels, who

have played on the season’s ﬁnal day in

back-to-back years. But the cupboard isn’t

exactly bare in Chapel Hill, where the most

outstanding player of last year’s Final Four

(Joel Berry II) will join up with veteran Theo

Pinson and Pitt grad transfer Cameron John-

son to provide North Carolina with solid backcourt play. The questions linger up front,

where postseason hero Luke Maye will need to assume a much larger role as a junior.

If the Tar Heels’ freshmen bigs (including Garrison Brooks) can be productive from

the start of their careers, Roy Williams’ team will be a top-10 ﬁxture this year.

Who is a sneaky league title contender?

How sneaky a choice is Miami? The Hurricanes have made back-to-back NCAA

tournaments and ﬁgure to have one of the best backcourts in the league with

Bruce Brown Jr., Ja’Quan Newton and Lonnie Walker IV on the perimeter, along

with Anthony Lawrence II who will frequently play the four in Miami’s four-out/

one-in sets. And does Notre Dame count? The Fighting Irish graduated V.J.

Beachem and Steve Vasturia, but bring back Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell from

a team that won 26 games.

How will Kevin Keatts fare at N.C. State?

Keatts was hired away from UNC Wilmington after leading the Seahawks to back-

to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. He’s reconstructed the Wolfpack’s roster

on the ﬂy, adding a pair of graduate transfers to bolster the backcourt (Allerik

Freeman from Baylor and Sam Hunt from North Carolina A&T) while signing fresh-

man Lavar Batts Jr. during the spring signing period. Keatts immediately made a

UNCW team buried at the bottom of the Colonial a league contender three years

ago, and while a push into the top third of the ACC is unlikely, the Wolfpack prob-

ably won’t be a pushover, either — especially at the defensive end.

Duke’s Grayson Allen is

one of the top returning

players in the country.

[ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE

PHOTO]

2017

SEASON

PREVIEW

By Jim Vertuno

The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is

headed to its first bowl game

since the 2014 season, yet

some of the Longhorns’ top

players aren’t sticking around

to play in it.

Three of the team’s top

underclassmen said this week

they will enter the NFL draft

or transfer. None will play in

the bowl game and the Long-

horns are waiting to hear if

more will follow.

Junior safety DeShon Elliott

on Thursday announced will

enter the draft and skip the

bowl. The Thorpe Award final-

ist’s decision came after top

junior offensive junior Connor

Williams opted to do the same.

The player who’s transfer-

ring, Chris Warren, led Texas

in touchdowns, although his

role in the offense dropped as

the season wore on.

Their departures raise new

questions and new pressures

for first-year coach Tom

Herman, who needs a bowl

win to avoid a losing record and

send Texas into 2018 with some

momentum. If Texas loses the

bowl game, the Longhorns will

be 6-7, the same record prede-

cessor Charlie Strong had his

first year.

“We are dead set in making

it our mission in life to make

sure that these seniors go

out with a positive experi-

ence, with a win in the bowl

game, wherever that may be,”

Herman said after Texas lost

its final game to Texas Tech.

Herman was off campus

recruiting this week when

the player decisions were

announced. More junior

departures could be coming.

Texas is waiting to hear from

linebacker Malik Jefferson,

who had a breakout year under

new defensive coordinator

Todd Orlando. The Big 12 co-

defensive player of the year

said on social media this week

he hasn’t decided whether he

will return or leave for the NFL.

Other juniors who may

consider leaving include cor-

nerback Holton Hill and Kris

Boyd, and even punter Michael

Dickson, an Australian who

is a Ray Guy Award finalist.

Junior offensive linemen Ter-

rell Cuney and Jake McMillon,

starters in the last game, both

took part in the team’s “Senior

Night” ceremonies, indicating

they aren’t coming back.

Williams and Elliott skip-

ping the bowl game mimics

decisions made last season by

Stanford’s Christian McCaf-

frey and LSU’s Leonard

Fournette, who were pro-

jected as first-round draft

picks and skipped their bowl

games to avoid injury.

Statements by Williams

and Elliott both thanked

Herman and Strong and said

they wanted to start their pro

careers.

“I know that Longhorn

football is in good hands,”

Elliott said.

Texas seeing some top juniors leaving ahead of bowl game

DEAR READERS: I am

often asked, "Do you ever

hear back from the peo-

ple who wrote to you?"

The answer is yes, I do.

A year ago, "Claire G. in

California" wrote to bring

awareness to a program

called Knitted Knockers.

Its members knit or

crochet soft, lightweight

prostheses for breast

cancer survivors, and

provide them at no cost

to women who need

them. A few weeks ago, I

received this follow-up:

DEAR ABBY: Our whole

world changed when you

printed our letter last De-

cember. We now support

more than 450 medical

clinics nationwide. We

are in 16 countries and

give away 1,000 knockers

a month free to women,

provided by literally

thousands of volunteer

knitters and crocheters!

The testimonies we

receive from women

who have received them,

as well as those making

them, are touching.

Many tell us their lives

have been changed.

Much of this occurred

because of the huge

response generated by

the letter Dear Abby

published on Dec. 6,

2016. Ten thousand

knockers were given out

as a result of that letter,

and hundreds of knitters

and crocheters signed up

to help their own com-

munities. It took us three

months to "dig out" from

that huge response, but

we did it.

Thank you, Abby, for

making a difference in

this challenging world we

live in. -- BARBARA D. IN

WASHINGTON

DEAR BARBARA: You're

welcome, and thank YOU

for the update. Readers

who are interested can

go to knittedknockers.

org and learn more about

this worthwhile program,

or volunteer to be a

creator of these wonder-

ful gifts of comfort and

dignity.

DEAR ABBY: My hus-

band and I have been

hosting my in-laws for

the holidays and really

do enjoy it. However,

one of them has picked

up a respiratory virus. It

wouldn't be a big deal,

except no matter how

often I talk about how

important it is to cough

into sleeves (rather than

hands), they don't do it.

They walk into the kitch-

en coughing and covering

their mouths with their

hands, then touch the

food, the dishes, the cabi-

net doors and my infant's

hands, face and food.

I mentioned it to

my husband because

I think it's his place to

say something, since my

"kind reminders" and

hints didn't work. How

can I handle this tactfully

and without offending? --

COLD AND FLU SEASON

DEAR COLD AND FLU

SEASON: It is a big deal.

You didn't mention

whether your baby has

picked up any viruses

from his/her grandpar-

ents, but if it hasn't hap-

pened, you are lucky. Tell

them that if either one of

them is exhibiting cold

symptoms to PLEASE not

come over until they are

well again.

DEAR ABBY: I was

divorced more than 10

years ago. When I'm

ﬁlling out forms, do I still

have to check the box

for divorced? I feel I am

more happily single than

unhappily divorced. --

HAPPILY SINGLE

DEAR HAPPILY: Your

current state of mind has

no bearing on this. If the

forms are legal or medi-

cal in nature, it would be

wrong to lie about your

status, so tell the truth.

Dear Abby is written by

Abigail Van Buren, also

known as Jeanne Phillips,

and was founded by her

mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at

www.DearAbby.com

or P.O. Box 69440, Los

Angeles, CA 90069.

DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM Sunday, December 3, 2017 | C8

How to play: Fill in the

blank squares with the

numbers 1 through 9 so that

each horizontal row, vertical

column and nine-square

sub-grid contains no repeat-

ed numbers.

Puzzles range in diculty

from one to six stars.

The solution to today’s

puzzle will be in tomorrow’s

paper.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

›› BRIDGE

›› HOROSCOPES

›› TODAY IN HISTORY

DIVERSIONS

Update on knitted prostheses program delivers good news

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR

SUNDAY, DEC. 3, 2017:

This year you have a

stronger sense of self than

you have had in years. You

will be more conﬁdent,

which will delight many

people around you. If you

are single, you could have

issues deciding how close

you want to get to someone.

As a result, you could go

through several relation-

ships until you meet some-

one with whom you feel

totally comfortable. If you

are attached, the two of you

have an intense bond. You

share many ideas together,

yet both of you need space

at times; learn to honor that

need. GEMINI can challenge

you.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL

19) Your strong communica-

tion skills emerge. It seems

as if everyone you know has

a story they want to share

with you. Your instincts tell

you how to handle key peo-

ple in your life. For just one

day, try following your intu-

ition to see what happens.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY

20) You are a sign that can

become quite possessive.

Ask yourself how you would

feel if someone were to try

to control you. Would you

feel cared for, or would you

feel suffocated? In any case,

you will have the opportuni-

ty to choose what you want

to do.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE

20) The world is your oyster.

Others seem only too happy

to be around you -- in fact,

they will want to share more

of their lives with you. Your

feedback carries a lot of

weight. An older friend or

relative gives you a spiritual

lecture.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY

22) Your emotions always

soar when there is a Full

Moon. Sometime you get

down on yourself; other

times, your spirit mounts.

This particular Full Moon

will emphasize secrets and

matters you keep under

wraps. Know that this, too,

shall pass.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)

A friend plays a big role

in your plans. A loved one

might become jealous if you

don’t give him or her enough

attention. Listen to what this

person has to say about an

important ﬁnancial matter.

You will gain understanding

as a result.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT.

22) Defer to someone

who seems more actively

involved in a matter that is

affecting others. The issue

might be deciding who

wants to take the lead with

a social issue. You are likely

to enjoy taking some time

off from being of service to

others.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT.

22) Keep reaching out to

a loved one at a distance.

Consider making calls to

this person more of a habit.

The Full Moon adds unusual

pressure to be available to

others, even if they are not

in the same city as you.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV.

21) You might feel pushed ﬁ-

nancially or a partner could

make demands of your time.

Consider what you need to

do, and ﬁgure out how to

proceed accordingly. Your

sixth sense comes through

for you. Note an aura of

confusion around you.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-

DEC. 21) Today’s Full Moon

points to relationships and

boundaries that you need to

establish. You have a strong

need for space, whereas

someone close to you might

exhibit the need to have you

closer. Working on this issue

will be important in the long

run.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-

JAN. 19) If you can lie low

right now, do. You might be

exhausted by what is hap-

pening around you. Some-

one close to you makes a

strong demand. Listen to

your inner voice before

responding. You alone know

how much more ﬂexibility

you have.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB.

18) You have a playfulness

about you that attracts

others, especially if they are

in touch with their inner

child. You have the ability to

let go and not worry about

judgments. Use caution

with your funds. Count your

change carefully.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH

20) Your sixth sense helps

you glide right through the

day. Pressure might be com-

ing from a family member.

You also could be concerned

about a work-related matter.

Share your concerns more

openly, and you’ll get strong

feedback.

PERK UP WITH

HOME DELIVERY

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

CALL 352-787-0600

OR VISIT

DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM

TODAY IS SUNDAY, DEC.

3, the 337th day of 2017. There

are 28 days left in the year.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS IN

HISTORY:

On Dec. 3, 1967, a surgical

team in Cape Town, South Afri-

ca, led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard

(BAHR'-nard) performed the

ﬁrst human heart transplant

on Louis Washkansky, who

lived 18 days with the donor

organ, which came from Denise

Darvall, a 25-year-old bank

clerk who had died in a trac

accident. The 20th Century

Limited, the famed luxury train,

completed its ﬁnal run from

New York to Chicago after 65

years of service.

ON THIS DATE:

In 1947, the Tennessee Wil-

liams play "A Streetcar Named

Desire" opened on Broadway.

In 1979, 11 people were killed

in a crush of fans at Cincinnati's

Riverfront Coliseum, where the

British rock group The Who was

performing.

In 1984, thousands of

people died after a cloud of

methyl isocyanate gas escaped

from a pesticide plant operated

by a Union Carbide subsidiary in

Bhopal, India.

In 1992, the ﬁrst telephone

text message was sent by

British engineer Neil Papworth,

who transmitted the greeting

"Merry Christmas" from his

work computer in Newbury,

Berkshire, to Vodafone exec-

utive Richard Jarvis' mobile

phone.

license to

cruise...

Place your auto ad in the

and watch it go!

Call Classiﬁeds Today!

352-314-FAST

(3278)

South does it with finesse

JEANNE

PHILLIPS

DEAR

ABBY

Jä

JACQUELINE

BIGAR

BIGAR’S

STARS

WORD s)Ç) R) I)M)M) A)G)

ooooooo 1** DOWN

OOOOOOO 2nd DOWN

2nd Down

+ 5opts

ooooooo 3rt DOWN

3rd Down / '\

+ 30PTS

ooooooo 4» DOWN

4th Down

+ 60 PTS

OQiOOOO

D S A E 1 R T

3rd Letter BONUS DOWN

PTS

/^\

, JUDD’S TOTAL = 485 FIVE PLAY TOTAL

TIME LIMIT: 20 MIN AVERAGE GAME 310*320 PTS

Directions: Make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters on each yardiine. Add points / +\

to each word or letter using scoring directions. Seven*letter words get a 60-point 1 $I

bonus. All words can be found in Webster’s New World College Dictionary. V Y

JUDD S SOLUTION TOMORROW —^

12-3-17

il'ilRIl QPPIMMARF™ SOLUTION BY JUDD hambrick

fix©®©©® 1st DOWN = 20

©fi)©®©©© 2nd DOWN = 142

©fi)©©©®® 3rd DOWN = 85

©fi)©©©® DOWN = 61

AVERAGE GAME 195-205 PTS

12-2-17 JUDD’S TOTAL = 308

Sudoku ★★☆☆☆☆ 4puz.com

9 5 6 2

7 8

8 4 2 5

38 2 4 9 5

52 6 9 4 3

7 9 8 3

5 3 4 7

Fill in the squares so that each row. column, and

3-by-3 box contain the numbers 1 through 9.

29815 6473

46123 7985

75348 912G

67584 1239

32497 5861

81962 3

5«7

13256 4798

54739 8612

98671 2354

East dealer.

Neither side vulnerable.

NORTH

♦ 1C94

¥72

♦ A10 6 3

♦J 8 5 2

WEST EAST

♦ Q 8 7 ♦ 102

YJ 6 3 VAKQ 10 954

♦852 ♦ ?

♦KQ9 4 4A10 7

SOUTH

♦ A J 6 5 3

¥8

♦ K 0 J 9 4

+6 3

The bidding:

East South West North

IV 1# 1 NT 2 +

4* 4+ Dble

Opening lead — three of hearts

Occasionally, declarer knows from

the bidding or play that the normal

percentage play in a suit cannot suc

ceed, while another approach offers

at least some chance of success.

South was confronted by just such

a situation in today’s deal, where

West’s double of four spades stopped

his partner from bidding five hearts,

which would have gone down only

one. However, we can only report

what actually happened, which is that

South found himself in four spades

doubled.

Two rounds of hearts were led,

declarer raffine the second. The nor-

mal play in the trump suit would

have been to lead a spade to the king

followed by a spade to the jack. But

West’s one-trump bid and subsequent

double made it clear that this was one

finesse that was guaranteed to fail.

South therefore rejected the nor

mal play in favor of one that gave

him at least some chance to avoid a

trump loser. He had to hope that East

was dealt the doubleton ten of

spades.

Accordingly, he cashed the acc of

spades at trick three and then led the

jack. Had West started with the

Q-10-x of spades, or with any four

spades including the queen, this

“backward” approach would have

proven fruitless, since West would

have been assured of a trump trick

come w'hat may.

As it was, though, West was a

dead duck. If he covered the jack

with the queen, East’s ten would fall

under South’s acc when the next

spade was led, and dummy’s nine

would pick up West’s eight to make

the contract. And if West did not play

the queen on the jack, South would

let the jack ride to achieve the same

result.

Since West's spade holding was

rather anemic, he should have passed

four spades to give his partner the

option of bidding five hearts. He has

our gratitude, though, because with

out him, we’d have had no story to

tell.

Tomorrow: Famous Hand.

( 2017 King Features Syndicate Inc.

¡DAILY COMMERCIALS

! SUBSCRIBE TODAY! |

I CALL 352-787-0600 ¡

OR VISIT

DAILYC0MMERCIALC0M g

Cet the paper

cldmAed

right to your

davA

DAILY COMMERCIAL

Gall or Subscribe Online Today!

WWW.DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM

"LAKE:352-787-0600 SUMTER:877-702-0600

license to

GVUA&es...

Place your auto ad in the

DAILY COMMERCIAL

and watch it go!

Call Classifieds Today!

352-314-FAST

(3278)

____

______________________

&,7<2)(867,6

127,&(2)352326('(1$&70(17

2)25',1$1&(12

1RWLFHLVKHUHE\JLYHQWKDW2UGLQDQFH

1R  VKDOO EH KHDUG RQ ILUVW

UHDGLQJE\WKH&LW\&RPPLVVLRQGXU

LQJ LWV UHJXODU PHHWLQJ RQ 7KXUVGD\

'HFHPEHU   DQG VDLG 2UGL

QDQFH VKDOO EH KHDUG RQ VHFRQG DQG

ILQDO UHDGLQJ E\ WKH &LW\ &RPPLVVLRQ

GXULQJ WKH UHJXODU PHHWLQJ RQ 7KXUV

GD\-DQXDU\RUDVPD\EH

FRQWLQXHG DW WKH GLVFUHWLRQ RI WKH

&RPPLVVLRQ DW  SP LQ WKH

&RPPLVVLRQ 5RRP &LW\ +DOO  1

*URYH6W(XVWLV)/DVIROORZV

25',1$1&(12

$125',1$1&(2)7+(&,7<&20

0,66,212)7+(&,7<2)(867,6

/$.(&2817<)/25,'$'(/(7,1*

$1'5(3/$&,1*,17+(,5(1

,5(7<&+$37(5$57,&/(9,',

9,6,21352&85(0(17352&(

'85(62)7+(&2'(2)25',

1$1&(6)257+(&,7<2)(867,6

5(3($/,1*$1<$1'$//27+(5

&21)/,&7,1*25',1 $1&(6352

9,',1*)256(9(5$% ,/,7<,1&/8

6,21,17+(&2'(2)25',1$1&(6

$1())(&7,9('$7($1'38%/,&$

,21$&&25',1*72/$:

6DLGRUGLQDQFHPD\EHLQVSHFWHGLQ

LWVHQWLUHW\E\ WKH SXEOLFGXULQJUHJX

ODUEXVLQHVVKRXUVDWWKHRIILFHRIWKH

&LW\&OHUN&LW\+DOO(XVWLV)ORULGD

,QWHUHVWHGSDUWLHVPD\DSSHDUDQGEH

KHDUG ZLWK UHVSHFW WR WKH SURSRVHG

RUGLQDQFH,IDSHUVRQGHFLGHVWRDS

SHDO DQ\ GHFLVLRQ PDGH E\ WKH&RP

PLVVLRQZLWKUHVSHFWWRDQ\PDWWHU

FRQVLGHUHG DW VXFK PHHWLQJ RU KHDU

LQJ KH RU VKH ZLOO QHHG D UHFRUG RI

WKH SURFHHGLQJV DQG WKDW IRU VXFK

SXUSRVHKHRUVKHPD\QHHGWRHQ

VXUH WKDW D YHUEDWLP UHFRUG RI WKH

SURFHHGLQJVLVPDGHZKLFKUHFRUGLQ

FOXGHV WKH WHVWLPRQ\ DQG HYLGHQFH

XSRQZKLFKWKHDSSHDOLVWREHEDVHG

)ORULGD6WDWXWHV3HU



VRQV ZLWK GLVDELOLWLHV QHHGLQJ DVVLV

WDQFH WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ DQ\ RI WKHVH

SURFHHGLQJVVKRXOGFRQWDFWWKHRIILFH

RI WKH &LW\ &OHUN DW  

DW OHDVW  KRXUV EHIRUH WKHGDWH RI

WKHVFKHGXOHGKHDULQJ

0DU\0RQWH]&LW\&OHUN

1*URYH6W(XVWLV)/

$G1R

'HFHPEHU





127,&(2)38%/,&6$/(

+(758&.6+23,1&JLYHV1RWLFHRI

)RUHFORVXUHRI /LHQDQGLQWHQW WRVHOO

WKHVHYHKLFOHV RQ

DP DW  52*(56 ,1'8675,$/

3$5.5'2.$+803.$)/



SXUVXDQWWRVXEVHFWLRQ

RIWKH)ORULGD6WDWXWHV7+(758&.

6+23,1&UHVHUYHVWKHULJKWWRDF

FHSWRUUHMHFWDQ\DQGRUDOOELGV

)0=8(;8&

)25'

$G1R

'HFHPEHU





38%/,&127,&(

8+DXO&RPSDQ\RI*DLQHVYLOOH

1RWLFHLVKHUHE\JLYHQWKDWRQ'H

FHPEHU8+DXORI*DLQHV

YLOOH KHUHE\ SXEOLVKHV QRWLFH DV UH

TXLUHGE\)ORULGD´6HOI6WRUDJH$FWµ

VHFWLRQDQGRIDSXE



OLFVDOHRIWKHSURSHUW\OLVWHGEHORZWR

VDWLVI\ D ODQGORUG·V OLHQ $OO VDOHV DUH

IRUFDVKWRWKHKLJKHVWELGGHUDQGDUH

FRQVLGHUHGILQDOXQGHUWKH-XGLFLDO

/LHQSURFHVVE\SXEOLFDXFWLRQRIWKH

IROORZLQJ VWRUDJH XQLWV 7KH JRRGV WR

EH VROG DUH JHQHUDOO\ GHVFULEHG DV

KRXVHKROGJRRGV7KHWHUPVRIWKH

VDOHZLOOEHFDVKRQO\8+DXO&RP

SDQ\GRHVUHVHUYHWKH ULJKW WR UHIXVH

DQ\ELG

7KHVDOHZLOOEHJLQDWDSSUR[$0

DQG ZLOO FRQWLQXH XQWLO DOO XQLWV DUH

VROG

8+DXO6WRUDJHRI(XVWLV

:HVW86+Z\(XVWLV)/



'H]PLQHG5DJLQ

&DURO\Q-RQHV

'DNRWD&DPSEHOO

6KDQQRQ6PLWK

/LQGD+RIIPDQ

7DVKD5LFKDUGV

'HGUD5RJHUV

$QWKRQ\3DGLOOD

7HUHVD+DZNLQV

1\GLD*DUFLD

/RUL*RQ]DOH]

7DPLN6OD\WRQ

8+DXO6WRUDJHRI/DNH6TXDUH

+Z\6RXWK/HHVEXUJ

)/

'6RORPRQ-RQHV

-DPHV.LQJ

'5R\7XUQHU

$$*.HQQLWK6KLIIOHW

(XOLFH1XQH]

$$&5DPRQ7RUUHV

%$OH[LV)RVWHU

-DPHV.LQJ

6DEULQD'HQKDP

$$)0LFKDHO*DUUHWW

$$6.HQQLWK6KLIIOHW

(5R\7XUQHU

8+DXO6WRUDJHRI/HHVEXUJ

86+Z\/HHVEXUJ)/

/DXUD+ROOH\

7KHUHVD6WRQH

$G1R

1RYHPEHU

'HFHPEHU





12:+,5,1*

)RU1HZ&RG\V5RDGKRXVH

DW0XOEHUU\*URYH7KH9LOODJHV

+LULQJIRU$//3RVLWLRQV

&RPH$SSO\DW

0XOEHUU\*URYH3OD]D6KRSSLQJ

&HQWHU,Q)URQW2I3XEOL[

6(WK0XOEHUU\/DQH

7$.,1*$33/,&$7,216)25

1,*+77,0(6(59(56$1'

&$6+,(5+267(66

$SSO\LQSHUVRQ:ROI\V5HVWDXUDQW

1WK6W/HHVEXUJ

2255

GENERAL

EMPLOYMENT

PUBLISHER'S NOTICE

Federal and State laws prohibit

advertising expressing a

discriminatory preference on

the basis of race, age, sex,

color, national origin, religion,

handicap or marital status.

The Daily Commercial will not

knowingly accept advertisement

for employment which is in

violation of the law.

Employment Advertising

Standards of Acceptance

Employment Classifications

are intended to announce bona

de employment offers only.

Employment advertising must

disclose the specic nature of

the work being offered. Some

employment categories may

charge fees. If any advertiser

does not comply with these

standards, please notify a

Classied Sales Representative

at 365-8245 or 365-8200.

$66,67$1775$,1(5

:RUNLQJ'RJVWRWUDLQZRUNLQJ

GRJV *HUPDQ 6KHSKHUGV %HOJLDQ

0DOLQRLV/DEUDGRUVIRUXVHE\

PLOLWDU\SROLFH86%RUGHU3DWURO

76$ XVLQJ NQRZOHGJH RI WKHLU EH

KDYLRUV  WUDLQLQJ WHFKQLTXHV 5H

TXLUHV\UH[SDVD.KDQGOHU

PLOLWDU\ RU ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW  

PR ZRUNLQJ GRJ WUDLQLQJ H[S 0XVW

EH ZLOOLQJ WR ZRUN ZHHNHQGV HYHQ

LQJ  KROLGD\V DV QHHGHG  PDNH

EULHI WULSV  WLPHVPRQWK ZLWKLQ

86WRSLFNXSGHOLYHUGRJV

6HQGUHVXPHWR6DUDK0DKOHU

([FHOVLRU.

%ORRPI LHOG$YH

<DODKD)/

+27(/+286(.((3(5

326,7,216$9$,/$%/(

0LFURWHO,QQ6XLWHV/DG\/DNH

$SSO\DW+RWHO

/,*+7:$5(+286(:25.37

$WORFDOVPDOOEXVLQHVV

(PDLOUHV XPHWRLQIR#WULNILVKFRP

0$,17(1$1&(3(5621)7

.HHSLQJXSEDVLFUHSDLUVDOOH[WH

ULRU FOHDQLQJ 6RPH NQRZOHGJH RI

SOXPELQJ HOHF FDUSHQWU\  KDQG\

PDQ H[S UHTG 0XVW EH DEOH WR

ZRUNZNQGVKROLGD\V$030

$SSO\LQSHUVRQ

4XDOLW\,QQ6XLWHV

+Z\:HVW0W'RUD

12:+,5,1*'(/,9(5<'5,9(56

&$%,1(7,167$//(56$1'

&$%,1 (7381&+3(23/(

0XVWKDYHDYDOLGGULYHUVOLFHQVH

DQGEHZLOOLQJDQGUHDG\WRZRUN

$SS O\LQSHUVRQWR

7LPEHUZ RRG3URSHUWLHV

7DOO\%R[5RDG/HHVEXUJ

6&+22/%86

'5,9(561(('('

,PPHGLDWHSRVLWLRQVDYDLODEOH

7UDLQLQJSURYLGHG

/DNH&RXQW\6FKRROV

7UDQVSRUWDW LRQ

RU

$SSO\RQOLQH

ZZZODNHNIOXV

7:2'5<&/($1,1*35(66,1*

23( 5$ 7 256)7Z%HQ

&DOO

3+272-2851$/,67

)8//7,0(

7KH 'DLO\ &RPPHUFLDO LQ /HHVEXUJ

KDVDQRSHQLQJIRUDIXOOWLPH SKRWR

MRXUQ DOLVW7KHVXFFHVVIXOFDQGLGDWH

ZLOOEHDQHQHUJHWLFVHOIVWDUWHUSUR

ILFLHQWLQGDLO\VWLOO DQGYLGHRSKRWR

MRXUQDOLVP 7KLV LQFOXGHV QHZV DQG

IHDWXUHV EXW HVSHFLDOO\ VSRUWV

9LGHR DQG VWLOOV ZLOO EH H[SHFWHG

IURPPDQ\GDLO\DVVLJQPHQWVDQG

WKH VXFFHVVIXO FDQGLGDWH PXVW EH

DEOH WR RSHUDWH DV HDVLO\ UHPRWHO\

DVWKH\GRLQWKHRIILFH

/HHVEXUJ LV D &HQWUDO )ORULGD FRP

PXQLW\MXVWQRUWKZHVWRI2UODQGRLQ

DQDUHDEULPPLQJZLWKTXDLQWVPDOO

WRZQVDQGEUHDWKWDNLQJODNHV

:LWK D VPDOO VWDII VFKHGXOLQJIOH[L

ELOLW\WKDWLQFOXGHVQLJKWVDQGZHHN

HQGVLVUHTXLUHG<RXPXVWKDYHUHOL

DEOH WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ DQG D VPDUW

SKRQH $ ODSWRS DQG D EDVLF 1LNRQ

NLWDUHSURYLGHG

7KH'DLO\&RPPHUFLDOLVDGDLO\PXO

WLPHGLDQHZVRSHUDWLRQLQWKH*DWH

+RXVH 0HGLD RUJDQL]DWLRQ $ORQJ

ZLWK WKH QHZVSDSHU ZH KDYH

GDLO\FRPPHUFLDOFRP0RVWGDLO\DV

VLJQPHQWVZLOOEHXVHGDFURVVQHZV

SDSHU DQG WKH DSSURSULDWH RQOLQH

SURGXFWV

7KLV SRVLWLRQ RIIHUV D FRPSUHKHQ

VLYH EHQHILWV SDFNDJH WKDW LQFOXGHV

PHGLFDO GHQWDO YLVLRQ OLIH N

YDFDWLRQDQGPRUH :HDUHDGHGL

FDWHG (2( HPSOR\HU DQG UHFRJQL]H

WKH YDOXH RI GLYHUVLW\ LQ RXU ZRUN

IRUFH

6XFFHVVIXOFDQGLGDWHVZLOOUHTXLUHD

SUHHPSOR\PHQW GUXJ VFUHHQ FULPL

QDO KLVWRU\ PRWRU YHKLFOH DQG ZRUN

EDFNJURXQGFKHFN

,I\RXZDQWWREHDSDUWRIWKHH[FLW

LQJ ZRUOG RI PXOWLPHGLDMRXUQDOLVP

ZLWK DQ DZDUG ZLQQLQJ FRPSDQ\

SOHDVHHPDLO\RXUUHVXPHDQGDOLQN

WR\RXUZRUNWR

+5#G DLO\FRPPHUFLDOFRP

35(67,*(+20(6,66((.,1*

1(:6$/(3(5621

NSOXVNLQVXUDQFHDYDLO

3OHDVHID[UHVXPHWR

RU

&DOOIRUDQLQWHUYLHZ

RU

(PDLO

WDYDUHV#SUHVWLJHKRPHFHQWHUVFRP

C9| Sunday, December 3, 2017 DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM

INSIDE OUT

BY JEFF CHEN / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

No. 1126

RELEASE DATE: 12/3/2017

ACROSS

1 Per

7 Per ____

11 Feature on

the back of

some pajamas

15 Conversation

interrupter in a car,

at times

18 Cured salmon

19 Jazzy Anita

20 Top-shelf

21 Go bad

22 Lists about a port on

the Black Sea

24 Guaranteed

to succeed

26 Auspice

27 Referring to

this clue within this

clue, e.g.

28 Neighborhoods

surrounded

by crime

30 1970s-’90s

chess champion

33 Fill-in

35 ____ Store

36 Laura of “ER”

37 Provide cover

for, say

39 Fad dance

move of 2015

40 Blue-green hue

42 Style of Radio

City Music Hall,

informally

43 Metal pin stuck

in parts of sinks

Figure skater Sonja

49 Shout after

seeing Godzilla

50 Motorsports vehicle

51 ____ ammoniac

52 Good times

54 Capital of the world’s

happiest country,

per a

2017 U.N. survey

55 QB’s cry

56 Unpleasant

58 The dark side

59 One of the principal

deities

in Hinduism

61 Sliding item

on a car

64 Carne ____

(taco option)

67 ____ Dimas, Calif.

68 Flourishes around

monsoon events

71 Sample-collecting org.

73 Lush

75 React to a haymaker

76 Slack-jawed

78 Pot note

79 Heaters

80 Major investors

in start-up cos.

Its filling contained

lard until 1997

83 Dangerous vipers

86 Ka-boom!

87 1972 No. 1 hit with the

lyric “No one’s ever

gonna keep me down

again”

89 Regret

90 Ranger’s wear

92 Fear among

underground

workers

95 It goes downhill

97 First name in

1950s comedy

98 Actor John of

the “Harold

& Kumar” films

99 Nordstrom

competitor

100 Shades of tan

102 “Pimp My

Ride” network

103

Curry of the N.B.A.

105 Moves, as a plant

109 Coming up

in vetoes

112 Got 100 on

114 “I’ll get this done”

115 Licorice-flavored

extract

116 Crew found inside

again and again

120 Spy novelist

Deighton

121 Poet ____ St.

Vincent Millay

122 Kook

123 “Fawlty Towers”

or “The Vicar

of Dibley”

124 Need a lift?

125 Looking up

126 And others,

for short

127 Gets fresh with

DOWN

1 Nose of a wine

2 Single-____ (like

a certain health

care system)

3 Does his name ring a

bell?

4 Pipe joint

5 “Cool” sort

6 Reason to pull

an all-nighter

7 Partner of a crossed “t”

8 Creative sort

Something pressed

against a conch

10 Game predecessor of

Riven

11 Certain spa treatment

12 Baker’s container

13 The “I” of “The King

and I”

14 ____ dish

15 Bad puns

16 Song with

verses by four or

more rappers

17 Mounties’ hats

18 Understand

23 “Go” preceder

25 Give for a while

29 Hindu exercise

system

31 “Do as I say!”

32 Climbing plant

in the pea family

34 Broadcaster of

many Ken Burns

documentaries

38 Something to work

through with a

therapist

41 Benghazi native

43 Waste

44 Actress Phylicia

of “Creed”

45 “Fighting” collegiate

team

46 Stella ____ (beer)

48 Another name

for Dido

51 Hybrid activewear

53 Santa ____ winds

56 Tailor’s measure

57 See 74-Down

60 Take in

62 Blood type of a

“universal donor”

63 Ardent

65 “Oh, heavens!”

66 Take off an invisibility

cloak

69 Lit a fire under

70 Annual event viewed

live by hundreds of

millions of people,

with “the”

72 Big stretches

74 With 57-Down,

something

filling fills

77 Graceful

losers, e.g.

81 Besmirch

83 Magazine places

84 Don Quixote’s unseen

beloved

Sign with an antlered

pictogram

86 Award won by “The

Curious Incident of

the Dog in the Night-

Time”

Speedboat follower

91 Continues

92 Hosts, for short

93 Words of empathy

94 “You shouldn’t’ve

done that”

96 The Blues Brothers

and others

101 Emulate Snidely

Whiplash

104 Hack down

106 Chilled

107 Costa Ricans,

in slang

108 Modern education

acronym

110 Brouhaha

111 Lid irritant

113 “I call that!”

117 Very in

118 Second Amendment

org.

119 U.S.O. audience

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11121314 151617

18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29

30 31 32 33 34 35 36

37 38 39 40 41 42

43 44 45 46 47 48 49

50 51 52 53

54 55 56 57 58

59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66

67 68 69 70 71 72

73 74 75 76 77

78 79 80 81 82

83 84 85 86 87 88

89 90 91 92 93 94

95 96 97 98 99

100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108

109 110 111 112 113 114

115 116 117 118 119

120 121 122 123

124 125 126 127

Online subscriptions:

Today’s puzzle and more

than 4,000 past puzzles,

nytimes.com/crosswords

($39.95 a year).

Solution to puzzle on D3

1001

READER

NOTICE

This newspaper will never

knowingly accept advertisement

that is illegal or considered

fradulant. If you have questions or

doubts about any ads on these

pages, we advise that before

responding or sending money

ahead of time, you check with the

local Attorney General’s Consum-

er Fraud Line and/ or the Better

Business Bureau. Also be advised

that some phone numbers

published in these ads may

require an extra charge. In all

cases of questionable value, such

as promises or guaranteed

income from work-at-home

programs, money to loan, etc., if it

sounds too good to be true - - it

may in fact be exactly that. This

newspaper cannot be held respo-

nsible for any negative conseque-

nces that occur as a result of you

doing business with these advert-

isers. Thank you.

DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM Sunday, December 3, 2017 |C10

D1| Sunday, December 3, 2017 DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM

Florida Air & Heat Inc.

Your Comfort Company

Call Us For All Your Heating & Air Conditioning Needs

100% Financing Available - Licensed - Insured - Bonded

Serving Our Area Since 1986 State License # CAC1814030

With The Holidays & Cooler Weather Coming,

CALL 352-326-3202

For Your $69.95 Nov/Dec

HEATING CHECK

A/C

Services

Serving Lake, Sumter

& S. Marion Counties

We Service All

Appliance Brands

Licensed/Insured

Free Service Call

w/Repair

Eric Wolf • 352-630-2202

15+ Years Exp. • Senior & Military Discounts

We Don’t Want To Be The Biggest

Just The Best

Appliance

Repair

D2445SD

PERFECT CLEANING

Damian Brooks

Damianbrooks80@yahoo.com

No Job Too Small

Free Estimates

Residential & Commercial

24/8

352-396-6238

You've Tried the Rest...Now Go With the Best!

Cleaning

Services

CONCRETE

%SJWFXBZTt1BUJPT

4JEFXBMLTt'PVOEBUJPOT

"DSZMJD,OPDLEPXOFUD

-JDFOTFE*OTVSFE

352.602.8077

/JDIPMBT3BOHFM$PODSFUF

Concrete For Less

8x10 Slab $800

10x48 Slab $2600

No UPFRONT

Costs!

Blocking/ Ref./Lic./Ins.

Lic #113336

Phillip 352-504-8372

Includes Concrete & Labor

D2424SD

All Concrete Services

Crack Repair • Free Estimates

Serving Lake County 30 Years

Bonded, Insured, Lic#11066

Call Bob at 352.223.7935

Concrete

Services

CCC 1330633

D2453SD

Construction

Services

Door & Lock

Services

D2451SD

John Philibert, Inc

We do Everything from Ceilings to

Floors. Pantries, Cabinets and more.

Your pesky leaks gone and houses we’ll paint.

From inside and out, we’ll make it great.

Lic/Ins. Accepting Visa & MC.

JPHandy.com (352) 308-0694

ROTTED WOOD REPAIR SPECIALIST

Decks, Docks, Porches, Fascia,

Soft, Siding, Steps, etc.

Call Bill Talham 352-432-8133

Experienced!

Lic & Ins

FL-CRC#1330576

LAMINATE & WOOD

FLOORING

SALE!

Great Prices

Exceptional Service!

20 Years Experience

SHOWROOM

11433 US Hwy 441, Tavares

Call Chris

352-636-1643

D2452SD

Garage Door

Services

• Pressure Washing • Painting

• Flooring • Carpet • Clean Outs

• Clean Ups • Hauling • Licensed

352-787-7056

Handyman

Services

John Philibert, Inc

For All Your Flooring Needs

Pergo, Ceramic Tile,

Travertine, Vinyl & More

Call John @

(352) 308-0694

+1)BOEZDPNtZSTPGTFSWJDFt-JD*OTt7JTB.$

Flooring

Services

CCC 1330633

D2453SD

BILL ROGERS

IRRIGATION SERVICE

35 YEARS EXPERIENCE

LIC NO. 22190/INS/BONDED

OWNER OPERATOR

352-446-1059

Irrigation

Services

Home

Improvement

ONLY $4 FT. INSTALLED!

352-801-9774

Most estimates can be done over the phone with gutter

footage & number of downspouts.

SEAMLESS GUTTERS

iMan 4-U

3FQBJSTt*NQSPWFNFOUTt1BJOUJOH

)BOEZNBO4FSWJDFT

“One Call Does It All”

Residential & Commercial

OSEPH

AGRUM

352-636-2599

TAX ID, INSURED

rufus_62@yahoo.com

Gutter

Services

We Also Offer

%SJWFXBZTt1BUJPTt'BVY'JOJTIFT

-JD*OTt7JTB.$

$BMM+PIO!

(352) 308-0694

+1)BOEZDPNtZSTPGTFSWJDF

John Philibert, Inc

For All Your Interior/Exterior

Painting Needs.

FREE ESTIMATES!

30 Years of Quality

Experience

www.BestPaintRem.com

352-210-3964

Lic/Ins

15% OFF

Senior Discount

Painting

Services

Lawn Mower Repair

Services

Pressure

Cleaning

D2458SD

EXTERIOR CLEANING SERVICES

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL

352-603-4240

Licensed & Insured

LAKE CONTRACTING, INC.

Shingles, Metal or Flat

Additions, Remodels, Renovations

Roof to Foundation

GAF Certified

Lic. CGC1507556 CCC1326899

352-602-8794

-Fully Insulated - Saves up to 50% on A/C Bills!

- In-House Installation Crew - No Subcontractors!

- You Deal Direct With Contractor!

- Veteran Owned & Operated Business!

- Never NEEDS Cleaning!

For Mobile/Manufactured Homes

Our 31st Year - Over 11,000 Roofs

Lifetime Warranty!

Comfort Seal

Roof Systems, Inc.

Ph: (352) 242-5055

St. Lic. # CCC1325522

Comfort Seal

Roof Systems, Inc.

352-242-5055

MEET THE CONTRACTOR - NOT A “SALESMAN”!

BETTER THAN ANY METAL OR SHINGLE ROOF!

NOT ONE ROOF LOST TO ANY STORM!

NO PAY UNTIL JOB IS DONE!

SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR FELLOW VETERANS!

#CCC1330633

D2472SD

Rooﬁng

Services

Re-roofs/Repairs

Shingles/Metal/Flat

Lic. #CCC1329936

Covenant Rooﬁng and Construction, Inc.

#1 IN ROOFING

FREE ROOF ESTIMATES

352-314-3625

J.C.C. Bobcat & Tree Svc. Inc.

Land Clearing/Excavating

Fill Dirt/Clay

Hauling/Debris Removal

Stump Grinding

Demolition/Grading/ Driveways

Owner Operator

352-455-7608

D2434SD

352.321.7432

coderedenterprises@hotmail.com

t$MFBSJOHt$MFBOVQt)BVMJOHt4JUF8PSL

#PCDBU-PBEFS4FSWJDFT

8PSLFST$PNQt7FUFSBO0XOFE

A Affordable Tree

Service

Tree Trimming & Removal

-BLF$MFBOJOHt%FBE8PPEJOH

.PTT4QSBZJOHt-JD*OT

'SFF&TUt4FOJPS%JTDPVOUT

352-630-7777

D2444SD

Land Clearing

Services

Landscaping

Services

Landscaping

Trimming, Mulching,

Sod, Tree Trimming,

Pavers & Much More!

Armando Santamario

352-587-1323

D2415SD

COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL

• Assorted Rock & Stone

• Paver Installation/Repair

• Palm and Tree Installation

• Decorative Walls

• Retaining Walls

• Curbing and Mulching

• Sodding and Irrigation

• Seasoned Firewood

• Full Landscaping Needs

FULL GARDEN CENTER

Free Estimates, Senior Discounts

2402 South St., Leesburg

352-516-6936

TED BYRNE Owner Lic/Ins

D2420SD

A-1 UNITED SERVICES

352-460-3763

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES

“One Call Does It All”

LICENSED INSURED

. / E

. P

AINTING

3:8"--

3

&1"*3

t5

*-&

OME

EMODELS

ALL PHASES OF PRESSURE CLEANING

UCH

ORE

A-1 UNITED SERVICES

352-460-3763

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES

“One Call Does It All”

LICENSED INSURED

3&&

5

3*..*/(

t3

&.07"-4

)

633*$"/&

1

3&1"3"5*0/

56.1

(

3*/%*/(

"/%

$

-&"3*/(

"/%4$"1*/(

Tree

Services

BAD TREE CALL ME!

27 YEARS EXPERIENCE

t

53&&3&.07"-t53*..*/(

456.1(3*/%*/(t%&#3*4$-&"/61

NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL!

FREE ESTIMATES

TONY THE TREE TRIMMER

2402 South St., Leesburg

352-516-6936

Senior

Discounts

Tree Removal, Trimming, Canopy Reduction,

Crane Service, Stump Grinding,

Seasoned Firewood -

COMPLETE GARDEN CENTER

D2460SD

D2088SD

D2471SD

J.C.C. Bobcat & Tree Svc. Inc.

Residential/Commercial

Trimming/Removal

Palms/Hedges/Stump Grinding

Debris removal/Hauling

Fill Dirt/Clay/Grading/Driveways

Lic/Ins • Insurance Work • 24 Hrs.

352-455-7608

D2463SD

Upholstery

Services

D2470SD

Window

Services

GEORGE WATKINS

352-587-2735

Window Replacement

Lanai Enclosures

Acrylic Windows

CRC# 1330701

To have your

Professional

Service listed

here,

please contact

the

Classiﬁed

Department

at (352)

314-3278.

BRIAN DEGAGLIA

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Includes: Forming, Pouring, Stripping, Cutting, & Materials.

Does Not include stripping of sod or roots, removing of

concrete, pumping or hauling of debris.

tYtY

tYtY

352-267-5723

CRC 1326327

&/$66$&'/758&.'5,9(5

'DLO\LQVWDWHGHOLYHULHVRISUHFDVW

FRQFUHWHVWUXFWXUHV\UVH[S

SUHIHUUHG

'85$675(66

&5/HHVEXUJ

(2('):3

0$,17(1$1&(7(&+1,&,$137

6HOI PRWLYDWHG SULRU H[S UHTG

*UHDWFRPPXQLFDWLRQVNLOOVDELOLW\

WROLIWOEV0XVWKDYHJHQHUDO

NQRZOHGJHRIHOHFWULFLW\SOXPELQJ

FDUSHQWU\.QRZOHGJHRISRROPDLQW

ZDVWHZDWHUZHOOZDWHUWHVWLQJDQG

DEOHWRRSHUDWHPDFKLQHU\

6HQGUHVXPHLQFOXGLQJUHI VWR

32%R[

*UDQG,VODQG)/

12:+,5,1*

$UH\RXPDNLQJOHVVWKDQ

SHUZHHN"

12(;3(5,(1&('1(('('

&29(1$1775$163257

1HHGV'ULYHU7UDLQHHV1RZ

1R&'/"1R3UREOHP

([FHOOHQW%HQHILWV3DFNDJH

2755HJLRQDODQG/RFDO-REV

&$//12:)25,1)250$7,21



3$,17(56(;3')7

2IIHULQJFRPSHWLWLYHSD\DQGKHDOWK

LQVXUDQFH0XVWKDYHGULYHUVOLFHQVH

DQGUHOLDEOHWUDQVSRUWDWLRQDQG

SDLQWHUVZKLWHVWRROV



522),1*&5(:1(('0$1

0XVWKDYHRZQWRROV0RQ)UL

'):3&DOO

6,*121%21862))(5('%<

6DGG OH&UHHNLQ/HHVE XUJIRU([S·G

)RUNOLIW2SHUDWRUV-RLQ2XU7HDP

DWZZZVFORJLVWLFVFRP

6859(<),(/'7(&+1,&,$16

+,5,1*$//326,7,216

%HQHILWVSNJ'):3

$SSO\DW7UDF\$YH

/DG\/DNH

2990

*URZLQJPHGLFDORIILFHKDVWKH

IROORZLQJSRVLWLRQVDYDLODEOH)7

ZEHQHILWV

0HGLFDO$VVLVWDQW²0XVWKDYHDW

OHDVW\UFOLQLFDOH[SHULHQFH

%LOOLQJ6SHFLDOLVW ²0XVWKDYH

H[SHULHQFHZLWK,QV9HULILFDWLRQ

$XWKRUL]DWLRQV$5

)D[UHVXPH

)58,7/$1'3$5.

7:,13$/060$5,1$

   EU 0RELOHV QHZO\ UHQRYDWHG

IXOO\IXUQLVKHG$OOXWLOLWLHVLQFOXGHG

:HHNO\0RQWKO\UDWHV1R'HSRVLW

6PDOOGRJVDOORZHG2OG)ORULGD)LVK

&DPS ZLWK &RQYHQLHQFH 6WRUH RQ

SURSHUW\3RQWRRQ%RDW6OLSUHQWDOV

&DOO

/((6%85*63$1,6+9,//$*(

3RROJUHDWORFDWLRQ

)XUQ(IILFLHQF\

LQFOXGHVXWLOFDEOHPR

EUED\RXSD\XWLO

&DOO

7$9$5(6'25$&$1$/

)851+20(6)255(1725

/($6(237,216$/(12'2*6

)URPPRRU

&DOO

ULYHUHVWZDWHUIURQWUHVRUWFRP

(867,6+20(6/7'EU

3DWLRDSW/DXQGU\IDFLOLW\5HQWDO

$VVLVWDQFHRQVLWH%DVHGRQ

LQFRPH(TXDO+RXVLQJ2SSRUWXQLW\

$FFHSWLQJDSSOLFDWLRQV

IRUZDLWLQJOLVW

&DOO)DORQDW

)58,7/$1'3$5.

0,5525/$.(0$125

LQFOXGHVZDWHUWUDVK

SHVWFRQWUROPLQIURP7KH9LOODJHV

5HQWDO$VVLVWDQFH$YDLODEOH

%DFNJURXQGFKHFNIHH



/((6%85*0217&/$,59,//$*(

3DUN&LUFOH%5$SWV

5HQWVWDUWLQJDWPR

$FFHSWLQJDSSOLFDWLRQV

IRUZDLWLQJOLVW

(TXDO+RXVLQJ2SSRUWXQLW\

&DOO0HOLVVD

/((6%85*3(33(575(($376

6RXWK6W1RZ$YDLO%5

+DQGLFDSSHGRUGLVDEOHG

6SDFLRXVXQLWVTXLHW$&

FRPPXQLW\UP6WDUWLQJDW

$FFHSWLQJDSSOLFDWLRQV

IRUZDLWLQJOLVW

(TXDO+RXVLQJ2SSRUWXQLW\

&DOO&KULVWLQD

02%,/(+20(6)256$/(

:2:1(5),1$1&(&/(50217

+:<%HIRUH*URYH ODQG

EUEDIURPGRZQPR

$OVR$YDLO+DQG\PDQ6SHFLDO·V

EUIURPPRXS



/((6%85*/$.(*5,)),10+3

1(:IRUUHQWPR

,QFOXGHVODNHDFFHVV

RU

)RURWKHUUHQWDOV

1RZ3HW)ULHQGO\

/$5*(6HQLRU6SHFLDOV

1HZO\5HPRGHOHG

%5$SDUWPHQWV

:LQGHPHUH9LOODV

0RQ)UL



ZZZ:LQGHPHUH9LOODVFRP

7$9$5(6'25$&$1$/

)851+20(6)255(1725

/($6(237,216$/(12'2*6

)URPPRRU

&DOO

ULYHUHVWZDWHUIURQWUHVRUWFRP

7$9$5(6VI

PR VHFXULW\

RU

02%,/(+20(6)256$/(

:2:1(5),1$1&(&/(50217

+:<%HIRUH*URYH ODQG

EUEDIURPGRZQPR

$OVR$YDLO+DQG\PDQ6SHFLDO·V

EUIURPPRXS



/((6%85*/$.(*5,)),10+3

1(:IRUUHQWPR

,QFOXGHVODNHDFFHVV

RU

)RURWKHUUHQWDOV

:,17(5*(7$:$<

*ROI &RXUVH JDWHG&RPPXQLW\

1HDU7KH9LOODJHV)O2QJROIFRXUVH

ZJROI FDUW PR UHQWDO RQO\

PR1R3HWV1R6PRNLQJ

&DOORU7H[W

07'25$PR



02%,/(+20(6)256$/(

:2:1(5),1$1&(&/(50217

+:<%HIRUH*URYH ODQG

EUEDIURPGRZQPR

$OVR$YDLO+DQG\PDQ6SHFLDO·V

EUIURPPRXS



/((6%85*/$.(*5,)),10+3

1(:IRUUHQWPR

,QFOXGHVODNHDFFHVV

RU

)RURWKHUUHQWDOV

7$9$5(6'25$&$1$/

)851+20(6)255(1725

/($6(237,216$/(12'2*6

)URPPRRU

&DOO

ULYHUHVWZDWHUIURQWUHVRUWFRP

*5$1',6/$1'IXUQZLWK

ODNHYLHZV









/((6%85*IXUQEUVKDUHKRPH

RQ/DNH*ULIILQ1RSHWVQRVPRNLQJ

LQVLGHKRPH$OOXWLOLQFO:':,),





PR&DOO









02%,/(+20(6)256$/(

:2:1(5),1$1&(&/(50217

+:<%HIRUH*URYH ODQG

EUEDIURPGRZQPR

$OVR$YDLO+DQG\PDQ6SHFLDO·V

EUIURPPRXS



/((6%85*/$.(*5,)),10+3

1(:IRUUHQWPR

,QFOXGHVODNHDFFHVV

RU

)RURWKHUUHQWDOV

7$9$5(6'25$&$1$/

)851+20(6)255(1725

/($6(237,216$/(12'2*6

)URPPRRU

&DOO

ULYHUHVWZDWHUIURQWUHVRUWFRP

7$9$5(6'25$&$1$/

)851+20(6)255(1725

/($6(237,216$/(12'2*6

)URPPRRU

&DOO

ULYHUHVWZDWHUIURQWUHVRUWFRP

02%,/(+20(6)256$/(

:2:1(5),1$1&(&/(50217

+:<%HIRUH*URYH ODQG

EUEDIURPGRZQPR

$OVR$YDLO+DQG\PDQ6SHFLDO·V

EUIURPPRXS



/((6%85*/$.(*5,)),10+3

1(:IRUUHQWPR

,QFOXGHVODNHDFFHVV

RU

)RURWKHUUHQWDOV

+$:7+251( LQFRP

OHWHO

X



UDGHG&DOO

/((6%85*&RPPXQLW\

%DFNJURXQGFKHFNUHTG









07'25$\UEHDXWLIXOEU

SDUNRQODNHPRORW

UHQW:DWHUODZQWUDVKERDWGRFNV

RERRU

RU

$/80,180&+5,670$675(( 

H[FHOFRQGZFRORUZKHHOLQER[













%/$&..1,*+73/$7(6

3HDFRFNSDWWHUQVHWRI

&DOO

&219(&7,2129(1FRXQWHUWRS

ODU



2VWHUQHZ





)5((=(5XSULJKWFXIWZRUNV

RRG



)LUP 62/'67'$<

5()5,*(5$725*(%LVTXHYHU\

RRGFRQG



 62/'

5()5,*(5$725+RWSRLQWFXIW

ZRUNVZHOO













6729( )ULJLGDLUHJODVVWRSHOHFWULF

ZZDUPLQJGUDZHUFRQYHFWLRQ

RYHQ













6729(:KLUOSRROHOHFWULFZRUNV

RRG













,1)$17&$56($768QLVH[JUHHQ

EHL

H



IRUERWKRER

&(0(1767(3+[:









62/$53$1(/6HDFKDPSV













&(17(5+,//

6DW6XQDPSP

&RXQW\5G)LVKLQJJHDU

UHP RWHFRQWUROFDUPLVFFORWKHV

IXUQKRXVHKROGLWHPV&KULVWPDV

GLVK HVWR\VERRNVGHFRUDWLRQV

UHFR UGVILJXULQHVGROOVVRPHDQ

WLTXHVEDUQLWHPVDQGPXFKPRUH

029, 1*(9(5 <7+,1*0867*2

02817'25$

'HFHPEHUVWQGUG

([FLWLQJ6RXWKHUQDLUH

&OXEKRXVH&RPPXQLW\<DUG6DOH

ORFDWHGDWWKH6:FRUQHURI

'HFVWQGLQWKH

FOXEKRXVHSDUNWKHQFRQWLQX HV

WKURXJK'HFUGLQRXUFRPPXQLW\

DVDGULYHWKURXJKZLWKPDQ\

KRXVHK ROGVFRQWULEXWLQJ7KHUHDUH

PDQ\ILQHLWHPVFORWKHVH[HUFLVH

HTXLSDEDNHVDOHHWF/RRNLQJ

IRUZDUGWRVHHLQJ\RXDOO

7$1*(5,1(

)UL6XQDPSP3LQH6W

7RRPDQ

LWHPVWROLVWQHZXVHG

7$9$5(6

6DW6XQDPSP$SDFKH

&LUFOH6ROLGRDNIXUQIXWWRQKRXVH

KROGLWHPV





DWLRIXUQPXFKPRUH

:(%67(5

)UL6DW0RQDPSP&5

&DUULHUOLIWPRELOLW\FKDLUVILVK

LQJERDWLQJHTXLSKRXVHZDUHV;

PHQVDQGZRPHQVFORWKLQ



-$&.(7.HQWXFN\:LOGFDWQHZFRQG

0HQVPHG*UHDW

LIW





&+5,670$63/$7(66DQ

WD6OHLJK5HLQGHHUSDWWHUQZJROG

WULP













&+5,670$6',6+(6ORWVRIVL]HGLV

KHV



&DOO









%22.&$6(VKHOYHV+[

:['



 62/'

&28&+/29(6($7JRRGFRQGSDV

WHOVKDGHV





',1(77(7$%/(&+$,56RQ

UROOHUVZ



OHDI













',1,1*7$%/(Z&+$,56

%HDXW LI XO&RXQW U\VW\OHVROLG0867

6((













',1,1*7$%/( FHUDPLFWRS

FKDLUV













6/((362)$4XHHQ1(:&DOO









62)$ERQGHGOHDWKHUSHHOLQJ



UHFOLQHUV )5((









62)$/D=%R\IORUDOGHVLJQQHDUO\

QHZ



&DOO









7$%/(FKDLUVOLJKWRDNZH[WH

QVLRQOHDI













$77,&(;+$867)$16IRUDOO

&DOO

%5($'%2;ZRRGHQ/[+[

'













&20)257(56(7IXOOVL]H%OXH

:KLWH



&DOO









)(1&,1*VHFWLRQVZRRGXVHG

[

RRGVKD

H





)/($0$5.(7,7(06$VNLQJ

&DOO









)285:+((/(5EDWWHU\RSHUDWHGXS

WROEV



&DOO

*5,//HOHF6WDQGXS*HRUJH)RUPDQ

3DLG







DVNLQ







02725+2,67WRQJUHDWFRQG













58*;FRPHZPDWFKLQJ

V



&DOO









6(:,1*0$&+,1(6LQJHU6HUJHU

ZLWKWDEOH



&DOO









/$:102:(5SXVKUXQVJUHDW

2QO





&DOO









3$7,26(739&FKDLUVWDEOH













5287(5E\6NLO0RGHOWDEOH



ELWNLW/LNHQHZ





6&52//6$:6HDUVJRRGFRQG













:(/',1*&$57 6QDS2Q([FHO

FRQG













:+((/&+$,5:,7+)2275(676

RRGFRQG













'(6.&+$,5ZLWKODUJHUVHDW([FHO

FRQG







RER&DOO









',63/$<%227+7UDGH6KRZ PHG

EOXH



KDUGFDVH





),/(&$%,1(76 GUDZHUODW

HUDO













63$/HLVXUH%D\VHDWVQHHGV

)5((&DOO









:$1772%8<VWURNHKSRUKS

RXWERDUGPRWRU&DOO









:$1772%8<9,1</5(&25'6/3V

V%ODFN-D]]6RXO%OXHV5RFN

'RR:R

0RUH









+(16)5((&DOO

DIWHU30

%,&<&/(:KHHO9LOODJHU













&$123<;VODQWZDOO1(:

&DOO









621$5),6+),1'(5/RZUDQFH(OLWH







UVROG













125',&75$&.(;(5&,6(0$&+,1(

QHZXVHGOHVVWKDQKUV



RER









&/8%&$5YQHZEDWWHULHV

KLJKVSGZHOOHTXLSSHG









*2/)&$57(DV\*RJRRGEDWWHULHV

OLJKWVDQGFXUWDLQV

&DOO









0$1'26%$77(5,(6

*2/)&$576)256$/(

,QVWDOODW\RXUKRPHRUEXVLQ HVV

*ROI&DUWIXOOUHSDLUVHUYL FH

/HHVEXUJ

),6+,1*32/(6LOD)OH[)IW

ODVVURG



&DOO









752//,1*02725 0RWRU*XLGHY

OEWKUXVWIRRWFRQWURO



752//,1*027251HZ)RUWUH[9

OEWKUXVWIRRWFRQWURO









:$1772%8<VWURNHKSRUKS

RXWERDUGPRWRU&DOO









'(&.%2$76\OYDQZ

KS-RKQVRQ)RXU6WURNH(=/RDG

WUDLOHU

















+21'$ ;5/.PL([FHO

VKDSHUXQVSHUIHFW&DOO



+21'$9$/.<5,(*/&7

RXUHUH[FHOFRQGRER&DOO

RU

%8&.(76($76PLGV*0ZKLWH

VHDW



RER









&$5&29(5&KDOOHQJHUZH[WUDV



&DOO









0867$1* *76DOHHQSULVWLQH

FRQG







&DOO









$8726:$3&255$/6+2:

'HF6XPWHU&QW\)DLUJ URXQGV

6807(56:$30((76



*0&6LHUUD+'QHZWLUHV

WKZKHHOKLWFK'XUDPD[GLHVHOHQ

JLQH.PL$VNLQJ









%,//·6029,1*a)/5HJ

2ZQHURQ(YHU\-RE/LF,QV

)DLU5DWHVVLQFH



6,1&(

.,/(<6216,1&

$)XOO6HUYLFH3OXPELQJ&RPSDQ\

/DNH6XPWHU

&HQWUDO)ORULGD3OXPEHUFRP

9,6,7285216,7(6+2:5220

+U(PHUJHQF\6HUYLFH

/LF&)&

0F+$/(522),1*,1&

5H5RRIVDQG5HSDLUV7LOH0HWDO

6KLQJOHV)ODW5RRIV0RELOH+RPHV

([FHO5HI·V/LF,QV&&&

&DOO

DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM Sunday, December 3, 2017| D2

DAILY COMMERCIAL

" i«C3fc

CLASSIFIED INDEX

Legal Nolicii»

......

..........

............

(KM) I Mcichandiw

.............................................

ii<K>t)

Nolicc*............................................ .100(1 Krail I Nloto/1

Ri-nl MHK)

j\l

Your Si-rvko 9(KH) Real <*r Sale

.........

4000

■ imploymeni

.................................

2(X)t) Keeiealion

..................................................7(MRt

l\Ms/Animals. 6K65 Tiansporljilitin X(MM>

Ad |uH( tnon lH P lvixt n rj wolt you r «d lh» (trs l da y It apf ioom ir> 1h<> pn pai T h# 0 «(ly Cof nmar einl

wi ll HO I bn ruK purw lblA lui Iri euti OCt udn u lTsr t>t cr f iiml Liny of pubt tenl liaf i IF you Imd An n llul , un ll

mo <-- ln.*. R.ir n->c t cf «vp nrtr nont sin Dirt 32/ 0 or

740

no t oKo o«i lino cos t of ili tat p orti on o f <p aoo occu pied toy BUc Jl o rror

ONE FREE AD PER MONTH!

___________daiIycomnierciaI.com / classi fieds

_______________________

Find it, Buy it, Sell it, FAST!

TO PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD IN OUR

PAPER AND OUR WEBSITE CALL:

LAKE: 352-314-3278 OR SUMTER: 352-748-I95S

NEXT DAY SUBMISSIONS MUST EE PLACED BEFORE 3PM

MONDAY-FRIDAY SAM TO 5PM

2 LINES/7 DAYS:

Ad must be non-commercial only with single item priced at $1 OO or less

Price musi appear in ad. Two line maximum. Pets, animals, guns and ammo

excluded. Some restrictions. Limit 1 per household per monlh

2327 3250 REAL ESTATE 6125 6715 8175

DRIVER

EMPLOYMENT

Apartments

Unfurnished

4000-4999 Garage & yard

Sales

Spas/hot Tubs Trucks

All real estate advertised herein is subject

to the Federal Housing Act, which makes SPA SMC '07 Sierra 2S00HD,

DRIVERS

NEEDED!

Dally In-state deliveries of pregasti

concrete »tructure*. 2 yr*. exp.

preferred.

DUBĂ STBESS

11328 CB 44-Leesburg

352-787-1422 EOE/DFWP

2950

Trades

MA1NTIMANCE HECHMCtm -PT

Send! PMUtne Including ref*. to:

P.O. iox350542

Srand l*land. FL 327350142

Are you making 1«** »an

$900 per week?

MO EXPEB1ENCED NEEDED

OOVENAMT TRANSPORT

Meeds Driver Trainee* Mow!

- No 6DLÎ io Problem!

= EtesDIsoui!: BtsnusfBts Füêlkiig®

OTR, Beglonal and local Job*

mw FOB INFOBMATION

1-877-2ÍA3B24

fflEBS EXP'D - FT

(362) 267-8383

Mu*t have own tool*. Mon - Fri.

DFWP. Call 3S2-314362S

SI0N-0N BOMUS 0FFEBED BY

Saddle Creek In Leesburg for Exp'd

Forkllffi Operator*. Join Our Team

SUBVERT FIELD 1

HIRDNS ALL 1

Benefits plkg. 1

Apply at: 1608 Tracy Awe.

Lake

Healthcare

Medical

dMlHITIES

Medical Assistant

Billing Specialist

Fax resume 382.323.9807

RENTALS

3000-3999

3200

Apartments

Furnished

LEESBUB0 - SPAIMISM VILLASE

Pool, great location!

Firn. Efficiency,

Includes util. & cafele. $718/mo.

2br/lfea, $660, you pay util.

Call 382=728=8888

HOMES FOB BEMT ©B

,E OPTIOM/SALE. IMO D06S

From $848/mo. or $8,989

Call 382-343-7780

rIverestwateifr©ntres©rt.eom

EUST1S HOMES LTD 1, 2 & 3fer

(Sail Falon at 382-387-8287

FBUITLAIMD S

MIRROR LAKE MANOR,

EQUAL HOUSING

OPPORTUNITY

LEESBURS, MONTGLAIR VILLASE

Call 352-8263300

3250

Apartments

Unfurnished

Park it in the

CLASSIFIEDS^!

and iwatch it gofast!

LEESBUBS, PEPPEB TBEE APTS.

Sail Christina 382-728-1800.

MOBILE [ ii - CLERM0MT

9 (Before Sroveland)

Ato Avail. - Handyman Special’®

1 & 2fer from —$350/mo. & up

LEESBURS, LAKE SRIFF1N MHP

5®+, MEW 2/2 for rent $750/mo

Include* late aoce**

407-547-9394 or 407-248-4850

For other rental* 352-874-7375

Warn

Mow Pet Friendly!!

LARSE Senior Specials $$$

IMewly Remodeled

1 & 2 BB Apartments

WIndemere Vilas

Mon-FrI 9-12 & 1-8

(382)728-8444

f.WIndemereVIHa*.eom

TAVABES/DORA

FORM. HOMES F0R

LEASE OPTION/SALE. M0 DOSS.

From $848/mo. or $8,999

Call 382-843-7780

rlvere*twaterfrontre*ort.eom

3350

Condos &. Villas

Unfurnished

TAVARES, 2/2, IMOsf.

$80O/mo. + security.

201-707-8708 or 382-488-984«

3400

DUPLEXES

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE

ÍWNER FI MANCE - CLERM0MT

0 (Before Sroveland)

Ato Avail. - Handyman Special1

m —$380/m

12fer from - up

LEESBURS, LAKE SRIFFIN MHP

5®+, MEW 2/2 for rent $750/mo

Include* late aeee**

407-547-9394 or 407-24&4550

For other rental* 352-874-7375

3500

HOMES

Furnished

MTEB SET AWAY, 3/2

Sail or Text 352 504-788?

3550

HOMES

Unfurnished

MT. D0BÄ, 3/2/2. $1,400/mo.

352-217-6000

3615

Mobile

home/rentals

FOB SALE

CIEBM0MT

(Before Sroveland)

Ato Avail. - Handyman Special's

1 a 2fer from —$380/mo. a up

iHP

58+, MEW 2/2 for rent $780/m®

Includes lake access

407-847-9394 or 407-2464580

For other rentals 382-874-7378

TAVARES/DORA Í

FORM. HOMES F0B

LEASE OPTION/SALE. M0 DOSS.

From $545/nmo. or $5,999

Call 362-343-7780

rIverestwaterfrontreioit.com

3630

Mobile Home

in Parks

SRAND 1SL&MD,

3750

Roommates

Wanted

LEESBURS

You’re Reading

LOCAI

it illegal to advertise any preference,

limitations, or discrimination based on

race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial

status, or national origin, or intention to

make any such preferences, limitation, or

disseminations

We will not knowingly accept any

advertising for real estate which is in

violation of the law. All persons are

hereby informed that all dwellings

advertised are available on an equal

opportunity basis.

4095

Homes for Sale

General

M0IB1LE HOMES F©R SALE

f/SWMEB FI MANCE - 6LEBM0MT

HWY. 50 (Before Sroveland)

1 &. 2br from —$380/mo. & up

LEESBUBS, LAKE SB1FF1N MHP

88+, NEW 2/2 for rent $7B0/m®

Includes lake access

407-847-9394 or 407-246-4860

For other rentals 382-874-7378

TAVARES/DORA

FURN.

LEASEOPTION/SALE. M0 DOSS

î $545/mo. or $5,999

Sail 352-343-7780

rivere*twaterfrontre*orte©m

Found it,

Bought it9

Sold it,

FAST!

in The

Daily Commercial

4600

Manufactured

Homes

4620

Mobile Homes

M0B1LE HOMES F©R SALE

f/OWMEB FINANCE - 6LEBM0MT

HWY. 50 (Before Oroveland)

LEESBUBS, LAKE 0B1FF1N MHP

88+ NEW 2/2 for rent $780/mo

Includes lake access

407-847-9394 or 407-2464880

For other rentals 382-874-7378

4630

Mobile Home

parks

HAWTH0BNE,

LEESBUBS, 88+ Community. 2/1.8.

$7,000. Background eheek roq'd.

(382) 387-8388

________________

MERCHANDISE

6000-6999

6010

Antiques

ALUMINUM CHB1STMÂS TBEE «

KNISHT PLATES

6015

Appliances

SOLD 1ST DAY!

BEFBISERATOB,

BEFBISEBÄT0B

6030

Baby Items

6035

BUILDING

Materials

CEMENT STEP, 8"H X 40"W. $78.

WELS (4), each 10 amps.

§100. (352) 343-7047

ii - 8pm.

871. Fishing gear,

BEMTER HILL,

Sat. & Sun. 8am-

6618 County Bd 871

remote eontrol ear & misc., clothe*,

fum., household Items Christmas

dlthe*, toy*, took*, decoration*,

record*, flgmrtnes, doll*, some an

tique*, tarn Item* and much more.

M0V1MS EVERWH1NS MUST SOI

¡M0UMT

December 1st, 2nd & 3rd

Exciting Southernalre

Clubhouse St Community Yartl Sale

located at the SW corner of 441 &

4®. Dec. 1st - 2nd In the

clubhouse & park, then continues

through Dec. 3rd In our community

as a drive through, with many

households contributing. Them are

many fine Items, clothes, exercise

equip., a take *ale, etc. Looking

forward to seeing you all.

TÄMSEBINE,

6330

Clothing

6335

Collectibles

CHRISTMAS PLATES (12),

6340

China, Silver

Crystal

CHBISTMAS DISHES

6480

FURNITURE/

household

^ETTE TABLE Ss (4)

D1MINS TABLE 8' w/8

Beautiful Country style, solid.

SEE! §800. (581) 33»0329

D1MINS TABLE,

SLEEP SOFA

FREE.

TABLE, 4 chaire, light oak w/axto-

n*lon leaf. $98. (3521 6694259

6510

General

Merchandise

%, wooden, 18*L x li"H x

ai*D. $10. (38211314-9328

_______

SET full size, Blue &

Sail (382) 778-9840

MARKET ITEMS. Asking $78.

(352) 480Mgl51

___________

FOUR WHEELER

3B1LL

MOT0B HOIST, 2 ton, great cond.

BUS

«NS MACHINE

6570

Lawn & garden

WEB

PATIO SET PVC, 4 chains Ss table.

$88. (382) 6694289

6590

Machinery &

Tools

^©yTiiR

cond. $70. (382) 889S828

6600

Medical

Equipment

WHEEL CHAIR WITH FOOT RESTS,

«ood cond. $45. (352) 33M484

6630

Office

Furniture

FIUE 8 j(3),

6760

Wanted to Buy

WANT TO BUY

WANT TO BUY VINYL BEC0BDS

6830

Farm Animals

RECREATION

7000-7500

7100

Bicycles

9000

Home &

professional

Service Guide

9614

MOVING

BILL’S MOVINS - FL Reg. Ì92098

Owner on Every Job, Lie. Ss Ins.

Fair Rates since 1984

382-669-4486

9660

PLUMBING

3 Wheel Villager.

$99. Í502) 7500512

7170

Campers/Travel

Trailers

7320

Fishing

Equipment

SONAR FISH FIMDER

7330

Fitness

Equipment

7340

Golf Clubs/

Carts/equipment

9698

Roofing Services

Found it,

bought

it,

sold it,

FAST!

MANDOS BATTEBIES Si

S0LF CARTS FOR SALE

Install at your home or business.

Solf Cart full repair service.

Leesburg - 382-836-0440

7400

Sports

Equipment

BOATING

7600-7999

7700

boat Equipment

I MOTOR

*!*

MILY COMMERCIAL

I DAILY COMMERCIAL

WE’VE GOT YOU

COVERED...

mmsM

Ærnwd 3(mm

ä MOTOR

7770

Boats for Sale

TRANSPORTATION

8000-8999

8055

Motorcycles

HONDA '06,

HONDA VAIKYBIE

8070

Auto parts &

Tires

mid 60's SM, white

8140

AUTOS FOR SALE

MUSTANS ST Saleen '02,

8150

ANTIQUE/

Collector Cars

Dee. 3, Sumter Cnty. Fairground*

SUMTER SWAP MEETS.

727-848-7171

NATIONAL NEWS

TIBESDAV

vmmrnxs

IHURSW

Every day of the

week.

D3| Sunday, December 3, 2017 DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM

AP I ECE D I EM FLAP GPS

GRAVLAX ODAY AONE ROT

ROYALTASTERS CANTLOSE

OMEN META THEFAREAST

KARPOV TEMP APP I NNES

ABET DAB TEAL DECO

DR I VETRA I NS HEN I E RUN

RALLYCAR SAL BLASTS

OSLO HUT I CKY Y I N

SH I VA MOONROOF ASADA

SAN BRAI NSURGEONS EPA

DI PSO SEESTARS AGAPE

IOU GATS VCS OREO

ADDERS BAM I AMWOMAN

RUE BERET MI NDREADERS

SLED DESI CHO SAKS

ECRUS MTV SETH REPOTS

NIXONTAPES ACED ONIT

AN I SEO I L THROWI NGR I CE

LEN EDNA YOYO BRI TCOM

SAG ROSY ETAL SASSES

Solution to crossword on C9

PERK UP WITH

HOME DELIVERY

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

CALL 352-787-0600

OR VISIT

DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM

DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM Sunday, December 3, 2017| D4

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 E1

AROUND TOWN Tom McNiff, editor

352-365-8250

tom.mcniff@dailycommercial.com

WHAT IS YOUR CHRISTMAS

SHOPPING STRATEGY??

A little at a time, and when

I have no kids with me.

Laura Perry

Go early. No online for me.

I pick them up through the

year and always remember

that it is Jesus’ birthday.

Joyce Crane

I would say more online

shopping this year, with an

e ort to get as much done

in advance to enjoy the

season rather than having

to shop.

Aaron Hosman

I make a list of who I’m going

to give presents to, then I try

to choose them before I ever

go to the store — a common

interest or something they

would never get themselves.

Then, I try to get the

shopping done at least a

week before Christmas.

Mark Tidwell

WORD ON THE STREET

ADOPTIONS | E3

LOOKING

FOR A PET?

Check out some

of Lake County’s

adoptable animals

No one really

questions why

dogs are called

man's best friend. Dogs

are found everywhere

there are people. They

make good friends,

companions, protec-

tors and sometimes

life savers. If you start

a conversation about

dogs, everyone joins in

because we all have our

favorite dog stories.

My first dog was

a small female Ger-

man shepherd named

Badge. Badge had been

trained for police work

but didn't grow large

enough, so the sheriff

who trained her offered

her to my married

daughter Rana. Rana

brought her to me,

knowing her broth-

ers and sisters wanted

a dog and this was a

dog I had to like. She

was dainty for a Ger-

man shepherd but

beautiful. Her behavior

was impeccable. She

obeyed commands,

was very good with

children and protective

of the whole family.

When Badge was

accepted into our

household, my hus-

band, Ray, was work-

ing out of town and

he had told me, “No

dogs!” I couldn't

believe anyone, even

Ray, would object to

this dog. As it turned

out, he met Badge and

said, “This has got to

be the perfect dog.”

And she was. She was

an excellent guard dog

for the children and me

and would stay close

beside us if there were

any strangers around

or any strange dogs.

You could walk with

her without a leash,

and she would heel on

your left side and stay

when you told her to.

The children liked to

dress Badge up in their

clothes — even high-

top sneakers — and

she would stand there

looking embarrassed

but afraid to move, so

the shoes wouldn't fall

off. We were living in

Columbus, Ohio, then

and brought Badge with

us to Florida, where she

FROM THE

PORCH STEPS

Everyone

likes a

good dog

story

Nina Gilfert

By Linda Florea

Correspondent

MOUNT DORA — At Satur-

day’s 57th Annual Mount Dora

Christmas Parade, there were

marching bands, floats, cars

carrying dignitaries, dancers,

plenty of holiday cheer and

most importantly, Santa and

Mrs. Claus.

But there’s one major thing

keeping the holiday spirit alive

after the streets were cleaned

and everyone went home:

The donated food spectators

brought for the Lake Cares Food

Pantry.

Terry Askins, vice president

of the Mount Dora Lions Club

and parade chairman, said this

was the third year it was themed

a “Parade with a Purpose” to

collect food for the pantry.

“We like that and it helps a lot

of people,” he said.

In addition, Lake Cares Food

Pantry was the grand marshal

of this year’s

parade.

Irene

O’Malley,

executive

director of the

Lake Cares

Food Pantry,

said an aver-

age of about

1,700 pounds

of food have

been collected

at the previous

two parades,

but this year

they set a goal

of one ton.

“This is

definitely a

growing food

drive, and our largest is the post

office food drive,” O’Malley

said. “I think everybody should

do something like this. We’re all

working towards the common

goal of eradicating hunger.”

She said the pantry hands out

about 10,000 pounds of food a

week.

For people who missed the

parade, a $50 donation can be

made at lakecares.org to pro-

vide Christmas dinner for a local

needy family.

Nearly 1,300 needy families

entered a lottery to receive one

of the 250 Thanksgiving meals

or one of 250 Christmas meals.

“That’s the part that hurts

when we’re pulling then names

— seeing all the names left over

that aren’t getting anything,”

O’Malley said.

Families that did not get get

chosen can go to the food pantry

for holiday food, she said.

The Lake Cares Food Pantry

is at 2001 W. Old U.S. Highway

441 in Mount Dora.

Parade with a purpose

Volunteer

Dylan

Schmidt

loads food

onto the

Lake Cares

Food Pantry

trailer

prior to the

start of the

Mount Dora

Christmas

Parade

[LINDA CHARL-

TON/CORRE-

SPONDENT]

People walk down Donnelly Street during a past Mount Dora Christmas Parade. [MOUNT DORA / FACEBOOK]

Irene

O’Malley,

executive

director of

the Lake

Cares Food

Pantry in

Mount Dora,

watches

on as

volunteers

pack bags

with food.

[WHITNEY

LEHNECKER/

DAILY

COMMERCIAL]

Annual Mount Dora

event brings in valuable

donations for Lake

Cares Food Pantry

“ I think

everybody

should do

something

like this.

We’re all

working

towards the

common

goal of

eradicating

hunger.”

Irene

O’Malley,

executive

director of the

Lake Cares

Food Pantry

See NINA, E4

E2 Sunday, December 3, 2017 | DailyCommercial.com

TODAY

HOLIDAY BOWL: At 12:30

p.m. at Mount Dora Lawn

Bowling Club, 125 Edger-

ton Court. Lawn bowlers

come together to compete

in this three day tourna-

ment. Spectators welcome.

Call 352-408-1955 for

information.

VICTORIAN STEAMPUNK

HOLIDAY MARKET: From

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ren-

ninger's Antique Center,

20651 Highway 441 in

Mount Dora. With antiques,

crafts, art, clothing and

food. Go to renningers.net

for information.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: At

2 p.m. on Sunday at Melon

Patch Theatre, 311 N. 13th

St. in Leesburg. Cost is $18

for adults and $9 for stu-

dents. Call 352-787-3013.

NUNCRACKERS: At 2 p.m.

on Sunday at Tavares Com-

munity Theater Company,

1100 N. St. Clair Abrams

Ave. Cost is $13. Go to

tavarestheater.org for

tickets.

YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A

SANTA CLAUS: At 2:30 p.m.

on Sunday at Moonlight

Players' Warehouse The-

ater, 735 W. Minneola Ave.

in Clermont. Go to moon-

lightplayers.com for tickets

and information.

MOVIE PREMIERE: At 6 p.m.

at Mount Dora Community

Building, 520 N. Baker St.

"Crocodylus," a movie shot

in Mount Dora. With red

carpet champagne meet

and greet with actors and

director. Proceeds beneﬁ t

local charities. Cost is $10.

Go to mountdoraevents.

com for tickets.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP:

From 3 to 5 p.m. every

Sunday at First Presbyte-

rian Eustis, 117 S. Center

St. To help people face

challenges and rebuild

their lives. Go to fpceustis.

com.

BREAKFAST BUFFET: From

8:30 to 10:30 a.m. every

Sunday at Amvets Post

1992, 32201 Amvets Way in

Mount Dora. With biscuits

and gravy, bacon, sausage,

eggs and pancakes. Cost is

$6.50. Free to ﬁ rst respond-

ers with ID and kids under

6. Call 352-483-3327.

WINGS AND KARAOKE:

At 2 p.m. every Sunday at

AMVETS Post 2006, 500

N. Canal St. in Leesburg.

Nonmembers must be

signed in by a member of

the post. Call 352-323-8750,

email amvetspost2006@

gmail.com or go to

amvets2006.com.

FARMERS MARKET: From 9

a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday

in downtown Clermont.

Fresh produce, ﬁ sh, eggs,

ﬂ owers, plants, shrubs,

decorative items, live

music and a petting zoo.

HOLIDAY PARTY: From

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the

Humane Society of Lake

County, 16435 McKinley

Road in Umatilla. Bring

your fur kids to have pic-

ture taken with Santa Paws

for $10 donation. With

treats. Donation items wel-

come. Call 352-589-7400.

BIBLE STUDY AND FELLOW-

SHIP: At 10 a.m. the ﬁ rst

and third Sunday of the

month at the home of Joe

Tassell, Pastor of Mercy

Church in Mount Dora. Go

to mercychurchﬂ .org.

HOLIDAY POTLUCK LUN-

CHEON: At 12:30 p.m. at

Trout Lake Nature Center,

520 E. County Road 44 in

Eustis. Oklawaha Valley

Audubon Society with pre-

sentation on conservation

and Environmentalist of

the Year Award. Drinks and

table settings provided.

Bring a dish to share and

an unwrapped donation for

rafﬂ e. Free. RSVP to Linda

at 407-230-5404 or ljkocha-

nowski@outlook.com.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: At

6 p.m. at Fairway Christian

Church, 251 Avenida Los

Angelos in The Villages.

The Gift presented by

dramatists, choir and wor-

ship team musicians. Free

Admission. Call 352-259-

9305 or go to fairwaycc.

org.

LIGHT UP CEREMONY

AND BOAT PARADE: From

5:30 to 8 p.m. at Venetian

Gardens in Leesburg. With

food and vendors. Call 352-

728-9885 for information

and 352-326-8274 to enter

the boat parade.

TODAY AND MONDAY

AUDITIONS: From 7 to 9

p.m. at Moonlight Players'

Warehouse Theater, 735 W.

Minneola Ave. in Clermont.

For Annie. Go to moon-

lightplayers.com or call

352-319-1116.

MONDAY

GRIEFSHARE: At 3:30 p.m.

every Monday at First

United Methodist Church of

Tavares, 600 W. Ianthe St.

For those grieving the loss

of a loved one. Cost is $15

for workbook. Call Betty at

352-308-8229 to register.

CHICKEN WINGS, PIZZA

AND CORNHOLE: At 5 p.m.

every Monday at Amvets

Post 1992, 32201 Amvets

Way in Mount Dora. Non-

members must be signed

in by a member of the post.

Go to amvetspost1992.org.

TOASTMASTERS MEET-

ING: From 7 to 8:30 p.m.

every Monday at FaithPoint

Church, 290 Citrus Tower

Blvd., Suite 200 in Cler-

mont. Call 352-234-6495.

ADULT COLORING: From 10

to 11 a.m. every Monday

at the Eustis Recreation

Department, 2214 Bates

Ave. A fun way to social-

ize, de-stress and create

a piece of art. All coloring

pages and colored pencils

are supplied. Free for all

seniors. Call 352-357-8510.

SENIOR TECH TALK: At

9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.

every Monday at the Eustis

Recreation Department,

2214 Bates Ave. Bring your

own devices. Free for all

seniors. Call 352-357-8510.

CARE PACKAGES FOR

TROOPS: From 11 a.m. to

8 p.m. every Monday at

AMVETS Post 2006, 500

N. Canal St. in Leesburg.

Drop off and label "care

package for our troops."

Call 352-430-4355 or email

veteransinfoandevents@

gmail.com.

SMOOTH COUNTRY BAND:

From 7 to 9 p.m. every

Monday at Cassia Com-

munity Club, 29245 State

Road 44 in Eustis. Cost

is $7. Enjoy music and

dancing with band mem-

bers David Potter, David

Peddicord, Vern Brewer,

George Hawkins and Stan

Chase. Call David Potter at

386-677-3625.

TINY EXPLORERS: From 10

to 11 a.m. every Monday

at the Leesburg Public

Library, 100 E. Main St.

Bring your toddler to play

in educational stations

for a hands-on fun-ﬁ lled

adventure in learning and

to interact with others the

same age. Call Melissa

Curry at 352-728-9790 or

email melissa.curry@lees-

burgﬂ orida.gov.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

CLASS: From 10 a.m. to

12 p.m. every Monday at

Leesburg Public Library,

100 E. Main St. For native

speakers of all other

languages. Free. No reg-

istration required. Library

provides materials. Call

352-728-9790.

CHESS CLUB: From 5 to

7 p.m. every Monday at

Cagan Crossings Commu-

nity Library, 16729 Cagan

Oaks in Clermont. Call 352-

243-1840 for information.

CHESS CLUB: From 3 to

4 p.m. every Monday at

Marianne Beck Memorial

Library, 112 W. Central

Ave. in Howey-In-The-Hills.

Call 352-324-0254.

KINDRED STITCHERS: From

1 to 4 p.m. every Monday at

Cagan Crossings Commu-

nity Library, 16729 Cagan

Oaks in Clermont. For all

levels. Call 352-243-1840.

TODDLER STORY TIME:

From 10 to 11 a.m. every

Monday at Tavares Public

Library, 314 N. New Hamp-

shire Ave. With music,

snack and a craft. Call

Valerie Madden at 352-742-

6473 for information.

BEGINNING CROCHET:

From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

every Monday at W.T.

Bland Public Library, 1995.

N Donnelly St. in Mount

Dora. Bring size J hook,

medium weight yarn, and

scissors. For ages 8 and

up. Call 352-735-7180 for

information.

MEGA BLOCKS CLUB: From

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. every

Monday at Fruitland Park

Library, 205 W. Berckman

St. For ages 0 to 4. Call 352-

360-6561 for information.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

CLASS: From 5 to 6 p.m.

every Monday at W.T.

Bland Public Library, 1995

N. Donnelly St. in Mount

Dora. Call 352-735-7180 for

information.

MAHJONG: From 7 to 9

p.m. every Monday at W.T.

Bland Public Library, 1995

N. Donnelly St. in Mount

Dora. Call 352-735-7180 for

information.

BIBLIOBOP: From 10:30 to

11 a.m. every Monday at

W.T. Bland Public Library,

1995 N. Donnelly St. in

Mount Dora. Free. With

music, singing, stories and

dancing. Suggested ages 2

½ to 5. Call 352-735-7180.

FESTIVAL OF NINE LES-

SONS AND CAROLS: From

7 to 8:30 p.m. at Morrison

United Methodist Church,

1005 W. Main St. in Lees-

burg. Recounting of the

Christmas story through

readings and carols. Free

and open to the public.

Donations will be accepted.

Call 352-787-3786 for

information.

ADULT COLORING AND

CRAFTING: From 6 to 7:30

p.m. the ﬁ rst and third

Monday of the month

at the Leesburg Public

Library, 100 E. Main St.

Library will supply coloring

pages, crayons, markers

and colored pencils. Call

352-728-9790 or email jose-

phine.dix@leesburgﬂ orida.

gov.

TUESDAY

CHICKEN UNIVERSITY:

From 6 to 8 p.m. at Lake

County Extension Ofﬁ ce,

1951 Woodlea Road in

Tavares. Learn about

poultry anatomy and

biology, egg production

and handling, housing and

predator protection. Cost

is $10. Register at UFLake-

ChickenU.eventbrite.

com. Call Megan Mann at

352-343-4101 ext 2728 for

information.

BINGO: At 1:01 p.m. every

Tuesday at Amvets Post

1992, 32201 Amvets Way in

Mount Dora. Nonmembers

must be signed in by a

member of the post. Go to

amvetspost1992.org.

LADIES PRECEPT BIBLE

STUDY: From 9 to 11 a.m.

every Tuesday through

Dec. 12 at Fairway Chris-

tian Church, 251 Avenida

Los Angelos in The Vil-

lages. Call 352-259-9305 for

information.

TODDLER TIME: From 9:30

to 10 a.m. every Tuesday

at Eustis Memorial Library,

120 N. Center St. With

songs and stories. Ages 9

months to 2.5 years. Call

Ms. Lauren at 352-357-0896

or 352-357-5686.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME:

From 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

every Tuesday at Eustis

Memorial Library, 120 N.

Center St. With crafts.

Ages 2.5 to 5 years. Call

Ms. Lauren at 352-357-0896

or 352-357-5686.

CHESS CLUB: From 3:30 to

4:30 p.m. every Tuesday at

Fruitland Park Library, 205

W. Berckman St. Call 352-

360-6561 for information.

KNITTING CLUB: From 1

to 3 p.m. every Tuesday

at Fruitland Park Public

Library, 205 W. Berckman

St. Call 352-360- 6561 for

information.

MINECRAFT AND MORE:

From 5 to 6:30 p.m. every

Tuesday at Leesburg

Public Library, 100 E. Main

St. With gaming systems

and laptops. For ages 7 to

14. Call 352-728-9800 for

information.

MAKERS CLUB: From 4 to

4:45 p.m. every Tuesday at

Leesburg Public Library,

100 E. Main St. Use creativ-

ity and teamwork to make

projects. For ages 8 to

18. Call 352-728-9800 for

information.

TODDLER EXPLORERS:

From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m

every Tuesday at Lady

Lake Public Library, 225

W. Guava St. With play

dough, magnets and

blocks. Call 352-753-2957

for information.

TACO TUESDAY: At 5 p.m.

every Tuesday at AMVETS

Post 2006, 500 N. Canal St.

in Leesburg. Guests wel-

come. Call 352-323-8750,

email amvetspost2006@

gmail.com or go to

amvets2006.com.

EUSTIS SENIOR SOCIAL

CLUB: At 9:30 a.m. every

Tuesday at in the Garden

Room at the Eustis Rec-

reation Department, 2214

Bates Ave. With coffee

and donuts, bingo, cards,

instructional classes,

monthly potlucks and day

CALENDAR

We want to hear from

you: Send news releases

about arts and entertain-

ment events around Lake

and Sumter counties to

news@dailycommercial.

com. Include a description,

date, time, cost, address,

contact name and phone

number.

EDITOR’S PICK

A holiday party is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Humane Society of Lake County, 16435

McKinley Road, Umatilla. Bring your fur kids to have a picture taken with Santa Paws for a $10 donation.

[GATEHOUSE MEDIA FILE]

See CALENDAR, E3

DailyCommercial.com | Sunday, December 3, 2017 E3

PETS

Meet Spanky. He is a 3-year-old

wirehaired terrier looking for a forever

home. He loves to cuddle and be petted.

He is just shy of 40 pounds, so he is the

perfect weight. Spanky would make

a great family pet. Meet him at the

Humane Society of Lake County.

Meet Buster. He’s an adventurous

7-month-old kitten ready to play and

explore in his new home. He would do

best with another playful kitty or with

kids who will keep him entertained.

Visit Buster today at the Humane

Society of Lake County. He’s available

to adopt.

Angel is an adorable, young terrier mix.

She loves to make new friends and

explore in the play yard. She is working

on sit and can’t wait to ﬁ nd her furever

home. Visit Angel at the Humane

Society of Lake County.

Haven is a sweet kitty looking for his

forever home. He can be shy at ﬁ rst but

if given time, he warms up nicely. He

has the loudest purr you have probably

ever heard and will surely warm your

heart. Haven enjoys playing with toys

and is looking for a loving home to call

his own. Visit him today at the Humane

Society of Lake County.

PET ADOPTIONS • HUMANE SOCIETY OF LAKE COUNTY

Online: To see more adoptable

animals, visit humanelake.com

By Rick Reed

Correspondent

Don’t let the formality of

R.F.E. Cooke’s name fool

you. The longtime banker and

citrus grower was more than

just a shrewd businessman,

he was also esteemed by those

who knew him.

“Best Beloved of All Men

in This Section Summoned

by Death,” read the headline

in the Leesburg Commercial

proclaiming his passing on

March 18, 1934.

The story began, “Death

laid a cruel, crushing hand

upon the community Sunday

night when R.F.E. Cooke

was called to answer the final

summons. None has ever even

approached the place Frank

Cooke held in the esteem of

the people of this section, even

for a short time, while the span

of his service covered four

decades, each year adding to

the total number of those who

loved, admired and revered

him.”

His death was unexpected.

Cooke, his wife, Margaret,

and her sister had just returned

from a trip to Miami around 7

p.m. and they stopped at the

post office where he greeted

several friends.

Then it was on to Franmar,

their lakefront home near

Fruitland Park. Cooke soon

began complaining of a pain

in his heart. He had a history

of heart problems and had suf-

fered several attacks, though

they passed quickly.

“This seemed more seri-

ous and physicians were

summoned but about 10:00

o’clock he passed away despite

all the efforts that could be

made,” the story continued.

“Word quickly spread about

the community and Monday

morning Leesburg was talk-

ing of nothing else.”

❖ ❖ ❖

What a difference a year

made.

Eighty-seventh years ago,

The Leesburg Commercial on

Dec. 20, 1940, had a nice sketch

of St. Nick with a headline

below it proclaiming, “Santa

Claus Is Coming.”

Daily Commercial PDF Free Download

Daily Commercial PDF free Download. Think more deeply and widely.

Uploaded by _lisa_wilson_ on 5/9/2026

/66

100%