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Citizen S U T H M A R I O N Serving S.R. 200 Communities & Businesses FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 VOLUME 22 NUMBER 37 www.smcitizen.com Friday Forum reviews ‘candid conversations’ on race relations Index Bookmark ........... A7 Cherrywood ........ A16 Classifieds ........... A30 Happenings ......... A25 Health Corner ... A13 Oak Run ............... A12 Opinion ................ A8 Out to Pastor ....... A3 Pun Alley .............. A4 Puzzles ................. A29 S. Creek North ..... A18 Bridges Project presi- dent Bert Perkins called on everyone at the Feb. 8 “Anything Goes” Friday Forum to continue the “awesome” candid con- versations about living in color by sowing seeds of what they heard about racism at the College of Central Florida Feb. 4 into their daily lives. “Take what you learned and talk to those who don’t think like you. Don’t be afraid to speak with people you’ve not yet met.” Retired Army Col. Gor- ham L. Black III called the event, "the most glori- ous thing I‘ve seen in Ocala.” The wall-to-wall as- semblage of about 350 people included many students, some of whom were initially shy about talking about race. But as Forum co- moderator Deborah Winston ex- plained, they opened up when they realized they were in a safe, warm and welcoming place. While many came for extra credit, Winston said some felt empow- ered, according to pro- fessor Lee Rosen who promised to get his stu- dents to talk with one an- other. And contrary to expectations, many at- tendees were new to our community, and the op- portunities organizations like Bridges provide in attempting to heal racial injustice. As Tereka Lou- ise opined, “We cannot undo the past, but we can start over.” The discussions shifted to our evolving cultural mores when Pat Hawk asked, “how much morality is to be ex- pected of public offi- cials?” Grover Ander- son felt that in contrast to civilian governance, the military has been doing well for many years. “Police don’t shoot people in the back in the military,” he said. In light of Virginia pol- itics and the Kavanaugh hearings, co-moderator Bruce Seaman asked if there should be a statute of limitations on the ex- cesses of one’s youth? Ellie Clayton wondered if we are creating new victims in a society in which we all wear masks of one kind or another. Lee Wiggins brought up the concept of re- demption, and an- other quoted John 8:7, ““Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her (NIV).” Also addressing the Forum was Chris Ken- nard, who represented Floridians for Freedom, a statewide nonpartisan volunteer group collect- ing 1 million petition sig- natures by January 2020 to legalize cannabis in Florida in 2020. Visit www.floridafree- domgroup.com to sign the petition. Local officials want to know what Marion County residents see as their most pressing health needs. To find out, the Department of Health in Marion County and Well Florida are ask- ing community residents to take a brief survey at https://bit.ly/2GCLRFP and provide their feed- back. Participants have a chance to win a $30 gift card when they complete the survey. All survey re- sponses are anonymous. The department will use the survey results to develop a formal commu- nity health needs assess- ment, followed by a five-year community im- provement plan. The community improvement plan will seek to improve access and/or outcomes related to key health top- ics. The department en- courages all residents, health care and social service providers, busi- nesses and faith-based organizations to share their views. Interested individuals have until April 30, 2019, to complete the survey. The community health needs assessment is slated for completion in summer 2019. For additional infor- mation, contact Chris Abarca at cabarca@well- florida.org or 352-727- 3767. FDOH aims to find residents' health needs See FRIDAY FORUM/Page A22 It was Brittany Bowe’s day at the 2019 World Single Distance Championships Saturday, Feb. 9, at Inzell, Germany. The two- time Olympian and Olympic medalist broke her own track record in the 1000m to win gold and a World Championship title. Her time of 1:13.31 put her on top of the podium fol- lowed by Vanessa Herzog (AUT) and Nao Kodaira (JPN). “To able to hear my national anthem from the top of the po- dium, it’s been some time now,” Bowe said. “It’s taken a good solid two years to get back but I never gave up on myself and neither did my coaching staff or my teammates. I’m con- stantly surrounded by positiv- ity. I knew if I executed a good race today, I had a good chance of coming out on top.” Paired with the current 1000m world record holder, Ko- daira, 30-year-old Bowe had one of her fastest starts and “wasn’t worried” about the fast COURTESY PHOTO/US SPEEDSKATING Ocala's Brittany Bowe, center, wins gold in the 1,000m in the World Single Distance Championships Saturday, Feb. 9, in Inzell, Germany. Finishing second was Vanessa Herzog, Austria, left, and Nao Kodaira, Japan, finished third. Bowe, Mantia skate for more gold Bowe breaks track record Mantia wins mass start Two-time Olympian Joey Mantia of Ocala came out of nowhere to win gold and a world title Sunday, Feb. 10, in the Men’s Mass Start at the 2019 World Single Distance Championships in Inzell, Ger- many. Taking advantage of falls and openings in the pack-style race, Mantia skated to the out- side lane to finish in first place with a time of 7:35.66. “I thought I’d just relax and not use any energy to make my moves and put myself in a good position,” Mantia said. “With three to go, I thought I could make a move. Things were looking good ... I decided to go into the last turn wide and took advantage of it.” This is Mantia’s second Mass Start title. He won this event at the 2017 World Single Distance Championships. Earlier in the day, Mantia finished his 1500m in eighth place, with a time of 1:45.24. Olympic medalist Brittany COURTESY PHOTO/US SPEEDSKATING Ocala's Joey Mantia, center, wins gold in the Men's Mass Start Sunday, Feb. 10, in the World Single Distance Championship Inzell, Germany. Finishing second was Cheonho Um, South Ko- rea, left, and Jaewon Chung, also of South Korea. See BOWE/Page A22 See MANTIA/Page A22

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CitizenS U T H M A R I O N

Serving S.R. 200 Communities & Businesses

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 VOLUME 22 NUMBER 37 www.smcitizen.com

Friday Forum reviews ‘candid conversations’ on race relations

IndexBookmark ........... A7 Cherrywood ........ A16Classifieds ........... A30Happenings ......... A25Health Corner ... A13Oak Run ............... A12Opinion ................ A8Out to Pastor ....... A3Pun Alley .............. A4Puzzles ................. A29S. Creek North ..... A18

Bridges Project presi-dent Bert Perkins called on everyone at the Feb. 8 “Anything Goes” Friday Forum to continue the “awesome” candid con-versations about living in color by sowing seeds of what they heard about racism at the College of Central Florida Feb. 4 into their daily lives.

“Take what you learned and talk to those who don’t think like you. Don’t be afraid to speak with people you’ve not yet met.”

Retired Army Col. Gor-ham L. Black III called the event, "the most glori-ous thing I‘ve seen in Ocala.”

The wall-to-wall as-semblage of about 350 people included many

students, some of whom were initially shy about talking about race.

But as Forum co-moderator Deborah Winston ex-plained, they opened up when they realized they were in a safe, warm and welcoming place.

While many came for extra credit, Winston said some felt empow-ered, according to pro-fessor Lee Rosen who promised to get his stu-dents to talk with one an-other. And contrary to expectations, many at-tendees were new to our

community, and the op-portunities organizations like Bridges provide in attempting to heal racial injustice.

As Tereka Lou-ise opined, “We cannot undo the past, but we can start over.”

The discussions shifted to our evolving cultural mores when Pat Hawk asked, “how much morality is to be ex-

pected of public offi-cials?”

Grover Ander-son felt that in contrast to civilian governance, the military has been doing well for many

years.“Police don’t shoot

people in the back in the military,” he said.

In light of Virginia pol-itics and the Kavanaugh hearings, co-moderator Bruce Seaman asked if there should be a statute of limitations on the ex-cesses of one’s youth? Ellie Clayton wondered if we are creating new

victims in a society in which we all wear masks of one kind or another.

Lee Wiggins brought up the concept of re-demption, and an-other quoted John 8:7, ““Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her (NIV).”

Also addressing the Forum was Chris Ken-nard, who represented Floridians for Freedom, a statewide nonpartisan volunteer group collect-ing 1 million petition sig-natures by January 2020 to legalize cannabis in Florida in 2020. Visit www.floridafree-domgroup.com to sign the petition.

Local officials want to know what Marion County residents see as their most pressing health needs. To find out, the Department of Health in Marion County and Well Florida are ask-ing community residents to take a brief survey at https://bit.ly/2GCLRFP and provide their feed-back. Participants have a chance to win a $30 gift card when they complete the survey. All survey re-sponses are anonymous.

The department will use the survey results to develop a formal commu-nity health needs assess-ment, followed by a five-year community im-provement plan. The community improvement plan will seek to improve access and/or outcomes related to key health top-ics.

The department en-courages all residents, health care and social service providers, busi-nesses and faith-based organizations to share their views.

Interested individuals have until April 30, 2019, to complete the survey. The community health needs assessment is slated for completion in summer 2019.

For additional infor-mation, contact Chris Abarca at [email protected] or 352-727-3767.

FDOH aims to find

residents' health needs

See FRIDAY FORUM/Page A22

It was Brittany Bowe’s day at the 2019 World Single Distance Championships Saturday, Feb. 9, at Inzell, Germany. The two-time Olympian and Olympic medalist broke her own track record in the 1000m to win gold and a World Championship title. Her time of 1:13.31 put her on top of the podium fol-lowed by Vanessa Herzog (AUT) and Nao Kodaira (JPN).

“To able to hear my national anthem from the top of the po-dium, it’s been some time

now,” Bowe said. “It’s taken a good solid two years to get back but I never gave up on myself and neither did my coaching staff or my teammates. I’m con-stantly surrounded by positiv-ity. I knew if I executed a good race today, I had a good chance of coming out on top.”

Paired with the current 1000m world record holder, Ko-daira, 30-year-old Bowe had one of her fastest starts and “wasn’t worried” about the fast

COURTESY PHOTO/US SPEEDSKATINGOcala's Brittany Bowe, center, wins gold in the 1,000m in the World Single Distance Championships Saturday, Feb. 9, in Inzell, Germany. Finishing second was Vanessa Herzog, Austria, left, and Nao Kodaira, Japan, finished third.

Bowe, Mantia skate for more gold

Bowe breaks track record Mantia wins mass startTwo-time Olympian Joey

Mantia of Ocala came out of nowhere to win gold and a world title Sunday, Feb. 10, in the Men’s Mass Start at the 2019 World Single Distance Championships in Inzell, Ger-many. Taking advantage of falls and openings in the pack-style race, Mantia skated to the out-side lane to finish in first place with a time of 7:35.66.

“I thought I’d just relax and not use any energy to make my moves and put myself in a good

position,” Mantia said. “With three to go, I thought I could make a move. Things were looking good ... I decided to go into the last turn wide and took advantage of it.”

This is Mantia’s second Mass Start title. He won this event at the 2017 World Single Distance Championships. Earlier in the day, Mantia finished his 1500m in eighth place, with a time of 1:45.24.

Olympic medalist Brittany

COURTESY PHOTO/US SPEEDSKATINGOcala's Joey Mantia, center, wins gold in the Men's Mass Start Sunday, Feb. 10, in the World Single Distance Championship Inzell, Germany. Finishing second was Cheonho Um, South Ko-rea, left, and Jaewon Chung, also of South Korea.

See BOWE/Page A22 See MANTIA/Page A22

A2 ~ Friday, February 15, 2019 www.smcitizen.com

I pride myself with the ability to ex-press myself with

the proper wording. I enjoy words and seeing how they relate one to another. Unfortunately, it has not always the case.

I have found through the years that I have de-veloped quite the art of stuttering. It happens at the most inconvenient moments.

It is like the story of Honest Abe Lincoln and his wife. The story is not true of course, but it is very interesting. Mrs. Lincoln asks Honest Abe, “Does this dress make me look fat?”

Known as “Honest Abe” we all chuckle at that moment of stuttering for him.

I have had such mo-ments of my own.

For example, the Gra-cious Mistress of the Par-sonage and I might be sitting in the living room watching TV and all the time the person on the other couch is chatter-ing. Me, I am not listen-ing, just smiling and nodding my head in agreement. That has cost me quite a bit throughout the years.

The wife was chatter-

ing and then she stopped and said, “I want to know what you think about that? And please be hon-est with me.”

Now the stuttering syn-drome begins. I had no idea what she was talking about. Now I am backed into the prover-bial corner with nowhere to go. How I answer that question, may determine my health.

“Well,” my dear, I stut-tered, “if you think it’s a good idea I just want you to know that I support you 100%.” Getting that out gives me a great sigh of relief. While saying this I am looking at her smiling very graciously.

“Oh,” my wife says rather sarcastically, which should have been a warning to me, “you want broccoli for supper tonight. Right?”

How you get out of a situation like that is something I have yet to learn. Sometimes, or maybe I should say, all the time, it is crucial to listen to what your wife is saying particularly the questions.

One morning after fin-ishing breakfast, she looked at me smilingly and said, “Ya wanna take

a ride with me this morn-ing?”

The first time she asked me this question I was startled because I could not remember the previous conversation as to where she wanted to go that morning. Trying to be the gracious hus-band that I sometimes think I am, which is a solo opinion, I smiled, nodded and said, “Yes, of course, I want to go with you this morning.”

That morning we went from thrift shop to thrift shop to thrift shop. I had no idea there were that many thrift shops in the entire world.

I must say that my stut-tering has got me into quite a bit of trouble throughout the years. I do not think I have im-proved with the years.

As they say, “One man’s stutter is his wife’s ap-proval.”

Of course, not all my stuttering has been nega-tive. There were times that my stuttering put me in the right direction and I have been so grateful.

While in Bible Insti-tute, I was dating this young woman. At the time, she was part of a singing group and I trav-

eled along just to travel along. We were going in a van and coming home, we sat in the back of the van.

I must confess I was not a dating master at the time. I am not sure I have improved through-out the years, but at this point, I do not have to do any dating. At the time, I was vulnerable to the sit-uation at hand.

In the back of the van, we sat and chatted about this and that. I talked about this and she talked about that. The conversa-tion seemed to go along quite well. As someone who was not experienced in the dating world, I was having a wonderful time.

The conversation drifted towards one cou-ple in the Bible Institute getting married. I do not remember who it was now, but she had a lot to say about that marriage.

Then she said some-thing that I did not first understand. “Wouldn’t it be,” she said very roman-tically, “wonderful to get married?”

Now how does Mr. Stutterer respond to that question? Especially when that has never been a consideration on

my part. Why would any-body in their right mind want to marry me? There were times that I could not even stand me.

Putting my mouth in stuttering gear, I said something to the effect, “It would be wonderful to get married someday.”

All she did was smile, hold my hand and was quiet until we got back to the school. To be truthful, I was rather suspicious of that quiet-ness. I had not known her for long, but during that time, I had not known her to be that quiet that long.

Two months later we were engaged, six months later we were married. I owe it en-tirely to my stuttering syndrome. Of course, I must confess it was probably the best stut-tering I ever did in my

life.I truly believe Solomon

had it right when he wrote, “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil” (Proverbs 31:10-11).

I am not sure Solomon ever stuttered in his life, but I have discovered that as difficult as my stuttering syndrome is, it at least has won one great victory.

Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with his wife in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 352-687-4240 or e-mail [email protected]. The church web site is www.whatafellowship.com.

Have Mouth, Will Stutter Out to PastorRev. James Snyder

———n———

“Hatred unlocks no doors in heaven.”

— William F. Devault

Friday, February 15, 2019 ~ A3www.smcitizen.com

By Donnamarie CastellanoPresident

Our February New England Club Social will be held Thursday, Feb. 21, 1 p.m. at the Recreation Cen-ter. Please join us for an afternoon of friendship, fun and refreshments. Please watch for my email Feb. 17 for more detailed information.

Our speaker this month will be from Helping Hands of Ocala. They work hard to help all people in need in many different ways. Visit their website for more information https://www.helpinghandso-cala.org/. Their immediate list of needs is laundry soap, dish soap, toilet paper, body wash, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, combs, bath-room cleaners, counter cleaners, paper plates and cups, plastic dinnerware, napkins, aluminum foil,

plastic wrap, Zip Lock bags, fitted and flat sheets for twin and queen-sized beds. Anything you can help with will be greatly appreciated.

We will also collect nonperishable foods for a local food bank or pantry. Please be sure all expiration dates are current.

The club provides coffee, tea and water. All mem-bers are encouraged to bring refreshments to share with others. There will be a 50/50 drawing as well as door prizes.

Please contact me at donnamarie22452@yahoo.

com if you are interested in joining our club. Resi-dents in Indigo must be a gateway pass holder. Re-member – we are at the Recreation Center Ballroom next Thursday, Feb. 21. Happy Valentine’s Day.

All this week racecars have been going

round and round at Day-tona Speed Week, lead-ing up to the main event on Sunday with a 500-mile race. Filled with oc-tane flumes we will make a pit stop at Pun Alley to see if we can find a racy story or two.

200 SyndromeA policeman saw a car

puttering along at 17 mph creating a traffic backup. He stopped it and noticed five old la-dies, two in the front and three in the back, eyes wide and white as ghosts.

The driver, obviously confused, said, “Officer, I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the problem?”

“Ma’am,” the officer replied, “You should know that driving slower than the speed limit can be dangerous to other drivers.”

“Slower than the speed limit?” she said, “I was doing the speed limit, 17 miles an hour!” The offi-cer explained that 17 was the highway number, not the speed limit. A bit em-barrassed, the woman thanked him for pointing out her error.

The officer asked, “Is everyone in this car ok? These women seem aw-fully shaken and they ha-ven’t muttered a single peep this whole time.”

“Oh, they’ll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Highway 200.”

Age-Old ProblemIt is a strange but

mathematical fact that when a 17-year-old boy borrows the family car, he can, in one night, sub-tract five years from the life of the car and add them to the age of his fa-ther.

By The NumberWhen five English-

men in an Audi Quattro arrived at the Italian border the Italian Cus-toms agent stopped them and said, “It’s ille-gal to put 5 people in a Quattro.”

“What do you mean it’s illegal?” asked the driver.

“Quattro means four,” replied the Italian offi-cial.

“Quattro is just the name of the automo-bile,” the driver said disbelievingly. “Look at the papers; this car is designed to carry 5 per-sons.”

“You can’t pull that one on me,” replied the Italian customs agent. “Quattro means four. You have five people in your car and you are therefore breaking the law.”

The driver replied an-grily, “You idiot! Call your supervisor over. I want to speak to some-one with more intelli-

gence!”“Sorry,” responded

the Italian official, “he can’t come. He’s busy with 2 guys in a Fiat Uno.”

SprintsA kaleidoscope is a

device for watching au-tomobile accidents.

A small automobile being pulled by a motor home displayed a sign in its rear window read-ing, “I go where I’m towed.”

He drove his expen-sive car into a tree and found out how the Mer-cedes bends.

I got stopped once for going fifty-three in a thirty-five-mile-per-hour zone. I got off. I told them I had dys-lexia.

Even when a racecar goes backwards, it is still spelled racecar.

A car that turns left when you steer right and vice-versa is a Dis-

lexus.

Going No Where Fast

A couple was debating buying a vehicle for weeks. He wanted a truck. She wanted a fast little sports car so she could zip along the high-way.

He would have settled on an old truck, but ev-erything she wanted was out of their price range.

“Look!” She said. “I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in just a few seconds. Nothing else will do. My birthday is coming up so surprise me!”

He did - he bought her a new bathroom scale!

It’s time for me to stomp on the bathroom scale to see how fast it goes to 180.

Hard WorkWorking people fre-

quently ask retired peo-ple what they do to make

their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day I went down-town and went into a store. When I came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. I went up to him and said, “Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a break?”

He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. I called him sev-eral bad names.

He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn tires. So I called him a “doughnut-eating dicta-tor.”

He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote.

Personally, I didn’t care. I came downtown on the bus.

Racing 'round and 'round on Pun Alley

Pun AlleyDick Frank

OTOW NE Club helps Helping Hands of Ocala

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“The Lego Movie” was one of my

favorite movies of 2014. It should have won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature that year, its snub in the category only explainable by a sort of unofficial disqualifica-tion due to its live-action climax. The finale was the icing on an al-ready-delicious cake, a touching sequence where we learned that the mostly-silly comput-er-animated adventure that had preceded it was actually a mask for a strained father/son rela-tionship. The father (Will Ferrell) realized that by spending all his free time building elaborate

Lego sculptures alone, he was cutting his family out of his life. He de-cided to allow his son to play with his vast collec-tion of Legos, as well as his daughter with her Duplo blocks. The son wasn’t 100 percent OK with this, as the Duplos were sure to interfere with his Lego adven-tures.

Five years later, the Duplos have indeed taken their toll on the an-imated Lego landscape. Gone is the happy, bus-tling city of Bricksburg, replaced with a post-apocalyptic desert. Most of the residents spend their days brood-ing, but heroic construc-tion worker Emmet (Chris Pratt) is as opti-

mistic as ever. His hard-ened girlfriend Lucy (Elizabeth Banks) warns him that if he doesn’t adapt to the changing world, he could fall vic-tim to a Duplo invasion, or worse, bring about the dreaded Our-Mom-Aged-don.

Emmet’s insistence on positivity and goodness leads to Lucy getting cap-tured, along with Uni-kitty (Allison Brie), Metalbeard (Nick Offer-man), Spaceman Benny (Charlie Day), and Bat-man (Will Arnett), back from his standalone ad-venture. Their captor is General Mayhem (Steph-anie Beatriz) who works for Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi (Tiffany Haddish), the shapeshifting leader of the Systar System. Wa-Nabi had the group kid-napped so she could marry Batman and

peacefully unite the two worlds. But Lucy isn’t convinced that she’s on the up-and-up, even after the Queen tries to reas-sure her with a song about how totally not evil she is. Emmet, mean-while, goes on a mission to save the group, getting some help from the rug-ged Rex Dangervest (also Pratt), a time-traveling outer-space explorer

desperately in need of companionship after sev-eral years trapped un-derneath a clothes dryer and more time spent with only a crew of “Ju-rassic World” raptors to keep him company.

The good news is that the movie is pretty much as funny and heart-touching as ever, its crispness and wit re-tained from the first movie. It still amazes me that a movie with such block-y animation can have such impeccable comedic timing, though I could have done without the gags where the char-acters mispronounce words that they don’t un-derstand (“Sis-tarr” and “Wash-arr” don’t exactly bring level of charm as the Kragle from the first movie). Beatriz and Had-dish are excellent addi-tions to the cast,

especially Haddish with her movie-stealing musi-cal number. There are some sad parts, but they’re appropriately sad, and they make it feel earned when the charac-ters won’t settle for an unhappy ending like a certain recent install-ment of the biggest fran-chise in the world.

But there is an un-avoidable downside to “The Lego Movie 2,” and it’s that we know there’s a twist coming in the form of the animated ac-tion being symbolic of a conflict in the “real” world. The live-action se-quence, involving the human siblings and their mother (Maya Rudolph) is handled well, but the fact that we’re expecting it puts a damper on the rest of the movie, like

“The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part”At the MoviesBob Garver

See LEGO/Page A7

Friday, February 15, 2019 ~ A7www.smcitizen.com

Title: An Anonymous Girl

Author: Greer Hen-dricks, Sarah Pekkanen

Here’s a psycho-logical thriller that pits two

women against each other in a twisty cat-and-mouse game. Make-up artist Jessica Farris needs money, so she lies her way into an NYU psychiatrist’s study of ethics and morality be-cause it pays well.

But Dr. Lydia Shields is more than she bar-gained for. The therapist starts enlisting her in re-al-life role-playing that soon becomes alarming. As the study progresses the questions become more personally invasive and slowly Shields gets into Jessi-ca’s head.

The narrative develops from each woman’s point of view told alternately. The true motives of the characters are not re-vealed until the end, cre-ating lots of suspense. Dr. Shields’ willingness to go as far as she does is disturbing. The pacing,

the swapping of perspec-tives and the combined elements of intrigue and potential danger make for a gripping read that’s something of a chess match with all the mind games.

On the debit side, whereas the storyline is interesting, after a hun-dred pages, it begins to pall. For some readers, it’s hard to care enough about the eventual out-come to plow ahead.

Behind the therapist’s chic exterior and confi-dence is a woman who’s almost certifiably crazy. But Jessica’s behavior also seems beyond nor-mal at times.

Most of the suspense created is the result of withheld information. We know that Jessica is overly concerned about her grain damage younger sister Becky, but we don’t know the real source of her anxiety until late in the book. In

the same way, we intuit that Dr. Shield’s strange behavior and evil ma-nipulations have some-thing to do with her background and her marriage, but that reve-lation is long delayed as well.

To sum up, this is a book you might enjoy if you can suspend your disbelief long enough to handle the gasp-worthy final twists.

seeing a magic trick again after it’s been ex-plained. The film is still awesome on every level except that one, even to the point where I’d say that it’s the best film of 2019 so far (not that there’s much competi-tion), but there is notice-ably less magic and mystery this time around.

Grade: B“The Lego Movie 2:

The Second Part” is rated PG for some rude humor. Its running time is 106 minutes.

Contact Bob Garver at [email protected].

LEGOContinued from Page A6

‘An Anonymous Girl’BookmarkPat Wellington Spring is nearly here, and we have

some great trips planned.On Mother’s Day, May 12, we will

travel to the Show Palace to see “Rat Pack Lounge.” The cost is $81 per per-son and includes transportation, a buf-fet lunch, show and all tips. Frank, Dean and Sammy are up in heaven; God tells them they left some unfin-ished promises to Vic, the owner of the Rat Pack Lounge. Frank and the boys have one night to make things right. Call Gail Ambrose now at 352-671-8280 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. week-days to make reservations.

Our Father’s Day trip June 16 will be down the St. John’s River aboard the Barbara Lee. The cost of $70 per per-son will include a three-hour cruise and luncheon freshly prepared on board. The meal includes a choice of prime rib, chicken cordon bleu, salmon filet or roasted vegetable lasa-gna, chef ’s salad or pasta primavera served with potatoes, veggies, salad, rolls and dessert. Hot and iced teas are

included; a cash bar will be avail-able. Mark your calendar that bookings start Monday, April 1, with Linda Hein at 352-861-9880 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays.

Space is limited for the seven night Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Oasis of the Seas sailing from Miami Sunday, Nov. 24, and returning Sunday, Dec. 1. Call Inge at 352-237-7428 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays to book. Cabins start as low as $1,280 per person dou-ble occupancy for an Ocean View Bal-cony cabin. Ports of calls are St. Thomas, USVI; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Labadee, Haiti, before returning to Miami. A $250 deposit is required at time of booking with final payment due Aug. 25. Travel protection is avail-able from $99 depending on type of cabin booked. With a minimum of 20 passengers, motor coach transporta-tion can be provided to and from the Port of Miami.

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My, my, my – I have been fortunate enough to watch, observe, analyze, critique and reflect on all 53 NFL Super Bowl games,

but number 53 this past Sunday looked like a flash-back of a lost segment of the dysfunctional Pro Bowl Skills competition. What happened fellows? Please tell me you didn’t spend Saturday night painting the town and carousing with old Joe Wil-lie.

It certainly didn›t appear to be the two best teams in the National Football League going head-to-head on national television before a sellout crowd of 103,219 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in At-lanta. Believe me when I say, I am certainly glad I didn’t waste my money on tickets for this fiasco.

Two of allegedly the best and most efficient foot-ball teams in the United States, American Football conference champion New England and the Na-tional Football Conference titlists Los Angeles Rams, left it all in the locker-room, performing as deficiently as conceivably possible.

Legendary stud-muffin Tom Brady, who eventu-ally would win his sixth Super Bowl ring, even had his first pass attempt intercepted. It was 3-0 New England Patriots after the first period, yes, 3-0. At the half, it was 3-0, New England Patriots. I am not making this up. At one point in the third quarter, it was actually 3-3 – don’t hold your breath, now! Los Angeles had a grand total of 57 first half yards and two first downs – oh yes, they did. Sean McVay’s team seemed to forget this was it, there was no tomorrow left in this season.

Even the television advertisements, which in the past have received national attention for their uniqueness, weren’t that great. The sharks/mer-maids ad early in the program, wasn’t bad, and now we know corn syrup is not used in Bud Light, as if I stayed up late at night wondering about that. The Avocados from Mexico bit was a sock-knocker – stop the presses, please. Coach Lynn and the an-gels as first responders was pretty good, too, but who left the Budweiser Clydesdales out? Where did they go?

A final of 13-3 New England put the icing on the cake for the Patriots, who won their sixth title, tying Pittsburgh’s Steelers for the most in NFL his-tory. Julian Edelman, the bearded wonder who had 10 receptions for 141 yards, was the obvious most valuable player for the Patriots since he was the only one who showed up to play the entire game, dilly! Dilly! He also won “most bushy beard,” but the NFL can’t afford a trophy for that.

The following is the last of my Black History Month columns. This story is not about a black

person, but of a chief of the Ponca tribe who resided in Nebraska until their forced relocation to Indian Ter-ritory, which was later added as the 46th state on Nov. 16, 1907, as Okla-homa.

Former Tennessee Congressman Zach Wamp referred to the Cherokee Trail of Tears as one of the darkest chapters in American history. Perhaps that’s true in relation to a group of people; the saddest personal story I have heard is that of Chief Standing Bear and his fight for personhood.

Land of swift running waters The Ponca are a small, peaceful

tribe related to the Omaha that once lived along the Atlantic Coast, moving sometime before 1500 to the area that would come to be known as Minne-sota. After attacks by the Sioux, they settled between the Missouri and the Niobrara rivers in what is now north-ern Nebraska and South Dakota. They considered this land of the Swift Run-ning Water, as they called the Niobr-ara, their home.

Standing Bear was born in that re-gion ca. 1829 or 1834. Known to his people as Ma-chu-nahzha, he was a chief of the Poncas. He would eventu-ally become a hero to many for his fight to be recognized as a person under the U.S. Constitution, but this would happen after his people had suffered from errors and injustice for many years.

A trail of tears In February 1877, ten of the Ponca

chiefs were taken to Indian Territory to select land. Unhappy with the stony, malaria-ridden land, they refused to choose, and the agents abandoned them there. Left without an inter-

preter, food, money, or documentation, eight of the chiefs, including Standing Bear, walked the 600 miles home. They arrived in Nebraska with bare and bloodied feet, their moccasins having worn out after the first 10 days. Chief Standing Bear delivered a letter to the Sioux City Daily Journal that was published on March 31. In it, the chiefs recounted the events of Febru-ary and described themselves as “weary and footsore and sick at heart.” Chief White Eagle attempted to contact President Hayes but re-ceived no response.

On May 19, 1877, all of the remaining Poncas were forcibly removed. Sol-diers accompanied the 523 individu-als, who set out with whatever they could carry. As they left, the villages and all of their buildings were demol-ished by order of the inspector and agent. By the time they arrived near Baxter Springs, Kansas, on July 9, nine members of the tribe, including Standing Bear’s daughter Prairie Flower, had died on the Ponca Trail of Tears.

Their fears about the relocation were well-founded: within two years, one-third of the tribe had died from disease. Standing Bear’s 16-year-old son, Bear Shield, was one of those who became ill. Standing Bear prom-ised his son that he would return his body to their home so he could be buried among their ancestors, for ac

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How low can you go?

Wayne RackleyOcala

About the time I be-lieve the Democrats have moved so far left there is no turning back, they sink a little lower. The State of New York has now shown the world that they are fully under Satan’s grasp. No decent American can agree with their position on abor-tion, which is plain mur-der of an innocent, viable baby.

Sadly, it appears they are not alone as other states are enacting simi-lar laws that allow the abortionist, if the mother approves, to murder the fully-grown baby. If the people in these states do not stop this satanic practice, do they think that God will not seri-ously deal with them for allowing this horrible act? This includes both the abortionist and the agreeing mother; they will face an angry God.

A woman was praying, asking God why he al-lowed a disease like can-cer to still be such a killer, why didn’t He pro-vide us with a cure for this and other horrible diseases? She heard God softly answer her, “I did provide several, but you chose to abort them.”

There is no question God will punish us for the outright murder of innocent babies, but I do not want him to blame America for the actions of New York and their angels of Satan here on earth. With this evil plus all of the political dis-cord we are now facing, the America we know and love, may no longer exist.

America is more di-vided than I have wit-nessed in my lifetime with younger Americans no longer appreciating our traditional values, our Constitution, our bor-ders, our sovereignty, our Electoral College, law and order, showing re-spect, and they prefer our moving to be a social-ist country. Polls are showing the Democrats have changed to being the progressive, socialist party. They want the freebies: free education, free health care; they are a generation of takers, and they embrace the il-legals. Their takers now outnumber their contrib-utors.

They need to study just what has happened to so-cialist countries, with

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cording to traditional Ponca belief, this meant that he would not have to spend eternity alone.

On January 2, 1879, Standing Bear and 26 other Poncas set out for Nebraska with the body of his son. The winter of 1879 was a harsh one,

and several members of the group were sick when they left. Some set-tlers, seeing how hungry they were, shared food with them. Standing Bear’s small band ar-rived at the reservation of the Omahas two months later. Omaha Chief Iron Eye and his daughter Bright Eyes gave them food and shel-ter and promised that they could remain as

long as they wanted.Arrest and Aid

Alerted to Standing Bear’s disappearance, Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz ordered General George Crook to arrest the band. Crook, noted for his exceptional service in the Civil War and the Indian Wars (General Sherman called him “the greatest Indian fighter and man-ager of the army the

Venezuela being a great example. Socialism doesn’t work, never has, never will.

I hope God gives us some time to end the above craziness, if not, I pray he will continue to bless those of us who choose “our old Amer-ica,” and deal separately with the states who choose to follow Satan instead of God.

As for me and my house, we choose to fol-low our Lord. This is a choice each one of us must make, I pray you choose God’s way.

Who should vote?

D. I. LarsonOcala

Universal suffrage is NOT working.

Should we examine the issue?

We always start with the two major groups: The Power Luster’s, at the top (the corrupt group), and the group devoid of any knowl-edge (those who want only free stuff). How do we correct this situa-tion?

Is it worth some time, effort to have both groups see the advan-tage it would be for both sides to: GET SMART!

By pushing CIVICS anywhere and every-where, putting that knowledge on issues out there? We have enough venues so that no one could miss the message: Twitter, Face-book, computer, TV, newspapers, magazines, and other tech games, apps, cell phones kids have stuck in their hands all day long. They learn all the crap life has to offer, why not the quality stuff, too? MEDIA FOR KNOWL-EDGE has a nice ring.

By BOTH sides ad-mitting their shortcom-ings: the Power Luster’s admitting their excessive greed and need to control others lives, and the free-stuff people admitting they want a free ride, but need to learn to vote knowledgeably, stop voting for power lus-ter’s (you are cutting your own throat).

Since the first time humans decided to place all their grain in a common storage facil-ity, they have been plagued by CORRUP-TION. It will continue and escalate until we become knowledgeable enough to recognize corruption and end it. Fredrick Douglas got it, he told you about the corruption (read his books), Bastiat told us about (legal Plunder in 1856). We are plagued by legal plunder today.

Legal plunder is illegal things made legally OK. Legal cheating.

John Dewey {father of education} told you what he was doing. It is no secret that the pur-pose of education is to keep each generation dumbed down, not to educate. Do not believe me, look it up for your-self at www.campconsti-tution.net.

Dewey’s plan ap-peared in the FORUM Vol.XXV, May 1898, Pages 314-328. The re-search has been done for you, Please, just look it up, become KNOWLEDGEABLE.

Stop mindlessly call-ing for more money for education. It is all wasted. Accumulating Knowledge is far more productive than public education.

My degree has be-come a virtual piece of useless paper com-pared with what I have accumulated by reading for the past 50 years. The reading was virtu-ally all nonfiction, good, bad, conservative, liberal. Not everything is fun, but you need to know all sides to under-stand life. It is out there.

What has more value to you, stuff or FREE-DOM? When your Free-dom is gone, (and it will be if the Globalists win), you might want to change your mind. It will be too late. You

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United States ever had”), privately disap-proved of the govern-ment’s policies toward Indians and felt that the Poncas had been treated unfairly. He assigned a detachment to make the arrest, but he spoke se-cretly with Chief Iron Eye and Bright Eyes in order to form a plan. At 1 a.m. on March 30, Crook met with Thomas Henry Tibbles, a former

abolitionist and minister who was then working as an editor of the Omaha Herald. General Crook requested Tibbles’ assis-tance with the Poncas’

After visiting Standing Bear and the other Pon-cas where they were being held at Fort Omaha, Tibbles wrote about their plight in the Herald. He contacted two lawyers, John Lee Webster and Andrew

Jackson Poppleton, who would represent Stand-ing Bear in court.

The Federal TrialThe judge was delayed

a day, and on May 1, 1879, United States ex rel. Standing Bear v. Crook began in Omaha’s fed-eral courthouse. Many people crowded into the courtroom, attracted by Tibbles’ publicity efforts.

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will be stuck with en-slavement and no way out. Enslavers never give people STUFF. Think about it. You still have a chance to save your FREEDOM.

If there is a higher being, we best ask for Its help NOW!

Help stop this plunge into the dark side. Life should be happy. In spite of the trials and tribulation that befall

us, life can be made tol-erable if we are free to make each day what we choose, not what some POWER LUSTER chooses for us. I was happier living in pov-erty than I am living in a world dictated by brainless POWER LUS-TERS, even though I now have the means to afford what I want.

Please consider tak-ing your vote seriously,

and become knowledge-able about the candi-dates you are voting for.

The media must help, and tell the truth about candidates. We need the truth. CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?

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The purpose of the trial, Judge Dundy ex-plained, was to deter-mine whether Standing Bear and the group of Poncas had been lawfully arrested and detained.

When questioned, Chief Standing Bear said that he no longer consid-ered himself a Ponca chief; he felt as poor as the rest of them. “I wanted to go on my own land, land that I had never sold. That’s where I wanted to go,” he said, through an interpreter. “My son asked me when he was dying to take him back and bury him there, and I have his bones in a box with me now. I want to live there the rest of my life and be buried there.”

Webster and Poppleton argued that the Four-

teenth Amendment, which grants citizenship as well as equal protec-tion and due process of the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, ap-plied to all Indians “who did not owe allegiance to any other form of govern-ment, a citizen beyond all dispute.” They con-tended that Standing Bear and the other Pon-cas had severed tribal re-lations. “If there is no precedent for the issuing of a writ on behalf of an Indian,” Poppleton said, “then I say in God’s name it’s high time to make one!”

For the defense, Lamb-ertson, basing his argu-ments principally on Chief Justice Roger Taney’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford, argued that an Indian was not a citizen of the United States and was not enti-tled to sue in its courts. To the surprise of Web-

ster and Poppleton, Lam-bertson announced that he would not call any witnesses and would rely only on the facts in the case.

After the legal pro-ceedings had ended, in an unusual break from routine procedure, Judge Dundy allowed Standing Bear to stand up and ad-dress the court. Standing Bear spoke with the aid of an interpreter, Bright Eyes, the daughter of the Omaha chief.

According to Thomas Henry Tibbles, who would later write about the case many times, Standing Bear spoke metaphorically of how he stood before a wide river with his wife and child as a flood rose around them. He saw the way out and led his family forward, but as he did, a powerful man backed by soldiers blocked his pas-sage. He knew that he had to obey the man’s or-

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ders; if the man would not let him pass, he would sink beneath the flood. At this point in the speech, Standing Bear looked at Judge Dundy and said, “You are that man.”

An Indian is a person On May 12, 1879, Judge

Elmer S. Dundy issued a historic decision. “During the fifteen years in which I have been en-gaged in administering the laws of my country,” the opinion began, “I have never been called upon to hear or decide a case that appealed so strongly to my sympathy as the one now under consideration.”The judge noted that the Ha-beas Corpus Act allowed federal courts to issue writs to “persons” or “parties,” but nowhere did it describe them as “citizens.” “I must hold, then,” he continued, “that Indians, and conse-quently the relators, are ‘persons,’ such as de-scribed by and included within the laws before quoted.”

Judge Dundy’s deci-sion did not affect all In-dians. The day after the

ruling, Standing Bear’s brother, Big Snake (who was not part of the origi-nal group who accompa-nied Standing Bear), left Indian Territory to trade horses, but he was ar-rested and told that the decision only affected the 26 Poncas who had left with Standing Bear. Big Snake said that he would rather die than continue living there. When he was arrested again in October because the Indian Affairs agent objected to his low mo-rale, he resisted and was shot by an officer in the agent’s office. Witnesses testified that he was un-armed. Standing Bear was notified by telegram of his brother’s death while he was on the speaking tour, and the news upset him greatly. Big Snake’s death was later the subject of a con-gressional investigation.

Restitution was made to the Ponca tribe in 1881, but the geographi-cal split would remain.

The tribe was eventu-ally officially divided into two branches, one by the Niobrara in Ne-braska, the other in Okla-homa not far from the

site of their second relo-cation in 1879.

United States ex rel. Standing Bear v. Crook signaled to many that U.S. government policies towards Indians were in need of considerable re-form. In 1887, the Dawes Act was passed. It di-vided Indian tribal terri-tories into plots of land for each individual, a move that at the time was seen as a step for-ward in Indian rights, but the consequential weakening of tribal structure and a flawed execution of the policy ultimately had a detri-mental effect on Indian living conditions. The process of assimilation continued with the In-dian Citizenship Act of 1924, which extended cit-izenship to all American Indians.

Read this story at http://www.lb8.uscourts.gov/pubsandservices/histsociety/neb-chief-standingbear-booklet.pdf.

– or –“An Account of the Trial of Standing Bear” by Thomas Henry Tibbles, edited by Kay Graber.

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By the way, what hap-pened to the halftime ex-travaganza Super Bowl Promoters kept promis-ing during the pre-game hype. I hate to inform you of this Maroon Five,

as if you care anyway (maybe the name should be changed to Cartoon Jive), and also tell you this, Travis Scott, and you, too, Big Boi (just so you know, Big, ‘boi’ is actually spelled b-o-y. I know, you missed that day in first grade, no problem). Anyway, what was all that howling

about at halftime? You dudes set off all the Life Alert alarm systems in the neighborhood, wak-ing up all the old codgers who fell asleep early out of sheer boredom. Please promise me, Car-toon, Travis and Big, you won’t be quitting your day jobs, right?

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‘Being Aware of Various Scams’Dear readers, did you have a

nice Valentine’s Day, chocolate, flowers, dinner? If not, why not go out and buy some flowers for your-self. If you see me at a store buy-ing flower, oh well!

We went to OMI Clubs’ Mardi Gras and had a very nice evening. I wore a mask, and as it was molt-ing, I only kept it on for two min-utes. Royal Oaks prepared a Cajun meal that was delicious. The New York Club has a party coming up in March, and they are advertising a new DJ. My little bird friend whispered in my ear the name of this “hot new” DJ. I’m not telling! We are fortunate in our community that we have clubs that present educational pro-grams. For instance, following ar-ticle from the Shooting Club presentation on personal safety. That is on my calendar. Check out Computer Club, always interesting

programs and they have a presen-tation from M. C. Sheriff ’s Sgt. Bloom on various scams. The Cab-aret Show is coming up, and I don’t think it is too late to pur-chase tickets. Contact somebody from Ambassadors, perhaps Della Blanchard!

Another program that is great for new residents is the New Resi-dent Orientation. I work in the Li-brary, and it is not unusual for a new resident to ask us a question regarding our community. On Monday, Feb. 18, why not attend the orientation? Monday is also President’s Day.

A quote from George Washing-ton, “Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”

And another from Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.” Let’s free our minds and be open to each other, and

their beliefs. Peace, love, and joy. Laura

Oak Run Shooting Club The Oak Run Shooting Sports

Club is sponsoring a 45 to 60-min-ute presentation concerning safety, identity theft, fraud, scams, crime prevention Wednesday, Feb. 27, at The Orchid Club from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Metro Crime Prevention of Flor-ida is a nonprofit organization founded by retired law enforce-ment personnel that, for 25 years, has been reaching out to citizens in our community to empower them with resources and informa-tion that will reduce their risk of becoming a victim of crime.

Each person will receive a Help Program card and a Health Emer-gency Life Profile at the end of

the presentation. Areas covered PHOTO BY CARRIE BALLA picture of a cutie, Bob Lammon dancing with Chuck Boettcher at the Mardi Gras.

 Oak Run Computer Technology Club Program

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Valentine’s Day is a traditional time to cele-

brate love, and it is an opportune reminder to take good care of your own heart. According to the CDC, cardiovas-cular disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in this country. An estimated 735,000 Americans have a heart attack every year.

The good news is that simple lifestyle changes can cut the heart dis-ease risk. Those changes include: not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, getting regular exercise, and following a healthy diet. In a 2016 study of 55,000 men and women, these changes were as-sociated with a 50% lower risk of coronary heart disease in people

with a genetic predis-position to the condi-tion.

Here are some other tips for keeping your heart in good shape. 1) In recent years studies have suggested that people, who sit for long periods of time, such as at work, are at in-creased risk for heart disease and stroke, even if they also get regular exercise. So consider a standing desk at work or take frequent breaks to get up and move around.

2) Research shows that people who do not get enough sleep are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease regardless of their age of smoking and exer-cise habits. One reason for this is that sleep is associated with slower metabolism and diffi-

culty losing weight. Aim for six to eight hours of sleep a night.

3) Did you know that gum disease can harm your heart? While it is not totally clear whether brushing and flossing can reduce this risk, many studies have shown a link between poor oral health and cardiovascular disease. Also people with chronic gum disease have increased thick-ness of the walls of blood vessels in the neck. So practice good oral hygiene it may just contribute to better overall health and help your heart too.

4) Scientists estimate that consumption of sugar-sweetened bever-ages, including soft drinks, fruit drinks and energy drinks, may be responsible for an in-

creased risk of deaths from cardiovascular disease. This includes diet drinks, because re-search suggests that people who consume at least one diet soda a day are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke or to die from cardiovascular disease than their non-diet drinking peers. Try some healthier bever-age choices such as plain water, sparkling water with lemon or lime and unsweetened tea.

So enjoy your Valen-tine’s Day and remem-ber to think about your heart health too.

Source: Dr. Andrew Weil’s, Self Healing, Feb-ruary, 2018.

Happy Heart Day! Health CornerPatricia A. Woodbury RN MSN

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“Shower your spouse with love on a daily basis, for when it comes to love, everyday is Valentine's Day.”

— R. HIXON

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Cribbage Club of Cherrywood crowns victorThe Cribbage Club at Cherrywood

held its annual Jim Beckman Memo-rial Tournament, which started Jan. 28 and continued for three weeks of com-petitive and more serious play.

Fourteen players competed in the event. On Feb. 11, Kitchie Beckman presented the winners with medals for first through third place.

First Place went to Bob Hoge with 1,528 points. Second Place went to Tom Shelnutt with 1,519 points and third place went to Robbin Jeffries with 1,517 points. One point to remember is that Tom Shelnutt just has been play-ing a little over a year.

Congratulations to everyone who played.

If you live in Cherrywood and would like to join our active cribbage club, please come to the clubhouse on Mon-days at 12:15 p.m. You do not need to know how to play. Someone will show you the ropes and maybe you will play in our next Memorial Tournament.

For More information, call Sarah Blair 352-671-1526.

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Award-winning “Elvis” tribute artist Cote Deon-ath will perform at the Spruce Creek North clubhouse March 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. The ticket price is $20 per person and is still available at the clubhouse office from Elisabeth any day Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

February 23rd pan-cake breakfast menu will be sausage gravy and bis-cuits, strawberry or ba-nana pancakes, hash brown casserole, western omelet, and sausage. Cof-fee and orange juice to drink.

Tickets are $4 per plate and are available from Elisabeth at the clubhouse office. Mon-day through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The pancake breakfast has been a huge success, and the food prepared by

Jean has been delightful.Just a reminder that

all tickets for all events will now be purchased from Elisabeth at the clubhouse any day Mon-

day through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and one night from 6-7 p.m. by a member of the so-cial committee.

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include safekeeping and appropriate sharing of medical information, current crime statistics, fraud, scams, and iden-tity theft prevention, and nonlethal defense weap-ons. No sign-ups are re-quired. For further information or questions concerning the presenta-tion, contact Barry Mc-Connell at 630-217-2002.

AmbassadorsAt the Club fair in Jan-

uary, representatives from the Ambassadors received many questions

about what our com-mittee does and what kind of events we offer to Oak Run residents.

While many clubs and organizations take the summer off, the Ambas-sadors Community

Entertainment Com-mittee plans events for residents and their guests year-round. There are no

membership dues, and participation in the com-mittee is open to all Oak Run Residents.

The Ambassadors sponsor monthly dances, which are advertised in the Citizen, on the Oak

Run website, on Chan-nel 12 and bulletin boards at both the Palm Grove and Orchid club.

Some of the other events sponsored by the Ambassadors during the year are the White

Elephant Sales, golf cart parades on the Fourth of July and Christmas, an Arts and Crafts Fair and Cabaret Shows offering a variety of musical and comedy entertainment. The Am-bassadors also arrange for the food service at Tuesday night Bingo. All funds raised by the com-mittee pay for entertain-ment, decorations, and publicity for the events.

A full calendar of 2019 events is listed on the Oak Run website at www.orha-ocala.com. Ticket prices and ticket sale

date, in addition to high-lights on Ambassador events, are also available under the ORHA listings for Ambassador Enter-tainment.

Monthly planning com-mittee sessions are the second Thursday of each month. All

residents that would like to help out with events are invited to at-tend.

Royal Oaks Lady Niners

The Lady Niners played their Solheim Tournament over three days. Thursday, Jan. 31, the format was Alternate Shot. Monday, Feb. 4, the format was Partner Best Ball. Thursday, Feb. 7, the format was Individ-ual Match Play. It was a lot of fun and the results were very close. The win-ners were the Europe Team of Elsa Berbig, Ginger Drake, Mary Kay Frandsen, Darlene Lamo, Sue Olmos, Car-olee Riola, Marsha Shan-non and Kerry Tims.

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All Oak Run ladies are welcome to play with us on Mondays. There is a signup sheet in the Locker Room with tee time and contact infor-mation.

Quilters ClubThe Quilters of Oak

Run will meet Thursday, Feb. 21, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Island Club. At this meeting, we will be making a quilted port-folio cover. Additionally, we are individually working on a mystery quilt to be revealed in March. For additional in-formation, please contact Patti Schwartz

PACOR Tickets for The Dixie

Swim Club by Jones, Hope and Wooten, are $10 for reserved seats and $8 for general admis-sion. Tickets are for 7 p.m., Friday, March 22; 7 p.m., Saturday, March 23; and 3 p.m., Saturday, March 24. The dinner

theater performance is Thursday, March 21. Ticket price is $27, which includes dinner and show. The dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

The remaining ticket sale dates in February are Monday, Feb. 18, and Feb. 25, at the Palm Grove from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; and Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Orchid Club from 8 to 10 a.m., during the Pancake Breakfast. If you can’t make a ticket sale, contact Patty at 352-237-7145 for dinner tick-ets and Billie at 352-237-1104 for the other performances.

It takes a lot of effort to put together a show, which means it takes a lot of people. Here are a few of them. Is there any-thing Bruce MacDuffee can’t do? For this play, he is involved with the set design and does all the graphics for publicity. He is the technical director for the show, which

means he is in charge of sound, lights, sound ef-fects and microphones. He will be running the soundboard himself, with assistance from his wife, Monika.

Ray Poissant will staff the light board, and Julie Taylor will handle sound effects. He has also been busy selling ads for our playbill and will be in-strumental in getting our set put together on the Palm Grove stage.

Debbie Alberti is in charge of the set design and painting it. She and her crew of Kit Leavitt, Elaine Ciesla, JoAnn Brewer, Maria Pontillo, Robin Howitt, Bruce Howitt, Barbara Cerner and Betty Taylor are get-ting all the set pieces painted and ready for as-sembly.

We’ll introduce more of the behind the scenes folks in the coming weeks.

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It is that time again for the Victory Cruise Casino. We leave Cherrywood Es-tates at 7:30 a.m. and return at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. For $45 get a buffet, $20 qualified free play and two drink coupons. Call Holly Bragdon at 352-873-8223.

The Cribbage Club at Cherrywood held its annual Jim Beckman Memorial Tour-nament, which started Jan. 28 and continued for three weeks full of competitive and serious play. Cribbage Club is winner of third place Robbin Jeffries; Jim Beckman’s wife, Kitchie; second place winner, Tom Shelnutt; and the first place winner, Bob Hoge.

Cherrywood Cribbage tournament winners

Cherrywood Estates Victory Cruise Casino

We are exploring in-terest in several 2020 trips. One is a seven-day trip to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Air will be out of Orlando Oct. 1 with all coach arrange-ments made with May-flower Tours. This trip will include sightseeing

in the Old Town of Albu-querque, the evening Balloon Glow, the Mass Ascension, two nights in Santa Fe, and other his-toric venues in the sur-rounding areas. As this article goes to print, costs and other details are being finalized. If you are interested, please contact Inge at 352-237-7428 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. This is a trip that fills

quickly every year and one you do not want to miss.

Visit our web-site, www.traveltopper-stours.com, for a listing of current trips. Re-member these trips are open only to residents of the On Top of the World and Indigo com-munities and their guests and remember to please honor the times and days.

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Citing 40,000-gun deaths in 2018, Rick Black spoke on behalf of sensible gun legis-lation advocacy when the Florida legisla-ture convenes in Tallahassee March 5. Contact him at [email protected]., phone 352-870-2267, or 352-620-4764.

Candid conversations about how to heal racism will continue every other Friday night beginning Feb. 15 at the College of Central Florida Ewers Center, Room 204, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Contact professor Cyn-thia Moody at [email protected] for more in-formation.

The Bridges Project meets on the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ocala Police Community Room, 402 South Pine Avenue, Ocala. Visit marion-bridges.com or telephone 352-351-0687 for more information.

Prospective topics for forthcoming Friday Forums are: March 8, Gov. DeSantis and Florida’s environment; U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Green New Deal; April 12, Engaging parents in their children’s education; May 10, How be-holden are you to your cable company?

[email protected] welcomes your comments and suggestions.

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Bowe of Ocala also reached the podium for the second day in a row in Sunday’s 1500m as she raced to a bronze medal finish with a time of 1:53.36. Ireen Wust (NED) set a track record in her gold medal race, crossing the line at 1:52.81. This is Bowe’s ninth medal overall at the World Single Distance Championships.

“Wust’s time was going to be a tough time to beat. In Salt Lake, that would have been a world re-cord. I knew I had to go for it and go a little harder than what I had

been, I definitely left it all out there on the track. Second, third and fourth were pretty close, so I’m happy to be on the podium today.”

Olympic medalist Mia Kilburg (Crestview, Fla.) and teammate Kimi Goetz (Flemington, N.J.) raced the Ladies Mass Start with Kilburg finishing the event in eighth (8:30.32) and Goetz finishing 18th (8:36.46).

With Bowe’s gold medal in Sat-urday’s 1000m, Team USA leaves the world championships with three medals. Bowe, Mantia, Goetz and Brianna Bocox (Cheyenne, Wyo.) will compete at the World Sprint Championships in Heeren-veen, NED, Feb 23-24.

times set by the previous skaters in the event.

Former short track skater Kimi Goetz (Flemington, N.J.) raced in the 1000m in the fourth pair against Canadian Heather McLean. Goetz finished with a time of 1:15.88, ending the event in 15th place.

“I was super happy to compete here,” Goetz said. “I qualified into the world championships as the 24th and final posi-tion, so to end up with 15th, making some mistake during my race, is really excit-ing!”

In the Men’s 1000m, two-time Olympian Joey Mantia (Ocala, Fla.) skated in the seventh pair with Japanese skater Tat-suya Shinhama. Mantia skated a strong finishing lap, ending in 12th place with a time of 1:08.68. His 2018 Olympic team-mate Kimani Griffin (Winston-Salem, N.C.) skated with Laurent Dubreuil (CAN), ending in 22nd with a time of 1:10.04.

With fast ice at the Max Aicher Arena in inzell, Germany, more than a dozen per-sonal bests have been set so far, as well as new track records in several events. Czech skater Martina Sablikova smashed her previous 5000m track record of 6:50.83 with a time of 6:44.85.

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Anyone interested in learning more about PACOR, our next general meeting is Monday, March 11, in the Palm Grove at 7 p.m.

New England ClubThe January Auction

for the New England Club meeting was an-other success. Thank you to all the members in at-tendance. Our plans for the March 21 meeting will be another fun time of games and prizes. (bring three $1 bills per person for one game.)

Our food for the eve-ning will be pot pies from Boston Market. The club will provide coffee and desserts. Just bring your drink of choice for the evening, and of course, there will be a 50/50. Cost for this fun evening will be $10 members and $13 for guests.

Buy tickets, for one day only, March 11 from 10, a.m. to noon at the Or-chid club. We are looking forward to seeing all those smiling faces. For further information call Steve Stazak at 352-861-1223 or Andy Butler, 352-854-8069.

Computer Technology ClubThe Club will meet

Feb. 20, 9 a.m. in the Or-chid Club. Sgt. Paul Bloom from the Marion County Sheriff ’s Office will speak on “Being Aware of Various Scams.” Oak Run residents are invited to attend this im-portant meeting. The Club meets on the third Wednesday of the month with any changes to time or places posted on the website orcomputerclub.

blogspot.com along with many articles concerning technology. Guests are al-ways welcome to attend a meeting. Dues are $10 per person or $15 per household. Door prizes and 50/50 at every meeting. For computer or Android phone prob-lems you may call Bob Kenlay 704-964-3608 and for additional informa-tion on the Club Pres Alan Marcus 861-6977.

New York ClubThe New York Club

will be having a March Madness celebra-tion Wednesday, March 27, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Orchid Club. We will have a wonderful potluck dinner and music by a hot new DJ, KY Moonshine. Tickets will be sold in the Orchid Club lobby Monday, March 4, from 10 to noon. Price is $5 for every-one! BYOB, coffee will be provided. There will also be great door prizes and 50/50.

So, come on out and join the fun. Bring a dish and wear your favorite team apparel. Interested persons can contact Car-rie Ball at 352-843-1774 for more information

Art ClubThe Art Club of Oak

Run’s 27th Annual Fine Arts Show is fast ap-proaching. Please make a note on your calendars; you don’t want to miss it!

Yes, it’s Sunday, Feb. 24, from 1-4 p.m. at the Palm Grove facility. As always, free admission to all Oak Run residents and their guests. There are exhibits of paintings and drawings by our ACOR members for sale, or to enjoy viewing. There will also be a si-lent auction and a View-er’s Choice Award! Plus,

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an opportunity to win a chance drawing for an original watercolor painting entitled “Deli-cate Orchids,” by the late Mary Ann Hollars. And yes, light refreshments will be available.

We look forward to see-ing you at the show.

New Resident Orientation

The next New Resi-dent Orientation will be held Monday, Feb. 18, at the Orchid Club from 1 to 3 p.m. All new residents are strongly encouraged to attend. You’ll learn the history of Oak Run and the in’s and out’s (and do’s and don’ts) of Oak Run. This information will enable you to enjoy our wonderful commu-nity to the fullest. Cook-ies and refreshments will be served. RSVP’s pre-ferred, but any resident, new or old, is invited to attend. RSVP to Tony Giammarino at 516-398-7854 or Tom Osborn at 218-256-1208. See you there!

Women’s 18 Hole Golf League

Feb. 5 Low Net win-ners were: Group I: first,

Elaine Bush; second, Kim Hessel; third (tie), Diana Galla, Elaine Rot-ker, Judy Klein; Group II: first, Donna Gwin; sec-ond, Chris Orndorff; third, Pat Blackburn; fourth, Judie Lavdas; Group III: first, Patty Dougherty; second (tie), Sylvia Zappia and Kathy Kollar; third (tie), Diana Love and Lynn Hough-ton. Closest to Pin was Debbie Bloss.

Belly Dance ClubThe Belly Dance Club

meets in the back room of the Palm Grove Fit-ness Center Wednesdays at noon in February and March. We are learning from professional danc-ers via DVD, going through the basic moves leading to choreography.

All levels welcome, in-cluding beginners. Bring your flexible shoes and hip scarves.

Please arrive by 11:50 a.m. so that we can start the DVD at noon sharp.

Also, keep in mind that there are no chairs or ta-bles in that very limited space, so please leave whatever possible home or locked in your car.

For information, email Sheila at sheilakrst@

gmail.com or call 914 548-6066 and leave a mes-sage.

ORWGAIt was great having the

warmer temperatures re-turn for our League golf-ers. Feb. 7 was the start of our League play to begin after the cold spell.

Flight A had Marge Richardson, first place; and Marti Babb coming in second. In Flight B it was Sara Baynton in first and Sandy Bloom in sec-ond.

Flight C was with Linda Noel coming in first and Jean Travers second. Peggy Stuart won Closest to the Pin. Con-gratulations to the above ladies.

We are a nine-hole league which golf at Royal Oaks Golf Club Thursday mornings. Our members are happy to welcome new golfers to join us.

If you are interested and want more informa-tion, please call Ginny Simons 352-854-7469.

TravelExciting news for our

travelers who like to go overseas to special places. Bob and Cindy

Kocher are working on a trip to Egypt in mid-to-late February 2020. No details yet, but a river cruise on the Nile is in the plan and per-haps the new, magnifi-cent Egyptian museum if it is ready. So, keep your calendar clear. We will have more details as they become avail-able. Right now, we think the ticket sale will be in July 2019.

Here is a selection of our trips for March through May. Some are sold out and are build-ing a waitlist. Two still have tickets available. Call the hosts to find out.

March 30: “Kiss Me Kate,” call Elsa and Dick Berbig

April 11: Mission In-n+Bakery+R. Sto-ver+Winery, call Kathy and Jim Fountain

April 12: St Johns Town Center Shopping, call Della Blanchard

May 12: Mother’s Day trip to the Rat Pack Lounge, call Linda Skowronski

May 19: “Kinky Boots,” call Jim and Patty Waddell

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Acoustic Jam ClubThe Acoustic Jam Club

meets twice each week to

share music, conversa-tion and a good time. Please join us if you play an acoustic instrument or if you want to sing along. Most members play the guitar, but banjo players, bassists, har-monica players, percus-sionists, and others are free to join the fun. We play a wide variety of music. All skill levels are welcome. On Feb. 21, our jam will focus on two chord songs. We meet each Monday and Thurs-day from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Island Club. For more information con-tact Dennis Komsa at 908-698-1414 or via email at [email protected]

Tune InTune in To Len Te-

itler’s * Do You Remem-ber * featuring “Meeting People” with host Ev Burg and the Jan. 16 Oak Run Homeowners Asso-ciation General Meeting. Show follows FYI daily from Feb. 15 to Feb. 22 at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Mah Jongg ClubPlay Rummy Asian

Style: Learn Chinese Mah Jongg

Oak Run men and women have been play-ing the Chinese version of one of America’s most popular table games twice a week, in the Or-chid Club Card Room:

Thursdays, 2-5 p.m., and Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. There are now three variations of this game you may choose to learn with more to come! Newcomers are always welcome, and lessons are available. Since up to five can play using one set, you need not to own one. However, if you do have a Mah Jongg set, please bring it with you, but no card or money is required to play. While we all enjoy the game, the social dimension is just as important, so the atmosphere is always friendly and relaxed.

Open to all Oak Run residents and their over-night guests. For more information, please con-tact Susan at 237-3686.

Renaissance Annual Indoor Picnic

(chicken with all the fix-ings, homemade baked beans and dessert) will be held Sunday, March 31, at 2 p.m. at our meet-ing. Please bring $11 cash only, due to Jessica by March 15. You may bring this payment in ad-vance to our monthly meetings or call Jessica at 873-4551 to make the arrangements. This is a special afternoon not to be missed. Plan to bring your beverage to the pic-nic.

Meeting: Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. in the Is-land Club; 50/50 to bene-

fit Interfaith. Remember to wear name tags and bring money for raffle tickets. New Book Club after the meeting; join us.

Lunch at ROGC: Thursday, Feb. 28, at 11:30 a.m. Call Geraldine 585-737-8711 or Annma-rie 237-9838.

Dinner at ROGC: First Wednesday of every month at 5 p.m. Call Pat G. 854-7549 or Gerry 873-6868.

Monthly Lun-cheons: Call Gloria at 570-606-7107.

Movies: Call Peg 274-9640 for details.

Membership: Call Pa-tricia 445-7428.

We are open to all la-dies of Oak Run. Never any dues; new members are always welcome.

TroubadoursTroubadours have

been in the making for 30 years. It started in peo-ple’s homes and for the fun of just getting to-gether and singing. Mem-bers have come and gone over the years, but we have evolved into a cho-rus that sings in four parts. Many of the mem-bers do not read music. Right now, we are work-ing under the direction of Mrs. Bo Fluharty for our Spring concert.

“Another Op’nin’, An-other Show” will take the Palm Grove stage on April 5 and April 6. The

April 5 concert time will be 7 - 9 p.m. and the April 6 concert time will be 1 - 3 p.m.

Ticket sales are under-way. The next date to get your tickets will be Feb. 23 from 8-10:30 in the Or-chid Club. If you can’t make that date, there are dates in March. March 9, 23 and the 30th from 8-10:30 a.m. in the Orchid Club. Tickets are $5 each.

Celebrity CruiseCelebrity has extended

their “Sail Beyond Event” to March 6. This is an excellent opportu-nity to not only secure a much talked about In-finite Veranda Stateroom on the new Celebrity Edge at a great low group rate but also receive two complimentary ameni-ties of your choice: clas-sic beverage package for two, paid gratuities for two, free Wi-Fi or $150 per person stateroom credit. The cruise is nine nights to the Southern Caribbean, Nov. 15-24. For more information and or a copy of a flyer, call the host Bob Lam-mon at 237-8720.

Well folks, enjoy the activities in Oak Run. Peace, Laura Smith [email protected].

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HappeningsFriday, Feb. 15

Circle of French Friends

Le Cercle des Amis Français/The Circle of French Friends will meet at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 15, in the meeting room of the Southwest District Office of the Marion County Sheriff ’s Of-fice at 9048 SW Highway 200. New members are always wel-come. Come on over and “parlez français un peu!” For more information, contact Marie McNeil at 352-502-0504 or Dick Riberdy at 352-509-7376.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Learning Day

The Alzheimer’s Family Or-ganization is hosting a Care-giver Learning Day in Ocala, Florida where individuals and families living with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of de-mentia can learn useful infor-mation about helpful resources and caregiving techniques.

The free event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 15,

2019, at the Elliott Center of Hospice of Marion County at 3231 SW 34th Ave. Breakfast and lunch are included. Speak-ers are attorney Shannon Mulkey, Bullard & Mulkey, P.A.; and Deb Selsavage of Coping With Dementia. Registration is requested to assist with plan-ning. Call 352-616-0170 or go to www.alzheimersfamily.org/care-giver/ to register.

The Alzheimer’s Family Or-ganization is a non-profit char-ity that serves caregivers in eight west-central Florida counties including Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, and Hillsbor-ough counties.

Contact Person: Alzheimer’s Family Organization Email Ad-dress: [email protected] Phone Number: 352-616-0170.

Kingdom Lifestyle Revival

You are cordially invited to Kingdom Lifestyle Revival ser-vices being held Feb. 15-16 at 7 p.m. and Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.

We are honored for Dr. Rob

and Cindy McCorkle to be our guest speakers with Bob and Jennifer Wilkerson leading worship. Dr. Rob and Cindy have been commissioned by God to dig again and restore the wells of purity and power in the Holiness movement. They de-sire to bring renewal and refor-mation to churches and movements from coast to coast and around the world through writing, teaching, revivals, awakenings, conferences and Fire School Intensives. Their ministry of Word and Spirit im-parts a kingdom lifestyle into pastors and leaders of various denominations, and they do so with the hopes of experiencing citywide transformations across the nations.

Dr. Bob and Jennifer Wilker-son have spent their lives in ministry. They grew up in Naza-rene parsonages and were called to the ministry at very early ages. Dr. Bob has pas-tored, planted churches, and traveled across the country and overseas, preaching and lead-ing worship in revivals, camp meetings and crusades. He is also a talented singer,

songwriter and accomplished pianist. Jennifer, a talented and anointed vocalist in her own right has served as a worship leader, choir director, and solo-ist and worked with some of the best of the best in gospel music.

Save the dates and mark your calendar for you do not want to miss this life transforming time. Come for one service or all as schedules will permit. For addi-tional information, contact Pas-tor Tim at 352-861-0755 or [email protected]

Saturday, Feb 16DAR

The Rainbow River Chapter DAR will meet Saturday, Feb. 16, gathering 9 a.m., and meet-ing from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The meeting is at Countryside Pres-byterian Church, 7768 SW State Road 200, Ocala, FL 34476. Our speaker this month will be will feature Summer Gill, executive director of the Marion County Literacy Council. For more in-formation contact Regent Pat Bevis at [email protected] or 352-867-0764.

Criminal Justice Reform

Tri-County UU to host pre-sentation on criminal justice reform in Florida at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16, at Tri-County Unitarian Universalists, 7280 SE 135th St., Summerfield, FL 34492. The presentation is free and open to the public. Come early for social time and re-freshments. Tri-County UU is hosting a presentation about criminal justice reform in Flor-ida’s communities, legislature and court system. Speakers are Natishia Y. June, organizing manager for ACLU-Florida, and Joyce Hamilton Henry, regional development director for AC-LU-Florida. Both have years of experience dealing with issues such as felon disenfranchise-ment, criminal and juvenile justice, and racial justice and police practices. For more in-formation, contact Diane Carlin at [email protected], 502-636-3648, or Sue Michalson, [email protected], 516-581-4011.

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African Violet SocietyThe Greater Ocala African

Violet Society, an affiliate of the African Violet Society of Amer-ica, presents its February 2019 meeting, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Water and African Violets,” Saturday, Feb., 16, at 10:30 a.m. at the Marion County Sheriff ’s Office (Brian Litz Sheriff ’s Substa-tion), 9048 SW State Road 200, Ocala, Florida 34481.

This month our distinguished speaker, Loretta, will speak on the topic of water. It should be a great meeting and very infor-mative. For more information on this new Society, call 352-351-3639. Delicious refresh-ments are served and guests are always welcome.

Native BeesMarion Audubon Society

Membership Program about Native Bee’s, Saturday, Feb. 16, from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the Main Marion County Public Li-brary, 2720 E Silver Springs Blvd. Join us and learn about Native Bees by Jonathan Elm-quist, lab technician, Entomol-ogy and Nematology Department, University of Flor-ida. There will be snacks and refreshments.

Marion Audubon Society is a 501c3 organization. Donations are welcome. For more infor-mation, please visit www.mari-oncountyaudubon.com or on Facebook “Marion Audubon Society.”

Kingdom of the Sun Concert Band

The Kingdom of the Sun Con-cert Band under direction of Les Muncaster will entertain at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16, and 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Marion Technical Institute, 1614 SE Ft. King St. For infor-mation, please call 352-624-9291 or go to http://kingdomofthesun-band.org on the Internet. Ad-mission is free. Donations are accepted.

Sunday, Feb. 17You are invited

Come and Worship with Southwest Christian Church, Sunday at 10:30 a.m. You can find us at 9045 SW 60th Avenue in Ocala. Our worship style is full of love, joy and faith, as we worship God in a traditional way. You can learn more about us and even view a sermon from our Preaching Minister John Scott, on our website: www.swchristianchurch.com.

Christ’s ChurchIf you are looking for a

church home where Christ is first, you won’t want to miss the services at Christ’s Church of Marion County this week.

Sunday, Feb. 17, 9:30 a.m., we begin each Lord’s day with Sun-day school classes for all ages at 9:30 a.m. We offer six adult classes on a variety of topics. A synopsis of each class is avail-able on our website.

Sunday, Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m., our worship service opens with special music by our worship choir. Our praise time includes a blend of familiar hymns of the church as well as contemporary praise songs with a full praise band. Pastor David Bellows will bring a message of inspiration and encouragement.

Monday, Feb. 18: Monday eve-ning, the men come together at 6:30 p.m. for a Bible study uti-lizing the study book, “The

Attributes of God” by Dr. Steven J. Lawson.

Tuesday, Feb. 19: Women who are interested in crafts meet Tuesday morning at 9:30 to work on group and individual projects.

Friday, Feb. 22: We welcome Trevor Thomas, “Mr. Drama,” to our stage at 6:30 p.m. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. There is no admission charge for the concert, and no tickets are re-quired. We will receive a love offering.

Christ’s Church of Marion County is located at 6768 SW 80th St. off State Road 200. For more information on all our events or for directions visit our website at www.ccomc.org or contact the church office at 352-861-6182.

Crossroads ChurchLove Ocala will be at Cross-

roads again Saturday, Feb. 26. The Freedom dental clinic will be here to provide free dental care. We will also give clothes and food to the needy of our community. Dental clinic will begin at 8 a.m.

Family, Faith & Fun Day will again be at Crossroads church Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds. There will be games, prizes, rides, food and so much more. Join the fun.

Our Common Ground Fellow-ship will be meeting at the new Piesanos restaurant Saturday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. Come and bring a friend.

Our annual Youth Carnival will again be with us from March 7 through March 10. Come and enjoy the fun, food and fellowship with us.

Mondays: Monday Night Bible Study at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesdays: Intercessory Prayer Meeting at 9 a.m.

Wednesdays: Family Training Hour at 7 p.m. This includes Crossroads Kids, Crossroads Nursery & Crossroads Youth Ministries.

Thursdays: Our Spanish “Es-tudio Biblico” at 7 p.m.

Sunday Services: Sunday school, 8:30 a.m.; worship ser-vices, 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and Span-ish service, 1 p.m. Nursery ministry provided for all services.

Crossroads Church, 8070 SW 60th Ave., south off SR 200. For more information, please call 352-291-2080 or visit www.ourcrossroads.church on the in-ternet for up to date calendar events.

Monday, Feb. 18American Legion

American Legion Post 354 will meet 12:45 to 2 p.m., Mon-day, Feb. 18 in the Community Room of Marion County Sher-iff ’s Southwest District Office, 9048 SW State Rd. 200. Please look for the American Legion signage next to the driveway. Members are encouraged to ar-rive by 12:45 p.m., for coffee, beverages, doughnuts and cake, followed by our monthly meet-ing that starts promptly at 1 p.m. to discuss the post’s 2019 agenda. All branches of mili-tary newspapers will be avail-able. A 50/50 drawing will follow the meeting with free drawings for local merchant gifts. For additional informa-tion, please contact Allen Jones by calling or texting to 352-817-0224, or email [email protected].

Tuesday, Feb. 19Dementia Caregiver

WorkshopGet tips on how to care for

those afflicted with dementia.

Learn how to decrease stress for the caregiver while increas-ing the quality of life for the person living with dementia. Learn what to do now before the disease progresses. Receive medical, financial and legal tips and discover local re-sources. Each workshop is unique and free on the third Tuesday each month 6 pm at Freedom Library, 5870 SW 95th St., Ocala. The workshop and materials are free. To register, call Mark Croft, 352-861-8788, who facilitates the workshop and is a Florida Certified Long Term Care Ombudsman, leads Support Groups and is a direct caregiver.

Wed., Feb. 20Audubon Society

Join the basics of North America’s fastest growing out-door hobby, birdwatching, with the Marion County Audubon Society for a nature walk at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Tuscawilla Park, 829 Sanchez Ave., Ocala. All skill levels welcome!

Meet at the picnic table across from the Discovery Cen-ter. There will be a short 1 mile walk around the ponds. If you have them, bring binoculars, a field guide, water and insect re-pellent. Wear appropriate clothing and footwear.

Thursday, Feb. 21JAZZED! Quartet at

College Road“JAZZED!” a ladies quartet

will be the entertainment at this month’s Young At Heart at noon, Thursday, Feb. 21. “JAZZED!” sings music from various genres including pop, gospel, barbershop, show tunes and more. Everyone is invited to bring a covered dish, enjoy lunch, the entertainment and an all-around good time at Col-lege Road Baptist Church start-ing at noon. College Road is located at 5010 SW College Road in Ocala.

The McKameys last concert

The McKameys are a family group based out of Clinton, Ten-nessee and have been in minis-try for more than six decades. They are on their final live tour and will be at College Road Baptist Church on Thursday, Feb. 21.

The harmonies of this family along with great songs give them a unique opportunity to share God’s love as well as en-courage the saints. Whether they are performing one of their classics like “Right On Time,” “I’ve Won,” “Unspoken Request,” “There Is Jesus,” their signature song, “God On The Mountain” or a new re-lease, there is an undeniable energy that carries them through each performance.

The group has been awarded several different Singing News Fan Awards through the years and also Ruben and Peg Bean are both recipients of The Mar-vin Norcross Award and Nor-cross/Templeton Award, respectively. In 2016, Peg McK-amey Bean was inducted into The Southern Gospel Music Hall Of Fame.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. A $10 donation will be accepted at the door. College Road Bap-tist Church is at 5010 SW Col-lege Road in Ocala, 34474, 1.7 miles west of I-75.

Ocala Woman’s ClubGFWC Greater Ocala Wom-

an’s Club is hosting its second

men’s fashion show with the theme, “Heart of a Hero” will be 6-8 p.m., Feb. 21 at Ocala Marion County Association of Realtors, 3105 NE 14th St. The featured models will be local heroes. Cost of attendance is $25, which includes a front row seat, libations and hors d’oeu-vres. Proceeds benefit local charities. GFWC is dedicated to living the volunteer spirit … and having a bit of fun. For ticket information call Char-lene Earl at 352-624-2175 or Pam Ruder 513-315-1663.

LiUNABlue collar workers are giv-

ing back to Marion County resi-dents in need. The Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 517 is making monetary donations to the American Heart Association and United Way of Marion County at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, at FOP Lodge No. 129 at 2641 N. Magnolia Ave., before the union’s membership meeting.

Friday, Feb. 22Parkinson’s Support

NetworkThe Mind and Motion Parkin-

son’s Support Network meets the last Friday of every month at 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Live Oak Hall at the Master the Possibilities Education Center, 4815 SW 80th St., Ocala.

Each meeting involves an ed-ucational or research related element, a unique Parkin-son’s-related exercise element and break outpatient and care-giver support sessions.

The Friday, Feb. 22, meeting presentation features a webi-nar with Anthony Lang, MD on “New Developments and Fu-ture Treatments in Parkinson’s Disease.”

For more information, visit our web site at mindandmotion.org or call Joyce at 352-390-2359.

Saturday, Feb. 23Moose Lodge yard sale

West Marion No. 2356 Moose Lodge is holding a yard sale fundraiser to support the lodge, community and charities from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 23, at 10411 SW 110th St., Dunnellon, FL 34432. Tables are available for rent inside for $15, outside for $10, and bring your own spot $5. Call the lodge to make arrange-ments 352-854-2200

Countryside Presbyterian

Join us for our lecture series at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, at Countryside Presbyterian Church, 7200 SW State Road 200, Ocala, for “Hiking the Ap-palachian Trail,” presented by Bob Anderson. Thinking about taking a long walk? How about a 2,000-mile walk? What would that be like? See the vista sights on the big screens and catch a glimpse of walking the Appala-chians. There is no charge; however, donations will be accepted.

Sunday, Feb. 24Marion Chamber Music

SocietyThe Marion Chamber Music

Society presents award-win-ning pianist Jasmin Arakawa at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 24, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 6455 SW SR 200, Ocala. Dr.

Arakawa is assistant profes-sor of Piano at the University of Florida, and she is going to perform

a variety of pieces including Rhapsody in Blue. The concert is sponsored by Ocala Piano Conservatory, LLC. MCMS is al-ways exceptional and always Free. For more information, call 867-1340 or visit us at mari-onchambermusic.com.

Soprano SaxophonistEirinn Abu, soprano saxo-

phonist, in concert, at First Christian Church, 1908 E Ft King St, Ocala Fl, Sunday Feb-ruary 24, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. The event is free. Love offering. Contact Linda Schultz at 352-867-7202 if you need more information.

German American ClubThe German American Club

of Marion County will hold a Fasching (Mardi Gras) dinner/dance Sunday, Feb. 24, at noon at Marion Oaks Community Center. A pulled pork dinner will be served at 1 p.m. Music will be provided by Alpine Ex-press. Costume or dressy casual attire is requested. Bring your own beverage. Tickets are $20 per member or $25 per non-member and may be pur-chased by calling Mary Wisecup at 352-789-6499.

Tuesday, Feb. 26Joy Lutheran ChurchJoy Lutheran Church will

host a free movie with popcorn the last Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in Swenson Hall (Fellowship Hall).

The first movie on Tuesday, Feb. 26, is “I Can Only Imag-ine.” Dennis Quaid and Trace Adkins star in this inspiring story behind MercyMe’s be-loved hit song. It is an uplifting journey illustrating the power of God.

All are welcome. Bring a friend and join the fun.

Joy Lutheran Church is lo-cated off SR 200 at 7045 SW 83rd Place, Ocala. For more in-formation contact the church office at 352-854-4509 ext. 2.

Thursday, Feb. 28Rainbow Springs

Garden ClubThe Rainbow Springs Garden

Club will meet Thursday, Feb. 28, 1 – 3 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge 136, 20751 Powell Road, in Dunnellon. Please park be-hind the building.

Our speakers will be Terry Grier and Nancy Myers from Grumbles House Antiques and Garden Shop in Dunnellon’s Historic Village. They bring a truckload of plants to show and sell to help us plan for our spring gardening. They usually have some new plants never seen before in our area as well as many hardscape items to en-hance our living landscapes. We always enjoy having them because they are a great source of inspiration.

Grow & Share chairwoman Martha Thomson is ill so will not have her plant tables. Oth-ers may bring their extra plants to share if they would like.

Pick up the Members’ Monthly Memo for important information and announce-ments. See the bulletin board for last month’s meeting pic-tures and minutes.

Rainbow Springs Garden Club is open to everyone in the surrounding areas. Annual membership is $15. Visitor fee is $5 per meeting, which can be applied toward an annual membership. Sign in to be in-cluded in the door prize draw-ings. Questions? Call 352-465-0310.

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Friday, March 1Shabbat Across America

Beth Sholom of Citrus County will join 10s of thousands of Jews across North America at 6 p.m., Friday, March 1, to eat, drink, relax, enjoy, debate and celebrate at the 23rd Annual Shabbat Across America and Canada.

Our Shabbat Across America dinner will be kosher cold cuts (corned beef, pastrami and turkey), kosher pickles and deli salads catered by Joel’s of St. Petersburg.

A special musical program will fea-ture Cantor Alisa Forman playing guitar and singing. The whole community is welcome to attend.

The cost for the Shabbat Across America will be $18 per person. RSVP to Marcie by Sunday, Feb. 24, by email-ing [email protected] or by leav-ing a message at (352) 513-4629. Payment for the dinner must be received by Sun-day, Feb. 24. Mail checks to Marcie Tue-gel, 1210 W. Skyview Landings Drive, Hernando, FL 34442.

Beth Sholom of Citrus County is a lib-eral Conservative Synagogue,

Saturday, March 2Rocks the Reilly

WIND-FM 95.5 / 92.5 / 107.9 “Rocks the Reilly” Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE Ninth St., Ocala, FL 34470.

Join WIND-FM for The Beatles trib-ute show “Let It Be,” which features vir-tually all the hit songs recorded by The

Beatles. The boys will entertain you with three professional costume changes and musical performances just like The Beatles.

Tickets start at $15 and can be pur-chased at reillyartscenter.com.

For more information, please contact Lisa Varner at 352-566-0970 or email [email protected].

Chair YogaChair Yoga, at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,

March 2, at Freedom Public Library. For more information, call Ingrid at 854-7950.

Sunday, March 3 Sunday Afternoon MusicaleThe annual Sunday Afternoon Musi-

cale takes place at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 7171 SW State Road 200, Ocala, March 3 at 4 p.m. Church members and friends will enter-tain with a variety of solos, duets, and ensembles as they sing, play, and per-form an afternoon of music and fun, and the choir will present a medley from “The Sound of Music.” Donations will be gratefully accepted to help support the church’s music ministry, and light refreshments served following the pro-gram. For information call 352-419-8796.

Saturday, March 9Ocala 200 Lions Club Flea

MarketThe Ocala 200 Lions Club will have a

flea market Saturday, March 9, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bank of the Ozarks at 8375 SW Hwy 200, Ocala. Rain date is Saturday, March 16. There will be a va-riety of vendors on hand as well with food and drink available for sale by the Dunnellon Lions Club. Join us for this

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fundraising event. As always, all pro-ceeds generated by the Lions Clubs are used for community projects throughout the year. For more information, please call 352-861-2730.

Sunday, March 10

Dunnellon Concert SingersThe Dunnellon Concert Singers re-

turn to Countryside Presbyterian Church, 7768 SW Highway 200, at 3 p.m.

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Sunday, March 10, for their seventh appearance. This popular local troupe celebrates “songs from the big band era.” Vocalists Mary Ellen Craver, Mary Mahoney, and Bill Thomas, accompa-nied by pianist Bob Cubbage, present a delightful walk down the musical mem-ory lane with familiar favorite songs from the ‘30s and ‘40s. Admission is free with donations gratefully ac-cepted. Call 419-8796 for more information.

Tuesday, March 12 Pastor David Hauck

Pastor David Hauck will speak March 12 to the GFWC Greater Ocala Woman’s Club at 6 p.m. March 12 at Ocala Golf Club, 3130 East Silver Springs Blvd.

Dinner reservations are $20. Learn about the incredible life of pastor David Hauck and volunteer opportuni-ties. Reservations are accepted up to March 7. Call Charlene Earl at 352-624-2175 or Pam Ruder at 513-315-1663 for further information. GFWC is dedi-cated to living the volunteer spirit.

Sunday, March 12Weaver Believer Concert

Weaver Believer concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 17, at First Christian Church, at 1908 E Fort King Street. For more information, please call Linda Schultz at 352-867-7202. The concert is free. A love offering will be accepted.

Saturday, March 16Marion Landing Annual Community Yard Sale

Saturday, March 16, from 8 a.m. to noon, Lifestyle Center parking lot on SW 65th Avenue Road , just off SR 200 across from Queen of Peace church. Free and open to the public. No early birds, please. Rain date: Sat., Mar. 30.

Thursday, March 21Genealogical Society

The Marion County Genealogical So-ciety will meet at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 21, at the Marion County Public Library at 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. The March program will follow a brief business meeting. For more informa-tion, contact Joel Swanson at 352-897-0840, email [email protected]

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Try to say as little as possi-ble about the work you’re doing through the end of the month. Then you can make your announcement and ac-cept your well-deserved plau-dits.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You face a more difficult challenge than you expected. But with that strong Taurean determination, you should be able to deal with it successfully by week’s end.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Before you act on your “feelings” about that upcom-ing decision, it might be wise to do a little fact-checking first. You could be very much sur-prised by what you don’t find.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A recent workplace success can open some doors that were previously closed to you. On a personal level, expect to re-ceive some important news from a longtime friend and colleague.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Put your wounded pride aside and do what you must to heal that misunderstanding before it takes a potentially irrevers-ible turn and leaves you regret-ting the loss of a good friend.

VIRGO (August 23 to Sep-tember 22) One way to kick a less-than-active social life into high gear or rebuild an out-dated contacts list is to throw one of your well-organized get-togethers for friends and associates.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Getting out of an obligation you didn’t really want to take on can be tricky. An honest explanation of the circumstances can help. Next time, pay more attention to your usually keen instincts.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Use your Scor-pion logic to push for a no-nonsense approach to a perplexing situation. This could help keep present and potential problems from creat-ing more confusion.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A friend’s problem might take more time than you want to give. But staying with it once again proves the depth of your Sagit-tarian friendship and loyalty.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The Sea Goat can benefit from an extra dose of self-confidence to unsettle your detractors, giving you the advantage of putting on a strong presentation of your position.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You might want to ask a friend or relative for advice on an ongoing personal matter. But be careful not to give away information you might later wish you had kept secret.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Use the weekend for a creativity break to help re-store your spiritual energy. Once that’s done, you’ll be back and more than ready to tackle whatever challenge you need to face.

BORN THIS WEEK: You get great joy out of creating beautiful things and sharing them with others who appreci-ate them.

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Sunday, April 7CF Master ChoirThe Central Florida

Master Choir presents “American Roots” featur-ing “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass” at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 7, at Dunnellon Presbyterian Church, 20641 Chestnut St., Dunnellon; 7 p.m., Fri-day, April 12, at Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE Ninth

St., Ocala; and 3 p.m., Sunday, April 14, at Coun-tryside Presbyterian Church, 7768 SW State Road 200, Ocala. Music in-cludes selections of spiri-tuals, Broadway, cool jazz, Revolutionary War music, country, American opera and folk.

The Central Florida Master Choir's, purpose is to promote cultural awareness and enjoyment of serious music per-formed at a high artistic level. For more informa-tion, please visit http://cf-masterchoir.com.

OngoingProstate Cancer

SupportThe Prostate Cancer

Support Group meets each month at 5 p.m. in the West Marion West Marion Hospi-tal on the fourth Tuesday. Every month a doctor or other licensed medical profes-sional speaks to anyone else who is interested.

The nonprofit group’s goal is to bring education and awareness to hus-bands, wives or caregiv-ers the impor-tance of early detection, treat-ment options and treat-ment concerns such as side effects and life after cancer.

For more information,

please call Steve Austin at 352-812-0406.

Kabbalat ShabbatHoly Hour-Happy

Hour Traditional Edition is the first Friday of every month at 7 p.m. RSVP at www.ourch-abad. org/happyhour.

For more information, please contact Rabbi Yossi Hecht by calling 352-330-4466 on the in-ternet at www. OurCh-abad.org.

ESL ProgramFree English as a Sec-

ond Language classes are held weekly at Col-lege Road Baptist

Church, 5010 SW College Road at 6 p.m. every Wednesday through May. Child care is free. Stu-dents practice their English speaking skills

in an informal, friendly environment. Contact ESL irector Janet Smith at 352-854-6981for more information.

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