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VOL. 102 | NO. 53 | $1.00 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1919 An Edition Of The Sun AP Council to consider 2 airport management proposals By MARC VALERO provided a proposal at a On the Councils agenda, Executive Airport. We will STAFF WRITER recent special meeting for Wise noted that he has form a company known as a $1 a year, 30-year lease, been in the aviation “KAVO Flight Center, LLC” AVON PARK — The has prepared data that business for 42 years and to run the daily operations Avon Park City Council shows the benefits to the owns and operates Ag of the airport. will consider two man- City of such an agreement. Flying Service, Inc. The proposal states agement proposals for Avon Park resident/ His proposal states, that the terminal building the Avon Park Executive business owner Jerry “We would like to make would be manned from MARC VALERO/STAFF Airport at its regular Wise seeks a shorter-term a proposal to the City of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and The Avon Park City Council, at its Monday meeting, will consider council meeting tonight agreement to operate the Avon Park for a five-year two management proposals for the Avon Park Executive Airport. Airport airport. lease of the Avon Park COUNCIL | 2A Management, LLC, which County’s Lunch is served Man delivers COVID lunches to numbers #Healthcare better Heroes By PHIL ATTINGER STAFF REPORT STAFF WRITER

COVID-19 numbers were down SEBRING — Early on in the pan- across the board, with the release of demic, Patrick Rhodes of Tampa Sunday’s virus report by the Florida wanted to do something for the Department of Health. healthcare workers working long Highlands County saw just 14 new hours in emergency rooms to treat cases out of 284 processed tests, which others. resulted in a positivity rate of 4.93%, He’d see people in scrubs at the gro- the second lowest figure seen in two cery store, weary and barely standing. weeks and the lowest since the 4.84% “You can tell when they’ve worked a on Feb. 11. long day,” Rhodes said. “I felt I had to None of the new cases were in the help out.” 14 and younger age group, where The first thing he thought about Highlands County has had 7% of its was lunch: People have to stop and total cases come from. eat. It started with just a couple of The county has seen 182 cases the times per week last year, buying lunch past seven days for an average of 26 for a medical office and dropping it COURTESY PHOTO/LUNCHES FOR #HEALTHCAREHEROES new daily cases. off. There was one new death, which Patrick Rhodes, an auto insurance underwriter, prepares to personally deliver food to It kept going. He reached out healthcare workers during his lunch hour. Although he lives and works in Tampa, and most brings the death toll to 298. to AdventHealth, a large hospital Hospitalizations remained at 558 of the people he helps are also there, he has managed to reach out into the Heartland and in his area, and started delivering order food to be delivered to healthcare workers in Sebring. according to the FDOH, although food to each of their facilities in the the Florida Agency for Healthcare city where he lives and works as an food for an office at AdventHealth he ordered pizza and had it delivered. Administration showed 37 people insurance underwriter. Sebring, but being two hours away, he People in Tampa and in Sebring hospitalized Sunday afternoon with a Then he had the opportunity to get couldn’t buy it and deliver it. Instead, said they were grateful someone was primary diagnosis of COVID-19, which thinking of them since they didn’t see is three more than were hospitalized any let-up in the patients coming in Saturday. sick with coronavirus. After seeing double-digit increases He now has a social media page for the previous six days, DeSoto and a name and hashtag — “Lunch County had better numbers with just for #HealthcareHeroes” — where he six new cases and a positivity rate of takes donations to keep it all going. 6.98%, the lowest seen since Feb. 10. It’s drawn the attention of Boss Water One of the new cases was in the 5 to 14 and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson age group and 10% of the county’s total around the Christmas holidays. 3,675 cases have been seen in those 14 Johnson personally recognized him and younger. in a social media video and pledged Hardee County saw just one new 100 cases of BossWater and an all- case and has now seen a total of 2,757. you-can-eat meal from PostMates Hardee County has the highest per- food delivery service for his next centage of children 14 and younger in lunch delivery. the Heartland, with 12% of the county’s “My favorite quote is, ‘It’s nice to cases being in those 14 and younger. be important, but it’s important to be Okeechobee County had an increase nice,’ and that is you,” Johnson said of nine cases and broke 3,500 total in his video, adding, “A little drop of cases, as they’ve now had 3,508. The kindness goes a very long way.” county has seen the 14 and younger Rhodes said he took Johnson up age group make-up 11% of its cases. on the offer and was able to feed The state saw an increase of 5,065 COURTESY PHOTO/LUNCHES FOR #HEALTHCAREHEROES 200 people at the next event. He cases, which consisted of 4,935 resi- has also gotten help from the Arby’s dents and 130 non-residents. Florida Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, pizza arrives at AdventHealth Sebring courtesy of Lunches Foundation to do bigger meals. has now seen 1,868,772 cases total, for #HealthcareHeroes, Patrick Rhodes, the man behind the lunch, started buying a few In 2020, he fed 500 people and has with 1,834,708 residents and 34,064 lunches at a time for healthcare workers and has since started a nearly full-time effort to non-resident cases. provide sustenance to people working to help others during the pandemic. LUNCH | 2A Of the state’s new cases, 599 were in the 14 and younger age group. With a total of 147,298 cases, the 14 and younger age group has made up 8% of the state’s virus cases and has had five of the state’s deaths. Sebring CRA master plan open house Florida saw 95 more deaths and has now had a total of 30,434. There have By MARC VALERO session starting at 6 p.m. been 29,906 resident deaths and 528 STAFF WRITER The website includes non-resident deaths. a quick survey with 14 ques- Testing was also down for the day, so SEBRING — The Sebring tions including how often despite the low number of new cases, Community Redevelopment you go the CRA area and the state did see a small uptick in its Agency is sponsoring an for what reasons and what positivity rate, which climbed to 6.32%. Open House for the public would prompt you to visit FDOH reports the state gave a total to share ideas to help shape the CRA area more often. of 18,323 vaccines for the day and the community. There is an interactive has now given 4,082,872 vaccines to As its Master Plan is map to help identify 2,693,953 people. being updated, the CRA improvements and projects Testing across the took seeks input for developing MARC VALERO/STAFF that you would like to see a big step backwards, according to its goals for improvements implemented within each the COVID Tracking Project’s Saturday within the CRA district. The Sebring CRA is sponsoring an Open House 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., of the City’s Community evening report. There were 1,274,526 The Open House will be Thursday at the Jack Stroup Civic Center, for public input as the CRA Redevelopment Areas. tests processed, which is a decrease of 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Feb. 25, Master Plan is being updated. There is a downloadable COVID | 2A both in person, at the Jack virtually by logging into the Both options will be pre- version of the Sebring Stroup Civic Center, 355 W. website: smeinc.mysocial- sented in 30-minute-long Center Ave., Sebring, and pinpoint.com/sebring-cra. sessions, with the last OPEN | 2A

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5 THINGS That Will Make You Jensen arrested for attempted sexual battery SMARTER By ROBERT MILLER okay with victim immediately called included his genitalia. He 1. The singer Engelbert change to Humperdinck. STAFF WRITER you.” Jensen the Polk County Sheriff’s said that he wanted to Humperdinck was born It is the name of the was using Offi ce to report the commit commit sex acts Thomas Arnold George Austrian composer of FROSTPROOF — Arne a female conversation and photos, with her. Deputies con- Dorsey on May 2, 1936. Hansel and Gretel. Jensen, Jr., 42, of Avon Facebook reports said. fi scated Jensen’s phone to Born in Madras, India, his 4. He hosted a variety Park, was arrested by profi le name A PCSO detective perform a forensic search father was a captain in show in 1970, based on Polk County Sheriff’s to message continued the conversa- and determine if there Detectives at the Lake the victim. tion with Jensen, posing the Royal Engineers. Tom Jones’ This Is Tom JENSEN are more victims, reports Streety Road boat ramp Concerned, as the 16-year-old girl he 2. He recorded for a Jones. Humperdinck’s said. short time under the show was canceled after in unincorporated the victim thought he was talking Frostproof on Wednesday. clicked on the profi le to to. Jensen continued to Jensen is currently name Gerry Dorsey. six months. unemployed, receiving a This pseudonym was 5. Humperdinck won a Jensen was charged with see who this person was make sexually explicit $602 disability check each chosen because of his Golden Globe in 1988 as traveling to meet a minor and found a post claim- comments and sending accurate Jerry Lewis Entertainer of the Year. for sex, attempted sexual ing that this person had nude photos, with his month along with $204 impersonation. He also has a star on the battery and three counts been hacked, according face clearly visible in one. in food stamps. He has a 3. Gordon Mills, his Hollywood Walk of Fame. of transmitting material to reports. Detectives asked Jensen lengthy criminal history manager, was the one Source: songfacts.com harmful to a minor. The victim went on to meet them at the that includes seven who suggested the name Jensen contacted the to ask Jensen questions Lake Streety boat ramp felonies and 13 misde- victim through Facebook to which he continued in Frostproof where he meanors. Charges include Messenger after fi nding to talk about sexually was arrested by deputies trespassing, grand theft, LOTTERY NUMBERS her post of an item for oriented acts that he without incident. Jensen petit theft, driving on a sale through Facebook wanted to perform in told deputies that he suspended license, loi- front of her. When the had a friend drive him to POWERBALL JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY Marketplace. The victim, tering, prowling, stalking, an adult female, told victim told Jensen that Frostproof from his home disorderly conduct, inde- Saturday, February 20, 2021 Friday, February 19, 2021 deputies that a man she she was under 18, he told in Avon Park “to meet a 4-8-22-32-58-4-x10 10-23-24-31-32-36 did not know (Jensen) her that he was 42-years- girl,” according to reports. cent exposure and lewd Winning Numbers Winning Numbers had sent her a private old and it was OK she was Jensen admitted to and lascivious behavior, Next Jackpot: Next Jackpot: message asking her to “... 16-years-old. Jensen then deputies that he was in according to a PCSO news Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Tuesday, February 23, 2021 meet me at the boat ramp gave her his cellphone communication with a release. $90 MILLION $1.15 MILLION on Lake Olivia and I will number and his name, 16-year-old girl and that Jensen is currently in have my zipper down and before sending her nude he had sent her nude the Polk County Jail on MEGA MILLIONS FANTASY 5 have it sticking out is that photos of himself. The photos of himself that $105,000 bond. Friday, February 19, 2021 Saturday, February 20, 2021 27-32-47-50-53-4-x4 1-8-10-30-35 other airport lease detailed analysis of the year. Winning Numbers COUNCIL proposal, Florida Airport airport’s past fi nancials In contrast, Florida Next Jackpot: PICK 5 FROM PAGE 1A Management (FAM) L.L.C. and budget for this year Airport Management is Tuesday, February 23, 2021 President J.T. Clark stated on Monday’s meeting,” providing a team that $22 MILLION Sunday, February 21, 2021 KAVO would be respon- in a memo to the City that he said. “Our in encompasses almost 9-4-2-4-3-5 sible for renting and he wanted to provide a doing this is to provide every trade and discipline LOTTO Saturday, February 20, 2021 collecting funds for all clearer value proposition the council members an required to professionally 3-4-3-7-0-7 airport rental properties of what FAM can bring to understanding of how manage and develop the Saturday, February 20, 2021 and be responsible for the City of Avon Park. the airport is currently airport, he said. 3-4-11-16-19-33 PICK 4 purchase and sales of Currently a few of the performing, as well as, To break out this Next Jackpot: council members are to highlight some of the value over a 30-year lease Sunday, February 21, 2021 both JET A and AV gas and Wednesday, February 24, 2021 of the opinion that a $1 missed calculations that agreement the cost to the 8-3-6-6-5 provide trained personnel $20 MILLION per year lease does not are currently refl ected on city would be approxi- Saturday, February 20, 2021 to operate the JET A fuel Winning Numbers provide any net gains the documents provided mately $3,600,000 dollars 2-3-5-6-7 truck. 2-4-5-16-34-52 The proposal also to the City of Avon Park, to us.” to retain a single airport calls for the creation therefore it has been One value proposi- director, whereas the City CASH 4 LIFE PICK 3 of an Airport Advisory publicly stated that this tion that can easily be would have a net gain is not a partnership but conveyed in this short of $11,556,000 dollars Saturday, February 20, 2021 Sunday, February 21, 2021 Committee consisting of rather a “land grab” that memorandum is what in management fees to 6-36-49-51-54-3 1-7-4-5 six individuals that have will somehow adversely the City of Avon Park’s net oversee and reposition the Winning Numbers Saturday, February 20, 2021 direct ties and interest in affect the children and gain will be based on hu- airport to a performing Top Prize: 6-1-9-7 the airport through rent- grandchildren of Avon man capital alone, Clark asset, Clark stated. Sunday, February 21, 2021 ing a hangar and/or busi- Park, he said. said. Including a bonus, The Avon Park City $1,000/DAY FOR LIFE ness located at the airport. PICK 2 A “KAVO Flight Center” This sentiment could currently the City of Avon Council meeting is at Sunday, February 21, 2021 representative would chair not be further from the Park’s true allocation 6 p.m., today, in the 5-2-5 the committee. truth, Clark said. for the airport manager Council Chambers, 123 E. Saturday, February 20, 2021 Concerning the “We will provide a position is $120,000.00 per Pine St., Avon Park. 3-6-7

16% from the previous 6,760 new cases and 280 the U.S. has seen COVID week. deaths, while Arizona 28.1 million cases and FROM PAGE 1A There were 71,951 new saw 1,804 new cases and had 498,384 deaths. cases reported and 2,074 deaths were down to 25. Globally, there have more than 600,000 from new deaths. According to the Johns been 111.2 million cases the previous day and Early numbers from Hopkins University and 2.46 million deaths. testing as a whole is down Sunday were better, with Center for Systems California reporting Science and Engineering,

updated in April and May and the CRA OPEN plan adoption in June. LUNCH FROM PAGE 1A The CRA has contracted with the S&ME fi rm, which is conducting the FROM PAGE 1A :,1'2:75($70(176 Community Redevelopment Areas Map various processes in the plan update. fed 120 in 2021, so far. He and a link to the previous CRA plan, In 1983 the City of Sebring estab- hopes, by also including 560 U.S. 27 North which was completed in 2004. lished a Community Redevelopment Highlands County in his Family Owned Sebring, FL 33870 The Master Plan update kicked-off Agency to oversee redevelopment in the regular distribution, he & Operated (863) 385-4796 in January. The timeline calls for public Downtown Sebring Area. Since then, the may reach his goal of involvement and data synthesis from CRA area has been expanded beyond CarpetPatioBlinds.com feeding 2,021 people this Since 1978 January through March, the plan being the borders of Downtown Sebring. year. adno=00056264

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THE for all of you is to go from Wallops, where arrives, along with watch that movie after temperatures were just tomatoes, nuts, smoked CAPE CANAVERAL — A the Cygnus launch.” above freezing. The salmon, Parmesan and space station supply ship Johnson’s numbers Antares rocket was visible cheddar cheeses, cara- named after the Black contributed to the Feb. from the Carolinas to mels and coconut strips. NASA mathematician 20, 1962, flight in which Connecticut, at least The capsule also holds featured in the movie Glenn became the first where skies were clear. 120,000 tiny round- “Hidden Figures” rocket- American to orbit the This will be the space worms for a muscle ed into orbit Saturday, the world. The film, released station’s second delivery experiment, as well as 59th anniversary of John in late 2016, depicted in less than a week. A off-the-shelf computer Glenn’s historic launch. the effort put forth Russian capsule pulled up equipment to increase Northrop Grumman’s by Johnson and other Wednesday with apples data processing at Cygnus capsule — Black women at NASA’s and oranges, among the space station. Also dubbed the S.S. Katherine Langley Research Center other things. flying: radiation detectors Johnson — should reach STEVE HELBER/AP PHOTO in Hampton, Virginia, “Oh, we love fresh intended for NASA’s the International Space during the early days food!!!” tweeted Japanese astronaut moon-landing Station on Monday Northup Grumman’s Antares rocket lifts off the launch pad of space exploration. astronaut Soichi Noguchi. program, and a new following its launch from at NASA’s Wallops Island flight facility in Wallops Island, Va., Langley is 100 miles (160 He noted that the space system to convert more of Virginia’s eastern shore. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The rocket is delivering cargo to the kilometers) from the station flew over Virginia the astronauts’ urine into Johnson died almost International Space Station. launch site at Wallops just 10 minutes ahead of drinking water. exactly a year ago at age Island. Saturday’s launch. It is Northrop as a Black woman,” Frank 101. helped launch the first Northrop Grumman Noguchi and his six Grumman’s 15th station DeMauro, a Northrop “Mrs. Johnson was se- Americans into space, as launched the 4-ton U.S. and Russian crew- supply run for NASA. Grumman vice president, lected for her hand-writ- well as her accomplish- shipment for NASA mates can expect more SpaceX is NASA’s other said on the eve of liftoff. ten calculations that ments in breaking glass in the early afternoon apples once the Cygnus shipper. ceiling after glass ceiling “A homework assignment Trump to speak in first post-White House appearance

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will be making his first post-presidential ap- pearance at a conserva- tive gathering in Florida this weekend. Ian Walters, spokes- man for the American Conservative Union, confirmed that Trump will be speaking at COURTESY PHOTO/DUKE ENERGY the group’s annual Conservative Political Duke Energy Florida began construction on a solar power plant Action Conference on in Hardee County that is expected to be operational by the end Feb. 28. of 2021. Trump is expected to use the speech to talk about the future of the Republican Party EVAN VUCCI/AP FILE PHOTO Solar Project and the conservative moment, as well as to In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo President Donald Trump speaks in Dalton, Ga. Trump will be criticize President Joe making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida this underway in Biden’s efforts to undo weekend. I his immigration policies, officials and others keeping a relatively low commentator Rush according to a person who represent his wing profile since he retired Limbaugh. who spoke on condition of the GOP, including from the White House to Trump has a long his- Hardee of anonymity to discuss former Secretary of State Palm Beach in January, tory with CPAC, which the plans. By KIM MOODY cents per 1,000 kilowatt Mike Pompeo, Florida but reemerged last week played a key role in his CPAC is being held this Gov. Ron DeSantis and to conduct a series of emergence as a political STAFF WRITER hour for the typical year in Orlando and will residential customer,” South Dakota Gov. Kristi phone-in interviews force. feature a slew of former Noem. to commemorate the WAUCHULA —Duke Gibbs said. “It wouldn’t go Trump administration Energy Florida broke into effect until the plant Trump has been death of conservative ground this month on is in service and serving a large solar project in customers.” Wauchula. The Charlie Gibbs explained there Creek Solar Power Plant were more benefits to State News Briefs will be located at the the county besides tax intersection of Maude benefits. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS vehicle with her keys argument started. is a former mayor of Road and E. County Line “There is no fuel charge while saying he need- One of the men fired Brooksville, a city north Road. because the plant is nat- ed to go back to his a gun striking one of the of Tampa. The project is expected urally charged by Florida Florida doctor country” and punched women’s hands, Boham Federal agents dis- to be completed and on sunshine,” she said. charged with hate and kicked the man. said. Then, the two men covered more than 100 line by the end of 2021. As we all know, sunny crime against Officials said the attack fought each other and images of child pornog- Ana Gibbs, Florida sometimes comes took place Jan. 20, when one of them got shot in raphy on his computer, Duke Corporate in the form of liquid sun- Hispanic man President Joe Biden took the chest and died at the including some that Communications, said shine and the solar panels MIAMI — A Florida office. scene. appeared to have been the project will be about do not charge at night. anesthesiologist has Wright has been Police said the other secretly taken in his twice the size of Lake “We have solar and been arrested and charged with criminal man originally fled the home. The criminal Placid’s solar farm to the combine natural gas to charged with a hate mischief, tampering with home on foot and evad- complaint says that south. When completed provide reliable power for crime for assaulting a a victim and battery with ed authorities for about investigators identified and operational, the when customers need it,” Hispanic man outside a prejudice, under the 90 minutes. Helicopters his address as one that facility will produce Gibbs said. supermarket, according state’s hate crime law. assisted in the search, distributed child por- nearly 75 megawatts. In Duke has two addition- to news outlets citing The doctor was and officers found the nography images and a comparison, Lake Placid’s al 74.9 megawatt plants in police reports. arrested on Friday and man climibing a fence video. facility is 45 megawatts. Hamilton and Columbia The Miami Herald later posted bond. Court while trying to go back On Friday, investiga- The farm will be counties that are expect- reports that Dr. Jennifer records do not yet list a to his home. tors conducted a search cover 610 acres and ed to come online in the Susan Wright, 58, of defense attorney. Several The man was ques- warrant in Hohn’s home have 235,000 tracking spring. Miami had become online listings show her tioned by police and and found more than solar panels. Gibbs said The Duette Solar Power enraged after the man affiliated with the Mount released afterward. 100 images depicting the plant is capable of Plant, a 74.5 megawatt asked her in Spanish to Sinai Medical Center. Officers are still search- naked prepubescent and creating enough elec- plant in Manatee County keep her distance due ing for the firearm. teenage girls. Some of tricity to bring power is expected to be com- to COVID-19 guidelines Florida man shot Police have not these images appeared to some 23,000 homes pleted by the end of the while waiting in line at a dead in dispute at revealed the identities of to have been secretly when the plant is at peak year, while construction supermarket in Hialeah, get-together the people involved in shot inside his home. production. is expected to begin on a heavily Hispanic the dispute. Before he was a city The contractor at the a plant in Bay County suburb of Miami. PORT ST. LUCIE — A council member and scene is Wanzek. During sometime this year. Wright ignored him, so man was killed and a Former mayor mayor in 2014, Hohn construction, the project “Duke Energy Florida he repeated it in English. woman was shot in the arrested on child was an Internal Revenue will bring in 200-300 is delivering on what She responded by hand in a dispute at a Service agent who inves- temporary jobs. Gibbs it customers want: inno- pornography tigated money launder- “mumbling bad words,” small group get-together charges is too soon yet, but when vative, affordable and the newspaper said, in Florida, officials said. ing, public corruption they are ready to hire, it and organized crime sustainable clean energy citing an arrest report. Port St. Lucie police TAMPA — A former will be from local em- cases. A recent biogra- solutions,” Duke Energy Wright then walked up spokesman Sgt. Keith mayor of a small Florida ployment agencies. Once phy on a local newspa- Florida president Melissa to him in the parking lot Boham told The Treasure city has been arrested the plant is built, it will per says he later was a Seixas said. “We are com- and — after he asked her Coast Newspapers that on child pornography be owned, operated and coach for an after-school mitted to environmental to back up — she hurled two men and two wom- possession and distribu- maintained by Duke. The golf program. stewardship and more racial and other insults en were socializing on tion charges. life span of a solar plant is Hohn faces a mini- fuel diversity. Customers at him. the back patio of a home The U.S. Attorney’s about 30 years. mum of five years and can expect us to continue The arrest report said late Friday, drinking Office for the Middle There is a cost with any a maximum of 20 years our expansion of solar Wright also proceeded and playing an online District of Florida new plant but customers in federal prison if energy for many years to “to stab the victim’s gambling game, when an said Kevin Hohn, 65, won’t feel it too badly. come.” convicted. “It will be under 50 A4 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | February 22, 2021 www.highlandsnewssun.com NATIONAL NEWS Suspected hypothermia deaths in homes mount in Texas

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 77 hypothermia calls, Left untreated, hypo- to think clearly is not as Zavadsky said. Some peo- thermia begins to affect good, so it’s likely people DALLAS — With the ple reported numb hands the brain, making it hard won’t pick up on those snow and ice clearing in and feet, while others had to think clearly or move signs and symptoms.” Texas after days of unusu- more severe symptoms. easily. Babies, children and ally cold temperatures, “You had people who “You might not un- seniors are at the highest bodies are being found of had been so cold for derstand exactly what’s risk for hypothermia people who likely froze to so long that they were going on,” Potfhof said. because of poor circu- death as they struggled to shivering uncontrollably, “And that’s a vicious cycle lation and temperature stay warm after electricity they may have had a because you can’t take the regulation. Those with was cut to millions of decreased level of con- action you need to.” heart problems, asthma, homes sciousness, which is not Some of the older emphysema, chronic Of the around 70 deaths uncommon when you people who died in Texas lung disease, diabetes attributed to the snow, ice are in hypothermia for were found outside their and tobacco use are also and frigid temperatures BRETT COOMER/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP a prolonged period of homes. It wasn’t immedi- vulnerable. nationwide, more than a time,” he said. ately clear what prompt- Some strategies for dozen were people who In this Feb. 15, 2021, file photo, Eithan Colindres wears a winter Some who were trans- ed them to go outside. staying warm can be perished in homes that coat inside after the apartment his family lives in lost power ported to hospitals had Poor circulation even- more hazardous than had lost their heat, and following an overnight snowfall in Houston. With the snow and reached the they tually prevents the heart, helpful. most of those were in ice clearing in Texas after the electricity was cut to millions as were no longer shivering, brain, and other vital Bundling up too Texas. They include an temperatures plunged as people struggled to stay warm in their “which is a very bad organs from functioning, much under blankets or 11-year-old boy who died unheated homes. sign,” Zavadsky said. leading to death. About layers of clothing can be in his bed in Conroe, near probably got 10 of those Robert Glatter, an emer- At first, the body will 32 people die from the dangerous if it leads to Houston, and two older calls,” said Bishop, adding gency physician at Lenox try to generate heat by cold annually in the U.S., excessive sweating, which men found dead in their that some of the county’s Hill Hospital in New York shivering and boosting its according to the National can pull heat away from homes in the small West roads were covered in City. heart rate. But if inter- Weather Service. the body. Texas town of Buffalo Gap 4 foot (120 centimeter) Matt Zavadsky, a nal temperatures keep Extended nighttime And during weather-re- in Taylor County. deep snow drifts. spokesman for Fort Worth dropping, “those things lows in the single digits lated power outages, peo- Taylor County Sheriff Hypothermia can set in area ambulance provider start to slow down,” — as experienced by ple might use propane Ricky Bishop said his if the body loses heat fast- MedStar, said most of the said Dr. Jeff Pothof, an Texans this week — can heaters, run generators office received many calls er than it can produce it hypothermia calls they emergency room doctor be especially dangerous, or burn charcoal or wood in recent days asking and if it falls below about received were from peo- at UW Health in Madison, Glatter said, since body indoors — all of which for checks on friends or 95 degrees Fahrenheit. ple in their own homes, Wisconsin. The body will temperatures naturally can lead to dangerous family members who may Normal body temperature where temperatures had restrict blood circulation dip overnight. fires or deadly carbon be suffering due to the is around 98.6 degrees. dipped to 50 degrees or to extremities to maintain “It can creep up on monoxide poisoning. power outages. “After hours and hours, lower. blood in the core and you,” he said, especially “These are all setups for “I can think of probably it leads to a very danger- MedStar reached a keep internal organs if confusion has begun disaster,” Glatter said. one point in one hour we ous condition,” said Dr. peak on Wednesday with warm. to set in. “Your ability Debris falls from plane during emergency landing near Denver

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS engine suffer some sort of failure and breach the armored casing BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Debris around the engine that is designed from a United Airlines plane fell to contain the damage, said John onto Denver suburbs during an Cox, an aviation safety expert and SOPHIA GERMER/THE TIMES-PICAYUNE/THE NEW ORLEANS emergency landing Saturday retired airline pilot who runs an ADVOCATE VIA AP after one of its engines suffered aviation safety consulting firm People are comforted by law enforcement as the Jefferson a catastrophic failure and rained called Safety Operating Systems. Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies investigate a shooting at the pieces of the engine casing on a “That unbalanced disk has a Jefferson Gun Outlet in Metairie, La. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. neighborhood where it narrowly lot of force in it, and it’s spinning missed a home. at several thousand rotations per The plane landed safely, and minute ... and when you have that nobody aboard or on the ground much centrifugal force, it has to go was reported hurt, authorities said. somewhere,” he said in a phone 3 dead in gun The Federal Aviation interview. Administration said in a statement Pilots practice how to deal with that the Boeing 777-200 returned such an event frequently and to the Denver International Airport store shooting would have immediately shut off after experiencing a right-engine anything flammable in the engine, BROOMFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS failure shortly after takeoff. Flight AP including fuel and hydraulic fluid, Tyrone Russell and 328 was flying from Denver to using a single switch, Cox said. Wanetta Joseph were both Honolulu when the incident In this photo provided by the Broomfield Former NTSB Chairman Jim METAIRIE, La. — A in a conceal-and-carry occurred, the agency said. Police Department on Twitter, debris is Hall called the incident another person entered a gun store course at the store when United said in a separate state- scattered in the front yard of a house at example of “cracks in our culture and shooting range in a they heard what they both ment that there were 231 passen- near 13th and Elmwood, Saturday, Feb. in aviation safety (that) need to be New Orleans suburb and described as rapid firing. gers and 10 crew on board. All 20, 2021, in Broomfield, Colo. A commer- addressed. fatally shot two people They said the gunfire passengers were to be rebooked on cial airliner dropped debris in Colorado Hall, who was on the board from Saturday, prompting sounded much louder a new flight to Hawaii, the airline neighborhoods during an emergency 1994 to 2001, has criticized the FAA customers and staff to than the usual muffled said. landing Saturday. over the past decade as “drifting open fire on the shooter, shooting that they are a sheriff said. The shooter The Broomfield Police of smoke and some debris falling toward letting the manufacturers used to hearing inside the also died. Department posted photos on from it. It was just like a speck in provide the aviation oversight that shooting range. The shooting happened Twitter showing large, circular the sky, and as I’m watching that, the public was paying for.” That “We heard the gunshots around 2:50 p.m. at the pieces of debris leaning against a I’m telling my family what I just goes especially for Boeing, he said. and the screaming,” said Jefferson Gun Outlet in house in the suburb about 25 miles saw and then we heard the explo- Despite the scary appearance Russell. “When the police the suburb of Metairie, (40 kilometers) north of Denver. sion,” he said in a phone interview. of a flaming engine, most such came, they escorted us out. according to a release Police are asking that anyone “The plane just kind of continued incidents don’t result in loss of life, I could see glass every- from the Jefferson Parish injured come forward. on, and we didn’t see it after that.” Cox said. where … It was just like a Sheriff’s Office. Passengers recounted a terrifying Thal was relieved to learn no one The last fatality on a U.S. airline really scary scene.” Sheriff Joseph Lopinto ordeal that began to unfold shortly was injured or killed from what he flight involved such an engine fail- “It got extremely loud, said the shooter initially after the plane full of vacationers saw. ure on a Southwest Airlines flight like a bomb almost,” said struck two people inside, took off. Video posted on Twitter showed from New York to Dallas in April Joseph, who hid with other and then several other The aircraft was almost at cruis- the engine fully engulfed in flames 2018. A passenger was killed when students under a table — people — whether employ- ing altitude and the captain was as the plane flew through the air. the engine disintegrated more than not knowing if there were ees or store customers — giving an announcement over the Kirby Klements was inside with 30,000 feet above Pennsylvania and multiple shooters or if one opened fire on the shooter, intercom when a large explosion his wife when they heard a huge debris struck the plane, breaking was near the classroom. both inside and outside rocked the cabin, accompanied by booming sound, he said. A few the window next to her seat. She One instructor stayed with of the building. Outside a bright flash. seconds later, the couple saw a was forced halfway out the window the students while two the building a man could “The plane started shaking massive piece of debris fly past before other passengers pulled her others left the room and be seen afterward behind violently, and we lost altitude and their window and into the bed of back inside. headed toward the sound yellow police tape yelling we started going down,” said David Klements’ truck, crushing the cab In that case, the breakdown was of gunfire. “Where is my son?” Delucia, who was sitting directly and pushing the vehicle into the blamed on a broken fan blade in Russell said that when Guns and ammunition across the aisle from the side with dirt. an engine of the Boeing 737. The he was led out, he could are sold in the front of the failed engine. “When it initially He estimated the circular engine Federal Aviation Administration see a guy “laid out” in the the outlet that faces happened, I thought we were done. cowling at 15 feet (4.5 meters) ordered airlines to step up inspec- parking lot not far from a main thoroughfare I thought we were going down.” in diameter. Fine pieces of the tions of fan blades on certain en- his car, which was struck through Jefferson Parish. Delucia and his wife took their fiberglass insulation used in the gines made by CFM International, by bullets. He described Customers who want to wallets containing their driver’s airplane engine fell from the sky a joint venture of General Electric seeing shattered glass, frequent the gun range licenses and put them in their “like ash” for about 10 minutes, he and France’s Safran S.A. bullet casings strewn about generally go around to pockets so that “in case we did said, and several large chunks of In 2010, a Qantas Airbus A380 the store. the side entrance of the go down, we could be ID’d,” said insulation landed in his backyard. suffered a frightening uncontained Caution tape surround- building. Staff who work Delucia, who was still shaken up as “If it had been 10 feet different, engine failure shortly after takeoff ed the business to keep there often wear a sidearm. he waited to board another flight it would have landed right on top from Singapore. Shrapnel from the onlookers from getting Lopinto said two other for Honolulu. of the house,” he said in a phone engine damaged critical systems close to the scene, where people also were hit by On the ground, witnesses also interview with the AP. “And if on the plane, but pilots were able ambulances and numer- gunfire and were hospital- heard the explosion and were anyone had been in the truck, they to land safely. The incident was ous law enforcement ized in stable condition. scared for those on board. would have been dead.” blamed on the faulty manufac- vehicles had converged. A He said there were multi- Tyler Thal, who lives in the area, The National Transportation turing of a pipe in the Rolls Royce neighboring Taco Bell eat- ple shooters. told The Associated Press that he Safety Board is investigating. engine. ery had been evacuated. “We’re trying to put it all was out for a walk with his family Aviation safety experts said the “The flames scare the hell out of Authorities remained at together,” the sheriff said when he noticed a large commer- plane appeared to have suffered everybody. But they are the least of the scene as night fell. during a short briefing cial plane flying unusually low and an uncontained and catastrophic the problem because you’re going Metairie is a major sub- with journalists. took out his phone to film it. engine failure. Such an event is to get them put out and you’re urb of New Orleans, about None of the dead or “While I was looking at it, I saw extremely rare and happens when going to shut off everything that 5 miles west of the city’s wounded were immedi- an explosion and then the cloud huge spinning discs inside the can burn,” Cox said. iconic French Quarter, in ately identified and details the neighboring jurisdic- remained unclear. tion of Jefferson Parish. www.highlandsnewssun.com February 22, 2021 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | A5 WORLD NEWS

ALMANAC UK speeds up vaccinations: Today is Monday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2021. There are 312 days left in the year. All adults get 1st jab by July 31 Today in history THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “If we eased off very rapidly On Feb. 22, 1980, the now, we would get another surge “Miracle on Ice” took place LONDON (AP) — The British in hospitalizations” and deaths, in Lake Placid, New York, as government declared Sunday he told the BBC. the United States Olympic that every adult in the country Edmunds said there is added hockey team upset the should get a first coronavirus uncertainty because of new virus Soviets, 4-3. (The U.S. team vaccine shot by July 31, at least a variants, including one identified went on to win the gold month earlier than its previous in South Africa that may be more medal.) target, as it prepared to set out a resistant to current vaccines. “cautious” plan to ease the U.K.’s Hancock told Sky News that On this date lockdown. the government would take The previous aim was for all a “cautious but irreversible In 1732, the first presi- adults to get a jab by September. approach” to reopening the dent of the United States, The new target also calls for economy. George Washington, was everyone 50 and over and those Despite the success of Europe’s born in Westmoreland with an underlying health fastest vaccination campaign, County in the Virginia condition to get their first of two STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL VIA AP the U.K. government has been Colony. vaccine shots by April 15, rather accused of failing to protect dis- In 1959, the inaugural than the previous date of May 1. In this Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 file photo, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris abled people, who are among the race was The makers of the two vac- Johnson watches a patient receiving a dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca most at-risk from coronavirus. held; although Johnny cines that Britain is using, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, during a visit to Barnet FC’s ground at the Hive, which is The Office for National Beauchamp was initially and AstraZeneca, have both being used as a coronavirus vaccination center, in London. Statistics has found that 60% declared the winner, the experienced supply problems of people who died with coro- victory was later awarded in Europe. But U.K. Health News of the new vaccine able to have one visitor from the navirus in England in 2020 had to . Secretary Matt Hancock said targets came as Prime Minister same date. a physical or mental disability. In 1984, David Vetter, Sunday that “we now think that Boris Johnson met Sunday with Johnson’s Conservative But many disabled people, a 12-year-old Texas boy we have the supplies” to speed senior ministers to finalize a government has been accused of apart from those with “severe or who’d spent most of his life up the vaccination campaign. “road map” out of the national reopening the country too quick- profound” learning disabilities, in a plastic bubble because The early success of Britain’s lockdown. He plans to announce ly after the first lockdown in have not been put in a priority he had no immunity to vaccination effort is welcome details in Parliament on Monday. the spring. The number of new group for vaccination. disease, died 15 days after good news for a country that has Faced with a dominant virus confirmed cases, hospitaliza- Jo Whiley, a well-known BBC being removed from the had more than 120,000 corona- variant that scientists say is both tions and deaths are all declining radio DJ, on Sunday highlighted bubble for a bone-marrow virus deaths, the highest toll in more transmissible and more in February but remain high, and the plight of her 53-year-old sis- transplant. Europe. More than 17.5 million deadly than the original virus, Johnson says his reopening road ter Frances, who has a learning In 2017, the Trump people, a third of U.K. adults, Britain has spent much of the map will follow “data, not dates.” disability. Whiley said her sister administration lifted have had at lease one vaccine winter under a tight lockdown. But he is under pressure from contracted the coronavirus in federal guidelines that shot since inoculations began on Bars, restaurants, gyms, schools, some Conservative lawmakers, an outbreak at her care home, said transgender students Dec. 8. hair salons and all nonessential who argue that restrictions whose residents had not been should be allowed to use Britain is delaying giving sec- shops have been closed; grocery should be lifted quickly to revive vaccinated. public school bathrooms ond vaccine doses until 12 weeks stories, pharmacies and takeout an economy that has been Whiley said her sister had and locker rooms match- after the first, rather than three food venues are still open. hammered by three lockdowns finally been offered a shot of ing their chosen gender to four weeks, in order to give The government has stressed in the last year. vaccine — but it came too late. identity. more people partial protection that economic and social John Edmunds, a member “She was actually called in for In 2019, producers of quickly. The approach has been reopenings will be slow and of the government’s scientific her vaccine last night. My mum the Fox TV show “Empire” criticized in some countries — cautious, with nonessential advisory group, said British got a message to say that she announced that actor and by Pfizer, which says it does shopping or outdoor socializing hospitals are still treating almost could get vaccinated, but it’s too Jussie Smollett’s character not have any data to support the unlikely before April. Many 20,000 coronavirus patients, half late, she’s fighting for her life” would be removed from interval — but it is backed by children will go back to school the January peak but almost as in the hospital, Whiley told the the final two episodes of the U.K. government’s scientific beginning on March 8 and much as the height of the first BBC. “It couldn’t be crueller.” the season after his arrest advisers. nursing home residents will be surge last spring. on charges that he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself. Ten years ago: Somali pirates shot to death four Americans taken hostage Italians mark year of COVID-19 outbreak on their yacht several hundred miles south of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS over. A wreath was laid, and Oman. townspeople stood in silence to Five years ago: The CODOGNO, Italy — With honor the dead. City Council of Charlotte, wreath-laying ceremonies, tree “Panic, total panic,’’ was how , voted 7-4 plantings and church services, one of Codogno’s 15,000 resi- to pass a new law allowing Italians on Sunday marked one dents, Rosaria Sanna, on Sunday transgender people to year since their country experi- remembered what she felt at the choose public bathrooms enced its first known COVID-19 start. And a year later “I am still that corresponded to their death. scared because it is not over yet.” gender identity. Towns in Italy’s north were Some of her fellow townspeo- One year ago: Self-styled the first to be hard-hit by the ple lit candles during morning daredevil Mike Hughes, pandemic and put under lock- Sunday Masses in Codogno’s St. 64, died after a rocket in down, and residents paid tribute Blaise Church. which he launched himself to the dead. Italy, with some The Codogno hospital patient crashed into the ground 95,500 confirmed virus dead, has survived, after being transferred near Barstow, California; he Europe’s second-highest pan- to another hospital and spend- had said he wanted to fly to demic toll after Britain. Experts ing weeks on a respirator. say the virus also killed many the edge of outer space to LUCA BRUNO/AP PHOTO But it was in the northeastern see if the world is round. others who were never tested. town of Vo, in the neighboring While the first wave of infec- Codogno’s citizens attend the unveiling of a memorial for COVID-19 deaths, Veneto region, where Italy’s first Today’s birthdays tions largely engulfed Lombardy in Codogno, northern Italy, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. The first case of locally known COVID-19 death was and other northern regions, a spread COVID-19 in Europe was found in the small town of Codogno, Italy registered on Feb. 21, 2020. Actor John Ashton is 73. second surge starting in the fall one year ago on February 21st, 2020. The next day the area became a red In Vo’s memorial ceremony, Actor Miou-Miou is 71. of 2020 has raced throughout zone, locked down and cutoff from the rest of Italy with soldiers standing at officials planted a tree. A plaque Basketball Hall of Famer the country. The number of roadblocks keeping anyone from entering of leaving. has been installed, quoting a Julius Erving is 71. Actor new coronavirus infections line from the Italian poet Ugo Ellen Greene is 70. Actor has remained stubbornly high So far, Italy has confirmed was made on the evening of Foscolo, whose works are widely Kyle MacLachlan is 62. despite a raft of restrictions on 2.8 million cases. Feb. 20, 2020, in a 38-year-old studied by the nation’s school- World Golf Hall of Famer travel between regions, and in It was in the hospital at the otherwise healthy, athletic man. children. The inscription reads: Vijay Singh is 58. Actor- some cases between towns. In Lombard town of Codogno Near the Red Cross office in “A man never dies if there is comedian Rachel Dratch addition, gyms, cinemas and where a doctor recognized what Codogno on Sunday, Lombardy’s someone who remembers him.” is 55. Actor Jeri Ryan is 53. theaters have been closed and would go down in medical histo- governor and the town mayor Italy’s first known fatality from Actor Thomas Jane is 52. restaurants and bars must shut ry as the first known COVID-19 attended a ceremony to unveil a COVID-19 was a 77-year-old Vo TV host Clinton Kelly is 52. early in the evening. There’s a case in the West in a patient with monument to COVID-19 victims. man, a retired roofer who liked Actor Tamara Mello is 51. 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nationwide no links to the outbreak in Asia, The memorial consists of three to play cards. International Tennis Hall curfew. where coronavirus infections steel pillars, representing resil- of Famer Michael Chang initially emerged. The diagnosis ience, community and starting is 49. Rock musician Scott Phillips is 48. Singer James Blunt is 47. Actor Drew Libyan interior minister Barrymore is 46. Actor Liza Huber is 46. survives attack on motorcade Bible verse THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Interior Ministry said in “The Lord on high is a statement that Bashagha was mightier than the noise of CAIRO — The motorcade of was returning to his residence in many waters, yea, than the the interior minister of Libya’s the Janzour neighborhood when mighty waves of the sea. U.N.-backed government came armed men in an armored vehi- Thy testimonies are very under attack on Sunday in the cle opened fire on his convoy. sure: holiness becometh capital, Tripoli, officials said. The statement called the thine house, O Lord, forev- Armed men opened fire at attack an “attempted assassina- er.” — Psalms 93: 4, 5. Fathi Bashagha’s motorcade on tion” of the minister. Have you stopped lately a highway in Tripoli, wounding Earlier Sunday, Bashagha met HASSENE DRIDI/AP FILE PHOTO to praise Him not only at least one of his guards, said with Mustafa Sanalla, head of for His love but for His Amin al-Hashmi, a spokesman Libya’s National Oil Corporation In this Dec. 26, 2019 file photo, Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha might and miracles. Oh for the Tripoli-based Health to discuss the security of oil speaks during a news conference in Tunis, Tunisia. The motorcade of the interior minister of Libya’s U.N.-backed government came under attack on Father, our creator of all Ministry. facilities and how to strengthen Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in the capital, Tripoli, a government spokesman said. that we are and all that He said the minister survived the corporation’s independence the attack and his guards chased to “ensure a fair distribution of we see around us, we give on his Twitter account, calling responsibility for the attack, you praise and worship in the assailants, killing one and wealth among all Libyans.” He detaining two others. posted a photo for both of them their meeting “fruitful.” which underscores the insecurity Jesus’ names. Amen. No group claimed in the North African county. A6 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | February 22, 2021 www.highlandsnewssun.com VIEWPOINTS

HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1919 Timothy D. Smolarick Romona Washington VP & Publisher, D-R Media Corporate Executive Editor [email protected] [email protected] Amanda Young Rob Kearley Advertising Director Corporate Circulation Director [email protected] [email protected] SUN ANOTHER VIEW If it’s good enough for Florida ... At $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage is appallingly low. It’s so low that a full-time worker making the federal minimum wage qualifies for food stamps, and a single parent working 40 hours a week falls below the poverty line. It’s hard to fathom how an adult could afford rent, food, transportation or a decent standard of living on the minimum wage salary of $15,000 a year, much less save money for a rainy day. Yet an estimated 1.7 million workers across the U.S. are paid the federal minimum wage, which hasn’t been increased since 2009. These workers Biden’s problematic polling — along with other low-wage workers earning less than $15 an hour, who make up 20% of the Presidential honeymoons have practice, when long-term holding nation’s workforce — are long overdue for a raise. remarkably different lengths. GUEST COLUMN solutions become impossible, Congress is now debating whether to include President Barack Obama’s hon- Joe Guzzardi “some migrants will be processed President Joe Biden’s proposal for a $15 minimum eymoon, at least with the press, for removal, provided a Notice to wage in the next COVID-19 relief package, while began the day he announced his 100 percent surge increases meant Appear, and released into the U.S. also eliminating the tip credit that allows restau- candidacy, Feb. 10, 2007, and the that migrants interpreted that the to await a future immigration hear- rant workers in 43 states to be paid as little as blissful union continues today. borders were open, an opinion ing.” Without identifying catch and $2.13 an hour. Lawmakers shouldn’t be swayed by On the complete opposite end Mexican President Andres Manuel release, the anonymous CBP officer naysayers and pessimists who argue that the pay of the honeymoon spectrum Lopez Obrador shares, White identified the process to a tee. hike is too much, too soon. Gradually raising the is President Donald Trump, an House press secretary Jen Psaki Biden’s proposed refugee intake minimum wage to $15 will lift more working peo- impeachment target from before avoided giving a straightforward increase has generated similar ple out of poverty and help begin to reduce the his inauguration in 2017 until answer. concerns about Americans’ health yawning income inequality gap in this country. February 2021, a month after he The least popular among Biden’s and safety. Weaker screening While the federal minimum wage stagnated left office. executive orders is his goal to ex- and less vetting of international over the last decade, cities and states have raised Surprisingly, the polls show that pand refugee admission to 125,000 refugees could unnecessarily add their pay floor. Twenty-nine states and more than President Joe Biden is, after only from President Trump’s 15,000, to the domestic COVID crisis. 40 cities have set base pay above $7.25. Florida four weeks in the White House, a greater than 800% increase. Americans are puzzled at what has passed legislation to raise its minimum having a rough go of it with the Among those polled, 48% of voters the thought process may be behind gradually to $15 by the year 2026. Many other very Democrats that helped elect somewhat or strongly oppose the Biden’s urgency to liberalize immi- states are already at $15 an hour or will get there him. The Morning Consult poll, a president’s plan to increase refugee gration laws when there’s no link to in the next year or two, including Los Angeles and partnership with the left-leaning resettlement in the upcoming fiscal how his actions help the millions of San Francisco, as well as the states of California journalism company Politico, year, while 39% support it. economically distressed, employ- and Massachusetts. And many have pegged found that several of Biden’s Summing up the Feb. 5-7 survey ment-anxious citizens and lawfully future wage hikes to inflation so the pay floor will Executive Orders – especially those among 1,986 registered voters, and present residents. Biden’s immi- continue to rise. immigration-related – are among accounting for a 2% error margin, gration actions will expand the Biden’s proposed hike is likely to lead some the most unpopular with voters. Morning Consult’s Senior Editor labor pool – the Bureau of Labor businesses to raise prices, increase automation or Of the voters polled, only 45% Cameron Easley wrote that “Orders Statistics employment-population pare their payrolls. But that’s just half the picture. support including illegal immi- pertaining to immigration and ratio that measures the number of The Congressional Budget Office projected that grants in the census, and only immigrant rights constitute five people employed against the total the higher wage would raise the purchasing 46 percent approve halting the of his seven least popular actions working-age population is a dismal power of an estimated 27 million workers, lifting Trump administration’s Remain among voters, and are particularly 57.5%. 900,000 out of poverty. That additional economic in Mexico policy which the Biden animating for Republicans.” As a Biden is urging Congress to activity would boost the overall economy, at least administration has undone. result, Easley concluded, “immigra- pass amnesty that would legalize temporarily ... Effective Feb. 19, the first of an tion will be tricky political territory and provide lifelong valid work The Raise the Wage Act would increase the eventual 25,000 migrants will begin for the president.” permission to millions of aliens, a minimum wage to $9.50 an hour in June. Then entry into the United States. Others The nationwide apprehension big gamble for the new president. it would rise every year until it hits $15 in June entered earlier and illegally were, about Biden’s expansive immi- With only a five-seat margin in 2025. After that, the minimum wage would despite the COVID-19 pandemic, gration executive orders is easily the House of Representatives, the increase annually with growth in the median caught and released with orders to understandable. At the border, Senate tied at 50-50, and with wage. That’s important. Workers shouldn’t have appear in immigration court at a COVID-untested migrants, their history showing that the mid-term to wait a decade or more for lawmakers to find later date. total as yet unknown, have been elections cost the majority party the political will to raise the minimum wage. Biden’s lenient immigration released into Texas, a development about 25 seats, Biden could be, as Guaranteeing that the minimum wage rises with policies have encouraged large mi- that Democratic state Sen. Juan the Morning Consult poll editor inflation would help ensure that the lowest-paid grant caravans to come north. As Hinojosa called “very alarming.” warned, plunging into cold and workers don’t get left behind again. one of thousands of border-bound From Texas, many migrants enter murky water. There is considerable pushback to $15 an Hondurans told CNN, Biden is other states’ general populations, Joe Guzzardi is a Progressives for hour from lawmakers in low-cost states where “going to help all of us” to become and could put those residents at Immigration Reform analyst who the increase from $7.25 would be a considerable legal residents. When asked how risk. An anonymous Customs and has written about immigration for change. In Mississippi, a $15 minimum wage the administration could refute Border Protection official told local more than 30 years. Contact him at would give almost half of all workers a raise, the the widely held perception that the reporters that as per a longstanding jguzzardi@pfirdc.org. New York Times reported. Mississippi also has one of the highest poverty rates in the country. YOUR VIEW Skeptics of minimum wage increases fixate on the potential job losses as reason not to embrace Turn away from hate and gullible, thank God. the $15 target. But Congress can — and should — Rush heartlessly proposed the execution of drug enact tax policies and financial incentives to help And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily addicts, but later when he became an opiate addict, employers, particularly small business, adjust to I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one didn’t call for his own murder; but God executed him, the pay mandate and help preserve jobs. of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto as He does all shameless, hypocritical blowhards who The U.S. cannot continue to ignore the working me. misguidedly deceive the people, by advocating hatred poor. We cannot deny the destructive effects of Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, instead of love, and God is love — turn away from poverty and income inequality. Raising the min- Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, hate, it only leads to the pit, as Rush now knows. imum wage to $15 is not the answer to poverty, prepared for the devil and his angels: Mark Zembower but it’s an important tool to begin to alleviate it. For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I Sebring An editorial from the Los Angeles Times. was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited The blame game JOIN THE me not. Yep, the day has come that a Democrat would CONVERSATION Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when blame God for something. Yep, you heard it right saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or Letters are welcome on virtually any subject, but we do folks, God did something wrong. Governor Cuomo, naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto have some rules. We will not accept any Letters to the Editor after getting caught lying in how many people died in thee? that mention a business in a negative tone, as they have no nursing homes with COVID-19, blames God for the Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto means to defend themselves. Please keep Letters to the Editor many deaths. you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of to less than 250 words. Letters will be edited to length as well Cuomo, I wouldn’t want to be in your place when these, ye did it not to me. as for grammar and spelling. All letters must be signed with your soul faces God one day. Like Adam and Eve, aka, empathy and compassion. full name – not initials. An address and telephone number Democrats know no personal responsibility for their Matthew 25:40-45 must be included. The phone number and address are not for actions and seem to blame someone else for their As opposed to the evil concept of giving trillions in publication, but must be provided. In the case of letters that are iniquities, even God. tax cuts, bailouts, and subsidizing the wealthy, via cor- emailed, the same rules apply. Our society is becoming one of, it’s somebody else’s porate welfare, while screwing the poor, via austerity Due to the number of letters received, we are able to run fault. — the devil’s work. only four letters per person per month. Bruce Tooker Limbaugh was an advocate of this evil injustice; but The Letters to the Editor section is designed as a public now we have one less hate-mongering savage poison- Lake Placid ing the airwaves and minds of the miseducated, naive www.highlandsnewssun.com February 22, 2021 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | A7

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For information about advertising your business in this space Harder Hall still on hold call Highlands News-Sun, 863-385-6155 today! A8 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | February 22, 2021 www.highlandsnewssun.com Two Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS was telling Californians to avoid gatherings. ALBANY, N.Y. — At The restaurant scandal the outset of the coro- came as California’s navirus pandemic, two image as a model of Democratic governors COVID response began on opposite ends of the to fade. Rising cases country were hailed as and shrinking capacity heroes for their lead- at hospitals prompted ership in a crisis. Now Newsom to reinstate they’re leaders on the stay-at-home orders ropes. between Thanksgiving Andrew Cuomo of and Christmas. New York and Gavin Republicans had Newsom of California are circulated recall petitions embroiled in distinct po- against Newsom months litical woes. For Cuomo, before, complaining it’s a federal investigation about his handling of into whether his adminis- homelessness and the tration sought to hide the economy, but they shifted true toll of the pandemic. to include his COVID-19 For Newsom, it’s fending response in their com- off a recall effort fueled plaints and began racking by opposition to his up signatures. lockdowns — and his own In January, Newsom personal missteps. abruptly lifted the But for both men the stay-at-home orders, bottom line is clear: If sparking accusations he you’re not careful, the JOHN MINCHILLO/AP FILE PHOTO was abandoning science. same crisis that can raise In this March 24, 2020 file photo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference against a backdrop of medical supplies at He was then forced to your stock can just as the Jacob Javits Center. retool the state’s vaccine easily bring you down. distribution system. Now “We’ve had too many the state’s coronavirus mission accomplished worst of the virus. He was nation’s second-largest York state have died of reported that a member numbers are dropping. moments,” said Rebecca a smoother, reassuring state suffered extended COVID-19, according to of Cuomo’s adminis- His job approval rating Katz, a New York City- presence. He studiously power outages during a Johns Hopkins University tration told lawmakers has also. based Democratic strat- avoided partisanship, deep freeze that sparked — Cuomo’s popular- it had withheld the Stutzman said Newsom egist who ran a primary even landing himself criticism of its Republican ity soared, and some numbers for fear of them is suffering for failing challenge against Cuomo in an ad for President governor, Greg Abbott. Democrats in the spring being “used against us.” A to provide the smooth, in 2018, in a reference to Donald Trump. “New York and and summer favorably furious Cuomo at a press efficient government he former President George But ultimately it was California are under a contrasted his response conference accused Ron promised when elected. W. Bush’s premature their actions, not their magnifying glass,” said with Trump’s bravado Kim, a Democratic state But part of his fall, and boast days after the tone or words, that Jared Leopold, former and false optimism, legislator who spoke to Cuomo’s, was inevitable conquest of Iraq. brought them down to spokesman for the wondering if Cuomo the Post, of corruption. because they are no The COVID-19 virus has earth. Democratic Governors could replace Joe Biden Kim said Cuomo had longer being compared been an especially painful “This is all a bunch Association. “Everything on their ticket or sign called him and threat- to Trump and his often illustration of that point. of tough stuff,” said good that happens there on as a vice presidential ened to “destroy” him. hands-off approach to the The virus is now stretch- California strategist Rob looks five times better candidate. In October, “The nursing homes virus response. ing into its second year, a Stutzman, noting that and everything bad looks Cuomo took an early vic- story really exposed quite “Any of these timeline few could have governors are judged on five times worse.” tory lap, releasing a book a bit about questions Democratic governors comprehended when outcomes and the out- While the coronavirus titled “American Crisis: about his leadership are going to come off schools and workplaces comes in this crisis have may have first landed Leadership Lessons from style and the success of these initial highs they were first shuttered last been bad everywhere. “At on U.S. soil on the West the COVID-19 Pandemic.” his leadership during got that were better than March and governors who the end of the day, these Coast, it exploded into But the nursing home COVID,” said Christina Republican governors,” control lockdowns played different approaches the public consciousness in issue exploded onto the Greer, a political science Stutzman, a Republican, newly prominent roles in governors have taken March as New York City political scene with two professor at Fordham argued. “Democrats Americans’ lives. have made very little was wracked by a hideous recent revelations. First, University. “The governor across the country got Cuomo and Newsom difference because, well, outbreak. As the epi- the state’s Democratic wrote a book touting a false boost out of this both seized the moment it’s a virus.” demic spiraled, Cuomo attorney general chas- his accomplishments, because of Trump, but in their own ways. Cuomo Several governors have on March 25 issued a tised the Cuomo admin- and we don’t know if when it all nets out it went on television for managed to avoid major directive barring nursing istration for minimizing we’re halfway out of the looks the same.” daily briefings that were political backlash, like homes from refusing the death toll at nursing pandemic.” The governors’ troubles paternal, almost philo- Republican Charlie Baker patients based solely on homes by excluding The meltdown in stand as a warning for sophical, and also sharply in Massachusetts or a COVID-19 diagnosis. certain fatalities from the California has been Biden, a Democrat who critical of the Trump Democrat Jared Polis in Cuomo defended the count. Cuomo’s admin- more gradual. A month has declared he now owns administration. They Colorado. But the travails directive as an effort to istration then revealed after Cuomo released the pandemic response became must-see TV of Cuomo and Newsom prevent catastrophic hos- at least 15,000 people his coronavirus book, an and will be judged by how across the country, aided show how big states are pital overcrowding and living in long-term care embarrassed Newsom he delivers. in part by his CNN news exceptionally tricky to discrimination against facilities have died of was apologizing for “At least the Biden host brother. Newsom, run and always under the virus patients. COVID-19, nearly double attending a lobbyist’s administration got to see meanwhile, instituted microscope — something Despite his state’s the number Cuomo had birthday party at the how everyone else did early lockdowns, and for a also demonstrated this death toll — more than initially disclosed. posh French Laundry first,” Katz said. time his state avoided the week in Texas, as the 46,000 people in New The New York Post restaurant, even as he

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Detroit 37 32 sn 41 31 sf Providence 42 32 r 44 34 pc Normal high/low 77/50 Normal high/low 76/55 Today 1:53 p.m. 3:22 a.m. Duluth 38 30 c 37 17 sn Raleigh 55 34 r 60 36 s Record high 92 in 1945 Record high 88 in 1989 Tuesday 2:49 p.m. 4:16 a.m. Record low 22 in 1977 Record low 29 in 1977 Pollen Index Fairbanks -6 -31 pc 2 1 sn St. Louis 48 37 pc 57 39 s Precipitation (in inches) Precipitation (in inches) Full Last New First Fargo 43 25 pc 38 19 sn Salt Lake City 48 33 pc 46 28 c Hartford 37 27 sn 43 31 pc San Antonio 68 40 s 71 54 s 24 hours through 1 p.m. Sun. 0.00” 24 hours through 1 p.m. Sun. 0.00” Helena 48 31 pc 36 18 sf San Diego 75 51 s 70 52 s Month to date 1.78” Month to date 5.85” Honolulu 82 72 pc 81 70 sh San Francisco 66 50 s 69 49 pc Normal month to date 1.88” Normal month to date 1.86” Cause ...... 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Monday, February 22, 2021 SECTION B Sports on TV Miller wins TA2 race at Sebring „ Monday, February 22 TRANS AM SERIES champion Mike Skeen BIATHLON taking third. Merrill led 1 p.m. SEBRING — One year only the final few moments NBCSN — IBU: World Biathlon after suffering a last-lap to win in the No. 81 HP Championships, Pokljuka, Slovenia heartbreak, Thomas Merrill Tuners/Mike Cope Race (taped) raced to redemption with Cars Ford Mustang. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) a last-lap pass to win Starting on the pole, 5:30 p.m. Sunday’s 2021 Trans Am Merrill went spinning off NBATV — Grambling State at Jackson Series presented by Pirelli course in Turn 3 as a fierce State TA2® season-opening race fight for the lead saw several 7 p.m. at Sebring International cars going side by side in ESPN — Syracuse at Duke Raceway. The win capped the opening moments of the ESPNU — Wofford at Samford a last-to-first charge by race. The off course trip saw 9 p.m. Merrill as he took the lead Merrill fall to 23rd in the ESPN — Texas Tech at Oklahoma State on the final lap in the final 25-car field. He recovered FS1 — Oregon at Southern California TRANS AM PHOTO corner. 2019 TA2® cham- and methodically worked COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) pion Rafa Matos finished 3 p.m. Thomas Merrill on his way to victory at Sebring International second, with 2020 TA2® RACE | 3B NBATV — Grambling State at Jackson Raceway on Sunday. State 7 p.m. FS1 — Creighton at Marquette 8 p.m. ACCN — Notre Dame at Pittsburgh 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Arizona at Stanford COLLEGE WRESTLING 6 p.m. BTN — Maryland at Penn State 8 p.m. BTN — Indiana at Purdue NBA BASKETBALL 10 p.m. NBATV — Washington at LA Lakers NBAGL BASKETBALL 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Long Island Nets vs. G League Ignite, Orlando, Fla. NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. NHLN — Los Angeles at St. Louis SOCCER (MEN’S) 2:55 p.m. NBCSN — Premier League: Crystal Palace at Brighton & Hove Albion TENNIS 6 a.m. TENNIS — Adelaide-WTA, Montpellier-ATP, Singapore-ATP Early Rounds 1 p.m. TENNIS — Montpellier-ATP Early JOHN RAOUX/AP PHOTO Rounds Renger van der Zande drives his Cadillac moments before he blew a tire in the final minutes of the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona Inter- national Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Daytona Beach. Rockies Desmond Ganassi DPi team ready for Sebring opts out for 2nd By JEFF OLSON championship. IMSA “You look to the positive straight season in what people would DAYTONA BEACH — perceive to be the most neg- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Renger van der Zande ative situation,” said Mike hadn’t even crossed the Hull, ’s DENVER — Ian Desmond provided finish line at Daytona managing director. “Your a calming voice to help the Colorado before he was on his way to mindset is totally different. I Rockies stick Sebring. think that probably rep- together soon That’s how professional resents people in business after losing star racers deal with devastating or people in other sports third baseman losses. situations. I mean, there Nolan Arenado in a Van der Zande was was only one team that blockbuster trade. chasing down Filipe won the Super Bowl. What’s That just may Albuquerque for the lead every team in the NFL doing be the veteran during the final laps of the today? They’re working on JOHN RAOUX/AP PHOTO outfielder’s biggest 59th Rolex 24 At Daytona on next year’s Super Bowl right contribution this Jan. 31 when a punctured Renger van der Zende, of the Netherlands, prepares for a turn driving now.” season. right rear tire sent him to during the Rolex 24 hour race at Daytona International Speedway. The impetus for looking Desmond the pits and ended any forward with enthusiasm DESMOND decided Sunday to chance of his third consec- event on the 2021 IMSA to win that race.” lies in what happened opt out for a second utive victory in the famous WeatherTech SportsCar That’s what van der Zande before the tire went down straight season. He announced on his endurance race. Championship schedule. and his Chip Ganassi Racing at Daytona. Throughout Instagram account that his “desire to be Instead, he returned to “When I finished the race, teammates, including the race, van der Zande, with my family is greater than my desire the track to finish fifth, then I was already over it,” van full-time co-driver Kevin Magnussen and Dixon to go back and play baseball under these immediately turned his der Zande said Wednesday. Magnussen and endurance had the car in contention, circumstances.” focus to another famous “At the moment we crossed co-driver Scott Dixon, are even recording the fastest No amount of lobbying by Rockies endurance race — the the finish line, the only taking from Daytona: Their lap of the 24-hour, 807-lap manager Bud Black could persuade the 69th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours thing I took out of it was No. 01 Cadillac DPi-V.R is marathon on Daytona 35-year-old Desmond, who was sched- of Sebring Presented by that we were in a chance fast enough to contend International Speedway’s uled to make $8 million this season after Advance Auto Parts on to win that race — and we for the Daytona Prototype walking away from a pro-rated salary of March 20. It’s the next were in a really good chance international (DPi) SEBRING | 2B $5,555,556 last season. “This was a decision not about money,” said Black, whose team will begin full- squad workouts Tuesday in Arizona. “This was from the heart, and from the stom- Djokovic wins 9th Australian Open ach. This was hard. This was agonizing for him.” Desmond did leave the door open for a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS talking about Djokovic at possible return by adding “for now” in his Melbourne Park, where his post. He vowed to “continue to train and MELBOURNE, Australia dominance is most cer- watch how things unfold.” — Maybe, just maybe, tainly intact — nine finals, His leadership was on display soon the thinking went, Novak nine championships. Plus, after the Rockies traded eight-time Gold Djokovic would be just a he’s still gaining on Roger Glove winner Arenado to the St. Louis tad more susceptible to Federer and Rafael Nadal in Cardinals. Desmond along with shortstop trouble this time around at the Grand Slam standings, Trevor Story, outfield Charlie Blackmon, the Australian Open. now up to 18 overall, two reliever Scott Oberg and others preached After all, he tore an shy of the men’s record the same message over and over — stick abdominal muscle in the those rivals share. together. third round and wasn’t Djokovic used improved “That goes to show who he is and his sure he could continue to serving, along with his commitment to the team,” Black said. compete. Entering Sunday, usual relentless returning “Again, he’s going to follow us. He’s going Djokovic ceded five sets in and baseline excellence to to continue to train. He’s going to assess the tournament, the most grab 11 of 13 games in one he ever dropped en route to stretch and beat Medvedev what’s going on and maybe his feelings MARK DADSWELL/AP PHOTO in a month, two months, two weeks, two a major final. And to top it 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 for a third days ... I don’t know, but he’s engaged. all off, he was facing Daniil consecutive Australian Serbia’s Novak Djokovic kisses the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup He’s not, from those conversations with Medvedev, owner of a Open trophy. after defeating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles final at 20-match winning streak. the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, SEASON | 3B Yeah, right. We’re OPEN | 3B Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. B2 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | February 22, 2021 www.highlandsnewssun.com

been through the wringer SEBRING of racing. What appears FROM PAGE 1B to be victory can turn to disappointment in road course. an instant. Sometimes, “It just shows that we though, disappointment had a really fast car,” van hides potential. der Zande said. “I hate “Did the result measure finishing fifth when I can’t up to what we were fight for the win, but I doing?” Hull asked. “Yes, was fighting for the win it did. In order to finish and finished fifth. That’s first, you have to have a a whole different story car that’s capable of fin- between those two ways ishing first. We certainly of finishing fifth. It just showed that we were able shows that the potential to create that opportunity for the rest of the year for us as a team. Just is huge. That’s what I’m like Renger, I’m thinking looking forward to.” Sebring’s coming pretty He’s doing it with a quick here.” team that — while in Mobil 1 Twelve Hours its first season with the of Sebring Presented Cadillac DPi — is hardly by Advance Auto Parts inexperienced with the action runs March car or the series. CGR has 17-20 at Sebring seven IMSA champion- JOHN RAOUX/AP PHOTO International Raceway, ships and 64 victories to with tickets available its credit, including eight The N0. 01 Cadillac comes in for a after blowing a tire during the final laps of the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona Inter- at SebringRaceway. Rolex 24 wins. national Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Daytona Beach. com. The WeatherTech “The people the team Championship schedule attracts are people that at the top – Mike Hull says favors open-wheel championships and 50 Phil Binks – knew they calls for three practices want to be with the best. and Chip and Mike drivers. Van der Zande race wins, which rank were on to something on March 18, qualifying They want to be at Chip O’Gara (CGR’s IMSA team has an extensive history third all-time in Indy car good at Daytona in spite on March 19 and the Ganassi Racing,” van der manager). They are really in Formula 3 in his back- racing, trailing only A.J. of the bad result. green flag for the 12- Zande said. “The people in it to go racing and race ground, Magnussen spent Foyt and . “They’re not fin- hour race at 10:30 a.m. who are new to the team for the wins.” the previous seven years Dixon and van der ger-pointing,” van der Saturday, March 20. Live are very high-end people, It also has a stellar in Formula One, and Zande had previous ex- Zande said. “They’re only flag-to-flag coverage is as well. I always feel it driver lineup suited Dixon is, well, Dixon — perience in the Cadillac, very critical about what available on TrackPass on starts with the philosophy for the car, which Hull the owner of six IndyCar with van der Zande happened in order to be- NBC Sports Gold, with winning the Rolex 24 for come better. They’re not the final dramatic hours Wayne Taylor Racing the focused on fault; they’re also airing on NBCSN previous two seasons. just focused on moving beginning at 7 p.m. Dixon joined him with forward and getting IMSA Radio also will WTR for last year’s better. That’s why they’re have all the action live on victory. so good at swallowing IMSA.com and SiriusXM “The (Cadillac) is more these kinds of losses.” Radio. suited to a fire-breathing, Mostly, team members open-wheel race driver,” say, it’s because they’ve Hull said. “With a sin- gle-seater driver, the drive 4 GREAT VENUES!E style it takes is much Proudly more so than it’s ever Serving been before. That’s our Highlands opinion. We have three County really good single-seater 4 GREAT VENUES! drivers – with different Tax included on All Offers! backgrounds, obviously, but they have that in GOLF MORNING FOURSOME TWILIGHT GOLF common.” $ 00 $ $ 00 The trick of moving AFTER 38 140 20 2:30PM forward after disappoint- EXPIRES 2/28/21 EXPIRES 2/28/21 EXPIRES 2/28/21 ment, though, could be JOHN RAOUX/AP PHOTO persistent positivity. The GOLF AFTER 12PM 9 HOLES WEEKEND GOLF core group around the $ 00 $ 00 $ 00 Team owners , left, and Chip Ganassi talks on pit road before the start of the No. 01 car – Hull, O’Gara, AFTER 2:30PM

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NBA Scott Piercy 73-67-75- 215 +2 GP W L OT Pts GF GA June 13 — NASCAR All-Star Race, Fort St. John’s 65, Providence 47 HOCKEY St. Louis 18 10 6 2 22 59 56 Worth, Texas Towson 77, Drexel 62 Scottie Scheffler 67-74-74- 215 +2 EASTERN CONFERENCE Vegas 15 10 4 1 21 45 34 June 20 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Villanova 64, Georgetown 56 Charley Hoffman 69-72-74- 215 +2 Atlantic Division Sebastian Munoz 68-71-76- 215 +2 COLUMBIA BLUE JACKETS — Designated G WLPct GB Colorado 14 9 4 1 19 44 29 Nashville, Nashville, Tenn. SOUTH Los 16 7 6 3 17 51 48 Andrew Putnam 71-71-73- 215 +2 Matiss Kivlenieks for assignment to the Philadelphia 20 10 .667 — June 26 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Alabama 71, Mississippi St. 63 Brooks Koepka 68-70-77- 215 +2 taxi squad. Brooklyn 19 12 .613 1½ Angeles Pocono, Long Pond, Pa. Florida Gulf Coast 87, Jacksonville 58 Arizona 17 7 7 3 17 44 49 Marc Leishman 69-73-73- 215 +2 DETROIT RED WINGS — Designated Ds Boston 15 14 .517 4½ June 27 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Florida St. 68, Louisville 59 Charl Schwartzel 75-67-73- 215 +2 Toronto 15 15 .500 5 Minnesota 14 8 6 0 16 38 36 Danny DeKeyser and Alex Biega and LW Pocono, Long Pond, Pa. Furman 56, W. Carolina 44 Nate Lashley 73-68-75- 216 +3 Mathias Brome for assignment to the taxi New York 14 16 .467 6 San Jose 16 7 7 2 16 45 58 July 4 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Road Anaheim 18 6 9 3 15 34 50 Georgia 57, Tennessee 55 Cameron Davis 71-69-77- 217 +4 squad. Southeast Division America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. Georgia Southern 73, NC Central 65 Wesley Bryan 69-70-78- 217 +4 — Designated F WLPct GB North Division July 11 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Howard 67, Coppin St. 45 Richy Werenski 70-71-76- 217 +4 Yegor Sharangovich for assignment to Charlotte 14 15 .483 — GP W L OT Pts GF GA Keegan Bradley 68-74-75- 217 +4 Atlanta, Hampton, Ga. Liberty 73, Shepherd 65 the taxi squad. Recalled F Mikhail Maltsev Miami 13 17 .433 1½ Toronto 19 14 3 2 30 72 51 July 18 — Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, Brian Gay 72-69-77- 218 +5 Edmonton 20 12 8 0 24 72 62 Lipscomb 74, North Florida 70 from the taxi squad to the active roster. Atlanta 12 17 .414 2 Loudon, N.H. Mercer 83, Wofford 74, 2OT Matthew Wolff 71-70-77- 218 +5 Orlando 12 18 .400 2½ Winnipeg 17 10 6 1 21 57 46 Aug. 8 — Go Bowling at the Glen, Watkins NC State 82, North Carolina 63 Adam Scott 69-73-76- 218 +5 Washington 10 17 .370 3 Montreal 16 9 5 2 20 55 44 Harold Varner III 70-72-77- 219 +6 Calgary 18 8 9 1 17 47 54 Glen, N.Y. Norfolk St. 65, NC A&T 54 BETTING LINE Central Division Aug. 15 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Kyoung-Hoon Lee 70-72-79- 221 +8 Vancouver 21 8 12 1 17 62 74 Northeastern 78, UNC-Wilmington 58 Sung Kang 71-68-83- 222 +9 WLPct GB Ottawa 19 4 14 1 9 44 78 Indianapolis, Speedway, Ind. Radford 76, Charleston Southern 67, OT Pregame.com Line Milwaukee 17 13 .567 — Aug. 22 — FireKeepers Casino 400, PGA Tour Schedule NBA Indiana 15 14 .517 1½ NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for Stetson 64, Kennesaw St. 53 overtime loss. The top four teams in each Brooklyn, Mich. UALR 66, Louisiana-Monroe 46 Jan. 7-10 – Sentry Tournament of Monday Chicago 13 16 .448 3½ Aug. 28 — , Daytona Champions, Plantation Course at Kapalua, Cleveland 10 20 .333 7 division will qualify for playoffs under this UNC-Greensboro 58, Chattanooga 50 Favorite Line O/U Underdog season’s temporary realignment. Beach, Fla. Virginia Tech 76, Syracuse 68 Maui, Hawaii (Harris English) HOUSTON 1 OFF Chicago Detroit 8 21 .276 8½ Jan. 14-17 – Sony Open, Waialae Country Sept. 5 — , Darlington, S.C. MIDWEST OKLAHOMA CITY OFF OFF Miami WESTERN CONFERENCE Saturday’s Games Club, Honolulu (Kevin Na) DALLAS 4 OFF Memphis Sept. 11 — , E. Michigan 69, Toledo 59 Buffalo 3, New Jersey 2 Jan. 21-24 – The American Express, PHOENIX 6 229 Portland Southwest Division Richmond, United States Kent St. 73, N. Illinois 58 WLPct GB N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 1 Stadium Course, La Quinta, Calif. (Si Woo UTAH 12 228 Charlotte Sept. 18 — Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Michigan 75, Ohio St. 66 San Antonio 16 11 .593 — Detroit 2, Florida 1 Kim) LA LAKERS 6 226 Washington Bristol, Tenn. Michigan St. 76, Purdue 73 Memphis 13 13 .500 2½ Los Angeles 4, Arizona 2 Jan. 28-31 – Farmers Insurance Open, Sept. 26 — , Las Vegas Missouri 96, Florida 80 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Dallas 13 15 .464 3½ Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 0 Torrey Pines South, San Diego (Patrick Oct. 3 — YellaWood 500, Talladega, Ala. Nebraska 87, Penn St. 72 New Orleans 12 17 .414 5 Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Oct. 10 — Bank of America ROVAL 400, Reed) Monday Houston 11 17 .393 5½ San Jose 5, St. Louis 4 South Dakota 76, Oral Roberts 54 Favorite Line Underdog Concord, N.C. Feb. 4-7 – Waste Management Phoenix 1 Nashville 4, Columbus 2 SOUTHWEST Eastern Kentucky 3 ⁄2 SE MISSOURI ST Northwest Division Oct. 17 — Autotrader EchoPark Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz. LA.-MONROE OFF UALR WLPct GB Toronto 5, Montreal 3 Automotive 500, Fort Worth, Texas Baylor 77, Oklahoma 66 (Brooks Koepka) Minnesota 5, Anaheim 1 Nc Greensboro 8 W. CAROLINA Utah 24 6 .800 — Oct. 24 — , Kansas Texas 59, Kansas St. 48 Feb. 11-14 – AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 1 Edmonton 7, Calgary 1 Morehead State 11 ⁄2 SIU-EDWRDSVLE Portland 18 11 .621 5½ City, Kan. FAR WEST Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, SAINT MARY'S 5 Pepperdine Denver 16 13 .552 7½ Colorado 3, Vegas 2 Oct. 31 — , Martinsville, United Oregon 72, Southern Cal 48 Calif. (Daniel Berger) LA.-LAFAYETTE 5 Texas-Arlington Oklahoma City 11 18 .379 12½ Chicago at Carolina, ppd States Washington St. 68, Utah 55 Feb. 18-21 – The Genesis Invitational, DRAKE OFF Evansville Minnesota 7 23 .233 17 Tampa Bay at Dallas, ppd Nov. 7 — NASCAR Cup Series Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Calif., late MERCER 8 The Citadel Pacific Division Sunday’s Games Championship, Avondale, Ariz. Feb. 25-28 – Puerto Rico Open, Grand DUKE 5 Syracuse WLPct GB New Jersey at Washington, late x-non-points race GOLF Reserve Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto S. ILLINOIS OFF Valparaiso L.A. Clippers 22 9 .710 — Montreal at Ottawa, late Rico FURMAN 9 Vmi L.A. Lakers 22 9 .710 — Philadelphia vs. Boston at Edgewood PGA Tour Genesis Invitational Par Scores Feb. 25-28 – World Golf ELON 4 William & Mary Phoenix 19 10 .655 2 Tahoe Resort, late TENNIS Sunday Championships-Mexico Championship, Texas State 3 ARKANSAS ST. Golden State 16 15 .516 6 USC 3 Oregon Winnipeg at Vancouver, late At Riviera Country Club Club de Golf Chapultepec, Mexico City 1 Sacramento 12 17 .414 9 Australian Open Results Texas Tech 1 ⁄2 OKLAHOMA ST. Monday’s Games Pacific Palisades, Calif. March 4-7 – Arnold Palmer Invitational, New Mexico 1 AIR FORCE Saturday’s Games Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Sunday Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. Purse: $9.3 million Charlotte 102, Golden State 100 Calgary at Toronto, 7 p.m. Men’s Singles March 11-14 – The Players Championship, National Hockey League Miami 96, L.A. Lakers 94 Dallas at Florida, 7 p.m. Championship Yardage: 7,040; Par: 71 TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Monday Phoenix 128, Memphis 97 Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Daniil Sam Burns 64-66-74- 204 -9 March 18-21 – The Honda Classic, PGA Favorite Line Underdog Line Chicago 122, Sacramento 114 Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Medvedev (4), Russia, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. Matthew Fitzpatrick 66-71-69- 206 -7 National (Champion), Palm Beach TORONTO -160 Calgary +150 Washington 118, Portland 111 Dustin Johnson 68-67-71- 206 -7 Gardens, Fla. ST. LOUIS -158 Los Angeles +148 Anaheim at Arizona, 9 p.m. Men’s Doubles San Antonio at New York, ppd Vegas at Colorado, 9 p.m. Max Homa 66-70-70- 206 -7 March 24-28 – World Golf COLORADO -128 Vegas +118 Indiana at Houston, ppd Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Championship Matt Jones 67-72-69- 208 -5 Championships-Dell Technologies Match ARIZONA -152 Anaheim +142 Sunday’s Games Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Filip Polasek (9), Talor Gooch 68-71-69- 208 -5 Play, Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas FLORIDA -113 Dallas +103 Boston at New Orleans, late Slovakia, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, Tony Finau 71-67-70- 208 -5 March 25-28 – Corales Puntacana Resort NY ISLANDERS -157 Buffalo +147 Detroit at Orlando, late AUTO RACING and Joe Salisbury (5), Britain, 6-3, 6-4. Cameron Smith 69-68-71- 208 -5 & Club Championship, Corales Golf Club, Tampa Bay -122 CAROLINA +112 Minnesota at New York, late Patrick Cantlay 67-70-71- 208 -5 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Minnesota -147 SAN JOSE +137 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule-Winners Alex Noren 67-70-71- 208 -5 Oklahoma City at Cleveland, late Feb. 9 — Clash at Daytona, Daytona Beach, COLLEGE BASKETBALL Jordan Spieth 68-68-73- 209 -4 April 1-4 – Valero Texas Open, TPC San Philadelphia at Toronto, late Fla. () Wyndham Clark 67-69-73- 209 -4 Antonio - AT&T Oaks, San Antonio, Texas Denver at Atlanta, late Feb. 11 — x-Duel 1 at DAYTONA, Daytona Sunday’s Men’s Scores Jason Kokrak 67-68-74- 209 -4 April 8-11 – Masters Tournament, Augusta TODAY IN SPORTS Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, late National GC, Augusta, Ga. Beach, Fla. () EAST Viktor Hovland 71-69-70- 210 -3 Sacramento at Milwaukee, late Feb. 11 — x-Duel 2 at DAYTONA, Daytona Patrick Rodgers 71-69-70- 210 -3 April 15-18 – RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Feb. 22 Albany (NY) 67, Stony Brook 59 1959 – Lee Petty, driving an , Monday’s Games Beach, Fla. () Colgate 78, Boston U. 63 Branden Grace 71-69-70- 210 -3 GL, Hilton Head, S.C. San Antonio at Indiana, ppd Feb. 14 — DAYTONA 500, Daytona Beach, Andrew Landry 69-69-72- 210 -3 April 22-25 – Zurich Classic of New wins the first Daytona 500. Delaware St. 75, St. Mary’s (Md.) 58 1975 – Madison Square Garden hosts its Chicago at Houston, 8 p.m. Fla. (Michael McDowell) George Washington 78, Rhode Island 70 James Hahn 74-66-71- 211 -2 Orleans, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La. Xander Schauffele 71-69-71- 211 -2 first women’s collegiate basketball game. Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Feb. 21 — NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona Holy Cross 67, Army 51 April 29-May 2 – Valspar Championship, Charlotte at Utah, 9 p.m. Road Course, Daytona Beach, Fla., late Jon Rahm 70-69-72- 211 -2 Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead), Palm In a rematch of the 1973 national Mount St. Mary’s 74, Fairleigh Dickinson Francesco Molinari 68-73-70- 211 -2 championship game, defending national Miami at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. Feb. 28 — , Homestead, 61 Harbor, Fla. Portland at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Fla. Brian Harman 72-69-71- 212 -1 May 6-9 – Wells Fargo Championship, champion Immaculata beats Queens Quinnipiac 93, Rider 68 Nick Taylor 72-69-71- 212 -1 College 65-31, before a crowd of 11,969. Washington at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. March 7 — , Las Vegas Roberts Wesleyan 101, D’Youville 67 Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. March 14 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Kyle Stanley 70-71-71- 212 -1 May 13-16 – AT&T Byron Nelson, TPC Craig 1980 – The United States Olympic hockey Sacred Heart 88, St. Francis (NY) 82 Adam Hadwin 71-71-70- 212 -1 Phoenix, Avondale, Ariz. Ranch, McKinney, Texas team stuns the Soviet Union with a 4-3 NHL Siena 68, Niagara 66 Scott Harrington 71-66-75- 212 -1 victory in the medal round of the Winter March 21 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, South Florida 83, Temple 76 Collin Morikawa 73-69-70- 212 -1 May 20-23 – PGA Championship, Kiawah Hampton, Ga. Island Resort (Ocean), Kiawah Island, S.C. Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. Captain Mike East Division St. Thomas Aquinas 92, Molloy 63 Tyler McCumber 67-68-77- 212 -1 Eruzione scores the game-winning goal GP W L OT Pts GF GA March 28 — , Bristol, Cameron Tringale 69-71-73- 213 E May 27-30 – Charles Schwab Challenge, Boston 15 10 3 2 22 44 33 Tenn. SOUTH Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas midway through the final period. Coastal Carolina 65, Georgia Southern 55 Matthew NeSmith 70-70-73- 213 E Philadelphia 14 8 3 3 19 48 44 April 10 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Jim Furyk 69-70-74- 213 E 1981 – Rookies Peter and Anton Stastny Washington 16 8 5 3 19 54 57 Martinsville, Martinsville, United States MIDWEST C.T. Pan 71-70-72- 213 E each eight points as the Quebec Pittsburgh 16 9 6 1 19 51 53 April 18 — , Richmond, Michigan 92, Ohio St. 87 Kevin Streelman 72-66-75- 213 E TRANSACTIONS Nordiques beat the Washington Capitals NY Islanders 17 8 6 3 19 41 41 United States N. Michigan 66, Davenport 54 Will Zalatoris 69-69-75- 213 E 11-7. Peter scores four goals and four NY Rangers 16 6 7 3 15 40 42 April 25 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. SW Minnesota 76, Sioux Falls 69, OT Joaquin Niemann 67-68-78- 213 E Sunday’s Transactions assists and Aaron has three goals and five New Jersey 12 6 4 2 14 33 33 May 2 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Wayne St. (Neb.) 82, Augustana (SD) 70 Mackenzie Hughes 69-71-74- 214 +1 BASEBALL assists. Buffalo 14 5 7 2 12 35 43 Kansas, Kansas City, Kan. SOUTHWEST Lanto Griffin 69-71-74- 214 +1 Major League Baseball 1988 – Hersey Hawkins scores 63 points Brendan Steele 71-69-74- 214 +1 as Bradley beats Detroit 122-107. Archie Central Division May 9 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Houston 90, Cincinnati 52 National League GP W L OT Pts GF GA Darlington, Darlington, S.C. Tom Hoge 72-69-73- 214 +1 Tullos scores 49 points for the Titans. Carolina 16 12 3 1 25 62 43 Sunday’s Women’s Scores Rickie Fowler 70-71-73- 214 +1 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to 1988 – Bonnie Blair wins America’s second May 16 — , Dover, Del. Russell Henley 69-72-73- 214 +1 terms with RHP Aaron Sanchez on a Florida 16 11 3 2 24 56 47 May 23 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at EAST gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Chicago 19 9 6 4 22 55 56 American U. 62, Loyola (Md.) 52 Tyler Duncan 69-70-75- 214 +1 one-year contract. Designated RHP world-record time, beating Christa Tampa Bay 15 10 4 1 21 54 36 COTA, Austin, Texas Bo Hoag 73-68-73- 214 +1 Trevor Gott for assignment. May 30 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. Boston College 49, Georgia Tech 43 Rothenburger of East Germany by .02 Columbus 19 8 7 4 20 55 64 Fairfield 60, Monmouth (NJ) 46 Sepp Straka 70-71-73- 214 +1 BASKETBALL seconds in the 500-meter speed skating. www.highlandsnewssun.com February 22, 2021 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | B3

a points weekend for us. I off to a great start in RACE thought I had it covered. the No. 10 BC Race Cars FROM PAGE 1B I had a great run, but had Camaro, going an unfortunate problem from third-place starting his way up to second, but with the power steering position to take the lead was running out of laps which took away our as the top four drivers when a red flag set up chance for victory today. jostled for position. a green-white-checker Congrats to Thomas. I am Goikhberg led two laps finish. sure that I will be on the before Matos took the The calculated last-lap podium with these two lead and began to pull push to the win earned guys (Thomas Merrill and away. Merrill the Chill Out Mike Skeen) throughout A full-course caution Moment of the Race as the season.” waved on the third lap well as a lot of satisfaction Skeen began his TA2® when Jim Gallaugher after having spun out of title defense by complet- spun in Turn 7 and could JAY LAPRETE/AP PHOTO the lead in Turn 3 in the ing the podium in his not continue in the No. 2020 Sebring race. new No. 1 Liqui-Moly/ 16 Madison Development Michigan’s Chaundee Brown, left, and Franz Wagner celebrates their win over Ohio State after an “It was a lot of fun Turn 14 Distribution Group/MCR Ford NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. going side by side with , Mustang. During the some of the best racers in running in the top three caution, Jr. the country,” said Merrill for the entire event. He pitted from fourth place of his late race battles was only 0.692-seconds and parked the No. 92 No. 3 Michigan beats with Matos and Skeen. behind at the checkered SLR Chevrolet Camaro “That’s what you need in flag. with mechanical issues. a series. If you’re going “It’s been a tough The owner/driver hopped No. 4 Ohio St 92-87 to race that fast and that weekend here with our atop his pit box and be- close with that little grip, new car,” said Skeen. gan coaching teammate THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Chaundee Brown each hit two. They cooled you need someone you “The Liqui-Moly Stevens Mosack, who was running Jr. came off the bench off in second half, hitting can trust and someone Miller Racing guys were seventh in the No. 28 COLUMBUS, Ohio — to score 15 and Isaiah just 1 for 10. professional beside you. doing a lot of work to Nic Taylor/FS M1-SLR Hunter Dickinson had 22 Livers added 12 for the BIG PICTURE It was just a lot of fun get us up to speed. We Camaro and worked his points and nine rebounds Wolverines (16-1, 11-1 In an exceptional year today. I was pretty fired missed it a little bit in way up to third before his and Eli Brooks scored 17 Big Ten). Michigan won for the Big Ten, the two up after my early spin but qualifying and started incident at Bishop’s Bend. as No. 3 Michigan held off its fifth straight around a teams are battling for this car is so easy to drive a little bit back, but we Goikhberg’s strong day a late flurry to beat No. 4 three-week break due to the conference crown it made me look good all are happy to be here on ended when he parked Ohio State 92-87 Sunday. COVID-19 issues. with No. 5 Illinois. Ohio the way up through the the podium. These two the No. 10 Camaro with In a matchup of teams Washington had a State and Michigan both field. Halfway through guys had cars we just mechanical issues after aiming for No. 1 seeds in career-high 30 points and are projected to be No. I stopped being angry couldn’t touch. I tried to nine laps as four laps the NCAA Tournament, went 5 for 10 on 3s for 1 seeds in the NCAA and just started enjoying give them a run for their later, Edward Savadjian’s the Wolverines had pulled Ohio State (18-5, 12-5). tournament. This tight, Trans Am racing!” money on the restart and day ended when he away and led by nine with E.J. Liddell had 23 to go entertaining late-season Matos dominated the make it a little bit inter- pulled off in the No. 8 Big 23 seconds left. But a pair along with 10 rebounds. game should keep both race in his return to the esting. Congratulations Machine Vodka Camaro. of 3-pointers from Duane The Wolverines came high in the polls and No. 88 3-Dimensional to Thomas (Merrill) for He had been running Washington Jr. around out launching 3-point in the spotlight as the Services Ford Mustang. such a great comeback, fifth, challenging Merrill a layup by CJ Walker shots, hitting 10 of 13 in tournament approaches. He took the lead on the especially after last year.” for fourth. layup got the Buckeyes the first half but held on UP NEXT: third lap and led up until Mike Self took fourth Other drivers to suffer within three points with 3 to just a slim 45-43 lead Michigan: Hosts No. 11 the final lap, finishing in the No. 7 Sinclair Oil late-race misfortune seconds to go. at the break. Brown was 3 Iowa on Thursday. 0.612-seconds behind. Corporation Camaro, fol- included Tyler Kicera, Brooks sealed the win for 3 from long range, and Ohio State: At Michigan However, he lost power lowed by Franklin Futrelle who lost fuel pressure with a couple of foul Brooks and Mike Smith State on Thursday. steering with 10 laps in the No. 58 Innoviv/BH/ while running sixth in the shots. remaining, and was at a IGOR/SecurTech Mustang No. 5 Silver Hare Racing disadvantage on the last and Masters winner Doug Mustang on lap 17, and restart. Peterson in the No. 87 TA2® debutante Adrian “It wasn’t our day,” 3-Dimensional Mustang. Wlostowski, who cut a OPEN Matos said. “I’m com- The late drama came tire in the No. 3 Hawk FROM PAGE 1B pletely tired and my arms about after Connor Performance F.A.S.T. Auto are very sore. Now, we’ll Mosack had an off-course Camaro while battling for “Definitely, emotional- have to wait until Road excursion in Bishop’s a top-10 finish after 20 ly, the most challenging Atlanta. We came here Bend on board the No. laps. Grand Slam that I ever this weekend thinking 28 Nic Taylor/FS M1-SLR Next up for the TA2® had, with everything that about the points, we Camaro on the 24th of 27 competitors will be the was happening — injury, have to finish every laps, setting up the green- Atlanta Speed Tour, off-the-court stuff, quar- race in order to win the white-checker finish. March 26-28 at Michelin antines,” Djokovic said. “A championship, so it was Misha Goikhberg got Raceway Road Atlanta. roller-coaster ride.” When the match ended after less than two hours, Djokovic went to the sideline, lifted his white ANDY BROWNBILL/AP PHOTO shirt and peeled pieces of beige athletic tape from Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, left, holds the Norman Brookes Chal- his stomach. lenge Cup after defeating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, right, in the “I was quite worried,” men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship Djokovic said about the in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. injury. “I did not (think) game,” Medvedev said, But that’s when realistically that I could “knowing what you will Djokovic stepped up, actually play. I didn’t do next, how to beat you.” and Medvedev stepped know until two hours As things slipped away, back. Djokovic held at before the fourth-round Medvedev bounced his love, then broke to claim match.” white racket off the blue the set when Medvedev Dealing with what he court, then absolutely slapped a forehand into called “bearable” pain, destroyed it with a full-on the net just after someone Djokovic improved to spike. He kept looking up in the crowd called out a combined 18-0 in at his coach with palms during the point. MATT YORK/AP FILE PHOTO semifinals and finals on up as if to ask, “What can Djokovic began the Melbourne’s hard courts. I possibly do here?” second set with a fault Colorado Rockies’ Ian Desmond during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against “Probably, it’s not your It is a familiar senti- into the net, then shook the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. Desmond announced Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 last one,” Medvedev said. ment in this stadium: his left arm and flexed he is opting out for a second straight season. “I have no words to say.” Federer, Nadal, Andy his shoulders. That point Djokovic, a 33-year-old Murray, Stan Wawrinka, ended with him missing “I wish nothing but the training in 2017. He from Serbia, has won six Dominic Thiem — all a backhand into the net, SEASON best for the entire Rockies didn’t have his customary of the last 10 majors and Grand Slam champions, and he glared at his guest FROM PAGE 1B organization and have let power but still helped the will stay at No. 1 in the all defeated by Djokovic box. Another netted back- them know I am willing Rockies clinch a postsea- rankings at least through in semifinals or finals in hand gifted Medvedev a his teammates, checked to do whatever I can to son spot that year and March 8. That will give Melbourne. break. out.” help them from afar,” again in ‘18, when he hit him 311 weeks there, On a cool, cloudy But the extreme expe- Desmond is in the Desmond wrote. “Thank 22 homers. Colorado has breaking another mark evening, an event delayed rience gap showed there. final year of a five-year, you.” missed the playoffs the held by Federer. three weeks because of Medvedev immediately $70 million deal he Desmond’s departure past two seasons. His goals now are the coronavirus pan- relinquished his next signed in December 2016. paves the way for more “Desi and I had great squarely on Grand Slams, demic closed with an two service games. In Colorado has a $15 mil- playing time in the conversations over the even more than before. announced attendance of all, Djokovic broke seven lion option for 2022 with outfield for the likes years, probably more Put Djokovic’s nine 7,426 in Rod Laver Arena. times and made merely a $2 million buyout. of Garrett Hampson, so about other things triumphs in Australia Spectators were barred 17 unforced errors to In opting out last sum- Yonathan Daza, Sam besides just the nuts and alongside five at for five days earlier in the Medvedev’s 30. mer during the corona- Hilliard and Raimel Tapia. bolts of baseball,” Black Wimbledon, three at the tournament because of a “Masterpiece,” said virus-shortened season, It could also possibly said. “He had a creative U.S. Open and one at the COVID-19 lockdown, but Goran Ivanisevic, Desmond cited a desire open a spot for Bret mind when it came to French Open. The math they eventually were let the 2001 Wimbledon to spend more time with Boswell, an eighth-round baseball. But I under- looks good for him: He back in at 50% capacity. champion who is one of his family and to help pick in the 2017 amateur stood right away where is about a year younger “There are a lot of Djokovic’s coaches. grow youth baseball in draft, or veteran Chris Desi was coming from than Nadal and 6 1/2 mixed feelings about Medvedev appeared his Florida hometown. He Owings. on the personal side, the younger than Federer. what has happened in to have a tiny opening at also added the COVID-19 No doubt: Desmond’s baseball side and the life “I do enjoy the success the last month or so with 4-2 in the third, getting pandemic made the base- combination of big bat, side. He was always open every single time even tennis players coming to to 15-30 on Djokovic’s ball season one that “is a booming voice in the and very honest. You more,” Djokovic said, Australia,” Djokovic said. serve with a forehand risk I am not comfortable clubhouse and versatility always knew where Desi “because I know that the “But I think when we winner and waving to the taking.” will be difficult to replace. stood, which is a great longer the time passes, draw a line at the end, it crowd to make noise. As if On Sunday, Desmond “We have some options trait.” the more difficult it’s was a successful tourna- viewing that as a personal wrote of his decision: to work through the next Mostly a shortstop to going to become.” ment for the organizers.” affront, Djokovic took the “This impacts a lot of 5 1/2 weeks to supple- start his career, he’s be- The No. 4-seeded And for him. next three points and the people, some positively ment Desi,” Black said. come a skilled outfielder Medvedev was appearing Medvedev’s flat, game, then pointed his and some negatively, and Desmond is a career and first baseman. in his second Slam final; wrap-the-racket-around- right index finger to his I own that. At the end of .263 hitter with 181 hom- “In my mind, I’ll view he was the runner-up to his-neck forehand was temple and gritted his the day, this weighs on ers and 711 RBIs in 1,478 Desi as a complete player, Nadal at the 2019 U.S. iffy at first, missing wide, teeth. me more than anyone but games with Washington, a consummate profes- Open. long and into the net in Soon it was over. I’m following my heart Texas and Colorado. sional, a great teammate,” The 25-year-old from the initial 10 minutes. “Coming to Australia, and I feel good about my He batted .255 with 20 Black said. “Did a lot of Russia had won 12 in a Djokovic grabbed 13 it always brings that decision.” homers in 140 games with great things. row against Top 10 oppo- of the match’s initial extra dose of confidence Desmond added that Colorado in 2019. “But again, I think that nents, but trying to solve 16 points and a quick to me,” Djokovic said, he’s informed teammates, His time with Colorado in his statement he’s Djokovic in Australia is a 3-0 lead. Soon enough, “because of my record the coaching staff and got off to a painful start opting out for now. We’ll unique challenge. though, it was 3-all, then here and because of how front office and they’ve all after breaking his left see how this all transpires “He’s really good (at) 5-all. I play.” been “extremely under- hand when he was hit moving forward.” reading an opponent’s standing and supportive.” by a pitch during spring B4 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | February 22, 2021 www.highlandsnewssun.com

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NEWSDAY CROSSWORD EDITED BY STANLEY NEWMAN LOS ANGELES TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD EDITED BY RICH NORRIS AND JOYCE LEWIS FOUR ON THE FLOOR By Sally R. Stein B8 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | February 22, 2021 www.highlandsnewssun.com Monitoring melanoma is DOOnsBurY By Garry Trudeau not a universal answer DEar Dr. rOaCh: doctor as screen- My husband de- ing. veloped melano- Everyone should ma, and had 16 of know how to his lymph nodes identify the wor- removed. He was risome appear- considered a can- ance of a mela- cer survivor, as noma: one of the nodes Dr. rOaCh A for asymmetry, BaBY BLuEs By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott was cancerous. Advice Columnist meaning one side He went for skin is different from check-ups twice the other. a year and was given an OK. B for border irregularities. Yet he died two months ago C for color differences within from tumors on his liver, lungs the lesion. and brain. He was stage 4 by D for a diameter greater than 6 the time we knew the cancer mm (a pencil eraser). was back. Is there some test E for enlargement or evolu- or scan we could have had to tion of color, change, shape or know about the cancer earlier? symptoms. My children are worried, as Any new darkly colored skin this cancer can be hereditary. lesion that looks different from the others a person has should — K.D. Crankshaft By Tom Batiuk & Chuck Ayers ansWEr: I am sorry to hear be evaluated. about your husband. DEar Dr. rOaCh: I have a ques- Malignant melanoma is a tion about the coronavirus common cancer and by far the vaccines. My mother is 79 and most serious of the skin can- has allergies. I have PBC, an cers. Most people with mela- autoimmune disease. Which noma that has been caught type of coronavirus vaccine is early can expect to be cured, better for each of us? — R.Z. but when even a single lymph ansWEr: Most autoimmune node is positive, the situation diseases, such as primary is much more serious. Ninety- biliary cirrhosis, where the three percent of people will immune system attacks bile survive five years, and 88% for ducts, or autoimmune thyroid 10 years. disease (which many people There is no universally accept- write me about), won't keep shOE By Gary Brookins & Susie MacNelly ed answer for how aggressively you from getting vaccinated. to monitor people with mela- There is controversy about noma and a positive lymph some autoimmune diseases, node, but most experts do skin such as multiple sclerosis. checkups as your husband did. Here there is a theoretical risk There is no definitive evidence that the increase in immune that additional testing, such system activity due to the vac- as scans, would have been cine could trigger a worsening of benefit. Despite the best of the autoimmune condition. treatment, some people with In the current coronavirus melanoma will succumb to the pandemic, the vaccines do disease. Treatment for melano- not have any long-term safety ma is dramatically improving, data. However, given the rEX MOrGan By Terry Beatty though, but still not perfect. choice between a risk that is at About 10% of melanomas are best possible but unlikely, and thought to be familial. People a benefit that is large not only with a strong family history for the person getting the vac- — many family members, cine but their family and close multiple melanomas in the contacts as well, my opinion is same family member or very that the vaccine has far more early disease — should have a benefit than risk and should be regular skin exam by a trained given.

Always saying thank you MarY WOrth By Karen Moy and June Brigman is a vital part of gratitude DEar rEaDErs: passing it on. — Today's Sound Gracie R., Austin, On is about the Texas magical words DEar rEaDErs: "thank you." Got an extra eye- DEar hELOIsE: I glass case? Here recently went to are some uses for a meeting at my them: church and heard hInts frOM hELOIsE * Hold small a speaker talking Advice Columnist dental supplies or DILBErt By Scott Adams about the impor- toothpicks. tance of grati- * Hold extra tude. She asked how many of tissues. us had a flat tire at one time * Store a couple of pens. and a stranger stopped and * Store loose change.— He- helped us change it, or were loise a dollar short at the grocery DEar hELOIsE: We have a store and the person behind long driveway and walkway us volunteered to give us the from the street to our house. money we were short. Several Instead of trying to sweep or in the audience raised their shovel a light snow fall, we hands. She said that maybe all use our leaf blower. It's easier we could do was say "thank than a shovel and less work you" when the stranger re- than sweeping. — Micky W., fOr BEttEr Or fOr WOrsE By Lynn Johnston fused to take money for their Albuquerque, N.M. help. So go ahead and thank DEar hELOIsE: When I got my them and pass it on. When it's new washer and dryer, I called your turn to help someone, every church and charity I remember those who helped could find to offer a washer you and pass it on. and dryer that was still in So go ahead and thank them perfect condition and only and pass it on. When it's your six years old. No one wanted turn to help someone, remem- these two appliances. When it ber those who helped you and was time for "bulk pickup" in "pay it forward." The only our city, I managed to get both reward you should expect is to appliances out to the curb by 1 feel good that someone in need o'clock the day before pickup. was better off because you By 2 o'clock that same day the reached out to them. You may washer and dryer were gone! PICkLEs By Brian Crane never know if you saved their If I'd known how easy it was life, or helped them feed their to get rid of those appliances I family, or get home safely, but would have put them out there you'll always know you per- a few months before. — Kate formed an act of kindness by C., San Antonio, Texas

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saturday’s Challenger answers B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart www.highlandsnewssun.com February 22, 2021 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | B9 hI anD LOIs By Brian and Greg Walker Treasured wedding arch is trashed by relatives DEar aBBY: My and her husband daughter got mar- will realize this ried in a friend's and repair the backyard three rift while recog- months ago. Her nizing the niece's husband built an shortcomings in Mutts By patrick McDonnell arch for the cer- the future. ("Nei- emony. He spent ther a borrower $285 on some very DEar aBBY nor a lender be Advice Columnist nice walnut, and ...") they planned to DEar aBBY: At keep it forever. the end of last year, I sat down With my daughter's consent, with my parents hoping that my wife loaned it to a niece of maybe we could approach the hers. The arch was broken and new year with a fresh start. thrown out. We found this out One short month into the only after weeks of requesting new year, my mother is back that we get it back. They have at it again, ridiculing me and haGar thE hOrrIBLE By Chris Browne offered to pay the $285, but making me feel like no matter without even a "sorry." what I do, it will never be good My daughter is extremely enough for her. angry at my wife and the I have reached the end of my niece and her husband. I need rope. I'm tired of dealing with words to console my wife and the constant cycle of emo- daughter. This has caused a tional abuse. I have overcome deep emotional schism in our much in my life, and I'm proud family. — Wedding Mess in of myself for it. During times Arizona when I struggle, I reflect on DEar MEss: It is time to talk to how much. I keep pushing my- your daughter about priorities. self forward, but at this point, I'm just tired. BOrn LOsEr By Art and Chip Sansom Because of her deep emotional attachment to the arch her I have considered distancing now-husband created for their myself, but the recent loss of wedding, her anger and hurt my grandfather hit me hard. I are justifiable. have been leaning on my fam- That the niece and her ily to keep myself going, so I'm husband not only damaged it in a pickle. — Hurt, Stunned but threw it away like a piece and Tired in New York of garbage was terrible. That DEar h.s.t: You may never be they not only didn't apologize, able to have what you want but also failed to recognize the from your mother, not because sentimental value of the arch there is something wrong PEarLs BEfOrE sWInE By Stephan Pastis is shocking. (At least they of- with you, but because she has fered to reimburse the cost of proven herself incapable of the wood.) However, for your being supportive. daughter to blame your wife For understanding and the for the niece's carelessness is emotional support you are wrong. seeking, consider contacting It takes strength of charac- your clergyperson (if you have ter to forgive. This does not one) or the officiant at your mean your daughter must grandfather's funeral and forget what happened and how asking about joining a grief poorly it was handled. In the support group. If you do, you uncertain times we are experi- may find the support you need encing, relationships and fam- while at the same time keeping MarvIn By Tom Armstrong ily unity are primary. I hope safely at a distance from your that, with time, your daughter mother.

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