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RU A A NC A Orlando Sentinel Communications CompanyPlease recycle. Newsprint is a renewable resource. FINAL EDITION July 27, 2019 Columnist ScottMaxwell presents this list of reader- nominated peoplewhomake Orlando a better place to which includes the director of a food bank and job-training program, two artists, anOrlando Magic player andmore. Coming Sunday YOUR NATION, YOUR WORLD More cuts toBearEars on theway Plan to allow trees to be ploweddown in the small area of themonument that is still preserved drewoutcry.A2 More than100Europe-bound immigrants feared dead after their boat capsized in theMediterranean Sea.A3 Court clears theway forwall funds The SupremeCourt voted to revive the plan that uses Pentagon funds to help build a borderwall.A8 SPORTS Gators kick off preseason camp UF look to take next step in second year under coach Dan Mullen. C1 LOCAL STATE Apologizing for injustice is tricky Ritchie: Trend of atoning for things not necessarily liable for.

B1 The head of Depart- ment of Elder Affairs announced changes to improve the response times for complaints in the wake of revela- tions that an Orlando-based pro- fessional guardian had filed un- authorized not or- ders on the behalf of numerous incapacitated clients. In a letter to the department Thursday, professional guardian Rebecca Fierle resigned from all her cases statewide, writing that she would not seek to be reap- pointed to any cases already taken fromheror seek tobeappointedas a guardian again in the future. be advised that I am hereby resigning as a registered professional guardian in the state of Fierle wrote in the let- first reportedby the Associated Press. have in- structed all of the attorneys with whomIworktofileregistrationsas guardian onmybehalf in all In a statement, Elder Affairs Secretary Richard Prudom said Fierle families who en- trusted their lovedones tohercare. Wewill continue toworkwith law enforcementandthecourts tohold bad actors who violate the trust of our most vulnerable citizens and their families Prudom said he and Gov.

Ron DeSantis would seek legislative changes to grant the department necessary oversight authority to guarantee our ability to ensure that neglect and abuse to the frailest of the frail never occurs In the meantime, Prudom said Guardian resigns from all cases Elder Affairs chief announces changes amid DNR revelations ByMonivette Cordeiro and JeffWeiner COMING SUNDAY: cannot continue to participate in any kind of action that could possibly put another human being under Rebecca mental health counselor Marci Elliott wrote on Dec. 4, 2016. can no longer stand by and be Catch up on our latest coverage at OrlandoSentinel.com/guardians. Please turn to GUARDIAN, A9 Bar in Orlando decided to ban indoor smoking in the early 2000s, but it only lasted a fewweeks. The bar made the short-lived change following passage of a Florida constitutional amend- ment that prohibited smoking in- side workplaces but that also had an exception for bars that get less than of their revenue from food sales.

Business at the Edgewater Drive establishment dropped off significantly after the move, said Smoking still OK in some bars Owners of establishments say fan systems help clear air By Austin Fuller Barry Harden smokes a cigarette at Sportstown Billiards. STEPHEN M. SENTINEL Please turn to SMOKING, A4 Thehunt is are searching for buriedtreasure they believe is hidden inDe Leon Springs State Park. But rather than ancient riches, the prize they seek comes in the form of a ceramic casque and key. Scott and Dean Taylor, along with some help from son, Adam, have been seeking one of 12 casques buried by pub- lisher Byron Preiss in the 1980s.

His 1982 book, Secret: A Treasure in- cludes poems and drawings laden with clues intended to help folks find his hidden treasures. The treasure hunting book was released just as Preisswas buildinghis buddingpub- lishing career. Burying the casques was the ultimate publicity stunt to attract attention. abusiness opportunity forhim that he thought would be Scott said. also thought that the treasures would be found very quickly fromwhen the origi- nal bookwas hopes for thebooks and treas- ureswere never fully realized.

treasure hunt To date, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered one in Chicago and the other in Cleveland. The search that Preiss imagined would only take a handful of months has lasted 37 years. Hisuntimelydeath ina2005caraccident also means that treasure hunters re- ceive anynewclues.Preisswas theonlyone whoknew the casque locations andhe took Treasure hunters Scott, left, and Dean Taylor in front of the 500-year-old bald cypress Old Methuselah at De Leon Springs State Park. PATRICK CONNOLLY SENTINEL IN SEARCH OF Two brothers follow clues from a 1982 book, seeking one of 12 buried casques By Patrick Connolly LOCAL STATE: Patrick Connolly has been writing and venturing out as the Central Florida Explorer for one year now. Connolly offers a brief retrospective of his year of adventures, assuring Central Florida that it is more than just theme parks.

B1 Old Methuselah is where the brothers be- lieve the treasure is buried. Please turn to TREASURE, A4 in this to get rich, to make a lot of money. more of the thrill of the Scott Taylor, in search of buried treasure believed to be hidden in De Leon Springs State Park At 4miles long, with no nearby residential or commercial devel- opment and wrapped with marshy wetlands, Lake Washing- ton suggests the pristine best of Florida environment. Instead, the lake just west of Melbourne is the latest victim in crisis with pollution-fed, nearly statewide outbreaks of toxic algae that in recent years have killed off oysters, seagrass, fish and marine life, and left waterfront properties slathered in rotting ooze. Lab tests released lateFridayby Spread of toxic algae heightens concerns Renewed scrutiny as links found to biosolids on agricultural lands By Kevin Spear Please turn to ALGAE, A9.