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Patti LaBelle To Appear At 2017 Strawberry Festival
Consumers Warned About Used Cars With Possible Water Damage
PLANT CITY, Fla. – The Florida Strawberry Festival has released its lineup of headline entertainment artists performing on the Wish Farms Soundstage at the 2017 event.
Award-winning, superstar Patti LaBelle is slated to take to the Wish Farm Soundstage on Saturday, March 11, 2017, 7:30 p. m. More than 24 headline acts will provide entertainment during the event.
The theme of this year’s festival is ‘We’re Playing Your
8 a. m. and can be purchased online at http://www.flstraw- berryfestival.com, at the Am- scot Main Ticket Office located at 2209 W. Oak Av- enue in Plant City and over the phone at 813-754-1996.
Free seating for each con- cert is also available in the Morrow Steel Free Grand- stand located at the back of the Wish Farms Soundstage and is available on a first come, first seated basis.
The 2017 Florida Straw- berry Festival takes place March 2-12 in Plant City.
The Better Business Bu- reau is warning consumers in the market to buy a used car to be on the lookout for flood-damaged cars.
With the recent flooding throughout the Southeast, many cars that experience water damage are expected to be cleaned up and re-sold to unsuspecting consumers. Some experts estimate that up to half of all vehicles damaged by flooding eventu- ally return to market.
Florida ranks #3 as having waterlogged ve- hicles resold, according to a recent Carfax re- port.
After a vehicle has in- curred flood damage, the in- surance company may declare it a total loss. When a car is declared a total loss, it should be sent to the junk yard. However, many of
these cars are often sold at auction as ‘salvage’ or ‘flood’ vehicles. Then, they may end up for sale in used car lots, classified ads, or online.
After a thorough cleaning and replacement of the car- pet and floor mats, these cars on the surface may look as good as new. Buying a car that has been exposed to flood waters can have hidden problems, including mold and mildew, rusty wiring, computer malfunctions, airbags that don’t inflate, and more.
The Better Business Bu- reau provides tips to help you spot a flood-damaged vehicle here: BBB Tips: How to Avoid Buying a Flood-Damaged Car.
To check the reliability of a company and find trust- worthy businesses, visit BBB.org.
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Advance tickets for admis-
sion and for headline enter- tainment shows will go on sale Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 at
Checklist: Information You’ll Need To Apply To The Healthcare Marketplace
For health insurance pur- poses, your “family” consists of you and every person listed as a dependent on your
tax return (even if they live elsewhere). Relatives living with you, who file their own tax return and are not claimed as your dependent need to apply separately. Di- vorced parents will need to decide who is going to claim children as dependents.
1. Home and/or mailing addresses for everyone ap- plying for coverage.
2. Documentation like “Green Cards,” passport stamps, or visas for legal im- migrants. FACT: “Green Cards” issued from 1977 to 2010 were pink or white, not green! You will be asked to enter a document number. If you have the white version (issued from 1997 to 2010) this consists of three letters and ten digits which are on the right half of the first three lines of data printed on your card.
3. Social Security Num- bers for each person applying for coverage.
4. Income information, such as pay stubs or W2 forms, for every person claimed on your Federal In- come Taxes.
5. Your best estimate of your household’s projected income during 2016.
6. The policy numbers for any household members who have a current health plan purchased outside the mar- ketplace.
7. Get the “Employer Cov- erage Tool” completed by an employer for anyone eligible for an employer-based insur- ance plan, even if they did not enroll in the employer- based plan.
For a blank form visit: HealthCare.gov/down- loads/employer-coverage- tool.pdf.
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