N EWS -S UN Highlands County’s Hometown Newspaper Since 1927 Friday-Saturday, September 28-29, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 120 | 50 cents www.newssun .com 0 7 9099401001 High Low 89 72 Complete Forecast PAGE 12A A couple of afternoon thunderstorms Forecast Question: Is enough being done to protect the water level in Lake Jackson? Next question: Should Florida legalize medical marijuana use? www.newssun .com Make your voice heard at Online Obituaries Kenneth Luoma Age 68, of Avon Park Hugh Smallwood Age 74, of Sebring Obituaries, Page 5A Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com Yes 22.1% No 77.9% Total votes: 77 Classifieds 6A Community Briefs 2A Dear Abby 11B Editorial & Opinion 4A Entertainment 7B Healthy Living 5B Lottery Numbers 2A Movie Times 11B Religion 8B Sports On TV 2B Sudoku Puzzle 11B Page 2A Index Follow the News-Sun on www.twitter.com/thenewssun By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY [email protected]AVON PARK — On Aug. 11, Ashley and Adam Ramsey were set- tling into bed in their mobile home. Ashley Ramsey’s 3-year-old son was spending the weekend with his father. Adam Ramsey turned to his wife and asked if she smelled smoke. She did. They both went to investigate and found the kitchen full of black smoke. Adam Ramsey had been frying chicken wings earlier in the evening. It appeared he had mistakenly turned the burner on high, instead of off as he intended. The pot of cooking oil was the source of the thick smoke. Reacting reflexively, Ramsey, who was only dressed in boxer shorts, grabbed the handle of the pot and went to throw it outside. He slipped on the floor, however, and fell. The oil spilled all over him and “poofed,” as his wife said, into flames. Even without clothes to catch fire, Ramsey sustained second- and third- degree burns. Then the house itself burst into flames, burning to the ground. The Ramseys lost everything with a single exception — despite his burns, on their way out of their home, Ramsey went back and rescued their dog, who had been in his crate. Family have taken them in, but Car wash to help family burned out of their home Saturday at Hess Station in Avon Park News-Sun photo by SAMANTHA GHOLAR Fifth graders Mckenzie Kuntz, Vito Babbate and Luke Hickey work on making miniature craters Wednesday dur- ing Fred Wild’s Science Integration Day. Kristina McGovern’s class learned all about space and the solar sys- tem through experiments and activities Wednesday. By SAMANTHA GHOLAR [email protected]SEBRING – Students got a day’s worth of science les- sons at Fred Wild Elementary School Wednesday when the faculty and staff held Science Day. FWE Principal Laura Waldron explained the pur- pose behind the newly formed program. “Anytime we have early release days, we have science days. It’s an all day science study that we encourage teachers to do ... We let them run with it; we just tell them that it’s science day and they decide their own experiments and activities,” Waldron said. Each teacher at FWE sets up unique, learning projects for students in grades first through fifth. “Teachers and students are integrating science, technolo- gy, engineering and mathe- matics (STEM) into hands-on activities and instruction,” Assistant Principal Page Magee said. Fifth-grade instructor Krystal Griffin had a fun day of experimenting that ended in an aroma-filled room Fred Wild students gets extra lessons in science On the rise Lady Devils stun Lake Placid for district lead SPORTS, 1B Cleaning made simple Focus on a few key areas to make it less of a chore P AGE 12B Aced it! 44 local students honored for perfect FCAT scores P AGE 2A See FAMILY, page 5A See STUDENTS, page 5A By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY christopher.tuffley @newssun.com SEBRING — Pulling himself away from a Heartland Workforce job fair Thursday, Roger Hood, the organization’s executive director, said Highlands County’s unemploy- ment rate continues to trend down- ward. “This is positive,” he said. The latest figures, released Sept. 21, show the county’s unemploy- ment rate is 9.7 —down from 11.5 percent in August 2011. The coun- ty’s rate is slightly lower than the overall percentage rate of 10 percent for the Heartland Workforce Region. It remains, however, 1 percentage point above the state average. Out of the county’s total work- force of 43,242, there are 4,193 actually looking for work, Hood said. He reminds people that those fig- ures do not include those who are no longer looking for work. Which is why, Hood added, the Heartland Workforce is becoming more proactive. County jobless rate drops Slightly lower than state’s average rate See JOBLESS, page 5A News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS The Palms of Sebring annual Apple Harvest Festival kicked off Thursday morning. New Hampshire resident Pat Burns (center) along with friends Nora Mayworth and Claire Alrich look at autumn inspired merchandise in Kesselring Square Thursday on the first day of the festival. By SAMANTHA GHOLAR [email protected]SEBRING – The wafting sweet aroma reaches well beyond the front entrance of the Palms of Sebring this weekend with the annual Apple Harvest Festival. Thursday marked the public’s first day to experience the annual event that is now in its 16th year. The festival is a tribute to the autumn season and all the things that remind you of the upcoming holidays. The festival was created by Lester Kesselring, who had a huge love of fall. Kesselring spent many years bringing all things fall to Central Florida through his beloved Apple Festival. After Kesselring’s untimely passing last November, the Palms family decid- ed to continue the festival in his honor. Palms wellness director Adele Dornheim took the reins this year for the first time in the festival’s history. “It has been a great big chal- lenge,” Dornheim said. “I got a lit- tle training under him (Kesselring) last year but I’ve never done this event by myself. I had some help with a co-coordinator this year. We Kesselring’s vision lives on at Palms Apple Harvest Festival Lester Kesselring See APPLE, page 5A Popcorn, apples part of experiments
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NEWS-SUNHighlands County’s Hometown Newspaper Since 1927
AVON PARK — On Aug. 11,Ashley and Adam Ramsey were set-tling into bed in their mobile home.Ashley Ramsey’s 3-year-old son wasspending the weekend with his father.
Adam Ramsey turned to his wifeand asked if she smelled smoke. Shedid.
They both went to investigate and
found the kitchen full of blacksmoke.
Adam Ramsey had been fryingchicken wings earlier in the evening.It appeared he had mistakenly turnedthe burner on high, instead of off ashe intended. The pot of cooking oilwas the source of the thick smoke.
Reacting reflexively, Ramsey, whowas only dressed in boxer shorts,grabbed the handle of the pot andwent to throw it outside. He slippedon the floor, however, and fell. Theoil spilled all over him and “poofed,”as his wife said, into flames.
Even without clothes to catch fire,
Ramsey sustained second- and third-degree burns. Then the house itselfburst into flames, burning to theground. The Ramseys lost everythingwith a single exception — despite hisburns, on their way out of their home,Ramsey went back and rescued theirdog, who had been in his crate.
Family have taken them in, but
Car wash to help family burned out of their homeSaturday at Hess Station in Avon Park
News-Sun photo by SAMANTHA GHOLARFifth graders Mckenzie Kuntz, Vito Babbate and LukeHickey work on making miniature craters Wednesday dur-ing Fred Wild’s Science Integration Day. KristinaMcGovern’s class learned all about space and the solar sys-tem through experiments and activities Wednesday.
SEBRING – Students got aday’s worth of science les-sons at Fred Wild ElementarySchool Wednesday when thefaculty and staff held ScienceDay.
FWE Principal LauraWaldron explained the pur-pose behind the newlyformed program.
“Anytime we have earlyrelease days, we have sciencedays. It’s an all day science
study that we encourageteachers to do ... We let themrun with it; we just tell themthat it’s science day and theydecide their own experimentsand activities,” Waldron said.
Each teacher at FWE setsup unique, learning projects
for students in grades firstthrough fifth.
“Teachers and students areintegrating science, technolo-gy, engineering and mathe-matics (STEM) into hands-onactivities and instruction,”Assistant Principal PageMagee said.
Fifth-grade instructorKrystal Griffin had a fun dayof experimenting that endedin an aroma-filled room
Fred Wild students getsextra lessons in science
On the riseLady Devils stun LakePlacid for district lead
SPORTS, 1B
Cleaning made simpleFocus on a few key areasto make it less of a chore
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Aced it!44 local students honored for
perfect FCAT scoresPAGE 2A
See FAMILY, page 5A
See STUDENTS, page 5A
By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEYchristopher.tuffley @newssun.com
SEBRING — Pulling himselfaway from a Heartland Workforcejob fair Thursday, Roger Hood, theorganization’s executive director,said Highlands County’s unemploy-ment rate continues to trend down-ward.
“This is positive,” he said.The latest figures, released Sept.
21, show the county’s unemploy-ment rate is 9.7 —down from 11.5percent in August 2011. The coun-ty’s rate is slightly lower than theoverall percentage rate of 10 percentfor the Heartland Workforce Region.It remains, however, 1 percentagepoint above the state average.
Out of the county’s total work-force of 43,242, there are 4,193actually looking for work, Hoodsaid.
He reminds people that those fig-ures do not include those who are nolonger looking for work.
Which is why, Hood added, theHeartland Workforce is becomingmore proactive.
Countyjobless
ratedropsSlightly lowerthan state’saverage rate
See JOBLESS, page 5A
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSThe Palms of Sebring annual Apple Harvest Festival kicked off Thursday morning. New Hampshire residentPat Burns (center) along with friends Nora Mayworth and Claire Alrich look at autumn inspired merchandisein Kesselring Square Thursday on the first day of the festival.
SEBRING – The wafting sweetaroma reaches well beyond thefront entrance of the Palms ofSebring this weekend with theannual Apple Harvest Festival.
Thursday marked the public’sfirst day to experience the annualevent that is now in its 16th year.
The festival is a tribute to theautumn season and all the thingsthat remind you of the upcomingholidays. The festival was createdby Lester Kesselring, who had a
huge love of fall. Kesselring spentmany years bringing all things fallto Central Florida through hisbeloved Apple Festival. AfterKesselring’s untimely passing lastNovember, the Palms family decid-ed to continue the festival in hishonor.
Palms wellness director AdeleDornheim took the reins this yearfor the first time in the festival’shistory.
“It has been a great big chal-lenge,” Dornheim said. “I got a lit-tle training under him (Kesselring)
last year but I’ve never done thisevent by myself. I had some helpwith a co-coordinator this year. We
Kesselring’s visionlives on at Palms
Apple Harvest Festival
Lester Kesselring
See APPLE, page 5A
Popcorn,apples part ofexperiments
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It’s been two years sinceAmy Looney’s husband, LT(SEAL) Brendan Looney, 29,was killed in Afghanistan.
“Before I could blink, lifeas I knew it had vanished,”Amy recently wrote in theSan Diego Union-Tribune.
It would have been under-standable if this grievingAfghanistan war widow, 31,chose to spend the secondanniversary of her husband’sdeath in seclusion. Instead,the fallen Navy SEAL’s wifewoke up at sunrise in SanDiego and spent Sept. 21making others smile.
Amy and a group offriends brought food to ahomeless shelter, paid park-ing meters, bought coffee forstrangers at Starbucks andeven gave a hungry family agrocery store gift card. Theyalso brought treats to fire-fighters and police officers tothank them for their service.
After each act was per-formed, the recipient wasgiven a red, white and bluecard decorated with goldstars.
“This random act of kind-ness has been performed inloving memory of LT (SEAL)Brendan J. Looney, KIAAfghanistan Sept. 21, 2010,”it read.
In her moving Sept. 20column, Amy challengedAmericans to perform 10 actsof kindness before the end of2012 in honor of our nation’sfallen heroes and their fami-lies.
“By uniting during suchdivided times, we can showthe world that America is stillthe world’s brightest light,”she wrote.
I decided to join Amy inperforming acts of kindnesson Friday, Sept. 21, albeitfrom thousands of milesaway in Atlanta.
My first visit was to anearby barber shop. As ayoung female stylist startedcutting my hair, she asked if Ihad the day off, promptingme to explain that the officesof the Travis ManionFoundation, where Amy and Iboth work, were closed tohonor a fallen Navy SEAL.
Upon checking out, I gavethe stylist a large tip beforehanding her a memorial cardsimilar to the one Amy wasdistributing in San Diego.She paused and looked atBrendan’s picture.
“This gives me chills,” shesaid.
Next, I drove to a militaryrecruiting station. SinceBrendan was a SEAL, I visit-ed the Navy first, and told afemale sailor that I wanted tobring lunch to her office.Unfortunately, she hadalready eaten, but after thank-ing me for the offer, empha-sized how much acts of kind-ness mean to those serving inuniform.
“A woman came up to mein a parking lot the other dayand hugged me,” the sailorsaid. “Those little thingsmake a big difference.”
Luckily, the Marines had-n’t eaten, and allowed me tobring them a large order ofbuffalo wings. After handinglunch and Brendan’s memori-al card to the sergeant incharge, the Marine asked me
to deliver a message to theLooney family.
“We may not have knownthis young man,” he said.“But he was our brother.”
While ordering lunch forthe Marines, I asked the man-ager of the Buffalo WildWings restaurant if I couldleave a pint of Guinness forBrendan. He promptly placedthe full glass at the center ofthe bar, along with thememorial card, which includ-ed Amy’s request for acts ofkindness.
When I returned eighthours later, Brendan’s beerwas sitting beneath twoAmerican flags bought by themanager. The bartender saidcountless patrons had takenpictures of the noteworthyGuinness, resulting in manyacts of kindness being per-formed right there in therestaurant.
One patron, for example,bought ice cream for everychild in the establishment atdinnertime.
“I had a tough week,” thebartender said. “But thingslike this remind you there arestill good people in theworld.”
Amy Looney’s heart willalways ache for her husband,
his parents, his siblings, andthe families of every fallenwarrior. But one thing shewon’t do is quit.
“Hopefully, I will honorhim by carrying on histhoughtful mission,” Amywrote. “I love you, Brendan.”
America loves you, Amy.
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Sun ’n Lake of LPbeach open
LAKE PLACID — TheHighlands County HealthyBeaches Program monitorspublic recreational bathingwaters. The HighlandsCounty Health Departmenthas officially rescinded thehealth advisory for Sun ’nLake of Lake Placid.
Recent testing has shownthat bacterial presence hasfallen to within acceptablelevels. Contact theHighlands County HealthDepartment EnvironmentalHealth Division at 863-382-7219 with any ques-tions.
Melvil Dewey DVDpreview scheduled
LAKE PLACID – TheDVD “Melvil Dewey InHis Own Words” will beshown four times duringthe anniversary celebra-tions at the Caladium Co-Op at 5:10, 5:40, 6:10, and6:40 p.m. Tuesday. AlPelski as Melvil Deweywill be hosting in the FilmRoom. A signup sheet willbe available to order a copyof the DVD for later pickup.
A few local volunteershave been working on theMelvil Dewey DVD for theHistorical Society. For thepast 10 months teenagersChabelit Rivelo and JackieAlonso worked with Pelskito lead the educationaljourney to the past.Historical Society membersas well as communitymembers and other teensare shown in the crowdscenes.
The DVD was partiallyfunded by a grant to pro-mote cultural tourism fromthe Heartland CulturalAlliance and supported byfunding from several com-munity members and localbusinesses. Producer/director Rick Shorrockand producer/grant writerKay Tarr for the LakePlacid Historical Societywill also attend.
YMCA looking forbikes, helmets
SEBRING – TheHighlands County FamilyYMCA is starting a bicyclesafety class for children 5-12 years old. Organizers
need bikes in good workingcondition and bicycle hel-mets. If able to donate,drop it by the YMCA orcall 382-9622.
Susan Smith tospeak atDemocraticWomen’s Club
SEBRING — The presi-dent of the FloridaDemocratic PartyProgressive Caucus, SusanSmith, will speak to theDemocratic Women’s Clubof Highlands County onSaturday on the ballotamendments. Refreshmentsare served at 9:45 a.m.After the business meeting,Smith will be presenting.
The DemocraticWomen’s Club ofHighlands County meets atthe Democratic PartyHeadquarters, 4216Sebring Parkway (next toRuby Tuesdays). Like-minded women are wel-come to attend. For furtherinformation, call 382-4944.
National PublicLands Day atHighlandsHammock
SEBRING —“Highlands HammockHelping Hands” will befrom 9 a.m. to noonSaturday at HighlandsHammock State Park. Joinstaff, volunteers and localcitizens as they fight thespread of invasive plants innatural habitats on theLake Wales Ridge. All agesare welcome.
Wear long pants andclosed-toed shoes, bringwork gloves, bug spray,drinking water and yourlunch. Work for one houror all three.
Staff will provide educa-tion on invasive plants andremoval help.
Volunteers are also need-ed from 9 a.m. to noon atTiger Creek Preserve (nearBabson Park andFrostproof) and from noonto 4 p.m. at HilocheeWildlife Management Area(near Clermont).
Call Scott Paterson at471-5324 or [email protected] for more information orto RSVP a group at
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By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEYchristopher.tuffley @newssun.com
SEBRING —Forty-fourHighlands County secondarystudents mastered at least oneof the Florida ComprehensiveAssessment Tests in 2011.
Four students, ShawnHazard of Avon Park MiddleSchool and SiddharthAnanthan, Ritika Manik andMatthew Sutermeister, all ofHill-Gustat Middle School,were perfect in both readingand math. Morgan DeVane,an eighth-grader at SebringMiddle School, was the onlysecondary student to ace thescience test.
Every secondary schoolhad at least one studentachieve a perfect score.
Hill-Gustat Middle pro-duced the largest number ofperfect scorers with 16.Sebring Middle School wassecond, with nine students,Lake Placid Middle Schoolwas third with eight students,Avon Park Middle Schoolhad five and Sebring HighSchool had four. Avon Parkand Lake Placid high schoolseach had one.
Here are the outstandingstudents:
Avon Park MiddleSchool: Zachery Dunlevy,Shawn Hazard, ChristopherLoomis, Kelsy Pena and
Sylvia Roberts, CaitlinSalvagno and ChenilleWinter.
Avon Park High School:Rebecca Hall
Sebring High School:Benjamin Collins, KalaniDubberly, Jared Lang andEvan Napper.
Lake Placid High School:Lucero Torres
Students honored for acing FCAT
News-Sun photo by Katara SimmonsTwenty-six of the 44 secondary students who accomplished perfect scores on their FCATin 2011. Every school is represented.
Acts of kindness
Amy Looney and her husband, LT (SEAL) Brendan Looney,enjoy a happy moment with their dogs in San Diego. LTLooney was subsequently killed in Afghanistan on Sept. 21,2010. The Navy SEAL’s widow is asking Americans to per-form ten acts of kindness before the end of 2012 to honorfallen American heroes. Photo courtesy of Amy Looney.
SEBRING — Members of The SchoolBoard of Highlands County approved a one-time $1,000 bonus for teachers at the top ofthe salary schedule, and step and a one-timebonus of $500 for teachers levels 2 through 5.
Teachers at levels 6 through 11 will receivea step but no bonus.
Teachers did not receive step increases orbonuses last year.
In a second contract, the school boardagreed to give district support personnel aone-time bonus. It is calculated using contractwork hours and contract days.
The board also approved non-instructional,non-bargaining and mid-management person-nel at the top of the salary schedule receivingthe same one time bonus as the support per-sonnel. Those at lower levels will move up astep.
The board also approved advancing admin-istrators up a step, with those at the top of thesalary schedule receiving a one-time bonus of1 percent of their salary.
These contracts mean every employee inthe school district will receive a pay raise or abonus.
The change will be reflected in the Oct. 15paycheck.
SBHC votes to reward employees
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People believe in astrologybecause they want to be ableto make sense of the world ...Grocery stores and farmersmarkets are filled with peoplebuying organic producebecause they think it’s health-ier for themselves and theirfamilies.
That’s right. In the grandscheme of hooey and hog-wash, the purported healthbenefits of organic fruits andvegetables over the cheaperconventional versions of thesame produce rank rightalongside crop circles, spoon-bending and ab-belts on thescam meter. The nutritionalbenefits of organic produceare nothing more than a super-stition. The organic industry’slobbying mouthpiece, theOrganic ConsumersAssociation, has spouted allsorts of claims about the ben-efits of organic produce, such
as “On average, organic is 25percent more nutritious interms of vitamins and miner-als than products derived fromindustrial agriculture.”
But those figures comefrom a report filled withunsubstantiated data that waspaid for by the organic foodcompanies. Needless to say, itwas in their best interest tostretch (or invent) the truth.
When actual scientists per-formed actual scientificresearch about the nutritionalbenefits of organic produce,they discovered absolutely nobenefit in consuming organicproduce.
The Stanford Universitystudy, “Are Organic FoodsSafer or Healthier ThanConventional Alternatives?: ASystematic Review,” found“that fruits and vegetableslabeled organic were, on aver-age, no more nutritious than
their conventional counter-parts, which tend to be far lessexpensive. Nor were they anyless likely to be contaminatedby dangerous bacteria like E.coli,” according to a NewYork Times recap of the study.
“Conventional fruits andvegetables did have more pes-ticide residue, but the levelswere almost always under theallowed safety limits, the sci-entists said. TheEnvironmental ProtectionAgency sets the limits at lev-els that it says do not harmhumans,” the report found. ...
There’s nothing wrong withwanting to make sure that youand your family are eatingfood that’s as healthy as pos-sible. In fact, it’s admirable.But there’s no need to wastemoney on organic producewhen conventional fruits andvegetables are just as nutri-tious at a fraction of the cost.In other words, don’t be asucker.
An editorial from theChattanooga (Tenn.) Free Press.
countries such as Hong Kong way outthere in the Far East, or Singapore,with their bustling everyday market ofexchange of goods and riches untold, Ithink of our own Highlands County. Iask myself, why aren’t we far richerthan those cities, a nation such as ourswith such abundance of everything,with such an excellence of civil liber-ties unparalleled in world history? ...
The answer lies, in my humble judg-ment, in government oppression. Taxesare indeed needed if we are to surviveas a community: The garbage needs tobe collected; sewage water needs recy-cling; our police and firemen need oursupport – no questions asked. This isour duty.
But let us also not forget the princi-ple taxation is built on, just to keep allthings in perspective: “Taxation is theconfiscation of our money under threatof violence.” One example of this vio-lence, which has been given to theState by God, but which can also beabused by the State, is “property tax.”No other tax weakens our ability in afree market much like property tax: Itbleeds us to economic death; it van-quishes all motivation to build ourhomes, to better them, to do businesswith them, since at any time, if we runout of money, it is taken away fromunder us and we are thrown out into thestreet to fend for ourselves ...
Another oppressive hand of the Stateis the unbelievable inventory of Stateand Federal regulations against ourfreedoms in the market. This oppressivesituation stifles and smothers our sys-tem of capital and resourcefulness, tono end. But we could end this by put-ting an end to property tax, sales tax,gas tax and so many other taxes andinstituting income tax, as is the rulewith nations.
We must put an end to the publicschool system and the millions it coststo underwrite it: I’m all for compassionand all children must have a right to aneducation, but, why must I be expectedto underwrite the education of myneighbor’s kids? By reducing taxationoverwhelmingly, parents would be eco-nomically free to educate their ownchildren in the private sector; theywould also be able to purchase the nec-essary health insurance so needed byall...
Bruce RoesslerSebring
Control of greed
Editor:Our ancestors learned to control fire
for cooking , heating and scaring wildanimals. Just how much do we dependon fire today.?
Unintended consequences can beether good or bad.
For more than 2,000 years, men havebeen trying to control poverty, with nosuccess.
Greed is fine if you are living underthe laws of the jungle, but it is ascourge of civilization.
Has anyone ever proposed a system
to control greed? Religions teaches thatgreed is a sin, but that is as far as itgoes
The Greeks and the Romans dabbledin a democracy which reduced greed inthe leaders, but greed soon took over.
When we won our independencefrom the British our fore fathers estab-lished a republic with capitalism as theeconomic system. The republic slowsdown the greed of the leaders and thecompetitive marketplace slows downthe greed of the public.
Like the Greeks and the Romans, weare being overtaken by greed.
Socialism rails against capitalismwith the rhetoric that they are greedyand live on the backs of the poor. Whatthey are realty against is the control ofgreed by the competitive marketplace.The control of greed in the competitivemarketplace is being eroded by the leftsconstant badgering of politicians toeliminate the penalties of wrong doerswith welfare,subsidies, unemploymentetc in the name of compassion.Socialism wants greed. How else canthey buy votes if they can't promise“bread and circus'” to propel them-selves into power.
The unintended consequences of thecompetitive marketplace is that it pro-vides more goods to more people. Theunintended consequences of the gov-ernment interference in the competitivemarketplace leads to a depression.
When the promise of an equal shareof the wealth produced whether theyshare in the equal production of thatwealth, the population becomes com-placent. Why would anyone try to pro-duce more when the rewards are thesame? This generates laziness in thepopulation.
Looking at all the country s that arein trouble today they have the sameModus Operandi. They were all toogenerous in their welfare, subsides andworkers compensation etc. Does thatindicate that governments should be
compassion free. We claim to be a gen-erous nation and that the private sectorcan do a better job, so all welfareshould be turned back to (We the peo-ple).
Russell ErrettSebring
No need to know ME’sfinding
Editor:Like many thousands of residents in
Highlands County and perhaps in othercounties I have known several membersof the Doty family, especially Aaron’sfather Jim, for almost 12 years. I amwriting to the News-Sun editor, and theDistrict 10 Medical Examiner because Ifeel compelled to express myself in arespectful manner from my heart.
Concerning your article about Aaronin Sunday’s (Sept. 23) edition of theNews-Sun it is my opinion and that ofmany of my friends that the District 10ME had no right to disclose to theNews-Sun, and the News-Sun had nobusiness to print the story.
Is there no longer any ethical, profes-sional and compassionate concern forthe Doty family? Have they not experi-enced a heartache that no family shouldgo though? Is writing a story moreimportant than a well respected andloved family and the grief they areexperiencing? I think not.
Mr. Dressel and the ME should beashamed of yourselves as I am of youfor releasing such information and writ-ing such an article as you did aboutAaron Doty. Why couldn’t you, theNews-Sun and the District 10 ME,respect the Doty Family and especiallyAaron’s memory enough to have thediscernment to keep your findings con-fidential? Is selling papers more impor-tant than respecting the Doty family?To you, obviously it is not.
Stan Schmidt Sebring
Politics never seem tochange and most of usnever expected to see somany new faces, new ideasand real proposals for solv-ing the many problems fac-ing America.
Those of us who haveseen, read, listened to orattending many nationalpolitical conventions weremore than mildly surprisedat the recent Republicanconvention in Tampa. It notonly was well organized, alot of professionalism,which Tampa officials tookfull credit. It is doubtful ifthey were totally the brainbehind putting on such asuccessful and professionalevent.
The Republicans put on aprogram with only highlyskilled and knowledgeablespeakers, but timing andscheduling was undeniablythe best in my memory. Themass media had a toughtime trying to keep up withthe schedule and oftenflubbed who was where andwhat. Some tried to puttheir own schedule ahead orbehind the actual events.Some also presented theirown views and not evenclose to what was actuallysaid at times.
Every speaker, exceptformer governor Jeb Bushand Gov. Christie from NewJersey presented the realproblems facing America.These are problems thatmost Americans are familiarwith, but hearing it frompeople gave us reassurancethat we are not as dumb assome news media we are, asdo our so-called leaders inWashington.
Gov. Bush picked up oneof former governor BobGraham’s speeches and readit. Graham never made asingle speech or pushed forany law that I can remem-ber, that was not moremoney for education, moremoney for teachers andmore money for fancybuildings and equipmentthat no one knew how tooperate.
Christi apparently hasbeen listening to out-of-town-mostly President.Both use the big “I” toomany times and spokemostly about themselves.Both rarely used the word“we, us,” our, the cabinet,our senate, or our congress.
The Republican conven-tion had more womenspeakers at any politicalconvention perhaps in histo-ry. It could be that there aremore women holding officetoday, or that there are morehighly qualified, moreknowledgeable women thanany time in our history. Itcould very well be thatthere are more women outthere that are smarter, betterspeakers and more person-ality than there are men. Ifwhat we saw at theRepublican convention isany indication, it could beall of the above. Everywoman on the podium knewwhat she was talking aboutand presented herself asvery knowledgeable,informed and offered solu-
tions to the problems facingAmerica.
Ann Romney set thestage for all future wives,speakers for that matter.Several people said thatthey felt that Mrs. Romneywas sitting in the chair nextto them and talking. Thatcould be said about all ofthe women speakers. Somewere talking without the aidof tele-prompter, writtencopy or other visual aid.Other than Clint Eastwood(who really needed one), allthe others used a - seemedto be using – TelePrompTer.The women seemed to betalking directly to the peo-ple in America, not just tothose in the audience.
Gov. Romney gave thepress (but few were listen-ing) and Pres. Obama a reallesson in what it means tobuild and operate a success-ful business. He alsoemphasized that it is anindividual that builds, oper-ates and profits from a busi-ness. He also reminded theAmerican people that it’sbusinesses that create jobs,not the government. Theconvention speakers made apoint to accuse the govern-ment of being the enemy increating jobs, or causingindustry to move to anothercountry.
It is doubtful if fewAmericans can disagreewith the Republicans of2012 platform. They offeredreasonable and attainablesolutions to America’sproblems. There are manywho will agree, recognizethe hardships the people areunder, yet they will vote forthe party. There are manypeople in this country whodepend on our government(read that people or taxes)and they will vote for theparty that feeds them. Yet,they may have neighborswho are working for mini-mum wages, or part timetrying to support their fami-ly, rather than depend uponthe taxpayer to care forthem.
Too many Americansdepend upon others to pro-vide for them and their fam-ily. Those people do notwant to listen to theRepublicans of 2012. Theydon’t want to work, studyor provide for their subsis-tence.
It indeed was great to seea change. A change isabsolutely necessary thisyear. Our country has prob-lems and no current leadersare able to bring us out ofit.
This is a very good yearto adopt and work for acampaign to “Re-elect noone in 2012.”
The writer is a former radiostation owner, newspaper(owner/publisher) andattended four nationalDemocratic conventions, twoas a newsman, one as a dele-gate and one as an alternatedelegate. He is no longer aregistered Democrat.
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In addition to job fairs, theagency is close to finalizingan agreement with SunshineStaffing to provide a uniqueopportunity for local busi-nesses.
Once the contract is signed,hopefully in a couple ofweeks, the Workforce,through Sunshine Staffing,will offer to pay for a localemployer’s new employee’sprobationary period — up to$19 an hour for 90 days.
With the winter tourist and
harvesting seasons approach-ing, Hood said more employ-ers have begun to reinstatepositions and look for work-ers.
The single most importantfactor in finding a job, Hoodsaid, is the job seeker.
“Get active and stay active;jobs are coming available,”Hood said. “Enhance yourskills.”
He added that theWorkforce has training pro-grams, up-to-date help want-ed information, and support
services in resume writingand interview protocols.
In terms of annual wagesearned, the county ranks rightin the middle of the three
counties in the region. DeSotoCounty’s average is almost$32,000; Hardee County’salmost $29,00; HighlandsCounty’s is $29,295.
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Highlands Hammock. Parkadmission fees will bewaived for all participants.Go tomyfwc.com/ridgerangers orcall 699-3742 to help atTiger Creek or Hilochee.
AMVETS Ladieshost meatloafdinner
SEBRING – TheAMVETS Ladies Auxiliarywill host a meatloaf dinneron Saturday at the Postfrom 5-7 p.m. Music withTodd Allen from 6-9 p.m.
SFSC EarlyChildhoodEducationConference set
AVON PARK — SouthFlorida State College’sCorporate and CommunityEducation Department isholding an Early ChildhoodEducation Conference from8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 6 at the SFSCHighlands Campus.
The conference is opento the public and anyonewho works with or caresfor children. Workshopsinclude Mix, Match andMove: Healthy Habits withMovement, Science Safari,
Diversity and Self Esteem,Bringing Nature andScience into yourInfant/Toddler Classroom,Physical Movement for AllAges and Are You Open orare You Ended.
The cost is $39.50.Register in Building B atthe Highlands Campus orany SFSC campus or cen-ter. For more information,e-mail Debbie Gutierrez [email protected]/.
Frostproof Marketopens Saturday
FROSTPROOF —Frostproof Market will befrom 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday at the historicFrostproof Depot, (twoblocks east on Wall Street,off Highway 17). Therewill be lots of fun, excite-ment and activities for thewhole family.
Participants includehandmade gifts, jewelry,home decor, creative cards,art, woodworking, electron-ic cigarettes, antiques,homemade jams and jellies,grapevines, Peruvianchocolate, foods, the ven-dors listed below and more.
The event is sponsoredby Princess Wiggle-BottomBoutique and endorsed byFrostproof Chamber ofCommerce Inc.
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things have grown worse in the weekssince. Without property insurance, theyare not sure how to go about rebuildingtheir lives, especially as Ramsey has nohealth insurance and hasn’t been able towork because of his injuries.
Ashley, who is a full-time student
studying accounting at WebberInternational University, has had toleave school for the time being. She hasno transportation, and is looking forwork.
“It’s been over a month,” AshleyRamsey said. “It takes a long time torecover.”
The family and their friends hope thecommunity can help.
An account has been set up for Adamand Ashley Ramsey at HeartlandNational Bank. Any branch can be ofassistance.
Saturday their friends and family willhave a fundraiser car wash from 9 a.m.
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Wednesday.“We are testing different
brands of popcorn to seewhich brand is the best,”Griffin said.
Students had gone throughnine bags of microwave pop-corn to see what brand is thelightest, healthiest and popsthe best.
“Anyone want to tell whichone is the best, raise yourhand,” Griffin said.
One student was called onand answered quickly. “PopSecret,” she said.
Of course, the classdevoured the treat after theytested and documented theirdata on their project boardsbut they made sure to keepthe data in mind for futurereference.
First-graders in ReginaJones’s classes spent theirday learning all about apples.
The “apple inspection”taught the young minds allabout analysis.
“We used our five senses toinspect apples inside andout,” Jones said. “After wehave inspected the apples wewill make apple sauce to seehow the properties of theapple changes once we’vemade it.”
The students balanced andweighed apples, taste tested,smelled and numerous other
things to get enough data tocreate an analysis. Each stu-dent took their turn tellingtheir classmates what appletype – Granny Smith, GoldenDelicious or Red Delicious –tasted the best to them.
“We record data usingwords, pictures or numbers.That is what we do with ourapple tasting graph,” Jonessaid to her class.
The class consensus wasthat green apples were the
favorite, followed closely byyellow, and red took thirdplace for the taste testers.
The first-graders also test-ed which apples sink andfloat in water during theirexperiments. Waldron contin-ues to encourage the integra-tion of more science in theclassrooms at Fred Wild.
The changing core struc-ture of the state curriculumcalls for current kindergart-ners and first-graders to study
a number of new topics andcomplete the suggested workcourse by the 2014/2015school year in order to be onpar with the new changes.
“The kids enjoy it,”Waldron said.
The dedication and innova-tion of the administrators andinstructors at Fred Wild couldeasily be seen Wednesdaythrough the fun, uniquemethod of study in the class-rooms.
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wanted to keep it like he hasalways had it. I think we dida good job of that.”
Dornheim, who haswatched Kesselring travel tocities and states far beyondthe boundaries of Florida,knows that the merchandiseand decor have been a hugepart of bringing the autumnfeel to Sebring.
“He always used to say ‘Idon’t think we have enoughstock.’ Now I find myselfsaying the same things ... Heand his wife would travel allover the place buying thingsfor the festival. I’m unableto do that, but we do a lot ofshopping for the festivalonline to bring unique thingshere,” Dornheim said.
Kesselring’s wife,Barbara, still remains a hugepart of the Apple HarvestFestival. Barbara helps outby running the bakery sec-tion of the festival wherecustomers can purchase deli-cious, homemade treats suchas pies, breads, jellies andthe famous apple dumplings.
Customers and patronscontinue to come to theApple Harvest Festival yearafter year to enjoy the sights,smells and tastes of the fallseason.
New Hampshire residentand newly-declared snowbirdPat Burns wandered in andout of Kesselring SquareThursday morning where she
looked over items to pur-chase.
“This is my first timehere. I love it. I’m fromApple Country and to seethis is just wonderful,” Burnssaid.
Others like MaryRemington and June Rigerare veteran festival attendeesand continue to enjoy the
event each year with friendsand family.
The Palms Apple HarvestFestival will continue todayand Saturday.
The festival is inside thePalms Wellness Center at725 S. Pine St. Festivalhours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.today and 8 a.m. until noonSaturday.
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KENNETH LUOMAKenneth E. Luoma, 68, of
Avon Park passed awayFriday, Sept. 21, 2012.Reception honoring his lifewill be held at ReflectionsClub House (1850 US 27South) on Monday, Oct. 1,2012, from 10:30 a.m. tonoon. No flowers please;instead donations toAmerican Cancer Society.
HUGH SMALLWOODHugh R. Smallwood, 74,
of Sebring, Fla., passedaway Monday, Sept. 24,2012 in Sebring. He wasborn April 28, 1938 inGainesville, Ga., and hadbeen a resident of Sebringsince 1982, coming fromSavannah, Ga. He was adistrict sales manager for ahardware company and acharter member of ParkwayFreewill Baptist Church. Heenjoyed Southern Gospelsinging.
He is survived by his
wife, Ethel Smallwood;stepson, James S. (Phyllis)Scaggs; granddaughter,Laura Scaggs; and a host ofrelatives.
A funeral service will beheld at 11:30 a.m. onSaturday, Sept. 29, 2012 atParkway Freewill BaptistChurch with Rev. JamesScaggs officiating. Thefamily will receive friendsfrom 10 a.m. until servicetime. Interment at PinecrestCemetery, Sebring, will beimmediately following theservice. The family sug-gests that in lieu of flowers,those who wish may makedonations to FreewillBaptist Church, 3413Sebring Parkway, Sebring,FL 33870. Arrangementshave been entrusted to:
Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home
Sebring, Fla. 33870(863) 385-0125
stephensonnelsonfh.com
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSRegional Director for U.S. Senator Marco Rubio ZachZampella and Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve Nyhantake a walking tour around the Circle Thursday to meetwith business owners and to get a feel for issues con-cerning downtown Sebring. Zampella was planning tomeet Sebring Mayor George Hensley during the tour andlater planned to meet with Highlands CountyCommissioner Barbara Stewart. This was his fourth tripto the area. Zampella said he will keep Rubio informedand is ‘trying to get plugged into the issues.’
Rubio aide visits Sebring
Jobless numbers take a slight dip again
Family needs help to recover from fire damage
Apple Festival continues today, Saturday
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSFriends Sharon Riley, Etherl Moroney and Peggy Halim enjoy the first day of the Palms ofSebring Apple Harvest Festival Thursday. The trio continue to visit the festival each yearand enjoy the event.
News-Sun photo by SAMANTHA GHOLARFifth graders show off their data boards in Krystal Griffin’s class Wednesday morning. Thestudents took part in a popcorn research experiment where they learned the propertiesand other unique findings during their activity as part of the Science Integration Day.
Students enjoy Science Day at Fred Wild
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITHIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NUMBER GS 10-28
IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OFAVON EUGENE BATHE
NOTICE OF FINAL REPORTAND PETITION FOR DISCHARGE
The administration of the Guardianship of AVON EUGENE BATHE, File NO. GS 10-28, ispending in the Circuit Court of Highlands County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 590 S. Commerce, Sebring, Florida. The names and addresses of the guardian and the guardian's attorney are set forth below.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
The Guardian has filed a final report and a pe-tition for discharge upon the grounds of change of the Ward's domicile to Dallas County, TX.
The Guardian will apply for discharge on No-vember 1, 2012.
A foreign guardian has been appointed for the Ward, and the names and addresses of the for-eign guardian and the foreign guardian's attorney are as follows:Foreign Guardian: SANDRA COLE 105 E. Rochelle Road, Irving, TX 75062Attorney for Foreign Guardian: Debbie J. Cun-ningham, Attorney at Law, 320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
Jurisdiction of the Ward will be transferred to the foreign jurisdiction of the Probate Court of Dal-las County, Texas.
All persons on whom this notice is served whohave objections to the final report or the petition for discharge, are required to file their objections with the Clerk of this Court within the later of 30 days from the date of service of the petition for discharge or the date of first publication of this notice.
Objections, if any, shall be in writing and shall state with particularity the item or items to which the objection is directed and the grounds upon which the objection is based. A copy of said ob-jection shall be served by the objector on the Flor-ida guardian and the foreign guardian.
Within 90 days after the filing of the objection,a notice of hearing thereon shall be served or theobjection is abandoned.ALL CLAIMS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of the first publication of this Notice is September 28, 2012.
Guardian of Person and Property:SANDRA M. COLE
105 E. Rochelle RoadIrving, TX 75062
Attorney for Guardian:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 282009CA001940AOOOXXU.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CSFB A RMT 05-12,Plaintiff,vs.KENNETH D. LAGROW; SUNTRUST BANK; RHONDA K. LAGROW; IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure dated the 1st day of August, 2012, and entered in Case No. 282009CA001940AOOOXX, of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein U.S BANK NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CSFB A RMT 05-12, is the Plaintiff and KENNETH D. LAGROW; IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, are defendants. The Clerk of this Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the HIGH-LANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870, 11:00 AM on the 10th day of October, 2012, the follow-ing described property as set forth in said FinalJudgment, to wit:ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE INTHE COUNTY OF HIGHLANDS, STATE OF FLOR-IDA, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 10 AND THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 11, BLOCK 11, BLOCK A OF THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS AAND B OF SEBRING HEIGHTS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 21, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA. SAID LOTS LYING IN AND COMPRISING A PART OF THE SOUTH 1/4 OF GOVERNMENT LOT 1 (SE 1/4 OF NW 1/4) OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 29 EAST, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs as-sistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you shouldcontact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863)534-4686 (voice), (863)534-7777 (TDD) or(800)955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to thecourthouse as possible. Please be prepared to explain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.
Dated this 10th day of September, 2012.Robert W. Germaine
Clerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy ClerkSeptember 21, 28, 2012
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 11000612GCSONEWEST BANK, F.S.B.,Plaintiff,vs.GERALD SHELTON A/K/A GERALD A. SHELTON; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-MENT; DOROTHY SHELTON A/K/A DOROTHY G. SHELTON; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DOROTHY SHELTON A/K/A DOROTHY G. SHELTON; UN-KNOWN SPOUSE OF GERALD SHELTON A/K/A GERALD A. SHELTON; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure dated the 6th day of August, 2012, and entered in Case No. 11000612GCS of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein ONEW-EST BANK, F.S.B., is the Plaintiff and GERALD SHELTON A/K/A GERALD A. SHELTON; SECRE-TARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DOROTHY SHELTON A/K/A DOROTHY G. SHEL-TON; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DOROTHY SHEL-TON A/K/A DOROTHY G. SHELTON; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GERALD SHELTON A/K/A GERALD A. SHELTON; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, are defendants. The Clerk of this Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870, 11:00 AM on the 9th day of October, 2012, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:LOT 4, BLOCK 65, TOWN OF AVON PARK, SEC-TION 22, TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs as-sistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863)534-4686 (voice), (863)534-7777 (TDD) or (800)955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to explain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.
Dated this 8th day of August, 2012.Robert W. Germaine
Clerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Lisa Tantillo
Deputy ClerkSeptember 21, 28, 2012
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTIN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: GC-10-759BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.Plaintiff,vs.NORMAN JENSEN; KAREN J. HOWARD A/K/A KAREN HOWARD; GREGORY HOWARD, and any unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, and other unknown persons or unknown spouses claiming by, through and under any of the above-named Defendants,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Highlands County, Florida, will on the 10th day of October, 2012, at 11:00 o'clock A.M. at the in the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of the Highlands County Courthouse located at 430 South Commerce Ave-nue, Sebring, Florida at 11:00 A.M., offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following-described property situate in Highlands County, Florida:
Lot 33, Block ``G'', of the unrecorded Plat of ``THE GROVE'' being a portion of Government Lot 2, in Section 19, Township 34 South, Range 29 East, Highlands County, Florida, being more par-ticularly described as follows: Commence at the Northwest corner of Section 19, Township 34 South, Range 29 East; thence run South 89 de-grees 49' 45'' East a distance of 1,320.71 feet to the Northeast corner of Government Lot 2, thence South 00 degrees 11'08' West along East line of Government Lot 2 a distance of 1,229.89 feet to a point; thence West a distance of 40.00 feet for Point of Beginning. Thence continue West a dis-tance of 126.72 feet to a point; thence run South a distance of 145.01 feet to a point; thence run Northeasterly along the arc of a curve concave to the Southeast, (said curve having for its elements a radius of 430.00 feet; a central angle of 18 de-grees 25'32'' a chord bearing of North 54 de-grees 48' 48'' East and a chord distance of 137.69 feet) a distance of 138.28 feet to a point of compound curve. Thence run Northeasterly along the arc of a curve to the left concave to the North (said curve having for its elements a radius of 25.00 feet; a central angle of 63 degrees 50'26'') for a distance of 27.86 feet to the Point of Tangency. Thence run North 00 degrees 11'08'' East a distance of 43.27 feet to the Point of Beginning.Together with Grant of Engress and Ingress Ease-ment recorded in O.R. Book 917, Page 201 of the Public Records of Highlands County, Florida.pursuant to the Final Judgment entered in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is indi-cated above.
Any person or entity claiming an interest in the surplus, if any, resulting from the foreclosure sale, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens, mus file a claim on same with the Clerk of Court within 60 days after the foreclosure sale.
WITNESS my hand and official seal of said Court this 27th day of August, 2012.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Court Administrator, (941)534-4690, within two (2) working days of your receipt of this notice; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call (TDD) (941) 534-7777, or Florida Relay Service 800-955-8770.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy ClerkSeptember 21, 28, 2012
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTETO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, pur-suant to the ``Fictitious Name Statute'', Chapter 865.09, Florida Statutes will register with the Divi-sion of Corporations, Department of State State of Florida, upon receipt of proof of the publication of this notice, the fictitious name to-wit:
AAddvveennttiisstt HHeeaalltthh SSyysstteemm//SSuunnbbeelltt,, IInncc..Dated at Orlando, Seminole County, Florida,
September 26, 2012.September 28, 2012
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTETO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, pur-suant to the ``Fictitious Name Statute'', Chapter 865.09, Florida Statutes will register with the Divi-sion of Corporations, Department of State State of Florida, upon receipt of proof of the publication of this notice, the fictitious name to-wit:
AAddvveennttiisstt HHeeaalltthh SSyysstteemm SSuunnbbeelltt,, IInncc..Dated at Orlando, Seminole County, Florida,
September 26, 2012.September 28, 2012
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 282010CA000568OOOXXAURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLC,Plaintiff,vs.NEIL NORRIS; FRED R. CALKINS; DOROTHY CALK-INS; LILLIE NORRIS A/K/A LILLIE M. NORRIS; UN-KNOWN TENANT(S); IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure dated the 6th day of August, 2012, and entered in Case No. 282010CA000568OOOXX, of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein AURORA LOAN SERV-ICES, LLC is the Plaintiff and NEIL NORRIS; MID-LAND FUNDING, LLC; FRED R. CALKINS; DORO-THY E. CALKINS; LILLIE NORRIS A/K/A LILLIE M. NORRIS; UNKNOWN TENANT N/K/A SEAN NORRIS and UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,, are defendants. The Clerk of this Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870, 11:00 AM on the 9th day of October, 2012, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:LOT 3, BLOCK G, SPRING LAKE SECTION ONE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 23, PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs as-sistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863)534-4686 (voice), (863)534-7777 (TDD) or (800)955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to explain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.
Dated this 8th day of August, 2012.Robert W. Germaine
Clerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Lisa Tantillo
Deputy ClerkSeptember 21, 28, 2012
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 28-2011-CA-000199AURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLC,Plaintiff,JANICE L. GOKA, et al,Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated August 09, 2012 and entered in Case No. 28-2011-CA-000199 of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida wherein AURORA LOAN SERV-ICES, LLC, is the Plaintiff and JANICE L. GOKA; DAVID K. GOKA; DAVID K. GOKA, AS TRUSTEE OR SUCCESSOR TRUST, UNDER THE GOKA FAMILY TRUST CREATED BY TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JULY 21, 2008; JANICE L. GOKA, AS TRUSTEE OR SUCCESSOR TRUST, UNDER THE GOKA FAM-ILY TRUST CREATED BY TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JULY 21, 2008; THE UNKNOWN BENEFI-CIARY OF THE TRUST, UNDER THE GOKA FAMILY TRUST CREATED BY TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JULY 21, 2008; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR-TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DE-FENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; SEBRING RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIA-TION, INC.; are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY ASSEM-BLY ROOM IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HIGH-LANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE at 11:00 AM, on the 10th day of October, 2012, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
LOT 6, BLOCK 11, SEBRING RIDGE, SECTION G, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE 28, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 5002 MANATEE ROAD, SEBRING, FL 33870
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of the Court on August 10, 2012.
ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ Lisa TantilloDeputy Clerk
Ronald R. Wolfe & Associates, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F11002566 NATIONSTAR-SPECFHLMC-R-kcabral-Team 4 - F11002566**See Americans with Disabilities ActIn accordance with the Americans Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special accom-modation to participate in this proceeding should contact the individual or agency sending the no-tice at Echevarria & Associates, P.A., P.O. Box 25018, Tampa, FL 33622-5018, telephone (813) 251-4766, not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 12-376
IN RE: ESTATE OFISABELLE IRENE WALLACE Division: ProbateDeceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Isabelle
Irene Wallace, deceased, whose date of death was April 8, 2012, and the last four digits of whose social security number are 9317, is pend-ing in the Circuit Court for Highlands County, Flor-ida, Probate Division, the address of which is 590 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870. The names and addresses of the personal represen-tative and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF-TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is September 28, 2012.
Personal Representative:/s/ Claudia J. Diamond
235 Kite AvenueSebring, Florida 33870
Attorney for Personal Representative:/s/ Charlotte StoneCharlotte C. Stone, Esq.Attorney for Claudia J. DiamondFlorida Bar Number: 21297Stone & Walder, P.L.3200 US Highway 27 South, Suite 304Sebring, FL 33870Telephone: (863)402-5424Fax: (863)402-5425E-Mail: [email protected]
September 28; October 5, 2012
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 12-384
IN RE: ESTATE OFHAZEL G. GOODWILL Division: ProbateDeceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Hazel G.
Goodwill, deceased, whose date of death was October 3, 2011, and the last four digits of whose social security number are 0848, is pending in the Circuit Court for Highlands County, Florida, Pro-bate Division, the address of which is 590 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF-TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is September 28, 2012.
Personal Representatives:/s/ Joan Judd Britt630 Norway Road
Chadds Ford, PA 19317/s/ Ida Bettoni f/k/a Ida J. Merritt
12288 E. Bates CircleAurora, CO 80014
Attorney for Personal Representatives:/s/ Charlotte StoneCharlotte C. Stone, Esq.Florida Bar Number: 21297Stone & Walder, P.L.3200 US Highway 27 South, Suite 304Sebring, FL 33870Telephone: (863)402-5424Fax: (863)402-5425E-Mail: [email protected]
September 28; October 5, 2012
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 28-2012-CA-000589
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CER-TIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-13Plaintiff,vs.RICHARD A. OTTERMAN, A/K/A RICK A. OTTER-MAN; et al.Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF ACTION -FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS
TO: RICHARD A. OTTERMAN, A/K/A RICK A. OT-TERMAN AND UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RICHARD A. OTTERMAN, A/K/A RICK A. OTTERMANincluding any unknown spouse of the Defendant, if remarried and if said Defendant is dead, his/her respective unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lien holders, and trustees, and all other persons claiming by, through, under or against the named Defendant; and the aforementioned named Defendant and such of the aforementioned unknown Defendant and such of the unknown named Defendant as may be infants, incompetents, or otherwise not sui juris.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following described property, to-wit:
Lot 14, Block 171, Northside Subdivision, ac-cording to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 32 and 33 of the Public Records of High-lands County, Florida.Tax ID: C-22-35-29-060-1710-0140More commonly known as 6004 Old Cedar Street, Sebring, FL 33876
This action has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written de-fense, if any, to it on Plaintiff's attorney, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis, Co., L.P.A., whose address is 550 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 550, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, on or before 30 days after the date of first publication, which is October 31, 2012, and file the original with the Clerk of the Circuit Court either before service on Plaintiff's at-torney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a de-fault will be entered against you for the relief de-manded in the Complaint.
Witness my hand and seal of this Court on the 19th day of September, 2012.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863) 534-4686 (Voice) or (863) 534-7777 (TDD) or (800) 955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification. If the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.WWR File #10093502
Robert W. Germaine, ClerkHighlands County, FloridaBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTIN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONCase No.: PC 12-368
IN RE: ESTATE OFLORENZO MAGDALENO,Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS(Summary Administration)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of Sum-mary Administration has been entered in the es-tate of LORENZO MAGDALENO, deceased, File Number: PC 12-368, by the Circuit Court for HIGHLANDS County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 590 South Commerce Ave-nue, Sebring, Florida 33870-3867; that the de-cedent's date of death was June 8, 2012; that the total value of the estate is $750 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:Name AddressMichael A. Magdaleno 1366 West 2nd Avenue
Hialeah, Florida 33010ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE.
ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is September 21, 2012.
Person Giving Notice:MICHAEL A. MAGDALENO
1366 West 2nd AvenueHialeah, Florida 33010
Attorney for Person Giving Notice:PADRON LAW FIRM, P.A.Attorney for Personal Representative7875 S.W. 104 Street, Ste. 202Miami, Florida 33156Tel: (305)259.1771Fax: 1 (305)731.2187E-mail: [email protected]/s/ Jasiel TabaresJASIEL TABARES, ESQ.Florida Bar No. 95764
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 10001017GCS
Division:BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.Plaintiff,Vs.TERESA S. BURLEY; BANK OF AMERICA NA-TIONAL ASSOCIATION; JACKSON SHORES TOWN-HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC.
NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the
Default Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated Sep-tember 4, 2012, in the above-styled cause, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash begin-ning at 11:00 A.M. at the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of the Highlands County Court-house, 430 S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870 on October 9, 2012, the following de-scribed property:
UNIT 5G, JACKSON SHORES, SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN O.R. BOOK 701, PAGE 753, PUB-LIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND FURTHER DESCRIBED IN DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR JACKSON SHORES ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF JACKSON SHORES TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION, INC. AND BY-LAWS OF JACKSON SHARES TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATIONS, BOTH INCLUSIVE AND AFFIDAVIT AS RECORDED IN O.R. BOOK 710, PAGES 613 TO 623, BOTH INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA. ``AS DESCRIBED IN MORTGAGE BOOK 2137 PAGE 1398''
Property Address: 1561 Lakeview Drive, Unit 957, Sebring, FL 33870
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation to participate in this proceed-ing, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the pro-vision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863)534-4686 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this court on September 5, 2012.
Bob Germaine, Clerk of Court/s/ Toni Kopp
By: Deputy Clerk(COURT SEAL)
September 21, 28, 2012
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 282010CA000351XXXXXXWELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THECERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICAALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-1, MORTGAGEPASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1,Plaintiff,vsJOSE R. RODRIGUEZ, et alDefendants.
RE-NOTICE OF SALEPURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant an Order or Summary Final Judgment of foreclosure dated June 28, 2012, and an Order Resetting Sale dated September 12, 2012, and entered in Case No. 282010CA000351XXXXXX of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for High-lands County, Florida, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE-HOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1, is the Plaintiff and JOSE R. RODRIGUEZ; IRIS RODRIGUEZ; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 1; UNKNOWN TENANT NO. 2; and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTER-EST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED, are Defendants, I will sell, pursuant to Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, to the highest and best bidder for cash at the Highlands County Courthouse, 430 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870, on the 10th day of October, 2012, at 11:00 am, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judg-ment, to-wit:
LOT 36, IN BLOCK 282, OF SUN 'N LAKE ES-TATES OF SEBRING, UNIT 13, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, AT PAGE 71, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.
In accordance with the Americans with Dis-abilities Act of 1990, persons needing special ac-commodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Clerk of the Court not later than five business days prior to the proceeding at the Highlands County Courthouse. Telephone 863-386-6565 or 1-800-955-8770 via Florida Relay Service.
DATED at Sebring, Florida, on September 14, 2012.
ROBERT W. GERMAINEAs Clerk, Circuit Court
By: /s/ Priscilla MichalakAS DEPUTY CLERK
September 21, 28, 2012
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Please take notice that the City of Avon Park, City Council will hold a public hearing, Monday, October 8th, at 6:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter, in the City Council Chambers at 123 E. Pine St., for the final reading of Ordinance 16-12 as shown below:AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVON PARK, FLORIDA, RELATING TO CHANGES IN DEFINI-TIONS DUE TO SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES BE-ING PROVIDED BY THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND RESTRUCTURING OF THE CITY POLICE DE-PARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 54, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 1, TO ADD SECTIONS 54-31 CLARIFYING OR CREATING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 38, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 38-31 TO CORRECT THE DEFINITION OF ``LAW ENFORCE-MENT OFFICER'' AND ``POLICE DEPARTMENT'' CONSIS-TENT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTRACTING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FROM THE SHERIFF; AMEND-MENT OF CHAPTER 66, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 66-94 TO CLARIFY DEFINITIONS; AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 94, ARTICLE I, SECTION 94-3 TO CLARIFY DEFINITIONS; PRO-VIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE AND SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EF-FECTIVE DATE.Any person who might wish to appeal any decision made by the City of Avon Park City Council, Highlands County, Florida, in public hearing or meeting is hereby advised that he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim re-cord of the proceedings is made which will include the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. Any person with disabilities requiring accommoda-tions in order to participate should contact the City Man-ager prior to the meeting.
September 28, 2012
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 282009CA000959AOOOXXBAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. F/K/A COUN-TRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P.,Plaintiff,vs.MARIA PAGANI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARIA PAGANI; IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROP-ERTY,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure dated the 3rd day of August, 2012, and entered in Case No. 282009CA000959AOOOXX, of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P., is the Plaintiff and MARIA PAGANI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARIA PAGANI IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROP-ERTY, are defendants. The Clerk of this Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870, 11:00 AM on the 10th day of October, 2012, the follow-ing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:LOT 13, BLOCK 13, SEBRING RIDGE, SECTION G, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE 28, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs as-sistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863)534-4686 (voice), (863)534-7777 (TDD) or (800)955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to explain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.
Dated this 12th day of September, 2012.Robert W. Germaine
Clerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy ClerkSeptember 21, 28, 2012
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I recently wrote of thenew age of baseball statis-tics and how I’ve been onboard up to a certain extent,while still holding on tothose more basic and tradi-tional ones I grew up with.
Well, it seems the battleof the old against the new isalready upon us in thisyear’s American LeagueMVP race.
It is coming down to thewire between Detroit Tigerslugger Miguel Cabrera andL.A. Angel rookie phenomMike Trout.
The argument beingmade between the two isthat while Cabrera has the“old school stats” pleading
his case, it’s Trout that isdominant in the sabermetriccommunity.
It’s been 45 years since aMajor League player wonthe batting triple crown,leading his league in batting
average, home runs andRBI.
While it is a distinctionbased a lot upon landscapeand circumstance, it is ameasure of the all-aroundability of a hitter.
As of Thursday morning,as I am writing this,Cabrera lead the AmericanLeague with a .327 average,was second in home runswith 42 and lead in RBIwith 133.
But here’s where that cir-cumstance and landscapecome into play.
Just one home run behindCabrera is Adam Dunn ofthe White Sox, who issporting a less than robust
.209 with 210 strikeouts.Which just goes to show,
there are usually those bat-ters out there of the all ornothing sort, who can hurtan all-around hitters chanceat a triple crown.
Just as there were thosetime frames where the likesof Wade Boggs or TonyGwynn would be the annu-ally expected battingchamps, though wouldnever threaten for home runor RBI titles.
So it is a true mark of abatter’s overall ability to beleading in two and barelybehind in another with justabout a week left to go.
By BRITTANYWHITTINGTON
News-sun correspondentLAKE PLACID – The
Lady Red Devils of AvonPark traveled down to LakePlacid to take on the LadyGreen Dragons Tuesday in akey county, as well asDistrict 6-4A, matchup.
Skepticism was in the airof how this match wouldturn out with Lake Placidstanding alone atop thestandings.
But in a shocker, the RedDevils swept the GreenDragons in a quick three-and-out match.
After the match, emo-tions ran from one extremeto the next.
“We played our game,”said Avon Park head coachStephanie Devlin. “We wereon tonight, and when we’reon, we’re on.”
The emotions on theother side of the net weremuch more somber.
“We fell apart, we lostthe game,” said Lake Placidhead coach Linette Wells.
Coach Devlin was notbluffing by any means whenshe said that her team wason.
Avon Park jumped to aquick lead in the beginningof the first set and kept itthroughout the duration ofit.
Unfortunately for theDragons, they could not just
seem to get it together norget enough momentum topull the score closer togeth-er.
The Red Devils eventual-ly closed the set at 25-15.
Doing anything to make achange, Coach Wells triedto switch it up and used acompletely different line upfor the second set.
It seemed to be the per-fect fix as Lake Placid took
the first point and the firstlead run of the second set.
But victory seemed toosweet as the Lady Devilskicked things into gear andmade the set a nail biter.
For a while, the set wentback and forth between thetwo squads.
It was down to the wire,until the Red Devils stoleyet another set by a 25-23score.
At this point, the Dragonsknew it was make or breakto hold on to their top spotin the district standings.
Being down two sets tonone built a pressure on topof the Green Dragons thatthey were going to have todeflate.
It was time to put the lasttwo sets behind them andfocus on what was to come.
I finally made a trip out toLake Jackson last Saturday.
I had been watching thelake for some time, hopingthe water level would comeup enough to safely launchmy boat.
A couple months backwhen I stopped by the publiclaunch site, I was shockedby how far out of the waterit was.
But Saturday, I was ableto launch my boat and fol-lowing the white markers,make it out to deeper water.
This was my first trip onLake Jackson since 2005,and although the water hascome up over the past fewmonths, it’s still down com-pared to years ago when Iused to fish the lake weekly.
For a lake that covers9,200 acres, Lake Jacksonhad always had a strong basspopulation
Just to the left of the boatramp used to be a nice“flats” area, with 4-6 feet ofwater that always seemed tohold a few bass.
Now, as I cruised throughthe area with my electricmotor, the water was lessthan 2 feet quite a distancefrom shore.
Too shallow to hold basswith no cover.
Vegetation on the lake isseverely lacking, as italways has been since I usedto fish it years ago, and theboat docks, which hadalways held fish in the past,provided coverage of mini-mal water amounts andseemingly no bass.
Throwing a plastic wormalong the point and backinto the smaller bay I caughttwo bass, both less than 13inches in length.
One of the bass was soemaciated I could hardly tellit was a bass.
It’s rare and startling tosee a bass in that condition.
It always makes me won-der if the food source hasgrown scarce.
I changed to a spinnerbaitand then a crankbait as Iworked the north northeastshoreline where the waterdrops from 2-3 feet to 9 feetpretty quickly about 100yards offshore.
One hit on a spinnerbaitthat came unbuttoned shortlyafter the strike. Nothing onthe crankbait.
Moving to the south,southeast section of the lake,I changed to a plastic wormand picked up a 2 pounderon my second cast.
Fifty or 60 casts later, thetwo pounder was the onlyaction I’d found in that area.
Finally, I decided to moveto an underwater hump thathad produced for me in thepast.
Changing to a Carolina rigwith a crawfish jig and plas-tic, I worked the areamethodically fan-casting thestructure.
I was surprised, no onewas home.
Little Lake Jackson wasalways my favorite area tofish, but driving by thebridge over Rt. 27 it waspretty obvious no boats weregoing through there any timesoon.
A disappointing fishingtrip to say the least.
Lake Jackson needs a lotmore water before the fish-ing will improve.
It’s a shame that such abeautiful lake in the centerof Sebring isn’t everyone’sfavorite fishing spot.
I noticed when I arrived atthe boat ramp there was onlyone other truck and trailer inthe parking lot.
I assumed it was due tothe low water, but now I’mguessing many of the localanglers already discoveredwhat I learned last Saturday.
Fishing is pretty tough onLake Jackson.
On another note and forthose of you who enjoywatching fishing shows ontelevision, I wanted to men-
SPORTSBSECTION
News-Sun Friday, September 28, 2012
Game Notes� This game is a rare Saturday nightcontest with Avon Park traveling to theMiami area.� Hialeah Gardens has yet to scorethis season, and have given up 202points.
Last WeekAvon Park:The Devils were heldscoreless in a 14-0 loss to visitingLaBelle.Hialeah Gardens: Lost at home by a42-0 count to Westland Hialeah.
RecordsAvon Park 1-3; Hialeah 0-4
Avon Parkat
Hialeah Gardens
Game Notes� Tonight marks the third straightroad date for the Dragons.� Lake Placid’s lightning-shortenedgame against Moore Haven has beenlisted as a 0-0 tie for the teams.
Last WeekLake Placid:The Dragons had littleanswer for Dunbar in Ft. Myers, losing49-0.Lakeland Christian: Got past Tenorocby a 35-27 score.
RecordsLake Placid 1-2-1; Lakeland C. 3-1
Lake Placidat
Lakeland Christian
Game Notes� A year ago, the Blue Streaks gavethe highly rated Patriots all they couldhandle before falling just short in the13-3 loss.� The Patriots are averaging justunder 41 points per game.
Last WeekSebring: Saw a close first half getaway in a 41-20 loss to Lake Gibson.American Heritage: Enjoyed its byeweek after a 48-10 win over LakeHighland Prep the week prior.
RecordsSebring 1-3; Heritage 2-1
Sebring vs.
American Heritage
All games have 7 p.m. kickoffs unless otherwise noted
Fishin’ Around...Don Norton
Low time onLake Jackson
See BASS, Page 4B
Courtesy photoJohn Alexander heads upfield to gain some yards for the Eagle Flag team.
Special to the News-SunDUNDEE – The Highlands Youth
Football and Cheer Organization (HYFC)took to the road this week at Dundee totake on the Hornets on Saturday, Sept. 22.
The first game saw the Flag team get offto a quick start
Quarterback Julian Cardoso handed offto Fred Hankerson who broke through andcrossed the goal line for a touchdown.
The offense rallied together, earning
multiple touchdowns by John Alexanderand Hankerson.
The defense made its’ presence knownand stood strong with key defensive playsby Koda Cabrera, Clayton Hooks andWillie King leading to another win for theEagles.
The final score of 30-16 moves the teamrecord to 4-2 and in third place in the NFC
Eagles give Hornets a sting
See EAGLES, Page 4B
Lady Devils share lead after sweep
News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEThe Lady Devils erupt in celebration after finishing their three-set sweep of Lake PlacidTuesday night.
See AP, Page 3B
And AnotherThing...
Dan Hoehne
WAR may have won me over
See STATS, Page 3B
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Sebring Elks Golf Tourney
SEBRING – The Sebring Elks LodgeNo. 1529 monthly golf outing will be heldat Golf Hammock Golf and Country Clubon Monday, Oct. 1, beginning at 8 a.m.
Cost is $30 which includes golf, cart,lunch and prize fund.
To sign up contact Jack McLaughlin [email protected] or leave amessage on 863 471-3295.
Check in not later than 7:40 a.m. by thePro Shop.
Karate at YMCASEBRING – The Highlands County
YMCA would like to welcome to ourteam, Master Val Henry and Master HankHenry, who are bringing authentic tradi-tional martial arts Karate training to theYMCA as of Tuesday, Sept. 11.
Master Henry will be offering familymartial arts training at the YMCA andclasses will be on Tuesdays andThursdays for both adults and children.
This is a great activity to enjoy as afamily, a family that kicks together stickstogether.
Master Henry is the highest rankedauthentic black-belt master instructor inHighlands County.
Master Henry has been teaching andtraining students in Highlands County forover 24 years and has trained many state,national and international champions.
If you are interested in learning fromthe best in Highlands County, come try afree martial art karate class at the YMCAon Tuesday or Thursday.
The fee thereafter is only $50 permonth for YMCA members and $60 permonth for non members.
Contact the YMCA for more informa-tion and questions at 382-9622.
FSU, USF tailgate trip
SEBRING – The Highlands SeminoleClub is hosting a bus trip to Tampa onSaturday, Sept. 29, to watch the FSUSeminoles take on the USF Bulls.
All teams’ fans are welcome, and chil-dren too.
Don’t drive – join us for a bus partyand tailgating!
Some refreshments will be available. For details, please email Lisa at fsug-
AVON PARK – It’s still a ways off, butit’s never too early to secure a spot to takein Joe Franza’s induction into the FloridaAthletic Coaches Association Hall ofFame.
Tickets are not available at the door.The 37th FACA Hall of Fame induction
ceremonies will be on Saturday, Jan. 12,2013 at the Hilton Daytona BeachOceanfront Resort, beginning with aNoon luncheon.
The luncheon and induction are open toall friends and family, at $35 per person ifpurchased prior to Friday, Dec. 21.
Tickets after this dates will be $50each, and no tickets will be sold afterFriday, Jan. 4.
Luncheon tickets can be purchased bycontacting FACA at (850) 727-8117, or
PO Box 13805, Tallahassee, FL 32317.Tickets are not mailed, but held at the
door for pick up.Hotel reservations are available at
(386) 254-8200 – Please request theFACA Group rate of $99.
The Hall of Fame is the highest honorgiven by the FACA.
The award is designed to recognizeFACA members for years of coachingtenure in Florida high schools, for dedica-tion to the FACA and for outstandingcoaching accomplishments.
Don’t miss out on seeing one ofHighlands County’s own bestowed withthis great honor.
Plenty going on at YMCA
SEBRING – The YMCA is seekingGolf Clubs of all sizes for our new youthgolf program starting in October ages 5-15.
Classes will be twice a week for fourweeks.
If you have used clubs or golf balls youwould like to donate please contact theYMCA 382-9622
This September will be the kick off ofthe YMCA’s New Aqua Zumba!
It will make you feel like a kid again. Imagine a pool party complete with
foam noodles, splashing, even hootingand hollering – set to awesome up beatreggae and calypso music.
Sign-ups for September swim lessonsare under way, with classes havingalready started.
The YMCA has partnered with theChampion for Children Foundation tooffer Free Drowning Prevention classesevery Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 10p.m. – this class is for both children andparents.
The number one cause of death, in chil-dren four and under in Florida is drown-ing, so be sure to take advantage of thisfree class at the “Y”.
Pre registration required.The YMCA has not one, but two heated
Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 3Detroit 2, Kansas City 0Toronto 4, Baltimore 0Tampa Bay 5, Boston 2Oakland 3, Texas 2, 10 inningsMinnesota 5, N.Y. Yankees 4L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 4
Wednesday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 2Detroit 5, Kansas City 4Baltimore 12, Toronto 2Tampa Bay 4, Boston 2Oakland 9, Texas 3Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 4L.A. Angels 4, Seattle 3
Thursday’s GamesKansas City at Detroit, lateOakland at Texas, lateSeattle at L.A. Angels, lateN.Y. Yankees at Toronto, lateTampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, late
Friday’s GamesBoston (A.Cook 4-10) at Baltimore(Tillman 8-2), 7:05 p.m.Kansas City (W.Smith 6-8) at Cleveland(D.Huff 2-0), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 14-11) at Toronto(Jenkins 0-2), 7:07 p.m.L.A. Angels (Weaver 19-4) at Texas(Dempster 7-2), 8:05 p.m.Detroit (Scherzer 16-7) at Minnesota(Diamond 12-8), 8:10 p.m.Tampa Bay (Hellickson 9-10) at ChicagoWhite Sox (Floyd 10-11), 8:10 p.m.Seattle (Beavan 10-10) at Oakland(Griffin 6-1), 10:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division
W L Pct GBz-Washington 94 61 .606 —z-Atlanta 90 65 .581 4Philadelphia 78 77 .503 16New York 71 84 .458 23Miami 66 89 .426 28
x-San Francisco 90 65 .581 —Los Angeles 80 75 .516 10Arizona 78 77 .503 12San Diego 74 81 .477 16Colorado 61 94 .394 29z-clinched playoff berthx-clinched division
___Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia 6, Washington 3Atlanta 4, Miami 3Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 2Pittsburgh 10, N.Y. Mets 6St. Louis 4, Houston 0Colorado 10, Chicago Cubs 5, 7 inningsSan Diego 2, L.A. Dodgers 1Arizona 7, San Francisco 2
Wednesday’s GamesL.A. Dodgers 8, San Diego 2Washington 8, Philadelphia 4Atlanta 3, Miami 0Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 1N.Y. Mets 6, Pittsburgh 0Houston 2, St. Louis 0Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 0San Francisco 6, Arizona 0
Thursday’s GamesMilwaukee at Cincinnati, latePittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, lateChicago Cubs at Colorado, lateArizona at San Francisco, lateWashington at Philadelphia, lateMiami at Atlanta, lateL.A. Dodgers at San Diego, late
Friday’s GamesCincinnati (H.Bailey 12-10) atPittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 16-8), 7:05 p.m.Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 6-8) at Miami(Buehrle 13-13), 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Niese 12-9) at Atlanta(T.Hudson 16-6), 7:35 p.m.Houston (E.Gonzalez 2-1) at Milwaukee(Gallardo 16-8), 8:10 p.m.Washington (E.Jackson 9-10) at St.Louis (Wainwright 13-13), 8:15 p.m.Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 6-12) at Arizona(I.Kennedy 14-11), 9:40 p.m.San Francisco (Vogelsong 13-9) at SanDiego (Werner 2-2), 10:05 p.m.Colorado (Francis 5-6) at L.A. Dodgers(Blanton 9-13), 10:10 p.m.
AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast
W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .66781 75Buffalo 2 1 0 .66787 79New England 1 2 0 .33382 64Miami 1 2 0 .33365 66
Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.San Francisco at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Miami at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.New Orleans at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.Washington at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.Open: Indianapolis, Pittsburgh
x-San Jose 18 6 6 60 62 36x-Los Angeles 15 11 4 49 54 42x-Real Salt Lake15 11 4 49 40 34Seattle 13 7 9 48 45 31Vancouver 10 12 8 38 31 40FC Dallas 9 12 9 36 35 38Colorado 9 18 3 30 38 45Portland 7 15 8 29 31 51Chivas USA 7 15 7 28 21 45NOTE: Three points for victory, onepoint for tie.x- clinched playoff berth
___Friday’s Game
Chicago at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30p.m.
Saturday’s GamesToronto FC at New York, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.New England at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Seattle FC at Vancouver, 9 p.m.FC Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA, 10:30p.m.D.C. United at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Game
Los Angeles at Colorado, 7 p.m.
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS(x-if necessary)
(Best-of-3)EASTERN CONFERENCE
Connecticut vs. New YorkThursday, Sept. 27: New York atConnecticut, lateSaturday, Sept. 29: Connecticut at NewYork, 7 p.m.x-Monday, Oct. 1: New York atConnecticut, 7 p.m.
Indiana vs. AtlantaFriday Sept. 28: Atlanta at Indiana, 7p.m.Sunday, Sept. 30: Indiana at Atlanta, 4p.m.x-Tuesday, Oct. 2: Atlanta at Indiana,TBD
WESTERN CONFERENCEMinnesota vs. Seattle
Friday, Sept. 28: Seattle at Minnesota, 9p.m.Sunday, Sept. 30: Minnesota at Seattle,9 p.m.x-Tuesday, Oct. 2: Seattle at Minnesota,TBD
Los Angeles vs. San AntonioThursday, Sept. 27: San Antonio at LosAngeles, lateSaturday, Sept. 29: Los Angeles at SanAntonio, 3 p.m.x-Monday, Oct. 1: San Antonio at LosAngeles, 10:30 p.m.
BASEBALLAmerican League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES–Placed LHPRandy Wolf on the 60-day DL. Selectedthe contract of INF Bill Hall fromNorfolk (IL).
BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS–Signed GCarlon Brown, G/F Lance Goulbourne, FRick Jackson and G/F Tarence Kinsey.
FOOTBALLNational Football League
NFL–Fined New England coach BillBelichick $50,000 and Washingtonoffensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan$25,000 for their actions duringSunday's games.ARIZONA CARDINALS–Signed RBAlfonso Smith. Released LB RickyElmore from the practice squad. SignedLB Zack Nash to the practice squad.ATLANTA FALCONS–Released S MarkLeGree from the practice squad. SignedRB Josh Vaughan to the practice squad.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Placed CRodney Hudson on injured reserve.Signed G Russ Hochstein and C BryanMattison.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–ReleasedDL Marcus Forston. Signed DL TerrellMcClain.OAKLAND RAIDERS–Signed DL AndreCarter. Signed WR Tori Gurley to thepractice squad.PHILADELPHIA EAGLES–Released WRJeremy Ebert from the practice squad.Signed TE Kyle Nelson to the practicesquad.SAN DIEGO CHARGERS–Signed WRMalcom Floyd to a three-year contractextension through 2015.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS–ReleasedWR Jordan Shipley. Signed WR RoscoeParrish and DE Jeff Charleston.
LOCAL SCHEDULE
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
THE SCOREBOARD
Lake Placid
TODAY: Football at Lakeland Christian, 7 p.m.TUESDAY:Volleyball at Mulberry, 6/7:30 p.m.; Cross Country hosts meet, 4:30 p.m.;Boys Golf at DeSoto, 4:30 p.m.THURSDAY: JV Football vs. Ft. Meade, 7 p.m.; Swimming vs. Hardee, 5:30 p.m.; BoysGolf vs. LaBelle, 3:30 p.m.; Girls Golf at LaBelle, 4:15 p.m.
Sebring
TODAY: Football vs. American Heritage, 7 p.m.MONDAY: Golf hosts Crutchfield/Hawkins Invite, Sun ‘N Lake, 9 a.m.TUESDAY:Volleyball vs. Kathleen, 6/7:30 p.m.; Bowling vs.Treasure Coast, 3:30 p.m.;Swimming at Lakeland Christian, Rowdy Pool, 5:30 p.m.
SFSC
TODAY:Volleyball hosts Tournament, vs. Gulf Coast, 1 p.m.; vs. Lake Sumter, 5 p.m.SATURDAY:Volleyball hosts Tournament, vs. Broward, 9 a.m.; vs. Clearwater Christian,3 p.m.TUESDAY:Volleyball vs. Polk State College, 7 p.m.THURSDAY:Volleyball vs. St. Petersburg College, 7 p.m.
Avon Park
SATURDAY: Football at Hialeah Gardens, 7 p.m.THURSDAY: JV Football at Frostproof, 7 p.m.; Volleyball vs. DeSoto, 6/7:30 p.m.FRIDAY, Oct. 5: Football at Clewiston, 7 p.m.
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Trout’s case, on the sur-face, has been made mostlyon his WAR rating, which is10.5.
Meaning, in the simplestterms, that his being in thelineup is worth 10.5 morewins for his team than if anaverage replacement was inhis place.
Cabrera’s WAR of 6.6wouldn’t seem all that shab-by, but the saber-heads areregarding Trout’s as trulyremarkable.
Being new to the world ofWAR, my guess is the differ-ence between the two, in ourold-school terms, would belike the difference between a.300 hitter and someone hit-ting .260, or maybe a 50home run guy and someoneelse hitting 10.
I also found that Trout,among Major League centerfielders, had the second lead-ing defensive WAR, whileCabrera isn’t even a full-timefielder, and not exactly agreat one anyway.
How each player’s teamfinishes the season is anotherfactor that is being discussed,with Detroit just havingtaken the lead in the ALCentral, while the Angels aretwo games out of the finalwild card spot.
I could easily stay oldschool and just look across
the overall numbers for bothplayers.
They are very close in bat-ting average and Trout hasscored 18 more runs, in about70 fewer at bats.
Cabrera has 15 more dou-bles, 14 more home runs andnearly 60 more RBI, thoughTrout isn’t quite counted onas a run producer in the LosAngeles line-up.
You could then add thatTrout has six triples, toCabrera’s zero, or his 47stolen bases, to Cabrera’sfour, and you would see amore rounded, overall player.
Throw in the defensive dif-ference between the two andit would seem to shift thingsinto Trout’s favor.
Of course, then the age-oldargument comes up – is theaward for the player with thebest stats, or the player whowas most valuable to histeam.
And this is where, in themidst of writing this, I real-ized that sabermetrics hassolved that.
What’s more valuable thanbeing worth wins for yourteam?
By crunching the overallnumbers and making compar-isons, WAR has quantifiedwhat the stats amount to.
What those numbers, andthus the player, are worth inwins.
Then again, if Cabrera
does win the triple crown andhis team makes the playoffs,and the Angels fall short,then how valuable were thosewins?
Dan Hoehne is the Sports Editorof the News-Sun. He can bereached at [email protected].
Lake June WestA Scramble was played on
Thursday, Sept. 20.Winning first place was the team
of Ken Rowen, Margaret Schultz,John and Gloria Huggett with 52.Tying for second/third places werethe teams of Ron Hesson, BettyBillau, Larry and Chris Heath; Joeand Joyce Swartz, Joanna McGilland Mario Cappelletti with 54 each.
Closest to the pin: No. 4, JohnHuggett, 4-feet-11-inches; and No.8, Charlotte Mathew, 6-feet-11-inch-es.
The Men’s Association played aMen’s League event on Wednesday,Sept. 19.
Winning first place was the teamof Claude Cash, Dick Denhart, OttWegner and Fred Neer with 40. Tyingfor second/third places were theteams of Ron Hesson, Norm Grubbs,Dick Reaney and Jack Maginnis;Pete Otway, Mario Cappelletti, JoeSwartz and Larry Heath with 41each.
Closest to the pin: No. 4, LarryHeath, 3-feet-4-inches; and No. 8,Joe Swartz, 4-feet.
SpringLakeOn Tuesday, Sept. 25, the SpringLake Men’s Golf
Association conducted a Two Man Team - One BestBall tournament on the Panther Creek golf course.
This tournament was flighted; Flight A having hand-icaps of 18 and under and Flight B having handicapsabove 18 with teams matched fairly equally withinflight.
Scoring was done by only counting the best ball foreach particular hole on a scratch basis.
There was a tie for first place in Flight A, at 74strokes, between Ken Kirby and Jack Hoerner and theteam of Gary Behrendt and Will David.
Mr. Behrendt started out with an Eagle on the firsthole and a Birdie on the second.
Third place went to Jan Hard and Gary Graves with
a very close 75 strokes. These guys really “Ham and Egged” it; Mr. Hard
took 5 holes, Mr. Graves took 7 holes, and they tied theother 6 holes.
First place in Flight B went to Larry Miesner and JayPayne, who had a Best Ball score of 82 strokes.
These gentlemen were an evenly matched team; Mr.Miesner took 5 holes, Mr. Payne took 5 holes and theytied the rest.
Second place in B Flight went to Rick Nelson andJim Foote, who made it around in 83 strokes.
This was primarily due to Mr. Nelson, who took 11holes to Mr. Foote’s 2, with 5 ties.
Mr. Foote is examining closely his golfing future. Third place in B was awarded to Richie Eastep and
Ed Clay, with 87 strokes.
But to Lake Placid’s dis-advantage, Avon Park tookthe lead and ran.
Gradually lowering theirconfidence and execution, itseemed that the Dragonshad dug themselves toodeep of a hole to climb backout of.
Holding on to all lasthope, the Lady Dragonstried to fight back closingthe score to within just afew points.
The Lady Devils, howev-er, finished off the set andmatch with a final score of25-21.
This loss for the Dragonsand victory for the Devilsstirs up a bit of excitementin the district.
With Lake Placid havingrecently defeated DeSoto,with the Bulldogs then beat-ing Avon Park, Tuesday’soutcome creates a three-waytie for the top spot in thestandings.
It shall be an interestingturn out as the season shuf-fles and these three teamsmeet again.
The next chapter of thedistrict saga was slated forThursday with DeSoto visit-ing the Lady Dragons.
The Devils were atFrostproof Thursday beforethey too would face the vis-iting Bulldogs on Thursday,Oct. 4.
Elsewhere, Sebring sur-
vived it’s first foray intotheir district slate, eking outa five-set win at Kathleen.
Presumptive districtfavorite Winter Haven came
to face the Lady StreaksThursday night.
See Sunday’s News-Sunfor a recap of Thursday’saction.
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News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNETeresa Devlin goes up for a kill in Tuesday’s big win forAvon Park.
AP rises with big district win
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Stats now show player value
NEW YORK (AP) — TheNFL’s regular officiatingcrews are back. Their returncouldn’t have come soonenough for many players,coaches and fans.
After two days ofmarathon negotiations — andmounting frustrationthroughout the league — theNFL and the officials’ unionannounced at midnightThursday that a tentativeeight-year agreement hadbeen reached to end a lockoutthat began in June.
The deal came on the heelsof Seattle’s chaotic last-sec-ond win over Green Bay onMonday night in which thereplacement officials strug-gled. Commissioner RogerGoodell, who was at the bar-gaining table Tuesday and
Wednesday.“We are glad to be getting
back on the field for thisweek’s games,” NFLReferees Association presi-dent Scott Green said.
And plenty of playersechoed that sentiment.
“Never thought I would beexcited for the refs to comeback to work but it’s abouttime it was definitely neces-sary!” Cleveland return spe-cialist Josh Cribbs tweetedThursday morning.
Minnesota punter ChrisKluwe chimed in, too.
“It was a noble experi-ment, but I think ultimately afailed experiment, from whatwe’ve seen. It’ll be good notto have to worry about thatwhen we’re on the field,” hesaid.
Regular refs back for NFL
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tion one of the greatestbass fishing movies of alltime.
Actually, there are twoseparate movies,“Bigmouth” and “BigmouthForever” as well as a greatbook.
Glen Lau, a worldfamous fisherman andunderwater photographerfilmed this documentary inthe 1970’s and won numer-ous national and interna-tional awards for themovie.
Narrated by Rod Serlingand hosted by HomerCircle, Bigmouth chroni-cles the life-cycle of alargemouth bass, almostentirely underwater throughthe lens of Glen’s camera.
The photography isbreath-taking, with close-up’s of large bass inschools, as well as bassfeeding and striking lures.
Our bass club in Ohiopurchased the movie in1974 and watched it fre-quently as a group and withnew members.
For many of us, welearned things about alargemouth bass that mighthave taken a lifetime offishing to learn on our own.
Now, 35 years later, withthe help of Shaw Grigsbyand Hank Parker, a sequelto the documentary,“Bigmouth Forever” wasreleased and receivedequally high praise as wellas numerous awards.
I’ve kept copies of bothmovies for years and onlyrecently realized I hadn’twatched either in quitesome time.
Pulling them out of my
library, I soon rememberedwhy I hadn’t watched themfor years.
Both were done in a VHSformat.
Like many people, I nolonger had a VCR.
It had been replacedyears ago with a DVD andmore recently with a BlueRay disc player.
A quick search on theinternet and I found bothmovies as well as GlenLau’s “Limited Edition” inhardcover, “Bass Forever”.
The movies are $19.99each and the book can beordered in soft or hardcover. The internet site iswww.reelbass.net.
If you’re a die-hard bassfisherman like me, you’llwant copies of these twogreat movies and Glen’sbook.
I guarantee you that youwill see things in thesemovies that will dispelmany of your commonbeliefs about largemouthbass.
As for the book, “BassForever,” Glen reveals 60years of bass fishing, rais-ing largemouth bass to beworld record breakers andunderwater photography of
this great game fish, whichcan only increase your fish-ing knowledge and know-how.
I have dozens of greatbooks on fishing - bookswritten by Buck Perry,Doug Hannon, LarryLarsen, Frank Sargeant,Kevin VanDam, BillSiemantel and Bart Crabb,as well as others, but theinformation in “BassForever” is written by notonly a fisherman, but some-one who raised largemouthbass and practically livedwith them underwater.
I highly recommendGlen’s documentaries andbook.
Don Norton is a professionaltournament bass fisherman,bass fishing guide, and customrod builder. He has also taughta few fishing classes at theSouth Florida CommunityCollege. He lives in the GolfHammock area of Sebring withhis wife Lexie and is the ownerof a custom rod building com-pany appropriately named “TheAmerican Fisherman”. He canbe reached at 216-339-6571,330-635-6682 or by email [email protected]. Hiswebsite address is theamerican-fisherman.com.
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Courtesy photoTwo videos, as well as Glen Lau’s book, are highly recom-mended to fishermen by Don Norton.
Bass seen in newlight in movies, book
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division of the Sunshine PAL-Lakeland League.
The next game featured theMighty Mights.
The Eagles offense took thefield focused and determinedafter last week’s loss to theBulls.
Quarterback GraisinWheelock handed off toTaivion Coston and AlexPollard, who rushed for sever-al yards throughout the day.
The Eagles defense wasimpressive in the first half,holding the Hornets to sevenpoints going into the break.
But the offense struggled inthe second half.
And the defense, thoughthey fought hard with solidtacking by Xavier Mobley,Ronnie Roberts and Coston,but costly turnovers andpenalties thwarted all theEagles efforts.
The final score of the 21-0loss brings their record to 1-5,placing them in a two-way tiefor third place in the division.
The third game of the daywas the Pee Wee team whomet a strong defensive stancefrom the Hornets after anearly score.
The Eagles offense drovedown the field, with keyyardage earned by KevinRivera and Kasey Hawthorneresulting in a touchdown byHawthorne.
The two-point conversionkick was also earned byHawthorne to even things up
But the Hornets quicklyresponded with a score oftheir own, going into halftimewith a 14-8 lead.
The defense came out in thesecond half with key tacklesby Austin Oppold, DevinBrubaker, Jordan Rose,Austin Smith and ChristianRamos.
But another Hornet scorelead to the second loss of the
season, 20-8, bringing theirrecord to 4-2 and droppingthem to third place in the divi-sion.
Playing the fourth gamewas the undefeated JuniorVarsity team.
The Hornets picked off thefirst pass of the game and con-verted to take an early lead 6-0.
The Eagles respondedquickly when DJ Taylorreturned the kickoff 65 yardsfor a touchdown to tie thegame at 6-6.
The Eagle defense quicklyshut down the Hornets withAkem JnPierre getting threesacks.
In the next drive of thegame, key yardage was earnedby JnPierre, CJ Harris andrunning back Rafael Smith,who rushed for 35 yards intothe end zone for the secondscore of the day to make thehalftime lead 12-6.
The JV defense dominatedthe field in the second halfwith sacks by JnPierre andkey tackling by Smith, JalenWilliams and Landen “J-Rob”Robinson.
A key interception by AJRobinson helped shut downthe Hornets for the day.
During the next drive,quarterback Norris “Fish”Taylor handed off to Williamsfor another Eagle score, withSmith earning the extra point.
The 19-6 win keepsthe team undefeated at 6-0and in first place in the divi-sion.
The Varsity team earned avictory by forfeit, bringingtheir record to 6-0 and firstplace in the division.
The Lady Eagle cheerlead-ers did a great job cheeringthe boys on and keeping thecrowds spirited.
All in all, it was a anothergreat day of football for theHYFC organization.
The Eagles will be on theroad again this week to facethe Fort Meade Miners onSaturday, Sept. 29
Games will begin at 9 a.m. Admission is $4 for adults
and $3 for children. Come on out to support the
Highlands Youth Football andCheer program.
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Courtesy photoKevin Rivera picked up nice yardage for the Pee WeeEagles, but not quite enough to get the win Saturday.
Eagles take three at Dundee
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Doyour legshurt orcramp upwhen youwalk orclimbstairs?Doesyour legpain goawaywhen you
rest but then return whenyou start to move again? Doyou have leg pain that awak-ens you at night time? Haveyou noticed a difference inthe amount you can walkbefore the pain starts ascompared to a few monthsago? Do you blame this onold age?
Many people mistakenlythink that leg pain is a natu-ral part of getting older.This pain cycle is calledintermittent claudication.
It can be a sign of periph-eral arterial disease. PAD,also know as “hardening ofthe arteries” or atherosclero-sis of the legs, and affectabout 12 million Americans.PAD occurs when the ves-sels that carry blood to yourlower body become narrowor blocked. This makes itharder for blood to reachyour leg.
Untreated PAD can resultin the leg and foot tissuedying, which also is as gan-grene. This may lead toamputation of the toes feetand legs. Atherosclerosiscan occur in other parts of
the body such as the heartand brain which can lead toheart attack or stroke.
Symptoms of intermittentclaudication include.
- Pain in the calf, thigh,buttocks.
- Characterized as aches,cramps have numbness ortightness; and
- May be felt in on orboth legs.
Risk factors can includeage, smoking, high choles-terol, high blood pressure,sedentary lifestyle, obesity,diabetes, and family history.Smokers have three timesgreater chance of developingPAD than non-smokers.Smoking causes narrowingof the blood vessels, whichdecreases the blood flow to
the legs. The amount of oxy-gen is reduced increasingleg pain. The blood vessel’slining becomes irritatedwhich can speed hardeningof the arteries. High choles-terol plays a role by build-ing up in the walls of thearteries in the legs, reducingblood flow.
High blood pressure con-tributes to hardening of thearteries.
A sedentary lifestyle canresult in muscle loss, lower-ing endurance and higherblood pressure which com-plicates intermittent claudi-cation. Obesity can raiseblood pressure blood choles-terol and increase thechance of getting diabetes.One out of three diabetics
has PAD. Test to check where your
blood vessels are blockedincludes Ankle BrachialIndex. ABI measures theratio of blood pressure inthe ankle to that of the arm.Doppler ultrasound usesharmless sound wave to pro-duce and image of the bloodvessels.
During an angiogram, adye in injected into yourblood vessels showingwhere the blockage is.Treatment for PAD includesmedication, exercise, thera-py, and bypass surgery, min-imally invasive proceduressuch as angioplasty andplaque excision.
If left untreated, with lessblood reaching your feet,minor injuries to the feetcan lead to infection, non-healing wounds, gangreneand amputation.
Dr. Olga Garcia Luepschen andthe Gentle Foot Care Center areat 2 Ryant Blvd. (on U.S. 27)can be reached 314-9255(walk).Visit www.gentlefootcarecenter.com.
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- Monday – 8 a.m., HealthFair, Brookside Bluffs, StateRoad 17, Zolfo Springs; 10a.m., Health Fair, ChathamPointe, Stenstom Road,Wauchula; and 1 p.m.,Caregivers Support Group,Crown Pointe AssistedLiving Community, Sun ’NLake Boulevard, Sebring.
- Tuesday – 10 a.m.,Health Fair, Fair Havens,Apartments, Spinks Road,Sebring; and 1 p.m., HealthFair, Groves, behindSebring Diner, U.S. 27Sebring.
- Wednesday – 8 a.m.,Health Fair, Villa Del Sol,behind Winn Dixie, U.S. 27Avon Park; 9 a.m., HealthFair, Avon Park Meal Site,Main Street, Avon Park; and10:30 a.m., Coping withTransitions, Crown Pointe,Assisted Living facility, Sun’N Lake Boulevard,Sebring.
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You arefrustratedbecauseyou hadcarpaltunnelsurgeryand yourhand stillhurts.There aremanycauses –pinched
nerve in the neck, swelling inthe nerve, incomplete releaseor another overlapping handproblem.
About 20-30 percent ofpeople have a pinched nervein the neck, in addition to thepinching of the median nervein the wrist. Many of theserespond to physical therapy.
When there is a pinchednerve in the neck, the “hole”that the nerve exits in theneck is formed by adjacentvertebrae. If the muscles aretight then the hole gets small-er and aggravates the nerve.Therapy can loosen thingsup. If this is not enough, theninjecting the irritable nerve isthe next step. This is done byanesthesia doctors with train-ing in pain management. Thespinal cord and brain haveprotective barriers that keepall medicines, both good andbad, out. The only way to getenough medicine in is byinjection. In a few cases, the
problem in the neck needssurgery.
Carpal tunnel (CTS) is aresult of pressure on thenerve. In most of the moder-ate cases, releasing the pres-sure makes the pain go away.In some, the pain goes awaybriefly and then returns. Thisoften feels like the pins andneedles that you get whenyour leg goes to sleep andthen awakens. If severe, thereare several medicines to helpin this stage. Ice is also help-ful.
In the more severe CTS,the nerve is actually regrow-ing and can also be irritableuntil it finishes. Sometimesthe help of a hand therapist isneeded, especially in themore severe CTS. Therapistscan also help in getting thebrain to pay attention to anerve that has not been com-municating (i.e. numb) for awhile. This has improved theresults in severe carpal tunnelcases.
If you get better for a fewmonths and then worsen, youmay be a scar former. Thisdoes require re-release. Inthis case, some fat is takenfrom the hand and wrappedaround the nerve. The scarreforms, but cannot get a
good “squeeze” on the nerve. If the original release sur-
gery was with a short inci-sion or endoscopic then therelease may be incomplete.This is most common if youhave had a wrist fracture,have systemic arthritis likegout, a severe CTS or dia-betes – all of which causescar formation around thenerve that is not removed inthese techniques. This can beidentified by repeating thenerve testing.
Lastly, some symptomsmay be due to trigger fingers,bad thumb joints or otherproblems that also give handpain, but that is the story foranother column.
Dr. Diana D. Carr treatspatients at The Hand &Shoulder Specialists of feringspecialty care close to homewith a concentration on healingshoulder, elbow, wrist and handproblems. She is certified by theAmerican Board ofOrthopaedic Surgery and aFellow of the AmericanAcademy of OrthopaedicSurgeons.Visit http://hand-shoulder-specialist.com or call382-7777. This information isnot intended to diagnose, treator cure your condition.
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Continued hand pain may be caused by something otherthan carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Dr. Diana Carr
Dear Pharmacist: Iheard on the Dr. Oz showthat green coffee beanextract could help me loseweight, what do you thinkof this?
– G.H., GainesvilleAnswer: I think it has
good potential as part of abigger plan that includes aPaleo diet and exercise. Ialways recommend a sensi-ble weight loss plan asopposed to a magic pill.
The only problem I fore-see is that most people withextra baggage suffer fromundiagnosed hypothy-roidism, adrenal problemssuch as cortisol imbalance,or estrogen dominance andno amount of green coffeebean extract will fix that.
Nevertheless, I knowmany of you have rushedout to purchase this pillrather than order blood orurine tests, which is theonly way to uncover theunderlying cause of yourweight problems.
I’m a big fan of Dr. Oz,and I’ve had the privilege ofbeing on his show threetimes. He didn’t mentionone important fact on thesegment, so I’m going to
share it with you today.First, a little background.
Dr. Oz said the mosteffective green coffee beensupplements contain at least45 percent “chlorogenicacid.”
It is this naturally occur-ring compound that inducesthermogenesis, whichspeeds metabolism andburns fat. I agree with thatand just so you know, tea(black, green or white) andcoffee all contain chloro-genic acid; it’s what impartsthese drinks with that famil-iar, slightly bitter taste.
Anyway, if you supple-ment with green coffeebean extract (or drink cof-fee and tea) then I need towarn you that chlorogenicacid is a drug mugger ofmagnesium, iron and zinc:
All I’m suggesting is thatyou restore what the ‘drugmugger’ steals from yourbody. You can do that witha supplement called “TraceMinerals,” or Hawaiianspirulina, both of which aresold at any health foodstore or pharmacy. Take it 4to 6 hours away from thegreen coffee bean extract.
Finally, I bet some of youare hung up on the partabout coffee and wonderingif the drug mugging hap-pens with decaf. Yes itdoes. The decaffeinationprocess has no bearing onthis.
Chlorogenic acid is stillrobbing you of essentialminerals, and possibly othernutrients like your B vita-mins and intestinalmicroflora (probiotics).Herbal teas are fine becausethey are free of chlorogenicacid.
Suzy Cohen is a registered phar-macist and the author of ‘The24-Hour Pharmacist’ and ‘RealSolutions.’ For more informa-tion, visit www.DearPharmacist. com. Thisinformation is not intended totreat, diagnose or cure yourcondition.
What Dr. Oz forgot to say
Dear PharmacistSuzy Cohen
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Associated PressLONDON — J.K. Rowling
plans to return to writing foryoung people — and theauthor says she doesn’t ruleout another book set in HarryPotter’s magical world.
Rowling became theworld’s most successful liv-ing writer with her sevennovels about a boy who dis-covers that he is a wizard andis pitched into battle againstthe forces of evil.
Rowling’s first book foradults, “The CasualVacancy,” is being publishedThursday, five years after therelease of the last volume inthe Potter saga.
The 47-year-old authortold the BBC that her nextbook would be “for slightlyyounger children than thePotter books.”
And she said that while“where Harry’s story is con-cerned, I’m done,” she wasconsidering a new story set inthe same universe.
“I don’t want to go
mechanically back into thatworld and pick up a load ofodds and ends and glue themtogether and say, ‘Here wego, we can sell this,”’Rowling said in an interviewon Wednesday. “It wouldmake a mockery of whatthose books were to me.
“But ... if I did have a greatidea for something else, Iprobably would do it. I amvery averse to the prequel-sequel idea.
“A sidestep could maybe ...well, we’ll see.”
Rowling also acknowl-edged that she wished shehad had more time to work on
a couple of the Potter novels— she did not name them —which had been written “onthe run.”
“And I read them, and Ithink ‘Oh God, maybe I’ll goback and do a director’scut,”’ Rowling said. “I don’tknow.”
“The Casual Vacancy” isthe story of a local electionthat exposes deep rivalriesand dark secrets in a seem-ingly picture-perfect Englishvillage. It’s decidedly grown-up in theme and subject,touching on issues includingdrug addiction, poverty andself-harm.
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MCTAndy Williams, left, and Glenn Campbell perform at the Moon River Theatre in Branson,Mo., in 2003.
Associated PressST. LOUIS — With a
string of gold albums, a hitTV series and the signature“Moon River,” AndyWilliams was a voice of the1960s, although not the ‘60swe usually hear about.
The singer known for hiseasy-listening style and hiswholesome, middle-Americaappeal was the antithesis ofthe counterculture that gaverise to rock and roll.
“The old cliche says thatif you can remember the1960s, you weren’t there,”he once recalled. “Well, Iwas there all right, but mymemory of them is blurred— not by any drugs I tookbut by the relentless pace ofthe schedule I set myself.”
Williams’ plaintive tenor,boyish features and clean-cutdemeanor helped him outlastmany of the decade’s rockstars and fellow croonerssuch as Frank Sinatra andPerry Como. He remained onthe charts into the 1970s,hosting hugely popularChristmas television specialsand becoming closely associ-ated with the holiday stan-dard “The Most WonderfulTime of the Year.”
Williams, who continuedto perform into his 80s at theMoon River Theatre he builtin Branson, Mo., announcedin November 2011 that hehad been diagnosed withbladder cancer and vowed toreturn to performing the fol-lowing year, his 75th in
show business.The 84-year-old entertain-
er died Tuesday night at hisBranson home following ayearlong battle with the dis-ease, his Los Angeles-basedpublicist, Paul Shefrin, saidWednesday.
Williams became a majorstar in 1956, the same yearas Elvis Presley, with theSinatra-like swing number“Canadian Sunset.” For atime, he was pushed intosuch Presley imitations as“Lips of Wine” and the No.1 smash “Butterfly.”
But he mostly stuck towhat he called his “naturalstyle” and kept it upthroughout his career. In1970, when even Sinatra hadtemporarily retired, Williamswas in the top 10 with thetheme from “Love Story,”the Oscar-winning tearjerker.He had 18 gold records,three platinum and fiveGrammy award nominations.
Williams was also the firsthost of the live Grammyawards telecast and hostedthe show for seven consecu-tive years, beginning in1971.
Movie songs became aspecialty, including his sig-nature “Moon River.” Thelonging Johnny Mercer-Henry Mancini ballad washis most famous song, eventhough he never released itas a single because hisrecord company feared suchlines as “my huckleberryfriend” were too confusing
and old-fashioned for teens.The song was first per-
formed by Audrey Hepburnin the beloved 1961 film“Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” butMancini thought “MoonRiver” ideal for Williams,who recorded it in “prettymuch one take” and alsosang it at the 1962 AcademyAwards. Although “MoonRiver” was covered bycountless artists and becamea hit single for Jerry Butler,Williams made the song hispersonal brand. In fact, heinsisted on it.
“When I hear anybodyelse sing it, it’s all I can todo stop myself from shout-ing at the television screen,‘No! That’s my song!”’Williams wrote in his 2009memoir titled, fittingly,“Moon River and Me.”
“The Andy WilliamsShow,” which lasted in vari-ous formats through the1960s and into 1971, wonthree Emmys and featuredWilliams alternately per-forming his stable of hitsand bantering with gueststars.
It was on that show thatWilliams — who launchedhis own career as part of anall-brother quartet — intro-duced the world to anotherclean-cut act — the originalfour singing OsmondBrothers of Utah. Theiryounger sibling Donny alsomade his debut on Williams’show, in 1963, when he was6 years old.
‘Moon River’ crooner AndyWilliams dies at age 84
Rowling not ruling outanother Harry Potter book
Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn.
— George Strait is gettingready to park his tour bus.
The enduring countrymusic superstarannounced Wednesdayduring a news conferenceat the Country Music Hallof Fame & Museum thathe will embark on hisfinal tour early next year.Strait will play 20 dates in2013, then 20 more in2014 on The CowboyRides Away tour. Heplans to continue record-ing music and makingoccasional live appear-ances after that, but hisroad warrior days willsoon be over.
“I just don’t want to goto the point where I showup and nobody else does,you know?” Strait said inan interview before mak-ing the announcement.“It’s been great. I’ve beendoing it for 30-some oddyears and I’ve loved it.Sometimes I’ve not likedit as much. And here late-ly it’s just the walking outonstage part, that’s allgreat. I’m still lovingthat. It’s just the hecticpart about touring andtraveling and bam bambam bam. I just feel likeit’s time for me to trysomething else.”
News of Strait’s retire-ment will come as some-thing of a shock in coun-try quarters. He’s soentrenched in the genrehe’s become part of thebedrock, a landmark to bemarveled at repeatedlyover the decades.
The 60-year-oldCountry Music Hall ofFame member from Texasreleased his first single“Unwound” in 1981,before some of today’stop stars were born. Sincethen he’s had 59 No. 1country singles and is theonly artist to score a Top10 hit in every year of hiscareer. All his albumshave gone platinum orgold, selling more than 68million copies.
Traditional countrysinger Joe Nicholsacknowledged Strait’simpact when he called thesinger “the RollingStones of country music”in a 2010 interview.
And in a lot of ways,that’s been true. Untilnow. The Stones refuse toretire from the road,while Strait has decidedto do it on his own terms.
“I’m sure I’ll miss it.I’m sure I will,” Straitsaid. “How can you notafter doing it for so long.It was a hard decision tomake. It was tough. I’velost sleep. But I thinkabout midway throughthis tour I’ll realize that,yeah, I did make the rightdecision. It’s just a part ofit.”
The first leg of the tourwill kick off Jan. 18 inLubbock, Texas, and endJune 1 in San Antonio.Dates for 2014 will beannounced later. MartinaMcBride will join Straiton tour in 2013.
Strait said he was nerv-ous about whether fanswill come out and seehim, but that’s rarely beena cause for concern overthe years. His live show isone of country’s topdraws. He’s sold morethan 4.3 million headlin-ing concert tickets since1999, according toPollstar.
Straithitting
the roadfor the
last time
NEW YORK (AP) — Ajump on the fall televisionseason enabled NBC to getsome of its new series sam-pled.
The premiere episode of“Revolution,” a J.J. Abramsthriller about a world withthe power grid shut down,reached 11.7 million view-ers last week and finishedamong the Nielsen Co.’stop 10. NBC had airedhighlights of the pilotepisode during theOlympics and the fullepisode last Monday, aweek before the officialseason opening.
An episode of “Go On,”
the Matthew Perry comedythat has been aggressivelypromoted, finished amonglast week’s top 15 shows,according to Nielsen,which measures media con-sumption.
The fast starts by nomeans guarantee success.But as the fourth-place net-work, NBC needed to find away to get viewers to atleast try their new showsbefore an avalanche of pro-gramming starts for ABC,CBS and Fox.
“The Voice” has alsobeen doing well in itsreturn, with both of itsepisodes last week topping13.5 million viewers.
NBC’s sampling strategypays early dividends
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� Christ Fellowship Church (Assemblyof God), 2935 New Life Way. Bearing HisName; Preaching His Doctrine; andAwaiting His Coming. “Worshiping God inSpirit and in Truth.” Sunday School, 9 a.m.;Morning Worship, 10 a.m.; EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday: Worship, 7p.m. Pastor Eugene Haas. Phone 471-0924.� First Assembly of God, 4301Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring. The Rev.Wilmont McCrary, pastor. Sunday School,10 a.m.; Morning Worship and KIDSChurch, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 7 p.m.Wednesday Family Night, (Adult BibleStudy), LIFE Youth Group, Royal Rangers,Missionettes, 7:30 p.m. Phone 385-6431.
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� Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church, 2600N. Highlands Blvd., Avon Park, FL 33825.George Hall, Pastor. Christ centered andbiblically based. Sunday worship services,8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nursery facil-ities are available. Bible studies at 9:45a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday. PrayerTime 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bible class-es at 9:45 a.m. are centered for all ages.Choir practice at 5 p.m. Sunday. Churchphone: 452-6556.� Bethany Baptist Church (GARBC)We are located at the corner of SR17 andC-17A (truck route) in Avon Park. Join usSunday morning at 9:00 AM for coffee anddoughnuts, followed with Sunday Schoolfor all ages at 9:30. Sunday morning wor-ship service begins at 10:30 a.m., andevening worship service is at 6 p.m. OnWednesdays, the Word of Life teen ministryand the Catylist class (20's+) begin at 6:30PM. The adult Bible and Prayer Timebegins at 7 p.m. For more information go towww.bethanybaptistap.com or call thechurch office at 863-452-1136.� Faith Missionary Baptist Church, offState Road 17 North of Sebring at 1708LaGrange Ave. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday Service, 7p.m. Deaf interpretation available. KenLambert, Pastor. Phone 386-5055.� Fellowship Baptist Church, 1000Maxwell St., Avon Park, FL 33825. Sunday:Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; MorningWorship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday: EveningService, 7 p.m.; Children/Youth, 7 p.m.Telephone: 453-4256. Fax: 453-6986. E-mail: [email protected]; Web site, www.apfellowship.org.� First Baptist Church of Avon Park, 100N. Lake Ave., Avon Park. Rev. Jon Beck,pastor; Charlie Parish, associatepastor/youth and families; Joy Loomis,music director; Rev. Johnattan Soltero,Hispanic pastor. Sunday – Sunday school,9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m.; Children’sChurch, 10:45 a.m.; Youth 445, 4:45 p.m.;Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday -Wednesday Night Supper, 5:15 p.m.;Children’s Choir, 6 p.m.; Youth Activities, 6-7:30 p.m.; Prayer Meeting/Bible Study, 6p.m.; Worship Choir Practice, 6 p.m.;Mission Programs for Children, 6:45 p.m.Hispanic Services: Sunday school at 9:30a.m., worship service at 11 a.m.Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Sundaybroadcast on Cable TV Channel 6. Call453-6681 for details. “In the heart of AvonPark, for the hearts of Avon Park.”
First Baptist Church of Lake
Josephine, 111 Lake Josephine Drive,Sebring (just off U.S. 27 midway betweenSebring and Lake Placid). Your place forfamily, friends and faith. Sunday morningworship service is 11 a.m. Nursery is pro-vided for both services with Children’sChurch at 11 a.m. Life changing BibleStudy for all ages starts at 9:45 a.m.Associate Pastor Allen Altvater leads theyouth in their quest to become more likeChrist. Sunday night worship at 6 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer meet-ing at 7 p.m. along with youth worship inthe youth facility, and missions training forall children. Call the church at 655-1524.� First Baptist Church of Lake Placid,Knowing God’s Heart and Sharing God’sHope, 119 E. Royal Palm St., Lake Placid,FL 33852 (863) 465-3721, Website:www.fbclp.com. Email: [email protected]. Sunday services - TraditionalService 9 a.m., Contemporary Service10:30 a.m. Link Groups at 9 and 10:30a..m., Wednesday Activities: Family dinnerat 5 p.m. ($4 per person, reservationsrequired). Prayer meeting, YouthIntersections, and MaxKidz Extreme meetat 6:15 p.m. The church is at 119 E. RoyalPalm St., Lake Placid. For information, call465-3721 or go to www.fbclp.com.� First Baptist Church of Lorida locatedright on U.S. 98 in Lorida. Sunday Schoolbegins at 9:45 a.m. for all ages. Sundayworship services are at 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m. Preschool care is provided at the 11a.m. worship service. Wednesday eveningBible Study and Prayer meeting is at 6:30p.m., followed by adult choir rehearsal.From September the AWANA groups meet.First Lorida is the “Place to discover God’slove.” For more information about thechurch or the ministries offered, call 655-1878.� First Baptist Church, Sebring, 200 E.Center Ave., Sebring, FL 33870.Telephone: 385-5154. Dr. David E.Richardson, senior pastor; Rev. Joe Delph,associate pastor, minister of youth andactivities; and Rev. Nuno Norberto, associ-ate pastor, minister of music and senioradults. Group Bible Studies, 9:15 a.m.;Blended Service, 10:30 a.m.; MisionBuatista Hispana, 2 p.m.; Sunday EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday night pro-grams at the ROC begin 5:30 p.m., atchurch begin 6:30 p.m. Preschool andMother’s Day Out for children age 6 weeksto 5 years old. Call 385-4704.� Florida Avenue Baptist Church, 401 S.Florida Ave., Avon Park. Mailing address is710 W. Bell St., Avon Park, FL 33825.Telephone, 453-5339. Rev. John D. Girdley,pastor. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; SundayWorship, 11 a.m.; 11 a.m. Children’sChurch; Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday night programs for children,youth and adults at 7 p.m.� Independent Baptist Church, 5704County Road 17 South, Sebring, FL 33876.Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship,10:30 a.m. Sunday evening, 6 p.m.Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Fundamental,soul-winning, mission-minded, King JamesBible Church. Larry Ruse, pastor. Phone655-1899. Bus transportation.� Leisure Lakes Baptist Church, 808Gardenia St., Lake Placid (just off of Millerat the west end of Lake June) “Where theold fashion gospel is preached.” SundaySchool begins at 9:30 a.m.; SundayWorship service at 10:45 a.m.; SundayEvening Service is at 6 p.m. WednesdayPrayer Meeting and Bible Study at 6 p.m.Call the church at 699-0671 for more infor-mation.� Maranatha Baptist Church (GARBC),35 Maranatha Blvd., Sebring, FL 33870 (Ahalf mile east of Highlands Avenue onArbuckle Creek Road.) Sunday School, 9a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:15 a.m.;Evening Service, 6 p.m. Mid-week service,Wednesday, 6 p.m. Daily Prayer and BibleStudy, 8 a.m., Hamman Hall. Pastor Gerald
Webber and Associate Pastors DonMessenger and Ted Ertle. Phone 382-4301.� Parkway Free Will Baptist Church,3413 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, FL 33870.Welcome to the church where the “Son”always shines. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday EveningWorship, 6 p.m.; and Wednesday EveningWorship, 7 p.m. End-of-the-Month-Sing at6 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month.The Rev. J.S. Scaggs, pastor. Churchphone: 382-3552. Home phone: 214-3025.Affiliated with the National Association ofFree Will Baptists, Nashville, Tenn.� Sparta Road Baptist Church, (SBC)4400 Sparta Road. Rev. Mark McDowell,Pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer/BibleStudy, 6 p.m. Nursery provided. For infor-mation, call 382-0869.� Southside Baptist Church (GARBC),379 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring. David C.Altman, Pastor. Sunday School for all ages,9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship Service, 10:45a.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday:Student ministry, 6:30 p.m.; Awana kinder-garten through fifth grade, 6:30 p.m.; AdultMidweek Prayer and Bible Study, 7 p.m. Anursery for under age 3 is available at allservices. Provisions for handicapped andhard-of-hearing. Office phone, 385-0752.� Spring Lake Baptist Church, “Wherethe Bible is Always Open.” Pastor RichardSchermerhorn, 7408 Valencia Road; 655-2610. Assistant Pastor Ronald Smith, 386-1610. On U.S. 98 at the Spring Lake VillageII entrance. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. forall ages; Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.;Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday Mid-week Bible Study andPrayer Service, 6:30 p.m. Nursery availablefor all services.� Sunridge Baptist Church, (SBC) 3704Valerie Blvd. (U.S. 27 and Valerie, acrossfrom Florida Hospital), Sebring. Tim Finch,pastor. Sunday School, 9;30 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship, 10:45 a.m.; and SundayEvening Service, 6 p.m. Wednesday:Prayer, Bible Study, and Youth, 6:30p.m.Nursery provided. For information, call382-3695.
CATHOLIC
� Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church,595 East Main St., Avon Park, 453-4757.Father Nicholas McLoughlin, pastor.Saturday Vigil Mass is 4 p.m. in English and7 p.m. in Spanish; Sunday mass 8 and10:30 a.m. in English. Weekday mass at 8a.m. Confessions are at 3:30 p.m.Saturday. Religious Education Classes are9-10:20 a.m. Sunday for grades K through8th. Confirmation class is from 6:30-8 p.m.Wednesday. Youth Nights grades 6th andup, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday.� St. Catherine Catholic Church, 820Hickory St., Sebring. Mailing address: 882Bay St., Sebring, FL 33870, 385-0049; fax,385-5169; email, [email protected];website, www.stcathe.com. Very Rev. JoséGonzález, V.F., [email protected];Parochial Vicar, Rev. Victor Caviedes, 385-3993; Assisting Priest (retired), Rev. J.Peter Sheehan; Decons, Rev. Mr. James R.McGarry and Rev. Mr. Max M. Severe.Parish office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Monday-Friday. CONFESSION: First Friday7:15-7:45 a.m.; Saturday 3-3:45 p.m.; Or byappointment with any priest. WEEKENDMASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m.;Sunday: 8 and 10 a.m.; Sunday SpanishMass: noon; Last Sunday of the month: 2p.m. (Creole/French); Sunday Family Mass5 p.m. (Holy Family Youth Center). DAILYMASS SCHEDULE: Monday throughFriday: 8 a.m. and noon; Saturday: 9 a.m.� St. James Catholic Church, 3380Placidview Drive, Lake Placid, 465-3215.Father Michael J. Cannon. Mass schedule:
Summer (May 1 to Oct. 31) - Saturday Vigil,4 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.;Weekdays, 9 a.m. December thru Easter -Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m.and 11 a.m.; Weekdays 9 a.m.; and HolyDays 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., firstSaturday at 9 a.m.
CHRISTIAN
� Cornerstone Christian Church, 1850US 27 South, Avon Park, FL 33825 (SaxonHall in Reflection Community). BillRaymond, Preaching Minister. Jon Carter,Music Minister. Our goal: To Love Christ -Love People. Sunday, 9 a.m. SundaySchool; 10 a.m. Worship; Communion isavailable each week. Thursday, 7 p.m.Home Fellowship Group. For more informa-tion call 453-8929 or 449-0203.� Eastside Christian Church, 101 PeaceAve., Lake Placid, FL 33852 (two mileseast of U.S. 27 on County Road 621), 465-7065. Ray Culpepper, senior pastor.Sunday: Bible classes, 9 a.m.; WorshipCelebration with the Lord’s Supper eachweek 10:15 a.m. Thelma Hall, organist; andPat Hjort, pianist. Wednesday: Praise andPrayer, 6:30 p.m.; “Building God’sKingdom for Everyone.” “Jesus Christ, theWay, Truth and Life!” “Alive and Worth theDrive!”� Sebring Christian Church, 4514Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33872. TodSchwingel, Preacher; David Etherton,Youth Pastor. Sunday Worship, 9:30 a.m.;Sunday School, 11 a.m.; Sunday YouthService, 6 p.m; Evening service at 6:30p.m. Wednesday night meals, 5:30 p.m. fol-lowed by classes at 6:30 p.m. ChangingSeasons, a men’s grief support group,meets at 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays.Alzheimers Caregivers Support Groupmeets at 1 p.m. Thursdays. Office hours, 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Phone 382-6676.� First Christian Church, 1016 W.Camphor St., Avon Park, FL 33825; (863)453-5334; on the Web at www.firstchris-tianap.com. Our motto is “Jesus is First atFirst Christian Church.” Greg Ratliff, SeniorMinister; Bible School 9 a.m.; Worship 10a.m.; Wednesday studies for all ages, 6p.m. Nursery provided for all events.� First Christian Church (Disciples ofChrist), 510 Poinsettia Avenue, (corner ofPoinsettia and Eucalyptus), Sebring, FL33870. Phone: 385-0358 or 385-3435. TheRev. Ronald Norton, Pastor; SundaySchool, 9 a.m.; Praise Breakfast, 10 a..m.,Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Children’sChurch, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Praise andWorship, 6:45 p.m. Youth Fellowship, 7:15p.m.; Midweek Bible Study, 7:15 p.m.
CHRISTIAN &MISSIONARY ALLIANCE
� The Alliance Church of Sebring, 4451Sparta Road, Sebring, FL 33875. Call 382-1343. Rev. Steve Hagen, pastor. Sundayservices: Sunday School meets at 9:30a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship Servicemeets at 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening BibleStudy meets at 6 p.m. (off site); WednesdayPrayer Gathering meets at 6 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
� Christian Science Church, 146 N.Franklin St. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. morningworship and Sunday school. Testimonialmeetings at 4 p.m. each second and fourthWednesday. A free public readingroom/bookstore, located in the church, isopen before and after church services. TheBible and the Christian Science textbook,‘Science and Health with Key to theScriptures’ by Mary Baker Eddy are our
only preachers. All are welcome to comeand partake of the comfort, guidance, sup-port and healing found in the lesson-ser-mons.
CHURCH OF BRETHREN
� Church of the Brethren, 700 S. PineSt., Sebring, FL 33870. Sunday: ChurchSchool, 9 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:15a.m. Wednesday: Temple Choir, 7:30 p.m.Phone 385-1597.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
� Avon Park Church of Christ, 200 S.Forest Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825.Minister: Don Smith. Sunday WorshipServices, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nurseryfacilities are available at every service.Bible Study: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. andWednesday, 7 p.m. Bible centered classesfor all ages. Church phone: 453-4692.� Lake Placid Church of Christ, 1069Hwy 27 North, Lake Placid, FL 33852.Mailing address is P.O. Box 1440, LakePlacid, FL 33862. Sunday morning wor-ship is at 10 a.m. Sunday evening worshipis 6 p.m. Bible class 9 a.m. Sundays andWednesday evenings at 7 p.m. All are invit-ed to join us. For more information, call thechurch at 863-465-4636 or visit the websitehttp://www.thelordsway.com/lakeplacid-cofc/.� Sebring Parkway Church of Christ,3800 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, FL 33870;385-7443. Minister: Kevin Patterson. Timesof service are: Sunday Bible Class, 9 a.m.;Sunday Worship Service, 10 a.m.; SundayEvening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday BibleClass, 7 p.m.
CHURCH OF NAZARENE
� First Church of the Nazarene of AvonPark, P.O. Box 1118., Avon Park, FL33825-1118. 707 W. Main St. RandallRupert, Pastor. Sunday: Sunday schoolbegins at 9:45 a.m. for all ages; morningworship at 10:45 a.m.; and evening serviceat 6 p.m. Wednesday evening service is at7 p.m. with special services for childrenand adults. Special services once a monthfor seniors (Prime Time) and Ladies min-istries. If you need any more information,call 453-4851.� First Church of the Nazarene of LakePlacid, 512 W. Interlake Blvd., Lake Placid,FL 33852. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.;Morning worship, 10:45 a.m.; Eveningservice, 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, 7 p.m.Classes for adult children and youth. Call465-6916. Pastor Tim Taylor.
CHURCHES OF CHRIST INCHRISTIAN UNION
� Community Bible Church - Churchesof Christ in Christian Union, (OrangeBlossom Conference Center) 1400 C-17ANorth (truck route), Avon Park. PresentingJesus Christ as the answer for time andeternity. Sunday morning worship service,10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. JuniorChurch activities at same time for K-6grade. Sunday School Bible hour (all ages),9:30 a.m. (Transportation available.)Sunday evening praise and worship serv-ice, 6 p.m. Wednesday evening prayerservice, 7 p.m. Children and youth activitiesat 7 p.m. Wednesday. Everyone is wel-come, please come worship with us. TomSchwankweiler, Pastor. Phone 453-6052.
PLACES TO WORSHIP
Atonement LutheranChurch - ELCA
SEBRING — This is the 18thSunday after Pentecost. Worshipservice with (open) HolyCommunion will be led by Rev.Jefferson Cox. The sermon will bebased on the gospel reading ofMark 9:38-50.
Thursdays is Bible study on thegospel of John with Sharon Palmeras leader.
The Council meets at 6 p.m.Tuesday in fellowship hall. OctoberBirthday Celebration Sunday isOct. 7. The annual yard sale willbe from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.Organizers are accepting items forthe annual yard sale; please no fur-niture. Contact Ed Graff, JohnWade or Jim Fiedler to makearrangements for drop off of items.
Christ Lutheran Church -LCMS
AVON PARK — Pastor ScottMcLean will preach a sermon titled“Salt Can Lose It’s Saltiness” thisSunday. The church is at 1320County Road 64, east of the AvonPark High School, past the four-way Stop sign. Thursday will beMen’s Fraternity, “The Quest forGenuine Manhood.”
Call 471-2663 or search onlineat christlutheranavonpark.org.Christian Training
Church
SEBRING — Rev. Linda M.Downing will bring the messagetitled “False Religion” at theSunday morning service.
The Wednesday night Biblestudy is the Gospel of John.
Church of ButtonwoodBay
SEBRING – Pastor Cecil Hesswill preach Sunday on “A Hymn IsBorn and You Are There,” and willinclude solos and instrumentalsregarding the origin of favoritehymns.
The service is non-denomina-tional and open to all. The churchis on U.S. 27, four miles south ofHighlands Regional MedicalCenter. Call 382-1737 for informa-tion.
Emmanuel United Churchof Christ
SEBRING — Rev. GeorgeMiller will deliver the Sundaymorning sermon, “We Are All InThis Together,” with Scripturetaken from James 5:13-20.
The church is 1.7 miles west ofU.S. 27 on County Road 634(Hammock Road).
Call 471-1999 or visitsebringemmanuelucc.com.Faith Lutheran Church
SEBRING – FellowshipLutheran Church Rally Day activi-ties will begin with a brunchserved in the fellowship hall andeach classroom at 9:15 a.m.Sunday. Visit classrooms and dis-plays, check out table display sinthe fellowship hall.
At 9:45 a.m. will be the intro-duction of “Grow, Proclaim,Serve,” the Sunday School curricu-lum, sign “Growing in Leaps andBounds,” sign Bible verse Ps.77:11 with Vicki VanDam.
The first unit is “We RememberMoses,” presentation of Bible les-son “Crossing the Sea,” sing“When Israel Was in Egypt’sLand,” close with prayer “grow,proclaim, serve” and free time willfollow at 10 a.m.
Faith Lutheran Church is at 2740Lakeview.
First Christian Church-Avon Park
AVON PARK — The Wednesdayevening Bible study will be fromthe book of I Timothy. At 6 p.m.Sunday will be movie night. Comefor a good time and enjoy the pres-entation.
First Christian Church of AvonPark is at 1016 W. Camphor(behind the Wells Fargo Bank).
Call 453-5334 or e-mail [email protected] with anyquestions or to request information.The church website iswww.firstchristianap.com.
First Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)
SEBRING — At the Lord’sTable this Sunday morning will beDick and Sharron Campbell.Communion will be served by FranGoff, Effie Simmonds and CarolChandler.
Greeting the congregation willbe Cy and Ruby Nickelson.
The acolyte for the day isHeaven Kunsak.
Working with Children’s Churchwill be Shirley Ann V. Wood andCarol Graves.
The pastor’s sermon is titled“Thanks For Their Gifts,” takenfrom Philippians 4:10-13.
For any additional information,call the church office at 385-0352.The church is at 510 PoinsettiaAve.
First PresbyterianChurch of Avon Park
AVON PARK — On Sundaymorning, the pastor’s sermon istitled “What’s the Solution?” basedon John 3:1-7 and I Peter 1:3-5.
In the adult Sunday school class,
the pastor is continuing the seriestitled “Faith Lessons of the Lifeand Ministry of the Messiah” spon-sored by Focus on the Family.
The lessons are filmed on loca-tion in Israel and narrated by histo-rian/teacher Ray Vander Laan.Special music will be provided byMargaret Phillips.
On Wednesday evening, Biblestudy will be “How Do We GlorifyGod?” Children’s Choir andMinistry is from 6-7:30 p.m. Adultchoir practice is at 6:30 p.m.
The church is at 215 E. CircleSt. (with two entrances onLagrande Street). Call 453-3242.
First PresbyterianChurch of Sebring
SEBRING — “God’s Plan” isthe title of Sunday morning’s ser-mon given by the Rev. Darrell A.Peer.
Miriam Circle meets at 10 a.m.Monday in the adult classroom.
Ruth Circle meets at 9:30 a.m.Tuesday; call for meeting place.Youth Group (for middle schooland high school students) meetsfrom 3:30-6:30 p.m. in fellowshiphall.
Vision Committee meets at 3:30p.m. Wednesday.
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EPISCOPAL
� St. Agnes Episcopal Church,3840 Lakeview Drive, Sebring, FL33870. Sunday Services: HolyEucharist Rite I - 7:45 a.m., HolyEucharist Rite II - 10 a.m. Midweekservice on Wednesday at 6 p.m.Sunday School for all ages at 9a.m. The nursery is open 8:45 a.m.until 15 minutes after the 10 a.m.service ends. Wednesday: AdultBible study, 9:30 a.m. Visitors arealways welcome. Church office385-7649, for more information.� St. Francis of Assisi AnglicanEpiscopal Church, 43 Lake JuneRoad, Lake Placid, FL 33852.Phone: 465-0051. Rev. Elizabeth L.Nelson, Rector. Sunday Worship, 8a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.Wednesday evening: HolyCommunion with Healing Service,6 p.m. Thursday: Holy Communionwith healing service, 9 a.m. Childcare available at the 8 a.m. and10:30 a.m. Sunday service.
EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH OF AMERICA
� The Church of the Way EFCA,1005 N. Ridgewood Drive, Sebring.Sunday school and worship serviceat 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Youthactivities, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.The Way is a church family whogathers for contemporary worship,teaching of God’s Word, prayer andfellowship. Come early and stayafter for fellowship time. Child careand children’s church are provided.Reinhold Buxbaum is pastor. TheWay – A place for you. OfficePhone: 471-6140, Church CellPhone: 273-3674. Email: [email protected]. Web site:www.TheWayChurch.org
GRACE BRETHREN
� Grace Brethren Church, 3626Thunderbird Road, (863) 835-0869. Dr. Randall Smith, seniorpastor. Sunday services at 9 a.m.,10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesdayservices at 7 p.m. We offer “KidCity” Children’s Ministry throughoutall services, and there are variosuother classes for teens, marriedcouples, “prime-timers,” and Biblestudies in Spanish. “Kid City” DayCare, Preschool and After-SchoolMonday-Friday: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Forregistration call: 385-3111). Checkus out on the Web at www.sebring-grace.org.
INTERDENOMINATIONAL
� World Harvest and RestorationMinistries, (non-denominational)2200 N. Avon Blvd., Avon Park, FL33825. Phone: 452-9777 or 453-3771. Sunday service: SundaySchool, 10 a.m. and worship, 11a.m. Wednesday services: 7 p.m.prayer meeting/Bible study. Pastor:W.H. Rogers.
LUTHERAN
� Atonement Lutheran Church(ELCA), 1178 S.E. LakeviewDrive., Sebring. David Thoresen,Deacon, Spiritual Leader, on first,third and fifth Sunday each month,and Rev. Jefferson Cox on the sec-ond and fourth Sunday of eachmonth. Jim Helwig, organist/choirdirector. Worship service at 9:30
a.m.; Holy Eucharist is everySunday. Coffee hour on the firstand third Sunday of each month.Council meeting on the firstTuesday of month; Ladies GroupWELCA meets at noon secondTuesday of month with lunch. Bringa dish to pass. Labyrinth PrayerGarden open seven days a week tocongretation and community. Comegrow with us. Phone 385-0797.� Christ Lutheran Church AvonPark – LCMS, 1320 County Road64, 1/2 mile east of Avon Park HighSchool past the four-way stop sign.Sunday Divine Worship is at 10a.m. Holy Communion is celebrat-ed every week with traditionalLutheran Liturgy, hymns and songsof praise. Fellowship time with cof-fee and refreshments follows wor-ship. Come worship and fellowshipwith us. For information call PastorScott McLean at (863) 471-2663 orsee christlutheranavonpark.org.� Faith Lutheran Church –LCMS, 2740 Lakeview Drive,Sebring. Reverend RobertReinhardt, Pastor. Church phone:385-7848, Faith Child DevelopmentCenter, 385-3232. SundayTraditional Worship Service, 8 a.m.; Sunday Praise Worship Service,10:30 a.m. Communion is servedthe first, third and fifth Sunday ofthe month. Sunday school andBible classes, 9:15 a.m. Worshipservice is broadcast at 8 a.m. onWITS 1340 AM each Sunday.Educational opportunities includeweekly adult Bible studies. Faith’sCloset Thrift Store (385-2782) isopen from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m.to noon Saturday. All are warmlywelcome in the Faily of Faith.� Good Shepherd LutheranChurch (AALC) AmericanAssociation of LutheranChurches, 3240 Grand Prix Drive,Sebring, FL 33872. James Weed,pastor. Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.Sunday. Bible Study, 9 a.m. Nurseryprovided. Social activities: Choir,Missions, Evangelism. Phone 385-2346.� New Life Evangelical LutheranChurch, 3725 Hammock Road, aCongregation of the EvangelicalLutheran Synod (ELS) in fellowshipwith the Wisconsin EvangelicalLutheran Synod (WELS). SundayWorship at 10 a.m.; Bible Study, 9a.m. For more information, callPastor Brian Klebig at 385-2293 orvisit the Web site at www.newlifesebring.com.� Resurrection Lutheran Church- ELCA, 324 E. Main St., AvonPark. Pastor: Rev. John C.Grodzinski. Sunday school at 8:30a.m., Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m..Coffee and fellowship hour followthe service. Midweek FragranceFree Wednesday worship, (yearround) 7 p.m. Office phone numberis 453-6858.� Trinity Lutheran Church -LCMS, 25 Lakeview St., LakePlacid, FL 33852; 465-5253. TheRev. Richard A. Norris, pastor;Susan C. Norris, Trinity Tots Pre-School director; and Noel Johnson,minister of youth and family life.Worship schedule after Easterthrough December: Worship serv-ice 10 a.m., and Education Hour,8:45 a.m. Worship schedule forJanuary through Easter: Worshipservice, 8:30 and 11 a.m.,Education Hour 9:45 a.m.Traditional Service with HolyCommunion each first and thirdSunday. Non-Traditional Serviceeach second, fourth and fifthSunday. Seasonal mid-week serv-ices Wednesday evenings duringLent and Advent. Call church office
for additional Worship times andspecial holiday services. Otheractivities and groups include:Choirs; Ladies Guild and LWML;Men’s Fellowship Group, SmallGroup Bible Studies as scheduled;Trinity Tots Pre-school, Youth Groupactivities (call for meeting timesand dates). Visit us online at:www.Trinitylutheranlp.com.
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
� Bible Fellowship Church, 3750Hammock Road, Sebring, FL33872. Sunday: American SignLanguage: First Worship sermon,songs signed first and secondWorship services. First Worshipservice, 9 a.m.; Second Worshipservice, 10:45 a.m. Nursery (up to2 years old) and Sunday schoolclasses both hours. BFC Youth, 6p.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.Wednesday: Children, ages 4 yrsthrough 5th grade, 6 p.m.; Youth, 6-7:30 p.m.; Prayer time, 6:15 p.m.Todd Patterson, pastor; AndyMcQuaid, associate pastor. Website www.bfcsebring.com. Churchoffice 385-1024.� Calvary Church, 1825Hammock Road, Sebring, FL33872; 386-4900. An independentcommunity church. Sunday morn-ing worship, 10 a.m.; Bible study,11:15 a.m.; Sunday evening serv-ice, 6 p.m. Pastor Lester Osbeck. Asmall friendly church waiting foryour visit.� Christian Training MinistriesInc., on Sebring Parkway. Enter offCounty Road 17 on SimpsonAvenue. Sunday service is at 10a.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 7p.m. A nursery and children’schurch are provided. The church ispart of Christian InternationalMinistries Network, a full gospel,non-denominational ministry. LindaM. Downing, minister, [email protected]. Casey L. Downing,associate minister, [email protected]. Church phone:314-0482. Web site: www.ctmforme.com� Crossroads of Life, 148 E.Interlake Blvd., Lake Placid, FL33852; Tel. 863-655-9163. Theplace of your Divine appointment.We expect our supernatural God totransform our lives through Hispower and grace. Come, learn ofHis plan and destiny for you. WithHis plan we receive His provisionalong with His perfect timing andopportunity. What you have longedfor, but have been missing, cannow be received. The direction youhave been thirsty for will suddenlyquench your parched soul. Come toexperience what you have beenmissing for so long – empowermentin every area of life. We teach, trainand send forth to win souls. Youdon’t speak English – no problema.We have a Spanish interpreter. Welook forward to fellowship and wor-ship with you at 7 p.m. everyWednesday. Pastoers Gil and RosaBenton (Faith Never Fails).� Grace Bible Church, 4541Thunderbird Road, (second churchon left) Sebring, FL 33872. Phone,382-1085. Andrew Katsanis, seniorpastor. Saturday Worship, 6:30 p.m.Sunday, 9 and 11 a.m. Tuesday 6p.m. Grace Bible Academy AdultInvestigating Truth; first and thirdTuesday, Prayer Gathering, 7:15p.m.; Wednesday, Children’s &Youth Programs, 6 p.m.;Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., CollegeMinistry. www.GBCconnected.org� Highlands Community Church,a casual contemporary church,meets at 3005 New Life Way.
Coffee at 9:30 a.m.; Worship at 10a.m. Nursery and Kid’s World class-es. Small groups meet throughoutthe week. Church phone is 402-1684; Pastor Bruce A. Linhart.� The Lord’s Sentinel FellowshipChurch, 148 E. Interlake Blvd.,Lake Placid (at Lake PlacidChristian School), Pastor JuanitaFolsom. Sunday morning service,10:30 a.m.; Monday, SentinelSchool of Theology, 7 p.m.; Churchservice, Tuesday, 7 p.m. More infor-mation at www.juanitafolsomministries.com.� Union Church, 106 N. ButlerAve., Avon Park, FL 33825.Contemporary worship service is at6:30 p.m. Saturday with PastorTiger Gullett. Sunday traditionalworship service is at 7:45 a.m. and9 a.m. Contemporary Sunday wor-ship service is at 10:45 a.m.Nursery and children’s church onSaturday nightes and 9 and 10:45a.m. Sundays. Breakfast and lunchmenus at Solid Grounds. SeniorPastor is Bill Breylinger. Office: 453-3345. Web page at www.weare-union.org.� Unity Life Enrichment Centre,new location, 10417 OrangeBlossom Blvd. S., Sebring, FL33875; 471-1122; e-mail [email protected]. Web site, www.unityofse-bring.org. 10:30 a.m. SundayCelebration Service, Nursery andChildren’s Church. Weekly Classes,Christian Bookstore and Cafe,Prayer Ministry, Life EnrichmentGroups. Rev. Andrew C. Conyer,senior minister transforming livesfrom ordinary to extraordinary.
PRESBYTERIAN
� Covenant Presbyterian Church(PCA), 4500 Sun ‘N Lake Blvd.,Sebring, 33872-2113. ACongregation of the PresbyterianChurch in America. Sunday morn-ing worship: Traditional service,10:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15a.m. Wednesday evening PrayerMeeting, 6 p.m.; Children’s/YouthGroup, 5:30-7 p.m.; choir practice,7:15 p.m. Phone: 385-3234; Fax:385-2759; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site:www.cpcsebring.org. Office hours:8:30-12:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.� First Presbyterian ChurchARP, 215 E. Circle St., (twoentrances on LaGrande), AvonPark, FL 33825. Phone: 453-3242.The Rev. Robert Johnson is thepastor. Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.;Sunday Worship, 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday Bible study, 10:30a.m.; Potluck dinner, 6 p.m. thirdWednesday; choir practice, 6:30p.m. each Wednesday; Mary Circlebusiness meeting, 1 p.m. secondWednesday; Sarah Circle businessmeeting, 4 p.m. second Thursday;Women’s Ministries CombinedBible study, 4 p.m. third Thursday.Be a part of a warm, caring churchfamily with traditional services, fol-lowing biblical truth.� First Presbyterian Church,ARP, 319 Poinsettia Ave., Sebring,FL 33870. 385-0107. Email:[email protected], Rev. Darrell A. Peer,pastor. Sunday School, all ages,9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.Youth Group (middle school andhigh school age), 3:30-6:30 p.m.Tuesdays. Wednesday: Adult BibleStudy, 10:30 a.m. Nursery availableduring worship. Call the churchoffice for more information andother classes.� First Presbyterian Church,ARP, www.fpclp.com, 117 N. OakAve., Lake Placid, 465-2742. TheRev. Ray Cameron, senior pastor;
the Rev. Drew Severance, associ-ate pastor. Sunday - TraditionalWorship 9 a.m., ContemporaryWorship 11 a.m., Sunday School10:10-10:50 a.m. Wednesdayevenings: Adult Bible Study 7 p.m.(Nursery available), Youth Group –(middle and high school) 7 p.m.,RockSolid (kindergarten throughfifth grade) 7 p.m. Family BiblicalCounseling available by appoint-ment.� Spring Lake PresbyterianChurch (USA), 5887 U.S. 98,Sebring, FL 33876. Sunday School,9 a.m.; Worship Service, 10 a.m.Session meets at 6:30 p.m. thesecond Thursday of the month,September through June. Board ofDeacon’s meet at 5:30 p.m. firstMonday of the month. Choirrehearses at 7 p.m. eachWednesday, September throughApril. Presbyterian Women meet at10 a.m. the third Thursday of themonth. Organist: Richard Wedig.Choir Director: Suzan Wedig.Church phone, 655-0713; e-mail,[email protected],Web site, http://slpc.embarqspace.com.
SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST
� Avon Park Seventh-dayAdventist Church, 1410 WestAvon Blvd., Avon Park. Phone: 453-6641 or e-mail:[email protected],Sabbath School, 9:30 a.mSaturday. Church Service 10:45a.m. Saturday. Wednesday prayermeeting 7 p.m. Community Servicehours on Tuesday and Thursday isfrom 9:00 a.m. till 2 p.m. A saletakes place the first Sunday of eachmonth. Senior Pastor Paul Boling.Walker Memorial AcademyChristian School offering educationfor kindergarten through 12thgrades. ALL ARE WELCOME.Website is www.discoverjesus.org� Sebring Seventh-DayAdventist Church, 2106 N. StateRoad 17, Sebring; 385-2438.Worship Services: 9:15 a.m.Worship hour, 11 a.m. Prayer meet-ing, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. Communityservice: every Monday 9-11 a.m.Health Seminar with Dr. Seralde,every Friday, 10:00 a.m. PastorNathan Madrid.
THE CHURCH OFLATTER DAY SAINTS
� The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter Day Saints, 3235 GrandPrix Dr., Sebring, Fl 33872; (863)382-9092 Steve Austin, Bishop;Mark Swift, 1st Counselor; DelMurphy, 2nd Counselor. FamilyHistory Center (863) 382-1822.Sunday Services: SacramentMeeting, 10-11:10 a.m.; GospelDoctrine, 11:20 a.m. to noon;Priesthood/Relief Society, 12:10-1p.m.; Primary for children, 11:15a.m. to 1 p.m.; Youth Activities:Wednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m. Scouts:first and third Wednesday, 7-8:20p.m. Activity Days: 8-11 yr old Boysand Girls, second and fourthWednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m.
THE SALVATIONARMY
� The Salvation Army – Centerfor Worship. Sunday: SundaySchool, 9:45 a.m.; Holiness meet-ing, 11 a.m.; and Praise meetingand lunch, noon. Tuesday: Bible
study, 6:30 p.m.; and Women’sMinistries, 7 p.m. Wednesday:Youth Ministries, 4 p.m. All meet-ings are at 120 N. Ridgewood Ave.,Sebring. For more information, visitthe Web site www.salvationarmyse-bring.com or call Major BruceStefanik at 385-7548, ext. 110.
UNITED METHODIST
� First United Methodist Church,105 S. Pine St., Sebring, FL 33870.The Rev. A.C. Bryant, pastor.Traditional Worship Service at 8:10and 10:50 a.m. in the sanctuary,Contemporary Worship in the FLCat 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at 9:30and 10:30 a.m. Methodist YouthFellowship at 5:30 p.m. Sundayswith Rick Heilig, youth director. The10:55 a.m. Sunday worship serviceis broadcast over WITS 1340 onAM dial. There is a nursery avail-able at all services.� First United Methodist Church,200 S. Lake Ave., Avon Park, FL33825. (863) 453-3759, DevonJarrett, Pastor. Sunday School - 9a.m., Worship - 10:30 a.m. Biblestudy every Wednesday at 6 p.m.Visit us at our church website:www.fumcap.org.� Memorial United MethodistChurch, 500 Kent Ave., (overlook-ing Lake Clay) Lake Placid, FL,33852. The Rev. Fred Ball. pastor.Claude H.L. Burnett, pastoral assis-tant. Sunday schedule: HeritageWorship Service, 8:30 a.m.;Sunday School for all ages, 9:30a.m.; Celebration Worship Serviceat 10:45 a.m.; New Song worshipservice at 10:45 a.m. Loving nurs-ery care provided every Sundaymorning. Middle School Youth, 4p.m.; High School Youth, 5:30 p.m.We offer Christ-centered Sundayschool classes, youth programs,Bible studies, book studies andChristian fellowship. Church office,465-2422 orwww.memorialumc.com. LakeviewChristian School, VPK to grade 5;465-0313.� St. John United MethodistChurch, 3214 Grand Prix Drive,Sebring, FL 33872. The Rev.Ronald De Genaro Jr., Pastor.Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; AdultSunday School, 11 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery provided for allservices. Phone 382-1736.www.stjohnsebring.org� Spring Lake United MethodistChurch, 8170 Cozumel Lane,(Hwy 98) Sebring. The Rev. ClydeWeaver Jr., Pastor. Worship servicestarts at 9:55 a.m. Bible Studymeets at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.Choir Practice at 4:00 p.m. onThursday. Church office phone:655-0040.
UNITED CHURCHOF CHRIST
� Emmanuel United Church ofChrist, Jesus didn’t reject people,neither do we. Join us for worshipevery Sunday at 9:30 a.m. andyou’ll be embraced by a compas-sionate congregation that is all-inclusive. We’re at the corner ofHammock and Hope. Choir andBell Choir practice on Wednesday;Bible studies throughout the week.471-1999; sebringemmanuelucc.com.
PLACES TO WORSHIP
Church of Sebring
SEBRING — The Rev. A.C.Bryant’s sermon will be “WorldPeace vs. God’s Peace” with theScripture reading from Acts 16:35-40.
Wednesday is Family Night withfood, fun and Bible study begin-ning at 5:30 p.m.
United Methodist Men will meetMonday at 6 p.m. in Family LifeCenter.
United Methodist Women willmeet Tuesday at 11 a.m., for asalad luncheon with guest speakerRich Heilig, youth director. Opento everyone. Come and enjoy theprogram.
The church is downtown at 126S. Pine St. Visit the website atwww.sebringfirstumc.com. Call thechurch office for information at385-5184.
Grace Pointe Church
SEBRING — Grace PointeChurch Ministries is at 200 LarkAve., Sebring Hills clubhouse.
Home Bible Study series contin-ues Tuesday with “The Canaanites”
Part 3. For more information andlocation, call 658-2534.
Battleground Summer series con-tinues on Sundays. Learn from bib-lical wartime strategies to fight aspiritual battles.
Heartland ChristianChurch
SEBRING — Pastor TedMoore’s sermon this Sunday willbe “Learning to Love God,” withScripture from Mark 12:29-31.
The service will includeHeartland teenagers performing askit. Little Heartland Singers, MaryVanHooreweghe and Flossi Moore,will sing “A Wonderful Savior.”
The church is at 2705 AlternateRoute 17 South (behind Publix);phone number is 314-9693.
Memorial UnitedMethodist Church
LAKE PLACID — PastorClaude Burnett will preach at theNew Song Contemporary Servicein Rob Reynolds Hall on the theme“Favorite Stories of the Bible.”
Pastor Jerry McCauley willpreach at the Heritage WorshipService and the Celebration
Worship Service on the subject“Don’t You Know?” with theScripture text from I Corinthians6:19-20.
Youth Group will meet at theLighthouse from 5-7 p.m. for Pizzaand Game Night.
The church is at 500 Kent Ave.For information, call 465-2422.
Parkway Free WillBaptist Church
SEBRING – The Sunday Biblelesson, “Steadfast Love,” is takenfrom Hebrews 13 and I Corinthians13 (KJV). Pastor Jim Scaggs willbring the message. The eveningservice will be the end-of-the-month sing, followed by fellowshiptime.
The Wednesday service will bepraise, prayer and interactive Biblestudy.
On Oct. 7, Rev. Randy Bryant,executive secretary of Florida FreeWill Baptists, will preach in theevening service.
Parkway Free Will BaptistChurch is at 3413 SebringParkway.
For information, call 382-3552.
St. John United Methodist
Church
SEBRING — The Boy Scoutswill have a stroganoff dinner from4-7 p.m. Saturday.
Sunday morning, the Rev.Ronald De Genaro Jr.’s messagewill be “The Prayer of Faith.”Biblical reference is from James5:13-20.
Sebring Church of theBrethren
SEBRING — This Sunday morn-ing, the pastor will preach on “ForGod and My Neighbor’s Good.”
Sunday school will be studying“God’s Majesty and HumanDignity,” looking at the Scripturefrom Psalm 19.
Spring Lake UnitedMethodist Church
SEBRING — Spring LakeUnited Methodist Church is at8170 Cozumel Lane. The Rev.Clyde Weaver’s Sunday morningsermon will be “Don’t Be LedAway.” A special collection for theFlorida Methodist Children’s Homewill be received. Fellowship fol-lows the service.
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RELIGIONChurch News
Emmaus gatheringplanned
LAKE PLACID — Therewill be a county wide opengathering for alumni and thoseinterested in attending theupcoming Emmaus Walk atMemorial United Methodist ofLake Placid on Saturday, Oct. 6at 5:30 p.m. Bring your nametag and a dish for pot luck din-ner.
Small group discussions andcommunion are planned. Childcare will be provided. For moreinformation, call Gayle at 381-0790 or [email protected]/.
Church hosting‘Radical’ sermonseries
LAKE PLACID — FirstPresbyterian Church of LakePlacid, at 117 North Oak Ave.,is currently doing the sermonseries based on the book“Radical,” by David Platt. T
This book is a biblically
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Give thanks in all things.If you’re having a bad day,you might be thinking, I justhad a bad day. How can Igive thanks in all things? Iunderstand because my nor-mal reaction is to get madand maybe even feel likethrowing my keys or slam-ming a door.
However, God’s wordshows us a better way ofhandling bad days or diffi-cult situations in IThessalonians 5:16, 17(NKJV).
I Thessalonians 5:16, 17states: “Rejoice always. Praywithout ceasing; in every-thing give thanks; for this isthe will of God in ChristJesus for you.” There arefour key words in this verse:rejoice, pray, thanks, andwill. In verse 16, the Lorddoesn’t say rejoice or beglad sometimes; He says allthe time. Next, we are topray continuously and giveHim thanks in all circum-stances.
Finally, the last part of theverse tells us that theinstructions commanded inthis verse are His will forour lives. To make this versepersonal, substitute “you”for your own name.
The passage is easier tounderstand when it is brokendown, but how do we applyit to our lives daily especial-ly when we have had a cou-ple of bad days? Let meshare an example from myown life.
On the first day, I wasready to face the day withgusto and had a good atti-tude. I made a list withchores, and I was deter-mined to thoroughly cleanmy house. Keep in mind, Ihome school my son. Inaddition, I had great planspertaining to his schoolwork. Also, my calendarshowed that we were sup-posed to go to a friend’shouse for coffee and tea.Sounds pretty good?
The day didn’t go so wellafter all. My son’s asthmaflared up, and we ended upnot getting to do as much ofhis school work as I wantedto do. Later, I made anattempt to start working onmy chores. Just great! Iknocked over a small glassdish and broke it and cut mythumb from the tip to themiddle. It was bleeding pro-fusely, and I tried to band-age it myself. No such luck.
I ended up calling myfriend who is a nurse, andshe was gracious enough tocome by and help me. In themean time, I was to keeppressure on the cut. I was soaggravated by this point. Asyou can tell, my plans forthe day had been completelyruined.
While I was waiting, Ithought what am I going to
do? I’mnot work-ing anymore, andI don’thavework-man’scompen-sationanymore.At this
point, I began to pray andput on a praise song. Whiletalking to the Lord, Iacknowledged that Healready knew I would cut mythumb. I asked Him to beginhealing it, and I also broughtmy concern before Himabout not wanting to go tothe doctor or ER because Ididn’t want stitches. Myfriend, who is a nurse, final-ly arrived, and she gave megreat news. I didn’t needstitches.
God answered my prayerquickly.
After she left, I continuedon the best I could. I was sadthat I couldn’t go out forcoffee. I became even mad-der when the throbbing painkept me awake all night.This was just one bad day.
The next day wasn’t muchbetter because my son’sasthma was worse. I went tothe Lord, and I startedtelling Him about all of thethings in my life that I wastired of. Later, the Lordreminded me that I needed to
be thankful. He helped mefind joy in the midst of mytroubles by reminding me ofmy blessings. I had a breath-ing machine and medicine totreat my son’s asthma. I wasable to stay home with himwhile he was sick, and I hadmy special friend availablefor a short time to come andtake care of my thumb. I hadmany things to be thankfulfor, but I didn’t notice themwhen I was whining.
It was completely normalto not like what was goingon, but why was I angry?Did you notice how manytimes I used the word “I”and “my?” I also said, “myplans.” Things didn’t go myway. They went the way Godwanted them to, and maybe Ishould have taken more timeto consider what His planswere before filling up mycalendar with weightyexpectations.
Is it possible that my atti-tude would have been a littlebetter?
The next time you arehaving a bad day, I encour-age you stop and take timeto reflect. Think of some-thing that might cheer youup. Talk to the Lord andbegin trying to thank Himright in the midst of yourdifficult situation.
Leslie Deese is a Sebring resi-dent. She can be reached [email protected].
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rooted, grace-saturated,challenging and hopefullook at your personal lifeand growth as Christians.
Sunday worship times areat 9 and 11 a.m. If youwould like to learn moreabout the sermon series,please go towww.fpclp.com and clickon to “The RadicalExperiment.”
McDowell newpastor at SpartaRoad BaptistChurch
SEBRING — Come andmeet pastor MarkMcDowell and wife,Darlene, this Sunday atSparta Road BaptistChurch. The new pastor andhis wife have three daugh-ters and six grandchildren.
Make plans to visit thechurch Oct. 14-17 for anold-fashioned, soul-stirringrevival with Rev. Don W.Graham.
Graham has preached theWord of God in England,Brazil, Costa Rica,Columbia, Tanzania, Israeland across America. He hasserved with the ForeignMission Board of theSouthern BaptistConvention and with LifeAction Ministries of Niles,Mich. Sunday services forthe revival will be 11 a.m.and 6 p.m. and Monday-Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
Sheets to visitCrossroadsFellowship
SEBRING — JoinCrossroads Fellowship ofSebring in welcomingDutch Sheets, an interna-tionally known speaker,author and recently namedthe executive director ofChrist for the NationsInstitute, at 6 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 13 and 10a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14.
Sheets is a successfulauthor who has writtenmany books, including thebestseller “IntercessoryPrayer.”
His other books include“The River of God,”“Watchman Prayer,”“Praying for America,”“The Beginner’s Guide toIntercession,” “How to Prayfor Lost Loved Ones,” and
“God’s Timing for YourLife.” His latest book,“Dream,” was released inMay of 2012.
AVON PARK — StartingFriday, the Church of theRedeemer Warehouse storewill be open both Fridaysand Saturdays for the win-ter season. Many bargainsmay be had.
Our commitment to per-sons in need is reflected inthe minimal prices fordonated items.
Hours of operation are 8a.m. to 2 p.m., each day.
Location is U.S. 27 inAvon Park; watch for signs.
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Courtesy photoStudents at Highlands University Preparatory School joined millions of other Christianyouth across the country Wednesday to gather around the American flag for prayer,Bible reading, and singing. See You At The Pole originated in 1990 with a group ofTexas high school students determined to influence their schools and nation for theChristian faith. The annual event is held on the fourth Wednesday of September onthousands of public school campuses in every state that are not permitted to sponsorthe expressions of any religion. Student Congress officers led the special event, andYouth for Christ shared the experience with Highlands UPrep students.
Courtesy photoCelebrating the 50th Anniversary Mass of St. James Catholic Church, Lake Placid on Sept.15 is (from left) Rev. Michael J. Cannon, Bishop Frank Dewane, Rev. Jose Gonzalez, St.Catherine, Sebring, Rev. Luis F. Albarracn, St. James, Rev. Nicholas McLoughlin, (back-ground) Our Lady of Grace,Avon Park, Rev. Sean Mulcahy, Our Lady Queen of Heaven,Lorida.
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See You At The Pole
Way down in the country,it is customary to measuremedicine with whatever ishandy. A small-town doctoronce met the husband ofone of his patients on thestreet. “How’s your wife,Jake?” he asked. “Did yougive her that sleeping pow-der as I suggested?”
Jake answered, “Well,Doc, you told me to giveher just as much as I couldget on a quarter. I didn’thave a quarter, so I gave herwhat I could get on fivenickels. That was a weekago, and she’s still asleep!”
It is a fact of life that weall must take directionsfrom someone. A childmust take directions fromhis parent. A student musttake directions from histeacher. A patient must takedirections from his doctor.If they ignore those direc-tions, they get into trouble.
Consider, however, thecost to each of those peopleif they chose not follow thedirections exactly as theywere given to them. Thechild might get hit by a carbecause he did not lookboth ways before crossingthe street. The studentmight fail a major exambecause he did not listen toall of the instructionsbefore taking it. The patient
might overdose on a drugand even die because hetook more than the amountprescribed.
Now, think about ourrelationship with God. Hegives us directions abouthow to live our lives. And,as in the previous cases, thechoice to follow thosedirections is ours. We caneither follow or not followthe commandments of God.Yet, some people wouldhave us believe that there isa third option. They teachthat following some or mostof God’s commands is goodenough. Ridiculous! This isthe problem with so manyreligions today. They pro-fess to believe in God andobey His teachings untilthey find one they do notlike. Then, they eitherignore it or change it intosomething they do like.
We read in Matthew28:18 20, “And Jesus cameup and spoke to them, say-ing, ‘All authority has beengiven to Me in heaven andon earth. Go therefore andmake disciples of all thenations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father andthe Son and the Holy Spirit,teaching them to observe allthat I commanded you; andlo, I am with you always,even to the end of the age.’” Did you notice that? Weare to teach and obey allthat Jesus commanded us.
The Bible, our source forGod’s instructions, teachesus that we must simplyobey, without exception, allof the commands God hasgiven us to the best of ourabilities. Then, we will notoverdose or underdose onGod’s prescription for ourspiritual lives. In fact, wewill receive just exactlywhat we need to live in thislife and the life to come.So, follow the directions.
Kevin's Komments by KevinPatterson is presented by theSebring Parkway church ofChrist assembling at 3800Sebring Parkway. Find thechurch on the Internet atwww.sebringcoc.com, or [email protected].
Taking God’s prescription for life
Kevin’sKommentsKevin Patterson
Courtesy photoRev. Mark McDowell and his wife, Darlene; he is the newpastor of Sparta Road Baptist Church in Sebring.
Give thanks in all things
50th Anniversary Mass at St. James
Come ToThe RiverLeslie Deese
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By CHRISTY LEMIREAP Movie Critic
It’s distracting at first: thefact that you’re looking atJoseph Gordon-Levitt but hedoesn’t look exactly like theJoseph Gordon-Levitt you’vecome to know and love.Aren’t his eyes brown? Isn’this nose longer and thinner?Even the blasi smirk on hisface seems like an unfamiliarexpression given his usuallikable, boyish cool.
Then Bruce Willis showsup, and you realize, a-ha!Gordon-Levitt, tweakedslightly through blue-greencontact lenses and prostheticmakeup, is essentially chan-neling Willis because theyplay the same characterreunited in the future over30 years of time travel. It’snot a dead-on impression oreven a parody, and it’s notmeant to be; this is not JoshBrolin doing a younger ver-sion of Tommy Lee Jones inthe most recent “Men inBlack” movie. But the sighsand the cadence and the gen-eral persona are there.
So now that we’ve gottenthat out of the way, we canfocus on the really mind-boggling stuff.
We haven’t even begun toexplain the premise of“Looper” yet and your headis probably already startingto hurt — in a good way. It’sworth the effort. Fans oftime-travel movies know thatmuch of the fun of the genrecomes from obsessing overwhether it all makes sense,both while you’re watchingit and in long, complicatedconversations afterward.
“Looper” makes sense ... Ithink. I’ve got a couplelogistical questions. Butwhat’s smart about it — andwhat makes it more com-pelling than colder sci-fi —is the way writer-directorRian Johnson establishes themachinery of the time-travelconcept, then steadily pushesit into the background infavor of exploring his char-acters and the difficult ques-tions they face.
Johnson’s feature debut —2005’s “Brick,” a verballystylized film noir set in amodern-day SouthernCalifornia high school, alsostarring Gordon-Levitt —signaled him as an ambitiousfilmmaker with a distinctivevoice. Here, with his thirdfilm, he’s expanded both hisscope and his eye for vividdetail. He incorporates a
variety of genres and influ-ences, from dystopian, futur-istic science fiction and darkcomedy to parental dramaand romance, with a Wild-West shootout and evensome “Terminator” thrownin. But he always stays trueto his characters in his fullyrealized world.
The beginning of“Looper” looks like some-thing that might best bedescribed as “LesMiserables” meets aLancome ad.
The year is 2044, andAmerica has fallen into astate of stylish squalor.Gordon-Levitt’s character,Joe, is a junkie and formercriminal who makes endsmeet in this depraved worldby working as a “looper,” ahired gun. (Paul Dano playshis troublemaking co-work-er.) Time travel hasn’t beeninvented yet, but it will be30 years further in thefuture. A powerful mob bossknown as the Rainmakersends his enemies back intime to have them obliteratedwith no bodies to dispose ofand no loose ends.
All Joe and his fellowloopers have to do is standin a certain place at a certaintime and the victim willshow up, hooded and kneel-ing. One quick blast and it’sover. But sometimes, futureversions of the loopers them-selves show up on the spot;this is known as “closingyour own loop,” and itmeans getting a handsomepayout and a set period of 30more years to live it up.Trouble is, when Joe’s looparrives in the form of BruceWillis, he hesitates, thenwatches as his future selfruns off.
Although they’re the same
person, decades of life expe-rience have put them atcross-purposes, and in a daz-zlingly clever nugget of aconcept, each is hunting theother. The Willis version ofthe character wants to stopthe Rainmaker when he’sjust a young boy so that hemay enjoy the happy lifehe’s fought so hard for; toachieve this goal, he makessome choices that many inthe audience will find unset-tling. But the Gordon-Levittversion is so selfish, he sim-ply doesn’t care — he justwants this old man to diealready.
The scene in which theymeet at a diner and spell outwhat they want over platesof steak and eggs is boththrilling and darkly funny.This is perhaps the mostflawed character Gordon-Levitt has played, but there’salways great honesty andhumanity in everything hedoes. And while Willis getsto flex his action-star mus-cles, it’s the vulnerabilityand world-weariness of hisperformance that’s evenmore appealing.
The introduction of EmilyBlunt, as a single motherseeking refuge from big-citylife on a farm with her strik-ingly gifted young son(Pierce Gagnon, withtremendous presence beyondhis years), adds anotheremotional layer to this story.It softens and slows the filmdown but that’s not neces-sarily a bad thing; it’s justone more example of how“Looper” keeps changingeffortlessly and taking youto unexpected places —past, present and future.
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Dear Abby: I have beenmarried for 35 years. Wehave one daughter. My hus-band has this “thing” aboutgrabbing other women’sbehinds. He hugs them andthen goes in for a grab. Itbothers me so much. Ithurts my feelings and Ihave told him so, but hestill does it.
Men have told me theydon’t want him touchingtheir wives this way.Others have said it’s disre-spectful to me. He says hewill try to stop doing it.Try? That doesn’t set wellwith me.
What do you think aboutthis? Am I overreacting?After all these years, I justdon’t know what to think.
– Hands Off inRochester, N.Y.
Dear Hands Off: I agreethat pinching otherwomen’s bottoms is disre-spectful (unless you’re inItaly, where it’s the norm).It appears you have spent35 years married to anunrepentant lecher. I’dthink that by now he wouldhave trouble hugging anywoman twice if she sawhim with arms out-stretched.
Because you can’t con-vince your husband tochange his ways, try this:When a man complainsabout your husband’s mis-behavior, tell him heshould deliver that messagedirectly to your spouse.Perhaps that will get thepoint across.
Dear Abby: I recentlymarried a wonderful man,and I like my in-laws verymuch. They’re nice, wel-coming people and we getalong well. There’s just oneproblem: They are thebiggest enablers I haveever met.
With my husband it isn’ta big deal because he’svery self-sufficient. On theother hand, his 30-year-oldbrother has lived with themfor three years. He is job-less and has a drinkingproblem. His parents don’tencourage him to look forwork. They give him anallowance, pay all his courtcosts and drive him aroundbecause he got a DUI.They even pay his cell-phone bill.
What is my place in allof this? Should I say any-thing? My fear is that whenmy husband’s parents die,
his brother will become ourproblem.
– Looking Ahead inColorado
Dear Looking Ahead:Don’t say anything to yourhusband’s parents. The pat-tern they are following isone that was set long ago,and nothing you can saywill change it. It may, how-ever, cause serious hardfeelings.
The person you shouldtalk to is your husband, sothat well in advance of hisparents’ demise, you willbe in agreement about hisbrother finally takingresponsibility for himselfor suffering the conse-quences of his actions.
Dear Abby: I love myco-workers, but several ofthem have an aggravatinghabit of walking into myoffice, uninvited, while I’meating lunch at my desk.They then proceed to tellme their latest news, jokeor war story.
Abby, those of us whoeat at our desks do it so wecan keep working and beready to respond to work-related contacts as theycome in, not to socialize.Besides, isn’t it just as rudeto interrupt someone whilethey’re eating as it is whilethey’re talking? I wish mybeloved co-workers wouldsave it for the water cooler.
– ‘Sandwiched’ in SanDiego
Dear Sandwiched: Idon’t think it’s rude. Butbecause you do, it’s up toyou to tell your well-mean-ing co-workers that whenyou’re working at yourdesk, you’d prefer not to beinterrupted because itbreaks your concentration.If you speak up nicely, I’msure they won’t love youany less, and then you willlove them even more.
Dear Abby is written by AbigailVan Buren, also known asJeanne Phillips. Write DearAbby at www.DearAbby.com orP.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,CA 90069.
Husband’s rearattacks require
frontal approach
Dear Abby
Courtesy of Alan Markfield/MCTJoseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis as ‘Joe’ in TriStar Pictures, Film District, and EndGame Entertainment’s action thriller ‘Looper.’
Movie Review‘Looper’
Rating: R (strong violence,language, some sexuality/nudity and drug content)Running time: 119 minutesReview: (of 4)
‘Looper’ takes you tounexpected places
By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer
The focus of the save-our-school drama “Won’tBack Down” practicallyassures it will fail to jointhe ranks of great, or evengood, education tales.
The movie takes thestory out of the classroomand into the halls of bureau-cracy, leaving almost everykid behind to center on twoplucky parents battlingentrenched administratorsand union leaders to turnaround a failing school.
So essentially, it’s aschool board meeting. Orschool bored. Despiteearnest performances fromMaggie Gyllenhaal andViola Davis as a pair ofmoms leading the fight,“Won’t Back Down” livesdown to its bland, us-against-them title with asimple-minded assault onthe ills of public schoolsthat lumbers along like amath class droning multi-plication tables.
Director and co-writerDaniel Barnz (“Beastly”)made his feature debut with2009’s “Phoebe inWonderland,” an intimatestory of a troubled girlaided by an unconventionalteacher. Here, Barnz getslost in red tape as “Won’tBack Down” gives us theinside dope on the teacher’slounge, the union head-quarters, the principal-teacher showdown, thehushed halls of the board ofeducation.
Theaters should installglow-in-the-dark versionsof those old clunking class-room clocks so viewers cancount the agonizing min-utes ticking by as theywatch the movie.
Prefaced by the generic“inspired by true events”tag, “Won’t Back Down”stars Gyllenhaal as singlemother Jamie Fitzpatrick,who’s desperately trying toget her dyslexic daughter(Emily Alyn Lind) into abetter place than JohnAdams, the dreadful inner-city school she now attends.
Jamie befriends Adamsteacher Nona Alberts(Davis), a once-inspirededucator worn down by thesystem and by trouble athome as her marriagecrumbles and her son strug-gles at school himself.
“So you want to start aschool with me?” Jamieasks Nona, after learningabout a program that allowsparents and teachers to hud-dle up and seize control offailing schools.
Jamie and Nona face pre-dictable hurdles as virtuallyeveryone schemes to dashtheir plans. The supportingcast is wasted in shallowroles, among them RosiePerez and Oscar Isaac asfellow teachers, VingRhames as a charter-schoolprincipal and Holly Hunteras a conflicted union offi-cial.
It’s inspiring to hearabout parents going all-outto secure a better educationfor their kids. It’s drearywatching them jumpthrough the hoops they facein “Won’t Back Down,”though. You end up longingfor a dose of classroomfireworks — a taste ofSidney Poitier in “To Sir,with Love” or EdwardJames Olmos in “Stand andDeliver.”
“Won’t Back Down” isan emotional drop-out bycomparison.
Rated PG for thematicelements and language.Running time: 121 minutes.Two stars out of four.
‘Won’t BackDown’ fails
to make the grade
C M Y K
LIVING12BPAGE
News-Sun Friday, September 28, 2012
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