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The qualifying round for the junior and teen divisions was jam- packed with talent and provided plenty of entertainment for guests. The junior qualifiers included 11 singers each who took the stage to sing their rendition of their chosen song. The junior division was open for contest- ants ages 12 and younger. A spectrum of songs were thrown out at the crowd includ- ing an ’80s pop hit, a classic show tune and of course the most popular soul-singer on the air waves today, Adele. Their voices, though not as strong as their teen counter- parts, were enough to grab the attention of the six-judge panel who tallied up their scores quickly and chose the top six semi-finalist: Shelby Stoner, 10, Zolfo Springs; Ashdon Dennison, 7, Avon Park; Mariah Finney, 12, AP; Abigail Smith, 12, Sebring; Kalie Christian, 12, Sebring; and Hailey McDonough, 7, Sebring. Those that passed on to the next round were thrilled to have made it to the semi-finals and were given words of encourage- ment from a few of the judges. “You did a lot of things right. I like that you have stage pres- ence. You’ve set the bar and you’ve won my ear. I like you,” long-time judge Larry Moore said of semi-finalist Ashdon Dennison. Semi-finalist Abigail Smith entertained judges with her ’80s outfit and her rendition of the Idol contestants wow judges By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY [email protected]SEBRING — Monday and Tuesday the cream of the cream of the canine universe gather together for the world class beauty pageant known as the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The WKC describes itself as “the Superbowl and Academy Awards, but even greater,” on its website. Twelve states have joined the union since the club was founded it says. According to the WKC, 35 breeds and 1,200 entries took part in the first show, held in 1877. About 3,200 entries, competing in 162 breeds and varieties, are expected to compete in 2013, including the introduction of two new breeds. “There is only one Westminster, and in its long and prestigious experience just about every superlative imaginable has been used to describe the club, (which) has become the symbol of the pure bred dog,” the club says. The Highlands County Animal Shelter doesn’t have the WKC’s pedigree, its influence or its money. There are no bright lights or red carpeting. No one wears a tuxedo or long gown. What the shelter does have is as great a variety of breeds, half- breeds, and wonderfully odd-ball mixes, as any dog show in exis- tence. The shelter is democratic, not elitist. It takes in any stray, no matter how dubious its family lineage. The director of the county’s Animal Control department Darryl Scott said, “So many dif- ferent dogs pass through here, Beauties that outshine pampered show dogs News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY OK, so this hound hasn’t mastered posing with county Animal Shelter caretaker Aubre McAnally just yet. But, what she lacks in the finer points of presentation she makes up for with effort. Special to the News-Sun TALLAHASSEE – Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton, president of the Florida Sheriffs Association, has been appointed to the National Sheriffs’ Association Board of Directors. Benton was one of three sheriffs sworn in during the NSA winter conference board meeting on Feb. 2 in Washington, DC. She joins Beckham County, Okla. Sheriff Scott Jay and Brazos County, Texas Sheriff Christopher Kirk as the newest members of the NSA board. “We are extremely proud to have Sheriff Benton represent Florida’s Sheriffs at the national level,” said FSA Executive Director Steve Casey. “The National Sheriffs’ Association is a highly respected organization which elevates issues of public safe- ty to Congress and national forums. We are honored that Florida will con- tinue to have a voice at the national level.” Benton brings with her nearly 40 years of experience, eight serving as Highlands County sheriff. Part of her extensive experi- ence comes from advanced and specialized training in courses from the National Sheriffs Institute and the F.B.I’s Enforcement Executive Development Training program. She has a highly successful tenure as a leader and has earned multiple honors and awards. Benton has served as chair for the FSA Board of Directors in addition to holding the positions of treasurer, secretary, vice presi- dent and is currently serving a one-year term as FSA president. Benton appointed to national board See ALL, page 3A Benton District title Red Devils top DeSoto for honor SPORTS, 1B Junior Miss Teens compete for county title INSIDE, 3A A test of love Test your knowledge of Valentine’s Day LIVING, 14B News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Sareena Stoner’s soulful, simple voice wowed judges Thursday evening during the opening night of the 2013 Heartland Idol competition. Stoner breezed through the acapella qualifying round with her rendition of an Adele hit advancing her to this week’s semi-finals. Continued on page 6A By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY [email protected]SEBRING — Sun ’N Lake supervisors voted unani- mously to disband the fire department as it is currently organized and negotiate with the West Sebring Volunteer Fire Department to take over emergency services for the district. During the meeting Friday morning, Administrator Michael Wright said money was a primary worry, as was concern that the current department were all part time. This means he said a two-man team is on duty for an eight-hour day shift, but for the remaining 16 hours, the community already relied on West Sebring. Wright said the dilemma was in choosing the best long-term solution for Sun ’N Lake’s future emergency issues. On the one hand, the dis- trict did not have the experi- enced manpower to create a purely volunteer fire depart- ment, Wright said. The cur- rent force of 14 paid fire- fighters mostly work full time for other fire depart- ments and receive advanced training from them. This saves the district consider- able money. Training volun- teers and maintaining stan- dards would be expensive. Wright said during the meeting Avon Park City Manager Julian Deleon told him it costs about $1 million annually to run a full-time fire department, and that would be without any pen- sion costs. There is another option, Wright told the supervisors. Talks with Florida Hospital Heartland Division led the hospital to offer land (to which the hospital would retain title) so that a larger emergency complex could be built on Sun ’N Lake Boulevard east of the first traffic circle. Eventually, the center would contain county Emergency Medical Services, some kind of fire- fighter presence and a Highlands County Sheriff’s Office sub-station. The idea, Wright said, and the supervisors agreed, was to build the new complex with an eye to accommodat- ing the future, growing into it over time. Hot discussion about firefighters in Sun ’N Lake See DECISION, page 5A
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NEWS-SUNHighlands County’s Hometown Newspaper Since 1927
SEBRING – In its first nightback after a brief hiatus, thebeloved local singing contest,Heartland Idol, gave audiencemembers just a small taste ofwhat they’ve been missing.
In its new home at theHighlands County YMCA,Heartland Idol drew close to250 attendees on its first nightof the season Thursday. Thequalifying round for the juniorand teen divisions was jam-packed with talent and providedplenty of entertainment forguests.
The junior qualifiers included11 singers each who took the
stage to sing their rendition oftheir chosen song. The juniordivision was open for contest-ants ages 12 and younger.
A spectrum of songs werethrown out at the crowd includ-ing an ’80s pop hit, a classicshow tune and of course themost popular soul-singer on theair waves today, Adele.
Their voices, though not asstrong as their teen counter-parts, were enough to grab theattention of the six-judge panelwho tallied up their scoresquickly and chose the top sixsemi-finalist: Shelby Stoner, 10,Zolfo Springs; AshdonDennison, 7, Avon Park; MariahFinney, 12, AP; Abigail Smith,
12, Sebring; Kalie Christian,12, Sebring; and HaileyMcDonough, 7, Sebring.
Those that passed on to thenext round were thrilled to havemade it to the semi-finals andwere given words of encourage-ment from a few of the judges.
“You did a lot of things right.I like that you have stage pres-ence. You’ve set the bar andyou’ve won my ear. I like you,”long-time judge Larry Mooresaid of semi-finalist AshdonDennison.
Semi-finalist Abigail Smithentertained judges with her ’80soutfit and her rendition of the
Tuesday the cream of the creamof the canine universe gathertogether for the world classbeauty pageant known as theWestminster Kennel Club DogShow. The WKC describes itselfas “the Superbowl and AcademyAwards, but even greater,” on itswebsite. Twelve states havejoined the union since the clubwas founded it says. Accordingto the WKC, 35 breeds and 1,200entries took part in the firstshow, held in 1877. About 3,200entries, competing in 162 breedsand varieties, are expected tocompete in 2013, including theintroduction of two new breeds.
“There is only oneWestminster, and in its long andprestigious experience just aboutevery superlative imaginable hasbeen used to describe the club,(which) has become the symbolof the pure bred dog,” the clubsays.
The Highlands County AnimalShelter doesn’t have the WKC’spedigree, its influence or itsmoney. There are no bright lightsor red carpeting. No one wears atuxedo or long gown.
What the shelter does have isas great a variety of breeds, half-breeds, and wonderfully odd-ballmixes, as any dog show in exis-tence. The shelter is democratic,
not elitist. It takes in any stray,no matter how dubious its familylineage.
The director of the county’s
Animal Control departmentDarryl Scott said, “So many dif-ferent dogs pass through here,
Beauties that outshinepampered show dogs
News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY
OK, so this hound hasn’t mastered posing with county Animal Sheltercaretaker Aubre McAnally just yet. But, what she lacks in the finer pointsof presentation she makes up for with effort.
Special to the News-SunTALLAHASSEE – Highlands County
Sheriff Susan Benton, president of the FloridaSheriffs Association, has been appointed tothe National Sheriffs’ Association Board ofDirectors. Benton was one of three sheriffssworn in during the NSA winter conferenceboard meeting on Feb. 2 in Washington, DC.
She joins Beckham County, Okla. SheriffScott Jay and Brazos County, Texas SheriffChristopher Kirk as the newest members ofthe NSA board.
“We are extremely proud to have SheriffBenton represent Florida’sSheriffs at the nationallevel,” said FSA ExecutiveDirector Steve Casey. “TheNational Sheriffs’Association is a highlyrespected organization whichelevates issues of public safe-ty to Congress and nationalforums. We are honored that Florida will con-tinue to have a voice at the national level.”
Benton brings with her nearly 40 years ofexperience, eight serving as HighlandsCounty sheriff. Part of her extensive experi-ence comes from advanced and specializedtraining in courses from the National SheriffsInstitute and the F.B.I’s EnforcementExecutive Development Training program.
She has a highly successful tenure as aleader and has earned multiple honors andawards.
Benton has served as chair for the FSABoard of Directors in addition to holding thepositions of treasurer, secretary, vice presi-dent and is currently serving a one-year termas FSA president.
Bentonappointed to
national board
See ALL, page 3A
Benton
District titleRed Devils top
DeSoto for honorSPORTS, 1B
Junior MissTeens compete for
county titleINSIDE, 3A
A test of loveTest your knowledge of
Valentine’s DayLIVING, 14B
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSSareena Stoner’s soulful, simple voice wowedjudges Thursday evening during the opening nightof the 2013 Heartland Idol competition. Stonerbreezed through the acapella qualifying round withher rendition of an Adele hit advancing her to thisweek’s semi-finals. Continued on page 6A
SEBRING — Sun ’N Lakesupervisors voted unani-mously to disband the firedepartment as it is currentlyorganized and negotiate withthe West Sebring VolunteerFire Department to take overemergency services for thedistrict.
During the meeting Fridaymorning, AdministratorMichael Wright said moneywas a primary worry, as was
concern that the currentdepartment were all parttime. This means he said atwo-man team is on duty foran eight-hour day shift, butfor the remaining 16 hours,the community already reliedon West Sebring.
Wright said the dilemmawas in choosing the bestlong-term solution for Sun ’NLake’s future emergencyissues.
On the one hand, the dis-trict did not have the experi-
enced manpower to create apurely volunteer fire depart-ment, Wright said. The cur-rent force of 14 paid fire-fighters mostly work fulltime for other fire depart-ments and receive advancedtraining from them. Thissaves the district consider-able money. Training volun-teers and maintaining stan-dards would be expensive.
Wright said during themeeting Avon Park CityManager Julian Deleon told
him it costs about $1 millionannually to run a full-timefire department, and thatwould be without any pen-sion costs.
There is another option,Wright told the supervisors.
Talks with Florida HospitalHeartland Division led thehospital to offer land (towhich the hospital wouldretain title) so that a largeremergency complex could bebuilt on Sun ’N LakeBoulevard east of the first
traffic circle. Eventually, thecenter would contain countyEmergency MedicalServices, some kind of fire-fighter presence and aHighlands County Sheriff’sOffice sub-station.
The idea, Wright said, andthe supervisors agreed, wasto build the new complexwith an eye to accommodat-ing the future, growing into itover time.
Hot discussion about firefighters in Sun ’N Lake
See DECISION, page 5A
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Royce to discusswith homeowners
SEBRING – TheHighlands CountyHomeowners Associationwill hold its monthly meet-ing at 9 a.m. Monday at3240 Grand Prix Drive.
The speakers will be RayRoyce, who will give vitalinformation on the citrusindustry in HighlandsCounty. Kyle Greene, headof the Highlands CountyRoad and BridgesDepartment, will give anupdate for 2013. Questionswill be answered by bothspeakers.
The public is welcome.Call 633-8094 for questions.
Highlands Parkmeets with Elwell
LAKE PLACID —Highlands CountyCommissioner Don Elwell,District 2 representative, willspeak at the February meet-ing of Highlands ParkEstates Association at 2 p.m.today.
Plans are being made toremodel and enlarge theclubhouse to accommodatedinners there. Take part inthe decision making. Sign upto provide goodies and help
for the sausage roast onSunday, March 10.
Everyone in the communi-ty is invited.
The clubhouse is in theBeachpark at the east end ofNichele, which becomesDeerglen, on LakeIstokpoga.
Woman’s Clubgeneral meeting set
SEBRING – The monthlygeneral meeting will be heldat 11:30 a.m. Monday. TheConservation Committee ishost. The guest speaker isBill Wrede of Wrede’sWildlife RehabilitationCenter.
Members are reminded towear red in honor of HeartHealth Awareness Month.Safe House donation thismonth is twin bed sheets;donation for Heartland FoodReservoir is appreciated.
Queens have lunchMonday
SEBRING — Queens ofAbundance will lunch atDot’s Restaurant at 11:30a.m. Monday. Lunch ticketsfor South Central FloridaGreen Fling will be on saleat the luncheon.
Price is $10.95, payable
by Friday, March 1. Theevent will be Tuesday,March 12.
Call 465-0161.
DSAC meets Monday
SEBRING — TheHighlands County DistrictSchool Advisory Councilwill meet from 6-7:30 p.m.Monday in the GarlandBoggus Board Room at theSchool Board of HighlandsCounty, 426 School St. Theagenda topic for this meetingis the 21st, District ParentInvolvement Plan, FoodAllergies and STEM(Science, Technology,Engineering and Math).
Parkinson’s supportgroup meets
SEBRING — TheParkinson’s disease supportgroup for the HighlandsCounty area will meet at 10a.m. Monday at First BaptistChurch of Sebring.
The program will beMaggie Bobe, physical ther-apist at Florida HospitalTherapy Center.
All persons withParkinson’s disease and theirfamilies are welcomed toattend. There is no charge.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
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Special to the News-SunSEBRING – Tickets are
available for the SeventhAnnual Highlands CountyMilitary Ball, sponsoredby the Veterans Councilof Highlands County, tobe held Saturday, Feb. 23at the Island ViewRestaurant in Sun ’NLake..
Rick Ingler, presidentof the Veterans Council ofHighlands County,reports the recommendeddress for the event will beformal/mess dress, orsemi-formal/unit dress. Ifthe veteran or militarypersonnel wear the messdress uniform, their datefor the evening should bein formal attire. Shouldthe veteran choose towear the veteran organi-zation unit attire, theirdate can choose to dressformal or semi-formal.
The evening eventsstart with a 5 p.m. socialhour, followed by anopening ceremony andbuffet banquet at 6 p.m.The Regimental Mess willfollow, along with recog-nition of the veteransorganizations in the coun-ty. The Veteran of theYear, Non-Veteran of theYear, and Veteran Unit ofthe Year will beannounced during the cer-emony.
Activities during theMilitary Ball includedancing, door prizes, anda 25/25/50 raffle, andsilent auction. Closingceremonies will begin at11 p.m. The band for theevening is ‘Groovus’,playing hits from the’50s, ’60s, and ’70s.
The menu for the Ballincludes slow-cookedprime rib, cornish gamehen, or vegetarianlasagna, along the tradi-tional sides, coffee or tea,and a cash bar. Dessertwill be provided with themilitary cake cutting cer-emony.
Ticket price to the bashis $35 per person. Formore information, contactIngler at 273-5182, or theVeteran Services Office at402-6623. Tickets areavailable at many of theveteran organizations.
MilitaryBall plans
in fullswing
News-Sun staff reportsARCADIA – An Avon
Park man was seriouslyinjured early Saturdaymorning in a a motorcycleaccident in Arcadia.
According to FloridaHighway Patrol reports,Andrew Dewayne Louis,20, was driving his 2008Kawasaki Ninja south-bound on Oak WoodAvenue at around 12:38a.m. Saturday. Forunknown reasons, themotorcycle traveled ontothe west shoulder of the
road, causing Louis to losecontrol of the bike and col-lide with a ditch.
Reports indicate that thebike came to a rest on itsleft side on the roadwayshoulder.
Louis, who was report-edly not wearing a helmetat the time of the crash, issaid to have suffered facialinjuries and was airlifted toLee County MemorialHospital, according to FHP.
Charges are pending fur-ther investigation.
1 seriously injuredin motorcyle crash
Special to the News-SunSEBRING – On
Wednesday, HighlandsCounty Superintendent ofSchools Wally Cox, schoolboard member DonnaHowerton, school principalsand key staff met with SheriffSusan Benton and her lawenforcement team along withmembers of the SebringPolice Department to discussschool security issues.
Particularly, the sheriffwanted to discuss the ActiveShooter General Order of thesheriff’s office and what theschools could expect fromlaw enforcement should oneof the school’s get into anactive shooter situation.
According to public infor-mation officers Nell Hayes,there was thorough discus-sion among the participants
leading to many questionsasked and answered. Leadersvowed to address whatimprovements to school safe-ty can be achieved and tocoordinate procedures amongall schools that will be need-ed should such an emergencyarise.
Captain Tim Lethbridgepresented a history lesson ofsorts on school shootings,outlining emergencyresponse procedures overtime up to the current activeshooter response plans thatare currently in place. SheriffBenton offered the servicesof her members to help eval-uate each campus to assist increating such plans.
Further, relative to CrimePrevention ThroughEnvironmental Design(CPTED), formal site evalua-
tions were offered that takeinto consideration properdesign and effective use of
the environment to lead to areduction in crime as well astraditional crime prevention
tools such as fencing andlocks. Additional meetingswill be held as plansprogress.
Cox said, “I’d like to thankSheriff Benton for spearhead-ing this collaborativeprocess. It’s obvious that theprimary concern of the sher-iff’s office is the same as thatof the School Board; thesafety of our students andstaff. We will schedule ameeting with the sheriff’score staff to plan for individ-ual school site surveys.”
Benton said that “our gettogether was extremely valu-able; everyone was engagedand willing to put in the timenecessary to ensure that weare all prepared to protect ourkids should we be faced withsuch a serious event.”
School officials meet with sheriff to evaluate security
Courtesy photoHighlands County School Superintendent Wally Cox makesa point at the security meeting.
Associated PressSTARKE — Florida has
hosted a five-day nationalhurricane exercise to testthe ability of state, local,federal and private emer-gency responders to com-municate with each other.
Operation Radar IIended Friday at the FloridaNational Guard’s CampBlanding Joint TrainingCenter near Starke in northFlorida.
About 500 participantsfrom across the nationwere on hand. The exercisescenario was a double dose
of hurricanes within 10days — one strikingFlorida’s east coast and theother the Gulf Coast.
The exercise focused oncommunications amonglocal, regional, state, fed-eral and private operations.
Gaps in communicationssystems and networks wereevaluated. Also, field com-munications wereaddressed and determina-tions made on where tofocus future efforts.
A similar exercise,Operation Radar I, washeld in 2010.
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSThe 29th Annual Roaring ’20s Arts & Crafts Festival is well attended Saturday morning atthe Circle in downtown Sebring. The event featured more than 100 food and craft vendors.
Roaring ’20s roll into town
Florida hostsexcercise for
emergency officials
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we’ve seen probably everytype dog there is.
“Of course,” he quicklyadded, “that doesn’t mean wehave every type dog everyday, but we’ve seen GreatDanes, huskies, poodles,shepherds, bull dogs, everykind of hound, Chihuahuasand Yorkshire terriers.”
The WKC speaks about abreed’s elegance, grace anddignity; Scott and his stafftalk about individual dogsand finding them homes.
The most important quali-ties a dog possesses don’thave as much to do with sleekbodies or glossy ears, Scottsaid, as they do with loyaltyand willingness to please.
Attracted to fluffy lapdogs? Big athletic runners?Or sturdy, even-tempereddogs who don’t mind chil-dren pulling their ears?We’ve got them, Scott said,or will before long. Mixes, hesaid, often contain the bestqualities of several breeds.
It isn’t difficult to adopt,he added. “Come on out. Ifthere’s a dog you want, fillout the forms and tell uswhich veterinarian to take thedog to (to be spayed orneutered), then you go onhome. You pick up the animalat the veterinarian.”
By state law, every dog orcat released from the poundhas to be spayed or neutered.They also get de-wormed andvaccinated. They are notreleased from the pound.
The fee for adoptionincludes the medical costs. Afemale dog is $85, a male$75. Cat fees are $70 forfemales, $55 for males.
As of Friday there were 60dogs, 50 cats, one rabbit anda chicken looking for homes— or a dedicated FFA or 4-Hstudent.
Call 655-6475 for moreinformation.
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All kindscome
throughshelter
News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY
This full-blooded LeopardHound may not have beento finishing school, but she’sintelligent, lively and lookingfor a good home.
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSKiersten Waldron is crowned Jr. Miss Highlands County on Friday evening by 2012 Jr.Miss Phoebe Phypers in the convention center at Firemen’s Field in Sebring. Therewere 17 girls competing for the title.
News-Sun photo byKATARA SIMMONS
Jr. Miss HighlandsCounty fourth run-ner-up SydneyBennett (from left);first runner-upJerrianne Carlton;Jr. Miss 2013Kiersten Waldron;third runner-upTiffany Crosson;second runner-upJessica Belcher.
Jr. MissHighlandscrowned
Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala.
— Authorities say a manwho was arrested after 16years as a fugitive forallegedly shooting hisestranged wife while shewas holding their 18-month-old boy is the fatherof University of Alabamafootball signee ReubenFoster.
Danny Foster, 41, wascaptured Friday in Miami,said U.S. Marshalsspokesman Scott Sides.
Authorities say DannyFoster was originallyarrested in RandolphCounty, Ala., after theshooting, which the womansurvived. A young Reubenwas wounded in the back.
Danny Foster was indict-ed by a grand jury in 1996but fled the state beforebeing arrested in
California, authorities said.Sides said he was extraditedto Randolph County butescaped from jail inDecember 1996.
The suspect took on anew identity in Miami andwill again be extradited toRandolph County, Sidessaid
Reuben Foster — whoattends Auburn HighSchool in Auburn, Ala., —signed with the Universityof Alabama this past week.Foster could not immedi-ately be reached for com-ment.
“Tears pooring!!!” said apost on Foster’s Twitteraccount Friday night.
His mother, Inita BerryPaige, told AL.com that shehad mixed emotions aboutDanny Foster’s arrest.
“I was relieved and sadall at the (same) time.”
Associated PressMARATHON — Deputies
in the Florida Keys say asocial media application isresponsible for several dis-turbances at a high school.
The Monroe CountySheriff’s Office says studentsat Marathon High Schoolhave been using an applica-tion called “Whisper” thatallows them to post anony-mous comments about oneanother.
The program is designed toprovide students an outlet toexpress their feelings withoutbeing judged.
In Marathon, deputies saytwo girls got into a fight andtwo boys into a separate con-frontation over negative postson the application. No arrestswere made but administrativesanctions were issued.
Deputies:Social mediaposts causeschool fight
Arrested fugitive is Alabamafootball signee’s father
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Catherine Smith, a graduate studentresident at the Lawrence C. MillMuseum of the Glades, delivered thepresentation. She said one of the chal-lenges in learning about the culture andits history is that no written record wasleft behind. Historians and social scien-tists are piecing together the story byusing excavated artifacts from burial andhabitation mounds. Archeology, Smithsaid, is the only way to learn about theseearly societies.
Bobbie C. Billie, the spiritual leaderof the Council of the OriginalMiccosukee Simanolee NationAboriginal peoples, on the other hand,demanded archeologists stop work. “Weare responsible for our own culture,” hesaid.
There are two major issues regardingarcheological excavations: Currentarcheological methodology is such thatan historical site has to be taken apart inorder to find the story-telling details.Even more sensitive is that many sitesare sacred places themselves, or placeswhere human bodies are consecrated.Billie spoke for those who do not wanttheir ancestors disturbed, their artifactsstolen, or their history written by out-siders, he said.
We have to admit archeology has acheckered past.
Most people know about the self-taught amateur archeologists fromEurope in the 18th and 19th centuries.Men like Howard Carter, who discoveredTutankhamun’s tomb, hunted treasure inthe name of science, and kept what theyfound.
Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin,is another famous example. He smuggledsignificant Greek sculpture to England,including friezes removed from the
Parthenon in Athens. A few years laterhe sold the collection to the BritishMuseum. To this day, the Elgin Marblesremain highly controversial. Greece stillwants them back.
At the same time, the study of earlyhuman history is important. Besidesbeing a part of Highlands County’s past,the Belle Glades Culture has a lot toteach modern day man about the cre-ative use of resources and living in bal-ance with the natural habitat.
There have been improvements in thefield, and in how scientists work closerwith local inhabitants.
Congress passed the Native AmericanGraves Protection and Repatriation Actin 1990, for example, giving nativeAmericans the authority to make deci-sions about historical sites that involvethem, and the United Nations has recog-nized the need for indigenous peoples tohave a right to protect their heritage.
This may seem like a rarefied discus-sion, but it affects Highlands County. Asite in Lake Placid, known as theBlueberry Patch, is being excavated andexplored. It is thought it might havebeen a sizable Belle Gades Culture set-tlement at one time. This means thepush and pull between scientific explo-ration or leaving the dead in peace mayaffect us here.
Both sides have powerful arguments.We feel, however, we can’t walk awayfrom learning. The best way to increaserespect for a people is teach othersabout its contributions and successes.
We hope the excavation of theBlueberry Patch continues. We alsohope the feelings and beliefs of descen-dants of the Belle Glade Culture aretaken seriously and made a part of theprocess.
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TODAY’S EDITORIAL
TODAY’S LETTERS
Asignifiant different of opinion emergedduring the question and answer period fol-lowing a presentation sponsored recently
by the Lake Placid Historical Society. It wasabout the indigenous people who lived in the areaand around Lake Okeechobee roughly between500 BC and 1500 AD. The people are known col-lectively as the Belle Glades Culture.
EDITORIAL & OPINION
On Feb. 5, Sebring’s citycouncil approved a projectdesigned to promote fitness,encourage development in thedowntown district andthroughout the city, andincrease economic growth.The project known as SebringTrails, Trailheads andBlueways received a unani-mous vote.
Sebring Trails, Trailheads,and Blueways will connectbike trails throughout the cityand widen the path of existingtrials to 8 feet. Trailheads atthe Sebring Civic Center,Veterans Beach, and otherdesignated locations will pro-vide bike racks, water foun-tains, benches, and restrooms.Trailheads will provide ashady rest area for bikers andencourage longer bike ridesthroughout the city. Two blue-ways, or canoe routes, willalso be provided on LakeJackson.
Why is Sebring pursuingsuch an ambitious trail proj-ect? The council discoveredthat cities that invested inbike facilities received eco-nomic rewards for theirexpenditures. For example, inNorth Carolina’s NorthernOuter Banks, the annual eco-nomic impact of cyclists was$60 million in 2004.Bicyclists promote economicgrowth because they typicallyhave a large disposableincome. When bicyclists weresurveyed regarding theirincome, almost half reportedearning more than $100,000 ayear. Providing bike paths toour downtown area andrestaurants will encouragebicyclists to make purchasesfrom our local businesses andfuel our local economy.
The trail system will addadditional recreational oppor-tunities for the large influx ofwinter visitors seeking awarmer climate. It will alsoencourage fitness amongSebring residents. Healthylifestyles and physical activitypromote healthy bodyweights. Exercise such as bik-ing decreases the likelihoodof diabetes, high blood pres-sure, and heart disease.
The benefits, including eco-nomic growth and a healthierSebring, are obvious, but howmuch will this project costtaxpayers? According to thecouncil’s proposal, fundingwill come primarily throughgrants, private partnershipswith nonprofit organizationsand local businesses, anddonations. The project will becompleted over a span of sev-eral years as funding becomesavailable. According to thereport, “new city taxes orbonding are not recommendedto be used but may be used tofund trail improvements onlyupon approval by the citycouncil.” The city council’sconservative record regardingspending seems to affirm thestatement made in the propos-al.
Soon Sebring residents andvisitors will be able to bikearound beautiful LakeJackson, head downtown toshop and eat, and then peddletheir way to the local libraryon the new Sebring Trails,Trailheads, and Blueways.Merchants, residents, and vis-itors will be able to enjoy thebenefits of the new plan,including a slimmer waist,recreation, and fatter wallets.Relying on grants, donations,and partnerships with non-profits and businesses willmake the project even moreappealing. City council mem-bers hope to add to the funwithout adding fees for localresidents.
Melissa Main is a Sebring resi-dent. Guest columns are the opin-ion of the writer.
Thinner Sebringresidents, fatter
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Guest columnMelissa Main
This week I want to talkabout two big changes com-ing down the pike. These donot include a change I’mhoping for, which is that Iquit trying to cough up oneof my lungs like I’ve beendoing for the past week. No,these changes affect morethan just your humblecolumnist. They will impactall of us to a greater or less-er extent.
The first one comes fromthe Postal Service. For yearswe’ve enjoyed six days aweek of mail deliveries inthis country. We’ve alsoendured hearing how thePostal Service is constantlylosing money for variousreasons.
Surprisingly, even thoughthey are a government pro-gram, they’ve decided thatlosing money is a BadThing, and are trying to takesteps to slow the lossdown. One major waythey’re going to do this is byno longer delivering mail onSaturdays, beginning onAug. 1. Packages and priori-ty mail would still come onSaturdays, but first classmail would languish wherev-er it waits to be delivereduntil Monday.
There is a wrinkle to this,however. In the past, thePostal Service claimed thatCongress had to change alaw to stop Saturday deliv-ery. Congress has made nomove to do so, yet the PostalService is going ahead withits plans. The argumentbetween these two groupsmight be entertaining to
watch if there is one.I can understand the Post
Service’s reasoning here.They would undoubtedlysave money by cancellingout one day’s worth of deliv-eries. It would mean one lessday of getting junk mail.
But there are things I likegetting in the mail. Cards,checks, interesting things toread. No Saturday deliverymeans such things will bedelayed as well. It will alsomean that things I mail out,such as manuscripts, will bedelayed by a day.
True, I don’t use the USPostal Service as much as Iused to. That’s probably oneof the reasons they’re havingfinancial problems. But I useit enough that I will missSaturday deliveries whenthey cease.
The other change comingabout has to do with thatvenerable gameMonopoly. Everyone readingthis column has probablyplayed Monopoly at leastonce in their life. Whichmeans you might rememberthe tokens we used to movearound the board; the iron,the dog, the wheelbarrow,the shoe, the car, the battle-ship, the thimble, and the tophat.
Well Hasbro Inc., thecompany that owns thegame, decided to make achange. They threw it opento the fans and gave them achoice: ditch the iron,wheelbarrow, or shoe tokenand replace it with one offive alternate choices.
Voting took place onFacebook and closed thispast Tuesday at midnight. Ifyou were a fan of the iron,you will be sad to hear thatit was voted off the board.In its place? A cat, no doubtdoomed to be chased aroundthe board by the dog token.
I for one will not miss theiron as a token. As a personwho is challenged when itcomes to housekeeping,ironing does not rank highon my list of Things I EnjoyDoing. So I really don’t needto be reminded of it in agame.
Hope you’re ready forthese upcoming changes. I’dgo on about them, but I’mstill busy trying to cough upthat lung. Let’s hope an endto this virus is a change thatcomes soon.
Changes
Educated public neededto protect country
Editor:The past few years there have
been numerous stories about DNAinformation that have cleared sus-pects and have caused many crimi-nals to be convicted.
Today’s science shows the DNAfor each human is determined atthe conception of each person. Thegeneral public is not very muchaware and are uninformed aboutinformation about science and law.We need an educated and awarepublic to protect our country.
These apathetic views appear tobe caused by our addiction toentertainment and the bent on fol-lowing the details of the stories ofcelebrities. All the reality on TVshows do not educate very much.These are surely not good for ourcountry.
How many of the general publicfollowing the rulings both courtsand the Supreme Court?
Today, looking at Civil War his-tory and the life of Lincoln, it istime to look at two Supreme Courtdecisions. The first, the Dred -Scott decision that ruled a slavewas not a person. Now the Roe v.Wade decision (40 years old)appears to say that a person (an
unborn baby) is not a human.The Roe v. Wade decision ruled
that a human before birth is not tobe considered human if the baby isliving before the third quarter afterconception.
Today’s courts should keep inmind that all humans have our ownunique DNA starting at conception.Most people believe that humansstart at conception. In fact, a heart-beat is detected at 19 days.
Persons believing that humansexist at conception expressed theirview by more than 500,000 pro-lifedemonstrators in Washington, D.C.Most of the media did not coverthis huge demonstration. Why?
Mac McCauley Sebring
Getting past it
Editor:Examining our difficulties with
Iran today, it seems useful to exam-ine two other countries where wehave had difficulties in the past,Vietnam and Cuba.
In Vietnam, we have normalizedour past war relationship to a levelthat permits American citizens tovisit as tourists and a growing eco-nomic relationship. This despite awar that cost Americans over58,000 lives and several million
Vietnamese.By contrast we still maintain a
hostility toward Cuba, based large-ly on the belligerence of a smallminority of former Cubans, largelyresident in south Florida who havedeveloped a political footprint sig-nificant enough to dominate ourforeign policy and elect severalpersons of Cuban descent whoplace old hostilities ahead of ourmore important interests and “bet-ter angels”. Truly a “tail waggingthe dog” situation.
In Iran, the ancient grievances onthe Iranian side are largely basedon our role in ousting the demo-cratically elected government ofMossadegh in 1953, his subsequentassassination, and supporting themilitary takeover which installedPahlavi as Shah, whose regime bru-talized the Iranian people.Eventually the Iranians rebelledagainst the Shah despite his contin-ued support by the U.S. and otherwestern governments. On the U.S.side, we still cultivate our outrageover the takeover of our embassy in1979 and the subsequent anti-west-ern theocracy established byKhomeini, who filled the void cre-ated by the Shah’s departure.Currently, some low level talks sig-nal a beginning; perhaps some rea-
son for hope.It seems obvious that some effort
to get past old grievances and lookfor the potential for establishingmutually beneficial relationships isa necessary first step. Reaching outto Cuba, and rejecting the cultiva-tion of old grievances as the Miamirefugee community insists on pur-suing, should be fairly easy. UnlikeVietnam we did not lose 58,000American lives there. Our embar-rassment is largely tied to the Bayof Pigs fiasco in 1961 and the sub-sequent missile crisis in 1962which involved both Cuba and theSoviet Union. We now have nor-malized our relationship withRussia, the successor state of theSoviet Union, yet still treat Cuba asan enemy. We should get over itand recognized that most of theCubans today were born manyyears after our political contra-temps and are eager to normalizetheir relationship with the U.S.Ifwe could, perhaps put aside ourformer offenses and look to cur-rent opportunities for mutualaccords, we just might be able toreduce the world tensions whichcurrently drive our foreign affairs.
Laura Ware is a Sebring resi-dent. She can be contacted by e-mail at [email protected].
We need to work togetherto discover the past
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Call 453-6589.
Sebring Hills plansmeeting
SEBRING — SebringHills Association’s monthlymeeting will be Monday atthe clubhouse. Board mem-bers meet at 7 p.m. and allmembers meet at 7:30 p.m.Pay 2013 membership duesat that time; $15 single and$25 household.
MARSP meetsTuesday
AVON PARK — TheMichigan Association ofRetired School Personnelwill meet at 10:30 a.mTuesday at the Avon ParkLibrary on Museum Street.The speaker will be MaxineFloyd on “An up-close viewof the changing racial cli-mate of Avon Park - from the’50s to today.”
Call 655-6825.
Model Railroad Clubmeets Tuesday
SEBRING — The SebringModel Railroad Club meetsat 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at theChurch of Christ, 3800Sebring Parkway. Membersrun model railroads on theirmodular layout. Call CurtisPetersen at 382-6967.
Gem and MineralClub meets Tuesday
SEBRING — The nextmeeting of the HighlandsGem and Mineral Club willbe at 7 p.m. Tuesday at therear fellowship hall of theChurch of Christ, 3800Sebring Parkway. The publicis welcome and there are nodues or fees. An interest inany aspect of lapidary is allyou need.
Jack Parsons is the speak-er for this meeting. He willtalk on Historical Geology.
The birthstone forFebruary is the amethyst,which is found in shades oflavender to violet (a mostprized color). Amethyst isone of the most commoncrystals in the quartz familyand is found all over theworld. Wearing amethyst issaid to be a potent healerand brings comfort to alltypes of mental and physicalills. If you have amethyst inany form, wear it or bring itto the meeting and share itwith the members present.
Items for sale may befrom the club’s materials and
from anyone interested inparting with their excessmaterials.
Call 453-7054.
Free Quit Smokingprograms offered
A program sponsored bythe Florida AHEC Networkand the Florida Departmentof Health,TobaccoFreeFlorida.com isbeing offered for those whoare ready quit smoking. Asix-session program is beingoffered at no charge to enrollor for materials.
Sessions will be weeklyfrom 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays,Feb. 12 through March 12 atFlorida Hospital HeartlandMedical Center, 4200 Sun’N Lake Blvd., (upstairsconference room); or 12-1p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 13through March 13 (sameupstairs conference room);from 5:30-6:30 p.m.Wednesdays, Feb. 13through March 13 at LakePlacid Seventh-dayAdventist Church, BetterLiving Community Center,24 E. Phoenix St.; or from12-1 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 12through March 12 at FloridaHospital WauchulaConference Room, 533 W.Carlton St. in Wauchula.
Call (877) 252-6094.Free carbon monoxide
testing; free nicotine patchesfor program participantswhile supplies last; free QuitSmoking Now Workbookand incentive items; freenicotine replacement; groupsled by trained tobacco cessa-tion specialists. These pro-grams cover all forms oftobacco.
Tickets on sale forAdelines show
AVON PARK — TheHeart of Highland ShowChorus (affiliated withSweet AdelinesInternational) presents Onthe Road Again, with specialguest quartet, “Live OutLoud”, on Saturday, Feb. 16at Union CongregationalChurch (Millennium sanctu-ary), 106 N. Butler Ave.
Tickets are $12 (to pur-chase in advance, call 452-1927.
Dean speaks at TeaParty meeting
SEBRING — TheHighlands Tea Party willmeet Tuesday at Homer’sRestaurant, 1000 SebringSquare. Buffet will be at 5p.m., followed by a meeting
at 6 p.m.The speaker will be
Bradlee Dean with Sons ofLiberty, a nationally syndi-cated radio talk show hostand syndicated columnist forWorldNet Daily. He is alsofounder and executive direc-tor of You Can Run But YouCannot Hide International, aministry reaching youngadults on college and highschool campuses.
Events planned atlodges, posts
AVON PARKThe Men’s Auxiliary of
VFW Post 9853 is hosting aday trip to Victory CasinoShip at Cape CanaveralMonday, Feb. 18 for MilitaryAppreciation Day on ship.Cost is $40 per person;reservation and payment dueby Tuesday. Call 453-5560or 452-5647.
The American Legion Post69 will host karaoke byNaomi today; call for time.Legion Riders dinner will befrom 4-6 p.m. Legion andAuxiliary meet at 7 p.m.Monday. Karaoke by BilDifrom 4-7 p.m. Wednesday.Music by Patsy on Friday;call for time. Call 453-4553.
LAKE PLACIDThe Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 3880 HouseCommittee meets at 2 p.m.today. Ladies AuxiliaryGeneral meeting is at 10a.m. Monday. Music byMike King on Saturday; callfor time. Call 699-5444.
The American Legion Post25 Auxiliary will host aValentine sit-down dinner at4 p.m. today. Must have $8ticket. Steve and Peggy pro-viding music from 5-8 p.m.Legion E-Board meets at5:30 p.m. Monday. AuxiliaryE-Board meets at 6:30 p.m.,Legion General andAuxiliary General meet at 7p.m. for nominations of offi-cers. L & L providing musicfrom 5-8 p.m. Wednesday,Franke E. from 6:30-9:30p.m. Friday and karaoke byGary from 6-9 p.m.Saturday. There will be acruise seminar at 11 a.m.Saturday. Call 465-0975.
The Lake Placid MooseLodge 2374 will host KJKaraoke from 6-10 p.m.today. Moose Legion meetsat 6 p.m. Monday. Karaokeby KJ from 6-10 p.m.Wednesday. Frank E. willprovide music from 6-10p.m. Thursday. LarryMusgrave will provide musicfrom 6-10 p.m. Friday.Riders’ Lunch Southern
Renegade will be Saturday;call for time. Women of theMoose dinner; call for time.Call 465-0131.
SEBRINGSebring Elks Lodge 1529
will have a three-day openhouse Tuesday throughThursday. The public is wel-come to participate onTuesday in Wii Bowling inthe bar from 2-4 p.m. and tocome dressed for MardiGras at 4:30 p.m. The cost is$6.50 for a Shrimp Creoledinner and dance to musicby Buddy Canova.Wednesday there will be aValentine’s Dance withchicken and fish sandwichesfor $6.50 from 5-6:30 p.m.and dance to music by FrankE. from 4:30-7:30 p.m. BarPoker will be from 2-4 p.m.Thursday and Texas HoldEm at 2 p.m. There will bemember bingo from 2-4 p.m.Monday. Friday buffet withdancing to the music ofChrissy on Friday. Volunteerappreciation spaghetti dinneron Saturday. Call 471-3557.
The Ladies Auxiliary atVFW Post 4300 will put ona sit down dinner at 5 p.m.Thursday. The dinner is byticket for $7 a person andconsists of swiss steak,mashed potatoes and gravy,vegetable, salad and straw-berry dessert. Guests willalso be able to listen to ordance to the music of GaryOliver. Valentine raffleprizes will be drawn and aspecial ceremony held forthose who wish to recommitto one another. Only 100tickets are being sold.
The Moose Riders ofSebring Moose Lodge 2259are holding their monthlyjam session beginning at4:30 p.m. today. Listen anddance to the Moose JamBand.
The Sebring Moose Lodge2259 will host music byLarry Musgrave from 6-10p.m. Wednesday. Women ofthe Moose officers meet at 6p.m. Thursday. HouseCommittee Joint Officers’and Loyal Order of theMoose business meeting at6:30 p.m. General meeting at8 p.m. Music by LooseChange Reunion from 6-10p.m. Friday. Music by BigFreddie on Saturday; call fortime. Call 655-3920.
The Sebring RecreationClub will host ShuffleboardScrambles at 1:15 p.m.Monday. CountyShuffleboard Tournament at9 a.m. Tuesday. ShuffleboardLeague is at 1:15 p.m.Wednesday. MiniShuffleboard Tournament isat 1:15 p.m. Friday. IceCream ShuffleboardTournament is at 1:15 p.m.Saturday. Call 385-2966.
HARRY HALLHarry J. Hall,
89, of Tipton diedat 8:54 a.m. onThursday, Feb. 7,
2013 at IU Health TiptonHospital. Harry was born onMay 31, 1923 in Brickmore,W.Va. to Harry Edward andVirdie (Gross) Hall. He alsolived in Morgantown, W.Va.,Fairmount, W.Va.,Parkersburg, W.Va., andC h a r l e s t o n ,W.Va. for 26years. Afterretirement helived inSebring, Fla.for 18 yearsbefore mov-ing to Tiptonin 2006 to be closer to hisfamily. On May 10, 1946 hemarried Geraldine “Gerri”Hall and she survives.
Harry was a corporal in theUnites States Army from1943-1946. He fought in theBattle of the Bulge where hewas captured by the Germansand spent five months as aprisoner of war in a slavelabor camp before being lib-erated. His experience wasincluded in a book of veteranmemoirs, “Out of the Mist”by Mike Mullins. Harryretired in June of 1986 fromPrudential InsuranceCompany as a sales and
estate planning agent. He wasa Certified Life Underwriter.
Harry is survived by hiswife, Gerri; a daughter,Nancy Bolds and husbandDavid of Tipton; two grand-children, Kelly Anne Hortonof Fishers, and Sara FrancesPearce and husband Erik ofTipton; four great-grandchil-dren, Matthew and ZacharyHorton, and Andrew and EliPearce; a brother, Larry Halland wife Agnes ofStrongsville, Ohio; a sister,Linda Shipley and husbandDavid of Rivesville, W.Va.;and several nieces andnephews. He was preceded indeath by four brothers andfive sisters.
A funeral service will be at7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 atWest Street Christian Churchwith Rev. Linda McKiernan-Allen presiding. Burial willbe at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.12 in Fairview Cemetery inTipton with Military Honors.Visitation will be Mondayfrom 4 p.m. until the time ofservice at the church.
Memorial contributionsmay be made to West Street
Christian Church, 132 N.West St., Tipton, WV 46072.Young-Nichols FuneralHome is in charge of thearrangements.
JACK J. PERRINJack J. Perrin,
Colonel USAretired, died Jan.16, 2013 in
Sebring, Fla. He was a nativeof Philadelphia, Pa. and for-mer resident of Davie, Fla.He had resided in Sebring,Fla. the past 12 years.Colonel Perrin was a gradu-ate of Temple University inPhiladelphia, Pa. and retiredafter 33 years of service.Among his many assign-ments were the 7th infantrydivision in Korea, and severaltours at the Pentagon.
Survivors include his wife,Dorothy; son, Steven; daugh-ter, Valerie; and four grand-children.
A funeral service will beheld at National Cemetery inLake Worth, Fla. on Feb. 15,2013 at 2 p.m. sharp with fullmilitary honors.
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County commissionapproval is needed for thatkind of change.
Firefighters currentlyworking at Sun ’N Lakeexpressed shock and dis-may at the decision, whichthey said was a surprise.“There was no round tablediscussion,” Lt. CraigMaranas said. “We have alot of ideas of how to savemoney.”
He added that the jobwas only part time. but los-ing the job would be a hard-ship for the firefighters whoneed it to make ends meet.
However, Maranasemphasized, their financialloss was not what worriedhim or his fellow firefight-ers about disbanding thedepartment.
With two nursing homes,an elementary school, amiddle school, a hospitaland many doctor’s officesin the area, as well as largeareas of brush, and isolatedhouses, Maranas said,response time is his biggestconcern.
“With a volunteer force,”Maranas said, “the fire-fighters have to get to thestation to get the truckbefore they can leave forthe scene. That takes aboutfive minutes, then there’sthe time it takes to get tothe emergency. WestSebring’s station is well tothe south on HammockRoad,” he said.
Maranas is just as con-cerned about losing thedepartment’s vast localstore of knowledge.
“It’s not like we juststarted yesterday,” Maranassaid. “We don’t just know
where the golf courses are;we know the quickest wayto every hole on thecourse.”
This, said Maranas, is apart of the hidden equation.When firefighters are calledout, he said, but their serv-ices are refused uponarrival, the call does notcount in the response statis-tics. This makes it seem asif a station is not as busy asit is, he said.
Maranas added, thatdoing away with the Sun ’NLake department meantmore work for the county,which would have to takeover pre-fire inspectionsand other paperwork beingdone now.
Should an arrangementbe worked out with WestSebring, Sun ’N Lake resi-dents and property ownerswill be charged the coun-ty’s $25 annual fire assess-ment towards the expense.The district currentlycharges a $32 annual fireassessment.
There was discussionamong the supervisors as towhether or not to do awaywith the district’s assess-ment, when the county’sassessment takes effect.Some supervisors want toend the district’s assess-ment, others feel futureexpenses for public safety— whether contributingtoward building the newcomplex, or buying newequipment — means now isthe proper time to save andprepare.
The final closure of theSun ’N Lake FireDepartment will be decidedafter approval by countycommission and WestSebring VFD.
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classic hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”, butpast Idol winner and guest judge ShannonReed offered words of encouragement to thenervous singer.
“I know you have a bigger voice in there.You need to let that bigger voice out. It’s big-ger than what we saw here tonight, so go forit. Have fun and knock ‘em dead,” Reed said.
Each of the semi-finalists will return nextweek to compete once again for an advance-ment to the finals round later this month.
---The teen division qualifier came as a huge
shock and a breath of fresh air, not only to thejudges but the audience as well.
Many familiar faces and voices wereamong the nine contestants, of which fivewere chosen to move on to the semi-finalsnext week.
Judges were in awe of the huge amount oftalent that graced the stage Thursday nightand had a tough time deciding between eachof the nine all female contestants.
“We have a tie for second place,” emceeDon Elwell announced. “Two scores of 172out of a possible 180 total points.”
After a few minutes of careful calculating,the judges announced the semi-finalists in theteen division. Nala Price, 14, Sebring; AlexHornick, 14, Sebring; Olivia Hitt, 17,Sebring; Sarenna Stoner, 13, Sebring; andCammie Lester, 13, Sebring, each advancedto next week’s competition round.
The 90-second acapellas from each of thegirls was enough to bring several of thejudges close to speechlessness, though theymanaged to get a few small words out numer-ous times.
“Oh, this is going to be fun. I like it whenthere’s a fight; this should be fun. You’ve setthe bar ... you came out here and you sang,”Moore said of former Junior Idol winner NalaPrice.
Though Price is a local favorite with awell-loved and well-known voice, the judgeswere pleasantly surprised to hear outstandingperformances from every one of the youngladies.
Sarenna Stoner blew away the judges withher soulful voice and quirky personality.Stoner belted out Adele’s hit “Someone LikeYou” in her own unique way. leaving thejudges with nothing but positive things to say.
“The simplicity of what you did was amaz-ing. I felt like there was nobody else here andyou were singing just to me. I’m going to giveyou some advice: stay true to yourself. Don’t
ever let anyone change you or try to sway youin any way. You have a beautiful voice andamazing personality, remember that,” Reedsaid following Stoner’s performance.
A repetitive and excited Moore was thrilledat the fact that each of the contestants had atrue talent Thursday night. Moore’s excite-ment led him to boast that this year’s contestwould be great because “No one sucks”.
Audience members agreed. Several atten-dees could be heard throughout the crowdraving about the amazing voices of not onlythe semi-finalists but the entire Teen Idoldivision.
“These young ladies have made me lovethis county again. I’ve dealt with talent allover the world but I am blown away by thistalent tonight on this stage right here. This isgoing to be so fun,” Moore exclaimed.
Junior and Teen Heartland Idol semi-finalsround will take place Thursday, Feb. 14. Themusic kicks off at 6 p.m. The specialValentine’s Day Idol will feature celebrityguest judge and music superstar TommyBrandt as well as special Valentine’s Day ser-enades from cover band Scarlet Fade.
Entry fee into Heartland Idol is free. TheHeartland Idol Cafe will continue to serve updelicious hot dogs, burgers and other fooditems for various prices. Lawn chairs, blan-kets and seats are encouraged to be brought.
For more information visit the HeartlandIdol Facebook page.
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News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS13-year-old Cammie Lester belts out a coun-try hit Thursday evening during the TeenHeartland Idol qualifying round. Lester, andfour other contestants, will return this weekto the Idol semi-final round to showcasetheir talents once again for audience andjudges.
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Special to the News-SunSEBRING – If Downtown
Sebring ‘goes to the dogs,’that’s OK with Lora Todd,who is the owner of Plan BPromotions, an event plan-ning company that coordi-nates several events inDowntown Sebring, such asRun to the Heartland, theSummer of Love VolkswagenJubilee and the U.S. AviationExpo Kick Off Party. And ifthat isn’t enough to keep herbusy, Todd openedDowntown Sebring’s newestboutique on Friday,Dogtown, USA, that willcater to our favorite four-legged friends at 112 N.Ridgewood Drive.
“Downtown is the heartand soul of any city .... it’syour roots,” Todd said.“Visiting there should be anostalgic, ‘Coming Home’experience.”
Todd was born and raisedin Avon Park and moved toSebring in 1989. She gotinvolved in DowntownSebring by organizing specialevents that revolved arounddowntown.
After years of event plan-ning experience, shelaunched Plan B Promotionsbecause she loves planningevents. The majority ofTodd’s events are held inDowntown Sebring becauseof the Circle Park, the coop-eration from the city and
merchants, and the fact thatit’s a beautiful venue that allevent attendees really enjoy.Plan B is unique in the factthat most of the company’sevents revolve aroundDowntown Sebring. Todd hasdeveloped a good reputationwith the city, its serviceproviders and the Downtownmerchants who have madePlan B the ‘go to’ event plan-ner in the business. Theyhave the knowledge andexpertise to be able to handleanything from motorcycles toairplane events.
When asked what is herfavorite thing aboutDowntown Sebring, Toddsays the friendliness of themerchants .... how they tendto want to help you find whatyou are looking for whetherit’s directions or a good placeto eat. Also, the talent ofsome of the local artists andthe beauty of the Circle Park.
“I love that downtown hasa special vibe .... it’s laidback and unhurried,” Toddsaid. “It makes me want to
just stroll and uncover thehidden treasures there.”
Todd is opening DogtownUSA because a doggie bou-tique fits in perfectly withthe uniqueness ofdowntown. The pet boutiquewill provide something a lit-tle different and very fun fortwo- and four-legged cus-tomers. Being pet ownerherself who loves spoilingher dog, Todd wants to offerunique gifts for not only thepet but the owners as well.
She is encouraged by thenew faces starting businessesin Downtown Sebring andincreased foot traffic duringthe day and at eveningevents. With the marketingefforts from the SebringCommunity RedevelopmentAgency (CRA) and specialevents, Downtown Sebringhas been and will continue tosee lots of new faces.
“I see further growth, moreactivities and quality mer-chants moving intoDowntown Sebring in thenext few years,” Todd said.“We have made great stridesrecently, and we plan to growalong with DowntownSebring and see where ittakes us.”
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award-winning Rafter TRanch will be featured onthe Daytime TV Show onTuesday. The ranch is fea-tured as part of the“Daytime Goes Country”show highlighting the beefcattle industry and the cow-boy way of life.
“Daytime” is a nationallysyndicated variety show thatairs in approximately 100markets and in 97.1 millionhouseholds across theUnited States. It is shown at11 a.m. on WFLA TVChannel 8 (NBC) everyweekday in the Tampa mar-
ket. Owned by the Wohl
Family, Rafter T received aNational EnvironmentalStewardship Award from theNational Cattlemen’s BeefAssociation (NCBA) in1994. During the awardyear, the Wohls representedthe U.S. cattle industry inmeetings with the New YorkTime, Time, Life,Newsweek, United PressInternational and theNational Audubon Societyto discuss environmentalstewardship practices andland management in Florida.The ranch has been featuredon FOX News, PBS and in
the Palm Beach Post for itsenvironmental stewardshippractices.
Other segments featuredduring the “Daytime GoesCountry” show will includea beef cooking demonstra-tion, cowgirl fashion show,dude ranch getaway options,a beef quiz contest and a dayat the ranch with show co-host Cyndi Edwards.
The Daytime Show is alifestyle show co-hosted byJerry Penacoli (formerlyfrom Extra!) and CyndiEdwards. Casey Wohl, co-owner of Rafter T Ranch,serves as the show’s travelcorrespondent.
Local cattle ranch to befeatured on national TV show
Courtesy photoBob Mayworth, manager of Rafter T Ranch, shows Daytime TV Show co-host CyndiEdwards how to rope a steer as part of the ‘Daytime Goes Country’ show.
Downtown welcomes Dogtown USA
Special to the News-SunBRENTWOOD, Tenn. –
As an extension of its spon-sorship with the NationalFFA Foundation, TractorSupply Company has recent-ly announced a new scholar-ship program to assist FFAmembers in their pursuit of acollege degree.
The Growing Scholars pro-gram will be supportednationally by each of themore than 1,150 TractorSupply stores Feb. 15-24,which includes National FFAWeek. Tractor Supply cus-tomers can donate $1 at storeregisters during the checkoutprocess to support local FFAchapters and their members.Ninety percent of fundsraised through TractorSupply’s Growing Scholarsprogram will be utilized tofund scholarships for FFAmembers. The remaining 10percent of donations willbenefit state FFA organiza-tions.
“This program will providecritical funding to FFA mem-bers who intend to pursue acollege degree and local FFAchapters that enrich the livesof young members by teach-ing life skills, citizenship andleadership qualities,” saidTractor Supply President andCEO Greg Sandfort. “For us,this is an outstanding way tosupport our current and
future customers and futureteam members and a way togive back to the 1,100-plusunique communities weserve.”
To be eligible for thescholarship, students must becurrent FFA members andeither high school seniors ora freshman, sophomore orjunior college student seek-ing a two- or four-yeardegree or other specializedtraining program. Majorareas of study will also beconsidered when determiningscholarship recipients.
“We are extremely gratefulto Tractor Supply and its cus-tomers for supporting FFA,student and alumni membersand agriculture education ingeneral,” said National FFAFoundation ExecutiveDirector Robert K. Cooper.
In addition to the GrowingScholars program, TractorSupply and the National FFAFoundation have many otherjoint initiatives, including theFFA horse evaluation careerdevelopment event, NationalFFA Week and the annualNational Association ofAgricultural EducatorsConference. At an individualstore level, Tractor Supplycontinually hosts fund-rais-ing events and works closelywith local FFA chapters andhigh school agriculture advi-sors to provide resources.
Tractor Supplyannounces National FFA
scholarship program
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 28-2012-CA-001027NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC,Plaintiff,vs.DEBORAH VAUGHN, et al.,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure Sale dated the 31st day of January, 2013, and entered in Case No. 28-2012-CA-001027 of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGGE, LLC is the Plaintiff and DEBORAH VAUGHN, UNKNOWN TENANT and LEONARD VAUGHN, JR. A/K/ALEONARD VAUGHN IN POSSESSION OF THE SUB-JECT PROPERTY are defendants. I will sell to thehighest and best bidder for cash at the HIGH-LANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870 at the Highlands County Courthouse in Sebring, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 5th day of March, 2013, the
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 282012CA000500GCAXMX
Division:BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.Plaintiff,Vs.MARY SPENCER A/K/A MARY P. SPENCER; AN-THONY SPENCER AKA ANTHONY SPENCER, SR., MIDFLORIDA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, CAPITAL ONE BANK, NORTH STAR CAPITAL ACQUISITION, LLC, STATE OF FLORIDA, SEBRING COUNTRY ES-TATES CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC., LYNETTE QUIN-TANA SULLIVAN
NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the
Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 22, 2013, in the above-styled cause, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash beginning at 11:00 A.M. at the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of the Highlands County Courthouse, 430 S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870 on April 24, 2013, the following described property:
LOT 2, IN BLOCK 49, OF SEBRING COUNTRYESTATES SECTION TWO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, AT PAGE 34, 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.
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 thescheduled 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 January, 24, 2013.
Bob Germaine, Clerk of Court/s/ Priscilla Michalak
By: Deputy Clerk(COURT SEAL)
February 10, 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTYCIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 28-2012-CA-000466Division
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Plaintiff,vs.JUDIE ANN POIRIER, PRAIRIE OAKS COMMUNITYASSOCIATION, INC., AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS,Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given, pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on February 4, 2013, in the Circuit Court of HIGHLANDS County, Florida, I will sell theproperty situated in Highlands County, Florida de-scribed as:
LOT 22, PRAIRIE OAKS VILLAGE, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 15, PAGE 88, PUBLIC RECORDSOF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.and commonly known as: 3800 RODEO DR, SE-BRING, FL 33875; including the building, appurte-nances, and fixtures located therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, Sales are held in the Jury Assembly Room in thebasement of the Highlands County Courthouse lo-cated at 430 S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Flor-ida 33870, on March 6, 2013 at 11 a.m.
Any persons claiming an interest in the sur-plus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must filea claim within 60 days after the sale.
Dated this 6th day of February, 2013.Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ Lisa TantilloDeputy Clerk
February 10, 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 28-2012-CA-000064DIVISION:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,Plaintiff,vs.JOSE G. ZEPEDA, et al,Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 24, 2013, and entered in Case No. 28-2012-CA-000064 of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida in which PNC Bank, National Association, is the Plaintiff and Jose G. Zepeda, Olivia B. Ze-peda, MidFlorida Federal Credit Union, are defen-dants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on the Jury Assembly Room in the base-ment, Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, Highlands County, Florida at 11:00 AM on the 20th day of February, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure:LOT 40, BLOCK 7, OF SYLVAN SHORES ESTATES SECTION B, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 63, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.A/K/A 1619 CEDARBROOK ST, LAKE PLACID, FL 33852-5734Any 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.Dated in Highlands County, Florida this 24th day of January, 2013.
Clerk of the Circuit CourtHighlands County, Florida
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, (863) 534-4690, within two (2) working days of your re-ceipt of this (describe notice); if you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD (863) 534-7777 of Flor-
ida Relay Service 711. To file response please contact Highlands County Clerk of Court, 590 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870-3867, Tel:
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO. 28-2011-CA-000587
GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC,Plaintiff,vs.CAROL S. WALDROFF A/K/A CAROLS S. POW-ERS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CAROL S. WAL-DROFF A/K/A CAROLS S. POWERS; WILLIAM T. POWERS; IF LIVING, INCLUDING ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SAID DEFENDANT(S), IF REMARRIED, AND IF DECEASED, THE RESPECTIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-DER OR AGAINST THE NAMED DEFENDANT(S); HIGHLANDS PARK ESTATES ASSOCIATION, INC.; WHETHER DISSOLVED OR PRESENTLY EXISTING, TOGETHER WITH ANY GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, OR TRUSTEES OF SAID DEFENDANT(S) AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, WHETHER UNDER, OR AGAINST DEFENDANT(S); UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2;Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final
Summary Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause, in the Circuit Court of High-lands County, Florida, I will sell the property situ-ate in Highlands County, Florida, described as:
LOT 20, BLOCK 29, HIGHLANDS PARK ES-TATES SECTION P, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 59, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.A/K/A405 HALLMARK AVE.LAKE PLACID, FL 33852at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, in the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of Highlands County Courthouse located at 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida at 11:00 A.M., on the 7th day of March, 2013.
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 pendents, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Witness, my hand and seal of this court on the 5th day of February, 2013.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy: /s/ Lisa Tantillo
Deputy ClerkIf 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 ex-plain 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.
February 10, 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO. 28-2011-CA-000016
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,Plaintiff,vs.BRETT L. WINBERRY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF BRETT L. WINBERRY; IF LIVING, INCLUDING ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SAID DEFENDANT(S), IF REMARRIED, AND IF DECEASED, THE RESPEC-TIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUS-TEES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE NAMED DE-FENDANT(S); UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2;Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final
Summary Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause, in the Circuit Court of High-lands County, Florida, I will sell the property situ-ate in Highlands County, Florida, described as:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACase No.: 2012-CA-417-GCA
SUNTRUST BANK,a Georgia banking corporationPlaintiff,vs.MCKENZIE PEST ANDTERMITE, INC., a Florida corporation;H. VERNON MCKENZIE, individuallyand UNKNOWN TENANTSDefendants.
NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Or-
der for Final Summary Judgment, dated January 31, 2013, entered in Civil Case Number 2012-CA-417-GCA of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, that on April 2, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. The sale will be held at the Highlands County Court-house, 430 S. Commerce Ave., Jury Assembly Room, Sebring, FL 33870.
The undersigned Clerk will offer for sale to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following real property, described as:
LOT 21, BLOCK 88C, KENILWORTH PARK, AC-CORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 98, AND PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 63, PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.together with all structures, improvements, fix-tures, appliances, and appurtenances on said land or used in conjunction therewith.
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.DATED: February 1, 2013.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBY: /s/ Toni Kopp
As Deputy ClerkIf 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 Court Administration (863) 534-4690, Highlands County Courthouse, 430 S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, within 2 working days of your receipt of this document. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
February 10, 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO. 28-2010-CA-001371
BENEFICIAL FLORIDA, INC.,Plaintiff,vs.PAUL SEBRING; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF PAUL SE-BRING; MONICA L. SEBRING; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MONICA L. SEBRING; IF LIVING, INCLUDING ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SAID DEFENDANT(S), IF REMARRIED, AND IF DECEASED, THE RESPEC-TIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUS-TEES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE NAMED DE-FENDANT(S); UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2;Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final
Summary Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause, in the Circuit Court of High-lands County, Florida, I will sell the property situ-ate in Highlands County, Florida, described as:
ALL THAT CERTAIN LAND SITUATE IN HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA VIZ:COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEG. 33 MIN. 30 SEC. WEST ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SECTION 12 A DIS-TANCE OF 721.51 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 915.61 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SHORE LINE OF LITTLE RED WATER LAKE; THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SHORE LINE OF LITTLE RED WATER LAKE A DISTANCE OF 55 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT; THENCE EAST A DISTANCE OF 40.71 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. A/K/A LOT 40, HOLIDAY SHORES SUBDIVISION, UNRE-CORDED, A PORTION OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA. TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO.: C-12-34-28-010-0000-0400ADDRESS: 3259 RED WATER DR., AVON PARK, FL 33825-9611.A/K/A3259 RED WATER DR.AVON PARK, FL 33870at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, in the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of Highlands County Courthouse located at 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida at 11:00 A.M., on the 7th day of March, 2013.
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 pendents, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Witness, my hand and seal of this court on the 5th day of February, 2013.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy: /s/ Lisa Tantillo
Deputy ClerkIf 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 ex-plain 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.
February 10, 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 28-2012-CA-000251DIVISION:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGERTO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKACOUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP,Plaintiff,vs.CAROL QUALLO ALSO KNOWN AS CAROL M.QUALLO, ET AL,Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 24, 2013, and entered in Case No. 28-2012-CA-000251 of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida in which PNC Bank, National Association, is the Plaintiff and Carol Quallo, Carol M. Quallo, Sebring Country Estates Civic Association, are de-fendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on the Jury Assembly Room in the basement, Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, Highlands County, Florida at 11:00 AM on the 20th day of February, 2013, the following de-scribed property as set forth in said Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure:LOT 5, IN BLOCK 27, OF SEBRING COUNTRY ES-TATES SECTION THREE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 6, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.A/K/A 717 PORSCHE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33872-2801Any 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.Dated in Highlands County, Florida this 25th day of January, 2013.
Clerk of the Circuit CourtHighlands County, FloridaBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
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, (863) 534-4690, within two (2) working days of your re-ceipt of this (describe notice); if you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD (863) 534-7777 of Flor-
ida Relay Service 711. To file response please contact Highlands County Clerk of Court, 590 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870-3867, Tel:
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 28-2012-CA-000100
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION,Plaintiff,vs.ESPOSITO, AUDREY, et. al.,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Or-
der or Final Judgment entered in Case No. 28-2012-CA-000100 of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida, wherein GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC SUCCESSOR BY MERGR TO GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, and ESPOSITO, AUDREY, et. al., are Defendants, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at, JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASEMENT AT HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 430 S. COMMERCE AVENUE SEBRING, FL 33870, at the hour of 11:00 A.M. on the 24th day of April, 2013, the following described property:
LOT 7, BLOCK ``I'', SPRING LAKE SECTION ONE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 23, 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.
DATED at Sebring, Highlands County, Florida this 24th day of January, 2013.
ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk Circuit Court
By: /s/ Priscilla MichalakIMPORTANT
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 Clerk of the Court's disability coordinator at 590 S COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870, 8635344686 at least 7 days before your sched-uled court appearance, or immediately upon re-ceiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
February 10, 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTYGENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO. 09001856GCSSUNTRUST BANK,Plaintiff,vs.GERMAN AREVALO, et al.,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Sum-
mary Final Judgment of Foreclosure filed Decem-ber 10, 2012 entered in Civil Case No. 09001856GCS of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Flor-ida, the Clerk will sell to the highest and best bid-der for cash at the Jury Assembly Room in the Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Com-merce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870 in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 20th day of February, 2013 at 11:00 AM on the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit:
A portion of Section 24, Township 34 South, Range 30 East, Highlands County, Florida, being described as follows:
Commence at the Northeast corner of said Section 24; thence North 88 degrees 55'39'' West along the North line of said Section 24 a dis-tance of 2006.56 feet; thence South 00 degrees 38'16'' West a distance of 664.05 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue South 00 de-grees 38'16'' West a distance 664.05 feet; thence North 88 degrees 57'40'' West a distance of 668.25 feet; thence North 00 degrees 36'43'' East a distance of 664.25 feet; thence South 88 degrees 56'40'' East a distance of 668.55 feet to the Point of Beginning.
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.
Dated this 25th day of January, 2013.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
As Clerk of the CourtBY: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
February 3, 10, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 282012CA000494GCAXMXUS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ASTRUSTEE FOR YALE MORTGAGE LOANTRUST, SERIES 2007-1,Plaintiff,vs.BERTHA GAIL MOLTZ F/K/A BERTHAGAIL ROTROFF; BRUCE WAYNE MOLTZ; UN-KNOWN TENANT, IN POSSESSION OF THE SUB-JECT PROPERTY,Defendants.
RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order Resetting of Foreclosure Sale dated the 28th day of January, 2013, and entered in Case No. 282012CA000494GCAXMX, of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein US BANK NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR YALE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-1 is the Plaintiff and BERTHA GAIL MOLTZ F/K/A BERTHA GAIL RO-TROFF; BRUCE WAYNE MOLTZ and UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, are defendants. I will sell to the high-est and best bidder for cash at the HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870 at the Highlands County Courthouse in Sebring, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 8th day of April, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judg-ment, to wit:LOT 16, BLOCK 153, OF SEBRING HIGHLANDS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 97, 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 ex-plain 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 29th day of January, 2013.Robert W. Germaine
Clerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy ClerkFebruary 10, 17, 2013
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LOT 5, BLOCK 147, LAKEWOOD TERRACES SHEET NO. 3, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 94, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.A/K/A4106 THOMPSON AVE.SEBRING, FL 33875at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, in the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of Highlands County Courthouse located at 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida at 11:00 A.M., on the 8th day of May, 2013.
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 pendents, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Witness, my hand and seal of this court on the 5th day of February, 2013.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy: /s/ Lisa Tantillo
Deputy ClerkIf 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 ex-plain 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.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 28-2008-CA-001388DIVISION:
SUNTRUST BANK, N.A.,Plaintiff,vs.ANNIE IDICULLA, et al,Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated January 28, 2013 and entered in Case No. 28-2008-CA-001388 of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida wherein SUNTRUST BANK, N.A., is the Plaintiff and ANNIE IDICULLA; THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ANNIE IDICULLA N/K/A BABYCHAN IDICULLA; ROSILY PARACKAL A/K/A ROSILY X. PARACKAL; THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ROSILY PARACKAL A/K/A ROSILY X. PARACKAL N/K/A XAVIER PARACKAL; are the Defendants, The Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASE-MENT OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE at 11:00 AM, on the 22nd day of February, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
A PORTION OF TRACT A, SOMERVALE DOWNS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE 35, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT A; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT A, A DISTANCE OF 441.75 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 00 DE-GREES 20 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT A, A DISTANCE OF 441.98 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 985.31 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 441.98 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 985.83 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CON-TAINING 435.600 SQUARE FEET OR 10.00 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH A 50 FOOT NONEXCLUSIVE INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A POR-TION OF TRACT A, SOMERVALE DOWNS, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDE-DIN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE 35, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA, BE-ING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST COR-NER OF SAID TRACT A; THENCE NORTH 89 DE-GREES 48 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WEST JOSE-PHINE ROAD AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 961.34 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1,743.38 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 542.16 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,134.26 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 542.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1,743.38 FEET TO A POINT LYING ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID WEST JO-SEPHINE ROAD AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 25 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 28-2012-CA-001104CITIMORTGAGE, INC.,Plantiff,vs.SHIRLEY M. WORKS, et al.,Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTIONTO:DONALD R. WORKSLast Known Address: 6412 MATTEE DRIVE, SE-BRING, FL 33875Also Attempted At: 2247 CITRUST BLVD, LEES-BURG, FL 34748; 2613 HOLLY PLACE, LEES-BURG, FL 34748 AND 2247 CITRUS BLVD, #214, LEESBURG, FL 34748Current Residence Unknown
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONALD R. WORKSLast Known Address: 6412 MATTEE DRIVE, SE-BRING, FL 33875Also Attempted At: 2247 CITRUST BLVD, LEES-BURG, FL 34748; 2613 HOLLY PLACE, LEES-BURG, FL 34748 AND 2247 CITRUS BLVD, #214, LEESBURG, FL 34748Current Residence Unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclo-sure of Mortgage on the following described prop-erty:LOT 2 AND 3, BLOCK 3, MARTHA ESTATES, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 42, OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it, on Choice Legal Group, P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 1800 NW 49TH STREET, SUITE 120, FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33309 on or before March 19, 2013, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in THE NEWS SUN and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff's attor-ney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief de-manded in the complaint.
If you are a person with a disability who needs assistance 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 ex-plain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that your believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 5th day of February, 2013.
ROBERT W. GERMAINEAs Clerk of the Court
By: /s/ Toni KoppAs Deputy Clerk
February 10, 17, 2013
following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:LOT 8, BLOCK 74, SEBRING COUNTRY ESTATES SECTION THREE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 6, 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 ex-plain 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.
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Presidential Search Screening Committee work-shops are scheduled to be held at the dates and times listed below in the Boardroom on the SFSC Highlands Campus at 600 W. College Drive, Avon Park, FL 33825. The general public is invited.Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 12:00 p.m.Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 12:00 p.m.For additional information, interested parties may contact the Office of the President, South Florida State College at 600 West College Drive, Avon Park, FL 33825.IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RE-CORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD IN-CLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
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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:
Under which the below named party/parties will engage in business at884444 PPooiinnsseettttiiaa AAvveennuueeSSeebbrriinngg,, FFlloorriiddaa 3333887700
That the party/parties interested in said business enterprise is/are as follows:
FFlloorriiddaa HHoossppiittaall HHeeaarrttllaanndd MMeeddiiccaall CCeenntteerrDated at Orlando, Seminole County, Florida,
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BREED & NUNNALLEE, P.A.Attorneys for Person Giving Notice:325 NORTH COMMERCE AVENUESEBRING, FL 33870Telephone: (863) 382-3154By: /s/ Thomas L. NunnalleeTHOMAS L. NUNNALLEEFlorida Bar No. 0062162E-Mail Address: [email protected]
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 13-20
IN RE: ESTATE OFELIZABETH P. DANFORTHDeceased.
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 Elizabeth P. Danforth, deceased, File Num-ber PC 13-20, by the Circuit Court for Highlands County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 590 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870; that the decedent's date of death was October 12, 2012; that the total value of the es-tate is exempt homestead and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been as-signed by such order are:Name and AddressAnne DeCarufel2139 SW 14th PlaceCape Coral, FL 33991
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. NOT-WITHSTANDING 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 February 10th, 2013.
Person Giving Notice:Anne DeCarufel
2139 SW 14th PlaceCape Coral, FL 33991
Cecily Roberts4127C Aldershot Court
Charlotte, NC 28211Gary Danforth
127 Benz StreetSpringfield, MA 01118
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION 865.09
FLORIDA STATUTESNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the under-
signed, desiring to engagein business under the fictitious name of Guns-Gone-Wild located at 6859 US Highway 98, in the County of Highlands, in the City of Sebring, Florida 33876, intends to register the said name with the Division of Cor-porations of the Florida Department of State, Tal-lahassee, Florida.
Dated at Sebring, Florida, this 8th day of Feb-ruary, 2013.John Lott
February 10, 2013
February 3, 2013.Personal Representative:
/s/ Lois Ann Edwards779 Broadway Ave.
Crystal Lake, IL 60014Attorney for Personal Representative:/s/ Susan T. RhodesAttorneyFlorida Bar No. 321151The Rhodes Law Firm, LLC370 East Interlake Blvd.Lake Placid, FL 33852Telephone: 863-465-2899
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 12-499
IN RE: ESTATE OFLois B. Hutchinsaka Lois Beck HutchinsDeceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Lois B.
Hutchins aka Lois Beck Hutchins, deceased, whose date of death was October 3, 2012, and whose social security number is XXX-XX-7305, is pending in the Circuit Court for Highlands County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 590 S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870. The names and addresses of the per-sonal representative and the personal representa-tive'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
LEGAL NOTICEThe Highlands County Sheriff's Office has custody of
the following found items. If no claim is made, the items will be disposed of in accordance with the law. Those peo-ple missing items that may match the description given should contact the Sheriff's Office at 402-7220 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm to set up an appointment.OOffffeennssee NNuummbbeerrHCSO13OFF001079 Sentry safe located @ Lk Viola Boat Ramp, AP on 1/29/13HCSO13OFF001030 2 womens purses located on Sun-shine St, AP on 1/28/13HCSO13OFF001011 Huffy mountain bike located on Lk Clay Dr, LP on 1/28/13HCSO13OFF000813 Misc keys on Jaquar key chain lo-cated on Wildflower St, LP on 1/22/13HCSO13OFF000860 Blue/gry bike located on E Cornell St, AP on 1/23/13HCSO13OFF000169 3 fishing poles located on W Bell St, AP on 1/5/13HCSO13OFF000641 Pink/white bike located on Rhapsody Ct, LP on 1/17/13HCSO13OFF000521 Blue bike located on Placid Lk Blvd, LP on 1/14/13HCSO13OFF000287 CD case w/misc CD's located on Brunns Rd, Sebring on 1/08/13HCSO12OFF008191 Red bike located on Seamans St, AP on 10/22/12HCSO13OFF000229 Blue/whi Roadmaster bike located on Cozumel Ln, Sebring on 1/07/13HCSO13OFF000106 Laptop located @ Walmart on 1/03/13HCSO13OFF000135 Red bike located Alton St, AP on 1/04/13HCSO12OFF010429 Laptop located on Wilson Way, LP on 12/27/12HCSO12OFF010194 Backpack w/clothing located on Me-morial Dr, AP on 12/20/13HCSO12OFF010117 Nintendo gaming system located on Farrell St, LP on 12/18/12HCSO12OFF010137 Pink bike & purple bike locatd on Orion Dr, Sebring on 12/18/12HCSO12OFF009948 Bag w/mens shoes located on Car-men St, Sebring on 12/13/12HCSO12OFF009894 Baby stroller & blanket located on Queen Palm Dr, Sebring on 12/12/13HCSO12OFF009513 Hedge trimmer located on Captiva Ct NE, LP on 11/30/12HCSO12OFF009297 Bag w/clothing & misc items located on Amy Ave, Sebring on 1/24/12HCSO12OFF009202 Silver mountain bike located on Atchison Rd, AP on 11/26/12HCSO12OFF009289 Crossman airgun located on Met-calfe St, AP on 11/24/12HCSO12OFF009170 Blue bike located on Miracle Ave, AP on 11/20/12HCSO12OFF008921 Misc keys & key FOB located on Pleasant St, AP on 11/13/12HCSO12OFF008880 Hitch w/ball located on George Blvd, Sebring on 11/12/12HCSO12OFF08088 Luger firearm located on Melody Ln, Sebring on 10/19/12HCSO12OFF008126 Sterling pistol located on Delaney Ave, AP on 10/19/12
February 3, 10, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTHIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 13-27
Division ProbateIN RE: ESTATE OFROGER E. MILLER, a/k/aROGER ELLIS MILLER,Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of ROGER E.
MILLER, a/k/a ROGER ELLIS MILLER, deceased, whose date of death was December 15, 2012, and whose social security number is XXX-XX-2353, is pending in the Circuit Court for Highlands County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 590 S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870. The names and addresses of the co-personal representatives and the co-per-sonal representative's attorney are set forth be-low.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's es-tate 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 AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO-TICE 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 PE-RIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOR-EVER 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.February 3, 2013.
Personal Representative:/s/ Dean Johnson
1503 Speegle DriveHuntsville, AL 35801
Attorney for co-Personal Representatives:/s/ Robert E. LivingstonFlorida Bar No. 0031259445 S. Commerce AvenueSebring, Florida 33870Telephone: (863) 385-5156
February 3, 10, 2013
GINNING.A/K/A PARCEL 8 SOMERVALE DOWNS, SE-
BRING, FL 33875Any 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 January 28, 2013.
ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy ClerkRonald R Wolfe & Associates, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F08084899 SUNTRUST-CONV--Team 4- F08084899**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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their season in a nutshell,encapsulated in 32 minutesof game time.
A rough start, missedshots and poor decisionsearly.
But with a continuedeffort, the defense kickedin, shots began to fall andheady play down the stretchsecured the District 10-4ATournament title with AvonPark topping DeSoto 56-51Friday night.
“We’ve preached it allseason long, this is amarathon, not a sprint,”first-year head coach MartyO’Hora said. “There were alot of misses early on, butthey played hard and it wasa total team effort. We’vemade progress and are play-ing for one another and notagainst each other.”
But those early missescaused a little tensionamong the home crowd as aRecarus Burley leaner, aGus Owens jumper in thelane and a Tyrone Perrypower move in the paintwere all that would go onthe board in the first periodand allowed the visitingBulldogs to stake a 12-6lead.
The shots, more specifi-cally free throws, started tofall as the scoring increasedin the second, with StevenRoberts going 4-of-4 fromthe charity stripe, Burleyhitting four straight andPerry chipping in one.
Perry and Alfred Brownalso connected on three-pointers and Jovan Prattended the quarter with asteal and score to give theDevils the lead at the half,25-23.
But DeSoto wasn’t goingto go down without a fight,figuratively speaking of
course, though this was aphysical, rough-and-tumblebattle as the two playoff-bound teams were scrap-ping for both the trophy anda home game to start thestate tournament.
The Avon Park scoringstayed spread out in thethird, with Owens scoringinside, Burley hitting athree, Brown canning ajumper from the wing andPerry driving for two.
But the Bulldogs pickedit up and the Devils wentcold from the line, missingall four of their foul shots inthe frame and DeSoto wentback up by a point at 37-36heading into the final eightminutes.
The ‘dogs then looked tobreak it open as they got thefirst two scores of thefourth to move up 41-36.
But Brown hit a freethrow and a trey beforePratt split a pair at the lineto draw the Devils even.
DeSoto went back up ona free throw and basket, butBurley drained one from
trict championship was near-ly a decade in the making,but to recall the last time aLake Placid girls basketballteam actually won a stateplayoff game, one must goback to last century.
OK, so it isn’t as far backas that makes it sound, butnot since 1999 have the LadyGreen Dragons done whatthey did Thursdaynight with a 51-37win over the Academyof the Holy Names.
“I knew if weplayed our game, ifthe girls played smartthat we could playwith them,” headcoach Jackie Coyne said.“They were missing theirstarting point guard, the starof their team, with an injury,so that hurt them. But that isstill a very good basketballteam.
“The goal is to always bewithin 10 at halftime,” shecontinued. “We’re a second-half team and when I saw wewere down just four, as badas we were shooting, I feltwe had this one.”
That shooting was brutal,indeed, as Lake Placid star
guard Alex Coyne agreed.“Nobody was hitting any-
thing from the outside andthere were some easy shotswe were missing too,” shesaid. “But it was a great teameffort on defense that madeup for it.”
Fortunately, Bria Wilsonstarted out hitting from thefield, as she opened the scor-ing with a long two-pointerand later hit a jumper in thelane.
Coyne foundBreauna Corley insidefor an easy deuce andwould close out thefirst-quarter scoringwhen she rattled in athree-pointer.
But the vaunteddefense hadn’t quite
kicked in yet, as the LadyJaguars got six points fromBrianna Wharton, five fromVictoria Martinez and a treyfrom Cristina Snyder to claima 14-9 lead.
Wharton got the secondquarter started by hitting apair at the line, but Wilsonworked down low for twoand Coyne hit two freethrows.
Holy Names got a jumperfrom Kelli Cartwright, but
Lady Dragons claim firstplayoff win in 15 years
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News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEShaquavia Gayle screams in celebration after the finalbuzzer sounded on Lake Placid’s 51-37 RegionalQuarterfinal win over Academy of the Holy NamesThursday night.
History inthe making
Lake Placid
51Holy Names
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News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEMorgan Heston reaches for this forehand return Thursdayduring Sebring’s sweep at Lake Placid.
LAKE PLACID – Thetwists and turns early in aseason play a role in howthe year progresses.
After a strong, opening-day win, the Lady Streakstook a step up in competi-tion and were hammeredby Lakeland.
But facing that level ofplay will serve to benefitSebring as the seasonmoves along, much likeThursday’s big win over ayoung Lake Placid squadshould serve the Dragonswell moving forward.
The Ladies in Greenhad rolled to easy winsover Clewiston and AvonPark to start their season,but got a dose of stiff com-petition in the cross-coun-ty match, with the Streakssweeping to the win.
Nisha Patel handledHannah Waller prettyeffectively in the first setof the No. 1 Singlesmatch, taking a 6-1 win.
Forced to up her game,Waller did just that andgave Patel all she couldhandle before escaping
Lady Streaks serveup win over Dragons
See STREAKS, Page 3B
Courtesy photoThe 2013 District 10-4A champion Avon Park Red Devils display their trophy afterFriday’s hard-fought, five-point win over DeSoto.
News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNETyrone Perry lead three Devils in double figures with 16points, and made some key plays down the stretch insecuring the win.
Devils top DeSoto for District title
News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEEzell Gammage added his name to the list of student-athletes getting the opportunity tocompete at the college level when he signed his scholarship offer from Miles CollegeWednesday morning. Joining him for the big moment were, in addition to his parents EzellSr. and Christina, Sebring assistant principal Ilene Eshelman, Blue Streak head footballcoach LaVaar Scott and Sebring athletic director Chris Cook.
By ERIKA CORDNews-Sun correspondent
SEBRING – The years ofhard work and dedicationfinally paid off for Sebring’sEzell Gammage, after sign-ing to the school of hischoice, Miles College, onNational Signing DayWednesday.
The key defensive end forthe Blue Streaks is transfer-ring his skills to the GoldenBears in Fairfield, AL.
“The athletic program isgreat and not to mention theeducation I will be getting,”Gammage said, beforeadding, with a laugh, “and the great benefits helptoo!”
“I love how everyone there
is cool with each other.” He has been playing foot-
ball his whole life, and hasshown his athletic versatilityon the basketball courts forthe Blue Streaks as well.
Gammage will be expectedto play both defensive tackleand defensive end at Miles,and is externally thrilled todo so.
“I am most worried aboutbeing away from my‘mama’” he explained. “But Ican’t say I’m not excited toleave. I’ve worked hard forthis and it’s finally payingoff.”
“I want to thank (Sebringhead) coach (LaVaar) Scottfor being a big part in gettingthis far. If not for him I
wouldn’t be here, Gammagesaid. “He has been such agreat role model, andReverend Robert Shannon aswell for financially support-ing me and being my motiva-tor.”
At Miles, a Division IIschool plays in the SouthernCollegiate AthleticConference against suchschools as Kentucky State,Albany State, Morehouse andTuskegee University, andreached the NCAA Playoffsfor the first time in schoolhistory last season.
In accumulating their 8-2regular season record, theGolden Bears two losseswere by a total of 11 points,
Gammage now a Golden Bear
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YMCA Spring SoccerSEBRING – The Highlands County
Family YMCA is having a sign up fortheir Spring Soccer Program, ages 3-14,which ends on Monday, Feb. 25.
Any questions, please call 382-9622.
Cornhole Tourney
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Sr. FFASecond Annual Cornhole Tournament willbe held Saturday, Feb. 23, at the RogerScarborough Field in Lake Placid.
Registration is at 10:30 a.m. and tour-nament play begins at 11 a.m.
Can register on-site and cost is $20 perteam.
Winner receives a commemorative setof Cornhole boards!
There will also be raffle items. Tournament is being held in conjunc-
tion with Waylon Butler BenefitBarbecue.
Contact Lake Placid Sr. FFA by callingAdvisor, Lauren Butler at 699-5010.
AP Rotary Golf Tourney
AVON PARK – The 5th Annual AvonPark Rotary David “Doc” OwenMemorial Golf tournament is slated forRiver Greens golf course on Saturday,Feb. 23, with a tee time of 8 a.m.
The four-person scramble event will bedivided into three flights by handicap andwill feature closest to the pin, puttingcontest, and difficult long drive event.
The $65 per person entry fee includesgolf, cart, one mulligan per player, postevent luncheon, beverages on the courseand prizes.
Entry form available by emailing ChetBrojek at [email protected] or simplysend the four names with their handicapsand your check, payable to Rotary Club ofAvon Park to him at 3310 Par Road.
Chet’s home telephone number is 385-4736 for those having questions.
SFSC Hosts Heartland Games
AVON PARK – South Florida StateCollege (SFSC) Community EducationDepartment announces Heartland Gamesfor Active Adults 2013.
The Heartland Games for Active Adultswill run March 2 – 30 at various venuesthroughout Highlands County.
The cost is a $15 Registration Fee andan additional $5 per event.
The Heartland Games for Active Adultsis sanctioned by the Florida Sports ADivision of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
The mission of the games is to encour-age and promote healthy lifestyles foranyone over 50 and to provide them anopportunity to compete at the local, stateand national levels.
Events will be held throughoutHighlands County in bowling, golf, bas-ketball, billiards, shuffleboard, pickleball,cycling, swimming, horseshoes and ten-nis.
Medals are awarded for first, secondand third place, male and female, in eachsport and age category.
Register in Building B, HighlandsCampus or any SFSC campus or center.
For more information, contactCommunity Education (Lauren Redick) at784-7388 or [email protected].
Florida Trail AssociationFebruary Activities
Wednesday, Feb. 13Day Hike (6-7 miles)Location: Tenoroc Fish Management
Area, Lakeland, FL, meet at the parkOffice on Tenoroc Mine Rd.
This former phosphate mining areaconsists of lakes, marshes, grasslands andwooded hills, and is an important refugefor wildlife.
Bring sturdy walking shoes or hikingboots (no flip flops), water, snacks, sunand insect protection.
Contact Monika Hoerl at 863-858-3106for meet-up time and other details.
Saturday, Feb. 16Day Hike (7 miles)Location: Tiger Creek Preserve Group
will meet at the Mini Mac ConvenienceStore, 910 N Scenic Hwy, Babson Park
Tiger Creek Preserve is located east ofUS 27 between Babson Park andFrostproof. The trail traverses the rollinghills of the Lake Wales Ridge, includingsome of the highest hills and oldest landin the Florida peninsula.
Botanical diversity is extensive alongthis trail.
Bring Snacks, water, sun and insectprotection.
Contact David Waldrop at 863-605-3587, or email [email protected] meet-up time and other details.
Sunday, Feb. 17Nature Walk Location: Circle B Bar Preserve, SR
540 (Winter Lake Road), Lakeland Approx. 3 mile walk to view birds and
other wildlife at this scenic wildlife pre-serve which is home to an oak hammock,freshwater marsh, hardwood swamp andlake shore, a tremendous bird population,including a variety of wading birds,waterfowl, ospreys and bald eagles.
Alligators inhabit Lake Hancock andmay be observed from a distance. Petsare not allowed.
Bring walking or hiking shoes, water,snacks, sun and insect protection.
Friday’s GamesL.A. Lakers 100, Charlotte 93Toronto 100, Indiana 98, OTWashington 89, Brooklyn 74New Orleans 111, Atlanta 100Cleveland 119, Orlando 108Detroit 119, San Antonio 109Houston 118, Portland 103Memphis 99, Golden State 93New York 100, Minnesota 94Oklahoma City 127, Phoenix 96Miami 111, L.A. Clippers 89Chicago 93, Utah 89
Saturday’s GamesDenver at Cleveland, lateCharlotte at Philadelphia, lateGolden State at Dallas, lateDetroit at Milwaukee, lateUtah at Sacramento, late
Sunday’s GamesL.A. Clippers at New York, 1 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Miami, 3:30 p.m.Minnesota at Memphis, 6 p.m.Denver at Boston, 6 p.m.New Orleans at Toronto, 6 p.m.Portland at Orlando, 6 p.m.Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 8 p.m.San Antonio at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.Houston at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
LEADERSSCORING
FG FT PTS AVGDurant, OKC 469 420145729.1Anthony, NYK 407 250117628.7Bryant, LAL 495 316139727.4James, MIA 484 230126426.9Harden, HOU 395 436132626.0
Anaheim 7 2 1 15 33 26San Jose 7 2 1 15 34 21Dallas 6 5 1 13 26 28Phoenix 4 5 2 10 31 33Los Angeles 3 4 2 8 20 28NOTE: Two points for a win, one pointfor overtime loss.
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Buffalo 5, Montreal 4, SOFlorida 3, Philadelphia 2, SONew Jersey 4, Tampa Bay 2N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 1Pittsburgh 5, Washington 2Calgary 4, Columbus 3, OTCarolina 3, Ottawa 2, OTToronto 3, Winnipeg 2Detroit 5, St. Louis 1Nashville 3, Los Angeles 0Vancouver 4, Minnesota 1Chicago 6, Phoenix 2
Friday’s GamesDallas 3, Anaheim 1
Saturday’s GamesPittsburgh at New Jersey, lateCarolina at Philadelphia, lateEdmonton at Detroit, lateWinnipeg at Ottawa, latePhoenix at San Jose, late
Tampa Bay at Boston, lateBuffalo at N.Y. Islanders, lateFlorida at Washington, lateToronto at Montreal, lateAnaheim at St. Louis, lateNashville at Minnesota, lateCalgary at Vancouver, late
Sunday’s GamesLos Angeles at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.Edmonton at Columbus, 6 p.m.Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.
BASEBALLAmerican League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES–Agreed to termswith RHP Jim Johnson and RHP JasonHammel on one-year contracts. ClaimedRHP Todd Redmond off waivers fromCincinnati.
National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS–Agreed toterms with 2B Aaron Hill on a four-yearcontract.LOS ANGELES DODGERS–Agreed toterms with RHP Mark Lowe on a minor-league contract.MIAMI MARLINS–Agreed to terms with3B Chone Figgins on a minor-leaguecontract.NEW YORK METS–Agreed to termswith RHP Brandon Lyon on a one-yearcontract.PITTSBURGH PIRATES–Agreed toterms with LHP Francisco Liriano on aone-year contract.
LOCAL SCHEDULE
SPORTS SNAPSHOTS
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Lake Placid
MONDAY: Boys Weightlifting at DeSoto, 5:30 p.m.TUESDAY: Baseball at Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament, Avon Park, vs. Lake Region, 5p.m.; Boys Tennis vs. Hardee, 4:30 p.m.; Girls Tennis at Hardee, 4:30 p.m.THURSDAY: Baseball at Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament, Avon Park, vs. LaBelle, 5p.m.; Softball at Clewiston, 5/7 p.m.
Sebring
MONDAY: Baseball at Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament, Avon Park, vs. Lake Region, 5p.m.; Boys Tennis vs. Avon Park, 4 p.m.; Girls Tennis at Avon Park, 4 p.m.TUESDAY: Baseball at Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament, Avon Park, vs. LaBelle, 7:30p.m.; Softball at Avon Park, 7 p.m.; Boys Tennis at Haines City, 4:30 p.m.; Girls Tennis vs.Haines City, 4:30 p.m.
SFSC
MONDAY: Baseball vs. Pasco-Hernando, 5 p.m.TUESDAY: Softball at Lake Sumter, 5 p.m.WEDNESDAY: Baseball at Indian River, 2:30 p.m.THURSDAY: Softball vs. Indian River, 5 p.m.FRIDAY: Baseball at Daytona State, 6 p.m.
Avon Park
MONDAY: Baseball hosts Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament, vs. LaBelle, 7:30 p.m.;Softball vs. Ridge, 6 p.m.; Track at DeSoto, 4:30 p.m.; Boys Tennis at Sebring, 4 p.m.;Girls Tennis vs. Sebring, 4 p.m.TUESDAY: Softball vs. Sebring, 7 p.m.; Boys/Girls Tennis at Okeechobee, 5 p.m.THURSDAY: Baseball hosts Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament, vs. Lake Region, 7:30p.m.;
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the Dragons answered whenCoyne found Corley with along pass for an easy two onthe break.
Martinez then had a put-back and an easy lay-in off awell executed pick-and-rollto put the Jaguars up 22-15.
But Coyne drained a threejust before the half to cut thelead back to 22-18.
And it was soon after thatthe Lady Dragon defensiveattack was unleashed andturned things around.
“We’re a well conditionedteam and have a few girlswho can just run all day,”coach Coyne said. “Thatallows us to stay aggressiveand really get to teams in thesecond half of games.”
The younger Coyne got theoffense started, defensively,with a steal and score onHoly Names opening posses-sion.
Raveen Gobourne then didthe same thing on the nextpossession and it was back toan even game just seconds in.
Shaquavia Gayle followedwith a follow and Coyne gotanother steal, was fouled andhit one-of-two at the line.
Snyder would hit a three tohalt the run, but Wilsonanswered with a baselinejumper.
Siobhan Lynch would hitan eight-footer, but thatwould mark the Jags lastscore of the period.
From there, Wilson scoredinside, Coyne hit two freethrows, Corley powered in
for two and Coyne canned atriple for a 36-27 lead.
The lead was pushed intodouble figures on a Coyne
drive to start the fourth, andafter Wharton hit a freethrow, Wilson popped a shortjumper off an inbounds playto make it 40-28.
Snyder and Wharton wentfor consecutive scores, and itlooked like Holy Namesmight have one more run inthem to close the gap.
But Quiahja Williams hit abig lay-up off a Coyne passand Corley scored on abreak, was fouled and sankher free throw to all but put itout of reach.
Coyne then went 4-of-4from the line and Williams 2-of-2 to seal the deal.
“I know we made a littlehistory here, and we couldn’thave done it without thegreat support the communityshowed us tonight,” coachCoyne said. “It was a greatcrowd here tonight and thatprovided such a great lift forthe girls.
And the excitement con-tinued with the news thatLake Placid would be host-ing their next game, againstDistrict 9 champion TampaCatholic, who beat DeSoto60-54 Thursday.
“We know that HolyNames beat them twice dur-ing the season, but lost tothem in their tournament,”Alex Coyne said. “Now wehave the confidence to knowwe have a shot againstthem.”
The Lady Crusaders cometo Lake Placid Tuesday, forthe Regional Semifinal gameat 7 p.m.
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with a 6-4 set win to takethe match.
A similar scenario playedout in No. 3 Singles, withKelly Broen cruising to a 6-0 first-set win, beforeClaire LeBlanc got into theswing of things, and tookthree games before suc-cumbing to a 6-3 defeat.
At No. 2 Singles, JoyDonglasan remained unde-feated for the year, taking a6-2, 6-1 win over StephanieRodriguez, and MorganHeston got a 6-1, 6-0 winover Jenna Blount at No. 4.
Newcomer RachelShattler proved a tough outat No. 5 for SebringMicaela DeVane, who held
off the Dragon challengerto a 6-3, 6-2 win.
Patel and Donglasan thenteamed up for a 6-1, 6-0win over Waller andRodriguez in the No. 1Doubles match, beforeBroen and Heston joinedforces for a 6-3, 6-2 winover LeBlanc and Shattler.
Sebring jumps back intoa busy week with a Mondaymatch at Avon Park, aTuesday home match withHaines City and a Thursdayvisit from Bartow.
The Lady Dragons willlook to apply lessonslearned from their toughday and step up their gamesTuesday with a trip toHardee.
Continued from 1B
News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEHannah Waller lunges for this return Thursday andmade a strong, second-set charge before falling toSebring’s Nisha Patel.
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Special to the News-SunSEBRING – The Sebring
Seventy and Over SoftballLeague results on Thursdaysaw Buttonwood Bay try hardto get into the win columnagainst the Silent Salesman.
The first four innings wentquite well for the Rebels asthey only trailed 16-12.
The Salesman decided toplay a little defense the lastfour innings for a final scoreof 23-12.
The Salesman were swing-ing hot bats as they scoredfive times in four of theseven innings they batted in.
Norm Grubbs had the onlyextra base hit, banging out adouble and two singles. BillTodd went 4-for-4, Don Dayand Larry Ambuel had fourhits each.
Cliff Skeans had three hitsand scored three times.
Don Goodwin singledthree times and Bob Iott, notto be outdone, rapped out twohits and scored four times.
Buttonwood Bay’s JimDelahunt had a perfect day atthe plate going 3-for-3.
Tony Cristo was 3-for-4including a triple.
John Degnen was 2-for-3with a double.
Earl and NelsonRichardson were both 2-for-3.
The most unusual game ofthe week was betweenHighlands Independent Bankand Andrews AllstateInsurance.
It was a real barn burnerthat ended in 10 innings witha 6-5 score in favor ofHighlands Independent Bank.
Harry Bell pitched nineshutout innings.
Allstate only scored fiverun, all in the fourth inning.
The Bank scored in thefirst, fifth and 10th innings.
In that final frame, DonSheets got on base with histhird hit.
Bob Fahnestock hit a dou-ble and drove Don in for the
winning run. Don Cunningham had 3-
for-4 with a double, DonSheets and BobbyFahnestock each went 3-for-5.
Harry Bell, the winningpitcher, was 3-for-4.
Andy Timmermanis wasalso 3-for-4.
For Allstate, DaleBaughman was 4-for-4.
Mel Gross, Dick Ostrich,Eddie Lindberg and GalloGonzalez each had 2-for-4.
VFW4300 and RoyalPalms began with a closegame but VFW pulled awayscoring 11 runs in threeinnings.
The final score was 14-5 infavor of VFW4300.
John Kloet went 4-for-4with a triple.
“Spider” McMinn hadthree hits including a triple.
Bob Roth and Bob Fulchereach had three hits.
The Team exhibited gooddefense with three doubleplays.
Royal Palms’ JimLongman and Dale Demareach went 2-for-3.
Bobby Floodine and KyleSaunders had 2-for-4.
In league action onTuesday, Feb. 5, SilentSalesman tangled with theundefeated VFW4300 team.
A big upset was brewing,but VFW ended a see-sawbattle with six runs in theeighth inning to claim a 23-18 win.
The game took over twohours to play with a total of41 runs and 70 hits.
VFW4300s Jerry Murphyproduced the only double forthe team.
Ron Lewis was 5-for-5 andBob Fulcher and Cal Breadywent 5-for-6.
John Kloet, winning pitch-er, had 3-for-6
The Salesman’s DonGoodwin is to be commendedfor stepping in to pitch inplace of regular pitcher
Victor Rodriquez. It was the first slow pitch
game Don had ever pitchedand with a little help fromVFW batters who swung atbad pitches, he did a goodjob.
Don also was 5-for-5 at theplate.
Going 4-for-5 were FredMoore, Norm Grubbs andLarry Ambuel.
Bill Todd had two triples inhis 3-for-5 day.
Richie Birkholz had 3-for-4 with a double.
Don Day was 3-for-5 andCliff Skeans 3-for-4.
A close match for RoyalPalms and HighlandsIndependent Bank endedwith a 19-17 win for thePalms.
Royal Palms was behind 7-0 early in the game andimproved as the game pro-gressed.
Kyle Saunders had a triplein his 2-for 5 times at bat.
Dale Delmar 2-for-3 with adouble.
Jim Longman had 3-for-4,Mo Pier 2-for-3 and DougHammond 3-for-5.
Charlie Quinn was thewinning pitcher.
Highlands IndependentBank Bob Fahnestock andDon Cunningham each went3-for-5 including a triple.
Gene Phillips smacked adouble in his 4-for-5 times atthe plate.
Harry Bell and RussMoody each had a 3-for-4and Andy Timmermanis was3-for-5.
Andrews AllstateInsurance held a tight rein onButtonwood Bay for a 15-5victory.
For Allstate Jerry Kuffmanwas 5-for-5 including twotriples and a double, gettingcredit for driving in eightruns.
Dick Ostrich had a triple inhis 4-for-5 times up.
Dale Baughman was 3-for-4 and Eddie Lindberg 3-for-
5.Winning pitcher was Rudy
Pribble. Buttonwood Bay Rebels’
hot batters were Tony Cristogoing 2-for-3 with a triple.
Rich Vancuren and JohnDegnen each went 3-for-3and Fred Boyd was 2-for-2.
Diz Davis, Jim Monroe,Earl and Nelson Richardsonall went 2-for-3.
At the mid-way point ofthe season, VFW 4300remains unbeatean at 10-0,with Royal Palms at 7-3 andAllstate at 5-5.
Highlands IndependentBank and the SilentSalesmen each stand at 4-6,and Buttonwood Bay is stilllooking to get into the wincolumn at 0-10.
Thank you to all of thespectators who attend thegames on Tuesday’s andThursday’s at 10 a.m. at theHighlands County SportsComplex in Sebring.
alms.comSEBRING – The 2013 American
Le Mans Series presented by PatrónWinter Test at Sebring InternationalRaceway is now in the books, andthe second day of the two-day ses-sion saw times come down in allclasses.
Defending ALMS P1 co-champi-on Klaus Graf posted the quickesttime of the test on Friday morning,turning a 1:46.368 (126.579 mph)lap in the No. 6 Muscle Milk PickettRacing HPD ARX-03c.
The time was more than a fullsecond quicker than teammate andfellow co-champion Lucas Luhrposted to lead Thursday’s sessions.
“It was a very productive test,”Graf said. “We made a lot ofchanges and went through a big pro-gram. We did a lot of miles, and thecar was very reliable. It was a veryimportant test for us to go throughthe updated components and makesure everything works OK and isreliable.
“A lot of what we did will help usthroughout the season as well as forthe Sebring race. The track condi-tions change so much here, andthat’s normal, that it’s hard to sayhow things will be come race week.It depends on so many factors.Overall, it was a very satisfying testand we collected plenty of data forus to look over.”
In the Prototype Challenge (PC)class, Kyle Marcelli turned in a lateflyer aboard the No. 8 BAR 1Motorsports ORECA FLM09 totake over Winter Test bragging
rights from the No. 18 PerformanceTech team.
Marcelli’s quick lap was a1:54.803 (117.279 mph).
“This is going to be the secondyear for BAR 1 Motorsports,”Marcelli said. “Last year was puttogether really after the test at thispoint. It was so last-minute, and wewere just battling from behind allyear.
“We were fast, we had goodappearances at certain events hereand there, but we really piecedtogether the puzzle for this yearwith everything it took to go after achampionship. The team looksgood, we’ve got good people, we’vegot a good driver lineup and I thinkour only focus is to go after a cham-pionship.”
As it did Thursday, the No. 62Risi Competizione Ferrari F458Italia once again showed the way inthe GT class with a lap at 1:59.862(112.329 mph) in the afternoon ses-sion.
The morning session lead went tothe No. 02 Extreme SpeedMotorsports Ferrari F458 Italia withAnthony Lazzaro at the wheel,which may have provided someconsolation after Johannes vanOverbeek crashed the team’s No. 01machine earlier in the test’s onlysignificant incident. Van Overbeekwas not injured.
“As drivers and competitors,you’re always concerned about thelap time, so my last time in the carthis morning, we were quite quick,”Lazzaro said. “That’s what we can
leave on, so I’m happy with that.I’ve said it before, this team – whenI came here for Sebring (in 2012) –made me feel welcome right away.It’s an extremely comfortableatmosphere to be in. It’s a really
good group of guys that are reallyhappy and love what they’re doing,but also quite serious. That’s whatyou saw as they got a couple ofwins last year, most notably at PetitLe Mans. They know how to per-
form.”Top honors in the GTC class went
to the No. 44 Flying LizardMotorsports Porsche 911 GT3 Cupwith Spencer Pumpelly behind thewheel.
Pumpelly logged a best lap at2:06.061 (106.805 mph) late in theafternoon session.
“I’m proud of the lap time, but Ithink what was more important wasthe work we did to learn more aboutthis car and get it ready for the raceand try some things that will behelpful throughout the season,”Pumpelly said. “These guys are newto this car, but they’ve got a ton ofexperience. I can’t be happier to bea part of this team and this organi-zation, and [co-drivers] Nelson[Canache] and Archie [Hamilton]also did an awesome job. It was areally good test for us and I can’twait for the season to start.”
The new ALMS season will startwith the 61st Mobil 1 Twelve Hoursof Sebring Fueled by Fresh fromFlorida on Saturday, March 16.
The race will air live starting at10:45 a.m. ET on SPEED, and eventinformation is available throughALMS.com.
The Series’ website offers addi-tional content such as live in-carcameras, and timing and scoring forall users around the world.
Viewers outside the U.S. canwatch Petit Le Mans and all ALMSraces live on ALMS.com.
Visit ALMS.com for current andfuture event information includingtickets and area accommodations.
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and look to restock with arecruiting class of 37 stu-dent-athletes.
“They lost in the play-offs, so I hope to help themget a ring in the next fewseasons,” Gammage said.“I know I’ve got to stayfocused, work hard and nottake anything for granted.”
Things his former headcoach has no doubt he willdo.
“He’s a very determinedyoung man,” Scott said.“He’s a responsible personwho has worked hard to gethere. He will do greatthings.”
Looking toward major-ing in Criminal Justice,Gammage knows theopportunity he’s given him-self – to work toward hiscollege degree, as well as
continuing his playingcareer on the next level.
“This means a lot, to playon the college level is goingto be a great experience,”he said. “It’s a good pro-gram all around and I get totake advantage of a niceeducation.”
News-Sun Sports EditorDan Hoehne contributed to thisstory.
Continued from 1B
Ezell excitedfor opportunity
Senior 70s reach mid-season
Photo courtesy of alms.comDefending ALMS P1 co-champion Klaus Graf posted the quickest timeof the test on Friday morning in the No. 6 Muscle Milk Pickett RacingHPD ARX-03c.
Speeds improve on final day of Sebring Winter Test
‘I know I’vegot to stay
focused, workhard and nottake anythingfor granted.’
EZELL GAMMAGEMiles College signee
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Special to the News-SunLAKE PLACID –An
amazing array of outstandingarts and crafts are entered inthe Lake Placid Arts & CraftsCountry Fair exhibits the firstweekend of February eachyear at the Lake PlacidElementary School. Artistsand craftsmen may enter anyor all of the 10 divisions, ineach of which there are oneto several classes and sub-classes.
Entries were judged Feb. 1with first, second, third andhonorable mention ribbonsgiven in all classes. From allfirst place recipients in aclass, a Best of Class winnerreceives a purple and whiterosette ribbon and $10 cash.From those Best of Classwinners, a Best of Show red,white, and blue tri-color rib-bon and $25 cash is awardedto the top entry in that divi-sion. The adult amateursreceived a Laura WatsonAward, and the professionalsreceive the Laura RiderAward.
The outstanding quality ofmany entries provides keencompetition and a real chal-lenge for the judges. On Feb.2, the exhibit visitors chosetheir favorites in each divi-sion for the People’s Choiceawards. Many commented onthe difficulty of judging. Arecord number of attendeesvoted in all divisions, some-times agreeing with thejudges and often times not inagreement. From arts andcrafts to poetry, the quality ofthe amateurs rivaled that ofthe professionals.
Money awards were pre-sented to the adult winners atthe gazebo in DeVane Parkon Feb. 2 by Chairman of theExhibits Helen Obenchainassisted by Miss Jr. LakePlacid and Miss Lake Placid.The People’s Choice awardwinners received their awardFeb. 3.
The Laura Watson awardsare sponsored by EleanorWatson McAvoy, and theLaura Rider awards byWauchula State Bank inmemory of those honored.Six other memorial awardswere also given. A memorialplaque for OutstandingWoodworking was given byHoz Compton in memory ofDr. William Shuck andreceived by Norbert Stang fora turned multi-wood rollingpin. A teal blue and whiterosette ribbon with a $25award, in memory of EdnaKubic for outstanding food,went to Bernice Hernandezfor her peanut brittle. A greenand white rosette ribbon and$25 for the Most OriginalCraft, in memory this year ofJay Chase, was presented toDoug Klemm for a metalAlligator Head & FrogsScene, both given in theirmemory by Eleanor WatsonMcAvoy. A baby blue andwhite rosette ribbon and $25award, in memory of MaryLou Krog, was given for theBest Floral China Painting toGert Wagner for a RoseDresser Set. A jewel blue andwhite rosette ribbon and $25for a poem related to natureand the world around us, inmemory of Eileen Kruger,was given to Leslie Odiernofor “Spanish Moss”. The
Harry McConnell Award,given in his memory by hiswife, Betty, was a chestnutbrown and white ribbon and$25 for an Outstanding WoodCarving to Deborah Snavelyfor 3 Butterflies onDriftwood.
Amateur Adult top winnerswere:
Division I - ArtsClass 1 - Oils, Acrylics -
Best of Class – Jean Cormierfor Cormorant.
Class 2 - Watercolor - Bestof Class – Sandra Hartmanfor Lighthouse.
Class 3 - Drawings &Mixed Media – Joan Dunnfor Scratchboard Roses.
Best of Show - LauraWatson Award – Joan Dunn.
Division II – PhotographyClass 1 – Film – Barbara
Scott for Sunset.Class 2 – Digital – Steve
Bullard for Goldfinch.Best of Show - Laura
Watson Award – SteveBullard.
Division III - PorcelainClass 1 - China Painting -
Best of Class – CarolynHalkyer for Corn & GrapesPlate.
Best of Show - LauraWatson Award –CarolynHalkyer.
Division IV - Wood CraftsClass 1 - Wood Working -
Best of Class – MarleneCupstid for a “SwampDreams” Intarsia.
Class 2 - Wood Carving -Best of Class – Norm Cliftfor a Dragon.
Best of Show - LauraWatson Award –Norm Clift.
Division V – CraftsClass 1 - Miniatures - Best
of Class – Joan Dunn for JackRussell Painting.
Class 2 - Crafts- Best ofClass –Dawn Heinbach for a“Den” Paper Tole.
Class 3 - Glass/Metal -Best of Class – RobinPeterson, LavenderCrocheted Necklace.
Class 4 - Ceramics - Bestof Class – Patty Lloyd for aBlack & Red Mask.
Class 5 - Dolls - Best ofClass – Ashley Tanner for 3Faced Baby Doll-Happy, Sad,Sleepy.
Best of Show - LauraWatson Award – AshleyTanner.
Division VI - NeedlecraftsClass 1 - Embroidery -
Best of Class – Kathy LeVinefor Hobby Holly.
Class 2 - Needlepoint -Best of Class – ChareeWalcher for Cape CodVillage.
Best of Show - LauraWatson Award – ChareeWalcher.
Division VII – Stitcheryand Fabric Crafts
Class 1 - Quilting,Patching, Applique - Best ofClass – Kay Craw for HandQuilted “Roses”.
Class 2 - Sewing, FabricCrafts - Best of Class –Peggy Gray for SoftSculpture “Friends-Cat &Dog”.
Best of Show - LauraWatson Award – Kay Craw.
Division VIII - Yarn andCord Crafts
Class 1 - Knitting - Best ofClass – Claudia Winn for aForest Green Shade Afghan.
Class 2 - Crocheting - Bestof Class – Mary Birge for“Holy Night” FiletTablecloth.
Class 3 - Hooking andWeaving - Best of Class –Donna Marcinalli for “RedSocks” Hooked Rug.
Best of Show - LauraWatson Award – Mary Birge.
Division IX – FoodsClass 1 - Canning - Best of
Class – Amy Harrison forMom Mom Bread & ButterPickles.
Class 2 - Cakes - Best ofClass – Peggy Miller forCoconut Pound Cake.
Class 3 - Cake Decorating- Best of Class for LouisaHyman for Wedding CupcakeCake.
Class 4 - Pastries - Best ofClass for Donna Mancinallifor Italian Pastries.
Class 5 - Cookies andCandies – Bernice Hernandezfor Peanut Brittle.
Class 6 – Breads – LizLeBranc for AmishFriendship Bread.
Best of Show - LauraWatson Award – AmyHarrison.
Division X – PoetryClass 1 - Poetry - Best of
Class – Jennifer Hutzenlaubfor “My Children”.
Best of Show - LauraWatson Award – SandyKessler for “On New Year’sEve” Rhyming.
Professional Awards werepresented to:
Division I – ArtsClass 1 - Oils, Acrylics -
Best of Class – TerryBlovsky, “Sun Valley, Tree ”.
Class 2 - Watercolor - Bestof Class – Marsha Penn,“Maggie’s Butterfly”.
Class 3 - Drawings &Mixed Media – Herb Frazier,Dying Tree & Barn.
Best of Show - Laura RiderAward – Marsha Penn.
Division II – PhotographyClass 1 - Film – Glenn
Gonzales, Sea Oaks.Class 2 - Digital – Caroline
Troup, “Eagle”.Best of Show - Laura Rider
Award – Caroline Troup.
Division III - Porcelain Class 1 - China Painting -
Best of Class – Elaine Ables,“Bird of Paradise”.
Best of Show - Laura RiderAward – Elaine Ables.
Division IV - Wood CraftsClass 1 - Wood Working -
Best of Class – WilliamSontag, Multiwood LayeredEarrings.
Class 2 - Wood Carving -Best of Class – Bill Snyder,“Dragon Family ”.
Best of Show - Laura RiderAward – Bill Snyder.
Division V - CraftsClass 2 - Crafts- Best of
Class – May Pierson, “DeerNature Scene” Paper Tole.
Class 3 - Glass/Metal -Best of Class – JudyNicewicz, “Heart Pendant”.
Best of Show - Laura RiderAward – May Pierson.
Division VI – Needlecrafts Class 1 Embroidery - Best
of Class – Joni Warner,“Caladium” in beads.
Best of Show – JoniWarner.
Division VII – Stitchery &Fabric Crafts
Class 1 - Quilting - Bestof Class – Peggy Allen,Hand Appliqued & QuiltedHearts & Butterflies Quilt.
Class 2 - Sewing - Best ofClass – Joan Dunlap, NecktieEnvelope Purse.
Best of Show – PeggyAllen.
Division VIII - Yarn andCord Crafts
Class 2 – Crocheting –
Dianne Pelland, Ecru Doily.Best of Show – Dianne
Pelland.
Division IX – Food Class 4 - Pastries –
Beatrice Vallee, Praline KeyLime Pie.
Best of Show – BeatriceVallee.
Division IX – Poetry Class 1 - Poetry – Anne
Reynolds for “Eight Days aWeek” Rhyming.
Best of Show – AnneReynolds.
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Places to Worship is a paid advertise-ment in the News-Sun that is publishedFriday and Sunday. To find out moreinformation on how to place a listing inthis directory, call the News-Sun at 385-6155, ext. 502.
ANGLICAN
� New Life Anglican Fellowship, 10 N.Main Ave. (Woman’s Club), Lake Placid, FL33852. Rev. Susan Rhodes, Deacon inCharge, (863) 243-3191; [email protected]. Sunday Worship, 10 a.m.Teaching, Holy Communion, Music,Fellowship, Healing Prayer. “Pastoral andSpiritual”.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
� 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.
BAPTIST
� 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 LakeJosephine, 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. AllenHigginbotham, Interim Pastor; Rev. NunoNorberto, associate pastor, minister ofmusic and senior adults; and Dixie Kreulen,preschool director. Group Bible Studies,9:15 a.m.; Blended Service, 10:30 a.m.;Mision Buatista Hispana, 2 p.m.; SundayEvening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday nightprograms 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. Websitewww.fbsebring.com� 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.; Sunday
Evening 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 GeraldWebber 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. Parrish office/mailingaddress: 882 Bay St., Sebring, FL 33870,385-0049, 385-6762 (Spanish); fax, 385-5169; email, [email protected]; website,www.stcathe.com. School Office/Mailing,Principal Dr. Anna V. Adam, 747 S. FranklinSt., Sebring, FL 33870; 385-7300; fax, 385-7310; email [email protected]. Schooloffice hours 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Clergy: Very Rev. José González,V.F., [email protected] or 385-0049;
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.WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday:- 3:30 and 5 p.m. (vigil); Sunday - 8 and 10a.m., 12 p.m. (Spanish), 5 p.m. (HolyFamily Youth Center), every third Sunday ofthe month at 2 p.m. (French Mass). DailyMass: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.Saturday at 9 a.m. Sacrament ofReconcilliation: 7:15-7:45 a.m. first Friday,2:30-3:15 p.m. Saturday and 9-9:45 a.m.Sunday. Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Monday-Friday.� 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, (SaxonHall) 1850 US 27 South, Avon Park, FL33825. Love Christ - Love People. BillRaymond, Preaching Minister. Jon Carter,Music Minister. Sunday, 9 a.m. Bible Study;10 a.m. Worship; Communion availableeach week. Wednesday, 7 p.m. HomeFellowship Group. For more informationcall 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 (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, 154 N.Franklin St. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. morning
worship 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 ouronly 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
Special to the News-SunLAKE PLACID – More visitors
than ever before saw the Lake PlacidCountry Fair exhibits at the LakePlacid Elementary School last week-end and became judges. They had theprivilege of voting for the exhibit oftheir choice in each of the 10 adultamateur divisions to determine thewinners.
Sometimes the voters agreed withthe judges and other times theyselected their own favorite.
Last Sunday, winners in each divi-sion received an orange and whiterosette ribbon and a $25 cash prizepresented at the gazebo in DeVanePark by Helen Obenchain, Exhibitschair, and assisted by SuellenRobinson, Adult Exhibits chair, MissLake Placid and Miss Junior LakePlacid. .
Winners were:Division I - Arts – Joan Swanson,
Path in the Scrub;Division II - Photography – Joel
Glover, Bear Backstroke;Division III - Porcelain – Gert
Wagner, Rose Dresser Set;Division IV - Woodcrafts –
Marlene Cupstid, “Swamp Dreams”Intarsia;
Division V - Craft – Linda
Moeller, Flamingos on Beach PaperTole;
Division VI - Needlecrafts – GraceBecker, Autumn Grist Mill;
Division VII - Stitchery & FabricCrafts – Cecilia Sorenson, CathedralQuilt;
Division VIII - Yarn & Cord Crafts– Madeline Levesque for CrochetedEcru Doily;
Division IX - Foods – LouisaHyman for Wedding Cupcake Cake;
Division X - Poetry – SandyKessler, “New Year’s Eve”.
Many local businesses sponsoredthe awards:
Division I - Caladium Arts &Crafts Co-Op
Division II - Ida’s Hairport Division III - Lake Placid China
Painters Club Division IV - Lake Country
JewelersDivision V - Happiness FarmsDivision VI - All around Septic
and Sewer Division VII - Amber Louise
Boutique Division VIII - Lake Placid Seed &
Western Wear Division IX - Schooni’s Italian
American Division X - Lake Placid Journal
Attendees decidePeople’s Choice Awards
Courtesy photoThe winners of the People’s Choice Awards at the Lake Placid Country Fair last weekend were presentedan orange and white rosette ribbon and $25 cash prize. More awards on pages 5B and 11B.
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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.
INDEPENDENT
� First Christian Church, 1016 W.Camphor St., Avon Park, FL 33825;(863) 453-5334; on the Web atwww.firstchristianap.com. Ourmotto is “Jesus is First at FirstChristian Church.” Greg Ratliff,Senior Minister; Bible School 9a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.; Wednesdaystudies for all ages, 6 p.m. Nurseryprovided for all events.
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 9:30a.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 Luke Willitz at 385-2293 orvisit the Web site at www.newlifesebring.com.� Resurrection Lutheran Church- ELCA, 324 E. Main St., atMemorial Drive, Avon Park. PastorRev. John C. Grodzinski. Sundayworship at 8 and 10:30 a.m.;Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.Fragrance Free ServiceWednesdays at 7 p.m. OpenCommunion celebrated at all serv-ices. “God’s Work, Our Hands.”� 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 for
January 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 officefor 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. Dustin Woods, interimlead pastor. Saturday Worship, 6:30p.m. Sunday, 9 and 11 a.m.Tuesday 6 p.m. Grace BibleAcademy Adult Investigating Truth;
first and third Tuesday, PrayerGathering, 7:15 p.m.; Wednesday,Children’s & Youth Programs, 6p.m.; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.,College Ministry.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 available
during 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, 8 and 9:30 a.m.;Contemporary Worship, 11 a.m.;Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.Wednesday evenings: Adult BibleStudy 7 p.m. (Nursery available),Youth Group – (middle and highschool) 7 p.m., RockSolid (kinder-garten through fifth grade) 7 p.m.Family Biblical Counseling avail-able by appointment.� 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.m Saturday. Church Service10:45 a.m. Saturday. Wednesdayprayer meeting 7 p.m. CommunityService hours on Tuesday andThursday is from 9:00 a.m. till 2p.m. A sale takes place the firstSunday of each month. SeniorPastor Paul Boling. WalkerMemorial Academy ChristianSchool offering education forkindergarten through 12th grades.ALL ARE WELCOME. SeniorPastor is Frank Gonzalez. Websiteis 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: Biblestudy, 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. John Bryant. pastor. ClaudeH.L. Burnett, pastoral assistant.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 or www.memorialumc.com. Lakeview ChristianSchool, 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
Ifyou’venever beenout to theSun ’NLakePreserve inSebring,you aremissing awonderfulnaturalexperi-ence. The1,350-acre wildlife preserveis composed of a mosaic ofplant communities includingpine flatwoods, cypressswamps, hardwood ham-mocks, bayheads, marshes,and hardwood swamps. Thispristine site is at the end ofSun ’N Lake Boulevard.Only walkers and bicyclersmay enter since there are nomotorized vehicles allowedinside the gates.
When it comes to naturalareas, some folks think thatif you leave a piece of landalone, it will be just fine, butthat is not usually the case.
The land actually needs tobe managed to keep it in itspristine condition. If the landisn’t managed properly,exotic species may take over,succession will occur andpretty soon, the area is nolonger hospitable to theplants and animals that havealways lived there.Management activities thatare generally performed inenvironmental areas includeprescribed fire, roller chop-ping, selective thinning andexotic removal. Each prac-tice is important to specificareas for specific reasons.
Many plant communitiesare fire dependent, whichmeans they need fire to sur-vive. The pine flatwoodcommunity is one of theseareas. Pines need the sun.When hardwood trees, suchas oaks begin to grow inthese areas, they shade outthe sun-loving pines, whichcannot reproduce without anopen area and lots of sun-shine. Without fire, eventual-ly the pine forest will
become a hammock. You may be asking, why
is this so bad? The pine flat-wood community supportsthousands of species of floraand fauna that cannot sur-vive anywhere else. If alltheir sources of food, shelterand type of community areno longer available, they willperish.
Prescribed burns are per-formed mainly to reduce fuelon the forest floor and killhardwood trees that threatento take over the pine forests.The survival and resilienceof many plant speciesdepend on the nutrients theburning provides to the soil.Burning permits new growthof many species, especiallywildflowers. A variety ofwildlife species are attractedto lower lying vegetation,which is provided after aburn. Another very importantreason to burn on a regularbasis is for safety. When cer-tain plant communities arenot burnt for many years,fuels build up on the forestfloor. Pine needles, deadbranches, leaves and vegeta-tion are very attractive towildfires. Keeping thesefuels to a minimum seriouslyreduces the possibility ofwildfire, keeping nearby res-idences and other structuresout of harm’s way.
There was a time whenfire was a common and natu-
ral occurrence. Frequently,especially in the summermonths when weather can besevere, lightening wouldstrike a pine tree, shrub orgrasses and start a ragingflame throughout the forests.The fire would burn formiles until it met up with anatural fire break such as alake, swamp or hardwoodhammock. Once the blazesmet up with the wetter areas,they would go out.
With this in mind, it iseasy to understand why fireis still important to ourremaining natural areas.However, with hospitals, res-idences, schools, roads andother human inhabited struc-tures all around, fire is not avery welcome visitor. That iswhy mankind must occasion-ally step in and lend MotherNature a helping hand byburning in a safe andplanned manner.
Now hopefully youunderstand why fire isimportant as atool. Prescribed burns are
very carefully written pre-scriptions for a specific areathat requires fire tosurvive. Many factors suchas weather, ground moisture,wind speed and direction,and humidity are calculatedinto the prescription. If anyof these factors are not ideal,the burn does not happenthat day.
Recently a prescribedburn was performed in thenorthern most sections of theSun ’N Lake Preserve.Within the next couple ofweeks, two more burns willbe done north of gate six.
Very soon, the new growthwill begin to emerge fromthe ashes. Animals will cometo forage in the wide openspaces where food is readilyavailable. Wildflowers willbegin to pop up all over, giv-ing the forest floor a burst ofcolor. As it was in the past,the plant communities thatwere touched by fire willthrive, rejuvenate, and regen-erate.
Many natural areas require periodic fire to stay healthy
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WatershedCorine Burgess
Courtesy photoSam VanHook strings fire inthe north section of the Sun’N Lake Preserve during aprescribed burn that wasperformed on Jan. 23.
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Special to the News-SunAVON PARK – The
Kissimmee ValleyArchaeological andHistorical Conservancy issponsoring a presentation byDr. David Butler, principleinvestigator at the Blueberrysite in Highlands County.Butler will present anoverview of current researchat 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 inBuilding G, Room 101, SFSCHighlands Campus. The pub-lic is invited at no cost.
Butler will talk about thefocus on his work at theBlueberry site since 2005.His presentation will high-light the significant accom-plishments of the Phase ICultural ResourceAssessment (2005-2008) onfile with the Bureau ofArchaeological Research inTallahassee and the ongoingPhase II Cultural ResourceAssessment (2009-2013).
Butler’s research designhas produced a plethora ofeducational summaries andanalytical reports. His
accomplishments includenearly 30 articles focusing onprogress at the site, nine pro-fessional archaeological con-ference presentations detail-ing analysis of findings, labmanagement, and analysisprotocol specific to the site aswell as detailed studies ofsignificant artifacts and arti-fact categories at the sitesuch as individual copperartifacts, lithics, ceramics,bone tools, and detailedanalysis of hearth and post-mold features.
Butler is a RegisteredProfessional Archaeologistwith 15 years of professionalarchaeological experience inthe state of Florida. Heattended graduate school atthe University of SouthFlorida where he earned amaster’s degree in publicarchaeology in 2001 and hisdoctorate degree in 2007. He
has been a crew member anda supervisor in all phases ofresearch in the CulturalResource Managementindustry including Phase I,II, and III ArchaeologicalSurveys, artifact analysis,report writing, researchdesign, probability model-ing, archaeological monitor-ing and the documentationand description of historicstructures.
Butler taught courses inanthropology and archaeolo-gy at the college level from2001-2009. Since 2009, hehas applied his anthropologi-cal background toward theanalysis of online culturalmarketing as a full-time pro-fessor in the Full SailUniversity InternetMarketing Master of ScienceProgram in Winter Park.
For more information, callAnne Reynolds at 465-3627.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Courtesy photoFrames and Images, 108 Circle Park Drive, is hosting Judy Nicewicz’s award-winningpaintings for the month of February. They are on display in the showcase window facingRidgewood Drive. Nicewicz is a member of Heartland Cultural Alliance and theCaladium Arts and Crafts Cooperative. For more information call Nicewicz at 273-1339or 386-0123.
Art work on displayBlueberry archaeologistto speak at SFSC
Special to the News-SunAVON PARK – South
Florida State College’sMuseum of Florida Art andCulture (MOFAC) will holdits Third Thursday program,Going Spiral: Art, Culture,and Science, at 1 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 21 in BuildingG, Room 101, SFSCHighlands Campus.
Spirals are found in thenatural world from seashellsto whirlpools to the galaxies.They can be found in prehis-toric cave drawings and con-temporary art, modern archi-tecture and ancient tools. Amini-discussion will intro-duce the topic of spirals inart, culture, and science andhow it has influenced artthrough the ages.
Third Thursdays atMOFAC is a series that willenhance and inspire the pub-lic’s perspective on Floridaart and culture. Each programfocuses on a differentMOFAC exhibition. The pro-gram is held every thirdThursday of the month, isopen to the public, and isfree.
For more information, con-tact Mollie Doctrow, SFSCMOFAC curator, at 784-7240. SFSC MOFAC is onthe SFSC Highlands Campus,on the east wing of the SFSCTheatre for the PerformingArts, Avon Park. Like SFSCMOFAC’s Facebook page athttp://www.facebook.com/mofac.
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Special to the News-SunLAKE PLACID – Students
competing in the Lake PlacidCountry Fair were judged bygrade level in Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8) andHigh School (9-12) andreceived first, second, thirdand honorable mention rib-bons for their arts and craftsentries. There were five divi-sions in which there werethree classes.
From the blue ribbons in aclass, one was chosen toreceive a Best of Class PurpleRosette ribbon and a $10award. From the Best ofClass in each division, a Bestof Show was selected andreceived the Elaine WaggenerTri-color Ribbon inElementary, Anne ReynoldsTri-color Ribbon in MiddleSchool and J.D. Watson Tri-color Ribbon in High School.Each of these winners alsoreceived a $25 award. Severalspecial Memorial Awardswere given with a RosetteRibbon and a $25 award.
Helen Obenchain, chair-man of Exhibits, announcedeach winner and the awardswere presented by Miss LakePlacid and Miss Junior LakePlacid last Sunday at theGazebo in the Park. Manystudents were present toreceive their award winnings.
In a few divisions therewere multiple winners, madepossible when there are noentries in some classes.Those ribbons were thenawarded in a class with manyoutstanding entries.
The Art Division was mostpopular with more than 1,096entries in the ElementaryDivision alone. The MediaRoom at Lake PlacidElementary School waspacked with the student proj-ects. Many thanks to teachersand parents for their support.
Winners at the ElementarySchool level were:
Division I – ARTBest of ClassClass 1 - Paintings, (K-2) –
Matteo Orozco, kindergarten,Fish; Paintings (3-5) –Nathan Van Dam, fifth grade,Parrot.
Class 2 - Drawings, (K-2)– Nia, first grade,Underwater Scene; TylerHannon, second grade,Mountain Man; Drawings (3-5) – Hope Flores, fourthgrade, Night Cabin.
Class 3 - Mixed Media –Haylee Smoak, second grade,Shiny Pink & PurpleFlowers.
Class 4 – Photography –Payton Wright, fifth grade,Horse.
Class 5 - Group Projects –Mrs. Flores’s third-graders,Don’t Be A Pothead.
Best of Show - ElaineWaggener Award – NathanVan Dam.
Division II – Clay andCeramics
Best of ClassClass 1 - Ceramics –
Paisley Karlson, first grade,Ceramic Dish; Nathan VanDam, fifth grade, SushiDish/Bowl.
Class 2 – China Painting –Seth Filip, pre kindergarten,Pink Flowers on Candy Dish.
Best of Show - ElaineWaggener Award – NathanVan Dam.
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Students compete in five divisions
Courtesy photoStudents competed in five divisions during the Lake Placid Country Fair. Each winnerreceived $25 awards and ribbons for their categories. Those winning Best of Class for thethree classes were also presented an additional $10. More awards announced on pages 5Band 8B.
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Best of ClassClass 1 - Painting – Renez
Torres, 10th grade, “TwoChildren”; Ann G. Alabe,12th grade, “Me”Watercolor; HollyScherlacher, 12th grade,Self-Portrait, Acrylic;Aleesha Nevills, 10th grade,Pen & Ink Design.
Class 2 - Drawings –Magdalena Rodriguez, 12thgrade, “The Lion King atRest” Pencil; JessicaMareno, 12th grade, “GreenGoddess”, Pencil; KalaniDubberly, 10th grade,“Hermit Crabs”, Pen & Ink;Jose Donan , ninth grade,“Girl with Purse”, Pencil;Makayla Patterson, 12thgrade, Self Portrait, MixedMedia.
Class 3 – Photography –Meghan Griffin, 9th, HiddenAlphabet; Alina San Miguel,11th, The Big Save.
Best of Show - J.D. WatsonAward – Jessica Moreno,12th grade, “Green Goddess”Colored Pencil.
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Special to the News-SunLAKE PLACID – Donna
Spaniola, a Michigan resi-dent who winters inOkeechobee, is February’sArtist/Crafter of the Monthat the Caladium Arts &Crafts Cooperative.
For the past 10 years, shehas made magnetic book-marks, greeting cards andjewelry, most often usingSwarovski crystals.
Spaniola has been doingcrafts since she was in herteens. She started with feltornaments, tree skirts,dough ornaments, counted
cross stitch, etc. “One craftled to another,” she said.
She is also an award-winning jewelry maker. In2004, a necklace she madeusing Picture Jasper Stoneswon first place at a jewelrystore (Miners Den) inRoyal Oak, Mich.
She enjoys taking bead-ing classes to learn newdesigns.
Caladium Arts & CraftsCooperative has a largevariety of gifts for everyoccasion. For more infor-mation call 699-5940.
Spaniola is Artist ofthe Month
Courtesy photoDonna Spaniola enjoys her crafts – anything from mag-netic book marks to jewelry. She is the Artist/Crafter ofthe Month at the Caladium Arts & Crafts Cooperative.
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Metro News ServiceAries (March 21-April 20) –
Aries, be on your best behav-ior this week. Acquaintancesboth new and established willhave their eyes on you, and itis essential that you make agood impression.
Taurus (April 21-May 21)– Taurus, although you maynot be able to see into thefuture, you can plan for whatmay happen in the next fewdays. Now is the perfect timeto check in with friends.
Gemini (May 22-June 21)– Gemini, get all of your workducks in a row because youwant to ensure you are up forthe next promotion or payincrease. Now could be thetime to make work your toppriority.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) –You may find that you have aneasy time of reading peoplethis week, Cancer. Use thistrait to your advantage to findout how certain people feelabout your new ideas.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 23)– Leo, don’t get too excitedwhen things seem out ofwhack this week. Keep calmand find out how you can setthings on the right course.Lead by example, and otherswill follow.
Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) –Virgo, try not to participate inany new activities this week.You are already over-extend-ed. Clear your to-do listsbefore you take on any otherresponsibilities.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)– Show others how good theirlives can be if they just followa little of your own advice andtake cues from what you havedone already, Libra. Expect afew converts.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)– Scorpio, you may be morefocused on your fantasies anddream life than what is goingon in your real life for the nextfew days. Just don’t wander
around in a fog for too long. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) – Sagittarius, it may behard to concentrate this week,especially with so many ideasfloating around in your head.But do your best to stayfocused.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.20) – Capricron, lend a help-ing hand when you see anopportunity to do so. Donateyour time to someone in needor help a friend or familymember complete a project.
Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 18)– Aquarius, clarify your needsand wants. Until you candelineate between these fac-tors you may be spendingunnecessarily, which is notwhat your budget needs.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)– Pisces, it may take a fewdays for you to handle things,but don’t let that dissuade youfrom trying. Set your owntimetable.
Famous birthdaysFeb. 10, Glenn Beck, talk
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Taurus should plan forthe next few days
DearAbby:My step-son“Steve”is gettingmarriedout oftown. Hisfiancee isan onlydaughter with three broth-ers, and her family isthrowing a large, tradition-al, formal wedding.
My husband and I havejust been informed bySteve’s mother that we areto host the rehearsal dinnerfor the wedding party, theirspouses and out-of-townguests. It will cost thou-sands of dollars in additionto the cost of us attendingthe wedding, and we willhave to go into debt to payfor it. Is this fair?
When we were married,we had a simple wedding.We prepared everythingourselves because it wasall we could afford. Shouldwe be expected to forkover money we don’t haveto feed people we don’tknow just because thebride’s family can afford tothrow a large, formal wed-ding? – Stepmom inCanada
Dear Stepmom: No,you should not, and youshould let the bride’s fami-ly know it ASAP.Although, traditionally, arehearsal dinner is hostedby the parents of thegroom, today it can behosted by just about any-one who is willing.
And while the guest listnormally includes all atten-dants and their spouses orpartners, close relativesand special guests such asthe clergyperson andspouse, you are not obli-gated to include out-of-town guests. Out-of-townguests should be given alist of local restaurants andshould not expect to beentertained beyond thewedding and the reception.
Dear Abby: I had aworking relationship witha couple, “Ed” and“Millie,” for many years. Iconsidered them personalfriends as well. I havesince left the company andmoved about 80 milesaway.
While I have enjoyedstaying in touch with them,their phone calls to mehave been overwhelming.They sometimes call atinappropriate times – dayand night. Ignoring themor not returning calls did-n’t work. Ed sent me texts,and I finally responded
with “Please don’t call meanymore,” but his callscontinue.
I changed my phonenumber, but now I’m start-ing to get calls where Iwork, and they have evencalled my daughter’sphone. I know Ed is retirednow and has some healthissues, but I don’t knowwhy I’m the one he callswhen he’s bored and wantssomeone to talk to.
I have reached the pointwhere I don’t think it ispossible to continue thisfriendship if it’s going toinvolve multiple phonecalls each day and 20 mes-sages in my mailbox dur-ing the week. How do I getthese nice people to giveme some space? –Smothered in Carrollton,Ga.
Dear Smothered: Howsad. Multiple daily phonecalls and 20 email mes-sages a week after youhave asked the person notto contact you isn’t normalbehavior. It’s harassment.In light of your longfriendship with this couple,and the fact that Ed’sbehavior is escalating, callhis wife. Explain that youare concerned about herhusband’s behavior andurge her to have him evalu-ated by his doctor.
To My Asian Readers:The Lunar New Year beginstoday. It’s the Year of theSnake. According to Asianculture, individuals born inthe year of the snake aregoal-oriented and hate fail-ure. They are excellentmediators – intelligent,refined, clever in businessand good providers becausethey value material wealth.A healthy, happy and pros-perous New Year to you all.(Hiss, hiss, hooray!)
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Groom’s parents balkat cost of hostingrehearsal dinner
Dear Abby
When my husband,Ken, puts the camera tohis eye to photographwildlife or landscapes, hecreates a window for meto see what he has seen.
He frames the scene sothat the camera will cap-ture the essence of whathe observes. Then he putsit on the computer …adjusting where necessary… and presenting to theviewer the heart of thematter.
When I and others seethe undisturbed image,we see a bit into his soul.His photography is areflection of the beautyhe sees in God’s creationthat inspires him to cap-ture it and preserve themoment.
When we are togetheron a hike or walk, I sitback and watch him tak-ing pictures, wonderingwhat his eye is beholding.Other times, I scoutahead and call him tocome quickly.
He may not alwayscome running until he’sfinished seizing themoment where he is. So, Ihold my place till hecatches up.
Quite often, he’ll saythat he can’t take the pic-ture because the light isnot right or some otherreason. But, I see it soclearly and I beg him toindulge me.
When we get home I’manxious to see if some-how the camera has magi-cally snagged a trophy forme. But, usually I’m dis-appointed and realize Imust trust his judgmentnot my untrained eye.
Photographs provide awindow for the viewer tosee into the soul of theartist and the artistry ofGod’s creation. So, too,the lives of Christiansshould be windows
through which otherslearn to live life accord-ing to the One who giveslife … Jesus Christ.
Sometimes others lookfrom afar and just watch,observe and patientlywait to see why that per-son has peace amidststruggles; or, joy in themidst of hardship. Othertimes they may run aheadand try to figure thingsout on their own. Then afriend catches up withthem and lends a bit ofwisdom, a truth thatopens their eyes.
When Paul instructedyoung Timothy, he said in1 Timothy 4:12 & 15b,NKJV, “Let no onedespise your youth, butbe an example to thebelievers in word, in con-duct, in love, in spirit, infaith, in purity … thatyour progress may be evi-dent to all.”
Being a ‘window tolife’ has nothing to dowith age and everythingto do with our relation-ship with Jesus Christ.Let’s be sure our win-dows are squeaky cleanallowing the light ofChrist to shine throughclearly. Selah
Window to life
Pause AndConsider
Jan Merop
Jan Merop of Sebring is aNews-Sun correspondent.She is a published authorand a regular columnist ofthe News-Sun.
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LIVING14BNews-Sun Sunday, February 10, 2013
Heat the oven to 350degrees. Line two bak-ing sheets with parch-ment paper.
In a medium bowl,whisk together theflour, cocoa powder,baking soda and salt. Ina glass measuring cupor small bowl, stirtogether the buttermilkand vanilla extract.
In a large bowl with ahand mixer set at medi-um speed, beat the butterand sugar until evenlyblended, about 1 to 2minutes. Add the egg,increase the speed tohigh, and beat untilsmooth and creamy,about 1 minute more.
Pour half the flour mix-ture into the butter-sugar mixture,and beat at mediumspeed until combined.Add the buttermilk mixture andcontinue beating untiljust blended. Add theremaining flour mix-ture and beat again.
Use a cookie scoop orspoon to place a heapingtablespoon of batter on aprepared cookie sheet.Add more mounds ofbatter, evenly spacingthem, until there are nineon each sheet. Slightlyflatten each mound witha spoon.
Bake cakes one sheet ata time for 10 minutes(they should be moistand spongy). Cool onthe sheet for 2 minutes,then carefully transferthem to a rack to coolcompletely. Reline thesheets and scoop, shapeand bake the remainingbatter.
Using an electric mixerat medium-high speed,beat all the filling ingre-dients except the color-ing in a medium bowluntil evenly blended,about 2 minutes. For aValentine hue, fold indrops of red food color-ing until the desired tintis reached.
To make each pie,spoon and spread aheaping tablespoon ofthe filling onto the bot-tom of a cake, thengently press anothercake on top.
1. In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god oferotic love and beauty. He is the son of whichtwo planet-named gods?
A. Neptune and JupiterB. Venus and MercuryC. Venus and MarsD. Neptune and Saturn
2. Karen Valentine won the best supportingactress Emmy Award in 1970 for playing stu-dent teacher Alice Johnson on which TVseries?
A. “The Flying Nun”B. “White Shadow”C. “Room 222”D. “Welcome Back, Kotter”
3. Which American artist has made the heartone of the central visual themes in his paintingsand drawings? Other themes recurring in his artinclude robes, tools and, most recently,Pinocchio.
A. Jim DineB. Jackson PollackC. Jasper JohnsD. Chuck Close
4. Since it was originally recorded in 1961,“Cupid” has been covered by countless perform-ers from Tony Orlando to Amy Winehouse.Which artist recorded the original hit that reachedNo. 17 on the charts?
A. Del ShannonB. DionC. Neil SedakaD. Sam Cooke
5. In the 1929 “Valentine’s Day Massacre,”whose rival gang was gunned down in aChicago garage by Al Capone’s mob posing aspolice officers? Um, allegedly.
A. Bugsy SiegelB. Meyer LanskyC. Bugs MoranD. John Dillinger
6. Which well-traveled baseball player wasincluded in a trade to the California Angelswith Frank Robinson in 1972 and, five yearslater, was traded to the New York Mets forDave Kingman? He played nine years for fivedifferent teams.
A. Jose ValentinB. Bobby ValentineC. Ellis ValentineD. Fred Valentine
7. In the card game Hearts, how many points isthe queen of spades worth?
A. 13 B. 0 C. 11 D. 1
8. Complete this lyric from “My FunnyValentine” recorded by Frank Sinatra and manyothers: “Your looks are laughable.Unphotographable. Yet you’re …”
A. “… my favorite work of art.”B. “… so charming, sweet and smart.”C. “… a vision etched in my heart.”D. “… a dish that comes a la carte.”
9. The iconic artwork “LOVE” was originallycreated as a Christmas card for the Museum ofModern Art in 1964. It was later made into asculpture exhibited in New York in 1970.Which artist designed “LOVE”?
A. Andy WarholB. Claes OldenburgC. Donald JuddD. Robert Indiana
10. A traditional Valentine’s Day confection, the Hershey’s Kiss was introduced in 1907. Since then,production has stopped only once, from 1942 to1949. Why did they stop making Kisses foreight years?
Whether you are a Beatles believer (“All you need is love”)or whether you empathize with
the J. Geils Band (“Love stinks”),this quiz will test your knowledge
of V-Day and all things related.And some not related.
By TomBorgman
Post-Dispatch
PINK FILLING TURNS AN OLD-FASHIONED DESSERT INTO A DELICIOUS VALENTINE TREAT
By Nancie McDermottFamilyFun magazine
No one is certain who invented the whoopie pie;folks in both Pennsylvania Amish country and Maine have
claimed it. As for the name, one theory is that it comes fromchildren saying “whoopie!” upon finding the moist, chocolaty
sweets in their lunch pails. Your kids can experience thesame glee after baking their own — and with pink-tinted filling, the pies will elicit cries of joy on Valentine’s Day.
For the cakes:� 2 cups flour� 1/2 cup unsweet-ened cocoa powder� 1 teaspoon baking soda� 1/2 teaspoon salt� 1 cup buttermilk� 1 teaspoon vanilla� 1/2 cup softenedbutter
� 1 cup sugar� 1 egg
For the filling:� 1/2 cup softenedbutter� 11/2 cups con-fectioners’ sugar� 1 cup marsh-mallow crème� 1 teaspoon vanilla� Red food coloring
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1.B.Imagine the offspring of VenusWilliams and Freddie Mercury.On sec-ond thought, don’t.
2.C.She taught at Walt WhitmanHigh, and since it was the ’70s, I’m surethe students were very familiar with“Leaves of Grass.”
3.A.My guess is that the heart is the most-painted internal organ in thehistory of art.
4.D.The song is No.452 on theRolling Stone list of 500 greatest songsever.
5.C.This is recreated in a scene in“Some Like It Hot”but might not be historically accurate.Especially the partabout the two cross-dressing musicians.
6.B.Ironically, according to a recentreport in the Connecticut Post, Valentineis being considered for the position ofathletic director at Sacred HeartUniversity in Fairfield, Conn.
7.A.Taking all of the hearts and thequeen of spades is called “shooting themoon.”
8.A.Quite the sweet-talker, this guy.I wonder if she stuck around for the sec-ond verse.
9.D.He was born Robert Clark inNew Castle, Ind.
10.D.Hershey’s makes 80 millionKisses a day.That’s 925 Kisses per second.
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