6SRQVRUHG %\ 3RJH\·V )DPLO\ 5HVWDXUDQW 6 3DUURWW $YH 13.49 feet Last Year: 13.48 feet Lake Levels Source: South Florida Water Management District. Depth given in feet above sea level. newszap.com Free Speech Free Ads See page 4 for information about how to contact this newspaper. Wednesday, January 27, 2010 50¢ Plus tax V ol. 101 No. 12 Index Classifieds .................................. 15-19 Community Events ............................ 5 Crossword ....................................... 18 Obituaries .......................................... 6 Opinion.............................................. 5 Speak Out ......................................... 4 Sports ......................................... 11-14 Weather ............................................. 5 BBQ bragging rights ... page 7 Female weightlifters qualify for tournament ... Page 11 By Pete Gawda Okeechobee News Several state agency officials are scheduled to update the Coun- ty Coalition for Responsible Man- agement of Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuar- ies and Lake Worth Lagoon as to the activities of their respective or- ganizations, at the Friday coalition meeting. Carol Wehle, executive director of South Florida Water Manage- ment District (SFWMD), Com- missioner Charles Bronson of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and Greg Knecht, head of ecosystem proj- ects for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are all on the agenda for the Jan. 29, meeting at the SFWMD Okeecho- bee Field Station. Also scheduled to speak is Col. Al Pantano of the Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers. The coalition will take action on an item that was discussed the last meeting, the development of Lake Hicpochee and Lake Clewiston. At the last meeting in September , landscape architect Forest Michael State agencies to give lake update By Charles M. Murphy Okeechobee News Phyllis Stone was named the 2009 Frist Humani- tarian Award winner for Raulerson Hospital during a ceremony at the hospital on Monday. Stone is now eligible for the nationwide Frist Award which is the highest honor an employee can receive at HCA. She was praised for the time she volunteers to help the less fortunate in the community as she helped or- ganize yard sales to raise money for the needy, pur- chase school supplies for needy kids, and also helped the home bound and the elderly in the community with their shopping and doctors appointments. “I was totally shocked by this. I’m excited and I’m thankful I got the award. I know it’s a very prestigious award. I’m glad I got it,” Mrs. Stone said afterward. “I’ve enjoyed my tenure at the hospital and I love to help people. I feel that is what my job is, to help people.” Mrs. Stone has worked 10 years at the hospital. Hospital Chief Executive Officer Robert Lee said Mrs. Stone does a great job to exemplify this award for the hospital and HCA. He added she deserved the award and does an outstanding job. “More than ever the efforts of individuals like Phyl- lis are getting recognized. With the times that we face now, with more needy folks, we are very proud of the work she is doing. She is very deserving,” he added. Mrs. Stone got to share in the moment with her husband Ray and many of her family members. Hospital honors Phyllis Stone Okeechobee News/Charles Murphy Phyllis Stone accepted the Frist Award from Raulerson CEO Robert Lee during the award ceremony on Monday. 500 N. Parrott Avenue Okeechobee 34974 863-467-5330 1409 S. Parrott Avenue Okeechobee 34974 863-467-4663 Seacoast's Wealth Management offers: • Investment Management • Retirement Planning • Estate Planning Contact Linda Frost @ 772-221-2650 www.seacoastnational.com 1.800.706.9991 If you go ... What: Policy meeting of the County Coalition for Responsible Management of Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Caloosa- hatchee Estuaries and Lake Worth Lagoon When: 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 29 Where: SFWMD Field Station, 1000 NE 40th Ave. See LAKE — Page 2 See FRIST — Page 2 Little Miss Okeechobee County Fair to be chosen on March 12 When 2010 Miss Okeecho- bee County Fair is crowned in March she will be joined by the fair’s first Little Miss Okeechobee County Fair. Both will begin a yearlong reign representing her Fair plans 2 pageants Courtesy photo/Rafael Pacheco 2009 Miss Okeechobee County Fair Alex Ming will crown the first Little Miss Okeechobee Fair on Friday, March 12. See FAIR — Page 2
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By Pete GawdaOkeechobee News
Several state agency offi cials are scheduled to update the Coun-ty Coalition for Responsible Man-agement of Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuar-ies and Lake Worth Lagoon as to the activities of their respective or-ganizations, at the Friday coalition meeting.
Carol Wehle, executive director of South Florida Water Manage-
ment District (SFWMD), Com-missioner Charles Bronson of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and Greg Knecht, head of ecosystem proj-ects for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are all on the agenda for the Jan. 29, meeting at the SFWMD Okeecho-bee Field Station.
Also scheduled to speak is Col. Al Pantano of the Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers.
The coalition will take action on an item that was discussed the last meeting, the development of Lake Hicpochee and Lake Clewiston.
At the last meeting in September,landscape architect Forest Michael
State agencies to give lake update
By Charles M. MurphyOkeechobee News
Phyllis Stone was named the 2009 Frist Humani-tarian Award winner for Raulerson Hospital during a ceremony at the hospital on Monday.
Stone is now eligible for the nationwide Frist Award which is the highest honor an employee can receive at HCA.
She was praised for the time she volunteers to help the less fortunate in the community as she helped or-ganize yard sales to raise money for the needy, pur-chase school supplies for needy kids, and also helped the home bound and the elderly in the community with their shopping and doctors appointments.
“I was totally shocked by this. I’m excited and I’m thankful I got the award. I know it’s a very prestigious award. I’m glad I got it,” Mrs. Stone said afterward. “I’ve enjoyed my tenure at the hospital and I love to help people. I feel that is what my job is, to help people.”
Mrs. Stone has worked 10 years at the hospital.Hospital Chief Executive Offi cer Robert Lee said
Mrs. Stone does a great job to exemplify this award for the hospital and HCA. He added she deserved the award and does an outstanding job.
“More than ever the efforts of individuals like Phyl-lis are getting recognized. With the times that we face now, with more needy folks, we are very proud of the work she is doing. She is very deserving,” he added.
Mrs. Stone got to share in the moment with her husband Ray and many of her family members.
Hospital honors Phyllis Stone
Okeechobee News/Charles MurphyPhyllis Stone accepted the Frist Award from Raulerson CEO Robert Lee during the award ceremony on Monday.
If you go ...What: Policy meeting of the County Coalition for Responsible Management of Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Caloosa-hatchee Estuaries and Lake Worth LagoonWhen: 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 29Where: SFWMD Field Station, 1000 NE 40th Ave.
See LAKE — Page 2
See FRIST — Page 2
Little Miss Okeechobee County Fair to be chosen on March 12
When 2010 Miss Okeecho-bee County Fair is crowned in March she will be joined by the fair’s fi rst Little Miss Okeechobee County Fair. Both will begin a yearlong reign representing her
Fair plans 2 pageants
Courtesy photo/Rafael Pacheco2009 Miss Okeechobee County Fair Alex Ming will crown the fi rst Little Miss Okeechobee Fair on Friday, March 12.
See FAIR — Page 2
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addressed possible economic development of Lake Hicpochee, southwest of Moore Ha-ven, and what he called “Lake Clewiston” for lack of a better name. Lake Clewiston, slightly west of the City of Clewiston, was separated from the rest of Lake Okeechobee by the construction of the Herbert Hoover Dike. It is 728 acres and contains dead melaluca trees. Mr. Michael discussed an integrated watershed approach combining economic development, community and ecosystem. His program relies heavily on ec-otourism as well as water storage and treat-
ment. Both lakes are owned by government, so their development by the state would not take any more property off the tax roles.
The coalition is scheduled to take action on a resolution that requests SFWMD to in-clude as part of Everglades restoration the development of these two lakes.
There will also be updates from the coun-ty commissioners representing the 10 coun-ties in the coalition, the treasurer’s report, the annual election of offi cers, comments from the public and announcement of the meeting dates for 2010.Post your opinions in the Public Issues Forum at
She said she enjoys every day at work and will continue to do what she can to help the community. “Helping and giving to oth-ers is part of my life. I enjoy working at Raul-erson Hospital and I think it’s a wonderful
place. The people are wonderful and caring. It is a place of love where everybody helps everybody.”
The award is given annually in recogni-tion of the humanitarian spirit and philan-thropic work of the late Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr., a founder of HCA. The National award will be given out this spring in Nashville, Tenn.
FRISTContinued From Page 1
community throughout the year.The pageantry begins on Friday, March 12
at 6 p.m. when Alexandria Ming, 2009 Miss Okeechobee County Fair Queen will crown the fi rst Little Miss Okeechobee County Fair. This pageant is open to girls ages 9 – 13. Contestants will be judged during the run-way competition for overall natural appear-ance, character (sweetness), confi dence, personality (spirit and individuality).
The contestants will also perform a group dance choreographed by Leslie’s Dance Studio. The newly selected Little Miss Okeechobee County Fair will join the Miss Okeechobee County Fair Queen and help in serving as hostesses to the Okeechobee County Fair following her crowning. Little Miss Okeechobee County Fair, will be the “little sister” to the 2010 Miss Okeechobee County Fair Teen, USA Queen.
An exciting evening is planned for our 2010 Miss Okeechobee County Fair Pageant where Alexandria Ming, 2009 Miss Okeecho-bee County Fair Queen, will also crown new queen on Saturday, March 13 at 5 p.m. The new queen will preside over events during this year’s fair and will be the offi cial repre-sentative of the county fair at other events throughout her reign. This pageant is open to girls ages 14-19.
The 2010 Miss Okeechobee County Fair Queen will be the offi cial hostess to the Okeechobee County Fair following her crowning. The winner shall elect to enter the 2011 Miss Teen Florida USA pageant or
receive a $1,000 scholarship. During her reign, she will be active in many community events as well as out of town events.
The 2010 Miss Okeechobee County Fair Pageant competition begins for the girls ear-lier in the day on Saturday, with individual in-terviews with a team of well-qualifi ed judges from out of the area. The on-stage judging will include evening gown and swim suit competitions. The young ladies will be ques-tioned on stage as a part of the fi nal determi-nation of who will have the honor of becom-ing the 2010 Miss Okeechobee County Fair.
The winner and fi nalists of both pageants will receive a number of prizes, and awards, including the business achievement award. Donny Arnold is pageant director. Leslie Stokes is the pageant coordinator; train-ing all the girls to put on an exciting show. Emcees for the pageant are David Lee and Bridgette Waldau. Rafael Pacheco, of Cre-ations in Fotografi a is the pageant’s offi cial photographer. “This is more than just a beauty pageant,” Donny Arnold said. “We are looking for girls who are proud of their accomplishments and their community.”
Alexandria Ming, 2009 Miss Okeechobee County Fair, represented Okeechobee with great style and grace, not only at the Miss Florida Teen USA pageant but also around the state and our community. She placed in the top 15 at the state pageant. You can follow her busy year on the Okeechobee County Fair’s website. The deadline is Mon-day, Feb. 1. Please contact Donny Arnold at 863-634-6464 for any questions. Applica-tions and rules may be obtained online at www.okeechobeecountyfair.com or pick up an application at Cottage One-Eleven – 111 N.E. Second Street.
FAIRContinued From Page 1
By Pete GawdaOkeechobee News
The Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center may soon bear the name or names of corporate sponsors. At their meeting on Thursday, Okeechobee County Commis-sioners will consider a naming rights pro-posal submitted by the agri-civic center ad-visory group. Naming rights could include the total grounds, or components such as the warm-up arena, horse barn or midway grounds. The advisory group is submitting the draft of a naming rights policy that has been developed for other municipalities. Under the proposed policy, naming rights would be for a specifi ed length of time.
In another item, the Okeechobee Util-ity Authority (OUA) is considering starting a program to regulate the disposal of fats, oils and greases (FOG) that may be pro-
duced by restaurants and other commer-cial customers. The utility has requested as-sistance in enforcement of their proposed FOG management program. The board will be asked to either grant enforcement authority to OUA or determine what level of involvement, if any, county staff would have in enforcement.
The meeting will be at 9 a.m, Thursday, Jan. 28 in the Okeechobee County Health Department Auditorium, 1728 N.W. Ninth Avenue.
In other business, the board is expected to:
•recognize employees for longevity;•proclaim the week of Feb. 14 - 20 as
National Engineer’s Week in Okeechobee County; and
•authorize the submission of an Energy Effi ciency and Conservation Block Grant application.
Commission considers Ag Center sponsors
The annual “Miss American Legion Post 64” beauty pageant will be held on Thurs-day, Feb. 11, at 8 p.m. at the American Le-gion Hall. All contestants must be female, unmarried, with no children and in the ninth through the 12th grade in either Okeecho-bee High School, the Freshman Campus, a Christian School or Home School.
There is no entry fee.The winner will receive a beautiful
crown, custom banner, bouquet of fl owers, a trophy, and a $50 cash prize. Applications may be picked up at the American Legion Hall. For more information contact Myra Partridge 634-4193, Shelly Sickels 467-0790 or the American Legion 863-763-2950.
American Legion plans beauty pageant
Meeting to discuss plans for Avon Park Bombing RangeThere will be a public workshop on the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) of the Avon
Park Air Force Range from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 at the Okeechobee County Civic
Center, 1750 U. S. 98 N.
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the infl uence (DUI) charges by the Okeechobee County Sheriff ’s Offi ce (OCSO), the Okeechobee City Police Department (OCPD), the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) or the Department of Corrections (DOC).
• Kelvin Keith Wilson, 37, N.E. 14th Av-enue, Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 21 by Deputy Tammi Serrafi ni on an Okeechobee County warrant charging him with felony battery. His bond was set at $75,000.
• Brian Anthony Guzowski, 47, Bell Street, Wauchula, was arrested Jan. 21 by Deputy Tammi Serrafi ni on an Okeechobee County warrant charging him with conspir-acy to manufacture methamphetamine. His bond was set at $2,500.
• Kenneth D. Pinder, 58, N.E. 76th Drive, Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 21 by Deputy Tammi Serrafi ni on an Okeechobee County warrant charging him with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. His bond was set at $2,500.
• John Everett McClenithan Sr., 43, N. 10th Avenue, Wauchula, was arrested Jan. 21 by Deputy Tammi Serrafi ni on an Okeechobee County warrant charging him with conspir-acy to manufacture methamphetamine. His bond was set at $2,500.
• Jonathan Andrew Garcia, 20, S.E. 34th Avenue, Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 21 by Deputy Tammi Serrafi ni on an Okeecho-bee County warrant charging him with fail-ure to appear - possession of marijuana over 20 grams. His bond was set at $5,000.
• Earl Chance Pitt, 29, U.S. 441 S.E., Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 21 by Deputy Thomas Kitchen on an Okeechobee County warrant charging him with violation of pro-bation - burglary with property damage and violation of probation - grand theft - auto. He is being held without bond.
• Nicki Osceola, 25, Knotts Landing Road, Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 21 by Deputy Patricia Massung on an Okeechobee County warrant charging her with violation of probation - possession of oxycodone. She is being held without bond.
• Jose Geraldo Jimenez-Rodriguez, 38, N.E. 62nd. Avenue, was arrested Jan. 25,
by OCSO Detective Rosemary Farless, and charged with aggravated stalking. Bond was set at $10,000.
• Arnold Thomas, 25, of Florida at large, was arrested Jan. 22 in Broward County on Okeechobee County warrants for violation of probation (burglary of a structure) and vi-olation of probation (grand theft.) No bond was set.
• Justin Douse, 26, of N.W. 96th Court, was arrested Jan. 22 by OSCO Lt. K. Mur-rish and charged with violation of probation (driving with license suspended - felony). No bond was set.
• Lisamarie Lorenz, 22, of N.W. Fourth Street, was arrested Jan. 22 in Broward County on an Okeechobee County warrant, and charged with violation of probation (resisting arrest, with violence), violation of probation (burglary of a dwelling), violation of probation (grand theft) and violation of probation (dealing in stolen property.) No bond was set.
• Maria Carmen Cabrera, 44, N.W. 294th Street, was arrested Jan. 23 by OCPD Offi cer J. Bernst, and charged with DUI. Bond was set at $500.
• Ronald Lee Campbell, 42, of N.E. 12th Lane, was arrested Jan. 23 by OCSO Deputy S. Green and charged with felony Driving While License Suspended- Habitual. Bond was set at $2,500.
• Mack Jefferson Hubbard, 42, N.E. 70th, was arrested Jan. 23, on an Okeechobee County warrant and charged with violation of probation (withholding information/doc-tor shopping). No bond was set.
• Norman F. Picard, 53, N.W. 50th Av-enue, was arrested Jan. 23, by OCPD K. Mar-gerum, and charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and DUI. Bond was set at $5,500.
• Michelle Lynn Fuquay, 37, N.E. 70th Av-enue, was arrested Jan. 23, on an Okeecho-bee County warrant and charged with vio-lation of probation (obtaining a controlled substance by fraud). No bond was set.
• Rambaran Rabindranath, 46, of Lake Worth, was arrested Jan. 23, by OSCO Dep-uty Anthony Kibler, and charged with armed trespass. According to the report, Rabin-dranath said he was hunting and was trying
to retrieve his dog, which had gone onto private property. According to the report, the property was posted with “no trespassing” signs. Bond was set at $1,000.
• Felix Martinez, 31, Okeechobee at large, was arrested Jan. 24, by OCSO Deputy S. Green, and charged with battery on health services personnel. He is accused of hitting and biting a health care provider. According to the report, Martinez was brought to the hospital by an ambulance, and when medi-cal personnel attempted to perform a CT scan, he became combative and violent.
• E. M. Close, 14, of Okeechobee, was ar-rested Jan. 24, by OCSO Deputy J. Gonzalez and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug para-phernalia and possession of marijuana over 20 grams. Two 18-year-olds and two 19-year-olds who were also in the vehicle were charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
• Daniel Lamar Tindall, 28, of N.W., 74th Terrace, was arrested Jan. 25, by OCPD Offi -cer R. Holroyd and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, giving a false name when arrested. He was also charged with driving with a suspended license and misdemeanor possession of marijuana under 20 grams. Bond was set at $5,500.
This column lists arrests and not con-victions, unless otherwise stated. Anyone listed here who is later found innocent or has had the charges against them dropped is welcome to inform this newspaper. The information will be confi rmed and printed.
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By Pete GawdaOkeechobee News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) began another round of pulse releases on the Caloosahatchee River this morning, Jan. 27 to maintain salinity level in the river. The releases are scheduled to go for 11 days with an average fl ow of 650 cubic feet per second. That rate of fl ow will fi ll about 638 Olympic sized swimming pools a day.
On Jan. 22, COE ended a round of pulse
releases on the Caloosahatchee of the same average volume that started on Jan. 12. These releases benefi t the ecology of the upper Caloosahatchee by maintaining the desired salinity level.
On Jan. 26, the level of Lake Okeechobee was 13.49 feet. The level was 13.47 when the last round of pulse releases began.
A pulse-type release more closely resem-bles the naturally occurring pattern of runoff in the estuary caused by rain, which normal-ly leads to an increase in fl ow as rain contin-
ues to fall, followed by a gradual decrease as runoff comes to an end. Water managers expect these releases to help maintain salin-ity ranges that are conducive to sustainability of estuarine organism in the upper estuary. These releases also benefi t the overall ecol-ogy of this area by promoting the mixing of salinity levels and nutrient concentrations from one water level to another.Post your opinions in the Public Issues Forum at
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Firefi ghters• I think it is a shame that most of our
police offi cers and fi refi ghters make less money risking their lives for us than some of the administrative secretaries and offi ce help. NOW THAT IS JUST WRONG. Did you know that most of your police offi cers’ and fi refi ghters’ children are eligible for free lunches unless their spouses are employed making a fair wage? I personally think these people should be the highest paid in the community.
Elephants• I was wondering if they ever fi nished
the Elephant Sanctuary here in Okeechobee County, and if the elephants arrived. On the news this morning they ran a segment on the desire to build an Elephant Sanctuary in St. Lucie County.
• The plan has always been for it to be in St. Lucie County, just over the county line. This is the same plan they had all along. It will be just over the county line but an en-trance will be from Okeechobee County. It will not be open to the public, but they will have programs for school children.
Haiti• How can we afford to help them?
How can we pledge millions in relief and restructure? We are so in debit now. We need to help the people here. I hate it for those people but we don’t have it to give. There’s homeless helpless people right here due to the economy. Help our own country get back on our feet before helping anyone else. Who helped us when we were hit by natural disasters with all those hurricanes in 2004 and 2005?
Okeechobee ghosts• Do we have a paranormal group in
Okeechobee? I would love to join.
• I am a believer in paranormal activities. I love the “bogus” shows on TV. My niece on the other hand has shown some type of clairvoyant tendencies. We have a fam-ily graveyard on the Kissimmee River. It was her fi rst time there -- she was 3 or 4 -- and she was walking with her mother and father. She looked over the graveyard and then said ‘look at all them babies.’ There was no one else in the graveyard at the time but there are several babies buried there from the late 1800s. When she was about 4, they were going to look at a place to rent. On the way there she told her mom and dad that they were not gonna like this place because all the carpet is red. They just laughed at her. When they opened the door to the rental, sure enough the place was wall to wall blood red carpet. They left immediately.
Shopping in Okeechobee• What kind of new store does Okeecho-
bee need?• How about a toy store and hobby
shop?• I have long said that the community
would benefi t greatly from a book store. While Okeechobee is not a huge town, it is not that small that something like this should not be considered. I would be thrilled if our elected offi cials would take the time to put their energy into something like this.
• The type of new stores I would like to see are ones that are not here, that you can’t buy it unless you had to drive to the coast to get.
• I think with the lake recovering and fi shing returning, an outlet self-contained shopping center would be a good draw. You have the fi shing for the men to come and enjoy. If you had a place for the wives to come to that would be good. A place with some nice shops and dining areas would be grand. A destination type area. This would be a draw for couples to come to.
• It’s amazing that elected offi cials are even being brought into this discussion. With all the noise about keeping govern-ment out of health care decisions, now we want to get them to decide what private en-terprise comes to town? The free economy system works like this -- if there is demand, someone will fi ll that demand. All you have to do is write a check, get a franchise and open your favorite store, but I can’t see where elected offi cials have anything to do with this. Economic development needs pri-vate dollars, not government intervention.
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of domestic violence are held on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. at 4134 Hwy 441 North. For information call Shirlean at 863-763-2893.
A.A. meeting from 8 until 9 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 701 S.W. Sixth St. It will be a closed discussion.
N.A. meeting at 8 p.m. at the Just For Today Club of Okeechobee, 101 Fifth Ave. For informa-tion call 863-634-4780.
Bingo at the Buckhead Ridge Moose Lodge. Food will be served at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Public is welcome.
THURSDAYThe Okeechobee Democratic Party will
meet the last Thursday evening of every month at 7 p.m. at the Brahma Bull Restaurant meeting room. Join this exciting movement to change our State and Country. There are several vacant seats for Precinct Chair and Vice Chair to be fi lled. For more information contact Steve Cates, Chair of the OCDEC at 863-634-2061 or Michelle Harper, Secretary OCDEC at 863-634-6397.
Okeechobee Stitchin’ meets every Thursday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Okeechobee Presbyterian Church, 312 North Parrott Ave. Bring your sewing project and machine and join in on the fun. All types of sewing is welcome. For more information call Corry Geissinger at 863-467-2231.
Tantie Quilters meet every Thursday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Historical Society Museum on U.S. 98 N. For information call Margaret at 863-467-8020, or Marie at 863-357-0868.
A.A. Closed big book meeting from 8 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Church of Our Savior, 200 N.W. Third St.
Family History Center is open from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 310 S.W. Sixth St. Anyone interest-ed in fi nding who your ancestors are is welcome. For information, call Robert Massey at 863-763-6510.
Kiwanis Club of Okeechobee will meet from noon until 1 p.m. at the American Legion Post 64 501 S.E. Second St. All Kiwanis and the public are welcome. For information, contact Frank Irby at 863-357-1639.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 47 will meet from 5 until 6:30 p.m. at the United Methodist
Church, 200 N.W. Second St. Please join us or ask questions. Call Phyllis at 863-467-8636, or Hazel at 863-763-4920, for information.
Christian Fellowship Prayer group meets at9:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall at 412 N.W. Sixth St. For information, call 863-763-5996.
Free Adult Basic Education/GED and English as a second language classes from 7 until 9 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 701 S.W. Sixth St.
Ongoing Caregiver Support Group Hospice of Okeechobee and the Area Agency on Aging sponsor a caregiver support group every Thursday at 2 p.m. Anyone who is caring for an ill family member is welcome. The group is facili-tated by social workers and provides an oppor-tunity for caregivers to give one another support, information and ideas. The meetings are held at Hospice, 411 S.E. Fourth St. For information, call 863-467-2321.
A.A. meeting will be held from noon to 1 p.m.at the First United Methodist Church, 200 N.W. Second St. This will be an open meeting.
Classic car show at Beef O’Brady’s, 608 S. Parrott Ave., from 6:30 until 8 p.m.
New Beginnings Narcotics Anonymous has moved to 103 S.W. Second Ave. at 7 p.m. in the youth building behind the church. For infor-mation, call Monika at 863-801-3244 or Rocy at 863-610-0975.
FRIDAYTops Take off Pounds Sensibly #669 meets
at 9 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 200 N.W. Second St. The public is invited. For information, contact Ollie Morgret at 800-932-8677.
A.A. meeting from noon until 1 p.m. at theFirst United Methodist Church 200 N.W. Second St. This is an open meeting.
A.A. meets from 8 until 9 p.m. at the Churchof Our Saviour, 200 N.W. Third St. This is an open speaker meeting.
Compulsive overeaters are invited to a week-ly meeting. Overeaters Anonymous (OA) meets at the Okeechobee Presbyterian Church, 312 N. Parrott Avenue on Fridays, 6 until 7 p.m. (Use 4th Street entrance.) Overeaters Annonymous is not a diet club. The only requirement for member-ship is a desire to stop eating compulsively. For more information call Loretta at 863-763-7165 or 863-697-0206.
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Leather craft class invites beginners
Would you like to learn about leather craft? Our local Florida Everglades Leather Guild will be holding free beginner classes at the library starting this month. The fi rst class is set for Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m. until noon. The next date will be set for Satur-day, Feb. 6, from 2 until 4 p.m. You don’t need previous knowledge or any supplies. You will need to call to reserve a place as space is lim-ited. Call 863-226-3436 and speak to Sharon.
Library Program plannedAs part of the Composers and Lyricists of
Broadway and Hollywood series, Ian Nairn-sey will present “Frank Loesser, Part 1 “The Hollywood Years” at the Okeechobee County Library, 205 S.W. 16th St. on Jan. 30. The program will feature slides and musical se-lections.
Quilters plan open gatheringCome share your sewing projects with
us! Bring your quilts, appliques, and other sewing items, even if they are UFOs (unfi n-ished objects) to share on Saturday, Jan. 30, beginning 11 a.m. to First United Methodist Church, 200 N.W. Second Street, Okeecho-bee. For more information, call Helen at 863-467-1618. Bring a brown bag lunch. Cookies, coffee and tea will be provided. Show and tell will start after lunch is done.
Pet Rescue to open booth at Winter Fest
Okeechobee Pet Rescue will have a booth at the Winter Festival at Buckhead Ridge on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. We will be offering Humane Society t-shirts, hats and visors, homemade dog cookies, collar scrunchies, pet photo with paw prints (like fi nger printing) for identifying lost dogs, drawing for gift basket, donation drive and volunteer applications.
Bake sale in Buckhead RidgeHomemade goodies will be available at
the Winterfest in Buckhead Ridge on Satur-day, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Buckhead Ridge Vol-unteer Fire Dept. will offer homemade noo-dles, cakes, pies, candy, cookies, breads and more.
Eagles hold BBQ cook off for amateurs
The Fraternal Order of Eagles #4137 will hold a BBQ cook off on March 6 for ama-teurs only. The deadline for registration is Feb. 1. Entry fee $100. Cash prizes for fi rst, second and third place. Call 863-697-2443 or 863-634-3958 for an application.
Drawing to benefi t March of Dimes
Surprise your signifi cant other with a spe-cial Valentine’s date night and you can ben-efi t the March of Dimes at the same time! Tickets are available at the Law Offi ce of Cassels & McCall, located at 400 N.W. Sec-ond Street, for a donation of $2 each or 3 for $5. The drawing will be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Legion plans Free FairThe American Legion Free Fair will be
held Feb. 4 through Feb. 14 on the American Legion grounds, off State Road 70 near City Hall. During the Free Fair, there will be con-tests with cash prizes including Kids Dessert Contest, Jams and Jellies, Pickles and Relish, Arts and Crafts and the Talent Contest. The fair will also include the annual Miss Ameri-can Legion Contest. In addition, awards will be given for baking and for chili in the Mrs. Okeechobee Contest. Booths are available for local vendors and organizations. Anyone interested in a fair booth should contact the American Legion at 863-763-2950.
Memory Loss screenings offeredThe Alzheimer’s Association will offer
a free memory loss screening clinic on Fri-day, Feb. 5, from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Visiting Nurses Association, 208 S.E. Park Street, Okeechobee. Appointments are needed. Screenings are for anyone, any age concerned about memory loss. Screenings are conducted by staff from St. Mary’s Mem-ory Disorder Center. Results are immediate. Call Donna True for appt. at 800-861-7826 Ext. 1.
Church yard sale plannedFirst Baptist Church, 407 S.W. Fourth St.,
will have a yard sale Feb. 6 beginning at 7 a.m. The proceeds will help pay for the youth mission trip to Drintina, Kosovo this summer. Anyone wishing to donate some-thing for the sale should call the church of-fi ce at 863-763-2171.
Battle of Okeechobee Reenactment
The battle reenactment will occur on Sat., Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 1 p.m. at the Okeechobee Battlefi eld Historic State Park on SE 38th Avenue across from the Treasure Island Fire Station. Other activities, including horse rides, 1800s medi-cine show, blacksmith, cracker cow camp, cannon demonstration and story telling will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tobacco Free Initiative seeking volunteers
The Florida Dept of Health and the To-bacco Free Initiate of Okeechobee will host a network meeting. The network is looking for representatives from: Local businesses, all schools, colleges, faith-based and youth organizations, parent and parent teacher as-sociations, hospital and health care and day care providers, law enforcement, state, city and county agencies to work on Tobacco-free campaign! Your input is needed! The meetings will be held on Feb. 24, March 31, April 28, May 26, and June 23, at the Hamp-ton Inn Conference Room, 1200 N.E Park Street (next to the post offi ce) from 4 until 5 p.m. To confi rm attendance, please call 863-462-5781. Refreshments will be provided.
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Big ‘O’ says thanksBig “O” RV Resort Wisconsin Party Thank
You! The Big “O” RV Resort would like to thank the following Okeechobee businesses for donating door prizes for the Wisconsin Day Event which was held on Saturday, Jan. 16: Admiral Dale’s Bar, Butch’s Fish Camp Bar & Grill, Clock Family Restaurant, Cow-boys Bar & Grill, Ding-A-Ling Deli, Domi-no’s Pizza, 5 Guys, Golden Corral, Hungry Howies, McDonalds, Mom’s Kitchen, Pizza Heaven, Spring Garden, Subway, Sun-Trust Bank, Taco Bell, Top of the Lake Restaurant, Tropical Breeze Salon and Wendy’s. Four-teen Wisconsin couples held a Wisconsin Party at the Big “O” and each and every one of us wants to personally thank you for your
generosity and kindness. It was greatly ap-preciated by all. We will continue to support your businesses. Okeechobee is a unique community that has treated us well and you proved to us what a wonderful community you live in as you have touched the hearts of many. We wish you well in the your future business endeavors and thank you from the heart for your generosity.
Carol AustrengPlover, Wisconsin Resident
Obama and perjuryAs a 74-year-old, always voting Republi-
can, Obama’s election went badly for me; holding my nose voting for McCain only be-cause of Sarah Palin.
Obviously Obama’s intelligent, so there’s no reason he doesn’t know that violating his sworn oath of offi ce is perjury, a felony.
He swore to “support, uphold and defend the constitution.” Yet after being sworn in as president, he is on record saying “The Con-stitution is fl awed and my administration is working on a new bill of rights.”
So it’s clear where I’m coming from, most of my life’s been in law enforcement and criminal investigation. I’ve been sworn in as a municipal, county, a state offi cer and testi-fi ed numerable times in courts of law under oath. Every public offi cial must be sworn in before taking offi ce and the oath applies as long as they’re in public offi ce.
During my two terms as an NRA Director it was my privilege to know Charlton Heston
who I called “Moses” on a friendly personal basis. I’ll never forget his immortal words bringing the entire banquet hall to their feet with thunderous applause when he said, “The second amendment to the Constitu-tion is fi rst among equals and will ensure the others in perpetuity.”
Certainly Obama operating “the Chicago way” has plainly committed perjury, a fel-ony, and yes I’ll proudly sign an affi davit to that effect. But that’s only one leg that a stool needs to stand, the others are a courageous prosecutor and an honest judge and jury. My affi davit and the truth defi nitely need the others in order to stand.
Bill F. StegkemperOkeechobee
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Betty Jean Winters, 82OKEECHOBEE — Betty Jean Winters, 82, died
Jan. 26, 2010, in Okeechobee.Mrs. Winters was born in Morehead, Ky., and
moved to Okeechobee 40 years ago. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her daughters, Vickie (Ray) Smothers of Niceville, Peggie Jo (Jack) Hill of Okeechobee, and Sandra (David) Altman of Okeechobee; brothers, Kent Evans of Okeecho-bee, Jimmy (Sandra) Evans of Lake City, Larry (Theresa) Evans of Kissimmee, and Tommy (Mary) Evans of Valdosta, Ga.; sisters, Judith C. Clifford of Miami, and Patty B. Steder of St. Au-gustine; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawson Winters; brother, George Evans; and sisters, Flo Ella Collins and Bobbi Jo Wells.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28, at the First Baptist Church, Okeecho-bee. A service will be 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 29, at the church. Burial will follow at Evergreen Ce-metery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hais-ley Funeral & Cremation Service.
A guest book may be signed at www.haisley-funeralhome.com.
O’Conner, 93, of Albany, died Jan. 24, 2010, at her residence.
Her body will be cremated with services at a late date.
A native of Monticello, N.Y., and a longtime resident of Florida, Mrs. O’Conner has lived in Albany since 2007. Mrs. O’Conner was a mem-ber of the Rudolich Trowbridge Park # 73 auxil-iary in Monticello and was retired Manager and Buyer for the former Hotel Concord Gift Shop.
She was born April 16, 1916, to the late Charles A. and Eloise Pelton Morman and wid-ow to the late Martin J. O’Conner who died in 1992.
Survivors include her daughter, Maureen Klei-man of Okeechobee, Fla.; granddaughter, Karis-sa Burton of Margot, Fla.; nieces, Eloise Warfel of Hernando, Miss., and Marea Gold of Prince-ton, Ill.; nephew, Charles A. Morman of Loch Sheldrake, N.Y.; devoted friends, John and Dee Patton of Leesburg, Ga.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Carol O’Conner; brothers, Charles A. Mor-man, and James Morman; and a sister, Eleanor Grace.
You may sign the online guest book and share your own special thoughts with the family of Mrs. O’Conner by visiting Kimbrell-Stern’s web-site at www.kimbrellstern.com.
Eugene N. Baker, 73OKEECHOBEE — Eugene N. Baker, age 73, of
Okeechobee, passed away Jan. 23, 2010, at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce.
Born May 25, 1936, in Freeport, Ill., he was a retired truck driver with Rogers Ready Mix. He came to Okeechobee in 1999. He was of the Catholic faith. Mr. Baker proudly served our country in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Teamsters, Eagles Club, VFW, AmVets, and he enjoyed fl y-ing and building model airplanes.
Mr. Baker is survived by his long time partner, Betty Deatherage of Okeechobee; three daugh-ters, Julie (Dave) Servatius of Lena, Ill., Karen (Mark) Brashaw and Kathy (Richard) Tobin both of Freeport, Ill.; nine grandchildren; two brothers, Roger (Carol) Baker of Fayetteville, Ar-kansas and Jon (Linda) Baker; Eugene had nu-merous fl ying buddies; two special friends, Jack (Karen) Fulce and two loving schnauzers, Jake and Sassie.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016.
Friends may sign the guestbook at www.bas-sokeechobeefh.com.
All arrangements are entrusted to the loving care of Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home and Crematory, 205 NE 2nd ST, Okeechobee, Fl
Vivian E. Ison, 59OKEECHOBEE — Vivian E. Ison, age 59, of
Okeechobee, passed away Jan. 22, 2010, in Stu-art.
Born Feb. 7, 1950, in Morgan County, Ky., to Arnold and Christine McClurg she was a home-maker.
Ms. Ison is survived by her mother, Christine McClurg of West Liberty, Ky.; two daughters, Lare-ta Comer (Larry) of Okeechobee and Lisa Cover (Joe) of Douglasville, Ga.; two sons, Mark Ison (Elisha) of Palm City and Rodney Ison (Melissa) of West Liberty, Ky.; sister, Charlotte Lewis (Joe) of West Liberty, Ky.; fi ve brothers, Lynn B. McClurg (Tammy) and Billy R. McClurg (Cora) both of West Liberty, Ky., Raymond McClurg (Susie) of Morehead, Ky., Mike McClurg and Larson McClurg (Imajean) both of West Liberty, Ky.; and eleven grandchildren.
Viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, at Potter Funeral Home in Kentucky. Fu-neral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, at Potter Funeral Home with burial following at Ar-nold McClurg Cemetery in West Liberty, Ky.
Friends may sign the guestbook at www.bas-sokeechobeefh.com.
All local arrangements are entrusted to the lov-ing care of Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home and Crematory, 205 NE 2nd ST, Okeechobee, Fl 34972.
George ‘Gene’ Cook, 66OKEECHOBEE — Gene Cook, age 66, of
Okeechobee passed away Jan. 24, 2010, at his home.
Born June 13, 1943, in Panama, Fla., to Henry and Marie Cook he came to Okeecho-bee from Royal Palm Beach in 2004. He was an electri-cian for 30 years with IBEW #728. He was a member of the Moose Lodge #2417, VFW #9528, avid fi sherman and he loved to dance. He was an in-c r e d -ible husband, father and friend and will be missed by all.
Mr. Cook is survived by his wife of 49 years, Diane Cook of Okeechobee; son, Billy Cook (Pam) of Loxahatchee; daughter, Cindy Eanna-rino (Craig Urbec) of Jupiter; four grandchil-dren, Travis, Shelby, Cody and Alexa; sister, Joann Bruce and mother, Marie Schuler both of Jensen Beach; his favorite aunt and uncle, Ruth and Clyde Hunton; his Orlando family, Gary, Glenda, Donna and Charles; and sister-in-law and brother-in-law Carol and Neal Daniels of Okeechobee.
Memorials may be made to Hope Hospice, 9470 Health Park Circle, Ft. Myers, FL 33908.
Friends may sign the guestbook at www.bas-sokeechobeefh.com.
Arrangements by Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home and Crematory, 205 NE 2nd ST, Okee-chobee, Fl 34972.
Warren Frank Chandler, 93OKEECHOBEE — Warren Frank Chandler,
passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010, in his home. He was 93.
He was born in Okeechobee April 22, 1916, before Okeechobee County was formed in 1917. Mr Chandler’s parents were Frank and Sa-die (King) Chandler, both deceased. He re-turned to Okeechobee seven years ago, after his retirement.
He is survived by his daughters, Hedy Arlene (Gene) Baker, Barbara (V.L.) Underhill and Diane (Kenney) Stanley; a son, Frank Jaudon (DeDe) Chandler; one sibling, Betty (Frank) Williamson of Okeechobee; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services were January 15, 2010, in Winter Haven, with Rev. Duncan Stanton offi ciating. In-terment was at Wildwood Cemetery, Barlow.
Arrangements were entrusted to Steele’s Fami-ly Funeral Services of Winter Haven.
James D. Lashley, 78OKEECHOBEE — James D. Lashley died after
a lengthy illness, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at Raulerson Hospital, Okeechobee. He was 78.
Born Sept. 19, 1931, in Elba, Ala., and was the son of James B. Lashley and Dovie (Pinkcard) Lashley. In his teens he moved to Miami, Florida with parents and sisters. He attended Edison High School where he starred in running track and pole vaulting.
After high school, Jim proudly served his country in the U.S. Army for six years. He then entered into the family business with his dad. They were in the fl ooring business. Jim married Deloris (nee) Pierson on July 26, 1956, in Miami, Florida. They have remained married for over 53 years. He continued in the fl ooring business un-til he moved his family to Okeechobee. He and his wife operated the Big Lake Bowl bowling al-ley from September 1968 until 1981.
Jim was an avid hunter and fi sherman and spent many happy hours pursuing those hob-bies.
He became an insurance agent working for In-dependent Life and Liberty National Insurance companies.
He was a charter member of the Okeechobee Elks Lodge and the Okeechobee Moose.
During Mr. Lashley’s residence in Okeechobee, he served as President of the Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce and was elected County Commissioner for District 1 three terms. Mr. Lashley had a sincere and deep love for the peo-ple of Okeechobee County and championed many improvements.
Mr. Lashley was preceded in death by his par-ents; and one sister, Joanne Gay.
Jim was a devoted family man and is survived by his wife, Deloris; sons, John Birt of Okeecho-bee, Jimmy (Judy) of Lake Wales, and Jeff Par-rott (Mary Jo) of Marshall Town, Iowa; daughters, Linda Chivari (Richard) of Clearwa-ter, and Lisa Lashley of Okeechobee; sister, Joyce Patterson of Wild Wood; 13 grandchil-dren, ten great-grandchildren; and one aunt, Bettye Avrett (Fred) of Enterprise, Ala. Jim had a special relationship with his nephew, Richard Albrecht of Wild Wood, who he treated as a son. He had a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends which he dearly loved.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home. Funeral ser-vices will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home with Pastor Nick Hopkins offi ciating. Interment will follow at Ev-ergreen Cemetery.
Friends may sign the guestbook at www.bas-sokeechobeefh.com.
All arrangements are entrusted to the loving care of Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home and Crematory, 205 NE 2nd ST, Okeechobee, Fl 34972.
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Okeechobee Main Street’s 8th Annual Top of the Lake BBQ Affair was held Jan. 22 and 23.
This popular Okeechobee Main Street event brought in 44 cook teams from all over to com-pete in up to eight categories.
Friday night’s events got under way with live entertainment from Timmy Bast and teams competing in sauce, beer can chicken, any-thing butt and apple pie.
Local Judges Sheriff Paul May and his wife Deloris, Undersheriff Noel Stephen, County Commissioner Noel Chandler and his wife Louise, Raulerson Hospital CEO Robert Lee and his wife Robin, WOKC’s Billy Dean, Da-
vid Fritz of Ameriprise Financial Services, City Council Member Mike O’Conner, J.D. Mixon, John Szymanosky and Elvie Posey sampled each contestants entry scoring in appearance, texture and taste.
The Everglades Seasoning BQ Team won First for Sauce, Southern Smokers team won First for Beer Can Chicken, Big Jim Lazy Q took First Place for Apple Pie and the Anything Butt First Place Prize went to the Brushfi re BBQ Team.
Saturday’s events had the cook teams com-peting in chicken, ribs, pork and brisket. In the People’s Choice Contest entrants were pro-vided a pork butt to prepare and submit and attendees were able to sample them and pick their favorite.
The People’s Choice First Place Award went to the Everglades Seasoning BBQ Team.
A favorite is the Homeboy competition which had only Okeechobee’s own compet-ing. This years Home Boy Grand Champion is the Soggy Bottom Cookers with the Reserve Grand Champion trophy going to Brushfi re BBQ.
In the Chicken Category, the top prize went to Bub-Ba-Q, Second place to Kahuna-Que and Third to the Woodhouse Grill team. First place in Ribs went to Bub-Ba-Q, second place to the Hot Wauchula Team and third place was
the Whiskey Bent BBQ Team. Bub-Ba-Q took fi rst place again in the Pork
Category with the Forrest’s Fine Foods team placing second and the Florida Boys Teams placing third.
In the Brisket Category, First place went to Bub-Ba-Q, second to the Florida Skin –n-Bones Team and the Swamp Boys team placed third.
This year’s Top of the Lake BBQ Affair Grand Champion was Bub-Ba-Q with The Woodhouse Grill team taking the Reserve Grand Champion award.
This is only the second time in the history of the Florida Bar-B-Que Association that a cook team has swept all four categories and Grand Champion.
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By Charles M. MurphyOkeechobee News
Two Okeechobee High School girls quali-
fi ed Saturday for the weight lifting sectional tournament planned for Saturday at Port St. Lucie High School.
Sarah Payne, a junior, and Sam Fletcha, a sophomore, qualifi ed with lifts last Saturday during a competition at Fort Pierce Central.
Thirty-nine schools from South Florida from Okeechobee to Miami will compete in the sectional this weekend.
Payne broke a personal record with a lift of 90 pounds in the event known as the clean and jerk, similar to the lifts we watch during the summer Olympics. The other lift is the bench press.
Payne said she got into weight lifting as a way to make herself stronger for horse back riding. “My friends asked me to do this and I was like sure, all right,” she said. “It kept me in shape. I’m a competitive person and I re-ally got into it and stuck with it,” she said.
Payne competes in the 110 pound weight class. For most of the season her top lift was 80-85 pounds. Saturday she broke that record and had to do it to reach the sectional. Only 15 girls in South Florida in her weight class qualifi ed this year.
Fletcha said lifting weights has been quite an experience. She competes in the 154 pound weight class. She said she has done well in her fi rst year and improved a lot. “I’ve added to my maximum weight each week. At fi rst I did it to condition for softball. I’m pretty happy with myself for all I’ve accomplished.”
Other members of the girls squad this year include Darby Jones, April King and Yolani Borroto.
Coach Tyrone Smith applauded all of the girls for their efforts this year. “They have re-ally grown from the fi rst day of workouts. They’ve come so far from last year and previ-ous years. They want to work out, want to
get strong and bigger, and that’s what it’s allabout.”
Smith said he is working on the mentalside of the sport as well. He said some of thegirls get so nervous at meets that they don’tdo as well as they can. They have competedin seven meets this year.
Smith said he tells the girls that liftingweights will keep you injury free for othersports. He said the girls are often too anxiousas they want to lift weights everyday. He stat-ed the body needs days off to recover fromweight lifting.
“It’s been a great experience for me justbeing around these fi ve young ladies, gettingto know them, and to talk with them aboutweight lifting and the impact on their othersports. I think it helps them a lot in those oth-er sports,” he added.
By Charles M. MurphyOkeechobee News
Brian Rose had 18 points off the bench as Okeechobee High School raced to a 33-3 lead in the fi rst quarter and went on to wal-lop the John Carroll Golden Rams 77-24 at home on Saturday night.
Jonathan Hudoff had a game high 20 points for Okeechobee, (10-7). Okeechobee had a big night from behind the three point line as Rose hit fi ve three pointers, and sev-eral others including Austin Willard, Ricky Nieto and Hudoff had multiple three point baskets.
“It was awesome,” Rose said afterward. “It was like the most points I ever scored. The team was fi red up.”
Rose has played sparingly this year as the 11th man on the team. The senior hasn’t got-ten down on himself and said he tries to play his best when he gets a chance. He really en-joyed the crowd support he got on the home fl oor, “We assumed John Carroll would be a good team so we took shots. It felt good. It felt like I was a good player. I felt loved.”
John Carroll was overwhelmed from the start as Okeechobee used full court pressure to pick up a lot of easy baskets. They also were red hot from the fl oor as Nieto hit two threes, and Aaron Suarez and Matt Skipper hit three point baskets in the fi rst four min-utes of the game.
Okeechobee led 46-11 at the half and 65-19 after three quarters.
“I told the team it was important to get off to a good start,” Brahmans Coach Bryan Van Camp said, “I wanted them to press and play hard and not look ahead to our next game, and focus on tonight. They did a good job of doing that.”
The starting unit was so hot Okeechobee scored 33 points in the fi rst fi ve minutes, and then cooled off at that. Van Camp said it is hard to keep your focus and intensity in a lopsided game like that. The 53 point fi nal advantage was one of the largest margins for
Okeechobee in recent seasons.“The important thing is we did it the right
way. We took shots within our offense. You can’t fault a team for knocking down open shots,” he added.
There was a running clock for most of the second half. One high light play was a beau-tiful pass from Austin Willard to Ryan Osceo-la that resulted in a layup. Okeechobee also continued to hit three point baskets as Austin Willard and Hudoff both hit two long range shots in the third quarter.
Coach Van Camp said he is pleased with how the team reacted to a tough loss at home to Jensen Beach, “That game could have been a real momentum change in our season and we could have gotten down on ourselves. We’ve battled back now with two wins. That’s a nice way to rebound from a tough loss.”
Okeechobee travels to play Jensen Beach on Friday.
The Brahman freshman team improved to (4-0) with a 71-62 victory over John Car-roll in the fi rst game Saturday night.
11Okeechobee NewsJanuary 27, 2010
Two girls qualify for weight lifting sectional
Okeechobee News/Charles MurphyCoach Tyrone Smith (left) poses with members of the girl’s weight lifting team (back row) Yolani Borroto, Darby Jones, April King, Sarah Payne and (front row) Sam Fletcha.
Okeechobee News/Charles MurphySarah Payne lifts weights at a recent weight lifting practice.
Reserve helps lead Okeechobee to blowout win
Okeechobee News/Charles MurphyAustin Willard hits one of his three pointers against JC. Okeechobee shot well behind the arc during their big-gest win of the season.
By Charles M. MurphyOkeechobee News
Thaddricka Sanders had 19 points, 12 steals, and three assists and Garionna John-son added a triple double, 12 points, 10 re-bounds, and 10 steals, as Osceola Middle School defeated Yearling Middle school in a back and forth battle, 33-32, Monday in a game played at Okeechobee High School.
Yearling dominated play in the fi rst half of the basketball game while Osceola con-trolled the second half in the back and forth rivalry game.
Osceola Coach Cathy Jones, who has an-nounced her intentions to retire as basket-ball coach at the end of the year, said she was proud her team didn’t give up after a rough fi rst half.
“If we play our game, create turnovers, and make plays, we can get back into any game, that’s what we did tonight,” she said.
Jones said there is nothing more exciting than watching a group of girls pull them-selves together when they are down. “It was exciting. It was a win for all of us, not just the girls on the court, but the kids on the bench.”
Yearling led 8-7 after the fi rst quarter. Carly McCoin made a nice pass inside to Tabitha Trent for a basket for Yearling. John-son made a nice basket on a transition op-portunity for Osceola.
Yearling went on a run in the second quarter as McCoin continued to make good passes and play tight defense. Delaney Os-ceola, seven points, made a three point play inside to give Yearling a 16-11 lead. Yearling led 22-13 at the half and led by as many as 11 points in the second quarter.
Coach Erin Morrow said that might have been the best half of basketball her team has played this year, “I don’t think we let down in the second half. We just excelled in the fi rst half. I was excited to see that. I think foul trouble really hurt us.”
Osceola came out like a different team in the third quarter as Johnson and Sanders, admitted best friends in school, used their familiarity with each other to get constant steals and easy shot opportunities.
Sanders said she really wasn’t motivated early in the game and didn’t want to play un-til her teammates got her fi red up at halftime. “I had a bad day at school, I was sleepy and cranky. My teammates talked it out, they told me they wanted to win and I felt I needed to help them out,” she said.
Yearling led 27-26 as they were outscored by the Warriors 14-4 in the decisive third quarter.
Yearling didn’t relax and kept things close throughout the fourth quarter. McCoin hit a pair of free throws for a 29-26 lead. Sanders hit a 12 footer to cut the lead to 29-28. Sand-ers two free throws gave Osceola the lead 30-29. Johnson added a free throw for Osce-ola and McCoin a free throw for Yearling to make it 31-30. The teams traded free throws down the stretch and no body made a fi eld goal in the fi nal fi ve minutes of the game.
Sanders said bragging rights motivated her down the stretch. “Of my gosh, words can’t even explain how I feel,” she said. “I’m so happy.”
Coach Morrow said she was proud of the
way her team reacted to playing in a large venue for the fi rst time. She said the atmo-sphere was outstanding and supportive for both teams. “We got the girls mentally ready for it and they did really well. They played hard and held their composure.”
Once McCoin fouled out, Morrow said Yearling didn’t have the ball handling skills they needed to get good shot opportunities.
“They were also in the bonus and got two free throws every time we fouled. It was un-fortunate that they hit their free throws but props to them for doing that.”
McCoin led Yearling with nine points and fi ve assists.
Yearling hosted Sebastian on Tuesday af-ternoon while Osceola will host the Brighton Charter School on Thursday afternoon.
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OMS girls nip YMS in tight battle
Okeechobee News/Charles Murphy(left photo) Tabitha Trent of Yearling and the other Yearling guards faced some tenacious defense from the Warrior girls Monday. Thaddricka Sanders (right) and Carly McCoin (left) were key players for their teams during Monday’s battle between Osceola and Yearling.
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Yearling Middle School has rarely lost to Os-ceola Middle School in boys basketball since Okeechobee’s second middle school opened and this years’ Yearling team didn’t want that streak to end.
Felton Johnson scored 25 points as the YMS Yearlings defeated the OMS Warriors 49-35 Monday in a game played at Okeechobee High School.
The game attracted one of the larger crowds of the winter to the high school as Athletic Directors for both schools agreed to play Yearling’s home game at the high school because there is more room and seating.
“We are looking into doing this as an an-nual thing,” Yearling Athletic Director Dylan Tedders said.
Yearling led 9-6 after the fi rst quarter as
Johnson had a three point play underneath to fi re up his teammates.
Sylvester Butler, who had 15 points for Osceola, kept his team close in the second quarter with a couple of three point baskets. Yearling held a 20-18 lead at the half.
Yearling Coach Efrain Ochoa said the two games with Osceola this year have been very competitive, “We wanted this game in the worst way. We showed up and we fi nished at the end which is important.”
Ochoa praised Johnson for his effort in the game as he noted Johnson knew this was his time.
Johnson admitted he had a lot of friends and family in the crowd and wanted to shine for them,
“I feel very proud because it’s been a tradi-tion that Yearling beats Osceola. We’ve beat-en them for seven straight years,” he said. “I didn’t want to mess that up in my 8th grade year. I wanted to make a difference.”
Johnson said he had something to prove to his detractors and to himself as he reached a season high in points.
“You got to have heart to do everything on the court. There are a lot of haters. You’ve got to prove them wrong. It’s better to prove something to yourself and have confi dence in yourself. I try to get better as much as I can,” he said.
Osceola Coach Mike Wharin said the key to the game was Johnson. In the fi rst meeting Johnson was in foul trouble and didn’t play a huge role. Monday it was different as Johnson got a lot of easy buckets as he simply hustled down the fl oor.
Yearling began to take control late in the third quarter after Eddie Neal hit a jumper to pull Osceola within two points. Yearling led 32-27 after the three quarters.
Yearling went on a 6-0 run to start the fourth quarter as Treshon Pierre and Johnson scored baskets. Isaichs Rutherford three point basket gave Yearling a 41-31 advantage.
Osceola couldn’t get any closer as they shot poorly in the fi nal quarter.
“I thought the effort was good tonight,” Wharin said, “We just came up a little short.”
Both coaches and teams visited with OHS varsity Coach Bryan Van Camp after the game as he gave the group a pep talk about their basketball future.
“We loved the venue and it brought a lot of excitement to the game,” Coach Ochoa said, “I think the freshman team will be strong next year.”
Yearling Middle boys defeat Osceola
Sylvester Butler drives to the hoop for two points during the second quarter of Monday’s game between Yearling and Osceola.
Okeechobee News/Charles MurphyFelton Johnson had a game high 25 points in Yearling’s victory.
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Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, SHARON ROBERTSON, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee County, Florida, will on the 3rd day of February, 2010, at 11:00 A.M., at the Okeechobee County Judicial Center, 312 Northwest 3rd Street, Jury Assembly Room, Second Floor, Okeechobee, Florida 34972, in the City of Okeechobee, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described prop-erty situated in Okeechobee County, Florida, to-wit:
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Terms of sale are cash, and no checks will be accepted. The seller reserves the right of fi nal bid. All sales are fi nal. No refunds will be made. Said automobiles will be sold in “AS IS” with no guarantees.344910 ON 01/27/10
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Auction will be held at Johns Towing Service storage lot located at 704 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Okee-chobee, Florida 34972 on FEBRUARY 12, 2010, at 9:00 A.M. Pursuant to Florida Statute 713.78 for unpaid towing and storage charges. Year, make, model and VIN are as follows.
Terms of sale are cash, and no checks will be accepted. Seller re-serves the right of fi nal bid. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! NO REFUNDS WILL BE, MADE! Said automobiles will be sold in “As Is” condition with no guarantee’s.344853 ON 1/27/10
Public Notice Public Notice
15Okeechobee NewsJanuary 27, 2010
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 08-CA-77DIVISION
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff,vs.DAVID L. JOYNER, JR. A/K/A DAVID JOYNER, et al, Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated December 21, 2009 and entered in Case No. 08-
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUITIN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 47-2009-CA-000026
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BAFC 2007-1, Plaintiff,VS.DONALD CHRISTOPHER SPATH, et al, Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to an Order Rescheduling Fore-closure Sale dated 12/28/2009, and entered in Case NO. 47-2009-CA-000026 of the Circuit Court of the NINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Flori-da wherein US BANK NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BAFC 2007-1, is the Plaintiff and DONALD CHRISTOPHER SPATH; are the De-fendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY AS-SEMBLY ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, OKEE-CHOBEE COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34972 at11:00AM, on the 17th day of Feb. 2010, the following described prop-erty as set forth in said Final Judg-ment:
Public Notice Public NoticePublic Notice
IN CIRCUIT COURT, NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No. 2009 CA 452
RIVERSIDE NATIONAL BANK, etc., Plaintiff,VSHORACE McDONALD, etc., et al., Defendants.
NOTICE OF CLERK’S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure dated 21 December, 2009, entered by the Circuit Court of Okeechobee County, Florida, in that certain case, the docket number of which is 2009 CA 452, wherein RIVERSIDE NATIONAL BANK, etc., is Plaintiff, and HORACE McDONALD, et al., are Defendants, I, SHARON ROBERTSON., Clerkof Circuit Court, will, on the 10th day of Feb., 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M., or as soon thereafter as the sale may be held, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in the Jury Assembly Room, Second Floor, of the Okeecho-bee County Judicial Center, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida, the following described real estate, situate, lying and being in Okeechobee County, Florida:
Parcel 1:A parcel of land lying in and being a part of Section 6, Township 35 South, Range 35 East, Okeechobee County, Florida; being more particularly de-scribed as follows:Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 6, thence bear South 01 degrees 12’ 45” West, along the West line of said Section 6, a distance of 50.02 feet to a point on the South Right of West Right of Way line of N.W. 240th Street (being 100 foot wide Right of Way) thence continue to bear South 01 degrees 12’ 45” West along the West line of said Section 6, a distance of 2220.40 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue to bear South 01 degrees 12’ 45” West along the West line of said Section 6, a dis-tance of 379.12 feet thence bear North 89 degrees 34’ 14” East along a line parallel to the North line of said Section 6, a distance of 1245.32 feet; thence bear North 01 degrees 12’ 45” East along a line parallel to the West line of said Section 6, a distance of 934.52 feet; thence bear South 89 de-grees 34’ 14” West along a line parallel to the North line of said Section 6, a distance of 719.32 feet; thence bear South 01 degrees 12’ 45” West along a line parallel to the West line of said Section 6, a distance of 555.40 feet; thence bear South 89 degrees 34’ 14” West along a line parallel to the North line of said Section 6 a distance of 526.00 feet to the Point of Begin-ning; subject to an easement for road, drainage, and utilities over the West 70.00 feet, the South 35.00 feet and the South 65.00 feet of the East 50.00 feet thereof. Parcel 2:A parcel of land lying in and being a part of Section 6, Township 35 South, Range 35 East, Okeechobee County, Florida; being more particularly de-scribed as follows:Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 6; thence bear South 01 degrees 12’ 45” West, along the West line of said Section 6, a distance of 50.02 feet to a point on the South Right of Way line of N.W. 240th Street (being 100 foot wide Right of Way); thence continue to bear South 01 de-grees 12’ 45” West, along the West line of said Section 6, a distance of 2599.52 feet; thence bear North 89 degrees 34’ 14” East along a line paral-lel to the North line of said Section 6, a distance of 1245.32 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue to bear North 89 degrees 34’ 14” East along a line parallel to the North line of said Section 6, a distance of 932.68 feet; thence bear North 01 degrees 12’ 45” East along a line parallel to the West line of said Section 6, a distance of 934.52; thence bear South 89 degrees 34’ 14” West along a line parallel to the North line of said Section 6, a dis-tance of 932.68 feet; thence bear South 01 degrees 12’ 45” West along a line parallel to the West line of said Section 6, a distance of 934.52 feet to the Point of Beginning; subject to an easement for road, drainage, and utilities over the South 65.00 feet to the West 50.00 feet thereof.
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 fi le a claim within 60 days after the sale.
SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERK By: Linda F. Young As Deputy ClerkIf you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration not later than 7 days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 (772)807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this Notice. If you are hearing impaired call (800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired call (800)955-8770.
FRANK H. FEE, IV, EsquireAttorney for Plaintiff426 Avenue A, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 343063 ON 1/20,27/10
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Construction Manager at Risk Selection Process
“Okeechobee Achievement Academy”
The School District of Okeechobee requests interested parties to submit qualifi cations documents to review for the Construction Manager at Risk for the new “Okeechobee Achievement Academy.”
What to Submit:Qualifi ed construction management fi rms are encouraged to submit one (1) original and four (4) copies of their state-ment of qualifi cations and performance (Government Service Administration form 305) along with any other informa-tion that would be benefi cial in the selection process for this construction project. This information may include but not limited to: number of years in business, location of fi rm’s offi ce nearest the county seat, past or present projects of similar nature along with names and addresses of at least three (3) school boards or other agencies for whom similar services have been performed within the last fi ve (5) years and the date and the specifi c service rendered in each case, photos of completed projects, biographical information, range of experience and any other information that would help give a complete picture of the submitting fi rm.
Project Description:The specifi ed services shall consist of providing Construction Management Services for the construction of the Okee-chobee Achievement Academy, Okeechobee, FL. The Construction Manager (CM) is responsible for the successful, timely, and economical completion of the construction project.
Scope of Services:
• Construction Managers shall provide all types and manner of services related to construction management, as required and directed by the District. • School Scope Construction Budget • Okeechobee Achievement Academy - Approximately $4,823,500.00
Important Dates and Times:
• Advertisement dates for “Request for Qualifi cations”: January 27, February 3, February 10, 2010 • RFQ documents must be submitted no later than: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 • Review and “short listing” by Selection Committee: Friday, March 5, 2010 • Short listing of fi rms submitted to School Board: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 • Review “short list” and determine rank order of selections: Friday, March 19, 2010 • Short listed and ranked fi rms submitted to School Board with a recommendation for approval of the #1, #2, and #3 ranked companies: Tuesday, April 13, 2010,
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: Patricia G. Cooper, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools344520 ON 1/27;2/3,10/10
Join all the people whosay, “I sold it in theclassifieds.”
Public Notice
It’s never too late to findthe perfect gift. Lookfor it in the classifieds.
Public Notice
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 47-2008-CA-115DIVISION
BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUS-TEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER S CWABS, INC. ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-7, Plaintiff,vs.JEREMY FARRELL A/K/A JERE-MY R. FARRELL, et al, Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated December 21, 2009 and entered in Case No. 47-2008-CA-115 of the Circuit Court of the NINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Florida wherein BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER S CWABS, INC. ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-7, is the Plaintiff and JEREMY FARRELL A/K/A JEREMY R. FAR-RELL; JENNIFER FARRELL; are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY AS-SEMBLY ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, OKEE-CHOBEE COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34972 at 11:00AM, on the 10th day of Febru-ary, 2010, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
LOT 10, BLOCK 6A, KINGS BAY RE-PLAT, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGES 97-99, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 5106 SE 42ND STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
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 fi le a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on January 4, 2010.
Sharon RobertsonClerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. YoungDeputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F08003164NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court administration no later than seven days prior to the pro-ceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, (772)807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice: IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED, CALL 1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1-800-955-8770.343151 ON 01/20,27/10
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Public Notice
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 47-2009-CA-000648
BENEFICIAL FLORIDA INC., Plaintiff,vs.DON E. HARTZKE, et al, Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: SANDRA L. HARTZKELAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 39 Middle Terrace, Vernon, CT 06606CURRENT ADDRESS: 39 Middle Ter-race, Vernon, CT 06606
ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR-TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTER-EST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVI-SEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN
CURRENT ADDRESS: UNKNOWN
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the fol-lowing property in OKEECHOBEE County, Florida:
LOT 2, BLOCK 1, COUNTRY HILLS ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 97, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OFOKEE-CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; TO-GETHER WITH A MOBILE HOME LOCATED THEREON AS A FIX-TURE AND APPURTENANCE THERETOhas been fi led against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses within 30 days after the fi rst publication, if any, on Florida Default Law Group, P.L., Plaintiff’s attorney whose address is 9119 Cor-porate Lake Drive, Suite 300, Tampa, Florida 33634, and fi le the original with this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or peti-tion.
This notice shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the Okeechobee News (In-dependent Newspapers).
WITNESS my hand the seal of this Court on this 21st day of January, 2010.
Sharon RobertsonClerk of the Court
By: /s/ Arlene NealisAs Deputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F09098136NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court administration no later than seven days prior to the pro-ceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, (772)807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice: IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED, CALL 1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1-800-955-8770.344837 ON 01/27;02/03/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 47-2009-CA-000001DIVISION
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff,vs.MISSY C. HUFF, et al, Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated December 21, 2009 and entered in Case No. 47-2009-CA-000001 of the Circuit Court of the NINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Florida wherein WELLS FAR-GO BANK, NA, is the Plaintiff and MISSY C. HUFF; BLUE HERON GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; TENANT #1 N/K/A DEVON MITCHELL, are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY AS-SEMBLY ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, OKEE-CHOBEE COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34972 at 11:00AM, on the 10th day of Febru-ary, 2010, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
LOT 214, BLUE HERON GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, PHASE 4A, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THERE-OF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGES 68 AND 69, OF THE PUB-LIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 917 14TH COURT SE, OKEE-CHOBEE, FL 34974
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 fi le a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on January 4, 2010.
Sharon RobertsonClerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. YoungDeputy Clerk
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 47-2009-CA-000172
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, Plaintiff,vs.KENNETH LUNTSFORD A/K/AKENNETH R. LUNTSFORD, et al Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated December 21, 2009 and entered in Case No. 47-2009-CA-000172 of the Circuit Court of the NINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Florida wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., is the Plaintiff and KENNETH LUNTSFORD A/K/A KEN-NETH R. LUNTSFORD; JENNIFER K. LUNTSFORD; BANK OF AMERICA, NA; are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY JU-DICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34972 at 11:00AM, on the 10th day of February, 2010, the following de-scribed property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
LOT 2, BLOCK 51 BASSWOOD, INC. UNIT 5, ACCORDING TO THE
16 Okeechobee News January 27, 2010
Public Notice Public Notice
COMMENCING AT THE NORTH-WEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST. THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 DE-GREES 24 MINUTES 08 SEC-ONDS EAST ALONG THE HALF SECTION LINE OF SAID SEC-TION 17 A DISTANCE OF 202.61 FEET FOR POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE RUN NORTH 0 DEGREES 05 MIN-UTES 07 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 110.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 198.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 0 DE-GREES 05 MINUTES 07 SEC-ONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 220.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 89 DE-GREES 24 MINUTES 08 SEC-ONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 198.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN NORTH 0 DE-GREES 05 MINUTES 07 SEC-ONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 110.00 FEET TO POINT OF BE-GINNING. LYING IN AND COMPRISING A PART OF THE EAST ONE-HALF OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 7355 7TH STREET NE OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974 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 fi le a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on 1/5/2010.
Sharon Robertson Clerk of the Circuit Court By: Linda F. Young Deputy ClerkFlorida Default Law Group, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F09000747-ASC-CONV-- NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 - In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 or call 1-772-807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this Sum-mons/Notice to Appear. If you are hearing impaired call 1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-paired call 1-800-955-8770, via Flori-da Relay Service.343246 ON 1/20,27/10
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F08113026NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court administration no later than seven days prior to the pro-ceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, (772)807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice: IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED, CALL 1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1-800-955-8770.343397 ON 01/20,27/10
PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 51, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
A/K/A 3125 NW 34TH AVENUE OKEECHOBEE, FL 349721227 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 fi le a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on January 4, 2010.
Sharon RobertsonClerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. YoungDeputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F09024941NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, (772)807-4370 within two working days of your re-ceipt of this notice: IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED, CALL 1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1-800-955-8770.343236 ON 01/20,27/10
CA-77 of the Circuit Court of theNINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Floridawherein WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, isthe Plaintiff and DAVID L. JOYNER, JR. A/K/A DAVID JOYNER SALLYJOYNER; CFSB, NATIONAL ASSO-CIATION SUCCESOR BY MERGER TOCITIBANK, FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder forcash at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, 2NDFLOOR, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY JU-DICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RDSTREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA34972 at 11:00AM, on the 10th dayof February, 2010, the following de-scribed property as set forth in saidFinal Judgment:
LOT 23, LAZY 7 ESTATES, ACCORD-ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGES 27 AND 28, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
A/K/A 8500 SW 15TH LANE, OKEE-CHOBEE, FL 34974
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as ofthe date of the Lis Pendens must fi le a claim within sixty (60) days afterthe sale. WITNESS MY HAND and the sealof this Court on January 4, 2010.
Sharon RobertsonClerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. YoungDeputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F08004590NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF1990; In accordance with the Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation toparticipate in this proceeding should contact Court administration no laterthan seven days prior to the pro-ceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, (772)807-4370 within two workingdays of your receipt of this notice: IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED, CALL1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICEIMPAIRED CALL 1-800-955-8770.343390 ON 01/20,27/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 47-2008-CA-000505
SUNTRUST BANK, N.A., Plaintiff,vs.ERIC SCOTT, et al, Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated December 21, 2009 and entered in Case No. 47-2008-CA-000505 of the Circuit Court of the NINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Florida wherein SUNTRUST BANK, N.A., is the Plaintiff and ERIC SCOTT; ELAINE SCOTT; are the De-fendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY AS-SEMBLY ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, OKEE-CHOBEE COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34972 at 11:00AM, on the 10th day of Febru-ary, 2010, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
THE EAST ½ OF THE EAST ½ OF THE SOUTH ½ OF THE SOUTH ½ OF TRACT 24, SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 33 EAST, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 3 A-D, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 17431 NW 292 STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
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 fi le a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on January 4, 2010.
Sharon RobertsonClerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. YoungDeputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F08078567NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court administration no later than seven days prior to the pro-ceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, (772)807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice: IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED, CALL 1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1-800-955-8770.343052 ON 01/20,27/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 47-2008-CA-000477DIVISION
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Plaintiff,vs.LISA D. LASHLEY, et al, Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated December 21, 2009 and entered in Case No. 47-2008-CA-000477 of the Circuit Court of the NINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Florida wherein COUNTRY-WIDE HOME LOANS, INC., is the Plaintiff and LISA D. LASHLEY; OAK LAKE VILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSO-CIATION, INC.; are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34972 at 11:00AM, on the 10th day of February, 2010, the fol-lowing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
UNIT D, PARCEL 12, OAK LAKE VIL-LAS, A PARCEL OF LAND AS SHOWN IN THE DECLARATION OF PARTY FACILITIES AND PRO-TECTIVE COVENANTS OF OAK LAKE VILLAS, RECORDED IN OF-FICIAL RECOARDS BOOK 189, PAGE 247 AND AS AMENDED, PU-BILC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE 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 fi le a claim within sixty (60) days after
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19th JUDICIAL CIRCIT OF
FLORIDA, IN AND FOROKEECHOBEE COUNTY
Case #: 2009 CA 000031
National City Mortgage Company,a Division of National City Bank, Plaintiff,-VS.-Atalo Palados and Secundina Pala-cios, His Wife; State of Florida De-partment of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Offi ce, on behalf of Se-cundina Palacios; Unknown Parties In Possession #1; Unknown Parties in Possession #2; If living, and all Unknown Parties claiming by, through, under and against the above named Defendant(s) who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said Unknown Parties may claim an interest as Spouse, H e i r s , Devisees, Grantees, or Other Claimants Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order of Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated 11/16/2009, en-tered in Civil Case No. 2009 CA 000031 of the Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit in and for Okee-chobee County, Florida, wherein Na-tional City Mortgage Company, a Division of National City Bank, Plain-tiff and Atalo Palacios and Secundina Palacios, His Wife are defendant(s), I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, IN THE JURY AS-SEMBLY ROOM, ON THE SECOND FLOOR, OF THE OKEECHOBEE JUDI-CIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. THIRD STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972 at 11:00 a.m. on 2/24/2010 the follow-ing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:
LOT 13 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF LOT 14, BLOCK 6, SOUTHWEST ADDITION TO OKEECHOBEE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 7, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTER-EST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE US PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AF-TER THE SALE.IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY AC-COMMODATION IN ORDER TO PAR-TICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT COURT ADMINISTRA-TION NO LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROCEED-ING AT 250 NW COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORI-DA 34986, 1-772-807-4370, WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE OF SALE: IF YOU ARE HEARING IM-PAIRED CALL: 1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL: 1-800-955-8770 DATED at OKEECHOBEE, Florida, this 20th day of Nov., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSONCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Okeechobee County, Florida
BY: Linda F. YoungDEPUTY CLERK
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:SHAPIRO & FISHMAN, LLP2424 North Federal Highway,Suite 360Boca Raton, Florida 3343108-122125 339981 ON 1/20,27/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTIONDIVISION
CASE NO: 47-2009-CA-000376
NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIDELITY FEDERAL BANK & TRUST PLAINTIFFVS.STEPHEN R. CASSERLY; MAYAN Y. CASSERLY; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE , WHETHER SAID UN-KNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN IN-TEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION DEFENDANT(S)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated 11/16/2009, en-tered in Civil Case No. 47-2009-CA-000376 of the Circuit Court of the 19TH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Okeechobee, Florida, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash on the Jury As-sembly Room, 2nd Floor, Okeecho-bee County Judicial Center, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 24th day of Feb., 2010 the following described proper-ty as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to wit:
LOT 100, R-BAR ESTATES, UNIT 5 ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGES 4 AND 5, PUB-LIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-BEE 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 fi le a claim within 60 days after the sale. Dated this 20th day of Nov., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSONClerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. Young
Deputy ClerkTHE LAW OFFICES OFDAVID J. STERN, P.A.,ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF900 South Pine Island RoadSuite 400, Plantation, FL 33324-3920 (954)233-8000 09-47099 NCMNOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons need-ing a special accommodation to par-ticipate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the pro-ceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 or call 1-772-807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this Summons/Notice to Appear. If you are hearing impaired call 1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-paired call 1-800-9558770, via Flori-da Relay Service.339996 ON 1/20,27/09
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IN THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Petitioner,v.NORMAN B. SPECK, et al., Defendants. CASE NO.: 2009-CA-843 PARCEL(S):FL-OKEE-080WS FL-OKEE-084WS FL-OKEE-113 FOR PUBLICATION
SUMMONS TO SHOW CAUSE AND NOTICE OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS
IN THE NAME OF AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:TO ALL THE SHERIFFS OF THE STATE AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
YOU ARE COMMANDED to serve this summons and a copy of the Petition in Eminent Domain, the Declaration of Taking, Notice of Lis Pendens, and Peti-tioner’s Motion for Order Limiting Service of Papers upon the defendant: All defendants named in the attached party list and all persons claiming interests by, through, under or against the named defendants; all persons having or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in the property described in Exhibit “A” and the unknown spouses of the above-named defendants, if any, and their heirs, devisees, assignees, grantees, creditors, lessees, executors, administrators, mortgagees, judgment creditors, trustees, lienholders, persons in possession, and any and all other persons having or claiming to have any right, title or interest by, through, under or against the above-named defendants, or otherwise claiming any right, title, or interest in the real property described in this action. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE DEFENDANTS NAMED IN THE ATTACHED PARTY LIST AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, INCLUDING ALL PAR-TIES CLAIMING ANY INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE NAMED DEFENDANTS; AND TO ALL HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN the Petition, that Petitioner has fi led a Petition in Eminent Domain and Declaration of Taking to ac-quire certain property interests in Okeechobee County, Florida as described in the Petition. Each Defendant and any other person claiming any interest in, or having a lien upon, such property is required to serve a copy of written answer and defenses to the Petition upon BRENDAN T. FRANZONI, of the law fi rm of Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, P.A., 500 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33602, attorney for Petitioner, and to fi le the original of the an-swer and defenses with the Clerk of this Court, on or before February 15, 2010, showing what right, title, interest, or lien the defendant has in or to the prop-erty described in the Petition and to show cause why that property should not be taken for the uses and purposes set forth in the Petition. If any Defendant fails to do so, a default will be entered against that Defendant for the relief demanded in the Petition. Dated this 12th day of January, 2010.
SHARON ROBERTSON, Clerk of the Circuit Court By: Linda Young, Deputy Clerk
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ASSISTANCE: IT IS THE INTENT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN REQUESTED BY QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS AN ACCOMMODATION TO PAR-TICIPATE IN A COURT PROCEEDING OR ACCESS TO A COURT FACILITY, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN AS-SISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT: COURT ADMINISTRATION, 250 NW COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, SUITE 217, PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL 34986; (772) 807-4370; 1-800-955-8771, IF YOU ARE HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED.
PARTY LIST
Parcel FL-OKEE-080WSSTEVE C. SPELL, 2448 Blue Meadow Ln, Knoxville, TN 37932KAREN E. STEDMAN, 2448 Blue Meadow Ln, Knoxville, TN 37932SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK, as successor-by-merger to Big Lake National Bank, c/o Ms. O. Jean Strickland, as President, 815 Colorado Ave, Stuart, FL
34994SHERMAN WOOD RANCHES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida non-profi t corporation, c/o Cohen Scherer, as Registered Agent, 712 U.S.
Highway 1, Ste. 400, N. Palm Beach, FL 33408SHERMAN WOOD RANCHES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, c/o Clifford I. Hertz, P.A., as Registered Agent, One
North Clematis St, Ste. 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Parcel FL-OKEE-084WSESTATE OF SANFORD GRAY, all known and unknown heirs, benefi ciaries, devisees, personal representatives and creditors ROCHELLE S. WALTERS, as Trustee of the Sanford A. Gray Revocable Trust Agreement dated June 1, 1999, 21372 Shannon Ridge Way, Boca Raton, FL
33428SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK, a Florida corporation f/k/a First National Bank and Trust Company of the Treasure Coast, a National Association, c/o Ms. O.
Jean Strickland, as President, 815 Colorado Ave, Stuart, FL 34995SHERMAN WOOD RANCHES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida non-profi t corporation, c/o Cohen Scherer, as Registered Agent, 712 U.S.
Highway 1, Ste. 400, N. Palm Beach, FL 33408SHERMAN WOOD RANCHES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, c/o Clifford I. Hertz, P.A., as Registered Agent, One
North Clematis St, Ste. 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, c/o Eric Buermann, Chair, SFWMD Governing Board, 3301 Gun Club Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Parcel FL-OKEE-113PATRICK W. STANLEY, 14337 Coco Plum Rd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-8679ALESIA N. STANLEY, 14337 Coco Plum Rd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-8679KENNETH L. NEILL, as Trustee of that Revocable Trust dated March 1, 1991, between Kenneth L. Neill, Grantor, and Kenneth L. Neill, Trus-
tee, if alive, and if deceased, the known and unknown heirs, benefi ciaries, devisees, personal representatives and creditorsLARRY D. OVERTON, 15349 Collecting Canal Rd., Loxahatchee, FL 33470-4234
Parcel FL-OKEE-080WS, FL-OKEE-084WS, and FL-OKEE-113CELESTE WATFORD, as Tax Collector, Okeechobee County, 307 N.W. 5th Ave, Ste B Okeechobee, FL 34972 EXHIBIT “A”
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
FL-OKEE-080WSTEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT: A PARCEL OF LAND, BEING A PORTION OF LOT 34 OF SHERMAN WOOD RANCHES AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGES 61 THROUGH 68, INCLUSIVE, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LYING IN AND BEING A PART OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST OF SAID COUNTY, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE NORTHERLYMOST CORNER OF LOT 42 OF SHERMAN WOOD RANCHES AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGES 61 THROUGH 68, INCLUSIVE, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THENCE N 35°28’19” W, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 34, 136.43 FEET TO THE WESTERLYMOST COR-NER OF SAID LOT 34; THENCE N 54°25’13” E, ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 34, 30.06 FEET; THENCE S 34°26’41” E 551.65 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 34; THENCE S 54°25’13” W, ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY, 20.17 FEET TO THE SOUTHER-LYMOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 34; THENCE N 35°28’19” W, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 34, 415.11 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 0.318 ACRE (13,854 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.
FL-OKEE-084WSTEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT NUMBER 1: A PARCEL OF LAND, BEING A PORTION OF LOT 36 OF SHERMAN WOOD RANCHES AS RECORD-ED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGES 61 THROUGH 68, INCLUSIVE, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LYING IN AND BEING A PART OF SEC-TION 29, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST OF SAID COUNTY, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE WESTERLYMOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 36; THENCE N 54°25’13” E, ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY THEREOF, 10.28 FEET; THENCE S 34°26’41” E 573.68 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 36; THENCE N 35°28’19” W, ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY, 573.57 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 0.068 ACRE (2,950 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT NUMBER 2: A PARCEL OF LAND, BEING A PORTION OF LOT 36 OF SHERMAN WOOD RANCHES AS RECORD-ED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGES 61 THROUGH 68, INCLUSIVE, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LYING IN AND BEING A PART OF SEC-TION 29, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST OF SAID COUNTY, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE SOUTHERLYMOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 36; THENCE N 35°28’19” W, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY THEREOF, 205.88 FEET; THENCE S 39°17’12” E 124.19 FEET; THENCE N 50°42’48” E 50.00 FEET; THENCE S 39°17’12” E 50.00 FEET; THENCE S 50°42’48” W 50.00 FEET; THENCE S 39°17’12” E 26.48 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 36; THENCE S 31°33’23” W, ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY, 14.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 0.089 ACRE (3,874 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.
FL-OKEE-113PERMANENT EASEMENT: A 50 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND, LYING IN AND BEING A PART OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 38 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING A PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 427, PAGE 454, PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, THE CENTERLINE OF SAID STRIP BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 13; THENCE N 00°03’24” W, ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 13, 1090.63 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N 53°39’19” W 657.65 FEET TO THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID PROPERTY AND THE TERMINUS OF SAID CENTERLINE. THE SIDELINES OF SAID EASEMENT ARE TO BE EX-TENDED OR SHORTENED TO TERMINATE IN THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID PROPERTY AND THE EAST BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 13. CONTAIN-ING 0.755 ACRE (32,882 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT: BEING AN ADDITIONAL 50 FOOT WIDE STRIP, ADJOINING AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHEASTERLY SIDELINE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PERMANENT EASEMENT. CONTAINING 0.760 ACRE (33,090 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.EXTRA TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT NUMBER 1: BEING AN ADDITIONAL 50 FOOT WIDE STRIP DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 13; THENCE N 00°03’24” W, ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 13, 1183.81 FEET; THENCE N 53°39’19” W 127.07 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE N 53°39’19” W 150.27 FEET TO A POINT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS POINT “A”; THENCE N 30°21’50” W 126.45 FEET; THENCE S 53°39’19” E 266.47 FEET; THENCE S 36°24’09” W 50.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 0.239 ACRE (10,419 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.EXTRA TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT NUMBER 2: BEING AN ADDITIONAL 50 FOOT WIDE STRIP DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT A POINT PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS POINT “A”; THENCE N 53°39’19” W 277.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE N 53°39’19” W 109.19 FEET TO THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID PROPERTY; THENCE N 03°00’59” W, ALONG SAID WESTERLY BOUNDARY, 64.67 FEET; THENCE S 53°39’19” E 109.07 FEET; THENCE S 03°05’57” E 64.75 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 0.125 ACRE (5,457 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.344117 ON 1/20,27/10
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the sale. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on January 4, 2010.
Sharon RobertsonClerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. YoungDeputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F08063473NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court administration no later than seven days prior to the pro-ceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, (772)807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice: IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED, CALL 1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1-800-955-8770.343160 ON 01/20,27/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDAGENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION CASE NO: 47-2009-CA-000120
NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HARBOR FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK PLAINTIFFVS.DON A. GRIESEMER; JEDUAN A. GRIESEMER; ANY AND ALL UN-KNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, - THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE , WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; NATIONAL CITY BANK; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TEN-ANTS IN POSSESSION DEFENDANT(S)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated 12/21/2009 en-tered in Civil Case No. 47-2009-CA-000120 of the Circuit Court of the 19TH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Okeechobee, Florida, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash on the Jury As-sembly Room, 2nd Floor, Okeecho-bee County Judicial Center, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 10th day of Feb., 2010, the following described proper-ty as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit:
LOT 7, CEDAR COVE II, ACCORD-ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF,RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6,PAGE 30, OF THE PUBLICRECORDS OF OKEECHOBEECOUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHERWITH A 1989 MOBILE HOMEVIN GAFLK75A07303WE.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any. oth-er than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must fi le a claim within 60 days after the sale Dated this 4th day of Jan., 2010.
THE LAW OFFICES OFDAVID J. STERN, P.A.,ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF900 South Pine Island RoadSuite 400, Plantation, FL 33324-3920 (954)233-800009-20058 NCMNOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to partici-pate in this proceeding should con-tact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the pro-ceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 or call 1-772-807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this Sum-mons/Notice to Appear. If you are hearing impaired call 1-800-955-8771. If you are voice impaired call 1-800-9558770, via Florida Relay Service.343062 ON 1/20,27/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTIONDIVISION
CASE NO: 47 2009 CA 000065
NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE, ADIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK PLAINTIFFVS.RALPH H. KEEL; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RALPH H. KEEL IF ANY; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UN-KNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION DEFENDANTS
RE-NOTICE OFFORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to an Order Granting the Motion to Reset Foreclosure Sale dated 12/22/2009 entered in Civil Case No. 47 2009 CA 000065 of the Circuit Court of the 19TH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Okeechobee, Florida, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, 2nd FLOOR of the OKEECHOBEE County Judicial Center, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 17th day of Feb., 2010, the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judg-ment, to-wit:LOT 23, TREASURE ISLAND, UNIT NO. 5, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 45, PUB-LIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH A MOBILE HOME VIN # FLFLP70A21477CG AND FLFLP70B214770CG, TITLE # 0065096128 AND 0065096129. 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 fi le a claim within 60 days after the sale. Dated this 5th of Jan. 2010.
SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERK Clerk of the Circuit Court
BY: Linda F. YoungDeputy Clerk
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 - In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 or call 1-772-807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this Sum-mons/Notice to Appear. If you are hearing impaired call 1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-paired call 1800-955-8770, via Flori-da Relay Service.
LAW OFFICES OFDAVID J. STERN, P.A.,900 SOUTH PINE ISLAND ROAD,SUITE 400,PLANTATION, FL 33324-392008-14367343244 ON 1/20,27/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTIONDIVISION
CASE NO: 47-2009-CA-000060
NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HARBOR FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK PLAINTIFFVS.ROMAN F. ESPINOSA A/K/A ROMAN ESPINOSA; MARLEN PEREZ; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE , WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UN-KNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION DEFENDANT(S)
RE-NOTICE OFFORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to an Order Granting the Motion to Reset Foreclosure Sale dated 12/22/2009 entered in Civil Case No. 47-2009-CA-000060 of the Circuit Court of the 19TH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, OKEE-CHOBEE, Florida, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at THE JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, 2nd FLOOR AT OKEECHOBEE JUDICIAL CENTER of the OKEECHOBEE County Courthouse, 312 NW 3rd STREET, OKEECHOBEE, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 17th day of Feb. 2010 the fol-lowing described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judg-ment, to-wit:
LOT 1, BLOCK 6, LAKE MONTA-ZA ESTATES, SECTION FOUR-A, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 51, PUB-LIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH THAT CER-TAIN MOBILE HOME DESIG-NATED AS FOLLOWS:
2005 DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME - VIN# SBHGA1490400281A - TITLE# 0098088648 AND VIN#SBHGA1490400281B - TITLE# 0098089029, WHICH MOBILE HOME IS PERMA-NENTLY AFFIXED TO SAID LAND.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, oth-er than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must fi le a claim within 60 days after the sale. Dated this 5th day of Jan. 2010.
SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERKClerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. YoungDeputy Clerk
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation rticipa`fe inthis proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lu-cie, FL 34986 or call 1-772-807-4370 within two working days of your re-ceipt of this Summons/Notice to Ap-pear. If you are hearing impaired call 1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-paired call 1800-955-8770, via Flori-da Relay Service.
LAW OFFICES OFDAVID J. STERN, P.A.900 SOUTH PINE ISLAND ROAD, SUITE 400,PLANTATION, FL 33324-3920343125 ON 1/20,27/10
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 47-2009-CA-000254DIVISION
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff,vs.VINETTE O. ALEXANDER, et al, Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated December 21, 2009 and entered in Case No. 47-2009-CA-000254 of the Circuit Court of the NINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County, Florida wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., is the Plaintiff and VINETTE O. ALEXANDER; ELLING-TON ALEXANDER; are the Defen-dants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY ASSEM-BLY ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, OKEECHO-BEE COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD STREET, OKEECHO-BEE, FLORIDA 34972 at 11:00AM, on the 10th day of February, 2010, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SEC-TION 19, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND BEING A PORTION OF TRACT 1 AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SOUTHERN HOMESTEAD RANCHES UNIT 1, DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2004 AS PREPARED BY JAMES R. AL-MOND, PSM, FLORIDA LICENSE NO. LS 5081, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE NORTH ONE-QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 19; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 47 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 33.00 FEET TO THE INTER-SECTION WITH THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NORTH-EAST 304TH STREET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 872.21 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 13 SEC-ONDS EAST, ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DIS-TANCE OF 1794.39 FEET, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 19; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DIS-TANCE OF 949.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 13 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1875.85 FEET, TO POINT A ON THE CENTERLINE OF 70.00 FOOT WIDE INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP OF SOUTHERN HOMESTEAD RANCHES UNIT 1; THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE OF THE 70.00 FOOT WIDE INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTILITY EASE-MENT, A DISTANCE OF 951.91 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING; SUBJECT TO AND TOGETH-ER WITH THE RIGHT OF INGRESS, EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES UNDER THAT CERTAIN EASEMENT AND ROAD AGREE-MENT RECORDED MARCH 8, 2005 IN O.R. BOOK 555 AT PAGE 1935, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A XXX NE 304 STREET, OKEE-CHOBEE, FL 334972
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 fi le a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on January 4, 2010.
Sharon RobertsonClerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. YoungDeputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F09031808NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court administration no later than seven days prior to the pro-ceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, (772)807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice: IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED, CALL 1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1-800-955-8770.343158 ON 01/20,27/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2009-DR-487Division: DOMESTIC RELTIONS
Velma Ingham, PetitionerandDaniel Ray Ingham, Respondent
AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION
OF MARRIAGE
TO: Daniel Ray Ingham 823 Schooner Drive Henderson, NV 89015
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been fi led against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Velma Ingham, whose address is 6120 NE 72nd Cir. W. #27, Okeecho-bee, FL 34972 on or before 2-10-2010, and fi le the original with the clerk of this Court at Okeechobee County Judicial Center, Court Opera-tions 1st Floor, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida 34972 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a de-fault may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s offi ce. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Cir-cuit Court’s offi ce notifi ed of your current address. (You may fi le Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s offi ce. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, re-quires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, in-cluding dismissal or striking of plead-ings.Dated: 1/7/2010
SHARON ROBERTSONCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: Vicki RogersDeputy Clerk
343372 ON 1/13,20,27 2/3/10
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By Charles M. MurphyOkeechobee News
Osceola Middle School Lady Warriors Coach Cathy Jones announced her retire-ment from coaching before the Lady War-riors took to the fl oor Wednesday at Sebas-tian Middle School.
Sebastian went on to win 52-18 as Coach Brian Turner coached his fi rst offi cial game.
Thaddricka Sanders led Osceola with eight points. Garionna Johnson added four points and excellent defense. Johnson was praised for her effort and passionate play by the coaches.
“This is the culture we are trying to set into place. Effort is paramount to success. We need to continue the growth process next year as well. I don’t think this is a one-year project but more of a journey that will end once we can put the whole puzzle to-gether,” Turner said.
Chelsea Wherin was also praised for her
hustle and hard work on the defensive end of the fl oor.
“In middle school it is so important to prepare the students for the next level that sometimes wins and losses take a back seat to the bigger picture,” he added.
The boys were plagued by foul trouble to some key players down the stretch as they lost to Sebastian, 37-26. Eddie Neal and Christian Crews both had eight points. Luis Fonseca was praised for his solid defense.
Coach Mike Wharin said the team ran an up-tempo offense that appeared to catch Se-bastian off guard for the fi rst three quarters. Sebastian took control in the fourth quar-ter as several Warrior starters were on the bench with foul trouble.
“That’s a learning experience for them. When players do get in foul trouble and sit the bench, coaches are still talking them and some valuable coaching is going on,” he added.
Wharin said he wants his team to real-
ize they must play hard for 24 minutes every night and provide a challenge to their oppo-nent. “We want to be known as a team that will hustle the whole game.”
Osceola took on Yearling Monday after-noon at Okeechobee High School. Games begin at 4:30 p.m.
Yearling boys split a pair of games this week. They defeated Sebastian at home on Tuesday and lost by one point to Gifford on Wednesday.
Osceola Warriors fall to Sebastian
Firestix tryouts scheduledThe Chobee Firestix will begin another
softball season soon and tryouts for the teams will take place on Monday and Tues-day, Feb. 22 and 23. Girls up to 16 years old can try out for the teams this year. The try-outs will take place at the Okeechobee High School softball fi elds from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Anyone with questions can call Kim Har-graves at 863-634-6322.
Competitive Hip Hop Dance Teams form
Xplosion All Stars will be taking on new students for the Competitive Hip Hop Dance Team program this upcoming month! The following age divisions still have spots avail-able: Mini- Ages 5-8; Youth Ages 9-11; Junior Ages 11-14; Senior Ages 12- 18. Each Team must have a minimum of four competitors. Teams will practice one to two days a week, attend two to three nationally ranked com-petitions and attend local fairs, parades, etc. For information, contact Victoria (863)801-5392,[email protected] for further information or to register. Registra-tion ends Feb. 5.
Adult Flag Football league formsAll players and managers interested in
the 2010 Adult Flag Football League are encouraged to attend an organizational meeting Thursday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center on U. S. 98 N. Team fees are as follows: Men’s League - $350; Women’s League - $300. To register a team, visit the Recreation Department at 640 N.W. 27th Lane (Sports Complex), Monday-Friday be-tween 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fees are due no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12. For more infor-mation, call the Recreation Department at 863-763-6950.
Soccer referee clinic setAll those interested in becoming an offi -
cial referee under the United States Soccer Federation are encouraged to register online at www.fsr-inc.com as soon as possible. Half of the clinic will be completed online and the other half will be a classroom ses-sion held at Yearling Middle School Saturday, Jan. 30, (10 a.m.-4 p.m.), and Sunday, Jan. 31, (2-5 p.m.). Certifi ed referees will be able to offi ciate any USSF club or league games in Florida. To register, visit the website. Click on “Become A Referee” and select the fol-lowing course number: A7-08-1209-08. The cost is $100 for the certifi cation and can be paid online. For more information, call Brian King at 863-610-0084.
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Area churches plan special events and programsBy Pete GawdaOkeechobee News
Church of God of Prophecy, 102 NW 10th St., will host their Camp Meeting Jan. 27 -31 at 7 p.m. nightly with Evangelist Jim Nolen. The theme is “Rise and Shine.”
First Baptist Church, 401 SW Fourth St., is having the Annie Moses Band in con-cert Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. This classically trained family group, named after a great-grandmother plays a variety of music from Bach to bluegrass. The church will also have a yard sale on Feb. 6 to help pay for the summer youth mission trip to Drintina, Ko-sovo. The yard sale begins at 7 a.m. Anyone wishing to donate items for the sale, call the church offi ce at (863) 764-2171.
Seventh Day Christian Church, 912 N.W. Park St., will host a Gospel Sing featur-ing the Singing Sonrays on Friday night, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Okeechobee Christian Church, 3055 SE 18th Terrace, will sponsor The Needhams in concert on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. A love offering will be taken.
The Okeechobee Ministerial Associ-ation is proud to sponsor the Fifth Sunday Community Service, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. at the Osceola Middle School Gymnasium, 825 S.W. 28th St. Cary McKee of More 2 Life Min-istries will be preaching and many members of the ministerial association will be partici-pating in the service. More than 270 people attended the November Fifth Sunday Service when Pastor Mike Brown preached. Come
and celebrate Jesus in song, hear the Word of the Lord, and enjoy the fellowship this unique, small town community-wide wor-ship provides.
Westside Christian Church, 8080 SR 70 W., will host ministers of music from Pennsylvania in concert on Jan 31 at 6 p.m. The church will have a revival Feb. 14-17 featuring Willard Delaney with Grace Har-mony in concert nightly.
Grace Brethren Church, 701 S. Parrot Ave., will have a free family movie night, Fri-day Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. The movie “Faith Like Potatoes” with Frank Rautenbach, Jeanne Wilhelm and Sean Cameron Michael will be shown. The church invites you to see this message of love and hope.
Northside Baptist Church, 51 NW
98th St., will host the south-ern gospel trio For-given on S u n d a y , Feb. 7 at 10:45 a.m.
Okeechobee Church of the Naza-rene, 425 SW 28th St., announces their 2010 Winter Southern Gospel Series: The Kingsmen Quartet, Monday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.; Mark Trammel Trio, Friday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.; The Perrys, Sunday, Feb. 14, at 2 p.m.; Dixie Melody Boys, Thursday, March 25 at 7 p.m. Limited seating available, For more information please call 863 763 7113..
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Real Life Children’s Ranch hosted the Okeechobee Main Street January Mixer on Thursday, Jan. 21. It was a night of net-working, refreshments and door prizes for the membership and guests attending. The next OKMS Mixer will be hosted by Sims & Younger C.P.A.s located at 203 S.E. 2nd Av-
enue. The monthly mixer by Okeechobee Main Street is a great networking opportu-nity for residents and members. Any resi-dent and business owner who would like to know more about Okeechobee Main Street is encouraged to attend the OKMS Monthly Mixer.
Children’s Ranch hosts Main Street Mixer
Special to the Okeechobee News/OKMSAt the recent Main Street Mixer held at the Real Life Children’s Ranch on Jan. 21, local business owners came out to join in the social and business network-ing event. In the back row: OKMS Promotions Director Cheryl Daniels, Presi-dent Maureen Burroughs, Real Life Childrens Ranch Executive Director Mark Mayers, Community Relations Director Darlene Mayers, Professional Parent Eric Gruber, Volunteers Brenda and Rich Nemeth and OKMS Executive Direc-tor Toni Doyle. Front row: Real Life Childrens Ranch Administrative Assistant Rosie Brennan, Professional Parent Tracy Gruber and Volunteer Carol Kirk.
