he motto of Brewster’s Coffee House in Sebring is “May all who enter leave with a refreshed heart.” That rings true for anyone, whether you are looking for a warm cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s night, a mid-morning pick- me-up on an uneventful Wednesday or a good story while you sip your latte on a Sunday evening. Modest and always humble, owner Bruce Rogers has always shied away from the spot- light, only wishing to do his deeds behind the scene and, if he can help it, with little recog- nition. Even in a troubled economy, Rogers is always willing to offer the coffee shop for musical performances, political rallies and meet-and-greets, con- certs, theater shows, art displays and a number of different Bible study groups — all without charging a fee. Paul Ferrell is a member of Peace of Highlands County, an art organization that focuses on spreading the arts and peace and N EWS -S UN Highlands County’s Hometown Newspaper Since 1927 Friday-Saturday, May 17-18, 2013 Volume 94/Number 59 | 50 cents www.newssun .com 0 7 9099401001 Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com U NSUNG H EROES By SCOTT DRESSEL [email protected]Summer means longer days, warmer nights and more chances to get outside and do something. It also means more oppor- tunities for criminals. “It’s prime time for burgla- ries,” Nell Hays, public information officer for the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, said. When people go out to do things in the evenings, they sometimes leave their homes unsecured. And even if they lock up tight, the fact they aren’t there gives thieves an opportunity. Throw in the fact that many residents are heading back to their summer homes up north, and you’ve got even more potential tar- gets. Hays said that while there had been a recent string of burglaries in the northern end of the county that are under investigation, it’s not just one particular part of the county that needs to be vigilant. Summer is prime time for crime Burglaries more frequent Fresh herbs flavor the day LIVING, B12 Pleasant Low 67 High 90 Details, A12 Classifieds A9 Community Briefs A2 Dear Abby B11 Editorial & Opinion A3 Healthy Living B5 Movie Review B11 Obituaries A5 Puzzles B11 Religion B7 Sports B1 Index News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Bruce Rogers’ Brewster’s Coffee House has become a central location for coffee, quiet and art for many residents in the county. Not only does Rogers provide foods and beverages for his patrons, he opens the doors nearly every night of the week for organizations and groups to hold meetings, events and special occasions in a comfy, eclectic atmosphere. Nell Hays HCSO public information officer The best eyes on the street that we have in our neighborhoods are the residents themselves. COFFEE CARING & T By SAMANTHA GHOLAR [email protected]Blue Streaks’ intrasquad spring scrimmage, along with pregame BBQ, set for tonight at Firemen’s Field SPORTS B1 Blue and White night See ROGERS, A7 See CRIME, A4 News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Damaris Garro is deeply con- cerned about her husband Edwin Serrano, who suffered a major heart attack two months ago and may need a heart trans- plant. A fundraiser spaghetti din- ner is sched- uled at 4 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Sebring. By BARRY FOSTER News-Sun correspondent AVON PARK – Council members turned down a request from Deputy Mayor Brenda Gray to take over mainte- nance duties at the Lincoln Gardens Cemetery Monday night. Described as a low-income intern- ment facility, the cemetery is run by a volunteer board, of which Gray is a member. She told council members that while most cemetery plots in Highlands County cost $1,000 or more just for the land, people may be buried at the 6.8-acre site at Cummings and Garrett roads for just $300. That money goes into a maintenance fund. Gray told the council that there is no official owner of the land and no property taxes are assessed against it. When asked about its status as a not- for-profit facility, Gray said seeking that designation was found to be cost prohib- itive. “There’s a whole lot of things that the Federal government requires – especial- ly for a cemetery and we don’t meet all those criteria,” she said. Gray said one legal counsel told the group it was better to leave it “as is.” AP council calls on private sector to help with cemetery maintenance By CAROL KLINE News-Sun Correspondent SEBRING – It’s one of those hor- rifying moments when a family real- izes their father is very near death. The call to 9-1-1. The family gath- ers; they pray, but fear strikes relent- lessly. Such was the case in the Edwin Serrano family on March 11 when he suffered a massive heart attack at about 1 a.m. It came from nowhere. Serrano is 54, very healthy, does not drink nor smoke, runs three miles every day, and has coached, as well as refereed, soccer at the YMCA for 16 years. Moreover, Serrano has served as ref- eree for the Florida High School Athletic Association at various sports agendas throughout Highlands, DeSoto, Hardee, and Polk counties for 10 years. What could have caused this severe, sudden heart attack? Heartfelt: A church bands together to help Fundraiser for Serrano is Saturday See CHURCH, A4 Gray See COUNCIL, A8 ‘Her life a gift to all’ Bench, trees dedicated in memory of late teacher A4 New warden at APCI Former guard Tim Sheffield has taken over top job at Avon Park Correctional Institution P AGE A4
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he motto ofBrewster’sCoffee Housein Sebring is
“May all who enterleave with arefreshed heart.”That rings true foranyone, whetheryou are looking fora warm cup of hotchocolate on a coldwinter’s night, amid-morning pick-me-up on anuneventful Wednesday or a good story whileyou sip your latte on a Sunday evening.
Modest and always humble, owner BruceRogers has always shied away from the spot-light, only wishing to do his deeds behind
the scene and, if he canhelp it, with little recog-nition.
Even in a troubledeconomy, Rogers isalways willing to offerthe coffee shop formusical performances,political rallies andmeet-and-greets, con-certs, theater shows, artdisplays and a numberof different Bible study
groups — all withoutcharging a fee.
Paul Ferrell is a member of Peace ofHighlands County, an art organization thatfocuses on spreading the arts and peace and
NEWS-SUNHighlands County’s Hometown Newspaper Since 1927
Friday-Saturday, May 17-18, 2013 Volume 94/Number 59 | 50 cents
Summer means longerdays, warmer nights andmore chances to get outsideand do something.
It also means more oppor-tunities for criminals.
“It’s prime time for burgla-ries,” Nell Hays, publicinformation officer for theHighlands County Sheriff’sOffice, said.
When people go out to dothings in the evenings, theysometimes leave their homesunsecured. And even if theylock up tight, the fact theyaren’t there gives thieves anopportunity. Throw in thefact that many residents areheading back to their summerhomes up north, and you’vegot even more potential tar-gets.
Hays said that while therehad been a recent string ofburglaries in the northern endof the county that are underinvestigation, it’s not just oneparticular part of the countythat needs to be vigilant.
Summeris primetime forcrimeBurglaries
more frequent
Fresh herbs flavor the dayLIVING, B12
PleasantLow 67High 90
Details, A12
Classifieds A9
Community Briefs A2
Dear Abby B11
Editorial & Opinion A3
Healthy Living B5
Movie Review B11
Obituaries A5
Puzzles B11
Religion B7
Sports B1
Index
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSBruce Rogers’ Brewster’s Coffee House has become a central location for coffee, quiet andart for many residents in the county. Not only does Rogers provide foods and beverages forhis patrons, he opens the doors nearly every night of the week for organizations and groupsto hold meetings, events and special occasions in a comfy, eclectic atmosphere.
SIMMONSDamaris Garrois deeply con-cerned abouther husbandEdwin Serrano,who suffered amajor heartattack twomonths agoand may needa heart trans-plant. Afundraiserspaghetti din-ner is sched-uled at 4 p.m.Saturday at St.John’s UnitedMethodistChurch inSebring.
By BARRY FOSTERNews-Sun correspondent
AVON PARK – Council membersturned down a request from DeputyMayor Brenda Gray to take over mainte-nance duties at the Lincoln GardensCemetery Monday night.
Described as a low-income intern-ment facility, the cemetery is run by avolunteer board, of which Gray is amember. She told council members thatwhile most cemetery plots in Highlands
County cost $1,000 ormore just for the land,people may be buried atthe 6.8-acre site atCummings and Garrettroads for just $300.
That money goes intoa maintenance fund.Gray told the council
that there is no official owner of the landand no property taxes are assessedagainst it.
When asked about its status as a not-for-profit facility, Gray said seeking thatdesignation was found to be cost prohib-itive.
“There’s a whole lot of things that theFederal government requires – especial-ly for a cemetery and we don’t meet allthose criteria,” she said.
Gray said one legal counsel told thegroup it was better to leave it “as is.”
AP council calls on private sector tohelp with cemetery maintenance
By CAROL KLINENews-Sun Correspondent
SEBRING – It’s one of those hor-rifying moments when a family real-izes their father is very near death.The call to 9-1-1. The family gath-ers; they pray, but fear strikes relent-lessly. Such was the case in theEdwin Serrano family on March 11when he suffered a massive heartattack at about 1 a.m.
It came from nowhere. Serrano is54, very healthy, does not drink norsmoke, runs three miles every day,and has coached, as well as refereed,soccer at the YMCA for 16 years.Moreover, Serrano has served as ref-eree for the Florida High SchoolAthletic Association at various sportsagendas throughout Highlands,DeSoto, Hardee, and Polk countiesfor 10 years.
What could have caused thissevere, sudden heart attack?
HHeeaarrttffeelltt:: A churchbands together to help
Fundraiser forSerrano is Saturday
See CHURCH, A4
Gray
See COUNCIL, A8
‘Her life agift to all’Bench, treesdedicated in
memory of lateteacher
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New warden at APCIFormer guard Tim Sheffield
has taken over top job at Avon Park
Correctional InstitutionPAGE A4
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Special to the News-SunRhoda A. Ross will have
the opportunity to deliversponsored copies of herbook, “A Wildflower for AllSeasons,” into four Sebringelementary schools, twoLake Placid elementaryschools, and one Avon Parkschool thanks to the generos-ity of Martial Arts America,The Lake Placid NoonRotary, and other individualsponsors in the community.
Master Val Henry, ownerof Martial Arts America at2800 Kenilworth Blvd., haspurchased 35 books to beplaced, two per class, in eachsecond-grade classroom atFred Wild, Woodlawn, andSun ’N Lake Elementaryschools.
Carla Rice received herbooks May 14 at Fred Wild tobe placed in second-gradeclasses at the three schoolswhere she is the librarian.
Later, 38 books in totalwill be placed in CrackerTrail Elementary, LakeCountry Elementary, andLake Placid Elementaryschools, thanks to the LakePlacid Noon Rotary.
There are still opportuni-ties to sponsor up to 21 booksto place in Memorial andAvon Elementary schools.
Visit Ross’s website atnoondayheart.com/review topreview “A Wildflower forAll Seasons.” Click on lessonplans to view kindergarten,first-grade, and second-gradelessons aligned to the com-mon core standards and help-ful reading hints for parents.
“A Wildflower for All
Seasons” is an interactivechildren’s book. Each childcan participate in activitiesand answer questions alongthe story’s journey througheach season of the year. Themain character, Wild Flower,doesn’t want to wither likethe other wildflowers. Shewants to live year-round.Wild Flower accomplishesher goal by going deep with-in herself to feel the noondaysun.
Kruisin’ 4 KidsFundraiser today
SEBRING — TheFlorida Hospital HeartlandMedical Center Foundationwill hold its Fifth AnnualKruisin’ 4 Kids drive eventtoday. All it takes is 15minutes time and FordMotor Company willdonate $20 for each driver.The event is from 7 a.m. to6 p.m. All proceeds raisedwill benefit the renovationof the Sebring PediatricUnit.
Ford Motor Company hasalso chosen FloridaHospital Heartland MedicalCenter’s Kruisin’ 4 Kidsevent to film their video forfuture marketing material tobe used (possibly) nation-wide. Ford will be on sightfilming between 10 a.m. to4 p.m.
Drivers must be 18 yearsof age and must have avalid driver's license. Freegoody bags will be given toall participants while sup-plies last. Plus, prizes aregiven to every fifth partici-pant who comes. Cook-outlunch available for $5. Formore information, call 402-5369.
LPHS Band CarWash is Saturday
LAKE PLACID — LakePlacid High School GreenDragon Band Car Wash will
be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday at Bank ofAmerica on the corner ofU.S. 27.
The proceeds will benefitthe Lake Placid HighSchool Marching Bandevent for the Young Eaglesprogram to give kids aintroductory flight from7:30-11 a.m. Saturday, June8; ages 8-17 may partici-pate. This will be the firstevent in the new EAAChapter 1240 AviationDevelopment Center build-ing on the south flight lineat Sebring Regional Airport.
There will also be a pan-cake breakfast as afundraiser for the youth avi-ation programs.
Register the youngstersby contacting the YoungEagle’s coordinator John H.Rousch by email [email protected]; by mail toLake Placid High School,202 Green Dragon Drive,Lake Placid, FL 33852;phone 699-5010, ext. 247 or273-0522 cell.
Boy Scouts havepancake breakfastand car wash
SEBRING — Boy ScoutTroop 827 on Saturday atThe Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints willhave a pancakebreakfast/car wash from 8-11 a.m. Enjoy pancakeswhile the car is being
washed and vacuumed.Breakfast tickets are $5each and car wash is dona-tion only.
This is not the usual pan-cakes and syrup breakfast.Order from a variety offruits and nuts, or cookthem yourselves, toppingthem with blueberries orstrawberries and whippedcream, etc.
The church address is3235 Grand Prix Drive, inthe area of Walmart.
Billy Glades plays atHighlandsHammock
SEBRING — Music inthe Park features BillyGlades in concert from 7-9p.m. Saturday at HighlandsHammock State Park.
Admission is $5, accom-panied children age 12 andunder are admitted free ofcharge. Park entrance fee is$6 (up to eight people);after 6 p.m., the fee waived.
Bring a lawn chairs orblankets and flashlights; theconcerts are outdoors. Foodwill be available at theHammock Restaurant andby local vendors.
Proceeds benefit parkimprovements via Friendsof Highlands Hammock.Call 386-6094 or visitwww.FloridaStateParks.orgfor more information.
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Courtesy photoRhoda A. Ross ‘Wild Flower’ (left) presents teacher DonnaReed at Fred Wild Elementary School with two classroomcopies of ‘A Wildflower for All Seasons.’
Ross to deliver her book‘Wildflower’ to schools
Local sponsorschip in to helpfund donation
News-Sun photo by CHRISTOHPER TUFFLEYSebring sworn police officers renew their Oath of Honor Wednesday afternoon, during anopen house reception at the police station to celebrate the department’s 100 years of serv-ice to the city.
SEBRING — The SebringPolice Department celebrat-ed its 100th birthday with anopen house and reception forthe people they serveWednesday afternoon.
In addition to welcomingresidents, the department’sofficers and staff paid hom-age to fallen fellow officersand renewed their oaths ofhonor.
Mayor George Hensley,Judge J. David Langford andSt. Catherine Catholic
Church’s Very ReverendJose Gonzalez took part inthe ceremony.
Hensley was applaudedwhen he said, “We are very,very proud of our policedepartment.
“We hear about crime, butwe don’t hear when policehelp people (in their day-to-day lives). Our police offi-cers are courteous, very kindand have passion for theirjob. Thank you for all youdo. Stay safe out there,” hesaid to the officers.
Langford issued the oath
of honor. He also commend-ed the officers. “(I know)these are not just words spo-ken. These are words takento heart,” he said.
The officers pledged: “Onmy honor, I will neverbetray my badge, my integri-ty, my character or the pub-lic trust. I will always havethe courage to hold myselfand others accountable forour actions. I will alwaysuphold the Constitution, mycommunity and the agency Iserve. So help me God.”
SPD renews vows andthanks the people it serves
100 years of dedicated service
TALLAHASSEE (AP) —Florida Gov. Rick Scott, whohas made job creation his toppriority since coming intooffice, has rejected a proposeddeal to bring major Internetretailer Amazon to the state.
After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, Scottultimately said no to a dealthat would have led to theconstruction of at least oneAmazon warehouse in thestate and brought jobs alongwith it.
Amazon’s arrival in the
state, however, would havemeant that Floridians wouldhave to pay sales tax onInternet purchases madethrough the company.
Amazon wanted to defercollecting the state’s 6 percentsales tax until next Februaryor when its warehouse wasopen and occupied. Theretailer has reached similararrangements in several otherstates.
But accepting the dealmeant Scott could have beenportrayed as being supportive
of allowing taxes on Internetpurchases.
Scott, whose poll numbersremain low, has said in thepast he could only support thetaxation of Internet purchasesif the money were offset bytax cuts elsewhere.
“Gov. Scott does not wantto raise taxes in Florida, andwe are confident Amazon willinvest in our state because ofour low-tax, pro-business jobsclimate,” Melissa Sellers, aspokeswoman for Scott, saidin a statement on Thursday.
Scott rejects Amazon deal
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If the officers in chargewere deeply committed toprotecting women servingtheir country, they wouldn’tissue memos that, in effect,tell those women who havebeen violated to shut up andget over it.
If servicemen who rapetheir fellow soldiers had anyreason to fear punishment,they wouldn’t do it. But whenwomen are muzzled, and thefew convictions are over-turned, then what’s a guy gotto worry about?
And if Air Force Lt. Col.Jeffrey Krusinksi reallybelieved that the rules appliedto him, he would not haveallegedly grabbed a woman’sbreasts and rear end in an
Arlington County, Va., park-ing lot. She was a completestranger. He is the officer incharge of the Air Force’s sex-ual-assault prevention pro-gram. He was arrested. ...
President Barack Obamasounded appropriately out-raged at the news ofKrusinski’s arrest and theDefense Department report.Talk is cheap. He needs topush his military leaders toact. Women in the Senatealready are taking the lead.
Sen. Claire McCaskill hasput the brakes on the nomina-tion of Lt. Gen. Susan Helmsfor vice commander of theAir Force Space Command.Sen. McCaskill first wants aclear explanation as to whyLt. Gen. Helms last yearoverturned a jury conviction
in a sexual-assault case. Sens.Kirsten Gillibrand, PattyMurray and Kelly Ayotte pro-pose a special victim’s coun-sel.
Gillibrand also proposesremoving the investigationand prosecution of a sexualassault case from the victim’schain of command, whichclearly has led to an insularand secretive process that toooften gives transgressors apass. That authority wouldrest instead with impartialmilitary prosecutors. In addi-tion, Gillibrand’s bill wouldeliminate the ability of a sen-ior officer to toss out a jury’sguilty verdict.
Defense Secretary ChuckHagel, however, is balking atwhat could be a major stepforward in giving victims’
justice and punishing theguilty.
Sexual assault is as much acrime in the military as it isin civilian society. Hagelmust set the tone for zero tol-erance and swift conse-quences. Discipline andintegrity must rule.
ming the plague ofsexual assaults in theranks, the number ofincidents woulddrop dramatically.Instead, rapes andassaults haveincreased.
Rules shouldn’thave been changedmidstream
Editor: The Sebring City
Council has done a terribleinjustice to the employeesand citizens by cutting ben-efits to the firefighters, andby changing the benefitspackage of those employ-ees who are not yet vested.These employees werehired with specific bene-fits, in writing, and trustedthat the contract giventhem would be honored.Now you've decided thatyou didn’t really meanwhat you said?
When you, as a business-man, hire any employee, doyou change what youoffered them upon employ-ment after they’ve workedfor you, maybe for severalyears? My guess is that youwouldn’t consider doingthat unless it meant addingsomething to the package.
I do understand econom-ics, so if changes need tobe made, start with newhires. Sage advice wouldbe “don’t change the rulesin the middle of the game.”
One of the main argu-ments for this action wasthat other businesses do notoffer similar benefits.Other businesses cannot becompared to any publicservice position.
Mr. Businessman, howmany times in your entirecareer have you risked yourlife for your customer?How often have you stoodon the highway to aid atraffic accident victim orgiven CPR to a heart attackvictim who might just hap-pen to be a friend, and thentried to sleep that night?Have you ever been atop atanker filled with flamma-ble materials, desperatelyhoping to put out the firebefore it blows and takesthe school next door withit? Have you ever tried tosave a SIDS baby or searchfor a frightened child in aburning building?
My guess is that themost chilling experienceyou’ve ever had is calminga disgruntled employee orpatron ... not a life-chang-ing moment in all of youryears.
The job that a firefighterdoes is extremely physical.Staying at that job past 50years of age is very risky.Cutting benefits means thatthese employees have toretain their employmentbeyond safe limits.
Our firefighters, policeofficers and paramedicsface potentially life-threat-ening situations every timethe uniform is donned. Tocompare what they do to abusiness is ridiculous, andshows that you truly do notcare about the people thatyou employ.
Kathy BorderAvon Park
BouquetClays for Kids a bigsuccess
Editor:Big Brothers Big Sisters
of the Sun Coast wouldlike to give a big thank youto all the sponsors, volun-teers, board members, andeveryone who took part inClays for Kids 2013!Eighty-eight shooters cameout to Square One SportingClays to raise money togive promising futures tothe children in our commu-nity through their one-on-
one mentoring programs toprovide children facingadversity with strong andenduring, professionallysupported relationships thatchange their lives for thebetter.
Because of companies,organizations, and volun-teers like those in our won-derful community Clays forKids was a huge success.
Presenting Sponsor wasCFIndustries. Top - GunSponsors were AT&T,Heartland National Bank,Representative CaryPigman, and SebringOptimist Club.Sharpshooter Sponsor wasBudget Bi-Rite Insurance.Team & Station Sponsorswere Bill Jarrett Ford,Chris Miller MarineConstruction and PositiveMedical Transport. TeamSponsors were Comcast,Cowpoke’s Watering Hole,Dr. Willey Dental Care,EMS - Representative CaryPigman, Green Parrot,Highlands County Sheriff’sOffice and Polk CountySheriff’s Office.
Station Sponsors wereAgri-Flow, Inc., Alan JayAutomotive, CentralFlorida Yamaha, CliffordRhoades, P.A., D&S CattleCompany, Euclides M.Marmolejos-Baez, HancockCitrus, Inc., HeartlandPharmacy, HighlandsJewelers , M.E. GoseConstruction, INC., MasonSmoak Foundation, FitnessTogether/Pack Training,R&D Medical Services,Raymond James – HeacockFinancial, Taylor Oil Co.,Inc., Tyson’s Garden ofDelight, Wauchula StateBank and WayPointsFinancial.
In-Kind Sponsors wereAuto Options, BelangerMedia Group, Big T Tire,Bill Jarrett Ford - Mercury,Blue Lagoon, Budget Bi-Rite - Ashley Bishop,Caddy Shack Bar & Grill,Chateau Elan Hotel,Chili's, Cindy’s Hallmark,Cody’s Original Roadhouse, Cowpoke’s WateringHole, Crystal Nails, DonJose Mexican Restaurant,Dr. Pobi, Dr. Roa, Dunkin’Donuts, FitnessTogether/Pack, Five Guys,Glisson’s Animal Supply,Gun Smoke, HighlandsMaster Jewelers, HighlandsRidge Country Club, LakePlacid Family Care Center,Lake Placid Feed &Western Wear, Inc., LakePlacid Marine, Lori Helms,Mr. and Mrs. BudWhitlock, Mr. and Mrs.Chuck Stevens, Mr. andMrs. Jay Belflower,Residence Inn, SebringInternational Raceway,Senator Denise Grimsley,Sun ’N Lake Country Club, The Home Depot, TireKingdom, TriangleHardware Store and WildTurkey Tavern.
Thank you to the volun-teers and board membersfor your help.
All proceeds from theevent will go towardsenabling Big Brothers BigSisters of the Sun Coast togive promising futures tothe children in our commu-nity through their one-on-one mentoring programs toprovide children facingadversity with strong andenduring, professionallysupported relationships thatchange their lives for thebetter.
Thank you to all of oursponsors.
Big Brother Big Sistersof the Sun Coast
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Scott Pelley ofCBS News raisedeyebrows and pas-sions among journal-ists at a QuinnipiacUniversity luncheonthe other day whenhe said, “Our houseis on fire.” He wastalking about chal-lenges to the newsbusiness from with-
in, as reporters become careless in arush to be “first”; and, from outside,where social media supply what helabeled “more bad information” than atany time in history.
Pelley is a worthy recipient of theFred Friendly First Amendment Awardthat provided the occasion for hisremarks. But in assembling the facts hewas unfair to his profession, whileoverlooking the real issues ignitingfires that threaten journalism today.
Referring to the Newtown schoolshooting and Boston Marathon bomb-ing, Pelley said, “We’re getting big sto-ries wrong, over and over again.”Putting social media aside, that’s agross exaggeration.
Errors are regrettable but nothingnew when journalists operate underpressure, nor are they directly linked tosocial media, which Pelley went on tolambaste. “We were attacked by terror-ists,” he said, “and amateur journalistsbecame amateur vigilantes.
Those gossiping via Twitter andFacebook are not journalists. If newsprofessionals were to put stock in suchchatter without verification they wouldbe wrong, but there is little evidence ofthat really happening. The wild frontierof social media shouldn’t be conflatedwith the established world of journal-ism.
Pelley’s other main point was thatjournalists place too much importanceon being first with a story, rather thanhaving the patience to make certain it’sright.
That, too, is valid — but getting ascoop has driven journalists since the
profession began. And, to some extent,it actually does matter. Viewers chang-ing channels during high-drama eventsdo get a sense of which network isahead on a story and which is laggingbehind, which is why ABC benefitedgreatly by fast reporting from itsBoston affiliate during the days follow-ing the bombing.
Coverage of the 1963 Kennedyassassination, and particularly WalterCronkite’s reporting on CBS, is oftencited as the gold standard for handlingbreaking news in the pre-Internet era.Cronkite’s work, brilliant as it was,along with that of affiliate KRLD, con-tained many errors in the early going,among them: that a suspect was underarrest, when in fact none was; that asecret service agent was killed; that awitness saw a “colored man” fire theshots.
In his memoir year’s later, Cronkiteboasted, “We beat NBC onto the air byalmost a minute.”
Here are three areas I wish ScottPelley had touched upon. First, thebiggest threats to established media arecutbacks. As I write this, new layoffsare reported at two New York papers,and NBC has canceled the news maga-zine “Rock Center.” Accurate reportingrequires layers of editors and fact-
checkers, and it’s those layers that aregoing up in flames.
Second, media shouldn’t really bejudged on emergencies that captivatethe nation’s attention as much as theyshould on digging up the truth abouttopics like government and the econo-my, to name just two. Does anyone fearthe impact of Twitter and Facebook inthese areas? Need we worry about jour-nalists trying to be “first” with thistype of news?
Finally, conventional news outletsare being influenced too much bycreeping tabloidism and, in the case ofelectronic media, by an overdose ofpolitically-weighted opining. Thesematters are governed largely by thebusiness office, by the people alsoresponsible for sweeping cutbacks.
In the digital age there undoubtedlyis more bad information than everbefore. That’s not the fault of the choirScott Pelley was addressing at a lunch-eon of journalists.
Their house, as he referred to it, isn’ton fire, but it is being fired upon.
Peter Funt’s new book, “CautiouslyOptimistic,” is available at Amazon.com andCandidCamera.com/. Guest columns are theopinion of the writer, not necessarily those ofthe News-Sun staff.
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The doctors at FloridaHospital Heartland MedicalCenter were definitely per-plexed, but they believedfrom the outset he wouldhave to have a heart trans-plant. So destructive anddamaging was the attack,there seemed no alternative.Meanwhile, Serrano devel-oped severe complicationsfrom a variety of medicationshe received to help with painand to continue to stabilizehim. That, in turn, causedhim to sink very suddenlyeven closer to death’s door.
Panic ensued. Prayerrequests began filtering toand throughout St. JohnUnited Methodist Church,where the Serrano family hasattended for about 12 years.Vigils and special prayers ledby Rev. Ronald DeGenaro Jr.are ongoing.
Faith is the thread thatknits this very active churchfamily together. But soonanother fear surfaced: Howwould the Serrano family payfor all the medical expensesand the costs of Edwin’smonth-long hospital stay?They had no insurance.
The Costa Rican-bornSerrano was employed at theHoliday Inn Express on U.S.27, north of Sebring. Edwinand Damaris have three chil-dren: Kenny, who served fouryears in the U.S. Army and isnow assistant manager atSubway; Karen, who isemployed at Newsome Eye &Laser Center; and Diego,who is now a student atSouth Florida State College,hoping to become a pilot inthe U.S. Air Force, and work-ing part time at Yianni’s.
The Serrano family is veryclose and very strong in theirChristian faith. “We believeour prayers were answered,”Serrano said in a recent inter-view. “The doctor at FloridaHospital said I should have atransplant, but the medica-tions had really messed meup.”
“After three weeks,”Serrano continued, “I wassent to Orlando where a well-known professor and cardiol-ogist said my situation was‘weird.’”
The heart specialist quiteobviously was referring tothe tremendous damage hisheart sustained and statedthat, if Serrano had not beenin top physical condition orhad he been over weight, hewould have likely diedinstantly. But the Orlandospecialist decided againstimmediate transplant surgery,putting Serrano on new med-ications and setting a three-month watch period. Serranowears a Life Alert button.
The Serranos still do notknow what the future holds.The folks at St. John UnitedMethodist Church havedecided to help the Serranofamily defray medical
expenses by hosting aspaghetti dinner at the churchat 4 p.m. Saturday. All pro-ceeds will go to their cause.
Tickets are: adults, $8;children under 12, $5.Seating times will be 4, 5 and6 p.m., with take-out andwalk-in tickets available atthe door. If you wish todonate to the fundraisingeffort, checks can be sent toSt. John United Methodist
Church, 3214 Grand PrixDrive, Sebring, FL 33872.Make checks payable to St.John U.M. Church, and markin the “Memo” for “SerranoFamily.” Call the church at382-1736 for details.
“We praise God for my lifebeing spared,” Serrano said.“A valve does not work still,and the doctor said he doesnot understand how I am stillhere.”
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“Summertime is when wehave the least amount ofresidents here in HighlandsCounty. Especially in ourmobile home communities;vacant houses far outnum-ber occupied ones andunfortunately this is a greatenvironment for burglary,vandalism and other relatedcrimes,” she said. “Deputiesdo their best to conduct ran-dom patrols, however callsfor service continue andthey must respond to theseimmediate needs.
“The best eyes on thestreet that we have in ourneighborhoods are the resi-dents themselves. No oneknows better what is normalin a community than thepeople who live there everyday.”
Hays said if residents seesomething suspicious, theyshould call the HCSO ortheir local police depart-ment.
Summer also brings anincrease in car burglaries,with three reported in theSebring Country Estatesand Sebring Hills areasTuesday night.
Hays said that car burgla-ries tend to come in bunch-es.
“We seldom get just one.When this person or thesepeople go through an areathey hit numerous vehiclesso we’ll get three to maybeas many as 10 in one place,”she said.
“Mobile home communi-ties are especially vulnera-ble because of the proximi-ty of residences next to oneanother.
“Neighborhoods likeSebring Hills and SebringCountry Estates are alsolikely targets because of the
number of homes and it’spretty easy to walk fromhouse to house, not so muchlike maybe Spring Lakewhere the homes are spaceda bit farther apart.”
Teens don’t have the con-straints of school nightsduring the summer and maybe looking for something todo — and that something todo doesn’t always fall with-in the confines of the law.Sometimes, they just goaround checking car doors.
“When they find anunlocked vehicle sometimesthe temptation is too greatand they help themselves toitems such as cell phones,wallets, purses, credit cards,CD and DVD players.Simply locking your vehicleand taking these items withyou can prevent this crime.”
Hays said that anyonewho wishes to help theirlocal Neighborhood Watch— or wants to start one intheir community — shouldcontact her at 402-7369.
“And don’t wait until theseasonal residents return toget your group together,”she added.
“This is the time whenextra eyes are most neededin our neighborhoods. Startthe group now, and whenthe northern residents returnaugment the program toaccommodate them.”
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By BARRY FOSTERNews-Sun correspondentSEBRING – There’s a
new chief at the AvonPark CorrectionalInstitution. Tim Sheffieldbegan work as the newwarden at the facility onthe grounds of the AvonPark Bombing Range ear-lier this month.
It’s actually a home-coming of sorts forSheffield, who began hiscareer at APCI in the late1980s.
“I started here as a cor-rections officer back in1989,” he said.
Since that time,Sheffield has worked hisway up through theranks, from sergeant allthe way to his last post atMartin CorrectionalInstitution, where heserved as assistant war-den.
Like APCI, the MCIfacility inIndiantown houses adultmale inmates.
The InternationalExposition Center, whichis a joint venture betweenthe Department of
Correctionsand theDepartmentofAgriculturefor the pur-pose ofhousingand show-ing cattle,is underthe super-vision of
the MCI. The GladesWork Camp,the Loxahatchee RoadPrison, West Palm BeachWork Release Center,Atlantic Work ReleaseCenter, Sago Palm WorkCamp and Fort PierceWork Release Center alsoare part of the MCI oper-ation.
The Avon Park facilitywas established in 1957to house minimum- andmedium-custody adultmales. In 1977, it beganaccepting close-custodyinmates. Avon Park WorkCamp remains under thesupervision of APCI.
Sheffield said when hefirst began here, much ofthe old work camp wasstill in full operation.
“I think the chapel isthe only original part ofthat camp left,” Sheffieldsaid.
Interestingly enough,he said that over theyears the census of thefacility has dropped.
“We had around 700when I first started. Ithink we have a littleover 500 now,” he said.
In the past, APCI wasnoted for having a largerpopulation of elderly anddisabled inmates.However, Sheffield saidthat no longer is the case.
“We have them from20 on up,” he said.
Sheffield has only beenin the post for about twoweeks. He said he hasspent the bulk of his timegetting to know the staffand the facilities as theyare currently. Other thana few proceduralchanges, he said he hadno plans to make anymajor modifications.
“Because of the currentbudget constraints, Idon’t see that there willbe much different for awhile,” he said.
Full circlefor Tim
Sheffield
APCIhas newwarden
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSThe Serrano family is learning to cope with Edwin Serrano’s severe heart condition. SonKenny Serrano (from left), daughter Karen Serrano, wife Damaris Garro, father/husbandEdwin Serrano and son Diego Serrano (not pictured).
Church rallies behind memberwith mystery heart ailment
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSEdwin Serrano must take 15 pills a day after he suffered amassive heart attack two months ago.
TimSheffieldnew APCI
warden
I startedhere as a
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Nell HaysHSCO public
information officer
Summertime iswhen we have theleast amount ofresidents here in
Highlands County.
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APHS cheerleadersplan clinic
AVON PARK — TheAvon Park High School2013-14 cheerleaders willhold their first fundraiser ofthe year from June 10-13, asthey hold a cheerleadingclinic for those ages 4 toeighth-grade from 8 a.m. tonoon each day.
The $40 cost includes a T-shirt as well as the opportu-nity to cheer at an APHShome football game in thefall. Questions may be sentto Assistant Varsity CheerCoach Melanie Jackson byemail [email protected]/.
Chamber will havewalk/run in LP
LAKE PLACID — Fromabout 6:30 a.m. to noonSaturday, the Lake PlacidChamber of Commerce willconduct a 5K-10K walk/runthat will intermittently closeInterlake Boulevard fromOak Avenue to Tangerine;Heartland Boulevard fromHeartland Drive toTangerine; and Tangerinefrom Interlake to HeartlandBoulevard.
Traffic will bedirected/detoured around therace route by Lake Placidpolice officers and volun-teers. Local traffic will beallowed on race route pend-ing presence of runners in
the area.
Community SidewalkSale, FarmersMarket Saturday
SEBRING – DowntownSebring will host itsCommunity Sidewalk Saleand Farmers Market from 7a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.These fun and excitingDowntown CommunitySidewalk Garage Sales,which are held one Saturdaya month, are the perfect wayto find bargains.
Sellers can also benefit asspace will be available forvendors to reserve in orderto sell merchandise inDowntown Sebring duringthese events.
To reserve a space, down-
load an application atwww.DestinationDowntownSebring.com or contactLinda Tucker at 382-2649.
The next event will beJune 15.
SFSC offers Pre-ACTClass
AVON PARK — SouthFlorida State College isoffering a Pre-ACT class atSFSC Highlands Campus,Avon Park.
The morning session cov-ers math and the afternoonsession covers language arts.Both sessions will includetest taking tips. A break-outsession will be held fromnoon to 1 p.m., with lunchon your own.
The class will be held
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday in Building H,Room 110, on the HighlandsCampus, 600 W. CollegeDrive. The course number is(CRN 30803) and the costfor the class is $46, whichincludes the book, The RealACT 2nd edition, ISBN-13:978-0-7689-2675-0.
Register in Building B,Highlands Campus, or at anySFSC campus or center.
For more information,contact Lauren Redick,SFSC Community EducationDepartment, at 784-7388 orby e-mail [email protected].
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JEANETTE SHUMAKEJeanette (Janet) McMullan
Shumake, of Lake Placid,Fla., passed into the heaven-ly church on Tuesday, May14, 2013. She was born Jan.29, 1918 in Brunswick, Md.,the only child of Bertrandand Maggie Reed McMullan.She was reared in Mt.Sidney, Va., attendedShenandoah College inDayton, Va. and graduatedfrom James MadisonUniversity in Harrisonburg,Va. She and her husband,Octer, owned and operatedgrocery and clothing storesin Mt. Sidney andShenandoah, Va. and shelater returned to teaching inPage and Augusta counties.At the Verona school, shetaught fourth grade for 17
years before retiring. Sheand her husband traveledaround the country, living inNavarre, Ohio; Springfield,Va.; Staunton, Va. andClermont, Fla., and at age82, finally settled in LakePlacid, Fla. Her church affil-iation was with MemorialUnited Methodist Church inLake Placid, where shetaught Ladies Bible Class forseveral years. After her hus-band, Octer died in 2004,and daughter, Donna Harmanin 2005, she moved to thePalms Estates in Lorida,until her health brought herto Rosewood Senior Careand to Southern LifestyleAssisted Living in LakePlacid.
She is survived by herdaughter, Agatha Johnson
and her husband, Harry, ofLorida, Fla.; four grandchil-dren, Brian Harman andBarbara McKaskle of FortLauderdale; StephanieHarman of South Carolinaand Edward (Susan) Pratt ofFairfax, Va.; six great-grand-sons and three great-grand-daughters and a great-great-grandson; cousins, ColleenLong and Winifred Foley ofHarrisonburg, Va.; and sis-ter-in-law, Alleen Shumakeof Staunton, Va.
A memorial service willbe held at a later date at
Memorial United MethodistChurch in Lake Placid, Fla.Memorials may be made toMt. Pisgah UMC, P.O. Box48, Mt. Sidney, VA 24467;Salem Lutheran CemeteryFund, 417 Salem ChurchRoad, Mt. Sidney, VA 24467or Good Shepherd Hospice,1110 Hammock Road,Sebring, FL 33870.Arrangements are entrustedto:
AVON PARK – ReneCollette Blackmon passedaway two years ago afterworking for the HighlandsCounty school district formore than 20 years. The fac-ulty and students of AvonElementary School honoredBlackmon by dedicating atree and a bench during aceremony on the campusWednesday afternoon.
“There was this tree thatuse to be outside Mrs.Blackmon’s room. She’dalways look out her windowand watch the squirrels playin it and get excited. She justloved that tree. When we gotback to school from summerthat August after she passed,we noticed that her tree wasdead,” said special educationinstructor and ceremonycoordinator Jackie Harris.
Harris touched base withthe Keep Highlands CountyBeautiful organization to getsome insight on doing some-thing about the tree. ManyAvon Elementary studentsare 4-H members, so Harristhought the project would bea great way to include thosestudents.
With the help of KHCB,Robbins Nursery donated
Blackmon’s tree, along withthe seven others that wereplaced around the play-ground area. Each of thetrees represent authorStephen Covey’s “7 Habitsof Highly Effective People,”known to the students as“Covey Habits.”
“Each of the trees repre-sents one of the habits thechildren are learning. Eachof the trees have been adopt-ed by two classes; theywater it and look after itevery day,” Harris said.
“Even if we don’t get tohave a recess that day, theystill remember to run out andwater the trees.
“She (Blackmon) was awonderful teacher. Sheworked hard and she lovedher students.
“The inscription on herbench is perfect: ‘ReneCollette Blackmon, Her lifea gift to all.’ She reallywas,” Harris said.
The leadership skills thestudents are learning throughthe trees and the Covey
Habits are an example ofhow Avon Elementary isbecoming a “Leader In Me”school.
The program is a “trans-formation model” thatresults in the improvementof an entire school byimproving academics, disci-pline issues and teacher/par-ent interaction. The seven
Covey Habits give studentsthe skills and confidencethey need to become theleaders that are needed in the21st century.
The program takes a totalof two to three years to com-plete. Avon Elementary is inits second year and is thelast of the Avon Park schoolsto complete the program.
Blackmon still teachingstudents through memorial
Courtesy photoAvon Elementary School students (from left) Ian Harris,Isis Gogins, Destiny Saldana, Angelica Bautista, KaylaHendrix tend to their class tree on the schools campus. Thelive oak is one of seven newly planted trees that was dedi-cated Wednesday to the schools during a ceremony inhonor of a former instructor.
Courtesy photoFormer special education instructor Rene’ ColletteBlackmon was honored Wednesday afternoon at AvonElementary School. A bench and live oak tree wee dedicat-ed in Blackmon’s memory. Family members, students, fac-ulty and parents were present during the ceremony.
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BOSTON (AP) —Boston Marathon runnerswho were stopped on thecourse when bombs wentoff at the finish line willhave a chance to comeback and run again nextyear, race organizers saidon Thursday.
One month and one dayafter the April 15 explo-sions that killed threepeople and wounded hun-dreds more, the BostonAthletic Association saidthat 5,633 people whowere stopped on the sec-ond half of the coursewhen the race was shutdown at 2:50 p.m. will beallowed to register earlyfor next year’s race.
“The opportunity to rundown Boylston Street andto cross the finish lineamid thousands of specta-tors is a significant part ofthe entire BostonMarathon experience,”B.A.A. executive directorTom Grilk said. “With theopportunity to return andparticipate in 2014, welook forward to invitingback these athletes.”
The B.A.A. said run-ners who passed thehalfway checkpoint at13.1 miles but hadn’treached the finish linewill get a code to registerin August; regular regis-tration is scheduled tobegin in September.Runners will be requiredto pay the entry fee — theamount hasn’t been deter-mined yet — but they willnot have to re-qualify byrunning another marathonin a given time.
Normal registration forthe Boston Marathonrequires a qualifying timefrom 3 hours 5 minutesfor an 18- to 34-year-oldman to 5:25 for an 80-year-old woman. Therequirement forces mostrunners to spend a fullyear training.
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By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL— NASA says animpromptu spacewalkseems to have fixed a bigammonia leak at theInternational SpaceStation.
The “gusher” eruptedlast Thursday. Two dayslater, spacewalking astro-nauts replaced a suspectammonia pump. NASA isnow calling the old,removed pump “Mr.Leaky.”
On Thursday, a MissionControl official said thespacewalking repairs defi-nitely took care of the bigleak.
Engineers don’t knowwhether the pumpreplacement also tookcare of a smaller leak thathas plagued the systemfor years. It will take atleast a couple months ofmonitoring to know thefull status.
Ammonia is used as acoolant in the space sta-tion’s radiator system.
The leak forced one ofthe station’s seven powerchannels to go offline.NASA hopes to resumenormal operations earlynext week.
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was founded in 1982. When Ferrell needed to
locate a place to house art-work from elementary stu-dents who participated in aPeace of Highlands Countycontest by drawing about“Good Deeds,” Ferrell hadonly one location in mind.
“Brewster’s popped in myhead as a venue right away,”Ferrell said. “When I thoughtabout the contest and thoughtabout Bruce, I didn’t give it asecond thought. No one elseeven came to mind.
“I’ve known for someyears that Bruce was a patronof the arts here in HighlandsCounty. Bruce was quiteenthusiastic about it. The art-work has been on display inBrewster’s for about threeweeks now and he’s allowingit to stay through the end ofMay,” Ferrell said. “Bruce isjust a wonderful guy. He’sgreat to work with and he isjust a great supporter of thearts.”
Art Lefkowitz is one of thecoordinators for the ScribesNight Out events that takeplace every second andfourth Sunday at Brewster’s,an event that allows localwriters, poets, novelists andstorytellers to showcase theirwritten works.
Lefkowitz has been a partof the organization since itsinception and recalled howthe group went about decid-ing where to house theirmonthly events and meetings.
“Well, years ago whenBrewster’s first opened, weheard about the new coffeeshop and how nice the ownerwas, so we just started goingthere. About three years ago,when we started ScribesNight Out, we just thoughtthat Brewster’s would be thebest place to have it,”Lefkowitz said.
Rogers opens the coffeeshop doors to those lookingfor a place to share the thingsthey love with like-mindedpeople. Many writers andsingers have performed andshared their intimate and pri-vate works in a safe, invitingplace because of Rogers’altruism.
“He is really a great guyand has become a greatfriend. He’s giving us a roofover our head for free. Heallows us to use his speakers,his microphone, all of hisequipment for nothing. He
constantly offers us his sup-port and help. He’s just a funguy to know both sociallyand professionally,”Lefkowitz said.
The coffee shop has con-tinued to grow over theyears, yet Rogers still man-ages to find time to volunteerat events such as HeartlandIdol.
“There are days when heworks just horrible hours andhe’s on his feet 10 or 12hours, but he will stay openlate for us,” Lefkowitz said.“We try to have quick meet-
ings and get out of his hairearly but he always says ‘No,no you guys just keep going,take your time.’”
Rogers does more than justoffer a meeting place. Hesometimes offers advice, too.
“He jumps in from time totime and puts his two centsin,” Lefkowitz said with achuckle. “It’s usually reallygreat advice, to be honest. Hedoesn’t ignore us. We aren’t(just) his customers; hetreats us friends and weappreciate what he does forus.”
News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSBrewster’s Coffee House owner Bruce Rogers sips espresso behind his counter. Rogers’ advocacy for arts and cancerawareness has gained him much respect and admiration in the community.
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Associated PressTALLAHASSEE — A
Tallahassee group withclose business ties is urg-ing that Gov. Rick Scottveto more than $100 mil-lion worth of projectsincluded in the new statebudget.
Florida TaxWatch onThursday said it had found107 items worth nearly$107 million that shouldbe considered for vetoes.
Scott has until May 24to act on the budget and isunlikely to announce hisdecisions until next week.
TaxWatch officialsmaintain they are notquestioning the merit ofthe projects, but that theyidentified spending itemsadded with little scrutinyand outside the normalbudget process.
This year TaxWatchcriticized millions setaside in construction proj-ects for colleges, includ-ing $14 million for abuilding at Gulf StateCollege and $9 million fora lab at Embry-RiddleAeronautical University
Scott urgedto veto $107million fromstate budget
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Federal health officials saytare proposing to overhaulfederally funded child carecenters across the country,beefing up safety standardsincluding background andfingerprint checks foremployees and requiringstates to better monitor thefacilities.
Roughly 1.6 million U.S.children attend child carecenters on subsidies from thefederal government. Buthealth, safety and programquality requirements forthose facilities vary widelyand states monitor themthrough a patchwork of rules,according to three senioradministration officials, whospoke about the proposedrules to The Associated Presson condition of anonymitybecause they were notauthorized to speak publiclybefore Thursday’s scheduledannouncement.
The proposed changes arepart of a broader agenda byPresident Barack Obama toensure health and safetyacross all early learningenvironments and to improvethe quality of facilities andtheir workers to prepare chil-dren for kindergarten.
U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services officialssaid the rules would increaseaccountability among childcare providers and improvetransparency so parentsknow more about the facilitytheir child is attending.States would have to complywith the standards to receivethe federal funds.
Workers would undergofingerprinting and back-ground checks and berequired to receive trainingin first aid, CPR, safe sleep-ing for babies and poisonprevention, the officials said.The proposal also would setguidelines for transportingchildren in an effort toreduce the number of deathsof children left in cars.
States also would berequired to conduct unan-nounced, in-person inspec-tions at each child care cen-ter. States vary widely onhow they monitor child care
centers, with some allowingself-certification for facilitiesto check off on a mailed-inform whether they havesmoke detectors and safety
plans. That wouldn’t flyunder the new rule, the offi-cials said.
Many parents mistakenlythink their child care facili-
ties are already followingthese measures, and the offi-cials said they want to betterinform families about facili-ties’ track records.
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MIAMI — Two formerdeath row inmates who havesince been exonerated urgedFlorida Gov. Rick Scott onWednesday to veto legisla-tion that would expedite thestate’s capital punishmentprocess, worrying it will con-demn some innocent men todeath.
“If (this bill) had been law,it would have ended my life.I am innocent,” said SethPenalver, who was exonerat-ed after 18 years in prison.
Penalver and HermanLindsey, who was freed afterthree years on death row,pleaded with the Republicangovernor to grant him ameeting, saying at least 13people currently on deathrow have exhausted theirpost-conviction appeals andgone through the clemencyprocess. They fear that ifScott signs the TimelyJustice Act, the governorcould be putting innocentinmates to death withoutample time and adequateassurance that they truly areguilty. The two appeared at anews conference Wednesday.
The bill, which wasrecently passed by theRepublican-led Legislature,essentially minimizes thetime between sentencing andexecution by creating tightertimeframes for appeals andpost-conviction motions andby imposing reportingrequirements on caseprogress. The measure alsore-establishes a separate
agency for north Florida toprovide appellate-level legalrepresentation to inmatessentenced to death, andrequires them to “pursue allpossible remedies in statecourt.”
It would also require agovernor to sign a death war-rant within 30 days of a StateSupreme Court review of acapital conviction. The statewould be required to executethe defendant within 180days of the warrant.
The law comes asFlorida’s capital punishmentprocess has come underintense scrutiny and has been
criticized for allowing somecondemned inmates to lan-guish for decades on deathrow. A New York Times edi-torial published Tuesday said
the bill was “grotesquelynamed.”
Florida has exonerated 24men on death row since1973, more than any otherstate, according to the DeathPenalty Information Center.
Florida now has 405inmates on death row, morethan any other state exceptCalifornia. It takes an aver-age of 13 years for an inmateto move from sentencing toexecution.
Penalver hired a privateinvestigator and found newevidence, which he saidprosecutors had hid fromhim, that pointed to other
suspects. He was freed inDecember 2012, after “cry-ing like a baby” and drop-ping to his knees in prayer inthe courtroom as jurors exon-erated him on three first-degree murder convictions,armed robbery and armedburglary. After 18 years inprison, the first thing hevowed to do was to find achurch. It was 3:30 a.m. indowntown Fort Lauderdale,but Penalver, now 40, founda church and prayed. Then,he hit the beach, longing tosee palm trees and the ocean.
Lindsey said many attor-neys handling death rowcases are underpaid anddon’t have the resources toconduct extensive investiga-tions for new evidence.
Critics worry that DNAevidence might be introducedlater that proves a con-demned prisoner’s inno-cence.
“You’re willing to sign abill for the death warrants,but you’re not willing to takea look at what is really hap-pening,” Lindsey said, refer-ring to Scott.
The governor has givenlittle indication about wherehe stands on the bill, but hisspokeswoman, Jackie Schutz,said Wednesday, “We want tohear from Floridians aboutthe merits of this legislation,which our general counsel’soffice is currently review-ing.”
Supporters of the measuresay that numerous peoplehave sat on Florida’s deathrow for longer than 30 years,
making a mockery of the jus-tice system and further hurt-ing the victims’ familiesbecause they have to wait foryears for closure.
Mark Schlackman, seniorprogram director for FloridaState University’s Center forAdvancement of HumanRights, said the bill was ill-conceived but has also beenmischaracterized by someadvocacy groups. He said itwouldn’t necessarily meanimmediate death warrants fora set number of inmates.
He also said the portion ofthe law requiring the gover-nor to sign a death warrantwithin 30 days of review ismoot because the governor’sclemency powers cannot beabridged.
Schlackman hopes thegovernor will sign the bill asa signal that the state is opento more meaningful reformsgoing forward, includingunanimous jury legislation.Under state law, a jury nowonly needs a majority, not aunanimous recommendation,for a death sentence. Hepressed for similar reformsthat were pointed out in ascathing 2006 report by theAmerican Bar Association.
“The concerns aboutundue delay in the processshouldn’t be ignored but theyshould be cast within thelarger context of comprehen-sive review of Florida’sentire death penalty processto minimize risk that inno-cent people be put to deathand that was not the empha-sis of this bill,” he said.
Ex-death row inmates: Veto Timely Justice Act
MCTJames Richardson became a minister while serving 21 years in Florida prison — five ofthem on death row — before a woman, who was baby sitting his seven children and stepchildren, admitted that she, not Richardson, killed them by lacing their food with pesticideand he was exonerated.
Seth Penalverexonerated after 18
years in prison
If (this bill) hadbeen law, itwould have
ended my life. Iam innocent.
Feds propose overhaul for child care centers
Nevertheless, the boardnow has had the operationclassified as a limited lia-bility corporation, orLLC, through the state ofFlorida.
Councilman GarretAnderson asked what lia-bilities the city might beunder were it to undertakea mowing program for thesite.
“Any time you own ormanage a property you aregoing to have liabilities,”City Attorney Gerald Buhrsaid.
“You have insurance forthat, but if you start thisyou may be in the businessof doing it.”
There were concernsabout the council settingprecedent by agreeing tomaintain private property,with Avon Park MayorSharon Shuler indicatingsimilar requests have beendenied in the past.
“I remember very clearlywhen the folks fromBougainvillea Cemeterycame up here and beggedus to take over the mainte-nance and mowing of thatarea,” she said.
“They did it severalyears in a row and eachtime the city said ‘no’ andthey had money to pay forit.”
She agreed with othersthat the city should not bein the “cemetery business.”
“If you talk with any ofthe other cities that main-tain cemeteries, there isalways a problem,” shesaid.
Gray said her request tothe city was a “last resort,”with work days turning outfewer and fewer volun-teers.
She said that getting helpfor the project from areachurches also had not beenrewarding.
A suggestion that theSouthside CommunityRedevelopment Agency
might be able to helpreportedly will be investi-gated. The question hingeson whether such a projectwould be allowed under theCRA’s plan.
“It is the removal ofslum and blight,” suggestedAvon Park AdministrativeServices Director MariaSutherland.
Cemetery Board memberand former Avon Park citycouncilman Aljoe Hinsonsuggested there might be aracial component in thedecision.
“It seems as thoughwhen it belongs to blackfolks you struggle ..,” hesaid.
Council membersresponded that their hesi-tance was the issue ofentering into a long-termcontract with a privateproperty owner.
Former Avon Park mayorTom Macklin offered hispersonal help in mowing atthe site and said he wouldquery his church aboutadopting a month forclean-up at the site.
“I think there still aresome opportunities for thefaith community to step up,even if it’s the men and theyouth of the church,regardless of whether theyare north of Main Street orsouth of Cornell, whichseems to be a problem werun into,” he said.
Councilman ParkeSutherland doubled downon Macklin’s offer, pledg-ing to personally chip insome money if needed.
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HSBC BANK USA, N.A.,Plaintiff,vs.ROBERT K. HARBAUGH, et al,Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated May 02, 2013 and entered in Case No. 28-2012-CA-000846 of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida wherein HSBC BANK USA, N.A. isthe Plaintiff and ROBERT K. HARBAUGH, JALENE J. HARBAUGH; are the Defendants, The Clerk ofthe Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASE-MENT OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE at 11:00 AM, on the 3rd day of June, 2013, the fol-lowing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
LOT 33, BLOCK 231, OF SUN N LAKES ES-TATES, SECTION 19, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 88, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 866 LAKE BETTY DRIVE, LAKE PLACID, FL 33852
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of the Court on May 2, 2013.
ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ Toni KoppDeputy Clerk
Ronald R Wolfe & Associates, P.L.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 28-2011-CA-000856DIVISION:
PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION,Plaintiff,vs.KATHERINE E. SMITH A/K/A KATHERINE E.GARCIA, et al,Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 1, 2013, and entered in Case No. 28-2011-CA-000856 of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida in which PHH Mort-gage Corporation, is the Plaintiff and Katherine E. Smith a/k/a Katherine E. Garcia, Tim W. Smith, Sebring Ridge Property Owners Association, Inc., are defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on the Jury Assembly Room in the basement, Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, Highlands County, Florida at 11:00AM on the 9th day of July, 2013, the following described prop-erty as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure:LOT 3, BLOCK 5, SEBRING RIDGE SECTION G, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 12, PAGE 28, OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.A/K/A 4216 SHAD DR., SEBRING, FL 33870Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.Dated in Highlands County, Florida this 2nd day of May, 2013.
Clerk of the Circuit CourtHighlands County, Florida
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the
Office of the Court Administrator, (863) 534-4690, within two (2) working days of your re-ceipt of this (describe notice); if you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD (863) 534-7777 of Flor-
ida Relay Service 711. To file response please contact Highlands County Clerk of Court, 590 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870-3867, Tel:
IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTYCIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 28-2010-CA-000399Division
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEEFOR CSMC MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-8Plaintiff,vs.JEFFREY W. CHUDOBA, AS PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF STELLA D. LUND-BERGH, DECEASED, ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DE-FENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTERST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS, THE BLUFFS OF SEBRING CONDOMINIUM ASSO-CIATION, INC., THOMAS J. CHUDOBA, WILLIAM R. CHUDOBA, JEFFREY W. CHUDOBA, AND UN-KNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS,Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given, pursuant to Final
Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on April 30, 2013, in the Circuit Court of HIGHLANDS County, Florida, I will sell the prop-erty situated in Highlands County, Florida de-scribed as:
UNIT C-21, THE BLUFFS OF SEBRING CONDO-MINIUM, PHASE II, BLDG H + INT IN COMMON ELEMENTS, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM AS RECORDED IN O.R. BOOK 849, PAGE 363 AND AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 883, PAGE 323; O.R. BOOK 916, PAGE 579 AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 916, PAGE 581, AND AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 934, PAGE 293; AND AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 934, PAGE 738 AND AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 952, PAGE 222 AND AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 952, PAGE 229, AND AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 958, PAGE 456; AND AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 967, PAGE 486; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 972, PAGE 99, AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 973, PAGE 510; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 985, PAGE 34; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 990, PAGE 309; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1028, PAGE 272; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1053, PAGE 192 AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1130, PAGE 1768; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1209, PAGE 412, AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1213, PAGE 52, AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1281, PAGE 64; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1356, PAGE 1552; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1365, PAGE 1473; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1398, PAGE 1158; AND AS AMENDED IN O.R. BOOK 1596, PAGE 287; ALL IN THE PUB-LIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDAand commonly known as 6750 US 27 N., UNIT C-21, SEBRING, FL 33870; including the building, appurtenances, and fixtures located therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, Sales are held in the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of the Highlands County Court-house located at 430 S. Commerce Avenue, Se-bring, Florida 33870, on May 29, 2013 at 11 a.m.
Any persons claiming an interest in the sur-plus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Dated this 1st day of May, 2013.Clerk of the Circuit Court
ROBERT W. GERMAINEBy: /s/ Toni Kopp
Deputy ClerkMay 10, 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO.: 2013-300-GCS
DIVISION:HARDER HALL RESORT CLUB, LAKESIDECONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.,Plaintiff,vs.DOLORES C. AST, et al,Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTIONTO:Ast, Dolores C.4709 Pasqua StreetRegina, SK S4S 6N7Canada
Cawley, Donald3643 Lakewood RoadSebring, FL 33875
M A Rogers Family Holdings, LLC36 Bell Valley RoadCampton, NH 03223
Streck, Joseph E. andMary Ann Streck2710 Del Prado Blvd. S #2-33Cape Coral, FL 33904
Williams, Bobby R. andNina M. Williams3700 Bridgewater Road, Apt. P12Columbus, GA 31909
Earl, Marvin I. andLuella W. Earl13503 SE 268th StreetKent, WA 98042
Morris, Robert W. andEva E. Morris1804 Pine Log RoadAiken, SC 29803
Kenney, Mary R.RR1 Box 221CSpringville, PA 18844
Vacation Solutions, LLC1350 17th Street, Suite 101Denver, CO 80202ORPO Box 412Gaitlinburg, TN 37738
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose the Claim of Lien on the following de-scribed real property, located in Highlands County, Florida, to-wit:
Unit Numbers and Week Numbers in HARDER HALL RESORT CLUB, LAKESIDE I, A Condomin-ium, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof, as recorded in Official Records Book 735, Page 0082, in the Public Records of Highlands County, Florida.
Unit Numbers and Week Numbers in HARDER HALL RESORT CLUB, LAKESIDE II, A Condomin-ium, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof, as recorded in Official Records Book 804, Page 0001, in the Public Records of Highlands County, Florida.
Unit Weeks15 0519 1220 0224 14
has been filed against you and you are re-quired to serve a copy of your written defense, if any, on the Plaintiff's attorney, to-wit:
ROBERT E. KRAMER, ESQUIRE555 West Granada Boulevard, Suite A-9Ormond Beach, FL 32174U.S.A.
and file the original with the Clerk of the above styled Court on or before June 18, 2013, other-wise a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief sought in the Complaint to fore-close the Claim of Lien held by the Plaintiffs.
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL of this Court, this 13th day of May, 2013.
ROBERT W. GERMAINE, CLERKHIGHLANDS COUNTY
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy: /s/ Toni Kopp
Deputy ClerkMay 17, 24, 2013
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE No.: 2012-258 GCS
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST2007-NC3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-NC3,Plaintiff,vs.OMAYRA A. TORRES;Defendant.
NOTICE OF SALEPURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Sum-mary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 1st, 2013, and entered in Case No. 2012-258 GCS of the Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Cir-cuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007-NC3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-CATES, SERIES 2007-NC3, is Plaintiff and Omayra A. Torres, are Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in the Jury As-sembly Room, Basement 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL at 11:00 o'clock A.M. on the 30th day of May, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judg-ment, to wit:
LOT 5, BLOCK 62, OF SEBRING COUNTRY ES-TATES, SECTION THREE, AS RECORDED IN OFFI-CIAL RECORDS BOOK 9, PAGE 6, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.STREET ADDRESS: 4213 MERCEDES STREET, SEBRING, FL 33872and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in Plaintiff's mortgage.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Dated at Sebring, Highlands County, Florida, this 2nd day of May, 2013.
Bob GermaineClerk of said Circuit Court
By: /s/ Toni KoppAs Deputy Clerk
May 10, 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 2009-001624DIVISION:
HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.,Plaintiff,vs.CRAIG COUCH, et al,Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 1st, 2013, and entered in Case No. 2009-001624 of the Cir-cuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida in which HSBC Mort-gage Services, Inc., is the Plaintiff and Craig Couch, Kimberly Couch, Accredited Home Lend-ers, Inc., American General Financial Services, Inc., Carmel Financial Corporation, Inc., Highlands County, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., are defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on the Jury Assembly Room in the basement, Highlands County Court-house, 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, Highlands County, Florida at 11:00AM on the 30th day of May, 2013, the following de-scribed property as set forth in said Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure:LOTS 17 AND 18, BLOCK 3, LAKE JOSEPHINE HEIGHTS 2ND ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 2, PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.A/K/A 128 ROSEMARY AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33875Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.Dated in Highlands County, Florida this 2nd day of May, 2013.
Clerk of the Circuit CourtHighlands County, Florida
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the
Office of the Court Administrator, (863) 534-4690, within two (2) working days of your re-ceipt of this (describe notice); if you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD (863) 534-7777 of Flor-
ida Relay Service 711. To file response please contact Highlands County Clerk of Court, 590 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870-3867, Tel:
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 11000209GCS
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.Plaintiff,vs.ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES,LEGATEES, DEVISEES, PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES, CREDITORS AND ANYOTHER PERSON CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,UNDER OR AGAINST DARVILLE W.MCLEMORE, JR. A/K/A DARVILLE W.MCLEMORE A/K/A DARVILLE MCLEMORE,DECEASED, ET ALDefendants.
NOTICE OF ACTIONTo the following Defendant(s):
ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, LEGA-TEES, DEVISEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, CREDITORS AND ANY OTHER PERSON CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST DARVILLE W. MCLEMORE, JR. A/K/A DARVILLE W. MCLEMORE A/K/A DARVILLE MCLEMORE, DECEASED (RESI-DENCE UNKNOWN)YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property:
LOT 10, BLOCK 2, ERIN PARK, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 77, OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
a/k/a 1405 KILLARNEY DRIVE, SEBRING, FLORIDA 33870has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it, on Moskowitz, Mandell. Salim & Simowitz, P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 800 Cor-porate Drive, Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, FLORIDA 33334 on or before June 18, 2013, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in THE NEWS SUN and file the origi-nal with the Clerk of this Court either before serv-ice on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereaf-ter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.If you are a person with a disability who needs as-sistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863) 534-4686 (voice), (863) 534-7777 (TDD) or (800) 955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible.WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 10th day of May, 2013.
As Clerk of the CourtBy: /s/ Toni Kopp
As Deputy ClerkMay 17, 24, 2013
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 09-CA-001138BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY,Plaintiff,v.JAMES MITCHELL, ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DE-FENDANTS 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; TENANT #1; TENANT #2,Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judg-
ment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause, in the Circuit Court of HIGHLANDS County, Florida, I will sell the property situated in HIGH-LANDS County, Florida described as:
LOT 96, OF THE PLAT OF HIGHLAND LAKES RESERVE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16, AT PAGE 96, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.and commonly known as: 2017 Overlook Bay Drive, Avon Park, FL 33825 at public sale, for cash, in the basement of the courthouse in the Jury Assembly Room, 430 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870, on May 30, 2013, at 11:00 A.M.
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation to participate in this proceed-ing, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the pro-vision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863) 534-4686 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Dated this May 2, 2013.ROBERT W. GERMAINE
Clerk of the Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Toni Kopp
Deputy ClerkMay 10, 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 09000566GCS
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE ONBEHALF OF THE HARBORVIEW 2006-12 TRUSTFUND,PLAINTIFF,VS.GILMA CANCINO, ET AL.DEFENDANT(S).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Final
Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 2, 2013, in the above action, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at Highlands, Florida, on May 30, 2013, at 11:00 AM, at Basement of courthouse in Jury Assembly Room - 430 S. Commerce Ave., Se-bring, FL 33870 for the following described prop-erty:
Lot 36, of SUNSET POINTE ON DINNER LAKE SUBDIVISION, according to the plat thereof, re-corded in Plat Book 16, at Page 55, of the Public Records of Highlands County, Florida.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. The Court, in its discretion, may enlarge the time of the sale. Notice of the changed time of sale shall be published as provided herein.DATED: MAY 2, 2013.
ROBERT W. GERMAINE, CLERKBy: /s/ Toni Kopp
Deputy Clerk of the CourtPrepared by:Gladstone Law Group, P.A.1499 W. Palmetto Park Rd., Suite 300Boca Raton, FL 33486If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact, 255 North Broadway Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830 at least 7 days before your scheduled court ap-pearance, or immediately upon receiving this noti-fication if the time before the scheduled appear-ance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 13 181
Division ProbateIN RE: ESTATE OFLAURA L. SMITHDeceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Laura L.
Smith, deceased, whose date of death was July 21, 2012, is pending in the Circuit Court for Highlands County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 430 South Commerce Ave-nue, Sebring, FL 33870. The names and ad-dresses of the personal representative and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 28-2012-CA-000815DIVISION:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA,Plaintiff,vs.JOSE PRADO, et al,Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated May 02, 2013 and entered in Case No. 28-2012-CA-000815 of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, NA is the Plaintiff and JOSE G. PRADO A/K/A JOSE PRADO; SHERRI PRADO; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSO-CIATION; are the Defendants, The Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASE-MENT OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE at 11:00 AM, on the 3rd day of June, 2013, the fol-lowing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 2, AVON PARK LAKES RED HILL FARMS ADDITION UNIT L, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 68, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 2301 W HAVILAND ROAD, AVON PARK, FL 33825-9157
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of the Court on May 2, 2013.
ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ Toni KoppDeputy Clerk
Ronald R Wolfe & Associates, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F12011238 WELLSLPS-SPECFNMA-R-kellery-Team 1 - F12011238**See Americans with Disabilities ActIn accordance with the Americans Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special accom-modation to participate in this proceeding should contact the individual or agency sending the no-tice at Echevarria & Associates, P.A., P.O. Box 25018, Tampa, FL 33622-5018, telephone (813) 251-4766, not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 28-2011-CA-000614DIVISION:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,Plaintiff,vs.SUTHIDA L. KENNEDY, et al,Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated May 02, 2013 and entered in Case No. 28-2011-CA-000614 of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida wherein JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. is the Plaintiff and SUTHIDA L. KEN-NEDY; DERRICK C. KENNEDY; are the Defendants, The Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE at 11:00 AM, on the 30th day of May, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:
LOT 3, BLOCK 4, SEBRING SHORES DEVELOP-MENT SECTION 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 30, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 108 SPRINGDALE ROAD, SEBRING, FL 33870
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of the Court on May 2, 2013.
ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ Toni KoppDeputy Clerk
Ronald R Wolfe & Associates, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F11006050 CHASEDIRECT-SPECFHLMC-B-tjames-Team 3 - F11006050**See Americans with Disabilities ActIn accordance with the Americans Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special accom-modation to participate in this proceeding should contact the individual or agency sending the no-tice at Echevarria & Associates, P.A., P.O. Box 25018, Tampa, FL 33622-5018, telephone (813) 251-4766, not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.
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P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F11003586 HSBCFIDELITY-SPECFNMA-R-pschriber-Team 4 - F11003586**See Americans with Disabilities ActIn accordance with the Americans Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special accom-modation to participate in this proceeding should contact the individual or agency sending the no-tice at Echevarria & Associates, P.A., P.O. Box 25018, Tampa, FL 33622-5018, telephone (813) 251-4766, not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.
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Miles, Leather. Showroom Condition. Vehicle on consignment. Owner will accept reasonable offer. Finance or Trade possible. Call 863-402-1820
OR 863-465-9100
9450 Automotive for Sale
WE BUY ALL AUTOS with or without Title. Any Condition
Year / Make / Model. We will pay up to $20,000. Free Towing. Call Cindy
813-505-6935
9400 Automotive Wanted
METAL TRAILER Dual Axle, 16' w/2' metal sides. $700. Call 765-265-0946
9220 Utility Trailers
9000Transportation
TOY HAULER 5TH WHEEL Sunnybrook 2006. Titan LX 391 K SURV. Aluminum super structure. Great cond, very clean. Central heat/air, generator. Loaded, w/fireplace. $32,400. 863-465-4004
NOTICEFlorida statute 585.195 states thatall dogs and cats sold in Florida must be at least eight weeks old, have an official health certificate and proper shots and be free of in-testinal and external parasites.
7520 Pets & Supplies
SUN N LAKES Sat. - Sun. 8 - 1pm. 4920 Granada Blvd. Multi-Family Sale!
Furn., household, clothes & more!
SEBRING * Huge Multi Family Sale * 3816 Dauphine St. Thur-Fri-Sat,
May 16, 17 & 18, 7am - 3pm. Furn., Home decor, Household items, Picture frames. Garden plants.
Much More! .
SEBRING * HUGE SALE * 3290 Lakeview Dr., Thur - Fri - Sat, May 16-17-18, 9am - 3pm. Furniture,
Holiday, Household Items, Clothing, Home Decor & MORE!
LAKE PLACID Moving Sale!Fri. - Sat. 9 - 2pm.
110 Bougainvillea St. NE.Tools, small appl., golf equip.
Too much to list!
7320 Garage &Yard Sales
LAKE PLACID Big Yard Sale! Thur. - Sat. 8 - 2pm. 227 Hillside Dr. (off Lake Francis Rd.) Women's clothing, house-hold items, bedding, tools, 150cc scooter, knick knacks & lots of great stuff & great prices.
GIANT YARD SALE At Storage Facility. Sat. 8-4pm. Household, Tools, 99 Ca-dillac DeVille, New & Vintage Jewelry.
1866 South Wilburn Dr.Located off US 27, Across from College, Towards Reflections.
AVON PARK 1235 Seamans St., Thur-Fri-Sat, May 16-17-18, 7am-?
Furn., Household items, What- Not's, Wheelbarrow, Tools, China cabinet,
Windows. 863-382-1391
AVON PARK Sat. & Sun. 8 - 4pm.9 East Palmetto St. Women's clothing,
household items, kids clothes, kids toys & much more.
A NEAT LITTLE ESTATE SALE
5719 Wolf Lake Rd, Sebring
By~TRANSITIONS NOW LLC
3 full size bedroom setskitchen table, microwave ovens,sofa, swivel rocker, power lift chair, entertainment center, linens.Tables, flatware, & much more!!An outbuilding chocked full of stuff for the Guys...air compressor, small trailer, lawn sweeper,Hammock Rd. @ the YMCA go south on Lakewood to the end, take a left, go to the end (Wolf Lake) go right to home.Friday May 17th & Saturday May 18th 8am to 2pm.
JACK LALANNE Vegetable Power Juicer. 1/2 Gallon. Like New in Box.
$30. 863-414-0448
BEDSPREAD - Full / Queen size PEACH / WHITE / BLACK. $20.
863-699-0352
7310 Bargain Buys
WALNUT TV Corner Cabinet with Doors plus TV, $400. Walnut Jewlery Armoire Floor Standing, $200. Walnut Roll Top Desk with Matching Chair,
$500. Call 863-314-9995
7180 Furniture
7000Merchandise
AVON PARK Room w/private bath, use of pool and house. No pets please.
$400/mo. References required.Call 863-452-1458.
6450 Roommates Wanted
PLACID LAKES Remodeled 3/2/1 Home. Lg. Family rm. w/fireplace, for-mal living rm. Corner lot, close to boat ramp on Lake June. $750/mo. + dep. Call 863-655-2684 or 606-682-3420
6300 Unfurnished Houses
AVON PARK 2/2, quiet neighborhood. No smoking, no pets please.
$700/mo., year lease.Call 540-463-9281
6300 Unfurnished Houses
LAKE PLACID - Near Lake Placid Boat Ramp, with Lake Access. Very Nice
2BR,1BA, Appliances, A/C. $550/mo. plus $50 water. 863-465-1354.
6250 Furnished Houses
AVON PARK - NEW MGR'S SPECIAL2/2 $500, 1BR $400, EFF. $300
No Pets. Incl. WSG and W/D863-449-0195
AVON PARK * LEMONTREE APTS * 1BR $520 mo. + $350 Sec. Deposit, available immediately. Washer/Dryer & WSG included. Pets OK! Call Alan
386-503-8953
6200 UnfurnishedApartments
SEBRING DUPLEX MOVE IN READY 2/1. Tile floors, washer/dryer hook up, CHA, no smoke/pets. Close to High-lands Hospital. $500 per mo. + $400 sec. Call 863-655-0982
6050 Duplexes for Rent
AVON PARK Beautiful Lake View. 2BR/1BA. Includes Water & Garbage. Washer & Dryer connection. Safe neighborhood. Dead End St. Pets
allowed. No Pitt Bulls. $450 + Deposit. 863-453-4914 or 863-414-2871
6050 Duplexes for Rent
6000Rentals
SEBRING * MUST SEE * Corner Lot Doublewide, 55 + Community. 2br, 2ba, 2 C-port. Screen room, storage shed / work space w/ A/C, Lots of amenities, CAH. Owner Financed. Pets OK. Fully
Furnished. 863-402-1959
PALM HARBOR FACTORY liquidation sale
http://www.palmharbor.com/model-center/plantcity/
$39K off select 2012 models (3)John Lyons 800-622-2832 EXT 210
5050 Mobile HomesFor Sale
5000Mobile Homes
LAKE PLACID Lake Front Lot. Sun In Lakes Estates on Lake Grassy. 157' of Lake Frontage & 30' Canal frontage.
$69,900.Call 765-265-0946
4220 Lots for Sale
SEBRING DUPLEX for Sale By Owner. Great Investment Property. 2/1 each
side, all tile, CHA, live in one side, rent the other. Asking $115,000.
Call 863-655-0982
4180 Duplexes for Sale
OPEN HOUSE May 18th & 19th 11-3PM. 211 Wren Ave. Sebring Hills.
3/3, indoor pool & extras.$99,900.
Call 863-382-4202
4080 Homes for SaleSebring
4000Real Estate
3000Financial
FORMER TEACHER 10yrs. exp. SFCC ww Elders, mental stimulation and cog-
nition. Seeks Employment as Senior Companion. Call 863-414-1055.
2300 Work Wanted
ONE HOPE UNITEDOne Hope United is a social service
child welfare agency. We are seeking a Continuous Quality Improvement & Re-search Coordinator in our Sebring loca-tion. master's degree and Florida Child Protection Certification required as well
AUTO BODY TECHNICIANHourly Rate for Aircraft Painting.
DFWP.Call 863-452-2600
ASSOCIATE REPSSUMMER WORK
GREAT PAYImmediate FT/PT openings, Customer
sales/services, no exp. necessary. Conditions apply. All ages 17+.
Call 863-268-1275
2100 Help Wanted
2000Employment
PUBLIC AUCTIONFOR TOWING & STORAGE
2005 CHEV1G1JC52F957110045
ON MAY 29th 2013, AT 9:00amAT PRECISION AUTO BODY
734 CR 621 EASTLAKE PLACID FL 33852
May 17, 2013
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: CITY TOWING OF SEBRING gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 05/29/2013, 09:00 am at 280 S Avon Way, Avon Park, FL 33825, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. CITY TOWING OF SEBRING reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.1MELM50U7TA625347 1996 MERCURY
May 17, 2013
Notice is hereby given that the following vehicles will be sold at public auction pursuant to F.S. 713.585 on the sale dates at the locations below at 9:00 a.m. to satisfy labor and storage charges. 2003 Dodge 1B3ES26CX3D179336 Total Lien: $488.32 Sale Date:06/03/2013 Location:64 West Collision Repair, Inc 2215 S.R. 64 West Avon Park, FL 33825 863-453-5445 Pursuant to F.S. 713.585 the cash amount per vehicle would be sufficient to redeem that vehicle from the lienor. Any interested party has a right to a hearing prior to the sale by filing a demand for the hearing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Highlands and mailing copies of the same to all owners and lienors. The owner/lienholder has a right to recover possession of the vehicle by posting bond pursuant to F.S. 559.917 and if sold any proceeds remaining from the sale will be deposited with the Clerk of Circuit Court for disposition.
May 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 13-96
DivisionIN RE: ESTATE OFJERRY P. SHIFFLETTDeceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Jerry P.
Shifflett, deceased, whose date of death was September 09th, 2012, is pending in the Circuit Court for Highlands County, Florida, Probate Divi-sion, the address of which is 430 S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870. The names and ad-dresses of the personal representatives and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is re-quired to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PE-RIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is May 17th, 2013.
Personal Representative:Teresa L. Baker6725 Loco Lane
Sandston, VA 23150
Mary J. Cole1376 Burning Tree Road
Henrico, VA 23231SHEEHAN & CELAYA, P.A.Attorneys for Personal Representatives300 DAL HALL BLVD.LAKE PLACID, FL 33852Telephone: (863)465-1551Florida Bar No. 184165E-Mail Address: [email protected]
May 17, 24, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 13-169
DivisionIN RE: ESTATE OFDOROTHY KENT DYALa/k/a DOROTHY K. DYALDeceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Dorothy Kent
Dyal a/k/a Dorothy K. Dyal, deceased, whose date of death was March 18, 2013, is pending in the Circuit Court for Highlands Court, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 590 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870. The names and addresses of the personal repre-sentative and the personal representative's attor-ney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's es-tate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO-TICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against decedent's es-tate must file their claim with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI-CATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OF MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is May 10, 2013.
Personal Representative:Margaret L. Scholtz
4209 W Virginia AvenueTampa, FL 33614
BREED & NUNNALLEE, P.A.Attorneys for Personal Representative325 NORTH COMMERCE AVENUESEBRING, FL 33870Telephone: (863) 382-3154By: /s/ E. Mark Breed IIIFlorida Bar No. 338702E-mail Address: [email protected]
May 10, 17, 2013
All creditors of the decedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF-TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is May 17, 2013.
Personal Representative:Richard I. Smith
118 Rhapsody CourtLake Placid, Florida 33852
Attorney for Personal Representative:Catherine E. DaveyAttorney for Richard I. SmithFlorida Bar Number: 0991724Post Office Box 941251Maitland, FL 32794-1251Telephone: (407) 645-4833Fax: (407) 645-4832E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 28-2013-CA-000094
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC,PLAINTIFF,VS.JUSTIN L. BEUKELMAN A/K/A JUSTIN LANEBEUKELMAN, ET AL.DEFENDANT(S).
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Final
Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 2, 2013, in the above action, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at Highlands, Florida, on May 30, 2013, at 11:00 AM, at Basement of courthouse in Jury Assembly Room - 430 S. Commerce Ave., Se-bring, FL 33870 for the following described prop-erty:
Condominium Unit No. 12, of Lakeview Villas Condominium, a Condominium, according to the Declaration thereof, as recorded in Official Re-cords Book 649, a Page 732, of the Public Re-cords of Highlands County, Florida.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. The Court, in its discretion, may enlarge the time of the sale. Notice of the changed time of sale shall be published as provided herein.DATED: MAY 2, 2013.
ROBERT W. GERMAINE, CLERKBy: /s/ Toni Kopp
Deputy Clerk of the CourtPrepared by:Gladstone Law Group, P.A.1499 W. Palmetto Park Rd., Suite 300Boca Raton, FL 33486If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact, 255 North Broadway Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830 at least 7 days before your scheduled court ap-pearance, or immediately upon receiving this noti-fication if the time before the scheduled appear-ance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
May 10, 17, 2013
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Retirement. I guess it happens in every
man’s life, or at least ifyou’re lucky enough tomake it to retirement age.
In my case, after workingin the corporate world forthe last 45 years, I’m finallyhanging up my suits and put-ting the briefcase away toenter a new phase in my life.
I’ve dreamed of this dayfor a long time – being ableto go fishing whenever Iwant, working around thehouse and finally gettingaround to some of my wife’s“honey-lists” and finallyhaving time to work on mymany hobbies.
The good news is I’llfinally be able to take guidetrips during the week.
As many of you know, myguide fishing trips have beenpretty much limited to fish-ing on the weekend, with afew exceptions.
Now, instead of referringfolks to other guides that areable to fish Monday throughFriday, I can schedule tripsany day of the week.
Not to mention the factthat I can pick and choosethe days I want to fish,based on the weather.
It’s always been toughwatching the weather chan-nel and seeing the perfectdays – days with lightwinds, minimal chance ofrain or days just before acold front – and not beingable to go fishing.
I can also extend my fish-ing area to include placeslike the Stick Marsh, theEverglades and the phenom-enal fishing in the canal sys-tem in Ft. Lauderdale andMiami.
Trips to Santee-Cooper,Lake Fork and Toledo Bendare also on the horizon.
Expanding my custom rodbuilding business is alsosomething I’ll have time for.
I’ve been building rodsfor over 30 years, but it’salways been challenging try-
ing to combine this smallbusiness with a full-timejob.
Over the years, I’ve tiedflies, poured jogs and spin-nerbaits and worked on anumber of prototypes fordifferent lures.
With time on my hands, Ican finally get back into themany hobbies I’ve beenforced to shelve over theyears.
And finally, I’ll have timeto finish a book I’ve beenworking on for the last 15years.
I’ve started and stopped,edited and re-written, and allbut started over a dozentimes on this manuscript,only to reach those “writer-block” periods where I put itaway and forget about it.
Like all “want-to-be writ-ers,” I think the book will bea best seller, at least withfishermen and women whoare passionate about bassfishing.
The name of the book is“Queenie, The Legend ofLake Okeechobee.”
I’m sure you can figureout from the title, the storyis about a legendary large-mouth bass.
In the past, I’ve also writ-ten articles for a number offishing publications, which Ihope to continue, as well asmy weekly column with theNews-Sun.
Although I’ve had no realformal training, I’ve alwaysenjoyed writing and my col-
SPORTSBSECTION
News-Sun Friday, May 17, 2013
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Fishin’ Around...Don Norton
The Golden Years
See NORTON, Page B3
MCT photoTrainer Shug McGaughey leads Kentucky Derby winner Orbat Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday,May 14. The 138th running of the Preakness Stakes isSaturday.
By DAVID GINSBURGAssociated Press
BALTIMORE — For awhile there, it looked as if thePreakness was shaping up tobe a runaway victory forKentucky Derby winner Orb.
Then came the post-posi-tion draw. Suddenly thingsgot very interesting.
Orb’s pursuit of the TripleCrown received an unexpect-ed jolt Wednesday whentrainer Shug McGaughey’shorse drew the rail forSaturday’s race.
McGaughey tried to brushoff the development as amere inconvenience, but hecouldn’t entirely mask hisdisappointment over startinginside eight other horses inthe smallest Preakness fieldsince 2007.
“Obviously, if I was goingto pick it out, I wouldn’t havepicked the 1,” McGaugheysaid. “But with only ninehorses in there to run a mileand three-sixteenths, with arider like Joel (Rosario), he’sgoing to figure out what todo. He’ll have him in theright spot.”
That’s the plan. Yet, if Orb doesn’t get in
front early, he risks becomingpinned on the rail or pushedto the back of the field.
The inside post is evenworse in the Derby, wherethis year there were 19 horses
in the field.“If it had come out the 1 in
the Derby, you’d almost havefelt like you needed to gohome,” McGaughey said.“But I don’t feel that wayhere.”
Still, history suggestsOrb’s advantage in this racehas dwindled, even though hewas made the even-moneyfavorite in the morning line.
Only twice since 1950 hasa horse won from the No. 1post — Bally Ache in 1960and Tabasco Cat in 1994.
So the rest of the field hasa little bit more hope than itdid before Orb got stuck onthe rail.
“Out of the nine numbers,the 1 is probably the one youwant the least,” said Al StallJr., the trainer of Departing.
Mylute, who will startfrom the No. 5 post as thesecond-favorite at 5-1, trailedOrb for much of the race inKentucky.
This race could developquite differently with Orbinside.
“We need to make up threeor four lengths, and that maybe one of the factors thathelps us,” said Todd Quast,general manager ofGoldMark Farm, co-owner ofthe Derby’s fifth-place fin-isher.
Orb to have an inside viewof Preakness from rail
See ORB, Page B4
News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEJair Watson fires downfield during spring practice Wednesday as the Blue Streaks get set for their annual Blue andWhite game and Barbecue tonight at Firemen’s Field.
MCT photoDwyane Wade came up big late as the Heat advancedover an undermanned but pesky Bulls team withWednesday’s 94-91 win. Miami advances to theEastern Conference Finals where they will face thewinner of the Indiana Pacers-New York Knicks series.See page B4 for a recap of the Wednesday win.
Heat dispatch Bulls, moveto conference finals
News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEHead coach LaVaar Scott overlooksWednesday’s practice as his squad getsfamiliar with the plays they will be runningtonight, as well as in the upcoming fallseason.
SEBRING – Spring, a time ofrenewal, where seeds planted arehoped to flourish.
Such is the time and scenario forhigh school football teams through-out the state.
Perhaps some fresh new facescoming up from the junior varsitylevel to take their chance at crack-ing the varsity line-up.
Often, it is a matter of a newoffensive scheme, or set of plays,that even returning veterans need toget familiar and comfortable with.
And above all else, it gives theplayers the chance to get ready inthe relatively cooler conditions – afar cry from the brutal, dog days ofthe late-summer practice season.
And so the Blue Streaks were onFiremen’s Field Wednesday after-noon, continuing their spring prac-tice schedule and getting set fortonight’s Blue and White game at
6:30 p.m., along with the 3rdAnnual Spring Football BBQ pre-ceding the game from 4-6 p.m.
And at this stage of the proceed-ings, the usual stations of drills,from tackling to blocking to passpatterns, are at a minimum as theteam gets itself fully familiar andfluid with the play calls.
Two sets of offenses runningthrough plays, with quarterbackhopefuls Jair Watson and ConnorCook leading their respectivesquads.
A few rounds of plays to get thetiming down, and then full speedand virtually full contact against adefense.
After the battle for in-team brag-ging rights tonight, the Streaks willpractice for another week beforefacing Avon Park in the SpringGame to close out this season ofpreparation.
Streaks snapinto Spring
See SEBRING, Page B4
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Blue Streak Golf
SEBRING – The 30th Annual BlueStreak Golf Classic will tee off Saturday,May 18, on both the North and Southcourses of Highlands Ridge.
The four-person scramble format hasan 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, and the $65entry fee includes one mulligan, lunch,beverages, prizes, cart, greens fees, rangeballs and a lot of fun.
Each team members tee shot must beused at least twice, ladies shoot from theladies tees, all ties are determined by amatch of cards and professionals are noteligible for Hole In One prizes.
Among those prizes are a $10,000 Holein One prize, a chance to win a 50-footputt for $5,000, $25-$100 gift certificatesin the Closest to the Pin contest, and addi-tional prizes on all par 3s.
Other door prizes include a 50-inchwidescreen TV and BBQ grill.
Sebring Firemen Inc. are the majorsponsor, so come out, join in the fun andsupport Sebring High School Athletics.
Sebring Football car wash
SEBRING – Blue Streak Football willbe hosting a car wash and watermelonsale in three area locations Saturday, May25, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In south Sebring, car washes and saleswill be at the BP station in the SouthgateShopping Center and the Boys and GirlsClub.
In north Sebring, they will be set up atthe Eye Express.
Watermelon’s will be going for $4 forone, or two for $6, with donations beingaccepted for a car wash.
Panther Softball Camp
AVON PARK – The 2013 SFSCPanther Softball Camp will take placeTuesday and Wednesday, May 28-29,from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.each day for playersaged 6-18.
Cost of the camp is $45, with registra-tion and check-in at 8 a.m.
Pre-registration is not necessary andwalk-ups are accepted.
The SFSC Panther Camps are designedto provide quality softball instruction,with emphasis on fundamentals andimprovement in all areas of the game.
Each day, campers will have the oppor-tunity to improve their skills and softballknowledge with the help of Panther headcoach Carlos Falla, assistant coachHeather Barnes and members of the LadyPanther softball team.
To register, go towww.southflorida.edu/athletics/softballand print out the Admissions Applicationform.
Mail the form as indicated, or bring itto the camp.
For further information, call CoachFalla at the following campus phone num-bers at extension 7038 – AvonPark/Sebring, (863) 784-7038; LakePlacid, (863) 465-5300; DeSoto, (863)494-7500; Hardee, (863) 773-2252.
SEBRING – The Highlands CountyFamily YMCA is hosting a 3-on-3Double Elimination BasketballTournament Saturday, May 18, at 10 a.m.for ages 16 and up.
The cost is $30 per team. Please call 382-9622 for more info.
Miracle League 5K
LAKE PLACID – Heartland NationalBank presents The Miracle League forHighlands County 2013 5K-10K RunWalk Team Challenge Saturday, May 18,at DeVane Circle Park in Lake Placid.
Entry fees - Early student $15; earlyteam member $20; early individual $25;day of race $30 (day of race, registrationcloses promptly at 7 a.m.)
Race starts at 7:30 a.m. sharp. First 150 registered entrants guaranteed
a Dri-fit T-shirt. Send entry name, gender, race you’re
doing, team name, address, phone num-ber, age, shirt size and e-mail.
Any lack of information will not beacceptable.
Make check out to Greater Lake PlacidChamber of Commerce, 18 North OakAvenue, Lake Placid, FL 33852.
Awards for each race - 5K and 10K. Team awards will be presented for
Most Creative Team and Team with MostFinishes.
Proceeds from this new event willdirectly benefit the Miracle League forHighlands County as $200 plus $3 of eachpaid entry (more than 150) will be donat-ed to this wonderful organization.
Sponsored by Cohan Radio Group;CORA Rehabilitation and SportsMedicine; Delray Plants (sponsors ofMiracle League shirts); Eastside Christian
Church; Howard fertilizer and chemical;The Journal; Lake Placid Health CareCenter; Wheeler Farms Inc.; Winn Dixie;and Party Dog Entertainment.
For more information, contact NikiGregor, event chair at 386-1300 or [email protected].
Sunrise Rotary Golf
SEBRING — Sebring Sunrise Rotary24th annual Charity Golf Tournament willbe Saturday, June 1, with an 8 a.m. shot-gun start on the Deer Run course at Sun‘N Lake Golf and Country Club.
Format is a Four-person Scramble(double Bogey maximum).
Cost is $220 per team and includesgreens fees, cart, range balls, lunch andon-course beverages along with some fab-ulous raffle prizes.
Sponsorships available: $100 Holesponsor; $155 Hole sponsor including sin-gle entry; and $320 Hole sponsor includ-ing team entry.
Hole-In-One sponsors are being provid-ed by Cohan Radio Group ($2,000 cash)and Alan Jay Automotive Network.
Trophy sponsor is the Florida HospitalHeartland Medical Center.
Make checks payable to SebringSunrise Rotary, P.O. Box 1363, Sebring,FL 33871.
Please enter by Tuesday, May 28.
Home run for Habitat 5K
SEBRING — Home run for Habitat 5KRun/Walk will be Saturday, June 1, atHighlands Hammock State Park.
Check-in starts at 7 a.m.; race startspromptly at 8 a.m.
Entry fee $15 through May 24; $20after and until Race Day, June 1 (checks ifmailed and cash on day of race).
Shirt sizes can only be guaranteed forpre-registered participants.
Age groups - eight and under; 9-13; 14-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69;and 70-70-plus.
Make checks payable to: Habitat forHumanity and mail information (names,gender, race day age, address, phone num-ber, e-mail address, event you’re enteringand T-shirt size) and check to: HighlandsCounty Habitat for Humanity, 159 S.Commerce Ave., Sebring.
Spring Football BBQ
SEBRING – The 3rd Annual Firemen’sSpring BBQ and Blue and White gamewill kick off on Friday, May 17, atFiremen’s Field.
Dinner of BBQ pulled pork or chicken,with two sides and a cookie, will run from4-6 p.m., with the Blue and White springgame getting underway at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets for dinner are $8, and may bepurchased from any Blue Streak playerthrough Monday, May 13.
Entrance to the game is $2, while park-ing is free.
All proceeds go to benefit Sebring foot-ball.
Hill Gustat Basketball Camp
SEBRING – Hill Gustat MiddleSchool will be hosting a youth, summerbasketball camp from Monday, June 10,through Friday, June 14.
The camp will cater to players rangingfrom those who have just completed their2nd grade year, to those who have justfinished their 8th grade year.
There will be two sessions each day. The 2nd through 5th grade campers
will camp from 9 a.m.-Noon, and 6ththrough 8th grade students from 1-4 p.m.
This camp is for players of all abilityand experience levels.
HGMS Athletic Director and basketballcoach Nick Brooks and his staff will beutilizing the latest coaching techniques toassist players in taking their games to thenext level.
All players must carry a 2.0 grade pointaverage to be eligible to attend the camp,and a copy of each player’s most recentreport card must be supplied on the firstday of the camp.
If you are interested in participating,please contact Coach Brooks at [email protected], or call 850-322-8398.
The fee for this camp is $60, and thedeadline to register is Thursday, June 6.
Sebring Cheer Clinic
SEBRING — Sebring High SchoolCheerleading Clinic will be from 3-5:30p.m., Monday through Thursday, June 10-13, at the Sebring High School gym.
Ages: four years through eighth grade. Each day will have a different theme:
Crafts/Fun/Cheers.Come out and join the fun! Be taught cheers and chants by our
nationally ranked and four-time statechampionship team perform at our SHSHome Football Game at 6 p.m., Friday,Oct. 4.
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS(Best-of-7)
(x-if necessary)EASTERN CONFERENCE
Miami 4, Chicago 1Monday, May 6: Chicago 93, Miami 86Wednesday, May 8: Miami 115, Chicago78Friday, May 10: Miami 104, Chicago 94Monday, May 13: Miami 88, Chicago 65Wednesday, May 15: Miami 94, Chicago91
Indiana 3, New York 1Sunday, May 5: Indiana 102, New York95Tuesday, May 7: New York 105, Indiana79Saturday, May 11: Indiana 82, New York71Tuesday, May 14: Indiana 93, New York82Thursday, May 16: Indiana at New York,latex-Saturday, May 18: New York atIndiana, 8 p.m.x-Monday, May 20: Indiana at NewYork, 8 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCESan Antonio 3, Golden State 2
Monday, May 6: San Antonio 129,Golden State 127, 2OTWednesday, May 8: Golden St. 100, SanAntonio 91Friday, May 10: San Antonio 102,Golden State 92Sunday, May 12: Golden State 97, SanAntonio 87, OTTuesday, May 14: San Antonio 109,Golden State 91Thursday, May 16: San Antonio atGolden State, latex-Sunday, May 19: Golden State at SanAntonio, TBA
Memphis 4, Oklahoma City 1Sunday, May 5: Oklahoma City 93,Memphis 91Tuesday, May 7: Memphis 99,Oklahoma City 93Saturday, May 11: Memphis 87,Oklahoma City 81Monday, May 13: Memphis 103,Oklahoma City 97, OTWednesday, May 15: Memphis 88,Oklahoma City 84
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS(Best-of-7)
(x-if necessary)EASTERN CONFERENCE
Pittsburgh 1, Ottawa 0Tuesday, May 14: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa1Friday, May 17: Ottawa at Pittsburgh,7:30 p.m.Sunday, May 19: Pittsburgh at Ottawa,7:30 p.m.Wednesday, May 22: Pittsburgh atOttawa. 7:30 p.m.x-Friday, May 24: Ottawa at Pittsburgh,7:30 p.m.x-Sunday, May 26: Pittsburgh atOttawa, TBDx-Tuesday, May 28: Ottawa atPittsburgh, TBD
Boston vs. N.Y. RangersThursday, May 16: N.Y. Rangers atBoston, lateSunday, May 19: N.Y. Rangers atBoston, 3 p.m.Tuesday, May 21: Boston at N.Y.Rangers, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, May 23: Boston at N.Y.Rangers, 7 p.m.x-Saturday, May 25: N.Y. Rangers atBoston TBDx-Monday, May 27: Boston at N.Y.Rangers, TBDx-Wednesday, May 29: N.Y. Rangers atBoston, TBD
WESTERN CONFERENCEChicago 1, Detroit 0
Wednesday, May 15: Chicago 4, Detroit1Saturday, May 18: Detroit at Chicago, 1p.m.Monday, May 20: Chicago at Detroit,7:30 p.m.Thursday, May 23: Chicago at Detroit, 8p.m.x-Saturday, May 25: Detroit at Chicago,TBDx-Monday, May 27: Chicago at Detroit,TBDx-Wednesday, May 29: Detroit atChicago, TBD
Los Angeles 1, San Jose 0Tuesday, May 14: Los Angeles 2, SanJose 0Thursday, May 16: San Jose at LosAngeles, lateSaturday, May 18: Los Angeles at SanJose, 9 p.m.Tuesday, May 21: Los Angeles at SanJose, 10 p.m.x-Thursday, May 23: San Jose at LosAngeles, 10:30 p.m.x-Sunday, May 26: Los Angeles at SanJose, TBDx-Tuesday, May 28: San Jose at LosAngeles, TBD
AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division
W L Pct GBNew York 25 15 .625 —Baltimore 23 17 .575 2Boston 23 17 .575 2Tampa Bay 20 19 .513 4.5Toronto 17 24 .415 8.5
Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 2San Diego 3, Baltimore 2N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle 3Toronto 10, San Francisco 6Detroit 6, Houston 2Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota 2L.A. Angels 6, Kansas City 2Texas 6, Oakland 5, 10 innings
Wednesday’s GamesSan Diego 8, Baltimore 4Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 4
Houston 7, Detroit 5Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota 4Texas 6, Oakland 2Seattle 12, N.Y. Yankees 2Toronto 11, San Francisco 3Boston 9, Tampa Bay 2Kansas City 9, L.A. Angels 5
Thursday’s GamesSeattle at N.Y. Yankees, lateBoston at Tampa Bay, lateDetroit at Texas, lateChicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, late
Friday’s GamesHouston (Lyles 1-1) at Pittsburgh(J.Gomez 2-0), 7:05 p.m.Seattle (Maurer 2-5) at Cleveland(U.Jimenez 3-2), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-2) atBaltimore (Hammel 5-1), 7:05 p.m.Toronto (Buehrle 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees(Kuroda 5-2), 7:05 p.m.Detroit (Porcello 1-2) at Texas (Tepesch3-3), 8:05 p.m.Boston (Buchholz 6-0) at Minnesota(Worley 1-4), 8:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Sale 4-2) at L.A.Angels (C.Wilson 3-2), 10:05 p.m.Kansas City (Shields 2-3) at Oakland(Parker 2-5), 10:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division
W L Pct GBAtlanta 22 18 .550 —Washington 21 19 .525 1Philadelphia 19 22 .463 3.5New York 14 23 .378 6.5Miami 11 29 .275 11
San Francisco 23 17 .575 —Arizona 23 18 .561 .5Colorado 21 19 .525 2San Diego 18 21 .462 4.5Los Angeles 17 22 .436 5.5
___Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 2Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 3, 12 inningsSan Diego 3, Baltimore 2Toronto 10, San Francisco 6Cincinnati 6, Miami 2Colorado 9, Chicago Cubs 4St. Louis 10, N.Y. Mets 4Arizona 2, Atlanta 0L.A. Dodgers 2, Washington 0
Wednesday’s GamesSan Diego 8, Baltimore 4Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 4Arizona 5, Atlanta 3Pittsburgh 3, Milwaukee 1Toronto 11, San Francisco 3Cincinnati 4, Miami 0Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 3St. Louis 4, N.Y. Mets 2
L.A. Dodgers 3, Washington 1Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, lateMilwaukee at Pittsburgh, lateCincinnati at Miami, lateSan Francisco at Colorado, lateWashington at San Diego, late
Friday’s GamesN.Y. Mets (Harvey 4-0) at Chicago Cubs(E.Jackson 1-5), 2:20 p.m.Cincinnati (Cingrani 2-0) at Philadelphia(Lee 4-2), 7:05 p.m.Houston (Lyles 1-1) at Pittsburgh(J.Gomez 2-0), 7:05 p.m.Arizona (Cahill 2-4) at Miami (Slowey1-3), 7:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 4-2) at Atlanta(Maholm 4-4), 7:30 p.m.Milwaukee (W.Peralta 3-3) at St. Louis(J.Garcia 4-2), 8:15 p.m.San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-1) atColorado (J.De La Rosa 4-3), 8:40 p.m.Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-2) at SanDiego (B.Smith 0-0), 10:10 p.m.
BASEBALLAmerican League
CLEVELAND INDIANS–Optioned RHPTrevor Bauer to Columbus (IL).HOUSTON ASTROS–Assigned RHPPhilip Humber outright to OklahomaCity (PCL).NEW YORK YANKEES–Sent RHP JobaChamberlain to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre(IL) and LHP Cesar Cabral to Tampa(FSL) for rehab assignments. Selectedthe contract of INF David Adams fromScranton/Wilkes-Barre. Designated 3BChris Nelson for assignment.OAKLAND ATHLETICS–Optioned OFMichael Taylor to Sacramento (PCL).Reinstated OF Coco Crisp from the 15-day DL.TEXAS RANGERS–Agreed to terms withRHP Scott Richmond on a minor leaguecontract and assigned him to extendedspring training.TORONTO BLUE JAYS–Sent RHPDustin McGowan to Dunedin (FSL) fora rehab assignment.
National LeagueLOS ANGELES DODGERS–ReinstatedRHP Zack Greinke from the 15-day DL.Placed RHP Josh Beckett on the 15-dayDL, retroactive to May 14.PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES–Agreed toterms with RHP Carlos Zambrano on aminor league contract.PITTSBURGH PIRATES–Placed INFJohn McDonald on the 15-day DL.Recalled INF Jordy Mercer fromIndianapolis (IL).SAN DIEGO PADRES–Released RHPFautino De Los Santos.
FOOTBALLNational Football League
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS–Agreed toterms with DT Akeem Spence.
SPORTS SNAPSHOTSTHE SCOREBOARD
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Golf HammockLast Monday, May 13, the Mezza
Group played Individual Pro-Am Pointsat the Golf Hammock Country Club.
In A group Mike Anselm scored plus1 to take the lead and Jim Gulickscored minus 2 for second place.
Pat Dell came in first place in Bgroup with plus 2 and David Mulliganhad minus 1 for second place.
Billy Parr came in first place in Cgroup with plus 6 and Jimmy Black insecond place with plus 4 and there wasa tie for third place between TerryYandle and Ralph Pickering at plus 1.
In D group Pete Mezza came in firstplace with plus 6 and Bob Hughes withplus 4 in second place and Ray Nault inthird place with plus 2.
Next week the Mezza Group will playat Golf Hammock beginning at 7:45a.m.
For more information, call Pete at382-1280 of emailat [email protected].
This league will continue to play allsummer and is open to the public.
Lake June WestA Scramble was played Thursday,
May 9.Winning first place was the team of
Dick Denhart, Norm Grubbs, MargaretSchultz and Joanne McGill with 50;second place, Doyan and DonnaEades, Larry Heath and Chris Heathwith 53; and third place, Ken Rowen,Don Boulton, Joe Swartz and CharlotteMathew with 57.
Closest to the pin: (Ladies), No. 2,Chris Heath, 9-feet-9; and No. 8,Donna Eades, 12-feet-11. (Men), No.4, Norm Grubbs, 13-feet-6.
The Men’s Association played aMen’s League event on Wednesday,May 8.
Winning first place was the team ofJohn Byron, Norm Grubbs, DonBoulton, Fred Neer and John Ruffowith 44; and second place, DickDenhart, Art Schmeltz, Jack Maginnis,Larry Heath and Brian Schmeltz with45.
Closest to the pin: No. 2, NormGrubbs, 7-feet; No. 4, Brian Schmeltz,18-feet-6; and No. 8, Brian Schmeltz,9-feet-4.
Placid LakesA One Best Ball Even Two Best Balls
Odd event was played Wednesday,May 8.
Winning first place was the team ofFrank Fisher, Jack Hoerner and BobSheets with minus-23; second place,
Ed Bartusch, DarrellHorney and BudSnyder with minus-18;and third place, BobMcMillian, JackMarceau and WayneWood with minus-16.
Closest to the pin:No. 13, Bud Snyder, 6-feet.
A Scramble wasplayed Tuesday, May 7.
Winning first placewas the team of AliceBitzer, Karen Wallinand Narola Rosenbergwith 47.6; secondplace, Sue Mackey,Gloria Ziegler andJeanne Ransom with50.2; and third place,Bobbie Miller, CarolOlsen and HandanSchneider with 51.6.
River GreensThe Men’s
Association played aMen’s Day eventSaturday, May 11.
The winners were:Tying for first/second places were JimCercy and Gerry Page; Peter Marchand Tim Thomas with 132 each. Thirdplace, Larry Roy and Ken Koon with139.
Closest to the pin: No. 3, Al Farrell,9-feet-7; No. 5, Cliff Steele, 8-feet-10;No. 12, Larry Roy, 10.5-feet; and No.17, Fred Evans, 6-feet-5.
The Ladies played a pro am tourna-ment on Thursday, May 9.
Winning first place was the team ofFran Neil, Donna Johnson, Bev Ruddand Barb Stuber with plus-2; and sec-ond place, Pat Gower, Michele Koonand Karen Speaker with plus-1.
Individual winners were: First place,Michele Koon with plus-3.5; and sec-ond place, Barb Stuber with plus-3.
The Morrison Group played a gameon Thursday, May 9.
The winners were: First place, BillMountford and Tom Auclair with 59;second place, Lefty St. Pierre and JoeGraf with 60; and third place, CliffAubin and Romy Febre with 62.
The Men’s Association played a proam tournament on Wednesday, May 8.
Winning first place was the team ofRuss Rudd, Ken Brunswick, Al Farrelland Lefty St. Pierre with plus-12.5; andsecond place, Tim Thomas, JonnYoder and Don Ethun with plus-11.
Individual winners were: A Flight(26-over): Cliff Steele with plus-2. BFlight (22-25): Tim Thomas with plus-
5.5. C Flight (21-under): Al Farrell withplus-8.
The Golfettes played a flighted,gross/net game Tuesday, May 7.
The winners were: Flight 1 - Gross:Dee Paul with 81; and Net: LindaTherrien with 66. Flight 2 - Gross:Joanne Merkle with 95; and Net:MaryBeth Carby. Flight 3 - Gross: FranSmith with 103; and Net: Sally Dworakwith 69.
The Morrison Group played a gameon Tuesday, May 7.
Winning first place was the team ofCliff Steele, Harold Plagens, TimThomas and Butch Smith with minus-20.
A Limited Member game was playedMonday, May 6.
Winning first place was the team ofJohn Hierholzer, Tom Shaver, Ray andBecky Payne with plus-2.
Individual winners were: First place,John Hierholzer with plus-5.5; andsecond place, Patsy Miller with plus-3.
The Morrison Group played a Front9, Back 9 game Monday, May 6.
The winners were: Front 9 - Firstplace, Ken Koon and Cliff Aubin (draw)with 26; second place, Jim Cercy with26; and third place, Joe Graf and TimThomas with 21. Back 9 - Tying forfirst/second/third places were RussRudd and Gerry Page; Cliff Aubin andTom Auclair; Ken Brunswick and LeftySt. Pierre; Jim Cercy and Cecil Lemons
with 31 each.The Men’s
Association played aFlight Tourney, WhiteTees, Green Tees, GoldTees event Saturday,May 4.
The winners were:White Tees - Firstplace, Russ Rudd with68. Tying forsecond/third/fourthplaces were BobStreeter, Cliff Steeleand Ken Brunswickwith 72 each. GoldTees - First place, GilHeier with 66. Tying forsecond through fifthplaces were GerryPage, Joe Graf, KeithKincer and Ken Koonwith 67 each.
Green Tees - Firstplace, Neil Purcell with66.
Tying for secondplace were Al Farrell,Bill Mountford and DonMcDonald with 65each.
Closest to the pin:No. 3, Gerry Page, 20-feet-4; No. 5,Ken Brunswick, 7-feet-3; No. 12, TimThomas, 13-feet-5; and No. 17, ButchSmith, 36-feet.
SpringLakeOn Tuesday, May 14, the SpringLake
Men’s Golf Association held a teamevent called a “Shambles Tournament”on the Cougar Trail golf course.
In this tournament, all players teeoff and then play their own ball fromwhere the best tee shot lands.
Then, on Par 5 holes, only the twobest balls count, on Par 4 holes, onlythe 3 best balls count, and on Par 3holes, all four balls count.
There were six, four-man teams andscores included the hole handicaps ofall players.
First place, with a net score of 167strokes, went to Will David, RickNelson, Jay Payne and Jim Foote.
This team scored 32 shots on Par5’s, 77 shots on Par 4’s, and 58 shotson Par 3’s.
In second place, with a net 171strokes, was the team of Bob Hinde,Vern Hoffman, Gale Monda and DanPorter, whose scores were 31 on Par5’s, 83 on 4’s, and 57 on the 3’s.
Two strokes back at 173 strokes,third place went to Joe Austin, CharlieKeniston, Joe Troia and Ray McKenzie.
Their scores were 26 on 5’s, 80 on
4’s, and 67 on Par 3’s. Following these were the teams
headed by Jan Hard - 175 strokes,Gary Behrendt - 177 strokes, and KenKirby - 184 strokes.
On Thursday, May 9, the SpringLakeMen’s Golf Association finished a twoday Pick Your Partner tournament onthe Panther Creek golf course.
Object of this match was for eachtwo man team to accumulate as manyNet Points as possible where bogeyscount 1, pars count 2 and birdies count4 points after the application of holehandicaps.
There were three Flights, with the AFlight having team handicaps of 12 to29, the B Flight having team handicapsof 30 to about 42; and the C Flight with43 to 50.
First place in Flight A was awardedto Joe Austin and Gene Hearn who had86 points on Tuesday and 97 points onThursday for a total of 183 points.
On Day 2, Joe shot a net 67 andGene shot a net 69 with three 8 pointholes and seven 6 point holes, in com-piling the 97 points.
Second place in Flight A went to BobHinde and Edd Vowels with 97 onTuesday and 83 on Thursday totalling180 points.
Third place was won by Jon Browerand Tom Bates with 94 plus 83 -- 177points.
In the B Flight, first place wasawarded to Rick Nelson and Joe Troiawith a total 183; 104 from Tuesday and79 on Thursday that included 10 pointson No. 15, a par 5, where Joe birdiedwith one stroke handicap for a 6 pointeagle and Rick parred with one strokefor a 4 point birdie.
Second place was taken by WillDavid and Richie Eastep with 78 and82 for 160 points.
Third place went to Don Cunningand Vern Hoffman, whose scores were95 and 62, adding up to 157.
The C Flight had the team with thehighest number of points..
Dave Docherty and Jim Foote com-bined for 83 on Tuesday and 104 onThursday for a total 187 points.
Dave shot a net 66 in taking theadvice of the PGA and “moving up” tothe Green Tees, even though he lost 4strokes of handicap.
“Wildman” Foote used 10 strokeson the Par 6 No. 4 hole, but still camein with a net 68 to help out.
Jay Payne and Ray McKenzie tooksecond with 90 and 72 for 162 netpoints, while Leon Van and RobFrederick won a tie breaker for third at150 points over Ed Clay and DanPorter.
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umn allows me the opportu-nity to connect to manyfolks in Highlands Countyand share my fishing suc-cesses and failures.
So, as I head into retire-ment, I do so with greatanticipation that the “best isyet to come.”
Oh, and I forgot to men-
tion, one of my “Bucket-List” items that I will nowpursue on a full-time basis iscatching the Florida Staterecord largemouth bass.
I think I know where shelives.
Don Norton is a professionaltournament bass fisherman, bassfishing guide, and custom rod
builder. He lives in the GolfHammock area of Sebring withhis wife Lexie, and is the ownerof a custom rod building compa-ny appropriately named “TheAmerican Fisherman”. He canbe reached at 863-273-4998 orby email [email protected]. Hiswebsite address is theamerican-fisherman.com.
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Norton has his eye on ‘Bucket List’
Courtesy photoLeft to right, Terry Yandle, Frank Branca and Billy Parr. Terry Yandle has been playing forsix and a half years and on February 4 made a hole in one on hole 7. This is a 124 yard,par-3 hole.Terry also had an eagle that same day.
Yandle proves to be a quick study
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By ROB HARRISAssociated Press
LONDON — DavidBeckham is retiring fromsoccer after the season, end-ing a career in which hebecome a global superstarsince starting his career atManchester United.
The 38-year-oldEnglishman recently won aleague title in a fourth coun-try with Paris Saint-Germain.
He said in a statementFriday he is “thankful toPSG for giving me theopportunity to continue but Ifeel now is the right time tofinish my career, playing atthe highest level.”
Beckham has two gamesleft this season with PSG.
He also played for RealMadrid and the Los AngelesGalaxy, winning titles withboth those clubs as well aswith United.
“If you had told me as ayoung boy I would haveplayed for and won trophieswith my boyhood clubManchester United, proudlycaptained and played for mycountry over one hundredtimes and lined up for someof the biggest clubs in theworld, I would have told youit was a fantasy. I’m fortu-nate to have realized thosedreams,” Beckham said.
On the international stage,Beckham has made 115appearances for England’snational team — a record for
a player other than a goal-keeper.
“To this day, one of myproudest achievements iscaptaining my country,”Beckham said. “I knew everytime I wore the Three Lionsshirt, I was not only follow-ing in a long line of greatplayers, I was also represent-ing every fan that cared pas-sionately about their country.
“I’m honored to representEngland both on and off thepitch. ... I want to thank allmy teammates, the greatmanagers that I had thepleasure of learning from. Ialso want to thank the fanswho have all supported meand given me the strength tosucceed.”
Beckham to retire from soccer at end of season
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Soon after the drawended, Mylute jockey RosieNapravnik said on Twitter,“Perfect draw! super excit-ed!
Quast said, “We’re ecstat-ic about it. With this horse,it doesn’t matter as much,but it sure is nice beinginside, a little bit toward themiddle, and then having Orbinside us and Departinginside us, the two bigthreats. It’s great to be out-side of them.”
Departing, a bay gelding,won the Grade III IllinoisDerby on April 20 andskipped the KentuckyDerby because Stall did notthink the horse was ready.
The trainer thinks itmight be an advantage at thePreakness.
“In this day and age, themodern thoroughbred seems
to like a little time in-between races. I don’t knowwhy,” Stall said. “So we’refortunate enough to have 28days between the IllinoisDerby and now. It gave ustime to improve and he real-ly has improved. You cansee it on a day-to-day basiswhen you train him.”
Stall is among those whobelieve the rail won’t be ahindrance to Orb.
“The post doesn’t reallymatter in this type of race,this type of track with anine-horse field,” he said.“It’s just a good party tocome to.”
Orb won the Derby by 2?lengths and has won fivestraight races, so he’s cer-tainly worth of being thefavorite in spite of his start-ing position.
“I don’t know that therail’s all that bad,” said Hall
of Fame trainer D. WayneLukas, who has three horsesin the race: Oxbow, WillTake Charge and TitletownFive. “Orb is still the one tobeat.”
The field, from the rail,with odds in parenthesis:Orb (1-1), Goldencents (8-1), Titletown Five (30-1),Departing (6-1), Mylute (5-1), Oxbow (15-1), Will TakeCharge (12-1), GovenorCharlie (12-1) andItsmyluckyday (10-1).
Lukas was delighted withthe post positions drawn byhis trio of entrants.
“I love mine. I thought itwas real good,” he said.“Oxbow for a change gotinside a little bit. He’ll beforwardly placed. Weshouldn’t have any trouble.I’m going to have to comeup with a different excusewhen we get beat.”
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By TIM REYNOLDSAssociated Press
MIAMI — Knowing histeam needed him at his best,Dwyane Wade retreated to theMiami Heat locker room afterthe third quarter for somequick treatment on his achingright knee.
When he came back, hewas good as new.
And now he can rest untilthe Eastern Conference finals.
LeBron James scored 23points, Wade added 18 andhad a brilliant 45-secondsequence that proved crucial,and the Heat clawed backfrom an 11-point second-halfdeficit to beat the ChicagoBulls 94-91 on Wednesdaynight and close out their sec-ond-round series in fivegames.
“We gave it everything wehad,” James said. “I have noenergy left.”
The Heat outscoredChicago 25-14 in the fourthquarter to escape andadvance.
“I knew the fourth quarterwas going to be tough so Iwanted to re-tape my knee,”said Wade, who has been bat-tling bone bruises on his kneefor several weeks. “I knew Iwas going to come back into agrind. Our trainers did a greatjob of getting it taped itenough so I could come outand play.”
Did they ever.Wade had a blocked shot,
defensive rebound, offensiverebound and putback slam —all in a late 45-second span —to help cap a wild night ofwild comebacks.
The Heat blew an early 18-point lead, then pulled off alate rally to finish off thedepleted Bulls, who still hadtwo chances on their last pos-session to force overtime.
But Nate Robinson andJimmy Butler missed 3-point-ers, time expired, and Miamimoved on to face Indiana orNew York next week.
“Dwyane is uncanny,” Heatcoach Erik Spoelstra said.“When the competition is atits highest, and its fiercest, hefinds a way.”
Carlos Boozer finishedwith 26 points and 14rebounds for the Bulls, whowere without Derrick Rose forthe 99th straight game, as wellas Kirk Hinrich (calf) andLuol Deng (illness).
Robinson scored 21 points,Butler had 19, and RichardHamilton 15 for the Bulls,who dropped the final fourgames of the series.
“Obviously we’re disap-pointed in losing the series,”Bulls coach Tom Thibodeausaid. “But I was never disap-pointed in our team. I thoughtour team fought hard all yearlong. There was no quit inthem.”
True — all the way to theend.
A team that played withoutthe 2011 NBA MVP in Rose,and dealt with a slew of otherissues along the way, waswithin a couple shots fromforcing the reigning champi-ons to fly back to Chicago fora Game 6 on Friday night.
The Heat say they havemore than a few of those war-rior-types as well, including
Wade, who said privatelybefore the game that he wasamused about constant specu-lation surrounding his knee —which has been banged up forweeks.
When the stakes were high-est Wednesday, he was therefor the Heat.
“I’ll go on and on abouthow great he is,” James said.“I really don’t care for thetrash talk that he receives.”
Shane Battier opened thefourth quarter with a 3-pointerto get Miami within five.
Another 3-pointer fromBattier — over Boozer, hisfellow Duke alum — camenot long afterward, and heconnected on a pair of freethrows after being fouled on a3-point try to cut Chicago’slead to 81-79.
Norris Cole had a pair ofbaskets, the second being aleft-handed driving dunk, toput Miami on top, and theHeat found a way to close itout from there, even though itwasn’t easy, by any measure.
Robinson’s 3-pointer with1:43 left got the Bulls to 94-91.
No one scored again, eventhough there were plenty ofchances both ways.
When it was finally over,the Heat lingered on the courtin celebration.
Wade held on to the gameball as he shook a few fans’hands, and he, James andBosh exchanged some high-fives — the last three Miamiplayers to leave the floor.
“I had a good couple ofminutes,” Wade said. “I knewthey’ve seen a lot of LeBronand Norris. I knew theyweren’t prepared for me toattack which is what I wasable to do.”
Miami will open the Eastfinals at home next week, andit’ll be a playoff rematch fromits march to the title last sea-son.
If Indiana beats New York— the Pacers lead that series3-1 — on Thursday night,then the Heat and Pacers willmeet in Game 1 in Miami onMonday night.
If the Knicks extend thePacers to at least six games,then the East finals wouldopen Wednesday night,regardless of opponent.
The Heat will almost surelybe big favorites against eitherIndiana or New York, thoughit’s certain either opponentwould enter a series againstMiami with plenty of confi-dence.
The Knicks went 3-1against the Heat this season,outscoring them by 11.5points per game and winningboth of their games at Miamiconvincingly.
The Pacers went 2-1against the Heat, winningtwice in Indianapolis and los-ing their lone game in Miami.
To put that in some moreperspective, the Heat went 2-5against the Knicks and Pacers,and are now 72-12 against allother NBA clubs this season.
“It only gets more difficultand more challenging,”Spoelstra said. “That’s whatcompetitors want.”
Then again, given howMiami has played over thelast 3 1/2 months, the notionof the Heat losing to anybodyfour times might seem down-right impossible.
The Heat lost at Indiana on
Feb. 1. They won at Toronto two
days later, the first victory inwhat became a run of 27straight wins — and the startof a stretch that has seenMiami go 45-3 in its last 48games.
More than half the league— 17 of the other 29 teams —didn’t win 45 games, total,this season, even includingplayoffs.
“They’re a great team. Agreat team,” Thibodeau said.“They’re not going to beatthemselves. You have to beatthem.
No one would have thoughtthe ending would be so excit-ing after the way this onestarted.
Marco Belinelli took theBulls’ first shot, a woefullyshort airball.
Joakim Noah took theirsecond shot, a very long air-ball.
Their third possession wasa turnover, and the night wasshaping up like a Chicago dis-aster.
It was 10-0 before half thecrowd was in their seats, and22-4 just past the midpoint ofthe opening quarter.
Since the start of Game 4,in barely over 53 minutes ofplay, the Heat had outscoredthe Bulls by 40 points.
Everyone in the building —except for the 20 or so guys inred uniforms or wearing suitson the Chicago bench — hadto be thinking that the serieswas over.
If so, then they were allwrong.
Game 5 turned into amicrocosm of the Bulls’ sea-son.
They were unfazed, unflap-pable, unrelenting in the faceof being counted out.
And before long, the mas-sive deficit was a thing of thepast.
Boozer went 6 for 7 in theopening quarter, his layup latein the period getting the Bullswithin seven before Jamesscored to end the first andgive Miami a 30-21 lead.
The Bulls were unbothered,and just kept getting stops onone end, making baskets onthe other.
Butler’s 3-pointer with 4:46left in the half gave Chicagoits first advantage of thenight, 38-36.
To recap, the game startedwith a 22-4 Heat run — and inthe 13 minutes that immedi-ately followed, the Bullsrebutted with a 34-14 burst.
By halftime, it was 53-47. In the third, after Chicago
briefly led by 11 — remem-ber, they were down 18, mak-ing that a 29-point turnaround— the Bulls took a 77-69 edgeinto the final 12 minutes.
“We grinded it out,” Boozersaid. “We had chances. Wejust fell a little bit short.”
And Miami moved on, nowhalfway home in its quest fora second straight title.
NOTES: Miami is 6-0 inits last six chances to closeout a series. ... The Bulls had16 turnovers, which Miamiturned into 27 points. ...Hinrich’s calf injury wasimproving, the Bulls said, butnot to the point where hecould play.
Heat rally past Bulls to advance
MCT photoShane Battier andLeBron Jamesdefend againstCarlos Boozer in thelow post Wednesdaynight. Boozer’sstrong first quarterhelped Chicagobounce back from abig early deficit tomake a game of it.But the Heat ralliedlate to close out theseries and advanceto the EasternConference Finals.
Orb on inside track at Preakness
Then it is off to enjoy thesummer and get set for themore heated practice seasonand the advent of a slightlyaltered district.
Now in District 11-6A,Sebring will still be joined byWinter Haven and LakeGibson, with Kathleen beingmoved out and Lake Regioncoming in.
And while those dog-daypractices are further honingthe skills and forging a team,this spring season is where itall began.
Where the seeds wereplanted and look to be in fullbloom.
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Connor Cook will be leadingone squad in tonight’s Blueand White game atFiremen’s Field.
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Dear Pharmacist: I’vehad migraine headaches for11 years and live on triptandrugs and ibuprofen. Theremust be something else I cando. Please lend some sensi-ble “Suzy” insight, I’m des-perate.
— J.C., Tuscon, ArizonaAnswer: The sensible
thing for me to do is helpyou determine the cause ofyour headaches, rather thanlist supplements you’veprobably already tried.Migraines can steal the joyfrom your life, making younauseous and sensitive tosounds, perfume and light,not to mention the pain!There are 50 other symptomstoo.
Even though your oddsincrease if a family memberhas migraines, I still thinkyou can overcome them ifyou know the cause, that’sthe hardest part. Womenare three times morelikely to getmigraines, com-pared to men,which speaksto an estrogenconnection. Asudden drop inestrogen (like at thebeginning of your natu-ral cycle or when comingoff “the pill” for a week) cantrigger a headache.
Food sensitivities arecommon triggers, so I’davoid foods that con-tain gluten, wheat,dairy, soy, eggs, corn,processed cold-cuts,wine, sulfites and choco-late. Give it threemonths to be
fair. Avoid food additives atall costs, such as artificialcolors, sweeteners or MSG.Don’t freak, it’s not thathard to do if you choose toeat nothing from a box orcan.
Have you considerednutritional deficiencies?Magnesium deficiency is acommon cause forheadaches, depression,cramps and body aches. Forthe complete list of medica-
tions that rob you, refer tomy book Drug Muggers.
How crazy would youthink I was if I told you thatH. pylori (the same bugassociated with ulcers) istied to migraines? A random-ized, double-blind placebocontrolled study proved it in2012, and that was not thefirst study tethering bacteria,parasites, worms and virusesto migraines.
Experts cannot agree on
why migraines occur. Somethink there are arterialchanges which create moreblood flow to the head.Drugs like Imitrex, Zomig,and Maxalt work by con-stricting blood vessels andshould be taken immediately.Medicine won’t preventfuture attacks. That’s why Istress the importance offinding the triggers.Speaking of stress, minimizeit.
Other experts, includingmyself, think migraines havemore to do with mitochondr-ial (mito) dysfunction and
pain-causing cytokines thanwith inflamed blood
vessels. Your mito are ener-gy generators and normallypump out ATP (energy mole-cule) but something goesawry.
Restoring mito health andreducing cytokines shouldbecome every migraine suf-ferer’s goal. Eradication ofinfection can help while sup-plements that support mitohealth are critical. CoQ10(or ubiquinol) is among thebest.
A 2002 study(Cephalalgia) concluded that61 percent of participantsfound at least a 50 percentreduction in the frequency ofmigraine attacks over 4months with CoQ10.Migraineurs could also bene-fit tremendously from mag-nesium, riboflavin and lipoicacid. Wrap your head aroundthis type of thinking because
my new ideas mighthelp you reach your
ultimate goal, a painfree life!
Suzy Cohen is a regis-tered pharmacist and the
author of ‘The 24-HourPharmacist’ and ‘Real
Solutions.’ For more informa-tion, visit www.
DearPharmacist. com. Thisinformation is not intended totreat, diagnose or cure your con-dition.
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are almost here and it’s timeto take your workout to thenext level to get in shape.
Whether you are lookingto shed a few pounds thatcame with the cold weather,training for a race, or begin-ning team workouts, there isno time like the present toget moving.
While some people find iteasy to make a workout partof their daily routine, manystruggle with creating a fit-ness plan and sticking to it.Below are a few tips to helpyou create and maintain adiverse and healthy schedulethis month and beyond:
Bring a buddy
Exercise doesn’t need toseem like a chore. Join arunning group or grab afriend and head to the gym -accountability will make youless likely to skip a workout.
Track your trips
Keep a calendar and markeach trip you make to thegym, go for a run, or partici-pate in a fitness activity.Tracking your progress androutines will allow you tomake adjustments andimprovements to your fitnessplan.
Start small
Don’t bite off more thanyou can chew. Set short-termrealistic goals that are attain-able. Lengthening your run-ning distance each week,upping the number of repsyou do on your favoritemachine or increasing theweights you lift (by no more
than 10 percent each week)will create a sense of accom-plishment. Even when youfeel like you do not haveenough energy for a fullworkout, go outside for awalk, hop on the treadmillfor 15 minutes or simplymake it a point to take thestairs when possible —every little step counts.
Switch things up
Do not get stuck doing thesame routine each time youare heading to the gym. Trytaking a class such as
CrossFit, Boxing or Bootcamp; join a summer sportsleague or sign-up for yourfirst triathlon.
Trying out different typesof workouts will make youfeel refreshed and allow youto exercise different muscles.
Refuel your body
It is crucial to refuel yourbody post-workout with amix of carbohydrates andhigh quality protein. Onesuch protein-rich choice isRockin’ Refuel IntenseRecovery, which is 100 per-
cent real milk with 20 gramsof protein and features a 2:1carb to protein ratio whichhas been proven to maximizemuscle recovery.
Your muscles will feel thedifference and your tastebuds will appreciate thegreat taste of real milk.
Remembering these tipscan help you maximize yourworkouts and make themmore enjoyable.
Check outRockinRefuel.com or visitFacebook.com/RockinRefuelfor more tips.
Warm weather shape-up tips
Family FeaturesAdding weights to your exercise routine is a good way to help shed pounds of fat.
WASHINGTON (AP) —The Food and DrugAdministration on Tuesdayapproved a genetic testfrom Roche to help doctorsidentify patients who canbenefit from a lung cancerdrug made by the compa-ny’s Genentech unit.
The diagnostic test is thefirst approved to detectgenetic mutations found inroughly 10 percent ofpatients with the mostprevalent form of lung can-cer, known as non-smallcell lung cancer.
Patients who test positivefor the mutation are morelikely to respond toGenentech’s drug Tarcevaas a first-choice treatment,and the FDA said it expand-ed the drug’s approval forthat use in its announce-ment. The drug was origi-nally approved in 2004 as asecond-line option afterpatients failed to respond tochemotherapy.
Lung cancer is the dead-
liest form of cancer amongmen and women in the U.S.and is expected to kill near-ly 160,000 people this year,according to the NationalCancer Institute.
Company studies foundthat patients with the geneticmutation detected byRoche’s test lived more than10 months without their dis-ease progressing, whentreated with Tarceva. Thatcompared to more than fivemonths for patients taking astandard chemotherapy drugcombination.
“The approval of thecobas EGFR Mutation Testwill allow physicians toidentify non-small cell lungcancer patients who arecandidates for receivingTarceva as first line thera-py,” said Alberto Gutierrez,director of the FDA’s officefor diagnostics, in a state-ment. Companion diagnos-tics play an important rolein determining which thera-pies are the safest.
FDA approvesgenetic test for
lung cancer drug
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Are you one of the people whostill have back pain one year afterthe symptoms started? Now whatdo you do?
If you have not already stoppedsmoking, this is a good time to stop.Smoking has been shown toincrease back pain probably by itseffect on the arteries to the discs.This is known to be the cause discdeterioration in the neck but is notas clear an effect in the back.
Work with a physical therapist tostrengthen your abdominal muscles,loosen up tight sacroiliac joints (where thespine attaches to the pelvis) or stretch out“knots” in your back muscles, both of whichinterfere with normal back motion and causepain. The therapist can also mobilize (verygently if osteoporosis is present) stiff verte-bral joints.
Beginning a fitness program to improveyour cardiovascular fitness will not onlyhelp your heart but has been shown todecrease back pain although the reason isnot clear. If your mattress is old you mightconsider buying a new more supportive one.
If you still have back pain after tryingthese, more study is needed. An MRI willshow spinal stenosis, arthritic facet joints(the joints between vertebrae) or spinalstenosis (narrowing of the space for thespinal cord). If you have a pacemaker orother reason that you cannot have an MRI aCT scan will give much of the same infor-mation. It shows bone very well but does notshow soft tissues, such as discs, as well asan MRI.
EMG done by a neurologist will show if aspecific nerve or nerves is pinched. Usingthe information from these studies, yourcomplaints and physical exam your doctorwill help you decide on the best course oftreatment.
A common finding is small disc bulges notimpinging on the nerve roots or spinal cordand/or spurring at several levels. This, com-bined with a complaint of generalized backpain and an exam withoutweakness or significantnumbness, is the most com-mon finding. Steroids arevery helpful in relievingperipheral nerve pain.Unfortunately they do notget into spinal fluid wellbecause the brain and spinalcord are protected against allforeign substances — goodand bad — by two layers oftough fascial tissue.
Injecting steroids in to thearea between these two lay-ers (the epidural space) getssteroids to the irritable areain a time-release dose. Thisrelieves the pain in manycases. It is done by anesthe-siologists as it is the sametechnique with differentmedicines used for anesthe-sia in delivering babies. Ifthere are only one or two“bad” joints, the anesthesiol-ogist can inject either thefacets or the nerve rootsnear them with steroidsunder x-ray control.
If the space for the spinal cord isnarrowed on MRI/CT and you haveincreased pain with walking, youprobably have spinal stenosis. Thisis often confused with circulationproblems. These also get worsewith walking and better with rest-ing. An exam of the pulses in yourlegs and oxygenation in your toeswill differentiate these two diag-noses. Spinal stenosis will some-times respond to epidural steroidsbut often requires surgery. The goodnews is that especially in the older
patient surgery for spinal stenosis has themost predictable good outcome.
More on back pain and its treatment in thenext column, so stay tuned.
Dr. Diana D. Carr treats patients at The Hand &Shoulder Specialists offering specialty care close tohome with a concentration on healing shoulder,elbow, wrist and hand problems.She is certified by theAmerican Board ofOrthopaedic Surgeryand a Fellow of theAmerican Academy ofOrthopaedic Surgeons.Dr. Carr's long list ofachievements includebeing the area's onlyOrthopaedic Surgeon cer-tified as a hand specialist.For more information, pleasevisit http://hand-shoulder-special-ist.com or call (863) 382-7777. Thisinformation is not intended to diagnose,treat or cure your condition.
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plans the following commu-nity outreach events for thecoming week:
Monday: 9 a.m., Copingwith Transitions at ResthavenAssisted Living facility, offS.R. 64, Resthaven Road,Zolfo Springs; 10 a.m.,Health Fair at ChathamPointe, Stenton Road,Wauchula; and 1 p.m.,Caregivers Support Group atCrown Pointe AssistedLiving Community, Sun ‘NLake Boulevard, Sebring.
Tuesday: 8 a.m., HealthFair at Sebring Bluffs, U.S.27, Sebring; 10 a.m., HealthFair at Fair HavensApartments, Spinks Road,Sebring; and 12:30 p.m.,Health Fair at the Groves,behind Sebring Diner, U.S.27.
Wednesday: 9 a.m.,Health Fair at Avon ParkMeal Site, Main Street; 10a.m., Health Fair at PalmApartments, Hal McRaeBoulevard, Avon Park; and 1p.m., Health Fair atTanglewood, U.S. 27,Sebring.
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Associated PressBOSTON — A statewide
association of doctors andmedical students is backing aproposed ban on the sale oftobacco products by healthcare institutions.
The MassachusettsMedical Society offered tes-timony Tuesday at a BeaconHill hearing by theLegislature's JointCommittee on Public Health.
The bill would not onlyprohibit hospitals and clinicsfrom selling cigarettes andother tobacco products, itwould also block doctorsfrom working in a profes-sional capacity in locationswhere tobacco products aresold.
The group said doctors,nurses and other health careprofessionals “should not bepermitted by their very pres-ence to legitimize the sale oftobacco products.”
Doctors group:Ban sale oftobacco inhospitals
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AtonementLutheran Church -ELCA
SEBRING — This is Dayof Pentecost Sunday. Rev.Jefferson Cox’s sermon willbe based on the gospelreading of John 14:8-17,25-27.
Rev. Cox will be theBible study leader on May23 and 30. Sharon Palmerwill lead the Bible studywhen Rev. Cox is not ableto attend.
A Memorial Day Saluteto the Veterans Picnic willbe from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.May 27. Bring family andfriends. Memorial programsand free food, fun andgames for all ages. Moredetails to follow.
Christ LutheranChurch - LCMS
AVON PARK — ThisSunday in Pentecost, PastorScott McLean will preach asermon titled “The HolySpirit Is the Comforter!”The church is at 1320County Road 64, east of theAvon Park High Schoolpast the four-way stop sign.For more information, call471-2663 or search onlineatchristlutheranavonpark.org.
Christian TrainingChurch
SEBRING — Rev. LindaM. Downing will bring themessage titled “The Fall ofBabylon: Part 6” at theSunday morning service.The Wednesday night Biblestudy is the Gospel of John.
Emmanuel UnitedChurch of Christ
SEBRING — Rev.George Miller will deliverthe Sunday morning ser-mon, “Freeing God” withScripture taken from Acts2:1-21.
The church is 1.7 mileswest of U.S. 27 on CountyRoad 634 (HammockRoad). Call 471-1999 orvisitsebringemmanuelucc.com.
Faith LutheranChurch - LCMS
SEBRING — ThisSunday morning, the churchcelebrates Pentecost. PastorRobert Reinhardt will deliv-er his sermon “The Spirit ofTruth,” based on the read-ings of the day: Genesis11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21 andJohn 14:23-31. Join in asthe church celebrates theConfirmation service ofAllyson M. Pyle, SavannaR. Roberts, Dominick W.Vinson-Roberts and KelleyM. Young.
The church offers a BethMoore David -Seeking aHeart Like His workshopon Wednesdays at 1 p.m.(in the sixth week of 11). Itis not too late to join andSaturdays has three classesat 9 a.m. meeting again onMay 25. All are welcome.
Starting in June therewill have one service at 10a.m. Saturday, June 8 willbe a Blow Out the ClosetSale. All items in Faith’sCloset will be for sale.Vacation Bible School isbeing offered from June 17-21 with dinner before class-es. To pre-register, call orcome by the church (385-7848) or e-mail [email protected].
First Baptist Church- Avon Park
AVON PARK — Rev.Jon Beck’s Sunday morningmessage will be “That WeMay Know” from I John5:6-21.
Cole is beginning a newseries “Unpacking the GreatCommandment” with hissermon “God's LoveLanguage” from John 14.He is also beginning a newseries, “The Other Gospel,”in the evening service withhis sermon “Someone’s atthe Door” from John 1:6-18.
Call the church office at465-0060 or check outwww.faithbaptistchurchlp.com/. Pastor Bill's sermonsare now available on thewebsite.
First ChristianChurch - Avon Park
AVON PARK — “Let’sGo Fishing!” is the sermonseries this month.
If you missed lastSunday’s message, checkour website, you can listen
to either a snip-it or in itsentirety. You will need apassword to listen to thecomplete message, just givethe church office a call forthe code.
First Christian Church ofAvon Park is at 1016 W.Camphor (behind the WellsFargo Bank). Call 453-5334or [email protected] with any ques-tions or to request informa-tion. The church website iswww.firstcchristianap.com.
First ChristianChurch (Disciples ofChrist)
SEBRING — The pas-tor’s sermon is titled “TheHoly Spirit Comes AtPentecost” taken from Acts2:1-4. Assisting the pastorduring the Communionservice will be Elders Dickand Sharron Campbell.
Deacons for the day areSandi Laufer, EffieSimmonds and CarolChandler. Greeting the con-
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A very successful busi-nessman parked his newsports car, a Ferrari, in frontof his office in order to showit off to his colleagues. As hewas getting out of the vehi-cle, a truck came along tooclosely and completely toreoff the car’s open door. Thebusinessman immediatelygrabbed his cell phone,dialed 9-1-1, and waited nomore than five minutesbefore a policeman arrivedon the scene.
Before the officer couldeven ask any questions, thebusinessman started shoutinghysterically. His beautifulFerrari, which he had justpicked up the day before,was now completely ruined.He exclaimed that no matterwhat a body shop did to it,the car would never be thesame again.
After the businessmanfinally calmed down from hisemotional tirade, the police-man shook his head in disbe-lief. “I cannot believe howmaterialistic you are,” hesaid. “You have been sofocused on your precious carthat you haven’t taken thetime to notice anything else!”
“What in the world do youmean?” came the reply withshock and dismay. “How canyou say such a thing?”
The officer pointed out,“Do you not realize that yourleft arm is missing from the
elbow down? It must havebeen torn off when the truckhit you!”
“Oh no!” screamed thehorrified businessman.“Where’s my Rolex?”
Learning to be contentwith what we do have isoften difficult when living ina world that is obsessed withwhat it does not have. We areconstantly bombarded withthe idea of accumulating pos-sessions and “keeping upwith the Jones.” God, inter-estingly enough, wants us tobe wealthy. However, Hisdesire is that we be spiritual-ly rich, not materially rich.
Paul told Timothy in 1Timothy 6:7-10, “For wehave brought nothing into theworld, so we cannot takeanything out of it either. Ifwe have food and covering,with these we shall be con-tent. But those who want toget rich fall into temptationand a snare and many foolish
and harmful desires whichplunge men into ruin anddestruction. For the love ofmoney is a root of all sortsof evil, and some by longingfor it have wandered awayfrom the faith and piercedthemselves with manygriefs.”
When we earnestly desirematerial gain, we find theruin and destruction thatawait the world. When weearnestly desire godly gain,we find the eternal peace andcontentment that await thefaithful few.
Jesus taught in Matthew6:19-21, “Do not store up foryourselves treasures on earth,where moth and rust destroy,and where thieves break inand steal. But store up foryourselves treasures in heav-en, where neither moth norrust destroys, and wherethieves do not break in orsteal; for where your treasureis, there your heart will bealso.”
Where is your treasureright now? Where is yourheart right now? Make themboth with God in Heaven!
Kevin’s Komments by KevinPatterson is presented by theSebring Parkway church ofChrist assembling at 3800Sebring Parkway, Sebring. Onthe Internet, visit www.sebring-coc.com, or e-mail [email protected].
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gregation will be Tim Wheaton.The acolyte for the day will be
one of the Thibodeau brothers.Immediately following the wor-
ship service there will be a specialprogram and fellowship meal forChris Baker, who will be graduat-ing next month from Sebring HighSchool.
First PresbyterianChurch of Avon Park
AVON PARK — Sunday morn-ing, Pastor Bob Johnson’s sermonis titled “Certainty” based on Luke1:1-4.
Special music will be providedby Bev Rudd, Margaret Desness,Ruth Mann, Margaret Phillips andBetty Schomisch singing “What aDay That Will Be/The King isComing.”
The adult class has been viewinga video series titled “The Life andMinistry of the Messiah” spon-
sored by Focus on the Family. Thelessons are filmed on location andnarrated by Ray Vander Lann. Thisnew series is titled “I Led You likea Bride” filmed in Jebel Katarina.Matt Sboto teaches the youth classand they are studying the book ofEphesians.
On Wednesday, Pastor Johnsonwill lead the Bible study groupfrom the book “What is theChristian’s Worldview?”
The church is at 215 E. CircleSt. (with two entrances onLagrande Street). For questions,call 453-3242 or check the websiteavonparkapchurch.com.
First PresbyterianChurch of Sebring
SEBRING — “Making Sure It IsGod” is the title of Sunday morn-ing’s sermon by the Rev. Darrell A.Peer.
Prayer Vigil and Global Day ofPrayer Gathering, sponsored byHighlands County Youth for Christ,will be from 6-8 p.m. Sundayevening in the sanctuary. Everyone
is encouraged to attend.
First United MethodistChurch of Sebring
SEBRING — On this Sunday ofPentecost, Rev. A.C. Bryant’s mes-sage will be “Pray for Bread” withScripture from Matthew 6:11.
The Florida Blood Mobile willbe at the church from 8:30 a.m. tonoon Sunday.
The church is downtown at 126S. Pine St. Visit the website atwww.sebringfirstumc.com. Call thechurch office for information at385-5184.
Tuesday home Bible study con-tinues “Messiah: Shadow ToImage.” Call 658-2534 for locationand other information.
During Sunday WorshipExperience, the sermon series con-
tinue “The Next Fifty Days – FromResurrection to Pentecost andBeyond” to learn the expectationsof what the Lord is going to do andwhat He is going to restore.
Heartland ChristianChurch
SEBRING — Pastor TedMoore’s sermon Sunday will be“Come Out of Lodebar,” withScripture from II Samuel 9:1-13.
The service will include RolandBates singing.
North American ChristianConvention is July 9-12. VacationBible School is July 29 to Aug. 2.
The church is at 2705 AlternateRoute 17 South (behind Publix);phone number is 314-9693.
Memorial UnitedMethodist Church
LAKE PLACID — Pastor JohnBryant will preach “How It’sMade” at the Sunday worship serv-ices using Psalm 104:24-34, 35b.
The church is at 500 Kent Ave.
behind the Tower. The phone num-ber is 465-2422.
St. John United MethodistChurch
SEBRING — The Rev. RonaldDe Genaro Jr.’s message onSunday will be “We have anAdvocate.” Biblical reference isfrom John 14:25-27.
Sebring Church of theBrethren
SEBRING — This Sunday morn-ing will have visiting minister,Karen Neff, with the church. Formore information, call 385-1597.
Spring Lake UnitedMethodist Church
SEBRING — Spring LakeUnited Methodist Church is at8170 Cozumel Lane. The Rev.Clyde Weaver’s Sunday morningsermon will be “We’ve Come HereBy God’s Help.” Potluck followsthe service.
� CChhrriisstt FFeelllloowwsshhiipp CChhuurrcchh ((AAsssseemmbbllyy ooffGGoodd)),, 2935 New Life Way. Bearing HisName; Preaching His Doctrine; andAwaiting His Coming. “Worshiping Godin Spirit and in Truth.” Sunday School, 9a.m.; Morning Worship, 10 a.m.; EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday: Worship, 7p.m. Pastor Eugene Haas. Phone 471-0924.� FFiirrsstt AAsssseemmbbllyy ooff GGoodd,, 4301Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring. The Rev.Wilmont McCrary, pastor. Sunday School,10 a.m.; Morning Worship and KIDSChurch, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 7 p.m.Wednesday Family Night, (Adult BibleStudy), LIFE Youth Group, Royal Rangers,Missionettes, 7:30 p.m. Phone 385-6431.
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� AAvvoonn PPaarrkk LLaakkeess BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh,, 2600N. Highlands Blvd., Avon Park, FL 33825.George Hall, Pastor. Christ centered andbiblically based. Sunday worship services,8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nurseryfacilities are available. Bible studies at9:45 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday.Prayer Time 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.Bible classes at 9:45 a.m. are centered forall ages. Choir practice at 5 p.m. Sunday.Church phone: 452-6556. � BBeetthhaannyy BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh ((GGAARRBBCC)) Weare located at the corner of SR17 and C-17A (truck route) in Avon Park. Join usSunday morning at 9:00 AM for coffeeand doughnuts, followed with SundaySchool for all ages at 9:30. Sunday morn-ing worship service begins at 10:30 a.m.,and evening worship service is at 6 p.m.On Wednesdays, the Word of Life teenministry and the Catylist class (20's+)begin at 6:30 PM. The adult Bible andPrayer Time begins at 7 p.m. For moreinformation go to www.bethanybap-tistap.com or call the church office at863-452-1136. � FFaaiitthh MMiissssiioonnaarryy BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh,, offState Road 17 North of Sebring at 1708LaGrange Ave. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday Service, 7p.m. Deaf interpretation available. KenLambert, Pastor. Phone 386-5055.� FFeelllloowwsshhiipp BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh,, 1000Maxwell St., Avon Park, FL 33825.Sunday: Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.;Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday: Evening Service, 7 p.m.;Children/Youth, 7 p.m. Telephone: 453-4256. Fax: 453-6986. E-mail: [email protected]; Web site, www.apfellowship.org.� FFiirrsstt BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh ooff AAvvoonn PPaarrkk, 100N. Lake Ave., Avon Park. Rev. Jon Beck,pastor; Charlie Parish, associatepastor/youth and families; Joy Loomis,music director; Rev. Johnattan Soltero,Hispanic pastor. Sunday – Sunday school,9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m.;Children’s Church, 10:45 a.m.; Youth,4:45 p.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday - Wednesday Night Supper,5:15 p.m.; Children’s Choir, 6 p.m.; YouthActivities, 6-7:30 p.m.; Prayer
Meeting/Bible Study, 6 p.m.; WorshipChoir Practice, 6 p.m.; Mission Programsfor Children, 6:45 p.m. Hispanic Services:Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., worship serv-ice at 11 a.m. Wednesday Bible study at 7p.m. Morning and evening services avail-able at www.fbcap.net. Select Media,select Sermon Library, select Date. Call453-6681 for details. “In the heart ofAvon Park, for the hearts of Avon Park.”� FFiirrsstt BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh ooff LLaakkee JJoosseepphhiinnee,,111 Lake Josephine Drive, Sebring (justoff U.S. 27 midway between Sebring andLake Placid). Your place for family, friendsand faith. Sunday morning worship serv-ice is 11 a.m. Nursery is provided for bothservices with Children’s Church at 11 a.m.Life changing Bible Study for all agesstarts at 9:45 a.m. Sunday night worshipat 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study andPrayer meeting at 7 p.m. along with youthworship in the youth facility, and missionstraining for all children. Call the church at655-1524.� FFiirrsstt BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh ooff LLaakkee PPllaacciidd,,Knowing God’s Heart and Sharing God’sHope, 119 E. Royal Palm St., Lake Placid,FL 33852 (863) 465-3721, Website:www.fbclp.com. Email:[email protected]. Sunday services -Traditional Service 9 a.m., ContemporaryService 10:30 a.m. Link Groups at 9 and10:30 a..m., Wednesday Activities: Familydinner at 5 p.m. ($4 per person, reserva-tions required). Prayer meeting, YouthIntersections, and MaxKidz Extreme meetat 6:15 p.m. The church is at 119 E. RoyalPalm St., Lake Placid. For information,call 465-3721 or go to www.fbclp.com.� FFiirrsstt BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh ooff LLoorriiddaa locatedright on U.S. 98 in Lorida. Sunday Schoolbegins at 9:45 a.m. for all ages. Sundayworship services are at 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m. Preschool care is provided at the 11a.m. worship service. Wednesday eveningBible Study and Prayer meeting is at 6:30p.m., followed by adult choir rehearsal.From September the AWANA groupsmeet. First Lorida is the “Place to discoverGod’s love.” For more information aboutthe church or the ministries offered, call655-1878.� FFiirrsstt BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh,, SSeebbrriinngg,, 200 E.Center Ave., Sebring, FL 33870.Telephone: 385-5154. Dr. AllenHigginbotham, Interim Pastor; Rev. NunoNorberto, associate pastor, minister ofmusic and senior adults; and DixieKreulen, preschool director. Group BibleStudies, 9:15 a.m.; Blended Service, 10:30a.m.; Mision Buatista Hispana, 2 p.m.;Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday night programs at the ROCbegin 5:30 p.m., at church begin 6:30p.m. Preschool and Mother’s Day Out forchildren age 6 weeks to 5 years old. Call385-4704. Website www.fbsebring.com� FFlloorriiddaa AAvveennuuee BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh,, 401 S.Florida Ave., Avon Park. Mailing addressis 710 W. Bell St., Avon Park, FL 33825.Telephone, 453-5339. Rev. John D.Girdley, pastor. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;Sunday Worship, 11 a.m.; 11 a.m.Children’s Church; Sunday EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday night pro-grams for children, youth and adults at 7p.m.� IInnddeeppeennddeenntt BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh, 5704County Road 17 South, Sebring, FL33876. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sundayworship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening, 6p.m. Wednesday service, 7 p.m.Fundamental, soul-winning, mission-minded, King James Bible Church. LarryRuse, pastor. Phone 655-1899. Bus trans-portation.� LLeeiissuurree LLaakkeess BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh, 808Gardenia St., Lake Placid (just off ofMiller at the west end of Lake June)“Where the old fashion gospel ispreached.” Sunday School begins at 9:30a.m.; Sunday Worship service at 10:45a.m.; Sunday Evening Service is at 6 p.m.Wednesday Prayer Meeting and BibleStudy at 6 p.m. Call the church at 699-0671 for more information.� MMaarraannaatthhaa BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh ((GGAARRBBCC)),,35 Maranatha Blvd., Sebring, FL 33870
(A half mile east of Highlands Avenue onArbuckle Creek Road.) Sunday School, 9a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:15 a.m.;Evening Service, 6 p.m. Mid-week service,Wednesday, 6 p.m. Daily Prayer and BibleStudy, 8 a.m., Hamman Hall. PastorGerald Webber and Associate PastorsDon Messenger and Ted Ertle. Phone382-4301.� PPaarrkkwwaayy FFrreeee WWiillll BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh,,3413 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, FL33870. Welcome to the church where the“Son” always shines. Sunday School, 10a.m.; Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship, 6 p.m.; and WednesdayEvening Worship, 7 p.m. End-of-the-Month-Sing at 6 p.m. on the last Sundayof each month. The Rev. J.S. Scaggs, pas-tor. Church phone: 382-3552. Homephone: 214-3025. Affiliated with theNational Association of Free Will Baptists,Nashville, Tenn. � SSppaarrttaa RRooaadd BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh,, ((SSBBCC))4400 Sparta Road. Rev. Mark McDowell,Pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship, 11 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday:Prayer/Bible Study, 6 p.m. Nursery pro-vided. For information, call 382-0869.� SSoouutthhssiiddee BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh ((GGAARRBBCC)),,379 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring. David C.Altman, Pastor. Sunday School for allages, 9:30 a.m.; Morning WorshipService, 10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6p.m. Wednesday: Student ministry, 6:30p.m.; Awana kindergarten through fifthgrade, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Midweek Prayerand Bible Study, 7 p.m. A nursery forunder age 3 is available at all services.Provisions for handicapped and hard-of-hearing. Office phone, 385-0752.� SSpprriinngg LLaakkee BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh,, “Wherethe Bible is Always Open.” Pastor RichardSchermerhorn, 7408 Valencia Road; 655-2610. Assistant Pastor Ronald Smith,386-1610. On U.S. 98 at the Spring LakeVillage II entrance. Sunday School, 9:45a.m. for all ages; Morning Worship, 10:45a.m.; Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday Mid-week Bible Study andPrayer Service, 6:30 p.m. Nursery avail-able for all services.� SSuunnrriiddggee BBaappttiisstt CChhuurrcchh,, ((SSBBCC)) 3704Valerie Blvd. (U.S. 27 and Valerie, acrossfrom Florida Hospital), Sebring. TimFinch, pastor. Sunday School, 9;30 a.m.;Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.;and Sunday Evening Service, 6 p.m.Wednesday: Prayer, Bible Study, andYouth, 6:30 p.m.Nursery provided. Forinformation, call 382-3695.
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� OOuurr LLaaddyy ooff GGrraaccee CCaatthhoolliicc CChhuurrcchh,,595 East Main St., Avon Park, 453-4757.Father Nicholas McLoughlin, pastor.Saturday Vigil Mass is 4 p.m. in Englishand 7 p.m. in Spanish; Sunday mass 8 and10:30 a.m. in English. Weekday mass at8 a.m. Confessions are at 3:30 p.m.Saturday. Religious Education Classes are9-10:20 a.m. Sunday for grades Kthrough 8th. Confirmation class is from6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday. Youth Nightsgrades 6th and up, 6:30-8 p.m.Wednesday. � SStt.. CCaatthheerriinnee CCaatthhoolliicc CChhuurrcchh,, 820Hickory St., Sebring. Parrish office/mail-ing address: 882 Bay St., Sebring, FL33870, 385-0049, 385-6762 (Spanish);fax, 385-5169; email, [email protected];website, www.stcathe.com. SchoolOffice/Mailing, Principal Dr. Anna V.Adam, 747 S. Franklin St., Sebring, FL33870; 385-7300; fax, 385-7310; [email protected]. School office hours7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.Clergy: Very Rev. José González, V.F.,[email protected] or 385-0049; ParochialVicar, Rev. Victor Caviedes, 385-3993;Assisting Priest (retired), Rev. J. PeterSheehan; Decons, Rev. Mr. James R.McGarry and Rev. Mr. Max M. Severe.WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: -4 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10 a.m., 12 p.m.
(Spanish), 5 p.m. (Holy Family YouthCenter), every third Sunday of the monthat 2 p.m. (French Mass). Daily Mass:Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.Saturday at 9 a.m. Sacrament ofReconcilliation: 7:15-7:45 a.m. firstFriday, 2:30-3:15 p.m. Saturday and 9-9:45 a.m. Sunday. Office Hours: 8:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.� SStt.. JJaammeess CCaatthhoolliicc CChhuurrcchh,, 3380Placidview Drive, Lake Placid, 465-3215.Father Michael J. Cannon. Mass schedule:Summer (May 1 to Oct. 31) - SaturdayVigil, 4 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. and 9:30a.m.; Weekdays, 9 a.m. December thruEaster - Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m.,9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Weekdays 9 a.m.;and Holy Days 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 7p.m., first Saturday at 9 a.m.
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� CCoorrnneerrssttoonnee CChhrriissttiiaann CChhuurrcchh, (SaxonHall) 1850 US 27 South, Avon Park, FL33825. Love Christ - Love People. BillRaymond, Preaching Minister. Jon Carter,Music Minister. Sunday, 9 a.m. BibleStudy; 10 a.m. Worship; Communionavailable each week. Wednesday, 7 p.m.Home Fellowship Group. For more infor-mation call 453-8929 or 449-0203.� EEaassttssiiddee CChhrriissttiiaann CChhuurrcchh,, 101 PeaceAve., Lake Placid, FL 33852 (two mileseast of U.S. 27 on County Road 621),465-7065. Ray Culpepper, senior pastor.Sunday: Bible classes, 9 a.m.; WorshipCelebration with the Lord’s Supper eachweek 10:15 a.m. Thelma Hall, organist;and Pat Hjort, pianist. Wednesday: Praiseand Prayer, 6:30 p.m.; “Building God’sKingdom for Everyone.” “Jesus Christ, theWay, Truth and Life!” “Alive and Worththe Drive!”� SSeebbrriinngg CChhrriissttiiaann CChhuurrcchh,, 4514Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33872. TodSchwingel, Preacher; Josh Knabel (812-618-7118), Youth Pastor. SundayWorship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 11a.m.; Sunday Youth Service, 6 p.m;Evening service at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdaynight meals, 5:30 p.m. followed by classesat 6:30 p.m. Changing Seasons, a men’sgrief support group, meets at 1:30 p.m.Wednesdays. Alzheimers CaregiversSupport Group meets at 1 p.m.Thursdays. Office hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Monday-Friday. Phone 382-6676.� FFiirrsstt CChhrriissttiiaann CChhuurrcchh ((DDiisscciipplleess ooffCChhrriisstt)), 510 Poinsettia Avenue, (cornerof Poinsettia and Eucalyptus), Sebring, FL33870. Phone: 385-0358 or 385-3435.The Rev. Ronald Norton, Pastor; SundaySchool, 9 a.m.; Praise Breakfast, 10 a..m.,Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Children’sChurch, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Praise andWorship, 6:45 p.m. Youth Fellowship,7:15 p.m.; Midweek Bible Study, 7:15p.m.
� The AAlllliiaannccee CChhuurrcchh ooff SSeebbrriinngg,, 4451Sparta Road, Sebring, FL 33875. Call382-1343. Rev. Steve Hagen, pastor.Sunday services: Sunday School meets at9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning WorshipService meets at 10:30 a.m.; SundayEvening Bible Study meets at 6 p.m. (offsite); Wednesday Prayer Gathering meetsat 6 p.m.
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� CChhrriissttiiaann SScciieennccee CChhuurrcchh,, 154 N.Franklin St. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. morningworship and Sunday school. Testimonialmeetings at 4 p.m. each second andfourthWednesday. A free public readingroom/bookstore, located in the church, isopen before and after church services.The Bible and the Christian Science text-book, ‘Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures’ by Mary Baker Eddy are ouronly preachers. All are welcome to comeand partake of the comfort, guidance,support and healing found in the lesson-sermons.
� AAvvoonn PPaarrkk CChhuurrcchh ooff CChhrriisstt,, 200 S.Forest Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825.Minister: Don Smith. Sunday WorshipServices, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nurseryfacilities are available at every service.Bible Study: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. andWednesday, 7 p.m. Bible centered classesfor all ages. Church phone: 453-4692.� LLaakkee PPllaacciidd CChhuurrcchh ooff CChhrriisstt,, 1069Hwy 27 North, Lake Placid, FL 33852.Mailing address is P.O. Box 1440, LakePlacid, FL 33862. Sunday morning wor-ship is at 10 a.m. Sunday evening wor-ship is 6 p.m. Bible class 9 a.m. Sundaysand Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. All areinvited to join us. For more information,call the church at 863-465-4636 or visitthe website www.thelordsway.com/lake-placidcofc/.� SSeebbrriinngg PPaarrkkwwaayy CChhuurrcchh ooff CChhrriisstt,,3800 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, FL33870; 385-7443. Minister: KevinPatterson. Times of service are: SundayBible Class, 9 a.m.; Sunday WorshipService, 10 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service,6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Class, 7 p.m.
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� CChhuurrcchh oonn tthhee RRiiddggee,, Church of God,Anderson, Ind.; 1130 State Road 17North, Sebring, FL 33870. WorshipService Sunday, 10 a.m.; Bible Study andPrayer, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor Dr.Collet Varner, (863) 382-0773.
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� FFiirrsstt CChhuurrcchh ooff tthhee NNaazzaarreennee ooff AAvvoonnPPaarrkk,, P.O. Box 1118., Avon Park, FL33825-1118. 707 W. Main St. RandallRupert, Pastor. Sunday: Sunday schoolbegins at 9:45 a.m. for all ages; morningworship at 10:45 a.m.; and evening serv-ice at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening service isat 7 p.m. with special services for childrenand adults. Special services once a monthfor seniors (Prime Time) and Ladies min-istries. If you need any more information,call 453-4851.� FFiirrsstt CChhuurrcchh ooff tthhee NNaazzaarreennee ooff LLaakkeePPllaacciidd,, 512 W. Interlake Blvd., LakePlacid, FL 33852. Sunday school, 9:30a.m.; Morning worship, 10:45 a.m.;Evening service, 6 p.m. Wednesdayevening, 7 p.m. Classes for adult childrenand youth. Call 465-6916. Pastor TimTaylor.
� CCoommmmuunniittyy BBiibbllee CChhuurrcchh -- CChhuurrcchheess ooffCChhrriisstt iinn CChhrriissttiiaann UUnniioonn,, (OrangeBlossom Conference Center) 1400 C-17ANorth (truck route), Avon Park.Presenting Jesus Christ as the answer fortime and eternity. Sunday morning wor-ship service, 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided.Junior Church activities at same time forK-6 grade. Sunday School Bible hour (allages), 9:30 a.m. (Transportation avail-able.) Sunday evening praise and worshipservice, 6 p.m. Wednesday evening prayerservice, 7 p.m. Children and youth activi-ties at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Everyone is wel-come, please come worship with us. TomSchwankweiler, Pastor. Phone 453-6052.
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� SStt.. AAggnneess EEppiissccooppaall CChhuurrcchh,3840 Lakeview Drive, Sebring, FL33870. Sunday Services: HolyEucharist Rite I - 7:45 a.m., HolyEucharist Rite II - 10 a.m.Midweek service on Wednesday at6 p.m. Sunday School for all agesat 9 a.m. The nursery is open 8:45a.m. until 15 minutes after the 10a.m. service ends. Wednesday:Adult Bible study, 9:30 a.m.Visitors are always welcome.Church office 385-7649, for moreinformation. � SStt.. FFrraanncciiss ooff AAssssiissii AAnngglliiccaannEEppiissccooppaall CChhuurrcchh,, 43 Lake JuneRoad, Lake Placid, FL 33852.Phone: 465-0051. Rev. ElizabethL. Nelson, Rector. SundayWorship, 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6p.m. Wednesday evening: HolyCommunion with Healing Service,6 p.m. Thursday: HolyCommunion with healing service,9 a.m. Child care available at the 8a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday serv-ice.
� TThhee CChhuurrcchh ooff tthhee WWaayy EEFFCCAA,,1005 N. Ridgewood Drive,Sebring. Sunday school and wor-ship service at 9 a.m. and 10:30a.m. Youth activities, 6:30 p.m.Wednesdays. The Way is a churchfamily who gathers for contempo-rary worship, teaching of God’sWord, prayer and fellowship.Come early and stay after for fel-lowship time. Child care and chil-dren’s church are provided.Reinhold Buxbaum is pastor. TheWay – A place for you. OfficePhone: 471-6140, Church CellPhone: 273-3674. Email: theway-church@ hotmail.com. Web site:www.TheWayChurch.org
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� GGrraaccee BBrreetthhrreenn CChhuurrcchh,, 3626Thunderbird Road, (863) 835-0869. Dr. Randall Smith, seniorpastor. Sunday services at 9 a.m.,10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.;Wednesday services at 7 p.m. Weoffer “Kid City” Children’sMinistry throughout all services,and there are variosu other classesfor teens, married couples,“prime-timers,” and Bible studiesin Spanish. “Kid City” Day Care,Preschool and After-SchoolMonday-Friday: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Forregistration call: 385-3111).Check us out on the Web atwww.sebringgrace.org.
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� FFiirrsstt CChhrriissttiiaann CChhuurrcchh,, 1016 W.Camphor St., Avon Park, FL33825; (863) 453-5334; on theWeb at www.firstchristianap.com.Our motto is “Jesus is First at FirstChristian Church.” Greg Ratliff,Senior Minister; Bible School 9a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.;Wednesday studies for all ages, 6p.m. Nursery provided for allevents.
� AAttoonneemmeenntt LLuutthheerraann CChhuurrcchh((EELLCCAA)),, 1178 S.E. LakeviewDrive., Sebring. David Thoresen,Deacon, Spiritual Leader, on first,third and fifth Sunday eachmonth, and Rev. Jefferson Cox onthe second and fourth Sunday ofeach month. Jim Helwig, organ-ist/choir director. Worship serviceat 9:30 a.m.; Holy Eucharist isevery Sunday. Coffee hour on thefirst and third Sunday of eachmonth. Council meeting on thefirst Tuesday of month; LadiesGroup WELCA meets at noon sec-ond Tuesday of month with lunch.Bring a dish to pass. LabyrinthPrayer Garden open seven days aweek to congretation and commu-nity. Come grow with us. Phone385-0797.� CChhrriisstt LLuutthheerraann CChhuurrcchh AAvvoonnPPaarrkk –– LLCCMMSS,, 1320 County Road64, 1/2 mile east of Avon ParkHigh School past the four-waystop sign. Sunday Divine Worshipis at 10 a.m. Holy Communion iscelebrated every week with tradi-tional Lutheran Liturgy, hymnsand songs of praise. Fellowshiptime with coffee and refreshmentsfollows worship. Come worshipand fellowship with us. For infor-mation call Pastor Scott McLeanat (863) 471-2663 or see christ-lutheranavonpark.org.� FFaaiitthh LLuutthheerraann CChhuurrcchh –– LLCCMMSS,,2740 Lakeview Drive, Sebring.Reverend Robert Reinhardt,Pastor. Church phone: 385-7848,Faith Child Development Center,385-3232. Sunday TraditionalWorship Service, 8 a.m.; SundayPraise Worship Service, 10:30a.m. Communion is served thefirst, third and fifth Sunday of themonth. Sunday school and Bibleclasses, 9:15 a.m. Worship serviceis broadcast at 8 a.m. on WITS1340 AM each Sunday.Educational opportunities includeweekly adult Bible studies. Faith’sCloset Thrift Store (385-2782) isopen from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Tuesday through Friday and 9a.m. to noon Saturday. All arewarmly welcome in the Faily ofFaith. � GGoooodd SShheepphheerrdd LLuutthheerraannCChhuurrcchh ((AAAALLCC)) AAmmeerriiccaannAAssssoocciiaattiioonn ooff LLuutthheerraann CChhuurrcchheess,,3240 Grand Prix Drive, Sebring,FL 33872. James Weed, pastor.Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.Sunday. Bible Study, 9 a.m.Nursery provided. Social activities:Choir, Missions, Evangelism.Phone 385-2346.� NNeeww LLiiffee EEvvaannggeelliiccaall LLuutthheerraannCChhuurrcchh,, 3725 Hammock Road, aCongregation of the EvangelicalLutheran Synod (ELS) in fellow-ship with the WisconsinEvangelical Lutheran Synod(WELS). Sunday Worship at 10a.m.; Bible Study, 9 a.m. For moreinformation, call Pastor LukeWillitz at 385-2293 or visit theWeb site at www.newlifesebring.com.� RReessuurrrreeccttiioonn LLuutthheerraann CChhuurrcchh --EELLCCAA, 324 E. Main St., atMemorial Drive, Avon Park. PastorRev. John C. Grodzinski. Sundayworship at 8 and 10:30 a.m.;Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.Fragrance Free ServiceWednesdays at 7 p.m. OpenCommunion celebrated at all serv-ices. “God’s Work, Our Hands.”� TTrriinniittyy LLuutthheerraann CChhuurrcchh --LLCCMMSS,, 25 Lakeview St., LakePlacid, FL 33852; 465-5253. TheRev. Richard A. Norris, pastor;Susan C. Norris, Trinity Tots Pre-School director; and NoelJohnson, minister of youth andfamily life. Worship schedule afterEaster through December:Worship service 10 a.m., andEducation Hour, 8:45 a.m.Worship schedule for Januarythrough Easter: Worship service,8:30 and 11 a.m., Education Hour
9:45 a.m. Traditional Service withHoly Communion each first andthird Sunday. Non-TraditionalService each second, fourth andfifth Sunday. Seasonal mid-weekservices Wednesday evenings dur-ing Lent and Advent. Call churchoffice for additional Worshiptimes and special holiday services.Other activities and groupsinclude: Choirs; Ladies Guild andLWML; Men’s Fellowship Group,Small Group Bible Studies asscheduled; Trinity Tots Pre-school,Youth Group activities (call formeeting times and dates). Visit usonline at: www.Trinitylutheranlp.com.
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� BBiibbllee FFeelllloowwsshhiipp CChhuurrcchh,, 3750Hammock Road, Sebring, FL33872. Sunday: American SignLanguage: First Worship sermon,songs signed first and secondWorship services. First Worshipservice, 9 a.m.; Second Worshipservice, 10:45 a.m. Nursery (up to2 years old) and Sunday schoolclasses both hours. BFC Youth, 6p.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.Wednesday: Children, ages 4 yrsthrough 5th grade, 6 p.m.; Youth,6-7:30 p.m.; Prayer time, 6:15p.m. Todd Patterson, pastor; AndyMcQuaid, associate pastor. Website www.bfcsebring.com. Churchoffice 385-1024.� CCaallvvaarryy CChhuurrcchh,, 1825Hammock Road, Sebring, FL33872; 386-4900. An independentcommunity church. Sunday morn-ing worship, 10 a.m.; Bible study,11:15 a.m.; Sunday evening serv-ice, 6 p.m. Pastor Lester Osbeck.A small friendly church waiting foryour visit. � CChhrriissttiiaann TTrraaiinniinngg MMiinniissttrriieessIInncc..,, on Sebring Parkway. Enter offCounty Road 17 on SimpsonAvenue. Sunday service is at 10a.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 7p.m. A nursery and children’schurch are provided. The church ispart of Christian InternationalMinistries Network, a full gospel,non-denominational ministry.Linda M. Downing, minister, [email protected]. Casey L.Downing, associate minister, [email protected]. Church phone:314-0482. Web site: www.ctmforme.com� CCrroossssrrooaaddss ooff LLiiffee,, 148 E.Interlake Blvd., Lake Placid, FL33852; Tel. 863-655-9163. Theplace of your Divine appointment.We expect our supernatural Godto transform our lives through Hispower and grace. Come, learn ofHis plan and destiny for you. WithHis plan we receive His provisionalong with His perfect timing andopportunity. What you havelonged for, but have been missing,can now be received. The directionyou have been thirsty for will sud-denly quench your parched soul.Come to experience what you havebeen missing for so long – empow-erment in every area of life. Weteach, train and send forth to winsouls. You don’t speak English –no problema. We have a Spanishinterpreter. We look forward tofellowship and worship with youat 7 p.m. every Wednesday.Pastoers Gil and Rosa Benton(Faith Never Fails).� GGrraaccee BBiibbllee CChhuurrcchh,, 4541Thunderbird Road, (secondchurch on left) Sebring, FL 33872.Phone, 382-1085. Dustin Woods,lead pastor. Saturday Worship,6:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 and 11 a.m.Tuesday 6 p.m. Grace BibleAcademy Adult InvestigatingTruth; first and third Tuesday,Prayer Gathering, 7:15 p.m.;Wednesday, Children’s & YouthPrograms, 6 p.m.; Wednesday,8:30 p.m., College Ministry.www.GBCconnected.org� FFaaiitthh CCeenntteerr WWeesstt MMiinniissttrryy,,
“Restoring Lives, Families &Communities.” In the BanyanPlaza at 2349 U.S. 27 South,Sebring, FL 33870. Pastors Leroyand JoAnn Taylor the public toworship on Sundays at 11 a.m. forPraise & Worship and onWednesdays at 7 p.m. for Biblestudy and prayer. Children classesare available for all services.Ministries for youth, men andwomen are held throughout themonth. Please attend these Spirit-filled services. “Moving Forward inUnity”. Church office, 385-1800or 655-2748. � HHiigghhllaannddss CCoommmmuunniittyy CChhuurrcchh,a casual contemporary church,meets at 3005 New Life Way.Coffee at 9:30 a.m.; Worship at10 a.m. Nursery and Kid’s Worldclasses. Small groups meetthroughout the week. Churchphone is 402-1684; Pastor BruceA. Linhart. � TThhee LLoorrdd’’ss SSeennttiinneell FFeelllloowwsshhiippCChhuurrcchh, 148 E. Interlake Blvd.,Lake Placid (at Lake PlacidChristian School), Pastor JuanitaFolsom. Sunday morning service,10:30 a.m.; Monday, SentinelSchool of Theology, 7 p.m.;Church service, Tuesday, 7 p.m.More information atwww.juanitafolsomministries.com.� UUnniioonn CChhuurrcchh, 106 N. ButlerAve., Avon Park, FL 33825.Contemporary worship service isat 6:30 p.m. Saturday with PastorTiger Gullett. Sunday traditionalworship service is at 7:45 a.m. and9 a.m. Contemporary Sunday wor-ship service is at 10:45 a.m.Nursery and children’s church onSaturday nightes and 9 and 10:45a.m. Sundays. Breakfast and lunchmenus at Solid Grounds. SeniorPastor is Bill Breylinger. Office:453-3345. Web page atwww.weareunion.org.� UUnniittyy LLiiffee EEnnrriicchhmmeenntt CCeennttrree,,new location, 10417 OrangeBlossom Blvd. S., Sebring, FL33875; 471-1122; [email protected]. Web site,www.unityofsebring.org. 10:30a.m. Sunday Celebration Service,Nursery and Children’s Church.Weekly Classes, ChristianBookstore and Cafe, PrayerMinistry, Life Enrichment Groups.Rev. Andrew C. Conyer, seniorminister transforming lives fromordinary to extraordinary.
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� CCoovveennaanntt PPrreessbbyytteerriiaann CChhuurrcchh((PPCCAA)), 4500 Sun ‘N Lake Blvd.,Sebring, 33872-2113. ACongregation of the PresbyterianChurch in America. Sunday morn-ing worship: Traditional service,10:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15a.m. Wednesday evening PrayerMeeting, 6 p.m.; Children’s/YouthGroup, 5:30-7 p.m.; choir practice,7:15 p.m. Phone: 385-3234; Fax:385-2759; e-mail:[email protected]; Web site:www.cpcsebring.org. Office hours:8:30-12:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.� FFiirrsstt PPrreessbbyytteerriiaann CChhuurrcchh AARRPP,,215 E. Circle St., (two entranceson LaGrande), Avon Park, FL33825. Phone: 453-3242. TheRev. Robert Johnson is the pastor.Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; SundayWorship, 10:45 a.m.; WednesdayBible study, 10:30 a.m.; Potluckdinner, 6 p.m. third Wednesday;choir practice, 6:30 p.m. eachWednesday; Mary Circle businessmeeting, 1 p.m. secondWednesday; Sarah Circle businessmeeting, 4 p.m. second Thursday;Women’s Ministries CombinedBible study, 4 p.m. third Thursday.Be a part of a warm, caring churchfamily with traditional services,following biblical truth.� FFiirrsstt PPrreessbbyytteerriiaann CChhuurrcchh,, AARRPP,,319 Poinsettia Ave., Sebring, FL33870. 385-0107. Email:
[email protected], Rev. Darrell A.Peer, pastor. Sunday School, allages, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service,11 a.m. Youth Group (middleschool and high school age), 3:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Wednesday:Adult Bible Study, 10:30 a.m.Nursery available during worship.Call the church office for moreinformation and other classes. � FFiirrsstt PPrreessbbyytteerriiaann CChhuurrcchh,, AARRPP,,www.fpclp.com, 117 N. Oak Ave.,Lake Placid, 465-2742. The Rev.Ray Cameron, senior pastor; theRev. Drew Severance, associatepastor. Sunday TraditionalWorship, 9 a.m.; ContemporaryWorship, 11 a.m.; Sunday School,10:10 a.m. Wednesday evenings:Adult small group Bible Sstudy 7p.m. (Nursery available), YouthGroup – 6-12th grades) 7 p.m.,nursery and children’s ministry, 7p.m. Family Biblical Counselingavailable by appointment. � SSpprriinngg LLaakkee PPrreessbbyytteerriiaannCChhuurrcchh ((UUSSAA)),, 5887 U.S. 98,Sebring, FL 33876. SundaySchool, 9 a.m.; Worship Service,10 a.m. Session meets at 6:30p.m. the second Thursday of themonth, September through June.Board of Deacon’s meet at 5:30p.m. first Monday of the month.Choir rehearses at 7 p.m. eachWednesday, September throughApril. Presbyterian Women meetat 10 a.m. the third Thursday ofthe month. Organist: RichardWedig. Choir Director: SuzanWedig. Church phone, 655-0713;e-mail,[email protected], Website, http://slpc.embarqspace.com.
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� AAvvoonn PPaarrkk SSeevveenntthh--ddaayyAAddvveennttiisstt CChhuurrcchh, 1410 WestAvon Blvd., Avon Park. Phone:453-6641 or e-mail:[email protected],Sabbath School, 9:30 a.mSaturday. Church Service 10:45a.m. Saturday. Wednesday prayermeeting 7 p.m. Community Servicehours on Tuesday and Thursday isfrom 9:00 a.m. till 2 p.m. A saletakes place the first Sunday ofeach month. Senior Pastor FrankGonzalez. Walker MemorialAcademy Christian School offeringeducation for kindergartenthrough 12th grades. ALL AREWELCOME. Associate Pastor isRyan Amos. Website is www.discov-erjesus.org� SSeebbrriinngg SSeevveenntthh--DDaayy AAddvveennttiissttCChhuurrcchh,, 2106 N. State Road 17,Sebring; 385-2438. WorshipServices: 9:15 a.m. Worship hour,11 a.m. Prayer meeting, Tuesday,7:15 p.m. Community service:every Monday 9-11 a.m. HealthSeminar with Dr. Seralde, everyFriday, 10:00 a.m. Pastor NathanMadrid.
� TThhee CChhuurrcchh ooff JJeessuuss CChhrriisstt ooffLLaatttteerr DDaayy SSaaiinnttss, 3235 GrandPrix Dr., Sebring, Fl 33872; (863)382-9092 Steve Austin, Bishop;Mark Swift, 1st Counselor; DelMurphy, 2nd Counselor. FamilyHistory Center (863) 382-1822.Sunday Services: SacramentMeeting, 10-11:10 a.m.; GospelDoctrine, 11:20 a.m. to noon;Priesthood/Relief Society, 12:10-1p.m.; Primary for children, 11:15a.m. to 1 p.m.; Youth Activities:Wednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m. Scouts:first and third Wednesday, 7-8:20p.m. Activity Days: 8-11 yr oldBoys and Girls, second and fourthWednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m.
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� TThhee SSaallvvaattiioonn AArrmmyy –– CCeenntteerrffoorr WWoorrsshhiipp. Sunday: SundaySchool, 9:45 a.m.; Holiness meet-ing, 11 a.m.; and Praise meetingand lunch, noon. Tuesday: Biblestudy, 6:30 p.m.; and Women’sMinistries, 7 p.m. Wednesday:Youth Ministries, 4 p.m. All meet-ings are at 120 N. RidgewoodAve., Sebring. For more informa-tion, visit the Web site www.salva-tionarmysebring.com or call MajorBruce Stefanik at 385-7548, ext.110.
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� FFiirrsstt UUnniitteedd MMeetthhooddiisstt CChhuurrcchh,,105 S. Pine St., Sebring, FL33870. The Rev. A.C. Bryant, pas-tor. Traditional Worship Service at8:10 and 10:50 a.m. in the sanctu-ary, Contemporary Worship in theFLC at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at9:30 and 10:30 a.m. MethodistYouth Fellowship at 5:30 p.m.Sundays with Rick Heilig, youthdirector. The 10:55 a.m. Sundayworship service is broadcast overWITS 1340 on AM dial. There is anursery available at all services.� FFiirrsstt UUnniitteedd MMeetthhooddiisstt CChhuurrcchh,,200 S. Lake Ave., Avon Park, FL33825. (863) 453-3759, DevonJarrett, Pastor. Sunday School - 9a.m., Worship - 10:30 a.m. Biblestudy every Wednesday at 6 p.m.Visit us at our church website:www.fumcap.org.� MMeemmoorriiaall UUnniitteedd MMeetthhooddiissttCChhuurrcchh,, 500 Kent Ave., (overlook-ing Lake Clay) Lake Placid, FL,33852. Rev. John A. Bryant, pas-tor. Rev. Claude H.L. Burnett, pas-toral assistant. Rev. JerryMcCauley, visitation pastor.Sunday worship services: WorshipService, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Lovingnursery care provided everySunday morning. YouthFellowship, 5 p.m. We offer Christ-centered Sunday school classes,youth programs, Bible studies,book studies and Christian fellow-ship. We are a congregation thatwants to know Christ and makeHim known. Check out our churchwebsite at www.memorialumc.com orcall the church office at 465-2422.Lakeview Christian School, VPK toGrade 5, 465-0313.� SStt.. JJoohhnn UUnniitteedd MMeetthhooddiissttCChhuurrcchh,, 3214 Grand Prix Drive,Sebring, FL 33872. The Rev.Ronald De Genaro Jr., Pastor.Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; AdultSunday School, 11 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship, 8 a.m., 9:30a.m. and 11 a.m. Nursery provid-ed for all services. Phone 382-1736. www.stjohnsebring.org� SSpprriinngg LLaakkee UUnniitteedd MMeetthhooddiissttCChhuurrcchh,, 8170 Cozumel Lane,(Hwy 98) Sebring. The Rev. ClydeWeaver Jr., Pastor. Worship serv-ice starts at 9:55 a.m. Bible Studymeets at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.Choir Practice at 4:00 p.m. onThursday. Church office phone:655-0040.
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� EEmmmmaannuueell UUnniitteedd CChhuurrcchh ooffCChhrriisstt,, Jesus didn’t reject people,neither do we. Join us for worshipevery Sunday at 9:30 a.m. andyou’ll be embraced by a compas-sionate congregation that is all-inclusive. We’re at the corner ofHammock and Hope. Choir andBell Choir practice on Wednesday;Bible studies throughout the week.471-1999; sebringemmanuelucc.com.
PLACES TO WORSHIP
Homecoming serviceslated
SEBRING — Homecoming 2013at Sparta Road Baptist Church willtake place Sunday, May 19. Rev.Jack White has been invited topreach the Homecoming messagethis year.
The day of celebration willinclude a fellowship meal with thechurch providing chicken andguests bringing a covered dish.Everyone is invited to attend thisannual event.
For more information, call thechurch at 382-0869 or the pastor at273-2491. The church is at 4400Sparta Road.
Covenant Presbyterianslates upcoming events
SEBRING — Joel Urban leads astudy based on the book “GreatWords” by Jack L. Arnold atCovenant Presbyterian Church.
The Men’s Bible study will next
meet at 6 p.m. Monday. They arestudying the book “Ephesians” byJohn Stott.
SonWest Roundup VacationBible School is just around the cor-ner. It will be from Monday-Friday,June 10-14; call the church at 385-3234 for details.
The Highlands CountyCommunity Prayer Vigil andGlobal Day of Prayer Gatheringwill be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday atFirst Presbyterian Church inSebring.
St. Agnes celebrates
SEBRING — St. AgnesEpiscopal Church will celebrate theDay of Pentecost this Sunday at theSolemn Holy Eucharist. The Dayof Pentecost marks the coming ofthe Holy Spirit and the birth of theChristian Church.
Also on this day, the parish willcelebrate the 40th anniversary ofFather Fernsler’s ordination ofWord and Sacrament. There will bea reception in the parish hall
immediately following the HolyEucharist.
Crossroads Fellowship tohost two keynotespeakers
SEBRING — CrossroadsFellowship Church, 605 State Road66, will host the following meet-ings:
John Mulinde, author of “TheWake Up Call”, will be speaking at6 p.m. Sunday. Mulinde is head ofWorld Trumpet Missions, based inKampala, Uganda, with additionalstaff in Orlando. He is aTransformation Associate inGeorge Otis’ network and serveson the international board for TomHess’s Jerusalem House of Prayerin Israel.
At 10 a.m. Tuesday, Bill Ottenwill speak. Otten is the founder ofLifeline International, a ministrythat has touched more than 40
nations providing ministry, equip-ment, literature, finances and otherforms of practical help to churchesand ministries around the world.
For information, call 655-0212.
Bradenton StakeConference is thisweekend
The annual Bradenton StakeConference of the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints will beheld Saturday and Sunday. OnSaturday, all meetings will be heldat the Bradenton chapel. APriesthood Leadership meeting willbe from 4-6 p.m. Dinner will beserved to Priesthood members whoattended and their spouses. At 8p.m., the General Adult Sessionwill be held. Two GeneralAuthorities will be in attendance atthis conference.
At 10 a.m. Sunday, the SundayGeneral Session will be broadcastat the Sebring ward. GeneralAuthorities will be addressing all
members and guests.
County participates inprayer vigil
SEBRING — Highlands CountyCommunity Prayer Vigil andGlobal Day of Prayer gatheringwill be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday atFirst Presbyterian Church, 319Poinsettia Ave.
Join us as the group prays con-necting with millions praying glob-ally and locally for unity in thebody of Christ, healing andstrengthening of families in thecommunities, wisdom and strengthfor the schools’ leadership andteachers, and protection of theyouth. Participants will also agreetogether for the success of thebusinesses, protection and strengthfor the government. Communitypraise and worship teams will beministering.
For more information, call 386-0005.
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Holistic Health andWellness Fair is May20-24
SEBRING – Mini semi-nars addressing holistichealth and wellness will bespotlighted during this weekof mini seminars and demon-strations. Each evening, oneor two local health and well-ness practitioners will shareinsights into their areas ofexpertise and will introduce,guide and demonstrate thebenefits in a variety of ways.
The mini seminars areopen to the public and willbe held between 6:30-8:30p.m. each evening. There isa suggested donation of $20per evening, however no onewill be turned away.Scholarships are also avail-able.
The schedule is as fol-lows:
- Monday: Chris Williamswill present “The Basics ofMeditation” and JudianaAlbertson will speak on thesubject of “Breath-work.”
- Tuesday: Lynn Theil willdemonstrate how to use“Reiki” and “Energy
Healing” to promote physi-cal health.
- Wednesday: E.F.T.(Emotional, FreedomTechnique) practitioner JanetRipley will give an overviewon “How To Care and FeedYour Energy Body.” A vari-ety of techniques includingE.F.T. and sound vibrationswill be explored.
- Thursday: Steve Safranswill share a wide variety ofdisciplines from ancienthealing modalities to howflower essence, reflexology,and color therapy enhancewellness.
- Friday, May 24: SallyMcDougal will present anintroduction to Tai Chi forthose with physical limita-tions. Bill Jones will offerinsights in how EFT and thePower of the Spoken Wordwork together to promotehealing in the body and howit helps transform lives.
The seminar series is pro-duced by local holistic prac-titioners and will be held atUnity Life EnrichmentCentre, 10417 S. OrangeBlossom Blvd. For moreinformation contact ChrisWilliams at 471-1122 oremail [email protected].
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By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer
NEW YORK — “I hopethat other women can bene-fit from my experience,”Angelina Jolie wrote in apowerful op-ed articleTuesday, explaining herdecision to go public withhaving her breastsremoved to avoidcancer.
But amid theaccolades for thefilm star’s coura-geous revelation,doctors and genet-ic counselors werecareful to note thather medical situa-tion — an inherit-ed genetic muta-tion putting her athigh risk of breastand ovarian cancer— was very spe-cific, and that hercourse of actionmade sense foronly a small cate-gory of women.
Still, they hailed herbravery and said that shewould surely help increaseawareness — and thus, per-haps, help save some lives.
“Having this conversationempowers us all,” saidRebecca Nagy, a geneticcounselor who works fre-quently with women whotest positive for a defectiveversion of the BRCA1 gene,as Jolie did. “It’s wonderfulwhat she’s done.”
In a stunning op-ed piecein the New York Times,
Jolie, 37, began by speakingof her late mother,Marcheline Bertrand, whodied of cancer at 56, beforeshe was able to meet mostof her grandchildren.
The actress revealed thatbeginning in February, sheunderwent three surgeries
— which she suc-ceeded in keep-ing secret fromthe public — inwhich her breastswere removed,and later replacedby implants.
“I wanted towrite this to tellother women thatthe decision tohave a mastecto-my was not easy.But it is one I amvery happy that Imade,” Joliewrote. “Mychances of devel-oping breast can-cer have droppedfrom 87 percent
to under 5 percent. I can tellmy children that they don’tneed to fear they will loseme to breast cancer.”
The actress also hintedthat she might, at somepoint, have her ovariesremoved, saying that shehad “started with thebreasts” because her risk ofbreast cancer was higherthan that for ovarian cancer.She did not say how longago she was diagnosed withthe faulty gene.
While admiring Jolie’s
straightforwardness, cancersurgeons and others in themedical community werequick to point out thathereditary cases of breastcancer account for onlyabout 5 percent to 7 percentof all cases diagnosed eachyear. And those connectedto the BRCA1 and BRCA2genes are an even smallergroup.
And so, women shouldn’tjust run off and get testedfor those genes, said Dr.Robert Shenk, medicaldirector of the BreastCenter at the UniversityHospitals Case MedicalCenter in Cleveland.
“My worry is that peoplewill be inappropriately test-
ed,” said Shenk.“Awareness is great, butpeople shouldn’t just run inoff the street and get a test.”
Instead, he said, geneticcounseling, including aclose review of a patient’sfamily history, is crucial.
Nagy, the genetic coun-selor, who is also presidentof the National Society ofGenetic Counselors, agreed.
“The clues are in thefamily history. Has therebeen cancer in multiplegenerations?” she said. “Arethere clusters of cancers,like breast and ovarian, onthe same side of the family?Has the cancer been diag-nosed at an early age —under 50?”
Jolie admiredfor bravery inmastectomyrevelation
MCTAngelina Jolie had three surgeries to remove her breastsand get implants after she learned she was highly likely todevelop breast cancer.
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childrenthat they
don’tneed tofear theywill loseme tobreastcancer.
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Dear Abby: It’s vaca-tion time again, time tohit the road in the RV.Please make your readersaware that people drivingmotorhomes, towingfifth-wheel trailers andtravel trailers cannot stopas quickly as a small caror truck.
When people cut infront of an RV or a largetruck and slam on theirbrakes, it puts many peo-ple’s lives in danger.There is a reason weleave that large spacebetween our RV and thevehicle in front of us. Itprovides us room to stopas well as the ability tosee what’s happening inthe traffic ahead.
Your readers shouldalso know that eventhough we RV-ers havemirrors and possibly rearvideo cameras, there aremany blind spots – espe-cially if the car behind usis following too close orweaving in and out oflanes.
The bottom line is: Besafe. Be courteous. Drivelike your life and thelives of others are in yourcontrol because it is liter-ally true.
– Happy Camper,Pasco, Wash.
Dear Happy Camper:I’m glad you wrotebecause I have receivedseveral letters recently,asking me to alert myreaders about the risk ofdriving too close to RVsand fifth-wheel vehicles.Too many motorists don’trealize that it’s impossi-ble to stop suddenlywhile pulling a load thatweighs several tons. Aword to the wise ...
Dear Abby: I have afriend who was raisedCatholic. I’m notCatholic, and every time Iattend a wedding orfuneral for one of herfamily members I feeluncomfortable and awk-ward. I often sit in thevery back pew to gounnoticed.
The Catholic Churchoffers beautiful, uniquecustoms that I am simplyignorant about. I feel if Idon’t comply with cus-toms at these events, Imight come off as rude ordisrespectful. On theother hand, if I do try, myignorance may appearjust as rude and disre-spectful.
What is the right thingto do in situations likethese? I want to berespectful of any religion.
– Mannerly in IndianaDear Mannerly: No
rule of etiquette demandsthat you participate in therituals of another person’sreligion. If you feeluncomfortable sittingwhile others kneel orstand, then follow theirlead. Or, continue to sitquietly at the back of thechurch as you are doing,which is perfectly accept-able.
However, only mem-bers of the congregationin good standing shouldtake communion.
Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.
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By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer
“Star Trek Into Darkness”is like fan-boy fiction on a$185 million budget. It’sreverential, it’s faithful, it’ssteeped in “Trek” mytholo-gy.
It’s also an excessivelyderivative what-if rehash ofthemes and interactions thatcame before, most of thecharacters lesser copies andeven caricatures of the origi-nals. The scenario’s beenhijacked and rejiggered frombetter “Trek” plots ofdecades ago, the best verbalexchanges lifted nearly ver-batim from past adventures.
In short, the new chiefs ofStarfleet aren’t coming upwith much to call their own.
They pile on the spectaclein a way that’s never beenseen before in “Star Trek,”whose old big-screen incar-nations were so notoriouslyunderfunded they had to goback and borrow props,miniatures and visual effectsfrom previous installments.The action in “IntoDarkness” is top-notch, thevisuals grand, though themovie’s needless conversionto 3-D muddies the images.
But the heart is, well,halfhearted, as though thepeople of the 23rd centuryare there to mouth the stan-dard logic-vs.-emotion,needs-of-the-many-vs.-needs-of-the-few patter of“Star Trek” to count timebefore the next space battleor ray-gun shootout.
Director J.J. Abrams wasmost definitely not a fan-boyfor this franchise when hemade 2009’s “Star Trek,”which reintroduced Kirk,Spock and the rest of thestarship Enterprise gang witha time-travel twist thatallowed the William Shatner-Leonard Nimoy original tocoexist with an entirely dif-ferent destiny for the newplayers.
Abrams grew up a fan of
“Star Wars,” the next spacesaga he’ll be reviving withthe launch of a third trilogy.But his key collaborators,screenwriters Robert Orci,Alex Kurtzman and DamonLindelof, are “Trek” fan-boys to their marrow. Theyknow this world, they lovethis world, and like manyfans, they have a particularfixation on 1982’s “StarTrek: The Wrath of Khan,”the best that the franchisehas ever had to offer, on thebig-screen or TV.
The 2009 reboot replayedand tweaked elements con-
nected to “Wrath of Khan,”and “Into Darkness” minesthat vein further. Some ofthat revisitation is cool in analternate-history way, but thefilmmakers remain so close-ly in orbit around yester-year’s “Star Trek” that theywind up zigzagging fitfullythrough the Enterprise’sgreatest hits.
“Into Darkness” openswith a splashy actionsequence to again show thecockiness of Capt. JamesKirk (Chris Pine) — with hiswillingness to flaunt therules — and the icy intellect
of half-Vulcan First OfficerSpock (Zachary Quinto),who’s willing to sacrifice hislife to stick to the Starfleetplaybook.
It’s clear these twoyoung’uns don’t play welltogether, but just as thespace brass is about to splitthem up, Starfleet is hit bysavage terrorist attacks bymysterious desperado JohnHarrison (BenedictCumberbatch). Kirk, Spockand their Enterprise crew aredispatched to take Harrisonout with weapons that couldprove the mother of alldrone strikes, maintainingthe usual see-how-relevant-we-are conceit of the “Trek”cosmos.
But loyalties slip and shiftas the Enterprise uncoversthe strange history ofHarrison and his connectionsto a hawkish Starfleet admi-ral (Peter Weller).
Along the way, Spock hitssome speed bumps in hisromance with Zoe Saldana’sbeautiful and brilliant Lt.Uhura, while Kirk meetsAlice Eve’s beautiful andbrilliant Dr. Carol Marcus(“Wrath of Khan” fans wellknow who she is and herimportance to “Star Trek”).
The rest of the gang keepsup their routines.Curmudgeonly Dr. McCoy(Karl Urban) gripes andmoans, helmsman Sulu (JohnCho) ably steers the ship,navigator Chekov (AntonYelchin) does his precociousshtick and engineer Scott(Simon Pegg) works histechnical miracles.
As Abrams moves on to“Star Wars,” it falls to somenext-generation filmmaker tocarry on “Star Trek” shouldmore sequels follow. Abramshasn’t really guided the fran-chise into deep space, but heleaves it in a good place forsuccessors to tell some rip-roaring sci-fi stories, withoutrelying on reruns of old“Trek” moments.
At The Movies: ‘‘SSttaarr TTrreekk IInnttoo DDaarrkknneessss’’
Zade Rosenthal/Paramount Pictures/MCTChris Pine (left) returns as James Kirk and Zachary Quinto stars as Mr. Spock in ‘StarTrek Into Darkness.’
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S a g eWhen dried, sage isthat highly recog-nizable flavor associ-ated with poultry stuff-ing or pork sausage.Fresh sage has a subtlerflavor and works well forseasoning meats, particularly pork andpoultry. Fresh sage leaves, fried inbrowned butter, are a classic pasta sauce.
S a v o r ySummer savory is the more popular annu-al herb (a winter variety is stronger). It isfull-flavored, herby and piquant. It’s goodfor adding life to mild-tasting dishes, likechicken or delicate fish. Savory is alsopopular in Italian cuisine.
Ta r r a g o nThere are severaltypes, but French isconsidered the bestfor cooking. It has ananise flavor andworks well to flavorsauces of all varieties,vinegars, poultry dish-es, eggs, green beansand other vegetables.
T h y m eThe workhorse of herbs; there are few dishes that won’t be improved by alittle thyme. It works well with allmeats, is good in slow-cooked soups,stews, casseroles and any number ofvegetable dishes. It is excellent withlemon, which enhances thyme’s ownlemony tones, and it pairs well with tomatoes.
F e n n e lKnown for its anise flavor, fennelfronds can be used for seasoningfish or in sauces and salads. The seedsfrom the herb are common for flavoringsausage, sauerkraut, pickles and breads.
M a r j o r a mSimilar to oregano but subtler, marjoramcan add flavor to a wide variety of meatdishes, from beef, pork and lamb topoultry and even some fish. Use it onvegetables and in soups and stews.
M i n tIts flavor is well known, as mint can beused in everything from drinks todessert. It stands out when paired withlemon. Stir it into yogurt or sour creamfor sauces. Use it in salads and teas andfor seasoning red meat, especially lamb.
O r e g a n oProminent in Italian and Greek cooking,this herb can be pungent. So use it in lotsof Italian dishes, including tomato sauce,on pizza and in pasta, but go easy as itsstrong flavor can easily overpower food.
P a r s l e yWhile fresh andgreen isn’t aflavor, it is thebest way todescribe the taste ofparsley. Parsley — flatleaf or curly — brightensevery dish and provides afresh balance for eventhe heaviest of fla-vors. For fullimpact, sprinklechopped fresh parsley onto a finisheddish, not into a dish that is cooking.
R o s e m a r yIt tastes woody with notes of pine. Itsstrong flavor stands up well to substan-tial dishes like leg of lamb, beef roastand roasted chicken, but you’ll also findit in breads and butters, where it standsout against the plain background.
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f your knowledge of parsley, sage,rosemary and thyme begins and endswith Simon & Garfunkel, this is theperfect time of year to get to knowfresh herbs.
Fresh herbs add a powerful punch of flavor to a variety of dishes. The trick isto know which herbs work best to enhancefoods without overpowering them.
Here are 15 herbs worth getting to know.Experiment with them in cooking andyou’ll soon discover your favorites.
B a s i lWhile thereare manyvarieties, thelarge green leaves of sweet basil are themost common. It has a slight anise flavorand is a favorite paired with tomatoes ortomato sauces. It also works well onvegetables and in salads, but it’s boldenough to stand up to grilled meats.Use it on pizza, to flavor oils andvinegars or turn it into pestoto spread on bread or mixwith pasta.
C i l a n t r oIt’s that love-it-or-hate-it flavor soprevalent in Mexican food. To some, ittastes like soap. To others, it is as freshas parsley. This leaf of the corianderplant is perfect for salsa and guacamole, inThai cuisine and in some Indian dishes. Itcan be used in soups and turned into pesto.
C h e r v i lOften referred to as gourmet parsley, it isused widely in French cuisine. Its taste issimilar to parsley, but with a slight anisebackground. Because it’s mild, use it onfoods that are easily overpowered bystronger herbs, like fish, chicken and eggs,and in combination with other herbs.
C h i v e sChives are the miniature version of scal-lions so use them in any dish that wouldbe improved by their onion flavor. Theirtiny size makes them perfect for choppingas a garnish on appetizers, or tossing withpotatoes, in salads, in sauces, dips, and ineggs and herb butters.
D i l lMost of us first experience the flavor of dill in pickles. It’s a favorite in sourcream dip for vegetables and with fish.But it also pairs well with a variety offresh vegetables, including green beans, cucumbers and members of the
cruciferous family — cabbage, broccoli and
cauliflower.
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