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Scotty's reaches an end, must liquidate

By BARRY FOSTER
News-Sun
It appears that Scotty's Inc.
finally will be closing down.
Reportedly, the once-giant in
the Florida hardware industry
has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court in Delaware to liquidate
its assets.
The action will effect two
locations here in Highlands
County, the one remaining
Scotty's store in Lake Placid
and the Sebring Outlet Mall in
the Sebring Plaza.

"The Outlet Mall will be
closed to the public on Jan. 15,
said manager Stacy Seay, who
referred all other questions to
Scotty's corporate headquar-
ters.
The outlet mall once was a
Scotty's store, but became an
outlet mall last year as part of a .,,
new marketing strategy for the
company.
Manager Robert Tillis of the
Scotty's hardware in Lake
Placid also referred all ques-
tions to the company's head-

quarters in Winter Haven.
They had not returned calls
as of press time.
A Scotty's store in Avon Park
quietly shut its doors in
September. Officials from
Anchor Properties, who run the
Avon Square shopping plaza
where the store was located said
they were not notified of the
closing.
It was in September that the
Winter Haven-based hardware
chain filed for Chapter 11 reor-
ganization. At the time, officials

blamed the ravages of
Hurricane Charley as a factor in
that action.
According to court docu-
ments, the company was not
able to find the financing that
would allow it to stay in busi-
ness.
"The debtors have deter-
mined that a prompt sale of sub-
stantially all their assets at the
stores via going-out-of-business
sales is essential to maximize
the value of these assets for the
benefit of our creditors," read

court documents filed by the
company's attorneys on Dec.
17.
Officials from the home
improvement chain indicated
they wanted to start the sales as
soon as possible in an effort "to
take full advantage of the peak
winter selling season."
The company reportedly is in
negotiations with retail liquida-
tion consultants to handle that
phase of the operation.
Apparently everything in the
See SCOTLY'S, page 9A

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By BARRY FOSTER
News-Sun
SEBRING At 18 most
girls are looking at a new
driver license but at least one
local teen has her sights set a
bit higher.
Katy Wack will be flying to
Venice today in search of her
pilot's license.
"It's going to be a sur-
prise," her mother Kim Wack
said.
The local teen has been
taking lessons at Lockwood
Aviation at the Sebring
Regional Airport.
"She got
into fln~ n
because oL
her grandfa-
ther, then she
just took offI
on it," W.ck
said.
S Her grand- WACK
father is the
Rev. Mike Karl of the New
Testament Mission in
Sebring.
"I did it to get over my fear
of heights," he said.
Karl started flying in 1981
after he, went to Israel and
climbed to the top of Mt.
Sinai in an effort to quell his
acrophobia.
"I had a friend who paid for
my flying lessons because I
always wanted to learn," he
said.

Bouncing back and forth
between instructors and dif-
ferent kinds of aircraft, Karl
finally earned his wings.
In addition to flying,for
pleasure, Karl has done at
least one missionary flight.
Known as "Mission Aire" it
was done aboard a Douglas
Aircraft DC-3.
"I got six hours on that
plane and Katy got some seat
'time in it too," he said.
Karl said his granddaughter
is one of two he had talked to
about learning to fly but Wack
v., Ihi only one who caughli.
the flying bug.
"The other one, Beverly
Reyes, decided she would
rather, go to nursing school
but Kathleen stuck with it,"
he said.
Wack has been interested
in flying since she was 15.
However, the terrorist attacks
on New York and Washington
on Sept. 11, 2001, derailed
her efforts for a time.
"That pushed things way
back," her mother said.
The plan today is for her
and her instructor, Romke
Sikkema of Lockwood
Aviation, to take off for
Venice about 5:45 a.m. where
she will meet the flight exam-
iner.
"She's a very good pilot
and a very good student.
See YONDER, page 9A

Newborns say hello to 2005

Photos by SjiUSJ FUib iiNCws-bui

First-time mom Angela
Gallagher (above) holds her new
daughter Alexandria Bailey
Anderson as she takes a deep
breath early Saturday morning.
The five-pound, 11-ounce baby
girl was born to Gallagher and
father Justin Anderson at 12:55
a.m. New Year's morning, mak-
ing her the first baby born in
Highlands County in 2005. She
measured 18 1/2 inches long.
Prospero Hernandez DeLaCruz
and Alma Rodriguez (left) look
at their new son Irving.
Hernandez Rodriguez. The baby
boy was taken by Ceasarian sec-
tion at 4:37 Saturday morning
making him the first baby born
at Highlands Regional Medical
Center in 2005. He weighed in
at eight pounds, 13 ounces and
was 20 1/2 inches long.

Pedestrian hit by van

TODAY'S FORECAST
Highs

70s

Complete
weather
report on
page IOA.

Lows

50s

CONTACTS

Avon Park (863) 452-1009
Sebring (863) 385-6155
Lake Placid (863) 465-0426
Fax (863) 385-1954
E-mail editor@newssun.com
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SEBRING, FLORIDA
VOLUME 23/NUMBER 32

BARRY FOSTER/News-Sun
Ambulances converged in the Highlands Homes area in Sebring Friday morning in response to a call of
a pedestrian hit by a vehicle. Terry Kimbrough, 43, was taken to a landing zone where she was airlifted
to Tampa General Hospital.

Victim taken to

Tampa General
By BARRY FOSTER
News-Sun
SEBRING The investiga-
tion continues into a hit and run
incident Friday morning in the
Highlands Homes area.
Officers talked with people
congregated near the intersec-
tion of Roseland Avenue and
Fifth Street trying to ascertain
exactly what happened to cause
a local woman to be struck by a
vehicle.
Terry Kimbrough, 43, was
taken to Tampa General
Hospital after she was hit by a
Dodge van in the Fifth Street
area, but how it happened is
still being ascertained.
Sebring Police Corporal
Greg Barlaug said early infor-
mation indicated the incident
might possibly have stemmed
from a domestic quarrel
between an old girlfriend and a
new girlfriend of a local man.
He said Kimbrough had been
standing in the yard of a home

on Fifth Street and had an
exchange of words with the
driver of the van.
During the altercation, police
said it was reported that
Kimbrough had apparently
charged the van carrying a
stick. The van reportedly then
began to move and Kimbrough
was struck.
"We're still investigating to
find out how that happened,"
Kimbrough said.
According to reports, the van
also struck a parked car at a
home off Roseland Avenue.
There was no indication how
badly that vehicle was dam-
aged.
Lawmen have identified the
driver of the van and have ques-
tioned her but as of press time,
her name had not been released
and no charges had been filed in
the case.
Officers said that it appeared
that Kimbrough recently had
moved from Wauchula to
Sebring.
Tampa General Hospital offi-
cials said Kimbrough was treat-
ed and later released.

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Spring Fling takes Highlands on 'Sentimental Journey'

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HIGHLANDS

in brief

Benton takes

office Jan. 5

Sheritff-elect Susan
Benton will he sworn into
office by the Honorahle
Judge David Langford at
10 a.m. Wednesday. The
ceremony) will take place at
the South Florida
Community College
Auditorium 600 W.
College Drive, Avon Park.
At the same time, members
of the sheriff's office will
re-affirm their commitment
to the citizens of Highlands
County. *
Assistant U.S. Attorney,
Deputy Chief of the
Criminal Division, Robert
H. Waters Jr.. the keynote
speaker, will share a mes-
sage of hope, encourage-
ment and unity for law
enforcement, and the citi-
zens of Highlands County.
The agency honor guard
will pass the sheriff's
office flag to Benton,
marking the beginning of a
new administration.

Hot Country

Nights now

sold out

LAKE PLACID Ray
Charles, Hank Williams,
Loretta Lynn and other
country music stars will be
making an appearance of
sorts at "Hot Country
Nights."
The evening of music,
comedy and skits is being
sponsored by the Lake
Placid (amber of
S Commerce for the third
year in a row. Chamber
members dress up as coun-
try music legends and
either sing live or lip-sync
to their famous songs.
The line-up includes
everyone from George
Jones to Barbara Mandrell
and Willie Nelson. Even
one fictional group will be
recreated the Soggy
Bottom Boys, who rose to
acclaim in the movie "0
Brother, Where Art Thou?"
by Joel and Ethan Coen.
The show will begin at 7
p.m. Saturday at the
American Legion. Placid
Post 25, 1490 U.S. 27
North. Hors d'ouerves will
be served at 6.
Tickets are now sold out.

Department

plans meeting

The West Sebring
Volunteer Fire Department
Inc. will have its annual
meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday
at Station House 9, 2300
Longview Court in
Sebring.
The public is encouraged
to attend.

By PHIL ATTINGER
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SH3BRING Differicnl rom
s c',oral[ oilier \ho\\.s to colie to
HliLghlands, Lillil Theatre. on
Fch. 5. the ,Sprn -ling w ill
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dentls on at "Sentimental
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three tim.'s that Saturday will
take sonic. hack to their youth
and others hack in history
through song. dance and come-
dy. Proceeds will benefit
Handicapped Americans Love
of Lile Organizatin (HALLO),
the American Red Cross. Unity
of Schrino, the Highlands
County Family YMCA and
Highlands Little Theatre.
Organizer Sunny Zengler. a
long-time -IL member, said

By ROMONA WASHINGTON
IEecutive Editor
A conversation last year
between organizers for the
annual Avon Park Rotary
Legends Challenge and a writer
for Circle Track & Racing
Technology magazine has led to
even more national attention
being directed at the February
event.
The race is featured in the
February 2005 edition of Circle
Track, which is on newsstands
now.
Lee Ann Hinskey, customer
relations/marketing .or Wells
Dodge Chrysler in Avon Park,
said when magazine officials
heard how the race was put on
as a fund-raiser for the Avon
Park Noon Rotary Club and
how the community came
together to help put the race on,

she's wanted to do a one-day
variety show for some time.
When she attended Hoover
High School in North Canton.
Ohio. choral students would
present the "'Spring Thing,"
which was mostly music. She
suggested doing it in Sehring
this year, and the idea went over
well. except the name trans-
formed to Spring Fling.
This is the first year, but if it
takes off, Zengler would like to
see a theme each year. This
year's theme is a sentimental
journey, based on a song Dean
Martin would perform that told
about faraway places and the
song, "A Sentimental Journey,,"
which will be the opening song.
She began planning the event
last February, and really began
organizing it in August.

they felt it was a natural for
their magazine.
"Normally car races are not
held as fund raisers. They
thought it was a really neat
idea," Hinskey said.
The article was written by
Tim Osterlund, sales manager
at Wells Dodge Chrysler.
In it, Osterlund tells of how
the city of 8,600 comes togeth-
er to put on this fund-raiser race
just 15 miles north of where the
world-famous 12 Hours of
Sebring has been held for more
than 50 years.
Since the only official race-
track in Highlands County is
home to the 12-hour race, Avon
Park has had to improvise for a
racetrack by converting the
high school football stadium
into an oval track. And, in order
to do so, community partners

Hurricanes didn't put her back
too much. hbu she had to wait
tw\o months to get the music for
a special arrangement for the
finale, "A Tribute To World
Peace." arranged by Jay
Giallomhardo.
Sponsored by the News-Sun,
the show will have 41 perform-
ers. which includes soloists,
chorus and dancers, doing as
many as 26 numbers, routines
or skits.
Show times are 2, 5 and 8
p.m. at Highlands Little
Theatre. Tickets are $10 each
and available at:
American Red Cross,
Highlands County Service
Center, 1306 SE Lakeview
Drive, Sebring;
Blessings Book Store,
2151 U.S. 27 South, Sebring;

like Brooker Fencing and Jahna
Concrete join forces in trans-
posing the athletic field into a
field for Legends speed.
Hinskey and Osterlund
became involved in promoting
the Rotary Legends Challenge
because their boss, Stanley
Wells, has coordinated the
event since its inception.
This year's race is set for
Feb. 26-27, again at Avon Park
High School's football field.
Tickets are available at Wells
Dodge Chrysler in Avon Park,
Bill Jarrett Ford-Mercury in
Avon Park, Heartland National
Bank branches throughout
Highlands County and at
Florida Hospital Heartland
Medical Center in Sebring, the
sponsor again of this year's
race.

Checkers drive-in restau-
rant, 382 U.S. 27 South, Avon
Park (Must see a manager);
Handicapped Americans
Love of Life Organization, 109
Medical Center Ave., Sebring,
behind Highlands Regional
Medical Center;
Harder Hall Country Club.
2301 Golfview Road, Sebring;
Highlands County Family
YMCA, 100 YMCA Lane,
Sebring, at the corner of
Hammock Road and Lakewood
Road;

By PHIL ATTINGER
News-Sun
SEBRING Quite a few
people in Highlands County
can remember party lines,
newsreels, 45 rpm records,
drive-in theaters or restaurants,
and 15-cent hamburgers at
McDonald's.
A lot of people may be too
young to remember these
things, but have trouble remem-
bering where they put their
keys.
Both groups can benefit from
simple exercises to keep their
minds sharpened, said Kathryn
Doddridge, a mental health
counselor and director of busi-
ness development at Daybreak
Behavioral Health Services, a
part of Florida Hospital
Heartland Division.
All people have sensory
memory, short-term and long-
term memory. Sensory recalls
sights, sounds, touch, smell and
taste. Short-term memory, also
called a working memory, holds
a limited amount of information
at one time. Long-term memory
holds a vast amount of informa-
tion and seems to have no lim-
its to its capacity. People learn
and. retain thoughts throughout
their lives that are tied to either
events, facts or skills.
Retrieving those memories gets
easier if they are stored well.
People don't forget merely
from age, Doddridge said.
Psychologists theorize now that
people forget because of inter-
ference, whether from a stroke,
depression, prescriptions, hor-
monal changes, alcohol, amne-
sia or anxiety. The more stress,
the more people forget.
Fixing memory in the mind
is easier with the right method.
Known as pneumonic devices,
memory cues can help people

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remember difficult material.
Initializing
The reason why so many
government agencies use ini-
tials, such as CIA, FBI, or EPA,
is because it helps people
remember the agency without
having to use the entire name.
The method works well for
general information.
"HOMES," for example, helps
people remember the Great
Lakes: Huron, Ontario,
Michigan, Erie and Superior.
Chunking
Government agencies use
this, too. Social Security num-
bers are grouped in sets to make
all nine numbers easier to
recall. Phone numbers use
chunking, as do security codes
and combination locks.
Visualizing
To visualize, a person simply
takes a number or word and
visualizes something associated
with it. Doddridge said she
could always remember a
friend's phone number ended in
1776 by visualizing Gen.
George Washington crossing
the Delaware River. The
method works well on names,
too.
Communicating
Talking, socializing and
recalling memories with others
helps people retain those mem-
ories. People who spend their
days in isolation, especially
those without family tend to
repeat themselves because they
don't receive outside stimula-
tion.
Puzzling
Finally, people who do. brain-
teasing puzzles, reading, or
playing computer or board
games will exercise their brains
and get more mental exercise.

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taken down while a new retention pond was constructed as part of the building of the new conces-
sion stand at the Sebring High School football stadium.

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'a Highlands County report

Pooran Adhin

charged with
grand theft
SEBRING -At 10 a.m.
Dec. 21, a Highlands County
sheriff's deputy investigated a
report of an employee at The
Hone Depot Pooran
Moses Adhin, 25, of Sebring
- selling $727.48 in tile to a
customer and keeping the
money for himself.
While
doing the
investigation,
a second
deputy told
the investiga-
tor that on
ADHIN Nov. 8, he
ADHIN visited The
Home Depot
off-duty to buy laminate
flooring. Adhin allegedly
offered to sell the flooring to
him at a reduced price: $50
per box instead of $69. The
deputy agreed and paid
$1,900 with a personal check
for 38 boxes, which Adhin
loaded into his vehicle for
him.
On Dec. 27, the investigat-
ing deputy asked Adhin about
the two incidents. Adhin
admitted to selling the tile
and the flooring and pocket-
ing the money for himself,
depriving the store of
$3,349.48, based on the full
retail price of the laminate
flooring and tile.
Adhin is facing two
charges grand theft, each
under separate cases, with
combined bail equaling at
$2,000.

Ellis charged
with habitually
driving with

suspended
license
SEBRING On Monday,
Dec. 27, a Highlands County
sheriff's deputy followed a
suspicious black Cadillac
Escalade from Bassett
Electronics to the Lakeshore
Mall parking lot. A vehicle
registration check showed
that the car was registered
under someone with the last
name of Ellis.
The deputy saw the driver
get out and enter the mall,
and recognized him as Larry
Ellis, 23, of Lake Placid. A'
Department of Highway
Safety and Motor Vehicles

ELLIS
said.

check
revealed that
Ellis' driver's
license had
been revoked
for 60 months
as an habitual
traffic offend-
er, reports

The deputy arrested Ellis
under a charge of driving
with a suspended license,
habitual offender, with bail
set at $1,000.

Hawthorne

charged with
cocaine and

cannabis
possession
LAKE PLACID On
Wednesday morning, Dec. 22,
when Highlands County sher-
iff's deputies drove to Elba
Drive to check out a suspi-
cious vehicle. They found a
couple asleep in the back of a
1998 Chevrolet Suburban.
Deputies
knocked on
the windows
and woke
them up. The
two put on
4. their clothes.
HAWTH E For officer
Safety, one of
the deputies stood with the
male and had him hand-
cuffed. He told them his
name but couldn't remember
his birth date, reports said.
The female, later identified-
as Shatonglo Donnika
Hawthorne, 28, of Lake
Placid, said the Suburban was
hers. When asked for identifi-
cation, she reached from the
back seat to the center con-
sole, which the deputy saw
had a rolled-up "Backwoods"
cigar pouch.
The deputy asked if it was
hers, and she said no, but said
he:could take a look at it. As
the deputy reached for the
pouch, he saw a black
"Basics" zippered cloth bag.
Again, Hawthorne said it
wasn't hers.
In the cigar pouch, the
deputy found a clear Baggie
with a green leafy substance
that field-tested positive for
marijuana. Inside fhe Basics
bag, he found the same thing.
Also in the bag, he found 11
green zip bags containing a
white powder that appeared
to be cocaine packaged for,
street sale, with another four
empty zip bags. All the bags

field-tested positive for
cocaine residue.
In the big bag, the deputy
found a pill bottle wrapped in
black electrician's tape that
contained a white waxy sub-
stance that field-tested posi-
tive for cocaine. Another zip
bag contained what appeared
to be a generic Valium pill.
When asked about the
drugs, she said she didn't
know about them or how they
got in her car and suggested
they belonged to her male
companion, but when
deputies asked him, he said
he didn't know the drugs
were in the car.
Deputies arrested
Hawthorne on charges of pos-
session of cocaine with intent
to sell or distribute, posses-
sion of less than 20 grams of
cannabis, possession of drug
paraphernalia, and possession
of generic Valium with intent
to distribute. Bail was set at
$11,000.

MacDonald

charged with
drug possession
SEBRING At 1:04 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 27, a police
officer stopped a car on
Steiner Avenue for having a
cracked windshield.
SAd While talk-
ing with the
officer, the
driver -
Matthew
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Emmett
MacDONALD MacDonald,
36, of Lorida
placed his hand between
the two front seats.
The Sebring police officer
asked for and got permission
to search MacDonald and the
car. MacDonald didn't have
anything on him. The officer
then asked what MacDonald
had put between the two
seats, and was told it was a
straw. Then MacDonald
asked him not to arrest him.
The officer asked if he used
illegal drugs, and MacDonald
allegedly said he did .
Between the two seats, the
officer found two hollowed-
out pens, one with residue
inside it that field-tested posi-
tive for methamphetamine.
He found a piece of alu-
minum foil on the passenger
side floorboard. Residue on it
also field-tested positive for
methamphetamine.
MacDonald was charged
'with possession of metham-
phetamine and possession of
drug paraphernalia, with bail
set at $1,500.

Keeping the children covered
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Courtesy photo
Linn Shimek (from left) and Barb Black of the Highlands County Quilt Guild spread some holiday
cheer Dec. 20 by donating 12 handmade quilts to Trifornia Rudolph of the Children's Home Society
in Sebring. Black, also, donated a special ice cream party and favors for the children. The local
guild has an ongoing community service project to keep the new children supplied with quilts.

OBITUARIES

Lewis Branch
CWO Lewis Neil
Branch, 72, of Lake
Placid, died Dec. 31,
2004, in Lake Placid.
Born in Dillon, S.C., he
retired from the U.S. Navy after
27 years of service. He received
naval commendations and
many awards during his mili-
tary career. He moved to Lake
Placid in 1996 from Bonneau,
S.C.
Survivors include his wife,
Peggy; son, Ronald Neil of
Winter Garden; daughter,
Beverly Sessoms of
Fayetteville, N.C.; stepdaugh-
ters, Debbie Weeks of Naples,
Barbara Wilson of Palm Beach
Gardens; brother, Smith Branch
of Ocoee; 12 grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
A local memorial service will
be at 2 p.m. today at the chapel
of the Memorial United
Methodist Church in Lake
Placid. A visitation will be from
9:30-10 a.m. Tuesday at
Coopers Funeral Home, Dillon,
S.C. Graveside service will fol-
low at 11 a.m. at the Rowland
Cemetery, Rowland, N.C.
Scott Funeral Home in Lake
Placid handled the arrange-
ments.

Gail Chisenhall
Gail Chisenhall, 90, of
Sebring, died Dec. 30, 2004, in
Sebring.
Born in Hightower, Ala., she
moved to Sebring in 1975, from
Birmingham, Ala.
She was a registered nurse
and a member of St. Johns
United Methodist Church,
Sebring.

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Hattiesburg, Miss.;. sister,
Dorothy Ninnemann, Ill.; two
grandchildren; and one great-
granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Praise Assembly,
P.O. Box 17571, Hattiesburg,
MS 39404.
Stephenson-Nelson Funeral
Home in Sebring handled the
arrangements.

Raymond Coyle
tMajor Raymond J.
Coyle Jr., 74, of St.
Petersburg, died Dec.
7, 2004, in St. Petersburg.
Born in Sebring, he served
23 years in the military (13 of
these in foreign countries) after
graduating Sebring High
School.
His decorations included
Master Parachute Badge (245
jumps); Army of Occupation
(Germany) Medal; Vietnam
Service Medal; Vietnam
Indochina Campaign Medal
with device 60; Bronze Star
with Oak Leaf Cluster; Joi'nt
Service Commendation Medal;
four Overseas Bars plus numer-
ous others.
He was a member of the
Retired Officers Association,
American Legion State Post,
Disabled American Veterans
and many others. He spent
many years as a volunteer
assisting veterans inevery way
possible, which he considered
his life's work. He retired from
a second career with the state of
Florida.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Louise; sons, Raymond

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ters, Carol Orren and Sandra
Callerame; brothers, George J.
Coyle and Richard P. Hague;
and sister, Eloise Trucario.
A military memorial and cel-
ebration of life service will be
at 4 p.m. Saturday at
Stephenson-Nelson Funeral
Home, Sebring.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Sebring Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 4300 Honor
Guard.

Anne Pfister
Anne Carolyn Pfister, of
Sebring, died Dec. 27, 2004, in
Sebring.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she
wintered for many years in
Miami and settled in Sebring 20
years ago.
She was a professor of
Medical Systems at Allegheny
College in Pittsburgh, Pa., until
her retirement. She belonged to
many educational associations
including National Educators
Association. She was a board
member of the Sebring Friends
of the Library until her health
ended her participation. She
was a member of St. Catherine
Catholic Church, Sebring.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Harry E. and sister, Trudy
B. Meeks of Sebring.
A funeral mass will be at 10
a.m. Monday at St. Catherine
Catholic Church. Entombment
will follow in Lakeview
Memorial Gardens, Avon Park.

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the cards, memorial
gifts, flowers, food and
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Sebring had its own Davy Crockett

Courtesy photos
Private First Class Derrall Escobar stands with one of the Sherman tanks kept by the United States
Army. The tank was used during World War II.

Lake Placid soldier joins

Phantom Regiment event

Special to the News-Sun
Private 1st Class Derrall
Escobar has always been a his-
tory buff.
While he was growing up in
Lake Placid he had hoped to
one day join a Civil War re-
enactor group, but never in his
wildest dreams did he imagine
that one day he would be one of
a handful of American soldiers
participating in one of the
largest World War II remem-
brances in history.
When Escobar returned to
Germany earlier this year after
serving a tour of duty in Iraq, he
became involved 'wi.i the
Phantom Regiment. a small
group of soldiers who have ded-
icated themselves to preserving
WWII history. This group of
about 12 keeps and maintains
authentic WWII clothing,
weaponry and equipment,
including one of the only work-
ing Sherman tanks still kept by
the Army.
They have been invited to
- participate in several battles and
liberation re-enactments in
Germany and Luxembourg and
Dec. 17-20, they represented
America in the 60th anniversary
commemoration of the Battle of.
the Bulge in Bastogne,
Belgium. This was one of the
most important land battles of
WWII, in which outnumbered
and overwhelmed forces held
off a powerful German attack
long enough for reinforcements
and Allied air forces to stop the
German offensive.
The Phantom Regiment par-
ticipated in a 12-mile tank road
trek and visited all major battle
sites with WWII veterans who
had returned to Bastogne for the
anniversary. They even climbed
into the actual foxholes that had
been dug 60 years ago by the
American soldiers.
The next day they marched in
parades and ceremonies honor-
ing the sacrifices of the 76,890
American soldiers who were
killed, wounded or missing dur-
ing the battle to defend
Bastogne.
That evening there was a re-
creation of the battle, including
a blackout of the city, search-
lights blazing, explosions
everywhere and air raid sirens
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PFC Derrall Escobar spends time with a World War II veteran of
the Battle of the Bulge.

"It was just like being in the
actual battle," Escobar said.
Later as the Phantom
Regiment joined with hundreds
of other Belgian and French
soldiers to re-create the libera-
tion of Bastogne. Escobar and
several foot soldiers led the
charge over a hill, to be greeted
by thousands of Belgians. wav-
ing sparklers and cheering.
"All the people wanted to
reach out .and touch us, take
pictures with us and show how
much they appreciated the
Americans," Escobar said. -
One of his favorite memories
took place after everything was
over.
"We were riding on our tank
that evening through the forests
of the Ardennes, where much of

the battle took place. Snow was
falling, blanketing the country-
side. Everything was so peace-
ful and beautiful it really
took me back in time for
awhile," he said.
Escobar will remain in
Germany this spring for train-
ing exercises with the 1st
Armored Division. where .he
serves as the gunner of an
M1Al Abrams tank crew.
Recently in November he was
selected Soldier of the Month
for his battalion.
He hopes to come home in
June before returning for his
second deployment to Iraq. He
is the son of Omar and Susie
Escobar of Lake Placid and has
two younger brothers, Daniel
and David Escobar.

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News-Sun correspondent
The movie, "Davy Crockett,
King of The Wild Frontier,"
marks its 50th anniversary in
June 2005, but old-timers of
Highlands County may remem-
ber Sebring's very own Davy
Crockett.
While newspaper and maga-
zine articles and television pro-
grams recap the career of Fess
Parker and his roles as Davy
Crockett and Daniel Boone, it is
Abbo Brooker who some
Highlands County residents
will remember.
Jesse Watson was the theatre
manager at the Florida Theatre
on North Ridgewood Drive in
Sebring. He held the youthful
audience to strict obedience to
his rules or they would be eject-
ed. Parents could drop their
children at the theatre, fully
confident that they were in
good hands.
Watson was not only good
with kids but he also knew how
to advertise. He hired Abbo
Brooker to dress like Davy
Crockett, complete with a coon-
skin cap. Brooker would pace
back and forth in front of the
theatre carrying an unloaded
musket for several days before
the July 15, 1955, movie and
for several hours before the
movie started each day it was
showing.
Aldon Johnson Brooker
(Abbo) was born Dec. 12, 1935,
to W.H. Brooker and Elsie
Rimes Brooker. Elsie was from
Lorida and W.H. was a carpen-
ter from Texas. They had five
other boys and two girls.
Abbo Brooker and his sib-
lings attended Sebring High
School, where the middle
school is now, on Pine and
Lemon Streets. For many years
he was a caretaker/watchman of
Kahn Groves for Marvin Kahn.
Brooker can still be seen fre-
quently strolling along Nbrth
Ridgewood Drive. Like Fess
Parker, Brooker has a unique
philosophy. To meet Brooker is
a memorable experience, easily
'remembered and always recog-
nizable.

Some of his thoughts and
observations are shared below:

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in front of the Florida Theatre to advertise the 'Davy Crockett, King
of the Wild Frontier Movie.' He wore an official coonskin cap and
carried an unloaded musket. The movie was shown in Sebring on
July 15, 1955.

When asked about his
coonskin cap: "Aw, I still got at
air cap somers; I jist don't know
where."
He always votes down-
town, but, "things ain't going
right," he declares. "It's a toss
up, but the Big Man upstairs
will work it out. Town is OK,
but too many people doing the
wrong things. Such as drugs,
and you know ... too much
business, no time to talk. That's
more important; life is more
important; if they ain't figured
that out by now, for them it's
too late.
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straighten it up."
"I like most of the people
in Sebring, the friendly ones. I
go to the First Baptist Church
for about two years now ... they
got pretty girls there!
Brooker's parents are gone
now and so is the Florida
Theatre. The building is still-
intact and has been used as a
fabric shop, a print shop and
carpet store. The memories of
Saturday matinee's for children
linger on, especially that of July
15, 1955, and the Davy
Crockett movie.

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Land use change approved but rezoning held on five parcels

By PHIL ATTINGER
News-Sun
SEBRING On Tuesday
the county commission
approved nearly all of the 41
requests for land use and zoning
changes.
However, in the area of the
Sebring Parkway, State Road
17 and Arbuckle Creek Road,
the commission agreed to the
requested land use changes bfut
declined to rezone the proper-
ties until it could see a sector
plan that would add infrastruc-
ture and utilities.
The sector plan must outline
the addition of water, sewer,
roads, telecommunications,
recreation, commercial needs
and schools. Should the land be
developed, it could house the
same number of people as cur-
rently live in Sebring.
The plan would affect
approximately 50 property
owners. Those include 12

smaller property owners and
four large families with parcels
spread among several members.
It will also affect traffic on the
three main roads and smaller
roads such as Powerline Road,
Downing Road, Lakeview
Drive and Scenic Highway.
Davis properties
For 139.4 acres on the west
side of S.R. 17 across from the
intersection with Arbuckle
Creek Road, land use changed
from agriculture and low-densi-
ty residential to medium-densi-
ty and high-density residential.
The parcel stands is in an area
proposed for extension of the
Sebring Parkway.
For 26.89 acres on the
northwest, southwest and
southeast covers of S.R. 17 and
Downing Road, land use
changed from agriculture to
commercial.

Board of County Commissioners
Agenda for January 4, 2005

1. Meeting called to order
2. Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance
3. Call for "Citizens not on
the agenda" forms to be turned
in
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Sheriff
B. Clerk
C. Upcoming County
meetings:
Tuesday, 7 p.m. -
Construction Licensing,
Enforcement and Appeals
Board, Board Room, 600 S.
Commerce Ave., Sebring
Wednesday, 10 a.m. -
Long Range Transportation
Plan Technical Advisory
Committee, Engineer's
Training Room, 501 S.
Commerce Ave., Sebring
Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. -
Long Range Transportation
Plan Citizens Advisory
Committee, Engineer's
Training Room, 501 S.
Commerce Ave., Sebring
Thursday, 9 a.m. Local
Mitigation Strategy Committee,
Room 251, Highlands County
Government Center, 600 S.
Commerce Ave., Sebring
Thursday, 9:30 a.m. -
Highlands County Tourist
Development Council, Special
Events Committee Highlands

County Agri-Civic Center,
4505 George Blvd., Sebring
Thursday, 10 a.m. -
Highlands County Tourist
Development Council, Special
Project and Event Marketing
Seminar, Highlands County
Agri-Civic Center, 4505
George Blvd., Sebring
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 9 a.m.
- Highlands County
Homeowner's Association,
3240 Grand Prix Drive, Sebring
D. Other meetings:
5. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Request approval to
pay all duly authorized bills and
employee benefits Jan. 4, 2005
B. Request approval of
minutes of the Dec. 7, 2004
board meeting
C. Request approval to
waive the dumpster fee for
HALLO (Handicapped
Americans Love of Life
Organization) for their office
renovation project 1
D. Request approval of
updated/revised Contract for
operation of the Highlands
County Health Department
E. Request authorization
to proceed with the lease of a
replacement trash compacter
for use at the Solid Waste
Facility
F Request for consent to

Cntchfield properties
For 409 acres east of S.R.
17, north of Arbuckle Creek
Road and surrounding Basket
Lake, land use changed from
agriculture to medium-density
residential.
For 29.4 acres on both sides
of S.R. 17, north of Downing
Road and south of Power Line
Road, land use changed from
agriculture to commercial and
low-density residential.
For 12 acres on the west
side of S.R. 17 at the intersec-
tion of Arbuckle Creek Road,
land use changed from agricul-
ture to high-density residential.
Gapway Grove Corporation
For 323 acres on both sides
of Scenic Highway and sur-
rounding the south and east
shores of Little Redwater Lake,
land use changed from agricul-
ture and low-density residential
to medium-density residential.

Assignment of Investment
Advisory Agreement
G. Request to consider
approval of recording Drainage
Easement from Edwin C. and
Carol S. Edwards for CR 17
drainage improvements
H. Request approval of
an Agreement with the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency for use of space at the
Ag-Center, 4505 George
Boulevard
I. Request approval of
Consultant Service Agreement
No. 91 between Highlands
County Board of County
Commissions and Chastain
Skillman Inc. for the design and
permitting and construction
services for the Multi-Field
Complex, Project 02109
J. Request approval of
Budget Amendment 04-05-75
6. ACTION: County
Administrator: Discussion of a
request from the City of
Sebring for a letter agreeing to
the annexation and sale of a
jdintly-owned lot 9:45 a.m.
Break or adjourn for 10 a.m.
Swearing in Ceremony of
Elected Officials at Highlands
County Courthouse
7. CITIZENS NOT ON
AGENDA: 5 minute limit
(Agenda Request form must be
filled out)
8. COMMISSIONERS:
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MARKET ROUNDUP TOP STOCK PERFORMERS ON AMEX, NYSE AND NASDAO .

THIS WEEK ON WALL STREET

Dow Jones

industrials
For the week ending
Friday, Dec. 31

-44.11

10,783.01
Record high: 11,722.98
Jan.14,2000

Nasdaq

composite
For the week ending
Friday, Dec. 31

2,175.44
Record high: 5,048.62
March 10,2000

Standard &

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For the week ending
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Record high: 1,527.46
March 24, 2000

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Name Vol Last Chg

Pfizer 1658335 26.89 +.82
Lucent 1566895 3.76 -.02
NortelNIf 681649 3.47
GenElec 574727 36.50 -.27
ExxonMbl 481952 51.26 -.71

Gainers ($2 or me)
Name Vol Last Chg
CmpTsk 5.60 +1.09 +24.2
TelArgen 8.75 +1.42 +19.4
Applica 6.05 +.97 +19.1
BallyTotF 4.24 +.63 +17.5
ThreeFS 2.42 +.36 +17.5

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Infrasrcen 13.00 -1.52 -10.5
Apldlndls 27.40 -2.68 -8.9
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SPDR 1246109120.87 +.10
SemiHTr 623237 33.37 +.39
iShJapan 275212 10.92 +.36
iShRs2000 253375129.50 +.32
DHB Inds 207470 19.04 -3.49

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VendingDn 2.20 +.90 +69.2
Gurunet n 8.70 +2.70 +45.0
GmbiCp 4.73 +1.43 +43.3
Schufflntl 4.40 +1.32 +42.9
FlexSolu 4.04 +1.14 +39.3

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DHBInds 19.04 -3.49 -15.5
ArizLd 5.55 -.80 -12.6
B&HO 12.60 -1.65 -11.6
QComm 3.71 -.48 -11.5
NatlVis 7.45 -.91 -10.9

Diary

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Declined 348
New Highs 176
New Lows 17
Total issues 1,111
Unchanged 49

Volume

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Nasd100Tr2607129 39.92 +.16
Microsoft 2604191 26.72 -.29
Intel 1918856 23.39 -.15
JDSUniph1870751 3.17 +.13

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YDIWIssn 5.84 +3.26+126.4
Phazar 49.06 +21.87 +80.4
AnlySur 3.35 +1.47 +78.2
Mikron 13.02 +5.45 +72.0

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ProximArs 4.09 -1.00 -19.6
Shrplm 18.85 -4.29 -18.5
CalMaines 12.09 -1.85 -13.3
Fncllnst 23.25 -3.30 -12.4

Diary

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Declined
New Highs
New Lows
Total issues
Unchanged
Volume

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1,180
432
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3,419
74
838.549.490

INDEXES
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High Low Name Last Chg Chg %Chg %Chg

DOMESTIC
10,868.07 9,708.40 Dow Jones Industrials 10,783.01 -17.29 -17.29 +3.15 .44.11
3,823.96 2,743.46 Dow Jones Transportation 3,798.05 -10.55 -10.55 +26,30 +10.27
337.79 259.08 Dow Jones Utilities 334.95 -1.91 -1.91 +25.50 -.94
7,273.18 .6,211.33 NYSE Composite 7,250.06 -3.50 -3.50 +12.57 +41.28
6,024.27 5,407.27 US 100 5,997.37 -9.00 -9.00 +6.68 -1.15
8,122.69 6,131.24 NYSE Energy 7,934.49 +7.90 +7.90 +25.53 -12.17
7,519.42 6,255.05 NYSEFinance 7,493.92 +1.01 +1.01 +12.24 +46.90
6,227.51 5,493.49 NYSE Healthcare 6,119.07 -1.85 -19.85 +3.26 +56.94
1,435.04 1,150.74 AMEXIndex 1,434.34 +4.27 +4.27 +22.22 +16.59
299.40 229.60 AMEX Industrials 296.33 -3.07 -3.07 +28.09 +3.09
2,185.56 1,750.82 Nasdaq Composite 2,175.44 -2.90 -2.90 +8.59 +14.82
1,217.33 1,060.72 S&P500 1,211,92 -1.63 -1:63 +8.99 +1.79
666.99 548.29 S&PMidCap 663.31 -1.19 -1.19 +15.16 +4.90
656.11 515.90 Russell2000 651.57 -1.49 -1.49 +17.00 +2.20
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FUTURES

Name High Low Last Chg. Name High Low Last Chg.
ORANGE JUICE SOYBEANS-MINI
15,000 Ibs.- cents per Ib. 1,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel
Jan05 88.00 84.50 86.10 -1.95 Jan05 558o 540 54711 -2f1
Mar 05 88.50 84.50 87.95 -.75 Mar 05 555 536e 547u -1
May 05 90.15 88.80 89.80 -.25 May 05 5580 543e 5530
Fri's sales 17200 Fri's sales 5065
Fri's open int 34176, off 896 Fri's open int 5739, off 729
CATTLE CORN
40,000 Ibs.- cents per Ib. 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel
Feb 05 92.00 87.60 87.82 -3.73 Mar05 208fl 202 204fl -26
Apr05 88.50 84.00 85.62 -2.68 May05 2160 2090 213 -1fl
Jun05 82.40 79.70 80.62 -1.53 Jul 05 2230 217 2200 -10
Fri's sales 73254 Fri's sales 166345
Fri's open int 133213, up 3475 Fri's open int 604003, up 8725
FEEDER CATTLE COFFEE C
50,000 Ibs.- cents per lb. 37,500 Ibs.- cents per Ib.
Jan05 106.30 101.60 101.80 -3.40 Mar05 108.40 103.00 103.75 -1.35
Mar05 102.30 95.70 96.00 -5.20 May05 110.50 106.00 106.00 -1.35
Apr05 100.35 95.10 95.37 -4.33 Jul 05 111.85 107.50 107.65 -1.40
Fri's sales 14142 Fri's sales 73728
Fri's open int 16701, up 1219 Fri's open int 111490, up 1103
LUMBER SUGAR-WORLD 11
110,000 bd. ft.- $ per 1,000 bd. ft. 112,000 Ibs.- cents per Ib.
Jan 05 363.2 346.0 356.4 +11.7 Mar 05 9.08 8.91 9.04 +.18
Mar05 365.5 350.5 359.4 +12.3 May05 9.27 9.14 9.25 +.15
May05 360.5 348.0 352.5 +6.5 Jul05 9.22 9.10 9.21 +.13
Fri's sales 4235 Fri's sales 150048
Fri's open int 3663, up 194 Fri's open int 355455, up 18581

STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST

The Dow this week

Daily high, low and close for
the week ending Dec. 31

10,870 --

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10,770 W Th F
M T W Th F
Week's close:
10,783,01

Nasdaq
2,175.44

S&P 500
1,211.92

Russell 2000 .
651.57 7F

AMEX ...
1,434.34 .' .

NYSE
7,250.06

AP

Stock Exch 52-week
High Low

AutoZone
CSX
Citigrp
CocaBtl
Dillards
Disney
ExxonMbi
FPLGp
FlaPUtil
FlaRock s
GenElec
GnMotr
HomeDp
HuntBnk
Intel
LennarA s
LockhdM
McDnlds
NY Times
OffcDpt
OutbkStk
Penney
PepsiCo
ProgrssEn
SpmtFON
SunTrst
TECO
WalMart
Wendys
WinDix
Wrigley

N 92.35
N 40.46
N 48.33
0 57.45
N 27.14
N 28.00
N 51.40
N 75.70
A 19.15
N 59.85
N 36.76
N 40.27
N 42.97
0 24.86
O 23.49
N 57.20
N 56.12
N 32.45
N 40.94
N 17.47
N 45.92
N 41.82
N 52.63
N 45.58
N 25.03
N 74.29
N 15.44
N 53.18
N 39.50
N 4.64
N 69.56

PE Last Chg

90.43 14.00 91.31 +11.80
40.08 22.00 40.08 +2.20
48.00 15.00 48.18 -5.70
56.83 22.00 57.05 +20.50
26.57 38.00 26.87 +8.20
27.76 25.00 27.80 +2.10
51.00 14.00 51.26 -7.10
74.73 16.00 74.75 -10.50
18.89 31.00 19.15 +8.50
59.10 23.00 59.53 +2.00
36.40 24.00 36.50 -2.70
39.98 5.00 40.06 +2.30
42.68 19.00 42.74 +2.20
24.61 14.00 24.74 +3.10
23.24 19.00 23.39 -1.50
56:59 10.00 56.68 +17.10
55.33 20.00 55.55 -33.90
32.05 20.00 32.06 -2.70
40.45 21.00 40.80 +1.70
17.22 17.00 17.36 +1.20
45.21 21.00 45.78 +12.50
41.30 ... 41.40 +14.00
52.14 22.00 52.20. +2.60
45.06 17.00 45.24 -2.40
24.79 .. 24.85 +.90
73.77 15.00 73.88 -4.70
15.34 ...15.35 -.30
52.56 23.00 52.82 +2.70
39.20 18.00 39.26 +8.60
4.52 .. 4.55 -.20
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AARP Invst:
GNMA 3,200 +48 +80 15.14 15.14
Galnc 2,677 +2.2 +9.90 2193 21.93
AIM Investments A:
BascVaAp 4,427 +4.5 +10.90 32.42 32.42
Ch lp 1,871 +42 +.70 12,81 12.81
Constlp 5,767 +1.1 +6.20 22.84 22.84
MdCpCIEq 2,510 +8.8 +13.80 28.64 2864
Premlqly 4.227 -3.1 5.50 9.88 9.88
Summl 2,198 "17 +10.70 10.81 10.81
WeingAp 1,895 -1.1 +7.90 13.04 13.04
AIM Investments B:
BasialBt 1,944 +3.8 10.10 3062 30.62
PilEqnly 2,347 -38 +470 9.16 9.16
AIM investor Cl:
Dynamr 2,819 +12 +1190 1650 16.50
AIM/NVESCO Invstr:
CoreSlock 2,012 +.9 +3.60 10.76 10.76
AMF Funds:
ai01I1 ny 141' 21 +170 9.82 9.82
AliiaiceBern A
. ..: ;.,'I -2 +711.90 3.74 3.74
AIiiance ern B'
Grnctp 2,265 +1.8 +1100 368 368
LgCpGrBt 1,827 -4.3 +740 1653 1653
Amer Century Inv:
Eqlnconx 2,821 +99 +12.50 8.11 8.11
Growhlnx 4,263 +.3 +9.0 19.71 1971
IncGronx 3,69 +5.7 +13.00 30.67 3067
IntlGroln 2,403 +53 +1530 9.06 9.06
Seledlnx 3,694 +1.1 +7.30 38.0 38.08
Unman 21455 +23 +10.70 2950 2950
Valuelnnx 2,322 +8.8 +1440 7.39 7.39
Amer Express A:
El 2,728 +110 +1820 11.13 11.13
DBd 1,6 +4.9 +440 4.89 4.89
Grolh 2,082 -2 +850 26.58 26.58
HIYdBond 1,919 +93+11.70 2.94 2.94
HI-ield 3,913 +5.5 +360 446 4.46
NewD 9,082 +2 +3.10 24.13 2413
Amer Express B:
NewDt 2,767 -.6 +230 2267 22.87
Amer Express Y:
NewDn 3,036 +.3 +3.10 24.23 24.23
American Funds A:
AmrapFAp 12,782 +50 +9.80 1833 1833
AmMutlAp 12,567 +62 +10.70 26.48 26.48
Ba[p 28,004 +7.8 +.90 18.00 18.00
BondFdAp 15,498 +8.0 +590 13.65 13.65
CaplnBIAp 30,345 +128 +17.40 53.26 53.26
CapWGrAp 25,136 +155 +19.40 33.69 3389
EupacAp 35,639 +11.2 +19.70 35.63 35.63
FurdlnAp 21,0 +7.5 +13.90 32.25 3225
GolAp 1,833 +46 +2.90 13.68 1368
GwthFdAp 58,163 +5.1 +12.00 27.38 27.38
HITrstAp 7,264 +10.9 +9.80 12.61 12.61
IncoFdAp 40,768+10.6 +1280 18.56 1856
InBdAp 3,754 +39 +2.00 1371 1371
InvCoAAp 63,633 +58 +980 3075 30.75
NwEconAp 6,938 +49 +12.50 2103 21.03
NewPerAp 32,599 +95 +1430 27.72 27.72
NewWortA 2,413 +182 +2080 3227 3227
SmCpWAp 10,624 +11.3 +17.80 31.20 31.20
TaxExptlp 3,154 +0 +4.40 12.54 12.54
WshMutAp 61,398 +56 +980 30.78 30.78
American Funds B:
BlanBI 4.,674 +7.0 +810 1795 17.95
CapfalBBt 2,629 +12.0 +16.50 5326 5326
GrowlhBI 5,337 +43 +11.10 26.61 26.61
IncomeBt 3,684 +97 +11.90 18.46 18.46
ICABt 3,595 +5.0 +890 30.64 3064
WashBt 2,874 4.8 +9.10 3063 30.63
AmensckMF 1,743 +2.4 +5.50 40.54 40.54
Ariel Mutual Fds:
Apprecx 3,109 +99 +1310 47.67 47.67
Anelnx 3944 +14.0 +2200 53.17 5317
Artisan Funds:
Inl a 6,839 +7.2+1780 22.14 22.14
MidCap 4,437 +47 +1470 29.56 29.56
Baron Funds:
Assetn 2,002 9.0 +27.10 5252 52.52
G0ovth 3,135 +13.5 +2660 44.87 4487
SmICap 1,782 +153 +2220 22.08 22.0
Bernstein Fds:
InDur 2,691 +5.4 +4.10 13.41 13.41
D uln 2,570 +45 +2.60 14.25 14.25
TxMgdlnllrV 5,020 +143 +1760 2258 22.58
IntVa2 2,354 +14.6 +18.50.2123 21.23
Brandywine Fds:
Brandyonen3,821 +52 +13.10 27.18 27.18
Buffalo Funds:
SmCap 1,877 +13.2+2880 27.65 27.65
Calamos Funds:
GnM ncApx2,395 +103 +970 2982 9.82
GroilhAp 9,009 +12.4 +1B60 52.98 52.98
GrowthCI 2708 +11.6 +17.80 5106 51.06
Calvert Group:
Inopx 2,405 +79 +5.20 1700 17.0
Clper 7,063 +6.1 +590 89.68 89.68
Cohen & Steers:
RNiySrsn 2,157 +253 +38.50 6966 69.66

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Columbia Class A:
Acomn 2559 14.6 +21.10 25.93 2593
Columbia Class Z:
AcmZ 8,415 +153 +21.50 26 26.5 45
AcominiZ 1,811 +171 +29.50 29.03 29.03
Davis Funds A:
NYVenA 14,493 +72 +12.40 3069 30.69
Davis Funds B:
NWenB 5,488 +63+1150 2945 29.45
Davis Funds C & Y:
NYVen 4,31 +64 +11.50 29.64 29.64
Dimensional Fds:
IntSmVan 2,213 +334 +34.80 15.40 15.40
USLgVan 2,627 +10.6 +18.20 2005 2005
USMro 3,212 +182 +18.40 15.12 15.12
US Small n 2,031 +13.0 +17.90 19.58 19.58
USSmVal 5,795 +21.9 25.40 2688 26.88
Fixdn 1,741 +2.1 +.90 10.18 10.18
TMUSSmV 2,078 +158 +21.70 2375 23.75
Dodge&Cox:
Balancednx20,091 +11.0 +13.30 79.35 79.35
IncomeFdx 7,623 +6.7 +3.60 12.84 12.84
IntlSlkx 3,375 +199 +32.50 30.64 30.64
Slockx 41,436 +122 +1920130.22 13022
Dreyfus:
Aprec 4,306 +1.7 +560 38.69 3869
Drey50lnl 3,231 +3.1 1040 35.27 35.27
MunBdr 2.100 +5.3 +4.30 11.88 1188
Eaton Vance CI A:
NalfMun 1,790 +8.9 +6.50 11.06 11.06
Eaton Vance Cl B:
TMGl.lx 1,979 +1.9 850 21.43 21.43
Evergreen I:
areBd 3,711 +62 +4.0 10.71 10.71
Adijatel 2,585 29 +2.10 941 9.41
Excelsior Funds:
ValResrn 4,114 +10.6 +19.40 42.43 42.43
FPA Funds:
Newlnc 2,001 +5.1 +2.60 11.18 11.18
Federated A:
CapAppAx 2,635 +2.5 +7.20 2535 25.35
KaulmAp 1,920 +9.2+14.30 536 5.36
Federated Instl:
Kaulman 3,719 +9.2 +14.30 5.36 536
Fidelity Advisor I:
Eqrltn 2,692 .1.5 +320 48.04 48.04
Eqln 1,824 +7.2 +12.40 2864 28.64
Fidelity Advisor T:
DivGrhTp 2,677 +6 +5.20 11.71 11.71
EqGrTp 5.,06 -2.1 +270 45.71 45.71
EqInT 2,898 +6.6 +1.90 28.33 28.33
GrOppT 3,795 +24 +7.00 30.54 30.54
MiCapTp 4,701 +10.6 +1590 25.22 25.22
Fidelity Freedom:
FF2010nx 8,135 +5.4 +720 1362 1362
FF2020nx 8,879 +5.7 +9.60 1396 13.96
FF2030nx 5,245 +5.5 +10.50 1408 14.08
FF2040nx 1,740 +5.5+11.30 827 827
IncomeFdnx 1,863 +36 +390 1127 11.27
Fidelity Invest:
AgrGrr 4974 -4.4 +1120 1660 16.60
AMgr 10,812 +4.3 +540 1621 16.21
AMgiGrn 3,661 +3.6 +6.10 14.82 14.82
Salanc 12,111 +92 +1090 17.82 17.82
B1ueChlpGr 23,013 .3 +630 41.71 41.71
CapAppn 6.160 +99 +1130 2603 26.03
Caplnconx 4,798 +160 +1260 647 8.47
Contran 42,39 +10.0+15.10 56.74 5674
CnvSec 1,835 +6.8 +1020 21.60 21.60
Destinyl 3,230 +1.2 +690 12.83 12.83
Destnyllx 5,225 4.0 +10.60 11.92 11.92
DisEqn 4,756 +5.1 +1200 25.29 2529
Diverlnfn 21,782 +15.6 +19.70 28.64 28.64
DOvGlhn 19,125 +1.3 +580 28.49 28.49
Equtncn 25,549 +62 +11.30 52.78 52.78
EOII 12,634 +72 +9.90 24.01 24.01
Europen 2,022 +122 +.00 34.15 34.15
FdelFd 10,598 +2.2 +7.80 29.88 29.88
FftaeHirx 2,092 NS+4.50 998 9.98
GNMAnx 4,042 +5.0 +42011.08 11.08
Govllncnx 4.381 +5.5 +3.60 10.24 10.24
GroCon 24,169 +1.8+1210 56.07 56.07
Groinc 31300 +2.3 +9.80 382 38.21
Highlncmx 3,109 +124 +9.70 9.09 9.09
Indepdnen4,585 +5.1 11.70 17.83 17.83
IntBdn 7,118 +57 +3.20 1052 10.52
InilODs 2,351 +15.4 +19.10 2820 28.20
InvGBnx 6,170 +62 +450 753 7.53
LevCoSIockx1,950 +339+24.50 22.68 22.6
LowPrm 34,416 +173 +2220 4025 40.25
Mgellann 62,550 +8 +7.5010379 103.79
MelCapn 8,769 +17 +9.10 23.45 23.45
NewMiln 3,550 +47 +430 31.69 31.69
OTCx 7,938 +4.0 +8.10 34.69 34.69
Ovsean 4,490 +97+1350 3538 338
Puran 23,362 +7.1 +930 1895 1895
RealEstn 4,182 +238+3420 2954 2954
STBFnx 5,087 +4.0 +1.80 898 8.98
SmallCapSnr3,948 +119 +1460 1816 18.16
Stralncnx 2,966 +124 +940 1077 10.77
USBIn 5,170 +65 +440 11.14 11.14
Valuen 9.769 +139 +2120 71.29 71.29

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Fidelity Selects:
Biotech 1,761 4.0 +1200 57,65 57.65
Elecrn 2,922 8.5 -9.80 37.78 37.78
Heathn 1,868 +1.1 +8701 8 1280912.09
Techn 2,184 -.1 +.40 60.19 60.19
Fidelity Spartan:
Equllndxn 20,191 +3.4 +10.70 4286 42.86
5001ndxnr 11,431 +3.5+10.70 83.36 83.36
IntmMunin 1,787 +6.0 +3.70 10.15 10.15
lnvGrBdx 2,457 +6.5 +490 10.67 10.67
MAMunin 1,737 +6.5 +4.50 12.12 12.12
Munoncn 4,591 +7,0 +4.70 13.09 13.09
ShllnlMun 1,850 +1.7 1.80 1038 1038
TolMklnd 2,646 +5.1 +12.10 33.05 8 3.05
First Amer Fds Y:
CoreBond 1,712 +5.4 +3.80 11.29 11.29
Eqldxl p 2,098 +3. +10.50 22.67 22.67
First Eagle:
Global 6,651 +21.6 +18.40 3881 38.81
OverseasA 4,85 +24.7 +2180 2177 21.77
Frank/Temp Frnk A:
AGEAp 2,376 +13.4 +11.60 2.17 2.17
Balnvp 4,090 +152 +25.30 5826 5826
CallnsAp 1,739 +58 +4.70 12.67 1267
CaflFrAp 12,207 +56 +5.50 728 728
FedTxFrAp 6241 +6.1 +540 12.16 12.16
HYTFAp 4,551 6.7 +690 10.75 10.75
IncoSerAp 16,135 +13.3 +1220 2.52 2.52
NYTFAp 4,459 +6.0 420 11.94 11.94
SMCpGrA 7,491 +3.1 +13.00 34.16 34.16
USGovAp 6,334 +4.7 +380 6.66 6.66
Frank/Temp Fnk B:
incomeBt 3,775 +12.4 +11.30 2.51 2.51
Frankf/emp Frnk C:
InormeCt 7,320 +12.7 +1160 2.53 2.53
Frank/Temp Mtl A&B:
DiscvA 1,991 +12.2 +19.00 2408 24.08
SharesA 2,825 +8.3+13.50 2294 22.94
Frank/Temp Temp A:
DevMklAp 2,167 +250 +2540 18.52 18.52
ForerinAp 14.722 +12.1 +18.10 12.30 1230
GrowthAp 17,732 +121 +17.00 22.9 22.89
WoAdAp 7,613 +10.7 +15.60 17.5 17.75
GE Elfun S&S:
S&Slncomene2,583 +6.2 +4.10 1152 11.52
S&SPMnx 4,023 +29 +8.50 4536 45.36
Tustsnx- 2,391 +2.1 +790 55.13 55.13
GMO Trust III:
EmgMkx 3,923 +29.5 +26.60 17.16 17.16
Foregnx 3,302 +17.4+21.90 1495 1495
GMO Trust IV:
EmerMklx 2,770 +29.3 +2660 17.13 17.13
GMO Trust VI:
EmgMkVlr 1,805 NS +26.60 17.13 17.13
Gabelli Funds:
Assetx 2,153 +9.3+16.50 41.45 41.45
Gateway Funds:
Gaewayx 2,030 +4.3 +7.00 24.31 2431
Harbor Funds:
,,Ii,, i n -.4 +9.30 2867 2867
H o... s +15.9 +1800 4270 42.70
Hartford Fds A:
CapAppAp 4,591 +8.5 +17.90 34.14 34.14
DiGlhAp 1,929 +6.5 +1200 18.92 1892
Hartford HLS IA:
Bod 2,400 +7.5 4.60 1194 11.94
CapApp 10,186 109 +19.40 5343 53.43
DVGrwth 4,480 +8.9 +12.40 20.83 2083
Advise 9,287 +1.9 +3.70 23.04 23.04
Slc 5,140 -.1 +420 4572 45.72
Index 1,942 +1 +10.40 3217 32.17
Hartford HLS IB:
CapAppecp 2,319 +10.6 +19.10 53.16 5318
Heartland Fds:
Valuee 1,869 +18.0 +9.10 49.81 49.81
ING Funds CI A:
IntValAp 1,981 +145 +2390 17.65 1765
Janus:
Balanced n 2.871 +4.9 8.70 2125 2125
Contrarian 2,602 +12.8+2260 1324 13.24
Enlerpin 1,766 +55 +20.70 37.62 37.62
Fundn 13,519 +4.70 24.57 24.57
Grhlncn 5.421 +31 +11.90 3219 32.19
Mernryn 4.601 +13 +1080 2157 21.57
MdCapVal 3,277 +127 +18.40 22.09 2209
Olympus n 2.423. +.9 +8.70 28.63 2863
Oerseasnr 2.251 +7.3 18.60 2426 2426
Twenty 9.590 +5.7 +2390 44.80 4480
WrWrur 7.119 -1.0 +5.50 41.41 4141
Janus Aspen Instl:
Bancodnx 2.902 +50 +850 2439 24.39
WldSrGtnxe 2948 1.1 .480 26.78 26.78
JennisonDryden A:
Utd0yA 2,667 +8.4 +31.10 1168 11.68
Jensenx 2,414 +3.1 +600 24.35 2435
Julius Baer Funds:
IralEqAx 4,216 +173 +2320 3161 31.61
InrEqlar 4,579 +17.8 +23.60 32.15 32.15
Legg Mason: Fd
Opponirl 3,357 +17.3 +13.80 15657 15.67
Splnvp 3,444 +16.8 *1310 4648 4648
Valfrp 11,316 +92 +12.00 6523 6523

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Legg Mason Instl:
Vuifns 4,099 +103 +13.10 71.11 71.11
Longleaf Partners:
Pannersx 8,683 +98 +7.10 3132 31.32
Inli 2,456 +92 +10.20 15.55 15.55
SmCapx 2,658 +164 +1400 29.85 29.85
Loomis Sayles:
LSBondl 2,603 +177 +1130 13.82 13.82
Lord Abbett A:
AfilatdAp 14,445 +6.2 +1260 14.78 1478
o0ndDebAp 5,009 +89 +860 8.20 8.20
MdCapAp 6,007.+11.8 +2410 22.63 22.63
Lord Abbett B:
BdDbBp 1,8028.2 + 7.90 820 8.20
MFS Funds A:
MITAp 3,425 +20 +11.50 17.26 17.26
MIGAp 5,553 .1.3 +9.0 1236 12.36
EmGrAp 2.470 -1.3 +13.10 31.96 31.96
TolRAp 6,492 +71+11.40 16.00 16.00
''ValueAp 3,859 +7.4+15.10 23.14 23.14
MFS Funds B:
MAITB 2.049 +t4 +10.80 16.90 16.90
MIGB 2418 -1.9 +8.90 11.36 11,36
TotRBt 2,770 64 +10.70 16.00 16.00
MainStay Funds B:
HiYdBBt 2.849 +14.5+11.80 6.51 6.51
Mairs& Power:
Growhnx 1,933 +11.1 +18.00 7033 70.33
Managers Funds:
SpdEq 3,343 +8.6 +1520 90.41 90.41
Marsico Funds:
Focusp 3,079 +69 +1170 16.61 16.61
Meridian Funds:
Value 2,378 +10.3 +15.10 38.09 3809
Merrill Lynch A:
BasValAp 2284 +66 +10.20 31.70 31.70
FdGrAp 1,719 -1.0 +6.50 17.31 17.31
GAIAp 3,653 +12.7 +14.30 16.47 16.47
Merrill Lynch B: '
G0AIB 2237 +11.8 +13.40 16.17 16.17
Merrill Lynch C:
GlobAICt 1,834 +118 +13.30 15.73 15.73
Merrill Lynch I:
BasVall 4235 +6.8+10.50 31.82 31.82
GLA1t 2,017 +13.0 +14.50 16.51 1651
MoragGrI 2201 .1.7 +4.40 22.72 22.72
Morgan Stanley B:
AmOpp8 3,0(0 -.7 +7.50 23.07 23.07
DivGhB 6,126 +36 +8.50 37.08 37.09
USGVB 2,819 4.9 +3.50 9.17 9.17
MorganStanley Inst:
CrPIFInnx 2,139 +56 +460 1154 11.54
InllEqnx 6,966 +15.2 +20.00 20.99 20.99
Muhklenu pnx 1,758 +13.9 +24.50 7897 78.97
Mutual Series:
BeaconZ 3,302 +9.7+14.50 1594 15.94
DiscZ 2,483 +12.6 +19.40 2426 24.26
OuadZ 3,343 +9.9+1660 19.49 19.49
ShaiesZ 6,975 +8.7 +13.90 23.05 2305
Nations Funds Pri A:
BndFdPrA 2,013 +57 +4.80 996 9.96
InrlWaPrArnx 2,597 +15.6 +24.50 22.84 22.84
Neuberger&Berm Tr:
Genesinn 4,772 +14.9 +18.70 42.67 42.67
Nicholas Group:
Niholinx 2,425 +40 +11.80 60.42 60.42
Northeast Investors:
Trus 1,91 +10.5 +14.40 7.87 787
Nuveen Cl R:
lnlnDurruBo2,339 +52 +490 9.12 9.12
Oakmark Funds :
E85lwcr 7,993 +10.0 +1040 2350 23.50
Intlr 4,445 +146 +19.10 21.13 21.13
Oakrekr 6,918 +62 +1170 4177 41.77
Selear 5,595 +74 +970 33.35 3335
One Group I:
Bondnx 5,099 +6.2 +4.401092 10.92
Eqlndxx 1,918 +3.3 +1050 27.59 27.59
LgGflx 1.706 -. +7.00 15.19 15.19
OppenheimerA:
CapAppp 5,677 +5 +650 4122 4122
CaplncAp 2,534 +73+10.30 12.46 12.46
DevMktp 2,149 t293 +300 2688 26.88
EquOIA 2296 +47 +1070 1084 1084
GlobaAp 9291 .9.6 +18.70 6077 60.77
G"OppA 1,884 +14.2 +2990 3325 3325
MnSIFdA 7,764 +3.8 +940 35.46 35.46
SIrncAp 4,271 +11 .+960 433 433
Oppenheimer B:
MSFdB 2522 +3.0 +850 3447 34.47
Oppenheim Guest:
OBalA 3,176 +49 +1030 15,04 18.04
OBaloB 2,615 +41 +9.40 17.82 1782
Oppenheimer Roch:
UdNYAp 2.121 53 +480 333 3.33
RoMuAp 4,588 +69 +730 1776 1776
PIMCO Admin PIMS:
TlRelAdn 16,889 +67 +4.90 1067 1067
PIMCO Instl PIMS:
Altsetx 2,577 NS +1180 12.74 12.74
CoariodRRx2,820 NS+1640 1485 1485
HiYldn 3211 +103 +940 9.97 9.97
LowDurn 9,550 +43 +2.40 1020 1020
Modurn 1,853 +65 +4.10 10.33 1033
RealRellnsll 4,079 +11.5 +920 11.49 1149
ShonT 3,016 +2.4 +180 10.03 1003
TMAetn 44,845 +69 +5.10 1067 1067
TRIIn 2,370 +63 +420 1014 1014
PIMCO Funds A:
LoOuiA 2,009 +38 +190 1020 1020
RenasA 2.590 +1086+1550 26.62 2662
RealReLp 2,951 +11.0 +8.70 11.49 11.49
ToRIA 8.829 +64 4.60 1067 1067
PIMCO Funds B:
To0RIBt 2,101 +5.6 +3.90 10.67 1067
PIMCO Funds C:
RenaisCI 1,761 +98 +1460 24.91 24.91
RealRefCp 2,251 +10.5 +8.10 11.49 11.49

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Assets %fln %R PFic Pirch
ToIRCIt 2,657 +5.6 +3.90 10.67 10.67
PIMCO Funds D:
TollRtnp 2,145 +6.6 +4.80 10.67 10.67
Pioneer Funds A:
Hi9hYkW p 3,578 +111 +6.70 11.61 11.61
PonFdAp 5,471 +3.5 +1160 42.06 42.06
ValueAp 3,862 +5.4 +12.30 17.73 17,73
Pioneer Funds B:
HeYdBt 1,777 +10.3 +5.90 11.65 11.65
Pioneer Funds C:
HiYdCt 2,473 +10.3 +5.90 1176 11.76
Price Funds Adv:
Eqtylncp 2,091 +7.8+14.90 26.55 26.55
Price Funds:
Balancen 2,269 +7.1 +10.30 19.70 19.70
BlueChiGn 7.056 2.4 +9.20 3092 30.92
CapAprn 4,692 +133 +15.30 19.49 19.49
Eqlncn 15275 +8.0 +15.10 26.59 26.59
Eqldxn 4,589 +3.3+10.50 32.56 32.56
Growth 7,714 +3.7+1020 26.67 2667
Gwthinn 1,871 +2.7 +10.0 22.51 22.51
HMldn 3,474 +11.7 +1030 720 7.20
ntStkn 5,085 +69+13.90 1293 12,93
MMCapn 12,178 +8.8+18.40 4988 4988
MCapValn 4,245 +15.8+20.0 22.99 22.99
NewEran 2,145 +17.5 +30.10 33.68 33.68
NwHrnn 5,565 +89 +17.90 2924 29.24
New.ncon 2,781 +59 +460 9 9.11
SciTchn 3,866 .30 +160 19.10 19.10
SmCapSlkn 6,176 +105 +16.80 31.82 31.82
SmCapValn 4,354 +19.0 +25.60 35.68 35.68
SpecGr 2,495 +7.4 +1520 16.87 1687
Spednn 4,384 +9.9 +8.00 12.09 12.09
Value 210 +7.8 +15.40 22.90 220
Putnam Funds A:
CATxAp 2,124 +5k +430 8.46 8.46
EqlnAp 2,021 +74 +1220 17.43 17.43
OGoAp 3406 +52 +830 1806 18.06
GbEyp 1986 +5.8 +13.50 8.45 8.45
GdrnAp 12532 +4.5 +11.00 19.40 19.40
HhAp 1,703 +.4 +7.20 5896 58.96
HrdAp 2,001 +12.0 11.00 824 8.24
IriEqp 3,518 +7.3 +1620 2368 23.68
InvAp 2,251 +3.1 +1280 1259 12.59
NwOpAp 4,966 +.4 +10.10 4153 4153
VlaAp 1,945 +32 +1890 9.50 9.50
VoyAp 8,510 -13 +480 1661 1661
Putnam Funds B:
GdlnBt 3,462 +3.7 +1020 19.13 19.13
VoyBt 2,318 -2.1 +4.00 1454 14.54
Putnam Funds M:
Dvilnp 3,131 +112 +8.70 10.22 1022
Putnam Funds Y:
Gr&lnc 1,763 4.8 +11.30 19.44 19.44
Voyager 2,565 .1.1 +5.10 17.14 17.14
RS Funds:
RSPaMnes 1,983 +30.3 +31.0 3477 34.77
Royce Funds:
LowPrSlkl 4,735 +11.1 +1360 15.33 1533
Premredn 2,863 +163 +22.80 15.12 15.12
ToRllr 3,584 +146 +17.50 1226 1226
Russell Funds S:
OvEqS 2,053 +35 +11.20 43.14 43.14
Inr1ecS 1,791 +107 +16.90 61.82 6182
OuanlEqS 2,164 +3.2 +10.70 3779 37.79
SEI Portfolios:
CoeFxlnAn 4,041 +63 +4.70 10.57 10.57
InEqAnx 2.967 +9.1 +18.60 11.04 11.04
LgCGroAnx 3,980 -1.6 +7.60 1854 1854
LgCVarnx 4.305 +7.0+15.10 2137 21.37
TaxMgdLCx 2.071 +30 +1150 1130 11.30
SSgA Funds:
SP500n 2,027 +34 +1070 1997 19597
Schwab Funds:
l Olnvr 4,408 40 +1080 34.59 3459
1000NSen 2212 +41 +11.00 34.58 3458
S&Plnmn 3966 +33 +10.50 18.63 163
S&PSdn 4,314 +3.4 +10.70 1 18.9 69
YOWse 3.818 +2.7 +2.40 9.6 969
Scudder Funds A:
DrnNRA 4,171 +67 .13.50 4267 4267
HlnA 2,017 +1i. +12.30 562 5.62
udMo ip 2,132 +59 +260 920 920
S 2,34 +4.5 +360 862 862
Scudder Funds S:
GrolncS 2323 +2.1 +950 21-0 2130
Scudder InstI:
Eqy5001L 1,810 +35 +1070 137.10 137.10
Selected Funds:
mShaSp 6,602 +67 +1200 3687 3657
Seligman Group: '
CanMAi 2,10 -2 +10.60 2542 2542
Sequoa 3,802 +0 +45015427 15427
Smith Barney A:
9gGrAp 324 +.5+1060 9517 9517
ApprAp 3,491 +41 +8.90 1467 1467
FdWVap 2289 +31 +7.40 1506 1506
MgMuAp 1,975 +52 +230 15.55 1555
Smith Barney B&P:
AgGBt 2253 -.3 +970 8561 8581
Smith Barney C:
A90G1C 1,712 -2 +9.80 8633 8633
Smith Barney 1:
0SIratl 2,321 -19 +320 17.52 17.52
St FarmAssoc:
Gwthn 2.69 +4.8 +9.4 4820 4820
State Str Reerch A:
AuroraA 2,334 +11.3+14.90 40.48 40.48
Strong Funds:
OpprYwn 2,373 +5.7 +17.60 4640 46.40
TCW Galileo Fds:
SelEty 2,741 +57 +12.90 19.58 1958
Templeton Instit:
EmMSp 2,050 +25. +26.40 15.09 1509
ForEqS 5,603 138 +2120 2027 2027
Third Avenue Fds:
RealEsValn 1,871 +22.4 +2820 2696 2696
Vaex 4.135 +13.8 +260 510 51.70

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Thrivent Fds A:
LgCapSockx3,540 +.4 +820 25.54 25.54
Tweedy Browne:
GDbValx 5,931 +9.6 +20.00 23.19 23.19
USAA Group:
IncStknx 1,943 +4.5+12.00 16.66 16.66
Inomenx 1,740 +6.0 +4.50 12.42 12.42
S&Plknx 2,164 +3.3+1050 18.15 18.15
TxEITn 2641 +5.7 +420 13.34 13.34
TxELTn 2,246 +7.4 +5.60 14.18 14.18
Van Kamp Funds A:
CmslAp 10,022 +7,4 +17.60 18.51 18.51
EmGoAp 3768 3.0 +7.00 38.66 3866
EqtylncAp 7,362 +7.8 +11.80 8.62 9.62
GdnAp 5,442 7.4 +13.90 20.19 20.19
HYMuAp 2,913 +6.9 +750 10.72 10.12
Van Kamp Funds B:
CmsBt 2,487 6.6 +16.80 18.52 18.52
EmGrBt 2,072 -3.7 +620 3321 3321
EqlrcBI 2.983 +7.0+10.90 849 8.49
Vanguard Admiral:
500Admln 21,546 +35 +10.80 111.64 111.64
GNMAAdmn5n207 +55 +420 10.44 10.44
HthCaren 2,725 +72 +9.60 53.49 53.49
H'ifCpn 2241 +9.0 +8.60 6.44 6.44
ITAdmln 5,142 +5.2 +3.30 1358 1358
LtdTmrAdn 3,390 +3.6 +160 1092 1092
PrmCap 4.075 +7.3 +1.50 6461 64.61
SMiT4nAdm 2,398 +2.1 +120 15.63 15.63
STIGrAdn 4,327 +39 +220 10.66 10.66
TBdAdimlne 2,435 +5.5 +430 1027 1027
ToSIAdmn10,353 +5.4 +1260 28.77 28.77
WelnAdmn 5.392 +78 +1130 52.15 52.15
Wrso Adnn4,o40. 66 +13.50 60.98 6009
WdsllAdn 5,203 +8.7 +1.40 54.55 5455
Vanguard Fds:
Assretn 9.450 +59 +11.10 24.5 2456
CapOppnx 6,766 +94 +21.60 30.77 30.77
Energy 4,766 +220 +36.60 4000 4000
Eqlcn 3,053 62 +13.60 2350 2350
Epoern 7,808 +7.4 +13.80 7457 74.57
GNMAn 18.797 +5.4 +4.10 1044 1044
Grolnn 6090 +4.1 +11.10 3061 30.61
HYCorpn 7270 +9.0 +850 6.44 6.44
HthCaren 18,819 +7.1 +9.50126.79126.79
InrlPron 6,29 +10.9 +830 1257 12.57
IExpn 1,729 +21.3 +31.80 1634 1634
In0Gr 7,725 +96 +1900 1886 18.86
InrdVan 2463 +13.8 +19.80 30.93 30.93
mGradee 3,106 +7.1 470 10.0 10.07
ITTsryn 2,155 +6.5 +340 1126 1126
LIFECo n 36 +.0 +800 126 152 6 1
UFEGrom 5,828 +68 +12.60 2004 2004
LIFEMaIn, 6,818 +6.7 +1060 17.91 1791
LTInGaden 4,067 +9.4 8.90 955 9.55
Mo0gann 4,389 42 +1050 16.32 16.3
MuHYn 2,718 +62 +5.00 103 1083
MuslnLgr 1,854 +6.5 +390 12.82 12.82
Muln 6,795 +52 +320 1358 13.58
Muldn 3,506 +3.5 +1.5 20 0.92
MuShdn 2,198 +2.1 +1.10 1563 1563
Pm)opr 22226 +7.1 1830 6230 6230
SeWastr 2,110 +13.7 +20.40 18.07 18.07
STARrn 10,435 +7.3+11.6018.74 18.74
STIGrade 13,062 +8 +2.10 10.66 1066
STFedne 2,462 +3.6 +10 10.41 10.41
STTsryn 1,897 +3.8 +1.00 10.47 1047
rEq n 3,467 +14.6 +20.50 21.43 2143
LSGron 5,357 4.7 +7.00 16.18 1618
Wet9l*n 9,087 +73 +760 21.58 2158
WeMnn 27,503 .7 +1120 30.19 30.19
Wndsrn 15787 +.5 +1340 18.07 1807
Wnsl 27,918 +86 +1830 30.73 30.73
Vanguard Idx Fds:
500n 81,804 +35 +10.70 111.64 111.64
Baranedn 4,535 +58 +9.30 195 19.45
EMSdn 2,895 +.6 +26.10 14.6 1468
Euroen 8,619 +112 +2090 25.99 2559
Exiedn 5253 +11.7 +1870 31 31.36
Griohn 7,522 +10 +720 2641 2641
IT8ode o 3392 +72 +520 1068 1068
MCap 4 +11,3 +20.40 1564 1564
Pa n 3,732 +143 +1880 938 938
REITr 430 +2.5 +30.70 1878 1878
SmCapn 5,995 +11+1192 250 2 82
SfICapVa 2.752 +13.3 +2360 1397 1337
STBS ne 3,778 +3.7 +170 1014 1014
Totaadnre 19,045 +55 +420 1027 1027
ToMlmn 7X06 +12.9 +2080 1260 1260
To7lSn 30,433 +53 +12.50 2877 2877
VaiLn 3,455 +64 +1530 21.35 2135
Vanguard Instl Fds:
Eoitn 191 +115 +1890 3138 3138
Insl n 33209 +36 +1090 11071 110.71
ePein 13.09 +36 +1090 11071 11071
MCaplnS n 1.851 +114 +20,50 1557 1567
SrCpn 1,738 +12.0+2010 2694 2684
TBstan 7254 +56 +430 1027 1027
TSdnn 9.973 +5.4 +1260 2877 28.77
Vantagepolnt Fds:
GrotMhn 2.942 +2 +330 831 831
Victory Funds:
0.nSl9x1 1 +939 +4 +10.20 1624 1624
Waddell & Reed Adv:
Acwrml 1 37 -.4 7.30 6.12 6.12
CaoelnA 4.092 +2 +90 566 566
ScTedA 2,134 +3.9 +1620 10.40 10.40
S 1,711 +30 +5.60 856 0 856
nds:
PaOWalx 2,825 62 +1500 2390 2390
Varuenx 4,377 +73 +15.70 37.70 37.70
Wells Fargo InstI:
GrBtlln 1,832 +40 +8.10 29 299 2 29
L9CoGd 2,054 -2.0 +3 48.67 4667
Westem Asset:
CorePt 4224 +8.5 J7.50 10.66 10.66
Core 2,818 +7.3 +5.3) 11.48 11.48
William Blair N:
InGhN 1,953 +12.6 +1850 2209 22.09

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ADCTel 0 273 2.62 268 +10
AESCp N 1371 13.57 13670 400
AFLAC N 4025 -. "..... -330
AGCO N 2210 ', "'. +440
AKSieel N 14711 '"' ,,1 -5.20
AMR N 1103 +280
ASMLHId 0 1609 .' +190
AT&T N 1928 330l -330
ATlTech O 1976 '-' .' +90
AUOpton N 1434 ,. +600
Aaslrom 0 146 I ,.' +200
AblLab N 4689 I +' +2.30
AberFllc N 4737 _',"-' ,. +490
,a4no o 0 1059 1033 1034 -.90
= u, A 987 82.. 83
Acconlure N 2719 269022002700 5.50
AclnPr 0 425 364.. 381 +7.90
ActMsns 0 2029 1995240020.18 ,560
AdobeSy 0 63566254350062.74 +120
AdolorCp 0 998 966 .. 9.92+ 40
Adiran 0 1930 1890190019.14 +2.30
AdvAulos N : .1 ...i.'. ..'. ,,
AMD N ....
Affymel 0 .
Agere N 1.i3
AgerB N 1.36 11 1 5 +90
A Ien I N .. .. I.
ArTran N
AkarnaiT O .
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Albernsn N .." "
Akatel N "
Alcoa N
AiGam N N'' i .'
AliedCap N .
AldWaste N i, .
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ANeraCp 0 ." ."
Ata N ..
Amazon 0. .. .. .
Amdocs N '
AEP N .*-. 0-
AmExp N 5684 561722.005637 -60
AGreel N 25.38 25.0118.0025.35+11.00
AmintGp N 66.05 65.5516.0065.67 -6.20
APwCnv 0 21.62 212023.0021.40 +7.20
AmTower N 18.50 18.25 .. 18.40 +2.00
Amercdt N 24.98 24.3015.0024.45 6.10
AmersBrg N 59.11 585814.0058.68+18.40
AmrTrde 0 14.24141422.0014.22 +1.30
Arg 0 64.85 64.0638.0064.15
rrT 0 6.74 6.5851.00 6.68 +5.20
Anadrk N 65.27646511.0064.81 4.30
AnalogDev N 3729 3682250036.92 4.70
AnSur 0 3.75 2.98 .. 3.35+14.70
rew 0 13.85 136272.001363 +3.10
Anheusr N 51.0050.6819.0050.73 -.80
Annaly N 19.9319.6210.001962 -2.60
Apaches N 51.005040120050.57 -.70
ApolbG 0 81878035 80.71 +6.30
AppleC 0 65.00 64.0391.0064.40 +3.90
ApplD ls 0 6.90 6.71 .. 6.75 +380
ApldMad 0 17.15 17.0122.0017.10 +.70
AMCC 0 4.35 4.18 4.21 +3.30
Aquila N 3.78 367... 3.69 +1.50
ArchDan N -- i +1.20
AichstnSmN ...,,,, --j +5.70
Arotech 0 1.64 161 1.62 -.30
Amrs 0 7.17 7.01 7.04 +3.80
AtTech 0 1.54 1.44... 150 421
AskJvs 0 27.00 26.6039.0026.75 +9.00
AstraZen N 36.45 36.418.0036.39 +3.70
Amnel 0 3.96 3.89.. 3.92 1.10
AutoNatn N 19.3319.00150019.21 +2.10
Autodsks 0 38.33 37.8443.0037.95 +4.30

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AutoData N 4457 :-.a-P:;" -8.10
Avanex 0 350 -.70
Avanllmm 0 214 197 201 .10
Aaya N 17.34 ,1 -220
Avar A .16 J +30
Avons N 3912 5 + ,' ." 1270
AxedaSys 0 .87 80 ... 80 200
Axonyx 0 620 568 620 -1.0
B
BEASys 0 896 803000 886 -.40
BJSvc N 4688 42522004654 6.60
BMCSIt N 18.74 1853 18.60 2.00
BPPLC N 5884 58.4014.0058.40 -4.80
BakaHu N ,. 470
BkolAms N +.. ", I *. 2.90
BkNY N ...... -3.40
BamckG N '. ...' +.20
Baxter N '-' 1 ." ., 1 +.70
BeasonP 0 95 89 92 +.40
BearngPt N 807 800 .. 803 +1.30
BedeBat -0 -::r -, a +480
BlSFN.. ""~.~~...0*+60
Belsouth N -' ".' 380
BenGol A 309 302 3.05 +70
BestBuy N 6025 59.37220059.42+1490
BMenvisn 0 9.05 8.80 ... 896 5.20
Bogenlde 0 67.566661 66.6 13.00
Biomet O 43 43.8343.0835.004339 -7.80
Biora 0 2.57 2.37... 2.41 +1.60
B6riure O .69 .50 .59 t1.30
Blockbstr N 9.65 9.44 954 +50
Boeing N 52.09 51.6915.005177 -17.60
ostonSci N ,' -3.40
BrMySq N. ".'. : .' -2.10
Bdcom 0 1 ". ........ 7.70
Broadmng 0 '. 1.30
BrcdeCm 0 '- .20
BurlNSF N ...' 'i t5.60
BuiRscs N ... .HI.. 3.60
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CMGI 0 2.65 2.5118.00 255 3.90
CMSEng N 1050 10.3425.0010.45 +1.20
CNET 0 11 1I. 1- 11 2.80
CVSCp N 0 .' .,....1 +.60
CabesnNYN 'h : ,-' t4.00
Cadence N 1. ~. ... 1.40
CalMainesO 12.60 12.059.00 12.09 -1850
Calpine N 3.98 3.92 .. 3.94 +1.60
CalypleBnA 40 37 .39 +40
Cardima O ,, I
CardnlHllh N ":' :, ,9'-.,' .' ,1 "
CareerEd 0 ... ,, .1 ..'
CarernkRx N ** .. u ,, ,,1 -i.
Camval N
Calerpilr N 98.0 97.1719.0097.51 +2.00
Celeoneks 0 1.79 1.43 .. 1.55 +7.30
Cealenes 0 26.95 26 ... 26.52 -.20
CelegyPh O 2.94 283.. 2.87 -2020
CelnCp A .60 .55 .. 57
Cendant N 23.50 230712.0023.38 +9.90
CenterPnt N 11.42 1118 ... 11.30 +1.60
Centers N 59.98 59.339.00 59.58+18.30
ChadCm 0 2.33 224... 2.24 +.70
ChkPoint 0 24.86 243527.0024.63 -.30
ChesEng N 16.58 16.3113.0016.50 -110
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High Low
Coach N 57.52 56.38380056.40+10.90
CocaCI N 4189 4154220041.64 +1.30
CocaCE N 2100 2058150020.85 +520
Coeur N 399 388 ... 3.93 -1.00
CogTechs O 42.93 42.160042.33+19.30
CogPa N 51.34 5082210051.16 430
Comcas O0 3333 33.0379.003328+17.30
Coacsp O 32.96 32.57780032.84+16.20
CVRDs N 29.25 28.46160029.01 +12.00
CompAs N 31.14 30.91 .. 3106 -20
Compu e O 6.49 6.3738.00 6.41
CoSvers 0 25 2 2406 ... 2445 +3.40
ConAgra N 29.65 29.28200029.45 +7.70
Conexan 0 2.09 1.97 .. 1.99 .70
ConocPhi N 87.04 86.499.00 86.83 -320
CIIAirB N1375 13.47 .. 13.54 -60
CorinlCs 0 19.06 18.55230018.85 +3.55
Corning N 11.89 11.73 11.77 -.40
Cosc 0 48.63 48,2625.004841 +9.10
CnldFn s N 37.31 36.639.00 37.01 +.80
Craylnc 0 480 465 466 -.40
Creelnc 0 4026 39.6641.004008+12.60
CubsPh 0 12.02 11.72 11.83-10.00
CypSem N 11.8311.66260011.73 +4.70
D
DHBlnds A 19.37 18635001904 -34.90
DJIADaam A 108.1910747 .10751 -6.40
DORBto A .74 .1 ... 64 +90
OPACTc 0 1.23 97.. 103 +460
ORHo0n N 40.72 40.1610004031 500
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DSLneth A .23 .21. 23
Deere N 74.73 74.29130074.4012.10
Oellnc 0 42.44 41.9835.0042.14 +3.90
Delphi N 9.11 9.0032.00 9.02 +470
DelaAir N 7.55 7.41 ... 7.48 -.80
DevonEs N 39.30 38.8410.003892 -4.80
DiaOfs N 40.47 39.77 40.05 +.90
DirecTV N 16.781655... 1674 +3.90
Disney N 28.00 27.7625.0027.80 +2.10
DobsonCmO 1.78 1.71 ... 1.72 -.20
DollarG N 21.0220.6822.0020.77 +7.20
DbleCIck 0 7.91 7.7534.00 7.78 -1.30
DooChm N 50.05 49.4717.0049.51 -920
DuPont N 49.19 48.8723.0049.05 +.40
DukeEgy N 25.69 25.33 ... 25.33 4.10
Dynegy N 4.66 4.61 4.62 -1.00
E
ETrade N 15.01 14.9315.0014.95 +.70
E-loan 0 3.41 325 ... 3.38 +2.40
eBay 0 118.42116.15 ... 116.34 +29.90
EMCCp N 14.981480 .. 14.87 3.70
EOGRes N 71.66 70.9218.007136 -10.40
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EKodak N -'- -?--,rq-1'- -2.70
EchoStar O ,' 0 .1-.. +1.80
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quiex .67 .58 ... 64 1.85
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ExiNetw 0 6.65 6.50 .. 6.55 +2.40
EonMbl N 51.40 51.0014.0051.26 -7.10
F
FPLGp N 75.70 7473160074.75 -1050
Farch N 16.49 16.17 ... 16.26 .10
FanmlMae N 71.64 712012.0071.21 +15.90
FedExCp N 99.00 98.1723.0098.49 -2.70
FedrDS N 58.02575015.0057.79+2550
RdelFn N 45.68 454310.0045.67 570
FithoThlrd 0 47.63 47.1415.0047.30 -.40
Fnisar 0 .32 2.25 2.28 -1.40
FirslData N 4 .70 421419.0042.54 -3.40
FsIHlihGp 0 1 83 18.6514.0018.71 -1.10
extmr 0 1 92 13.75380013.82 -1.80
FLY 0 .83 1.77.. 1.77 +.10
FoodTch 0 35 121 .. 1.27 +2.20
FordM N 1 8014.5912.0014.64 -1.60
ForestLab N 4 5744.8619.0044.86 -10.30
Foundry 0 1 .47 13.1634.0013.16 -1.90
FredMa N 7.20 7325110073.70+19.30
FMCG N 38.49 38.10 ... 3823 4.30
FoescalenN 18.0817.77 .. 17.82 +.90
FreescBn N 18.48 18.05.. 18.36 7.30
FredBR N 19.73 19.399.0019.39 -1.10
Fronine s N 4524 44205.00 44.36 -31.50
Ftlmdia 0 88 81 .. .85 -.30
G
Gap N 21.46 211018002112 -1.10
leway N 606 600... 6.01 110
Gemrsar 0 6.00 5.84.. 5.92 -100
GeneLTc 0 1.291.18.. 1.20 1.40
GenentchsN 54.98 54.3083.0054.44 +5.90
GenElec N 36.7636.4024.003650 -2.70
GnMant N 40.12 39.10800 39.95 -18.60
GenMlt N 49.9249.5518.0049.71 490
GnMot N 40.27 39.95.00 40.06 +2.30
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GeronCp 0 8.19 790 ... 7.97 +.90
GieadScisO 35.41 347030.0034.99 6.80
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GlaxoSKdn N 47.40 46.77 ... 47.39 +560
GlobaSFe N 33.20 32.8044.0033.11 +4.30
Goladpg N 15.13 14.9737.0015.4 -3.00
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GoldmanS N 105001040412.0010404 -3.10
Goodyear N 14.841442.. 14.66 -1.20
Goolen 0 199.88192.56 ...192.79+48.90
Grdant N 72.23 720037.0072.10 +6.20
H
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Haibtn N -. -5.60
Harken A -.10
HanrnonyG N i,, ,:' +120
HeclaM N ",. -1.60
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Hlson N qT-'r-n +1.80
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Homo'p N 2, j ,1i. .208
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Hu 0 12.10 11.65 1202 +5.50

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SSI 0 8.28 8.0582.00 8.20 +2.40
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ntellDta 0 .69 .51 67 +1.90
ntellisync 0 2.07 2.02, 2.04 -.10
nterchn 0 18.83 17.47 ... 18.14 +22.40
rNP A .98 .93 ... .93 +1.00
BM N 98.91 98.4921.0098.58 +8.60
ntlGare N 39934.3825.0034.38 +.60
nlPap N 42.19 41.95 42.00 1.00
nterpubc N 13.48 13.28 ..1340 +.60
nteril 0 16.8816.4744.0016.71 .00
ntuit O0 4439 43.9228.0044.01 -3.90
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I.... 0 5.58 5.42... 5.49 +.70
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IvaxCps A 16.00 15.6524.0015.82 +1.90
Ixia 0 17.08 16.6376.0016.81 +23.80
J
JOSUnph O 3.21 3.14 ... 3.17 +1.30
JPMorgCh N 39.17 389520.0039.01 -1.50
Jabil N 25.83 25.4529.0025.58 +320
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KLATnc 0 46.7246.1229.0046.58 +8.60
KemelCp N 8.96 8.61 ... 8.95 +4.60
KerrMc N 58.16 57.7319.0057.79 -6.20
KimbClk N 66.09 65,6418.0065.81 +4.60
KingPhrm N 12.42 1225 .. 12.40 +1.50
Kinrosg N 7.10 7.00 7.04 +.30
KOhlidTn 0 10.99 10.80 1095 -.80
N 49.44 48.5826.0049.17+24.30
KoreaEuc N 13.29 13.17 13.24 +3.70
Klaf N 35.80 35.4721.0035.61 +3.70
KrspKrm N 12.62 12.19 .. 12.60+10.70
Kroger N 17.75 17.0963.0017.54 +5.10
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Maraohon N 3770 37.439.00 37.61 t320
MarshM N 3329 32.33140032.90 t5.40
MStewt N 2977 29.01 ... 2902 5.20
MarelEs N 20.74 20.2522.0020.48 7.40
MarveifTs 0 35.91 35.2596.0035.47 -.70
Masco N 36.88 36.5319.0036.53 .2.20
Maltel N 19.60 19.4717.0019.49 t3.50
Maxim 0 42.49 41.8931.0042.39+10.90
Maxtor N 5 .23 .. 5.30 .1.90
MaOS N 29.66 29.1215.0029.40 +7.00
McOnds N 32.45 32.0520.0032.06 -2.70
McKesson N 31.68 31.2916.0031.46 +9.10
McLeoA 0 1.00 59 ... .72 +1.30
McAfee N 29.55 287020.002893+12.90
McDataA O 6.13 5.95 ... 5.96 tl.50
Medlmun O 27.37 26.91 .. 27.11 -.50
MedcoHlh N 41.90 41.32240041.60 3.50
Medacm O 6.33 60742.00 6.25 4.90
Medmic N 49.97 49.30290049.6715.30
MelonFn N 31.32 31.0517031.11 -2.30
Merck N 32.39 32.1412.0032.14 -1.60
Merdnl 0 46.16 45.0569.0045.55 +15.40
MeNmllyn N 60.2459.5913.0059.77 -.50
MelaGp O 9.81 9.78 979 3.10
Metlle N 40.9740.5111.0040.51 -.80
oMnocp 0 26.66 26.2127.0026.59 t5.40
Mion N N 12.38122627.001235 +5.50
Mcosof 0 26.90 26.6834.0026.72 -2.90
Mikron 0 1365 883 ... 13.0254.50
MPhar 0 123012.11 ... 1214 +2.90
Monsnto N .. ';' 0.'.". 7 0 +8.10
MnsbWw O "..,..,,.'-, t3.40
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Molrola N 17.29 17.1031001720 60
Mlanab N 17.72 17.5217.0017.68 -1.00
N
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NafCiy N i
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Nalemis N i,', I i
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Nefixs 0 12.81 12.2337.001233 8.00
NekAp 0 33.61 32.8469.003322 +11.70
NYCmlys N 20.70 20.3914.002057 +6.20
NewellRub N 24.23 23.86 .. 24.19 3.60
NewnM N 44.80 44.3548.0044.41 -5.60
NewsCpAnN 18.71 18.60 ... 18.66 +1.10
NewsCpBnN 1920 19.08 .. 19.20 +2.00
NeeC 0 30.35 29.9511.3030.01 +1.30
NexdPt O 19.67 19.40 .. 19.54 +1.0
NobleCorp N 50.20 49.3353.0049.74 +.90
NckaCp N 15.79 15.63 ... 15.67 1.70
No'kSo N 36.47 36.10200036.19 +1.50
NoielN IN 3.51 3,462200 3.47
NoFrkBcs N 28.96 28.51160028.85 -3.70
NohrpGs N 54.93 54.3619.0054.36 -2.00
Nwatel 0 47.304343 ... 4439t68.90
Novell 0 6.81 6.71 6,75 -1.00
Novlus 0 28.05 27.5932.0027.89 9.10
Nucors N 53.16 51.3810.0052.34 -13.80
Nvida 0 23.68 23.1055.002356 490
NyerMd O 2.80 235 .. 280 -1.30
0
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OMICp N 16.98 16.729.00 16.85 -9.10
OSI Phrm 0 74.95 7367 ... 745 +14.20
OcciPet N 58.59 58.2511.0058.36 +1.50
OffcDpI N +r I _r-I'. t1.20
OfaeMax N in. I '''ii 1 -
OISvHT A ).: *'. "
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Oradce 0 Ir1 I' ,.lr' i .' +.80
OraLabs 0 3.84 331 .. 3.50 10.20
OreSB N 20.89 19.0820.0200 -3.60
Oversl 0 70.7068.48... 69.03 t2.85
Owensll N 22.6622.45 ... 22.65 -1.60
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PG&ECp N 33.5333.224.00 33.28 -.80
PMCSra O 11.4611.1443.011.25 +4.40
PacSunwr 0 22.70 22.1717.0022.26 +80
elOne a 3224 31.3093.0031.55 +290
rmTc 598 5.8545.00 5.89 -.40
PatUTIs 0 19.69 19.4135.0019.45 -3.30
Paychex 0 34.3233.5841.0034.08 -1.90
Peplesol O 26.49 26.48 .. 26.49 +.80
PepsCo N 5263 52.1422_005220 +2.60
PeroKazg N 37.45 36.636.00 37.10 -8.80
Pfizer N 27.25 26.83220026.89 +820
PhmHTr A 73.1572.69 ... 72.69 +t3.70
Phamnnos O 1.47 1.40 ... 1.42 +3.30
Phazar 0 52.25 48.1057.0049.06t218.70
Ph.oD N 99.75 98.48120098.92 +9.90
N 3528 34.8316.0035.10 +4.10
PlacerD N 19.03 18.8025.0018.86 +120
PraecP O 1.95 1.87 ... 1.90 ,120
Prideln N 20.58 19.98 ... 20.54 +5.30
PrimusT O ,., r',-i. ir .3.70
ProctGs N .:* '. ,". ,. -5.10
Prosof0 0 .: ', -1.10
ProtDsg 0 ." .,': ',, +5.80
Providan N i, tit r.,r i t+2.80
Proanl0 N ':- .-' i..'. 4.00
PSEG N ': *1-",r +1.10
PulleHms N 64.29 63.2910.0063.80 +9.20
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QtmOSS N 2.69 2.59 ... 2.62 20
QweslCm N 4.46 4.37 ... 4.44 -.70
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RadloShk N 33.08 32.7316.0032.88 +9.80
Rambus 0 23.10 22.8670.0023.00 +11.70
Raytheon N 39.11 38.5344.0038.83 -.70
RedHat 0 13.48 13.3064.0013.35 +3.20
Reebok N 44.37 43.3016.0044.00t20.00
ReliantEn N 13.94 13.4318.0013.65 +3.60
RschMols 0 83.38 820982.0082.42 -1520
RetailHT A 99.2298.55 ... 98.61+14.00
RiteAd N 3.78 3.6120.00 3.66 -.40
Rowan N 26.1225.68 ... 25.90 -2.70
RoylDut N 57.5757.3813.0057.38 t4.30
S
SAPAG N 44.48 44.07 ... 4421 -1.40
SBCCmn N 25.89 25.6614.0025.77 -2.60
SLMCp N 53.85 53.3916.0053.39 -2.10
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Safeway N 19.98 19.58 .. 19.74 +4.40
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SIPaulTrav N 37.50 37.0723.0037.07 1,
Saks N 14.68 14.3621.0014.51
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SanOlsks 0 25.49 24.9717.0024.97 '-,
Sanrina 0 8.54 8.30 ... 8.47 4.20
SaraLee N 24.25 24.0114.0024.14 +1.20
SvisCm O 1.22 1.16 .. 1.16 +1.80
SclherPI N 21.01 20.78 ... 20.88 t2.60
N 67.29 66.9337.0066.95 -.80
Schwab N 12.12 11.8043.0011.96 +10
SciGames 0 24.18 23.8028.0023.84 -1.00
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Sears N 51.70 51.24.00251.03 -4.70
SemHTr A 33.48 33.20 .. 33.37 3.90
Sepracor 0 59.65 59.07 ... 59.37 120
handan n 45.10 41.70 .42.50 39.60
hrpln 0 19.00 18.8314.0018.85 -42.90
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lnraWr 0 17.87 17.5623.0017.68 +1.90
itnGpr N 1.75 1.66... 1.73 -.60
ST 0 604 5.8510.00 5.95 2.0
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iiusS 0 7.70 7.52 ... 7.62 3.30
ixlags N 543 5.2 ... 5.37 +330
kyksSol 9.50 9.3259.00 9.43 -308
mffthln N 54.77 54.3036.005441 -1800
muriSne 0 18.9018.67 .. 18.68 -.30
Sohu.co 0 18.05 17.7018001771 -.10
Solem N 5.34 5.26 ... 5.33 1.60
Sonusn 0 5.87 56882.00 5.73 +1.50
SotnCo N 33.93 33.4317.0033.52 -2.50
Swsirl N 16.43 162441.0016.28 5.90
SovrpnB N T :-n i-'-'-.:- +1.90
0 1N 1-. 0' .01 ',+10
SPDR A ".,4 .4- .u1 +1.00
SPMXd A 12204121.0 ...121.00 5.40
SPEny A 36.4536.12 ... 36.32 -1.90
SPFnd A 30.71 30.50... 30.53 -.50
Staples 0 33.8333.3526.0033.71 t320
Slarbucs 0 63.05 61.9866.0062.36 17.40
SlarwdH N 58.60 58.1532.005840 +7.40
StaleS N 49.25 48.9216.004912 +8.50
S6Dyna 0 38.34 37.199.00 37.88 -2.80
StemiCes 0 4.60 '.12 .. 4.23 +7.30
Stonepath A 1.261.168.00 1.20 +.10
sT Godn N 43.94 43.73 ... 43.80 -4.70
Strykers N .39 47.9845.0048.25+13.10
SuMlcro 0 5.50 5.38 ... 5.39 -50
SunGard N 28.45 27.9818.0028.33 4.10
SupTech 1.441.37.. 1.39 -1.70
SuperGen 0 7.18 7.01 ... 7.05 +1.90
SwifTm 0 21.80 21.48190021.48 +2.10
Sycamre 0 4.10 405 ... 4.06 .10
SymantecsO 25.95 2538.00825.76 +3.90
Syntt N 17,50 16.80 ... 17,30+14.50
Synopsys 0 19.90 19.1043.0019.55+10.00
Sysco N 38.41 37.94270038.17 +200
T
TJX N 25.35 25.1317.0025.13 +2.40
TOPTanknO 16.4515.60 ... 16.25 -10.00
TXUComp N 65.14 64.56 ... 64.6 +.10
TaiwSemi N 8.53 8.45 ... 8.4 +1.60

TakeTw o 3528 34.7525.0034.79+10.00
Taoel N 52.44 51.8215.0051.9314.30
T ERs 0 32.87 31.56 ... 316533.10
TaylrD 0 7.30 6.7898.00 6.87+43.90
Teekays N 4245 41.757.00 42.11 -9.10
Tes O0 1.701.60 .. 1.63 +50
Tl 0 8.72 8.5943.00 859 +.70
Temnpllnl N 69.18 67.9555.006.40+220
TeneHt N 1 10.86 .. 10.98 +270
Teradn N 17.30 16.99230017.07 520
TevaP a 0 30.18297968.0029.86 -.10
Texlns N 24.7424.4723.0024.62 +7.60
3Comn 0 4.18 404 .. 4.17 +2.0
3MCo' N 82.7782.0723.0082.07 4.80
TboSI 0 13.49 12.9067,0013.34+12.60
Tifany N 3224 31.8623.0031.97 +1.40
TeneW N 19.50 19.3331.0019.45 3.10
TiVolnc 0 5.99 5.84 .. 5.87 +1.10
ToBros N 68.96 67.9614.0068.61 +26.60
TwrAuto N 2.43 2.36 ... 2.39 +3.30
ToyRU N 20.70 20.4129.0020.47 +480
Trsmela 0 1.65 1.60 1.63 10
Tansoc N 42.80 42.1659.0042.39 +1.50
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By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY
News-Sun
SEBRING The holidays
are a frantic time, add a family
wedding, and there really is
chaos.
Which is how Ray Franzek,
87, became confused the other
day.
He was running a series of
errands, prior to leaving for a
trip to North Carolina to attend
his grandson's wedding.
Having taken money out of
the bank, he had stopped by the
drop box outside the post office
on North Ridgewood Drive to
put some bills in the mail.
The bank envelope, contain-
ing $200 he had withdrawn for
the trip, got mixed up with the
envelopes containing bills, and
he put all of them into the box.
Of course, he didn't realize
what he'd done right away.
It wasn't until the next morn-

ing that he missed the money,
and figured out what had hap-
pened.
Down he rushed to the Lake
Jackson Branch of the post
office, behind Lakeshore Mall,
but the place was locked up
tight.
Walking around the building,
he found a bell in back, and
without much hope, he rang it.
He had to wait quite a while,
but someone did come out:
Debra Overstreet.
Overstreet took the time to
look into the situation, which
appeared to be hopeless.
The mail had already been
picked up from the drop box
and was on its way to Lakeland.
Given the large amount of
money, and the fact that it was
in a plain envelope, Overstreet
didn't think it would ever be
seen again.
But she took Franzek's name

and number anyway, and prom-
ised to look further into the
matter.
Franzek went to his grand-
son's wedding, without men-
tioning the incident to his fami-
ly, but the loss of the money
weighed heavily on his mind
during the four days he was
gone.
Immediately upon his return
he checked his answering
machine. No message.
Then, to his entire surprise,
two days later, he got a phone
call from Overstreet, telling
him his money had been dis-
covered and put in a drawer up
in Lakeland for safety. It was
being sent back to town to be
returned to him.
"It made my day," Franzek
said. "What a nice lady she was,
to go to the trouble she did, and
she refused any reward."

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YONDER
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She's very natural and has a
good feel for the airplane,"
Sikkema said.
Because of Wack's age,
Sikkema said at first they took
it easy but as time went on they
stepped up the pace.
"The last year we have been
pushing a bit harder so she can
get her license," he said.
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stores will go, from merchan-
dise to store fixtures, even the
cash registers will be sold off.
Founded by farmer Evanda
Sweet in 1924, over the next 60
years Scotty's grew into an
extensive hardware building
and home improvement chain
that stretched throughout the
Southeast.
In 1988, the 164-store chain
was purchased by the GIB
Group a Belgian company.
At that time the chain boasted
6,000 workers
In 1998, Scotty's senior
management team purchased
the operation for $100 million.
By 2002, the chain had dropped
to just 1,100 employees in 69
different locations.
In 2003, the company report-
edly sold off its 52-acre ware-
house and headquarters in
Winter Haven to a Boca Raton
firm. That property later was
converted into a business park.
In more recent years,
Scotty's had scaled back their
stores from big box-type home
improvement stores to smaller
hardware stores. They took
their larger buildings and con-
verted them into indoor flea
markets like the Sebring Outlet
Mall.
As late as January, company
officials had hoped to convert
as many as 20 of their stores
into the so-called outlet malls.

knowledge and skill. Among
other things candidates must
log a minimum of 40 hours fly-
ing time, have the ability to per-
form certain maneuvers as well
as being able to pass an exam.
"When she meets the exam-
iner she'll take an exam and do
a flight check with him,"
Sikkema said.
He said seeing one of his stu-
dents get their wings is his
"biggest kick."
Karl said after she gets her
pilot license, Wack plans to
continue to move up.
"She's planning to go to fly-
ing school and work toward her
commercial license.
Sikkema said he has trained a
number of teens to fly and has
several currently under instruc-
tion. They must be at least 16

years old to.solo and 17 to get
their pilots license.
"I have students between 16-
73 years of age," he said.
Sikkema, who is a gold seal
pilot and the chief flight
instructor at Lockwood said
once Wack gets her license he
already has another aircraft for
her to try.
"We've been flying a Cessna
152 but once she gets her
license she can move up to a
172," he said.
Sikkema said recently they
added a Cessna 182 to the fleet
and will be adding three more
aircraft soon.
"We'll have to add another
flight instructor. I can't fly them
all at the same time," he said.

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By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY
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SEBRING Legacy Copy
Services is a surprising place,
made wonderful by the
machines that fill it, and the
excitement the owner, Alan
Decker, feels when he works
with them.
Some of these machines cost
as much as a house. Some of

them can do
miraculous
things, or work
a series of
complicated
steps.
Thanks to
the machines,
Decker can
turn out busi-
ness cards,
business forms,
newsletters,
brochures,
resumes, book-
marks and just
about anything
a quick printer
can turn out, at
very competi-
tive prices.
Decker stat-
ed his niche is
working with
the small busi-
ness. The oper-
ation which
needs a hun-
dred of some-

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making of these.
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thing, not a
thousand.
He didn't set out to get to
where he's at now. In fact, his
business took on a life of its
own, and has been leading him
for some time now.

He and his wife, Gale, had
started out with a simple idea.
Build a business based on the
transfer of legal medical
records from a paper file to a
digital one, and store them.
Legacy Copy turns binders,
stuffed with paper, filling feet
of shelves, into two or three
discs neatly taking up not even
inches.

Their service
was in demand,
their business
was good.
With suc-
cess, however,
came problems.
The Deckers
were so busy,
they soon out-
grew their
home office.
Boxes of files
to be processed
took over the
living room.
They needed

more space.
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and all over. the corner of
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yellow, will be and began
n sets of three. working from
actions in the there, never
keep the stack opening the
igether. door, or raising
the blinds.
But still peo-
ple began to knock on the door.
They asked for this or that,
or mentioned how they needed
to get something done, and
Decker would find himself fig-

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Alan Decker owns and operates Legacy Copy Services, 3609 Sebring Parkway. He can print material e-
mailed to him as easily as he can that which is hand delivered. j

during out how his machines
could do it.
Slowly, he took on a wider
variety of challenges. He
learned the hard way -
through trial and error but
learned all the same, and now
can produce just about any
printed product a person or
organization might need.
From advertising brochures,
to regular newsletters, from
fancy color print on glossy
stock, to envelopes to business
cards to restaurant menus,
Decker and his miraculous
machines can do it all.
The key is planning. Not
only does he plan out the day,
he plans out each job, and has
test run after test run, to be
sure the final job fulfills the
order.
He also plans how to be the
most efficient, which is more
important than you might

Although Decker has his eyes on an automatic staple machine, for
the moment Legacy Copy Services staples the old fashioned way -
one at a time. The stapler is attached to a measuring device, so each
staple is evenly placed.'

think.
It gets back to the machines.
They produce copy at a rate
of hundreds in minutes.

Operating with tight parame- i
ters, they are high mainte-
nance. In order to afford the
See WORK, page 12A

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period, however, interest will accrue. The loan will repay with 60 payments following the 90-day, no-payment offer. A $20,000, 60-month new car loan with the rate of 3.99% APR (Annual Percentage Rate)
without the 90-day, no-payment offer would have payments of $368.22 and an effective APR of 4.038 when the loan is closed at a branch. If closed at a participating dealership, the effective APR would be
4.192. A $20,000 60-month new car loan with the rate of 3.99% APR (Annual Percentage Rate) with the 90-day, no-payment offer would have payments of $370.62 and an effective APR of 4.034. If closed
at a participating dealership, the effective APR would be 4.178. Other rates and terms available. A $5 minimum savings account is required for membership with MIDFLORIDA Federal Credit Union.

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WORK
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cost of properly taking care of
the machines, Xerox offers a
program where the dealer is
charged a set fee for each
paper copied, or each click of
paper. In return for the "click
fee," the corporation provides
mechanical support, which
Decker reports is timely and
effective.

By organizing jobs so more
than one copy of a form can be
printed on a piece of paper,
Decker saves costs he can pass
on.
Decker also delights in
being able to meet with his
customers face to face. He
believes in the social connec-
tions of business, and his
office, designed to be out of
the way with no foot traffic,
has often become a bustling
community center.
In fact, he has plans on

expanding the waiting area,
and adding more comforts.
Starting a copy business
requires a large portion of cap-
ital. The machines are not
cheap, and require money to
operate at full capacity. It takes
years to master them, but the
returns and the rewards in this
business are limitless.
Legacy Copy Service is at.
3609 Sebring Parkway and it is
open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday. For
details, call 471-9555.

Make it a New Year's resolution to check

Florida's abandoned property roster

Thousands of Floridians have lost
property waiting to be claimed, you
may be one of them.
Florida's Chief Financial Officer,
Tom Gallagher, recently announced
that the Florida Department of
Financial Services oversees 5 million
accounts worth more than $1 billion in
abandoned property. In his announce-
ment Gallagher urged all Floridians to CO
take the time to check Florida's roster ON
of abandoned property. That's because OUTI
the chances are good an account may
be in your name or someone you know. M
Here's a little history about Florida's Math
abandoned property program and how
to determine if the state has something
that belongs to you.
The concept of returning lost.property to the
public dates back to America's colonial days.
Florida's unclaimed property program began in
1961 and since then the state has processed more
than 600,000 claims and has returned hundreds of
millions of dollars.
In Florida, businesses are required by law to
turn over dormant accounts after an amount of
time prescribed by law has passed, typically five
years. If the asset is money the funds are deposit-
ed into the State School Fund, managed by the
Florida Department of Education. The interest
earned on the money is used to benefit Florida
public schools. However, the original reported
dollar amount is always available and can be
claimed by the rightful owner. Common exam-
ples of unclaimed property include utility deposit
refunds, unclaimed paychecks, insurance checks
and gift certificates.
Property is usually unclaimed because people
move without giving the postmaster a forwarding
address. Other common reasons are the death of
a grandparent or parent who has put money away
and failed to tell family members about the
account or location of their safe deposit box.
Tangible assets like jewelry, antiques or col-
lectibles found in safe deposit boxes, may be sold
off in a public auction. These auctions are held in
different parts of the state throughout the year. If

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losian

you are interested in attending an auc-
tion contact DFS about upcoming
events. DFS publishes a catalog of
items up for auction before the auction
so you can decide if you want to
attend. There is a small fee for the cat-
alog to cover the cost of printing, ship-
ping and handling.
If an asset is sold in an auction the
proceeds from the auction are set aside
as new unclaimed assets in the name of
the rightful owner. The state periodi-
cally publishes the names of missing
owners of abandoned property.
Unfortunately, many people don't see
the abandoned property announce-
ments and the contents of the DFS

vault in Tallahassee grows and grows.
You should also know that there are private
research firms and investigators who specialize
in locating abandoned property. They charge a
fee for this service, usually a percentage of the
value of the abandoned property. If someone
offers to locate abandoned property for you, or
say they have located abandoned property in your
name, consider calling DFS to see if the state has
property in your name. DFS has a toll free num-
ber, 1-88-VALUABLE.You can check on-line by
visiting www.dbf.state.fl.us.
Filing a claim on the property is easy. Of
course, you must prove you are the rightful
owner or heir to the asset. DFS will send you a
claim form and instructions. After providing evi-
dence that you are the rightful owner, the proper-
ty is returned to you. The process takes about 30
days.
Finally, if you don't.find property in your
name the first time you check, don't give up. You
never know when an abandoned asset will be
reported. Next time you check you may receive a
pleasant surprise.

Mark Mathosian is the regional director for
the Consumer Outreach and Education program
for Florida Depgrtment of Financial Services in
Fort Myers. He can be reached at (239) 461-
4000 or e-mail to: mathosianm@dfs.state.fl.us.

Experts say electronic stability is a 'must have' safety feature

.According to a Nov. 15 New
York Times article, studies have
demonstrated that 'electronic
stability programs are saving
lives, in some cases reducing
the risk of death by over 65 per-
cent.
The Chrysler Group is com-
mitted to providing the essential
features and offers ..,its
- ElecironiL Stability Program,
making it available currently on
Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge
Magnum and Chrysler 300
series sedans with plans to
make it standard equipment on
more than 750,000 sport utility
vehicles in 2006.
"Our customers in Avon Park

are always concerned with safe-
ty," said Stanley Wells, manag-
er of Wells Motor Company.
"Adding ESP to all our SUVs is
another sign that Chrysler is
committed to offering the safest
vehicles on the road."
A study by the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety
found that electronic stability
programs which help drivers
regain control of a swerving
vehicle by applying brakes at
one or two wheels reduced
fatal single-vehicle crash risk
by 56 percent. About half of the
28,000 fatal car crashes that
occur each year involve a single
vehicle, according to

ConsumerAffairs.com.
Electronic Stability Programs
provide the greatest benefit in
critical driving situations such
as turns and are especially valu-
able when driving on mixed
surface conditions such as
patchy snow, ice or gravel.
Chrysler Group's ESP is con-
sidered an "active" safety tech-
nology because it prevents
crashes, as opposed to air bags
and seat belts which are passive
technologies that aim to reduce
injuries once a crash has
occurred.
"For most drivers ESP isn't
likely to activate frequently. It
won't prevent most of the fend-

er-bender crashes that occur so
often in stop-and-go traffic,"
said Sarah Ferguson, senior
vice president for research at
the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety. "ESP is
designed to help a driver in the
relatively rare event of loss of

control at high speed or on a
slippery road."
ESP enhances Chrysler's use
of rear wheel drive and all-
wheel drive on models such as
the Chrysler 300, Motor Trend's
Car of the Year.
In normal conditions, rear

wheel drive handles better than
front wheel drive," Hinskey
said. "ESP helps eliminate the
concerns about rear wheel drive
in inclement weather."
For more information, con-
tact Lee Ann Hinskey of Wells
Motor Company at 453-6644.

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DEED TRANSFERS

April 28
Gerald T.. McCustion to
William N. Estgen, L2 Blk J
Spring Lake Village III,
$11,900.
Heartland Investments to
Jose T. Gaipo, L89 Blk 19 Sun
'N Lake Est. Sebring Unit 2,
$105,000.
Rafael Builders Inc. to M
E B & Associates Inc., L16 Blk
56 Sun 'N Lake Est. Sebring
Unit 5/Others, $45,000.
Rafael Builders Inc. to
Ronia Holmes, L29 Blk 55 Sun
'N Lake Est. Sebring Unit 5,
$7,900.
Carribbean Properties Inc.
to Jose R. Lopez, L31/32 Blk
61 Sun 'N Lake Est. Sebring
Unit 5, $15,800.
Orangewood Inc. to
Patricia Alexander, L22 Blk 55
Sun 'N Lake Est. Sebring Unit
5, $7,700.
Orangewood Inc. to Flo
McCalla, L33/34 Blk 57 Sun 'N
Lake Est. Sebring Unit 5,
$15,000.
Judy Rae Miller to Donald
B. Soldini, L33 Blk 119 Leisure
Lakes Sec 11, $14,000.
Robert D. Harris to Meyer
Homes Inc., L6 Blk 60 Placid
Lakes Sec 6, $10,000.
New Properties Inc. to
Michael A. Lewis, L2 Blk T
Spring Lake Village VIII,
$15,500.
Dean E. Young to Jeffrey
S. Moos, L61/62 Blk 3 Erin
Park, $55,000.
George W. Ord to John W.
Tucker, L3 Blk C Sebring Park,
$44,000.

April 29
Lydia Ojeda to Darren
Altarac, L19 Blk 148 Sun 'N
Lakes Est. Sec 15, $6,000.
Alexander Franqui to
Heriberto Dilan, L26 Blk 61
Sun 'N Lake Est. Sebring Unit
5, $8,900.
Maria S. Santiago to
Headley Brown, L77 Blk 42
Sun 'N Lakes Est. Sec 7,
$7,000.
Eulalia Bauza to Alfredo
Munoz, L20/21 Blk 8
Highlands Park Est. Sec R,
$12,000.
Jose Alberto Santiago to
Marie Brown, L3 Blk 116 Sun
- 'N Lakes Est. Sec 6, $6,000.

Jose Alberto Santiago to
Marie Brown, L2 Bik 116 Sun
'N Lakes Est. Sec 6, $6,000.
Willem Badenhorst to Paul
E. Prescott, L16 Blk 341 Sun 'N
Lake Est. Sebring Unit 16.
$16,900.
Jon J. Fitch to William
Estgen, LI Blk F Spring Lake
Village 11, $12,000.
Dorothy M. Young to
Ralph D. Levingston, L14/15
Blk 178 Woodland Terrace,
$8,700.
Phyllis Frazier to Richard
C. Arnold, Unit 301 Golf Villas
Placid Lakes Community,
$25,000.
Jane A. Kaczur to Delve
Gohagen, L6 Blk 4 Sun 'N
Lakes Est. Holiday Country
Club Sec, $8,200.
Ralph L. Venrick to
Richard A. Ogden, L5/6 Blk
155 Placid Lakes Sec 12,
$72,000.
Jennifer Waters to Bruce
Varner, L50 Blk 40 Sebring
Lakes Unit 3, $3,500.
Jennifer Waters to Bruce
Varner, L51 Blk 40 Sebring
Lakes Unit 3, $3,500.
Crystal Nursery to Lake
Placid Development Corp. Inc.,
L26 Blk 2 Placid Lakes
Sub/Others, $94,700.
Zelda Keim Smith to R &
R Properties of Central Florida
Inc., L21/22 Blk 450 Leisure
Lakes Sec 17, $10,000.
Jack Niswander to Wadel
Vixama, L6/7 Highlands Park
Est. Sec E, $14,000.
R & R Properties of
Central Florida Inc. to Lizcar,
L3/4 Blk 521 Leisure Lakes Sec
18/Others, $54,000.
Georgette H. Calvete to
Delora E. Mills, L7 Blk A
Spring Lake Village VIII,
$8,500.
Roland Tobler to Willard
Facey, L18 Blk 270 Placid
Lakes Sec 20, $3,000.
David M. Seymour to
Orestes Gonzalez, L6/7 Blk 18
Placid Lakes Sec 13, $13,000.
Arthur Kaczorowski to
Ann Hayes-Morrison, L5 Blk 4
Lake Saddlebags Sub, $19,000.
Clark R. Keenan to Steven
B. Newman, Unit 306 Golf
Villas at Placid Lakes
Communities, $25,000.
' Elizabeth Cobb Bone to
David Gene Young, L40-42

Sebring Acres Unit 2, $4,000.
Robert B. Lee to Ainsley
Johnston, L23/24 Blk 13
Highlands Park Est. Sec B,
$7,000.
Mary L. Ferguson to
George A. Valeus, Tract 310
Spring Lakes Acres Unit 2,
$6,000.
M Robert G. Ferguson to
George A. Valeus, Tract 6
Sebring Acres Unit 1, $6,000.
Jerry T. Whitaker to
George A. Valeus, Lll Blk 9
Highlands Park Est. Sec R,
$6,000.
Jack R. Williams to
Edmund M. Hynes, L3 Blk 19
Leisure Lakes Sec 1, $7,800.
Doris Stellwagen to Lee T.
Lester,'L9 Golfside of Sun 'N
Lakes, $74,000.
William R. Handley to
Timothy J. Hooks, PT Blk 243
Sebring Heights, $7,000.
Richard D. Smith to Carol
Y. Hunter, L32/33 PT L31 Blk
74 Lakewood Terraces,
$160,000.
Patrick A. Dell to Paul T.
Warner, L8B Cormorant Point
Sub, $119,000.
Cecille Michaels to
Wilfredo Soto, L2 Blk 144
Lakewood Terraces, $72,500.
Virginia L. Cruse to Allyce
S. Johns, L25 Blk 7 Sylvan
Shores Est. Sec B, $74,900.
Dorothy G. Hogan to
Mathilda J. Wilfong, L12 Blk
49 Sebring Country Est. Sec 2,
$87,000.
Richard Distefano General
Contract to Keith D. Stokes,
Unit 103 North Villas at Placid
Lakes Communities, $24,500.
Margaret Gibbs to
Graydon L. Lord, L57 Willow
Gate, $82,500.
Sebring Land & Sales
Corp. to Ramdass Sookbir,
L17-20 Blk 64 Sebring Country
Est. Sec 3, $24,000.
Sebring Land & Sales
Corp. to David Daniels, L2/3
Blk 54 Sebring Country Est.
Sec 3, $10,600.
Charles E. Rogers to
Ronald C. Davis, Unit M-5 The
Bluffs of Sebring Condo Phase
5,.$51,000.
Roy A. Brown to Kenneth
Dahl, L3 Blk 56 Sun 'N Lake
Est. Sebring Unit 5, $67,000.
Kenneth Kameka to Alan
Bart, L19 Blk 507 Sebring

Manor Sub, $5,000.
Frances Josephine
Mustard to Joe Messana
Construction Co. Inc., L28/29
Blk I Sebring Lakes Sub Unit
1-B, $8,000.
E N. Dean Nasser to IR-Pro,
PT Tract B Spring Lake Sec 1,
$30,000.
Keys Professional Plaza
Inc. to Claude D. Boring, PT
Blk A Lake Jackson Blvd. Sub,
$147,500.
Gerald B. Clark to Ida R.
Henry, L2 Blk Y Spring Lake
Village V, $112,000.
Anne R. Connelly .to
Charles Trujillo, L17 Blk 239
Leisure Lakes Sec 5, $3,900.
Heartland Investments to
Pius Godrey Mwemba, L1 Blk
3 K F Sub, $52,000.
American Land
Investment Corp. to Aracelia
Burgos Aponte, L13 Blk 36
Sebring Hills South Unit 2,
$6,000.
Vern B. Newboles to
Barrington Dunkley, L11 Blk
48 Orange Blossom Country
Club Community Unit 15,
$2,500.
Secretary of Housing &
Urban Dev. to Pirkko McNabb,
L30 PT L31 Blk 74 Lakewood
Terraces, $87,600.

April 30
Jacobson Auction Co. Inc.
to Sumati Ramdharry Outar, PT
Sec 17-39-30/Easement,
$75,000.
Jacobson Auction Co. Inc.
to Amelia C. Puppala, PT Sec
17-39-30/Easement, $210,000.
Mary M. Burlingame to
Arthur Hoffman, L7 PT L6 Blk
I Town of Avon Park, $5,000.
Margaret J. Pangman to
Arthur Hoffman, L7 PT L6 Blk
I Town of Avon Park, $5,000.
Ronald H. Voelker to
Francisco Nieves,
L13299/13300 Avon Park
Lakes Unit 42, $1,300.
Cosmet Company of
Delray Inc. to Roseline Rhau,
L13294-1.3296 Avon Park
Lakes Unit 42, $4,500.
Glenna A. Kutko to
Eugene P. Geuss, Unit E Four
View Townhomes, $112,000.
Ralph V. Thompson to A P
C;P Enterprises, L1/2 Blk 79
Unit 1 Lake Lillian Sec
Highland Lakes Sub, $14,500.

Christopher Chillelpi Sr. to
Monica E. Hall, L 2 Blk 292
Placid Lakes Sec 20, $12,000.
Pia Maria Grimm to
Monica E. Hall, L25 Blk 64
Placid Lakes Sec 8, $11,000.
Carol J. Dill to Derek
Thompson, L10 Blk 58 Sun 'N
Lakes Est. Sec 6, $5,000.
C & M Industries Inc. to J.
Michael Whitaker, L10
Diamond Bay Sub, $10,000.
Maria Socorro Carreras
Santiago to Dieudonne Noel,
L20 Blk 17 Sun 'N Lakes Est.
Sec 4, $7,000.
Danny Mullins to Melissa
D. Crossman, L14 Blk 216
Resub of PT Placid Lakes Sec
11 Revised, $90,000.
Jon Ostendorf to John
Yannuzzi Jr., L30 Blk 7 Sylvan
Shores Est. Sec B, $4,300.
Mark E. Shives to William
S. Barley, L3/7/8 Blk 3 Lake
Henry Homes, $45,000.
Peggy M. Craig-Sawyer to
Marlene M. Crytzer, Lll Blk 22
Lake Haven Est. Sec 2,
$82,000.,
Joseph G. Sullivan to
Frank J. Cocca, L26 Blk 52
Orange Blossom Country Club
Community Unit 15, $5,000.
James J. Swartout to
Ramdass Sookbir, L3 Blk 47
Orange Blossom Country Club
Community Unit 15, $5,000.
John Chappell to Pierre
Decote, L3/4 PT L2 Blk 1
DeSoto City 2nd Sub, $5,500.
Hilda Kilgore Cooper to
Hilda Kilgore Cooper
Enterprises, L5-11/25-33

Sunset Heights/Other,
$197,100.
C H L Holdings Inc. to
Siew Singh, L34 Blk 1680
Leisure Lakes Sec 3, $12,000.
C H L Holdings Inc. to
Errol Clarke, Ll/2 Blk 110
Leisure Lakes Sec 6/Others,
$45,000.
Ray E. Howard to State of
Florida Internal Impr., L4 Blk
295 Sun 'N Lake Est. Sec 22,
$1,900.
Grace B. Erickson to State
of Florida Internal Impr.,
L15/16 Blk 260 Leisure Lakes
Sec 5, $1,000.
Sharon E. Friedl to State of
Florida Internal Impr., Ll9.Blk
349 Leisure Lakes Sec 9,
$2,400.
James Grosenick to State
of Florida Internal Impr.,
L17/18 Blk 399 Leisure Lakes
Sec 17, $4,800.
Arminthia B. Kessler to
State of Florida Internal Impr.,
L3/4 Blk 282 Leisure Lakes Sec
13, $4,800.
Olga Rados to State of
Florida Internal Impr., PT Sec
6-36-29, $3,600.
Harriet M. Harley to State
of Florida Internal Impr., L19
Blk 194 Leisure Lakes Sec
3/Others, $7,200.
Fidel Arvelo to State of
Florida Internal Impr., L4 Blk
333 Sun 'N Lake Est. Sec 25,
$1,900.
Anna Sanko to State of
Florida Internal Impr., L23 Blk
269 Sun 'N Lake Est. Sec 21,
$1,900.

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Community

( News and events

CCC Alumni

meets at park
Saturday
SEBRING A review of
the chapter's activities for
2004 highlights the upcoming
meeting of Highlands Chapter
169 of the National
Association of Civilian
Conservation Corps Alumni at
10 a.m. Saturday at the CCC
Museum at Highlands
Hammock State Park.
The meeting is open to all
former members of the CCC,
their families and friends and
anyone else interested in
keeping the memory of the
CCC alive.

Ior more information or for
a program about the CCC, call
chapter president Larry Leve\
at 385-8618.

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card party
LAKE PLACID The
Sun 'N Lakes Recreation
District Lake Placid will be
having a noon card party
Wednesday.
There will be a $4 donation
accepted. The card party will
be at the Sun 'N Lakes South
Community Center, 440 S Sun
'N Lakes Blvd. The public is
welcome.
For details, call 465-1040.

Martin Luther
King breakfast

tickets available
SEBRING Tickets are
available for the National
Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People's sponsored Annual Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer
Breakfast to be 7:30 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 17, in the main
ballroom of the Quality Inn &
Suites.
The keynote speaker will be
the Honorable Sharon T.
Goodman, who is a former
mayor of the city of Arcadia,
principal, and educator for the
DeSoto Early Childhood
Center of Arcadia.
Tickets are $15 for an adult
and $7.50 for children 12
years old and younger. Seating
will be on a first-come first-
served basis. The tables will
seat eight and a table can be

reserved for half the cost at a
$60 deposit with the balance
to be paid by Jan. 10.
For tickets and information.
contact the NAACP by writ-
ing to P.O. Box 18 Avon
Park, FL 33826 or call Lester
A. Roberts at 453-8672.

Legion serving

pot roast
AVON PARK American
Legion Post 69 Ladies
Auxiliary will have a pot roast
dinner from 5-6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 8, at the post,
1301 W. Bell St.
Tickets are $6 per person.
Music will be provided by
Bob Weed, For details, call
453-4553. Members and
guests are welcome.
Dog classes set
SEBRING Highlands
K9 Search & Rescue will host
an All-Breed Dog Obedience

and Behavior Modification
Classes starting at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the Arcade Pet
Store, 248 Pomegranate Ave..
(behind the Children's
Museum of Ihe Highlands).
This class will run for six
weeks. All breeds are wel-
come with the minimum age
of 12 weeks.
Some of the topics to be
covered include getting the
dog to sit, down, come, stay,
heel/walk on a lead. Puppy
issues will be addressed such
as biting, crate training,
housebreaking, jumping and
chewing. Aggression, fear, rid-
ing in cars and socialization
issues will be incorporated
into many of the exercises that
owners and their dogs will
learn.
Owners will need a training
collar and a 6-foot lead for
their dog. Comfortable cloth-
ing and shoes for the owner is

highly recommended. Bring a
drink for the dog and self.
Treats for the dog are option-
al.
The instructor will be
Monica Griffith who has been
training dogs for more than 25
years.
The cost of the class is $40.
To register, call 655-9080.

Homeowners

electing officers
SEBRING The
Cormorant Point Homeowners
Association will have its
annual meeting at 4 p.m.
Thursday at the Emmanuel
United Church of Christ, 3115
Hope St. (off Hammock
Road).
There will be an election of
two board of directors on the
agenda. All members are
urged to attend.

Calnda

The Calendar provides a
brief listing of local clubs
and organizations who meet
on a regular basis. It is the
responsibility of the group
to update the News-Sun on
any changes in this listing
by calling 385-6155, Ext. 528.

MONDAY
ALCOHOLICS ANONY-
MOUS meeting, 8-9 p.m. at
Episcopal Church,
Lakeshore Drive, Sebring.
For more details, call 385-
8807.
ALZHEIMER'S ASSO-
CIATION SUPPORT
GROUP meets at 2 p.m. at
the Oaks of Avon, 1010 U.S.
27 North, Avon Park. For
details, call 385-3444.
ALANON meets at 8 p.m.
at St. Agnes Episcopal
Church, 660 NW Lakeview
Drive, Sebring. For details,
call (863) 687-3800.
AMERICAN LEGION
PLACID POST 25 has
-shuffleboard at 1:30 p.m. at
the post in Lake Placid.
AMVETS BRUCE L.
SIMPSON POST 21
meets 7 p.m. second
Monday, at the post, 2027
U.S. 27 South, Sebring,
behind the Allstate building.
For details, call 385-0234.
BOY SCOUT TROOP
482 meets 7 p.m., 34
Central Ave., Lake Placid.
DIABETES SUPPORT
GROUP meets 1-2:30 p.m.
(except holidays) at Florida
Hospital Heartland Medical
Center, 4005 Sun 'N Lake
Blvd., Sebring, second floor,
conference room 3. For
details, call 402-0177 from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
FRATERNAL ORDER
OF EAGLES 4240
AERIE plays darts at 7 p.m.
at the club, 12921 U.S. 98,
Sebring. For details call 655-
4007.
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314 meets at 6:30 p.m. at
the Knights of Columbus
Hall,. east of U.S. 27 across
from Lakeshore Mall in
Sebring. For details, call
385-1234.
* HIGHLANDS STAMP
CLUB meets at 1 p.m. the
first Monday at Christ
Fellowship Church, 2935
New Life Way, Sebring.
Guests are welcome. Talk
and swap meeting will follow
the regular meeting. For
details, call 452-1515.
* HIGHLANDS DELTA
CHORALE, rehearses 7
p.m., Faith Lutheran
Church, 2230 NE Lakeview
Drive, Sebring (September
through May). No auditions
are required to join and all
ages are welcome. For
details or to book a concert,
call Cheryl Cometta at 699-
2663 or Pat Riccobono at
385-4045.
* INSULIN PUMP SUP-
PORT GROUP meets from
3:30-5:30 p.m. first Monday
at Conference Room 2,
Florida Hospital Heartland
Medical Center, 4200 Sun 'N
Lake Blvd., Sebring. For
details, call 402-0177.
* LAKE PLACID ELKS
2661 provides food and
music for dancing from 4-7
p.m. at the lodge. Darts is at
7 p.m. Euchre is at 1 p.m. It
is open to members and
their guests. For details, call
465-2661.
* LAKE PLACID
LIBRARY has storytime at
10 a.m. for ages 3-5 except
during holidays.
* LIONS CLUB OF
SEBRING offers beginner
line dance classes from 7-8
p.m. every Monday at the
clubhouse on the Sebring
Parkway. For details, call
Bob Tedstone at 214-6772 or
teacher Dee Grevan at 471-
3276.
* NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION FOR ADVANCE-
MENT OF COLORED
PEOPLE, HIGHLANDS
COUNTY BRANCH meets
7:30 p.m., 401 Tulane, Avon
Park.
* ROTARY CLUB OF
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
meets at 6:15 p.m.,
Savannah's restaurant in
Sebring. For details, call
Darrell Peer at 385-0107.
* SEBRING OPTIMIST
CLUB meets at 6:15 p.m.

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first and third Mondays at
various locations. For
details, call Gabriel Read,
453-2859 or Earle Luke at
,381-3514.
* SEBRING AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION FOR
RETIRED PERSONS
meets 1:30 p.m., The Palms,
Pine Street, Sebring.
* SEBRING BRIDGE
CLUB plays at 12:30 p.m. at
347 Fernleaf, Sebring.
* SEBRING RECRE-
ATION CLUB has hobby
club at 9 a.m. and nickel
scramble shuffleboard at
1:15 p.m. and at 333
Pomegranate Ave., Sebring.
Memberships available. For
details, call 385-2966 from 9
a.m. to noon Monday
through Friday.
* SERTOMA meets noon,
Takis Family Restaurant,
Sebring.
* SOUTH FLORIDA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
CONCERT BAND rehears-
es at 7 p.m., Sebring High
School Band Room, Sebring.
Adults and SFCC students
with band performing expe-
rience are welcome. For
more details, call Dwight
Smith at 386-0655 or Larry
Vezina at 385-3955.
* SUN 'N LAKES
RECREATION DISTRICT
IN LAKE PLACID has
Exercise classes at 9 a.m. in
the clubhouse.
* TOPS FL. 632,
SEBRING meets at 3:30
p.m. at the fellowship hall at
the First Baptist Church of
Lake Josephine, Sebring.
For details, call Betty
Gregeson at 699-2132 or
Donna Goodwin at 655-2118.
* VETERANS OF FOR-
EIGN WARS POST 3880
euchre, 6:30 p.m., 1224
County Road 621 East, Lake
Placid. For more details, call
699-5444.

TUESDAY
* AL-ANON FAMILY
GROUPS meet for discus-
sion and Twelve Step study
at noon, Union
Congregational Church, 105
N. Forest Ave., Avon Park.
Parking available south of
old church.
* AMERICAN LEGION
PLACID POST 25 has
shuffleboard at 1:30 p.m. at
the post in Lake Placid.

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JAYCEES meets 7:30 p.m.,
first and third Tuesdays,
Jaxson's. Board meetings at
6:30 p.m. on second
Tuesday. For details, call Joe
Collins, 655-5545.
* LORIDA COMMUNITY
CLUB meets at 7 p.m.
Tuesday at the Lorida
Community Center to plan
events.
* MULTIPLE SCLERO-
SIS SUPPORT GROUP,
meets 7 p.m. second
Tuesday at. Highlands
Regional Medical Center,
Sebring, in the first floor
doctor's contie ence room.
For details, call 465-3138.
* PLACID LAKES
BRIDGE CLUB meets 9
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every
Tuesday and has blood pres-
sure screening from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. first and third
Tuesday at Placid Lakes
Town Hall, 2010 Placid
Lakes Blvd. For details, call
465-4888.
* PLACID LAKES HOME
AND PROPERTY OWN-
ERS ASSOCIATION INC.
has its board meetings at 7
p.m. first Tuesday at Placid
Lakes Towri Hall, 2010
Placid Lakes Blvd. Call 465-
4888 for details. Annual
meetings are in February.
Quarterly meetings are in
May, September and
December.
* SEBRING BRIDGE
CLUB plays at 7 p.m. at 347
Fernleaf, Sebring.
* SEBRING ELKS
LODGE 1529 has music
by Reese Thomas, 4-7 p.m..
All Elks and their guests
invited. Tidbits of food
served. Canasta is played
from 9:30 a.m to 3 p.m.
Bring a lunch. For more
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Plenty to consider when planning citrus hybrids for the dooryard

Homeowners plan
citrus in the doorvard
to have a supply o0
fresh and tasty fruitl
There are main fac-
tors to consider. be fore
planting because the
challenges of growing
citrus hybrids are as
varied as the varieties. CITRU
Before planting please
do some research so GREG(
that you do not end up
with a tree that is a
poor producer or with fruit that
is of poor quality.
To better understand the
process of fruiting we will start
with the citrus flower and how it
develops into a fruit. The citrus
flower has both female and male
organs.
The female organ is called the
pistil, which is comprised of the
stigma, style and ovary. The pis-
til looks like a flower vase and
the top portion is the stigma
Pollen is deposited on the stigma
where it then germinates and
grows down the style (the neck
of the vase) and into the ovary at
the base. The resulting fertiliza-
tion forms seed and the numbers
of seed varies with variety. The
ovary in which the seeds develop
will grow into a fruit. The pistil is
encircled with stamens (the male
portion) which produce the
pollen. Citrus pollen is heavy and
sticky. It is not easily deposited
by wind and to a great extent
requires direct contact between
the stigma and stamen or insects
such as the bee to deposit the
pollen.
With some varieties of citrus
the sexual process is not com-
plete. The resulting production
of fruit is known as partheno-
carpy. Citrus which is strongly
parthenocarpic will set large
numbers' of seedless or nearly
seedless fruit. Weakly partheno-
carpic varieties such as the naval
are susceptible to environmental
stress and often drop a lot of fruit
when stressed. Other varieties
such as the Orlando tangelo aie
moderately parthenocarpic and
will set modest seedless crops
when planted without a pollina-
tor. The addition of a pollihiator
will dramatically increase the
crop while seediness also
.increases.
Certain horticultural practices
when applied to weak and mod-
erately parthenocarpic varieties
can increase fruit production and
quality. The most important
method of overcoming low fruit
production is the use of cross-
pollination. The selection of the
best possible pollenizer is essen--

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tial to success. The
S ideal pollenizer
should have all or
most of the following
characteristics:
0 sexually cross-
compatible,
bloom period of
pollenizer must over-
SFACTS lap with the target,
Produce large
HAurr amounts of pollen,
S* produce large
crop of flowers every
year,
produce desirable fruit,
possess cold tolerance simi-
lar to the target tree, and
possess similar horticultur-
al needs as the target.
Other horticultural practices
used to enhance fruit set on mod-
erately to weak parthenocarpic
citrus cultivars are the use of gib-
berellic acid or trunk girdling.
Gibb acid sprayed at full bloom
or two-thirds petal fall has had
some success. Girdling is the
process of making a single knife
cut on the tree trunk, just below
the scaffold branches, through
the cambium layer (the bark and
underlying tissue). The cut
should be made during full
bloom. Girdling has been effec-
tive on Orlando. Minneola
(Honeybell), Robinson and
Nova.
Weak parthenocarpic fruit is
subject to drop when stressed.
Every attempt to minimize stress
should be made. Good fertility
and adequate moisture should be
maintained. Navel oranges are
very sensitive to water stress.
Choose a rootstock that is best
suited for the cultivar. Weak
parthenocarpic fruit do best on
less vigorous rootstocks such as
Cleopatra mandarin. Navel
grown on Cleopatra rootstock
will have less drying while on the
tree. Harvest the fruit as early as
possible to allow the tree to
recover for next year's crop.
The following is a list of possi-
ble hybrid dooryard varieties:
I Fallglo This hybrid is the
result of a cross between Bower
and Temple. Bower is a tanger-
ine and tangelo hybrid and
Temple is a tangerine and tange-
lo hybrid. The fruit is 5/8 tanger-
ine. t/4 orange, andl/8 grape-
fruit. It does not need a pollina-
tor. The fruit can reach 3 1/4
inches in diameter. The shape is
somewhat flattened. The rind is
smooth and easy to peel. The
color is a deep reddish orange at
maturity. The fruit matures in
the October-November period.
The juice has excellent color and
a pleasant flavor. This variety is

not a consistently good producer.
Only moderately cold hardy, a
trait shared with the Temple.
Resistant to scab fungus disease.
Quite susceptible to aphids and
suffers from twig and limb
dieback of an unknown origin.
The foliage is lighter in color as if
always showing a nitrogen defi-
ciency. Cleopatra mandarin is a
good rootstock choice.
Lee One of three hybrids
arising from a cross between
Clementine mandarin and
Orlando tangelo. The trees are
fairly cold hardy. Production is
best with cross-pollination.
Orlando, Page, and Temple do
well. The fruit is 3/4 tangerine
and 1/4 grapefruit. The fruit can
reach 3 inches in diameter and
the shape is somewhat flattened.
The fruit matures in the
November-December period.
Premature fruit drop is a prob-
lem in some seasons. The peel is
yellowish-orange, thin and tight,
therefore, not easy to peel. The
peel color does not peak until the
fruit is nearly over-matured. The
flesh is orange and flavorful with
a low acid level which is quite
appealing to many consumers.
Orlando Tangelo This
hybrid is a cross between- Dancy
tangerine and Duncan grape-
fruit. The tree is easily recog-
nized by the cup-shaped leaves.
Orlando is one of the more cold
tolerant varieties. Production is
poor without cross-pollination.
Temple, Sunburst, Osceola,
Robinson, Page, Lee, and Nova
are all good pollinators. Even
with a pollinator the use of Gibb
acid or girdling may be neces-

Violators of Green Fruit Law beware

Editor's note: The News-Sun
has been publishing news about
Highlands County since 1927 As
a treat for our readers, we have
gone through our archives and
pulled some stories from previous
issues that we will share on future
Sunday. Sit back and enjoy this
Flash From the Past of Sept. 9,
1931.
Announcement by Nathan
Mayo, state commissioner of
agriculture, yesterday through
the Associated Press, states that
court action will be taken at
once against all violators of the
Florida green citrus fruit law.
Hesaid eight or 10 growers
with more than 80 groves in
scattered parts of the,state have
been found violating the law
forbidding shipment and sale of
artificially matured citrus and
that court action will be taken in
counties where the groves are
located. He also said special
legal assistance will be fu1r-

nished the county solicitors for
the prosecutions.
Those 80 or more groves are
being watched by state inspec-
tors and all fruit will be seized
if it is moved, he said.
The commissioner added that

guards will halt motor truck
movements of illegally matured
citrus. He said the road patrols
already are at work. When the
Regular inspection season ends,
he said, the highway inspection
will be continued by the state
livestock sanitary board.

"The majority of the early
crop moved in the past," Mayo
said, "was artificially matured.
This destroyed its good eating
qualities. The majority stan-
dards set by the recent legisla-
ture were not as high as the
department recommended, but
juice tests now required will
improve conditions greatly."
Last year at this time there
were 20 packing houses in
operation handling the early
crop, the commissioner said,
while this year there is none.
September 15, 1930, there were
48 packing plants working but
'this year there will be none, he
said. October 1, last year, there
were 112 in operation.
"Of course, the citrus crop is
better this year," he added, "but
the new law prohibiting artifi-
cial maturity is having its
effect, and it is a good effect for
the grower, the packer and the
public."

sary for good production.
Orlando requires higher rates of
nitrogen than sweet orange vari-
eties. Yellow leaves are frequent-
ly observed in fall and winter due
to nitrogen deficiency. The leaf
drop can be.very severe with a
nitrogen deficiency. Susceptible
to Alternaria brown spot fungal
disease. Cleopatra mandarin
rootstock has been widely used
because it is a less vigorous root-
stock. The fruit can reach 3 inch-
es in diameter with color and tex-
ture similar to that of an orange.
The rind is tight and not easily
peeled. The fruit is juicy and
sweet to very sweet but rather
insipid with low acidity. The fruit
matures in the November.
through January period.
Osceola One of three
hybrids arising from a cross
between Clementine mandarin
and Orlando tangelo. Osceola is
3/4 tangerine and 1/4 grapefruit.
Cross- pollination is essential for
good production. Orlando, Page,
Temple, and Lee are good poll-
enizer choices. The use of Gibb
acid may be required for good
production even with cross-polli-
nation. This variety does well on
many rootstocks but best on
those that impart fruit quality,
such"as Cleopatra mandarin.
Osceola is susceptible to the
xyloporosis virus disease. Make
sure to purchase a tree that has
been propagated with bud wood
that was certified to be virus
free. The tree is fairly cold-hardy
but the fruit is not. The leaves
and fruit are susceptible to scab
fungal disease. The fruit is
somewhat flattened and the sea-
son is in the October-November
period. The rind is a deep
orange or reddish-orange. The
rind is easy to peel but may
develop excessive puffiness.
The flesh is well colored with a
high sugar level, but sometimes
too acidic. The flavor is undistin-
guished and unlikely to appeal to
most palates.
S- Minneola Tangelo
(Honeybell) This hybrid is a
cross between Duncan grape-
fruit and Dancy tangerine. It is 1l
tangerine and Il grapefruit. The
trees are vigorous and fairly cold-
hardy. Minneola has been grown
on many rootstocks but
Cleopatra mandarin has been the
rootstock of choice. An even less
vigorous rootstock such as
Swingle Citrumelo could be used
if a smaller tree is desired. Fruit
quality will always be best on
slower-growing rootstocks.

Minneola is not strongly self-
fruitful and yields will be low
without cross-pollination.
Temple is the pollinator of choice
but Sunburst and Fallglo can be
used. Even with adequate polli-
nation the use of Gibb acid or
trunk girdling may be necessary
to set a decent crop. The foliage
and fruit are susceptible to the
Alternaria and scab fungal dis-
eases. If Alternaria becomes a
problem each new flush will
require a fungicide application.
The fruit matures in the
December-February period.
The shape is round, with a dis-
tinctive neck which gives it a
bell-like appearance. The peel at
peek maturity takes on a bright
reddish-orange color. The peel is
thin and easily removed. Mature
fruit feel slightly soft or puffy but
are still good to eat. The flesh
has a unique and delicious flavor.
A mixture of sweetness and tart-
ness which appeals to many
adults.
Nova A hybrid cross
between Clementine and
Orlando. The fruit averages 2
3/4 3 inches in diameter. Cross-
pollination is required to pro-
duce larger crops. Temple, Lee,
Nova, and Sunburst are good
choices. The number of seeds
per fruit can be as many as 30
when adequate pollination is pro-
vided. The use of Gibb acid or
tree trunk girdling at full bloom
will enhance fruit set. The use of
less vigorous rootstocks such as
Cleopatra mandarin is desired in
order to prevent fruit drying on
the tree. The harvest period is
from November to December.
The rind is slightly pebbly, leath-
ery, and easily removed. The
flesh is juicy and tender with a
fine sweet flavor.
Page This hybrid is a
cross between Minneola tangelo
and Clementine mandarin. Page
is 3/4 tangerine and 1/4 grape-
fruit. The tree is somewhat cold
hardy and requires cross- polli-
nation. Lee, Orlando, and
Temple are good choices for a
pollinator. This variety is great
for the dooryard due to the high
quality of the fruit and the long
harvest period from October
through February. The fruit and
foliage are susceptible to scab
fungal disease. When scab is a
problem each new flush should
be sprayed with copper. Not a
great deal is known about root-
stock selection. A vigorous root-
stock such as Carrizo would be a
good choice to promote larger

z Hybrid to be Pollenized ,

Pollenizer Orlando Sunburst Page' Nova Osceola Robinson Minneola
Robinson' G F-G N N P P'
Nova VG VG N P" N
Page G P N G N -
Sunburst G" pa G G VG
Osceola G P" P
Orlando P" VG G VG VG VG N
Minneola N G" -
Lee2 VG G" G Ga VG VG
Fallglo2 G -G
Temple2 VG VG G VG G" VG VG
*Adequate density and arrangement of pollenizers is required to ensure proper pollination.
'Adequate honeybee population required to move pollen from pollen source trees to the hybrid.
Areas left blank do not have sufficient data to state effectiveness as a pollinator.
Key: VG=very good; G=good; G"=believed to be good, however limited data exist on this combination; F=fair; P=poor; P'=poor
as a self-pollinator; Pb=sometimes good, small fruit; N=not compatible,
'=Limited pollen produced by Robinson. *=Varieties do not require cross pollinatioh. '=Page may bloom before other varieties.
Source: Dr C.Jack Hearn, Retirel Plant Breeder; USDA Horticultural lieldl Station, FI. Pierce, FI.
News-Sun graphic by LAURIE DUNCAN
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fruit size. The rind is medium-
thin, leathery, and peelable with
good color. The shape is round to
slightly oblong. Seeds will be few
without cross-pollination to as
many as 25 with a pollinator.
N Robinson A hybrid origi-
nating from a cross between
Clementine and Orlando.
Robinsoin is 3/4 tangerine and
1/4 grapefruit. The fruit shape
flattened and will average 2 n 3
inches in diameter. The fruit is
very tasty and easy to peel. Seed
numbers vary according to
cross-pollination. Production will
be low without a pollenizer such
as Temple, Orlando, Sunburst or
Lee. The application of Gibb acid
applied at full bloom may
increase fruit set and yields. The
fruit may be subject to splitting
when it reaches maturity. Heavy
crops can split the limbs, hand
thinning of the fruit will prevent
limb splitting. The harvest peri-
od is from October through
December. A less vigorous root-
stock such as Cleopatra man-
darin should be used. A more
vigorous rootstock such as
Carrizo will result in more fruit
drying out on the tree. The tree
is moderately cold hardy but the
zipper skin fruit is not. Limb twig
dieback can be a problem which
has been associated with the
Diplodia fungus but can be some-
what alleviated with copper
sprays. Robinson is susceptible
to the xyloporosis virus. When
selecting a tree make sure that it
has been certified to be free of
the virus. Foot rot on the trunk
can be a problem but is treatable
with a fungicide.
Sunburst A hybrid cross
between Robinson and Osceola.
The fruit is oblate, flattened at
the stem end and has a
depressed navel. The rind is thin,
smooth, and easily peeled.
Seed numbers will vary with the
amount of cross-pollination.
Good pollinators are Temple,
Orlando, Nova and Minneola.
The harvest period is from mid-
November through late
December. The trees are moder-
ately cold hardy and have a
resistance to both Alternaria and
scab. A less vigorous rootstock
such as Cleopatra mandarin
should be used to reduce the
amount of fruit drying on the
tree. The foliage is susceptible to
spider and rust mite feeding
which will blister the leaves. The
flavor of the fruit is not as sweet
as Robinson but still quite flavor-
ful.
Temple A tangerine-
orange hybrid, or tangor.
Temple has a high heat require-
ment and is more sensitive to
cold than the tangerine hybrids.
The fruit averages 2 3/4 to 3
inches in diameter. The rind is
thick, easy to peel, with a pebbly
surface. The flesh is juicy and
rich in flavor. 15 to 20 seeds per
fruit. The fruit matures in the
January through March period.
The fruit is susceptible to the
scab fungal disease. When scab
is a problem a fungicide spray
will be needed at least twice in
the spring. The tree has multiple
flushes which makes it a great
target for aphids. Less vigorous
rootstocks such as Cleopatra
mandarin will produce fruit of
better quality. Temple is used as
a pollinator with many of the cit-
rus hybrids.

Gregg Hartt is the citrus agent
for the Highlands Countsy
Extension Office. *

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Editor:
I visited the [Humane
Society] Shelter yesterday to
lend a hand and take some pho-
tos for our Web site.
While there, I met a very spe-
cial young fellow; they call him
Duke. Duke is a 7-month-old set-
ter/mix. I am not sure why I was
gravitated towards this particu-
lar dog (some things just can't
be explained) but we met and
instantly fell in love.
Duke was packed with energy
and had a strong desire just to
get out of his enclosed kennel, if
just for a little while, to breathe
the fresh air, take a walk, a run,
and give kisses to anyone special
enough to recognize his poten-
tial. As I opened his kennel and
brought him out, the other dogs
began to bark and shout at him.
It was apparent Duke needed
some time away from all the
stresses that any institutional life
can bring. Some "one on one"
time, a break, whatever, if even
for just a little while.
So a long walk we. took
throughout the shelter grounds.
Later, a run, as I placed Duke
inside a large fenced in area at
the shelter. At first it seemed as
though Duke did not know what
to do with all that space because
he just stood still, looked about
and seemed somewhat con-
fused. Duke has never known
what freedom is like or ever had
enough room to run and play.
Shortly after his birth he was
brought to the shelter and has
lived in a kennel run for nearly
seven months.
I realized I needed to show
Duke what to do with all that
space. So I began to run. Duke
quickly caught on and was in
heaven, playing with toys he
found on the grounds, romping
about and seemingly skipping
with joy. Simply put, he decided
to fully experience his moment
of freedom, no matter how brief
it might be.
Later, a nice bath was in store
for Duke. He remained calm as
the water flowed over his body.
He seemed to smile as I rubbed
the shampoo into his fur. I
believe his favorite part was dry-
ing off as I laid a warm, fluffy
towel around him and patted
him dry.
Duke and I spent some more
quality time visiting with the
front office staff. All the while,
Duke remained very polite, alert
and extremely attentive.
Duke was a gentleman, in the
truest sense of the word, and

rightfully named, as he royally
greeted visitors that day and
interacted with shelter person-
nel. He never failed to extend
his paw for a hand shake and
gestures of goodwill to all that
crossed his.path that day.
This wonderful dog has been
a resident of the shelter for most
of his young life. It hurt me to
have to leave him as I put him
back into his kennel because
the shelter was beginning to
close for the day. If not for my
present living situation, I would
have taken Duke home with me,
if even for just a night, so he
might know what a real home
feels like. Instead, we had to say
goodbye.
As I returned Duke to the

Duke, a 7-month-old setter/mix,
is well behaved and would make
an excellent pet.

kennel area I could almost hear
him asking me "why? Why can't
I stay with you? I really don't
want to go back in there, but I
will if you say I must. Did I do
something wrong?" My heart
was broken.
Duke deserves so much
more; the love and security of
his very own home. A home with
a fenced yard and with plenty of
room to run and play in. A
chance to show the right family
just what having a "Man's Best
Friend" is all about. Someone to
love him and appreciate him and
the opportunity to love someone
back with heart-felt apprecia-
tion.
If you are thinking of
adding a pet to your family,
please take time to visit the shel-
ter and ask to see Duke. Take
him for a little walk; take time to
get to know him. You will find he
is very intelligent, gentle, and
loads of fun. Give this unassum-
ing and innocent spirit a chance
to show you what love, devotion
and tenderness is all about. He
has been waiting, so patiently,
for the right family to recognize

his potential as I did that day ...
are you the one?
As I reflect back on my time
spent with Duke that fateful day,
I can't help but think that Duke
served a very important purpose
in my life. I believe he is part of
God's infinite plan as every-
thing this. Duke taught me a
very important lesson, one that I
needed to be reminded of. He
showed me how to enjoy even
the smallest of life's many gifts.
Little things that I, like so many
of us, often take for granite.
I hope Duke has many more
opportunities to enjoy and expe-
rience the blessings entitled to
him. The opportunity to
remind a deserving family,
everyday, how to appreciate
each moment given us and the
beauty that surrounds us.
I was somewhat taken back
that day when I learned that the
shelter only has two families that
are involved in our foster home
program at this time.
Considering how large
Highlands County is and the
fact that The Humane Society of
Highlands County population
continues to overflow as new
arrivals come in each day, I
couldn't-help but wonder why.
The need for good, stable
homes, both permanent and fos-
ter, is vital.
I encourage the readers and
challenge each of you to take
time, drive out to the shelter, and
spend some quality time with
the staff and residents. Learn
first-hand all the lessons our ani-
mals have to share, and find out
how you too can get involved
with our community and its
homeless animals.
Visit the shelter's Web site
often as there is always some-
thing new to discover. The Web
address is www.humanesociety-
hc.org.
For contact information and
driving information, call your
Humane Society at 655-1522.
The shelter hours are Tuesday
through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Closed Sunday and
Monday and most major holi-
days.
Carleene Humphrey
Sebring

The writer is a volunteer and
Web Master for the Humane
Society of Highlands County.

Where to send letters
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to News-Sun, 2227 U.S. 27
South, Sebring, FL 33870; e-
mail them to editor@news-
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1954.

'If there is any fixed star in our constitutional

constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can

prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics,

nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or

force citizens to confess by word or act their faith

therein.
ROBERT H. JACKSON, U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1943

When this story came to my
attention, it inspired some dis-
cussion in one of my news-
groups. The general agreement
was that the parents perhaps
should have lowered the boom
on their cussing sons a long time
ago but that this was a good
start.
If you agree, you are probably
a parent. If you don't and aren't a
parent ... well, someday, you will
have a child and you will have a
lot more sympathy, especially
after your child smears peanut
butter all over your kitchen cabi-
nets.
E-mail Laura Ware at book-
wormlady@earthlink.net

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LAURA'S LOOK
Laura Ware

Getting

nothing

James Dobson, head of the
pro family organization Focus on
the Family and author of numer-
ous books, once wrote a book he
called "Parenting Isn't For
Cowards." It was one of the few
times I bought a book because I
thought the title was so awe-
some.
The fact is that parenting is
not one of the easiest jobs on the
planet. People who have never
had kids of their own don't
understand this. You can spot
them in crowds when a child
suddenly starts having a
tantrum in the candy aisle or
goes totally limp when their fraz-
zled parent tries to drag them
out of the toy store. Those who
have had children will have
looks of sympathy or pity. Those
Swho haven't will have looks of
superiority, and might even be
heard to mutter "well, if that
were my child..."
Those couples who make dis-
paraging comments about par-
enting before having experi-
enced some rugrats of their own
often get theirs when they do
have kids. They are not quite so
critical of other parents after
their own little darling has
pulled some stunt such as hurl-
ing wet wads of bathroom tissue
on the ceiling of the bathroom.
But, in an attempt to get back
to my intended topic, let me
repeat Parenting can be diffi-
cult Kids have no instruction
manuals attached to them. They
can often outcry and outscream
their parents. My own kids
make no secret of the fact that
they can outrun me, which
means I have had to get sneakier
as they have gotten older and
required discipline. .
So I am sympathetic to the
apparent frustration of the father
that has only been identified as
magumbo-2000 in news reports.
His three sons aged 9, 11, and
15 were engaged in what I
would call "unacceptable behav-
ior.". This behavior included
fighting, cursing and what is del-
icately described as "obscene
gestures."
SThe father characterizes the
trio as normally good kids, but
the behavior had gotten bad
over the past few days. The
father admits that he and his
wife had been lax at times, but
he intended to deal with the situ-
ation.
He told the kids to straighten
up. They said they would, but
were back to the bad behavior
the next day. That did it. The
father sat the boys down and, in
his words, showed the boys
what they were not getting for
Christmas. He said he would be
auctioning the items off on
Ebay.
The oldest then made what in
my opinion was a fatal error. He
dared his dad to do just that.
There are some rules I have
learned in my 18 years of parent-
ing. One is to pick your battles.
Another is to not make a threat
you don't fully intend to carry
out if you have to, especially if
your child dares you to do it.
The father took a stand. The
gifts three Gameboys went
on the auction block. The
Christmas tree went down. And
the kids got nothing.
The games were sold to an
online casino for a substantial
sum, and the father promised to
donate the proceeds to charity.
The casino has promised to
donate the gifts to a needy fami-
ly.
This casino has bought other
items off of Ebay recently,
including a cane that was sold to
help quell a boy's fear that his
dead grandfather was haunting
his house and a grilled cheese
sandwich that was said to bear
the image of the Virgin Mary.

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The arthritis drug
Vioxx is a killer. The GUEST
total number of victims
who have been killed Loui
or maimed since the
drug was approved five
years ago is staggering: 88,000
to 138,000. A conservative esti-
mate of the death rate among
the four million users of the
drug would equate to over nine
9/11 terrorist attacks. And for
every death, it is estimated that
there were at least three heart
attacks.
As the body count mounted,
all that the drug manufacturer
Merck and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) did was
devise a mildfine print warn-
ing of increased risk of heart
attack and stroke. The market-
ing department of Merck mean-
while touted the benefits of the
drug for those with ulcers who
cannot safely digest aspirin,
ibuprofen, or Tylenol.
However, the vast majority of
users did not have any medical
problems digesting these safer
products.
What consumers of Vioxx
did not know about the drug
was killing them. They trusted
the FDA, an agency whose mis-
sion is to protect public health,
to place the health of the
American people above the bot-
tom line of pharmaceutical
companies. The FDA abused
this trust, and many perished as
a direct result.
SLuckily, in the bowels of the
FDA there was a diligent veter-
an researcher and scientist, Dr.
David Graham, whose meticu-
lous research outlined the
extent of this national disaster.
But rather than question Vioxx,
the FDA chose to greet Dr.
Graham's study with doubt,
apprehension, scorn, job
threats, and professional warn-
ings.

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A deeply religious,
DOLUMN highly principled man,
Dr. Graham did what
Clark most of us hope we
would do in his posi-
tion: He blew the
whistle on the FDA and Merck.
In surprise testimony at FDA
oversight hearings before a
Senate committee in November,
he presented his evidence, out-
lined his failed efforts to sound
the alarm within his agency,
described the threats against
him by management, and raised
deep concerns about five other
common prescription drugs -
Accutane, Serevent, Bextra,
Crestor, and Meridia.
Dr. Graham's Senate testimo-
ny made the front pages of
every major newspaper in the
country. Although preferring
quiet research to public atten-
tion and acclaim, he has
become a towering figure of
courage and rectitude while
FDA management has received
widespread and scathing criti-
cism from leaders from all
walks of life. For example,
Republican Senator Charles
Grassley, who chaired the
Senate committee, and 22 other
members of Congress have
severely warned Graham's
superiors to halt its suspected
plot to transfer him away from
drug research.
The FDA has launched a
whisper campaign questioning
Dr. Graham's scientific meth-
ods, calling him a bully against
those who disagree with him,
suggesting that he has no sup-
port among other FDA scien-
tists, and insinuating that his
criticism of Accutane has more
to do with his deep religious
convictions than the drug's haz-
ards. These smear tactics are
proving as ineffective and
bankrupt as the agency's efforts
to protect public health.

Despite Graham's success,
whistleblowers remain largely
pariahs in one-party
Washington. The White House,
the House leadership, and the
Justice Department have joined
a political cabal to destroy all
vestiges of whistleblower pro-
tection for federal employees
and derail reform efforts to pro-
vide legal protection. The only
whistleblowers who Have a
chance to retain their jobs, sal-
vage their careers, and bring
attention to their concerns are
those whose revelations make
headlines. All others are in deep
trouble.
As the FDA scandal has esca-
lated, a new phenomenon
appears to be developing.
Forbes Magazine has selected
Df. Graham as its "Face of the
Year" for 2004. Respected jour-
nalists such as Aaron Brown
and Lou Dobbs of CNN have
lavishly praised Graham on the
air and provided heartfelt sup-
port. Magazine and newspaper
editorial writers have endorsed
whistleblower reforms.
Next to be heard from are
American citizens. If enough
citizens express their support
for federal employee whistle-
blower protection to their
Congressional representatives,
the current secrecy tide will
turn immediately. Citizens have
the right to know what could
kill them. They are not getting
that information from the
appointed leaders of federal
agencies. The least we can do
for whistleblowers, who pro-
vide this vital information, is to
guarantee their freedom to warn
us of danger.

Louis Clark is executive direc-
tor of the Government
Accountability Project in
Washington, D.C.

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The
Sideline
SCORES AND MORE

On Deck
MONDAY
Girls Soccer
Sebring at Avon Park, 6
p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity
TUESDAY
Boys Basketball
Avon Park at Hardee, 6
p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity; Lake
Placid at Mulberry, 6 p.m.
JV, 7:30 varsity
Girls Basketball
Hardee at Avon Park, 6
p.m. JV, 7:30. varsity;
Mulberry at Lake Placid, 6
p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity;
Walker Academy at
Evangel, 4:30 p.m. varsity
Girls Soccer
Sebring at Lake Placid, 6
p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity
WEDNESDAY
Girls Basketball
All Saints at Walker
Academy (at APMS), 6
p.m. varsity.
THURSDAY
Boys Basketball
Lakeland Christian at
Walker Academy (at Avon
Park Middle School), 5:30
p.m. JV, 7 p.m. varsity.
Girls Basketball
DeSoto at Sebring, 6 p.m.
JV, 7:30 varsity
Girls Soccer
Mulberry at Lake Placid, 6
p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity.
FRIDAY
Boys Basketball
Mulberry at Avon Park, 6
p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity;
Frostproof at Lake Placid, 6
p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity;
Palmetto Ridge at Sebring,
6 p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity
Girls.Basketba II._ I
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p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity; Lake
Placid at Frostproof, 6 p.m.
JV, 7:30 varsity; Sebring at
Palmetto Ridge, 6 p.m. JV,
7:30 varsity
Boys Soccer
Hardee at Sebring, 7 p.m.
varsity
Girls Soccer
Port Charlotte at Lake
Placid, 6 p.m. JV, 7:30 var-
sity.
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History Lesson
5 Years Ago
Jan. 2, 2000: The run to
the, state title game by
Sebring's boys basketball
team headed the list of the
News-Sun Highlands
County stories of the year. A
thrilling conclusion to the
48th 12 Hours of Sebring
and SHS football's turn-
around to a playoff berth
were among other top sto-
ries.

15 Years Ago
Jan. 2, 1990: Despite a
game-high 26 points from
Ladarian Graham, Sebring
(9-1) held off visiting Fort
Meade 78-68. Walter Ellis,
with 18 points, led the
charge for the Blue Streaks,
who had four players score
at least 15.

25 Years Ago
Jan. 2, 1980: Avon Park
tailback Carl Wingate was
named 1979 athlete of the
year by The Avon Park Sun
for his season total of 1,590
rushing yards. Wingate also
averaged 6.6 yards a carry
and failed to rush for 100
yards only twice in 10
games.

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crowns top sports stories of year

By SCOT DRESSEL
Sports Editor
t would have been easy to pick the
three hurricanes that blew through
Highlands County, leaving the
local sports scene in as big a mess
as everything else, as the top local
sports story of 2004.
True, it was the first time that three
hurricanes passed over the county in
one season, and it affected just about
every one in the county who plays.any
sport in one way or another. But there
were a few other firsts this year that left
much better memories, so deciding to
bump the hurricanes down the list a
notch or two wasn't the hard part.
No, the hard part was deciding which
of those first-ever accomplishments
should go first on the list of the year's
top stories.
So in a compromise (also known as
wimping out), the story selected as the
top one of the year for 2004 is actually
two stories the Sebring Dixie Belles
winning the county's first fast-pitch
softball state championship and the
Sebring boys 200-yard medley relay
team becoming the first to win a state
swimming championship.

Both accomplishments are worthy of
being honored. The Belles (ages 13-15)
had to rally back from a devastating
loss to beat Hernando twice in order to
win their state championship in
Wildwood in July, while the Blue
Streaks' fearsome foursome of Tyler
Caton, Jon Parsons, Quinlan Wolfe and
Dylan McGovern had to make it
through the district and, for the first
time, regional meets as well as the state
preliminaries and finals without making
one mistake.
The Belles' story started out with
winning the District 6 crown at Max
Long Recreational Complex June 26,
knocking off defending state champ
Okeechobee twice in the process to
earn a trip to the state tournament in
Wildwood.
Sebring started off as hot as the
weather at state, blasting Clewiston 12-
0 in six innings in the first round and
then crushing Chipley 10-0 in five
innings in the second round, getting a
combined no-hitter from pitchers
Julianne Lind and Katlin Hamlin.
The third round, however, wasn't
nearly as fun. Walks and errors got
Sebring into a 7-0 hole in the first

inning against Hernando on the way to
an 11-5 loss that put the Belles one loss
away from elimination.
Like the Boston Red Sox proved a
few- months later, that's when good
teams are at their best. Sebring respond-
ed to the pressure with an 11-0 rout of
Belleview, going up 8-0 in the second
inning and never looking back.
Then came the rematch against
Hernando, with. Sebring needing two
wins to take the title. The first game
was a 2-1 thriller, with Kendall Carson,
Lind and Chelsea Vickers teaming up
on the mound to keep Hernando in
check while Carson drove Chastity
Godfrey.for the first run with a single in
the third and Kristin Salinder scoring
on an error after doubling to lead off
the fifth for a 2-0 Sebring lead.
Hernando got a run in the sixth, but a
double play by Salinder ended the
inning with Sebring still ahead and
Vickers retired the final two batters
with a runner in scoring position to seal
the win.
The title game 24 hours later was
almost anticlimactic. Sebring took an
early 2-0 lead and never trailed, led by
Carson, who threw a complete-game

gem, drove in two runs and scored two
runs as Sebring rolled to a 6-2 victory
and the championship, earning a trip to
the World Series in Tlenn. 'ce.
"It would have been real i;.]\ for
them to say there's no way we can
come back and beat them twice, but
they just sucked it up and gof it done."
Sebring coach Ned Hancock said after
the game.
NE.
From the start of the swimming sea-
son in late August, it was obvious that
Sebring's 200 yard medley relay team
was going to be a force in pools around
the state. With Calon in the backstroke,
Parsons in the breaststroke. \\, I \, in the
butterfly and McGovern the anchor in
the freestyle leg,'the quartet racked up
win after win in the regular season
meets, and even severe hurricane dam-
age to their home pool that forced them
to practice in Lake Placid for several
weeks didn't slow them down.
They earned a top seed for the dis-
trict meet, which they won to earn a
No. 2 seed for the regional meet. In pre-
vious years, the district win would have
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LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Harder Hall Women's Invitational slated
SEBRING Harder Hall Country Club will
host the 50th Harder Hall Women's Invitational
Jan. 4-8 with 144 of the best amateur women play-
ers in the world from all across the U.S. and
abroad competing. The tournament has been
referred to as a stepping stone to the Curtis Cup
and the LPGA.
Some notable past winners are: Joanne Carner
(Big Mama), 1968; Carol Semple Thompson, 1990-
92; Debbi Koyoma, 1993; Emilee Klein, 1994;
Cristie Kerr, 1995; Wendi Patterson, 1996; Maria
Jemsek-Weeks; 1997; Jenny Chuasiripor, 1998;
Beth Bauer, 1999-2000; Natlie Gulbis, 2001; Aree
Song, 2002-2003; and Brittany Lincicome, 2004.
The public is invited to come watch the tourna-
ment free of charge. For more information, contact
the pro shop at 382-0500.
Nu-Hope golf benefit set for SpringLake
SEBRING Nu-Hope of Highlands County's
Eighth Annual Golf Benefit will be held at
SpringLake Golf Resort on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 8:30
a.m.
The format will be a two-person scramble and
teams will be flighted by total handicap. Entry fee
will be $60 per person ($120 per team) which
includes after-play meal. Beverages will be served
on the course during play. Individual competitions
will be closest to the pin on all par 3s and longest
drive. Prizes will be awarded to the first three places
in each flight. Business sponsorship packages are
available.
Please call Sandy Foster at 382-2134 or Joe
DeCerbo at 655-1276 for details.

Red and White Golf Classic scheduled
SEBRING The Highlands County Service
Center of the American Red Cross will hold its First
Annual Red and White Golf Classic on Saturday,
Jan. 8. Activities begin at 8 a.m. at Springlake Golf
Resort in Sebring.
All proceeds will help the Red Cross continue to
provide disaster relief, health and safety courses and
emergency military and international communica-
tions for Highlands County.
The Red and White Classic is more than just an
ordinary round of golf. The entry fee includes conti-
nental breakfast and lunch. In addition, there will be
a raffle and special contests. Entry fees are $60 per
person.
Also available is the Springlake Special, a three-
day, two-night package, including a two-night stay in
a Springlake villa and three days of golf (one day
being the Red and White Classic).
The Highlands County Service Center is also
seeking hole sponsors and underwriters for specific
portions of the day long event. Sponsorships are
$125, $250 and $500.
To register yourself ona team, or for additional
information on sponsorships, contact the Highlands
County Service Center at (863) 386-4440.

Compiled from staff reports.

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Sports contact information
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385-6155, Ext. 541 or scott.dressel@newssun.com
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STATS AND STANDINGS

STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-NewEngland13 2 0 .867 416253
N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 304229
Buffalo 9 6 0 .600 371 255
Miami 4 11 0 .267 252324
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-lndianapolis 12 3 0 .800 508318
Jacksonville 8 7 0 .533 248 274
Houston 7 8 0.467 295 317
Tennessee 4 11 0 .267 320420
North
W L T Pct PF PA
yz-Pittsburgh 14 1 0 .933 343 227

Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland
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y-San Diego
Denver
Kansas City
Oakland

7 0 .533 287 245
8 0 .467 336 362
12 0 .200254 376
West
L T Pct PF PA
4 0 .733 422 296
6 0 .600 348290
8 0 .467466411
10 0.333 314429

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
yz-Philadelphial3 2 0 .867 376 222
Dallas 6 9 0 .400"269 377
N.Y. Giants 5 10 0 .333 275 323
Washington 5 10 0 .333 219247

y-Atlanta
Carolina
New Orleans
Tampa Bay

y-Green Bay
Minnesota
Detroit
Chicago

W
x-Seattle 8
St. Louis 7
Arizona 5
San Francisco 2

South
W L T Pct PF PA
11 4 0 .733 314309
7 8 0 .467337318
7 8 0 .467 327 387
5 10 0 .333 294 292

North
L T Pct PF PA
6 0 .600 393 366
7 0 .533387374
9 0 .400277 326
10 0 .333 217 300
West
L T Pct PF PA
7 0 .533 343 347
8 0 .467 287 363
10 0 .333 272 315
13 0 .133 252431

x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
Sunday's Games
Detroit at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Miami at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at.Houston, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m..
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at New England, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Jacksonville at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.
POSTSEASON TV LINEUP
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 8
AFC or NFC game, 4:30 p.m. (ABC)
AFC or NFC game, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Sunday, Jan. 9
AFC game, 1 p.m. (CBS)
NFC game, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)

Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 15
AFC game, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
NFC game, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 16
NFC game, 1 p.m. (FOX)
AFC game, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 23
NFC Championship Game, 3 p.m.
(FOX)

AFC Championship Game,
p.m. (CBS)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 6
Jacksonville
AFC vs. NFC, 6 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl
Sunday, Feb.13
At Honolulu
AFC vs. NFC, 6 p.m. (ESPN)

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Denver
New Eng
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Houston
Oakland
Cincinna
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Buffalo
Cleveland
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Oakland
NATIONAL FOO
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Minnesota
Green Bay
St. Louis
Seattle
Philadelphia
Carolina
New Orleans
Dallas
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
New York Giants
Arizona
San Francisco
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
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Tampa Bay
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Arizona
Atlanta
Chicago
Carolina
St. Louis
Dallas
San Francisco
Detroit
Seattle
Green Bay
Minnesota
New Orleans

LEADERS
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L YARDAGE
OFFENSE
Yards Rush
6275 1818
6252 2219
5879 2119
5317 1960
5189 2047
5175 1776
5114 2208
4922 2307
4890 1738
4872 1148
4832 1691
4767 1757
4424 1778
4117 1520
4059 1242
4043 1873
DEFENSE
Yards Rush
3867 1203
3966 1447
4259 1478
4399 1519
4458 1584
4562 2112
4654 1437
4853 1622
4917 1237
4977 2178
5023 1982
5094 1706
*5290 1814
5476 1823
5684 1696
5694 1919

Pass
4457
4033
3760
3357
3142
3399
2906
2615
3152
3724
3141
3010
2646
2597
2817
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2781
2880
2874
2450
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2799
3041
3388
3476
3653
3988
3775

BALL CONFERENCE
:FENSE
Yards Rush Pass
6019 1771 4248
5962 1848 4114
5395 1577 3818
5381 2012 3369
5276 1559 3717
4905 1536 3369
4833 1442 3391
4830 1622 3208
4730 2468 2262
4714 1427 3287
4487 1806 2681
4328 1661 2767
4267 1314 2953
4259 1674 2585
4079 1648 2431
3570 1514 2056
DEFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
3961 1252 2709
4330 1866 2464
4807 1755 3052
4820 2010 2810
4892 2043 2849
4954 1598 3356
5003 1990 3013
5019 1740 3279
5029 1999 3030
5050 1666 3384
5076 1821 3255
5089 1792 3297
5267 1827 3440
5295 1768 3527.
5576 1889 3687
5821 2207 3614

AVERAGE PER GAME
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Indianapolis 418.3 121.2 297.1
Kansas City 416.8 147.9 268.9
Denver 391.9 141.3 250.7
New England 354.5- 130.7 223.8
San Diego 345.9 136.5 209.5
Tennessee 345.0 118.4 226.6
New York Jets 340.9 147.2 193.7
Pittsburgh 328.1 153.8 174.3
Houston 326.0 115.9 210.1
Oakland 324.8 76.5 248.3
Cincinnati 322.1 112.7 209.4
Jacksonville 317.8 .117.1 200.7
Buffalo 294.9 118.5 176.4
Cleveland 274.5 101.3 173.1
Miami 270.6 82.8 187.8
Baltimore 269.5 124.9 144.7
DEFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Pittsburgh, 257.8 80.2 177.6
Buffalo 264.4 96.5 167.9
Denver 283.9 98.5 185.4
New York Jets 293.3,101.3 192.0
Baltimore 297.2 105.6 191.6
Miami 304.1 140.8 163.3
New England 310.3 95.8 214.5
Jacksonville 323.5 108.1 215.4
San Diego 327.8 82.5 245.3
Cleveland 331.8 145.2 186.6
Cincinnati 334.9 132.1 202.7
Houston 339.6 113.7 225.9
Tennessee 352.7 120.9 231.7
Indianapolis 365.1 121.5 243.5
Kansas City 378.9 113.1 265.9
Oaklad 379.6 127.9 251.7
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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Yards Rush
nesota 401.3 118.1
en Bay 397.5 123.2
Louis 359.7 105.1
title 358.7 134.1
adelphia 351.7 103.9
olina 327.0 102.4
v Orleans 322.2 96.1
as 322.0 108.1
nta 315.3 '164.5
pa Bay 314.3. 95.1
'York Giants 299.1 120.4
ona. 288.5.104.1
Francisco 284.5 87.6
oit 283.9 111.6
hington 271.9 109.9
ago 238.0 100.9
DEFENSE
Yards Rush
hington 264.1 83.5
pa Bay 288.7 124.4
idelphia 320.5 117.0
York Giants 321.3 134.0
ona 326.1 136.2
ita 330.3 106.5
ago 333.5 132.7
ilina 334.6 116.0
.ouis 335.3 133.3
as 336.7 111.1
Francisco 338.4 121.4
oit 339.3 119.5
tie 351.1 121.8
n Bay 353.0 117.9
nesota 371.7 125.9
Orleans 388.1 147.1

BOWL LINEUP
Monday, Jan. 3
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Auburn (12-0),vs. Virginia Tech (10-2),
8 p.m. (ABC)

Tuesday, Jan. 4
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Southern Cal (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (12-
0), 8 p.m. (ABC)

Saturday, Jan. 15
Gridiron Classic
At The Villages
North vs. South, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)

* .* LIVE SPORTS ON TV ..*

SUNDAY
NFL
1 p.m. N Y Jels la SI Louis .................... WKMG
Miami at Ballimore ................. ..... W INK
4 p.m. Jacksonville at Oaklanr .. ....... ............. WKMG
Indinapolis at Denver ......................... W INK
Tampa Bay a Anon ............... ....... FOX
8:30 p.m. Dallas at NY. Gians ...................... ESPN
---- WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

! p.m. Maryland at Virgini Te:h ....
3p.m. South Ronda at Flondj

....... SUN
S. SUN

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

5:30 p.m. -Wake Forest al Vrgin.. .. .SUN
8 p.m. Clemson at Duke .............................. SUN
MONDAY
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m. Sugar Bowl Auburn vs. Virginia Tech ............... ABC
TUESDAY
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8p.m. Orange Bowl Oklahomavs. USC................. ABC
ALL TIMES AND GAMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

East-West Shrine Classic
At San Francisco
East vs. West, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 22
Hula Bowl
At Maui, Hawaii
Aina vs..Kai 7, 7 .m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 29
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 4.p.m. (ESPN2)

STANDINGS
(Through Thursday)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 16 13 .552 -
Philadelphia 13 14 .481 2
Boston ,. 12 16 .429 3'/
New Jersey 10 18 .357 5Yz
Toronto 10 21 .323 7
Southeast Division
W L Pci GB
Miami 24 7 .774 -
Orlando 15 12 .556 7
Washington 15 12 .556 7

Charlotte
Atlanta

Cleveland
Detroit
Indiana
Milwaukee
Chicago

7 18 .280
5 23 .179
Central Division
W L Pct
17 12 .586
15 13 .536
15 13 .536
9 16 .360
9 17 .346

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct
San Antonio 24 6 .800
Dallas 19 10 .655
Houston 14 15 .483
Memphis 14 17 .452
New Orleans 2 26 .071
Northwest Division
W. L Pct
Seattle 21 6 .778
Minnesota 16 11 .593
Portland 13 14 .481
Denver 13 15 .464
Utah 11 18 .379
.Pacific Division

Phoenix
Sacramento
L.A. Lakers
L.A. Clippers
Golden State

Wednesday's Scores
Houston 98, Cleveland 87

Detroit 107, Washington 105
Milwaukee 111, Orlando 105
Indiana 74, Charlotte 71
New York 100, Minnesota 87
Memphis 117, Boston 109.
Phoenix 107, New Orleans 96
L.A. Clippers 101, Utah 90
Golden State 111, Toronto 105
Thursday's Scores
Seattle 94, Atlanta 79
Indiana 96, New Jersey 83
Miami 89, Detroit 78
San Antonio 114, Portland 80
Friday's Games
Washington at Boston
Seattle at Charlotte
Sacramento at Utah
Philadelphia at Denver
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers
Milwaukee at Houston
Saturday's Games
Charlotte at Miami
New Jersey at New York
Memphis at Minnesota
Orlando at Chicago
Golden State at Portland
Today's Games
Atlanta at Washington, Noon
Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Portland at Phoenix, 8 p.n.
Utah at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Monday's Games
New Orleans at Boston, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
LA Clippers at Denver, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Golden State, 10:30
p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at NY Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
LA Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Golden State at Boston, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
NY Knicks at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
LA Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.
Portland at LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

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been enough to send Sebring to
state, but the regional level was
added for this season. It proved
to be no problem, however, as
the foursome won the regional
with a school record time of
1:43.21, the top time in the
state.
In the preliminaries of the
state meet in Gainesville, the
quartet placed third in 1:43.56,
just .41 seconds behind Fort
Walton Beach.
They were simply saving
their best for last. In fact, the
Streaks hadn't even shaved the
hair off their legs for the pre-
lims.
In the finals, Sebring was
.52 seconds out of the lead
when Parsons hit the water for
the breaststroke, and the senior
made up the time and then
some, giving the Streaks the
lead when Wolfe took over.
Fort Walton Beach's Ciro
Sauia, who would later win the
50 freestyle title, made up the
difference, however, and the
race was a dead heat at 1:20.17
when McGovern and Jason
Bryant of Fort Walton left the
block for their 50-yard
freestyle sprint to the title.
Bryant started strong, but
McGovern had the lead at the
turn, and held on the final leg
to touch the wall .28 ahead of
Bryant for the championship.
"I saw him go in the water
before me and I was like, 'No,
you're not touching the touch
pad before me,'" McGovern
said.
Parsons would go on to take
Second in the 100 breaststroke,
McGovern placed fourth in the
50 freestyle and the same four-
some took fifth in the 200
freestyle relay later in the
meet.
Here's a look at some of the
other top stories of the past
year:
Hurricanes deliver
blow to facilities
f there's one sports-related
lesson that the county
learned from the trio of hur-
ricanes that battered the state in
August and September, it's that
scoreboards are no match for
Mother Nature at her meanest.
Hurricane Charley blew
through on Aug. 13, knocking
down the Avon Park Red
Devils' football and baseball
scoreboards, the football score-
board at Firemen's Field in
Sebring and tearing up the
scoreboard and home dugout at
South Florida Community
College in addition to a lot of
other damage.
Hurricane Jeanhe six weeks
later on Sept. 25-26 finished
the job, taking out the baseball
scoreboard in Sebring and the
football scoreboard in Lake
Placid. Jeanne also did a num-
ber on the batting cage at Max
Long Recreational Complex in
Sebring, depositing most of it
across the street.
In between was Hurricane
Frances, which mainly hurt
area golf courses more than
anything else, dumping tons of
rain on the already wet turf.
The other two storms did their
damage to local links, too, par-
ticularly in downed trees.
Harder Hall and the Sebring
Municipal Course were the
hardest hit, with severe damage
to cart sheds at both courses
from Charley and Jeanne.
Harder Hall lost over 100 trees
to Charley alone.
Sports schedules also fell
victim to the storms, with
every team in the county -
from football to recreational
softball having games
wiped out.
The effects were still being
felt in November when the
Hardee Wildcats, whose foot-
ball stadium was condemned
after getting slammed by
Charley, played their first-
round playoff game at
Firemen's Field in Sebring.
: Sebring Dixie Boys

win state title with
last-day marathon
ot to be outdone by
their female counter-
parts, the Sebring Dixie
Boys 14-year olds duplicated
,' the state title feat just one week
-later by winning two games in
one day to capture the champi-
onship in Grand Ridge.
The tourney started off on a
bad note for Sebring, as
Southport's Reed Wynn came
out on top of Justin Richard in
a 2-1 pitchers' duel. The quiet
bats proved to be a fluke, how-

File photos
Gary Rapp (above) and Wayne Stapleford (right) were both induct-
ed into Halls of Fame this past year.

ever, as Sebring rebounded in
the next round with a 7-2 win
over East Lakeland, then
whipped Capital Park 8-0 the
next day to set up a rematch
with Southport.
Sebring rallied twice to send
the game into extra innings tied
at 4-4, and two runs in the top
of the eighth proved to be just
enough as Richard closed out
the game in relief with Sebring
up 6-5 in a game that was a
glimpse of things to come.
With three one-loss teams
left, Southport drew the bye
into the final,-pitting Sebring
against Spring Hill in the semi-
finals. Sebring racked up 11
hits and got good pitching from
Cory Ritter, James Chavis and
Tony Vazquez to take a 4-1
win, setting up the rubber
match with Southport.
Ryan McClelland, who had
caught all seven innings of the
Spring Hill game and had been
battling food poisoning, took
the mound against Southport
after a 30-minute break and
threw eight innings of solid
pitches as Sebring exploded for
four runs in the top of the first
extra inning to break a 3-3 tie
and.take a 7-3 victory for the
championship.
SFCC baseball makes
monster turnaround
, t may have been the great-
est one-year turnaround in
the history of Highlands
County sports.
The South Florida
Community College Panthers
had a horrendous season in
2003, managing to win just
eight games all spring. It took
the coach Rick Hitt's 2004
team just 10 games to match
that win total as the Panthers
opened the season 15-3 to earn
the No. 1 ranking in the state
in the first poll of the season
on Feb. 24.
Led by state Pitcher of the
Year Jesse Litsch, who went 9-
1 with a 2.11 ERA,. and a host
of other heroes, the Panthers
stayed hot the rest of the sea-
son,.finishing 36-14-1 to earn a
spot in a best-of-three series
against Miami-Dade in late
April for a spot in the state
tournament.
A dramatic rally in the first
game gave the Panthers a 9-7
win at home, and Dusty
McGee's complete-game five-
hitter the next day in Miami
lifted SFCC to a 5-3 win and
the spot at state.
The trip to state was a short
one as SFCC came up short in
the first round, rallying from a
8-1 deficit after seven innings
before falling, 8-7, then getting
shut out by Tallahassee in the
second round, but just getting
there made the 2004 Panthers
one of the best stories of the
year.
Streak baseball
makes playoff run
T he Panthers weren't the*
only baseball team to
make a playoff run in
2004. The Sebring Blue
Streaks also put together a
surge in the postseason, com-
ing within one win of a trip to
the state final four in Tampa.
The Streaks were strong all
season long, entering the
District 14-4A tourney with a
20-6 record. A 6-1 win over
Lemon Bay in the semifinals
clinched a playoff spot and
Dusty Campbell's first-inning
grand slam in the champi-
onship game was enough for
pitchers Will Pyle and Chaz
Abeln in a 6-2 win over
Riverdale in the finals.
Sebring opened the playoffs

at home on May 11 against
Palmetto. Bruce Beumel and
Wisley Correa drove in a run
each and Beumel teamed up
with Abeln'to throw a shutout
as the Streaks won, 2-0, for
Sebring's first playoff victory
in four years.
The win earned Sebring its
first state ranking of the sea-
son, at No. 7, and the Streaks
lived up to the billing against
Fort Lauderdale in the second
round and got a masterful relief.
appearance from Abeln for a 4-
2 win. Abeln came into the
game with the bases loaded *
and one out in the first inning,
and got out of the jam with just
one run scored. The freshman
then pitched the rest of the way
as Sebring rallied after a solo
homer from Kiko Vazquez tied
the game in the bottom of the
first, and catcher Eric Handley
picked off a runner at first base
for the final out to end a poten-
tial last-inning rally by the
Flying L's.
A first trip to the final four
since 1966 wasn't to be, how-
ever, as three costly errors
allowed Wellington to rally
from a 2-0 deficit for a 3-2 win
in the region title game in Palm
Beach on May 18.
Rapp, Stapleford
enter Halls of Fame
Tt's rare when one local
coach is honored by getting
into the Hall of Fame.
Sebring had two coaches who
received that distinction in
2004.
Gary Rapp was first, joining
the Florida Athletic Coaches
Association Hall of Fame in
January. Rapp coached Sebring
baseball for 10 years in the
1970s, going 171-81 and also
coached Sebring's JV football
to back-to-back perfect seasons
in 2002-03 and has been a key
figure in organizing the annual
FACA All-Star baseball game
at Firemen's Field.
In March, it was announced
that retiring Blue Streak
wrestling coach Wayne
Stapleford was being inducted
into the National Wrestling
Hall of Fame after a stellar
career. Stapleford had already -*
been named to the Wisconsin
Wrestling Hall of Fame before
moving to Sebring in 1985.
With the Streaks, he was 130-
67-2 and had a 322-126-6
overall record in both states,
coaching seven All-Americans,
13 individual state champs and
around 100 regional champs.
Stapleford was inducted into
the Hall of Fame in August.
Another local coach was
honored late in the year when
Sebring baseball coach Hoppy
Rewis received a prestigious
lifetime membership in the
FACA in December.
Audi wins 5th straight
12 Hours of Sebring
t's beginning to sound like
a broken record: Audi wins
the 12 Hours of Sebring.
For the fifth straight year, an
Audi R8 led the way to the
checkered' flag in America's
top endurance race. The only
thing that changed was which
Audi got the win. After four
straight wins by Team Joest
Audis, the 52nd running of the
Race on March 20 was won by
the Team Veloqx car driven by
Pierre Kaffer, Frank Biela and
Allan McNish.
Their No. 28 machine was
dominant in the second half of
the Race, taking the lead in
Hour 5 and never looking
back, quickly pulling away to a
four-lap lead and expanding
that cushion to six laps over

the fan favorite No. 38 Audi,
which rallied from an accident
early in the day to take second
place.
The win put Biela in a select
group of drivers who have won
three titles at both the LeMans
24 Hours and the 12 Hours of
Sebring.
Sebring's Germaine
takes 2nd at state
The dream of a state
wrestling title almost
ended very early for
Sebring's Blake Germaine.
In the first round of the state
finals in Lakeland on Feb. 26,
the junior 140-pounder came
out flat against David Deaton
of Panama City-Bay, falling
behind 6-2 in the first period
and coming within a hair of
getting pinned in the process.
Germaine survived the scare,
however, getting three take-
downs in the final 45 seconds
for a 15-11 win. He then turned
it up a notch the next day,
wrestling two of his best
matches, winning 9-2 in the
quarterfinal and then rallying
from 1-0 down in the final
period to beat Victor Porter of
Crawfordville-Wakulla in the
semifinals.
While Germaine may have

been hot in winning his half of
the bracket, Paul Catnnella of
Hollywood-Chaminade was
like a nuclear bomb in his side
of the meet, winning his three
matches 15-3, 16-1 and 18-5
on the way to a match against
Germaine in the final.
Cannella didn't cool off
either, taking a 16-6 victory in
the title bout and preventing
Germaine (45-4) from winning
Sebring's first state title since
1997.
Lady Streak golfers go
to 6th straight state
Just like Audi in the 12
Hours, the Sebring Lady
Blue Streak golf team has
been a juggernaut for the past
several years, and 2004 was no
different.
Coach Nancy Price's girls
won their sixth straight district
title on Oct. 19, joined in victo-
ry lane by the boys, who won
their fifth straight.
While the boys failed to
make it out of the regional, the
girls were as strong as ever,
winning the regional title a
week later with a 356 at
Westchase in Tampa, a course
the Streaks had never even
seen until that day but still
played well enough for a 14-.

stroke win and a sixth consecu-
tive trip to the state finals,
where they ended up 10th.
Lake Placid football
snaps losing streak
Sone-win football season
usually isn't big news,
but for the Lake Placid
Green Dragons, that one win
was hopefully the start of
something good.
First-year coach Shaw
Maddox got the Dragons off to
a good start with a 6-0 win
over Clearwater Central
Catholic in the preseason kick-
off classic game the
Dragons' first win of any kind
since Sept. 13, 2002 but
that win didn't count.
A tough schedule loaded
with private school powers
kept the Dragons out of the
win column for most of the
season, but that all changed on
Oct. 22 when the Moore Haven
Terriers came to town.
The Dragons didn't waste
any time overpowering the
Terriers, who were the team
that lost to Lake Placid on that
night in 2002, scoring on their
first possession and taking a
17-7 halftime lead on the way
to a 37-7 win, snapping a 24-
game losing streak.
Other top stories
Avon Park baseball,
Sebring softball win district
titles.
New football coaches
take over at Sebring, Lake
Placid.
Lake Placid volleyball
earns No. 3 state ranking.
Sebring junior varsity
football polishes off third
straight unbeaten season.
Lake Placid's Nadessa
Morris and Gerlande Fontaine
both medal at state in triple
jump.
Brittany Lincicome over-
comes triple bogey in final
round to win Harder Hall
Women's Invitational by two
strokes.
Former Sebring star Eric
Zwayer named boys basketball
coach at Avon Park.
SFCC softball hits field
for first fall exhibition season.
Sebring wins fourth
straight district wrestling title.
Devils, Streaks placed in
same football district for 2005.

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Crawdad's hero starts big ruckus

Did you hear about the little
girl in Anchorage, Alaska, who
caused a near panic among
officials and biologists in our
northernmost state? A crawfish
was recently found in a Kenai
area stream and biologists were
so concerned they rushed to
find the origin of the non-
native crustacean, which they
feared might harm the area's
ecosystem.
Officials later learned that a
lady making the family dinner
was the initial cause of all the
uproar. It seems that her little
girl got upset while watching
her mother cooking up a Cajun
meal containing crawfish.
The tender-hearted girl man-
aged to rescue four of the
crawfish before they were
stewed in a pot of gumbo. She
released them into a nearby
stream. So far officials know
nothing of the fate or where-
abouts of the three crawfish
still missing.
Just goes to prove that even
the best of intentions often go
astray.
On another note, one of
Florida's best crappie lakes is
preparing to undergo a several
million dollar clean up. Lake
Trafford, located 30 miles
southwest of Ft. Myers, covers
1,500 acres. The lake was
recently named to Florida's
Top 10 List of crappie produc-
ing lakes.
A six-month survey by state
biologists found anglers caught
more than 66,000 crappies and
a catch rate of. 2.5 per hour in
Lake Trafford. Much like other
speck lakes in Florida, the best
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these beauties is during the late
fall and through the winter
months.
Huge dredges are being set
up now near the shoreline of
the lake. Most of the lake bot-
tom will be dredged. Silt has
washed into the lake by the
rains and the bottom is inun-
dated by the muck and dredg-
ing the muck will result in a
clean bottom, affording a much
better nesting area for bass and
crappies while greatly improv-
ing the quality of the water.
While the $30 million clean
up may disturb some of the
hydrilla, cattails and spatter-
dock that provide good habitat
for the panfish, what remains
will be sufficient for the sur-
vival of the crappies and other
fish. I'm sure local anglers will
be pleased.
i..
I recently read an article in
an outdoor magazine about
pesticides that still remain a
threat to the recovery of our
nation's endangered plants and
animals. The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) was
created in 1970 and the
Endangered Species Act was

passed three years later. Now,
30 years later, pesticides still
pose much the same threats as
then.
Still, the EPA has no idea of
how many of the more than
700 pesticides it has registered
pose a hazard to the 1,260
species listed as threatened or
endangered. The agency admits
it has not even tackled a back-
log of pesticides that they
know are potentially harmful
and that these chemicals
remain in use pending further
evaluation. Ha!
Pesticides on the U.S. mar-
ket today include insecticides,
rodenticides, herbicides, fungi-
cides and disinfectants.
Considered beneficial, even
essential, under some circum-
stances, they protect important
food crops and their use
extends far beyond agriculture
to nearly every home, business,
school, hospital, park and road-
side.
Virtually all surface waters
in the country contain
detectable levels of one or
more pesticides. Protecting
endangered species is getting
much more complex.
While performing an autop-
sy on a bald eagle that showed
signs of carbofuran poisoning,
a veterinary pathologist with
the National Fish and Wildlife
Forensics Lab in Ashland,
Oregon said, "While a dead
eagle dropping in a barnyard.is
hard to miss, most pesticide
victims simply disappear."
Like the old saying, "Out of
sight, out of mind."

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PAUSE AND CONSIDER

Jan Merop

Expectations
Like a new born baby,
2005 has just begun to open
its eyes to the dawning of the
days ahead. No longer is it a
far distant promise of "next"
year. The holiday celebra-
tions of 2004 are over and
the new year has arrived,
brimming with possibilities.
Into this tenuous margin
of the year, we've awakened
with hopes and expectations
of what 2005 may hold. We
plan, take bold steps and
dare to dream.
As I recall past end-of-year
celebrations, traditional fami-
ly get-togethers with accom-
panying feasts were the high-
light. Even when I married
and relocated, we balanced
family gatherings and dis-
tance as best we could. But,
after becoming a single mom
many years ago, I moved
nearer to famiily and really
entered into those traditional
family times.
New Year's Eve at my
Aunt and Uncle's home was
a little different than the
other gatherings as it meant
staying up till midnight to
bring in the new year. My
Dad would say on that occa-
sion, maybe this will be your
year.
I knew what he meant. He
was praying that the Lord
would send a fine Christian
husband for me and dad for
my son. So as the clock
ticked 12, he presented his
hope for me with those
words.
I, too, prayed for that pro-
vision should it be God's will.
However, I had to learn not
to make that hope my focus.
I didn't stop praying for my
heart's desire. But, as a
friend had advised, i became
careful to consciously let my
expectations be in God so I
wouldn't be disappointed.
"My soul, wait silently for
God alone. For my expecta-
tion is from Him." (Psalm 62:
5, NKJV)
At the dawning of 1981,
Dad couldn't have known
that the hopes he harbored
for this year to be my year
would actually be fulfilled.
However, it came only after
yielding my expectations to
God's purpose and will.
As much as I longed for
God to answer in the affirma-
tive, deep in my heart I had
reached the place where I
wanted his will above my
own. I knew I didn't want
marriage for the sake of
being married. I longed for a
relationship in which my
husband and I would serve
the Lord together and reflect
marriage and family as God
had designed it to be.
It was sometime in April
of 1981 that I lay my expecta-
tions at his feet and yielded
my singleness to him. I was
set free and knew the securi-
ty of resting in him.
In May, on the Memorial
Day weekend, my 8-year-old
son and I went biking with
some acquaintances from a
Christian singles group. That
day Ken came into our lives.
We will be married 23 years
in February.
As we each make our
plans for the year, let's
remember to place them
, before the feet of the One
who sustains life and gives it
meaning and purpose. Then
we won't suffer unnecessary
disappointment because our
expectations will be properly
placed. Selah.

Jan Merop of Sebring is a
contributing writer of the
News-Sun. She can be

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SECTION C + SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005

Leaders

in the

community

share hopes

and plans

for 2005

By ELAINE SEDLOCK
News-Sun correspondent
As with the beginning of
every new year, people are
entering 2005 with plans for
positive change in their person-
al lives and fresh hopes for
themselves and others.
Prominent members of the
local community share their
resolutions, as well as their
hopes and dreams for the com-
ing year.
Justine Devlin, co-owner of
Avanti Company in Avon Park
1- "My New
Year's resolu-
tion is to be
More positive,
patient, and
present to my
family and
DEVLN friends. My
ELIN hope for 2005
is that all those who suffered
with the hurricanes will be
helped to get back to a normal
life."
Cheryl Gelinas, administra-
tive assistant at the Highlands
County
Extension ,
Service "My
New Year's
resolution is to
spend more
time with fam-
ily and more
time working
out. For 2005, I hope that
everyone in the community has
a safe and wonderful year."
Sarah Beth Hopton, public
information officer for
Highlands
County "I
guess my New
Year's resolu-
tion would be

spend more time doing things
for me; like camping, hiking,
and other things like that. My
hopes for the new year are that
we can figure out a way to pull
our troops out of Iraq and not
go to war with some of their
neighboring countries. Also,

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we're working on
relaunching our Web site. It is
going to be very interactive
and very cool; and I hope that
it will be up and running by
spring or summer and that peo-
.ple .iUll ake adv vantage of it.
use it. and appreciate it."
Bill Jarrett, owner of Bill
Jarrett Ford in Avon Park -
S "I've never
even thought
of a New
Year's resolu-
tion in my life-
time. I'm
proud of those
JARRETT who can make
them and keep
them and I wish them the best;
but I've never gone down that
road. My hope for the new
year is that we will all work
together to resolve our indiffer-
ences or our obstacles as. much
as we did this past summer. It
was quite refreshing to see the
way we all worked together
and helped our neighbors to
resolve the various crises that
were thrown our way by the
hurricanes, to see people think
of someone besides themselves
first. I hope to see that contin-
ue."
Carl Gillilan, financial con-
sultant in Sebring, "My wife

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and I are expecting our first
child in February; so my first
New Year's resolution is to
become the
best dad I can
be in 2005.
Others ,are to
help l'amilies
within our
community ,
and to develop
GILLILAN a winning
financial edge
for my clients by teaching
them how to get their hard
earned money to start working
for them. My hope for the new
year is that there will be no
more hurricanes."
Dr. Paula Thaqi, director of
the Highlands County Health
Department in
Sebring "My
New Year's
resolution is
not too origi-
nal; it is to
exercise more
THAQI and eat health-
ier. My hopes
for the new year for the county
are to have a year without hur-
ricanes, disease outbreaks, or
flu shot shortages, and that the
health of our county's residents
continues to improve."
Chet Brojek Jr., retired

educator who
resides in
Sebring "My
New Year's
resolution is to
qualify for the
Boston
Marathon in BROJEK
April (12th
time if I make it.) Trying
to'do all the training is'
the hard part. To have
the idea is good but
doing the work is
what is hard. My
hope for 2005 is
that all our
men and
women serving
t in Iraq will
return safely to
their families

sometime this
year. And good
luck to the Red
Devils!"
Mort
Jackson Jr.,
athletic direc-
tor and head
baseball
coach for
Avon Park
High School

lution for the
new year is
to be a better
person every
day. In terms
of my hopes
for the new
year, of course
SI always hope
; to win a state
Championship
*" in baseball. But
that just pales

in comparison
to all the natu-
ral disasters
and things
going on in the
world. My
number one
hope is for the
safety and JACKSON
well-being of
people everywhere."
Donna Howerton, member
of the School Board of
Highlands
County "It is
my goal this
year to better
organize my
time; to allow
me to stay
focused on the
solutions, note lenit
the problems. I will remain
optimistic wi t he belief that
out of challenges opportunities
arise. In reaching my goal it
will allow me to include things
I have become lenient on:
physical health, relaxation and
spending time with my family.
Finally I wish the people of
Highlands County joy, peace,
love and happiness in the com-
ing new year."
Susan Benton, Highlands
County Sheriff "I'm sitting
here in Florida Hospital right

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now in a rock-
ing chair rock-
ing my brand
new baby
granddaughter,
Paige Benton.
She was born
last night five BENTON
weeks early
and everyone is doing just
great. As I sit here with her in
my arms, my hope for the new
year would be that all the chil-
dren in our community are in
situations where they are loved
and nurtured as they grow. My
resolution for 2005 is to work
hard every day to maintain the
trust that the community has in
the office of sheriff."
Carolyn Phyphers, owner
of Happiness Farms in Lake
Placid- "My
hope for the
new year is
that it will be
better and
there won't be
four hurri-
canes. I also
hope for peace, PHYPHERS
and for healthy
grandchildren. I usually don't
make too many New Year's
resolutions because you usual-
ly break them."
Peter Anderson, park man-
ager for Highlands Hammock
State Park in
Sebring "I've
never made
New Year's
resolutions. I
don't know
why; perhaps
because they
are hard to ANDERSON
keep. But if
you want to change I don't
think you should have to have
one certain day set aside for
that. Why not just do it when
you see the need? But I would
like to lose some weight and
get in better shape for me.
Also, I'd like to work to catch
up from the hurricanes and get
the park in better shape as
well. I'm glad to'have hadmy
family together for
Thanksgiving and Christmas;
we were all together and it was
great. For the new year, I hope
for my family to all be healthy
and prosperous in their own
ways. I don't have much; but
am thankful for whatever I
have."
David Greenslade, execu-
tive director of the Avdn Park
Chamber of Commerce in
Avon Park "I don't make
New Year's resolutions
because ydu never keep them
anyway. But
my number
one hope for
the new year is
that we can
complete the
plans for the
downtown
revitalization
project that has
been in the works for many
years, and see construction
start on that project. I'd also
like to wish everyone a safe,
happy, and prosperous year for
2005."

Home is truly where the heart resides

Fitness.- Ever try it?
It requires commitment, consistency and
some creativity to achieve lasting results -,
loving the training as much as the benefits.
Couples who exercise their souls can't peer
inside and watch the process. But their
marriages reflect a more confident, loving
posture.
The first Sunday of each month, the
News-Sun will feature a series of true sto-
ries compiled by correspondent Jan Merop.
They're designed to encourage you to
stretch, tighten and tone the soul of your
marriage. Ready? It's workout time!

By JAN MEROP
News-Sun correspondent
Paul and Joy's house had sold and they
only had a short time to find another place
to live.
They had been looking to purchase
another house, but hadn't found anything
right for their family. Talking with a real-
tor friend, they inquired about rentals.
He wasn't very encouraging.
"You have three active boys. It's going
to be tough finding a rental where a fami-
ly of five will be welcomed. Renting isn't
for you."
So they abandoned the idea and contin-
ued their search for'a place to buy. But
time was ticking away. They felt confused.
Would they ever find a place to call home?
Frustrated, Paul and Joy sat together
and talked things through.

"We gave up on the
idea of a rental so
quickly," Joy said.
"I know," Paul
agreed. "We let some-
one else's opinion
change our plans.
"We've been trusting
God all this time. Let's
let him lead us and not
close any doors."
About this time, they
found the ideal proper-
ty to build a country

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home. Excitedly, the
wheels began turning toward this new
goal.
Now they really needed interim hous-
ing to accommodate construction sched-
ules. Apartment rentals in their rural area
were rare not to mention the boys being
used to lots of roaming room. They
prayed specifically for just the right land-
lord and situation to meet their needs.
"Out of the blue," they heard about a
couple who shared several rooms in their
home, renting to people in transition.
Joy called only to be told that they'd
decided not to rent out the rooms any-
more. The disappointment in Joy's voice
caused the lady to ask a few more ques-
tions. But, Joy could sense the woman's
reluctance when she heard they had three
boys.
"Oh, but they are very well behaved

boys. Could we come
and at least meet you
both? We would really
appreciate it."
The couple agreed
and Paul, Joy and sons
piled into their station
wagon hoping this was
their answer to prayer.
Thankfully, an
unmistakable sense of
connection was felt by
all parties. Not only did
God meet their needs,

but the boys had seven
acres to roam and a wonderful basement
complete with pool table and work bench.
But instead of the projected three
months, it took six months for their house
to be completed. How easily discontent-
ment and complaining tried to steal the
sense of adventure and provision of only a
few months before. When would they ever
get completely unpacked? When would
the boys finally have their own rooms
instead of being crammed into one small
bedroom?
Recognizing their negative attitudes,
they sought the Lord. He showed them it
wasn't just about them, but how they were
touching the host couple.
Being together as a family was the
important thing. Home, after all, isn't in a
particular house. It is where hearts reside
with God and one another.

Warm-up time
Seeking advice from others is
good. But if you're trusting God
to lead, the Holy Spirit will guide.
Together. return to him with your
concerns. Hell help you sort it
out

Sit-up and take notice
Dreams can be easily dashed
by the opinions of people who
don't share your vision. If that hap-
pens. it's time to look each other
in the eye, re-examine and recom-
mit. Some obstacles simply test
our resolve

Curl-up together
When tossed by confusion, rec-
ognize its source. God is not a God
of confusion, but of order. Some
quiet talk and prayer will help you
heed that Inner voice. Home is
where your heart is.

Soul fitness
"'By wisdom is a house built,
and through understanding it is
established; through knowledge
its rooms are filled with rare and.
beautiful treasures." (Proverb.'
24: 3 & 4. NIV)

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Libraries cover

every subject

Information spans
music history to
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folding napkins

LIBRARY LINES

Carolyn
Hesselink

ests run to music.

When it
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library.
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Scales," "CMT 100 Greatest
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mation is truly amazing: "Patio
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Gather good books for the
long winter ahead!

Carolyn Hesselink is the adminis-
trative secretary of the Highlands
County Library System. Library
cards are always free. For infor-
mation, call 452-3803 in Avon
Park, 402-6716 in Sebring, or
699-3705 in Lake Placid; or visit
the Internet Web site at
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A wooden rowboat is moored to the shore along the New River in a scene from 'Along the New River: Second Oldest River on Earth.'
The travelogue by Ken Creed will be the first program in the 'Travel and Adventure' film series, which is sponsored each year by the
Kiwanis Club of Sebring. It will be shown at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Sebring Civic Center.

Kiwanis film series taking look at New River

Documentary of North America's
oldest river will open the 'Travel and
Adventure' film series

SEBRING The Kiwanis
Club of Sebring will present
the first program of its "Travel
and Adventure" film series at
5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the
Sebring Civic Center.
The film will be "Along the
New River: Second Oldest
River on Earth."
Many renowned geologists
consider the New River to be
the world's second oldest river
after the Nile in Egypt.
The New River flows
through three states west-
ern North Carolina, south-
western Virginia and West
Virginia. Rocks alongthe New
River Gorge have been found
to be as old as 330 million
years.
The 62,000 acres of .land
and 53 miles along the New

River is located between the
towns of Hinton and
Fayetteville, W.Va. The docu-
mentary shows spectacular
views of the gorge along
Canyon Rim .and the world's
longest single arch steel span
bridge.
Whitewater rafting takes
place along the Great Gorge,
and a boardwalk gives a view
of the largest falls of the New
River.
One of the highlights of the
film will be a train ride to the
New River Gorge National
River Preserve and a stop at an
old-time fiddlers' convention
at Galax, Va.
The documentary strolls
along the New River
Adventure Trail, goes horse-
back riding and rock climbing,

and visits the Irish Spring
Festival, where guests enjoy
the Greenery Stroll, and the
snake chase.
Another stop along the tour
is West Virginia's largest one-
day festival, the "New River
Gorge Bridge Day Festival."
Held on the third Saturday in
October, it commemorates the
completion of the New River
Gorge Bridge in 1977.
Activities include skydiving,
bungee jumping off the
bridge, crafts, scenic river
cruise, white-water rafting and
mountain climbing.
The film was shot by Ken
Creed, a former construction
executive from Greensboro,
N.C., who has been in the film
lecture business since 1982.
The avid outdoorsman has
covered 46 states and six
Canadian provinces with his
travel films.
During his adventures,
Creed has sailed several thou-

sands of miles of the Atlantic
Ocean and Caribbean Sea in
his 32-foot sailboat.
While spending eight years
in Alaska, he produced four
films on that state, two of
which were made for televi-
.sion. In 1987 he received the
Winnetka Oscar Award for one
of those films. He worked
part-time as a big game hunt-
ing and fishing guide and flew
more than 40,000 air miles as
a bush pilot. ,
All of Creed's films have
been selected by the National
Geographic Society for its
film lecture series at
Constitution Hall in
Washington, D.C.
Creed lives along the Blue
Ridge Parkway, near Fancy
Gap, Va.
Season tickets to, the film
series are $25 and can be pur-
chased at the Sebring
Chamber of Commerce. For
details, call Grace Owens at
273-1321.

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Happy New Year! _. formed throughout i IIIl B II W

2004 is over and all
that remains are the
memories. We hope
that you had the
opportunity for some
positive outdoor
adventures unrelat-
ed to the hurricanes,
of course! If you did-
n't, why not consider
making that one of
your resolutions for
this New Year?
Florida State Parks
have so much to offer
families, teenagers,

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adults and seniors. One of those
experiences is coming up
Saturday, Jan. 15, at Highlands
Hammock State Park. The
Ramblin' Rose Band will per-
form from 7-9 p.m. in the picnic
area.
As the second concert in our
2004-05 "Music in the Park"
series, this performance will
feature high-energy traditional
and modern bluegrass.
The band consists of five
women, and four are related.
Loretta Woodson, the mother,
plays rhythm guitar. Sisters
Linda Philips, Kathy DeVane
and Renee Riddle play the bass
guitar, banjo and fiddle. Crisha
Ashwill plays the mandolin. All
of them add to the vocals.
Ramblin' Rose has per-

; Florida, the United
States and parts of
Canda. In 1984,
three years after it
S formed, it won third
place in the Florida
I B u e g r a s s
S Championship. In
1991, it won the sec-
AL ond place champi-
DA onship title.
Admission is $5
S per person. Children
under age 16 can
S attend free when
accompanied by an
adult.
Those who arrive before 6

p.m. will be required to pay the
$5 per carload park entry free.
We recommend that anyone
planning to barbecue or tailgate
consider arriving early to make
sure they have access to parking
at the picnic area.
Once parking is full, you
may drive in to drop off chairs,
baskets or passengers and then
park your vehicle in the over-
flow parking area a short dis-
tance away.
Bring a lawnchair or blanket,
flashlight, bug spray, and any
other items you might need.
Picnickers and tailgaters are
welcome, or you can plan to
purchase dinner, snacks and
desserts at the Hammock Inn.
Concert admission proceeds

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The award-winning bluegrass band Ramblin' Rose will open the
2004-05 'Music in the Park' series with a concert from 7-9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 15, at Highlands Hammock State Park in Sebring.

will benefit Highlands here in the real Florida. See you
Hammock through the Friends there!
of Highlands Hammock. Visit
its booth to learn more about Dorothy L. Harris is a park ranger
the programs, projects, and park at Highlands Hammock State Park.
improvement plans for 2005. For information call her at 386-
We look forward to ringing 6094 or send e-mail to
in the New Year with you out dorothy.l.harris@dep.state.fl.us.

Nasturiums are colorful and edible

Big seeds and bright, edible
flowers make nasturtiums per-
fect for children's gardens. Yet
even grownups can appreciate
these gorgeous, glowing annu-
als.
Nasturtiums are also known
as Indian cress or Mexican
cress; yes, they are edible.
Common garden nasturtiums
are Tropaeolum majus. As
you're reading through cata-
logs, just be sure not to confuse
this with Nasturtium officinale,
which is watercress.
Most of us are familiar with
the old standards, orange and
yellow 'nasturtiums. Did you
know there are other color
choices? You'll see red,
maroon, near white, salmon-
pink and even bicolor. Peach
Melba, as the name suggests,
has peach blooms, with a splash
of wine-red near the center, just
like the raspberry sauce on the
famous dessert! Strawberries

and cream sports red
splashes on creamy ..'
white flowers.
With single, semi-
double or double
flowers, there's a
nasturtium out there
for everyone.
In addition to a
bringing bright color
to a garden, nastur- GRO
tiums add form with SA
their unusual, attrac-
tive foliage. The
stems extend down Higl
from the center of County
round, flat leaves, Garc
giving them a
strangely space-age
look.
Although most nasturtium
leaves are a soft medium green
or blue-green, some cultivars,
such as the dark-red-flowered
Empress of India, have dark-
green, deep-red-tinged foliage.
Others, including the Alaska

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splashed and streaked
with white or cream.
Nasturtiums also
come in several sizes
and shapes. Dwarf
types, which grow 8
to 15 inches tall,
include the Alaska
ING series and double-
flowered Dwarf Cherry
O Rose. Semi-trailing
types, like the red or
mnds yellow bleam hybrids,
faster drape 2 to 3 feet -
ners perfect in a hanging
S basket.
If you're lodking for
a climbing vine, there's Jewel
of Africa with its mixed colors,
or pale-yellow Moonlight. Both
of these will climb 8 to 10 feet
-just right for short trellises or
fences. The leaf stalks twist
around supports, allowing these
vines to climb. Be sure your

trellis has narrow uprights so
plants can start moving upward.

This column is written for you,
the central Florida gardener If
You have a planet that you would
like fbr one of the Master
Gardeners to write about or if
you have gardening questions,
call 402-6540 or visit the
Master Gardeners office in the
Highlands County Agri-Civic
Center Send questions to:
Master Gardeners, 4509
Gebrge Blvd., Sebring, FL
33872.
Ed Aven is a Florida Master
Gardener; affiliated with the
University of Florida's Institute
of Food and Agricultural
Sciences.

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SEBRING Musical sta
Dalena Ditto will be perform
ing at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, a
Tanglewood.
A native of Guthrie Cente
Iowa, Ditto began her career o
the road at the age of 3. He
father, Tennessee Floyd, was
renowned performer with th
Red Foley Show, Johnny Cas
and Minnie Pearl. As a gir
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300 school programs and cor
porate shows a year, and sh
grew to appreciate all types o
music and entertainers.
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journalism and music in col
lege, Ditto continued making
television appearances and win
ning awards. She became
morning anchor and evening
beat reporter for the ABC affil
iate WOI-TV in Ames-De
Moines, Iowa. During this time
she was first runner-up in th
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she appears in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, at Tanglewood.

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Self-taught painter

is Caladium Co-op's

artist of the month

William George saw blade. earning that tyle
William Geoge became George's next endeavor.
combines the styles With no formal training,

of several artists George has learned from trial

featured on PBS and error and lots of practice.

LAKE PLACID William Most of his skills have been
LAKE PLACID William
George is the January artist ofdeveloped from instruction
the month at the Caladium Arts books, video tapes and PBS pro-
the month at the Caladium Arts
and Crafts Co-operative. grams. He has combined most of
George and his wife recently his sources to create his own

moved to Sebring from Tilton, style.
N.H., arriving just in time for the Today, George paints on saw
hurricane season. blades but on any surface that
George was inspired to begin appeals to him such as old
painting 19 years ago while milk cans, bread boxes, coal
watching Bill Alexander paint on buckets and roof slates.
his Public Broadcasting System Painting gives him a sense of
show. relaxation and satisfaction know-
After purchasing some paints, ing that he has added beauty to
brushes and an instruction book simple objects. He encourages
by Alexander, George began try- others to try their hands at paint-
ing the Alexander method, ing, even if they never thought
which is a wet-on-wet style of they could.
painting. George is a member of the co-
George progressed to study- op and his works are admired by
ing the work of Bob Ross, one of visitors and other co-op mem-
Alexander's students. One of his bers. They are on display at the
shows featured guest artist co-op, 132 Interlake Blvd. Willi
Dorothy Dent, who painted on a For details, call 699-5940. some

Courtesy photo
am George, a self-taught painter, is the Caladium Arts and Crafts Co-op's Artist of the Month for January. He is pictured here with
of his favorite works paintings on saw.blades and an old-fashioned water jug.

PLACES TO WORSHIP

AVON PARK

Avon Park Church of Christ, 200 S. Forest
Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825. Minister: Larry
Roberts. Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. -
and 6 p.m. Nursery facilities are available at
every service. Bible Study: Sunday, 9:30 a.m.
and Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible centered classes
for all ages. Church phone: 453-4692.
Avon Park Church of the Nazarene, 707 W.
Main St. This is a church of the Wesleyan tradi-
tion, which stresses a victorious Christian life,
founded on faith in the Word of God. Services
are Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Morning
Worship, 10:45 a.m.; Evening Praise Service, 6
p.m. On Wednesdays we have Prayer and Bible
Study at 7 p.m., Missions emphasis once a
month at 7 p.m. and Youth and Children's
Ministries at 7 p.m..every Wednesday. Our min-
istries include Choir, Youth, Young Adult and
Senior Adults. Dr. John Sluyter, Senior Pastor;
the Rev. Gloria Files, Visitation Minister; the Rev.
Donald Davison, Chaplaincy Ministries. Church
Phone: 453-4851.
Avon Park First Presbyterian Church
- (ARP), 215 E. Circle St., Avon Park, FL 33825.
453-3242. Rev. Robert Johnson is the pastor.
Sunday activities: Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.;
-Adult Bible Fellowship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday
Worship, 10:45 a.m.; Children's Church, 10:45
a.m.; and Women's Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Other
weekly activities: Women's Circles on second
Tuesday, 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Wednesday,
1 p.m. Family Potluck Dinner and Program, third
Wednesday, 6 p.m. Choir Practice, every
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Kids' Klub, third
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Men's Prayer
Breakfast, first Saturday, 8-9 a.m.
Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church, 2600 N.
Highlands Blvd. Christ centered and biblically
based. Sunday worship services, 11 a.m. and 6
p.m. Nursery facilities are available. Bible stud-
ies at 9:45 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Bible classes at 9:45 a.m. are centered for all
ages. Choir practice at 4:45 p.m. Sunday.
Church phone: 452-6556. Minister, Rev. R.L.
Polk home phone 635-0053.
Bethany Baptist Church, (GARBC), Christ-
centered, Biblically based, family focused church
on 798 C-17A South (comer of SR-17 and C-
17A Truck Route). Pastor: David L. Conrad.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Morning Worship 11
a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; AWANA Club for
children age 3 to sixth grade is 6:45-8:15-p.m.
Wednesday. Conquerors for Christ teen group
(with Pastor Ben Kurz) and Adult Prayer and
Praise time meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Nursery
care is provided for all services. For more infor-
mation, phone 452-1136.
Community Bible Church Churches of
Christ In Christian Union, (Orange Blossom
Conference Center) 1400 C-17A North (Truck
Route). Presenting Jesus Christ as the answer
for time and eternity. Sunday morning worship
service, 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. Junior
Church activities at same time for K-6 grade.
Sunday School Bible hour (all ages), 9:30 a.m.
(Transportation available.) Sunday evening
praise and worship service, 6 p.m. Wednesday
evening prayer service, 7 p.m. Children and
youth activities at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Everyone
is welcome, please come worship with us. Tom
Schankweiler, Pastor. Phone 453-6052.
The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer,
South Florida Community College University
Center, 600 East College Drive, Avon Park.
Traditional Rite service and music at 8:30 a.m.
Contemporary Rite 2 service and' music at 11
a.m. Nursery provided. Active youth program.
Newcomers Are always welcome. The Rev.
Joyce W. Holmes, rector. Phone, 452-1264 or e-
mail to church.info@cotre.org. Visit our Web site
at www.cotre.org.
Fellowship Baptist Church, 1000 W.
Thomas St. Sunday: Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 5
p.m. Wednesday: Evening Service, 7 p.m.;
Children/Youth/Young Adult Ministries, 7 p.m.
Michael Roberts, Pastor; Adam Roberts, Youth
Minister. Telephone: 453-4256. Fax: 453-6986.
Email: fellowsh@strato.net.
First Assembly of God, 114 South Central
Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825. Phone: 453-4453.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship:
10:45 a.m. Sunday Children's Church: 10:45
a.m. Sunday Prayer Service: 6 p.m. Wednesday
Bible Study: 7 p.m. Royal Explorers, Youth
Ministry. Pastor: John E. Dumas.
First Baptist Church, Avon Park, 100 N.
Lake Ave. On Sunday: Sunday School, 9:30
a.m.; Spanish Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning
Worship, 11 a.m.; Spanish Worship Service, 11
a.m.; Youth choir, 4:30 p.m.; Discipleship
Training, 5:30 p.m.; Youth Discipleship Training,
6 p.m.; ESOL, 5 p.m.; Spanish Evening Worship,
6:30 p.m.; Evening worship, 7 p.m. On Monday:
Young Women's Bible Study, 8:15 a.m.; Faith, 6
p.m. On Tuesday: ESOL, 9 a.m.; Businessmen's
Bible Study, noon; ESOL, 7 p.m. On
Wednesday: Supper, 5 p.m.; Children's choir, 6
p.m.; Youth activities, 6:30 p.m.; Prayer meet-
ing/Bible Study, 6:30 p.m.; Children's Mission
Groups, 7 p.m.; Adult choir practice, 7 p.m,;
Spanish prayer meeting, 7 p.m. On Thursday:
Businessmen's Bible Study, 6:30 a.m. On
Friday: Men's Prayer Breakfast, 6 a.m. Nursery
open for all services. Telephone 453-6681. Dr.
Vemon Harkey, pastor.
First Christian Church, 1016 W. Camphor
St., Avon Park, FL 33825; 453-5334. Bill
Raymond, minister. Steve Bishop, youth associ-
ate. Bible classes for all ages 9 a.m. Sunday.

Sunday worship 10 a.m. Children's church for
pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. A nursery is
always provided for Sunday worship and
Wednesday n!ght. Sunday night adult Bible
study, 6 p.m. Youth group for all ages and adult
study 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. Bring items for
Church Service Center the third Sunday of each
month.
* First United Methodist Church, 200 S. lake
Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825. Phone: 453-3759.
Weekly services: 6 p.m. Saturday; 8:30 and 11
a.m. Sunday; 9:45 a.m. Sunday School; Youth
Fellowship, 6 p.m. Sunday; choir practice 4:30
p.m. Wednesday; Cub Scouts, 6 p.m. Monday;
Boy Scouts, 7:15 p.m. Monday. Karen Wilson,
choir director/organist; Rev. Edward Wilson,
minister of visitation; Rev. Robert Thom, pastor.
Everyone is welcome.
* Florida Avenue Baptist Church, 401 S.
Florida Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825. Sunday
School, 9:45 a.m.; Special Needs Class
Sunday School 9 a.m.; Sunday Morning
Worship, 11 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.
Wednesday Midweek Service, 7 p.m.; Team KID
- Children's program, 7 p.m. Youth Meeting, 7
p.m. The Rev. Scott Waldron, pastor. 453-5339.
* Resurrection Lutheran Church ELCA, 324
East Main Street, Avon Park. Pastor: Rev. John
C. Grodzinski. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. (The
8 a.m. service resumes Oct. 3) Coffee and fel-
lowship hour follow the service. Sunday school,
9 a.m.; Wednesday worship, (year round) 7 p.m.
Office phone number is 453-6858.
* Union Congregational, U.C.C., 106 N. Butler
St., Avon Park; 453-3345. Pastor The Rev. Bill
Breylinger. Sunday services are at 8 a.m. at the
Historic Church, 101 Jim Rodgers St.; 9 a.m.
and 10:30 a.m. at Millennium Church, 106
Robert Britt St. Sunday school: 9 a.m. Bible
study: 5 p.m. Wednesday worship service: 6
p.m. Sunday'evening worship: 6 p.m.
* Walker Memorial Seventh-day Adventist
Church, 1410 West Avon Blvd., Avon Park.
Phone: 453-6641 or e-mail: wmc@strato.net.
Saturday morning worship services: 8:30 a.m.
and 11:15 a.m. Sabbath School, 9:50 a.m.
Saturday evening worship service: One hour
before sunset. Adventist Youth in Action (AYA) 4
p.m. Vpspers one hour before sunset.
Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p.m. Senior
Pastor, Bill Largo; Associate Pastor, Eben
Aguirre; and Youth Pastor, Tom Baker. Walker
Memorial Academy Christian School offering
education for kindergarten through 12th grades.
* World Harvest and Restoration Ministries,
(non-denominational) 2200 N. Avon Blvd., Avon
Park, FL 33825. Phone: 452-9777 or 453-3771.
Sunday service: Sunday School, 10 a.m. and
worship, 11 a.m. Wednesday services: 7 p.m.
prayer meeting/Bible study. Pastor: W.H.
Rogers.

LAKE PLACID

* Cornerstone Apostolic Church, UPCI, 24
Richfield Drive, Lake Placid, FL 33852, 465-
1070. Pastor Kenneth McClary. Sunday School
and Children's Church are at 10 a.m. Sunday
Evangelistic and Worship are at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday Night Bible Study is at 7:15 p.m. Youth
services and activities as announced. Life
changing ... with Jesus!
* Eastslde Christian Church, 101 Peace
Avenue, Lake Placid, (two miles-east of U.S. 27
on County Road 621), 465-7065. Web site:
www.eastsidecc.org. S.C. Couch, minister; cell
phone 464-2845 or home, 699-2617. Sunday
Worship Celebration with the Lord's Supper
each week 10:30 a.m. Youth Church with Martha
Crosbie, director at 11 a.m. Janet Couch, choir
director. Thelma Hall, organist. Bible School at
9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Praise and Prayer, 6:30
p.m. Choir rehearsal, 7:35 p.m. "Building for ALL
generations." "God is able to do immeasurably
more than we ask or imagine by His powerful
Spirit at work within us." Ephesians 3:20.
* First Assembly of God, 327 Plumosa
Avenue, Lake Placid. Rev. Johnny Bryant,
Pastor. Sunday: Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Children's Church, 10:45 a.m.; Worship Service,
10:45 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Bible Study and Family Night, 7
p.m. Thursday: Youth "The Cutting Edge," 7 p.m.
Nursery provided for all services. Telephone:
465-2363.
* First Presbyterian Church, 117 North Oak
Street, Lake Placid, 465-2742. E-mail:
fpclp@htn.net. The Rev. Ray Cameron, senior
pastor; the Rev. Drew Severance, associate
pastor. Sunday Morning Worship, 8:30 and 11
a.m.; Contemporary service, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday
School, 9:45 a.m.; Youth Groups, 4 p.m. Nursery
provided at all services. Tuesday: Explorers
(third through fifth grade); Wednesday: Small
Group Bible Studies, 7 p.m. (nursery provided);
Youth Group, 6:45 p.m. Thursday: Sonbeams
(kindergarten through second grade).
U Memorial United Methodist Church, 500
Kent Ave., Lake Placid, FL, 33852. The Rev.
Douglas S. Pareti, Senior Pastor; the Rev.
James E. Leach, Associate Pastor and Claude
Bumett, Director of Music and Youth. Sunday
Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship, 10:30
a.m.; and Sunday School for all ages, 11 a.m,
Visitors and guests are always welcome. Loving
nursery care provided for all worship services.
For more information, check out our church Web
site at www.memorialumc.com or call the church
office, 465-2422.
* St. Francis of Assist, 43 Lake June Road,
Lake Placid, FL 33852. Phone: 465-0051. Rev.
Elizabeth L. Myers, Rector. Sunday Worship, 8
a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday

evening: Order of St. Luke Study, 5:15 p.m. and
Holy Communion with Healing Service, 6:15
p.m.
* St. James Catholic Church, 3380 Placidview
Drive, Lake Placid, 465-3215. Father Vincent
Llaria, Pastor. Mass schedule: Summer (May 1
to Oct. 31) Saturday Vigil, 4 p.m.; Sunday 8
a.m. and 9:30 a.m.; Weekdays, 9 a.m. Winter
(Nov. 1 to April 30) Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday,
8 a.m., 9:30 a.m.; Weekdays 9 a.m.; and Holy
Days 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., first Saturday
at 9 a.m.

LORIDA

* First Baptist Church of Lorida located right
on Highway 98 in Lorida. Sunday School begins
at 9:45 a.m. for all ages. Sunday worship servic-
es are at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Preschool care is
provided at the 11 a.m. worship service.
Wednesday evening, a youth group meets at 7
p.m. and is for grades seventh through 12th.
Also at 7 p.m., is a prayer service followed by
adult choir rehearsal at 8 p.m. First Lorida is the
"Place to discover God's love." Marcus Marshall,
senior pastor. Randy Chastain, associate pastor.
Mike Ford, bus captain. Bus rides to Sunday
School and 11 a.m. worship service are provided
for children grades first through adults by calling
655-1878. For more information about the
church or the ministries offered, call 655-1878.
* Lorida Church of the Brethren on Bay
Street, three blocks south of U.S. 98, P.O. Box
149, Lorida, FL 33857. Phone 655-1466.
Sunday School classes for children, youth and
adults at 9:30 a.m. Chnstian worship at 10:30
a.m. Varied programs at 7 p.m. Pastor, Rev.
John Tubbs.

SEBRING

* Alliance Church of Sebring, 4451 Sparta
Road, Sebring, FL 33875. Pastor George
Schoolcraft. Phone 382-1343. "You will seek me
and find me when you seek me with all your
heart." Jeremiah 29:13.
* Atonement Lutheran Church (ELCA), 1744
S.E. Lakeview Dr. The Rev. Eugene R. Fernsler,
Pastor; Jim Dunn, Deacon; Alan Long, Director
of Music. Holy Eucharist at 9:30 a.m. (nursery
provided); Healing Service on Holy Days at
11:30 a.m.; Parish Choir at 7 p.m. Wednesday;
Mary/Martha Circle at 7 p.m. first Monday;
Dorcas Circle at 10 a.m. second and fourth
Monday; and Lutheran Men at 6:30 p.m. third
Monday. Phone 385-0797..
* Bible Fellowship Church, 3750 Hammock
Road. Sunday: First Worship Service and
Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Second Worship Service
and Sunday School, 10:45 a.m.; Junior and
Senior Night Youth, 5:30 p.m.; and Evening
Service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Friends Clubs
(ages'3 through fifth grade); Youth Bible Study,
Prayer Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Dr. Eugene Bengtson,
Pastor; Reinhold Buxbaum, Associate Pastor;
and Wayne Henderson, Youth Pastor. Church
office 385-1024.
* Calvary Church, an interdenominational
community church, 1825 Hammock Road,
Sebring; 386-4900. Sunday morning worship
hour, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School classes, 11
a.m.; Wednesday evening service, 7 p.m.;
Wednesday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Wednesday
Kids Club, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Adult Bible Study and
Prayer Time, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
* Christ Fellowship (Assembly of God), 2935
New Life Way. Bearing His Name; Preaching His
Doctrine; and Awaiting His Coming. "Worshiping
God in Spirit and in Truth." Sunday School, 9
a.m.; Morning Worship, 10 a.m.; Evening
Worship, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Worship, 7 p.m.
Pastor Eugene Haas. Phone 471-0924; Church
phone, 386-4419.
* Christian Training Ministries Inc. meets at
the Sebring Civic Center (behind the library) on
Lakeview Drive at 10 a.m. Sunday. Linda M.
Downing, Minister: Phone, 314-9195, lindad-
owning@hotmail.com. Casey L. Downing,
Associate Minister: Phone, 385-8171,
caseydowning@hotmail.com. Check out our
Web site at christiantraining.net.
* Christian Science Society, 146 N. Franklin
St. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship &
Sunday School. Testimonial Meetings each 2nd
& 4th Wednesday at 5 p.m. A free public
Reading Room, located at the church, is open
Tuesday and Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
* Church of the Brethren, Sebring, 700 S.
Pine St. Sunday: Church School, 9 a.m.;
Morning Worship, 10:15 a.m. Wednesday: All
Day, Ladies Aid; Family Night Supper, 5:30 p.m.;
Children and Youth Clubs, 6:30 p.m.; Adult
Forum, 6:30 p.m.; Temple Choir, 7:30 p.m. The
Rev. Cecil D. Hess, Pastor. The Rev. Wendell
Bohrer, Associate Pastor. Phone 385-1597.
* Community Christian Church of Sebring,
3003 New Life Way, Sobring FL 33872.
Morning Worship, 10 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m
Prayer Service/Blblo Study and Youth Activities.
Rick Connelly, Minritor. For information, call
471-1236.
* Community of Chrisil, Avonl I 'k/Subling,
3240 Grand Pilx Drivei (huhliind Wal Mart)
Sunday osrvicow I0 it.in, fiundily School, 11
a.m, Worship hervice Weldnieiliy, 7 p.m.
Prayer SrVlti Mmanla I lluirk, Piulror Phone
655-5379 or '302453l Wildl Chuich Mission:
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Ridgewood Drive, Sebring. Phone: 385-8986.
Joseph D. Barren, Pastor. Sunday School, 9:45
a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening service,
6:30 p.m.; and midweek service (Wednesday)
and R.E.A.L. Youth, 7-8 p.m. All are welcome.
* Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA), 4500
Sun 'N Lake Blvd., Sebring, 33872-2113. A
Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in
America. Worship services: Sunday morning
worship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.;
Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening
Prayer Meeting, Youth Group and Kids Quest, 6
p.m. Phone: 385-3234; Fax: 385-2759; e-mail:
covpres@strato.net Web site: www.cpcse-
bring.org. Rev. W. Darrell Arnold, Pastor; Brent
Bergman, Pastor of Youth and Families. Office
hours: 8:30-11:30 a.m. Monday through
Thursday.
* Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 3115
Hope Street (1.7 miles west of U.S. 27 on
Hammock Road). Sunday morning service at
9:30 a.m. Bible Study at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Rev. Barbara Laucks, pastor. Call the
church office at 471-1999 for additional informa-
tion.
* Faith Lutheran Church LCMS, 2230 NE
Lakeview Drive, Church 385-7848, Faith's
Closet 385-2782; Rev. Paul A. Ruff, Interim
Pastor; Ken Buth, Family Life Minister; Lea Ann
Curry, Parish Nurse. Worship services 10 a.m.
Sunday and 6 p.m. Saturday. (Communion the
first and third Saturday and Sunday of the
month.) Sunday Worship Service is broadcast
on WITS 1340 AM at 10 a.m. Sunday School for
children and adults, 8:45 a.m., September
through May. Inter-generational Sunday school,
ages 10 through adult, 8:45 a.m. June through
August. Educational Opportunities: Weekly
Adult Bible Studies. Special Worship Services
on Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve, New
Year's Eve and Easter. Midweek Services during
Advent and Lent. Faith's Closet Resale Shop is
open to the community from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday though Friday and 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday. All are warmly welcome in the Family
of Faith.
* Faith Missionary Baptist Church, off State
Road 17 North of Sebring at 1708 LaGrange
Ave. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship,
11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday
Service, 7 p.m. WOCX Channel 5 (Comcast 12)
Sunday 10 a.m. Ron Smith, Pastor. Phone 386-
5055.
* First Assembly of God, 4409 Kenilworth
BlvdThe Rev. Wilmont McCrary, pastor. Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship and KIDS
Church, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 7 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night, (Adult Bible Study),
LIFE Youth Group, Royal Rangers, Missionettes,
7:30 p.m. Phone 385-6431.
* First Baptist Church, Sebring (SBC), 200
East Center Ave. Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.;
Moving Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Worship,
6:30 p.m. Wednesday Family Night: Children,
Youth and Adult Programs, 5-7:30 p.m. Dr.
James Henry, Pastor; Rev. Winfred White,
Associate Pastor, Music and Senior Adults; Rev.
Bill Cole. Associate Pastor for Education; Scott
Sjoblom, Director of Student -Ministries.
Telephone: 385-5154.
* First Baptist Church of Lake Josephine,
111 Lake Josephine Drive. Senior Pastor, Gregg
Penna. Associate Pastor, Allen Altvater Ill.
Sunday: Early Worship, 8 a.m.; Sunday School,
9:45 a.m.; Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Children's
Church, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Prayer Service, Youth and Children
Missions, 7 p.m. Nursery is provided at all serv-
ices. Phone: 655-1524 (Affiliated with the SBC).
* First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
Poinsettia and Eucalyptus, the Rev. Johan Van
der Merne, pastor; Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Choir
Rehearsal, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:30
a.m.
* First Presbyterian Church, 319 Poinsettia
Ave., Sebring, 385-0107. Sunday School, all
ages, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.;
Monday: Junior High Youth Group (grades fifth
through seventh), 3:15-4:15 p.m. Tuesday:
Senior High Youth Group (teens), 6:30-8:15 p.m.
Wednesday: Adult Bible Study, 10:30 a.m.;
"KFC" Kids for Christ Youth Group (grades first
through fourth), 3-4 p.m.; choir rehearsal, 5:30
p.m. Rev. Darrell A. Peer, pastor. Tracey A.
Bressette, director of Christian education.
* First United Methodist Church, 125 S. Pine
St., Sebring. Rev. Ron Daniels, pastor. Rev.
Betty Kniss, assistant pastor. Traditional
Worship Service at 8:15 and 10:55 a.m.
Contemporary Sunday Worship at 9:40 a.m.
Sunday School at 9:40 and 10:55 a.m. Youth
meeting, 5:30-8 p.m. Sunday. Youth After School
Ministry, 3-5 p.m. Tuesday. Rick Heilig, youth
director. Children's After School Ministry, 2:30-
4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Marge Jemigan, director.
The 10:55 a.m. Sunday worship service is
broadcast over WITS 1340 on AM dial. There is
a nursery available at all services,
* Grace Bible Church, 4541 Thunderbird Rd.
Sunday School, 9 n.m.; Woit;hlp, 10:30 a.m.;
Small Group Ministry. Wrdnosdiy Mon's and
Women's Dincilllonhlip Ministry, 7 p.m. Rev.
Clarence Jolnsonr I'lilor Numiilly Is provided.
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* Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (AALC)
American Association of Lutheran Churches,
4348 Schumacher Road, one mile west of Wal-
Mart. James Weed, pastor. Worship Service,
10:30 a.m. Sunday. Bible Study, 9 a.m. Nursery
provided. Social activities: Choir, Missions,
Evangelism. Phone 385-1163.
* Highlands Community Church meets on
Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Hill-Gustat Middle
School in Sebring for casual and contemporary
worship. Kid's Zone and nursery are provided
each Sunday. Youth and adult small groups
meet throughout the week. Bruce Linhart is pas-
tor. Phone 402-1684 or e-mail www.highland-
scommunity.com.
* Independent Baptist Church, 5704 County
Road 17 South, Sebring, FL 33876. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship 10:30'
a.m. Sunday evening 6 p.m. Wednesday
service 7 p.m. Fundamental, soul-winning,
mission-minded, King James Bible Church. Dr.
John Hankins, pastor. Larry Ruse, youth pastor.
Phone 655-1899. Bus transportation.
* Life and Praise Ministries, 5201 Memorial
Drive, Sebnng (across from Crystal Lake next to
Comcast Cable). Life and Praise Ministries is a
full gospel Assembly of believers, all services for
prayer and healing, meeting from 9:30-10:10
a.m. for Sunday School followed by 10:15 a.m.
morning worship. Sunday evening services at 6.
Bible teaching on Wednesday evenings at 7. Life
and Praise has classes for children and youth
meeting on Sunday and Wednesday. Nursery
services are available during all services with a
room adjoining the Sanctuary for viewing and
hearing by those parents who wish to remain
with their children. The body of worshippers of
Life and Praise are dedicated to preaching,
teaching and understanding of the truths of
God's Word. We also believe in sharing together
in the ministry of praise and worship to usher in
the presence of God. Telephone: 385-9699.
* Living Waters Church of God, 4571 Sparta
Road, Sebring, FL 33875. Telephone: 385-8772.
Web: www.llvingwaterschurchofgod.org. Sunday
School: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. and 6
p.m. Tuesday Food Party at 6:30 p.m. with inter-
cessory prayer at 7 p.m. Wednesday: H20 Youth
Ministry and Promiseland Children's Ministry at 7
p.m. Pastor: Darius Walden. Lively Loving -
Lifegiving.
* Maranatha Baptist Church (GARBC), A halt
mile east of Highlands Avenue on Arbuckle
Creek Road. Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Morning
Worship, 10:15 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.
Mid-week service, Wednesday, 6 p.m. Daily
Prayer and Bible Study, 8 a.m., Hamman Hall.
Pastor Kenneth L. Andrus; Associate Pastors.
Rev. Robert Rowland and Rev. Duane Bell.
Phone 382-4301.
* New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church,
3725 Hammock Road, a Congregation of the
Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) in fellowship
with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(WELS). Sunday Worship at 10 a.m. Sunday
School, 9 a.m.; Bible Study, 9 a.m. Weekday
Bible Study on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. For more
information, call Rev. Richard Fyffe at 38'-2293
or 385-5793.
* St. Agnes Episcopal Church, 3840
Lakeview Drive, Sebring, FL 33870. Sunday
Services: Holy Eucharist Rite I 7:45 a.m., Holy
Eucharist Rite II 10 a.m. Midweek service on
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Sunday School for all
ages at 8:45 a.m. The nursery is open 8:45 a.m.
until 15 minutes after the 10 a.m. service ends.
Wednesday: Adult Bible study, 9:30 a.m. Visitors
are always welcome. The Rev. Jim Kurtz, rector.
Church office 385-7649, for more information.
* St. John United Methodist Church, 3214
Grand Prix Drive, Sebring Country Estates, Rev.
P. Dean Brown, Pastor, Sunday School, 9:15
a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship, 8 a.m.
(November-April) and 10:30 a.m. (all year).
Hispanic Worship 10:30 a.m. Classes for all
ages. Phone 382-1736.
* Sebring Christian Church, 4514 Hammock
Road, Sebring. FL 33872. Tod Schwingel,
Preacher; Sam Wirick-Velez, Youth Minister;
Cora Schwingel, Children's Director. Sunday
Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 11 a.m.;
Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday
night meals, 5 p.m.; and Wednesday Bible
Study, 6 p.m. Phone 382-6676.

* Sebring Church of the Nazarene, 420 Pine
Street (corner of Commerce and Pine), P.O. Box
372, Sebring, FL 33871. Looking for a church
family? Then welcome home. We offer Sunday
School classes for all ages. Our worship servic-
es are a celebration of God's grace in our lives.
We provide a place for you and your family to
find Jesus Christ and to -experience spiritual
growth through inspnng and relevant sermons
and testimonies. We invite you to come and be a
part of our church family. Sunday morning: 9:45
a.m., Sunday School; 10:45 a.m Sunday morn-
ing worship. Sunday evening: 6 p.m., Spiritual
Ennchment. Wednesday evening: 7 p.m., Share
and Praise, Youth Hour and K.O.W. (Kids On
Wednesdays. Nursery care is provided during
the Sunday morning worship time for newborn to
3-year-olds. Web site is www.sebring-
nazarene.com or call the church office at 385-
0400, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Senior Pastor Emmett Garrison. Associate
Pastor Tim Taylor.
* Sebring Parkway Church of Christ, 3800
Sehring Parkway. Sunday: Bible Study (cradle
roll through adult classes), 9 a.m.: Morning
Worship, 10 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m.
Wvdnersdny: Bible Study (cradle roll through
aldiltl tlnanet). 7 p.m. Minister: Bryan Naugle.

Church phone, 385-7443.
* Southside Baptist Church (GARBC), 379 S.
Commerce Ave. David C. Altman, Pastor; Chuck
Pausley, Youth Pastor; Ralph O. Burns,
Assistant to the Pastor. Sunday School for all
ages, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship Service,
10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Awana kindergarten through fifth
grade, 6:30 p.m.; Youth Meeting for Teens, 6:30
p.m. Adult Midweek Prayer and Bible Study, 7
p.m. A nursery for under age 3 is available at all
services. Provisions for handicapped and hard-
of-hearing. Office phone, 385-0752.
* Sparta Road Baptist Church, (SBC) 4400
Sparta Road. Mike Adams, Pastor. Sunday
School, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship, 11
a.m.; Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Prayer/Bible Study, 7 p.m.; Choir
practice 8 p.m. Nursery provided. For informa-
tion, call 382-0869.
* Spring Lake Baptist Church, 7408 Valencia
Road, Sebring, FL 33876. Phono: 655-2610.
Contact: Richard E. Meyer. Independent, funda-
mental, affiliated with the GARBC. Sunday
School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning service,
10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.
Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 7
p.m.
* Spring Lake Presbyterian Church (USA),
5887 U.S. 98, Sebring, FL 33876. Sunday
School, 9 a.m.; Worship Service, 10 a.m.
Session meets at 6:30 p.m. the second.
Thursday of the month, September through
June. Board of Deacon's meet at 5:30 p.m. first
Monday of the month. Choir rehearses at 7 p.m.
each Wednesday, September through April.
Presbyterian Women meet at 10 a.m. the third
Thursday of the month. Pastor: The Rev.
Kathryn Treadway. Organist: Richard Wedig.
Choir Director: Suzan Wedig. Church phone,
655-0713; e-mail, slpc@tnni.net, Web site,
http://slpc.presbychurch.org.
* Spring Lake United Methodist Church,
8508 Holly Lane (corner of Monte Real Blvd. and
Holly Lane). The Rev. Dale Schanely, Pastor.
Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Children's Church, 9:45
a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship, 9:55 a.m.,
adults and children; Fellowship hour, 11 a.m.
after worship service; Prayer and Bible Study,
6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Youth for Christ, 6:30
p.m. Wednesday. Choir rehearsal 7 p.m.,
Thursday. United Methodist Men, 8 a.m. second
Saturday. United Methodist Women, 1 p.m. first
Thursday. Fellowship dinner, 6 p.m. third
Tuesday. Church office phone, 655-0040.
* Sunridge Baptist Church, (SBC) 3704
Valerie Blvd. (U.S. 27 and Valerie, across from
Florida I ispital.) Sunday schedule: Bible Study,
9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.; and
Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Prayer
Service, 6:30 p.m., Choir Rehearsal, 7:30 p.m.;
Youth Extreme Worship, 7 p.m. Dr. George
Lockhart, Pastor; Michael Paris, Minister of
Music. Phone 382-3695, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Leave a message after
hours. Fax: 386-1788.
Grace Academy A unique Christian school for
Highlands County; 386-1020 Classical
American, Christian education grades K-4
through 10th. Rev. Don Roberts, administrator.
* Temple Israel of Highlands County, 1305
Hillside Drive. Shabbat services held on first and
third Friday at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Women's luncheon, fourth Tuesday of every
month at noon at different restaurants. Torah
Commentary at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday. Adult
educational movies at 2 p.m. every second
Sunday. Open to the public. For further informa-
tion, call Bernie Wolkove, president, 385-1925,
or the office at 382-7744.
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, 3235 Grand Prix Drive, Sebring, FL
33870. Phone: 382-9092. pale Bargar, bishop;
Alfred Schreiber, first counselor; and Scott
Gadsden. second counselor. Family History
Center: 382-1822. Sunday services: Sacrament
service, 9 a.m.; Gospel Doctrine, 10:20 a.m.;
and Priesthood'Relief Society, 11:10 a.m.
* The Salvation Army Center for Worship.
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.. Sunday, weekly;
Holiness meeting, 11 a.m. Sunday, weekly.
Praise and Worship. 12:30 p.m. Sunday, weekly;
Women's Ministry. 7 p.m. Tuesday weekly: Bible
Study, 1 p.m. Thursday, weekly; Youth
Programs, 6 p.m., Wednesday, weekly; Men's
Fellowship Club. 7 p.m., fourth Thursday of each
month. All meetings are at 120 N. Ridgewood
Ave., Sebring. For more information, visit the
Web site mvwwsalvaro'narmysebnng.com or call
Captain Mary Holmes at 385-7540.
* Unity of Sebring Family Worship Centre at
the Centre for Positive Living, member of the
Association of Unity Churches, 204 S. Orange
Street (between Highlands County Courthouse
and Sebring Middle School). Sunday
Celebration Service. 10:30 am Nursery care
available. Adult Discussion Group, 9 a.m
Sunday. Weekly classes, Christian Bookstore.
Prayer Ministry and Spiritual Counseling also
available. Rev. Andrew C. Conyer, senior minis-
ter. For information, call 471-1122.

* Whispering Pines Baptist Church, 303
White Pine Drive, Sebrng. Phone: 382-6265,
Prayer line, 385-6788. Sunday: Worship
Services, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Bible Study for
all ages at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday: Prayer
Service. Ministry opportunities for the entire fam-
ily through Worship. Bible Study. Discipleship,
Music, Student and Children's Ministries,
Missions and Fellowship Child Development
Center available for agnitr, I-t Mondaly through
Friday, 7 a.ml. to I 1p in

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News-Sun, Sunday, January 2, 2005

Actress Debbie Reynolds

bringing show to SFCC

AVON PARK Debbie
Reynolds, star of Hollywood
movies and the Broadway
stage, is bringing her talents to
South Florida Community
College.
Reynolds will perform at
7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, in
the SFCC Auditorium, as part
of the SFCC 2004-05 Artist
Series. The show is being co-
sponsored by Dr. and Mrs.
Eustus S. Nelson and Dr.
Audwin Nelson.
Reynolds has appeared in
49 movies, mostly musicals,
and continues to use her danc-
ing skills with stage work. She
wasn't known as, a dancer
until she was selected by
Gene Kelly to be his partner
in "Singin' in the Rain" in
1952. In 1964 she gave an
Academy Award nominated
performance in "The
Unsinkable Molly Brown"
and her recording of the song
"Tammy" topped the charts in
1957.
Notable films during this
period include: "The Tender
Trap," "The Catered Affair,"
"Tammy and the Bachelor,"
"This Happy Feeling," "The
Mating Game," "The Gazebo,
The Rat Race," "The Second
Time Around," "How the
West Was Won" and "My Six
Loves."
Reynolds shifted gears in
the late 1960s, turning to stage
musicals, television and later
night clubs. In 1997,
Reynolds received a Lifetime
Achievement Award for
Comedy, was nominated for a
Golden Globe for best per-
formance by an actress in a

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Actress and singer Debbie Reynolds will be performing at 7:30
p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, at the South Florida Community College
Auditorium in Avon Park.

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Children's classes
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LAKE PLACID The
Caladium Arts and Crafts Co-
Operative will have a series of
workshops in January and
February.
The co-op is at 132 E.
Interlake Blvd. For details, call
699-5940.
Carol Lindquist will teach a
two-day workshop on making
Nantucket bread baskets on two
days, Jan. 18 and 20. Students
will make a 10-inch basket. Cost
is $365.
A workshop on scrimshaw
etching on ivory will be taught
by Bobby Frazier from 9 a.m. to
noon Jan. 18 and 20. Cost is $95.
Both are coming from
Nantucket, Mass., to teach the
classes.
Eileen Deitz will teach a work-
shop in pen and ink in oil roug-
ing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 19.
She is from Lake Wales. Cost is
$40.

Children's classes
Regular classes are offered to
children, as follows:
Wednesday
Basic I)Drawing With
instructor Anita Irons. Cost is $6.
Oil Painting 3-5 p.m.
with instructor Carol Mills. Cost
is $6.

Thursday
Oil Painting 3-5 p.m.
with instructor Carol Mills. Cost
is $6.
China PF.iinth'. 3-5 p.m.
with instructor Chris Filip. Cost
is $6.
Tole Painting 3-5 p.m.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NUMBER: GC 04-617
SUN 'N LAKE OF SEBRING IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT, a special district and a public
corporation of the State of Florida,
Plaintiff,
vs.
NAM HEE PARK, EUN JOO PARK, VINCENT
PARK and STEVE PARK, as Joint Tenants
with Right of Survivorship and Not as
Tenants in Common, if alive and if not, their
unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees,
creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against NAM HEE PARK,
EUN JOO PARK, VINCENT PARK and STEVE
PARK, as Joint Tenants with Right of
Survivorship and Not as Tenants in Common,
and all claimants under any of such party;
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SUIT-PROPERTY
TO: NAM HEE PARK, EUN JOO PARK, VIN-
CENT PARK and STEVE PARK, as Joint Ten-
ants with Right of Survivorship and Not as
Tenants in Common, if alive and if not, their
unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees,
creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against NAM HEE PARK,
EUN JOO PARK, VINCENT PARK and STEVE
PARK, as Joint Tenants with Right of
Survivorship and Not as Tenants in Common,
and all claimants under any of such party;
289 The Kingsway, #1202, Etobicoke, On-
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action
to foreclose bonded capital improvements and
operation and maintenance assessments liens
on the following property in Highlands Coun-
ty, Florida:
Lot 25, Block 433, Unit 20, OF SUN 'N
LAKE ESTATES OF SEBRING, as recorded in
Plat Book 10, Page 32, of the Public Records
of Highlands County, Florida.
has been filed against you and you are re-
quired to serve a copy of your written defens-
es, if any, to Gerald P. Hill, II, Esquire, JOHN
K. MCCLURE, P.A., 230 South Commerce
Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, the Plaintiff's at-
torney, and file the original with the Clerk of
the above styled court on or before January
12, 2005; otherwise a default may be entered
against you for the relief demanded in the
Complaint.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court
on the 16th day of December, 2004.
L.E. "LUKE" BROKER
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy Clerk
January 2, 9, 2005

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January 2, 2005
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF MEETING SCHEDULE
Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Com-
missioners of Highlands County, Florida, will hold
regular meetings in 2005 for the purpose of taking
Board action, on the first four Tuesdays of each
month at 9:00 a.m. Meetings will be held in the Com-
missioners' Boardroom, 600 S. Commerce Avenue,
Sebring, Florida. All interested persons are invited to
attend.
Any person who might wish to appeal any decision
made by the Board of County Commissioners of High-
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hereby advised that he will need a record of the pro-
ceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made
which will include the testimony and evidence upon
which such appeal is to be based.
The Board of County Commissioners of Highlands
County, Florida, does not discriminate upon the basis
of any individual's disability status. This non-discrimi-
nation policy involved every aspect of the Board's
functions, including one's access to, participation,
employment or treatment in its programs or activities.
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vided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act or
Section 386.26 Florida Statutes should contact Mr.
Freddie Carino, ADA Coordinator at: 863-402-6509
(Voice), 863-402-6508 (TTY), or via Florida Relay
service 711, or by e-mail:
fcarino@bcc.co.highlands.fl.us. Requests for CART or
interpreter services should by made at last 24 hours
in advance to permit coordination of the service.
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2100 Help Wanted
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miles and follow signs to golf 655-5555 x 3
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2100 Help Wanted
ANALYST/LAB TECHNICIAN
Send resume to: Short Environmental Labs
10405 U.S. 27 South, Sebring, Fl. 33876
ASSISTANT PRESCHOOL Teacher, High
quality preschool program hiring assistant
teacher for 3 yr old class. 30hrs wkly, state
mandated, child care training preferred. Great
working environment. EOE. Call for info. 386-
0808
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: Fork lift op-
erator & machine mechanic. Will train, apply
within Elberta Crate & Box Co. 224 Hatcher
Ave. Avon Park.
CAR MEDIC is looking for a Professional
Technician w/ exp. Must have own tools. Ap-
ply in person to Mike at 555 US Hwy 27
North, Sebring.
CARPENTERS WANTED
Framing Carpenters needed for local work.
Pay based on experience and performance.
Own transportation and hand tools.
Tel: (863) 465-1371, (863) 465-7571
CENTRAL FLORIDA Health Care Avon Park,
Highlands County, Florida. Position avail. for
Lab/X-Ray Tech, X-Ray Certificate required,
compete. salary, excellent med./dental/Rx Ins.
Monday-Friday, see our web site @ cfhcon-
line.org. EOE/DFW. Send CV via e-mail
hr@cfhconline.org or fax 1-863-452-3011
CLERICAL HELP wanted for Lake Placid
& Avon Park area. Must be good with people,
fast food or convenience store experience a
plus, will train. Fax resume to: 452-5072.
DELIVERY & Assmebly Person needed. Full
House Furniture. Apply in person to 971 SR
17 North, Sebring. Call 386-5171
DELIVERY DRIVER needed 4 days a week,
some traveling req. Must have own vehicle.
863-402-0023, 863-381-0432 ask for Melissa.
DRIVER/OPERATOR, CLASS B CDL, heavy lift-
ing req. Apply at 3515 Heid Rd., behind Coker
Fuel, US 27 So.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIALIST I- Immedi-
ate opening for the South Highlands Child De-
velopment Center. To be responsible for full
range of education and health services for in-
fant/toddler and preschool children and the
first line supervisor for classroom paraprofes-
sional staff. Bachelor's Degree preferably in
Early Childhood or Special Education, bilin-
gual (English/Spanish) preferred. Please apply
with Diane Judge at 124 Washington St., Lake
Placid, FL 33862 or for more info. call 863-
699-3794. Deadline: January 14, 2005.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employee. We
do not discriminate on the basis of race, col-
or, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age or na-
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2100 Help Wanted
BILINGUAL RECEPTIONIST, P/T and season-
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Can work into F/T permanent as growth in-
creases, Job duties: walk-in'customer and tel-
ephone handling, Appt. scheduling, record
keeping and other office clerical duties as re-
quired. Apply in person at 401 US 27 N. Avon
Park to fill out application.
ELECTRONIC SECURITY TECHNICIAN
Immediate Opening for a self starting, highly
motivated person. Good driving record.
Should furnish credit & background chk. Be
obliged to demonstrate proficiency on general
alarm circuits, Video systems & small to mod-
erate Access Control systems. Alarm Level or
NICET Certification preferred, not necessary.
Team player & exp. a necessity. Salary com-
mensurate w/ Exp. We provide tools, travel
expenses, insurance & 401K. Please fax re-
sume to: INTECH FIRE & SECURITY
704-455-5130 or e-mail at
MARK.JONES@ITECHNC.COM
ESTIMATOR, EXP., and CDL drivers, A or B.
call (863)699-5585 or fax to 863-699-5586
EXP FINISH dozer operator. Only experienced
need apply great pay for right person. Apply
in person: 5151 Kenilworth Blvd (Airport Rd)
Sebring. Woddy's Trucking Inc.
EXPERIENCED DRIVER needed to operate full
size semi with flatbed trailer to haul trees
within the state. Good Pay. Please call 465-
7702 to apply.
F/T RECEPTIONIST position available in
the Avon Park area. Must have computer skills
and multi line skills a must. Salary based on
exp. Send resume to 2227 US 27 South, Sebr-
ing, FL 33870 Box# 012194
FAIRWAY PINES at Sun 'N Lake is seeking a
top-quality team player to provide assistance
in the food service department. Full-time posi-
tion available. Hours are froi 8:30am to
7:00pm. Must be able to work weekends.
For consideration, please send resume or ap-
ply in person to Fairway Pines at Sun 'N Lake,
5959 Sun 'N Lake Blvd, Sebring, FL 33872.
Fax (863) 385-3930. EOE
FAIRWAY PINES at Sun 'N Lake is seeking
top-quality team players to,serve food-in a
friendly, courteous manner and helpful atti-
tude at our senior living residence.-Full and
part-time positions available. Must be able to
work weekends.
For consideration, please send resume or ap-
ply in person to Fairway Pines at Sun 'N Lake,
5959 Sun 'N Lake Blvd, Sebring, FL 33872.
Fax (863) 385-3930. EOE
FAIRWAY PINES at Sun 'N Lake is seeking a
top-quality energetic licensed practical nurse
to provide resident care under the medical di-
rection and supervision of the residents' at-
tending physicians at our senior living resi-
dence. this position.will also assist the resi-
dent and his or her family members in main-
taining the physical and emotional health of
the resident.
Part-time position two days a week available.
Experience in an assisted living, long-term
care or residential facility preferred.
we offer an exceptional working environment,
salary and benefits, for consideration, Please
send resume or apply in person to Fairway
Pines at Sun 'N Lake, 5959 Sun 'N Lake Blvd,
Sebring, FL 33872. Fax (863) 385-3930 EOE.

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2100 Help Wanted
DIETARY MANAGER progressive long
term care facility is seeking a F/T Certifed Di-
etary Manager. Strong working knowledge of
long term care documentation a plus. Excel-
lent pay & benefits available. Salary based on
exp. Apply in Person to Royal Care of Avon
Park. 1213 W. Stratford Rd EOE, M/F, DFWP
(863) 453-6674
FAST GROWING plumbing co. looking for 1
Exp. plumbers. Exc. pay, exc. benefits. Must
have valid drivers license. Call (863) 699- "
1229 i
FULL TIME POSITION AVAILABLE
Customer Service & Sale Exp. preferred, Must
be at least 21 yrs. old & Dependable. Apply in
person: Low Ball Louise Tobacco Outlet: 3284
US Hwy 27 South (Desoto Square) Sebring
GENERAL OFFICE work near downtown
Seb. 40hrs/wk. Computer knowledge a must,
exp a plus but not necessary. Call 863-402-
0023 or 863-381-0432, ask for Melissa.
GREAT PART TIME JOB Pinecrest Golf
Club restaurant/bar. NOW HIRING. Apply in
person 2250 S. Little Lake Bonnet Rd. Avon
Park.
HEAD HOUSEKEEPER Full-time position.
Apply in person: See Kenneth, Ramada Inn
2165 US 27 South, Lake Placid
HIGHLANDS SHRINE Club needs a cook for 2
nights a month. PIz call 402-2153 or 382-
2208 or email: shrine@highlandsshrine.com
HIRING NOW Floor Tech. Good pay. Apply in
person SERVICEMASTER, 6434 U.S. 27 S.
JOIN OUR TEAM
The Oaks at Avon voted Peoples Choice 0
Award, best nursing home is hiring CNA's,
LPN's and RN's for all shifts, full time, part
time and PRN. Come be a part of our winning
team. Apply at: 1010 US 27 North, Avon
Park, (863)453-5200. EOE.
LABOR NEEDED. Must have valid Driver's Li-
cense. Call 453-5296
LOOKING FOR A FIT Customer Service Rep.
for local Insurance Co. Bi-lingual a plus. Apply
in person: 3214 US Hwy 27 South, (Next to
Kash N Karry)
LOOKING FOR Child Care Director. Send re- .l ,
sume to PO Box 1092, Avon Park, FL 33826
LOOKING FOR office help in local AP real es-
tate office, w/e a must, 5 days, 40hrs/wk, bi-
lingual a +, will train, must have own trans.
Call (863) 784-0442 or (863) 255-1610
MECHANIC / grounds maintenance person.
Extensive knowledge in mower and small en-
gine repair & exp. operating commercial
mowers, line trimmers, ect. Apply in person
3000 Tanglewood Pkwy, Sebring
NOW HIRING Managers. Apply in person,
Clock Restaurant, 610 U.S. 27 S, Avon Park
NOW TAKING applications, Stanley Steemer
Carpet Cleaners is seeking career minded indi-
viduals interested in a challenging and re-
warding position with our local franchise. If
you are interested in paid holidays and vaca-
tions, bonus programs and other incentive,
then youi are right for us! No exp. req., we
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2100 Help Wanted
MEAL SITE MANAGER needed in Lake
Placid High School Diploma or GED. Reliable
transportation and caring attitude towards the
elderly are a must. Some lifting required. Job
will entail 20 hours per week. Apply in person
at Nu-Hope of Highlands County, 6414 US 27
South, Sebring. E0E
OUTSIDE SALES rep needed, some traveling
req, must have own vehicle, full time position,
863-402-0023, 863-381-0432 ask for Melissa.
PART-TIME SALES position. Need reliable
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Excellent working environment with competi-
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PERSON NEEDED to fabricate & install SOLID
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necessary. Call (863) 465-0033
PROPANE DELIVERY DRIVER, position avail,
uniforms, paid vacations, sick leave, bonuses,
401k retirement plan, training. Requirement:
Good Attitude, CDL/Hazmat, Drug Free. Coker
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HIRING PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS
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welcome, competitive pay package, health
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RN needed, no nights, no weekends, no call,
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ROOFERS AND LABORERS
Exp. pref. Good Wages Local work. Call
Stewart Construction, (863)385-9403.
NECESITAMOS AYUDA
Trabajadores de Techos, experiencia preferi-
da, salaries buenos, trabao local favor de Ila-
mar: Stewart Construction, (863)385-9403.
ROUTE SALES for Sebring/Lake Placid/Okee-
chobee, highly motivated self starter, deliver
merchandise books and magazines using
company vehicle. Physical loading/unloading
of truck with totes weighing 45-60 Ibs. Fast
paced. Start time 3:30am-4:30am with com-
pletion time derived when last store is serv-
iced. Great benefits. Mon.-Fri. $600 week.
start. Drug free workplace EOE Class D license
required. Call 1-800-515-6555.
ROYAL CARE of Avon Park. We invite you
CNA's to join our Royal Care team. We cur-
rently have F/T & P/T pos. available all shifts.
If you are one of the best come join our team.
Royal Care of Avon Park 1281 Stratford Rd.
Avon Park, 33825. 863-453-6674
EOE,M/F,DFWP

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Immediate opportunity
available for a
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CONSULTANT
2 Years Sales Experience
$40,000 plus potential earnings

Come join a winning team
that's dedicated to success!
Walk-Ins Welcomed, Fax or Stop-In
402-1688
(Fax) 402-1975

2100 Help Wanted
BANKING
AS a respected leader in banking, SunTrust
Bank places a premium on attracting and re-
taining top people, so we offer many unique
and exciting advantages. We have the follow-
ing opportunity available in our Sebring Mid-
town office:
TELLER OPPORTUNITIES
Must have cash hahdling/customer service
skills and basic computer knowledge.
We offer full benefits that include: medical /
dental / vision, 401(k), paid holidays, vaca-
tion, and sick leave. Interested candidates are
invited to complete our easy online application
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Drug-free Workplace and Equal Opportunity
Employer. M/F/D/V.
SUNTRUST
SALES PERSON Post Licensing 45hr $199
Feb 3-18 2005 3wks. Thur. 5:30-10:30pm Fri
8am-6pm. To register call 1-877-439-0304
Class held in Sebring office: 1 Ryant Blvd. Seb
SALES PERSON Pre License 63hr $319
Feb 2-16, 2005 3 wks. Wed. & Fri. Eves
5:30pm-10:30. Also Sat & Sun 8am-6pm
Class held at Sebring office. Call 1-877-439-
0304 to Register
SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR
Bachelor's degree with relevance preferred,
but exp. i related position considered.
We offer a very competitive wages and
benefits package
Interested persons should apply in person to
Kenilworth Car & Rehab
3011 Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring, FL.
Phone: 863-382-2153
Fax: 863-382-3554
EOE/M/F/C/H/V/Drug Free Workplace
SPANCRETE OF FLORIDA is accepting appli-
cations for a mechanic and general mainte-
nence position. Diesel and/or heavy equip-
ment experience a requirement. Industrial
electric equipment experience a plus. Re-
spond to: Spancrete of Florida
400 Deer Trail East
Sebring, FL 33876
Phone: 863-655-1515
Fax: 863-655-1215
Spancrete of Florida is an Equal Opportunity
Employer, and a Drug Free Workplace.

SURGERY TECH needed, will train right
person. Full time. Fax resume to 471-6834.

2100 Help Wanted
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2100 Help Wanted
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women. Excellent training w/ pay!
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5 1 0 Part-time
2150 Employment

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385-6155, Ext. 533 or stop
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Designer/Decorator
Leader in the home fashion industry is seeking
2 experienced designer/decorators for new
Thomasville gallery store. Benefits offered.

For an appointment:
Call Donna 314-8737

For Federal Employment
Career Development Program
Registration will be held on Wednesday, January 5th for residents of Sebring and surrounding areas.
Law Enforcement General & Administrative
(GS-1897) Airport Screener/Customs (GS-335) Computer Operator
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For National Homeland Security & Law Enforcement Positions
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3100 Opportunities Wanted
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4060 Homes for Sale
40 Avon Park
AVON PARK
For Sale 3 Family House $40,000. Call Ryan
(863)452-2815
4080 Homes for Sale
0TVUV Sebring
3/3/2 W/ pool & new 24x55 pool cage + hot
tub on 11x50 lanai. Over 2593 living area un-
der roof. Immaculate beautiful home for living
& entertaining on 1/2 acre near shopping,
schools, churches & hospitals. On quiet cul-
de-sac in great site. Qualified buyers only (no
Realtors) call owners at 314-0938 or 414-
0938 for appt. $197,700 incl. all appliances.
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408I 0 Homes for Sale
4U0 Sebring
3/2 CLOSE to shopping, city water, many ex-
tras, Builder Closeout. Must see to appreciate.
Call to see (863)465-5214 or 863-441-5214.
BEAUTIFUL RANCH in Sebring Hills,
walking distance to mall. 2BR/2BA, 12 1/2x 26
family rm, remodeled kitchen opens to family
rm, living rooni, screen porch, 2 1/2 CG w/
sliding doors, Ig storage building, sprinkler
system w/well. $127,900. Call (863)471-3685

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BY OWNER 2/2, 1082 sq ft A/C living area.
Large screen porch w/ new in/out door carpet,
attached 1 CG, fenced rear yard, sprinkler sys-
tem, irr. well. Completely renovated and ready
for occupancy. 4000 Ramiro, Sun 'N Lake.
$95,000. No owner financing. Please call for
appt., (863)453-7682.

LARGE FAMILY HOME, 3/2 dbl. garage, family
room, separate living room, private dining
room, encl. patio w/window air/heat. Outside
has a sprinkler system, fenced back yard and
nice 12X16 shed. Located 1 block from Wal-
mart. Children attend Sun N Lake Elementary.
HillGustat Middle and Sebring High Schools.
Other assets incl. a new A/C handler, kitchen
vinyl, dishwasher and stove. No construction
damage during Hurricanes! $150,000 OBO.
Call (863)385-5740 or 863-446-1522.
MODEL HOME 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car ga-
rage $170,000 w/upgrades. 5118 Cricket Dr.
954-829-4678

4 170 Lakefront Property
417 O For Sale

BRAND NEW HOMES
The Lifestyle you deserve!
SUNSET POINTE
on Dinner Lake, Sebring
5 Great Floor Plans
3 & 4 br models,
Lakeview & Lakefront.
A Must See!
From only $249,900.
Limited # Available
Exc. Financing Available.
S.R. 17 to Arbuckle Ck Rd., 2.8 miles
MODELS OPEN DAILY
(863) 385-7080
www.sunsetpointofsebring.com

4220 Lots for Sale
3 LOTS in Avon Park Lakes on Whitton Rd.
120x100 all three. Call 453-6906 Evenings
ATTENTION CAR DEALERS
Ideal storage for 50 cars, only $250 mo. or
sell for $50,000 each. 1 vacant lot, fenced, on
W Townsend St, Avon Park, zoned C-2, next
lot also available, 917-836-8628
WATERFRONT LOT 1010 Highlands Ave.,
Sebring. City water, sidewalk, in city limits,
$17,000.770-851-3046, 678-644-7268.

5000
Mobile Homes

50 0 Mobile Homes
5050 For Sale
14X56 2BR / 1 1/2BA. Roof over central air &
heat. Carport, craftmatic twin bed. New
plumbing. Must See! .Woodhaven Estates
(863) 385-6361. No Pets.
HIGHLANDS COUNTY'S finest 5 Star, 55+ re-
tirement community. Models and pre-owned
starting at $12,000. Tropical Harbor,
(863)465-6177 or (863)465-4723.
51 0 Mobile Homes
5 5 For Rent
PRIVATE OWNED lot. Newly remodeled mobile
home 2/1, Ig glass FL room w/ att. Ig. shed.
New carport, fenced yard, fully furn. Just walk
in with toothbrush for Chrstmas $850/mth.
Across from Lake Jackson, close to shopping.
Yr. lease lst,last,sec., Ref. Small pets Only.
Seasonal Optional at $1200 mo.863-699-1947

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Big Lots .............. US 27 S
Chamber of Commerce ... Main St.
Chamber Rack ......... Main St.
Federal Discount ........ US 27 S
Jacaranda Hotel ........ Main St.
Post Office ......... Verona Ave.
Publix ..... Publix Shopping Plaza
Royal Oaks Realty ...... US 27 N
i,:,.i i -1 ,/on Park ... US 27 N
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Coldwell Bankqrs US 27 N
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Edwards Realty Ma.n SI
ERA Realty .......... u. 27S
Lake Placid Chamber ..., Oak Ave.
Lake Placid Tourist Club .........
............ Interlake Blvd.
Premier Realty .. 300 Dal Hall Blvd.
Ridge Florist ...... Interlake Blvd.
Winn Dixie ......:..... US 27 N
Woody's Restaurant ..... US 27 N
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Lovely home, top condition. 2 bed-
room, 2 bath Big family room
adjacent to kitchen, Open to beauti-
ful huge garden type patio, big step
down living room 2 car garage -
New roof in 2000. Located across
from Harder Hall Executive course.
Priced At 149,000

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In top condition inside and out. Includes the
mobile a 12x24 ft. Smith built shed with 220
electric & water & a small window A/C unit
plus and an 8xl0 ft. shed for the lawn mower.
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bedroom large living-dining room, gre't
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7040 Appliances
HEAVY DUTY Maytag washer Excellent con-
dition. $195. Call 655-3066

6050 7100 TV, Radio, & Stereo
R05 Duplexes for Rent s n
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2/1, SCREEN PORCH, close to mall,
washer/dryer hookup, range, refrigerator,
CHA, 1 yr lease, no pets, 1933 Fernway, Sebr-
ing. $450 mo., $300 sec. $1200 to-move in.
385-3338, 471-0840. Available 12/31/2004.
ATTRACTIVE CLEAN 2 bedroom, duplexes,
Sebring/Avon Park, CHA, (863)453-3733.
S6100 A Villas & Condos
6100 For Rent
LAKE PLACID, FURN. 2/2 golf villa
w/pool, very clean, $1300/mo.(954)915-7230.
OPPORTUNITY : 2 timeshares; Efficiency
on Sanibel Island, for 2 weeks on the Gulf
$2000. Daytona Beach, Grand Seas Resort
1BR 1wk, 3rd floor on ocean, beautiful view.
$2600. Call (863) 452-1332
6150 Furnished
6150 Apartments
STUDIO APT., Furnished, sleeps 4. Lake Plac-
id area. Call (941) 705-0652
20A0 Unfurnished
6200 Apartments
AVON PARK, HIGHLANDS APTS.
Efficiencies, 1/1, 2/2, pool, furnished/unfurn-
ished. No dogs or cats. (863)453-3612.

BAYSIDE APARTMENTS NOW
LEASING STUDIOS & 1 BEDROOM
call 863-385-2063 or email
bavsideaots@earthlink.net

LAKEVIEW DR. N.W NEAR MALL
NOW RENTING
LeMans Apts./Suites (863)385-2929

LEMON TREE APTS.
Single story 1 & 2 bedrooms w/pvt patio &
NEW refrig, stove, micro, washer/dryer. WSG
incl. Remodeled Apts. Pets ok. 452-1073
ONE PERSON EFFICIENCY near Comcast Ca-
ble, all util /cable incl, $400 mo 471-6446

6250 Furnished Houses
CRYSTAL LAKE, Nicely appointed, Ig. living
room, dining room Laqnia, 2/2, inside laun-
dry, workshop, golf cart, incl. utilities, $1600
mo.,(863)414-6303

6300 Unfurnished Houses
2/2 HOME, unfurnished, no pets, $500 mo,
(772)336-6814
2BR/2BA townhouse in Sebring, $575 mo.
NO PETS OR SMOKING. 1st & 2 months Sec.
$1,725 to move in. Call 863-385-7411.
3 AND 2 BEDROOM HOMES, Exit Realty
All Stars, Joann Atchley, (863)655-2308.
3/2, BIG SPACES at 131 Loquat RD, NW, -
$850 per month, Call (305)233-4622, 305-
777-1182. After 7pm call 305-804-5464
COMPLETELY REMODELED kitchen and
bath, duplex. 3/1 & 2/1. CHA $700/month.
Lake June access, No Pets/No Smoking. 1st,
- last & $1000 sec. 465-6045 or 243-9473.
HOUSE FOR RENT, Lake Placid spacious 3/2,
unfurn., no pets, $575 mo; (772)336-6814.
NEW HOME, immaculate condition, near
Lake Istokpoga, built 2003, 2/2/1.5 in Lake
Placid, large lot, all new appliances incl. wash-
er/dryer, only $750 month includes water,
first, last and security, no pets, non-smokers.
Call Mayra (954)608-7878.

6320 Seasonal Property
LARGE PRIVATE 1/1, fireplace, pool/hot
tub on patio, fully furnished, $950 month in-
cludes utilities, + deposit, 2 month minimum,
must see, please call (863)655-2289
SEBRING, 2 newly painted & completely
furn. apts., Ver clean. No Smoking, No Pets.
Covered carport. 385-1528 or 805-469-0396

6400 Rooms for Rent
FURNISHED STUDIO, Sebring, water & elec-
tricity incl. Seasonal or yearly. 863-382-6521

6550 Warehouses for Rent
3926 KENILWORTH BLVD.
SEBRING; 1500 sq. foot warehouse with air
conditioned office. Call Perry Carter
Advanced All Service Realty, Inc. 385-1181
STORAGE SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE
W.R. Musselman, Musselman Storage
Airport Road, Sebring, (863)655-1575
Warehouse and Office Space for Lease
Contact Ronnie Carter, Century 21 Advanced
All Service Realty, Inc., (863)385-1181, (800)
741-3509/ronnie@ronniecarter.com

660 0 Business & Offices
6O0 For Rent
FOR RENT/LEASE Prime Retail location on
US 27 S. Across from Dunkin Donuts 2400
sq.ft., can be divided into two 1200 sq.ft. sec-
tions. Call (863) 471-0045

7000
Merchandise

7020 Auctions
ABSOLUTE AUCTION
SAT. TAN. 8 AT 10 A.M.
LOCATION: Placid Mini Warehouse, 844
CR 621 E., Lake Placid, off US 27 N. Watch
for auction signs.
PARTIAL LIST: Craftmatic bed, dinette
sets, dresser and chest, bookcases, small
tables, lamps, loveseat, nice 30" electric
stove & refrigerator, recliners, odd chairs,
19" color t.v., lots of other furniture. Lots
of glassware, knick-knacks, dishes, sm.
electric appliances, lots of misc. items,
hand & yard tools, rototiller & lots more
still in boxes. Could be lots of surprises!
TERMS: Cash or check with proper ID. 10%
buyers premium. ,
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Works great S29. Call 214-1965
COLOR TV w/ remote control, Like new. $25.
Call 214-1965

7180 Furniture
BLACK FUTON $60. Call 214-6525
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
white washed, $100, (863)382-0032
LARGE SIDE chair. $65. Call 699-0390

LOVE SEAT, pastels $40. Call 214-6525
MATTRESS BRAND new pillow top sets,
queen set, 5 year warranty, can deliver, $185,
(321)508-0610.
MATTRESSES BRAND NEW Orthopedic sets,
full $130, queen $150. 5 year warranty. Can
deliver. Located in Sebring (321)508-0610
MEMORY FOAM 10" mattress, Nasa tech.
As seen on TV. New in plastic w/warr. $550.
Can deliver. Located in Sebring 321-508-0610

7180 Furniture
CRAFTMATIC TWIN bed, extra long, $300
OBO, new mattress, good cond, 465-1895.
MULTI floral (beige & rose) couch w/ 2 re-
cliner chair ends, good condition. $150 Must
Sell! Call 655-2472
RECLINER, GOOD condition. $50, behind cok-
er fuel of US 27, Sebring. Call 814-434-1659
WHITE NELSON wood crib. Exc. condition.
$60 OBO. Delivery available. Call 452-5706
WOOD TABLE $30. Call 214-6525
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HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL NEEDS
DONATIONS OF YOUR ATTIC INSTRUMENTS!
Instruments will be cleaned, repaired, and put
in the hands of students who otherwise would
not be able to participate in band. Donors will
be offered a tax deduction letter for the esti-
mated value of the instrument. Thanks!!!!!
LOWRY ORGAN, great cond., must sell,
$1500 080, 863-441-2644

7300 Miscellaneous
135 GALLON salt water fish tank on solid oak
cabinet. Everything from rocks to lights incl.,
$1500. Call 386-5171 or 381-9448
28' WARNER fiberglass line ladder. $125 &
28' Aluminum ladder. $100. Call 381-4483
COLLECTIBLES & household, variety. Red
Grapefruit free w/ purchase. Buy what you
want for $200 worth. 471-6962 or 214-6697
FIREWOOD, SPLIT, Oak dry seasoned
$85 per cord. Can deliver (863) 465-1161
FIREWOOD, SPLIT, Oak dry seasoned
$85 per cord. Can deliver (863) 465-1161
FOLDING CART portable. Shopping or aundry.
New in box. $25. 699-2449
FOR STANLEY Home Products of Fuller Brush
Call 382-3724 or 446-1506.
NEW 10X14 Berber Area Rug, bound backed.
Neutral color $180 OBO. Call 385-1335
SCREEN FOR screen rooms or pool enclo-
sures. 3 rolls, charcoal sun guard screen.
Each roll 72in. x 100ft New will sell, I have
the invoice price $829.57. Call (863)467-0336
WOLFF TANNING BEDS
AFFORDABLE CONVENIENT
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Payments From $29/month
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7320 Garage & Yard Sales
BRING IN the New Year. Side walk $2 bag
Sale. Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri. 8:30am 3pm.
Clothing, toys, books & misc. Second Time
Around 50 N. Main St., Lake Placid, (863)
465-0597

LAKE PLACID 844 CR 621, East of 27,
Thurs. Fri., Jan. 6-7, 8-2. Collectible glass,
kitchenware, lamps, occasional table, books,
lawn & hand tools, weedeater, stereo & TV's,
new/used items, 464-0877.

SEBRING Sat Jan 8th. 8am-lpm. 3503
Scenic Hwy. Household, books, beanie babies
& lots of misc.

7380 Machinery & Tools
PALM SANDER 1/4", 1.4 amp motor. $10
699-2449.

7400 Lawn & Garden
CRAFTSMAN 42 cut 17 hp Mower. $900 OBO
2yrs. old, runs great. Call 214-6525

7500 Livestock & Supplies
FERTILIZED HAY for sale. Excellent quality.
Call Jim Goza 863-453-5550.

7520 Pets & Supplies
5 9 WEEK old kittens, wheened for mother,
eating dry food on their own. Free to good
home. Call 452-9841 anytime.

FANCY GUPPIES
Large vari-colored, Delta tails, healthy, strong
fish. Only $1.00 each. Call 414-2083
FREE TO good home. Lab mix puppies, 5
months old: male, 4 female. Call 382-7662
PRETTY KITTENS orange, calico, black, ect.
Also many adult cats, spayed w/ shots. Call
for info 863-314-8832 or 863-382-7138

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75 0 Fresh Fruits &
L 0 Vegetables
GRAPEFRUIT Red, $3.75/ 5 gallon bucket
full, also baskets. Call 471-6962 or 214-6697
ORANGES & GRAPEFRUIT for sale. Daily after
9am. Good prices. Senior discounts. 706 S.
Marshall Ave, Avon Park. Call 453-6259
YOU PICK
STRAWBERRIES
Country Store & winery. Henscratch Farms,
Lake Placid. (863) 699-2060

8000
Recreation

8050 Boats &Motors
15' FIBERGLASS BOAT & trailer. 70hp
Johnson 'Tolling motor. New depth finder.
$1600 Call (863) 385-7295.

I BILL JARRETT FORD MERCURY SERVICE

8050 Boats & Motors
16' STARCRAFT Aluminum boat, w/ trialer.
No motor, asking $600. See at: 221 E. Cam-
phor St, Avon Park.
18' ALUMA CRAFT w/ trialer -New Nissan
25hp 4 cycle motor. $3200 Firm. 385-2887
1988 ASTROGLASS bass boat w/ 1998 50 hp
Mercury Tracker trolling motor & trailer.
$4000. Call (863) 465-9103
LOOKING FOR
SMALL BOAT TRAILER
Call (863)385-1088
TUBULAR BOAT trailer. Will haul 12'-14'
boat. $200. Call 381-4488.

8 150 Fitness & Exercise.

CARDIO FIT $25. Call (863) 382-8819
DP ULTRA GYMPAC
EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
Mounts to wall, good cond., $100 OBO
Call 446-0824
GAZELLE FREESTYLE ELITE
By Tony Little w/ videos. No impact exercise.
$250. Call (863) 465-9103

8200 Bikes & Cycle
Equipment
BIKE MURRAY 26" Mens. Old. $50. 699-2449
BIKE RACK for car or van. New in box. $30.
699-2449
WOMEN'S FOOT BRAKE BICYCLE, bas-
ket on front & side, w/tailight. $39. 214-1965

8400 Recreational Vehicles
1998 31' DUTCHMAN RV. A/C, two refridgera-
tors, 24'x8' Florida room, 8'x8' shop. 6'x8'
shed. $10,000 OBO Call (863) 635-5826

8500 Golf Carts
GAS POWERED golf cart. Custom paint job.
$800 OBO. Call 386-5171 or 381-9448

9000
Transportation

9100 Motorcycles & ATVs
1987 HONDA SHADOW, 700, exc. cond.,
$3500, (863)441-0985.
1999 HONDA Valcory motorcycle. 11,000 mi.
Leather saddle bags: Six. in the Six, wind-
shield. $8500 OBO. 386-5171 or 381-9448
KAWASKI VX 750. Tires and chrome rims &
other various parts. Call 443-0044 make offer.

9200 Trucks
1997 FORD 250XLT Crew Cab, power stroke
diesel, topper. Lots of extras & goodies. Must
see. $11,500. Call 465-0156
2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT
Extra clean, $7000 080 (863)453-6361
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97 GEO TRACKER Exc. condition, low
miles, $4500 OBO. Call 382-4430 after 5pm.
Having something to sell and not advertising
is like winking in the dark. You know what
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9220 Utility Trailers
6 X 18 UTILITY CARGO TRAILER Dual
axle, stack ramp, & side door. $3000. (863)
382-0135
9350 Automotive Parts
935 & Accessories
SEARS CARGO carrier. $125. Call 699-0390

9400 Automotive Wanted

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1986 HONDA Prelude, auto. win. & sunroof,
new tires, runs & looks good. $850 452-6983
1993 FORD Explorer standard, new tires,
clutch & brakes. $2500, 1990 Chevy Baretta
GT1500 OBO. Call 214-6525
1997 DODGE Stratus, Exc. condition, 74k mi.
garage kept, non smoker, extra clean. Green,
well maintained, $3400 OBO Call 382-8451.
2000 EXCURSION 1310. 146,000 mi.
$12,000. Call 465-0451 or 441-2749
2000 FORD Explorer Eddie Bauer, loaded,
leather, 54k miles. 12,000 OBO. Call 443-0104

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