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VOLUME 24/NUMBER 39


Charles and Anne Reynolds iaboe)i at the grawe
site of their son. Rob. "ho "as 6 at the time he
"as killed in a bus accident 3(1 years ago. The
bus "as mangled i.right i after being hit by a semi
during a fogg) morning in Lake Placid. TNo
other children and the bus driver also iere
killed in the tragic accident.


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-3 Years Later
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By KEVIN J. SHUTT
LAKE PLACID As quietly as a lifting fog, the 30th anniversary
1of a school bus crash that killed three children and its driver passed
'Thursday.
At 7:38 a.m. Feb. 16, 1976. a bus carrying 49 students to school
was struck at the intersection of U.S. 27 and State Road 621 by a trac-
4 tor-trailer fully loaded with frozen chicken.
"That morning was so foggy you couldn't see four feet in front of
.you," Kell Woods said Thursday during a phone interview. Woods
:was a 12-year-old passenger on Bus No. 11, which never completed
its runs that Monday morning.
Avery John Cox, 11, 6-year-old Robert
Reynolds, 5-year-old Mark 'Holmes and Charles
Irwin, 51, died. Nearly two doz6n-other students
were hospitalized.
Truck driver Ken Ed Staples, 23, of College
Park, Ga., was cited for failure to use due care and
for running a red light,.according to Trooper Lamar
D. Ritenour's report.
Looking over copies of the Avon Park Sun on
Wednesday, Ritenour said the pictures returned him
to the chaotic intersection.
"Looking at this, I can hear everything- all the
See BUS, page 9A


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Goetz: Istokpoga levels a matter of 'balance'


Residents want schedule
adjusted for late hurricanes
-By PHIL ATTINGER
News-Sun
SEBRING Residents got a chance
Friday to express displeasure with 'Lake
Istokpoga water levels during Hurricane
Wilma.
However, according to water manage-
ment experts, they may not be able to do
much, at least yet.
When and how, high to set v.ater lc -
els on Lake Istokpoga depends on find-
ing.a balance between supply, ecology,


iecre.aitoril bo.aiing and flood control.
Lt. Col. Andrew W. Goetz, deputy dis-
trict engineer with the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers in Jacksonville, said that if
water levels on Lake Istokpoga are low-
ered, residents and agriculturists may
not get high wind-surge.
However, South ,Florida Water
Management District may have supply
problems and not be able to release
water at all, he said, because it won't
flow out.
High lake levels during a hurricane
could flood Eagle's Nest, a subdivision
of 25 homes on the south end of the lake.


-Ray Cash said taking the lake down two
foot would let residents without any
water put boats on the lake.
Paul Ph. pei,. representing caladium
growers, said the only dikes on thief ,outhI
end of the lake are privately 'owned.
Flood c'.nli Ji:pl:ends on how well indi-
viduals maintain them.
A dike on the west side of a 20-acre
field of his failed and flooded a crop
with muck, water and debris during last
year's hurricane season.
There is no natural drainage north of
County Road 621, so that field is still
flooded, he said.


If the Corps h.i, to bring up water lev-
els for the winter, Phypers would like to
see it happen later in the year, such as
November.
Susan. Sylvester, deputy director of
operations for the water district, said the
last two hurricane seasons blew away
expected rain and wind levels.
2004 had 15 tropical storms and nine
hurricanes: 2005 had 27 tropical storms
and 15 hurricanes. None of this new
wind and rain data is part of the lake
level fluctuation Ichedules. Sylvester
See BALANCE, page 9A


FAA and condo development collide


By ELAINE SEDLOCK
News-Suni .
AVON PARK Just when
Roland Difley's horizon was
beginning to show signs of
hope, he was delivered another
blow.
Having placed his citrus
nursery property on the market
after losing it to canker three
months. ago, Dilley was
approached by out-of-town
developer Jacob Nagar.
"I was elated when I was
approached by the Realtor and a
contract was drawn up for the
sale of the property," Dilley
said., "We should have closed
by Jan. 28."
'His enthusiasm was short-
lived as issues, some of which
had been buried for years, came
unearthed stalling the trans-
action and possibly preventing
it.
Nagar proposed a mixed-use
development plan. The com-
mercial end of it would include
a shopping village with outdoor
cafes, boutiques, restaurants, a
supermarket, and small retailers
along the area facing State
Road 64. He even envisioned
potentially well-known fran-
chises such as Starbucks,
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Carraba's Italian Grill, and a
major bank.
Residentially, he proposed
Waterways Village, an upscale
gated community of 600 units
with a clubhouse, two pools,
tennis courts, a playground and


a gym. According to his propos-
al, this would set the standard
for future gated communities in
the area.
He suggested that the devel-
opment would reduce traffic in
Avon Park "as the residents


could walk or ride bikes to do
shopping."
Because the property in ques-
tion is outside of city limits, it
would require annexation.
Issues were raised by the
Avon Park Executive Airport


(opposite Dilley's site on SR
64), when the petition- for
annexation was brought to the
city council.
There have been two council
meetings related to the Dilley
dilemma. At the first meeting,
attorney John McClure spoke
on behalf of the airport about
public safety. It appears that the
Dilley property lies in what is
referred to as the "clear zone,"
an area strictly regulated by
Federal Aviation Administra-
tion guidelines. It was men-
tioned that because the airport
relies heavily on grants from
the FAA, that they could lose
funding if they do not comply
with those policies.
Additionally, the city would
be liable if a plane crashed into
the development something
that did happen a few years ago
when a Lear jet crashed into the
Dilley property, according to
City Manager C.B. Shirey.
According to John Barben,
chairman of the city's Airport
Community Redevelopment
Agency and Airport Advisory
Committee, these guidelines
deal with hazards, structures,
visual runways, precision
See COLLIDE, page 7A


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2A News-Sun, Sunday, February 19, 2006



Fifty percent increase noted as Cracker Trail Riders assemble


Special to the News-Sun
As the Florida Cracker Trail
Association steps off today for
its 19th annual re-enactment of
cattle drivers returning, from
historic sales for shipment
south, there are 140 riders regis-
tered and others awaiting a
chance to join.
Former Ride Trail Boss Sam
Harper, who is also a past pres-
ident of the association, said
Thursday the "riders are lining
up for late registration" and will
be processed at the starting


point of the annual event in
Manatee County and along the
route to be taken to the east
coast ride terminus at Fort
Pierce.
The count, however, was
already at 140 registered riders
from about the state and nation
during a check by officers
Thursday. The ride usually
draws about 100 riders, Harper
said.
"There is also a good chance
we may have a couple of
celebrities on borrowed horses


for the early week ride," Harper
continued, noting a conversa-
tion she had with the Bellamy
Brothers, a Florida singing
group -who have a ranch in
Dade City and are interested in
the historic ride.
Harper said she was checking
to determine the dates for the
20th anniversary event in 2007
in hopes of getting a commit-
ment from the group to perform
a fund-raising concert in Fort
Pierce as the anniversary ride
ends, when the idea of a pair of


the singers joining up this
month in the early ride days of
today, Monday or Tuesday.
As the riders head east on
The Florida Cracker Trail, des-
ignated back in the mid 1980s
by the Florida Legislature and
the Florida Department of
Transportation, the group will
be stopping for lunch, breaks
and night camping at historic
pioneer ranches along the way.
Currently the ride begins in
eastern Manatee County at the
intersection of the Trail or State


Road 64 and County Road
675.One of the favorite places
to view the riders and their rigs
is the busy intersection of U.S.
27 in Highlands County where
State Road 66 and U.S. 98 con-
verge.
A massive traffic stop by the
Highlands County Sheriffs
Department makes the event a
"safe one," Harper said. It is
there that the riders and their
accompanying vehicles reach
the halfway mark of the route
home taken by cattlemen who


had sold their cows at west
coast markets such as Punta
Rassa where they were shipped
to Cuba.
Another "special stop" is
made at the Zolfo Springs
Elementary school and later
that day, Tuesday, at the Kahn
Ranch where a special program
and dinner, by reservation, is
staged. The ranch is owned by
Marvin and Elsa Kahn. He is
one of the founders of the Trail
designation made in 1987 and
has hosted the camp each year.


Eagle Scout candidate helps



build Hammock boardwalk


Courtesy photo
Plastic plant trays, PVC-pipes, growing lights and reflective material stand stacked where members of
the Highlands County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force found it after serving a search warrant thursday
in Lorida George Ronald Farina Jr., 52, of 1209 N. Oak Ridge Drive, is now in Highlands/County Jail
under a $500,000 bond, charged with cultivation of cannabis, possession of cannabis with intent to sell or
deliver, and 'possession of drug paraphernalia.



Drug task force busts



Lorida marijuana grower


By PHIL ATTINGER
News-Sun
SEBRING Law enforce-
ment has busted what appears
to ha\e been sophisticated
manijuaha gro% int operation inf.
Londa "
Geoi-e Rt:n.ild Farina Jr., 52,
sole occupant of 1209 N. Oak
Ridge Drive, is now in
Highlands County Jail under a
$500,000 bond.-
He has been charged with
cultivation of cannabis, posses-
sion of cannabis with intent to
sell or deliver, and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
When members of the
Highlands County Multi-
Agency Drug Task Force
served a search warrant
Thursday at his house, they
found two garages converted
into growing rooms.
Sheriff Susan Benton charac-
terized the house as a "very
sophisticated growing opera-
tion."
From inside the house, offi-
cers seized high-pressure vapor
lights and reflective material,
large 50-gallon plastic barrels
for liquid fertilizer, plants,
pumps, PVC tubing for irriga-
tion and, allegedly even


prepackaged drugs in Baggies,
ready for sale,
Capt. Randy LaBelle with
the sheriff's office said plant
growth chemicals.ran to plants
:-.via the tubing. itih a syAsemnof
timer, and water pumps -"
Irue hy\dr'opo nic growing oper-
ation."'
The bust was part of a long-
term investigation, LaBelle
said, that broke open when a
search warrant in Miami a few
weeks ago turned up another
growing operation run by
Farina's brother.
Detective Mike Delaney,
lead detective on the Lorida
case, was able to get a search
warrant, LaBelle said.
During the. search, deputies
and representatives from
Glades Electric Cooperative
learned Farina had diverted a
significant, amount of .power
from Glades Electric lines via
buried underground cable.
Susie Bishop, with Glades
Electric, said investigators con-
tacted them to see if there was
stolen electricity. It .was not
readily visible. Technicians had
not seen it before officers found
the feed.
"The guy is an ex-eldctrical


contractor," LaBelle said. "He
was able to divert power (from)
between the pole and the
meter."
He said the diverting power
is ve'r $'mmon among grow
ht .iuis,-t-1-a.,ioid detection.
Bishp' 'com'p iii kets the
sheriff's office and FDLE for
cracking the case. She doesn't
expect to know until next week
how much power was stolen,
but it won't effect legal cus-
tomers' rates.
Charges are pending for the
theft of electric power, as well
as possible federal charges,
LaBelle said.
Officers found just less than
$249,000 in cash, LaBelle said.
All cash and equipment used
in growing or transporting the
rarijuana was seized as evi-
dence. The sheriff's office and
the DEA will proceed to forfeit
the cash, the residence, and any
cars Farina used.
LaBelle said two vehicles
were seized: A Chevrolet
extended cab pickup and a
Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
By law, officers can use such
vehicles for future special
investigations.


By PHIL ATTINGER
News-Sun -
SEBRING Almost every
big .event in Highlands
Hammock State Park has peo-
ple walking alongside County
Road 634.
This can be a problem, since
the road goes straight through
the park, with traffic traveling
between Highlands and Hardee
counties.
Now a project to build a
boardwalk through the woods
may help solve that problem
and earn a native Floridian an
Eagle Scout rank from Boy
Scouts of America..
Jarrett Singley, 17, whose,
great-great-grandfather was
city founder George Sebring,
first heard about the project in
May 2005. His mother, Beverly
Singley, talked with Jeannie
Parks, assistant park manager,
at a Sebring High School Air
Force Junior Reserve Officer
Training Corps banquet.
Jarrett Singley .was in ROTC
for two years,, and earned the
rank of Tech Sergeant.
Parks said The Friends of
Highlands Hammock have had
a plan to build a boardwalk to
take pedestrian traffic off that
part of the road. It would pass
through the woods from the


CLARIFICATION

The headline in Friday's
News-Sun Lifestyle section
incorrectly stated that the
Highlands Delta Chorale will
perform bluegrass music. This
40-voice ensemble performs a
mixture of classics, Broadway,
.gospel, sacred and a rousing
patriotic medlies, but not blue-
grass.
Also, the information about
the officers and board of direc-
tors was inadvertently deleted
from that story. Those who
were elected in February were
Pat Riccobono, president;
Frances Swope, vice president;
Leah Grecko, secretary; and
Roy Hamill, treasurer. Serving
on the board for a one-year
term. will be Norma Jhingory
and Tom Zentner. Two-year
terms will be served by
Rosemary Shearer, John
Rainey and Bernard Cornetta.


Residents urged to attend Vision 2020 sessions


By PHIL ATTINGER
News-Sun
SEBRING People hoping
to secure their vision for'
Highlands County's future may
want to attend Monday's
Vision 2020 session.
Lynn Topel, executive direc-
tor of Florida's Heartland Rural
Economic Development
Initiative, said people should
attend as many of the three ses-
sions as they can over the next
two months.
Each one is held at a different


location, but each new meeting
will build on the previous one,
first by gathering each person's
priorities for the future, and
then seeing which ones will be
the priorities for the whole
county.
Topel said sessions will focus
on what aspects of community
people want to keep and will
give people a chance to get
more information from area
experts on their concerns.
There will be three public
meetings. The first 6-9 p.m.


Monday at Sebring Middle
School will help identify
what residents treasure and
what their desires are for the
future of the county.
The second session at 6-9
p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Lake
Placid High School Commons,
will help refine the list of indi-
vidual desires.
The last session, 6-9 p.m.
Tuesday, April 4, at Avon Park
Community Center, will build
consensus and discuss the next
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reality.
Local, state, and regional
organizations will use what
they learn to influence plan-
ning. Once counties set priori-
ties, Topel said, then the eco-
nomic development initiative
can help them go after funding.
She recommends that anyone
who can attend all three do so to
help make sure the vision is one.
for the entire county.


parking area to the picnic area
by the Civilian Conservation
Corps Museum.
The park is always looking
for scout projects and has
always benefited from them,
Parks said.
Singley, a scout since 1999,
will be 18 on March 12. He
needs to complete his Eagle
Scout project before then.
Construction began last
week.
He started fund raising in
August and September, and
needed all materials and funds
in place before he could start
building: Cutting wood,
installing- planks and placing
rails.
With help from park person-
nel, fellow scouts, scout lead-
ers, friends and family, he has
already put 100 hours of prepa-
ration into the project, Beverly
Singley said.
When he's done, he said the
park will have a 521-foot walk-
way through the woods, 5 feet
wide, with railings. 3 1/2 feet
high.
It will be at-grade, allowing
for wheelchair access and a
bridge over a creek, Parks said.
A contractor will put in the
pilings for the bridge, Beverly


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Singley said.
The project costs $24,000
total, Parks said. Jarrett sent out
letters to several businesses and
residents for donations. For
$50, donors can have a plaque
put on the railing.
He still has letters and dona-
tions coming in, Beverly
Singley said.
The Division of State Parks
was also able to match funds
with a $10,000 grant, Parks
said.
About 40-50 feet of the trail
is already done, Jarrett Singley
said. He'll be out in the park
every weekend until the project
is complete.
. Other members of Scout
Troop 818 went to camp in
Wauchula over the weekend of
Feb. 17-19 for a scout chal-
lenge, he said. After that, some
of the leaders came out that
Sunday to help him.
He couldn't go to the camp
out. Besides school and the.
project, he holds a job at Kash
n' Karry :supermarket as
cashier/service clerk.
Other volunteers are wel-
come to help, Beverly Singley
said. People can call 382-9392
to ask her or husband Arthur
Singley about helping.


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Gibson charged with failing


to register as sexual offender


News-Sun
SEBRING A listed sexual
offender who allegedly
absconded from Highlands
County as much as six months
prior to last April was charged
this week with failing to regis-
ter that address change with the
Highlands County Sheriff's
Office.
S James Alan
Gibson, 27, a
Highland student living
at 230 Cornell
Road,, St.
hugustine, ha s 3171
been charged
and was
GIBSON booked into the
Highlands County Jailr on
Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Arrest reports state he still
had his address listed as 3171
Grove Ave., Avon Park,
although Florida Department of
Law Enforcement records had
his last address listed as 3955
Lewis Speedway, St.
Augustine.
According to jail officials, he
was found in another county
and brought back to Highlands
County.
The case began 10 months


ago. At 10:59 a.m. April 5,
2005, a Highlands County sher-
iff's deputy attempted to con-
tact Gibson at his Avon Park
address and found another per-
son who said he had lived there
two months, Gibson had moved
out, and he hadn't seen Gibson
for six months.
By Florida statute, listed sex-
ual offenders have 48 hours to
update their Florida driver's
license or identification card
when they move to a new
address.
Then, on Oct. 18, 2005, a
warrant was sworn out on
Gibson for failure to return
leased equipment and false v6r-
ification of ownership to a
pawnbroker, according to arrest
records.
A white male, Gibson stands
6 feet tall, weighs 160 pounds,
has brown hair and hazel eyes,
a scar on his left wrist and a tat-
too of a cross on his right hand.
His convictions are lewd or las-
civious act on a child under age
16 and providing obscene
material to a minor.
According to booking
reports bail was set at $12,000.


Two others register
Two other sexual offenders
were registered Tuesday with
the sheriff's office.
Walter Leona
Walter Jess
Leona, 70, of
2157 W.
.:i Bonita Road,
Avon Park, is a
white male
standing 5 feet
LEONA 8 inches,
LEONA weighing 184
pounds, with gray hair and
brown eyes. He has a convic-
tion of sexual battery/carnal
intercourse with a person under
18. .
David Putnam
.David
Wa y n e
Putman, 40, of
.' 403 Triumph
DDrive,
Sebring, is a
white male
standing 6 feet
PUTNAM 1 inch, weigh-
ing 230
pounds, with brown hair and
hazel eyes. He has a conviction
of sexual battery injury not
likely on a person who is not
a. minor.


OBITUARIES


Michael Koritza
Michael Koritza, 93, of
Sebring, died Feb. 14, 2006, in
Sarasota.
Born in Chicago, he retired
from Mallory after 43 years as a
tool and die maker in
Indianapolis, moving to
Sebring. He worked as a nurse
and later served on the
Highlands Regional Medical
Center Auxiliary in Sebring. He
was a member of Sebring
Church of the Nazarene.
He is survived by his wife,
Florence.
Visitation will be at 1 p.m.
Monday at Morris Funeral
Chapel, Sebring. Funeral serv-
ice will follow at 2 p.m. with
the Rev. Emmett Garrison offi-
ciating.
Burial will be in Lakeview
Memorial Gardens, Avon Park.
Memorial donations may be
made to Sebring Church of the
Nazarene.

Joseph Smith
Joseph James
Smith, 88, of
Sebring, died Feb.
14, 2006, in Sebring.
Born in Williamstown, Pa.,
-he was a resident of Bristol
Township for more than 25
years before moving to Florida
in 1985.


He was employed at Rohm &-
Haas Co., Bristol, Pa., retiring
after 25 years of service. He
also was a teacher in the Bristol
Boro School District in the
early 1950s. He was a veteran
of the United States Army, serv-
ing during World War II. He
was a Fourth Degree member of
the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife,
Regina; daughters, Joanne
Barnhart of Gaithersburg, Md.
and Susanne Seeber of
Langhorne, Pa.; son, Patrick J.
of Levittown, Pa.; eight grand-
children; five great-grandchil-
dren; stepdaughters, Maryann
Krass and Julia Bearstle'r; and
two stepgrandchildren.
Visitation will be from 11
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Monday at
the Wade Funeral Home,
Bristol Boro, Pa. Funeral Mass
will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at
St. Mark Church, Bristol Boro,
Pa. Interment will be in Our
Lady of' Grace Cemetery,
Langhorne, Pa.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Alzheimer's
Association, 325 Chestnut St.,
Suite 1120, Philadelphia, PA
19106.

Elmer Yoder
Elmer Jacob Yoder, 87, of
Wakarusa, Ind., died Feb. 17,
2006, in Wakarusa.


Born in Elkhart County, Ind.,
he was a former resident of
Bremen, Ind and Sebring since
1985. He moved to Wakarusa,
Ind. in 2001.
He worked as a delivery man
at the former Stuart's Bakery,
Bremen, Ind.; parts manager
for the former Bob's Chevrolet
in Wakarusa, Ind.; and worked
in the parts department at
McCormicks Chevrolet in
Nappanee, Ind.
. He was a member of the
Church of the Brethren in
Bremen-and Sebring.
Survived by his wife, Fern;
daughters, Sally Stutzman of
Syracuse, Ind. and Peggy
Bowers of Wakarusa, Ind. sons,
Terry Sr. of West Lafayette,
Ind. and Don of Goshen, Ind.;
eight grandchildren; four great-
grandchildren; and one great-
great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 2-4
p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Monday at
Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret-Lienhart
Funeral Home, Wakarusa, Ind.
Funeral service will be at 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at Wakarusa
'Missionary Church, with the
Rev. Jim Hossler officiating.
Burial will be in Olive (East)
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Habitat for
Humanity.


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' Highlands County report


Willis charged

with armed
robbery and
burglary
LAKE PLACID A pel-
let-gun robbery case put a
man in jail.
As of Feb.
S7, Robert Lee
Willis, 20, of
Lake Placid,
Iis facing
armed rob--
bery, burgla-
ry, theft and
WILLIS' retail theft
charges,
along with warrants for fail-
ure to appear in court on
other charges.
Total bond was set at
$164,500, arrest reports said.
Allegedly, Willis broke
into B&Y Grocery in Lake
Placid at 5 a.mn. Jan. 3.
Several cellular phones and
pieces of jewelry were taken,
valued at $4,399, total.
Fingerprint evidence
allegedly linked Willis to the
scene.


Reports allege Willis
admitted to Lake Placid
police on Feb. 7 that he stole
a $250 cellular phone on Jan.
18 from the El Mercadito
store.
Also, reports said he
admitted to holding up a
Hispanic man on Jan. 27 with
a black Walther pellet pistol
behind Royal Palm Bowling
Center in Lake Placid, taking
$50 and a cellular phone from"
the victim.

Paniccia

charged with

aggravated
assault with
sword
SEBRING A local man
has been charged with aggra-
vated assault on Feb. 1 after
allegedly pointing a sword at
the victim.
Arrest reports state
Americo Paniccia Jr., 29, of
Sebring, got angry during an
argument with a 35-year-old
woman, allegedly yelling at


both her and two young chil-
dren.
Then, according to arrest
reports, he said he would kill
her, and pointed a long sword
at her.
She was able to take the
sword away from him,
reports said, then picked up
the phone to make a call.
Allegedly,, Paniccia ripped
the phone cradle off the wall,
telling her to let him talk with'
her. She wouldn't give him
the phone, reports said, so he
allegedly took it by force and
hit her with it.
She told him she was going
to call police, at which time
he allegedly got a knife from
the kitchen and walked out-
side. Soon after, reports said,
he walked back inside with a
superficial cut to his wrist.
Allegedly, he told her he
would, and did, call 911 to
say she cut him.,
When questioned by
Highlands County sheriff's
deputies, Paniccia said he cut
his own wrist and hit the vic-
tim with the phone by acci-
dent.
Other witness testimony
confirmed the sword and
phone incidents, so deputies
arrested him. Blanket bond is
$100,000.


Driver ejected after collision


LAKE PLACID The driv-
er of a 1998 Ford pickup got
sent to Tampa General Hospital,
Friday night after apparently
making a right turn in front of
another car.
Jesus Garcia, of Lake Placid,
wasn't wearing a seat belt and
the impact pitched him out onto
the U.S. 27. He was transported
with critical injuries and
according to Florida Highway
Patrol, he still remained in very
critical condition Saturday
afternoon.
At 8:10 p.m. Friday, he was
southbound on U.S. 27 and
pulled into the right turn lane
for Sun 'N Lakes Boulevard,
) across from Buck Lake.
At that same time,: John P.
Flolka of Estero, 61, was north-
bound in the right lane in a
2002 Chevrolet sport utility
vehicle. Elulth Flolka, 65, was
his passenger.
The driver of the Ford tried
to make a right turn in front of
the Chevrolet, reports said. The
SUV ran into the truck's right
front, spinning it counter-clock-
wise and'throwing the driver
onto the northbound lanes of


the highway.
John and Elulth Flolka were
treated at Florida Hospital Lake
Placid for serious and minor
injuries, respectively.
The Ford landed in the medi-
an with $7,000 damage. The
Chevrolet stopped on the north-


bound shoulder and sustained
$10,000 in damage.
Charges are pending investi-
gation. FHP said alcohol was
not a, factor with John Flolka,
but could not say in regard to
the other drier as of Saturday
afternoon.


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SEBRING Oral
Alexander Williams, 19, of
Sebring, is still waiting for trial.
He is a defendant in a case
where two men allegedly kid-'
napped an 18-year-old male and
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injured
SEBRING A motorcyclist
allegedly attempted a left turn
Tuesday, Feb.- 7, .from
Haywood Taylor Boulevard
onto U.S. 98.
He got hit by a car and taken
to a Highlands Regional
Medical Center with minor
injuries.
Florida Highway Patrol cited
Troy Slavers, 32, of Sebring,
with violation of the right of
way. According to reports, he
was on a 2005 Veno motorcycle
at 8:01 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Heading southbound on
Haywood Taylor Boulevard,
Slavers reportedly stopped at
U.S. 98, then attempted to turn
left.
At that same time, Mitchel
.A. Rucks, 47, and Beverly
Rucks, age unknown, were
driving back to Okeechobee in
a 2000 Chevrolet van.
FHP stated Slavers turned
directly in their path. They ran '
into the back of the motorbike
and Slavers got thrown off onto
the road.
Neither of the Rucks were.
injured, reports said.


drove them to a secluded loca-
tion and raped the woman a
total three times.
Genetic evidence .has
allegedly matched Williams. I
According to jail records,
Williams and his codefendant,
Julius J. Nixon, 18, each were
charged on Oct. 29, 2005, with
armed burglary of a structure or
conveyance, robbery with a
firearm and five counts each of


armed sexual battery.
Williams, as of Oct. 8, 2005,
also is charged with two counts
of armed kidnapping and two
counts of sexual battery mul-
tiple perpetrators jail records
state.
According to the state attor-
ney's office,,Williamns is under-
going evaluations while in cus-
tody at the jail, awaiting trial. A
trial date has not yet been set.


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Highlands County Commission Agenda
February 21, 2006


1'. Meeting called to order
2. Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance
3. Call for "Citizens not on
the j.genl. forms to be turned
in
4. Announcements
M Tuesday, 1 p.m., Placid
Utilities Water Advisory
Committee, Room 213, 505 S.
Cormnerce Ave.
Wednesday, 10 a.m., Long
Range Transportation
Committee, Room 201, 501 S.
Commerce Ave.
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.,
Heartland : Rural Healthf
Net'.. ork Inc. Board of
)-:r ..[s --Central Fl-uiiJ.i
Health Care, 950 CR ,17 A.
West, Avon Park
Wednesday, 4 p.m.,
Natural Resources A.d\is:r,
Commission, Engineering
Training Room, 2nd Floor, 501
S,. Commerce Ave.
Thursday, 9:30 a.m.,
Highlands County Community
Health Improvement Planning
Committee, 7205 S, George
Blvd. t
Thursday, 1:15 p.m.,
Highlands County Hospital


District Board, SFCC Dental
Education Facility
5. Consent agenda
A. Request approval to pay
all duly authorized bills and
employee benefits Feb. 21,
2006
B. Request approval of
Satisfaction of Mortgage
Jerome and Maira Patterson
C. Request approval to
appoint Juan Berrones to serve
on the Highlands County
Citizens Advisory Task Force
Committee
D. Request approval to can-
cel outstanding balance due of
Blue Cross Blue Shield insur-
ance premiums ,
E. Request approval of a
Resolution appointing Tim
Eures to the 911/Communi-
cations Committee as a voting
member and chairman
F. Request approval of a
tourism grant to the Avon Park
Chamber of Commerce for the
Peace River Outboard Race
Association Event (Hydroplane
Boat Race) in the amount of
$7,000
G. Request .ippro'al of
Anastasini Entertainment's


request for a Carnival Permit
contingent upon their meeting
all requirements
H. Request approval of an
Adopt a Highway Agreement
with Mickey's Restaurant of,
Placid Lakes
1. Request approval of an
Adopt a Highway Agreement
with Deidee Harstine of Placid
Lakes Country Club
J. Request approval of budg-
et amendment 05-06-110
K. Request approval of
Resolutions & Budget
Amendments 05-06-105; 106;
107
6. Action
A. Paul K. Ferrell, Peace of
Highlands County: Request for
support of naming a portion of
U.S. 27. "Martin Luther King
and Coretta Scoutt "King
Memorial Highway' Ti'
B. Chairman Bul lard:
Request approval of a
Resolution in recognition of
Tom Portz's years of service to
Highlands County
C. Facilities Management
Director: Request to initiate
Small Claims Court proceed-
ings against Affordable
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SEBRING The Sebring
Rotary Club will be putting on
their aprons early Wednesday
morning to begin their annual.
day of cooking what will even-
tually turn in to about 2,400
spaghetti dinners.
The project began in 1964.
The first year's profit was about
$600 and went to improve Teen
Town, which is now Highlands
Little Theatre. The following
year, there were about 800 din-
ners served.
Louis Alsmeyer became gen-
eral chairman in 1965 and con-
tinued in that position until the
late '70s.
Since 1978, the profits have
been $180,768.90.
Wednesday's dinner, from
4:30-7:30 p.m., will mark the
43rd year for the fund-raiser.
There are still a number of
members who are still faithfully
serving on the original commit-
tees: Ernie Breed, Ed Koch,
Jack Ingle and George Hensley.
Bill Jernigan started helping
in 1965, helping his father-in-
law, Louis Alsmeyer, as the
assistant general chairman.
Jernigan later took on more


1. Request approval of a
Resolution' authorizing voting
activity to the Local Mitigation
Strategy Committee (LMS)
2. Request approval of
Covenants, Easements, and a
Warranty Deed resulting from
conditions of Comprehensive
Plan Amendments
E. County Administrator:
1. Request approval of a
Proclamation recognizing
"National Engineer's Week"
2. Request approval of
Budget Amendment 05-06-111
decreasing fund 005 Reserve'
for Contingency
3. Request approval of an
Interlocal Agreement with the
City of Sebring regarding the
Brownfield Program
7. Adjourn "


responsibilities as Alsmeyer's All of the cooking takes
health began to fail. place at the fairgrounds.
Now Jernigan serves as About 24 cases of green
chairman of the event with his beans, flavored with- smoked
son, Larry, serving as assistant ham hocks and chopped fresh
chairman as sauce committee onions, are cooked. Coleslaw,
chairman. rolls, butter and cookies are
The spaghetti committee, added to the plate at serving
under Ernie Breed, Ed Koch time.
and Kim McKay, boil water in There will be two "take-out"
two 55-gallorr drums and cook lines behind the kitchen and the
spaghetti and green beans with building will be open for those
ham and onions in 15-20 gallon wanting to "eat in."
pots and cook all day. They The dinner will benefit the
cook 400 pounds dry weight of bands at Hill-Gustat and
spaghetti, cool it down for stor- Sebring middle schools.
age and then reheat as club--Sering Rotary Club has sup-.
members serve between 2,000 ported school bands since 1926.,
and 2,400 people. Tickets are available through
The meat sauce committee any Sebring Rotary member or
cooks 700 pounds of lean meat through band members at Hill-
in 14 50-pound batches along Gustat or Sebring middle
with more than 100 gallons of schools. The stage band will
tomato products and all the play a concert during the din--
other condiments. ner.

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Registrations are being
accepted for the 1Ilth annual,
Heartland Games. Hosted by-
South Florida Community
College and sanctioned by the
Florida Sports Foundation, the
Heartland Games qualify ath-
letes for the Florida Senior
Games State Champion hips
The 2006 Heartland Games,
are'open to amateur athletes 50
years and older as of Dec. 31.
Events will be held between


March 5-29 at various venues
in Highlands, County. Athletes
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sports: archery; basketball; bil-
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shuffleboard; team softball;
table tennis; tennis; and track
and field, including a 5K run.
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Special to the News-Sun
AVON PARK More than
50 race teams have already reg-
istered to compete in the sixth
annual Rotary Legends
Challenge at the Avon Park
High School Football Field on
Saturday.
Not only do the Legends,
Mini Cup, and Bandolero driv-


ers put on an exciting show; the
camaraderie among the teams is
unique in sports. There proba-
bly is not a team that wouldn't
share a tool, part or information
with another team that was in
need. That's because you have
families that are supporting
their kids in an exciting sport.
If you take the time after the
races to go into the pits and get
autographs or just meet the
drivers you will see dads and
moms loading the trailer and


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Tom Clarke and his youngest daughter, Kara, will compete against
each other next weekend at the Rptary Legends Challenge. The :
Clarkes show off many of the trophies they have won during their
racing career. In the Mini Cup Series, mother and son Jameen and
Derek Morey will also compete.


putting up tools and equipment.
This level of racing truly is a
family sport.
This year there are two fami-
lies that are taking the "family"
concept to another level. In the
Legends division, Tom and
Kara Clarke will be competing
against each other.
Tom is a businessman from
Palm Beach Gardens and the
father of two girls. Kelly, the
older of the girls, took the path
of dance recitals. Many who
have had young daughters can
recall the hours sitting through
those recitals. Siblings were
dragged along and got to share
in the experience whether they
wanted to or not.
Kara, Tom's younger daugh-
ter, shared in that experience
and decided that she wanted
something a little more excit-
ing.
In 2004, Tom bought a
Bandolero race car.
Immediately, Kara proved she
found her niche. In her first year
of competition, she recorded
two second-place finishes, two
third-place finishes and was
regional champion at the
Orlando Speedworld fall race.
While continuing her
Bandolero racing, she has also
moved up to the much faster
Legends cars. Meanwhile, her
dad, Tom, saw how much fun
Kara was having so he pur-
chased a Legends racer as well.
Now the competition added a
new element father vs.
daughter.
So who is the better of the
two? It's currently pretty much
a draw with Kara taking the
edge. But as for the future, the
sky is the limit for Kara, the 17-
year-old up and coming star.
Tom is officially classified as a
Master (the over-the-hill gang)
and is having a ball racing
against his daughter who is
going after the 2006 Semi Pro
title.
Both father and daughter will
be competing this year in the
Le-rrid-. Challenge in Avon
Park ,
Meanwhile, the Mini Cup
Series has a similar situation,
but this time it is mother vs.


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Gerald I
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year. Gerald
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Bandolero
Young Guns
division (12-15
years old). He
will race in this
year's Avon
Park Rotary
Legends Race
on Saturday.


son.
Even though Jameen and
Derek Morey have both been
racing Mini Cups for two years,
this will be 'the first year that
they actually get to compete
against each other. Derek has
been competing in the Junior
All-star series while Jameen
raced Allpro. However, this
year Derek has moved up to the
Allpro division after finishing
sixth in points last year.
So how did mother and son
become racers?
The Moreys come from a
racing family. While Jameen
was growing up as a young, girl
her father was running the dirt
track circuit. Then Jameen's
brother started racing. Jameen's
son, Derek, being exposed to
racing literally from birth
decided he too wanted to be a
racer.
Two years ago they went to
Orlando Speedworld to watch
the races and the Mini Cups
were competing. Within days
they bought Derek a car and not
wanting to be left out, Jameen
bought one to.
Like the Legends series, the
Mini Cups have a number of
I'"nn1. es itha pOitLcipjite. but the
NfIoied\ e till onl' mointhe, .son
duo.
The Rotary Legends
Challenge in Avon Park will be'


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the first race where the family
gets to go door, handle to door
handle. Asked who is the better
driver, Jameen said, "I'm faster
because my car is faster but
Derek thinks, he's the better
driver and can get through the
corners better."
Those attending Saturday's
race will find out which is bet-
ter.
AdJ..rciic tickets are only $7
(children under 9 are free) and
are available at Big T Tire, Bill,
Jarrett Ford, Wells Dodge
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(* News and events


First Baptist
hosting dessert
and drama
SEBRING The First
Baptist Church of Sebring will
have a dessert and drama at
6:30 p.m. today at the church,
200 E. Center Ave.
A ventriloquist and man-
nequin, Geraldine and Ricky,
will perform in honor of
Valentine's Day. They have
traveled all over the world to
entertain people with their
style of humor. They are fre-
quent guests on Christian
cruises, including one spon-
sored by well-known minister
Charles Stanley of Atlanta.
The public is invited to this
event.

VFW plans
casino trip
AVON PARK Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 9853 is
hosting trip to Golden Moon
Resort and Casino in
Mississippi for four days,
three nights, March 15-18.
Cost is $175 per person,
double occupancy. Very limit-
ed seats are left. There are two
casinos and everyone is on
their own while there. Call
Rita Dawson for a reservation
at 452-5647. Open to mem-
bers and guests'.

Moose Lodge

slates events
LAKE PLACID Lake
Placid Moose will have these
events this week in the lodge
for members and qualified
guests:
Today Breakfast served
'from 8:30-11 'a.m. Pavilion is
open at 1 p.m. Music by Bob
Lincoln will be from 3:30-
7:30 p.m. Roast beef dinner
served at 4 p.m.
Wednesday Spaghetti
,dinner served from 5-7 p.m.
'Karaok& by Connie will be at
4 p.m. The Women of the
Moose business meeting will
be at 7:30 p.m.


Thursday Burgers,
jumbo hot dogs and fries
served at 6 p.m. Music by
Pete Ruano will be from 5:30-
9:30 p.m.
Friday Wings, burgers
and fish served at 6 p.m.
Music will be from 7-10 p.m.
Saturday Pavilioh
opens at noon. Steak by the
ounce dinner served at 6 p.m.
Music will be from 7-11 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26 -
Pavilion opens at noon. Music
by Keith Willis will be from
3:30-7:30 p.m. Half chicken
dinner served at 4 p.m.

Homeowners
meet Monday
LAKE PLACID The
Leisure Lakes Homeowners
Association will meet at 10
a.m. Monday at the Bishop
Park building.
The guest speaker will be
Bill Nichols, Highlands
County Emergency Services
manager. He will discuss the
effect the hurricanes have had
on this county.
Come early for coffee and
Doughnuts.

Movin' to the

Groovin' dance
scheduled
LAKE PLACID The
second Movin' to the Groovin
dance to benefit the American
Cancer Society's Relay for
Life will be at the Lake Placid
American Legion Hall f om 6-
10 p.m. Monday.
Top area entertainers
including Jimmy Black, the L
& L Band, Reese, Dan &
Steve, Carol Kline and many
more will be performing
1950s, 1960s and nostalgia
music, and radio legend Alan
Gray from Las Vegas will be
the celebrity master of cere-
monies. Food will be served
and door prizes have been
donated by area merchants.
Admission will be free. .
Donations will be accepted
with all proceeds going to the


Relay for Life. For more
information call 273-1125 or
visit www.movin2groovin.com.

Blood drive set

for Monday
Everyone can be presiden-
tial and donate blood Monday
on President's Day.
Donors can come to the
branch or on the mobile and
receive a $10 in Darden cer-
tificates, good at Red Lobster
and Olive Garden. Branch
hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
branch is at 6550 U.S. 27
North, Sebring.
The bloodmobile will be in
Lake Placid at the First
Presbyterian Church, 'across
from the chamber from 3-6
p.m. Monday.
For details, call 382-4499.

Hoosiers gather

for lunch
SEBRING For more
than 10 years, winter visitors
and former residents of
Hancock County, Ind. have
gathered to renew old
acquaintances and lunch
together in February.
This year, the Hancock
County "Snowbird Luncheon"
will start at 11 a.m. Monday at
Homer's Smorgasbord.
' No reservations are needed.
The group will be meeting in
the large private dining room.
For further information,
Dave Willis can be contacted
at 699-2539 in Lake Placid.

Sylvan Shores

elects officers
LAKE PLACID Sylvan
Shores Homeowners
Association meeting will be at
7 p.m. Tuesday at the Knights
of Columbus Hall, 102
Washington Blvd., corner of
Washington. Boulevard and
County Road 621 East.
This is an important meet-
ing as there will be an election
of officers and directors for
the year. Nominations will be
accepted from the floor. There
will be an installation ceremo-
ny following the election.
Refreshments will be avail- .
able.
For details, call Chuck
Wiseman at 699-2186.


Society changes
meeting date
AVON PARK Regular
monthly meetings for the
Historical Society of Avon
Park have been changed to the
third Monday of the month.
The next meeting will be
this Monday. Meetings are at
the Avon Park Museum on
Main Street and Museum
Avenue, at the railroad tracks.
For more information, call
the museum at 453-3525,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday.

Veteran's
Council meets

at Legion
SEBRING The
Highlands County Veteran's
Council will meet Tuesday at
the American Legion Post 74,
at 528 N. Pine St.
A social time will start at
6:30 p.m.; meeting will start at
7 p.m. Refreshments will be
served. There will be a special
program.

Learn how to
eliminate pain
SEBRING A free work-
shop entitled "New Solutions
to Eliminate Pain" will be
given by Dr. L. John Pepper, a
chiropractic physician, at 6
p.m. Tuesday at the Highlands
County Family YMCA.
Call 386-4325 for details or
reservations. Seating is limit-
ed.

Cook-off to

benefit Cancer

Society Tuesday
LAKE PLACID Relay
for Life team "Little Help
from My Friends" will have a
cook-off at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday-
at the Sun 'N Lakes South,
Community Center, 440 S.
Sun 'N Lakes Blvd.
Participants will vote for
their favorite dish and prizes
will be awarded. Entry fees
are $10 per dish or $7 per dish
forthree a:' iloie di.he,1.. l A ,
proceeds will benefit the
American Cancer .Society's
Relay for 'Life of Lake Placid.


The public is welcome.
Everyone must pre-register by
Feb. 14. For more information
or to register call or e-mail
Casey Svoboda at 840-2366 or
casey_svoboda (,comcast. net.

NARFE meets
SEBRING National
Active and Retired Federal
Employees Highlands County
Chapter 288 will meet at 11
a.m. Tuesday at Homer's
Smorgasbord for lunch.
A business meeting will fol-
low lunch. The guest speaker
will be Highlands Hammock
State Park Ranger Dorothy
Harris. All current and retired
federal employees and their
spouses are invited to attend.

Spaghetti
dinner served
SEBRING The Sebring
Recreation Club will be serv-
ing a spaghetti dinner from
4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday.
This is open to the public.
Cost is $4. Get tickets at the
club from 9 a.m. to noon,
Monday through Friday, or
call the club for reservations
at 385-2966. The club is locat-
ed behind the police station at
333 Pomegranate Ave.

Meeting set for
water advisory
committee
SEBRING Placid
Utilities Water Advisory
Committee will have a regular
meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at
the Highlands County
Engineering Department, 505
S. Commerce Ave., Room 213
Training Room. -
All interested persons are
invited to attend.

SHINE needs

volunteers
-The West Central Florida
Area Agency on Aging invites
everyone to join Serving
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Eldery program team of vol-.
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SHINE helps elders make,
informed, decisions about :
Medicare and health insurance
SHINE volunteers provide
individual counseling and


assistance to elders and their,
caregivers about Medicare,
Medicaid, Medicare plan
choices, long-term care and
prescription discount drug
programs. Volunteers also may
make educational presenta-
tions to community groups
and participate in local health
fairs, senior fairs and other
outreach and educational
events.
If anyone would like addi-
tional information about this
exciting opportunity and
would like to become a
SHINE volunteer in
Highlands, Hillsborough,
Hardee, Manatee and Polk
counties, call the Elder
Helpline at the West Central
Florida Area Agency on Aging
at (800) 336-2226.


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BUS
Continued from 1A

sounds, the noises," he said, his
wife Donna next to him. "You
look around and you ask your-
self, 'Where do I start first?'
Then your training just clicks
in."
According to Ritenour's
report, Irwin pulled the bus
across U.S. 27 crossing east to
west from 621 when Staples'
southbound semi hit the right
front of the bus.
After twisting the bus' cab
upside down, but not quite sep-
arating it from the main body,
the tangled mass came to rest
187 feet south of the intersec-
tion.
"I haven't looked at that acci-
dent report since then,"
Ritenour said. "We didn't know
where the bus driver was at
first. We couldn't figure out
what happened, the way that
thing was so mangled and twist-
ed."
Troopers Joe Shepherd and
Sgt. Wilbur Woods assisted
Ritenour's investigation.
"I don't remember where I


BALANCE
Continued from 1A
said.
In the three days prior to
Hurricane Wilma, the district
opened floodgates on control
structure S-68 on the southeast
side of the lake and let out
.4,108 cubic feet of water per
second. It wasn't enough to
lower the .lake, especially not
with 204 cubic feet of water
coming each second in from a
canal on the east side.
"The challenge for water
managers is to guess when
we'll get hit," Sylvester said.,
Fluctuation schedules are set
to prevent flooding, provide
natural ebb and flow, and to
ensure water supply during
winter months, Goetz said.
Originally, Lake Istokpoga
fluctuated three to four feet.


COLLIDE
Continued from 1A

approaches, transitional
approach zones, and zoning
around airports, among other
things.,
He said that in the mid 1970s
Highlands County wrote an
ordinance on these issues and
that there was supposed to be a
map explaining all the zones
and where they lie. "That map
either wasn't made or has been
lost," Barben said.
DOT also has say
Aviation is not the only gov-
erning force with a voice in this
matter.
"The DOT (Department of
Transportation) has studies and
recommendations about what
you can do," Barben said. "The
FAA, the Florida state statutes,
and the Highlands County ordi-
nances say that you have to
address zoning and land uses. I
would like nothing more than to
have a win-win solution for
everyone.
"Nobody on the Airport CRA
has said we don't want anything
built on that property we just
want to abide by the ordi-
nances. Once we get that into
compliance, I will be the
biggest supporter."
Sell the airport?
In an effort to eliminate
obstacles generated by the air-
port, Nagar returned to the city
with an offer to purchase the
airport 'for $10 million. His
attorney, Robin Gibson, Lake
Wales, told the council that it
was 'simply something Nagar
was willing to do.
"If it would help the city and
the property was no longer an
issue-, the other issues would go
away," he said.
The council discussed the
possibility of selling the airport
initially built in the late
1930s under a Public Works
Administration Program, taken
over by the federal government
during World War II for pilot
-training use, and conveyed back
to the city in'1947 with restric-
tions and stipulations.
According to Shirey, people
aren't clear on the force, those
have today.
"There are procedures in the
federal regulations that are in
place to allow the city to
request relief from these," he
said. "What's not clear at the
time is how to' go about imple-


'Looking at this, I can hear

everything all the sounds, the

noises.'
LAMAR D. RITENOUR, trooper on the scene
I


saw my dad at but he told me to
get in his patrol car and to stay
there," Woods said.
While he sat in his father's
car, Woods said a young man
was placed in the back seat.
"He sat in the back of'the
patrol car for about an hour and
he was crying his eyes out,"
Woods said, explaining that he
believes the man was Staples.
"He seemed very upset."
The News-Sun couldn't veri-
fy what happened to the truck
driver who was hauling a load
of frozen chicken for Adams
Produce Company of Albany,
Ga.
Rumors persisted that Staples
may have attempted or succeed-
ed in taking his life. Calls to
various agencies couldn't con-
firm if he was prosecuted for
the traffic violations or
manslaughter.


Flooding from hurricanes in the
1920s and 1940s gave rise to
the 'dikes around Lake
Okeechobee and the canals
between the lakes.
Before a storm, the water
district empties canals below
Lake Okeechobee and locks up
the big lake to prepare for rain-
fall, Goetz said. Any water
going into Istokpoga water
must stay there.
The flood control projects
prevent major flooding, he said,
but there is no guarantee a hur-
ricane won't flood someone by
a lake.
Drew Phypers, Paul's
nephew, said Istokpoga hasn't
dropped this winter despite rel-
atively dry months, which tells
him water is seeping in from a
high ground water table.
If so, he said that should be
considered in the lake levels
schedule.


meeting them."
Shirey believes that one,stip-
ulation is that revenue of the
sale of the airport could be used
to fund another airport.
; Selling the airport was enter-
tained only briefly by the coun-
cil. Councilman Doug Eason
waited for Mayor Tom
Macklin's thoughts before com-
menting after two council
members expressed disinterest.
Macklin wasn't ready to dis-
miss the idea of selling it but
'would need more information
before coming to a decision.
"Maybe another airport is need-
ed," he said. "We need to look
at how many more jobs could
be created and homes could be
put on the ground if we 'could
sell the 'airport and proceeds
went back into building another
one."
A need to grow
Eason believed something
could be worked out to satisfy
both sides.
"If we're afraid of what
might happen down the road we
may never grow," he said. He
talked about considering mov-
ing the airport back and said
that if that couldn't be worked
out maybe something could be
done to compensate losses.
"If we could have an 8,000-
to 10,000-seat arena built for
ice skating, hockey, basketball,
conventions,, concerts or other
entertainment there's no end
to what you could do," he said.
"We could bring in more money
at one event than a, softball
complex brings in all season."
In a later interview, Eason
said he looks at things as some-
one who lives in the city not
as a city councilman. "I get
tired of hearing about everyone
leaving because there's nothing
to do here," he said. "People are
moving here now and we can
either be a part of them or not."
According to Eason, a three-
to-two vote could have doubled
ad-valorem taxes.
"By having that one new
development we also would
have brought in an additional
$300,000 per year in other
fees," he said.
Councilman George Hall
expressed concern over 'the
precedent that could be set by
selling the airport property. "I
don't think we're ready to con-
sider liquidating that asset. Are
we going to sell Donaldson
Park to a commercial develop-
er?" he asked.


Ritenour didn't recall being
called to testify in any hearings
that might have resulted from
the accident.
"I was holding a little
Mexican girl in my arms," he
said, revisiting one of many
scenes from his memory. "This
metal piece was cleat through
her foot." .
Marian Arredondo, then-13,
lost part of her right foot,
according to a news report 10
days after the accident..
"I say it's one of those things
that happen but when there's an
accident where somebody dies,
it's not a thing. It's a tragedy,"
Ritenour said. "It really
impressed upon me how Mr.
(Charles) Reynolds just lost his
son but he knew where his son
was and he stayed on the scene
to continue
to help oth-
ers."
Charles
and Anne
Re'ynolds
had two
sons on Bus

Greg, 5, and
R. REYNOLDS Rob, 6.
SGreg
Reynolds
suffered severe lacerations to
his face, mostly near his eyes,
and received about 100 stitches.
'With the help of his maternal
grandfather, Dr. William G.
Nichols, a surgeon, Greg
Reynolds made a full recovery
and is now an Orlando-based
real estate investor.
"Very few times do I go
through that intersection with-
out thinking about it," Charles
Reynolds said Thursday, stand-
ing over Rob's tombstone
which simply says, "He
Loved."
Reynolds was en route to his


Options
Another possibility Then-'
tioned was the airport expand-
ing its runway to the southwest,
keeping it in compliance with
the law and still allowing
Dilley's property to be devel-
oped.
All of the parties involved
have concerns about ways in
which they will be impacted by
the final outcome. ,
For Dilley, the obvious con-
cern is that he. could be stuck
with a piece of property he
doesn't need and, without
any compensation for the loss
of his business, that is money
he could use.
For the airport not only are
there concerns for public safety
and.compliance with FAA stan-
dards and the consequential
withholding, of grants from
noncompliance, but also tighter
regulations that may -be
imposed if the proposed devel-
opment is established.
Fixed-based operator George
Pope said the airport has 58-60
hangars with planes a total
of 75-80 planes on the field.
"My main concern is that in
three years when houses get
built, there will be more restric-
tions put on the runway," he
said.
Whether or not Nagar will be
permitted to develop his shop-
ping village and condominiums
will be decided by the city
council when more information
is made available.
Dilley's attorney, Bud Furr,
Avon Park, said there are many
facets in trying to harmonize
between all involved and some
avenues haven't been explored.
"It's an enormous process -
we need time t6 look at issues
and come up with a compro-
mise," he said.
All parties, involved have
some homework to do before
anything can be determined.
Macklin said it doesn't seem to
be an immediate interest to sell
the airport at this time, tem-
porarily eliminating one of the
possible solutions.
In a telephone interview with
the News-Sun, Nagar men-
tioned 1,700 acres a few miles
down the road where the airport
could be relocated.
When asked his opinion
about the possibility of moving
to that property, Barben said
that neither the Airport CRA,
nor the city manager, have been
presented with this proposal.


KEVIN SHUTT/News-Sun
Lamar D. Ritenour and his wife Donna look over a copy of the 'Avon Park Sun,' dated Feb. 19, 1976, in
which the article appeared about the tragic accident of Bus No. 11 in Lake Placid. Three children and
the bus driver were killed; several other students were injured. Ritenour was a trooper with Florida
Highway Patrol and was the reporting law enforcement officer.


groves when he came upon the
intersection, where the carnage
spread before him.
"It looked like a disaster
zone," he said. "It looked like
an emergency evacuation exer-
cise."
Anne Reynolds, listening to
this recount, said her husband'
rationalized what he'saw, imag-
ining Ce. er' ihin,', but the obvi-
ous.
"They kind of fell through
the bottom of the bus," Charles
Reynolds said, explaining how
he found his dead son. "Rob, I
just kind of laid him on my
lap."
When it was time to take
Greg to the hospital, 'Charles
Reynolds left Rob and rode the
ambulance with Greg.
"We knew he was with the
Lord," he said.
Later, the state would


approach the Reynolds about
prosecuting Staples for
manslaughter.
"It was a foggy morning and
he made a mistake," Anne
Reynolds said, explaining they
didn't want to press charges.
Good always comes from
tragedy, the couple said,
explaining that the town of
Lake Placid pulled together
during that time of need.
Anne Re', nolds said church
-attendance increased and didn't
lag off after the initial shock of
the accident receded.
A state initiative in the late
'70s required school buses to
install the 'strobe lights that
have a piercing effect through
the Central Florida fog.
Roy Wright, transportation
coordinator for, The School
Board of Highlands County,
said he wasn't sure if the strobe


lights were a direct result of the
tragedy.
At the time, Wright was,
employed by the Seminole
County school system and he'
remembered this incident's
prominence among school offi-L
cials.
"It's the driver's estimate,"
Wright said,-discussing current
procedures for handling fog.
"Ultimately' they're the ones
who have to make the call if
their visibility is affected.'"
Drivers have the option of
pulling 200 feet off of the road
and even delaying pickups until
the-fog clears, he said.
"On a foggy morning I think
about it,". Woods said, explain-
ing that his 14-year-old son now;
rides the bus in Lake Placid.
"Sometimes his mom will just
take him if it's foggy out."
I I . ..


Thunderbird Road temporarily closed
SEBRING Weather per- Road wanting access to U.S. 27 nal and then turn west on New
mitting, starting Monday northbound and southbound Life Way and follow the detour
through Friday, from 7 a.m. to should use the Cor\ eue Road to signs to Thunderbird Road.
5:30 p.m., KDL Underground New Life Way detour. For information, contact the
Development will be closing Northbound and southbound KDL Underground Develop-
Thunderbird Road from the traffic on U.S. 27 wanting ment office at 385-8834, Joei
intersection of U.S. 27 to Red access to Thunderbird -Road Shepherd at 381-8607. or.
Pine Road. should use New' Life Highlands Counts Engineering
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MRIs go upright


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Photos by SUE ANN CARPENTER/News-Sun
Lisa Crutehfield, a registered magnetic resonance imaging technologist, prieps Evelyn Anderson for her
exam in their new upright MIRI at Central Florida Open MRI,


Central Florida
Open MRI
installs new
technology
By SUE ANN CARPENTER
News-Sun correspondent
SEBRING Central
Florida Open MRI now adds
upright magnetic resonance
imaging to its list of services
offered.
General manager Andrea
Cox said her facility is the,
100th site to purchase the state-
of-the-art upright MRI. Central
Florida Open' MRI has offered
magnetic resonance imaging,
computerized axial tomography
scans and X-rays since 1998.
This stand-up MRI is patient-
friendly. Fonar Corporation
developed the world's only
whole-body MRI with the abil--
ity to perform positional imag-
irig that used to be difficult or
impossible on conventional
"lie-down" scanners. Patients
can be scanned in a multitude of
positions, including extension,
rotation, lateral and recumbent.
Now they can stand or sit in a
comfortable seated position
watching a 42-inch flat-screen
television throughout the
process. Because of its unique
magnet configuration, there is
nothing in front of the patient's
face or directly overhead to cre-
ate a closed-in feeling. Patients
no longer suffer from claustro-
phobic reactions associated
with tube or tunnel type MRIs,
and they can include patients
weighing as much as 500
pounds.
The upright MRI meets other
special' needs as well. For those
physically unable to lie down,
this is the only scanner that can


Lisa Crutchfield works in the computer control booth for the new
Upright MRI at Central Florida Open MRI.


accommodate them. Young
children no longer have to be
anesthetized, which also avoids
added, expense and risks.
Infants can be scanned risk-
free, sleeping peacefully on
their mothers' laps through their
scans. Central Florida Open
MRI has registered technolo-
gists and board certified radiol-
ogists who. are accredited by the
American College of
Radiology.
Cox said there is no extra
cost for this type of MRI. It is
the same as others. The scans
usually take about 30 minutes,
and they participate with most
insurance carriers.
"This really helps those peo-
ple who can't lie down because
of pain or breathing problems.
We can have them get- in their
problem position. That's advan-
tageous and b&ause this is a
weight-bearing diagnosis it
gives more information: We
purchased this specialized MRI
to provide an- added diagnostic


imaging tool to help the people
of Highlands County," Cox
said.
MRI is a safe diagnostic tool
that produces, images of a per-
son's body using an effective
yet' safe magnetic field.
Hydrogen atoms within the
body align with the magnetic
field, allowing them to receive
and release radio frequency
energy. By applying short radio
frequency signal pulses to a
specific anatomical part, the
magnetically aligned hydrogen
atoms in the body release these
signals to an antennae coil. The
antennae then send this infor-
mation to a large computer
which assembles 'the informa-
tion into detailed images of the
body.
Central Florida Open MRI is
at 2821 U.S. 27 North (south of
Wal-Mart in the Nextel build-
ing.) Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Call
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MARKET ROUNDUP TOP STOCK PERFORMERS ON AMEX, NYSE AND NASDAQ


THIS WEEK ON WALL STREET


Dow Jones 11,500

industrials -11,000
For the week ending
Friday, Feb. 17 -10,500

-10,000

11,115.32
Recordhigh:11722. I I I I I 9 I I I I I 9,500
Jan.h14,20 98 F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M


Nasdaq

composite
For the week ending
Friday, Feb. 17

+20.48

2,282.36
Record high: 5,048.62
March 10, 2000


2,400
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2,200
-2,100
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Standard & 1,300

Poor's 500 -1,200
For the week ending
Friday, Feb. 17
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"1,287.24
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March 24,2000 F M A M J J A S O N D J F M



MARKET SUMMARY


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TimeWam 1326201 17.78 -.54
Pfizer 1318473 25.82 +.14
GenElec 1155634 33.61 +.33
HewlettP 1109956 34.07 +2.56


Name Vol Last Chg'
AFrancewt 2.70 +.56 +26.2
Adminstf 47.91 +9.42 +24.5
Allilmag 5.15 +1.00 +24.1
HeicoA 24.63 +3.97 +19.2
Jarden s 29.11 +4.69 +19.2

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RPC s 22.44 -5.77 -20.5
ArchC pf 172.12 -31.47 -15.5
OrmatTc 35.70 -5.82 -14.0
Guess 37.35 -5.84 -13.5

Diary
Advanced 2,565
Declined 955
New Highs 412
New Lows 82
Total issues 3,597
Unchanged 77
Volume 11,526,050,383


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5PDR 3173704128,81 +2.17
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SP Engy 1543802 53.01 +.47
SemiHTr 733964 37.89 -.20
OilSvHT 670970136.51 -6.20


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Hemispx 3.14 ,+.76 +31.9
UnivSecIn 22.00 +4.99 +29.3
HooperH 3.13, +.62 +24.7
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New Highs
New Lows
Total issues
Unchanged
Volume'


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93
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1,135
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Nasd100Tr4409845 41.21
Intel 3803213 20.61
SiriusS 3522325 5.26
Cisco 2623888 19.86
Microsoft 2582100 26.70


Name Vol .Last Chg
Sentigen 5.23 +1.83 +53.8
VASftwr 2.96 +1.00 +51.0
TBWoods 12.13 +3.92 +47.7
Xenogen 4.06 +1.17 +40.5
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Alfacell 3.15 -1.14 -26.6
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Expediawt2 9.44 -3.21 -25.4
Educate 8.60 -2.74 -24.2


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1,23c
342
77
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S. INDEXES
52-Week Fri Net Net YTD
High Low Name Last Chg Chg % Chg % Chg

DOMESTIC
11,131.95 10,000.46 Dow Jones Industrials 11,115.32 -5.36 -5.36 +3.71 +196.27
4,447.32 3,348.36 Dow Jones Transportation 4,404.34 -10.27 -10.27 +4.96 +82.34
438.74 342.48 Dow JonesUtilities 409.66 +3.30 +3.30 +1.12 +4.568
i 8,130.19 6,902.51 NYSE Composite 8.092.42 .' .3 +5.68 -4 i i
6,267 8 ..::"_ 5,7.8,8' US 1080 C, ., .., 56' - '
i 11,536.68 qn 2c rJ'."FFrn,r, .i, .j i C,-. +83:73 +)'J +5.60 +80,26
8,337.60 ", t .1 'EA,.',9.... f .9 r, +4 62
6,702.98 6,018.60 NYSE Healthcare 6,609.98 -8.24 -8.24 +2.35 +82.55
1,864.31 1,415.75 AMEX Index 1,820.63 +10.57 +10.57 +3.50 +11.75
379.11 292.65 AMEX Industrials 376.66 +.42 +.42 +3.18 +.94
2,332.92 1,889.83 Nasdaq Composite 2,282.36 -12.27 -12.27 +3.49 +20.48
1,294.90 1,136.15 S&P500 1,287.24 -2.14 -2.14 +3.12 +20.25
784.48 623.57 S&P MidCap 774.61 -.12 -12 +4.95 +9.14
736.45 .570.03 Russell 2000 730.94 -.98 -.98 +8.57 +13.81
FOREIGN
5,795.48 4,178.10 Frankfurt +6.23 +6.23 +94.01 +1.65 +1.65
15,808.18 13,337.44 Honk Kong Index +24.81 +24.81 +49.74 +.32 +.32
1,245.76 955.05 Madrid +4.85 +4.85 +22.46 +1.84 +1.84
19,216.75 11,739.99 Mexico +23.54 +23.54 +182.20 +1.00 +1.00
16,777.37 '10,770.58 Nikkei 225 -330.22 -330.22 -544.38 -3.35 -3.35
1,416.26 911.30 Milan. +18.41 +18.41 -2.50 -.19 -.19
2,448.73 2,107.67 Singapore -3.32 -3.32 +7.75 +.32 +.32
4,903.90 3,905.50 Sydney -18.40 -18.40 -69.20 -1.44 -1.44
6,742.39 5,632.97 Taipei -10.18 -10.18 +78.83 +1.20 +1.20
12,080.53 9,275.10 Toronto +53.73 +53.73 +106.35 +.91 +.91
7,917.12 5,840.55 Zurich +10.54 +10.54 +55.55 +.71 +.71
3,468.24 2,900.77 New Zealand +30.00 +30.00 -14.63 -.44 -.44
28,489.00 23,571.00 Milan +140.00 +140.00 +425.00 +1.51 +1.51
983.5Q 748.24 Stockholm -.69 -.69 +14.32 +1.48 +1.48


e. FUTURES

Name H.gi Low L.as Chg Name H.gh Low ULa. Chg.
ORANGE JUICE" SOYBEANS-MINI
15,000 Ibs.-cents per lb. 1,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel
Mar 06 134.20 126.90 129.90 -3.55 Mar06 602 571 6016 +19
May 06 132.00 126.40 129.70 -1.05 May 06 615 583 614o +180
Jul06 130.00 125.60 128.85, -.15 Jul06 626 5930 624 +17o
Fri's sales 18118 Fri's sales 16113
Fri's open int 37341, up 2610 Fri's open int 13908, off 2608
CATTLE CORN
40,000 Ibs.- cents per lb. 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel
Feb 06 92.75 89.85 89.95,! -2.95 Mar 06 227 '217 2260 +50
Apr 06 90.45 87.60 87.70- -2.90 May 06 237fl 227e 2370 +50
Jun 06 84.55 82.77 83.02 -1.63 Jul 06 2460 2360 2460 +5fl1
Fri's sales 121092 Fri's sales 1115542
Fri's open int 21'6086, off 9831 Fri's open inlt 1047705, off 3773
FEEDER CATTLE COFFEE C
50,000 lbs.- cents per lb. 37;500 Ibs.- cents per lb.
Mar06 109.75 107.30 107.32 -2.33 Mar06 113.90 103.80 .109.45 -5.65
Apr06 110.75 107.60 107.65 -3.00 May06 116.90 106.50 111.55 -6.65
May06 110.85 108.25 108.52 -2.25 Jul06 119.30 109.00 113.80 -6.65
Fri's sales 28570 Fri's sales 110494
Fri's open int 35736, up 2077 Fri's open int 97627, off 9488
LUMBER SUGAR-WORLD 11
110,000 bd. ft.- $ per 1,000 bd. ft. 112,000 lbs.- cents per lb.
Mar 06 345.0 332.2 335.5 -8.5 Mar 06 18.02 16.80 17.33 -.33
May 06 355.4 340.1 343.5 -6.9 May 06 18.19 16.91 17.59 -.26
Jul 06 351,5 336.7 343.4 -.1 Jul 06 17.48 16.30 17.02 -.26
Fri's sales 5409 Fri's sales 485228
Fri's open int 5148, up 10 Fri's open int 498535, off 25872



STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST


The Dow this week

The daily high, low and close
for the week ending Feb. 17:

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11,1 15.32

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Russell 2000
730.94
1,820.630




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Dillards
Disney
ExxonMbl
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FlaPUtils
FlaRock s
GenElec
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HuntBnk
Intel
LerinarA
LockhdM
McDnlds
NY Times
OffcDpt
OutbkStk
Penney
PepsiCo
ProgrssEn
SprintNex
SunTrst
TECO
WalMart
Wendys
Wrigley


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N 54.43 53.75 11.00 54.43+16.90
N 46.57 46.13 10.00 46.24 +2.80
O 47.38 46.23 18.00 46.44 -.50
N 25.79 25.21 16.00 25.35 +4.10
N 27.19 26.83 21.00 26.91 +2.30
N 60.68 60.21 11.00 60.55 +11.20
N 42.14 41.71 18.00 41.96 +1.00
A 13.95 13.95 17.00 13.95 +3.20
N 57.51 56.42 22.00 56.65 +4.70
N 33.61 33.29 22.00 33.61 +3.30
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N 4,1.93 41.36 16.00 41.86+26.40
O 23.35 23.18 13.00 23.23 +1.30
O 21.04 20.56 15.00 20.61 -6.80
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N 28.30 28.10 16.00 28.19 +4.70
N 34.99 34.64 40.00 34.65+14.10
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AESCorp N 17.73 17.322500 7.71 +5.40
AFLAC N 47.66 46,981600 7.00 +1.80
AGCO N 1876 17.9412.00 8.71 +11.90
AKSteel N 11.38 11.15 1.19 +2.60
AMR N 25212480 ... 5.10 +1.40
ASMLHid O0 22.10 21.80 1.87 -5.10
AT&TInc N 28.55 28.1725.00 828 +800
AllTech 0 17.55 t7.08 7.14 -4.10
AU Optron N 17.03 16.7 .. 6.92 +5.30
AVIBo 0 7.64 7.20 7.55 +2.10
Aastom 0 1.78 1.73 1.74 -.10
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AdvAutos N 45.50 41.5320.0041.70 -20.30
AMD N 41.06 39.73 ...40.33 +2.30
Aetnas N 101.74100.6520.01001.25 +.40
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Allel N 64.99 63.7516.0064.17+43.80
AlteraCp 0 20.20 19.9027.0019.92 +1.40
Alta N 73.80 72.7515.0072.87 +10.00
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Aquila N 3.74 3.63 3.69 +20
AchrCoal N 75.33 73.31 ... 75,00 +11.50
ArchDan N 30.8030.0219.0030.08 -5.40
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Alheros 0 20.66 195166.0020,51 +10.60
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Autodesk 0 37.75 363729.0036.46 -10.60
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BasValAp 3,744 +19.8 +9.20 35.21 35.21
Constlp 4,630 +17.4 +14.40 25.73 25,73
MdCpCrEqp 2,239 +19.3 +11.80 29.80 29.80
PremEqty 3,469 +14.6 9.90 10.75 10.75
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Growthl n 4,114 +15.2 +9.70 21.09 21.09
IncGron 3,677 +18.6 +8.60 3129 3129
IntlGroln 2,402 +21.7 +18.50 10.55 10.55
Serlecn 3.247 +12.8 +3.50 3828 38.28
in,,,, in., .1., +5.80 30.33 30.33
",,,,, i +.20 7.13 7.13
,, :,.r 12.70 16.73 16.73
American Funas A
-iut.'ip l,l, rli. +10.80 19.53 19.53
AoMullAp 14,667 +15.9 +70 27.08 27,08
BalApx 33.451 +13.5 +5,50 18.10 18.10
BondFdAp 17,968 +6.3 +1.90 13.21 1321
CaplnBldAp46,409 +16.6 +8.30 54.64 54.64
CapWGrAp 45,354 +27.2 +17.80 37.94 37.94
EupacAp 48,823 +28.4 +24,90 42.76 42.76
Fundln+Apx26,141 +23.6 +17.50 37,10 3710
GwthFdAp 78,088 +22.3 +18.00' 31.69 31.69
HITrstAp 7,588 +13.5 +4.80 12.25 12.25
IncoFdAp 49,883 +15.7 +6.90 18.70 18.70
InBdAp 3,620 +2.0 +1.50 13.39 13.39
InCoAAp 68,883 +17.2 +10.80 32.46 32.46
NwEconAp 7,470 +23.5 +18.30 24.05 24.05
NewPerAp 38,761 +23.8 +16.10 29.62 29.62
NewWordA 5,684 4336 +28.90 42,15 42.15
SmCpWAp 14,414 4+2.1 23.10 37.61 37.61
TaxEptAp 3,815 +4.5 +3.10 12.46 12.46
WshMutAp 63,383 +16.5 +7.80 32.00 3200
American Funds B:
BalanBtx 5,240 +12.7" +4.60 18.07 1807
CaplnBldBt 3,638 +15.7 +740 54.64 54.64
CapWGI 2,487 +26.2 +16290 37.74 37.74
GrowtlhBI 6,698 +21.4 +17,10 30.73 30,73
IncomneBI 4,245 +148 +6.00 18.60 18.60
ICAB 3,959 +16.3 +1000 32.31 32,31
WashBt 3,017 +15.6 +7.10 31.81 31.81
Ariel Mutual Fds:
Apprec 3,279 +19.8 +7,70 47.64 47.64
Arelon 4,750 +22.5 +8.10 53.32 53.32
Artisan Funds:
Intl 8,661 +26.7 +21.50 26.46 26.46
MidCap '5,198 +22.3 +16.10 32,34 32.34
MidCapVal 2,769 +29.1 +15.40 19.29 19.29
Baron Funds: ,
Assetn 2,900 +27.7 +14.40 .02 58.02
Growlh 5,121 +25.7 +8.50 8.04 48.04
SmlCap 2,929 +27.5 +14.70 24,76 24.76
Bernstein Fds:
uIntu 3,570 +3.8 +2.00 13,14 13.14
D)Mun 3,188 +2.7 +1.40 13.99 13.99
1, 1-],,,I 6,920 +25.9 +19.60 25,25 25.25
.i 3,151 +26.1 +19.40 25.11 25.11
EmgMks 2,136 +9521 36.40 39.05 39.05
Brandywine Fds:
Brandyinen 4226 +24.0 21.60 33.09 33.09
Calamos Funds:
GrirlncAp 3,206+16.6 +14.30 32.19 32.19
GrowohAp 14,093 +26.1 +17.10 5772 57.72
GrowhoCt 4,101 +252 +16.20 55.05 55,05
Calvert Group:
Incop 3,232 +7.0 +2.40 16.76 16.76
Causeway Intl:
InsiteSunil 3,062 +30.4 +11.70 17.44 17.44
Clpe 3,780 +11.7 +2.90 88.71 88.71
Cohen & Steers:
RfyShrsn 2,634 +36.0 +29.20 78.94 78.94
Columbia Class A:
Acml 3,685 +30.6 +20.50 29.33 2933
Columbia Class Z:
AcomZ 11,224 +31.1 +2090 29.98 298
AconmntlZ 2,911 +38.1 +26.80 36,16 36.18
InllValZ 2,483 +30.5 +16.00 23.91 23,91
LgCapldxZ 2,365 +17.3 +9.10 24.95 24,95
DWS Scudder CIA:
OrnHiRA 5,140 +20.4 +9.70 46.60 46.60
USGocA 2,456 +2.6 +2.00 846 8.46
DWS Scudder CI S:
GrolncS 2,148 +16,5 +9.20 22.32 22.32
Davis Funds A:
NYVenA 20,176 +21.0 +10,90 3432 34.32
Davis Funds B:
NYVenB 4,981 +20,0 +10,10 3289 32.89
Davis Funds C & Y:
NYVenY 3,303 +21.4 +11.30 34,71 34.71
NYVenC 5,762 +20.1 +10.10 33.10 33.10
Dimensional Fds:
SEmgMkVal 2,487 +52.7 +35.10 28.20 26.20


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CaliperLSc 0 .
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CanterPnt N 13.10 12.8816.00i *i
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ClinaMednO 35.79 34.72 ... 34.93+14.40
CinaTODevO 9.54 .85 .. 8.85 -15.30
ClungTel N 19.15 19.00 ... 19.10 +6.20
CenaCp 0 427 4,04 .. 422 +2.80
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IntSmVarn 4,868 442.0 23,00 18.70 18.70
USLgCon 2,228 +174 +9.10 37.81 37.81
USLgVan 4,338 +25.3 +16.00 22.89 22.89
US M0i 4,407 +32.4 +19,60 16.15 16.15
USSmalln 2,891 .30.1 +18.80 2123 21.23
USSmVal 7,497 +36`1 +19,30 28,74 28.74
InllSmCon 3221 +37.6 +21.30 17.05 17.05
EmgMkin 2,147 444.8+3520 22,74 22.74
Fixdn 2,258 +1.7 +2.70 10.13 10.13
InVan 2,959 +34.6 +20.40 19.18 19.18
TM USSmV 2,842 +33.8 +18.90 25.35 25.35
Dodge&Cox:
Baancedn 24,272 +16.9 +960 83.66 68366
IncomeFd 9,786 +3.9 +1.80 12.59 12.59
IngSik 15,457 +372 +18.30 36.64 36.64
Stock 55,003 +23.7 +1420 142.78 142.78
Dreyfus:
Aprec 4,400 +125 +420'4029 4029
DreyMidr 2,346 +25.6 +17.90 29.36 29.36
Drey5o001n 3,470 +17.0 +8.70 37.56 37.56
Eaton Vance Cl A:
NaMun 2,341 +9.0 +7. 0 11.48 11.48
Evergreen A:
AslAlItp 3,051 +16.4 +10.00 14.48 14.48
Evergreen C:
AstAlobC 3210 +15.6 +9.30 14.08 14.08
Evergreen I:
Cored I 3,651 +3.5 +2.00 1042 10.42
IntlEqlyl 2256 +25.8 +18.90 10.16 10.16
Excelsior Funds:
VaRsrn .5,780 +28.8 +16.70 48.60 48.60
FPA Funds: ,
.Capi 2,219 +26.0 +17.00 43.64 43.64
Federated A: /
KaufmAp 2,515 +28.3 +18.90 5,94 5.94
Federated Instl:
Kaulman 4,282 +28.2 +18.90 5.95 5.95
Fidelity Advisor A:
DiwvnllAr 3,669 +292 +22.50 21.95 21.95
Fidelity Advisor I:
Dilnlln 3,095 +29.6 +22.80 22.23 22.23
Fidelity Advisor T:
Di0nITfp '3,078 +289 +22.20 21.74 21.74
Eq1rT p 3,751 +15.5 +10.00 49.22 49.22
EqlnT.' 3,000 +19.0 +9.60 2921 :i
i MpT 1 n '4iP +1030 33.24 '.
.i ,,, r' ,o +18.00 24.93 24.93
F'delny Freedom
'i .,,,,, i, ,, ri 4+.800 14.32 14.32
FF2020n 12,912 +16.0 +10.80 15.10 15.10
FF2030n 7,888 +18,3 +12.50 15.49 15.49
FF2040n 3,412 +19.7 +13.00 9.12 9.12
Fidelity Invest:
AgrGrr 4,537 +19.8 +14.20 18.50 12.50
AMgr 10,005 +10.2 +6.40 16.34 16.34
AMgrGrn 3,292 +12,5 +7.30 15.44 15.44
Balano 18,265 +19.1 +13.50 19.40 19.40
BlueChipGO 21,985 +13.6 +7.60 434 43.84
Canadan 2,507 ,+35.6 +30.20 45.26 45.26
CapAppn 7,674 +244 +14.70 26.49 26.49
Caplncom 5,598 +17.7 +5.60 8.47 8.47
Conlran 64,918 +23.0 +18.50 65.42 65.42
Desinyln 3,146 +17.3 +16,70 14,65 14.65
Dslhnylln 5,092 +13.7 +12.80 12.46 12.46
DisEqn 6,392 19.1 +11.80 2857 28.57
Divralnln 36,761 +29.5 +21.20 34.01 34.01
DivGlhn 16,49 +13.8 +8.10 29.65 29.65
EmngMM n 2,688 +45.3 +53.00 20.56 20.56
Equllncn 26,058 +19.2 10.10 54.84 54.84
EQIIn 12,259 +192 +9.80 23.61 23.6)
Europe n 3,004 436.9+ 24.30 38.81 38.81
Expodn 4,814 +234 +16.20 21.72 21.72
FideFd 9,649 +16.9 +10.60 32.65 32,65
FiRateHir 2,533 +5.1 +4.50 9.98 9.98
GNMAn 3,742 43.0 +2.30 10.82 10.82
GovSlncn 5,7038 +2.7 41.90 10.07 10.07
GroCon 29257 +25.1 +21.70 6623 66.23
Grolnc 31,439 +12.8 +6.10 35.17 35.17
Highlncm 3,450 +13.1 +4.40 8.66 .86
In dnpmen 4,653 +18.8 +17.10 20.60 20.60
InIBdn 7,576 +3.1 +1.50 10.24 10.24
InlDisc 5,481 +30.2 +22.30 33.04 33.04
InliSmCapm 2,531 +45,8 +27.20 27.98 27.98
InvGBn 7,648 +3.9 +2,10 7.35 7.35
JpoScCon 2,335 +34.9 +25.40 14.76 14.76
LalAmn 2,515 6 ,9 49.70 37.73 37.73
LeCoStok 3,819 +46.7 +19.60 27,63 27.63
LowPrm 38,350 +28.2 +15.10 43.29 43.29
Magellann 51,690 +15.6 +980 109,33 10933
MIdCapn 10,792 +24.3 +27.20 28,70 28.70
Munminon 4,690 +4.9 +3.10 12.82 12.82
e siln 3,717 +21.3 +19.50 37.06 37.06
OTC 8,405 +20.7 +16.80 38.82 38.682
Ovsean 5,861 +27 ,+22.20 42.42 42.42
Porlan 23,931 +14.2 +7,30 19,23 19.23
RealEsIn 06,186 +32.4 +26.40 33.72 33,72
STBFn 5,372 +2.4 +2.30 8.84 8.84
SmCaplnd 2,123 +24.6 +16.70 21.60 21.60
SnmiallCapSnr4,527 +28.1 +1840 19.83 19.83
Stallncn 3,477 +10.1 +3,50 10.47 10.47
USBIn 5,764. +3.7 +1.80 10.86 10.86
Valuen 15,349 +27.9 +18.80 79,95 79.95


Fidelity Selects:
Elecrn 2,980 +26.2 +23.50 '47.15 47.15
Energy 2,841 39.5 +43.60 49.75 49.75
Healhn 2,302 +16.2 +21.20 139.34 139.34
Fidelity Spartan:
Equtllndlnvn20,447 +17.4 +9.10 45.65 45.65
5001ndxlnvnr7,193 +17.4 49.20 88,93 88.93
InvGrBdn 3,221 +4.1 +2.10 10.37 10.37
Fidelity Spart Adv:
EqlndxAdv 3,423 NS NS 45.66 45.66
500Advr 6,470 NS NS 88.94 88.94
First Eagle:
GlobalA 10,617 +25.3 +17.50 43.68 43.68
Overseas 5,414 +28.0 +1900 24.11 24.11
Frank/Temp Frmk A:
AGEAp 2,216 +162 +4.40 2.11 2.11
Ballnvp 4,354 +26.2 +16.30 64.78 64.78
CalTFrAp 12,451 +5.4 +3.90 7.31 7.31
FedTxFrAp 6,341 +5.3 43.50 12.11 12.11
FourndFAp 4,329 NS 9.70 12.94 12.94
HYTFAp 4,996 +7.1 +4.90 10.81 10.81
IncoSerAp 23,040 +16.5 +5.60 2.47 247
NYTFAp 4,402 +4.5 +320 11.85 11.85
SMCpGrA 7,096 +23.9 +18.00 39.81 39.81
USGovAp 5,699 +27 +2.30 6.48 6.48
Frank/TmpFmkAdv:
IncomeAdy 2,743 +16.7 +620 2.46 2.46
Frank/Temp Frnk B:
IncomeBt 3,770 +15.4 +4.80 2.46 2.46
Frank/Temp Frnk C:
FoundFAIp 2,206 NS +8.90 12.78 12.78
IncomeCt 10,493 +15.8 +5.10 2.48 2.48
Frank/Temp Mtl A&B:
DiscovA 3,814 +?5.0 +19.00 27.18 27.18
SharesA 4,429 +18.6 +12,60 24.47 24,47
Frank/Temp Temp A:
DevMkAp 3,881 +40.3 35.520 25.65 25.65
ForeignAp 15,894 +22,6 +13.10 13.09 13.09
GrowthAp 22,550 +22.1 +11.50 2383 23.83
WordAp 8,580 +23.6 +14.10 18,39 18.39
Frank/Temp Tmp Adv:
GdhAv 3,016 +22.4 +11.70 23.84 23.84
Frank/Temp Tmp B&C:
GrwhCp 2,186 +21.2 +10.60 2329 23.29
GE Elfun S&S:
S&S Incomen2,516 43.6 +2.20 11,21-11.21
S&SPMn 4,172 +14.' +0.10 4442 44.42
Trusts n 2,346 +13.5 +7.50 52.46 52.46
GMO Trust IIIl:
EmgMkr 5,367 +49.0 +45.10 2249 22.49
Foreign 4,298 +28.3 +18.60' 16,53 16.53
InllGrEq 3,071 NE NE 2944 29.44
InillntrVal 2,661 +29.7 +17.90 32.03 32.03
USCoreEqy 2,806 NS NS 14.57 14.57
GMO Trust IV:
CorePlusBd 2,522 NS NS 10.34 10.34
EmerMM 3,007 +49.1 445.10 22.44 22.44
InIllnStal 2,993 +29.8 +1800 32.02 32.02
GMO Trust VI:
EmgMkisr 2,595 NS +45.10 22.44 22.44
USCoreEq 2,447 NS NS 14.54 14.54
Gabelli Funds:
Asset 2,304 +21.0 +9.80 43.15 43.15
Gartmore Fds Instl:
SP50onsIn2,265 +17.3 +9.00 9 4 11.04
Gateway Funds:
Gateway 2,779 +9.6 +5.60 25.50 25.50
Goldman Sachs A:
HYMunlAp 2,536 +9 6.0 11.30 11.30
SMidCapVAp 3,190 +25.3 +14.80 36.18 36.18
Goldman Sachs Inst:
HYMun 2,737 +.3 +7.00 11.30 11.30
Harbor Funds:
CapApplnstln,182 +19.9+19.60 33.17 33.17
Inllnr 12,448 +32.0 +27.70 52.95 52.95
Hartford Fds A:
CapAppAp 7,369 427.9 +20.00 37.18 37.18
DivGthAp 2269 +17.6 +9.50 19.63 19.63
Hartford Fds C:
CapAppCt 2,234 +27,0 +1920 34.30 34.30
Hartford HLS IA:
Bond 2,689 +4.6 +1.90 11.29 11.209
CapApp 11,844 +29,0 +20,90 55.31 55.31
Div&Gr0h 5,130 +18.4 +10.10 21.52 21.52
Advisers 8,189 +11.6 +9.10 22.98 22,98
Stock 4,862 +16.2 +13.10 50.79 50.79
Hartford HLS IBS:
Cappprp 2,921 +28.7 20.60 55.04 55.04
Hotchkis & Wiley:
LgCapValAp 3,005 +26.6 +10.10 23.91 23.91
MidCpVl 2,839 +34.1 +1580 29.49 29.49
HussmnStrlGr 2,367 +11.7 +7.00 15.95 15.95
JPMorgan A Class:
MdCpValp 2,919 +22.4 +11.60 24.14 24.14
JPMorgan Select:
nIUEq 3,015 +25.0 +16.70 33.94 33.94
JPMorgan Sel Cis:
CoreBond 2,732 43.4 +1.90 10.59 10.59
InlrdAmer 3,363 NS +12.40 25,33 25.33
Janus:
Balanced n 2,576 +120 +11.40 23.08 23.08
Conlranan 3,389 33.1 +23.50 15.90 15.90


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High Low
CocaCI N 41.90 412320.004179 +6.30
Coeur N 5.19 5.02 .. 5.14 +1.30
ColgPal N 54.90 54.5023.0054.80 +7.80
Comnas 0 26 58326.3063.0026.31 -2.40
Comcsp 0 26.45 262362.002623 -210
CVRD N 47.81 465112.004724 44.10
CVRDpf N 41.2840.35 .. 40.90 +5.90
Compwre 0 843 8.3329.00 8.41 +1.00
Corners 0 2911 28.5351.0028.82+12.50
ConAgra N 20.71 20.4814.0020.61 +1.40
Conexan 0 3.03 2.95 ... 3.00 +1.70
ConocPhil sN 61.33 60.196.00 61.09 +21.00
ConsdEgyN 63.9062.8010.0063.13 -12.50
ConstelAsN 2630 252019.0025.34 -9.70
CdArB N 23.01 22.45 .. 22.91 +15.00
CoopCamsN 42.97 41.3927.0041.44 -20.50
Coming N 25.02 242664.002428 +8.20
Coscoee 0 51.89 50.8623.0050.98+12.40
CntwdFn N 33.85 33118.00 33.78 +5.30
CovadCmnA 1.26 1.22 .. 1.24 +.40
Coventys N 59.8558.9819.0059.40+30.10
Crosn 0 28.59 27.05 27.40 +8.50
Crysallxg A 2.90 2.80 ... 2.84 +3.40
CypSemr N 16.95 16.00 .. 16.63 -4.60
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DJIADiam A 111.23110.68 ... 111.02+21.00
DRHons N 35.31 34.408.00 34.50+15.60
DRDGOLD0 1.51 1.47 .. 1.50 -.90
DadeBehsO 36.4636.0027.0036.17-29.80
ODanaCorp N 4.24 4.0 .. 4.23 +.70
Danaher N 60.37 59.1321.0059.98+34.70
Deere N 76.25 74.713.0076.19+25.70
Dellinc 0 31.01 30.1321.0030.38 -14.10
Dennysn 0 4.80 4.56 ... 4.60 -2.30
DesrtSng A 4:27 4.00 4.16 +2.30
DevonE N 61.75 60.3610.0060.71 +17.90
DiaOffs N 79.52 76.9241.0078.22 -22,80
DirecTV N 15.56 15.20 .. 15.49 +7.30
sner N 27.19 26.8321.0026.91 +2.30
DlarD N 17.68 17.5817.0017.66 +2.20
DomRes N 75.74 74.5526.0074.75 +3.10
DowChm N 44.3043579.00 43.80+17.90
DuPont N 41.74 41.2220.0041.51 +11.90
DukeEgy N 28.67 282315.0028.60 +6,50
Dynegy N 5.45 5.24 ... 5.40 +1.70
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ETrade N 24.48 24.1122.0024.23 +.20
Ba O 41.80 41.1853.0041.31 +17.80
MCCp N 13.5813.4129.0013.48 +1.80
OGRessN 73.4871.4514.0071.55+21.80
agleBbnd A .14 .12 ... .13
Kodak N 26.45 26.08 .. 26.27+17.00
disonlnl N 44.68 43.8912.0044.10 +8.80
PasoCp N 13.60 13.20 ... 3.46 +9.20
an N 14.59 13.95 ... 409 .10
eclArts 0 52.41 51.8063.00 2.01 -1 .70
DS N 27.84 26.7694.00 7.30+1 .30
mdeon 0 10.59 10.3058.00 0.46+1 .90
mrs0B. N 82.65 81.8722.00 1.90 .00
mulex N 18.09 17.5021.00 7.51 ,30
nCanas N 43.95 42.62 .. 2.99+1 .40
ndoPlhrm 0 29.93 29.4120.00 9.80+1 .30
nConv 0 45.48 44.08 ... 5.02-1. 20
N6CO N 45.71 44.7230.00 529 -1 .60
nterasyraN 13.7213.6014.00 3.65 .30
eOnCom 0 2.13 1.69 ,.. 1.90 + .80
EqOffPT N 30.77 30.39 .. 30.70 +6.80
-EncsnTl 0 35.21 34.64 ... 34.71 +4.50
EvrigrSl 0 14.20 13.62 ... 14.09 -3.00
ExcoResn N I 1,,, '., +1.50
Exelon N -:, N ,..,' .:, -1.00
Expdian 0 .''' -'i 41.20
EpSC ,lSO 4 i. 'I ,,'.4),,. +9.40
Exourbi N 60.68 60.2111.0060,55+11.20
F
FPLGps N 42.14 41,7118.0041.96 +1.00


ntre ijuo iT1 irlo .n9ous kr.
Assets %R %Rfn Proe Port
Fund 11,369 +15.9 +10.10 26.45 26.45
GlShlncn 6,844 +19.9 +18370 37.84 37.84
Merci yn 4,674 +18.8 +11.60 23.33 23.33
MiCapVal 4.781 +25.5 +15.10 23.11 23.11
Olympusn 2,437 +20.1+1940 3329 33.29
Oveseasnr 3,550 +37.0 +44.10 35.09 35.09
Twety 10,017 +21.3 +19.00 49.57 49.57
W9ldWnr 4,982 +15.1 48.90 4428 44.28
JennisonDryden A:
UliyA 3,612 +36.1 +31.90 14.91 14.91
JensenJ 2,105 +102 +1.10 242.31 24.31
John Hancock A:
Class Valp 3,324 +22,6+14.00 25,45 25.45
Julius Baer Funds:
ItlEqIr 9,7968 +0.+25.30 39.24 39.24
InlEqA 8,257 +30,5 +25.00 3852 38.52
Legg Mason: Fd
OppotTIt 4,099 30.1+20.10 17.42 17.42
Spilnvnp 3,738 +27.1 +16.80 45.96 45.96
ValTrp 12,062 +20.7 +9,30 68.45 68.45
Legg Mason Instl:
Va3ldt 6,110 +21.9 +10.40 75.46 75.46
Longleaf Partners:
Palners 8,925 +17.1 +8&60 3241 32.41
Inr n 2,972 +24.4+14.60 17.82 17.82
SmCap 2,922 +26.9 +15.90 27.86 27.86
Loomis Sayles:
[r W..1i 1 +14.3 +6.60 13.93 13,93
Lord Abbell A:
AlaldAp ,15,263 +19.1 +9.80 14.71 14711
BondDebAp 4,830 +10.3 +3.10 7.86 7.86
MMCapAp 7,247 +23.5 +11.90 2221 22.21
MFS Funds A:
MBA 3,370 +16.7 +10,70 19.01 19.01
MIGA 4,651 +14.2 +9.00 13.13 13.13
EmGrA 2,456 +20.3 +16.00 36.01 36.01
IntN DA 2,460 +34 22. +22.00 24.4 2484
TotIRA 7,351 +12.3 +5.50 15.66 15.66
ValueA 4,654 +19.0 +10.00 24.17 24.17
MFS Funds B:
TolRB 2,629 +11.6 +4.80 15.65 15.65
MainStay Funds A:
HiYdBdA 2,617 +15.9 +3.70 629 6.29
Mairs & Power:
Grolhn 2.587 +18.8 +10.60 74.38 74.38
Managers Funds:
SpdE 2,960 +25.0 +12.30 92.48 92.48
Marslco Funds:
Focup 4.275 +20.1 +16.20 18.78 18.78
. Gmowp 2,358 +20.0 +12.20 1928 19.28
Matthews Asian:
PacTer 2,382 +37.1 +26.20 2.08 20.08
Mernll Lynch A:
BasVlAp" 2797 +18.8 +7.70 32.16 32.16
GI Ap 5,018 +21.9 +13.40 17.46 17.46
Merrill Lynch B:
GIAIBt 2,138 +21.0 +12.60 17.11 17.11
Merrill Lynch C:
GlobACt 3,369 +21,0 +12.60 16.58 16.58
Merrill Lynch I:
BasVall 3,869 +19.1 +8.00 32.31 32.31
GAIIt 2,883 +22,2 +13.70 17.52 17.52
Morgan Stanley A:
DvGIhA 3,491 +15.9 t+7.00 33.66 33.66
MorganStanley Inst:
IntlEqn 6,923 +23.4 +9.20 21.07 21.07
Mu1h id pn 3,270 +28.6 +7.10 8509 85.009
Mutual Series:
Bea= Z '3,493 +20.0 +12,10 16.01 16.01
1OiscZ 3,158 +25.5 +19.40 27.44 27.44
OuIdZ 3,727 +21.6 +14.80 20.40 20,40
ShaesZ 9,254 +19.0 +12,91 24.62 24.62
Neuberger&Berm Inv:
Geeslnstl 2,231 +26.1 +19,40 4825 48.25
Panern 2,312 +27.5 +19.10 29.11 29.11
Neuberger&Berm Tr:
Gesisn 7,261 +257 +19.10 5026 50.26
Nicholas Group:
Non 2,489 +19.2 +8.40 60.35 60.35
Nuveen Cl R:
IntmDurMulBd2189 +4.0 +2.70 9.00 9.00
Oakmark Funds I:
Eqtylncr 9,703 +15,6 +9.10 25.08 25.08
Intllr 6,212 +29.1 +18.70 2392 23.92
Oakr ark 5,879 +14.5 +2.90 41.98 41.98
Seokr 6,203 +16.7 +8.60 33.90 33.90
Oppenheimer A:
CapAppp 5,796 +16.2 +9.70 4425 44:25
Caplncop 2,642 +15.4 +3.10 11.94 11.94
DaevMAp 7,063 +52.1 +45.90 39.32 39,32
EquilyA 2,388 +17.9+12.60 10.87 10.87
GltalAp 11,668 +29.3 +21.30 69.49 69149
GIblOppA 2,585 +41.8 +3.50 40.51 40.51
IntIlBdAp 3,160 +15.1 4300 5.97 5.97
MnSIFdA 7,984 +17.0 +10.80 38.57 38.57
MnStSCpAp 2,187 .30.1 20.70 22.30 22,30
Stdnop 4,864 +11.0 +5.40 424 424
Oppenhelm Quest:
0QBa 3,345 +154 +4.70 18,08 18.08
QBalanB 2,148 +14.5 +3.90 1774 17.74
Oppenhelmer Roch:
IdNYAp 2,604 +5.3 +4,70 3.38 3.38
Ro9 uAp 6,069 +9.2 +8.00 18,42 18.42
RcNiMuA 2,579 +14.6 +7.80 12.42 12.42
PIMCO Admin PIMS:
TotRelAdn 18,701 4.1 +2.60 10.47 10.47
PIMCO Insall PIMS:
AlAsset 6,809 +10.9 +7.10 12.85 12.85
CemiedRR 5,713 +15.6 +12.00 14.08 14.08
H n 3.661 +12.4 +5.40 9.83 9.83
LowDurn 9,178 +2.2 +1.90 9.96 9.96
ReolRelnsl 5,957 +5.9 +230 11.05 11.05
Sn4T 2,381 +23 +3.00 9.99 9.99
TolRetn 55.751 +4.4 +2.60 10.47 10.47
PIMCO Funds A:
ConmodRRp2,553 +15.1 +11.40 13,99 13.99
RealRelAp 3,580 455 +190 1105' 11.05
TolRIA 10,141 43.9 +2.30 10.47 10.47


N"0 iN l .V-I. -W kLai hrF
Assets % Rtn %Ri Price Pml
PIMCO Funds C:
RelRetCp 2,373 +4.9 +1.40 11.05 11.05
TolRICI 2,527 43.1 +1.60 10.47 10.47
PIMCO Funds D:
TollRIOp 3,199 +4.0 +2.50 10.47 10.47
Pioneer Funds A:
HighYMAp 2,504 +12.6 +44.10 10.93 10.93
MdCpVaAp 2,111 +24.9 +11.10 24.00 24.00
PinFdAp 5,764 +17.8 +1120 45.85 45.85
VaaAp 4,029 +18.2 +8.00 17,91 17.91
Price Funds Adv:
Eqlylcp 2,366 +18.5 4+.10 26.89 26.89
Price Funds:
Balancen 2,605 +142 +7.3 20.18 2.18
BlueClhipGn 8,173 +17.3 +1120 33.44 33.44
CapAprn 7,682 +18.0 +9.90 20.68 2068
Eqlncn 18294 +18.7 +440 26.95 26.95
Eqklxn 5,994 +172 +490 34.67 34.67
Growthn 11,765 +18.6 +110. 2924 2924
HifYdn 3265 +11.7 3.90 6.94 6.94
InSkn 6,048 +24.4 +20.00 15.35 15.35
MidCapn 15,725 +27.5 +21.80 56.34 56.34
MCapValn 5,588 +25.9 +14.30 2438 24.38
NewEran 4,371 4358.28.60 43.39 43.39
NMtHlran 7,013 431.3 +21.00 34.10 34.10
Newhnoon 3,558 +4.1 +2.10 8.93 893
SaTcn 3,271 +17.9+10.10 20.16 20.16
SmCapSIkn 7,376+24.818.60 34.98 3498
SmCapValn 5,078 +29.1 +1960 40.07 40.07
SpecGr 2,95 +232 +14.80 1899 18.99
Spernn 3,923 +.7 +3.50 11.93 11.93
Vatien 3,501 +21.1 +10.50 2421 2421
Putnam Funds A:
EqlnAp 2,474 +18.1 4870 17.36 17.36
GeoApx 3,298 +11.8 +5.80 18.19 18.19
GrlnAp 11,927 +17.5 +820 20.31 2021
InUEqp 3,520 +23.3 +17.10 27.31 2731
snAp 2,244 +19.7 +12.50 1327 13.97
..p 4,69 +20.6 +16.00 47.51 47.51
i.,,1. 6,761 +13.7 +1020 17.69 17.69
Putnam Funds B:
GrlnBt 2,274 +16.6 +7.40 19.99 19.99
RS Funds:
RSParbters 2,277 437.7 +18.00 34.79 34.79
RiverSource/AXP A:
DEI 4,401 +29.7 +19.50 12.65 12.65
Grow 2,443 +15.4 +13.50 29.73 29.73
1HIYIITEA 3,377, 42.9 +2.40 4,9 4.39
NewD 5,295 +11.4 +620 20.34 20.34
Royce Funds:
LowPrS2kr 4,214 +28.0 20.80 16.73 16.73
PennMulm 2,108 +289 +19.60 11.48 11.48
Pemial nr 3,723 +302 4+23.30 17.64 17.64
ToNRelr 4,552 +22.8 +14.90 13.36 13.36
Russell Funds S:
DiES 2,900 +18.8 +12.60 46.64 46.64
InlSeS 2,665 +26.5 +1830 70.45 7045
OQanlEqS 2,990 +18.0 +10.40 39.45 3945
SEI Portfolios:
CoreFxlnAn 4,153 +4.0 +1.80 10.31 10.31
IntlEqAn 3,412 +25.6 +1820 12,83 12.83
LgCGnoAn 3,721 +15.8 +12.80 2024 2024
LgCValAn 3,835 +20.9 +10.50 22.15 22.15
TaSoi uLC 2296 +18.5 +11.30 12.38 12.35
Schwab Funds:
10001nvr 4288 +18.0+10.30 37.42 37.42
l000Sel 2,483 +182 +10.50 3742 37.42
S&PInv 3,748 +172 +8.90 19.84 19.84
S&PSeln 4,021 +17.4 +9.10 19.91 19.91
YldMPsSel 5,314 +2.9 +3.70 9.66 9.66
Selected Funds:
A eShsSp 7,989 +19.9+10,10 40.86 40.86
Seligman Group:
ComonAt 2,452 +25.1 +22.60 29.76 29.76
SeqUa 3,546 +1.4 +6.70 155.52 155.52
Smith Barney A:
AgGrAp 4,225 +232 +19.90 112.34 11234
ApprAp 3,622 +14.7 +5.40 14.70 14.70
FdValAp 2,305 +19.6 +9.50 15.14 15.14
Smith Barney B&P:
AgGrBt 2,484 +222 +18.90 100.36 100.36
Smith Barney Y:
LgCapGroY 2,443 +169 +6.10 2347 23,47
SoundShn 2,433 +223 +11.50 37.85 37.85
St FarmAssoc:
Gwthn 3,157 +16.3 48.00 51.60 51.80
TCW Galileo Fds:
SSelEy 3,260 +204 +10.10 19.86 19.86
Templeton Instit:
EmMSp 3,096 +40.7 +35,90 20.75 20.75
ForEqS 6,733 +29.1 +16.40 23.34 23.34
Third Avenue Fds:
Inlr 2214 +33.5 +18.60 22.03 22.03
RealEi3Valr 3,047 +29,7 17.80 30.81 30.81
SmICapn 2,324 +27.3 +14.80 25.38 25.38
VaNe 7,452 +298 +16.0 56,5 56.58
Thomrnburg Fds:
InllAp 3,010 .+302 +23.50 24.73 24.73
Thrivent Fds A:
LgCaStock 3,387 +13.9 +7.80 27.05 27.05
Tweedy Browne:
G09Val 7,627 +25.1 +17.50 27.89 27.89
UMB Scout Funds:
Widd 2,282 +265 +23.00 29,50 29.50
USAA Group:
IncSIkn 2,140 +18,0 +10.60 15.92 15.92
SPIdon 2,339 +17.2 49.00 19.32 19.32
TxEITn 2,794 +4.3 +2.80 13.19 13.19
TxELTn 2,386 +5.7 +3.30 14.09 14.09
Van Kamp Funds A:
CmslAp 12,205 +202 +8.10 1829 1829
EmGmAp 3,335 +16.1 +13.30 43.01 43.01
EqlyncAp 10,701 +16.0 +9.80 8.86 8.86
G0OAp 6,739 +202 +12.40 21.05 21,05
HYMuAp 3,114 +7.8 +720 10.96 10.96
Van Kamp Funds B:
CmsBtl 2,582 +19.3 +720 1827 1827
EqlncBt 3,260 +15.1 +9.00 8.71 8.71


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Assets N i %i Pdce Pch
Vanguard Admiral:
CpOpAiAn 3,417 +29.8+18.70 8128 8128
Energy 3,088 +428 +40.50 112.68 112.68
ExplMAd 3,062 +27.5 +18.99 74.89 74.89
ExAdn 2,569 +28.5 +18.80 3625 3625
soAdrmln 39,040 +17.5 +920 118.81 118.81
GNMAAdmn10280 +34 43.00 1028 10.28
GrolncAdm 2,190 +18.3 +8.30 53.43 53.43
GrwMlhAdmn 2143 +14.8 +9.70 28.18 28.18
HItCaren 9,122 +20.1 +19.10 6023 6023
HiidOppn 3,856 9.4 +320 6.19 6.19
HiYIdAdmn 3281 +5.6 +3.80 10.82 10.82
ITBoMtAdII 3,002 "4.1 +1.00 1027 1027
IntrAdml 2832 +26.6 +20.30 70.04 70.04
ITmlIn 8,164 +3.6 +2.30 13.34 1334
ITCoAdrMl 2,550 +42 +1.50 9.71 9.71
LdTnnAIdm 4,472 +1.9 +170 10.70 10.70
MCpAdomn 3,119 +27.5 +19230 83.70 83.70
PmrCapr 7,882 +24.9 +16.10 7120 7120
STBAdmin 2,359 +2.1 +1.60 9.88 9.88
TnMrA 2,965 +1.5 +2.00 15.53 15.53
STIGrAdm 6,732 +2.8 +2.60 10.49 10.49
SmlcapAdran2,58+292+18.00 30.73 30.73
TxICapr 2,459 +19.8 +11.80 62.04 62.04
TBldAdmin 4,589 +3.5 +1.90 10.01 10.01
ToltStlAdnn21,202 +19.7+1120 31.16 31.16
Wel&nm 4299 +8.3 +4.10 51.86 51.86
WelfnAdmn13,112'+15.4 +9.40 53.88 53.88
WndsoAdmn8,127 +21.6 +10.40 60.11 60.11
WdsdllAdm 132 +212 +9.70 57.37 57.37
Vanguard Fds:
AssetAn 9,575 +17.0 +8.80 26.18 26.18
CapOppn 5,479 +29.7 +18,60 35.17 35.17
Energy 6,733 +42.7 +40.50 60.00 60,00
EqIlnn 2,779 +17.9 +8.4 23.75 23.75
Explorern 8,987 +27.3 +18.70 80.43 80.43
GNMAn 13,905 .43 +2.90 10.28 1028
GlbEqn 3,084 +27.9 +15.90 20.37 20.37
Gmlncn 5,207 +18.1 +820 32.71 32.71
HYOcapn 5,213 +9.3 +3 .10 6,19 6.19
H hCaren 17,198 +20.0 +18.90 142.68 142.68
InaPron 6,226 +5.4 +2.00 12.14 12.14
IntlExpirn 2,476 +39.6+23.30 19.04 1904
IntlGr 9,574 +26.4 +20.00 22.01 22.01
In8ln 4,728 +30.9+22.70 36.96 36.96
ITIGrade 2,447 +4.1 +1.40 9.71 9.71
LIFEConn 4,434 +11.1 +6.50 15.79 15.79
LUFEGron 7,288 +18.7 +10.90 21.74 '21.74
LIFEModn 8,284 +14.9 + 60 18N97 1897
LTnGraden 4.219 +6.6 +1.80 9.43 9.43
Morgann 5,036 +20.6 +15.10 18.31 18.31
ulntn 4,735 +3.6 +220 1334 1334
MuLdn 2,176 +1.8 +1.60 10.70 10.70
PrecMsinr 3,296 +419+56.80 26.55 26.55
Pimpi 21,982 +247 +15.90 68.59 68.59
SelVur 4,013 +25.8 +11.50 19.30 19.30
STARn 12,589 +15.8 +10.10 20.12 20.12
STSrade 10,413 +2.7 +2.50 10.49 10.49
StratEqn 6,347 +27.9 +16.80 23,08 23.08
Tgtel2015 2,590 NS +6.80 11.67 11,67
TgRe2025 2,835 NS +7.90 12.04 12.04
USGron 5,169 +17.0 +1620 11.31 18.31
Welslyn 7,597 +82 3.90 21.40 21.40
Wellkn 27,027 +152 +9.30 31.19 31.19
Wndsfn 13,665 +21.5 +1030 17.81 17.81
Wndslln 29,773 +21.1 +9.60 -323 32.32
Vanguard Idx Fds:
500 n 70,645 +17.4 +9.10 118.80 118.80
Bancedn 4,184 +13.0 +7.4 2028 2028
EMktn 7,158 +44.5 +39.40 21.00 21.00
Europen 12,58 +27.6 +1420 29.50 29.50
Extendn 5,874 +28.4 +18.0 3623 3623
Growtn 6,93 +14.6 +9.60 28.17 28.17
ITBondn 3,004 +4.0 +1.00 1027 1027
MiCap 6,996 +27.4 +1920 18.44 18.44
Pacifcn 6,590 +26.5+230.3 1126 1126
RETir 4,727 +312 +25.80 21.60 21.60
SmCapn 689 +29.0 +17.0 30.72 30.72
SolCap0l 3,663 +27.8 +15.70 15.62 15.62
STB 3idn 2,917 +2.0 +1.50 9.88 9.88
TotBondn 22,135 +3.4 +1.60 10.01 10.01
Tothulnn 13964 +292 +19.70 14.97 14.97
TotStkn 31,329 +19.7 +11.10 31.16 31.16
Vatuen 3471 +21.8 +11.00 2323 2323
Vanguard Instl Fds:
Ballnsn 2,127 +132 +7,60 202920 29
ExIsnn 2,476 +28.6 +186.80 36.26 3626
Islrddxn 4,358 +17.5 +920 117.87 117A7
InsPIn 17,562 +17.6 +920 117.88 117.88
TotlBdldxn 2,95 +3.5 +1.0 50.54 50.54
InsoTStPls 3,806 +19.9 +11.30 28.05 28.05
MidCaplnsln 3,264 +27.6 +19.40 18.50 18,50
Smplnn 2,298 +29.3 +18.00 30.74 30.74
TBISn 7,748 +3.6 +2.00 10.01 10.01
TSInstn 10,195 +19.8 +11.20 31.17 31.17
Vantagepoint Fds:
Growthn 52867 +14.5 +9.80 8.89 8.89
Victory Funds:
DvsStkA 3,100 +21.0 +12.10 17.44 17.44
WM Sir Asset Mgmt:
BalcedAp 2,289 +13.4 +820 13.94 13294
Waddell & Reed Adv:
CoalnvA 4,118 +16.0 +13.50 6.46 6.46
ScTedhA 2,502 +24.8 +24.10 11.63 11.63
Weitz Funds:
Vaien s 3147 +15.8 +.90 35.64 3564
Wells Fargo Adv:
SCapZp 2,325 +31.7 +19.30 31.57 31.57
Western Asset:
CotePlus 6,617 60 +2.10 10.38 10.38
Coe 4,199 +4.7 +2.10 11.22 1122
William Blair N:
InlGthN 3,477 +31.1 +27.40 26.43 26.43


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MUTUAL FUNDS .


ij LI "', L, i Cr.,
"gh Low
FairchIdS N 18.62 17.71 ... 18.32 -1.90
FannieM8f N 55.0354.099.00 54.50 -1.40
FedExCp N 105.151039121.00105.05+53.00
FedrDS N 72.4371.6312.0071.63+26.60
FidNInfo N 39.77 39.1919.003923+20.10
FftThird 0 38.65 382614.0038.52 +8.80
Finisar 0 2.72 253 ... 2.56 -.60
FirstData N 45.7745.3022.0045.41 +11.60
RFiser 0 41.81 40.9615.0041.50 +5.60
Rext O0 10.49 102536.0010.41 +3.30
FordM N 8.49 8.428.00 8.45 +1.80
FomestLab N 47.00 46.3324.0046.89+10.90
FredMac N 66.7566.01 ... 66.30 -5.10
FMCG N 54.7052.6711.0052.95+10.20
Fieescale N 28.39 27.5821.0027.63 +.10
Freesc N 28.65 27.65 ... 27.69 +1.10
G
Gap N 18.92 18.6615.0018.82 +5.70
Gateway N 2.53 2.4218.00 2.48 +.20
Genentch 0 N 8524 84 6,0071.008425 +7.30
GenEoec N 33.61 332922.0033.61 +3.30
GenMills N 49.15 48.3215,0048.94+14.30
GnMoir N 22.80 2 ,83 .. 21.92 +3.00
GMdb32A N 23.09 2 .70 .. 22.99 +6.00
GenriBiolc 0 1.64 .53 .. 1.62 +2.10
Genta 0 2.86 .6710.00 2.67 -1.30
Genzyme 0 7023 6i.5142.0069.93+18.80
GleadSci 0 62.23613.0136.0061.46+2360
Glarnis N 30.11 2 .96 ... 29.01 +8.00
GloblInd 0 12.74 1 .1942,0012050 -3.50
GIobalSFe N 54.50 5.6054.0052.60 -3260
GlobTelnhA 3.31 75 ... 3.06 -120
GoldFUd N 22.68 22.12 .. 22.58 +1.40
Goldce g N 25.71 24.9040.0025.10 +7.50
GoldSTg A 3.37 323 .. 329 -20
GoldWFn N 7027 69.3915.0069.67+19.10
GormanS N 146.22144.0613.00145.54+47.30
Godyear N 14.90 14.5013.0014.87 -.40
oogie 0372.14363.6273.00368.75+61.40
ace N 9.47 8.709.00 9.15 -14.10
GranlPide N 42.09 40.7028.004121 41.00
GreyWol A 7.50 7.1418.00 7.20 4.20
Guess N 39.70 362029.0037.35 -58.40
Guidant N 76.55 762462.0076.36+14.40
H
HCAInc N 48,80 48.1715.0048.56+12.20
Hall5tn N 72:86 69.8815.0070.10 -32.00
Hanover N 16.00 1550 .. 15.83 -7.70
HarleyD N 52.37 51.9615.0052.03 +2.80
HarmonyG N 15.84 15.30 ... 169 -6.00
Hasdro N 20.40 20.1719.002026 -2.40
HedaM N 4.96 4.77 ... 4.79 4.60
Hein N 36.96 36.3818.0036.70+1360-
Herispx A 320 3.02 .. 3.14 +7.60
Haewles N 34.08 335437.0034.07+25.60
HiSln N 24.84 242922.0024.30 -2.90
HomrDp N 41.93 41.3616.0041.86+26.40
Honwnntl N 42.93 41.7022.0042.18+25.50
HoslMar 'N 20.18 19.9561.0020.00
HudsCitys O 12.53'12.4326.0012.49 +2.00
HumGen 0 12 12.61 12.00 ... 12.40+19.10
Humana N 53.82 52.1929.0053.66+28.10
HunUBs 0 25.01 24.3019.0024.86 +270
Huntlnk 0 23.35 23.1813.002323 +1.30
Huntsmn N 20.60 2039 .. 20.54 -1.60
IACInters 0 28.78 282012.0028.42 -2.10
IMSIth N 25.07 24.4920.0024.70 +.10
iShBrazl N 43.00 41.5 .. 42.10+26.00
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News-Sun, Sunday, February 19, 2006 13A


Curves participates in


SUE ANN CARPENTER/News-Sun
Nancy Sinay, of Sebring, (right) gets an insurance quote from Maria Parker of Blue Marlin Insurance
Agency.


Landing a great,



catch at Blue Marlin


By SUE ANN CARPENTER
News-Sun correspondent'
SEBRING Maria and
Larry Parker and Steve Smith
recently opened Blue Marlin
Insurance Agency.
They handle policies for
homeowner's, mobile homes,
recreational vehicles, business
and commercial, autos and
boats.'
The .name was chosen
because of Steve and Larry's
hobby of fishing.,
"And I feel a person is like a
fish out of water without insur-
ance. No matter what a person's
age is or driving record, we can,
provide insurance. We really try
to cater to the needs of our cus-
tomers and treat each person the
way we'd like to be treated. We
like it here because it's a good
hometo% wn atmosphere. And if
somniethin bad happens to- our
custoomers. % e'll still'be here to
help." Smith said.
Bom and raised in Highlands
County, Smith also owns
affordable Termite and Pest


AARP Florida

speakers

available in

Highlands
LAKE PLACID Theresa
Koopman, -of Highlands
County, is helping AARP
Florida educate community
members in this area about
state plans to force Floridians
age 60-plus to join HMOs to
receive Medicaid long-term
care services, AARP President
Judy Thames announced..
AARP volunteers through-,
out the state will be presenting
educational talks: on plans to
change Medicaid's role iiinpro-
viding long-term care, how
those changes would affect
thousands of families and older
people in this area'and on a
recent AARP survey measuring
Floridians' opinions about
Medicaid HMO long-term
care.
If anyone would like more
information on arranging for an
AARP volunteer to present
information about Long Term
Care Options to their organiza-
tion or group, call Susan
Caceres toll-free at (866) 595-
7678.


Control and 'Sebring Leather
and Biker Gear next door.
' Customer Natiic Sinay of
Sebring agreed with Smith.
"They've never let me down.
My insurance is with them.
.They are honest people and
very good. They always inform
me of my choices. It's a good
agency to do business with,"
Sinay said.
Maria Parker has been in the
insurance business for 15 years.
"Steve has five years insur-
ance experience, and our office
manager, Lisa Albritton has'
been in the insurance business
seven years. Our agents' com-
bined experience is 27 years,


and we use 15 different carriers
in order to offer the most com-
petitive rates. I appreciate the
fact that people attend church
and have a good system of val-
ues. We all feel this is a great
area for raising bur kids," Maria
Parker said.
Customers are encouraged to
call or come in for free quotes.
Blue Marlin Insurance
'Agency is at 3513 U.S. 27
South (under the bright yellow
awning and across from Dunkin
Donuts.) For details, call 471-
2255 or fax 471-9506. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday and Saturdays
by appointment.


WTTH"TUFFLEY.,i
Christopher Tuffley is
feeling better and will be'
back outon thestreet
soon working at jobs in
Highlands County.
His business column and
feature story will return
to the 'News-Sun'
March 12.


LOOKING FOR A
REAL ESTATE
CAREER WITH A
HIGHLY MOTIVATED,

SUCCESSFUL FIRM?
Proven Program For Success
Generous Commission Splits
Latest Technology
Company Generated Leads
Two Convenient Locations
Serving All Of Highlands County
Call Carol Edwards at (863) 441-2994
For A Confidential Interview.
VVNVW sedwad' ne


eighth annui
All four Curves locations in Highlands County
will be participating in the Curves Food Drive to
benefit local food banks.
Last year, the Curves Food Drive collected
10.6 million pounds of food for local communi-
ties all over the world. That's almost 3 million
more pounds than the year before.
To celebrate the generosity of the community,
Curves is waiving its normal service fee for any
new member who brings in a large bag of non-
perishable groceries and joins between Feb. 27
through March 11. Last year, more than 251,000
new members joined Curves during the food'
drive.
Others wishing to donate may drop off non-
perishable food items at Curves Monday through
Saturday, during business hours through the
month of March.
"The Curves Food Drive promotion is always
exciting," said Kathie Lawens, the owner of all


iI food drive
Highlands County clubs. "We have a chance to
help so many people at a time when the food
banks are lowest, while we assist more women in
reaching their fitness and weight loss goals. It's a
win-win situation for everyone and we're very
proud to participate."
With nearly 10,000 locations worldwide,
Curves is the largest fitness franchise and the
fastest growing franchise company in history.
More than 4 million women belong to the Curves
community.
The local Curves addresses are as follows;
1019 U.S. 27 South, Avon Park, next to
Fedco, 452-9963;
361 E. Interlake Blvd., Lake Placid, 699-
9009;
2816 U.S. 27 North, Sebring, across from
Wal-Mart, 385-1070; and
3220 U.S. 27, South, Sebring, in Kash 'n'
Karry plaza, 402-0455.


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Now there is a new service (3277) between the hours of '9
available to Sebring and sur- a.m. to 5 p.m. EST (Monday
rounding area residents to through Friday. For best results
check their hearing levels in the be sure to call from a quiet
privacy of their own home room with a standard telephone


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(cell phones are not recom-
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instructions prior, to the, auto-
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Hearing screening highlights
include the following:
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C n ICalendar


The Community Calendar N LA LECHE LEAGUE,
provides a brief listing of breastfeeding support for
local clubs and organizations Highlands and southern Polk
who meet on a regular basis. counties, meets at 7 p.m.
It is the responsibility of the every third Monday at the
group to update the News-Sun Florida Hospital Heartland
on any changes in this listing conference rooms. Pregnant
by calling 385-6155, ext. 528; and nursing mothers and their
send any changes by e-mail to babies are welcome. For more
cindy.marshall@newssun.com information, call 655-6617 or
; or mail them to News-Sun 638-3954.
Community Calendar, 2227 0 LAKE PLACID AMERI-
U.S. 27 South, Sebring, FL CAN LEGION POST 25
33870. meets 8 p.m., Legion Hall.
LAKE PLACID ELKS
MONDAY 2661 provides a snack bar,
ALCOHOLICS ANONY- live music and happy hour *
MOUS meeting, 8-9 p.m. at from 4-7 p.m. at the lodge.
Episcopal Church, Lakeshore Darts is at 7 p.m. Euchre is at
Drive, Sebring. For more 1 p.m. It is open to members
details, call 385-8807. and their guests. For details,
ALCOHOLICS ANONY- call 465-2661.
MOUS One Day At A Time 0 LAKE PLACID
group meets for a closed dis- LIBRARY has storytime at
cussion at 9:30 a.m. Monday 10 a.m. for ages 3-5 except
and Friday at Covenant during holidays.
Presbyterian Church, 4500 E LAKE PLACID MOOSE
Sun 'N Lakes Blvd., Sebring. plays cards at 2 p.m. Open to
For details, call 314-0891. members and qualified guests
ALANON meets at 8 p.m. only. Lodge closes at 6 p.m.
at St. Agnes Episcopal NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
Church, 660.NW Lakeview TION OF RETIRED VET-
Drive, Sebring. For details, ERAN RAILWAY
call (863) 687-3800. EMPLOYEES meets at
ALZHEIMER'S ASSO- 11:30 a.m. third Monday from
CIATION SUPPORT October through May at y
GROUP meets at 2 p.m. at Homer's Smorgasbord in
the Oaks of Avon, 1010 U.S. Sebring. For more details, call
27 North, Avon Park. For 471-0137.
details, call 385-3444. N ROTARY CLUB OF
AMERICAN LEGION HIGHLANDS COUNTY
PLACID POST 25 LAKE meets at 6:15 p.m.,
PLACID has shuffleboard at Savannah's restaurant in
1 p.m. Lounge hours are 12-9 Sebring. For details, call
p.m. For details, call 465-. Darrell Peer at 385-0107.
7940. E SEBRING BRIDGE I
AVON PARK VETER- CLUB plays at 12:30 p.m..at
ANS HONOR GUARD 347 Fernleaf, Sebring.
meets at 5:30 p.m. every third E SEBRING WOMEN OF
Monday at the American THE MOOS meet at 7 p.m. I
Legion Post 69, Avon Park. the first and third Monday at
For details, call 382-0315 or the lodge, two miles off U.S.
452-2444. 27. on U.S. 98, Sebring. For
FRATERNAL ORDER details, call 382-8782.
OF EAGLES 4240AERIE E SEBRING OPTIMIST
plays darts at 7 p.m. .i the CLUB me ies a1t 6:15 p.m.
club, 12921 U.S. 98, Sebnng first and third Mondays at
For details call 655-4007. various locations. For details,
GARDEN CLUB OF call Gabriel Read, 453-2859
'SEBRING meets noon, or Earle Luke at 381-3514.
Sebring Civic Center. Call N SEBRING RECRE-
385-2044 or 382-2063 for ATION CLUB has hobby
details. ,C .9 ) a,. ahuffe- 1. 1
* HARMONY HOE -t& 1^ina Ji 1. fIp m.
DOWNERS SQU.X 1 a1t 3v3 PWm"'Sjiae Ae e For
DANCE CLUB mcetfro m detanii',c'i_ 5S5-2966 or leae
7:30-9:30 p.m. :he first and a.name, number and message.
third Monday ai Sebnng Civic Office hours are 9 a.m. to I
Center from December noon. .
through .April There %t ill be 0 SERTOMA meets noon,
alternating mainstream and Takis Family Restaurant,
plus dancing with rounds. Sebring.
Casual dress or square dance 0 SOUTH FLORIDA ..
attire is acceptable. For more COMMUNITY COLLEGE
information, call Sam Dunn at HIGHLANDS COUNTY
382-6792 or e-mail him at CONCERT BAND rehearses
:samdunh@samdunn.net. at 7 p.m:, Sebring High
P* HIGHLANDS COUNTY School Band Room, Sebringi
AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
meets at 7:30 p.m. third
Monday in conference room 3
at the Highlands County Agri- L et U s
Civic Center, Sebring. For
details, call Don Roberts at - -
402-0554 or Darrell KorandaYO u r J
at 471-0226. i
* HIGHLANDS COUNTY -'
COMPOSITE SQUADRON
314 meets at 6:30 p.m. at the hd
Knights of Columbus Hall,
east of U.S. 27 across from
Lakeshore Mall in Sebring.
For details, call 71-1701.
* HIGHLANDS COUNTY '
SEWING GROUP meets 4 i
from 1-3 p.m. at the
Highlands County Agri-Civic ,
Center in the 4-H laboratory, -
Sebring. For details, call 402- k Wlia,
6540. bll p
* HIGHLANDS DELTA
CHORALE, rehearses 7 ^,
p.m., Sebring Church of the -
Brethren, 700 S. Pine St., -
Sebring (September through n l0t LIIIp |
May). No auditions are Ii* -i
required to join and all ages TOT Th
are welcome. For details or to ,
book a concert, call'Cheryl ..,
Cometta at 699-2663 or Pat a'-'-
Riccobono at 385-4045.


Adults and SFCC students
with band performing experi-
ence are welcome. For more
details, call Dwight Smith at
386-0655 or Larry Vezina at
382-3955.
* TOPS FL. 632, SEBRING
meets at 3:30 p.m. at the fel-
lowship hall at the First
Baptist Church of Lake
Josephine, Sebring. For
details, call Jean Ottoway at
655-3673 or Barbara Mason
at 465-0132.
* 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.
* VETERANS OF FOR-
EIGN WARS POST 4300
meets 7:30 p.m. third
Monday, 2011 SE Lakeview
Drive, Sebring.

TUESDAY
* AL-ANON FAMILY
GROUPS meet for discussion
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 LAKE
PLACID has shuffleboard
and euchre, both at 1 p.m.
Lounge hours are 11 a.m. to 9
p.m. For details, call 465-
7940.
* AMVETS POST 21 plays
darts from 5-8 p.m. for mem-
bers and guests. For details,
call 385-0234. .,
* AVON PARK LIBRARY
has storytime at 10 a.m. for_
ages 3-5 except during holi-
days.
* AVON PARK LIONS
CLUB meets 6:-5s p.n.,'in the
Lions Club, 1218 W. Bell St.'
* BUSY BEE CRAFT
CLUB meets 9-11 a.m.,
Fairway Pines, Sun 'N Lakes
Boulevard, Sebring. Everyone
is welcome. For more details,
call Marie Rand, 385-3012.
* BUTTONWOOD BAY
SQUARES has a square
dance plus workshop from 3-
4:30 p.m. at Buttonwood Bay
Mobile Home Park Recreation
Hall. 1000-1 U.S. 27 Soiuth.
Sebmie Caller is Jo\ Teaele.
For detiilk, cjll Richard and
Ann Smith at 273-0049.
* DEPRESSION BIPOLAR
SUPPORT ALLIANCE
GROUP meets every first and
third Tuesday in Sebring. For
details, call Ronnie Daugherty
at 382-6169 or e-mail rox-
ann@tnni.net.
* FLETCHER MUSIC
CLUB meets every Thursday
and Tuesday at Fletcher
Music Center in Lakeshore


Mall, Sebring. For more
details, call 385-3288.
* HEARTLAND AVIAN
SOCIETY, meets every
fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., at
Huntington National Bank,
126 Center Ave., Sebring. For
more details, call 465-9358.
* HEARTLAND DOLIT-
TLE MINIATURE GUILD
meets 7 p.m., third Tuesday,
St. Johns Methodist Church
social hall, 3214 Grand Prix
Drive, Sebring. For details,
call 382- 3553.
* THE HEARTLAND
HARMONIZERS BAR-
BERSHOP CHORUS meets
from 7-9 p.m. in the Magnolia
Room at the Kenilworth
Lodge, 836 SE Lakeview
Drive, Sebring. All men who
enjoy singing are invited.
* HIGHLANDS COMMU-
NITY ORCHESTRA,
rehearses 5-7 p.m., Room 34,
South Florida Community
College auditorium, Avon
Park. The chorus rehearses at
7:15 p.m. New members are
welcome. For details, call
Bryan Johnson at (863) 638-
7231.
* HIGHLANDS COUNTY
QUILT GUILD meets from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the third
Tuesday for a work meeting at
the Women's Club of Sebrin.,
220 SW Lakeview Drive,
Sebring. For details, call 471-
3117.
* HIGHLANDS COUNTY
VETERANS COUNCIL
meets 7 p.m.' third Tuesd) .at
the Airieric:inr Legion Post 74.
528 N. Pine St., Sebring.
Social time:is at 6:30 p nm For
details, call Roger Perkins at
471-3424 or 273-4209.
* LAKE HAVEN HOME-
OWNERS ASSOCIATION
meets the third Tuesday of
the month; 5400 N. Lake
Huckleberry Drive, Sebring.
Covered dish dinner is at 6:30
p.m. and meeting is at 7:30
p.m. For more details, call
382-4858.
* LAKE PLACID
JAYCEES meet 7:30 p.m.,
first and third Tuesdays,
Jaxson's. Board meetings at
6:30 p.m., second Tuesday.
,,For details, call Joe Collins,'..
655-5545


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Legion provides 'Birth ofAmerica'



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OOLES SHEDS


Divorces filed at the
Highlands County Clerk of
Courts during December and
January were as follows:

December
Reginald M. Jones, peti-
tioner and Sharon Y. Jones,
Dec. 1, 2005.
Amy Lynn Peebles, peti-
tioner and Gary 0. Peebles,
Dec. 1, 2005.
Judy Carol Blessing, peti-
tioner and Charles Harold,
Blessing, Dec. 9, 2005.
Brands L. Dampier, peti-
tioner and John Isiah Dampier,
Dec. 9; 2005.
Ervin Ray Farrand, peti-
tioner and. Kathleen Mary
Farrand, Dec. 9, 2005.
Melissa Jean Hartsock,
petitioner and Brian James
Hartsock, Dec. 9, 2005.
Alfred Jackson, petitioner
and Velma Deloris Jackson,
Dec. 9, 2005.
Kathy Lynn Johnson, peti-
tioner and Lloyd Johnson, Dec.
9, 2005.
Ann H. Kahn, petitioner
and Abraham Jacob Kahn, Dec.,
9, 2005.
Terri Lee Lavely, petition-
er and Gary Lee Lavely, Dec. 9,
2005.
Robert A. Mueller, peti-
tioner and Evelyn Ayala
Mueller, Dec. 9, 2005
Deborah W. Turner, peti-
tioner and Kenneth Hamp
Turner, Dec. 9, 2005.
Donald Leonard
McManus, petitioner and
Johnnie Armstrong McManus,
Dec. 12, 2005.
Bobbi Jo Snell, petitioner
and Jerry Michael Snell Jr.,
Dec. 12, 2005.
Kristin Hicks, petitioner
and Timothy Hicks, Dec. 13,
2005.
0 Joshua Aaron Serva, peti-
tioner and Traci Michelle
Serva, Dec. 13, 2005.
Kathleen Bennett, peti-
tioner and Lonnie Bennett, Dec.
15,2005.
Josanne Dow, petitioner
and Todd Allen Dow, Dec. 1'5,
2005.
Deborah Joan Galske,
petitioner and Lloyd John
Galske, Dec. 15, 2005.
Roy Edward Bryant, peti-
tioner and Julia Ann Bryant,
Dec. 16, 2005.
Carmen Josefa Lopez,
petitioner and Jose Carment
Aranda, Dec. 21, 2005.
Joan R. Donohue, petition-
er and Charles Donohue, Dec.
22,2005.
Michelle A. Wyatt, peti-
tioner and Robert Allen Wyatt,
Dec. 22, 2005.
Julie Diaz Nichols, peti-
tioner and Bradley J. Nichols,
Dec. 29, 2005.

January
Judy McCumber, petition-
er and Wayne McCumber, Jan.
'4, 2006.
Maximino Becerra Jr.,
petitioner and Sylvia ,Molina,
Jan. 5, 2006.
Kim Porter Ruttenbur,
petitioner and All son Lynn
Ruutenbur. Jan. 5, 2006
James R. Scudamore. peti-
tioner and Crystal G.
Scudamore, Jan. 5, 2006.,
Dawn Patmore Averyt,
petitioner and Michael Jay
A\eryt, Jan. 6, 2006.
Rita Lynn Anderson, peti-
tioner and Michael Jeffrey
Anderson, Jan. 10, 2006.
Beserly Bndgman Sands,
Spetitioner and George A. Sands,


Swaine, Harris & Sheehan, PA
Tomoka Heights Realty, Inc. and Indigo Builders of
Lake Placid, Inc.
VFW Post 3880
Wauchula State Bank
We Care Warehouse Rentals
Williams & Sherman, CPAs

In nmlorv
In Memory of Claude and Thelma Boring
Chip and Lynda Boring
In Memory of Dianne Howell
Ronnie and Sandra Carter
In Memory of Delta Vaughn Waller
Citrus Animal Clinic
In Memory of Dr. Roger D. and Myrtle A. Mason
Denise M. Chambers
In Memory of Curtis L. Slade
First Insurance
In Memory of Amadeu (Bob) Cunha
Flora Cunha
In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Robert (Bob) Dunty, Sr.'
Betty Coiner
In Memory of Danny
Bob and Debbie Graves
In Memory of Mike Starcevic
Bob and Debbie Graves
In Memory of Jack Truitt
Bob and Debbie Graves
In Memory of Uncle Jack
Bob and Debbie Graves
In Memory of Alice V. Grimmett
George Grimmett
In Memory of Dianna Howell
& David Alan Hutchins
Sheri Hutchins
In Memory of Velma McLouchlin 1921-2005
Pamela L. Karlson
In Memory of Douglas F. Lockhart
Doug Lockhart


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Courtesy photo
Avon Park American Legion Auxiliary Unit 69 education chairman Grace Jackson and Unit 69
President Darlene Watkin meet with the third-grade teachers and students at Park Elementary in
Avon Park to see what they would like in educational tools for their class and they chose a colorful
book called 'Birth of America.' This book has work programs, games and literature to let the kids
have fun and learn at the same time. The best part is they get to keep their book. The Ladies
Auxiliary have long worked with the youth at all grade levels to assist in raising money for learning
tools. The ladies also volunteered to come back to Park to be 'proctors' for one full week while test-
ing is being done. Meeting with Jackson and Watkin are teachers Lacy Virkler, Courney
Murfield,Tracy Encapera, Dolor Nendza, Delilah Marquez, Karen Smith and Nancy Whalen and
students Hannah Headley, Miriam Hernandez, Vonterrica Claitt, Amie Gibson, Tyler Langston,
Gerardo Encizo and T.J. Hall.



DIVORCES


Alan Jay Automotive Network
All About Realty of Lake Placid
AIIStar Car Sales
Arnone Consulting, Inc.
Brad and Dorothy Bowen, Jr.
Burke Marine Construction
C. S. Edwards Realty, Inc.
Central Security & Electronics, Inc.
Century 21 Compton Realty, Inc.
Chapman's Construction Co., Inc.
Cohan Radio Group
ERA Advantage Realty- Reynolds Family
ERA Advantage Realty Smoak Family
First Insurance of Lake Placid
Florida Hospital Lake Placid
Glades Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Bob and Debbie Graves
Charles and Patricia Grimsley
Denise Grimsley, State Representative
Heartland National Bank
Highlands Independent Bank
Lake June Properties, Inc.
Lake June West Golf Club
Lake Placid Board of Realtors'
Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors 2004-05
LakePlacid Drug Company, Inc.
LakePlacid Jaycees
"Le Club" The Founding Members
Lockhart Service Center
MC 2000 Realty, Inc.
Debbie Malloy-Thorpe
Mid Florida Federal Credit Union '
John Murray
Dr. David and Mrs. Florcita Nunez
"Al Petrangeli
Paul and Carolyn Phypers
Premier Realty of Lake Placid, Inc.
Progress Energy
Realty World ACT Real Estate, Inc.
Re/Max Realty Plus II
Riverside National Bank
Dr. Antonio and Dorie Roa
George Sienski
South Florida Community College


Jan. 10, 2006.
Elga Gamez, petitioner
and Luis Enrique Gamez, Jan.
12,2006.
Victoria Lynn Arocho,
petitioner and Tyron Luciano
Arocho, Jan. 18, 2006.
Judy M. Milam, petitioner
and John E. Milam, Jan. 18,
2005.
M Karen M. Boykin, peti-
tioner and Joel Heath Boykin,
Jan. 24, 2006.
Linda Ann Klemm peti-
tioner and Robert Louis
Klemm, Jan. 24, 2005.
Jill A. Villone, petitioner
and Joseph A. Villone, Jan. 24,
2006.


Jose L. Gonzalez, petition-
er and Martina Gonzalez, Jan.
26, 2005.
Ellaree Ridgley, petitioner
and Donald R. Ridgley, Jan. 26,
2006.
Amy J. Wilhite, petitioner
and Darrell E. Wilhite, Jan. 26,
2005.
Megan B. Baer, petitioner
and Henry J. Baer, Jan. 31,
2006.
Daniel Johnson, petitioner
and Barbara Meiners, Johnson,
Jan. 31, 2006.

Raymond Zabriskie, peti-
tioner and Letha Mae Zabriskie,
Jan. 31, 2006.


In Memory of Margaret M. I
Lavon Mortley
In Memory of Barbara Mu
John Murray
In Memory, of John and Helen an
Rhodes Law Firm LLC
In Memory of Laura Rider and Be
Mike and Kris Rider
In Memory of RoberDBnty,
Buddy Rogers
In Memory of Friends of the L
Tourist Club 1979-1985
Raymond and Gladys Rus
In Memory of Loyd and Glad)
Tom and Laura Shirley
In Memory of John F. Smoak and S
The Smoak Family
In Memory of Howard and Jew
Peggy Sueppel
In Memory of Mayor Dal
Town of Lake Placid

In Honor
In Honor of Mary Mildred Wat
Mike and Gayle Chapm
In Honor of Travis, Trenton and I
Jeanne Warner
Donated by Loving Husband Jam
Jim Tompkins


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AVON PARK A four-
week lifestyle health program,
Step Fast, sponsored by the
Walker Memorial Seventh-day
Adventist Church Parish
Nurses, will begin Monday,
March 6.
Step Fast is designed to
demonstrate a more excellent
way of living healthier and
longer.
It will be from 6-8 p.m. every
Monday, Tuesday. and
Thursday, .in the Avon Park
Community Center, 210 Main
St. Pre-registration should be
done by Feb. 24.
The program will involve a


12-part video series featuring
leading experts to preventive
medicine who understand the
relationship between lifestyle
and disease. The 12-part series
includes heart disease, osteo-
porosis, cancer and the immune
system, weight control, dia-
betes, hypertension, brain
health, benefits of vegetarian-
ism, stress management,
fatigue, maximizing your devo-
tional life, natural remedies and
hydrotherapy.
.Health professionals includ-
ing doctors, nurses and dieti-
tians also will be there to inter-
act and answer questions. The


participants will receive health
assessment, a cookbook,
pedometer (a device that meas-
ures walking distance) door
prizes and a notebook with edu-
cational materials.
There will be plant based
cooking demonstrations with
various food samples and hand-
outs of recipes, fitness materials
and more.
Fasting blood work will be
done Friday, March 3, and also
after the seminar to evaluate
needs and success of the pro-
gram for each individual. A
breakfast will be served follow-
ing each blood work.


Participants will learn to
enjoy a delicious plant based
diet, engage in a simple ener-
gizing exercise program, to be'
empowered and de-stressed by
a simple disciplined life.
If anyone is ready to shed
some extra pounds, need practi-
cal help with health, looking for
reliable health information,
seeking optimum lifestyle
based on proven medical sci-
ence and want to easily share
prevention and wellness with
others, this seminar is the semi-
nar to attend.
To register, call 453-0700
and leave a message.


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Breakfasts and lunches being
served in the Highlands County
School District for the upcom-
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High schools
Breakfasts
All breakfasts are served
with milk and juice.
Monday: Chicken biscuit,
assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Tuesday: Fruity french toast,
assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Wednesday: Tony's break-
fast pizza, assorted cereals, cin-
namon toast, assorted jelly.
,Thursday: Sausage biscuit,
assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Friday: Breakfast burrito,
assorted, cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Lunches
Monday: Chicken fajita with
mexicali: corn, tossed salad,
juice TKO, milk variety, turkey
and cheese speedy, cheeseburg-
er basket, Red Baron pizza bas-
ket, chicken Caesar salad, chef
salad, assorted fresh fruit, may-
onnaise, mustard.
Tuesday: Hot dog on a bun
with Frito-Lay baked chips,
dessert pizza, juice TKO, milk
variety, ham and cheese speedy,
cheeseburger basket, chicken
sandwich basket, assorted fresh
fruit, chicken Caesar salad, chef
salad, ketchup,, mayonnaise,
mustard.
Wednesday: Chicken
nuggets with mashed potatoes
and biscuit, juice,,assorted fresh
fruit, milk variety, hoagie
speedy, cheeseburger basket,
Red Baron pizza basket, chick-
en Caesar salad, chef salad,
ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard.
Thursday: Penne pasta with
mozzarella cheese sticks and
garlic breadstick, tossed salad,
juice TKO, milk variety, turkey
and cheese speedy, cheeseburg-
er basket, chicken sandwich
basket, assorted fresh fruit,
chicken Caesar salad, chef
salad, mayonnaise, mustard.
Friday: Sliced turkey with
mashed potatoes and roll, broc-
coli with cheese, peanut butter
cake, juice TKO, milk variety,
ham and cheese speedy, shrimp
basket, Red Baron pizza basket,
assorted fresh fruit, chicken
Caesar salad, chef salad, may-
onnaise, mustard.


Middle schools
Breakfasts
All breakfasts are served
with milk and juice.
Monday: Chicken biscuit,
assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Tuesday: Fruity french toast,
assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Wednesday: Tony's break-
fast pizza, assorted cereals, cin-
namon toast, assorted jelly.
Thursday: Sausage biscuit,
assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Friday: Breakfast burrito,
assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Lunches
'Monday: Tony's Smart
Pizza, tossed salad, chocolate
chip cookie, juice TKO, milk
variety, ham and cheese speedy,
assorted fresh fruit, chicken
*Caesar salad, chef salad, may-
onnaise, mustard.
Tuesday: Chili con care
with cheese toast, brownies,
juice TKO, milk variety, hoagie
speedy, assorted fresh fruit,
chicken Caesar salad, chef
salad.
Wednesday: Burger on a


bun with french fries, corn cob-
bettes, juice TKO, milk variety,
turkey and cheese speedy,
assorted fresh fruit, chicken
Caesar salad, chef salad,
ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard.
Thursday: Breaded shrimp
with Goldfish pretzels and cher-
ry vanilla yogurt, dessert pizza,
juice TKO, milk variety, ham
and cheese speedy, assorted
fresh fruit, chicken Caesar
salad, chef salad, ketchup, may-
onnaise, mustard.
Friday: Chicken nuggets
with roll and mashed potatoes,
assorted fresh fruit, juice TKO,
milk variety, hoagie speedy;
chicken Caesar salad, chef
salad, ketchup, mayonnaise,
mustard.
Elementary schools
Breakfasts
All breakfasts are served
with milk and juice.
Monday: Chicken biscuit,
assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Tuesday: Fruity french toast,
assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Wednesday: Tony's break--
fast pizza, assorted cereals, cin-
namon toast, assorted jelly.
Thursday: Sausage biscuit,


assorted cereals, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Friday: Breakfast burrito,
assorted cereals,, cinnamon
toast, assorted jelly.
Lunches
Monday: Tony's Smart
Pizza, tossed salad, chocolate
chip cookie, assorted fresh fruit,
grape uncrustable, milk variety.
Tuesday: Salad shake-up or
chili con care with cheese
toast, brownies, assorted fresh
fruit, salad dressing, "grape
uncrustable, milk variety,
Wednesday: Burger on a
bun with baked french fries,
corn cobbettes, assorted fresh
fruit, ketchup, mayonnaise,
mustard, grape uncrustable,
milk variety.
Thursday: Club hoagie with
Goldfish pretzels, cherry vanil-
la yogurt, dessert pizza, assort-
ed fresh fruit, mayonnaise,
mustard, grape uncrustable,
milk variety.
Friday: Chicken nuggets
with roll and mashed potatoes,
assorted fresh fruit, grape
uncrustable, ketchup, mdyon-
naise, mustard, milk variety.


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DEED TRANSFERS


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May 31, 2005
Maximiliano J. Martinez
to Edgar A. Intriago, L831B
Sebring Ridge Sec D, $24,000.
Ruben Leon Jr. to
Maximiliano J. Martinez, L26
Blk 270 Sun 'N Lake Sebring
Unit 13, $1,000.
Mile Hi Group Inc. to
Wilma Piedrahita, PT L10-12
Sebring Highlands Sub,
$76,000.
Running W. Citrus
Limited Ptn. to Pythias
Properties, PT Sec 2-33-
28/Others, $1,048,500.
Mile Hi Group Inc. to
Wilmar Piedrahita, PT L10-12
Blk 167 Sebring Highlands
Sub, $95,000.
National Lots Inc. to
Marie G. Lenescar, L17 Blk
209 Leisure Lakes Sec 14,
$24,900.
Yolando Maldonado t6
National Lots Inc., LI Blk 175
Sun 'N Lakes Est., $5,000.
Stephen M. Mallon to
National Lots Inc., L20 Blk
1741 Leisure Lakes Sec 3,
$10,000.
National Lots Inc. to Peter
J. Michaelson, L24/25 Blk 85
Leisure Lakes Sec 6, $50,800.
National Lots Inc. to
Adema Verne, L15 Blk 447
Leisure Lakes Sec 17, $26,900.
National Lots Inc. to
Pierre Fils-Aime, L14 Blk 447
Leisure Lakes Sec 17, $24,900.
National Lots Inc. to
Frantz Python, L16 Blk 160
Sun 'N Lake Est. Sec 16,
$14,900.
National Lots Inc. to
Marie Rose Dominique, L33
Blk 83 Sun 'N Lake Est. Sec 12,
$11,900.
C F D Incorporated to
Anato Wanow, L6 Blk 432 Sun
'N Lake Est. Sebring Unit 20,
$11,000.
Gerald John DeFreitas to
Barbara Usman, L16 Blk 75
Placid Lakes Sec 19, $28,500.
Joy-Ann DeFreitas Fereira
to Barbara Usman, L17 Blk 75
Placid Lakes Sec 19, $28,500.
Hada Victoria Toro-Velez
to Ireland E. Sanders, L249
Sylvan Shores Est. Sec D,
$13,000.
Carmen Socorro Toro
Velez to Ireland E. Sanders,
L250 Sylvan Shores Est. Sec D,
$13,000.
Michael Scott Oakley Jr.
to Michael Scott Oakley Jr.,
L23 PT L22 Blk 245 Sebring
Heights Sub, $62,500.
Alex Szorad to Antonio L.
Diaz, L53 Blk 73 Resub Placid
Lakes Sec 7, $135,000.
Signum Resorts Inc. to
Luis G. Abrante, L627 Las
Palmas Resort, $53,000,
Signum Resorts Inc. to
Luis Abrante, L629 Las Palmas
Resort, $53,000.
Benjamin Y. Bert to
Properties of Central Florida,
L19 Blk 17 Highlands Park Est.
Sec C, $27,000.
Zarada C., Watford to
Cynthia Loraine Johnson,
L11/12 Blk C Pine Hill,
$35,000.
Frank L. Fowler Jr. to John
R. Kopecky, L22-A Hidden
Creek Villas, $108,000.
Norma G. Taylor to Dell
Enterprises of Sebring Inc.,
L25/26 Blk 1 Orange Blossom
Est. Unit 5, $30,000.


Robert L. Cline to
Concorde Financial Corp., L26
Blk 264 Sun 'N Lake Est. Sec
21, $4,300.
Angelique .McNally to
Juan Nicolas Leon, L13/14 Blk
44 Avon Park Lakes Red-Hill
Farms Add, $19,900.
M R J Enterprises Inc. to
' Ryan M. Rawlings, L15 Blk 9
Orange Blossom Est. Unit 11,
$13,000.
Manuel Mayo De Blanck
to H & M USA Corp., L17 Blk
66 Sun 'N Lakes Est. Sec 7,
$16,000.
M Gary R. Minkler to Colin
W. Furness, L10 PT L9 Blk 4
1st Resub Pinecrest Lakes,
$284,000.
Highvest Corp. to Arthur
L. Doran, L9 Blk I Replat PT
Lake Placid Camp Florida
Resort, $35,900.
Carlos Perez Roman to
Salim Sikder, PT L3 Blk 15
Avon Park Est. Unit 11,
$32,500.
Jacobson Auction Co. Inc.
to Jose M. Cruz, L2/15 Blk 1
Orange Blossom Est. Unit 7,
$44,000.
Dianne Lyons to Samuel
Labrador, L5 Blk G Spring
Lake Village II, $155,000.
Juan Campiz to Caminito
Fond-Rose, L3314 Montura
Ranch Est., $18,000.
Soneet R. Kapila to
Gregory Monroe Klopp, Lll
Blk G Spring Lake Village III,
$37,500.
Gladstone E. Gordon to
Louis Doirin, L1319-1323
Avon Park Lakes Unit 4,
$42,500.
Frank W. Davis to
Ramnarine Ragoo, L2976/2977
Avon Park Lakes Unit 10,
$7,600.
Robert G. Grosbeck Jr. to
George Shuler, L30 Blk 135
Placid Lakes Sec 11, $100,000.
Jerome Zaks to Alfonso
Torreno, L37 Blk 4 Highlands.
Park Est. Sec L, $22,000.
Dorjodhan Singh to
Marjorie A. Francis, L3 Bik 176
Placid Lakes Sec 17, $28,000.
Robert Grosbeck Jr. to
Rulx Ganthier, L4 Blk 135
Placid Lakes Sec 11, $100,000.
Raymond Dillon to Jane
Persaud, L16 Bik F Spring
Lake Village III, $29,000.
Indigo Group Itd. to Earle
Keene, L2 Blk B Tomoka
Heights Sec IX, $25,000.
Robert Pitts to Kendall
Lee- Ogg, L65 Bik 8 Orange
Blossom Est. Unit 7, $36,000.
Kevin Main to Danny
Potter, L44 'Sylvan Shores Est.
Sec D, $194,000.
Tom Emerson Builders
Inc. to Augusto M. Villegas, L3
Blk 27 Lake Haven Est. Sec 2,
$195,000.
Robert G. Grosbeck Jr. to
Mural Vathada, L29 Blk 135
Placid Lakes Sec 11, $100,000.
C & C Enterprises of
Highlands County to Rafael
Agosto, L8539/8540 Avon Park
Lakes Unit 26, $24,000.
Edward Jordan to Daniel
L. Feathers, L152 Golf
Hammock Unit III, $210,000.
Marion E. Cover to
Timothy J. Albright,
L10649/10650 Avon Park
Lakes Unit 33, $8,000.
Grace E. Pike to Charles
E. Dover, L39 Blk 183 Sun 'N
Lake Est. of Sebring Unit 11,


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$8,000..
David Morris to Gary
Jarrold, PT Sec 2-33-29,
$133,000.
Douglas S. Calder to Amer
Ghaith, L9 Blk 84 Sun 'N Lake
Est. of Sebring Unit 7, $14,000.
David Doyle to Kirk G.
Ennis, L16 Blk 199 Sun 'N
Lake Est. of Sebring Unit I1,
$26,000.
Osias Gonzalez to Daniel
C. Serecka, L12/13/16 Blk 61
Town of Avon Park, $72,000.
Heartland Investment to
Alexander Voss, L21 BIk 11
Orange 'Blossom Est. Unit 6,
$45,000.
Joseph C. Bonett to
Andocles Michel, L16/17 BIk
14 Highlands Park Est. Sec F,
$49,800.
James N. Knox to Joan
Petgrave, L1l Bik 189 Sun 'N
Lake Est. of Sebring Unit 11,
$30,000.
Robert G. Grosbeck Jr. to
Mariusz J. Kisielewicz, L21
Blk 135 Placid Lakes Sec 11,
$100,000.
Cheryl A. Carter to Frank
Lekstutis, L284 West Sebring
Est. Sec B, $165,000.
Leona M. Haase to Cheryl
Carter, L310 Golf Hammock
Unit IV, $229,000.
W. William Hartwig to
Birdencia A. Douglas,
L12805/12806 Avon Park
Lakes Unit 40, $10,000.
Donald A. Brelsford to
William C. Thompson, L38
Istokpoga Shores Unit 2,
$300,000.
Kenneth W. Grice to John
T. Parry, L8 PT L7 BIk 17 Town
of Avon Park, $280,000.
Robert Grosbeck Jr. to
William L. Sueppel, LI Blk 135
Placid Lakes Sec 11, $100,000.
Angel Antonio Berrios
Alonso to Ricardo A.
Rodriguez, L16 BIk 18 Sebring
Hills South, $25,000.
Nancy L. Lesley to
William F. Yarbrough Jr., LI 1
Blk 273 Lake Sebring Sub,
$169,900.
Karen Jean Doucet to
Betty Vail Lambert, L624
Sylvan Shores Est. Sec D,
$124,900.
Shelby Sawyer to Robert
W. Cadzow Jr., L8-12 Blk 275
Lake Sebring, $220,000.
Caribbean Properties Inc.
to Dennis Brazie Alfonso, L19
Blk 65 Sun 'N Lake Est. of


Sebring Unit 6, $209,000.
H. Hosten Bible to Mark
E. Mathis, Cluster 9 Unit C
Country Club Villas I Spring
Lake. $55,000.
Luis M. Munoz
Franceschini to Big Bull
Properties, L5 Blk 6 Sebring
Hills South, $14,000.
Olga M. Vargas to Arturo
G. Guardado, L2 Blk 70
Sebring Country Est. Sec 3,
$21,700.
Frank Montalvo to Big
Bull Properties, L12 Blk 30
Sebring Hills South Unit 2,
$12,000.

June 1
Barbara A. Bright to
Jeanette Benjamin, L34 Blk 12
Highlands Park Est., $8,500.
Doyle E. Ritter to Jamie
Carr, L2338-2341 Avon Park
Lakes Unit 8, $19,000.
May Pierson to John Philip
Sue, L8886/8887 PT L8888
Avon Park Lakes Unit 27,
$45,000.
John E. Peterson to Betty
M. Nieman, PT L4 Blk 20 Avon
Park Est., $22,000.
Pearl Stern to Eddie
Carrico, L22 Blk 15 Highlands
Park Est. Sec 1, $5,000.
Delfina Diazrodriguez to
Antonio DeJesus, L79 Blk 228
Sun 'N Lakes Est. Sec 19,
$6,000.
Esteban Charlemagne to
Antonio DeJesus, L16 Blk 8
Sebring Hills South Unit 3,
$9,000.
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terfly garden on the grounds of the South Florida Community
College Hardee campus during the Florida-Friendly Native
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Laura White, associate director of South Florida Community
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A special B'nai Mitzvah


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Temple Israel of Highlands County Rabbi David Levin (at the pulpit) prays in Hebrew during a
special B'nai Mitzvah ceremony at the temple in Sebring. Twelve members participated in the
event, which is a celebration of adulthood that is usually celebrated during the 12th or 13th
birthday. In this case the members were all adults and missed their original B'nai Mitzvah. The
members included: Joe Snoll, Lisa Earle, Stanley Holcomb, Neil Lewis, Herman Pintzow, Ruth
Davis, Bucky Kahn, Diane Paul, Ruth Kaye, Beatrice Wortman, Dora Tarabori and Max Mayer.




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cans and newspapers are now
-being recycled at South Florida
Community College's
Highlands Campus in Avon
Park. Proceeds from the recy-
cled materials are earmarked
for scholarships.
Two recycling con-
tainers can be found on the west
side of the SFCC Citrus Center
on College Drive, pr'o ilirig.
one-stop convenience i,! i"l'."
wishing to recycle.-, he ;white


container has two collection
bins: one for aluminum cans
and the other for cardboard and
magazines. The brown recy-
cling container is for newspa-
pers. ,
According to the National
Recycling Coalition and the
Environmental Protection
Agency, recycling adds value to
the nation's economy, protects
the environment by preventing
pollution, minimizes waste, and
keeps excessive garbage out of
landfills..,


"The college is pleased to
provide a convenient location
for our students, employees and
area residents to participate in
the recycling of newsprint,
cardboard and aluminum prod-
ucts," : said Glenn, Little, vice
president, administrative serv-
ices. "We each need to do all
that we can to ensure that mate-
rials which can be recycled do
not end up in the county land-
fill, preserving our wonderful
way of life for future' genera-
tions.', :


$5000 BONUS PRIZE
Rules and Entry Form
Sunday March 12, 2006
1. Eligibility This is a team tournament. Only two participants per boat and each boat must have two participants
2. Entry Fee $100 per team. This includes $10.00 Big Bass. Big Bass will be a 100% payback.
3. Registration Boats will take off in the order in which entries are received. May pay at the ramp (by exact cash or by check for exact
amount made payable to the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce)
4. Tournament Hours Safe light to 2:30 p.m. All boats must be in the basin priorto designated return time or they will be disqualified. NO
EXCEPTIONS!
5. Tackle/Equipment Except for pork rind, only artificial lures may be used. Only one rod (not to exceed 8' in length) and reel per person may
be used at one time. Trolling (as a method of fishing) is prohibited. All bass must be.caught in a traditional manner.
Penalty for dead fish is .5 pound per fish. Fish must measure 12" on golden rule with tail closed or fanned. Any short
fish will result in loss of that fish and team's big fish. Any team with more than five (5) fish brought to scales will be
disqualified. No culling at ramp. No team is to possess more than a limit of five (5) Bass at one time.
6. Boat Each boat will be inspected, prior to take off to ensure that it meets US Coast Guard regulations, that it has a running
aerated live well, and that running lights are operational. If lights are not operational, the boat will go out last. Each
person must wear a US Coast Guard approved life vest at all times the boat's combustion engine is running.
7. Fishing Areas An angler may not leave his or her boat except in an emergency. All water that is accessible by boat is permitted. No
fishing is permitted within 50 yards of any competitor's boat that has its anchor down and trolling motor up-use good
sportsmanship! No fishing inside boat basin or check-in site. No fishing in areas designated off-limits by State or local
agencies.
8. Catch & Release Every effort must be made to keep Bass alive. All Bass caught in tournament must be open water released in a
minimum of 4' of water, as per State requirements. NO EXCEPTIONS!
9. Scoring Winners will be determined by pounds and hundredths of an ounce. Payback will be one place per every five boats
entered. The tournament will be limited to the first 50 entries received. -
10. Bonus Concealed length and weight to be determined by Tournament officials.
11. Alcohol Absolutely no alcohol or-illegal drugs on boat. It's the law!
ENTRY FORM NINTH ANNUAL LAKE PLACID CHAMBER BASS TOURNAMENT
Sunday, March 12, 2006 From safe light until 2:30 p.m.
50 BOAT LIMIT $100 PER TEAM INCLUDES $10 BIG BASS
Team Members:


Name
Address
City/St/Zip
Signature
Name


Address
City/St/Zi


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Signature
Boat Registration # Phone#
Cash Check Check#
My signature above releases all sponsors, the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Lake Placid and, all officials.
organizations and/or any other individuals regarding this event from any and all liabilities, damages, claims, demands.,
caused by or participation in the evenL I further agree to abide by the rules of this tournament, with exceptions.
Date Received Time By Entry#


The Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce
18 N. Oak Avenue Lake Placid, FL 33852
(P) 863-4654331 (F) 863-465-2588 Email:chamber@lpfla.com


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Teens and income taxes: A stepping


stone for financial responsibility
Take Charge America of income, he or she might have jobs are often low paying could have r
to file, but even if filing isn't because the majority of income throughout
offers four tips your required, it is usually a good will come from tips. If you saving in a
teen needs to know idea to file if wages have been make more than $20 a month, account. Fin:
withheld. A refund may be due. you must tell your boss so you should
PHOENIX The teenage "It's important for teenagers he/she can withhold the appro- holding so '
years are filled with fun and to become acquainted with private taxes from your regular match your t
resnonsibilitv. It's about first taxes while their income is low wages.


dates, the first time behind the
wheel and first jobs. However,
all of these "firsts" are accom-
panied by one thing money.
That's why it is important for
teens to learn how to save
money, use credit wisely, and
yes, pay dues to Uncle Sam.
Mike Sullivan, director of
education for Take Charge
America, a non-profit credit
counseling company, says par-
ents should not only teach their
children how to pay taxes, but
explain why it is necessary.
"Paying taxes' is a part of
proper money management. It
is a life skill carried well into
adulthood," Sullivan said.
"Teens need to know that taxes
pay for government services,
including highways, parks and
law enforcement."
If your teen receives W-
2's, 1099's or other statements


because as income increases,
the tax laws become increasing-
ly complicated," Sullivan said.
"Staying out of debt is a year-,
round effort. It includes being
responsible for every aspect for
your finances, including taxes,
no matter how minor or compli-
cated they appear."
Sullivan says there are four
things working teens need to
know about income taxes:
Nuts and bolts
After landing a job, you need
to fill out a W-4 form with your
employer. At the beginning of
the following year, you will
receive a W-2 form from each
job held. In addition, taxes are
taken out of each paycheck
throughout the year.
Tips are taxable
Many teens find jobs waiting
tables or delivering food. These


Using a tax refund
wisely
Federal taxes are taken out of
pay checks throughout the-year.
If you file a tax return, a por-
tion, if not all, of the federal
income tax money can be
returned. Teaching your teen
how to use tax refunds wisely is
another money management
skill needed later in life.
Adjust your
withholding
If you have too little money
taken out of your check
throughout the year, you'll owe
the government money when it
is time to file your taxes. On the
other hand, if too much money
is withheld, you'll get a larger
refund. While this sort of
"forced saving" may seem a
good idea, that's money you


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and Marie
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acknowledged
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made better use of
the year, such as
an interest-bearing
ancial experts say
adjust your with-
your tax payments
tax liability.


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Highlands County Emergency Management Director Bill Nichols (left) and Lead Firefighter Mike
Jolin, Highlands Lakes Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Avon Park, inspect a refurbished Portable
Breathing Air Compressor, which the department recently purchased for $36,000 through a grant.
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Delicious delivery: Girl Scout Cookies are here


Special to the News-Sun
LAKELAND Whether it's
Thin Mints, Do-si-Dos or
Trefoils that are your favorite
Girl Scout cookie the wait is
finally over!
Truckloads of cookies are
being delivered this weekend to
various locations across seven


counties: Highlands, Citrus,
Hardee, Lake, Marion, Polk and
Sumter. Local Girl Scouts and
troop leaders will be on hand to
unload the boxes and divide
them among each and every
troop.
Girl Scout cookie orders
began on Jan. 6 and Girl Scouts


will begin delivering cookie
orders to their customers imme-
diately.
Boxes go on sale starting
Friday at shopping centers, gro-
cery stores and other booth
locations across the Heart of
Florida Girl Scout Council.
Cookie prices and varieties


Pet blankets


differ across all of the counties
with only three of the eight
varieties being mandatory: Thin
Mint, Shortbread and Peanut
Butter Sandwich.
Locally, Girl Scouts Heart
of Florida Council reaches
nearly 9,000 girls each year in
Highlands, Citrus, Hardee,
Lake, Marion, Polk and Sumter
counties. Nationally, more than
3.7 million girls and adults are
members of Girl Scouts of the
USA, which has served more
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ed by Alvina Grilli representing the Highlands County Quilt Guild, and who is also a volunteer
at the shelter. Nineteen ladies from the guild did a one day workshop and made the quilts for
the cats and kittens to make their stay at the shelter more comfortable and hopefully more.
appealing for adoption. The guild donates quilts all year to the Humane Sociel but this "as h
far the largest amount of quilts delivered in one day. The Highlands Count% Quill Guild is also a
patron of the Humane Society and donates money each year to help support them, as ..
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Honors


Symposium

continues
Special to the News-Sun
AVON PARK Learn
about life as it was lived in
Florida's Heartland in the early
20th century and more as the
South Florida Community
College Honors Symposium
series continues.
The symposium began in
2002 with a semester of lecL
tures on "Indigenous. Floiida"
and has been moving closer to
the present day. Lectures in the
Honors Symposium series are
free and open to the public.
For more information, inter-
ested members of the public
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u or by call ext. 7247 at 453-
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Florida," from 7:30-9 p.m.
Tuesday, will be a lecture by
Bill' Swann, professor of
Building' 'Restoration and
Preservation at SFCC and vice
chair of Highlands County
Preservation Commission.
With a special guest appear-
ance b\ Lii'j Kerwin, director
of Ri'.erno0ds Field Lab with
Florida Atlantic University's
Center for Environmental
Studies, who will speak on the
Pearce-Lockett Homestead on
the Kissimmee River.
It will be in the SFCCL
University Center Auditorium,
Highlandc. campus, Avon Park.
"Pioneer Mothers,
Confederate Daughters, Citrus
Princesses, and Other Floind.
Wild Women," will be from 7-
9 p.m. Thursday, March 16.
Diane Roberts, professor of
English at 'the University of
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. PC 06-109
IN RE: ESTATE OF
ELISHA WILLIAMS SINGH,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DE-
MANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of
Summary Administration has been entered in
the estate of ELISHA WILLIAMS SINGH, de-
ceased, File Number PC 06-109; by the Circuit
Court for Highlands County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which is 430 S. Com-
merce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870; that the
decedent's date of death was June 12, 2005;
that the total value of the estate is $70,000.00,
and that the names and addresses of those to
whom it has been assigned by such order are:
FREDRICA SINGH,-
a/k/a FREDRICA BHQOORASINGH
507 Hood Street
Avon Park, FL 33825
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED
THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent
and persons having claims or demands
against the estate of the decedent other than
those for whom provision for full payment
was made in the Order of Summary Adminis-
tration must file their claims with this court
WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW.
ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLI-
CABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED
TWO
(2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of the first publication of this No-
tice is February 12, 2006.
Persons Giving Notice:
FREDRICA SINGH, a/k/a
FREDRICA BHOORASINGH
507 Hood Street
Avon Park, FL 33825
Attorney for Person Giving Notice:
CLIFFORD R. RHOADES, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 308714
227 N. Ridgewood Drive
Sebring, FL 33875
Telephone: (863) 385-0346
February 12, 19, 2006
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: GC-06-70
JAMES M. WINCHESTER
Plaintiff(s)
;vs
tiAPOLI W MILLER and
GERTRUDE MILLER,
W_'husband and wife,
Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF ACTION-PROPERTY
TO: H.W. Miller
Gertrude Miller
2600 Heritage Woods Dr.
Appleton, WI 54915
AND
1116 North Leminwah St.
Appleton, WI 54915
or if any of the aforesaid persons is dead,
then his or her unknown heirs, devisees, lega-
tees or grantees; and any and all other per-
sons or parties claiming by, through, under or
against them; and all claimants, persons or
parties, natural or corporate, or whose exact
legal status, if known, claiming under any of
the above named or interest in and to the
lands hereafter described.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Ac-
tion to Quiet Title for the following described
property in Highlands County, Florida, to wit:
Lot 16 Block 168, LEISURE LAKES, Sec-
tion 3, according to the plat thereof as record-
ed in Plat Book 6, Page 25, of the Public Re-
cords 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 it, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney,
whose name and address is: David F. Lanier,
Esq., P.O. Box 400, Avon Park, Florida
33826-0400, and file the original with the
Clerk of the above styled Court on or before
March 17th, 2006, otherwise a judgment may
be entered against you for the relief
demanded
in the Complaint.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said
Court on February 6th, 2006.
L. E. "LUKE" BROKER
Clerk of Circuit Court
By: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy Clerk
February 12,19,26; March 5,2006

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. PC 06-88
IN RE: ESTATE OF
KATHRYN LOUISE RANDALL
a/k/a KATHRYN P. RANDALL
a/k/a KATHRYN L. RANDALL
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Ka-'
thryn Louise Randall a/k/a Kathryn P. Randall
a/k/a Kathryn L. Randall, deceased, whose
date of death was April 27th, 2005, and whose
Social Security Number is 298-16-3006, is
pending in the Circuit Court for Highlands
County, Florida, Probate Division, the address
of which is 590 South Commerce Avenue,
Sebring, FL 33870. The names and addresses
of the personal representative and the person-
al representative's attorney are set forth be-
low.
All creditors of the decedent and other
Persons having claims or demands against
decedent's estate on whom a copy of this no-
tice is required to be served must file their
claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF


3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or demands
against decedent's estate must file their
claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AF-
TER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE
TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION
733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS
SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO
(2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE IS: FEBRUARY 12TH, 2006.
Personal Representative:
Mark W. Randall
2265 Three Mile Road
Urbana, OH 43078
/s/ E. Mark Breed III


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BREED & NUNNALLEE, P.A.
Attorneys for Personal Representative
325 NORTH COMMERCE AVENUE
SEBRING, FL 33870
Telephone: (863) 382-3154
Florida Bar No. 338702
February 12, 19, 2006
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. PC 06-102
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MARY P. GALLEY
deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of MARY
P. GALLEY, deceased, whose date of death
was January 20th, 2006, and whose Social
Security Number is 511-18-2648, is pending
in the Circuit Court for Highlands County,
Florida, Probate Division; the address of
which is 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebr-
ing, Florida 33870. The names and addresses
of the personal representative and the person-
al representative's attorney are set forth be-
low.
All creditors of the decedent and other
persons having claims or demands against
decedent's estate on whom a copy of this no-
tice is required to be served must file their
claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF
3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and
persons'having claims or demands against
the decedent's estate must file their claims
with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE
FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD
SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO
(2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice
is: February 12th, 2006.
Personal Representative:
JACQUELINE COLLEEN GALLEY
3080 Orchid Road
Lake Placid, FL 33852
SWAINE, HARRIS & SHEEHAN, P.A.
Attorneys for Personal Representative
401 DAL HALL BOULEVARD
LAKE PLACID, FL 33852
'Telephone: (863) 465-2811
Florida Bar No. 184165
February 12, 19, 2006

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. PC 06-78
IN RE: ESTATE OF
WILLIAM JOSEPH BODINE, JR.
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Wil-


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liam Joseph Bodine, Jr., deceased, whose
date of death was December 4th, 2005, and
whose Social Security Number is 218-54-
6002, is pending in the Circuit Court for High-
lands County, Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is 590 South Commerce
Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870. The names and
addresses of the personal representative and
the personal representative's attorney are set
forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other
persons having claims or demands against
decedent's estate on whom a copy of this no-
tice is required to be served must file their
claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF
3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or demands
against decedent's estate must file their
claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AF-
TER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE
TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION
733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS
SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO
(2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE IS: FEBRUARY 12TH, 2006.
Personal Representative:
Charles L. Bodine
3549 Hopeland Road
Frederick, MD 21704-7670
/s/ E. Mark Breed III
BREED & NUNNALLEE, P.A.
Attorneys for Personal Representative
325 NORTH COMMERCE AVENUE
SEBRING, FL 33870
Telephone: (863) 382-3154
Florida Bar No. 338702
February 12, 19, 2006

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NUMBER: GC 05-441
SUN 'N LAKE OF SEBRING IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT, a special district and a public
corporation of the State of Florida,
Plaintiff,
vs.
DOUGLAS MACKAY, if alive and if not, his
unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees,
creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against DOUGLAS .
MACKAY, and all claimants under any of such
party;
JOSE M. GOMEZ and VIVIAN A. GOMEZ, as
Tenants in Common, if alive and if not, their
unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees,
creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against JOSE M. GOMEZ
and VIVIAN A. GOMEZ, and all claimants un-
der any of such party;


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i ELVIS N. ISKENDERIAN, if alive and if not, his
I unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees,
creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against ELVIS N.
ISKENDERIAN, and all claimants under any of
such party;
SALVADOR ROMANI-ORUE, if alive and if not,
his unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grant-
ees, creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against SALVADOR
ROMANI-ORUE, and all claimants under any
of such party;
ESTHER LUGO ESPOSITO and LEO
ESPOSITO, HER HUSBAND, if alive and if not,
their unknown spouse, heirs, devisees,
grantees, creditors, or other parties claiming
by, through, under or against ESTHER LUGO
ESPOSITO and LEO ESPOSITO, and all
claimants under any of such party;
LAWRENCE L. KIEVITT, if alive and if not,
his unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grant-
ees, creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against LAWRENCE L.
KIEVITT, and all claimants under any of such
party;
DAVID WICKI and VIRGINIA WICKI, HIS
WIFE, if alive and if not, their unknown
spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors,
or other parties claiming by, through, under
or
against DAVID WICKI and VIRGINIA WICKI,
and all claimants under any of such party;
MARIO ONORATI, if alive and if not,
his unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grant-
ees, creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against MARIO ONORATI,
and all claimants under any of such party;
SIGIFREDO CRUZ DIAZ, if alive and if not,
his unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grant-
ees, creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against SIGIFREDOCRUZ
DIAZ, and all claimants under any of such par-
ty;
Defendants:
NOTICE OF SUIT-PROPERTY
TO: ELVIS N. ISKENDERIAN, if alive and if
not, his unknown spouse, heirs,, devisees,
grantees, creditors, or other parties claiming
by, through, under or against ELVIS N. IS-
KENDERIAN, and all claimants under any of
such party;
2040 N.W. 163 Street, #2, Miami, FL
33162 t
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:
Parcel 4: Lot 41, Block 334, Unit 16, OF
SUN 'N LAKE ESTATES OF SEBRING, accord-
ing to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book
10, Page 4, of the Public Records of High-
lands-County, Florida.
has been filed against you and you are re-
quired to serve a copy of ydur written defens-
es, if any, to John K. McClure, Esquire,
MCCLURE & LOBOZZO, 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 March
13th, 2006; otherwise a default may be en-
tered against you for the relief demanded in


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the Complaint.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court
on the 9th day of February, 2006.
L.E. "LUKE" BROKER
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy Clerk
February 12, 19, 2006
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. PC 06-108
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MARIA MAGDALENA LAUREANO,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DE-
MANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of
Summary Administration has been entered in
the estate of MARIA MAGDALENA LAUREA-
NO,, deceased, File Number PC 06-108; by the
Circuit Court for Highlands County, Florida,
Probate Division, the address of which is 430
S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870; that
the decedent's date qf death was December
30, 2004; that the total value of the estate is
$12,500.00, and that the names and address-
es of those to whom it has been assigned by
such order are:
MARIA J. CRZ LAUREANO
P.O. Box 9886
Plaza Carolina Station
Carolina, PR 00988
ANGELE M. CRUZ LAUREANO
P.O. Box 9886
Plaza Carolina Station
Carolina, PR 00988
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED
THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent
and persons having claims or demands
against the estate of the decedent other than
those for whom provision for full payment
was made in the Order of Summary Adminis-
tration must file their claims with this court
WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW.
ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO
FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLI-
CABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED
TWO
(2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE-
DENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of the first publication of this No-
tice is February 12, 2006.
Persons Giving Notice:
MARIA J. CRUZ LAUREANO
P.O. Box 9886
Plaza Carolina Station
Carolina, PR 00988
Attorney for Person Giving Notice:
CLIFFORD R. RHOADES;.ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 308714
227 N. Ridgewood Drive
Sebring, FL 33875
.Telephone: (863) 385-0346
February 12, 19, 2006


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NUMBER: GC 05-677
SUN 'N LAKE OF SEBRING IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT, a special district and a public
corporation of the State of Florida,
Plaintiff,
vs.
FELICIA A. WALKER and SYLVIA A. FISHER
and SHERRY A. WALKER, as Joint Tenants
with Right of Survivorship, if alive and if not,
their unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grant-
ees, creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against FELICIA A. WALK-
ER and SYLVIA A. FISHER and SHERRY A.
WALKER, and all claimants under any of such
party;
JOSEPH BERMUDEZ, a single man, if alive
and if not, his unknown spouse, heirs, devi-
sees, grantees, creditors, or other parties
claiming by, through, under or against JO-
SEPH BERMUDEZ, and all claimants under
any of such party;
ESTHER CANCEL SEGARRA, if alive and if
not,
her unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grant-
ees, creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against ESTHER CANCEL
SEGARRA, and all claimants under any of
such party;
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SUIT-PROPERTY
TO: JOSEPH BERMUDEZ, a single man, if
alive and if not, his unknown spouse, heirs,
devisees, grantees, creditors, or other parties
claiming by, through, under or against JO-
SEPH BERMUDEZ, and all claimants under'
any of such party;
5791. N. University Club Blvd., #703, Jack-
sonville, FL 32277
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:
Parcel 2: Lot 01, Block 357, Unit 16, OF
SUN 'N LAKE ESTATES OF'SEBRING, accord-
ing to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book
10, Page 4, of the Public Records of High-
lands County, Florida.
has been filed against you and you are re-
quired to serve a copy of your written defens-
es, if any, to John K. McClure, Esquire,
MCCLURE & LOBOZZO, 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 March
8th,
2006; 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 7th day of February, 2006.
L.E. "LUKE" BROKER
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: /s/ Priscilla Michalak
Deputy Clerk
February 12, 19, 2006


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1050 Legals
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
CENTRAL FLORIDA HEALTH CARE, INC.
Owner
950 COUNTY ROAD 17A WEST
Address
AVON PARK, FLORIDA 33825
Separate sealed BIDS for the construction
of the Central Florida Health Care, Inc., Wau-
chula Clinic, Dental Office Addition, located at
204 East Palmetto Street, Wauchula, Florida
33830 will be received by the Architect and
Owner at the office of Ms. Gaye Williams,
CEO, Central Florida Health Care, Inc., 950
County Road 17A West, Avon Park, Florida
33825 at 3:00 P.M., (local time), Tuesday,
March 14, 2006 and then at said office public-
ly opened and read aloud.
A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the site
on Monday, February 27, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.
m A Bid Bond or Cashier's check in the
amount of 5% of the Base Bid is Required. A
Performance Bond and Labor and Materials
Payment Bond is required in the full amount
of the Contract.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be ob-
tained at the following locations upon pay-
ment of $100.00 for each set:
SWILLEY CURTIS MUNDY HUNNICUTT
ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, INC., 1036
SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE, LAKELAND, FLOR-
IDA 33803, Tel: 863/688-8882 and 143 S.
RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, SEBRING, FLORIDA
33870, Tel: 863/314-9400.
Any unsuccessful bidder, upon returning
each set promptly and in good condition, will
be refunded his payment. The Owner reserves
the right to wave any informalities or to reject
any or all bids.
Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
may be purchased at B&Z Reprographics lo-
cated at 2718 South Combee Road, Lakeland,
Florida 33803.
The owner reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bids or any parts thereof, and
the award; if an award is made, will be made
to the most responsible bidder whose bid and
qualifications indicate that the award will be in
the best interest of the owner.
February 17, 2006
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NUMBER: GC 05-683
SUN 'N LAKE OF SEBRING IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT, a special district and a public
corporation of the State of Florida,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ZONA METCALFE, RICHARD METCALFE and
KAREN A. BARKER, as Joint Tenants with
Right of Survivorship and Not as Tenants in
Common, if alive and if not, their unknown
spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors,
or other; parties claiming by, through, under
or
against ZONA METCALFE, RICHARD MET-
CALFE and KAREN A. BARKER, and all claim-
ants under any of such party; .
EDDIE ENG-CHIN CHEAH and ELLEN MIAO-
SlANG CHEAH, His Wife, if alive and if not,
their unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grant-
ees, creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against EDDIE ENG-CHIN
CHEAH and ELLEN MIAO-SIANG CHEAH, and
all claimants under any of such party;
TJIPKE KUIPER, if alive and if not, his un-
known spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees,
creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against TJIPKE KUIPER,
and all claimants under any'of such party;
BARBARA F. ROBERTS, if alive and if not, her
unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees,
creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against BARBARA F. ROB-
ERTS, and all claimants under any of such
party;
Defendants.
I NOTICE OF SUIT-PROPERTY
TO: TjiPKE iIJiPER, I alue rea ai l. ri. n ur
- known spouse, hei-., d.'.e'0,i. gJr,-"iet
creditors, or other parties claiming by,
through, under or against TJIPKE KUIPER,
and all claimants under any of such party;
Post Office Box 323, Aylmer, Ontario, Can-
ada N5H 2S1
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: '
Parcel 3: Lot 13, Block 353, Unit 16, OF
SUN 'N LAKE ESTATES OF SEBRING, accord-
ing to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book
10, Page 4, of the Public Records of High-
lands County, Florida.
has been filed against you and you are re-
quired to serve a copy of your written defens-
es, if any, to John K. McClure, Esquire,
MCCLURE & LOBOZZO, 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 March
15th, 2006; otherwise a default may be en-
tered against you for the relief demanded in
the Complaint.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court
on the 8th day of February, 2006.
L.E. "LUKE" BROKER
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: /s/ Annette E. Daft
Deputy Clerk
February 12,19, 2006

1055 Highlands
1055 County Legals
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(HCBCC)
GENERAL SERVICES & PURCHASING
INVITATION TO BID (ITB)
The Board of County Commissioners (BCC), High-
lands County, Sebring, Florida, will receive sealed
bids in the County Purchasing Department for the fol-
lowing Annual Bids:
ITB 06-030 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT DRUGS
ITB 06-031 ALUMINUM TRAFFIC SIGN BLANKS &
ACCESSORIES
ITB 06-032 BASE ROCK MATERIAL (SHELLROCK -
LIMEROCK)
ITB 06-033 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT SUPPLIES
ITB 06-034 CONCRETE CULVERTS
ITB 06-035 DITCH CLEANING ISTOKPOGA WATER-
SHED DISTRICT
ITB 06-036 HAND SPRAYING ISTOKPOGA WATER-
SHED DISTRICT
ITB 06-037 HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL
ITB 06-038 IN PLACE PAVEMENT MARKINGS
ITB 06-039 POLYETHYLENE PIPE & COUPLERS
Specifications may be obtained from Johanna Feick-
ert, Asst. General Services/Purchasing Director, High-
lands County Purchasing Department, 4320 George
Blvd., Sebring, FL. 33875-5803, or by phone 863-
402-6526, E-Mail: jfeicker@hcc co highlands fl us or
at our Website: www.cbcc.t
Bid envelopes must be sealed and marked with the
bid number and name so as to identity the enclosed
bids. Bids must be delivered to the Highlands County
Purchasing Department, 4320 George Blvd., Sebring,
FL 33875-5803 so as to reach said office no later
than 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 2, 2006, at which
time they will be opened. Bids received later than the
date and time as specified will be rejected. The Board
will not be responsible for the late deliveries of bids
that are incorrectly addressed, delivered in person, by
mail or any other type of delivery service.


One or more County Commissioners may be in at-
tendance at the above bid openings.
The Highlands County Board of County Commission-
ers reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
bids or any parts thereof, and the award, if an award
is made, will be made to the most responsive and re-
sponsible bidder whose bid and qualifications indicate
that the award will be in the best interest of Highlands
County. The Board reserves the right to waive irregu-
larities in the bid.
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 involves every aspect of the Board's
functions, including one's access to, participation,
employment or treatment in its programs or activities.
Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation as pro-
vided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act or
Section 286.26 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 be made at least 24
hours in advance to permit coordination of the serv-
ice.


1055 Highlands
1 05 County Legals
Board of County Commissioners
Purchasing Department
Highlands.County, Florida
Webslte: hcbc.ne,
February 12,19, 2006

HIGHLANDS COUNTY
LEGAL NOTICES
The following legal notices are from the Highlands
County Board of County Commissioners and are be-
ing published in the font, size, and leading as per their
specifications.
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(HCBCC)
GENERAL SERVICES & PURCHASING
INVITATION TO BID (ITB)
The Board of County Commissioners (BCC), High-
lands County, Sebring, Florida, will receive sealed
bids in the County Purchasing Department for:
ITB 06-040 HCBCC MULTIPLE VEHICLES PASSEN-
GER & TRUCKS FY 2005-2006
Specifications may be obtained from Gerald (Jed) Se-
cory, Director, Highlands County General Services /
Purchasing Department, 4320 George Blvd., Sebring,
FL. 33875-5803, 863-402-6523, Fax: 6735,or by E-
Mail: osecory@bcc co highlands fl us
Bid envelopes must be sealed'and marked with the
bid number and name so as to identify the enclosed
submittal. Bids must be delivered to the Highlands
County Purchasing Department, 4320 George Blvd.,
Sebring, FL 33875-5803 so as to reach said office no
later than 2:00 P.M.. Thursday March 2 2006 at
which time they will be opened. Bids received later
than the date and time as specified will be rejected.
The Board will not be responsible for late deliveries of
bids that are incorrectly addressed, delivered in per-
son, by mail, or any other type of delivery service.
One or more County Commissioners may be in at-
tendance at the above bid opening.
The Highlands County Board of County Commission-
ers reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
bids or any parts thereof, and the award, if an award
is made, will be made to the most responsible and re-
sponsive bidder whose bid and qualifications indicate
that the award will be in the best interest of Highlands
County. The Board reserves the right to waive irregu-
larities in the bid.
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 involves every aspect of the Board's
functions, including one's access to, participation,
employment or treatment in its programs or activities.
Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation as pro-
vided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act or
Section 286.26 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:
fearino@bcc co highlands fl us Requests for CART or
interpreter services should be made at least 24 hours
in advance to permit coordination of the service.
Board of County Commissioners
Purchasing Department
Highlands County, Florida
Website: hcbcc.net
February 12, 19, 2006
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GENERAL SERVICES & PURCHASING
NOTICE OF INTERNET AUCTION
START DATE: Friday Feb 10, 2006 at 9:00 A.M.
END DATE: Monday Feb 20, 2006 at 6:00 P.M.
through 10:00 P.M.
LOCATION/WEBSITE: GOVDEALS.COM
Pursuant to Florida Statutes and Board adopted poli-
cies, the Highlands County Board of County Commis-
sioners (HCBCC), Highlands County; Sebring, Florida,
has declared various items as surplus property and
have therefore authorized an Internet Auction to be
conducted for the purpose of disposing of all said
property.
A list of specific surplus items may be obtained from
the following locations and/or by requesting a list by
fax (863)402-6735 or email to sbutler@bcc co hiah-
lands.fl.us or dnilbert@bcc co highlands fl us
1) HC Purchasing Department; 4320 George Blvd.,
Sebring, FL 33875-5803.
Contacts: Sandra Butler at (863)402-6527 or Danielle
Gilbert at (863)402-6528.
2) HC Government Center, 600 S. Commerce Ave.,
2nd Floor BCC Receptionist;
Sebring, FL 33870 at (863)402-6500.
Additional information can be obtained Monday
through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. about the
County's Internet Auction process by contacting High-
lands County BCC's General Services/Purchasing De-
partment at the following numbers. (863)402-6527 or
(863) 402-6528
Note: All property will be sold on an "as is, where is"
basis.
The HCBe'C roerw' ithe right to adb or delete items
from ,.. .: i: rt-r. :,,. anytime during the Inter-
net bidding dates above.
Board of County Commissioners
Purchasing Department
Highlands County, Florida
February 8,12, 15, 19, 2006
INVITATION TO BID
The City of Sebring will receive sealed bids in the City
Purchasing Department for:
BID #06-028: Radio Equipment
Specifications may be obtained from the City Pur-
chasing office by contacting Kirk Zimmerman at 368
South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida 33870,
Phone 863-471-5110, Fax 863-47.1-5168, or Email
uurchasinu@mysebrino corn
Bid envelopes must be.sealed and marked with the
bid number and name so as to identify the enclosed
bid. Bids must be delivered to the City of Sebring Pur-
chasing Office Attn: Kirk Zimmerman so as to reach
the said office no later than 2:00 p.m., March 10,
2006, at which time they will be opened. Bids re-
ceived later than the date and time specified will be
rejected. The City will not be responsible for the late
delivery of any bids that are incorrectly addressed,
delivered in person, by mail, or any other type of de-
livery service.
The Sebring City Council reserves the right to accept
or reject any or all bids or any parts thereof; and the
award; if an award is made, will be made to the most
responsible bidder whose bid and qualifications indi-
cate that the award will be in the best interest of the
City of Sebring. The Council reserves the right to
waive irregularities in the bid.
Kirk Zimmerman, Purchasing Agent
Sebring, Florida
February 17, 19, 2006.


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Please check your ad on the first day
it runs to make sure it is correct.
Sometimes instructions over the
phone are misunderstood and an er-
ror can occur. If this happens to you,
please call us the first day your ad
appears and we will be happy to fix
it as soon as we can.
If We can assist you, please call us:
385-6155--452-1009
465-0426
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S1150 Personals

ALONE? Seniors Dating Bureau
SAFEST since 19771 Ages 45-90.
Call 1-800-922-4477
Or log onto: RespectedDating.com


1200 Lost & Found


LOST CHOW in Sebring Ridge area. All
black, no collar. If found please call
(863) 382-9905. Reward.
LOST FEMALE Chihuahua, Edgewater Pt. Dr
& Lakeview Dr., 2/15/06. Cream w/ black and
tan spotting, ring around one eye. Under Med-
ical Care. If any info or found please call
(863)385-1.923. .

1450 Babysitters

STAY AT HOME MOTHER, CPR qualified.
Willing to keep children newborn to 4yrs.
(863) 465-1031


1550 1 Professional Services

LORNA'S TLC Cleaning
Service & Organizer.
Quality work, dependable &
reasonable rates.
(863) 471-2763 or (863) 441-3952


News-Sun, Sunday, February 19, 2006


1550 professional Services
WEDDINGS Renewal of Vows -
Commitment Ceremonies
We can make yours one to cherish at our nl ,
tropical, romantic, intimate outdoor chapel w/
heart shaped pool, candles & white lights.
Complete with ordained minister & music or
at ANY location. (home, yacht club, park etc.) .
Call Wedding Chapel of Love
(863) 385-5673 sI ,

BANKRUPTCY
** Not An Ending, But A Beginning **
Toward Solvency and Relief
A. R. Gonzalez, Attorney
Free Consultation
SEBRING OFFICE 382-1616

BUSHHOGGING AND
LIGHT BUCKET TRACTOR WORK
Free Estimates : Resonable Prices.
Call Larry (863) 465-1582
COMMERCIAL JANITORIAL'
Quality work, Fair Prices.
Free Estimates
(863) 873-9696.
DUNCAN TRACTOR service, Inc., lic. and ins.,
bush hogging, rotovating, box blading, front
end bucket and hauling, (863)441-3594 or
(863)465-5825 please leave message
HELP WITH bathing, cleaning, shopping, etc.
Home health aide. Day & night. Whatever you
need. I do care. Contact Ginny at 655-4203.
LAND CLEARING rock, dirt,
tree & debris hauling.
Lic. & ins.
Call Adam (863) 441-5642
LAWN SERVICE
Commercial/Residential.
Quality Work. Free Estimates
(863) 873-9696
TAX SERVICES
Semi-retired Certified Public Accountant avail-
able for Individual tax services, and small
business services. Reasonable fees. Expert
services. (863) 465-1124, or (863) 243-1368.
TREE WORK/ Removal
and Dock Repair.
(863) 414-0842 E


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Employment


2100 Help Wanted
DENTAL ASSISTANT for Highlands County
Health Dept. 1-3yr. dental exp. Requires x-ray
certification, expanded.duty function. Comput-
er skill Microsoft Word and Excel. Exp. work-
ing with children. Phone (863) 386-6040 ext
257 for info. Apply online at https://people-
first.myflorida.com/logon.htm by February, 22
at 5:00pm or inquire to Jan Malinowski, High- ,r
lands CHD, 7205 S. George Blvd., Sbring, FL
33875. EOE/AA/VP employer.
440 OR 220 Lc. COMMERCIAL
or Personal lines CSR needed. Health ,-
retirement. benefits. Fax resume 863- "
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ACCEPTING

APPLICATIONS
F/T or P/T position available for Sales
Assistant. Qualified applicant must be ?
flexible, excellent communication skills .
and be able to work in a busy diversified
environment. Valid Fl drivers license w/ I ;
good driving record, and attention to de- --'' *
tail a must. .
Send IResume to: ,t
The News Sun A .
Attn: Rene E. Gutierrez
2227 US 27 South "
Sebring, FL. 33870
FAX: 863-385-1954,
or stop by the office and |0
fill out an application.

ter, steel erectors, laborers w/exp. F/T with ...
benefits. E.O. Koch Construction i *r. /,
Call (863)385-8649 DFWP ."
ATTENTION -
HIGHLANDS County Residents


Are you 55 or older and having
difficulty finding a job?

If you qualify, Experience Works has paid Cer-
tified Nursing Assistant (CNA), & Security
Guard training and job opportunities funded
by grants from SBA at no cost to you.

For more information call (Debbie)
863-385-3672 Ext. 238
A National nonprofit organization. EOE/AA
"This Small Business Admlnistralion (SBA) Grant Award, #SBAHQ-02-1n0034 Is
funded by the SBA SBSBA's uning is not an endorsement of any products, opin-
ions or service All SBAn nded programs are extended to the public on a non-
diascrimlnatlonry basis."
AUTOMOTIVE BOOKKEEPER
Busy automotive dealership is seeking an
exp. bookkeeper. Must have exp. A/P,
A/R, payroll & commissions, Peachtree a
plus. We offer paid vacation & holidays,
competitive pay & great working environ-
ment. Please apply in person 705 US 27
South, Avon Park, FL
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BILLING CLERK needed for large medical of-
fice in Lake Placid. Experience required. Mon-
day thru Friday. Competitive pay and great
benefits. DFWP. Fax resume to:
Personnel 465-7266 or email to:
hr-fammedaro@earthlink net


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News-Sun, Sunday, February 19, 2006


2100 Help Wanted
A/C EQUIPMENT INSTALLER
EXPERIENCED needed.
ADVANCED AIR SYSTEMS
316 Maple Ave, Sebring FIL. 33870 .
(863)-385-2665. fax. 863-385-3124 D.F.W.P
CARPENTERS/HELPERS/LABORERS needed
for reputable Marine Construction Company.
Individuals must be hardworking, dependable
and eager. For a great opportunity please call
863-382-1352.
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS/
RESIDENT ATTENDANTS
FAIRWAY PINES at Sun 'N Lakes is seeking
top-quality, energetic Certified Nursing Assis-
tants to provide personal assistance, routine
daily care and services to our residents. All
shift positions available. Must be able to work
every other weekend.
For consideration, please send resume or ap-
ply in person to Fairway Pines at Sun 'N
Lakes, 5959 Sun 'N Lakes Blvd. Sebring Fl.
33872. Fax 863-385-3930: EOE
CNA & LPN
P/T needed for busy medical office.
Fax resume to (863)'385-4219

^ KENILWORTH
CARE & REHAB

C.N.A. Positions
Available
Come join our
team at Kenilworth
Care & Rehab Center
Apply in person
3011 Kenilworth Blvd
Sebring, FL 33870
or call Connie Bass,
HR Director at
382-2153 X-317



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CONCRETE WORKERS needed. Supervi-
sors, lead persons, form carpenters. Immedi-
ate Hire! Full time work & overtime. Call
(863)655-1515 or stop by 400 Dear Trail E.
off Hwy 98, Sebring for an application.
CONTROLLER: ARCHBOLD Biological
Station, a non-profit ecological research sta-
tion w/ -50 employees and annual budget
-$5M, seeks experienced individual to man-
age Station's accounting functions. Reports to
Exec Director and treasurer. Require 4 yr.
acct. degree and 5+ yr. experience in non-
profit including budget preparation and grant
administration. Proficient in DataPro or simi-
lar software. Salary $45-$55,000, negotiable
for exceptional experience. Please send re-
sume and 4 eomplyer references to Human
Resources, Archbold Biological Station, P.O.
Box 2057, Lake Placid, FL 33862 or email
shawkins@archbold-station.org by Mar.13th.
More info at www,archbold-station.org. EOE.
DIRECT SERVICE WORKER
Intermediate Care Facility serving disabled
adults is seeking caregivers to assist residents
in all facets of daily living and encourage inde-
pendence. Must be 21 yrs of age w/ a HS di-
ploma, valid FL Drivers license and meet crim-
inal background requirements. Please call
(863)452-5141 or complete an application at
55 E. College Dr., Avon Park, FL 33825


THE PALMS
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Receptionist
Part Time
Bring your smile
to the Palms.
*Experienced on Front
Desk Preferred
*Excellent Phone
Skills and Technique
Good Multi Tasking
Skills
Hours: Flexible-Will Vary-Will
include some weekends
Forward Resume to Fax
(863) 385-2385; or E-mail to
palmshr@yahoo:com, or apply
in person at 725 S. Pine Street,
Sebring, FL 33870
EOE/DFWP
DRIVERS NEEDED! LTL refrigerated
carrier needs O.T.R driver. Class "A"
CDL License & Min. 3 yrs exp. required.
We haul fruit, produce, food products &
plants. Average pay $1000-$1200 wkly.
Call 800-434-4479 ask for Brent.
DRIVERS NEEDED-FLORIDA LTL
Refrigerated carrier needs local drivers..
Some overnight trips required. Must
have class "A" CDL and minimum 3 yrs
exp. Food hauling experience preferred.
Call 800-43404479, Ask for Brent


2100 Help Wanted
ALUMINUM SALESMAN needed.
(863) 453-3306 or (863) 443-0840
ELECTRICIANS & APPRENTICES NEEDED!
Residential Commercial, and service, steady
employment, benefits, and insurance. Join us
in a growing company. Call 402-1414 or stop
by and apply at 4605 Oak Circle. Sebring.
From 8am till 5pm weekdays.

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General Labor Construction
CDL-A w/Hazmat
Light Industrial All Shifts
Carpenters w/tools
Equipment Operators
Temporary to Permanent Postions
Available. Daily Work, Daily Pay
Report Ready To Work 6:OOAM Daily
Office Hours 6:00 A.M. 6 P.M.
Applications accepted daily
with. proper ID.
3735 Kenilworth Blvd.
471-2774
EOE./Drug Free Work Place

EQUIPMENT SALES
Excellent outside sales position
immediately available with an
established, 50 year old equip-
ment dealership located in Zolfo
Springs, FL.

Candidate must be self-motivat-
ed and have a successful sales
history in a agriculture/construc-
tion equipment sales.

-This is a Highlands County terri-
tory with salary / comm. / bene-
fits worth $40-$100,000 for the
right person.
Call Dennis at:
863-735-1122
Fields Equipment Company, Inc.
Zolfo Springs, FL
DFWP/EOE

EXPERIENCED LOUNGE Mgr. for local Club.
Varied hours. Send resume to P.O. Box 786,
Avon Park, FL 33825
EXPERIENCED MA wanted for growing medi-
cal practice. Typing ability necessary. Send re-
ply to Box 02218, The News-Sun, 2227 U.S.
27 South, Sebring FL,33870.
F/T-P/T RECEPTIONIST FOR busy physicians
office, please send resume.P.O. Box 991 Lake
Placid, FL 33851
FARM EQUIPMENT dealer looking for a secre-
tary/bookkeeper. Exp. with Quick Books a
plus. 30-40 hrs per week. Fax resume to 863-
382-9294 or stop by and fill out an application
6814 US 27 S., Sebring across from Watering
Hole. Call Misty 863-382-7701 if questions.



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2100 Help Wanted
A/C
EXPERIENCE service tech needed.
ADVANCED AIR SYSTEMS
316 Maple Ave, Sebring FIL. 33870 .
(863)-385-2665. fax. 863-385-3124

FLORIDA HOSPITAL
Heartland Division
AMAZING TECHNOLOGY!
Graceful Care!
Come arow with us!
If you are looking to join a team of professio-
nals who understand what's important in life,
take a look at Florida Hospital Heartland, part
of not-for-profit Adventist Health System.
Senior Behavioral
Care Unit
Charge RN
$5,000 Sign on Bonus
Night Shift
Qualified applicants must possess current FL
license and yearn to be an integral part of a
growing team. To apply please forward your
resume to: Florida Hospital Heartland Div.,
Attn:.Human Resources, 4200 Sun N Lake
Blvd., Sebring, FL 33872. Fax: (863)386-
6470.
Phone (800)883-0559. www.fhhd.org. EDOE
GENERAL OFFICE / CUSTOMER SERVICE
P/T & F/T positions available Variable shifts
Open 7 days a week 7am-8pm
Multi-tasking Environment
RESTAURANT
P/T & FIT day & night shifts
We stay busy past the "regular season"
Need: Servers Cooks Host- Bussers
Dish & Bar (requires food service)
And evening Janitorial shift
Michaels Restaurant
Applyih person Mon-Fri 9-11am or2-5pm
PROSHOP HELP
P/T & F/T positions.available Seasonal or
Yearround
Need Counter help & bag drop.
Custodial & Housekeeping
P/T & F/T Day & Evening Shifts
Free Golf,& Health Club Use
Apply in person Mon-Fri 9-5
Spring Lake Golf Resort
100 Clubhouse Lane- Sebring
Call for Directions only (863) 655-0900
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
OPERATOR

TRAINING FOR
EMPLOYMENT

3 ,.. 0 ,


Bulldozers, Backhoes, ,
Loaders, Dump Trucks,
Graders, Scrapers,
Excavators
TRAIN IN FLORIDA
-National Certification
-Financial Assistance
-Job Placement Assistance
800-383-7364
Associated Training Services
www.atsn-schools.com

HELP WANTED, route driver with CDLB with
airbrake endorsement. Please apply in person,
Culligan Water 207 N. Orange St., Sebring.
HIRING EXPERIENCED Waitress, dish-
washer, cooks asst., & host/cashier
for busy Breakfast
Restaurant. 950 Sebring Square.
Apply before 2 pm, 382-2333.
HOME MANAGER .
Intermediate Care Facility serving disabled
adults is seeking a manager to supervise one
of our 8 bed homes. We offer a friendly work-
ing environment, solid benefit package and
competitive salary. Degree and experience
preferred. Please contact Silas at (863)452-
5141 or complete an application at.55 E. Col-
lege Dr., Avon Park, FL 33825.
HVAC SERVICE technician needed for Sebring
company. Please mail or apply, in person,
1320 Weigle Ave., Sebring. Pay rate depends
on level of experience.
JOIN OUR Team of Winning Restaurant Pro-
fessionals at Barnhill's Buffet, a
south-eastern restaurant chain.
Looking for Satbility and Growth?
Join our team of winning restaurant
professionals
Family Atmosphere!
No Late Nights or Alcohol
Management Opportunities in Sebring
Prior restaurant management experience re-
quired
Fax resume to 850-435-9229 or
recruiting@barnhillsbuffet.net
LABORERS
LOOKING for temporary meter change out
field technicians in the Highlands area.
Must have a valid Florida Driver's license,
pass a pre-employment drug test and
background check. We will train qualified
individuals. Starting salary $13.50/hr.
Please call 407-831 -6669, or send you
resume to UMS@aspludh.com. UMS-EOE


T" on I .1
Expect Somethmg

What makes CVS so special?
As a Fortune 100 company and Ex t
industry leader, we're an s A.
employee-based, team-focused
organization where you can stay
and flourish! CVS continues to expand within multiple markets
throughout the nation, and we presently seek individuals to join our
teams throughout the Sebring, Avon Park & Lake Wales area.

STORE MANAGERS
We seek self-motivated, energetic individuals with a minimum of
3-5 years of high volume management experience within a retail,
food service, fast food, mass merchandising or supermarket
environment.

Opportunities are also available for full-time Pharmacists.

We offer competitive salaries and great benefits, including
employee discounts and much more! Please fax your resume to
Sherry Freeman at: 407-858-4042, or m-ail to: Sherry Freeman, CVS
Regional Business Office, 8201 Chancellor Dr., Orlando, FL 32809,
Attn: Store Manager.

For more information, visit:
www.cvs.com


CVS/pharmacy"
Expect something extai"

Equal Opportunity Employer supporting
a drug-free work environment.


2100 Help Wanted
**IMMEDIATE OPENING**
Front Office Reception Personnel
for busy doctor's office.
Call (863) 314-4477 or
Fax resume to: (863) 402-2255
LAKESHORE CAR WASH
IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD PEOPLE.
Excellent work environment, Good pay + tips. Apply:
991 US 27 N. Sebring
LAUNDRY ATTENDANT Needed. Responsibili-
-ties include: washing, drying and folding
clothing. 4-5 days/wk. Call (863) 840-0071
LEGAL ASSISTANT/PROFESSIONAL 3 yr. Law
office exp., est. plan., probate, lit, RE. Strong
computer communication & organization
skills essential. Email resume to:
elmacbeth@earthlink.net.
LIVINGSTON & LIVINGSTON
Full Time Administrative Position
Pay comp. w/ experience, Send resume to:
livandlivamie@earthlink.net or
fax: (863) 385-1161
LPN Immediate Opening, in a busy pediatric
off in Lake Placid. Exp. in phlebotomy, giving
shots & recording clinical data. Salary corn- .
mensurate w/ experience. Excellent benefits.
Call 452-0566 or fax resume to 453-9340

Good Shepherd Hospice


LPN'S
FULL-TIME, Weekends (8p-8a)
LPN needed to provide one-to-one care at the
bedside in Highlands and Hardee counties.
Join our team and make a difference in prov-
inding quality, end of life care to our patients
and families.
Good Shepherd hospice offers competitive pay
and comprehensive benefits package, includ-
ing health, dental, life insurance, 28 days paid
time off, retirement plan, tuition reimburse-
ment and more!

Interested candidates should send resume to:
Human Resources, fax (863) 687-6977 or call
(800) 464-3994. EOE/DFWP

LPN'S, MA's, Lab Techs, Paramedics, PT
day/eve hours, phlebotomy skills, own trans-
portation. Highlands Co. 800-940-2777, Dial 5.
LUMBER COUNTER ATTENDANTS needed.
Construction b/g pref. but not req., computer
skills a +. Apply in person at WW Lumber/ACE
Hardware, 2512 Desoto Rd., Sebring.
MAINTENANCE
ROVING Maintenance Technician
CBRE Technical Services a Roving mainte-
nance Technician with a background in HVAC,
electrical, plumbing and general commercial
building repairs. Drug/Background screen and
clean driving record.
Fax 407-839-3177
MANAGERS & DRIVERS NEEDED
Drivers make $6.40/hr + tips
Apply within at 2912 US Hwy 27 N., Sebring.
MECHANIC NEEDED for Semi Trucks, trailers
'& Farm .Equipment. Class A CDL preferred.
Call Bob at 1-800-322-0904 Ext. 101
MIDFLORIDA FEDERAL Credit Union
seeks Mortgage Loan Originator for Sebring
area, Candidate must poses at least three
years of underwriting experience to include de-
cision making, processing, and closing.
Knowledge of LP and secondary market
guidelines required. Base play plus commis-
sion. Excellent benefits package to include bo-
nus and 401 (k).
Apply on-line www.midflorida.com. DFWP


2100 Help Wanted
EXPERIENCED PLUMBER needed. Call (863)
381-2955 lv. message
NEEDED CLASS a CDL driver to haul fruit and
sod, year round work, call 863-441-5059.

KENILWORTH
CARE & REHAB

New pay rates
available for

RN's & LPN's

Come join our
professional
nursing team at
Kenilworth Care &
Rehab Center

Apply in person
3011 Kenilworth Blvd
Sebring, FL 33870
or call Connie Bass,
HR Director at
382-2153 X-317

NOW HIRING Painters, experienced only. Pay
scale to match experience level. Call Bernie
Tinim Painting Inc. (863) 381-0084


2100 Help Wanted




OPERATORS/LEAD OPERATORS $9.00-
$13.00 HR. TO START F/T openings with lo-
cal manufacturing facility. We are seeking
candidates who can setup & operate equip-
ment, monitor equip & respond to alarms as
req. Call 402-2201 for appt.
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIANS: $18-$20/hr. to
start. (3) F/T openings with local manufactur-
ing facility. Candidates must be able to main-
tain, troubleshoot, and repair production
equipment. PLC experience desired. Call 402-
2201 for an appt.
RACEWAY MAINTENANCE: 20 employees
needed for March 15-18, 50-70 hours for 4.5
days of work, + tipping. Call 402-2201 for an
appt.
SCHOOL BOARD CUSTODIAL- F/r & P/T at
all 15 area schools. No exp. nec. Call 402-
2201 for an appt.
SCHOOL BOARD FOOD SERVICE- P/T at all
15 area schools. Call 402-2201 for an appt.
PRODUCTION MANUFACTURING F/T day
and night positions available. No exp. nec
Call 402-2201. for appt.
IT TECHNICIAN: F/T, candidate must have
exp. w/ MicroSoft Server & Workstation,
TCP/IP routing a plus. $20k-$35k, DOE. Cal
402-2201 for an appt.

OWNER OPERATORS appliance delivery, ex-
perienced. 866-572-5346 leave a message
with experience. Great Pay!


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 Charlotte 382-3933



HELP WANTEDL


ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL


Responsible for investigating and coordinating
the enforcement of codes and ordinances
concerning Zoning requirements. HS/GED.
5 yrs experience in governmental work with
Building, Zoning, or Law Enforcement.
Possess FL Drivers License. Comparable
amount of training or experience may be
substituted. Salary $12.73-$22.48 plus benefits.
Apply ,at 600 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870
Closes 3/7/06
Druig-Free Workplace/EOE/VET PREF Imployer


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Year Round Full Time


Employment Positions



Comprehensive


Benefit Package

Tuition Reimbursement Life Insurance

Vacation Time Holiday Pay
Medical Dental
As a Customer Service Associate, you will be responsible
for answering incoming calls and dispatching assistance
to customers in need of emergency roadside assistance.
You will need customer service and computer skills. We
will train you in our products and programs. Additional
opportunities for Spanish as a second language.




Cross
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mCountry,

~ AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

3310 Hwy. 27 South Sebring, FL 33870

863-402-2786
E-mail: resumesebring@crosscountry-auto.com

For more information about Cross Country Automotive
Services,we encourage you to visit our website at:
www.CrossCountry-Auto.com
EOE






News-Sun, Sunday, February 19, 2006


2100 Help Wanted
HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED, P/T.
Inquire to (863) 452-2020
P/T ADMINISTRATIVE Assistant for United
Way ol Central Florida. Proficent in MS Of-
fice, organized, self-starter, excellent commu-
nication skills. 2 yrs. exp. required. Resume
to: P.O. Box 3860, Sebring, FL 33871. Fax
(863) 453-3405
PART TIME RECEPTIONIST / HR CLERK
Intermediate Care Facility serving disabled
adults is seeking a part-time clerk to assist the
Office Manager wih general administrative re-
sponsibilites (New hire HR, filing, answering
phones etc.). If interested please contact An-
nie at (863)452-5141 or complete an applica-
tion at 55 E. College Dr., Avon Park, FL 33825
PART-TIME SERVERS & HOUSEKEEPER
needed for the Hotel Jacanranda. Positions re-
quire flexibility in scheduling. Hourly pay rate
is based on experience. Apply in person be-
tween 9am & 2pm., Tues through Fri. at the
Hotel Jacaranda, 19 E. Main St., Avon Park.
EA/EONET.PREF.

PALMS HOME CARE
We are "branching out"
and have added home
care to our family of fine
healthcare services
offered to Sebring and the
surrounding communities.


You will need a minimum
one year experience as
an:
RN or LPN
or
CNA / HHA
You may apply in person
at 725 S. Pine St., Sebring
or Fax resume:
(863) 385-2385
or e-mail:
palmshr@yahoo.com
EOE/DFWP

SATELLITE INSTALLERS
$33k-#36k First Year! Will Train il .
ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES!
visit: www.hrmcacclaim.com/apply/drscareer
or call: 1-877-361-4473
Four Points By
Sherton
Sebring Chateau Elan
SALARY POSITIONS:
Catering Manager
Chef De Cuisine
Sales Manager
HOURLY POSITIONS- Room Divisions:
Night Audit F/T & P/T
Front bDesk Agent F/T & P/T
FOOD & BEVERAGE POSITIONS:
Banquet Servers P/T
Dishwasher F/T & P/T
Bartenders -P/T
Lead Server
HOUSEKEEPING POSITIONS:
Housekeepers- F/T & P/T
Painter/Maint. P/T
150 MIDWAY DRIVE
SEBRING, FL 33870
PROGRAM DIRECTOR / QMRP (2) Positions
24 Bed Intermediate Care Facility serving per-
sons with disabilities is seeking 2 professio-
nals to coordinate/supervise our habilitation
process. We offer a friendly work environ-
ment, small caseload, good benefit package
and competitive salary (28-32k). BA/BS de-
gree and 1 yr. experience required, superviso-
ry experience is a plus. Please contact Silas at
(863)452-5141 or complete an application at
55 E. College Dr., Avon Park, FL 33825.
QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DENTAL PRACTICE
seeking dental asst. Willing to train the right
person, F/T M-Th 8-5pm. If you are interest-
ed in joining our team, call Debbie (863) 471-
1727 or fax resume (863) 471-1768.


THE PALMS
OF SEBRING

CNAs
for our Health
Care Center

3-11 & 11-7 Shifts

Competitive Wages,
Shift Differentials,
Join the Professional Staff
at Sebring's Premier Senior
Care Facility.
Apply in Person:
725 S. Pine St.
Sebring, FL 33870 or
Resume to: Fax 385-2385
E-mail: palmshr@yahoo.com
DFWP/EOE


2100 Help Wanted
RN NEEDED for Dialysis clinic, F/T position,
benefits, 401k. Please apply in person.
40 Medical Center Ave., Sebring, Fl. 33870.
NO Phone Calls Please.


SFLORIDA HOSPITAL
Heaitland Division

QUALITY COORDINATOR / CODER
Heartland Home Health Services is expanding
and has an opening for a Quality
Coordinator/Coder. Knowledge of Medicare
regs., at least one year of experience in home
health or public health nursing and current FL
RN Licensure required.
Call Kathy at 385-1400 or fax your resume to
385-5464 because.she has a full time job op-
portunity that you won't want to miss!
RECEPTIONIST FOR busy law office.
Looking for high-energy, self motivated per-
son with typing and computer skills; able to
work well with the public. Part-time, flexible
hours, Mon-Fri. Send resume to:
Ms. Kathy Gavin c/o: 559 South Commerce
Ave:, Sebring, FL 33870.


THE
OF


PALMS
SE BRING


PHYSICAL

THERAPIST

Full Time Therapist for
home care visits.
Prefer Home Care -
OASIS Experience.
Competitive salary
& benefits.
Apply in Person:
725 S. Pine St.
Sebring, FL 33870 or Fax
Resume to: 385-2385
E-mail:
palmnshr@yahoo.com
DFWP/EOE

RN/NURSE MANAGER NEEDED
No nights, or weekends.
Fax resume,
863-471-6834.


RN'S & LPN's Full-Time or Part Time for
3pm-11pm or 11pm to 7am shift needed for a
79 bed SNF. If you like geriatrics come join
the Hardee Manor Healthcare Team. Apply in
person or by fax. ,
Hardee Manor Healthcare'Center
401 Orange Place
Wauchula, FL 33873
Ph: 863-773-3231 :
Fax: 863-773-0959
ROYAL CARE of Avon Park
We invite your; CNA to join our Royal Care
family. We currently have PT & FT posisitons
available 3-11 and 11-7. We offer a;
generous/experience based wages: super
working conditions, attendance bonus, extra
shift bonus, vacation, personnel days and
much more. If you are a loving, caring CNA
come join us at Royal care of Avon Park, 1213
Stratford Rd., Avon Park, (863) 453-6674.
EOE,M/F,DFWP
SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Tree of life, a nationwide
premier leader of Natural
and Specialty Foods, is
,currently seeking a talented,,
energetic individual to
join our sales team for the
Southeast Region. We are
seeking an individual who
will thrive in a fast paced,
flexible enviornment & who
possesses excellent customer
relation skills. Position
will require calling on major
supermarkets, product
replenishment & ordering
merchandise in the Lake
Placid/Sebring Florida area.
Qualified candidates should
have prior sales exp.,
excellent communication skills
& be self-motivated. 5 yrs.
prior.exp. in grocery is
strongly preferred. Excellent
comp. & benefits pkg & 401(k).
'If you are interested in
joinging our dynamic sales
team, please submit resume
to FetcherL@treeoflife.com.
EOE
SECURITY OFFICERS wanted for assignments
in Highlands County. Must be 21 yrs old or
older, have a current Florida Security Officer
license (Class D), valid driver's license & meet
other job requirements. Serious inquiries on-
ly! DFWP. Apply in person: Craig D. Graybill,
Jr. Security Service 136 Authority Lane (main
terminal building Sebring Regional Airport)
Sebring, FL 33870. Florida Security Agency
Lic.# B9300029
SERVER, FULL'time. Apply in person Golf
Hammock Restaurant, 863-382-0404.
STANLEY STEEMER
of Highlands Co. currently has several posi-
tions for Carpet Cleaning Techs. We are look-
ing for cheerful/dependable people who will
be working in a service business. No Exp.
nec. Applicants must possess valid FL drivers
lic. and safe driving record. $200.00 sign on
bonus will be given to all new employees after
60 day probation period. For appt., contact
Rick at 863-655-2190. DFWP '


2100 Help Wanted
MAINTENANCE WORKER/HOUSEKEEPER
Intermediate Care Facility serving disabled
adults is seeking a Maintenance Worker to re-
pair, clean and maintain grounds and equip-
ment. We offer a friendly work environment,
solid benefit package and competitive wage.
Please contact Robbie at (863)452-5141 or
complete an application at 55 E. College Dr.,
Avon Park, FL 33825
STOP HERE
Get paid.what your worth. Your people skills =
instant success. d
* #1 company/#1 product
* Salary/bonus/comm
* $1300 training bonus
* Full medical/den/401k
* Industry certification
* 60-150k 1st yr. (Really!)
National advertising on TV, Radio & Magazine
creates huge demand & no cold calling! For a
personal meeting & a career you can be proud
of! Call Mr. Rogers (863)452-0330
SUPPORT PERSON FfT to handle posting,
balancing accounts, and deposits, also other
office duties. Fax resume to (863)382-2638

THE GEO GROUP INC.
A worldwide leader in privatized corrections.
OFFERS CHALLENGING AND
EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES.
FULL TIME POSITIONS & BENEFITS
AVAILABLE
Correctional Officer
Cook Supervisor
RN ( 2 Avail.)
Management Information Systems
Life Skills Instructor

MOORE HAVEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
1990 East State Road 78 NW
Moore Haven, FL 33471
Phone 868-946-2420
Fax 863-946-2487
Equal Opportunity Employer
THE LAW Firm of Clifford R. Rhoades is seek-
ing a full time experienced Office Manager for
our busy law office. Send resume to Person-
nel Department 227 N. Ridgewood Drive,
Sebring, Florida 33870.
THE PRINT SHOP is looking for a bindery/de-
livery person, P/T possible F/T. Must be will-
ing to cross train in press work. Apply in per-
son at 716 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL.


THERAPY AIDE
Intermediate Care Facility Is seeking a Therapy
aide io c.:,curd' i e i ':'"idu':i and perform ther-
apy prujogram ev':er:ie.; assess and main-
tain therapeutic equipment and work under
the direction of our Physical and Occupational
therapists. We offer a friendly work environ-
Ment, solid benefit package and a. competitive
wage. Please contact Silas at (863)452-5141
or complete.an application at 55 E. College
Dr., Avon Park, FL 33825.
TREE SERVICE Hiring
(863) 655-1566
TRUCK DRIVER w/ Class A CDL needed to de-
.liver & unload live plants in the Southeastern
US. Some overnights required. Good Pay &
Equipment.
Call Bob at 1-800-322-0904 ext. 101
WANTED. FULLY experienced auto mechanic
to run long established small shop in Lake
Placid. Your tools or mine, percentage pay.
Plenty of work year-round. Call Joe 243-1470'
any day 7am to.7pm.
WATER TESTING
EARN $838 -1257/wk
TO START!
$1300 Training Bonus
Immediate openings foi this
career, position. Pd training
lets you earn while you
learn. 53 yr old co. w/full
bnfts. It's fun,,it pays great
& provides a valuable community
service. What else could
you ask for? Mr. Stone
863-452-0330.

2150 Part-time
21-50 Employment


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Has openings in our Packaging/
Mailroom Department. Hours
vary with each publication. Core
days are Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Start times are generally early
evening hours. No experience
necessary. Ability to lift bundles
and work on your, feet a must,
some mechanical aptitude help-
ful. Either stop by our office @
2227 U.S. 27 South and fill out an
application or call Luis at 385-
6155 ext. 523 for details.
LOOKING FOR CONCESSION HELP for The
12-Hours ol Sebring. A few people to work
lemonade stand. Please call (813)786-7471 or
send email to: mkramer@tamoabay rr.com

P/T RETAIL PRODUCT
MERCHANDISER
Sebring, FL
Become a part time Retail Product Man-
ager in your local home center. M-F'flexi-
ble 8hrs/every other week. 50lbs. lifting
required. Retail experience a plus! For
more info or to apply online' go to
www.customretailservices.com. Fax
resumes to (603) 625-6019 or email to
info@rpmcs cornm


3000
Finan-ial

3050 Business
3 5 Opportunities
A CASH COW!!
90 Vending Machine Units/ You OK Locations
Entire Business- $10,970
HURRY! 1-800-836-3464 #802428
ADVERTISING SALES
(863) 206-8056
HOME BASED Highlands County Magazine.
No exp. necessary. Customer base established
for you. Training. Net $75k, retiring. $24,900
(941) 228-8110 "

LAWN SERVICE For Sale, Lorida area.
Includes: Accounts and Equipment.
(863) 655-6034

3250 Loans & Savings
HAVING TROUBLE getting a loan, cause of
bad credit or no credit. We could help all type
of financing available, no up front fees.
Fast and easy approvals.
Call toll free 866-822-0936


4000
Real Estate


4040 Homes For Soale





Help-U-Sell 5 Star Realty
5935 US 27 N. Ste. 106
Sebring, FL 33870
ww.helpuael.com/5starrealty
1910 Alan SI Sebring
Move in Today' 3 2 2 New Rorul 05
$178.900
820 AiDnukle Biranl Rd Sebrini
Crl.l '"1 u3r, ,Ail0
5400.000
510 Arcola DOr Sebng
J'4 0 l';-, 6li7 Sq F1
5630.000
1052 S Aon Esliae Bied Aron Park
1 tl. Acre
$69.000
4128 Capri SI.. Sebring
? 2 1 la, Ihe GlOulin F mily
$169.000
4105 porlez Sebring
NEW 3.2 2 in Sun N Lake
$279.000
1802 Dahlia Sebring
A Must See 3 2.2
$219 000
803 Demse Ave Sebring
3 .2 1 Buill i n 2005
$139.900
206 Eagle Ave Sebring
2 1 Gieal Inveslmeni or Slarler
$156 900
9 S Egrel. Sebring
3 1 w Pool Newlv Redone
$179.000
1116 Evanslon Sebring
3 2 v Hoh Ceiling:
$89.000
1147 Gln,,wood Ave.. Seblrin
"2 2 .3 017 Sq Fr
$22-1 900
4 2 0 H ll dI i G -.': n,. : l;
7 2 Perlecl I Ii II Gr lanO 'amil
$165 000
iiu k:ry Lii Sebring
-1.3 I.L h n A,--
$405.000
1603 Lagrange Ave.. Sebring
2,1 wICarporl
$134.000
2300 NE Lakeview Dr., Sebring
3 1 5 Peilecl lar Inveslnienl Slailei
$123.000
3574 Lakeview Dr Sebring
Lace Jackson view 3'3'3
$579.000
2829 N. Lancasler. Avon Park
2'2 I w'rjei. Rool
$165,000
168 Olday. Sebring
New 3122 on Oversized Lol
$324.850
4917 Palm Ave.. Sebring
lOxoo00 Building Lol
$27.500
431 Pershing Ave..Lake Placid
Great Slarlei Home 3 2 1
$159.900
117 Pinehill Lane. Sebring
Perlecl Place o Sla3rl' 3 2 1
$138 000
1802 Ridge. Sebrng
Premier 4.3'2 iwPool
$239.900
6033 Sherman Terr.. Sebrmng
H.gh Quail 3,3 2 in Spiina Lake
$329.000
730 Verrier Rd Avon Park
flEW 3,2 2 Available Spring 2006
$179.900
3057 Woodbridge Rd. Avon Park
o80x123 Resideniial Lol
$29.500
2092 Zephyr Rd.. Avon Park
neal & Clean 4 2.1
$189,900


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4060 Homes for Sale
406 Avon Park
DOIL HOUSE! 2/1.5, concrete block, new cab-
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new 10x10 storage building. Real nice neigh-
borhood. A must see! 202 E. Charles St.
$112,000 neg. 863-452-6628.

O Homes for Sale
4080 Sebring
2BR/2BA/11/2CG -
Liv./Din. Rm. Fam.rm., Cathedral ceilings -
in Willowgate Subdivision. $194,000
Shown by Appt. (863) 314-8465
HOUSE FOR sale by owner, Golf Hammocck
Sebring, 3605 Cormorant Point Dr. Reduced
$195,000.2 bedroom/2 bath, 11/2 car garage.
COMPLETELY FURNISHED, INCLUDES GOLF
CART. Ready to move in. Call 863-414-7388.
ON LITTLE Lk. Jackson, corner lot, 224' on
water, 3br/2ba/2cg. New roof, ctrl heat/air.
New seawall, boat/dock w/ davits, fish pier w/
fish cleaning on deck. 40' motor home slab w/
50amp serve. XL frt porch, carport. Best view
on Lk.Jackson. $395k. (863)446-1400 appt.
SEB.- LARGE 3br/1.5 ba, fireplace, carport. 1
acre fenced yard, work shop w 1/2 bath.
$179,900 possible owner financing. Make pf-
fer. (863) 235-0152





SEBRING WATERFRONT $365,000
Canal -.Little Lake Jackson
4/3/2, patio, wood deck/dock
3 zone AC, inlaw stc./apt., 2MBR
3114/3,872sf., Irrigation sys.
954-650-9431 .1140 Kerry Dr.


2100 Help Wanted


4 0 Homes for Sale
4080 Hoebring
SEB.- CBS, 2br/lba, carport, C/H/A, large
shed. $109,900. Possible owner financing.
Make Offer. (863) 235-0152
SEBRING HILLS BUILDERS POOL HOME
2/2/2, fireplace, office (could be. third bed-
room), famiily room, nev. fence, ne.v A/C, new
irrigation yslem. By appointment only 863-
382-2910. NO BROKERS.

4I OO Homes for Sale
4*'0 'Lake Placid
FSBO: LAKE Placid, 2br/2ba/garage
-Townhouse located in Kingswood Manoi.
Well maintained, new carpet, close to town. all
appliances included. $160,000.
Please call (863)441-4722 or (863)441-2764
for more information
OPEN DAILY
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split plan. 2 baths, full 2 car garage, cathedral
ceilings. 620 Catfish Creek Rd., Placid Lakes.
*One additional home- w/ same floor plan.
Ready Now. Call for Directions,
MEYER HOMES (863)465-7900,
(863) 465-7338 after 5

4 120 Villas & Condos
4 I1 0For Sale
CONDO- LAKEVIEW Towers, 55+ community.
Completely furnished down to the linens,
dishes, pots & pans. Split plan, 2br/lba w/
' nice view of lake. Must See! $72,000.
Call Mary Clark (863)'414-7281
Ruth K. Davis Real Estate & Assoc.'
LAKE PLACID Condo, Lakefront, 2BR/2BA,
nicely furn. 828-400-0033. $133,900, FSBO
LAKEFRONT CONDO!
Furnished 3BR/2BA, 1st floor, living, dining,
kitchen, family rm. Must see, price $112,000.
Call Mary Clark 414-7281
Ruth K Davis Real Estate 382-2000


HOUSING COORDINATION
SPECIALIST
Responsible for administrative, supervisory and
professional work in support of the housing
program of the County. BA/BS in urban planning,
economics, public administration, business or
related field in planning & financing housing
programs 5 yrs experience working with state
and/or federal affordable housing. Possess FL
Drivers License. Salary $1,178-$1,929 biweekly
plus benefits.Apply at 600 S. Commerce Ave.,
Sebring, FL 33870.
Closes: 3/6/06
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automotive, construction and other p- .
works equipment. HS/GED 4 yrs of Journe. :a
level experience as a mechanic. Possess Florida '
Commercial Driver license,'Class B.
Salary $12.-16-$19.75 per hour plus benefits.
Apply at 600 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870
Closes: 3/3/06
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vacation and sick leave.
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41 20 Villas & Condos
4120 For Sale
SEBRING SPRING LAKE-Beautifully furnished.
2br/2ba. Oakwood Villas $95,000.
(863) 655-1575

4 170 Lakefront Property
41 7 For Sale
LAKE PLACID Home on Lk. Grassy,
sandy bottom, beautiful 3/2/2, huge 46 x 16
scrn. patio, large family room, new modern
kitchen. Must SEE!!
View to lake from every room.
Only $525,000. (863) 699-1801
NEW CONSTRUCTION, Remarkable Lakefront
Single Family Unit on Lake Sebring, 4br/2ba,
3000sqft. A lot of upgrades. $550,000.
Call (786)318-6614
WATER FRONT LOT in Lake Placid on Lake
Huntley, $297,000. By Owner. (239) 253-
5337


4220 Lots for Sale
BEAUTIFUL LOT, walk to lake.
Will sell fast.
Sylvan Shores Estates, Section D, lot 536.
$35,000 FSBO.
(954)718-5880 OR (954)608-1818
CONTRACTORS DEAL Sebring, 4.a joining
lots on Sparta Rd. Elec. & utility. 1 block from
US 27 & Lk. Jackson. $325k for all.
Call (863) 471-1167
FOR SALE BY OWNER -
4 lots in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring.
Lots are on paved road.
2 lots are adjacent. $100k for all 4.
Contact Benny (914) 837-6279
FOR SALE by owner- Placid Lakes canal lot
leading to Lake June- 365 Parker St. NE-
Close to newly renovated golf & country club-
'approx. 81 x 125- make your best offer! Call
Motivated Seller, Price Reduced!
(954)-494-1524
FSBO 175'x50' unimproved lot, can have
manufactured home. Appraised value $32k.,
selling for $25,000. (951) 264-9989
FSBO DUPLEX LOT, 80x110 plus. Cleared &
ready to build on. $45,000. (863) 443-3543
LEISURE LAKES -1/4 acre. REDUCED. High &
Dry lot. Close to golf course, park, new
homes. $41,950. BRING ALL OFFERS. Beach-
front Realty, Simone 954-793-5850
LEISURE LAKES joining Lots, 1/4 acre ea.
$40,000 ea. High, dry, trees, close golf
course. Near Lk. June & Carey.
(863) 699-1001


4300 Out-of-Town Property
NC MOUNTAINS!
Log Cabins $89,900,. New shells on secluded
sites. 1 to 7 acre parcels w/ million $$ views!!
$39,900 $89,900 free info. 828-247-0081


5000
Mobile Homes

505 Mobile Homes
5050 For Sale
WOODY'S RV/Mobile Home-4414 US 27 S.
90 Chariot 33' w/srcn rm. $12,500.
90 Skyline 33' w/ scrn rm. $15k.
92 Prowler 8'x29' w/ scrn rm.& shed $6k
92 Merit 33'- fam.rm. workshop $27,500.
.94 Hyline 8'x38'fam&scrn.rm., shed $18,900.
95 Franklin 35' w/2slides, fam.rm. $17,500.
04 Country 39' w/2slides, scrn.rm $22k
05 Recreation by Design 33', $19,500.
05 Keystone Zeppelin 30' w/ 2 slides. $18k.
(863) 385-0500 or (954) 214-9381

12X60 FULLY furnished 2/2, Ig. carport, 2
sheds, $10,000, 61 Cherokee St., Francis I,
Sebring, 863-385-3653.
2BR/2BA COMPLETELY Furnished doublewide
in Tropical Harbor. Family rm, new carpeting
*and roof, shop & scrn. room. $79,900.
(734) 904-8718
3/2 DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE home, needs
work, lot 75x125, zoned multi-family. $25,000
OBO. (863) 381-2420
LARGE 4/3 mobile home on beatuiful 1 acre
lot. Motivated seller. $125,000. (863) 381-
2420
PALM HARBOR
Factory Liquidation Sale
2005 Models Must Go!
Call for Free Color Brochures. 800-622-2832.
PALM HARBOR
Modular & Mobile Home Speacialist.
Call our Factory for Free Color Brochures.
800-622-2832
SELECTION of 1 & 2 bedroom units for sale,
friendly/active 55+ park, located near shop-
ping, banks, hospital, reasonable lot rent incl.
SWG and lawn mowing. Call for more info. or
to see units. No Pets Please, (863)385-7034



4040 Homes For Sale


Advanced All Service
Realty, Inc.
! l 801 US HWY 27,N, Lake Placid
E R As (863) 465-9838 (800) 295-6829
REAL ESTATE CL... .

LISTINGS CALL TODAY!


N i-.,., -.-- -. -. : .. . -4'299,000


Venetian \ iIl.Lgc Older Double Wide. Large Florida Room
An Screen Porch. 2/2 Furnished 1978 Mobile On You
Own Lot; Community Center With Pool.


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S5150 For Rent
2/BR/2BA FULLY Furnished M.H. Washer,
Dryer, cent. A/C. NoPets. $800, 1st/last/$500
dep. (863) 385-0063 or 305-797-1604


6000
Rentals


6450 Roommates Wanted
LARGE 1 bedroom .w/half bath in private
home, near Florida Hospital, female preferred,
30 yrs. old and up, references and back-
ground check required, $125 week. Call after
6pm 863-386-0633.
SHARE HOME in nice area.
Private, spacious, utilities/DSL
included. $440/mo.
Lorena 471-0791


6050 Duplexes for Rent 600


2/1, CARPORT, located between Seb. & A.P.,
$650/mo. incl. wsg, cable. lst/last/sec. 16"
tile floors, lake view. (863) 386-1589 eves.
ATTRACTIVE CLEAN
2 Bedroom Duplexes,
Sebring/Avon Park, CHA.
Starting at $625 (863)453-3733.
HUGE BRAND New Duplex, 3BR/2BA/2CG.
2200sqft. each side. $1100/mo. No Pets.
8253 & 8255 Cozumel Lane, Sebring Lake Vil-
lage IV. Call 305-883-6774


Villas & Condos
6100 IFor Rent
2BR/2BA LOWER end unit! Great Location,
move-in condition! Florida rm. & 2 carports. -
$118,400
Bayless Realty Inc.
Susan Jones (863)385-5027
ASHLEY OAKS VILLA,
Gated 55+, outside maintenance, appliances,
washer & dryer, window coverings, and club
amenities. 2/2/2 $975.00 1 yr lease.
(863)314-9367

6 15 1Furnished
6.5 Apartments
1 BEDROOM partly turn, apt., $400,mo. incl.
utilities. 863-452-5428, 863-443-3488.
FURNISHED EFFICIENCY, Spring Lake area,
all utilities included, $120 week or $460 mo.
$300 security deposit, (863)655-4610.

6200 Unfurnished
62 1BApartments
1 BEDROOM UNFURN. APT.
1741 Lakeview Dr.
Days 385-8548, Eves. 382-3266
AVON PARK, upper apartment overlooking
Lake Verona and City Park, laundry facilities,
100 E. MAIN ST. $320 mo. 863-453-8598

6250 Furnished.Houses
2BR/2BA/2CG ON Lake June Canal. Furnished,
dock w/ boat lift, & pool. Month-month or
seasonal, $1000/mo. (561) 346-3620
FURNISHED LAKE Jackson pool home w/
dock, deck & boat house. Fabulous setting
directly on water. Short or Long term.
(843) 345-6408 or (843) 556-8357


6300 Unfurnished Houses
2-BEDRM 2-BATH 1-car garage, in
Lake Placid, Sylvan Shores, Close to
Lake W/D, Central Air, Lanai. No pets,
$875 per month. 1st. last. & Sec. 954-
260-5248.
2/2 CANAL house to Lk. -Clay in. Sylvan
7i.i:.r : i jiTL;i. a m., recently remodeled.
I M i',00 n 1o '. 7 3 1 3 -
2/2, DBL GARAGE, walking distance to mall,
no pets, water incl., 471-6588.
RENT A 2BR/1BA home on Lake Letta (water-
front), $800/mo. incl. utilities. 863-382-1352.
SINGLE FAMILY Home in Sebring 3/2/2, fami-
ly oriented neighborhood. 1200sqft. $975/mo.
Call (954) 552-5942

6320 Seasonal Property
$1400 PER mo., incl. utilities, phone, cable,
fenced backyard, furnished, ready to move in,
1 mi. from Wal-Mart, 239-261-7622.
RACE SPECIAL! Studio Condo w/pool,
on golf course. $275/wk. or $575/mo.
In Lake Placid. (503) 559-7510


6450 Roommates Wanted
HEALTHY SENIOR white widow lady wants to
share her apartment with same for outings
and traveling, 863-385-1806.


Business & Offices
For Rent


PROFESSIONAL SPACE AVAIL. FOR LEASE,
Up to 3000 sq. ft. On Medical Way, Sebring.
Call 863-386-0786.

6750 Commercial Rental

AVON PARK / SEBRING
1,000 to 10,000 Sq.Ft.

441-2850
WAREHOUSE, 1200 sq.ft. w/ office & bath
near Blue Lagoon. $475.00/mo. 471-1500


7000
Merchandise


7020 Auctions
ESTATE AUCTION
Sat. 2/25 6133 E. Donegal, Lkld (off 540A
near Scott Lk. Elem. School) Contents of
pool home.
1989 Lincoln Continental Town Car, 86k
miles
ANTIQUE & VINTAGE: Oak Lamp stand,
Spinning Wheel, Hoosier Cabinet; Oriental
style & Oval Braided Rugs; 30's Cedar Chest;
Deacons Bench; Windsor chair; Electrified Oil
lamp; DbI Bed Springs; Platform Rocker; Soda
Fountain Stools.
Repro: Ornately Carved: Half Table, Art Tripod,
Hightop Curio Cabinet; Framed Bevel Mirror.
ALSO: Cherry Bowfront Corner Cabinet w/ 12
lite bev glass doors; Lg Oval Wood Serve
Tray; Marbletop Fern Stand.

FURN: Most furn. in home is Rock Maple!
Tell City Round DR Suite w/ 4 Chairs, 2 Leafs,
Buffet, Dry Sink; Trio LR Tables; Lamp table
oct top; Qu/Dbl BR Suite. Wing back LR
Chairs & Stanley Sofa, 5-shelf Wicker Etegere;
Pr Glass Lamps (Blenko?), mod pine Rolltop
Desk; 2 Twin Beds; Paul Bunyan style LR
suite; 3x5 Bevel Wall Mirror; Quilt Rack; Cen-
ter Well Make-up Vanity; Mod Secty Chest; Wr
Iron Patio Table w/ 4 chairs.
MISC: 2 Birdbaths; 1950's Iron trivets; TV;
Stereo; VCR; 8 track; Amana Micro; Porcelain
& China Dishes; Vernon Kilns "Browned Eyed
Susan China"; Metlox Poppytrail "Rooster"
China; Club Alum Cookware; Corning Ware;
Cup & Saucer sets; Seasonal Decor;
table/bed/bath Linens; Wooden Wares & De-
cor; PR Panasonic "Thrusters" spkrs.
GARAGE CONTENTS: Hahn Rider Mower;
10" Band Saw; Elect Chain Saw; 2 10-speed
bikes; 4.5 Craftsman Pushmower; Alum Step
Ladders; Jig & Power Saws; 17" Hedger;
Planes; Hand Tools; Car Ramps; Hardwoods
for crafts; Fert Sprdr; Pan: i: ilrel": inii T.:.:.d
Boxes to'36"; Router w/ :,n.i, Trei- irrmmri,
Lg. Pet Cage 36x22x25'

Phil Riner Auctions ab282au261
863-299-6031 10% buylee.
HOUSEHOLD AUCTION
WEDNESDAY FEB. 22ND 12:00 NOON
LOCATION: 1616 Oak Ave. In Sylvan Shores,
Lake Placid, FL off US 27 Take 621 E. to Lake
Clay Dr. to Oak Ave. Watch for Auction Signs!
PARTIAL LIST: Extra nice furniture includes
5pc. qn. size BR suite, qn. size bed & dresser,
night stand, couch & love seat, like new Lazy-
Boy recliner, table w/ 4 chairs, computer com-
plete w/ everything, 3 sections entertainment
center, end table & lamps, stereo w/ CD, hall
table, office chair, (2) 27" Curtis Mathis TV's,
GE, Poker table, gas grill, some glass ware,
pots 7 pans, stem-ware, other furniture &,
glassware.
MISC: Some tools, ladders, medal cabinets,
work bench and lots of other items not listed.
TERMS: Check or Cash with positive ID 10%
Buyers Premium.
LEE .
Begley/Auctioneer
863) 699-2400 LIC.#AU -10099 AB1047


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7020 Auctions
PUBLIC AUCTION
Saturday, February 25th, 2006 at 10:00 A.M.
Location: Placid Mini Warehouse, 844 CR 621
E. in Lake Placid, FL off US Hwy 27 Watch
for auction signs.
Partial list: Serving Cart, old rocker, 3
straigth back chairs, cherry corner table, anti-
que towel stand, (Maybe!1l) washer & dryer,
refrigerator & stove, other furniture, misc.
glass ware, Roseville & Hull, cookie jars, stern
ware, knick knacks, pots & pans, old plerfume
bottles, other nice glassware.
MISC: 1/2 & 1/2 Tobacco tins, 1/2 pint mason
jars, wooden cigar box, 4 plaque scene of the
Great Wall of China, Old bisque dolls, bamboo
fly rod's, old fishing tackle, golf clubs, old
tools, good hand & yard tools, costume jewel-
ry sterling-gold and a key wind watch, old
knives. Lots of other items not listed plan to
attend.
Terms: Cash or Check w/ positive ID. 10%
buyers premium.
P.O. Box 352, Lake Placid, FL 33852

Begley auction eer
(863) 699-2400 LIC.#AU -10099 AB1047


7040 Appliances
G.E. WASHER & dryer, exc. cond., Ig. capaci-
ty, $200, 863-465-7854.
GE DRYER, good condition, white. $95 (863)
385-1434
HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL
THAT IS UNDER $250?
We will run it free!
Either mail to or drop it off at our office
2227 US 27 S. Se bring, FL. 33870
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
KENMMORE ELECTRIC stove self cleaning
oven, $70. Call 602-327-2356
KENMORE WASHER & Dryer $150. Call
(863)386-0765
LADY KENMORE Heavy Duty wahser & dryer.
(both work but washer needs some repairs)
$75. Call 863-386-4364
STOVE, GLASS top, looks and works like new,
$125, 863-214-6797.


7 100 TV, Radio, & Stereo
2.YR. old 20" RCA color, remote controlled
TV, cable ready. $75. Call (863) 381-8488
JVC COMPACT stereo system MX-J50, 3-CD,
$125, 863-235-0625.

7 140 Computers & Supplies
COMPUTER 56K, 17" monitor, cd player,.
spkrs. $120. (863) 664-1435
COMPUTER 56K, 17" monitor, cd player,
spkrs. $125. (863) 664-1435

7180 Furniture
4 PATIO chairs metal w/ cushions, also incl.
2 lounge chairs. $140 obo. (863) 452-6123
BLUE LIFT chair, exc. like new condition. Used
1 mo. $750. (863) 385-1434
COMPLETE SUPER single waterbed, $125.
655-0494 after 6pm.
DINETTE SET, 2yrs old, like new. Round
w/ leaf, 4 upholstered chairs on rollers. (863)
385-3643


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tall bookcases. Glass & wood doors & bottom Li' -E ii IOM Hi-ri, 1 _ELL
storage, fits 27" TV. (863) 273-1252 T 'i; _ilI '
He will rlun i re!
HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL Either mail to or drop it off at our office
THAT IS UNDER $250? 2227 US 27 S. Sebring, FL. 33870
We will run it free! NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
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JACUZZI BATHTUB, never used. Black, ob-
long. $250. (863) 382-9267 no Sat. calls plz.
KING SIZE Postuerpedic Electric bed. 1 side
needs controller. Sheets incl.,'call after 6pm.
$300. (863) 385-2620
LADIES CLOTHING All kinds, sizes 4-10 20
pcs, $30. (863)382-3659
LARGE SHOWER chair, adj. legs. $25. Call
(863) 471-6993
LIKE NEW 2 car seats, $25ea. (863)385-2620
PAPER SHREDDER Royal 85X, 10 sheet
cross cut, New in box. $50. (863) 655-0049
PURSE, DOONEY & BOURKE, white/multi-col-
ored bucket, $100, 863-235-0626.
TWIN BED frame and bedding plus 2 sets of
sheets, comforter/skirt, $75. Please call 863-
699-0466.


FEATURED HOMES


Kealtor
(863) 382-2000 Cell: (863) 414-7281


FaDuih,-,s '."..., or in., --4
Fairway in Golf Hammock
from this gorgeous home!
Completely updated in the
finest fashion new wood
flooring. Kitchen has new
counters, updated cabinets,
modern sink & all new
appliances. Both baths
completely redone with new
tile and vanities. Exterior
freshly painted.
MLS#181589 $219,000


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i.jnrcfc'nr Surn rI LaK-.I Or. Irei
Golf Course. Elegant throughout,
better than new! New roof, all
new tile and carpet paint. 3
bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 half baths,
living room, dining room, big
kitchen family room combo, 2
fireplaces, TV room. Computer
room, Huge utility room, Sun
Room 2 car & cart garage -
Must see this!!
Listed at...$389,000


Waiting for you to build the
home you have always
dreamed of!
Enjoy year-round golfing
and activities. Nice, large
cleared lot in Spring Lake
Golfing Community. Owner
very motivated to sell!!! Will
consider all offers!!!
MLS#178596 *60,000


Renee Ausaf
S Realtor

1981 US 27 S. Sebring
jhLDt, Office: 863 382-2000
OCS Cell: 863 446-7363


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7 180 Furniture

COMPUTER DESK, $45. (863) 386-0765
COUCH almond, love seat- almond chair-
Baultic, leather; coffee table & end table, NEW.
Pd. $3500 asking $1150, (863) 414-5885

LARGE WALNUT-framed mirror w/ mounting
rails. Overall, 55" x 28", mirror 36" x 23". Exc.
Condition. $45. (863) 655-0049
LIKE NEW Cindy Lynn like baby bed. $75 obo
(863)385-2620
MATrRESSES-
Brand new orthopedic pillow top sets. Full
$150, queen $185, king, $250. 5 yr. warr.
Can deliver, (863)273-0021
MEMORY FOAM
10 INC.mattress, Nasa tech. As seen on TV.
New in plastic w/warr. $550. Can deliver.
863-273-0021
OVERSTUFFED LIFT CHAIR, used
maybe 1/2 doz. times, w/ stainguard. From
Usher Furniture, all paperwork included. $350.
(863) 452-6724 or (863) 257-1626
PATIO GLASS top, metal table w/ 6 padded
chairs w/vinyl covers. $100. (863) 382-9499
QUEEN SIZED headboard & mattress, dresser
w/ mirror, dresser/ armoire, ent. center w/
storage, fits 27" TV. $400. (863) 273-1252
ROLL TOP desk (42" w x 45"h x 18"d) $125.
(863). 386-0765
WALNUT DINING set: table oval, 6 chairs,
walnut hutch. $650 Firm. Walnut bedroom
set, standard sz., new mattress ($450 new):
dresser, table & chest. $650 firm. Walnut ent.
cntr.'$75 firm. (863) 464-0682.

7260 Musical Merchandise
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!!!!!
872 Office & Business
7280 Equipment
36 BULB Wolff Lighting System 3 face So-
laris speed tanner. Commercial tanning bed,
And Neon "Tanning & Nail" Lights.
Call for more info, serious inquiries only!
(863) 655-1088 Iv. mess.

7300 Miscellaneous
45FT CARGO storage box.
Excellent condition.
Asking $2750.
(863) 735-1144
ANTIQUE 3 pc. cedar bedroom suite, $650.
12' Jon boat & trailer, $100. 2 patio sets, $50
each. Upright freezer, $50, 2 bikes, $35 &
$40. 16 S. Glenwood Ave., Avon Park, 863-
453-6489.
BEAUTIFUL 9 1/2ff X 14ft, wool area rug.
Cream background w/ soft green border & flo-
ral pattern. Excellent condition w/ pad. Cost
$3,000, selling for $950. (863) 465-3576
This Is Speciali!!
DOUBLE RECLINER, mauve; single recliner,
blue; end tables, loveseat, sm. kitchen dro-
pleaf table, sewing machine cabinet, china
cabinet, patio table/chairs, chaise lounges,
Snapper riding lawnmower, 863-385-5414.
EDDIE BAUER palypen, blue & tan w/vibartor,
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7300 Miscellaneous
QUEEN SIZED mattress set, like new condi-
tion. $250. (863) 368-0233
URECKA UPRIGHT vaccum, bagless w/ tools.
15" wide, like new! $30. 863-402-2285
VERA BRADLEY purse en Sherbert Betsy. $35
(863) 381-4577
WOODEN ISLAND 2ft. 30in tall. $35. (863)
381-4577

7320 Garage & Yard Sales
A.P.- ADELAIDE Shores RV Resort, 2881 US
27. Sat. Feb. 25th, 8am-11:30. Annual club-
house Garage Sale, lots of misc & craft items.
Baked goods, coffee & donuts avail.
A.P.- AVON Mobile Home Park Clubhouse
1350 N. Lake Ave., Sat. Feb. 25, 7am-12
noon. Crafts, baked goods, misc.
CHURCH PARKING Lot Sale
Saturday, February 25
7am-12:30pm.
Emmanuel United Church of Christ
3115 Hope St., Sebring
68 miles west of US 27, on Hammock Rd.
"Much More Than Just A Yard Sale!"
Donuts, coffee, sodas, hotdogs,
strawberry shortcake.
Information call (863)471-1999

Having a Garage Sale?
Make more money by reaching thou-
sands of potential customers. For only
$8 you get 5 lines for one week in the
News-Sun and Highlands Herald Shop-
per, plus FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS! If
your sale gets rained out, call us and
we'll run it again at no additional charge.
Call today! (863) 385-6155.
L.P. CR 621 E of 27, Thurs. & Fri, 8am-12
noon. Tools, elephants, collectible glass,
Beam bottles, stereos, TV small appliances,
toys, comics, movies. (863)464-0877
L.P.- 204 Huntley Oaks, Waters Edge, Fri
2/24, 8am-?. Sofas, sofa bed, computer ar-
moire, tables, lamps, dishes, area rugs. Too
Much!!r
L.P.- 729 Lake Blue Drive, turn at ERA sign
on US 27. Fri-Sat. Feb 24-25,.8am-?; Chairs,
everything from A-Z.
L.P.- CALADIUM Arts & Crafts White
Elephant Sale. Saturday, 2/25.9am-2pm.
Children items, hobby & household goods,
tools and lots more! 132 E. Interlake Blvd.
L.P.- HUGE MOVING SALE
Furniture, housewares, linens &-much more!
103 Hillcrest St. (in Covered Bridge).
Fri & Sat. Feb. 24 & 25. 8am-2pm.
L.P.- MOVING SALE "Everything Must Go"
furniture, nurses uniforms, lamp, pictures,
tools, TV's, comic books, baseball cards, lots
more items. 7 Victory Way, Kingswood Manor
Townhouses. 2/18 & 2/19, 8am-?.
PLACID LAKES ESTATE & MOVING SALE.
Fri., Sat., & Sun. 17-19
Antiques, Silver, Furniture, Paintings, China,
Electronics, Hardware, Powertools, Collecti-
bles, Lionel Electric Trains, Fishing & Boat.
Take Catfish Creek Rd. over bridge West Wa-
terway Ave., NW. Go left,.continue straight,
turn rt., onto Washington Blvd., NW. Last yel-
low house on right.
SEB.- 110 Micco Ave., off Lakeview NE,
Thurs. Feb.23rd Sat. Feb. 25th, 8am-?. Fur-
niture, air compressor, garden tractor & lots
of misc. (Street Sale)
SEB.- 2303 Pinewood Blvd. 3 7-gallon glass
wine jars, bike rack, books, lot's of misc. Feb.
23rd & Feb. 24th, 8am-5pm. Off NW Lakeview
at Pine Lake Est .
SSEB.- 320'Kite Ave., Sebring Hills. Sat. & Sun.
Feb. 18-19. 8am-?. No Early Birds.
SEB.- 5221 Manatee Dr.,
Fri Sun. Feb. 17,18 & 19.
Household items.
SEB.- BAZAAR / FLEA MARKET
Sat. February 25th, 8am-12 noon
Continous live entertainment, free drawings
every 15 minutes. Whispering Pines Village,
2323 Brunns Rd. (off Hammock Rd.)
SEBRING......ESTATE SALE
Off Golfview Rd, behind Harder Hall. Sat. Feb.
25, 8am-3pm. Sun. Feb. 26, Noon. Side by
side fridge, upright and chest freezer, sofa,
love seat, tables, patio set, wicker On. Bdrm
set, guest bdrm set, sewing desk, computers
w/ work station, kitchen set, TV wall unit, 34"
Sony Trinitron TV w/ stand, music box collec-
tion, jewelry, ANTIQUE tolls, nic nacs too!
Sale Provided by The Furniture Doctors, Sebr-
ing 655-3010


7340 Wanted to Buy
BUYING COINS, CURRENCY, WATCHES
$ 55 YRS COLLECTING! TOP PRICE! $
$ (863) 414-1632 or (863) 452-5688 $
COLEMAN PACKHORSE One wheel orange
plastic utility trailer. Call (540)890-3824
WANT TO get rid of your "STUFF" -
I'll come Look.
Call Nancy (863) 635-3693 Frostproof.


7400 Lawn & Garden
COMMERCIAL WALKER mower, 42" pickup
deck, 48" side discharge deck, extra blower,
new Sept. '01, 1409 hours used, $8500, 863-
453-9444.

7420 Heating&
I ^ ^ Air Conditioning
CARRIER A/C and heater for mobile home,
$125,863-402-9088.

7490 Farm Equipment
1000 GAL. egg spray rig. fits on back of
tractor. $400.
1000 Ib. fertilizer distributor. $400.
(863) 385-4814 before 8:45 or after 3pm,

7520 Pets & Supplies

DOG WALKING
kitty care, pet sitting, pet day care, pet board-
ing. Excellent references.
NO KENNELS
863-781-6912


7520 Pets&Supplies
MINATURE YQRKIE, sweet, loving & playful.
$700. (863) 381-9643
4 PARROTS green winged Macaw, blue &
gold Macaw, double yellow head African, um-
brella cockatoo. Make offer. (863) 414-1395
PET PQRTER, (med/Ig) dog crate. $20. (863)
386-0765

756 Medical Supplies
7560 & Equipment
MOBILITY SCOOTERS battery operated, var-
ious sizes. Have several for sale. All run, good
condition. Lake Josephine area. 655-6278.

7580 Toys
WINNIE THE Pooh talking bear, 2ft. tall. $10.
(863) 381-4577


8000
Recreation


8050 Boats & Motors
14' STARCRAFT Deep V Aluminum Boat, 15hp
Evinrude motor, trailer, fish finder, trolling
motor. Many more extras. Clean-nice shape.
Asking $1500. (863) 465-5730 -
19.98 21' deck boat, 175hp outboard, porta-
potti, tandem galvanized trailer, Bimini top,
full cover, on board water supply, shower,
AM/FM cassette stereo, depth sounder, excel-
lent condition, asking $9950, 863-465-0151.


8050 Boats &Motors 8400 Recreational Vehicles 9100 Motorcycles& ATVs 9450 Automotive forSale


2 YAMAHA WAVERUNNERS:
1989 550 & 1990 650
w/ new trailer. Must sell!
$2800 obo. (863)381-5276

2002 FISH Party 20' Pontoon boat, radio,
Hummingbird depth finder, power trim,
40hp Mercury motor, canvas fold-down
top, dressing room, plush seating. Less
then 100 hrs. $10,500. (863) 465-3902
As Equipped lights, 2 power anchors, new
huromingbird fishfinder, Honda 2000
generator. $12,085, trailer avail.

ORLANDO CLIPPER hull length 1510, trailer,
25 Evinrude, fish finder, trolling motor. $800.
1315 Lake Isis Dr. (863) 453-5462
TRAILER FOR 14-16' boat. Like new, 12"
tires. $195. (863) 446-1400

f8200 Bikes& Cycle
820Equipment
DESOTO 3 wheeled bicycle. $45, '
(863) 385-2964
MIAMI SUN 3 wheeled bicycle, $85.
(863) 385-2964



8300 Pools & Supplies
ROUND SELF contained
hot tub for sale.
(863) 382-6965


2002 GEORGETOWN Model 303
30', electronic jacks, rear camera.
VERY CLEAN!I
No pets, No smokers. 36k mi.
$33,500. (863) 452-9092
34' AIRSTREAM Classic, 1995. Loaded with
new tires and refrigerator. Very clean,
$21,500, 863-655-2974.
91 5TH Wheel, Hitchhiker Champagne Edit.
36'9" w/ 8' glideout. AC & gas, oak cabinets,
good cond. Must See! 10'x24' Fl. rm. can be
sold separately. Price neg. 863-386-9131
97 AVION, 37' 5th wheel, 3 slides.
$27,000 on lakefront lot.
Can leave it or move.
(330)705-8650
COBRA 5TH Wheel 28'
twinbeds, good condition.
$2000obo. (863) 465-0980


8500 Golf Carts
'99 YAMAHA Golf Cart, w/ top & spare tire.
$2,450. (863) 465-3902


9000
Transportation


91 00 Motorcycles & ATVs
i .1 35P: 3-wheeler, red/white, not running.
Repairable1. t10u0 :80 140-1 709-8702, Marc


2004 HARLEY Davidson Sportster. 3500mi.
Call for details after 5pm. (863) 314-8705
2004 MOTOR Scooter, 700mi. 125cc engine.
Top speed 70, hydraulic disc brakes, mag
wheels, luggage rack, lots of chrome, no.
scratches. $2,150. (863) 452-6055
MUST SELLI 2005 Magenta Gold Wing
Motorcycle 1800. Loaded w/ all the extras
$17,500. incl. matching helmets w/ intercom.
(863) 381-7362


9200 Trucks
1992 CHEVY S-10 pickup. $1500. (863) 385-
4814 before 8:45am or After 3pm.

2001 CHEVY 1500 LS
Topper and liner. 100,000 hwy miles. Looks
good, runs great. $10,900obo (863)382-7517
DODGE Ram, 1996. Magnum V8, shortbed
w/towing package, no air, 86,000 mi., asking
$4000. Call after 6pm 863-386-0633.



O Automotive Parts
9357 & Accessories
HYDRAULIC FLAT F-150 topper, Brand New,
white. $200 (863) 414-0842
RIM AND tires, Konig 20", like new, $1500,
863-235-0625.
SMALL SIZED pick-up truck topper, black.
$50, & black pickup bed toolbox. $50obo
(863) 382-8728.


1949 FORD Coupe 5.0 V-8 C-4, auto., 2 Fours
electric doors, 9" rearend, new gauges, tilt,
wheel lowered, bubble skirts, tru 50's custom.
$10,900 OBO. (863) 464-0003
1993 IZUSU Pickup. 4cly, white, standard, on-
ly 70k mi. $2800 obo. Exc. condition. (863)
767-1083
1996 MUSTANG GT, Saleen, ground effects
w/ double stacked Saleen wing, cowl hood, H-
pipe, K&N air, filter, white w/ gray int. Exc.
condition for $6,500 obo. Need to sell ASAP.
Call Nathan 863-385-7871 or 414-1200.
1997 LINCOLN Towncar
(863) 453-5631
No Sat. Calls Please.
2000 FORD Mustang drivetrain for sale. In-
cludes: V6 Engine, Automatic transmission
and rear end. Only 43,000mi. for $1200. Call
(863) 655-1237
2001 DODGE Caravan Sport, auto.
doors, seats 7 people. CD player, very good.
cond., 86k mi. $6500. (863) 446-1011
2002 FORD Explorer Sport, owner, exc. serv-
ice records. Pwr & Tow pckg, keyless entry,
tilt/cruise. 53,400mi. $10,200. (863) 202-
6440
95 SEDAN DeVille, EXCELLENT cond.
$4995.
95 GMC Yukon, 4WD, VERY GOOD cond.,
$5150.
S(863)465-5140
FORD PROBE GT, '91. With a '97 engine,
clean, runs good, $1500 OBO. 863-385-2041
or 863-512-0266. Solid little car!!


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35 GALLON fish tank, complete set up w/
stand. $65. (863)381-4577
BIRD CAGE, medium sized, slide out tray. $30
(863) 453-4720
FERRET CAGE, medium sized. $20. (863)
453-4720
FISH TANKS (2) 10 gallon tanks w/ some ac-
cessories. $35, (863) 453-4720
FREE KITTENS to good home. Please call
(863) 382-8728 Iv. message


NOTICE

Florida statute 585.195 states that
all dogs and cats sold in Florida
must be at least eight weeks old,
have an official health certificate
and proper shots and be free of in-
testinal and external parasites.


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PAUSE AND CONSIDER
Jan Merop

Journey or

destination?
Hiking is challenging,
adventurous and often leads
to destinations of incredible
beauty. Three rugged, steep
and endless hikes come to
mind. Reaching the destina-
tion seemed the only viable
reason for making the trip.
In fact, on the hike we
took last autumn in
Colorado, I remember ask-
ing a fellow hiker who had
once been to the top, "Is it
worth it?" I expected her to
reply in glowing terms
about what we'd see when
we got there. Her answer
surprised me.
"There's nothing particu-
larly spectacular to see. But,
you'll feel glad you com-
pleted the climb."
In her reply, I found the
answer to why I enjoy hik-
ing. It's the journey not just
the destination that matters.
As I walk along in the
hush of the forest, lush
scenery surrounds me. My
ears are tuned to the bab-
bling of a brook or stream.
My hands reach out to
caress the textures of tree
branches or watch the flight
of birds.
Evergreens shout out a
sense of timelessness; while
other varieties brilliantly
display fall coats and
swirling leaves dancing
overhead and around my
feet remind me of the
inevitable changes on the
way. Snow will soon blan-
ket everything in pristine
white.
In life's seasons, it's also
the journey and not just the
destination that matters. If
we have our heads in. the_
clouds about the future,
we'll mibs, the present. If
we're. not careful to occa-
sionally look over our
shoulder to see where we've
been, we may miss the les-
sons meant to spur us today
into the waiting future.
As Ken and I look to the
years ahead- we wonder and
dream how God may choose
to use us in our retirement
years. We see how his hand
has led us all along as we
peek over our shoulders at
the past. We imagine what
the future may hold. But, if
we're not careful, we'll miss
the present and the beauty
surrounding us.
Now is where the past
and its lessons are lived out.
Now is the preparation for
the future. But, it's also
viable for its own sake and
purpose.
"There is a time for
everything, and a season for
every activity under heav-
en." (Ecclesiastes 3: 1, NIV)
As I recall that autumn
hike, I'm glad I didn't give
up. I appreciated my hus-
band's pat on the back for
completing the climb well. I
learned perseverance, team-
work, caring for one another
and being stretched beyond
my comfort zone lessons
equally important for life's
journey.
Once life's "climb" is
completed, I want to heat
God say, "Well done, good
and faithful servant; enter
into the joy of your lord."
(Matthew 25: 21, NKJV)
Then the journey and the
destination will culminate
into one incredible celebra-
tion. Selah.

Jan Merop of Sebring is a
contributing writer of the
News-Sun. Her book 'Pause
and Consider' is available at
the News-Sun or go to her Web
site at www.windchimeexpres
sions.com.


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By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY
News-Sun
AVON PARK

director at Avon Park
Middle School, and
Vealda Lambright, his
aide and ally in keeping their
young musicians on point and
in tune, are thrilled that their
students' hard work is paying
off in a big way.
The Avon Park Middle
School's Jazz Band, has been
selected to perform at Disney
World in Orlando Monday.
The 20-member ensemble
will play a 25-minute set of
seven numbers for the pleasure
of an audience at the theme
park's Cosmic Rays Cafe, part
bf the celebration of Disney's
Magic Music Days.
The jazz band was selected
from a field of other appli-
cants, all of whom had to sub-
mit an audition::tape; photo-
graph and-completed applica-
ton ih, 'i the length of a book-
let.
The school and district are
so proud of the group that an
Annett bus has been reserved
for the trip.
All of the students are in


Photos by CHRISTOPHER.TUFFLEY/News-Sun
Kevin Collier has led the Avon Park Middle School band program
for three years, with the help of Vealda Lambright (in the back-
ground). He rehearses the 25-minute program which includes the
themes from 'Peter Gunn' and 'James Bond,' 'El Gato Gordo' (the
fat cat), 'Rockin' in the USA' and 'Wade in the Water.'


Jenna Turner (left) and Angelica Perez both play flute with the Avon
Park Middle School jazz band. The band is composed of five saxo-
phones, four trumpets, two flutes, one French horn, two key-
boardists, two drummers, and two guitarists.


either the seventh or eighth
grades, and all of them have
been playing their instruments
for only a year or two ...
'Despite their lack of experi-
ence, the 20 boys .ind ,'irl
combine to create a wonderful
sound.
Collier credits the student's
focus and dedication, and can't
keep the pride out of his voice
when he talks about their


progress.
Lambright agreed, and then
added, quietly, when Collier is
out of earshot, that the
teacher's lea.idei ship has just as
much to do v. iil)
Collier has been teaching at
Avon Park Middle School for
three years.
Raised in Winter Haven he
first taught in Hardee County,
then at Sebririg High School.


Being music director at the
high school level, however,
didn't leave him enough time
for his family, which is why he
was pleased to accept the posi-
tion at Avon Park.
Collier earned a bachelor's
of music education from
Florida State University in
Tallahassee where he was prin-
ciple tuba in iiL un't i e ',il s
symphony orchestra, wind
orchestra, symphonic band,
pep band, and the famous
Marching Chiefs.
The members of the Avon
Park Jazz Band are Raymond


Arango, Laura Benton and
Bobby Rushing, playing alto
saxophone; Jonathan Miller
playing tenor sax; Billy Wolvin
on baritone sax; Angelica
Perez and Jenna Turner on
flute; Lamar. Blake and Ervin .
Williams on trombone; Shawn
Walker on French horn; Steven
Bieber, M i1 ,rr, Jordan,.
J,,.iua S.,I. and Jossier Torres
pl .m, nn umplc D-', I,, Heiring
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keyboard; Lindsay Allen on
guitar; and Timmy Newsome
on bass guitar.


Members of the Avon Park Middle School jazz band have only been playing their instruments for one or
two years. Members (from left) Lamar Blake on trombone; Shawn Walker on French horn; and Ervin
Williams on trombone make quite a joyful sound recently as they rehearse for their first concert in
Orlando Monday..


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Members of Avon Park Middle School's jazz band rehearse recently
for their upcoming performance at Disney World. Trumpet players
(in back, from left) Matthew Jordan and Jossier Torres join
Jonathan Miller on tenor saxophone.


The Avon Park Middle School jazz band will perform at the Cosmic Rays Cafe Monday at Disney World
during the theme park's Magic Music Days. The band is made up of 20 musicians all of whom are either
seventh or eighth graders. Band members (from left) Bobby Rushing, alto sax; Raymond Arango, alto
sax; TimmyNewsome, bass guitar: and Lindsay Allen, guitar, practice.


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River City Brass Band returns


to Artist Series in Avon Park


AVON PARK The popu-
lar River City Brass Band
returns to the Artist Series at
South Florida Community
College for the third time at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22
The River City Brass Band
has a long history of delighting
audiences with its signature
style.
According to the Englewood
Performing Arts Series of
Englewood, "They are simply
one of the most outstanding
musical organizations we have
ever booked over the paso 20
years."
In 1981, a musical renais-
sance took place in Pittsburgh,
when, under the baton of con-
ductor Robert Berat, the River
City Brass took to the Carnegie
Music Hall stage for its inaugu-
ral concert Nov. 21. It was an
evening of musical excellence
and determination to bring
about the revival of the grass-
roots tradition of the American
brass band.
In 1981, there were less than
1,000 such performance groups
throughout the United States,
while throughout the rest of the
world the genre was flourish-
ing. The River City Brass Band
was determined to foster a sim-
ilar appreciation at home in
Pittsburgh.
That determination has paid
off. Today, under the direction
of Music Director and
Conductor Denis Colwell, the
River City Brass Band per-


Courtesy photos
The River City Brass band will perform Feb 22 at South Florida
Community College in Avon Park.


forms a 49-concert series in
seven Western Pennsylvania
venues.
In addition, the 28-piece
ensemble tours extensively
throughout the United States,
with more than 60 performanc-
es each year as part of commu-
nity concert series, major sym-
phony pops series, and arts fes-
tivals.
The band toured overseas in
1988 when, together with The
Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
and The Twyla Tharp Dance
Company, it represented the
United States at the celebration
of Australia's Bicentennial.
During its month-long tour
"down under," the River City


The River City Band features cornet players who help bring about
the revival of the American brass band.


Brass Band won rave reviews
for its performance at the
Adelaide Festival, the Sydney
Opera House, Melbourne's
Moomba Festival, the
Queensland Performing Arts
Center in Brisbane and the New
Zealand International Festival
of the Arts.
The band has appeared on
The Today Show, NPRs
Performance Today, Voice of
'America and the New Zealand
Broadcasting Corporation.
The River City Brass Band is
known for its recordings and
original compositions. To date,
it has released 15 recordings
that are distributed nationally
and internationally. The band
has been responsible for nearly
200 compositions and arrange-
ments by American and British
composers which have pre-
miered at River City Brass
Band concerts. Many of these
works have since been pub-
lished and are performed by
brass bands throughout the
world.
This performance is co-spon-
sored by Dr. and Mrs. Rulx
Ganthier, Jr., and by the Alan
Jay Automotive Network.
Tickets are $31 to $21 and are
still available for this perform-
ance.
For ticket information, 'con-
tact the SFCC Box Office,
weekdays, from 11:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m., at ext. 7178, at 453-
6661, 773-2252, 494-7500, or
directly at 784-7178.


Heartland Harmonizer Barbershop Chorus will host the International
Voices.' /


Courtesy photo
Quartet Champions the 'Four


'Riding Down the Canyon' coming to Avon Park


AVON PARK The
Heartland Harmonizer
Barbershop Chorus proudly
announces its fourth annual
show "Ridin' Down the
Canyon."
The program will be at 2 p.m.
and 7 p.m., Saturday, March 4,
at the South Florida
Community College's Fine Arts
Auditorium.
Singing in the program will
be: The 70-man Heartland
Harmonizer Chorus; local quar-
tets Yours 4 a Song and the
2001 Senior Champion Quartet


Sounds of Sebring.
Featured in this outstanding
program will be, 1997
Collegiate Champions and
2003 International Champions
of the Barbershop Harmony
Society, the Four Voices quartet
from Cleveland, Tenn.
The Four Voices quartet met
as students at Lee University
and began creating a sound
which would gain international
recognition.
The Four Voices masterfully
create a unique experience for
the audience characterized by


vocal excellence, humor, rock-
solid harmonies and a genuine
spirit.
Their music has taken them
around the world performing in
concerts, 'corporate venues and
television and radio shows.
Tickets may be purchased at
Lake Placid Drugs in Lake
Placid, The Kenilworth Lodge
in Sebring and The Jacaranda
Hotel in Avon Park, or by call-
ing 386-5098 or 471-0418.
Tickets for the performance
are $12 in advance and $15 at
the door the day of the show.


Watercolorist named artist of the month


LAKE PLACID -
Watercolorist Kate Foote has
been named artist of the month
at Caladiuin Arts and Crafts
Cooperative.
Foote joined the Co-op when
it first opened in the early
1990s. She began teaching in
1995 at the Co-op, as well as in
Sebring and Ohio. : :
Foote lives in Vermilion,


Ohio with her husband Herb,
but in the winter months, Lake
Placid is their home. Foote is
very active in the local art com-
munity, teaching watercolor
and drawing at the Caladium
Co-op.
Foote attended the Cuyahoga
Community College of
i-C. I' lii'nd in ..9.76, where she
studied different aspects of fine


art.
In 1988 Foote attended a
series of watercolor classes in
Fort Myers'Beach, and decided
to focus on this medium. She is
well known for her beautiful
"Negative Painting" technique
and loves the effect of watercol-
or painting.
. Foote's work can be seen at
the Co-op in Lake Placid .


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Heartland Symphony Chorus recruiting


AVON PARK In the past
local vocal musicians have par-
ticipated in the Heartland
Symphony Chorus to comple-
ment and support the Heartland
Symphony programs such as'
the "Messiah" and the "Stabat
Mater,"
The Heartland Symphony
will be performing its spring
concert on March 9, at the


South Florida Community
College auditorium. During this
concert, several patriotic selec-
tions with choral parts will be
performed.
The rehearsals for this con-
cert will be held at 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 21 and Tuesday,
Feb. 28, in room 29 of the
music wing in the auditorium at
SFCC.


The rehearsal with the
orchestra will be Tuesday,
March 7 at the same location.
All music will be provided
for the choral parts. Because of
the limited rehearsal time, par-
ticipants must have adequate
music reading skills.
For further information, call
Sue Lewis at 314-9315.


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Planning spring vegetable garden updating existing gardens


Few things more satisfying to
a home gardener, than to wan-
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and harvest and consume the
fruits of their labor. Successful
vegetable gardening involves
far more than popping a few
seeds in the ground and waiting
for the plants to appear.
In planning a garden, consid-
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It is better to have a well main-
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large one neglected and full of
weeds. Usually, the garden
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mesh to keep out dogs, rabbits,
and other animals. A fence also
can serve as a trellis for beans,
peas, tomatoes, and other crops
that need support.
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plants rather than seeds:
Sow seed indoors during
cool weather, then move them


outdoors, when
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yields, and, in the
case of watermelons, |
give larger fruits.
Since the
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Obtain a small
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The cost of expensive seeds
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The disease-free, precise
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If individual plants containers
are used, moisten the soil before
'planting in the garden.

February garden checklist
Transplant cold-hardy


trees and scrubs.
Prune roses, if needed,
before Feb. 15.
Prune crepe myrtles.
Prepare vegetable garden
for spring planting, till soil and
add organic matter.
Start vegetables and flow-
ers transplants from seed.
Control scab disease on
citrus.
Observe new growth for


aphid infestation.
Watch for azalea petal
blight.
M Control color of
hydrangeas with fertilizer.
Fertilize mature citrus
trees.

If you have a plant that you
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Master Gardeners office in the
Highlands County Agri-Civic
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD

* Christ Fellowship Church
(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.
* First Assembly of God, 114
South Central Ave., Avon Park, FL
33825. Phone: 453-4453. Sunday
School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship:
10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday
Children's Church: 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Adult Bible Study and
Youth/Royal, .Explorers, 7 p.m.
Pastor:.John E. Dumas.
I I First Assembly of God, 4409
Kenilworth Blvd. The Rev. Wilmont
McCrary, pastor. Sunday School, 10
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'7 p.m. Wednesday Family Night,
(Adult Bible Study), LIFE Youth
Group, Royal Rangers,
Missionettes, 7:30 p.m. Phone 385-
6431.

BAPTIST

* Avon Park Lakes .Baptist
Church, 2600 N..Highlands Blvd.,
Avon Park, FL 33825. Christ cen-
tered and biblically based. Sunday
worship services, 11 a.m. and 6
p.m. Nursery facilities are available.
Bible studies at 9:45 a.m. Sunday
and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Bible class-
es 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, biblical-
ly based, family focused church on
798 C-17A South, Avon Park, FL
(corner 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. Team45 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
information, phone 452-1136.
* Cornerstone Baptist Church -
We're new in town and can't wait to
meet you. No matter where you
come from, no matter who you are,
there is a place for you at
Cornerstone. You'll enjoy a blend of
traditional and praise and worship
music, friendly people, and relevant
messages from God's Word.
Currently meeting in the conference
room of the new Holiday Inn
Express, 4400 U.S. 27 North,
Sebring, across from Tanglewood
Resort. Service times are 10:30
a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Nursery
and childcare provided for morning
service. For information, call 314-
0932. Pastor Randy Gaines.
* 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.
Deaf interpretation available. Ken
Lambert, Pastor. Phone 386-5055.
* Fellowship Baptist Church,
1000 Maxwell /St., Avon Park, FL
33825. Sunday: Sunday School,
9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:45
a.m.; Evening Worship, 5 p.m.
Wednesday: Evening Service, 7
p.m.; Children/Youth/Young Adult
Ministries, 7 p.m. Michael .Roberts,
Pastor. Telephone: 453-4256. Fax:
453-6986. E-mail: fellowsh@stra-


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* First Baptist Church of Avon
Park, 100 N. Lake Ave., Avon Park.
Regular Sunday schedule- 8 30
a.m. Orchestra rehearsal, 9 a.m
Library open, 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School, 10 a.m. Spanish Bible
Study (chapel), 10:30 a.m. Library
open, 11 a.m. Morning Worship. 11
a.m. Spanish Worship Service, 5
p.m. ESL, 5:45 p.m. Youth choir.
5:45 p.m. Discipleship Training.
6:30 p.m. Spanish Worship Service
(chapel), 7 p.m. Evening Worship
Service. ESL Tuesday schedule. 9-
10 a.m. computer class, 10 am io
noon conversational English, 7.-9
p.m. computer class and conversa-
tional English. 'Regular Wednesday
schedule: 3:15-5:30 p.m. ycuih
(seventh through eighth) after
school program, 5 p.m. Family Night
Supper, 6 p.m. Children's choir
rehearsals, 6:15 p.m. youth activi-
ties, 6:30 p.m. Prayer meeting and
adult choir rehearsal, 7 p.m. Bible
studies and mission groups, 9 p.m.
College Bible Study (FLC). Nursery
open for all services. Telephone
453-6681. Dr. Vernon Harkey, pas-
tor.
* First Baptist Church of Lake
Josephine, 111 Lake Josephine
Drive, Sebring (just off U.S. 27 mid-
way between Sebring and Lake
Placid). Your place for family, friends
and faith. Sunday morning worship
service is 11 a.m. Nursery is provid-
ed for both services with Children's
Church at 11 a.m. Life changing
Bible Study for all ages starts at
9:45 a.m. Associate Pastor,Allen
Altvater leads the youth in their
quest to become more like Christ.
Sunday night worship at 6 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer
meeting at 7 p.m. along wan youth
worship in the youth facility, and
missions training tor all children.
Call the church at 655-1524.
* First Baptist Church of Lorida
located right on U.S. 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 pm.
Preschool care is provided ai 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 o.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 pas-
tor. Randy Chastain, associate pas-
tor. 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 infor-
mation about the church or the min-
istries offered, call 655-1878.
* Florida Avenue Baptist Church,
710 West Bell St., Avon Park, FL
33825. Sunday 9 45 a.m. Sunday
School for all ages nursery provid-
ed); 11 a.m. Worship Service (nurs-
ery provided); 11 a.m. Children's
church, ages 3-7 years old and
Junior church, ages 8-12 years old;,
5 p.m. choir practice; 6 p.m.
Evening Worship Service.
Wednesday (during school year):
6:15 p.m. Mealtime for children,
youth and workers; 7 p.m. Agape
Club for ages 3-12 years old, youth
prayer and Bible study and adult
prayer and Bible study (nursery pro-
vided). Interim Pastor: Ken Geren.
453-5339.
* 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, mis-
sion-minded, King James Bible
Church. Dr. John Hankins. pastor.
Larry Ruse, youth pastor. Phone'
655-1899. Bus transportation.
* Maranatha Baptist Church
(GARBC), 35 Maranatha Blvd.,
Sebring, FL 33870 (A half 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 am,
Hamman Hall Interim Pastor Clihl
Owens. Associate Pasior Larry
McCauley. Phone 382-4301
* Open Door Baptist Church,
located in the Sebrng Square shop-
ping center in the Music Makers
Music Slore Ibetween Winn Dixie
and the pet slorei. The Bible is our
doctrine Our laith is the Lord Jesus
Cnrist "Come let us search the
Scriptures together Everyone is
cordially invited 10 attend Bible
study, 10 a m., morning w irship, 11
a m evening worship, 6 p.m and
Wednesday evening service. 6 p m
Pasir Rev James R. Stevens For
information, call 402-5699.
* Parkway Free Will Baptist
Church. 3413 Sebring Parkway,
Sebnng, FL 33870 Welcome to Ihe
church where the "Son" always
shines. Sunday School. 10 a.m .
Morning Worship, 1-1 a.m. Sunday
Evening Worsrip. 6 p.m., and
Wednesday Evening Worship. 7
p.m Eno-oi-lhe-Monih-Sing at 6
p.m on Ihe last Sunday of each
month. The Rev. John D Cave. pas-
tor Church phone. 382-3552. Home
phone: 655-0967 Affiliated with the
National Association of Free Will
Baptists. Nashville. Tenn.
* Sparta Road Baptist Church,
(SBC) 4400 Sparta Road. vlMike
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 information, call 382-0869
* Southside Baptist Church
(GARBC), 379 S. Commerce Ave..
Sebring. David C. Altman. Pastor:
Chuck Pausley, Youth Pasior: Ralpr,
0. Burns. Assislani 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 kinder-
garter through fillh grade. 6 30
p.m Youlh 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 serv-
ices. Provisions for handicapped
and hard-of-heanng. Office phone,
385-0752.
* Spring Lake Baptist Church.
7408 Valencia Road, Sebring. FL
33876. Phone: 655-2610. Contact
Richard E Meyer. Independent, fun-
damental, 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 sludy. 7 p m
* Sunridge Baptist Church,
(SBC) 3704 Valerie Blvd iU.S. 27
and Valene, across from Florida
Hospital). Sebring Dr. George R
Lockhart, pastor, and Nathan
Didway. director of student min-
istries. Sunday School. 9;30 a.m..
Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45
a m ; and Sunday Evening Service,
6 p m Wednesday. Prayer, 6 p.m.
Bible Study, 6:30 p m Youth
Worship 6:30 p.m and Team Kids
6.30 p.m. Nursery provided Sunday
and Wednesday For inicrmation
call 382-3695.

CATHOLIC

* Our Lady of Grace Catholic
Church. 595 East Main St. Avon
Park. 453-4757. Father Gerald P.
Grogan, pastor. Saturday Vigil Mass
is 4 p.m. in English and 7 p m. in
Spanish: 8 am and 10:15 a.m.
Sunday; Weekdays at 8 a.m.
Monday through Friday.
Confiessions are at 3:30 p m
Saturday. Religious Education
Classes are 8.50-10 am.
September through May for grades
prekindergarten through 12th. Youth
Nights for tihh grade and older are
from 6:30-8-30 p m Wednesday.
* St. Catherine Catholic Church.
820 Hickory St.. Sebring mailing
address: Parish Office. 882 Bay St,


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Sebring. FL 33870), 385-0049. The
Rev. Jose Gonzalez. pastor
Masses Saturday Vigil 3 30 and 5
p.m Sunday. 7 30 a.n 9 a m and
10 30 a m. and noon Spanish Mass.
Confessions: 2.45-3:15 pm
Saturday. before 8 a.m. Mass on
first Friday, or on request Daily
Mass, 8 a m. Monday through
Friday. Faith Formation Classes for
grades kindergarten through fihh, 9-
10.15am Sunday in the parish hall
(Rebecca Propst. coordinator ot
Faiih Formation for grades kinder-
garten through eighth 385-7844 I
The Edge Program for grades stAl.h
through eighrih is from 6:45-8 15
p.m. Wednesday in Ihe Youth
Center IRebecca Pro.psti Lite Teen
lor high school students Irom 6:30-
8 30 pm Sunday in the Youth
Center William Sr. and Sandy
Manini, youth ministers, 382-22221
Adult Faith Formation and people
waiting to be Catholic in the Youlh
Center from 7-9 p.m. Thursday
William Manni Sr.. program direc-
tor, 385-0049) Choir rehearsal trom
7-9 pm r Wednesday in church
Robert Gillmore. director of music
* St. James Catholic Church,
3380 Placidview Drive. Lake Placid,
465-3215. Father Vincent Llaria,
Pastor Mass schedule: Summer
iMay 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 301 Saturday. 4 p m.,
Sunday, 8 am, 9:30 a m.,
Weekdays 9 a m.; and Holy Days 8
a.m 9-30 a.m. and 7 pm first
Saturday at 9 a.m.

CHRISTIAN

* The Alliance Church of Sebring,
4451 Sparta Road. Sebrinng, FL
33875. "A friendly, family. Bible
church with a heart for missions"
Services- Sunday school, 9 30 a.m.,
Sunday worship service. 10:30
a m.; Sunday evening service, 6
p m and Wednesday prayer meet-
ing, 6 p m. Ministry team consists of
the Rev. Chuck Forsler, Paul Haney,
Joshua Ngunia and the Rev. Jerry
McCauley. A welcome awaits you.
Call 382-1343.
* Community of Christ, Avon
Park'Sebring. 3240 Grand Prix
Drive, Sebring Country Estates,
behind Wal-Mart) Sunday servic-
es. 10 am., Sunday School, 11 a.m.
Worship service Marcia Roark,
Pastor. Phone 655-5379 or 314-
9760. World Church Mission: We
proclaim Jesus Christ and promote
communities ol foy, hope. love and
peace
* Eastside Christian Church, 101
Peace Ave.. Lake Placid, FL 33852
(two miles east ol U 5. 27 on
County Road 6211, 465-7065 Web
site: thnw.easisidecc.org S C
Couch, minister: cell phone 464-
2845 or home. 699-2617 Sunday
Worship Celebration with the Lord's
Supper each week 10.15 a.m Youth
Church wiln Martha Crosbie direc-
tor at 11 a.m. Janet Couch, choir
director Thelma Hall. organist
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 al work within us."
Ephesians 3.20
* First Christian Church, 1016 W.
Camphor St. Avon Park, FL 33825
across trom McDonald'si. Bill
Raymond, preaching minister
Sunday schedule: 9 a m. Bible
School: 10' a.m Worship. Monday
evening is aerobics for ladies Sludy
groups tor high school boys and
girls only will be 7 p m Tuesday
Wednesday schedule- 6 p.m choir
practice: 7 p.m youth groups lor all
ages and Adult Study. Nursery pro-
vided Sunday and Wednesday. For
details, call the church office at 453-
5334.
* First Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ), 510
Poinsetia Ave, (corner of
Poinsetlia and Eucalyplus),


Sebring. FL 33870 Phone 385-
0352 The Re'' Rconald Norlon, pas-
Icr Sunday School 9 a.m Morning
Worship, 10.30 a m
* Iglesia Cristiana de
Restauracion. 1825 Hammock
Road. Sebring FL 33872 Tel. 452-
0745. Dr Pastor Pascual
Herrandez Orden de servicic's.
Domingo 2 p.m Escuela Biblica
classes para ictods Domingo 3-",Q
p m. Adoracion y Predicacion
Martes 7 p rn. Corn.ociendc lasi
Escniuaras Jueves 7 p rr Clamor a
Di's -Oracion. Esian todos
Bienvendios Si no liene una Iglesia
donde ir. haga esia su Iglesia. En
esia Iglesia Nurc:'a seras un eslra-
nc.
* Sebring Christian Church. 4514
Hammock Road, Sebrinl, FL
33872. Tod Schwingel, Preacher.
Sam Wirck-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 nighl
meals, 5 pm : and Wednesday
Bibie Studv. 6 p m Phone 382.
6676.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

* Christian Science Church. 146
N. Franklin Si. Sunday 10 30 a m
Morning Worship & Sunday School
Testimonial Meetings each 2nd &
4th Wednesday at 5 p nm. A free
public Reading Room, located al ihe
church. is open Tuesday and
Thursday, from 11 a.m Ir 2' p m
The Bible and the Christian Science
textbook. "Science and Healih with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy are our only preachers.
All are welcome to come and par-
lake ol the comfort, guidance, sup-
port and healing lound in the les-
son-sermons

CHURCH OF BRETHREN

* Church of the Brethren '00 5.
Pine St.. Sebring. FL 33870
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. Associale Pasior
Phone 385-1597.
* Lorida Church of the Brethren
332 Palms Estates Road, Lorida
(Ihree blocks south of U S 981
Mailing address is PCO Box 149,
Lorida, FL 33857. Phone 655.1466.
Sunday School classes lo.'r children,
youth and adults at 9.30 a.m.
Christian worship at 10 30 a.m.
Varied programs ai 7 p m Pastor
Rev. John Tubbs

CHURCH OF CHRIST

* 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 tacililies
are available at every service Bible
Study: Sunday, 9 30 a m and
Wednesday, 7 p m Bible centered
classes I.r all ages Church phone,
453-4692
* Sebring Parkway Church ol
Christ, 3800 Sebring Parkway.
Sebnng FL 33870, 385-74-43
Minister: Bryan Naugle We would
like to extend an invitation tor you
and your family to visit with us nere
ai Sebring Parkway. Our hours of
service are sunday Bible Class 9
a m.: Sunday Worship Service 10
a.m.; Sunday Evening Servce, 6
p m Wednesday Bible Class. 7
p mr

CHURCH OF GOD

* Living Waters Church of God.
4571 Sparta Road. Sebring FL
33875. Sunday. Homecoming serv-
ice. 8 a.m.; Sjnday school. 9 45
a.m.. prayer. 9:45 a.m.. Encounter
worship service 10 30 a m nurse.


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ery. kid. church. 10 30 a m and
e,,ening v,,orshp. 6 30 p m.
Tuesday- Pastor's prayer partners,
6 a m Iniercessory prayer. 12 p m.:
and Bread ol Lite Food Pantry. 4-6
p rri. Wednesday: Fellowship meals,
5 20 p m Awana Kid's Bible Club,
6 30-8 p m.- School of ministry.
6:30-3 p.m and worship leam
rehearsals. 8 p.m Triursday Youth
nighLcafe and game room, 6 p.m.
and worship, 7 p.m. Phone- 385-
8772

CHURCH OF NAZARENE

* First Church of the Nazarene of
Avon Park. 70-' Wesi Main St
Avon Park. Sunday Sunday school
beoains at 94-5 a rn for all ages;
morning worship at 10 45 a m and
evening service 31 6 p.m.
Wednesday evening service is at 7
p.m with special services for chil-
dren and adults. Special services
once a month for seniors iPrime
Tirmei and Ladies ministries If you
need any more intormauon, ,call
Pastor John Sluyier ai 453-4851.
* First Church of the Nazarene of,
Sebring. 420 Pine Si Sebring.
Sunday. Sunday School begins at
9:15 a.m for all ages: Morning
Worship at 10.45 a m ; Service at 6
p m Wednesday evening service at
7 p.m with special services for chil-
dren youth and adults Special
services once a month for seniors
(Prime Timersi, and young adults
and tam,les Call for details at 385-
0400 Paslor Emmenl Garrison

CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN
CHRISTIAN UNION

* Community Bible Church -
Churches of Christ in Christian
Union, iOrange Blossom
Conference Cenieri 1400 C-17A
Nortr, i truck route, Avon Park.
Presenting Jesus Chrisi as the
answer ior time and eternity
Sunday morning worship service
10 30 a m. Nursery provided Junior
Church acliiiies at same lime for K-
6 grade. Sunday School Bible hour
lall ages, 9-30 a.m. ITransportation
available.i Sunday evening praise
and worship service 6 p.m.
Wednesday evening prayer service.
7 p m Children and southh activities
ai 7 p.m. Wednesday Everyone is
welcome please come worship wilh
us. Tom Schanl'weiler, Pastor
Phone 453-6052.

EPISCOPAL

* The Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer meels at satellite loca-
tion ai South Florida Community
College University Center. 600 East
College Drive, Avon Park. Sunday
services- Traditional Rile II Holy
Communion at 8 30 a'm :
Contemporary Rile II Holy
Communion at 11 a.m and church
school [or kindergarten through fihh
grade is 9 30 a m Kids Praise Team
at 10.15 ai m Coffee hour between
services Babysitting available. Last
Sunday ot the month is Rite II at 10
a m followed by a potluck dinner
Call 453.5664 or e-mail
redeemer 1595," aol conm.
* St. Agnes Episcopal Church,
3840 Lakeview Drive. Sebnng, FL
33870 Sunday Services Holy
Eucnarisl Rile 1 745 a.m. Holy
Eucharist Rile II 10 a m Midweek
service on Wednesday at 6.30 p.m.
Sunday School lor all ages at 8.45
a m The nursery is open 8.45 a.m.
until 15 rrminules after the 10 a.m.
service ends. Wednesday. Adult
Bible Sludy, 9 30 a.m Visitors are
always welcome The Rev Jim
Kunz reclor Church office 385.
~649 ior more information.
* St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal
Church, 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 pm. Wednesday evening:
Order of SI Luke Study, 5.15 pm
and Holy Communion with Healing
Service, 6 15 p m






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Florida-grown strawberries, cabbage make great dishes


Recipes to try to

delight taste buds

I love trying new recipes. I
find myself buying products
from the grocery store that I
would usually never buy when
I'm trying out something new.
One thing I try to do when I'm
shopping in the produce section
is buy fresh fruit and vegetables
grown in Florida. So, I thought
I would share some recipes to
help you utilize foods grown in
Florida.
The next few months are a
great time to find fresh, Florida
cabbage and strawberries. They
can add a lot of nutritional
value to a meal (although I
wouldn't necessarily suggest
eating them together). Cabbage
is low in calories, free of sodi-
um and fat, and rich in fiber and
vitamin C.
It contains iron, calcium, and
potassium, along with benefi-
cial phytochemicals that may
inhibit the growth of breast,
stomach, and colon cancers.
Cabbage soothes ulcers and
improves digestion.


Low in calories and free of
sodium and fat, strawberries are
packed with potassium, fiber,
folic acid, and powerful, dis-
ease-fighting antioxidants.
Ounce for ounce, they've got
more vitamin C than oranges.
The following recipes are
supplied by the Florida
Department of Agricultural and
Consumer Services, Division of
Marketing and Development,
www.florida-agriculture.comrn


Steamed Cabbage Wraps
4 Florida cabbage leaves
1/2 pound deli turkey, sliced


1/4 pound jalapeno cheese,
sliced

Cut the rib out of the cabbage
leaf. Place between two damp
paper towels and steam in the
microwave for 30 seconds. On
each leaf, place a slice of
turkey, a slice of onion, a slice
of tomato, and a slice of cheese.
Roll up. Place filled leaves in a


dish and microwave
for 20 seconds.
Serves two. C.

Strawberry
Earthquake Cake
1 cup Fresh
Florida Strawberries
1 1/4 cup XXX
confectioners sugar NEWS
I box white or yel-
low cake mix T
1 cup shredded' WATI
coconut
8 ounces cream Jennif
cheese

Mix cake accord-
ing to package instructions.
Grease and flour 9x13-inch
cake pan. Layer approximately
1 cup or more of coconut on
bottom of pan. Pour 1/2 of the
mixed cake batter over the
coconut. Cream together the
cream cheese, XXX confection-
ers sugar, and 1 cup mashed
fresh strawberries. Drop cream,
cheese mixture in large dollops
over cake mix. Pour remaining
half of cake mix over top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 28-
30 minutes. Do not over bake.


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ER

er


Sweetened fresh
strawberries can be
poured over top as
desired.


Strawberry Nut
Bread
S. 2 packages (10
ounces)' sliced frozen
FROM strawberries and
E juice
1 teaspoon baking
SHED soda
3 ggs, slightly
Donze beaten
- 1/4 cup chopped
walnuts
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/4 cups flour
7 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup plus 2 tablespoon oil

Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon,
salt and baking soda in a large
bowl.
Add eggs, oil and sliced
strawberries with juice and
blend well. Do not use a mixer.
Pour into 2 greased and floured
loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50-


60 minutes.


Strawberry Fritters
2/3 cup flour
Pinch of salt
'1 egg, slightly beaten
8 teaspoons beer
4 egg whites, beaten stiff
28 large strawberries
2 quarts oil (for deep fryer)
6 1/2 tablespoons orange
liqueur brandy
1/4 cup granulated sugar

Make a batter by combining
the flour with the salt, the egg,
and the beer. Let the batter rest
for at least 2 hours, then care-
fully fold in the egg whites.
Heat the oil in a deep fryer
until it reaches 300 degrees.
Wash and dry the strawberries,
marinate in the orange liqueur
brandy and sugar for 15 min-
utes. Dip each in the batter and
deep fry until golden brown.
Yields 4 servings.

The following recipes can be
found on the Florida
Strawberry 'Grower's
Association Web page:
www.straw-berry.org


Cabbage Stuffing
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 Florida sweet onion, diced
small
1/4 pound brown sugar cured
bacon, minced
1 head Florida cabbage, juli-
enne
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon black pepper
Salt to taste

Place a medium-sized saut6
pan on medium-high heat. Add
olive oil to pan.
Add onion and bacon and
cook until onion is translucent.
Blend in cabbage, butter,. salt
and pepper. Remove from heat
and serve or use as a stuffing.
Serves six.



For more information about
Florida State Parks visit,
www.floridastateparks.org
online. Jennifer Donte is a nat-
ural resource specialist for the
Highlands County Soil and
Water Conservation District.
She can be reached at
www.highlandsswcd.org.


PLACES to


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GRACE BRETHREN

* Grace Brethren Church, 3626
Thunderbird Road, Sebring. Sunday
School (all ages) and first worship
service, 9-10:15 a.m.; Coffee,
doughnuts and fellowship under the
tent, 10:15-10:45 a.m.; second wor-
ship service, 10:45 a.m. to noon;
Sunday evening Bible study, 6-7
p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7-8 p.m.,
Prayer meeting, youth gathering
and 20s plus gathering. Kid City
Preschool day care is from 7 a.m. to
6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call
Kid City office at 385-3111'for infor-
mation Dr. Randall Smiith, senior
pastor; and the Rev. Vince Lohnes,
associate pastor. Phone 835-0869.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

* Spirit of Life Ministries
International, temporarily meeting
at Safari Inn meeting room, 1406
U.S. 27 North, Sebring. Pastors, Jim
and Helen Todd. Phone: 214-6133.
Sunday service, 10 a.m. Bible study
in pastor's home 7 p.m.
Wednesday. Call for directions.
Visit our Web site: www.spir-
itoflifeintl.org. "Where the future is
as bright as the promises of God."
* 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:

JEWISH

, Temple Israel of Highlands
County, 1305 Hillside Drive,
Sebring, FL 33870. Shabbat servic-
es held on first and third Friday at
7:30 p.m. All are welcorhe. Women's
luncheon, fourth Tuesday of every
month at noon at, different restau-
rants. Torah Commentary at 3 p.m.
every Thursday. Adult educational
movies at 2 p.m. every second
Sunday. Open to the public. For fur-
ther information, call Bernie
Wolkove, president, 385-1925, or
the office at 382-7744.

LUTHERAN

* Avon Park Lutheran Mission
(LCMS), Sunday services are at the
Good Shepherd Church, 4348
Schumacher Road, Sebring.
Sunday morning service is at 9 a.m.
Bible study is at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday devotion is at 7 p.m. The
pastor is Scott McLean.
* Atonement Lutheran Church
(ELCA), 1178 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 pro-
vided); Healing Service on Holy
Days at 11:30 a.m.; Parish Choir at
6:45 p.m. Wednesday;
Mary/Martha Circle at- noon first
Tuesday; Dorcas Circle at 10 a.m.
second and fourth Monday; and
Lutheran Men at 6:30 p.m. third
Monday. Phone 385-0797.
* Faith Lutheran Church LCMS,
2740 Lakeview Drive, Sebring.
Church phone: 385-7848, Faith's
Closet phone: 385-2782. Gary
Kindle, Pastor; Lea Ann Curry,
Parish Nurse. Worship services: 10
a.m. Sunday, Traditional Worship
Service and 6 p.m. Saturday Praise
Worship Service; Sunday School
for children and adults is 8:30-9:30
a.m. Communion is the first and


third Saturday and Sunday of the
month. Sunday Worship Service is
broadcast on WITS 1340 AM at 10
a.m. Educational oppornunlies
include vweekl, adult Bible studies.
Special worship services are on
Thanksgiving Eve Chrislmas Eve.
New "'ear's Eve and Easier.
Midweek services are during Advent
and Lent. Faith's Closet Resale
Shop is open to Ihe community from
10 a.m. to 4 p m Monday through
Friday and 9 a m to noon Saturday.
All are warmly welcome in the tami-
ly of faith.
* Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church (AALC) American
Association of Lutheran
Churches, 4348 Schumacher
Road, Sebring, one mile wesI 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.
* New Life Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 3725 Hammock Road, a
Congregation of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod IELS) in fellowship
with the Wisconsin Evangelical
Lutheran Synod (WELSi. Sunday
Worship at 10 a rn Sunday School,
9 a.m.; Bible Study. 9 a.m Weekday
Bible Study on Tuesdays at 9:30
a.m. For more inlormanon, call Rev.
Richard Fyffe at 385-2293 or 385-
5793.
* Resurrection Lutheran Church
- ELCA, 324 East Main Street. Avon
Park. Pastor: Rev.' John C.
Grodzinski. Sunday Worship. 8 a m.
and 10:30 a.m. (October through
April). Sunday school, 9:10 a m.
Coffee and fellowship hour follow
the service. Wednesday worship,
(year round) 7 p.m. Office phone
number is 453-6858.
8 Trinity Lutheran Church -
LCMS, 25 Lakeview St., Lake
Placid, FL 33852; 465-5253. The
Rev. Richard A. Norris, pastor, and
Phil Frahm, youth and family life.
Worship schedule for December
through Easter: Worship service 8
and 11 a.m.; Communion services,
first and third Sundays; iChildren's
Church, 11 a.m. only),. and
Education Hour, 9:30 a.m. Worship
schedule for summer through fall:
Worship service, 9 a.m ,
Communion services, first and third
Sunday; Education Hour 10:30
a.m. Additional services: 'Lent and
Advent season, 6 .p.m.; Maundy
Thursday and Good Friday, 7 p.m.;
Easter Sunday, 7 and 10 a.m.;
Christmas Eve, 7 p.m.; Christmas
Day, 10 a.m.; Thanksgiving Eve,
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Fellowship
activities: Youth Group, Senior
Citizens, Younger Side Adults,
Ladies Missionary League, Ladies
Guild, Small group studies as
scheduled. Music: Choir and hand
chimes. Trinity Tots Preschool (3-5
years bid): 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday. License:
C14H10020: Susan Norris, director.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

* 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
police 385-1024.
* Calvary Church. 1825 Harnmmocl
Road. Sebring. FL 33872 386-
4900. An independent c:nommunii','
church. Sunday morning woArshtip
9.45 a.m Sunday Scnhool. 11 a m,
Wednesday Bible studies. 10 a n,
and 6:30 p m Pastor Lesier
Osbeck A small friendly churcri
wailing for your visit
* Christian Training Ministries
Inc., member 01 Chrislian
International Apostolic Ijeiwork
iCIAN), meets ai the Sebring Civic
Center (behind the liran/i on
Lakeview-Drive at 10 a rr Sunday
Members also meet al 7 p m
Thursday at Arise in [he Shops 0o
the Highlands Plaza across Iroan Ine
Highlands County Agri-Civic Cenier
on U S 27 Soulh. Lind-a M1
Downing. Minister: Phone. _314-
9195, lindadonninng'g'homail corm
Casey L Downing. Associate
Minister: Phone. 385-81-71.
caseydoning,''hormail.com Web
site is www chrishiantraining.us
* Divine Destiny International
Church & Bible Institute, a new lull
gospel church plant at 126 E
Center Ave ltol the Circle in down-
town Sebringi. Sunday. 10.30 a m.
to 6 p m Wednesday. 7 p.mrr Bible
Instilule is through 6 p m 11is a IAwO-
year accredited course Paslor
Steven Brown. Call 1863i 458-2413
Acts 1-8 And you shall receive
power arter the Holy Spirmi has come
upon you
* Highlands Community Church
meets on Sundays at 10 a m at irie
Hill-Gusial Middle School in Sebring
ior casual and contemporary wor.
ship. Kid's Zone and nursery are
provided each Sunday. Youth and
adult small groups meet throughout
thIne week Bruce Linhart is paslor
Phone 402-1684 or e-mai'
n wi: higtflandscommunit .com.
* Iglesia Cristo Te Ama Outreach
Community Church 1900 Stiai
Road 64 West. Avon Park, FL
33825. Sunday Bible study 10 a m
Domingo Esiudio Biblico 10 a m
Sunday Worship, 11 a m Domingo
Adoracion. 11 a.m Sunda., nigni
miracle healing service, 7:30 p m
Domingo noche servicio de milagros
y sanidad, 7-30 p.m. Wednesday
Bible service and prayer 7 30 p m
M-ercoles esludio Biblico y oracion,
7-30 p m. Come visit us and experi-
ence the power of the word of Jesus
Cnrist in, salvation. deliverance. mir-
acle and healing. Fasior Candi
Garcia, 471-6893.,
* Unity of Sebring Family
Worship Centre at the Centre for
Positive Living, member of the
Association of Unity Churches, 204
S. Orange St., Sebring, FL 33870
(between Highlands County
Courthouse and Sebring Middle
School). Sunday Celebration
Service, 10:30 a.m. Nursery care
available. Adult Discussion Group, 9
a.m. Sunday. Weekly classes,
Christian Bookstore, Prayer Ministry
and Spiritual Counseling also avail-
able. Rev. Andrew C. Conyer, senior
minister. For information, call 471-
1122.-
* Visions Christian Community
Church, 105 Jim Rodgers Ave.,
Avon Park (in the historical build-
ing). Pastor is Alvin Conner. Sunday
worship, 11:15 a.m. Wednesday -
Youth Cultural Arts Ministry, 5:30
p.m.; Youth Bible Study, 7 p.m.; and
Adult Bible Study, 7 p.m. Holy
Communion. is first Sunday of each
month. Youth ministry is fourth
Sunday. Women's Ministry is fifth
Sunday. "Where there is no vision


my people periin

PRESBYTERIAN

* Covenant Presbyterian Church
(PCA) 45.00 :,un [ La -e. l'.d
Se ,rin,'. -.. '11i3t A
C.:.ngreg.aiiCin ,I Ih F'h.ier.:..,leran
Churc:h ir, Arreri,a W. p -i er..:-
e-" Sunday mn.,rrin 'inq .r.,rsip, 10 30i
a.m Sundav '.Scnhool, 9 15 a m.
Sunday er..enr ing 6 30 p n .
Wednresda',' everin, PF'rayer
Mleein. 'oulr GrC-'up ard KidJs.
Que.t. 6 m Ph.:.rne 385-3).34.
Fa.' n,85-- 75. e-ma_ i
cot-pre '2'.Srai1 n.-r, We'b .,Ie
11n nl ,p,:setbrg org, Re,. W.
Darrell Arnold Paistor, Bieni
Berqmnan Pasil'r of 'r.'ulr and'
Families. OthieC Ic.our.s 8 3`0- 11 20i
a m Mondr.a, irc'.i rh Thursd.a'.,
* First Presbyterian Church
A.R.P. 215 E. ir.-le S iiwo.
enIranc.l,.es on L'Graridei A..or,
ParK, FL 3282,. Phone -45--324.'
Thre Re, R, l.i1 Jo.n:ris'n ii-e pas-
lor FellII:.vsl,ip irre 9 3 m Sjniday
Sc hz...I 9 2: a m Adull Bible
Sludy. ''.30 3ia n und.,, Worshirp
10.45 a m Cniloren S Crhujr,-h
) -145 a m aid Women Bible
Stud 6 30 p rm O-lXr r-eel, :I. :I.-
iiE. Wedrei. Ja Prrar, 9 '.0 a m .
PaF-:l.r Bir., ,;Iudi 10 21 ii
Firsi Wedrcesda, lunchli 11.. a ni
Circl.e S,:o.'rnad Tue-lav,. 1 and
r.30 p ir and -:.:,-nrl VJ.e rie.da',
1 p.m F'oTluc .. dinr,.er C p.rr rir'j
lW dnesdri ., anrid :'ri':,r pra-i. ce
6.30 p m WVd.riesJda', Ee a pan or a
'warm. airingg :iurcn fiamil,, wirn r.a-
Jitional sern,.,-_.S, ioIlA'ling bit'lCali
Irulri
* First Presbyterian Church.
ARP, 319 P,:,ne.hl Ae- eL-t.rina,
FL 3'. 70 335-0 107 '3,unrda',
SCnoOl II- a -s.. 9 i0 a n Wr.r ,iip
Sarvi :e 11 a mn ..inrida,' Junior
Hoip., '.ulrn Group grade lilhlti
ihroiigh -',,rlh-,i. 3 1 .-4 15 p m
Tuesday, Sernor High 'i,'.un CrGroup
tr-eniis 6.30-8 15 p n Wednes'aJ',v
Adulil B ,tle Stud',, 10 3i0 rm KFC '
Kids Ijor Christ i'.uln Gro:,up rjrades
firsi Irirougri i .-iun-ii 3--4 p Ti criojir
renears.al 5 3' p n- Re'. Darrell A.
Peer. pa'.:,.r Trace,,, A Bressetie
direcit':'r 01 Chrisiiiai education
* First Presbyterian Church. ARP
117 I.rilr Oat1 Sirei Lake Placid.
465.274-12 E-rr-mIl tpdlp'vearrh-
link nei Tre Re',. Ra, Cameron
senior pa.Ior irihe Rev. Drerw
Se.,rance am -'s.:.":ate pa.e'icr
Sunday rri.:.rning '.;v.rsrip,. 8 30 arid
11 .. a m C oriienip-'rafr', er.'ice.
10.4.- a mn, SuLida', r.:h.c.il 9 J .
a m :'; rYojl C 'up.:. 5 p.rs, rijurserv
pr':,,".'ird al .ai a en.i:C TuiesIa,'
Explorer.' third ihr-,ugh tirinh reaJel
2 45 p rm Wednridsa Small GrC..up
Bible Si-.udie's. 7 p m '.ou-tri Group
E. 45 p n' Ro.'i. :o.d 6 45. p mr
Elevale 9 p ni Triursdav
Sonbe.am. ii-',dergarlen through
secon-d grade
* Spring Lake Presbyterian
Church (USA), 5887 U ':. *98.
ebrniq,. FL *-0 76 Sun.Cd .--n _.:l.
9 a.m., Vvorsrmip Service, 10 a.mni.
Session meets at 6:30 p.m. the sec-
ond 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,


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Allp slpc presbichu

SEVENTH-DAYA

* Sebring Seventh
Church, 2106 fl.
::,e rin: 3'5 --
.er..4':e 9.15 a rm
Sliudy 11 arrm Salur
7 15 pm TLuies.day,
Conimurity service'-
,lconday Heallh i.3n
a rn ever, ser,:,nd
nronih Pasior Gregy
* Walker Memoria
Adventist Church
Aton BI.'d Avon Pa
664-1 or e-mail 1
Saiurda', morning wA
8.15 a.m and 11"-1
School, 9 50 a in Ad
A,:1ion lA''AI, 4 prl
hour before sunse
prayer meeting 7 p n
Paul Boling, Asiocia
Aguirre and '"':ul
Baker Walker Men
Chnrisian S':hool off
lor I.,ridergarien
grades

THE CHURCH 0
DAY SAINTS

M The Church of J
Latter Day Saints.
Drive Sebrinn FL
382-9092 Dale B
Altred Schrenber. hirs
Scon Gadsiden, sec
Famiilv Hislory Cer
Sunda',' servicee, Sa
ing 10-11 10 a m G
11 20 a m. lO
Priesilmood Relmei S
p.m Youilh aciiilie
p m Wednesoday
Scouls 7-8:20 pm.
WeVdnesday: and a1:1
11 year old girls Ir.
.second and lounih V


Web site Sunday. Youth After School Ministry.
irch org 3-5 p.nr Tuesday Rick Heilig, youth
director. Children's After School
ADVENTIST Ministry, 2:30-4-30 p n
Wednesday The 10.55a.m. Sunday
-Day Adventist ',,orship servicee is broadcast over
late Road 17. WITS 1340 on AM dial. There is a
38 W'oi- rip nursery available at all ser,.'ices.
Saturday. Bible E Memorial United Methodist
rday, preachiinc Church, 500 Kent Ave., Lake
prayer meeting. Placid, FL 33852. The Rev.
9-11 a.m every Dougla.s S Pareti. senior pastor.
ministry 9-11 Claude H L. Burnett, pastoral assis-
Thursdav of 1he lanl Sunday schedule. Heritage
g Aguirre sen.ice at 8-30 a m Bible classes
il Seventh-day tor all ages at 9 30 a m Celebration
i 1410 West worship service at 10 45 a m.; Yourh
rk. Phone 45.- fellowship lor sixth Ihrough 12th
mc,''stra/lo.net graders at 4 p m., Bible fellowship
worship services: class al 5 p m: Modern worship
m. a m Sabbath experience at 6 p m For more
Iveniisi 'cuh r in details. call the church office at 465-
n. Vespers one 2422 or go to the Web site al
=i Wednesday it i memonalumc com.
n Sernor Pas or
ile Pastor Eber, St. John United Methodist
h Pastor Trom Church, 3214 Grand Pnx Drive,
moral Acadermy' Sebring. FL 33872: Sebring Country
ering ejucalior, Estates Tne Rev Ronald
tIrough 12th DeGenaro Jr., Pastor. Sunday
School. 9 15 a m Sunday Morning
Worship, 8 a m iNovember-Apnil
)F LATTER arid 10.30 a.m. lall year. Hispanic
Worship is at 6 p m Sunday school
classes are for all ages, both
English and Hispanic Phone
esus Christ of 382-17366.
3235 Grand Prn.
3387i Ph,:one: 0 Spring Lake United Methodist
.argar tishop Church. 8170 Cozumel Lane.
I counselor and Sebring The Rev. Dale Schanely.
c.:.nd counselor. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship,
intr 38-1822 9.55 a m.. adults and children;
a:rani.eni meer- Fellowship hour, 11 a.m. after wor-
3ospel Doctrine ship serv'.e, Prayer and Bible
noon. and Study 6.30 p m. Wednesday Choir
ociQly 1 i0-1 rehearsal 7 prm, Thursday. United
. from 7-820 iMethodist Men. 8 a.m second
11-year-old Saturday United Methodist Women,
. lirsi and third 1 p m. first Thursday Church office
liviy days for 8- phone 655-0040
- o ,r. p m


dm 7m-820 p


THE SALVATION ARMY

* The Salvation Army Center
for Worship Sunday Sunday
School, 9 45 a m Holiness rree-
ing, 11 a.m Praise Meeting, 12 30
p.rn Tuesday- Bible Study 6.-30
p mn Women's Ministries, 7 pm
Wednesday- Youth Ministries, 5
p m Every lucinr Thursday is Men's
Fellowship 6-30 p m All meetings
are al 120 N Ridgewood Ave
Seoring For more information visit
Ihe Webt sue nI1 in.saliarionarmi Se-
tring corn or call Caplain Mary
Homes at 385-74-18.

UNITED METHODIST

* First United Methodist Church,
200 S Lake Ave.. Avon Park, FL
-36825 Phone- 453-3759 Weekly
services 6 p m Saturday: 8 30 and
11 'a mn. Sunday. 9 45 a m Sunday
S,,cool, "r.,ulih Fellowship 6 p m
'Sunday chc'ir prac.ice 4 15 p m
Wedneada', Cub Scouil. 6 pm
Money: Boy Scouis, 7 15 p n,
Monday. Karen Wilson choir direc-
tor/organist; Rev. Edward Wilson.
minister of visitation. Rev. Robert
Thorn, pastor. Everyone is wel-
come.
* First United Methodist Church.
105 S. Pine St., Set.brng, FL 33870
The Rev. Ron Daniels, pastor. Rev
Kathy Walker, assistant pastor
Traditional Worship Service at 8:15
and 10:55 a.m. Contemporary
Sunday Worship at 9:40 a.m.
Sunday School al 9-40 and 10 )55
a.m. Youth meeting. 5 30.8 p.m.


UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST

* Emmanuel United Church of
Christ, 3115 Hope Street, Sebring,
FL 33875 Sunday worship, 9-30
a m. Children's Christian Education,
9'30 a m. Everyone is welcome at
Emmanuel We are located 1.7
miles west of U S 27 on Hammock
Road For more information. call the
church office at 471-1999 or e-mail
10 eucc ,'sltrato.net

UNION CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH

* Union Congregational Church,
106 Nonh Butler Ave, Avon Park,
FL 33825: 453-3345. Paslor The
Rev Bill Breylinger Sunday servic-
es are al 7 45 a.m. at the Historic
Church, 101 Jim Rodgers Ave.; 9
a m and 10 30 a.m. at Millennium
Church. 106 North Butler Ave
Sunday school 9 a m Bible study- 5
p m Wednesday worship service: 6
p mn

VINEYARD/WORD
OF FAITH

* Heartland Fellowship, 2523 U.S
27 South. (just past Ihe Wild Turkey
Tavern) Avon Park. Contemporary
Worship is at 9 30 a.m Sunday.
Children's Church and
Preschool/Nursery provided
Sunday. Women's meeting is at 7
p m Wednesday. No childcare
available. Pastor, Gerry Woliman.
Telephone 453-9800 Casual, con-
iemporary and Christ-cenlered.


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Prekindergarten

registration

under way for

summer classes
Student registration for
Florida's -free prekindergarten
program is now under way for
summer classes.
The program provides 300
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helping children about to enter
kindergarten learn the skills
they will need for success in
-school and develop the founda-
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Children who have' already par-
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centers including A Better
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Summer VPK classes also will
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Woodlawn Elementary School
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should contact the centers
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schedule an .appointment to
begin -the process to enroll a
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Ridgewood Drive in Sebring as
soon as possible.
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V


Outlook


PAGE 1D + SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006


Gentlemen
By BOB CARPENTER
News-Sun correspondent
SEBRING Ride the
Racetrack is a major fund-raiser
for the Sebring Chamber of
Commerce says President and
CEO Dan Andrews. "People
can take laps with an instructor
and get a nice tour of the track."
The track is 3.5 miles that is
run clockwise with 17 turns.
Terry Earwood, chief instructor
with the Skip Barber Training
School, said, '"This is our 21st
year of providing cars and driv-
ers, and this is the only track
where it is allowed. We'll be
using the same stock cars that
we use in our training school.
These SRT-4 Dodge Neons
have 230 horsepower.
"On the ride we'll point out
short chutes (short straight-
aways,) carousels (half circle,)
the apex (inside corner to clip
for maximum radius), trail
braking (toward the apex to
help turn). And there will be
two or three cars running at a
time. They'll be passing and
changing lanes to give the per-


NEWS-SUN + SEBRING, FLA.


... start your engines

Want to go?
When: March 12 is Ride the Racetrack.
Cost: Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the
Sebring Chamber of Commerce or at the track the day
of the event.
Other activities
March 2-5 is the Historic Sports Car Races of vin-
tage cars. Tickets are $20 for the day or $30 for the
weekend. The Grand Prix Race Ball on March 11 is
sold out. March 15-18 is the 54th Annual Mobil 1 12
Hours of Sebring. March 17 the original painting used
for this year's poster will be auctioned at the Sebring
Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Four Points by
Sheraton Chateau Elan. Call the chamber at 385-8448
for tickets or the Sebring International Raceway'at 800-
626-7223.


son a feel for traffic on the race-
track. People love the experi-
ence," Earwood said.
Since its founding in 1975,
Skip Barber-trained drivers*
have not only won every major
United States road racing cliam-
pionship, but on average, a third
of the drivers in the Indy 500
and any Nextel Cup race are
Barber graduates.


In the SRT-4 Dodge Neon, lerry Earwood (left), chiet instructor at
Skip Barber Training School, explains intricacies of racing to Bob
.Carpenter as they prepare to enter the track.


Sebring International
Raceway is the oldest perma-
nent road racing track in North
America, evolving from a
World War II air base. The
annual 12 Hours of Sebring is
an endurance race, and part of
the prestigious American Le
Mans Series.
All the legends have raced at
Sebring: Mario Andretti, A. J.
Foyt, Dan Gurney, Surling
Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio,
Phil Hill and dozens of other
international motor racing leg-
ends. They have drove race cars
built by the world's great manu-
facturers such, as Ferrari,
Porsche, Jaguar, Audi, Ford,
Maserati, Aston Martin and
Nissan.
The 12 Hours of Sebring fea-
tures the American Le Mans
Series, with support races
including the SPEED World
Challenge GT and Touring
Series, Panoz GT Pro Series,
Formula Dodge National
Championship, Star Mazda,
and the Cooper Championship
Series.
This year the two-car
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Ride the Racetrack.

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* Commentary
By BOB CARPENTER
N,, ,s. S:, correspondent
SEBRING For the last 21
years the Sebring Chamber of
Commerce. has promoted a
fund-raiser called "Ride the
Racetrack" in cooperation with
the Sebring Raceway and Skip
Barber. ,
You're given a fast two-lap
tour of the track that provides
sensations of real racing. It's an
irresistible attraction for car
enthusiasts, race fans, and thrill
seekers of all types.
On the way to the track I
deluded myself with visions of
being behind the wheel of a
powerful race car, but of course
that was just ... well, delusion-
al. You can imagine the liabili-
ty, not to mention the carnage,
of permitting a novice whose
enthusiasm far outweighs his


ability to, scream uninitiated
through the 17 turns of Sebring
International Raceway.
Besides, as I learned, half the
fun of "Ride the Racetrack" is
in accompanying a real pro in
action.
My 'chauffeur was Skip
Barber Training School's chief
instructor, Terry Earwood. For
the last 22 years Earwood has
raced everything from dragsters
on quarter miles to Porsche
944s on road courses. He's won
seven races at Sebring.
"This is my favorite course,"
he said. Obviously he knows it
well. .
Preparing to leave the pit
area, we buckle ourselves into a
blood red Dodge SRT-4. To the
casual obser\ er it appears little
different from an ordinary
Dodge Neon, but this is a facto-
ry-modified version with a


turbo-charged engine that
pumps out 230 horsepower and
beefed-up brakes, and suspen-
sion to handle the increased
performance. Not exactly a race
car, but for our purpose it has
all the capability necessary.
Earwood eases onto the track
for a lap at civilized speeds,
pointing out features of the
track and nuances of racing.
There are pylons placed at
strategic points indicating brak-
ing points and apexes.
At ultra-high racing speeds
you have to look ahead for
these markers, Earwood
explains, and demonstrates how
to properly set up for a turn and
the quickest way through. "In
competition you challenge
yourself on each lap to be better
:.. quicker," he said.
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Accidental shooting just that an accident


It's not that I
don't think the
press should be


LAURA'S LOOK


covering the story Lura
about Vice
President Dick
Cheney accidental-
ly shooting a fellow hunter over
the weekend. I would agree that
given one of our leaders is
involved that this is a story
worth reporting.
What puzzles me is how it
has blown up to the kind of
story I would expect to see if it
had been deliberate and the vic-
tim had died.
Look, you are talking about
people walking around a heavi-
ly wooded area with guns. It-
seems to me that an accident is
not without the realm of possi-
bility.
Accidents are possible even
with something like a BB rifle
in a backyard. I know what I am
talking about. Last year, my son
James was shooting his BB rifle
in the backyard. While he was
aiming at a target, a wasp or
other kind of insect got curious


SWare


and came close.
Too close. Startled,
James jerked the
rifle back and
rammed the scope


into his eye.
He dropped the
rifle and came running into the
house, hand over his eye.
Concerned mother that I am, I
asked him what happened, but
for a few minutes the only
response I could get out of him
was "AAAAAAAAAA-
AAAAHHHH!!!!!!!" I came to
the brilliant conclusion that he
had injured himself in some
form or fashion.
Eventually I got the story out
of him. A subsequent trip to the
eye doctor showed that he had
actually torn the retina of his
eye, requiring laser surgery.
James was assured that only a
few people felt anything from
laser surgery. Unfortunately, he
was one of the few.
But everything is fine now.
and James' vision seems to be
unaffected. We are also now
aware of the value of eye pro-


tection even for shooting your
BB rifle in the backyard.
So, back to the vice presi-
dent. My point in telling this
stor (which is not to embarrass
my youngest, no matter how it
looks) is that guns + people =
occasional accidents. What
happened is terrible and tragic,
and our prayers are with Mr.
Whittington. Fortunately, it
looks like he will recover.
But the press is going nuts'.
They are asking a number of
questions. Some of them might
be good questions. But the one
question that has me scratching
my head is "why weren't we
told first?"
You see, the story about the
shooting was given first to a
local paper on Sunday. It
occurred on Saturday night. It
seems as if they think Vice
President Cheney should have
picked up the phone Saturday
night and called CBS; .ABC,
NBC, FOX, and the other major
affiliates and told them about
this right away. This while he
was coping with what had hap-


opened and while he was waiting
for word on his friend's condi-
tion.
Some laughable accusations
have been leveled at people in
this. One of the funniest is that
the story was given to a local
paper to bury the story. Maybe
that would be a viable theory 20
years ago. But this is the age of
the Internet, people. Anybody
can set up a blog and share
what's'going on in their part of
the world with everyone else
(mine can be,' found at
http://lauraslook.blogspot.
corn/). Does anyone really think
a story like this would remain a
secret?
Yes, the press should cover
the story. But let's cover it as it
is a story of a tragic accident,
not a story of evil personified.
And yqu hunters let's be
careful out there, OK?


Laura Ware is a Sebring resi-
dent. She can be contacted by
e-mail at bookwormlady@
earthlink.net.


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Editor:
Is evolution a false religion?
Evolution is taught in every
public high school and liberal
university in our country.
Christian young men and
women are taught this in a sci-
ence class and science is sup-
posed to be right.
We are here to say that it is
not right at all. There are no
links tying one species to
another. There is no ptoof of
any of it, nor the big bang "the-
ory." God declares that every-
thing shall be brought forth
after "its kind."
God, otir creator, has written
through inspiration in the Bible
in the book of Genesis the full.
c\planatjo'r olf ii '. %ork and"
plan for mankind. In six days
he made it all. A perfect cre-
ation, until man and woman
brought sin into the world by
disobedience to God the cre-
ator. They tried to covpr up
their sinful nature with fig
leaves.
Isn't that what is happening
now today in our schools? We
are trying to cover ourselves
and avoid God by teaching that
the earth came into being by
chance and evolution. It is a
false religion that steals away
the faith that. our children were
taught at home and in church.
This false religion is evolution.
Even as Christmas tries to
replace the Christ by teaching
Santa Claus is the great giver
and Easter has a substitute for
the great Savior by displaying
bunnies and chicks and even
Thanksgiving leaving out the
great provider. This teaching
removes all accountability of
mankind to God.
Children need to be taught
Genesis and learn the real truth
from God's Words. Our ances-
tots built a great country based
on their knowledge of the
Bible. They learned to read
from the Bible. They had faith
in God and the Lord Jesus
Christ. To reject him or turn
him aside for false teachings
brings our nation into peril and
offers no hope for our children
and grandchildren. If they are
descended from apes, what will
motivate them to live a decent,
clean and worthwhile life?
Where will they spend eterni-
ty? Jesus said, "I am the way,
the truth and the life. No Iman
cometh unto the Father, but by
me." John 14:6.,
As for me, "God said it, I
believe it and that settles it for
me."
Ruth S. Ditzell
Sebring

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letter referring to Social
Security; it is a copy of an e-mail
that has been circulating for
some time and it is erroneous.
I usually question the authen-
ticity of these political e-mails
and check them out on
Snopes.com. Just type in Social
Security in the search engine
and get your facts straight,
Wendy.
Blaine Pedersen
Sebring

Many help with

Dewberry lunch
Editor:
I would like to take this
opportunity to "thank" every-
one that attended the Donna
Dewberry Luncheon at the
Quality Inn and Suites


Conference Center to benefit
the Maria Dewberry Children's
Foundation. We all had a great
time, lots of laughs, great food,
so many door prizes and silent
auction items. Tickets sales
raised $1,000, and the silent
auction items raised $502.
A special thank you goes out
to Tim Raible, manager of the
Quality Inn. He donated the
room for the luncheon and din-
ner for two at the Trax Lounge.
Peggy and Kate were great to
work with and helped in putting
this all together. The chef and
his staff did another great job.
I would like to also thank the
vendors at the Alligator Antique
Mall for donated door prizes for
the event. Laura and Dave
from the Alligator Pack and
Ship, Wanda Kline Sales,


The dreaded


The president's
State of the Union


OPINION


address conceded John
the need for energy h
independence.
The president's
strategy to wean
America from the dreaded
addiction to foreign oil involves
hydrogen and ethanol. Did any-
one hear the president seriously
address "conservation" strate-
gies?
Me neither.
Hydrogen is a pipedream.
Hydrogen' is not a source of
energy. It only offers a way to
transport energy. Hydrogen
atoms do not roam alone. They
bond with everything. Energy,
such as electricity, must be
introduced to break hydrogen, s
bond on the atomic level. When
liberated, the hydrogen. atom
can be transported to deliver
energy elsewhere, but not with-
out complication. In a frozen
state, hydrogen can be trans-
ported, but that takes energy. It
can also be transported. when
constrained under high pres-
sure, but that introduces a risk


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of catastrophic
explosion.
The president
stated: "With' a
new national com-
mitment, our sci-


entists and engi-
neers will overcome obstacles
to taking these (hydrogen) cars
from laboratory to showroom,
0 so that the first car driven by a
child bom today could be pow-
ered by hydrogen, and pollu-
tion-free." Please tell the presi-
dent that there are no "obstacles
to taking these cars from the
laboratory to the showroom."
The obstacle is in taking hydro-
gen to the car. As a transporta-
tion module for energy, 'hydro-
gen fails miserably.
The energy needed to disen-
tangle hydrogen from its atom-
ic neighbors will likely come
from coal (messy and costly).
That,s life under the Second
Law of Thermodynamics. The
president is not likely to repeal
the Second Law. Hydrogen will
not break the dependence on
foreign oil.
Bush also favors ethanol.


'Free speech voices the appeals of hate and envy as

well as those of justice and clarity.'

CHARLES EVANS HUGHES, former U.S. chief justice, 1909


Phyilis's Gajden Gate, Charle'
Lowrance, Njna'., S'Prizes.
Vicki Alley, Decorating
Designs 4 U, Mara Yeates-
Trumbo, Artistic Expressions,
and Donna Dewberry.
Silent auction items were
donated by Dawn Kelly, OSCI,
Lake Wales; Vicki Alley, OSCI,-
Frostproof; Mara Yeates-
Trumbo, OSCI, Lake Placid;
Judy Nicewicz, OSCI, Avon
Park and Sebring, Bill Johnson
Lake Placid. Donna De'berrm
donated a quilted one stitch
piece.
This was the second annual
luncheon for this benefit and
hope to see you all again next
year for the third annual lunch-
eon.
Judy Nicewicz
Sebring


word


Regretfully, the corn needed for
ethanol does not just crop up. It
requires" intensive, soil-deplet-
ing 'agricultural practices. The
corn must be planted, cultivat-
ed, fertilized, harvested,
processed into fuel, and then
delivered to the consumer.
Nutrients are necessarily
restored to the land before
planting the next crop.
According to Cornell Professor
David Pimentel, 'ethanol offers
a net energy loss. 'Pimentel
demonstrates that ethanol pro-
duction consumes more fuel
than it produces.
The only way. to break the
state of dependence is with the
dreaded "C" word.
"Conservation," however, will
require the oil-marinated presi-
dent, and his oil-drenched lob-
byists, to move from single-
occupant SUVs into public
transit. It will require a new
generation of urban planners to
design cities around happy peo-
ple, rather than happy cars. It
will require a community will-

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ing to satisfy at least some of
their daily functions on a pedes-
trian scale.
The money allocated to the
war in Iraq could have mean-
ingfully improved efficiencies,
urban designs, mass transit, iand
truly renewable forms of energy
(like wind and solar). This
might have broken the depend-
ence upon foreign oil.
Energy dependence is based
upon two factors: per capital
consumption and the number of
capital. While we must each
practice conservation, people
Will remain the "multiplier."
The dependence upon foreign


oil influenced the president to
invade a foreign nation for their
resource. -Does anyone think
our troops would be in Iraq if its
major export was broccoli?
The president's addictive
dependence on foreign oil is
coupled with a state of denial. If
he seriously wanted to reduce
U.S. dependence on foreign oil,
then he would work on reduc-
ing the nation, s demand. This
requires conservation and an
end to the era of mass immigra-
tion.
The president, s immigration
policy conflicts with his stated
policy of reducing U.S. depend-
ence. Immigration is principally
responsible for a projected 23
percent increase in U.S. popula-
tion in 25 years. Thus, even if
every U.S. citizen could reduce


personal energy consumption
by 23 percent by 2031, mass
immigration would render our
dependence unchanged.
The president's plan unveiled
in the State of the Union speech
remains hopelessly addicted to
a cure without- conservation.
How soon will market condi-
tions force dreaded "C-word"
strategies into the president's
State of the Union speech?
The president will have to
make a choice: either yield to
foreign oil addiction or yield to
immigration reform.
John E Rohe is a member of the
board of directors of the
Federation for American
Immigration Reform. Send
comments to john@rohe
mail.com.


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A laps on any venue demand for-
SEAT ^ward motion only. A slide is
dissipated momentum that usu-
Continued from 1D, ally results in being passed by
another car.
So much for the introduction. Likewise race drivers are
Entering the second lap often viewed as frantically
Earwood romps on the throttle fighting the wheel barely main-
and all 230 ponies slam me training the ragged edge of con-
back in the seat. Within sec- trol. By contrast Earwood is a
onds we're hurtling into a blind virtuoso of smoothness. His
right-handed at what seems like feet dance on the pedals with
suicidal speed, but at the last the dexterity of a ballerina, and
second Earwood gets on the the motion of his hands on the
binders, down shifts, cuts a per- wheel and gear lever are so
fect arc clipping the .apex, and fluid he seems to be willing the
rockets out the other side. car rather than commanding it.
The turns come in such quick If you haven't thought about
succession there is little time to it, racing is mostly about mak-
think. It has to be instinctive as ing turns. Almost anyone can
Earwood performs the preci- herd a car down a straight track
sion maneuvers time and again. at high velocity, but slicing a
The bends at Sebring perfect radius through every
International Raceway range corner while simultaneously
from 40 mph hairpins to a braking, shifting and accelerat-
sweeper that can be taken flat ing out again in the quickest
out. Almost all require heel and way possible is an art form that
toeing (braking with the heel,many aspire to but few accom-
and blipping the throttle with plish at the highest level.
the toe in concert with the You'll find that cruising into
clutch operation) to engage the the, pit area after a couple of
gear that keeps the engine at exhilarating' laps induces, con-
ultima[e power for quick exit. flicting emotions. Your senses
On one straight away we saw welcome the relief from the
90 mph, but Earwood says driv- howling engine, unnaturally
en at its maximum, the little quick passage of scenery, and
Dodge is capable of 130 at that high G-forces tugging at the
point. seat belts, but at the same time
Man\ people perceive a race the adrenaline flow is shouting
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Well, you can always buy
another ticket.
Earwood says their riders for
the Sebring Chamber of
Commerce fund-raiser are both
male and female, ranging in age
from 4 to 94. Whoever you are,
it's guaranteed that riding with
any of the Skip Barber instruc-
tors will be an experience not
soon forgotten.
If you're one of those
inclined to thrill adventures,
this is one you shouldn't miss.
It's one heck of a ride.
Tickets are $12 and can be
purchased at the Sebring cham-
ber (385-8448) or at the race-
track on Sunday, March 12, the
day of Ride the Racetrack.
Bob Carpenter is a News-Sun
correspondent.


START
Continued from i1D
Porsche RS Spyder cam-
paigned by Penske Motorsports
and the new diesel-powered
Audi RO1 will make their
world debut in competition.
The extraordinary powerplant
of the new Audi R10 has a 5.5
liter twin-turbo V-12 configu-
ration diesel that produces in
excess of 650 horsepower and
800 pound-feet of torque.


Well, it was cold here once
The warm tem- .
peratures that
have spread
across Highlands
County the past
couple of days are
not what we were
experiencing this
time last week. -
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plant at
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in ice, a way that
farmers'protect
their plants and
fruit from the ........
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hours of freezing
temperatures
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SCORES ANDV MORE

Scoreboard
Saturday
College Baseball
SFCC ...................... 4
Clearwater Chr. ....... 3
SFCC: WP-Beumel; S-Monnier.
SFCC ................. 19
Clearwater Chr. ....... 0
SFCC: Jackson 5-for-6 in two
games.


On Deck
TODAY
Baseball
Santa Fe at SFCC, 1 p.m.
Softball
Santa Fe at SFCC, 1 p.m.

MONDAY
Varsity Baseball
CCBC/Dundalk (Md.) at
SFCC, 6 p.m.
JV Baseball
Lakeland at Avon Park, 6
p.m.
Tennis
Hardee boys and girls at
Avon Park, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY
Varsity Baseball
Lake Placid varsity at Port
St. Lucie, 3:30 p.m.;
Hardee varsity at Sebring,
7 p.m.
JV Baseball
Lake Placid JV at
Okeechobee, 6 p.m.;
Hardee at Sebring, 4 p.m.
Softball
Booker at Avon Park, 6
p.m. varsity; Sebring at
Moore Haven, 5:30 p.m.
JV, 7:30 varsity; SFCC at
Miaini-Dade, 2 p.m. (DH)
,' Tennis
Avon Park boys at DeSoto,
4 p.m.; DeSoto girls at
Avon Park, 4 p.m.; LaBelle
girls at Lake Placid, 3:30
p.m.; Lake Placid boys at
LaBelle, 4 p.m.; Sebring
girls at Hardee, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
Baseball
Webber (B) at SFCC, 6
p.m. .

THURSDAY
Varsity Baseball
Lake Region at Avon Park,
7 p.m.; Lake Placid at
LaBelle, 7 p.m.
JV Baseball
LaBelle Lake Placid, 6 p.m.
Softball
Avon Park at Moore Haven,
5:30 p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity;
Lake Placid at DeSoto, 5:30
p.m. JV, 7:30 varsity; Fort
Meade at Sebring, 5 p.m.
JV, 7 varsity; Polk at SFCC,
2 p.m. (DH)
000

History Lesson
5 Years Ago
Feb. 20, 2001: Krissy
Townsend pitched a
shutout and got three hits
to lead Sebring to a 9-0 win
over Haines City. Townsend
allowed five hits, struck out
five and walked none.

25 Years Ago
Feb. 20, 1981: The Avon
Park boys basketball team
completed its only unde-
feated regular season, beat-
ing Bartow 93-46 to go to
21-0. Alvin Conner scored
26 points in the finale to fin-
ish the season with a 21.3
points-per-game average.


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Class 1A State Wrestling Championships


Mikula




finishes




second

By SCOTT DRESSEL and
JEFF CANTWELL
News-Sun
LAKELAND Tim Mikula certainly
didn't act like a wrestler in his first state
tournament.
Sebring's 189-pound junior made the
most of his debut appearance in the Class
1A finals with an unexpected run to the
championship bout before falling 11-1 to
top-ranked Jonathan Velazquez of Jupiter
Christian Saturday night at the Lakeland
Center.
Velazquez scored a takedown and a
near fall and then got another takedown to
go up 7-1 in the first period. Mikula twice'
avoided a pin and the match had to be
stopped several times to stop bleeding
inside Mikula's mouth.
Mikula was already planning his strate-
gy for getting back to the state finals next
year and finishing what he started this sea-
son.
"I don't care about a silver medal," he
said. "That just means I'm first loser.
(Velazquez) trained hard and earned it and
that's what I have to do. I'll be going run-
ning in the morning before church."
Sebring head coach Dave Cunningham
likes the progress Mikula has made.
"Kid's a beast," Cunningham said of
Velazquez. "Velazquez's closest match
this year was 7-1. (Mikula) wrestled well.
He wanted to wrestle the best he could and


SCOTT DRESSEL/News-Sun
Tim Mikula of Sebring battles Immokalee's Brian Rolle in Friday's quarterfinal match.


he peaked at the right time.
"Considering the fact (Mikula) had a
hurt ankle and knee, he really sucked it, up
and wrestled three great matches at state.
He hung in there as tough as he could
against this kid."
Mikula advanced to the finals with a
pair of wins Friday that registered on both
extremes of the satisfaction meter.
His dominating 10-3 decision over


Brian Rolle of Immokalee in the quarterfi-
nals Thursday morning may have been the
second-best match Mikula wrestled all
season, right behind his 12-2 major deci-
sion over Ronald-Andore St. Gerard of
Hollywood-Chaminade in Thursday's first
round.
"He beat (Rolle) earlier in the year by

See SECOND, Page 3E


By MARCUS WILKINS
AVON PARK Bictor [Ihe
Earl,, Bird Lch.rnipinslh gr me
Nt.siled on Fndai, mnihi. La..e
Placid s Hugh Beriile'. ,c..iped
up .in elnbathled and rouinnded
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lih ht aih:\e Head FieldI t', ihc
dir near tir1 [ la[-,,1'.
Iloimeiirarnl', pundeing .1 ilt.
cleated ,ii:,nip tI,- put tn Li ..I il'
imbcr) or ignoring the Ltomucn
altogether, he swatted it away
and trotted into position.
Like the overmatched insect,
the Lake Placid Dragons felt the
wrath of an irrepressible force,
falling to the Sebring Blue
Streaks 16-0. Thankfully for the
Dragons, however, a mercy rule
already exists to extinguish any
unnecessary, prolonged suffer-
ing.


Special to the News-Sun
Highlands Ridge defeated
Royal Palms 15-7 in Highlands
County Senior Softball League
60s division action on Thursday
behind three double plays on
defense and the hitting of Rod
Cooper, who had two doubles
and two triples.
Also for Highlands Ridge,
Andy Timermanis, Brian Gilles
and Dan Smart had three sin-
gles each, Bob Floodine had
two singles and one double, Bill
Helbig had one triple and Ken
Stanek was the winning pitcher.
For Royal Palms, Doug
Hammond had four hits (dou-
ble, triple), Sonny McGinnis
had three hits and Tom
Gaiownik and Jim Holmes had
one double each.
Also on Thursday,
Reflections beat AmVets 19-13.


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Siie 1.,. bl ,ed [hell '.;. JIN
Lhr-i'n-'1h ie hin si ininle. n och-
irn. 11 Luirin, M multiple e '-)s n.Itd
p.t -c'd h.ill. be, Lake Placid
Idded In-1. t1iLInm t .i Sebhrin-'sl
potent ollense
Sebrin^ and 3 o1 the I si
bar 15 balers c.sIane
.l'Miin lld [kn, -,ore 11
Lacik slrugd ead st u.p-
tihig pni-tea Chbaz
SAbeln really did-
n't need. Abeln
struck out three consecutive
batters to end the first as Lake
Placid struggled to catch up
with the fastball.
In the fourth inning Abeln
bookended his stellar pitching
line with a two-run homer and
was replaced next inning on the
mound by Thursday night's


hero, Mike Woods. The other
half of the Sebring battery,
catcher J.C. Shoop, wrapped up
his tournament MVP award by
batting .500. Also homering in
the fourth was lefty Jeretny


Berish in a pinch-hitting situa-
tion.
It became quite clear after the
lopsided first inning that this
would be an evening promi-
nently featuring several players


STANDINGS
Highlands County League Sebring League
60s Division 50s Division 1 Royal Palrrs . .11-1
1. Highlands Ridge .10-4 1. Legends .. ... 122 2 Sileni Salesmen . . .8-4
3 I',,llei A C .... 6-6
2 AmVers . . . .7-7 2 AmnVels . . 10-4 il AC . .6-6
4 Luby' . .5-7
3. Rellections .. 6-8 3 Good Ole Boys 5-9 5 Disc Aluminumrr . .3-9
4 Royal Palms ..... .5-9 4 Alan Jay . . 1-13 5 Reels . . .3-9


For Reflections, Joe Hyzny had
three singles and one double,
Charlie Quinn had two singles
and one in-the-park homer,
Robert Fahnestock and Don
Webb had three singles each,
Ron Rieches and Ross
Anderson had one single and
two doubles, Ron Lewis had
two doubles and Charlie Quinn
was the winning pitcher.
For AmVets, Brian Plutaand


Dan Webb had four hits each.
Bob Floodine, John Kloet and
Fred Moore had three hits each.
50s Division
In Thursday's 50s league
play, the Lake Wales Legends
beat Alan Jay 17-13. For Alan
Jay, Curt Brown, Ron, Lewis
Brian Pluta and John Kloet had
three hits each and Jose Torres
had two hits and one out-of-the-
park home run.


Also on Thursday, AmVets
beat the Good Ole Boys 15-7.
For AmVets, Jim Kahn and Ron
Rieches had one single and two
doubles each, Joe Hyzny, Gary
Luciano and 'Todd Martin had
two singles and one double,
Jack Powers had three singles
and the winning pitcher was
Chuck Detore, who struck out
two batters.
For the Good Ole Boys, Jim


NEWS-SUN + SEBRING, FLA.

Softball

Lady Blue

Streaks fall

to Palmetto
By SCOT" DRESSEL
Sports Editor
SEBRING It all started
innocently enough with a rou-
tine ground ball that was mis-
played to lead off the top of the
fifth inning.
But that miscue by the
Sebring defense opened the
door to six unearned runs
before the inning was over,
turning the Streaks' 1-0 lead
into a 6-1 loss to District 10-4A
foe Palmetto Friday night.
Freshman right-hander Nikki
Helms had things ,,Icti,
in control for .
Sebring up until
that point, allow-
ing just one hit 'i!
against four
strikeouts in the -
first four innings.
But the error on Carley
Hamilton's ground ball gave
the Tigers (5-0 overall, 3-0 in
the district) an extra out that
they turned into a two-run
Sebring error, two singles, a
run-scoring double'and a two-
run triple to take over the game.
"The defense hung our pitch-
er out and then they started hit-
ting her hard," Sebring coach
Lee Tolar said. "The girls are
playing good ball. We didn't hit
the ball as well as we could, but
we're going to work on it."
Sebring (3-3, 2-1) got three
of its six hits in the first inning,

See LADY, Page 3E


who don't typically start for the
Blue Streaks.
Afterwards, Sebring .coach
Hoppy Rewis wanted to empha-

See TITLE, Page 3E


Morgan had three hits and Bill
Yeager, John Grill and Jim
Lauzon with two hits each.
Sebring League
At DeSoto Field, Discount
Aluminum and the Silent
Salesman hooked up in a 7-6
battle through four innings
before the Salesmen pushed
across five runs in the seventh
to gain a 12-8 victory in
Thursday's Sebring Seniors
Softball League action.
The Salesmen's Harley
Smith and Marvin Knutilla
were able to get three hits and
two hits each were added by
John Huntley, Bob Flack and
Richard Godfrey (triple). For
the Discounters, Jim Larnard
led the way with three hits and
See LEAD, Page 3E


High School Baseba.ll.


Sebring rolls to



Early Bird title

11i Ll first inning pax es way to
easy win over Lake Placid in final.


SCOTT DRESSEL/News-Sun
Sebring's Jeremy Berish beats the tag of Lake Placid catcher Josh Myers to score a run in Sebring's big
first inning Friday night at Head Field in Avon Park.


Senior Softball

Solid defense, Cooper's bat lead Highlands Ridge to win


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River Greens hosting
women's events
AVON PARK River
Greens will host a Thursday
night's women's golf league
beginning April 6.
Play will be nine holes
beginning at 5:30 p.m. Call
April Stewart at the pro shop
(453-5210) for more informa-
tion.
River Greens will also be
hosting Play Golf America for
Women in March. Sessions
will run from 4:30-6 p.m. on
Tuesday with the goal to
attract a group of women that
are interested in learning to
play the game of golf. The
class will cover the history of
golf, etiquette and rules, funda-
mentals, short game and the
full swing.
Call 453-5210 for more
information or to sign up.
Special STARS softball
leauge forming again
SEBRING The Special
STARS Coed Softball League
is once again forming.
Partners in the community
will play along with special
athletes on a team consisting
of men and women. This will
be the second year for the
league, but some special ath-
letes have been playing soft-
ball for several years.
The league will start March
5 and continue every Sunday
(except March 18) until the
tournament on April 1. Teams
will play from 3-5 p.m. on
Max Long Recreational
Complex.
The tournament will be an
all-day event. Awards will be
presented that day.
Any men, women or special
athletes who are interested in
participating in this league can
call Cindy Marshall at 452-
6607 or Roberta Creech at
385-4327 by Feb. 28.
Barbecue to benefit
SHS coach Hamlin
SEBRING A barbecue
chicken dinner fund-raiser will
be held-Friday, March 10 to
raise money to help Sebring
football coach Jared Hamlin's
family pay for daughter
Georgia's medical bills.
Tickets are $5 for the dinner,
which will be served from 4-7
p.m. at the Highlands County
Fairgrounds main entrance.
The dinner is sponsored by the
Sebring Firemen and the
Sebring High School athletic
department. Tickets are avail-
able at the News-Sun, all
Highlands Independent Bank
locations, AXA Advisors,
Caruso Medical Center,
Sebring High School and
Highlands Today..
The dinner is carry-out only,
although there is free delivery
for orders of eight or more din-
ners. Contact the high school
at 471-5500 for more informa-
tion.
Nu-Hope golf tourney
to tee off April 15
SEBRING The Nu-Hope
Elder Care Services Inc. Ninth
Annual Golf Benefit will be at
SpringLake Golf Resort at
8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April
15.
The format will be a two-
person scramble and teams


will be flighted by total handi-
cap. Entry fee will be $60 per
person. Individual competi-
tions 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 more informa-
tion.
LP Chamber hosting
golf tourney April 22
LAKE PLACID The
annual Lake Placid Chamber
of Commerce Golf Tournament
is scheduled for Saturday,
April 22, at the newly remod-
eled Placid Lakes Country
Club.
Bank of America is once
again sponsoring this popular
event and Alan Jay Automotive
Network is once again spon-
soring the hole-in-one prize
(non-professional players
only).
Entry forms are available on
the Chamber's Web site at
www.visitlakeplacidflorida.co
mn or at the Chamber office at
18 N. Oak Avenue and at the
Pro Shop of Placid Lakes
Country: Club, which is located
at 3601 Placid Lakes Blvd.
LP Chamber bass
tourney is March 12
.LAKE PLACID The
Ninth Annual Lake Placid
Chamber of Commerce Bass
Tournament will be Sunday,
March 12, at Lake Istokpoga
Windy Point.
This is a team tournament
and each boat must have two
participants. The entry fee is
$100 per team, which includes
$10 big bass. Big Bass will be
100 percent payback.
The tourney is from safe
light to 2:30 p.m.
For any. more information
and complete rules, you may
call the Lake Placid Chamber

of Commerce at 465-4331 or
e-mail chamber@lpfla.com
Golf tourney to benefit
Avon Park AFJROTC
AVON PARK Avon Park
High School's Air Force Junior
'Reserve Officer Training Corps
unit will be holding a golf
tournament at River Greens
Golf Course on March 4.
If you would like to sponsor
a golfer and/or participate as a
golfer, please contact the
school's AFJROTC unit at
452-4311, ext. 299.
Leon Tolar fishing
tourney set March 11
LAKE PLACID The
22nd Annual Leon Tolar
Fishing Tournament will take
place on Saturday, March 11,
at the H.L. Bishop Park in
Lake Placid. It is from 8 a.m.
until 1 p.m. and lunch is pro-
vided for participants.
All Highlands County fish-
ermen between the ages of 4
and 18 are invited to fish. An
adult and youngster, 18 years
of age and younger, are
required in each boat. The cost
is $20 per boat. There is an
optional Big Bass pot for $5.
There are lots of prizes for all
fishermen, girls and boys.
Call Joe Colangelo at 385-
0166 for more information.


News-Sun, Sunday, February 19, 2006


STATS AND STANDINGS


Quick Reads
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF


STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pet GB
New Jersey 28 23 .549 -
Philadelphia 25 27 .481 3'/2
Boston 20 32 .385 8%/
Toronto 20 33 .377 9
New York 15 37 .288 13%2
Southeast Division
W L Pet GB
Miami 33 20 .623 -
Washington 26 25 .510 6
Orlando 19 32 .373 13
Atlanta 16 34 .320 1512
Charlotte 14 40 .259 19'/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 42 9 .824 -
Cleveland 31 21 .596 111/2
Indiana 26 23 .531 15
Milwaukee 27 25 .519 15'/
Chicago 23 29-.442 19'/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pet GB
Dallas 41 11 .788 -
San Antonio 40 12 .769 1
Memphis 29 23 .558 12
New Orleans 29 23 .558 12
Houston 22 31 .415 19Y2
Northwest Division
W L Pet GB
Denver 28 26 .519 -
Utah 25 27 .481 2
Minnesota 23 29 .442 4
Seattle 20 33 .377 7'2
Portland 18 33 .353 8'%
Pacific Division
W L Pet GB
Phoenix 35 17 .673 -
L.A. Clippers 30 21 .588 4Y2
L.A. Lakers 26 26 .500 9
Golden State- 24 28 .462 11
Sacramento 24 29 .453 11'/2
Thursday's Games
Chicago 117, Philadelphia 84
Phoenix 109, Houston 75
Friday's Games
No games scheduled
Saturday's Games
No games scheduled
Today's Game
All-Star Game at Houston, 8 p.m.
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Seattle at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.'
Boston at Utah, 9 p.m.
Charlotte at Denver, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 22
Cleveland at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Seattle at Atlanta 7:00 p.m.
Miami at New York 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at New Jersey 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at New Orleans 8:00 p.m.
L.A: Clippers at Houston 8:30 p.m.
Milwaukee.at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Phoenix 9:00 p.m. (ESPN)
Charlotte at Portland 10:00 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Indiana at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
Atlanta at Indian,a 7 p.m.
Seattle at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Washington at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at New York, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p'm.
Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Boston at Portland, 10 p.m.
LA. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30
p.m.


Medals Table
Through Saturday
46 total medal events
Nation G S B Tot
Norway 2 7 7 16
Germany 6 6 3 15
United States 7 4 2 13
Russia 6 2 5 13
Canada 2 4 5 11
Austria : 4 5 1 10
South Korea 3 3 1 7
Switzerland 2 2 3 7.
China 1 2 4 7
Italy 2 0 4 6
France 3 0 2 5
Sweden 2 1 2 5
Netherlands 1 2 2 5
Finland 0 2 3
Estonia 3 0 0 3
Croatia 1 1 0 2
Czech Republic 0 2 0 '2
Australia 1 0 0 1
Britain 0 1 0 1
Bulgaria 0 1 0 1
Slovakia 0 1 0 1
Latvia, 0 0 1 1
Ukraine 0 0 1 1


SATURDAY'S MEDALISTS
ALPINE SKIING
Men's Super G
GOLD-Kietil Andre Aamodt, Norway
SILVER-Hermann Maier, Austria
BRONZE-Ambrosi Hoffmann,
Switzerland
Women's Combined
GOLD-Janica Kostelic, Croatia
SILVER-Marlies Schild, Austria
BRONZE-Anja Paerson, Sweden
BIATHLON
Women's 10km Pursuit
GOLD-Kati Wilhelm, Germany
SILVER-Martina Glagow, Germany
BRONZE-Albina Akhatova, Russia
Men's 12.5km Pursuit
GOLD-Vincent Defrasne, France
SILVER-Ole Einar Bjoerndalen,
Norway
BRONZE-Sven Fischer, Germany
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Women's 4x5km Relay
GOLD-Russia (Natalia Baranova-
Masolkina, Larisa Kurkina, Julija
Tchepalova, Evgenia Medvedeva-
Abruzova).
SILVER-Germany (Stefanie Boehler,
Viola Bauer, Evi Sachenbacher Stehle,
Claudia Kuenzel).
BRONZE-Italy (Arianna Follis,
Gabriella Paruzzi, Antonella Confortola,
Sabina Valbusa).
SHORT TRACK SPEEDSKATING
Women's 1500
GOLD-Sun-Yu Jin, South Korea
SILVER-Eun-Kyung Choi, South
Korea
BRONZE-Meng Wang, China
Men's 1000
GOLD-Hyun-Soo Ahn, South Korea
SILVER-Ho-Suk Lee, South Korea
BRONZE-Apolo AntonrtOhno, Seattle
SKI JUMPING
K120 Hill
GOLD-Thomas Morgenstern, Austria
SILVER-Andreas Kofler, Austria
BRONZE-Lars Bystoel, Norway
SPEEDSKATING
Men's 1000
GOLD-Shani Davis, Chicago
SILVER-Joey Cheek, Greensboro,
N.C.
BRONZE-Erben Wennemars,
Netherlands


SPRING TRAINING
Wednesday, March 1
Pittsburgh vs. Manatee C.C. at
Bradenton, 12:05 p.m.
University of Georgia vs. Atlanta at
Lake Buena Vista, 1:05 p.m.
Florida Southern vs. Detroit at
Lakeland, 1:05 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs. St. Louis at
Jupiter, 1:05 p.m.
U. of Florida vs. Florida at Jupiter,
3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at
Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Thursday, March 2
Pittsburgh vs. Washington at Viera,
1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Detroit at Lakeland,
1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at
Tampa, 1:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Toronto at Dunedin,
1:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Houstqn at
Kissimmee, 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. L.A. Dodgers at Vero
Beach, 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs., St. Louis at Jupiter,
1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Baltimore at Fort
Lauderdale, 1:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz.
(charity), 3:05 p.m. ,
Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox (ss)
at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Colorado
at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Milwaukee at
Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. '
Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers,
7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 3
Washington vs. Pittsburgh at
Bradenton, 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Cleveland at Winter
Haven, 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort
Myers, 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at St.
Petersburg, 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Atlanta at Lake
Buena Vista, 1:05 p.m..
Detroit vs. Cincinnati (ss) at
Sarasota, 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at
Clearwater, 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Florida at Jupiter, 1:05
p.m.
Canada National Team vs. Toronto
(ss) at Dunedin, 1:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (ss) vs. San Francisco at
Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (ss) vs. Oakland at
Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at


Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
.St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St.
Lucie, 7:10 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
,L.A. Dodgers vs. Baltimore at Fort
Lauderdale, 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers,
1:05 p.m.
Detroit (ss) vs. Cleveland (ss) at
Winter Haven, 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland (ss) vs. Minnesota (ss) at
Fort Myers, 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. N.Y. Yankees at
Tampa, 1:15 p.m.
Minnesota (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at St.
Petersburg, 1:05 p.m. '
Philadelphia (ss) vs. Toronto at
Dunedin, 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Florida at Jupiter, 1:05
p.m.
Atlanta vs. Houston at Kissimmee,
1:05 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at
Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m.
Panama National Team vs.
Washington (ss) at Viera, 1:05 p.m.
Venezuela National Team vs.
Philadelphia (ss) at Clearwater, 1,05
p.m.
Italy National Team vs. Detroit (ss)
at Lakeland, 1:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox
at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p:m.
Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Seattle at Peoria,
Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. Milwaukee at
Phoenix, 3:05,p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco at
Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.


South" Africa National Team vs.'
Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Mexico National Team vs. Arizona
(ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Sunday, March 5
Pittsburgh vs. Detroit at Lakeland,
1:05 p.m. *
Boston (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort
Myers, 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin,
1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. Cleveland at Winter
Haven, 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota,
1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (ss)-vs. L.A. Dodgers at
Vero Beach, 1:10 p.m.
Houston (ss) vs. Philadelphia at
Clearwater, 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, 1:05
p.m.
Baltimore vs. Washington at Viera,
1:05 p.m.
Netherlands National Team vs. Atlanta
(ss) at Lake Buena Vista, 1:05 p.m.
Dominican National Team vs. Houston
(ss) at Kissimmee, 1:05 p.m.
Puerto Rico National Team vs. N.Y.
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Seattle vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz.,
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TITLE
Continued from 1E
size the tournament as a whole,
not the night's less-than-com-
petitive feature game.
"We come here every year
and I think out of six years
we've only won it twice. The
bracket we were in, it was great
to come through and win. The
night got away in the first
inning but the other two games
... those were good games,"
said Rewis.
As for the continuing tourna-
ment theme of "focus," Rewis
knows that there's a limit to
team intensity in certain situa-
tions.
"Sometimes it's hard to tell
them to stay focused right then,
but you just try to keep improv-
ing and playing with class
because it's going to happen to
everybody sometimes," said
Rewis when asked about stay-
ing sharp with such a big lead.
"You're going to end up on
one side or the other if you
keep playing long enough."
Avon Park 5
Lake Region 2
There was already a mild air
of disappointment around the
Avon Park camp as Friday
night's third place game began.
The Devils knew they had
blown a chance to face Sebring
in the championship game due
to their lackluster performance
the night before in a loss to
Lake Placid.
Determined to make the best
of the situation, the Devils went
on to play smooth defense and
deliver some dramatic and
unexpected offensive muscle to
beat the Lake Region Thunder
5-2..
Lanky lefty Johnny Sedlock
provided the arm strength as
well as the foot speed, just
barely sliding under a tag at
third base after a Matt Devlin
RBI single in the fourth. The
Devils then tacked on three
more runs in a drawn-out fifth
due in part to the. sloppy
defense of the Thunder (two
wild pitches and two errors).
The big moment came when
center fielder Lee Albritton
stepped up in the sixth inning
with-one out and launched a
home run to left center.
There was a lot to smile
about after the game, even if it
was bittersweet for coach Mort
Jackson as his team lived up to
his own high expectations.
"That's how I, as a coach,
expect us to play every time we
'come out here. We didn't get
that performance last night and
we had to settle for third
place," jie said. "Believe me,
we would have much rather
been playing Sebring for the
championship tonight."


Wind, cold water and Roland Martin


SCOTT DRESSEL/News-Sun
Kendall Carson delivers a pitch for Sebring Friday night.


LADY
Continued from IE
with Jessica Cooley's single up
the middle driving in. Helms,
who led off with a single, to
give the Streaks their 1-0 lead.
After the third inning, how-
ever, Palmetto pitcher Emmie
Foy held Sebring hitless thanks


SECOND
Continued from 1E
one point and everyone was
saying that kid is wrestling so
much better now than he was
then and he was going to give
Tim trouble, but I told them
Tim is wrestling a lot better
now, too," Sebring coach Dave
Cunningham said.
But Friday night's 4-2 semi-
final win over Justin Mowles of
Live Oak-Suwanee, which
should have been a reason to
celebrate, was far from it.
Mikula called it the worst
match he's wrestled all. year.
"I'm 10 times better than that
guy," he said after holding on
for the win.
Nursing his two-point cush-
ion, Mikula narrowly avoided
being in a tie match late in the
third period when a Mowles
takedown was ruled out of
bounds.
Sebring 140-pqunder Brad
Hicks' state tournament ended
one step short of a medal
Saturday morning with an 8-6


in part to her own good defense
as she snagged four solid shots
to turn would-be hits into outs.
"Their pitcher was like a vac-
uum," Tolar said. "We hit a lot
of balls up the middle, which is
what we want, but that pitcher
just made great plays."
Kendall Carson pitched 2'h
innings of one-hit relief for the
Streaks.


loss to Nick Christian of
Jacksonville-Archbishop
McCarthy, but Hicks was fortu-
nate that it didn't end a day ear-
lier.
Following his 4-3 loss to
Lucas Paladino of Fort
Lauderdale-Cardinal Gibbons
in the quarterfinals Friday
morning, Hicks was disquali-
fied by the official when he
threw down his anklet and then
his headgear in disgust after
allowing some scoring chances
- and a late lead to slip
away in the defeat.
Hicks was allowed back into
the tourney after an unofficial
protest by the Sebring coaches
led to private talk between the
offended official and Hicks. He
responded to his second chance
with a solid 9-5 defeat of Jesse
Graham of Hernando to live
another day.
"It was a rough (day)," Hicks
said after beating Graham. "I
wasn't going to let it happen to
me again."


The unstable weather of the past
couple of weeks has really played
havoc with bass fishing as several
days of strong winds kept most
anglers off the water. We need an end
to this unpredictable weather so that
we can get back to chasing bass and
specks without having to brush the
frost off the bait.
The cold fronts that came through
sent the bass into deeper water. When OUTI
the weather and the water warm up to
normal temperatures for February, the Lloyd
fish are going to be hungry and will
return to their normal feeding habits.
The body temperature of a bass is the same as'
the water it lives in, so when the water tempera-
ture is low, bass get lethargic and their, reaction
to any bait will be very sluggish. Slow retrieves
while using artificial baits and lures are neces-
sary for now because the bass are nearly impos-
sible to entice regardless what bait is used.
There have been a lot of large bass caught
this winter season, but so far no one has come
close to catching a state-record bass. The unoffi-
cial record is held by Fred Friebel, who caught a
monster of a bass weighing 20.13 pounds while
fishing in Big Fish Lake in Pasco County. This
happened way back in May of 1923.
The official state record largemouth bass was
taken from an unnamed lake in Polk County on
July 6, 1986 by Billy O'Berry. It weighed in at
17.27 pounds. With the great number of bass
fishermen in central Florida, it seems as'though
someone would surely have broken these
records by now.
The lakes here in central Florida are the most
likely waters to produce record bass. East Lake
Tohopekaliga has probably produced more big
bass over 14 pounds than any other lake in the
area. Locally, Lake Arbuckle has produced bass
in the 16-pound range, so it is surprising that
Arbuckle has such little fishing pressure.
We know that Lake Istokpoga harbors huge
bass. A fish in the 12-pound range is not unusu-


a for the largest lake in our county,
which is nationally known as a big
bass lake.
Catching big bass seems to just
*' come naturally to a fisherman we
.' have watched as he traveled the pro-
'.A fessional bass tournament trail. He has
enjoyed phenomenal success in his
career spanning 35 years. The nine-
time Angler of the Year, Roland
DOORS Martin has retired from tournament
-- .competition, saying, "I just felt like it
d Jones was time to go."
- In pro tournaments, Martin has fin-
ished in first place 19 times, winning
$785,000 in cash awards plus $54,000 in tourna-
ment bonus cash. He also won $225,000 in miner-
chandise and has lived a life that all bass fisher-
men. envy.
Martin is a member of the Professional Bass
Fishing Hall of Fame and the Freshwater
Fishing'Hall of Fame. Just last year, fans select-
ed.him as the second greatest bass professional
of all time.
Martin was surely the most entreating bass
angler on television. In one episode, he was
wading and pulling his boat along while fishing
in about three or four feet of water. He caught a
large bass and after he removed the lure, 'the
bass flopped loose. Roland flailed around with
both his rod and fish up in his arms. -
The bass finally squirmed free and Roland
floundered in the lily pads in a desperate attempt
to hang on to the monster.
He got thoroughly soaked and the bass swam
free.
Being able to duplicate Martin's finesse as a
bass angler is the desire of all who toss a plug or
drag a worm through a weedbed. Martin's fish-
ing show is still on TV and you can find him on
OLN and still saying, "Son, that's what it's all
about."

E-mail your outdoors stories and pictures to Lloyd
Jones at lfonesl@tnni.net.


LEAD
Continued from 1E
triples were made by James
Gilbert and Karl Reich.
At Lincoln Heights Field, the
Buttonwood Bay Rebels
squeaked out an 11-10 win over
Luby's, getting the winning run
on Glen Moore's triple. Elwood
Black's 4-for-4 day led the
Rebs and three hits each were
contributed by Stan Turl, Jerry
Mattis, Les Reab, Moore and
Tony Caristo. Larry Ambuel's
4-for-4 paced Lubys.
At Lake June Field in Lake
Placid, Miller Central Air took
Royal Palms to the cleaners
with a 19-17 win. 'Miller
jumped to an early lead then
held on for the win.
Bob Fee, Tom Walsh and Jim
Hensley led the winner's attack
with four hits each and Howard
.Carney, Glen Minnick and
Ralph Gow added three hits
Each for Miller, which got extra
base hits from Fee and Hensley
(homers), Carney (two triples),
Gow (triple) and Minnick (two
doubles). For the losers,
-Charles Quinn led the way with
:four hits and Ross Anderson
-and Bob McCarrick chipped in
with three hits apiece.
Lake Placid League
Central Security beat Yates
:Insurance 19-10 on Monday in
-Lake Placid Senior Softball
-League action. Steady hitters
for Central Security were Bob
Fee (single, double and home
.run), Fred .Moore and Dana
Hurlbut with singles and dou-
bles, and two singles by
.pitcher Paul Smith, John
-Ladensack, Harland Newby and
-Sergio Prieto.
For Yates, Sean Kilduff had
-three singles and Rod Palmer
.had a single and a double.


On Feb. 8, Lake Placid
Marine blasted Yates Insurance
24-6. Leading hitters for the
Mariners were Rocky Socarras
(triple ,and three singles),
Emory Graves and Howard
Carney with four singles, and
three singles each by George
Lavoie; Phil Carter, and birth-
day boy (88 years) Al Chipps.
Harvey Jones was ones leg
short of the cycle with a homer,
a triple and a single.


Also on Feb. 8, Seminole
Tire scored two runs in the bot-
tom of the last inning to defeat
AMS 22-21. John Miller went
6-for-6 with three doubles, two
triples and a home run. Don
Cunningham, Cal Brady, Bob
Fox, Moe Pier and Lucky
Lespier all had three hits each.
AMS hitters included Jim
Morgan with three hits, includ-
ing a home run, and Ray
Heissenberg with three hits.


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