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SEBRING — Local singing sen-sation and recent Teen HeartlandIdol second runner-up CammieLester is looking forward to achance at the big time in the comingweeks when the 13-year-old gets achance to see if she can get a chairto turn around on “The Voice.”

The hit NBC show has requestedthe presence of the young singer forround three of auditions at SmashStudios in New York City on April26.

Lester, who placed third last

By SCOTT DRESSELeditor@newssun.com

SEBRING — He mayhave been one of the mostinstantly recognizablemembers of theHighlands CountySheriff’s Office. He was

definitely one of the loud-est.Wyatt, a black-and-tan

bloodhound who was the seniormember of the HCSO’s K-9unit, was put to sleep Tuesdayafter being diagnosed with a

very aggressive tumor. He wasescorted to his final restingplace at Saunders VeterinaryClinic in Avon Park in fittingfashion, with a parade ofdeputies up U.S. 27.

“It’s just now kind of sinkingin that he’s not here,” DeputyJake Riley, Wyatt’s partnersince August 2010, said Friday.

K-9 handlers have a specialbond with their dogs, who liter-ally become part of the familyand live at the deputy’s home.

“They are our partners,”Riley said. “Sometimes on amidnight shift when there’snothing going on, you’ll catchyourself carrying on a conver-sation with them. “I’ve lostpets before, but this is a lot dif-ferent.”

Wyatt, who was 10, had a

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News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSEddie Mae Henderson meets Karen and Dave Dunlap of Alabama on Tuesday morning while they take a walkingtour to see the murals in downtown Lake Placid. Henderson is depicted in the mural cooking Christmas dinnerfor those less fortunate. She has done for almost 30 years. The Eddie Mae Henderson-Sharing & Caring muralis located on the wall of Wauchula State Bank along Main Avenue in Lake Placid.

By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEYchristopher.tuffley@newssun.com

LAKE PLACID — Eddie MaeHenderson sat with friends enjoying theLake Placid Chamber of Commerce’s2013 Annual Awards Banquet — at leastuntil the awards part of the eveningarrived.

She was minding her own business,Henderson said, when she heard herselfnamed the first recipient of the MostInteresting Person in Lake Placid Award.

“Oh, they really surprised me on that,”Henderson said much later. “I was reallyembarrassed. People are so good to me, Idon’t know how to act. All of my life Ihad no recognition. I thought my life wasa failure. Now I’m 74 and it’s coming in.”

Henderson was born and raised in thesmall farm town of Greenwood, up nearMarianna. At 6 years old she began goingto school and working — spending a half

Henderson named LP’sMost Interesting Person

A rich life spent paying it forward

All of mylife I

had norecognition.

I thoughtmy life wasa failure.

Now I’m 74and it’s

coming in.

EDDIE MAEHENDERSONSee HENDERSON, A3

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Sebring teenagerinvited to auditionin New York City

By BARRY FOSTERNews-Sun correspondent

SEBRING — It will be thefirst round of biennial budgetdiscussions when HighlandsCounty commissioners meeton Tuesday. CountyAdministrator June Fisherreportedly has cobbledtogether a list of potential

items for commissioners tomull over, including cost-of-living increases for countyworkers, the costs of legalservices and businessdemands on the budget aswell as legislative manage-ment software.

Fisher has asked commis-sioners to tell her whether or

not those items would beincluded in the new plan.

Commissioners agreed tomove toward biennial budg-eting this past January. Theidea is to plan fiscal projec-tions for two consecutive fis-cal years.

County commission to startwork on two-year budget

CammieLestersings atHeartlandIdol.

See COUNTY, A3

Sebring’sCaleDelaney, 6,is allsmiles aftercompletingSaturday’sduathlon atLake JunePark inLake Placidto kick offthe Rock ‘nHeartlandYouthTriathlonseries.More pho-tos, A6-7 News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS

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By CAROL KLINENews-Sun correspondent

SEBRING – If it werewritten, the novel wouldread as a Nicholas Sparkslove story; the romance haslasted 78 years. Now at 102,Richard Knapp reflects onlife with his lovely wifeFrances and smiles.

He was born in Michiganon Feb. 21, 1911, but grewup in Centerville, Ind. afterhis parents moved there. Hisfather was a jeweler andowned property; a “very niceman”, according to Richard.

“My father would tell me,‘If you want something, justmake it!’” Knapp explained.“He would give me thematerials and the tools, andthen he would help me. Hewas a very intelligent man,”Knapp said. Of his mother,Knapp smiled with obviousaffection and said simply,“She was the prettiest thingalive.”

Their close family rela-tionship obviously taughtRichard Knapp the joy ofsharing life with someonefor whom he cared verymuch. He was just 16 yearsold when he met Frances,and it was love atfirst sight.

“I went to her13th birthdayparty,” heexplained with achuckle. “Youwouldn’t knowthis, but girlsback then wouldwear their soxrolled down, andshe had the cutestknees I ever saw.”

After highschool, Knappstarted working ata bank for $1 aday inCenterville. Atages 24 and 21,they were marriedJune 10, 1935 andsoon moved toFlorida to starttheir long lifetogether. Richardhad been hired withPan AmericanAirways making $50a week. On that,however, Knapp explainedthey couldn’t afford childrenat first and, later on, theyjust didn’t have time.

“I retired after 31 years atPan Am,” Knapp said, “andwe did lots of traveling andcamping. We set our feet in37 different countries!”

His desire to create thingsstarted at an early age andcontinued long into adult-hood. Poetry to Francesbecame an element of theirrelationship that no doubthelped bond them together.

“She would get a newpoem for every birthday andeach anniversary,” Knappsaid. “I have a copy of everyone I wrote to her.”

His creativity spilled overinto making delicate crossesdipped in gold, beautifullilies spray painted to look

textured, ornatelydesigned doll-house furniture: amyriad of special-ty items all fromaluminum cans hecollected. Withhand held tin cut-ters, he wouldpainstakingly snipand cut, thenshape and moldthe tiny objects.Frances adoredeach piece.

When shebecame a littleforgetful, theKnapps moved toThe Palms ofSebring in 1998,after having visit-ed friends wholived there.Richard cared forher every need,

still treasuring theirlife together.

He continuedmaking the tiny dec-orative objects to

stay busy after Francespassed away in 2006, butsoon ran out of ideas. Hebecame interested in the newtable top shuffle board andhas now found a brand newhobby: having fun and win-ning.

“I’ve lived a long andvery happy life,” Knapp saidas he reminisced, thenchuckled.

“I know I won’t live for-ever, but I’ve had a goodtime while I’m here … and Istill am.”

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CorrectionGuest speakers Dutch

Sheets, Ken Malone andRick Pino will speak at aregional equipping con-ference at CrossroadsFellowship Church (605State Road 66, Sebring)on June 12-13. A story inFriday’s News-Sun hadthe incorrect dates. TheNews-Sun regrets theerror and appreciates theopportunity to set therecord straight.

FOX 13 show toair live fromdowntown Sebring

SEBRING — TheSebring CommunityRedevelopment Agency(CRA) is excited toannounce that FOX 13WTVT-TV from Tampawill be airing live fromdowntown Sebring onFriday, May 17 from 6-10 a.m.

The show will becalled “HometownSebring” and focus onthe unique, fun and excit-ing aspects of life in thetown of Sebring. Themajority of the show willbe live with a few pre-recorded segments show-casing the SebringInternational Racewayand Highlands Countyagriculture, as well as thearea’s natural beauty.

The May 17 show willbe based in Circle Parkwith other DowntownSebring merchants andpoints of interests fea-tured during the four-hour broadcast.Interview segments withvarious attractions, busi-nesses, and communityleaders will be finalizedand scheduled in the nextfew weeks.

More details will beavailable from theSebring CRA as the eventdraws closer. For anyonewanting updates, please“”Like” DowntownSebring on the CRA’sFacebook Fan Page atwww.Facebook.com/DowntownSebringFL or signup to receive the monthlye-newsletter atwww.DowntownSebring.org/.

FOX 13 encourageseveryone to attend thelive event and bring kids,dogs, parents, grandpar-ents and anyone whowants to cheer onDowntown Sebring andpossibly be on live tele-vision. For more infor-mation about FOX 13,visit their websitewww.MyFoxTampaBay.com/.

Tea Party holdingflag waving

SEBRING — TheHighlands County TeaParty will host a flagwaving demonstrationfrom 3-5 p.m. Monday atthe intersection of U.S.27 and New Life Way inSebring.

Anyone is invited tobring flags and signs andjoin.

SALT Councilmeets Tuesday

AVON PARK – TheHighlands CountySeniors and LawEnforcement Together(SALT) Council will holdits next monthly educa-tional forum Tuesday atUnion CongregationalChurch, Solid GroundsCenter, 106 N. ButlerAve. The program willbegin at 10 a.m. and willfeature Cheral Phillips,Pastoral Care minister,speaking on SeniorSnares.

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By BARRY FOSTERNews-Sun correspondent

HARDEE COUNTY —There were some tensemoments late Friday morn-ing when an experimentalaircraft lost power and hadto try to set down at thenearest flat surface, whichhappened to be State Road64.

Pilot Mark Elliott of FortLauderdale reportedly madewhat was termed a hardlanding on the highway nearthe Parnell Road intersec-tion, avoiding vehiculartraffic and ending up in aditch.

Hardee County Sheriff’s

Office Major Randy Daysaid he was told theVelocity Experimental air-craft’s engine quit, causingthe rear propeller-drivenplane to come out of thesky. Neither the pilot, norhis brother Erwin Elliott,also of Fort Lauderdale,suffered any seriousinjuries.

Officials of the FederalAviation Administrationhave been called in toinvestigate the incident.

The pair reportedly wereon their way to the annualSun 'N Fun Fly-in in PolkCounty.

Plane landson S.R. 64

By SAMANTHA GHOLARsamantha.gholar@newssun.com

SEBRING — Relay forLife season is in full swingand Sebring Relay teamsare up next this year.Hundreds of participantswill take on the daySaturday and brave thenight into Sunday morningfor the fundraiser benefit-ing the American CancerSociety.

The county’s first Relayof the year was held lastweekend in Lake Placid.

Twenty-seven teams andmore than 230 participantsare currently registered for

the walk at Firemen’s Field,which has raised more than$27,000 so far. This year’sevent will include a guestappearance from a veryspecial ACS/Relay advo-cate.

Dale Ahlbrandt, a musi-cian and an only child,learned of his mother’sbreast cancer when he was18.

“My mother was diag-nosed with breast cancerand over a three-year span Iwatched her go throughmore than I could ever bear.

Sebring Relay tofeature musicianDale Ahlbrandt

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By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEYchristopher.tuffley@newssun.com

SEBRING — Twangy, tra-ditional bluegrass music setthe tone for the second annu-al Green Thumb Festival inCircle Park Friday.

The Flat Land BluegrassBand mixed guitar with fin-ger-picking banjo, mandolin,fiddle and double bass,blending with authentic voic-es to create, pure, foot tap-ping music.

The music was worth com-ing for all by itself.

“We came from Bartow forthe band. We see them everyThursday night,” said JohnHebb, who was sitting on abench with his wife Melanie,both enjoying ice creamcones.

What made the event dif-ferent and especially fun,however, were the vendorswho came selling unusualproducts from Mother Earth— like vegetables, or topiaryin wildlife forms, organichoney and works of art chain-saw-carved from trees.

Henscratch Farms had awine tasting, Linda’s Bookshanded out free orange juiceand Scott Rigby broughtunusual carrots — delightful-

ly twisted, they came in avariety of colors, including,purple, yellow and white.Essential Depot displayedgreener life essentials forhome-made soaps,McCracken Farms sold veg-etables and Robins Nurserysold plants.

Frankie Flowers gave thechain-saw-carving demon-strations while artist JamesWard set up a canvas in frontof Lucid Heart Gallery, chal-lenging passers-by to help

create a painting by taking apaint brush and adding astroke or two (or three).

“It will all come together,”Ward told every passingartist.

day in the classroom and ahalf day in the fields.

Over a 40-year farm work-er’s career, she has pickedcotton, broke corn, choppedpeanuts, weeded, stacked sodand followed the apple andorange harvests.

Nothing was easy. Thework was physicallyexhausting. It strained theback, coarsened hands andirritated the skin. The payaveraged $30 to $40 a week.Families lived on creditextended by local grocers.

Asked how she managedsuch a hard life, Hendersonsaid, “You do it so long, itcomes naturally and you justget up and do it.”

She moved to Lake Placidto be with her mother in1955, the mother of five her-self. It was in Lake Placidshe met her second husband,Albert Henderson. Hebecame a father to her chil-dren, and agreed to helpraise countless foster chil-dren and adopt one girl.

“He was sent by God,”Henderson tells a visitor,leaning over and strokingher husband’s arm.

In Lake Placid she begantaking care of white fami-lies’ children. “I raised themall,” she said laughing. “TheGriffins, the Duncans, MatDelaney.”

Did that mean she movedout of the fields to workinside homes, she was asked.

“I didn’t get out of thefields,” she said with a politesnort. “I got out of the houseto go into the fields. I had toearn a living.” In otherwords, her days were stilldivided in half.

In those days, she said, allthe farm workers were blackand life wassegregated.“In a lot ofplaces youcouldn’teven get aCoca-Cola,”Hendersonsaid.“People did-n’t under-stand eachother. Thatwas the mainproblem.”

Slowly,over years,integrationbegan. “It didn’t happenovernight,” she said. It tookpatience, hard work and per-sistence.

When Albert Hendersonsuffered a stroke, and then aseries of others, Mrs.Henderson retired to takecare of him.

It turned out she has spe-cial qualities of caring, anempathy born from her ownhardships.

“It is harsh, sir,” she said.“It sure does get rough. Youought to see me pick up pen-nies. Anybody needs help,I’m there with them.”Henderson laughs and rocksback in her seat. “I’ve nevermet a stranger. Ever. Uh-uh,”she said.

Her home in HighwayPark is on a quiet side street.The front door is open. The

sun shines in,and a musi-cal windchimesounds justoutside. Justwhen itseems likean oasis ofpeace, how-ever, some-one comes tothe door, orthe telephone

rings.Henderson isbusy all day.

A minister,“I can’t leave God out of it,”she said, quoting John 15:12.“Love ye each other as Ihave loved you.”

It was Henderson’s lovethat created her annualChristmas dinner more than30 years ago. She said thefirst meal had a $100 budget.Last Christmas, she and hervolunteers — “all colorsworking together” — servedbetween 700 and 800 din-

ners. Her advice to the next

generation is the voice ofexperience. “All you hearfrom the young people isfreedom, freedom, freedom.But nobody gives anythingaway for free. Even Godpaid a price when his sonJesus paid a price for us.Nothing is free.

“If you make a bad begin-ning, make your waythrough it. Work hard, stayhumble and focused. Don’tgive up if you fail. Tryagain. Don’t give in. We’vegot so much in this world tobe grateful for.”

Henderson spreads hergospel of love every Sundayfrom 7:30-8 a.m. on WWTKradio. “When you hearSharing and Caring, that’sme,” she said.

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By BARRY FOSTERNews-Sun correspondent

AVON PARK —Although he played to amuch older audience than hegenerally is used to, StephenCrowder rocked the house atSouth Florida State CollegeTuesday.

The youngest contributorto Fox News began with astand-up comedy routinetalking about everythingfrom his family and his rootsin Canada to the rigors ofpolitical life in the UnitedStates.

C r o w d e rdrew severalboos anda u d i e n c erumblings byinvoking thenames ofsuch peopleas HarryReid, NancyPelosi, aswell as liber-al mediastars like JoyBehar andBill Maher.

But themeat ofC r o w d e r ’ spresentationcame in thequestion-and-answer session,where hemixed laughswith observations andadvice.

“This country did notelect Barack Obama, a sena-tor who voted ‘present’ formost of his political career,”said Crowder. “They electedBarack Obama, the star cre-ated by the media.”

He compared the battlebetween conservative andliberal philosophies to aprize fight.

“Every time there is amovie, a popular song or aTV show it’s like a jab bythe liberals and they justkeep punching, round afterround,” he said.“Conservatives keep look-ing for that one candidate —like a haymaker — that willdeliver a knockout punch.”

Instead of turning off theTV, stopping going tomovies and generally sur-rendering the media groundto left-leaning groups andindividuals, Crowder urgedthe audience to becomeengaged, starting with theelectronic media. He sug-gested first off that they getFacebook and Twitteraccounts.

“A lot of you already aresending emails and areinvolved in Facebook tokeep up with your grandchil-

dren,” he noted.“Now youneed to usethat socialmedia torespond tonewspapers ,radio and tele-vision articlesbecause theypay attentionto that.”

C r o w d e rd i s c o u n t e da l t e r n a t i v emedia createdin response tomedia outletssuch asF a c e b o o k ,Twitter and

YouTube. Hetold the audi-ence that con-servatives needto move in to

places like YouTube and notlook to the Christian-orient-ed GodTube to make theirmessage known.

“If you want to takesomething viral, GodTubewill be seen by tens of thou-sands of people whileYouTube will go to mil-lions,” he said.

Crowder’s appearancewas sponsored by theCollege Republicans ofSouth Florida State College.President Josh Fuentespromised that his groupwould be having more spe-cial events around the coun-ty.

The CRSFSC meets eachTuesday afternoon at 2:30on the Highlands CountyCampus in Building B.

Crowderdraws laughs,boos at SFSC

STEPHENCROWDER

Conservativeskeep lookingfor that onecandidate —

like ahaymaker —

that willdeliver aknockoutpunch.

EDDIE MAE ROBINSON

Anybody needshelp, I’m therewith them. I’ve

never met astranger. Ever.

Uh-uh.

News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEYMary Sessions plays bass for Flat Land, a toe-tappingBluegrass band. Levi Wilson plays banjo; Lee Ferrell thefiddle; Richard Wilson, Levi’s uncle, is lead singer andplays guitar; Krishna Ashwill plays the mandolin and sings.They sang during the Green Thumb Festival.

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Henderson recalls interesting life

News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY

Local artist James Ward setup a canvas during theGreen Thumb event inSebring Friday. Passers-bywere encouraged to addtheir own stroke of color

Just like single-year budgeting, allo-cations and other adjustments may bemade as the process goes along through-out the year.

The hope is that by planning for twofiscal years, there will be less of a work-load by employees planning for theirbudget each spring and county officialswill get a more long-term view of thefinancial picture.

In other action, the commission will

look at new landscaping requirements tobe imposed by the county. The regula-tions will revolve around recommenda-tions made by the county’s NaturalResources Advisory Committee, areanurserymen and the Highlands CountyHomeowner’s Association.

County officials say the mandateswould be used to reduce incompatibilityof adjacent land uses, enhance energyefficiency, reduce storm water runoffand provide essential habitat for various

species. They also will consider a pro-posal by Harrell’s HorticulturalProducts to reclaim the old Ram Peatmining operation off Dressel Road.

Reportedly, the firm wants to addanother 43 acres to the project with theidea of being able to obtain between 1.5and 4 million yards of peat from the 116acres of mining property there.

The firm has put up more than$87,000 in surety money as part of thatplan.

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While first responder budgets havebeen untouchable in the past, in a worldof lowered revenues that is no longer thecase.

Communities which have funded pro-fessional, or partly professional, depart-ments for years are looking to cut costsor do away with stations altogether.

Take Sun ’N Lake’s current discussionregarding its fire department. Althoughpartly staffed by professionals, theywork part-time as a second job so thestation is only open eight hours duringthe day. The West Sebring Volunteer FireDepartment handles nighttime calls.

The Board of Supervisors have threeoptions from which to choose: Keepingthe status quo, creating a full-time pro-fessional department or doing away withit altogether and expanding WestSebring for permanent coverage.

We think the board of supervisors was

wise to delay its decision April 5. It isnot an easy one to make.

Certain questions need to be askedand answered, consideration of long-term costs must be done and there needsto be a careful review of all the pros andcons.

For example, will homeowner insur-ance rise with an all volunteer service?Will response times increase? Does WestSebring have the manpower to take onsuch an expanded area of responsibility?Can it maintain an all-volunteer forceunder these circumstances?

While tax payers struggle in difficulteconomic times, some expenses are sim-ply good sense. Investing in fire protec-tion is as sensible as it gets.

Put it another way, paying an annualassessment of $100 to $200 is cheapcompared to losing a home or businessin a fire, or a loved one to a heart attack.

It is true firefighters are expensive,and there is a need for pension reform,but unlike the reader who wrote to ussaying all firefighters and first respon-ders should be volunteers, we under-stand the need for professionals.

For a start, how long can we expectmen and women to routinely risk theirlives, or make themselves available onany day, at any hour, for nothing morethan a pat on the back? How can volun-teers earn themselves a living when theymust be available at a moment’s noticeand calls become more frequent?

We recommend the longer view.Taking a fire station apart and relying onvolunteers may save money in the shortrun, but in the long run, as growthreturns, recreating infrastructure to meetdemand will cost a great deal more.

This is one reason we support the ideaof partnering with the county to build anew Sun ’N Lake public safety building.It will only be a benefit down the line.Of course, county and Sun ’N Lake offi-cials will have to be mature and worktogether to benefit the entire community— something we wistfully agree is not asure thing.

Where there’s smoke, hopethere’s a fire department

Fire protection is currently a hot topic in HighlandsCounty. The costs of maintaining a professional24/7 department with up-to-date equipment grows

more expensive every year.

Let’s admit it – we’ve allhad clueless moments.Moments when somethingovertook our commonsense and we did or saidsomething that defiedlogic.

The big differencebetween us and the peopleI’m going to talk about isthat our missteps usuallydon’t wind up broadcastedall over the Internet. Takecomfort in this as weexamine some cases ofcluelessness I’ve comeacross.

Our first occurrenceinvolves the Tampa BayRays and their mascot,Raymond. According to astory on sports.yahoo.com,during a recent gameRaymond was handed asign to hold up to the audi-ence. The sign was alleged-ly handed to him by a fan.

The sign was a Rays’ to-do list. It had two items onit. The second one was theWorld Series. The first one,which was crossed out as ifaccomplished, said “SteveIrwin” and showed a pic-ture of the crocodilehunter.

For those of you whohave forgotten, Steve Irwinwas killed by a stingrayback in 2006. I shouldquickly add that no rayassociated with the teamhas ever been implicated.

The next day the teamissued a statement apolo-gizing for what they calleda “lapse in judgment.” Thearticle hastens to say thatthe mascot shouldn’t beheld to blame, since theperson inside the Raymondcostume (yes, the mascot isa person in a costume ...hope that didn’t blow yourmind) might have had diffi-culty seeing what the signsaid.

But the fan who pennedthe sign was a good exam-ple of someone clueless.He or she obviouslythought this would be goodfor a laugh. I doubt thatIrwin’s family would belaughing at this.

My next example ofsomeone having a cluelessmoment concerns MSNBChost Melissa Harris-Perry.According towww.foxnews.com, Ms.Harris-Perry recorded acommercial in which sheappears to say that childrendo not belong to their par-ents, but rather to the com-munity at large.

In the commercial,which promotes the net-work’s “Lean Forward”campaign, she is quoted assaying, “We have neverinvested as much in publiceducation as we should

have because we’ve alwayshad kind of a privatenotion of children. Yourkid is yours and totallyyour responsibility. Wehaven’t had a very collec-tive notion of these are ourchildren. So part of it is wehave to break through ourkind of private idea thatkids belong to their par-ents, or kids belong to theirfamilies, and recognize thatkids belong to whole com-munities.”

Reaction to this state-ment was swift. Many peo-ple decried it, while othershailed it as a step in theright direction. The clip isavailable on YouTube,where it has generated amixed response.

I’d love to give Ms.Harris-Perry the benefit ofthe doubt here, that shedidn’t really mean that kidsdidn’t belong to their par-ents, but to others. But thewording makes it kind ofhard. As I type this columnthere’s no report of herclarifying her statement, soit may be just a cluelessmoment.

Our last example dealswith a camel that thenation of Mali gave toFrench President FrancoisHollande back in February.According to an articlefound on http://world-news.nbcnews.com/,Hollande was presentedwith the camel after send-ing troops to the formercolony to repel al Qaeda-linked fighters. The Frenchpresident chose to leave thecamel with a family inMali when he returned toFrance.

Apparently, this was nota good idea. According to aMalian official, the familysubsequently ate the camelin question.

The official, who chosenot to be named, quicklyassured that a bigger andbetter looking camel wouldbe dispatched to France,where hopefully it will livea long and happy life.

Moral of the tale? Do noteat someone else’s present.

I’d go on, but I’m out ofspace. And going longerthan I have room for? Thatwould be clueless.

Laura Ware is a Sebring resi-dent. She can be contacted by e-mail at bookwormlady@embarqmail.com Visit her web-site at www.laurahware.com.Guest columns are the opinionof the writer, not necessarilythose of the staff of the News-Sun.

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Buns and the 2ndamendment

Editor:It is time to take a look

back at some of the 2ndamendment history beforethe debate descends into abattle of totally emotionalexchanges, without anyrational look at history orpracticality.

For most of our history,there has been disagree-ment as to the intent of the2nd amendment to the con-stitution; was it the intent ofthe drafters that the first twoclauses, to wit: “ a well reg-ulated militia, being neces-sary to the security of a freestate,....” was merely anintroductory recital to thesubject matter of arms, orwere these clauses part ofthe substantive content ofthe amendment ? InCruikshank (1875) andMiller (1939) the SupremeCourt ruled that the amend-ment did not create an indi-vidual right to bear arms andhad a reasonable relationshipto the preservation of awell-regulated militia. Notuntil Heller (2008) did thecourt rule it codified a pre-existing right of an individ-ual to keep arms for lawfulpurposes, but that “the rightwas not unlimited, not aright to keep and carry anyweapon in any manner what-soever and for whatever pur-pose.”

When the British marchedto Lexington and Concord,to seize the arms stored bythe local militias, no searchof house to house to discov-er individual arms wasundertaken nor contemplatedby the British. Yet the cur-rent “2nd amendment advo-cates” now contend such wasthe case.

Now the dispute is drawnbetween those who contendthat the 2nd amendmentdenies government any rightto regulate the keeping andbearing of firearms andthose who contend that mag-azine size limits, backgroundchecks and limits on so-called “assault” weaponswere reasonable limitationson one’s rights respectingfirearm ownership.

The Senate, rather thanopen the floor to a full andfair debate on these posi-tions, now threatens fili-buster to prevent any debateon bills touching on these

issues. Whatever happenedto “Profiles in Courage” andlegislative duty?

The Senators were sent toWashington to represent thewill of the people, not refuseto consider and act on issueswhich may be detrimental totheir personal political for-tunes.

Randy LudacerLake Placid

Branding Sebring asart and culturalcenter Editor:

According to Florida TaxWatch, art and culture aresignificant in the spending ofa whopping 74.9 percent ofFlorida visitors. When“Sebring, Florida” is men-tioned to potential touristswhat might come to mind?Orange groves? Cattle? Carracing? Gulf courses?Lakes? Hammock StatePark? A quant downtownarea?

Lake Placid can teach howtourism increased dramati-cally after money earmarkedfor art was judiciously spentto associate the communityas one that supports art andculture.

In Florida, tourists spendmoney that can significantlyaid community commerce,but communities must be theones that best cultivatetourist trade. Communitiesassociated with supportingthe arts are simply aestheti-cally pleasing to be in.

Well developed art andculture sets up a vibrant basefor escalating visitation andregular injection of moneyinto economy. Locals benefit

by living in a beautifulflourishing community witha healthy commerce andjobs.

Refinements in ourSebring Tourist DevelopmentCouncil could move us fur-ther in garnering tourist dol-lars. The guidelines on howto spend money earmarkedfor the arts are most success-ful when done by peopleactually involved in the arts.

Polk County is a greatexample of this, havingexperienced results fromboth ways of operating. Hereis a metaphor: A dentist, nomatter how knowledgeableand skilled, may not be thebest person to layout andpour a cement foundation.This is common sense.

When actual people in thearts are allowed to set up theguidelines for how art-ear-marked money is spent, thewhole community benefits.Sebring Tourist DevelopmentCouncil can move further inthis direction.

Roberta Peck Sebring

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Businesses,individuals help withTransportation Day

Editor:Recently the Kindergarten

Learning Center held ourannual Transportation Day.The students and staff wereamazed by the wonderfuldisplay of vehicles as well asthe many volunteers, busi-nesses, and organizationswho participated by display-ing and explaining their

vehicles. The volunteerswere placed throughout ourparking lot and bus loop todisplay their vehicles.

The following individualsspent a Friday morning pre-senting to our students:Alan-Jay Automotive’sJames Mann; Al Middletonwith the Florida HighwayPatrol; city of Sebring K-9Patrolman John Garrison;city of Sebring FireDepartment members Mr.Bush and Kyle Yancey;Highlands CountyEmergency MedicalServices’ Christie, Karin,and Lance; SebringInternational Raceway’s LisaCellantano; Jim Parker withYou Scream Ice Cream; andProgress Energy’s JimBennett and Sean McManus.

Several parents, grandpar-ents, and volunteers alsoparticipated includingDouglas Bailey, Audrey andMichael Bright, RonnieBrock, Joann Eveleth, DaleFlippin, John Gottus, EricKeiber, Richard Klocko,Robert O’Connor, DaleReed, Terry Taylor, WillTyson, and Buddy and KathyWhitlock.

We would also like tothank KLC parent Stacy Hillfor contacting many of theindividuals and businesseswho attended.

On behalf of the staff andstudents of the KindergartenLearning Center, a generousthanks to everyone who wasinvolved. Without your timeand effort TransportationDay would not have been asuccess.

Andrew Lethbridge Principal

KLC

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month at Heartland Idol, ispreparing for the privateaudition with music indus-try big wigs, which couldeventually lead her to thefifth round of auditions infront of a huge audienceand world-famous musi-cians who serve as thejudges.

Lester’s mother, MandyElliott, described theprocess that brought Lesterto this unbelievable cross-road.

“I saw a posting on thewebsite (The Voice),” saidMandy Elliott, Lester’smother. “It was asking forkid singers between theages of 7 and 14. Theywanted contestants to sendin a professional headshotand video so we did that. Igot a phone call about threeweeks ago and they likedher. They asked me to justskip the music video andjust send in a home video. Ijust recorded her in herbedroom singing and sent itin.

“About 30 minutes later,they called back and saidshe could skip round twoand invited her to the pri-vate audition,” Elliott said.

An excited Lester let outa scream following thephone call, she recalled.

“I was so excited. I wasreally happy,” Lester said.“I’m usually not reallynervous when I perform butI am becoming nervous andanxious about this.”

Lester has only beensinging a couple of years,though her huge, mesmeriz-ing voice sounds as if it hasbeen in use for many years.

“I started singing when Iwas like 11. I just love itthough. It’s how I tell astory, when I sing,” Lestersaid.

Lester participates in thechorus group at SebringMiddle School, which hasgiven her not only a contin-uous outlet to practice hervoice but has also anothersource of inspiration.

“Mrs. (Kara) Williams isgreat. She has played ahuge role in Cammie’ssinging,” Elliott stated.

Lester agreed.“Chorus is really fun and

she is a really good teacher.I love singing and I lovethat class,” Lester said.

Lester has watched “TheVoice” regularly and knowswhat judges Adam Levine,Shakira, Usher and BlakeShelton are wanting to hear.She hopes that she has justwhat it takes to blow awaythe private audition judgesand make her way to thestage and blind auditions inLos Angeles, where judgessit with their back turned tothe performers until they hita button to turn their chairaround, meaning they wantthem on their team.

According to normalblind auditions rules, ifmore than one judge choos-es Lester she then is able tochoose which judge shewants to work with.

“Blake is my favoritejudge because I love coun-try music. It’s my favoritegenre and it’s my favoritemusic to sing,” Lester said.

During the private audi-tions, Lester will performthree pre-selected songs fora panel of judges: BrunoMars’ “Marry You,”Miranda Lambert’s “MoreLike Her” and CarrieUnderwood’s “BlownAway.”

These three songs couldbe Lester’s ticket to LosAngeles where she willthen sing live in front of thecelebrity judges and TVcameras.

“We want find out aboutthe private audition untilmid-May, so we have a bitof a long waiting game,”said Elliott.

Elliott and her husband,Norman, have remainedfully supportive of Lester’splans to pursue her dreamsof a singing career. TheElliotts, along with Lester’sgrandfather, have madeplans to fund the trip andtravel to NYC along withthe singer to show supportduring the private audition.

“I just love singing. It’swhat I like to do the most,”Lester said. “To have acareer out of it would beamazing,” she said. “We’llsee how it goes.”

Phillips has a great deal ofexperience with seniors andassessing and meeting avariety of their needs. Shehas encountered identitytheft, credit card fraud,harassment and a variety ofabuse issues during herinteractions with seniors.Her advice on how to navi-gate through law enforce-ment issues and her creativeproblem solving skills willbe educational for all.

Admission is free andeveryone is welcome.

The SALT Council is apart of Triad, which is anorganization of theInternational Association ofChiefs of Police, theNational Sheriff'sAssociation and the AARP.The purpose of this organi-zation is to address the needsof all seniors in the commu-nity especially as they relateto crime victimization andthe fear of crime.

Scribes’ Night Out istoday

SEBRING — Lynn Ullinhas Jack Everett as her fea-tured reader at today’sScribes Night Out meeting at6 p.m. at Brewster’s CoffeeHouse.

Everett, a skilled and pro-lific author, has the uniqueability to speak with aBritish as well as Americanaccent. He will read bothparts to to the group from astory about what happenswhen an American tourist isbefriended by a local Britishperson.

Bring your story to readfor the open mike portion ofthe evening. Time allottedreaders for the open mikeportion of the evening variesaccording to the numbersparticipating.

Walker Memorialbenefits from carwash

SEBRING — Bring yourcar, van or bus to Brewster’sCoffee House, 2191 U.S. 27North, from 1-3 p.m. todayfor a car wash. Donationsreceived will benefit theWalker Memorial Academyyearbook.

NARFE meetsTuesday

SEBRING — NARFEChapter 288 of HighlandsCounty will meet Tuesday atHomer’s Smorgasbord inSebring Square. Lunch is at11 a.m., followed by a noonmeeting and guest speaker.The speaker for April will be

a retired law enforcementagent with current informa-tion available to seniors.

For more information, callL.R. “Corky” Dabe, presi-dent, at 382-9447.

Neighborhood Watchtraining is Wednesday

SPRING LAKE — Thesecond meeting of the newlyformed Neighborhood Watchgroup for all of Spring LakeVillages residents was heldMarch 19 at the communitycenter. Nell Hays, with theHighlands County Sheriff’sOffice, was the main speak-er. She gave information andliterature to help us in organ-izing the NeighborhoodWatch Program.

The group currently has27 residents from six vil-lages signed up to participatein the crime prevention pro-gram. The first trainingmeeting will be held at 6p.m. Wednesday at theSpring Lake CommunityCenter building. All resi-dents are invited to comeand join their neighbors inhelping to make the commu-nity a safer, friendlier place.

Paul Paton, 655-1112, isthe committee chairman andMichael Smith, 655-2525, isthe co-chairman.

Art Uncorkedprepares for ‘Heron’

SEBRING – Art Uncorkedis an art experience in asocial setting, with wine andfriends, with nature themesplanned for April. ArtistAlice Hansen leads the classthrough her “Heron” paint-ing during Tuesday’s class at6 p.m.

Have fun at this step-by-step painting process andleave with one completeproject. Space is limited.

To register, call 385-5312or visitwww.HighlandsArtLeague.org

Recreation Clubgears up for summer

SEBRING — SebringRecreation Club, 333Pomegranate Ave., will hostthe following events duringthe summer months, Aprilthrough November:

- Mondays - Ice creamshuffleboard at 6:30 p.m.

- Tuesdays - Bridge at12:30 p.m. Ping-pong at 3:30p.m.

- Wednesdays - Line danc-ing from 5:15-8:30 p.m. Icecream shuffleboard at 6:30p.m.

- Fridays - Bridge at 12:30p.m.

- Saturdays - Pin shuffle-board at 6:30 p.m.

Just $15 for the summer.For more information, call385-2966.

Events planned atlodges, posts

AVON PARKThe Combat Veterans

Memorial VFW Post 9853will host Steak-O at 2 p.m.today. Music by TomMcGannon on Friday and byJohnny B. on Saturday, bothnights from 5-8 p.m. Formore information, call 452-9853.

The American Legion Post69 will host karaoke byNaomi from 4-7 p.m. today.Legion Riders’ dinner from4-6 p.m. Karaoke by KJfrom 4-7 p.m. Wednesday.Music by LT on Friday; callfor time. Legion Riders’meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.For more information, call453-4553.

LAKE PLACIDThe American Legion Post

25 will host music by Steveand Peggy from 5-8 p.m.today. Music by Gary andShirley from 5-8 p.m.Wednesday. Music by FrankE. from 6:30-9:30 p.m.Friday. Death by Chocolateon Saturday; call for detailsand time. Thomas entertain-ment from 6-10 p.m. Formore information, call 465-0975.

The Veterans of ForeignWars Post 3880 HouseCommittee meets at 11 a.m.today. Post meeting andelections is at 8 p.m.Thursday. Music by ToddAllen on Saturday; call fortime. For details, call 699-5444.

The Lake Placid MooseLodge 2374 will hostFireman Karaoke from 3-8p.m. today. Moose meet at 6p.m. Monday. Loyal Orderof the Moose officers meetat 6:30 p.m. HouseCommittee and Women ofthe Moose meet at 7 p.m.Formal general meeting at7:30 p.m. Wild Bill Karaokeis Wednesday, music byFrank E. on Thursday andmusic by Larry Musgrave onFriday, all times from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Riders’ lunch isSaturday; call for time.Music by Big Freddie from6:30-9:30 p.m. For moreinformation, call 465-0131.

The Lake Placid ElksLodge 2661 will host musicby Chrissy from 5-8 p.m.Monday. BPOEIndoctrination at 7 p.m.Tuesday. Ladies board meet-ing at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.BPOE Dinner/Dance onFriday. Music by LarryMusgrave; call for time.Summer camp applications

are available now at thelodge. For details or moreinformation of activities, call465-2661.

SEBRINGThe Sebring Moose Lodge

2259 will have NASCAR onthe screen today; call fortime. Women of the Moosemeet at 6 p.m. Monday.Music by Larry Musgravefrom 5-9 p.m. Wednesday,and by Sho Nuff Countryfrom 6-10 p.m. Friday. ChildID from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday. Member enroll-ment from 10 a.m. to 10p.m. Music by Frankie from6-10 p.m. For more informa-tion, call 655-3920.

The Veterans of ForeignWars Post 4300 will hostkaraoke with Mega Soundzfrom 5-8 p.m. today. VFWPost meeting and electionnight at 7 p.m. Monday.Music by Frank “E” from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday. Todd Allenmusic on Thursday, Garyand Shirley music on Fridayand Gary Oliver music onSaturday, all times from 6-9p.m. For details, call 385-8902.

The Sebring Elks 1529will host a Good ShepherdHospice luncheon onMonday; call for time.Orientation from 6-7:15 p.m.Tuesday. Wacky Wednesdayis from 5-6 p.m. Meal is$6.50. To dance only is $3,from 4:30-7:30 p.m., tomusic by Allen. PER meet-ing at 6 p.m. Thursday.Lodge meeting and installa-tion of new members at 7p.m. Wine tasting with twonew wines from 4:30-6 p.m.Friday. Buffet from 5-6:30p.m. for $12. Dance only,$3, to Too Smooth 6:30-9:30p.m. For details, call 471-3557.

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PERRY RADCLIFFEPerry Radcliffe, 85, passed

away April 11, 2013 at home,surrounded by family.Formerly from Baltimore,Md., was a resident of AvonPark for the past 10 years. Hehad retired from theTeamsters of Maryland.

He is survived by his wife,Dolores, of 64 years. Perryleaves a loving family ofseven daughters: Charlotte,Marie, Phyllis (deceased),

Kathleen, Robin, Sharon andTerri; along with manygrandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

He was a former memberof the Senior Center inSebring for many years.Perry will join his beloveddaughter Phyllis with ourLord. Loved by many friendsand family and will be great-ly missed.

No services will be held.

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ROCK ’N HEARTLAND DUATHLON

News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSJunior duathletes line up before the start of the Rock ’n Heartland Youth Triathlon Seriesrace Saturday morning in Lake Placid. The water was too cold for the swimming portion ofthe originally planned triathlon. Youngsters ran, biked and ran again. Bud Cox, No. 8, wonthe junior division with a time of 14:01. Around 100 athletes took part in the event.

News-Sun photo byKATARA SIMMONSRita Paixao, 11,of Weston makesher way down thebike courseSaturday morningduring theduathlon.Approximately100 children par-ticipated in thefirst duathlonevent. Proceedshelp benefitJulie’s Funds forKids.

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News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSNoah Mook makes his way down the first part of the running course Saturday in LakePlacid. The event was sponsored by the Thakkar Family Foundation.

News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSCameron Anderson, 10, holds back competition coming up to the end of the bicycling por-tion of the duathlon in Lake Placid.

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long career with the HCSO,working with Deputy ChrisGunter starting in 2005before moving in with Riley.Wyatt’s record included 127trails that led to 55 felonyarrests, 43 misdemeanorarrests, 14 missing personslocated and 15 other trailsthat led to the locating stolenproperty or articles of evi-dence, the HCSO said.

Wyatt’s death came as ashock, since he seemed finenot long ago.

“We noticed he was look-ing a little sick a week ago,”Riley said. The tumor wasdiscovered on Saturday. ByTuesday, Riley said, Wyattwas in such a bad state thatthe decision was made to endhis suffering humanely. Hewas euthanized at homebefore taking his final ridewith Riley.

Wyatt was a favorite withchildren, HCSO PublicInformation Officer NellHays wrote in a press release,participating in numerousdemonstrations at schoolsthroughout HighlandsCounty. He also participatedin crime prevention eventsand was one of the most pop-ular K-9 members to marchin the annual Christmasparades throughoutHighlands County, often“singing” throughout theentire route.

“He would do nothing butbay through the wholeparade,” Riley recalledFriday with a chuckle.

For Riley, the most memo-rable on-duty moments withWyatt included a pursuit oftwo burglary suspects fromHendry County who bailedout of the car in an orangegrove near Lake Placid.Wyatt found the first onewithin two minutes, and

tracked the second to within100 feet before turning thetrack over to a patrol dog.

Riley also recalled Wyattfinding a Lake Placid womanwho had been missing fromher home for four hours.

“Every time she would seeme after that she wouldalways ask me how Wyattwas doing,” Riley said.

“Our deputies are the mostamazing men and women Iknow. Deputy Riley lost hispartner and the communitylost a protector,” SheriffSusan Benton said in a pressrelease. “There were tearsshed as the life drained out ofWyatt, however, everyonewas cognizant that we stillhave big work in front of usand are ready and committedto our vision of ‘a saferHighlands County’. Thankyou K-9 Wyatt for helping uswork towards that vision.”

When it comes to the job,Riley said, it’s definitely the

four-legged member of thepair that’s the star.

“It’s not the handler thatmakes or breaks the team, it’sthe dog. We just happen to bethere to help them out.”

Riley said he will soonbegin working with a newpartner, he’s sure, but it willbe an adjustment.

“I know I’ll bond with mynew partner, but he’ll neverbe Wyatt. He’ll never do thesame things. I’m sure we willhave memorable catches, butwith Wyatt being my first,he’s going to be up on apedestal.”

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Courtesy photoHighlands County Sheriff ’s Office deputies honor K-9 Wyatt as he is buried at Saunders Veterinary Clinic on Tuesday.

Wyatt, HCSO’s senior K-9, laid to rest

Photo by KATARA SIMMONSDeputy Jake Riley works with Wyatt, the senior dog in the HCSO K-9 force who diedTuesday.

Thankfully, she came throughand she is alive and well. Ithank God for keeping herhere because even now at 24years old I need her in mylife more than ever. She is anamazing mother, devotedChristian and a proud busi-ness owner (at Children’sWorld Daycare inWauchula),” Ahlbrandt said.

Ahlbrandt describes Relayfor Life as an event that is“dear to my heart” and looksforward to it each year.Ahlbrandt uses his music toreach people of all stages andsituations, be it the broken inspirit or the broken in body.

“I pray my music relates toyou, speaks to you and getsyou through life in general,”Ahlbrandt said.

Sebring’s Relay event willalso feature cancer survivorand longtime Sebring resi-dent Bobbie Clark, who wasdiagnosed with invasive duc-tal carcinoma in 2010 andopted for a bilateral mastec-tomy on Nov. 1, 2010. Clarkhas been declared cancer freefor the past few years.

The Sebring Relay for Lifeevent participants, chairper-sons and coordinators invitethe public out to participate

in the worthy cause. TheRelay raises tens of thou-sands of dollars throughoutthe year to assist ACS withnumerous things includingresearch, medicines, finan-cial assistance for patientsand their families and more.

The Relay will pay tributeto those currently battlingcancer, those who have losttheir battle with cancer andthe many individuals whohave become victorious overthe disease.

The event will start at noonwith the opening ceremony.The national anthem will besung by Heartland Idol par-ticipant Sareena Stoner, fol-lowed by the Survivors’ Lapand the Caregivers’ Lap.

The Relay will feature anumber of interesting eventsincluding a dodgeball game,three-legged race, the lumi-nary ceremony and musicalentertainment by severalHeartland Idol contestantsand winners.

Ahlbrandt will hold a con-cert on the field at 6:45 p.m.The Relay will end at 6 a.m.on Sunday.

For more information onRelay events, contact eventchair Betty Springsteen at449-0654.

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Relay for Life set forSaturday in Sebring

Special to the News-SunSEBRING – The 2013

South Florida Police K-9Competition was held onMarch 2 at Boynton BeachHigh School in BoyntonBeach. This annual eventshowcases some of SouthFlorida’s most highlytrained police K-9 teams.

The competition brought26 K-9 handlers from allover the state of Florida tocompete in three events:hardest hitting dog, fastestdog and the obstaclecourse.

For the first time ever,four of the HighlandsCounty Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit members competedin this competition, Sgt.Kyle Albritton and K-9partner Mico, DeputySheriff Tom Fort and K-9partner Cain, DeputySheriff Corey Tomblin andK-9 partner Rimco, andDeputy Sheriff Jose Molinaand K-9 partner Ringo.

All of the HighlandsCounty Sheriff’s Office’sK-9 teams were able to

successfully complete eachevent and represented theHighlands County Sheriff’sK-9 Unit very well.Albritton and Mico tookthird place in the ObstacleCourse/CriminalApprehension competitionand Mico placed second inthe Fastest Dog event.

The other top 10 finish-ers were Tomblin andRimco, who placed arespectable eighth in theObstacle Course/CriminalApprehension event.

K-9 Unit SupervisorLieutenant Jim McGannwas pleased with his mem-bers’ showing. He said,“This is the first K-9 com-petition our unit has partic-ipated in and I am proud ofour team’s performance.We are looking forward tothe United States PoliceCanine Association’sRegional Field Trials andCertification coming uphere in Sebring next month.We hope to do even betterin an event right here inour own county.”

HCSO teams do wellin K-9 Competition

Courtesy photoK-9 Unit Supervisor Lt. JimMcGann, Sheriff Susan Benton,USPCA Region I President JoseBosque, of Lakeland PoliceDepartment, Sergeant KyleAlbritton and Mico show off theirwares at a recent county commis-sion meeting.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION

CASE NO.: 28-2008-CA-001070DIVISION:

HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC.,Plaintiff,vs.THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES,ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES,OR OTHER CLAIMANTS CLAIMING BY,THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST BEVERLYSMITH A/K/A BEVERLY HELEN SMITH,DECEASED, et al,Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final

Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated April 02, 2013 and entered in Case No. 28-2008-CA-001070 of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida wherein HSBC MORTGAGE SERV-ICES INC. is the Plaintiff and MYLI LYNN POWELL, AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF BEVERLY SMITH A/K/A BEVERLY HELEN SMITH, DECEASED; DON-ALD J. SMITH, AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF BEV-ERLY SMITH A/K/A BEVERLY HELEN SMITH, DE-CEASED; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; TARGET NA-TIONAL BANK/TARGET VISA, A CORPORATION; are the Defendants, The Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURYASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE at 11:00 AM, on the 1st day of May, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:

LOT 3, BLOCK 10, UNRECORDED PLAT OF RIVER RIDGE RANCHES, BEING MORE PARTICU-LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 16,TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 29 EAST; THENCENORTH 89 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF LAFLAMROAD, A DISTANCE OF 662.24 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 3, BLOCK 10 ANDFOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH00 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 13 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 3, A DIS-TANCE OF 664.35 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE NORTH 89 DE-GREES 41 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 3, A DISTANCE OF 331.06 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 3, A DISTANCE OF 664.20 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 3 AND THE CENTERLINE OF LAFLAM ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 331.12 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO DESCRIBED AS: THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH, RANGE 29 EAST, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.

A/K/A 4802 EAST LAFLAM ROAD, AVON PARK, FL 33825

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale

WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of the Court on April 3, 2013.

ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

Deputy ClerkRonald R Wolfe & Associates, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F08065288 HSBCFIDELITY-CONV--Team 4-F08065288**See Americans with Disabilities ActIn accordance with the Americans Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special accom-modation to participate in this proceeding should contact the individual or agency sending the no-tice at Echevarria & Associates, P.A., P.O. Box 25018, Tampa, FL 33622-5018, telephone (813) 251-4766, not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.

April 7, 14, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO.: 282009CA001940AOOOXXU.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CSFB A RMT 05-12,Plaintiff,vs.KENNETH D. LAGROW; SUNTRUST BANK; RHONDA K. LAGROW; IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,Defendants.

RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant an Order Re-setting Foreclosure Sale dated the 28th of March, 2013, and entered in Case No. 282009CA001940AOOOXX, of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein U.S BANK NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CSFB A RMT 05-12, is the Plaintiff and KENNETH D. LAGROW; SUNTRUST BANK and RHONDA K. LAGROW IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, are defendants. The Clerk of this Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the HIGH-LANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870, 11:00 AM on the 29th day of May, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judg-ment, to wit:ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF HIGHLANDS, STATE OF FLOR-IDA, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 10 AND THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 11, BLOCK 11, BLOCK A OF THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS A AND B OF SEBRING HEIGHTS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 21, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA. SAID LOTS LYING IN AND COMPRISING A PART OF THE SOUTH 1/4 OF GOVERNMENT LOT 1 (SE 1/4 OF NW 1/4) OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 29 EAST, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs as-sistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863)534-4686 (voice), (863)534-7777 (TDD) or (800)955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to explain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.

Dated this 28th day of March, 2013.Robert W. Germaine

Clerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

Deputy ClerkApril 7, 14, 2013

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO: 2012-CA-001124DIVISION:

UCN: 282012CA000519XXCICIU.S. BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OFMID-STATE CAPITAL CORPORATION 2005-1BY GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC, A FOREIGNLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AUTHORIZED TODO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ASSERVICER WITH DELEGATED AUTHORITYPlaintiff,vs.TANYA DOBSON;Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, PURSUANT

TO THE JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE ENTERED IN THE ABOVE CAUSE, I WILL SELL THE PROP-ERTY SITUATED IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLOR-IDA, DESCRIBED AS:

LOT 179, OF HIGHLANDS HOMES SUBDIVI-SION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 54, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.AT PUBLIC SALE, TO THE HIGHEST AND BEST BIDDER, FOR CASH,ON MAY 1, 2013, AT 11:00 AM AT HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, SEBRING, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE EN-TITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR AT (863)534-4686 AT LEAST SEVEN (7) DAYS BE-FORE YOUR SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE, OR IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS NOTIFI-CATION IF THE TIME BEFORE THE SCHEDULED APPEARANCE IS LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS; IF YOU ARE HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED, CALL 711. IDATED: April 3, 2013.

CLERK OF THE COURTBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

Deputy ClerkApril 7, 14, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO.: 2012-CA-000583NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLCPlaintiff,vs.BEVERLY L. RAMOS; UNKNOWN PARTIES INPOSSESSION #1, IF LIVING, AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN PARTIES IN POSSESSION #2, IF LIVING, AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE ABOVE NAMED DE-FENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTSDefendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Or-

der dated April 3, 2013 entered in Civil Case No. 2012-CA-000583 of the Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Flor-ida, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff and BEVERLY L. RAMOS are defendant(s), I, Clerk of Court, ROBERT W. GERMAINE, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, AT THE JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE LO-CATED AT 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SE-BRING, FLORIDA AT 11:00 A.M., July 3, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:

A PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH, RANGE 29 EAST, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 17; THENCE RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST AND ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION A DISTANCE OF 91.51 FEET TO A POINT LYING ON THE SOUTH-ERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 64; THENCE NORTH 42 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 52 SECONDS EAST AND ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 4819.42 FEET FOR POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 42 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 52 SECONDS EAST AND ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 81 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 597.56 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUAR-TER OF SAID SECTION 17; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST AND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 17 FOR A DISTANCE OF 586.21 FEET; THENCE NORTH 47 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 890.16 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER AND ACROSS THE EAST 25 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUAR-TER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH, RANGE 29 EAST, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA:COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 17; THENCE RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST AND ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION A DISTANCE OF 91.51 FEET TO A POINT LYING ON THE SOUTH-ERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 64; THENCE NORTH 42 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 52 SECONDS EAST AND ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 4819.42 FEET FOR POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 42 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 52 SECONDS EAST AND ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 878.70 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 17; THENCE SOUTH 00 DE-GREES 15 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST AND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 17 FOR A DISTANCE OF 736.76 FEET; THENCE NORTH 81 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 42 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 597.56 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration at 430 S. Commerce Ave-nue, Sebring, Florida 33870, telephone (863) 534-4690, within two (2) working days of receit of this Notice; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.

ROBERT W. GERMAINECLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Highlands County, FloridaBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

Deputy Clerk of CourtATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & GACHE', LLP2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 360Boca Raton, Florida 33431(561)998-6700(561) 998-6707

April 14, 21, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIRCUIT, CIVIL ACTION

CASE No.: 2011-CA-000185THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANKSUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIRST HOMEFEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,Plaintiff,vs.KIMDALIN K. WACK, et al.Defendant(s)

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a

Final Judgment of Foreclosure or Order dated April 2nd, 2013, entered in Civil Case Number 2011-CA-000185, in the Circuit Court for High-lands County, Florida, wherein THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIRST HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN AS-SOCIATION is the Plaintiff, and KIMDALIN K. WACK, et al., are the Defendants, I will sell the property situated in Highlands County, Florida, de-scribed as:

LOT 8, BLOCK 20, OF ORANGE BLOSSOM ES-TATES, UNIT NO. 12, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 65, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, iat Jury Assembly Room, in Basement of Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Com-merce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33871 at 11:00 AM, on the 30th day of April, 2013. Any person claim-ing an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.DATED: April 3, 2013.

Highlands County Clerk of CourtCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

By: /s/ Priscilla Michalak``In accordance with the Americans With Disabili-ties Act, persons in need of a special accommo-dation to participate in this proceeding shall, within seven (7) days prior to any proceeding, contact the Administrative Office of the Court, Highlands County Courthouse, 590 South Com-merce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, telephone 9863) 402-6594, TDD 1 800 955 8771 or 1 800 955 8770 via Florida Relay Service''.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE No.: 2009-CA-001080

HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS INDENTURETRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTEREDNOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOMEEQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-1,Plaintiff,vs.JAMES R. WALKERA/K/A JAMES RODNEY WALKER,Defendant.

NOTICE OF SALEPURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Sum-mary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 2nd, 2013, and entered in Case No. 2009-CA-001080 of the Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Flor-ida, wherein HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS INDEN-TURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOL-ERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-1, is Plaintiff and JAMES R. WALKER A/K/A JAMES RODNEY WALKER, is De-fendant, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in the Jury Assembly Room, Basement 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL at 11:00 o'clock A.M. on the 1st day of May, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to wit:

LOT 4, OF BOOTH ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, AT PAGE 24, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.LOCATED: 1616 BOOTH DRIVE, SEBRING, FLOR-IDA 33875and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in Plaintiff's mortgage.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated at Sebring, Highlands County, Florida, this 3rd day of April, 2013.

Bob GermaineClerk of said Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

As Deputy ClerkApril 7, 14, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 2012-CA-000024

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,Plaintiff,vs.DANIEL NEGRON, ET AL.Defendants

RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE(Please publish in THE NEWS SUN)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 7, 2013, and entered in Case No. 2012-CA-000024, of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida. BANK OF AMER-ICA, N.A. (hereafter "Plaintiff"), is Plaintiff and DANIEL NEGRON, are defendants. I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in the MAIN EN-TRANCE of the Courthouse; 430 SOUTH COM-MERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, at 11:00 a.m., on the 8th day of May, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

LOT 14, BLOCK 25, OF SUN 'N LAKE ESTATES OF SEBRING, UNIT 2, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 48, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in an court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of Court Administrator, (863)534-4690, within two (2) working days of your receipt of this Foreclosure Complaint; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD (863)534-7777 or Florida Re-lay Service 711.

Dated this 11th day of April, 2013.ROBERT W. GERMAINE

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBY: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

As Deputy ClerkVan Ness Law Firm, PLC1239 E. Newport Center Drive Suite #110Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442Phone (954) 571-2031Fax (954) 571-2033Pleadings@vanlawfl.com

Any person claiming an interest in thesurplus from the sale, if any, other than the

property owner as of the dateof the Lis Pendens must

file a claim within 60 days after the sale.April 14, 21, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE No.: 12-CA-562

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ASTRUSTEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE LOANTRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKEDCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-7,Plaintiff,vs.BETHZAIDA LEBRON;Defendant.

NOTICE OF SALEPURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Sum-mary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 2nd, 2013, and entered in Case No. 12-CA-562 of the Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTFICATES, SERIES 2006-7, is Plaintiff and BETHZAIDA LEBRON, is Defendant, I will sell to the highest and best bid-der for cash in the Jury Assembly Room, Base-ment 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL at 11:00 o'clock A.M. on the 30th day of April, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to wit:

``PER SCHEDULE A ATTACHED HERETO''STREET ADDRESS: 105 PARKVIEW DR, LAKE PLACID, FL 33852

SCHEDULE AA Portion of Section 17, Township 37 South, Range 30, East, Highlands County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: COM-MENCE at the West Quarter Corner of said Section 17; run thence South 89 degrees 38 minutes 36 seconds East along the North Line of the South Half of Section 17 for a distance of 1973.08 feet to a point on the Easterly right of way line of U.S. No. 27, (S.R. No. 25); run thence South 24 de-grees 50 minutes 15 seconds East along said Easterly right of way line for a distance of 861.51 feet to a point; run thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 13 seconds East for a distance of 328.11 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the Tract of Land hereinafter to be described; CONTINUE thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 13 seconds East a distance of 70.0 feet to a point; run thence South 0 degrees 15 minutes 47 seconds West for a distance of 100.0 feet to a point; run thence North 89 degrees 44 minutes 13 seconds West for a distance of 70.0 feet to a point; run thence North 0 degrees 15 minutes 47 seconds East a distance of 100.0 feet to the POINT OF BEGIN-NING. Also Known as Lot 18 of HICKORY HILLS UNRECORDED.and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in Plaintiff's mortgage.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated at Sebring, Highlands County, Florida, this 30th day of April, 2013.

Bob GermaineClerk of said Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

As Deputy ClerkApril 7, 14, 2013

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 13-56

Division ProbateIN RE: ESTATE OFFELICIANA MEDINA BAUTISTAa.k.a. FELICIANA M. BAUTISTADeceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS(Summary Administration)

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that an Order of Sum-mary Administration has been entered in the es-tate of FELICIANA MEDINA BAUTISTA a.k.a. FE-LICIANA M. BAUTISTA deceased, File Number PC 13-56, by the Circuit Court for HIGHLANDS County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 430 S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Flor-ida 33870; that the decedent's date of death was April 3, 2012; that the total value of the estate is $56,500.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:Name AddressNestor M. Bautista 2341 N. Highlands Blvd.

Avon Park, FL 33825ALL 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 Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE.

ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is April 7, 2013.

Person Giving Notice:/s/ Nestor M. Bautista

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION

CASE NO.: 28-2009-CA-000971DIVISION:

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUSTCOMPANY6, AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2006-16,Plaintiff,vs.MARSHAS MYRTHIL, et al,Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Or-

der Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale dated April 5, 2013 and entered in Case No. 28-2009-CA-000971 of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida wherein BANK OF AMERICAN, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP1, is the Plaintiff and MAR-SHAS MYRTHIL; THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARSHAS MYRTHIL; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVUIDUAL DE-FENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OF ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; TENANT #1 N/K/A JERRY VANWY, TENANT #2 N/K/A JENNIFER VANWY, and TENANT #3 N/K/A SERGIO CHAVEZ are the Defendants, The Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASE-MENT OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE at 11:00 AM, on the 8th day of May, 2013, the fol-lowing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:

LOT 15, IN BLOCK 1, OF ALTANONT PLACE ADDITION NO. 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 45, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.

A/K/A 2211-2215 MELADY AVENUE, SE-BRING, FL 33870

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale

WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of the Court on April 11, 2013.

ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk of the Circuit Court

By: /s/ Toni KoppDeputy Clerk

Ronald R Wolfe & Associates, P.L.P.O. Box 25018Tampa, Florida 33622-5018F09055290 SPECIALIZED-CONV B/C---Team 4 - F09055290**See Americans with Disabilities ActIn accordance with the Americans Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special accom-modation to participate in this proceeding should contact the individual or agency sending the no-tice at Echevarria & Associates, P.A., P.O. Box 25018, Tampa, FL 33622-5018, telephone (813) 251-4766, not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.

April 14, 21, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF

THE STATE OF FLORIDA,IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY

GENERAL CIVIL DIVISIONCase No. 2010-CA-000633

BENEFICIAL FLORIDA, INC.PlaintiffvsFRANK HERNANDEZ; REBECCA HERNANDEZ;AVON PARK LAKES ASSOCIATION;and UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, TENANTS, OWN-ERS, and OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES, including, if a named defendant is deceased, the personal representatives, the surviving spouse, heirs, devi-sees, grantees, creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against that defen-dant, and the several and respective unknown as-signs, successor in interest, trustees or other per-sons claiming by, through, under or against any corporation or other legal entity named as a de-fendant, and all claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, or whose exact legal status is unknown, claiming under any of the above named or described defendantsDefendants

NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Or-

der of Final Judgment entered in this cause, in the Circuit Court of Highlands County, Florida, I will sell the property situated in Highlands County, Florida, described as:

LOTS 5533, 5534 AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 5535, AVON PARK LAKES, UNIT NO. 17, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 10, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.Property Address: 2039 N. Larramore Road

Avon Park, Florida 33825Parcel I.D.: C-01-33-28-010-0000-5533

at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of the Highlands County Courthouse, 430 S. Com-merce Street, Sebring, Florida 33870 at 11:00 a.m. on June 28, 2013.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS, MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK OF COURT WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

DATED this 28th day of March, 2013.ROBERT W. GERMAINE

Clerk of Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

Deputy ClerkApril 7, 14, 2013

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SUN N LAKES SEBRING 2BR/2BA, large living area, 2CG. Florida room,

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LAKE PLACID - Near Lake Placid Boat Ramp, with Lake Access. Very Nice

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$39K off select 2012 models (3)John Lyons 800-622-2832 EXT 210

5050 Mobile HomesFor Sale

5000Mobile Homes

AVON PARK * SELL / LEASE OPTION * 3BR, 2BA. Just Remodeled! Large Corner Lot. Lake View. $137,500.

Owner Will Finance if needed. 954-270-5242

4060 Homes for SaleAvon Park

4000Real Estate

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Lykes Ranch has an immediate opening for a Staff Accountant at their Ranch of-fice located in Brighton. Qualified appli-

cants must be degreed Accountants and have a minimum of three years demonstrated experience in general

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In addition, candidates must be profi-cient in MS Excel, have effective verbal and written communication skills, and possess strong attention to detail. Ex-perience in MS Dynamics GP is a plus.

Lykes Ranch offers competitive wages and a benefit package, which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and LTD insurance, 401 (k) Savings Plan plus paid vacation and holidays.

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Submit resume to POB 1987, Sebring, FL 33971-1987 by 04/19/20123. EOE

NOW HIRING F/T position. People with Management experience or Jewelry Sales experience. Apply in person at Capital Pawn, Sweetbay Shopping

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MEDICAL RECORDS COORDINATORProgressive long-term care facility is seeking a qualified Medical Records

Coordinator as part of the Royal Care Team. Must have strong working knowledge of long-term care and

documentation. Must be accurate and detail oriented. Computer and Medical

terminology experience a must.Apply in person at Royal Care of Avon

park, 1213 W. Stratford Rd., Avon Park, Fl. 863-453-6674. EOE, M/F, DFWP.

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C.N.A. COORDINATORRoyal Care of Avon Park currently has a Full Time position available for a C.N.A.

Coordinator. Applicant must demon-strate strong communication skills and

organizational skills and must haveexperience in a long-term care setting. Apply in person at Royal Care of Avon

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TRICTS; AMENDING TABLE 26-173 OF SECTION 26-173 TO INCLUDE SIGNS IN THE LIST OF PERMITTED EN-CROACHMENTS INTO SETBACKS; PROVIDING FOR SEVER-ABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.Pursuant to Section 286.0105 of the Florida Statutes, as amended, the City Council hereby advises that if any inter-ested person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at the proceedings, he will need a record of the proceeding and that, for such purpose, he may need to ensure that a ver-batim record of the proceedings is made, which record in-cludes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

This notice shall be published on April 7, 2013 and again on April 14, 2013.

/s/ Kathy HaleyKathy Haley, City Clerk

Robert S. SwaineSwaine & Harris, P.A.425 South Commerce Ave.Sebring, FL 33870City Attorney

April 7, 14, 2013

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND INTENT TO ADOPT ORDINANCE

Please take notice that public hearings will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the 16th day of April, 2013, and at 6:00 p.m. on the 7th day of May, 2013, at the City Council Chambers, 368 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida 33870. After the second hearing, Ordinance No. 1353 will be pre-sented to the City Council for adoption upon its second and final reading. A copy of the proposed Ordinance can be obtained from the office of the City Clerk. Any person may appear and be heard with respect to the proposed Or-dinance. The proposed Ordinance is entitled as follows:

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 17-79 AND 17-86 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEBRING AMENDING THE REGULATION OF IDENTIFICA-TION SIGNS FOR PLACES OF ASSEMBLY CONGREGATING MORE THAN 25 PERSONS IN RESIDENTIALLY ZONED DIS-TRICTS; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF LIGHTED SIGNS UN-DER CERTAIN TIME CONSTRAINTS FOR IDENTIFICATION SIGNS FOR PLACES OF ASSEMBLY CONGREGATING MORE THAN 25 PERSONS IN RESIDENTIALLY ZONED DIS-

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NOTICE OF SALEThe following vehicle will be sold at public sale or auction to satisfy lien pursuant to Chapter 713.78(2) of the Florida Statutes at 10:00 a.m. on at 1118 WEIGLE AVE., Sebring, Florida 33870.

SALE DATE 4/29/20131993 FORD 1FTEX14N0PKB93889

April 14, 2013

NOTICE OF POLICY AMENDMENTSOUTH FLORIDA STATE COLLEGEDISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following policy will be considered at the regular Board meeting to be held Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at the Highlands Campus at 600 W. College Drive, Avon Park, FL. The general public is invited.Policy Development: Proposed amendments to the following policy.Policy 1.03 Accreditation

MEETING LOCATION CHANGEA regular monthly meeting of the South Florida State College Board of Trustees originally sched-uled for Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lake Placid Center, will be held at the SSFFSSCCHHiigghhllaannddss CCaammppuuss,, 660000 WW.. CCoolllleeggee DDrriivvee,, AAvvoonnPPaarrkk,, FFLL.. The general public is invited.For additional information, interested parties may visit the college website at www.southflorida.edu/trustees, or contact the Of-fice of the President, South Florida State College at 600 West College Drive, Avon Park, FL 33825.IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RE-CORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD IN-CLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.

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By DAN HOEHNEdaniel.hoehne@newssun.comAVON PARK – It was a

combination of the good, thebad and the ugly Thursdaynight in Lake Placid’s come-from-behind, 13-12 win overAvon Park at Head Field.

Good in the sense of a no-holds-barred, never let downpersistence shown by bothteams in this cross-county, district duel.

And, well, the badand ugly basicallyintermingled withinthe 10 combinederrors between theteams.

A pair of thosehelped the Dragons out to anearly lead with three runs inthe top of the first whilestarting pitcher Tyler Carrgot through a scoreless bot-tom of the frame.

But the Devils got backinto it with two in the second.

Josh Gomez doubled tolead it off and Kyle Kellytook one for the team to putrunners on first and second.

Lake Placid’s first error

came on an attempted sacri-fice bunt by Colton Brock,allowing one run to score,and a passed ball broughtanother in to make it a 3-2game.

Avon Park then surged intothe lead in the third, scoringthree times on three singles,two errors, a passed ball andsacrifice fly to go up 5-3.

That lead expandedwith four more in thefourth.

Steven Flowers washit by a pitch with oneout, followed byAlfred Brown draw-ing a walk.

Luis Martinez sin-gled and an error allowedFlowers to score and TyronePerry was intentionallywalked to load the bases.

But Gomez caused thestrategy to backfire as hetripled to center to clear thebases and bump the score to9-3.

Dormant since the three-run first, the Dragon batsfinally came back to life in

By DAN HOEHNEdaniel.hoehne@newssun.comSEBRING – It was a barn-

burner with the LadyBrahmans Friday night asone big blow downedSebring, 3-1, in extrainnings.

With a lively wind gustingin from right under overcastskies, one key would be tokeep the ball on the ground,which Okeechobee did to

their advan-tage in theo p e n i n ginning with abunt single,stolen baseand infieldsingle leadingto a 1-0 score.

But from there, startingpitcher Hannah Lollis wasnearly perfect for the nextfour innings, allowing justone hit in the third, thoughbeing helped out in the sec-ond after a pair of errors witha diving Tayla DaSilva catchon an infield bloop.

The Lady Streak offense,however, was playing rightinto the weather conditionsand too often putting the ballin the air.

“On a night like this, withthe wind, you really want tokeep the ball on the ground,”head coach Joe Sinness said.“The girls weren’t makingthe adjustment and we hadtoo many pop-ups. I don’tthink they threw us out ongrounders more than a couple

of times.”Make that three times

through the first five innings,including one on a sacrificebunt.

“But we did have somegirls do a real good job ofgoing the other way with it,”Sinness added.

Which was the case in thefourth when DaSilva reachedon an error and Carly Hoffnerlofted a shallow fly down theright-field line.

But Okeechobee’s rightfielder made a spectacular,diving catch and alertlythrew to first for a doubleplay.

Chelsea Bassett and AlisonHoffner each followed withsingles to right field to putrunners on the corners, butthe next batter was retiredand the Brahmans held ontotheir scant lead.

But Sebring would finallyget on the board and tie it inthe sixth.

DaSilva walked and movedto third when Carly Hoffnerdoubled to right.

Basett got under one tocenter, though it was not deepenough for DaSilva to tag.

And Alison Hoffner hit arocket to left that looked likeit might have a chance to

clear the bases.But it was hit right at the

left fielder who didn’t havethe time, nor need, to movebefore the screaming linerfound her glove.

And when it seemed thischance might go by the way-side, Sinness brought inpinch-hitter Kiana Antone.

“She is a hitter that keepsit on the ground,” heexplained.

And that she did, ripping abouncing single through theleft side to bring home thetying run.

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News-Sun Sunday, April 14, 2013

News-sun file photo by DAN HOEHNESteven Roberts will be competing in two events at regionals, having taken second at dis-tricts in both the 110- and 300-meter hurdles.

News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNETayla DaSilva makes sure to secure the ball in her glove as she hits the ground after mak-ing a diving catch on the infield Friday night.

News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNENathan Stanley got in under this tag in the first inning, thefirst of 25 runs that would be scored in Lake Placid’s 13-12 win over Avon Park Thursday night.

By DAN HOEHNEdaniel.hoehne@newssun.comThe stress of tax season

may be upon us, but for 14Highlands County athletes,their track season is movingon.

Ten Red Devils and fourGreen Dragons got pleasantreturns on their filings by fin-ishing in the top four spots atthe District 8-2A meet inFrostproof Thursday, sendingthem onto next Thursday’sRegional meet inJacksonville.

And while it was on thetrack that most of the profits

were made, Avon Park’sVassell Vinroy was the firstto stamp his ticket by placingthird in the discus with a tossof 123-feet, 11.5-inches –topping his seed by nearlytwo feet.

It was a bit of atonementfor the senior as he justmissed out in advancing lastyear with a fifth-place finish.

The Devils then advancedthe quartet of Brittany Egan,Hanna Farr, Kelsey Knowlesand Felicia Strouse in the4X800 relay, and saw thefoursome of Lashady Love,Michelle Rivera, Lori-Ann

Love and Angelina Ligonmove on with a fourth-placefinish in the 4X100 relay.

Lashady Love kept herdocket full as she also quali-fied for Regionals with a sec-ond in the 100-meter dashand a third-place finish in the200-meter dash.

Steven Roberts also was adouble qualifier, placing sec-ond in both the 110-meterand 300-meter hurdles.

Edging him out in the 110-meter race was Lake Placid’sKeplet Charite, who finished

Devils, Dragons send14 to regional

See TRACK, Page B3

Lady Streaks edged in extras

See STREAKS, Page B3

Dragons wild comeback downs Devils

See LP, Page B4

News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEKelly Brown couldn’t quite reach this short fly to rightThursday, but the Lady Panthers eked out a split withSt. Petersburg.

By DAN HOEHNEdaniel.hoehne@newssun.com

AVON PARK – It was-n’t a pretty start, but twovery dramatic finishesallowed for a Thursdaynight split for SouthFlorida State College soft-ball and secured them aspot in the state tourna-ment.

The Lady Titans of St.Petersburg Collegewere in town andgot on the board inthe first inning.

An error on alead-off bunt put arunner on second,and soon to thirdon a wild pitch.

“What a way to start thegame,” an already belea-guered head coach CarlosFalla said at the time.

After a pop-out to short,an ensuing single broughtthe run in.

Further damage wasavoided when a come-backer was snared bystarting pitcher AlexisAdams and turned into a1-6-3 double play to endthe inning.

The Panthers saw tworeach in their half of thefirst, with Caitlyn Lytlesingling with two outs andRayvin Vick drawing awalk, but a ground-out tothe pitcher ended it.

St. Pete added anotherin the second, with a lead-off walk, back-to-backsacrifice bunts and an RBIdouble, but the Pantherslooked to get back into itin their half of the frame.

Adams drew a walk anda Taylor Upchurch singleto right had runners on thecorners with nobody out.

But a Kaitlyn Conway

liner was caught at shortand consecutive pop-upsadded to Falla’s fatigue.

The third inning wentby with the lead still 2-0,when the Lady Titans gotone more in the fourth.

With one out, threestraight singles plated arun before Adams got astrike out and CourtneyDiamond made a diving

catch of a fly downthe left-field line tosave any furtherdamage.

SFSC didn’thave any answer inthe fourth, and LexiBelardi turned a 6-3 double play to

end the top of the fifthwith the Panthers still instriking distance.

And in the bottom of thefifth, they finally struck.

Diamond lead off with asingle to center and wasmoved to second on aBelardi bunt.

Amanda Byers walkedand both runners movedup when a pitch got away.

Lytle then came throughwith a two-run single backthrough the middle and itwas now a 3-2 game.

After a scoreless top ofthe sixth, South Floridaevened it up in the bottom.

Adams singled andUpchurch bunted her tosecond before Conwaylaced a triple into theright-field corner to bringAdams in.

The seventh inning wasscoreless for both sidesand into extra innings itwould go – and go.

Through the eighth,ninth and 10th innings itstayed even, with each

Lady Panthers split,secure spot at State

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YMCA Flag Football

SEBRING – The Highlands CountyFamily YMCA is now taking registrationsfor our YMCA/Eagles Youth FlagFootball Program for ages 5-14.

We are also taking registrations for ourCheerleading Program ages 5-16.

Any questions please call 382-9622.

Sunrise Rotary Golf

SEBRING — Sebring Sunrise Rotary24th annual Charity Golf Tournament willbe Saturday, June 1, with an 8 a.m. shot-gun start on the Deer Run course at Sun‘N Lake Golf and Country Club.

Format is a Four-person Scramble(double Bogey maximum).

Cost is $220 per team and includesgreens fees, cart, range balls, lunch andon-course beverages along with some fab-ulous raffle prizes.

Sponsorships available: $100 Holesponsor; $155 Hole sponsor includingsingle entry; and $320 Hole sponsorincluding team entry.

Hole-In-One sponsors are being pro-vided by Cohan Radio Group ($2,000cash) and Alan Jay Automotive Network.

Trophy sponsor is the Florida HospitalHeartland Medical Center.

Make checks payable to SebringSunrise Rotary, P.O. Box 1363, Sebring,FL 33871.

Please enter by Tuesday, May 28.

Sebring High School

athletic postersSEBRING — Chris Cook, Athletic

Director of Sebring High School, wishesto inform the surrounding business com-munity that he has authorized All-American Sports Posters to produceSebring High School’s athletic posters.

All-American Sports Posters will pro-vide terrific looking sports posters andwill help the athletic department to raisemuch needed additional funding.

All-American Sports Posters will becontacting local businesses to line upcommunity sponsorship for this programand Chris Cook urges all businesses toconsider putting their support behind thisworthy effort.

As you are no doubt aware, there are

many businesses that solicit via telephoneand you always have the right to questionanyone who contacts you in this manner.

All-American Sports Posters is regis-tered with the Idaho Attorney General andhas been authorized to conduct this cam-paign on behalf of the Sebring HighSchool Athletic Department.

No other company has been authorizedto represent Sebring High School in thatway and you should question any otherrequests for funds.

If you have any questions, contactCook, at 471-5500 or All-AmericanSports Posters at (800) 556-1380.

Bowling for Grads

LAKE PLACID — “Bowling forGrads” will be at 6 p.m., Saturday, April20.

Cost $15 per person, or $40 for a teamof four, (includes three games and shoes)at Coz’s Sports Bar amd Bowl, located at800 U.S. 27 South in Lake Placid; phonenumber is 699-0925.

This is a nine-pin no-tap bowlingfundraiser, with 50/50s, raffles, silentauction, prizes and door prizes.

Please send your information withcheck payable for number of entries,payable to Lake Placid Project Graduationand mail to: Project Graduation, P.O. Box415, Lake Placid, FL 33862 or leave atCoz’s bowling desk or bring at time ofevent.

The information needed is Name, con-tact phone number, number of bowlers x$15 = amount of check or Team of 4 =$40.

If you have any questions, contactDonna Stanley at (863) 441-4897 orConnie Miller at (863) 464-0515.

Come out and support your Class of2013 with a night of bowling, fun andprizes!

Project Graduation is a celebration hon-oring the graduates the night of their grad-uation with a night of fun in a drug- andalcohol-free environment.

*The school is neither endorsing orsponsoring this event nor approving orendorsing the views of the organizationsponsoring the event. The school does notrequire you to attend or participate in thisevent.

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBy-New York 52 27 .658 —x-Brooklyn 47 32 .595 5x-Boston 40 39 .506 12Philadelphia 32 47 .405 20Toronto 31 48 .392 21

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

z-Miami 63 16 .797 —x-Atlanta 44 36 .55019.5Washington 29 51 .36334.5Orlando 20 59 .253 43Charlotte 18 61 .228 45

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

y-Indiana 49 30 .620 —x-Chicago 43 36 .544 6x-Milwaukee 37 42 .468 12Detroit 28 52 .35021.5Cleveland 24 55 .304 25

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBy-San Antonio 58 21 .734 —x-Memphis 54 25 .684 4x-Houston 44 35 .557 14Dallas 39 40 .494 19New Orleans 27 53 .33831.5

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

y-Oklahoma City 59 21 .738 —x-Denver 54 25 .684 4.5Utah 42 38 .525 17Portland 33 46 .41825.5Minnesota 29 50 .36729.5

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

y-L.A. Clippers 53 26 .671 —x-Golden State 45 35 .563 8.5L.A. Lakers 43 37 .53810.5Sacramento 28 51 .354 25Phoenix 24 55 .304 29x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched divisionz-clinched conference

___Thursday’s Games

Chicago 118, New York 111, OTOklahoma City 116, Golden State 97

Friday’s GamesToronto 97, Chicago 88Brooklyn 117, Indiana 109Philadelphia 97, Washington 86New York 101, Cleveland 91Atlanta 109, Milwaukee 104Detroit 113, Charlotte 93Miami 109, Boston 101Memphis 82, Houston 78L.A. Clippers 96, New Orleans 93Dallas 108, Denver 105, OTSan Antonio 108, Sacramento 101Utah 107, Minnesota 100Oklahoma City 106, Portland 90L.A. Lakers 118, Golden State 116

Saturday’s GamesMilwaukee at Charlotte, lateBoston at Orlando, lateL.A. Clippers at Memphis, latePhoenix at Minnesota, late

Sunday’s GamesChicago at Miami, 1 p.m.Indiana at New York, 3:30 p.m.Cleveland at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m.Brooklyn at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.Portland at Denver, 5 p.m.Dallas at New Orleans, 6 p.m.Sacramento at Houston, 7 p.m.San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GAy-Pittsburgh 31 10 0 62 138 101N.Y. Islanders 21 16 4 46 119 121N.Y. Rangers 20 16 4 44 99 96New Jersey 15 16 10 40 96 113Philadelphia 17 20 3 37 108 125

Northeast DivisionW L OT Pts GF GA

x-Montreal 26 9 5 57 127 95Boston 26 10 4 56 114 87Toronto 22 13 5 49 123 112Ottawa 21 14 6 48 101 89Buffalo 16 19 6 38 107 127

Southeast DivisionW L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 22 17 2 46 123 113Winnipeg 21 19 2 44 109 123Tampa Bay 17 21 2 36 127 122Carolina 16 22 2 34 103 129Florida 13 21 6 32 98 139

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

W L OT Pts GF GAy-Chicago 31 5 4 66 132 85St. Louis 23 15 2 48 110 102Detroit 19 15 7 45 103 107Columbus 18 16 7 43 99 105Nashville 15 19 8 38 98 115

Northwest DivisionW L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 23 11 6 52 109 96Minnesota 22 16 2 46 103 100Edmonton 16 17 7 39 102 111Calgary 15 21 4 34 106 140Colorado 13 22 6 32 96 128

Pacific DivisionW L OT Pts GF GA

x-Anaheim 27 9 5 59 124 103Los Angeles 23 14 4 50 118 103San Jose 21 12 7 49 101 100Dallas 20 17 3 43 114 120Phoenix 18 16 7 43 110 110NOTE: Two points for a win, one pointfor overtime loss.x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched division

___Thursday’s Games

San Jose 3, Detroit 2, SOLos Angeles 3, Colorado 2, SON.Y. Islanders 2, Boston 1Ottawa 3, Philadelphia 1Washington 3, Carolina 1Montreal 5, Buffalo 1Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay 3Winnipeg 7, Florida 2St. Louis 2, Minnesota 0

Friday’s GamesChicago 3, Detroit 2, SOOttawa 2, New Jersey 0Columbus 4, St. Louis 1Dallas 5, Nashville 2Calgary 3, Phoenix 2, OT

Saturday’s GamesPhiladelphia at Buffalo, lateVancouver at Colorado, lateMontreal at Toronto, lateN.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, lateTampa Bay at Washington, lateBoston at Carolina, latePittsburgh at Florida, lateColumbus at Minnesota, lateSan Jose at Dallas, lateCalgary at Edmonton, lateAnaheim at Los Angeles, late

Sunday’s GamesChicago at St. Louis, 12:30 p.m.Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 5 p.m.Detroit at Nashville, 7:30 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBBoston 5 4 .556 —New York 5 4 .556 —Baltimore 5 5 .500 .5Tampa Bay 4 5 .444 1Toronto 4 6 .400 1.5

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Kansas City 6 4 .600 —Detroit 5 5 .500 1Cleveland 4 5 .444 1.5Chicago 4 6 .400 2Minnesota 4 6 .400 2

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Oakland 9 2 .818 —Texas 7 4 .636 .5Seattle 5 7 .417 4.5Houston 4 6 .400 4.5Los Angeles 2 8 .200 6.5

___Thursday’s Games

Detroit 11, Toronto 1Washington 7, Chicago White Sox 4N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, ppd., rainBaltimore 3, Boston 2Oakland 8, L.A. Angels 1Texas 4, Seattle 3

Friday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 2Cleveland 1, Chicago White Sox 0Tampa Bay at Boston, ppd., rainN.Y. Mets 16, Minnesota 5Toronto 8, Kansas City 4Oakland 4, Detroit 3, 12 inningsHouston 5, L.A. Angels 0Seattle 3, Texas 1

Saturday’s GamesTampa Bay at Boston, lateBaltimore at N.Y. Yankees, lateChicago White Sox at Cleveland, lateDetroit at Oakland, lateN.Y. Mets at Minnesota, lateToronto at Kansas City, lateHouston at L.A. Angels, lateTexas at Seattle, late

Sunday’s GamesChicago White Sox (Peavy 1-1) atCleveland (Myers 0-1), 1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-0) at Boston(Buchholz 2-0), 1:35 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Gee 0-2) at Minnesota(Correia 0-1), 2:10 p.m.Toronto (Morrow 0-1) at Kansas City(E.Santana 1-1), 2:10 p.m.Houston (Humber 0-2) at L.A. Angels(C.Wilson 0-0), 3:35 p.m.Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 1-0) at Oakland(Parker 0-1), 4:05 p.m.Texas (Tepesch 1-0) at Seattle (Maurer0-2), 4:10 p.m.Baltimore (W.Chen 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees(Kuroda 1-1), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBAtlanta 9 1 .900 —Washington 7 3 .700 2New York 6 4 .600 3Philadelphia 5 5 .500 4Miami 1 9 .100 8

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

St. Louis 6 4 .600 —Cincinnati 5 5 .500 1Chicago 4 6 .400 2Pittsburgh 4 6 .400 2Milwaukee 2 7 .222 3.5

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Arizona 7 3 .700 —

San Francisco 7 4 .636 .5Colorado 6 4 .600 1Los Angeles 6 4 .600 1San Diego 2 8 .200 5

___Thursday’s Games

San Francisco 7, Chicago Cubs 6Washington 7, Chicago White Sox 4L.A. Dodgers 3, San Diego 2

Friday’s GamesChicago Cubs 4, San Francisco 3Atlanta 6, Washington 4, 10 inningsPittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 5Philadelphia 3, Miami 1, 10 inningsN.Y. Mets 16, Minnesota 5St. Louis 2, Milwaukee 0Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers 0Colorado 7, San Diego 5

Saturday’s GamesAtlanta at Washington, lateSan Francisco at Chicago Cubs, lateN.Y. Mets at Minnesota, lateMilwaukee at St. Louis, lateCincinnati at Pittsburgh, latePhiladelphia at Miami, lateL.A. Dodgers at Arizona, lateColorado at San Diego, late

Sunday’s GamesPhiladelphia (Halladay 0-2) at Miami(Slowey 0-2), 1:10 p.m.Atlanta (Maholm 2-0) at Washington(G.Gonzalez 1-0), 1:35 p.m.Cincinnati (Latos 0-0) at Pittsburgh(Undecided), 1:35 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Gee 0-2) at Minnesota(Correia 0-1), 2:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Estrada 1-0) at St. Louis(J.Garcia 1-0), 2:15 p.m.San Francisco (Lincecum 1-0) atChicago Cubs (E.Jackson 0-2), 2:20p.m.Colorado (J.De La Rosa 0-1) at SanDiego (Richard 0-1), 4:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-1) at Arizona(Cahill 0-2), 4:10 p.m.

BASEBALLMajor League Baseball

MLB–Suspended Cleveland RHP CarlosCarrasco for eight games and fined himfor “intentionally throwing” at NewYork’s Kevin Youkilis during an April 9game. Suspended San Diego OF CarlosQuentin for eight games and INF-OFJerry Hairston Jr. for one game for theiractions during an April 11 game againstLos Angeles Dodgers.

American LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES–Claimed RHPAlex Burnett off waivers from Torontoand optioned him to Rochester (IL).Transferred INF Wilson Betemit fromthe 15- to the 60-day DL.CHICAGO WHITE SOX–Placed 2BGordon Beckham on the 15-day DL,retroactive to April 10. Recalled RHPDeunte Heath from Charlotte (IL).

National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES–Placed RHPCristhian Martinez on the 15-day DL,retroactive to April 7.LOS ANGELES DODGERS–Placed RHPZack Greinke on the 15-day DL.Recalled RHP Shawn Tolleson fromAlbuquerque (PCL).

FOOTBALLNational Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS–Signed LBRolando McClain to a one-year con-tract.BUFFALO BILLS–Claimed LB MarcusDowtin off waivers from Philadelphia.CINCINNATI BENGALS–Signed G MikePollak.CLEVELAND BROWNS–Claimed LBRyan Rau off waivers from Philadelphia.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Signed LB ZacDiles.

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Lake Placid

MONDAY: Softball at District Tournament, Mulberry,TBDTUESDAY: Softball at District Tournament, Mulberry,TBDTHURSDAY: Baseball vs. Clewiston, 7 p.m.; Track at Regionals, Jacksonville, Noon

Sebring

TUESDAY: Baseball vs. Lake Wales, 7 p.m.; Softball at District Tournament, WinterHaven, vs. Lake Gibson, 6 p.m.THURSDAY: Baseball vs. Port St. Lucie, 7 p.m.; Track at District Meet, Frostproof, 1 p.m.

SFSC

MONDAY: Baseball at St. Petersburg, 6 p.m.TUESDAY: Softball vs. Hillsborough, 5 p.m.WEDNESDAY: Baseball vs. St. Petersburg, 6 p.m.THURSDAY: Softball at State College of Florida, 5 p.m.FRIDAY: Baseball at St. Petersburg, 6 p.m.

Avon Park

MONDAY: Baseball at Booker, 4 p.m.; Softball at District Tournament, Mulberry,TBDTUESDAY: Softball at District Tournament, Mulberry,TBDTHURSDAY: Baseball at Hardee, 7 p.m.; Track at Regionals, Jacksonville, Noon

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first overall in a time of16.19.

Charite added anotherevent to his list by placingfourth in the 400-meter run,with his time of 51.47 justedging out Max Livingstoneof Ridgewood’s 51.48.

And it was in the longerdistances that the Dragonsgot three more moving on.

Dalton Shelton took sec-ond in the 3,200-meter runin 10:01.89, seven secondsfaster than his seed time, andAlex Coyne won the girls1,600-meter run, with soph-omore teammate GabbyPerez placing fourth.

In addition to this groupmoving on, the numbercould have been pushing 20with a number of near miss-es.

Had Lake Placid freshmanQuiahja Williams been ableto clear her seed height of 4-foot-10, she would have eas-ily qualified, but wasn’t ableto muster it this day –though she’ll have plentymore opportunity.

As she will in the 100-

meter dash, where sheplaced a close fifth, two-tenths of a second out offourth.

Avon Park’s Ligon wasless than one second off thepace of qualifying in thegirls 100-meter hurdles.

Jovan Pratt was a closefifth in the boys 200, fresh-man Logan Lashley was sev-enth in both the boys 800

and 1,600, while Egan wasseventh in the girls 800.

A long trip awaits thosegoing, with the regional atThe Bolles School inJacksonville, getting under-way at Noon on Thursday,

April 16 – though it’s amuch deserved trip that theyare all likely to savor.

Savor more than many ofus will be doing the daybefore.

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News-Sun file photos by DAN HOEHNE

Left: Alex Coyne won the 1,600-meter run Thursday atthe District 8-2A meet in Frostproof, qualifying her tomove on to Regionals. Above: Keplet Charite moved onfrom Thursdays District meet in two events after winningthe 110-meter hurdles and placing fourth in the 400-meter run.

Track heads to Jacksonville

But they wouldn’t be ableto get that lead run home andafter a scoreless seventh,Okeechobee sealed it in theeighth.

With one out, a walk and asingle put two on and a tripleto the gap in left-center fieldbrought both in.

The Streaks held it there,thanks to an ensuinggrounder to third that got therunner caught in a rundown.

After a dizzying array ofback-and-forth chases andtosses, the eventual out wasrecorded officially as a 5-2-6-1-2-3 put out.

But the engaging scramblewasn’t able to provide anyoffensive spark as Sebringwas retired in order to pro-vide for the final outcome.

And yet, it was a well-

played contest against atough, district leading Class7A squad that sends the LadyStreaks into their District 9-6A tournament feeling good.

“We’ve got Lake GibsonTuesday, and we split withthem,” Sinness said. “We hada double header from a rain-out and mercy-ruled them inthe first game but lost thesecond by one.

“We’ll be seeing the samelevel of pitching we sawtonight from them and, if weget there, Winter Haven,” hecontinued. “We’ve seen thatif we put the ball in play, onthe ground, that those teamswill make mistakes. I’ve saidall year that I think we havethe most talent in the district.Now we just have to go outthere and show it on thefield.”

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News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEKara Faircloth makes a charge toward this short fly to cen-ter Friday night in Sebring’s extra-inning loss to visitingOkeechobee.

Streaks all setfor district

By TIM REYNOLDSAssociated Press

MIAMI — LeBron Jamesscored 20 points in 29 min-utes, Rashard Lewis added19 on a huge night for theMiami bench and the Heattied the franchise record forhome wins in a season, top-ping the Boston Celtics 109-101 on Friday night.

Dwyane Wade, back aftermissing six games with bonebruises around his rightkneecap, scored 11 in 34minutes for Miami, which

won its 35th home game totie the standard set in 2004-05.

The Heat erased an early13-point deficit with a 41-point second quarter, shoot-ing 16 for 19 in the period.

Miami also made 12 3-pointers to push its seasontotal to 686, another teamrecord.

Jeff Green scored 25 forBoston, which played with-out Paul Pierce and KevinGarnett.

The Celtics’ bench was

outscored 52-14.“It was good to have most

of our guys back tonight,”Heat coach Erik Spoelstrasaid. “And we’ve got to keepon moving forward.”

Miami has three gamesleft, two at home, andalready has clinched home-court advantage for theentirety of the NBA play-offs.

Spoelstra said all playerswill continue to be evaluatedon a day-to-day basis,though it seems highly

unlikely that several regu-lars wouldn’t get at least onemore game to rest naggingaches and pains before theplayoffs open next weekend.

Miami played Fridaywithout Shane Battier andUdonis Haslem.

The Celtics need onemore win to wrap up the No.7 spot in the East, whichwould lock Milwaukee intothe No. 8 seed and a first-round matchup with Miami.

Heat roll again, top Celtics

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Special to the News-SunWednesday, April 17

A Day Hike of approxi-mately 6 miles at the TenorocFish Management Area inLakeland.

Meet at the Office at parkentrance.

This former phosphate min-ing area consists of lakes,marshes, grasslands andwooded hills, and is an impor-tant refuge for wildlife.

Bring water, snacks sunprotection, and wear goodshoes, no flip flops.

Contact Monika Hoerl at863-858-3106 for meet-uptime and other details.

Saturday and Sunday,April 20-21

Trail Maintenance (comefor the day or primitive campovernight) at the KICCOWildlife Management Areaoff SR 60, east of Lake Wales.

Meet at entrance to

Westgate River Ranch Resorton right when traveling east.

Bring Hiking shoes,brimmed hat, water, snacks,lunch, sun and insect protec-tion, and camping gear ifcamping.

Contact David Waldrop at863-605-3587, or email:david_lwfl@yahoo.com formeet-up time and otherdetails.

Sunday, April 21Nature Walk at the Circle B

Bar Preserve, SR 540 (WinterLake Rd.), Lakeland

An approximately 3-milewalk to view birds and otherwildlife at this scenic wildlifepreserve which is home to anoak hammock, freshwatermarsh, hardwood swamp andlake shore, a tremendous birdpopulation, including a vari-ety of wading birds, water-fowl, ospreys and bald eagles.

Alligators inhabit Lake

Hancock and may beobserved from a distance.

Pets are not allowed. Bring Walking or hiking

shoes, water, snacks, sun andinsect protection.

Contact Liane Plumhoff646-2398 orlplum@verizon.net.

Saturday, April 27Day Hike, approximately 6

miles at the Tenoroc FishManagement Area inLakeland.

Meet at the Picnic Lakepavilion parking area.

This former phosphate min-ing area consists of lakes,marshes, grasslands andwooded hills, and is an impor-tant refuge for wildlife.

Bring water, snacks sunprotection, and wear goodshoes, no flip flops.

Contact Monika Hoerl at858-3106 for details andmeet-up time.

FTA – HeartlandChapter April Activities

the sixth.With two out, Rufino

Gutierrez singled to centerand Cody Lambert was hitby a pitch.

Ricky Miller doubled tobring Gutierrez in andLambert soon scored on apassed ball.

Nathan Stanley singledMiller home and moved tosecond and third on a wildpitch and would score on apassed ball to make it a 9-7game.

Perry took one for theteam in the bottom of theinning, moved to second asGomez reached on a buntsingle, and to third on aKelley sacrifice bunt.

A Colton Brock grounderbrought Perry in and AvonPark had inched the leadback to 10-7 needing justthree more outs to put thisone away.

But those outs wouldn’tcome soon enough as Carrreached on an error andJacob Cram was hit by apitch.

Heath Harris singled toload the bases, and one outlater Justin LaRosa singledhome two.

Miller then reached on abunt single, scoring Harriswith the tying run, andwhen Stanely reached on afielder’s choice, LaRosascored and Lake Placid wasback in the lead 11-10.

The Devils evened it backup in the bottom of the sev-enth when Pearlmanbrought Martinez in with aclutch, two-out single andinto extra innings it went.

The Dragons re-took the

lead in the top of the eightwhen Carr reached on adropped third strike andwould eventually comearound and score on apassed ball.

But Avon Park evened itup again with Torri Pringlebeing hit by a pitch, beingsacrificed to second andcoming in when Brown sin-gled.

Lake Placid took the leadfor good in the ninth, withGutierrez lining a single tocenter, moving to second ona LaRosa ground out andscoring on a Miller single,before Cram retired theDevil side in order to seal it.

“I’m just happy we wonbecause we kept battlingand deserved it,” Cram said.“Now we’ve just got to keepbattling like this in the dis-trict tournament, because ifwe do, we have a greatchance to win it.”

Before their district tour-nament, which startsMonday, April 22, theDragons have one morenon-district game Thursdayat home against Clewiston.

The Devils meanwhile,have a road date at BookerMonday and travel toHardee Thursday to closeout their regular season.

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team adding a run to make it4-4 in the 11th.

Which was when thingsfell apart and St. Pete seem-ingly blew it open with fiveruns.

But it wasn’t quite overjust yet.

With two on in the bottomof the inning Byers, all 5-foot-1 of her, put a chargeinto one and powered it overthe fence for a three-run shotto pull the Panthers to within9-7.

But that would be where itwould end, unfortunately, asthe Titans were able to avoidany further trouble and getthe win.

That perseverence to con-tinue to battle back, however,continued in the night capwhen another late home runended it in dramatic fashion.

After a back-and-forth firstsix innings, things went intothe bottom of the seventhwith St. Pete’s holding a 5-4lead.

But then Upchurchunloaded on one, belting atwo-run, walk-off home runfor a 6-5 win.

And with the key win,South Florida clinched a spotin the 2013 FCSAA State

Softball Tournament.Two more dates, four

games, remain on the sched-ule to determine seeding, buthowever it shakes out, the

Panthers are Pensacolabound for the tournamentwhich runs from Thursday,May 2 through Sunday, May5.

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News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNETaylor Upchurch provided the big blow Thursday, belting awalk-off, two-run homer to clinch a spot in the StateTournament for South Florida State College.

SFSC stamps ticket to State LP rides late chargeto extra-inning win

News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNEMorgan Lott and the Green Dragons scored four runseach in the sixth and seventh innings for a big win overAvon Park Thursday.

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IntermediateQuickBooksWorkshop offeredthrough SFSC

LAKE PLACID – SouthFlorida State College’sCorporate and CommunityEducation Department isoffering an IntermediateQuickBooks workshop.Participates learn how tocustomize QuickBooks fortime tracking, managingpayroll, liabilities and taxes,purchasing, and trackinginventory assemblies, salesand back orders, and morein the IntermediateQuickBooks workshop.

The workshop will beoffered from 7-9 p.m.Thursday, April 18 andThursday, April 25 at SFSCLake Placid Center. Thecourse number is (CRN)20731 and costs $129.99.

Register in Building B atthe Highlands Campus orany SFSC campus or center.For information on thisworkshop or workshopbooks, contact Lorrie Key,director, Corporate andCommunity Education, at784-7033 or emailCorporateTraining@south-florida.edu.

HeartlandWorkforce hostsTraining ProviderFair

On April 23 at its One-Stop Career Center inSebring, and May 1 at theOne-Stop Career Center inWauchula, HeartlandWorkforce will be host to avariety of educational train-ing providers in and aroundthe tri-county region ofHighlands, DeSoto, and

Hardee counties.If you’ve considered

enhancing your education …or are frustrated with yourcurrent job and have consid-ered embarking on a newcareer and don’t know whereto start … mark these dateson your calendar.Representatives from a widevariety of schools will be onhand to talk to you aboutcareers ranging from themedical field to truck driv-ing.

No appointment is neces-sary – come to a HeartlandWorkforce One-Stop CareerCenter near you during oneof these days and times: inSebring from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Tuesday, April 23 at5901 U.S. 27 South, Suite 1(The Beverly Center); and inWauchula from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at324 6th Ave. N. (across fromthe public library). For anup-to-date listing of the par-ticipating training providers,please check the HeartlandWorkforce website atwww.hwib.org.

SBDC hosts ‘StartingYour Business’workshop

AVON PARK – You’vegot the idea. Now you needto know how to get on yourway. “Starting YourBusiness” teaches just that.

From how to determinefeasibility and legal struc-ture to the type of licenseyou will need, this classcovers all the essentials thatwill help you get started.“Starting Your Business” is afree seminar presented bythe Small BusinessDevelopment Center atUniversity of South Florida.It is designed for personsthinking of starting a smallbusiness or who have starteda business and want to makesure they did it correctly.

The class will be April 24at South Florida StateCollege Corporate andContinuing Education RoomT24 from 2-4:30 p.m. Theseminar will be presented byDavid Noel, certified busi-ness analyst with the SBDC.

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Courtesy photoRE/MAX agents from Sebring and Lake Placid recognized for their 2012 accomplishmentswere (seated from left) Lorraine Grifo, Erin Sowards, Sue Dean, CJ Hamel and JeannyCampbell; (second row from left) Tom Shirley, Laura Shirley, Sue Clark, Mandy Elliott,Peter Cusumano, Maureen Cool, Denyelle Dibble and James Donohue; and (third rowfrom left) Teresa Bock, Kevin Bock, Norm Elliott, Maria Brilhante, Chip Boring, LindaBoring, Jean Deuth and Steve Fruit. Eloise Best is not pictured.

Special to the News-SunRE/MAX agents from Lake Placid and

Sebring were honored at an awards banqueton April 3 at Sun ’N Lake Club. RE/MAXInternational recognized the agents for theiraccomplishments during the year 2012.

Brokers Chip and Linda Boring of theSebring office and Tom and Laura Shirley ofthe Lake Placid office are extremely proud ofevery one of their agents.

C.J. Hamel was acknowledged for being

the top producer this past year and wasawarded the Platinum Club Award.

The 100% Club Awards were given toTeresa and Kevin Bock, Chip Boring, SueClark, Sue Dean, James Donohue, Mandy andNorman Elliott, Laura Shirley, and theExecutive Club Award was given to EloiseBest, Maria Brilhante, Jeanny Campbell,Maureen Cool, Peter Cusumano, Jean Deuth,Denyelle Dibble, Steve Fruit, Lorraine Grifoand Erin Sowards.

RE/MAX recognizes agentsfor 2012 accomplishments

Special to the News-SunSEBRING – Jimmy

Wohl, owner/manager ofRafter T Ranch, is the recip-ient of Florida Audubon’sfirst Sustainable Rancher ofthe Year Award, which waspresented to him on April 7in Okeechobee at theInaugural Everglades Dayin honor of MarjorieStoneman Douglas’ birth-day.

“Jimmy Wohl and RafterT Ranch are setting thestandard for ranchlandstewardship in the NorthernEverglades. We at Audubonbelieve that innovativewater management projectsundertaken by ranchers andranchland preservation arethe key to restoration ofecosystems north of LakeOkeechobee,” said EricDraper, executive directorof Florida Audubon.

Audubon recognizes thegreat stewardship thatranchers in the OkeechobeeWatershed have exercisedon their land for more than50 years. Today, by partici-pating in programs to storeand clean water on theirland and by committingland to long-term conserva-tion through the sale of con-servation easements, ranch-ers are stepping forward toagain become a vital factorin the restoration ofNorthern Everglades.

Wohl has exemplifiedstewardship on lands in theNorthern Everglades.Through the FloridaRanchlands EnvironmentalServices Project (FRESP)and the NorthernEverglades Payment forEnvironmental Services(NE-PES) Program, Wohlhas installed improvementson Rafter T Ranch to storeand clean water before itruns into the watershed toArbuckle Creek. His workshows how ranchers canmake simple adjustments onworking landscapes to max-imize benefits for the envi-ronment.

“One of the reasons thisaward means so much is notjust us receiving the award,

but what it represents. Thisis a monumental step for theAudubon Society to evendevelop this award catego-ry,” Wohl said. “It’s a sig-nificant indication that weare making a lot of progressin getting the agencies, sci-entific community, NGOsand landowners to worktogether to positivelyaddress the environmentalproblems we are faced withtoday.”

Audubon has produced ashort video promotingwater storage and waterquality projects undertakenby ranchers which featuresWohl and Rafter T Ranch.This video can be seen at:https://vimeo.com/61143683. The video, as well asAudubon's efforts in theNorthern Everglades, aresupported in part by a grantfrom Darden RestaurantsFoundation.

Owned by the WohlFamily, the 5,200-acreRafter T Ranch is inSebring, and has receivednumerous awards includingEnvironmental StewardshipAwards from the NationalCattlemen’s BeefAssociation (NCBA), theFlorida Cattlemen’sAssociation (FCA) and theFlorida Department ofAgriculture & ConsumerServices (FDACS). Duringthe award year, members ofthe Wohl family representedthe U.S. cattle industry inmeetings with the New YorkTimes, Time, Life,Newsweek, United PressInternational and theNational Audubon Societyto discuss environmentalstewardship practices andland management inFlorida. The ranch has beenfeatured on FOX News,PBS, Daytime TV Showand in the Palm Beach Postfor its environmental stew-ardship practices.

For information aboutRafter T Ranch, visitwww.RafterTRanch.com.For information aboutAudubon Florida, visitwww.AudubonOfFlorida.org.

Wohl awardedAudubon

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Year Award

Courtesy photoCharles Lee (left), Audubon Florida, presents the FloridaAudubon Sustainable Rancher of the Year Award toJimmy Wohl, owner/manager of Rafter T Ranch.

Business Snapshots

By BRENDAN FARRINGTONAssociated Press

TALLAHASSEE —Citing a U.S. SupremeCourt decision last year,the state high court sidedwith a payday-loan com-pany Thursday in a rulingthat keeps customers frombanding together to suethe company.

The ruling means thatanyone signing contractswith small print that saysdisputes must be settledthrough arbitration ratherthan through lawsuitscan’t later get togetherwith other unhappy cus-tomers and file classaction lawsuits.

The decision overturnslower court rulings in adispute with McKenzieCheck Advance and itscustomers who claimedthe payday-loan companywas using a check cashingservice to charge exorbi-tant interest rates. CircuitJudge Elizabeth Maasscalled the arbitrationclause in McKenzie’scontracts “uncon-scionable” when she ruledthe customers could sue.

Maass invalidated thecontracts, saying borrow-ers in Palm Beach Countywere unable to seek jus-tice because they couldn’tfind lawyers willing topursue individual claimsfor relatively smallamounts of money.

An appeals courtupheld the decision, butsince then the U.S.Supreme Court ruled lastyear that California lawcouldn’t invalidate lan-guage in AT&T Mobilitycellphone contracts thatcalls for disputes to besettled through arbitrationrather than lawsuits. Itcited the FederalArbitration Act.

The Florida SupremeCourt said that ruling alsoapplies in this case.

Paul Bland, who repre-sented the loan company’scustomers before the statehigh court, said hundredsof class action lawsuitsnationally have beenthrown out since the U.S.Supreme Court ruling.

SupremeCourt rulingaffects classaction suits

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Courtesy photoRoyal Care of Avon Park has officially started construction on its new therapy wing. RoyalCare of Avon Park is a 90-bed facility that was built in 1965. Construction officially startedat the end of March, and is scheduled to be completed in late July or early August. RoyalCare of Avon Park offers skilled nursing care for cardiac, stroke, orthopedic needs, IVantibiotic therapy and many more services. For more information or a tour, call JanetTindell, LPN at 453-6674 or 446-2618. Shown are operations consultant Ofer Rasuly(from left), administrator Pamela Matheis, owner Eli Strohli and R.K. Schmidt & Assoc.contractors.

Royal Care ready to grow

Associated PressTALLAHASSEE — The

Florida Senate is making itharder to pursue medicalmalpractice claims.

The Senate on Wednesdayvoted 27-12 for the bill andsent it to the House.

The legislation (SB 1792)requires that expert witnessescalled against a defendant

doctor practice the exactsame kind of medicine andnot just be in “similar” fields.

The bill also allows anyhealth care provider called asa witness to breach patientconfidentiality and give attor-neys information about apatient’s treatment.

Opponents called the legis-lation “overkill” and said it

could potentially shield doc-tors from lawsuits even whenthey doing something wrong.

Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandonand the prime sponsor, saidthe bill was an effort to create“fairness” in the systemwhere doctors accused arenot subjected to a “voodooscientist” who testifiesagainst them.

Fla. Senate makes itharder to file lawsuits

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By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer

Southern white men don’tusually drive racial dialogue.For as long as race has rivenAmerica, they have beendepicted more often as theproblem than the solution.

So after country music starBrad Paisley released his newsong “Accidental Racist” thisweek, what happened nextwas hardly surprising: daysof widespread criticism abouthis attempt to detail the chal-lenges facing a “white manfrom the Southland” and hisrecruitment of LL Cool J torap a black perspective.

The song sparked a pre-dictable blaze this week onTV, talk radio and theInternet. USA Today asked ifit was an “epic fail.” At TheAtlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coatestitled his analysis,“‘Accidental Racist’ IsActually Just Racist.” Morethan a few ridiculed it as “theworst song ever.”

Some elements of the out-cry, however, raise less pre-dictable questions: Wheredoes naiveti turn into igno-rance, and then into racism?What is the basis of modernSouthern pride? And, possi-bly most important, shouldwe grade racial attitudes on acurve?

Paisley begins the songwith an anecdote about ablack man taking offense tohis Confederate flag T-shirt.“The only thing I meant tosay is I’m a Skynyrd fan,”Paisley sings, referring to thepioneering Southern rockgroup.

That scene actually hap-pened to Paisley in real life,said Charlie Cook, program-ming director for WestVirginia Radio Corp. and amember of the Country

Music Association’s board ofdirectors, who heard Paisleydiscuss the song with a groupof industry executives.

“He sat down and thoughtabout it from another per-son’s perspective and said, ‘IfI offended you, it was acci-dental,”’ Cook said. “I thinkit’s really from his heart.”

That doesn’t matter, saymany of the critical voices.They say it’s the result thatcounts — a song that, tothem, turns some of the moststinging flashpoints ofAmerican racial history intoaw-shucks anecdotes. Theyare receiving a message verydifferent from the one Paisleyintended: the country-musicstaple of trying to figure outone’s experiences throughsong.

Ignorance is no excuse forDemetria Irwin, who savaged“Accidental Racist” in apiece on the black news and

culture websiteTheGrio.com.

“I think he had good inten-tions. I think he genuinelywanted to explore a topic,”Irwin, who is black, said inan interview. However, “Idon’t believe he doesn’tknow what the Confederateflag symbolizes and what itmeans. There’s nothing acci-dental about that.”

“There’s also just a generalentitlement that some whitepeople might have, the wholewhite privilege thing, beingtotally unaware of black cul-ture in a real sense,” sheadded.

The song’s black culturewas provided by LL Cool J,whose verses were widelypanned as shallow. Coatespointed out that while rap isfull of artists who are pas-sionate about racial issues,LL is not one of them.

“The only real reason to

call up LL is that he is blackand thus must have some-thing insightful to say aboutthe Confederate Flag,” wroteCoates, who is black. “Theassumption that there is noreal difference among blackpeople is exactly what racismis.”

Choosing LL, he said, islike “assuming that Paisleymust know something aboutbarbecue because he’sSouthern.”

Being Southern comeswith its own set of assump-tions and stereotypes, someof them negative ones createdby the low points of theregion’s history. Southernpride is largely a defensivereaction to such stigmas, saidEric Weisbard, a music criticand American Studies profes-sor at the University ofMississippi.

So while some might see“Accidental Racist” as a

ham-handed attempt to start adialogue, it’s part of a longtradition in which Southernmusicians “try to talk aboutwho they are in answer towhat others dismissivelyassume they are,” Weisbardwrote on NPR.org.

Much of the frictionaround the song comes frompeople who don’t understandthis history, Weisbard said inan interview: “We’re as seg-regated culturally as we oftenare socially.”

Many people are proud ofbeing from the “heartland,”New York City or otherAmerican places, Weisbardsaid. But “the South has beenbranded a problem for thecountry as a whole at leastsince the Civil War.”

“In every generation,there’s a new way in whichwhite Southerners have mar-ginalized themselves,” hesaid, “and the rest of Americahas to think about what thatmeans.”

Paisley gave Americasomething to think aboutwith the chorus of the song:“I’m just a white man comin’to you from the Southland /Tryin’ to understand what it’s

like not to be / I’m proud ofwhere I’m from but noteverything we’ve done / Andit ain’t like you and me canre-write history.”

At the end of the chorus hesings, “Caught betweenSouthern pride and Southernblame.”

That’s a gray area for ChrisNewman, 25, a white WestVirginia University graduatestudent who grew up inLexington, Ky. He saysSouthern pride often is “flirt-ing a fine line between beingoffensive and supporting his-torical heritage.”

Hospitality, driving yourtruck through the mud, float-ing down a river or drinkingbourbon in Kentucky aregreat ways to embraceSouthern culture, he says.“But I don’t run around wear-ing Confederate T-shirts. Ihave Lynyrd Skynyrd T-shirts, but they don’t havestars and bars on them.”

That’s a deliberate choice:“If I respect somebody, I’mgoing to make sure I don’toffend them,” Newman said.

Newman doesn’t believe“accidental racism” exists.

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Places to Worship is a paid advertise-ment in the News-Sun that is publishedFriday and Sunday. To find out moreinformation on how to place a listing inthis directory, call the News-Sun at 385-6155, ext. 502.

ANGLICAN

� New Life Anglican Fellowship, 10 N.Main Ave. (Woman’s Club), Lake Placid, FL33852. Rev. Susan Rhodes, Deacon inCharge, (863) 243-3191; strhodes1020@yahoo.com. Sunday Worship, 10 a.m.Teaching, Holy Communion, Music,Fellowship, Healing Prayer. “Pastoral andSpiritual”.

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

� Christ Fellowship Church (Assemblyof God), 2935 New Life Way. Bearing HisName; Preaching His Doctrine; andAwaiting His Coming. “Worshiping God inSpirit and in Truth.” Sunday School, 9 a.m.;Morning Worship, 10 a.m.; EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday: Worship, 7p.m. Pastor Eugene Haas. Phone 471-0924.� First Assembly of God, 4301Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring. The Rev.Wilmont McCrary, pastor. Sunday School,10 a.m.; Morning Worship and KIDSChurch, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 7 p.m.Wednesday Family Night, (Adult BibleStudy), LIFE Youth Group, Royal Rangers,Missionettes, 7:30 p.m. Phone 385-6431.

BAPTIST

� Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church, 2600N. Highlands Blvd., Avon Park, FL 33825.George Hall, Pastor. Christ centered andbiblically based. Sunday worship services,8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nursery facil-ities are available. Bible studies at 9:45a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday. PrayerTime 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bible class-es at 9:45 a.m. are centered for all ages.Choir practice at 5 p.m. Sunday. Churchphone: 452-6556.� Bethany Baptist Church (GARBC)We are located at the corner of SR17 andC-17A (truck route) in Avon Park. Join usSunday morning at 9:00 AM for coffee anddoughnuts, followed with Sunday Schoolfor all ages at 9:30. Sunday morning wor-ship service begins at 10:30 a.m., andevening worship service is at 6 p.m. OnWednesdays, the Word of Life teen ministryand the Catylist class (20's+) begin at 6:30PM. The adult Bible and Prayer Timebegins at 7 p.m. For more information go towww.bethanybaptistap.com or call thechurch office at 863-452-1136.� Faith Missionary Baptist Church, offState Road 17 North of Sebring at 1708LaGrange Ave. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday Service, 7p.m. Deaf interpretation available. KenLambert, Pastor. Phone 386-5055.� Fellowship Baptist Church, 1000Maxwell St., Avon Park, FL 33825. Sunday:Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; MorningWorship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday: EveningService, 7 p.m.; Children/Youth, 7 p.m.Telephone: 453-4256. Fax: 453-6986. E-mail: office@apfellowship.org; Web site, www.apfellowship.org.� First Baptist Church of Avon Park, 100N. Lake Ave., Avon Park. Rev. Jon Beck,pastor; Charlie Parish, associatepastor/youth and families; Joy Loomis,music director; Rev. Johnattan Soltero,Hispanic pastor. Sunday – Sunday school,9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m.; Children’sChurch, 10:45 a.m.; Youth 445, 4:45 p.m.;Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday -Wednesday Night Supper, 5:15 p.m.;Children’s Choir, 6 p.m.; Youth Activities, 6-7:30 p.m.; Prayer Meeting/Bible Study, 6

p.m.; Worship Choir Practice, 6 p.m.;Mission Programs for Children, 6:45 p.m.Hispanic Services: Sunday school at 9:30a.m., worship service at 11 a.m.Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Sundaybroadcast on Cable TV Channel 6. Call453-6681 for details. “In the heart of AvonPark, for the hearts of Avon Park.”

First Baptist Church of LakeJosephine, 111 Lake Josephine Drive,Sebring (just off U.S. 27 midway betweenSebring and Lake Placid). Your place forfamily, friends and faith. Sunday morningworship service is 11 a.m. Nursery is pro-vided for both services with Children’sChurch at 11 a.m. Life changing BibleStudy for all ages starts at 9:45 a.m.Associate Pastor Allen Altvater leads theyouth in their quest to become more likeChrist. Sunday night worship at 6 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer meet-ing at 7 p.m. along with youth worship inthe youth facility, and missions training forall children. Call the church at 655-1524.� First Baptist Church of Lake Placid,Knowing God’s Heart and Sharing God’sHope, 119 E. Royal Palm St., Lake Placid,FL 33852 (863) 465-3721, Website:www.fbclp.com. Email: information@fbclp.com. Sunday services - TraditionalService 9 a.m., Contemporary Service10:30 a.m. Link Groups at 9 and 10:30a..m., Wednesday Activities: Family dinnerat 5 p.m. ($4 per person, reservationsrequired). Prayer meeting, YouthIntersections, and MaxKidz Extreme meetat 6:15 p.m. The church is at 119 E. RoyalPalm St., Lake Placid. For information, call465-3721 or go to www.fbclp.com.� First Baptist Church of Lorida locatedright on U.S. 98 in Lorida. Sunday Schoolbegins at 9:45 a.m. for all ages. Sundayworship services are at 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m. Preschool care is provided at the 11a.m. worship service. Wednesday eveningBible Study and Prayer meeting is at 6:30p.m., followed by adult choir rehearsal.From September the AWANA groups meet.First Lorida is the “Place to discover God’slove.” For more information about thechurch or the ministries offered, call 655-1878.� First Baptist Church, Sebring, 200 E.Center Ave., Sebring, FL 33870.Telephone: 385-5154. Dr. AllenHigginbotham, Interim Pastor; Rev. NunoNorberto, associate pastor, minister ofmusic and senior adults; and Dixie Kreulen,preschool director. Group Bible Studies,9:15 a.m.; Blended Service, 10:30 a.m.;Mision Buatista Hispana, 2 p.m.; SundayEvening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday nightprograms at the ROC begin 5:30 p.m., atchurch begin 6:30 p.m. Preschool andMother’s Day Out for children age 6 weeksto 5 years old. Call 385-4704. Websitewww.fbsebring.com� Florida Avenue Baptist Church, 401 S.Florida Ave., Avon Park. Mailing address is710 W. Bell St., Avon Park, FL 33825.Telephone, 453-5339. Rev. John D. Girdley,pastor. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; SundayWorship, 11 a.m.; 11 a.m. Children’sChurch; Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday night programs for children,youth and adults at 7 p.m.� Independent Baptist Church, 5704County Road 17 South, Sebring, FL 33876.Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship,10:30 a.m. Sunday evening, 6 p.m.Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Fundamental,soul-winning, mission-minded, King JamesBible Church. Larry Ruse, pastor. Phone655-1899. Bus transportation.� Leisure Lakes Baptist Church, 808Gardenia St., Lake Placid (just off of Millerat the west end of Lake June) “Where theold fashion gospel is preached.” SundaySchool begins at 9:30 a.m.; SundayWorship service at 10:45 a.m.; SundayEvening Service is at 6 p.m. WednesdayPrayer Meeting and Bible Study at 6 p.m.Call the church at 699-0671 for more infor-mation.� Maranatha Baptist Church (GARBC),35 Maranatha Blvd., Sebring, FL 33870 (Ahalf mile east of Highlands Avenue on

Arbuckle Creek Road.) Sunday School, 9a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:15 a.m.;Evening Service, 6 p.m. Mid-week service,Wednesday, 6 p.m. Daily Prayer and BibleStudy, 8 a.m., Hamman Hall. Pastor GeraldWebber and Associate Pastors DonMessenger and Ted Ertle. Phone 382-4301.� Parkway Free Will Baptist Church,3413 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, FL 33870.Welcome to the church where the “Son”always shines. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday EveningWorship, 6 p.m.; and Wednesday EveningWorship, 7 p.m. End-of-the-Month-Sing at6 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month.The Rev. J.S. Scaggs, pastor. Churchphone: 382-3552. Home phone: 214-3025.Affiliated with the National Association ofFree Will Baptists, Nashville, Tenn.� Sparta Road Baptist Church, (SBC)4400 Sparta Road. Rev. Mark McDowell,Pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer/BibleStudy, 6 p.m. Nursery provided. For infor-mation, call 382-0869.� Southside Baptist Church (GARBC),379 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring. David C.Altman, Pastor. Sunday School for all ages,9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship Service, 10:45a.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday:Student ministry, 6:30 p.m.; Awana kinder-garten through fifth grade, 6:30 p.m.; AdultMidweek Prayer and Bible Study, 7 p.m. Anursery for under age 3 is available at allservices. Provisions for handicapped andhard-of-hearing. Office phone, 385-0752.� Spring Lake Baptist Church, “Wherethe Bible is Always Open.” Pastor RichardSchermerhorn, 7408 Valencia Road; 655-2610. Assistant Pastor Ronald Smith, 386-1610. On U.S. 98 at the Spring Lake VillageII entrance. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. forall ages; Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.;Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday Mid-week Bible Study andPrayer Service, 6:30 p.m. Nursery availablefor all services.� Sunridge Baptist Church, (SBC) 3704Valerie Blvd. (U.S. 27 and Valerie, acrossfrom Florida Hospital), Sebring. Tim Finch,pastor. Sunday School, 9;30 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship, 10:45 a.m.; and SundayEvening Service, 6 p.m. Wednesday:Prayer, Bible Study, and Youth, 6:30p.m.Nursery provided. For information, call382-3695.

CATHOLIC

� Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church,595 East Main St., Avon Park, 453-4757.Father Nicholas McLoughlin, pastor.Saturday Vigil Mass is 4 p.m. in English and7 p.m. in Spanish; Sunday mass 8 and10:30 a.m. in English. Weekday mass at 8a.m. Confessions are at 3:30 p.m.Saturday. Religious Education Classes are9-10:20 a.m. Sunday for grades K through8th. Confirmation class is from 6:30-8 p.m.Wednesday. Youth Nights grades 6th andup, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday.� St. Catherine Catholic Church, 820Hickory St., Sebring. Parrish office/mailingaddress: 882 Bay St., Sebring, FL 33870,385-0049, 385-6762 (Spanish); fax, 385-5169; email, office@stcathe.com; website,www.stcathe.com. School Office/Mailing,Principal Dr. Anna V. Adam, 747 S. FranklinSt., Sebring, FL 33870; 385-7300; fax, 385-7310; email school@stcathe.com. Schooloffice hours 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Clergy: Very Rev. José González,V.F., frjose@stcathe.com or 385-0049;Parochial Vicar, Rev. Victor Caviedes, 385-3993; Assisting Priest (retired), Rev. J.Peter Sheehan; Decons, Rev. Mr. James R.McGarry and Rev. Mr. Max M. Severe.WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday:- 4 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10 a.m., 12 p.m.(Spanish), 5 p.m. (Holy Family YouthCenter), every third Sunday of the month at2 p.m. (French Mass). Daily Mass: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. Saturday at 9

a.m. Sacrament of Reconcilliation: 7:15-7:45 a.m. first Friday, 2:30-3:15 p.m.Saturday and 9-9:45 a.m. Sunday. OfficeHours: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.� St. James Catholic Church, 3380Placidview Drive, Lake Placid, 465-3215.Father Michael J. Cannon. Mass schedule:Summer (May 1 to Oct. 31) - Saturday Vigil,4 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.;Weekdays, 9 a.m. December thru Easter -Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m.and 11 a.m.; Weekdays 9 a.m.; and HolyDays 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., firstSaturday at 9 a.m.

CHRISTIAN

� Cornerstone Christian Church, (SaxonHall) 1850 US 27 South, Avon Park, FL33825. Love Christ - Love People. BillRaymond, Preaching Minister. Jon Carter,Music Minister. Sunday, 9 a.m. Bible Study;10 a.m. Worship; Communion availableeach week. Wednesday, 7 p.m. HomeFellowship Group. For more informationcall 453-8929 or 449-0203.� Eastside Christian Church, 101 PeaceAve., Lake Placid, FL 33852 (two mileseast of U.S. 27 on County Road 621), 465-7065. Ray Culpepper, senior pastor.Sunday: Bible classes, 9 a.m.; WorshipCelebration with the Lord’s Supper eachweek 10:15 a.m. Thelma Hall, organist; andPat Hjort, pianist. Wednesday: Praise andPrayer, 6:30 p.m.; “Building God’sKingdom for Everyone.” “Jesus Christ, theWay, Truth and Life!” “Alive and Worth theDrive!”� Sebring Christian Church, 4514Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33872. TodSchwingel, Preacher; Josh Knabel (812-618-7118), Youth Pastor. Sunday Worship,9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 11 a.m.; SundayYouth Service, 6 p.m; Evening service at6:30 p.m. Wednesday night meals, 5:30p.m. followed by classes at 6:30 p.m.Changing Seasons, a men’s grief supportgroup, meets at 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays.Alzheimers Caregivers Support Groupmeets at 1 p.m. Thursdays. Office hours, 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Phone 382-6676.� First Christian Church (Disciples ofChrist), 510 Poinsettia Avenue, (corner ofPoinsettia and Eucalyptus), Sebring, FL33870. Phone: 385-0358 or 385-3435. TheRev. Ronald Norton, Pastor; SundaySchool, 9 a.m.; Praise Breakfast, 10 a..m.,Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Children’sChurch, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Praise andWorship, 6:45 p.m. Youth Fellowship, 7:15p.m.; Midweek Bible Study, 7:15 p.m.

CHRISTIAN &MISSIONARY ALLIANCE

� The Alliance Church of Sebring, 4451Sparta Road, Sebring, FL 33875. Call 382-1343. Rev. Steve Hagen, pastor. Sundayservices: Sunday School meets at 9:30a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship Servicemeets at 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening BibleStudy meets at 6 p.m. (off site); WednesdayPrayer Gathering meets at 6 p.m.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

� Christian Science Church, 154 N.Franklin St. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. morningworship and Sunday school. Testimonialmeetings at 4 p.m. each second and fourthWednesday. A free public readingroom/bookstore, located in the church, isopen before and after church services. TheBible and the Christian Science textbook,‘Science and Health with Key to theScriptures’ by Mary Baker Eddy are ouronly preachers. All are welcome to comeand partake of the comfort, guidance, sup-port and healing found in the lesson-ser-mons.

CHURCH OF BRETHREN

� Church of the Brethren, 700 S. PineSt., Sebring, FL 33870. Sunday: ChurchSchool, 9 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:15a.m. Wednesday: Temple Choir, 7:30 p.m.Phone 385-1597.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

� Avon Park Church of Christ, 200 S.Forest Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825.Minister: Don Smith. Sunday WorshipServices, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nurseryfacilities are available at every service.Bible Study: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. andWednesday, 7 p.m. Bible centered classesfor all ages. Church phone: 453-4692.� Lake Placid Church of Christ, 1069Hwy 27 North, Lake Placid, FL 33852.Mailing address is P.O. Box 1440, LakePlacid, FL 33862. Sunday morning wor-ship is at 10 a.m. Sunday evening worshipis 6 p.m. Bible class 9 a.m. Sundays andWednesday evenings at 7 p.m. All are invit-ed to join us. For more information, call thechurch at 863-465-4636 or visit the websitehttp://www.thelordsway.com/lakeplacid-cofc/.� Sebring Parkway Church of Christ,3800 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, FL 33870;385-7443. Minister: Kevin Patterson. Timesof service are: Sunday Bible Class, 9 a.m.;Sunday Worship Service, 10 a.m.; SundayEvening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday BibleClass, 7 p.m.

CHURCH OF GOD

� Church on the Ridge, Church of God,Anderson, Ind.; 1130 State Road 17 North,Sebring, FL 33870. Worship ServiceSunday, 10 a.m.; Bible Study and Prayer,Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor Dr. ColletVarner, (863) 382-0773.

CHURCH OF NAZARENE

� First Church of the Nazarene of AvonPark, P.O. Box 1118., Avon Park, FL33825-1118. 707 W. Main St. RandallRupert, Pastor. Sunday: Sunday schoolbegins at 9:45 a.m. for all ages; morningworship at 10:45 a.m.; and evening serviceat 6 p.m. Wednesday evening service is at7 p.m. with special services for childrenand adults. Special services once a monthfor seniors (Prime Time) and Ladies min-istries. If you need any more information,call 453-4851.� First Church of the Nazarene of LakePlacid, 512 W. Interlake Blvd., Lake Placid,FL 33852. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.;Morning worship, 10:45 a.m.; Eveningservice, 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, 7 p.m.Classes for adult children and youth. Call465-6916. Pastor Tim Taylor.

CHURCHES OF CHRIST INCHRISTIAN UNION

� Community Bible Church - Churchesof Christ in Christian Union, (OrangeBlossom Conference Center) 1400 C-17ANorth (truck route), Avon Park. PresentingJesus Christ as the answer for time andeternity. Sunday morning worship service,10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. JuniorChurch activities at same time for K-6grade. Sunday School Bible hour (all ages),9:30 a.m. (Transportation available.)Sunday evening praise and worship serv-ice, 6 p.m. Wednesday evening prayerservice, 7 p.m. Children and youth activitiesat 7 p.m. Wednesday. Everyone is wel-come, please come worship with us. TomSchwankweiler, Pastor. Phone 453-6052.

PLACES TO WORSHIP

By JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press

DALLAS — RandyButtram never gave muchthought to the two 4 1/2-foottall ornate vases that gracedthe elegant main entrance ofhis grandparents’ OklahomaCity mansion and later weredisplayed around a fireplacefacade at his parents’ home.

The vases, which had beenpacked away for around adecade, turned out to be rareitems from Russia datingback nearly two centuries —to the reign of Nicholas I.

It turned out they carriedimmense value, fetching $2.7million Thursday in a privatesale about a week before theywere to be auctioned.

Buttram, 66, of OklahomaCity, remembers as a youngboy playing at his grandpar-ents’ sprawling ItalianRenaissance mansion thatincluded a bowling alley inthe basement. He said thatthe vases were part of thedecor in an entryway sogrand — complete with twinstaircases — that they didn’tparticularly stand out.

“To me as a child theywere just there and that’s all,”said Buttram, 66, ofOklahoma City. “We did a lotof roughhousing in the house.We’re lucky nobody knockedthem over.”

Officials with the auctioncompany were evaluatingitems inherited by Buttramand his brother at their lateparents’ home when theynoticed the top portion of oneof the vases lying on a bedhad the blue marking ofRussia’s Imperial PorcelainFactory used during the reignof Nicholas I and the date1833 printed on it.

The pieces of the vases,which are designed to be dis-assembled for moving andstorage, had been mostlystored in cardboard boxes.

“We saw that and immedi-ately recognized it as: ‘Thisis unbelievable,”’ said ScottShuford, president of DallasAuction Gallery that con-ducted the sale. “I think oureyes kind of bulged out a lit-tle bit.”

Shuford said the vases gen-

erated interest from all overthe world in the time leadingup to the April 17 auction. Hesaid that the buyer wishes toremain anonymous. The pre-auction estimate for the vaseswas $1 million to $1.5 mil-lion.

As an adult, Buttram beganto suspect the vases likely didhave some value, but neverdid he imagine just howmuch.

Buttram’s grandparents,Frank and Merle Buttram,bought the vases in 1928from the Bernheimer Galleryin Munich while traveling

through Europe. FrankButtram, an Oklahomanative, founded ButtramPetroleum Co., which is stillin the family and is nowcalled Buttram Energies Inc.

After the deaths of hisgrandparents the estate wassplit between their five chil-dren and the vases wereamong items that went toRandy Buttram’s father,Dorsey Buttram. WhenRandy Buttram’s parentsmoved to a smaller homeabout a decade ago, the vaseswere stored away. After thedeath of his mother in

November 2011 followinghis father’s 2006 death,Buttram and his brotherbegan to sort through whatmight be worthy of auction— including the vases.

Buttram said it has beeninteresting to look throughhis grandmother’s detailedrecords of purchases on theirtravels, which includedeverything from the vases totwo pairs of boys’ silk paja-mas bought in China.

The auction house consult-ed with the Russian porcelaincurator at the StateHermitage Museum in St.Petersburg to confirm that thevases were indeed producedby the Imperial PorcelainFactory, founded in 1744 toproduce items for the Russianroyal family.

The auction house said thatthat research by the curatorshowed that one vase featuresa copy of the “The Concert”by Dutch painter A.Palamedes, an artwork fromthe 1600s currently on dis-play in the Hermitage.Records show the painting

was sent to the porcelain fac-tory in 1832 to make a copyon the vase. Experts wereunable to identify the paint-ing that was copied on thesecond vase.

Shuford said they wereunable to determine who thevases belonged to in Russiaand it’s not known how theyended up at the Munichgallery. He said that after thecommunists seized power inRussia in 1917 items like thevases were often sold off bythe new Soviet government.

Buttram’s grandparents’mansion located in theOklahoma City enclave ofNichols Hills was an artmuseum for a time but is nowprivately owned again.

As for keeping them,Randy Buttram said he nevergave that possibility muchthought.

“I certainly really don’thave any room for them atmy house,” he said.

Dallas Auction Gallery:http://www.dallasauction-gallery.com

Rare Russian vases sell for $2.7M in private saleOfficials with the auction company were

evaluating items inherited by Buttram andhis brother at their late parents’ home

when they noticed the top portion of oneof the vases lying on a bed had the bluemarking of Russia’s Imperial Porcelain

Factory used during the reign of NicholasI and the date 1833 printed on it.

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EPISCOPAL

� St. Agnes Episcopal Church, 3840Lakeview Drive, Sebring, FL 33870.Sunday Services: Holy Eucharist Rite I -7:45 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite II - 10 a.m.Midweek service on Wednesday at 6 p.m.Sunday School for all ages at 9 a.m. Thenursery is open 8:45 a.m. until 15 minutesafter the 10 a.m. service ends. Wednesday:Adult Bible study, 9:30 a.m. Visitors arealways welcome. Church office 385-7649,for more information.� St. Francis of Assisi AnglicanEpiscopal Church, 43 Lake June Road,Lake Placid, FL 33852. Phone: 465-0051.Rev. Elizabeth L. Nelson, Rector. SundayWorship, 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.Wednesday evening: Holy Communionwith Healing Service, 6 p.m.Thursday: HolyCommunion with healing service, 9 a.m.Child care available at the 8 a.m. and 10:30a.m. Sunday service.

EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH OF AMERICA

� The Church of the Way EFCA, 1005 N.Ridgewood Drive, Sebring. Sunday schooland worship service at 9 a.m. and 10:30a.m. Youth activities, 6:30 p.m.Wednesdays. The Way is a church familywho gathers for contemporary worship,teaching of God’s Word, prayer and fellow-ship. Come early and stay after for fellow-ship time. Child care and children’s churchare provided. Reinhold Buxbaum is pastor.The Way – A place for you. Office Phone:471-6140, Church Cell Phone: 273-3674.Email: thewaychurch@hotmail.com. Web site:www.TheWayChurch.org

GRACE BRETHREN

� Grace Brethren Church, 3626Thunderbird Road, (863) 835-0869. Dr.Randall Smith, senior pastor. Sunday serv-ices at 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.;Wednesday services at 7 p.m. We offer “KidCity” Children’s Ministry throughout allservices, and there are variosu other class-es for teens, married couples, “prime-timers,” and Bible studies in Spanish. “KidCity” Day Care, Preschool and After-SchoolMonday-Friday: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (For registra-tion call: 385-3111). Check us out on theWeb at www.sebringgrace.org.

INDEPENDENT

� First Christian Church, 1016 W.Camphor St., Avon Park, FL 33825; (863)453-5334; on the Web at www.firstchris-tianap.com. Our motto is “Jesus is First atFirst Christian Church.” Greg Ratliff, SeniorMinister; Bible School 9 a.m.; Worship 10a.m.; Wednesday studies for all ages, 6p.m. Nursery provided for all events.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

� World Harvest and RestorationMinistries, (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, 11a.m. Wednesday services: 7 p.m. prayermeeting/Bible study. Pastor: W.H. Rogers.

LUTHERAN

� Atonement Lutheran Church (ELCA),1178 S.E. Lakeview Drive., Sebring. DavidThoresen, Deacon, Spiritual Leader, onfirst, third and fifth Sunday each month,and Rev. Jefferson Cox on the second andfourth Sunday of each month. Jim Helwig,organist/choir director. Worship service at9:30 a.m.; Holy Eucharist is every Sunday.Coffee hour on the first and third Sunday ofeach month. Council meeting on the firstTuesday of month; Ladies Group WELCA

meets at noon second Tuesday of monthwith lunch. Bring a dish to pass. LabyrinthPrayer Garden open seven days a week tocongretation and community. Come growwith us. Phone 385-0797.� Christ Lutheran Church Avon Park –LCMS, 1320 County Road 64, 1/2 mileeast of Avon Park High School past thefour-way stop sign. Sunday Divine Worshipis at 10 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrat-ed every week with traditional LutheranLiturgy, hymns and songs of praise.Fellowship time with coffee and refresh-ments follows worship. Come worship andfellowship with us. For information callPastor Scott McLean at (863) 471-2663 orsee christlutheranavonpark.org.� Faith Lutheran Church – LCMS, 2740Lakeview Drive, Sebring. Reverend RobertReinhardt, Pastor. Church phone: 385-7848, Faith Child Development Center,385-3232. Sunday Traditional WorshipService, 8 a.m. ; Sunday Praise WorshipService, 10:30 a.m. Communion is servedthe first, third and fifth Sunday of themonth. Sunday school and Bible classes,9:15 a.m. Worship service is broadcast at 8a.m. on WITS 1340 AM each Sunday.Educational opportunities include weeklyadult Bible studies. Faith’s Closet ThriftStore (385-2782) is open from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. tonoon Saturday. All are warmly welcome inthe Faily of Faith.� Good Shepherd Lutheran Church(AALC) American Association ofLutheran Churches, 3240 Grand PrixDrive, Sebring, FL 33872. James Weed,pastor. Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.Sunday. Bible Study, 9 a.m. Nursery provid-ed. Social activities: Choir, Missions,Evangelism. Phone 385-2346.� New Life Evangelical LutheranChurch, 3725 Hammock Road, aCongregation of the Evangelical LutheranSynod (ELS) in fellowship with theWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod(WELS). Sunday Worship at 10 a.m.; BibleStudy, 9 a.m. For more information, callPastor Luke Willitz at 385-2293 or visit theWeb site at www.newlifesebring.com.� Resurrection Lutheran Church -ELCA, 324 E. Main St., at Memorial Drive,Avon Park. Pastor Rev. John C. Grodzinski.Sunday worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m.;Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Fragrance FreeService Wednesdays at 7 p.m. OpenCommunion celebrated at all services.“God’s Work, Our Hands.”� Trinity Lutheran Church - LCMS, 25Lakeview St., Lake Placid, FL 33852; 465-5253. The Rev. Richard A. Norris, pastor;Susan C. Norris, Trinity Tots Pre-Schooldirector; and Noel Johnson, minister ofyouth and family life. Worship scheduleafter Easter through December: Worshipservice 10 a.m., and Education Hour, 8:45a.m. Worship schedule for January throughEaster: Worship service, 8:30 and 11 a.m.,Education Hour 9:45 a.m. TraditionalService with Holy Communion each firstand third Sunday. Non-Traditional Serviceeach second, fourth and fifth Sunday.Seasonal mid-week services Wednesdayevenings during Lent and Advent. Callchurch office for additional Worship timesand special holiday services. Other activi-ties and groups include: Choirs; LadiesGuild and LWML; Men’s Fellowship Group,Small Group Bible Studies as scheduled;Trinity Tots Pre-school, Youth Group activi-ties (call for meeting times and dates). Visitus online at: www.Trinitylutheranlp.com.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

� Bible Fellowship Church, 3750Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33872.Sunday: American Sign Language: FirstWorship sermon, songs signed first andsecond Worship services. First Worshipservice, 9 a.m.; Second Worship service,10:45 a.m. Nursery (up to 2 years old) andSunday school classes both hours. BFCYouth, 6 p.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.Wednesday: Children, ages 4 yrs through5th grade, 6 p.m.; Youth, 6-7:30 p.m.;Prayer time, 6:15 p.m. Todd Patterson, pas-

tor; Andy McQuaid, associate pastor. Website www.bfcsebring.com. Church office385-1024.� Calvary Church, 1825 Hammock Road,Sebring, FL 33872; 386-4900. An inde-pendent community church. Sunday morn-ing worship, 10 a.m.; Bible study, 11:15a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.Pastor Lester Osbeck. A small friendlychurch waiting for your visit.� Christian Training Ministries Inc., onSebring Parkway. Enter off County Road 17on Simpson Avenue. Sunday service is at10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Anursery and children’s church are provided.The church is part of Christian InternationalMinistries Network, a full gospel, non-denominational ministry. Linda M. Downing,minister, lindadowning@live.com. Casey L.Downing, associate minister, caseydowning@hotmail.com. Church phone: 314-0482. Web site: www.ctmforme.com� Crossroads of Life, 148 E. InterlakeBlvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852; Tel. 863-655-9163. The place of your Divine appoint-ment. We expect our supernatural God totransform our lives through His power andgrace. Come, learn of His plan and destinyfor you. With His plan we receive His provi-sion along with His perfect timing andopportunity. What you have longed for, buthave been missing, can now be received.The direction you have been thirsty for willsuddenly quench your parched soul. Cometo experience what you have been missingfor so long – empowerment in every area oflife. We teach, train and send forth to winsouls. You don’t speak English – no proble-ma.We have a Spanish interpreter.We lookforward to fellowship and worship with youat 7 p.m. every Wednesday. Pastoers Giland Rosa Benton (Faith Never Fails).� Grace Bible Church, 4541 ThunderbirdRoad, (second church on left) Sebring, FL33872. Phone, 382-1085. Dustin Woods,lead pastor. Saturday Worship, 6:30 p.m.Sunday, 9 and 11 a.m. Tuesday 6 p.m.Grace Bible Academy Adult InvestigatingTruth; first and third Tuesday, PrayerGathering, 7:15 p.m.; Wednesday,Children’s & Youth Programs, 6 p.m.;Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., College Ministry.www.GBCconnected.org� Highlands Community Church, acasual contemporary church, meets at3005 New Life Way. Coffee at 9:30 a.m.;Worship at 10 a.m. Nursery and Kid’s Worldclasses. Small groups meet throughout theweek. Church phone is 402-1684; PastorBruce A. Linhart.� The Lord’s Sentinel FellowshipChurch, 148 E. Interlake Blvd., Lake Placid(at Lake Placid Christian School), PastorJuanita Folsom. Sunday morning service,10:30 a.m.; Monday, Sentinel School ofTheology, 7 p.m.; Church service, Tuesday,7 p.m. More information at www.juanitafol-s o mministries.com.� Union Church, 106 N. Butler Ave., AvonPark, FL 33825. Contemporary worshipservice is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday with PastorTiger Gullett. Sunday traditional worshipservice is at 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m.Contemporary Sunday worship service isat 10:45 a.m. Nursery and children’schurch on Saturday nightes and 9 and10:45 a.m. Sundays. Breakfast and lunchmenus at Solid Grounds. Senior Pastor isBill Breylinger. Office: 453-3345. Web pageat www.weareunion.org.� Unity Life Enrichment Centre, newlocation, 10417 Orange Blossom Blvd. S.,Sebring, FL 33875; 471-1122; e-mailunity@vistanet.net. Web site, www.unityof-sebring.org. 10:30 a.m. SundayCelebration Service, Nursery andChildren’s Church. Weekly Classes,Christian Bookstore and Cafe, PrayerMinistry, Life Enrichment Groups. Rev.Andrew C. Conyer, senior minister trans-forming lives from ordinary to extraordinary.

PRESBYTERIAN

� Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA),4500 Sun ‘N Lake Blvd., Sebring, 33872-2113. A Congregation of the Presbyterian

Church in America. Sunday morning wor-ship: Traditional service, 10:30 a.m.;Sunday school, 9:15 a.m. Wednesdayevening Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m.;Children’s/Youth Group, 5:30-7 p.m.; choirpractice, 7:15 p.m. Phone: 385-3234; Fax:385-2759; e-mail: covpres@strato.net; Website: www.cpcsebring.org. Office hours:8:30-12:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.� First Presbyterian Church ARP, 215 E.Circle St., (two entrances on LaGrande),Avon Park, FL 33825. Phone: 453-3242.The Rev. Robert Johnson is the pastor.Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; SundayWorship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday Biblestudy, 10:30 a.m.; Potluck dinner, 6 p.m.third Wednesday; choir practice, 6:30 p.m.each Wednesday; Mary Circle businessmeeting, 1 p.m. second Wednesday; SarahCircle business meeting, 4 p.m. secondThursday; Women’s Ministries CombinedBible study, 4 p.m. third Thursday. Be a partof a warm, caring church family with tradi-tional services, following biblical truth.� First Presbyterian Church, ARP, 319Poinsettia Ave., Sebring, FL 33870. 385-0107. Email: faith@htn.net, Rev. Darrell A.Peer, pastor. Sunday School, all ages, 9:30a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.Youth Group(middle school and high school age), 3:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Wednesday: AdultBible Study, 10:30 a.m. Nursery availableduring worship. Call the church office formore information and other classes.� First Presbyterian Church, ARP,www.fpclp.com, 117 N. Oak Ave., LakePlacid, 465-2742. The Rev. Ray Cameron,senior pastor; the Rev. Drew Severance,associate pastor. Sunday TraditionalWorship, 9 a.m.; Contemporary Worship,11 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:10 a.m.Wednesday evenings: Adult small groupBible Sstudy 7 p.m. (Nursery available),Youth Group – 6-12th grades) 7 p.m., nurs-ery and children’s ministry, 7 p.m. FamilyBiblical Counseling available by appoint-ment.� Spring Lake Presbyterian Church(USA), 5887 U.S. 98, Sebring, FL 33876.Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Worship Service,10 a.m. Session meets at 6:30 p.m. thesecond Thursday of the month, Septemberthrough June. Board of Deacon’s meet at5:30 p.m. first Monday of the month. Choirrehearses at 7 p.m. each Wednesday,September through April. PresbyterianWomen meet at 10 a.m. the third Thursdayof the month. Organist: Richard Wedig.Choir Director: Suzan Wedig. Churchphone, 655-0713; e-mail,springlakepc@embarqmail.com, Web site,h t t p : / / s l p c . e m b a r qspace.com.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVEN-TIST

� Avon Park Seventh-day AdventistChurch, 1410 West Avon Blvd., Avon Park.Phone: 453-6641 or e-mail: avonparksda@embarqmail.com, Sabbath School, 9:30a.m Saturday. Church Service 10:45 a.m.Saturday. Wednesday prayer meeting 7p.m. Community Service hours on Tuesdayand Thursday is from 9:00 a.m. till 2 p.m. Asale takes place the first Sunday of eachmonth. Senior Pastor Frank Gonzalez.Walker Memorial Academy ChristianSchool offering education for kindergartenthrough 12th grades. ALL ARE WELCOME.Associate Pastor is Ryan Amos. Website iswww.discoverjesus.org� Sebring Seventh-Day AdventistChurch, 2106 N. State Road 17, Sebring;385-2438. Worship Services: 9:15 a.m.Worship hour, 11 a.m. Prayer meeting,Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. Community service:every Monday 9-11 a.m. Health Seminarwith Dr. Seralde, every Friday, 10:00 a.m.Pastor Nathan Madrid.

THE CHURCH OF LATTERDAY SAINTS

� The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints, 3235 Grand Prix Dr., Sebring,Fl 33872; (863) 382-9092 Steve Austin,

Bishop; Mark Swift, 1st Counselor; DelMurphy, 2nd Counselor. Family HistoryCenter (863) 382-1822. Sunday Services:Sacrament Meeting, 10-11:10 a.m.; GospelDoctrine, 11:20 a.m. to noon;Priesthood/Relief Society, 12:10-1p.m.;Primary for children, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.;Youth Activities: Wednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m.Scouts: first and third Wednesday, 7-8:20p.m. Activity Days: 8-11 yr old Boys andGirls, second and fourth Wednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m.

THE SALVATION ARMY

� The Salvation Army – Center forWorship. Sunday: Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; Holiness meeting, 11 a.m.; andPraise meeting and lunch, noon. Tuesday:Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; and Women’sMinistries, 7 p.m. Wednesday: YouthMinistries, 4 p.m. All meetings are at 120 N.Ridgewood Ave., Sebring. For more infor-mation, visit the Web site www.salvation-armysebring.com or call Major BruceStefanik at 385-7548, ext. 110.

UNITED METHODIST

� First United Methodist Church, 105 S.Pine St., Sebring, FL 33870. The Rev. A.C.Bryant, pastor. Traditional Worship Serviceat 8:10 and 10:50 a.m. in the sanctuary,Contemporary Worship in the FLC at 9:30a.m. Sunday School at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.Methodist Youth Fellowship at 5:30 p.m.Sundays with Rick Heilig, youth director.The 10:55 a.m. Sunday worship service isbroadcast over WITS 1340 on AM dial.There is a nursery available at all services.� First United Methodist Church, 200 S.Lake Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825. (863)453-3759, Devon Jarrett, Pastor. SundaySchool - 9 a.m., Worship - 10:30 a.m. Biblestudy every Wednesday at 6 p.m. Visit us atour church website: www.fumcap.org.� Memorial United Methodist Church,500 Kent Ave., (overlooking Lake Clay)Lake Placid, FL, 33852. Rev. John A.Bryant, pastor. Rev. Claude H.L. Burnett,pastoral assistant. Rev. Jerry McCauley,visitation pastor. Sunday worship services:Worship Service, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Loving nurserycare provided every Sunday morning.YouthFellowship, 5 p.m. We offer Christ-centeredSunday school classes, youth programs,Bible studies, book studies and Christianfellowship. We are a congregation thatwants to know Christ and make Himknown. Check out our church website atwww.memorialumc.com or call the churchoffice at 465-2422.� St. John United Methodist Church,3214 Grand Prix Drive, Sebring, FL 33872.The Rev. Ronald De Genaro Jr., Pastor.Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Adult SundaySchool, 11 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship,8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Nursery pro-vided for all services. Phone 382-1736.www.stjohnsebring.org� Spring Lake United Methodist Church,8170 Cozumel Lane, (Hwy 98) Sebring.The Rev. Clyde Weaver Jr., Pastor. Worshipservice starts at 9:55 a.m. Bible Studymeets at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. ChoirPractice at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Churchoffice phone: 655-0040.

UNITED CHURCHOF CHRIST

� Emmanuel United Church of Christ,Jesus didn’t reject people, neither do we.Join us for worship every Sunday at 9:30a.m. and you’ll be embraced by a compas-sionate congregation that is all-inclusive.We’re at the corner of Hammock and Hope.Choir and Bell Choir practice onWednesday; Bible studies throughout theweek. 471-1999; sebringemmanuelucc.com.

PLACES TO WORSHIP

By SYLVIA HUIAssociated Press

LONDON — Queen Debbiedoesn’t quite have the right ring toit. King Bob just sounds wrong.

Naming a baby is no easy busi-ness, but much more is at stakewhen it comes to finding the rightname for a future monarch.

Britain’s bookmakers have someideas to offer to Prince William andthe Duchess of Cambridge:Alexandra is the clear favorite, withthe odds slashed at 2-1 as ofThursday. One of the bookies,Coral, said that at one point bettingon the name became so furious thatit had to suspend it.

Elizabeth, Diana and Victoria areclose behind, following widespreadspeculation that the royal couple’sfirst child will be a girl.

All things considered, the book-ies are likely on the right track.

“Royal names tend to be based onprevious monarchs, relatives andgodparents to ensure continuity,”said historian Carolyn Harris, wholectures at the University ofToronto’s school of continuingstudies.

“(The names) are not generallysomething out of the blue. It will besomething that fits into the royallineage, names used by previouskings and queens,” she added.

Alexandra appears to be a goodbet — it’s the name of QueenElizabeth II’s great-grandmother, aDanish princess who marriedEdward VII.

The full name of Elizabeth her-self also includes Alexandra, aswell as Mary, her grandmother.

It’s not clear why people sudden-ly became so enthusiastic about thename Alexandra over the past fewdays, though Simon Clare, a

spokesman for the bookmakerCoral, offered a clue: Many of thebets appeared to be coming in fromBerkshire, the county that’s home toroyal residence Windsor Castle.

“With these sorts of markets youdon’t expect a rush of money.Generally it comes once peoplethink they know what’s happened,”he said. He added, however, that itcould also just be that “someone atthe local pub said Kate quite likedthe idea of the name.”

Much more reliable, then, todelve into the royal family trees forclues.

In the middle ages royals some-times used saints’ names, but sincethen most monarchs have stuck tothe names of predecessors —Henry, William, Mary, James,Richard, to name a few.

Some royal names do not harkback to ancestors, but instead can be

read as symbols that have nationalsignificance, Harris said.

Take Arthur, the middle names ofboth Prince Charles and PrinceWilliam, which brings to mind thelegendary King Arthur and tales ofchivalry — a favorite themeingrained in Britain’s literature.

Edward VIII, who abdicated in1936, was christened Edward AlbertChristian George Andrew PatrickDavid — the first names were inhonor of family members, but thelast four were patron saints ofEngland, Scotland, Ireland andWales.

Not all British royal names arestrictly English, though. Marriageswith other European dynasties havebrought in new additions to thename pool, like Isabella, Charlotteand Frederick.

Given the weight of history, canWilliam and the former Kate

Middleton — widely admired as thefresh, modern face of a crusty insti-tution — break with tradition andcall their child something trendyand unexpected?

Experts don’t think it’s likely.While children further down theline of succession have had moreunconventional names — for exam-ple, the grandchildren of PrincessAnne, the queen’s only daughter,are called Savannah and Isla —those first in line to the throne don’thave such freedom.

“With royal children it’s rarelyjust the parents who have a say,”Harris said.

Safe to say, then, that the babywon’t be called Apple or Wayne.

Online: www.royal.gov.uk gives an offi-cial account of British royal history.Sylvia Hui can be reached athttp://twitter.com/sylviahui

Princess Alexandra?UK royal baby name bets surge

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CROSSWORD SOLUTION

Thirty-four braverunners,ranging inages from8 to 73,took on theThirdAnnualSeminoleTrail Run5-KChallengeon April 6.Eventhough the site of the run,the Sun ’N Lake Preserve, isundergoing a selective treethinning operation, thecourageous participants werenot daunted. Areas of thetrail run were a bit muddyfrom the previous night’srain and the trail had beenaltered in places due to thethinning operation. The pathwas rougher and wetter inplaces, but those that choseto run found the challengesexciting and fun.

The trail run takes partici-pants through parts of thePreserve that showcase theincredible and unique beautyof the site. One of the man-agement goals for thePreserve is to “provide pas-sive recreation and outdooreducation.” The HighlandsCounty Parks and NaturalResources Department isdoing just that by offeringcitizens this type of event.Members of the SeminoleClub worked with staff fromthe Parks & NaturalResources Department to layout the 5K track, trim up thearea and move fallen debrisfrom the thinning operation.The trail was marked withyellow paint for runners tofollow, maps were made andthe race was on.

This year’s overall winnerwith a time of 24:21, was 8-year-old Ashton Griffin. Ashe came across the finishline, Uncle Greg Griffin,who was about two secondsbehind him, said “he smokedhis uncle!” Ashton wasthrilled to be the first placerunner and stated, “Last timeI got in fifth place. I’ve kindof been practicing. I reallyliked the trail. I stepped in abig pile of mud but I just ranright through it. I beat mylast time by six minutes.”

Brendan Myers from LakeWales was a first-time run-ner for this course. Myersstated, “It was a lot of fun; Iused to bike this area. Thisrace was very challengingespecially with the logging. Iliked it better than opengrass. I try to run one 5K amonth. I work at the bomb-ing range and I will definite-ly do this again next year. I

understand the need to tim-ber this site – the basil areais extremely high and it is indire need of thinning. I had alot of fun and just ran rightthrough the water and mud.”

Lois Hotchkiss, the oldestparticipant, ran the 5K in34:10. She said, “This is mythird time running here. Ilove doing this trail run. It’sdifferent and a real chal-lenge.”

Another third time runnerof the course was SavannahOldfield with a time of28:49. Savannah is alsoinvolved with the ChampionsElite Club, which is a trackand field organizationhoused in Avon Park.Savannah stated, “This is mythird year in a row and itspretty fun. This year wasmore challenging, but I did-n’t really get muddy. I ranreal steady. I like to runbecause people won’t judgeyou and you don’t have to becoached. It’s a year roundsport and you don’t have toquit for a season.” Mary JoGrice, Savannah’s fifth-gradeteacher, said, “Savannah hasa lot of energy and she hasfound a way to channel itinto a great thing. Runninghas made her such a goodsportsman and she carriesthat into school with her allday.”

In each age group, maleand female, a $10 Subwaycard was awarded to eachfirst-place finisher, $5 cardsto second-place winners andpersonal misters to each

third-place participant. Therewere also on course prizes,as long as the runner couldmake it across the finish lineholding the prize containerthey picked up. There werefive prizes, with one being a$50 gas card.

Erin McCarta, the club’spresident, said, “It was afantastic morning, with greatawards and prizes, everyonehad fun and the club wasable to continue contributingto our scholarship fund. Igive a huge shout-out andspecial thanks to Doug andArin for their wonderfulcoordination and help. Andthanks to everyone whohelped out with the event.”

Congratulations to all theparticipants for taking on thechallenge of this exciting 5Krun. The Highlands CountyParks and Natural Resourcesstaff is certainly encouragedby the continued success ofthis and other 5K’s held atthe Preserve. We believe thatthese events encourage theuse of the park for passiverecreation purposes andallow the participants toenjoy the natural beauty thesite provides. We look for-ward to working with theSeminole Club and otherorganizations in the future toprovide such quality events.

Seminole Trail Run5KRace Results for April 6,2013

Overall Male Winner –Ashton Griffin 24:21

Overall Female Winner -Angel Nowling 27:49

Overall Junior Winner –Zach Farr 27:50

Male Age Group WinnersAge 17- under – EricMarshall 26:41 and BrendanMyers 32:29

Age 30-39 – Jose Chavez22:06 , Jeremy Vincent27:20, Nelson Pacheco36:42, Greg Griffin 24:23and Matt Griffin 26:42

Age 40-49 – Ron Smith28:26

Age 50-59 – Steve Farr31:45 and Nelson Pacheco40:43

Age 60-69 Age 70+ –Dale Bargar 46:10 and CliffAbles 46:31

Female Age GroupWinners Age 17-under –Savannah Oldfield 28:49 andHannah Farr 30:26

Age 30-39 – Laura Griffin30:43, Heather Mellow30:43 and Krystal Griffin43:52

Age 40-49 – Mary JoGrice 36:33

Age 50-59 – Kim Smith28:26 , Tammy Jackson34:15 , Martie Brooker36:33 , Pam Farr 56:14 andSusie Whitehead 56:14

Age 60-69 – Bettye Hart45:55

Age 70+ – Lois Hotchkiss34:10

Corine Burgess is andEnvironmental Specialist for theHighlands County Parks andNatural Resources Department.Guest columns are the opinion ofthe writer, not necessarily thoseof the News-Sun.

Third Annual Seminole Trail Run5K Challenge proves exciting

Courtesy photoAshton Griffin finishes first place in the Third Annual Seminole Trail Run 5K held at theSun ’N Lake Preserve.

OUTDOORS

News From The

WatershedCorine Burgess

Associated PressMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Rides and

games could be returning to the MyrtleBeach Pavilion site seven years after theoceanfront attraction was demolished.

The Sun News of Myrtle Beachreports that the city has received anapplication from Strates Shows inOrlando to operate a summer-long car-

nival on vacant land at the formerPavilion site.

Under the proposal, the carnivalwould be set up on a four-acre site nextto the Adrenaline Adventures Zip Linethat occupies another part of the proper-ty.

The Pavilion was removed by theBurroughs & Chapin Co. back in 2006.

The company has been negotiating withStrates to bring in the carnival.

If the city approves, the plan is for thecarnival to operate this season from June8 through Sept. 6.

Information from: The Sun News,http://www.thesunnews.com/

Rides might return to Myrtle Beach Pavilion site

Home is the place a per-son can always escape forsome rest and relaxation.This year, celebrate EarthDay by upgrading yourhome to be a place that alsohelps you conserve waterand be a better environmen-tal steward.

Technology has come along way in improving per-formance and efficiency inhousehold fixtures, espe-cially when it comes towater usage. There aremany ways you can updateyour home’s water-usingfixtures - without sacrific-ing quality, comfort ordesign:

- Choose brands youtrust. If you are planning toreplace a number of fix-tures in your home, look toa manufacturer that is com-mitted to water conserva-tion and innovation. Fornearly 100 years, TOTO hasinnovated to make people’slives better and protect theenvironment, as embodiedin its PeoplePlanetWaterphilosophy. TOTO’s beauti-ful, innovative designs per-form flawlessly whilerespecting the plant andhonoring our water supply.

- Replace your toilet withan ultra-high-efficiencymodel. Older toilet modelscan consume up to 27 per-cent of a household’s dailywater usage, according to

the EnvironmentalProtection Agency. Whenreplacing a toilet, look toinstall products made fromhigh-quality materials thathave a low impact on theenvironment. TOTO’s dualflush NEOREST 550H con-sumes only one gallon ofwater for the full flush, anda modest 0.8 gallons for thelight flush. In addition, theNEOREST 550H uses elec-trolyzed water, which has aslightly acidic pH value - tokill bacteria and clean thebowl - helping homeownersreduce their use of harshcleaning products, whichbenefits the environmentand saves money.

- Make easy enhance-ments. Replacing a shower-head is a relatively effort-less upgrade, but can cer-tainly help reduce theamount of water used eachweek in your household.Showers are traditionallythe third largest water-con-suming appliance in thehousehold. Look for areplacement showerheadthat boasts the WaterSenselabel, as these products areat least 20 percent morewater-efficient. Encourageyour family to shower inunder 10 minutes to furtherreduce the amount of wateryou use.

– BrandPoint

Practice waterconservation at home

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Metro News ServiceAries (March 21-April

20) – Aries, take time to sortthrough some of the paper-work on your desk. Youcould find there is somethingimportant that you over-looked that needs to beaddressed.

Taurus (April 21-May21) – There are a few thingsyou can’t seem to work out inyour head, Taurus. A betteridea may be to put everythingon paper and perhaps theanswer will jump out.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)– Gemini, there will be a fewmoments this week when youseem to have a breakthrough.Maybe it’s in a relationshipor you have just the rightanswers at work.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)– Surprising events are instore as you continue tochange your views aboutlife-altering events, Cancer.You may find your masterplan is entirely turned on itshead.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 23) –Leo, your energy level is sorevved up that others won’tbe able to keep up with you.You may have to slow down alittle to let others catch up.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)– Virgo, others find it diffi-cult to change your opiniononce you have your mind seton something. But it stillhelps to consider if the direc-tion you're heading is the

right way.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) –

Libra, you may be feeling alittle homesick, especially ifyou are away on business oron vacation. Try to make themost of the situation even ifyou’re feeling nostalgic.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)– Scorpio, if it seems likenothing is going your way,keep in mind there is a masterplan in the works. You maynot be able to see the resolu-tion, but just be patient.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec.21) – Sagittarius, there are afew puzzle pieces that youneed to get into place andthen you’ll have everythingworked out. Reward yourselfwith a night out.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.20) – Capricorn, lay low forawhile rather than drummingup some trouble. Tempting asit is to stir the pot, it maycause more difficulties foryou in the long run.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb.18) – Aquarius, although youhave a few projects on yourto-do list, you can’t seem toget started. Instead of look-ing at the entire list, tackleone task at a time and you’llget the job get done.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)– Pisces, turn your thoughtsto creative efforts and you’llfind the days will just fly by.

Before you know it, theweekend will be here.

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DIVERSIONS

As we spoke byphone with ourfour-year-oldgranddaughter, wetalked about someof the things wedid at Christmastime. She happilyrecalled singing,“Jingle Bells” andproceeded to doso over thephone. I chuckled at howher words ran together overcertain phrases that sheheard in her head; butcouldn’t quite articulateword for word.

It wasn’t that she hadforgotten the words; but,didn’t really know whatthey were.

Recently, a similar thinghappened to a child repeat-ing to me John 3:16,NKJV, from memory. Theverse says:

“For God so loved theworld that He gave Hisonly begotten Son, thatwhoever believes in Himshould not perish but haveeverlasting life.”

Except she said, “ForGod so loved the worldthat He gave His only for-gotten Son…”

How easily interchangedthese two words are on achild’s tongue.

So, I stopped her for amoment and told her theword was begotten not for-gotten. She looked at mequestioningly, but couldn’tcontinue as I had brokenher train of memorizedthought.

“Start over,” I said apol-ogizing for having inter-rupted her.

I thought she might sayit over just as before. Butshe caught on and said it

correctly andbeamed me a bigsmile as I compli-mented her ondoing so well.

But, it got meto thinking howfamiliar that verseis to many of us.We can say itwithout thinkingabout it. All

someone has to say is“John 3:16” and the wordsspill from our mouths likewater from an overflowingcup.

And, in lots of ways, thatis a good thing; as long asthe overflow is from ourhearts. But I can’t help butwonder if we sometimeswould be more accurate insaying “forgotten” Son.

Do we include Jesus inour everyday thought life?Do we turn to him with ourhopes and dreams; for wis-dom with decisions weneed to make; for healing;deliverance; and, the needsof our family?

Or is he forgotten in thebusyness of everyday tasksand demands so that we aretrying to accomplish every-thing on our own? Havewe forgotten the extraordi-nary cost of our salvation?

If Jesus is forgotten, thenwe are the poorer for it.

For in him we have life,joy, peace, wisdom,strength, courage…and thelist goes on. He is God’sonly begotten son…a birthunlike any other for he hasalways been...and onlythrough him can we haveeverlasting life. Selah

Jan Merop of Sebring is aNews-Sun correspondent.

Have weforgotten?

Dear Abby: My daughterwas married eight monthsago. During the planning ofthe wedding, her fiance wasvery involved in everyaspect of decision-making.Soon after the vows wereexchanged, her new hus-band became cold and dis-tant toward her. He wouldconstantly tell her she madehim miserable, and heallowed his mother toridicule and berate her overthings from her hair colorto her cooking.

My husband and I keptquiet because we didn'twant to interfere. About amonth ago, he decided heno longer wanted to bemarried. Since then, mydaughter has revealed thatshortly after the weddingshe discovered her engage-ment ring was a fake, andhe insisted she pay for halfthe costs of the honeymoon– which she did.

We’re not wealthy peo-ple, so paying for theirwedding was a stretch forus. I am furious that mysoon-to-be ex-son-in-lawsat and watched us spendthousands of dollars on awedding, knowing full wellmy daughter was wearing afake ring on her hand andthen insisted she pay forhalf the honeymoon.

I wonder what his realmotive was in marrying her.He shows no remorse andportrays himself as the“victim” for having marriedsomeone who couldn't getalong with his mother.

How do I move forwardand get over my anger andneed for retribution?

– Outraged in OklahomaDear Outraged: Start by

thanking your lucky starsthat your daughter willsoon be free of a husbandwho appears to be alreadymarried to his mother. Thenrealize that your daughterwas married to a dishonest,verbally abusive user towhom she might have beentied for a lifetime if she’dhad a child or two withhim.

Dear Abby: I’m a 24-year-old gay man, and Istill don’t know if I want tohave children or not. I feelthat by this point I shouldknow, but I don’t. When Idate, the subject inevitablycomes up, and I never knowhow to respond.

I used to think that chil-dren were an expense Iwould never want, but nowthe thought pops into myhead from time to time.People have told me I’d bea great dad. I think so, too.

When and how will Iknow for sure? And in themeantime, what should Itell the guys I date?

– Undecided inWashington D.C.

Dear Undecided: It isnot unusual for a personyour age – regardless ofsexual orientation – to beunsure about taking on theresponsibilities of parent-hood. You will probably

know “for sure” you wantchildren when you are in astable relationship andfinancially able to providefor them. In the meantime,tell the guys you date thatyou “think” you would liketo be a parent one day – butyou’re not yet ready to setup a nursery.

Dear Abby: I’m a 29-year-old male. Is it normalfor me to be dating awoman who is in her mid-50s? I really like her, andshe likes me, but sex seemsto be an issue because sheis hesitant to engage withsomeone who is my age. Inher words, she is oldenough to be my motherand it’s “weird.” What areyour thoughts?

– Jay in New JerseyDear Jay: It's unusual

for a man in his 20s to bedating a woman that mucholder, but it’s not unheardof. It is more common forthe reverse to be true.Remind her that the agedifference hasn’t stoppedsome men from doing it,and we’re living in the ageof equality.

Dear Abby is written by AbigailVan Buren, also known asJeanne Phillips, and was found-ed by her mother, PaulinePhillips. Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.What teens need to know aboutsex, drugs, AIDS and gettingalong with peers and parents isin ‘What Every Teen ShouldKnow.’ Send your name andmailing address, plus check for$7 to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet,P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris,IL 61054-0447.

Man’s commitment to marriageas fake as engagement ring

Scorpio needs to rememberthere is a master plan

Pause AndConsider

Jan Merop

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Synchronizing or staggering the openingand closing of air-direction valves in awave pool will create varying wave pat-terns.

RollerOne line of waterthat spans the width of thepool.

Double rollerTwo lines of water, one right after the other.

DiamondNarrower swellsthat alternate.

Double diamondTwo swells occurring at alternating intervals.

Average wave heightWave pools can create swells 10 feet tall.Average waves will measure between 4 and 6 feet high.

4’ to 6’

Balance tankA wave pool is constantly losing water.Some water evaporates or is filtered away. Most of the lost water leaves the poolwhen swimmers get out.To maintain a consistent level,water is continuously pumpedinto the pool. The pool uses a balance tank to hold the waterdisplaced by swimmers. An autofill mechanism in the tank is activated when it’s time to add more water or store displaced water.

FilterThe water filtration system for a wave pool issimilar to a water treatment plant. Water isfirst pumped through a series of baskets thatcatch large debris. The water is then forced

through a tank of sand and gravelthat strains away smaller

particles of dirt and oil.

Air blowerCentrifugal fans produce a continuous supply of high-velocity air. The air is channeled to a chamber just off of the wave

pool. Valves in pipes leading awayfrom the chamber open and close

at controlled intervals.

Air-direction valves closedWhen the valves are closed, the built-up air in the chamber presses down on

the water surface in the caisson.The resulting water displacement

creates a wave in the pool.

Air compressionAn electric-powered aircompressor (notshown) provides theforce needed to oper-

ate pistons that openand close valves inlines leading fromthe air chamber.These elbow-likepipes are calledplenums.

Air direction valves openWhen the air valves are open,air escapes and the level of water in the caisson adjacentto the pool rises.

Here are the mechanics involved in making wave pools work:

Diagram is schematic

Pool timingA wave pool can be setto create waves at designated intervals.A typical example is 10 minutes of wavesfollowed by 10 minutes of calm water.

Air blower

Balancetank

Filtrationsystem

Airchamber

Water line

Water level

Water level

Water level

Caisson

Caisson

Caisson

Air valveclosed

Air valveopen

Air valveclosed

Plenum

Plenum

Plenum

Sand

Gravel

Water

The force of a water’sdrop hitting the surfacecauses displacement(waves).When you push onwater at one point, theenergy travels out-ward, through the sur-rounding water.

Trough

WavelengthWaves that travel in the same direction that the medium moves are called longitudinal waves.The man-made waves created in a wavepool are longitudinal waves.

Point of impact

CrestWave medium

(water)

Energyflow

Pool gutterA trough aroundthe edge of thepool catches overspill fromwaves and redirects it to thefiltration system.

Some wave pools vary the position of their caissons to add wave pattern possibilities.

� Pool power: The electricity needed torun a 1.2 million-gallon wave pool is 2,000amps. The average home is wired for a200-amp service.

300 feet

Deep end7 feet Approximately 5 degrees

1 foot thickness

� Design: The number of air compres-sors, blowers, valves, plenums and cais-sons in a wave pool will vary.

Caissons

Researched and illustrated by David Arbanas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Every summer, millions of people visit water parks. Among the most popularfeatures are artificial beach shores known as wave pools. These pools simu-late a natural surf using compressed air. Wave pool settings can be config-ured to provide different wave types. Here’s how a typical wave pool works: