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After serving as a law enforce-ment offi cer for 28 years, a former detective with the Okeechobee County Sheriff ’s Offi ce (OCSO) could possibly face up to 35 years on the other side of a jail door.

Tommie Joe “T.J.” Brock, 51, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 20, and charged with one felony count of sexual battery by a law enforce-ment offi cer and one felony count of sexual misconduct between detention facility employee and inmate.

He was booked into the Okeechobee County Jail under a total bond of $100,000 around 8 p.m. Records indicate that he posted bond and was released at 11 p.m. Brock’s a r r a i g n m e n t has been set for Wednesday, Nov. 18, in front of Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Mirman.

Brock was arrested by Special

Agent Vaden Shane Pollard, of the Florida Department of Law En-forcement (FDLE), on a warrant signed by Circuit Court Judge Dan Vaughn of the 19th Judicial Circuit. However, Brock will not be pros-ecuted by a member of the State Attorney’s Offi ce in the 19th Judi-cial Circuit.

According to Chip Thullbery, from the State Attorney’s Offi ce for the 10th Judicial Circuit headquar-tered in Bartow, Governor Charlie Crist has assigned the case to that offi ce. Victoria Avalon will pros-ecute the case.

Mr. Thullbery said if Brock is

found guilty on the sexual battery charge he will face a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. That sentence is enhanced because Brock was in law enforcement when the alleged crime was com-mitted. Ordinarily, the maximum sentence on that charge is 15 years, said Mr. Thullbery.

Brock is facing a maximum penalty of fi ve years on count two of the charging document.

Besides a possible prison sen-tence, Brock is also facing the loss of his police certifi cation and state

Brock charged with sexual battery

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Cowboy visitThe kids at Stepping Stones Academy I loved getting to pet the horse during a recent visit from local cowboys. Teachers, a few parents, and kids really enjoyed the visit and would like to say thanks to their cowboy friends Levi and Kerwin.

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By Pete GawdaOkeechobee News

Once again the emergency op-erations center (EOC) was brought up as Okeechobee County Com-missioners, at their Thursday, Oct. 22 meeting discussed requests to be presented to the Okeechobee County Legislative Delegation.

Commissioners also man-aged to save some money on the courthouse restoration project and discussed affordable housing, pur-chasing fi re engines and a possible new business at the airport.

Dale Milita, the county’s lobby-ist, gave the commissioners a pre-view of what to expect at the up-coming legislative session.

“The number one issue that is going to dominate the legislature is the budget shortfall,” Mr. Milita said. He warned that the legislature might approve unfunded man-

dates to shift the fi nancial burdento counties.

After considerable discussionwith Mr. Milita, the board agreed onthe three top projects to present tothe county’s legislative delegation.They were: funding to completethe EOC, a bypass road starting atthe intersection of S.R. 70 and S.R.710 that would intersect with U. S.441 north of the city and countyroad and bridge work. At the lastmeeting commissioners learnedthat the low bid for the EOC was$3.6 million, which was consider-ably lowered than expected. Theinitial estimate was $4.8 million.The county now has $1.5 millionin grant money from the state andfederal government to use on theproject. The board has not takenany action yet on that bid.

Commissioners approved a

County plans wish list for legislature

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change order on the courthouse renovation project that resulted in $188,000 savings to the county. The original contract price for the courthouse project was $3,769,800. By deducting savings from credit for benches and owner direct purchases the contract price is now $3,580,957.

In a related issue, capital projects man-ager Donnie Oden suggested using two dif-ferent shades of white to show the architec-tural lines of the building a little better. This could done at no extra cost.

County administrator Lyndon Bonner said that at the Nov. 12 meeting he would bring back a proposal from a private developer to use grant money to build affordable housing on county owned property. The county had advertised for requests for proposals. There were two responses. Mr. Bonner said one was disqualifi ed. He said he would continue discussions with the developer in order to bring back a proposal.

The property in question was awarded to the county as the result of court action after the original recipient of the grant failed to get suffi cient fi nancing to complete his proposed

project. The county must either develop the site for affordable housing or refund to the state the amount of money disbursed to the original developer/loan recipient.

On weekends people might soon be able to go to the Okeechobee County Airport and take a fl ight in a World War II open cock-pit biplane. “We have a new type of aero-nautical business that would like to utilize the airport, “ interim airport director Kathy Scott told the board. Jack Riesel wants to

be able to offer fl ights in his vintage Steer-man trainer. He has expressed interest in renting a hangar for his aircraft when one becomes available. Currently the aircraft is hangared at the Indiantown airport. County airport regulations do not cover this type of commercial operation. Mrs. Scott described how other airports have handled this type of operation. She noted that the county could collect sales tax from the business and sug-gested a six month trial agreement.

retirement.“I have complete faith in our criminal

justice system. T.J. Brock will get his day in court just like anybody else,” said Okeecho-bee County Sheriff Paul May on Wednesday, Oct. 21. “And if he is found guilty, he should be punished just like everybody else.”

Brock is accused of having sexual rela-tions with a 39-year-old woman who was an inmate in the Okeechobee County Jail. She has since been released from jail but was later arrested in an unrelated case and is now being held in the county jail without bond.

The victim’s name has not been re-leased.

Agent Pollard’s arrest narrative states that the woman was arrested and booked into the county jail on April 22 of this year. She alleges that on at least two occasions Brock checked her out of the jail and had sex with her in offi ces located in the OCSO detective bureau.

On June 12 she told Special Agent Jeffery Serna, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), about the incidents and gave him un-derwear she was wearing during a June 2 incident, stated the arrest report.

Agent Pollard said DNA was retrieved from the underwear and compared to DNA voluntarily given by Brock. The samples were processed at FDLE’s crime lab in Fort Myers and the DNA from the underwear matched the sample taken from Brock, the agent’s report stated.

The second incident took place on July 2, states the affi davit, which adds that: “Other law enforcement personnel present in the detective bureau saw ... when Brock removed her from the offi ce, and observed that she was crying.”

The affi davit states that the woman claims she was forced to perform a sex act by Brock.

Brock was placed on administrative leave on July 3 then fi red by Sheriff May on July 8.

After reporting the alleged incidents, the woman was taken to a jail in a neighboring county. She was released from jail in early October. She has since been arrested again on unrelated felony charges.

Brock began his law enforcement career

with the Okeechobee City Police Depart-ment and worked there for four years, be-fore moving to the sheriff ’s offi ce where he had worked for the past 24 years. He had been a detective for 15 years.

Sheriff May said he has talked with several members of his department about Brock’s alleged misdeeds and that they expressed disappointment in their former co-worker.

“Disappointment and disbelief would be the two words I would use to describe it,” said Sheriff May. “I’m saddened for everyone in this matter.”

No one is more upset than Brock’s for-mer supervisor Detective Captain John Rhoden, who said he still considers Brock a good friend. “Truthfully, I don’t know if I’m more hurt for the department or for him and his family,” said Capt. Rhoden. “It’s not the criminal act that bothers me most, it’s the loss of a companion.” Capt. Rhoden and Brock fi rst worked together at the Charles McArthur Dairy. Brock quit the dairy and went to work at the police department, while Capt. Rhoden joined the sheriff ’s of-fi ce. They had worked together at the sher-iff ’s offi ce for the past 24 years.

“T.J. will be my friend no matter what he does,” said the captain.

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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the infl uence (DUI) charges by the Okeechobee County Sheriff ’s Offi ce (OCSO), the Okeechobee City Police Department (OCPD), the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) or the Department of Corrections (DOC).

• Jennifer Dean Murphy, 36, S.E. 23rd Court, Okeechobee, was arrested Oct. 15 by Deputy Justin Akins on an Okeechobee County warrant charging her with battery on emergency medical care (two counts). Her bond was set at $10,000.

• Jacquelyn Joan Nolan, 29, U.S. 441 S.E., was arrested Oct. 16 by Deputy Lieu-tenant Keith Murrish on an Okeechobee County warrant charging her with the felony of failure to appear - forgery. She was also charged with the misdemeanor of failure to appear - petit theft. She was released on her own recognizance.

• John Hardee Johnson, 28, S.W. Ninth St., Okeechobee, was arrested Oct. 17 by Offi cer Chad Troutman on a charge of driv-ing under the infl uence. His bond was set at $500.

• Brad Thomas Clay, 18, S.R. 78 W., Okeechobee, was arrested Oct. 18 by Offi cer Lawrence Parzygnat on a warrant charging him with failure to return leased property. His bond was set at $5,000.

• Esmeralda Rivera Acevedo, 50, N.E. 12th Ave., Okeechobee, was arrested Oct. 18 by Deputy Joseph Hall on a charge of driving under the infl uence. Her bond was set at $500.

• Antonio Agular Ramirez, 24, N.W. 36th Terrace, Okeechobee, was arrested Oct. 19 by Deputy Justin Akins on a felony charge of burglary. He was also arrested on a mis-demeanor charge of criminal mischief. His bond was set at $6,000.

• George Walter Byrd, 43, S.E. 33rd St., Okeechobee, was arrested Oct. 19 by Dep-uty Dale Hardy on an Okeechobee County warrant charging him with violation of pro-bation - worthless check. He is being held without bond.

• Elicia Jean Herron, 28, S.E. 21st Court,

Okeechobee, was arrested Oct. 20 by Dep-uty Patricia Massung on an Okeechobee County warrant charging her with violation of probation - grand theft. She is being held without bond.

• Daryl Clark, 20, U.S. 441 S.E., Okeecho-bee, was arrested Oct. 20 by Deputy Cari Arnold on a warrant charging him with vio-lation of probation - burglary of a structure and violation of probation - criminal mis-chief. He is being held without bond.

• Sheena Marie Holycross, 24, N.E. 11th Court, Okeechobee, was arrested Oct. 21 by Deputy Max Waldron on an Okeechobee County warrant charging her with the felony of grand theft (three counts). She was also charged with the misdemeanor of petit theft (three counts). Her bond was set at $8,250.

• Shawn M. Pyper, 35, S.E. 32nd Ave., Okeechobee, was arrested Oct. 22 by Dep-uty Howard Pickering on charges of driving under the infl uence and driving on a restrict-ed license after warning. His bond was set at $1,500.

This column lists arrests and not convic-tions, unless otherwise stated. Anyone listed here who is later found innocent or has had the charges against them dropped is wel-come to inform this newspaper. The infor-mation will be confi rmed and printed.

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Of the fi ve cases heard Tuesday, Oct. 20 by Okeechobee County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Lois Nichols, three in-volved building permits. Property owners should be aware that most, if not all, con-struction projects in the county require a building permit.

In the one case where a fi ne was im-posed, Alto Watford and Michael Willis were fi ned $50 a day for every day of noncompli-ance beginning Oct. 21 for failure to remove a condemned structure and remaining de-bris from 3306 NW 36th Ave.

According to code enforcement offi cer Beth Albert, Vernon Barefoot had construct-ed a pole barn at 4602 SE 28th St. without the proper building permit. He was given until Nov. 12 to get the necessary permit and secure a fi nal inspection or he could face a fi ne of up to $250 a day.

Earl G. and Kristal Hoover were also cited for building a pole barn without a permit at 14869 NW 304th St. When they learned of the violation they applied for a permit and discovered that since the property is zoned single family, they must have a residence on the property before they can get a permit for a barn. They were given until Jan. 14, 2010 to come into compliance.

In the other building permit case, Mrs. Albert stated that Gary and Morris Cook had constructed a metal building at 17880 NW 304th St. without a building permit. They were given until Nov. 12 to obtain a permit and a fi nal inspection or face a fi ne of up to $250 a day.

Salim Lahma and Loretta Mathieu had been given until Oct. 20 to either demolish or renovate a deck and boathouse at 300 U.S. 441 SE. Mrs. Albert stated they had obtained an architect to draw up plans and requested an extension of the deadline to come into

compliance. Since they live in Michigan they were given until Mar 11, 2010 to have all work completed and secure a fi nal inspec-tions.

Upon the request of Mrs. Albert, the case against N & A Real Estate was tabled be-cause of extenuating circumstances.

The properties of Becky Lyn Williams, David and Raul Medrano, Juan A. and Ana Castro, Toni Gale Moseley, Charles R. and

Stephanie T. Crates, Mary Kliphouse and

Wayne Place were found to be in compli-

ance and those cases were not heard.

It was noted that the special magistrate

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An Okeechobee woman has been ar-rested and charged with using bogus checks to pay for over $600 worth of cloth-ing that she purchased at a local store.

Tasha Trinette Ramirez, 27, N.W. Fifth St., was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 21, on felony charges of forgery (two counts), ut-tering a forged instrument (two counts) and grand theft. She was also arrested on a misdemeanor charge of petit theft.

Ramirez was booked into the Okeecho-bee County Jail under a bond of $13,500.

An arrest report by Detective John Zei-gler, of the Okeechobee City Police Depart-ment (OCPD), states that Ramirez stole at

least two checks from an acquaintance and used them to buy clothing valued at $636.98. The detective’s report also states

that all of the clothing was recovered except for one shirt and a pair of sunglasses.

The store’s security video reportedly shows Ramirez entering the store on two separate oc-casions on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Detective Zeigler stat-ed in his report that the woman bought $177.09

on her fi rst trip, then returned later in the day and purchased various clothing items totalling $459.89.

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H1N1• In the Wednesday newspaper, the

health department offi cials now say they have no idea when they will get the ship-ment for public distribution -- it may be after the fi rst of the year. Right now they are only giving the vaccinations to high risk patients. It seems strange when we see on television that on the coast they are lining up the gen-eral public and the coastal counties don’t seem to have any shortage of the shots. As usual, the state does not care about the rural counties.

• Eat right! Make sure you get your daily dose of fruits and veggies. Take your vitamins and bump up your vitamin C. Get plenty of exercise because exercise helps build your immune system. Walk for at least an hour a day, go for a swim, take the stairs instead

of the elevator, etc. Wash your hands often. If you can’t wash them, keep a bottle of an-tibacterial stuff around. Get lots of fresh air. Open doors & windows whenever possible. Try to eliminate as much stress from your life as you can. Get plenty of rest. You can do all that OR take the doctor’s approach. Think about it... When you go for a shot, what do they do fi rst? They clean your arm with alcohol. Why? Because Alcohol KILLS GERMS. So, I walk to the liquor store (ex-ercise). I put lime in my beer (fruit), celery in my Bloody Mary (veggies). drink outdoors on the bar patio (fresh air), tell jokes, laugh, then pass out (rest). The way I see it, if you keep your alcohol levels up, fl u germs can’t get you!

• I know there are folks who went out of state recently to visit with family. The kiddo’s got sick, doctor/hospital confi rmed (swine fl u) H1N1. Now the guests can’t come home to Florida, they are quarantined with the family at home there. These kids had NOT had the vaccine. Had they been vaccinated before they left the Great State of Florida they would have been allowed to leave. Of course the vaccine wasn’t available before they went north.

Wild horses• So now it appears we have mustangs

running loose around the Kissimmee River. Would it be such a bad thing if they just let them run wild on the public land? There used to be Cracker horses running wild here -- descendants of the horses that escaped from the Spaniards.

• If there is enough plant life to sustain them as stated, I see no reason they shouldn’t be left where they are. It isn’t like SFWMD is going to do anything with that land.

• While it might be nice to have wild horses running along the river I think what would eventually happen is the same rea-son they are there - overpopulation. With no natural enemies they would reproduce un-checked and become a problem just like the area they come from. The Bureau of Land Management just traps a bunch and sends them around the country to get rid of them. Sooner or later the market is saturated and nobody wants them any more. Then the land gets over grazed by bands of wild hors-es. These aren’t your Mr. Ed or Trigger kind of horse, they are wild.

Teachers• In regard to the story about the teacher

allegedly grabbing the boy and threatening him, if the kid would have behaved in class, the teacher would not have had to haul him outside. The law says there was no crime be-cause he didn’t hurt him. Grabbing him by the arm did not hurt him. Maybe if the par-ents didn’t baby these teenagers so much, they wouldn’t disrupt class to the point the teacher has to do something like this.

• When I was a kid, teachers could still spank the kids. And if I got a spanking at school, I got one at home too when the folks found out. If kids today had more discipline at home they wouldn’t have these problems at school.

Brigadoon• I think it’s great that the community

theatre is doing ‘Brigadoon.’ I loved that mu-sical. But I have a request. Before the play opens, they need to put a cast photo in the newspaper of all those guys in kilts.

• I heard a lot of great things about the last show “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

I think I am going to check out the local talent. I heard I won’t be disappointed.

Okeechobee ghosts• Has anyone heard of Yearling Middle be-

ing haunted in one of the bathrooms? Years ago the janitor that worked there got scared out of there. Even one time the cops came to investigate and they got so scared they ran out! Has anyone ever heard this story? I may

not have it perfect but that’s the idea?

• I have heard the story and the janitor refuses to comment.

• In Lorida, there is a cemetery that’s supposedly haunted. And in Ft. Pierce, they say that there’s a girls home that alleg-edly has the spirit of a

woman lingering around. Oh, and the Jupi-ter lighthouse, too.

• The old hospital building is EXTREME-LY haunted. And the current jail is too.

• There is a local business that is haunt-ed—friendly ghosts though.... We won’t mention who to jeopardize their business but it’s there. And many houses are haunted. I rented one house that a man passed away in (nice guy) and when I lived there I know I would see him.

• At the jail people have committed sui-cide there. Not only that -- a lot of “lifers,” meaning people who worked there all their lives and have passed on -- still come to work. The jail is teaming with activity.

• The great thing about living in Okeecho-bee is as soon as you get a new trailer they haul off the ghost in the old one. But I grew up here in an old house that was built around 1900 and to this day I swear it was haunted. You did not want to be in that place at night by yourself

• I heard out in the Dark Hammock Area they see the ghosts of cowhunters and the outlaws.

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Remember when?• I remember Burger Queen, when I

worked there, had the 99 cent quarter box chicken special on Tuesday night. Two piec-es chicken (white or dark) coleslaw, fries and a dinner roll all for $0.99. Can you imag-ine the line out the doors. The chicken we had left over at the end of the night, we gave to the city police that came by. I especially loved the hot ham and cheese.

• Remember Biff Burger? You could get the best twistee cones there.

• I remember the day the Biff Burger closed, the sign in front of the window said “Closed due to a big mac attack.”

• Remember when the rodeo arena was behind the old High School (the Freshman campus now)? Can you imagine a rodeo in that area today?

• I remember when people could ride through the drive-thru on a horse and no one thought it was unusual.

• Speaking of remembering when. Re-member when everyone in town dressed up for Halloween? You would go into any offi ce building, bank, government offi ce, school ... anywhere in town ... and people would be dressed in costumes. The crossing guards at the schools would be in costume. The newspaper reporters taking photos of all the people in costumes would be in costumes. Okeechobee used to really go all out for Hal-loween and it was fun for everyone. That is one memory we could easily recreate so that our kids could remember that one too.

• Remember when Okeechobee had a watertower that you could climb and write on and hope you didn’t get caught?

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I’m grateful for everyone in the past 50 years that has donated the blood I’ve had to have. I have 18 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren who are glad I’m still around, too.Maxine QuinlanOkeechobee

Editor’s note: In people who have Aplas-tic Anemia, the body doesn’t make enough red blood cells, white blood cells, or plate-lets. This is because the bone marrow’s stem cells are damaged. Aplastic Anemia also is sometimes called bone marrow failure. In more than half of the people who have Aplastic Anemia, the cause is unknown.

The Okeechobee Blood Roundup will be held again this year at First United Meth-

odist Church, 200 N.W. Second St., Friday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Satur-day, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. More than $4,000 in prizes to be awarded, goodie bags to every donor.

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Rotary Club meetingRotarian Donna Gaiser—The Can-vas Shop welcomes speaker Mitch Smeykal ESF-9, FPEM, AEM Okeecho-bee County Health Department. Mitch is Public Health Preparedness Coor-dinator for the Okeechobee County Health Department for the last fi ve years; Member of the FL State Emer-gency Response Team (SERT) EOC Operations “Red” Team; Certifi ed Florida Professional Emergency Man-ager; Certifi ed Associate Emergency Manager; Senior Chief Petty Offi cer United States Coast Guard Reserve. He informed the Rotary Club about up-to-date information about H1N1 Swine Flu. For more information, visit http://www.myfl usafety.com or call 877-352-3581.

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Students of the WeekCentral Elementary School students were selected for this week’s Students of the Week including: Kindergarten: JaBria Brinkley, Anthony Hampton, Luis Noel Espinoza, Collin Jones, Cierra Lerma, Michael Orozco and Jen-ny McNeely. In the fi rst grade are: Maria Perez, Clayton Culligan, Benjamin Tinajero, Victoria Simmons, Edwin Santos and Emma Baird. Second graders are: Ta’Makia Jones, Pablo Martinez, Joseline Flores, Laura Rodriguez, Mi-chael Betts and Anahia Rochelle. Third grade students are: Michael Harvey, Sumer Baker, Christina Lense, Alexandria Rennie, Ethyn Johnson, Yasmin Jaimes and fourth graders selected are: Sierra Brydebell, Sara Bishop, Je-muel Garin, Danielle Martinez, Jovanie Bustos.

LotteriesFlorida Lottery — Numbers selected

Wednesday in the Florida Lottery: Cash 3: 7-8-5; Play 4: 1-2-6-6; Fantasy 5: 4-12-16-25-27; Mega Money: 7-9-34-43 MB 20; Florida Lotto: 2-9-13-17-39-44 X 5; Power-ball: 6-16-34-45-51 PB4 x2. Numbers drawn Thursday, Cash 3: 1-1-4; Play 4: 0-2-9-9.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east southeast be-tween 5 and 10 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of show-ers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becom-ing calm.

Extended ForecastSaturday: A slight chance of showers,

with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest.

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FridayTops Take off Pounds Sensibly #669

meets at 9 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 200 N.W. Second St. The public is invited. All persons interested in a sensible approach to losing weight and becoming a part of a caring group are welcome to come and see what we are all about. For information, contact Ollie Morgret at 800-932-8677.

A.A. meeting from noon until 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 200 N.W. Second St. It will be an open meeting.

A.A. meeting from 8 until 9 p.m. at the Church of Our Saviour, 200 N.W. Third St. It will be an open speaker meeting.

Compulsive overeaters are invited to a weekly meeting. Overeaters Anonymous (OA) meets at the Okeechobee Presbyterian Church, 312 N. Parrott Avenue on Fridays,

6 until 7 p.m. (Use 4th Street entrance.) Overeaters Annonymous is not a diet club. There are no dues, fees or weigh-ins. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. For more information call Loretta at 863-763-7165 or 863-697-0206.

SaturdayA group class in Ballroom Dancing

is being offered in Okeechobee at Church of Our Saviour Parish Hall, 200 N.W. Third Street on Saturday afternoons at 4 p.m. The cost for the hour lesson is $10. Private instructions are also available. Come and enjoy the fun with or without a partner. For more information call 772-794-9040.

A.A. meeting from 8 until 9 p.m. at Okeechobee Presbyterian Church, 312 N. Parrott Ave. It will be a closed discussion.

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Obituaries should be submitted tothe Okeechobee News by e-mailing [email protected]. Customers may alsorequest photos and links to online guest books. A link to the obituaries is available at www.newszap.com.

Titus Alfred Sweat, 44OKEECHOBEE — Titus Alfred Sweat, age 44,

of Okeechobee, passed away on Oct. 20, 2009. Born March 22, 1965, in Pahokee, to Bobby

and Linda Sweat, he worked at U.S. Sugar in Canal Point. He attended Okeecho-bee Missionary Bap-tist Church. He enjoyed fi shing and hunting.

Titus leaves behind his wife of 24 years, Malisa Sweat; daughter, Kayla Sweat; parents, Bob-by and Lin-da Sweat; brothers and sisters, Pol-lyanna (Robbie) Shockley, Dianna (Doug) Wiersema, Timothy (Vickie) Sweat, Sandra Thompson, Sheila (John) Beck, Melinda (Frank) Schwartz, Wanda (Robert) Bradley, Franklin (Kimberly) Sweat; 22 nieces and nephews; a host of cousins; and his mother-in-law, Betty Davis.

Visitation will be 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Okeechobee Missionary Baptist Church, 4212 HWY 441 N, Okeechobee FL 34972. Funeral ser-vices will follow at 3 p.m. at the Church. Inter-ment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery with Pastor Lindell Selvey offi ciating.

Friends may sign the guestbook at www.bas-sokeechobeefh.com.

All arrangements are entrusted to the loving care of Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home, 205 NE 2nd ST, Okeechobee, Fl 34972.

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of participation and will be rescheduled for sometime in late January or early February.

Free Kids Day Fishing Tournament

The Taylor Creek Bass Club will host their Kids Day Fishing Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Agri-Civic Center. The tournament is free and open to children ages 4 to 14. The Kasting Kids contest will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fi shing tournament will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Prizes will be given in three age categories for the most fi sh and for the biggest fi sh. Each child will be given a free fi shing pole and bait as well as tickets for two hot dogs and two soft drinks. Additional tickets for hotdogs and drinks may be purchased. Registration forms are avail-able at the Okeechobee News, Pogey’s Restau-rant and the Pennysaver. Registration will also be accepted at the tournament BEFORE 1 p.m. The entrance to the Agri-Civic Center is off State Road 710.

4-H barbecue todayThe 4-H Foundation will hold their annual

pork barbecue dinner with all the fi xings on Friday, Oct. 23, at the Ninth Grade Center Caf-eteria. Tickets are on sale for $7 from any 4-H member. Deliveries can be made for fi ve or more dinners by calling 863-634-3327. Dine in or pickup your dinner from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Corn Maze to open todayCome and enter the Okeechobee Farm Bu-

reau corn maze beginning Oct. 23, through Oct. 31. The maze will be located behind the Wal-Mart and will be open Monday through Friday from 4 until 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from noon until 6:30 p.m. It’s just $2 per person to enter and fun for the whole family! Proceeds from the entry fees will benefi t the Farm Bureau Scholarship Fund. For more information, please call the Okeechobee Farm Bureau at 863-763-3101.

Church to host Gospel singThe North Okeechobee Church of God will

host a Southern Gospel sing with the Refl ection Singers of Trenton, FL on Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. For information, please call 863-634-0344.

Fundraiser at Quail Creekto benefi t Big Brothers, sisters

Looking for an opportunity to help young children (K-3rd grade) in Okeechobee read? Big Brothers Big Sisters/Americorp currently serve all of our elementary schools with a read-ing mentoring program. We can use your help. We are hosting a fund raiser at Quail Creek this Saturday, Oct. 24 - come out and support the event - be a sponsor or come out with a team to shoot! All proceeds benefi t our Okeechobee BBBS program! See the attached form or give me a call for more details. Thank you for your continued support

Golf tourney to benefi t United Way

Raulerson Hospital is sponsoring the Fifth Annual United Way “Greater Open Golf Tourna-ment” on Oct. 24, at the Okeechobee Golf and Country Club. Registration for the event takes place at 7 a.m. and the tournament will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun hole sponsorships and door prize donations are welcomed and teams are now forming. Monies raised at this event will remain in Okeechobee helping the United Way support 13 agencies that provide local support to many of our local citizens. For more information or to register for this United Way Fund Raiser golf tournament, please call Marnie Lauter at 863-824-2702 or e mail me at: [email protected].

Haunted Halloween Night setfor DuPuis Management Area

Join DuPuis Management Area on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m. for an un-forgettable night fi lled with ghostly fun at Du-Puis Haunted Halloween Night! Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere with fun games, crafts, candy and even a costume parade! An all-ages hay ride will depart from the visitors’ center be-fore sunset. After sunset ride at your own risk on the Haunted Hayride, guaranteed to spook all of its victims. Learn about creepy critters like bats. snakes and spiders on the spine-tingling guided walk through our “Haunted Trail.” Bring the whole family and choose your thrill at DuPuis Management Area’s Haunted Hallow-een Night. For more information contact Kim Kanter at 1-800-432-2045 ext 3339 or [email protected].

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Okeechobee Main Street is proud to an-nounce the completion of another project for our community. The fi rst of four “Wel-come to the City of Okeechobee” entrance signs has been installed on Hwy. 441 South just north of Home Depot.

Former Design Committee Chair Devin Maxwell and the members of the Design Committee started this project drafting out numerous designs and ideas that were com-pleted with the help of Laura Dicken of Sil-ver Spurs Signs and Trading Company.

Okeechobee Main Street would like to thank all those who volunteered their time and discounted or donated materials to complete this project: Devin Maxwell of Maxwell & Maxwell Attorneys at Law, Elbert Batton of Masterpiece Builders, Frank Cun-ningham, Structural Design Engineer from Redd Inc., Paul Albers of West Gate Sheet Metal Inc., Tony Start of Stark Masonry, Jack Coker of Tarmac, City Administrator Brian Whitehall and the City of Okeechobee, and Bill Royce from Okeechobee Planning and Zoning. The clean up and land preparation

crew included Tom McCoin of Charlie’s Lawn and Landscape, Cheryl Daniels of Daniels Plumbing, Linda Woloski of Exit Re-alty, County Administrator Lyndon Bonner, Renee & Wesley Mims of Mims Veterinary Hospital, Thomas Barber of Okeechobee Abstract, Susan Barber of Chloe’s Closet, Terry Burroughs of Sybles Flowers and Gifts and Toni Doyle OKMS Executive Director. Special thanks to Rick Amiet for installation and fi nal clean up of the sign.

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A business that has been in and out of compliance with city codes for over 15 years is once again in compliance, at least for now. Business owner Marvin Brantley most recently ran afoul of the city when he once again faced charges of junk and creat-ing a public nuisance at the Oct. 13 city code enforcement board meeting. Mr. Brantley’s business is located on the east side of S. Par-rott Avenue just north of Wal-mart.

Photographs displayed by code enforce-ment offi cer Fred Sterling at the Oct. 13 meeting showed that by Sept. 10 Mr. Brant-ley again became a violator by dragging ob-jects from behind an opaque fence into the area beside the sidewalk.

City attorney John Cook stated that re-tail stores can display new merchandise outdoors but they cannot display used mer-chandise outdoors as Mr. Brantley was do-ing.

Mr. Sterling sent Mr. Brantley a notice of violation on Sept. 10. which Mr. Brantley signed for on Sept. 11. Mr. Sterling stated that on Oct. 12 Mr. Brantley was in the pro-cess of cleaning up his property. On Oct. 13 Mr. Sterling said that Mr. Brantley’s property was “greatly improved.” However, he would not go so far as to say it was in compliance.

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The day after the meeting, Oct. 14, Fire Chief Herb Smith, who is also a code enforce-ment offi cer, made the call that Mr. Brant-ley’s property was in compliance. Therefore, as it stands now, Mr. Brantley owes the city $500 a day from Sept. 11 through Oct. 13 or $16,500.

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Chamber guestsGuest speakers at the Wednesday, Oct. 14, Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce Meeting held at Gold-en Corral Restaurant were Raye Deusinger, Volunteer Committee Chairperson for the 2009 Okeecho-bee Blood Roundup and Russ Col-well, Donor Development Coordi-nator of Florida’s Blood Centers. Raye spoke about the importance of donating blood for the Nov. 13 and 14 Okeechobee Blood Round-up held at the First United Meth-odist Church to help save lives in Okeechobee. Their goal this year is 500 units. Russ talked about their need for blood as well and says giving blood is good for you and at the same time you will receive a basic health check such as having your cholesterol and blood pres-sure checked when you donate.

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Kiwanian of the YearJ.D. Mixon is presented the “Kiwanian of the Year Award” by Kiwanis Pres-elect Greg Thogersen. J. D. was honored by the Kiwanis Club of Okeechobee for his outstanding service to the Club over the past year, including being the chairman of the Club’s Easter Pancake Breakfast and the renovation of the bandstand in Flagler Park.

Habitat for Humanity is in need of volunteers for their ReStore that is open on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. If you can help call Shirley at 863-467-6484 or 863-801-5077.

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1004-H: In townCondominium Unit#10, home is close toeverything in town.Screened patio, hur-ricane shutters.MLS# 203340

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1014-H: 3 bdrm 2 baCBS home located in ElMira Sol NW 7th St.Security system, splitbdrm plan. Owner willcontribute towardsappliances. Lot nextdoor is also for sale.MLS# 203119

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The room was decorated in pink to wel-come the women who attended the Ladies Health Care Luncheon on Oct. 7, hosted by Raulerson Hospital, a HCA East Florida health care facility.

The luncheon was held at the William-son Conference Center at the IRSC Campus in Okeechobee, in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The luncheon featured physicians who spoke on issues pertaining to women’s health care and ad-vanced medical procedures offered at Raul-erson Hospital.

Guest speakers included Gynecologist Dr.

James Bradfi eld, Endocrinologist Dr. Gabriel

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vo and Vascular Surgeon Dr. Philip Moyer.

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luncheon which was provided free of charge

to all who attended.

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Raulerson hosts Women’s Health luncheon

Special to the Okeechobee NewsWomen who were at the luncheon hold their winning mammogram certifi cates.

Special to the Okeechobee News/Raye Deusinger

Hands on OkeechobeeForty people turned out Saturday to take part in Hands on Okeechobee, an outreach service of First United Methodist Church. Community projects such as building a ramp, washing windows, cleaning storage areas, sorting clothes and other jobs were handled by youth and adults alike. The semi-annual effort is a “means to reach out to our neighbors,” said Pastor Bruce Simpson.

Okeechobee Retired Educators will once again offer the fourth limited edition Christmas ornaments. The ornament is 24kt gold on brass and includes a num-bered certifi cate with historical informa-tion. The ornaments are just $15 each and proceeds from the sale benefi t the scholar-ship fund. Ornaments from previous years are also available in limited quantities for $10 each. Please call one of the following members if you are interesting in purchas-ing an ornament: Gay Carlton - 863-763-5755; Kay McCool - 863-763-2829, Paulette Whipple - 863-467-2487, Pam Trent - 863-763-3060, Regina Hamrick - 863-763-8865, Harel Parnis - 863-467-1767 or Marion Da-vis at 863-763-3991.

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Garage/Yard Sales

OKEECHOBEE - 10/23 and 10/24, 8 -1 , 4006 SW 16th Ave., Ousley Estates. Simplifying for Retirement: Lamps, Golf Clubs, Book Shelves, Men’s XL/XXL, Women’s 10/12, Books, Art, lots more!

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Rummage Sale, Sat, Oct 24th 8 am - 2 pm, Fellowship Hall, Peace Lutheran Church, Go 441 N past hospital to fi rst traffi c light & turn left. Proceeds benefi t youth programs

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2BR, 1BA, 1ST mos rent free w/1 yr lease. $700 sec dep. 863-634-9850.

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OKEE., 2BR, 1BA New kitchen, bathrm., paint. Laundry. $625/mo., $500 sec. dep. 772-215-0098

TAYLOR CREEK CONDO - Furn. 1BR, pool, W/D facil., yearly or seaso. No pets. 502-468-5976.

VIKING/PRAIRIE Effi -ciency. Very clean! $600/mo. Incl. utils. No pets. Call 561-329-8205

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KINGS BAY Nice Twnhs. 2/1, New fl r tile. Inclds Water, Elec. $800 mo. + sec. 863-697-6428

New, In Town - CBS Townhouse, 2/1, $695 + util., F,L&S, lease. 863-801-3081

Houses -Rent

DUPLEX 3BR, 2 BA $750 mo., Garbage pickup & Lawn included and re-quire 1st & sec. (863)634-5283

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BUCKHEAD RIDGE - Dbl. Wide 2 BR, 2 BA, C/Air. $500 mo. 3 BR, 2 BA, C/Air. $600 mo. No pets. (863)763-4031

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NEWLY REMODELED - 2BR/2BA Double Wide Stove Frig. W&D. $725 mo. (863)467-5616

OKEECHOBEE 3BR 1.5BA screened patio, carport, wood fl oors, dbl. lot, town water/ sewer, $750 mo., no dep. (954)610-5345

Rentals 3BR 2BA $850 mo. & 1BR 1BA $585 mo. (863)763-2098 or (863)610-1386

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES OF THE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE WILL MEET TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009 IN ROOM C-103, THE WACHOVIA STRATEGIC PLANNING CENTER OF THE RICHARDSON CENTER ON THE INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE MUELLER CAMPUS AT 6155 COLLEGE LANE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32966.

CLARK ADVANCED LEARNING CENTER COMMITTEE -2:15 P.M.PHYSICAL PLANT COMMITTEE - 2:45 P.M.FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE - 3:05 P.M.

ANY PERSONS SEEKING TO APPEAL THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT SUCH MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING IS MADE.337020 ON 10/23/09

NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC MEETINGWITH THE OKEECHOBEE COUNTY

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD

NOTICE: The Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Board will hold a joint meeting on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room, Okeechobee County Health Department Auditorium, 1728 NW 9th Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida to dis-cuss and develop a list of major issues to be addressed in the evaluation and appraisal report of the Okeechobee County comprehensive plan.

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AT THIS MEETING. Any person deciding to appeal any decision by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made and that the record includes the testimony and evi-dence upon which the appeal will be based. County Clerk or Planning and Development tapes are for the sole purpose of backup for offi cial records.337188 ON 10/23/09

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED

2009TD329

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that VERONA V LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:

Certifi cate No: 2174 Year of Issuance: June-01-2007

Description of Property: SOUTHERN HOMESTEADS UNTI 2 LOT 191-19-34-36-0010-00020-0019Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:E & S DAIRY INC

Unless said certifi cate shall be redeemed according to law the property de-scribed in such certifi cate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the Okee-chobee County Judicial Center, Jury Assembly Room, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida 10:00 A.M., on the 3rd day of December, 2009.

SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES

SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURTOkeechobee County, Florida/s/ Robin R. ParrishDeputy Clerk

NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEAR-ING IMPARIED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770334953 ON 10/2,9,16,23,30/09


2009TD342

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that WINDER VI LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: BASSWOOD UNIT 5 LOT 18 BLOCK 541-05-37-35-0050-00540-0180Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:JOSEFINA DE JESUS




NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEAR-ING IMPARIED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770334968 ON 10/2,9,16,23/09


2009TD361

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that WINDER VI LLC the holder of the following certifi cate has fi led said certifi cate(s) for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The cer-tifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the name(s) in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: LOT F OF TRACT 18 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF S1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 18 24 34S 33E 1-24-34-33-0A00-00018-F000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:CHERYL SPARKSV L SPARKS

Unless said certifi cate shall be redeemed according to law, the property in such certifi cate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the Okeechobee County Judicial Center, Jury Assembly Room, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida at 10:00 A.M., on the 17th day of December, 2009.



NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In ac-cordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special ac-commodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your re-ceipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPARIED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770 335044 ON 10/2,9,16,23/09


2009TD351

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ELLA III LLC the holder of the follow-ing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the proper-ty, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: LOT B OF TRACT 19 W1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 19 28 34S 33E1-28-34-33-0A00-00019-B000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:CFS PROPERTIES INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION






2009TD355



Description of Property: TREASURE ISLAND UNIT 4 LOT 531-25-37-35-0050-00040-053ASaid property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:JACALYNN S MACNEILLPATRICK M MACNEILL






2009TD350



Description of Property: LOT E OF TRACT 16 W1/2 OF W1/2 OF S1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 16 28 34S 33E1-28-34-33-0A00-00016-E000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:COURTNEY G WILLIAMS






2009TD219

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that VERONA V LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cate(s) for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the name(s) in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: LOT K OF TRACT 11 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 11 23 34S 33E 1-23-34-33-0A00-00011-K000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:CHL HOLDINGS INC

Unless said certifi cate shall be redeemed according to law, the property in such certifi cate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the Okeechobee County Judicial Center, Jury Assembly Room, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeecho-bee, Florida at 10:00 A.M., on the 17th day of December, 2009.



NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEAR-ING IMPARIED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770 335078 ON 10/2,9,16,23/09

PUBLIC NOTICECONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING

A CITY ORDINANCE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida will on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereaf-ter possible, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Ave., Okeechobee, FL conduct a PUB-LIC HEARING on and thereafter to consider fi nal reading of the following Ordinance into law: NO. 1054: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE AMENDING THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS’ PENSION TRUST FUND, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 888, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED; AMENDING SECTION 1, DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 3, BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AMENDING SECTION 4, FINANCES AND FUND MAN-AGEMENT; AMENDING SECTION 5, CONTRIBUTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 6, BENEFIT AMOUNTS AND ELIGIBILITY; AMENDING SECTION 7, PRE-RETIREMENT DEATH; AMENDING SECTION 8, DISABILITY; AMENDING SECTION 10, OPTIONAL FORMS OF BENEFITS; AMENDING SECTION 15, MAXIMUM PENSION; AMENDING SECTION 16, MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS; AMENDING SECTION 17, MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS; AMEND-ING SECTION 18, REPEAL OR TERMINATION OF SYSTEM; AMEND-ING SECTION 19, DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS, RETIREE DIRECTED PAYMENTS, EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION, NON-AS-SIGNABILITY; AMENDING SECTION 21, FORFEITURE OF PEN-SION; AMENDING SECTION 26, DIRECT TRANSFERS OF ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 27, PRIOR PO-LICE SERVICE; AMENDING SECTION 28, DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. All members of the public are encouraged to attend and participate in said hearing. The proposed Ordinance may be inspected in its entirety by members of the public in the Offi ce of the City Clerk during regular busi-ness hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm, except for holidays. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that no stenographic record by a certifi ed court reporter will be made of the foregoing meeting. Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal any decision involving the matters no-ticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testi-mony and evidence at said meeting upon which any appeal is to be based. Please contact City Administration at 863-763-3372, or websitewww.cityofokeechobee.com, to obtain a copy of the agenda. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 per-sons needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 863-763-3372 for assistance. by: James E. Kirk, Mayor Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk337152 ON 10/23/09


2009TD373

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CRYSTAL I LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cate(s) for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the name(s) in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: SOUTHWEST ADDITION LOTS 1 AND 2 BLOCK 20 3-21-37-35-0170-00200-0010Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:DAVID B GILLDEXEL BROCKJAMIE SHREVESKATHERINE SIMMONSKAYLEE ECKHARDTKYLIE ECKHARDTMARTHA ALLENMARY CRUZMARY J GILL ESTATE






A CITY ORDINANCE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida will on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereaf-ter possible, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Ave., Okeechobee, FL conduct a PUB-LIC HEARING on and thereafter to consider fi nal reading of the following Ordinance into law: NO. 1053: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE AMENDING AND RESTATING THE CITY OF OKEE-CHOBEE AND OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES’ RE-TIREMENT SYSTEM, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 828; AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICA-TION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; REPEAL-ING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. All members of the public are encouraged to attend and participate in said hearing. The proposed Ordinance may be inspected in its entirety by members of the public in the Offi ce of the City Clerk during regular busi-ness hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm, except for holidays. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that no stenographic record by a certifi ed court reporter will be made of the foregoing meeting. According-ly, any person who may seek to appeal any decision involving the matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testi-mony and evidence at said meeting upon which any appeal is to be based. Please contact City Administration at 863-763-3372, or websitewww.cityofokeechobee.com, to obtain a copy of the agenda. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 persons needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 863-763-3372 for assistance. by: James E. Kirk, Mayor Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk337151 ON 10/23/09


2009TD315



Description of Property: COM AT SW COR OF SEC 34 THENCE N 89 DEG 48 MIN 48 SEC E ALONG THE SRLY SEC LINE OF SEC 34 A DIST OF 676.20 FT TO THE POB THENCE N 00 DEG 03 MIN 46 SEC E A DIST OF 599.93 FT TO A PT THENCE N 89 DEG 48 MIN 14 SEC E A DIST OF 108.39 FT TO A PT THENCE N 64 DEG 46 MIN 21 SEC E A DIST OF 301.45 FT TO A PT THENCE S 25 DEG 13 MIN 39 SEC E A DIST OF 100 FT TO A PT THENCE S 25 DEG 13 MIN 39 SEC E A DIST OF 100 FT TO A PT THENCE N 64 DEG 46 MIN 21 SEC E A DIST OF 84.49 FT TO A PT THENCE S 00 DEG 47 MIN 24 SEC W A DIST OF 145.12 FT TO A PT THENCE S 59 DEG 59 MIN 31 SEC W A DIST OF 390.72 FT TO A PT THENCE S 29 DEG 38 MIN 37 SEC E A DIST OF 352.97 FT TO A PT LYING ON THE NRLY R/W LINE OF SR 15 THENCE S 60 DEG 17 MIN 20 SEC W ALONG SAID R/W LINE A DIST OF 54.99 FT TO A PT SAID PT BEING THE PT OF CURVATURE SAID CURVE BEING AN ARC DIST OF 325.81 FT TO A PT THENCE N 00 DEG 03 MIN 46 SEC E A DIST OF 153.51 FT TO THE POB LESS LAND IN OR 311-527 LESS LAND IN OR 399 PG 008 34 37S 35E/ 3 38S 35E 4.77 ACRES1-34-37-35-0A00-00005-0000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:JMS PARTNERS LLC

Unless said certifi cate shall be redeemed according to law the property de-scribed in such certifi cate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the Okee-chobee County Judicial Center, Jury Assembly Room, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida 10:00 A.M., on the 12th day of November, 2009.



NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEAR-ING IMPARIED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770334372 ON 9/25;10/2,9,16,23/09


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2009TD341



Description of Property: LOT L OF TRACT 20 W1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 20 22 34S 33E1-22-34-33-0A00-00020-LOOOSaid property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:BERNARD G WALKER






2009TD349



Description of Property: LOT J OF TRACT 3 W1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 03 27 34S 33E1-27-34-33-0A00-00003-J000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:RAWLINS PERSAD






2009TD344



Description of Property: LOT G OF TRACT 30 W1/2 OF E1/2 OF S1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 30 08 34S 33E1-08-34-33-0A00-00030-G000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:MARIE N JOSEPH






2009TD356

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TARPON IV LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cate(s) for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the name(s) in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: CONNERS HIGHLANDS LOT 13 BLOCK 52 3-09-37-35-0020-00520-0130Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:MARIA CONCEPCION SANCHEZSAMUEL RODRIGUEZ






2009TD371

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that WINDER VI LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cate(s) for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the name(s) in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: LOT D OF TRACT 5 W1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 05 35 34S 33E 1-35-34-33-0A00-00005-D000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:FITZROY A GOULBOURNE






2009TD377

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DENTON II LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cate(s) for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the name(s) in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: LOT G OF TRACT 15 W1/2 OF E1/2 OF S1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 15 28 34S 33E 1-28-34-33-0A00-00015-G000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:DIONNE MORRIS






2009TD378



Description of Property: TREASURE ISLAND UNIT 6 LOT 228 1-25-37-35-0070-00060-2280Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:FEDERICO RIOSJOSE RIOS






2009TD364




Name(s) in which assessed:LLOYD W HULCOLM






2009TD357



Description of Property: LOT N OF TRACT 11 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF S1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 11 23 34S 33E 1-23-34-33-0A00-00011-N000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:CHARLES WHITE






2009TD363



Description of Property: LOT K OF TRACT 11 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 11 25 34S 33E 1-25-34-33-0A00-00011-K000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:OWEN HANSLIP






2009TD384

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ELLA III LLC the holder of the follow-ing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cate(s) for a tax deed to be issued there-on. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the name(s) in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: OKEECHOBEE LITTLE FARMS REPLAT N 1/2 OF LOT 4 BLOCK 3 1-15-36-35-0020-00030-004BSaid property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:SERGIO LACAYO






2009TD332

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that DENTON II LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: LOT B OF TRACT 22 W1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 22 23 34S 33E1-23-34-33-0A00-00022-B000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:TRECIE MCCALLA






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2009TD333



Description of Property: LOT I OF TRACT 23 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 23 23 34S 33E1-23-34-33-0A00-00023-I000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:JOAN ZORZI






2009TD336



Description of Property: LOT E OF TRACT 11 W1/2 OF W1/2 OF S1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 11 25 34S 33E1-25-34-33-0A00-00011-E000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:OWEN HANSLIP




NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEAR-ING IMPARIED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770


2009TD319



Description of Property: LOT K OF TRACT 19 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 19 08 34S 33E1-08-34-33-0A00-00019-K000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:POPATIE DINANATH






2009TD325



Description of Property: LOT D OF TRACT 30 W1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 30 13 34S 33E1-13-34-33-0A00-00030-D000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:ADAISH JANGBAHADOOR






2009TD317



Description of Property: SOUTHERN HOMESTEADS UNIT 1 LOT 8 PARCEL A 1-19-34-36-0010-000A0-0080Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:Edwin Berle Rucks Jr.






2009TD368




Name(s) in which assessed:MARISOL A SCOTTROBERT A SCOTT






2009TD327



Description of Property: LOT L OF TRACT 32 W1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 32 33 34S 33E1-33-34-33-0A00-00032-L000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:EDWINE ETIENNERUDOLPH INNOCENT






2009TD365




Name(s) in which assessed:BEVERLY BAILEYPHILLIP BAILEY






2009TD367



Description of Property: LOT I OF TRACT 19 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 19 26 34S 33E 1-26-34-33-0A00-00019-I000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:MAXIME JEAN-LOUISMINOUDE JEAN-LOUIS






2009TD321



Description of Property: LOT A OF TRACT 19 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 19 20 34S 33E1-20-34-33-0A00-00019-A000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:ADAISH JANGBAHADOORMAJESTIC HOMES & REALTY SW LLC






2009TD376



Description of Property: LOT C OF TRACT 3 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 03 21 34S 33E 1-21-34-33-0A00-00003-C000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:BERTHONY COICOUMARIE YOLETT






2009TD323

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that CRYSTAL I LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: SUN AND COUNTRY RANCHES TRACT 24 BLOCK 21-21-33-35-0010-00020-0240Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:KAY CORTESMEDARDO CORTES







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2009TD374




Name(s) in which assessed:CFS PROPERTIES INC A FLORIDA CORPORATIONCHL HOLDINGS INC






2009TD369




Name(s) in which assessed:OVAL CHANCEPASTORA ALLEN






2009TD372




Name(s) in which assessed:JENNIFER CORNWALLOWEN CORNWALL






2009TD320



Description of Property: LOT P OF TRACT 26 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF S1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 26 12 34S 33E1-12-34-33-0A00-00026-P000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:ADAISH JANGBAHADOORMAJESTIC HOMES & REALTY SW LLC






2009TD335



Description of Property: LOT A OF TRACT 6 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 06 25 34S 33E1-25-34-33-0A00-00006-A000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:CLAUDETTE M JONESWILLIAMS N JONES






2009TD352



Description of Property: LOTS L AND K OF TRACT 23 W1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 23 AND E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 23 28 34S 33E1-28-34-33-0A00-00023-L000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:SANDRA JOHNSON






2009TD348



Description of Property: LOTS A AND B OF TRACT 3 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 03 AND W1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 03 27 34S 33E1-27-34-33-0A00-00003-A000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:ROBERT REPASS






2009TD338



Description of Property: LOT C OF TRACT 19 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 19 10 34S 33E1-10-34-33-0A00-00019-C000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:JEAN W LOISEAULINDA LOISEAU






2009TD318



Description of Property: LOT K OF TRACT 13 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 13 SECTION 8 TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH RANGE 33 EAST1-08-34-33-OA00-00013-KOOOSaid property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:MAJESTIC HOMES & REALTY SW LLC






2009TD353



Description of Property: LOT I OF TRACT 17 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 17 29 34S 33E1-29-34-33-0A00-00017-I000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:MARGUERITE WATCHESMICHAEL WATCHES






2009TD360



Description of Property: W1/2 OF NW 1/4 OF NW1/4 OF NE 1/4 AND E3/4 OF N1/2 OF NE 1/4 OF NW1/4 6 33S 35E 20 ACRES 1-06-33-35-0A00-00010-0000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:GEORGEANNE PACHECOPATRICIA SNEESBY






2009TD328



Description of Property: LOTS F AND G OF TRACT 5 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF S1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 05 AND W1/2 OF E1/2 OF S1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 05 28 34S 33E1-28-34-33-0A00-00005-F000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:CFS PROPERTIES INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION






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2009TD362



Description of Property: LOT A OF TRACT 23 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1.2 OF TRACT 23 24 34S 33E 1-24-34-33-0A00-00023-A000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:DIANA MARIE DALONZOMERLE V DALONZO






2009TD383



Description of Property: LOTS C AND D OF TRACT 19 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 19 AND W1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 19 08 34S 33E 1-08-34-33-0A00-00019-C000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:FELITA HUGO






A CITY ORDINANCE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida will on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereaf-ter possible, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Ave., Okeechobee, FL conduct a PUB-LIC HEARING on and thereafter to consider fi nal reading of the following Ordinance into law: NO. 1052: AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACAT-ING AND ABANDONING A PORTION OF NORTHWEST 7TH AVENUE AND A PORTION OF NORTHWEST 5TH STREET, MORE PARTICU-LARLY AS DESCRIBED HEREIN; RESERVING UNTO THE CITY ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES PURPOSES; RETAINING A RIGHT OF REVER-SION; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD THE ORDINANCE IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The ordinance is regarding Street Closing Application No. 09-002-SC sub-mitted by Okeechobee County. The request is to close a portion of NW 7th Ave, from NW 4th St to NW 6th St, and a portion of NW 5th St, from NW 7th Ave westward to the dead-end, adjacent to Blocks 97 and 102, Okee-chobee Subdivision, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 57, of the public records for Okeechobee County, Florida. All members of the public are encouraged to attend and participate in said hearing. The proposed Ordinance may be inspected in its entirety by members of the public in the Offi ce of the City Clerk during regular busi-ness hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm, except for holidays. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that no stenographic record by a certifi ed court reporter will be made of the foregoing meeting. According-ly, any person who may seek to appeal any decision involving the matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testi-mony and evidence at said meeting upon which any appeal is to be based. Please contact City Administration at 863-763-3372, or websitewww.cityofokeechobee.com, to obtain a copy of the agenda. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 persons needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 863-763-3372 for assistance. by: James E. Kirk, Mayor Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk337150 ON 10/23/09


2009TD382



Description of Property: LOTS M AND N OF TRACT 4 W1/2 OF W1/2 OF S1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 4 AND E1/2 OF W1/2 OF S1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 4 08 34S 33E 1-08-34-33-0A00-00004-M000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:ANNA C DYKESMATT C DYKES






2009TD345



Description of Property: LOTS A AND B OF TRACT 2 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 2 AND W1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 2 09 34S 33E 1-09-34-33-0A00-00002-A000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:CURTIS L CAWTHONIRENE L CAWTHON






2009TD337



Description of Property: LOTS I J K L OF TRACT 10 E1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 10 AND W1/2 OF E1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 10 AND E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 10 AND W1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 10 35 34S 33E1-35-34-33-0A00-00010-I000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:TIMOTHY J BURNS






2009TD339



Description of Property: LOT K OF TRACT 11 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF S1/2 OF TRACT 11 13 34S 33E1-13-34-33-0A00-00011-K000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:GREG ROBINSONJAMES ROBINSONJAMIE ROBINSON






2009TD324

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that CRYSTAL I LLC the holder of the fol-lowing certifi cate has fi led said certifi cates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certifi cate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:


Description of Property: CROOKED CREEK PLANTATION UNIT 1 LOT 381-35-36-36-0010-00000-0380Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:JOHN J AMBREFEWYNETTE A AMBREFE






2009TD375



Description of Property: LOT C OF TRACT 26 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF N1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 26 11 34S 33E 1-11-34-33-0A00-00026-C000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:ELIZABATH BISTONATHLIZCAR LLCOSCAR BISTONATH






2009TD380



Description of Property: FROM SW COR OF GOVT LOT 3 RUN N 00 DEG 55 MIN 30 SEC E ON W BDRY OF LOT 3 DIST OF 508.48 FT TO A PT RUN E 644.76 FT FOR POB FROM POB RUN W DIST OF 68.23 FT RUN S 07 DEG 00 MIN 45 SEC W DIST OF 160.85 FT RUN S 82 DEG 39 MIN 15 SEC E 88.59 FT RUN N 171 FT TO POB 36 37S 35E .29 ACRE 1-36-37-35-0A00-00015-M000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:PHILLIP A MCCALLISTER JR






2009TD354



Description of Property: COM AT N1/4 COR SEC 22 BEAR S 03 DEG 33 MIN 57 SEC W DIST OF 50 FT TO POB SAID POB BEING ON S R/W LINE OF A COUNTY RD THENCE CONT S 03 DEG 33 MIN 57 SEC W ON AFORESAID LINE DIST OF 609.91 FT THENCE BEAR N 89 DEG 49 MIN 19 SEC W P/L TO SAID COUNTY RD DIST OF 464.91 FT THENCE BEAR N 00 DEG 10 MIN 41 SEC E 608.85 FT TO S R/W LINE OF SAID COUNTY RD THENCE BEAR S 89 DEG 49 MIN 19 SEC E 500.95 FT TO POB 22 36S 33E 6.76 ACRES1-22-36-33-0A00-00005-C000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:KARAN BARRYKEVIN BARRY






2009TD331



Description of Property: LOT F OF TRACT 5 E1/2 OF W1/2 OF S1/2 OF N1/2 OF TRACT 05 23 34S 33E1-23-34-33-0A00-00005-F000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:CHERIL WOODSTOCKONEIL WOODSTOCK







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A CITY ORDINANCE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida will on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereaf-ter possible, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Ave., Okeechobee, FL conduct a PUB-LIC HEARING on and thereafter to consider fi nal reading of the following Ordinance into law: NO. 1055: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE AMENDING THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE MUNICIPAL FIREFIGHTERS’ PENSION FUND, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ORDI-NANCE 889, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED; AMENDING SECTION 1, DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 3, BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AMENDING SECTION 4, FINANCES AND FUND MANAGEMENT; AMENDING SECTION 5, CONTRIBUTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 6, BENEFIT AMOUNTS AND ELIGIBILITY; AMENDING SECTION 7, PRE-RETIREMENT DEATH; AMENDING SECTION 8, DISABILITY; AMENDING SECTION 10, OPTIONAL FORMS OF BENEFITS; AMENDING SECTION 15, MAXIMUM PENSION; AMENDING SEC-TION 16, MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS; AMENDING SECTION 17, MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS; AMENDING SEC-TION 18, REPEAL OR TERMINATION OF SYSTEM; AMENDING SEC-TION 19, DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS, RETIREE DIRECTED PAYMENTS, EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION, NON-AS-SIGNABILITY; AMENDING SECTION 21, FORFEITURE OF PEN-SION; AMENDING SECTION 26, DIRECT TRANSFERS OF ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 27, PRIOR FIRE SERVICE; AMENDING SECTION 28, DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. All members of the public are encouraged to attend and participate in said hearing. The proposed Ordinance may be inspected in its entirety by members of the public in the Offi ce of the City Clerk during regular busi-ness hours, Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm, except for holidays. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that no stenographic record by a certifi ed court reporter will be made of the foregoing meeting. According-ly, any person who may seek to appeal any decision involving the matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testi-mony and evidence at said meeting upon which any appeal is to be based. Please contact City Administration at 863-763-3372, or websitewww.cityofokeechobee.com, to obtain a copy of the agenda. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 per-sons needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 863-763-3372 for assistance. by: James E. Kirk, Mayor Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk337153 ON 10/23/09

PUBLIC NOTICE

On September 1, 2009, Reach Com-munications Inc. fi led an application for a new DTV educational station to serve Basinger, Florida. The princi-ples of Reach Communication Inc. are: Robert J. Coy, Charles Deeb, Tom Shelton, and George Nelson. The new station will operate on channel 16 with an effective radiated power of 1000 watts. The station will operate from a tower site to be lo-cated at 27-28-36N 80-57-9W. with an antenna located 30 meters above the ground; from a studio to be lo-cated in accordance with the Com-mission’s rules. A copy of the application can be examined during normal business hours at:

Okeechobee County Public Library206 SW 16th StreetOkeechobee, FL 34974335444 ON 10/7,9,14,16,21,23


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Description of Property: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 6 TOWNSHIP 35S RANGE 35E THENCE BEAR SOUTH 01 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN AND BEING A PART OF SECTION 6 TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH RANGE 35 EAST OKEECHOBEE COUNTY FLORIDA BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 6 THENCE BEAR SOUTH O1 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 50.02 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE NW 240TH STREET (BEING 100 FOOT WIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY) THENCE CONTINUE BEAR SOUTH 01 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 3399.75 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING THENCE CONTINUE TO BEAR SOUTH 01 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SEC-TION 6 A DISTANCE OF 800.23 FEET THENCE BEAR NORTH 89 DEG 34 MIN 14 SEC EAST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 1089.00 FEET THENCE BEAR NORTH 01 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC EAST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 800.23 FEET THENCE BEAR SOUTH 89 DEG 34 MIN 14 SEC WEST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 1089.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING 19.99 ACRES1-06-35-35-0A00-00002-E000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:BEATRICE SIBBLIESHYDRO MENTIA INCHYDRO MENTIA INC





IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH

JUDICIAL CIRCUITIN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE

COUNTY, FLORIDACase No. 2009-CA-561

BECKY WILLIAMS, and MARJORIE BOURGEOIS Plaintiffs,vs.MARC MINKOFF, and DIEBI ZHOU; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; TENANT # 1, and TENANT # 2, the names being fi ctitious to account for parties in possession, Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: MARC MINKOFF and DIEBI ZHOU

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the fol-lowing property in Okeechobee County, Florida:

LOT 11 OF BLOCK 4, CONSOLI-DATED LAND COMPANY SUB-DIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORD-ED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 5, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEE-CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.

has been fi led against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to Jeffrey A. Fadley, P.A., the Plaintiffs’ attorney, whose address is 807 South West 2nd Street, Okeechobee, Florida 34974, within 30 days of the 1st publication of this notice, and fi le the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the Plain-tiffs’ attorney or immediately there-after; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief de-manded in the Complaint. Dated this 14th day of October, 2009.

SHARON ROBERTSONClerk of the Circuit Court

By: Kathy ArnoldDEPUTY CLERK

337036 on 10/23,30/09

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,

FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISIONFile No. 09-CP-197

IN RE: ESTATE OF MARGARET K. SMITH Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Margaret K. Smith, deceased, whose date of death was November 6, 2008 and whose social security num-ber is 405-40-7868, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okeechobee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 312 North-west 3rd Street, Okeechobee, FL 34972. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de-mands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is re-quired to be served must fi le their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AF-TER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must fi le their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WITH-IN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORI-DA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREV-ER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of fi rst publication of this notice is Oct. 16th, 2009.

Personal Representative:Betty Frances Roberts

406 Pollock Rd.Dayton, OH 45403

Attorney forPersonal Representative:John T. Bouland, AttorneyFlorida Bar No.: 136104PO Box 2228Ocala, FL 34478Telephone: (352) 620-0756336331 ON 10/16,23/09


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Description of Property: SUNDANCE TRAILS RANCH LOT 12 1-03-36-36-0010-00000-0120Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:FIRST CHARTER BANK





IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,

FLORIDA, PROBATE DIVISIONCASE NO. 2009-CP-190

In re: Estate of ANNA LaDONNA MATHEWSON, Deceased

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of ANNA LaDONNA MATHEWSON, de-ceased, date of death August 21, 2009, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okeechobee County, Florida, Pro-bate Division, the address of which is 312 N.W. 3rd Street, Suite 101, Okeechobee, Florida 34972. The personal representative’s and the personal representative’s attorney names are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or de-mands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is re-quired to be served must fi le their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SER-VICE OF A COPY OF THIS NO-TICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or de-mands against the estate of the de-cedent must fi le their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AF-TER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITH-IN THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH IN THE FLORIDA STAT-UTES WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DE-CEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The fi rst publication of this notice is October 16, 2009.

Sue BaniaPersonal Representative4230 Center Gate LaneSarasota, Florida 34233

CONELY & CONELY, P.A.Post Offi ce Drawer 1367Okeechobee, Florida 34973-1367(863) 763-3825By: Tom Conely IIIFlorida Bar #096482Attorney for Personal Representative336101 ON 10/16,23/09


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Description of Property: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST COR-NER OF SECTION 6 TOWNSHIP 35S RANGE 35E THENCE BEAR SOUTH 01 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN AND BEING A PART OF SECTION 6 TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH RANGE 35 EAST OKEECHOBEE COUNTY FLORIDA BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 6 THENCE BEAR SOUTH 01 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 50.02 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NW 240TH STREET BEING 100 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY THENCE CONTINUE TO BEAR SOUTH 01 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 2599.52 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING THENCE CONTINUE TO BEAR SOUTH 01 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SEC-TION 6 A DISTANCE OF 800.23 FEET THENCE BEAR NORTH 89 DEG 34 MIN 14 SEC EAST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 1089.00 FEET THENCE BEAR NORTH 01 DEG 12 MIN 45 SEC EAST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 800.23 FEET THENCE BEAR SOUTH 89 DEG 34 MIN 14 SEC WEST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 1089.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING 19.99 ACRES1-06-35-35-0A00-00002-G000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:BEATRICE SIBBLIES






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Description of Property: GRAND PRIX RANCHES PLAT 1 LOT 111-21-33-35-0020-00000-0110Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:JEAN F DULIEPRE






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Description of Property: BRIDLEWOOD RANCHES LOT 11 1-25-37-36-0010-00000-0110Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name(s) in which assessed:BARBARA CALLADO






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Description of Property: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF AIRPORT ROAD AND EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SR 700 RUN NORTH 39 DEG 16 MIN 30 SEC WEST ALONG SAID STATE ROAD A DISTANCE OF 200.00 FEET THEN RUN NORTH 50 DEG 43 MIN 30 SEC EAST A DISTANCE OF 180.00 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST BOUNDARY OF SECTION 7 THEN RUN SOUTH ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY OF SECTION 7 A DISTANCE OF 250.00 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF AIRPORT ROAD THEN RUN SOUTH 50 DEG 08 MIN 00 SEC WEST A DISTANCE OF 23.17 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING LYING IN SECTION 7 TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH RANGE 35 EAST OKEECHOBEE COUNTY FLORIDA .48 ACRE1-07-37-35-0A00-00003-0000Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida

Name in which assessed:DEWEY A LIGHTSEY







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By Charles M. MurphyOkeechobee News

A hard hitting and opportunistic defense picked off six passes and recovered two fum-bles as the Okeechobee High School Brah-mans junior varsity defeated Port St. Lucie, 8-2, on Monday night.

It was the fi rst win of the year for either football team this year.

“I’m really proud of the team,” JV Coach Rex Erwin said, “They really fought through some adversity after they gave up a safety ear-ly on. I’m proud of the way they responded.”

Al Morris had three interceptions for the Brahman JV. Tommy Jackson, Dennis Cum-mings, and Jose Laredo also had picks for the Brahman defense.

On offense, Cade Stokes scored on a one-yard run. Jackson ran in the two point con-version to account for Okeechobee’s points. “They loaded the box on us but we were still able to run the ball decent. Jackson had a couple of big runs for us,” Erwin added.

The defense hit hard and kept the Jaguar offense on the run all night. They controlled the line of scrimmage and were able to make big plays.

“It was a complete turn around from oth-er games. I think we’re headed in the right direction, a lot of these kids are just looking for a chance,” Erwin said.

Okeechobee will play their fi nal game of the season on Monday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m., when they host St. Lucie West Centennial.

OHS JV football team wins game with Port St. Lucie


The Okeechobee High Schools Brahmans football team has a tough test as they open up their district schedule tonight in Jupiter against William T. Dwyer.

The Panthers (5-1) have ended Okeecho-bee’s season for the past two years, and ap-pear as strong as ever this year. Okeechobee (0-6) is a shadow of the team that played in this game in the past two years.

Dwyer is led by several Division I college prospects like QB Jacoby Brissett, who has accounted for 13 touchdowns, Matthew Elam, 544 yards and six rushing touch-downs, and TE Nick O’Leary, who has four touchdowns. Most of these statistics are modest because most of the time the team’s games are over at half time and these play-ers sit the bench in blowouts.

What will be tough for Okeechobee is Dwyer’s balance on offense. They can run the football and throw the football.

“This is one of those games that I look forward to. Dwyer is a loaded football team. I’ve seen high schools with plenty of talent but no victories. This team is disciplined, this team plays hard, and this team takes coach-ing,” Brahman Coach Myron Jackson said.

Coach Jackson said it will be a challenge for his team to tackle some of the Dwyer skill players. He noted his team won’t be intimi-dated and they will try their best. “If they give us a chance, we’ll stick around and make it a ballgame. You never know what might hap-pen at the end.”

Jackson said Dwyer has a lot of depth and their backups are just as dangerous as the starters. “They also work hard. Credit goes to Coach Jack Daniels and their coach-ing staff. They have found a way to get inside

these young men’s head and unlocked their potential. One of these days I’ll pick his brain and see how he does that.”

Jackson said his team will not just go down there to show up. He said Dwyer hasn’t given up a touchdown in three games and Okeechobee will work hard, throw in some wrinkles, and try to catch the Panthers by surprise. “Maybe we can use some of their speed against them. It won’t be easy for us. We will run what we do, refi ne what we do, and maybe we can catch them by surprise and get an advantage on a play here and there.”

Okeechobee is fairly healthy as Thor Harden and Ronald Jackson will return to the lineup. Harden has been slowed by a knee injury. Also back will be Jose Garcia who was injured against Bartow.

Jackson expects both of his young QBs, D.J. Washington and Jack Radebaugh to see action in the game.

Brahman scouting report: William T. Dwyer


Four Okeechobee High School seniors were honored Wednesday night for their many contributions to the volleyball pro-gram. They added one more contribution that night, a win over South Fork.

Okeechobee (18-8) won their seventh straight match in four games, 25-13, 17-25, 25-21, and 25-19, over the Bulldogs.

Megan Clements, Janezzka Koger, Moni-ca Koger, and Caitlyn Gaucin were honored before the match began with gifts and ac-colades from their teammates. They also got to watch a video of some of their matches, complete with pictures when they were small and just starting in youth volleyball.

“I’m really happy that we got to win it. A tight match keeps the audience here to cheer us on. Some of the best memories I made were with some of my volleyball friends. It’s sad that’s its over with,” Clements said af-terward.

Janezzka Koger said it meant a lot to her to win her senior night game. She said she hopes to keep playing volleyball in college. “I think I’ve improved my game a lot,” she

said. “I sat the bench last year. I’m improv-ing now with more playing time.”

Her cousin Monica Koger played four years for the varsity volleyball team. She noted she watched as other seniors gradu-ated and celebrated their careers. She was surprised that South Fork was so tough, “We came in thinking we beat them at a tourna-ment so we can beat them. They actually put up a good fi ght,” she said. “I’m glad they did, because we didn’t just run over them on senior night.”

Coach Todd Jones was also surprised with how competitive South Fork was. He stated his team defeated the Bulldogs handily ear-lier in the year by playing great defense, and blocking balls at the net. That didn’t happen in this match. Jones also commended his girls for their execution.

“They played really well. They had some good chemistry. I was actually glad not to see the tears. They know the season is not over, there’s still a lot of volleyball to play.”

Okeechobee played at Vero Beach on Thursday night. The district tourna-ment opens on Tuesday at Jensen Beach. Okeechobee will meet Fort Pierce Central in the opening round.

Volleyball seniors go out in style


The Okeechobee High School boys swim team fi nished fourth and the girls fi nished third at the Heartland Invitational at Lake Placid High School Saturday.

Okeechobee once again had a number of strong individual performances. Celena Letcher did well in the breast stroke event. She was just .12 seconds off her school re-cord setting time.

Adrianna Mitchell had a great swim in the 200 free. She fi nished with a time of 2.28.28, which was 25 seconds faster than her previ-ous best.

Jessica Wackler, Sarah Annis, and Adri-anna Mitchell fi nished third, fourth and fi fth respectively out of 21 swimmers in the 200 free. Chelsie Houston had a personal best in

the 500.“It was a good meet for the girls,” Coach

Brian Turner said, “Celena Letcher’s perfor-mance in the 100 breast stroke and Adrian-na’s performance in the 200 freestyle were highlights. Both girls have been working hard in practice and the proof is in their re-sults. I am excited to see this team compete Monday at districts.”

The boys also got ready for their district meet with a solid day. Ben Kielbasa had a personal best in the 200 free with a time of 2.28.30. Jason Rucks had a personal best in the 100 free, with a time of 1.01.92.

Coach Turner praised Rucks and Dustin Houston for their work in the 200 free re-lay. “These new swimmers are challenging teams that have been swimming together since elementary school. In one year we

have a foundation to build upon.”Turner also praised Kenny Murphy for his

leadership as the boy’s team captain, “Ken-ny has done an excellent job anchoring our relays and helping to bring these swimmers along in their development.”

Lake Placid won both the boys and girls team competition. The boys had Lake Plac-id fi rst, Sebring second, Hardee third, and Okeechobee fourth. Avon Park was fi fth, Bishop Verot sixth and Frostproof seventh.

Lake Placid was followed by Bishop Verot, Okeechobee, Sebring, Frostproof, Hardee, and Avon Park in the girl’s competi-tion.

Swim teams competitive at Heartland InvitationalPEE WEE SHOCKLEY

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Mustangs loose near BasingerOkeechobee County agriculture deputies are trying to capture mustangs that were apparently dumped on South Florida Water Management District land near Basinger. The horses are thin but offi cials say they are in no immediate danger and they have plenty to eat. Once captured, the mustangs will be checked by a veterinarian and eventually auctioned off to the public.

Special to the Okeechobee NewsOkeechobee High School Girls Swim Team and Coaches Brian Turner and Nikki Umbaugh pose with the third place trophy.

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