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By CHRISTOPHER [email protected]

SEBRING — Don Elwell’s face lightsup when he’s asked about the HeartlandTriathlon. He has been the voice of therace ever since it’s inception in 2006.

“It’s the coolest thing,” Elwell said.“Everybody has a successful race. No oneis in a bad mood, it’s a feel-good day.”

The seventh annual Heartland Triathlonwill be held this weekend in Sebring,centered around City Pier Beach. Thekids races will begin at 7:30 a.m. on

Saturday. The adult race starts at 7:30a.m. Sunday.

“The local support is amazing,” he

News-Sun staffSEBRING — The two sus-

pects arrested for the deathof Aaron Doty will gettheir first appearancein court this morning,according toHighlands CountySheriff’s Office PublicInformation Officer,Nell Hays.

The HCSO issuedwarrants Monday forJonathan RayRodriguez, 22, andKenneth Felipe, 19years of age, both of5504 Granada Blvd.,Sebring.

The pair wereapprehended by U.S.Marshals on Wednesdayaround 3 p.m. in Orlando.

According to the HCSO

warrant, Rodriguez andFelipe were arrested forallegedly “causing harm that

led to the loss of lifeof Aaron Doty” andfor allegedly “inten-tionally seclude thebody of Aaron Dotyin a wooded area andset the body on fire todestroy evidence.”

On Thursday,HCSO Chief DeputyMark Schrader saidthe investigation wasongoing, and wouldnot “confirm nordeny” Thursday theexistence of analleged video of the

incident.“I can’t comment too much

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SEBRING — Three ofHighlands County newesthigh school graduatesbecame the recipients ofscholarships Tuesday after-noon during the annualScholarship Banquet spon-sored by Alan Jay and TheGreater Sebring Chamber of

Commerce.For the past 19 years, Alan

Wildstein and the SebringChamber have teamed up tobring together the banquet aswell as choose each of therecipients of the scholar-ships. Throughout the years,the number of recipients hasvaried and the scholarships

have been handed out to how-ever many students the selec-tion committee felt weremost deserving of the bunch.

Eight recent graduateswere up for scholarships thisyear, each of which hadimpressive academic andextracurricular resumes.

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kids and to see them recog-nized for the things thatthey’ve done in this commu-nity is really neat,” saidWildstein. “And that’s whatwe are really here to do, torecognize these outstandingyoung people.”

Guests, dignitaries, friendsand families gathered at

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SEBRING — After thetragic death of 20-year-oldAaron Doty, the HighlandsCounty community has beenrocked with grief and disbe-lief over the death of 20-year-old Aaron Doty.

Doty, who investigatorssay was beaten and laterburned by two acquaintances,was well-known and lovedand described by many as“always having a smile on hisface.”

Doty will be laid to restSaturday. A funeral servicewill begin at 2 p.m. at GraceBible Church at 4453Thunderbird Road inSebring. Church staff is fairlycertain a large number ofguests will be in attendanceduring Doty’s service.

“We don’t know what to

expect,” Executive PastorDustin Woods saidWednesday night duringGrace Bible’s weekly servic-es. “There could be 500,there could be 1,000 youngpeople in here Saturdaynight.”

The church plans to useDoty’s beliefs and faith as a

Doty service, vigilset for Saturday

Doty

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Felipe, Rodriguez appear incourt in Sebring today

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News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSRain or shine, Don Elwell has been waiting at the finish of every Heartland Triathlonencouraging athletes as they head toward the line.

Don Elwell loves talking about thetriathlon ... doing it is another story

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Industrial DevelopmentA g e n c y / E c o n o m i cDevelopment Commissionboard voted unanimously toterminate Executive DirectorKristina AndersonWednesday morning.

According to CountyCommissioner BoardChairman Jack Richie, the

e x e c u t i v eboard votedon Mondayat 8:30 a.m.to terminateA n d e r s o nfor allegedi m p r o p e rbehavior.

“Dr. (Norm) Stephenspointed out this morning thatthe vote of the executiveboard was sufficient, but we

wanted to make sure theentire board was aware of thesituation,” Richie said.

Richie sits as the countycommission liaison for theIDA/EDC.

IDA/EDC Board Vice-president Norm Stephens,president of South FloridaCommunity College, statedin a memo dated June 11 that

Board confirms firing ofEDC director Anderson

Anderson

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“They’re not toy sol-diers,” Linda Mills told TheUnknown Soldiers on April13. “They’re real people,and they’re not just num-bers.”

Less than two monthsafter our interview, Linda,the wife of deployed U.S.Army Staff Sgt. AndrewMills, was picking up dinnerat a local Pizza Hut nearNorth Carolina’s Fort Bragg.She was planning a funThursday evening with somegirlfriends, as was custom-ary while their husbandswere deployed toAfghanistan.

As the cheery, blonde-haired military spouse drovehome in a car filled with thesmell of fresh pizza, a callcame in on her cell phonefrom a strange number. Asshe answered tepidly, a sink-ing feeling filled her stom-ach.

“Your husband has beenseriously wounded inAfghanistan,” a solemnvoice on the other end of theline said. “That is all theinformation we have at thistime.”

On June 7, Staff Sgt.Mills, 27, alongside at leasteight fellow soldiers withthe 82nd Airborne Division’s4th Squadron, 73rd CavalryRegiment, were wounded intwin explosions inAfghanistan’s KandaharProvince. Pfc. BrandonGoodine, 20, of Luthersville,Ga., was tragically killed inthe attack.

“The worst call of mylife,” Linda wrote in anemail informing me of herhusband’s injuries. “I didn’thave much information thefirst 12 hours except the factthat 1) he was alive and 2)he was classified as thehighest level of injuryaccording to the Army.”

Having profiled this fineArmy couple in a previouscolumn, I felt sick to mystomach as I read Linda’sheartfelt email. Yet when Icalled her a few minuteslater, I was immediatelyinspired by the Army wife’scalm, compassionatedemeanor.

“You don’t have to sayyou’re sorry,” she told me.“Drew is alive and he’ll becoming home soon.”

While precise details ofthe horrific attack are fuzzy,the heroism of Drew and hisfellow paratroopers is clear.After Pfc. Goodine sufferedcatastrophic wounds, Lindasaid her husband and anoth-er soldier were carrying thefallen hero when a secondterrorist-planted bombexploded.

Drew sustained devastat-ing injuries to his legs andabdomen. His fellow warriorlost both his legs.

“I continue to ask you tolift these soldiers and theirfamilies up with yourprayers,” Linda wrote in aFacebook post to family andfriends.

After receiving the devas-tating news while drivinghome from Pizza Hut, shewaited four agonizing hoursfor information on her hus-band’s condition and where-abouts. At about 2 a.m.

Eastern, Linda received acall from a surgeon atBagram Airfield.

“The doctor stated (Drew)would be intubated for 12hours before they stabilizedhim to be flown to Germanyfor more operations,” shewrote.

After an exhausting,sleepless night, Linda’sphone rang again. It was anurse, who uttered the onlyseven words this Chicago-born, Georgia-raised militarywife wanted to hear.

“Your husband wants totalk to you,” the nurse said.

Calling his wife “honeybunny,” the heavily sedatedsoldier told her there was a“big chunk missing” fromhis leg, while the rest of himwas thankfully intact.

After cursing the Talibanfor murdering Pfc. Goodine,the wounded soldierexpressed sorrow for StaffSgt. Travis Mills (no rela-tion), another hero from hisunit. Travis lost both hisarms and legs in an Aprilattack, and is currently hos-pitalized in Bethesda, Md.

“He couldn’t imagine thepain Travis Mills wentthrough while losing all hislimbs,” Linda wrote.

When I met Travis onMay 24 at Walter Reed, hetold me he’d just talked toDrew by phone. Today, thesecourageous friends sharemore than a last name. They

are both wounded warriors.Staff Sgt. Andrew Mills is

coming home alive. Pfc.Brandon Goodine, the sol-dier he was helping carry offa bloody post-9/11 battle-field, is not. The war inAfghanistan is far from over,and as Linda said in April,toy soldiers are not fightingit. These are real Americansmaking extraordinary sacri-fices, which command ourundivided attention.

Linda Mills’ heart is filledwith love for her husbandand sorrow for his fallen andwounded comrades. She isalso thankful to her family,the Army, and God.

“He’s in a lot of pain,”Linda Mills said. “But he’scoming home.”

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Linda Mills and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Mills smile ontheir wedding day in February 2010. Staff Sgt. Mills, whowas serving his third combat deployment, was seriouslywounded on June 7 in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province.

Cooks prepare forCrazy Pepper ChiliCook Off

SEBRING — The sec-ond annual Crazy PepperChili Cook Off is work-ing in conjunction withthe Saturday Night Cruisefor this year’s cook off.The event will beginSaturday, Dec. 8 onNorth Commerce Avenue,with burners lighting at 9a.m. and the tasting from12-3 p.m. There is a $50entry for teams.

Entry for guests is $5for adults, and children12 and under are free.

Contact Missy Goldenat 253-1360 for informa-tion.

Memory Mobilebrings freeservices to county

SEBRING — TheAlzheimer’s AssociationFlorida Gulf CoastChapter is bringing itsfully equipped mobileoffice, the “MemoryMobile,” to provide freeservices to localHighlands County resi-dents as well as freememory screenings, from9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Monday at KenilworthCare and Rehab Center,3011 Kenilworth Blvd.Contact Lisa Rodriguezat 385-3444 for informa-tion.

Visitors can obtain afree memory screening,literature related toAlzheimer’s disease andcaregiver concerns, ortalk with an Alzheimer’sAssociation ProgramSpecialist about theirfamilies’ specific needs.

The Memory Mobile’sprimary focus is to reachfamilies and communi-ties. The Florida GulfCoast Chapter serves 17Florida counties wherethere is an estimatedmore than 189,000 per-sons living withAlzheimer’s. There areonly eight states in theUnited States with morecases of Alzheimer’s dis-ease than are in theFlorida Gulf CoastChapter’s service region.

For more informationor to sign up for a freeMemory Screening, call385-3444.

The Memory Mobile isfunded by the FloridaLegislature through theFlorida of Elder AffairsDepartment.

SFCC CommunityEducationannounces SATPrep Class

AVON PARK — SouthFlorida CommunityCollege's (SFCC)Community Education isoffering a SAT Prep classthis summer at the SFCCHighlands Campus.

This class will helpstudents succeed on theSAT by familiarizingthem with the format ofthe test, giving thempractice on differenttypes of questions, teachapproaches to use foranswering different typesof questions, and experi-ence numerous opportuni-ties to sharpen their skillsin writing effectiveessays. Students will alsoreceive feedback on areasthat may need improve-ment in English andMath.

The class will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tuesday, June 26 at theSFCC HighlandsCampus, 600 W. CollegeDrive. The cost of theclass is $51 and includesthe latest edition of theSAT Book.

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WEST PALM BEACH— An $880 million plan toimprove Everglades waterquality was given federalapproval Wednesday, settingthe clock on a massive 12-year cleanup project.

The EnvironmentalProtection Agency approvedpermits for the proposal,saying its completion“would represent a signifi-cant and historic milestonein restoring America’sEverglades.”

The Everglades are a keywater source for millions ofSouth Florida residents, butthe Everglades have beendamaged for decades by theintrusion of farms anddevelopment. Dikes, damsand canals have been cut,effectively draining much ofthe swamp and polluting itwith fertilizers and urbanrunoff.

The state and federal gov-ernments’ efforts to restorethe wetlands have beenstymied for years by fundingshortfalls, legal challengesand political bickering.

The federal approvalcame just over a week afterthe latest plan was submit-ted by the South FloridaWater Management District,the lead state agency onEverglades restorationefforts.

It pulls together pieces ofplans proposed last year bythe EPA and the stateDepartment ofEnvironmental Protectionand sets the stage for theultimate resolution of law-suits dating back to 1988over enforcement of CleanWater Act standards in thevast wetlands area.

In a letter approving theproject, Gwen KeyesFleming, the EPA’s regionaladministrator, said shebelieved the plan would sat-isfy judges as a remedy tothe lawsuits.

Though state funding andthe actual constructionremain significant hurdles,the approval outlines a spe-cific action, which has beenhaggled over for yearsbetween the state and feder-al governments.

“It wraps up almost adecade of arguing over whatthe best thing to do is,” saidJulie Hill-Gabriel, directorof Everglades policy forAudubon Florida. “This, atthe very least, is an agree-ment that these are the rightsteps to move forward andsets very stringent dead-lines.”

The project will constructstormwater treatment areasand issue permits for theoperation of tens of thou-sands of acres of alreadybuilt ones.

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EVERGLADES CITY(AP) — Wildlife officialssay a southwest Florida air-boat captain was giving anIndiana family a tour of theEverglades when a 9-footalligator bit off his lefthand.

Judy Chroniak-Hatt wason the boat with two otherwomen and two young chil-dren. She tells Fort Myerstelevision station WBBHthat Capt. WallaceWeatherholt hung a fishover the side of the boat andhad his hand at the water’ssurface when the alligator

attacked. The manager of Captain

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A criminal investigationis pending. Feeding alliga-tors is a second-degree mis-demeanor.

Wildlife officers trackedand euthanized the alligatorafter Tuesday’s attack.Weatherholt’s hand wasretrieved from the animal’sstomach.

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ORLAND (AP) —Statements a former neighbor-hood watch leader made todetectives after he fatally shotTrayvon Martin can bereleased to the public, a judgeruled Wednesday.

But Circuit Judge KennethLester said that the identitiesof witnesses who observed thefatal confrontation inFebruary between GeorgeZimmerman and the 17-year-old Martin can stay private,provided the witnesseshaven’t been identified previ-ously.

“The innocent witnesseswho have performed theircivic or moral duty by report-ing what they observed to lawenforcement should not havetheir lives turned upside-down for having done so,”Lester wrote. Lester’s rulingwas in response to a challengenews media groups, includingThe Associated Press, filedagainst efforts to seal somerecords. Prosecutors andZimmerman’s defense attor-ney had wanted to keep boththe statements and the wit-nesses’ names private.

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about the case because theinvestigation is ongoing,”Schrader said.

Schrader also would notconfirm if more arrests wereto be made in the incident orif other suspects wereinvolved.

According to the warrantaffidavit, Doty arrived at aparty in progress after mid-night Sunday morning. Theparty was held at the sharedhome of Felipe and JonathanRodriguez at 5504 GranadaBoulevard in Sun ’N Lake.

Doty is said to have visitedseveral other parties beforearriving at the suspects’home. All three of the menwere said to have been drink-ing throughout the night.

According to witnesses,between 5 and 6 a.m. SundayDoty was confronted byFelipe and Rodriguez aboutcausing problems at the partyand was asked to leave.Witnesses reportedRodriguez began yelling atDoty. They said Rodriguezappeared to be trying to starta fight.

During the confrontation itis alleged that Rodriguez andFelipe hit Doty about his faceand head, causing him to fallto the floor unconscious.While Doty was on theground, the suspects are saidto have continued to hit Doty.

People at the party pulledRodriguez and Felipe off ofDoty, the affidavit said. Thetwo men are said to have thendragged Doty outside by hisfeet and laid him outside theresidence on the concretewhile he was unconscious.

The narrative reports thatindividuals at the party didtry to revive Doty. Witnessestold investigators that Dotywas “breathing hard, makingmoaning noises and slowlymoving his head.”

One witness attempted towake Doty, putting a handunder his head. When thehand was pulled away, it hadblood on it.

It was at this time, the nar-rative states, that Dotystopped moving or makingany sounds. No mention of acall to 911 is made in the nar-rative.

After an unknown lengthof time, it is said that Dotywas placed in the bed of atruck belonging to DevinElliott. Doty was not moving,breathing and had becomestiff.

Allegedly occupied byFelipe, Rodriguez and an

unidentified minor — whowas not the truck owner —the vehicle was used toremove Doty from the scene.

Rodriguez is reported tohave left the truck and boughtgasoline. When he returnedhe and Felipe dropped theminor off at Capri Street andtold him to wait for theirreturn.

According to the narrative,the two suspects took Doty’sbody, still in the truck’s bed,into a wooded area.According to the third indi-vidual they had the gasolinewith them.

About 30 minutes laterRodriguez and Felipereturned and picked up thewitness, who noticed Doty’sbody was no longer in the

truck bed.On Monday Doty’s body

was discovered in a secludedarea at the rear of Sun ’NLake. The body had beenburned, apparently in aneffort to conceal evidence.

Several questions havearisen in the communityabout those who witnessedthe fight, but did not notifyauthorities.

“Except for certain profes-sionals who must report sex-ual abuse, there aren’t manycrimes you have to report,”Schrader said.

The suspects are scheduledto appear at their first appear-ance at 8:15 a.m. in theHighlands CountyCourthouse located at 590 S.Commerce Ave., Sebring.

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Courtesy photoDirty Dozen presented $1,000 to the West Sebring Volunteer Fire Department. LisaCelentano, Dirty Dozen organizer, presents the check to (from left) Chief Scott Mann andfirefighters John Muha, Matt Muha, Robby Viera, Max Sherwood, and Luis Rodriguez.Others receiving proceeds from the race include Folds of Honor Foundation throughBudweiser/Bernie Little Distributors, $1,500; VFW Post 4300 in Sebring, $350; andHighlands Park Volunteer Fire Department, Lake Placid, $350. Visit www.ddozen.com foradditional race results.

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message to the young peo-ple all over the community.

“During tragedies likethese people do one of twothings: they draw closer toGod or they turn away fromGod. Don’t turn away...Heis always in control. Wemay not understand it, butGod has a purpose and aplan for everything,” saidLead Pastor AndrewKatsanis Wednesdayevening.

Katsanis will officiateDoty’s services and hopesDoty’s untimely death willbring the community’syouth closer together andcloser to Christ.

Following Saturday’sfuneral services, many ofDoty’s friends, family mem-bers and even total strangerswill gather for a candlelightvigil in Doty’s honor, set for8:30 p.m. at Firemen’sField.

The vigil’s coordinators— Danielle Heath, 21, and19-year-old AmberMcCrady — have plannedthe event with only Doty’sfamily in mind.

“We were very close toAaron,” said Heath. “Wewant to do this to show hisfamily the love and supportthey deserve.”

McCrady, Doty’s ex-girl-friend, echoed Heath’sstatements.

“I wanted to do it becauseit happened so suddenly. Hewas a very popular person.He knew everybody, every-body knew him and they

miss him. This is an oppor-tunity to grieve and to betogether and to support eachother through this time,”said McCrady.

Heath and McCrady aregrateful for the support ofeveryone involved in theproject.

“Firemen’s Inc. grouppaid the insurance for theuse of Firemen’s Field forus. It was amazing that theydid that for us,” said Heath.

The vigil will featurespeakers from Grace Bible,according to McCrady.McCrady and Heath willalso address the crowd.More 1,400 people havesaid via Facebook that theyplan to attend the vigil. Thetwo coordinators know thetragic incident has changedand shocked the communityinto motion. Heath andMcCrady hope friends andthe community’s youngadults will learn a hard les-son through their friend’sunfortunate death.

“It really makes them(youth) realize that thingslike this do happen. It sucksthat it takes losing someoneso close to you for us torealize this,” said McCrady.

Heath added toMcCrady’s sentimentsThursday morning.

“I feel like this is going tochange the way Sebringdoes things. Maybe they’llbe less underage drinking,maybe they’ll be new laws.It has definitely opened peo-ple’s eyes to bullying.People see that it is happen-ing and it needs to stop,”Heath said.

McCrady and Heath,along with the entire com-munity, mourn the loss of adear friend but they also sitin the shock of other youngpeople they know who nowstand accused of taking thelife of that friend.

“I knew Jonathan(Rodriguez) and Kenneth(Felipe) and I never wouldhave thought that theywould’ve done somethinglike that,” Heath added.

Attendees should bringcandles (extras if possible)and lawn chairs or blanketsfor sitting. McCrady expectscandles to be lit around 9p.m.

“This (vigil) will bringthe Doty family peace.Peace of mind is what wemostly hope to bring them.They need to know there arepeople out here that careand that will help themthrough this tragic time,”said Heath.

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News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSA roadside memorial stands nearby the location where Aaron Doty’s body was discov-ered in Sun ’N Lake in Sebring.

Suspects in Doty case to havefirst court appearance today

Doty memorial servicesplanned for Saturday

‘I feel like this isgoing to changethe way Sebring

does things.Maybe they’ll be

less underagedrinking, maybethey’ll be new

laws.’DANIELLE HEATH

Doty’s friend and vigilorganizer

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Judge setsOctober trial

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ORLANDO (AP) — Ajudge has set an Octobertrial date for 11 marchingband members chargedwith felony hazing in thedeath of a Florida A&Mdrum major.

An attorney for one ofthe former band memberssaid Thursday the triallikely won’t start untilnext year, though, becauseof the number of defen-dants and witnesses whoneed to be interviewed.

“Given the amount ofdiscovery, and everythingthat needs to be done inthis case, and the numberof defendants, it will bedifficult for the case to beready for trial at thatdate,” said Craig Brown,an attorney for defendantAaron Golson. “There is alot that has to be gonethrough.”

A list filed by prosecu-tors last month showsalmost 85 potential wit-nesses for the trial. CircuitJudge Marc Lubet set theOct. 8 date during anarraignment hearing.

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Everyone complains aboutthe weather, but nobody doesanything about it. The samecould be said about govern-ment spending — with thekey difference that electedofficials have the power toeffect change, they just lackthe will.

For example, this yearFlorida Tax Watch made 117recommendations that wouldsave the state money; theLegislature implementedonly 17 of them.

Tallahassee has anotherripe opportunity to cut thecosts of state government.The constitutionally createdGovernment Efficiency TaskForce, a 15-member panelappointed by the governorand House and Senate leadersand which is required to meetevery four years, released itsrecommendations to the gov-ernor, Legislature andSupreme Court. If adopted,they could save taxpayers as

much as $3 billion a year.Most are sensible reforms.

They include requiring stateagencies to pool purchases,apply consistent pricing andcompetitive bidding to men-tal health and substanceabuse services; giving judgesmore flexibility in sentencingoffenders; providing prisoninmates with vocationaltraining and literacy skills;allowing universities to offera full complement of classesyear-round; and making allstate employees pay the samefor their health insurance(currently, senior manage-ment, elected officials andselect others pay significant-ly lower premiums than therank and file).

Those should be as chal-lenging as foot-high hurdlesin the fat man relay. Yet, theyexist because lawmakersplaced them there to protecttheir political turf or benefitspecial interests. Indeed,

many of these recommenda-tions have been made before.That these provisions persistis a reflection of how sclerot-ic Florida’s government hasbecome.

Some opposition is under-standable, if misguided. Forinstance, lawmakers arereluctant to do anything withthe criminal justice systemthat could be perceived byvoters as being soft on crime— despite the fact that Gov.Rick Scott and Republicanleaders have been seekingways to curtail escalatingprison costs. ...

Other task force recom-mendations promise to bemore controversial. Theyinclude creating a “hybrid”combination of the tradition-al defined-benefit retirementplan and the 401(k)-styledefined-contribution plan. ...

That promises to be anoth-er gut-busting political fight.What’s particularly frustrat-ing, though, is that the small-er issues also will encountersubstantial resistance. As vet-eran Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, a task force mem-ber, warned, lobbyists forbusinesses and industries willfight tooth and nail to pre-serve their entrenched inter-ests.

Good ideas aren’t in shortsupply. The political courageto implement them is.

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said about government spending — withthe key difference that elected officialshave the power to effect change, theyjust lack the will.

I’m a life-long Republican. My polit-ical affiliation has been woven intrinsi-cally into the very fabric of my being.

My first political act was passionate-ly lobbying my fourth-grade classmatesto vote for Reagan over WalterMondale in a mock election in 1984.As an adult, I continued to be a rock-solid Republican. I helped run my lawschool’s chapter of the FederalistSociety and its Republican club. Andafter the election of President Obamain 2008, I served as an officer in mystate Republican Party. For the nexttwo years, I devoted substantialamounts of my time, my talent, and mytreasure to supporting local candidatesrunning for office and to building theParty organization.

Today, however, I am a registeredRepublican no longer.

I came to the decision to leave theGOP not with a heavy heart, but with abroken one.

As a local GOP official afterPresident Obama’s election, I had afront-row seat as it became infected bya dangerous and virulent form of politi-cal rabies.

In the grip of this contagion, theRepublican Party has come unhinged.Its fevered hallucinations involvethreats from imaginary communists andsocialists who, seemingly, lurk aroundevery corner. Climate change — a real-ity recognized by every single signifi-cant scientific body and academy in theworld — is a liberal conspiracy con-jured up by Al Gore and other leftistswho want to destroy America. Largenumbers of Republicans (the notoriousbirthers) believe that the President wasnot born in the United States. Evenworse, few figures in the GOP have thecourage to confront them.

Republican economic policies arealso indefensible. The GOP constantlyclaims its opponents are engaged in“class warfare,” but this is an exercisein projection. In Republican proposals,the wealthy win, and the rest of uslose- one only has to look at Rep. PaulRyan’s budget to see that.

As Thomas E. Mann and Norman J.Ornstein have written, “the RepublicanParty, has become an insurgent outlier

— ideologically extreme; contemptu-ous of the inherited social and econom-ic policy regime; scornful of compro-mise; unpersuaded by conventionalunderstanding of facts, evidence, andscience; and dismissive of the legitima-cy of its political opposition.” Its reck-less behavior helps drive the politicaldysfunction crippling our nation.

In the end, it offers a dystopianvision of our future — a harsher, cruel-er and more merciless America starklydivided between the riders, and the rid-den.

From the moment the Tea Partyemerged on the scene, I had a premoni-tion that I would eventually have toleave the GOP. But my mind conjuredinnumerable reasons for delay, for put-ting off the day of reckoning in thedesperate hope that some game-chang-ing miracle would occur, such as a vic-tory by Gov. Jon Huntsman in theRepublican presidential primary.

But no miracle happened. Among allthe difficult truths I’ve had to face, per-haps none has been harder than therealization that I, and those dissidentslike me, are unrepresentative outliersfar removed from, and largely unable to

influence, the main currents of opinionwithin the GOP.

Ultimately, leaving the GOP wasnecessary in order to maintain my ownintegrity. Leaving is also a public act ofpersonal protest. I am under no illu-sions about its broader significance. Itwill have no impact on the trajectory ofthe political narrative in this nation.But that does not make it futile. On thecontrary, as the shadows lengthen, suchminor individual acts of defiance anddissent are more critical now than everbefore.

Perhaps, one day, a reformed andresponsible Republican Party will re-emerge.

But until then, the GOP and I havereached a parting of the ways. In thepoignant words of “KathleenMavourneen,” an old Irish ballad: “Itmay be for years, and it may be forev-er”

Michael Stafford is a former RepublicanParty officer and the author of “An UpwardCalling.” Michael can be reached at [email protected]/. Guest columnsare the opinion of the writer and not neces-sarily those of the News-Sun staff.

Why I gave up on being a RepublicanGuest

ColumnMichael Stafford

Just remember Jan.3, 2007

Editor:Mr. (Sandy) Oleesky con-

tinues to spew theDemocratic Party line,which is patently false. Theday the Democrats tookover was Jan. 3, 2007 whenthe Democrats took over theHouse of Representativesand the Senate, at the verystart of the 110th Congress.The Democrat Party con-trolled a majority in bothchambers for the first timesince the end of the 103rdCongress in 1995.

For those who are listen-ing to the liberals propagat-ing the fallacy that every-thing is “Bush’s fault”,think about this: Jan. 3,2007 was the day theDemocrats took over theSenate and the Congress. Atthe time: The Dow Jonesclosed at 12,621.77. TheGDP for the previous quar-ter was 3.5 percent. Theunemployment rate was 4.6percent. George Bush’s eco-nomic policies set a recordof 52 months of job growth.

Remember the day... Jan.3, 2007 was the day thatBarney Frank took over theHouse Financial ServicesCommittee and Chris Doddtook over the SenateBanking Committee. Theeconomic meltdown thathappened 15 months laterwas in what part of theeconomy? Banking andFinancial Services.

Obama and theDemocrat-controlledCongress added to this cri-sis by (among many otherthings) dumping $5-6 tril-lion of toxic loans on theeconomy from your FannieMae and Freddie Mac fias-coes. Bush asked Congress17 times to stop Fannie andFreddie - starting in 2001 -because it was financiallyrisky for the U.S. economy.And who took the thirdhighest pay-off from FannieMae and Freddie Mac?Obama! And who foughtagainst reform of Fannieand Freddie? Obama andthe Democrat Congress.

So when someone tries toblame Bush ... rememberJan. 3, 2007 ... the day theDemocrats took over.Budgets do not come fromthe White House. Theycome from the Office ofManagement and Budget(the head of which is aCabinet officer chosen byObama) and are changed byCongress to suit themselves,and the party that controlledCongress since January2007 is the Democrat Party.

Furthermore, theDemocrats controlled thebudget process for 2008-2009 as well as 2010-2011.In that first year, they hadto contend with GeorgeBush, which caused them tocompromise on spending,when Bush somewhat belat-edly got tough on spendingincreases. For 2009 though,Nancy Pelosi-Harry Reidbypassed George Bushentirely, passing continuingresolutions to keep govern-ment running until BarackObama could take office. Atthat time, they passed amassive omnibus spendingbill to complete the 2009budgets. And where wasBarack Obama during thistime? He was a member ofthat very Congress ....

If the Democrats inherit-ed any deficit, it was the2007 deficit, the last of theRepublican budgets. Thatdeficit was the lowest infive years, and the fourthstraight decline in deficitspending. After that,Democrats in Congress tookcontrol of spending, andthat includes BarackObama, who voted for thebudgets.

In a nutshell, whatObama is saying is I inher-

ited a deficit that I voted forand then I voted to expandthat deficit four-fold sinceJan. 20. How's that again,Mr. Oleesky? All theRepublicans and Bush’sfault? I have to ask again,how’s that hope and changeworking out for you? Do wereally need to go forwardwith this mess? It’s time toditch Obama and the spend-thrift Democrats.

John PayneSebring

TDC raids lakesfund for brochure

Editor:On the front page of the

Highlands Today (Saturday,June 9, 2012), was a story“Lakes guide unveiled.” Itwas about the new LakesGuide pamphlet that TDCpaid for. The question is,where did they get themoney? And, was it inaccordance with FloridaState Statute 125.0104?

You decide. The TDC has several

funds from which to spendmoney. (Fund) 5303 is to“Promote and advertise toattract tourists to HighlandsCounty targeting the off-season.” Thirty-two percentof the tax money collectedis to be used for this. Forone reason or another, thatfund doesn’t have muchmoney in it.

Fund 5306 is for“Beaches, beach parks,lakes and rivers improve-ment, maintenance andrestoration.” Ten percent ofthe tax money collectedgoes in this fund and SS125.0104 says it can onlybe spent for maintaining ourbeaches, beach parks, lakesand rivers. And this fundhad lots of money in it.

So what does the TDCand county commission do?They make a new fund,5307 “Promote and adver-tising tourism related tolakes in Highlands County,”amending the plan, which isallowed by SS 125.0104.Then with the blessings ofour county attorney, theyraid the lakes fund 5306 for$50,000, so they can spendit for advertising to bringtourists to HighlandsCounty. Not for mainte-nance of our lakes, asrequired by the state.$22,000 was used for theGuide to Area Lakes;$5,000 for welcome signageto county-owned lakeaccess; and $23,000 forother promotion and adver-tising of tourism related tolakes in Highlands County,Florida (not as yet deter-mined). And what will theydo with the 32 percent ofthe tax dollars collected forfund 5303? Maybe use it tocover the coverage inadministration costs, whoknows?

So is 10 percent of touristtax being used to maintainour lakes as promised, whenTDC was put on the ballotin 2002? Or is this anotherpromise that was broken?

How can they do this,you ask? Because TDC is atax forever, you can’t getrid of it and they can dowhatever they want andthere ain’t nothing the citi-zens can do about it.

Now, do you see why theCitizens For GovernmentAccountability is insistingon a sunset in the TouristDevelopment Tax, as theonly way to assure the TDCis accountable to the citi-zens of Highlands County.

If you agree, sign theTDC petition forcing thecommission to putRepealing the Tourist Taxon the ballot, which accord-ing to our county attorney,is the only way to put asunset in the Tourist Tax.

Bill YoungmanCitizens For Government

Accountability

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he was made aware of “mattersregarding the performance ofduties” assigned to Anderson.

In his memo, Stephensalleged that “inappropriate andunauthorized expenditures”had occurred and EDC fundswere acquired by Anderson for“personal use.”

Stephens also stated in hismemo that Anderson had an“excessive and unauthorizedabsenteeism,” had “neglectedassigned duties” and had mis-managed “personnel and oper-ations with the intent todeceive the board.”

Stephens called for animmediate audit of all

IDA/EDC expenditures and thetermination of Anderson dur-ing an executive board meetingon Monday.

IDA/EDC board presidentPaul McGahee said onThursday that it was unclear ifcriminal charges would befiled.

“I don’t know. I do knowthat the executive board has theauthority to terminate the con-tract with Mrs. Anderson, but Ithought it would be moreappropriate to share the deci-sion with the entire board. Thevote was unanimous for termi-nation,” McGahee said.

“I can tell you that Mrs.Anderson advised us that she

has retained an attorney, but wehave had no notice of that tomy knowledge,” McGaheeadded.

McGahee also agreed that anaudit was necessary to deter-mine the extent of any issues,but stated he has not seen anyreceipts or documents that con-firm Stephens’ accusations.

The IDA/EDC board didname Eva Cooper-Hateman asthe interim director, but the

board has not had discussionsabout when to start the searchfor another director.

“We are entrusted with mak-ing sure we take our responsi-bilities concerning theIDA/EDC very seriously. Wehave to do everything we can toprotect that trust,” McGaheesaid.

Anderson could not bereached for comment at presstime.


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who you are today. This isabout you and we are recog-nizing you,” Wildstein said.

The students up for thescholarships are chosen bytheir high school (SebringHigh School or HeartlandChristian) and are brought toan interview panel consistingof chamber members,Wildstein and Alan JayAutomotive Network staff.

After the interview, theselection committee chooseswho is deemed most deserv-ing for the scholarships.

“We all have a very diffi-cult job of deciding whoshould be the recipients ofthe scholarship,” saidChamber CEO KristieSottile. “We try to pick themost stellar of the students,which is very difficult whenyou hear about all the accom-plishments that they’ve donein the short period of timethat they’ve been here.”

Highlands CountyCommissioner Don Elwellpresented the recipients ofthe 2012 scholarships follow-ing the total amount raisedduring the banquet.

“Instead of doing one ortwo for $3,000 we decidedwe would step it this year,”Elwell explained, saying thatthe committee had decidedon giving one scholarship for$1,000, one scholarship for$2,000 and the last scholar-ship for $3,000.

“Your chances just got alittle bit better this year,”Elwell said to the students.

Jessica Socorro was the$1,000 scholarship recipient.Socorro graduated fromSebring High School with a4.6 grade point average(GPA).

Socorro plans to study atthe University of Florida andpursue a degree in graphicdesign.

Anthony Powell Jr.received the $2,000 scholar-ship. Powell is a SHS gradu-ate and completed his studieswith a 4.41 GPA. Powell hascommitted to Miles College

near Birmingham, Ala. wherehe will continue to play foot-ball. Powell plans to pursue adegree in behavioral science.

Marie Farmer is also aSHS graduate completing herstudies with a 5.0 GPA.Farmer was the recipient ofthe $3,000 scholarship.Farmer plans to attend

University of Florida andpursue a law degree.

The banquet raised anunofficial total of $12,180Tuesday, which will bematched by Wildstein for atotal of $24,360 raised for thescholarship fund.

The eight students recog-nized during the 19th annual

Scholarship Banquet wereEllie Arnold, Tyler Baker,Kelsey Colicci, DamionThompson and KatrynnaAcosta in addition to Powell,Socorro and Farmer.

Each of the recent gradu-ates are standouts in theiracademics, extracurricularactivities and the community.


AARON DOTYAaron Andrew Doty, age

20, passed away in Sebringon Sunday, June 10, 2012.He was born in Avon Park,Fla. on Aug. 9, 1991 toJames Andrew and Brenda(Lamb) Doty. He was a tilesetter, had been on theCheer Team, played foot-ball and baseball, but hispassion was being in theoutdoors and hunting.

He is survived by his par-ents, James and ConnieDoty of Sebring and BrendaDoty of Tampa, Fla.; pater-nal grandparents, John M.and Margaret M. Doty of

S e b r i n g ;m a t e r n a lg r a n d p a r -ents, Robinand GlenKundrick ofO r l a n d o ,Fla.; sisters,Blair Doty

of Avon Park and JamieDoty of Sebring; brothers,Jimmy Doty of Tampa andYoel Bencomo-Lamb ofTampa; uncles and aunts,Kip and Alisha Doty andChris and Karin Doty, all ofSebring; and many cousinsincluding his belovedcousin, Kati.

A funeral service will beheld on Saturday, June 16,2012 at 2 p.m. at GraceBible Church with Rev.Andrew Katsanis officiat-ing. The family will receivefriends one hour beforeservice time beginning at 1p.m. Interment will followservices in BougainvilleaCemetery, Avon Park, Fla.

Stephenson-NelsonFuneral Home

Sebring, Florida 33870863-385-0125

stephensonnelsonfh.com

RAY GRADDY IIRay Thomas “Tom”

Graddy, II, 66, formerly ofSebring, Fla., passed awayThursday, June 7, 2012, inPort Orange, Fla. He wasborn in Sebring on Oct. 29,1945, to Ray T. andElizabeth Beery (Rogers)Graddy, now deceased. Hegraduated from SebringHigh School in 1963,received his Associate inArts degree from EdisonJunior College and attendedthe University of Florida.He earned the FCC FirstClass Radiotelephonelicense in 1970.

Tom was active inSebring High School cho-rus and the First ChristianChurch choir. His passion

was music and radio and hisvocal qualities served himwell in his radio/TV career,from announcer at localradio stations WJCM andWSEB, to television nightlynews anchorman at WSVI-TV in St. Croix, VirginIslands.

Survivors include his sis-ter, Nancy Graddy ofNorfolk, Va.; sister andbrother-in-law, Susan andCharles Patrick ofEscondido, Calif.; brother,Robert Graddy of SanDiego, Calif.; and nephews,Aaron Crumpler, CarsonPatrick and Bryan Patrick.

The family will receivefriends beginning at 10 a.m.on Friday, June 15, 2012, atStephenson-Nelson FuneralHome in Sebring. Serviceswill begin at 11 a.m., fol-lowed by graveside serviceat Pinecrest Cemetery inSebring. Arrangementshave been entrusted to:

Stephenson-NelsonFuneral Home

Sebring, Florida 33870863-385-0125

stephensonnelsonfh.com

CORRINE McGAHEECorrine Liggins

McGahee, 60, of Sebring,passed away, Saturday, June9, 2012, Florida HospitalHeartland Medical Center.

Born in Sebring, she wasa lifelong resident ofSebring. She was a retirededucator, retiring after 37years with The SchoolBoard of Highlands County.She was a member of ShilohMissionary Baptist Churchin Lake Placid.

She is survived by herhusband, Moses McGaheeof Lake Placid; sons, MosesMcGahee II of Sebring;adopted daughter, GingerPaul of Sebring; and father,William Liggins ofHouston, Texas.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 15 atBountiful Blessing Churchof God, Sebring. A funeralservice will be held at 1p.m. Saturday, June 16 atBountiful Blessing Churchof God, Sebring.Intermentwill be in Pine CrestCemetery, Sebring. Swann’sMortuary, Sebring, is incharge of arrangements.

Death noticeRichard K. Berkshire, 58,

of Sebring died June 4,2012. Swann’s Mortuary,Sebring, is in charge ofarrangements.

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added, “cheering the athleteson and hanging out at thefinish line. It’s a veryrewarding experience. Youdon’t get that too often.”

Elwell said he didn’t everwant to stop being theemcee. He feels fortunateand honored every time he isasked.

As emcee, Elwell has seenit all from up close — his 6-foot-8 1/2 height helps, ofcourse, as he has an unob-structed view.

While the sight of thewaves of athletes swarmingup from City Pier Beach,jumping on their bicyclesand tearing off on the secondphase of the triathlon isthrilling, he said, the realdrama and emotion is at thefinish line.

“When we have chal-lenged athletes, or olderones, cross the finish line,even if it’s two hours later,you would think (from thecheers) that person had wonthe race.”

He spoke of the year TeamPrescott ran the race tohonor Jackie Prescott, whohad died the year before dur-ing a bicycle ride. Prescotthad pushed family membersand friends into entering theHeartland Triathlon from thestart.

They were all in identicalgreen shirts, Elwell said. “Igot choked up as they cameacross the finish line.”

Elwell said he is veryimpressed with the kids whodo their race on Saturday.

““I’m impressed with theireffort. You see red faces andhuffing and puffing.”

One of the favorite partsof his job is encouragingracers during those last fewyards to the finish line.

“I really, really want torecognize each runner,”Elwell said, although everyonce in a while an athlete’snumber card has fallen off,or the numbers inked ontheir arms have run becauseof the sweat, or a sizablegroup arrive at the sametime. “I absolutely try toname each one,” he said.

It was when Elwell was onthe Sebring Chamber ofCommerce board that he wasasked to emcee the race.

Although an experiencedmaster of ceremonies, he hadnever done a race before. “Ijust faked it,” he said smil-ing.

The day is almost as gru-eling for him as it is for theathletes. He arrives at 4:30a.m. to help set up the finishline and assists in gettingeverything where it needs tobe. Elwell emphasized he isonly one of as many as 150volunteers, each one ofwhom is essential to thepopularity and success of thetri.

At 7 a.m., as anyone inthe neighborhood can tellyou, Elwell turns up the loudand raucous (his words)music — music that is meantto get the heart pounding,the blood flowing and thesoul soaring. Then he standsin the sun, microphone in hishand, keeping spectatorspumped and participantsencouraged.

“By the end of the day,”he said, “I’m toasted fromthe sun and my voice isgone. I always lose four tofive pounds from just stand-ing there. By the time I gethome it’s usually nap time.”

He wouldn’t have it anyother way. Seeing the ath-letes — young, old or chal-lenged; getting-in-shapenovices or highly fit experts— giving their all, in hot sunor pouring rain, he feels

obligated to give his all, too.Especially as he knows howdifficult running a triathloncan be.

“If I entered the race,” hesaid grinning, “it would bedark by the time I finished.”


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News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSDon Elwell (left) is just one of more than 150 volunteers that help make the Triathlonwork.

News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONSDon Elwell has a knack of making even the most tired oftriathletes crack a smile as they head to the finish line.

Elwell is the voiceof the Triathlon

Kids packet pick-upAt Kenilworth Lodge836 SE Lakeview Drive, Sebring5-9 p.m. today Kids will be the only one to get goodie bags this

evening.

At Civic Center Saturday June 16th, from 5:30am to 7:00am

Packet Pick up will close promptly at 7:00am

Adult packet pick-upAt Majestic Cove Saturday, from 5- 9 p.m. Party at the Majestic

Cove (2351 Lakeview Drive, Sebring, right down thestreet from the race venue). Participants get in free,guests pay $5 each at the door. Participants willhave armband for entry in their race bag. Pool andlakeside fun. Live band (The Black Honkeys)hearty finger foods, beer and much more.

At Civic Center Sunday from 5:30-7:00 a.m.

Race timesKids7:30 a.m. SaturdayAdults7:30 a.m. Sunday

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO.: 282010CA000110AOOOXXCHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC,Plaintiff,vs.JAMES B. PACK; CYNTHIA L. PACK; UNKNOWN TENANT(S); IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure dated the 5th day of April, 2012, and entered in Case No. 282010CA000110AOOOXX, of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC is the Plaintiff and JAMES B. PACK; CYNTHIA L. PACK and UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSES-SION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are defen-dants. I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870 at the Highlands County Courthouse in Se-bring, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 11th day of July, 2012, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 65 AND ALL OF LOT 66, BLOCK 4, ERIN PARK SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 77, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs as-sistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863)534-4686 (voice), (863)534-7777 (TDD) or (800)955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to ex-plain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.

Dated this 10th day of April, 2012.Robert W. Germaine

Clerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Lisa Tantillo

Deputy ClerkJune 15, 22, 2012



CASE NO.: 28-2011-CA-000662BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,Plaintiff,vs.AROOJ AHMED; RAFAT AHMED,Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure dated the 5th day of April, 2012, and entered in Case No. 28-2011-CA-000662, of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. is the Plaintiff and AROOJ AHMED; RAFAT AHMED, are defendants. I will sell to the highest and best bid-der for cash at the HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SE-BRING, FL 33870 at the Highlands County Court-house in Sebring, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 11th day of July, 2012, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:LOT 8 LESS THE SOUTH HALF, BLOCK 42, AVON PARK ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 15, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs as-sistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863)534-4686 (voice), (863)534-7777 (TDD) or (800)955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to ex-plain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.

Dated this 10th day of April, 2012.Robert W. Germaine

Clerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Lisa Tantillo


IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACase No.: FC-12-103

MARIA M. AYALA,Petitioner;and,VINCENTE AGUIRRE,Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTIONTO: Vincente Aguirre

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolu-tion of marriage has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to: Maria M. Ayala, Petitioner, 1857 N. Homeric Road, Avon Park, Florida 33825, on or before June 22, 2012, and file the original with the Clerk of Court, 430 South Com-merce Avenue, Sebring, Florida 33870, either be-fore service on Petitioner, or immediately thereaf-ter, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.DATED: May 16, 2012

ROBERT W. GERMAINEAs Clerk of the Court

By: /s/ As Deputy Clerk

May 25; June 1, 8, 15, 2012

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 12-180

IN RE: ESTATE OFPAMELA LOWERY Division ProbateDeceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Pamela

Lowery, deceased, whose date of death was March 29, 2012, and the last four digits of whose social security number are 0072, is pending in the Circuit Court for Highlands County, Florida, Pro-bate Division, the address of which is 590 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF-TER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against dece-dent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is June 8, 2012.

Personal Representative:/s/ Anthony S. Fontaine1511 NW 18th Terrace

Cape Coral, Florida 33993Attorney for Personal Representative:/s/ Charlotte C. StoneAttorney for Anthony S. FontaineFlorida Bar Number: 21297Stone & Walder, P.L.3200 US Highway 27 South, Suite 304Sebring, FL 33870Telephone: (863)402-5424Fax: (863)402-5425E-Mail: [email protected]

June 8, 15, 2012

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,


CASE NO.: 08000563GCSTHE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CER-TIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS, INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-11Plaintiff,vs.DAVID P. HUNDLEY, et alDefendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Sum-

mary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 10, 2012, and entered in Case No. 08000563GCS of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Florida, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MEL-LON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS, INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-11, is Plaintiff, and DAVID P. HUNDLEY et al are Defendants, the Clerk will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, beginning at 11:00 a.m., in the JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, BASEMENT, 430 S. Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, on the 11th day of July, 2012, the following de-scribed property as set forth in said Summary Fi-nal Judgment, to wit:THE LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS THEREON SITU-ATED IN SEBRING, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, STATE OF FL BEING KNOWN AND NUMBERED:1611 STATE ROAD 17, SEBRING, FL 33870AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS:A PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 4, SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 29 EAST, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF LOT 3, BLOCK 176, WOODLAWN TERRACE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 96, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE RUN NORTHWESTERLY FOLLOWING THE SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY OF OLD STATE ROAD NO. 8 FOR AN ARC DISTANCE OF 25.74 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 43 DEGREES 35'35'' WEST PARALLEL TO AND 25 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST BOUND-ARY OF SAID BLOCK 176 FOR A DISTANCE OF 139.24 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 46 DEGREES 37'14'' WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 120 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 46 DEGREES 37'14'' WEST FOR A DIS-TANCE OF 82.48 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE THENCE RUN NORTH 24 DEGREES 08'24'' EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 209.71 FEET TO A POINT WHERE SAID LINE INTERSECTS THE CENTER LINE OF OLD STATE ROAD NO. 8; THENCE RUN IN A SOUTH-EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF OLD STATE ROAD NO. 8 FOR AN ARC DIS-TANCE OF 114.31 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF 198 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-GINNING, LESS AND EXCEPT STATE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND LESS AND EXCEPT THE FOL-LOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: COMMENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EXTENSION OF THE NORTHWESTERLY OR BACK LINE OF BLOCK 176, WOODLAWN TERRACE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 96, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND THE CEN-TER LINE OF OLD STATE ROAD NO. 8; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CENTER LINE AN ARC DISTANCE OF 25.69 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 43 DEGREES 35'35'' WEST A DISTANCE OF 170 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 37'14'' WEST A DISTANCE OF 120 FEET FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID EXCEPTED PARCEL; THENCE NORTH 32 DEGREES 23'11'' EAST FOR A DIS-TANCE OF 166.82 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF OLD STATE ROAD NO. 8, THENCE SOUTH 34 DE-GREES 56'09'' WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 165.61 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 46 DEGREES 37'14'' EAST A DISTANCE OF 7.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID EXCEPTED PAR-CEL.and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in Plaintiff's mortgage.

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

Dated at Sebring, HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Flor-ida, this 11th day of May, 2012.

Robert W. GermaineClerk of said Circuit CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

As Deputy ClerkJune 15, 22, 2012



CASE NO.: 12-373 GCSSUNTRUST MORTGAGE INC.,Plantiff,vs.DONALD L. SCHROCK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO THE FLOSSIE JANE WILLIAMS REVOCABLE TRUST UTD 07/03/09, et al,Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTIONTO:UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE FLOSSIE JANE WILLIAMS REVOCABLE TRUST UTD 07/03/09Last Known Address: UnknownCurrent Residence: Unknown

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclo-sure of Mortgage on the following described prop-erty:LOT 6, BLOCK 2 OF TEMPLE TERRACE, ACCORD-ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 36, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it, on Marshall C. Watson, P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 1800 NW 49TH STREET, SUITE 120, FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33309 on or before July 18, 2012, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in THE NEWS SUN and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff's attor-ney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief de-manded in the complaint.

If you are a person with a disability who needs assistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863)534-4686 (voice), (863)534-7777 (TDD) or (800)955-8770 (Florida Relay Service) as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to ex-plain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that your believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 6th day of June, 2012.

ROBERT W. GERMAINEAs Clerk of the Court

By: /s/ Priscilla MichalakAs Deputy Clerk

June 15, 22, 2012

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IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDAGENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISIONCASE NO: 28-2010-CA-000967

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.Plaintiff,vs.MARCEL JONES; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARCEL JONES; UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS, ET ALDefendant(s)

NOTICE OF ACTION -CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE

TO: MARCEL JONES; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARCEL JONESwhose residence is unknown if he/she/they be liv-ing; and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown de-fendants who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Defendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage being fore-closed herein.YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to fore-close a mortgage on the following property:The following described land, situated, lying and being in Highlands County, Florida to wit:LOT 9, BLOCK 17, OF HIGHLANDS PARK ES-TATES, SECTION P, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, AT PAGE 59, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 3010 North Military Trail, Suite 300, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 on or before July 18, 2012 (30 days from Date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the com-plaint or petition filed herein.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at County, Florida, this 6th day of June, 2012.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBY: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

DEPUTY CLERKJune 15, 22, 2012

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Case No.: 11000526-GCSHIGHLANDS INDEPENDENT BANK,Plaintiff,vs.JUSTIN C. JACKSON, CHRISTINA M. JACKSON, CLARK JACKSON, PATRICIA JACKSON, and ROB-ERT M. FOX, JR.,Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the

"Final Judgment on Verified Complaint'' (the "Fi-nal Judgment''), entered in the above-styled ac-tion on May 31, 2012, the Clerk of Highlands County will sell the property situated in Highlands County, Florida, as described below at a Public Sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, at 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida 33870, on June 26, 2012, at 11:00 a.m.

Lot 17 and Lot 18, in Block 70, of TOWN OF AVON PARK, according to the Plat thereof as re-corded in Plat Book 1, Page 58, Public Records of DeSoto County, Florida of which Highlands County was formerly a part. Lying in Section 22, Town-ship 33 South, Range 29 East, Highlands County, Florida.

Address: 108 South Forest Avenue, Avon Park, Florida 33825

Real Property Tax ID Number: A-22-33-28-010-0700-0170

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

BOB GERMAINEClerk of the Circuit Court

Highlands County, Florida/s/ Priscilla Michalak


NOTICE OF INTENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT RULE 8.37 PUR-CHASING MANUAL AND NOTICE OF POTENTIAL PUBLICHEARING

NOTICE is hereby given that THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY intends to adopt School Board Rule 8.37, Seat Belts at a regular meeting of the Board on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Meet-ing Room, George Douglass Administration Building, 426 School Street, Sebring, Florida. The proposed new manualshall be effective upon adoption. Pursuant to Section120.54, Florida Statutes, any affected person has twenty-one (21) days after publication of this notice to re-quest the opportunity to present evidence and argument tothe School Board of Highlands County, Florida regardingthe proposed manual. Such hearing must be requested in writing and received by Wally Cox, Superintendent, 426 School Street, Sebring, FL 33870, within 21 days afterpublication of this notice. If such hearing is requested, it will be held Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 5:45 p.m. Anyperson desiring to attend such a hearing is requested to call the Superintendent’s office to verify whether suchhearing has been requested. The purpose and effect of the proposed manual is to modify the adopted purchasing manual pursuant to recent legislative guidelines. A sum-mary of the proposed rule or amendment includes changes to the policy as follows: The operator and each passenger of a motor vehicle who are conducting School Board business or a school-related activity shall be re-strained by a safety belt when the vehicle is in operation. Aschool bus purchased new after December 31, 2000, must be equipped with safety belts or other federally ap-proved restraint system if used for pre-K to grade 12 stu-dents. Each passenger shall wear a seatbelt when the bus is in operation. The specific legal authority includes Sec-tions 337.11(5)(a) and 1001.42, Florida Statutes. The School District believes that the proposed rule or amend-ment will have no effect on small business. The School District believes that the proposed rule or amendment will not result in substantial increase in costs or prices paid byconsumers, individual industries or state or local govern-ment agencies, and will not result in significant adverseeffects on competition, employment, investment, produc-tivity, innovation or international trade and/or alternative approaches to the regulatory objective either do not exist and/or are precluded by law. The cost to the School Dis-trict of promulgating the proposed rule or amendment isestimated to be $150. The estimated annual cost of im-plementing and enforcing the proposed rule or amend-ment is $0. The text of the proposed rule or amendmentcan be obtained at the Superintendent’s office (Attn. Con-nie Scobey), George Douglass Administration Building, 426 School Street, Sebring, Florida between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.HIGHLANDS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD,BY: Wally Cox,Superintendent & ex officio secretary

June 15, 2012

NOTICE OF INTENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HIGH-LANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT RULE 7.70 PUR-CHASING MANUAL AND NOTICE OF POTENTIAL PUBLICHEARING

NOTICE is hereby given that THE SCHOOL BOARD OFHIGHLANDS COUNTY intends to adopt School Board Rule 7.70, Purchasing Manual at a regular meeting of theBoard on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. in theBoard Meeting Room, George Douglass Administration Building, 426 School Street, Sebring, Florida. The pro-posed new manual shall be effective upon adoption. Pur-suant to Section 120.54, Florida Statutes, any affectedperson has twenty-one (21) days after publication of this notice to request the opportunity to present evidence and argument to the School Board of Highlands County, Florida regarding the proposed manual. Such hearing must be requested in writing and received by Wally Cox, Superin-tendent, 426 School Street, Sebring, FL 33870, within 21 days after publication of this notice. If such hearing is re-quested, it will be held Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 5:45 p.m. Any person desiring to attend such a hearing is re-quested to call the Superintendent’s office to verify whether such hearing has been requested. The purpose and effect of the proposed manual is to modify the adopted purchasing manual pursuant to recent legislative guidelines. A summary of the proposed rule or amendment includes changes to the policy as follows: Sealed bids,proposals or replies in response to a competitive solicita-tion shall be exempt from public inspection or copying asprovided in Section 119.071, Florida Statutes. When documents are no longer exempt, they may be inspected and copied. The remainder of said policy shall remain the same. The specific legal authority includes Sections 337.11(5)(a) and 1001.42, Florida Statutes. The SchoolDistrict believes that the proposed rule or amendment will have no effect on small business. The School District be-lieves that the proposed rule or amendment will not result in substantial increase in costs or prices paid by consum-ers, individual industries or state or local government agencies, and will not result in significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, in-novation or international trade and/or alternative ap-proaches to the regulatory objective either do not exist and/or are precluded by law. The cost to the School Dis-trict of promulgating the proposed rule or amendment isestimated to be $150. The estimated annual cost of im-plementing and enforcing the proposed rule or amend-ment is $0. The text of the proposed rule or amendment can be obtained at the Superintendent’s office (Attn. Con-nie Scobey), George Douglass Administration Building, 426 School Street, Sebring, Florida between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.HIGHLANDS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD,BY: Wally Cox,Superintendent & ex officio secretary

June 15, 2012


IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDAGENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION

CASE NO. 11000785GCSBANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP,Plaintiff,vs.LESTER H. SIMPSON; CAROLYN SIMPSON; GEORGE H. URY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GEORGE H. URY N/K/A SHERYL URY; DEBRA C. CONROY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DEBRA C. CONROY N/K/A PHILLIP CONROY, et. al.Defendant.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final

Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 5, 2012, and entered in Case No. 11000785GCS of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, is the Plaintiff and LESTER H. SIMPSON; CAROLYN SIMPSON; GEORGE H. URY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GEORGE H. URY N/K/A SHERYL URY; DEBRA C. CONROY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DEBRA C. CONROY N/K/A PHILLIP CONROY are the Defen-dant(s). Robert Germaine as The Clerk of the Cir-cuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SE-BRING, FL 33870 AT 11:00 A.M. on July 9, 2012, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

LOT 991, OF SEBRING HILLS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 2, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.Dated this 5th day of April, 2012.

Robert GermaineAs Clerk of the CourtBy: /s/ Lisa Tantillo

As Deputy ClerkDated this 5th day of April, 2012.

ImportantIf you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Court Administrator, (863) 534-4690, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; (describe notice); if you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD (863) 534-7777 or Florida Relay Service 711.

June 15, 22, 2012

NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION 865.09

FLORIDA STATUTESNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the under-

signed, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of ATHLETIC IMPROVEMENT COM-PANY located at 179 Sunset Terrace, in the County of Highlands, in the City of Lake Placid, Florida 33852, intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.

Dated at Lake Placid, Florida, this 8th day of June, 2012.RTDEV CO., a Florida corporation

June 15, 2012

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CASE NO.: 09-001137-GCSDIVISION: JUDGE LANGFORD

CHEMICAL BANK WEST,a Michigan banking corporation,Plaintiff,v.ROBERT C. RILEY; DIXIE K. RILEY;TEAM FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.,a Michigan corporation;COUNTRY CLUB VILLAS I OF SPRING LAKEHOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.;SPIRES ROOFING INC. andUNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS IN POSSESSION,Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a fi-

nal decree of foreclosure entered in the above-en-titled cause in the Circuit Court of Highlands County, Florida, I will sell the property situated in Highlands County, Florida, described as:

Cluster 29, Unit E, COUNTRY CLUB VILLAS I PHASE III OF SPRING LAKE, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 15, at Page 139, being a replat of a portion of Tract C of Country Club Villas I of Spring Lake, as per plat recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 74, lying Section 16, Township 35 South, Range 30 East, of the Public Records of Highlands County, Florida,

Parcel ID: C163530-010029000E0Property Address: 2210 Villaway East, Se-

bring, FL 33876at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, in the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of the Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, on June 26, 2012.

If a third party bidder is the purchase, the third party bidder must pay the documentary stamps attached to the Certificate of Title in addition to the bid, and shall immediately post with the Clerk, a deposit equal to 5% of the final bid. The deposit must be cash on cashier's check payable to the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Final payment must be made on or before 2:00 p.m. of the date of the sale by cash or cashier's check.NOTICE: Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the prop-erty owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale.

DATED on May 31, 2012.BOB GERMAINE

As Clerk of the CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

As Deputy ClerkATTENTION.: Americans with Disabilities Act: If you are a person with a disability who needs as-sistance in order to participate in a program or service of the State Courts System, you should contact the Office of the Court Administrator at (863) 534-4686 (voice), (863) 534-7777 (TDD) or (800) 955-8770 (Florida Relay Service), as much in advance of your court appearance or visit to the courthouse as possible. Please be prepared to ex-plain your functional limitations and suggest an auxiliary aid or service that you believe will enable you to effectively participate in the court program or service.IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE SALE AFTER PAYMENT OF PERSONS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID FROM THE SALE PRO-CEEDS PURSUANT TO THE FINAL JUDGMENT.IF YOU ARE A SUBORDINATE LIEN HOLDER CLAIMING A RIGHT OT FUNDS REMAINING AFTER THE SALE, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINING FUNDS.IF YOU ARE THE PROPERTY OWNER, YOU MAY CLAIM THESE FUNDS YOURSELF. YOU RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A LAWYER OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ASSIGN YOUR RIGHTS TO ANYONE ELSE IN OR-DER FOR YOU TO CLAIM ANY MONEY TO WHICH YOU ARE ENTITLED. PLEASE CHECK WITH EITHER THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AT 590 SOUTH COMMERCE AVE., SE-BRING, FLORIDA 33870; (863) 402-6565, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE SALE TO SEE IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE FORECLOSURE SALE THAT THE CLERK HAS IN THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT.IF YOU DECIDE TO SELL YOUR HOME OR HIRE SOMEONE TO HELP YOU CLAIM THE ADDITIONAL MONEY, YOU SHOULD READ VERY CAREFULLY ALL PAPERS YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN, ASK SOMEONE ELSE, PREFERABLY AN ATTORNEY WHO IS NOT RELATED TO THE PERSON OFFER-ING TO HELP YOU, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UN-DERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SIGNING AND THAT YOU ARE NOT TRANSFERRING YOUR PROPERTY OF THE EQUITY IN YOUR PROPERTY WITHOUT THE PROPER INFORMATION. IF YOU CANNOT AF-FORD TO PAY AN ATTORNEY, YOU MAY CON-TACT A LEGAL SERVICES OFFICE, SUCH AS: HEART OF FLORIDA LEGAL AID SOCIETY, INC., 1000 S. HIGHLAND AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870. TELEPHONE NUMBER, (863) 519-5663OR THE FLORIDA BAR'S FLORIDA AT-TORN7EYS SAVING HOMES TOLL FREE HOT LINE (866-60-2187) TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FINAN-CIALLY FOR THEIR SERVICES. IF THEY CANNOT ASSIST YOU, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO REFER YOU TO A LOCAL BAR REFERRAL AGENCY OR SUG-GEST OTHER OPTIONS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO CON-TACT ONE OF THE SERVICES FOR ASSISTANCE, YOU SHOULD DO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE.

June 8, 15, 2012

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALENotice of Public Sale of the contents of self-stor-age unit(s) in default of contract per F.S. 83:801-809. Units will be sold by sealed bid at 10:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012, at High-lands Self Storage Inc. 7825 S. Georage Blvd. Se-bring, FL 33872. All units contain household goods unless otherwise noted. Any vehicle within units sold for parts only.UNIT #74

June 15, 20, 2012

NOTICE OF POLICY AMENDMENTSOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEESThe following policies will be considered at the regular Board meeting to be held Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hardee Cam-pus at 2968 US Hwy 17 N., Bowling Green, FL. The general public is invited.Policy Implementation: Proposed amendments to the following policy.Policy 2.05 Signing Authority

Policy Development: Proposed amendments to the following policies.Policy 2.16 College SealPolicy 3.17 Student Performance Standards for the Award of the Associate in Arts Degree

Policy Deletion:Policy 7.08 Auditorium Access for the Mobility ImpairedFor additional information, interested parties may visit the college website at www.southflorida.edu/trustees, or contact the Of-fice of the President, South Florida Community College at 600 West College Drive, Avon Park, FL 33825.IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RE-CORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD IN-CLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.

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1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX / TURBO CHG. Fully powered, Black, Good Condition! For More Information

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9000Transportation

ELLIPTICAL MACHINE Practically new. Hardly used. Excel. cond. $100 obo. Call 863-446-1266

8150 Fitness & ExerciseEquipment

8000Recreation

POWER WHEELCHAIR Jet 3 Ultra. Good cond. $400 obo. Call 863-465-6586.

LIFT CHAIR ELEC. Excel cond. $300. Call 863-465-6586

7560 Medical Supplies& Equipment

SHIH TZU PUPPIES FOR SALE 1 Boy & 3 girls, had their vaccines.

2 black & white and 2 brindle. $300. Home number 863-382-3808

or Cell 863-446-4218.

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

7520 Pets & Supplies

SEBRING ** MULTI FAMILY SALE ** Fri & Sat, June 15 & 16, 8am - 3pm. 2120 Schlosser Rd. furniture, Household & Office items, clothing, Toys, Books, Women's & Kid's clothing, Silpada.

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SEBRING - 1123 Forest Rd, Sat. 6/15, 8am-? Ladies bike, Sewing mach.,

Fountain, Furn. covers, X-mas decor, Pfaltzgraff Franciscan Desert Rose

dishes, treadmill. Lots More!

SEBRING - * FAMILY YARD SALE * Fri & Sat, June 15 & 16, 8am-12pm, 310 Rail Ave. Lots Of Miscellaneous

Items, To Much To List!!

AVON PARK ** ESTATE SALE **1013 Peel St. Apt B., Nippon China

(8),Silverplate tableware,Crystal,Vases, Dishes, Collectibles, Linens, Depres-sion glass, Artwork & Misc. Fri & Sat,

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AVON PARK Fri. - Sat. 8 - 3pm. Holiday Ranch RV Park. Indoor Yard Sale! Multi- Family! Rain or Shine. Clothes, Lots of Stuff! Something for Everyone!

7320 Garage &Yard Sales

7320 Garage &Yard Sales

WASHER & DRYER ( USED) Both for $99. Call 201-707-9494

TELEVISION 64" Pioneer HDTV Projec-tion. Super Deal! $100 Call 863-452-5888

SWIM SHORTS Men. 3 pair. Perfect cond. $10. Will separate. Call 863-453-3104.

STOVE, GLASS top. Like new. Great cond. $100 will trade for refrigerator. Call 863-451-6163

MENS SHORTS (6) size 34. Perfect cond. $25. Will separate. Call 863-453-3104

DRESSER SOLID wood, Mahogany. 50"Hx20"Dx32"W. & Small white wood dresser 3'Hx 16Dx 20"W. $95 Call 808-264-1931 or 863-382-7469

CHINA SET Wedgewood, green flow-ers. Made in Kent England. Service for 8. $75. Call 808-264-1931 or 863-382-7469.

CEILING FAN Lt. Beige. Decorative leaf blades. Hampton Bay. $50 Call 863-273-3575

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MEMORAX 24" TV table model - like new $175 obo / Sofa bed & matching Wing back chair - excel. cond. $175

obo / Amplifier-Fender (3 output) - like new $175 obo. Call 863-699-2742

7300 Miscellaneous

** COMMUNITY SILVERWARE ** Service for 12 / plus extras. $500

Call 352-453-5380

7200 Apparel &Household Goods

7000Merchandise

AVON PARK - Large Retail/Office Building, 100 E. Main St.

A MUST SEE!863-295-9272

6750 Commercial Rental

STORE FRONT on Circle, 1500 sq. ft., Great exposure, CRA incentive availble, 313 Circle Park Dr., prior Pieces of the Past bldg. Perfect for Gallery/ Antiques

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6600 Business & OfficesFor Rent

WE NEED RENTAL PROPERTIES! Please contact Century 21 Advanced for more details. Call 863-414-3203

6500 MiscellaneousRentals

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6300 Unfurnished Houses

LAKE PLACID - Near Lake Placid Boat Ramp with lake access. Furnished 2/1, appliances, A/C. $600/mo. + $50 water. 863-465-1354.

6250 Furnished Houses

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BEAUTIFUL APTSSEBRING- 2BR/1BA, tile floors, screen

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1BR, 1BA & 2BR, 2BA Available.Central Heat & Air. Extra insulation.

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6200 UnfurnishedApartments

RELAX AT Lake Isis Villas* Luxurious * 2BR Apartment.

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PLACID LAKES / Studio Apartment. Kitchenette, Fully Furn., W/D avail., Golf

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No pets. 954-805-5630

6150 FurnishedApartments

SEBRING 2/1 Clean, Move In Ready! Tile floors, W/D hook up, central A/C, Nice Yard. No smoke or pets. Near Hospital & School. $500/mo. plus $400 security. 863-655-0982

6050 Duplexes for Rent

6000Rentals

SEBRING - Partially Furnished. 1BR, 1BA, Screened porch & Shed, New

overlay on roof. On Lake Josephine. 55 plus park. $4000 OBO. Call for Info.

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Over 10 Stock Units Must GoNew Homes Start at $39,900

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5050 Mobile HomesFor Sale

5000Mobile Homes

SEBRING OWNER MUST SELL! Build-ing Lots in Spring Lake, a Golf Commu-nity. Owner will finance, no credit check. Only $5K with $500 down. 1/4 acre & larger. Call Owner 772-343-9602 or 772-237-5367

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TEAM & SOLO DRIVERS.Immediate positions available! 48 CPM split for teams. 35 CPM for solo drivers.

Drop & Hook available. No touch freight. Weekly pay + insurance.

CDL-A w/1year OTR req'd.Food grade tank carrier.

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SUNRISE COMMUNITY INC is currently accepting applications for the position of: Direct Support Staff. Qualified applicants must meet the following: 18 yrs. old, High school diploma or equivalent, 1 yr. experience - medical, or childcare setting, must be able to pass law enforcement back-ground screening and drug test. All interested can call for appt. and application informaton:Sunrise Community Inc. 1014 6th Ave. S., Wauchula, Fl. 33873. 863-773-0434 ext. 305 EOE / DFWP

SEBRING PART Time, Experienced Maintenance Person with References, needed for Condo Complex. Drug Free Workplace. 863-385-1263

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train staff; HS Diploma or GED;Avon park, FL. E-mail:

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EMPLOYEE NEEDED For Construction Company in Avon Park F/T, Exp. Pre-ferred. Transportation, background check, references and periodic drug tests are required. Call 863-453-0660

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALSwanted for Avon Park Intermediate

Care Facility serving disabled adults. HS diploma or 1 year associated

experience, valid FL Drivers License and clean criminal background req. Please complete application at 55 E.

College Dr., Avon Park, FL 33825.

BUSY EYE CLINIC has openings in all positions. Full time/part time. Fax re-sume to : 863-465-6385

THE SCHOOL Board ofHighlands County

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Starting rate of pay:Driver: $11.71/hr

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DEGREES 66'11'', A CHORD BEARING OF N 81 DEGREES 57'04'' E AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 120.09 FEET; THENCE BEAR ALONG SAID CURVE FOR AN ARC LENGTH OF 126.77 FEET TO A POINT-OF-REVERSE-CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTH AND HAVING FOR ITS ELEMENTS A RADIUS OF 136.53 FEET, A CEN-TRAL ANGLE OF 49 DEGREES 45'36'', A CHORD BEARING OF N 74 DEGREES 21'46'' E AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 114.88 FEET; THENCE BEAR ALONG SAID CURVE FOR AN ARC LENGTH OF 118.57 FEET TO THE POINT-OF-TANGENCY OF SAID CURVE; THENCE BEAR:S 80 DEGREES 46'26'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 280.54 FEET TO A POINT;N 86 DEGREES 48'44'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 483.86 FEET TO A POINT;N 70 DEGREES 19'52'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 166.64 FEET TO A POINT;N 52 DEGREES 33'36'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 144.46 FEET TO A POINT;N 51 DEGREES 17'35'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 134.00 FEET TO A POINT;N 17 DEGREES 08'51'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 46.38 FEET TO A POINT;N 14 DEGREES 44'47'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 203.88 FEET TO A POINT;N 02 DEGREES 40'47'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 137.08 FEET TO A POINT;N 07 DEGREES 19'26'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 164.46 FEET TO A POINT;N 45 DEGREES 11'52'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 54.02 FEET TO A POINT;N 81 DEGREES 51'13'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 159.97 FEET TO A POINT;S 63 DEGREES 00'68'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 232.42 FEET TO A POINT;N 84 DEGREES 59'22'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 150.14 FEET TO A POINT;N 37 DEGREES 03'19'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 470.83 FEET TO A POINT;S 81 DEGREES 07'26'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 742.85 FEET TO A POINT;N 59 DEGREES 08'10'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 807.62 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 12, AND THE POINT-OF-TERMINUS OF SAID CENTERLINE OF EASEMENT.Tax ID: C-12-38-30-010-0000-021AMore commonly known as Easement Off Of State Road 70, Lake Placid, FL 333852

This action has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written de-fense, if any, to it on Plaintiff's attorney, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis, Co., L.P.A., whose address is 550 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 550, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, on or before 30 days after the date of first publication, which is July 2, 2012, and file the original with the Clerk of the Circuit Court either before service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Witness my hand and seal of this Court on the 22nd day of May, 2012.

Robert W. Germaine, ClerkHighlands County, Florida

By: /s/ Annette E. DaffDeputy Clerk

June 8, 15, 2012

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 28-2009-CA-000697

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSORBY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCES-SOR BY MERGER TO HARBOR FEDERAL SAVINGS BANKPlaintiff,vs.VERONICA SHIELDS; et al.Defendant(s)

NOTICE OF ACTION -FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS

TO: VERONICA SHIELDS AND UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF VERONICA SHIELDS, IF ANY,including any unknown spouse of the Defendant, if remarried and if said Defendant is dead, his/her respective unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lien holders, and trustees, and all other persons claiming by, through, under or against the named Defendant; and the aforementioned named Defendant and such of the aforementioned unknown Defendant and such of the unknown named Defendant as may be infants, incompetents, or otherwise not sui juris.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following described property, to-wit:

Being a parcel of land lying in Section 12, Township 38 South, Range 30 East, Highlands County, Florida and being more particularly de-scribed as follows:Commence at the south one-quarter (1/4) corner of said Section 12; thence bear S 89 degrees 38'47'' W, along the South line of said Section 12, for a distance of 93.03 feet to a Point; thence bear N 00 degrees 49'11'' W for a distance of 1606.45 feet to a point; thence bear S 86 de-grees 48'44 W for a distance of 49.89 feet to a point; thence bear N 00 degrees 49'11'' W for a distance of 803.76 feet to the Point-of-Beginning; thence continue N 00 degrees 49'11'' W for a distance of 233.15 feet to a point; thence bear S 88 degrees 27'20'' W for a distance of 905.80 feet to a point; thence bear N 22 degrees 10'08'' W for a distance of 276.92 feet to a Point-of-Cur-vature of a curve concave to the east and having for its elements a radius of 143.13 feet, a central angle of 69 degrees 25'14''. A chord bearing of N 12 degrees 32'29'' E and a chord distance of 163.01, thence bear along said curve for an arc length of 173.42 feet to the Point-of-Curvature of a curve concave to the south and having for its elements a radius of 186.68 feet, a central angle of 31 degrees 53'29'', a chord bearing of N 63 degrees 11'51'' E and a chord distance of 102.67 feet; thence bear along said curve for an arc lenght of 103.91 feet to the point-of tangency of said curve; thence bear S 84 degrees 26'35'' E for a distance of 73.66 feet to a point; thence bear N 88 degrees 27'20'' E for a distance of 1481.01 feet to a point; thence bear S 00 de-grees 03'13'' W for a distance of 676.31 feet to a point; thence bear S 81 degrees 51'13'' W for a distance of 70.36 feet to a point; thence bear S 88 degrees 27'20'' W for a distance of 597.74 feet to the Point-of-Beginning.Containing 20.6 acres, more or less, and being subject to any and all easements, restrictions, reservations and rights of way of record.Together with and subject to the following de-scribed easements:A 50.00 feet perpetual non-exclusive easement for right-of-way, ingress, egress and regress lying in Sections 1 and 12, Township 38 South, Range 30 East, Highlands County, Florida, and being more particularly described as the West 50.00 feet of said Sections 1 and 12, Township 38 South, Range 30 East, Highlands County, Florida;AndBeing 70.00 feet easements for the purpose of in-gress, egress, utilities and drainage, lying in Sec-tions 1 and 12, Township 38 South, Range 30 East, Highlands County, Florida, and being more particularly described as follows: being the East 70.00 feet of Sections 1 and 12, Township 38 South, Range 30 East, Highlands County, Florida;AndLying in Section 1, Township 38 South, Range 30 East, Highlands County, Florida and being 35.00 feet on either side of and parallel with the follow-ing described centerline: Commence at the Southwest corner or said Sec-tion 1; thence bear N 00 degrees 30'32'' E along the West line of said Section 1, for a distance of 200.23 feet to the Point-of-Beginning of said cen-terline of easement; thence bear N 89 degrees 10'08'' E for a distance of 5288.00 feet to the intersection with the East line of said Section 1, and the point of terminus of said centerline of easement;AndLying in Sections 1 and 12, Township 38 South, Range 30 East, Highlands County, Florida, and being 35.00 feet on either side of and parallel with the following described centerline:Commence at the Southwest corner of said Sec-tion 1; thence bear N 00 degrees 30'32'' E, along the West line of said Section 1, for a distance of 200.23 feet to a point; thence bear N 89 degrees 10'08'' E for a distance of 3058.61 feet to the Point-of-Beginning of said centerline of easement; thence bear the following bearings and distances along said centerline of easement;S 08 DEGREES 54'09'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 256.25 FEET TO A POINT;S 39 DEGREES 34'01'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 191.60 FEET TO A POINT;S 26 DEGREES 14'39'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 214.13 FEET TO A POINT;S 33 DEGREES 09'48'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 125.94 FEET TO A POINT;S 54 DEGREES 34'35'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 60.99 FEET TO A POINT;S 72 DEGREES 60'41'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 105.22 FEET TO A POINT;S 89 DEGREES 44'11'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 360.18 FEET TO A POINT;S 75 DEGREES 06'10'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 241.98 FEET TO A POINT;S 14 DEGREES 55'30'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 107.03 FEET TO A POINT;S 05 DEGREES 22'55'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 287.70 FEET TO A POINT;S 24 DEGREES 07'15'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 163.72 FEET TO A POINT;S 00 DEGREES 12'06'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 252.14 FEET TO A POINT;S 26 DEGREES 49'52'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 152.10 FEET TO A POINT;S 10 DEGREES 10'09'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 301.16 FEET TO A POINT;S 07 DEGREES 60'61'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 123.88 FEET TO A POINT;S 32 DEGREES 17'50'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 329.78 FEET TO A POINT;N 04 DEGREES 26'36'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 73.66 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTH AND HAVING FOR ITS ELEMENTS A RADIUS OF 186.68 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 31 DEGREES 53'29'', A CHORD BEARING OF S 63 DEGREES 11'51'' W AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 102.57 FEET; THENCE BEAR ALONG SAID CURVE FOR AN ARC LENGTH OF 103.91 FEET TO THE POINT-OF-CUR-VATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTH-EAST AND HAVING FOR ITS ELEMENTS A RADIUS OF 143.13 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 69 DE-GREES 26'14'', A CHORD BEARING OF S 12 DE-GREES 32'29'' W AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 163.01 FEET; THENCE BEAR ALONG SAID CURVE FOR AN ARC LENGTH OF 173.42 FEET TO THE POINT-OF-TANGENCY OF SAID CURVE; THENCE BEAR:S 22 DEGREES 10'08'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 309.76 FEET TO A POINT;S 08 DEGREES 54'55'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 292.18 FEET TO A POINT;S 08 DEGREES 06'57'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 198.17 FEET TO A POINT;S 33 DEGREES 10'02'' E FOR A DISTANCE OF 134.22 FEET TO A POINT;S 02 DEGREES 12'00'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 266.15 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND HAV-ING FOR ITS ELEMENTS A RADIUS OF 139.87 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGEL OF 70 DEGREES 02'46''. A CHORD BEARING OF S 30 DEGREES 33'27'' E AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 160.54 FEET; THENCE BEAR ALONG SAID CURVE FOR AN ARC LENGTH OF 170.99 FEET TO THE POINT-OF- CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTH AND HAVING FOR ITS ELEMENTS A RA-DIUS OF 111.85 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 64

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By DAN [email protected] month, with a few

minutes remaining in a dou-ble-digit win, Bulls guardDerrick Rose fell to thefloor, writhing in pain whenhe tore his ACL.

The scenario was eerilysimilar to a couple of yearsago when Sebring’sAmanda Grimaldo, late in abig win on the soccer pitch,went down with the sameinjury.

The rest of her junior sea-son, including softball, wasshelved as she recovered –but once healed, it surelyhasn’t held her back.

Fresh off her freshmancampaign for the GulfCoast State CollegeCommodores, Grimaldoshowed no ill-effects fromthe injury.

The team itself, a peren-nial state power, finishedthe season 36-15 and fellone game short of making itto the National JuniorCollege AthleticAssociation World Series.

And amid the slew ofstrong players, Grimaldowas not just a face in thecrowd.

The starting catcher leadthe team in batting, sportinga .337 average, and stolenbases, 18 out of 19attempts.

She also tied for the teamlead in triples, was secondin runs scored, third in RBIand only committed twoerrors for a sparkling .994fielding percentage.

“There was anothercatcher on the team, soworking hard and earningmy spot wasn’t easy,” shesaid. “I started catching

every game, which was alittle tough becaues I’venever not played an infieldposition. But being the onein control of the pitcher and

the game by calling pitchesand being able to see thewhole field is awesome.”

Special to the News-SunSEBRING – The

Highlands County YMCAand Highlands YouthFootball Eagles, as a jointventure teamed up for thesecond year to offer flagfootball.

The teams began practic-ing for their flag football sea-son on Monday, May 21.

Teams were divided intofour age group divisions – 5-6, 7-9, 10-11 and 12-14 yearsold.

Each division has fourteams with approximately 15players each.

Games began on Saturday,June 2, at the YMCA Fields.

It was very exciting, thefields were very crowded anda lot of action was had on thegridiron.

For the first time ever,YMCA Cheerleaders were onthe sidelines cheering theteams on.

“The season is going well,partnering with the Eagles

has greatly improved theYMCA Youth flag footballprogram.

“This year we had 130-140kids participate, with theEagles bringing about 75 kidsto the program” stated DaveScheck, Program Director forthe YMCA.

“Cliff Howell, ExecutiveDirector for the Eagles did alot of marketing and promot-ing the YMCA youth flagprogram which contributed toour numbers,” Scheck con-tinued. “The season wascoordinated by Tim Hooks,President of the Eagles, Cliffand I. It was a great collabo-ration to get the seasonscheduled and ready to go.”

“The Eagles coaches havecome out in numbers tocoach and provide support tothe program, communicationhas been great and they sharethe same philosophies as theYMCA. The Kids are com-

I’ve had the opportunityover the last week to fishthree of our local lakes inHighlands County and onein Polk County.

Although it’s beenextremely hot for an OhioBuckeye, I managed to sur-vive the heat and put a fewin the boat on these greatfishing lakes.

Lake GlenadaLocated off Rt. 27, in

front of the college, it’sinteresting how this lake haschanged over the past 6-7years.

It was always one of myfavorite lakes for big bassand specks.

Ringed by reeds and bul-rushes, it was the idealstructure for anyone wholiked to flip, and the deepwater held thousands ofslab-sized specks.

As always, I didn’t evenstart my big motor and start-ed fishing just north of theboat ramp.

Within the first dozenflips I had two small bass inthe boat and I’d alreadymissed a couple of taps.

But I was surprised by theamount of hydrilla surround-ing the reeds. It never usedto be like that.

The further I movednorth, the heavier thehydrilla became until it wasso thick, I couldn’t get mybait to drop through.

So I changed tactics,moved off-shore about 50feet and began casting a sil-ver phenom Bass Assassinfluke over the matted mess.

The bass were still inthere, smashing my topwaterbait as it scurried across thehydrilla.

Circling the lake, I caughtanother half dozen bass, thebiggest around 3 lbs.

As you might expect, Ihad a number of near misses– strikes that blew up undermy bait but never touchedthe lure.

That’s what keeps theadrenaline flowing.

As the day got hotter Itried a Carolina rig in a cou-ple of deeper holes but nevergot a hit.

All told, a good fishingday using my favoriteblue/black Yum Dinger forflipping and a silver phenomBass Assassin on the topwa-ter.

Lake DamonMy fishing buddy, Burt

Watkins of Avon Park sug-gested a trip to Lake Damon,on the north side of AvonPark, across from the oldhospital.

He had been out and didwell with his nephew so wedecided to give it a try.

I had fished Damon in thepast, but had always hadtrouble putting my boat indue to a shallow boat ramp.

But the ramp had plentyof water and I nailed a smallbass on my first flip into thereeds.

The lake is almost com-pletely surrounded by reeds

and bulrushes with plenty ofdepth, but we flipped and weflipped and although we hada few more hits, the onlyother bass we caught was ahefty two pounder Burtbrought in on a topwaterfluke.

The lake looks great and Isuspect had we started a lit-tle earlier in the day wemight have done better.

Lake IstokpogaA trip to Lake Istokpoga

isn’t complete unless youstop by John Woods LoridaGeneral Store on Rt. 98, justpast the State Park ramp.

My brother Bill camedown from Jacksonville andwe dropped by to talk toJohn and pick up somedomestic shiners and a fewof the hot Medlock jigs.

My brother loves to fishwith shiners so we got a fewsuggestions on where to fishfrom John and within 30minutes we were settled inand waiting for our first bite.

It never came. Three hours and two dif-

ferent spots and all we hadto show for our efforts was atoothy gar. So we decidedto flip.

Bill wasn’t crazy aboutflipping for bass, but Iassured him we’d catchsome bass if he’d just give ita try.

Twenty minutes into it,we’d both boated a bass andI’d missed a couple of goodfish.

The water is definitelydown and finding good flip-ping area’s was a bit of achallenge on the north andeast end of the lake.

I like 4 to 5 feet of reed-filled water, but most of thewater we fished was 18-inches to 3-feet.

We caught and releasedanother five bass before wedecided to try another spotwith the shiners.

Moving to the mouth ofArbuckle Creek, we settledin around patches of lilypads and almost immediatelysaw our floats disappear.

One hit after another, andyet we couldn’t seem tohook anything.

After feeding whateverwas hitting our shiners adozen shiners, I realized ithad to be gar.

Finally, letting the fishtake the bait longer than nor-mal, I hooked one of thosepre-historic, toothy fish andproved my theory correct.

Eventually we gave up onthe shiners and went back toflipping.

SPORTSBSECTION

News-Sun Friday, June 15, 2012

Page 4B

Fishin’ AroundDon Norton

Five days, four lakesand lots of bass

Courtesy photoA 10-foot gator watching the bass fishing action.

See LAKES, Page 3B

Courtesy photoMalcom Jackson turns the corner and keeps ahead ofthis lunging defender in YMCA Flag Football actionSaturday.

Eagles kick off YMCA Flag Football

See YMCA, Page 3B

Courtesy photoAmanda Grimaldo, with Commodore pitcher Hilari Hopkins, took over full-time catch-ing duries for Gulf Coast State College, with outstanding results.

Grimaldo soars with Commodores

See AMANDA, Page 4B

Associated PressNEW YORK — The NFL

will award $2.5 million ingrants for new or refur-bished football fields in 15cities.

The money will go toschools, parks and otherfacilities in Atlanta;Spartanburg, S.C.; Chicago;Alexandria, Ky.; Grafton,Ohio; Pueblo, Colo.;Detroit; West Allis, Minn.;New Orleans; Newark, N.J.;Philadelphia; Penn Hills,Pa.; Clearwater, Fla.;Madison, Tenn.; andWashington.

Teams whose marketswill benefit from the grantsare the Falcons, Panthers,Bears, Bengals, Browns,Broncos, Lions, Packers,Saints, Giants, Eagles,Steelers, Buccaneers, Titansand Redskins.

“Community fields arethe pillars of neighborhoodsacross the country, placeswhere families can ‘play60’ together in a safe envi-ronment,” NFLCommissioner RogerGoodell said.

The program is a partner-ship between the league and

the Local InitiativesSupport Corporation and ispart of a 14-year, $32.5 mil-lion commitment the NFLhas made through its grassroots program.

So far, 256 football fieldsnationwide have been con-structed or renovated.

“Health and safety insports should be a priorityat every level,” NFLPAexecutive directorDeMaurice Smith said.“The field improvementsmade by this important pro-gram will be a tremendousbenefit to active youth

across the country. Theplayers of the NFL alsoapplaud these nonprofits fortheir work to better ourcommunities.”

Shortly after it wasselected, the city ofSpartanburg’s Park &Recreation superintendent,Brian Wofford, was killedin an auto accident.

The Woodson Rec Centerwas one of the facilitiesunder his direction andWofford played on the fieldthat will be refurbished.

NFL to spend $2.5 millionto refurbish fields

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SFCC Volleyball Camps

AVON PARK – The summer season isright around the corner, which meansplenty of opportunities for aspiring areavolleyball players to sharpen their skillsand learn some new things at the SFCCSummer Camps, lead by head coach KimCrawford and members of the LadyPanther squad.

Three indoor camps are going to beheld, in addition to two sand volleyballcamps.

Four-day indoor camps will be offeredMonday through Thursday, June 25-28,July 9-12 and July 30-Aug. 2.

Each day, campers going into grades 6-8 will meet from 9 a.m.-Noon, campersgoing into grades 9-12 from 1-4 p.m.,with all campers then enjoying open pooltime from 4-4:45 p.m.

Cost for the indoor camps are $100 perweek, or $30 per daily session.

Out on the sand court, four-day campswill be offered Monday throughThursday, June 18-21 and July 16-19,with campers going into grades 6-12meeting from 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Cost for the sand camps is $60 perweek or $20 per daily session.

Individual, private sessions for indoorand sand are available year-round for $20per hour.

To register, go towww.southflorida.edu/athletics/volleyball, click on “volleyball camp” and print outthe Application Form.

Mail the completed form, or bring tothe Cashier’s Office in Building B.

For more information, call CoachCrawford at 835-2377 or email [email protected].

Junior Golf Academy

SEBRING – PGA pro Geoff Lee returnsto teach your child the values and tradi-tions of the game at the Golf HammockJunior Golf Academy June 25-29.

All physical aspects of the game alongwith rules and etiquette will be covered inan atmosphere of fun.

Prizes awarded in games, contest and a3-hole tournament will be held on Fridaywith parents/guardians welcome.

Cost: $95 each. Registration availableat the pro-shop, or call 382-2151 to haveone faxed to you.

Sebring Pool Hours

SEBRING – The Sebring High SchoolPool is open to the public with availabili-ty Mondays through Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. and from 1-3 p.m. Saturdaysand Sundays

Additional hours will be added onceschool is let out for the summer.

Cost is $2 per swimmer, with familypasses available at $50 for first memberand $20 per additional family member.

Other activities at the pool includeWater Aerobics, which meet each Tuesdayand Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Cost is $2 per class, though with a sum-mer pool pass, the cost is trimmed to $1.

Swimming lessons are also going to beoffered throughout the summer.

The first session runs from June 11-22,the second from June 25-July 6, the thirdfrom July 9-20 and the fourth from July23-August 3.

Cost is $50 for each two-week session.For more information or questions on

all pool activities, call and leave a mes-sage for Ms. Pat Caton at 471-5500, ext.229, or [email protected].

Friends in the Fight Golf

SEBRING – Friends In The Fight is anorganization formed to support youth bat-tling cancer in the community.

Friends In The Fight will hold a GolfTournament and Barbecue Saturday, July14, at the Country Club of Sebring. Thetournament starts at 8 a.m. and the formatis 2 players per team, with the Front 9 aScramble and the Back 9 an AlternateShot.

The registration fee is $65 per playerand includes greens fees, cart and lunch.Barbecue tickets are available for $10 perperson.

Meals can be picked up at the CountryClub of Sebring or in Lake Placid, with100-percent of the money raised used tohelp local families.

For additional information call ReneeKohl at 273-1112, Kym Smoak 441-7119or email [email protected].

Forms are available online atwww.fbclp.com – click on “events.”

Look for updates on Facebook at“Friends in the Fight Highlands County.”

Habitat 5K

SEBRING – Home Run for Habitat 5KRun/Walk will take place at HighlandsHammock State Park Saturday, July 14,beginning at 7 a.m.

Entry fee is $15 through July 6, and$20 after and through race day.

Entry fee includes a race T-shirt.Awards will be given to age groups and

overall male and female winners.The entry fee will be waived for those

who collect $50 or more in pledges.Funds raised will benefit a Habitat

home in Sebring.Top three entries, with the most raised

in pledges, will be given a special awardon race day.

Pledges must be collected and turned inat race check-in on July 14.

Download entry form at www.habi-tathighlands.org or email [email protected].

Call 385-7156 for more information.

Firecracker 5K

SEBRING – The 18th AnnualFirecracker 5K Run/Walk is set forHighlands Hammock State Park at 7:30a.m on Wednesday, July 4.

The race celebrates the nation’s birth-day and will feature overall, masters andgrand masters male and female awards,age group awards in 5-year age divisions,deluxe T-shirts and plenty of refresh-ments.

Entry fee is $17 thru June 27 and $22after June 27 and race day.

Only pre-registered are guaranteedshirt size, so sign up early.

You may receive an email applicationform by contacting Chet Brojek at [email protected], or by phone at 385-4736.

Mail entries to Firecracker 5K, 3310Par Road, Sebring, FL 33872.

Checks made payable to CentralFlorida Striders.

Proceeds of the race benefit the AvonPark High School cross country teams.

Participants are urged to wear Red,White and Blue as we celebrate in ourbeautiful state park.

See you all at Highlands HammockState Park on July 4.

Florida Trail Association

June ActivitiesSaturday, June 16

Activity: Kayaking Location: Reedy Creek on Rucks Dairy

Rd., Frostproof, FL at the bridge.Bring: Kayak, paddle, life jacket,

water, lunchContact: RSVP Bob Yost at 644-5448

or [email protected] for meet-uptime, directions and other information.Also, please RSVP to the chapter onlineat www.meetup.com/Heartland-FTA/cal-endar.

Sunday, June 17Activity: Nature Walk Location: Circle B Bar Preserve, SR

540 (Winter Lake Road), Lakeland Description: Approx. 3 mile walk to

view birds and other wildlife at this sce-nic wildlife preserve which is home to anoak hammock, freshwater marsh, hard-wood swamp and lake shore, a tremen-dous bird population, including a varietyof wading birds, waterfowl, ospreys andbald eagles. Alligators inhabit LakeHancock and may be observed from a dis-tance. Pets are not allowed.

Bring: Walking or hiking shoes, water,snacks, sun and insect protection.

Contact: Liane Plumhoff 646-2398 [email protected].

Saturday, June 23Activity: TubingLocation: Kelly Park at Rock Springs

Run.Carpool from Posner Shopping Center

at Junc. of I-4 and Hwy. 27, in front ofDick’s Sporting Goods.

Bring: Water, snacks, lunch (food alsoavailable at park concession), swimsuit,water shoes, bug and sun protection, largetube suitable for river floatation (tuberental available from roadside vendorsnear the park, cost: approx. $5).

Contact: RSVP Eileen Valachovic at956-2145 for meet-up time and otherinformation.

Saturday, June 30Activity: Off-road Bike RideLocation: Aafia River State Park,

Hillsborough Cty.Address: 14326 South County Road 39,

Lithia, Florida 33547Description: Some of the most chal-

lenging off-road bicycling trails in Floridacan be found at Alafia River State Park.Located on what was once a phosphatemining site, the unique topography of thereclaimed land offers some of Florida’smost radical elevation changes. AlafiaState Park is home to 17 miles of biketrails, ranging from beginner to advanced.The Trails were constructed by volunteersfrom the Southwest Association ofMountain Bike Pedalers (SWAMP).

Bring: Bicycle with all terrain tires(wide), helmet, water, snacks, sun andinsect protection.

Contact: RSVP Teresa Newgent at(813) 695-9721 cell or [email protected] for meet-up timeand other information.

CONFERENCE FINALSEASTERN CONFERENCE

Miami 4, Boston 3WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 2FINALS

Oklahoma City vs. MiamiTuesday: Oklahoma City 105, Miami 94Thursday: Miami at Oklahoma City, lateSunday, June 17: Oklahoma City atMiami, 8 p.m.Tuesday, June 19: Oklahoma City atMiami, 9 p.m.x-Thursday, June 21: Oklahoma City atMiami, 9 p.m.x-Sunday, June 24: Miami at OklahomaCity, 8 p.m.x-Tuesday, June 26: Miami at OklahomaCity, 9 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBNew York 37 25 .597 —Baltimore 36 26 .581 1Tampa Bay 35 27 .565 2Boston 31 32 .492 61⁄2Toronto 31 32 .492 61⁄2

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Chicago 34 28 .548 —Cleveland 32 29 .525 11⁄2Detroit 29 33 .468 5Kansas City 26 34 .433 7Minnesota 25 36 .410 81⁄2

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Texas 37 26 .587 —Los Angeles 34 30 .531 31⁄2Oakland 28 35 .444 9Seattle 27 37 .422 101⁄2

___Tuesday’s Games

Baltimore 8, Pittsburgh 6Washington 4, Toronto 2Boston 2, Miami 1Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 1N.Y. Mets 11, Tampa Bay 2N.Y. Yankees 6, Atlanta 4Texas 9, Arizona 1Chicago Cubs 4, Detroit 3Kansas City 2, Milwaukee 1Minnesota 11, Philadelphia 7Chicago White Sox 6, St. Louis 1Oakland 8, Colorado 5L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 2San Diego 5, Seattle 4

Wednesday’s GamesWashington 6, Toronto 2Baltimore 7, Pittsburgh 1Boston 10, Miami 2Cincinnati 5, Cleveland 3N.Y. Yankees 3, Atlanta 2N.Y. Mets 9, Tampa Bay 1Texas 1, Arizona 0Detroit 8, Chicago Cubs 4Kansas City 4, Milwaukee 3, 11 inningsPhiladelphia 9, Minnesota 8St. Louis 1, Chicago White Sox 0Oakland 10, Colorado 8L.A. Angels 2, L.A. Dodgers 1San Diego 1, Seattle 0

Thursday’s GamesCleveland at Cincinnati, lateN.Y. Mets at Tampa Bay, lateDetroit at Chicago Cubs, lateOakland at Colorado, latePittsburgh at Baltimore, lateArizona at Texas, lateMilwaukee at Kansas City, latePhiladelphia at Minnesota, lateChicago White Sox at St. Louis, lateSan Diego at Seattle, late

Friday’s GamesBoston (Matsuzaka 0-1) at ChicagoCubs (Samardzija 5-4), 2:20 p.m.Colorado (Francis 0-1) at Detroit(Crosby 1-1), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 6-5) atWashington (G.Gonzalez 8-2), 7:05p.m.Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 5-2) atCleveland (Masterson 2-6), 7:05 p.m.Philadelphia (Worley 3-2) at Toronto(Hutchison 5-3), 7:07 p.m.Miami (Zambrano 4-4) at Tampa Bay(M.Moore 3-5), 7:10 p.m.Baltimore (Matusz 5-6) at Atlanta(Hanson 7-4), 7:35 p.m.Houston (Lyles 1-2) at Texas (Darvish7-4), 8:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-5) at Minnesota(Liriano 1-7), 8:10 p.m.Kansas City (B.Chen 5-6) at St. Louis(Lohse 6-1), 8:15 p.m.Arizona (Cahill 4-5) at L.A. Angels(Haren 4-6), 10:05 p.m.San Diego (Bass 2-6) at Oakland(Blackley 0-2), 10:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Sale 8-2) at L.A.Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3), 10:10 p.m.San Francisco (Vogelsong 5-2) atSeattle (Vargas 7-5), 10:10 p.m.

LEAGUE LEADERSBATTING

AB R H BAKonerko, CHW 205 33 75 .366Hamilton, TEX 230 42 77 .335Trumbo, LAA 201 28 66 .328Jeter, NYY 260 35 83 .319Fielder, DET 236 34 74 .314Cabrera, DET 252 35 79 .313De Aza, CHW 240 44 74 .308

HOME RUNSHamilton, TEX 22Dunn, CHW 21Bautista, TOR 19Granderson, NYY 19Jones, BAL 18Encarnacion, TOR 17Ortiz, BOS 152 tied with 14

RUNS BATTED INHamilton, TEX 62Cabrera, DET 51Bautista, TOR 47Dunn, CHW 47Encarnacion, TOR 44Willingham, MIN 44Ortiz, BOS 413 tied with 40

WON-LOSTNova, NYY 8-2Sale, CHW 8-2Sabathia, NYY 8-3Harrison, TEX 8-3Price, TB 8-4Romero, TOR 7-1

STRIKEOUTSVerlander, DET 95Sabathia, NYY 92Scherzer, DET 88Hernandez, SEA 84Shields, T-B 81Doubront, BOS 81

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBWashington 38 23 .623 —

Atlanta 34 29 .540 5New York 34 29 .540 5Miami 32 31 .508 7Philadelphia 30 34 .469 91⁄2

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Cincinnati 34 27 .557 —Pittsburgh 32 29 .525 2St. Louis 32 31 .508 3Milwaukee 28 34 .452 61⁄2Houston 26 36 .419 81⁄2Chicago 21 41 .339 131⁄2

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Los Angeles 40 24 .625 —San Francisco 36 27 .571 31⁄2Arizona 30 32 .484 9Colorado 24 37 .393 141⁄2San Diego 22 41 .349 171⁄2

___Tuesday’s Games

Baltimore 8, Pittsburgh 6Washington 4, Toronto 2Boston 2, Miami 1Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 1N.Y. Yankees 6, Atlanta 4N.Y. Mets 11, Tampa Bay 2Texas 9, Arizona 1Chicago Cubs 4, Detroit 3Kansas City 2, Milwaukee 1Minnesota 11, Philadelphia 7Chicago White Sox 6, St. Louis 1Oakland 8, Colorado 5L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 2San Diego 5, Seattle 4San Francisco 6, Houston 3

Wednesday’s GamesWashington 6, Toronto 2Baltimore 7, Pittsburgh 1Boston 10, Miami 2Cincinnati 5, Cleveland 3N.Y. Mets 9, Tampa Bay 1N.Y. Yankees 3, Atlanta 2Texas 1, Arizona 0Detroit 8, Chicago Cubs 4Kansas City 4, Milwaukee 3, 11 inningsPhiladelphia 9, Minnesota 8St. Louis 1, Chicago White Sox 0Oakland 10, Colorado 8L.A. Angels 2, L.A. Dodgers 1San Diego 1, Seattle 0San Francisco 10, Houston 0

Thursday’s GamesCleveland at Cincinnati, lateN.Y. Mets at Tampa Bay, lateDetroit at Chicago Cubs, lateOakland at Colorado, lateHouston at San Francisco, latePittsburgh at Baltimore, lateArizona at Texas, lateMilwaukee at Kansas City, latePhiladelphia at Minnesota, lateChicago White Sox at St. Louis, lateSan Diego at Seattle, late

Friday’s GamesBoston (Matsuzaka 0-1) at ChicagoCubs (Samardzija 5-4), 2:20 p.m.Colorado (Francis 0-1) at Detroit(Crosby 1-1), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 6-5) atWashington (G.Gonzalez 8-2), 7:05p.m.Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 5-2) atCleveland (Masterson 2-6), 7:05 p.m.Philadelphia (Worley 3-2) at Toronto(Hutchison 5-3), 7:07 p.m.Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-4) at N.Y. Mets(Gee 4-4), 7:10 p.m.Miami (Zambrano 4-4) at Tampa Bay(M.Moore 3-5), 7:10 p.m.Baltimore (Matusz 5-6) at Atlanta(Hanson 7-4), 7:35 p.m.Houston (Lyles 1-2) at Texas (Darvish7-4), 8:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-5) at Minnesota(Liriano 1-7), 8:10 p.m.Kansas City (B.Chen 5-6) at St. Louis(Lohse 6-1), 8:15 p.m.Arizona (Cahill 4-5) at L.A. Angels(Haren 4-6), 10:05 p.m.San Diego (Bass 2-6) at Oakland(Blackley 0-2), 10:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Sale 8-2) at L.A.Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3), 10:10 p.m.San Francisco (Vogelsong 5-2) atSeattle (Vargas 7-5), 10:10 p.m.

LEAGUE LEADERSBATTING

AB R H BACabrera, SF 248 46 91 .367

Votto, CIN 210 40 76 .362Ruiz, PHL 180 29 65 .361Wright, NYM 214 41 75 .350Pierre, PHL 187 24 61 .326Molina, STL 210 28 68 .324Gonzalez, COL 232 48 75 .323McCutchen, PIT 214 33 69 .322

HOME RUNSBeltran, STL 19Gonzalez, COL 16Braun, MIL 15Stanton, MIA 14Hart, MIL 13Pence, PHL 13Bruce, CIN 135 tied with 12

RUNS BATTED INEthier, LAD 55Gonzalez, COL 48Beltran, STL 47Cuddyer, COL 42LaRoche, WAS 42Stanton, MIA 424 tied with 41

WON-LOSTDickey, NYM 10-1Lynn, STL 10-2Hamels, PHL 9-3Strasburg, WAS 8-1Capuano, LAD 8-2Cain, SF 8-2G. Gonzalez, WAS 8-2

STRIKEOUTSStrasburg, WAS 100Cain, S-F 96Hamels, PHL 92Dickey, NYM 90Greinke, MIL 89G. Gonzalez, WAS 89Lynn, STL 86

BASEBALLAmerican League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX–Released RHPTerry Doyle.CLEVELAND INDIANS–Added RHPEsmil Rogers to the 25-man roster.Optioned INF/OF Matt LaPorta toColumbus (IL).DETROIT TIGERS–Agreed to terms withRHP Jake Thompson, CF AustinSchotts, LHP Joe Rogers, RHP CharlieGillies, C Bennett Pickar, RHP JulioFelix, SS Jordan Dean, RHP SladeSmith, LHP Alex Phillips, RHP NickCarmichael, SS Jared Reaves, RHPJosh Carr, OF Zach Kirksey, RHP MattDavenport and LHP Ryan Longstreth onminor league contracts.MINNESOTA TWINS–Agreed to termswith OF Byron Buxton on a minorleague contract.

National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES–Optioned RHP CoryGearrin to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled RHPAnthony Varvaro from Gwinnett.PITTSBURGH PIRATES–Agreed toterms with INF Eric Wood, C JakeStallings, RHP Pat Ludwig, LHP DaltonFriend, RHP Kyle Haynes, RHP LanceBreedlove and LHP Josh Smith onminor league contracts.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

NBA–Fined Boston F Kevin Garnett$25,000 for failing to make himselfavailable to the media after Game 7 ofthe Eastern Conference finals.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

NFL–Suspended Detroit RB MikelLeshoure two games plus two addition-al game checks for violating the NFL’ssubstance-abuse policy. SuspendedCincinnati LB Dontay Moch four gamesfor violating the NFL's policy on per-formance-enhancing substances.ATLANTA FALCONS–Waived LS CoreyAdams.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Placed TEMartin Rucker on injured reserve.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS–Claimed WRDerek Moye off waivers from Miami.Waived WR Malcolm Beyah.PITTSBURGH STEELERS–Signed LBBrandon Johnson and LS Matt Katula.Placed WR Connor Dixon on waived-injured list. Released TE Wes Lyons.

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My favorite flipping baiton Istokpoga is a ZoomBaby Brush Hog inblack/blue tail.

I’ve used this plastic baitfor years and on lakes likeIstokpoga and Walk-in-Water, it’s always producedgreat results.

But I was anxious to useJoe Medlock’s three-quarter-ounce jig, having read aboutit a number of times innational fishing publications.

The weight of the jig isperfect for getting back intothe really tough spots anddropping it into holes in thereeds and hydrilla.

It was later in the day,around 2 p.m., so I knew ifthere were any bass to befound they’d be deep in thereeds looking for shade.

After about 30 minutes Iwas rewarded with a solidtap and as I swung the rodtip up, I could tell this was abig fish.

The water exploded twen-ty feet into the reeds andwithin seconds the fish hadconveniently wrapped her-self around something andthe only way I was going tosee this fish was to go inafter her.

I put the electric motor onhigh and as I held my rod tiphigh and maintained pressureon the fish, she explodedagain in less than two feet ofwater so I knew she was stillon my hook.

Getting through the mazeof reeds, as many of youknow, is not only hard, butonce inside, the bugs areeverywhere!

As I neared the area wherethe bass had last exposedherself, all was quiet.

Net in hand, I didn’t needit.

I could see my jigwrapped numerous timesaround a dozen stalks withnothing on the hook but mybrush hog.

As is often the case, thebig bass was gone.

Lake-Walk-in-WaterLocated in Polk County,

this lake is one of myfavorites.

Every day I walk past the11-pounder hanging on myoffice wall and it remindsme of all the big bass I’vecaught on this incrediblelake.

Unlike years ago – beforethe hurricanes – hydrilla ishard to find, but there areplenty of reeds and a few

lily pads providing excellentcover for bass.

There are reeds surround-ing most of the lake butthey’re in pretty shallowwater.

But there are four or fivelittle reed islands on thenorth and east side of thelake in 3-5 feet of water thatare perfect for flipping.

I was on the lake Sundayand again on Tuesday of thispast week and with theexception of a few pleasureboaters, saw only one fisher-man on the lake.

Both trips proved to beaction-packed with plenty ofsmall 1-2 pound fish savage-ly striking our plastic baitsin the reeds.

Later in the day we foundsome matted grass in 8-9feet of water and picked upsome larger fish on Carolinarigs and Johnson spoons.

On both trips, the lakewas like glass.

Not a whisper of wind andwith the 90-plus tempera-tures, it was tough to stayout much past noon.

The biggest fish in twodays was just under threepounds, but we caughtdozens of 1-2 pound fish aswe circled the lake.

Next WeekMany of you may have

read the recent articles onAdrian Echols, the 10-yearold fishing phenom and hisgrandfather Dan.

Young Adrian, or “Louie”as he likes to be called, hascaught over 20 bass in the10-pound plus category, witha 14-pounder currently hold-ing the number one spot.

He was also recently fea-tured on the cover of theHighlands County FishingGuide unveiled last week to

the public.Dan Nichols sent me an

email and after exchangingemails Monday morning, Istopped over to meet himand his grandson.

After 30 minutes ofexchanging stories about bigbass, I invited Dan andLouie to join me Friday on atrip to Lake Walk-in-Water.

Look for my column nextweek, as I learn from a 10-year old how to catch thereally big ones.

Don Norton is a professionaltournament bass fisherman, bassfishing guide, and custom rodbuilder. He has also taught afew fishing classes at the SouthFlorida Community College. Helives in the Golf Hammock areaof Sebring with his wife Lexieand is the owner of a custom rodbuilding company appropriatelynamed “ The AmericanFisherman”. He can be reachedat 330-635-6682 or by email [email protected]. Hiswebsite address is theamerican-fisherman.com

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Courtesy photoThe reeds on Lake Walk-in-Water hold lots of bass.

Lakes provide plenty of action for Norton and friends

YMCA Flag Football season is underwaypetitive but they are beinggood sports. Sportsmanshipand instilling Christian val-ues is very important to theYMCA and Eagles. Theteams pray together prior togames beginning.” saidScheck.

The Eagles have reallyenjoyed this partnership with

the YMCA and feels that itgreatly benefits their pro-gram as well.

One of the benefits of theflag football for the Eagles isto give the players andcoaches an opportunity tobegin to develop a relation-ship with their teammatesand coaches.

Meeting their teammatesgives them an opportunity to

become friends and know oneanother when they may seeeach other during the summerbefore the fall season beginsin July.

HYFC Coaches feel thatthe game of football is reallymore about teaching life les-sons of sportsmanship, work-ing together as a team andbuilding relationships.

The Eagles Coaching

Director and coach SonnyHarris truly believes in get-ting the players physically fitand building the chemistry asa team is one of the mostimportant steps in fosteringteamwork and sportsman-ship.

A lot of good hustling andfootball was displayed onSaturday.

As with every game day

there were some wins andlosses, but it isn’t alwaysabout the outcome.

Coaches from the YMCAand Highlands Eagles Staffare committed to teaching thekids about having fun, learn-ing the fundamentals of foot-ball, developing relation-ships, playing as a team anddemonstrating good sports-manship.

The season will last for

four more weeks with the

next game on Saturday, June

16 beginning at 8 a.m. at the

Highlands County Sports

Complex.

Come on down to see some

football and support your

local YMCA and Highlands

Youth Football Association.

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By MICHAEL MAROTAssociated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — TheMiami and Ohio State foot-ball teams are outperform-ing their big rivals in theclassroom.

Both made the NCAA’slist of 954 teams that haveoverachieved academically,released Thursday.

It was welcome news fortwo schools that have facedembarrassing investigationsrecently.

The NCAA annually rec-

ognizes all teams with per-fect scores of 1,000 andthose that finish among thetop 10 percent in their sport’sAcademic Progress Rate.

This year’s data coversthe four-year period from2007-11.

Each player on each teamcan earn one point per

semester for remaining aca-demically eligible andanother point for staying inschool, for a maximum offour points per player.

Ohio State had a score of988, while Miami had a 980.

The NCAA plans torelease all APR scores nextWednesday.


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Lake June WestA Mixed Scramble was played on

Thursday, June 14, with Dick Denhart,Charlotte Mathew, Norm Grubbs andLarry and Chris Heath winning a drawof cards after posting a 53.

The other 53 was brought in by RonHesson, Mario Cappelletti and Johnand Gloria Huggett, who settled forsecond.

Ken Rowen, Margaret Schultz andJohn and Sue Ruffo took third with a55.

Getting closest to the pin on the daywere Ken Rowen, to 21-feet, 11-inchesfrom No. 2 and 17-feet, 4-inches fromNo. 4, while Chris Heath got it to 32-feet, 3-inches from No. 8.

The Men’s League hit the course onWednesday, June 13, and anothermatch of cards had to settle the win-ner.

Dick Denhart, Norm Grubbs, DonBoulton and Bill Brouhle carded a 44and won out over the 44 scored by JoeSwartz, Mario Cappelletti, Larry Heathand John Ruffo.

Ron Hesson, Jack Maginnis, DickReaney and Roger Childers were thirdwith a 48.

Reaeny got to within 10-feet, 9-inches from No. 2 and Cappelletti stucka shot to 4-feet, 10-inches from No. 8.

River GreensThe Morrison Group played a game

on Monday, June 11.Winning first place was the team of

Butch Smith, JimCercy, Fred Evans andDon Ethun with minus-21.

The Men’sAssociation played aMen’s Day event onSaturday, June 9.

Winning first placewas the team of RussRudd, Ken Koon, LeftySt. Pierre and NeilPurcell.

Closest to the pin:No. 3, Gil Heier, 4-feet-4-inches; No. 5, FredEvans, 10-feet-1-inch;No. 12, Jim Cercy, 5-feet-11-inches; and No.17, Russ Rudd, 8-feet-3-inches.

The Par 3 Challengewas played Friday,June 8.

The winners were:Men - Russ Rudd with27. Women - JodyEthun with 29. Birdies:Jody Ethun with 2.Pars: Russ Rudd with2; and Don Ethun with7. Bogie: Bob Plunkett with 7.

Closest to the pin: No. 1, TimThomas; No. 2, Jody Ethun; No. 3,Russ Rudd; No. 4, Jody Ethun; No. 5,Bev Rudd; No. 6, Dick McClay; No. 7,Russ Rudd; No. 8, Bob Plunkett; andNo. 9, Don McDonald.

The Men’s Association played a Pro-

Am tournament on Wednesday, June6.

Winning first place was the team ofFred Evans, Peter March, Cliff Steeleand Jim Cercy with plus-8.5.

Individual winners: Flight A - RussRudd with plus-9.5; and Flight B - FredEvans with plus-7.5.

The Men’s Association played a

Men’s Day event onTuesday, June 5.

Winning first placewas the team of RussRudd, Jim Cercy, GilHeier and Fred Evanswith minus-25.

Closest to the pin:No. 3, Cliff Steele, 7-feet-5-inches; No. 5,Larry Roy, 3-feet; No.12, Larry Roy, 11-feet-2-inches; and No. 17,Cliff Steele, 4-feet-5-inches.

The Golfettes playeda game on Tuesday,June 5.

Tying for first/sec-ond places were theteams of Dee Paul,Mary Beth Carby, JodyEthun and Bev Rudd;Pat Kincer, CaroleMcClay, Karen Speakerand Pat Gower withminus-22 each.

The LadiesAssociation played aPro-Am tournament onThursday, May 31.

Winning first place was the team ofBarb Plunkett, Jody Ethun and AnnePurcell with plus-11.5; and secondplace, Bev Rudd, Pat Graf, M.B. Carbyand Linda Therrien with plus-4.

Individual winners were: First place,Jody Ethun; and second place, PatGower.

The Morrison Group played a gameon Thursday, May 31.

The winners were: Tying forfirst/second places were Larry Roy andHarold Plagens; Gil Heier and RussRudd with 58 each. Third place, KenKoon and Joe Graf with 62.

SpringLakeAt SpringLake Golf Resort on

Tuesday, June 12, the Men’s GolfAssociation conducted Day 2 of June’sPick Your Partner tournament on theCougar Trail golf course.

These scores - both partners netscores, ranging from 140 to 150, wereadded to the Day 1 scores (one bestball) to get the Two Day results.

In the A Flight, the winners wereDon Cunning and Edd Vowels at 207strokes (67 plus 140).

There was a tie for second place at210 strokes between Ken Kirby andBob Hinde and the team of GaryBehrendt and Jon Brower.

Third place went to Joe Austin andBryan Carlson (211) and fourth to JanHard and Jack Hoerner (215).

In the B Flight, there was a tie forfirst place at 209 strokes between EdClay and John Schroeder and the teamof Charlie Keniston and Gale Monda.

Second place went to John Delaneyand Jay Payne, who had 210 strokes.

It was another gorgeous day to playgolf in Central Florida – cloudy, withtemps from 72 to 85 degrees and alight breeze.

And while stepping into astrong program and facingthe competition of thePanhandle Conference wascertainly a step up from highschool competition,Grimaldo’s extensive experi-ence in travel ball was a ben-efit.

“In travel, we alwaysplayed the best of the best, soonce I came to the next level,I didn’t slow down or take astep back.”

Though as with all collegefreshman, the transition tothe freer life was a bit of asurprise.

“Not having anyone tellme what to do was really dif-ferent, you really learn theconcept of responsibility,”she said. “And the level ofexpectation is much higher.

“My coach has a “C or bet-ter rule,” and if at any timeyour grade in any class fallsbelow a C, you cannot play,”Grimaldo continued. “But theprofessors are very cool withthe athletes and very under-standing of the travel sched-ules. It was a big motivatorand I made the All-Academicteam.”

The hard work in the class-room certainly paid off withhoped for results, whereasher extensive training for thefield of play had an unex-pected, though welcome,bonus – those team-leadingstolen bases.

“I don’t really know wherethe speed came from, honest-ly, but I can say it’s abouttime,” Grimaldo said with alaugh. “Doing Insanity (train-ing), swimming and being inthe weight room has mademy legs much stronger,which has been giving me again on the bases.”

Though, despite the great

season for Grimaldo and theCommodores, the ending – a1-0, extra-inning loss to theState College of Florida inthe state tournament semifi-nal – left them with a bittertaste.

“We fell short to a walk-offhome run in the bottom of theeighth inning,” she said.“Losing that wasy has reallychanged our mindset and hasmotivated us to work harder.Next year we’re bringing ithome from state.”

And while the eagerness isthere in looking ahead,Grimaldo took a moment toreflect on the year justpassed.

“This year was so muchfun and I wouldn’t trade it forany other school,” she said.

“It was a great group of girlsand, of course, living on thebeach is always a plus.”

The hard work and longhours of dedication not onlybrought Grimaldo back fromthat serious injury, but sawher perform on and off thefield better than ever – withmore still to come.

“I didn’t have any prob-lems with it hurting at allwhich was a huge surprisecatching full time,” she said.“My recovery has been sogood and I was really luckyto have healed so fast and tonot have any problems with itat all.”

Chicago Bulls fans canonly hope that Rose’s recov-ery goes so well.

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Amanda brings ‘A’game to Gulf Coast

Courtesy photoWhen she wasn’t throwing out attempted base stealers,Grimaldo was doing a bit of swiping herself, leading theCommodores with 18 stolen bases in 19 attempts.

Miami, Ohio St. footballteams earn academic honor

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Associated PressST. PETERSBURG —

New York Mets managerTerry Collins expects tohear by Friday about thelong-shot appeal that couldgive R.A. Dickey a belatedno-hitter.

Dickey allowed only aninfield single Wednesdaynight in a 9-1 victory overthe Tampa Bay Rays, andthe team is asking the com-missioner’s office to over-turn the official scorer’sdecision on B.J. Upton’s hit.

“They’ll have a decision(Friday) I’m sure,” Collinssaid before Thursday’s

game at Tampa Bay. “We’rejust taking a shot. What dowe have to lose?”

The speedy Upton hit ahigh bouncer in the firstinning that third basemanDavid Wright was unable tofield with his bare hand.

The play was ruled a hit,but the Mets wonder if itshould have been called anerror on Wright.

When asked if the chanceof the appeal being success-ful was five percent, Collinssaid “less.”

“You got a guy who canreally run ... you’ve got anoutstanding third baseman,”

Collins said. “The only wayhe can make the play is tobare hand it. He knows thatand he can’t make it. If hecatches with the bare hand,if he makes the play, I don’tknow if he’s out or not.”

MLB can review officialscoring decisions andreverse them if it believes amistake was made.

Johan Santana held St.Louis hitless on June 1, thefirst no-hitter in the Mets’51-year history.

Dickey was just as domi-nant Wednesday in his sec-ond career one-hitter.

Collins expects decisionon Dickey appeal Friday

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Special to the News-SunSEBRING — Cornerstone Hospice

Foundation is the recipient of a $1.2million estate from Alfred and VeraReetz of Leesburg, both medical profes-sionals and once a hospice nurse.

Both in their 90s, this philanthropiccouple witnessed early on how valuablethe need for hospice care positivelyimpacts life-altering experiences ofpatients and families one family at atime. To date, it’s the largest cash giftreceived on record here at CornerstoneHospice, announced Nick Buchholz,executive director of the CornerstoneHospice Foundation and DeborahHarley, executive director for the non-profit’s Highlands, Hardee and Polkregion.

Mr. and Mrs. Reetz had been marriedfor 65 years, originally from LongIsland, N.Y. “Earlier in his career, Mr.Reetz worked as a hospice nurse atCornerstone Hospice (previously knownas Hospice of Lake and Sumter coun-ties) from March of 1988 through Marchof 1996, training which provided him agreater understanding of palliative careand its impact on families dealing withlife-changing experiences,” said Harley.

In his retirement years, he tinkeredwith radios and transmitters, but his realpassion was investing and the stockmarket. At 92, he was actively buyingand selling stocks online and wasInternet and investment savvy.

“Gifts of this magnitude don’t comealong everyday, so you can imagine oursense of gratitude to the Reetz. Theirlegacy permeates through the care andcompassion delivered to our patientsand families,” said Mary Manrique,president and CEO of the central Florida

nonprofit, speaking at the 2906 SpartaRoad offices in Sebring.

The younger of the two by one year,Vera was a nurse. She also was an avidindoor gardener,with a penchant forsunflowers. In her idle time she wouldalso enjoy sewing. In her final days Mrs.Reetz was a patient at CornerstoneHospice before she was called home.

“The Reetz have been longtime sup-porters of Cornerstone Hospice. Duringone of our most recent conversations,Alfred mentioned they had a sizableestate, but with prevailing economicconditions we didn’t expect estate tomaintain its value, so were were certain-ly surprised when the full accounting

had been completed,” said an obviouslypleased Buchholz.

“We admire the Reetz’ benevolence,as it will help sustain many vital pro-grams here at Cornerstone Hospice,”said Buchholz.

“This is one of the largest cash giftsreceived at Cornerstone Hospice,” stat-ed Desirée Coleman-Cohrn, director ofplanned gifts and major gifts. “Fundswill be utilized on a systemwide basissupporting all our programs and helpingsustain our four hospice houses.”

To learn more, call (863) 382-4563 ortoll-free (800) 503-5756 or www.cor-nerstonehospice.org as well aswww.SeriousIllness.org/Cornerstone/.

Couple donates $1.2 millionto Cornerstone Hospice

Courtesy photoIn photo marked March 18, 1946, Vera and Alfred Reetz are photographed atNew York City’s Copacabana Lounge. Originally from Long Island, N.Y., theReetz eventually became associated with Cornerstone Hospice upon moving toFlorida. The childless philanthropic couple donated their $1.2 million estate toCornerstone Hospice.

WASHINGTON (AP) —They live on your skin, upyour nose, in your gut —enough bacteria, fungi andother microbes that collect-ed together could weigh,amazingly, a few pounds.

Now scientists havemapped just which crittersnormally live in or on usand where, calculating thathealthy people can sharetheir bodies with more than10,000 species of microbes.

Don’t say “eeew” justyet. Many of these organ-isms work to keep humanshealthy, and results report-ed Wednesday from thegovernment’s HumanMicrobiome Project definewhat’s normal in this mys-terious netherworld.

One surprise: It turns outthat nearly everybody har-bors low levels of someharmful types of bacteria,pathogens that are knownfor causing specific infec-tions. But when a person ishealthy — like the 242 U.S.adults who volunteered tobe tested for the project —those bugs simply quietlycoexist with benign or help-ful microbes, perhaps keptin check by them.

The next step is toexplore what doctors reallywant to know: Why do thebad bugs harm some peopleand not others? What

changes a person’s micro-bial zoo that puts them atrisk for diseases rangingfrom infections to irritablebowel syndrome to psoria-sis?

Already the findings arereshaping scientists’ viewsof how people stay healthy,or not.

“This is a whole new wayof looking at human biolo-gy and human disease, andit’s awe-inspiring,” said Dr.Phillip Tarr of WashingtonUniversity at St. Louis, oneof the lead researchers inthe $173 million project,funded by the NationalInstitutes of Health.

“These bacteria are notpassengers,” Tarr stressed.“They are metabolicallyactive. As a community, wenow have to reckon withthem like we have to reckonwith the ecosystem in a for-est or a body of water.”

And like environmentalecosystems, your microbialmake-up varies by bodypart. Consider your under-arm a rainforest.

Scientists have longknown that the human bodycoexists with trillions ofgerms, what they call themicrobiome. But they did-n’t know which microbeslived where in healthy peo-ple, and what they actuallydo.

10,000-plus germspecies live in andon healthy people

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Dear Pharmacist: I’verecently developed minornumbness and tingling in myhands. Could it be a sideeffect my medications? I’mscared of what else couldcause this.

— S.L., Santa Rosa, Calif.Answer: Oh boy, l love

talking about side effects.Obviously, consult your doc-tor to rule out other causes,but the simple answer is“Yes!” Most practitionerstoday are not aware that sideeffects are often the result ofdrug nutrient depletions,what I call the “drug mug-ging” effect. I’m happy tosay this concept has gainedtraction in the medical com-munity, partly because I’vebeen hammering it in themedia for 13 years and alsobecause I published a bookon it called Drug Muggers,now read worldwide in sev-eral languages.

There’s another layer toconsider. We all have uniquegenetic SNPs (pronouncedsnips) in our DNA code thatcause us to process medica-tions, foods and nutrients alittle differently from oneanother.

For example, most autisticchildren and 20 percent of

the general population arepoor “methylators” and thus,need a nutritional helpinghand, usually folic acid;vitamin B6, B12 (methyl-cobalamin), and SAMe areuseful too.

These deficiencies maycause numbness and tinglingin your extremities, and ahost of other plaguing disor-ders. Drug mugging cancause deficiencies of thesenutrients. The most popularoffenders are diabetes drugs,estrogen-containing hor-mones, antacids/acid block-ers and steroids.

Your particular SNPs orsluggish enzymatic pathwaysexplain varied individualreactions among people.

The picture includesdelayed metabolism, chronicnutrient deficiencies orhypersensitivity to medi-cines.

I was reminded of thiswhen a friend required emer-gency treatment from a rela-tively innocuous antibiotic,but did perfectly fine on astrong steroid which knocksmost people for a loop. Ifyou experience uncomfort-able side effects, at any time,make that phone call to yourphysician and pharmacist.

That’s what we’re here for.For your safety, read the

medication leaflet thatcomes with your receipt atthe pharmacy, ask your doc-tor and especially your phar-macist about potential sideeffects before you take thefirst dose.

Go to my website. Googleit. Why not? You need toeducate yourself becausedrugs are tested in relativelyhealthy individuals, not inaverage folks who usuallytakes multiple meds and dealwith several major healthconcerns.

Side effects don’t alwaysdevelop immediately. Thelowered thyroid hormonethat women typically experi-ence from oral contracep-tives could take up to a yearto show up as they becomeincreasingly fatigued, over-weight, cold, uninterested insex, depressed or anxious.That’s because the medicinegradually depletes essentialnutrients that support healthymood, metabolism and libido

and before you know it,you’re on three other med-ications for what is just anutrient deficiency.

My point is that sideeffects are mistakenly diag-nosed as new major illness-es. In my world, these “dis-eases” are side effects untilproven otherwise.

Your side effect solutionsare in my book DrugMuggers (sold online andbook sellers nationwide) andI routinely post free infor-mation at my website andfacebook as a public service.

Suzy Cohen is a registered phar-macist and the author of ‘The24-Hour Pharmacist’ and ‘RealSolutions.’ For more informa-tion, visit www.DearPharmacist. com. Thisinformation is not intended totreat, diagnose or cure your con-dition.


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Associated PressWASHINGTON — If only

the economy were growing asfast.

Despite a recent easing ofmedical costs, the nation’shealth care spending willkeep outpacing economicgrowth for the foreseeablefuture, government expertssaid Tuesday in a forecastthat signals more upheavalfor Medicare and Medicaid,as well as private insurance.

President Barack Obama’shealth care overhaul will add$478 billion in spending overthe 2011-2021 period cov-ered by the projections,expanding coverage to some30 million uninsured people.But the issue of rising costswill not go away even if theSupreme Court overturnsObama’s law or hisRepublican foes ultimatelysucceed in repealing it.

By the beginning of thenext decade, health carespending will be growingroughly 2 percentage pointsfaster than the overall econo-my, “which is about the samedifferential experienced overthe past 30 years,” said thereport from Medicare’s non-partisan Office of theActuary.

The findings have implica-tions for both sides of thepolitical divide. If health carespending isn’t brought in linewith overall economicgrowth, Americans will even-tually face agonizing choicesbetween paying medical billsand funding other prioritiessuch as education and infra-structure.

By 2021, health care willaccount for nearly 20 percentof the U.S. economy, thereport found, up from under

14 percent in 2000.Controlling costs is one ofthe keys to solving federalbudget woes, but that proba-bly can’t be done withoutmajor changes to Medicareand Medicaid.

The annual spending pro-jections usually attract littleattention. But with healthcare a central theme both ofthe nation’s polarized politi-cal debate and the federalbudget, the report is now get-ting close scrutiny.

This year the biggestlooming question has beenwhether fledging paymentrevisions in Obama’s law,also mirrored by privateinsurance plans, are succeed-ing in holding costs down.The rate of growth the pastthree years has hovered under4 percent, historically low.That’s coincided with a shiftto paying hospitals and doc-tors for better quality, not justtheir sheer volume of testsand procedures.

Obama has argued that hisoverhaul would begin to“bend the cost curve” to moreaffordable levels.

The analysts remainedskeptical.

“We are certainly lookingat that,” Sean Keehan, a sen-ior economist with the actu-ary’s office, said of the healthlaw’s changes.

“We are waiting to see thatthere is definitive evidencethat these types of (policies)can lower growth and alsoextend over time.”

Translation: Show me thegreen.

Keehan said the economyis behind the recent easing ofcost pressures.

“This really has to do withthe lingering effects of the

recession,” said Keehan.The report projects modest

growth of just over 4 percentfor the next couple of years.Then in 2014, spending willjump by more than 7 percentas the big coverage expan-sion in Obama’s overhaultakes hold.

Nearly 20 million unin-sured people will be newlyeligible for Medicaid, thefederal-state insurance pro-gram for low-income people.And more than 12 millionpeople will buy private cov-erage through new statehealth insurance markets.

Other, more fundamental,cost drivers include an agingbaby-boom population andthe spread of expensive newmedical technologies.

From 2015-2021, thereport projects health spend-ing to grow an average ofabout 6 percent a year.

By 2020, that works out to

roughly 2 percentage pointsfaster than expected econom-ic growth, returning to a pat-tern that most experts say isunsustainable.

Published online by thejournal Health Affairs, thereport also contains nuggetsthat partisans are sure to turninto verbal grenades in thepolitical warfare overObama’s health care law. Forexample:

— The new law willincrease national healthspending by nearly a halftrillion dollars, not countingother costs related to itsimplementation. That’s a bignumber, but in the grandscheme it’s only about 1 per-cent of the $39.5 trillion thenation will spend from 2011-2021. The people newly cov-ered are expected to beyounger and healthier, con-tributing only marginally torising costs.

Drug muggers can protectyou from side effects

Dear PharmacistSuzy Cohen

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Gov’t report:Health cost reliefonly temporary

Metro ServicesBy 2021, health care will accound for nearly one-fifth of theeconomy.

Special to the News-SunSEBRING – Residents

living in and around theSebring, Florida communi-ty can be screened to reducetheir risk of having a strokeor bone fracture. AllianceChurch of Sebring will hostLife Line Screening on July25 at 4451 Sparta Road inSebring.

Four key points everyperson needs to know:

— Stroke is the thirdleading cause of death and aleading cause of permanentdisability.

— 80 percent of strokevictims had no apparentwarning signs prior to theirstroke.

— Preventive ultrasoundscreenings can help youavoid a stroke.

— Screenings are fast,noninvasive, painless,affordable and convenient.

Screenings identifypotential cardiovascularconditions such as blockedarteries and irregular heartrhythm, abdominal aorticaneurysms, and hardeningof the arteries in the legs,which is a strong predictorof heart disease. A bonedensity screening to assessosteoporosis risk is alsooffered and is appropriatefor both men and women.

Packages start at $149.All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. Formore information or toschedule an appointment,call 877-237-1287 or visitlifelinescreening.com/. Pre-registration is required.

Stroke, osteoporosisscreenings planned

Special to the News-SunBalance Lives in

Transition offers the fol-lowing support groups:

— Behavioral HealthSupport Group: EveryWednesday 1-2:30 p.m. atGood Shepherd, 3003Herring Ave., Sebring. E-mail for information: [email protected]/.

— Behavioral HealthSupport Group: EveryTuesday at 1:30- 3 p.m. atSouthern Lifestyle AssistedLiving, 1297 US 27 North,Lake Placid. Contact Lisa [email protected] or(954) 873-8751.

— Dual Diagnosed(Addiction and BehavioralHealth) Support Group: Thesecond Wednesday of themonth from 3-4:30 p.m., at

First Presbyterian ChurchOf Sebring. E-mail fori n f o r m a t i o n :[email protected].

— Family and CaregiverSupport Group (seekingfacilitator): The secondWednesday of the monthfrom 10:30 a.m. to noon atSouthern Lifestyle AssistedLiving, 1297 US 27 North,Lake Placid. Call (863)471-0806

There is no cost for anyservices Balance provides.If you need additionalinformation or wish todonate or volunteer, pleasee - m a i [email protected], visit http://balance-heartland.weebly.com orcall 471-0806.

Support groupsoffered locally

Special to the News-SunAce Homecare

Community will host thefollowing community out-reach events

Monday, 9 a.m., Copingwith Transitions, ResthavenAssisted Living facility, offS.R. 64, Resthaven Road,Zolfo Springs; 10 a.m.,Health fair, ChathamPointe, Stenstom Road,Wauchula; 1 p.m.,Caregivers Support Group,Crown Pointe AssistedLiving Community, Sun ‘nLake Boulevard, Sebring.

Tuesday, 8 a.m., HealthFair, Sebring Bluffs, U.S.27, Sebring; 10 a.m.,Health Fair, Fair Havens,Apartments, Spinks Road,Sebring; 1 p.m., HealthFair, Groves, behindSebring Diner, U.S. 27Sebring.

Wednesday, 9 a.m.,Health Fair, Avon ParkMeal Site, Main Street,Avon Park; 10:30 a.m.,Coping with Transitions,Crown Pointe, AssistedLiving facility, Sun ‘n Lake

Boulevard, Sebring.Thursday, 9 a.m., Health

Fair, Maranatha Village,Arbuckle Ck. Road,Sebring June 21, 10:30a.m., Caregivers supportgroup, Balmoral AssistedLiving Facility 93 BalmoralRoad, C.R. 621, LakePlacid

June 25, 9 a.m., Copingwith Transitions, ResthavenAssisted Living facility, offS.R. 64, Resthaven Road,Zolfo Springs; 1 p.m.,Caregivers Support Group,Crown Pointe AssistedLiving Community, Sun ‘nLake Boulevard, Sebring.

June 26, 9 a.m., HealthFair, Groves, behindSebring Diner, U.S. 27Sebring; 10:30 a.m., HealthFair, Lake Placid Meal Site,Interlake Boulevard, LakePlacid.

June 27, 9 a.m., HealthFair, Avon Park Meal Site,Main Street, Avon Park; 1p.m., Health Fair,Tanglewood, Rt. 27Sebring.

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Holly’s StoryHolly Romans was diagnosed with gestational diabetes when shewas pregnant with her first child. After the baby was born, a bloodtest showed Holly’s blood glucose was back to normal, so shedidn’t think any more about it. But later a follow-up test showedshe was at risk for developing diabetes.

She shared her history of gestational diabetes with her daugh-ter’s doctor and a note was made in her daughter’s health record.Holly also made sure a note was made in her own health recordas well.

Holly joined a diabetes prevention program at a local hospitaland learned how to have a healthy lifestyle for herself and herfamily. She lost weight by making small changes in her dailyroutine, such as replacing her chocolate snack-cake stash withfresh fruit, preparing more salads, eating smaller portions, andtaking daily walks.

In just a few months, Holly’s glucose numbers had returned to a normal level. And thanks to her lifestyle changes, she did notdevelop gestational diabetes when she became pregnant with hersecond child.

Today, Holly knows she needs to continue her healthy lifestylehabits and get tested for diabetes at least every three years. Hollycontinues to work to keep her weight down by doing aerobicsand walking with her two kids. She makes sure she and her fami-ly maintain a healthy lifestyle by staying physically active andmaking healthy food choices.

Healthyhabits

can helppreventdiabetesin yourfuture

Get Tested!Women who develop gestation-al diabetes have high blood glu-cose (blood sugar) levels duringpregnancy. Immediately afterpregnancy, 5 to 10 percent ofwomen with gestational dia-betes are found to have dia-betes, usually type 2. Allwomen with gestational dia-betes should be tested for dia-betes 6 to 12 weeks after theirbaby is born. In many cases,their blood glucose levels showthey are no longer considered tohave diabetes at this time.

But what many people don’trealize is that having gestationaldiabetes increases a woman’sfuture chances of developingdiabetes by 35 to 60 percent.Any woman who had gesta-tional diabetes should get testedfor diabetes and pre-diabetes at least every three years. Thisfollow up testing is very impor-tant and usually consists of asimple blood test.

Women with a history of ges-tational diabetes should alsotalk to their health care providerabout earlier screening for ges-tational diabetes in future preg-nancies. Children born from amother who had gestational dia-betes are at increased risk forobesity and diabetes, so it’s agood idea for mothers to lettheir child’s doctor know thatthey had gestational diabetesand take steps to promotehealthy habits for their child.

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� Had gestational diabetes

� Exercises daily

Busy? Build physical activity intoyour day one step at a time.Physical activity is an important part of maintaining ahealthy weight and preventing type 2 diabetes. Set a goalto be active at least 30 minutes, 5 days per week. If youhave not been active, start slowly, building up to your goal.Take small steps to include physical activity in your day-to-day routine.

Busy moms can use these tips to get started:� Park your car farther away from the store, movie the-

ater, your office, etc.� Get your friends and family involved. Set a regular

walking date, such as after dinner. Or do something

that all ages can enjoy — shoot hoops, take a bike ride,or just dance around the house.

� Take a walk during your lunch break or push the baby’sstroller around the mall.

� Don’t just watch the kids at the playground ... play with them.

� Deliver a message to a co-worker in person instead of by e-mail, and take the stairs instead of the elevator.

� Exhausted from a busy day and just want to plop on the couch in front of the TV? Use the commercialbreaks to stretch, take a quick walk around your home,do some sit-ups, or march in place.

For more information, visit the National Diabetes EducationProgram (NDEP) at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org/GDM.

FAMILY FEATURES

Gestational diabetes isdiabetes that is foundfor the first timewhen a woman ispregnant.

If you had gestational diabeteswhen you were pregnant, you andyour child from that pregnancyhave a lifelong risk for developingdiabetes, a serious disease that canlead to health problems such asheart disease, blindness, kidneydisease and amputations. The goodnews is there are steps you cantake to prevent or delay diabetesand lower that risk for yourselfand your child.

“Women with a history of gesta-tional diabetes can lower theirchances for developing diabetes bytaking steps to reach and maintaina healthy weight, making healthyfood choices, and being active,”according to Judith Fradkin, M.D.,of the National Institute ofDiabetes and Digestive and KidneyDiseases. “Keeping a healthylifestyle as a family is good foreveryone.”

Keep up healthyhabits — even afterthe baby is born.Many women who have gesta-tional diabetes see a dietitian or adiabetes educator to guide them indeveloping healthy habits duringpregnancy. But what many womendon’t realize is that it’s just asimportant to keep up with thosehealthy habits even after the babyis born.

If you are a woman who hadgestational diabetes, it is importantto get tested for diabetes 6 to 12weeks after your baby is born, andat least every three years after that.

It is also important to reach andmaintain a healthy weight by mak-ing healthy food choices, such asfollowing an eating plan lower in fat and calories and high in fiber,and being active for at least 30minutes, 5 days a week. Even ifwomen do not reach their “goal”weight, research shows that main-taining a healthy lifestyle can helpreduce risk.

� Satisfies her cravings in a healthy way by addinga tablespoon of peanut butter to a smoothie

� Practices portion control by occasionally eatingone 100-calorie cookie pack

� Enjoys walking with her kids at the park, on theboardwalk, and at the beach

� Favorite healthy snacks: raw veggies and salads

HEALTHY LIVING

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ATLANTA (AP) — Thepope’s U.S. ambassadorpraised American bishopsWednesday for confrontingthe government over reli-gious liberty issues, includ-ing resisting the mandatefrom President BarackObama’s administration thathealth insurance cover birthcontrol.

Archbishop Carlo Vigano,the papal nuncio based inWashington, noted that theadvocacy required a “deli-cate” approach in the contextof a presidential election. ButVigano said the concernswere so worrisome that bish-ops had to act.

“It goes without sayingthat the Catholic Church inthe United States is living ina particularly challengingperiod of its history,” Viganotold an Atlanta meeting of theU.S. Conference of CatholicBishops. “Of course, I amthinking of the whole ques-tion of freedom of religionand of conscience.”

The bishops plan twoweeks of rallies and prayerservices on religious freedomleading up to July Fourth.Vigano called the religiousfreedom campaign “praise-worthy,” saying, “It has myfull support.”

The national gathering isthe bishops’ first since dioce-ses filed a dozen lawsuits

against an Obama adminis-tration mandate that mostemployers provide healthinsurance covering birth con-trol. The rule generallyexempts houses of worship,but faith-affiliated hospitals,charities and schools wouldhave to comply.

Obama has offered to soft-en the rule for religiousemployers by requiring insur-ance companies to cover thecost instead of religiousgroups. The administrationhas been taking public com-ment while working out thedetails, but bishops have saidthat the changes proposed sofar haven’t gone far enough.

Many Catholics across thepolitical spectrum have saidthey agree a broader religiousexemption is needed for themandate.

But critics have said thatthe lawsuits appear political-ly partisan, especially duringa presidential election.

“Most bishops don’t want

to be the Republican party atprayer, but their alarmistrhetoric and consistent antag-onism toward the Obamaadministration often coveythat impression,” said JohnGehring, of the liberal advo-cacy group Faith in PublicLife.

Fla. atheistsorganizing, part ofnational effort

TALLAHASSEE —Florida atheists are organiz-ing to advocate for the sepa-ration of church and state.

The Secular Coalition ofFlorida plans to hold anorganizing conference callJune 26.

It’s the state chapter of theSecular Coalition forAmerica. The group planschapters in all 50 states.

Edwina Rogers, executivedirector of the nationalgroup, said some of the mostegregious violation of

church-state separation arebeing promoted and passedon the state level. She citedAmendment Eight onFlorida’s November ballot.The proposed state constitu-tional amendment wouldrepeal Florida’s ban on gov-ernment funding of religiousorganizations and replace itwith a provision that woulddo the opposite.

Also, Florida has a newlaw letting school districtspass policies allowing stu-dents to give prayers andother inspirational messagesat public events.

Church of the Way to hostsimulcast

SEBRING — A Joel Rosenbergsimulcast will be held at The Church ofthe Way, 1005 N. Ridgewood Drive,from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. In thisthree-hour event, Rosenberg will askthe following:

— Can America recover from itseconomic and spiritual challenges intime?

— Explain the gravity of theunprecedented spiritual, moral, andeconomic challenges facing America.

— Examine the what happens toAmerica in the last days?

— Share fascinating lessons from thefirst Great Awakening in the 1700s, andthe Second Great Awakening in the1800s, and consider whether God isgoing to give us a Third GreatAwakening (a dramatic outpouring ofthe Holy Spirit and a massive return tofaith in Jesus before it’s too late).

— Answer your questions live. UsingFacebook and twitter Rosenberg willtake questions, including those that dis-cuss what practical steps pastors andlay people can take to plead for God’smercy in these dark times.

Fife speaking at Crossroads

SEBRING — Crossroads FellowshipChurch will be having Dr. Dale Fife,author of “The Secret Place” and “TheHidden Kingdom” as a guest speakerSunday at 10 a.m. and also at 6 p.m. Ifyou desire a better understanding ofhow to pray to God, come and bring afriend or two. The church is at 605State Road 66. Call 655-0212.

Primetimers will hostluncheon

LAKE PLACID — Prime Timers ofFirst Baptist Church Lake Placid willhost a covered dish luncheon at noonon Monday in the fellowship hall.Bring a covered dish to share and afriend. His Willing Vessels will besinging.

The church is at 119 E. Royal PalmStreet.

VBS at First Baptist of AP

AVON PARK — First BaptistChurch of Avon Park at 100 N. LakeAve. will host Vacation Bible Schoolfor ages 3 through 12th grade June 18-22. At 5 p.m. there will be a light sup-per and then VBS until 8:30 p.m.

VBS at Sparta Road Baptist

SEBRING — Sparta Road BaptistChurch invites all children age 5

through sixth grade to join Club VBS:SpaceQuest.

Every day will include an excitingWorship Rally. These kids will take offthrough adventure-filled Bible stories,create wonderful space crafts, taste out-of-this-world snacks and blast off intocreative recreations.

The church has trained a fine team ofteachers for this incredible adventure.The focus will be “Exploring OurMission with Jesus!”

Club VBS: SpaceQuest will be heldat Sparta Road Baptist Church, 4400Sparta Road, Monday through Friday,June 25-29, 6-8:30 p.m. For more

information, call 382-0869.

VBS at Emmanuel UnitedChurch

SEBRING — Registration is goingon now for VBS at Emmanuel UnitedChurch of Christ. This week-long pro-gram will be filled with exciting activi-ties, lessons mini-worship services,music, arts and physical activities.Participation is free and each child willbe served a delicious dinner and senthome with a snack.

Call 471-1999. The deadline to reg-ister is Sunday, July 15.


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Courtesy photoAccomplished pianist and local resident Michelle Cann will present a vesper and recital atthe Avon Park Seventh-day Adventist Church beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The churchis at 1410 W. Avon Blvd.

RELIGION

Accomplished local pianistreturns for hometown recital

Snapshots AtonementLutheran Church,ELCA

SEBRING — This is thethird Sunday afterPentecost. Sermon will bebased on the Gospel read-ing of Mark 4:26-34.Remember our fathers; thisSunday is Father’s Day.

The WELCA meeting onMonday will continuereview of Small Catechismand work on the pictorialhistory of church. Bring adish to share for the noonluncheon.

Christ LutheranChurch, LCMS

AVON PARK — PastorScott McLean will preach asermon titled “Freed fromSin’s Prison.”

The church is at 1320County Road 64, east ofthe Avon Park High School.For more information, call471-2663 or search visitchristlutheranavonpark.org.

Christian ScienceChurch

SEBRING — The lessonsermon on Sunday morningis titled “Is the Universe,Including Man, Evolved byAtomic Force?” Thekeynote is from Psalms89:8, 11, “O Lord, God ofhosts, who is a strong Lordlike unto thee? ... Theheavens are thine, the earthalso is thine: as for theworld and the fulnessthereof, thou hast foundedthem.”

The church is at 146 N.Franklin St.

Christian TrainingChurch

SEBRING — AssociateMinister Casey L. Downingwill bring the messagetitled “Lean On Father” atthe Sunday morning serv-ice. The Wednesday nightBible study is studying theGospel of John.

The Church ofButtonwood Bay

SEBRING — In obser-vance of Father’s Day,Pastor Cecil Hess is speak-ing on the subject “Pauland Timothy - Like Fatherand Son.”

The church, which meatsin the clubhouse, is non-denominational and open toall. It is on U.S. 27, fourmiles south of HighlandsRegional Medical Center.For more information, call382-1737.

Eastside ChristianChurch

LAKE PLACID —Wednesday evening Biblestudy and discussion timeis an informal setting withopen discussion, currentlylooking at the Epistle to theEphesians.

This Sunday, churchmembers will visit theLake Placid Care Center at1:45 p.m. for a brief wor-ship service with the resi-

dents there.Eastside Christian

Church is at 101 PeaceAve., two miles east ofU.S. 27 on County Road621. Call 465-7065.

Emmanuel UnitedChurch of Christ

SEBRING — Rev.George Miller will deliverthe Sunday morning ser-mon “Israel’s Next TopModel” with Scripturetaken from I Samuel 16:1-13.

The church is 1.7 mileswest of U.S. 27 on CountyRoad 634 (HammockRoad). Call 471-1999 orvisitsebringemmanuelucc.com.

Faith LutheranChurch

SEBRING — ThisSunday morning, thechurch celebrates the ThirdSunday after Pentecostwith guest preacher John C.Zeile delivering the sermontitled “Is Ignorance Bliss?”Scripture will be takenfrom Mark 4:26-34.

He recently retired after40 years of ministry in fivecongregations (Oklahoma,Missouri, NorthernVirginia, South Florida andSouthern California). He’salso served more than 20years as circuit counselorin three LCMS districts andas a consultant in churchadministration and conflictresolution. He and his wife,Barb, relocated to LutheranHaven in Oviedo inFebruary 2011 and plan touse Orlando as home basefor travel and visiting theirkids.

Vacation Bible School isnext week from 6-8:15 p.m.Monday-Friday, June 18-22, for ages 3 years olduntil fifth grade.

Faith Child DevelopmentCenter is open for SummerCamp. Call 385-3232 formore information.

Tuesday - 5:30 p.m.,Praise Team Practice is at5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Biblestudy on Esther (by BethMoore) led by TraciRoberts is at 7 p.m.

Faith's Closet/ThriftShop offers donated itemsthat are in good conditionfor resale. Overstockeditems are offered at half-price one week eachmonth. Help is available toindividuals who come tothe thrift shop with anemergency need. The hoursare 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Tuesday through Friday,and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday.

Phone 385-2782 (directto Faith’s Closet).

First ChristianChurch of AvonPark

AVON PARK — Thechurch will have an icecream social at 6 p.m.Wednesday. Ice cream will

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Places to Worship is a paidadvertisement in the News-Sunthat is published Friday andSunday. To find out more infor-mation on how to place a listingin this directory, call the News-Sun at 385-6155, ext. 502.

APOSTOLIC

� Greater Faith ApostolicChurch, 24 Rainer Drive, LakePlacid, FL 33852. invites you tocome worship with us in spirit andtruth at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.Sunday, and at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.For information contact (239) 671-0390. Pastor Travis Vanderford.

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

� Christ Fellowship Church(Assembly of God), 2935 NewLife Way. Bearing His Name;Preaching His Doctrine; andAwaiting His Coming. “WorshipingGod in Spirit and in Truth.” SundaySchool, 9 a.m.; Morning Worship,10 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday: Worship, 7 p.m. PastorEugene Haas. Phone 471-0924.� First Assembly of God, 4301Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring. The Rev.Wilmont McCrary, pastor. SundaySchool, 10 a.m.; Morning Worshipand KIDS Church, 11 a.m.;Evening Worship, 7 p.m.Wednesday Family Night, (AdultBible Study), LIFE Youth Group,Royal Rangers, Missionettes, 7:30p.m. Phone 385-6431.

BAPTIST

� Avon Park Lakes BaptistChurch, 2600 N. Highlands Blvd.,Avon Park, FL 33825. George Hall,Pastor. Christ centered and biblical-ly based. Sunday worship services,8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.Nursery facilities are available.Bible studies at 9:45 a.m. Sundayand 7 p.m. Wednesday. PrayerTime 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.Bible classes at 9:45 a.m. are cen-tered for all ages. Choir practice at5 p.m. Sunday. Church phone: 452-6556.� Bethany Baptist Church(GARBC) We are located at thecorner of SR17 and C-17A (truckroute) in Avon Park. Join usSunday morning at 9:00 AM for cof-fee and doughnuts, followed withSunday School for all ages at 9:30.Sunday morning worship servicebegins at 10:30 a.m., and eveningworship service is at 6 p.m. OnWednesdays, the Word of Life teenministry and the Catylist class(20's+) begin at 6:30 PM. The adultBible and Prayer Time begins at 7p.m. For more information go towww.bethanybaptistap.com or callthe church office at 863-452-1136.� Faith Missionary BaptistChurch, off State Road 17 North ofSebring at 1708 LaGrange Ave.Sunday School, 10 a.m.; MorningWorship, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship,6 p.m. Wednesday Service, 7 p.m.Deaf interpretation available. KenLambert, Pastor. Phone 386-5055.� Fellowship Baptist Church,1000 Maxwell St., Avon Park, FL33825. Sunday: Sunday School,9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:45a.m.; Wednesday: Evening Service,7 p.m.; Children/Youth, 7 p.m.Telephone: 453-4256. Fax: 453-6986. E-mail: [email protected]; Web site, www.apfellow

ship.org.� First Baptist Church of AvonPark, 100 N. Lake Ave., Avon Park.Rev. Jon Beck, pastor; CharlieParish, associate pastor/youth andfamilies; Joy Loomis, music direc-tor; Rev. Johnattan Soltero,Hispanic pastor. Regular Sundayschedule: 8:30 a.m. orchestrarehersal; 9 a.m. Library open; 9:30a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m.Morning Worship; 11 a.m.Children’s Church; 6 p.m. eveningworship. Wednesday schedule:5:15 p.m. supper; 6 p.m. BibleStudy and Prayer; 6:30 p.m. AdultChoir Practice; 6 p.m. children’schoir rehearsals; 7 p.m. missionprograms. Hispanic Services:Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., wor-ship service at 11 a.m. and eveningworship at 7 p.m. Wednesday Biblestudy at 7 p.m. Call 453-6681 fordetails.

First Baptist Church of LakeJosephine, 111 Lake JosephineDrive, Sebring (just off U.S. 27 mid-way between Sebring and LakePlacid). Your place for family,friends and faith. Sunday morningworship service is 11 a.m. Nurseryis provided for both services withChildren’s Church at 11 a.m. Lifechanging Bible Study for all agesstarts at 9:45 a.m. Associate PastorAllen Altvater leads the youth intheir quest to become more likeChrist. Sunday night worship at 6p.m. Wednesday Bible Study andPrayer meeting at 7 p.m. along withyouth worship in the youth facility,and missions training for all chil-dren. Call the church at 655-1524.� First Baptist Church of LakePlacid, Knowing God’s Heart andSharing God’s Hope, 119 E. RoyalPalm St., Lake Placid, FL 33852(863) 465-3721, Website:www.fbclp.com. Email: [email protected]. Sunday services -Traditional Service 9 a.m.,Contemporary Service 10:30 a.m.Link Groups at 9 and 10:30 a..m.,Senior Sunday Night at 6 p.m.Wednesday Activities: Family din-ner at 5 p.m. ($4 per person, reser-vations required). Prayer meeting,Youth Intersections, and MaxKidzExtreme meet at 6:15 p.m. Thechurch is at 119 E. Royal Palm St.,Lake Placid. For information, call465-3721 or go to www.fbclp.com.� First Baptist Church of Loridalocated right on U.S. 98 in Lorida.Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m.for all ages. Sunday worship servic-es are at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.Preschool care is provided at the11 a.m. worship service.Wednesday evening Bible Studyand Prayer meeting is at 6:30 p.m.,followed by adult choir rehearsal.From September the AWANAgroups meet. First Lorida is the“Place to discover God’s love.” Formore information about the churchor the ministries offered, call 655-1878.� First Baptist Church, Sebring,200 E. Center Ave., Sebring, FL33870. Telephone: 385-5154. Dr.David E. Richardson, senior pastor;Rev. Joe Delph, associate pastor,minister of youth and activities; andRev. Nuno Norberto, associatepastor, minister of music and senioradults. Group Bible Studies, 9:15a.m.; Blended Service, 10:30 a.m.;Mision Buatista Hispana, 2 p.m.;Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday night programs at theROC begin 5:30 p.m., at churchbegin 6:30 p.m. Preschool andMother’s Day Out for children age 6

weeks to 5 years old. BeckyGotsch, director. Call 385-4704.� Florida Avenue BaptistChurch, 401 S. Florida Ave., AvonPark. Mailing address is 710 W. BellSt., Avon Park, FL 33825.Telephone, 453-5339. Rev. John D.Girdley, pastor. Sunday School,9:45 a.m.; Sunday Worship, 11a.m.; 11 a.m. Children’s Church;Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday night programs for chil-dren, youth and adults at 7 p.m.� Independent Baptist Church,5704 County Road 17 South,Sebring, FL 33876. SundaySchool, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship,10:30 a.m. Sunday evening, 6 p.m.Wednesday service, 7 p.m.Fundamental, soul-winning, mis-sion-minded, King James BibleChurch. Larry Ruse, pastor. Phone655-1899. Bus transportation.� Leisure Lakes Baptist Church,808 Gardenia St., Lake Placid (justoff of Miller at the west end of LakeJune) “Where the old fashiongospel is preached.” SundaySchool begins at 9:30 a.m.; SundayWorship service at 10:45 a.m.;Sunday Evening Service is at 6p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meetingand Bible Study at 6 p.m. Call thechurch at 699-0671 for more infor-mation.� Maranatha Baptist Church(GARBC), 35 Maranatha Blvd.,Sebring, FL 33870 (A half mile eastof Highlands Avenue on ArbuckleCreek Road.) Sunday School, 9a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:15 a.m.;Evening Service, 6 p.m. Mid-weekservice, Wednesday, 6 p.m. DailyPrayer and Bible Study, 8 a.m.,Hamman Hall. Pastor GeraldWebber and Associate PastorsDon Messenger and Ted Ertle.Phone 382-4301.� Parkway Free Will BaptistChurch, 3413 Sebring Parkway,Sebring, FL 33870. Welcome to thechurch where the “Son” alwaysshines. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship, 6 p.m.; andWednesday Evening Worship, 7p.m. End-of-the-Month-Sing at 6p.m. on the last Sunday of eachmonth. The Rev. J.S. Scaggs, pas-tor. Church phone: 382-3552.Home phone: 214-3025. Affiliatedwith the National Association ofFree Will Baptists, Nashville, Tenn.� Sparta Road Baptist Church,(SBC) 4400 Sparta Road. Sundayschool, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday MorningWorship, 11 a.m.; Sunday EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday:Prayer/Bible Study, 6 p.m. Nurseryprovided. For information, call 382-0869.� Southside Baptist Church(GARBC), 379 S. Commerce Ave.,Sebring. David C. Altman, Pastor.Sunday School for all ages, 9:30a.m.; Morning Worship Service,10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6p.m. Wednesday: Student ministry,6:30 p.m.; Awana kindergartenthrough fifth grade, 6:30 p.m.;Adult Midweek Prayer and BibleStudy, 7 p.m. A nursery for underage 3 is available at all services.Provisions for handicapped andhard-of-hearing. Office phone, 385-0752.� Spring Lake Baptist Church,“Where the Bible is Always Open.”Pastor Richard Schermerhorn,7408 Valencia Road; 655-2610.Assistant Pastor Ronald Smith,386-1610. On U.S. 98 at the SpringLake Village II entrance. SundaySchool, 9:45 a.m. for all ages;

Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.;Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday Mid-week Bible Studyand Prayer Service, 6:30 p.m.Nursery available for all services.� Sunridge Baptist Church,(SBC) 3704 Valerie Blvd. (U.S. 27and Valerie, across from FloridaHospital), Sebring. Tim Finch, pas-tor. Sunday School, 9;30 a.m.;Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45a.m.; and Sunday Evening Service,6 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer, BibleStudy, and Youth, 6:30 p.m.Nurseryprovided. For information, call 382-3695.

CATHOLIC

� Our Lady of Grace CatholicChurch, 595 East Main St., AvonPark, 453-4757. Father NicholasMcLoughlin, pastor. Saturday VigilMass is 4 p.m. in English and 7p.m. in Spanish; Sunday mass 8and 10:30 a.m. in English.Weekday mass at 8 a.m.Confessions are at 3:30 p.m.Saturday. Religious EducationClasses are 9-10:20 a.m. Sundayfor grades K through 8th.Confirmation class is from 6:30-8p.m. Wednesday. Youth Nightsgrades 6th and up, 6:30-8 p.m.Wednesday.� St. Catherine Catholic Church,820 Hickory St., Sebring. Mailingaddress: 882 Bay St., Sebring, FL33870, 385-0049; fax, 385-5169;email, [email protected]; web-site, www.stcathe.com. Very Rev.José González, V.F.,[email protected]; ParochialVicar, Rev. Victor Caviedes, 385-3993; Assisting Priest (retired),Rev. J. Peter Sheehan; Decons,Rev. Mr. James R. McGarry andRev. Mr. Max M. Severe. Parishoffice hours, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Monday-Friday. CONFESSION:First Friday 7:15-7:45 a.m.;Saturday 3-3:45 p.m.; Or byappointment with any priest.WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE:Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m.; Sunday: 8and 10 a.m.; Sunday SpanishMass: noon; Last Sunday of themonth: 2 p.m. (Creole/French);Sunday Family Mass 5 p.m. (HolyFamily Youth Center). DAILY MASSSCHEDULE: Monday throughFriday: 8 a.m. and noon; Saturday:9 a.m.� St. James Catholic Church,3380 Placidview Drive, LakePlacid, 465-3215. Father Michael J.Cannon. Mass schedule: Summer(May 1 to Oct. 31) - Saturday Vigil,4 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. and 9:30a.m.; Weekdays, 9 a.m. Decemberthru Easter - Saturday, 4 p.m.;Sunday, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11a.m.; Weekdays 9 a.m.; and HolyDays 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.,first Saturday at 9 a.m.

CHRISTIAN

� Cornerstone Christian Church,1850 US 27 South, Avon Park, FL33825 (Saxon Hall in ReflectionCommunity). Bill Raymond,Minister. Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship;Communion is available eachweek. Thursday, 7 p.m. HomeFellowship Group. Our goal is: LoveChrist - Love People. For moreinformation call 453-7679 or 453-8929.� Eastside Christian Church,101 Peace Ave., Lake Placid, FL33852 (two miles east of U.S. 27 onCounty Road 621), 465-7065. Ray

Culpepper, senior pastor. Sunday:Bible classes, 9 a.m.; WorshipCelebration with the Lord’s Suppereach week 10:15 a.m. Thelma Hall,organist; and Pat Hjort, pianist.Wednesday: Praise and Prayer,6:30 p.m.; “Building God’sKingdom for Everyone.” “JesusChrist, the Way, Truth and Life!”“Alive and Worth the Drive!”� Sebring Christian Church,4514 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL33872. Tod Schwingel, Preacher;David Etherton, Youth Pastor.Sunday Worship, 9:30 a.m.;Sunday School, 11 a.m.; SundayYouth Service, 6 p.m; Evening serv-ice at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday nightmeals, 5:30 p.m. followed by class-es at 6:30 p.m. Changing Seasons,a men’s grief support group, meetsat 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays.Alzheimers Caregivers SupportGroup meets at 1 p.m. Thursdays.Office hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Monday-Friday. Phone 382-6676.� First Christian Church, 1016 W.Camphor St., Avon Park, FL 33825;(863) 453-5334; on the Web atwww.firstchristianap.com. Ourmotto is “Jesus is First at FirstChristian Church.” Greg Ratliff,Senior Minister; Bible School 9a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.; Wednesdaystudies for all ages, 6 p.m. Nurseryprovided for all events.� First Christian Church(Disciples of Christ), 510Poinsettia Avenue, (corner ofPoinsettia and Eucalyptus),Sebring, FL 33870. Phone: 385-0358 or 385-3435. The Rev. RonaldNorton, Pastor; Sunday School, 9a.m.; Praise Breakfast, 10 a..m.,Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.;Children’s Church, 10:30 a.m.Thursday, Praise and Worship, 6:45p.m. Youth Fellowship, 7:15 p.m.;Midweek Bible Study, 7:15 p.m.

CHRISTIAN &MISSIONARYALLIANCE

� The Alliance Church ofSebring, 4451 Sparta Road,Sebring, FL 33875. Call 382-1343.Rev. Steve Hagen, pastor. Sundayservices: Sunday School meets at9:30 a.m.; Sunday MorningWorship Service meets at 10:30a.m.; Sunday Evening Bible Studymeets at 6 p.m. (off site);Wednesday Prayer Gatheringmeets at 6 p.m.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

� Christian Science Church, 146 N. Franklin St. Sunday: 10:30 a.m.morning worship and Sundayschool. Testimonial meetings at4 p.m. each second and fourthWednesday. A free public readingroom/bookstore, located in thechurch, is open before and afterchurch services. The Bible and theChristian Science textbook,‘Science and Health with Key tothe Scriptures’ by Mary Baker Eddyare our only preachers. All are wel-come to come and partake of thecomfort, guidance, support andhealing found in the lesson-ser-mons.

CHURCH OFBRETHREN

� Church of the Brethren, 700 S.Pine St., Sebring, FL 33870.Sunday: Church School, 9 a.m.;

Morning Worship, 10:15 a.m.Wednesday: Temple Choir, 7:30p.m. Phone 385-1597.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

� Avon Park Church of Christ,200 S. Forest Ave., Avon Park, FL33825. Minister: Don Smith.Sunday Worship Services, 10:30a.m. and 6 p.m. Nursery facilitiesare available at every service. BibleStudy: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. andWednesday, 7 p.m. Bible centeredclasses for all ages. Church phone:453-4692.� Lake Placid Church of Christ,1069 Hwy 27 North, Lake Placid,FL 33852. Mailing address is P.O.Box 1440, Lake Placid, FL 33862.Jimmy Goins, pastor. Sundaymorning worship is at 10 a.m.Sunday evening worship is 6 p.m.Bible class 9 a.m. Sundays andWednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Allare invited to join us. For moreinformation, call the church at 863-465-4636 or visit the websitehttp://www.thelordsway.com/lake-placidcofc/.� Sebring Parkway Church ofChrist, 3800 Sebring Parkway,Sebring, FL 33870; 385-7443.Minister: Kevin Patterson. Times ofservice are: Sunday Bible Class, 9a.m.; Sunday Worship Service, 10a.m.; Sunday Evening Service, 6p.m.; Wednesday Bible Class, 7p.m.

CHURCH OFNAZARENE

� First Church of the Nazareneof Avon Park, P.O. Box 1118.,Avon Park, FL 33825-1118. 707 W.Main St. Randall Rupert, Pastor.Sunday: Sunday school begins at9:45 a.m. for all ages; morning wor-ship at 10:45 a.m.; and eveningservice at 6 p.m. Wednesdayevening service is at 7 p.m. withspecial services for children andadults. Special services once amonth for seniors (Prime Time) andLadies ministries. If you need anymore information, call 453-4851.� First Church of the Nazareneof Lake Placid, 512 W. InterlakeBlvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852.Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Morningworship, 10:45 a.m.; Evening serv-ice, 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, 7p.m. Classes for adult children andyouth. Call 465-6916. Pastor TimTaylor.

CHURCHES OFCHRIST INCHRISTIAN UNION

� Community Bible Church -Churches of Christ in ChristianUnion, (Orange BlossomConference Center) 1400 C-17ANorth (truck route), Avon Park.Presenting Jesus Christ as theanswer for time and eternity.Sunday morning worship service,10:30 a.m. Nursery provided.Junior Church activities at sametime for K-6 grade. Sunday SchoolBible hour (all ages), 9:30 a.m.(Transportation available.) Sundayevening praise and worship serv-ice, 6 p.m. Wednesday eveningprayer service, 7 p.m. Children andyouth activities at 7 p.m.Wednesday. Everyone is welcome,please come worship with us. DonSeymour, Senior Pastor. Phone452-0088.

PLACES TO WORSHIP

Fun is a relative quantity. Oneperson’s fun may be somebodyelse’s drudgery and pain. I knowsomeone, and her name shallremain anonymous, whose idea offun is rooting through thrift storesall day long. That concept of funhas never darkened the shadowycorridors of my mind.

The idea of spending time in thepark has to be amended to includeone very important ingredient. Onmy own, I probably would not eventhink of going to the park. Not thatI do not like the park, I just wouldnot come up with the idea all bymyself.

Then, the important equation offun is a little granddaughter.

A day at the park by myself doesnot equal to very much fun. Afterall, I have talked to myself and Iam rather boring. I have heard allmy stories before and by the time,I tell myself the story for the 19thtime it is no longer funny.

A day at the park with the grand-daughter does equal fun.

I think grandchildren are God’sway of reminding grandfathers howmuch energy we do not have and,for that matter, never had.

The date was set and my wifeand I set off to take our little

granddaughter to the park. On themain features of this park was amerry-go-round. I am rather certainthey had merry-go-round when Iwas a child but for the life of me, Icannot remember the last time Itook a spin.

As we set out for our destinationin the park, I nonchalantly told thelittle granddaughter that there wasa merry-go-round in the park. Thatwas the end of my talk for the trip.The whole way there, all she couldtalk about was the merry-go-roundand how fast it went in how manyponies there were. By the time wegot to the merry-go-round I hadlearned about all there is to knowabout a merry-go-round from a 6-year-old's viewpoint.

According to her, the merry-go-round is about the most fun youcould ever have in the whole wideworld. And, she emphasized, “I’mserious.”

We rounded the corner, before uswas the park and in the middle ofthe park was this mysterious, mys-tical merry-go-round. It elicited adeep heartfelt “Wow,” from theyounger member of our walkingtroop.

She immediately began runningand pulling me along to the point

where I had to walk a little fasterthan I normally walk. I mean, atmy age running is completely outof the question. And so, she ran, Ishuffled enthusiastically and beforelong we were in front of the merry-go-round.

“Isn’t it beautiful, grandpa,” shealmost whispered.

We did not stand long admiringthe merry-go-round. She let out asqueal and said, “Come on, grand-pa. Let’s go ride the merry-go-round.”

My plans were very simple. Iwould let her get on the merry-go-round, pay for the ticket, sit downon the bench and watch her goround and round and round. Well,that was my plan. She, on the otherhand, had other plans.

With almost superhuman forceshe drug me pass the admissiongate, I hardly had enough time topay for the ride and to the pony shewas going to ride.

“This is my pony, grandpa.Where’s yours?”

I quickly searched my plans and

could nowhere find any notationabout riding a pony on a merry-go-round on this particular day.Instead, I helped her up on herpony and I stood by her and said,“We’ll do this one together.” Shewas too excited about riding themerry-go-round that she did notrespond.

I grabbed hold of one part of thepony, right next to us was anotherpony and I held onto that.

“Are we ready to go, grandpa?”No sooner had she said that until

the bell rang and the merry-go-round began going round. Andround. And round.

Not only that, the pony she wason, went up and down and the ponynext to her that I was hanging ontowent down and up. It was as if Iwas in perpetual motion. It seemedas if that merry-go-round ride last-ed 17 hours. Eventually, with myhead spinning and my stomachdoing whatever stomachs do, wecame to the end of our merry-go-round.

Being grateful that we have fin-ished our ride, I proceeded to dis-engage her from the pony.However, that was not her plan.

“Oh, grandpa, just one moretime.”

The problem with grandfathers isthat nowhere in their vocabularylurks in any fashion any soundresembling “no.” Consequently, wewent round on the merry-go-round“just one more time.”

I learned a deep lesson thatafternoon. When a little grand-daughter says “just one more time,”it is not in any literal sense of theword that they say it. I’m not pre-pared to say how many times wewent on that merry-go-round, need-less to say, by the end of the after-noon I was in a complete whirl notknowing whither I was coming orwhither I was going.

As we walked over to get our icecream treat, I remembered what theapostle Paul said about Timothy.“And that from a child thou hastknown the holy scriptures, whichare able to make thee wise untosalvation through faith which is inChrist Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15,KJV).

The Rev. James L. Snyder is pastor ofthe Family of God Fellowship in Ocala.He lives with his wife, Martha, in SilverSprings Shores. Call him at (352) 687-4240 or e-mail [email protected] www.whatafellowship.com.

Lessons learned during a grandparent’s day at the parkGuest

ColumnRev. James L. Snyder

RELIGION

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EPISCOPAL

� St. Agnes Episcopal Church,3840 Lakeview Drive, Sebring, FL33870. Sunday Services: HolyEucharist Rite I - 7:45 a.m., HolyEucharist Rite II - 10 a.m. Midweekservice on Wednesday at 6 p.m.Sunday School for all ages at 9a.m. The nursery is open 8:45 a.m.until 15 minutes after the 10 a.m.service ends. Wednesday: AdultBible study, 9:30 a.m. Visitors arealways welcome. The Rev. JimKurtz, rector. Church office 385-7649, for more information.� St. Francis of Assisi EpiscopalChurch, 43 Lake June Road, LakePlacid, FL 33852. Phone: 465-0051. Rev. Elizabeth L. Nelson,Rector. Sunday Worship, 8 a.m.,10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesdayevening: Holy Communion withHealing Service, 6 p.m. Thursday:Holy Communion with healing serv-ice, 12:15 p.m. Child care availableat the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.Sunday service. Come see whatmakes us different.

EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH OF AMERICA

� The Church of the Way EFCA,1005 N. Ridgewood Drive, Sebring.Sunday school and worship serviceat 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Youthactivities, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.The Way is a church family whogathers for contemporary worship,teaching of God’s Word, prayer andfellowship. Come early and stayafter for fellowship time. Child careand children’s church are provided.Reinhold Buxbaum is pastor. TheWay – A place for you. OfficePhone: 471-6140, Church CellPhone: 273-3674. Email: [email protected]. Web site:www.TheWayChurch.org

GRACE BRETHREN

� Grace Brethren Church, 3626Thunderbird Road, (863) 835-0869. Dr. Randall Smith, seniorpastor. Sunday services at 9 a.m.,10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesdayservices at 7 p.m. We offer “KidCity” Children’s Ministry throughoutall services, and there are variosuother classes for teens, marriedcouples, “prime-timers,” and Biblestudies in Spanish. “Kid City” DayCare, Preschool and After-SchoolMonday-Friday: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Forregistration call: 385-3111). Checkus out on the Web at www.sebring-grace.org.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

� World Harvest and RestorationMinistries, (non-denominational)2200 N. Avon Blvd., Avon Park, FL33825. Phone: 452-9777 or 453-3771. Sunday service: SundaySchool, 10 a.m. and worship, 11a.m. Wednesday services: 7 p.m.prayer meeting/Bible study. Pastor:W.H. Rogers.

LUTHERAN

� Atonement Lutheran Church(ELCA), 1178 S.E. LakeviewDrive., Sebring. David Thoresen,Deacon, Spiritual Leader, on first,third and fifth Sunday each month,and Rev. Jefferson Cox on the sec-

ond and fourth Sunday of eachmonth. Jim Helwig, organist/choirdirector. Worship service at 9:30a.m.; Holy Eucharist is everySunday. Coffee hour on the firstand third Sunday of each month.Council meeting on the firstMonday of month; Ladies GroupWELCA meets at noon secondMonday of month with lunch. Bringa dish to pass. Church VegetableGarden Club meets as needed.Labyrinth Prayer Garden openseven days a week to congretationand community. Like to sing? Comejoin the choir. Visitors always wel-come. Come grow with us. Phone385-0797.� Christ Lutheran Church AvonPark – LCMS, 1320 County Road64, 1/2 mile east of Avon Park HighSchool. Sunday Divine Worship isat 10 a.m. Holy Communion is cel-ebrated every week with traditionalLutheran Liturgy, hymns and songsof praise. Fellowship time with cof-fee and refreshments follows wor-ship. Come worship and fellowshipwith us. For information call PastorScott McLean at 471-2663 or seechristlutheranavonpark.org.� Faith Lutheran Church –LCMS, 2740 Lakeview Drive,Sebring. Church phone: 385-7848,Faith Child Development Center,385-3232. Traditional Worship serv-ice, 8 a.m. Sunday; Sunday PraiseWorship Service, 10:30 a.m.Communion is served the first, thirdand fifth Sunday of the month.Sunday school and Bible classes:9:15 a.m. Sunday. Worship serviceis broadcast at 8 a.m. on WITS1340 AM each Sunday. Educationalopportunities include weekly adultBible studies. Faith’s Closet ThriftStore (385-2782) is open from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday. All are warmly welcomein the Faily of Faith.� Good Shepherd LutheranChurch (AALC) AmericanAssociation of LutheranChurches, 3240 Grand Prix Drive,Sebring, FL 33872. James Weed,pastor. Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.Sunday. Bible Study, 9 a.m. Nurseryprovided. Social activities: Choir,Missions, Evangelism. Phone 385-2346.� New Life Evangelical LutheranChurch, 3725 Hammock Road, aCongregation of the EvangelicalLutheran Synod (ELS) in fellowshipwith the Wisconsin EvangelicalLutheran Synod (WELS). SundayWorship at 10 a.m.; Bible Study, 9a.m. For more information, callPastor Brian Klebig at 385-2293 orvisit the Web site at www.newlifesebring.com.� Resurrection Lutheran Church- ELCA, 324 E. Main St., AvonPark. Pastor: Rev. John C.Grodzinski. Sunday school at 8:30a.m., Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m..Coffee and fellowship hour followthe service. Midweek FragranceFree Wednesday worship, (yearround) 7 p.m. Office phone numberis 453-6858.� Trinity Lutheran Church -LCMS, 25 Lakeview St., LakePlacid, FL 33852; 465-5253. TheRev. Richard A. Norris, pastor;Susan C. Norris, Trinity Tots Pre-School director; and Noel Johnson,minister of youth and family life.Worship schedule after Easterthrough December: Worship serv-ice 10 a.m., and Education Hour,8:45 a.m. Worship schedule forJanuary through Easter: Worshipservice, 8:30 and 11 a.m.,Education Hour 9:45 a.m.

Traditional Service with HolyCommunion each first and thirdSunday. Non-Traditional Serviceeach second, fourth and fifthSunday. Seasonal mid-week serv-ices Wednesday evenings duringLent and Advent. Call church officefor additional Worship times andspecial holiday services. Otheractivities and groups include:Choirs; Ladies Guild and LWML;Men’s Fellowship Group, SmallGroup Bible Studies as scheduled;Trinity Tots Pre-school, Youth Groupactivities (call for meeting timesand dates). Visit us online at:www.Trinitylutheranlp.com.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

� Bible Fellowship Church, 3750Hammock Road, Sebring, FL33872. Sunday: American SignLanguage: First Worship sermon,songs signed first and secondWorship services. First Worshipservice, 9 a.m.; Second Worshipservice, 10:45 a.m. Nursery (up to2 years old) and Sunday schoolclasses both hours. BFC Youth, 6p.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.Wednesday: Youth, 6-7:30 p.m.;Prayer time, 6:30 p.m. ToddPatterson, pastor; Andy McQuaid,associate pastor. Web sitewww.bfcsebring.com. Church office385-1024.� Calvary Church, 1825Hammock Road, Sebring, FL33872; 386-4900. An independentcommunity church. Sunday morn-ing worship, 10 a.m.; Bible study,11:15 a.m.; Sunday evening serv-ice, 6 p.m. Pastor Lester Osbeck. Asmall friendly church waiting foryour visit.� Christian Training MinistriesInc., on Sebring Parkway. Enter offCounty Road 17 on SimpsonAvenue. Sunday service is at 10a.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 7p.m. A nursery and children’schurch are provided. The church ispart of Christian InternationalMinistries Network, a full gospel,non-denominational ministry. LindaM. Downing, minister, [email protected]. Casey L. Downing,associate minister, [email protected]. Church phone:314-0482. Web site: www.ctmforme.com� Grace Bible Church, 4541Thunderbird Road, (second churchon left) Sebring, FL 33872. Phone,382-1085. Andrew Katsanis, seniorpastor. Saturday Worship, 6:30 p.m.Sunday, 9 and 11 a.m. Tuesday 6p.m. Grace Bible Academy AdultInvestigating Truth; first and thirdTuesday, Prayer Gathering, 7:15p.m.; Wednesday, Children’s &Youth Programs, 6 p.m.;Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., CollegeMinistry. www.GBCconnected.org� Highlands Community Church,a casual contemporary church,meets at 3005 New Life Way.Coffee at 9:30 a.m.; Worship at 10a.m. Nursery and Kid’s World class-es. Small groups meet throughoutthe week. Church phone is 402-1684; Pastor Bruce A. Linhart.� The Lord’s Sentinel FellowshipChurch, 148 E. Interlake Blvd.,Lake Placid (at Lake PlacidChristian School), Pastor JuanitaFolsom. Sunday morning service,10:30 a.m.; Monday, SentinelSchool of Theology, 7 p.m.; Churchservice, Tuesday, 7 p.m. More infor-mation at www.juanitafolsomministries.com.� Union Church, 106 N. ButlerAve., Avon Park, FL 33825.

Contemporary worship service is at6:30 p.m. Saturday with PastorTiger Gullett. Sunday traditionalworship service is at 7:45 a.m. and9 a.m. Contemporary Sunday wor-ship service is at 10:45 a.m.Nursery and children’s church onSaturday nightes and 9 and 10:45a.m. Sundays. Breakfast and lunchmenus at Solid Grounds. SeniorPastor is Bill Breylinger. Office: 453-3345. Web page at www.weare-union.org.� Unity Life Enrichment Centre,new location, 10417 OrangeBlossom Blvd. S., Sebring, FL33875; 471-1122; e-mail [email protected]. Web site, www.unityofse-bring.org. 10:30 a.m. SundayCelebration Service, Nursery andChildren’s Church. Weekly Classes,Christian Bookstore and Cafe,Prayer Ministry, Life EnrichmentGroups. Rev. Andrew C. Conyer,senior minister transforming livesfrom ordinary to extraordinary.

PRESBYTERIAN

� Covenant Presbyterian Church(PCA), 4500 Sun ‘N Lake Blvd.,Sebring, 33872-2113. ACongregation of the PresbyterianChurch in America. Sunday morn-ing worship: Informal service, 8a.m.; traditional service, 10:30a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.;evening service, 6 p.m. Wednesdayevening Prayer Meeting, 6 p.m.;Children’s/Youth Group, 5:30-7p.m.; choir practice, 7:15 p.m.Phone: 385-3234; Fax: 385-2759;e-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.cpcsebring.org. Rev. W.Darrell Arnold, pastor. Office hours:8:30-12:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.� First Presbyterian ChurchARP, 215 E. Circle St., (twoentrances on LaGrande), AvonPark, FL 33825. Phone: 453-3242.The Rev. Robert Johnson is thepastor. Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.;Sunday Worship, 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday Bible study, 10:30a.m.; Potluck dinner, 6 p.m. thirdWednesday; choir practice, 6:30p.m. each Wednesday; Mary Circlebusiness meeting, 1 p.m. secondWednesday; Sarah Circle businessmeeting, 4 p.m. second Thursday;Women’s Ministries CombinedBible study, 4 p.m. third Thursday.Be a part of a warm, caring churchfamily with traditional services, fol-lowing biblical truth.� First Presbyterian Church,ARP, 319 Poinsettia Ave., Sebring,FL 33870. 385-0107. Email:[email protected], Rev. Darrell A. Peer,pastor. Sunday School, all ages,9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.Summer Camp (middle school), 8a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Wednesday:Adult Bible Study, 10:30 a.m.Nursery available during worship.Call the church office for more infor-mation and other classes.� First Presbyterian Church,ARP, www.fpclp.com, 118 N. OakAve., Lake Placid, 465-2742. TheRev. Ray Cameron, senior pastor;the Rev. Drew Severance, associ-ate pastor. Traditional Worship 9a.m., Contemporary Worship 11a.m., Sunday School for adults tograde school will be from 10:10-10:50 a.m. Wednesday evenings:Adult Bible Study (7 p.m.), YouthGroup – (Middle and High School),(7 p.m.), RockSolid (Kindergartenthrough fifth grade) 7 p.m. BibleCounseling available by appoint-ment, 699-0132. Call the churchoffice for more information aboutthe classes offered. Nursery is pro-

vided for babies and toddlers; whileyoung children up to second gradehave a special Children’s Churchoffered during the worship serviceto help them grow in their spiritualknowledge.� Spring Lake PresbyterianChurch (USA), 5887 U.S. 98,Sebring, FL 33876. Sunday School,9 a.m.; Worship Service, 10 a.m.Session meets at 6:30 p.m. thesecond Thursday of the month,September through June. Board ofDeacon’s meet at 5:30 p.m. firstMonday of the month. Choirrehearses at 7 p.m. eachWednesday, September throughApril. Presbyterian Women meet at10 a.m. the third Thursday of themonth. Organist: Richard Wedig.Choir Director: Suzan Wedig.Church phone, 655-0713; e-mail,[email protected],Web site, http://slpc.embarqspace.com.

SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST

� Avon Park Seventh-dayAdventist Church, 1410 WestAvon Blvd., Avon Park. Phone: 453-6641 or e-mail:[email protected],Sabbath School, 9:30 a.mSaturday. Church Service 10:45a.m. Saturday. Wednesday prayermeeting 7 p.m. Community Servicehours on Tuesday and Thursday isfrom 9:00 a.m. till 2 p.m. A saletakes place the first Sunday of eachmonth. Senior Pastor Paul Boling.Walker Memorial AcademyChristian School offering educationfor kindergarten through 12thgrades. ALL ARE WELCOME.Website is www.discoverjesus.org� Sebring Seventh-DayAdventist Church, 2106 N. StateRoad 17, Sebring; 385-2438.Worship Services: 9:15 a.m.Worship hour, 11 a.m. Prayer meet-ing, Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. Communityservice: every Monday 9-11 a.m.Health Seminar with Dr. Seralde,every Friday, 10:00 a.m. PastorAmado Luzbet.

THE CHURCH OFLATTER DAY SAINTS

� The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter Day Saints, 3235 GrandPrix Dr., Sebring, Fl 33872; (863)382-9092 Steve Austin, Bishop;Mark Swift, 1st Counselor; DelMurphy, 2nd Counselor. FamilyHistory Center (863) 382-1822.Sunday Services: SacramentMeeting, 10-11:10 a.m.; GospelDoctrine, 11:20 a.m. to noon;Priesthood/Relief Society, 12:10-1p.m.; Primary for children, 11:15a.m. to 1 p.m.; Youth Activities:Wednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m. Scouts:first and third Wednesday, 7-8:20p.m. Activity Days: 8-11 yr old Boysand Girls, second and fourthWednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m.

THE SALVATIONARMY

� The Salvation Army – Centerfor Worship. Sunday: SundaySchool, 9:45 a.m.; Holiness meet-ing, 11 a.m.; and Praise meetingand lunch, noon. Tuesday: Biblestudy, 6:30 p.m.; and Women’sMinistries, 7 p.m. Wednesday:Youth Ministries, 4 p.m. All meet-ings are at 120 N. Ridgewood Ave.,Sebring. For more information, visit

the Web site www.salvationarmyse-bring.com or call Major BruceStefanik at 385-7548, ext. 110.

UNITED METHODIST

� First United Methodist Church,105 S. Pine St., Sebring, FL 33870.The Rev. A.C. Bryant, pastor.Traditional Worship Service at 8:10and 10:50 a.m. in the sanctuary,Contemporary Worship in the FLCat 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at 9:30and 10:30 a.m. Methodist YouthFellowship at 5:30 p.m. Sundayswith Rick Heilig, youth director. The10:55 a.m. Sunday worship serviceis broadcast over WITS 1340 onAM dial. There is a nursery avail-able at all services.� First United Methodist Church,200 South Lake Avenue, AvonPark, FL 33825. (863) 453-3759, R.James Weiss, Pastor, SundaySchool - 9 a.m., Worship - 10:30a.m. Bible study third Tuesday ofevery month at 6 p.m. Prayer ShawlMinistry on the second and fourthFriday of the month at 2 p.m. forwomen who love God and crochet-ing. Visit us at our church Web site:www.fumcap.org.� Memorial United MethodistChurch, 500 Kent Ave., (overlook-ing Lake Clay) Lake Placid, FL,33852. The Rev. Fred Ball. pastor.Claude H.L. Burnett, pastoral assis-tant. Sunday schedule: HeritageWorship Service, 8:30 a.m.;Sunday School for all ages, 9:30a.m.; Celebration Worship Serviceat 10:45 a.m.; New Song worshipservice at 10:45 a.m. Loving nurs-ery care provided every Sundaymorning. Middle School Youth, 4p.m.; High School Youth, 5:30 p.m.We offer Christ-centered Sundayschool classes, youth programs,Bible studies, book studies andChristian fellowship. Church office,465-2422 orwww.memorialumc.com. LakeviewChristian School, VPK to grade 5;465-0313.� St. John United MethodistChurch, 3214 Grand Prix Drive,Sebring, FL 33872. The Rev.Ronald De Genaro Jr., Pastor.Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; AdultSunday School, 11 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery provided for allservices. Phone 382-1736.www.stjohnsebring.org� Spring Lake United MethodistChurch, 8170 Cozumel Lane,(Hwy 98) Sebring. The Rev. ClydeWeaver Jr., Pastor. Worship servicestarts at 9:55 a.m. Bible Studymeets at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.Choir Practice at 4:00 p.m. onThursday. Church office phone:655-0040.

UNITED CHURCHOF CHRIST

� Emmanuel United Church ofChrist, Jesus didn’t reject people,neither do we. Join us for worshipevery Sunday at 9:30 a.m. andyou’ll be embraced by a compas-sionate congregation that is all-inclusive. We’re at the corner ofHammock and Hope. Choir andBell Choir practice on Wednesday;Bible studies throughout the week.471-1999; sebringemmanuelucc.com.

PLACES TO WORSHIP

be provided; just bring yourfavorite toppings to share.

First Christian Church ofAvon Park is at 1016 W.Camphor St. (behind theWachovia Bank). Call 453-5334 or e-mail [email protected] church website iswww.firstcchristianap.com.

First ChristianChurch (Disciples ofChrist)

SEBRING — At theLord’s Table this Sundaymorning will be Linda Ellisand Teresa Williams.Communion will be servedby Carol Chandler, SandraLaufer and Catherine Baker.Greeters for today are MaryAnn and Charles HenryThomas.

The pastor’s sermon forthis Father’s Day is titled“The Prodigal’s Father,”taken from Luke 15:20.

For additional informa-tion, call the church office at385-0352. The church is at

510 Poinsettia Ave.

First PresbyterianChurch of Avon Park

AVON PARK — OnSunday morning, the pastor’ssermon is titled "FamilyUnity" based on Matthew23:1-12.

Special music will be pro-vided by Bob and MaxineJohnson.

The adult Sunday schoolclass will begin the RayVanderlaan series of touringthe Holy Land.

There will no FamilyGathering meeting Sundaynight due to Father’s Day.

The church is at 215 E.Circle St. (with twoentrances on LagrandeStreet). For questions, call453-3242.

First PresbyterianChurch of Sebring

SEBRING — “God’s Plan,Part IV” is the title ofSunday morning’s sermongiven by the Rev. Darrell A.Peer.

Monday, June 18-22 issummer camp from 8 a.m. to

3 p.m. (registrationrequired). Call the churchoffice for details and to reg-ister at 385-0107.

Monday is the deacons’meeting at 4 p.m.

Wednesday is the VisionCommittee meeting at 3 p.m.

Grace Pointe Church

SEBRING — GracePointe Church Ministries isat 200 Lark Ave., SebringHills Association Clubhouse.

Home Bible Study theseries continues Tuesdaywith “Seeing What AbrahamSaw.” Call (863) 658-2534for directions.

Sunday morning worshipis a day to honor all fathersand encourage them to bethe kind of father that willgive their children a strongexample of the love of God.

For information, go towww.gracepointeministries.net.

Heartland ChristianChurch

SEBRING — Pastor TedMoore’s sermon this Sundaywill be “The Friend at

Midnight,” with Scripturefrom Luke 11:1-13. Theservice will also include:Father’s Day Gifts by SandiBernardo and AmandaArmentrout. Middle SchoolHeartland Singers will sing“Blessed be the Name”.

Vacation Bible School isfrom 5-8 p.m. Aug. 6-10.The public is welcome.

The church is at 2705Alternate Route 17 South inSebring (behind Publix).Phone number is 314-9693.

Memorial UnitedMethodist Church

LAKE PLACID — Thepastor will preach Sunday onthe subject “An ObedientFather” with the Scripturelesson from Genesis 22 atthe summer HeritageService. Jack Sanders will besong leader. AmberleeRodgers and Claude Burnettwill provide special music.

Pastor Fred Ball willpreach at the CelebrationService. Pastor ClaudeBurnett will preach at theNew Song contemporaryservice in Rob ReynoldsHall.

Saturday, June 16 is ayouth car wash and pulledpork lunch at the lighthousefrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as afund raiser for their missionstrip to the Union Mission inWest Virginia. Cost is $5each.

The church is at 500 KentAve. Call 465-2422 forinformation.

Parkway Free WillBaptist Church

SEBRING — The Sundaymorning Bible lesson,“Making A Fresh Start,” istaken from Leviticus 25.Pastor Jim Scaggs will bringthe Father’s Day message inthe Sunday morning andevening worship services.The Wednesday eveningservice will be praise, prayerand Bible study in Galatians.

Sunday evening, June 24,will be the end-of-the-month-sing and fellowship.

St. John UnitedMethodist Church

SEBRING — Rev. RonaldDe Genaro Jr. will bring onSunday the message “What

Do You See?” Biblical refer-ence is from 1 Samuel15:34-16:13.

Vacation Bible School willbe held from 9 a.m. to noonMonday-Friday, June 18-22.

The Church of theWay EFCA

SEBRING — PastorReinhold Buxbaum’s mes-sage is “Principles ofPrayer.”

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday, June 16 will be aworld-wide simulcast withJoel Rosenberg as he tacklesthis time of choosing. IsAmerica headed for implo-sion or revival? He will alsotake questions throughTwitter and Facebook.

Vacation Bible School willbe held Monday throughSaturday, June 25-30.

The Church of the Way -EFCA is at 1005 N.Ridgewood Drive. The pas-tor is Reinhold Buxbaum.The church phone is 471-6140. The pastor’s cell is273-3674. For church infor-mation and the pastor’s mes-sages go to www.theway-church.org.

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By TRAVIS LOLLERAssociated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —Four months ago, twoAfrican-American pastorsstood in a hallway of theSouthern BaptistConvention’s Nashvilleheadquarters looking at arow of white faces.

The portraits of the 56convention presidents sincethe denomination’s 1845founding are in large pictureframes holding several por-traits each. The final frameholds empty slots.

“They got a space forFred, right there,” one of themen said. “Got a spacepicked out for him.”

“Fred” is the Rev. FredLuter Jr., the man poised tobecome the first AfricanAmerican president of thenation’s largest Protestantdenomination when conven-tion delegates vote nextweek in New Orleans.

It’s a big step for adenomination that wasformed out of a pre-CivilWar split with northernBaptists over slavery and formuch of the last century hada reputation for supportingsegregation.

In recent years, faced withgrowing diversity inAmerica and decliningmembership in its churches,the denomination has madea sincere effort to distanceitself from that past. ManySouthern Baptists believethe charming and charismat-ic Luter is the man who canlead them forward.

Luter’s rise through theSouthern Baptist ranks hasbeen a slow and steadyprocess, the result of thehard work, leadership andcreativity that allowed himto turn a struggling inner-city church of 50 members

into the largest SouthernBaptist church in Louisianaby weekly attendance.

The 55-year-old grew upin New Orleans’ Lower 9thWard, the middle of fivechildren raised by a divorcedmother who worked as aseamstress “not to makeends meet, but just to makethem kind of wave at eachother,” he said.

The family walked to alocal Baptist church everySunday and Luter’s mothermade sure all the childrenattended.

Luter drifted away fromreligion after leaving homefor college, but at age 21 hefound himself making apromise to God that he haskept to this day.

After a near-fatal motor-cycle accident landed him inthe hospital, “I said, ‘God, ifyou save my life, I’ll serveyou for the rest of my life,’”Luter said.

He survived and soonbegan preaching on streetcorners every Saturday with

a group of friends fromchurch.

“We had no training,” hesaid. “We were just reallyexcited about what God wasdoing in our lives and wewanted to share it with oth-ers. We got ridiculed a lot.”

Luter kept it up for nineyears before someone sug-gested he apply to becomethe pastor at FranklinAvenue Baptist Church.Formerly a white church, themembership had changed toAfrican-American withchanging demographics ofthe neighborhood.

“When I came to FranklinAvenue it was a bunch ofwomen and kids,” Lutersaid. “You could count thenumber of men on onehand.”

So Luter bought a pay-per-view TV boxing matchbetween Sugar Ray Leonardand Thomas Hearns and toldthe women in his church toinvite every man they knew.

About 25 men showed up,some of whom didn’t realize

they were coming to the pas-tor’s house, Luter said.Nonetheless, they happilydumped their beer to go inand see the match.Afterward, Luter invitedthem to come to church.

“The boxing match wason a Friday night and thefollowing Sunday five ofthose guys were at church,”Luter said. He recognizedthem during the service andall the women startedapplauding. After church,they lavished attention onthe men.

“The next Sunday therewere more men,” Luter said.“Once we started the men’sprogram we found that mendraw not only other men, butmen draw women. Wordstarted spreading.”

As the church grew andbegan leading the state inbaptisms, Luter started todraw notice. In 1995, he wasinvited to preach at the pas-tor’s conference held in thetwo days before theSouthern BaptistConvention’s annual busi-ness meeting.

James Merritt, who wouldlater become SBC president,had never met Luter or heardhim preach when he broughthim to the conference on arecommendation from a col-league. Merritt was simplytrying to add diversity to theevent. He got much morethan he had hoped for.

Merritt was on the speak-er’s platform facing theaudience of 15,000 to20,000 when Luter began topreach.

“They were electrified,”he said. “You could tell bytheir body language he hadthem in the palm of hishand.”

As Luter tells it, that con-ference put him on the map.


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Several years ago, mygranddaughter, who was notyet 2 years old, was spend-ing time with us. My wifehad a hair appointment inColumbus, Ohio, so I droveher to the hairdresser’s,dropped her off, and headedfor the nearest McDonald’sto get my granddaughter herfavorite “nuggets and fryfries.”

Normally this would be nobig deal, but the Columbusschools were out of sessionthat day, and it seemed thatevery kid in the area was atMcDonald’s. We found theend of one of six lines andwaited patiently. After whatseemed like hours, wereached the counter and gavethe girl our order, a sand-wich for me, fries andnuggets for Tayler, and twodrinks.

I paid for the order, pickedup the tray with one hand,and holding Tayler’s hand inthe other, started to turn.Tayler, as children often do,decided that “Pap” wasn’tmoving fast enough, andbolted forward, setting off achain reaction. The trayshook, then tilted, and Istood helplessly watchingthe sandwich, the nuggets,and the drinks slide slowlytoward the edge. I couldn’tturn back to the counterwithout letting go of Tayler’shand, so I did the next bestthing. I stood there andwatched the entire order, oneitem at a time, fall from thetray to the floor.

Of course, Tayler thoughtthis was great fun and spunback toward the counter intime to get a shower fromthe one drink that hit thecounter edge and explodedSprite everywhere. I wasgrateful that she had on adark outfit. Maybe hergrandma wouldn’t notice themess.

Some employees came outand cleaned up our mess,and helped to clean upTayler. They kindly replacedthe order, and I tried again.

I had seen a seat towardthe rear of the building, andwith a firm grip on Tayler’shand, I inched my waythrough the crowd. At first Ithought the people werebeing kind, as they movedaside letting us through.Then I realized that theywere simply staying clear ofan impending disaster.

Just as I started to placethe tray on the table top,Tayler, God bless her, decid-ed that we were going thewrong way, and made aquick move in the oppositedirection, which set offanother chain reaction. Thetray shook, tilted, and onceagain, I watched in horror asthe entire contents of thetray hit the floor.

Once again, the employeeswere gracious, and cleanedup the mess, but this time

they suggested that I wait atthe table while they broughtthe order to me, somethingthat I was embarrassedenough to appreciate andaccept.

Things finally settleddown and I began to eat mysandwich. Tayler had eatenmost of her food when Inoticed that she had turnedsideways and had a veryintense look on her face.Now inside, I knew what thislook meant, but I was instrict denial. Then I noticedthat the aroma of Frenchfries and burgers was nowmingled with an all toofamiliar, very unpleasantodor.

“Are you OK Tayler?” Iasked. To which sheresponded, “I poo poo, PapPap.”

Now let me tell you, PapPap doesn’t do poo poo. Ihad avoided changing thosefoul smelling diapersthrough my other grand kids,and had no intention of start-ing with this one.

Amid grins and knowingsmiles from wise mothers, Icarried Tayler to the car, try-ing for all the world to notspread the damaged area. Icarefully strapped her intothe car seat, gagging as theheated interior of the car,amplified what alreadysmelled like a cesspool. Ithen put the windows downand drove to the hairdress-er’s praying that Doloreswould be done and knowingthat she would not. Fresh airis good for you, particularlywhen it blows the smell of“poo poo” outside.

After accepting the factthat I was elected to changethe diaper, I placed Tayler inthe back of the SUV andtried to clean her up, atarm’s length, while holdingmy breath and trying not toallow any poo to touch bareskin. As I undid the fasten-ers, I discovered that theaffected area had now grownand covered much more thanit would have if I had justdone this at the McDonald’s.I succeeded in repairing the“damage” and other than mybaptism of fire, or poo, nei-ther of us was any worse forthe wear.

Since this happened,Tayler and I have had manylaughs about it. I share thestory with you to let youknow, that God does indeedwork everything for good forall of His kids. So the nexttime the world hands you amess, even if it’s poo, turn itover to God and expect ablessing.

Fred Jeans is chaplain atKenilworth Care &Rehabilitation Center.

When life handsyou a mess, findGod’s blessing

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Molly Hennessy-Fiske/Los Angeles Times/MCTThe Rev. Fred Luter Jr. stands outside a house in NewOrleans renovated by members of his neighboringFranklin Avenue Baptist Church, Oct. 27, 2010. Luter ispoised to become the first black president of the SouthernBaptist Convention, the country's largest Protestantdenomination.

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By CHRISTY LEMIREAP Movie Critic

Just when you thoughtyou’d never hear DefLeppard’s “Pour Some Sugaron Me” again outside of astrip club comes “Rock ofAges,” a shiny, splashy hom-age to the decadence of1980s rock ‘n’ roll.

Specifically, we’re talkingabout 1987 on the SunsetStrip, the birthplace of bandslike Guns N’ Roses andPoison, and all the big-haired, eye-linered debauch-ery that defined that scene.Your enjoyment of this musi-cal, based on the Tony-nomi-nated Broadway show, willdepend greatly on yourenjoyment of this music —because director AdamShankman (“Hairspray”)crams in a lot of it.

Did you make out in a carwith your high school honeypast curfew to Skid Row’s “IRemember You”? If youranswer is yes, you’ll proba-bly have a good time, eventhough the movie lasts anawfully long time. There’sway too much Foreigner onthe soundtrack for my per-sonal liking, and no one everneeds to hear Starship’s “WeBuilt This City” played inpublic (or in private for thatmatter), even ironically.Journey’s “Don’t StopBelievin’,” the film’s climac-tic final number, has themisfortune of having growntiresome in recent yearsbetween its inclusion on“Glee” and “The Sopranos”

finale. And if we’re reallybeing nitpicky, some of thesongs featured here, like theExtreme ballad “More ThanWords,” didn’t even existyet.

Still, if this era was aformative time in your lifeand you’re feeling a yearn-ing for kitschy nostalgia,“Rock of Ages” provides asufficiently fun little escape.Aqua Net! Wine coolers!Men with ponytails! Wewere so lame.

Sure, the characters are allbroad types, from fresh-faced newcomers withdreams of stardom to griz-zled, cynical veteranswho’ve seen it all. And sure,their antics are glossed-upand watered-down comparedto reality to ensure a PG-13accessibility. But the moviehas enough energy to keep

you suitably entertained, aswell as a knowing, cheekystreak that prevents it fromturning too reverent and self-serious.

The impossibly adorableJulianne Hough stars asSherrie, a wholesome blondefresh off the bus fromOklahoma who hopes tomake it as a singer in LosAngeles.

Instead, she ends up work-ing as a waitress at the ven-erable (and fictional)Bourbon Room, where shequickly falls for aspiringrocker Drew (Diego Boneta).

But the club has lost someof its cache, to the distressof its owner (Alec Baldwinin long hair and a leathervest) and his right-hand man(Russell Brand, beingRussell Brand), so they’rehoping a performance fromrock god Stacee Jaxx (TomCruise, easily the best partof the film) will keep themalive.

Stacee’s sleazy manager (awell-cast Paul Giamatti,who’s also game enough tosing) merely wants to con-tinue milking his notoriouslyunreliable client.

With a bandana tiedaround his long, wild tresses,aviator sunglasses and furcoat over his bare, tattedchest, Cruise is clearly apingGuns N’ Roses lead singerAxl Rose. (And speaking ofapes, everywhere the charac-ter goes, he’s accompaniedby his pet baboon namedHey Man). But the swagger

is reminiscent of his sup-porting role in “Magnolia,”still his best work yet.Cruise gives a performancethat’s intensely weird andweirdly intense; it’s sexyand funny and a great fit forhis own status as a rock staramong actors.

Unfortunately, this filmversion (with a script fromChris D’Arienzo, who creat-ed the stage show, AllanLoeb and Justin Theroux)also feels the need to cramin a subplot about the self-righteous, uptight wife(Catherine Zeta-Jones) ofL.A.’s mayor (BryanCranston), who’s on a cru-sade to clean up the Strip.Even though the “Chicago”star’s intentionally rigid per-formance of Pat Benatar’s“Hit Me With Your BestShot” is good for a laugh,the whole story thread seemslike a feeble attempt atinjecting tension.

Far more effective is thepresence of Mary J. Blige asthe strip club owner with aheart of gold who takesSherrie under her wing whenlife in Los Angeles gets tootough.

The second she struts intoa room and opens hermouth, she just blows every-one else away — a powerfulreminder of how a superstarcan truly rock.


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David James/MCTAlec Baldwin, left, as Dennis Dupree and Russell Brand as Lonny in New Line Cinema's rock musical ‘Rock of Ages,’ aWarner Bros. Pictures release.

‘Rock of Ages’ revels intons of big-haired kitsch

Movie Review‘Rock of Ages’

Rating: R (sexual content,suggestive dancing, heavydrinking and language)Running time: 123 minutesReview: (of 4)

NEW YORK (AP) — TomCruise was in Manhattan tocollect an award, and, yes,promote a movie.

On Tuesday night, theactor received the fourth everFriars Club EntertainmentIcon Award, placing him inthe same company asDouglas Fairbanks, CaryGrant and Frank Sinatra. Theevening was a toast, not aroast. Alec Baldwin presidedat the Waldorf-Astoria, wherespeakers included such for-mer co-stars as CubaGooding Jr. and KevinPollak. Robin Thicke andCorinne Rae Bailey wereamong the musical perform-ers.

Many had stories about

working with Cruise and hisimpact on them. Baldwinjoked that any time he findshimself taking on too manytasks at once, he hums thetheme from “Mission:Impossible.” Pollak, whoappeared with Cruise in “AFew Good Men,” remem-bered being in awe of the“unusually large and perfectpen” Cruise used for markinghis script. The actor soon hada pen sent to Pollak’s trailer,then sent him a second onewhen Pollak worried aboutlosing the first. The capper:Pollak still carries one of thepens with him and showed itoff to the crowd.

Cruise said during hisacceptance speech that his

wife, actress Katie Holmes,was out of the country. Buthe did bring their 6-year-olddaughter, Suri, who not onlygot to stay up late, but to takein an R-rated tribute in keep-ing with the Friars traditionof blue humor. Goodingcracked a couple of showerjokes, Pollak made some sug-gestive comments about thesize of Cruise’s pen and whenhe made a reference to“banging,” he didn’t mean ona drum. A few f-bombs weredropped, notably a barrageon film by Cruise during ahighlight reel of his career, areel that featured Cruise kiss-ing Cameron Diaz, ReneeZellweger and other leadingladies.

Tom Cruise receivesFriars Icon award in NY

Dear Abby: I need to getsomething off my chest.My son and his wonderful– or so I thought – girl-friend, just broke up. OK,she dumped him. Out ofthe blue, with no warning,she slept with another guyand the next day she toldmy son it was over.

I am devastated. This is agirl I loved. He hadn’t pro-posed yet, but my sonwanted to marry her. Shewas going to be my daugh-ter-in-law, the mother ofmy grandchildren – holi-days, birthdays, weekendsin the park, the beach, ourhouse, their house, thewhole nine yards.

Now I don’t know whohas cried more, me or myson. I know it’s none of mybusiness and I have to letthese two kids work it outfor themselves if there isanything salvageable. ButAbby, I’m hurting too.

I’m so tired of peopletelling me I have “no right”to have an opinion aboutthis, much less express it. Idon’t want to call her yet,but maybe someday I’d liketo just say I’m sorry thishappened. I’m disappointedand would at least like tosay goodbye.

I can’t believe I’m nevergoing to see her again. Ifsomehow, by the grace ofGod, they can put this backtogether, I will foreverkeep my mouth shut, but inthe meantime, I’m just sit-ting here

– A Broken-HeartedMom

Dear Mom: Clearly youare hurting, and I’m sorryfor it. But young love canbe unpredictable, and it’sobvious that your son’sgirlfriend wasn’t ready forthe kind of future you havefantasized about.

If you’re smart you willstart thinking about thiswith your head rather thanyour heart. While whathappened is extremely dis-appointing it could havebeen worse. She could havebeen married to your sonand the mother of yourgrandchildren when sheslept with another man anddecided to bolt. Be gratefulshe wasn’t.

Dear Abby: I’m a con-tented, widowed, retiredelementary school teacher.I live in the same condocomplex as my fraternaltwin sister and her seventhhusband. She has always

been a cougar – never satis-fied with what she has.She’s attractive and looks15 years younger than herage.

For almost a year she hasbeen pen pals with a hand-some man 30 years her jun-ior. They exchange naughtynude photos and havephone sex. She likes thefantasy, but he wants it tobecome reality by flyingacross country for a long,steamy weekend. It’sinevitable that this willhappen. I worry for hersafety. She says she canhandle it. What should Ido, if anything? – NeverCeases to Amaze Me

Dear Amazed: I canunderstand your concern,however, your sister is wellpast the age of 21. Fromyour description of her his-tory she has been aroundthis block many times. Sheknows the territory. If Iwere you, I’d worry lessabout her safety and moreabout his.

Dear Abby: Is it appro-priate to visit a house yougrew up in years ago andexpect to be treated to atour? Should one expectthe current owners toaccept you and invite youinto the house, which isnow theirs? How is thishandled?

– Moving On In TampaDear Moved On: If one

is smart, one does notexpect anything fromstrangers because it sug-gests a feeling of entitle-ment. Chances of beingallowed inside would bebetter if the homeownerwas given some advancenotice, like a short noteexplaining that you wereraised in that home andasking if you could beadmitted. That’s how I’dhandle it.

Dear Abby is written by AbigailVan Buren, also known asJeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother, PaulinePhillips. Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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Dear Abby

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AND FOR THOSEWHO LIKE TO BE

PAMPEREDMichelle Brown of Newport Beach,

Calif., works in the cosmetics industry,and she has a few ideas for helpingyour skin and hair survive a day at thebeach. She uses Caudalie-brand grapewater on her skin; the grape extract hasa moisturizing effect. “I find this stuffis awesome in your beach bag, espe-cially on a hot day.”

The hair can get ravaged by salt airor water, so she uses an oil calledargan, used as a condiment in Moroccolike olive oil. “You coat your hair withit, putting a barrier between the waterand your hair.”

To tote all her beach gear, she justordered a Radio Flyer all-terrainwagon. “Once you’re out there, you’vegot to make sure you haven’t forgottenanything.”

Being unprepared can make for anabbreviated beach visit.

USE SUNSCREENThis summer, make sure you stock up on sunscreen. Does it matter

which sunscreen you buy? Consumer Reports tested some popularbrands, and found it does, but the best choices are not necessarily themost expensive.

Of the 18 popular products Consumer Reports tested, none ratedexcellent in all four categories: UVA and UVB protection, UVB protec-tion after being in the water, and staining fabrics. All Terrain AquaSport lotion rated best, scoring 88 of 100 possible points. Thirteenproducts scored 70 or higher.

Consumer Reports gave “best buy” kudos to No-Ad with Aloe &Vitamin E SPF 45 and Walgreens Continuous Spray Sport SPF 50.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has postponed untilDecember implementation of its new rules that aim to simplify labelson sunscreen products; the rules include requiring products claimingprotection against UVB and UVA rays — “broad-spectrum protection”— to pass a “critical wave” test, which Consumer Reports included inits assessments. It put the products through their paces on people beforeand after they went into fresh water and on clear plastic plates.

Seven of the sunscreens passed the “critical wave” test and were rated“very good” against UVA rays and excellent against UVB rays. Two prod-ucts — Alba Botanica Natural Very Emollient Sunblock Sport SPF 45and Banana Boat Kids Tear-Free Sting-Free SPF 50 plus — failed thecritical wavelength test, Consumer Reports said.

The SPF value refers to the product’s protection against UVB radi-ation — what causes sunburn. UVA radiation causes the skin to age

and contributes to skin cancer, said Karen Rauen, ConsumerReport’s director of Health and Consumer Science Operation.

Consumer Reports recommends people use a water-resistantsunscreen with an SPF of at least 30; above that, it says, there’slittle additional protection.

The FDA delayed compliance with the new measures to avert asunscreen shortage this summer, said Lydia Velazquez of the FDA.

The new labeling will tell consumers on the back of the prod-uct that sunscreens labeled as both “broad spectrum” and with an

SPF of 15 or higher can protect against sunburn and reduce the risk ofskin cancer and early skin aging. — Los Angeles Times

you to run more gingerly, asyou would on a harder sur-face, like dirt.

He advises against thoseminimalist shoes, like theones with the toes, whichare supposed to feel morenatural. “Those are OKonce you’ve learned how torun correctly,” Saxton said.“But for beginners, you’llstill slam your feet into thesoft sand. You’re giving upthe support, but not gettingthe feedback. Your bodydoesn’t feel it, but theimpact is still going upthrough your body.”

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ometimes a trip to the beach is aspur-of-the-moment thing. Afterall, who wants to spend all morn-ing packing enough gear for theLewis and Clark expedition?

But there are a few essentials nobeachgoer should be without. Otheritems aren’t exactly essential, but theycan make an outing more pleasurable— or if you’re a parent, survivable. Tomake sure your excursion is both funand safe, here are some tips for pack-ing the beach bag right, as well aspacking light.

— Landon Hall, The Orange County Register

FOR FAMILIES

Sunscreen is the most important toolin the kit, but which kind? Make sure ithas a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15; that level will block some 93percent of the sun’s rays. Moving up toSPF 30 will block about 97 percent,but the protection only goes up in tinyincrements from there. So SPF 100 is agimmick.

Find a brand that blocks both ultravi-olet-A and B rays. UVB (which is whatSPF measures) causes short-term dam-age like sunburns; UVA rays penetratedeeper and can cause long-term damagelike freckles and wrinkling. Both kindsof rays can elevate the risk of skin can-cer.

All the old rules still hold: Reapplyevery two hours; apply 20 minutesbefore arriving at the beach; don’t skimp on the amountneeded to cover all areas of exposed skin; and make sureyou get the ears and at the hairline.

For infants and toddlers, choose aproduct that’s more of a “barrier” andthat includes zinc or titanium, says Dr.Lauren Dwinell, a pediatrician withSouthern Orange County PediatricAssociates, based in San Clemente,Calif.

If you use SPF-level clothing orsome kind of shade, don’t make themistake of thinking that sun can’treflect off the sand on a sunny day, orstill reach the skin when it’s overcast.The overcast sun can be some of thestrongest sun, Dwinell said. “We’veseen babies 4 or 6 months old come inwith blisters on their faces.”

Another must-have: fresh water, incase of cuts. Children can get cutsclimbing on rocks or just playing in thesand if they step on a discarded brokenbottle or seashell. Wash a cut with sea-water and you’re guaranteed tears orhowls of pain. Marcy Massura, a YorbaLinda, Calif., public-relations profes-sional and blogger, says she brings sev-eral bottles of water labeled “do notdrink.”

Her two tween sons surf, and shetakes a first-aid kit along every time.“Not just in my car, but at the beach,”she says. “A lot of people make the mis-take of thinking, ‘Oh, I have a Band-Aidin the car,’ but it’s too far away if youneed it.”

FORSURFERS

One morning at Salt Creek Beach inDana Point, Calif., I asked a couple ofseasoned (i.e., salt-and-pepper-beard-ed) surfers what they packed in theirfirst-aid kits. “What?” one of themasked. “You know, emergency gear,just in case.” “We don’t bring alongany of that stuff, man,” a goateed guyanswered. “We just grab our boardsand go.”

His buddy, however, pointed towardhis feet and said stingrays had stung himfive times during the 40-odd years he’dbeen surfing. “Calves, back, hips,between my toes,” he said. And the rem-edy? “It really hurts until you can gethome and put some hot water on it. Ifyou don’t have hot water, pee on it.”

“Excuse me?”“Pee on it,” he said again. “Or have

your friends pee on it.”This has been part of seaside folk-

lore for generations: urine as therapyfor stings from rays or jellyfish. JasonYoung, lifeguard chief for OrangeCounty Lifeguards, which beaches likeSalt Creek and Aliso Creek in LagunaBeach, Calif., says his father told himto do that when he got cut by a spiky-backed ocean fish as a boy. And so hedid it.

“It’s somewhat of a wives’ tale,”Young said. “We’re aware that peoplesay it’s a common treatment, but wewould never recommend it.”

If a lifeguard has access to hot water,he or she will help the victim soak thewound in a bucket of it for an hour or so.That not only makes the puncture feelbetter but breaks down the protein that’sin the venom, to keep it from spreading.

Ray stings are more commonamong people wading in shallow surf,compared with surfers, who are onlywalking on the bottom until they canget onto their boards. “Rays have to bestepped on to sting you,” Young said.

If a jellyfish stings you, the acid invinegar can alleviate pain and stop thespread of venom (by contrast, urineisn’t all that acidic). Make sure all partsof the tentacles are removed, either withtweezers or gloved hands. You also canrinse with sea water, but avoid freshwater, because it might prompt therelease of more venom. If you ever stepon a sea urchin, vinegar also can dis-solve its tiny spines.

As for the no-first-aid-kit thing,Young disagrees with the salty surfers.He’s been surfing for years and says it’snot uncommon for surfers to get cut bythe fins of the board — theirs or some-one else’s. “Any smart surfer will carrybandaging equipment,” he said.

Items for your surfing bandage kit:� Rolls or squares of sterile gauze� Sharp medical scissors� Waterproof first-aid tape� Isopropyl rubbing alcohol or alco-hol pads for small cuts and scratches� Sterile cotton balls� Moleskin bandages for blisteringand tender skin� Multiple sizes of Band-Aids� Tweezers

FOR RUNNERSKen Bob Saxton, the guru of bare-

foot running, says he likes to run with-out shoes near his home in SunsetBeach. And he’ll see people runningon the beach in shoes and wonder whythey don’t just take them off.

Running barefoot on the sand, or thegrass, isn’t for beginners, however. “Forone, there’s stuff hiding in there,” hesaid, meaning glass and other debris.Two, running on a sur-face with a lot of givelike the beach won’tteach

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